10 DODGE BROTHERS motorcar Besides those qualities which evi dence the fine engineering skill employed in manufacturing and assembling the entire power plant, there are other qualities that enable you to realize to the full the delights of motoring. The one-man top with its Jiffy curtains, for example, assures you instant protection against in clement weather. The car's unusual roominess, the depth and softness of the real leather upholstery with its filling of natural curled hair, the design of the seats, and the bouyancy and sensitiveness of the self-lu bricating springs, make you un mindful of distance. The motor is horsepower The price of the Touring: Car or Koadster, complete,*ls 5785 (f. o. b. Detroit) Keystone Motor Car Co. 1017-1025 Market Street C. H. BARNER, Manager Bell 1859 Overland Stock Model Pitted Against Crack Racers The showing made by an Overland stock car in the Arizona Grand Prix race held recently at Phoenix, brought the •-'O.OOO spectators of the 150-mile event to their feet. In competition with an even dozen ears, specially built for racing, and driven by nationally known race drivers, the Overland finished third. Karl Cooper took first place in a whirl wind finish, crossing the lino a few sec onds ahead of the two leading cars. The Overland had the distinction of being the only oona fide stock car in the contest. The motor, chassis, trans mission and all other parts were regu lar equipment. With the exception of an aluminum body, it was identically the same car that is shipped by hundreds every day from the big Toledo factory. Its performance in the race was the more remarkable as practically every other entry was a specially built and designed racing machine. Nearly all of them were speed models that had won their spurs in the biggest motor car races held in this country and they were piloted by experts who had gain ed world fame as winners of many an BUtomobile classic. Ed Wate.rman, driver of the Overland, had such well known talent arrayed against him as Cooper. Oldfield. Par sons, Haibe. Wood. Uurant and a half dozen others, prominent in racing cir \ A National Car For Christmas Although we sl)ould not dis pose of our SHOWROOM NA TIONAL C'AK, the first buyer can have it the day before CHRIST MAS. See it at our salesroom. Penna. Auto Sales Co. 5 Grace Ave., Cor. Market St. Near entrance of P. R. R. Station 1916 $1295 A central location has been arranged where wc will display the new 1916 model to the best advantage, and where literature or other infor mation may be had on request. This beautiful model commands the admi ration of all who pass the window of Bretz tiros. Hardware Store. 109 Market Street IIMtniMDE ALTO CO. GKOItGH R. BEM'LKV, Bell Phone 3731-H. Dealer. 1 ' Built of Standard ♦ : g X Parts : /V /\ Silent and Powerful ♦ : $640 Compiete Delivered : PAUL D. MESSINER j 1118 JAMES STREET 9 e Make Old Batteries Young j Storage Battery Service is our business. We can show you how to keep a young bat- j? y ' tery in good condition and give an old oa« J Jr Smya lAttu Ampcn: Thm W lllmrd i>t*tion la Your Towtv f Grab the terminal# _ nTT ..n a T J o» a Wills* Battery J. G. DUNCAN, JR., CO. W JUrdoU'a'i 'I North River St.. Harrisbui's, T'a. k kwitite. I Jell 3907 SATURDAY EVENING," "•les. "When it became known that Waterman had entered his Overland against the cream of the racing fra ternity. the best bis friends could hope for was a. creditable showing. No one looked for him to finish ahead of any of the speed marvel* and he was not con sidered as a dangerous contender for honors. Rut from the drop of the flag to the end of the race the Overland showed its heels to nine of the cars. It shot into the lead at the :.tart and held first place for the first sixty miles of the race, when tire trouble forced it to leave the track long enough for two other cars to pass it. Three different times after that the Overland challenged the leader, but each time the fates were against it. With the crowd pulling for it to win and with an even chance of overhauling the leaders, tire changes made it neces sary to give up the ground it had fought so hard to gain. As it was, the Overland finished a close third with nine, of the big racers trailing it. Waterman's showing was considered remarkahle. in view of the fact that his stock car was not turned up for racing purposes. no extraordinary preparations were made, his mechan ician being a local garage man. It was truly a stock car test in ever sense of the word. Jeffery Company Obliged to Erect Two Buildings Announcement is mado by The Thomas B. Jeffery Company, of Ken osha, Wisconsin, of plans for the imme diate erection of two large new build ings to take care of their rapidly in creasing domestic and foreign busi ness. In an interview to-day, Charles T. Jeffery, president of the company, said "Jeffery shipments have increased more than 100 per cent, over last year. We are employing double the number of men and many departments are work ing day and night to supply the de mand, in spite ol' the fact that we are now enterincr into the winter "This heavy increase in production at this time of the year is due to uie immediate success of the Jeffery Sedan I and the rapid growth of our expert I business in pleasure cars and trucks j with countries which have been shut off from their European sources of sup ply. "These two developments in our busi ness have made us practically inde pendent of weather conditions in the United States." DORT AGENCY NOW AT ENSMINGER'S Engine of Car Designed by Former Pcugot Official and Body by Carriage Expert E. C. Ensminger has closed a con tract as distributor for the Dort mo torcars for Daupliin, Perry, Cumber land, Northumberland, Juniata, Cen ter. Mifflin, Snyder. Union, Montour, Huntingdon, Fulton, Franklin, Colum bia and Schuylkill counties. On May 1, last, the first Dort car was delivered. Now there are 2,500 of these automobiles in constant use, the factory is producing us daily and will have its output up to 50 per day by January 1, 1916. That is about as fine a sample of factory efficiency as there is in this wonderful industry. Many have planned to do such things but when the time came something was lack ing in the machinery of the organ ization and promises have fallen flat. But in the instance ot' the Dort car the makers had made their prepara tions with greatest care and skill and backed by years of experience in a kindred line of manufacturing they ha\e been able to gradually increase the production of the oar without the slightest friction. •Experienced Men at Wheel The Dort Motor Car Company is an outgrowth of the Durant-Dort Car riage Company which was incorporat ed in ISB6 and still is a dominant fac tor in its field. From the start this older company has held a prominent place in the carriage world and the motor company has sapped into a similar place in relation to horseless vehicles for the parent concern never marketed a failure. The officers of the company are J. D. Dort, president; D. M. Averill, general manager; F. A. Aldrich, sec retary-treasurer; J. D. Mansfield, sales manager; Ralph Dort, advertis ing manager. Some of the buildings of the car riage company in Flint were, requisi tioned by the Dort Motor Car Com pany and several additions were erected. In these was assembled the most modern equipment with amide provision for expansion. The first Dort car was designed and then the materials were bought for the production, the company for tunately piling up its stocks, so that in these days of a shortage among the metals there is plenty on hand and in sight to warrant the continued in crease in production and insure de liveries as specified. Two of the essentials to success in motor oar building are the mechan ism and the looks, and both of these have been attended to by experts. The power plant is designed by Kti enne Planchc, formerly with the Feu got. hence it is of French design, light of weight with great power. Some of the finest bodies and most graceful lines of oars have nome from the carriage builders. .J. D. Dort looked over many designs for the car which was to bear his name and none of them being quite up to his own ideas he modeled a ear out of clay with his own hands, a pure stream line body, and this is the Dort car which may be seen at the local salesrooms of the Ensminger Motor Company, Third and Cumberland streets. The strongest points of successful cars, big and little, are combined in the Dort, and with its graceful lines, splendid upholstery and efficient and economical mechanical features it is prominent among five-passenger cars which sell for 5630, completely equip ped. Factory provision calls for an in crease from the present output of 40 a day to 50 a day on January 1. with proportionate increases governed by the market. The Dort Motor Car Company has made such a success in less than a year, .has an advantage of its great financial responsibility, and this is something for the buyer of an auto mobile always to consider. The com pany has a reputation for being con servative and it is rated high, so that with the demand there is for its pro duct there is the certainty that the Dort car not only is here to stay, but that the company is a welcome addi tion to those which back their out put by the highest reputation. Daily Drive Up 6,000 Feet on Mountain Top When M. C Dowil leaves his home for the scene of his dally work, he motors through a semi-tropical atmosphere, past orange groves and tennis courts, toward a famous mountain peak—one of the very few in the world which the accident of conformation makes avail able to permanent highway construc tion. Mr. Dowd waves a salute to the keeper of the toll gate at the foot, opens the throttle of his Maxwell and begins a motoring experience which comes to few pilots even once in a life time. For (>,OOO vertical feet—more than a mile—hoary old Mount Wilson rears its head into the clouds. Round and round the base of the lower crags, but climbing, always climbing, leads a typi cal Southern California highway—•nine miles from the foot to the summit. Often the road skirts the bank of a perpendicular cliff. Many a turn seems to lead straight oft into space, but al ways a quick twist of the wheel reveals more of the ascent —smooth, narrow and steeper as the summit is neared. The timber line is passed and the clouds are entered. The nir cools. Often, as the car nears the summit, it finds the road covered with snow. Hut liowd never pauses until he reaches [the very top where, in the shelter of (lie famous Government Observatory, he parks the Maxwell for the day. In the evening, with power shut off and his trusty brakes steadying the de scent. Mr. Dowd coasts nine miles back to the orange groves—a trip even more thrilling than the upward half of the journey. Familiarity, Mr. Dowd frankly ad mits. has robbed the mountain trip of a great deal of its natural charm. Even the knowledge that a momentary lapse on his part or a failure of a mechanical detail might send car and driver to sure destruction fails to afford a thrill iri the light of dally repetition. "I'd be willing to wager I could make the trip In the dark without lights," he admits, "though the bet would have to be a fairly good one. As for the car, I never give it a thought. We have three Maxwells on the mountain work now. One is a new one. like my own. The other has been navigating the trail for more than two years." Hundreds of motorists essay the Mt. Wilson trip each year and many of them succeed. Power, cooling ability and good braked are the essentials. A year ago the late Billy Carlson, Jr., established tlie present record for the climb—29 minutes, 1 second—in stock Maxwell Roadster. Quad Month For Jeffery Company in All States Word comes from The Thomas B. .lottery Company, of Kenosha, Wiscon sin, of a campaign which is unique in the truck business. The month of De cember has been set apart by this con cern as "Quad Month" and is being celebrated the world over by Jeffery !' deali-rs as marking the world-wide recognition of the Jeffery Quad, the truck that drives, brakes and steers on lall four wheels. During tills month demonstrations are being carried on by .Icffery deal ers in practically every part of the H ARRISBUHG telegraph ■ THE PROOF of the Maxwell is in its use. You can read pages of specifications and the chances are you t still won't know your car. But try out a Maxwell for a month and you'll appreciate then what sort of material was built in. Rightly considered, not an extravagance but an investment, so get the HABIT; save a little, buy a Maxwell. PAY A LITTLE DOWN THEN PAY AS YOU RIDE Demonstrations Gladly Made—Consult E. W. Shank C Electric Lighted and Started DELIVERIES NOW With* "Shank*' E. W. SHANK Distributor j Cumberland i95-x 120 Market Street SSMES**" Nnnocintr Dealer*—B. S. Wclslr, New Cumberland; l«yken* Motor Car Co., I<yken«t S. 1\ 1)11 lor, HOIIIUK SPILNITS; WM. 31. Ituaehore, Shlpi»en*hurK. world, and an extensive campaign is being conducted by the factory. .„ _ The purpose of "Quad Mon ll ' ~restp lained by Charles T. •! r brine dent of the .1 effery Company, is to bring forcibly to the attention oievei .Te«ery uq i-PcnrH in commercial service niaKce this campaign partioularly not only to owners of tiucks, but to the general public. H„«i»rnrd The Quad was originally design I and built to replace the four-mule team In the United States army. rhe teim "Quad" is an abbreviation of rupie Drive." The power of the motot on this truck is applied to all four wheels. Also, to aid in in tight places and to make the real wheels track with the front wheels tbe steering device works on both ~OIJ t and rear wheels. uio js, f„uv P !vl?eels provided by brakes on all four wheels and on the drive shaft. The results of this advanced con struction is a truck which easUy ne gotiates mud. sand, gravel and diffi cult grades which are ' m P >le to the ordinary type of rear wheel drive The 8 ' success of the truck in the United States army was so immediate and sensational that there quickly sprung up a big demand in the co "}~ mercial field. Orders piled * nto Jeffery factory faster than they could possibly he filled until to-day the Quad is known in practically every part of the world. "Quad Month" Is therefore an ex pression of the tremendous success of the Jelterv Quad. It is a celebration by the .leffery Company and dealers of the world-wide recognition of the four wheel drive, brake and steer principle of motor truck construction. Franklin Goes 1,046 Miles on One Gallon of Oil 1046 miles on a gallon of oil was made by a Franklin car in an official road test from New York to Chicago 011 which a report has Just been made public by the technical committee of the Automobile Club of America. The route took the car up the Hud son to Albany, thence to Utica Syra cuse. Buffalo, tfrie. Cleveland. Toledo, Kendallville and Chicago. The dis tance was divided into six sections, over which the car was piloted by dif ferent drivers, the reliefs being plan ned so that no stops would be neces sarv except for gasoline and provl- sions. After leaving Buffalo the car struck poor roads at every turn. A good deal of heavy mud WPS met with 'U 'lie northwest corner of Pennsylvania; be vond Cleveland, heavy rains w«iv en countered; at Bryan, Indiana, the rain turned into snow, and later a high wind developed. The trio into Cbic-'*ri. vnished in one of the worst storms ex perienced In that section for several years. The total net running; time was 60 hours and 18 minutes, and the elapsed time 67 hours and 37 .minutes. The running average was 18.'J miles per hour. The mileage was checked on the odometer and on accepted road maps. The run was officially supervised by the Automobile Club of America through Ferdinand .Ichle and Herbert M. Smith, who Alternated as observers on twelve-hour turns. Their certificate states that tTie car used in the test was a strictly stock enclosed sedan model, with all adjustments in accordance with standard conditions of operation. Haynes Company Moves Into Modern New Offices "The quickness and dispatch with which the moving of the office force of the Haynes Automobile Company took place and their quick settlement down to the old routine is characteristic of the Haynes Company," states A. G. Seiberling. general manager of The Haynes Automobile Company, Ko koiiio, Indiana. "On Saturday morning. November 27, the new building was ready for occu pancy ami by Saturday evening every one was ready to give a hand at mov ing. Most of the furniture was trans ferred Saturday night, but the moving continued through the whole of Sun day. Monday morning everything was ready for work which commenced as usual without a hitch. "The new building, which is o. two story glazed brick structure, directly opposite the factory, has Its interior walls made of the gam* material, trim med with oak throughout, and furni ture to match. A large reception ball at the front, and a large garage at the rear are two very attractive features. A new dictaphone system, said to be the largest in Indiana, lias been in stalled. The building is thoroughly modern in all it* equipment, aud was built at a cost of more than $20,000. "The building has such an amplitude of space that all department heads and officials have been given private of fices. General offices have been built adjacent to the private office of the oft ficial in charge. "A new indirect lighting system, one which- sheds a very soft light and is easy on the eyes of the workers, has been installed, giving a daylight ef fect after dark." How Much Does Your Name Weigh ? Mow much does your name weigh? Not with the cashier at the bank, but what is the actual, physical weight of the pencil marking of your signature? Think it can't be weighed, eh? Well. It can, and if it consisted of. say. seven letters and two initials with periods. I the weight would be about four ten thousandths of a gram. And there are 463 grams in a pound. And the deli cate apparatus that weighs it could weigh It if it was a thousand times as light. Of course, the "Analytical Balance (don't call it a scale unless you want to earn the contempt of the chemist) is not ordinarily used for weighing names. It has a definite place in lab oratory work and at the plant of Dodge Brothers, Detroit, it is used in the fine tests on the composition of the materials which enter into the making of motor cars. Eut the weighing of a signature is used to carry to the lay mind the deli cacy of the instrument. A piece of paper s placed on the balance and ac curately weighed and then a name is written on the paper and It is weighed again. The difference in the weights gives the weight of the name and, as in the case cited above, the weight of a signature of nine letters with two periods was four ten-thousandths of a gram. Studebaker Breaks Voduction Records On Saturday, November 27. the Stude baker Corporation produced 356 cars in their Detroit plants. From reports received by Studebaker from all over the country. It Is evident that these cars are selling as fast as they are be ing turned out, and with the entire country enjoying abundant prosperity, this day's record of 356 cars is only a step toward a production that it is hoped will satisfy the demand for Studebaker cars. At this time of the year the automobile Industry as a rule feels a let-up. but at the present time the Studebaker plants are running at full capacity and Indications are that this condition will prevail throughout the winter. PASTOR'S ANNIVERSARY Special to The Telegraph Tower City, Pa., Dec. 11. —To-morrow the Rev. O. G. Romig, pastor of the United Brethren Church, will observe the twenty-second anniversary of his ministry. r \ 'arofth»Am*ricsn ENSMINGER I MOTOR CO. ' THIRD AND CUMBERLAND STS Distributors. 111 I i | Ensminger Motor Co. i Third & Cumberland Sts. DISTRIBUTORS DECEMBER 11, 1915. Organizing "Society For Presention of Cruelty to Men and Women With a view of organizing the thou sands of Christmas shoppers into a sort of mutual body to alleviate con ditions of overworked salesgirls, clerks, etc., during the Christmas holidays, C. F. Quinn, secretary of the State Federation of Labor, has sent out scores of circular letters to the public soliciting membership. The new or ganization will be called the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Men and Women. Secretary Quinn has offices in the Commonwealth Trust j Motor Car Owners j The revenue hunter in Congress again has an eye on j; || gasoline and the horsepower of your car. ;! In order to successfully oppose the proposed TAX j; |[ the American Automobile Association will be put to jl ]! considerable expense. j! You can best contribute your share by becoming a ;! !' member of the Motor Club of Harrisburg. We charge no !> ! > membership fee, and we forward part of your dues to the !; ;[ State Federation and American Automobile Association, ! 1 giving you concurrent membership in both those bodies. ! I ] [ Five dollars dues per annum to this club covers all. j I |i Membership now carries you to February, 1917. The Time To Act Is Now. WILL YOU HELP? jj Motor Club of Harrisburg || P. O. Box 361 —201 Patriot Building Stand the Pullman five-passenger at the curb beside any car in its class or out of it and it retains its own air of snap and distinction. It is heavy enough to hug the road at any speed—light enough to save tires and gas. The roomy luxury of the Pullman sets a new standard for cars at anything like the price. \ Two, Three and Five-Passenger Models SPECIFICATIONS: 114-inch wlieel base. 32 H. P. four-oyllnder mo tor, 3% by 4*4 non-skid tires all four wheels, cantilever rear springs, independent electric starting and lighting system, separate high ten sion magneto. Mayo radiator, one-man top, full floating rear axle, extra large body to accommodate seven passengers if desired. ANDREW REDMOND, ™ stT BBNTZ-LAKDII AUTO CO., DISTIIIBtTORS building. In his letter to the public Secretary Quinn says: Let us cultivate a public spirit. If you are interested in good the very best opportunity of the" year conies at Christmas. No service you can do toward your neighbor should rank higher than that of protecting young girls, women and children from excessive labor during the holidays and all through the year." GUABP OFPTCKH >I.\DK CIIIKF special to The Telegraph Lebanon. Pa., Dec. 11.—Lieutenant- Colonel Marshall L. Case, of the Fourth Regiment, National Guard of Pennsylvania, was elected chief of po lice of Lebanon by council last even ing. He will succeed J. G. Zimmer man.
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