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Show chasers to place their orders as toon as possible if they desire prompt ownership owner-ship of one of tbe smart Buick models. here and there, but in great numbers. A great many women have Buick cars for their exclusive use. Others share a car with one or more other members of the family. And as a result of their driving, women have been drawn more intimately in touch with the j mysterious forces and mechanism that give life and action to the motor car, and today their interest in the mechanical mechani-cal side of the automobile is great. ' Gasoline being the biggest item of expense, the woman has been led to inquire why it is that Buick cars give big gasoline mileage, while others of about the same si-:e and weight simply devour fuel. And she has found the answer in the design and construction of the most important mechanism of all the Buick valve-in-head motor.'' Mr. Davis reports several Buick closed models available for immediate delivery, and advises prospective pur- ASSERTS IB ARE GIB JUDGES Dealer Praises Skill of Fair Sex in Selecting an Auto. "Woman is rapidly coming to the front in the purchasing of motor cars, and it is literally truo that comparatively compara-tively few motor ear sales aro now made in which a woman does not have a considerable amount, of influence," commented Tom Davis, sales manager of the Eandall-Dodd Auto company, which distributes Buicks, Xationals aud GMC trucks in this territory. "This fact was recognized some years ago, as veterau motor car dealers know, but at that time woman's interest in-terest in cars seemed to be centered chiefly iu the closed models, "And when she did express her opinion concerning one of the open models, it was usually along the lines of appearance, finish aud refinements; For this reason there was a general impression im-pression iu the industry that women were inclined to take mechanical features fea-tures of a motor car for granted, and the first move of the salesman was to land the woman buyer into the tonneau, invite her to be seated and call her attention at-tention to the comfort, roominess and luxury there. "But since that time women have learned to drive not merely a few |