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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: FEBRUARY 29, 1920.
TRUCKS ARE NO
LONGER A SIDE
ISSUE OF SHOWS
Vice President Marphew of
Patriot Line Sa,ys They
Draw Good as Pleasure
I ' rCars.
The motor truck is conjing into
its own at automobile shows as well
as in the workaday world, declares
C. F. Marphew, vice president of
the Omaha Patriot Motor company,
distributers of Patriot trucks.
The, important new feature of mo
tor shows this year, he says, is the
way in which crowds of visitors di
vide equally; between pleasure car
and truck displays.
v Now Attract Crowds.
"Everyone is aware that truck ex
hibits jiot so long ago formed only
a minor adjunct of the annual
. shows," he says. "Pleasure cars
beld the center of the stage and
trucks were consigned to the rear
and wings. But at the shows I
have attended this year there is no
ticeable a big differenceThe crowds
are just as thick around the truck
displays as around any of the pleas
ure car exhibits."
"We expect the same,, thing- to be
true at the Omaha show. Dealers
and prospective buyers are showing
much interest in- the models of
Patriot trucks to be shown and will
flock to Omaha from over Nebras
ka and western Iowa."
Two Patriot Models.
The "Revere" model, 1.500 to
2,500 pounds capacity, and the "Lin
N coin," 2,000 to 5,000 pounds ca
pacity, will be the two models on
the floor of the motor show. Space
was insufficient for exhibiting the
heavier "Washington" model, which
has a carrying capacity of 5,000 to
7,500 pounds. The "Washington"
will be shown at the Patriot sales
rooms, 2010 Farnam street.
Mr. Marphew points out that
Patriot dealers in-this section are
, able to obtain unequalled service
through haying the Patriot factory
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"No War Profiteer,"
,f v v Says Lloyd George
Paris, Feb. 28." Even Lloyd
George cannot afford the luxury of
prices. " , -
, a Parisian Pekinese at present day
Desiring to Carry home a hand
f some specimen as a souvenir gift for
. his daughter, he recently essayed to
purchase a Pekinese at a fashionable
s dog fanciers' shop in the Avenue des
Champs Elysees.
"How much for this one?" said
the British premier.
"Three thousand dollars, and a
bargain at that," repliecHhe fancier.
. "I'm not a war profiteer," an
swered George. "I'm only a poo
British premier. Sorry, but I can't
afford it." And he regretfully pat
ted the valuable animal and left the
shop to harry to an appointment
with M. Clemenceau.
Patriot Trucks Becoming Popular Here
ioiw
Denman Enters Truck Field
C. King Denman, formerly secre
tary of the Trans-Mississippi Grain
company, has become office man
ager for the Truck and Tractor cor
poration, distributors of Master and
Commerce motor trucks in Nebras
ka and western Iowa.
Mr. Denman was in the days of
the bicycle one of Nebraska's jcham
pions and was managed of the bi
cycle department of the Columbus
Buggy , company. He has been an
athlete all his life and it is not sur-
prising, therefore, that he should
associate himselfv in business with
W. J. Fove and W. A. Pixley, pres
ident and" general manager, respec
tively, ot the Truck and Tractor
corporation, both of whom have
been practically all of their lives
well known athletite.
Mr. Foye is a champion golfer
and Mr. Pixley was a champion
bicycle rider and former foot ball
star. ' v
Broker Trades Sugar for
Several Bottles Whisky
Nutley, N. J.. Feb. 28. J. C. Hor
ter, a Wall street sugar broker who
lives here, was going to stage a cer
tain celebration the other day, but
discovered his wine cellar was
empty. While thus distressed he met
another Wall street mah, to whom
he confided his trouble.
"Well, if you can get me about
110 pounds of sugar." said the other
broker laughingly, "I'll give you
some of my stock." i
After convincing him that he had
100 pounds of the precious staple,
Mr. Hofter asked what he would
offer for it.
"I'll give vou a bottle of gin, two
bottles'of 100-proof whisky and four
bottles of Burgundy wine," his friend
told him.
The bargain was then gone
through with in the most serious
manner possible. "
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Mourners Hear Deceased
Sing at Funeral Services
..Mt. Vernon, 111., Feb. 28 The
widow of W. N. Smith, who,, was his
second wife, with other mourners
heard "Rock of Ages" sung by
Smith and his first wife at his fun
eral services here. "
' Husband and wife sang the hymn
into a phonograph six years previ
ously and the record was played as
part of the burial service.
Baby Is Scalded to
Death; Drank a Cup
V Of Boiling Water
New York, Feb. 28. Blosco Del-
savero, 2 years old, of 52 Fifth street,
Long island City, died at St. John's
hospital under strange circum
stances. According to the child's
mother she had some boiling water
in a cup, prepared to make coffee,
when the child seized the'eup and
drank the water. Death was caused
uy internal burns.-.
The Medical Examiner's nfflrp !s
investigating the case.
To Breed Philippine Hump
Cattle With Texas Cows
Fort Worth. Tex:, Feb. More
than 100 Texas cows have just been
purchased by the United States gov
ernment and will be shipped to the.
Philippines to be cross-bred with the
native Indian or humpback cattle of
the islands. The purchase was made
by Dr. A. S. Shealy, purchasing
agent for the Philippines, who said
the island cattle were poor beef pro
ducers. By crossing the Indian
breed with the hardy Texas stock,
he said it was believed the home
supply of beef could be increased in
the islands, thus decreasing the
heavy importation of meat.
Being Maid to Queen
! Mary -Is No Sinecure
London, Feb. 28. In these days
of high cost of clothes, being a
maid to Queen Mary is no sinecure.
The maids, never of lower rank than
grand-daughters of barons, receive
$1,050 annually, the title of "honor
able" and a badge-miniaturi of her
majesty, surrounded by diamonds.
The maids of honor serve in pairs
for a month at a time. Two have
just retired through ill health.
Trucks Are Now Called On
For All Kinds olService
Fleet of Reo spe owned by SirK Co., Neb.
F W. D. Truck Doing Heavy Service.
Nash Uuard With Pneumatic Equipment.
Chinese Uundrymen Use
Buttons as Poker Chips
Cleveland, O., Feb. 28. Have you
ever wondered what became of the
buttons which were missing when
your washing came back from the
laundry?
Maybe, this is the answer:
Sixteen Chinese laundrymen were
fined $10 and "costs when arraigned
before Muncipal Judge Sawicki. The
Chinamen were convicted of gam
bling. As evidence, the detectives intro
duced a box filled with buttons. Ac
cording to the arresting officers,
these buttons were used as poker
chips. '
Capture Golden Eagle ,
-Glenwood Springs, Colo., Feb. 28.
A rare specimen of golden eagle,
.said by experts to be the finest ever
captured in this section of the coun
try, was trapped recently on Mt.
Sopris, near this city. The eagle is
full grown and will be presented
alive to the city park zoo in Denver.
"Happiest Girl" Says
vHusband Is a Jewel
As Well as Jeweler
London, Feb., 28. The "happiest
girl in all the world" lives in Raw
lins, U. S. A., according to her own
confession. She Is Mrs. Charlotte
Ruby Halle, and she was married a
few days before Christmas in New
York jGity to a wan she had never
seenbefore.
Charlotte forjnerly lived in
Crosbv, Lincolnshire, England. She
sent her photograph to a cousin
in Rawlins as a Christmas prewnt
in 1918. Her cousin showed it o
W. Hale, the town't leading jeweltr.
He wrote and she answered. On
December 18, 1919, she laid tfood
bye to England. - He came on from
Rawlins and met her at the pier.
They were married and arrived in
Rawlins Christmas day. She looked
the town over she was already In
love with her husband sat down
and, writing to her friends t here,
told of her happiness. She said her
husband was a jewel as well at a
jeweler.
From home to home her mar
riage trip totalled 6,000 miles. ,
The first pneumatic tire ever put
into practical use was 30 years ago.
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Chicken Pickers Suffer
From Mysterious Malady
Concordia, Kan., Feb. 28. Nine
persons employed as chicken pick
ers at the Met2 Packing Co. plant
here are suffering from a mysterious
malady, said by physicians to be
similar to blood poisoning.
The first victim of the - strange
disease was recently "spurred" by a
rooster. Other workers in the de
partment have, they declare, con
tracted the "disease" through simi
lar accidents. ,
Soldering Aluminum.
An ingenious methdd of soldering
aluminum is as follows: Drill the
surface of the aluminum . with as
many' small holes as possible at a
slight angle. Drive in brass plugs
that are a tight" fit and smooth off
the pegs even with the surface. The
surface should next be cleaned thor
oughly and paste solder be applied
with a hot soldering iron, after
which the two surfaces are put to
gether, heated and treated exactly
as capper or brass.
See the
Kissel Truck
at the
Motor Truck
Show
this week
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