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Used Cars Find
, Ready Market in
Apperson Cars
on't Be Reduced,
Interior, of Pierce-Artow Motor
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" Says President
I Shrewd Buyeng
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Senior Salesmen Now Enter
ing Field Good Shew?,
. rooms Required by In
fant Industry.
TTrwItiiirr iicrt ran It Q
which is not only attracting some of
i lie senior automobile salesmen, dm
u.litrti rnuir 9 ffMifrnuq work-
in? Capital and a first-class show
room.
'A great many smart buyers never
fniy.a new car," says M. C Meeks,
.of tr.e Weeks Auto company. First,
I he greatest depreciation in tne
value of a car comes in thefirst
vear of service. Another angle
which is taken into consideration is
that any weakness in a car is pretty
.pt to show up ill a year's driving
and can then be adjusted .or replaced
if necessary, therefore, a great many
motor wise buyers are finding it
economical to buy good used cars.
Of course, no one, not even used car
merchants, care to buy a used car
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Our success in the used car busi
,is ia hpcfr inrlirritrH hv our ex
pansion. We started in a very small
way several years ago ana our pres
ent requirements necessitated our
moving into the commodious location
at 2')47 Farnam street. We are well
emiiftped here to handle useT cars
and to properly and conveniently
d'splay tttem. ,
. "A slrrewd used car buyer," ac
cording to J. H. Hansen of the J. H.
Hansen Cadillac Co.. "has a very
unusual opportunity today to pick
up a car which will, for all practical
purposes, serve just as well as a new
"v car.
Reduction in Price .
"The money situation which lias
confronted us for Several months
lias made it necessary for automobile
dealers to use discretion in trading
in old cars. The recent reduction in
the prices of a rummer of autamo
Wle has brought about a correspond
ing reduction in the price of used
automobiles and many trade-ins have
been made with due considerations
to the reduced prices of various cars.
"As a consequence, many: quality
' cars have been taken by us in trade
at relatiVeley low antes. Add to
this situation was the necessity on
the part ot some who were, short of
, money td convert theircars into
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' "Manyof the automobile dealers,
including ourselves, make no" attempt
to profit by the sale of used cart.
They are taken in, in many instances,
simply as a means of selling new
cars and are sold at the price paid
for them, phis any expense entailed
vin overhauling, repainting, etc."
''Save 'Em With Ammonia,"
Warning of Battery Men
With clothes at $100 or so a stilt
autl shoes around $15. it pays to-be
careful when you test your battery
with a hydrometer of 'l?l?t water.
There is always a' chau.ee that a
" drop of the battery solution will
spatter, though.. care in usinu: the
hydrometer majr;jake $hew dRtJjter
- of damage extrqpjely,-remote
;"Iu, case the unexpected., should
. happen ' says Elmer Rosengreh of
the Nebraska Storage Battery com
. pany, "you can protect yourself if
vou have a small bottle of am
monia handy in the garage. If put
on promptly, the ammonia may save
a sait, a pair of shoes or a bad spot
on the running board of your car."
Ammoni:Kcan also be used to clean
corrosion from connections and bat-
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Traction authorities are being in
vited by the Fierce-"Arrow Motor
Car company of . Buffalo.. N. Y to
view the . new type of , motor bus
which recently was put into active
service in Buffalo by the company.
This bus, mounted on a Pierce-Ar-r
row two-ton dual valve ' cltassis
equipped with pneumatic , tires, seats'
25 persons comfortably and is de
scribed as a brother-to. the modem
street car. ,
-VBecause a iiiuhber of electric rail
way companies already have au-
mente,d their regular equipment with
tieets ot motor Dusses, iraction au
thorities are watching wjtlj.. interest
the development 'sf this veluchiL
says Robert O. Patten, truck sales
manager of the company.
' "Thd electric, railway industry, has
come to regard the motor bus as. an
ally, not as a competitor "The bus
enables the electfh; ra'ilway 'to give
servile in . new.lyropeiiedj' sectiotks
without- going .to the enormous et
pcnse oriaying tracks and investing
in new rolling stoc'k.":lt likewise can
be used to rcvelhe heavy -passenger
traffic. burden during rush laurs.
By running the busses on streets par
allelling the trolley streets conges
tion's avoided and the electric cars
make- faster headway. - .
"In cities where trolley companies
have added; motor, busses , to' their
equipment1; experience has shown
that the bus service, is comparable
in headway, speed, fape" aitd transfer
privilege and .economy of- operation
.viiir illy yjiiKj dvhav.'.. ,. . -
The type i bus recently perceiv
ed;, by..tne'r Pierce-Arrcrw - company
marks a distinct advance in bDs con
struction. The steel body is fitted
with all the, known -safety - eyices
and modern" eonvenjences, including
electric, lights; push1 buttons, a heat
ing systeni-'and window stre5Us;'atii
shades. The rjding qualitits may bb
compared to those ot ar ruuman
coach. The driver and passengers
have clear vision on all sides." r.The
biis1 attains , a speed . 6f 23 'miles aii
hour with ease and handles well in
traffic. Although commodious, the
bus is of sWfch' fhcient desighHhat it
docs not give the. imp'respioii of bus
iness aiid it .conforms to' state and
city regulations. ,-
Dort Owner Starts
' South for Winter
tery terminals."
Cleaning Parts.
N Parts removed from the car may
be cleaned by washing in a hot solu
tion of sal soda and then thoroughly
drying. This was the method of
cleaning employed with the field
guns of pur artillery during the
late- war. ' " -X '
"In spite of the unusual weather
which has marked October through
the northern states," asserts Hal-vey
Hv Tones, president and general
manager of -the Dort Sales Co. of
Omaha, "many motorists have been
preparing tor a trek to the soutn-
land. not caring to risk the rigors
of Winter antl the uncertainty of a
coal supply. .
Elmer lerrv ot t'lttsburgn, is one
of the migratory sort, and this year
he .is all set -tor : a gepuine outing.
Accompanied by Mrs. Terry he re
cently drove to Michigan to have a
look at the state where most auto
mobiles are built, then, headed for
Texas. The Terrys have a complete
equipment. In their Dort touring
car they carry a" tent; stove, retng-
erator. supply of food and clothing?
and they do not .intend to pay high
hotel bills on the way. " j.-
i After driving 430 miles -to ward
their destirfation, "Mr'.' -Terry sent
!b,ck word , that - the effstance hid
been covered on just' 20 gallons of
gasoline, and what surprised him
most was the case with which the
Dort takes stiff grades over the hills
and negotiates sand and bad . dirt
roads.
' Valve Hissing ,
When the car owner, tfears a .hiss
ing, which he knows comes ffom
escaping compression,' he naturally
thinks of valve grinding. This does
not always follow. A small bit' of
grit may become fastened to the
head of the valve, in such a way as
ta prevent the valve closing tightly,
or; a. variation iff- stem adjustment
idue to vibratiofl.'ma'y, caiise the. valve
to seat imperfectly. In either case
.there- will be a hissing sound.
Get Wise on Batteries
Make up your.mind now
wnctner you u say , iviy usutciy
a nuisance," or . My battery's no
trouble at all."
All you have to do to sidestep
trouble is to buy a: 'good battery
and then take care of it. 7
There never was a combination
like the Still Better Willard Bat
4 , tery and Willard Service. Get
wisel V-" . ' r -r;;;' .
threaded Rubber Insulation is
L the kind selected by 152 manu
facturers of passenger cars and
tracks.'
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Nebraska . Storage Battery Co.
20th and HrneJ Stl; ' Phone fyler 2920
Smallest State G;ts
Large Shipment of Coles
Popularity' of the Cole -Aero-Eiglit
models in Rhode Island is attested
by the fact, that it is demanding its
Coles in carload) lots. , '" j
Rhode Island, 'despite the fact that
it is thesmallest state in the union,
boasts 4,G00- motor- car owners, or
at the ate dfbne: car to . every 14.7
residents'of the state.
. r'One. of . ffi .largest: single ship
ments of- mojor cars ever sent out
by the Cole company left the Indian
apolis factory, recently for Rhode
Island. It consisted of 21 railroad
cars destined for' the Cole Motoe Car
company of Rhode Island,. with
headotiarters at Providence, R. I
Most of the shipment of cars had
already. ben sold by the Providence
dealer and were driven away by their
new owners the day atter they ar
rived' at Providence.
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; . The Battery
'Again the "caf owner is. implored
to remember that battery; liquid
evaporates Aipre . rapidly in . hot
weather than in cold. Th cells
should . bernspected once a . week
in summer and should be brought
to leveKwith distilled water.
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Compound Popularity
..j Makesthe Olds; Sell Easy
Every automobile dealer strives to
make hia car popular, but compound
. popularity comes only to a few. . 7 .
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Oldsmobile p o p u la r i fry . gains ,
strehgrth "not ' only through hew ad
" mirers, but through- holdingthe; bid
admirers. r; ; , vKv';i':r-:
Thus an ever-increasing w list of
"motor, wise" Ibetome 'buyers and theny
boosters. '; " - " - , "' ": ;
. ' . The unusual value in all Oldsmobile'
products is evident at a glance, . ; The
convincing stability and .performance
, strengthens the feeling . of loyalty
towslrd?the manufacturers,, through'
. miles and miles of service. , , .;.
iTm Payments to Responsible Parties
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Six . . . . . . $1,450
Eight .". ,..'$2,100
, f . o. b. factory
Nebraska , '
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2559 FarnamJ5t.
Company
Jen. ;Mgrii" . ; ) ,f .
Phone Tyler 1770
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After July 1, 1921, Prices May
Be Advanced, Dealers De
clare In Reviewing Market
Conditions" -
" The' Apperson BrosutamobiIe
Cor Kokomo, lnd..l tVonjfh its
president,, EdgarxApperson, made an
announcement statins; their views on
the price situation.
"4nnrnn nrirpa will lint be . re-
duced," states Mr. Apperson. "The
present prices are guaranteed until
July 1, 1921, and there is little like
lihood of tllere being any change
then unless it is tp increase them."
"The price of any piece of mer
chandise "is based on the tost of
raw material plus the cost of labor
and overhead to which is added a
fair profit.
"Now the greatest cost of a motor
car is labor. That has not come
down one penny. Ttye other great
cost is material. Neither has this
item budged downward. In fact,
during, the last 12 months the cost
of raw material has gone up. If
any- motor car manufacturer was
getting an inflated price, oi course,
he had toicome down justas sugar
did. ' , - ;
.' 'But the vast majority of high
grade motor car makers have, found
it .utterly impossible to reduce their
prices a single cent. ' '
'"This is-because they were' get
ting fair prices and not making a
penny more thanthey should make.
"Already some ' of these 'makers
who' reduced. prices., are' advocating
a'return to higher prices after Janu
ary 1: Several just increased their
prices. So, 'in my judgment. theJ
sensible thing for the American
jjublic 'to do is to buy their motor
Cars how. ( Undoubtedly, prices will
not1 be reduced on 'the contrary,
they might have to be increased, so
waiting might- prove costly.". ,
IS.0OO MILES ON TIRES
5& GraUtr Fwd Effiaeuy
Zer-BUct Rtadtbility
. leu Anand DttrmitUmy
Trkyior Xuloi C9. '
2200 Farnam Street '''
Phone Dougla 5268
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The comfort and beauty Qf the
appointments add to the physicaf
enjoyment which you derive from
the easy riding qualities of the
Sedan. ;
The upholstery is done in genuine
mohair velvet. ',;
The gasoline consumption is unusually low.
. The tire mlle'tge is unusually high.
v DBwen-Davis-Cdj) Autd Co.
M AHA, NEB.
'IBI4-I&IB FARNAM 5TJ
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; Here you will find USED FdRDS liaudled as a sppcfalty. We liave more than
11 000 square feet of floor space filled with all styles of FORDS-from the rmm
' bouts-truck-to the closed cars. Ours is really the Used Ford Market of Omaha. , :
We-guarantee every car to be just as we represent it. ' Our cars are all in firsts
Wss shape, made so in our own shop. We deal fairly and .squarely with every
customer, and if 'a car goes wrong we make it right at once. It will pay you, when :
in the market for a USED FORD, to come here first to see what we have to otter
you.
, lliese Bargains
v Will Go Fast
!"J920 Ford 'Sedan, with starter.. 650
1919 Ford Coupe, withstarter.... $575
3919 Pord Touring Car, "starte . $350
' 1919 Ford,Touring Car, without starter. .-$275
1919 Ford Roadster, without starter. ... .$250
1918 Ford lioadsler, Avilhout starter. . . . .$195 hf
1917 Ford Touring Var,. without starter. .$lOo
1916 Ford Touring Car, without starter. .$125 .
1919 Ford t)ne-Ton " Truck' $185 ',,
1917 Ford Lurlit Delivery Truck $145
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