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OF INTEREST TO MOTORISTS
PORTO RICO AFFORDS SOME 1
IDEAL TOURING FACILITIES
W. 8. M. Mead, Export Manager for
Chandler Company, Advises Tour
ists to Try Uncle Sam's Island
Possessions
That the island of Porto Rico with
its unexcelled system of roads affords
an excellent substitute for European
tours during the coining year, is the
gist of a letter received from \V. S. M.
Mead, export manager of the Chandler
Motor Car Company, who lias spent the
past three months iu that section.
"Shut off' from foreign tours, there
is no reason why American motorists
should not turn to some of Uncle Sam's
island possessions for novelty," suys
Mr. Mead. "Porto Rico is especially
adapted to the needs of motorists. Since
the American occupation millions of
dollars have been expended on good
roads, until the whole island is covered
with a network of fine highways of
stone construction. Excellent roads fol
low the shore line and also cross the
island through the mountains, reaching
an altitude of 3,600 feet in places.
The tropical scenery is unsurpassed,
and in addition the tourist has the ad
vantage of line hotels in the larger
cities. At San Juan, Ponce and Coamo
Springs the latter a famous health re
sort, the hotels are superior to many
along the main touring routes of
Europe.
"Some 1,500 motor vehicles are reg
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When in trouble on the road, phone us —Bell |
Phone 1710—and we will tow you in free of charge.
We Repair and Remodel 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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jrk TO) 10 tlli MatorcyU Wiih
Jl vr M. j j Oi.cqual'ed Comfort
Guaranteed 15 4-10 H. P.
The Model K. 15 lias a larger roller chain than any
other machine. Construction conforms to most ad
vanced ideals. It is like traveling in a Pullman railroad
car to ride a Pope.
See me to-day and to-night at the Motorcycle Show,
or anytime at my store.
CHESTER B. SMITH
Pope Motorcycles and Bicycles
1815 North Third Street Harrisburg, Pa.
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From S4O to S6O of our profits—is what
every retail buyer of a Ford will get, if
we sell and deliver 300,000 new Fords
between August 1, 1914, and August 1,
1915.
LAnd the Ford is surely the most useful
motor car made, as it fits into the de
mands of all lines of human life. Is low
in price and costs less than two cents a
mile to operate and maintain.
Runabout $465; Touring Car $315; Town Car $715;
Couplet $773; Sedan SI(MM), in the United States of
America only. All cars sold fuUy equipped delivered.
On display and sale at
FORD SALES CO.,
SOUTH CAMERON ST. j
The Auto Show Kelker Street Hall.
| istered in the island and many of these,
' etui be rented for long tours. The tour-1
J ists who wishes to use his own car, i
i however, will find unusual aecom'tnoda-.
; tions to his hand from the lime he |
| ships his tar at New York. He enn
| place his car on board without the un
usual preliminary of boxing, and will
1 find it on the dock at Porto Rico bofpre
ihe leaves the ship. Tourists are not
bothered by cu»toms officials, aud upon
j driving to the Road Commissioners' of
lu-e, a few blocks from the wharf, they
can obtain a temporary license for $2
| and a driving license for sl, An ad
ditional nominal charge is made for
i license plates, but this money is re
funded upon the return of the plates."
Mr. Mead has offered to provide in
i formation and letters of introduction to
any motorists who decides to make the
l tour, and he has made several trips to
| Porto Rico, his advice will be valuable
those making their first visit.—Adv.*
MYERS OPEN FOR TIRK WORK
New Building Equipped for All Kinds
of Repairing
George W. Myers, ''the tire man,''
| has fully equipped his new building on
1 South Cameron street in such a manner
that he is now prepared to do all kiuds
i of repairs to either solid or pneumatic
! tires used on automobiles, carriages or
heavy commercial trucks. The in\est
ment includes all modern tools and
j up-to-date machinery Mr. Myers also
I carries an extensive line of new tires
nnd is remly to take care of both the
wholesale and retail trade. He also
has added to his stock the extensive
line of Tygertoil fo' lubricating pur
j poses and Atlantic gasoline. Adv.*
HARRISBUBG STAR-INDEPENDENT*, SATURDAY EVENTNO. MARCH 13, 1915.
MANY LOCAL PURCHASERS
ARE ROW "MOTOR-WISE"
E. W. Slunk, the Maxwell Representa
tive, Declares Buyers Are Looking
for New Features—Quotes Oriental
Proverb
[ "It is uatural that people want to
i see the new things in automobiles us
tnev are placed on the martlet, * said J
l E. W. Shank, local representative of j
I the Maxwell motor, in tai'mng of tne ,
pu'olie s interest in tne worm of mo- i
! tors.
"It is the same all over the country,
whether in Malone or Kankakee or uos
Angeles. The moment a new is j
announced in stock t'ne people come to
have a look. It seems taat ever since
the inception of the automobile, peopie
have always been anxious to keep in
formed on happenings in the automo
bile industry.
"In talking with Mr. C. E. SHebfoins,
Sales Manager of the Maxwell Com
pany the otner day, he mentioned that
people were asking for more intelligent
questions at the automobile shows this
year than they had ever asked at pre-1
vious shows. This also proves my con
tention that you cannot sell an un
proven car, no matter how much inter
est is shown in it, because the pur
chasers to-day have been raugiiit that
because a tning is new dues not prove
its durability nor its efficiency. Every
•man is willing to lrt iiis neighbor ex
perimeut with the new thing, while he
•buys a car that has proven itself by
|at least two or three years' service iu
i hundreds of owners nauds. it is now
| about three years since the Maxwell
| Company put the $750 car on the mar
' ket.
"It was the first company to put aj
i car of so much value at this i-rice on
i the market. Uefore its advent, t.ns
j pr.ee field remained untouched, in other ]
'words there wore n.any cars iu t'iie
ma met of lower price, as well as many
, of a higher price, but there wasn V a
! car ratiug around tne price of the
| Maxwqll. It remained tor Air. Walter
E. Fllanders, president of the Maxwell
j Motor Company, to recognize that the
public were looking for a ear embracing
all the features of a car of a mucn
higher price aud to sell at a price mid
way between the lowest and medium
priced cars. That his judgment and
| foresight were sound is best answered
: by the number of otilier concerns who
I immediately began to experiment with
| a ear to sell around the price of the
; Maxwell. On this ground 1 might make
| use of the old pro.erb, which certainly
j fits the Maxweii Company to a nicety:
i - Imitation is the sincerest tlattery.'
"In any line of endeavor, the man
; or firm who gets away first aud whose
j product immediately finds favor with
the public, is immediately co.ied by a
jhost of imitators and followers.
"The M axweli name has a long rcc
| ord ot successes behind it. You will
probably rememoer that it was one of
| the first names used in the automobile
| world. You may also have recollections
j of ears that existed in the early days,
j but which have since passed by the
: wayside for the reason that the cars
' did not come up to the people's require
i ments.
'•The best instance I can cite Whicli
| will prove that the Maxwell Company
lis having an unusual demand for their
i ears, in spite of all the announcements
I of ears' listing around the same price,
,is that the Maxwell Company were
working more men in December, 1914,
' than they were in August of 1914, and
i that their payroll in the latter quarter
jof the last 3'ear exceeded by nearly
I double the payroll of the same period
| for 1913. We have ha.l a very severe
i winter in most parts of the country
and the surprising thing to most of us
in the industry is that the Maxwell
j turn; any have been reporting tales in
| | laces that had hardly seemed possible.
In Oriila. Canada, where the thermome
i ter goes away down around the 20
; below zero mark, the dealer sold three
I .Mai wells in December; this in ?pite of
j the cold weather and the fact that De
cember is considered an im;iossible
month in which to sell any kind of a
I car.
"If you will talk with the Maxwell
! dealer from any town, you will find
] that he will give you the same kind
lof information; sales throughout the
year, regardless of the weather or the
I month. The people are buying Maxwell
. cars and buying them in greater quan
j tities now than ever before, for the
car has stood the public's test and the
i public are ' Motorwise.' They certain
! lv go to look at all the cars that are
j announced, but when it comes to paying
| out their good l loney, they buy a car
j that has been tried and proven." If you
do not believe it, look at the sales rec
ord of the Maxwell Company; over
40,000 cars since their announcement.
Adv.*
CHARLES A. GRADY DIES
Prominent Politician and Clubman
Succumbs at Home in Marietta
Word of the death of Charles A.
Grady, a prominent politician and
clitbsman of Central Pennsylvania,
. who died at his home in Marietta at 8
o'clock last evening, was received in
j this city by Fred B. Aldiuger,' of the
Plaza hotel.
Although Mr. Grady had never held
public office, yet he has been identified
in political circles for the last twenty
years. He was president of the Wild
Cat Palls clulb, of which many Harris
burgers are members. His physician,
Dr. Boss Swartz, of this citx# was at
his bedside at the time of his der.th.
Mr. Grady was the representative
of a large metallic furniture company
and had recently placed a large ordeT
■ for the State Capitol. He was 46 years
| of ago and is survived by hi* widow.
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A Letter From Mr. Chandler
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Andrew Redmond, v j
Harrisburg
Dear Mr. Redmond.
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We are not surprised to learn that you heard some people
express doubts as to whether the Chandler selling for $1295 is the
real Chandler, the same car that has been selling for $1595. We
get the same kind of reports from all over the country. But at the
same time Ave are getting such a quantity of orders that we are
convinced thousands of people are taking the trouble to find out
for themselves that it is the same car.
It isn't strange, at all, that there are some doubters. It does
seem too good to be true. I recall that you had some doubts, too,
at first. It is difficult, indeed, to realize the progress that has come
in the automobile industry in the past two years. You remember
what a sensation the Chandler Light Six was at $1785 two years
ago. And again last year, when the car had been beautifully re
fined, and perfected in every detail, at $1595. Is it any wonder
that people should marvel at the $1295 price?
The fact remains—you know it, and we know it, and anyone
else can easily convince himself of it—that the Chandler at $1295
is the identical model that set the quality standard for light sixes
and sold for $1595. We are standing absolutely pat on this model.
We haven't changed a single part or feature or material, and we
won't. This is our car for the year—and doubtless for years to come
--and $1295 is the price.
The people who come into your store and examine the~Chandler,
and who go out and drive it, or ride in it, are convinced; and we
won t worry, about those folks who doubt without investigating. I
leel pretty sure that every man who thinks of spending more than
SIOOO for an automobile is, at least, going to look at the Chandler.
And if he does,—well, we will be satisfied with hi® decision.
The factory is breaking all our past production records and
the big new building is being rushed through to completion.
Very truly, F. C. CHANDLER
President Chandler Motor Car Co.
Come See the Chandler Now
Bosch Magneto, Gray ft Davis Separate Unit Electric Starting and Lighting System, Enclosed Silent Chains for driving motor
shafts, Bosch Spark Plugs, Mayo Genuine Mercedes Type Radiator, cast aluminum motor base extending from frame to frame,
Worm-Bevel Bear Axle, Bayfield Carburetor, Imported Annular Ball Bearings, Genuine hand-buffed leather (not split leather or
machine-buffed), pure stream-line body, Golde patent one-man top, with Jiffy Curtains, complete incidental equipment, and
the MABVELOUS CHANDLER MOTOB, buUt in the Chandler factory.
ANDREW REDMOND
Third and Boyd Streets Harrisburg, Pa.
CHANDLER MOTOR CAR COMPANY, Manufacturers, Cleveland, Ohio
BOWMAN'S TIRE DEPT. IS
NOW IN THENEW LOCATION
Few auto supply houses can boast
of making such rapid strides in build
ing up a huge business and serviug the
public in a satisfactory manner as this
hustling department store has made.
From the time erf the first announce
ment calling attention to "A Tire and
Accessory Department,' ' which was
newly opened, remarks nave been going
the rounds about Mie fine stocks of tires
—all guaranteed makes — and theiT
willingness to give the best service
possible.
One of the main features that char
acterizes this department is their offer
to meet all emergencies in case of a
breakdown or other misfortune to pa
trons, no matter where they may be.
Time and again a hurry call was re
ceived from out in the country, and im
mediately a machine was dispatched to
the scene to give necessary assistance.
The Tire ami Accessory Department
now occupies a new location—just off
the elevators on the third floor—just a
minute from the street, and that minute
spent in reaching this department ha*
repaid many a purchaser in the satis
faction they received, both as to price
and accommodation.
While they feaJtirre splendid makes,
such as Kelly-Springfield, Goodyear,
Nassau and Capital tires, they make
a feature of low prices, and ask you
to investigate them. Adv.*
White Wyandotte Club Booklet
A booklet devoted especially to
White Wyandottes chickens, has just
been issued by Samuel C. Babble, of
New Cumberland, secretary and Treas
urer of tie White Wyandotte Club. In
, the book is explained the character
of the organization, showing that the
members are residents of nearly all
the States in the Union. The minutes
of the last convention here, the con
stitution and by-laws and valuable
other data is included.
Big Improvements at Hershey
(Hershey, March 13.—The coming
year promises to be the most important
year the Hershey Improvement Com
pany has known. General Manager
James D. Leitheiser has many inquiries
and is engaged on new enterprises. Of
course ttoe taibej-nacle is the biggest of
these. Work on that- is proceeding fine
ly, and the present lull is due to wait
ing for the steel which is promised for
the first of April.
Auto Gloves
91.50 TO «5.00
EfIRRV'Q THIRD MB
runni a WALNUT STS.
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American Dry Powder Fire Extingiishsr.
Tested —Tried and Proves
The effect of the powder thrown upon
a fire Is almost Incredible.
EBY CHEMICAL COMPANY
Mualutirlil ChrmUti aid Phralctaa
Supplies
M 9. FOURTH ST.. HAHRIBBUKO, PA.
| VULCANIZING
EXPERT WORK ONLY
1451 Zarker Street
Sterling Auto Tire Co.
M'NICHOL FAVORS SPEED
Says He Believes Governor's Legisla
tion Can Be Acted on by May 6
Philadelphia Republican legislative
leaders in Philadelphia yesterdav de
clared their readiness to carry out the
promises made in the Republican plat
form. The Philadelphia "Record"
says:
"Senators McXichol and Vare yes
terday declared themselves favorable to
the redemption of tlhe Republican plat
form pledges. Their comments were
regarded as unusually significant, in
view of the reports in political circles
that Governor Brumbaugh is planning
a call for an extra session should the
present Legislature fail to redeem the
party pledges. The House has already
set May 6 as the date for final busi
ness, and the resolution to that effect
no'w awaits the pleasure of tlhe Senate.
" 'The platform legislation must be
enacted ibefore adjournment,' declared
Senator McNichol.
" 'I think that the time fixed by the
House is about the right time for ad
journment, provided the Governor's
legislation has all been acted upon by
that time,' stated Senator Vare. 'ln
fact, I would be willing to see the Leg
islature quit even earlier, provided we
can get through with our business. In
order tihat this may be accomplished, I
belierve we ought to stay in Harrisburg
at least five days a week if necessary
to clean up the work. As far as I am
concerned, I am going to use my best
efforts to expedite the important legis
lation.' "
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W. 0. T. U. Holds Meeting
The regular meeting of the East
Harrisburg Women's Christian Tem
perance Union, was held in the Foutrh
Reformed church, Sixteenth and Mar
ket streets, last evening. The president
1 Mrs. Charles M. Spahr, announced that
Perry county had #one dry, which was
the cause of much favorably comment
among the members. Discourses on cur
rent events and addresses by past su
perintendents constituted the program
of the evening. Five new members
were taken into the organization.
STATUS OF THE POSTOFFICE
Pennock & Co. May Be Permitted to
Complete Work on Extension
It is thought by those familiar with
proceedings under similar circumstances
that Pennock & Co., contractors for the
extension of the postofflce building,
work on which has been halted since
the firm went into a receiver's hands,
will (be permitted to complete the con
tract under the receivership, and that
the government will not take the con
tract away or undertake to finish it.
itself or place it in the hands of another
contracting firm.
Usually when the government tgjccs
a contract from the hands of a firm
engaged in doing the work it serves
eight days' notice that it has assumed
charge and that the contractor must
vacate the premises.
No such notice has been served on
Pennock & Co by the government, and
this is taken here to mean that this
firm will be permitted to finish the job.
Postmaster Sites has received no word
from the Treasury Department concern
ing what it is intended to do, but be
lieves the work will go ahead Hinder
Pennock & Co. y,
HUkr
1451 Zarker Street
Sterling Auto\Tire Co.
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