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Signs of a new standard of service?
Service of that specialized, intensive
quality which motorists and dealers
everywhere have learned to expect
from Firestone men and Firestone
tires. Inspect the new quarters at
your earliest convenience. Complete
> service for truck operators.
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108 Market Stroet. Harrtoburg, Piu
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SATURDAY EVENING,
Additional Drivers For
Indianapolis Speedway
When the enlry list for the sixth un
nual international sweepstakes race, to
|be held 011 the Indianapolis motor
speedway May SO, closed at midnight
1 May 1 with thirty cars entered there
were three drivers who were not
I nemed, although the cars were en
tered. Since then it is rumored that
one of these cars, a Delage, owned by
Harry Harkness, of New York, will he
driven by Jules Devigne. This infor
mation is not official, but it is accepted
as a matter of course, because Devigne
is to drive the third Delage car at New
j York. The other Delage drivers in
this team of three cars are Jack
I LeCain and Carl Limberg. The second
Sunbeam car. which was shipped from
London for the Indianapolis race, is to
be driven by an Italian, it is said, by
the name of Aldo Franehi. This is a
new name in racing circles of this
country. Franehi asked for permission
to show what ho could do at the wheel
of a Sunbeam recently and hi» per
formance was so successful that the
driver of the other Sunbeam car, Josef
Chrlstiaens, immediately engaged him
for Indianapolis; for the Sunbeam
team expects to make a clean-up with
I their British cars, containing aviation
motors. F. S. Deusenberg, of St. Paul,
Is credited with having announced that
Thomas Milton will be at the wheel of
the third Deusenberg car. This is an
other driver who is practically un
known except in smaller barnstorm
ing events, but the fact that Deusen
berg has added his name to his team
of three seems indicative of something
in Milton that the public has not found
out. The other two Deusenberg driv
ers are Wilbur d'Alene and Eddie
O'Donnell, the latter having started in
the 1916 season by winning at Caro.ia.
Milton replaces Tom Alley, who has
entered a car of his own at Indian
apolis called the Ogren Special.
The mechanician is the second
fiddler in the cylinder orchestra on
the Indianapolis motor speedway. The
newspaper photographer is interested
only in the man at the wheel, and if
the car wins, the glory goes to the
driver, even though the mechanician
had a dangerous and important task—
pumping oil, watching for signals, and
a long list of tiresome duties. The
names of these men are not popu
larly known as the names of the driv
ers, although many of these mechan
icians have been in every important
race for years. It is a notable fact
that in accidents the average for in
juries is higher among mechanicians
than among drivers. This is said to
be partly due 1o the fact that the
driver has the wheel to keep him from
being tossed from the car or to protect
him in case the car turns turtle, while
the mechanician is exposed. Follow
j ing are the names of some of the
mechanicians who have been an
nounced by' their drivers for the race
at Indianapolis. May SO:
lfarold Smith with Tom Hlley, in an
Ogden Special; Paul Stevens with J
Italph Mulford in a Peugeot; Harry |
Muller with Grover Brrgdoll, in an j
Krwin Special; Thomas E. Furrey with i
Eugene Stacher. in an Erwln Special; j
I A. Christiaens with Josef Christlaens, \
]in a Sunbeam: Robett Dahuke with
Dario Resta. in a Peugeot: Raymond
Dashback with Barney Oldfteld, in a
Delage: E. Scheering with C. F.
DuChesneau, in a DuChesneau; Jack {
Henderson with Eddie O'Donnell, in a
Deusenberg Special: Edw. Miller with
Wilbur d'Alene, in a Deusenberg
Special: Ralph Kriplin with Thomas
Milton, in a Deusenberg Special; Mau
rice Becker with John Aitken, in a
Peugeot: O. Bloomberg or I. Booth
with S. Osteweg, in an Osteweg Special.
Instruction Course For
Hupmobile Motor Owners
Another big Hupmobile Innovation
I for the benefit of Hupmobile owners
generally has just been announced by
: Sales Manager J. E. Fields In the free
! educational course for Hupmobile deal
[ ers, service representatives and re-
palrjrien. This educational correspond
ence* course is second in the way of in
novations for the benefit of automobile
owners only to the Hupmobile nation
wide service plan, which was announced
last June and whlcn has proved the
greatest benefit to the users offered by
any company in several seasons.
Jn the preparation of this plan, the
Hupp Motor Car Corporation lias en
gsßed the services of Claude Wads
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Ensminger Motor Co.
Third & Cumberland Sts.
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5-Passenger Touring $665
Roadster Type $540
Ensminger Motor Co.
THIRD AND CUMBERLAND STS.
Bell Phone 3515
"The Cur of No Regrets"
The King is the second oldest auto
mobile In the United States; 1916
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7-Pas«enger Touring . . $1350
Good Territory For Live Dealers
King Car Sales Co.
80 S. CAMEROX ST.
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AUTO STORAGE—
First class, fireproof garage
open day and night. Rates
reasonable.
Auto Trans. Garage
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of engineering and construction. You want this combination of
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worth, who originated, prepared and
conducted the International Correspond
ence School motorcar shop course.
Eighteen instruction papers on motor
car construction in general and. Tlup
niobile construction In particular have
been prepared by Mr. Wadsworth. The
subjects to be taught cover every phase
of automobile design and construction.
They will be presented in a concise
form so they will be perfectly clear
to the laymen. Subjects to be dealt
upon will be: Automobile troubles, elec
tric starting, lighting system, ignition,
carburetors, repairs and readjustments,
oxy-acetylene welding, automobile ma
chine shop practice, automobile power
plants, cooling and lubricating systems,
clutcli control and change-speed
mechanism, pneumatic tires, automobile
driving, automobile assembly, factory
work, automobile materials, automo
bile accessories, salesroom and garage
management, data sheets and engineer
ing design.
Twice during the year a series of
questions will he sent to every stu
dent who enrolls and suitable prizes
will be given to those haveing the
highest standing. In addition to tfie
prizes offered every man who passes
the examination with 75 per cent, of
over will receive a certificate of effi
ciency from the Hupp Motor Car Cor
poration which will serve as a recom
mendation for future employment. The
Hupp concern is continually getting re
quests from dealers and distributors
for men and those standing best in
these examinations will be recommend
ed.
Economy in Car Operation
Depends on the Driver
"It is really surprising the difference
in service people get out of their tires
and inner tubes." commented Charles
Ensminger, local distributor of the
Dort car, to-day. "Of course the Dort
being a light car and well over tired,
we get a good many reports of big tire
mileages. Some of them you would
hardly believe; but it is not at all un
usual to have owners record mileages
of seven and eight thousand miles, and
the factory has cases where this has
been almost doubled.
"The owner who wants a big tire
mileage along with it, if he will ob
serve a few simple rules, and one of
the most important of these lies in the
way he stops and starts his car. Just
note that man pulling up in front.
See how he shut off his power almost
a rod away and just coasted up to the
curb. He saved gas, his tires and his
car all at once. Now note that fellow.
See how he has driven right up to the
curb and then Jammed on his brakes.
His car slid a foot, or more, and in that
one time he put more wear and strain
on his rear tires than a mile's ordinary
driving.
"The matter of starting your car is
another important feature, if you
would have your tires wear long. Al
ways start away from the curl) slowly.
Just ease in your clutch and glide
away. In this way the back wheels
do not revolve uselessly two or three
turns and grind the rubber tread off
your rear tires. Sudden starting and
stopping is not only hard on tires, but
it is bad for the whole car.
"Ingoing around corners care should
be taken to take the turns easily and
smoothly, and slow down before you
get to the corner. Going around a
corner at fifteen or twenty miles an
hour puts a fearful strain on the tire
fabric and invites early blow-outs.
The man who does this Is simply
working for the tire companies, al
though he may not realize It. Keep
the .small stone cuts in your casings
filled with some good tire filler. This
will keep out water and oil, two of the
worst enemies to tire fabric, and put
hundreds of extra miles on every cas
ing. Get in the habit of looking for
these small cuts and tilling them up
every week or so. Then there is the
matter of inner tubes. Oil will ruin
an inner tube in a week. Don't, throw
your extra inner tubes in promiscuous
ly with your spare tools and your oil
can. Wrap them carefully in cloth
or, better still, get a couple of good
strong cloth bags for them. Some of
the tire companies supply these bags
free or they can be made at home with
very little trouble.
"But the real big rule of all is, keep
your tires blown up to the proper pres
sure recommended by the maker. Sup
ply yourself with a good pressure
gauge and. be sure that it is accur
ate, and then use it.
"If motorists would' observe these
few simple rules and occasionally read
some of the literature published by the
tire companies, they wotild find that
their tires would last them a whole lot
longer and that most of their tire
troubles that have been taking the
fun out of their trips would disappear
for good."
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\ COMPETITORS' OPINIONS OF FOURS
► ARE OF LITTLE INTEREST TO US AND OF SMALL CONCERN TO <
' YOU, IF YOU CONSCIENTIOUSLY INVESTIGATE FOURS. WE CAN <
► PROVE TO YOU, BY FIFTEEN YEARS OF FOUR-CYLINDER PRAC- '
► TICE, THE SUPERIOR SERVICEABILITY OF THIS TYPE OF ]
\ MOTOR. BUT THE FOURS OF TO-DAY ARE AS SUPERIOR TO THE <
► FOURS OF A FEW YEARS AGO, AS SELF-STARTERS ARE SUPER- \
\ IOR TO CRANKING. POWER AND ECONOMY ARE COMBINED IN <
► FOURS TO A DEGREE IMPOSSIBLE IN OTHER MOTOR TYPES. \
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MAY 13, 1916.
Stout Appointed Sales
Manager For Scripps-Booth
In line with the usual progress
which is being made at the Scripps-
Booth factory, under the new man
agement of Clarence H. Booth, comes
the announcement of the appointment
of William B. Stout to the position of
general sales manager, taking the
place of R. H. Spear, resigned.
Mr. Stout was first known as engi
neer for the Scripps-Booth Company
during the design period of the luxur
ious light roadster for which the or
ganization has become famous. The
originality of the car, with its wide ap
peal in a new field, made the Scripps-
Booth Company at once a factor in De
troit motorcar cricles. When the car
was ready for distribution, Mr. Stout
was placed in charge of advertising.
Scripps-Booth advertising within a
year was as much talked about and
copied as was the car, this, too, being
accomplished from an appeal of orig
inality and a new spirit of progress.
Scripps-Booth affairs have been en
tirely reorganized; the new building is
completed, and production under a
new system is now under way. Changes
in the organization are but an indi
cation of extreme activity at the
Scripps-Booth plant, which offers
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great promise of a record production
for this plant for next month.
A MOVIK FOK DESSKRT
If you can imagine a jitney movia
show without the necessity of laying
down the cold cash before you enter
the theater, you will understand the
kind of entertainment that is to Vie
provided every noon tifter May 15 for
the employes of the Sparks-Witlilng
ton Co. The best moving: picture ma
chine that could be found has been
purchased by the Jackson concern and
high class releases will be shown daily
for the amusement and diversion of
the workmen.
"It is my fondest ambition," said
William Sparks, general manager, "to
make the Sparks-Witjiington Company
the best company of its kind in the
country. In order to do this co
operation is necessary. We want to ba
fair in all things and 1 want to say
now that if any man is not satisfied
with the treatment he is being ac
corded by his foreman, the efficiency
department or the superintendents,
that my door is always open and that
I will be glad to talk the matter over
with him and make any adjustment
that fairness dictates."
Free moving pictures will be shown
Saturday afternoon in the dining room
of the Sparton plant if the families of
the workmen desire them.