SHOE FAMINE NOT
TO HIT THE ARMY
Capacity of One Available!
Rubber Factory Is 20,000
Pairs Per Day
"The United States Army or Navy
will not be affected by the shoe
famine which now prevails In Eu
ropean countries duo to the fact that
the requirements of the allied armies
are so great," said an official of one
of the large rubber companies of
Akron yesterday.
This statement was brought forth
by the publication of an announce
* meat from Rome, Italy, made by
John F. Stuoks, vice-president of
the American Chamber of Commerce
and General Manager of the Amer
ican Shoo Machinery Company, In
Italy, when he said: "A bare-footed
Europe Is not improbable If the war
continues. At the present time a
pair of heavy mountain shoes wiu
last a soldier about six weeks and
the soles and heels of these shoes
are even studded with hobnails to
Becure this service."
One of the officials of the 8., l<.
Goodrich Company, in commenting
further upon this article, said, ll
this government should adopt ruo
her footwear for its army and navy,
thereby securing not only an unlimit
ed supply as compared with the
leather shoe, longer service and
greater comfort to the men would be
assured at no greater cost than
leather equipment."
Continuing, he said: There are
few American people who have come
to realize the immense production
possibilities of tho modern rubber
boot and shoe factories. In this one
Goodrich plant alone we manufac
ture upwards of 20,000 pairs per day
or enough to equip a complete army
corps every working day. You may
call It foresight or preparedness or
anything you like, but at the very
beginning of this war, more than
two and a half years ago, we began
to build an organization, to enlarge
our factories for greater productions
and, In fact, add every facility that
would enable us to serve the greatest
demands the Government could
• make upon us and still not affect our
regular trade channels. In fact, our
offer of the entire Goodrich resources
to the Government some weeks ago
was made with this very thought in
mind and while we have not yet
been called upon, we desire to re
affirm this offer at this time and
stand ready and willing to cope with
almost any situation that may con
front us. This, we believe, is what
constitutes a real service to our
Government, for wo arc now capable
of equipping 1 tho present army of
the United States with rubber shoes
or boots within live ordinary work
ing days and still not neglect any of
our established trade."
It is unfair to the leather shoe to
draw a comparison between it and
the one made of rubber , for rubber
footwear has been proved to out
wear even the hob-nailed shoes and
heels of the leather shoe. It is pos
sible that what might be called a
'war emergency' will bring the Am
erican people to a full and complete
realization of the wearing qualities
of rubber. Their motor cars are
equipped with rubber tires, not
leather. Why, then, should rubber
footwear not become practical? An
answer to this will be found when
the extreme shortage of leather
built shoes will demand that those
made of rubber be adopted.
Lee Tires With Cohen's
* Sporting Goods Store
What is designated as an "Inflation
campaign" in the interest of a more
economical tire service for motorists
is being carried on by the Lee Tire
and Rubber Company, through its na
tional distributors. The object of the
campaign is to impress upon tire us
ers the fact that under-inflated tires
form the foundation of about the
most expensive form of locomotion
yet discovered.
Commenting on this educational
work Alexander Kassner. representa
tive of Colien's sporting goods depart
ment. local distributors of Lee tires,
lias this to say:
"If every man who drives a car
would keep his tires inflated to the
proper riding pressure seventy-flve
per cent, of the tire troubles which
beset motorists could be avoided. This
Is not the mere theory of one manu
facturer of pneumatic tires. It is
a fact borne out by repair shop rec
ords. Seventy-five per cent, of rll
tire troubles are directly due to In
sufficient inflation. The side walls are
the thinnest part of a pneumatic tire.
It is here that most of the bending
action takes place. If a tire is run
insufficiently inflated this kneading
and bending becomes violent, the tire
bending sharply every time it hits
an obstruction. If a tire Is kept
properly inflated the converse is true.
"You cannot hope to get long serv
ice out of a tire unless it is given
sufficient air to keep it round under
load. And no amount of kicking,
feeling or pounding on the outside of
the tire will tell you accurately what
the air-pressure is on the inside. The
only way to determine this is
through the use of a reliable air
pressure gauge. You cannot make a
better investment than to buy one and
use It frequently.
MESSKNGEIt HIT lIY AUTO
Miles a Western Union mes
senger boy was slightly injured last
evening when his bicycle collided
with the automobile of Dr. John P.
Kulp, 410 North Front street. Dr.
Kulp liurrled him into his machine
and took him to the hospital.
—the efficiency car.
More miles
Less gasoline—
More comfort—
Less weight—
E. W. Shank
107 MARKET ST.
Lawn Mowers
Ground
and put in good condition.
The Federal
Machine Shop
Court and Cranberry Sts.
Harrisburg, Pa.
SATURDAY EVEi^TG,
CITY EMPLOYE
STATUS IS GIVEN
Important Compensation De
cision Handed Down by State
Compensation Board
The State Compensation Board has
ruled In the claim of Minnio Rosen
zweig vs. the City of Pittsburgh that
lier husband was acting as an em
ploye of the city and she is entitled
for compensation for his death as the
result of an accident caused by a
flagpole striking him. Rosenzwelg
was a watchman employed at a city
reservoir and a flagpole was being
erected when he was asked to hold
a guyrope, which broke and' caused
an accident resulting In death. The
Board holds that while he was not
employed by the contractor for erect
ing the pole he was engaged in the
work of the city as It was on the
property he was to watch. Commis
sioner Scott directs compensation for
the widow.
In the Russell-Markle case from
Luzerne county the Board holds that
"the mere certificate of a physician
that an employe's disability has ter
minated or changed will not Justify
suspension of payments contrary to
the wish of the employe." In the
Dettniar appeal from Philadelphia the
Board, in an opinion by Commissioner
Leech, says that the Board will not be
led away from reasonable interpreta
tion by "over-nice objections and nar
row theories which were evidently
not in the mind of the legislator."
Chairman Mackey hands down an
opinion in the claim of Dayton vs.
Frank P. Miller Paper Company, In
which the compensation is terminated
on the day that the Injured man com
mitted a heinous offense for which
he went to prison for twelve years.
In the Buffettl-Philadelphla and'
Reading Coal and Iron Company claim
from Mt. Carmel It Is held that be
cause stepchildren were not mem
bers of a household of a man they
cannot claim compensation. The
Board says it Is of the opinion that
stepchildren are to be classed as
children it they are members of a
household.
Will Burn Lemoyne
Church Mortgage
Lemoyne, Pa., May 12. Special
services will mark the burning of
the mortgage on the United Evan
gelical .church parsonage, to-mor
row morning. The Rev. 11. T. Searle
will have charge of the ceremonies.
In connection with tho mortgage
burning Mother's Day will be ob
served. The Mother's class of tho
Sunday school will have charge of
the program. On the committee on
arrangements are: Mrs. W. E. Pef
fley, Mrs. Elmer Anderson and Mrs.
Jennlo Crowl. A new building fund
has been started with tho erection
of a new church in view In the near
future.
Mother's Day will also be observ
ed with special services in the Trin
ity Lutheran Church to-morrow
morning at 10 o'clock. A program
of music and addresses will be pre
sented.
The Rev. George B. Clay, of Ann
vllle, will preach at both morning
and evening services in the Calvary
United Brethren Church to-morrow.
The Rev. P. R. Koontz, the pastor
will preach at the First United
Brethren Church at York, In the ab
sence of the regular pastor, the Rev.
J. P. Koontz, who is attending the
national conference at Wichita, Kan.
*T* 1 Every minute wasted on the road by slow, Jl f
u3.V6 JL hree i ne ffi c i ent hauling and delivery costs you j
. w * * \>\* rea j m oney. Horses take from three to E
* V m C four times as long to cover the ground as [
HmirC Allf Af it will take you when you instSil Smith f
lIUUIO vUi VI Form-a-Trucks in your service. j
Vf Three to four miles an hour is the best horses an do
r4 ITAVW H All W 1 with a ton load. Smith Form-a-Truck replaces the [
JLJ Tvl J A UUI slow, time wasting walk of horses with a-speed of from ten j [
r ** to fourteen .miles an hour under every condition of work. If
miiff ' Uavaaa And b costs no more to buy a Smith Form-a-Truck j
VOH 1 I 10l 80S than it does to buy a good pair of horses equal to the t
* work of hauling a ton load. If your hauling or delivery |
Y m requires all-day service every working day of the year, |
Ml AHIT " 1' .VT * you must have at least two teams for every wagon.
Tl Ulll OV USing The sturdy, efficient, untiring Smith Form-a-Truck never [
* takes time out for rest, never has to lay off the job. It [
works steadily day in and day out, always maintaining F
its high speed, always moving its load quickly, easily, I
4MM| 4 YV arid at lower cost than any other form of service you I
Jk can buy.
Records of service obtained from overlO.OOO Smith Form-a-Truck [
ilAyHtM' | titers show a ton mile coit of less than 8 cent*. And the first F
•.wt Ml H.M.Hifli Smith Form-a-Truck ever sold has been in service four years, {
covered 20,000 miles and cost only $8 for repairs F
/h ■■■ Get a Smith Form-a-Truck, attach It to any Ford, Dodge Bros., E
Tk ■ ■ Overland, Buick. Chevrolet or Maxwell chassis and end your r
m ■ ■ excessive hauling and delivery costs.
Pat your hauling problems up to ua It doesn't cost yon a cent {
to learn just how much money we can pat back isto sour pocket |
F,Oi B, Chicago that you are new cutting into horsst - *
I CAMP CURTIN GARAGE,
7th and Camp Streets Bell 1093J
Local Man Installed
as Grand Commander
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HARRY M. ASKIN
Harry M. Askln, of Nazareth Com
mandery, No. 125, Knights of Malta,
was Installed , yesterday as Grand
Commander of Pennsylvania at the
last session of tlielr twenty-flfth an
niversary at Pittsburgh. The 1918
session will be held In Berwick, Co
lumbia county.
Other new officers Installed were:
Grand generalissimo, Warren J. Raf
fensberger, York; grand captain gen
eral, S. Raymond Snyder, Chambers
burg; grand prelatet Clinton S. Miller,
Mount Carmel; grand feoorder, John
H. Hoffman, Philadelphia, and grand
treasurer, Charlos W. Bassler, Sun
bury.
SAXON H
J " Where safety and strength
M demand weight this Saxon
AL"Six" has weight, though
b it is o£ the type known as
V V "light six." For instance, it
has a heavier channel steel
frame than any other car in
its price-class. Price is $935
f. o. b. Detroit.
Saxon Distributing Agency
1137 Mulberry St. L. H. Hagerling
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
WAR WILL AID
ROAD MAKING
Highways Must Be Prepared
For Transportation of Mu
nitions and Materials
War will boom the Good Roads
movement Instead of having a de
pressing effect on It, in the opinion
of S. M. Williams, sales manager of
the Garford Motor Truck Company,
and a nationally known Good Roads
enthusiast. Furthermore, the Good
Roads movement without
the Good Roads movement without
reference to war conditions, has
never been more encouraging than
at the present time, he points out.
With the country in a state of
war, tne road situation is most sig
nificant," says Mr. Williams. "The
highest state of war preparedness
cannot be achieved until our high
ways are in a fit state for motor ve
hicle transportation of great quanti
ties of munitions and materials
which must often be transported
long distances. It is certain that the
railroads alone cannot take care of
the situation. Therefore it is up to
the townships, counties, States and
nation to work harder and faster
than every or road improvement.
"Reports are coming in constant
ly of Important progress In highway
improvement in nearly every State.
The Minnesota Stato Highway Com
mission, for example, says that 51
of 86 counties in that State have al
ready drawn all of the State aid al
lotted In 1916. From 50 to 90 per
cent, of the cost of road making in
Minnesota is paid by the State and
from 10 to 50 per cent, by the coun
ties.
"In New York State, where mil
lions have been expended on road
improvement, it is said that it is now
possible for one to travel in auto
mobile three straight months with
out leaving improved roads.
"Michigan reports that at least
1,000 miles of State rewarded roads
are to be built by counties under the
county road system during 1917.
Much of this expenditure will be on
trunk line roads at State and inter
state Importance. With the new
road mileage constructed by town
ships, it Is reasonable to belteve that
a total of between 1,200 and 1,400
miles of improved roads will be
reached this year.
"The Good Roads movement has
taken a spurt In Kentucky where
Hardin county has demonstrated, to
the satisfaction of all, the enormous
profit in good road investments. Offi
cials of that county claim a $500,000
return on a $50,000 investment in
the 44 miles of Dixie Highway which
passes through the county.
"Of this $500,000 return, at least
$21,000 is traceable to new money
left in that district by tourists. There
were 21,000 cars, bearing license
tars of States other than Kentucky,
r .iich passed through there in seven
months after the Improvement of
the road. Figuring that each car
left a dollar in money in the county,
which is a very low estimate, the
$21,000 is obtained. Farm land in
Hardin county has Increased ap-
HUPMOBILE
Touring Cars With Elec
tric Lights and Starters
S4OO If
We Ilnve Given Up the Agency
Ensminger Motor Co.
Green and Cumberland Sts.
If we can not pleasa you when
it comes to the repairing and
refintshlng of your lamps, wind
shields, radiators, and other
brass and nickel plated fixtures
about your car, no one can.
We have the finest equipped
plant in Harrlsburg and vi
cinity for replating and refln
ishing of all metal work, also
gold, jewelry and silverware.
I AUTO STORAGE—
First class, fireproof garage,
open day and night. Rates
reasonable.
Auto Trans. Garage
• <2 W ' >ZJ
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Preponderance in Your Favor
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SOQC • /fit I
35 Horsepower
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Light Fours fhe more serious the purchase of interest of its depositors, large
llTdsZ'. '.'. '.wl a car is to your family, the more and small.
COUNTRY CM . . STTS you should consider The W ni ys . o verland is predicated
Overland. upon the need for cars of
Big Fours -j w <- •*. • beauty, comfort and conveni-
B Consider what a guarantee it is to cnce in addition to long-lived
TOWTNT ■'•**!>/ own a car backed by a company
, Couf .... sujo with $68,000,000 assets; with an y * # . ,
STIAN .... TI4JO army of workmen that would The average family can participate
populate a good sized city; with in the luxuries of motoring be
acres and acres of moderW fac- cause hundreds of thousands of |
Light Sixea . tories, and more than 4,000 other owners enable The Willys-
RZ'Z : :: dealers and branches. Overland Company to distribute
J'Sj Lou ft .... t'tfj and bring down costs.
** The magnitude of The Willys-Over- Such caf ag the Overland Big
land Company is due to its man- Four would never have been
Willy, six agement: due to the practical possible at such a price as $895
Touring . $1433
policy of utilizing prodigious had it not been for over 300,000
production as a means to higher similar overlanda which have -
quality and lower prices. already gQne intQ service#i
Willys-Knights The Willys-Overland Company Come in and see the Overland j
four cant"' . s'/" guards its obligation to the own- Big Four and the most compre-
TOWS,DA . NOSO crs G f j ts cars as seriously as a hensive line of motor cars ever
E%I TZTH?. conservative bank protects the built by any one producer.'
3 , The Overland-Harrisburg Co. I
All prices /• o. b* Toleds
Subject to change without notici Both Phones 212 NORTH SECOND ST* Open Evenings
proximately $lO an acre since the i
construction of the highway. There <
are 240 farms there, averaging 200
acres each, giving an increased value
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DODGE BROTHERS
CLOSED CAR
The Sedan has all the appearance of a solid unit, and yef
it is almost instantly convertible into an open car.
The windows drop and dissappear. Pillars detach fbr
disposal under the rear seat. ir
This leaves a free open side-space from the windshield to
the back of the car. * '
It will pay you to visit us and examine this car.
The gasoline consumption is unnsnally low.
The tire mileage is unusually high.
Sedan or Coupe, $1205
Touring Car or Roadster $835
Winter Touring Car or Roadster SIOOO
(All prices f. o. b. Detroit)
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KEYSTONEMOTORCARCO.
57 to 103 S. Cameron St.
Harrisburg, Pa. C. H. Barner, Mgr.
MAY 12,1917.
of S4BO. Hence the $500,000 return
on the $50,000 investment.
"The same situation can be found
in many other States, and it Is safe
to say that the whole oocmtry hai
at last awakened to the neetwrtty of
good roads and the profits denr4
thereby."
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