8 %\ [g | Used Cars j <| Every week sees several sales of j iSsj Used Cars of special value. 5 £S <1 Why not investigate the used car 5^ 3| that is much better value than a new [ jSj cheap car. PS <1 We sold over 100 last year, each PS ipg customer more than satisfied. k| C'EN MOTOR CAR CO. (11 511-315 S. Cameron Street lp£ HARBISBURG, PA. gfl Jackson Scores Big in Kansas Endurance Run Of 50 stock cars which contested for supremacy In a dealers' endurance run out of Kansas City, Mo., recently, the "Wolverine Eight." the new Jack son model, was one of the three to make a perfect score, according to word just received by P. H. Keboch, Jackson district manager. The car, picked off the dealer's sales floor, went the entire distance of 800 miles with a clean score, at the same time establishing a new eight-cylinder economy record, by averaging in excess of IS miles to the gallon of gasoline. "The engine never failed to work perfectly at all times during the run," writes W. E. Mallary, president of the Jackson distributing agency in Kansas City. "We were very much pleased indeed when the Jackson Au tomobile company developed this great VWW.SW.%N*.SSV.S%SSS-.-.SV. |FREE| •: Tests and Water j I For I STORAGE! jBATTERY] I and \ \expert\ I REPAIRS I j a. | \ FRONT-MARKET j I Motor Supply I Co. | I 109 Market St. { I Prest-o-lite \ I Battery I Service j: rAUTO~STORAGE~ First class, fireproof garage, open day and night. Rates reasonable. Auto Trans. Garage /■ S-Passenger Touring s6*s 1-Passenger Clover Leaf Road ster sets Ensminger Motor Co. THIRD AND CDMIIKRLAND STS. Bell Pbone 3515 SATURDAY EVENING, Ferro-Jackson motor, which, with its small bore of 3 inches and stroke of 3;i inches is credited with produc ing more power per cubic inch of pis ton displacement than any other motor ever built. e have selling Jackson cars out of Kansas City for over nine years and the "Wolverine Eight" with the ret ro-Jackson motor has created such a sensation in Kansas City that we predict for the manufacturers the greatest sales in the history of their business. "One of our- travelling representa tives has driven u "Wolverine Eight" nine thousand miles, without the least bit of trouble. Many of our customers owning the new "Wolverine Eights" have equally good records to report." Numerous congratulatory letters have been received by the Jackson company from dealers throughout the United States, on the incorporaton of the Ferro-Jackson motor in the "Wol verine Eight." Speed of 105 Miles Predicted by Aitken That racing cars will attain the | speed better than 105 miles an hour this year, was the prediction of Johnny Aiken, the American Speed way champion. During the Chicago j show, many motor officials paused ! long enough to see Aitken awarded that title and the big cash prize that i went with it. , In speaking of his record of 105 j miles an hour Aitken said, "Record ' breaking as that speed was, it will not stand long. True, I cannot tell to-day just what car or driver can better it, but I am positive it will be broken next summer. It will be my natural ambition to "beat mvself." Since 1904 I have been driving in races; the first being stock car twenty four events, when I was on the job with a National on the Indiana State fairgrounds in a round the clock ex hibition; liill climbs; road races; j speedway contests. I can remember ! when we thought at the National fac tories that we had reached the peak of speed. Then the foreigners came i along and showed us their dust, so we | kept on studying and working until we in turn showed our dust to the foreigners, one notable occasion be ing when Joe Dawson piloted the famous National car (which was practically stock) to victory in the i Indianapolis Speedway Ave hundred I mile race. FYour "| orQ f CAR^ You won't get the last full measure of satisfaction that comes from driving a Ford until you install a Heinze-Springfield Starting and Lighting System Price, SBS, not installed Front- Market Motor Supply Company 109 MARKET STREET 1 J \ | the Standard of Value and Quality Fairfield "Six-46" seven-passenger, i Fleetwood "Six-38" five-passenger. E. L. COWDEN R. J. CHURCH, Sales ma nager 108 Market Street iGBBEQI --the efficiency car more miles— less gasoline— more comfort— less weight— ■ t the Auto Shun, E. W. Shank 107 HAItKECT ST, j PRICES MAY RISE AGAIN ON CARS General Manager of Rco Co Says Cost of Material Goes Steadily Up "There is no doubt about It. if prices of materials continue to soar, automobile manufacturers generally will be compelled to announce an other increase of price within the next few weeks," says Richard H. Scott, vice president and general manager o fthe Reo Motor Car com pany. "Even those concerns like Reo, who, because of their financial stand ing and credit, have been in the habit of "covering" for two years in advance for their requirements, now find their two-year-old contracts ex pired and no possibility of renewing them at the former price.*. Advances all the way from twenty-five to one hundred per cent, are announced, and worst of all, few supply houses can guarantee deliveries or prices even at present quotations. "Everybody is in the same boat. The fact of the matter is, there is a short age of raw materials, or if you prefer to put it the other way, an over-de mand for them. "I have never known a time -when market conditions were so uncertain or when the manufacturer had so much diHculty in estimating his costs as that which now exists. "Just take one item that the aver age buyer would never think of —the shortage of railway cars. Who would suppose that that would be a serious item in the increased cost of making automobiles? "When I tell you that we frequent ly pay as high as $2,500.00 ink ex press charges in one day in to get materials that otherwise would seriously hold up the factory, and that our average express bills amount to several hundred dollars per day, it will be seen that this is an item of considerable importance in the cost of production to-day. "Every time you stop a big- factory like this, you entail a tremendous ex pense and consequent increased cost of the product that is coming through. "The customers who are clamoring for cars cannot appreciate the prob lems that beset the manufacturer, first in getting the material to his factory, and then getting the finished product out again to the customer. "Many times the raw material ship ped to us gets lost, and in the present state of congestion, it is almost im possible to trace and locate. Some times this material cannot be replaced. We have had cars lay around some times thirty days to six weeks on an obscure siding somewhere. Meantime we have run out of stuff and must get the heavy material by express. "It costs money, too, to keep men scouting around at the different plants to see that our stuff is shipped as per schedule—and that is the only way it can be done. Our own men must chase up freight cars and then see that the material is loaded Into them on time. "Machinery has doubled in value: tool steel is out of sight; die makers and die sinkers are earning twice and three times as much as they did a year ago; working hours are shorter and wages are higher. Then look at the price of coal—not to mention the un certainty of the supply. "Everything that goes into an au tomobile has taken an upward trend, and as the Reo policy is to make cars better and better every year and hence cannot accept substitutes for the material specified by Reo en gineers—our costs are most seriously affected. "So far, we have weathered the storm and steadfastly refused to in crease prices, but there is no certainty how long we may be able to do so. As stated before, if conditions do not change for the better soon, not only we will have to announce an increase of price, but other manufacturers, who have previously done so, will have to announce another." Fair Carriage and Auto Works Occupies Dill Bldgs. C. A. Fair Carriage and Auto Works has taken possession of the -?ntire building formerly occupied by the I. \V. Dill Carriage and Auto Works and in addition, occupy a building at the rear which will be utilized as a paint ing shop for automobiles and automo bile bodies. This concern has develop ed rapidly In the past few years and with these buildings, will have a total area of 12,000 square feet of floor space. New machinery has been added, which, according to Mr. Fair will en able them to greatly expedite their work. The Fair Shops will be devoted to the making of auto tops, curtains, cushions, and auto backs; repairing and making all kinds of auto springs, straightening axles, wheels, etc., con verting pleasure cars into business cars, painting, lettering, striping and building auto bodies. The repair de partment will be equipped to straighten out wrecked and bent-up cars. The lo cation of the Carriage Works is con veniently located at the east end of the Mulberry street bridge. Calder Post Inspection to Be Held Wednesday Captain Howard L. Calder. Post 31, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the In dies' Auxiliary of the Post will will hold a meeting on Wednesday, Feb ruary 7, at 8 o'clock, to be inspected by the Inspector General of the or ganizations and to arrange for mem orial services on the anniversary of the sinking of the battleship, "Ma'ine," February 15. On that date all comrades of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, wherever they may be, at 9.40 p. m., stands at "attention" for one minute BS U tribute to the dead of the ill-fated battleship. Tech High School Notes —Midyear examinations will begin Monday and continue throughout the week. For Monday the Seniors will be examined in history, chemistry and electricity. The Juniors will also have history, chemistry and electricity. The second-year boys will take English and physics, while the Freshmen will have literature, composition and phy sical geography Winter class basket ball games will be played next week because of the examinations. —The Tech Camera Club yesterday decided to display photographs at the "open house" in May. —Six sections of the Freshman class are working under Professors Grubb and McCune making models in physical geography, showing the formation of the earths crust. The Tech laboratory in this subject is one of few in high schools In this part of the country. LISITANIA MEMORIAL DAY Proponed For Shipping of World With Wlilf "Avenging Word" Paris, Feb. 3.—M. Ouernler. presi dent of the Merchant Marine Commit tee of the Chamber, has advanced tho proposal that the anniversary of the torpedoing of the Lusitanla be declared a legal commemoration day and ob served annually by vessels throughout the world half-masting their flags for victims of German submarines. M. Quernier recommends that every where at the same moment, after a sig nal hv wireless, all ships shall com municate and send out the "avenging word. 'Remember!' " The appeal la ad dressed to ship owners and captains and crewa of vessels. HXIWISBURG fl r TELEGRAPH HUPMOBILE MADE REMARKABLE RUN From Cupitul to Cnpitul in Every State the Gar Demon strates Efficiency No better example can be found of the efficiency of the modern motor car or of its ability to serve the needs of any American—no matter what or where his business—than the perform ance of the four cylinder llupmobile, which was sent around the United States on its twenty-thousand mile journey by J. Walter Drake." says Lee Anderson, vice-president of the Hupp Motor Car corporation. This car had to negotiate every sort of road condition through every kind of climatic condition. There is no condition which an owner of an automobile would have to meet that has not been faced and overcome by the members of the Hupmobile capi tal-to-capital party on its journey around the nation. The good roads of the far east and the far west, the partly improved roads of the central west, the gumbo of the northwest, the snow covered passes of the Rockies, the mountain roads which called for travel at all altitudes, the deserts of the southwest and the rain-soaked roads of the south, proved all alike for this sturdy little car. It plugged along on its steady grind day after day for four months without any chance for rest, and motors require rest the same as human beings. This car traveled farther in four months than the average owner drives his car in four years, it demonstrated more than was ever demonstrated in any of the automobile contests, whether they have been held on race track or road—just what an owner would have to overcome in driving a car in these United States. The IlupmobUe was sent away from Washington without any more prepar- ; ation than any ®ther car receives i coming out of the Hupmobile factory. | The party was given no set itinerarv ; except to visit the capital of each State in the Union. They were in structed to just tour the country, make | reports of what they saw and take the ! necessary road pictures. It was not a contest, but a demon- j stratlon. Xo supplies were shipped | ahead, no special supplies of oil and < gasoline preceded them. They bought l everything as they went along, taking! bad with the good. One of the feat ures of this demonstration was the' proof that an owner can travel any- ] where in the country and obtain sup- j plies. Although many times the dis- I tances between stations were great, there was never a time when they could not cajrry enough to meet their | needs. This car carried all the baggage nee essary for the party, each member had a suitcase for his personal be-' longings. A large amount of extras in j the way of a camera outfit, were also I carried by the car—far more than an owner would require or undertake to | carry. In fact, when fully loaded with I the equipment necessary for Its mis- ' sion, this good roads car had an ox- j cess of over 1.400 pounds. The lian-! dicap of this extra weight can be bet-! ter understood when I state that the | regular weight of the car when ready! for the road is 2,750 pounds. At times through the gumbo reg ions, the car would pick up as much as 300 pounds of heavy mud. This I added of course, to its difficulties and J certainly made the strain much great-I er. While this trip demonstrated that American roads need much in the i way of improvement and that some' states are far behind in the improve- j ment of their highways, it also proved : that as a whole, the nation is pretty j well equipped with good roads. The pictures taken by the party show that _T~ y II ■ f '■ ——————di^——— i™ —— —_^La 3 Announcement is = To Automobile Men ~ —■ We now occupy the entire building of the original I. ■—r W. Dill Carriage and Auto Works, and, in addition, we have a building in the rear for auto painting, etc., which ; —< will give us 12,000 square feet of floor space. We have 1 ~- n_ also installed some new machinery which enables us to I —- I execute work promptly and at a most reasonable price. —- Our Line E We make auto tops, curtains, cushions and backs; >—- ! H make and repair all manner of auto springs; straighten : ; I axles, wheels, etc., convert pleasure cars into business "—' —I cars; straighten out wrecked and bent-up cars; paint, , ~ H -—. letter and build bodies. —- ■ . 1 . Your patronage is solicited and appreciated, >- —- i C. A. FAIR I - East End of Carriage and L ■ Mulberry St. Bridge \ Auto Works — — ■ a T' • ■ If n i in- ii 'd y . T ' 11 | - J / " - ■ W * "' ' i ¥ * * r ' t * 'T 1 * ■ ■ 1 i r ijt J The Original 4-Wheel j , Drive Truck of America —The one that controls all the basic patents of four-wheel drive trucks —The truck that takes up where trucks of two-wheel drive let off —The most wonderful thing on wheels If we were to tell you of the possibilities of this wonderful Duplex Four- Wheel Drive Truck, you'd scarcely believe us. We'll not try to tell you. But we ask that you select some work that you now think is impossible for ANY truck to do, then we'll show you what a whale the Duplex is tor work. We have always been enthusiastic and exclusive REO dealers, having de cided long ago never to take on any proposition without Reo standards, Reo effi ciency, Reo quality and Reo energy back of it. Duplex has all of these and more! That's why we have taken on this Seventh Wonder of the world for a five year's contract covering - Central Pennsylvania. \\ e believe that our success with REO is sufficiently well known to put the - Duplex Four-Wheel Drive Truck right beside the Reo, and in some kinds of work to lead even the Reo. After fourteen years in the automobile business in Harris burg. we believe that the public realizes that we know a good thing when we see it that we know what we are doing when we pin our faith and guarantee to the Duplex. Let us show you. A Bit of Duplex History S The Duplex 1-Wheel Drive Truck lias been made for the past eight years in t liarlotte, Mich., by the inventor and patentee. Ills business out-grew liis' capital. On December 4tli, 1010 he asked some Lansing, Mich., business men for some money to help him increase his plant. A number of Reo Motor Car officials heard of it and in forty-eight hours they bought out the inventor and subscribed a million dollars to put the greatest truck proposition of America on the map. Since then they have doubled Uic factory output and are now building a fifteen-acre plant at 1 jinsing, IB Midi., the home of the Reo. The Duplex is now I>eing built by the same people who made the Reo the greatest car of its kind in the world. Harrisburg* Auto Co. | Duplex and Reo much work is being done througltout! the nation, each state having its own ! method of doing the work. It also demonstrated that on average there, are pretty good hotel accommo dations throughout the nation. They! FEBRUARY 3, 1917. ! arc- not always the best, but were good enough, so that nowhere would j it have been necessary for the party | to have camped out If they had not cared to. ! With all its long journey ahead, this B | four cylinder gave practical dernon -11 strations of its ability along the line. C | Before starting from Washington it t was checked by the representative of the American Automobile association f i as a stock car.
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