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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-10
saxon COMPANY SHIPPED
800 CARS IN past MONTH
H. w. Ford, President Of Firm Says
Manufacturers of Low Priced
Autos Are on Verge Of Greatest
Business Boom

The Saxon Motor Company has just
finished one of the most successful
months in its history, with total of
1900 cars shipped from the factory
during the month of March. While
most of these cars were distributed
among Saxon dealers in this country,
a considerable number of machines
went to foreign dealers.
Not only was March one of the BAN
ner months as far as shipments were
concerned, but the Saxon company re-
ceived more than 1000 orders during
the thirty-on one days of the month, the
largest number of orders received in
one day being 22S.
In speaking of conditions in the
automobile industry, H. W. Ford, pres
ident of the Saxon company, says:
81 think there is no question that
the manufacturers of automobiles, es-
pecially those making good, service
able, low priced cars, are on the verge
of the greatest business boom they
have ever seen. The buying season has
opened up this year much earlier than
usual. The next few weeks will see
precedent established in the sale Of
automoDlleS, am quite sure. All III
dustrial lines are beginning to feel the
trade stimulus that is sweeping the
country.
"Some few months ago the Saxon
company moved into new quarters.
We took over a plant more than five
times as large as our old home, with
increased facilities in each depart
ment. While we have not known what
slack time was during the past winter,
we are now pushing the factory to its
utmost capacity to take care of the
large number of orders we are receiv-
ing.
"We have recently announced our
six-cylinder, five passenger touring
car, selling at $7S5, and have already
placed a good number Of this model
into our dealers hands. We plan to
be turning out this car in quantities
within the next few days, and by
April 80 expect to have shipped from
1900 to 1900 SKIES. This of course,
will be in addition to our regular road
ster production. Adv
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-10
MOTORCYCLE NOTES

Dealers in Harrisburg report motor
cycle sales so far this year average
about 20 per cent. over 1914.
Alexandria, inn., has new motor
cycle club of sixten riders.
The jamestown, N. Y, Motorcycle
Club recently became affiliated with
the F. A. M.- fe+- ....t,.. ..,
Work will shortly be begun on a
two-mile automobile and motorcycle
speedway at Waterloo, Ia.
A recent trial demonstration of the
motorcycle mounted fire fighting ap-
paratus in New Paris, Ohio, became a
real demonstration of the utility of such
equipment when telephone message
announced that farm house about six
miles from town was on fire and that
the adjoining buildings were endanger-
ed. Without the loss Of an instant, the
outfit was blowing it's way over the
undiscovered roads to the farm house.
1t arrived not only in time to save the
outbuildings, but also extinguished the
blaze and prevented the house itself
from being completely destroyed. OF
course the officials of New Paris agreed
that the demonstration was satisfactory
and expect to secure such an outfit for
the protection Of the buildings in the
village.
When street car strike recently oc.
CURED in Springfield, Mass, the motor
cycle solved the problem for at least
one large factory there, of getting its
Office help to the plant. A number of
men from the factory mounted motor
cycles with sidecars attached hurried
about town collecting the Office en-
ployes, and delivered them at the plant
in double quick time.
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R. c. RUESCHAW REQ Sales 8, :
MANAGER PRAYS FOR Rain :
Glad When Roads Are Mucked Up
Few Days to Relieve Demand
Largest Orders in History Of Auto
mobiles

Thank heaven, it Is raining in Net
braska-now we can let California have,
few extra carloads exclaimed r
Z. Rueschaw exultantly as he glancef
at the weather map and saw that the,
State of Nebraska promised to be wet
for few days at least.
81 have gotten in the habit of pray.
ang for rain-any where 1 am not par.
tlcular as to locality, just SO long as it
rains enough to muck up the roads for
few days and relieves the situation,'
says the REQ sales manager.
Dealers are about driving me daffy
with their demands for cars and we We
learned to look for let up in the tele-
grams only when rain makes the roads
impassable in SO , favored section.
1t is remarkable condition. In all
my experience-and I'd hate to say
how long have been in the automobile
business for few people realize the busi-
ness is as old as that have never
known such demand for cars. Seems
as II there is no end to it.
This morning when / got down to
the office | was surprised to find Nor.
man DeVaux, our California distributor,
there waiting for me. DeVaux had
wired twice day for weeks begging
for more cars. We were shipping his
full quota regularly, but he said that,
didn't relieve the situation. "Whv,
that doesn't take care of the sales to-
customers who just drop in and buy
what are my statesmen to do without
workg / can't fire them-they have
been with me too long. Besides | don t
believe they quite if l did fire them.
They wouldn't know how to sell any.
thing but REQ cars. "-Adv.*
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-10
JEFFERY FIRM ADD 500 men
Company Received $4,O00,OOO Worth
of Orders in 8 Weeks and In
crease Working Force

Four million dollars worth of truck
orders received in three weeks time,
500 men added to the factory working
force, great organization OF mechanics
and workmen laboring twenty-four
hours day in three eight-hour shifts
to produce the Jeffery product; has
placed the Jeffery organization at the
high peak of prosperity in the automo-
bile industry.
Two years ago the Jeffery Company
introduced into America the Jeffery
Four-the first high grade motor car
with the high speed, four-cylinder motor
to see at moderate price. During the
past year the Jeffery Company de-
veloped the Jeffery Quad-the four
wheel drive truck which has been en-
dorsed by the leading governments of
the world-and brought out the Jeffery
Chesterfield Six-the first car in Amer
lea selling at $3.50 to be equipped
with features found previously only in
the highest priced ears.
AS a result of the sale of large guam
titles of Jeffery cars to all parts of
the world with consequent reduction
in manufacturing costs, the Jeffery
Company has decided to place within
the reach of the people of the United
States high grade four-cylinder car at
a price never heard of before in the
industry. The Jeffery -Four is announced
at $1,150. The purpose of this an
nouncement is to give to Jeffery pur-
chasers, Jeffery dealers and Jeffery
friends their share of the benefit of
this prosperity that has come to the
Jeffery Company.
Some manufacturers have offered
small bonuses to their owners on con-
dition that they sell certain number
of cars. The Jeffery Company instead
of offering bonus has given price to
the public which places an automobile
of the finest quality within the reach
of every man who previously has had to
be satisfied with cheaper car.
The production plans of the Jetrerv
Company for the coming year have not
yet been announced, but during the past
two years they have rapidly advanced
to position in the industry which quail
ifies them to be counted among the top
notchers.-Adv.*
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-10
CARRY 1000 feet OF FILM
Lincoln Highway Association to Take
Educational Pictures Along 3.40O
Miles on Transcontinental Route

The 1000 feet Of moving picture
film which the Lincoln Highway AS
sociation will take along the 3,400
mile transcontinental road this sum
mer, will probably present, when COM
pleted, one of the most unique educa-
tional and humanity interesting reel
features ever attempted.
Many things combine to make the
film unusual. First the fact that 1T
is taken along the Lincoln highway,
that great road which has attracted
the unanimous interest and support
of the entire country, and will show
the actual conditions along the route,
conditions about which so much has
been written and said in the past two
wears. People will have an opportun-
ity to see with their own eyes the
wonderful improvements which have
been completed, and which are even
now i'm progress in many of the States.
Second, the fact that the Lincoln
Highway Association itself is taking
the film. This means the co-opera-
tion of thousands along the way. Gov
ernors and Mayors will greet the
party, great crowds will congregate
in every locality while the pictures
are being taken, every city will put
forth every effort to present the best
possible appearance in pictures which
the whole nation will see. Special
"stunts" will be inaugurated for the
benefit of the film by automobile clubs,
boards of commerce and civic organ
izations in every section.
Special opportunities will be afford
ed to show the varied industries of the
different localities, flashes being taken
in many of the principal plants repre-
sentative of each section "on the Lin
coin Highway" which vary all the
way from the steel works Of Pitts
burgh, the potteries of East Liver
pool, Ohio, and the packing houses
of Omaha, to the mining operations
of Nevada, the vast herds of Wyom-
ing and the orange groves of the Pa
ciic coast.
Flashes. along the roadside will
abound in human interest; home
steaders seeking new fields, plodding
along in the prairie schooner of
earlier days; the man who is walking
from New York to San Francisco;
Tie pIeSlucut VI the Lhncoiu highway
Association caught cooking fapjacks
in the Nevada desert; the armored
military cars driving the route to the
coast on a test for the government.
Why, ten times 1000 feet of film could
be taken along the Lincoln highway
this year and every foot of it be
throbbing with the very life of the
people; film which would show millions
America as she is.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-10
auto electric WIRING
MUST Be we'll PROTECTED
Louis Schwitzer, Chief Engineer of EN-
pire Auto Company, Says Motor Car
Designer Should See All Wires Con-
coaled In Conduits

With the development of electrical
equipment for the modern automobile.
the motor car designer finds himself
called upon to give the utmost atten-
tion to electric apparatus and its install
lation ON the car" says Louis Schwit-
Ter, chief engineer of the Empire Au.
tomobile Company.
In the old days it was simple
proposition with no other wiring to be
provided for than that necessary for
ignition purposes, but now with cleo.
tric starting and lighting, wiring is a
much bigger problem. To my mind
much of the dissatisfaction found with
electric starters in the early DAYS was
due, to considerable extent, not to the
apparatus, but to carelessness in wir-
ing. No electric installation is subjected
to greater strains than the wiring on
an automobile. With the car moving
at high speed over all kinds of roads,
there cannot help but be contact be-.
tween the wires and parts of the car at
various points.
Orc nary insulation will not stand
such friction; it will quickly wear off,
allowing the metal to touch the wire.
When this occurs, there is short cir
cult Immediately, with a very good
chance that the entire electric installa-
tion will be put out of service immedi-
ately. Because of this, every inch of
wire on the Empire car is carried
through metallic conduits, special con
duit for each wire. This is what we
call our system of armored wiring. Clips
to hold these wires in position are
placed every few inches along the
frame and each wire end is securely
fastened in an individual terminal, SO
that there can be no pulling out, as
often occurs when the wire is simply
wrapped around screw head With
such an installation as this, the entire
electrical equipment on the Empire car
is absolutely protected against wear,
while the metallic conduits keep the
wires dry at all times. 1t is the one
way in which the driver can be as,
sured of the reliability of his electric
installation ADV. y
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-10
CARBURETOR PROVES BIC
FACTOR ON auto. SAYS Holm
Causes Gasoline to Be Put In Cylinders
in Little Drops Instead Of Gaseous
State, Which Increases Its Con-
sumption

"No matter how perfect carbu-
rotor may be- states c. L. Holm, of
Roberts e. Holm, distributors of the
Haynes Light Six, IF long exposed
intake manifold is employed between
the carburetor and the intake valves,
a certain amount of gasoline will reach
the cylinders in the form of tiny glob-
ules instead of in gaseous state. The
Importance of the location of the intake
manifold is being indicated more clear
ly as the quantity of the gasoline
drops In the first place, it requires
heat to convert the liquid gasoline into
vapor, the same as heat is required to
convert water into steam.
"The modern carburetor is fitted
with a hot air intake so that the nee
essary heat is applied at the carburetor,
but this is not sufficient. Assuming
that the gasoline is properly vaporized
that is, converted into gas-at the
carburetOr, this gas must come in con-
tact with the manifold walls. If these
walls be exposed to the air, they must
necessarily be colder than the hot air
drawn into the carburetor from around
the exhaust pipe. The effect is that
the gasoline will condense on the in
ner surfaces of the manifold, the same
as ones breath does when blown
against the cold window pane. The
gasoline collects in little drops and Ell.
ther runs back to the carburetor or is
swept along into the cylinders.
cit is obvious that the proper mix
ture of air and gasoline vapor cannot
be maintained under such conditions
by any carburetor. This condensing of
the gasoline and its effect on the power
of the motor can be avoided by casting
the intake manifold entirely within the
cylinder casting. OF course, the ex-
terral exposed manifold cannot be-
avoided unless the en- bloc casting is
used.
"The effect of introducing the gaso.
line into the cylinders in the form of
little drops instead of in a gaseous
state is to increase the gasoline con-
sumption. It must be remembered that
there is but very small fraction of
second for the burning of the gases,
and, if there are drops present, the
time is not sufficient to burn them up.
Incomplete burning and deposits Of car
bon result, in addition to the loss oc-
casioned by some of the unburned gaso-
line passing on through the cylinders,
through the muller and into the air,
Adv.*
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-10
COAST-TO COAST RELAY
Will Probably Be Staged If Motorcy
clists Meet in California

If the 1915 convention of the Fed.
Grafton of American Motorcyclists is
held in Sacramento, as now seems
probable, the trade journals, "Motor-
cycling and Motorcycle Illustrated,
proposes to stage coast-to-coast mo-
torcycle relay race during the time of
the assembly. 1t is the purpose to have
the contestants relay a message from
President Wilson to the commandant
at the Presidio ip San Francisco, going
by way Of Sacramento. The partici-
pants will ride in teams, so that in
case of accident to one man, the mes
sage will not be delayed. Each rider
will carry the message to given
point where it will be relayed without
loss of an instant to the waiting con-
testant, who will scurry away to the
next point.
The race will continue night and day
and it is anticipated that the message
can be relayed clear across the conti-
nent in about six days.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-10
auto ASSOCIATION issue
NEW 1915 TOURIST MAPS
Large Variety Sent to Many Clubs in
Cities Showing Different Routes
and Best Roads for Long Motor
Trips

Requests for varied touring data
reaching the American Automobile As
sociation indicate that, while unprece.
dented interest centers around the
cross-eountry arteries, there will be an
unusual number of long motor trips
through virtually every section that af.
fords travelable roads.
The A. A. A. clearing houses for
touring information in New York City
and Washington find these outings are
now planned with exceeding care, and
this has led to q remarkably increased
demand in the number and variety Of
maps of automobile routes, which
growth for several years the association
has been anticipating. In its practice
the A. A. A. has developed method
which permits annual revision of the
lires Of travel shown On each of these
maps, thus definitely portraying the
road construction work, or any improve
ment for touring, in any State or sec.
toin, during the year.
The needs of this procedure have
never been better illustrated than in
the maps for 1915, because of the
large amount of road improvement
throughout the United States accom-
plished by the various State and coun-
ty authorities. This map service is
particularly inclusive in showing rela-
tive Importance and varying values of
the automobile routes north, south, east
and west. Starting with road map Of
the entire country, the list ranges
through the scale, embracing the gen.
orally accepted geographical divisions;
these are again sub.divided into small
er areas. Each division increases in
the detail obviously possible by this
method of supplying tourable routes.
These maps are part of the service
rendered any tourist, and inquiries re.
garding a proposed tour, short-or long,
may be addressed to the Motor Club
of Harrisburg. Pa,
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-10
SELLS 8 TRUCKS IN ONE WEEK
I. w. Dill Says Business Outlook Here
Is Pleasing

I. W. Dill, of the Hudson motor car
sales agency, unloaded on Thursday
of this week, three Republic trucks
two more are on the way here now
from the factory-and three more
we're to be loaded on the cars to-day
for shipment to him-scoring the larg-
est number of motor truck sales ever
made by them in Harrisburg.
He is highly pleased with the i'm
mediate business outlook here.-Adv.#
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-10
ppointed to New Hampshire pastorate

Lebanon, April 10.-The Rev.
ieorge Edgar Wolfe, of Annville, has
'een appointed pastor of the Congrega-
ional church, of Milford, New Hamp-
hire. The Rev. Mr.. Wolfe is a son of
Henry Wolfe, of Mannheim, Lancaster
ounty, and is graduate of Gettys-
'urg College.
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Farmer Drops Over Dead

Lebanon, April 10.-E. G. Greena-
Falt dropped dead shortly before 7
'clock last evening on his farm south
e Campbelltown. With his family
Hr. Greenawalt had just finished milk
hg his herd of cows and was pick
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Try to do your duty and you at
once know what is in you.-Goethe.
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Bees that have honey in their
mouths have strings in their tails
Scottish Proverb.
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ing up the milking utensils preparatory
to going home when he was stricken.
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lFrom Saturdays Daily.1

Miss Annabelle Johnson left this
morning for Chicago where she will
visit relatives.
Harry ScAmidt, physical director o.
the Des Moines Z. NJ c. A. was il
town yesterday.
MFR and Mrs. C. B. Gum left this
morning for few days visit with rela
tiyes in Muscatine.
Miss Harriet Smith left this morn
ing for an over Sunday visit with rel
atives in Des MOines.
.-iss Sarah Miller left this morning
for a two week s visit with relatives
and friends in Ottumwa.
William c. Vincent returned this
morning TO his home in Ottumwa al
ter a few days visit in the city.
Miss Helen T. Roberts of Sigour
ney arrived this morning for an over
Sunday visit with friends in the city
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Noe of Omaha
Nebr., arrived this morning for d
weeks visit in the city with relatives
Miss Anna Summers of Des Moines
arrived this morning for a brief visit
in the city with relatives ami friends
Abba Republican: Anna Foster
was in O3kaloosa on Sunday visiting
with Miss Tedford who has been quite
III.
Fremont Gazette: Burl Westbay OF
Oskaloosa came down Monday even,
ing for a short visit with relatives
and friends.
Mrc Franz faokart ont .yro pdeop
Frank of Chicago, Ill, are visiting at
the home OF Mrs, VIM. Mackert on
Second avenue east.
PeIla oBoster: Miss Janet Monster
of Oskaloosa spent a portion OF last
week visiting in the city at the home
OF Miss Gertrude Klein.
Bloomfield Republican: Messrs. Har
ry and c. d. Fortune returned Thurs
day evening from visit in Oskaloosa
with their mother AMI brother Frank
Pella Chronicle: Y. T. Van NiewalI
went to Oskaloosa "Wednesday to Wis
il his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs
Neels, both of whom are in poor
health.
Sigourney News: Mrs. Leota Purk
cy and children were called to Oska
loCsa Tuesday evening by the serious
Illness Of Mrs. Purkey's sister, Mrs
VIM. Attig.
ePlla Booster: Mr.. and Mrs. Bruek
la nder went to Oskaloosa Saturday
afternoon where they visited over
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs
Hartgrayes. .....
Monroe Mirror: Mr.. r. r. Taggart
and f,lmily, Of 0skaloosa, and Mrs
WILDER Targgart and baby of Fargo
South Dakota. spent last Thursday In
Monroe with Clara Targgart.
Abba Republican: Farmer Miller
went to oskaloosa last week anC
spent a few days visiting his laugh
tiers. Mrs Lon Coulson and Mrs
Stringfellow and their families.
j.. N. Endicott who has been suffer
ing intensely several days with a Sc
we're illness akin to inflammation O
the bladder has been taken TO the Os
kaloosa hospital Tor treatment.
Peila Booster II. j. Van yliet an,
vile who have been visiting friend
in Pella the past week left this morn
Ing for 0ttumwa and 0skaloosa wheri
they viii spend few days visiting
relatives before returning to thei
home in Waterloo
Sigourney News Mrs. II, c. Fees
er and sister. Hazel Ludwig of DAY
emport came down from Oskai0osa 81
Hafurfax afternoon for an over Sun
day visit AZ The Press household. Bel