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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12
United States Tires Have
Broken All Sales Records

The United States Tire Company has
smashed all previous sales records in
to splinters, according to a statement
Just given out by j. c. Weston,
general sales manager.
Our business" says Mr.. Weston,
this July has been far greater than
even our greatest optimist expected
Our sales have reached point that is
absolutely unprecedented in our his
tory, and I am speaking now only
about sales to dealers in the United
States. Naturally, if we took into con-
sideration our sales to manufacturers
alone" we should show a large in
Der of automobiles manufactured this
year. But am talking about sales to
dealers who have to meet the de-
mands of the public.
1T is my belief that our heavy news
paper advertising campaign is in a
large degree responsible, but you must
remember that the consistent increase
to such an enormous total has more
behind it than the advertising alone.
efficient as it has proved. Our tires
have made good. Therein lies the an
swer. The care given to details of man
ufacture, the fact that we consider
fractional thou9ands of an inch in in
specting our tires as they go through
the factory has everything TO do VIII
the make-good qualities of United
States tires.
Il am delighted with the way our
business has increased this year, and I
look for an even greater increase dur
ing the year to come"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12

and by the dimensions of the impress
sion made on the piece, the operator is
able to make comparison with certain
standard figures and arrive at the eX-
act hardness of the steel tested.
This method of testing steel has
largely superseded the old method
whereby small steel balls were dropped
on the test piece and the height of the
rebound indicated the hardness of the
steel.
Both the machines are the inven-
tions OF ]. a. Brinell, a Swedish engi-
neer, who has a wonderful reputation
because of his knowledge of steel and
its composition.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12
How Steel Is Tested to
Ascertain Hardness

Machines and devices for testing the
materials that go into automobiles are
being constantly developed and i'm
proved. a notable advance is the new
Brinell steel testing machine, of which
one Of the finest examples in the coun-
try is installed in the laboratory of
Dodge Brothers.
With this machine the hardness Of
the various steels that enter into Dodge
Brothers case is tested and careful
checks are kept on all material.
In testing piece of steel il is placed
in the machine and small steel ball
OF great hardness is pressed into the
piece to be tested. BY the pressure ex-
erted, which is indicated on a gauge,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12
PUNoTURE REMEDY APPEARS
Applied by Anyone in a Jiffy Without
Heat 0v Acid


Punctures and blowouts have and
always will be Il source of more or less
annoyance to the motorist. Just so
long as air is used to initiate the pneu-
matte tire they will continue to give
more or less trouble. Demountable
rims have gone long way to solve the
puncture question, but it happens that
the last tire used sometimes picks up
tack or nail. Quick repair outfits
are part of the equipment of many
cars, but the repair is not always satis-
factory for one reason or another
With the idea of eliminating as
much trouble as possible for the car
owner, the Vulcalene Company have
marketed a rubber compound which
can be applied to any puncture and is
guaranteed to seal the leak. It does
not require heat or acid to make it
adhere to the tube and obviates all
danger of burning or scorching the
tube 1t can be applied by anyone and
only takes few minutes to make the
repair. .t.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12
FARM BUILDINGS BURN

Hagerstown, Nd, Aug. 12. - All OF
the buildings except the dwelling on
the farm Of George H. Miller, near
Williamsport, were swept away by
fire Thursday causing a loss of sew
eral thousand dollars.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12
Time Payment Plan

No need wait any longer Get your No
dig deep your savings scrmp for months
pay for your in lump The GUARANTY PLAN"
makes that unnecessary.
You get any Overland WHY'S Knight Car small
payment down. Then you pay the balance monthya little
time
That in word the GUARANTY PLAN" - thoroughly
organized financially sound system of help people
buy Overland or Willys-Knght Cars.
The GUARANTY PLAN" is which we can heartily
recommend to ALL
Come in right away learn all about and pick your car
It's just the sort of plan everyone has been waiting for.
And it's here-an accomplished fact
Of therell be rush to take advantage of it.
So don't wait until we're slowed up deliveries your
now-specfy immediate delivery wish but
aaie OF your to-day
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-11
NOISES OF THE NIGHT.
Weird Sounds That StartIs Travellers
 In the Desert of Gobi.


 In Ceylon the devil bird Is a constant source of alarm. No one knows what species of bird 1t is. but throughout the whole night its cries are horrible and bloodcurdling. The natives regard the cry of this mysterious bird as a sure presage of death.
 In the desert of Gobi. which divides the mountainous snow clad plateau of Tibet from the milder regions of Asia. travellers assert that at night they have heard sounds high up in the sky. as of the clashing of arms and sounds of martial music. If travellers fall to the rear or get separated from the caravan they hear themselves called by name. If they go after the voice they get lost in the desert. Sometimes they hear the tramping of horses. and. taking it for their caravans. are drawn away, and, wandering from the right course are hopelessly lost. The people believe that these sounds are produced by the spirits that haunt the desert
 The Irish banshee may be traced to the owls, as the description of the cry Is so similar to that of the owl. which completes the Identification. Most of the weird sounds that are heard in the air at night seem to have superstitious terrors and are often magniied and altered by those who hear them.-Pear- sons Weekly.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-11
Railroads Refuse to Appear

LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 10.-The railroads of Nebraska refused to ap. pear before the state railroad commits sion at it's hearing today on the can cellation of tariffs, which the roads assert are in conflict with the inter state commerce commission ruling. A brief was filed denying authority of the state commission as far as S5 per cent of the Nebraska rates are concerned. alleging that the interstate commerce commission ruling. A brief was filed denying authority of the state commission as far as S5 per cent of the Nebraska rates are concerned. alleging that the interstate commerce commission has set rates in all but 15 per cent of the cases.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-11
Claims Women are for Wilson

CHICAGO, Oct. 10.--SenatOr Du Bois, who managed Champ Clark's presidential campaign in 1912. left Chicago yesterday on a speaking tour of the Far Western states in behalf of Wilson and Marshall. "The Wo- mans vote will prove an important factor in the campaign in many west ern states" said the former senator. Reports have received indicate that President Wilson is being supported by a majority of the women in the thirteen suffrage states. The Rocky mountain and Pacific Coast states are very friendly to President Wilson. :"
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-11
WHIMS OF A BOXER.
corbett's Nerves tangled When He Was About to Meet Jeffries.

Was About to Meet Jeffries.
 Jim COrbett was all nerves when pre- pairing for a bout. Jimmy COffroth, who promoted the bout between Cor bett and Jeffries at San Francisco, told this one on Jim:
 "COrbett was an easy man to get along with save that he was fnicky about small matters. For instance. he came to me before the Jeffries fight and wanted to know who would be likely referee. When l told him the man he sought him out and put him through third degree on boxing
 There never was a question of ring form that he didn't bring up. A few days before the fight he came to me ani asked to be shown the door in Mechanics pavilion through which he would enter on his arrival. I showed him the big front door, and he said, No. too much jostling there: show me another door,
 "I took him to every entrance in the building. but none would suit, and wound up by having a carpenter cut a special door in the side of the build ing for him. That was the queerest whim I ever ran across dealing with oXers."-New York World.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-11
A Drop of Water,

Figures are sometimes impressive simply by being so stupendOus that the human mind grasps them with difficult ty. An instance in point Is afforded by the illustration once offered to his hearers by an eminent scientist. who, In order to bring to their comprehen- sion the idea of ultimate particles of water. stated that if he were to empty a tumblcr containing half pint of water. letting out each second a num- Der equal to 1000 times the population of the earth, it would require some where between 100000 and 47.0OOO 900 years to empty the tumbler. Lord Kel- win has assured us that if drop of water were magnified to the size of the earth the particles would be between the size of cricket balls and footballs. If that statement is correct the drops of water in all the oceans are not many times so numerous as the par ticles. or molecules, in single drop.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-11
FROZEN FISH FROM LAKE
 IN ALASKA ARE ALIVE

PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. 11.-Seven fish are swimming cheerfully in ho- tel bathtub. They were recently i'm ported from Alaska and spent eight months frozen solid in block of ice s. R. Brebner. representative of sal mon packing company, is authority for the statement that the fish were thawed out of a natural cold storage He says they are a species that in habit lakes in the vicinity of Nusha- gak, Alaska.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-11
Story of q Doq's Jaw.

The strength of a dogs jaws and teeth were never more exemplified than in the case of a Ross-shire gamekeeper, whose collie was unfortunate enough to be caught in steel vermin trap. The gamekeeper. gun in hand. was soon on the scene, but in the short time the dog had become quite infuri- ated with pain. Having nothing suit able for muzzling the animal and fear ing to place his foot upon the trap spring with the dogs jaws free. the gamekeeper placed the gun barrels in the dogs mouth and held them there while easing the spring. With vi- cious snap the teeth closed on the cold steel ere he regained his freedom. The barrels were holed through-an almost incredible performance-and were ex- amined shortly after.-London Graphic.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-11
Robbers Get S9,O(W

MOOSE JAW, Sask., Oct. 10.-- Robbers here late last night entered the village of Caron, eighteen miles west of here. cut all telegraph and telephone wires in the town. over powered the man at the Bank of Hamilton, blew the safe and escaped with 5000, according to reports brought here. No trace of the four robbers has been found today.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-11
Would Make Island in Harbor.

NEW YORK, Oct. IA project to create an island in New York har- bor by filling in the greater part of Red Hook Shoals, or the Eastern between St. George, s. l., and Gowanus Bay, has met with many protests. The purposes for the fill was to erect warehouses and piers. Petitioners for the project, it Is said, more than $40,000,000 of which is estimated would be the total cost of the island, wharves and warehouses.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-11
1rjtain's Oldest Colony.

Bermuda now ranks as the oldest of Britain's colonies. the English flag hav- ing been hoisted there in 1912 by a party of colonists from the Virginia company who stopped at the islands on the way to the mainland, went on to Virginia, found Jamestown in state of starvation and returned. A previ- ous explorer, Juan le Bermudez. gave the group its name.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-11
Your Attention

is respectfully requested for the fol- lowing notice. The Fraternal Order of Eagles. Valdez Aerie 1871, will hold one of their delightful dances on Halloween night, Tuesday. Octo- Der 31. Everyone cordially invited.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-11
Stop that Internal Racket

Show your wife how much you love her and send that noisy old pump to the Valdez Iron Works and let them remove the peace disturber, your neighbors will appreciate 1t. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-11

Ding, dong. hear that bell and City Express goes by like--well, we check your baggage, trunks and grips by day or night; we meet all ships. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-11
Rubbsrins For . Kiss.

The young husband halted at the gate and retraced his steps.
 Did you come back for another kiss. dearT inquired the bride.
 Well, I'll take another kiss, but what came back for was my rub bers."-Brooklyn Citizen.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-11
Pioneer Bunk House,

You can do your own cooking and housekeeping at the Pioneer Bunk house on Keystone Avenue. Price $2.50 per week. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-11

Some very pretty knit jackets and caps for the babies at k. Winters.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-11
Ravenue No. i.

Adam partook of the first shad.
 "You made such fuss over losing a bone I thought I'd give you plenty" observed Eve.-New York Times.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-11
Three of Them.

Dearborn-Do you know the seven wonders of the world? Wabash-Well. I know three of them. Dearborn-Only three2 Wabash-Yes. I've only got three sons. you know.-Exchange.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-11
WOrkinpmen's Home.

Back of the postoffice. Bunks with
 out blankets, $1.50 per week; with
 blankets $1.75. Do your own cook Ing. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-11

For all kinds of cement work SC Blake.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-11

For f1rst-class meals and good serv- ice at reasonable prices try the Mer- chants Cafe. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-11
A Rig Shipment.

Just received, a fresh line of Haas Candies, the kind you like, at Levy & Ross.' If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-11

For steam heated rooms come to the Golden North. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-11
New Fall Hats

New fall hats just arrived at E Winters. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-11

A new. line of heaters priced right, at Mead's. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-11

The Golden North has steam heat ed rooms. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-11

Liberty exists In proportion to whole. some restraint.-Daniel Webster.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-11

FOR RENT: Chair space in the Phone 227. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-11

Just Received--the latest Popular Songs and Music Valdez Drug Co. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-11

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-05

Go to the drug store to buy TOOTH
brush and then handle the entire stock
TO see if the bristles are right?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-05
LAST SUMMER EXCURSION
To FLORIDA VIA G.S.GF.RY.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

On Tuesday, Sept. 18th, the Georgia
Southern & Florida railway will oper-
ate it's last summer excursion starting
at Macon and selling tickets from in
termediate stations on its line to
Jacksonville, st. Augustine, Tampa,
| st. Petersburg and Miami, Fla. This
excursion will be operated in two sec
tions, passing Cordele 1924 p. m. and
2:03 p. M, reaching Jacksonville 1855
Trains will consist of first-class day
coaches and Pullman sleeping cars
will be operated through to Tampa.
Tampa and st. Petersburg tickets will
be routed over either the A. c. L. or
S. A. L. below Jacksonville. Tampa
will be reached at 700 a. m. and ST.
Petersburg at 500 q. M, Wednesday.
Sept goth. Passengers for st. Angus
tine and Miami will remain in Jackson
Vile overnight, leaving via F. E C. at
9 80 a. m, Sept. goth, reaching st. Aug
Justine 1O:4O a. m. and Miami 11:30 p.
n Extremely low round trip fares
will be made for this excursion which
from Cordele will be as follows: Jack
sonville, $500; st. Augustine, $3.50;
Tampa, or St. Petersburg, $500;
$1,000.
Jacksonville and st. Augustine tick
cts will be limited five 90 days Tampa
and st. Petersburg tisckets six CO..
days, Miami tickets eight (S) days.
Many Americas and Sumter county
people will doubtless take advantage
of this unusual opportunity to visit
Florida, purchasing regular tickets to
Cordele, where connection will be
made, and tickets can be purchased for
the excursion.
Full information regarding this ex-
cursion may be had by writing ]. WI
Jamison, T. P A, G. S. & F. Ry., Ma
con, Ga. adVt
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-05
THE POLICEMAN EDITOR.

The newspaper man is now termed a
policeman-or one of the greatest
agents for the prevention of crime.
Better than we can tell it, is the
following editorial from the American
Press which has much thought and
truth:
AS force for the uplifting of morals
and the prevention of crime the coun-
try newspaper editor stands head and
shoulders above the most efficient po-
lice force that can be assembled in any
community.
Publicity-that one word-explains
it all.
Little does the offender object to
paying the small fine that is imposed
in police court. Little does he mind
his friends knowing that he has STEP
ped momentarily out of the straight
and narrow.
But after the court proceedings his
steps invariably lead to the local news
paper office. Cornering the editor in
some remote part of the sanctum, :
conversation something like this fol-
lows:
II guess you heard that they pulled
me last night. l forgot myself and
wouldn't have had it happen for the
world. It doesn't make so much dit
ference about myself, but Just for the
sake of my wife and children and other
people 1 wanted to ask if you would
do me the little personal favor of leav-
ing it out. You know l have always
been a steady subscribed and always
use a want ad in your paper when l
need anything and ! just thought that
mabye you could leave this out this
time. 1t won't ever happen awain, you
can bet on that, and this is the only
time I'll ask you
Here is a true story of little South
ern city: A leading attorney was ar
rested for gambling. He didn't mind
paying the small fine, but Immediately
after court he entered the newspaper
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-05
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS

The extraordinary scarcity of news
paper required in all newspaper Of
Eees, egupled with the unprecedented
gase IN prices, forces the Times-Re-
e0rdaer to announce that all subscrib-
azB whO do not Immediately pay their
arrears on subscriptions, will of nee
essT&y cause the paper to be discontin
med.
Ths free list" of every newspaper
rs being revised, even to the extent OF
the aiscOntinuance of exchanging pa
sExs with others, and the Times-Re-
asr5er is forced to adopt the same
xeEsHres.
We trust the public will readily ap-
Rr1rfzte the conditions under which
zAe newspapers are operating, and re-
Axuest their immediate attention.
THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
Daily and Weekly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-05
Albany Herald.

In its efforts to maintain railroad
train schedules congress will not be
able to make its schedule for adjourn.
ment tonight. But the country would
much rather have congress on its
hands than a nationwide railroad
strike-Co Columbus Enquirer-Sun.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-05
IN THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR

The Americas Tmesecorder supported for governor
years this the
STEP Many charges
executive eened rather strengthened
hold for him.
As has been candidacy NJ
Dorsey that time there
steady until is gradually sinking below
carry and his followers
Before the
hinOt the personally but the and
happenings
his valdosa
sckening
Pole have nothing but the
kndest regards only exercising prerogave individual
displaying preference things which him. Dr. Hard
governor had served
credit he neither frightened
the his until his duties al
absorbing POtue VIZ
e performing distinct
The poisoned pen of
agn again attitude which should be repusive TO
every berty-ovng all Democrat This madman
public not catered his
whm He is Georgia and coward before man
Our ideas that will
hell the extent that he has
abused blasphemed mt mankind this earth
Our his character and
his record He is pohbionist Without
him. Georgia prohibition history
Although question he has fough
earnestly and persisent best
discussion and fair fight is to be ished
by every honorable
Notwithstanding statements
the contrary glorious which his
Daughters Coned
eracy oahers
discussion of the CUB
warranted true
of and animosy
admiration and love
unmoved that every
Georgian duy-wheher he performs it nor not
believes that Sumter will be found in the column
counted and that Geo
the record of Governor a
him with the credentials emitting
him to the
majority of Georgans will-honor you
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-05
NEWSPAPER TALK

Roosevelt having given him the cue
by making his opening speech in con-
nection with the Maine campaign it
now is in order for Candidate Hughse
to follow suit with his O. k. With tbs
republican nominee it is the aid case
over again of the hand of Esau and the
voice of Jacob.-Rome Chronicle.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-05
NOW DOES THIS STRIKE YOU?

Some time since we had occasion to
wrsiee the rather Indifferent treatment
az as candidacy by the high-brow, ad-
ERnced culture, philosophical indie
yvpudent, a journal which loses no op-
RurauRity of villifying the South or OF
aEvncating the claims of what years
aga IL Invented the application of the
wxrds of the nation In the present
eau,uaign it started out with eloquent
declarations of the ACCESSIBILITY OF
rhonsing the former Justice of the
%uureme Court as the head of the
naEfon-" 1t gradually showed weak
ness in the defense of that proposition.
IN some issues devoting Itself to chau-
tauuua ideas and Arcadian conceptions
Of efficiency without mention of Mr..
Hughes whirlwind canvass of the ef-
IRENE West and Northwest. Since thai
effort has reached its conclusion and
he candidate has entered upon voy-
age of discovery in the South, possibly
Eath hope of discovering another Riy-
,r of Doubt, 1t has become distinguish
a far signs of Encouragement. The
spIy reference to its deliberately Sc
ecged Moses to deliver from the Egyp-
ian Wilson in its last issue is the
Eec3xration that "Mr. Hughes has not
rp, come up to expectations: that
Ehila "he has been received every
EhEre with large and enthusiastic aud
ecces. and has exhibited sufficient
nRu1 and 'zing' very unusual words
lar a high-brow journaD to dispel the
Hs1I mat TIE rs COlu anu duoC0AS' =
Auu prnceeds to talk after this edify-
J ng manner:
THE trouble is that he has not YET
MIDI the American people positively
ana eumcretely just what he proposes
IN do III elected President. 1t is not
u.ungh to demonstrate President VIII
suu,s sins of omission and commission
n liz not enough to promise to instill
s,Feienoy into the government service
and In, eliminate graft The American
.suuule want to know what construc-
tjVQ program Mr.. Hughes has to offer
rgssm- They demand of leader a de-
,,rusrratfon of leadership. There is
u.rsuvs danger that the Republican
candidate may become an anti" And
|, nnrer pays in this world to be an
anti4Enythihg
n, really looks as If the MugwampS
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-05

Those political enemies Of Governor
Harris who are harping upon the
governors age are making very
small impression upon the public
mind. in view of the active campaign
the old war hero is waging just now,
says The Laurens Citizen.-Macon
News.