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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-13
Brakes Form Important
Part of Every Automobile

Washington, April 13,-Uncle Sam
is not overlooking the Importance
OF efficiency from every angle in the
motor transport and ambulance di-
vision of the army. These machines
must stand wear and tear prob
ably never given to motor driven
vehicles since their birth as an estab-
lished necessity in every day and
international life.
one of the most important factors
entering into the final analysis of
motor truck ambulance, which
will eventually see service Some
where in France" is in the esti-
nation of motor war officers. the
efficiency of the brakes. The motors,
especially the trucks. must travel a
matter of hundreds of miles back
and forth from the front amid the
most difficult surroundings. 1t has
been stated on authority that for
three hundred miles up and down
the fighting front there is an al
most continual stream of trucks,
ambulances, couriers and motor
cycles running in such close prox-
unity that unless the brakes are in
perfect running order, hundreds of
casualties would result almost daily.
Brakes form only a background
for their more important sister upon
whom the real burden rests; that
of the brake-lining itself. Thousands
of miles of brake-lining are being
used daily by the government and
owing to this fact, Uncle Sam has
ordered tests to be made of the vari-
Gus makes. These tests are now going
on in Washington.
Lining made under the thermoid-
hydraulic-compressed process is said
to be regarded as best adopted to
military use in France, on account
of its moisture and dust-resisting
qualities.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-13

and leather washer. For infiating the
leather-incased tube. condenser"
was used. This condenser no doubt
was the beginning of the present
day tire pump.
Thomson's theory was that a
vehicle equipped with pneumatic
tries would move over the road much
more easily than a vehicle riding on
the usual steel rims. To prove his
case he put his tires on a carriage
eighing approximately 1000
pounds. That it's riding qualities were
greatly improved was to be expected,
but it's lack of resistance to the
road" was remarkable to engineers
of that time. The draft or pull of
the pneumatic-e equipped carriage was
2S pounds, while the carriage with
the ordinary iron tires registered 10
pounds draft. This meant a saving
in power of 40 per cent. The first
test was on a paved road. Subse-
ouent tests on rougher roads in
dicated a saving in power of $40
per cent.
It was the following year, 1S47,
that the first pneumatic tires ap-
peared in New York on a horse
drawn vehicle. 1t is a far, far cry
from that early pneumatic tire to
the modern Royal Cord tire of today.
Instead of the clumsy leather outer
casing there is neat black tread OF
notched rubber, on a carefully con-
structed, well balanced casing of rub
ber and cotton cords.
The Royal Cord Tire, made by
the United States Tire Company, is
built up of layer on layer of parallel
fshcords running diagonally across
the tire, the threads of adjacent lay
ers, running in the opposite direc-
ton. Each individual cord is COM
pletely permeated with rubber and
entirely surrounded by rubber, maxi
ing friction by the rubbing together
of contiguous cords impossible. 1t
is this small-cord, multiple con-
struction that makes the Royal Cord
a leader among cord tires of today
a tire of superior resiliency and
ability to absorb shock. tire that
does not blow out and n tire that
gives increased gasoline mileage.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-13
PNEUMATIC TIRE
OLD INVENTION
First One Was Used and
Tested 72 Years Ago
in London

Were Robert William Thomson,
builder of the first pneumatic tire
for carriages, to return to earth to-
day and view the modern successor
of his invention, the Cord tire, he
would hardly believe his eyes.
Robert Thomson was an English
civil engineer and undoubtedly was
the first man to conceive the idea
Of pneumatic tire. His first tires,
which appeared on the streets of
London 72 years ago, were strapped
to the wheels of brougham. A nip
pie passed from the rubber inner
tube through the soft leather casing
and projected on the inside of the
felloe where it was closed and made
alright by means of a brass cap
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-13
CONSERVING R. R.
CAR EQUIPMENT
Loading Two Oldsmobiles
Where but One Was
Loaded Before

lone of the marvels of the auto
mobile industry is the manner in
which it has solved knotty prob
lens and found solutions to so many
seemingly unsurmountable diff
culties, says Mr.. Barker of the Miller
Auto Co, local distributors of Olds-
mobiles. 1T has always had to
wrestle with new and unknown con-
ditions and has always found way
out.
Being a new industry, there Oft
times were no precedents for 1t to
follow and it has been repeatedly
obliged TO devise ways and means
to meet new conditions. Moreover,
the demand for its product thrust
the industry at once into quantity
production and made necessary quick
decision. That is one of the reasons
why everybody has taken such an
interest in the automobile business
they like to watch the fellows that
do things.
The transportation problem has
always been 1ull of VeXatious stu
ations and there seems to be no end
to them. But at no time have they
been as serious as at present and
traffic managers of automobile con-
Germs are straining every resource
to move their product.
The rareSt visitor to automobile
plants these days is the automobile
freight car that was built especially
to handle automobiles. They have
been diverted to move government
supplies and the country's food pro-
ducts. Small boXcars. hat cars and
| similar equipment are being used,
but there is not enough of them.
Who would ever think of loading
automobiles with their front ends
sticking up in the air? Yet that is
| just what the Oidsmobile traffic de-
partment is doing. They take a fiat
car and build heavy frame work
around it about 6 1T. high of 6x6
timbers. There are heavy cross
members at the top of this frame
into which the front wheels of the
automobile rest while the hind
wheels rest on the floor and carry
most of the weight.
THE Oldsmobile is then loaded
under its own power being driven
up on skids at almost a 40 degree
grade. When the front wheels droI
into place, the car rests at an angle
of about 33 degrees. 1t is ther
oSSuiSiS ahSiloleu anu covered WlJt
heavy canvas. When the loading is
completed, it looks something like
four circus elephants standing with
tleir forelegs on one another's backs
obviously, car must have
power and stamina, end brakes must
be absolutely dependable to load
them in this manner. Labor is scarce
and this operation takes four time.
as long to load machine as
! ordinary loading. The material anC
lumber expense is considerable, bu
1T enables four machines to bC
shipped in the space formerly
occupied by two. Certainly no in.
dustry is doing more to conserve
railroad equipment"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-13
Lansing Tells Netherlands
Ship Seizure Was Necessary

Washington. April 13.-America' S
reply to the recent statement Of the
Netherlands government, bitterly
protesting against and denouncing
the action of the United States in
taking over Dutch ships in it's ports,
was made public last night in the
form of a memorandum by Secre-
tary Lansing "a copy of which has
been sent to the Netherlands lega-
tion.
Pointing out that the Netherlands
government itself does not question
thelegality of the act, Mr.. Lansing
devotes himself to a demonstration
that it was an act of necessity, re-
sulting from Germany's menacing
attitude. which prevented Holland
from fulfilling her engagements. and
that instead of an injustice the step
results in real benefit to the Dutch
shipowners and people.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-13
Cumberland Will
Be Lively County

Carlisle, Pa, April 13.-Political
interests in Cumberland county is
booming with the near approach or
the primary election, and unless
some unforeseen contingency arises
it is foreeasted that Cumberland
county will go Republican. This is
shown by registration figures for
three comparative years just COM
piled.
The registration for 1915 showed
6,93l registered as Republicans,
$50 Democrats. 247 Washington
1852 Socialist and 151 Prohibition,
with a Republican majority of 361.
In 1917 the registration was: Repub-
lican 6S62; Democratic 6391; Wash
ington 127; Socialist 112; Prohibi-
ton 1872. This year the Republicans
have jumped to 1890; Democrats
have 64S7; Washingtons 70; Social
lists 124 and Prohibition 141. The
majority on these figures for this
year is 1893. double what it was three
years ago and 200 more than in 1917,
when the majority was 571.
Sproul and Beidlemen will prob
ably be backed by the majority of
Republicans although O'Neil petit
tions have been circulated by state
employees. The Democratic organ
iZation will support Joseph E. Cuff
fey for the governorship and Con-
gresham J. Washington Logue, of
Philadelphia, for lieutenant COVER
nor. In the Congressional fight
Aaron S. Kreider, of Annville, will
poll big vote.
William H. Goodyear, prominent
local shoe manufacturer, will prob
ably be selected to succeed Edwin e.
Barnitz, of Carlisle, who practices
law in Harrisburg, as Democratic
State Committeeman. Caleb S. Brin-
ton, former Carlisle postmaster, will
be elected to the Republican stand
ing committee. There are four Re-
publican legislative candidates, Rev.
A. P. Stover. Carlisle; Walter y.
Gemmil, Carlisle; William Bowman,
Lemoyne and Ross L. Beckley, Lower
Allen.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-13
Paducah, KY, Told That
Talk Must Be Loyal

Paducah. KY, April 1S.-Notices
promising to take summary action
against persons who by word or act
are guilty of disloyalty to the United
States were found posted virtually
all over Paducah yesterday morning.
Say what you want to-" the no.
tices recite, but unless it is pure
United States your career will end
miserably."
The police say the notices were
posted in such fashion as to indicate
the work was the result of an or
ganized effort. Excpet in one appar-
emily unimportant instance. no dis
loyal utterances have been brought
to the attention of the authorities.
Use McNeiTs Pain Extermiuator-Ad.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-13
EkTHtH!:1Ia5a|.

Don't envy your friends who
have such bright, new looking
brass beds. chandeliers, etc, in
their homes.
At small cost we can replate
and refinish your old pieces so
they will defy the most critical
xamination-they will look like
new.
We replate gold and silver
ware, also repair and refinish
auto lamps, radiators, band in
struments, etc.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-13

warmed basin IA ounces of potatoes
and add ounces of butter or n1r-
garine and 1 teaspoonful of salt. STIR
until smooth and then mold into rolls
and keep in cool place. To make
the appearance approvable use put
ter coloring, and if intended to Keep
beyond a few days a butter preser-
vative should be added"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-13
potato BUTTER

Potato butter is recommended by
the British Ministry of Food as a
cheap substitute for butter, being
made in England at cost of less
than 10 cents per pound, as follows:
Peel the potatoes and boil until
they fall to pieces and become floury.
Then rub through a fine sieve into q
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-13
AIR LICENSE BOARD NAMED

WHsHIhstOh, AprlI I3.-The person.
mel or the joint Army and Navy
board on aeronautic cognizance, to
which private aviators must apply
for license TO fly over the United
states, in territorial waters, insular
possessions and the Panama Canal
Zone, was announced yesterday
Major-General George o. Squier, chief
signal officer of the Army. was des-
ignated chairman.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-13
cLENENCEAU VISITS FRONT


Paris, April 13.-Premier Clemen-
ceau spent Thursday and Friday on
the battlefront, returning to Paris
last night. He visited General Foch
and Geenral Petain and the British
troops.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-10-24
To Ration Gasoline Dealers.

BY d plan said to be under considera-
ton, no "rationing" of automobile own
ers will be attempted, but there will be
a systematic "rationing" of dealers in
gasoline. This is in accordance witt
precedents enforced by the Food Ad-
ministration, as for example in limiting
the days supply of syrups to soda foun-
tains. Dealers will be permitted to sell
"gas" to all corners without restriction
as long as the supply lasts. Then they
would be out of "gas" for the day. So
far as the motorist is concerned, il
would be a case of "first come, hrst
served" no sales after six o'clock OF
on Sundays, and then let the owner OF
the car use up his supply at his owr
sweet will. The dealer will be sure tc
limit the quantity sold to one person, IN
order to accommodate as many OF MS
regular customers as possible.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-10-24

Caught by double-header train mid
way Of a high trestle on the Norfolk &
Western Railway in Page county, Va,
DR.. Ellis ]. Chesbro, Washington
physician, and his son, aged about eight
years, were killed last Sunday after
noon. 1t is supposed DR.. Chesbro be-
came excited at the approaching train,
as he was seen to grasp the boy in his
arms and make his way to the middle
of the track from his place Of safety on
the side. Others believe that it was
case of suicide. DR.. Chesbro and his
son were knocked from the trestle, fall
ing perhaps 100 feet into the drain be-
low. DR.. Chesbro was visiting DR.. E.
G. Davis, also of Washington, who has
been spending the summer at his bung-
allow near Overall.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-10-24
kept HER AWAKE
The Terrible Pains in Back and
Sides. Cardui Gave Relief.

Marksville, La.-Mrs. Alice johnson,
of this place, writes: "For one year |
suffered with an awful misery in my back
and sides. My left side was hurting ME
all the time. The misery was something
awful.
could not do anything, not even sleep
at night. II kept me awake most of The
night took different medicines, but
nothing did me any good or relieved ME
until took Cardui -.
Twas not able 10 do any OF my work
for one year and got worse all the time,
was confined 10 my bed oil end or. got
so bad with my back that when stopped
down | was not able 20 straishtcn up
again . | decided | would try Cardui
:. BY time had taken the entire bottle
| was feeling pretty good sad could
straighten up and my pains were nearly
all gone.
shall always praise Cardui. con.
tinued taking it until WIS strong ard
we'll" you suffer from pains due 10
female complaints, Cardui may be just
what you need. Thousands OF women
who once suffered in this way now praise
Cardui for their present good health.
Give 1t trial. NC-l8
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-10-24
Fortune Does Not Turn His Head.

Robert William Entwistle, aged IS,
of Clinton, ILL.,, was pauper a month
ago. Now Entwistle ranks among the
idle rich. Entwistle formerly wrestled
with trunks for a living. He found i
hard to make both ends meet. An aged
and inflrm mother didn't help matters
any. So when the business of smash
ing baggage got dull he picked up odd
Jobs about the city.
One day, while cleaning out a cellar
for a more fortunate fellow-citizen, /;
mailman handed him a letter. II was
postmarked Cincinnati, Ohio. Care
lessly placing it in his pocket, he spa
upon his hands and went on shoveling
Arriving home that evening, he recalled
the letter. With his mother peerinf
over his shoulder he opened it.
"Your uncle, William Entwistle, >
the letter read, "has died and bequeath-
ed his entire fortune of $4,000 to
you"
But riches did not alter his view o
life. Entwistle declares he will con
tinue smashing baggage.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-10-24

and administrative officers, bureaus,
boards, commissions and agencies ex-
pending or supervising the expenditures
of, and all institutions applying for state
moneys and appropriations, such item
lied estimates and other information,
in such form and at such times as said
board shall direct. The estimates for
the legislative department, certified by
the presiding officer of each house, OF
the judiciary, as provided by law, certl-
fed by the auditor, and for the public
schools, as provided by law, shall be
transmitted to the board ofpublic works,
in such form and at such time as it
shall direct, and shall be included in
the budget.
The board of public works may pro-
vide for public hearings on all estimates
and may require the attendance at such
hearings of representatives OF all
agencies, and all institutions applying
for state moneys. After such public
hearings it may, in its discretion, re-
wise all estimates except those for the
legislative and judiciary departments,
and for the public schools as provided
by law.
Third: The legislature may, from
time to time, enact such laws, not in
consistent with this section, as may be
necessary and proper to carry out its
provisions.
Fourth: In the event OF any incon-
sistency between any of the provisions
of this section and any of the other
provisions of the constitution, except
amendments thereto heretofore made
and ratified by the people, the provi-
sions of this section shall prevail. But
nothing herein shall be construed as
preventing the governor from calling
extraordinary sessions of the legis-
lature as provided by section seven OF
article seven, or as preventing the legis-
lature at such extraordinary sessions
from considering any emergency ap-
preparation or appropriations.
If any item of any appropriation bill
passed under the provisions Of this
section shall be held invalid upon any
ground, such invalidity shall not affect
the legality of the bill or Of any other
item of such bill or bills"
The proposed amendment is desig-
mated as Budget Amendment" and on
the official ballot to be voted at said |
election will be printed the following:
BALLOT ON CONSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET AMENDMENT.
Amending Article Six.
For ratification OF Budget Amend
ment.
Against ratification ofBudget Amend
ment.
Those favoring the ratification Of
said amendment will vote "For Ratif-
cation Of Budget Amendment; and
those opposing will vote against
Ratification of Budget Amendment,
Given under my hand |
and the Great Seal of the |
State, at the Capitol, this
thirty-frst day Of July, in
(SEAL) the year of our Lord One |
Thousand Nine Hundred |
and Eighteen, and OF the |
State the Fifty-Sixth.
BY the Governor:
JNO. ]. CORNWELL.
HOUSTON G. YOUNG,
Secretary of State.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-10-24
A verdict 70, $4,000. the full amount

A verdict for $4,000, the full amount
claimed, was rendered in Baltimore last
Friday by a jury in the United States
Court in the second trial of the suit OF
George R. Davis against Peter Weis-
sengoff, wealthy saloonkeeper of Wes-
ternport, Md, for the death of Mr..
Davis's brother, Donald P. Davis, form
erly sheriff of Mineral county, W. Va.
The first trial terminated in verdict
for Weissengoff on July 3 last, new
trial being granted by Judge Rose. Mr..
Davis is administrator of the estate of
his brother, the sheriff, who left wild
ow and one child. Sheriff Davis was
killed on June 81, 1917, when he at
tempted to arrest Weissengoff in Pied
mont, on the charge of violating the
West Virginia liquor law. The sheriff
jumped upon the running board of an
automobile in which Weissengoff was
riding, and when Weissengoff attempted
to escape into Maryland across the Po-
tomac river bridge, the sninmnhile
crashed into one of the iron supports
Of the structure, fatally injuring the
sheriff. The defense was that the
sheriff grabbed the steering wheel of
the automobile and caused it to swerve
from its course. Weisengoff was con-
victed of murder in the second degree
in West Virginia, but appealed from the
finding.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-10-24

Governor Cornwell has set aside o.
tober 2eth and 3Oth as Jewish Relief
days in West Virginia, at which time re-
lief is asked to be contributed to the
three million Jews who have undergone
torture for four years in the war zone
in Europe. They are crying to America
for aid and this proclamation was issued
by the governor in the hope that Wesf
Virginians would contribute literally to
their support and relief.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-10-24

At the Neikirk home in Hagerstowr
today, the funeral Of three members oil
the family will take place, all deaths
have been caused by influenza. On
Monday, the mother, Mrs. Clayton Mel
kirk, died. Her son, John Dolan Mel
kirk died at 1890 o'clock on Sunday
night, aged eight years. Yesterday
morning daughter, born on Sunday.
passed away. Undertaken Coffman
who has the funerals in charge, says
it is the saddest sight he has ever seen
and that he had never saw three men,
bers of the same family dead in the
same home at the same time. The hus
band and father, together with one
daughter and three sons survive.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-10-24

Owing to the. prevalence of the Span
ish "Au" in Frostburg, the meeting O.
the Maryland Synod of the Lutheran
church, which was to have convened
at the Lutheran church there on Mon
day, has been indefinitely postponed
The pastor of the church where the
synod was TO have been held is i'll with
influenza.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-10-24

Vegetable Compound cured me SO did
not need the operation, and 2, ! am feiil W
BINzER, Black River Falls, Wis.
tits lust such experiences as that OF
Mrs Rinzer that has made this famous
root and herb remedy a household word
from ocean to ocean. Any woman VINO
suffers from inflammation, ulcerauon'
disbursements, backache, nervousness,
irregularities or " the blues" should
not rest until she has given it a triaI,
and for special advice write LYDIA L.
Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-10-24

The Baltimore Sun, on Sunday, con-
tanned among the Photographic section
of the Maryland soldier boys, picture
of Lieut.. Malcolm Leo Smith, son
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor NJ Smith, Sharps
burg. Lieut.. Smith will be remembered
in Shepherdstown, being a graduate OF
Shepherd College, where he was highly
regarded by both the student body and
the faculty. Several years previous to
enlisting, Mr.. Smith was principal OF
the Bluefeld high school, and also
taught in this county.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-10-24

Digging coal is profitable work in
these war days. The last pay check
handed Charles Fogle, Of Moundsville
w. Va, was for II days work, and
amounted to Sl69.S9. On one Of these
days he loaded 80 tons and LOO pounds
of coal, thereby earning $3.50 for eight
hours labor.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-10-24

R. H. Windslow, negro preacher Of
Raysvlle, Louisiana, has twelve sons in
the army. Eight enlisted voluntarily
and four were in the selective draft.
Two of the soldiers are twins and three
are triplets. The minister has receiv-
ed a congratulatory letter from Presi-
dent Wilson.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-10-24

F. M. Cavett and Abram Bishop, boil
of Hancock, were arrested by DEPUTY
u. S. Marshal c. A. G. Ohler on tht
charge of refusing to register under tht
selective service law on September 12t'
and were taken to Jail. They have beer
registered and will probably be sent {
the army at once.