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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08
SHADYS|DE


Mrs. H. =. k"yscr. or Avnndal-. Is
spr nding th,. end nr III" week n> n guest
of her daughter Mrs. John Hall nr
Wnrw"nd.
4 committee appointed ny IN" Tres.
hytrrian Sabbath school s,.nt christmas
hnyeS this week to tn" six members of
: tho mems class who arc in military Ser"-
Ice.
on next Monday evening. rharla f..
IT, Tougher will deliver his celebrated
lecture. "'rhr SharEl"s Of tn" World" in
, tn" school arIdi;niurn. H." has n broad
rXV"ri"ur" Hni treats his subject int"l-
lircurly and with humorous interest
q This will be tho second number OF tho
lycrrrn course AMI no on" can afford
not tn hrnr it.
Rev. Zimmerman Of thn Christian
church will speak iumnrr"w morning rf
Tho Who'll" Church nj IN" Who'll" Task.
aud in the evening his 'th"ln" is la l'".
"t'irst Hand Religion"
Mrs. Il. =. McI:lwain and daughter.
Mis-. EirhyS. w"r" among In" shoppers
! in Wheeling yesterday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs William lscnn"tt. Jr..
OF Wheeling w"r" dinner guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. 'ir"rg" Norton of Lincoln
AVENUE. last evening.
ON Thurs,lu, morning daughter was
horn /" NJ. and Mrs. Everett llaincs Of
Central :,l'uu".
br /. If l,rjr. .,y.r0r ~ the Pres
hy;criau church. Will speak at III" morn
49,, 49, ,..,,.,. ,,,rnrr,,r IN rho racn,o "a
,,rrnl,.,.. .-',urSii" In he evening. on
~, ,h,..... ..rh.. Praise Of Men"
pa. ...,,nor themes of ROY. \. G..
,,.ri...,.r.: t.,.,,r nr ~. I.r,>nlr Ayc-
,., N,,hrJ,st church. tomorrow. will
H.. ...rl,. v.,.,k .,r - Man. and Second
Hand r,.ii,,:G,,"
Mrs ,1vI., ,;n,nil.. nr West THIRTY
u;,,.i, stree, j. sr.nGin. tn" rnd al the
,i,I. ,isifinr hrr rrr,i,rr. Mr. Wilson.
.. ,;,,.,, E,.inr ". VA.
.rb.. hays Of Mr.. L. l.. Rir..'s class in
,h., NnlhudiSl Sunday school. hold n
. h,,.;r,ss and s,,.i,l lnrrrin: in the
I,,r,l l.,..; ,.y,.,,iu..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08
STOCK COLE EIGHT
WINS SPEED EVENT

4 stock cole Eight touring chr. win
H. t. EedcrSpirI. cole light distributor
nj Salt Lake City. ut the wheel. won the
Utah state championship NIFTY mile race
IN that city last week and n the same
time established an unusual Tc'"ru l"'
performance.
In competition with III" Cole Eight
were, several specially built racing cars.
ir,.hl,Iing Chevrolet. Paige. Packard ana
I.rrumnhilc.
TIL" Cnl~ Eight finished SIX APPS
ahead nr III" second ar ana Il laps
phrad -? tn" third car. During IN"
whnl, contest. Frdcrsr"iS ear CONSUME
ed hut "n" pint ii oil. on" Tuart"t wat
rr and less ihan four gallons OIL .saS"-
line,
rhuSr who Suw thu contest u"rLare
/. w,s the most startling stock car per
r.rman,, in IN" history Of SAT- LAX"
(Niry racing.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08

Lieut.. Guy Peoples. az Fort Benjamin
Harrison, IS. spending a furlough nj his
home here.
Guy Rccs. has been exempted from
duty in the L. :. army. on account Of
lung trouble. and has returned TO his
homr al this place.
\ letter from Gene Meredith. VIII"
Is now In Franco. has been published in
the Stale News Gene is the son Of
Erv. Meredith. who was former minis
tor OF tho ". T.. church at hat plac+-
The fnmily Is we'll and favorably known
here.
Attorney Martin Brown. Of Mounds
vlln. was n business caller In town'.y"S-
;nrdHy.
Miss Annie McCardlr. VINO was opera'-
81 upon for appendicitis nj tho Ohio
Valley General hospital few days aG".
has been brought to her home herr.
and Is getting along very nicely.
G. W. Allison md family. Of Pitts
hurgh. arc visiting. his brother. !. i.
Allison and family on. the South Side
Rev Young. OF HarrisrIlle, preached u
very Interesting sermon at the Baptist
Mission Sunday night
Rev. \. .. Craig Is spending few
days In Pittsburgh. for the benefit Of
his health.
"Joic" Barnhnrt Is confined to his
homo quite sick OF asthma
L.. Wade and family. returned Sat
ur,lav from Kentucky. where Mr.. Wade
has hern engaged IN the well drilling
hu hness.
!. W. liccnan. 3. 4 O. telegraph or
"rator. II Wheeling. i, off duty and rs
n: hnr.c here. on account OF having tho
grip.
Arthur Toho sustained Il broken arm
hy falling. while coming down String
town Saturday
T.. X. Ray. az tho White Front res
rnurant. was NJ Wheeling on bushes"
today.
I.ukr Ross. who has boon very III for
a few days and was threatened with
pneumonia. Is /0ting some better.
I. {. Baldwin Will move his livery
harm tn It's now location in the build
in;. formerly occupied by tn" Cameron
Auto company. Saturday. lie will have
a sale hefnr. he moves and dispose ~
som" ~ his horses ann other livery
stock.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08
Camp Fire Girls.

Tho Starlight Camp Fir" Girls. met
nj Tho hon" nf Miss Rratr!rr Philips.
in tn. Crawford addition. Monday night
fn. Il council fire. TIL" me- ling WIS "i
mnri. than III" uSun! Interest. Th"so
present were Misses El"lr M"hr. Agatha
SimmS. Lillian Charlton, Flrnrr Key
,nnlIs. Ndalln.. grim. "nd E"alric" Ph'l-
l!ps. all OF whom took Ihc last degree
and received tlr!r rings.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08

and serve go days IN the county Jail.
IIe was taken TO Moundsvill" Monday
morning by officer King. John could
NOT understand English, but when sem
tcncc was pronounced he wanted TO know
II he could not pay and set out. An
other man who was arrested In company
with John was released OH bond. The
latter's home was over In Greene county,
Pa. This Is tho first arrest made hero
for violation Of tho Iost law for long
i,So
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08
Unlllcky John.

Last Suuday morning hS Mayor I"'-
garden WAS returning from cory. ih'' ~
furi.lnd thu. :tCTuaintan"" "f John I"i''t".
4 cnrrign"r. John had about four gal
Inr4 nr whisky in a suit ras". and whI
taking it east. The mayor. In company
with prohibition officer q. NJ. Pollen.
who was ruming /" this rla"" 1" lecture.
N tho X. r, church. invited John IN &c;
OF Of the train md go with ih"m to tho
cry building. OFFICER Murphy took III"
whisky away from John and locked him
u2. lie was given Il hearing Monday
morning and sentenced /" pay $lH0 fin"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08
CAMERON
Now Music store.

r. NJ. H"u"lI. az Wh"",!mc. has "r"n'"
y music slnr" IN tn" Howard building on
Main street. Th" old Reliable ana "lil-
cI"nl musician II. w. Snyder. Will nave
charge az tn" pnr". Fart "r IN" E"HS
have arrived and th"r'' Is NOR" |" i"'-
low, cameron has boon In noel OF m
establishment Of this kind for some I'm"
aud :, yv;ll stlrly Il long f,.lt. want.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08

Demands for motor trucks MI over
America for the relief Of short hauls
from city /" city " freight and Demands
for trucks for business generally! nave
ben :" inSIstcnt that investors are look
ing ut this field more than nj any "'hct'
according to q. NJ. Walker Jr'. if'S'-
dent If tho Air-O-FleX" Aut"mChll" Cor
roro,ion which * only just getting un-
der way in it's final preparations I" man
utacturc. Th.. representatives TT IN"
company have hesn very succ"SNiui III
tho marketing nj tn" stock. thu conf
PAM having been passed by the A'lchl-
gan Securities Commission ami allowed
L. sell $500 ono OF It's $500. "" capt.
tai stock within thc state "r Michigan
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08

Routes ar" already h"tnr arranged Tor
1918 by the d. +. Goodrich company.
witch has for It's object IN pressing IN"
work III cooperation with the autrm"-
bile clubs. III" bringing of the motor
lists into closer touch with tho farmers
so that they may purchase direct from
farm. and save IN the high cost Of liv-
Ing
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08

g. 0. Simms. president nc the Simors
Sales company. returned IL Detroit
Thursday last. from Toledo. The WHY'S
Overland company formally announced
Ia the distributors Il NV model, which
is Ia place John y. WHY'S In the po
Silion of rival Of Henry Ford. Mr..
SimonS rode in the car. He could rlhk"
no announcement of tho price. rs tslat
Will NOT he made known until the stnrt
nf deliveries. y number Of carS are
being pushed through the factory. De
l.vcrirS VIII Slrrt IN the spring. "A;
that time aAout twenty-five d, !r"rS Viii
h. sent through the country. Every one
OF these will he rvprrIs They will
demonstrate tho car to distributors.
dealers and the public. M. Sim"ns said
that the car hai Il most unique spring
sensation. block motor. unit power plant.
two speeds forward and one reverse,
sliding gear transmission. Sclf-sturtrr.
electric lights. crowned tenders, II prot
~ Strcanlnc body. and onr-nlan top.
The car will weigh 1.500 pounds.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08
CITY Politics.

!, IS less than = month TIL our city
election takes rlac" md about nj. ON
can hrnr about n" streets n"w IS 'itF
rnlitics. The Republican part%. which
has not hrrn In ia" !i'fd In city politics
for several years past. will inurrh out
into the deep this time with u strong
,,rkci They will max" M nominations
M"ndny uirht. Tn" citizens ticket VIII
,,,ir - nomination on the thirteenth.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08

ono industry will Nc based upon the raw
material supply Transportation th-
clli,ies will ais" enter into tn" matter.
Unfair public opinion would l." foster
I'd by classifying any Industry rs non
essential. War contracts VIII u" APP
pnrtInned to factories rs far aS possible
that have ideal capacity. TIL" personnel
of tho Bureau of Manutnrtur!ng Re-
sources will bc ruad,. known within 4
short time.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08

America l. the source fur road trans
portatton of the world and motor truck
manufacturers arr manufacturing. now
for every country whether at war or
not Forrest !. Alvin. general manager
Dof the United States Motor Truck COM
pany reports orders and inquiries re-
ceived from every country on the map
and all within tho last few months. The
EXPORT business Ut the company. he says,
promises 10 grow by leaps and bounds
lust AS soon as domestic demand can
be met and the facilities "t the plant
enlarged to allow &C caring for the Tor
ciGn requests.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08

If present plans carry tM'' lh''"rS""
window t;la@S company VIII pui us
rlant ON IN full Saturday, lm"rmh"r D.
Fires have h""u liGht"h under tn" bio"
tanks for sam" time. ana every 'h!hS
* reported IN good shape. S'h'' 81 '"''
,rurkmru. who fiaV" spent tn" summer
monrhS out O. town. rrc now returning
opI urr rCndy TO i" I" work.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08
HEAVY RECRUITING.

WASHINGTON. n"r. 7.-FicrulRr
army recruiting was nEaIu Mt flood tide
vnsi"rdnv, wiih ..soE men nrcrptrd
making a total If go. 7n9 sine" I'll" nut
break u: the war. Indiana Jumped /"
first place for tn" day with 3nl men
enrolled New York was second with
.o7G md PENNSYLVANIA third wt;h $50.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08
NEW TIRES NEED
No INNER TUBE

Au,nmohllIsts and rubber manurAr-
turers will be Interested To learn tha.
n company has been urSnni2cd uh7cr
u Delaware charter for III" mRnuta''
;urr Of the Thomas {. Watkins Tube
less Motor Tire. Thr inventor, rest
den; Of Ingram. near pittsburgh. ma
boon conducting experiments Tor n year
and recently completed III" necessary
muldS for the manu- Cat turc If III" llr''
which, while involving 10 some extent
ih" pneumatic rrin"ipl". docs not de-
pend upon IL for r!@iditH. Air IL us"i
ONLY Is Il CuoliW:; agent. and In assist III
huldlng III" walls temporarily rigid that
sudden shock may bc 'uhSnrhId.
Mr. Watkins got III" Idea NOR" than
two wears ago Sine" then u" r,h~
been ut work with 'm"rhantca' "nEi-
nr"rs perf"rtIuG n" design NJ Tho cells.
that the proper strength and thickness
might h" iiSuTrd out nccuratelT THiH
has been done and his company VIII he
able IL make Il iir" which VIII m""t the
requirements nj Il bicycle. ptrasur" rar.
or The heaviest motor truck. lI'SiEh"
which viii mot tn" needs az acropIanri
Lot, ,yIrl;nl M
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08

or the fable aa distinguished Fr.n
the parable. there mr." hut two exam.
t.le1 in tho Rihn The first nf ihos" is
that ~ the ;r">s choosing their king
(Judg"S IN. STD: The second that q
tho radar nf Lebanon and tn" thistle
CII. Kings, XIV. %.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08

". Grnssgloss. who was racing dri-
vcr around 81. Louis. and VIII" nrarl"
lost his lii" thr"" ?"arS "vo Will" driv-
ingan autnmnbilH in 81. l.uuiS rnlI-
tcst. has Joined tn" F:lEin SALES forces
and will hn connected with H." Ei,:in
Sales Company Of Tacoma. Wash. My.
iG;rossgloss has tho distinction &c hnvin-;
driven the first automobile. au old Gus.
80, oyer the Sierra Nevada Mountains
mil Of plotting tho Se""nd motor car
across tn" American dessert. IIS an-
nounccs that hc is out nf tn" automobile,
racing game for life.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08

; '~!,.. first gathering IT motor truck
distributors IN the Metropolitan 'nStric'
WAS recently held in New York CITY,
This Was the iirst big meeting AN" get
together of motor truck u'StF!"u'"'H
.v"r held Ia New YORK city II WIS
t., reulitv sales conference. The gath
,rin, WAS du. e. IN. increasing inrnr-
,,r,.e nf motor trucks In solving trans
rnrtatinn pr"hl"u.S caused Icy the pres
,.,t railroad and freight congestion.
Thcr. w-r.. more than l"n truck deal
.rs and distributors present.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08

.. Detroit dealers unused cars ara
landing n market in the south and mat
park., may clear tho Detroit Held "t
used Ford cars one dealer has al
ready shipped four full carloads nj "ss"
Ford cars To tho south md has \ con-
tract To send III carloads by Christ,
mas Ths shipments hay" gone I" well
scattered points starving THAT the a.
n,and is coming ir"m III: entire south
"A Warren Arkansas. Knoxville. TENN.
Macon. Georgia. Locust Grove. GeorE'i..
mud Charleston. South Carolina; at'
have either received shipments or nv
orders for second hand cars In quantity
shipments.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08

The question Of possible competition
by foreign automobile manufacturers
after the war Is over Is arising con-
stantly now. w. Owen Thomas. OF
Thomas & Thomas. consulting autnmn-
tive engineers. with n wealth of infnr-
nation at their command. through their
connection with European manufacture
ers for many years. and therefore in
position to speak authoritatIvcly. docs
not hrlieve that tho American manuiac-
turers will nnrd 10 fear foreign c"mpc-
ttt!on. oven though the war has given
the makers nj Europe II sight Into guam
tity manufacturing through the work Of
producing ammunition. ". Owen Thorn
~ docs not believe ihat even this en-
pnrIcncc will enable n" Europeans ~
keep pace with tn" Americans. although
they use the same machines IN manu-
fnctUrinS.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08
Contest Board Resolution.


@N h"r'nH. nnr country is IN 4 S'ai" III
war IN wh.rh our "nlir" HN"in!" ul.,I
power Is u,",Iri Tor nati"na! :r;ivitlrs,
and.
"Wh"r"Hs. Il.. national ned for skill
-L wurkm'n IA numbers greater than II
is I."$Sihls. !" iHruIsn IL urgent: and.
"WhrrrnS. The nnti"nal need for ne
yhnnI"s. aul"innhIlr drivers md other"
skilled IN III" car. AMI malnt"nnn"" II
motor apparatus. ihut IS playing such II
lraGin;; i,ur; ~ th. war. is Imperative.
therefore. h. IL
"W"S"Iv"d. That il Is u" sous" -: TIE
rnur"S: h"mr' If III" .tmrrI,::ln Aut"In''-
hll" associations hat il viii not sanction
autu:I!nhiI" contests during III" period If
the war rXc"u.y AMI thai during TN"
af"r"S.ai period In" rulcS II IN" board
shall b. SlISp"n,l'h.'
The president ~ tn" \. \. A.. i>r
II. NJ itnr" and other mai i"nnl ,Iii''lrlS
w"r,. ia aiT"u'iH,lr" at the meeting and
nnpr, v,rl il.. decision 81 III" contest
board which wilt in," r'trc' 'Iun. !.
rrnrti"rlly all at The hlg sp"cdNn: =
in lhr. country nr" III Irrurd with iii"
act iuu taken. several uf th"El lravins
The matter ~ cont InuHur.' entirely To Iiir
Judgment If Chairman i:irhari K"un"r-
dell muI his frllrw members "f the \.
\. y. contest board.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08

Eastern visitors occupying S.eNh cars
entered California wiCh!n III. six months
nf touring activities "f the present year
These figures wore collected by charles
II Thompson. "f Los angeles. No
reports which ar" Very exact state tnae
there wrr. - ,.:trS f:nlu New YORK
Stat. So from ohio. - from Michigan.
KS from, NassarhrS. us - from WtSc"n-
sin. =: ffpr, r"nn$y irania, and N" 9TH
.rS were WILL scattered. som" between
states Gas, ~ IL" Mississippi ;trd some
from west az tn" mississippi,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08
Air Cushions Shocks.

Tho appearance ut In" tIr, is idcnt'-
cal with lhr regular pneumatic producer.
They will have Nv" Same diameter and
may b. mn;ded with any tread. TIL"
insIlc however. Is Totally different. II
Is made up If nhlong cells with round
Cd t'nrn"rs In rnch coll with its base
toward III" center Of thr wheel nni It's
rounded point toward IN" "ut"r rir"in-
ference Is Il con" Of solid liv" rubber.
When tho weight nj II given point "N-
Goods that which the thick walls VIII
carry. Tho pom; Ut Tho cone comes Int"
play. AZ IL" pressure increases NOR"
nrra NJ III" cuii" r"n"S lat" play. II
III" hluw. on the lfr" is sudden IN:
mir cnrrrS into play also. TIL" holes
?"rmit Il - "sc:ti' slowly. thus suS'
tanning riGidity when il * needed. AS
the compressed s""ilnU r"EainS its nor.
nal shape fresh air IS drawn in. Thus.
the :r" Is ventilated ana cooled III
wurmcst weather. MIR. Watkins says.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08

II. - rS,..rnyanu. Held s."r'Aary -,
tn. I.!u,"lr Highway aS$"ciar"n. VIII
cr:upi!. :, r"ranl"t.. record "f conditions
i,..rtai,.i;rg - tn. Lincoln May AMI all
III his rr,atinnS viii ~. ~ tn. disposal
.t IL. MAY department. he IL now
compiling shr revised hog ~ tH' Ian
coin Way tr"ni n"t"> gathered "ii ms
:, nnn mil. trir This rsp"rt will show
al improvements ut tn. year all a"ttri-
tbs IN ;n., way Il actual ROAD c"nstru"-
,irn. and ":ill <h.tr ais" wii"r and NOR"
general arp$.,'ia: ,ra nnd Interest ~ th'
l..ncyln Highway ;han WAS "r"- 't''tni'
@-St..,! t..F"r.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08

says the solution Of TN" situation lies
In the greater production Of crude oil.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08

Thomas IT. Walker. manager II :h"
Detroit branch of the Sim"nS Sale"
Company. Overland distributors. an
nouncns tho appointment "f t:hAnr! j.
Taylor. formerly with IN" l.. i. f"hi"-
son Company. and G.. t.. BERNARD for
rnnrly with the George Franklin conn
pary. Of Detroit. as additions /" his
staff.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08
MOTOR RACING BAN
LAUDED BY WILSON
PRESIDENT THANKS AMER1CAf
AUTO ASSOCIATION FOR CALL
ING OFF SPEEDWAY EVENTS.
Rule One Goes Into Effect January lst
Showing Patriotic Spirit Of All
Biz hutosists.

Cmmnrnduri"n from IN" h'hd -! l'''
nniIun himself Is Given L. III" -Nn;"rirai
Autumnlil" nS,.""iUliom h"rIlS" ~ III
net ton I'll It's contest board /" dk'"n
time iSS hing sanctions !,r motor con
tests during III" i'"ri0H a.: war "NiIrncy
President WnuHr"W Wilson. In IN r"ui
,nlIn.raliuI directed IL John y. Wilson
chairman of III" ~ \. y. military rr''i
arr,ltrr4S committee. thus voices hiS ~
proval:
Il am "rry glad .inho"d /" learn
that it is IN" puri'us" ~ the .Nfn"ri-
can AuiomOli.r Association (" stop
aUtuln"hil" rncinS until nit"r thA
close - IT." war. 1t l. =" destructive
Of materials and involves So great
a run$umpl ION If gnSulIn" that
think every man VIII" ''ar"H Tor -:
Drnurr iulin!,lrt ii u;r du' h's duriaS
Il" war and III" It",'SSnry cnrS"rNit-
tinn OF resources whirlS III" perform
a-Ir" Of those dUtirs iurnlV" must
aIplauh tn" action Of the assocIa-
tiun IN ;hiS matter. faitiIln!iF
yours.
(SiguCdl
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08

+. p,dTnr,l. president vi til" Stand
r,I nj, cn,rnanv Of New Jersey. ana
chairman Of the petroleum committees
-, ,s,.. Council Of National D"f"nSs mas
said thar a5.vDn. "nn barrels of gaS"lin"
will 80. needed In II" coming year To
mo-, the. requirements "F the In''e"
Si,,.s and its allies. In the nrst SIX
r,,rths Of 1917 statistics stat" th"r"
,,...r. 81 5nh.nn0 barrels Of gasoline
manufactured In the United states Ih's
- -, tn. rate Of 6.nn0.n" barrels year
loss than the mark So, by the leaders
If III. industry. The diii"renc" Will
Lavr To ir. mot Ivy a larger rehherS Out
put Mr.. Bedford says thnt !hs 'tn,'>
,.,. ,.o,,r,tv Of III. country is fully able
o. ,urn out all the gasoline required. He
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08

Roy 8. Marsh. of the ElEin Six M
tinnal All Trails Scout car and War
Reporter on good roads. spent Soma
days in Chicago. after his detour from
st. Louis TO that city. wh"r" President
Charles NJ. Hayes. ot tho Chlrag" Motor
club. broke tho seal he Ind placed upon
Tho car when 1t left for the Pacific
coast via the Lincoln Highway. returns
ing via the National Old Trails rad.
, The car broke 4 fan belt leaving tn"
M"Jare desert and travelled through tn"
territory hot southern country without
"a fan. hut gave no trouble. II was
thought best to hrcnk the. seals. The
record Of the car. SIPS miles with hood.
transmission and diffrr"ntIal scaled. is
! 4 record. Tho Scouts will return 10 st.
Louis and continue their trip eaSr
through Washington and New York and
; hack Ia Chicago before starting /" cover
the Dixie Highway 10 Miami and back.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08
"WbrpR,IW WILSON,.


Snrh t.. skilled operators ~ motor
TRACKS, and passenger t"hi"i~S A. W. ~
as mechanics. brought about the Rrtl NJ
trk"r which Mil rrlGmS" over !.n W.
cnpnui" m"m for iIIni"rlng war WORE. IN
pr.Nnrhl" and resolution IN" y. A. \.
rr.nt">t h";trd lhUe SIT forth The an Il
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08

Forrest J. Alvin. genera! manager Of
,hn United States Motor Truck COM
pany oc Cincinnati. stopped In Detroit en-
route To the factory. from visit III New
York. Baltimore and Chicago, and also
Philadelphia. whcr" II" closed with tho
George T.. Newton Coal company for
twenty trucks OF thre"-ton capacity
each. on. of the largest truck orders
given in Philadelphia for some time.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08

Preparations nre being made by the
Afro FlGX Automobile corporation for
the manufaclur" In Detroit If the first
models Of the company. Just as soon
aS thu first fly" trucks ara completed
"X pcri"nGci engineers viii be placed in
,hdr,;n- Of them and they will h" started
through the country. travelling In five
directions 20 the S"Ahnard under full
load conditions. Reports VIII lac made
to rho Euru" office covering every fta-
ture. developed on the trip. With the
completion o. IN" initial trips OF the
first models III" company will be ready
for extensive manufacturing.