HUPMOBILE MOTOR
IS NDHSTJILUBIi
New Body Design and Refinements
That Materially Improve This
Year's Model
The Ensminger Motor Company, dis
tributors for a large section of tho
State, will display the new model K,
as the 1915 Hupmobiie is known. This
and other models will be at the auto
show in Kelker street hall.
The wheelbaso of the new Htipmo
bile is 119 inches long, the result bo
iris two inches more leg room in Ihe
front compartment and seven inches
in the tonneau. Upholstery is full
tufted, and the wider scats have the
same comfortable tilt that has char
acterized Hup cars for three years.
Wheels are larger, tires being 34x4
inches, with nonskid treads regular
equipment for the rear wheels. Other
regular equipment includes a Hup de
sign of one-man top, which when
raised attaches rigidly to fixed up
rights of the windshield: new style top
cover that conceals the bows when the
top is laid back: rain-vision wind
shield, with lower half adjustable for
ventilation of the front compartment:
special design headlights, with one
bulb which can be dimmed at will and
special glass front, with the upper
half corrugated to kill the reflector
Klare; special design tailliglit; electric
horn, demountable rims, spare rim
and carrier at the rear, license plate
holders at front and rear, robo and
footrails in tonneau.
An increase in power is gained
through larger valves, an increase in
the bore and a different shape com
bustion chamber. The Hup company
was one of the lirst American manu
facturers to use the small bore, long
stroke type of motor, and this is con
tinued, the bore being 3®g inches and
the stroke 5 % inches. The carburetor,
of the horizontal type, is moved to the
right side of the motor, and the gns
carried through a passage between the
cylinders, assuring complete vaporiza
tion. Storage battery ignition, with
automatic spark advance, replaces the
magneto.
Tho motor Is made nonstallable
through being connected at all times
by a silent chain with the Westing
house combined generator and starting
motor, the single unit, system having
replaced the dual unit used for 1914.
The voltage of the electrical system is
increased from six to twelve volts.
Body sides are higher and the doors
are wider, having the handles inside
and flush with the door upholstery.
Easier riding is assured by the use
of longer front springs and long rear
springs of the semielliptic type.
The front axle is of the Elliott type,
with a slight castor effect which makes
steering easier and gives the wheels a
tendency to resume a straight course
after turn has been made. The rear
axle remains the full floating type,
with a new design housing which
makes the gears more readily acces
sible.
Steering is now from the left side,
with an IS-inch steering wheel, while
the gear change and hand brake levels
remain in the center.
The gasoline tank is increased in
rapacity to sixteen gallons, with the
filler cap under the hood to avoid a I
break in the smooth lines that sweep |
back from the new shape radiator to
the windshield. The cowl board car
ries. in the center, the lighting and ig
nition switches and tho speedometer,
which arc illuminated at night by a
small hooded electric light. The
switches are controlled by Vale locks,
i 'rowned fenders, without beading and
with flat edge, add their part to the
beauty of the new car's design.
The Model 32, which has just com- I
pleted its third successful season, and
which has proved the most popular
model the Hupp company has yet pro
duced. is to be continued. Its' char
acteristics are well known and are the
foundation on which the model K has
been designed. This was the first
American car in which the small-bore,
long-stroke principle was applied and
was among the first few, if not the;
very first, to adopt the streamline type 1
of body. Along with these innovations!
come others that have since been!
wide',v adopted by manufacturers,!
such as placing the gasoline tank In !
the cowl of the dash, driving the. mag
neto and camshaft with a single silent
chain, horn concealed under hood, etc.
I Olt CARRYING TIRE CHAINS
A box fastened beneath the foot
boards in front of the seats makes a
good place to carry tire chains. Bore
several half-inch holes in the bottom
and the dirt will shake off the chains.
So need of washing them.
Detroiter 8
THE LOWEST PRICED
EIGHT IN THE WORLD
$1395
One of the most finished mechanical art designs ever pro
duced in America. True streamline. Richly finished. Tur
kish upholstery. Comfortable and convenient to operate.
Tremendous reserve power for emergency. Extraordinary
smoothness and flexibility. Wonderful "get-away." Four
teen extra features: Actual one-man top; four 24-inch
doors: non-skid rear tires: aluminum and linoleum running
and foot boards: 20-operation body finish: luxurious leather
upholstery; ventilating, rain-vision windshield; Duplex tire
carrier in rear: Tulite searchlights; emergency searchlamp;
electric cigar lighter; aluminum encased instrument board.
All recording instruments combined in one unit; positive
gasoline gauge; electric-flash oil gauge.
New "Detroiter" $985
For S9BO you own the biggest car of its price, the lightest
car of its class —less than 2,300 pounds. The only car in
America with a long-stroke BALL-BEARING motor. The
handsomest car built. The new price takes in everything.
There are no extras. Westinghouse starting and lighting sys
tem is included; one-man top: ventilating rain-vision wind
shield: non.skld rear tires; duplex tire carrier; emergency
search lamp; electric cigar lighter. All prices f. o. b. Detroit.
at the Auto Show, Kelker Street Hall
CONOVER & MEHRING
Distributors for Dauphin, Cumberland and Adams Counties
Hbg. Pa. 1713-1717 N. 4th. St. 8.11 Phone
SATURDAY EVENING, HARRJSBURG TELEGRAPH MARGII 13, 1915
DETROIT ELECTRIC
IS LUXURIOUS CAR
Fitted With Many New Accessories
and Refinements and Simple
to Operate
The 1915 models of the Detroit elec
tric car made by the Anderson Elec
tric Car Company of Detroit Mich.,
are now on the market, and aro rep
resented here by the East End Auto
Company.
This car is built on a 100-inch
wheel-base, which, combined with
specially resilient spring suspension,
gives the car the riding characteris
tics of a smooth running steamship.
Vibration is reduced to a minimum at
every point. The electric cars of this
concern aro fitted with many now ac
cessories and features all tending to
make the vehicle the most comfort
able, convenient, simAe and luxuri
ous. They are furaffilied with the
largest battery equipment per unit of
car weight that is possible.
The brougham Is furnished with a
very wide deep scat at the back, suf
ficiently wide to hold three average
persons comfortably. A revolving
Pullman seat for tho fourth person,
situated in the forward rightlinnd cor-1
ner, and a small low box seat in the
forward lefthand corner. The seat
ing arrangement is such that all pas
sengers may face forward and still
leave a perfectly clear vision for the
driver of the car.
It is furnished with a double wind
or rainshield, one overlapping the up
per front rack, so that in stormy
weather the outer shield catches all
the rain, snow or sleet, leaving the
vision clear and unobstructed.
The operation is the simplest pos
sible, being controlled by the direct
lever steor and direct mechanical con
trol with either mechanical or electri
cal reverse—as preferred. The hands
are always in the most natural posi
tion, tho same as if resting on a table
or reading a book. At no time is it
necessary to remove the hands from a
natural or comfortable position to
reach for anything anywhere to op
erate the car.
Tho brakes are both mechanical and
electrical. Either or both may be
used simultaneously whichever the
operator prefers or finds most, conve
nient. The furnishings of the car are
most complete with clock, speedome
ter, flower vase, mirrors, asfi trays,
etc. There are absolutely no acces
sories to buy. Everything necessary
to the comfort of driver or apssen
gers is provided with the car.
Either Motz cushion or any stand
ard pneumatic tire is furnished, as de
sired. The Motz tires are. however,
one of the desirable features of the
electric vehicle, as they arc puncture
3>voof and fully reliable and serviceable
till worn out. One car in this city
operated a set of .Motz cushion tires
for 13,000 miles without a dollar of
expense or one minute's time expend
ed for up-keep or repairs. Anybody
[driving a Motz car over Motz cushion
tires is absolutely sure of arriving at
his destination and home again with
| out any tire trouble whatever.
In beauty of design, graceful lines,
material, workmanship and finish
there is no car built the superior of
the Detroit line of electric vehicles.
But above all, the excellence of its
parts and the superior comfort of its
riding qualities, is the reliability and
"readiness to serve" on the instant
when wanted 365 days in the year.
NEWSPAPERS MAKE AVTO SHOW
Clyde S. Thompson, of Cleveland,
president of the Thompson-Carroll Ad
vertising Company expresses the firm
conviction, that it is the united sup
port of the newspapers that make the
annual automobile show such a suc
cess. He says: "Of course the men
who put their money and time into
the industry and produce the cars and
accessories that are shown are pri
marily responsible for this annual dis
play, but I believe the co-operation of
the newspapers is what 'puts it over.'
"Everybody knows there is an auto
show and almost everybody talks about
it even if he does not attend. It would
be possible without the newspapers to
hold equally as good a show and yet
not make an impression upon the pub
lic attention. In fact I believe the
newspapers have done much to edu
cate people to the need and the uni
versal acceptance of the mode-n motor
car. The newspapers, especially dur
ing the earlier days, were the mission
aries that preached the gospel of gaso
lene. To-day, as a result of this per
sistent work on tho part of newspa
pers, you can hardly find a person
anywhere in the United States who
cannot discuss intelligently the vari
ous makes of cars."
When You Want Real Class and Quality
9 gf] T ■ TEFFER YSTX
\ B]r Blx has the biggest twenty
v ~fj four hundred dollars' worth or motor car
high grade quality on the market today. E>pe
_;s6|S«ft cinlly Hue for tho man who wants bigness, lux
ff jh A ury, comfort, easy riding qualities and durabil
\ m •{ &%jk v Of tho tiro thousand dollar cars
M V w£T' mv&t raying an exorbitant price, or paying
111 ; , ''|lWllMy~ i qßE3r —~^ ja ' •' '■"" l"' ■■■« 111 '■ —v ii"i"
. '\!(^Tm[j/Sm - TO k \ Jgsßm excessive gasoline, oil and tire bills.. The big
* M — c I JelTery plant, capital and equipment makes it
xx - ,V*y '-±±T—^!ii—!' The JelTery Chesterfield Six, the distinguished
I nlf Tl»© JelTery Four, the car which introduced
===s^"— • tlic European high speed, lilgli efficiency motor
in America, $1,450. Prices f. o. b. factory.
—•• . IrßHlfil to eon verted plfniiiiri'
ear* an<l other iruokx In MO threat
A S.I«O,(KMI order of .Ifffery Quholm nan placed lawt month liy the Frcurh pel* nurohnti' " *Olll flre-piiaaeiiierr touring car# medium rlzpil and tight nelKliti that fairly
government. The I ulted States government have them. Iletlileliem Steel * ahlnc* with ela««, distinction and Individuality, whether taken In aide, front
Company plneed mi order for a fleet of them. Dupont Ponder Work* u*e /K -fx yv mm m or rear view. Beautifully eon*tructed mid flntnhed with all eoinforta and
them and leading e*tnl>ll*ltnicntM tlirouuliom the world. JelTery Truck*, \K <K 4"/% /&X cunvetleneei of larger motor ears. S7•MI, f. o. I>. York, Pa. The large 6-18
SI3OO and *IOSO, Chattel*. JelTery <|uud (4-wlieel drive) Truck, *2750. OvlOv/ ICI ti)vJ/ O known aa the "Palace Car of the Houd," *2500 with electric Kcar ahlft.
Bentz-Landis Auto Co. 18 % L a TsL% r pL a .
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CASE "25" FIVE-PASSENGER |
J. I. Case 'J'. M. Company, local branch. 120 South Second street, George A.
Dechant, .Manager.
JACKSON FEATURES
MEW ID VARIED
Model 44 at $1,250 Has the Style
and Symmetry of Higher
Priced Cars
P. H. Kebocli, distributor for East
ern Pennsylvania, has announced the
1915 Jackson Model "44," d car of
moderate price yet possessing the nt- |
tractive lines of a high-priced auto-1
mobile. Many new features arc em- j
bodied in this model, which will no
doubt make a hit with the uutoists.
It is essentially Jackson as regards j
the use of full-elliptic springs, both ■
front and rear, and one or two other I
points. The easy driving quality of|
the Jackson is further enhanced by
the adoption of the llotchkiss type of
drive. The rear springs are mounted
beneath the axle, instead of above it,
so that the rear part of the car has |
the low-hung appearance that every i
purchaser has a right to demand.
The power plant is of the unit type, |
having a four-cylinder 40-horse
power engine, which is cast In pairs, j
The electrical system consists of the :
Auto-Lite generator and starting mo-1
tor in connection with the Connect!-1
cut system of battery—distributor ig
nition. The Jackson in quiet and will j
stay quiet in service. The rear axle j
is the floating type with two univer- I
sal joints. Both drive and torque I
are taken by the rear springs, which I
are undcrslung on the axle. The re
duction of weight gained by the ab
sence of radius rods and torsion rod
is a large factor in tire economy.
The adoption of the low-backed
front seats gves considerable charac
MAXWELL "25" TOURING CAR J
" '•"" • * "
[ J-:. \Y. Shank, Distributor, 331 Chestnut Street.
ter to the ear. The forming of the
hood sills integral with the skirts of
the front fenders contributes to both
appearance and durability. The cat
has a wheelbase of 115 inches and
34x4-inch tires.
The Jackson is furnished with reg
ular equipment, including top with
hood, windshield, electric warming
device, demountable rims with one
extra rim, spare tire carrier in the
rear, foot rail, coat rail, tools, tire
pump and jack. The five-passenger
model sells complete for $1,250.
"One thing that has contributed
more than any other single factor to
the increase in the number of women
drivers of gasoline automobiles," says
I'. H. Keboch, distributor in Eastern
Pennsylvania for the Jackson Auto
mobile Company, "is the electric
equipment now found on the majority
of good cars.
"The woman of average strength
was debarred from attempting to
drive a gasoline car before the crank
ing device was perfected. She could
steer, handle the gears and brakes
and do everything else necessary ex
cept turn the motor over. So she
eould not take a ear out unless ac
companied by some one able to crank
the engine. In my opinion the aver
age woman is a better driver than
the average man. As a rule she does
not thirst for speed, and it is my ob
servation that she displays better
judgment, in situations which only
good judgment will save. In other
words, she will not take the chances
a man will when he is behind the
steering wheel of an automobile.
"Doubtless the Jackson and other
companies adopted the electric starter
as. a matter of convenience and as a
time saver. It is all that could be
desired in this direction, and in addi
tion has put the women of the house
hold in the pleasant position of being
complete masters, of the gasoline
car."
The Jackson models will bo dis
played at the auto show in Kelker
Street Hall.
CASE ORGANIZATION
AN EXTENSIVE ONE
Advantage of Distribution and
Selling Through Seventy-nine
Branch Houses
I The Case car line for 1915 consists
[of three models: The Case "40"—
five-passenger type: the Case "35"—•
five-passenger touring, and the Case
"25"—five-passenger model. The
company, however, is running the
greatest part of their production
schedule this season on the Case "25,"
which model is on exhibition in Kelker
street hall during the Harrisburg
show. Manager George A. Dechant,
of the local factory branch, reports
this year's automobile trade fully as
good as last, and with the good pros
pects for the coming year, hopes to
| Another Jackson Triumph
I Old-Time Sfurdiness
1, The new Jackson "44" has met with instantaneous success. Dealers and
I j buyers alike are enthusiastic over the exceptional value of this car at $1,250
b Its distinguished appearance and perfect finish have aroused universal ad-
I" miration. Its full streamline body is the equal, in style and symmetry, of the
| ' highest priced cars. And above all, it has the durability and mechanical per
il fection for which Jackon cars have always been famous.
0 THE REFINEMENTS ARE COMPLETE —flush doors, concealed hinges, one-man top; two-piece
3 rain-vision windshield, crowned fenders anil rounded radiator front. Ignition and lighting switches,
j], speedometer, ammeter and oil gauge are all grouped on a metal instrument plate In the center of tho
II dash, all illuminated by one dash light.
st 7wo Oiher Models f r 1915-
Jackson "W "46"
1 A Medium Priced SIX A Big Power FOUR
c:: "No Hill Too Steep, No Sand Too Deep"
I Don't Fail to See Them at the Show, Kelker Street Hall
jl Harris hurt;
D 14 IfITRArU BERRYSBURG,
| 331 Chestnut St. Jl • Jl A•
I: DISTRIBUTOR FOR EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
round up a big volume of motor car
business, in connection with the other
lines of Case products, a large stock
of which, including extras and sup
piles, aro always on hand here for
prompt delivery and service to Case
customers. In speaking of the Case
car and the organization, Mr. Dechant
said:
"The Case company has its own
selling organization and has had it
for years. This is an advantage in
selling automobiles. When the com
pany went into the motor business it
was not put to the expense of estab
lishing an outlet for Case cars. These
cars bear only a portion of the sales
expense of the company. To add
[automobiles to their line necessitated
only a slight additional expense in
t&e sales and advertising departments
as one instance. There are seventy
nine branch houses: six hundred trav
eling representatives, and ten thou
sand dealers, and all working har
moniously with the same aim in view
—to sell Case cars and Case machin
ery.
"The Case company is financially
one of the strongest manufacturing in
stitutions in the country. Its business
has been a success ever since Jerome
I. Case, its founder, started the little
one-man shop at Racine in 1842.
Within the last two years an immense
new plant has been added, where every;
type of modern machinery was in
stalled to turn out high-grade automo
biles at the lowest possible cost.
"Motor cars of various makes look
very much alike now-a-days, but there
are practically two classes of cars on
the market at the present time. On*
class is built cheaply, of ordinary ma
terial, inexpensive construction, wltli
most of the attention given to out
ward appearance, and-' an inflated list
price put upon the finished product to
I meet the presnt "trade-in" conditions,
I account 6U per cent, of the totaj pro
duction in the United States going to
the old car owners, and about 40 per
cent, to new purchasers. The other
class of automobiles are cars like the
Case car, built upon the best automo
bile engineering principals, in design,
material, construction and finish. Car*
which are made to "stand up" under
prolonged severe usage—Cars which
men buy to keep, for years of faithful
service. The Case company will in the
future continue as heretofore, to build
only durable automobiles, just as they
have been manufacturing high-grade
machinery for over seventy years, es
tablishing an enviable reputation for
themselves. Th;s is why prospective
motor car buyers should consider the
'Name behind the car.' "