8 INTERNAL GEAR DRIVE TESTS Big Demonstration of Seven Different Makes of Motor Trucks; Various Drives I. W. Dill, of the Pen Max Auto Company, local distributor of Re public Trucks, says: "Ever since the motortruck received Its well-earned recogniUon as one of the world's most efficient methods of transpor tation, there has been more or less discussion as to which form of drive has really proved itself superior. The various methods of propulsion have their enthusiastic backers, among the truck owners as well as manu facturers. and there are features of each which, of course, commend their use." "Advocates of the Internal gear drive, and there are legions of them, have recently had their Judgment splendidly vindicated in a test that Included the leading makes of trucks employing other forms of drives. "Seven trucks were demonstrated recently for the benefit of the Cor apoiis Livery and Transfer Com pany, who were the favored bidders on a contract to haul paving bricks for a new stretch of road running out of Corapolis Heights, near Pitts burgh. From previous experience with work of a similar nature it was decided to handle the whole propo- N 6-Passenger Touring $925! 3-Passenger Clover-Leaf <CQOC Roadster Ensminger Motor Co. THIRD and CUMBERLAND STS. Bell Phone 3515 Copyright registered. *9lB Why Worry About Insulation? There's only one time that you ought ever to think about insulation—that's when you buy your battery. Right then is the time to remember that Threaded Rubber Insulation is the most im portant battery improvement in years—and the greatest trouble-saver. Remember that it can be had only in the Still Better Willard Battery. You'll know the Still Better Willard by the Mark that stands for Threaded Rubber Insulation. Come in and ask about this battery; and get a copy of the booklet "A Mark with a Meaning for You." Front Market Motor Supply 109 Market Street Why not get something out of your commutation to the shore this sum- jajjel mer? Go in a Peerless make your own schedule travel in real comfort money relieve pressure on the rail roads. Driving a Peerless Two-Power H : l-i. Ranger is like having two cars under Bp Keystone Motor Car Co. Both Phonos C. H. ISAHNER, Mgr. SATURDAY EVENING, Ition with motortrucks. Carefully prepared statistics, Including the dis tance to be covered, the Cubic yards of road to be paved and the quantity of bricks necessary to- complete the work, and the lenKth of time allow ed for the completion of their con tract, suggested the use of two-ton trucks, with trailers, as likely to be most efficient. "Among the motortrucks tested in competition for this work was a Re public model 'A' two-ton truck, with Internal gear drive. The other trucks, as mentioned above, represented va rious forms of drives. All of the trucks pulled three tons of brick up a hill chosen as a part of the testing ground, but all used low gear except the internal gear driven Republic. The Republic made its way easily up the grade In second gear. In much less time and with a very marked reduction in the consumption of gas oline. "But the really remarkable fea ture of the demonstration, as Mr. Pannell of the Corapolis concern himself points out, is the fact that three of the trucks present had iden tically the same powered motor, and the same gear reduction, as the Re public. To even the casual observer this would plainly Indicate the high efficiency of the internal gear drive. The internal gear drive used on all Republic trucks, transmits 92 per cent, of the motor power to the wheels, which is from 12 to 26. per cent more than any other form of drive." Harrisburg Can Supply Penbrook With Water Is Opinion of Dr. Hassler Harrisburg"s water supply system could easily supply sufficient addi tional water to meet the needs of Penbrook. whose people have started an agitation for city water, Dr. Sam uel F. Hassler. superintendent of Public Safety, says. Penbrook, how ever, would be first obliged to prove to the Public Service Commission that a change in the" water supply is ne cessary. The supply from the Hum melstown Consolidated Water Com pany to the municipal mains could easily be affected. Dr. Hassler be lieves. Another means of solving the Penbrook water problem would be to ! hav e the city extend a main to Pen brook. to be drawn on only in case j of emergency such as a fire. WHERE BATTERY "SHERLOCKS" FALL SHORT It Is Impossible to Tell Condi tion of Battery by Looking at It on the Outside "It anybody looks at the outside of your battery and tries to tell you what's going on inside you're safe In setting him down as a faker," says Mr. Wlldermuth, • president of the Front Market Motor Supply Com pany. "Not long ago a patron of one of these battery fortune-tellers drove up and told me that his plates were all gone and that he needed a new battery. I could have sold him one, too—he was that certain. "It seems that tht. eon of one of his neighbors had looked at the bat tery and made a wild guess. "After I Inspected the battery I found that It wasa clear case of un dercharging caused by a loose con nection. I added distilled water, charged the battery and had it ready a couple of days later In good condition for service. "Another man who thought he was a Sherick Holmes on batteries fell down because he formed his conclusion from performance instead of facts inside the battery. This fellow thought his plates were short circuited—that the insulation had Jailed. The real trouble was that he had let his machine He Idle, and had failed to keep the charge up, so that the plates were so hard that a long charge was necessary. The only way to be safe from these diagnosis sharps is to disre gard their opinions entirely. If you suspect there is any trouble the best ! thing to do is to so straight to an I expert who knows how to make the ! few simple, necessary battery tests. Lewisburg People Will Spend Month at Atlantic Lcwisberry, Aug. 10. —Mrs. Purris, wife of the Rev. Dr. Samuel W. Pur vis. son Robert, and daughter, Ruth Purvis,left for their home at Phila delphia after spending . several months here with the former's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Hammond. They were accompanied by Mr. Hammond, who, with the Purvis family, will spend the month at At lantic City.—Miss Evelyn Harlacher returned home Wednesday after spending several weeks with rela tives at New Cumberland and Ocean City, N. J. She was accompanied by her aunt, Mrs. Hollar, and two chil dren. of New Cumberland, who are guests at the Harlacher home.—A son was born. August 1, to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer C. Wise and has been named Raymond Charles Wise. Mrs. Wise was Miss Elsie Kunkel prior to her marriage.—Robert Bell, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Bell, of Golds boro. is visiting his grandmother. I Mrs. Alice Stoneslfer. and uncle and aunt, Dr. and Mrs. H. C Hetrick.— James Spangler returned from a visit with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Shirey, of Jersey Shore.—Mrs. Ella M. Suttpn returned home Wednes day from a visit with her sister. Mrs. George Ottmyer. at York. —A partv was held Tuesday evening a* the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Al fred Fetrow, in celebration of the birthday anniversary of Mr. Fetrow. —Miss Laurabel Armstrong, on Mon day returnel to her home at Harris burg after spending a few weeks with her grandmother. Mrs. Laura Kline. She was accompanied by her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Arm strong—Mrs. Ella Warden, of Phila delphia. who spent three weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Zeiders. will re turn home the latter part of the week.—Mr. and Mrs. George Sny der and children. Annie and John Snyder, of Oyster's Point, Camp Hill, spent Monday with Mrs. Snvder's parents. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Leas and Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Zeiders. —Mr. and Mrs. Miller Hoover and children, Robert and Ruth Hoover, of Lisburn. were Tuesday guests of Mrs. Hoover's grandmother, Mrs. Ma tilda Parks.—Mrs. Smith, of Lis burn. is spending some time with her daughter, Mrs. Frank A. Downs. —Mrs. Mary Coover returned Tues day to her home after spending a month with her sister and brother in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Sut ton.—Miss Lorena Kilmore, of Me chanicsburg, was a guest of her grandmother, Mrs. Annie Laird. Many Dauphin Visitors During Summer Months Dauphin, Pa.. Au&. 10 Mrs. Bert L. Arthur, of Steelton, was the week end guets of Mrs. Benjamin Gruber. —Miss Margaret Steese. Miss Evelyn Taylor, Miss Mildred Taylor, Lewis Steese and Herbert Taylor, all of Baltimore, are spending ' several weeks with Miss Elizabeth Gayman. —Mrs. Simon Oyster, of Harrisburg. i was the week-end guest of Mrs. Thomas Poffenberger. Miss May Kline has returned home from Har risburg, where she spent several months with her grandmother, Mrs. Phillip Kline.—William Daniel F>t eroff left Monday for Syracuse. N. Y.. where he will go In training for lim ited service in the United States Army.—Miss Elizabeth Oyster, of Harrisburg, was the week-end guest of Miss Elizabeth Poffenberger.— Miss Susan Meyers, of Red Bridge, has been appointed teacher for the Clark's Valley school for the ensu ing term.—Mrs. Ray E. Greenawalt, of New York City, is spending the month with Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Greenawalt.—Mrs. J. W. Hawthorne and daughter. Sarah Margaret Haw thorne, returned home on Tuesday from a visit with relatives at Erie Edward Rhoads. of Camp Meade, Md„ spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Rhoads. —The Rev. R. M. Ramsey, of Newport, spent Sunday In town. —The Rev. Dr. Johp Reed, of Leba non, will preach to-morrow morn ing at the Presbyterian Church.— Edgar W. Forney, a -member o' he Quartermaster Corps, stationed at Camp Hancock. Augusta, Ga„ is spending n furlough with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey C. For ney.—Miss Virginia Wallls returned home on Wednesday after a hike with the Dogwood Troop of Scouts, of Harrlsburc. of which she Is a member, to Williams' Grove.—Wil liam Bell Clark, of the Press. Phila delphin, *pent several davs here with his family.—Miss May Williams, of Harrisburg. was a recent guest of Mr. and Mrs, Frank Ebersole Wil liams —Mrs. J. W. Hummel and daughters. Knthryn and Annabell Hummel, of Philadelphia, arrived to day to snend several weeks with Mrs. Hummel's mother. Mrs. Sabra M. Bell.—Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Starry and children. Beulah. Ruth, Honey and Robert Starry, of Harrisburg. are spending Several months at a MttavM along the river. habiusbuhg gjSflfcSg telegraph | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR August 10, 1918. To the Editor of th* Telegraph: Some time ago two other news pupers in Harrisburg printed In their front pages with large headlines that the automobile industry was to be curtailed by a tax being placed by our government on gasoline to the amount of ten cents per gallon; and which article proved to be the cause of a loss of thousands of dollars to the people In the automobile busi ness in territories adjacent to Harr's | burg. | The Front-Market Motor Supply Company endeavored to answer this I piece of sensational news made out of pure rumor, and wrote the editor of these papers, stating that this was - an injustice to the business; and gave facts i hat were in defense of the au tomotive industry. This was not printed by the papers, for what reason we do not know, as they have not even shown the cour tesy to answer, either by letter, or in their papers; neither have they re turned our article. It has since be come known that this tax will not be levied, and we have waited in vain for this paper to give the same prom inence to the fact that there will be only a small tax of probably one cent on gasoline, which will in no way af fect the operation of business cars and commercial trucks, but for some reason, this has not appeared. We surely thought that they would give prominence on their first page to the information that cars were to be tax ed just about one-half what was first suggested by the committee at Wash ington. but they have made no com ment thereon up to this date. We think it would be only fair to any industry that thesq rumors be published as rumors and suggestions, and NOT as facts when they know at the time that they are injuring the business of those who are solicited by them for advertising space, which revenue really pays the expense and profit of running their paper. If the public demands that sensa tional copy. be made out of rumors, then we think that it should demand sensational copy made out of facts that go to contradict these rumors. We wish to go on record again In stating that there will not be more than one cent tax on gasoline, which will not affect the retail gasoline price at all; and which is a Just tax, and should go a long way towards helping us annihilate the barbarous Hun. We might add that there will not be a prohibitive tax on automo biles. Tours very truly. FRONT-MARKET MOTOR SUPPLY CO.. T. B. 'Wildermuth, President. Gears Must Run in Good Lubricant "A nerve-racking noise of shifting gears is one of the worst faults an automobile can have," says a local garage man. "It Just spoils a car for a woman. "One of the first things a woman likes about a car is its easy-riding qualities and one of the first things she hates about it is the noise. She wants to have a feeling of luxury when she Is riding and she gets this in a quiet, smooth-running car. "Gear shifts have a bad habit of developing rasping, rattling noises. It is one of the most troublesome parts of the car in this respect. Gears J must run in a good lubricant made i especially for the purpose. Ordinary I grease will not do. It must be some- I thing that is tough and durable as I well as smooth. Graphite forms a coating over the metal and only prevents metal-to-metal contact, but serves as a cushion for the enmeshing gears, deadening the noise. The Jo seph Dixon Company gets out a graphite lubricant for this very pur pose and it works like a charm in eliminating the noise of shifting ; gears." Passenger Cars Used By Salesmen on the Road It does not require a great deal of digging below the surface to prove the wonderful utility of the passen ger automobile. Here is a case in point: The Mu tual Oil Company, with headquart ers in Kansas City, has bought with in the last year 21 Dort cars for the use of its salesmen who travel the Missouri and Kansas territory. • It would, the mangement say, take fo'ur times as many men to cover the ground without automobiles. "The Mutual Company standardiz ed on Dorts in May 1917," says the local dealer in Dort cars. "They had theretofore been using a smaller car but tried out a Dort and found it cost less to operate in the large run. Their 21 cars have made an average of 23 miles to the gallon. flfll | ; CORSON'S I result of sixteen years of determination to I offer car buyers superior used ear at an economical i | figure. By conibining our service with the faith of I our customers, we have successfully sold good cars I to thousands of buyers. | i CONVENIENT TERMS ARRANGED LArgot Used Car Dealers in America | . 1918 WESTCOTT Touring; run 1918-17-16 DODGE Touring I only 1200 miles; mechanical- Cars and Roadsters; fully , ,fri , ,—■ , P £iJ c r : sacrifice. equipped; lots of extras. As ' 1918 CADILLAC Touring, - low as 1600 I cy '- : excellent condition; 7- 1917 MERCER 4-pass. Tour- , 1 .a?!'?, 1 ''"lf" „ In?, wire wheels; 2 extra 1918-17-16 CHAXDLLR Tour- wheels and cord tires; ex - r- —— —■> in Cars. Chummy Road- ceptlonally fast. 1 . itfil sters. Coupes and Sedans at 1917 MARMON 7-pass. Tour- 1 attractive prices. Ing; equal to new i ■ 1918 OAKLAND, 8-cyl., 7- 1917 PACKARD Twin Six I pass. Touring: like new; Touring; new tires; A-l con- A ,nap - dltlon. Lots of extras. I 1917 PAIGE 6 Touring. 5-pass. 1918-17-16 CHEVROLET Tour- I -t* - model; small tires; very eco- lng Cars and Roadsters; all 1 f models; early selection. As ' 1#" OLDBMOBILK 8 Touring: low as J375 j V®Vjp tip-top condition; new tires, 1917 PAIGE Limousine; beau- 1 . „At a sacrifice. tlful body; tapestry uphol- I r-f -wa 1918-17-16 BUCKS, Roadsters stery; mechanically perfect. U • an(l Touflng Cars. 4- and 6- A bargain. R ■mSSt cyl. models; fully equipped. 1917 IK'HSON Super-Six Tour- 1 I As low as $475 lng. 7-pass.. also 2-pati.i □ I 1917 CHALMERS LlKht Six both cars In ex- K £7 ___ Touring; mechanically per- I cellent condition. t ued on*y four months 1917 BRISCOE Touring, also l ,t a~ , Chummy Roadster, light 4- f tOi7 SAXON SIX Touring; cyl. models; very economical. ; | Continental motor; equipped Choice $475 C . with bumper, spot light, slip 1918-17-16 MAXWELL Road- >■ P~~ <u} 1600 sters and Touring Cars; ono j 1 I iit irl EORDS; Touring Cars & Road- of the best light cars made: I I sters; all models; low prices. big bargains. I I, CORSON'S AUTOMOBILE EXCHANGE ♦ I 238-240 North Broad St, Philadelphia j Not Open Sundays. Agents Wanted. Send for Free Bulletin. j STEPHEN® SALIENT SIX A m PRICE, > X. F. O. B. MOI.INE \ *■'#/ IMMEDIATE DELIVERIES ' J* S. Sible, Jr. THIRD, AT CUMBERLAND ST. BELL 1555W PEERLESS SHOWS ADVANCED IDEAS Is a Combination of Reserved Power and Economy in Gas Consumption "Now that public opinion has set Its seal on the motor car as an es sential factor in the development of | more man power by Its ability to save time and energy, the next step to be considered by the manufactur ers Is to build for combined power and conservative gasoline use." This was the recent comment of C. F. Barner, of the Keystone Motor Car Co., dis tributor of the Peerless Eight. "To further explain how this can be done successfully," continued Mr. Barner, "the Peerless two power ranger furnishes the best example. Here we have the ideal combination I' n extreme economy at ordinary I speeds with a reserve force and j power when the occasion demands. : For it is a car of contrasts, putting | to shame the performance of many a lesser six; even many a four-cylin der car In the frugality of Its use of fuel In Its "Loafing Range." j "Here, for the ordinary every day ! driving, the Peerless performs on half { rations, thrifty with fuel and withal i so soft and agile that It adds new j delights to motoring. I "Then let the emergency" arise, the | call to swift, unhesitating action be j required. Then quick and true as | the shaft from the bow, it is away j like a flash. The vibrant response | is Instant, like the warrior, scenting j the call to arms your car Is trans j formed In a twinkiing. It will gorge I itself on raptdly vanishing miles, and easily scale the steepest grade with out a falter. "This dual-person|nlity fits aptly into the spirit of the times. The Peerless driver may be patriotic in the conservation of gasoline without having to sacrifice any efficiency when occasion demands instant and quick action. Considering the admirable performance at the present price, the Peerless affords a striking example of the motor car ideally adapted for present day demands. "The workmanship throughout make it unnecessary to have a car each season. There is this fact to be borne well In mind, many people are purchasing cars now and driving them through so they will be assured of having their motor needs taken care of." Ono-cylinder Cadillac Helps Out Stalled Cars Although the Cadillac Motor Car Company has not built one-cylinder automobiles since the early days— -1903 and 1904—it is not at all unusual for It to hear from owners who are still running these old cars. One of the most interesting of such letters lately received comes from a man in Washington, who says he uses his single-cylinder Cadillac in his sales work among the grocery jobbers in Washington and Alexan dria. Va. The car is a 1903 Model A —one of the first Cadillacs built The owner writes: "I am not a mechanic, but I am a 'Jack-of-all-trades' and I keep the old box so It will run up hill and down hill and drag anybody out of a rut that I meet in one, and there have been some of them. "Some time ago I met a party on Capitol Hill with an automobile car rying four men, and they had broken their crankshaft. I weigh 220 pounds and I had my brother with me, who weighs 265 pounds. I pulled this au tomobile with four men in it, while my brother and I were in my old sin gle-cylinder machine, and I pulled the whole business over to Anacostia with no trouble whatever. "I took these people out over Penn sylvania avenue, and while people cheered the old Cadillac, they joshed the fellows sitting in the big ma chine. "I make it a point to help any fel low who may be broken down on the road." "A Car Is as Good as the Care Given It" "Much has been said, written and conjectured about the length of life of the average car, but X doubt oven at this day whether there is anybody that can tell Just how long a car will last before it outlives Its usefulness," says Ephraim Brenner, generul manager of the M. Brenner & Sons Motor Company, local distributors of the Kissel Kar. - "A car is as good as the care given It. The best car made will soon GO to pieces when driven by a persoti who does not give tt the proper care and attention. Just because an au tomobile is made of iron and steel is no reason why it can be abused and still .go month In and month out. And likewise because it is so solidly and durably built—is no reason why it can be driven at a breakneck rate of speed over rough roads, up 'ruty' grades or through rock and gravel piles. "It must not be forgotten that even the big giant locomotives on the transcontinental railroads—en gines that weigh hundreds of tons and built so solidly that they look as if they could withstand the pounding of a French 75—are fre quently overhauled and carefully taken care of each day. "Recently we received a letter from a Kissel owner in the mining business in Texas. This man is the third owner of a Kissel Kar, and, as he states it: 'I cannot tell you about the early life of this car, but it has the reputation of being the best car that ever came to this part of the country. The speedometer was taken off when it registered 280,000 miles and it has been in hard serv ice for four years since then. It has * - _ <D If there is any truth to be gained from comparison of specification, if dependence can be placed on road tests that have occupied nearly two years, we pre dict that on the score of sturdiness, the new Hup mobile will better the rec ord of every other model of Hupmobile that has pre ceded it. We don't know how we can make a stronger state ment than that. HUPMOBILE The Comfort Car Harrisburg Agency Co. 103 MARKET ST. *■ i '8 in 1 Convertible TRUCK BODY 4 Reo Speedwagon Chassis | MOVES YOUR FARM TO THE CITY —tf The Reo Motor Car Company have put a new convertible truck body on the market on the well- known REO SPEEDWAGON CHASSIS. Unlike "2 most convertible bodies, this "8 in 1" body has proven its practicability in actual service. It is I CONVERTIBLE and easily so. It DOES fulfill 11 the needs. It DOES stand up in hard usage. Else |H we would never recommend it. It must and does ! -rjjßßffftW I 1 stand up to the reputation of "REO." It is one of .-TI the family that represents "The Gold Standard of Values" in motor cars. I * 1/ One Truck With One Body That Can | f gT3 Adapted *° Almost Any }][ P** -*--J- Kind of Farm Hauling I—THE FLAT RACK-SCOOPBOARD DOWN. This ar ' vl rangement is adapted to carrying lumber, water pipes, long poles or similar articles of longer length than the ! 2—THE FLAT RACK-SCOOPBOARD UP. A serviceable type of express wagon, adapted to hauling most any I material too numerous to mention. 3 —GRAIN-TIGHT BODY. Adapted to carrying loose grain. It is almost watertight in construction, solidly ' *~-il 11, >* braced with channel steel. VjJ ,H / 4— HOG RACK. An Ideal hog or sheep rack formed by ' folding the side section over the top. 6 IWi S —FLARED BODY. Designed to carry a bulky load of "• loose grain, increasing the capacity by use of the 6—FLARED RACK BODY. This Illustration shows the | u . , body suitable for hauling light bulky produce and ma terials. It is exceptionally strong. [ \\\ 3'7—BASKET RACK. The range of usefulness is almost ?>9 i^ J ,V unlimited in thiß form of the body. Almost anything I can be hauled with the body in this form. | /, B—STOCK RACK. The top section are straight up in ! ' ' this body, making a serviceable body for hauling stock. j This REO SPEEDWAGON equipped with the "8-ln-l" tjSlil.—l convertible body will not only pay its way and earn | Its keep, but pay for itself In a few weeks by enabling I - —v —, you to dispose of horses and dispense with men. j (j J Wo. WiU Be Pleased to Send You K My Literature op Show You This • Machine at Your Convenience HARRISBURG AUTO CO. Fourth and Kelker Streets Duplex 4-Wheel Drive, Hurlburt Trucks Cleveland and Beeman Tractors AUGUST 10, 1918. made four trips to Artaona and back j and is the only car that ever went through Apache Canyon, near i Bteeple Rock, New Mexico. In 1910' the back seat was taken off and It I was used for hauling supplies to a mine ninety miles from the railroad.' It made the trip In good time with a 3,000-pound load and could have Drive this Republic Home—Today "INSTANT DELIVERY" means that you do not tie up your capital and then wait two, three or six months for your truck to come from the factory. It means that the same day you take the money out of your business you can start it rolling back again in the form of truck earnings, time savings and Good Will. We anticipated the demand for this popular Republic, and by a special arrangement are prepared to deliver complete jobs of this powerful, speedy model, of maximum one-ton capacity, as fast as they can be driven away. This model is the most universally used truck in every line of business. There were more Republic trucks sold last year than any other make. PEN-MAR Service is a guarantee against lost time and truck off days consequent losses and excessive repair bills. Write for literature and study this won derful truck. Sj* 94-1011, l-Ton, I*4, 2, SK and Instant Models 5-Ton Capaicttes Deliveries Pen-Mar Auto Co. I. W. DLLX,, Prop. 1133 Mulberry Street, Bridge, Harrisburg, Pa. carried more. It certainly haa been well tested, and when I get It over ! hauled. It will be good for several | thousand miles more.' "Wltheut a doubt, this car wan given the right care when It was new and kept up year after year. It's the only way to get the maximum life from an automobile." •
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers