8 (jounty Must Maintain Bridge, Holds Court Much Interest has been aroused throughout the state in the decision Just handed down by the State Su preme Court, to which tribunal the case waa taken by the Highway De partment, reversing the Judgment of the late Judge Harry Alvan Hall, In the Clinton county court. In the mat ter of the Chatham's Run bridge on the state highway between this city and Avis, and has directed a man damus against the commissioners of Clinton county to reconstruct the bridge and maintain it. The bridge is either carried away or damaged by nearly every good sized flood in the river and has been a bone of contention for years be tween the county and the state, as to Caoriigbt. tcciMxrat, 1918 Don't Trust a Quack Doctor You wouldn't put your health in the hands of a natural born untrained doctor. You wouldn't want your teeth filled by a correspondence school dentist! And you don't want your battery cared for by an untrained man—even if he says he knows all about batteries. Doctoring batteries is a profession with us— we are trained battery experts, and we recog nize and treat all of the common battery ills. Your battery ought to be tested —and you ought also to learn about Threaded Rubber Insulation—the most important battery im provement in years. Don't forget to ask for the booklet "A Mark with a Meaning for You." Front Market Motor Supply 109 Market Street H TWO m POWER'RANQE -W TRAVEL PERFECTED—that is the verdict of those who tour or commute ABU in a Peerless, the car that starts quick holds its condition longer; costs less to Both Phones C. H. BARXF.R. MR. __ = W- i ■ ■ ■ ■ .- _ I 5 QtephenC S Salient Six • onstrate at Your Convenience ff F. O. B. Moline / • Lf Immediate Deliveries S Third and Cumberland Sts. BELL 1555W SATURDAY EVENING, whose duty it was to replace the structure and keep it in repair. As it was a state road, the county commissioners maintained it was the duty of the state to keep up the bridge, but as the county has been looking after the structure and re pairing it on account of the protest of the traveling public when the state failed to act, the officials of the Highway Department maintained that, as the county had thus assum ed responsibility for the structure, it was the commissioners' duty to keep it up. In order to secure a decision to settle the controversy the case was presented to the Clinton county court by mutual consent, when Judge Hall rendered a decree in favor of the county, which Judgment is now re versed by the Supj-eme Court on ap peal. DO NOT POISON YOUR BATTERIES Local Willard Representative Gives Interesting Talk on Batteries "Batteries, like human beings, are susceptible to poison," says Mr. Beck, local Willard representative with the Front Market Motor Sup ply Company. "When it comes to giving medicine to a battery, the only safe rule is to let an expert write the prescription and administer the dose—otherwise, the car owner is likely to And out that his battery, has been killed instead of cared. "There is one thing in particular that is Just about as bad as any poison you could give your batteries. That is acid. Of course there is acid in the battery solution, and a good many car owners will reason: 'lf acid Is what makes my batteries strong, then the proper thing to do when I think it shows a weakness ies to add a little more acid. Then it ought to work better.' "That's altogether wrong. Ton might as well say that because a few drops of some powerful drug are good for heart trouble, a whole bot tle would give the patient a better heart than anybody in the country. Not even the worst patent medicine fiend would be foolish enough to be lieve that. "But there Ift a lot of people who believe in drugging a battery in lust this way, so they put in about a half pint of acid, when the battery only needs pure water. "The only way to be safe about adding acid is to fight shy of it. If you think your batteries need acid, go to the service station and get advice from an expert who can tell you Just what to do. Remember that he has the same relation to the health of your battery as a doctor has to your own health, with this ex ception—that the battery man doesn't charge anything for the diag nosis. Pastor Pitches Hay With His Parishioners Cottonwood Falls, Kan.—The Rev. J. E. Bryan, pastor of the Cottonwood Falls Methodist church, is showing his patriotism and is helping solve the labor shortage by putting In quite a large share of his time working on the farms of members of his church. Besides fulfilling all his pastorates duties and preaching at funerals and performing wedding ceremonies, Rev. Mr. Bryan finds plenty of time to make a full hand in the hay fields for about three or four days out of the week—or at least that has been his recent record. He likes farm work and gardening and has done enough of this strenuous labor to har den his muscles so he can pitch hay with the best of his parishioners. Will trade a high class talking machine with a fine selection of rec ords for an upright or a player piano. Troup Bros., 317 Chestnut St. —Adv. i ... „■ ■ --■■■ - ■—> Shock Absorbers A new service station equipped to give efficient service to the extent of in stalling as well as furnish ing new parts for the popu- I lar Shock Absorbers has been opened at 1808-10 Logan street. FORD car owners should use the Hassler—due to the many angles of economic value it possesses —it ab sorbs the roughness of bad roads; it absorbs with ab solute resiliency all that jar it gives ease and com fort to those riding and is a big saver on the wear of your FORD. Ten days' trial free of charge. Mack's Garage A. G. McMILLAN, Prop. 1808-10 Logan St. Dial Phone 8061 harjrisbxjrg telegraph AMERICAN-MADE TRUCKS ARE SOLD TO FOREIGN SOIL Hurlburt Trucks Being Ship ped Abroad; Increasing Every Year ' America must have foreign trade which must be developed by the American manufacturer. William B. Hurlburt, president of the Hurlburt Motor Truck Company, held this opinion when in 1912 he decided to cease his activities in the passengar car industry, in which he had long i been prominent in Detroit and in j New York city, and to start manu- I facture of a line of motor trucks : that would gain recognition around the world. Mr. Hurlburt made sev eral trips to Europe to study truck manufacture and design in that country, and this information gained abroad, combined with knowledge already acquired in America, enabled | the construction of a truck which immediately brought business from practically every country of the world, and big business in New York city, accustomed for so many year 3 to look upon motor cars and motor trucks of European manufacture as superior to American-made trucks. Mr. Hurlburt has already developed foreign business for the truck of his make, and in spite of the great world's war is continuing to ship much of the product to countries other than America. Mr. Hurlburt feels that America should rank in the first group of the great nations of the world, and that America will hardly rate with England, Italy, France and other powers unless it does develop foreign trade as has been done by his company. Whether other American makers will take the same position as has Mr. Hurlburt is not a matter of moment, but many will do so for they believe that the future position of America as a na tion dictates the entry on a large scale of America into the foreign trade fte'd. America must build and is building the ships which will make of it a power in the world's trade after the cflose of the war, giving America a large share of the raw materials of the world. Giving to other countries the manufactured products of America will insure the securing of raw materials and will place America in the position of sup plying to other countries goods to an equalvalue to the amount taken from them. The automobile indus tries, in the opinion of Mr. Hurlburt, will require much material from oth er countries, and he feels that every company, in spite of the great de mand of America, -will be forced to take cognizance of the foreign de mands and cater to them by supplv ing American trucks and other auto motive outfitting in return for the privilege of securing their much needed raw material. A Page From Yesterday The following interesting articles are clipping from the "Chevrolet Re view," published by the Chevrolet Motor Car Co. of New York. In March. 1897, in the New York Journal, a writer described his first motor-car ride as follows: "In search of a new sensation, I went yesterday and rode in a horse less carriage. "I dreamed once that I walked down Fifth Avenue in my pajamas in the full tide of the afternoon promenade and almost died with shame before I awoke. Yesterday, I had something of the same feeling as I sat there and felt myself pushed forward into the very face of grin ning, staring, and sometimes jeering New York. I returned the wicked glances of the bicycie ladies on the Boulevard and.when I got back to Fifth Avenue, I was almost as much at home and felt almost as devilish as the other chappies whose faces were glued to the club windows." Another writer about this same, time gave his impressions of the motor car in the following sage prophecy: ' "I do not think the motor car will be anything more than a fad." In 1895, a gasolinee buggy was constructed which could be made "to back up, go ahead and change speeds by the use of one lever," which was quite an important an nouncement at that time. The first automobile race of rec ord held In Chicago was over a course of 54.36 miles. Thirteen hours was allowed to cover the distance. There were ninety-one entries, but on the day of the race only six put in their appearance. Charles E. Duryea took part in the race, and afterwards, in de scribing the eveent, stated: "All the 'wagons' had to have 'man power' help at times to keep them going. The sight of four motor ve hicles propelled by man power sad dened the enthusiasts, but tickled the cynics. There were many snow balls thrown at us." Mangin, French War Leader, Hard Fighter Paris, Aug. 3.—General Gouraud has as a companion by his side on the battle front General Mangin, one of the many hard-bitten, heavy-hit ting fighters formed "by the colonial expeditions of France. There has hardly been an important French colonial war since the Sudan cam paign in 1899, in which General Mangin did not take part. Speaking of him after General Mangin's suc cessful march on Marakesh In 1912, General Lyautey said that "he had made the Gallic cock utter the finest crow ever heard." Since then he has made It crow victory again on every battlefield in France. He was appointed brigadier general in 1913, and on the outbreak of war he commanded the Eighth brigade in the region of Dlnant. On the eve of the battle of the Marne he commanded a division and during the battle itself, when his troops were overtaken by a furious counter attack, the general arrived on horse back in the first line and by his own personal example restored confidence and saved what otherwise might have been a perilous situation. Wherever there was specially hard fighting to be done General Mangin was there. The albyrinths of Neur ville-St. Vaast were the prelude to his arrival at Verdun at the end of March. 1916. It was he who recap tu'red Douaumont and it was he who retook Vaux. In the April offensive of 1917, which failed in Its objectives, Gen eral Mangin's part was criticised and his action was Inquired Into. The result of that inquiry was to bring him iback again to the forefront of the battle. His command lies north of the Ourcq; south of that river the troops are led by a comparatively new com- TRANSPORTATION OF THE FUTURE By S. M. Williams, General Sales Manageer, Garford Motor Truck Company Motor Trucks have come to stay. In this time of National need they have been allowed the greatest op portunity ever given any product to demonstrate their ability as the staunchest and most dependable freight haulers. As in all times of necessity, a leader shows his ability or a mechanical contrivance proves of untold worth, this time it is the motor truck. From the western front to the western hemisphere the 'Miracle of Mechanical Transport' is leaving its imprint firmly fixed in the public mind. Imagine the con dition of the front, where every activity is intensified a hundred fold where seconds may meam the lives of hundreds, without the motor truck. Our minds naturally focus on that great struggle in France, our sons are there fighting. But we cannot forget for an instant, the staggering task which confronts us here. Here, it is almost like the "House that Jack built." The Iron-ore to make the steel to make the cap for the shell may come from the State of Pennsylvania; the copper that goes into the brass shell may be mined in Wisconsin; the timber that goes into the hull of the ship that takes the shell across may come from Oregon or South Carolina; the food to feed the men who fight is made into flour from wheat grown in Illinois. The iron, the steel, the brass, the powder, the timber, must all be as sembled and re-assembled, brought together, manufactured and finally shipped to our boys. Is there then any logical reason why we should only consider the western front uf. such vital import when the battle line stretches clear across the At lantic Ocean and into the state of California Is It not then quite as important to speed up here? We cannot work by the hour in a minute to minute age. We cannot measure distances in miles when inches count. We can not measure dollars against results. When we realize the handicap under which the United States has labored for the last two years on ac count of our failure to develop transportation from a broad stand point including the highways, water ways and railroads, we realize that the logical proceduree for all indus try is to consider now the matter of after the war transportation and to build up a system for distribution of products over all forms of car riers that may capably cope with the unheard of conditions we are facing these days and provide for even greater prosperity which is bound to follow in the wake of peace. In this new era which will sweep the country after the war, motor trucks will play a leading role. Then to be prepared we must study both roads and trucks. We must look toward building up a system of high ways over which motor vehicle traf fic of light and heavy tonnage may successfully operate 365 days of the year. For the most successful na tions are those in which transporta tion links every unit in the indus trial, community and commercial life the more closely together. Our problems then are to look ahead whllfe building for the immediate present. f * 5 -Passenger Touring .. $925 3-Passenger Clover-Leaf ttQQC Roadster Ensminger Motor Co. THIRD anil CUMBERLAND STS. Bell Phone 3.515 N r \ Here-s Your Opportunity Save Money On Tires We sell factory seconds and sec ond hand tires at greatly reduced prices. 30x3 94.50 30x3% $5.75 32x3% 9(1.75' 31x4 9.nr> 30x4 $9.25 33x4 $0.75 Other size* with comparative price*. See our lime before burins elsewhere. pV?n ° ar '" e,,,tle fo * / equipping your Ly ear with neat v / I covera or n new ■' -j J top are c o m - IJ P'ete. Get our prices at once. Hamilton Tyre Co. 250 HAMILTON STREET WHY WASTE TIME AND MONEY in buying and waiting for automobile parts from the factory? We carry a complete stock of second-hand parts of all kinds for any make of car. Carburetors Magnetoes Batteries Gears Crankshafts Axles, etc. ( All Sizes Used Tires Give Us a Trial Used Cars Bought and Sold Chelsa Auto Wrecking A. SCHIFFMAN, Prop. 22-24-26 N. Cameron St. Both Phones TIRE PRESSURE IS NOT INCREASED IN HOTWEATHER Old Story of a High Pressure Caused by Warm Weather Is Not True "These hot summer days are the ones that cost motorists a lot of money" is the declaration of G. G. Golling, manager of the Keystone Sales Company, one of the local agents for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, of Akron, Ohio. "Most motorists have a wrong im pression about the increase of air pressure in tires in warm weather," says Mr. Brunner. "In fact the be lief is quite common that on hot days the air pressure may increase to the point of causing a blowout. There really is nothing to this be lief for the heat does not come from the temperature of the air on the outside, as is commonly sup posed, but from the natural flexing of the tire as it rolls over (he road or street As this heat is due to the bending of the tire, the same amount of heat is created regardless of the outside temperature. Most tire users be lieve that to overcome this effect the pressure must be decreasd, and the common practice is to run tires at a less pressure on warm days. But this increases the bending of the tire carcass and the motorist actu ally aggravates the tire condition that he seeks to relieve when he de creases the pressure in his tires. It is true that on a verv hot day the air pressure in tires that are used continuously increases slightly but never sufficiently to <ause any injury to the tire. Tires are not as fragile as some persons suppose and are able to stand three and four times the ordinary pressures used. There is more danger in decreasing the pressure than in permitting it to increase for after the tires have rested a while the air pressure will drop, and there is always the danger that the motorist will omit to put in enough air to bring the pressure up to the required point. There is no condition In which tires are subjected to more air pres sure variations, than in racing on our speedways. Yet even on the hottest days the terrific hundred mile grinds of the race tracks, with tire revolving 20 times 9 second, do not cause tires to blow out. And there is certainly no condition in or dinary driving that even approxi mates those of the speedway. There is no question but that motorists will profit by keeping tire air pres sure. no matter what the heat con ditions." How are your chandeliers— look pretty bad? Wouldn't you have them reflnished if the cost was reasonable ? 1 Phone us or drop us a card and have our representative call. When you find out how little it costs you will certainly have the work done. We re plate, polish and re pair art metal fixtures of every description. Automobile work a specialty Kiss el Kar T and Touring Cars Economy and efficiency go hand in hand t9 meet the prospec tive purchaser of a Kissel Kar Truck or Touring Car. Expert engineers have developed these wonderful cars so that every ounce of power and energy is expanded into motor power with a minimum' of waste. This means the maximum in efficiency and the minimum in upkeep and running expenses —hence, economy. The "All-Year" Kissel Kar, either truck or touring car, is an economical car, indeed; for it is serviceable to its owner twelve months in the year, giving him the enjoyment of an open car in the summer time, and the comfort of a closed car in the winter time, for this "all-year" car is the most perfect convertible car on the market. Purchasers today look for all these qualities and wat}t to be assured that the car they buy is backed by a business house of national reputation and that it will stand up under all con ditions for an indefinite time. They find this in Kissel Kar products. Immediate Deliveries " M. Brenner & Sons Motor Co. THIRD & HAMILTON STREETS i&.fcffSfr, " Look For Red Sentr v" . "'SSiS! sE!™** AUGUST 3, 1918. U. S. Tire Co. Trying Out Pneumatic Tires on Trucks A vigorous test of automobile truck efficiency in long hauls is be ing made by the United States Tire Company which is using its test fleet of trucks for transporting from its Detroit factory to its Indianapolis plant large quantities of machinery, removal of which to Indianapolis has been made necessary by fac tory economies. The two fatcories are 310 miles apart from the fleet of three trucks has already made several trips in each direction. All of the trucks are equipped with large pneumatic tires and the records which have been kept demonstrating that the company's claims thai pneeumatic tires make greater speed possible while saving not less than 33 1-3 per cent, in gasoline and great wear and tear on the engines, as compared with trucks equipped with solid tires, are not exaggerated. On one of the recent trips from Detroit to Indianapolis the trucks covered the distance in 17% hours actual running time, an average of IS miles an hour, and the retun trip was made at the rate of 17 miles an hour. One of the trucks is a one and a one-half ton car, which has already covered 40,000 miles. The rear tires on this truck are 38x7 in size, and before they gave the slightest indi cation of trouble had achieved a mileage of more than 9,000 miles each. Each of these rear tires car ries a weight of 3,327 pounds when the truck is loaded. The two other machines are a one-ton and a three and one-half ton. Full loads are carried in both directions, machinery being carried on the trip south, and inner tubes on the return. There is no delay at either end as the loads are plan ned in advance. If Your Delivery Problems Have Been Worrying You and you haven't been able to get your goods out in time, or your I expenses have been too high, or your present truck has been out ■ of service too much, investigate a Reo Speedwagon j It will solve your problem to your entire satisfaction. Remem- I ber that the Reo reputation stands back of every Reo made. We I still have a few Speedwagons for immediate deliveries. HARRISBURG AUTO CO. Fourth and Kelker Streets DUPLEX 4-WHEEL DRIVE CLEVELAND ANT> HURLBURT TRUCKS BEEMAN TRACTORS Naval Machinist on Furlough Meets Brother Allentown Home on a short furlough, Harry Faff, son of George PafT, of Rlttersville, and a flrst class machinist in the U. S. navy, told how he, while on shore leave in France, accidentally met his brother, George PafT, Jr., who had. just disembarked and was on his way to a training camp. The broth ers had not seen each other in sev eral years. Comfort is so pronounc ed in the New Hupmobile that it has been given a new name, "The Comfort Car." Every thing about it typifies Comfort. A ride in this New Hup mobile tells the story. HUPMOBILE The Comfort Car Harrisburg Agency Co. 103 MARKET ST.
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