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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-10
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
August 10. 1918.


To the Editor of the Tclegrdph:
Some time ago two other news
papers in Harrisburg printed in their
front pages with large headlines that
the automobile industry was to be
curtailed by tax being placed by
our government on gasoline to the
amount of ten cents per gallon; and
which article proved to be the cause
of a loss of thousands of dollars to
the people in the automobile busi-
ness in territories adjacent to Harris
burg.
The Front Market Motor Supply
Company endeavored to answer this
piece of sensational news made out of
pure rumor, and wrote the editor OF
these papers, stating that this was
an injustice to the business; and gave
facts that were in defense of the au-
tomotive industry.
This was not printed by the papers,
for what reason we do not know, as
they have not even shown the cour-
tesy to answer, either by letter, or in
their papers; neither have they re-
turned our article. 1t has since be-
come known that this tax will not be
levied, and we have waited in vain
for this paper to give the. same prom
inence to the fact that there will be
only small tax of probably one cent
on gasoline, which will in no way af-
fect the operation of business cars
and commercial trucks, but for some
reason, this has not appeared. We
surely thought that they would give
prominence on their first page to the
information that cars were to be tax
ed just about one-half what was first
suggested by the committee at WASH
ington, but they have made no COM
ment thereon up to this date.
We think it would be only fair to
any industry that these rumors be
published as rumors and suggestions.
and NOT as facts when they know at
the time that they are injuring the
business of those who are solicited
by them for advertising space. which
revenue really pays the expense and
profit of running their paper.
If the public demands that sensa-
tional copy be made out of rumors,
then we think that it should demand
sensational copy made out of facts
that go to contradict these rumors.
We wish to go on record again in
stating that there will not be more
than one cent tax on gasoline, which
will not affect the retail gasoline
price at all; and which is a Just tax.
and should go long way towards
helping us annihilate the barbarous
Hun. We might add that there will
not be prohibitive tax on automo-
Yours very truly.
MOTOR SUPPLY
CO, T. B. Wildermuth, President
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-10
Harrisburg Can Supply
Penbrook With Water Is
Opinion of DR.. Hassler

Harrisburg's water supply system
could easily supply sufficient addi-
Penbrook. whose people have started
an agitation for city water, DR.. Sam
uel F. Hassler. superintendent of
Public Safety. says. Penbrook, how
ever. would be first obliged to prove
to the Public Service Commission that
change in the water supply is ne
cessary. The supply from the Hum
m melstown Consolidated Water Com
pany to the municipal mains could
easily be affected. Dr. Hassler be-
lieves. Another means of solving the
Penbrook water problem would be to
have the city extend a main to Pen
brook. to be drawn on only in case
of emergency such as a fire.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-10
Passenger Cars Used
By Statesmen on the Road

1t does not require a great deal Of
digging below the surface to prove
the wonderful utility of the passen-
ger automobile.
Here is case in point: The Mu-
tual Oil Company, with headquart-
ers in Kansas City, has bought with
in the last year 81 bort cars for the
use of its statesmen who travel the
Missouri and Kansas territory. II
would, the Management say, take four
times as many men to cover the
ground without automobiles.
The Mutual Company standardiz-
ed on Dorts in May 1917" says the
local dealer in bort cars. "They mad
Heretofore been using a smaller car
but tried out bort and found it
cost less to operate in the large run.
Their Fl cars have made an average
of 2S miles to the gallon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-10

carried more. It certainly has been
we'll tested. and when I get It over
hauled, 1t will be good for several
thousand miles more
Without a doubt, this car was
given the right care when 1t was new
and kept up year after year. It's
the only way to get the maximum
life from an automobile"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-10

made four trips to Arizona and back
and is the only car that ever went
through Apache Canyon, near
Steeple Rock, New Mexico. In 1910
the back seat was taken off and 1t
was used for hauling supplies to
mine ninety miles from the railroad.
1t made the trip in good time with
3,O0O-pound load and could have
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-09
MUST OBEY CITY
SIGN ORDINANCE
Building Department Orders
Old Signs RemodeIed to
Conform to Sign Law.

All signs in the city must conform
TO the specifications contained in the
ordinance regulating the erection of
advertising signs in South Bend.
Old signs that were erected before
the ordinance became effective must
be remodeled to conform TO the
terms of the law.
This statement was issued We'd
nesday morning by Building Com
missioner Perkins. The statement
declares that while all signs erected
in the city after the passage of the
sign ordinance are in accordance
with its terms, many of those put
up before the measure was enacted
do not. And it is this class to
which the building commissioner
particularly points. These must be
remOdeled at once.
Included among the terms of the
ordinance are those prohibiting the
projection of signs having glass
fronts, regulation of size, weight and
relation to the building front, regu-
lating the height of signs and bill
boards. insisting that the names of
the owner appear on signs and the
prohibiting of suspension of banners
across streets between Curbs
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-09
DISPLAY LIGHTS
To DISAPPEAR
South Bend Retail Merchants
Take Voluntary Fuel Con-
SerVation Action.

South Bend retail merchants Will
show their voluntary patriotism in
regard 10 fuel conservation without
even a request from the county fuel
administration.
At a meeting OF the retail mer-
chants bureau Of the Chamber Of
Commerce Tuesday evening il was
decided that all lights in the display
windows Of the stores will not be
lighted on the nights the stores are
closed. This plan viii be operated
until March J.. and after then action
in accordance with fuel conservation
necessity Will be taken.
A committee from the war savings
stamp headquarters met with the
bureau and advised the members
that arrangements had been made
with the federal department for the
sale Of war savings stamps in the
stores. The bureau passed a resolu-
ton not TO take Liberty bonds in
exchange for merchandise. This
action is in accordance with the
wishes Of the government. The plan
of a number OF merchants to take
Liberty bonds in payment for goods
the government insisted defeated
one of the purposes of the Liberty
bond issue TO have the loan held by
as many individuals as possible.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-09
WANT WOMEN TELEPHONE
OPERATORS IN u. S. ARMY

\ call for young women as tele-
graph and telephone operators in
the signal corps has been sent out
by the war department. Applicants
are required 10 speak English and
French huently They viii be classed
as civilian employees. Application
should be made TO Room S26 Mills
building, Washington, y. g.
Scrgt Skees OF the local army
recruiting office was notified We'd
nesday that Spanish-American war
veterans receiving "a pension will be
accepted iH the United States guards,
an organization being formed for
military duty i'm this country in
guarding public utilities, but that
such mems names viii be taken
from the pension roll and they will
have to make application and be ex-
ARMED in the usual manner after
Tie war. taking the risk Of losing
their pension entirely if no disabil-
Try exists.
Sam C. Chambers Of Chicago and
Iden Kreighbaum, 1893 Lincoln way
Z. made application to the aviation
corps and were sent to Fort Thomas,
Ky Wednesday morning for final
examination.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-09
CITY ATTORNEY URGES
EDUCATION" FOR POLICE

City ordinances to the number of
63 were drafted by the city legal de-
partment and were passed by the
city council during the year just
closed. according TO the annual re-
port of former City Atty. Eli Seebirt.
I'm addition To the ordinances draft
ed ut tine request of council mem
beers. the city attorneys office pre-
pared a number of other measures
at the request of other city officials.
During the year there were 22S
violations of city ordinances pros
ecuted by the department. OF this
number 105 resulted in convictions
i'm which fines were paid In 81
cases sentence was suspended.
The business of the department
was conducted during the year at
an expense lower than that incurred
during any previous year in the
citys history. the report shows In
his report the former city attorney
urges that policemen should be sent
TO other cities as a matter OF educa-
ton I'm handling traffic.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-09
BAR MATCHES IN
MAIL To F RANCE
New Postal Order Prohibits
Dangerous Articles, Fear
ing Explosions.

Matches. cigar lighters Of the
fuse" ana other types. and solidi-
fed alcohol or canned heat" are
among items mentioned in the lat
est post office orders as being eX-
cluded from mails 10 Europe.
The danger from explosions is too
great to allow the articles to be sent
by mail, and all such articles will
be confscated if found in packages
addressed to Europe, il is announc-
ed by the post office.
Each package must be inspected
and endorsed as permissible by the
postmaster at the point of mailing
and all prohibited matter is remov-
ed from the package, under the new
order.
Answering the in JURY as to pos
tage charges, put by many who
write TO the boys "over there"
post office authorities say that let
tiers addressed 10 American soldiers
with the expeditionary force in
France are mailable at three cents
per ounce, the same as letters
within the United States. Letters to
soldiers Of the British, French or
Canadian forces must bear five
cents postage. even though Amer
leans are serving in those units
American soldiers in France may
mail letters TO America without
postage. whether they are with the
American force or with other arm
les, according 70 the ruling.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-09
KlWANIS MEMBERS TO
LUNCH IN MISHAWAKA

As a means OF boosting the XII
wants club which is being organized
at Mishawaka members of the
south Bend club will hold their reg
ular weekly luncheon at the NIisha-
waka hotel Thursday noon The %
mem bers of the AIishawaka <iwanis
club IN addition 20 others who have
been invited to join will meet with
the South Bend club The South
Bend members are asked TO meet
at the Farmers Trust building at
1913 a. m. promptly. They viii 90
10 Mishawaka in automobiles, the
luncheon there starting at 1915
and lasting one hour.
Between IS and 50 business men
of South Bend and Mishawaka are
expected to be present at the meet
ing which viii mark the initial
gathering Of the Mishawaka MEM
bers. A charter membership of so
or so members is being organized
i'm Mishawaka which viii be the
111th branch of Kiwanis i'm the
United States
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-09
CHILDREN MUST
ATTEND SCHOOL
Truant Officer Takes Drastic
Steps Against Offending
Parents of Children.

Parents OF South Bend children
between the ages Of seven and u
years who allow their onsprings 90
remain away from school are 90 he
taken into court by Truant officer
Ireland. The truant officer is be-
coming weary OF pleading with
parents. and hereafter they are 70
be taken before city Judge Gilmer
when they allow their children 20
remain at home
Two cases where parents failed 20
obey the law regarding children Of
school age were brought before
City Judge Gilmer Wednesday morn
ing. Carl Budny. 222 S. Berlin ST..
was charged with keeping his a.
year-old daughter home from
school Stanley Aadjajensh. 1905
sibley ST.. was also summoned be-
fore the city Judge on the change OF
keeping his boy. II years old. from
school Judge Cilmer gave the two
parents a suspended sentence upon
their promises to send their children
to school and TO report to the city
court every 80 days.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-09
SHARP ADVANCES
IN MANY ISSUES
Steel, Motor and Tobacco
Stocks All Record Increases
in First Trading.
International -. -


NEW YORK. Jan 9-Some
sharp advances We're made in the
leading issues at the opening of the
stock market today.
L. $. Steel advanced I IS 10 %
2-S and Bethlehem Steel b rose
1 - 10 so.
General Motors advanced g points
10 119 and American Tobacco rose
POINTS 10 15S Mexican Petroleum
was > "a higher at 50 II and
Texas Company rose IL 10 1+3-
Studebaker rose point To GO.
Marine Preferred rose 1 IS 10
SIS is. American Smelling adyanc-
ed over one point 10 -
Union Pacific advanced I IS TO
rs and Canadian Pacific, one point
to i39. Reading rose 10 %.
There was no change in trading
conditions following the early ad-
vances. the market holding strong,
with a broadening demand. Ameri-
can Tobacco moved up rs TO 165.
Mexican Petroleum rose above 81.
an upturn of IL points and Cen
eral Motors after advancing three
points to 119 reacted to rs.
The Marine issues were in good
demand
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-09
PLAN THROUGH
MOTOR EXPRESS
South Bend to be on Proposed
Auto transportation
Route.

Proposed establishment of a mo-
tor express and freight transporta-
ton service by the Glen Motor and
Tractor Transportation Co. of Chi
cago is expected to relieve the
freight and express traffic cOnges-
ton in many cities of the middle
west, including the city Of South
Bend.
Sec'y Emmons Of the Chamber of
Commerce Wednesday received a
letter from the company outlining
its plans in regard to the establish
ment Of the proposed routes. South
Bend and Elkhart are included in
the cities to be on the transporta-
ton line of the company.
Five-ton motor trucks are TO be
used. and the plan is for the deliv-
cries of freight and express to be
made at the doors of the consignees.
They will also collect freight and
express in the same manner.
A main line, with a depot located
probably at the edge of the city linn
its. will be esta bHshed. In addition
10 the main lliltt lllNlN VIII NC a AAAAN
Of what are called switch motors
that will deliver and collect con-
signment taking them to the main
line station.
In making the deliveries and col
lections. the switch trucks will he
left until they are either loaded or
unloaded In the event of loading.
the trucks Will then be taken to the
main line where they will be at
tached 10 a long train of these mo-
tor trucks ready for the journey.
A through line Of both express
and freight transportation is to be
esta blished between Chicago and
South Bend, and extending on TO
Elkhart. 1t is believed that the
proposed line will do much toward
relieving freight and express con-
gestion. while it will at the same
time leave the railroads freer TO
handle government transportation,
and war necessities.
In operating the proposed lines,
motor trucks suitable TO travel on
practically any kind of roads, and
ones that will not damage street
pavements are TO be used. 1t is
planned to have the lines in opera
ton within the course of a few
weeks
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-09
INSTALL OFFICERS.

The Schuyler Rebekah lodge in
stalled the officers for the new year
and initiated two new candidates at
their lodge rooms on Tuesday night.
Mrs. Harriet Spekanheir, president
Of the Rebekah assembly, was here
from Richmond, Ind, for the install
lation services at which time the
following were given their offices:
Mrs. Nan Kercheval. noble grand;
Mrs. Laura Fash, vice grand; Mrs
Bethany Geyer, recording secretary;
Mrs. Matte Geyer, financial secre-
tary; Mrs. Loretta Punches, treas
u~er. Mrs. Hattie Haslanger was
the installing officer
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-09
WATCH co. statesmen
REVIEW BIGGEST YEAR
IN CONCERNS HISTORY

With sales representatives in at
tendance from every part Of the
United States. the annual sales con-
vention of South Bend Watch Co.
began Wednesday morning.
The convention is to continue
for three days winding up with a
big banquet at the Oliver hotel Fri
day evening. while the regular daily
sessions will confne themselves to
sales discussions. addresses by de
partment heads and sales-school
features of various kinds.
Wednesday morning the conven-
ton was opened i'm the offices of the
company by F. H. Wellington, gem
eral manager, who complimented
the statesmen on their sales record
for the past season which was the
most successful ever known 10 the
local company.
During 1917 the demand for
south Bend watches increased so
rapidly that it was possible TO en-
large manufacturing facilities fast
enough to keep pace and the COM
panys entire output was greatly
oversold.
Following Mr.. Wellington's ad-
dress. Lew Fleming. sales manager,
occupied the balance Of the morning
with a detailed outline of sales plans
for 1918 and let it he known that
the company is planning on further
enlargement Of production looking
forward 10 another record breaking
year
At noon a buffet luncheon was
served in the Offices and the after
noon was given over 10 a general
discussion of sales questions with
talks by w. y. Armstrong. manager
Of the case department, and c. J..
Tompkins. assistant sales manager.
TOmorrUw's session viii intro
duce a new feature when each sales
man viii be given the floor 20 tell
o. actual experiences on the road
and detail methods which have
been resultfUl in his territory.
The following statesmen were In
ATTENDANCE AT the convention:
L. c. Dye. c.. P. Eisenmann, d.
sherman Ellison. F. b Gilrain.
Theodore Goldbloom. IT. ". Jones.
" r. Hough. F. J. KuEier. p. A.
Lcwald. George NIeyerson. ". ".
Nils O. st. Morgan George 2.
Nenl r. K Righv. r. C.. Smith, II
r. Wade and J. r Ruth.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-09
THE WHIMSICAL DOC"

International News Service:
CHICAGO, Jan. 9.-Dr. John Z.
Walter, according to the complaint
Of his wife on file in the domestic
relations court today, divorced her
TO marry Miss Maude Mae Whit
comb, a pretty nurse. Later he had
the marriage 10 Miss Whitcomb an
nulled and remarked his first wife.
Now Mrs. Walter asserts. the doc
tor is seeking to divorce her a sec
ond time so that he may again
marry Miss Whitcomb. Mrs. Walter
asks the court TO compel her hus-
band 10 support her and their chill
6ren.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-09
Program Out for
c. VI. 4. Concert

The program OF the fourth in the
series of nine concerts 20 be given
by the Civic Music association has
been announced. The concert Will
begin at SIS o'clock Thursday
evening. Jan. 10, in the recital hall
OF the South Bend Conservatory OF
Music.
Numbers to be given are:
% Carnival Scenes $500. Schutt
(a) Prelude.
tb) Serenade.
Co Tristesse de Colon bine.
Miss Maude Weber
% La Cieca Ga Gioconda) 49,.
................. Ionchielli
Miss Zola Montgomery.
Cd Serenade ............. TIttl
Flute and Horn.
Fred Elbel and William Baird.
(D ca May the Maidens .....
Observation-Disclosures. Carpenter
% Norwegian Love Song
............ .... Saar
(c) Where Blossoms Grow
Observation-Disclosures. San Souci
Miss Zola Montgomery.
80 Ca Ave Marie ..
.Jaques d'Arcadelt Par Karl
Klein.
OBJ improvisation Carl Bohm
Gladys Maurer.
Co In Autumn ... Moszkowski
Miss MaUde Weber.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-09
ROTARY CLUB HEARS
TALKS ON ARMY LIFE

Rotarian F. B. Barnes. former
recreation director of South Bend
and since last May in charge of the
army recreation work at Camp
Funston. Kans., was the guest Of
honor and chief speaker at We'd
nesday's weekly luncheon of the
Rotary club at the Oliver hotel.
Other guests of the local club
Wednesday were Mayor Carson and
Col. George w. Freyermuth. The
latter is here from Camp Shelby
for a few days on business. Col.
Frey ermuth spoke most interesting
~ of the work of training the men
at Camp Shelby, explaining in de
tail the daily routine of drills and
study. He described the manner Of
training a field piece TO fire on the
enemy and the use and construction
of the -as masks that the troops are
equipped with. To show the super
iOrity of the gas masks used by the
American troops over those in use
in the German army, Col. Freyer-
ruth stated that the American
mask will protest the wearer from
gas fumes for Is hours, as COM
pared to the German mask, the
Hearer Of which can not Withstand
an attack of gas longer than a half
hour. The Germans accidentally
discovered and adopted the use of
gas as a weapon in fighting, and
we are going TO whip them at their
own game" stated the colonel, who
was loudly applauded.
Mayor Carson will be the guest
Cf honor of the club at next weeks
luncheon and Will address the mem
ber> on questions pertaining to his
rev administration.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-09
UNCLE SAM CALLS
FOR INSPECTORS
Men Physically Disqualified
For Army and Technically
Fit Signal Corps.

An opportunity for men physically
disqualified for regular army service.
] in a call received in South Bend
today from the Chicago inspection
section of the equipment division.
I United States signal corps, TO list all
technically qualified men. capable
and willing 10 act as expert in
spectors of the signal corps equip
ment
! Charles B. Calvert. Of the Indiana
and Michigan Electric Co. local
branch chairman Of the Military
Training Camps association. has re-
ceived a notification from the war
department, together with applica-
ton blanks and all Information CON
cering this opportunity for service.
This section of the war depart
ment is really a vast engineering
body organized to conduct inspec-
tons Of signal corps equipment
during manufacture SO as TO main
tain the high standard demanded
for our troops. The importance of
this expert work cannot be over
estimated
As an illustration Of the variety
Of inspections that are required, the
following table of materials for one
airplane. exclusive of the engine. is
d GOOD w, m nj "a.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-09
REAL ESTATE TRANSFER
From Records OF Indiana TITLE
and Loan Co.

Ida V. Johnson and husband to
Mary Harrington, 20 acres in Madi-
son township. 81.
Mary Harrington TO irwin c.
Johnson and wife. same, 81
AntOni Luzny and wife to Apol-
onia Deka. part of lot 1 Deardoff's
subdivision, S2.7OO.
Frank p Ratajczak and wife to
Frank Ratajczak. lot 127 Clement
Studebaker's 2nd plat of Summit
Place. 81.
Apolonia Deka to Antoni Luzny
and wife. lot p L. f. Bakers sub
division, $500.
David Hurwich and wife to Mel
son Galbraith and wife, the undi-
vided 1a, and Lawrence Galbraith
the undivided z Of lot 67 Milburn
Place addition S4OO.