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EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1016.
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llfllLADELPHlATOHAVE
ON EXHIBITION AT CONVENTION HALL
turers of the Stearns. Knight car, have on
exhibition nn eight-cylinder engine for
which they claim distinct advantages. Its
feature Is sliding sleeves for the valves,
which Is said to eliminate valve- trouble.
thrce-quArter elliptic Is longer than
usual and lt,s heavy end Is turned back
under so as to form a U-sprlng, on the
end of which Is a rubber tip to prevent
noise.
The Standard Bight for 1918 Is attrac
tive to many because of Its wedge-shaped
character. The car Is extra wide In the
rear and tapers In a straight line to a
narrower nose.
For orlrlnallty of shapes the Premier
car have oeen favorably ceifnmefltoaiajt,
upon. One of thern I the Clover' Imi "
roadster for the three passenger In
which at. of the passengers sit In the exsir
of the car, ono seat being -behind th
other two, and all being; comfortable and
roomy.
Ij. a. ailcrlst, the Philadelphia man
agcr of the Flsk Ilubber Company, spent
tnaf YttArfilr af f?)ltlrtnAA TTntla Hfa i
;T MOTOR Sl'fflWAY
tlOBEFOUND ANYWHERE
Tho Empire chassis hag an unlqu de
vice for a bumper which does not look
as though It was ndded to the car as an
afterthought to mako up for some de
ficiency In the springs, but which was
clearly designed when tho car was made.
Tho lower plate of the top spring of the
Irwo-Mile Race Track of Wood
tending the convention of District Man -fF v
LBIOCkS IS liCing wiiaum;i,eu
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Near wmow urove
Park
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FINE CLUB HOUSE, TOO
I; jjng Auto Enthusiasts of the East
Join in jvionuiiiem- w lu.uo
Track
- T)l.tln.1A1nltA thAMt
. . i . Miia iriini i iiiinuriuiua miio
.mI? but 8rely comlnff Into existence
IT?, iiii nlncn this city In the fore
Pill it automobile rnclne ccntrtis In tho
ISSti'rf 8lt.. It Is located In Wrtrmlr.-
Kief In Montgomery county, not mr irom
; willow Orove
Vet montns men imvcuranu ... v...
-.. ei Bround. transforming It from
. ?I.5tthat will ho the finest """ courso
f ! imerlca when the work Is i"jmileto'1.
&-. irand stands, a mnjmincent club-
Ir"" - rtntj Ihnt will In Rllnoilnr
P-ffVn In the world will bo tho principal
. .i;. of this wonderful lllitlct-mklnK
". .:: Phltndelnhla Motor 'Ppcedwny As-
KmHUoii, an orgnnlzntlon ot sportsmen
&m ill sections of the East.
Plenums riBnis 10 mo noiiim ui nuio
JSblle rnclnff In this noctlon of tho coun
ShftTe been Brnnted to tho 1'hlladet
'fills, Motor Speedway AsHOotatlon. This
I Hower, secretary-treasure; of tlin n
lecUtlon: Ji Linden Heacock, of Heacock
it Hokanson. architects of tho bis spced
wr belnB constructed near Hntbnro, Mid
Oalrman Kcnnenicn, 01 inn .viuuiicun
'Automobile Association.
jxjll the conference ni cw xotk cuy nr
fifLigemcnts wero also discussed for tho
y3Mnlng of tho two-mile concrete, brick
5i-. -.1 -.fntnr1 trnplr nt on nrlv tint
rE.jma wuuu Bu"" ...--.- ....
lItMsocln"on-
ONE OF "mO SEVEN."
As one of the "Bis Seven," which In-
ttaka Chlcaso, Indianapolis, Bhecps
head, Des Moines npd Sioux City, the
Philadelphia Speedway will have ex
clusively In the territory surrounding
Philadelphia all tho llrst-clas.i automo
tlte.raclng'. The speediest mid most dar
ing racers, who lmvo been smashing
words recently at ChtcaBo and Des
', MolnM, will mako their nppcarnnce on
the Philadelphia spcenway nnu as uio
trade now helnir uum win ne or me inicii
uidlhoft up-to-dato design It Is certain to
tthe,cenc of the most exciting nuto-
moWraces ever nciu in inia country.
p track In America, the Philadelphia
fPCednay W1IJ COIT1U1I1Q lliu i)cnv iciiiMiva
y of all and eliminate tholr faults. The
track will be constructed or wooi mock
hid en concrete, this provldlns tho Ideal
rmtnlnff surface on a foundation which
cannot buckle or settle.
There will bo concrete curbs, hub-high,
round the entire track, this feature
tllmlnatlnB the danger of decapitation to
Atirtra whose rnrn become unmanageable.
frand would bnllnarlly plunge through a
Iroodtn fence. Tlie curves or the tracit
Till be easy nnd well banked, It Is
thought that these points will bo far
tomird mnklnir the snecdwav the fastest
i' track In this country.
, To do away with the old nuisance of
Wonsclou.i trespassing upon tho track
Mbeen provided at numerous points nnd
T rvujititfnra mm unco nt tt11 frnm ntln ulrln
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,' of the course to. the other.
'J The architect's plans cnll for concrete
mnd stands Bcatlnc 100.000 ncrsons.
'i There will bo parking accommodations
for aJ.CW nutobomllesr It belnB expected
jthat the majority of tho spectators will
'motor to the races. The speedway will
-, be minutes from tho city. Excellent
facilities for other spectators, however,
;are provided by tho ItcadlnK flnllway
and the Philadelphia Itapld Transit
Company. Both will have terminals nt
the ipeedway.
;"It Is believed that tho new project
Mil be one of tho most successful of Its
kind In the country. It is pointed out
that Its location Is in the centra of a
IW-mlle radius havlnir a population of
11,000,000 persons upon which to draw.
cuDBcrlpllons to tho speedway nro pour
b In In such amounts chnt olllcers assert
.the mccess of the plan Is already as
Hired. Support of tho project has been
Itspeclally strong In Pennsylvania and
MifhDorlng States.
JV'ILIj PREVENT FATALITIES.
rTlle lmnortnnf onfrlnnnrlntr nrnmnllah.
pent of constructing the curves of tho
1111 lead to nn avoidance of fatalities
Iw'other accidents. One of tho purposes
Itf the Philadelphia Motor Speedway As-
gftOcUtlOn is to tnkn pvprv nrannuHnn in
Itrerent the killing or maiming of racers
I' iiicir lives ro urcaK rccorus.
r-mm are being completed for the
rjfacloua clubhouse for tho members of
Itte association that Is to form one of
JM Important features of the big plant.
The clubhouse will have tho lines of tho
old-fashioned New England farmheuse,
and KO.oon win i, . i. i.. '..,
"O.. It Will face th sorlpa nt f.nnl
warts and baseball diamond that arVto be
Kre ?,tructure will be two stories Jilsh
ia will be ono of tho most thoroughly
IjWBpea clubhouses outside of any city
!Lr' Eaatl Tne flt noo" will form a
IS!.ry tor " "wlnimlng pool and aquatic
tntj can be staged for the- benefit of
IS: wmbers. . Adjacent on the ground
Ewor win hA t.a it A , ,1,
, "w uiiuiia-ruoiii, my uuraiy
HZl: T.unge- T,'e second floor will be given
KVltf tA O Kai.HB n - .tl. a.
." 'Peedway.
PINE Pononpq at urxjiav
A-,.. .J . . .
ii '-" aiurjr or size ana a series or
IvH,!?. COvered porches surrounding the
!Srri. . ue "ier pleasant features.
it& t "lturtt w' Blve particular atten-
ikuii .r 'H "' terraces tnat will sur
wad the clubhouse.
s-li, ui"ns ,tse" wl be Jls eet 'n
fW-04 W,U be about M feet wide.
i'VerTnv 7 ... m BUcn "bane that it Is
M it wiii , QrK wul be 8tarted so
f vm - :i "" ".uuiiiwiea tor me opening
LTOt on the speedway.
The photograph shows tho Cadillac's eiRht-cylindcr chassis, type 53.
LIGHT-WEIGHT CARS
FAVORITES THIS YEAR
Banner Business Predicted by
Duryea and National
Managers
SPECIAL SALE OF
Tires and Tubes
Highest Quality at Low
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and Tubts
1317 ARCH ST.
Automobiles of n lighter weight nnd a
big year for the automobile Industry was
forecast today by two men who nro prom
inently, Identified with tho nutomobllo
business, Prosperity Is Inevitable for tho
automobile Industry, according o Ocorgo
SI. Dickson, who Is KPlicrnl : nnnKer of
the National Motor Vehicle Company, nnd
who has been In the nutomobllo business
for more thnn 15 years.
Mr. Dickson said:
"At tho Nntlonat Motor Car factory
this prosperity has been evidenced by
n 73 per rent. Increase In car sales for
tho cnlcndnr year 1915. as compared with
l.i4. This hns made It necessary to In
crease the size of the Natlonnl factory, and
two new nddltlons, built this fnll, wcru
completed In December, nnd nil of tho
additional space Is now hi full opera
tion. "Tho now National buildings nnd equip
ment cost more thnn tlM.OOO nnd greatly
Increase Nntlonnl operations. The now
buildings totnl C78 feet In length, which
Is over one and one-half city blocks; All
of theso new nddltlons arc two stories
high. They nro built of reinforced con
crete nnd steel. Ono building Is 400 feet
long nnd SO feet wide, tho other Is 278 feet
long.
"Having added greatly to Its original
plant, established 15 years ago, tho Nn
tlonnl Motor Company now occupies more
thnn a Bo4ld city block, with railroad fa
cilities on two sides. With tho now addi
tions, the factory Is ono of the most com
plete manufacturing establish mctus, as
they can operate Independently of all out
side forces, being equipped tp furnish
their own power, heat, light, water and
tire protection.
"Part of one of the new buildings now
Is being occupied by tho National general
olllces. Tho same building nlso Includes
new ounrters for the engineering nnd
drafting departments, nlso the purchasing
and production departments.
"Every foot of the Nntlonnl plant. In
cluding the now nddltlons, Is used ex
clusively for tho production of National
cars. The Increase In size of tho Na
tlonnl factory Is In a Inrge measure duo
to the popularity of tho National High
way cars, which were tlrst Introduced nt
tho time of the last DOO-mlle race."
Discussing lighter welffllts for future
new automobiles, C. K. Duryea said:
"When the average man things of light
weight with reference to his automobile,
he, of course, considers only tho totnl
weight of tho car and too often asks:
'What matter about tho weight? Docs
not the engine pull it?' Arguments as tu
efficiency and tho various other gains
have In days gone by been all too deep
for him. He could uppreclatu only that
which ho saw, nnd he could seo a big car
with Its massive parts and Imposing bear
ing. It Impressed him with the Idea ot
power nnd speed. So tho masslvo con
struction won.
nut right never dies. Merit Is Immor
tal and sooner or Inter will bob up nfter
the fallacies have had time to explode
and blow away. So light weight Is inp
Idly coming Into its own. The visitor to
the nutomobllo show- will II ml more evi
dences of the growth of tho light-weight
Idea than ever before and In some of tho
most unexpected places. He will see ex
hibits of wonderful triumphs of mechani
cal designing and note 'that they lead
toward lighter and still lighter weight.
"That tho modern automobile will
closely follow the history of the horse
drawn carriages and the bicycle and
eventually become lightened to a degree
even now considered Impossible has long
been In the minds of many, but that this
lightening would bo pre-eminent at some
of the places where It Is now found was
not foreseen. And the future undoubt
edly holds still further surprises for us."
OUJECTIONABLE GLAKEOFAUTO
HEADLIGHTS CAN BE STOPPED
wherever thcro Is not sufficient light on
tho highway to clearly reveal nil persons,
vehicles or objects within a distance of
nt least 150 feet, the headlight shall bo
so arranged that no portion of tho re
flected beam of light, when measured 75
feet or moro ahead of the lamps, shall
be over 42 Inches nbove tho level surface
on which the vehicle stnnds.
Such headlights should nlso give suf
ficient side Illumination to Indicate any
person, vehicle or object 19 feet to tho
sldo of said motor vehicle at a point 10
feet ahead of tho lamps.
It Is said that by properly focusing
tho electric bulb and bending the lamp
supports In such n way as to direct the
light rays correctly, the nverngo head
light can bo made virtually nonglnrlng.
Motor Engineers Give Advice on
Means of Adjusting Lamps
Tho annoyance and risk of glaro may
be overcome by the better adjustment
of automobile headlights. This ' con
clusion was reached by the Standards
Committee of the Society of Automobile
Engineers at Its recent meeting.
The committee has recommended that
A Vorwncrts Story
orwnerts, the Ilerlln Socialist dally,
vouches for the following story, nnd -publishes
it without comment: "Tho other
day a woman traveling fiom Ilrcmen to
Oldenburg had a terrible experience. In
the compartment Into which she mounted,
two young girls nnd n man nccompanylng
a woman wero already seated. Tho
woman began nlmost nt once to count on
her fingers, 'one, two, three,' repeating
these words nt short Intervals. Tho two
girls tittered and made remarks to ono
another about the extraordinary behavior
of tho woman. Every time the woman
counted her three lingers the girls, with
out thinking that probably there was
something behind her strange conduct,
renewed their giggling.
"The man who nccompnnled tho woman,
Irritated nt their Billy laughter, turned to ;
them with tho remark. 'ou will perhaps
cease your stupid giggling when I tell you
that this Is my wife, and that she has
lost three sons In battle. I am taking her
to an nsyluni.'
"It was tCrrlbly quiet In tho carriage."
AUTOMODILE NOTES
So successful has been tho homc-bulld-Ing
plan for employes of the Goodyear
Tiro nnd Ilubber Company that the city
of Akron Included tho company's wholo
tract In an annexation ordinance that hns
Just been passed, nnd Ooodycar Heights
Is now a part of the city.
Tho Mnrtln Hocking Fifth Wheel Com
pany has taken over tho business and the
patent rights of C. H. Martin, Spring
field, Mnss. Tho olllcers of the now corpo
ration nro.C. 11. Mnrtln, president; Adolf
A, Clelsel, treasurer; It, Q. Karr, secre
tary, Tim Stirling car Is very low hung,
which makes for easy riding In a light
vi'hule. 'Hie tront axle Is dropped In tho
cvntie to nllow for the spring motion
of tho engine.
From tho first onc-cyllnder, chugging.
Jerky automobile to tho smoothly running
clght-cyllndcr touring car of today was
rcmarknbto progress, but why stop with
eight cylinders? Tho Engcr Motor Com
pany and a few other makers have de
cided that there Is no reason for stopping,
nnd on exhibition In the Pnlnca Is the
Engcr twin six, n 12-cyllnder car.
Tho P. B. Stearns Company, manufac
"WE COURT COMPARISON" ,
Would you select friends for wkom apologies tire needed?
Would you choose a car that entails explanations?
Enjoy the satisfaction of possessing a car that compliments
your judgment.
SsJTr
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Of an aristocratic motor family.
HIGHWAY SIX $1G!)0
HIGHWAY TWELVE $1990
NEWPORT SIX $2375
NATIONAL HUTOIt VI1I1ICI,H COMPANY. MANUFACTUnnnS
I.VDI.VN.M'OM.", INDIANA
Human ingenuity and engineering science have evolved
in these cars the ultimate in automobile construction. They
present not only every proven, feature but also many
refinements peculiarly their own.
NATIONAL MOTOR COMPANY
632 North Broad Street, Philadelphia
Distributors Eastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey and Delaware
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1 Are worthy of your
I inspection at the
1 Philadelphia Auto
I Show
I Booth Four I
BAKER-PRICE CO. 1
2031 Market Street 1
II c!I Phone, I.ocaat 331 B
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ThisWonderful BRISCOE CAR
OFFER!) YOU YOUR CHOfCE OF A
4-CYLINDER
CAR AT
$750
OR AN
8-CYLINDER
CAR AT
$950
Both cars have the, same bodies and what Is. more important THE
ENGINE IS INTERCHANGEABLE! That means that if you pur
chase the FOUR and decide, within 30' days, that you want the
EIGHT, the change can be made RIGHT IN YOUR OWN CAR and
at an extra cost of only $200,
Here is a rial wonder-car at the price handsome, made of finest
materials', light, economical to run, durable and serviceable over any
roads in any weather. Ht offers you the utmost in car comfort and
service at a minimum cost. Be sure you see this car at the show
or at our show rooms.
BRISCOE SERVICE CO.
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A Scientifically Constructed Light - Weight Car
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PRE-SHOW COMMENTS
ON A REMARKABLE CAR
by Automobile Experts
"It is a brand new design throughout, and fairly bristles with features
which are by no means confined to the power plant."
Automobile Topics, December 25th.
"The Marmon in a number of respects establishes a new era in motor car,
design." Motor World. December 22nd.
"The car handles well. Not only does the engine possess that elasticity
and smoothness which characterized ths first half dozen cars of the world, but
every control operates with small effort. Motor Age, December 2'3rd.
"The new car is in every sense a luxury machine, yet it is 1000 pounds
lighter than the great majority of automobiles of its class.
"It is a high-sided type with a high hood, and, if it is necessary to classify
it, would belong to the Italian school of automobile engineering."
The Automobile, December 23rd.
Prices $2700 for three, four and five passenger
models. $2750 for seven passenger model.
Aside from the regular five and seven passenger
models we are exhibiting three and tfour passenger
close-coupled roadsters that will instantly appeal,
You are cordially invited to inspect the new
Marmon 34 in
Space 23 at the Show
Fanning Matkis Motor
Car Company
158 NORTH BROAD ST., CORNER RACE
PHILADELPHIA
Nordyke & Marmon Company, Indianapolis
A. Great Stride
Forward
Efficiency, strength and light
ness are built into the Marmon
motor. ,
Two factors of importance
are the Lynite Aluminum rooqo
block motor casting and the
Lynite Aluminum pistons,
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