Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, May 19, 1918, AUTO SECTION, Image 42

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    THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MAY 19, 1918.
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'Going Up' Is the 'Good Word'
Regarding Apperson Prices
Effective May IS, the Apperson
Bros. Automobile company - of
Kokomo, Ind., announces a slight ad
vance in all its standard eight
cylinder models. After this advance
the different models of the "Jck Rab-
bit" car will sell F. O. B. Kokomo, at
the following prices: Eight-eighteen
seven-passenger touring, $2,8Q0 ; 8-18
four-passenger Chummy roadster, $2,
800 ; 8-18 four-passenger tourer, $2,800;
8-18 seven-passenger touring sedan,
$3,500.
The list price of the new Apperson
anniversary model, built on the chassis
carrying the "eight with 80 parts less"
motor, and furnished in two body
styles, a seven-passenger touring and
a four-passenger tourster, remains un
changed. In announcing the new prices the
pioneer Kokomo company states that
the advance becomes necessary be
cause of labor shortage, decreased
production, disrupted distributioa and
Holding Drill Work.
When the car owner who does his
own work desires to drill a piece oi
metal too small or of such shape that
it cannot be bolted to the drill press
table it can be kept from turning bj
placing a stiff piece of emery cloth
between it and the table.
Omaha Realtor Goes Wolf
Hunting in a 'Tin Lizzie"
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TRUCK CO. PLANS
TO OPEN BRANCH
IN DENVER SOON
Iowa Motor Truck Co. of Ot
tumwa Making Plans for
Colorado Distribution;
Making New Unit.
. H. H. Cannon, manager of the
Omaha branch of the Iowa Motor
Truck company of Ottumwa, la., re
turned Saturday from a western trip
and reports a growing enthusiasm
among dealers regarding the motor
.truck.,
Several new dealers were contract
ed with and serious consideration is
being given to the question of estab
lishing a branch of the Iowa Motor
'iVuck company at Denver, Colo.
The Iowa Motor Truck company
has just added a new drawing card to
its. line of truck chassis. This will be
' known as the Dodge unit It is
specially constructed tor, attachment
to the Dodge power plant.
" "The Dodge attachment" asserts
Cannon, "will be a popular unit owing
to several individual features, whicn
we believe will attract much attention.
This unit is so constructed that it
can be attached in a short time with
out the aid of a mechanic, i
"In addition to the Dodge unit, the
Iowa Motor Truck company build a
ford attachment and a universal at
tachment tor all cars without rear
axel transmission."
Omaha Firm Plans to Introduce
" Electric on Large Scale
The . Nebraska , Oldsmobile com
pany of Omaha are arranging to
launch an aggressive effort to intro
duce thl electric automobile in this
section, according to J. R.ONeil,
manager of the Omaha branch.
A former Omaha man, familiar with
the electric from every angle, is to re
port Monday to take charge of this
work.
According to O'Neil, there is a big
field for electric sale here and they
plan to take advantage of it
The Meburn electrics, which the
Oldsmobile company will distribute,
are considered the last word in elec
tric perfection. The models are fur
nished in various color schemes and
reflect the touch of feminine refine
ment demanded by "milady.
Battery Concern Remodels
Location; Free Service Nowi
The Auto 1 Electric Service com-
Eany, 316 South Nineteenth street,
ave recently remodeled their base
ment and converted it into an up-to-late
storage battery department
It is the policy of this concern to
give free Inspection of any make of
storage battery and they will be glad
to consult with and advise any car
owner as to the proper method of tak-
: ing care, of bis battery, to that it will
give him the best of service..!
Hienie Wendland, service manager,
is in charge of this department and
has in his employ a corps of expert
assistants, all of whom have been in
the battery business for several years
"Zach" Mulhall, the famous Okla
homa frontiersman and hunting part
ner of Teddy Roosevelt, who leaped
into the limelight by catching pan
thers and wolves alive, has nothing
on Edward T. Heyden, Omaha
realtor, who recently caught a fleet
footed coyote with a "tin Lizzie."
Mr. Heyden has not heretofore
been known as a nimrod to his
friends but he has established his
claim to the best hunting story of
the year by his feat. He was look
ing at some land near Pierre, S. D
with F. A. House of that city.
They were in one of Henry Ford's
specialties and were wandering over
the prairies with it when they caught
sight of the wolf in a herd of cattle.
They turned the machine loose and
cut the coyote out from the herd and
started to run him down. 1
Then began the wildest' ride thatj
the rather, deliberate Ed Heyden had
ever participated in during the span
of years that has intervened since
his daddy set up the cigars in cele
bration of his first appearance on
this mundane sphere.
Hummocks, ditches and lagoons
filled with water were ignored by
the driver of the car as he circled the
wolf over 20 mils of prairie. The
machine certainly did hit the high
spots on high and iarred the oc
cupants up so that they were sore
for days afterward.
Once both the car and the wolf
gave out at the same time and had to
stop. The machine got its second
wind first and gave the half-spent
animal a chase before it had recu
perated. The wolf ran in a wide cir
cle for miles, its tongue hanging out
and its eyes bulging so that they
would make good pegs. on which to
hang a hat. Finally the animal, with
tail between its lees, fell into a hole
and Mr. Heyden, with a board,
dispatched it with a merciful blow,
He had a photograph made of his
quarry, and the machine which he
used as a wolf hound, in its capture,
to prove the truth of this wolt tale.
tion on' the Permalife storage battery
and report business very good.
Chandler Distributor is
Optimistic Over Future
"There is no feeling of pessimism in
our organization," asserts R. L. Alley,
manager of the Card-Adams Chandler
interests in Omaha. "On the other
hand we are very optomistic and feel
that we are fortunate in many re
spects. "Our business has been very good,
in fact much better than we antici
pated, and owing to the large orders
on file at the Chandler factory we
have been able to secure a sufficient
number of cars to take care of the
demand."
Clean Battery Box.
Sometimes it is necessary to use
temporarily or permanently a set of
drv f fill in rnmnir(mnt tiVir
They also have Nebraska diatribn-storage battery wi formerly housed.
In this case the compartment should
be carefully cleaned to remove all
traces of the acid left by the battery,
Otherwise the dry cells will be at
tacked and quickly destroyed.
Creeping Rims.
When the shoulders on the wheel,
designed to hold the demountable
rim becomes worn, the rim and itt
tire will creep around the wheel.
Naturally this makes the valve stem
project at an acute angle and. if con
tinued long enough, may cut it ff.
If the valve stem is held firmly by
means of a cap, the strain falls upon
the lower portion of the stem and
that part of the inner tube which sur
rounds it. In this conection it is we!1.
to call attention to the need for
tightening the rim lugs by degrees.
If they are fully tightened ne after
the other and all the way round the
wheel, there is apt to be too much
space on one' side of the wheel and
too little on the other. The proper
way is to tighten one lug and then
the one nearly opposite it and so on
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Admired Everywhere
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doesn't take all the joy out of .life when , you figure up the
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Always ready when you want it, full of snap on the road,
with plenty of power for a burst of speed or a long, hard pull
on the hills, your Grant Six gives you at a minimum cost
about all that you can get in the way of motor car service
and satisfaction.
You should buy the Grant Six not because its price is low,
but because you can get very little more real service no
matter how much more you pay. . . . v
Of course a car of GRANT SIX merit is in
Create demand than the output will" supply.
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LININGER IMPLEMENT CO.
! Distributors
6th and Pacific St. Omaha, Neb.
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GRANT MOTOR CAR CORPORATION-CLEVELAND
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The New Peerless Coupe Model 5b
A Trickle
of Power
or a Torrent
REVISE your conviction that Big Power means constant expense.
With two Power Ranges, you may send the power to your
rear wheels in a tiny trickle or, if need be, in a rushing torrent.
For the every-day utility-driving you use a trickle of power in
a soft, smooth, even flow and operate with no more expense than
if you had no big reserve of power and speed
For the occasional distance-driving you have eighty horse
power ready on the instant to level the steepest grades to
make time jaugh at distance to vie with any contender, no mat
ter what its "class."
The New Peerless Coupe represents the utmost in beauty,
style and comfort in a car of this type.
It is a new distinct practical body type which adapts itself to
a wide variety of use. It appeals with special emphasis to the
business and professional man who, in addition to service, appre
ciates a car which affords the utmost in refinement and riding
qualities.
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It has accommodations for four persons. The driver seat is
positioned forward of the 2-passenger seats. A folding auxiliary
seat provides for a fourth person facing forward, folds under the
cowl when not in service.
The doors and windows are raised and lowered flush into the
sash by mechanically operated devices.
The upholstery consists of Chase Mohair Velvet, the best ma
terial obtainable.
The dome light, controlled by an individual switch, illumi
nates the interior.
The ease and simplicity of operation of the Peerless 8 ap
peals strongly to the man or woman who prefers to drive their
own car
Geo. F. Reim Company
DISTRIBUTOR OF HIGH GRADE MOTOR dARS
Harney and 31st Street Telephone Harney 10
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