10
KING CAR MAKES
NONSTOP RECORD
Continues For Seven Days
and Nights, Covering
Almost 3,000 Miles
Two thousand seven hundred and
thirty-five miles in seven days and
nights of continuous motor running,
without mechanical adjustments or
repair, except that due to a collision,
is the Northwest record established
by a seven-passenger eight-cylinder
stock King motorcar.
The car's motor never faltered
from the time that W. G. McAdoo, sec
retary of the treasury, gave the boys
the word "Go" at the Saint Paul
Hotel, at Minneapolis, Minn.
The conditions of the test were spe
cifically designated to approximate
those under which the owner oper
ates his car.
Through rain, sunshine and shadow,
night and day for 16S hours, this King
Eight touring car, with driver and
observer, and sometimes passengers,
swept forward.
During the seven days and nights
of running, the motor was not stopped
once. Nor was any adjustment made
upon It. except the change of a fan
due to a collision.
Everything that happened to the
car, down to the most minute detail,
was recorded by the observers, who
were continually on duty for the 168
hours. Not even a spark plug was
changed, and the tires, which started
with Detroit air, finished with the
same kind of air, giving all the tires
so far over six thousand miles of
usage.
The car used had 29,550 miles to its
credit when it started in the grind
between St. Paul and Minneapolis and
at the finish the speedometer showed
that in all it has traveled 32,285 miles.
In all, the car made 115 round trips
between St. Paul and Minneapolis,
besides traveling 139.4 miles on a day
light ride outside of St. Paul. The
total number of car stops was 105,
consuming 14 hours 10 minutes of
time, but the motor ran all the time.
The total gallons of gasoline used
was 221, giving the car approximately
thirteen miles to the gallon of gaso
line. The oil record establishes a
precedent in that only 7?s gallons
were used, or a record of 1,458.66 2-3
miles to the gallon. ,
As the car had to remain within
the speed limit, at all times obeying
the law, the total average of miles
per hour for running, excluding stops,
was 17.67; including stops. 16.25.
The car was in no way made spe
cial for the grind. It came to St.
Paul having a long record behind it.
Making an international nonmotor
run on the Sheepshead Bay motor
speedway and the highways of Long
Island under the official sanction
and supervision of the American Au
tomobile Association, this registered
stock King rolled up 10,848 miles in
336 hours of running without once
having stopped the motor.
The test between the two cities was
fraught with excitement. Announce
ment was made before the start of
the test that it was to be educa
tional and not spectacular. It was
not spectacular in the method of the
majority of automobile contests, but
it was otherwise. It was used by a
police officer to answer an emergency
call; it narrowly averted an early
morning collision in Minneapolis with
a reckless joyrideri and it came near
coming to grief In a spectacular ac
cident in St. Paul.
Automobile history, it is believed,
will not show where any other car
as hadly damaged as this was able
to have the replacement made and in
less than seven hours be back on the
road, resuming its test, without the
motor stopping at all. The time lost
in making repairs caused the motor
to idle considerably. This was called
to the attention of the officials stag
ing the test, because such a long pe
riod of idling naturally would eat up
gasoline and cut mileage down, but
this did not deter the officials, who
seem to be made of the same kind
of human endurance that the car pos
sesses mechanically.
The test was observed by officials
appointed by the St. Paul Daily News
and the Minneapolis Daily News. The
referees for the contest were George
Flynn, of the Minneapolis News, and
H. K. Edwards, of the St. Paul Daily
News.
The test was staged and conducted
by E. R. Boutell, inc.. distributors for
the King.
MRS. SHELLER BRETZ DIES
New Bloomfleld, Pa., July 28.
Mrs. Shelter Bretz died Wednesday
afternoon about 2 o'clock from ap
pendicitis after a short illness.. Mrs.
Fretz was a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Weaver, of Tyrone town
rhip. Her husband and two children
B'ivrive. Funeral services were held
this morning. Burial was made in
New Bloomfleld Cemetery.
TOOTH CAUSES TROUBLE
Dillsburg, Pa., July 2S.—Mrs. H.
W. Evans is seriously 111 at her home
in Harrisburg street. A short time
ago she began to suffer pain in a
tooth and a little later had the tooth
drawn, but the tooth which had been
infected had spread the infection be-
Eore it had been drawn.
AUTO TRIP TO GETTYSBURG
Biain, Pa., July 28.—The members
of the Bible class of the Zion's Lu
theran Sunday School made a trip to
Gettysburg by automobile to-day.
The members invited their families
and friends, a dozen machines con
veving them to the famous battle
field.
f ORSON'S
Selective Types of Used Cars
With the "ORIGINAL BEAUTY AND VALUE"
intact are the class of cars of which our stock is
composed. Our cars "have proven their leadership
over other grades of used cars to thousands of
car owners.
EASY PAYMENTS IF DESIRED.
1917 CHANDLER Touring; practical- 1317-16-15 CHALMERS Tanrlmr.-
ly new: extra equipment; bargain. light Sixes; some run only lfoo
1917 COLE Touring; run 2000 miles; miles; low prices V
excellent condition. 1917 STEARNS-KNIGHT Sedan • hesu
1917 STEARNS-KNIGHT Touring; tiful upholstery; aI l y ear ' r oSn dear
bought now two months ago; snap. 1917-16-15 HUPMOBILES all wlh
1917 OVERLAND Touring, also Road- electric starters as lot 'as 1450
ster; both In cracker-jack shape. WHITE Touring late." model ' a
PACKARD Touring Twin Six; 7-pass.; high grade car at a W?rice "
only slightly used; big reduction. 1917-16-15 STUDEBAKBR Tourin,
1917 MITCHELL Touring; very at- all in fine running order; 300 ud
tractive: plenty of power. 1917 ORANT si* Touring* ll.hr
1917 SAXON Tourlngj used as demon- roomy; 5-pass.; economical- now
strator; light Six. *rful. <. 1
SUPER-SIX HUDSON Touring; all 1916-15 BUICK Tourings light Slxe.
tho latest equipment; fine condition. gome like new; reasonable prices
1917 BUICK Roadster; like new; me- 1916 CHALMERS Sedan; originally
chanlcally right; extra tire. cost 12450; our price 750
1917-16-15 DODGE Tourings; all will MERCER Speedster; rebuilt- verv at
give excellent service; J375 up. tractive and fast. '
1917 HAYNES :i-pass. Roadster; wire 1916 APPERSON "8" Touring- 7
wheels; now tiros; attractive. pass.; perf.ct from start to finish
1917 CHANDLER Roadster; 4-pass.J 1916 BCRIPPS-BOOTH Roadster- S-
Bhows no wear whatever. pass.; attractive low unkeen- .nor,
1917-16-15 MAXWELL Roadsters and 1916 JBFFERY Tourlng; t c a 'r you
Tourings; all In good order; $276 up. will be proud to own
1917 PAIGE Touring, also Roadster; FORD Roadsters and Tourings all
both In A 1 condition. models, at low prices '
GORSON'S AUTOMOBILE EXCHANGE
238-240 NOKTH BROAD ST., PHILA., PA.
AGENTS WANTED. OPEN SUNDAY • TO 1
SEND FOR FREE BARGAIN BULLETIN.
SATURDAY EVENING,
AUTOMOBILE FASHIONS SHOW MILITARY TREND
<Jean cJuslice fSTt.
World war effects are being re- |
fleeted not only In automobiles, but
in their upholstery and in the ap
parelling of chauffeurs and footmen.
The militaristic tendency was most
noticeable at the Automobile Fashion
Show at Sheepshead Bay in the
Repair Kit For Tires
A Necessary Adjunct
"Preparedness" in all things has
become more or less of a byword,
but the motorist who enjoys his Sun
day tour or occasional vacation trip
which takes him away from his
home garage and the automobile
supply houses where he is known,
always finds it expedient to go pre
pared to make a few simple repairs
on his tires should emergency call
for his services. In order to be ready
for anything the thoughtful motor
ist is bound to provide himself with
a well equipped kit of sundries and
repafr material. This kit should in
clude such articles as emergency
patches for casing and tube, valve
insides, cement and tape.
Such a kit is never expensive and
many motorists say they are well
repaid for their investment by the
assurance and peace of mind which
they derive from the knowledge that
they are ready for anything.
F. A. Mosher, manager of the local
branch of the Fisk Rubber Com
pany, advises every motorist to carry
a sundry kit in his car at all times.
In recommending this he suggests a
situation which is likely to occuc
with any motorist even though he is
one who carries a spare tire mounted
and ready for instant use. "Sup
posing a car picks up a nail and the
driver is obliged to call his spare tire
into action, it is quite possible that
there might be another nail some
where further along the road, and
if he should be so unfortunate as to
pick up the second nail also he would
find himself with one tire flat and
no additional spare one available.
"In such a case there would be
nothing for him to do execpt roll up
his sleeves and change his tire there
on the roadside. With no additional
tube available, his only recourse
would be to make temporary repairs
on one of the punctured tubes. Right
there is where the sundry kit proves
its value. An emergency tube patch
costing only a cent or two would en
able him to repair the injury tempo
rarily and continue on his journey
after only a slight delay. The moral
is, provide your car with an ade
quate sundry kit- and you will al
ways be equipped to enjoy motor
ing to the full."
Local Man Speaks of
Advantage of Small Car
"Economy means the elimination of
waste, the curtailment of expendi
tures for things not essential to the
pursuit of right living and effi
ciency.'' says E. C. Ensminger, local
distributor for Dort motorcars. "Yet
to many it suggests hoarding and de
privatoin. It breeds a thought that
is likely to curb happiness and im
pede progress.
"People who own cars know that
it is true economy to own one. They
know that it is waste to be without
one waste affecting those things in
life that makes for business utility
and domestic content.
"No, economy certainly doesn't re
quire cutting out the motor car, but
it does require more consideration in
selecting one so that it may give
adequate service and satisfaction at
the lowest possible cost of mainten
ance and operation.
"From all indications men who
have been running expensive cars
have decided to drive smaller and
less wasteful one. They are finding
that some cars of the less expensive
type serve them just as well in every
practical sense.
"Our sales and prospect lists show
a large number interested in D'orts
who have in the past paid double the
price and could well afford to go on
so doing from a strictly pecuniary
standpoint. They have measured
values on the basis of fair returns
on the investment.
"This changed attitude is not he
cause of any fear of hard times. With
the enormous war expenditures to
be made, this country will soon be
revelling in an unprecendented wave
of prosperity, and when Americans
have it they spend It."
I Willys-Knight car entered by Jean
Justice.
This car was the newest example
of the forthcoming style and might i
have been designed for the com
manding general of the army so stu- j
diously did the designers and deco-
Perry Wants Credit For
Enlistments in the Army
Marysville, Ja., July 28.—An echo
of the complaint of counties near
Philadelphia is heard in the appeal
of Perry county residents that they
have not received proper credits for
the men sent into the United States
military service.
Numerous Perry county residents
have enlisted through recruiting
offices in Harrisburg and other cities.
The complainants assert that many
of these have not been credited to
the county, but to the towns and
cities in which they have signed the
papers for duty.
During the period in whiclj re
cruits were credited to their districts.
April 2 to June 30, Perry county was
credited with 51 enlistments. A list
compiled by the Perry County Times,
of New Bloomfleld, shows that 109
Perry county men enrolled during
this period, of which 58 were cred
ited to counties other than Perry.
Perry's quota was 189 men. De
ducting th,e credits of 51, the county
will now be compelled to furnish 138
men. Residents are fighting for the
credit of the other 58 and th-e privi,
lege of furnishing but 80 more men.
Smith
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Y\ Bodies 15
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.IBM M /A famous 8-in-l farm body covers Aj
W\. M every possible use for a truck on yi
'Wk Hoi Rck M the farm—an exclusive Smith Form-a- ®|s
**Jr , Truck feature. ® J
o>* • Simply pull lever and get any one of 8
combinations of farm bodies—stock rack
Ti-v —hay rack—hog rack—grain—flat rack w||
—high flare board—flat rack, scoop
board down, v Then change from one
type to another in an instant without a
Twice the Work of 2 Teams
IjDP V*. r-- j|j / Don't take your horses out of the field—don't de- *®
V' - _ i W lay farm work. Use Smith Form-a-Truck. Haul M
sjf ----- twice as much as two teams. And at one-half the •
K Fl *' {•* A cost. Yet it costs no more than a team and H Q
Brf, ■ harness —$350. TM
■ Use the Smith Form-a-Truck for hauling milk—
ffr ■ grain—crops—feed—manure—lumber—coal—and
tj everything else on the farm. 9
llf m When you haul crops or milk to town with
M horses you must leaVe early. You get back
■ fife . R .. M late. Your day is wasted. J
Smith Form-a-Truck will make the same trip in
AM two-thirds less time. Save this time for profit- a
able work on the farm.
Save 2Q Acres and S3QO
Mil Government statistics show that in a single year four
_■ horses require the feed of 20 acres—and cost SMI to feed and WMB
■ stable. Bedding, veterinary, medicine, shoeing, care— aa^P
.cost extra. The Smith Form-a-Truck costs only 9140 a ft
W| T year—and saves this 20 acies.
V Wonderful Economies
ft W/f \Less than 8c per ton mile, exclusive of driver's wage*.
- ®.OOO to 8,000 miles per set of tires—l 2to 18 miles per gallon H
|MW | of gasoline—l2tO 15 miles per hour. And repair expense
jjF P &>rm a-"jFruck costs you absolutely not one penny
■ ■**> A 1 Made for 6 Cars |5
X M ■ The Smith Form-a-Truck attachment and a new or used
J!3 H Ford, Maxwell, Dodge Bros.. Chevrolet. Buick or Overland,
■i ■ makes a fully guaranteed, powerful, strong, 1-ton truck. ft
B| _yj I IB Every day you delay using a Smith Form-a-Truck on
m your farm you are losing money.
Camp Curtin Garage
7th and Camp Sts. Bell 1093J
KlbteM^S3BSiSraS!S
HA-RJRISBURO TEJJEGRAPH
rators adhere to the khaki color
scheme.
The car, an eight-cylinder Willys-
Knight touring model, with Victoria
top, was of two-toned tan, the body
and running gear being of a lighter
shade than the Victoria top.
Early Buying of Trucks
To Insure Delivery
Do your motor truck buying early.
This is the slogan which is now be
ing heralded across the country for
the reason that the Government is
looking about, with the idea of order
ing some 70,000 trucks. Which means
that the farmer, the factory owner,
the merchant of progressive tenden
cies ought to get his order in now,
to assure him of his vehicle. For
when the U. S. A. wants things, it
usually manages to get them.
Users of light trucks need not
worry, however, with the "attach
ment" company on the job. Utiliza
tion of the pleasure car chassis per
mits the quick change from a touring
car to a ton truck, as is the case with
the Smith Form-a-Truck. This firm
is not handicapped so long as the
pleasure car makers continue to pro
duce their machines, for an output of
40,000 this year is predicted by the
production manager of the Smith
Motor Truck Corporation.
However, with Uncle Sam casting
about to locate enough trucks to sup
ply his tremendous army, chances are
that many makes of trucks will be
put into use, and that the man who
needs a commercial power-vehicle
will do well to make his bid while
he still has a chance of having his
efforts rewarded.
Inside the car was finished in olive
drab with chauffeur and footman in
olive drab attire.
This car attracted much attention,
I not only from the army people In
attendance at the show, but from
society people as well, because of its
unique and timely color scheme.
Rex Garage and
Supply Co.
1917 North 3rd St.
HARRISBURG, PA. >
The largest Garage in the
city is the logical place to
house your car. Live stor
age includes cleaning your
car daily delivering to your
house and calling for it.
Goodyear service station—
a full line of Tires, Tubes
and accessories.
Agency Hassler Shock
Absorbers for Ford Cars.
Atlantic and Mobiloils.
Distributors Portage Tires.
Guaranteed S,(XX) Miles.
NEVER CLOSED
Gas Supplies
Bell 4170 Dial 5438
HEXRY B. MARTIN" DIES
Mount Joy. Pa., July 28.—Henry
B. Martin died on Wednesday even
ing at the age of 74 years. He Is
survived by one son, Andrew, of
Washlngtonboro, and two daugh
ters, Mrs. Willis Krady, of Lancas
ter, and Mrs. Isaac Hotter, of Eliza
bethtown. His wife, who before her
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{J We have been manufacturing 1 [[ll - t
motor cars for many years I jßgi™j
and each owner has complete O ■Sr^jj||
confidence in his car for he jMlj^ll 111HIIHI
knows that it represents the JjpPi
soundest mechanical jjjP
<J We test every part. Motor fW 111 [il
parts, transmission, clutch, I I
axles, and all other units are || IIP""'mllllllllli]^
rigidly inspected for meas- Jfr
urements; and each part in |
which maximum strength is lllllL. 11
required is tested for j 1
This is why Chevrolet cars en- y f
joy an enviable reputation." | I
when you purchase a Chevro- J
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DODGE BROTHERS
MOTOR CAR
A standard which was naturally high, has been made higher still,
by the bestowal of complete confidence on the part of the public.
It is a mutual contract which ofifers constant inspiration to the
manufacturer and constant insurance to the customer.
With the interest of buyer and seller so closely knit together,
the result, everywhere, is what might have been expected.
It is impossible, for Dodge Brothers, with all their great facilities,
to build enough motor cars to satisfy the public.
It will pay you to visit us and examine this car.
The gasoline consumption is unusually low.
The tire mileage is unusually high.
Touring Car or Itoadater, Winter Touring Cor or Rondnter, yinoo; Serin n or Coupe, *l-I5
< All price* f. o. b. Detroit.)
KEYSTONE MOTOR CAR CO.
57 to 103 S. Cameron St.
HARRISBURG, PA. C. H. BARNER, Manager
JULY 28, 1917.
marriage was Sarah Missemer,
daughter of the late Jacob H. Mis
semer, of Missemer's Mill, died last
August. Mr. Martin was a promi
nent member of the United Zion
Brethren Church. Funeral services
were held at the home this morn
ing at 9.30 o'clock and at the Men
nonite Church at 10 o'clock by the
Rev. John Brinser. Burial was made
In the Henry Tberle Cemetery.
RED CROSS WORK
Shiremanstown, Pa., July 28.
The Red Cross auxiliary is progres
sing rapidly. Comfort kits are be*
ing made, besides many other use
ful artcles.