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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-17
With Son and Son-in-Law
in Army, Man Wants to Go

Lewistown, Pa, Nov. 17.-Father.
stepson and son-in-law from the
same family to wage war against
Germany is the ambition of John
Vranken, of Lewistown. He has gone
to Harrisburg to offer his services in
the United States Engineers Corps
as q French interpreter. Vranken
was born in Belgium and is master
of the French language He came
to the United States from Belgium
fourteen years ago. His age is forty
two years and he hopes to be ac-
cepted by the War Department.
The stepson, John Johnson. aged
49, became of member of Company
NJ. Eighth Regiment, National Guard
of Pennsylvania, of Lewistown, last
April as a volunteer andeis now a
member of the One Hundred Twelfth
Regiment, at Camp Hancock, Au-
Gusta, Ga.
James Pelter, son-in-law of
Vranken, who is twenty mine years
of age, was a member of Company M
Eighth Regiment, for nine years and
was with the regiment on the MeXi-
can border. He is a mess sergeant
of Company NJ. Eighth Pennsylvania
in the Third Brigade, Twenty eighth
Division. at Camp Hancock. Just be-
fore James left in July with his COM
pany, he was married and his wife
claims the honor of being the first
United States-Germany war bride in
Mifflin county. S.S is only about
eighteen years of age, and IS at homs
at the Vranken residence. Mr.. Vran-
ken is an inspector at the STANDARD
steel Works.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-17
Studebaker Six Holds
Record For Broad Jump

"When one of our dealers out in a
small Kansas town sent US word that
ne had originated new and startling
test to convince prospects or the
staunch construction or .StuoebakeI
farfi in the we event, Mf.' says W r. 7, Iodgiins,
general sales manager OF the Stuae+
Raker corporation. we found that
he had built q platform IN the , Inln mluoie e
Series is stock Studebaker at express
train speed. AS the car left the IN
cline it leaped through the air Tor
distance of fifty-four feet, striklng
with tremendous force on all four
wheels. -,
er subjected our cars. severe as II
was. did not impress us SO very mucn
OF course we congratulated the DEAL
er upon his ingenuity-but we let IL
go at that
San Luis Obispo. California, hearing
", the jumping stunt. decided to stage
one of his own. His method of con
ducting the event was practically the
same as that used by the Kansas
dealer, with a record breaking crowd
lined up on both sides of the street TO
witness the spectacular leap. Taking
the incline at a mile-a- minute speed,
the driver Of this Studebaker shot his
car through space for distance OF
seventy-nine feet and four inches.
N,
who had gathered to witness this
demonstration of Studebaker sturdl-
ness, the car came to matt lor the
rigid inspection of those 'douptlhs
Thomases' who expected to see ~ lt
crumple up when it had struck the
pavement with such terrific.
Not n particle of damage was sur
fered by the Studebaker IN either Oh
these jumps = not u bolt looSened
and not a single piece of mechanism
out of place. No adjustments We're
made of any kind, either before or
after the plunge through space.
Even after this sensation test we
did not think it of enough import
ance to give it national publicity. Not
because we thought it of no account
we realized the great strain such
jump put upon the chassis and every
moving part of the car but more be-
cause of the fact that we put our
chassis through a test before they
leave the factory that is the most
thorough and eNactinS possible to
make. Perhaps you VIII recall the
pictures of the Studebaker car being
bumped over two high distractions,
hour after hour, that recently appear
ed in many of the papers of the coun-
try. Such test as this is far more
Furnishing that u score of flying leaps
Now, since the same idea has been
appropriated by other manufacture
ers, we have come to realize the value
of such q demonstration. The Stude-
baker dealer at Salina, Kansas, ori-
ginator of the spectacular stunt, ma
Iurally feels flattered to know that
his ingenuity has been recognized by
others. Then, too. he is pleased to
know that the Studebaker dealer at
holds the worlds record with a jump
of seventy nine feet and four inches
the nearest approach TO his record
being jump of seventy-thr feet"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-17
One of OIdGeld's Old
Racing Cars Survives

Barney Oldfeld who this season has
celebrated his sixteenth year, as an
automobile race driver by campaign
ing a novel mount featured by an in
closed egg-shaped body, has seen
many of his racing cars carried to
the highest crest of fame and then
dropped TO the trough of obscurity.
Most of the cars that Barney drove
in the golden yesterday, when he was
hailed as an absolute monarch of the
dirt tracks, have passed to the realm
of remembered things. They are me-
chanical ghosts. No more is the tri-
umphant song of their motors and the
arrogant bark of their exhaust heard.
If there We're a graveyard for rae
ing cars, Oldneld would have to
bury his discarded mounts. Having
a big heart and being somewhat of a
sentimentalist, he probably would
mark the last resting place of these
tombstones, carved with tho follow
ing inscriptions:
"The 909 My first car, at the wheel
of which / became famous"
"The Bullet Fast while she lasted,
but not strong enough to stand the
awful punishment.
"The Green Dragon. Laurel-crown-
ed on. dirt track and. on the stage.
star with Elsie Janis and Barney
Oldheld in the musical comedy. The
Vandebilt CUT"
THE Darrac. Winner of the first
Vanderbilt Cup race"
There is one of arneys old cars
however, that is not ready for inter-
ment. That car is famous Old Glory,
but for Oldfeld in 1909 by the Ma
tional Motor Car and Vehicle Corpor-
alton of Indianapolis. and having the
American flag painted on each side
of the hood, Old Glory is lust as
fast and steady to-day as when the
veteran American race driver rode to
fame in It, The car is owned by
Robert J. gill. an attorney OF Bal
timore, and rules the bouievards of
Maryland's metropolis and the high
ways adjacent to that romantic city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-17
To Bring Farm Products
Direct to the Consumer

Automobile clubs throughout the
United States. collaborating with the
Goodrich National Touring Bureau,
are mobilizing now to launch next
year a big campaign to bring the
motorist in close touch with the
farmer, to put, him IN u position to
purchase necessities direct from the
fields without freight delays and at
reduced cost. Goodrich pathfinders
are out now mapping roads into the
country, arteries that run to the very
heart of production. In addition the
Goodrich test tire fleets have received
instructions to collect all road data
that will be of service to the econom-
ical autoist and the government
Tacit approval Of the farmer to
consumer plan" is given by the gov
ernment which is now seeking to
formulate a scheme whereby food
stuffs can be brought direct from
the farms to the consumer without
entailing delays that might be dis
astrous to the shipment. The plan
which Congress is being asked too
sanction is an automobile and motor
truck collection system which would
relieve the railroads. 1t incorporates
the establishment. of service bureaus
in cities for the benefit of the man
with an automobile and the citizen
who may have one at his disposal.
Information of what farmers have
for sale will be distributed there and
orders will be received for placen1en
with farmers through rural postmas-
ters. The latter feature depends
largely on the number of trucks that
can be placed in use for the collec-
ton of ailments and the distribution
thereof direct to the consumer.
The burden of supplying route
cards, maps and literature falls on
the Goodrich touring bureau. 1t is
announced that this department is
preparing 100000 route cards. o.
225,OO0 state maps and instructive
literature to be distributed by over
10000 dealer substations of the
| Goodrich National Touring Bureau
Furthermore, he has increased thu
force of roadmarking trucks and
with the assured cooperation of au-
tomobile clubs and state officials he
predicts that 10000 guide posts will
point the way for the motorist in
1918. These sentinels are sprinkled
over half million miles of automo-
| bile highways.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-17
Americanization in q
Welfare Meeting

Americanization. women in isbA
dustry, industrial education, ACCIDENT
prevention and other wartime subj
jects will furnish the chief themes
for discussion by the fifth welfarea
and efficiency conference at the State
Capitol, November 21 and %. Cord
ernor Brumbaugh will open the. conA
ference.
The chief speakers will be Edga1
c. FELTON,, of the State Committee or
Public Safety; John A. Phillips, vices
president State Federation of Labor;
Roger J. Dever, Wilkes-Barre, and
George T. Fonda, safety director OF,
the Bethlehem Steel Company; Mrs.
Thomas Robins, Philadelphia, Wo-
mems Committee Council of National
Defense; DR.. Alice Hamilton, United
States Department of Labor; Mrs.
Florence KELLEY. New York; Dr.
Samuel McC. Hamill, Committee or
Public Safety; General Lewis L. Bry-
ant, Commissioner of Labor of New
Jersey; John c. Rose, claim agent.
Pennsylvania Railroad; George B.
Rowand, Brotherhood of TrainmenS
Harry A. Mackey, Chairman Cons
pensation Board; Daniel Post, Presi-
dent State Council of Carpenters
DR.. Peter Roberts, International Y
M. c. A, industrial department, who
will discuss Americanization and
demonstrate with foreigners and
others representing employers, em-
ployes, corporations, safety organi@'
cations and state activities.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-17
Announces New Model,
80 Light Four Sedan

There will be more people riding
in closed cars this year than ever be-
fore.
A fresh impetus to the closed car
business is the announcement just
made by Carl Hanson, of the Over
land Harrisburg Company, in refer
ring to the new convertible five pas
senger sedan on the model 80 light
four chassis at $1,24O.
Here is car that, although fash
ionable and modish, is practical and
economical throughout-a car adapt
able for social duties or for business
purposes.
Yet, wthal, it is in the price class
of a number of so-called popular
priced open touring cars.
Furthermore, this new Overland
Sedan has the lines and the luXu-
rious appearance that enable 1t to
take it's place with closed cars OF
much higher cost.
ITO call this Overland light four
sedan a closed car would but half
describe it," says Mr.. Hoover. In a
trice it can be made an opening tour
ing car.
'It combines the luxury and pro
lection of the closed car and the airy
freedom of the open car.
"It gives you the comforts and con-
venfences of this 'year-round adapt
ability, coupled with the economy
and ease of operation that character
ize the Overland light four chassis
"And it's riding comfort is remask-
able. Big tires and deep, well-shaped
upholstery are partly responsible for
this, of course, but the big reason
lies in the cantilever rear springs.
No other type absorbs the road
shocks so completely or eases you
over rough roads so smoothly.
THE door on the left side of the
car opens into the drivers compart-
ment; the one on the right into the
rear Compartments most conVen-
lent arrangement.
THE upholstery, except for the
drivers seat, is q rich dark gray
striped cloth, with walls and ceiling
trimmed to match.
"The drivers seat is upholstered
in soft, durable black long-grai2ed
Duratex and the instrument bCCrd
is covered with the same material.
A thick gray carpet covers the whole
floor, and there is dome light in
the ceiling to light up the car at
night.
"Such refinement and conveniences
at the price asked for this car have
again been made possible only by
the economies of such vast produc-
ton as that of the WHY'S Overland
Company"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-17
Hupmobile Dealers Enthuse
Over New Light Model

Under the present conditions. and
with the threatened arbitrary reduc-
ton by the government of from forty
to Seventy-five per cent. in the out
put of passenger automobiles the
coming year, unusual interest CEN
ters around the bringing out of a
new model and the reception of that
model by it's distributors and dealers.
1t is significant that when the Hupp
Motor Car Corporation announced
its new model at a convention held
iii Detroit, the distributors represent
ing every section of the country re-
ceived the announcement with an en-
thusiasm equal to that shown in
years past.
The war note was heard only from
the company's officers in outlining
their plans for the coming year. The
dealers themselves seemed to feel
no uneasiness for the future. On
the other hand. there was wide
spread belief that the market for
the coming year would be very little,
| if any, below normal, and that an
adequate production of passenger
cars would be attained somehow or
other. Contrary to expectation, the
men whose very existence in q pros
porous condition depends upon the
future of the automobile industry,
NGlG LlOJ lIl6 Ut lllC iulllOl
action of the government in curtail-
| ing automobile production. 1t was
a very general feeling that the ad-
ministration in taking its final action
would do nothing to cripple the third
| industry of the country.
The new model Hupmobile, the
Series "R." can be taken as an in
dication of what all passenger car
manufacturers are striving for in the
production of this seasons models
1t is a light car and, therefore. con-
serves materials for which the gov
ernment now has q demand. 1t will
show better than a twenty-four per
cent. increase in miles per gallon OF
fuel and therein further conserves a
most needed article. On account OF
it's light weight, tire mileage will be
increased and rubber and fabric con-
served.
If the efforts of the Tupp Motor
Car Corporation in bringing out this
new car do indeed indicate the trend
of all automobile manufacturers for
the coming year, a tremendous con-
servation of materials will be effect
ed without any arbitrary action on
the part of the government; and the
automobile which is proved by Amer
| lean business not luxury but a nec-
essity, will not suffer and the millions
who are dependent upon it for their
livelihood will pay no penalty not
! exacted from the country at large
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-17
Milady Is Now Shrewd
Judge of Motor Cars

Love me. love my car" is the
latest slogan in the feminine realm
and milady's energies and ambitions
are more than ever before concen-
trated on the adornment of her mo-
torcar.
Many manufacturers have recognize
ed the fact that women are vital fac
tors in the purchase of car and
have catered to their demands
through the development of little de-
tails apparent at first glance.
The Velie Company have gone q
step further, however, and have de-
signed the control of the new "Bilt-
wei" Six so that it is as easily op-
Grated as an electric. Furthermore
the abundant power and strict econ
omy of the Nelie have in more than
one instance proved to be the decid-
ing factor in making a selection.
Naturally. the woman demands fine
finish, soft upholstery and extreme
comfort, but with her increasing
knowledge of automobile mechanics
she recognizes durability and reliable
performance as factors equally i'm
portant.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-17
Maxwell Company Has
Own Technical College

Most universities and colleges are
in session from September to June
ond some only during the summer
months. but there is one whose doors
are open every working day in the
year-the Maxwell Technical College.
Maxwell Tech has a faculty, cur
riculum, students finely-appointed
Misunderstanding. At the head
of the faculty is Prof. Guy de Long,
Nj. NJ. NJ. NJ, Mester Maxwell Motor
Mechanism. III an advisory capacity
Is IL. l. Gunderson. known the auto
world over as the Skipper" as pro-
feSGor emeIitus.
Among the students of this unique
University are men from every state
of the Union, many provinces of Can
ada and several foreign countries.
These men, once graduated, go back
into their respective sections and, by
reason of their course in Maxwell
Iech, constantly contribute to the
JOY OF motoring in a Maxwell. These
students are, without doubt, the
hardest-working class in the world.
Glasses are not elective; they are
compulsory and rich and poor alike
receive the same instruction and the
same treatment.
That Maxwell Tech is different
from other universities and colleges
is admitted, for (and let this point
SINK home) every student, during his
course, receives the personal instruc-
tion of the entire faculty! Think of
It The entire faculty works each
day with each and every student
Prof. de Long is the faculty. Max
well Tech, therefore. is the only
school in the country which can
make this proud boast.
The location of Maxwell Tech is
ideal for its purposes. Situated al
the immense Oakland avenue plant
OF the Maxwell Company, every ad-
vantage is given the student and he
learns the car from every stand
point.
No superficial course is this nor dc
the students attend classes in the
student garb of the comic supple
ments. Overalls are the absolute
rule-and the rule is strictly adhered
to. The building of the Maxwell, the
construction and material of it's com
ponent parts, the chemical analysis
of the metals used, the repairing OF
damaged parts, the different branches
of the electrical system of the Max
well-these constitute the curriculum
of Maxwell Tech.
If it be necessary to tear down a
car-let the student, under the direc-
ton of the only one-man faculty in
the world do it. A stripped chassis
cut out to show every part, every
gear-everything helps to locate any
possible trouble. imaginary or other
wise.
Maxwell Tech was started with the
idea of having employees of Maxwell
distributors and dealers attend its
session so that they might become
experts on the construction of the
car. Hundreds of dealers have taken
advantage of the wonderful oppor-
tunity thus offered and thousands OF
Maxwell owners have continued tc
benefit by the establishment of the
school. Many dealers. themselves
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-17

The Gas and Flame Regiment"
is what they call the Thirtieth Engi-
neers, stationed at Fort Slocum, and
it is in this whirl of activity that
Howell M. Becht is now serving. Ev-
erything points to an early trip to
France for young Mr.. Becht. The
engineers are to get the bulk of their
training over there and chances are
that the stay in Fort Slocum will be
brief. Becht was a sophomore ut
Lafayette College and a graduate of
Central High School. During the
summer of 1916 he worked as re-
porter on the. Telegraph. He is the
son of DR.. J. George Becht, secre-
tary of the State Board of Educa-
ton. The young man has a wide
acquaintance in the city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-17

have taken the course and all have
declared 1t the most helpful of their
automobile careers. The school,
therefore. Is the embodiment of the
desire and purpose of the Maxwell
Motor Company--ths rurtherance of
service to and enjoyment for the
owner of the Maxwell car. Moreover
any Maxwell owner. VINO may not be
conversant with his car may have
his troubles analyzed by Prof. de
Long. who will gladly point out the
remedy therefore. There is no charge
for this service.
That this purpose has been attalE-
'ed in every way. the testimony OF e
legion of Maxwell distributors and
dealers and, indirectly through theYn
thousands of Maxwell owners, unani-
mously declares.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-17
Nine Young Men From
AnnviIle Now in France

Annville, Pa, Nov. 17.-Annville
boys are now in France with the
United States Expeditionary Forces
and are serving i'm the Sixth Regular
Coast Artillery Corps, as follows:
Mervin p. Light. Battery A; Homer
Stanley, Battery A; Reno Kreibler
Battery f; Zacharias Waltz. Battery
b; Frank Long, Battery X; Earl T.
Boyer. Battery G.; Emanuel Zearfoss
Battery G.; Walter Fortna, Battery +,
Ralph A. Bailer is in Censor Base
No. /, United States Post Office No
701. United States EXpeditionary
Forces, France.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-17
SEWING FOR SOLDIERS

AnnVflIe, Pa. Nov. 17.-AnnViIIe
Red Cross meets every Wednesday
and Thursday at their rooms in the
United Brethren Church building
where various articles are made for
the soldiers.-Harry Millard, the
quarrNnan, left on business trip to
New York City and Montreal, Canada.
The Home Study Circle met yes
to-day afternoon at the home of Mrs
n. Il. Brightbill.-Joe Bowers and
Adam Brewer. acrobats travelling as
Brewer and Bowers, have returned
home after spending n season with
Robinson's Big Shows.-The Wash
ington Cornet Band is holding a fail
in the markethouse building.-The
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Union Hose
Company is holding a rummage sale
to-day in their hall in Railroad
street.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-02-09
Much Fresh Air Is Needed.

Trouble brings on heart conditions and lung difficulties, it is said, because there is then lack of fresh afr taken into the lungs and the breathing is never deep enough. Therefore, to make it a habit to breathe deeply, whether one feels like it or not, is one of the best remedies for the difficulty in hand, whatever it may be. Again, not only must past blessings be inven- toried, but a hope must be held out, which will give one goal to work for. No one man or woman can live with out this aim in life. The joys or favors in hand must be remembered, to be sure, but there must also be something ahead in view or there is a resigned state of mind which is un- healthy.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-02-09
!.Iz T0DAY.!s41

Don't fail to attend the entertain. ment at the grammar school tonight Dr. Norton, the noted lecturer and en. tertainer, will tell you something that will be worth while and Wayne Jack. son, baritone, will render some of the most popular songs. This is given for the benefit of the grammar school and you will be helping a good cause and at the same time get more than value received for your money. The subject will be Gems of the Appalachians.a
 At the Park Hotel: w. H. Young, c. E. McAllister, Camden; J. T. Liv. ingston, w. H. Gibson, Memphis; E F. Chester, Texarkana; J. H. Peters, Kansas City; Wayne Jackson, D. Nor ton, Ed Spright, E. c. Chelky, Little Rock; H. Grossman, Pine Bluff; T. D. Rowan, Louisville; NJ. O. Carter, Ar. kadelphia; W. A. Taylor, Austin; W. F. Taylor, Ola; P. D. Smith, Chas. Patterson, Chicago; Chas. L. Holt, Nashville; Trent Eggleson, Hope; J. S. Sims, Dallas.
 Representative from Washington and Hope were in the city this morn ing and appeared before Circuit Judge G. R. Haynie. The Washington con tenders for'the Hampstead county seat asked that the original order trans fering the county seat from Washing ton to Hope be set aside, which was denied by the court, which means that the records which were removed from Hope a few weeks ago to Washington must be carried book to Hope, to await the outcome of the case in the next session of circuit court. The following attorneys represented Hope: J. h. McCullom, Gus Graves and Steve Car rigan. w. H. Roberson and E. K Ethridge of Hope, were also here Attorneys Luke Monroe and Judge Etter represented Washington ana Mike Thompson was present.