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AUTOMOBILE SECTION
I iSl 1 SP- AUTOMOBILE NEWS AND ADVERTISING |
SALESMEN DON'T
WAIT FOR TRAINS
I
Light Business Car Enables
Them to Make Quick Trips
From City to City
To eliminate expensive selling!
methods, many wholesale houses have ,
equipped their sales forces with light!
delivery cars, with the result that;
their representatives have been able
to triple the number of towns visited, j
carrying their samples with them.
This growing practice bids fair to
alleviate to a great extent the trou- ;
bles of the traveling salesman Iso-;
lated towns and once-a-day railway |
trains have made many a salesman
throw up his hands in disgust and de- j
sert his profession for fields less
wearisome and nerve-wrecking. Not j
only did such railway facilities tend!
to reduce the ranks of the traveling]
salesmen but they were responsible for
an increased selling cost of dr.vgoods, .
shoes, groceries, hardware, hats and
similar staples. Using the railroads, |
the salesman was able to make but I
one town a day, where several hours |
were sufficient to call on the trade.
The remaining hours were spent in
enforced Idleness, with the result thut
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REMEMBER
MEAN SERVICE AND ECONOMY
CRISPEN MOTOR CAR CO.
103 n M,"kTM. 3403 So'.V C,'■
L -
f ROWE K TRUCK
Before TOO buy nny truck stop In at the Sunshine Crane and
Inveatlnnte this wonderful truck. Built up to a standard that as
sures real service under all conditions. 2 to 5 ton enpac y so
or pneumatic tlrea, 2V4 ton special—S-c>Under. Tired with slant
pneumatic*.
SUNSHINE GARAGE
J. L. BIGGIO, Trop. x - Cameron St.
TIRES
United States Perfection
Sterling % All § Montford
Goodyear % Leaders # Goodrich
We Sell ThemV— Sizes
ACCESSORIES-MOTOR OILS
GASOLINE
KEYSTONE SALES CO.
108 MARKET ST. HARRISBURG, PA.
Perhaps no other car at any price more Other features of the Stephens Six are
fully demonstrates the ideal requirements indeed numerous. Worthy of mention in
of the motor of today than the Stephens this limited space is the economy of opera-
Six. It is a car that is at once attractive tion of this remarkable car. In gasoline
to the eye—appealing in every sense of the 1 consumption; in oil consumption; in tire
word. It is a car mileage and in
that has more jjf .J ? X B * wear and tear the
than enough of iTHtTICCIICIT@ UCllt/GTV Stephens has at
power enabling tained a high
hill climbing of point of perfec
the most severe kind; slow speed when j tion. The one sure way to realize these
idling is desired; a rapid get-a-way i many points of advantage is to ride and
when needed; and a smoothness that is drive in the Stephens. We will gladly give
alluring. you a demonstration. Bell 1003.
J. S. SIBLE, Jr.
DISTRIBUTOR
THIRD AND CUMBERLAND STS. IiARRISBURG, PA.
SATURDAY EVENING,
. weekly hotel bills and expense ac
j counts soared.
But the development of the motor
car, and particularly the light com
| mercial car. is rapidly doing away
i with these old-fashioned methods of
; wholesale selling. An interesting sam
i pie of the successful use of such a car
; is that of B. A. Rives, a shoe sales
man in Southern Alabama,
i In August, 1018, Mr. Rives bought
a Dodge Brothers business car and
I abandoned the southern railroads as a
I means of covering his territory. Since
that day the car has been in continual
'use, carrying the salesman, driver and
'a bulky 700 lbs. of samples. To the
1 Dodge Brothers dealer from whom
j the car was purchased. Mr. Rives
! wrote: "1 find that I can make nearly
three times as many towns in a week
! as I formerly could by railroad and
the weeklv expense is no greater. Tne
j pulling qualities of your business car
I cannot be excelled and the upkeep
'for the time that 1 have had it has
been too little to count. The pleasure
lof not having to wait for trains would
overbalance the entire expense of the
car. Refer any of the boys on the road
I tn me if they have a heavy load ana
want * > go along without any trou
| b'i "
I STANDARD OIL DIVIDEND
Hu Associated Press.
Clcvjkutd, Ohio. Aug. 16c-Dtrec
tors of the Standard Oil Company
I of. Ohio have declared the regular
' quarterly dividend of $3 per share
and an extra dividend of $1 per
share payable October 1 next to
' stock of record August 29.
A TRUCK
NOT DIFFICULT
, i
; Organization Behind the Car
1 Counts For Much in the
i
| Selection
In addition to considering design.
J workmanship and materials in select
■ i ing a motor truck, the wise buyer
[ j looks also at the organization behind
J 1 the truck.
- j "For in buying a motor truck there
> | are a lot of things to be considered J
* ] in addition to the merits of the truck j
1 i itself as a transportation unit," says
! C. H. Barner, of the Keystone Motor
1 jCar Co., local dealers for GMC trucks.
. "Purchasing a motor truck is not like
buving many other staple articles, be
cause a truck requires attention
throughout its entire life and necessi
tates a careful watch, on the part of
its maker, as long as it is in service.
. That is. such follow-up is needed if
the truck buyer is to get the proper
results from his purchase.
; "Already in the truck field there j
' are thousands of owners of so-called!
' orphan trucks. Orphan trucks, I pre-I
sunie it is well understood, are tracks |
- whose makers have ceased to do busi- |
L nes These machines, in many cases, |
are well built, well designed trucks
land would K've excellent service to
I their cwners had they still a parent
organization. As it is. many of them
I are out of service permanently be-
I cause of the lack of some part of
service which only a factory could j
■ Bi "Not°cn 1 ly n is this a distinct financial
■ loss to the owner of an orphan
but it also is a bad thing for the tiuck
: industry generally. Owners who are
I unfortunate <^nough to get an orphan
I truck are many times led aw ay from
I truck owning generally b> this iacc
1 and their own business suffers as
as the truck business generally. Ant
there is no way of preventing owner
i ship of an orphan track, except for
,I each individual buyer to select a
make of truck that he knows is back
I nd bv an organization of sufficient
l : soundness and strength to insure its
remaining in business during
I ° f "It 9 is tr dffferent with furniture, cor
ufacturer means simply that no more
lof that Particular Product can h* "
rained The articles aßeady In tne
regrets will come only as eustome a,
1 seek complete replacements and ca
not get the ,a ™ 'ruck maker
■The truck owner a
j turer would hare an Q truok HsP if
1 &■*...{
purchase. In fact, i thP trUo u
j reliability and h 0 rth a pr etty defi
j maker would be cents to me.
Inite sum in dollars and cenMy more
IBy that I mean that by the
I sppnt "
Daughter of British
Food Controller to
Visit in America
1 i „„,inn Aug 16. —Margaret Haig
London, A Ig. „ econd Viscountess
Khere and then will proceed to New
I York.' where she will *P*nd two
i "Lady Rhondda is* Britain's busiest
business woman, whose entryinto the
! 1 is W a° r dfrec S tor in" mt?than
Woßs She has carried on his business
since his death last year.
ANOTHER BOAT 'LAUNCHED
| By Associated rrcss.
Philadelphia, Pa.. Aug. 16.—-The
' cargo carrier Bird City, named in
I honor of Cheyenne county, Kansas,
for its work in the Liberty Loan
drives, was launched yesterday at
I Hog Island. Miss Bertha Kerndt,
! of Bird City, Kansas, was the spon
! sor.
The Bird City was the forty-ninth
| ship launched at Hog Island.
Use McNeil's Cold Tablets. Adv.
HAHRISBTJRG TELEGTUAPBC
HEADLIGHT LAW I
NOT CONFUSING
Requirements Plainly Stated
in Law Now in
Effect
The new motor law, especially the
clause pertaining to headlights—in
fact lights on all vehicles —should
not be confusing to any one who
reads the clause carefully. There
are certain requirements in this
law, such as dimming lights when
another vehicle is approaching you,
! diffusion of rays, amount of candle
power permitted, height from
ground that rays should carry, spot
light requirement and so on. This
law went into effect July 1 but has
not been rigidly enforced until the
present time, but it is understood
that the Highway Department in
tends making violators pay a pretty
' stiff penalty from to-day on, inas
much as they have now had plenty
of time to equip their car with the
i proper kind of lense and to be thor
oughly familiar with the require
ments of the law.
I There has been no particular lense
j designated to be used, there being
:' several now on the market that
1 meets every requirement. It is pos
sitively forbidden to carry any other
than a white light on the front.
Yellow lights and other colors must
, be done away with.
Spotlights are permitted but they
too, must not throw the fay more
than 42 inches above the ground
at a distance of 75 feet ahead of the
car and must not be used to illu
minate the left side of the road.
Every vehicle must show a light
when on the highways at night
whether moving or standing. This
includes wagons as well as motor
vehicles. The clause pertaining to
lights, carried in the new motor ve
hicle law follows:
' "Every motor vehicle on the pub
i lie highways shall, from one hour
after sunset until one hour before
sunrise, or whenever it is impossible
to see clearly for a distance of two
hundred (200) feet, show at least
two lights of approximately equal
power on the front of such vehicle
that shall be clearly visible for a
distance of two hundred (200) feet:
Provided, that motorcycles to which
no sidecar is attached need display
only one such light: but no brilliant
light shall be displayed on any mo
tor vehicle standing on the lefthand
side of the highway.
"Every motor vehicle equipped
with and using electric light or
lights of more than four (4) candle
power not equipped with a perma
nent deflecting or diffusing device,
upon any of the public highways of
this State, shall be provided and
equipped with some practical and |
efficient device or devices whereby
the forward lights of such vehicle
may be dimmed or lessened at the
will of the operator to such an ex
tent that such electric light or the
reflection therefrom through said
forward lights will not interfere
with the sight of, nor temporarily
blind the vision of. the driver of an
approaching vehicle, and it shall be
the duty of every operator of such ]
motor vehicle equipped with and
' using electric lights upon the public
highways of this State to effectually
' apply such dimmer to the forward
' lights of the vehicle operated by
' him or her, and cause such lights
| to be dimmed and lessened so as
not to interfere with the sight or
i temporarily blind the vision of the
■ operator of any approaching ve
' hicle.
Every motor vehicle, including
• motorcycles, shall also, whether
: standing or in motion, display one
i red light on the rear thereof, and,
, if a trailer be attached to such mo
i tor vehicle or another motor vehicle
i is being towed so as to obscure such
i red light, then a red light shall be
displayed on the rear of such ve
hicle or such trailer.
"The registration plate on the rear
of every motor vehicle, including
motorcycles and trailer, shall also
be clearly illuminated during the
same period.
"Whenever there is not sufficient
light within the limits of the high
way to clearly reveal persons, ve
hicles, or substantial objects at a
distance of two hundred (200) feet,
the front lights shall, when the ve
hicle is is motion, clearly illuminate
the rsfad for a distance of at least
two hundred (200) feet in front of
such vehicle, and for five (5) feet
to the right of such vehicle at a
point twenty (20) feet in front of
the lamps.
"No lights of more than thirty
two (32) candlepower shall be used
on any motor vehicle, and all lights
in excess of four (4) candlepower
equipped with reflectors shall be so
arranged, designed, diffused, or de
flected that no dazzling rays of light
shall, at a point seventy-five (75)
feet or more ahead of the lamps,
rise more than forty-two (42)
inches above the level surface on
which the vehicle stands.
"All additional or supplemental
lights, including movable spot lights
or searchlights, shall fully comply
with these restrictions, and the rays
of light from any such searchlight
or spot light shall at no time extend
! to the left of the center of the high
way.
"No red light shall bo displayed
on the front of any motor vehicle.
"The State Highway Commis
sioner may, after proper road and
laboratory tests, approve certain
devices for controlling the front
lights on motor vehicles so that they
shall comply with the provisions of
this section, upon the payment of
such fees as he may deem neces
sary to cover the actual cost of
such tests, not to exceed the sum of
fifty (SSO) dollars, and may issue a
certificate to the applicant, describ
ing the device and certifying that
such tests have been made, and that
the device when properly applied
complies with the requirements of
this act."
Harvard Fund Appoints
Chairmen For Japan
New York, August 16.—The, Harvard
Endowment Fund chairman for Ja
pan and Porto Ric.o, just appointed
by Thomas W. bamont and Eliot
Wodsworth, joint chairmen of the
National Committee cf the Fund, arc
Takashi Komatsu of Yokohoma and
Edward A. Railey, of Manati, Porte
Rico.
The endowment of $11,000,000 is to
be used to increase salaries of teach
ers and administrators at Harvard, I
jSTEARN AGENCY
LOCATED HERE
New Firm Appointed Distrib
utors For Central Penn
sylvania
An agency for Stearns-Knight
motorcars has been established in
this city by the Harrisburg Motor
Car Company, who will act as the
distributors for Central Pennsylva
nia.
A salesroom has been opened in
the Fishman Garage building at 104
South Fourth street. This is on the
western approach to the Mulberry
street bridge. Service will be main
tained temporarily in the Fishman
Garage.
The Stearns, while a new car to
rs well known over the
country. It has the famous Knight
sleeve valve motor and is in the
class of medium priced cars. It has
the stream line body effect with
gasoline tank and tire equipment in
the rear. There are several models
of the Stearns, including both open
and closed cars.
The Harrisburg Motor Car Com
pany is also considering taking on a
well known truck for distribution
in this territory as well as an eight
cylinder touring car. Announce
ment of these cars will be made at a
later date.
Newspaper Justified
Edith Cavell Killing
Copenhagen, Aug. 16.—An at
tempt to relieve German authorities
of blame for the execution of the
British nurse, Edith Cavell, in Brus
sels, October 13, 1915, is made in
an article printed in the Berlin
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung re
ceived here yesterday. The article
which, it is asserted, is based on
documentary evidence, says Edith
Cavell, as an assistant of Prince
Reginald of Croy, abused the trust
j placed in her as one engaged in
philanthropic work, by concealing
officers and men of Allied nationali
ties until they could cross the fron
tier
M>fs Cavell's guide. Gillies, is said
in the article to have conducted 900
men over the border. Sentence of
death was imposed upon Miss Ca
vell by the court-martial, it is as
serted by a unanimous decision, and
the sentence was confirmed princi-
I pally because the Germans held that
the nurse had been guilty of breach
of trust.
Bearcat Product Co. to
Open Warehouse Here
D. A. Evans, eastern representa
tive of the Bearcat Product Com
pany, of Oklahoma City, manufac
turers and distributors of automo
bile accessories has opened a ware
house at the corner of Drummond
and Sixteenth street. This ware
house will be the eastern distribut
ing point for Bearcat products, cov
ering a territory of several states.
Bearcat products include fan belts,
rubber patches radiator seals, car
bon removers and other accessories.
The fan belt, made by the Bearcat
Company, ifc made of staple South
Sea Island fabric.
Advice to the Lovelorn
He Is Jealous
Dear Miss Fairfax:
I have been engaged to a young
man for four months. I love him
dearly in every respect but one, and
that is jealousy. He is very, very
jealous. Is there a cure for this?
H. M. W.
If you marry a jealous man you
must be prepared to meet the trying
and often groundless accusations a
| jealous husband will make. This, as
you must realize, will take more than
the average amount of devotion and
patience. Do you care enough about
this young man to accept him under
these conditions? Better give this
subject your thoughtful consideration
while the matter is still in your own
hands.
Our Repair
Policy
Recharging, repairs, test
ing—these are part of our
) H service. We have the train
ing and equipment to do thi i
work well, at the least price
consistent with good work.
■ Cheap work isn't cheap
at any price, and would only
gj lose us customers.
But we regard thisser
i vice as a part of our obli
gation to make Willard
| B Batteries last as long as
yC possible at least expense.
Another of our obligations is
1 jPj to distribute for Willard a bat-
M tery that will last longer and
H doesn't need so m3ny repairs—
I >H the Willard Battery with Thread
ed Rubber Insulation.
It givqa longer life with fewer
troubles just as a cord tire does.
Drop in and let us tell you its
remarkable performance record
J t jW after over four years of service.
J
I Copyright registered, 1919
MOTOR ELECTRIC
SALES CO., Rgd.
ForMer Street Near Front
Bell 850~J Dlul WG6
Archbishop Dougherty
Is 54 years Old Today
Philadelphia, Aug. 16. Arch
bishop Dennis J. Dougherty is
spending his fifty-fourth birthday
quietly in the city to-day. At his
own request there was no formal
observance of the anniversary.
Archbishop Dougherty was born
August 15, 1865, at Ashland, Schuyl
kill county, Pa. When a small boy,
his parents moved to Glrardsville
and at the age of seventeen he en
tered St. Charles Seminary, Over
brook.
He distinguished himself there and
was finally selected to complete his
saudies at the American College.
Rome. He carried off the honors
of his class and received the de
gree of doctor of divinity 'n IS9O.
Upon his return to the United
States, the late Archbishop Ryan at
once made him a member of the
faculty of St. Charles Seminary. He
first oocupied the chair of philoso
phy there, and later that of dogma
tic theology.
In 1903 the archbishop was the
first American priest chosen by
Rome to take charge of a diocese
in the Philippines. While bishop of
Nueva Segovia, he braved the rav
ages of the cholera epidemic which
swept the islands at that time, and
also did notable work among the
lepers in the colony within hir, dio
cese. In 1915 the Pope transferred
him to the Episcopacy of Java, a
larger and more important diocese.
The climate of the Philippines,
which the average American en
dures for about two years, finally,
however began to tell upon the then
bishop. Near the close of 1915, he
was called back to the United States
and given the diocese of Buffalo.
Ask Strikers to Abide
by War Board Ruling
Pittsburgh, August 16. Rceivers
for the Pittsburgh Railway Company
in a statement issued last night toid
the 3001 striking motormen and con
ductors who walked out last mid
night, that if they would not abide
by the recent decision of the Nation
al War Labor Board which awarded
them a five cents an hour wage in
crease they would be compelled to
adopt the old system of dealing with
ail employes as individuals. The men,
who asked twelve cents advance, it
is alleged, agreed with the receivers
to abide by the board's decision, f"l
--lowing the suspension of the strike,
last May.
Steps taken yesterdav toward set
tlement of the strike, which has tied
up transportation completely, were
inade by the International officers of
the Street Railway Men's Union and
by the strikers. The officers urged
the men to return t) work and abide
by the War Labor Board's decision.
'Die strikers announced they would
petition the Federal courts, either
with or without the consent of the
trolley company's receivers to grant
them twelve cents an hour.
HAY FEVER relieved and pre
vented by new discovery and inven
tion. Those who suffer from annual
attacks can avoid same by consult
ing the MAN-HEIL Demonstrator
at Gorgas' Pharmacy, 16 North
Third street.—Adv.
;
Dominant Jordan Features
The new Jordan Silhouette little more slender. There is a
possesses the sturdy, substantial new French angle at the dash. I
appearance of the heavy cars Perfectly flat top-edge. Broad
with the beautiful contour, low- opening doors. Tailored top.
ness and balance of the light, Instrument board in gun metal I
thoroughbred racing class. to eliminate squeaking and paint
The chassis, including all the checking. j
finest universally approved me- Hand buffed French leather \'<
chanical units, is the lightest on upholstery. Marshall cushion
the road for its wheel base. springs. j
Weight is scientifically dis- Delightful position at wheel,
tributed. Spring suspension is with restful tilt and pedals just
delicately fixed to eliminate side right,
sway. And patented spring T- , ,
shackles prevent the rattles com- n W ° °P '° na co ors reu ster
mon to most cars. n .f Burgundy Old
W me. Built for four or seven
The all-aluminum body is a passengers.
Rex Garage & Auto Supply Co. _
/jOREAM DISTRIBUTORS ]
A L. L. SHETTELL, Mgr. 1917 N. 3rd St. ( JU 'yf N )
V v Both Phones. S. S. Pomeroy, Pres. VjfJ
MOTOR CAR COMPANY. CLEVELAND, OHIO J
.
AUGUST 16, 1919.
Do Not Expect Mexico
to Reply to U. S. Note
Washington, August 15. No an
swer to the reply of the Mexican gov
ernment to the State Department's
warning that failure to protect Amer
icans might result in a radical change
of policy, will be made. Officials ex
plained that the United States would
wait until President Carranza dis
played either unwillingness or inabil
ity to afford Americans the protection
they had a right to expect, before
taking further action.
One of the first possibilities of ac
tion, should the Government be
forced to it, wouid be to withdraw
diplomatic representatives or even
, to withdraw recognition of the Car
ranza government. Active interven
, tion is considered In most quarters a
remote measure at this stage.
The Carranza government spec
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Make application at once.
Automobile and Aeroplane Mechanical School 1
Office, -5 N. Cameron St., Hhg. Training Quartern, S. Front St. Steelton
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I Kelly-Springfield Trucks
For a truck that will meet your requirement—in
fact any requirement that may be placed upon it—
! that truck is a Kelly-Springfield.
Ask Us How and Why!
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. We are factory distributors for 42 counties of
Eastern Pennsylvania and Neiv Jersey
;j Atlantic Motor Truck Co.
~ r | 17th and Chestnut Sts., Harrisburg, Pa.
I I
_ —— i
ial provision has been receiving arm*
and ammunition from the United
States, but it was indicated to-day
that the decree forbidding exporta
tion of war munitions to Mexicc
would be applied to the government
as well as to individuals until fur
ther proof had been given that for
eigners would receive adequate pro
tction.
AN EXCELLENT APPETIZER-
Horatford'n Achl Phosphate
for diminished vitality or depression.
A wholesome and refreshing tonic.
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