SIX DAYS IN A WELL Frightful Experience of Two Men on a Lonely Ranch in Oregon Burns, Ore.—Six days in a well, withorft food and water and suffering severe injuries was the experience that befell two young men, William Carroll, aged twenty-four, and Rob ert Koontz, aged thirty-two, at Car roll's home, 80 miles from Burns, Ore. On the homestead was an old well about 80 feet deep. Carroll de cided to clear it out and drive the shaft still deeper and had engaged Koontz to carry out the work.* Car roll himself arranged to assist his workman, as it was necessary to do some blasting The work was well under way when Carroll went down the rope ladder to help. Koontz prepare a blast. Ho had not descended more than a dozen feet when the ropes parted. made a frantic clutch at the rough, uneven wall, but failed to secure any hold and fell a distance of nearly 70 feet, fractur ing both legs just above the ankle. Helpless In Bottom of Well Carroll lay at the bottom of the pit, unable to move and in great pain. His companion attended to the injuries as best he could, binding up Carroll's feet and legs with bandages taken from his sliirt. It quickly dawned upon Koontz that their posi tion was a critical one, the walls of tho well being almost perpendicular for a distance of 80 feet. Further more, the chance of rescue from a passerby was remote, for the valley was very sparsely inhabited and few people passed along the road, a half mile distant. There was nothing to do but at tempt to scale the steep wall, and without delay Koontz started to do so. lie went up about eight feet, then his feet slipped and he fell with a thud to the hard bottom, Tiipe after time Koontz tried to scale the walL lie dug into the clay with his feet and made handlioles in the wail above, gradually working higher and higher. But fate was against him. A mass of clay sud denly gave way when he had reached a point that meant si cess was in sight. He fell, and as he did, gain ed momentum so rapidly that he struck the bottom with terrific force. His injuries were so severe that he was unablo to get up. For two days the unfortunate men, lying side by side at the bottom of the shaft, suffered intensely from lack of water and food. They managed to sleep, despite their crumpled po sition, but finally began to feel the effects of the damp and cold. Another Attempt at liberty Made desperate by their condition, Koontz, half delirious from pain and hunger, made one more frantic at tempt to reaoh the top. Gradually he dug his way, niche by niche, to within 12 feet of the pit's mouth, but could go no further. He clun"; to the wall for many minutes and was just on the point of giving up and dropping to the bottom when he heard the rattle of wagon wheels on the frozen -ground above. He shouted as hard as he could and Car roll, at the bottom of the well, join ed in. Ben Weaver, a teamster, stopped hi horses, ran to the well and peer ed down. He saw Koontz clinging desperately to the side. Without a moment's delay he had attached fresh ropes to the windlass and in a short time both men were on the surface. Here the plucky Koontz, despite his injut.es, mounted a horse And rode eight miles to telephone for a doctor. It was found necessary to amputate both Carrol's legs just be low the knee, and this was done some days later. Kooptz, however, quickly recovered and soon was able to return to work. AMERICAN BL\ $1485 An "American" Chevrolet For Americans Designed, Built and 0. K. 'd by Louis Chevrolet Never Before Have 120 Points of Perfection Been Combined in One Car at a Moderate Price A Personal Word From the Creator HOLDS TIIE ROAD COMFORT "In the AMERICAN SIX we -have o bal- "In the AMERICAN SIX wo nhmint^u. anced the chassis that each wheel has with- It to you. The contributing factors are the ..s!nf ew P ol ' n dß, the same burden. perfect distribution of weight the low center The result is remarkable traction and of gravity. the self-snubbing quality of the practically the elimination of side sway. long semi-ellptlc springs anf the lone wheel She holds <hc road. base. The cushions havS the rlghf pitch- ErOKDWirn iV? 1 ? 1 ® leß room both front and rear, means ECONOMICAL, that no matter how long the trip, passengers "The upkeep on the AMERICAN SIX Is will never complain of cramped position • moderate because of live fundamental things: 1. 14 to 17 miles to thef gallon of gas; • \_ II 2. Light weight (about a thousand pounds less); . , 3. Weight hung close to the ground, The AMERICAN SIX has my O. K." eliminating wear and tear from road shocks; 4. A scientific distribution of weight which eliminates all "drag;" 5. Standard units, made of the best ma- _ . terials. Built to last. ¥ • f -m g "The AMERICAN SIX Is not a one.season / Dl 77 Q I fl Pi f tTk I£>T car. It is built to give long-time service. M-d\J H !0 V/11-l/K /LJ Lty L |H Vibration, the greatest single enemy to long life, is cut down to the minimum by the small bore, long stroke motor. The car 'is not 111 over-powered she will not rack herself to pieces. But vou have ample power more than enough—for all .ordinary needs, , Harrisburg American Sales Company 203 South 17th Street 1 WEDNESDAY EVENING, THOSE A UTOMOBILE SMILE AND SMI Big Crowds of Interested Spectators at Annual Show Indicate Big Season; Busy Salesmen On tho way to the auto show last evening h Telegraph reporter passed two women in deep mourning. One spoke to the other, "Are you going to the house?" "No," said the second woman, "I'm going to the auto show to forget my troubles." Whether it was trouble or merely an endeavor to forget the anxieties of war times, or whether it was the fact that every amusement place in the city was, closed last night, the crowds In the big Emerson-Brantingham building, Tenth and Market streets, were larger than ever before. At least J. Clyde Myton, manager of the show, says so, and he ought to know. Upstairs in the big display rooms, people wer& thronging past the var ious booths. In front of the booth of the Standard Auto Supplies Com pany a number of people were standing watching a big demonstra , tion of Lubriko grease on an auto- I bile engine. The sticky yellow 1 grease covered the mechanism and resembled a confectioner's demon stration of candymaking. "Mamma," piped one little tot, "is that the way they make butterscotch?" Happiest Man in Town L. H. Hagerling sells the Hudson and Saxon cars. lie is the happiest man at the show. The reason? He has confidence in his cars, "the bept ever." One good feature-of the Hud son is the "bevel edge" body. "No rain can come inside, and no water remains on the body to rot or rust anything," Is the way Hagerling be gins his description of the car. "It tools us a year to choose a good truck and now we have It. Our new line is the Stewart truck," he eulogizes as he shows the big new Stewart truck which forms an addition to the cata log of his firm. How many times have you seen the letter "H?" After you walk to the Hupmobile booth, you'll , think of that automobile every time you see the letter hereafter. Tastefully work ed on pillows and covers, in blue and white, its forms an attractive background in a cosy little restroom at the side of the new Hupmobile models. It was through the thought fulness of R. J. Church, manager for Harrisburg, of the Holmes Philadel phia district, that this room was provided. New Six a Beauty The new Reo Six is a beauty, even though it is stripped of its dressings, j If you don't believe this, go up to' the Reo display and ask George Mc- Farland to show you the Reo chassis. He'll start the motor a-whirring and you'll see the little lights flashing up everywhere throughout the mechan ism, showing every minute and large detail of the workings of the motor. The hum of the engine makes you long for a trip in this beautiful new car. That same longing has made many people ask George for an or der blank and a fountain pen. "Wrap me up a half dozen and send 'em home," joked a purchaser as he stood before a certain well known automobile. Gentle reader can you guess the name of the master piece, which has been found on so many roads and byways that it has been dubbed "The Universal Car." "Universal? I should say so," said one of the jovial salesmen. "That little boat pushes her way up the Himalayas and down into the depths of the Nevada copper mines. Se riously, she's the greatest little boat that's been put on the market" Some odd millions of Ford owners back up his statement. It seems, too, as though every Ford owner in Harris burg is inspecting the luxurious new models, and from the number of times the salesmen fill their fountain pens, there must be a big business in that neck of the woods. When you're bewildered by the maze of details of carburetors, igni tion and steamerllne bodies, drop around to the Atlantic Refining Com pany's booth, and get your bearings oiled. Oils and greases of every kind and description with .which a loving motorist might pamper hlB machine, stand on display "We're the patriotic folks, too," explained pi- E. Rimer and T. E. Wagner, the two genial salesmen who are in charge of tho booth: "We show the rest of 'em where to get off." Red, jwhite and blue is seen everywhere. "You re porters need pencils, don't you?" i asked Rimer as he looked at the Telegraph man. "Well, here go write a good word about Polarine," he continued, handing a nice, lonfc pen cil with a soft lead. (Special em phasis on the soft, because advertis ing pencils are usually not good.) Can't Fill Orders L. W. Mohn was wearing a look of deep gloom when a crowd of tour ists found him by the side of the Crow-Elkhart. "What's the matter," he shouted. "Man, I can't get cars fast enough to fill my orders. That's what the trouble is." He up when ho remembered that McAdoo is in charge of the railroads and the things are going to speed along again. "Yes, but tell me, how's the factory to turn 'em out fast enough for me. I've got my hands full now," he continued. There's smwll wonder that everyone likes the new Crow- Elkhart. If the Telegrapn reporter had the long greenß, he'd set in the waiting line himself. Truck buyers find the D-B truck driven from New. York by Mr, Monn last week, one of the best trucks on the market. He has interesting tales to" recite about his trip without an accident or a sign of any sort of trouble. The Cleveland Caterpiyar Tractor, sold by the Harrlsburg Auto Com pany, is designed in the same man ner as the British tanks. George Mc- Farland knows all about them. He shows, in a clear, concise way, just how they are better than any other. Every cloud has a silver lining. C. C. Crispen says that while the weath er is not to his liking, tho prospects for a big sale of Cadillacs during the coming season, makes him very happy. "What's the use of worryln'; It never was worth while." he sings with a blithe • nllo. If a poet were to co ao up to view tho new Overland, he'd call It a "symphony." It is more than a mere symphony! It is a call to tho open road, to the fresh, green country: to tho land of flowerß, of low prices and contentment. The new Overland calls the weary city dweller back to the land and back to the country for a breath of heaven's own fresh, pure .-tie. if Walt Whitman had seen it. he should have added a leaf to his "Leaves of Grass," telling of the Willys-Overland masterpiece. Can you blame every member of the salesforce of the Overland Harris burg Company for wearing a pleasant grin all the while? Their car literal ly sells itself. "The most beautiful car in Ameri ca," is saying a whole lot. If you think that trade slogan is exaggerat ed, just ask E. L. Cowden to show you the Paige, and you'll say with almost everyone else, that It certain ly is the most beautiful car yet of fered. Power and beauty combined. Irresistible? Look at the pile of signed orders, and you'll say so. If you can withstand the tempta tions of listening to Updegrrove's or chestra playing several tempting waltzes, you'll find H. F. Willoughby on the first floor, ready to show you the Velie. It is truly a remarkable car. But your attention Is centered on the salesman. Perhaps if you be come intimate he will tell you the story of his latest miraculous experi ences! He's had many of them, and one of them is when he crashed Into a street car and a coal wagon, or something to that effect He's a good scout, for a' that, and he is willing to prove that the Velie beats th'em all. HARRISBTJRG flfujiffll TELEGRAPH The Auto Car Motor Truck The Adams Express Company I " I owns and opiates more than 550 I iLik. M _ _ - tin- Baldwin •*, ,las dependable motor trucks for delivery use The Autocar Tor generl hauling I ■ li -i.it-*. their plants. | and genera! hauling has the decided ad by more than 6,000 business houses in life sturdy in construction that it stands up year in and year out in the hardest "kind of Wilson & Company uses a lars?e 1 fleet of Autocars at tlieir different I branch houses. 1 -■ - - --- i n Harrisburg the Eureka Wagon Works stand ready to render complete after-sale I service to Autocar users. We carry in stock 1 r ' r "" S. S. Plereo Company use 20 I Autocars in their retail and wiiole- I sale grocery deliveries. I ' Eureka Wagon Works John Wana maker has a fleet of I ' • ■ 110 Autocars. I • , JANUARY 30, WIS. 11
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