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First 1918 Models Grouped
at the Indianapolis Show
That the buying public Is interested ;
more than ever in motorcars was evl- j
denced by the success of the Indian- 1
apolis Auto Show held In connection
with the Indiana State Fair last ]
week. More than 100,000 visitors at- j
tended the automobile show. "Judg- |
lng from the large number of cars i
purchased by farmers It Is very evi
dent that they look upon the automo
bile as a necessary time saver and 1
all around helper. said George M.
Dickson, president of the National
Motor Car Corporation.
"The Indianapolis Auto Fall Show
is of special interest as it is the first
■how of the season where the 1918 j
models are shown. The new model 1
National twelve-cylinder cars were ]
the cause of much favorable com - j
ment. Auto owners have been un- I
usually quick to appreciate the ad-
Here's What You Get
For $5 per Month
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YOU get storage for one month —and our service facilities day
and night, in a new modern garage. You get service of At
lantic gas. You get service of eight different grades of oil.
You get service of five different grades of grease. You get service of
tires, tubes, blowout patches and inner liners. You get service of
automobile accessories. You get free air. You get use of wash
stand free. You get heat. You get phone service.
You get protection, which means that no one else will run your
car around when you leave it in our care.
We ask all automobile owners to come and see our garage and
see what comfort and service they get for ?5 per month.
Hoffman's Garage
SEVENTH AND CAMP STREETS
B. F. HOFFMAN, Prop. M. R. HOFFMAN, Mgr.
I WOOLWARE
A robe feels fine when driving these cool evenings, hence Our display of
Beckman Northern
Ohio Automobile Robes
The line is quite extensive and covers all requirements as to design and
I quality. Prices range from $4.00 to $20.00.
After October 1 this store will not be open on Sunday.
Myers' Accessory House
Cameron and Mulberry Streets
Harrisburg, Pa.
\ 7ELIE Sedan—closed again* the chill wind A
V of autumn or open to the sunshine of linger
ing summer—on the instant Speed and power
in abundance, on hills or levelsstraightawayy y
quick pickup and astonishing flexibility in traffic. *
Never has so much value been offered at $1735. L j
op y Other Velie body styles include 5 and 7 passenger
| Touring, 2 and 4 passenger Roadsters, Cabriolet,
IMA Coupe and Brougham. Prices from $1165 to $2300.
A VELIE-HARRISBURG COMPANY
Sixth Wid Heir Starts Harrisburjc, Pa.
- Willoughby, Manager. Bdj 271-J.
SATURDAY EVENING,
vantages of twelve-cylinder power.
The National twelve-cylinder motor
exerts Its power more In the nature
of a "pushing" than a pounding. To
each revolution of the motor there are
six small, strong power tmpulses
rather than two or three blows. This
constancy of power saves motor rack
and strain and lengthens the life of
the entire car. National twelve-cyl
inder oars are now In operation in
every State in the Union, and in
eleven foreign countries."
IOWA PASTOR AT LEMOYNE
Lemoyne. Sept. 22. The pulpit of
Trinity Lutheran Church will be oc
cupied to-morrow evening by the
Rev. Roy Moorhead, formerly pas
tor of the Reformed Church at Lone
Tree. lowa. The annual congrega
tional meeting of Trinity Lutheran
Church for the election of church
officers will be held immediately
after the morning service to-mor
row.
NO SHORTAGE
OF GASOLINE
Studebaker Dealer Believes
in Caution but Sees Noth
ing to Warrant Scarcity .
"There isn't another man in the
country more anxious to do Ills* 'bit'
and help Uncle Sam win this war
than myself," says P. Drlscol, dis
tributor of Studebaker cars in Har
rlsburg and vicinity, "but it does rile
me considerably to read and listen
to all this hysterical talk of gaso
line conservation. 'Conservation'
Deems to be the watchword of the
day now everything Is being
Hooverized. Surt, it's a good thing
to eliminate waste In our dally life —
it must be done if we are going to
win the war —but let's be sensible
about It.
"The suggestion that motor car
pleasure riding be discontinued t>r
j very largely curtailed, as a means of
conserving the gasoline supply, is
i as ill-advised as it is indefensible.
It comes from no source of author
i ity, nor does it carry the weight of
; conviction. It is wholly in line with
l the now discredited, untenable tend-
I ency to place motor cars in the class
|of luxuries that can be dispensed
with.
"But don't misunderstand me. I
I heartily agree that this is the time
Jof all times to use caution and
' moderation in all things. Careful
| use of gasoline most assuredly will
I tend to make available for war pur
-1 poses, a most certain, If not Inex
| hausttble supply. Rut there Is noth
i lng whatever In the present situation
I that warrants the belief that there
; will be a shortage of gasoline. The
' National Automobile Chamber of
| Commerce, an association of Undts-
I puted authority in all matters per
taining to the automobile, bears me
out In this assertion.
"Incalculable harm can be done
by creating a false impression in
this direction. The reasonable use
of a motor car is not an extrava
; gance in any sense of the word. It
I is a part of the sane, healthful out
door life of every community. To
eliminate the motor car from '.he
daily routine of the American family
•at this time would do more harm
! than good. When the situation be
j comes so strained, if it really doe 3,
I that larger conservation of gasoline
J is necessary we doubtless shall be so
1 advised by sources, the authority of
f which cannot be questioned."
i RELIEF CORPS DINNER
Mechanicsburg, Pa., Sept. 22. —In-
I stead of the annual picnic at Bcil.
' ing Springs Park, members of the
; Woman's Relief Corps gave a
! chicken dinner in the corps rooms.
On the committee were: Mrs. Mar
i garet Eberly. Mrs. M. Mullen, Mrs.
: W. Seifert and Mrs. James B. Shef
\ fer. After dinner the time was spent
j socially, while knitting for the sol
diers.
HARMSBtTRG TELEGRAPH
DEALER SHOWS
NEW MAXWELL
Latest Body, Hood and Cowl
Lines Give Car More
Graceful Appearance
The latest word tn automobiles In
Harrlsburg; Is the refined Maxwell
car for the 1918 season Just received
by the Mfller Auto Co., local Max
well dealers. B. F. Barker drove
the first one through last week from
Buffalo, having- come across the
lakes from Detroit. At Port Royal
Mr. Baker left It for exhibition at
tho fair. The result was a contract
of thirty cars Bold there before the
ca L^ vas oven seen at Harrisburg.
Ihe new model Is now being
demonstrated locally.
r,r^- eS ' des . several Important Im
provements which greatly enhance
manv i e Maxwell there arc
man> lesser refinements which add
TithV,? u a fu 8 me^ h anlcal perfection,
, re has b ®®n no fu.ida
™ assls. ° oln the on ® model
of l t n he th fram XWell u to " dny th ® °°P th
creased from m ® mbers has been in
three t0 six inches.
th I ? ethod ° f attaching
if K i the fram e by the use
°he horfv l3 hns I)een H™rdod and
tne °7 reste directly upon
tne frame Itself, which jrreat)v
lion" o'f thA tho car. Tho eiinuna
niad n ° is >' splash guards,
made possible by the change is an
predated by motorists. P
• J"® i w heelbase has been inc.easel
by half „ f„ ot thls senson n
also roomier. ,nche *- "***!
nJ^i l o°. ther im P rov ement is the com
penaatingr unrierslung: rear sminr
offprint b i \ h h MaxwelL Thls i-JPo
(fnth hJS h 5 Bame that hQ s rf
tten.nnnfo . ado Pted by many of
pncedcars 8 ° f the hi * hest
underslune whpclhnae - with the
us
W f'h "° ,n MnxWell cars UPe
J Here has been installed an !m
thc^a8 S I t in a J nCr Rnd sed "ent bulMn
An electric lock controls t'lr
mh U "npSle to
the n,nt, P ?° n nnd flv wh eel while
M".W r u n .'reaM?r;
er and a8 fl ner n p,pe a Ban ' mpr ° Ved
siWe'bv'lho o '." 1 " w, J ch ls ma<ie Pof"
sioie D> tne use of a Rtraifrht i•>
•\°r hßtt" Prs, which assures a bet-
battery rervice.
me T „ h ts. h'owever,''are "noV tlT'ont
r!vii feat T h r f 8 'h * he one model Max
<n. The body-hood and cowl
year. cxtremel - v graceful this
and rear aprons, slant
ing windshield, deeper and softer
upholstery, the improved quality of
trimming material, wider tunnin
boards and fenders all combine to
make one of the most attractive tars
e'er produced in its price class. The
gS-ttof wi ndshie'.d eliminates the
•jack: Mare G f lights frr.n the rear.
i lie staggard seat roadster with
lis roomy rear compvuioi;* the
'our door sed*.., the six prs
semrcr Btjllne. the .uxurlous coupe
an'] , , n ! weather tops on touring
and toadf-ter models are all in keen
ing • uey will not suffer bv com
parison with anything within SJOO
of theli prices
Prospective car owners are shew
ing considerable interest and en
thusiasm over the car now being
s°s X'jj.r.:**-•"
Drives 733 Miles in
Less Than 24 Hours
Coffeyville, Kansas, no longer will
look to the illustrious Walter John
son idol of a million baseball fans,
as its chief bid for fame Fred
Etchen, merchandiser of motorcars,
has just turned the trick that will
keep Coffeyville in the glare of tile
limelight for sometime to come.
Fred is the presiding genius of the
, 55", Company, distributors
of Studebaker cars for Coffeyville
and vicinity, and is so full of Stude
baker enthusiasm that he just bub
bles ox er when the name is mention
ed. The other day a friend made a
casual remark to him about th°
cross-country record of a certain
make of car. Fred, true to form
said it -had nothing on a Stude
baker, or words to that effect, and
forthwith bet the man SI,OOO that
he could drive his car to Denver be
fore the hands on his watch could
make a complete circuit. The wager
was accepted and the friend invited
to come along. Two other men were
asked to make the trip as official
timekeepers and observers.
Etchen is the possessor of what
ls said to be the handsomest auto
mobile in his part of the slate. The
"Canary Cupie" is a six-cylinder, 00-
horsepower Studebaker stock chassis
with a de luxe body—but not a spe
cial racing car. Painted a bright
canary yellow, it represents a most
distinctive appearance. This was the
car selected for the race against
time.
At 5 o'clock Sunday morning, Sep
tember 3, the party left Coffeyville
with Etchen at the wheel, going
through the Flint hills between Cof
feyville and Wichita, through the
sand roads to the west, up over th
Rocky mountains to Pueblo to Colo
rado Springs and Manitou, and
thence on to Denver, averaging bet
ter than thirty-two miles an hour,
arriving In Denver at 4.29 Monday
morntng.
For twenty-three hours and twen
ty-nine minutes of steady driving
practically taking meals and gas "on
the fly," Etch'en had remained stolid
ly at the wheel of his Studebaker,
piloting his car at express train
speed over all manner of road con
ditions and bringing it into Den
ver without mishap of any kind—
not even a puncture. Not once did
the car stop for mechanical or tire
trouble. Etchen not only won his
SI,OOO wager but he proved his faith
in Studebaker durability and de
pendability, and now has the distinc
tion of breaking all cross-country
stock car records for this distance.
A big road map and clock in the
Etchen Auto Company's salesroom
kept the Interested crowd back in
Coffeyville informed of the move
ments of the party. As the "Canary
Cupie" passed through a city the
time was wired back and a miniature
automobile moved on the map each
hour to mark the progress of the
speeding Studebaker.
NEW YORK CHOOSES
FIRESTONE GIANTS
A battery of twelve monster mo
tor-driven street flushers have been
purchased by the New York street
cleaning department. The machines,
with tank filled, weigh fifteen tons.
The tanks hold 1,800 gallons of wa
ter. Because of the great danger of
the heavy flushers skidding on the
wet pavement. It was necessary to
equip them with Firestone Giants,
fourteen Inches wide and forty Inch
es In diameter. These tires present
the greatest surface for traction and
are grooved to prevent skidding.
d?GjwtilandJtice
Copyright, 1917. Tb Tribune AssoclaUoa (Nr York. Tribune).
LINES OX PEACE
When I walk out by si frlen.dly lane,
By a path I know that Is fringed with green,
It is something to dream of a guarding peace
That hovers over the quiet scene.
But when, by a turn in the road beyond,
A rattlesnake lifts Its poisoned head.
The only peace 1 can dream of then
Is a rattlesnake that's dead.
HERZOG AND THE GIANTS
It can be figured almost a certainty that Charley Herzog will be ln tho
world series, and that he will be in shape to give his best, provided ho
takes a sufficient rest.
Herzog has always given his best to every club he has worked with. He
seven kilometres, which is as far as from June to October. There wasn't
oVe S. the gray J* host of a chance for another club.
The Giants' captain was in poor shape and had been playing for weeks
on his nerve. His health was badly run down, and the big mystery is Jut
why the Giants' management didn't insist upon his taking a rest to get into
proper shape for the championship. New York's world series record has
been spotted enough to call for every precaution. The Big Town has won
one out of four starts, which is nothing to rave about. With Herzog In
shape the Giants would be 30 per cent, better off for the main melee next
month. It would have been worse than foolish for him to continue play
ing or traveling in the shape he was.
Herzog has always given his bes to every club he has worked with. He
has always been one of the hardest hustlers on the field.
It would have been insane for him to have continued playing in such
poor physical shape, where his condition might have soon led to a serious
Illness.
THE EMINENT IM
An earnest fanatic writes in to know whether Heinle Zim shouldn't be
classed as the greatest third baseman baseball has produced.
Not with Jimmy Collins and Bill Bradley to be figured In the returns.
Heinie's infield play this season has been on tt par with the best. He
has been playing even as well as Jimmy Collins. But It must be remem
bered that Collins linked a number of great years together and that tho
old Boston star could always be found around .330 or .340.
There is still matter for debate this season as to whether or not Zim
has outclassed Heinie Groh. The two Helnies have undoubtedly led the
parade. Zim has produced a slight margin over Groh around third, but
the Red star has led his Giant rival at bat and In runs scored, which leaves
the argument still undecided.
WHY NOT?
Sir: The other day I played a mashie shot that stuck on the opposite
bank of a pond. 1 was unable to get assistance, so I got in a boat, rowed
up to the ball and, standing in the boat, played safely out. I was told this
was illegal. Why Is It? READER.
The boat might be ruled as an outside object, although it should be an
adjunct of a water hole. But what would prevent Annette Kellerman div
ing to the bottom of a pond and whipping a niblick shot to the green? Not
a thing but ten or twelve feet of water.
PROBABLY THE CIRCVS PAYROLL
There is war to the right of us,
War to the left of us,
War all around with its blighting;
But out of the swirl of things,
Say, w ho is Jess, Wlllard fighting?
J —L, L. H.
We thought we were missing something lately. After pondering for two
or three days we suddenly discovered the deficit. It was this—the old
September headlines —"Yale Fears Holy Cross" —"Stagg Fears Purdue."
: SN^=^=3Hiiiiii[iiiiiiiiN
| Both in the Same Carl
= = Several of the master build- 1 =
' 1 . # \ ers of motor cars have sue- J \
* Jf cceded in producing cars that A m 5= =
= # have an ideally soft smooth J %
rmm <# - * performance—by sacrificing m A \ =
#\ the more rugged virtues. .// , % ;
y\CjL N A few have produced cars M . f.f -
* V AVjt \ capable of prodigious feats of f, O ~
f-jSS ) power and of tremendous \ \
ll\ iS speed—by sacrificing the M
V, Via? g, \ I ;
; 'II § The Peerless Eighty Horse- % J !
= M power Eight has two separate 4 If
i \f( and distinct power ranges that fl \\\\o , =
* ■ M, combine both the gentle and M 000^' *
: % t|il the rugged virtues in one and 3.3 a
* % % the same car. # £ ;
I „ m m Let us demonstrate. M M s
In its loafing range % % J# t To utterly change the
; the Peerless Eight motor is %% jl Jif whole character of the =
= ideally soft, velvety % % /'] |4 ## Peerless Eight and have at ,=
smooth, and quick as a Jjj |% # f your command a car ready i ! =
flash in picking up. \\#| W\w W ' to vie with the best of those )*
I AU you would ask of a \ 1 !i carsthatarebuilt especially | ! =
motor in ordinary driving 1 ,| j\# for tremendous power and | -
: the Peerless performs with i || .-># speed, you have only to ; =
consummate grace and dis- °P cn y° ur throttle wider.
And in this range it op- on her "porting" range. _^j
erates on half rations — VUmIM A/■ * . .
using fuel so sparingly as tilll/P 01 !!^
to shame most sixes of less /# Peerless Eight ,
power—even many a four. \P^ ul y tcfcoirtend I
Eighty horsepower, yes POWER RANGE on even terms with any car '• I =
- |.
* Pnr Tmrrin/i C iln increase of $250 become* *
O OAllfl effective Oct. 15th.
m RoadsteJ T/f J VII f To the present price, I
- order now
* *
* /..(. Cleveland—Subject to change without notice ~
Until increase becomes effective. >i
; KEYSTONE MOTOR CAR CO., 57 to 103 S. Cameron St. , ;
; The Peerle Motor Cr Cornpany, Cleveland, Ohio *
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SEPTEMBERS, 19 V 7.
BOARD OF ELDERS ELECTED
New Cumberland. Sept. 22.—A
congregation meeting- was held on
Wednesday evening In the Church
of God at which time the following
board of elders was elected: George!
Ralr, F. B. Balr, John Stpe, William I
Koliler; deacons, John l,eaf, Walter
Bail*, Harry KJilmore, Edward
Fleisher. The pastor. HE v. J. H.
Helges. received the unanimous vote!
of the church of his return for an- I
other year. F. B. Balr was elected !
dolegate to the eldership at Altoona
next month.
7-passoiigcr Touring Car $1650 3-passenger Roadster .. $158,>
4-passcngcr Foursome .. *I7OO 7-passenger Sedan S2:;oo
All prices F. O. B. Detroit. Wire wheels $125 extra.
We rnnnnt Kunrnntee that these prices will not chnnic
The Rex Garage and Supply Co.
1917 N. Third St.
King Motor Car Company, Detroit. Michigan
FIRESTONE MOTORCYCLE
TIRES WIN RUN
Only four riders out of fifteen
1 startors finished 600-mile endurance
j run recently held by the Milwaukee
j Motorcycle Club. Three of the four
winners, the first, second and fourth,
were on Firestone tires. The event
was known as a military endurance
run and was held as a "Prepared*
i ness" test. The riders traveled over
| some of the toughest roads In the
I State of Wisconsin, between Milwau
kee and La Crosse, and took two
I days to make the trip.