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"HOG ISLAND"
IS LAUNCHED
Fifty-first Ship Left Ways
With Steam l*p and
Whistle Blowing
Philadelphia. Aug. 30.—Hog Is
land late yesterday launched its
fifty-first ship with almost as much
ceremony as that which attended
the first launching in the presence
of President Wilson. This was due
to the fact that the vessel was nam
ed Hog Island at the suggestion of
employes und also because ot a hot
election by the thirty thousand
workers to name a sponsor from
among the girl employes in the of
fices of the yard.
At a "primary" thirteen girls
were chosen by the workers to
stand as candidates for sponsor.
After the "regular" election it was
discovered that two of the ballot
boxes had been stolen and the bal
lots thrown on a dump heap. Then
it was decided the winner should be
selected by lot and the honor of
christening the ship fell to Beatrice
Minnick, a clerk. It was planned
that the twelve losers were to act
as attendants to the sponsor but one
of them failed to attend. All were
given presents.
The Hog Island, a 7,800 ton cargo
carrier, left the ways with steam
up and whistle blowing, an un
usual performance at a launching.
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the appearanee and the economy in opera-
Every Ameri- All three of these qualities arc to be
can bears the found In a large number of ears on the
personal O. K. market to-day, but none to sueli a marked
of Louis Cliev- ' degree as in the American Six.
rolct on the in- The American Six is the Inst word in
side of the dash motordom, its looks are instantly appealing,
it is your iti riding quality is superb, and its economy
guarantee of su- will satisfy anyone. It is truly a balanced
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SALES DEPT. SERVICE STATION
Susquehanna Garage, 1807 N. Seventh St.
1414 Susquehanna St. Frederick's Garage.
OFFICE
Penn-Harris Taxi Company Stand
Penn-Harris Hotel
SATURDAY EVENING.
ANOTHER CHARGE
AGAINST AMBLER
Embezzled Funds of Pitts
burgh Bank, Is Latest
Accusation
Philadelphia. Aug. 30. An
nouncement was made at the Dis
trict Attorney's office here to-day
that another warrant has been
sworn out against Charles A. Amb
ler, former insurance commissioner
of Pennsylvania, as an outcome of
the failure of the North Penn Bank
of this city. This time he is charg
ed with embezzling and applying to
his own use and the use of other
persons sums of money belonging
to the Pittsburgh Life and Trust
Company, of which he was receiver
by virtue of his position as State
insurance commissioner.
Ambler is at his summer home
in Ocean City, X. J., and the war
rant will be served upon hint, ac
cording to the announcement, when
he appears tor the hearing next
Tuesday on the charges on which
he was arrested nearly two weeks
ago. He is now under $15,000 bail
on the first charges, which allege
that he deposited part of the State
insurance trust funds in the North
Penn Bank and then loaned some of
the money to himself and others,
and that he otherwise violated the
State banking laws.
The new charges against Ambler
are independent of the North Penn
Bank case, but were unearthed
during the investigation, it was an
nounced by District Attorney llo
tan. "They cover his acts while he
was custodian of State insurance
trust funds."
CENTRAL CONSTRUCTION CO.
TELLS STORY OF BIG BUILDING
OPERATION FOR U. S. GOV'T
Beautiful Brochure, Printed by Telegraph Printing Com
pany, Gives Interesting Account of Wartime Develop
ment; Harrisburg Businessmawat Head of Firm
Perhaps no finer brochure has ever
I been issued by a Harrisburg firm that!
i "Constructive Service" just put out b.\
' the Central Construction Corporation,
the leading building concern of this city.
'lt is primarily a history of the lidge
wood arsenal operations in Harford
! county. Maryland, near Baltimore, dnr
I ing the world war. It also includes a
record of other less formidable under
j takings by the same company. It is
not only a record of services performed
. in the winning of the war, but of her
■ eulenn efforts at speed.
! The Central Construction Corpora
tion received a contract in October.
| 1917. for the construction of a gas shell
filling plant at Kdgewood. At that
time little was known in this country
about toxic gases used in warfare and
it was evident from the beginning that
i the constructing officer's forces were
' beset by many difficulties in perfect
| ing the design of a gas shell filling plant
which, as arranged at Kdgewood. com
prises a complete power plant, a re
frigerating plant, immense cold rooms,
novel conveyors and filling machines
of unique design.
l'ast Work
The first equipment arrived on the
ground October 30. and work on tem
iporarv structures —that is. bunkhouses,
I mess hall, construction office. store
rooms, etc. —was in full swing by the
next day. The site chosen for the gas
shell fillling plant was rather inacces
' sible. due to the fact that the pike
i north of Bradshaw and the country
roads branching off into both Kdgewood
and Magnolia had long been in a poor
state of repair, and the severe weather,
beginning late in November, increased
i the transportation difficulties. If one
will but realize that no materials were
| purchased either by the government or
■ the contractors prior to October 13.
j 1917. for this undertaking, a better
garsp of the remarkable results achieved
I will be obtained. About 6.000 men were
employed in this work.
1 When it became evident that a vast
I organization of workmen and soldiers
J would be required, new camp build
i ings and mess halls were constructed
|at top speed. Bunk houses, accommo
dating approximately 4.000 workmen
' living on the grounds, and a mess "hall
1 arranged so that 2.000 workmen could
[be served every 20 minutes, with modern
! kitchen equipment throughout. were
soon constructed. This camp was pro
nounced by experts to be one of the
finest of its kind in the country.
To facilitate transportation. much
temporary road work was necessary
both inside and miles beyond the res
ervation. and many miles of perma
nent roads were also constructed. The
railroad facilities being inadequate for
the great amount of traffic received
over the steam lines, extensive yards
and spurs were built to serve the reser
vation.
A total of 275 permanent structures
HUDSON EXPANDS
TO MEET DEMAND
$2,250,000 Being Expended to
Increase the Output of Super-
Six and Essex Cars
"To meet the demand for Hudson
& Essex cars, the factory has just
taken the first steps in a program of
expansion involving the immediate j
expenditure of $2,250,000," the Hud
son Motor Car Co. announced to
day. "Of tljis sum $1,250,000 is for
the acquisition of additional land
and the erection of new buildings,
while $1,000,000 is for machinery
and equipment.
"Although 40,000 Hudson and
Essex cars are being built this year,
this number, the. largest ever turned
out in the history of the factory,
has proved inadequate to meet the
demand and the number will be in
; creased next year to approximately
70,000.
"Every year for the past ten
years has seen a shortage of Hud
son cars despite the constant en
largement of the factory facilities.
During this period the Hudson fac
; tory has grown from a little two
story building into the largest plant
j in the world devoted exclusively to
1 the manufacture of fine automobiles.
, "But even the vast facilities were
I taxed to the utmost this year by the
• tremendous popularity of the new
| Essex and the greatly increased de
! mand for the Super-Six, both cars
| being turned out at present in the
' same plant. So far this year 12,000
Essex have been built and sold. But
J even this great number has proved
insufficient in the face of a demand
that seems to be increasing every day
as the Essex becomes better known.
"To meet this situation, a new
Essex plant is being constructed
, just a block from the Hudson fac
j tory in Detroit. This is a concrete
! and steel structure of the latest de-
I sign containing 136,000 square feet
lof manufacturings- space. It will
I contain the Essex assembly lines
I with a greatly enlarged capacity,
! but the motors will continue to be
j built in the Hudson factory.
"The new structure will contain
the latest and most scientific equip
ment and will Incorporate many new
ideas in modern Bhop management
designed to facilitate the highest
standards of workmanship. It is
expected that this new plant will be
in operation by October 1."
HARRISBURG TELEGTt2LPTJ
were builf on the reservation by the
Yntral Construction Corporation alone,
if which number 199 are classed as
urge buildings and 85 as small. The
emporary buildings number 350. of
which number 235 are classed as large
structures, such as bunkhouses, bar
•acks and moss hall, and lli are classed
is small structures. The airplane view
hows the immensity of the undertak
ing.
In addition to the standard gauge
railroad there were constructed 7 miles
>f 36-inch gauge railroad and 8 miles
if 21'j-inch for the convenient move
ment of materials and finished products
between the various units. In connec
tion with this work there were used
1.500 tons of steel rails. 63.400 ties,
besides the tie plates, fish plates, bolts
and spikes.
For the proper collection and removal
of the sewage and industrial waste a
system of pipes aggregating more than
10 miles in length, was constructed,
varying in size from forty-two inches
to six inches in diameter. Two septic
nks were constructed, so that the raw
■ ewage would not pollute the pollute
the streams and cause a nuisance.
The water supply and distributing
system for the temporary camp required
the laying of over five miles of iron
water pipe.
For the. amusement of the workmen
and the recreation of the civilians and
soldiers, an athletic field was laid out
near the site of the bunkhouses and
barracks.
Beautiful Booklet
The book is forty pages and cover,
and contains more than fifty half-tones
of the Edgewood work, including a
panoramic insert and aeroplane views
of the general operation. The inside
stock is cameo sepia book paper, with
brown deckle edge cover of high grade
and tension envelope to match, both
of which are die stamped in brown.
The book proper is printed in dark
green duotone ink.
The half-tones were made and the
book designed, compiled and printed
complete by The Telegraph Printing
Company and is an artistic production.
A staff correspondent of the Balti
more Sun wrote for that newspaper a
comprehensive story of the big job and
the foregoing extracts show liw great
was the achievement of the Harrisburg
concern. He declares that "none will
rise to a higher place of honor than the
unit known as the Edgewood Arsenal."
It was the world's greatest poison gas
plant.
What was accomplished by the Cen
tral Construction Corporation is the
subject of the ipst flattering comment
by the engineer officers of the govern
ment. Scores of great buildings tech
nical plants, barracks, officers and all
manner of construction were involved
the very genius of organization and
I mastery of detail.
COUNSEL OPPOSED
TO PRICE FIXING
Such Federal Action Would
Nfakc Trouble, Glassgow
Believes
Philadelphia. Aug- 30- William
A. Glassgow, of this city, chief coun
sel to the United States Food Ad
ministration, in a statement on the
high cost of living, said there are
many objections to the suggestions
that laws be enacted authorizing the
Federal Government to fix "fair
prices" and provide fines and impris
onment for profiteering. "Such ac
tion may be helpful, and certainly
profiteering should be made a crime
and punished, but there are many
objections to this course," he said.
The objections he found are that
the exercise of such a function by
the Federal Government is contrary
to every conception of constitutional
government and would require an
army of Federal inspectors and
prosecutors which might be intol
erable; that the tendency would be
to discourage production if the es
tablished prices limited the maxi
mum basis upon which the producer
could hope to reach the market;
that such a plan would seem im
practicable unless the prices of
wholesaler and retailer were fixed
at the same time; that it would
tend to increase exports, and that
the power of Congress to enact such
legislation at this time would seem
doubtful.
-The work can only be success
fully carried on," he said, "under
the guidance of a government
agency in close touch with volunteer
J organizations all over the country,
! arousing continued and systematic
interest amor.g the people and advis
ing them as to the foods and other
> supplies necessary to their comforts
i and which can be secured on the
| most reasonable terms."
To Secure High Mileage
j * Tires Require Some Care
"Don't neglect your tires Just be
cause they stay up and give you long
' service," is the advice of the service
j manager of the Fisk Rubber Com
• pany. . ,
"In these days when the science
of manufacture has progressed to
! the stage where high mileage, un
i known in tjie earlier days, are now
the general rule, it is convenient
for many to drive recklessly along
without thought or regard for their
tires.
"Tires need attention the same
as your motor. They need to be
T>roperlv fitted to the rim and wheel.
They must be trued up and the
1 wheels must be aligned regularly.
Gashes and cuts picked up on sharp
I stones or trolley switches should be
treated and cared for like any
' wound. There's a way to do this at
a cost of only a few cents. Any re-
I liable tire dealer can provide you
I with fillicut and show you how to
use it.
' "Look out for those little things
regularly, make a habit of it, and
you'll atrd many miles to your tire
life and obtain the full service that
modern tire construction builds into
your casings."
Prest-O-Lite Battery
"A SIZE FOR EVERY CAR"
Atlas El-ctric Service Co.
FJSHMAN'S GARAGE
' Fourth and Chestnut Sts.
UNITS TO STAY
ON BOCHE GUARD
Eighth Infantry to Form Main
Body of Combat
Troops
Wltli the American I-'oree* In (Jer
mnny, Aug. 30. Composition of the
final permanent guard of American
troops in Germany has Just been an
nounced. According to the terms of
peace the Americans are to have the
choice of the best barracks formerly
occupied by the German army.
The Eighth Infantry, as has pre
viously been announced, will form
the main body of combat troops. A
crack cavalry detachment of two
troops has been organized and will
be under command of Colonel ,1. M.
t\ ainright. This mounted unit will
be used for the patrol of the Ameri-
I
j can zone in the occupied territory
and as a headquarters' guard. The
two companies of the Seventh Ma
chine Gun Battalion, members of
4vhich claim the distinction of being
the only American unit which ever
fought in the city of Chateau-Thierry
itself, will form part of the United
States garrison on the Rhine. The
Seventh Machine Gun Battalion was
attached to thl Third Division which
was instrumental in stopping along
tne Marne the last groat German
drive on Paris.
The list of units in the permanent
garrison as announced at the Cob.
lenz headquarters follows:
Commanding general, Major Gen
eral Heniy Allen and stuff ; headquar
ters field clerks, one combined head
quarters and military police com
pany, the Eighth Infantry Regiment,
the Seventh Motorized Machine Gun
Eattalion, two companies; one supply
truck train, one mobile ordnance re
pair shop, the First Field Signal Rat
talion, Company A, First Engineers;
Quartermasters Corps and a bakvry
vnit, ordnance detachment, the Sec
ond Battalion, Sixth Field Artillery
and a medical department. The forces
will consist of between 7,000 and 8,-
000 officers and men.
Down Come Prices
in a Great Sale of Standard Tires
Byway of introducing our store to the automobile users of this community,
we wish to announce, effective at once, a great disposal of guaranteed tires,
standard in make, all sizes, in such makes as Fisk, Batavia, Firestone and
Thermoid at
1/2 PRICE
Here are the History-Making Figures
Size Plain Non-Skid Tube
30x3 $7.74 $8.85 $1.65
30 x 3j> 10.08 11.22 1.95
32x31 11-68 13.11 2.22
31x4 15.39 17.52 2.64
32 x 4 15.72 17.82 2.73
33 x 4 16.44 18.72 2.85
34x4 16.86 19.11 2.97
35x4i - 23.73 26.82 3.68
THE response to this offer will oring hundreds of automobile users to our new store. We
have augmented our sales force to meet whatever demand may come and we will allow com
plete examination before purchasing.
No matter what size tires are required, we have them in stock and we will honor mail
orders, shipping C. O. D. by express, which also will allow examination by purchasers who live
so far distant that they cannot come to our store.
SPECIAL PRICES ON LIBERTY AND OMAR TIRES
(every tire fully guaranteed 3500 miles and 4000 miles)
NOTE TO DEALERS: If calls are made for tires at the prices quoted here, get into touch with us
* and we will honor all orders at the same prices quoted.
Pennsylvania Tire Stores Company
Philadelphia Store, 1202 Arch Street
Allentown Store, 619 Linden Street Wilkes-Barre Store, 89 N. Main Street
Scranton Store, 326 Adams Avenue Harrisburg Store, 25 S. Third Street
(Write to us at any of the above addresses to find the agent In your territory)
FRANCE TO TAKE
OVERCHAMBORD
Famous Royal Country Seat
May Become State
Property
Blois, France, Aug. 30.—The do
main of Chambord, one of the rich
est and most interesting of the cha
teau districts of Tournine. and which
is included In the sequestered enemy
property in France, will become the
property of the state if a petition
signed by practically the entire adult
population of the Department of the
Loir-et-Cher is granted.
Chambord, which for years has
been visited annually by thousands
of tourists, was a hunting preserve
in 1510 when Francois 1 began to
transform it into a royal country
seat. Since then it has served as
a residence for Henry 11, Charles IX,
Louis XIII, Louis XIV, Stanislas
and the last Count of Chambord,
pretender to the throne of France
under the title of Henry V.
On the death of Henry V, the
elder branch of the Bourbon family
became etinct and the domain of
Chambord, with its magnificent
Itennaissince cheateau, passed into
the hands of the Spanish Bourbons.
The dozen or more princes who
had an interest in the property at
the outbreak of the war were di
vided in their sympathies. Two of
the Princes of Bourbon Parma,
Sixte and Xavier, fought with the
Allies in the Belgium army, others
fought against them with the Aus
trians. One of the princesses of
the family, who became Empress of
Austria, was suspected in the Cen
tral Empires of lukewarmness to
ward their cause. The question now
has arisen how to distinguish be
tween friend and foe in such cases.
On one point the people of Tout-nine
are agreed and that is that the oc
casion for the state to take posses
sion of the property should not be
missed.
MR. MOTORIST,
MR. OARAGE MAN,
MR. POLICEMAN aiul
MR. JUSTICE OF THE TRACK I
100 Moot llan This Sooner or I-atfr
So why not In time to aare you all
trouble and expense.
New Automobile Laws
Indexed and Published in
Vest Pocket Pamphlet
Bj GEO. J. CAMPBELL.
Member of Pennsylvania Bar and Pub
lisher Pittsburgh I-egal Journal,
The Same Day Bills Are Approved by J
Governor Win. C. Sproul.
A lot of new wrinkles for the lawyer.
Motorist and Officer of the Law.
Paper Cover —50 Cents Per Copy.
Three Paper Covered Copies for One Dol
lar If You Mention Where You
RMI This Advertisement.
LEATHER BOUND copies with your name
in Gold Letters $1.50.
Just the Thing for Stationers.
Don't tend pottage stamps
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Uw and Commercial Publishers,
407-400 Grant Street, Plttebtfcfrh, T*.
AUGUST 30, 1919.
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see us at once.
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