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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 12, 1922)
1CW-S I UK HKti: OMAHA, No Worse Pest in Auto World Than He-Gossip Mar tlia Soul of Scandal Monger Kf it in Pcacr, Viijrt of Bob OcMl. By BOB ODELL. 1o you know (hat John Doe bat lot the Blue Brit ind that Kill Fniith will toon Ioe the Hnroo and that Charlie Jonei loit the I' Urn in it Sword, etc.? Do you know all that? No, you do not and wont, inetc are juii ample of the rumors spread about by the "he gossips" who are sup posed to le idling motor cars ana who have so much time to talK anout the oihrr fellow that they are loon out of jot. Kverv year the unit crop of ru mors crops up jut about ihow time and thfv are about he same suc cessful dealers nd distributors who are always too buy to even hear thfin. 01 course, there are many sales men who really attempt to rll cari and who do s'll them, but there it aNo another cUs who loaf much of the time and drift from one line of can to another and who declare firmly that the world owes them a living. There 1 no worje pet on earth than the "he gomip" and there are for too many of them. Thi type of fellow it the man who it alwayt trying to tell hit product on the rlr'tnrrit or alleged demerits of the 01 her fcllow'i Muff and he never ..11. .H.,iU:nn (a. ...ru tnr i have actually teen the case ot where a man was in the market for. a passenger car or motor truck, and beraune of the persistent "knock ing" between competitors that the final outcome was that no one made a tle, and if we would only sell our product on the principle that all cars are good cars, but "the car I tell is the best car in the world," we would find that this tort of competition pays and pays well. We hope the soul of the scandal monger rests in peace but we doubt it. ' Rubber Tubing Should Be Used for Faulty Insulation Whenever there i danger of rub bing installation oil wires, which causct short circuits, take a piece of rubber tubing and cover the active wire. To do thit the tubing should be spliced lengthwise and then firmly taped. Neglect in Home Garage , Worst Enemy of Auto Tire An Inspection of crippled tiret in the collection of any repair man will reveal the fact that a larger percent- I New Building of Omaha Auto Firm New home of Universal Motor company, being erected at Twenty ! jt and Leavenworth streets. Tliit building, when completed, will he ne of the tiioit modern auto- mobile talrt and service building to be found anywhere. It will oc- cunv the entire half Mock at the toutheaft corner of Twenty-first and Leavenworth streets. It will be ol brick and reinforced concrete con ttruction, fireproof throughout. One unusual feature will be the large area of class, there being win dows on all four tides. V. D. Benedict, president of the Universal Motor company, in de scribing its new home, ays Tor some time we have realized the need of more commodious facil ities for taking care of our rapidly increasing number of 1-ord owner. Now, since we have alto taken on the Lincoln, we have considered our selves very fortunate that we have planned for the future. Our new lo cation is teveral blocks nearer the center of the city and our new build ing will take rare of the merchandi ing and service on more limn 1.0(0 Kordt a year, in addition to the Lin coln buineA. - "We will hae spariou show rooms for both l'ord and Lincoln: also for used cars. .There will be a woman's rest and waiting room. We al have given considerable atten tion to our rr, nl acceories de partment, which immediately adjoins the new car thowroom. Tin tecond floor will house a modern repair shop, handling all kinds of lord work, including top and body re pair, painting and mechanical work of every description." The L'nivcral hfofor company was organized in l'16 kto. handle Ford product, and thit is the fourth time the volume of business has ne crmitjtcd large quarter. Officers of the company are V. D. Benedict, president; Kalph A. Newell, vice president, and V. E. Borton, secretary. Home of the Dort Sales Company lit! r J.: ti yspo li a age of the trouble comes from neg lect in the garage at home. If stones, ruts and road roughness were the only things that. wore out tires, re pair bills would be cut in half. Water, oil, grease and light rub ber's worst erfemies work In a garage more ' actively than on the road. In washing. the car the rims are liable to become rusty and eat away the tire.-' A coat of graphite or common atove polish will prevent this and keep the tire from creapi'ng. Oil or grease should never be al lowed to stand on a garage floor. If a tire has been smeared with grease, it should be washed thorough ly with cold water and a little soap. Something New by H u D S O N The Coach Five Passenger On the Famous Super-Six Chassis mJDsoJ7ir Pttwton m m $1695. 7-Paas. Phaeton 1745 Coach - - - 1795 Cabriolet - - . 2295 Coup .... 2573 Sedan - - - - 265 '. Tour. LimooeiiM 292t LimonafaM ... 3495 WttHM sad Tax Katr This beautiful closed car is the most attractive value ever offered ' by Hudson. We are now showing it for the first' lime. Come see it. It con ; cefns you personally -and your plans for buying a car, whether open or closed model. An exam ination of the Hudson Coach will pay you well. . The Coach will cost you less even than the open model of any car to which you compare Hudson in ' quality, performance and reliability. .' And see how fully it meets your . : closed car requirements at a sav ing of perhaps 800 to $1500. Think of a closed car on the famous Super-Six chassis, for $1795. . That is less than 6 percent above thecostof the Hudson open models. It is the lowest differential between open and closed cars ever attained. . It is a sensational achievement in - car manufacture. You need no other assurance with respect to the beauty, quality and smartness of the Coach than the fact that Hudson has always led in building fine closed cars. It has -' created styles that are patterns of the industry. The Coach is in keep ing with Hudson's best traditions. - It is certain to be the most popular type Hudson ever built. Be sure to see it. It is just out. Early de liveries will be possible for those who place their orders at once. GUY L.SMITH SRVIC FIRST 2563-5-7 Faraam St OMAHA. ULSAa Plume DO uglas 1970 See the Hudson and Essex at the A uto Show Space 11 The Most Astounding Value Hudson Ever Offered Yank Air Emblem, ilntinKiito Be Perpetuated Blcrnentos of 9 kh Squadron to De Iinucd at Auto Show Ly Rickciiliickcr Motor - Co. ' "Hat In tlia.rinaVtlie firt em Hem of V'anke airmen to go over German ines-4s .to .be perix'tuated in a navel manner. 1 lie Ivitke n backer company lias decided to isue thrte emblems at the national auto shows a a memento of the Kicken barker debut as a motor car. When American air forces were mobilised as independent units the famous 94th squadron was selected lor the initial Honor, under tne wing of their daredevil ships was the hat of Unce bam in a ring of blue a symbol of uncompromising combat nude popular b Roosevelt in his whirlwind political tours. Cantain Lddie Kickenoacker, America's ace of aces and one of the few ereat surviving airmen of the world war, was commander of the 94 ill squadron when hostilities ccaed. Major Lufberrjr, the first Rrcat American ace, who won fame lonir before the United Mates en. tered the war. nlunaed to hi death with the "hat in the ring' emoiaz oned oil bis wines. A, few weeks bark the automooiie world hailed the advent of the Rlck enbacker Motor company produc ing a car in honor of the noted ace. Designs and offers for a monogram came from all parts of the United Slates and Kurope. A famou French sculptor and ad mirer of Kddie Rickenbacker cabled his congratulations and offered to design an emblem for the neve motor car as a tribute from the artists or Paris to the American ace. Former comrades of Rickcnbaclcer. still in the service, sent a special courier to Detroit carrying a small monogram for the new car that had been carved from the propeller or Rick's first fighting ship on the western front. But sentiment and patriotism anit devotion and the choice of the "bat in the ring" prevailed. Garage Exclusively Used for Women Closes Doors The garage, exclusively used for women in Brookline, Mass., lias closed because of its few patrons. The interior of the building was fitted up with an expensively furn ished waiting room, lockers and other conveniences, especially for women drivers and car owners. Graham Brothers MOTOR TRUCK WITH DODGE BROTHERS POWER PLANT Your drivers will tell you f , that this is the truck you should standardize on. It has more power and uses less gas than the averaga. These are xacrs that wo can prove conclusively. A hrf mntj ot body rj V for I roa and V torn OMAHA. NEB. HARNEY AT 2BTH.ST. HARNEY. 0123 " COUNCIL BLUFFS. IA, 33-35 FOURTH ST. COUNCIL BLUFFS, 6l -0- (UP Si Astonishing -Prices Model 19 Touring .'865 Model 14 Roadster ; '865 Model 19-T Sedan 1115 Model 14-T Coupe. -1065 Model '19-S Sedan 1445 Model 14-C Coupe 1315 Light Delivery Car '825 AM artoM f. o, a. fmtttrr The Prices of Open and Closed Gars Brought Near Together Most folks have always preferred a closed car. but objected to paying five or six hundred dollars more for it. Dort has therefore rendered an immensely popular service in making it possible to enjoy ciosea car com fort at but little more than open car price. People everywhere are talking about these solidly built, practical complete closed models, and wondering how. -bort can do it for the money. Throughout the entire Dort line for 1922, a farnily of Seven splendid cars, you will find many mechanical : : refinements and new units of equipment such as perfected 'multiple disc clutch, greater radiatipnt spiral oevel gears, Alemite lubrication, motor driven horn, fine leather seat cushions and backs, and numerous . other items. ' - :: i ': At the Show St What Dort Ha Don For You DORT SALES COMPANY . 20th and Harney Street Omaha ' Phone DO uglat 6082 V