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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-22
TIRE EFFICIENCY
MOUNTING HIGH
Manufacturers Are Past Hap
hazard Stage: Still Inn
proving

Continual development has brought
the automobile to n point of the high
est efficiency. Now the question has
been asked. HAS the tire kept pace
with the automobile?" Externally,
apparently. no." says f. c. Millhoff.
Eeneral sales manager of the Miller
Rubber Company. But as many revo-
lutionary stages have been made in
the pneumatic tire for its betterment,
as in the development of the automo-
bile. Just as self-starters were con-
sidered an Improvement a few years
ago. so was the elimination of the
trouble causing premature blowouts
in tires. Just as electric lighting sys-
TENS were added for the convenience
Of the motorist. so the automobile
tire was perfected in its nonskid fea-
ture. The watercooled engine is a
development that has been worked
out in the research departments for
years.
The preserving Of the natural wax
and oil in the cotton fiber while vul-
canizing. is an achievment equally as
important in delivering service and
keeping the automobile on an econo-
mical basis and as efficient aes the wa
tercooled engine" continues Millhoff
1t is natural TO assume that with the
enormous demand for modern auto
mobiles, il has been necessary to pro-
duce a tire equal TO the added strain
imposed upon ii and wherever the I'm
provements have taken place, il is on
the inside of the tire. Years ago me-
chaniCal troubles and blowouts offered
a fertile field for accessory manufac-
turers. They thrived on the bad re-
suits happening from an imperfectly
made tire, and at the car owners eN-
pense.
Careful observation and ams..."tical
search have eliminated these old-time
troubles so that the breaking of fabric,
cracking of rubber, etc. are no long
er heard of SNd along with these
changes, the shapes and sizes of tires
have been brought TO perfection. Now
the body OF the tire has been brought
to point where the last remaining
objection has been removed and leaves
us with tire equal TO the call of she
multi-cylinder engine.
These changes in the automobile tire
have not been made over night and
these improvements have only been
worker out by considerable time, de-
voted TO the human equation, and by
cooperation in instructive methods so
that the tire as a unit, vulcanized
with the latest method of retaining
the natural wax and oil in the fabric.
delivers the mileage
In our own factory" continues
Millhof. the minutest details of tire
construction or fects in manufac-
turing are carefully tabulated until
the department has got TO a point
where the haphazard tire builder can
not exist. increasing the efficiency Of
all tires from so TO so per cent
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-22
HUPP HAD BIG
WINTER DEMAND
February Wonderful Month in
Motorcar Industry; Freight
Tieup Caused Trouble

February was another wonderful
month in the motarCar industry and
the demand for automobiles continued
unabated. The prediction of last De-
Cember that there would be a large
shortage of cars at the opening of the
usual Spring rush was verified rs
practically all the big companies were
unable to supply the February demand
and all have orders for immediate
shipment on their books.
Production reached the maximum
for theN winter months in most of the
factories, although the parts and ma
terial market is still a serious factor.
The greatest obstacle for February in
the Detroit situation was the shortage
of freight cars which was even worse
than during the month of January. Ii
was impossible to secure adequate
number of regulation automobile box
cars and practically every producing
company had to resort to the use OF
fiat cars, and even coal cars became
popular for automobile shipments.
"All early predictions which we
made for big winter demand Tor
medium price motorcars have been
fulfilled" said Sales Manager J. L.
Fields Of the Hupp Motor Car Cor
poration. December was a hig
month; January was considerably
larger and even with our increased
production we could not keep IN
with the demand of our distributors
and dealers. There was no let up in
February and altogether we produced
more cars than in any other month
during February in our history aud
more than in any other month during
the winter We had TO carry several
hundred February orders into March,
which with the March orders on hle
make us nearly two hundred cars be-
hind in our orders for immediate ship-
ment of the Series N Hupmobile.
To illustrate what a remarkable
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-22

demand for motorcars of the medium
price class has developed during the
last year the record of the production
and shipment of Hupmobiles is good
criterion. our production of the Series
N Hupmobile for the short month cf
February shows 120 per cent increase
over the production of the Model TX
in February of 1915. This is not an
inflated production as our marketing
Of cars all Fan and winter has been
double that of the preceding year.
The material market, of course, has
held us back and with normal condi-
uonS we would have been able to sat
isfy all distributors during the month
of February. Freight cars also held
us up and we simply would have
been swamped had we not resorted TO
the use of fiat and coal cars. With
the opening of the Spring business
which has started in the southern ter
ritory now and will be in full blast in
the northern States in April. manu-
facturers will not be able to supply
the demand and it is simply a ques-
ton of how many cars We can turn
ont"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-22
National Speedster Is
Used by Billie Burke

Billy Burke. in Peggy" IS a film OF
movie patrons, due TO the spectacular
appearance OF National Speedster con-
structed specially for Miss Burke.
The manner in which Billy Burke
drives her big, powerful National
roadster is very fascinating. During
one scene, where she drives the big
white car hesd-on. there always arises
from the movie audience the murmur:
why it's a National" The dis
tinEuished eld-shaped radiator i'm
mediately IDENTIFIES the car.
Billy Burke drives her roadster L
better than a mile-a- minute clip and
looks like a miniature princess in the
big. powerful National, and even more
doll-like when she dons paiama-like
jumpers to make repairs, which devel-
oped 10 be only the lack OF gasoline.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-22
President Without Any
Opposition in Montana
By associated Press

Helena, Mont. April %. - Scatter
ing returns to-day from twenty out
of the forty-one counties in Montana
show that President Wilson Virtually
had no opposition for the Democratic
nomination in yesterdays presidential
preference election.
United States Senator A. B. Cum
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-22
MARRIED AT IDAVILLE

Idaville, Pa, April 22.-NUss Mar.
Martz and Benjamin f. Miller. of Har
risburg, were married at the Lutheran
parsonage here by the Rev. Mr.. Beck
er. After a visit among relatives il
this community they will go to Steel
ton. where the bridegroom is employ
ed by the Pennsylvania Steel Company
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-22
RICE-ALBRIGHT WEDDING

Marysville, Pa. April ga pretty
wedding was solemnized at the home
of George Albright in Front street,
when his sister, Miss Effie Ruth AL
bright, was married to Russell Samuel
Rice by the Rev. S. L. Flickinger, pas
tor of the Shepherdstown, VIVA, Re-
formed church. The bride is a daugh-
ter of William A. Albright, of Grier's
Point. and the groom is an employe of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-22
DIVORCE GRANTED

Special TO the Telegraph
Uniontown. Pa, April 22.-A deere
of divorce was granted April is to Mrs
Helen C. Mater from Charles d. Mater
Mrs. Mater, who formerly resided II
this place, is now living In Penn street
Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-22
PREPAREDNESS

car ready for summer maneuvering7
Your tours, your daily trips will be
made safe, sure and satisfactory, il
the accessories you fit or the supplies
YOU use are backed by a reputable
concern.
Our main desire is to satisfy both in
regard to price and quality We want
to serve you-give you real service.
Put your requirements up to US
phone now or mail them-better still,
drop in this evening and look over
our stock.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-22
PASTOR ACCEPTS CALL

Enola. Pa. April %. = The Rev.
Thomas II. Matterness of Landisburg
has moved his family to Enola where
ne has accepted a call as pastor of st.
Matthew'S Reformed Church.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-24
ROADS WITHOUT "PORK."
In Kentucky the State Foots Road I'm
provement Bills.

How a state may build and main
tain a system of good roads without
either tapping Uncle Sans pork bar
rel or imposing heavy debt on fu-
ture generations is being impressively
demonstrated by Kentucky, says the
New York Sun. After three-quarters
Of a century of inactivity Kentucky
began last year to extend state aid to
individual counties for highway work.
Now 1O,636 Of the $4,000 miles Of pub
lie roads are surfaced The showing
is surpassed by only eleven other
states, those Of Rhode Island, Massa-
chusetts, Indiana, Ohio, New Jersey,
New York, Connecticut, Vermont.
Utah, California and Wisconsin.
A law Of 1914 imposes a tax for
road purposes and authorizes the state
to aid the counties which vote bonds
for highway construction. Fourteen
counties assumed bonded Indebtedness
aggregating $2,215,OOO last year, and
others have arranged to increase their
road funds to meet the states Offer
The state intends to disburse about
$750,O0O annually. No county may re-
ceive more than 2 per cent of the total
state road fund In any one year, but
the payment by the state continues
until the county is reimbursed to the
amount Of half the proceeds of the
bonds actually spent ON construction.
Some of the counties have started
TO spend each year an amount exceed
ing the 20 per cent Of the state fund.
Thus the compact with the state Is
virtually perpetual, for II is improbable
that the state will ever overtake these
counties In expenditures.
According to Governor Stanley. the
road building enterprise has already
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-24
Blossoms That Bees Love.

A person who has had no experience
with bees commonly makes the mis-
take Of suppOsing that the roses, peO-
MES, sweet peas, dahlias or other
gaudy blossoms of his garden will fur
nish a quantity of honey. Their value
Is almost negligible, except that some
Of them yield little pollen. 1t is to
the modest white clover In the orchard
or on the roadside or the weeds Of
pasture or woodlot or the blossoms Of
trees like the Eastwood that the bees
go for the bulk of their honey. 1t
Noes not pay to cultivate any plant for
ITS value as a honey producer. The
orchard is splendid place for the
apiary, where the bees can build up
on the first nectar In the spring, and
the blossoms have the benefit OF the
bees visits.-John w. Love In Coun-
tryside Magazine.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-24
SECRET OF A FLOWER.
How Did the Trumpet Vine Discover
the Barred Stump?


If some one advanced the theory that
this plant had some unknown power
Of reasoning you would probably reply
that plants can't reason because they
have no mind" You may change your
opinion after you hear this story,
related by Royal Dixon. who writes
entertainngly about how near like hui
man beings in their actions plants are.
The story is about n trumpet vine,
the favorite of many an old fashioned
garden. About twenty feet from where
it grew was an old pine stump with
the bark on. One day fire was built
about the foot of the stump, and the
bark was burned off.
Immediately the trumpet vine sent
forth long trailer across the garden
to the stump. 1t raised the tendrils,
felt the smooth surface of the stump
and started to climb. Before long the
whole blackened surface was hidden
beneath the leaves and blossoms of the
new vine.
With the rough bark on the stump
provided no surface for the clinging
tendrils of the vine. After the fire de-
stroyed the bark the vine found a
place to climb.
How did the plant know that the
fire had prepared the stump? We don't
know. Ask the fiower.-Philadelph
North American.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-24
ANALYZING A HAIR.
Science Reads II as Expert Woodsmsn
Read the Trees.


To the German analyst hair is pack
ed with information. The approximate
age and physical condition can be con-
structed by an examination of n single
hair.
The hair of every animal has certain
distinguishing characteristics. 1t is
Not to be mistaken by a competent in
vestigator. Some animals. as for eX-
ample the COW, have three types of
hair. These will be known by their
structure. Under a proper microscop-
lcal examination hairs will be as easily
distinguished by an expert as varie-
ties of trees in grove will be distin-
guished by n forester.
There was a case in which a dagger
found ON the prisoner had few short
hairs caught entanged in a nick of
the blade. He explained this by say
ing that he had used the dagger to kill
a rabbit that he had found trapped in
a hedge. The authorities reported to
the police, after an examination of the
dagger, that the hairs were not of hu-
man origin but they also added they
were not rabbit hairs they were
squirrel hairs.
The police were extremely puzzled
until they finally discovered that on
the night of the homicide the prisoner
7ka4 worn great coat trimmed with
fiirrel fur. He had, in fact, careful
~ washed the knife after the assassi-
nation and thereby removed every evil
dence of his act; but, unfortunately
for him, he made the mistake of at
tempting to dry the dagger by wiping
1t on the fur lining of his great coat
Melville Davisson Post in Saturday
Evening Post.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-24
The Exclusive X Club.

One of the most exclusive of clubs
was the Y. whose last surviving men,
Der was Lord Avebury. 1t was found
ed by little coterie of literary scien-
fists, including Sir Joseph Hooker and
Herbert Spencer, and though intended
to comprise ten members. never got
found who came up to the two require
ments OF mental callber and intimacy
with the other nine. Many names for
the club were suggested and rejected
before a members wife proposed term
ing it after the unknown quantity N
London opinion.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-24
ABOUT ROAD DRAGGING.
System That Will Contribute Much to
Making Of Better Highways.


In the following communication Mr..
q. W. Hancy of Davis county. Ia,
CcalS with the question of road drag
.ing and outlines n system of drag
ging that will in his opinion, contrib
ute in the greatest possible degree to
the making Of good roads. He writes:
at is getting the time of year when
the road drag will soon come into play,
and there are several things that ought
to be brought before the public I'm re-
gard to road dragging. There are
more roads spoiled 10y dragging than
there are made good If not properly
dragged i'm the first place. 1t requires
two rounds to drag Il road right, and If
they are not dragged right it is money
wasted. By two rounds you get out to
the ditch and give the water II clear
shoot to the ditch. If only one round
is made it should be made out to ditch.
BY dragging one round in the middle
of the road you get II ditch started
where the end of the drag leaves lit
tie furrow. and this damages the road
more than it would cost to drag Ii
twice as much or to drag it twice.
am on the roads every day, and | have
seen great bitches cut by poor drag
much to repair as the dragging cost.
So why not pay for good dragging and
have good roads? 1t would save money.
Then teach the people to drive on the
same side of the road when 1t is mud
dy and save half of the dragging. and
q big rain in the winter and the people
drive all over it from ditch to ditch
and cut it all up. Then freeze comes
and it Is almost impossible to get over
the road, where if they had kept on
one side of the road the other would
have been smooth and good. This is a
great item to people that have to be on
the road every day. BY poor road
work and poor dragging half the peo-
pies money is wasted.
winter dragging is more necessary
than summer and ought to be looked
after
1t is not surprising that men differ in
their opinions regarding the real merit
Of the road drag as an implement de-
signed to maintain the road surface.
1t is quite true, as this subscriber says,
that in some instances the road drag
does more harm than good, and the
special reference he makes to the prop
er drainage of the road is point that
cannot be too strongly emphasized.
We would like to encourage freer
discussion of this phase of the road
question. This paper has always been
strong advocate of sensible dragging,
and it has been free to express itself at
times in opposition to those who have
injured the cause of the drag by at
taching to it an importance as road
builder to which it never has been and
never will be entitled. We have al
ways maintained that Il good grade Is
the first essential in road construction,
after which there is abundant opportu-
nifty for the exercise of skill in main
tanning the surface by the sensible use
of the drag.--Iowa Homestead.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-24
INSECT MARVELS.
These TireIess Creatures Are Built For
the Strenuous Life.


Many interesting facts, the result Of
long study, are given by Mr.. Harold
Basin, an eminent entomologist, In
his book, insects, Their Life HistO-
ries and Habits"
Contrary to popular belief, spiders
are not insects. Insects have six legs,
neither more nor less, and another pc
culiarity of the insect is that it has
wings-sometimes two, more often
four. Spiders have eight legs and no
wings; therefore spiders are not in
sects.
insects have no backbones and no
skeletons, but skins with hard, dura-
BILE surface called chitin, which makes
up q light shell of armor that forms
the outside Of the body, to the inside
of which the muscles are attached. In.
sects do not breathe through their
mouths, but through holes in the bod
les called spiracles. Insects have nei-
their veins nor arteries; the blood is
pumped directly from the chambered
heart into the body cavity, where 1t
bathes and nOurishes the organs. In
sects have wonderful and enviable d.
gestive organs and feed upon and d.
gest almost any substance from which
nourishment may be extracted.
Because of the way they are built,
Insects are particularly fitted for the
strenuous life, and tired insect is a
thing unknown. They are always busy
travelling. buzzing. biting or seeking
some work to do"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-24
Csilini's Quick Cure.

Benvenuto Cellini when about to cast
his famous statue of Perseus, now In
the LOggia del Lanzi ut Florence, was
taken with a sudden fever. In the
midst Of his suffering one of his work
men rushed into his sick chamber and
exclaimed, "Oh, Benvenuto, your stat
ae is spoiled, and there is no hope
whatever of saving it, Cellini said
that when he heard this he gave a
howl and leaped from his bed. Dress
ing hastily, he rushed to his furnace
and found his metal "caked." He Or
dered dry oak wood and fired the fur
mace fiercely, working in a rain that
was falling, stirred the channels and
saved his metal. He continues the sto-
ry thus; "After all was over | turned
to a plate of salad on bench there
and ate with hearty appetite and
drank together with the whole crew.
Afterward l retired to my bed, healthy
and happy, for 1t was two hours be-
fore morning, and slept as sweetly as
If had never felt a touch of illness"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-24
EDITING SHAKESPEARE.
Nicholas Rowe, Poet Lau~nte, Was the
First to Attempt It.


The first folio was printed partly
from the earlier quartos and partly
from manuscript copies in the hands Of
players 1t did not have the careful
editing that SO important a work
should have had. but it preserved from
destruction Il number of the plays that
had not appeared in quarto form.
Nicholas Rowe. poet laureate and
dramatist. in his edition of 1909 made
the first attempt to edit Shakespeare in
the modern sense. He modernized
spelling, punctuation and grammar,
added lists of dramatis personae and
divided the acts and scenes properly.
Since his time editors have been busily
engaged in corrections and emenda-
lions.
Alexander Pope, the second editor,
issued his Shakespeare in 1923, and
this was followed In 1893 by Lewis
upon Pope i'm shakespeare Restored"
led to the latter's making TheObald the
dull and pedantic hero of his Dun
clad" The handsome edition by Sir
Thomas Hammer appeared in 1744 and
William Warburton's in 1747. DR..
Samuel Johnsons edition was publish
ed in 1865. Then came Edward Ca
pell's in 176T-GS, George Stevens in
1878, Joseph Rams in 1ISG-94 and
Edward Malone's in 179O.-New York
Times.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-24

Money invested in right Of way in
reducing grades to the proper maxi
mum and in draining and browning
roadhcd. building suitable culvcrts and
drainage structures. represents the
most nearly permanent elements that
enter into road construction Money
spent for these items properly tie
signed represents permanent road con.
struction. Gravel placed upon u prop.
crly located, graded and drained road
viii often answer immediate needs OF
that road. This will form the best
foundation possible for high type Of
construction when that stage is
reached.--Urange Judd Farmer.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-24
Tho pinebox Philosopher,

Keep a-going, even if you have to
race rainbow.
The only way to get the life out of
the land is to prove your title to it.
When you meet Tribulaion tell him
he looks like Joys brother-in-law.
Even Tribulation loves n sweet liar.
You don't have to travel far to the
glory place. It's right where you shine
your own light along the road.-At-
lanta Constitution.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-24
"ChamberIain's Tablets Have
Done Wonders for Me-"

81 have been a sufferer from stomach
trouble for a number of years, and al
though have used a great number Of
remedies recommended for this COM
plant, Chamberlaln's Tablets is the
first medicine that has given me posi-.
tive and lasting relief" writes Mrs.
Wanna Kadin, Spencerport, N. Y.
chamberlain S Tablets have done
wonders for me and value them very
highly" Obtainable everywhere.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-24
Notice..

All persons having claims against the
selling committee of the f. +. e. c. U.
of A. of the 1909 crop of red tobacco,
sold to Pete Sheeran, Bro. q Co. March
20, 1910, will present same, properly
proven, to w. J. Ballman, chairman, on
for June 3, 1915, at West View, KY,
at one O'Clock. All persons having to-
bacco in said pool are hereby notified to
be present to pass on said claims.
w. ]. Ballman,
+. Ii, Tucker,
II. J. Hayes,
Committee.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-24

passed the experimental stage No one
now questions the wisdom Of the law
The general opinion is expressed in the
saying. "The money Is not spent it Is
invested and well invested" More
over, Kcntucky's pride in her highway
system will he all the greater because
the state itself, not the federal gov
crnmcnt, is footing the bill for i'm
proypmpnt
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-24
A MODISH MAIDEN.

Blue is the note struck in all sum-
mer ginghams. linens and cotton goods
for children. This school child. then.
wears pretty frock of pale blue linen
with a side plated skirt and cOrselet
top over a white batiste guimpe.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-24
Not Qualified Yet.

81 saw you out in your new car yes
terday."
"Did look like motorist?'
well, no. You had an air of re-
sponslbility that gave you away, but
then that will disappear In time
Birmingham Age-Herald.