AUTOMOBILE SHOW NEWS HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH AUTOMOBILE SHOW NEWS 12 CHALMERS SALES ON THE INCREASE Rise in Price of SIOO on Six -40 Has Encouraged Many New Sales "Following the recent announce ment of an Increase of SIOO in the price of the Chalmers Slx-40, we have disposed of more oars of this model •luring the past mouth than in any month in our history," said C. H. Barner, of the Keystone Motor Car i 'ompany, Chalmers distributors for Central Pennsylvania, yesterday. "Our record sales of the Slx-40 have been due In great measure to the an xiety of buyers to take advantage of the fact that the SIOO raise does not take effect until March first. All or ders received up to midnight. Feb ruary 9, will be at the old figures, sl,- 360. On and after March 1, the Six -40 will sell at $1,450. The increase in price has been made necessary by the big jump in the cost of raw materials. Practically every metal and bit of leather that goes into our car, costs from two to five times as much to day as it did just a year ago. Chal mers engineers refused to sacrifice our present quality standards in order to maintain the old price, and the in crease was therefore ordered to take effect. "Probably our biggest selling fea ture In connection with the Six-40 is the powerful motor with its overhead valve and overhead camshaft design. The performance of stock and racing cars equipped with this style of motor during the past year has firmly es tablished its reputation for all-round service. "Eight of the first ten cars to finish at Indianapolis in the last 500-mile race were propelled by valve-in-head, overhead camshaft motors and seven of the first eleven finishers at Chi cago were similarly equipped. All of which leads to the fact that auto mobile racing: has probably taught more real lessons to the fraternity of motorcar engineers than any other single phase of the business. "In the third annual national Pike Hill climb at Uniontown. Pa., a Chal mers Slx-40, with this style of mo tor, easily won its class event in com petition with supposedly higher pow ered cars. The winding course up Summit Mountain, a rise of 1,500 feet with an average grado of 8 per cent., was traveled in the record time of three minutes and 50 seconds. "In adopting the overhead valve and overhead camshaft motor for the j new Slx-40, Chalmers engineers j sought flexibility and accelerative power rather than sensational speed. With the price of gasoline in the ascendant, economy was also insisted upon. Any racing driver can vouch for the fact that fuel economy and sensational speed never go hand in hand. Speeds of 60 miles per hour and over not only impose tremen dous strains on every part of the car, but call for a prodigal expenditure of gasoline and lubricant. "Repeated tests of the new Chal mers 81x-40 have shown that the car In daily service will travel 16 miles to the gallon of gasoline, under or dinary conditions in city traffic. To a greater degree than ever before, our engineers have obtained the quality known as 'Spunk' in a motorcar. Spunk In a car is needed most not at 70 or 76 miles an hour, but at 5, 10, 20 or 35 miles an hour. It Is that quality which is most appreciated at busy traffic spots, on the open road when you are taking the other fel low's dust, on steep hills or wind ing roads. Instant acceleration, coupled with economy and all the •speed the average man desires, is what Chalmers engineers have sought, and | owners of the Six-40 claim that they have succeeded at every point. "Naturally, the motor-wise buyer of a car looks first to the power plant: but after he has satisfied him self on that question there still re mains the factors of comfort. No racing car ever built lias proven a desirable vehicle for everyday use; «iid the wife and children Will prob ably have more to say on this point than the head of the family. "The new Chalmers Slx-40 is a big, luxurious car, roomy enough for seven grownups to lean back and ride at rase. The deep seats, which are up holstered in leather, and the deep side walls furnish a support for the body that eliminates all strain and fatigue from motoring. Supported on spe-j rially designed semielliptic Isprings, 88 inches long on the front and 57 inches in length on the rear, with 124 inches of wheelbase, the Slx-40 pos sesses riding qualities usually found only on the most expensive cars. The smooth-acting multiple disc clutch Is ! a decided relief from the old style | neck-jerking variety, and the in- j equalities of road surfaces are never | apparent to the passengers. "Safety first features are strongly j marked in the new Slx-40. The brakes are twenty-five times as large in pro- I portion to the weight of the car as the brakes on a locomotive. The safety j and emergency brakes have a total effective ireaking area of 462 square inches. All steering connections are drop-forged and heat treated for great I strength. Every part of the steering assembly Is designed and manufac tured with the one idea that a fail ure might result in a fatality. And In addition, all cars have the rear wheels equipped with nonskid tires when the car is shipped from the factory, mak ing it entirely danger-proof when the purchaser takes delivery. "Consulting the interests of the wo man driver, the Six-40 touring car is ideally designed to fit her needs. At her finger tips is a board on which everything Is In plain view and easy to get at. An accurate gauge informs her when it is necessary to purchase more fuel and the condition of the oil supply is ascertained at a glance. One key serves to turn on the igni tion and the lights, and the car is in most respects as simple to operate as an electric. The flexibility of the Bix-40 motor especially commends It self to the woman driver, as it is sel dom necessary to change gears in traffic, making the car an ideal one far shopping and matinees. "In addition to the standard seven passenger touring car, the Chalmers company builds the Six-40 in a three passenger roadster style und a three passenger physician's Stanhope. The new Stanhope is an ideal car for doe tors and other professional men who demand a light, powerful closed car ivhlch will carry them in comfort in all kinds of weather. By abolishing unwieldy tops and substituting a beau tifully designed black hand-buffed leather enclosed tops with clear vis ion windshields, all squeaks and rat lies have been eliminates. The phy sician at last has a car that is as suitable in the snow and sleet of win ter as during the fine days of sum mer. "Enlargements of the big Chalmers plant at Detroit has made it possible to turn out the new Slx-40 at the low price of $1,460. We have sold a great portion of our allotment, but are ex pecting a new shipment in a few days .to take care of belated customers." i ~ Try Telegraph Want Ads I BISHOP J. W. SHANAHAN DIES AT LANCASTER [Continued From First Page.] ton. which curiously enough was at j tended also by his brother, the Rt. Rev. Jeremiah F. Shanahan, the first ! bishop of Harrisburg, and the Rt. j Rev. Thomas McGovern, the second i bishop of the diocese. Later he en : tered the Overbrook Seminarv and | was ordained a priest in 1869 by his brother, the first bishop. He served ! at various parishes in and about Phil adelphia and while pastor of the (church of Our Mother of Sorrows, Philadelphia, Bishop McGovern died, ' Father Shanahan was a very popular churchman in Philadelphia, especial jly among the children, and during his | pastorate there the Shanahan club, I which still bears his name, was organ | I zed. Appointed by I.co XIII. Bishop McGovern died July 25, j 183 8. but It was not until January 7, j 189 9. that Pope Leo XIII. appointed Father Shanahan as head of this dio cese. Father Shanahan at first de clined the honor and only accepted in I response to a papal command from I Rome. On May 1, 1899. he was con | secrated bishop. The ceremony of in stallation took place in the old Pro ; Cathedral. which the new bishop soon jdeolded would have to be replaced I with a handsome new edifice. { Bishop Shanahan occupied the tiqie i during the first few months after hie ! consecration in visiting the various parishes in the diocose and looking af ter their needs and welfare. The con clusion he reached following these vis its was that the diocese needed homes for orphan boys and girls, more par ishes and a new cathedral. Founded 2ft New Parishes In 1899 when Bishop Shanahan came to Harrisburg there were but two Catholic churches here, St. Pat rick's Pro-Cathedral and St. Law- I rence * German Catholic Church. 1 Both were located near the central I part of the town. Harrisburg was : growing and new plots on the out- Iskirts of the thickly settled section, jwere being laid out. Naturally Cath olic families were moving into those parts too, so the bishop decided to open two missions. One was located in the eastern section of the city at Sylvan Heights and was known as St. Francis mission. T\. j other. St. Mary's Mission, was founded in the West end of the city. Both were attached to the Pro-Cathedral parish. Within a j few months the experiment proved so : successful that in 1901 the St. Fran -1 els' Mission was made a parish and J plans were made for a church build jing. In the same year the Sacred j Heart parish was established. How lever, it was not until 1907 that the [St. Mary's Mission had a congregation ■ ! large enough to support a church and , ; become a separate parish and in that ■ I same year plans were made for a new church. The bishop was so pleased with the outcome of his efforts to es tablish more parishes in the city that he made arrangements for others in : the remaining section of the diocese. During the time he was bishop twenty new parishes were founded, seven mis- , slons were raised to parishes and a . half • '.en more missions were estab lished. Plans were under way at the time of his death for establishing a mission at Hersliey. Home For Orphans I The second item on the bishop's program, to arrange a suitable home for orphan children, was no less an urgent need than the building of churches. The Harrisburg diocese was without an orphanage, but he be lieved that some means could be found to establish and maintain one . for girls at least. With the many rail roads, steel works, mines and other varied industries in Central Pennsyl vania, the bishop recognized that a largo number of children would lose their natural protectors and the founding of an orphans' asylum whs i one thing which occupied his mind at all times. After deliberating for a compara- i jtively short period. Bishop Shanahan finally announced that he had found a plan and he resolved to transform 1 the old episcopal residence at Sylvan I Heights Intoa home for orphan girls, i The project met with the hearty ap- i proval of the. clergy and laity of the : diocese and the Catholic population cheerfully assumed the burden of an i assessment of one dollar per head to i cover the expenses. In 1900 a new i wing was added to the old mansion I and this contained school rooms and 1 a chapel. Within a few months the I great gray building underwent ' changes so that 100 children could be ' accommodated. In later years quite < i a number move children were cared 1 j for. 1 Diocesan Farm For Boys After the girls were cared for, the bishop set about to make plans to ac commodate orphan boyß. At length, in 1907, some gifts from several phll- ; |anthropic persons paved the way and with this money as a nucleus, the ; ! bishop resolved to erect a big build- j i lng on a diocesan farm at Paradise, York county. The original gifts, In; [addition to those received later, per- • | initted the work on the orphan home j for boys to be carried on a consider i able way. A second assessment was | levied on the Catholics of the diocese | and with this cheerfully given, a model argicultural school and home was the result of the bishop's work. The orlg \ inal buildings were erected to accom modate 150 boys. The boys' orphan- j iage was opened in 1910 and since that ! time there has been an average at-I | tendance of fiO hoys in the school. Great Cathedral Built Between the dati-s of the opening j ;of the girls' and boys' orphanages! i Bishop Shanahan was at work on the : third Item of his program—the erec tion of a cathedral in this city. The [original St. Patrick's church was! built in 1827 and It was a quaint old j brick structure. In 1873 it was con-i siderahty enlarged and handsomely! decorated but from that time until the time Bishop Shanahan was conse -1 crated It outgrew its beauty and was 1 j too small for the enlarged congrega- J tion. The Bishop believed the time had arrived for a dignified building land consequently in 1903 the plans | drawn up for the proposed building jby George L. Lovatt, were accepted, i I Within a period of three years the | edifice was completed and dedicated land now it stands one of the hand-! somest church buildings in the coun | try and a place visited by all sight-j | seers coming to Harrisburg. The' | structure cost $185,000 and through ; the Bishop's efforts SIOO,OOO of this I amount was contributed by the' diocese. While the church wus in the I | course of erection, the Cathedral j parish contributed about $40,000 so | that following the dedication there 1 ■ remained ouly a debt of $45,000. Had Friends Everywhere Bitsliop Shanahan's record lias been one to be proud of. His great work I lias been recognized by thousands of I persons outside of the church and ! his kindly feeling for his fellowman j has gained friends for him in every' walk of life and in every town where | he has visited. Bishop John W. Shanahan was the \ third Bishop of Harrisburg. The diocese, established in 1868 was, originally a. part of the Diocese of Philadelphia, but when the Catholic population In this territory increased. \ Pope Pius IX decided that the diocese of Harrisburg should be built. Bishop Jeremiah F. Shanahan, (a brother of the Bishop who died to-day) was the ; first to preside over the new Catholic ' district. He was consecrated July lz. 1808. lie was born July 13, 1 834. and died when he was 52 years old. Eigh teen months elapsed before Father ] Thomas McGovern, who was then j HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DEBATE "PREPAREDNESS" itti . p»"if Mm HOMER KREIDBR HAROLD ECKERT EZRA STROHM IH —Photos by Roshon * SAMUEL. SHERMAN JACK BTITELER CHARLES JOHNSON In the first Of a series of debates between high schools In Harrisburg and vicinity, held last night in the Technical High School auditorium, Central High students came off victorious. The winning team members are those pictured above. Reading from left to right, they are Homer Krelder, Harold Eckert and Eera Strohm. The Technical High team includes those in the lower row; reading from right to left, they are Samuel Sherman, Jack Stlteler and Charles Johnson. Central High School debaters won from the Technical High team last night after the subjec.t of "Prepared ness" had been threshed out for more than an hour by the six speakers rep resenting the two schools. The auditorium of the Technical High School where the debate was held was packed to its capacity when the meeting was called to order by Superintendent F. E. Downes. The presiding officer occupied the center of the rostrum, and on his left were grouped the Central speakers. They represented the affirmative side of the question, "Resolved, That International Peace Would Be Best Promoted by Extensive Warlike Preparations on the Part of All Na tions." The Central debaters included Homer Krelder, Harold Eckert and Miss Ruth Beatty, With Ezra Strohm as alternate. rector at Danville, was consecrated the second Bishop. He died July 25, 1898. Nine months later, Father John W. Shanahan was appointed bishop and was consecrated May 1, 1899. Father Hnssett Administrator Since the death of the late Bishop this morning. Mgr. M. M. Hassett has become the administrator of the diocese and will retain that, position until Pope Benedict names another Bishop. In the Harrisburg Diocese there are seven rectors which are irremovable and in the near future they will meet and select three names of priests who in their Judgment, could be raised to the bishopric. These names are se lected at a secret conference and in turn are presented to the bishops of the State. The bishops can then either approve the names or substi tute others. The names are then sent to Rome and Pope Benedict will ap point one of the three priests as the new bishop. Although funeral arrangements have not been completed, George H. Sourbler will have charge of the body. Mr. Sourbier, assisted his father in the burial of the first Bishop Shanahan and had charge of Bishop McGovern's funeral, also. The fn neral of Bishop Shanahan will bring THE TRUTH IS ALL RIGHT IF YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH IT :::::: : By BRIGGS " IT OUGHTA BE —TH& U/ORLD LOOK'S BRI«Ht 1 1 A CRIME To \UUHE»J YBOLRE PCCU»J6 * F RTR FEEC AS GOO© V OH THERFC- 13 P AS I "Do- I V "TN-/ \ 1 M<7CH \ OLD MR. K I IF Y \ SIC £<S«S I R * ' JJLE-O TH€" OTHER _ COOL© FMSHT //, /J' \ AROOUO- I'VE MSVIT IT WRUUV/G OF ~ T_FT / Y TBE — / 17HIWK « R~7 O<SRJ T UNDERSTAND | « | JVAAV AS ' K [ VOCTOK — —. — I COVWNJGI UOVXJN) UJITH J FEEL SO I \UPI 1 lia I R— —V I W TELLIKIG TH&Y / IH6 SRIP. I'UE " WOBBLY- | WAS ) ~ L <*« v/ ,RW \ 1 ME 1 OU6HTA _J3AF / AW *UJF<JC FINIC AM / J S WT ■ FLUU L. HAVE AM _ IHE -e,\j-z.-z.\tJG NO J TFTOI/TM-E RJ OW BUT I HEAJ) _ BHCK - I AGO V •-■» VWO ' J 7| ■ On the other side of the stage sat Jack Stiteler, William Watson and Samuel Sherman, the Tech debaters, while Charles Johnson acted as alter nate. They had the negative side. The Central delegation occupied the Walnut street side of the auditorium, while their opponents sat on the south side of the room. A repetition of school spirit, song and yells such as is seen on Thanksgiving Day, was much in evidence. Eight-minute Talks Each of the speakers was given eight minutes to discuss the subject. Honors went to Miss Ruth Beatty, of the Central team, the only girl who took part in the debate. School chums presented her with a bouquet of flow ers at the conclusion of her address. In addition to the debate, music was a pleasing feature of the evening. The combined orchestras of the two schools, under the direction of Profes many noted Catholio clergymen to Harrisburg and it Is anticipated that every one of the 100 Catholic priests of the diocese will be here. Then, too bishops from every part of Pennsyl vania and some dioceses in New York are expected, together with the arch bishops of the East. St. Patrick's Cathedral will be draped both inside and out arid mourning token will be found in every church in the Harris burg diocese. For the funeral, too, prominent Catholic educators are expected, for Bishop Shanahan, before coming to Harrisburg, was one of the best known Catholic educators in Pennsylvania. He was a director of education in the Philadelphia diocese and for a period he occupied a chair in the Overbrook Seminary. Before going to Phila delphia in 1878, he filled charges In Pottstown and Easton. Prayers Offered in Chapel of Holy Spirit For the Bereaved of Diocese James Henry Darlington, Episcopal | bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg ipon learning of the death of Bishop ' sor George W. Updegrove, played sev- I eral selections that helped to break j the suspense of the Intervening mo ! ments. I Choruses were rendered by the I Freshmen and Juniors of Tech under I the supervision of Professor A. M. i Lindsay, of the Tech faculty. Profes j sor E. G. Rose directed the Senior girls' chorus of Central. The decision of the judges was given |by Professor M. G. Filler. His col leagues were. Professor M. T. Sellers and Professor Fred Wing, all of whom are members of the Dickinson Col lege faculty. As a result of last night's contest, | Central will meet the winner of an j other county in the elimination con ! test until the two best high school I teams In the State have been selected, j These will compete at State College In I May for the final championship hon -1 ors of Pennsylvania. Shanahan this morning, forwarded a letter from the See House to the Telegraph which in part is as follows: "I regret very much to hear of the sudden death of Bishop Shanahan at an early hour this morning. I did not even know that he was ill at the present time. "Bishop Shanahan came to the Ro man Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg, on May 1, 1899, and I came to the Episcopal Diocese of Harrisburg on April 26, 1906, so he was seven years my senior in location here. "He was most genial and easy to be approached and the impress of his work will long remain in his diocose, which covered so large a part of Cen tral Pennsylvania. "He was a great organizer, and church builder, and his diocese grew rapidly under his care. "We will miss his kindly face and presence in our city and in my Chapel of the Holy Spirit, at morning service, to-day prayers were offered for the bereaved people of his diocese. "He was 'Pastor Bonus'. May he {.rest in peace and may Light Perpetual shine upon him." This Is the Birthday Anniversary of— - - <• | I m i I r * .AltfWr f' ijp '.^SBSHkL ; CHARLES J. DINELLI One of llarrisburg's oldest representa- ; 1 tives of the Sons of Italy. He was j72 years old to-day. "Charley" came 'to Harrisburg in 1871 and worked fori Angelo Possiponti, the peanut king, I who later returned to Italy a million j aire. Later he worked for "Poppy" | and Narcissus Russ. He was also cus todian of the police department under j Mayors John A. Fritehey and Vance C. , I McCormick. He Is now living a re | tired life. Win. Emenheiser, Newport Bank President, Dies Special to the Telegraph Newport, Pa., .Feb. 19.—William Emenheiser, prominent in financial and church circles, died unexpectedly yesterday afternoon at his residence in South Second street. Although Mr. Emenheiser had been sick for some weeks, yet liis death came as a sur prise to the community. He was born in York county 74 years ago and served in the Civil War for a period of three and one-half years. Shortly after the war, he moved to this place and opened up a tinshop and later went into the grocery business which he conducted most successfully. He has been a director of the First National Bank for many years, and its president for the past three. He has served in the council of St. Paul's 1 Lutheran Church and also in the bor ough council and the board of health. He is survived by his widow and Ills brothers, Adam, Albert and Benja min Kmenheiser, of Red Lion; George Emenheiser-, of Omaha, Neb., and a sister, Mrs. Amanda Wagner, of Union i Deposit. Burial will take place in I Newport Cemetery at a time not yet | decided. MRS. G. A. BOYKR BURIED Special to the Telegraph Elizabethville, Pa., Feb. 19.—To day the body of Mrs. George A. Boyer was brought here from Reading and buried in the old Stone Church Ceme tery. Mrs. Boyer was a sister of Ledru Bender and the Misses Persida j and Lizzie Bender, of Elizabethville, ' and for many years was a resident here. ' MRS. ANNIE S. MOTTER DIES Special to the Telegraph Hagerstown, Md., Feb. 19.—Mrs. ( Annie S. Motter, widow of the late i Joseph L. Motter, a banker of Wll ! llamsport, Md.. and sister of former Judge Edward Stake, of this city, died late Thursday night at the home of Mrs. Helen Worthington in Lancaster, Pa., aged ">3 years. She was a sister of Mayor William Stake, of Willlams ! port, Md. GROUND UNDER TRAIN Special to the Telegraph Hagerstown, Md., Feb. 19.—Allen Miller, living near Berkeley Springs, | was literally ground to pieces by fa 11- j lng under a freight train on the Bal timore and Ohio railroad at Hancock station. CLASS MEMBERS ENTERTAINED Special to the Telegraph Hummelstown, Pa., Feb. 19.—Mrs. George Fromm, chairman of Group Four of the Alpha Bible Class of the United Brethren Sunday' School, en tertained twenty-two members of the ; class at her home at a Valentine j party. Games were played and re freshments served. GRATZ RESIDENTS AFTER NEW ROADS IN UPPER DAUPHIN State Highway Commissioner Mav Be Invited to Ride < U Over Highways TO CIRCULATE PETITION Efforts Will Bo Made to Hold Big Meeting in Interest of Good Boads Special to the Telegraph Gratis. Pa., Feb. 19.—Residents of ' this section of Dauphin county are | very much wrought up over the con dition of the roads and plans will soon ; he under way for an organized effort to help bring about some improve* ments. Burgess Charles G. Shadle !• especially interested in the proposed j movement and it is understood that he will head a list of petitioners who will ask Robert J. Cunningham, State i Highway Commissioner, to make a personal visit to this section and see | the deplorable condition of the roads. Grata lies along the main road be tween Miliersburg and Ashland, the «xtreme ends of the Lykens Valley. Persons going from here to Millers burg must use this road and it is said (hat automobiles must run on low gear I going down a number of the hills. The closest railroad station is at Loyalton/a distance of six miles, and 1 the road to that town is said to be in worse condition than the road to Mil lersburg. This road joins the main, j or State, road from Elizabethville to Lykens, which also needs some re pairs. So it can readily be seen that | Gratz is not only without good railroad accommodations, but is also almost isolated by roads which in some places come near being Impassable. Many residents of Grata are com pelled to make almost daily trips to Loyalton and Lykens and the least that can be said is that they are ex periencing extreme difficulty in reach ing those towns. Efforts are being made to have all | of the autolsts and teamsters In Gratis ; and the surrounding towns, Lykens, Wiconisco and Williamstown, arrange for a big meeting to discuss plans for j urging upon the State Highway De ! partment the necessity of improving i road conditions In the upper end of Dauphin county. Miniature Auto Race Shown by Glob- Refining Company One of the moat, attractive accessory exhibits at the local auto show is that of Globe Refining Company, of Cleve land, Ohio. The center of their space is tnkejk up with an eight-foot miniature aut<W mobile race track on which is shown a race between three small automo biles, exact replicas of their life-size brothers in the adjoining stalls. George M. Pete, who has charge of the Globe exhfbit, said: "Wherever the Globe race track is shown, you'll usually find an interested throng sur rounding the booth. "Of course this feature Is merely to draw the crowds after which we try to show tbe numerous advantages of using Glove Carbonless White Seal Motor Oil." Huhn and Keystone Grease Again at Show The Keystone Lubricating' Company, who are exhibiting; at the auto show present a most interesting and high ly educational exhibit. A huge trans mission taken from a five-ton motor truck is shown in operation, in a bath of Keystone grease. It shows Just what takes place under that mysterious housing: and a big lesson in transmis sion lubrication is there for the motor truck owner. Edward C. Huhn, of Philadelphia, manager of automobile department Is in charge of the exhibit. To a Tele graph representative Mr. Huhn said: "The Keystone corporation has been In existance since 188). starting first as a little one-horse concern. At present we are turning' out our high-grade mineral greases at the rate of twentv thousand pounds daily." Whenever there Is an automobile show in Har risburg the familiar face of Mr. Huhn is usually in evidence. No other en gagements are permitted to •interfere with his Harrlsburg preference.
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