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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1916)
J. 1 . - L!1 I . 1 ! J STEAMS-KNIGHT Cars Which Catch the Eye at the Automobile Show MOTOR SUPREME DAM Fiat Enjint Erer Shipp4 Woit cf Chics yo Now on the Streets of Omaha. 9 m g M G ) 0 QQj EIGHT-CYLINDER AT THE SHOW "In 1M hn the old Hteama poppet valve engine was at the helsht of Itl pop ularity they besan experimenting with the Knight dlNvt valve principle," al J. . Wclntrre 'Tor nearly three yean they subletted It to th mont grueling anil exhaustive teat aver given motor. "tn 111. the proof ef lit superiority complete, they designed a as built the first Ptearne-Knlght power plant, aspir ing tht new and irwUr principle to the time-tried standsrde of the aid and In troduced the Fleams-Knight, America's flret Knight motored ear. "In the quality of design, performance, workmsnshlp end material the sitearns Knlght stands unparalleled In Ameriran practice. In value It has been compara ble with only the flneat and highest priced ears." rive years a (to Mr. Mclntyre had his first experience with the 8tearna-Knlght. Today he handles nothing but Btearns Xnlght motored cars, for the simple rea son that when one la sold It adds another salesman. Old Car Here How, Ttis flret Utearns-Knlght motored cay ever shipped west ef Chicago Is now In Mr. Mclntyre's poeaesaion. It lias been driven over 7B.no miles, and the expanse enteldo ef tires and gasoline has been rraetloally nothing. And today the car Is running quieter, has as much power as it ever bad and Is in perfect condition In every way. This car can be seen any time as It Is on the streets dally, which is absolute proof of hew they stand up and render service to the owner. Attest a year and a half ago the Ftearna people broucht out whet they terra their "liaht 4." which sells at fl.SM, f. o. hw factory, and lil h is giving even better satisfaction than the larger cars. Tney will also have at the show ftn eight-cylinder Knight motored car. and the F, B. Steams company Is also the pioneer with this type. And the extreme enthusiasm this car has created in the east Is guarantee of Its reception here. Whet he has received here la delivered on Arrival and tbe cars ho has for show art already sold, with the owner's mono gram painted on the side. The greatest trouble be anticipates will be In getting enough te supply tbe demand, . . Detroit Electric is Taken Over by Electric Garage q. S. Psuslas, manager of the Electric ttarsge. has taken over the Pet roll Klectrte aganey far Peuflas and. Pot tavattamle counties. An eahlblt of the Petroit line will be staged at the Auditorium together With the JUuch and tng line which Mr. Douglas baa bandied for some time. Elaetsto ear ewnare will no doubt be glad to know that the petroit agency Is I laced with Mr. Douglas owing to the excellent facilities for handling electrio automobiles which are Installed at tbe Electrio garage. J'f STAX&S KNIGHT-3 . . Vr j 0 ' , : .7.;.-:,;r rT, J ? A:fv OVERLAND -6 j J t .'""e.vV -j " j . 1 i1 air i "fir- --- ..j i m. . . jf ; i I" ""'''3-'V''""" " ""1!'iim.iii-7'"-miimii '-. iiijiuieii" ', iTinit niniiiiin fn'wyl yckis-r' . ; y-f-l fkPf J DEALERS-You don't needl Syf J to be told that this car is SsWL a quick seller! L W. T. Wilson Automobile Company 1910 FARNAM ST. IOWA DISTRIBUTOR.-NEBR. BOOTH 11 AUTO SHOW Feminine Taste ; Determines Lines of the Pathfinder The automobile Industry has' endorsed the votes for women Idea. Woman's" suf ferag has come unto Us own In the realm of gasoline. Men can howl to their heart's content, but the maker of motor ears will go right on building te pleaae her royal highness, the American woman, beeause a manufacturer will Invariably biuld what be knows he can sell, and it la poor lu.lge of demand these days Who doaen't eonoede that motor cars are selected by woman. In the vast majority of cases, The man may sign the checks, but the women dictate tq whom' the checks shall be made payable. The body lines of Pathfinder cars are determined yy feminine. taMe, . Women aeleet the vpnalsterinsj.-JftV an t' Innlreei but nevertheless certain manner. It Is for women the rMhflnder Is built, be cause every Pathfinder that Is sold ' la either bought for some particular woman or what some particular woman thinks of the purchase, wetldtng tbe deciding In fluence. . 'Pulld. yeur car to pleasa tke woman, and tbe mn will buy them." so seyg W. B. StsJnaker, vice president sty! director Of sales ,pf tbe Pathfinder company of Indlaqapolls. , , STEEL MAGNATE IS READY TO SELL MITCHELL CARS "I shall be pleased to furnish you th data, photographs, etc., together vtn a latter navine dAtclsi rsfarenee to the excellent performance ef the new Mlt ohall Bis." ie the way ana pf the execu tives ef the lergeet steel company In th world wrote to General Hales Manager O. O. Friend of the M!tchell-Lwts Motor company. "We believe In the sincerity and en thusiasm of this man," says Mr. Friend, "and when the national Shew are held In tew York and Chleaco and pig snotsr ear expositions are hl4 In many Other cities, we shall go to this man who voluntarily wrote ua thin fine testimonial and get the da- he offers. We have figured the usefulness of the overlook of this voluntary tribute. Thle big man, by the way, gave the Mitchell his personal attention In many practical teats before he arranged to buy. v?Vr, Steems-IKiiijht 4 Cylinder FHo4el, Q1393 Sto&msy-Knlfht1 0 Cylinder HcdsL C20G0 The Motor Car of Quality Unsurpassed in Design, Workmanship and Material. Offering all the advantages of the high est priced cars plus a distinctive quality of performance and riding ease possible only in that combination extraordinary a Stearns built Knight type pmver plant and the final developme7it of the long famous Stearns chassis. We will be pleased to have progressive dealers communicate with us regarding some good territory still unclosed. See 4 and 8 at Show Booth No. 20 ' FMOTYRE AUTO CO. 2427 Farnam Street. Omaha. Phone Douf. 2406. O "TOLEDQMADCORJHE WHOLE .WORLD'S JTRApW t ou w 7?S re 01 . .... i .. o J "toiim ntAfrc ron thk whou wowlds thapi.; pen d a b 1 ?J S jx a kA?lug If you could look at the spark plugs . in all the new motors as they leave their makers' shops you would find four Champions to one of any and all other kinds. The men who build Fords, Overlands, Studebakers,' Maxwells, and over eighty-five others, equip their motors with Champions to get results which their tests show that Champions alone will give. There is a Champion Spark Plug designed to get results in your motor better results than you can get with any other plug or it wouldn t be branded "Champion." Your dealer knows which plug to sell you when you tell him what car it's for. Look for the name Champion on the porce lain not merely on the box. Champion Spark Plug Company, Toledo, Ohio