6 Service! Stewart-Warner Service Station All adjustments and replacement* In charge of factory-trained and authorized expert. Free Air For Your Tires Have our "Air Boy" inflate your tires prop erly. Filtered High-Test Gasoline On tap at our curbstone. Deliveries Within 10 Miles A convenience that is best appreciated when needed most, FRONT-MARKET MOTOR Bitlier Pkoie 3690 FRONT AND MARKET STS. hthe car that g takes low gear hills on high gear 1| P speeds. Fours and sixes, $950 to $1985 I sixes, in HOTTENSTEIN & ZECH | CITY AUTO GARAGE SSSI™, "Speedster" THE WORLD'S Touring $750 GREATEST SBSO Completely TJflf-fT f) J/? Completely Equipped M-ii. v> AAA V>.niY Equipped VULCAN A reliable low-priced, light car equaling in quality and per formance the average SI,OOO to $1,500 car at a price slightlv more than the extremely low-priced type. A powerful hill-climber of attractive "stremlirte" type; A clean-cut practical car that will stand up under Severe usage and give service 365 days in the year. Write or phone for catalogue or demonstration. PENBROOK GARAGE FENBROOK, PA. BELL PHONE 1166-L T T T ¥ >¥ T~T~ TT^TTT^TyTy I j CALL L991-ANY "PHONE. ,£S&MGLATWMM >n«w»«unrt POPULAB HMIIMR DM 1 H*>NIIIAA MMJLW MNUNMNT rroM Attention Automobile Owners ► Polarine, 35c a gallon ► Texasco Lubricating Oil, 35c a gallon ► Gasoline, 15c a gallon. \ BOWMAN'S GARAGE THE POPULAR CAR THAT SELLS REO HA VINES NATIONAL, Reo and Chase Trucks HARRISBURG AUTO CO. £ Firestone Tires and Red Tubes MOST MILES PER DOLLAR SQUARE DEAL AUTO SUPPLIES 1408 North Third Street Bell Phone 3627 WALTER E. YOCUM ! V 1 ® Re d">°nd repair shop is now In business for . JSf elf ch f r^e ° f repair department here. Efficient mechanical * ol sendee 8 ° au^omo^^es * Maxwell and Overland owners assured Rex Auto Garage : ssrs'v.s. v." d ■" "• <»• ">•- i John J. Hargest, Jr., Prop. 3d & Muench Sts. .•••• • - • ■ V ; - ■■• * K.c.M-WT' w-jwuiitr """«w .#p f .i WJ ) |l .^ W i.»,u« l i.«.^i|.|.. V ,.Mi,u .. .., SATURDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH JUNE 6, 1914. MORE SERVICEABLE. LESS TROUBLESOME Modern Automobile and Its Care Discussed by President of Chalmers Company The proudest boast of every auto mobile manufacturer is that his car each year becomes more serviceable —each season more trouble proof, in the opinion of Hugh Chalmers. The public now recognizes the mo tor car as one of the safest and sturdiest of the world's machines, for in spite of the abuse to which they are subjected, standard cars nowadavs rarely give any trouble to their drivers. "While manufacturers are con stantly building better and rendering better service, it is a* fact that there is a decreasing need for service on each year's production of cars," says the president of the Chalmers Motor Coin pany. "There is no question that motor cars are to-day much better built than they were a few years ago. It is u rare exception nowadays to see a car laid up along the roadside by engine trouble. But, however much we mav credit this improved condition to the better designing and better building of cars we must attribute a large part of it to the education of those who drive cars. The Most Abused Mechanism "The automobile, generally speak 's mos * abused piece of ma chinery In the world. The manufac turing limits in a motor car are as ac curate as those in a watch, yet we drive this finely built piece of ma chinery at high speed over all kinds of roads. It often goes for a long period of time with insufficient lubri cation. It is not cleaned as fre quently and as thoroughly as it should be. And yet the almost universal at titude of drivers has always been that this wondefully fine and woefully mis treated mechanism should render per fect service. "The people who drive automobiles are becoming more reasonable, how ever. They realize that a motor car repays in service every attention it re ceives. And in exact proportion as those who drive cars appreciate that they cannot get uninterrupted serv ice without proper care, does the use fulness of the automobile increase. Contrast Your Car With Tills "A big Mogul locomotive, weighing approximately fifty tons, spends eight hours of every twenty-four in the re pair shop. Locomotives are built for endurance. They are heavy for serv ice. They run over scientlficallv built roads on heavy steel rails. Yet each locomotive spends one-third of Its per iod of service being overhauled and repaired. The railway companies don't complain or. this account. They recognize that any piece of machinery must receive careful attention to keep lit in running condition. "Contrast this with the average au tomobile, however. If the owner of an automobile has to put his car in the shop for overhauling eight hours in a month, his attitude is one of con demnation. "It is human nature to shift re sponsibility whenever possible to an other person. It Is even more human nature to shift responsibility to an in animate object which cannot defend itself. Troubles Often Owners Fault "And so it used to be almost uni versal for automobile owners never to acknowledge the responsibility for car trouble as their own. They Invariably blamed it on the car. An owner fre quently will neglect to lubricate his car for hundreds of miles, and for in stance blame the car because the mo tor overheats. Not infrequently an owner will accept his chauffeur's word that a car is giving constant trouble when, as a matter of fact, the chauf feur pays practically no attention to the mechanism. But drivers are be coming more and more familiar with automobiles, and there is a natural tendency for them to give better care to their cars. As a result, motor trou bles are decreasing. "In the same way, motorists now more fully recognize the principle of 'Safety First.' Mishaps of ail kinds are less frequent and less serious. The wise driver realizes that he saves time, protects himself and his car by obey ing the speed laws. The day of the •joy ride' Is passing; and with it, too. is passing the once familiar sight of automobiles in the ditch or smashed against a curb. 'Safety First' has. done much to conserve the motorist and his car. It is a slogan—and a practice— which automobile drivers should never forget "Actual repairs to the average car cost very little. There Is, however, a tendency among owners to charge all of the expense in connection with their cars up to repairs. I have seen state ments in which tire maintenance, gasoline and oil were charged against the car as actual repairs. Most Cars Give Fine Service "The separation of tire and gaso line expense from the repair costs will convince the average owner that he gets mighty good service from his car at very little cost. "But the fact remains that there was never an automobile* built that at times the owner would not sell for almost nothing. Those who drive cars are so used to receiving perfect serv ice that any kind of mishap which In terrupts that service makes them in tolerant. Sometimes on account of a bad tire an owner will condemn his entire car. Occasionally on a tour a driver will get bad gasoline. When out on the road if he has trouble with his motor, his first thought is to blame the car, but it never occurs to him to investigate the quality of fuel he is using. "If a dealer in used cars could en counter owners at such times he could buy practically new cars of the very best makes In the country at wonder ful bargain prices. For It is in a con tingency like this that one becomes momentarily disgusted with motoring and with his car. "A careful consideration of the cause of the trouble, however, will make it clear to the driver of any standard car that his machine really gives him wonderful service. A well built car demands only reasonable con sideration. It will do almost any task it is called upon to perform with ef ficiency, if given the natural attention required by any finely constructed piece of machinery." A NEW USE FOR THE MOTOR CAR The adaptability of the automobile to odd and varied uses is being illus trated every day. The electric equip ment on the car has also been adapted to strange circumstances—even to as sisting a surgeon in performing an operation in a country house where the only light available was a kerosene lamp. Now comes W. H. Van Winkle, president of the Water Works Equip ment Company, of New York, with something new. Mr. Van Winkle his invented a simple device which he adjusts to his 1912 Cadillac roadster, and by this means opens and closes water valves of a city water system. The combination does in one minute and a half what usually requires four men a half hour to do In all cities. The device is attached to a rear wheel which has been jacked up. The motor is then started. The appliance is ad justable and will fit any size auto wheel. Li g HtWei g Ht CHANDLER wi'otZ" Weighs 2885 lbs., fully equipped—Runs 16 miles per gallon of gasoline—Owners average 7000 miles per set of tires Chandler proves what Heavy weight means power wasted, ported annular ball bearings throughout A is possible in six-cylinder Heavy weight is a raid on your pock- the car. Every possible degree of friction economy, coupled with six- etbook. is eliminated. cylinder power and comfort. And a heavy six cannot give you Chandler owners average sixteen miles, The Chandler motor runs greater service than a light six that's or more, per gallon of gasoline, seven with all the precision of the equally well built. hundred miles or more per gallon of oil, finest watch. This perfect, By modern engineering methods, pressed seven thousand miles per set of tires, continuous flow of silent steel and cast aluminum take the place That's genuine economy. power comes from the «*- of heavy forgings in the Chandler This Hundreds of owners all over America cylinder experience that is gives greatest strength with lightest who have , the Chandler th h budt into its long-stroke weight. thousands of miles of hard service de motor. Chandler power is enhanced, too, by im- clare it is mechanically perfect. Chandler designed the "f"F you pay more than fifteen hundred dollars for an automobile you are surely going to buy a six. And it must be a light six. Your only problem is which one to choose. ■££ Which One? The Chandler wheels —is not a matter of 11 X ou b , uy a h ght weight six that is an There isn't a single thing cut out of the Himpncinnc Tt'c a maftor n f "ter-thought, a modification or abbrevia- Chandler to make its price possible. ntkr i nrm *' matter ot tion of some larger model, or Will you buy High-grade, high-priced features make the exclusive perrormance. the light weight six that is just what its de- Chandler long-stroke motor distinctive. Cast aluminum , signers started out to build —the best car baße extendin S from frame to frame contains integral cast Chandler power is enhanced they know how to build, regardless of cost? magneto generator and starting motor. Im bv Chandler lifrht WPlVht ported silent chains drive the cam shaft, pump and gener uy Ugnt "eigni. ator . Westinghouse Separate Unit Starting and Lighting p. V .... wm you cnoose a llgnt SIX tnat nas oeen System . simple single wire system for lighting. Wiring Don t buy any car till you rushed out to meet competition, when you run through armored conduit Bosch high-tension mag know what it weighs on the canjust as well get one that was carefully neto, the most expensive form of ignition, which many designed, by men who know, to meet a builders of sixes are leaving out. Unit power plant com „ • ""<> f' 6 " requirements? "St tf yOU Want economy keep If you study all the light weight sixes carefully, if you Ball Bearings. Left-side drive, center control, the weight below the 3000- see how they are designed, if you consider their equip- Equipment includes Jiffy Curtains; New Haven 8 day clock} IWimH mart ment, if you examine their workmanship, if you meas- Jones Speedometer; Rain-vision, clear vision, ventilating puuiiu nidTK. ure the six-cylinder experience of the builders back of windshield; Firestone demountable, detachable rims; motor _ them, you will choose tho Chandler. driven horn, etc., etc. l h e 'n I Demonstration, On Revest mate in gracefulness. Crowned A * ■■ _ rZi-zbeau- Andrew Redmond, Sts tiful types of body -touring, Ue " •'«»»"« 2133 / j . , >, . 0 ' t uiulx-rlnnd 41 sw oa ster, coupe and limousine. CHANDLER MOTOR CAR CO., Manufacturers, CLEVELAND, OHIO 1 n^ARRIsBU'RG 1 A route to Washington via Gettys burg, Frederick and Baltimore, re cently compiled, is on file at club headquarters. Members of the club who recently took this trip are high in their praise of road conditions, especially in Mary land. where they report road improve ments under way In all directions. The club has had signs erected at Seventeenth and Derry streets and thtyjee via Berryville street and Green wood avenue, for the guidance of tour ists to avoid the torn up section of Derry street, while improvements are being made. Loose Stones Do you know that the law requires road supervisors to remove all looae stone from the roads at least once during the months of May, June, Au gust and October? You can easily compel them to ob serve the law. See act of July 2, 1909, P. L. 611. Road Hogs Do you know that a number of the clubs in the State have had men ar rested and fined for refusing to pull over to the righthand side of the road so as to allow a more rapidly moving vehicle overtaking them to pass? One case of this kind was sufficient in each community. See act of March 6, 1820, sec. 2, 3 and 7; Smith's Laws 254. Through the efforts of the Harris burg Bridge Co., the road to Gettys burg via Dillsburg has been greatly improved and is now in fair condi tion. Road Signs Are all the cross roads marked with legible direction signs in our section of the State? If not, do you know that the law requires the township road supervisors to erect and main tain such signs? You can compel them to erect these signs at no expense and almost no trouble to yourself. See act of June 13, 1836, P. L. 564. Lights on All Vehicles The Pennsylvania Motor Federa tion, with which this club is affiliated, will in 1915 again try to secure the enactment of a State law, requiring all vehicles to display a light at'night. We believe a law of this kind would contribute to the safety of all road users and would materially lessen the number of accidents. Tf even- city and borough would by local ordinance require all vehicles, unless loaded with hay, straw or In flammable material to display a light from one hour after sunset until one [hour before sunrise, it would go far toward securing the passage of a State law. Police Controls Middletown, horn trap. Mt. Holly Springs, 15 miles per hour. State College, 15 miles per hour. Lancaster, smoky exhaust and open cut-out. Wrightsville, smoky exhaust and open cut-out. Caution should be exercised through Trenton, N. J., and Camden, N. J. Run slow through streets, blow horn at intersections and do not overtake trol leys. Watch and obey the tralllc po licemen. Several members of the club who toured to Atlantic City on Memorial Day report a speed trap at Hammon ton, N. J., where court is held at the roadside with the result of $16.25 fines and costs imposed on offenders. In Philadelphia A new tralllc regulation provides that vehicles may not go west in Chestnut street below Twenty-second. The police are enforcing the 15-mile speed limit in Broad street at signs "Danger, Run Slow," from South street to Glenwood avenue. At Forty-Eighth and Chestnut streets arrests are being made for ex cessive speed. Arrests are being made for neglect to blow horn at intersection of Rob erts road and Montgomery avenue, in tersection of Roberts road and Lan caster avenue and intersection of Rob erts road and Conestoga road. Lower Merion Township Blow horn at every sign reading "Blow Horn." Radnor Township—Blow horn at every sign reading "Blow Horn." Chestnut Hill —The city line runs through Chestnut Hill. Motorists are warned that both on the city side and the Montgomery side of the line every precaution should be taken, blowing horn at all crossings and do not ex ceed the speed limit. The roads are very good in this part and temptations are great. Sixty-third Street, West Philadel phia—Motorists are warned not to ex ceed twenty miles an hour; this is a liberal allowance and should be ob served. Members should use caution in all towns observing speed limit and horn signs. Chandler Climbs Mt. Rubidoux on High A recent issue of the Los Angeles Kxpress contains a story and photo graphs regarding an unusual automo bile tr 11r that will be of interest to those who have motored through southern California or who are con ; templating such a journey. | The Chandler Light Weight Six, I made in Cleveland but already as pop, [ular on the coast as in other sections of the country, added another .achieve ment to the many it has recorded in the past year, when Frank Verbeck, driving a Chandler, looked over the tpp of Mt. Rubidoux at Riverside and announced that he had taken his party of four grown persons all the way from Los Angeles to the mountain peak on high gear. The Express says: "Verbeck re fused to go into 'low' and the hood | From Both City Eager Buyers | l"i _ jrGc!)RSON'S ■ln „ I •. I it AUTOMOBtLE EXCHANGE UW& Lc \•*• C s §; 800 CARS TOSEIECT FROM Bfij - r t KVI §S WgI'MCWIS DELIVERY WWW} 1 g3 8 8 -° gj oN. BUOAQ^Ir 9 r^.-V'P!/ 1 I Fbpvcyopof"UscdCars"ToEconomical RjrcKasers | fully equipped. joij OVERLAND Roadster*. |* 1913 OVERLAND Touring cars, i 1913 STUDEBAKER Touring cars. 1 ,»^nr. S h7 P ! 191? FLANDERS Touring ca«..»m. | n 8 ' •»>« HUP"2O" Roadsters »27«. startcVand lights* 1 °" rlng ' electrlc 1912 CHALMERS Touring $425. |$ 1914 OAKLAND Touring, nm only "J® 'T. T .°"?" g <'arß - 2100 miles, electric starter and lights. 191" (■ A DILLAC Touring cars. 1913 CH ALMERS Six Touring, big j 1913 BUICK Touring oars. bargain. I 1912 FLANDERS Roadster $278. §1 1013 K - c. H. Touring »300. i 1913 PAIGE Touring, lil:e new. Si 1913 REGAL Roadster 1375. 1 1913 OAKLAND Roadsters. §§ 1912 BUICK Touring cars $375. | 1913 HAVERS Six, Touring. 8 Wtl m,l C "i^p Koa f St " r « 7S - 1914 HUDVoNlStors. | Taxlcabs and Limousines from S2OO up. !g Trucks and Delivery Wagons, 1-ton to 3-tons, $l5O up. I , | & Agents wanted In all cities to handle our line of Used Automobiles. Send For Weekly Bargain Bulletin I Gorson's Automobile Exchange | 238-40 North Broad Street I Philadelphia, Pa. Ope " o s t " n , d * ri MILLER X TIRES Grip the Road Like a Cog-Wheel STERLING AUTO TIRE CO. 1451 Zarker St. VULCANIZING was not raised during the one-hun dred and eighty miles. Even old Rubtdoux seemed to puff out its side with pride that the Chandler had made the climb so easily, for ever since Henry Van Dyke read his poem to the multitude by the cross on Eas ter morning, Kubidoux has sent up silent prayers for cars which would not have to wheeze up the wlndinp road."
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