8 Reo Echo Contains Many Items of Special Interest Sparkling with vigor, novelty, art ■tid natural beauty and tilled from cover to cover with timely motoring topics, wit, humor and human inter est is the midwinter number of the Reo Echo. Among the big treats to motorists in this 48-page handsome brochure is the article, "Motoring in the Adirondacks and White Moun tains," by G. Fecker, the well-known automobilist of Cleveland. "An Ideal Tour to Lake Geneva and Return" by Luella Fletcher Spraguc is a story replete with amusing and helpful an ecdote and one that every motorist will enjoy. "How the Buyer May- Test the Strength and Weakness of a Motor Car," "The Automobile as an Aid to Salesmen" and other timely topics are admirably treated by mo torists of ability and experience. Over fifty half-tones, scenic and instructive, Including touring maps, brighten the pages throughout. MID - WINTER PRICES —ON— Used Automobiles H«re'B a tip for you, Mr. Wide awake. Do you know that real money held under a dealer's nose these dull winter days will buy more automobile value than can be had when the Spring sun begins to peep through the clouds. We have a number of used cars that we will let go at interesting figures. CRISPEN MOTOR CAR CO. 419-417 9. CAMERON ST. ~~ Reo Truck IJ4 to 2 Ton New Price ( Chassis) $1650 Loadening Space 10 to 12 Feet Reo-Mack- Chase Track Reo-Stevens-Duryes Pleasure Cars Harrisburg Auto Co. Third and Hamilton Street JOSH BILLINGS once said: "The time to set a hen, is when the hen is ready to set." Now we are not setting hens, but we are setting before you The Greatest Car Proposition On the Market and we can prove it. The question is, will you let us, or are you satisfied to buy a car because you heard it was a good one last year or the year before? Take a hunch: Don't buy on past performances, examine closely and thoroughly the car you buy this year;and best of all EXAMINE THE ABBOTT-DETROIT "BULL-DOG LINE" Why? Because it has no equal for anything near the price and the line is large. We have a 50-60 Six-Cylinder car, Liousine and Roadster; a 44-50 Four-Cylinder Touring Car, Limousine and Roadster and a 34-40 Touring car, coupe and roadster and the prices are RIGHT; the cars are RIGHT and RIGHT here let us. tell you, this is a DIRECT FACTORY BRANCH and you can make the RIGHT deal. Our past record has not been beaten and we can prove THAT also, but we are not trying to sell on past records. We have the REAL goods right now and we do not find it necessary to complicate our differential by installing extra gears, in order to get speed and hill climbing power. Our regular transmission is built to do all, and the world renown Continental Motors, coupled with the wonderful Warner transmission, the celebrated Spicer Universal Joints and Timken Bearings have the power to do the rest. We have given you a wise tip. Don't take our word though. Investi gate. THAT'S ALL. A service department that is at your service, no matter what car you are driving. Catalog on request. HARRISBURG BRANCH ABBOTT MOTOR CAR CO. 106-108 S. SECOND STREET SATURDAY EVENING, TEIDENCY TOWARD CONVICTS FOR MMDS Fatal Blow to Prison-made Goods if Pending Bill Becomes a Law The development of convict road work In practically every State of the Union will be the natural outcome of I the passage of the Booher-Hughes bill, now pending; before Congress. This bill which will limit inter state commerce in cunvlot-made goods by subjecting such goods to the laws of the State into which they come will strike a fatal blow at the contract system. Under this pernicious system great quantities of prison-made goods are annually thrown on the open mar ket. and because of the cheapness of their manufacture are sold at prices far below those at which similar goods manufactured tinder fair condi tions can be sold. A cutting of the selling price of goods manufactured in free factories and a consequent lowering of the wage paid free work ingmen is the consequence. Against this unfair competition or ganized labor has waged unceasing warfare, striving to overcome it by limiting the output of the prisons. Laws requiring the branding of con vict-made goods and also a license for their sale have been written on the statute books of New York and a dozen other States. These laws, when tested by the courts, have in variably been held unconstitutional on the ground that they interfered with inter—state commerce. The Booher-Hughes bill has therefore been introduced into Congress and is sup ported by the American Federation of Labor and the National Committee on Prison Labor. This bill Is mod eled after the Wilson liquor law which restricts inter-state commerce In spirituous liquors, and it is hoped in the event of its passage that the State branding and licensing laws will be possible of enforcement. New York City has long been the dumping ground for convict-made goods, and one® it is possible to en force the New York branding laws, the profits to b« derived from prison contracts will be reduced to a mini mum. So great is the contractor's fear of the effect of such legislation as the Booher-Hughes bill that many contracts contain the proviso that on its passage they shall immediately be come null and void. The destruction of the contract sys tem would necessitate the building up of other systems for the employment of convicts. In the constructive pro gram which would be worked out in each of the State's road work, en dorsed as it is by the National Com mittee on Prison Labor and other agencies for prison reform, would play a large part. The passage of the Booher-Hugrlies convict labor bill is therefore of definite Importance to all interested in the movement for placing convicts on the public roads. SOCIALIST SCORES DEMOCRATS Charles Edward Russel, magazine writer and lecturer on Socialism, last night scored the Democratic party and the Progressives for conditions in the country in a talk given in Chestnut Street Hall. MIDWINTER TRIP ass HOT Adventurous Hobo Makes One in Aristocratic Stnde baker Sedan To cross the Aerlcan continent in a closed body motor car is an unusual feat, though no longer unique, since last summer, when an adventurous Los Angeles citizen did it in a Studebaker Sedan. To make the trip, however, in the dead of winter, crossing deserts and mountain ranges and penetrating even the far Northwest is a far dltferent problem, yet is one recently solved by a tourist. The feat loses much of Its motoring significance through the fact that the automobile roade in a box car and car ried a nameless knight of the road. Nevertheless, it possesses many fea tures of an unusual nature. Late in December this resourceful hobo must have passed the Studebaker loading platform In Detroit. He doubt less marveled at the many freight cars being loaded and noted that each car carried on its door the name of the city which was to be Its destination The variety from whioh he chose con tained about every trading center of moment in the country, but he must have passed along until he reached a car tagged "Portland. Ore." Portland sounded attractive. The ho bo smuggled himself Inside the car with the automobiles. An inspectotr came along and verified the shipment, the. human freight keeping out of sight. The car was sealed. Once embarked on this trip, the tramp made his headquarters in a Studebaker "Six" Sedan which was the crowning glory of the shipment. Its cushions made him a luxurious bed. He had but to touch a button to Illumine its interior. It's body gave him double protection against the weather. He must have been provisioned for the trip for when the car arrived at Portland and the door was opened for the first time, the hobo bounced out with abounding energy and promptly dis appeared, the employes of the Portland Studebaker branch being too amazed to give chase. An abundance of clgaret stubs and a large empty jug were left behind, along with a note which stated: "Gents: I thanks you tor the ride. This is sure the swellest benzine buggy I ever rode in. Happy New Year* One-man Top a Feature of the Hudson Light Six 111 the Hudson Six-40, for the first time, the company brings out the "One Man" top. One man, or even a girl, can easily and quickly put this top up or down. The top is of gen uine Pantasote, with the best quality leather-covered bows. There is no support, as with old-tvpe tops, at the side of the driver's seat. There is nothing to interfere with his entrance and exit. The side curtains in the Six-4 0 are folded into the top. And each folded curtain is neatly enclosed in an en velope. The slide on wire cords alonj? the edge of the top and can be slip ped into place in a moment. These curtains can be fastened, both from the front and rear seats, without anyone leaving the car. The fasteners are all inside. They are always ready, always attached, and can be put up or down almost as i quickly as a window shade. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH THE NEWMETHOD OF TIRE BUILDING Complete New Machinery and Manufacturing Processes Are Utilized BY FRANK C. MILLHOFF Sales Manager. The Miller Rubber Co. Ask ten automobile owners what la the greatest single Item of motoring upkeep and nine will reply, "Tire ex pense." Ask another ten aliout. the annoyances and nine will shout at you, "Tire trouble." With this feeling toward tires made under the old methods, it will easily be understood why the Miller organization was not content to fol low either the "full mold unit con struction" or the "two cure wrapped tread" methods then in vogue, when they determined eight years ago to add tire building to their established lines. The Miller One-cure Wrapped-tread method of tire building ia a result of our 22 years' experience in making wear-resisting rubber, and several years' additional labor and expense In designing and perfecting the special machinery required. The tremendously increased de mand for tires during the past few years has given tire makers in gen eral but little opportunity to perfect new methods, nor in fact do anything else than endeavor to meet the de mand with such tires as they could i readily get the machinery to make. The Miller organization, on the con trary, has anticipated the demand for a new standard in tire service by de i vising this new method and asking special machinery for it. Built Up by Machinery Under this new process the carcass is built by stretching the required number of layers one over another upon a mold core of the same shape as the desired tire. The fabric has previously been cut in one long strip of the required width, coated with raw rubber in order that the successive layers will adhere to each other when stretched into place over the cqre. In this way. the Miller process avoids three of the fertile causes of tire trouble; Firstly, the fabric is ap plied to the core at tin even pressure Instead of being jerked over it by hand, leaving loose places. Secondly, there is no possibility of perspiration or foreign material getting in be tween the layers from the hands or knees ot the operator to cause trou ble later on as when the tire Is built by hand. Thirdly, there are no lumps or seams in the carcass where the In dividual strips of fabric overlap as in other tires. These machines do their work with precision and every tire is built up to a standard of 100 per cent. Vulcanize*! In Live Ste«in After the tire is completely built upon the core, light rings are placed upon each side of the completed tire. These rings conform exactly to the bead of the tire and extend nearly up to the tread. As these rings are drawn together by pressure, the fab ric is drawn tight from the apex of the tire toward the bead. This makes buckling or pinching of the fabric an impossibility. Unlike full mold tires there are no molds to warp or press the layers of fabric and rubber out of shape, and cause blowouts and ruptures in the completed tire. Two-cure wrapped tread tires are made by partially curing the carcass, then adding on the tread and giving the combination a second curing. The One-cure Miller method makes uneven curing and separation of tread parcti cally impossible. Every batch of Miller tires that goes into the huge steam vulcanlzers is accompanied by an eight inch test section of tire which is used a-s a guide to insure accurate vulcaniza tion. And the batch of tires is not pronounced cured until this test sec tion is correctly vulcanized through out. After that, every tire is tested by the Miller plastometer, a delicate in strument which registers the precise toughness and elasticity of the rub- These new methods of tire building add considerably to the expense of manufacture, but they enable us to do all our own experimenting in our own factory at our own expense. In a word, to keep the flaws out and build extra mileage in so that the buyer of Miller tires may be assured of as nearly perfect tire service as it is 'possible to furnish. The Public have been quick to appreciate this new standard in tires for the sale of Miller tires has tripled the past year. BANQUET OF HEPTASOPHS Special to The Telegraph Oillsburg. Pa.. Jan. 1". Dillsburg Conclave No 306, Improved Order of Heptasophs. held their annual banquet on Thursday night. Sixty members of the conclave were present, but on ac count of the illness of District Deputy Supreme Archon Gailes, of New Free dom, the installation of officers had to be postponed. The time was taken up hv addresses by ex-District Deputy Su preme Archon J J Klugh Postmaster F" M. Altland. R- TV Nelson. Dr. J. H. draff J H Dick. Edward AV. Shapley, T O Gardner and others. Dillsburg Conclave Is the strongest secret order in the town, having 130 members, with over $1,200 invested In securities. The present archon is M. Clarence Thumma. HEM AND BUS STUFFED FROM COLD "Pape's Cold Compound" ends a cold or grippe in a few hours Your cold will break and all grippe misery end after taking a dose of "Pape's Cold Compound-" every two hours until three doses are taken. It promptly opens clogged-up nos trils and air passasges in the head, stops nasty discharge or nose run ning, relieves sick headache, dullness, feverishness. sore throat, sneezing, soreness and stiffness. Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blow ing and snuffing! Ease your troub bing head —nothing else in the World gives such prompt relief as "Pape's Cold Compound." which costs only 25 cents nt. any drug store. It acts with out assistance, tastes nice, and causes no inconvenience. Accept no substi tute. —Advertisement. r \ Auto Storage REPAIRS AND SUPPI.IES PAUL D. MESSNER Agent for Stnnle? Steamer Car* Hear of 1117 MOUTH TIMHU v SIMPLICITY OF AUTO SECRET OF SUCCESS Ease of Control Prompts Those to Bay Who Would Not Years Ago Thousand of people are buying auto mobiles to-day, who a (ew years ago fought shy of them. They had the money, and the Inclination, but lacked the necessary confidence In the cars themselves. This was due In a meas ure to the complicated construction of the operating devices and the machin ery in general. According to Andrew Redmond, this fault has been entirely eliminated In the modern automobile. A man no long er worries about a hundred and one things while driving his car and does not have to familiarize himself with each and every little detail of its con struction. After one or two lessons he acquires the necessary confidence and all that remains for him to do is to follow a few set rules. There was a time when a man did not feel safe in taking his family out unless he had an experienced chauf feur at the wheel. There were so many things, liable to happen at a moment's notice, requiring the attention of a practical man. that he did not care to take a chance on his own meagre knowledge of the car. But those times have passed. The young son or daughter nowadays is Just as expert at driving as the father and It Is a com mon occurence to see the junior mem ber of a touring party piloting the car across country. In fact the operation is so simple that the father often finds the garage empty when he least ex pects it. Take the latest Overland model as an example of simple operation. Any per son with an average amount of Intel ligence can run this car on short no-' tice. There are but two things to learn, first, the manipulating of the steering wheel, throttle and brake; second the use of the clutch and gear shifting lever. Get these two points firmly fix ed in your mind and you have the sec ret of driving. MAJESTIC Monday, January 19, matinee and night —"A Girl of the Underworld." Tuesday, January 20, matinee and night—"Billy, the Kid." Wednesday, January 21, matinee and night—A*. G. Fields' Greatest Min strels. Thursday, January 22—Mme. Bessie Thomashefsky and her Yiddish Play ers. Friday and Saturday. January 23-24, matinee daily—"The Divorce Ques tion." ORPHEUM Vaudeville—Every afternoon and evening. COLONIAL Vaudeville and Pictures—Every after noon and evening. "A GIRL OF THE UNDERWORLD" "A Girl of the Underworld" is "the title of the attraction which will be presented at the Majestic Theater, Mon day, January 19. matinee and night. The story tells of a beautiful young girl who has been reared In the coun try and has come to New York to live. The author has woven a powerful drama around her that is full of heart Interest, and grips the audience from start to finish. Much comedy Is intro duced which, while not interfering with 'the action of the story, adds greatly to the Interest of the situation. A<power ful picture of to-day with nothing to offend the most fastidious.—Advertise ment. '•BILLY, THE KID" Dramatic authors have found the Western country a fertile field in which to place the action of their plays and that the public appreciate these locales is evidenced by the overwhelming suc cess which has been acorded such plays as "The Squaw Man," "The Virginian." "Arizona," "Billy, the Kid," and others of that ilk. The story told in "Billy, the Kid." is said to be exceptionally in teresting. the authors having been' for tunate in retaining much of the at mosphere of the locality. Types there are a-plenty and strong dramatic situa tions and climaxes with a deal of com edy relief. "Billy, the Kid" will be the attraction at the Majestic Theater Tuesday. January 20, matinee and night. —Advertisement. FATIMA GOES TODAY Fatima. and ail her clever support ing Keith hits that have been so suc cessful at the Orpheum this week, will bow for their last engagement at the popular playhouse to-night. Chief of the attractions that the management is announcing for next week will be a comedy playlet, with special scenerv and delightful singing, featuring John and Emma Bay, of Irish character com edy fame. Local playgoers, some of the older ones at least, will easily recall this team of funsters when they ap peared here In a "legitimate" produc tion called "A Hot Old Time." Their offering in vaudeville is entitled "Along the Rio Grande." The stars provide the mirth of the piece, while some excel lent vocal numbers are injected by a sweet singing male quartet. On this same bill the celebrated Julius Tannen, said to be the funniest comedian in vaudeville, and easily the highest sal aried "lone" comedian to appear on the Orpheum stage, makes his first local ap pearance. Prevost and Brown, four comedy tumblers, displaying wonderful I skill and daring, promise to create the 1 biggest laughing hit of the current sea- I son. and other sterling attractions will Include Cliud Golden, the Australian I novelty magician: Hamilton and I Barnes, classy couple In bright patter songs and dancing, and Leach and Wallen, with something new In the way of a high-class wire novelty.—Ad vertisement. j AT THE COLONIAL A wonderful feature film, entitled "Unto the Third and Fourth Generation," a Sellg picture In two parts, will be a special attraction of to-day's perform ances at the Colonial. These perform ances also witness the wind-up of the engagement of the celebrated Seven Godowskls, of the Imnerial Russian Dancers; the Eddy Trio, offering a wire specialty that has caused con siderable comment about town and also of pretty Marlon Harrison, a sweet singing comedienne.—Advertisement. I VICTORIA An unusually large program of mo- tlon pictilres will be shown at this theater to-day. The feature, "Tolls ot Villainy," Is an interesting three-act feature. A comic Keystone picture or in other words, always a laugh picture will be shown. To-day is known as Klnemacolor day, because several in teresting pictures by tills machine will , also be shown.—Advertisement. License Fee For Peddlers Raised in Mechanicsburg Special to The Telegraph Mechanicsburg. Pa., Jan. 17. Con siderable business was rushed through at a meeting of the town council Thurs day evening. The license ordinance came up and was sent to Burgess H A Mishler for his signature. By this measure the license for street peddlers is raised from $5 to S2O a year, and will include milkmen and bread dealers The burgess Is given authority In the' now i measure to refuse license to anv dealer Ten mills was fixed for the tax rate for the year—seven for the general fund ! and three for the sinking fund. A mean- I ur«f controlling and licensing the moV- I lng picture shows in this place will be drawn up by the ordinance committee ' Honalrs to the lockup were ordered Which are greatly needed. The finance ommlttee will .-onslief a movement to hay the borough employes every two weeks instead of everv month. ' I JANUARY 17, 1914. 119* wtUBD. ®u*l TibRIAB, PRit-O-llti Mercedes Type KidUtK Starter and! ' The Car For Your Family You will be interested in its Size, Comfort* Power, Economy and in its Price. Let us send you specifications of this wonder ful car so you can judge for yourself. S. H. DADDOW, St. Clair, Pa. Distributor for Central and Northeast Penna. To Dealen: Some territory still open. An excellent opportunity. - " ISSSSSSSSSSSSISSSSS^SSSiS^SZSS USED CARS 1—1912 36 Chalmers Touring Car, self-starting, electric lights, nickel plated trimmings, repainted and in first-class con dition. 1 1912 36 Chalmers Torpedo, self-starting, power time pump, demountable rims, repainted and in first-class condition. 1—1912 Chalmers 30 Touring Car, fore door, body repainted and fully equipped and in first-class condition. I—l9ll 6-60 Kline seven-passenger Touring Car, demountable I rims, nickel trimmed, overhauled, good paint and in first class condition. A bargain. 1—1912 4-40 Kline five-passenger, overhauled, repainted and in first-class condition. I—l9oß Pierce Arrow fiv e-passengcr touring, extra tires, War- j ner speedometer, bumper in very fine shape. An excellent car to turn into 1200-lb. truck. 1— Studebaker 25 Roadster, only used short while for demonstrating purposes, revarnishcd, 1 extra tire, in ex cellent shape. A bargain. 2—1909 Model K Pullman, ionv tonneau overhauled and in I first-class condition. Bargains. 1—1912 E.M.F. Touring Car, in excellent condition and fully equipped. A bargain. I—l9ll Model K Pullman, five passenger touring, fully equip- I pcd and good condition. Splendid car for turning into 1,000-1 b. truck. I—Model D Franklin touring. A snap. Keystone Moto Market Street ■ 1 I.ABCE SIX, $22M> LIGHT SIX. 91700 If you will read the specification* of the leading foreign cars as shown at New York Auto Show, you will And an exact description of THE HUDSON Stream-line body: L-typ« six-cylinder motor; wire wheels; gar tank uncler cowl; zenith carburator and forced water circulation Tho more you know of the other cars the better you will like the Hudson, now the leading American car. Head its specifications. May wo mail you a catalog? Sold by I. W. DILL East End Mulberry Street Bridge V P CUT PRICES i iTI f The following articles -are offered at the reduced prices subject 1 \ to prior sale. They are warranted to be strictly first quality 1b every f # respect. Money Back If not as represented. \ t Regular Cut 1 1 Price. Price. I § Bethlehem 6 point spark plugs t 1.15 $ -60 \ Mosler Open End spark plugs 1.00 .SO # Mosler Breech Block spark plugs 1.5# .70 % Schrader Tire Gauges (Each In leather case) ... 1.00 .70 J 2 30x8 Flsk tubes >.20 1.75 1 f 1 30x3 V) Flsk tubes ... . i 4.00 B.SO i 1 Sox3 Fisk heavy car tire (Clincher) 11.SI 11.00 ( 1 82x3V4 United States tire (Q. D. Clincher) .... 10.7S 19.90 1 36x4 H United States Nobby (Q. D. Clincher) ... 62.41 48.00 ■ 1 26x4 Vt United States Nobby (Str. Side) 52.44 40.00 I When cash accompanies orders of 810 or more the transportation I charges are paid to points within 50 miles of Mlddletown, Pa. I Get my special January prices on all makes of tires and supplies. \ A. H. KRBIDBR, > I MIDDIiETOWN, PA. C MILLER S TiRES Grip the Road Like a Cog-Wheel STERLING AUTO TIRE CO. 1451 Zarker St VULCANIZING Try Telegraph Want Ads .v • .
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