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I Pleasant Proofs of 1
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p T XyTE find success a cheerful thing, pleasant to con- f§
J * * template. This is the hour and day and year of jj
I Paige Leadership. In contemplation of it we feel only J
gratitude for the courage, brains and good sportsman- fl
H ship of those who have competed with the Paige, I!
p splendidly though unsuccessfully. In proof of our jj
J claim of Paige Supremacy we have, we believe, only H
§, to point to a single, amazing and conclusive feet: To B
r the best of our knowledge and belief, the Paige in H
g . actual sales from December to March has led all com- jj
H petitors in each and every one of the Automobile §p
g Shows. Paige cars in the astounding aggregate of p
H - one million dollars worth were sold at the New York H
Jj and Chicago Shows alone. The Philadelphia, Detroit, j§
g Kansas City, Minneapolis and Baltimore Shows added H
f§ another million to the amazing Paige sales. - p
p The reason is fundamental, though the record-is unique, 1
f The Automobile Shows have exhibited all. American p
1 cars —alongside the Paige. The Automobile Shows jj
=! have offered an open forum of paralleling comparison P
j§ and intelligent, unbiased judgment. And that inevit- I
1 able, popular verdict has brought victory, nation-wide W.
supremacy, along with gratitude and well won con- 1
! tcnt to the Paige. So, we call these Pleasant Proofs T
of Leadership and herein and hereby voice our very
If . proper and very genuine appreciation to those dis
criminating judges —our fellow Americans,
Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company, Detroit, Michigan - §
RIVERSIDE GARAGE, Rear 1417 N. Front 1
George E. Bentley, Dealer Bell 3731 R rH
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BIC TRACTION AND POWER
CO. BOYS NINE PAIGE CARS
The Selection, Based on Economy,
Made After the Severest Possible
Tests in Which Cars of All Classes
Competed
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The Rochester Railway and I.ight I
Company, a large railway and power i
corporation in Rochester, New York, '
lias just closed contracts with the !
Seneca Motor Car Company, Paige dis- j
tributors in that city, for the purchase j
of nine Paige ears, eight Glenwood •
Fours and one Paige "Six-46," which ■
will be used by this company for va- I
rious purposes in the transaction of its j
business. 1
The sale was consummated only after
a prolonged and exhaustive investiga
tion and series of tests in which cars
of nearly every standard make were
Represented. The Rochester Railway
and Light Company is no novice in the
field of motor transportation, as it has
■ qsed automobiles for a number of years.
Its selection had to be based largely
on the qnestion of economy of opera- j
tion and repair maintenance and for I
some time it had been using a car that
is famous for these virtues and sells
more than live to one beyond the pro
duction of any other make.
To determine, therefore, its selec
tion for its new fleet the company put
all competitors to the severest tests it
could devise to bring out economy of
operation and maintenance, using its
«Wa machines for this purpose and final
ly turning over each competing (tar to
American Dry Powder Fire Extinguisher.
. Tented—Tried and I'roven
effect of the powder throws upon
% Are Is almost Incredible.
EBV CHEMICAL COMPANY
Manufacturing I'hemUta nud I'hyaiclan
Supplies
33 S. FOURTH ST.. HAHRISBVRG, PA.
j an engineer, a well-known member or
! the Society of Automobile Engineers.
j (Questions of fuel consumption, tire
, wear, weight in relation to durability
I j and economy, power, reliability —in
fact all the big and little points that
are involved in such a matter were
' | brought out in a thoroughly practical
manner.
And the result was that the Paige
I won —won out over all others oji eeon
! omy and durability—and got the order
I for the nine cars, a victory which
I Paige executives feel is a peculiarly
! telling endorsement of their assertions
i that Paige cars have a value represent- !
I ed in economy, power and durability I
! that is exceptional^
George R. Bentley, local dealer and
j proprietor of the Riverside Garage, is !
j exhibiting the Paige cars at the Sixth
| Annual Auto Show being held this week
jat the Arena. He reports that these
cars attract many interest lookers and
that he has met with much success iu
contract's with local purchasers.—Adv.*
LINCOLNHIGHWAyNOTES
Chambersburg Renames Streets Lin
coln—Fifteen Months' Effort Re
sults in Passage of Ordinance
•Chambersburg, March 20.—The Lin
coln Highway Association and the lo
cal enthusiasts have been trying for
the last fifteen months, or ever since
the great coast-to-coast road was orig
inally announced, to get the main
streets of Chambersburg renamed
"Lincoln Highway" iu accordance
with the plan which is being worked
out all across the country. Without a
dissenting voice a resolution changing <
the name of Market street, Baltimore i
avenue, and Pittsburgh avenue, to Liu- t
coin Way was pasaed by the council. .
The Newark, N. J., Motor club has \
moved- into new quarti%s on the Lin
coln highway in Newark, and the
members expect to keep open house l
whenever there is a ruu scheduled ]
over the famous thoroughfare. I
jTARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, SATURDAY EVENING. MARCH 20. 1915.
DODGE BROTHERS' AUTOS
Manager Says Dealers Are Keeping
Salesrooms Clear of Sales by
Quick Saler
Enthusiastic reports of (business in
Southwest territory have been brought
back by A. L I*ll ilp, general sales man
ager of Dodge Brothers, who has spent
the past* week in that gection. Mr.
j Philp addiessed two largo gatherings
of Dodge Brothers' dealers in St. I.ouis
and Dallas, Texas, meeting many of
| the company's dealers for the first time.
"While the cotton situation in the
South has not improved to any extent,
our dealers in that territory have found
the demand for cars to be in excess
of the supply," says Mr. Philp., "The
cotton growers are just about breaking
oven on the year's crops, but there is a
marked increase in Sales in the cities.
The shutting off of the European mar
ket for cotton has at least taught the
southern cotton grower the value of
raising his own food products, and di
versified farming has become a reality
in the last few months.
"In every section where the farm
ers are raising quantities of grain the
prosperity is reflected in the sale of
automobiles. Not a single dealer with
whom I talked had a sufficient number
of cars for his prospective sales, in
spite of numerous shipments of cars
to that section. Dodge Brothers' deal
ers are delivering their enrs to waiting
customers on the day of urrival."
Adv.*
Pleased With the Arena Auto Show
I. W. Dill, of the Hudson Agency,
exhibiting" his extensive lines of auto
mobiles and trucks, is delighted with
the attendance at tho sixth annual show
.at the Arena and with the interest
shown by the many buyers and visitors.
Adv. *
Baltimore recently purchased 21 mo
torcycles for the city engineer's de-"
partmeot, the park board and the elec
trical commission.
REO COMPANY SWAMPED 4
TIDIES TBEIR CAPACITY
B. O. Bueschaw, Sales Manager, Says
These Are the Biggest Days In the
History of Firm Bash Season
Jnst Starts
"We have seen some big days at
Lousing but never days like' these,"
writes Pales Manager R. C. Rueeehaw,
of the* Reo Motor Gar Company, ip a
letter to Geo. G. McFarland, president
of the Harrisburg Auto Company, local
Reo dealers.
"To say x that we are swamped with
orders is to put it mildly. We have
heard from every Reo doaler in the last
two weeks ami every one has asked for
at least four times as many automo
biles as we can possibly supply him.
"It takes us back to the time when
there were about twenty buyers for
every one car that was produced and
when a man who owned a car was en
vied. The morning's bunch of grief
smashed all previous order records.
One of our distributors sent in orders
for 25 carloads of cars, all to be
shipped direct to his sub-dealers at once.
Bear in mind the orders were all signed
up specifications from the sub-dealers,
and this is only the third day of the
month. You can imagine what this
dealer will want before we get to the
31st. Added to that his-contract calls
for the delivery of 60 cars this month,
which we thought when he made out
his estimate was just about right and
that if we gave him that many he would
be a happy man. I am satisfied that
this same dealer would take 300 if he
could get them.
"I got a wire from Boston this morn
ing telling us to ship whatever we could
and all we could. Our Kansas City
friends burned up the wires, and the day
isn't half over. From now on it looks
like a case of side-stepping and spar
ring for wind. We're doing everything
we can to increase the production and
have men on the job in the warehouse
cleaning that up so we can assemble
some cars in that building. AVe don't
believe it is wise to put on a night and
day shift because car? may go out here
that are not tip to the standard, so we
rather keep to the factory schedule and
make every car that goes out of here
sell another.
"I didn't think we could beat the
demand we t had last year, but you can
take it from me that there is abso
lutely no comparison between the de
mand now and the demand at any time
last year. Total order to'day, 405
some orders. And we're only just
heading into what is called—the rush
reason."—Adv.*
SMALL COST RUNSREOTRUCK
L. M. Bricker, Proprietor of West Shore
Bakery, Operates One for
*8.94 Per; Week
L. M. Bricker, proprietor of the
West till ore Bakery, Lenioyne, I'a., pur
chased a two-ton Model ".1" Reo truck
from the Harrisburg Automobile Com
pany on September 23, 1914. The body
of this truck was specially constructed
to handle a great quantity of full or
j empty bread crates, hauling them to the
I different stations, bringing back the
j empties and also as a trailer for the
j bread wagons around this territory.
I Air. Bricker keeps a very close and ac-
I curate account of cost and operation
of everything about his establishment
! and his truck cost sheet shows that this
truck has been driven between 35 and
40 miles a day at a cost of oil, gasoline,
! grease, repairs and upkeep, in fact ev
j erything conceivable except the driver
and the investment, of not over $3.04 a
week, in fact, this is the highest
[expense lie has had on the truck since
|he has had it. Of course the truck has
[given no trouble. He has a very ef
ficient driver. Mr. Chas. K. Hoertier
drives this truck and has complete
charge of it and Mr. Bricker does not
allow the truck to go out unless Mr.
Hoerner is on the job.
It is being demonstrated very
forcibly that a good moderate-priced,
well-constructed truck is far cheaper
than the horse-drawn vehicle.—Adv.*
SECOND DEGREE FOR COPE
New Conviction Less Serious Than One
That Was Set Aside ~
Doylestown, Pa., March 20.—John A.
Cope, who had been on trial here a
second time for the shooting of his
niece, Florence V. Cope, near Bucking
ham, Pa., was last night found guilty
of murder in the second degree. The
jury was out. about, three hours. Coun
sel for Cope filed motions for a new
trial.
Cope, in telling his storv on the
stand, hail flatly contradicted all tes
timony pointing to his guilt, declaring
that he was in no way Tesponsible for
the death of Miss Cope. He talked
coolly in a very matter-of-fact way, de
nying that he had made threats or
used vile language. Among his decla
rations were that he did not load the
gun, or have his finger near the trigger,
but said that one of the girls pushed
him against the wall, and Florence
grabbed the gun, which was discharged.
The last witnesses ip the case were
Joseph dumper, B. Frank Cape, Dr. W.
S. Erdnmn and several character wit
nesses, who said that Cope's reputation
for peace and order was good.
GETS NEWS OF RICHES
Sunbury Man Sole Heir of Wealthy
Aunt in Chicago
Sunbury, Pa., March 20.—(Harris
A. Barnes received! word yesterday
from Chicago that he is tire "sole heir
of a wealthy aunt he had not seen in
many years and who he thought had
forgotten him.
The Sunbury man is known for his
charity and often takes the penniless
and destitute into his home.
Merger of Water Companies Approved
Florin, March 20. merger of
the Florin Water Company, the Mt.
Joy Township Water Company and the
East Donegal Township Water Com
pany, Lancaster county, has been ap
proved by the State Water Supply Com
mission, and the new company is now
operating as the name of the Florin
Water Company. A number of im
provements are to 'be made.
CBALMERS COMPANY NEVER
LOSE ON FACTORY SALES
Bow Morton, I<ocal Dealer, Says When
Purchasers Visit Plant in Detroit
and See Oars Made, They Always
Buy
"We have never lost a sale to any
prospective purchaser of an automo
bile who has visited the Chalmers fac
tory in Detroit and seen these cars in
the making," said Rose Morton, of the
Keystone Motor Car Co., local Chal
mers dealers the other day.
"Every day finds visitors from
many parts of the country making a
tour of the great plant in Detroit.
"Among the'most recent distin
guished visitors was Elbert Hubbard,
who after thoroughly inspecting the
factory placed his order for a Chalmers
'Master Six' Torpedo. Mr. Hubbard
plans to use this car for himself amd
Mrs. Hubbard.
"On the occasion of his recent trip,
Mr. Hubbard expensed his surprise at
the growth which the Chalmers factory
has shown since he Inst visited De
troit. He mentioned particularly the
famous SIOO,OOIO. Chalmers "hill"
which in reality is the dynamomter
test that scientifically measures the ef
ficiency of every car before it leaves
the factory. He was deeply interested
also in the giant press which was in
stalled at a cost of $712,000 for mak
ing the graceful molded oval fenders I
which are a feature of Chalmers cars.
"The rigorous methods of securing
accuracy and testing every part to see
that it measures up to the absolute
standards of perfection caused favor
able comment on tlie part of Mr. Hub
bard. This is a feature incidentally,
that has helped to give the Chalmers
factory the reputation for turning out
a product of such a high standard as
to cause tha Chalmers company to j
adopt the slogan "Quality First." 1
—Adv.*
MOTORCYCLE NOTES
"Motor Tollies of 1'9!1'4," was the
title of a play staged on the evening
of St. Patrick's Day by the Indiana
polis Motorcycle club.
About I<M) members of the Racine,
Wis., Motorcycle 'club attended the
motorcycle show recently held at Mil
waukee.
The New Jersey Motorcycle club of
Newark is arranging for a series of
lectures on subjects of interest to
riders.
Easter morning will find a large
| number of motorcyclists of Philadcl
j phia and their friends, chugging out of
I the Quaker City for a day's run to
Atlantic City.
A decorated motorcycle and automo
bile parade will be an opening feature
of Automobile Week at Newark, N. J.
The Twin Ports Motorcycle club of
Duluth, Minn., and Superior, Wis., is
planning the erection of a summer club
house at some lake near Duluth.
The police department of Alliance*
Ohio, has added motorcycles to its
i equipment.
April 25 is the date set for the
I Grand Rapids, Mich., Motorcycle
Club's first endurance run of the "sea
sen. This will be a one-day affair and
| will cover about 200 miles.—Adv.*
LEBANON BOY WINS DEBATE
Grandson of Bishop Stanford Honored 1
for Oration on Immigration
Lebanon, March 20.—"The Law
rence," published at Lawrenceville, N.
J., referring to the Inter-Society re
bate on the "Literacy Test for Im
migration" held there yesterday, pays
this tribute to a Lebanon boy, son of
Vice President F. S. Becker, of the
Lebanon National Bank, and grandson
of Bishop W. M. Stanford!, of Hffrris
burg.
The second prize for oratory was
won by Frank 8. Becker, Jr., of Leba
non. Mr. Becker was captain of the
Philo debating team winch took the
negative side of the question. The
judges were Professor Osgrove, of
Princeton; Professor Erskine, of Colum
bia, and Mr. Theller, of Massachusetts.
The judges decided by a unanimous
vote that the Philo tram won the de
bate.
FARMER BURNS TO DEATH
Goes to Second Story for Valuables and
Is Overcome by Smoke
Beaver, Pa., March 20. W. H. Mc-|
iNordie, 78 years old, a farmer in Hope
well township, -was (burned to death
when his home caught fire from an un
known cause Thursday night.
McNordie went to the barn to feel
the stock and noticed flames issuing
from the top of the house. He told his
wife to remain outside while he went
upstairs to get some valuables and
clothing. When her husband did) not
reappear Mrs. McNordie went through
the smoke to the second floor and found
him unconscious on the floor. She
made an effort to drag his body fronl
the room, but was unsuccessful and
had to leave the building for her own
safety. She was burned badly.
JURY GIVES DOCTOR $15,000
Physician Recovers Damages for In
juries Received While Using Phone
Ebepsburg, Pa., March 20.—Dr. C.
B. Jones' attempt to use a Pennsylva-I
nia Coal and (Joke Corporation tele* j
phone will cost that concern $15,000,
according to a verdict given toy a jury
here yesterday.
Dr. Jones was called on .May 15,
1913, to attend a man hurt in the
company 's mine at Ehrenfeld, and went
to the company's oflice to use the tele
phone. A power line connectod with
the mines ihad fallen "across the tele
phone wire and when the physician
lifted the receiver about 10,000 volts
of electricity shot through his body.
Both thumbs and the ends of several
fingers were burned oft.
Gambling Law Passed in Disguise
Carson City, Nev., March 20.—A
few minutes before the Legislature ad
journed sine die yesterday, the gam
bling bill, which was defeated Thurs
day afternoon, was revived! and rushed 1
through both houses under disguise.
Poker, stud poker, whist, five hundred
solo and other forms of gambling are
legalized under the provisions of the
measure. Games conducted under "a
dealer" remain felonies.
AUTO SHOW BIG SUCCESS, !
SAYS GEORGE W.R. ROBERTS!
Distributor of Haynes Car for This
Territory, Declares More Machines
Were Sold Than at Any Other Sim
ilar Event
The Automobile Show is a great
success, declares Geo. W. H. Roberts,
of Roberts & Hoin, distributors *in this
territory for the Haynes Auto Company,
Kokoino, Ind.
"The attendance is usually large and
we are extremely gratified over the
widespread interest shown in tbe
Haynes exhibit.
"The Haynes Light Six has made
some remarkable runs that have been
the talk of motordom, and of oourse
visitors to the show made it a point to
see this unusual car.
"At Ilarrisburg, Pennsylvania, tho
Haynes light six averaged 24.3 miles
to the gallon of gasoline enrrving five
passengers over one hundred and eleven
miles of hilly roads.
"On December 4th another stock
Haynes Light Six with four passengers
traveled 166 miles on low gear with
out stopping, making the trip from
Newark, New Jersey, to Delaware
water Gap and return in 11 hours and
7 minutes.
1 hese remarkable performances
were in a measure responsible for the
keen interest manifested in our cars
by dealers and consumers alike. As a
result, more Haynes cars were sold dur
ing this show than at any other sim
ilar event, held in this city.
Ihe advent of the Kokomo Six wa£l
particularly well timed. This now sev
en-passenger car was brought out at the
show and there is already a big de
mand for this model. *
"We anticipated that 1915 will be
an exceptionally prosperous year for
us."—Adv.*
HAYNES"
America's Greatest Light Six
$1485
is the result of correct design, selected materials, accurate workmanship
and 22 years' experience in motor car construction.
It is made manifest to Haynes owners day after day—year after
year—by dependable performance under all conditions.
The Proof Is in the Car Itself
Compare and Critically Inspect—See it at the
Auto Show, Kelker St. Hall, March 13 to 20
ROBERTS & HOIN
334 CHESTNUT STREET
| Salesroom—Central Garage Harrisburg, Pa.
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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.
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