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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17

gray wheels and black tenders and
trimmings. |
In Keeping with the Light Four's
appearance is the performance of its
motor. 1t Is powerful enough TO go
anywhere that six, eight or twelve
cylinder car Will go, its makers as
sert. yet 1t is able TO give unusually
high mileage per gallon of gasoline.
Vacuum system insures uniform gaso-
line feel under all road conditions.
In addition to these good qualities
the car possesses that most desired of
all motor car advantages-easy riding.
The soft cushions, the long and
resilient cantilever springs, the four
inch tires, the 06-inch wheelbase and
the proper balance of construction,
absorb all jolts. Five passengers can
ride comfortably in this car.
All possible driving comforts and
conVeniences have been included. The
starting and lighting are by electricity.
The switches for the lights, ignition
and horn are located just below the
steering wheel. Clutch and service
brake pedals work so easily and
smoothly that a young girl can oper-
ate them. These can also be adjusted
TO the length best suited to the
drivers reach.
levers are in the center, on the right
hand of the driver, yet so placed that
they do not interfere with passage in
or out of the car.
The instrument board is one more
indication of the cars complete equip
ment. Speedometer, ammeter and oil
indicator are high up on the dash,
within the drivers direct line of
vision. An electric light is so placed
that it illuminates the entire instru-
ment board at night. The lamp also
serves as an indicator that the tail
light is working properly, as the two
are connected in series. so that if the
tail light goes out, the dash lamp will
give immediate warning.
The side curtains fasten from the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17
PERUVIAN WRITER SHOT

Lima, Peru, Feb. 10. - Leonidas
Yerovi, n well-known Peruvian writer
and poet, was shot and killed last
night as he was leaving the building
of La Prensa. Manuel Jose Sanchez
is charged by the police with the
shooting. The crime has caused
sensation in the Peruvian capital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17

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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-18

discs and is in itself free to rotate on the hub
without transmitting any movement or power
thereto.
The enormous benefits derived from the Elk
CELSIOR Kushion Sprocket are not limited to
the riders comfort but by delivering to the road
wheel smooth growing continuous pull relieve
the tires Of fifty per cent of wearing strain and
correspondngIy relieve the entire machine of
the terrific strains due to intermittent power
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-18
WOMAN BETTER DRIVER
THAN AVERAGE NAN

The average woman 10 naturally
better qualified to drive q motor car
than is the average man." declares
a local expert.
Il base my belief on close ohser'
walton Of women driving generally.
Women are more careful than men.
They not only possess . keener sense
Of distance, but are more alert to
the contingency Of trouble.
Man, from his very nature. Will
take chances that woman intuitively
will not She measures the possibil-
tiles more accurately. She IL more
watchful in traffic, more alert IN
turning corners.
"She may not have the mechanical
mind Of man, and so Is, perhaps.
slower to grasp the intricacies Of au.
tomobile construction, but this def
cheney is more than counter balanced
BY her rigid respect for the rules
laid down to her by her instructor.
INSTRUCTORS will tell you that they
much prefer teaching women to drive,
for most of them will do as they are
told. while the green man driver In
variablv takes directions with allow
ances. He cannot get over his bust
ness habit of discounting informa'
ton"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-18
MACHINE GUN co.
GETS MOTORCYCLES

Business men Of Portland. Oregon,
have raised fund and purchased %
motorcycles, Is Of which are fitted
with stdecars. to equip the machine
gun company Of the Third Oregon
Infantry.
The campaign to equip a company
with two-wheelers was started by two
members Of the company. They so,
licited funds for the purchase of the
equipment from business men and
houses the city over and met with
marked success. The five solo ma
chimes are to be used for despatch
carrying and signal corps work. and
will also serve the sergeant in charge
of range finding, while the sidecar
machines will be used for carving
three members Of the company each.
Machine guns will be carried on one
side of the sidecar, and entrenching
tools on the other The guns will be
removed from the sidecars for action
The machine gun company is made
up Of Oregon's most famous track
and road racers, and they are we'll
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-18

with the front seat divided. With this
type of construction, obviously, only
two auxiliary seats are installed.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-18
record BROKEN
BY OLDSMObILE
FORLONGR RUN

A remarkable nonstop record run
was made by the Oldsmobile in q
test recently conducted in the East.
A total of G6,l49.3 miles was recorded
by the speedometer in ~ days and
nights OF continuous running. a test
that conclusively demonstrates the re-
markable endurance and high motor
efficiency OF the car.
For A continuous days and nights
1t was mounted on jacks with rear
wheels belted to q l7-kilowatt dyna,
mo, giving the car load equivalent
to climbing q 10h per cent grade and
requiring an actual and continuous
expenditure OF % horse power. Its
average speed was 2217 miles per
hour and the gasoline record was
22.49 miles per gallon.
The remarkable stunt was staged
in the spacious show windows Of the
Oldsmobile company Of New England
in Boston. The dynamo generated q
aood OF light which brilliantly IL
Illuminated the front and interior OF
the showroom so that the car could
be observed at any hour.
Car Doesn't Suffer
Mayor Curley Of Boston started the
car. and newspaper men acted as
observers. Expert mechanics and
technical men from prominent col
leges were present most Of the time
The run stopped simply because
there was nothing to be gained in
running longer An exhaustive eYam'
ination Of the machine at the con
clusion Of the test showed it was
none the worse for its Al days and
nights of continuous work.
They used a stock car that was
new and unchanged in any respect
from the models the factory is pro-
ducing in enormous quantities" said
E. A. McGinnis, of the company, who
received particulars of the remark.
able run, because they wanted to
prove to the public that the Oldsmo,
bile possesses unusual stamina and
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-18
UNCLE SANS ARMY
TO REPAIR OWN SHOES

Uncle Sam, Cobbler, This is the
new single to be hung out by the
government, for the United States
army is going to repair its shoes.
Gable advices received here from
Washington inform army headquar-
ters that cobblers are hereafter to be
included in the army rolls with the
grade and pay of mechanics. Posts
are instructed to make requisition for
half-soling machines, leather, brads
and similar supplies and implements.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-18
UNDERTAKERSIN
LOVE With COLE
EIGHT TOURSEDAN

With the invasion Of the funeral car
field by automobiles during the last
few years have come unusual develop
ments in the designs OF cars TO fit
those requirements. Among the com
panies which have built up q large
service Of this kind is the Cole Mo-
tor Car Co., Of indianapolis. Its latest
product, the four door Toursedan, ts
especially adaptable for funeral ser
vice and many believe that It will
mark a new era in the construction
of funeral motor vehicles.
The Cole officials were awakened
TO the big demand for their product,
in the funeral car field, by q letter
which was received some time ago
from one Of the largest undertaking
Establishments in Detroit, the heart
Of the automobile industry. The let
ter, from Henry Geist & Son, read in
part as follows:
THE Cole Eight Toursedans we are
using in our funeral car work are de-
cidedly neutrality-suspicious. our ex'
pectations. They are proving TO be
q great asset to our business, not only
because of their general appearance,
but on account of the ease and COM
fort afforded passengers, and also be.
cause of the ease of operation while
in funeral procession. The usual stall
ing Of the motor and changing Of
gears is almost eliminated by the Cole
Eight. So much are we pleased with
the Cole Toursedan now in our ser
vice that we will be in the market for
more Cole Fights September 1st."
The adaptability Of the new Cole
Eight four door Toursedan is especial
ly noticeable because it affords the
largest possible seating capacity in
the tonneau. In addition to the spa
,cious back seat, which has abundant
room for three persons, three folding
auxiliary seats have been installed,
thereby giving the rear compartment
q seating capacity for six. There is
also room for one passenger in the
front compartment, beside the driver.
Added attraction is given to the
new model because Of the glass par.
tition between the front and rear com.
partments. It gives that exclusive
privacy to the rear compartment
which is highly desirable under such
circumstances.
In case so much room is not de.
sired, the four door Toursedan may
be had without the glass partition and
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-18

200 miles. You ride behind q diff
ferent engines in making the trip, and
on a fine, carefully maintained track.
Yet the motor car which made this
record breaking trip travelled over all
kinds of roads, with the same engine
and the same parts, and w1en IT
reached New York turned around and
started out again the same day, max
ing the trip to San Francisco in five
days and II hours.
Fifteen years ago scarcely any one
owned motor cars. Now there is one
car owned in New York state for
every 81 Of population. That Is re-
markable, but do you know that IN
Iowa and Nebraska there is one mo-
tor car for every 13 people? The
American farmer owns more than Az
per cent of all the cars that are man
ufactured. That is where the motor
car has proved Of the greatest value
in speeding up the American busl-
ness"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-18
AUTO SUPPORT OF
$4,000 PERSONS
President of Hudson Motor Car
Co. Shows How Industry
Has Developed

There are $4,000 workers ~ the
United States whose livelihood de-
ponds upon some phase OF the motor
business, according to a statement
made by Roy d. Chaplin. president Of
the Hudson Motor Car Co., during
recent address upon the economic as
pect Of the automobile industry be-
fore the New York State Bankers as.
ISOLATION.
Chaplin traced the development Of
the motor car and its acceptance by
the American people through the
stages when it was regarded as a fad,
as a luxury, and now as a utility
without which business and profess
sional life as at present carried on
would be impossible.
The automobile dealer promotes
the business OF every locality"
Chaplin said. His motor cars have
increased by three times the shopping
territory tributary to your town. To-
day every city and town merchant is
benefiting by the increased trade
which the motor car brings him
trade that he could never get before
On one Of the public buildings in
Washington. D. c., this legend is
carved in stone: OF all the inven.
tons that have ever sprung from
the brain Of man, those which have
abridged distance and destroyed space
have conferred the greatest Dressings
upon the human race
Just how wonderful has been the
expansion Of the automobile business
few people realize. In 1901 the in
dustry began its real growth. linen
the motor car was an experiment and
a luxury. When you cranked your
motor 1t took it from 10 seconds to
two hours to get It started, and then,
perhaps, you returned home on foot
after leaving your car at the side Of
the road. Now you can press a self
starter button, leave home on time
and return ahead Of time; now your
range Of travel is 100, 200, 300 miles
day or more.
Last year Hudson Super-Six
was driven from San Francisco to
New York in five days and three
hours, averaging 600 miles q day.
The fastest trains make the trip in
not under four days, and tne engine
of the train is changed every $50 or
with the front seat divided. With this
type of construction, obviously, only
two auxiliary seats are installed
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-18

s5 40 miles per hour.
200 NILES. Carl Cloudy. 80. EXCELSIOR
Time: hours, 18 minutes, SO seconds-86
90 miles per hour.
100 MILES,. Carl Cloudy. go. EXCELSIOR
Dirt Track-Time: hour, % minutes, 80 is
seconds-73 miles per hour.
ONE HOUR. 49,. Carl Cloudy. EXCELSIOR
Distance II miles, 1920 yards.
The EXCELSIOR also established new
Worlds Gasoline Economy Record Ed Perren
of Stockton, California, riding 1852 miles, 1922
yards on one gallon of standard gasoline.
In addition to these the EXCELSIOR retains
the Worlds Record for one mile in Sc seconds,
the only mile or the only distance in which a
motorcycle is officially credited with speed of
100 miles per hour.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-18
REVOKE DRIVERS LICENSE

The Delaware authorities have be-
gun rigid enforcement of the motor
laws as amended at the last session
OF the legislature, and in order to
show that they mean business they
have revoked the licenses of several
operators who were found guilty OF
driving cars while intoxicated.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-18
CRUDE OIL OUTPUT

NEW YORK, N. Y.-During 1916,
8,73S,077 barrels Of crude petroleum
were marketed from wells in Kan.
sas, more than in any other year.
according to geological survey. This
is nearly double the output in any
preceding year, and exceeds 1915 by
5,639, $50 barrels, or 228 per cent.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-18

drilled, all Of them having been on
the Mexican border last summer. The
company is now doing patrol duty
guarding the railroad bridges which
spEn the Columbia and Willamette
rivers and connect the East with the
Pacific coast.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-18

qualities that insure economy Of opef.
alton along with its beautiful lines
and comfortable appointments In It's
- years history the Oldsmobile has
Won numerous triumphs. but my opTn-
ion is that no test could show off the
merits OF the 0ldsmohile TO better
advantage than the test Just finished.
| believe this nonstop record will
stand for a long time to come"
Statistics Of Run
Total miles Of the run ..... 26,l49.30
Total hours Of the run .... l,l2S.00
Total days ........... 400
Total gallons OF gasoline
used .................... l.l63.Oo
Total pints OF oil ..... $4,000
Average miles to gallon OF
gasoline .......t........ 92.49
Average miles to gallon Of
oil ...................... Sso.so
Average miles per hour 49,. ZS.17
Average miles per day .. 544.4O
Only four adjustments. totaling Is
minutes and 10 seconds, were made
during the run and in no case was
the motor stopped even for q sec
ond.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-18

We have constantly claimed the supremacy
of the EXCELSIOR AUTOCYCLE in Speed,
Power, Endurance and Economy and our claims
are fully upheld by the Worlds Records as Of
fcialy announced by the Competition Commit
tee of the Federation of American Motorcyclists
No worlds speed records were broken in 1916
and it is remarkable fact that out of six COM
petitive Worlds Records established in 1915,
five were on EXCELSIOR AUTOCYCLES.
Another point for your consideration. Every
race held in 1915, in which a new Worlds Rec
ord was established was wone on an EXCEL
SIOR AUTOCYCLE
The new Worlds Speed Records established
in 1915 and which remain unbroken, are:
300 MILES,. Carl Goudy . EXCELSIOR
Time: 3 hours, 80 minutes, 81 2-5 seconds
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-18
Excelsior Kushion Sprocket

The new EXCELSIOR Kushion Sprocket is
unquestionaby the greatest improvement ever
made in motorcycle power transmission.
No matter how perfectly balanced the motor
or how heavy the fywheel, there is an unavoda-
bic variation in the pull of the big twin motor,
a variation that is particularly noticeable at low
speed or when travelling on heavy roads or with
extremely heavy load, as with sidecar.
In the EXCELSIOR Kushion Sprocket, the
sprocket itself is carried between two opposing
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-20
Wants to Crush Prussia

PARIS, Nov. 19.-Seventy-six years
OF strenuous life have not wearied M.
Clemenceau, Frances new premier.
Again at the head of the government.
he promises to put tremendous energy
into the task of winning the war. He
says he will be satisfied with nothing
less than complete victory.
The new premier is sometimes re-
ferred to as more Of destructive
than constructive statesman and is
reputed to have upset nearly a score
of cabinets. He has held no minister
ial posts in recent years, devoting him
self largely to his newspaper, L'Hom-
me Enchaine, which has been suspend
ed several times because of his biting
criticism of the government
Clemenceau spent four years in the
United States. He was married in
Ne York to Miss Mary Plummer of
Springfield, Mass. The union wasnot
a happy one and Nine Clemenceau
obtained divorce several years later
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-20
Opera Singer Sues
Metropolitan For
Breach of Contract

NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-Marguerite
Ober, German contralto, who was dis
missed last month from the Metropoli-
tan Opera Company ION account OF
existing conditions of war;" filed
suit for $4,000 damages against the
opera company today for alleged
breach of contract.
She declares in the complaint that
she was engaged for six successive
seasons, this year being the last under
tie terms of the contract, with guar
antee of forty nights a season at $500
4 night. This season she stated she
was to receive $3.50 night. She in
Guided in her repertoire nearly all Of
the Wagner operas.
The terms Of the contract, she al.
legged, provided for cancellation in
case Of war interference with perform
ances" OF some act of God" Sig.
Giulio Gatti-Casazza, in his letter dis
missing Nine. ODER, claimed the right
to cancel the contract because Of the
existing state of war between Germany
and the United States.
Carl Jorn, tenor at the Metropolitan
Opera House, who is a German sub
ject, obtained full citizenship papers
today in the Supreme Court His ap.
plication stated that he was born in
Riga, Russia, that he came to this
country in 1909 and year later took
out his first papers in Wayne county
Pennsylvania. His wife and five chill
dren, he said, are living in Germany.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-20
CAPITAL MAKES
ROOM FOR help

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20-The popu-
lation of the City of Washington has
increased at least $4,000 since the war
began. 1t is natural that the capital
city, the center Of governmental &C
tivities, should show this marked ef-
feet of the most extensive preparation
for war ever undertaken by any coun-
try A steady stream of new appoint
ees to the great civilian army pours In
to the city; the streets hum with ac-
tivity; everybody is busy and earnest;
on every hand the sure signs Of a COM
petent organization with fixed pur-
pose.
At the request of the United States
Civil Service commission the Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce has un-
dertaken the work Of directing to
suitable rooming and boarding places
the new arrivals who are not acquaint-
ed In the city. Hundreds of desirable
rooms, with or without board, are list
ed and at very moderate rates. Appli-
cation for accommodations can be
made by new appointees through cor
respondencc before leaving home or
by calling at the office of the Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce, No. GIL
Twelfth street n. W., upon their ar
rival in Washington.
Stenographers and typewriters make
up a large part of the additions to the
force at Washington. Thousands have
been appointed and thousands more
are needed. Ship craftsmen for the
Navy Department, mechanical drafts
men for the service generally, and
statisticians and what are known as
clerks qualified in business admins
tration, clerks qualified in statistics or
accounting, index and catalogue
clerks, balance of stores clerks. and
schedule clerks for the Ordnance De-
partment of the Army are also in
great demand. Representative of the
United States Civil Service commits
sion at the post offices in all cities are
furnishing detailed information con-
corning positions at Washington in
which workers are needed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-20

Alma Gluck will sing in Richmond
on the night Of Wednesday, Dec. 5, IN
stead of Wednesday, Dec. IL.
The change in date was made at
the request of the prima donna for a
very charming reason.
She wants to get back to New
York earlier SO she can help her
husband, Efrem Zimbalist, the violin
list, get Christmas ready for their win
some little daughter, Marie Virginia.
AS her tour originally was booked
it provided concerts right up to the
Christmas season. She was to be on
the Pacific coast until early in Deem
Der then was to come to the middle
west and eastern states for the re-
mainder Of the month.
Engaging Santa Claus.
Zimbalists tour ended farther away
from Christmas and he has been max
ing plans already for engaging Santa
Claus and haunting the Fifth avenue
top shops for the little girl. This Is
her third Christmas, the first which
she really can enjoy.
Gluck has been pursuing her lonely
way down the Pacific coast, meeting
with one triumph after another, but
she became jealous of her husbands
Christmas treat SO she set about, with
out consulting her managers, to alter
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-20
relief FOR
RHEUM ATS M

Poor blood circulation in spots, aggra-
waited by inflammation, If neglected, as
sists those inclined to "rheumatics' to
become chronically or permanently
crippled.
Inflammation cannot be drawn out. It
must be absorbed by the system thru
the restoration of proper blood ctrcu-
lation in the spot affected.
A hot plaster of Denver Mud applied to
the spot where Inflammation and pain
are acute is the simplest, quickest and
most effective method to kill the In
Illumination, restore the normal blood
circulation and get relief
Denver Mud has been used for thirty
years and has become the most de-
penaa6le t OF al sefnai a,tiaa
caused by inflammation. It is used ex-
tensively on account of its antiseptic
and healing qualities for cuts, bruises.
burns, open wounds and poison insect
bites. Large can 25c at all drug stores.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-20
Gluck to Appear Week Earlier;
Wants to Hurry Home to Help
Zimbalist Bring Santa to Bah,

her dates so she might share the pleas
ure of providing Santa Claus with Zim-
balist.
She wired from San Francisco to
the Peoples Music Course and asked
for the change
And the reasons advanced were so
cogent the managers of the course
were sure the patrons would be glad
to help bring a brighter Christmas to
Alma Gluck and her wide-eyed daugh-
ter
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-20
WANT MORE PAY

OXFORD. O., Nov. 20.-Oxford car.
penters have organized for the pur-
pose of securing an increase in wages.
They are now receiving 80 and 80
cents an hour, and they have petition
ed their bosses for 40 and 90 cents an
hour, the new scale to go into effect
January 1, 1918.