12 OF INTEREST TO MOTORISTS FORD SALES CO. Office and salesroom are now located ;>! in the new building of Geo. Myers, the j! Tire Man, S. 11th Street, just 2 doors ' below our old location, where we will ijj be in position to take care of all repairs. 1915 models of Ford Cars will be ||!j here in a few days and the changes will :i( be interesting to all Ford purchasers. GET A DEMONSTRATION A Chalmers I Dodge Bros. S \ Saxon § M MOTOR CARS » KEYSTONE MOTOR CAR CO. 1019-1027 Market Street WHITE Demonstrating Truck Is Here [ All merchants and others who are interested or are thinking of buying a motor truck had better see THE WHITE before placing their orders. Demonstrations cheerfully given. PAUL D. M 1118 James Street Bell Phone 1(160 B Investigate Our New LOW PRICES On Goodyear, Kelly-Springfield, Nassau and Capitol »TI R ES< « Tire Department—Third Floor—just off elevators. BOWMAN'S, 313 Market St. When in trouble on the road, phone us —Bell Phone 1710 —and we will tow you in free of charge. We Repair and Eemodel Automobiles of every make. All work guar anteed. Let us estimate on your repairs. Auto Transportation Machine Shop No. 5 North Cameron St., Harrisburg, Pa. t V ' " ■ N Don't Throw Away Your Old Tires Bring them to us for repair. The work will be satisfactory. It will save yon money as the price of repair is just right. HARRISBURG AUTO TIRE REPAIR CO., C. A. WENTZEL, Proprietor. 131 SOUTH THIRD STREET HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 20, 1915. HMMDEJSSIHMI Other Features to Make the First Mo torcycle Show a Big Success in Every Way Those interested in the motorcycle show to be held under the auspires of • the Keystone Motorcycle Association of Harrisburg are manifesting a disposi tion to make the event an unqualified success from every standpoint. Strong efforts will be made to havo the dis plays of motorcycles complete and to ; have everything pertaining to motor- , I cycling represented on an impressive I < scale. i The purpose is not only to have the! show highly interesting to visitors, but ' to make it an exposition that will prove valuable to dealers and owners of 1110- j i torcycles, as well. An opportunity for \ prospective purchasers to get a coin ! | prehonsive idea of the various machines I and supplied on the market. It will also bring about a closer re- ! lationship among motorcyclists and it : is urged that special features should be introduced to awaken the public to the: importance of the show—and to bring ; people here from other cities and towns One proposition that 110 doubt would prove highly effective, is to have a big j motorcycle parade and to issue a gen- | eral invitation to all motorcyclists to; participate.—Adv.* All for Forty Cents Another demonstration of the econ omy of the motorcycle was recently; made lv John K. Hogg, of Los Angeles, | Cal. With a passenger on the tandem seat of his two-wheeler, Mr. Hogg rode | practically around the entire county of j Los Angeles, a total distance of 158.2' miles. The eost of the entire trip was! .just forty cents, this amount being ex- 1 ponded for fuel. —— : fftillpr Olirpa 1451 Zarker Street Sterling Auto Tire Co. American Dry Powder Fire Extinguisher.;, Tented —Tried and Proven The effect of the powder thrown upon 1 a lire is almost Incredible. EI«Y CHBMKAI. COMPANY Manufacturing Cheniiatu and Phy»lel>n ' ' Supplies M S. FOt'RTH ST., HARRISRIRU, PA. r \ , FOR SALE The rollnnliiK High Grnde r»e Model 30—The prettiest roadster in America sllßs Model 33—" passenger touring, 127- j inch wheelbase .$1530 ! We Are Demonstrating Daily Roberts & Hoin Salesroom, Central Garage 334 Chestnut Street, Harrisburg. Pa > RED TRUCKS POSSESS Power, Strength, Body Room and Simplicity The engine walks right off with the load. Ascends the incline. When it MUST STOP, as at railroad crossings, etc., you can depend upon its brakes. Every portion is reliable. The Truck needs no repair shop. The service is continuous and satis factory. / Harrisburg Auto Company Third and Hamilton Streets, Harrisburg, Pa. POWER IN RAYNES LOT SIX A Test Just Completed Shows America's First Oar Delivers 41.35 a Bear Wheels "According to the results of the test just completed at the Worcester Poly technic Institute, The Haynes Light Si* actually delivers 41.25 horsepower at the rear wheels," states C. E. Hoin, of Roberts & Hoin, distributors, in this territory for the Haynes, America's First Car. "Such power at the rear wheels is remarknble. A stock car was used and ojierHted under the same con ditions as encountered in actual road i driving. An unusual characteristic that the test brought out Is the fact that ; there is no drop in the horsepower dc ! livercd until a car speed of sixty miles : per hour is attained. This power that , is delivered to the point where actual- Ilv used in propelling the car is 136 j per cent, of the S. A. E. rating of j 251.4 horsepower. The motor is 3V4x5 I inches with the six cylinders cast ! en bloc. "The fact that such a great amount ;of power may be obtained nt the rear wheels, with a motor of this size, is , still more significant when it is con -1 sidered that the car had been run i about 000 miles before the test was | made. "l.osses bet.«*eeu the motor and rear j whoels are approximately 3 per cent, j in the universal joints and 4 to 7 per I cent, in the drive gear. The greatest loss is in the tires. This loss amounts to about 15 per cent., depending upon the make of tire and its inflation. "The efficiency of an automobile is the ratio of the power delivered at the rear wheels to the.power actually de veloped bv the motor. Considerable power is always lost in transmitting the power from the engine to the point of usage. If the motor developed 100 horsepower and but 50 horsepower was available at the rear wheels, the ef ficiency would be but 50 per cent. Automobile effectiveness is determined by the weight, and the power delivered at the rear wheels."—Adv.* TRITK DELIVERY SYSTEM What Modem Eusincss Methods Call for in Distributing Merchandise Modern business methods call t'or a prompt and careful delivery of mer chandise. The great possibilities of mo tor-driven vehit les for commercial pur poses is readily observed by ascertain ing the methods of delivery used aud being more anil more adopted by the most reliable and progressive firms. The intelligent and trustworthy dealer will not endeavor to sell a five ton truck when a ton and a half truck one will do. Analyze the conditions— give the buyer increased efficiency, re duce the cost of delivery, upkeep and equipment. Let the public know the good qualities of your truck —and the service you will render along with the purchase and your association with tile motor truck industry will be appre ciated by the manufacturer as well as your patrons.—Adv.* FORD WILL RISE FROM ASHES Sales Company Will Rebuild Plant De stroyed in This City Starting to-day the rubbish of the Ford sales buildiing, lately 'lestroved by fire on South Eleventh street, will ail be promptly removed. A new three story brick and fire proof building, 55 feet front and 100 feet deep will be erected anil finished without delay. The local manager in the meantime will take the best ( ossible care of the Ford service and sales. The temporary office is just south of the bridge on Eleventh street, with Myers, the tire man.—Adv.* Auto Gloves $1.50 TO $5.00 CfIRHV'Q TKI3D AND rigOni u WALNUT STS. VULCANIZING EXPERT WORK ONLY 1451 Zarker Street Sterling Auto Tire Co. REPAIR ECONOMY CHIEF FACTOR IN AUTO INDUSTRY Construction, Material, Weight and Balance Art the Things That Count, Says Hugh Chalmers, Presi dent of Chalmers Company "If the year 1915 is to be marked by one tendency more than another in auto-mobile buying, that one thing, 1 believe will be greater discrimination than over before on the part orf the au tomobile buying public," says Hugh Chalmers, president otf the Otva-hnors Motor Company. '' Peoptlo these days are exercising better judgment in their selection of motor cars. They are far sighted. They are choosing their cars on the basis of the economy they will secure in the loug run—which, after ail, is the log ical way. "The difference «f a few dollars in first cost between one ear and another is no longer the determining factor. Neith er is the difference of a few dollars one way or the other iu the cost of gasoline or oil the course of the year. Even the slight saving which one car may show over another in the item of tire expense no longer clinchos tike de cision of a motor car buyer. "it is t'he saving possible in repair expense that is the !>•}?. important sav ing. One way iu which good design and good building evidence themselves is by cutting down repair excuse. One reason why some cars are better than others is because they do not roll up big repair bills. "So when I predict that this year will be remembered as a year of econ omy in the automobile industry, I do not mean to imply that people will buy lower priced cars than they did before. First cost is only one phase of the ques tion, and wise motor car buyers, when hesitating between two cars of almost equal price will buy the more expensivo machine of the two providing that car can show bettor performance at a low er all-around cost of operation. "To the argument advanced in favor otf one car over another that it is econ omical in gasoline consumption, the best tiling to dj is to admit it—and akM that in an entire season the entire saving of one 'lighit six,' for instance over another in gasolino is less than $25. "Economy in oil consumption is a still less important item, for the great est possible saving in oil expense is a negligible factor. "Repair economy is the economy that counts. One repair bill may wipe out all fhe saving of a year in gasoline and oil. That is why motor car buyers to-dav nro casting their verdict in fa vor of cars that keep repair expense at a minimum. There are four things that people these days luok for when seek ing motor car economy which is rea.l motor car economy. "In the first place, the car tihat is the most economical in the long run must possess right construction. It must be well built. The workmanship in it must evidence painstaking care; it must be absolutely accurate. "Closely associated with construction is the matter of materials. So in the second place, the really, economical car must be built of high quality materials. The best car in the world will not hold up unless the materials in it are also superior. "My third point suggests the ques tion of weight. I can dismiss the too heavy car merely by stating that peo ple are not buying such cars any more. On the other hand, however, bhey should not run the risk of buying a too-light car. In ray opinion a too light car is a worse purchase than nn« that it is too heavy. Surely, it wears, out more quickly. Right weight, then, is the answer. "The matter of proper balance and scientific iillistri'bution of weight de serves a place among the 'big four.' The car that is so designed and built is the car that provides better riding comfort for a longer time, and holds the road more easily than any other. "These, then, are the things that motor car buyers seek, because in those things are embodied true motor car economy. This year will be remem bered as an economy year. By that I mean t'hat it will be known as the year of the newer and saner way of judging economy."—Adv. * AIRIWmpCYCLISIS Ten Miles in 8.14 Don Johns carried away the honors in the recent motorcycle events at the Ascot track at Los Angeles, by cover ing ten miles in eight minutes and fourteen seconds. Ray Crevfston won first place in the hundred-mile contest, reeling off the century in 94 minutes and eleven seconds. Maryland Club Active The Maryland Motorcycle Club of Baltimore, Md., has launched a cam paign to increase its membership to 500 Tiders before the end of June. A movement is also on foot for the secur ing of a new and modern club house for the use of the members. Ready for 300-Mile Grind March 1 is the closing day for en trants in the Venice 300-mile Interna tional Motorcycle Classic which is to bo held March 28 over the three-mile eourse at Venice-by-the-Sea. The course is being carefully gone over for the long grind, and the conteat promises to be as big a drawing card as the annual Dodge City and Savannah 300- mile events. A unique foature of the California race is the fact that a special purso of SIOO has been set aside for the most unlucky contestant.—Adv.* Dill Adds New Republic Truck I. W. Dill, of the Hudson agency, has added to his line of motor vehicles the new Republic truck and speaks with delight of having secured this territory for the Republic typo and capacity. Mr. Dill is recognized in the automobile field as a permanent and successful feature.—Adv.* 0 touring, $1975 1 ■ MA flfe# 7-passenger, ff|?ftC Vv Rfl ■ Detroit fltf"t) ™ The two models are here. The new 6-46 Paigo Touring Car has arrived and is now on display at our garage with the 4-36 five-passenger Touring. Those cars should be seen to appreciate "The Standard of Value and Quality." Their merit and style invite comparison with any other car in their class. BIVEBSIDE GARAGE GEORGE B. BENTLEY, Proprietor Bear 1417 North Front Street Bell Phone 3781 B GREAT HIGHWAY OPEN FOR TRAVEL BY JULY 1. NEXT Columbia River Bo ad, Which Begins at Portland, Will Boon Be Added to the Scenic Aaseta of the Pacific Northwest Two impelling attractions soon may be lidded to the scenic assets of the Pacific Northwest anil serve to accel erate road travel in that part of the country. One of these is certain —the Columbia River Highway; the other is possible—opening of the Yellowstone wonderland to motor-driven vehicles. Samuel Hill, the well-known roads enthusiast, thus informs Chairman Frank X. Mudd of tho A. A. A. Tour ing Board as to the great thoroughfare which will begin at Portland and skirt the majestic river of the Northwest: "You may snv authoritatively that tho Columbia Highway will be open for travel July 1, although only hard sur faced in part. In my opinion the Co lumbia Highway will surpass in sconic beauty uny road anywhere in the world." The effort to secure the admission of automobiles into Yellowstone Park is not of recent origin, and President John A. Wilson of the American Auto mobile Association is continuing tho policy of his predecessors in tiring that this national recreation area should bo available to the modern form of trans portation. A communication to the A. A. A. head from E. P. Mathewson, president of its Montana State body, concisely summarizes the situation in these words: "We, of Montana, have felt for some years past that the stage lines in Yel lowstone Park were not progressive and were not looking to their own best in terests in working against the introduc tion of automobiles. As a rule, the visitor to the park nowadays takes the five-dav trip. People who are not physically tit arc extremely weary after a long ride in the stage coach; and many people who would otherwise visit the park will not go on account of the poor arrangements for v transportation. If the good people running the strge lines would substitute the modern sight-seeing automobiles, they would have twice the number of passengers and could charge a larger fee. In ad dition to this, they would be able to tako a much more extended route through the park, visiting points of in terest that are never seen by the ordi nary visitor." It wns natural that the United States ; Senators from the Pacific Northwest j would take an interest in the Yellow 'i stone matter, and Senator James H. I Brady, of Idaho, and Senator F. F,. j \\ arren, of Wyoming, have been espe cially active. In a letter just directed j to the lion. Stephen T. Mather, Assist j ant to the Secretary of the Interior, land in charge of the National parks. | Senator Brady thus refers to the sub ject: "Conferences had with your | predecessor in relation to certain' im -11 provements and changes in the park roads causes ine to express the hope that it is now possible for the poop'le en route to the Panama-Pacific Expo- I sition to enjoy the advantage which j automobile service in Yellowstone would I afford. It would bo a splendid thing and of much benefit to the traveling public, and I am hopeful that the 1915 interstate travelers will have oppor tunity of using their own vehicles in the park." Admission into Yellowstone will re sult in considerable travel over the i Park-to-Park road connecting with Glacier National Park, and a use of the new Snoqualmie Pass road over the Cascades, with Seattle as the destina tion. Then would come the use of the Pacific Highway through Oregon south ward to California. For those who would emerge from Yellowstone at the western gate there would be offered the Idaho route, which would include Sho ! shone Falls, deservedly known as the Niagara of the West, and successfullv ' competing with the great cataract in its picturesque grandeur. Unquestionably the western country ' is going to make an irresistible appeal to a large percentage of the million and three-quarters of motor car road travelers.—Adv.* IMCYCpOTES Wheeling, W. Ya., motorcyclists are making up a party to rido to Atlantic. City sometime during the summer. The Keystone Motorcycle Club of Harris burg could probably get the West Vir -1 ginia people to come to this citv on their trip and show them the beauty and hospitality of Harrisburg. Plans are under way for the amal ' gamation of the two national motor cycle organizations of Canada, the Can ada Motorcyclists Association and the Canadian \\ heelmen's Association. Four hundred and twenty-three mem bership cards were issued by the Fed eration of American Motorcyclists in January. Fifteen hundred motorcycles were licensed in Ohio during the month of January.—Adv.* DELTA HOTEL LICENSED Dry Forces Fall in Efforts to Keep Liquor Out of Town | York. Pa., Feb. 20. — Daniel Mc i Ijaughlin was granted a liquor license 1 ; for the Auditorium Hotel, Delta, yes terday, an for the new Brooks Hotel here was re -1 jected because the structure is not iin j itfhed. PAIGE FACTORY IS NOW ON A 24-HOUR SCHEDULE Unprecedented Demand Por Can Neces sitates Three Eight-Hour Shifts la Big Establishment to Meet Demands For Popular Oar Twenty-four hours is all the Paige- Detroit Motor Car Company can squeeze out of a working day, but tho big fac tory where the Paige "Six-46" and (lien wood "36" are made is taking ad vantage of every second of the twenty four to meet the deunand for its 1916 models. Any time is a good time to rnport cheerful news, but for obvious reasons, no time is better than now to be the messenger of commercial good cheer. It is therefore especially plevsing to re port that so great is tho success of the Piijge company, so insistent the demand for the new "Six" aud the jwpular Olenwood "Four," that the inaugura tion of a full twenty-four-hour sched ule of three eight-hour shifts was re cently found necessary in Order to keep abreast of the orders. The new Paige "Six" was an imme diate success, but as soon as the auto mobile shows started the orders for cars became no heavy, the immediate sales from the tloor of the shows so large, that the factory would have been swamped had not heroic measures been taken. The Paige company sold nioro than one million dollars worth of cars at tho New York and Chicago shows alone, which is believed to be a record, and the enthusiasm and practical re sultn at the other shows throughout the country continues so great that the twenty-four-hour day will probably be maintained at the factory for some time to come.—Adv.* HOSPITAL FOR EMPLOYES OF A MOTOR CAR CONCERN Dodge Brothers Maintain Completely Equipped First-Aid Booms in Their Detroit Factory Carelessness Placed at Premium Muck-rakers on factory conditions will find little material to work on when visiting some of the big Detroit motor car plants. The fine twenty-acre factory of Dodge Brothers in the north ern suburbs of the city is a striking case in point. In addition to serve-self restaurants, rest rooms and other features provided for the comfort of the employes of the company, the visitor of Dodge Brothers' factory will find a completely equipped hospital in one of the big 800-foot buildings which make up the plant. In charge of an experienced physician is a suite of first-aid rooms which would do credit to many a small city. Fin ished is shining white enamel through out, the Dodge hospital consists of an operating room, physicians' room, nurses' room, and separate wards for men and women. Only in rare casos does the physician in charge deem it necessary to turn over any of his pa tients t6 city hospitals for further treatment, as he has the equipment and material necessary for all save excep tional cases. Through the institution of an intelli gent safety-first campaign, and the safe-guarding of all dangerous ma chinery, Dodge Brothers have cut down accidents to the minimum in their fac tory. Safety-first signs with the fa miliar red circle in the center are posted in all sections of the plant, together with occasional pictures of an employe who failed to take ordinary care and lost a finger or thumb thereby. By placing a premium on carelessness, the factory managers have greatly cut down the minor injuries BO common a few years back among workers in a big industrial concern.—Adv.* tMMBNSEOUANHTYOFMAIL HANDLED BY BIC CONCERN Mailing Department of the Willys-Over land Company In Toledo Handles More Per Day Than Many Fourth- Class Fostoffices The magnitude of a manufacturing business, of which the product is moro than 50,000 motor cars in a single year, is hard to realize. Figures re cently compiled show that the mailing department of the Willys-Overland Company, Toledo, handles more mail per day than many of the fourth-class postoflices in this country. This vol ume of correspondence is necessary for conducting the affairs of the company. On Monday, the day of the week on which the biggest volume of mail is re ceived, it averages between 4,000 and 5,000 pieces of first class mail and the same amount of second-class mail and parcel post packages. Practically all of this mail is opened, sorted and dis tributed within two hourß after its receipt at the Overland offices. By 8 o'clock every morning, each department manager has the largest part of the day's mail on his desk. At the Overland plant an entire de partment is devoted to the handling of mail. The work has been highly sys tematized by the man iu charge whoso position is similar to that of postmaster. Under his direction is a large staff of assistants with an equipment of spe cial mailing machines which seal, stamp and count an high as 250 letters a minute, and other facilities as efficient as those found in the highest class gov ernment postoffices. A special Overland mail car trans ports the mail between the plant and the postoffice, making four regular trips each day in addition to special trips when necessary. Another car is placed at the disposal of the mailing department each afternoon at 4 o'clock. This car meets the Twentieth Century Limited with all important mail to be sent to New York anil other points in the east and abroad. The driver must go to the depot and place his mail bags on the ears in person, as th>* train is not scheduled to pick up mail at Toledo. The outgoing Overland mail aver ages 2,500 pieces of first-class matter daily. The third-class mail averages between 3,000 and 10,000 pieces on ordinary days; it sometimes runs as much as 18,000 pieces in a day, when catalogues and special literature are being sent out, the total is much higher. As high as $250 per day is spent 'by the company for stamps. The Star-Independent, Harrisburg's greatest newspaper, as an advertising medium will add to the volume of sales and thus reduce the proportionate coat of postage.—Adv.*