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NEW YORK AUTO SHOW
TO BE HEiP JAN. 1-8
The regular annual Automobile
Show held in New York City is an
nounced to take place this year be
ginning February 1 and continuing
until the eighth.
While not of a national character,
as heretofore, this show is attracting
wide attention throughout the coun
try. It will be tho opening gun of
one of the most promising seasons
that. auto men have looked forward
to since uutomobiles first made their
appearance. Practically every kind
of machine, from the little old Ford
to the Pierce-Arrow, and all kinds of
trucks, will be represented.
M .ny of the local dealers are go
ing to this show, as it is used as a
criterion for our own show, which
will take place about the middle of
March.
We have often heard of the dire
consequences resulting from "riding"
the clutch, but It has been left to a;
local accessory dealer to show usj
just what will happen when a-drivori
"rides" the brake. We were stand
ing in Market street the other day!
when a certain dealer drove up in I
front of his store with what we
thought was a steamer, for there was 1
a great cloud of steam issuing from
the back of this car. Said driver
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Pennsylvania Reserve Militia
Buys Stewart Trucks
A military truck must stand up under all kinds of hard going.
It must have surplus power to take it over all kinds of roads. . j
It must be simple and inexpensive to operate.
All these qualifications are met by Stewart Trucks, which is the rea
son whv
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Pennsylvania Reserve Militia Bought 10 Stewarts
their first order and DUPLICATED that order this month
If Stewarts will give dependable service to the State of Pennsvl
vania, they'll do the same for you.
Why not investigate?
Thousands of Stewarts are in Service
In all parts of the world.
In 6 years no Stewart has worn out. . ,
HUDSON SALES AGENCY |
Local Stewart Distributors
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SATURDAY EVENING. BARRISBURG CjfSjjgbX TELEGKXPg JANUARY 11. 1919.
AUTOMOBILE NEWS
TIMELY LOCAL FEATURES OF INTEREST TO AUTOISTS
BY ALFRED P. DA VIES. AUTO EDITOR.
I (being a local dealer we hesitate to
mention names) hopped out of the
| car and entered the store (seemingly
lin a great hurry) and a moment
j later emerged with a sprinking can.
The contents of the same —we don't
i know what it was—he applied to ono
jof the rear wheels; and. Oh, boy!
I you ought to havo seen the steam
then. We soon found out that he
wasn't driving a steamer but a well
known gasoline car, and in an effort
to keep his foot warm had been
"riding" the brake. Moral —Don't
ride the brake.
ANDREW REDMOND. LOCAL
AUTO DEALER, ITURT
IN ACCIDENT
While on a business trip to Car
lisle last Friday, Andrew Redmond,
the well-known automobile dealer,
slipped on the running-board of his
car whieh was covered with snow
and Ice and received a severe bruise
on the ankle which confined him to
his home a few days. The affected
member healed rapidly, however,
and Mr. Redmond is "on the job"
as usual.
DEALERS DECIDE TO HOLD
ACTO SHOW HERE FROM
MARCH 15 TO 20
Welcome news! The Motor Deal-
ers Association held a meeting last
! Monday evening in the salesrooms of
jthe Packard Motor Car Company at
. Front and Market streets, and de
citted to hold an automobile show.
An the welcome part of It Is that it
will be held in the spring Instead of
■ in the dead of winter, like last year,
for instance. The dates, March 15
jto 22, Is a welcome one to every
i dealer and the public as well, for, we
I hope, there won't be about six feet
of snow and more falling on that
date (memories of days gone by).
A committee consisting og George
McFarland, L. H. Hagerllng, Dr.
Williams. T. B. Wildermuth and
Charles Barner was appointed to in
spect several buildings throughout
the city with the point In view of
obtaining one that would fully meet
the requirements of the growing
j automobile Industry. For the past
j few years the Emerson-Brantlngliam
building has been the place chosen
and this year for some reason or
other this building was not consid
ered. The show this year will bo
held in the service station of the
Harrisburg-Overland Company at
Twentyninth and Derry streets. This
is a wonderful building for this pur
pose, being entirely on one floor And
large enough to hold practically all
the autos that can be delivered here
a™' now and spring. 4nd it Is
accessible from all points In Central
Pennsylvania, being on the troiley
no to Paxtang and Hummelstown.
, at success is prophesied for
_ 8 Bh ow Every dealer is working
enthusiastically to make it the great
est show Harrisburgers have been
privileged to see, and with the splen
did organization that has charge of
arrangements and the large array
or cars and accessories that will be
displayed, thero is every reason to
believe that it will far outstrip any
previous show. /
ot Black's Garage at
Set enteenth and Kelly streets, will
leave to-morrow for Akron, Ohio,
t\ here he expects to spend some time
going through the various depart
ments of the Firestone Tire and
Rubber Company's factory. Mr.
Black Is making this trip in order
to get a working Idea of the different
Phases of repairing automobile tires.
He will make a study of every proc
ess in the construction of a tire and
also all kinds of repair work, so that
when he returns he can use thfc in
formation In the management of the
large vulcanizing plant which is con
ducted at the Black Garage.
®£ATE POLICE ON THE JOB
FOR AUTO THIEVES
In a recent issue of the Ilarrisburg
Telegraph a letter from Captain
Lumb, of the State Constabulary, to
Clyde Myton, secretary of the Motor
Club of Harrisburg, gave Captain
Lumb's version of the recent move
of the Police Chiefs' Association.
This move was the charging of a fee
of one dollai for the registering of
automobiles with this association so
that they could be more easily appre
hended when stolen. Captain Lumb's
statement is to the effect that the
State Police as servants of the com
monwealth need no extra Incentive
to perform their duty.
Every crook knows the accuracy
and precision with which these State
Police do their work and are learn
ing more and more every day to
fear them. With co-operation such
as is found among these same police
put into effect by local departments
all over the state, stealing autos
would become a hard job instead of
a pastime.*
In reading accounts of sentences
imposed on thieves who steal auto
mobiles and comparing them with
sentences Imposed on criminals of
other classes, we note that the auto
thief gets oft with a very light sen
tence in comparison. The average
automobile stolen costs anywhere
from one" to five thousand dollars.
Sometimes it is recovered and again
It isn't. Recent cases in the lower
end of the state have been brought
to our attention wherein a negro
who had been arrested for trespass
on a certain railroad was sentenced
to nine months in prison. Another
negro had been arrested for stealing
an automobile, a crime involving
personal property valued at $2,000.
He received a sentence of six months.
And stealing automobiles is a grow
ing pastime with a large number of
crooks. Like the Irishman said,
"There's 'raisins' in all things." Give
the auto thief a stiffer sentence and
possibly he will think twice before
he steals another automobile.
SEI.DEN TRUCK DISTRIBUTORS
ENLARGE THEIR QUARTERS
The Selden Truck Distributors,
with headquarters at 1017-25 Mar
ket street, have recently completed
enlarging their shops and stock
rooms. When first going into this
address they occupied only one room
—at 1025 Market street. They have
now taken tn other rooms and oc
cupy buildings from 1017 to 1025.
This was made necessary by the
large expansion in their business.
They are the local distributors for
Selden trucks and enjoyed a very
successful season last year. Increas
ing demand for these trucks forced
them to seek a new address or en
large their present location. Several
concerns moved out of adjacent
buildings, which made possible the
enlarging of their plant.
They have added a complete serv
ice station and part supply Btock for
Selden trucks well as other stand
ard trucks. They are completely
equipped for all kinds of repair
work, employing a crew of eleven
men. They also do a large business
in second-hand cars and motorcycles.
The entire second floor has been
fitted up for storage as well as tho
first floor of 1025.
Prospects for the coming season
as regards Selden trucks were never
better, and the adequate service sta
tion is fully'expected to meet every
requirement.
REX GARAGE AND SUPPLY CO.
GETS VELLE AGENCY
L. L. Shettal, manager of tho Rex
Garage and Supply Company, makes
the announcement that his company
has secured the agency for the Har
risburg territory of Velie passenger
cars and trucks.
The Velie Is by no means a new
car to Harrisburgers. It was for
merly sold by the Harrisburg-Velie
Company, with salesrooms at the
corner of Sixth and Herr streets, but
the sudden death of Mr. Willoughby,
manager and owner of tho company,
left the Velie agency vacant. They
enjoyed a very successful sale of
these cars and were on the road to
make Velie a popular car in this
territory.
Since then the eastern distributors
of these cars have been looking
about for a company—live wires—
to handle their car. and finally chose
the Rex Garage and Supply Com
pany. This company has adequate
salesrooms and service Btation in
their big garage at Third and Dela
ware streets and are looking forward
to a very promising season.
In a recent announcement the
Velie factory announces a substan
tial. reduction In the prices of their
cars. They are now offering for sale
the 4-paBsenger conpe, the 6-passen
ger sedan, the 3-passenger cabriolet
and the 4-passenger sport model.
STUDEBAKER dORPORATJON
BACK TO PEACE-TIME
BASIS
The Studebaker Corporation, of
South Bend, Ind., Is back to a peace
time basia, according to a recent an
nouncement, and expects to be mak
ing regular deliveries by March 1.
Their line for the coming season
coverii practically every need of the
motorist, including a little 4-cylln
der, the light six, the big six, a light
four sedan and a light six sedan.
John Cohen, secretary of Mac's
Oarage, Inc., received painful In
juries yesterday when he fell into
the pit of the elevator shaft at the
garage in South Third street. Theso
Injuries are not of a serious nature
and Mr. Cohen is continuing on the
job.
COUNTRY ROADS BECOMING
FULL OF TRACKS, DUE
| TO CARELESSNESS
I The roads In tho country, while in
splendid shape at the present time,
are in danger of becoming full of
ruts if tho motorist persists in run
ning in the tracks made by the fel
low ahead of him. This running in
■ the same trick, in time, wears the
j road down to such a point that when
the snow and ice clears away there
1 is liable to be a big rut ground into
it. One sure way to prevent this is to
I make a track for yourself so that
traffic will run over the entire road.
| The American Automobile Assocl-
I ation is preparing a new map of the
! stato of Pennsylvania, including the
Important cities, which it will dis
tribute among its members. Mem
bers of the Motor Club of Harris
burg are Included in this distribu
tion, they being members of the
national body through their member
ship with the local club.
IJGIIT QUESTION ON MOTOR
VEHICLES TO BE SETTLED
IN THE LEGISLATURE
The coming Legislature will be
presented with a bill that is fathered
by the Pennsylvania Motor Federa
tion regarding lights on motor ve
hicles. This has been a serious ques
tion in the minds of the majority of
motorists, and it is hoped that a bill
on the same basis as that now in
effect in New York state will be
passed.
Regarding lights on wagons and
other vehicles not included in the
motor-vehicle class, a separate bill
will bo introduced, and the concen
sus of opinion is that it will pass this
year in favor of compelling farmers
to attach lights to their wagons.
Many of the members of the Mo
tor Club of Harrisburg are sending
in their dues for the coming season,
although they are not due until
April. Many favorable comments are
passed on the splendid work the
Motor Cluh is doing under the guid
ance of Clyde Myton, the secretary,
in securing favorable legislation and
many other advantages tor the mo
torist.
The Motor Dealers' Association
will hold another meeting Monday
evening to discuss further plans for
the coming auto show.
MAC* GARAGE RECENTLY
INCORPORATED. OFFICERS
ELECTED
At a recent election of officers for
the newly incorporated Mac's Gar
age, Harry M. Cohen, the well-known
liveryman from New Cumberland,
who has connected with this com
pany, was elected vice-president and
general manager. Mr. Cohen has
been in the livery business for a
number of years and is well known
all over Pennsylvania. He built the
large garage in which is located the
big repair shops and stock rooms of
Mac's Garage. A. G. McMillan was
chosen president and general man
ager and John B. Cohen, a son of
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We Have Been Appointed Distributors For |
TRUXTUN
HUDFORD TYPE
The Unit That Converts Any
Passenger Car Into A
Shaft Driven Truck |
' . We have been appointed distributors for Truxtun
m , Unit—the unit that converts any passenger car into I
passenger* internal-gear shaft-driven truck,
sturdy Our facilities will be devoted to this new branch of
• - gn our work and we will be able to offer to bur patrons
Internal bear t * le identical service obtainable from the factory.
._ . . , , The Truxtun Agency was undertaken by us only
Will"do V your hauling at ?' ter most carefui consideration of its merits.
the lowest possible cost. 1S PRACTICAL; it is EFFICIENT;*it is ECO-
NOMICAL; it offers to business men quick relief J
__—__———. from hauling troubles and labor shortage.
To all interested we extend a cordial invitation to
Call or Phone our sa^esrooms t see the Truxtun, and have us 1
p thoroughly explain the remarkable features which
• or t enable it to convert any passenger car into a sturdy
Demonstration shaft-driven 1%, iy 2 , 2or 2 y 2 ton truck. . |
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Harry Cohen, was elected secretary.
This new company has enjoyed a
very large business from the very
start. Working on tho idea that pro
gresslveness and service Is what the
auto owner wants, Mr. McMillan has
built up an organization that is hard
to equal. Since January 1, they have
sold more than fifteen Ford cars,
one of their big specialties and two
Truxtun Units. They havo lnsta'led
special equipment for Ford repair
work, a painting department, a cus
tom body department ntad several
other branches of uutomobile work
that bear all tho earmarks of pro
gresstveism. They carry a large
stook of Ford parts, tires and tubes,
shock absorbers, electric starters,
and general accessories. They also do
a large business in secondhand cars.
They have recently been appoint
ed selling agents for Truxtun Units,
a shaft driven attachment that can
be applied to any kind of a passen
ger car and converting it into a
truck.
15. L. McCall, of tjio department
| of sales efficiency of the 'Vim Motor
Oar Company, of Philadelphia, was
a visitor of Andrew Redmond's the
Past few days. Mr. McCall says the
I outlook for trucks was never better
| in the History of the business.
j MILLER AUTO CO. DRIVING
i MACK TRUCKS FROM
! ALLENTOWN
j The Miller Auto Company are
i driving a fleet of Mack trucks to
j this city, from Allentown, where the
j .Mack factory is located. These cars
j have all been sold recently and will
i be delivered upon their arrival.
B. F. Barker, manager of the Mil
ler Auto Company recent y rcturn
i ed from a visit in the West.
CITY HIGHWAY'S GARFORR
TRUCK HOING FINE WORK
Last February, the City Highway
Department purchased a Garford
truck from the Harrisburg Overland
Company for use on the streets do
ing al. kinds of hauling. This truck
has been giving excellent service be
ing in operation practically every
day in the year and costing less than
seven dollars for repairs, this in
cludes tires.
This is a remarkable record in
view of the fact that the truck has
had several drivers and hasn't been
handled with kid gloves. The line of
trucks handled by the Harrisburg
Over and Company, which include
Bethlehem trucks as well as the
Garford, have been proving satis
factory in every line of work thnt
has been attempted by them. Mr
Hanson, president of the Harrisburg
Overland Company, is making pre
parations for the biggest season in
the history of this large concern.
NEW GARAGE AND REPAIR
STATION OPENS
That the automobile business is
surely booming and one of the big
gest seasons in its history is ahead
is evidenced by the large number of
new garages and repair shops open
ing up in the city and adjoining ter
ritory. .
One of the latest garage and re-
pair stations to open Is Denk's Gar
age at 1118 James street. Raymond
Denk. the proprietor, Is an Old auto
mobile man In this locality and Is
fully alive to the automobile situa
tion. His announcement carries the
Information that he will run a gen
eral repair shop and do all kinds of
work on automobiles.
IJ. IJ. Shettel and S. S. Pomeroy,
of the Rex Garage and Supply Com
pany, returned from Philadelphia
Inst evening where they had gone to
make arrangements for a shipment
of Velie cars. They expect deliveries
to begin about February 1.
Brother, 25, and Sister, 24,
Meet For the First Time
Windsor, Pa. Jan. 11.—Mr. and
Mrs. A. L. Wnllick and Mr. and Mrs.
H. S. Kllnodlnst entertained recently
Mrs. Fldelas Horn, of York; Miss
Lillian Barnhart, of York, and Pri
vate Uynrd Leffler, stationed at Fort
Meyer, Yn., who is formerly from
this place. Nine years ago he en
listed in tho United States Marines,
and in 1914 he was transferred to
tho Cavalry. On his furlough home
ho had the opportunity to meet his
sister. Miss Barnhart, for the first
time, as they were separated when
infants. Ho is now 25 years old. His
sister is 24 years.
EAT MORE PEANUTS '
For Indigestion and for the value
obtained as a food product, peanuts
form" almost an everyday necessity.
You can still procure the Real Jum
bo Peanuts, roasted as you like them,
at 25c per pound at tho Imperial Tea
Co., 213 Chestnut street.—adv.
Stve Money Now
Buy Used Auto Parts
|| CRANKSHAFTS
CARBURETORS
BATTERIES
MAGNETOS
A BEARINGS
. , VV VV SPRINGS
BT T GEARS
carry a com- f / \k ....
>plcte line of Stan- np '
dard Roller and Rail J
Bearings and quite an /X
assortment of Cones and 11
Races and practically every
thing pcrtninlng to a car. Th •
We also Handle Used Tires and 1
Tubes. A
USED CARS BOUGHT AND SOLD. XN -C*.
Chelsea Auto Wrecking VvX
A SCHIFFMAN, Prop.
22-24 N. CAMERON ST. BOTH PHONES. iJ
Gather Violets and
Harvest Ice in Same
Week at Seven Valley
York llavcn. Pa., Jan. 11.—To
gather violets and harvest ice the
same week was an occurrence this
week at Soven Valley, thts county.
Noah I..au, Ice cream manufacturer,
began harvesting the first Ice crop of
the season. The Ice, which has at
tained a thickness of four Inches,
formed since the fall of the recent
snow. Violet Of a hardy species were
in bloom a day before the snowfall
in the yard of Spencer E. Henry.
DIES OF INFLUENZA
Millcrsburg, Pa., Jan. 11.— Harry
F. Klinger, 3 4 years old, died at his
home in Moore street Wednesday,
after a short illness of influenza. He
is survived by his wife and four
small children. Funeral servlcei will
be held on Saturday. Burial will be
made at Wicontsco.
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Automobile
Accessories
That
Fill the Bill
Ifou Can Get That
Kind at
P. H. Keboch
111 Market Street
Successor to Front-Market Motor
Supply Co., Retail Dept.