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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE- MAY 24. 1914.
HARRODN BACKIN RACE GAME
Winner of First Indianapolis Kece
May Return This Year.
1 MEMBER OF MAXWELL TEAM
s Tlrlver linn nrrn Selrcteit for
Third Mnxvrrll Knlrr, nnit It I
ThotiRht tbnt llnrronn 'Will
Drive It Himself.
With the shipment of the third Maxwell
racer, to Indianapolis Ilay llarrotin offi
cially completed the asilKnment Riven him
by ireldcnt Walter B. Flanders of the
Maxwell company, last January. Dame
Blumor, however, now comes to the front
and broadly hints that no far from be
Ins through with the racina game, liar
roun Intends to drive the third car built
under his supervision In the 600-mllo race,
While Ilorroun will neither deny nor
affirm the statement, it Is known that no
driver has been selected for the third
Maxwell racer, with the day of the race
only a short distance away. Close friends
of the man who won the first EOO-mllo
race, claim that rather than turn over
the mount to a second or third rate pilot,
llay would much prefer to take the wheel
himself.
Racing fans all over the country would
welcome the return of Harroun with de
light, as he Is one of the most popular
drivers who hare evr taken part In the
biff road and track events of the last five
years. Kver since he won the first KW
mile rao in 1911 he has bsenr considered
sne of the world's greatest drivers and
ias turned down scorca of attractive of
Cers to drive cars since that time. It will
be remembered at tho close of the 1911
race Harroun declared he would never
'tfrive a radac car again, but It is not at
all Improbable that condition will help
IWm to overoorae his objection to driv
fjnir In this year's1 race.
Stakes Strong; Team.
With the acquisition of Harroun, the
iJUaxwell team with Teddy Tetzlaff and
feiny Carlson would indeed be a formld
(Lbl aggregation. Tetxlaff is known as
ga 'Seat it" driver, one who will obtain
jeverT last ounce of speed from his car,
(from the very start. Carlson Is exactly
the opposite type of driver, measuring
)sls speed to an avers sre time per lap and
Kpertne his car as much as possible
Rivrroun fits In between the two .extreme
Bind should balance the Maxwell crew to
si nicety. In addition, nhouljl Harroun
(decide to take the wheel, ho will have the
ten try number 33, with which he triumphed
In the first 00 mile race.
Team manager Ernie Moross, who U
pooldng after Maxwell interests at the
(speedway, wires enthusiastic reports on
In the daily workouts. Moross states that
khe cars are especially efficient on the
jjbanked turns, and the drivers are taking
!he turns at almost "stretch speed." All
three cars are In readiness for the ctlmln
jitlon trials which will start shortly.
DAHLIAS CAN BE PLANTED
WHOLE Ofl PART OF ROOT
Old dahlia roots can be planted Intact
just aa lifted in the autumn or it very
Jarce they may be divided by out ting
down the center of the dead stem and
(through the lire portion at the base.
They- can be q Bartered, but all out por
tions must contain a part of the base of
the old stem where the eyes are clus
tered. Plant In large holes with the
crowns of the tuners four inches below
the surface. Where plants are to be ob
talned from dealers 'they should be or
dered at once. Prepare the bods now by
deep digging, as only poor results will
follow planting: In poor solL
Youica
aoryouiequfp, MSIKVhy pay 1 fH
Studebaker Branch in This
City is Making a Record
Although the brand new Btwlebaker
branah building In Omaha has been built
but a relatively short time and lias only
been eefeupled durinfr the last few months,
tK fetud'ebaker corporation Is at last
getting even with Itsolf In the territory
adjacent to Nebraska. Previously to the
erection of the four-story structure at
Tmcnty-flfth avenue and Karnam street
the Studrb.V er corporation was consid
erably handicapped In this territory by
lack of proper room for a branch head
quarters. As a jesult U. A. Keller, the
local branch manager, found himself con
stantly encountering difficulties and
while the business Increased under his
leadership he found It had to maintain
his own pace. In other words, lack of
Accommodation prevented his delivery of
cars aa fast as ho sold them.
Mr. Keller lias worked up an efficient
force In Omaha. A short time ago he was
continually confronting a flood of orders
which he realized would take time to
make deliveries. Dut personal applica
tion, repeated hurry orders to the factory
hss cleared all Studebaker decks and
finally now ho can make a delivery as
fast as Is possible.
Studebaker business In the Omaha ter
ritory has advanced In leaps and bounds.
The percentage of Increase In sales, both
wholesale and retail, has Jumped sky
ward with remarkable rapidity. Few
other branches In tho country can stand
up to the Omaha branch records snd hold
their own when Manager Keller begins
to call off his figures and statistics.
Branches In much larger cities where
the territory adjaoent Is of much wider
area fall to stand up to the efficiency
of the local branch. Indeed there are
even few managers wha can boast of a
sum total of sales which exoeeds Mr,
Keller's record.
Gossip
Along the
Automobile Row
The W. I Huffman Automobile com
pany reports the following sales of Hup
moblles for the last week: M. C. Drown,
Omaha; Dr. 0. W. Sullivan, St. Edward;
J. M, Hanna, fleneca; J, A, Schwab,
Weeping Water; L. D. Bender, Fremont;
H. C. Chaney, Oakland, la.; Hd Decker,
Menno, S. D.; Joseph A. Hofer, Cor
sica, 0. D.j A. O. Streeter, Heels, 8. l,.j
Harms, Bros., Aberdeen, S. D.S U. C.
Qooch, Brookings, 8. D. ; R. T, Brooks,
Westport, a D.
George T. Lay, director of the sales
and advertising department of the Abbott
Motor Car company, spent three days
last week with the Motor Car Sales com
pany, arranging their sohedule of de
liveries for the summer months, Mr. Iy
reports Abbott sales running approxi
mately M per cent ahead of the same
period last year,
W, Ij. Huffman Automobile company
delivered a Detroit Kleotrto to Mr. Ed
T. Riley of Omaha last week.
W, 1. Huffman Automobile company
claim the largest delivery on Hupmoblies
that they have had so far this season.
They find their agents reporting more
soles booked for early future deliveries
than they have had before at any period
durlnr the history of their business.
A new salesroom occupied last week by
tftlbeat -
gB ' r "jtfjLiiH
Omaha should congratulate Itself that
the Studebaker corporation has con
structed such an excellent headquarters
for the branch In Omaha and that such
an able manager has been placed hero
with a contlnuancy of Mr. Keller's
regime there Is little doubt but what
Omaha will soon be one of the two or
three biggest Studebaker branches In the
country. Out while the Studebaker people
have done everything possible for Omaha,
Omaha has returned all that with In
terest and It Is Omaha which must be
said to make the local branch the pow
erful factor In the huge corporation that
It is today.
the W, Li Huffman Automobile company
branch at Mitchell, B. 13., situated on
Main street. In the same block with two
prlnolpal hotels, Is the largest,- best fin
ished sales room" In that state, accord
ing to the statement of W. U Huffman,
who went to Mitchell for the opening.
This Is a new building, beautifully fin
ished and accommodating twenty-two
machines on the main salesroom floor.
Deliveries have been very satisfactory In
that territory thla season and the new
salesroom and Its prominent location will
probably have a tendency to stimulate
the trade. In addition to new quarters
In Mitchell, the W. I Huffman Auto
mobile branch at Lincoln will occupy
their new quarters, next to the Com
mercial club, at Eleventh and P strets.
during the coming week. This will be a
beautiful room, with tile floor extend
ing back seventy feet from the front
Tt K, Wright, representative of the
Anderson Electric company, makers of
the Detroit Eneetrle, visited the W. I
Huffman Automobile company during
the last week and spent three days at
their Lincoln branch,
A little drop of oil,,
A little bit of care.
Will save a lot of trouble
And avoid a lot of wear."
E. n. WILSON.
Mr. Voboril has Joined the sales foroe
of; the T, H. Pollock company and will
sell negal and Detrolter cars In the
Omaha territory.
.
Lm HU1 and Sheriff Felix McShane
have leftf-Omaha for Indianapolis to at
tend the- UO-mlle, race there Decoration
day. They are traveling overland In Mr.
Hill's big car with Fred Burllnglm as
chauffeur.
The worm drive of the Woods electric
Is attracting much attention to the new
191 models this spring. The Drummond
Motor company Is agent for the Woods
In this- territory.
Mr. Melnlyre of the Melntyre Auto
company sold new Oaklands to Dr. II.
Rex of Omaha and to King Gray of
Gray, la. Mr. Gray drove his car home
from Omaha Overland.
The Opper-Van Vleet Auto company
announces that an order was filled last
week for Snyder Brothers of Moitalc, la.
Mr and Mrs. Chester N. Weaver have
left Detroit In a Studebaker roadster on
an overland drive to San Francisco,
where Mr. Weaver Is distributer for the
Studebaker. They ore .due to arrive In
Omaha shortly.
1
H. W. Spaulding spent a day In Omaha
last week visiting the Freeland Auto Co.
Mr. Freeland announces the following'
sales and deliveries! J. E. Hclnbouth,
Lewis, la.; Gilbert Johnson, Soldier, la.,
who drove his car home.
Two cars of early 1013 Spauldlng sleep
ers with regular steam lines wore re
ceived by the Freeland Auto Co.
II. W .Snauldlnp spent a day last week
with the Kreelnnd Auto Co.
Ed Carr, a contractor of Omaha, pur
chased a Hpauldlng sleeper.
Gilbert Johnson of Soldier, la,, drove a
Spaulding home.
J. K. Hclmbaugh of Lewis, la., took a
Spaulding home with him a short time
ago.
The Spaulding Motor company people
are negotiating with the Lincoln High
way for a run across the state with the
Spaulding car, which made tho record
run across Iowa recently. If satisfactory
arrangements can be made, this run will
be made from, Omaha to Cheyenne.
Died of Pnenmonln
is seidom written or those who cure
coughs and colds with Dr. King's New
Discovery Get a bottle toda. tOc and
tl. All druggists. Advertisement.
Irij!
NO MOTOR GARIS PERFECT
So Says Elmer Apperson of Apperson
Automobile Company.
PLEASURE IN ATTAINMENT
Itrnl IMrnxurr Come In the Hope of
Attainment nnil If Anyone Were
Perfect, Other Mnnnfnctnr
eri Would tie Demi.
"That 'to err Is human' In as old as
human knowledge," says Elmer Apper
son, pioneer motor car manufacturer and
president of the Apperson Bros Automo
bile company at Kokomt., :nd "Why then
this far-flung advertising cry of 'perfec
tion.' Read the automobile sections of
any Sunday paper, 'A perfect motor,'
'Perfectly noiseless,' 'No need for repair
man,' 'The highest point In motor car
efficiency now reached.' Stuff and non-
sense.
"What does the Standard dictionary say
of perfection? That degree of complete
ness In which nothing essential or desira
ble is lacking; the highest attainable de
gree of development.' And on top of that
the philologist tells us that perfection ln
anything Is manifestly Impossible.
"I believe that we are building on ef
ficient motor car one that represents
honest value but It Is far from perfect.
If tho Apperson 'Jack Rabbit' or any
other cor were so, I'd be ready and will
ing to pass into the automobile discard.
In fact. I'd have to. If I built a 'perfect'
car, what further would thero bo left
for me to do?
"Pleasure comes In the hope of attain
ment, not In attainment Itself. And,
frankly, I- personally get more real pleas
ure out of the struggle to add some new
refinement or mechanical featuro than 1
get satisfaction when It is an assured
fact. If but one other manufacturer
reached perfection, the rest of us would
be dexd ones In ten days. And, if as
many ever do reach that point as already
claim that tney have, the situation would.
Indeed, be- appalling.
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$1200 worth for $950
-r And a better car in the bregam
A LL vaities are judged by compari
1 son. You size up the worth and
quality of any one article, by compar
ing it with several other similar articles.
Then, and only then, you are in a posi
tion to make the most practical, intelli
gent and economical choice.
Therefore, before you choose your'
automobile, carefully compare the speci
fications, quality and equipment o the
$950 Overland with the description of
any of the $1200 cars. You'll find no
material difference.
For instance :
Tho $9S0 Omiasd hm a
wheel base of 114 laches. A
good saoay $1208 cars Imtcctm
a shorter wheel base than tfaic.
Tha $9St OwrtatB has a
thirty-five horsepower motor.
Do yo ksew ej esrf $1209 ear
that om ra yea wore power?
The 1959 Orerteaa has 33
laoti x 4 ieofe tire. Aia (he
esse la be then n4 ojuaUtr
ihyeB4et $1299 ears.
The 595 9 Orerlcnd hss electric
lifbtf tfcrovBoet exaotlf tha
na sny 6t the highest
priced ears.
Tha $950 Overland ti si
roomy, comfortable sod as fax
urhmly iaicaca as cay $1390
ear.
The Overbed1 eqtapneat it
ust at eompl!, mad of just as
bib a quality as the ftqvipmn
oi ay $1209 ear.
The steals Med La the Over
had are ef the very highest
trade t la faat the metals end
materisls tned in the Overland
VAN BRUNT AUTOMOBILE CO., Distributors.
Phone Black 5S1. 18-33 Fourth St Council Bluffs. Xa.
3040 rarnam St., Omaha, Nsb. Phone Dotiff. 8307.
Tho Wfflys-Overland Company, Toledo, Ohio
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The first Imperial built in 1003 is still in service. It has 100,000
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(caad la the aoii eottly-oers ia
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The Over lead it jnt aa so
erjtojy ea4 precisely pcedeoed
as easy ear ea the snrket re
fetrHesi el prise.
The airrs yen nmaiece this
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to pcy seer tbaa $959 tor this
tye ef ear is abeehttely aaaee
eseary. The Overbad oMts yon Iett,
beeaase of oar greater pro
duotioo.
Other manufacturer nmst
charge yea more, became of
their iraaUer production.
And that it why the Over
load is oatseOiog every other
leailsr oar saade. We ere de
livering 5009 Overleadt month
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