First Motorcycle Show Opens With the exhibitors for the first motorcycle and bicycle show, the opening night at Chestnut Street Hall will present an attractive and inter esting display of most everything that pertains to the two-wheeled vehicles. 'The decorators have made the hall into an attractive bower of colored streamers tastefully arranged in tlie gold and blue of the Harrisburg Mot orcycle Dealers' Association, as well as the national colors in profusion. The various booths are divided by columns on which are mounted largo keystones, emblematic of the Key stone Motorcycle clubs. As this is the lirst exclusive motorcycle and bicycle show ever arranged for Harrisburg, it is expected that the public will respond liberally to make it 3 success from the standpoint of attendance. This indus try has become among the largest in the country, and millions of these ma i-hines are in use throughout the world for utility and pleasure pur poses. Formerly these shows were staged with the automobile exhibits, but experiments in various cities prov ed the success of separate exhibits of the two-wheeled models. The two wheeled mount has a distinct field from its larger four-wheeled brother, t lie automobile. Therefore those who are in the market for a motorcycle or bicycle would not usually consider a lour-wheeled motor vehicle as adapt ■ cl to the*r purpose for the time being, and those who prefer the automobiles are not general users of motorcycles. The exhibitors at the show and what they represent are as follows: Booth I.—Heagy Brothers. Harley- Davidson motorcycles, Reading Stand ard, Pullman and Appolo bicycles. Sporting goods and accessories. Booth 2—West End Electric and Cycle Company. Indian Motorcycles, accessories, Miami bicycles. Booth 3—Charles Uhler. Thor mo torcycles, Musselman, Vim, Hardware and Llnwood bicycles. Booth 4 —Excelsior Cycle Company. Railroad Fares Going Up Ride an Indian Sit in a comfortable seat, get plenty of fresh air, enjoy every minute of your ride to and from work in the big out-o'-doors on an ofaidian Motocycle TROLLEY and railroad fares invested in an Indian mean health) comfort, economy, time-saving, and all the big things that stßnd for progress and pre-eminence in motorcycledom. Drop in and learn, first-hand, just what the Indian is its marked supremacy, its manifold improvements—a machine having the fewest possibilities of defect of any in the world. The nine distinctively im portant innovations which mark the great advance made by the Indian of 1415 are augmented by twenty other essential changes and refinements. The made in America —is as well and favorably known in every civilized country of the world as it is in the United States. g An actual demonstration of the Indian will make you an ardent Indian enthusiast. West End Electric and Cycle Co. Green and Maclay Sts., Harrisburg, Pa. \Kcnt for Dniiplilii find Cumberland countlen. V«k tor entalogc and demonstration nt Motorcycle nud lllcvclc Show nt C'hCMtnut Street Auditorium. gm MOTORCWEfe Prices Ha ve Be Model 15 A, 12 H. P $275 II Model S R, 7 H. P $250 Model 15 U, 8 H. P $265 II Model 15 W, 6H. P....5230 ELECTRIC equipped—4o extras include speedometer, front or rear drive. Consistency and re liability at no greater cost than the ordinary motorcycle. Thor Control—simple. and effective. New two speed—no gears to shift. Dry Cone Chitch. New Universal Starter. WILL BE AT THE MOTORCYCLE AND BICYCLE SHOW >» > LOOK iVIB UP C. H. UHLER 1317 Derry Street BELL PHONE 1039R Musselman, Vim, Hardware and Linwood Bicycles. Don't forget to look for the Three-Speed Coaster Brake on Vim Bicycles. SATURDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH MARCH 6, 1915. Excelsior autocycle. Dayton, Hudson, Lenawee. Excelsior, Juvenile, Norse man. Valiant, Motor-Bike, Hampden and Commercial bicycles. Booth s—Pope motorcycles, Chester B. Smith. Pope motorcycles, Pope bicycles and accessories. Booth 6—Reading Standard, G. W. Gait. Marysville. Reading Standard motorcycles, accessories, Perfection side-seat, vulcanizing department. Booth 7—Keystone Motorcyclist, John F. Greeawalt, managing editor. Booth S—Keystone Indies' Auxil iary. Mrs. J. Harbolt, president: Miss May Gallagher, secretary; Mrs. C. H. Uhler, treasurer. Booth 9—Keystone Cycle Company. Dayton motorcycles. Both 10—Harrisburg Motorcycle Exchange. Emblem motorcycles, ac cessories and repairs. In addition to the program, door prizes will be distributed every even ing. A XOVELTV IX MOTOR VEHICLES A novel motor-driven racer is the in vention of a St. Louis genius, who has given the, name of the "unicycle" to the great hoop. Though a couple of small wheels, or rollers, are attached to the side of the queer craft, they merely servo to steady it when it is still, and are raised when the device is in motion. The motive-power is n gas engine of the rotary type, with three cylinders, and this drives a pro peller. five feet in length, at such speed that the wheel travels at a better rate than a mile a minute —7 4 miles an hour, be exact. The frame which carries the engine, propeller driver and fuel supply is very ingeniously constructed with a set of rollers that revolve against the inner side of the big wheel. In this manner the frame remains upright while the wheel re volves. The latter is of aluminum and has a diameter of 81 inches. Its cir cumference is protected by a solid rubber tire.—Strand. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF HARRISBURG MOTORCYCLE DEALERS' ASS'N mv' < ~~ M v^ L DpSrT £ e^^ H. 2. ROSS SEC.& TREAS United for the purpose of making a joint display of the efficiency attained by the motorcycle and bicycle industry, the Harrisburg Motorcycle Dealers' Association have put forth their best efforts to make their first ex hibit so meritorious that it will command the admiration and interest of the public in general as well as those who are riders of the wheel. The group of men shown above represents the otficers and directors of the associa tion to whose energy and resourcefulness is due the excellent display of wheels and accessories to be seen this evening. C. H. Uhler is president; H.Feldstern, vice-president; H. Z. Ross, secretary and treasurer, and G. F. Hewitt, H. C. Heagy, X. Feldstern and C. B. Smith, directors, and R. W. Heagy show manager. Pope Motorcycles Embrace Many Distinctive Features The latest Pope model, the 5-horse power single cylinder two-speed has the characteristic two-speed control and pedal starter. Finished in the standard Pope colors, and with the in let and exhaust valves mounted in the overhead position, it is the first single cylinder model of that make that has been fitted with a variable gear set. The quadrant on the left side of the frame carries two levers, the forward one actuating the gears and the rear one the clutch. The gear lever has Its throw regulated by a curved slot in the quadrant and there is a long cam with a tail wlUch' is acted upon by the clutch lever when in its forward or "out" position only. This cam thus acts as a lock to the gear-shift when the clutch is engaged. The combined brake and clutch control by left foot pedal fitted to the R-15 twin model Is likewise fitted to this machine. The starter, of the pedal and chain gear type, similar to that used on the twin models, is also used on this two-speed single and the ge«r-set is, of course, the same. The twin machine, Model LIS, sin gle-geared. is now fitted with the pedal-starter, and like the two-speed single it will attract many. The speed model this year is so arranged that the hand pump can be used without the rider having to shift his position. A short lever mounted near the left forward part of the tank has a pit man connecting it to the horizontal oil pump plunger, so that the rider needs only to move his left hand a short distance from the twine-wound grip to grasp the ball end of the "pump han dle" and inject oil by a backward and forward motion of the same. The twine on grips and handlebars was j spoken of by all familiar with racing as one of the best ideas yet seen for the speedman, owing to the firm grip it affords the hands. The Pope motor cycles are represented in the city by t'hester P. Smith at 1815 North Third street, and will be among the interest ing exhibits at the show. Excelsior's New Clutch and Brake Control Tile combination of hand and foot control for both clutch and brake is the [ unique feature to be seen for the first I time on the Excelsior, that is being exhibited by-the Excelsior Cycle Com pany, of 8 South Market Square. This control allows of the rider operating the clutch only by foot lever on the left side or by turning the left grip. Otherwise he may first operate the clutch and follow it by setting the foot brake, employing either the foot lever or the left grip. The regular foot brake pedal is on the right side, but the new arrangement permits the rider controlling his machine by hand if he should become stalled in crowd ed streets or climbing steep hills, and have to plant his feet. The new con trol is to be seen on the new Model 15-3 twin, that is fitted with external and Internal brakes. The external are operated by Bowden lever and wire mechanism from the left handle bar latch. Recent changes since the 1915 models were first exhibited in the Chicago show fncludes the mak ing of the manifold on the twin models shorter, which gives more di rect flow of the mixture to the valve chambers. The position of the spark plugs has been changed: on the twin models, the plugs are set in apertures at an angle in the head, the front plug inclining to the front and being toward the front of the cylinder and the rear plug inclining to the rear at the rear part of the cylinder. The priming devices are inclined toward each other on the twin-cylinder ma chines and are very convenient to the priming gun and close to the car bureter. Regarding the gear-sets on the various models, it is stated that the two-speed gear is to be given up and the 15-1 model will be fitted with a neutral countershaft or "single-speed" set. Thts is of the dog-clutch type and is, of course, countershaft-mount ed, as is the case with the three-speed set, and the final drive is on the right side with the brake apparatus on the left side of the hub. The frame is [of 12-gauge tubing of special steel, ' and the reinforcements, having been found unnecessary, have been re moved. The mudguards are fitted with different forms of valances, giv ing greater protection to the rider and the power plant also. Indian Has Automobile Type of Clutch Pedal Among the noticeable improve ments on one of the three-speed In dian models to be exhibited by the West End Electric and Cycle Company is a new interlock between the clutch and the shift-rocker. This consisting of a substantial curved piece with square notches on its broad face to correspond to the different speed po sitions and the neutral point also. To the center of this sector is fastened the rod leading to the sliifter-handle mounted at the rip/ht side of the frame convenient to the rider's hand. Attached to the clutch operating rod is a rocking piece at whose upper part is a piece at right angles to the length and at whose forward end is a vertical stop. A flat spring tends to keep this piece toward the rear. The horizontal portion is formed into a lip. When the clutch is freed, the rocking piece is forced forward by a block on the rod, thus releasing the tip from the notch in the shift sector !n which it happens to be, and allow ing the rider to move tho sector and mesh the desired gear. As soon as tho clutch is again engaged, the rock !na piece goes toward the rear under he action of its spring, and the lip ilides into the notch corresponding to tho gear position, locking the sector from motion. This lock is in addition to the knife-latch device incorporated in the slider mechanism and makes issurance doubly sure. The foot release for the clutch Is tnique to Indian design, consisting as t does of a regular automobile type if clutch pedal mounted near the left foot-board and acting by a rock-shaft passing through lugs in the crankcase underside. The right side of the rock shaft carries an arm with a curved hand at its upper part. This curved part Is attached directly to the for ward end of the clutch rod. The •lutch lever fits behind this rod,, and the "fingers" of the hand rest against the lever normally. When the rider wishes to draw the clutch, he pushes lown on the pedal and the clutch Is vithdrawn by the forward motion of the arm. Should he deslro to operate he clutch by hand, the lever acts on he "fingers" and through the rod to the clutch as before. Thus the rider •an set any tension he desires on the clutch, and make gear changes, stops*, etc., by withdrawing the clutch with the pedal, knowing that the same ten- sion will be resumed as soon as he releases the pedal. Thor Models Have Thirty Improvements Novel designs, all with some practi cal purpose which benefits the rider, have been characteristic of the Thor product since th3 *Oie iwallow dees Make ■ ranaer," nor doea Nickel Steel Neutral Mutt* with Imrr alltlig Jaw one or two cood point, make a rrall, satisfactory Citcfc and automatically oiled annular ball beari>«a. noUrcycle; it must be RIGHT la every detail. _ , A , 7 la coaatderlnK the 15 modela of the knock-out axle., hub. with tool steal cups ana oodm, p 1 ■ - ■ a ■ Powerful double brake*, hand and foot operated. (LVNNLOLAV 1 HIITAAIIAIA ' rh<- P° wer,u ' EXCELSICR frame with lfl raure rll MlVllSl 2111 I 111 111 IP aeamle.. .teel tnblnc aad alekel steel Cardan LAUuIOIUI fIUIUUj wlu throughout, low .addle po.ltlon aad permaacat aide .. . . Beautiful round cornered tank with aatt-leak do not .tap your Inspection, no matter haw well aat> aeedle valve flttlas*. lulled, at one feature of superiority. _ ' _ w , , . . . ... L«B|, double hinged Foot Hoard., Non-.plsah Fea- Jlate the powerful aad .peedy 'Hl r X" motor (the 4er . Hnd heavy, uabreakahle armlm .taad. only motorcycle engine tfcat ha. ever attained a MODEL 15-3 Three S|.e d KRB .peed of JOO mile, per hour), with overalse eacloaed valve., large eihnunt pipe., near driven oil pump MODEL 15-1 Single Speed..»s? aad po.ltlve delivery lubricating ay.tem. COWINCEI?' DKMOIVBTIIATIOK AND BE Antomohlle type, Three Speed Tran.aUa.lon with Our new'catalo* fully describe* theae aad four adha* aver.lme onaular ball bearf... aad heavy alekel .teel «£u,taT A Xtal cVrt It. ?t UZ? Kears, Good news Is always looked forward to. therclMt Overslse, automatically oiled, multiple Dlac Clutch. we wish to aaaouace that we have remote* to iO S. Market Sq., FUTURE HOME OF EXCELSIOR CYCLE CO., WHEUE WF, WILI. BE GLAD TO MEET OUR FIUEND# Where we will bundle oil., gaaollne and do all kind, of motorcycle and bicycle repatriate at moat ltmmrnm nble rates, alao an nuu.ually flae .took of motorcycle, aad bicycle, will be on haad. Also parts to all mshiia. we are ready to oirrhnul any make of motorcycle or bicycle. See us at the Motorcycle Shaw. The oaly exclusive motorcycle store la Ceatral Pena.ylv.ala. Bell Phone. Opea every evening. Motorcycle Models Show Many Harley-Davidson Has Entirely New Model The 1911 Harley-Davidson, repre sented by Heagy Brothers at 1204 North Third street. Includes an entire ly new model, with high duty motor and great flexibility, a unit three-speed transmission and clutch, and a rede signed frame strongly enforced to handle all the strains incidental to sidecar use. These, with a number of important improvements like the mar velously compact oil pump, and the new and highly efficient muffler, make the new Harley-Davidson better than ever. The new 1915 Harley-Davidson is not the result of a solitary inspira tion or idea. It is a development—the direct result of nearly fourteen years' production of one typo of motor. A great building is not put up In a day. It is the culmination of years of experience of great engineers. Careful designing and planning must precede the actual construction. Experience gained from previous w6rk guides the engineers, architects, and mechanics. So it is with a motorcycle. A per fected motorcycle cannot be produc- Take the Girl Along This machine will climb a 45% grade with side car. 11 H. P. guaranteed. 3-speed sliding gear. CASH OR EASY PAYMENTS See Us at the Motorcycle and Bicycle Show Heagy Bros, 1204 North Third Street OPEN EVENINGS nnpr The Motorcycle With rUIL Unequalled Comfort It is like traveling in a Pullman to ride a Pope, Tor neither you nor the machine feels the bumps in the road. Our construction conforms to most advanced ideals. Remember, it i 6 better to buy a Pope, than to always wish you had. SEE ME AT THE MOTORCYCLE AND BICYCI.E SHOW Chester B Pope Motor Cycles and Bicycles 1815 North Third Street HARRISBURG, PA. Ed in a day. It is impossible. Years of production of thousands of ma chines, careful study of the results at tained In tlie hands of thousands of owners under varying conditions must guide the designers. Skilled mechan ics—the Hnest specialized artisans in the world must iinally produce the finished product. A good motorcycle must be an in genious blending of good material, good design, and good workmanship. Should a manufacturer slight any ono of these requisites then the finished product will suffer. A progressive engineering corps must keep their cars to the ground— they must anticipate what new fea tures riders will demand before the riders themselves actually ask for them. No motorcycle manufacturer can forget the riders. He must build the machine they will want whon'it is placed on the market. The manufacturer depends on the dealers of his business. The dealer depends on the riders for his sales. The dealer cannot sell a machine the rider does not want, so it falls back oil the manufacturer to build a motor cycle that will lill the bill. Speed, power, economy, reliability, durability, comfort and convenience—all these .features must be a part. 11