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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-24

The Chicago Eagle voices the
opinions of its large constituency of
automobile owners and honest auto
dealers and manufacturers when 1t
declares that something should be
done to put crooked and rotten tire
makers out of business. 1t is alleged
that some of the made over" outfits
are not on the square. .'..
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17

comparatively simple matter. We
placed orders for more equipment,
erected new foundry and a new body
building, and after installing a progress
sive factory arrangement more suited
to the needs of large quantity produc-
ton we soon had the plant busy turn
ing out cars and trucks on q largely
increased schedule"
The experience of c. W. Nash as a
manufacturer dates back to the DAYS
of carriage building, when he first
originated the principles of quantity
production and quantity selling. and
had charge of the manufacture and
sales of one of the largest and most
successful carriage and buggy busi-
ness in the world.
He was attracted to the automobile
industry and, as president of the Buick
Motor Company, he applied the same
policies. Here his phenomenal success
won worldwide attention, and two
years later he was made active head
of the General Motors Company,
where he set about to apply those
same principles to all of the allied
companies. In this position he quick
ly became one of the greatest powers
in the industry, and the last year of
his presidency of that company the
General Motors earnings totaled near
ly twenty-nine million dollars.
Now that Mr.. Nash is heading a new
company bearing his own name and in
stalled in one of the largest and most
complete factories in the country, he
will be able to realize more completely
his ideals of manufacture than ever
before.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17
HUGE INCREASES
OF CAPITAL LSTOCK
State Realizes Large Sums in
Bonuses; National Guard
Orders

Three formal notices of authority to
increase capital stock to very high
figures were filed yesterday in the De-
partment of the Secretary of the COM
monwealth by industrial corporations
and in one instance the State received
bonus of s74,s66.67 on an actual in
crease of stock.
The Westinghouse Electric and
Manufacturing Company, of Pitts
burgh, filed notice of authority to in
crease stock from 100000, 900 to $751;
100000, the Philadelphia Electric
Company. of Philadelphia, from $685.
100000 to $50,000,000 and the Lukens
Steel Company, which has the big
plant at Coatesville, notice of increase
from $10,00O,000 to 22,5O0,000. The
latter company paid the bonus.
In an opinion given to-day to Chief
of Mines Roderick, Deputy Attorney
General largest rules that all engi-
neers engaged in hoisting work at
mines can not work more than eight
hours. The question arose whether
an engineer engaged in hoisting men
and boys only could work twelve
hours. The eight hour rule must pre-
vail, is the decision.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17
Quality Production" Is
Slogan of Jeffrey Factory

Just now easily the giant Jeffery
factory, recently acquired by the Nash
Nstors Company, lends itself to in
creased production has been illustrat-
ed by the fact that since the going of
c. W. Nash to Kenosha and the install
lation of his manufacturing policies
the output of the plant already has
been greatly increased.
G. w. Nash, widely known to the
trade by his reputation as a quantity
producer and a merchandiser in gil
gantic wholesale lots, again demon
strates his rare manufacturing ability
when he selected the Jeffery factory
as the parent site of the Nash Motors
Company.
ION my first visit to Kenosha," said
Mr.. Nash, Il recognized how we'll suit
ed the Jeffery factory was to carry out
my principles. / found it an immense
plant covering 100 acres of ground,
with thirty-two acres under roof. 1t
was manned by 5000 skilled mechan-
les and equipped with the finest ma
chinery obtainable. The plant, 1 learn
ed, was practically independent of
parts and accessory makers, and that
Jetfery motor cars and trucks were
built 93 per cent. in their entirety
within the walls of that factory.
Immediately after the purchase
had been completed set about to in
crease the production, and found it a
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17
influence of the Feminine
in Buying the Motorcar

The motorcar manufacturer is all
ways confronted with the important
problem of just how much consider
alton should be given to the woman
buyer in the design and equipment of
his product. p. ID. Stubbs, director of
sales of the Premier Motor Corporation,
presents some new and interesting
facts on this proposition.
IF absolutely accurate figures could
be obtained upon the sales of automo-
biles during the past year." said Mr..
StubbS, Il believe that automobile deal
ers and manufacturers alike would be
astounded at the major number of
family made the final decision. Com
paratlvely few cars are actually pur-
chased by women, but their influence
is far reaching.
I'm most families. the purchase of an
automobile is a real event, even if a
trade is involved, and this happens in
approximately 90 per cent. of the sales.
The respective merits of each car in
the class which is decided upon are
considered from every angle. And the
dealer who finally secures the order
must first create firm confidence in
the mechanical worth of his car, then
present those minor features which
often close the sale. 1t would take all
the supposed gifts of a clairvoyant, in
many cases, for the dealer to really
know why his car was chosen.
For this season some manufacturers
shots in the dark, combining certain
units of equipment, aimed to appeal 10
the current foibles of feminine fashion
and without consideration of mechani-
cal value. They trusted to luck that
one OF these things would make sue
cess, purely from a sales standpoint,
Since the electric starter took the
labor off of lifting the motor over the
hill OF compression, women have pro-
Claimed an Equal Rights Bill in driv-
ing their cars. Now, in Premier, the
,ast difficulty of the woman driver has
been surmounted, that of Shifting
gears. In Premier, gears are changed
by touching convenient push buttons
under the steering wheel. The Cutler
Hammer magnetic gear shift means
the emancipation of women from the
slavery or the gear lever. In one more
year, 1t is safe to predict, practically
every car in America, selling for over
$1,000, that can make the change, will
nave an electric gear shift; for the
magnetic gear shift is mechanically
sound; practical, and fool proof Wo-
men drivers will dominate the contin-
uous stream of automobiles which
speed over the streets of our cities
ana the roads of America.
ASIDE from the feature. which was
! Incorporated in the construction of
cure the CHI magnetic gear shift he
cause we were building a totally new
( car and not with the sole idea Of sell
ing the American women, there are
other features used by us for this
same reason, which we believe viii
| heart" '"S iiie
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17
Big Factory Fire Little
Delays Saxon Production

Production of Saxon motor cars
was resumed just week of WORKING
days from the time the main plant of
the Saxon Motor Car Corporation was
partially destroyed by fire.
Additional factory quarters which
were under lease at the time of the
blaze, and which contain moro eo,,
space than the burned building. were
transformed into new assembling
testing and other necessary denarf'
ments by a corps of 200 workmen who
began their labors while the fire do
partment was still pouring water onto
tne smouldering ruins of the other
pant. IL was by working night and
day the temporary factory was r,aJa
ready In such a short time.
Only single day was lost bv tbe
once force. which was speedily housed
In a building one block from the old
plant and which the Saxon Companv
mad been using for some time to re-.
lleVe the congestion in their old mar
ters' pending the completion of the
pls new plant now under construc-
uon' Ihe service department of the
factory was not damaged and work
IN TINS department went on with prae-
ucally no Interruptions. With nro-
ductlon again under way the Saxon
Company expects to complete all shin
ments to its dealers on scheduled rine.
An interesting phase of the tenn
porary delay in production was the
evidence from every side of Saxon
dealer loyalty. Before it was known
exactly how much of a delay in pro-
ductlon there would be, kilograms
poured into the Saxon company's tenn
porary office by the hundreds, assur-
ing the company of the dealers SYM
pathy and promising all aid nossihia
Expressions of sympathy and regret
were also received from the manufae~
turers supplying Saxon parts with as
-surances that no efforts would he
spared to refill the fire destroyed stock
bins. ''S'N
~ there was bright spot in con-
nection with the recent Saxon fire II
was the evidence of a host of good
Irlends and the quality of good will
the Saxon Company enjoys
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17

services took place at the home of
Edward Matter, in North Sec
ond street, this afternoon at 2 o'clock,
the Rev. Mr.. Mcdonald of the United
Brethren Church, in charge. Burial
was made at the borough cemetery at
which place the Junior Mechanics had
charge of the service.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17
EMANUEL LEHMAN DIES

Lykens, Pa, Feb. 17.-Emanuel
Lehman, aged 70 years, died at the
home of his son-in-law, Edward Mat
ter, Wednesday afternoon, from
paralysis. Mr.. Lehman was a Civil
war veteran and was a member OF
Heilner Post, 2S2, G. A. R. Funeral
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION ELEcTs

Dauphin, Pa. Feb. lon Thurs
day evening the Dauphin Athletic AS
sociation held a special meeting in
odd Fellows Hall. The following off,
GERS were elected: Charles Lebo.
president; e. ], Fite, secretary; Frank
Putt and G. III. Shannesy. directors.
and Blake Gilday. Charles Lyter and
Charles Rhoads were chosen to pick
the 1917 baseball team. Another meet
ing will be held next Thursday even
ing to complete the business.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17
BIBLE CLASS APRON SOCIAL

Dauphin, Pa, Feb. 17.-An apron
social" will be given on Thursday
evening, February %, the home of
Mrs. Blanch Robinson, in Erie street,
by the Bible class. taught by Charles
f. Shaffer. Everybody is invited to
attend-with the largest waist meas
ure possible.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17
CONFERENCE In YORK. COUNTY

OUNFEEENOE IN 1OItN OOUNII
Marietta, Pa, Feb. 1.-THE annual
meeting of the Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the United Evangelical
Church, will be held at East Pros
pect, York county, beginning Febru-
airy 81. Many prominent speakers will
be present. Bishop u. f. Swengle
will preside.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17
DINNER IN HONOR OF PASTOR

Lebo and daughter, Mrs. Charles Iebo
entertained at dinner on Thursday. in
honor of their pastor, the Rev. III G.
Lutz and family. Covers were laid
for the Rev. and Mrs. II. C. Lutz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph NJ. Lutz. Mrs
Blanche Robinson, Mrs. John Lebo.
isaac Lebo, Mrs. Charles Lebo and
children, John and Elizabeth Lebo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-22

It tells how it feels to drop to the bot tom of the sea and spend night sleeping there; indicates how England and France are using multitudinous mines and de- stroyers against the enemy undersea boats; and reveals the emotions of the German sailors in the presence of what often seemed inevitable destruction and in the midst of achievement of their sin ister tasks.
 Whatever one may think of the pecu- liar German psychology of the author and his crew, the captain-lieutenant can and does present admirably a straight away narrative of many thrillingly dan gerous and terrible things done. With no unnecessary words using chiefly nouns and verbs, he rushes the reader along at breakneck speed and yet leaves him with an unusually clear impression of what he meant to convey as well as Of what he did not know he was con veying.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-22

man war psychology For example. the U-2o2 sank several dozen ships in the raid described in the book. but the com mander in the midst of all his destruc- tion of helpless enemy craft, involving presumably some loss of life, expresses tenderness about his victims only twice once for some drowning horses once for the sinking of some sailing vessels, which appealed to him romantic. Pub lished in Germany, the book was received with enthusiastic applause.
 "The adventure of the U-202" is day. by-day narrative of hunting raid against Germany's arch enemy, England
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-22
THE GAY LIFE"


 By Keble Howard. The John Lane Co.,,
 Publishers, New York.
 MT. Keble Howard is well known as a theatrical manager, critic, ac- tor, producer, and the editor of The Sketch, semi-thea trical publication, therefore he may claim to know some thing of the stage, and the subject of this, his first theatrical novel, has been studied at first hand, and not as the average theatrical novel. based on hear say. He shows up particularly the good, honest, fighting, struggling, despairing. philosophical rough-and- tumble of the provinces, where many a fine actor and actress lives and works, utterly unknown to the London public But they do live, And they do love. And they do laughl And leader of them all in this story of living, loving and laughing is lilly Nip chin, who made her stage debut by turn ing cartwheels and reached the climax of her career as a great English come dienne'' on an American stage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-22

THE ADVENTURES OF THE U-2o2 By Baron Spiegel von und gu Peckel-
 sheim, Captain-Lieutenant, Commander
 of the U-2O2. The Century Co.,, Pub
 fishers, New York.
 The U-boats. used to their utmost limit are as Chancellor Bethmann- Hollweg says, Germany's last card; and they are Of especial interest to America just now Tn that they are the instrumentalities Whose use caused the severance of rela- tlons between this country and Germany Moreover, the author of the book unwit- tingly reveals certain peculiarities of Ger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-22

"OUR NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOR." By Belle K Mandates. Numerous illus
 trations by Tony Sarg. Little. Brown
 & Co.,, publishers Boston.
 They were five robust, active young sters whose parents were too busily engaged in research and study to pay any attention to them. Their names would serve to indicate the abnor mality of their parents, There was Ptolemy, the oldest: then came Pytha goras, Emerald and Demetrius, aged, respectively. g. 8 and I; and Diogenes, who was only 2. When the Po1ydore family moved in next door, Lucien Wade and his wife, who were child less, found that they were to be con- tinualIy burdened with the presence of five energetic youngsters who were always hungry and full of mischief; and complaints helped not the least. Worse than that, later on MT. and Mrs. Folydore went away suddenly, leaving their children perforce in the care of their neighbors and for their support a check blank except for the sigma ture. The events that followed, and the manner of their telling, bring to mind "Rudder Grange" and the master pen of Frank Stockton. It Is lively comedy with many a chuckle for the reader and shows the same sure touch in depicting genuine children that made Miss Maniates' previous story, "Amarilly of Clothes-line Alley" So popular
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-22
THE WAR OF DEMOCRACY" (THE ALLIES STATEMENT

L. Doubleday, Page & Co.,, publishers,
 Garden City, New York.
 For the first time there have been brought together in this volume au- thoritative statements of the aims of the allies, collected especially for American eraders.
 Viscount Bryce, who has endeared himself to every one in this country because of his long residence among us and his book "The American Cont monwealth," has summed up the whole matter in most important statement which opens the volume and is distin- guished for it's calmness and deep philosophical analysis.
 Among the contributors are Viscount Grey of Fallondon formerly Sir Ed ward Grey), Prof. Gilbert Murray, Ar thur J. Balfour, H. H. Asquith, David Lloyd George, Edward Price Bell, Paul Hymans, G. M Trevelyan and many others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-22

in this book a description of the fight ing on the Somme front which has not an equal in vividness, intensity and ac- curacy. To exceptional opportunity for observation as the only accredited Amer ican correspondent with the British armies, he has added exceptional power of observation. a genius for description and the ability to state facts clearly for all readers.
 Furthermore. this book is not a collec- ton of dispatches but was written at the end of the campaign of 1916 in order that the author might express his unique ex- perience as a whole. Mir. Palmer not only gives in all detail the processes of the fighting in the campaign of last sum mer but the inevitable method of pro- cedure for the next great attack. No matter what books are written about the war. Frederick Palmers will be among the permanent chronicles.
 He makes clear, even to the least tech nical, the grim processes of fighting which characterized the battles of the Somme and presents graphic pictures of conditions during a vast modern of fensive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-22
"PICCADILLY JIM. :"

By Pelham Grenville Wodehouse Illus
 trated by May Wilson Preston. Dodd,
 Mead & Co.,, publishers, New York.
 A new Wodehouse novel with a laugh on every page. It is in the New York mansion of his uncle, an American finan- cier, that James Braithwaite Crocker, fresh from an escapade in Piccadilly, London, succeeds in creatings a sensation which only youth with such a genius as his for trouble could create. And 1t all happens because he has met in Lon don a charming American girl, with a long cherished grudge against certain newspaper man known to her as Picca- dilly Jim, who inspires him to give up Piccadilly for a job in Ne wYork. Of course, he cannot let her know that he is her pet antipathy. Consequently, pos ing as another and later as himself he lands in almost hopeless complications. A thrilling Kidnapping, the pursuit of a by bogus English lord, the flight of the elder Crocker from London and his wife's social aspirations. as well as Pic cadilly Jims eventful love affair, make a genuinely funny farce.
 MY SECOND YEAR OF THE WAR" By Frederick Palmer. Dodd, Mead &
 Co.,, publishers, New York.
 No other American saw as much of tHo l6H HlliS III T IdHce uuiiuB lolo ds T TCu- erick Palmer, the leading American war correspondent, and the author of this book on the European conflict, which Is even more remarkable and more vivid than My Year of the Great War;" now in it's seventh edition.
 With the intimacy of one who has lived the life of the armies and has seen the waves of infantry go in under the cur tain of fire, with the inspiration of one who "has felt the epic touch of great events" Frederick Palmer has produced
The Washington times., 1917-11-09
COLUMBIA c. c. SECOND
IN AIDING WAR CHARITY

The Columbia Country Club, in sub
scribing s2,039.ss to the Red Cross.
led all other gols clubs in the coun-
try with the single exception OF the
wealthy Allegheny Country Club, OF
Pittsburgh, whose total was S4,269.
The smallest contribution. 50, came
from q small club tucked away In
the hills OF the far Northwest
The total given by golf clubs was
$72, ,375.TS. AmonS the largest sub
scribers after Allegheny and Column
bia were: Apawamis Club, OF Rye.
NJ Y, $1,000: Greenwich Country
Club, OF Greenwich, Conn. $1,036 so;
Nassau Country Club, OF Glen Cove.
N. Y, $500; Piping Rock Country
Club, Of Piping Rock, N. Y, 81. 40;
Phoenix Golf Club, of Detroit. $1.O36:
Red Run Golf Club, OF Detroit, 81 ,055;
Tedesco Country Club, Swampscott,
Mass, 81 1,313: Bloomfield Hills Club,
OF Detroit, $500: Country Club. Of
Detroit, $1,000; Oak Park Country
Club, OF Oak Park, Ill, S1,306. and
the Oakmont Country Club, Of Pitts
burgh, S1.4s4. The Knollwood Coun-
try Club, OF White Plains, gave 1924,
and there were many others close
up to the thousand dollar mark.
The Washington times., 1917-11-09
BUSINESS SEEKS
FLOOR COACH IN +"
DEVELOPING TEAM:

Business high school Is seeking Q
basketball coach. The stenographeTs
are looking for q man to handle the
floor candidates who VIII be cap
tained by Louis Towbes this season
Business expects to get a man from
the North, but according to the dope .
he will not be down until after the
basketball season is well under way
Captain Towbes Is expecting to cali
out candidates shortly and says he
feels sure his team will be counted IN
the running. Business viii lose both
Buck Wise and Ralph wise. who have
been basketball fixtures for several ?
years. j.
Raedy. Towbes and Held. letter mes +"
from last year. viii be with the team
this season. and there are several
othars. who were on the second team
who are expected to make good.
BY the time basketball II under way
Towbes will be ready to take his4
place in the lineup. He was forced
to give up football this fall on 80
count of q bad knee.
The Washington times., 1917-11-09
CORNELLFOOTBALL
MEN LEAVE TODAY
TOFACE MICHIGAN

ITHACA, N. Y. Nov. e.-In con-
formity with the spirit as well as the
letter OF the recommendations of the
National Collegiate Athletic Associa-
tion at its August meeting in Wash
ington, the Cornell football squad
will not leave for Ann Arbor to play
Michigan until this evening. They
will not reach Ann Arbor until few
hours before the game. This is the
first time in the history of the Cor
nell Michigan battle that the Ithacans
have not had at least twenty-four
hours in Detroit on their way to Ann
Arbor.
The National Collegiate Athletic
Association suggested that long alb
sences on athletic trips be eliminated.
IT is felt here that had Cornell left
for Michigan yesterday she would
have been justified, because of the
length Of the journey, but DR.. Sharpe,
the Cornell coach, informed the man.
agement that he desired to take the
team out Friday, and his wish rules.
So this year the usual days rest and
final practice on the grounds of the
Detroit Country Club will be omit.
ted.
In preparation for the Michigan
game Cornell is developing her aerial
attack, which this year has been en-
ployed on more extensive scale than
in the past. The IthAcaans have had
considerable success with this play,
and as they lack brilliant running
and powerful backs like Barrett, they
will rely more on tricks and passes.
Colvin. the left end. Is showing up like
star in the forward pass game. while
Pendelton. Hoffman and Nethercott are
also manipulating the play with much
success. Hoffman is one OF the most
expert passers Cornell has ever devel-
oped.
The Cornell line is receiving a good
deal Of attention. Michigan. according
to Information reaching DIR. Sharpe. has
a faster and more powerful eleven than
last year. Sharpe is thinking more
about Strengthening his teams defense
than the offense. and his recent changes
end in view.
With Harris back at right end for
this game Sharpe has an end twenty
five pounds heavier mad considerably
more rugged than Eisenbrandt, the reg
ular varsity man. BY placing Swanson
at right guard Sharpe gains more
weIght-about ten or fifteen pounds
more than Harris carries. While Swan
son may be slower than Harris he Is
powerful man and will strengthen the
line against straight football charges
The Cornell backfield will probably
consist OF Nethercott. Cross. Hoffman
and Pendelton.