10 Pullman 1909 Model Crosses the Continent Did you ever hear of a 47,000 mile-old car hitting the trail across the United States? Of course you haven't for it wasn't done until just recently and this is the first time you ever heard of it. It remained for a veteran Pullman vintage of 1909, to accomplish the un believable. To-day It holds the rec ord for being the oldest motorcar, in point of continuous service, that ever crossed the Lincoln Highway, accord ing to word received) by L. A. Wallace, local representative of the Pullman line. About a month ago Henry A. Reld, of Santa Rosa, Cal„ decided he wanted some Eastern climate. He told his friends that he was going to make the trip by motor in the car he had already driven 47,000 miles. His friends pointed out a thousand and one pitfalls that would come his way if he attempted such a long tour in an old car. But Mr. Reid was determined. He Knew his 1909 model Pullman better than anybody his devout faith in it paved the way. The car made good, some tire trouble being'his only diffi culty on the long trip. Arriving in WatervUle, N. Y., he visited his friend of years' standing, W. a. McLean, a wealthy and influential merchant of the upstate town. Mr. McLean persuaded Mr. Reld to sell him the car. To-day this record-breaking full •nan according to word from its new owner, "is in daily use and doing satis factory work." (BEORBE H. SOUHBIER | FUNERAL DIRECTOR I*lo North TUrtf Strttf •ell rhoM ill* MMnt I f 1 6-Passenger Touring $695 3-Passenger Clover Leaf Road ster $605 Ensminger Motor Co. THIRD AND CUMBERLAND STS. Bell Phone 8515 HUPMOmE 7 -Passenger $1340 B-Passenger sllßs Roadster sllßs (f. o. b. Factory) Will demonstrate against any six, eight or twelve-cylinder car. Ensminger Motor Co. THIRD AND CUMBERLAND STS. Distributors BATTERY I J 7^—v~"^C j - ' E*Ug<^ AN EYE FOR THE OPTICIAN i J A TOOTH FOR THE DENTIST AND A STORAGE BATTERY . FOR " 25xibc " Battery Service Station. Specialists i We care for, recharge and repair or renew all makes of storage bat-' j Iteries. ~ Excelsior Auto Company ■ 11th and Mulberry Streets 1 IIAKRISBtTRG, PA. 1 *^y —y f -i Car Models They're here, luxuriously warm, and snug and comfortable for enchant ing Winter driving. Enclosed with Springfield Bodies — —convertible Sedans. The Never- Out-of-Season car; closed for the chill day of Winter an open car when the wildflowers nod. In three five and seven-passenger models priced at $1250 to $1950. Overland Harrisburg Co. 212 NORTH SECOND ST. Open Evenings Both Phones SATURDAY EVENING, Studebaker Expert Advises Against Calcium Chloride "It waa only ft few weeKs ago that I publicly urged all motorists to pre pare their cars for the advent of zero weather," nays Max Hagelstlne, service manager of the Studebaker corporation, "and I Rave them specific directions for the preparation of an antifreeze mixture that would guard against tho freezing of tho water In the cooling system of their cars. "While It Is true that some motor ists made adequate preparations for the cold weather, It is also true that a great many owners woke up the other morn ing and found that Jack Frost had got In his work: that the radiator was dam aged and the cylinders cracked. And to my way of thinking, cracked cylin ders and split radiator tubes cost a lot more than alcohol or glycerine. "It Is not always the man who has his first machine that Is caught napping. Experienced motorists are not infallible, and It Is that class of owners who never cross a bridge until they come to It that bring business to the concerns who re pair radiators and those makers who supply spare parts. "While the most easily prepared so lution Is, perhaps, the calcium chloride, It Is absolutely the wrong antifreeze mixture to use. A number of cars have recently been brought Into the Stude baker service station for which, upon showed that cal cium chloride had apparently been used in the radiator. Unless one can secure the chemically pure form, calcium chlor ide is a mighty dangerous solution to use. The commercial calcium chloride, commonly sold for an antifreeze mix ture, is highly Injurious because of the action on the components of the cool ing system. Such alkaline solutions are productive of an electrical action where ever two dissimilar metals are utilized, such as the brass tubing of a radiator and the solder used at the joints; the iron water jackets and the brass or cop per plates, etc. And, too, I strongly advise against the use of all soluble salts, because of their harmful action on the metal. "In addition to damaging the radia tor, the use of calcium chloride may work havoc with the cylinders, the pump and the inlet and outlet water pipes. The owner usually has to buy a new radiator before he can put his car into service again, besides having to stand tho cost for the labor of replac ing with tho new. And tho expense does not always end with this work. "A summary of the opinions of mo torcar manufacturers as to the value of various antifreeze solutions shows a decided preference for denatured alco | hoi and glycerine. The proportions for ; the use of the alcohol depend upon the temperature. It will require a 5 per cent, solution of alcohol to prevent freezing at 28 degrees and a 23 per cent, solution will take care of tho wa ter system down to zoro. As low as 10 below the solution should be 30 per cent, and if the mercury happens to j drop to 15 degrees below the percent age will be 35 per cent, of alcohol, I whereas 10 more degrees below will ! require a 40 per cent, solution, j "Alcohol has one undesirable feature, however, and that is Its evaporating ! proclivities. But if you will take tho j trouble to add a small amount of ■ glycerlno to the alcohol as you prepare 'it for the radiator, you will greatly j reduce the evaporation rate. Regar&c ! Ing the glycerine, the unbleachedW a riety which may be procured a^.^g C t|. cally any drugstoro is cheapest and i best. HABRISBtmo TELEGRAPTJP Busy Christmas Season For Pine St. Presbyterian Both services at Pine Street Presby terian Church on Sunday will keep Christmas to the fore and will fittingly celebrate the day. The evening serv ice will be of great interest to many, as at that time the double quartet and chorus choir will sing the first part of "The Messiah" (Handel) and "The Hallelujah Chorus." This work will be under the direction of the choir master, Frank A. McCarrell. It is so well known to music-lpvors that com ment on its inspiration and helpful ness is unnecessary. The pastor, the Rev. I")r. Mudge, will be tho preacher at both services, having for his theme in the morning "The Christmas Star" and In the evening "The Song of Jesus." This will be the last sermon in the special Advent series and will have In mind the musical program of the evening. Tho enlarged choir will sing at both services, tho program for the day being: Morning—Prelude, Christmas Pas toral, Merket; anthem, "Arise, Shine, for Thy Light is Come," Marker; offer tory, Noel Eccoslas, Gullmant; an them, "Calm on the List'ning Ear of Night," Harkor; carol, "The Song of the Angels," Dickinson; postlude, Jubi late Deo, Silver. Evening—Prelude, (a) "Shepherds in tho Fields," (b) "Bethlehem," Mail ing; offertory, "The Wise Men of the East." Mailing; "The Messiah," part I, and 'The Hallelujah Chorus." Handel. In the afternoon there will be special Christmas services In the Sunday school sessions, Christmas lessons will be taught and special music will be sung. At 6.50 o'clock the Christian Endeavor Society will celebrate Christ mas. The meeting will have for a part of the program special Christmas slides shown and a program of Christ mas music. On Tuesday evening the Presby terian Association of Harrisburg and vicinity will meet In the gymnasium of the John Y. Boyd memorial building. This meeting will be of special in terest, as at It a new feature will be tried. There have been invited from the various churches represented a se lected list of high school and college boys to be the guests of the association at this meeting. Dr. Robert E. Speer, secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church and one of the best known speakers In America, will talk on "Christian Service." Thursday evening the Bethany Mothers' Meeting will celebrate Christ mas with their annual program at Bethany Chapel. On Friday evening the celebration of the Pine Street Mothers' Meeting will be held in the social room. Cadillac Eight Climbs Mt. Diablo on High Gear Carrying four a photog rapher's outfit, a apiVre tire and with all tanks practically full, a Cadillac Eight recently climbed Mount Diablo, In Cali fornia, on high, gear, thus establishing a record. The clim\j jg ten miles long and the Cadillac x )rs the first motorcar ever to make it on high gear carrying more thai). cyhe passenger. The total weight o£"the passengers was 706 pounds. Re "ports from San Francisco say the car negotiated the climb with such ease that it is believed It could have car ried its capacity of seven persons. Mo toring circles in the California metro polis regard it as a hard demonstra tion for a car to climb Mt. Diablo on high with only one passenger. At all times during Its ascent the Cadillac had reserve power, never being pressed' to make the grade. Carries Bandanna to Cross Streets Safely Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Dec. 23. Rob ert P. Robinson, former Sheriff of Du zerne and "Daddy" of Republican poli tics, carries a bright red handker chief for a uioHt novel use. In these days of jitneys and exces sive automobile travel, "Farmer Bob," as he is best known, declares It Is dan gerous to cross streets where there arc no traffic cops. Besides his eye sight Is somewhat dimmed and his logs nre not as steady as they were fifty years ago. "Farmer Bob" says: "The Jitneys keep me guessing. When I cross the street now I pull out my fiery red handkerchief. I wave it a bit and then carry it in my hand. Jitney drivers think it is a danger signal. They just slow up and let me over. I never stop to explain to them what the signal means, but it works to perfection." I I I i THE PULLMAN MOIOR CAR COMPANY takes pleasure in announcing the I I appointment of the PULLMAN SALES COMPANY of Harrisburg as its distributor for M, Dauphin and Perry counties. X The Pullman for 1917 needs no introduction Ja T ki'i"isuurg—it tops the "under-a- * # thousand-dollar" class at every point. ' Its completeness of detail, superiority of finish and up-to-the-minute accessory fea- N tures* of recognized standard makes—place this car at once beyond comparison at any price under a thousand. H / The 1917 line comprises the five-passenger touring, four-passenger roadster and 1 S y . two-passenger roadster, the price being the same for each model. I 1 Pullman service is REAL SERVlCE—hundreds of satisfied owners everywhere will JJ j io( testify to that. DJ Distinguishing features of the 1917 car—ll4-inch wheelbase, 32-h. p. motor, inch full cantilever rear springs, Dixie Waterproof, high tension magneto, Batavia non- | skid tires all four wheels, two unit electric starting and lighting, Stromberg type car \ buretor, double bulb headlights with dimmer, 17-gallon gas tank in rear. $ O O C r lif DEALERS WHO WANT I j T ° START THE i NEW I Pullman Motor Car Company | ROADSTER • York Penna. | J| PULLMAN SALES COMPANY |L 60 South Cameron Street L. 'A. Wallace, Opening Day, Saturday, December 23 HARRISBURG, PA. President and Manager. Akron, Rubber Capital of World, Has Big Industries The position of Akron, Ohio, as the "Rubber Capital of the World," has been so well established In the public mind that, it Is doubtful whether any one would question Beriously the claims of the rapidly growing Buckeye city to the distinction It has won. A recent valuation of Akron industries for prop erty taxation, completed by the audit ing department of the country in which the city is located, brings out with striking clearness the predominance of the rubber manufacturing Industry over any other of the many that have brought about an Increase of appoxl mately 300 per cent. In the population of Akron during the past ten years. The taxable value of the great plant of the B. F. Goodrich Company alone amounts to almost half of the total of $43,898,1 10 placed upon the 168 in dustries located in Akron and Summit county. When it is remembered that included in these 168 industries are such concerns as the Diamond Match Com pany and tho Quaker Oats Company, It is possible to get an Idea of the Im mensity of tho Goodrich Company's es tablishment. Specifically, the amount assessed against the B. F. Goodrich Company is $20,392,830, by far the largest of any single industry in the list. It Is, in fact, about three times as great as the valuation of tho plant which is next in Importance. Jiißt how the rubber manufacturing business dominates in Akron, and the! Immensity of it, Is shown by figures given In a recent article In one of Akron's newspapers, from which the following figures are obtained: "Total valuation of all Akron and Summit county industries. 143,880,440. "The B. F. Goodrich Company, $20,- 392,830. "Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, $7,631,780. "Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, *4,964.980. "Kelly-Sprlngfleld Tire Company, sl,- 371,930. "Miller Rubber Company, $1,121,910. "Portage Rubber Company, $381,830. "Swlnehart Rubber Company, $409,- 270. A total ot $36,220,680 credited to the rubber manufacturing industry, more than four-fifths of the entire manu facturing activities of Akron and its suburbs. • The position of Akron as the great est rubber manufacturing center In the world 1s due to the fact that forty seven years ago Dr. B. F. Goodrich se lected tho then unimportant town as a favorable site for a small factory which he established for the production of high class rubber goods. From the original Goodrich factory has grown the immense Industry carried on by the B. F. Goodrich Company to-day, the production of lilgh-class rubber goods being now, as it WBB at the start, the first principle in a policy that has brought about one of the most re markable Industrial development* of the century | Chalmers Issues New Shop and Service Publication To promote greater co-operation be tween the factory and the dealer, Chal mers Shop and Service, a new house publication, mado its initial appeurance with the December first issue. "We have long felt the need for a medium through which we may frank ly discuss with distributors and deal ers, the many shop and service prob lems connected with the sale of motor cars," says Manager H. W. Miller. "In Chalmers Shop and Service, we believe we have that medium and pro pose through Its columns to conduct campaigns of education that will even tually work to the satisfaction of both dealer and owner. New methods of I SAXON "SIX" A BIG TOURING CAR FOR FIVE PEOPLE You Can Save SSO IF You Buy Before Jan. 1 There will be no change in the standard the Saxon Motor Car model. The Saxon "Six" you Corporation has adhered to in can buy to-day-—and until le P know that will January lst-for .$Bl5 is the H ot b , e lower '- . . . „ J J . ~ ' So —to cover the increased cost same car that will cost you $865 of , abor and mater ials—the after January Ist. price must be raised SSO. There's scarcely need for ex- And we say to you—act quickly planation. You know how —come in to-day, place your prices of other commodities order for Saxon "Six," and it have gone up. So have prices will be the same as having of automobile materials. placed SSO to your credit in the [ You know the high quality bank. Saxon Distributing Agency 1139 Mulberry St. L. H. Hagerling f ■ " ■" ■ J DECEMBER 23, 1916. Inspfctlon, improved ways of giving- j service to owners, elimination of waste- , ful sales and garage methods are just a few of the topics that will come up for discussion. The ultimate aim of the publication, of course, is to render the greatest possible service to Chalmers owners in all sections of the country. In the first issue of Chalmers Shop and Service, some of the leading articles are "Cold Weather Hints," "Kffects of Continued .Cranking on Batteries,' and "Value of Hervico Meetings to Dealers and Shopmen.' Among the now plans which this pa per will promote In future issues is the service inspection plan by which Chal mers owners will receive five free In spections of tlieir cars in the first three months of ownership. According to prominent authorities, the use a car receives while new, determines to a great extent the period of Us useful service to the owner. Each Chalmers owners will bring his car Into the deal er's garngo for Ave inspections as fol lows: First, upon delivery of car, sec ond, 15 days after delivery, third, 30 days after delivery, fourth, 60 days af ter delivery and fifth, 90 days after de livery. The Inspection will Include com plete lubrication and minor repairs and is expected to educate the owners on the importance of keeping his car in first class condition. Postcards will be sent out in advance to owners, notifying them of the approaching time for each inspection. Besides tho edu cation of the owner, this plan is ex pected to prove a basis for increasing tho good will between dealer and own er and keeping the latter as a perma nent customer.
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