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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
TRUCK USE ADDS BUT
LITTLE TO ROAD COST
Government Expert Tells Club
Members Of Highway
Expenditures.

DR. L. ]. Hewes. chief Of the Bureau OF
Economics. United States Once of Public
Roads. In an illustrated talk on road con
ditions and statistics in various parts of
the country before the Motor Truck Club
or America. pleased the members by say
Ing that. In his opinion. road maintenance.
although II had been increased In the
gross by the advent of the motor vehicle,
had not been increased greatly in pro-
portion to the units carried He said that
IN the last ten years about $1,000, OOO, 900
hsd been spent upon roads In this coun-
Try; that n total OF $50. 900, 900
had been expended in State aid alone. for
which some $4,000 miles Of excellent
roads had been constructed. and that the
total Of road bonds Of all characters issued
before 1910 amounted to $4,000. 900.
More than 100000 in motor vehicle
fees had been collected in 1913. the
speaker said. and he added that in Mas
sachusetts last year the cost of highway
maintenance was very nearly met by
the automobile fees alone DIR. Hswes
outlined the findings Of the various in.
tsrnauonAi road CONGRESSES To the effect
that the principle restrictions necessary
tor motor trucks, In order to safe
guard roads, were those OF weight on the
heavy axle. weight per inch OF tire width
and speed. The consensus on these
three points seemed to be, he said that
the mex'mum weight on an axle should
y e.ooo pounda the maximum Der inch
At tare wS1th So. pounds and the maxi.
mum sessd about u miles an hour.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
BUYERS and SELLERS
OF SECONDS CAREFUL
Let Reliable Dealer Sell Your
Old Car to BE Satisfied,
Says McCausland.

mo person with a pinch Of business
sense believes that he can trade in his
old car for more than can be got out
of II by the dealer" says c. II. McCaus-
land OF the KisseiKar.
ITO be sure. there are new cars on the
market that are priced with view to
trades. that Is. a list figure Is placed upon
them that may be hexed to meet the
circumstances From such concerns II he
persists. the owner may obtain an al
lowance on his old car that he knows in
his own mind Is more than the car Is
be transparent to him that the dealer is
that the car he sells has been priced to
meet just such emergencies.
Tho man who expects to sell his old
car and buy a new one should write down
one fact in bright red ink and underline
II. and that 10 that the sooner he au-
thorizes some reliable dealer to list the
old car. the more likely he is to get a
satisfactory price for It.
Buyers Of second hand cars are as a
rule careful buyers. In order to fnd the
best proposition they do considered BILE
looking around and consequently shop
early. We have more inquiries for sec
ond hand cars in February and March
than In any other months OF the year
III an owner wants good price for
his old car and an honest price as WELL
he ought to list II now while the second
hand market liz at its best. As far as
we are concerned. we not only list our
second hand cars here. but with our agen-
Giles elsewhere as WELL"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
ELECTRICITY AS CHAUFFEUR.
Haynes Directed by Pressing Vu'.
tons 90 shift Gears.
~ FRANK \. MUTT.
Haynes AutOm0blle Compacy

The car with the electric chau'eu-
Is the term by which the Haynes car IS
fast becoming known. For Il numhe!
or years the passenger compartment OF
high grade limousines has been eauppvt
with series OF buttons controlling var
Gus colored lights on the dash by means
OF which the occupant may slgHal ~
driver to start, STOP drive home, 70 TIE
club or TO the office. as the cas-. may be
ON the Haynes car the rider does ~,
same thing. only he signals the car 'tseH
He presses button marked "S" and the
motor starts; he presses button No. and
the car moves of in low speed anothe"
button and he Is travelling in secnnc
and then he signals in the same lnarn"-
Tor third or high speed,
BY means OF this electric mechanism
the operation Of shifting gears Is ran'
dered fool proof" When the ciutcA =
thrown out there II gentle tug "Noh
develops into a steady vigorous phi
Is impossible for Il to Jerk. or In o'hsf
words the possibility OF stripping gear
IL overcome. Win such a car the dr'N'.
becomes expert IN its control and oIVrs
tien as soon as he has learned 70 sec
and the Haynes representative siEs =
takes the average man about twen'y-''"
minutes to learn this.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
FLAGLER's o. K. SELLS CAR.
His Sister Gets FavOra BILE Report On
stearns.k night Record.


Nowadays the prospect not only wants
to know details Of construction hut he
asks How has this construction wOfacu
out In the hands Of owners?' and does
not coniine inquiries to the salesman.
either. A couple OF Baltimore automo-
bile statesmen found this out recently
when Mrs. NJ. +. de v. stump OF Bel
Air upset their expectations Through
her own Investigations Mrs. Stump had
narrowed her field Of choice down to two
or three OF the best known high priced
cars. at which point she decided to lay
the matter In more experienced hands
for decision.
Being a sister of the late Henry NJ.
nate. Mrs. stump had at her command
the Flagler family's extensive experience
with cars Of both American and foreign
manufacture. She therefore wired to her
brother. l. II. Flagler. who has four for
egn and three American cars. asking
him his advice In the purchase of her
car. Mr.. Flagler Immediately wired back
from New York az follows: II would
advise taking the six cylinder Stearns-
Knight car then you will have some
thing first class and the best /. II. Flag
ler."
Acting on her brothers suggestion. Mrs
Stump. bought the six cylinder seven pas
senger Stearns-kniEht touring car ex-
hibited at the recent Baltimore show by
the Colonial Motor Company. Stearns-
knight distributors In Maryland. and the
car WAS delivered at the close Of the
show.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
NEW PACKARD MOTOR LARGER.
"A.4s" Model. shown for First Time,
Has Az Bore, 81 stroke.

"A.As" Model. shown for First Time,
Has AZ Bore. 81 stroke.
The Packard AS" touring car 10 being
Packard showroom. This model en-
bodies all the advanced features OF the
"2-3S," with the added advantage of
greater reserve power. These features
include one man top. an improved three
unit electrical system. double exhaust
and worm bevel driving gears. Although
the "4-<s" has a wheel base four inches
longer than that OF the "23s" the twenty
body styles offered by the Packard COM
pany are interchangeable. allowing the
same wide selection with either type OF
chassis.
The new model has a larger and mors
powerful motor with bore OF Az inches
and a stroke OF s u inches. The cylinders
are cast In blocks OF three and the power
unit IL of an exceptionally clean design
All Ignition wiring 10 effectively enclosed
In q chamber. cast integral with the out
let water header and is led through IA tube
to the magnetic. Motor fabrication ~
furnished by a force feed system which
conveys oil under pressure to thirty-fivr
bearings. Nearly all exterior piping has
been eliminated. An auxiliary system
with leads entering the cylinder walls
provides additional fabrication when the
motor In under heavy load.
The electrical system Is composed Of
three separate units-start!rfg motor.
generator and magnetic. The self-starter
10 operated by n heel button and spins the
motor fast enough to start on the mag
neto. The generator charges the storage
battery and supplies current for til, lights.
The new model. OF course. retains the I'M
provements introduced by the Packard last
season. including left drive. left hand gear
shift and centralized control board The
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
'$1,2Oo,0Oo And more
IN AUTO LICENSES
states Annual Takings for Car,
and Chauffeurs Is
Great Som.
NEW YORK COUNTY BIGGEST
Contributes More Than Anv
Other to the Total-Kings
County Is Second.

Automobile registration FOR 1918 .,d,.
off1cially on January 81. although =,
course. few II any cars were rer,,,.r.a
after January 10. The statistics OF -no,.,
paid for automobile licenses in the n,..
year in this state have been connrsS
by Mitchell May. Secretary OF state ~
show the sums paid by counties.
The total for 11s.a77 passenger c,-
licenses. 1880 commercial license. ana
$500 chauffeur's licenses Is sI.275.727s;
What the odd ~ cents are for isn't e,.
planned. This odd amount comes fror,
New York county. which is thu large.,
single contributor TO the Stat. FUND.
Kings county IL second and Erie third
in paying out. westchester Is fourth,
Monroe county fifth. and then come Mas.
ssu. Queens and Onondaga
The figures are:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
BAD WEATHER SELLS EN-.
Unsavspable Traffic Conditions Help
Truck Makers.

I'VE have sold scores OF Willys-rtility
trucks In the last few weeks. literally
because the purchasers were determined
TO beat the weather." said John n. WHY'S.
president Of the willys-Overland Com
pany. and manufacturer OF the three
quarter ton commercial vehicle which
bears his name.
with the first general fall OF snow
In the United States our dealers reported
increases in sales that were simply as
founding. From almost every direction
orders came pouring into our factory for
immediate delivery, for the arrival Of
snowstorms and slippery streets closed
many a sale which had been pending for
weeks during the good weather. II was
q remarkable demonstration Of the value
Of the commercial motor car under severe
conditions
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
L0zIER SALES PLEASE HoUPT.
January saw = Record Number of
Cars Disposed OF.

January was the best month on record
since Harry T. Houpt entered the auto
mobile business, and that dates back a
long time. He states that the sales of
the Loxier have kept UP with remarkable
regularity since the automobile show.
Most of the sales during that month AMI
part Of February were made without hav-
Ing a car in the showroom.
During the last week % February
Houpt received his first Lozier light
four" and the sales for that month just
fell one behind those OF January. This
surely II a hattering tribute to the post
tion now occupied by this new. contender
for premier honors in the $4,000 class.
The I.oxier Eight four shows wealth
Of detail In fine equipment There is
nothing left to be desired from the one
man top to the electric head light
dimmers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
aLmDEN TROPHY A PREMIUM.

Nay Ne O1erea 60 Person ComiaG
Greatest Distance 10 A.A.A. Meetisg.
The Glidden trophy has fallen far.
The A. A. A. plans to offer II as q
premium to the member coming the great
est distance 10 attend the midsummer
meeting In the White Mountains.
The holding OF the A. A. A. touring
car trophy subscribed for by the A. A. A.
clubs and suggested by former Presi-
dent Robert p. Hooper OF Pennsylvania
may be drawn for by all those who tour
to the midsummer meeting from any
distance.
The Anderson cup. competed for twice
and offered by tho South Carolina city OF
the name, may also be drawn for by the
runabout and small tonnesu participants
In the tour.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08

OF 1912. show that team trafYic across the
Hudson already is far In excess OF six
million vehicles a year and growing rap
idly. With a ferry service shrinking In
frequency and a schedule OF rates neither
economical nor equitable il IL time for
those interested In traffic movement to
get together and do something
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
WEIGHT AFFECTS UPKEEP.
Cost Of Running Trucks Depends
Markedly On This Factop.

'"The cost OF upkeep enters very largely
into the consideration OF a merchant who
Ia figuring on placing his delivery system
on a motor basis" says w. s. Petit sales
manager Of the Commerce Motor Car
Company OF Detroit. zone point he
should always bear in mind Ia the re-
iation Of the cars weight to the upkeep
cost. 1t has been declared by men who
know that the cost OF upkeec increases
as the square OF the weight In other
words. II you cut the weight in two you
divide the upkecp cost by four"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08

One Of the seasons contributions to
trade literature Is the Encyclopedia of
Selling Helps" recently issued by the
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company for
the use of Goodyear dealers In a we'll
designed and printed book OF thirty-two
pages and cover. illustrated In colors. the
entire Goodyear proposition to dealers 10
handled from every helpful angle. In the
preface appears this interesting comment
on the tire situation:
"rhers are to date over a million cars
running In the United States. Each, on
an average. must have new tires at Iess
once season. Figure the average tire
at ssS. That's 500 per car year spent
for tires. Multiply 100000 by 100 and
you have the number Of dollars invested
IN tires Per season el0o.ooo.0eo. This
year q VIII b Close 70 o1SS,ooO,0eO, -
- Asap you gst youS share"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
MAKING THE FILMS"
DO SELLING WORK
Movies Save Time Usually
Taken Up in Giving
Demonstrations.
WAGONS SHOWN IN ACTION
Prospects Are Convinced More
Readily by This
Process.
WAGONS SHOWN IN ACTION

Moving picture machines have been
added to the truck department Of the
Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company and
have proved invaluable as time savers for
demonstrations. The problem that has
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
Hans Wagner . CycI-car rnu.

Hans Wagner. better known In base,
BALI than In motoring circles. has Joined
the cyclecar league. having purchase an
Imp recently. Hans intends to take no
little car south when the Pittsburg te"H'
begins warming UP.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08

been bothering statesmen was how TO save
the time OF business men and relieve them
OF the inconvenience of making trips
TO Inspect demonstration Of motor trucks
IN the manufacturing and other industrial
districts, This has been accomplished
by the use or moving pictures. with films
covering the operations OF Pierce-Arrow
trucks In the brick yards. railway yards
and In every phase of the sand, brick.
gravel and building material sphere
Agents now get their prospects to the
local establishment, signal the motion
picture operator and deliver lectures on
the different installations that are shown
on the screen.
The pictures show the scope OF the de-
nountable elevator body and dump body
as fitted to the Pierce-Arrow trucks in
use In Chicago. Buffalo and other cities.
In Buffalo. N. Y. Spaulding 4 Spaulding,
coal merchants. have feet OF seven
teen Pierce-Arrow Ave ton trucks that are
loaded and unloaded In the proverbial
Jiny. Sand and gravel delivery by
these truck fleets IL made easy, the motors
accelerating In traffic like touring cars
going from two and "a half miles an hour
to fourteen miles an hour In six seconds.
This use OF the "mov.es'' to show Gus
toners and prospects the variety Of uses
to which motor trucks are put and ocular
demonstrations Of their efficiency in
handling heavy loads talks louder than
words ana conyinces many who ordinarily
would not spare the time II would take
to see the actual demonstration.
All operations are shown by the mo-
ton pictures at the actual rate of speed
OF the work done by trucks and drtvers
The brewery demonstrations are especially
interesting because they show what an
extra wide body and a special loading
platform will do FOR speed and economy
In delivery Of bulky freight, like barrels
and half barrels Of beer.
Many Actor Folk Own Royals,
$50 many theatrical people possesses
Regal underslung cars that the REGAL n
becoming known as the factors car"
Gays H. Drouet. president Of the Drouet 4
Page Company. among those In the pro-
fesslon who own Royals are Victor Moore
wellington Cross. Bernard Oranvilis
Frank Tinney. Julian Eltinee, Harry
Carroll, Charles KinS. Frank Otto. Harry
Fog and GtsllA 1ayhsw."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
Cars In Moore stnhi.

Buying motor cars seems To be soao'
with Charles Z. Moore, president o. e..
Panama-Pac International Expos'ro
Mr. Moore now owns twenty sever caro-
his most recent acquisition lS.IAs
Haynes Svu.A
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-16

NV A4N1kAO Z L4N4 LIZ
Casimir Mugowec, ISL Milwaukee
av., always locked wife in room when
he went to work. Yesterday neigh
Dor smelled gas. Kicked door in and
found woman unconscious. Police
seeking Casimir.
Woman known as Mrs. Gardner
sought by police in connection with
mysterious death of John F. Rom
mel, 5021 W. 23d st. Body of Rom
mel found in basement of his home
with neck slashed.
New Florida Hotel, $751; Cottage
Grove av., owned by Dago Frank,
raided by police.
Barney Shore, $50 w. 18th ST.,
kicked by horse. Two ribs broken.
John Haggerty, 1902 S. ToIman
av., dropped dead in restaurant.
Heart disease.
Ralph Randall, II, 5346 w. Adams
ST., threw beer bottle through car
window. William Zajicek, motor
man, fired two shots. Randall dan
gerously wounded. ZaIcek arrested.
Baby girl days old abandoned in
hallway of building, 1853 Bryant pl.
William Smith, negro, 21o2 S. State
ST., and William Haverson, 1925 Wolf
ram av., arrested. Identified by JOS
eph Perez as alleged hold-up men.
John Neurohr, 1889 Center ST.,
mortgaged home to get rich quick.
Police seeking Albert Hoffman, man
who got the money. Neurohr may
lose home.
Frank Nader, II N. Lincoln ST., ar
rested. Had 2 magazine pistols, but
surrendered when orders take him
dead or alive, were given. Is held on
charge Of shooting two men.
$1,000 worth of diamonds found
under flooring of 2 West Side barns.
Is part of $4,000 loot taken in front
of Boston Jewelry Store on Halsted
st. Frank Dirzina, 20, 900 Taylor st.,
oTTo6Ra1
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-16

Al ANA w ~ i i A4N4O
Rumored that Herman F. Schuet-
tier, second deputy superintendent Of
police, may resign.
Thirty-three complaints want in
junction to enjoin Bristol Cafe, 5319
S. Halsted st. Want license revoked.
Forest Hill, Pa.-Miss Mabel Reit-
enback, 20, who went in trance and
said she had been to Heaven, claims
men angels are wingless.
New observation-disclosures boy scat
tered ka-choo powder in movie the
alter. Several hundred patrons sneez-
ed out.
Long Beach, CaI.-Peter S. Nor
rison, 100, having retired from bust
ness, arrived here with sons, oldest
76, to spend declining years.
Portland, Ore.-$1 down and 81 a
week way judge told Walter Erickson
and Albert Marks, messenger boys,
they might pay $50 for motorcycle
speeding.
New York.-Gibson studio building
destroyed by fire. Feared lives were
lost.
Police seeking man who passed
worthless check on M. ]. Schmidt's
saloon, 2901 S. State st.
Mrs. Margaret Fell, CSC BeIden aV.,
robbed. $40.
InfantiIe paralysis cure of DR.. Roy
Bernard, ALP Champlain av., declar-
ed success by medical men.
Mrs. MathiIda B. Carse, 65, 500 Di-
versey parkway, hurt while alighting
from car.
1000 faks names to be dropped
from registry lists today.
o. j. Olsen, 1909 N. LeaVitt ST., rob-
bed by 2 armed men. Lost $40.
G. F. Robertson held as alleged
window smasher. Is charged with try
ing to get watch at Sc E. Monroe st.
Katie MotoIoWski, II, 2240 N. Ro-
hey ST., knocked down and killed by
EIiro PoffoIiap Cbiof Edvrro ri Cola
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-17
]. Paul Nissley, Bank
Cashier of Hummelstown,
Dies in New Hampshire
Special to The Telegraph

Hummelstown. Pa, Aug. II. = j.
Paul Nissley, cashier of the Hummels-
town National Bank, and a widely
known business man of this place, died
Saturday night at Park View Hotel,
Bethlehem, n. H, of tuberculosis. Mr..
Nissley was As years old. He is sur
vived by his widow, Mrs. Caroline
Nissley; a daughter, Katherine; his
father, John J. Nissley, and a sister.
Mrs. ]. F. Meyer, of Reading.
Mr.. Nissley left last Tuesday for
the New Hampshire mountains. Pre-
viously he had been a guest at Sunny
Rest Inn, at White Haven, Pa. In
1894 Mr.. Nissley was made cashier
of the Hummelstown bank. He was
also secretary of the Hummelstown
Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
Mr.. Nissley was a member of Rob-
ert Burns Lodge, Free and Accepted
Masons, No 464. of Harrisburg; Per-
severance Chapter. No. 21, of Harris
burg, and of Harrisburg Consistory;
Hermit Commandery, No. "a. of Leba-
moo, and Rajah Temple of Shriners, of
Reading; also Derry Council, Jr. o. U.
A NJ.
Funeral services at 2 p. m. Wednes-
day at the home, in Main street, will
be conducted by the Rev. Robert A.
Bausch, pastor of the Reformed
Church of Hummelstown. Burial will
be in the Hummelstown Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-17
jolly Weekend Guests
at Stoverdale White House

Stoverdale, Pa, Aug. 17.-Miss
Mary Stoner and Warren Longe-
necker spent Saturday at Clyfest cot
tage.
Miss Anna May Boyer, of Harris
burg, was the weekend guest of Mrs.
John w. German Jr. at Sunnyside.
Raymond Suydam, and Ralph Sci
ders, of Steelton were entertained at
the Sulphite on Sunday.
Robert B. Ellenberger and Kath-
crime Phillips, spent some time with
Mrs. Margaret Ellenberger, at Oak
Glen.
Mrs. William E. Lewis Spent Mon
day at her home in Harrisburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Shearn and Carl
Shearn of Montevista are spending a
week in Harrisburg.
Mr. and Mrs. w. B. Barnhart, Mr..
and Mrs. j. e. Jackson, Horace jack
son, Misses Ruth Barnhart, Grace
Barnhart and Anna Barnhart have
returned to Harrisburg after a two
weeks vacation at Clyfrest cottage.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-17
Orpheum Opens For
Its Eighth Season

OPREUMS-5 zee.
Keith vaudeville in Harrisburg as duly
celebrated this afternoon, when comedy
again reigned at the trim little play
house in Locust street. Before cur
tain, the orpheum was filled to ca
paclty and enthusiasm again ran high.
1t was easy to see that Harrisburg
was glad that vaudeville was here
again. When Mr.. Yeager and members
of his orchestra, all of them wearing a
fine coat Of summer tan, occupied their
seats IN the PIT ian an 0ya1l9n s,9 ga, came up
bee ndespised by headliner on Ham,
nersteins roof garden.
The cnzy PLAYHOUSE looked it's pret-
test. The interior was repainted, re-
decorated, some cut flowers helped to
add festive touch, and last, but not
least. was the array of Keith stars.
voted the most popular type of enter
tainers, were well represented Fred
Ardath, comedian of musical comedy
He was supported by such artists as
Harry Cooper, late star of "Hanky
Panky,' and Hugh Comeron, another
Harry Holman and company. who are
old favorites with Orpheum audiences.
appeared in new sketch entitled,
these. features abound in good comedy
situations, splendidly handled. Beauty
eame in for it's usual good share too
IN Rose Loyal, a charming and viva
cious miss who has a troupe of doves
trained to marked degree. Liboniti
who played the xylophone in expert
fashion.
Some of the coming attractions that
are bound to keep up interest are such
features as the return of THE Bride
Shop, easily the most beautiful and
most elaborate one-act musical comedy
ever seen. on the Orpheum stage. Joe
Welsh, of musical comedy fame. will
also be an early feature, while a turn
of unusual Importance will be the en-
gagement OF The Mystic Bird. This
bird initiates the songs and calls 81
other birds and when accompanied by
a violine he, thrills, MARBLES and har-
Spring Song" "The Glow Worn" etc
The Mystic Bird is the newest marvel
in the Keith Booking Office