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- ’ AT RTINS S s W i . L L PR 0ot § v e THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 26, 19 —B e — — an e fore n to advioe " v ng deliverie requoste sldered the most neibl A A0 e gift of all, be Even a Seat for the Dog in This Coupe Auto the Correct 1148 Wave reached 1oy, SeoiENS St [, oheltanle crie 14 entorment G CBORE e Tl + f » t ration. Many deale e roport The purchase of an automodile as a | independence it gives are not confined o Cl " Q g that pur s apecified NAS MOrn- Christmas gift | wctly In keeping wit to one day, t rather to a number of “nb or 1r18tma de w for ti v ears. IN (he new Christmas spirit,” says L. J s, . $a 3 . most cas he heads of t household | Olljer, viee president and director « B Glft. 1t 18 Sa‘ld kept the re of thoir presentation 8 |gales of the Studebaker corporation. “This A Cough Medicine that Felps. Saa total secrct and took their families bY [pew spirit s that of making Christmas | Dr. King's New Discovery will help surprise. Jast all the gear round Instead of only cough or cold; keep a bottle at Motor cara have. figured as Christmas | Close to 1000 Studebaker mutomobiles [one day, and selecting gifts aceordingly. |home for emergencies. e, At druggists gifts In far greater numbers this year | were ordered during Docember, with | “The automobile has come to be con- | —Ad.er iscment. — e e nd the car to Racine, Wis, to have| woodwork, as In the case of most|it Is good for ma i p (A m. gl Y i ‘ “‘ le 1 ‘ LML ‘ | f ; I M ‘iw i - if About the fanciest thing In a coupethe work dome. The coupe contains a(coupes, but is plate giass, Dr. Tarry ; ”IHI’“ i in Omaha is owned by Dr. K. R. Tarry. | seat roomy enough for two people, plans several overland trips in his new | I Il HHI ’M *J\' | Dr. Tarry has had his big six-cylinder | addition to the special seat for the driv-| OUPe: and declares they will be much it ,‘“ 11 I ~ more comfortable than riding in Pull- I li il <\ uh‘ tevens, which formerly had a tourlng| er and another special seat for the| mens The big Stevens has already been I" i, ‘Im‘ body, remodeled, and so much of an| dog wHose nose can be seen in the|from the Atlantic to the Pacific on ‘ I ‘ i ’ } innovation were his designs, he had to | plcture. The top of the coupe s not| cross country junkets, and Tarry saye| ”1 ”!It Ill '” HM!L mfl N' il N i i 1““,.1““ u‘ i \‘“\Wlfi‘li.“‘w ZTAKE POWER FROM |Automobiles in Heard | | Good Favor with ‘ MOTORS ON BLOCK . : At the Omaha ' | Majority of Farmers | xysomobile Club Reo Company Uses Power Gemer-| o, n G, Koether, general sales man- | ated by Engines While They |aser of the Hyatt Roller Bearing com- | ing | pany: A trip to any small town In any Are Be Tested. farming community on any Saturday Indiana, according to a Mr. Armstrong, who was formerly secretary of one of e csnat ioota on thy | 1 SIAN's DEGRTeshvs toad clube, spepda oon prove vl money as any state for good MAKE TEST BY DYNAMO METER | tarms are buing cars. Toats. pemamsant reada. tButr sayt ‘A representative of ours had occasion | 4 ctrong, “they are continually patch- v ¥ “Beems like an awfully expensive |to be i Plainville, Kan., a village Of lino and patehing the roads. Brick s equipment,” sald‘a Reo dealer on & recent l'.'l‘lg 's:‘:::::‘:‘fl:m:o‘:‘n‘::’;fl’f:’un‘:‘: now greatly in favor there, because of b the permanénce, without maintenance visit to the factory, when showh into | seventy-two motor. cars parked In one uw::e' Douglas ocounty should make the engine and. chassis testing 'depart- | block on the main business street. In |, migtake about the material used in ment. O e T e mines | BArd surfacing fta main highways,. Use “ " . Y 5 . b 1t does look like it said the Reo |were the proporty of, farmers, who had | X gulde. driven to. tpwn to do thelr Saturday g Knocking “As & matter of fact our sales depart- | ghopping. | 1iite @6t ohebob. i shib Platohn.”. 1. oy ment tells us it 1s one of tho most| “This widespread ownership of automo- | marked a elub. member, referring to. & economical features of our plant. What | biles by farmers means that the peoble | prospective member who, after using the seems to be eftravagant in fact really |on the farms have the momey to buy | club's 1,221 direction signs and the road | proves to be very cheap when it comes|Motor caré, and that automobile con- | reports from the information burkay, to selling the product. You know we |Struction has been developed so It 10 | :aiq the automobile club did him no good. e automobiles to sell, not to keep. |longer is necessary to have a repair shop | Knocking, eh? “The electrical equipment fn this de- |8round the corner. —_ partment 1s probably the most expensive | ~The perfecting of such vital parts of The Reply Appreciative. Sou will find in any automebile factory |® Mmotor car as the bearings and the | “T took but two or three little trips T the world, but you will notice we are | MOtor has done much to bring about the around Omaha this year," sald a club tatifting et Bisks general use of automobiles. Hyatt roller [ member to Secretary Clarke Powsll, “but . ";‘,E ?n “‘l ST, LY bearings require no adjustment and no |my car, nevertheless, was very busy in very Reo motor and every Reo rear|,ii.ntion, The only care they need is |the meantime with my family. And [ roa en Our em o — axle, every transmission, and every occasional olling. want to thank the automobile club for chassts—each Individual one—is suhjected > “I was told a fow days ago that 33 |their rellable road reports and touring . to tho most rigld and precise ‘dynamo-|yep cent of the farmers in the country |information furnished the women folks." meter. Not only the power of the motor | own automobiles; that 49 per cent of these ———— ncrease our m to the efficiency of the transmission | purchused during the last twelve months How Carthage Woke Up, mechanism clean back to the tires i |and that 32 per cent of those mot now | Carthage is a medium sized town in tested here and accurately recorded by | owners are in the market for cars.” Missourl. They had been “stuck in the NO MATTER WHAT YOUR LINE—whether a manufacturer or a wholesaler; a supply house, retailer or con- electrical instruments. “It 1s not as extravagant as it looks, | however,” continued the Reo man, “for if | you will notice from each of these 1 | mud” for years down there. One day tractor in the city; farmer—specializing in dairying stock or a general agriculturalist; no matter whichofa | they organized a “M5-Day Good Rcads thousand lines of commercial activity you are engaged in—no matter which of a thousand problems of quick | Club.” Permanent roads became a real- transportation confront you—one or both of these Reo Motor Trucks will meet your conditions. |ity. Farmers came to town in “all kinds" 5 : ;'":‘{::'m*.’_:::‘;:lm :‘;,"-:.:T Y::ny SERVICE IS PARAMOUNT in modern business—the facilities to deliver promptly and with dispatch the articles If you wil v et . r roo')nOJI :In“n ‘;L;m'e y:‘\le;,::'m: ‘::emr;“:: Along the Bai thamadialaigatted Planadel more your customers need—whether the product of the farm or factory or the daily order from the store. power that is generated by Reo motors Pl of prreahitantipeviny. Fours and Sixes during their several hours of test.” OF COURSE SOME LINES of business call for more than one type of motor truck—one of great carrying capacity to handle the in-coming tonnage, and delivery from the central warehouse to the various distributing points ~—from which the smaller loads are handled by lighter, faster trucks to destination. Automobile Row Keeping the Dollars Home. | Here's an extract from a letter written Tn an adjoinng room they found two by a farmer down south which speaks blg generators. ‘“Here,” said the Reo| Joe M. Dine, manager of the Good-| o) mae for good roads: *—and he had man, “you will see that we are generat- | year Rubber company, spent last week | paey contemplating sending awav to Chi- Ing over 480 horse power on an average. |at the factory in Akron and from there | cago for an important piece of machin At times, it runs twice that. Aside from | went to Sheldon, la., to spend Christ-| pue (he roads being paved he wen: SUCH USERS FIND that a combination of the two Reo models is ideal—one or more of the 2-ton trucks | and several 1500-pound Speed Wagons. \ ™ho slfght loss fn the lines, we put all | mas with his brother. Town, -atd’ Tk ‘e Tba. eknetit whal | 2-Ton Reo 34-Ton Reo the power developed by fifty or 100 | -— he wanted right I our - wwn, and | motors, as the case may be, that are on{ W, 8. Rutherford, branch manager of | bought.” | THEN THERE ARE others who require only one type of truck. ‘rl:EREdH‘_As LONG BEE:! an insistent and a m the testing blocks, into our lines and | the Goodrich Tire company, will spend| Many eatalogue house dollars have hud MANUFACTURERS, WHOLESALERS and Jobbers of heavy w;“i“'ch‘m“h': "_‘:‘“ :""C of "“m celerity than t § atilizes it to run the faetory. If all the | the holidays at Kansas City. Rutherford | their wings clipped and are unable to fly of bulky articles are partial to the 3-ton Reo. eavy-duty types are capable. motors were running to full capacity or\ and several friends have planned to do |outside the home dmf“' whan t«md COMMERCIAL DAIRYMEN all Amaerion wee this power- YET IT TOOK LONGER to develop a practical motor truck sourse we would generate a good deal | some hunting on one of his father-in-|roads lead to town. Isn't that loglc Tl elisiie- Beseand: iy m""lm"u.ly GRS over of this type and for this service. more, but our policy s to run the genera- | law’'s farms during the few days' vaca- Fiboni o0 . Tomraslt: ‘Johm.t | its performance and its extremely low cost of up-keep. LOAD IS A PROBLEM—but, that was solved years ago — the lor for several hours at a slow speed and | tion. 4 ually, as it limbers up Increase its i TSGR Ty SR Roy, and power output unt!l we finally | . L. Huff- SERRLE. LIOWAS 36 . IT 1S A COMMON THING for & dairyman tocarry 60 o 80 10- 3400 Reo, for example. gallon cans of milk on this truck—sa load of nearly twice its SPEED IS ANOTHER and more difficult problem—but that George L. Dingman of the W. club member to Secretary Poweil, “and t00 was solved in the pleasure car. develop its maximum. man Automobile company sales depart- |1 don't ming saying the club's sixms and rated (2-ton) capacity. s - YR ment, left for Sioux = City. Thursday | information paved the way. But, do you | SOME BIG CONCERNS in metropolitan centers, who use BUT LOAD PLUS SPEED—there was a problem over which | morning to accompany Mr. Huffman on | know, I have never sa!d a word to fr ond * fleets of motor trucks, tell us that they rely on their Reos as the world’s leading automobile engineers pondered long and B,ny 3 s | 8 hikh-gear drive to Stoux City. Mr.|of mine about the fine things th. elub confidently as on railway time-tables—the Reos are even more earnestly. Reo engineers worked on this for several years before Reports a Great Dingman will spend several days in Sioux | gives. But, believe me, I am going to accurate on the schedule. we were willing to offer the result to Reo customers. | City writing dealers' sales contracts on |be the best lttle booster you've wot dur AND AS FOR UP-KEEP—why, we wish could talk to WE FIRST TRIED IT OUT thoroughly, in our own work at 4 Winter Business i the new six-30. |ing 1916." Them's lovely words! every owner of & 2-ton Reo. You'd hear that, did we Lmue? -adnlnl various other lines of business there. We ¥ g use them in an ad, would be incredible to you, much as you carried a of castings at speeds up to 30 miles per hour— i | W. L. Huttman Automobile company | O::.::o:': ::;:n;:”::u:.fio:a. 4 value the word of Reo. week after week—month after month—and she stood the gaff. “Thirteen hundred per cent ahead of | has received another big shipment of | - i 3 PNEUMATIC TIRES IS THE ANSWER to this kind of service D. ber is th o torist could wish for is the fine twentv- IN SIX MONTHS—yes, in less time than that—this Reo will e e Beis, "aport of Pusl | Chalmers' six-#'s and the temporary | nye mile brick pavement out of Dayton, pay for itself. And when you realize—when you've proven to _'-'"gh‘“‘:; 'P‘:gv with loads up to three-quarters of a ton, poration. The January schedule calls ';“'1‘;"3""’;':;':';" » pawas ‘:;mf:";:n‘:z::"':: O. They are solid for the “man wan yourself by your awn fl:ur:n how mu;':.lo: is the main. possible and practical. for 2,600 " | th it brick.” tenance cost and how muc! eater cient " THERE ARE SEVERAL HUND! model At he New Tork show, whicn opens | ors from (s wiottment, and were to| 7% B 8% P wonder how you delayed 30 long in making the change. e Ll Ll A next t'riday night, the Saxon corpora | be seen driving away with that “six-30 What Good Romds Mean. And, without exception, they are making good tion is planning a jubllee and celebra- | smile.” The best incentive for good roads weo Concxllct:ulflo BODIES: m-.nrn;nyumolbu.mm , wit an & 3 ton o the winter uusiness. and also of | e | have heard is the following: “Go when to wh e0 motor trucks are applicable, and these call for OF COURSE WE PUT the usual Reo factor of safety, “50 the fact that the Saxon exhibit which two| 2 7 | you Want 10.50.: 508 0ty Whin 4e. voads such diversity in bodies, it is impossible for any manufacturer cent over-size in all vital parts” in this as in every other years ago oocupléd an obscure cormor | ‘”;er:;;“‘;"‘“":‘h watle 0 BIREVO | Ll are 8 | to make them all. Motor Vehicle. of the four loor now one of the | on e N alesroom o e L) features of the main floor at the Grand | W. L. Huffman Automobile company at N s & YOU CAN HAVE ANY KIND OF BODY to fit either of TIRES TOO ARE 50 PER CENT LARGER than is Central Palace. | 20638 Farnam stroet. The new stogk fetting & Rapsthtion these chassis made by your local wagon maker—or we will 0 carvy the normal losd. B0, When eit ecsasidn, yeu fied & at the show fs awarded In ac | room. which in destened to care for ine| Wil you please send us a photo of furnish you blueprints and photos and refer you to reliable necessary or desirable to overioad this * speed wagon" don't MOOS | 100 eet " sti) of Chaimers and your sign card and a writeup of your cx- concerns who will do it for you. -wryw—k' a Reo and it will stand it. Consequently the arrival of the Saxon ¢ " Hupmo- | collent work the last year. We beliove on the main floor is tangible evidence | Vile parts ever carried by a distribu- | your splendd work will influence south- IF ALL ELSE WERE EQUAL—quality of the product, and price, and the guarantee back of it (and we of the growth of the company, whicn |tor, is the most complete in the city.|ern clubs in marking the roads.’ T o think you'll agree there’s no other guarantee quite so good as Reo’s)—still good business would now ranks sixth among Uetrolt makers | Separate drawers are provided for each shove was rec lved from two large and ninth among all automobile manu | individual part, the numbers on the out e ey dictate a Reo Motor Truck in preference to any other. motor magazines during the last week, facturers In number of cars produced. | gige of these correspondi with the The y v One teaturs of the Waxon Jubilee Wil b | ;umper on'the card in e ok fla | T U U OVE s KnotR. il sepe. the ON SERVICE GROUNDS REO IS THE BEST BUY. More than 1500 dealers handle Reos and so0, no . uet at which hundreds of dealers un S B Do peemat'from all over the oon: ;‘"“:"“ fl'_')"‘l’;"'”"“"'“'d of the contents —_— matter where you may be, always there’s a Reo representative at hand ready, willing—yes, eager— s kep! e Huffman company contem s t : to give you service or instantl. 1} t you may need. W\es Manager Getzinger says that the | plates carrying a stock of Chalmers re GOOdyear Tll‘es °g Yyou any stantly supply any part y Ly Saxon district manager for the Paelfic | pair parts to take care of all the terri coast put 800 cars into his territory 1n | ory controlled by Omaha, Lincoln, In the War Zone REO MOTOR TRUCK COMPANY JONES-OPPER CO., Distributors, December. F. L. Dubroy, the Ban Frah- | g0,y Cyty, Mitchell and Sloux Falls Ty R AR AL =4 IR oo Sl LANSING, MICHIGAN 2043-45 FARNAM ST, OMAHA, NEB. twenty-three freight cars of Saxons early | S0Uth Dakota branches. ' e Gogdyear in December, and expects to move another Tire and ubber company, now a soldier trainload by the middle in Europe, writes of January . . The Saxon dealer in Pniladelphla or K ll W ll A d “1 had an unusual experience in the| dered etght oads of Saxons for de- | 1 y 1 tten -m.»“. I was out one night trying b livery to customers Christmas morning | N’ l A h | to 1c a sniper, who was thought| The Northwest and all the Missouri | atlona: uto ow gt to be eratin in the rear of our lines. valley report large business, Business i H D t T ] o a path behind dge about | is fine in the southwest. The Dallas| & Path, Dinigs S"inans o dealer hae taken over 200 cars within the| W. L. Killy of the Noyes-Killy Motor ) yards from our front line of trenches, | last month. The Texas district manage,, | company left Friday for Kansas City,|1 passed my hand lightly over it to| C. L. McNulty has arranged bring | where he will spend Christmas with hie| S€arch for fresh tracks, and found the! G fifty Texas dealers to the Chicago auto- | father. KFrom there Mr. Killy will go| Well defined tmprint of a goodyear all| : 4 moblle show, occupying part of & spe | to Detroit, Afich., where the Saxon fac-| Westher tread tire. V ave seen mru)‘ clal train. | tory ‘s’ lochted Goodyear tires here t lying out in According to Mr, Getzinger,{ ,ie Saxon | . ¢ | the mud on a k black night,” finger e 18 about equally Qivided be | Before returning to Omaha, Mr. Killy | B an inky black 5 i tween the Govlinder cars codoae’%. | will visit both the New York ana Cls] B thandull iof o Ggadrest shegd cylinder voadaters. The mew Six resd, | cago uto shows | us like meeting an old friend | ster is proving a very popular makel VANDERBILT CUP RACE RETURNS TO NEW YORK | America’s eleventh Vanderbilt cup race | will see the passing of the flrst ana v o e Shenns @ 10 N o Cutting Quite A Figure nce 1910, when the event was taken The way our service has in ay from Long lsland and lost the sup. popularity strengthens our iéf that ort of the New York City fans, W, K motor car owness want the best in start- pderbilt, the donor, has been disgusted h. and h the way the cup race has been kicked around and handied. Vanderbilt L= Nebraska Storage Battery Co., changed the deed of gift that will 2203 Farnam St. Tel. Doug. 5102 muu the Bheepshead Bay speedway stage - the eleventh annual race on its. track, Free inspection of any battery at anv time May 13, for & distance of more than ml