8 *—-* AUTOMOBILE SECTION Sim " 9 ADVERTISING ALFRED P. DAVIES, Auto Editor 8-9-10-11 AUTOCAR CO. INCREASE CAPITAL Capital Stock of Company Now $10,000,000 Was Formerly $2,000,000 At a special meeting of the stock holders of the Autocar Company of Ardmore, Pa., July 22, it was voted to Increase the capital stock of the com pany from $2,000,000 to $10,000,000. The board of directors authorized the Immediate sale of $1,000,000 of this new issue of capital stock to stockhold ers of record July 22. Such rights as may not be taken by the present stock holders will be sold to other employes. This additional $1,000,000 of cash capital is issued at this time for the purpose of financing the constantly in creasing volume of business of the com pany. The Autocar Company was estab lished In 1897 and for the last ten years has manufactured the Autocar motor truck exclusively. This motor truck Is marketed through a complete system of factory branches owned and oper ated by the parent company and cover ing the entire country from coast to coast. "There is no change In the officers of the company, nor in the board of direc tors, and no foundation whatever for the rumor persistently going around that the Autocar Company was to be a party to a consolidation with other Important motor truck interests. Berlin Newspaper Gets First Direct N. Y. Wire Since U. S. Entered War Berlin, Aug. 9.—The Vossische Zeltung yesterday afternoon publish ed the first dispatch from its New York correspondent since the United States entered the war. The dispatch was written at the end of June, and tells of the American wheat crop, the return of the Ameri can army from France and the general financial situation. Prest-O-Lite Battery "A SIZE FOR EVERY CAR" Atlas Electric Service Co. FISHMAN'S GARAGE Fourth and Chestnut Sts. WHEN YOUR HAULAGE PROBLEMS WORRY YOU REMEMBER a TRUCKS MEAN SERVICE AND ECONOMY CRISPEN MOTOR CAR CO. SalenroomM Hell Service Station 103 Market St* 3405 Ut> Cameron St. KELLY-SPRINGFIELD S TRUCKS H The Big Brother to the R&ilro&ds | The Atlantic Motor Truck Co. i ■ Under the Management of J. E. Dare 1 i i A nnounce that They Have Secured the Distribution J ! In 42 Counties of Penna. & N. J. of ! i Kelly-Springfield Trucks ■ Kelly-Springfield trucks proven its worth by a num have won an enviable repu- her of years of actual ser tation wherever the demand vice. It is built by the I for a substantial, econom- £ . t ° r I , ical and endurable truck has oTwhich'in itseTspelks ! ■ existed. It is not a flash we n f or j t j s a in the pan" brought into ex- that will meet every re istence to meet the de- quirement you may place mands, but a truck that has upon it. I 1 ! Kelly-Springfields are built in I ton models both chain and worm ■ drive. Any styles of body is adaptable I to its sturdy chassis. I We have these trucks on our floors, can l make immediate deliveries. I I Atlantic Motor Truck Co. ■ l J. E. DARE, Mgr. ■ ! 17th & Chestnut St., Harrisburg, Pa. J d-Ti ■ ■ ■■ ■ .VI ■ i . Y * *' ' - ••'* • ' \ ' . SATURDAY EVENING. 1920 STEPHENS HAVE ARRIVED First Shipment of New Series Received This Week by Local Distributor J. S. Sible, Jr., Third and Cumber land streets, has received the first shipment of the new series 1920 Steph ens Salient Six. The lot comprises a four-passenger and a six-passenger model. There is very little change in the general ability of the Stephens this year and also In the general appear ance. Close students of motor cars will notice the new handles and the dif ferent angles of the tire rack and a few other minor changes, but the all ap pearances the 1920 models are In keep ing with the elegance and general per formance that has won the 1919 mod els so much praise. Future shipments are exepcted to continue to come in every week and from now on these cars are expected to be on display at the salesrooms at Third and Cumberland streets. Atlantic Motor Truck Company Sells Kelly- Springfield Trucks Announcement is made to-day that the Atlantic Motor Truck Company, of Seventeenth and Chestnut streets, un day the management of J. E. Dare, has secured the distribution of Kelly-Spring field trucks for forty-two counties, cov ering the entire eastern section of Pennsylvania and part of New Jer sey. The Kelly is made in different sizes from 2 1-2 to 6 ton capacity with both chain and worm drive by the Kelly- Springfield Company of Springfield, Ohio. The Atlantic Motor Truck Company have cars on their floors at the present time and can make immediate deliveries. Regulations Prohibit Exportation of Gold Mexico City, Aug. 9. New reg ulations for the mining industry in Mexico prohibit the exportation of gold in any form but approve the marketing in foreign countries of silver and copper. MOUNTAIN TRAIL NO OBSTACLE TO REPUBLIC TRUCK Fully Loaded, It Negotiates "Pack Horse"—26 Miles Up 30 and 40 Wr Cent Grade In discussing the merits and de pendability of the Republic truck at a recent Sales Meeting, Mr. Geo. C. Eppleman, the local sales manager of Swain-Hickman, related the fol lowing story of the wonderful per- j formance of a stock Republic truck, i Out near the Cardiff and Price j Mines in mountainous Utah, if you | tiptoe quietly and peek over the cor- | ner of the corral you find pack! horses dejectedly chewing their cud. | They see their end. Their deadly I enemy the motor truck has finally j pierced their last entrenchments, and ! have se."Vcd down in their strong | points wltn very indication of stay- | ing. The motor industry refused to i talk armistice or gentlemanly agree- | ments for divisions of territory. And all this after old friend Horse ; had thought himself secure. Some j months ago a specially built high priced truck made one trip up this! trail but never repeated. The at- i tack seemed too costly. But business must be served, and the way of the ' inefficient leads to the slaughter house. Now comes the news that a stock Republic truck that for two years had been hauling freight around Salt Lake City has made the trip and is quite likely to repeat it as part of its regular duties. Mr. Hadlcy of the Hadley Transfer Co. has come back enthused over the limitless possibilities of motor truck ing and the stamnia of Republic trucks. I "We took that truck off its regular I run it has been working for two years, and without any special tuning up and with a full capacity load sent it on the toughest bit of mountain work you can find. Twelve of the twenty-two miles to the Cardiff Mine are up a 30 per cent, grade. Dump ing part of our load there but still carrying better "than two tons, we pushed on the remaining four miles to the Price Mine up a 46 per cent, grade. There were times when it felt as though we were climbing up the sides of a cliff. But the truck never faltered or layed down, kept pounding and sweating its way up and up, the motor humming sweet as a bird. "This is the first time a stock truck went up this trail, and with the exception of one trip by a high priced truck with a special trans mission and low gearing it is the first time the trip has been made. Our gasoline and oil consumption was very low and the power traction was wonderful. It was a wonderful dem onstration and we feel we will be well repaid to standardize on Re public trucks. We feel that this is i the only truck in our fleet of five | heavy duty trucks that is capable of | doing this work." 1 Use McNeil's Pain Exterminator—Ad. \ HARUISBURG &&&* TELEGRAPH! NEW FIRM OPENS AUTO ACCESSORY STORE TODAY Alexander and Scott Open For Business at 315 Chest nut Street WSBMKm IhHH JOSEPH ALEXANDER An announcement of interest to mo torists of Central Pennsylvania Is that of Joseph Alexander, a well-known au \ tomobile accessory and supply expert of this city, who opened a new whole sale and retail accessory and supply store to-day at 315 Chestnut street. In Mr. Alexander's announcement, the in formation is carried that in opening this new store, he will operate under the firm name of Alexander and Scott and that he will carry a complete line of motor oils, accessories, gasoline and tires. Mr. Alexander is one of the pioneer accessory men of the country. When the automobile business was in its infancy, he took up the study of the accessory end of it. paying particular attention to the needs of the motorists as to new inventions and contrivances that did not come as regular equipment with an automobile. He was one of the first men to establish exclusive ac cessory stores in Brooklyn, N. Y. His study of this particuglar subject made him an authority on new inventions that appeared on the market from time to time. His main thought was to se cure for the motorist just what was needed to add to the many comforts and to the safety of motoring. In coming to Harrisburg a number of years ago, Mr. Alexander established the first exclusive accessory store here. He was store manager of the firm for whom he organized this new line and remained as such for several years, when he became connected with the Standard Auto Supply Company, hav ing a part interest in this firm and act ing in the capacity of manager. He has remained with 111 is firm until the present time and has only severed his relations there to go into the business for himself. In conducting this new store it will be Mr. Alexander's aim to carry a complete fine of every up-to-date ac cessory that will meet the motorists' need. Says Modern Styles in Advance Toward Paganism—Urges Veil Mexico City, Aug. 9. Modern styles of dress and coiffure were the subject of much critcism re cently by Dr. Jose Moray del Rio, archbishop of Mexico, who read an open letter to his parishioners de claiming against extremes in toilet and asking mothers to refrain from appearing in exaggerated costumes and from allowing their children to do so. The archbishop termed mod ern styles "an advance toward paganism" and recommended that in church at least the women re turn to the use of the veil and man tilla. K. of C. Vote $50,000 to Battle Bolshevism Buffalo. Aug. 9.—At the final ses sion of the Knights of Columbus convention, expression was given to the declaration of war against Bol shevism and destructive unrest by the voting of *50,000 to inaugurate the K. of C. supplementary educa tional system. The Knights have consulted with labor leaders in all matters affect ing unionized trades and they have received promises of co-operation and advice. The system will be in augurated immediately, supported by the K. of C. solely from their own organization funds. The following cablegram was re ceived from Home: His Holiucss wishes me to express his thanks for the renewed expression of the loyal ty of the Knights of Columbus to the See of Peter, and also to state that he is following with interest their staunch and unselfish work In behalf of their fellow men and their Church. As a pledge of his good will, and as an incentive for con tinued efforts in the cause so suc cessfully promoted, the Holy Father graciously imparts upon the officers and members of the order of the Knights of Columbus the apostolic benediction, so that the grace of God may efficaciously assist them In all their undertakings for the gloiy of God and the welfare of man." RAISE PARCEL POST LIMIT Washington, Aug. 9.—Authority to increase temporarily the parcel post weight limit to 125 pounds so that buyers or Army food may takj full advantage of opportunity to purchase through postmasters an! letter cariers, was granted the Post master General by the Interstate Commerce Commission. It was an nounced also that during the sale buyers might place several orders at the same time without paying the initial postal charge of five cents a pound more than once. The orders must be in writing and In duplicate and the cost plus post age will be collected with them. They will be filled in the order re lvM, * HORSE VEHICLE VISION OF PAST Days of Old Dobbin Number ed With the "Has- Bcens" When a Detroit newspaper recently printed a news item to the effect that "A horse drawn vehicle was seen this afternoon on Woodard avenue," De troiters thought it rather clever and secretly prided themselves on the ultra metropolitan atmosphere which It indi cated had come over their fair city. But as far as an obituary to the faith ful quadruped goes, the reporter's ob servation might have been equally true for less metropolitan places than De troit. The Bisbee-Douglas stage line, for instance, out in desert-clad Arizona, has abandoned the time-honored four hands of horses in favor of high-pow ered auto busses which are just as much up to the minute as the finest cars to be seen on Detroit's famed boulevards. Daily, with clock-like precision, these big cars pound along the one hundred miles of sun-bitten alkali roadway be tween Bisbee and Douglas, carrying passengers and mail. In much less time and far greater comfort ,the ranchers and business men of to-day speed over the same roads where once rattled the four in hand stage, slow, jolty and not at all certain of reaching destination. Moreover, the cost, of transportation by auto compares favorably with operat urges either. The proprietors of the there's no guess work about those Ag ing expenses of the horse stage, and Bisbee-Douglas auto stage are thorough business men, and can tell to the penny the gasoline mileage of every car, the oil consumption, and just how much ' service is obtained from tires. It's just I coldblooded figuring with them and they play no favorites. On tires, for example, they have kept acjurate records, tried all kinds and finally settled on the Fisk Cord tire as most serviceable under the rigors of rapid cross-country travel. In the face of extraordinarily severe road con ditions. they have obtained milegaes far in excess of expectations, and their en thusiasm for Fisk cords is backed by figures and photographs which they proudly show on occasion. So as matters go, Detroit with its paved boulevards is not so very dif ferent from Arizona; in so far as being up-to-date is concerned, for the great Southwest knows just as much about high-powered cars and appreciates cord tires for the same reasons, and the horse-drawn vehicle is equally out of vogue. Peace Agreement Ends Afghanistan Uprising Against British in India I.ontliin, Aug. 9—Peace has been made between Great Britain and Afghanis tan. A peace agreement was signed at 11 o'clock yesterday morning, it was officially announced to-day. After the assassination of the Amir Habidullah Khan of Afghanistan last February, trouble developed between the British India authorities and his successor. Early in May Afghan tribes men began an advance across the bor der into India. Sharp fighting develop ed in which British troops were short ly so successful that in the latter part of that month the Afghans asked for an armistice. This was regarded by the British authorities, however, as a ruse to gain time, and a sharp note was sent to the Afghans' commander. The fighting was resumed and in June the Afghans again asked for a truce, the negotiations then leading up to a peace conference at Rawalpindi, late in July. British government officials were convinced that the uprising in Af ghanistan was being fostered by the Russian Bolsheviki, with a view to embarrassing the British. U. S. Seeks Designs For Semi-Automatic Rifle tVuehington, Aug. 9. lnventors were asked yesterday by the War De partment to submit designs for a semi-automatic military rifle to re place weapons now in use. The de signs must meet specifications giving the characteristic a service rifle of this type must have, which have been prepared by ordnance experts. In the present military rifle maga zine gun, operation of the boltaction by hand is necessary to prepare it for the next shot. Offclals said that if an acceptable semi-automatic could be developed for the army, the rapidity und accuracy of fire by any infantry unit would be greatly increased. Be Sure to Say *'Threaded Rubber" If everybody said "Threaded Rubber Insulation" when they bought batteries and saw to it that "Threaded Rubber" was what they got there would be a lot less battery grief. —Far fewer jobs of reinsula tion that is so often necessary to get full life out of the plates of an ordinary battery. —Assurance of longer battery life. \ If your battery it getting to the point where it 6hows signs of quitting it will pay you to get on the track of Threaded Rub ber. Come in any time and have • f!k ntvout batteries. Operated by MOTOR ETECTRIC SALES CO., Rgd. Forster Street Near Front Bell 2850- J Dial 0950 AUTO SCHOOL TO MAKE DRIVE FOR • NEWSTUDENTS Automobile and Aeroplane School Training Men to Meet Big Demand The Automobile and Aeroplane Me chanical School of Steelton is making a big drive to secure additional stu dents to take the course in automobile and aeroplane mechanical construc tion in order that they may meet the big demand for expert mechanics all over the country. This school, under the management of W. M. Felton, has been organized here for a number of years and has come to be recognized as the best of its kind in this part of the country. They re ceive letters daily from all parts of the State from firms who want exeprt re pairmen and of late have been unable to supply the demand. There are now about 125 students in the school and more are making application every day. This school was formerly located at 27 North Cameron street in this city, but about a year and a half ago moved into larger quarters in Steelton. The instructing of automobile and aero plane mechanical construction is car ried on exclusively. Every repair that can possibly be made to either an auto mobile or ncroplane is taught to the students. They have a number of au tomobiles. motors neroplanes and dif ferent parts that are used in the course that the students are required to tear down and build up again, his work is all supervised by Mr. Felton, who is recognized as an expert of no mean ability. It is necessary for the student to pass a thbrough examination before he secures a diploma from the school. Hundreds of students have graduated from the school in the past few years and are making good in their chosen trade. A large number of them are in the business for themselves. Testimon ials of recent date that have come to the attention of Mr. Felton are pub lished In a full-page announcement of another page of to-day's paper telling what the students themselves think of the school. Mr. Felton, in speaking of the oppor tunities of the automobile trade, says: "The demand for trained mechanics is far above the supply. We have to turn down requests almost dally for we can not turn out the men fast enough. We are training men now at the rate of al most fifty a month, which is about up |to our capacity. One of the big fea tures that has turned up lately is the number of car owners who are inter ested in our course. These owners re alize that with a thorough knowledge of their car they can not only save themselves a lot of time when their motor refuse to perform right but are able to make many minor repairs to their car that saves them considerable money and are able to get the utmost in performance from their car in the way of saving gas, oil and tires." Mr. Felton is now endeavoring to se cure a field suitable for the training of flying students. This is a big un dertaking and entails considerable IT S3/k Most Beazttifiil Carin/lmzrioa ?m II" Good Sport Tj I Add a Paige car to your equipment of fishing tackle P 1 and you multiply opportunities to enjoy your Ojj I favorite sport jU r With a Paige to transport you, time is saved and tJ L distances diminished. A fishing trip is no longer Jfll F a rare vacation treat, but a frequent delight ' IJ X The popularity of the Paige with outdoor men and sport lovers is a recognition of practical, jd| ri dependable service, plus extra, comfort It is na T convincing testimony to the soundness of Paige ]■ ; j design ana construction and a proof of Paige nj II PAIGE-DETROIT MOTOR CAR CO, DETROIT, MICHIGAN jR If. Fishman Motors Company In EDWARD FISHMAN. Mgr. ■J H* South Frartk St.. Cor. Chrotnot, Harrlaburg, Pa. VJH Liberal Dealer* Proposition for Mifflin, I'errj, Juniata and Cumberland Coaatlea !■ ■ I Bell 52D3 Dlnl ,240 JJM AUGUST 9, 1919. Are You Doing Your Bit to Help Observe the Traffic Rules? J thought, but according to Mr. Felton a field will be secured in a short time and the training of fliers will begin. Aerial Transport Center For the Mediterranean Tunis, Aug. 9. The Tunisian commisisou of aerial transports has drawn up a vast program of colonial aviation and recommends that a great aerial transport center be es tablished here to centralize aerial traffic over the Mediterranean Sea. The commision argues that Tunis occupies an advantageous position at the junction of French and in ternational Mediterranean and that a regular aerial service should be established between the city of Tunis and the rest of this French protec torate. Already a line of airplanes is in operation between Gabes and ♦he frontier of Tripoli. This may be extended later to Tunis. Service is a very important factor in the selec tion of a Motor Truck. Swain-Hickman Ser vice is surpassed by none and equalled by few if any. Investigate our Service, examine our stock of parts, satisfy yourself we can give you the Service you expect and should have. "Republic for Service" Swain-Hickman Co. DISTRIBUTORS 1133 Mulberry St. Harrisburg, Pa. Serbian Orphans Are Treated by Red Cros* Belgrade, Aug. 9. Ten thattj. sand orphans and school childro*} „ assembled the other day at Kav megdon, the beautiful park on the heights above the Save River, to eat their fill of Ice cream, cake and cherries and chocolate as guests of the American Red Cross and the American Relief Administration. The American bolony bought every ounce of ice cream in town, enough to give a heaping plateful ea each child. A huge wagonload of cherries was beside one of the booths. The park was bright with American and Jugo-Slav flags. British Manufacturers Plan Trade Campaign London, Aug. 9. The Federa tion of British industries, which is composed of more than 900 of Brit ain's largest manufacturers and as sociations of manufacturers, has formulated plans for an overseas organization, which contemplates the appointment of every market pof the world of a commissioner to be assisted where advisable by ex pert advisors. For its purpose the federation has divided the world into twenty-one areas and already has appointed a commissioner for some of them. The purpose of the federation is to ex plore the possibilities of all mar kets and to further British trade by providing information for Brit ish manufacturers.
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