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RUCKS ARE USED
ONIIARDRUNSIN
KENTUCKY HILLS
Give Satisfactory Service for
Six Years Carrying Pas
sengers and Hauling
Exoressage.
''What no other truck could do,"
was the way Carl Changstrom, In
diana truck dealer, today expressed
the news he received of an instance
where two Indiana trucks had sub
stituted for a railroad between Co
lumbia and Campbcllsvllle, Ky., for
the last 6ix years, carrying mail,
passengers and express.
"This is an astonishing instance,"
said ' Changstrom. "For years the
.iiolumbia Model mills at Columbia,
Ky., had endeavored to establish a
satisfactory stage service between
these two cities, one of which is
cut off from all communication from
the rest of the country, being up
in the mountains of Kentucky.
"Then trucks came into being,"
and for successive years the attempt
was made to have gasoline haul the
mail, express and passengers be
tween the two towns. One after
another trucks were put on the job
and failed to deliver. The expense
was excessive and some of the
spots on the road between the two
towns were almost impassible.
"Thn inn?r came the Indiana
. truck with an astounding record for
stamina! endurance and economy.
Finally pne Indiana truck was put
on the job, making the trip one way,
with the surprising result that the
truck stood up, got through the bad
roads and made it's trips; on schedule
time. A second truck was added
for the 'opposing run,' as railroad
people say a.nd while the first was
making the triti from Campbellsville
i to Columbia,' the other truck was
I going from Columbia to Campbells
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5 "These trucks have now been
J working for over six years at the
. job and they are the only ones which
- ever made good. The Kentucky
people say that they have run 93.600
miles, and incidentally, the oldest
' of the two trucks is the 31st truck
the Indiana people ever builU It
v- was" Built in their first year -of truck
"f; production. -- i '
-Pelton Goes East Today
r ' To Dealers Conference
; ' II. Pelton, Franklin and Marmon
. distributor, will leave today for
Syracuse, N. Y., to attend the Frank.
,lin dealers' conference.
' While in the east Pelton will visit
the Marmon factory.
Parrett Tractor Seen Doing
a 70 Per Cent Grade
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The Nebraska Parrett Tractor
company of Lincoln, distributors of
Parrett tractors, had a very interest
ing and spectacular exhibit at the
state fair. A practically perpendi
cular wall nine feet high was erect
ed in front of their exhibit and the
front wheels of the Parrett was run
to the top of the wall under the
tractor's own power. The machine
in this position was standing at an
angle of 70 degrees. '
The purpose of this test was to
show the value of a high front wheel
in going over obstacles, a sensitive
governor and a flexible clutch. The
throttle was not operated by hand
climbing the wall, but the motor
was kept at a constant speed by the
automatic governor. No brake was
used in letting the tractor down, the
clutch being the only means of
breaking the machine.
This exhibit attracted a great (leal
of attention and favorable comment.
Farmers coming in to the fair the
last part of the week from all over
the state immediately looked up the
demonstration as they had been
told by those who had been there
the first days of the fair.
Big Truck Does Its Bit
in Urgent War Work
at Big Munitions Plant
An interesting story of a motor
truck that is doing some unusually
strenuous work in keeping the home
tires burning comes from one of
Uncle Sam's munition plants.
The job of carryig steel billets
from the yard to the furaces, where
three-inch shells are drop-forged,
then of returning to the yard loaUed
with the hot shells, used to done
by a big crane. The crane broke
down under the strain. As a tem
porary measure a three-ton Packard
truck was installed while the crane
was being repaired.
While the crane was off the job,
the output of the plant jumped from
6,000 shells to 24.000 daily. And
when repairs were made ' it was
found that the, crane could not han
dle the increased production. So
the truck was assigned to the job
permanently.
There probably is no other truck
making as many trips as this one,
for it travels 21 to 28 miles each
day o.: a round trip haul of 500 feet.
Half .of this distance the big car
rier must run backwards, for the
aisle in which it is operated is not
wide enough for the truck to turn
around.
Clement Motor Company
Enlarges Truck Facilities
The W. M. Clement Motor com
pany, in order to enlarge its fa
cilities for handling trucks, has re
cently taken over part of the build
ing occupied by the Universal Motor
company, 2562-68 Leavenworth
street. This location, owing to the
enormous floor space, is well adap
ted to the truck business.
Since taking on the Autocar, the
truck interests of the lement Motor
company has grown steadily and in
dications point to a much greater
bt siness during the fall.
The Clement Motor company has
taken over the agency for Mack
trucks, which will be handled in con
nection with the Autocar business.
FOREIGN OFFICERS
PREFERCADILLAC
Enthusiasm Over Car's Per
formance Is Redoubled
When They See How
Engine Performs.
Ensign Paddock of the United
States Navy, now stationed oh the
coast of France, adds his bit to the
flood of Cadillac commendation that
is (lowing across the Atlantic from
the scene of strife. He comments
particularly on the liking for the
Cadiilac displayed by allied officers,
inferring that they prefer this Amer
ican car to iho.-e of their own coun
try's manufacture. His letter says
the officers' ciithusiams over the
car's performance goes up in leaps
and bounds when tncy get a glimpse
of the engine. He writes his broth
er at White Plains, N. Y., as fol
lows: One of the greatest joys in this,
as well as in the other countries of
our allies through which it has been
my good fortune to travel, is the
very familiar and homelike sound of
the Cadillac horn.
Admiral Likes it.
'n all the places where Americans
arc stationed, you will find one or
more of the old stand-bys, all dolled
up either in battleship gray or olive
drab, according to the branch of ser
vice to which they belong, navy or
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"They ate in use everywhere, and
it is not an uncommon sight to sec
a 57 go tearing along with an Amer
ican bluejacket af the wheel and al
lied officers in the tonneau.
As an illustration of the popularity
cf the Cadillac here, at this bare
there is a French admiral who
"rates" a very well-known foreign
car, but the frequency with which
this car is 'not available for im
mediate use' is remarkable. I am
beginning to be suspicious of his
motives, as he immediately calls for
a Cadillac and you can see him
drive, through, his face wreathed in
smiles.
"The Cadillacs stationed at this
base are "on watch" twenty-four
hours a day, seven days a week.
It is reallv quite amusing to note
the frequency with which the Cadil
lac is pressed into service by the
foreign officers, and I say in all
sincerity that the Cadillac is making
a name for itself here just as it has
so overwhelmingly done in the
States.
Ten Miles a Gallon.
"If, after seeing so many of them
perform such splendid service over
here. I could only talk to some of
those at home who may he held up
on the delivery of their cars, I am
confident that those who are the
General Manager of the
If . M. Clement Motor Co.
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R. S. ODELL.
loudest grumblers would be only
too willing to sacrifice the cars in
order to help along such a cause as
curs.
"I might add that I noticed 10,753
miles on the speedometer of onevof
the cars at this base, and the enlist
ed man who drives it tells me that
three of his original shoes are still
on the car. He is getting better
than ten miles to a gallon, which,
in my estimation, is remarkable, tak
into consideration the awful condi
tion of the roads and the tremen
dous speeds at which these cars are
driven.
"He also told me that the foreign
officers he drives are most enthus
iastic while riding, but as soon as
they look undrr the hood and get
a glimpse of the marvelously" com
part and 1uis:nesslike little "eight
cvlinder. 'V type motor, they go
simply wild."
Powell Sippty Co.
Takes Omaha Ato
SunnV Co. Stock
The work of taking an inventory
! of the Omaha Auto Supply stock
has been completed, according to
C. G. Powell of the Powell Supply,
and this stock will be placed upon
the market immediately.
This purchase, made by the Powell
Supply, 'represents one of the larg
est transactions in the accessory
field recently recorded. .
Several of the men of the old
Omaha Auto Supply organization,
including L. R. Wilson, manager,
have gone over to the Powell com
pany. The combination of these two
large accessory stocks will give the
Powell Supply company a stock
which offers buvers a wide selec
tion of automobile accessories.
By S. P. La Due
Emergency Patch.
Ordinary tire tape may be used
to patch inner tubes by running it
twice around the tube and overlap
ping' the' ends so as to cover the
leak. Surgeon's plaster may be used
in the same way in an emergency.
Rubber Mallets.
The car owner who does much
w ork around his vehicle should cer
tainly have one of the rubber mal
lets that are designed to permit
I hammering of polished surfaces
without ruining the finisn. For
smoothing out dents in the fenders
or similar disfigurements these mal
lets are invaluable. In an emer-
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gcncy trie ncau oi an urumary nam- i
me r may be covered with several !
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Cadillac Cars and Cadillac Men
are "Over There" by
the Thousands
Their worth and permanency are be
ing proven more than ever before.
Letters are constantly arriving at the
factory from officers and soldiers ex
pressing many additional proofs of
Cadillac superiority " so well-known
here at home.
Manufacture of Hudson
Super-Sixes Soon to Cease
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for Period of the War!
There are serious reasons why you
should secure your Cadillac now
while we can still deliver. r-
Jones - Hansen - Cadillac Co.
DISTRIBUTORS
Service Stations
fJHCOLN - - OMAHA
Think What This Means!
If there were not enough Super-Sixes to go around even
when production was normal how long do you think the
few that we can still obtain will last?
Frankly, it is not even a case of taking your second
choice car if you cannot get a Super-Six.
The situation now is such that no matter what car you
want you must get your order cn file at once.
We do not want to pose as alarmists, but we do want
every prospective buyer of a Super-Six to know conditions
as we know them so that when the inevitable day comes
no one can justly complain that we did hot warn them.
Be One of the Fortunate Few
Order Your Super-Six at Once
We can still accept a few Super-Six orders and assure
delivery.
This statement, however, is made subject to with
drawal at any timek
If yoivwant a Super-Six come in at once.
If you do get a Super-Six you will find new cause for
self-congratulation every day you drive it.
In it you will have all the stamina so necessary to the
increasing strenuous demands of wartime service.
And do not forget that back of the Super-Six you have
the permanency of the Hudson Motor Car Company as
well as that of Guy L. Smith to rely upon.
There will be no question as to service. The stock of
replacements now on hand is large and complete. We
are in business and will continue in business to see that
Hudson owners are takei care of.
GUY L. SMITH
Service First
Farnam St., at 26th. Omaha, Neb.
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thicknesses of old rubber to serve
this purpose.
Clear Vision.
Here is a simple recipe for
obviating the obscuring of the wind
shield glass by moisture in the fall
days that are upon us. Rub the
glass all over with strong soapsuds
I made from automobile soap and per
! mit the suds to dry. This prevents
the tormation of the small globules
that hinder clear vision through the
glass in rain or mist.
Coil Capacity.
The ignition coils commonly in
use are made for the voltage that
is obtained from five or six dry
cells. If a greater number than this
are connected up under the mistaken
idea that there will be greater rfh
ciency, the probable result wi'l be
the burning out of the condenser and
consequent ruin of the coil.
Cracked Water Jackets. ;
A cracked water jacta t may bs !
mended at home, if the carnvuer w
a moderately handy wo.-'..-:-.-..-.n. Drill
a small hole at each end of the crack I
and tap it for a small copper plug,
Next scrape the surfaces near th
crack until the metal is bright. Covet
the crack with soft copper filing!
and melt them in with a blow torch.
Use a flux of rosin dissolved in al
cohol. Reviving Dry Cells.
It is possible to get increased am
perage from partly rundown dry cell
by crowding down the material neat
the .carbon element with a sniali
piece of wood and a hammer. This
loosens the obstructing materia!
from around the carbon and permits
tree chemical action. The asphaltum
on top ot the cell may be sealed
again by application of a little heat.
Most car owners know that tin
use of felt washers under the iron
washers in certain instances is a
useful idea. The felt washer gives
an elastic hold, allowing for expan
sion or contraction and may keep
the threads of an overtight bolt
from (-tripping. However, most of
them do not know that the ordi
nary corn and bunion piasters make
very acceptable felt washers and
are always csjjybjpjned.
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As announced in the Omaha papers, we purchased the entire
stock and fixtures of the Omaha Auto Supply Co., running over
$60,000.00.
This is one of the biggest deals ever made in the automobile
supply trade.
t taes at a fW
iprto Tame
You kno-v7 how scarce materials in the supply line are and how diffi
cult it has been to secure shipments anywhere "near complete. v
The Omaha Auto Supply Co. carried -a comprehensiva 4tock of stand
ard automobile supplies and accessories. It was clean and up-to-date and
fills in with our tremendous stock most fortunately just at this time.
This purchase gives Powell Supply Company one of the largest and
most comprehensive stocks in America.
You know the advantage of giving your orders
to a house that has the merchandise to fill them
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Fairest Treatment
Besides getting the merchandise to fill orders, we secured also the
fixtures, both store and shipping room, that will enable us to expedite
shipping.
L. R. Wilson, formerly manager of Omaha Auto Supply Co., comes
with us, also several thoroughly expe isnced men, who will enable us to
take care of all additional business, as well as present trade, in a prompt,
intelligent and efficient manner.
Visit PoweiS's or Buy by Eai!
Make Powell's your headquarters when in Qmaha. Right in the
heart of "Automobile Row," 2051 Farnam. You're always welcome. If
you're not coming to Omaha, send us your orders by mail, telegraph or
telephone. We have special facilities for rushing these orders out. We
have men that understand the business bi! ing and packing them. Keep
up your stock and get merchandise you need in a hurry by ordering by
mail or wire.
CITY DEALERS Our store salesmen will give you quick, intelli
gent service. You have a tremendous stock to draw from at Powell's.
Call on us for your requirements. We want your business and are pre
pared to take care of it to your satisfaction.
Putin Winter Supplies and Staples low
Alcohol, Radiator and Hood Covers, Radiators, Wead and Ridoskid
Chains, Brake Lining Cable, Veedol Oil, etc. Plenty of Spark Plugs for
immediate delivery, also Light Bulbs, etc., etc.
Powell's Is Headquarters for truck and
Tractor Supplies
POWELL
SUPPLY COMPANY
OMAHA
2051 FARNAM
The Pioneer Automotive Supply House
of the Central West
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