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COUNTRY CLUB
ROADSTER A HIT
New Addition to Overland Line
Attracted Prominent Atten
tion at Auto Show
The Overland Country Club road
ster, on exhibition at the auto show
this week, is attracting more than the
Usual amount of attention among
•how patrons. The crowds which sur
round it demonstrate clearly that this
smallest member of the Overland fam
ily Is going to be one of the best sell
ers of the 1917 line.
When the Willys-Overland Com
pany staged the biggest dealers' con
vention ever held in the history of the
automobile industry at Toledo last
month, one of its chief attractions
■was the complete line of new Over
land and Willys-Knight models on
exhibition at the factory's show
rooms. The convention had been in
Session less than a week when it be
came evident to officials of the com
pany that the entire production of
Country Club roadsters would be in
sufficient to meet the demands of its
dealers.
E. M. Bachrach, the Overland deal
er at Manila, traveled thousands of
miles in order to attend the conven
tion. He brought with him to Toledo
& certified check for SIOO,OOO and was
so enthusiastic over the appearance
and performance of the Country Club
roadster that he was half inclined to
Invest the whole amount in this one
model alone.
However, after looking over the
various other new models, which are
paid to compose tlio most complete
line of cars ever produced by one fac
tory and which were designed to meet
the requirements of all classes of buy
ers, Mr. Rachrach changed his mind.
He decided not to place his eggs all
In one basket, and even though he
knew the little sport model would
fill a long-felt want in his territory,
he realized that there were hundreds
of prospective buyers in Manila to
whom the larger and higher priced
cars would make a stronger appeal.
Mr. Rarhrach's enthusiasm over the
Country Club sport model was shared
by every one of the 3,000 dealers who
attended the Overland convention.
Every man who observed it had some
thing good to say about it. Those who
cared to, tried it out over the countrv
roads and the citv thoroughfares and
were delighted with its performances
Its light weight and short wheelbase
enabled them 1o handle it easily in
any kind of traffic. The powerful four
cylinder gave them all the sneed and
distance thev were looking for.
"One would think that the Country
Club Roadster is a curiosity of some
kind, judging from the attention it is
attracting," said Carl Hanson, of the
Overlnnd Comnany, at the Overland
and Willys-Ivnight exhibit last night.
In a way it is a curiosity, because it
Is the only real smart snort model in
the low-priced class, but it is a prac
tical car from base to top, designed to
answer the requirements of a vast
army of buyers who want a distinctive
type of automobile at a price less than
?800."
Says Cadillac "Eight"
Is a Masterpiece
"From an engineering standpoint
the Cadillac Eight Is a masterpiece,"
nays F. Paul Anderson, Dean of the
College of Mechanical and Electrical
Engineering of Kentucky State Uni
versity, after testing and demonstrat
ing the car before the students.
The car was loaned to the college,
t Professor Anderson's request, out
of the stock of the Lexington Cadillac
Company at Lexington, Ky. At the
conclusion of his tests. Professor An
derson wrote to the company, saying:
"From an engineering standpoint,
this car is a masterpiece, and we were
n little surprised when it ran with no
vibration at fifty-eight miles per hour,
Which was the highest we ran it.
"Although this car was not tuned
tip for the test, it pulled 550 pounds
lit forty-eight miles an hour, develop
ing 70.4 horse-power.
"We will say that since the In
stallation of our testing plant, this is
the only car that has ever been able
to keep Itself cool under a high speed
test; our usual practice being to cool
the radiator with auxiliary water con
nection, which you understand is to
compensate for that part of the cool
ing due to windage on the road."
Mrs. Samuel Ditmer Dies
Two Weeks After Husband
Dlllsburg, Pa.. Feb. 17.—Mrs. Sam
uel Ditmer, aged 76. died at her home
In Chestnut street on Wednesday even
ing after suffering for several days
with pneumonia. Samuel Ditmer, her
husband, died within the past two
weeks. She is survived by five sons
nnd four daughters, Edward, of llag
erstown; Jacob, of Boiling Springs;
John, of Enola; Harry, of Carlisle;
Mrs. Inglefritz, of Carlisle. R. D.;
Mrs. Singizer, of Mechanicsburg; Mrs.
MeClure, of R. D. No. 1 and Mrs. Klm-
Jnel, of Dillsburg. Funeral services
will Vie held at the home to-morrow
morning at 10 o'clock. Burial in the
Dillsburg Cemetery.
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SATURDAY EVENING, HXRXUSBURG (fi&lg TELEGRAPH
CHANDLER PRICE
INCREASE WAS LOW
Andrew Redmond, Local Dis
tributor, Says Dealers Expect
ed Bigger Increase
The new Chandler price—$1395
came as a pleasant surprise to Chand
ler dealers, according to Andrew Red
mond. local Chandler dealer.
"It had been known, and publicly
announced, for weeks, that on Decem
ber first the price would advance,'"
said Mr. Redmond. "It had been
known that the cost of producing the
Chandler had increased a little more
than 15 per cent, in a year's time.
We dealers had felt sure that the price
would advance at least $l5O and that
such an advance would be exceedingly
reasonable.
"So when we went to the factory
for our 1917 contracts and found hat
the company would advance the price
only SIOO we were delighted and that
is stating it mildly.
"The Chandler at $1395 now has
fully as great an advantage in the
matter of relative prices as the Chand
ler has ever had. And the Chandler
has always offered attractive prices.
"A greater advance would have been
Justified, but the Chandler Company
knows how much it means to mar
ket a car of excessive value," con
tinued Mr. Redmond. "Always the
factory has followed this policy and
would not drop it now, even though
the car is so well established as to
make the factor of price leadership
less important to us than it was a
year ago or two years Never
theless the factory has cut their per
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Prices Advance March First
At the
Auto Show
Velie Harrisburs Co.
H. F. Willoughby 6th and Herr Sts.
car prollt to keep the Chandler iho
most attractive lino on the market."
"Current Chandler advertisements
call the attention of the public to the
fact that although the Chandler price
has advanced only SIOO over the low
price established two years ago, long
before the war began to affect the
material market, other cars in the
Chandler field have advanced as much
as S3OO within the year. The public
will undoubtedly determine whether
such extreme price advances as some
manufacturers have put into effect are
the result of necessity, due to pro
portionate increased production i-ost:;.
or simply evidence of a willingness
to take advantage of the public.
"At any rate. Chandler still lea Is,
and leads—more clearly than ever be
fore. The car is a wonderful mech
anism, perfectly worked out and
proven. And the price is right," re
marked Mr. Redmond.
Elgin "Six" Locally
Handled by Isaac Harbold
The new Elgin "Six," with Its many
refinements and improvements, has
made its debut in the world of motor
corn. With its feminine features of
fineness and its masculine atmosphere
of strength, the latest 191" Elgin "Six"
is attracting wide attention. Clean
simplicity, together with long yacht
like line bespeaking power and grace,
ar the outstanding features of the
1917 models. Two models are brought
out this year by the Elgin company—a
five-passenger touring car and a four
passenger roadster. Both bodies are
mounted on the same cnassis.
Isaac Harbold has the local distri
bution of this newcomer to this terri
tory and the prospects of Its popular
ity at an early date are extremely
good.
CHEVROLET MAN
AIDS CAR BUYERS
"Choose a Car the Same as You
Employ a Man," Says
E. M. Hottenstein
E. M. Ilottenstein. distributor for
the Chevrolet Motor Company, who is
at tlie exhibit of George B. Zecli, local
representative, tells how to select a
car and How to drive it, as follows:
"Choose a car with the same care as
you employ a man. When you employ
a person, you ask for recommenda
tions. for a statement that will help
to identify him, to be able to judge
his worth to you.
"You cautiously investigate his rec
ord, his reputation with tormer em
ployers. his reliability in past per
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,STUDEBAKER "SERIES 18" and com- j
pare every mechanical detail with that of , ►
a higher priced cars—lt will pay you.
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Ilar invested in a Studebaker car. 1
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Much of the phenomenal success of the Chevro- 0
let, model "Four-Ninety/* is due to its exclusive 0
mechanical features, most of which are covered 0
by patents. All are new and highly desirable. S
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Some of the exclusive features of the Chev- Compound stearing gear, composed of spur |a
rolet "Four-Ninety," not found in other cars, gears and sector, attached to body, simplest
irrespective of price are: and safest ever invented. It is adjustable to P?|
The easiest riding car for its size in the world. wear - g
Unit power plant carrying transmission on Pg
Self-iubricating clutch collar, eliminating open brackets which gives accessibility to p|
clutch collar troubles, such as friction, heat- clutch and allows removal of transmission, if
ing and wear. necessary, in twenty minutes. M
Rear wheel bearing carried' on the wheel hub, s |al brak< _ arrangement which insures H
just the reverse of the ord.nary construction, rful ick acti and smooth brakes .
the bearing being three times the size used in Pj
ordinary axles. This extra large bearing. Not a single hinge joint to squeak or a spring fc|
carried in the axle housing, takes the load— shackle to rattle, and only six grease cups on
the axle shaft carries no load. the entire car. P]
Also the Auto-Lite two unit electric starting F3
and lighting system, built in the car and guar- pi
anteed; equipped, electric starting and lighting. E|
Roadster Type, $535; Touring, $550; Sedan,
$625. F. O. B. Flint, Mich. pa
Abundance of Power for its weight; Economical operation; Comfortable rid- pi
ing qualities and Distinctive Appearance characterize the Chevrolet "Four- gj
Ninety." It is the tangible result of an unequalled combination of manufactur- ra
ing knowledge, merchandising ability, experience and financial strength.
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Agent for Buick and Chevrolet M
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formance of duty. You are particular
about his appearance. If ho gives you
a bad impression ut first he may
never have another chance. You are
anxious to secure the best man avail
able for your need.
"Your car should be selected with
the same care. In the beginning, how
ever, keep in mind that no single car
is the only good car. No car is the
best in the world.
"There are many cars of acknowl
edged reliability in make and per
formance, and hence you should judge
a car by the known reliability of the
maker.
"Seek a car built by a company of
acknowledged financial standing. In
quire of the extent of its equipment,
of the number and size of its plants,
of its reputation. It is safe to assume
that only a successful car can create a
large and sustained demand from the
public.
"Make up your mind to the fact
that a motor car represents the ideals
of the manufacturer, and its worth
will be In proportion to that ideal. You
should seek a car that has been sin
cerely built, in which there is incor
porated a high mechanical standard."
FEBRUARY 17, 1917.
BLACK'S GARAGE
-and--
SERVICE STATION
17th and Chestnut Streets
A modern garage, built especially for private car owners,
who desire clean and safe storage.
Large new brick fire-proof building with cemented floor
and every protection against fire and robbery. The Zim
merman Auto Repair Company, next door will do all repair
work at reasonable prices.
Satisfactory service at all times. A complete line of tires
and auto accessories at lowest prices.
Let us quote you prices on live or dead storage.
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Crow-Elkhart Motor
Company's Production Is
Centered on Two Models
5-Passenger Touring $795.00
3-Passetiger "Clover Leaf" Roadster .... $845.00
f. o. b. Elkhart, Ind.
"AT THE SHOW"
Monn Bros.
17th and Swatara Sts. Harrisburg, Pa.
Both Phones