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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (July 20, 1924)
Sedan Bus Starts on Historic Trip Across Country Another Step in Auto Devel opment Foreseen in Tour Being Made by Reo Motor Car. Development of automotive trans portation has heen progressing by leaps and hounds during the Inst few we«kS. United States army officers are making history dally , ns they jhlaae a trail through the air in their round-the-world flight, and I,lent. Russell Mnughan has just acconi plished the epochal feat of spanning the continent in a dan n-to-dusk ■print. Now the Reo Motor Oar company, one of the pioneers in the manufac ture of automobiles, is adding an other chapter to this remarkable his tory of transportation by sending its now sedan type cross country bus on a trip from coast to coast, the first continent - trip ever attempted by a ibtjs. N'o Attempt at High Speed. The long, low coach, brightly fin ished in body colors of orange and gieen with a belt of red and white. J*ft the Reo shops at Lansing July 14. By way of Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Akron, Pittsburgh, Harris burg and Philadelphia, it wns sched tiled to proceed to New York, arriv ing there one week later. The start ft oni New York was scheduled for July 23. No attempt at great speed Is planned for the Reo bus, the principle aim of the trip being to show the adaptability of the sedan type to in tercity work. This trip Is expected to establish the fact that the bus can be operated satisfactorily in any part of the country. Can Carry lfi Passengers. The route adopted will bring the Reo to the western side of the moun tains at Seattle. From the>-e the bus wilt -make Tacoma, Portland and Sacramento before going into San Francisco. The new Ren sedan bus is mounted on a six-cylinder bus chassis similar in construction to the one used with the pay enter type bus for city ser vice. • Sixteen passengers may he carried In the passengers' compartment and the smoking compartment of this tercity bus. and auxiliary seats to accommodate two additional passen gers are provided in the driver’s com partment. New Bus Line Planned. The Hudson River Tourist Bus company is planning to operate a bus line between New York and Al bany, a run cf about 150 miles. Their present idea is to equip with 24 pas senger high speed buses. Most large cities, as well as small ones, are now served by buses for passenger trans portation, and motor trucks for speedy ft eight service. Rubber Bathing ( apes. For the beach one can buy fascinat ing rubber capes of one shade or as many colors as Joseph's coat is said to have had. The capes com* not too long and being of rubber will not be affected by the water. Modern Out-Door Camp Scene in Oakland Window I—— In keeping: with the season the Wlllys-Overland company has built an appropriate window display.^ It shows the tourists' camp complete in every detail with a lean-to tent mounted at the back of an Overland touring car. The woman tourist is evidently ready for lunch and wait ing for the other half of the party to get through with the Inspection of hia fishing tackle. A touch of the great out doors is carried out by the use of branches |n the side walls and a deep blue of the background. The sand covered floor with Its panel of green grass com pletes the picture. The window ia designed by and built by Mr. Dalton, retail sales man ager of the local branch. This Is the eighth of a series of windows by Mr. Dalton. | New Landau on Display Here Cadillac Model at J. H. Han sen Company Attracts Favorable Comment. A new landau sedan, the 14th and latest addition to the present Cadillac V-63 line, which ha.s been on display at the salesroom of the J. H. Hansen Cadillac company during the last few days, has attracted a great amount of attention and has caused a good deal of comment about its exceptional body lines and trimmings. This car is painted a rich Bolling green, the radiator and lamps are nickeled and its natural wood wheeLs blend perfectly with the paint and trimmings. As is the case with the victoria coupe and seven passenger sedan which were added to the Cadillac line Just previous to this car, it is priced at a new low figure. GUARDSMEN TRAIN FOR ENCAMPMENT Special Ill-patch to The Omaha Bee. Hartington, Neb.. July 13.—A 200 yard rifle range has been built here by the Hartington company of the Nebraska National Guard for rifle practice, preparatory for the annual encampment at Ashland, July 28 to August 11, when about SO young men of this place will attend. Athletic events and general military training are on the program ae well as Inten sive training in nlfle shooting, but most of the time will be spent on the rifle range where every man will be given the opportunity to qualify as a good marksman. Cleaning Days. Tuesdays and Saturdays are clean ing days at the Spring Lake park In South Omaha and the swimming pool will not he open on (hose afternoons until after 3, Maxwell Motor Spring Mounted Eliminates Transmission of Vibration to Frame, Says Dealer. Maxwell and Chrysler engineers— the men who have been responsible for the outstanding improvements re cently built Into the former—say that the spring suspension of the Maxwell motor, a feature exclusive to that oar. Is one of the greatest steps to ward eliminating the transmission of vibration ever accomplished in en gine mounting. "This spring suspension design has unmistakably smoothed and other wise Improved general car perform ance," points out Mr. Rose of the Millard Rose company. "It has accomplished two notable things. First, it prevents all percep tible engine vibration from being transmitted to the car frame or to the body. It also Insulates the en gine against road shocks. "This spring suspension is a simple device. Ordinarily the front end of mi automobile engine Is bolted rigidly to the engine frame, as is the case at the rear end. This places It In direct contact with the chassis frame and the entire body. Such practice, of course, transmits vibration through out the car, often exaggerating it. "Under the front end of the Max well engine is a platform spring whose ends are not shackled or other wise attached to the metal pads on which they rest. By this method the slight bit of vibration remaining In the Maxwell engine Is ahsorbed by the spring Itself. Road shocks, which hitherto have been transmitted di rectly to the engine because of the rigid construction, are also absorbed by the spring before having oppor tunity to reach the engine itself. Several thicknesses of Turkish tow eling make a good pad on which to iroo embroidery. YOU n.n° a CADILLAC 39 Beautiful Re-Newed Cadillacs and Cars of Other Makes Now on Sale Thousands of Dollars \ | and months of time have been spent in reconditioning these cars. COME IN TODAY Type 61 Ty*pe 61 | Cadillac Phaeton Cadillac Touring Beautifully re-mewed — A large, roomy 7-passen finished in Buckingham ger car—wonderful in ap Gray. Completely equip- pearance — perfectly re- ' ped to sell for $2,500.00. newed. A real $2,400.00 NOW $2,100 car. NOW $2,075. Type 59 Cadillac Sedan The most popular body style Cadillac has ever built—re newed—new, tires, and ready to serve you honestly and well. A real $2,500.00 car for $1,990.00. Remember the Hansen Plan , Many Other Beautiful Models From Which to Choose. NOW IS THE TIME These prices together with the quality offered will be the talk of the town. New Cadillacs coming in force us to keep the used cars moving—weather conditions make i this your opportunity use it. A Safe Place to Buy Safeguard Your Purchase by Dealing With Us. Trade in Your Old Car—Drive Out in a Cadillac. Terms If Desired. J. H. Hansen Cadillac Company HA rney 0710 Famam Street at 26th Avenue ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■I k NEW WHEEL LOCK TO GO ON MARKET Keeping pace with recent develop ments In the motor car industry, the Oakes company of Indianapolis, man ufacturers of Oakes spare tire and spare wheel locks, soon will announce Oakes locks for new models cf auto mobiles. The Oakes company manu facture spare tire and spare wheel locks suitable for installation on prac tically every automobile built In the United States. Motorists demand protection for ex pensive spare tires and spare wheels. The Oakes lock is an accessible as sembly which provides protection for the spare tire and spare wheel. Many automobile dealers throughout the United States are equipping every new car which they sell with on Oakes lock. Overland Coupe Makes Hit With Fair Motorist New Motor Car Designed for Ease in Handling — In terior Finished in Spanish Leather. Unusual interest among feminine motorists has greeted Wlllys-Over land’a announcement of its new two passenger Overland coupe. Not only la-It a light car embodying the manifold advantages of the entire Overland line, hut it combines with these, a driving -comfort, ■ and con venience almost incredible in a cat of these dimensions. Nowadays, with the male members of the family requiring the use of the car during the day, the-re la a definite need for a second car in a good many hdfnes, a car (hat can be used for shopping and visiting by the women folks of the home. The new coupe has proven itself ideally adapted for this purpose. Ven tilating windshield. Dura window regulators, rear window curtRlns are little touches that appeal to feminine taste. Coupled with these features is the ease of parking, and the unusual rid ing comfort due to the 136 Inch spring base. Its ease of handling in con gested traffic 'areas because of the exceptionally lqrffe steering spindles and bearing is a. decided factor in this new car intended for feminine use. The new coupe is equipped with doors that are more than 31 inches wide, thus providing easy entrance. The body, of exceptionally heavy metal, is sturdily reinforced. Unus ual pains are taken with the paint ing operations, 14 coats being ap plied to give the car Its lasting, dur able finish. Tb* Interior of the body Is fin isheci In long grain Spanish leather upholstery. The seat cushion is mote than 45 Inches wide, being ample to accommodate three medium-sized people. There are 15 inches between steering wheel and cushion, rendering It convenient for the car to be en tered easily from either side. A roomy rear deck provides ample space for packages, which Is an ad ditlonal convenience in shopping. Its hinged cover Is provided with a lock and is protected against dust and leaks. STUDENTS GOOD USED CAR BUYERS College students form the largest and best group of prospects for used automobiles in the country, accord ing to a survey just made by Olds | Motor works. Figures obtained from | a widely separated list of dealers in college cities showed that 42 students purchased used cars to every 12 that bought new automobile*, one used car denier In a college town 'eported the sale of 500 used cars to students during 1923. The Oidsmoblle dealer at Ann Arbor, Mich., the home of the University of Michigan, sells an aver age of 75 used cars yearly to univer sity students. As a supplimentary check on this survey, investigations were made In three representative cities to deter mine the trend among high school students who were car owners. Here, also it was: found that the used car was in great demand. Students, either college or high school, were found to he purchasers either of used gars or low priced new cars. In most case* they preferred a used car of a better make than they could afford if buy ing a new automobile. RE-NEWED AUTOS PLACED ON SALE A re newed Cadillac sale has been inaugurated by the Hansen Cadillac company. Because of the late spring only the new car business has been good and people who generally trade their old rars off for rebuilt re newed cars have been holding off, using their old cars, hoping for fine weather to make a new purchase Cars traded to sell at hundreds of dollars higher are now priced and can be bought at lowest prices, even though automobile prices are now on the upgraoe. Open and Closed Models Offered for Same Price Coach and Touring Car on Hudson Chassis at Identical Figures—Balloon Tires Regular Equipment. Two developments, each of which hag been plainly on its way for gome time, came to a head with the an nouncement of the Hudson Essex line of cars. Most Interesting of the Hudson Essex news was the fact that, on the super-six chassis, there Is now offered an open and an enclosed car at an identical price. For a con siderable time there has been much talk about such a development. Many forecasts have been made. The Hud son Essex manufacturing and sales policy in particular has been aimed plainly In that direction. - "But hopes, plans and prophecies now given way to the fact Itself," ac cording to R. F Davisson, Hudson Essex distributor. "The Hudson phrase, 'closed car comforts at open car costs,’ is a definite accomplish ment, and It is a landmark In the history of the automobile business. "I recall, not many years ago, that closed cars cost practically double the price of open cars. A little later we had a standard differential of around $1,000 When Hudson brought out the coach, it started something new In the business of cutting this dlfferentisl to a much smaller figure Now we have the climax of the open and the closed car* at an identical price. "It is only in the Hudson coach, enclosed, and the Hudson phaeton, open, that this Identical price Is ob tained. In the Essex, where slightly different conditions prevail, there still remains a small price differen tial. Hudson Essex production Is run ning about T5 per cent or more In coaches, and counting the regular sedan buslnese. the who'e output is around 90 per cent enclosed, which accounts for the exceptionally faior* able prices. ^ “Of nearly equal importance with • this closed car landmark. Is the adoption by Hudson Kssex of ballsm tires as standard equipment This Is the first time a big producer has taken so radical a step. The usual way of feeling out the market is to offer the equipment at an a iditlonal price. But Hudson bellefes the public wants balloon tires, and It has therefore ordered them in such quan tities that the large additional charge usually made has not been necessary. In my opinion we are entering an era of quantity production in balloon tires which will bring their prices down. NEWFEATURES IN STAR COUPE The new model 1925 Star coupe'is new being display*^ by Andrew Mur phy & Son, distributors for Nebraska and Iowa The first shipment ar rived Saturday. The body usel civ the new Star coupe has a number of novel features. One of them is thkt the windshield is set solid and ven; tilation is obtained by ventilators above and below- the glass windshield. Mrs. J. H. Hansen Makes 465 Miles in Drive of One Day Proving the renewed Cadillac quality, Mrs. J. H. Hansen, spending the last few week* at Cass Lake, Minn., made a hurried trip to Omaha last week. She drove a repewed Cadillac and made 455 miles in one day and felt no more fatigue than.ii she had attended a dance. A fe- ^ newed Cadillac sale le now going -on at the Cadillac building -1 Continental Motors Votes 80-Cent Dividend The board of directors of the Coni tinental Motors corporation at the meeting held Thursday authorized the payment of the regular quarterly dividend at the annual rate of $9 cents per share. The dividend is pay able July 30 to stockholders of rec ord July 19. When In need of help try Bee want ads. The Chart Shows HowWillys -Knights beat Poppet Valves I CMore Power.f I In official tests by unbiased engineers, the famous Willys-Knight sleeve-valve engine has literally run away from poppet-valve engines in power—acceleration—fkxibdiry—smooth ness—and quietness. The above chart shows the result of tests between a WiDys-Knight sleeve-valve engine and a poppet-valve six of equal horsepower rating. In the words of the engineer who made the test— “You wiD see by the chart that at 500 revolu tions per minute the Knight engine developed two horsepower more than the poppet-valve. And as the engine speed was increased this superiority of the Knight engine became even more apparent Knight Qcdns Power! “The poppet-valve engine began to lose power steadily after a speed of 1500 revolutions was reached. At this point the sleeve-valve motor had not only increased its power lead from an initial superiority of two horsepower to twenty-three, but its power curve was steadily rising—showed no sign of falling off!" The best poppet-valve engine built is bound to lose power and get noisier the longer it is driven—WHEREAS the WUlys-Knight sleeve-valve engine grows more powerful, quieter—literally improves with usel It is a common thing for Willys-Knight owners to get 50,000 miles and more before spending one cent on engine repairs. And the Knight means absolute freedom from ^ valve-grinding, carbon cleaning and the other woes common to all poppet-valve engine* We doubt if there is any motor car on earth that can run as far as Willys-Knight without replenishing the water supply. Properly ad justed and properly lubricated—overheating is unknown is a Willys-Knight. . A Favorite with Women Women all agree that the WiDye-Kaight is the eaaest of all cars to steer and drive—and the beanty of its coachwork wins instant admiration from all who love fine thing* When you see the Knight—and ride in it —and know its dependability —you readily understand why WUlys-Knight sales leaped ahead 238% last year. Ill I WILLYS-OVERLAND, Inc. I I | W. G. FIRTH, Branch Manager ] ■ I 2562 Farnam St. Harney 0353 Factory Branch Open Evenings I ■ CITY DEALERS COUNCIL BLUFFS DEALERS I ' Wirlitand Motor Co., Opnr*n*liy Rrothar*, Council Bluff* Orerland Co., I 2915 Sherman A*o. 5138 9 24th St. . *02 E. Broadway MM Folaom Auto Company, Underwood Garay* Jawall Automobile C#., MmM 5918 Military Are. 5011 Underwood Art 111 W. Broadway