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THE OMAHA' SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 5, 1919.
AIRPLANE TO BE
FOR SALE HERE
ON AUTO ROW
H. Pelton Takes Over Agency
for Biplane, Which Will Be
on Exhibition Next
Monday.
Here is some red hot news that
will make Omaha sporting element
sit up and wave their ears. H. Pel
ton, distributor of Franklin and
Marmon automobiles, has taken on
the agency for the Ashnusen biplane
and will have one on the sales room
floor tomorrow.
This seems to bear out the con
clusion that a great many follow
ers of the automobile industry have
reached; namely, that within a few
years aeroplanes will be as common
as automobiles are today. Bad cor
ners, rough roads, skidding and
turning turtle will hold forth no
terrors to the man who wishes to
reach his office in "nothing flat,"
via the aeroplane route.
Some of the dopesters, however,
seem to feel that the usual traffic
cop will be on the job to take the
joy out of life and to keep care
less enthusiasts from tearing the
cornice off the W. O. W. building. '
. List of Prospects.
In any event Pelton is enthusi
astic regarding his newly acquired
agency. He hasn't worked out a
list of prospects yet but feels that
the aeroplane will sell just as read
ily as the automobile did when it
was first put on the market.
Omaha has furnished a good num
ber of men for the aviation train
ing camps, many of them have re
ceived their commissions and are
qualified for handling aeroplane.
So it seems, that Mr. Pelton vill
have a list of prospects which have
been trained by the best tittle train-'
er in the world Uncle Sam.
The biplane which will be ex
hibited here has a 12-cylinder motor
which develops 105 hotse power. It
develops 900 R. P. M. at the pro
peller shaft and 1,800 R. P. M. at
the crank shaft.
Standard Steel Car
Company Will Not Cut
Prices of Its Product
The Standard Steel Car company
will not reduce the price of the
Standard eight. F. C. Van Derhoof,
manager of the automobile depart
ment, stated yesterday that this
company would combine the open
and closed models for an indefinite
period at the present prices.
"Now that the war is over," said
Mr. Van Derhoof, "there Is more or
or less speculation on the part of
the buying public as to just how far
the manufacturers of automobiles
will go in the reduction of prices.
To date a considerable number of
manufacturers have already an
nounced a reduction.
"There is some difference of opin
ion regarding a definite date for
these reductions. We all know that
labor and material have not as yet
been reduced. We further know
that the 'material which various
manufacturers have in their plants
was purchased during a period when
prices were high. Unless an unwar
ranted advance was made in price
during the war it is hardly possible
to s "e how a reduction can be made
at tliis time.
"The Standard Eight has always
been underpriced and there has
been no material advance in the list
price due to war conditions. So far
as the price of the Standard Eight is
concerned, there can be no cnange
in the list of our present models,
nor do we intend to lower the grade
of our product.
Cadillac Company is
Unable to Make Cars
Enough for Demand
The speed with which the motor
car market has returned to a state
at least approximating pre-war con
ditions is commented on in an in
terview with E. C Howard, gen
eral' sales manager of the Cadillac
Motor Car company.
"Our company was able to re
sume passenger car production on
a reasonably large scale almost at
once," Mi. Howard says. "We have
not yet Reached the schedule we
were working on before the war.
But the fact that we are building
no less than 10 body styles shows
that we are issuing a line that is
exceptionally complete.
"Even so, our dealers are finding
that they have more business than
they can care for. This condition
is not peculiar to any particular
section, but is general throughout
the dealer organization.
"The Cadillac company, as the
first exponent in America of the
V-type engine, experiences a feel
ing of gratification over the big part
which this type played in the win
' ning of the war. ' .
Asti-Freeze Salts.
When salt solutions are used lor
anti-freeze purposes great care
must be takert to see that all leaks
are stopped. If there happens to be
a leak and the fan draft throws the
liquid onto thev engine some of it
will undoubtedly be deposited on
the ignition cablei and terminals.
After the water evaporates the aalt
remain to cans trouble in th igni
tion uratea
Auto Dealers and Their
Bankers Meet at Banquet
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WALTER W. HEAD.
Omaha Auto Trades Associa
tion to Pave Way to Bring
These Two Classes
Together.
Alive to the prospect of the great
est year in the history of the auto
mobile business, auto dealers and
their bankers are keenly awaiting the
get-together dinner, given by the
Omaha Auto Trades association, in
the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday
evening.
The idea has appealed strongly to
the dealers and their bankers. They
believe now is the proper time to
come together and pave the way
for gigantic strides to make Omaha
the automobile center of the middle
west.
The future of the business will be
pictured clearly and comprehensive
ly at the dinner by three speakers.
The speakers are Walter W. Head,
vice president of the Omaha Na
tional bank, who will discuss the
business from the bankers' view
point; C. W. Nash, president of the
Nash Motors company, and Judge
L. H. Bancroft of Richland Center,
Wis, .
Lafayette Young of Des Moines
cannot attend because of his wife's
illness.
Mr. Nash is well known to Oma-
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C. W. NASH.
hans, having been here before. He
has been head of the Nash Motors
company since 1916. He has been
in the automobile manufacturing
business for nine years. Automobile
men know him as one of the leading
authorities in the business.
Judge Bancroft is a noted lawyer
and jurist of Wisconsin. He has
been attorney general and twice
speaker of the Wisconsin legislature,
and knows economic conditions in a
way to give the guests at the dinner
an interesting and instructive ad
dress. Omaha dealers believe this meet
ing will be appropriate as bridging
the time between now and the date
set for Omaha's greatest automobile
show March 10 to IS. They are cer
tain the meeting will serve to create
continued and growing interest in
the exhibition, which promises to be
bigger and better than any ever
held in this section of the country.
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Fan Bolt Fastener.
At each end of the belt to be
joined, make a number of separate
wire loops, running at right angles
to the end of the belt. When the
ends thus fitted are brought to
gether the alternate loops form a
passageway through which a small
rawhide thong is passed. This
thong becomes notched with serv
ice so that it does not slip off.
NEW NON-SPILL
BATTERY MADE
FOR AIRPLANES
Willard Company Perfects
New Type in Ten Days; No
Changes Since First
Turned Out.
"For the past 18 months, the Wil
lard factory at Cleveland has been
making batteries on government or
ders for the use of our army and
navy. We have never been able to
say anything publicly about our ac
tivities along this line because mili
tary necessity forbade it," says
Elmer Rosengren, manager of the
local Willard station. "Now, how
ever, we can tell you something of
what we have been doing."
A Non-Spilling Battery For Aircraft.
"The most interesting battery of
all that Vve made was no doubt the
SY type which was used to provide
ignition for the Liberty motors in
airplanes. An automobile properly
driven usually remains right side up
and the storage battery does like
wise. But an airplane is decidedly
different flying upside down, loop
ing the loop, the "falling leaf," and
all the other aerial acrobatics make
new demands upon a storage bat
tery. The principal thing which it
must not do is to spill the solution,
no matter what position it may
be in.
"This problem was solved by the
Willard engineers without delay.
The aircraft program was in a hurry
the Huns were not allowing us to
take our time to get ready. We were
asked to produce a "non-spill" stor
age battery weighing ten pounds
with a capacity of three amperes for
three hours. We asked for a two
pound margin in weight, but we
really didn't need it.
Perfected in 10 Days.
"Within 10 days mark that, 10
days 1 we delivered a non-spill stor
age battery with required capacity,
Weighing 10 pounds and three
ounces. That was over a year ago
and since that time there has not
been a 6ingle change in it the SY
Willard battery for aircraft ignition
was right the first time."
Painless Dentistry.
Mechanic You've busted a coupla
teeth in vour pinion gear.
Absentminded Dentist Bridge
work or shall we pull 'em? Motor
Life.
Indications Point to
Good Business for the
Franklin Company
Although production of Franklin
automobiles has been resumed only a
few weeks, reports from the factory
at Syracuse point to a rapid resump
tion of trade in every part of the
country. There does not seem to be
any particular locality in which the
upward trend stands out above the
others as the agricultural sections of
the south and west are fully as ac
tive as the metropolitan centers and
manufacturing districts. At the
present time orders are being re
ceived by the Franklin company at
a rate of 100 per cent in excess of
the possible supply at present.
S. E. Ackerman, Franklin sales
manager, has just concluded confer
ences with dealers at New York,
Boston, Syracuse, Chicago, Cleve
land, and Minneapolis, at which the
feeling was universally one of con
fidence in the future of the motor
trade. In Canada, the outlook for
Fra'nklin business is most favorable
and is only waiting for the embargo
to be lifted to materialize.
An inkling of what may be expect
ed by the motor trade along export
lines is gained from the great in
crease of inquiries for Franklin cars
from foreign sources. W. iiin the
last week or so, the Franklin com
pany report representation being
sought by concerns in Bombay, In
dia; Havana, Cuba: San Sebastian,
Spain, and Dijon, France. In this
same period, an export shipment of
limousine cars was made to Callo,
Peru, this shipment including the
29th car to be taken within nine
months by the Valparaiso, Chile,
dealer.
Tractors Work at Night.
One of the most recent develop
ments in tractors was revealed at
demonstrations during the Ohio
state fair, when many of the ma
chines, equipped with electric
lights, proved their utility for work
ing at night. Motor Life.
Women Take Places of
Men in Big Akron Tne
and Rubber Factories
In common with many other in
dustries the great rubber factories
of Akron, O., have, during the past
year, had difficulty in securing suf
ficient labor to operate their plants
to capacity production, and in turn,
new employes have experienced
much difficulty in obtaining living
accommodations. The Goodyear
Tire and Rubber Co., however, dur
ing the year, through its housing
bureau, found good living quarters
for 6,000 new employes, 2,000 of
whom had families, and were placed
in houses or light house-keeping
rooms.
Over 5,000 women who came to
replace a portion of the men who
had joined the colors, were aided in
securing good lodgings. Property
owners, real estate dealers, proprie
tors of boarding and rooming houses
throughout the city, extended com
plete co-operation. The Goodyear
housing bureau is now busier than
ever, finding locations for the many
hundreds of returned soldiers and
others who are daily entering the
employ of this big tire company.
Red Cross Drivers Closely
Checked on Gasoline Used
The need for fuel in France is
so keen that the greatest care is
exercised not alone in its measure
ment and handling, but in its use
as well. Drivers of Red Cross am
bulances are held accountable for
every ounce of gasoline and must
get every possible fraction of
mileage from each gallon. The am
bulances never leave garage or fill
ing station until odometer readings
are taken and the mileage noted on
a trip card, without which drivers
can obtain no fuel.
Remissness or neglect has various
punishments, one of which is as
signment to the wash stand, where
the offender does penance; in the
cleaning of dirty cars for periods
extending from several days to sev
eral weeks. The incorrigible is
finally "broken" and sent back to
America as unfit. Motor Life.
Senate Eliminates Tax
on Trucks and Truck Parts
In passing the revenue bill re
cently members of the senate were
convinced of the unfairness in plac
ing a 5 per cent tax on trucks,
tractors, trailers and parts there
for, and they were eliminated, leav
ing proposed taxes of S per cent on
the sale of passenger cars by the
manufacturers, and 5 per cent on
the sale of tires, tubes, parti at
accessories for passenger carl. Tk
vote was 33 to 28. f
The bill now goes' to the confe
ence committee of the senate
the house, which is expected j
promptly supply a compronvj
measure which, it is hoped, will MI
Most Motorists Do.
One of the best ways to foil t ,
car crook is to neglect your tirjl
He would be singularly inept Uj
inexperienced who would attempt "j
steal a car, unless the shoes were
good running order. Motor Llffj
OSCILLATING
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B0R SLEDS
Lininger Implement Co. f
Omaha, Neb.
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Plants of The Allen Motor Company
FostorU, Ohio, U. S. A.
New Series 41 Sedan
The completeness and attention to details which typifies Allen
products is magnified in the Allen Sedan. The fact that it is built
entirely in the Allen plant at Fostoria, Ohio, enables the manufac
turers to work out engineering details in absolute harmony.
This harmony is not evident in many assembled Sedans.
The Allen Sedan body is built by the Allen Motor Co. for the
Allen chassis and no other. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DETAIL.
Standard Motor Car Company
2020 Farnam St.
Carl Changstrom, Pres.
Omaha
Phone Doug. 1705
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COME IN TODAY
In spite of the storm and cold weather, we
have sold and delivered several of our re
built, refinished-yes, actually Re-Newed
Cadillac cars, each day since our used car
sale started.
We have a few good, rebuilt Cadillacs left but they won't be Here long.
The public is taking advantage of this opportunity to secure a guaranteed
used car one which can be used for years to come, even though the
weather is now rather objectionable.
We have spent nearly two months of time and a considerable amount
of money to rebuild many of our used cars, and we are greatly pleased
at the interest shown by actual buyers in our rebuilt, Used Car Show.
Remember all during the summer and fall we were unable to rebuild
used Cadillacs because of the scarcity of mechanics, but as soon as the
war was won we immediately began rebuilding and reconstructing these
cars. For this reason we have a larger variety to offer at this time than
we may ever have again.
Right now we have several different types of Re
Newed Cadillacs coming out of the paint shop for
this sale, roadsters and touring cars, and we are also
offering a 5-passenger, enclosed Franklin car, a mighty
fine job for this time of year, a 3 -passenger Paige
Coupe, 1918 model, and a late model fcord Coupe.
The only way to find out what we offer, and to receive the advantage
and benefit of this sale, is to come up to our showroom RIGHT NOW. We
may have just what you want. Remember that we are not satisfied until
you are. Buy a used car that has been rebuilt even though you do not need
it for a month or so.
JONES-HANSEN-CADILLAC CCV
Cadillac Bldg.
0 , - lw, Farnam at 26tK
Upen bundays and Evenings During This Sale
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