OEMS JOIN TO
THICE STOLEN NRS
Studebaker Sales Organization
Works Out Plan That
Baffles Thieves
When his Studebaker "Six" fell
J>rey to a discriminating automobile
thief. Dr. H. G. Peregrine, of Seattle,
notified both the police and the local
Studebaker dealer.
The police threw out their usual
drag net. The dealer set in motion
a plan of detection, carefully worked
out for Just such an emergency.
Within twenty-four hours his friend
the dealer informed Dr. Peregrine that
his car was in a certain garage In
Portland, where it had been stor.ed
after Its arrival by boat, several min
utes before.
The car was recovered and an ar
rest followed.
That was quick work and repre
sented an unusually striking instance
of the facility with which a stolen
Studebaker car can be traced. But the
result would have been the same in
the long run, regardless of the route
taken by the thief. Eventually he
would have run foul of the watchful,
patient, infallible system by which the
movements of each Studebaker car
be traced. |
By this system a car stolen last year
(ftjDEHLER
1-ton gasoline commercial cars.
Suitable for any business $750
Stanley Steam Cars
Pleasure and Commercial.
M,350.00 to 9-iSOO.OO, fully equipped.
Represented by
Paul D. Messner
1118 JAMES STREET
Bell Phone.
Grand Prize Race, February 28th, 1914
Out of twenty cars entered, equipped with eight makes of
tires; seven entries, or 35 per cent, were shod with
MILLER TIRES
CHOICE OF SPEED KINGS—SAFE FOR YOU.
STERLING AUTO TIRE CO. 1451 Zarker St.
REAL, GUARANTEED TIRE REPAIR WORK.
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\ CHALMERS
\ "Thirty-six" (4 and 5-passenger) $1,775 M
\ "Six" (6-passenger) $2,275 ■
\ "Six" (2 and 4-passengir) $2,175 Jsf
\ STUDEBAKER #
\ 4-Cylinder, five-pas- SIOSO f
\ 6-Cylinder, seven pas- IC*7 C B
\ senger «Plu I <-3
\ FULLY EQUIPF«D M
\ KEYSTONE /
\ MOTOR CAR CO. I
\ 1019-25 Market Street Kg
I have sold and delivered 32 of these 1914 Over
land 79's. I have 5 orders for March and 11 orders
for April delivery. That makes 48. My allotment
was 75 —I have increased it to 100. If you want
a spring delivery place your order early. The fac
tory will build 50,000 this year and 24,000 has al
ready been shipped and the season not started.
It's the Big Value and the Low Price that creates
this demand. Complete equipment, less starter
$985.00; with Gray and Dayis electric starter, |
$lllO.OO, elivered in Harrisburg. |
Andrew Redmond
Third and Boyd Sts.
HARRISBURG, PA.
Distributor for Daupliin, Perry and Cumberland Counties.
A few bargains in used cars.
5-passenger Pullman, 4 doors, new tires,
new paint, all equipments $325.00
4-passenger Pullman, good as new, all
equipments $475.00
5-passenger Overland, newly finished $395.00
5-passenger Reo, 4 doors $530.00
5-passenger Reo, combination touring
and deliverv bodv $225.00 I
SATURDAY EVENING,
SUCCESS OF REO IN THIS TERRITORY
The above cut of a 1914 Reo as shown by the Harrisburg Automobile Company, wltti full electrical equip
ment and the new type French hood, a real, practical rain vision windshield, and many other advantageous fea
tures, the result of the R. E. Olds' experience of years, makes one of the most attractive cars shown this year.
George G. McFarland, president of this company, has sold 101 of these cars since November, without having
a demonstrator. The steady gTowth of the Reo In this territory has been decidedly noticeable and th<3 company
who handle It have booked sufficient business to assure them that their allotment of 175 cars will be exhausted
long- before the season Is over
in Minneapolis was recovered In San
Antonio, Tex., and one stolen in Provi
dence, R. 1., turned up in Los An
geles. In each of these cases the cars
would have been located long before,
but for the fact that the thieves had
kept them out of Studebaker garages
they had passed enroute.
Tracing of cars is done by means
of a complicated system of numbers
stamped on the motor, chassis and
various other arts of each Studeba
ker car and its equipment. Some of
these numbers are hidden. Others
are In plain sight, and often these
are removed. But a defaced num
ber is sure to lead to inquiry later on,
and no thief, not conversant with the
system of numbering, can expect to
deface all the means of identification
provided.
Accurate record is Kept of all the
numbers at the Studebaker headquar
ters in Detroit. The man in charge
can, if given one of half a dozen num
bers, identify any one of 150,000
Studebaker cars and supply the name
of its original owner. A simple bul
letin service from this department
puts on the trail of any stolen car at
least 2,000 skilled detectives. Sooner
or later the thief must show up with
his car at a Studebaker garage; thus
ending his joyride and paving the
way for a long rest, far from further
temptation.
PRISON LIBOR FOR
ROADS. HONIED
Organized Labor Favors Remov
ing Them From Competitive
Business Channels
Organized labor has called upon
manufacturers and citizens generally
throughout the country to stand be
hind the National Committee on Prison
Labor In its endeavor to bring about
in the different States a system where
by the prisoner shall be employed di
rectly under State control on roads,
farms, or in manufacturing articles for
use in the institutions and depart
ments under the control of the State.
For the past four years this com
mittee and the labor unions, especially
the United Garment Workers of Am
erica, have been fighting what is
known as the leasing system, whereby
the labor of the convict is sold to the
highest bidder, the bid always being
from BO per cent, to 75 per cent, less
than Is paid to the workers In the
same l'.re of Industry outside of our
penal instituions.
The effect of this prison competition
is illustrated by figures gathered by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of Missouri,
which has just completed an exhaus
tive investigation into conditions at
the Missouri State Prison at Jeffer
son City.
The clothing factory at that prison
reported an output for 1912 of over
alls and other garments valued at over
two and a half million dollars. The
convict working force consisted of 887
men and 44 women, a total of 931,
while for their labor the State re
ceived $200,269. The total amount
paid out in wages and salaries for
superintendents, etc., was $371,385.
From these figures it will be noted
that the cost of labor was so small
when compared to that at a similar
factory outside the prison walks as to
te startling.
Free manufacturers are asked to
compare their own payroll with that
of the contractors at this prison where
for healthy male convicts 75 cents per
day was paid, while for a few cripples
and the women the figure was only 50
cents per day.
The National Committee on Prison
Labor and the unions see that this un
fair competition can be overcome by
the work for the State whereby no
prison goods reach the open market,
but these two groups need the sup
port Df all interested either for busi
ness or humanitarian reasons to bring
about results which shall be effective
and lasting.
From a practical business stand
point organized labor has brought this
matter before the people of the coun
try and awaits their action.
Hudson Carried Teddy to
South American Officials
Montevideo may not be the center
table of your cerebral furniture, but
Teddy Roosevelt has talked enthusi
astically about his hot tamale recep
tion in the South American capital.
Leaving the Government House, he hit
the high places in his Hudson Six.
His excellency the president treated
him on green peppers and garlic, so
Teddy bubbled with good humor.
Waving his hat, he returned his "How
are you?" to the Castilian cheers.
Hospitable Uruguay gave him the glad
hand. His greatness awed the tropical
"hot heads," so he got a royal send-off
as he wheeled away in his car of state.
Struck by the symmetry and sim
plicity of its design and the splendid
service it gave impressionable peoples,
government officials selected Howard
Coffin's creation as the official car to
carry all that is physical of the prince
of the Progressives.
REFUSES CALL FROM LONDON
fly Associated Press
New York, Mai-ch 7. —The Rev. Dr.
John Henry Jowett, pastor of the
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, to
day declined a call to Union Chapel, a
Congregational church. In London. Dr.
Jowett came here from London from
a Congregational chapel In Carrs'
Lane, Birmingham.
Special Body For Tall Drivers
(No extra charges)
Four additional inches of leg room in Special "Six 40."
A full line of Hudsons will be shown at the Harrisburg
Auto Show, March 14. Sold by
I. W. DILL,
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HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
MEMO EXHIBITS
' THIS YOR THIN EVER
Greater Number of Cars, Access
ories ; and Other Features
to Make Show Success
Thirty different makes of cars and
fourteen accessory exhibits, including
motorcycles, will comprise the dis
play at the fifth annual automobile
show that will open at the Arena-Rex
buildings in North Third street, next
Saturday. A greater number of ex
!\l are contracted for this year
than any preceding year. This speaks
well for the Harrisburg Automobile
Dealers' Association, under whose
aU m P ' ces the show is being held.
The floor plan is practically the
same as last year, with Updegrove's
orchestra engaged to render the mu
sical selections during tho week at the
same space as the orchestra was
placed last year. Light as day dur
ing the day and evening is assured
because of the large arc ilghts that
have been placed in both rooms. A
popular feature this year, among the
the exhibitors especially, is the plac
ing a telephone in each exhibit space
and a central switchboard so that any
person can be communicated with at
a moment's notice.
The local dealers are as busy as
the proverbial bee, towing their new
cars from the freight yards and ar
ranging all the details necessary for
their respective exhibits. And J.
Clyde Myton, manager of the show,
with headquarters at the Motor Club
rooms, has placed hla window cards
and posters all through this section of
the State and looks forward to this
show as the crowning achievement In
his career as a show promoter. And,
he certainly has put the professional
promoter in the shade, as far a3 Har
risburg is concerned.
Vanderbilt Cup Race a
Victory For Miller Tires
The Marmon car driven by Guy
Ball, which came in second In the
Vanderbilt cup race, and the Alco with
Billy Taylor at the wheel landing in
third decides the championship for
tire endurance still in favor of the
Miller Rubber Company of Akron.
Ohio.
Miller tires have held the road race
course records for endurance since
Teddy Tetzlaff equipped his car for
the Vanderbilt and Indianapolis races
early last year, and in the many big
speed events that were held on both
track and road, the tires have de
fended their makers' claims remark
ably well.
It is the process of manufacture
that the Miller Company claims for
their tire consistency, as the proper
curing is the only feature in tire con
struction which maintains the natural
quality In rubber, and gives good serv
ice both on road and track. This
pany uses the one cure wrapped tread
method of constructing, which, they
claim Is their exclusive process for
making the strong and durable rubber
in their tires.
What seems to be the prevailing
thought among motorists In connection
with racing, is that tire concerns build
special stock for the racetrack, for
the same reason that automobile
manufacturers build high powered
cars.
The Miller Company, however, de
nies such statements, aa anyone can
select a tire of identically the same
material and workmanship as those
used by speed kings, from any Miller
dealer.
I Cadillac Announcement
Clears Atmosphere
According to E. C. Howard, sales
manager of the Cadillac Motor Car
Company, the recent announcement
that the company has no intention of
marketing a six-cylinder car has
effectively set at rest persistent and
unfounded rumors to the contrary. It
has cleared the atmosphere. In so far
as regards the Cadillac Company at
least, not only in manufacturing and
trade circles, but motor enthusiasts
and owners of every degree. Aside
from the importance of the announce
ment and the widespread genera*
effect such an announcement Is bound
I Something to Remember
II When buying a suit of clothes or in fact most any wearing apparel, you
ill not ONLY consider the looks; you consider the lasting qualities. In other
words, suppose a suit cost you $50.00 and lasted only thirty days. It would
be a poor investment and an expensive one. Yet many people invest 40 times
j 50 dollars in automobiles that in a large measure are similar to the $50.00 suit
I deal.
II If you are a car prospect, don't you owe it to yourself to make the best
deal you can—not alone in dollars and cents, BUT in REAL car value.
! HERE'S WHERE WE FIT IN. No car regardless of price has any better
ill reputation for lasting qualities than the ABBOTT - DETROIT "THE
| BULL DOG LINE." The line with POWER and ENDURANCE. The
I! line that is made to give you HONEST returns for your investment, BUT
THEN can it help it, when the genuine CONTINENTAL MOTORS, WAR
III NER TRANSMISSIONS, SPICER UNIVERSAL JOINTS, TIMKEN
[ I BEARINGS and AUTO-LITE, ELECTRIC STARTING AND LIGHT
ijj ING SYSTEM are used in each and every model, and not ahne these big fea-
I tures, but even down to the smallest items, we consider you and your fam
| ily's safety. Do you know the breaking of a spring clip may cause a wreck,
l | and right here is where we shine again. We use hand-forged clips, and take
|ji our cars all through; you will find only high grade material used, the best
money can buy. You can pay much more for cars, and not get more value.
jij Think it over, then SEE US. It will REALLY pay you. Either 4or 6-
cylinder model. REMEMBER OUR SERVICE STATION.
| HARRISBURG BRANCH:
Abbott Motor Car Co.
THE DIRECT FACTORY BRANCH
106-08 South Second Street
BELL PHONE 3593. HARRISBURG, PA.
to have, the fact of a great manu
facturer taking the public Into his
confidence to the point of outlining his
policy Is rare enough to create much
comment.
It Is a long-established fact that
motor car owners by the thousana
look to see what the Cadillac endorses
and discards. To these owners the
Cadillac is accepted as a standard, if
not actually an ideal; and this impres
sion, the company finds, extends far
beyond the circle of those who actu
ally own and drive Cadillac cars.
Since the company made its recent
announcement hundreds who had been
awaiting some word from an authori
tative source have bought Cadillacs.
Through its dealers in many parts of
the country the company learned that
prospective buyers would not consider
a car of any tyoe unless the Cadillac
should market It. It was largely in
response to such views that the recent
announcement was made, as well as to
quiet reports which had gained a cer
tain amount of circulation and cre
dence.
Lillian Nordica Is
Reported Improving
Thursday Island. Australia, March
7,—The condition of health of Ullian
Nordica, the American singer, is said
by her physicians to be steadily im
proving, although subject to frequent
changes. She hopes to be able to
leave here on March 28.
Mine. Nordica suffered from a seri
ous attack of pneumonia in December,
brought about by shock and exposure
at the time of the grounding in the
Gulf of Papua of the steamer Tasman,
on which she was traveling.
JEFFERY
Including
Cross Country
Automobiles
$1,550 to $3,700
Marathon Automobiles
$925 to $1,400
JEFFERYTRUCKS
1,500 and 2,000 Pounds
Capacity
W. E. Garage Co.
AGENTS
Kelker and Logan Streets
MID - WINTER PRICE?
—ON—
Used Automobiles
Here's a tip for you, Mr. Wide
awake. Do you know that real
money held under a dealer's nose
these dull winter days will buy more
automobile value than can be had
when the Spring sun begins to peep
though the clouds, we have a
nuß'ber of used cars that we will
let go &t interesting figures.
CRiSPEN MOTOR CAR CO.
413-417 S. CAMERON ST.
V. ,t
MARCH 7,1914.
,j —_____
| "The Cadillac Co. Has No Intention
of Marketing a Six Cylinder Car"
, | grr This simple statement, and the accompanying explanation (See Sat
. j ~1l urday Evening Post, this week), coming from the world's greatest
builders of high grade motor cars, is so significant that it bids fair to
■! change the whole trend of automobile engineering endeavor.
| f|r The Cadillac Company's experimental department, which is excelled
, i tI by none in the industry, has demonstrated conclusively by every man
ner of test and comparison, that a four-cylinder engine, properly de
' | signed and constructed, affords the highest degree of all round efficiency
' possible to obtain.
' j *TT Further, their engineers have demonstrated their ability to secure,
11 through the use of a two-speed axle, a range of operating flexibility,
extraordinary reduction of friction, and a degree of luxurious riding
qualities and absence of the feeling of machinery within the car during
long days of touring, that is not even approached In comparison In the
medium priced field, regardless of the number of cylinders,
gjj This is putting it strong, but with your knowledge of Cadillac
r j TJ achievements in the past, you owe it to yourself to put the Cadillac
j to the teßt.
i : <]f Take a 50-mile (or longer) ride in the best six-cylinder cars you
I ; know, then let us take you over the same route in the 1914 Cadillac.
■ j Isn't that a logical way to decide the matter.
> i Vrr Another Interesting phase is the market value of a Cadillac in com
| Til parison with sixes. The second-hand man's buying prices, are low,
but, comparatively, they represent the public opinion of the car.
■ j *jr Last week a second-hand buyer called, and among others gave us
' j TI buying quotations on two makes of 1913 "sixes" selling last year for
'| $2450 and $2600. In average condition he would pay for a 1913 "six"
of one make $550. In the other instance he would pay S7OO. This
same buyer is looking for 3 913 Cadillac "fours," selling last year at
j $1975, at a figure of SIOOO. In fact he is eager to get them at that.
Facts are stubborn things.
| CRISPEN MOTOR CAR CO.
413-417 South Cameron Street
5 th ANNUAL
Auto Show
March 14-21 Inciu » ,v -
ARENA REX GARAGE Harriaburg Pa.
North Third and Delaware Sts.
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