AUTOMOBILE NEWS
LOCAL FEATURES OF INTEREST TO AUTOISTS
TEW jAI'TO REPAIR SHOP AND i
-ATTEKV SERVICE STATION !
Arthur L. Miller has opened the
vest Shore Automatic Repair Shop
d Battery Service Station at Scc
md street and Fulton avenue,
Vormleysburg. Mr. Miller's new
nop is well equipped with machln
sry and special tools for doing nil
finds of auto repairing, especially
ill kinds of automobile electrical
vork. In connection with the repair
md machine shop ho will conduct a
•eliable battery service station.
Mr. Miller has been engaged in
LUtomobile work for five years and
s well known to the local automo
-slle trade as a skilled mechanic who
ins wide experience in all kinds of
lutomobile repairing.
G. G. Golling of the Keystone
Sales Co., 108 Market street, has re
:ently returned from a visit Avith his
jarents in Nevada, Ohio, where ho
ipent the holidays.
NO BASIS FOR RUMOR THAT
GOVERNMENT WILL SUM, CARS
George G. McFarland, President
of the Motor Dealers Association
and General Manager of the Ilarris
burg Auto Co., is in receipt of a let
ter sent out by tlie National Auto
viobile Chamber of Commerce to its
members relative to the rumor that
the touring cars and trucks now
Save Money Now
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CARBURETORS
BATTERIES
a MAGNETOS
/V BEARINGS
We also Vv SPRINGS
carry a com- T J GEARS
plefc line of Stan- AXLES
ilard Roller and Bull J
Bearings and quite an
assortment of Cones and Vv 0 I
Races aiul practically every
filing pertaining to a ear. V\
We also Handle Used Tires and fj
Tubes. A
USEI) CARS BOUGHT AND SOLD.
Chelsea Auto Wrecking
A SCHIFFMAN, Prop.
I N ' CAMERON ST. BOTH PHONES.
MACS 1 GARAGE
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A Big January Sale of I
ROADSTERS AND TOURING CARS
Some few weeks ago we had a big sale of Fords, cars that we had
bought and taken into our shop and repainted and put into first class shape.
There was such a large demand for these cars that we had sold the few
we had forty of them —in short order. We had another opportunity a
few days ago to buy up another big bunch of cars so we are going to have
another sale. * j
We purchased forty roadsters and touring cars, machines that have
seen very slight service, some of them are as good as new, have put them „ I
through our service station, repainted them and are offering them at big
bargain prices. We figure that a quick turnover at a'small profit is better
than holding a car for some time at a higher price. So it's to your advaiv
tage to act quick.
We have a special Ford Racer, equipped with a Schutte custom made
body, racing wheels, etc., that's a cracker jack. We also have roadsters
and touring cars equipped with Anchor tops and self-starters. These cars
are sure to meet with your approval. Come in today and see them.
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED ANOTHER BIG SHIPMENT OF
ANCHOR TOPS
Glass Enclosed and Especially Adapted To
FORD—DODGE—OA KLAND—O VERLAND
BUICK and OLDSMOBILE CARS
FOR BQTH
FORDS C ° r P^l S d. PHONES
_ 117-19-21 ST Third St. (
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FRIDAY EVENING,
owned by the government will beb
placed on the open market.
This, letter contains another letter
from Colonel F. C. Glover, of the
Quartermaster Department at Wash
ington, to Mr. Alfred Reeves, Secre
tary and General Manager of the
Association. The two letters are as
follows:
New York Office
7 E. 42nd Street
COPY
National Automobile Chamber of
Commerce, Inc., Second National
Bank Building, f>o9-7th Street,
N. W., Washington
General No. 224 Dec. 18, 1918.
Government does not intend to
put trucks or cars on sales.
To Members:
Please note the following from
Colonel Glover relative to govern
ment plans with regard to trucks
and cars:
War Department
Offlco of the Chief of Staff
Purchase, Storage and Traffic
Division, Washington
Dec. 17, 1918.
From: F. C. Glover, Col. Q. M. C.
Cli'ef Motors and Vehicles
Division.
To: National Automobile Chamber
of Commerce, Washing
ton, D. C.
Attention of Mr. Alfred Reeves:
1. There is no basis in fact for the
rumor that the Government intends
0 put on sale all trucks and motor
[ passenger cars that are now being
j used for war services.
2. The Director of Purchase &
[ Storage advises me that there is
j being prepared a public statement
which relates to thig matter which
will put at rest any uneasiness
which now obtains in automobile
circles.
By authority Director of Purchase
& Storage.
(Signed) F. GLOVER,
Col. Q. M. C.
Chief Motors & Vehicles.
National Automobilo Chamber of
Commerce.
(Signed) ALFRED REEVES,
General Manager.
J. R. Sauters, local manager of
tho Goodrich Tire and Rubber Co.,
is spending the week-end in Lan
caster looking after Goodrich busi
ness.
MOTOR CLUB DOES NOT FAVOR
POLICE CHIEFS RECENT MOVE
The Motor Club of Harrisburg
! through its secretary. J. Clyde My
-1 ton, has recently sent out letters to
! all members, relative to the recent
I communication sent out to all motor
I owners by the "Chiefs of Police As-
I soeiation," with headquarters at
J Harrisburg, advising them their or
ganization proposes to endeavor to
recover stolen cars for their sub
, scriber§, the fee being sl.oo'for each
[ car registered with them.
The Motor Club of Harrisburg
feels that this is a project that
should not be encouraged. In the
Motor Club's opinion the men com
( prising this organization seem to bo
' regular police officials, and as such
I the public is entitled to their best
1 services without the payment of any
; special fee.
The Pennsylvania Motor Federa
tion is now preparing a new motor
vehicle law that will be presented at
the next session of the Legislature,
which, if it is passed, will go a long
way towards checking the traffic in
stolen motor vehicles.
IRISHMAN'S GARAGE
NEARING COMPLETION.
OPEN FOR BUSINESS
One of Ihe largest and most com
plete garages in Central Pennsyl
vania, The Fishman Gara)ge, at
Fourth and Chestnut streets, is fast
Hearing completion. This garage
has been under the course of con
struction for quite a period and
should have been completed long
ago, but owing to war conditions,
lack of material and labor, it has
not yet been comp otely finished. It
i has been open for business for sev
; eral months, tho entire first floor
! being used while the second floor
; and salesrooms were being held up.
Samuel Fishman, the local con
t tractor, is the man responsible for
HAJRRISBTJR.G TELEGRAPH
this up-to-date garage. At the out
set in planning for tho structure he
chose a location that was sure to
meet the requirements for tourists
as well as local people. He chose i
Fourth and Chestnut streets because
of it being as near tho center of the j
city as he could get. Conditions
for building so large a building were
not what could be termed ideal at
this location but perseverance and
stick-to-itiveness at last has won out
as a model of its kind. It is entirely
fireproof and has a capacity for over
four hundred cars. T> 's° e. " "re
taken care of on two floors without
tho use of elevators. Both entrances
are on Chestnut street, one going to
the second floor and the other to tho
first floor.
One of the features introduced by
the Fishmans Garage Company is
the daily parking of ears for which
a small sum is charged. This elim
inates the parking of a car on the
street, leaving it liable to'theft when
j the owner desires to leave it stand
for hours.
An accessory store has been added
to the garage, it being on the Fourth
street level at the intersection of
Chestnut street. A complete line of
accessories and supplies are handled.
Service for all makes of cars is ob
tainable.
Mr. irishman recently organized a
stock company which will conduct
The business of the establishment.
HARRISBURG AUTO AND TIRE
•REPAIR COMPANY UNDER
NEW MANAGEMENT
Kirk and Oclis, the owners of the
Harrisburg Auto and Tire Repair
Company, at 131 South Third street,
local distributors of the Liberty Six
motors, announce that this establish
ment is under new management, Mr.
F. Vickery, a well known local auto
mobile man, having received tho
appointment.
Mr. Vickery in announcing the
: policy of this firm states that he will
' endeavor to give up-to-date service
!in every phase of the work. His
main efforts will be directed in the
sales and service of Liberty cars. A
stock of tires, tubes and accessories,
I as well as gasoline and oils, will be
. carried in stock. Auto repairing and
tire and tube vulcanizing, storage,
| etc., will be conducted as hereto
fore.
AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRIC
COMPANY BUYS ZIMMERMAN
INTERESTS
The Automotive Electric Service
Co. in a recent announcement state
that they have absorbed the entire
electrical Interests of the Zimmer
man Auto Repair Co. at Seventeenth
and Kelly streets.
They will continue the same line
of electrical work at the above ad
dress. They are the authorized serv
ice station for Auto-Lite and North
east electrical' systems, Kisemann
magnetos, Tllotson Carburetors, Uni- I
Lectric /arm lights and power plants.
Service on all electrical systems
and carburetors is the kind of work
th eforrn of a monopoly.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
ACCESSORIES JOBBERS ON
TRIAL IN NEW YORK
On Monday. January 6th, the trial
of the U. S. Government vs. the Na
tional Association of Accessories
Jobbers Is scheduled to start in New
York City. The government contend
that this association is violating the
Sherman anti-trust law operating in
jobbers contend that they are not a
monopoly.
T. B. Wildermuth, president of
the Front Market Motor Supply Co.,
local jobbers is interested in Nie
case, and recently attended the con
vention in Chicago, where over a
hundred thousand dollars was sub
scribed in less than ten minutes to
defend the case.
Three of the best lawyers in the
country have been retained to defend
the jobbers and include such noted
men as Emory A. Buckner and
Claude A. Thompson, of New York
City, and James fi. YVilUerson, of
Chicago.
CHANDLER ANNOUNCES
REDUCTION IN PRICES.
IN EFFECT NOW
In an announcement in another
part of this evening's paper, the
Chandler Motor Car Co. announces
that the prices of Chandler cars
have been' brought back to pre-war
time prices. This is a drop of quite
a few dollars and is welcomed by
prospective purchasers of Chandler
cars.
Andrew Redmond, the local deal
er, states that shipping facilities,
while nothing to brag about, have
enabled him to get a few cars in
now and then and that he is iri a po
sition to make immediate deliveries.
HOW TO CUT DOWN SOME OF
YOUR AUTO REPAIR BILLS
The damage done automobiles as<
a result of their standing in cold,
damp garages is not generally
known, and the following 12 reasons
why the car should be kept warm
will bo interesting to many car
owners:
1. Eliminate Frozen Radiators—
An unhealed garage means spring
ing the radiator, cracking the water
jacket of the engine, freezing the
water and breaking the pump. Anti
freeze compounds-are liable to evap
orate, especially if the engine over
heats.
2. Save the Engine—Gasoline
cannot evaporize when the cylinders
and carburetor are cold, and start
ing is difficult. The engine sputters
and kicks on half the cylinders and
llnally, after much gasoline and elec
tricity have been wasted, it starts. *
3. Reduce Carbon Deposits in the
Cylinders—To start a cold engine
there must be a rich mixture of
gasoline and air the first five min
utes. This increases carbon deposits.
4. SaVe the Bearings—Oil be
comes thick and sluggish in a cold
garage. This results in the bearings
scoring before becoming warmed by
the friction. When starting a cold
engine, the knocking means more
damage to the bearings.
5. Save the Battery—The storage
battery, being a chemical machine,
and as chemicals act very slowly
when cold, the battery cannot take
full charge. The extra load put
onto the battery is starting the cold
-engine soon discharges the battery
beyond the danger point. "Over
charging' occurs and this is respon
sible for most all battery troubles.
The chemicals become useless and
fall off the grids. The battery be
comes weak and finally must he re
placed.
6. Save the Car Finish —In an
unheated garage, moisture slowly
accumulates under the varnish anil
freezes, which cracks and spoils the
varnish. This docs not happen in a
warm, dry garage. The warmth and
dryness preserves thfc finish and up
holstery of the machino. Reffnishing
a car is expensive.
7. Save the Tires—lf the garage
is not warm and dry, moisture gets
into the fabric of the tires through
cuts. This moisture freezes while
the car is not in use and loosens the
fabric and eventually ruins the tires.
8. For Eeasy Cleaning of the Car
—Mud and snow freeze to the car in
a cold garage. When washing the
car in an unheated garage. the
water freezes on, which spoils the
finish. The mud and snow melt off
the car in a garage that is heated.
9. For Comfort in Oiling, Alter
ing the Batteries, etc.—lt is a pleas
ure to attend your car in a warm
garage, but not when the fingers are
cold and the feet almost, frozen.
10. Prevents Colds and Sickness
—Working around the car in an un
heated garage results in colds and
grippe. Heat your garage and save
doctor bills.
11. For Safety—Explosive Mix
tures are more liable to form in a
cold aragc, whereas they are diffused
In a warm garage.
12. For a Quick, Sure Start Any
Time—To the office early—to the
theater on time—to keep an appoint
ment—to catch a certain train—you
will bo sure to be there if your
garage and car are kept warm in
winter.
Mr. B. F. Barker, manager of the
Miller Auto Co., is spending the
lio'idays at the homo of his par
ents in Fayettevllle, Ohio, Mr. Bar.
ker left Harrisburg the day before
C hristmas and is expected to return
to-morrow or Monday.
THIRD ANNUAL STATIC FARM
PRODUCTS SHOW, JAN 21-2-1
The third annual State Farm
Products Show will be held January
21 to 24, inclusive, in the Kmerlson-
Brantingham Building, at Tenth and
Market streets. This show is a fea
ture the State and National Gov
ernment has inaugurated and has
proved highly successful in past
years. All forms of farm imple
ments and tractors are exhibited.
year, despite the heavy snows
thousands of people attended. There
is no admission fee. ,
The Motor Club of Ilarrlsburg held
its regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Governors last evening.
Among other business that was
adopted, the governors voted for a
five hundred dollar certificate of in
debtedness in anticipation of the
coming Victory Loan which will be
issued some time in April.
APPERSON MOTOR CARS
TO RKMAIN AT SET PRICE
X E. L. Cowden, of the Keystone
Sales Co., and local distributor for
Apperson Bros. Automobile Co., of
Kokomo, Ind., is In receipt of a let
ter for the Apperson factory setting
forth their policy as regards price
conditions for the coming season.
The lettor states Chat inasmuch as
the Apperson did not Increase the
price of their car above tife normal
advance nccessury to meet the In
creased cost of material and labor,
and that as that cost is the same to
day as it was three months ago,
thsre would be no decrease in the
price of the Appcrson.
• Conditions unknown at the present
time may reduce prices during the
summer months, but inasmuch as
the manufacturers of automobiles
are at least a yeur behind In their |
schedule, it will be 1920 before any!
noticeable readjustment takes place.
The Harrisburg Motor Dealers'
Association will hold a special meet
ing Monday evening in the sales
rooms of the Packard Motor Car at
Front and Market streets, to discuss!
plans and date for the coming Auto
Show. The meeting will be called
to order at 7.30.
.RICO MOTOR CAR CO
ANNOUNCES PRICE
| GUARANTEE \
I The Harrisburg Auto Co., is in re
i ceipt of a letter from the Reo Mo
tor Car Co., of Lansing, Mich., man
ufacturers of Reo Motor cars, an
nouncing the price policy of Rco's
for the coming season. The present
price is guaranteed until July, and
in case of a reduction, the Reo
Motor Car Co. guarantee to rebate
to distributors, dealers or owners,
the difference in the prices now
maintained and the new rate to be
i tixod.
j Reo prices were not raised to the
| high limit of most cars during the
j war. They went up to a certain ex
j tent and now that other cars are
! coming down in price, a statement
was made necessary by the Reo
. Co.
$05,0410,000 TGI.fSPHOfifI ISSUE
New York, Jan. 4.—lnvestment
conditions of the new year will ex
perience their first important test in
the sale by the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company of $05,000,000
I of new securities, announced yester
-1 day. These comprise $40,000,000
| five-year six per cent, notes to re
-1 fund maturing indebtedness and
i $25,000,000 long-term , debenture
1 bonds to liquidate indebtedness for
construction work.
peace time Jines of communica- fl
tion are just as important as the ill
army's transport service
Bethlehem Trucks stood the test of war work —now ; I
they are on the job of "carrying on" in a thousand dif
ferent industries —lightening production obstacles
getting raw materials and finished products to and fro
in a dependable manner—at minimum expense—con
tinuous efficiency.
Competition points to your necessity for prompt-deliveries—- Ijj
don't rely upon the other man for your hauling needs— be Iff
- independent—have your own Bethlehem Truck or fleet of
Bethlehem Trucks —it will pay. {
Bethlehem Trucks are a profitable investment—not only in
services rendered NOW —but in the value they maintain
through long, hard usage.
Gray & Davis Electric Starting and Lighting and other equally
improved features make Bethlehem Trucks distinctive. |
IV2 Ton Chassis 2y 2 Ton Chassis 3% Ton Chassis J
$1965 $2335 $3465
F. 0. B. Allentown, Pa. Ijl
Examine a Bethlehem and be convinced }
* The Overland-Harrisburg Co. I
212-214 North Second Street
JANUARY 4, 1919.
German Plot Agents
Sentenced to Prison
Snn Frnnolitpo, Jan. 4.—Robert (jfa
pelle and Joseph L. Bley, self-con
fessed leaders in a plot directed by
the German government to provision
German warships at sea from this
port in violation of American neu
trality, were sentenced to twenty
one and eighteen months, respective
ly, in the McNeil's Island Federal
penitentiary in the United States Dis
trict Court hero yesterday. /
CapaJlo was a former agAit for the
North (German Lloyd Steamship Com
pany liare. Bley was a customs
broker.
Tho sentences wore to run concur
rently with sentences of eighteen
months Imposed on Capelle and fif
teen on Bley in the Hindoo conspir
acy case.
West Shore Auto Repair Shop
and Battery Service Station
Second Street and Fulton Avenue,
.i '.W* 1
W ormleysbur g.
I take pleasure in announcing that I have opened a com
pletely equipped Auto Repair Shop and Battery Service
Station at Second Street and Fulton avenue, Wormleys
burg, where I have first class facilities to do
All Kinds of Auto Repairing
Automobile Electrical Work a Specialty
Batteries installed, overhauled and recharged.
Anything and everything about your machine promptly
repaired and put in first class condition. Prices reasonable.
ARTHUR L. MILLER
PROPRIETOR
Hoover Is Selected to Head
International Relief Forc4
Paris, Jan. 4.—President Wilson
has named Herbert C. Hoover dlrsos
tor general of an International ON
ganlzatlon for the relief of liberated
countries, both neutral and enemy.
Norman Davis, formerly on the staff
of Oscar T. Crosby, special commlai
. sioner of finance for the United States
In Europe, will act as Mr. HoovarVi
| assistant.
This announcement was made yes-o
terday by the American peace corns
mission in a statement which says
that the designation of Mr. Hoover
to take charge of the relife work Is
in conformity with the request of the
Allied governments that the United
States take a predominating part la
the organization and direction of re
lief measures.
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