8 PACKARD MODELS iN SECOND SERIES Built Lower; Have Entirely New Bodies; Motor Simpler; Urique Water System The Packard Motor Car Company has announced its second series of 'twelve-cylinder motorcars following the delivery In the last year of nearly 8,000 Twin Sixes and their successful ' operation in the hands of owners. The j company also announces that, al though the last season's output was : nearly three times as great as that of the previous year, a further substan tial increase in production will be made in the next twelve months. When the first Packard was built in (1899 it had back of it the principle iof building only the highest quality 'of car. Persisting in this wise policy, [the Packard company has made each iyear a consistent advance in design, :accompaned by a corresponding in crease in volume of business. By re investing a large part of the earnings in buildings and equipments the com >pany has acquired the most complete [facilities ever assembled for the man- I ufacture of motor vehicles. While price has continued to be a 1 secondary consideration, possession of these facilities, coupled with the most ; advanced methods, has enabled the j Packard company to establish new standards of value as applied to mo tor vehicles of the highest type. The brilliant work of the engineering staff has been an Important factor in ar riving at this result. JUways a leader in the industry, the Packard now dominates the field of high class mo tor carriages. In reviewing the more recent devel opments, President Alvan Macauley i made the following statement: i "To constantly improve our car and (to devise new and valuable features, ■we have maintained by twice the largest engineering staff in America. What has been found to be new and proven to be the best has been em bodied In our design. Courled with the attractive features of advanced en gineering has been always the safe guard of stability and staunchness so that the owner might feel absolutely eafe in travel over any road. "Up until last year the vital consid erations made the Packard one of the most expensive cars on the American market and the sale was limited to those who could pay the price. Our problem was to devise facilities that would enable us. without the slight est sacrifice of quality in material or workmanship, to produce a Packard of superior design at a price in line with the times. "Packard cars to-day are more ex pensive than most other cars. That must always be true so long as Pack ard quality is maintained. But it be came evident that large savings •in Flight— via Chalmer's 3400 r. p. m. TO whiz-z-z away into the very lap of Mother Na ture, searching out the beauty spots, the nooks, the byways of this, your county —or neighboring counties —or States, your blood all a-tingle, your whole being filled with the joyful passion of g-o-i-n-g free and easy going; going with th luxurious flight of the eagle! Up and away from the cares that are, via the silent— the steady— the all-powerful —Chalmers 3400 r. p. m. Keystone Motor Car Co. CHAS. BARM;r, Manager fcjf WjMiramJ 1019 to 1025 Market Street IMBBffIBHfiBBtfIifMBiiBKSBMBBBBB Ant BKS9 r . -N Special Prices on Guaranteed TIRES These are the Blackstone Perfect Traction Tread Tires, a ereat mAny of which have been sold by us in this city and used for a year jvithout a single one coming back for adjustment. 30x3 $8.89134x4 $17.48 30x3% $10.98 36x4 $lB 98 32x3% $12.24 31x4 $15.98 35x4Va $24.98 32x4 $16.49 36x4J/£ $25 40 33x4 $16.98 37x5 $31.98 ALFRED H. SHAFFER WHOLESALE AND RETAIL AUTOMOBILE SUPPLIES 100 SOUTH CAMERON STREET > .1 SHAFFER ERVICE ATISFIES 1 Shaffer Service never sleeps. There are always at- | tentive experts to care for your car at any hour of the day or night. Shaffer's Garage is the home of the "Haynes," America's Greatest Light Six. Shaffer's Garage is now operated by the Miller Auto Company. B. F. BARKER, Manager Phone 4119 50-68 South Cameron St. SATURDAY EVENING, Philadelphia Fire Department Uses United States Tires , . - i* ; ■ ; "• *- ! M WM Mr. C. J. Welch, Manager of the Motor Truck Department of the United States Tire Company, states that the recent order for combination chemical and hose wagons for the Philadelphia Fire Department specified United States Demountable Truck Tires for all machines. The illustration shows one gf several new trucks that are now in actual service in Philadelphia. cost were possible If we would main tain a large volume of production. "Quantity production, while still re taining Packard quality, was some thing that had never been accomplish ed before the advent of the Twin Six. But we saw that it could be done. So our organization was increased to 18,000 men; our buildings were doubled; improved machinery was de signed and installed. We spent over seven million dollars getting ready to make the Twin Six. In both design and price the new car proved a sur prise and a delight to the public." While the twelve-cylinder engine was regarded by many as a radical change, it was in reality a logical step in Packard development. It was based on the idea of splitting larger stresses Into smaller ones, the basic principle on which rests the most Important advance in the motor art from its crude beginning in the one-cylinder car. The advantages claimed for the Twin Six are not only greater smooth ness and less noise, but also greater power combined with reduced cost of operation and maintenance. The first car of this design was brought out only after a long -period of testing which involved continuous running under racing conditions on the speedway. The car has proved so satisfactory that the changes embod ied in the new model are mostly of a minor character. The new model cars are built con siderably lower than any previous Packard cars, the chassis alone being approximately two inches lower. This has been made possible by using 35 by 5 inch tires on all four wheels, by flattening the rear springs and by the lowering of the spring pad on the front axle, thus bringing the running boards to sixteen inches from the ground. This lower construction greatly improves the appearance of the cars and makes them more com pact. The bodies are roomy and com fortable. As has always been the case with the Packard company, special care, special attention has been given to the bodies. There is an entirely new body, a very neat four-passenger runabout. In this newest Packard body there are Individual front seats, with a pas sageway between, so that two persons may be seated comfortably in the cosy rear compartment. A new type of upholstery springs is used, making it possible to lower all seats. The upholstery in the open bod ies is straight-grain, hand-buffed leather, plaited instead of tufted, while for the enclosed bodies a wide range of exclusive upholstery is offer ed the purchaser. In the touring bod ies, excepting the "2-35" salon tour ing, and in all of the six-passenger en closed bodies the folding seats are of the forward disappearing type. Probably the most noteworthy change from the mechanical point of view is the unique water circulation system. In the place of the water be ing expelled from the forward ends of the cylinder blocks, as is customary with V-type motors, the gas intake manifold has been cored out to per mit all water from the cylinder pack ets to be circulated through this manifold and thence to the radiator through a single tube at the center. This arrangement not only elimin ates considerable tubing, but causes the water to surround the gas Intake header while at the highest tempera ture and greatly assists in the vap orization of the gasoline. The motor is simpler in design, yet unchanged in general construction. The bore is three inches and the stroke is Ave inches as in the previous model. The twelve cylinders are cast in two blocks of six placed at an an gle of 60 degrees and slightly offset so that the connecting rods from op posite cylinders are attached side by side on the same crank pin of a six cylinder crank shaft. There are a number of minor changes, contribut ing to the mechanical excellence of the engine. The cylinder heads have been made detachable to insure a more perfect machining of the com bustion chamber, with a consequent greater uniformity of compression. This also makes it a simnle matter to keep the cylinders free "from carbon and at the same time does away with the necessity of valve chamber plugs. The generator has been improved internally and runs faster than in the past season's model. The tension of the foot brake pedal retracting springs has been decreas ed. The change-speed lever haa been re-designed to give more clearance and is now equipped with a ball end. The chassis frame is 7% inches deep instead of 6 inches and is re-in forced over the rear axle, which will thus tend to eliminate the possibility of any body distortion. The standard tire equipment on all Packard cars will be Goodyear cord, 35 by 5 on all four wheels. On the front wheels there will be the Rib tread tires and on the rear wheels the All-Weather tread. Purchasers, how ever, will have the option of obtaining either Shelly-Spinrgfield tires or Good year Fabrik. Franklin Proves Gasoline Economy on 3,000-Mile Trip While , the last few months have seen numerous long distance runs with the sole object of speed, it re mained for J. W. McCormmach of Pendleton, Oregon, driving the first Franklin of the new series Just an nounced, to make a test under tour ing conditions that not only reveals the ability of the car to cover the ground but brings out some interest ing figures on economy. Mr. McCormmach. a prominent Ore gon rancher, is the same man who last August drove a Franklin car 860 miles on low gear from Walla Walla to San Francisco in 83 hours and 40 minutes without once stopping the en gine. Starting at Syracuse July 26th. McCormmach set an Initial pace for 24 miles per hour, which he was able to maintain approximately as far as North Platte. Nebraska. Up to this point the roads had been a mixture of good and bad. On the second and third day's runs heavy sands were encountered, and on the fourth and fifth days the characteristic choppy roads of the western plains were ne gotiated. For this portion of the dis tance, totaling 1,660 miles, the gaso line consumption amounted to 79>4 gallons, an average of 20.9 miles per gallon. From North Platte to Cheyenne, McCormmach drove the Franklin over ' 5-Pusser.ger Touring ....... <065 Roadster Type $540 Ensminger Motor Co. THIRD AND CUMBERLAND STS. Bell Phone 3515 i ••'llio Car oi No negrcu The Kiug is the second oldest auto mobile In the United States; 1816 model sllsO 7-Passenger Touring .. Good Territory For Live Dealers King CarSalesCo. 80 S. CAMERON STREET HARRISBTJRO TELEGRAPH £l • OIX Model 86 Seven Passenger Touring *1145 /. o. b. Toledo The Biggest Dollar for Dollar Value in the World Nowadays you hear much about Sixes — too much. There is almost as much "Six" talk as there is war news. There are fifty-seven varieties to choose from —and then some. America seems to have gone six cylinder crazy. As a result, people have been fooled; have not used the proper judgment and prudence in buying and consequently thousands now find themselves in possession of very, very inferior automobiles. - * If you want the best six cylinder car built; if you want performance; if you want one that knocks the spots out of everything else for gas economj r ; if you want one whose performance is as smooth as any twelve; that has the getaway and speed of a quail —get an Overland Six. Thousands in use. Endorsed by six cyl inder specialists and six cylinder cranks all over America. The Overland is a seven-passenger car—• beautiful, large, roomy and comfortable. Every convenience. No other make under SISOO to equal it Overland price on account of quantity pro duction —$1145. We are the world's larg- * est producers of four and six cylinder auto , , mobiles. That's why we charge the least. 45 horsepower, six cylinder en bloc motor . , , . . . Auto-Lite starting and liehtin* system 125-inch wheelbase Come in today and we Will give you a SIX Electrlccontrol buttons oLee?^!^ 35 inch tires; non-skid rear Cylinder demonstration that will open your Seven pa«»enger seating capacity eyes. . Deliveries now — if you act quick. The Overland-Harrisburg Co. Open Evenings 212 NORTH SECOND ST. Both Phones The Willys-Overland Company, Toledo, Ohio TR~ ,TJ ,T, M A* A* A*— >A\ roads which a day or so before had been badly washed out by cloudbursts and which were oompletely covered by water in many sections. Even through this hard going, which, according to McCormmach, has proved an obstacle Impossible to overcome with a c*r heavier than the Franklfn, an average of 19.2 miles per gallon of gasoline was maintained. Over this stretch of deep, soft £lay, the Franklin averaged 18.2 miles per hour. The distance between Cheyenne and Montpeller, Idaho, taking in some of the highest points of the Rocky Mountains, was covered at the rate of 19 rrttles per hour. In spite of all the hill work and rough running, the average for gasoline reached 21.5 miles per gallon, a figure that was exceeded only twice during other stages of the run. Going across Idaho. McCormmach encountered the worst roads of the entire trip. In many places the car was driven over trails that from all appearances were Intended only for pack horses. These routes were un marked and very little accurate in formation could be obtained from the few inhabitants. 'Being overtaken by darkness near Hailey, McCorm mach lost all sense of direction and was forced to put up for the night in the open and wait for daylight to re veal the proper route. In point of miles traveled, the end of the trip showed performance equal to the earlier stages. Compared with the average of 247 miles during each of the first two days, the Average of AUTO STORAGE— First class, fireproof garage, open day and night. Rates reasonable. Auto Trans. Garage "S§P®B| 335 miles per day for the ninth and tenth days points out the sme.ll extent to which physical endurance entered as a factor in the trip. McCormmach reached Pendleton at 11:46 p. m. August 4th. He trav ersed the 3,025 miles between Syra cuse and Pendleton in 140 hours and 17 minutes actual time, at an average speed of 21.4 miles per hour. The gasoline consumption for the whole trip averaged 20.7 miles per gallon. Only 3% gallons of oil were used; the average amounted to 800.6 miles per gallon. No punctures or blowouts were recorded for the entire distance. Motorcar Executive Edits New House Publication Making its Initial appearance with the August Issue, Hugh Chalmers' "Chalk Talk" Is the first automobile house organ to be edited by the head of a big motor car concern. As Its title page signifies. Chalk Talk Is a coat-pocket Journal for the Chalmers family, and is Intended as an inti mate link between the hundreds of officers, dealers and employes mak ing up the blg«Chalmers organization. "In bringing out Chalk Talk I am simply aiming to extend the cordial personal relations between dealers and factory executives which Is so de sirable an asset in modern business," says Hugh Chalmers In discussing the motives behind the new Chalmers publication. '"I have long felt that the average so-called "house organ" lacked the really Intimate touch which spejls the difference between writing a man a letter and shaking hands with him. "Chalk Talk, according to my pres ent plans, will be given up to a frank discussion of the dealer's problems and their solution, wherever possible. We have Invited our distributors and dealers to send In their suggestions and Intend to make the little journal a clearing house for the newest ideas In Salesmanship." In the first Issue of Chalk Talk, M. Chalmers eulogizes the life of Paul Smith, late vice president of the Chalmers Company and asarlbes Mr. Smith's success as a sales manager to his unusual initiative, perseverance and enthusiasm. Among the other articles are "A Million Dollars for AUGUST 26,1916. White Space." "An Automobile School for Women,'' "Salesmanship" and "Successful Salesmen In the Mak ing." Scores of letters have been received from both members of the Chalmers organization and outsiders, praising the maiden issue of Chalk Talk, and the circulation list of 5,000 will prob ably be Increased before the next number goes <to press. PEIIKY BARX BURNED New Bloomfield. Pa.. Aug. 26.—6n Thursday night about S o'clock the i?<fuHiio ai fviiJ :>arn ct in Mullen, near Delvllle, this county, was destroyed by nre with all the contents VULCALENE —SELF VULCANIZING— For punctures, blow-outs, cuts, tears, hot-water bags, and all rubber goods. SAVES FROM 200 TO 500 PER CENT. ON YOUR TIRE TROUBLES Heat or friction will not affect it Will outwear any tube. It is a pure Para rubber compound, not a tire dough, tire putty or tread gum. ' • Burns Brothers Star Garage 61* th and Rcily Streets 13th St., Near Derry General Distributors The Vulcalene Company CHICAGO WASHINGTON Turkey Gobbler and Hen Occupy Adjoining Nests Special to the Telegraph Gettysburg, Pa., Aug. 2«.~While Mrs. John L. Staub, of near Seven Hundred, In the eastern part of the county, was searching- for a missing turkey hen she came upon the bird setting on a nest 01 hve eggs In a secluded spot of a field. Within a foot of the hen, on the ether side of the fence, sat a gobbler belonging to Mri. Harvey Kaiser. The gobbler had three eggs beneath him in a perfectly formed nest, and he seemed well contented in his new role as a hatcher.
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