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' ' ' . " v ,a-a- ' THE -BEE: OMAHA, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY P, 1921. J ' , , I , i. " ' " " ' . ... . Records Boost Sale of Autos, Declares Dealer j Motorist Likes to Know Car j '. Can make Sixty Miles, , Says Guy ' L. , . Smith. ' I "The question is frequently raised," say Guy L. Smith, "as to . the value of establishing records for ( a motor car whether or not it pays i to prove endurance and reliability, ' leadership on the speedway or hijl climbs and in cross-country runs against time. ! "Both Hudson and Esex motor j ': cars have gained an unquestioned amount of public faith and confi ' dence through records the' cars have ! established. Records alone, of ! course, have not been responsible for the sales volume, but they have contributed in a real measure. "People may argue that an auto mobile is not bought because it can average better than 60 miles per hour on the speedway for more than 50 hours. It is true no owner really ' expects his car to do that for him. He may not even care to know that an Essex crossed America, San Francisco to New York, 3.347 miles, in four days, 14 hours and 43 min utes or that the type of car he owns holds every local worth while rec ord for hill climbs, interstate runs, , etc. "' ? ' t "All such accomplishments are made 'for one purpose only, and that is to give the public or the prospec tive owner confidence in his car. Re gardless of whether a man ever ' wants to exceed 20 miles per hour ; or not, he still takes pride in the fact that his automobile (can do these things, that the same chassis and ame power plant beneath the hood of .the cars that made these new marks against time are identical with the automobile that he drives." - Apperson Orders Mount ' Following Chicago Show "As a result of the immediate bus iness we did at the Chicago automo bile show last week, we have tele graphed our factory at Kokomo to instantly double production." says T. E. Jarred, vice president of Apper son Brothers Automobile company. , "There h no question But what business is on the immediate rick up. Starting in right from Saturday, when we sold our first tar five min utes after the show opened, we had a constant and steady business, both retail and wholesale', and this comes pretty generally from all parts of the middle -west. - Just' as business was on the increase at the New York show, so it was on a much igreater increase at the j Chicago show,, and trmdefinita orders we. hooked tor . immediate shipnwntpra-vj tbi to hft " an absolute fact, c . . ' Removing Overhead Valves.' ; In some overhead aUiei n valve grinding is made a hafder task than it should be, because when the valves are removed the owner dis mantles the rocker arnt assembly. In most engines this is not necessary because the rocker arm can he d connected from ;the . vertical rod, pushed one side and the valve removed.- In engines using cages this is particularly easy, though most owners go to the trouble of disman tling the rocker arm assembly. To push the rocker arm-aside, use a flat wrench-with a pa(r of pliers at one jaw to twist with. . ' Look at Battery Terminals. Did you, ever wonder why the en gine does not show the accustomed pep or why the lights burn dimly or the ignition seems poor? Unfasten the wires and bars at the battery terminals and notice if they .are clean. They must be clean if cur rent is to flow freely. Scrape off with a stick any green or white de posit you see, and spread ajittle cup grease over the parts', to ? prevent corrosion. ;' Rain Vision Windshields; It is a simple matter to' give i any touring car a clear vision .windshield, which is not generally included in the equipment of the open car. The upper section of the windshield is simply mounted on the top by means cf brackets that hold the part out ' at the desired angle. In this way the " upper half of the shield keeps off the . rain, while the lower half protects the driver from the wind. - . JULIUS CAESAR Made Over Into a Modern Musical Comedy by James J. Montague OPENING CftOntJB. BOLSHEVIKS. , -Ok! W'r bunoh ef betohtvlk Who Uft our RuuUn hem T pl&r a, part is politic -Around th towa of Romo. , W houia not flturo In a Plot i K ' That happonod lonf o ' But don't you that wo havo got ' TO modornlM tho ihow. . , Enter Brigbteyes. ' , v BRIOHTETES. I eomo from far off HaakenmclL (Ain't that a funny word!) '. Tor mo to b in Rom, you I port oetly abourd. But ao's to mak a snappy play , , fvo eomo aoroii tho brlno. .. j"or what'a a coralo ooeray Without a horoioot ' -rem Haokonaack! Hoi Ho!Hal Hal ' . That -always makes 'm (tin. But what's a comlo oprJ Without a herolnnT Enter Caesar. CAESAR. ' Thoush my wlf should always bo abovo - BUsptoton, ; . ; , . I mysolf havoo deilro to no a lnt; And at present am n.."?0" Of discovering, th kind of Jans that I was'hoplng that perhaps you might bs For hhe" wife Is at ths tupereal at tea: Tou can get two quarts of wins for one HowT'yoiTnke to break tho Volsteai law with met . BOLSHKVIK8. There ain't no Toletsad law In Rome. Hal Ha! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho! . But gags like that Is always pat In every muslo stow. (Caesar and Brightcyes drink.) Enter Cassius. cAssiua.1 Corns gather round yoo bolsheviks with bombs and clubs and stones and bricks. . , Wo honest folk have got to croak That ocoudrelly old tetter. Not only hat he stole my gal, but lately ea tho Iriipercal He grabbed tho crown. . So I say "Down With Calus Julius Caesar." BOLSUBYIKS,. .. , , ' ' Rrp oft his orowa and knock him down ' And punch him on the beesor: , ' Flck vp a rock sad smash his block ' Ths guy UCJ. Caesar. "Educated Auto" Refuses to Break Traffic just to Please Moving Picture Operator Guy L, Smith, automobile dealer, claims "he has an "educated auto." Smith played a leading role in the last reel of "safety first" motion pic tures for the traffic safety commit tee of the Chamber of Commerce. So did his "educated automobile." A scene to depict the flagrant vio lation of traffic rules by parking an automobile near a fire plug was be ing filmed. Pedestrians stopped to watch. Traffic at Fifteenth and Howard streets was stopped fof the show. Smith drove his "educated auto mobile" tip near the fire plug and climbed out. ' i Talking with T. F. Naughtin, por traying the arresting officer, his at tention was drawn from the car. When the cu; was given, he Most of Exhibits At Chicago Auto Show Coming Here ' , KJ i il'iW Be Seen in Big Omaha Show in March Clarke PowellReturns From ; - . Windy City. Clarke G. joweU, manager of the 16th annual Automobile show, has just returned from a week, at the Chicago show, and reports that it was the biggest and best show ever! put on in that city. On Wednesday and Thursday the immense coliseum was packed to the doors and the at tendance throughout the week was fully 20 per cent higher than on any previous year. A spirit of optimism prevailed on every hand, and while the actual sales had not been tabu lated when Mr. Powell left Chicago, it was known- that they exceeded all .Mr. Powell conferred with many factory officials ana tnesfc men were unanimous in t congratulating the Omaha dealers on holding their show at a comparatively late date this year. Colonel Sam Miles, for many years, manager of the Chicago show, was particularly emphatic in his comments. 7 "The Omaha dealers are particu larly fortunate in selecting the latter part of March for their show, he said, "The New . York show started the ball rolling and each show since has shown a steady increase in in terest, enthusiasm, attendance and actual sales. At the time your show is put on, business, generally,, will have opened up to a large extent, and the results you willattain will surprise and gratify your most en thusiastic members." Mr. Powell also arranged with most of the factories to send their Chicago exhibits '.to Omaha intact and to have their leading officials on the ground. He also made arrange ments with many accessory manu facturers to be represented at the Omaha Accessory show, which will be put on in connection with the car show. ' ' ' Cadillac Salesmen Return From Auto Show at Chicago James Muldoori. jr., 'Max D. Cub bage and H.,L. Williams of the J.' H. Hansen Cadillac Co., returned today from the Chicago Automobile show,' enthusiastic in every respect. Much attention was paid a tasteful arrangement of enclosed Cadillacs at the show this year. The same models were" exhibited as are now shown at the salesroom of the J. H. Hansen Cadillac company. Make Tool Case. That old inner tube which has been kicking around the garage and which has long since outlived its usefulness for tire purposes j can be made to serve very handily as a tool case in which to carry all the small tepair equipment, such as wrenelies of mod erate length, spark plugs, jcrew drivers, pliers, files, etc. Cut a length of the old tube, sufficient to take the outfits, and then,, after splitting the rubber lengthwise, cut the slits along the center in which to slip the tools. The sides of the rubber will curl up over the tools and then th whole can be rolled into a neat bun dle, which can be held securely in rolled form by using wide rubber bands by cutting off sections of the tube. . ANTONT. Whers rears ths placid pyramid Above the, sands of Egypt .... There lives a lovely dark-eyed kid x And I'm the man that she gypped. And yet no lady anywhere From Greenland to Sumatra Is half as fond or half as fair . As lovely Cleopatra. But soft I I hear A raucous sound! Dark work I fear Is close around. Trs. yes. a ml -v Biff! Zowie! Blng! The bolsheviks Fall on ths king! Gentlemen, gentlemea, pray Forbear thus to wallop and slug. Tou'll surely regret It some day When you are locked up In the jug. "Pray bark to this warning of mine Tour work Is a trifle too raw . This Isn't the land of 3nlne Where killing is sanctioned' by law. CA8SIU9. j ' Jump on him, lads, and kill' him, too; It's film that mads tho blus laws blue. BRIOHTETES. Say, help me get out of this. Mare. Oet a high-powered car right away AndMet us epeed down to embark For the glorious old U. 8. A. I want to go homo to mariner. I'm sick of tho rough stuff tn Rome, Vs two will be happier far , When we're safe In 'my Hackensack " home. BOLSHEVIKS. Say! Jump on that Antony geek I Take a gaaplpe and stove in his dome! Don't you see hs Is making a sneak With the Jans for . her Hacksnsack home? , Enter citizens. ANTONT. HoT CiUsens, you're just la time Tour courage to display. Come, look alive and help ma drlvs These bolsheviks away. CITIZENSL , A vaunt ys crooks whose otu looks Affront our Romas eyes. . The man who'd stand and rates a hand Against our Tony dies. Exit bolsheviks. Exit Cassius. Antonv and' Caesar exit with Brijhteyes between them. (Curtain.) turned to climb back into his car. It was gone. It had backed down a slight in cline for 100 yards, away from the fireplug. While pedestrians laughed and the operator ground out more cel luloid strips, Smith drove the car to the fire plug again. But again, his "educated automo bile' backed away. He gave it up. ' "My car k(spws better than to be parked near a fire plug," he said when he was taken before Judge Foster in Central police court where the final scene cf the movie - was taken. " . " "Don't care if it does," replied Judge Fosfer, to whom there is no closed season on traffic violators. "Fifteen dollars' fine." Highway Experts In Demand, Says Motor Ad Man Successful Truck Salesmen Must Understand Transpor tation, According to Repre sentative of Detroit Firm. Thoroughly trained and experi enced highway engineers are needed to occupy the innumerable positions connected with the administration, financing, design, construction and maintenance of the 2,500,000 miles of rural highways and the thousands of miles of streets in the municipalities of the United ! States in order, that the highways of the country may efficiently serve the agricultural, in dustrial, commercial, social and military requirements of the nation, according to George D. Wilcox, di rector, of sales and advertising for .. r f tne commerce Motor wr comoany of Detroit. Mr. Wilcox has been an advocate of the establishment of schools of some sort where highway engineering, motor truck salesmen- ship and other features dealing witn the motor truc industry could be studied. With the establishment of a chair in highway engineering and high way transport at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, this motor truck executive sees his thoughts be ing executed on a broader plan than he anticipated! The immediate need is for salesmen trained to sell trans-t portation to the prospective truck customer., , "The motor industry offers big op portunities for men who know their business," said Mr. Wilcox. "A sales man must know more in selling a motor truck than the saleable points of his truck. He must know trans portation and the hauling problems of the man he hopes to sell. The customer wants to talk with a train ed salesman who, can advise him on economical operating and mainte nance cost Such a salesman is valu able to himself, his employer and cus tomer I" Avoid Bad Service. The starting motor takes its cur rent from the storage battery through brushes. It sometimes hap pens that these brushes for various reasons, are not making proper con tact and this means more or less failure bf the system. When trouble arises in this system these brushes tiAfilrt y rarefiiltv examined. Attain Lone of the cells of the storage bat- tery runs down Detore tne omers, which are therefore called upon to do more work than hey are able to Vi94i Alcn 9 (rrain of srrit or for eign matter may get between the contact points ot a switcn ana mane a world of trouble before it is dis covered and dislodged. Tn tAm. nut lrtnstntsii of the en gine bolts which hold the water in place may cause misalignment ox the engine, with serious conse auences. If there is even slight looseness, of the bolts it may permit h ncrtn stinnnrt to hammer and pound, and in time the supporting arm may actually , prean on. H (6912) U s UPER - Auto Men Cheery Following Bi Windy City Show High Hopes of Rapid Reha bilitation of Motor Car In dustry Aroused by Suc cess of Affair. Chicago, Feb. S.-The close of the 20th annual national automobile show at the Chicago coliseum con firmed the hopeful expectations for a rapid -rehabilitation of the auto mobile industry aroused by the re cent successful show at New York The Chicago show has always ranked as the more important of the two national exhibitions, from the point of view- of enabling an ac curate forecast of business condi tions in the motor car field. This is for the reason that it is more widely attended by automobile dealers, drawing a representative gathering from all corners of the United States. ; The dealer attendance at the Chi cago show this year was heavier than usual, and the sales contracts entered into, calling annually for shipments of cars running into mil lions, of dollars, were well up to nor mal.' ' Gradual Easing. A general spirit of hopeful op timism, induced by the marked suc cess of the show, both from a whole sale and retail 'sales point of view, was in general evidence, and officials of manufacturing concerns were greatly encouraged by the outlook. , George M. Dickson, president of On January 21st, the Paige, Daytona Model, 6-66 brojee every stock car record for speed when it covered a measured mile in 35.01 seconds a speed of 102.8 miles an hour. Today, therefore, Paige stands as the unquestioned stock car , champion of the World. And, what is even more, the entire line of Paige 6-66 models is revealed as the most important engi-, ' neerjng development of the age. , Take one demonstration in any 6-66 model and judge it for ., yourself ... , j.., -; That is all we ask. ; ; - 6-66 Laketoood SevcnPassengcr Touring Car 11. 6-66 Larthmonl 11 Four-Passenger Sport Type 6-66 Five-Passenger Coupe 1 V . 6-66 Seven-Passenger Sedan . AUmUdfrnUniOUUttAMU. wuhih els llresr leal (JWceuMry j 1 - ' PAIGE-DETROIT. MOTOR CAR CO., DETROIT IfssasdsMM Jtiii$ JTstsr Csri ess afefer IrmU NEBRASKA PAIGE CO. R. M. Austin, General Manager 27th and Harney Sts. Omaha, Neb. THE MOST JJl'ATlTirUL CAR. IK A'MSftTXCA D S Compare Hudson's Price With Cars to Which You Compare Its Quality ' i ' " HAVE you considered Hudson's real price advantage?, Remember that the cars with which you habitu ally rate the Super-Six in quality and perform ance are much costlier than it. Yet where will you find any desired quality that Hudson does not possess in equal measure? By official proofs as well as in the constancy of more than 100,000 owners. Hudson has won an endorsement no other car holds. And an im posing number of these owners now know a satisfaction in the Super-Six that they did not find in their former costlier cars. GUY L.SMITH ; -CRVice rmsi er rMwwt.S'K PMAHAUSA.. phonl DouGiafm the National Motor Car and Ve hicle corporation, who has attend ed every Chicago show tince its in ception, voiced the opinion that a general condition of healthy and vig orous prosperity would prevail in the automobile industry within another month. "The gradual easing in the finan cial situation and the uplift of busi ness conditions generally," states Dickson, "has given rise to a buy ing movement that is already well under way. Further improvement is certain during the" coming weeks, with a return to normal not far dis tant. ' Prosperity in Sight "The replacement business, or the sale of new cars to replace those worn out in service, figured by Col lier's Weekly as 1,300,000 cars for 1921. is rapidly coming into evideifce. During the last four or five months, hundreds of thousands of people have been drivincr cars that have out- Wived their real usefulness, at a cost of operation and maintenance pro hibitively high. With the improve ment in business conditions these people are giving thought once more t& the purchase of a new car. "The general consensus of opinion, both on the part of the public and the industry, as reflected by the Chi cago automobile show, is that pros perity is knocking at the door. "It will take time, of course, for the industry to bring its manufactur ing program back to normal, probab ly more time than it will take for the demand to assume normal or nearly normal proportions. For this rea son, it is only reasonable to expect that, the closing months of spring and summer will witness a shortage in automobiles of greater or lesser magnitude. Order Kearly. '.'To those who have real need for a motor car, whether new or used. ON SIX the advice of those who are most thoroughly conversant with condi tions and most reliable in their pre dictions, as evidenced by thei? utter ances in the past, is to buy early, else they are very apt to be disap pointed in securing delivery by a margin of from 30 to 60 days, per haps more. "The automobile, industry is once, more evidencing the remarkable re cuperative power that has made it the marvel of the manufacturing world since its inception. The slo gan of the industry today is 'Full Steam Ahead'." Drain' Vacuum Tank., At fixed intervals open the' drain cock at the bottom of the vacuum tank. Usually a few drops of water and rust flow before the gasoline starts running. The fact that it cften will not flow until a wire is run through the drain cock, shows there is foreign matter which may cause carburetion trouble. D E P E ' The Cadillac Car will give you dependability-the capacity to withstand hard usage day after day and " year after year. Cadillac service ability may be com . pared with that of a faithful watch. There is permanent peace of mind in the ownership . of a car whose performance can always be depended - upon-at all times of the year, under all conditions v' which call for 'complete and absolute reliability. The beauty embodied in all enclosed Cadillac models . ' ; ; has long been the marvel of Critics both at home and , 5" abroad. Even the Cadillac. J. H. HANSEN CADILLAC CO. OMAHA Ths r OMAHA. NEB. HARNEY AT 28TH. ST. HARNEY 0123 $7,007,47 Profit --Of Nash Co.' in' 'ZO Common Stock Pays $122 a Share Salea Total $37,185,766. t Trofirof $7,007,471 for the fiscal year ending November 30, 1920, is shown in the annual financial re port of the Nash Motors company which has just been submitted to the board of directors. This profit is net, after all charges including federal taxes have been deducted. The profit earned by the company during the vear equals, after deduct-! ing $315,000 preferred dividends.! $122.79 a share on 54,500 shares of common stock. The earning.' for the previous fiscal year, on 50,000 shares of stock, was $95.05. The statement, signed by C. W. N D A BI in conservative England tribute is paid to; ' A Complete Display of Cadillac Enclosed Models May Be Seen at Our Sales Room Now ii mi ii a You will find every member of the family loyal to the car. It is serviceable alike for all ages and all demands, whether business, family or social, gatc-lin consumption it nnntaally low. Ths tlx mileage I unuiualljr higfc. - yQTOil CAR UBwen-Davis-Cdad Auto COUNCIL BLUFFS (A. 103 SO. MAIN ST. 'COUNCIL. BLUFFS 691 OMAHA AUTOMOBILE SHOW March 1 4th to 1 '9th Nash, president of the Nash Motors .-. company, points out that sales, dur- , ing the 1920 iscal year, were $57,185,766.78 as compared with $41,754,093 for 1919 or an incteasv of 36.9 per cent. It shows accounts payable, of $1,074,229.93 and ch .in;: banks $12,409,378.12. Duriug the fiscal year there were produced by the company 41,111 passenger cars and trucks. ' In the report Mr. Nash says "The first units of the new plant in' Milwaukee are now completed and operation started. The four-cylm der car is meeting with a fine ception. We have put into the Milfj u.dL- nlanf fnr land. buildinffS. i machinery and equipment $1,573,063 besides ?l,280,UV tor woricing capi tal. We have also expended during. the year in' the enlargement of our KeiiAsha six-evlinder and truck plant $1,051,445. Tk. l..n.Et n,ini.M'iiii nf 1020.. as estimated by the New York-Fed-. eral Reserve bank, was in rubber, vr which tell 53.5 per cent. LIT Y LINCOLN ii ii ii ii mill ii ii ii ii nn mi Co. 5 1 - Eutcr Marc Antony- (tenor)f I (Copyright, . 1931, Ball Syndicate, Inck -4