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Omaha daily bee., 1913-11-02
RIGHT BUYING LOWERS COST
Purchasing Agent Can Bring the
Price Of Auto Materials Down.
A FACTOR IN MANUFACTURING
The Ultimate Cost Of q Car Depends
Very Largely Upon the Aggre-
gate Expense of the
Materials.

Ictwecn the engineer who designs an
automobile and the manufacturing genius
Nho builds it, there intervenes a step
which, while never Of a spectacular sort,
is nevertheless OF mighty Importance de-
l'rmining to great extent the price at
which the car can he profitably sold.
This step is the purchase OF material.
TO the man under whose directions this
task is performed the MISUNDERSTANDING
public owes a large share Of the increas-
ing value that is being put into the popu-
ar-pr.ced American automobile.
The purchasing agent is a specialist in
values Of materials He knows the reputa-
ton Of every large maker Of materials
and the capacity of his plant. lie Is a
veteran student of human nature-wary,
resourceful and shrewd.
An example of scientific buying ability
Is Chester ]. Reynolds. through whose de-
partment the Studebaker corporation buys
annually many millions of dollars worth
OF supplies. varying in value from the
pencil Of a stenographer to the most
costly automobile materials and equip
ment.
Mr.. Reynolds experience dates back
twenty-six years to his first Job in the
purchasing department of the Studebaker
plant in South Bend. His transfer TO the
automobile plants in Detroit occurred sew
eral years ago and implied a change in
detail only.
Backed by immense buying power, Mr..
Reynolds daily entertains an interesting
teries OF callers at his office in the De-
troit headquarters.
Representatives Of the big steel mills,
statesmen of high-grade leather and paint,
builders of automobile equipment, manu-
facturers of machine tools and a host of
others compete for the Studebaker busi-
ness.
Guided by definite policy, Mr.. Rey-
nolds sits in judgment. He must be sat
isfied regarding quality; II there Is any
doubt involved, the Studebaker laboratory
determines that by analysis and expert
ment He must be satisfied on the sell
er's financial standing and ability to make
deliveries according to schedule. lie must
be satisfied that the price finally agreed
upon is reasonable but will still allow the
salesman's firm a margin OF profit. This
last provision makes It necessary for him
to know the last word regarding manu-
featuring costs
The experienced salesman is fully aware
of all these conditions. He knows also
that the Studebaker contract will mean
continuous operation for the manufacturer
he represents, and a successful season, as
a result Just how great a saving this
represents to the purchaser of car may
be imagined from the fact that manu-
facturer of material or equipment is al
most always ready TO quote, on pieces or
dered in lots of $1,000. a price approx
mately one-third or less than what
charged for the same piece at retail list
Omaha daily bee., 1913-11-02
BATE RETURNS TO FIRST LOVE
Famous Engineer Once More Sits al
His Desk.
WORKING ON NEW YEAR MODEL
Wastes No Time, but Concentrates
Thoughts and Efforts on Plans
and Ideas for 1914
Models.

With record Of eighty years OF eff
Client and profitable vehicle construction
as it's proud record, the Mitchell-Lewis
Motor company of Racine. Wis, is fea-
turing a manufacturing epoch In its an
nouncements of the 1914 line of automo-
biles.
After rest of one year. John w. Bate
the man who created the Mitchell car
and so stamped his individuality upon the
models Of several successive years, that
it's vogue attained prominence not only in
the United States, but In many places In
the eastern hemisphere as well as in
South America, has returned to Racine to
again assume the duties of first vice presi-
dent and general factory manager
Mr.. Bate began work on his 1914 models
just sixteen minutes after the board OF
directors had succeeded in getting his con-
sent TO return TO the command, and be-
fore two hours had passed construction
ideas that he had formulated during his
year of rest were being put upon paper.
The genius who had created the famous
/ Mitchell Baby Six" lost no time in erad-
[ eating any defects OF 1913 and substituting
those he had figured would mark an epoch
in automobile production.
with unlimited capital at its command,
the Mitchell-Lewis company has put at
the call OF the world-famous designer the
best manufacturing facilities money could
provide and the most efficient plant that
skill could build. Production of the 1914
models, both in, skies and fours, has be-
gun in earnest, and the slogan of the
company has gone out to thousands OF
dealers: 1--WE back the Mitchell car with
the most liberal service policy for car
owners that the business mind can con-
ceive."
Contains Many Features.
Engineer Bates conception of the 1914
Little six contains many features. The
left hand drive, center control, Tungsten
steel valves, T-head fully enclosed. long
stroke motor. Rayfield carburetor, gravity
gasoline feed, roomy streamline body,
Timken wheel bearings, fun floating rear
axle, big tires, luxurious upholstering,
nickel trimmings. jiffy curtains and full
line Of equipment are features that Engi-
neer Bate has Incorporated in his Mitchell
car.
The Mitchell Big Six is very much the
same design as the Little Six. 1t has a
144-inch wheelbase and its motor is rated
at sixty-horse power The Mitchell Four
has 12O-inch wheelbase, forty-horse power
and seats five passengers.
''rhe purchaser Of 1914 Mitchell, no
matter what model he may select" say $
sales Manager o. c. Friend "has Engt-
neer Bates word for 1t that he makes
the best motor car investment that any
plant may provide His company's serv.
Ice plan is ten times better than a guaran-
tee; in short, Designer Bate again is in
command, and he knows by years OF sue
eessful building that the Mitchell Is the
car you ought to have at the price you
ought to pay"
Omaha daily bee., 1913-11-02
Taxicab Men Use
Best Made Tires
On Their Machines

So far as known, no one yet has got the
best of a New York hackman' either the
old horse-drawn type or the more up-to-
date taNicab variety.
OF course. at the present time no one
thinks OF riding In an antiquated hansoh
or fourwheeler II taXicab is available
Briefly at the present period, the taxi
cab business is divided between the big
companies and the so-called independent
taxicab owners. The latter, as a rule are
controlled by former hack drivers who
own their own vehicles.
The big companies have to keep their
vehicles up TO a high standard in order
10 maintain their prestige with the public
both from a mechanical and sanitary
point of view, while as matter of fact
the independents have not as yet realized
their obligations in this respect.
However, in connection with taxicabs
generally one curious thing presents IT.
self that whether they are corporation
owned or controlled by individuals, they
are invariably well cared for in the mat
ter Of tires. No matter how dilapidated
the exterior or interior of the vehicle, II
is usually well shod.
4 visitor from Akron recently had oc-
Casion 10 use a taxi in the vicinity of
Union Square, where a number OF indie
pendent machines were lined up at the
curb waiting for fares Coming from
"Tiretown," he noticed that the shoes on
nearly all the cars were either new or
only partially worn, and that several OF
them carried "Nobby Tread" tires on the
rear wheels. He asked the driver OF the
car he selected how they could afford %
operate on such expensive tires and the
man replied. I'VE have TO have the best
tires made In our line Of work, as every
delay caused by tire trouble costs US
money. The reason so many OF us use
'Nobby Treads is that in wet weather We
do not have TO lose time by putting on
antl-skid devices"
A prominent dealer who Is large
handler Of United States tires confirmed
the drivers statement, saying. 1T may
seem a curious thing, but among the best
customers for our Nobby Tread tires
are taNicab drivers who own and operate
their own vehicles. They know the bust
ness from the ground up and find that
they not only get more mileage, but what
Is more important the loss of time from
accidents, putting on chains, and so forth
is practically eliminated and that in q
nutshell is the reason they buy them IL
spite Of the fact that the first cost B..
greater than that OF other types"
Omaha daily bee., 1913-11-02

before selecting this the expensive Of them all Another selling
could
and
dinthi other
Not rim 0O0 JHeY Four equipped
with the u S L"
annula
imported ball bearings
only
drontaxl The of the full floating
could it, and made of the finest chrome
nickel tee, vanadmm treated
comfortable
lines of the body and short turning Space feet
the Lancaha beautiful
It's Brewster The upholstery of the finest leather and hair
wde-22 inches The dash literally radates
combined with undehehand control The
headlights be dmmed for city driving
The includes the finest material windshield Stewart
demoune electrically lighted
da Kaxet ho Solar electric lamps with DINNER and complete tool equipment
built body Five road
inside 81 o0
enclosed drive S2,3Soi five limousine, 5000
Jeffery circle will be sent if you ask FOL
Omaha daily bee., 1913-11-02
PACKARD TRUCK BUSINESS
INCREASES FOR LAST YEAR

Alvan Macauley. vice president and
general manager Of the Packard Motor
Car company, has just made public an
interesting statement Of the increase IN
the truck business OF the Packard COM
pany for the fiscal year ending
August 81.
our gains in the commercial car bust.
ness during the fiscal year increased 81
per cent over our sales of any previous
year says Mr.. Macauley. Particularly
pleasing to us is the fact that the Pack.
ard truck is growing in the favor OF the
large corporations, which are very care
ful buyers"
Omaha daily bee., 1913-11-02
TOOzer Sees Good
Auto Business Ahead

George Z. Toozer Of the Stewart-Toozer
Motor company spent last week among
the dealers and seems very optimistic re-
garding the outlook for the business for
the coming year The business this firm
mas obtained from the South Platte ter
rltory in the last few weeks would in
dicate that the drouth OF the last season
has already been forgotten.
John Branigan OF Columbus was a
visitor at the Stewart-Toozer Motor COM
pany last week. Mr.. Branigan Is one OF
the pioneer automobile dealers in thai
part Of the state and is lending every
Influence possible toward progress OF the
Lincoln state highway and gives every
assurance that when the time comes Co
lumbus viii be there TO carry its share
OF the work.
Omaha daily bee., 1913-11-02
T%HE THOMAS B. JEFFERY COMPANY has

|ENHE THOMAS B recognized
the solid successful spirit the automobile
- biCced the Rambe
automobile the bicycle the Rambler and the Cross
sstrdyw
Now, this mrlB Bf
departments thoroughly
offers othe epu cap@ mot ca
Omaha daily bee., 1913-11-02

You know that four or five hundred
dollars will buy an automobile, but you
aren't willing to sacrifice entirely, looks
and comfort. You know that twice as
much money will buy an automobile
with quite little in looks, comfort,
power and service under good road
conditions.
Omaha daily bee., 1913-11-02
You wanted a really high grade car at
a moderate price. Jefery has built it!

But to build such a car to sell at a moderate
price-that s another thing Ii can be done only by
big, successful concern with plenty OF money, long
years OF experience in buying materials and ma
chiney organized to avoid all waste, so that every
cent paid for production would really 60 into the
car, the manufacturer must make practically
every part and make these parts better and for less
than he could buy them from others, In short,
such manufacturer must be complete master
of every detail, including large capital, Any other
would be sure TO fail in such an undertaking.
Omaha daily bee., 1913-11-02

The Jeffery high speed
mono-bloc motor develops 40
H. p. at 1900 revolutions. Its
fexibility is nothing short of mar
velous. Ii drives this car 40
miles per hour on second speed.
IL gets away with snap-the
kind you like to feel. Touch
the throttle and in seven seconds
you are making twenty miles an
hour, in twenty seconds, forty
miles, and in ffy-hve seconds,
fifty miles.
The electric starting and
lighting system is the u. S. l..
Our engineers made a most ex-
haustive examination of all sys-
Omaha daily bee., 1913-11-02

at 81 OO comparison OF
will indicate from least
whose
workmanship Jefe but they sell from g. 500 $4,000
remarkable extraordinary side Of this
the world and with honest desire build perfect motor
automobile
Whyf Because know how build value into
building
to The who
best
o Your
in o reduction be in the
and build
economically outsiders could There builders
machinery develop know the best Your ideas of design and must be
in and
Omaha daily bee., 1913-11-02

You know that if you don't care how
much money you spend. you can buy
a good car, light enough to be econom-
ical in gasoline, oil, and tires; power
full and fast enough to do all you
want done, and made of the very best
materials to be had in this country and
Europe; and handsome as the best
designers can conceive-perfect in every
Way-except price.
Omaha daily bee., 1913-11-02

literally torn to pieces and ana
lyzed the best mechanical pro-
ducts Of America and Europe.
You must have capital to make
these experiments and tests, to
buy the best brains that your in
dustry affords and to eliminate
from your manufacturing prob
lens entirely the necessity for
quick profits and the bugaboo Of
possible financial distress.
These are the precise condi
tons under which the Jeffery is
built, and these are the real,
sound, logical reasons why the
Jeffery is the most astounding
value on the market today. We,
ourselves, could not have priced
the car at 81, $50 had we not,
after it was built, found ways of
reducing our fixed selling ex-
nense i'm certain markets and
Omaha daily bee., 1913-11-02

edtedt 'cossc a added
probably appreciate JeHey the highest
consider the
They You should all the truth about this wonderful
smoothly
Omaha daily bee., 1913-11-02

handles We have accomplished that which all
overlooked light without
of strength suudiness comfort
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-20
After the OeluQe.

She had Just returned from her first
trip to Europe and everybody was
given an opportunity to know about It.
One by one they gently extricated
themselves. but at last she found 81
lent youth in corner who proved to
be an attentive listener, To him she
rhapsodized On the beauty Of life
abroad" aud especially In England,
1t is difficult. however. for the most
enthusiastic tourist to exist long with
out eliciting from an auditor some ex-
preston of wonder or applause, SO she
sought to break her listeners respect
full silence even at the expense Of los
Ing little time herself. Were you
ever In England?' she asked
YES he said modestly. Il was born
there. and am thirty y-six years old
lived there until came to America
three months ago. II you can tell EAe
anything about America | should b
awfully glad. as | wish to learn all
can" New York Press
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-20
Diseases OF Metals.

Metals suffer from contagious dis
eases analogous to those of living be
ings Among theS" diseases one OF the
most striking is that called ''tin pest.
Sometimes a block. plate or medal or
tin attacked by this disease crumbtes
and falls into dust. and sometimes
warty protuberances appear ON the
surface OF the metal. Various other
metals suffer from a disease that man
ifests itself by "A spontaneous recrys-
taiIization. The most remarkable cases
occur with lead and hard drawn brass.
These diseases are not due, as has
been thought. simply to moisture.
Temperature plays a part In producing
them The most extraordinary fact
perhaps is that the ''tin pest Is capa
Bile Of spreading by contagion.-Har'
per's Weekly.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-20
Maybe q Littls-Aftsr.

The play was not by any means bril-
iiaEt. and obviously the man was bor-
ed Suddenly he leaped to his feet
81 heard an alarm of fire." he said.
81 must 20 and see where IL Is
His wife. whose bearing was less
acute. made way for him In silence.
and be disappeared
1T wasn't fire after ALL he said
on his return
Nor water. either" said his wife
coldly. with snif.-Exchange
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-20
Notice of reclosure S,,.I

Default having been mar. e.. 49,
mat certain mortgage eY.-Es-ss - -gytisaito
FRANK Erhsrdt and Kasty F-Ls.. .eisere
nsortsazors. 70 H Crsh<-- - ms
p,oose county, Minnesota rro-.-.'.o@1 "a
November lst. lsIi. sua reCr.-a5 = age,
tbe Register Of Deeds of Pei. n me me Of
OF South bzkota. in BOOK :. ~ SO-hp,
page 5as thereof, on the ,,h d. oE Isags
A, u 1911. at IL O'Clock A No'e1
southwest quarter SW - Of ssc. s@slaf
llsJ township twenty-five itv, - ''yn hlne
tdfeen tRg- l5i east Of TIE b.. Irgi" 'i ~ %
10 perkins County, South Dssots .oat me-
ohe hun1reo sho sixty acres more o- jasx -
Ing 70 the government survey ttaro-t - &c
And whereas said default sq-si.,s
payment Of the irstallre-t ~ - "a me
debt OF twenty-eight dollars s.a So,.,Lott mott
asAz: tnaf py reason Of said default ~
sagee has elected to declare and has s.sHIoo ~
wnofe OF SAID mortgage DEBT 10 10 l,1s sAe
able; that the amount clairae5 ~ anl
NOR ortsage ut the date of this notice !, ,se oh
One Hundred Fifty d s0-loN aid Ststp.sel sui
torney Fees statutory
And no action or proceedins has been ;,,,;.
AT law TO recover the debt secured n, = -
gage or any part thereof ID"
Therefore. notice is hers hy given -h..t.. ]
OF the power of sale in SAID rr7artyays =. :.
ana OF the Statutes in such cases 80 tsn my
vided said mortgage above named I'll, IN ~
closed and the premises desc-it.-7 80.
sold at public auction tsubJec, Ia So w
gwen to the above mortRagee i. the ,l,rr "
en- Hundred Doilsrs on which r7o-+ysrs =. !.
staiirnent Of interest due November - Isss
the sum OF Forty-two Dollars h.. N, 49,. -.
and which first mortgage has therefrrs ~.
eiared due and payshlel by the sberis !.
front door OF the Court House in sait Com,
Perkins. South Dakota on tn. gstt lsv -
lsl at o'clock F. NJ Of SAID day 10 NJ,
mortgage debt and interest. aitb sa5 "a n
ney Fees and disburSenents lowed hy hsV
Dated at Lennon. South Dakota ,his I,a
OF June. 1918. ''1
c. G.. Carrell 49,.
heS ioi MOI ortsasee lst pub June
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-20
MAKING A
PATRIOT
By Epps W. Sargent

Miliy fung herself from her horse
and dashed up the few steps to where
her father. David Graham. "a; scovl
Ing out upon the world.
Here are TO letters and The Clgr
ion." she ssld as She delivered the
mall. There were some Letters for
the boys that ! LEFT down At the
bunk house and what do you suppose
Dad! They're going to have q Fourth
OF July celebration on Monday"
Darn foois." grunted Graham. as
be slit open the letters with his knife
Burn . lot OF money up In colored
nres, give the boys an extra good e1.
cuse for getting drunk, and there isn't
any work done for q week afterward
Who started it2"
"Nr. Bedloe." she said. with a slight
nusb. "He said that 81 was sham
to let Bitter Greek put up better
celebration than Monday and the rest
Jumped at the plan. It's all by pub
lie Subscription" sbs added tin1idly
Il told Sir Bedloe that | thought thai
you would be willing to give $50 to
ward 1t. the same as Fred Powell did ="
Well. ! won't" snorted Graham
"If that old fool OF Powell wants to
waste bis substance that way be
60 aheaI. but I'm not going to follow
Rad e-ample II you see Pedloe
again. you tell him to save himself the
trouble Of coming out here"
He said that be might be out this
way this afternoon she answered
flushing softly
Graham glanced sharply at the girl
You keep away from that fellow Bed.
loe, he commanded Hes a nuis.
snce and don't want him hanging
round you
Milly turned 70 the door. but Ora,
ham had not finished He called to
hsr again and she turned questioning.
y.
Il don't want the men told about
this thing" be ordered. "If they hear
Of 1t. they'll want holiday and they
can't have 1t. You bear?"
~ s,ruen d'e. huiaa br - ""lt ct :
through the doorway to hide the tears
hat started to her eyes
Until this year Monday has not at
aimed the dignity of population suf
iciently large to warrant q celebra
Jon OF any sort. but much had hap
pened TO the town In the last year
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-20
MANY ARE INJURED IN RIOT
Pitched Battle Between Police and
Silk Strikers.

New London, Conn, June 12.-In a
pitched battle between police and
rioters twenty disturbers were hurt
and several policemen injured.
The trouble occurred near the
Brainerd and Armstrong silk mill,
where a body of striking weayers had
congregated, when informed by the
company that they had been dis
charged. They were ordered by the
police to dispense, but instead they
attacked the latter with stones.
The police used their clubs freely
and when order was restored many OF
the disturbers lay in the streets,
while others. bruised and bleeding
were carried away in the patrol wag
on to police headquarters.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-20
MARRIAGE BY PROXY.
This Curious Ceremony 10 a Purely
Dutch Institution.
City Auditor.

Dutch Institution.
Some time ago Boer in Pretoria
was married to a girl In Amsterdam, in
Holland the ceremony constituting
what the Dutch call handschoen. or
glove marriage.
In spite of the fact that distance of
5000 miles lay between the bride In
the Netherlands and the bridegroom
In the TransyHaI they were Just as ef-
fectually married under the Dutch law
as If both had been present In the
same church
The bridegroom sent to his friend. or
best man. in Amsterdam power or
attorney to represent him as his proxy
at the ceremony and at the sa me time
forwarded his glove, which at the
proper moment. when the two were
made one was held by both the bride
and the proxy.
The wedding was duly registered al
Amsterdam and at Pretoria. where the
bridegroom filed an affidavit with the
landdrost. or magistrate.
This curious form q marriage is q
purely Dutch institute n. the custom
having originated. 1t is said. in the old
times of Dutch Batavian rule. 1t Is
however. dead letter in the Trans
vaal since the English took over that
colony.-New York Press.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-20
Notice to Contractors

The City Council of the City OF
Lennon. S. D.. will receive sealed
bids for the erection of building ~
by 81 feet at the pumping station, ac-
cording to the plans and specifications
on file at the City Auditors office.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
certified check for $4,000 anG filed
with the City Auditor not later than
500 p. m. June 10Th, 1913 The sue
cessful bidder to furnish satisfactory
bond to the City Council for the faith
full performance of the work. The
Council reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
= nalsd It Lennon, S. D., June 7ih.
9l3. l.. Z. MCNuLTy.
IT City Auditor. |
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-20
Notice of Hearing Application
For Permit

Whereas one MONS MoNSoN has filed with
the auditor Of the City Of Lennon an appliea-
ton for . permit TO ef1age in the business of
selling intoxicating liquors al retail IN the build
ing situated on Lot OF Block 81 original plat Of
Lennon. Perkins County, South Dakota. tsaid
building being known as Monscn saloon buildingb
IN SAID City of Lennon. Perkins County, South
Dakota. which application is accompanied by q
petition bearing the Signatures of twenty legal
freeholder voters of sand city praying that q
permit be granted the sad applicant in a front
room facing east Main street being 20 feet in
engtn by "a feet IN width:
Nov Therefore Notice is hereby given that
SAID application and petition viii be heard by the
City Council - the Council Chambers in the City
OF Lennon on saturday the 2sth day of June,
1913 at 500 o clock p. m. when and where any
person on persons may appear and show reason
why such permit should not be granted.
Dated this eth day Of June. 1913,
L, P. McHULTY
City Auditor.