FRANKLIN CAR IN NEW TEST Run Far on One Gallon of Gasoline Under All Conditions One hundred and seventy-nine tele grams directed to the Franklin fac tory at Syracuse, all stating: how far a Franklin car traveled on a single of gasoline on Friday, July 13, up in the aggregate a complete RKI.I. 1MH—2330 UNITED Government Urges Patriotic Women Get the "carry habit" and help win the war. The Government of the United States asks the merchants through the Commercial Economy Board of the Council of National Defense, to co operate in saving men, money and gasoline for war purposes. The Gov ernment appeals to the women of the United States, as a patriotic duty, to aid by eliminat ing all unnecessary de liveries of purchases. The need of drivers, horses, vehicles and gas oline will be greater every month of the war from now on. The Govern ment to-day requests us to say we will save. To morrow it may need and it has the power to say you must save. Let All Co-operate —Carry as many par cels as you conveniently can. —Do not order goods sent C. O. D. unless an absolute necessity. —Make certain you are fully satisfied with your purchases, so as to avoid exchanges. Sale Wash Dresses All Smart, Beautifu $3.98, $5.98, $ Owing to the lateness of the manufacturing season we were able to purchase these handsome dresses greatly under price and assure you that they are the prettiest shown hereabouts this season. The Materials Are Voiles, Nets, Ging hams and Other Fashionable Fabrics We urge as many as possible to attend this sale early to-morrow and thereby benefit by the fresljness of the assortment. BOWMAN'S—Third Floor. Breakfast Sets A variety of models and materials to select from plain chanibray, percale and gingham. Clearance Price, T ONE-THIRD OFF REGULAR PRICES BOWMAN'S—Third Floor Bungalow Aprons On Sale at 10 A. M. Percale bungalow aprons in gray and blue stripes button back models with belt Clearance OQ Price BOWMAN'S—Third Floor ¥ FRIDAY EVENING story of present-day motorcar thrift that is national in its significance. These telegrams gave the report of the National Efficiency Demonstra tion, conducted by Franklin dealers in practically every section of the country, and recorded a grand aver age of 40.3 miles on a single gallon of gasoline. Most notable among the runs was the one at New Haven, Conn., where Cowles Tolman estab lished a new world's record for a stock car by running 82.8 miles on one gallon of gasoline. Detroit reg istered second, with a record of 71.8 miles: Akron, third, with 69,4 miles; and Meriden, Conn., fourth, with 69.3 miles. Eighty-six of the 179 entrants had individual averages of better than 40 miles. There were nineteen Frank lin cars which did between BO and 61 miles on a gallon, and even such an Women's Coats Plaid and check coats for sports wear motoring or cool evenings. Stylish coats, but a limited number. Clearance $1.98 Price BOWMAN'S—Third Floor Notions Shell combs in 15c plain styles Casque combs, set 15c. with stones Pearl buttons, 7c card Red, white and blue emblems, 7c and 12c at Fancy ribbon garters, pr., 15c,35c, 59c Palm leaf fans, lA r 4s; 3 for Darning socklets, 3 for AOC Machine oil, large 10 r bottle A * l ' Mending tissue . ... 4c Collar stays . . 4c Kid curlers, 15c and Parisian hair wav- 1 Op ers, 70 and BOWMAN'S —Main Floor Women's Shoes Women's white canvas outing oxfords with white rubber soles and one-inch solid rubber heels. Clear ance Price, $1.25 pair Women's white duck sport shoes, welt soles of white rubber and one-inch solid white rubber heels. Clearance $2.50 Price pair Women's white canvas lace shoes, white enameled soles and heels high or low. Clearance <t 0Q Price, pair * Women's white buckskin or kidskin lace boots, high grade welts ar.d turns. Clearance $4.90 Price Children's white canvas- Mary Janes and button shoes. Clearance, Prices pr., Mason's white pol ish, bottle BOWMAN'S—Main Floor Jewelry Bronze finish <£o clock ipo.oy Fancy bar pins, CQ_ 490 and OI7C Silver plated "I CQ bread trays .... New Radolite <fcl /;q clocks ipi.Oy Sterling silver OCkn shield rings Gold rings, set 1Q with colored stones, Sterling silver rings, set with large colored OQ _ stones CtiJQ Cameo pins, large 69c BOWMAN'S—Main Floor unusual mileage as 60 was exceeded by six dealers. The manner in which the demon stration was conducted conformed essentially to the accepted rules for economy runs. By setting aside a cer tain day on which to make the test, it was possible to get weather condi tions that struck an average for the entire country. As it happened, dur ing the day many points in the Mid dle West and along the Atlantic Coast had rain and wet roads to contend with, while on the Rocky Mountains, in the greater part of the Mississippi Valley and in some of the Southern Atlantic states, high winds were prev alent most of the time. In order to offset any advantage of wind or grade, it was required that cars dou ble back over the same course trav eled in the outward trip, and in so doing it was planned to have the run terminate as nearly as possible i Now For a Rousing Saturday-~the Wind-up Day of the Pre-Inventory Clearance Sale ■ ■ ■ I i - I. - ■ ,""T, t *!■' ■■■■ ■ 1 . II I For Saturday we have exerted undue influence to sally forth with more intensified values than ever. Heaps of clear-away specials—every department repre sented; the whole store is taking its summer airing—clear ing away summer merchandise—surplus stocks—odds and ends—remnants—accumulations of ends of lines, etc., etc. Come to-morrow and get your full share—it's a record value presentation of economical features. Below is listed added for to-morrow—these in addition to hundreds of others already mentioned Curtain —, Materials, etc. Marquisette in white and ecru —50 inches wide. Clear ance Price, 35c ! Genuine tapestry couch covers, full size beauti ful patterns. Clearance a P n r d"!'.. **: 5 ° $3.50 Striped linene—so inches wide for slip and couch covers. Clearance CAs* Price, yard Sunfast material 50 in ches wide, in plain blue, green, rose, mulberry and brown. Clearance Price, yard Cretonne in large and small figures —36 inches wide. Clearance 1 C Price, yard Remnants of marquisette, scrim, sunfast, cretonne desirable lengths, at HALF PRICE. BOWMAN'S—Second Floor Children's Dresses Sample dresses for girls in size 8 only made of plaid and striped ginghams, middy style of white Jean — pockets and belts some hand embroidered. g£T nce $1.50 Children's dresses of plaid and striped ginghams, short waist model, trimmed in plain contrasting colors 2to 6-year sizes. A.C\r Clearance Price ... BOWMAN'S—Second Floor Dress Goods 36-inch black and white striped sateen. Clearance Price 9Kr yard £,OC 32-inch white Venetian with black stripe and polka dot. Clearance CC _ Price, yard . vOC 24-inch silk mixed pop plins, light colors only. Clearance Price, 3 BOWMAN'S—Main Floor Corset Covers Corset covers, made of fine lingerie cloth, lace and embroidery trimmed —sizes 36 to 44. Clearance OQ_ Price A.UC BOWMAN'S—Third Floor HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH I at the >ame point as that from which the start was made. All preparations, such as measuring I the one gallon of commercial gaso * line, inspection of the separate gaso ■ line container and connections, tak , ing readings of the speedometer and . checking the car to see that it con s formed to the standard type, were ■ conducted by two official observers. . Before the start of the tst, the en t gine was run until all the gasoline I in the carburetor was exhausted, , after which the single gallon supply I for the test was added. This latter i operation was one that in many oc ■ caslons called for a word of caution i for the participants, to avoid spilling • even a fow drops, for, as the driver ■ might remark, "it only takes a drop ■ or so to mean several hundred feet i for us." Each car was accompanied > on its trip by both observers, who ! at the conclusion made affidavit to &owma4& HARRISBURG, FRIDAY, JULY 27, lUI7, Women's Summe The assortment comprises beautiful dresses of the summer's most popular fabrics'— Taffeta Georgette Crepe Foulards Net Crepe de Chine Voilt All of the best colors and color combinations, includ ing flesh, white, gray, lavender, navy, black and figured effects. Sizes and styles to suit every figure. Clearance Price, 5j?16.00. BOWMAN'S—Third Floor. Silks Wash Fabrics 32 and 36-inch plain and Silk and cotton crepes fancy Khaki Kool, tricotine 36 inches wide white and tussah. Clearance ground with colored stripes. J*? $ 1.00 r d rancc Plico ; ...,39c 36-inch white, navy and 36 and 38-inch voiles, in black Italian messaline. the season's best styles. Clearance <£ ICO Clearance Price, 2®sc Price, yard 1 yard 36-inch white, pink and Fancy suitings tan and light blue wash satin. white grounds —36 inches Clearance Price, CA wide. Clearance IQ. yard ' Price, yard j 40-inch crepe de chine Plain Gabardine and Bed best colors to select from. ford cords. 36 inches wide. Clearance Price, <£l OQ Clearance Price, O yard * yard BOWMAN'S—Main Floor BOWMAN'S—Ma.In Floor Clean-up Sale of Women's Washable Skirts Offering Remarkable Values at 46c, 69c, $1.09 to $3.98 Here most desirable modelsin rep, poplin, and gabar dine. No woman's wardrobe is complete without several of these useful, handy and comfortable garments. Buy now at the lowered prices BOWMAN'S—Third Floor. Crepe and Corsets Embroiderv ° dd lot of corscts in ex ' Lmoruiucry cellent models, limited num ber and broken sizes to Dansant ruffling, made of dogc out Clear _ „ net 12 inches wide 3 and ance Price 4 ruffles to the flounce. BOWMAN-S— Third Floor Clearance Price, 25c Allover embroidery, 22 in- Taffeta Skirts ches wide - openwork pat- Skirts of taffeta an<J qs terns. Clearance 25c de Londre in plaids and Price yard stripes plain shirred or Georgette crepe in all plaited waist lines with the leading shades. Clear- be | t _ i arge patch poc i- cts Zl FHce : sl-58 $4.95 BOWMAN'S—Main Floor BOWMAN'S—Third Floor the correctness of the result. No professional contest drivers took part in the demonstration. Realizing the wide public Interest In the efficient operation of motor cars at this time, Franklin dealers settled on this gasoline mileage test for the purpose of establishing a standard by which the efficiency, or thrift, of the Franklin car can be gauged. The chief aim of the Frank lin demonstration is to furnish a sim ple and equitable basis of comparison between one car and another, inas much as the procedure of the test can readily be followed in all cases, what ever the type of car. Scientific men very generally accept gasoline econ omy as 8 measure of motorcar effi ciency, on the. pi-yiclple that anything that affects Pie proper running of a car eventually shows up in gasoline consumption. It has long been the belief of Franklin engineers that the gasoline tank not only reveals fuel economy, but that It can be taken as the measure of operating cost in gen eral, as well as the lasting qualities of the car. When the tljiie for the Franklin demonstration, Friday, July 13, was announced, many people pointed to the ill omens which this combination of day and date bore out; yet, judg ing from the results, the evidence is all against any "hoodoo" power;, being exerted against the Franklin records. On the contrary, the figure "13" has always been a mark of good fortune to the Franklin In the many demon strations in which it has participated, even back as far as the llrst Olidden Tours and the early economy runs, when "13" was always the chosen number of the winning Franklin en trant. Similar demonstrations of Franklin efficiency and thrift were conducted Housefurnishings and China Auto-Vacuum freezer freezes ice cream in 30 min utes without any tiresome turning just fill it ac cording to directions and set it aside. Six dish size, $2.50; twelve <£o EA dish size Aluminum percolating coffee pot fancy shape with black ebonized wood handle 2-quart capacity. Clearance $1.49 Domestic, made shopping baskets, of colored braided straw and white splint, with strong handle medi um and large sizes. Clearance Price ... Aladdin aluminum cook ing kettle, deep style with lock bail handle and alumi num cover 4-qt. capacity. Clearance 89 C Price Sanitary combination ice sets, consisting of ice shav er, pick and ice tongs made of nickel plated steel. Clearance Price, 39c i Japanese flower vases, as sorted shades and decor ations. Clearance OQ/ Price Patriotic novelty a sculptured statuette of Uncle Sam have one in your home keep one on QO your desk JJOC Blown glass table tumb lers daisy cutting. Clear r,or Pri . cc : SI.OO nOWMAN'S— Basement White Dress Fabrics White lawn 4O inches wide extra good quality. Clearance 1 0// 9r , Price, yard ' White checked voile—36 inches wide. Clear- IC. ancc Price, yard ... Fancy voiles in stripes and checks. Clear- 1 C ance Price, yard ... BOWMAN'S—Second Floor JULY 27, 1917. I in 1914 and 1915, in which the respec tive national averages were 32.8 miles per gallon for ninety-four cars, and 32.1 miles for 137 cars. This year, at practically all points participating: m previous tests, former averages were exceeded by Series 9 Franklin cars by 20 to 2 sper cent. Chevrolet Makes Record in Long Road Run Among: the special performances of motor cars, reported from the west, the Chevrolet 490 road run record from Portland to Eugene, Oregon, covering 132 peedometer miles, in 3 hours, 4S minutes, is one. of the most interesting. The car was equippod with Goodyear 31x4 tires | all around, and not a moment was 1 lost on their account. The real speed Store Opens- Toilet GooJ : ========= Styptic pencils .... 7c Saturday at 9A. M. Menthol inhalers . . 7c Closes at 9 P. M. Lazell toilet — water Other days during July Vanity handker and August the hours are cnieis ...... ...... 8.30 A. M. to 5 P. M.; Almond meal ... 19( . excepting Thursdays Usola cold cream, 11- when the store will close 1 1 C at 12 noon for the sum- Cold cream, y 2 -\b. OQ_ mer half holidays. can BOWMAN'S—Main Floor 1 ——i , The Bowman August Sale of Fine Furniture Will Be Inaugurated on Wednesday Morning, August Ist A thoroughly well-regulated event, planned months in advance. It Will Be Greater Our August Sale of Furniture will not be a clearing sale of old stocks or odds and ends; but choicest pieces, repre senting liberal purchases of new, high-grade furniture, from the foremost American designers, including leading Grand Rapids makes; in fact, there is no better furniture made than will be offered in this sale. To-morrow, Monday and Tuesday Will Be Courtesy Days When prospective purchasers may visit the furniture de partment, look through the stock, note the prices—and they ire privileged to make selections from the sale furniture at the August Sale prices the furniture to be held for them until August Ist. • - Wrist Watches For the Soldier Can tell time at night as well as by day Kitchener and* 53 "* 4 ' 00 $5.00 Other good watches for men at SI.OO, $1.50 S SO $3.50 Men's watches, 20-year guaranteed, $15.00 at BOWMAN'S—Main Floor Women's Wrist Watches Fully guaranteed for 20 years at 911.50, $12.50 and $15.00. BOWMAN'S—Main Floor I Ribbons Satin ribbons in 7 and 8- inch widths —beautiful pat terns in light and dark shades suitable for bags. Clearance Price, OC yard 00 C BOWMAN'S—Main Floor of the run is appreciated best when compared with the schedule of the "Shasta Limited," between the two cities, which the little Chevrolet bet tered by three minutes. EDUCATIONAL School of Commerce Troup Building, 15 S. Market Square Noted for thorough training in Business and Stenography. Wonder ful demand for Bookkeepers and Stenographers. CIVIL/ SERVICE COTTHSE Be Patriotic —Save Time—Begin Now School Open All Summer OCR OFFER Right Training by Specialists and High-Grude Posi tions. You take a Business Course but Once. Tlio BEST is What You Want. 1 Bell 485 Cumberland 4303 FOUNDED 1871 | Towels and Toweling Huck towels, size 15x27 inches. Clearance lA* Price Turkish towels, size 18x32 inches. Clearance in. Price lUC Bleached toweling, twill ed. Clearance Price, yard **** BOWMAN'S—Second Fftjor Bed Spreads Crochet bed spreads, hem med size 70x84 inches. Limited quantity. ££ e ran " SI.OO Crochet bed spreads, size 72x84 inches hemmed. Clearance $1.25 BOWMAN'S—Second Floor Maline Ruffs j In brown, black, navy and black and white combina tion. Clearance OK Price ADC (Small Quantity.) BOWMAN'S—Main Floor ' ' • - - • ,1 3
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