Car Output for
April Is 15,000
| Over Last Month
r Slight Gain in Production Pre
dicted for May—Prices Un-»
changed — Shortage of
Glass for Closed Cars.
By I reversal Service.
Detroit, Mich., April 28.—When the
industry closes their hooks on April
Monday night, another string of
production, sales and shipping
records will supplant every record.
April output should exceed the March
record of 318.000 hy nearly 15,000. ac
cording to the present rate of pro
duction.
May production schedules already
arranged indicate that the coming
month will witness a slightly greater
output than April. Optimism reigns
ns orders continue to pour in. Not
' one manufacturer interviewed during
the week sees any slowing down dur
ing the next few months.
Production will continue at the pres
ent levels for nearly four months,
according to executive opinion. Facts
ns well ns logic support the view
when urban sales recede a hit, as
they may around June 16, farmers will
just be getting ready to buy. The
farm now comprises the most fertile
field for auto sales and with fine
crops in prospect, a very sizeable de
mand is expected from rural districts
in August.
No Price ( Ifanges.
Nothing developed in the way of
^ price changes during the week. No
general increase in prices is looked
for in the near future. A very few
increases are expected during the
coming month including a low-priced
ear which will be advanced May 1.
No change is noted in the labor and
material market. An acute shortage
of plate glass is hampering produc
tion of closed cars to some extent. As
is usually the case at this time of he
I year driveaways are playing n big
part In the delivery of cars. Nearly
all deliveries within a 500-mile radius
of the factories are going over the
roads.
Maufacturers of cars selling for
more than $1,500 are displaying spe
cial interest in the four-wheel brake.
The safety factor is dominating the
trend. Discussion of the "eight-in
line” engines is common in motor
circles, with Packard, Cadillac and
Paige mentioned as those who may
try the newer type.
New Ford Schedule.
Beginning Tuesday Ford will start
on a daily production schedule of
6.539 cars and trucks which will be
maintained during May. Produc
tion during the week enderi Tues
day night, was 33,513 cars and trucks.
Daily production during May will be
about 134 cars and trucks morq than
during April. Lincoln production for
the week ended Tuesday evening was
139 cars. May schedule calls for a
daily output of 157 'cars. Kit-ken
backer with a daily output of 62
tars has reached a new high mark.
Maxwell smashed ail records for a
single day's shipment April 21 when
cars left thf plant.
Dodge Brothers sot a new high
Mtjjdaily production record April 12 with
a fhtal of 794 cars and rommercinl
vehicles. Daily output now averages .
730 cars. Olds April sales are run
ning 35 per cent better than March, -
the best previous, month.
Bulc-k continues to set s record
pace. Orders on hand are the greatest
in the history of the company.
Vocal Dev ice Is
Aid to Science
Determines \ ihrations, Helps
Deaf Folks Talk, Reveals
New Epilepsy Theory.
Vienna, April 28. — Have yo*t a
voice? If you don't know for certain
just use a laryngostroboscope.
The larnyngostrnboscope is one of
the many new instruments which are
being used In the department of ex
perimental phonetlc-s at the Univer
sity of Vienna, which is now under
the direction of I’rof. E. W. Scrip
ture, formerly of Yale university.
This instrument makes it possible to
study the vibrations of the vocal
chords in detail and to determine
hew each voice acts or fails to act
properly.
\nothcr study which is being pur
sued under Professor Scripture is the
modulation of the voices of deaf per
Wry sons. By the use of new instruments
it becomes possible for deaf persons
to determine just how loudly they are
speaking and to pitch thefr voices ac
■ ordingly.
Professor Scripture has also dis
covered that epileptics have a pe
culiar kind of speech record that
distinguishes them. From these rec
ords he has been aide to show that
epilepsy I* not a disease of the hrain.
but a peculiarity of the mental
character. Epilepsy, be claims, is
therefore a curable disease and not
an unchangeable defprt of the brain
as heretofore supposed.
Dry Law Objector Recants
Vow of Idleness He Took
Bucyrus, O., April 28.—A vow that '
lie would never return to work until
light wines and bear were authorized
through governmental legislation was
made by Tony Behner, 22, copper- |
smith, when he returned four years i
ago from th«» war, after serving with
the aviation forces, and found that
the nation had adopted the prohibi
tion amendment.
Behner eked out a prccariops exist
ence as a minute man for the local
fire department, receiving $1 for the
first hour and BO cents for each sub
sequent hour. Averaging about two
calls a month, his Income from the
calls aggregated about $2 monthly.
A f°w days ago Behner relented
and left, for Indianapolis to accept-a
position as a coppersmith in a plant
t here.
Youngest Grandmother in
Maine Only .'52 Years Old
Portland, Me., April 28—Mr*. Elmer
^ A. Dyer of thin city holrl« the dis
tinction of being ‘ Maine* youngest
grandmother." She is 32 and was
married at the age of 13. She regret*
that the ceremony was nut performed
a year earlier.
Star Trucks Delivered
Andrew Mmpli.v A Son, distributors of Duranl and Star ears, are now
making deliveries on Star trucks and report a number of sales the last month.
Henderson Tire Firm
Opens Branch Here
The Henderson Tile and Rubber
Company, Jm\, of Columbus, O., has
opened a branch store for wholesale
and. retail trade at 2215 Farnam
street. The doors of the new enter
prise opened Saturday.
Harry E. Trumble has been made
manager and will direct several new
branches which he expels to open
in the middle west soon. Mr. Trum
ble expects to have at least four
stores opened in four states within
thi4 next two or three months.
“The tires manufactured by the
Henderson company,'' said -Mr. Trum
ble, “are all of first quality, due to
the unique system of merchandising
employed by the company. This
system allows a saving on the cost of
tires over a similar product manu
factured by other companies."
Charles Bothwell, a lifelong resident
of Omaha, will be local manager
after May 1.
Moonshine in Milk (Ians.
Ware, Mass.. April 28.—Five gal
lons of moonshine liquor, concealed
in milk cans, were seized from a
milk cart by police, and John Pub
g.ilski, a farmer, was arrested.
Search of his farm resulted In the
discovery of a large still in opera
lion and lots of liquor.
British Ask Restriction
of Crude Rubber Industry
Washington, AprJI 28.—Claims that
the Rubber association of America
was supporting the British crude rub
ber restriction legislation were offered
as the chief argument in defense of
the measure by the rubber growers at
a special inquiry of the British
parliament into the rubber situation,
according to information here.
H. Eric Miller, spokesman for the
Rubber Growers' association delega
tion which recently visited America,
told the rubber investigation commit
tee of the house of commons that he
| had "found a perfectly friendly at
mosphere towards restriction*^ in
America with the possible exception
j of Harvey Firestone.”
j He asked the government invest!
i gators to consider this attitude on
; the part of the Americans who "con
j sums 10 times as much rubber as the
British."
Gardner Car Agents Handle
Small Supply of Stock Parts
"Perhaps the best evidence of how
the Gardner Four stands up In serv
ice Is seen In the fact that we carry
one of the smallest stocks of parts of
any motor car manufacturer in pro
portion to volume." says W. H. Yel
dell, sales and advertising manager of
the Gardner Motor <’o., Inc.. St. Igiui-s.
"Although we are the eighth largest
exclusive producer of four-cylinder
cars, our parts stock is no larger than
that of the average St. Ismis distribu
ter of many-'leadlng automobiles.
“Due to the most rigid inspection
requirements and careful engineering,
we have reduced replacements to a
negligible minimum. If it were not
for this fact we would not be able to
warrant our product for a full year,
instead of the customary DO days
Women Like Gardner Gar
Due to Kasy Clutch Move
One of the reasons why women
like to drive the Gardner Four is be
cause of its easily operated clutch.
Fifty per cent less pressure is re
i quired to throw out the improved I
' clutch than in eaflier Gardner mod
els.
Another improvement in Gardner
construction which will appeal to
men as well as women drivers Is in
the emergency brake release, which
is now of the spoon typo. It is much
easier to operate than the familiar
thumb-pressure type.
One-Man Cars
Had Origin in
Marmon “Wasp*
Twenty-Five Single Seaters
Entered at Indianapolis
Follow Lines of 1911
Champion.
The 11th annual international 600
mile race on the Indianapolis speed
way May 30 will be a battle between,
one-man American cars and two seat
ed foreign cars, according to the lat
est reports from speedway headquar
ters.
Of approximately cars already
entered, 25 are American-built cars
of the one-man type, while those from
overseas l retain the rustomary pro
visions for a mechanician. This has
given rise to the prediction that the
mechanician, who has always been
the second member of the racing crew,
will soon make his farewell bow to
the public.
Tommy Milton was the first tovan
nojince a one-man type of car, but
ha was rapidly followed by prarti
c;^|y all other American drivers, who
have taken this means of cutting
down weight and aspire to add a few
more miles to the present record of
94 4k miles per hour for the 600-mile
grind,.
While the one man cars, around
whlcl^ the interest in the race next
month will chiefly center, have been
heralded as a new development, those
who are familiar with speedway his
tory recall that the one-man car made
Its original appearance 12 years ago
when Ray Harroun drove the Marmon
Wasp to victory on the Indianapolis
speedway at the then unheard-of clip
of T4 61 miles per hour.
Ray Harroun’s only driving com
panion in the Wasp was a rear view
mirror, and this is claimed to be the
first use of the now commonly used
device.
Cadillacs Enormous
Sale Exceeds Supply
According to records of the J. H.
Hansen Cadillac company, 47 new
Cadillac cars have been sold during '
April, 34 of which have been delivered
to purchasers
Mr. Hansen says "there is already a
shortage on some models Two months
ago I predicted tills. We have ac
cepted from the factory our enilre al
lotment of cars for each month, and
now And that for the month of May
we will run short on several popular
models.
"This Is due to the fact that the
enormous demand for Cadillacs
throughout the country Is greater
than the production capacity of the
Cadillac factory, which has been run
ning for the past 60 days at a rate of
100 cars per day.
"Two additional buildings are now
being added to the vast Cadillac plant,
and it is expected that 150 cars per
day production will be reached by the
middle of June. The improved type
61 is proving to be such a great qual
ity car that sales in all parts of the
country now exceed the supply of
Cadillac cars.”
Huy only first-class, reputable ma
terials. even If It means less of them.,
Nicholas Oil Corporation
ANNOUNCE
the Opening of Another Filling Station
24thlwillis Ave.
Monday, April 30
Each Purchaser of Nicholas Quality Products at This New Station
Monday, April :>0th, and Thereafter, Will Receive the Following:
A PLEASANT GREETING
COURTEOUS TREATMENT
BEST QF SERVICE
WATER FOR RADIATORS
AIR FOR YOUR TIRES
WATER FOR YOUR BATTERY
BATTERIES TESTED
LUBRICATING OIL TESTED
CRANK CASE DRAINED
FREE—Items Above Are—FREE
Don’t Heaitate to Aak for Them
NO FAVORITES
The Same Courteous Treatment Extended to Everyone at All of
Our “Service Stations”
“Where the Customer Is Boss”
Tire Offices Move
to Larger Quarters
Consolidation of the Fisk and Fed
eral tire branch officers has neces
sitated the removal of the new or
ganization to larger quarters, accord- J
ing to Walter Wise, branch manager j
for both companies. The new home,
will be at 902-4-6 Howard street, in
the John Deere Plow (building.
"We are making this move," said
Mr. Wise, “to have trackage facil
ities which will better enable us to
serve our tyadc. This consolidation,
with its new arrangements, will make
Omaha one of the largest distribut
ing points for Fisk and Federal
Tires in the T'nited States.”
Salt Lake City, Rapid City, Lincoln.
St. Joseph, Mo.. Hustings, Neb., and |
Sioux City and all intermediate
points will tie served from the new
Omaha branch. Later the area may
he Increased. Thp present arrange
ment with the factory calls for the
shipment of one car of tires for each
working day in the year.
Cadillac Givey Puldfrity
to Construction of Cars
"It's high tme we got back to the
old idea of knowing what we get for
our money," says J. H. Hansen of
the J. H. Hansen Cadillac company.
“We are therefore starting a new"
paper advertising campaign to ad
vise the public of what goes Into the
Cadillac. It seems that In the past
few years the universal trend has
been to lack of care in buying.
"Clothes, homes, automobiles, have
been purchased with more of a
thought for heauty than quality and
utility. There have been many dis
tinct changes in many motor cars
and the Cadillac being among the |
cars that have made wonderful im I
provements and refinements and fn
oorporafed greater quality In design
and material, than ever before, we
fee| sure that our campaign will be (
of interest and help 'o the people who
are really desirous of purchasing trus
value for thelt- money rather than
'fine deals' and elaborate ndvertis
ing." '
Americans Baked in Homes
and Frozen in Cars, He Says
London. April 28.—It's a terrible
country, America! You may set that
down on the word of one of Eng
land's clergymen.
Rev. It. L. Sheppard, vicar of St.
Mart ins-in the-Fields, recently visited
street and back again. Those kindly
the United States and wrote to his
friends in Ixrndon »s follows:
"We both have violent colds, which
I do not think will disappear until
we get back to the dear land of fog.
"It is impossible to shake off a cold
when life is spent hurrying from a
steam-heated room Into an Ice bound
and dear American* have a way of
aet'lnft frozen in their streets and
then bakin# themselves In their
houses until they have to drink iced
water and t?et cool."
A small hand cultivator will mak»
you feel like a professional gardener.
It will soon pay for Itself too.
Jmy MARMONy
With control levers at her fingertips and the
whole mechanism of the Marmon constantly
alert to serve her, as only a Marmon can, it
is little wonder that this car stands so high in
the esteem of each of its many women drivers.
HAYWARD MOTORS
On Farnam at 27th Avenue
Value Rises Like a Spire
Overland ascendency has come surely and
steadily. Fifteen years of experience have
given this new and better Overland a plus
value that looms spire-like in its field,
recognized, welcomed and sought by the
public.
Overland value is creating record sales. We
are squarely behind it with all the fervor and
confidence so good a car inspires.
If'aUk for U'illyt-Ortrlaud Adrttlntmrml ftt Tkt Saturday Frtmimi rut
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6«lan. MM Coup., *7M Roadster, MJ5 All pneat f. o. fr. Tolada
CITY DEALERS
l oliom Auto Co.(
5519 Military
Avenue
W1LLYS-0VERLAND, Inc.
2562 Farnam St. Phone Harney 0353
Factory Branch—Open Evenings
Coutu.il Bluffs Overland Co
♦>02 4 Fas! BroaHwky, Council Bluffs
CITY DEALERS
AJIer St Worley,
The “B" Garage,
3701 5 24th St.
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