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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-01
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evening, October s, in the Keller
Memorial Church.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-01

nouncements are now being made
through the couHtry, naming dele
gates to the congress which Is to
start in Toledo on Tuesday, Septem-
ber 4.
After an inspection of factory ia
cilities at Toledo and a dinner. which
is being rendered to the delegates
by Mr.. Willys, at the Toledo Club
at which time substantial recognition
will be made Of records of unusual
merit, through the presentation of
some very handsome cups and
trophies that have been offered as
honor awards by officials and de-
partmental heads of the company
the entire party is to leave on a
Great Lakes cruise on the specially
chartered steamer South Ameri-
can," holding meetings aboard and
finishing their journey in Chicago, at
the end of the week.
Among the subjects discussed on
the cruise will be "How Not to Sell
Automobiles" Fitting the Car to
the Buyer" Treating the Public
Right" "The Evils of Exaggerated
Claims" why Efficient Service Is
Imperative" and scores of topics on
other phases of safesmanship.
The steamer schedule will provide
an opportunity to inspect the great
service facilities of the Willys-Over-
land organizations in Detroit and
Chicago
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-01
Economy of Gasoline
With Daily Use of Car

Jayriding wanes as war wakes, u
field. general sales manager of the
bort Motor Car Company, puts a
situation plain to those who have
observed the recent trend of motor
ing habit.
What effect is this development
having upon sales?" was asked.
"A very salutary one" was the
prompt reply. 1t has won over
many who, in the past, have been
kept from buying cars through a
prejudice created by the extravagant
use of which some people have sub
jected their automobiles.
"War has sobered the thought of
the latter and inspired Americans
generally to consider mainly the
practical side of motoring. Instead
of asking themselves how much
fun they can get out of their cars
they ask instead how much substan-
tial benefit may be gained.
"As the approach the matter from
the utility angle, they learn that a
car may be made an actual paying
proposition not alone in the conser-
Vation of time and health, but in
the pocketbook.
That people are becoming inter
Nested in this best phase of the sub
ject is indicated in the large number
of letters we receive form bort own
ers telling us of actual savings effect
ed through the availability of . wild
er shopping zone by using the car,
Prospective buyers who formerly
preferred to discuss car luxury, now
wish to know first about gasoline and
tire mileage. There is disposition
all around to consider primarily
those things that concern profitable
usage.
During the last few weeks our
experience has borne out the bort
factory report that hundreds of
owners of high priced cars are. buy
ing Dorts for business and everyday
use, taking out their larger cars for
family touring only. They find that
the smaller car serves them better
for town use at a very much light
er cost.
Through increasing interest in SEN
sible phases of the question, a heal
thier sentiment toward the motor
car is fast forming and to my mind
this means more sales"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-01
WILLYS WILL
HONOR statesmen
Star Producers of Mammoth
Sales Organization to
Meet September 4

The John N. Willys retail sales
congress to be held at the WHY'S
Overland headquarters in Toledo
during the first week in September
is, perhaps, of more interest to the
automobile buying public at large, as
we'll as to the man who sells cars.
than anything that has yet been done
by the big Toledo automobile man
ufactory.
For long time number of orig
inal methods and plans to increase
sales and manufacturing efficiency
have been under way, closely super
vised by John N. Willys, president
of this company. But in the coming
congress 1t would seem that Mr..
WHY'S has come closer to getting a
first hand view of public demand
than anyone in the industry.
1t has been necessary for quantity
producers of motorcars to sense
public demand more quickly than
any other manufacturers.
The very future of their business
has been at stake. because the min
ute manufacturers take their fingers
off the buying pulse of the public,
over production of an article not in
demand, or under-production of an
article intensely desired, might re-
suit.
A large part of the WiKllys- Over
land Ines success has no doubt
heen due to the fact that it catered
tc the publics demands. But Mr..
WHY'S is of the opinion that a shart-
er,tquicker and more accurate route
for this information could be found.
He set out to obtain it and the COM
ing retail sales congress during the
early part of September is the re-
suit.
Obviously the men to speak most
authoritatively on what the public
wants are the men who actually sell
the most cars to the public-in 9TH
er words the star statesmen.
Accordingly, some months ago the
plans for the John n. Willys retail
sales contest were laid.
Retail statesmen of Overland and
Willys-Knight automobiles, in every
part of the United States. were
grouped in classes and set out to
establish individual sales records, for
a three months period. OF the
thousands of contestants entered
only three hundred were given the
opnortunity to act as delegates to the
congress, on a basis of personal per-
formances.
No financial credit accrued. The
entire plan was based on the ele''
ment of honor and the distinction
gained through this leadership The
contest in this way lacked any of
the harmful effects that come
through speeding up an organization
TO temporary effort, for a certain
neriod, through unusual remunera-
tion.
The contest came to close on
Wednesday, August %, and an
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-01
Gasoline Conservation
Even Though You Ride

After careful investigation of
the present gasoline situation. Van
H. Manning, director of the Bureau
of Mines. of the Department of the
Interior, has issued the following
statement:
One-half of the gasoline used in
the United States Gone billion two
hundred and fifty million galIons)
is used in pleasure riding.
1t is estimated that the United
States Army will need three hun
dred and fifty million gallons for
aeroplanes, trucks, automobile trac-
tors and other machines. There IS
no way of obtaining this in this coun-
try except by saving from the ex-
listing supply, and this economy may
be affected by voluntary cutting
stance. the man who takes his fam
lily out on Sunday for q fifty mile
ride can cut this in half.)
1t has been estimated that by
economical use enough gasoline can
be saved to supply not only the
United States, but also its Allies for
war purposes.
The following suggestions should
be observed by automobile owners:
do not allow your gasoline
engine to run idle.
2.-Use kerosene, not gasoline, for
cleaning purposes in the garage.
3.-See to it that the carburetor
does not leak. Form the habit of
shutting off the gasoline at the
tank.
4.-By judicious regulation of the
mixture of gasoline and air in the
motor, both greater power and
economy of fuel may be obtained.
Automobile owners need not lay
up cars, but should use them either
for trade or pleasure purposes
thoughtfully and judiciously. If this
advice is followed there will be no
undue scarcity, for the United States
possesses an abundant supply for
ordinary purposes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-01

such a tendency must be backed up
by other means to care for the tre-
mendous increase of acreage and
manufacturing production.
To consider the automobile as a
luxury is to overshadow or ignore
our economic condition, which OF
necessity has been augmented by our
entrance into the war.
In the past fifteen years the motor
car industry has grown to giant
proportions, and 1t is impossible to
believe that only a pleasure-loving
desire on the part of the people OF
this country has been responsible for
this growth. Rather is it true that
national expansion has been forti-
fed by the automobile, enabling us
to cope with at least one phase of
this expansion-namely, the trans
portation problem-throught the logi-
cal and economical development of
motor traffic.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-01
446 Pupils Report at
Hummelstown Schools

Hummelstown, Pa, Sept. lon
Thursday the public schools opened
with a total attendance of 446 pupils
A school will be conducted in the
Lutheran Parish House, as 1t was
last year, in order to accommodate
the overflow pupils in grades three
and four. This will be taught by
Miss Myrtle Garrett. At a recent
meeting of the board Miss Edna Kill
more, of New Cumberland, was
elected to the Sixth grade, teach
ing geography and history through
the three departmental schools. Miss
Nellie SBrasefield was transferred to
\ the fourth grade and Miss Verna
Myers, who was elected to that
grade, was placed in grade three.
Miss Margaret Cassel, another new
teacher, has charge of the second
grade.
A list of teachers with pupils in
each grade follows:
High school, w. A. Geesey;
Thomas o. Mitman; Irene Notter, 60
pupils.
Eighth grade-Annie B. Nye, 80.
Seventh grade-Ada M. Walter,
40.
Sixth grade-Edna Kilmore, AZ.
Fifth grade-Annie e. Cassel. 40.
Fourth grade-Nellie r. Brase-
field, 4S.
Third grade-Verna Myers, 40.
Second grade-Margaret Cassel,
So.
First grade-Elizabeth z. Price,
SO.
Parish house-E. Myrtle Garrett,
80.
Assistant to rooms one and two
Sara Muth.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-01

A. T. Falcon was brought into court
yesterday afternoon charged with
speeding in Maclay street at the rate
of forty or fifty miles an hour. Mr..
Falcon admitted that he had speeded
up somewhat, but doubted whether
his machine was capable of the speed
indicated by the motorcycle officer.
who said he had some difficulty in
keeping his quarry within sight while
attempting to get the cars license
number. Alderman Nicholas stated
that the offense was serious one. in
view of the possible accidents, and
imposed fine OF $40.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-01
Festival of fMusic on
Pastors Anniversary

Shiremanstown.. Pa, Sept. 1.-St.
Johns congregation is preparing to
celebrate the fifteenth anniversary
of the pastorate of the Rev. Henry
K, Lantz. October Z and 8. Eminent
Lutheran speakers will be present
and a large chorus is being trained
to render choruses from famous
oratorios. A number of soloists will
assist the chorus. The festival of
music to be given in honor of st.
Johns pastor will be held Monday
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-01
G. e. PICNIC

Shiremanstown, Pa, Sept. 1.-The
picnic of the Junior Christian En-
deavor Society of the United Breth-
rem Church, at Keebaughs woods,
on Wednesday afternoon, was largely
attended. The little people enjoyed
games. contests and a basket lunch
con. They had as their guest Miss
Virginia Hickman, of Muncy, Ind.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-01
SUPPER AT PARISH HOUSE

Columbia, Pa, Sept. 1.-The Rev.
Father G. w. Brown, rector of st.
Peters Catholic Church, last night
entertained about thirty guests at
sauer kraut supper in Emerald Hall.
one of the parish buildings. The
guests were entertained with vocal
solos by Edward Ziegler and Charles
Yentzer
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-01
ENTERTAINs BROTHERHOOD

Columbia, Pa, Sept. 1.-Peter A.
Reinhart entertained about sixty
members of the Brotherhood of the
First English Lutheran church at
his bungalow. a short distance out
of town, at which time the annual
business session was held. A lunch
con was served and the pastor, the
Rev. DIR. Edgar Grim Miller, de-
livered an address. The trip to the
bungalow was made in large auto
trucks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-01
HUNTING PUPILS FOR NORMAL

New Bloomfield, Pa, Sept. T.
Prof. Jesse Heighes, dean of the
Cumberland Valley State Normal
School, is making a tour of Perry
County, where he is hunting up
students.
Kenneth L. PreisIer cam ehome
to-day for a short vacation before
returning to school. He spent the
summer months working at Pitts
burgh.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-10-18
ALL INQUIRIES NOT ALIKE
Philadelphia Lawyer Illustrated "Lead-
ing Questions" in Court With Dip
Iomatic Kiss Story.

The late John G. Johnson, Phila-
delphia lawyer, was once explaining
to a jury the nature and the unfair
nes of leading" or guiding questions.
He illustrated his explanation with an
anecdote.
"a young chap and pretty girl" he
said, "sat on secluded bench at
Lemon Hill. The girl turned to him
and said earnestly:
"'YOu asked me for kiss. There is
a language in kisses. A kiss on thG
hand denotes chivalrOus respect. On
the forehead it denotes q firm and
faithful friendship. On the lips
her color rose and she drew a long
breath-"a kiss on the lips denotes all
things. Kiss me, then, once. Elk.
press in one kiss your feeling toward
me-
1.-THE bashful youth pondered.
"I don't want to lose her. he said
to himself. Where is it best to kiss
her? Hand, forehead, or lipsY
"a mellow whistle interrupted him.
He looked at the girl. Her red mouth
was puckered up in the form of u rose
bud; she had pulled down her hat
so as to hide her forehead completely,
and both hands were thrust up to the
wrists in her pockets"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-10-18
TO DRAFT MORE MEN
TO FILL UP BIG GAPS
Necessity Of Bringing Forces Up 70
Full Strength May Hasten Call
of Government.

Washington.-Nece for speed in
filling the national army camps to re
quired strength makes 1t almost GER
tain that a call for the second incre'
ment of drafted men will be fixed for
some time in December or January.
Discussion of the advisability Of ex'
pediting the call now is in progress at
the war department
Mobilization of the first increment
of $4,000 men is far enough advanced
to show clearly that there will be a
big deficiency for the II national army
divisions.
More than 25O,000 of the first incre.
ment still are to be assembled, but 1t
already is evident that there will be
available at the 16 cantonments quar-
ters for an additional regiment at each
post, and at some for a full brigade OF
two regiments.
The strength of the new regimentai
organization is $500 men. With regi-
ment lacking at each cantonment, this
alone would mean a shortage Of nearly
$4,000 men. In addition there has been
authorized separate division of negro
troops, which means nearly 10000 men
withdrawn from the original number
assigned to the 16 cantonments.
The shortage is due partly to the
necessity of taking out of the national
army men to fill up national guard di-
sions. Two complete national army
divisions of Southern troops have been
absorbed in this way. The remnants
of three other Southern national army
divisions will be consolidated to form
single divisional unit, and the sur
plus men from other camps will be
sent South to make up the missing di-
visions
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-10-18
TO LICENSE BIG DEALERS
Packers, Storage Warehouses, MiIIers,
Gamers, Elevator Men and Grain
Dealers Affected.

Washington-Withi a day or two
President Wilson will issue a procla-
nation requiring all persons engaged
in importing, manufacturing, storing
and distributing certain fundamental
foodstuffs to obtain license from the
Food Administrator, Herbert c..
Hoover. Meat packers, cold storage
warehouses, millers, Gamers, elevator
men, grain dealers, wholesale distribu-
tors and retailers doing business of
more than 100000 annually all will be
required to take out the licenses, which
must be applied for before November l..
Approximately 20 basic commodities
and their products have been selected
by the Feod Administration as forming
the prime basis of life, and the licens-
ing control will be limited to these
commodities.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-10-18
FOOD BOARDING FORBIDDEN
Food Dictator of Ohio Outlines Plan
of Procedure TO Form
County Bodies.

Columbus, O.-State Food Admins.
traitor Fred c. Croxton outlined the
plan for food control in Ohio. He will
appoint a Food Administration Com
mittee of five members in each coun-
ty, composed of the mayor of the coun-
ty seat, city OF town; a representative
wage Garner, to be suggested by the
Ohio Federation of Labor; the county
war food and crop commissioner, ap-
pointed last spring by Governor Cox;
a representative business man, to be
suggested by the county seat Chamber
of Commerce, and member of the
womens committee for the county.
1T is expected that through these
committees we shall prevent undue
profits through speculation and hoard
ing" Croxton said.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-10-18
COAL SHORTAGE is GENERAL
Existing Conditions Attributed to Un.
precedented Demand and Not
Lack of Production.

Observation-Disclosures of a gen.
eral coal shortage was admitted by the
Geological Survey, which attributes
the situation, not to the failure of pro-
ducers to do their best, but to the un-
precedented demand. The tremendous
increase in manufacturing and trans
portation activity this year." a state
ment said, has created demand for
soft coal in excess of any in the past,
an increase in demand that is difficult
to measure in terms of tons, but that
certainly is more than the 10 per cent
by which production has increased 20
meet this demand The operators have
been mining coal at a rate never be-
fore equalled.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-10-18
Saw Government in New Light.

Recently when the first American
mother to receive word that her son
had been buried in France read let
ter from the navy department, ex-
pressing the deepest sympathy for her
loss, she expressed great surprise. Her
son had been drowned when he fell
overheard from an American warship
in French waters, and she had writte
the department asking that the body
of her son be returned home for burial.
To this first war-strlcken mother the
government explained why it was un-
able to grant her request at that time,
but suggested that she bring the mat
ter up at the end of the war. Includ-
ed among documents forwarded to her
was the speech Of tribute Of the mayor
of the French town in which her son
had been buried.
This mother remarked that she had
never thought of the government as
being able to express sympathy. She
had always thought of it as machine
of which her sailor son was part.
The letters from Washington made It
easier for her, and the knowledge that,
while the soldiers and sailors must
fight as one man, each is kept account
of as an individual.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-10-18
TO HOLD ANOTHER DRAFT
New Draft Act To Register Youth
of 16 and Over To Be Sc
lected When 81.

Representative Kahn,
of California, the Republican who led
the Administration forces in the
House when the army draft law was
passed, said new draft act would
have to be passed at the next session
of Congress to reach the many young
men who have become 81 years old
since May 1S last, and that it proba-
bly, would amend the existing law so
as to register youths from 16 or IT to
become automatically subject to call
on reaching the age of 21. Mr.. Kahn
also said he intended to make a fight
for a universal training law and an
act to deal with alien slackers with
out violating treaty obligations.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-10-18
GERMAN SAILORS MUTINY
Another Crew Attempts To Escape To
Norway-ReVoIt Is Said To Have
Spread To Army.

Amsterdam.-A mutiny among the
crews of four battleships of the Ger
man fleet has taken place at Wilhelms-
haven. One of these battleships was
the Westfalen, whose captain was
thrown overheard and drowned. The
seamen landed. Marines refused to
fire on them, whereupon soldiers sur
rounded the sailors, who surrendered.
The crew on the warship Nurnberg
also was involved in the revolutionary
outbreak. The men on the Nurnberg
seized the officers and proceeded in the
direction of Norway, with the inten-
tion of being interned The warship
was overtaken by destroyers and
forced to surrender.
Emperor William went to Wilhelms-
haven and ordered that one out of
every seven mutineers be shot. Chan
cellor Michaels protested, with the re-
suit that only three were shot. Heavy
sentences were imposed on the others.
One of the reasons for the mutiny was
bad and inadequate food. The West
fallen is a battleship of 1S600 tons,
built il 1906. The Nurnberg is new
vessel. She is a namesake of the
cruiser Nurnberg, sunk by the British
in the battle off the Falkland Islands
in December, 1914. Several mutinous
outbreaks also are reported to have
taken place among soldiers at the
front. They were not of such q grave
character, dispatches say
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-10-18
CONSCRIpTION AGE
FROM IS TO 40 YRS.
WILL BE ASKED UPON REcoNVEN.
ING OF CONGRESS IN THE
NEW DRAFT.
Changes Expected To Give Govern
ment 1900, 900 Additional Persons
To Draw Upon.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington-Congress will be ask
ed Immediately on reconvening to in
clude men from Is to 40 years old in
the draft. Amendments to the present
law are already in preparation. The
amendments will be introduced by
Representative Kahn, of California,
ranking member of the House Military
Committee. Behind the Kahn amend
ments will be, 1t was stated, the full
support of the War Department and of
the President. Representative Kahn,
in announcing that he would introduce
the amendments, declared that the
American curse of over-confidence was
already beginning to make itself evil
dent. Men, dollars and food must be
furnished by America in a measure be-
yond any realization of the people at
present." he declared. I'VE have only
begun; what we have done so far is
merely a drop in the bucket" 1t Is
estimated that the amendments will
give the Government an additional
100000 men to draw upon. The
amendments provide, however, that
youths, while obliged to register upon
attaining the age of IS, shall not be
called to the colors until they are 81.
Provision also is made that no man Of
more than 81 shall be called to the COL
ors until all the present draft-from 21
TO 31-is used up, and the boys who
have attained the age of 81 since the
June registration shall also have
been called.