KING EIGHT MIS
AMONG BIGGEST
Lightness, in Spite of the Enlarged
Feature, Has Been Adhered
to Strictly
true King; Motor Car Company, De
■ roit, came into the limelight late in
•he Fall, with an eight-cylinder car,
selling with attractive type of stream
lino body. This motor, which is of the
V-type, with cylinders mounted on the
• rank-case at 00 degrees to each other
and in blocks of four, has a rating of
-4.2-horsepower. The engine weighs
little more than the four-cylinder King
and has practically the same length
ovel• all. Due to these features it is
installed in nearly the same chassis
as that used fo rthe four.
The four-cylinder, which has been
forced into the background, so to
speak, by the newcomer, is much re
lined as compared with the previous
year's car.
This eight-cylinder engine is the sec
ond to be installed as standard equip
ment in an American car, and it is
eominendably-dosigned for lightness,
compactness and accessibility. All
valve tappets are readily reached for
adjustment, which is accomplished by
eliminating nearly everything from the
space between the two four-cylinder
blocks, the center lines of which are
at 90 degrees to each other. Thecrank
shaft Is the same in design as that
used in a four-cylinder motor, this
being possibly due to the coupling of
the two connecting rods to each throw
bearing. One rod has a yoked end
which grips the outer ends of the
bushing, while a small-end rod goes
between the two parts of the yoke.
The bushing is pinned to the yoke rod
with which it oscillates with the shaft
as its bearing.
The King cars have for years been
recognized as standards of efficiency
and service. The famous King motor
has been regarded as one of the best
automobile motors on the market, and
has been favorably mentioned by some
of the leading engineers in the coun
try.
For years, the King four-cylinder
car, their main production, has been
regarded as the last word in automo
bile designing. This car has, with
each new year, been brought to a
higher standard, and now represents
the highest and best type of four-cyl
inder car. Feeling that further im
provement in this line was bound to
be less effective than has been the
case in the past, the company decided
to pay more attention to the develop
ment of other types of its car. The
result is the present new eight-cylin
der oar, which is one of the most
handsome of such cars on the market,
and which is also notable in that it is
the first car of its type to be placed
on the market at a price under SISOO.
The King is represented in Harris
burg by tiie King Car Sales Company,
SO-SS South Cameron street, \V. P.
Krister is proprietor, and us distribu
tor feu - twenty-four counties he will
display the King models at the auto
show in Kelker street hall, assisted by
J. Robert Barr, sales manager.
A novel yet effective method of
testing the alignment of wheels,
••limlnatlng the complications caused
t>y fenders and running boards, is to
iack up the wheels, drench the tires
thoroughly with water and then re
.olve the wheels rapidly. The water
hus thrown off will leave a wet
streak on the floor, the streak being
r-xactly parallel with the plane of the
wheel. Doing this with the front and
•oar wheels on each side of the car
lirovides a ready means for checking
up the alignment.
We Sell
Fisk K Tires
Fisk Accessories
Hamilton Tubes
Moore Jacks
Electric Headlights
Gas Headlights
Side Lamps
Tail Lamps
All Kinds of Ford Accessories
Reliners
Wonder Worker Specialties
Manzell 2 Cyl. Pumps
Gloves
Goggles
Grease
Bumpers
Bicycle Tires
Motorcycle Tires
Klaxons
Hand Klaxons
Klaxonets
Tool Kits
Phinney Walker Clocks
Flash Lights
Dixon's Lubricants
Weed Chains
Prest-O-Lite Tanks
Searchlight Tanks
Horn Bulbs
Chamois
Sponges
Blow-out Patches
Hook-on Boots
Mirrors
E. Mather Co.
Salesroom
204 Walnut St.
Bell Phone—l2B6
United Phone—339
SATURDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH MARCH 13, 1915.
EMPIRE IKS Mil
DISTINCT FEATURES
Popular Priced Car Will Be Ex
hibited at the Penbrook Garage
During Show Week j
Iff
■
H. A. FISHBURN
European influence in body design
and American demand for conveni
ence !\ave been the two most com
pelling forces to actuate the automo
bile engineer in recent years. The
first of these is brought about by
means of the streamline body, while
the second has been instrumental in
the perfection and adoption of elec
tric starting and lighting systems.
These two influences that mark the
modern motor car are noticeable in
the Empire models for li) 15, which
are being displayed throughout show
week at the salesroom of the Pen
brook Garage by H. A. Fishburn.
The new Empires are striking ex
amples of the year's advance in the
Industry. These models, that mark
the seventh year of the Empire, have
as their most sweeping change from
previous productions of the company,
the new streamline body of added
roominess and exceptional attractive
ness. Seats are set low, allowing
backs of more than ordinary height,
while upholstering throughout is
Turkish type of selected leather. All
door hinges are concealed, and with
the body tapering back from cowl a
most pleasing flush side effect is
given, completed by a limousine back.
Koll crown fenders add to the gen
erally attractive appearance. All in
struments, such as speedometer, car
buretor adjustment, dashlight, igni
tion switch, battery indicator, light
control, etc., are assembled on a dash
instrument board sheltered by the
cowl.
The Empire is known as "The Lit
tle Aristocrat' and is made by the
Empire Automobile Company, of In
dianapolis, Ind.
The general specifications are as
follows: '
Motor—Pour-cylinder, L-head, cast
in pairs; bore 3%-inch, stroke
inch; unit power plant. Cooling—-
Thermo syphon Bystem with large,
efficient radiator and fan; hood ven
tilated. Lubrication —Constant level
and force feed by plunger pump.
Slight feed on dash for each main
bearftig. Carburetor Holley Model
H, hot air intake and special aid ad
justment on dash to facilitate start
ing; throttle lever on quadrant, foot
accelerator between brake and clutch
pedal. Clutch —Disc, running in oil;
easy and postive engagement. Trans
mission—Selective; sliding gear;
three speeds forward, one reverse;
gears are 30 per cent, oversize and
run smoothly and silently. Drive—
Shaft of chrome , nickel steel. Rear
Axle—Weston-Mott extra heavy semi
floating with removable sleeves; five
pitch bevel gear and pinion, Hyatt
high duty and New Departure bear
ings, chrome nickel steel drive shafts
30 per cent, oversize. Front Axle—
Weston-Mott drop forged I-beam.
Steering—Warner, full worm and
gear, irreversible type with 17-inch
steering wheel. Control —Center with
right side drive. Brakes—Two sets,
internal expanding and external con
tracting, acting on 12-inch drums on
rear wheels. Equalizers give maxi
mum efficiency, applying both brakes
simultaneously. Fenders Pressed
steel, with close fitting mud shields,
giving complete protection. Body—
Aluminoid steel, flush sides, full ves
tibule, four four door entrances, lux
urious wide seats, with resilient, deep
Turkish cushions. Gasolines Tank—On
touring cars. 15 gallons (l 1 /^-gallon
reserve) under front seat; on road
sters 13-gallon capacity, in cowl.
Wheels —Artillery type, 12 spokes.
Springs—Front, semi-elliptic; rear,
three-quarters elliptic with special
scroll ends for bumper plates. Frame
-—Pressed steel, 3 9-16-inch channel
[section and dropped to give low cen
ter of gravity. Tires—32x3% inches.
Color —Royal empire blue with baked
black enamel fenders, hood, etc.
Nickel trimings. Equipment—Remy
electric starting, lighting and ignition
system, fully guaranted for one year,
Willard oversize storage battery and
dash charging indicator, electric
headlights with dimmers, electric tail
light, mohair top, topboot and cur
tains, rigid post, rain vision venti
lating windshield, Stewart speedome
ter, nonskid tires on rear, demount
able rims, dash carburetor air adjust
ment, spare tire carriers, rubber
shock bumpers on front and rear,
robe and foot rails, horn, extension
lamp, tool kit, pump, jack, etc.
Model 31-40 Empire is made n two
body designs, a five-passenger tour
ing with electric starting and lighting
at SI,OOO, delivered In Harrlsburg,
and a roadster model at same price
with electric equipment.
The Penbrook Garage has excellent
service facilities, but plans are now
being perfected by Mr. Fishburn for
the erection of a new building this
Spring to be devoted entirely to the
The present hiilldlnarn. although hav
selling. storage and repairs of auto
mobiles for the Penbrook district
ing concrete floors and repair pits for
service on the large trucks of S. A.
Fishburn, are inadequate to accom
modate the rapidly growing business
of the automobile sales department.
ENSMINGER
MOTOR CO.
TIUItD AND CUMBERLAND STB,
Distributors.
JEFFERY AND THE
PULLMAN MODELS
These and the Vim Delivery Com
prise Exhibit of Bentz-Landis
Auto Company
The month of March, which may
well he considered to mark the open
ing of the Spring selling season among
automobile manufacturers, sees the
Thomas B. JelTery company with over
50 per cent, of Its total production for
the 1915 season sold and delivered.
Inasmuch as most manufacturers de
pend upon selling from 60 per cent,
to 70 per cent, of their output between
March and the latter part of June, the
Jeffrey organization seems to be in a
particularly enviable position.
According to E. S. Jordan, sales
manager for the Thomas B. Jeffery
company, the cry of business depres
sion has not come from manufactur
ers who have been steadily building a
reputable product and marketing it
along sane business lines.
In commenting on the big sales
made by his company during the win
ter months, Mr. Jordan said. "All
through the year we have experienced
a normal, healthy demand for Jeffery
cars, which has at no time fallen be
low the mark, which we consider to be
highly favorable and highly indica
tive of prosperity. Our larger models
are practically all subject to orders
now and from the present indication
the Chesterfield Six and the Light
Four will also be sold out at least a
month before the time we normally set
as the end of the Spring selling cam
paign."
This car is represented here by the
Bentz-Landls Auto Co., and displayed
at the Kelker Hall Auto Show.
The Jeffery Chesterfield Six, the dis
tinguished companion of the Jeffery
NEW LIGHT SIX
No Car in the World Will Compare With This
45 H. P. Six-Cylinder, 4x5 x / 2. 128-in. Wheel-base. 36x4-in. Tires
Two, Five or Six-Passenger Body. Price, $1585, f. o. b. Racine
THIS NEW LIGHT SIX was designed by Vice-President' and Chief Engineer John W. Rate, of the
Mitchell-Lewis Motor Co., who also designed and built the FAMOUS MITCHELL BABY SIX, the
FIRST Light Six-Cylinder Car ever put on the automobile market. For twelve months the Mitchell-
Lewis Motor Co. have promised this car—promised it to its dealers—promised it to former Mitchell own
ers and to the friends of owners, who insist that they want a car built by the same.engineer who built the
Baby Six. The Baby Six was a real Six, and even today—three years after its introduction—lt is practi
cally impossible to induce an owner of one of these cars to part with it.
THE NEW CAR IS READY. It has passed every test and you can now buy another Real Mitchell
LIGHT SIX produced by ENGINEER JOHN W. BATE. You will want to see this car —it is truly a sen
sational LIGHT SIX. It is the wonder of the 1915 automobile season.
THE MITCHEL LINE FOR 19 15 ==?
Mitchell Sis —two, five or six passengers—6 cylinders— Mitchell Special Six —s passengers—6 cylinders—so horse power
45 horse power—l2B-inch wheel base—36x4 tires $1,585 —132-inch wheel base—B6x4% tires, $1,8*5
Mitchell IJgrlit Four—two and five passengers—4 cylinders—3s Mitchell Special Six— 6 passengers, same as above $1,995
horse power—ll6-inch wheel base—34x4 tires $1,250 Mitchell Six l)e Luxe —7 passengers—6 cylinders— l44-inch
Mitchell lAgUt Four— 6 passengers, same as above $1,300 wheel base—6o horse power—37xs tires $2,350
F. O. B. ItACINE •,/ j
at Auto Show in Kelker Street Hall
Mitchell-Lewis Motor Co., Racine, Wis., U. S. A.
REAM & SON, Distributors
Harrisburg, Pa., 108 Market St. 19 E. Main St., Palmyra. Pa.
Four, lias been designed and named
for quality and style leadership.
The Jeffery Four has come to be
recognized as the leader in the four
cylinder field in point of modern ex
cellence, distinctive quality, economy
and style.
It is logical, therefore, that the same
splendid manufacturing organization,
the same engineering brains—with the
proven experience of Europe at its
command—should develop the leading
oar in the economical six-cylinder
field.
The Jeffery Chesterfield Six is the
car.
A great factory backed by forty
years of manufacturing experience,
five and one-half million dollars In as
sets and three million dollars' worth of
equipment enables the Jeffory to build
a car of first quality which can be sold
at a price which would be Impossible
for the assembler who must cheapen
his product In order to get his price
down.
The motor of the Jeffery Chester
field Six is of the high speed, high effi
ciency, bloc type, developing 35-42
horsepower. It was just such a motor
as was specified as the power plant of
the ideal car by the Society of Auto
mobile Engineers at their last conven
tion.
This company are large producers
of JelTery trucks and quads known all
over the world.
The Bentz-Landis Auto Company
also have the agency for the Pullman
motor cars of York. The 6-48 is well
known as the "Palace Car of the Road"
and the Pullman lightweight model
made an instant hit when Introduced
in January.
The fame of Pullman products is
rapidly becoming world-wide and they
are steadily building the foundations
fora phenomenal business. With an
increase of over three hundred per
cent. In shipments during the last sixty
days and promise of one hundred and
fifty per cent, over that In the next
thirty days following, will give some
Idea of the benefit this industry is to
the city of York.
The various points to which ship
ments have been made during the last
ninety days Is firmly placing York
upon the map as an automobile cen
ter, considered so the world over.
.Shipments liavo been made In carjoads
of from three to six to the shipment
during the last ninety dais as follows:
Seattle, Wash.; Los Angeles, Cal.; La
Crosse, Mis.; Sious City, Iowa; St.
Louis, Mo.; Wichita, Kan.; Houston,
Texas; Bay City, Mich.; Gallon, Ohio;
Cincinnati, Ohio; Youngstown, Ohio;
Pittsburgh, Pa.; Wilkes-Barre, Pa.;
Pen Argyl, Pa.; Lancaster, Pa.; Wash
ington, D. C.; Alexandria, Va.; New
York City; Jamestown, N. Y.; Lester
shire, N. Y.; New Haven, Conn.; Bos
ton, Mass.; Dover, N. H.; San Francis
co, Cal.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Cedar
Rapids, Iowa; Omaha, Neb.; Kansas
City, Kan.; Macon, Mo.; Gladstone,
Mich.; Cleveland, Ohio; Lima, Ohio;
Ashtabula, Ohio; Springfield, Ohio;
Wllliamsport, Pa.; Harrlsburg, Pa.;
Philadelphia, Pa.: Reading, Pa.: Balti
more, Mil.; Cape Charles, Va.; Buffalo,
N. Y.; Rochester, N. Y.; Providence,
R. I.; Worcester, Mass.; Manchester,
N. H.; Bangor, Me.
Shipments have also been made toi
Havana, Cuba; London, Eng.; Toronto,
Can., and Quebec, Can. Immediate
shipments will be made to Australia
and Ireland. Many single deliveries
have been made over the States of
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio and the
Virg'nias.
On account of the remarkable suc
cess which the Pullman company has
met In the distribution of their prod
ucts a large force of men Is now em
ployed, and owing to the demand for
the product the increased business will
necessitate the doubling of the force
within the next few weeks.
Howry & Son
Wagon Works
We build wagons and sell
direct to the consumer and
saving you the retail profit.
Also build auto truck bodies,
paint and trim auto cars.
Shiremanstown Pa.
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
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