THE AUTOMOBILE MULTIPLIES MEN More Calls and Greater Terri tory Covered With Less Number of Men L. E. WIL.LSON. "Vice-President Briscoe Motor Cor poration A recent editorial treated the au tomobile aa a luxury. It hardly seems possible that any one ahould have euch a conception of the facts. If ever an Industry was justified it Is the automobile Industry. Started possibly as a luxury. It has developed unprecedented strides un til the predominant thought In the casual mind Is possibly the wonder ful volume. Volume, however. Is not what should make us appreciate the auto mobile, but Its entrance Into every function of business. Without It, business could not exist in Its pres ent magnitude. The crying need of every busi ness Is men; the crying need of the countries at war is men. Prance was saved at the battle of the Marne by automobiles. Look about you ev erywhere and note how the automo bile is multiplying men in every walk of life. The doctor makes three times the number of calls: the sales- | man makes three times the number of visits; the merchant widens his territory and makes the delivery wagon take the place of three men. The farmer no longer spends the entire duy in his trip to town; en tire regiments are shifted to the place needed ana the tank—a mag nified automobile —is deciding pres ent land battles. With men under present condi tions diverted to other sources, ev ery business should make a careful study and let the automobile in its various forms solve its many prob lem. "Colliers" recently had an ar ticle on the "Man Famine;" the an swer is the automobile. I could cheeruflly justify our pres ent automobile production in simply giving to the world the quota of ■pleasure and health that it does, but it is absolutely wrong to pass un noticed an injustice to an Industry that In this time of service is doing 80 much to fill the business needs ind to make the winning of the war possible. The Studebaker A Car of Proved Economy I t ECONOMY is measured by value received. This is proved by the official registration figures The man who studies and analyzes and of California, which show that in California compares usually gets the most for his there are more Studebaker cars registered than money. Economy means wise buying. any other car selling at over SSOO. In Detroit, where thousands of people are Although Studebaker cars are probably the directly connected with the production of auto- most powerful cars on the market in ratio to mobiles, where people know from daily contact their weight, they are very economical in their the organizations producing 80% of all Ameri- consumption of gasoline. can -cars, there are more Studebaker cars „ • li • „ , , registered than any other car selling at over J. l , weight is so perfectly balanced that SSOO. i - J b uver . Studebaker owners frequently get from 8,000 to 10,000 miles on a single set of tires. s°udiJ r and I Their *™"ka>l<> accessibility reduce, adjust and compared, where practically everyone Is ~- nt repalr e * penSe to a motor-wise, Studebaker cars are bought in these reasons Studebaker cars are distinctly greatest numbers because they are known to be economical to operate. the best values on the market dollar for dollar Due to their high quality and mechanical per of their prices. fection Studebaker cars have uniformly high Detroit's judgment of Studebaker Value is vin- values in case of a re-sale or trade-in. dicated by the performance of Studebaker cars For this reason a Studebaker car is very eco on the roads of America. nomical to own. x? V l6 -**- 8 * on ctage routes of the Therefore, if you want to get the most for your Rocky Mountains, on the hardest, hilliest drives money —if you want to practice true economy m the United States, Studebaker cars stand up by purchasing wisely, follow the example of and give the service at a minimum expensa for those who know by study- and by service upkeep and jrepairs. rendered—buy a Studebaker. Four-Cylinder Models m v _ A _ ____ Six-Cylinder Models FOUR Roadster . . . $985 lILJ 3 Vh. II 11 I A f Till ft SIX Roadster .... $, 25 # • • ' UIvIoLULL AU 1U LU. KKSSftSU,: : is FOUR Landau Roadster . 1150 SIX Touring Sedan . | 17# FOUR Every-Weather Car 1185 1 AT] Q C4> SIX Coupe 175 r r+tX w. Lameron St. SIX Limousin®. ... 360 . All prists /. *. i. Detroit r SATURDAY EVENING, 9 9-Year-Old Woman Drives Motor Car Mrs. Juliet Calhoun Blakeley, 99 years old, of Albion, Mich., In whose honor Mother's Day was Inaugurated recently recovered from an attack of pneumonia and celebrated her re turn to good health by taking sev eral long motor trips in the Dodge Brothers motorcar with which her son presented her. More than twenty years ago her son first celebrated Mother's Day for "Qrandma," as she is affectionately known in Southern Michigan, and for many years the Albion Meth odist Episcopal Church has observed the Sunday nearest her birthday. May 13, in her honor, as she is the only person who has maintained continuous relations with the church since it's founding. The efforts of the Albion Metho dists to honor "Grandma" Blakeley have exerted such a wide influence that Mother's Day is now universally observed throughout the country on the second Sunday in May. Despite her years. Mrs. Blakeley is an enthusiastic tourist. On one day in particular, with her son at the steering wheel and accompanied by several friends, she toured three counties and twelve townships, the speedometer registering almost 150 miles when the trip was completed. And when she reached home, she In sisted on being allowed to assist In the preparation of the evening meal. Her touring activities however have not been confined to the rear seat, for she herself has driven her Dodge Brothers car more than fifty miles, an enviable record for a woman of her age. Velie Offers New Type Utility Car Those of you who have country estates, whether they be pretentious or humble, as well as those of us whose auto must necessarily serve many purposes, will be Interested In the new utility car announced by the Velle Motor Corporation. The Velle utility car is built on j the well-known Velie six chassis and therefore has in its makeup all j the good and superior features of Velie construction, improved motor, Timken axles, push button starter and every desired equipment. But the body is entirely different from any motor type yet produced. It has the grace and finish of a pleas ure model but the carrying capacity of a light errand car. The rear of the body forms a large open space for all manner of packages, but may be converted Into passenger use by means of removable scats. The front seats are divided, allow ing entrance to the. spacious rear compartment, while a real: drop gate. cleverly fitted, permits ready handling of whatever burdens are to be transported. A permanent can opy top with snug-fitting roll cur tains protects the vehicle entirely. When used as a passenger car the effect Is very pleasing. The new utility model Alls a wide-spread need; which has heretofore been unsatis fied by motorcar or motor delivery vehicle. Hydrometer Saves Your Battery Says Local Expert ,- Do not abuse your battery and endanger pleasant motor trips by falling to use your hydrometer. Each time you manipulate this specific gravity measurer you lessen its in- 1 itlal cost and prolong the usefulness of your battery." "To properly teat the specific grav ity of a battery cell," says manager of Standard Auto Supplies Company, 113 Market street, Harrlsburg, Pa., of the battery service station, re move the vent, insert the rubber tube at the bottom of the syringe hydro meter through the vent well down into the electrolyte. Squeeeze the rubber bulb firmly, then remove pressure from the bulb. Electrolyte will rise "into the glass barrel. If you desire an extremely accurate read ing, lift the instrument to a con venient height and hold It vertically so you can see the hydrometer float ing free within the glass barrel of the syringe. Ordinarily it will suf fice to read the hydrometer with the syringe in the well and then you can easily see the figure reached by the surface of the electrolyte." "After the reading is taken, be certain to restore the electrolyte to the cell from which it was -removed never to another—so that the be tween-cells balance of acid is pre served. Insert the rubber tube into the vent well, squeeze the bulb so as to expel ail the liquid from the syringe and do not release the pres sure from the bulb until you have withdrawn the tube from the well. This will preclude stealing acid un knowingly from one cell and donat- , ing it to another. Then proceed with the same operation on the next cell and so on until all the cells have been separately tested. Be sure that no spilled acid remains on the top of the battery. Remember —frequent hydrometion gives battery content ment and hydrometers don't wear out— Says Motor Car Is Not Luxury but a Utility "When one comes to look Into the clearly established facts, he cannot but feel impatient with those who place the automobile in the list of luxuries," says general sales man ager for the Dort Motor Car Com pany. "Motoring has added so much to the Joy of living that its purely prac tical significance is often lost sight of. When a man tells you he has a good car, the picture impressed upon your mind is probably one of a free from-trouble ride to a good dinner in the country. "But go out among Dort owners as I have done and find out just what car-satisfaction means to them. You will be surprised at the over whelming percentage who place ac tual utility first. Where one will mention the pleasure of a car, nine will inform you that his car is in dispensable to his every-day busi ness needs." HAERKBURG TELEGRAPH STANLEY CO. REORGANIZES Makers of Famous Steam Car Prepare For Big Busi ness Increase The automobile Industry is deeply Interested in the announcement that the Stanley Motor Carriage Company, of Newton, Mass., has been reorgan ized on a greatly increased scale. The company is widely known as one of the oldest in the motor car | business and has long held the repu tation of being one of the most con servative. The name still remains the Stan ley Motor Carriage Company. The capitalization Is Increased to ?2,600,- 000 of preferred stock, and 100,000 shares of common stock of no par value. There will be no public of fering of stock. Prescott Warren, formerly vice president, becomes president of the new company, succeeding F. E. Stan ley. Edward M. Hallett, formerly secretary, becomes treasurer. Suc ceeding F. O. Stanley. Charlton F. Stanley remains vice-president of manufacture. Frank Jay, western manger, becomes vice-president of sales. These four have been with the company since 1906, and con stitute the active management of the new company. Together with Charles Counselman and Arthur L. Good willle, of the Chicago banking house of Counselman & Company, representing the new financial in terests, they form the board of di rectors. The history of the Stanley Com pany makes a story of absorbing in terest, and reaches back to the earl iest days of the industry in America. The first Stanley dar was built in 1895 by the brothers, P. O. and F. E. Sanley, for their own personal use. At that time their business was the manufacture of the famous Stanley photographic dry plate and their factory building is now part of the extensive Stanley works. The original car was so successful, in operation, that it encouraged them to further efforts and during the next two years a number of cars were built and sold to impatient buyers. In the spring of 1898, first steps were taken for the manufacture of cars for sale, and In that year per haps a dozen were completed and sold. That fall and the following spring, two hundred stock cars, all alike, were built and they were all delivered by July of 1899. This fur nishes the basts of the claim of the Stanleys that they are the first builders in the world of cars In commercial quantities. Meantime parties in New York were negotiating for the purchase of the automobile business and in 1899 * deal was closed. The outcome of Company at Tarrytown and of the this, was the founding of the Mobile Locomobile Company of America a 'Bridgeport. The Stanley brothers when selling their business, agreed not to build cars for a year, and it was not until 1901 that they brought out a new car and organized again to manufacture them. It was at this point, the present Stanley Motor Carriage Company was Incorporated. From that day to this, the demand for Stanloy steam cars has been steady and continuous. For years the Stanley Company has been the only producing manu facturer of steam cars in the coun try. Its racing records were envied by the whole world until a few years ago when its discontinued speedway tests because of the dan ger to drivers. Many important advancements In steam engineering were developed In the Stanley experimental labora tories, one of the most important of which is the Stanley method of super —the efficiency car. More miles Less gasoline— More comfort—■ Less weight— E. W. Shank 107 MARKET ST. Am erica's latest and Greatest CAR VALUE! /. o. b. Toledo Subject to chanf without notlct No other car of such comfortable duced longer, in larger quantities represents such extraordinary with greater resources and better sensational value as Overland Model facilities back of it—than any other v Eighty-Five Four. car of such comfortable size. For no other car of such com- . . ... fortable size hasever been produced No such beautiful,powerful, eco under conditions so favorable to low n °mical, easy riding car of such cost production. comfortable size is sold for any- This ia the famous 35 horse- where near 80 low a P™e. power Overland which has been pro- Get yours now. The Overland-Harrisburg Co. Open Evenings . 212 NORTH SECOND ST. Both Phones 1 heating steam, to which the modern locomotive owes much ot Its power and efficiency. The power generative plant con sists of a tcerosene burner and a boiler under the hood. In this boil er, the power is stored In advance for Instant application to the driving wheels and controlled by merely moving a finger lever on the steering wheel. There is no clutch to pedal, and no gears to shift, the engine heing constantly in mesh with the differential. Enough power is stored in th( boiler to drive the car three or four miles on ordinary roads without burning any fuel. This stored power gives the Stanley tremendous I advantages for acceleration for city driving, for had country roads and for hill climbing; and eliminates any possibility of stalling the motor. The engines of a unit in Itself suspended from the chassis and geared direct into the deferential. It is of stand ard steam practice, developed by the Stanleys through twenty year*, and has two simple double-acting cylin ders and link motion reverse. The Stanley power plant consists of only thirteen moving parts, anc* is recog nized by engineers generally as the highest development in the art of steam engines. Unquestionably there are many who feel that now that If we can not please you when it comes to the repairing and reflnlshlng of your lamps, wind shields, radiators, and other brass and nickel plated fixtures about your car, no one can. We have the finest equipped plant in Harrisburg and vi cinity for replating and refln lshing of all metal work, also gold. Jewelry and silverware. Give TTs a Trial ■TrrT A poth Phones Harrisburjt, Pfc. JUNE 9, 1917.' human Ingenuity has exhausted It self in development of the internal explosive motor, the world 'will turn to steam as the simplest and cheap F REE) INSPECTION of your Battery at any time I, nPO get the best results from your storage bat- JL terv have it inspected and tested frequently* ■ We will gladly do this for you free of charge. Motor car owners should have a copy of our complete battery text book —"The Black Mystery | Box Explained"—price 50c, but free to you if you | are a car owner. Liberal allowances on old batteries if you want S a new one. Protect yourself with our 15 Months* Guaranteed Adjustment Plan. We solicit your battery repair business, charging and renewal. Courteous treatment —prompt service. I STORAGE BATTERIES ! 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