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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.
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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.
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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.
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FOR SALE
The rollnnliiK High Grnde r»e<l Cnrs! i
1912 Reo Touring Car; electric ,
lights: has been thoroughly over
hauled. I
Two 1914 Cadillac Touring Cars. i
I 1913 .Michigan 10 H. P. Touring,
the biggest buy of the season, only
been used short time.
1913 Michigan 33, touring, like new. 1 1
1912 Chalmers Roadster.
No reasonable offer refused, so act
quickly.
ROBERTS A HOI \
3,1-1 Ckcstnut St. Harriivliurg, Pa.
HAYNES
America's Greatest Light Six
Three thousand two hundred rev
olutions per minute for American- 1
built motors is the new speed rec
ord of The Haynes Motor. It is of
the high compression type remark
able for power and phenomenal in ;
its economy of operation.
The design renders it entirely
free from vibration, giving a smooth
turbine-like stream of power which j
may be used to propel the car from |
one to sixty miles 311 hour on high I
gear.
The car ns a whole is in keeping
with the motor quality.
IN TWO MODELS
Model 30—5-passenger touring, 121-
inch wheelbase, sl4B">
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
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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<l the town will be "wet"
1 again, despite the effort of a majority
of its residents to have it ''dry."
This hotel was unlicensed last year.
| Joseph Sitler wa.s refused a renewal
I of his license at the Hotel Delta. The
! court intimated that shouli i the Wa?h
--1 ington Inn, the temperance hotel, be
1 enlarged to accommodate the traveling
! public, it will give a further hearing
noxt year to the necessity of a licensed
i hotel in the borough. The application
'> 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.*