$375.00 A 5-passenger 1915 Pullman touring car, elec tric lights, Dixie magneto, demountable rims. The Overland Harrisburg Co. 212 North Second Street Both phones BIGGEST YEAR FOR 4-CYLINDER CARS Walter Flanders Foretells Chief Motor Feature of the 1916 Models To a greater degree than in any prior season, motorists will. In 1916, be united on one general type of auto mobile. declares Walter E. Flanders. That one type of car will be distin guished by the fact that It is driven by a four-cylinder motor, he continues. "More even than was the case in 1915, the greatest year on record for the four-cylinder car, 1916 will be a four-cylinder year," predicts the Max well president and general manager. "The man who views the automobile industry from the outside is some times confused by the large number of cars he sees advertised, cars a great majority of which seem to feature mo tors with six, eight or even twelve cylinders. A visit to an automobile show is likely to strengthen this im pression, for show space is apportioned to large and small llrms alike. "In view of the condition, the stu dent of motoring conditions would be wise to equip himself with a point of view which would enable him to se cure the right perspective of the indus ery. "We judge future events by the light of recent history. Let us recall some of the facts of last year. "Choice for space at the New York and Chicago shows was apportioned on a basis of the value of output. We are therefore able to select seven man ufacturers who led in quantity pro duction. "Of these seven, three were exclu -1 "Tho Car of No Regrets" The King is the second oldest Automobile in the United States. 1916 model ... •I*llsol King Car Sales Co, 80 S. Cameron St. FOUR Kinds of Cadillac Buyers I—The man who wanted to pay about $2,000 and noted the superiority of the Cadillac. 2—The man who uoulil l>e willing to pay a good ilea* more than the Cadillac price if he could see that he was getting better value. 3—The man who did not want to go as high as the Cadillac price, hut decided that it would be worth# it in the long run to have Cadillac quality in his car. 4—The man who could not afford a new Cadillac, hut preferred a good used Cadillac to a cheap new car at an equal price. A llfth man—the one who delayed placing his order for one of the wonderful "Cadillac Eights" until it was too late to get a spring delivery. Crispen Motor Car Co. 413-417 S. Cameron St. A Used Packard Touring Car—Good Condition SSOO 1914 —"38" 6-cylinder Packard Touring Car 1913—"48" 6-cylinder Packard Touring Car 1914 —6-cylinder Chalmers Touring Car Several good used trucks—One chassis for delivery use Packard Motor Car Co., of Philadelphia Harrisburg, Pa. 107 Market St. SATURDAY EVENING, HA.RRISBURG TELEGRAPH JANUARY 22, 1916. Blvely builders of 'fours'. Two others center nearly all their manufacturing activity on the building of 'fours.' And the three manufacturers showing the largest Increase in product during fho years were the three building 'fours' exclusively. "In all probability, four out of every five cars sold last year were 'fours.' And there is every reason to believe that the preponderance of 'fours' in 11» 16 will be even greater. "There must be definite logic for so overpowering a majority in favor of the 'four'—and there is. " 'Four' won their victory In the field of sales on a basis of value and ef ficiency. "The 'four' Is the least complicated manufacturing proposition In the au tomobile world and can therefore be produced in great quantity and at a more attractive price than any other type of modern motorcar. Problems of carburetion with which other manu facturers are still struggling are never present in the 'four.' 'Fours' won every speed competition of 1915 and virtual ly monopolize that field of effort. They made efficiency showings in econ omy of supplies far in advance of other types. In the hands of owners they proved themselves the nearest approach to trouble-proof mechanism yet known. "A 'four.' I am proud to say a Max well 'four'—has Just broken all rec ords for endurance by running over 22.000 miles without a motoj- stop, cov ering more than 500 miles a day for forty-four days, and setting speed rec ords as well for all distances above 3,000 miles. "Watch the 'four' In 1916. Watch it in sales, service to owners and in every detail of motoring effort. It la going to increase its margin of supremacy in every department." MISSIONARY SOCIETY MEETING Special to the Telegraph Elizabethville, Pa., Jan. 22. To morrow evening the Ladies' Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the Lu theran Church will hold its annual open meeting, when Dr. A. L. Ramer, of Allentown. one of the best informed men on this great subject, will ad dress the meeting. ARM IYKOKEN IX FALL Special to the Telegraph Tower City, Pa.. Jan. 22. John Warrick while on his way home last night fell on an icy pavement and broke his arm. Mrs. Lydia Kantner fell in her yard, severely bruising her self. GRIP KILI.S YOI'XG MAN Special to the Telegraph Tower City, Pa., Jan. 22. —Claude Gamber, 22 years old, of Sheridan, died at his home yesterday after two days' illness from crip. His mother and sister are ilj with the disease. HUPP TO ABANDON YEARLY MODEL ; Will Designate Models by Series; Present Model Known as Series "N" The yearly model —the most con fusing thing that was ever perpetrated upon the automobile buying public— has been abandoned by at least one big automobile concern, and it is to Ibe hoped that others will follow. I President J. Walter Drake of the j Hupp Motor Car Corporation, has an nounced that, starting with January Ist, llupmobiles will be designated by 'series and not by alleged yearly types, j such as 1916, 1917, 1918, etc. The I present model Hupmoblle which was first brought out as the 1916 Model "X" will he known hereafter as the iSeries "X" Hupmoblle. "One of the bad habits the auto- I mobile manufacturer fell into-early in the business, was the anounoement each season of a yearly model," said Mr. Drake. "At . first, these models .were legitimately announced at the j first of each year, at the time of the New York Shows, but gradually one manufacturer after another kept moving up the date of announcements of these yearly models, until the competition to be the first to bring out new models became as keen as the production of high grade auto mobiles. It became so bad that some I companies, this season, brought out their 1916 ears in April of 1915. Other companies, in order to meet the competition, followed in rapid order. "This practice has been most con fusing to the automobile buying public, and most unfair to owner, dealer, and manufacturer alike. it also lead to many mis-statements and in some cases, when a certain type of car would not sell readily, the maker would make a few minor changes and announce a new yearly model. The public, unaware of this clever selling scheme, would demand the new models of the more reliable concerns, and 1 am sorry to say, we were often led into making early an nouncements. "The old plan was also unfair to those who had already purchased cars, for immediately upon the an nouncement of the new yearly type, the value of the former year's model, and all its predecessors decreased in value, ftnjustly, both for cash sales and trading purposes. The Hupp Motor Car Corporation continues the Series "X" Hupmobile with seven body types. The Series "X" Hupmobile is a four-cylinder car, the company's policy being to produce the best possible four-cylinder car at a medium price. In producing the present model, the Hupmobile en gineers have devoted I heir time and skill to improvements and refine ments of the four-cylinder type car, rather than trying innovations in strange fields. In producing this car Hupmobile engineers were given but one order "Make the Hupmobile series 'X' the best value ever offered in performance, power, sturdiness, economy, comfort and finish." That they carried out this instruction Is proven by the thousands of cars which have already been placed in the hands of satisfied owners. Purchasers of cars are given seven different types to select from, accord ing to their needs. There is the flve pasenger standard touring car, two passenger roadster, seven-passenger touring car, the sedan, the limousine, the year 'round touring car and the year 'round coupe. Special features of the Series *'N" are the Tungsten steel valves, alum inum pistons, the best starting and lighting system that is used on some of the highest priced cars of the Am erican and European manufacture, multiple disc clutch, which are the strongest that can be devised and at the same time smooth in operating, Atwater-Kent battery-type ignition; spiral bevel driving gear; bronze bab bitt-lined motor bearings, the same as used on $4,000 and $5,000 cars; cam shaft driven by silent chain run ning In oil, 2-incli tubular propeller shaft and nckel steel drive axle shafts —the best rear axle construction on the market. Prices for the various series "N are: Five passenger touring, $1,085; two-passenger roadster, $1,085; five pasenger sedan, $1,365: seven-pas senger touring, $1,225; llve-pasensger year 'round, $1,185; two-passenger year 'round coupe, $1,165; seven-pas senger limousine, $2,365. The obnoxious yearly models have been abandoned by the Hupp Motor Car Corporation and the machines are now being built. In series which al lows for changes In construction for more efficiency as they are proved technical by the Hupmobile en gineers. The present Hupmobile model is known as series N. RAILROAD RUMBLES MILLIONS MORE IN TRAIN WAGES Country-Wide Vote Is on For Better Pay For Rail road Men. Many millions of dollars will be add ed to the railroad payrolls if the 400,- 000 men in train service force the car riers to meet their new demands for higher wages. Engineers, firemen, con ductors and trainmen from Maine to California, on every mile of railroad in the country, are now voting authority to their leaders to bargain with the roads for more money. The result of the vote will he known in March, and if it is favorable, us the leaders confidently expect, a simultan eous demand will be made on all the roads to adopt the new rates. This is the first country-wide de mand by railroad workers for more wages. The battle ground for bigger pay checks has never before extended beyond the boundaries of one section of the country the East, the West or the South; and even in these territorial struggles the four brotherhoods have never made joint demands. The Eastern and Western wage dis putes of the past few years have been settled by arbitration, through the op eration of the national laws nrovlellng for counclllation and arbitration- but some of the leaders of the turn have announced that this will be a fight to a finish, and that they are opposed to arbitration. This demand, and several important question oil shorter hours, and pertain ing to yard engineers and firemen- will be discussed at a meeting to be' held in Harrisburg, Sunday, January 30. HARRISBURG SIDE, Philadelphia Division —l2o crew first to go after 3:45 p. m.: 110, 109, 112, 131, Thermite For Your Radiator Keep It From Freezing. $1.25 (iallon FRONT-MARKET Motor Supply Co. Both Phones 3600 *■ SHAFFER MAKES RAPID INCREASE Floor Space Fifteen Times Greater Than I\vo Years Ago; Modern BroVnstone Garage A. H. SHAFFER From a little -place with a floor space of 2,750 feet to a floor space of 42,900 square feet In less than two years, that is certainly what may be called rapid progress and enterprise. A. H. Shaffer, who formerly conducted the Shaffer Wagon Works at 5 North Cam eron street, prior to May. 1914, lias now one of the most extensive wagon and automobile establishments between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Tlie new fireproof garage just completed Is built of brownstone throughout with steel girders and concrete floors. Four new storerooms face in Cameron street, making six in all, including the one used for the tire and accessory business and the King Sales Company. The new addition is 110x150 feet of which the garage occupies 110-108. The wagon shop Is 40x130, where wagon re pairing of all kinds will be done as heretofore. The first building put up two years ago Is 75x150. In here is the office, the accessories, the Harris burg Welding and Brazing Works and the King sales department. The State Highway Department has leased the rear of original building where they overhaul and repair all trucks in use throughout the State. This is the most completely equipped maetllne shop in the city for automobile work. The sales department of the Shaffer estab lishment is in charge of L. E. Guarin, with R. D. L.a Tour managing the gar nge and A. H. Shaffer in general su pervision over the entire establishment. The Shaffer Wagon Works originated back in 185S and was located near Tenth and Chestnut street* In 1574 ground was purchased at 5 North Cam eron street where the business con tinued for forty more years until the modern buildings were erected at the present location to care for increase of business and meet the demand of the automobile industry. Quality Should Be First Consideration, Says Jeffery The general trend of the automo bile business away from price to qual ity is evidenced by the large number of manufacturers who are maintain ing or even raising their prices. During the past six months, two of the best-known makers feave raised their prices. A canvass among other manufacturers indicates that there will be practically no important re ductions during the next four or five months and that in a number of in stances. the new cars will be of higher price than those sold during the past year. Charles T. Jeffery, president of the Thomas B. Jeffery Company of Ke nosha, Wisconsin, says that the Amer ican public has discovered, through experience, that it takes a certain amount of mopey to produce a high grade quality automobile that will run without trouble and at low cost over a period of lime. "We have always believed that the American public wanted quality," says Mr. Ji ery. "We have refused to sacrifice quality for price and we will continue to maintain our quality." DEATH OF M'COY SHERMAN" Lemoyne, Pa.. Jan. 22. McCoy Sherman, aged 75 years, died at his home in Hummel avenue this morning from a complication of diseases. He is survived by his wife, one son, William S., of Lemoyne. and a daughter, Mrs. Tacy Baer, of Wormleysburg; also two brothers and a sister. Funeral ar rangements have not been completed. 1102, 129*, 103. Engineers for 112, 103. Firemen for 120, 110, 103. Conductors for 120, 109, 102. Brakemen for 110, lost, 112, 131, 129. Engineers up: Howard, May, Schwartz, Newcomer, Brooke, Blanken hour, Ford. Firemen up: Herman, Taylor, Bixler, Earhart. Weigle, Cable. Fisher. Stick ler, lvelley, Brymesser, Mor rison, Peters. Brakemen up: Border, Boyd, Wright, Thompson. Mhldle UIVINIOU— 2S2 crew first to go after 3:15 p. m. Twenty-seven Altoona crews to come in. Preference: 5. Fireman for 5. Brakeman for 5. Engineers up: Pelglital, Sliirk, Bow ers, Steele. Bennett. Hummer, Kauff man Briggles, Albright, Ulsh, Uorman. Doede. Firemen up: Wachter, Forsythe Reeder. ' Brakemen up: Heck, Raisner. Henrv Summy, Eichel, Foltz. McMechen. Hols berger. Yard ( reivn— _ Engineers for 6, 20, second 22. 36. 3S 566. fifth 8. Two extras. Firemen for second 8, third, 8. 20 "6 28, 36, 50, 52, 62, fifth 8. Two extra's" Engineers up: McMorris, McDonnell, Runkle, « ise. Watts, Sieber, Clelland llarling. Sayford, Matson, Beckwith ' M^m'r en r. Up . : Do ''Sh?' ty. Olassmyer, Mcklllips, Ewing, Berrier, Hitz. Peiffer wfiii a" Klei ?!' er . Blattenberger,' Weigle, Burger, Alcorn, Wagner, ltich ter, Keiser, Ferguson, Six, Cain, Wil liams, Cumbler, Wagner. Steele. Al bright, Smith, Myers, Moyer. EIVOI/A SI UK ritllndelplilu Dlvlalon —2sß rrew first m - : 206 ' 23 °- 229 - 257 - Engineers for 258, 237. Firemen for 237, 235. Middle DlvlMlon —2l6 crew first to «ro p. r.J.: 120, 109, 229, 225, 241, Engineers for 120, 109. Firemen for 109. 212. Conductors for 120, 109. Brakeman for 109. Yard Crtwi—To go after 4pm* Engineers for first 124. second 124 Firemen for first IQB, 130. 132 Englners up: Bretz, Miller. Turner Kepford, Passmore, Anthony, Nue myer. c Firemen tip: Waller, McDonald I,lnn Fleck, Gelling, Mclntyre, Handlboe" Detweiler. Uddick, Hinkle, Brown ' CHICAGO mow OPK.VH TO-NIGHT The annual Chicago automobile show held by the combined American motor car manufacturers opened here to-davl In the Coliseum. J In size, exhibits and attendance the 1916 allow bid fair to far outstrip all I I Another i Maxwell Record j 'TpHOUGHTLESS or prejudiced people are JL wont to assert that a light car is necessarily I a short-lived car and that it can not stand up under prolonged hard usage, f The Maxwell is a light car.' It weighs 1,950 pounds and, so far as we know, it is the lightest car of its power in the country. ' The Longest Motor No-Stop Run in the history of' □ the automobile i?idustry has just been made by a H stock Maxwell Touring Car. This record is authentic, the run being officially observed by the American Automobile Association. For 43 days and nights this car was driven over < city and country roads, averaging more than 500 miles per day—the engine never stopping, the car stopping only long enough to take on gasoline and oil. This remarkable endurance record disposes fi- « nally of the theory that excessive weight means strength. It justifies the use of light weight scientifically heat-treated steels. $ And it shows ■ that the economy of operation, consequent to the light weight of Maxwell Motor Cars, is not \ ■ secured at the expense of sturdiness or durability. The purchase of a Maxwell will assure you of the same rugged qualities, the same sterling If worth that makes such an enviable record pos- W > sible. All Maxwell cars are built of one quality W and that is the very best we know how to produce. By buying a Maxwell you protect yourself and your investment y One chassis; five body styles j Tw.o-Passenger Roadster $635 j I Five-Passenger Touring Car $655 . •Touring Cafr (with AU-Weather Top), $755 I I 'Two- Passenger Cabriolet $865 * * Six-Passenger Town Car $915 . M Full equipment, including Electric Starter 1 * and Lights. All prices F. O. B. Detroit h| MOTOR COMPANY, DETROIT, MICHIGAN SEE THIIfWoNDER CAR We have It on exhibition and hundreds of local users can testify to Its remarkable efficiency. JkCaxw&U Over two hundred of these cars wore delivered in this district last season. Convenience of time—pay ments, if desired. All prices f. o. b. Detroit. £ SHANK, - - - Distributor 120 Market St. other. On every hand only the nio«t prosperous of "prosperity" stories are heard among tho factory officials In this, the youngest of the world's great est Industrie*. In addition to the mam moth Coliseum, the Annex and First Keglment Armory are required to hold the display. All decorations and signs are uniforms. More than 300 car and accessory manufacturers are repre sented. Thirteen Carloads of Reos Out of 38 Now Here The Harrisburg Auto Company yes terday received the first thirteen car loads of Reos out of a total shipment of thirty-eight carloads. It was tlio In tention "of the Reo Company to ship them In one special tralnload same as last year's big train, but a scarcity of freight curs made it Impossible to se cure enough freight cars at one time. I.ast year's .shipment was the largest trainioad ever shipped to any one in dividual dealer in the United States. The Harrlsburg Auto Company are the largest distributors of Reus between New York and Detroit. This shipment of thirteen carloads and the remaining twenty-five carloads represents a total of 101 Heo cars valued at $105,750. These are advance shipment for Spring deliveries, as George G. McFarland is a strong be liever in "preparedness," especially the kind that prevents delays when the public begins to clamor for lta fyleet of motorcars. The business for Heo cars from llar rlsburg this coming year Is startefl well toward the million-dollar column. The only thing to stop It would be the inability of the local firm to got the curs they have contracted for. In ad dition to all these pleasure cars, 200 trucks have been bought by the Har iiaburK Automobile Company lor this season's business. There are now sixty six Keo two-ton trucks working in this territory and thlrty-seve three-quarter ton trucks, with plenty of business In sight to take up all the trucks they will be able to get from the factory. MOTHER OF ELEVEN DIES Special to the Ttfegrapli Rife, Pa., Jan. 22.—Mrs. Lizzie Len« ker. wife of Nicholas Lenker, tiled Monday noon. She was a daughter of the late James Wise." She was 4 8 years old and is survived by a family of eleven children, as follows: Jacob, Fred, Ray. Guy, Mark, Nicholas. Dan iel, Thomas, Albert, Est her, Mrs. Levi Shaeffer and Lizzie, all at home but one. Funeral services look place «t Rife Lutheran Church on Thursday morning, the Rev. E. J. Hellman offi ciating. 13
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