LOCAL MOTORISTS
CAN SAVEON TIRES
1718 Should Be. an Econom
ical Year in Many
Ways
It's up to Harrisburg motorists to
save fully $70,000 on their 1918 tire
bill simply by being more cautious
in the care of tires, and not scrap
them until they have delivered their
full quota of mileage. This state
ment was made by George W. My
ers, of Myers Accessory House.
"On June first there were 3,500
automobiles registered in Harrisburg;
representing 14,000 tires. From I
close observation locally I can safe- <
ly say that the' average needless ex
penditure by motorists per tire Is'
very cicbe to $5," said Mr. Myers.'
"This waste can be avoided by car|
owners heeding the following tire!
v'&iV ~iies" Never run on under-1
fiated tires; see t.'iat you front wheels j
are properly aliened; make certain
that both brakes take hold simul-|
taneously; do not run in.car tracks,
or ruts; do not allow your rims to
get rusty; and examine your tires
regularly for small cuts and bruises
which should be repaired before they
become larger with wear and cause
serious damage.
"We owe it to ourselves and to our
country during this time when all
patriotic citizens are conserving ne
cessities," continued Mr. Myers, "to
constantly avoid unnecessary tire ex
pense. And tires and cars are a ne
cessity. Loss of your car for even
a day or so quickly convinces you its
absolute necessity as a means of
transportation. Then, why neglect
and ignore your tires?
"There's another Important factor
car owners must not overlook," de
clared Mr. Myers. "The scarcity of
ships has greatly hampered tire
manufacturers from getting rubber
from the East Indian Islands and
South America. In fact, rubber im
portation has been cut down by the
government to just half the amount
brought into this country last year.
The great demands of the govern
mentment for cotton to be used for
war supplies has curtailed the avail-1
able supply of long staple cotton used j
in tire fabric. England has decided.
that she needs all of the Egyptian
cotton.
"While there Is no visible signs of
a tire shortage we can never tell
what the war will bring forth. As a
precaution motorists should con
serve their tires and buy wisely. We
find that many of the tires consigned
to the scrap heap are good for from
500 to 2,000 more miles.
"Even with materials and labor
constantly mounting in cost, very few
people realize that tire prices to-day
are nearly half again lower than
In 1910," said Mr. Myers. "Then, a
S4x4 Diamond sold for $46.55, while
now the price for the same sized tire
Is approximately $34. And tne Dia
mond of to-day is a better tire.
The Myers Accessory House has
been unusually successful in the lo
cal tire field. Striking proof of the
popularity of Diamonds in Harris
burg is evidenced by a recent inves
tigation or poll of tires taken in this
city. More than double the number
of Diamonds were in use on local
cars than of any other brand of tire
rot sold to automobile manufacturers
for original equipment.
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WEST ENOLA
Harrisburg's Scenic Suburb
$75 to S2OO. $5 down, $1 a week
Five Cent Carfare
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204 Cnlder Illiln. Bell 4377
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Bell 1390 Dial 3573
Official Willard Service Station
The critical autoist NEVER at
tempts to add acid to his STOR- *
AGE BATTERY —or he NEVER
leaves an ordinary garage mechanic
do it—for he knows that in almost
every case ACID CONDITIONS
ruin the battery.
If your battery isn't acting just
bring it to us—don't experi
ment or trust it to* incompetent
hands—have genuine BATTERY
EXPERTS remedy the trouble.
We have the experience arid skill
and equipment for handling all
kinds of BATTERY AND IGNI
TION work—see us NOW.
Moderate charges.
109 MARKET STREET
SATURDAY EVENING,
DUPLEX COST PER
TON-MILE IS LOW
Average Claimed Is Less Than
Seven Gents Per
Mile
Average cost per ton-mile of Du
plex 4-wheel drive trucks is less than
seven cents, according to H. M. Lee,
president of tile Duplex Truck Com
pany of Lansing.
The Duplex fixed charges per day
are interest on investment at six per
cent., 80 cents; depreciation, allow
ing five years as life of truck, $2.50;
insurance, 75 cents.
Variable charges per day, based on
50 miles daily follow: Gasoline at
25 cents per gallon, $2.50; oil two
quarts, 20 cents; tires. $1.20; repairs,
60 cents; wages of driver, $3.00.
The fixed and variable charges to
tal $1.55, making the average cost
per mile 23 cents. The average cost
per ton-mile, based upon a load of
3% tons, is approximately six and
three-fifths cents.
"On arrivirfg at our cost figures we
j have allowed only five miles per gal
lon of gasoline," said Mr. Lee. "How-
I ever, actual gasoline consumption of
I a truck depends to a great extent
upon road conditions. We have
found that where our trucks are op
erated on good highways the num
ber of miles per gallon will average
as high as eight. Where it is neces
sary to operate the truck in low gear,
the gasoline consumption, of course,
is greater. We believe that five
miles per gallon is a very conserva
tive estimate for Duplex trucks."
Tourists in "Country Club"
Pass Through 19 States
An Overland "Country Club"
which started on a cross country
tour August IS, 1917, driven'by Mr.
and Mrs. C. O. Johnson, of Detroit,
Michigan, just completed the 12,000-
mile Journey. •
Mr. Johnson, who is the inventor
of a combined roller and ball bear
ing, very ingeniously rigged up ap
pliances so they could cook, eat and
sleep without leaving the car. Lo
cated on the slash pan in front of
the radiator is installed a two-burn
er gasoline stove, the gasoline sup-
I ply tank for the stove being fasten
ed on the back of the headlight. On
the forward end of the right run
ning board is a small, compact, dust
proof "cupboardette" for dishes,
food, etc. The steering wheel is
of a collapsible kind, so arranged
that a folding table, which is car
tied under the top, can be snugly fit
ted in place for dining.
By removing the back of the front
seats of the Country Club and tho
use of a special compact mattress
and blankets, a comfortable bed is
provided. During the entire nine
months of their trip only five nights
were spent in hotels.
Starting from Detroit the trip was
through the central west thence to
Wyoming and then back through
Colorado again, down through New
Mexico and over into Florida. The
homeward trip was through Georgia,
Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Il
linois and Ohio. Nineteen states
were traversed, Indiana and Illinois
being covered three different times.
Every motorcycle rider in America
is interested in the annual National
Motorcycle Gypsy Day Tours.
This year the Federation of
American Motorcyclists has decided
to hold the tour June 22 and 23. The
National Gypsy tour is one gigantic
motorcycle pleasure tour, made up
of hundreds of local pleasure tours
held all over America at the same
time.
Last year 22,000 riders partici
pated in the National Motorcycle
Gypsy tours. This year the officials
in charge estimate that at least 30,-
000 riders will take part.
Motorcyclists could do no more pa
triotic thing Jthan to plan to take
their vacations, or part of their
vacations, in the saddle. Railroads
are congested now—everyone knows
that. Vacation trips this summer,
when taken by rail, will greatly in
crease the burden of the transporta
tion companies. The motorcyclists'
National Gypsy tour offers a splen
did opportunity for riders to take a
I patriotic vacation.
The local motorcyclists are already
talking about the coming Gypsy
tour, which will be held here. All
motorcycle riders are urged to take
part. The local tour is being organ
ized by Keystone Motor Club of Har
risburg.
ECONOMICAL
TRANSPORTATION
Local Manager of Firestone
Branch Gives Interest
ing Data
J. H. Dutch, manager of the local
branch of the Firestone Tire and
Rubber Company says "The Auto
mobile and Truck Industry has
reached the point in transportation
where conservation and economy
hinges entirely on 'service!' "
Service is the most important fac
tor in all lines of business and es
pecially so it* motor transportation
and deliveries. No matter how cost
ly or of what excellent quality the
machine may be, if it is not equip
ped with tires that are capable of
meeting the demands dequired of
them, the investment 'is an expen
sive one to the operator and to the
public, who rely upon it.
There are two distinct grades of
tires. Those which cost the least
to purchase and are most expensive
in the end and those which cost
slightly more to purchase, are re
liable and can be depended upon to
give service. The Firestone Company
built the first solid truck tire and
through their many years of exper
ience in building truck tires have al
ways held the lead. The first truck
tires built were of the old Side Wire
type. These were replaced by the
Removable type of tires which are
still used to a great extent. In or
der to lighten the weight of equip
ment and lessen the cost to truck
owners, the pressed on type of tire
was invented and in districts where
hydraulic presses are located, this
tire lias replaced practically all oth
ers.
As Firestone has lead in all im
provements, is particularly true in
truck tires. To do away with the
uai truck tire equipment, Firestone
conceived the idea of building one
giant tire to take their place. This
X i as P rove a wonderful success,
which statement is borne out by the
large and ever increasing number of
truck owners changing over to the
giants. The Harrisburg branch of
the Firestone Company carries u
complete and best equipped service
nation between Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh.
Mr. Dutch wishes to extend a
hearty invitation to all car and
truck operators, regardless of the
Pi of tire the y ar e using, to visit!
the I 1 irestone branch and compare i
the facilities for real service with 1
any other point in Central Pennsyl
vania.
"Service" has always been Fire
stone slogan and has resulted in the
enviable position which the Fire
stone Company has always held in
the motor world.
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Flake Graphite Taking PI ace
of Animal Fat in Lubrication
The history of civilization records
that a piece of Dinosaurus fat was
used as the first lubricant. Whether
it was used to eliminate an annoying
squeak in the royal preambulator or
to make running easier on the big
wooden-wheeled ox cart is not clear,
but it is quite certain that Dinosau
rus fat was effective in its way.
Animal fat would hardly do in the
age of motorcars, however, because
of tbe finely-ground surfaces of the
bearings. The motorcar bearing de
mands a more substantial lubricant,
one that will fill the microscopic
spurs and pits and form a tough
durable, smooth film over the entire
surface.
Dixon's graphite automobile lubri
cants are made for this purpose. Se
lected flake graphite is used because
it adheres firmly to the surface, £nd
wears into a smooth, unctuous,
heart-resisting lubricant.
The 100 Per Cent Motor Truck
'
mnatai.am# r PH plex , 4 " wheel dr ive trucks represent 100 per cent motor truck
efficiency because they utilize to the utmost all power generated bv
'IMP'A motor. • y
Disconnect the driving shaft leading to the front wheels of the
lUh VPHT ? Uplex and hav , e a rear "Wheel drive truck—a truck that will
ilin year do no more and no less than other rear-wheel drive trucks.
Then connect the driving shaft to the front live axle attain-
Immediately the efficiency of the Duplex is more than doubled,
u T^ VCn dlstr, kution of its motor power to all four wheels
the Duplex a draw pull four times greater than that of anv ?ear
wheel drive truck. J
With every wheel working—front wheels pulling and rear wheels
pushing the Duplex has the strength and power to "get there" in
spite of rain, snow and blizzards. It begins its remarkable haulage
feats where other types of motor trucks leave off.
Harrisburg Automobile Co.
Fourth and Kelker Sts.
Reo Cleveland & Beeman Tractors Hurlburt Trucks
DUPLEX TRUCK COMPANY - Lansing, Michel
HAHJRISBURG TELEGRAPH!
GENERAL WOOD
NOT SHELVED
Julius Chambers Thinks He
Should Be Sent to East
ern Siberia
Brooklyn General Leonard
Wood is not to be shelved. His fu
ture prospects are such that any
loyal American army officer may
envy him, writes Julius Chambers
in the Eagle, and continues:
Here is the opportunity that
should be offered to him, and let us
hope will be publicly announced be
fore long:
General Wood should be sent to
Eastern Siberia with 25,000 Ameri
can soldiers, having back of him the
entire approval of all the Entente
Powers and our Ear Eastern allies,
Japan and China. An authoritative
announcement has been issued that
Japan has one-half million veteran
troops ready to move across the
Korean strait, from Shimonoschi to
I'usan and by steamer direct to Vla
divostok. One regiment from each
of the other powers will be sufficient
to give international character to the
expedition and to prove to the Rus
sians that neither Japan nor the
United States has a selfish purpose
in asking Russians to rally to this
liberating army.
This appeal ought to be made to
all Russians still sane and capable
of realizing the ulterior object of
Hunnish influences. There need be
no question of authority regarding
the chief command as between the
highest major general in the United
States Army and any allied com
mander. Beyond question Japan and
all other allied powers, including
China, would be willing and glad to
Berve under the burgee of General
Wood.
Neighbors Pay Good
Prices to Enlisted Man
Cottonwood Falls, Kans. The
farmers attending the sale held by
Everett Stowers, a young Diamond
Creek township farmer, who dispos
ed, of all his live stock and farming
implements, that he might join the
Navy, showed their patriotism by
paying good prices for everything
offered for sale. A sweatpad, such
as is used under horse collars, was
sold over thirty times and brought
over S4O for the Elk Red Cross
Chapter.
Automobile Storage
Sible's Garage
THIRD AND CUMBERLAND STS.
Convenient Location
All Modern Appliances Heat & Air
TWO FLOORS
Make Your Reservation at Once
Oil—Gasoline—Accessories
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WOMEN PROTEST
MAKING OF BEER
Resolution Asks President
Wilson to Stop Liquor
• Manufacture
Richmond, Va. —A resolution pro
testing against the continued use of
grain, sugar and fuel in the United
States for the manufacture of malt
liquors was unanimously passed at a
meeting of the denominational and
congregational leaders of all the
churches in the city in the audi
torium.of the Chamber of Commerce
recently. It read as follows:
• "To the President of the United
States: .
"We, the organized women's assor
ctations of Richmond, Va., represent
ing the housewives of the city, do
solemnly protest against the enor
mous waste of grain and sugar used
in the manufacture of malt liquors
in the United States, and we re
spectfully ask that this be stopped.
"The housewives of this city are
cheerfully co-operating with the Food
Administration to feed our soldiers
and our allies, and in their interest
and in the interest of the people of
the United States, we ask that the
manufacture and sale of malt and
spirituous liquors be discontinued.
We also protest against the waste of
fuel in its manufacture, and the
waste of man-power and tonnage so
badly needed to win this war."
Father Phelan to Conduct
First Mass in Hershey
The first mass in the recently au
thorized Catholic Mission, at Hershey,
will be held to-morrow morning, at
9:30 o'clock, with Father P. J. Phelan
officiating. The mass will be held in
the motion picture theater opposite
th Hershey Trust Company.
With the growing Catholic popula
tion in Hershey and surrounding ter
ritory, the matter of establishing a
mission there has been under consid
eration for some time, but the matter
was only definitely decided this week.
Catholics of Hershey, Hummelstown,
Waltonville and Swatara, and sur
rounding' territory have been invited
to attend these services. Mass will
be held in the theater every Sunday
until a church can be erected on a
lot recently donated for that purpose.
RECITAI, BY OHGANIST
Mlllerbure, Pa., June 22.—An or
gan recital will be given at Grace
United Evangelical Church, Mlllers
burg, on Sunday evening, June 23, by
Oragnist Miss Juanita Kline.
City Employes Paid
From Cadillac Pay Car
Instead of having thousands of
city workmen come periodically to
the City Treasurer's office to draw
their wages, Detr6lt authorities pay
oft the men where they work, and
have Just put into service a new Ca
dillac pay car.
In the construction of the special
body, which is mounted on a stand
ard Cadillac eight chassis, care has
been exerted to provide the maxi
mum of protection for the pay
funds and of convenience for the
men inside the car. Both the pay
master's and the driver's compart
ments are completely enclosed, the
car presenting a very smooth ex
terior.
Two divided seats in the front pro
vide accommodations for the driver
and an armed guard, both of whom
are generally members of the local
police force.
Between the front seats a passage
way through a heavily barred door,
with a substantial lock, leads into
the paying compartment. Here there
are accommodations for three men.
One of these is a special Pullman!
seat, which faces the desk at the
rear of the car and enables the pay
master to look through the pay win
dow at the back. Two other seats
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Territory The LoWCSt PrfCed
Now Open. _
Full Particulars 4,U00 POUIId
Upon request. ______
lAn opportunity m 1
Awaits you. truck
In the World •
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THE OVERLAND-HARRISBURG CO.
212-214 North Second Street Harrisburg, Pa.
THERE has been no the most valuable piece of motor
new Cadillac for four property that money can buy.
years, and not even in
the lesser externals can we see The principle of the V-Tvpe
warrant for change for a long Cadillac is firmly fixed and
time to come. established, and we shall earn-
The fact, are so obvious that yS
Tore improre
cerning the present status of .
the V-Type Cadillac. Except as we refine our own L
rennements, and surpass our
It stands today, the world 0^ n stan dards, the Cadillac
over, in a position of almost °/ a ear ,f rom *°day will be
undisputed leadership as a the splendid Cadillac of today.
smooth, level-running piece of
motor mechanism, without a peer. While scarcely needed, we .
. . , believe that Cadillac owners
Expressing it in more prac- the world over will welcome „
tical terms, we believe it to this assurance of the perman- *
be universally conceded that ence and standardization of
the Cadillac is today by far the type.
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Crispen Motor Car Co.
311-315 S. Cameron St., Harrisburg, Pa.
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JUNE 22, 1918.
for the paymaster's assistants fold
up against the backs of the two for
ward seats, which also form the low
er part of the partition between the
two compartments.
The pay desk at the rear of the
car is provided with a set of locked
drawers on ono side, with a safe,
made of three-eights Inch steel plate.
The LIBERTY SIXj
The Car with a Distinctive "Difference"
Its lines are distinctive and pleasing. It seats two, four or Ave
passengers—comfortably. There is a satisfaction in Its exceptional
performance which makes every LIBERTY owner a LIBERTY
enthusiast. Its thorough goodness is responsible for an unusual
economy of operation and upkeep. It rides and drives differently
—and better.
See It —to-day—at our salesrooms.
HARRISBURG AUTO & TIRE REPAIR CO.
131 South Third Street
BEUi 1752 M DIAL 8703
All Kinds of Tire and Tube Vulcanizing
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with a special lock, on the other.
The intorlor of the car Is mahog
any finished, with two dome lamps
directly over the paymaster's dejk.
All the windows are heavily barred,
and the rear one, through which the
paying is done, can be securely fas
tened from within by means of spe
cial screw clamps.
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