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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-10

KEW YORK. June 10.-The new
M WTlys-Durant merger Of four
= y automobile companies, with 4
substantial interest in a fifth, Will
start off on the basis Of 1928. 100000 Of
capitalization, it has been announced
This much has already been settled.
although no name has been found yet
for the second greatest Industrial com
bination which the United States has
produced. The matter OF a suitable
name was under discussion at a meet
ing today.
The company. which represents q
union OF the WHY'S Overland, Hudson,
Chalmers. Auto-Lite and United Motors
corporation. the latter a combination OF
five accessory companies, which viii
supply parts for the cars made by
companies in the merger. will make
its debut with S73.0OO,OOO Of Z percent
preferred stock and 100000 shares of
common without par value As il is
proposed 10 sell the common stock to
resented by this stock is S150,0OO,0O0
May Increase Capital.
The parent company will not be
ever. if the mana cement decides 10 eXe
pand, for the charter provides that the
number OF common shares may be in
creased 10 4.o00. 600. which at the issue
price would make the total caDitaliZa-
ton s313, 000.0
II was said today That no additional
companies are being considered at this
time as possible members of the new
Willys-Durant family. with the excep-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-10
NIULY5-DURANT MERGER To HAVE
CAPITALIZATION Of S223,O00,OOO
Will Control Overland Hudson and Chalmers Cars Auto
Lite and Other Accessory Concerns; John N. WHY'S
Gets S45OOOOOO for Control of Overland;
Invests It in New Merger.

tion Of the Fisk Rubber company,
which may be taken in If terms can be
agreed upon with holders of the large
blocks l. G. Kaufman, who has been
handling the financial end Of the
merger, said that if the Fisk is pur-
chased. il viii not be necessary to call
upon any Of the additional authorized
stock. a S there viii be sufficient cash
in the treasury to supplement the stock
issued in payment.
WHY'S in Control.
John y WHY'S. who is understood 70
have received $50, 000. 900 for his con-
trolling interest in the .Willys-Overland
company. viii be paid in preferred
CeiVes S45, 900. 600 in cash. He and his
associates in Toledo have agreed TO
take one-fOurth interest in the
100000 shares OF common stock 10 be
offered for sale. All OF the S93.000,0O0
Of : percent preferred stock will go TO
the vendors Of the companies entering
the combination
William Solomon & Co. will head
the underwriting syndicate to handle
the common stock Associated with
them in the management viii be Domi-
nick & DOminick. who underworld the
recent Durant flOtation of United Mo-
tors; J. :. Beach & Co, who under
wrote the Durant Perlman Rim corpor-
The powder milliOnaires Of Whining
ton will take very large interest in
the company. The DupOnts have been
associated with ". c. Durant in his
General Motors. Chevrolet, United Mo-
tors and Perlman campaigns, and have
made enormous profits through the rise
in those issues
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-10
Sales and Deliveries
Reports Automobile

n GLOWING the poorest weeks
business this year. the past week
= showed a pleasing increase OF
business for the local car dealers Sales
I picked up wonderfully well during the
past few days, and several Of the deal
ers are now bowling for more cars.
The Oakland Auto Sales company re-
ports a scarcity Of skies" but a car
load is en- route and the railroad com
panies have promised quick action. The
Elliott-Garrett company is again
/ short" on Studebakers. while the Bu-
quOr Motor company. for the first time
this year, has not even a Maxwell dem
onstrator- The Lone Star Motor COM
pany reports Dodges and Chambers be-
ing snapped up as quickly IS unlOaded
and the FL PasO Overland Auto COM
pany has disposed Of its entire stock
Of cars. but more are en- route.
Dodge deliveries this week by the
Lone Star Motor company were Good
year Tire and Rubber company. road
ster; J. Harvey Mckee, touring: Wal
ter l. McWillialns. touring; William
Everett. Tyrone, \. NJ, touring; c. G.
Hysaw, Maria. touring The ". N
Perry company, Dodge agents at Maria.
report delivery Of roadster 10 the Z.
s army at Maria.
Two Chalmers Deliveries.
Two Chalmers $50" tourings were
delivered by the Lone Star Motor com
pany this week, the purchasers being
n p Hadfield, Of this city, and DionxiO
Duran, Of Duran, y. N
Maxwell retail sales this week by
the BuQuOr Motor company were r. 7.
Refs. touring. F. 2. Buschman. Lords
burg, special Maxwell speedster. to be
finished in battleship gray and the
body constructed on special design pre-
pared by Ad Buquor. Deliveries to
Maxwell subdealers were as follows.
George Trimble, LOrdsburg. touring;
2 V ROmney. Hachita, y II. touring;
Stockland Bros. Silver City. touring:
Wells-Peugh Realty company. Deming,
touring; J. L Greenwood. Columbus,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-10

ready to back the Form-A-Truck TO
stand any road conditiOns-yes. even
trail condftions-in the entire south
west That Anthony road is nothing
but a trail now.
That Mr.. Stevenson IS wen pleaseQ
with the truck is evidenced by the Iact
that his brother has placed an order
for q truck and several Of his neigh
bors are figuring op purchasing
Pioneer Attachment.
"The smith Form-A-Truck is the pio-
neer truck attachment for Fords- It
has been built for three years and the
company has already booked SlZ,0OO.OOO
OF orders for this year We viii always
have a big stock Of trucks here and
will be prepared 10 fill orders on short
notice We viii supply the entire
southwestern territory from FL PasO
and are now booking agencies in every
important town in the district Several
live auto dealers. hearing that we were
preparing to open here. didn't wait for
our announcement but have come to
Fl Paso and closed their contracts"
Mr.. Gillespie stated that he had al
ways looked upon truck attachments as
uncertain and when he was approached
by Mr. Johnson he insisted on being
shown" That the tests demonstrated
the value Of the attachment 70 the ex-
perieuced truck man is evident from
the fact that Mr.. Gillespie promptly
attached his name 10 a contract Mr.
Gillespie can claim the honor of selling
more trucks than any other truck
salesman in the city and he is well
known TO all truck users in the south
west.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-10

mileage while, If a break occurs IN a
chain drive. il is usually of a link in
me chain and this can be repaired by
the driver without much loss-of time,
whereas a break in an enclosed trans
mission means that the truck must go
to y renair shop and everybody knows
that IL takes at least a day to get re-
pairs and longer if parts have to be
sent for. We will carry large stock
OF all Form A-Truck parts. but / don
look for much call for them
Tested at Factory.
when was investigating this
truck. I went 10 the factory at Chi
cagO and insisted on giving the truck
a test such as would meet the require
Uents Of the southwest 1 know that
almost any truck Will give good service
on paved streets, but it takes mighty
good trucks to stand the tough road
conditions of this territory We gave
the truck every test We could think OF
and il stood up wonderfully we'll
Then We placed a couple OF trucks
in actual service in the southwest 8.
II Stevenson. OF La Mesa. uses one to
haul milk between La Mesa and FL
Paso. He makes a round trip every day
and his total daily mileage is around
so. He brings in milk and takes back
feed and passengers. so he has a full
load both ways ] was Up over this
road a couple Of DAYS ago and 7 never
found worse road conditions. That road
is a disgrace 10 such a city as FL PasO-
However, Mr.. Stevenson Is getting Won
derful results with his Form-A Truck
and on the showing over the road be-
tween Fl PasO and Anthony, I am
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-10

TEW YORK. June 10-The new
M Willys-Durant merger Of four I
4 automobile companies. with q (
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-10
BIG TRAVELLING STORES.

Niahomct's mountain has nothing on the
pouu who IS making history IN the great
European war. for Frances fighting citl-
gems have literally caused the department
stores 10 come 70 them right at the front
Scores Of motor trucks fitted out as general
stores are now supplying the French troops
with such necesslries as candles. soap. shoe
laces. towels. paper. ink. shirts. socks. brush
IS ard other articles which are too costly or
sometimes unobtainahle in the small village
500 nark nr ne r-Elr-nE --nes-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-10
ACCESSORY FIRMS
FORM 4 COMBINE

New York, June 10.-Stiu an
other new motor merger came 10
light with the announcement Of the
formation of the Motor Products
corporation This - a consolidation
Of the Rands Manufacturing com
pany, Diamond Manufacturing com
pany. Superior Manufacturing com
pauy, Vanguard Manufacturing
company and the Universal Manu-
featuring company. All OF these
are in Detroit except the Superior.
whose plant is in Ann Arbor. The
companies make windshielCs. tops.
cowls. hub caps and other motor
parts.
The Products corporation starts
off with authorized capitalization OF
100000 shares without par value, Of
which 10000 have been underwent
ten to he offered TO the public at a
J. : Bache * company are syndicate
managers OF the 10000 shares Of
fered. 20. 600 viii be taken by hold
ers OF stock in the subsidiary COM
panies. leaving $4,000 10 be sold.
The companies making up the new
combination are all said to have sold
their output for a year ahead
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-10

touring; W II. Shrock. Sierra Blanca,
touring.
Several Overland Sales
The FL Paso Overland Auto com
pany reports delivery Of the following
Overlands: Bailey Auta Sales COM
pauy. Roswell. model IS touring; c. Z.
Wolf model IS six cylinder touring,
Mrs II. G. Robertson, model IS touring:
Highway garage. Magdalena. y NJ.
model IS touring; ". l. Gray. model Sc
six cylinder cloverleaf roadster
The Western Auto company deliv-
cred a Saxon six" touring to 4. u.
fitzpatrick, Of Candeleria. on Wednes-
day.
The Pioneer Motor company delivered
three Briscoe model 80 tourings TO the
Douglas Hardware company. Douglas.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-10

A noteworthy contribution 20 trade htera-
ture is the new booklet on Goodyear motor
truck tires now being issued to the trade
II IS primarily a booklet for truck owners.
discussing the factors which are important
in motor truck tires. and embodied in Good
years product. and dwells on the types u
truck tires which exemplify the climax OF
its Iabors-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-10

Mexican collections. see Lee Newman
ADV
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-20

tlonal purposes, payments to be made
as needed and approved; and in stx
cases awards aggregating $4,000 were
made for other worthy purposes. Pay.
ments in these cases viii not be made
until the benetciaries' plans for the
use of the awards have been approved
by the commission.
The four silver medals were award.
ed as follows:
Harold ". Snow, of 1929 Crandon
avenue, Chicago, a private secretary,
for attempting to save Mollie Mere
dith, an aged colored woman, from
being killed by train at Jackson,
Miss, April 2s, 1912. Snow sprang in
front OF locomotive to save the wo-
man, but both were struck. She died
several months later from her injuries
and Snow was so injured that the am
putation of his leg was necessary.
F. Lawrence Byrne, deceased, who
was a IT year-old schoolboy, died at.
tempting to save William S. Ward, q
PLAYMATE, from drowning In a pond at
philadelphia May 81, 1915. This med.
al is to be sent to his father at 111S
South 56th street, Philadelphia.
Malvin Hagen, deceased, who was
an IS year.old farm hand, died at.
tempting to save Alma E. Summerheld
from being run over by train at Can.
By, Ore. Jan. z, 1914. He attempted
to rescue Miss Summerheld from .
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trestIe, but before he could reach her
a locomotive struck them both. They
were hurled from the trestle and kill
ed. The medal Is sent to Hagen's IA
Their, Candy, Ore.
William D. Bard, deceased, wire
chief at Little Rock. Ark, died at
tempting to save 16 year-old Elsie
Bussick from drowning at Benton.
Ark, July II, 1915. The girl became
distressed In deep water In the Saline
river and although Bard could not
swim well he started TO her rescue
notwithstanding that his II year-old
son chung to him and begged him not
to risk his own life. He persisted IN
the attempt, however, but when he
was within forty feet OF the girl he
sank and was drowned, as was Miss
Bussick also. The medal win be sent
to the widow at 1121 Scott street, Lit
tie Rock, together with $35 month
pension, with SIS a month additional for
each Of three children until they reach
the age Of 1s.
The award of bronze medals was as
follows:
J. Lamar Mccain, Tuscaloosa, Ala,
a student. for saving Mary T. Hunter,
and attempting to save Rex E. Parttn,
q merchant, from drowning at Tus.
caloosa, January 8, 1915, in canoeing
accident on Warrior river.
Fred. G. Buskuhl, Friend, Ore. a
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[.HEAL It'll HINTS
slcK.RooM pEcALoeuE.

The following commandments for
the rnanagement OF the sick-room
should be read. marked. learned and
inwardly digested by persons caring
for tnYalids:
i. Thou shalt remove surplus rugs,
furniture and mako roc=a for thy
3 Thou shalt maintain perfect ven
tilation without draft.
8. Thou shalt keep the patient
/. Thou shall fo-sse the needs Of
thy patient. Don't let them ask for
everything.
S. Thou shalt promptly remove and
burn all sputum, and thoroughly aus
infect all culinary utensils and YES
sells used by the patient.
S. Thou shalt restrict visiting ana
loud talking, and above all whisper
ing IN the sick chamber.
Z. Thou shalt not ask the SICK
what they want to eat; rather say:
."I have prepared something dainty
and want you to cat II"
s. Thou shalt not annoy the SICK
by telling thy troubles. sad expert
encss and all thou Slnowest.
9. Thou shalt let in the sunshine
and Try TO be sunbeam thysef.
10. Thou shalt remember that the
tenth commandment is TO mind :hine
own business. follow directions faith.
fully. cheerfully and promptly. and
the sick will arise and call the
blessed.
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farmer, for attempting to save Ioseph
9Ide Parke from suho cationg IN o vel
atzFriend, August 3, 1914 y
Il Austin Hail. Iva. 81. c. Q farmer;
for saving EdWartdsH Harris from suffo.
cation3fn aiWeIl at Iva. August 81 1910.
John p. Bum, 123 Cooper street. At
lanta, Ga, an engraXer, for attempt
ing to save Isaac Janko. aged g. from
drowning ina sewer At Atlanta May
Is, 1913.
william s. Turner. Seaside Park. n.
J., salesman: for saving George s:
Lewis from drowning at Avalon, n. J.,
August Is, 1914. i
Arthur n Pfngree, deceased, cler-
gyman, who died attempting to save
two girls from drowning at Anisquam,
Mass, July 10, 1915. The medal to the
widow. 80 Walpole street Norwood,
Mass
Thomas McCrady, deceased, q labor.
er. died assisting in an attempt TO save
Robert n. Oliver. a mill .superintend:
ent, and Edward ]. TettZel, a clerk,
from drowning in the Monongahsla
river at Pittsburgh, January -, 1915:
Medal to mother. Fredonia, Kansas.
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The gown at the right Is light tan
gabardine with bratding of dull
brown. The braided collar has sol.
dterly severity, and the pouch pock-
cts outlined in braid at either side
suggest marching mans knapssck.
The coat is three quarter length.
j.. The costume in the center is built
on entirely different lines, which
proves we will. have marked variety
in our spring apparel Gabardine In
midnight blue is used in this close
fitting, wide skirted coat with its
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seventeen MORE
CARNEGIE HEROES
Nine of Those Whose Ac-
lions Are Recognized
Lost Their Lives.
,Rr Associated press. ]

IBy Assoclated Press)
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 20.-At the 18th
annual meeting of the Carnegie Hero
Fund commission here today, II acts
of heroism were recognized. In four
cases silver medals were awarded; in
IS cases bronze medals. Nine OF the
heroes lost their lives, and TO the de-
3pendents Of four of these, pensions ag-
gregating $3.50 year were granted;
to the dependents Of four of the others
who lost their lives, sums totRling So
900 to be applied, subject to the d.
arection of the commission, in various
ways, were granted. In addition to the
money grants, in one case the sum
OF $4,000 was appropriated for educa-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-20
Another Little Change
ii Local Weather
Present OFFERING IS eoop1soR
GRIP ARD TIE RUBBER
GOODS MERCHANTS.
z. as the Community was becom.

accustomed to the cold weather.
overnight it turned to chill sloppy
day. with cold. drlzzly rain providing
the grip germs with an ideal working
day.
According to the best advance In
formation obteinahle from the patent
medicine almanac, which has been
right so far in its predictions for thu
month, another cold we've is due about
the 22d Of this month, and VIII last
until the 26th.
This will give the skaters ample
time to be prepared. In the meantime
the veuSers of goloshes and raincoats
will have an opportunity to gather
funds against the coming Of rent day.
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vide circular skirt. The black braid
outlines a vest and also trims the
cuffs.
In the new pinseal fabric, lighter IN
weight than serge, the third tailored
suit is developed. The colors arc
brown and white check with coin
spot of yeilowish brown to give It
Tividness. Brown suede soft as sat
in, inset in the coat skirt, in the col
lar points and on the cutf makes an
original trimming for this creation"
in brown.
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Teritabie EXCL tower CTS collar. Be
cause the Jacket IS short the skirt IS,
irsfher narrow and i lavish use Of
buttons on the skirt and sleeyes in.
trodnee the now popular Spanish
note
/ have pictured here bolero suit
designed by Nine: Reichert which Is
1 good example of what We may ex-
pect 10 see three months hence when
linen gowns are seasonanle- TINS
gown Is linen with Q soataeh braid
trimming.
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PROTECTING the Retailers Profits

hardware store shows what q Bufsoula
can do for eay retailer.
In the Burroughs Ene are 50 n1oielg
with 5S7 different eonbinaEions Of
features. Telk with the BurrouEhs
representative In your city @ loeasy
and LET him show you howsyous en- cut
out the drudgery d: han ding fgue
Your benker or your teiephonei took
win 1--WE you the address Of snearet
Burroughs ONES NaFifte 5Barrous
Detroit Michigan.
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While we are still smuggling in our
winter furs the makers of modes. the
minds that decide what we'll wear and
how we'll wear It are worry ing ore-
the frills and hounces we'll haunt
when our flrs are In moth balls.
And one Of the things they have
evolved Is the new bolero jacket,
which isn't so very much unlike the
old bolero jacket 1t is made with a
three.duarter length bell sleeve and q
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-20
az BETTY BROWN.

Military modes have been routed
from the fashion field. but they've
left In their wake such reminders OF
the military craze as straps and
braids and buttons.
IL you doubt the popularity Of
straps and braids and buttons glimpse
this trio OF advance models which l
am showing through the courtesy Of
Nine Bailey whose. fashion designs
have the official stamp Of the Fash
ton Art League of America.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-20

our charge slips with the Burroughs. It
takes only few minutes to run through
charges on 500 accounts; and she kHos7s
'tAe totals Grs rigas, for the Burroughs can't
add wrongly.
Then she sorts the slips and copies
them on the customers statements
which we keep IN duplicatein loose-leaf
binder, fling the carboas and sending out
originals monthly.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-20

Whatever your business, your.
profits are dependent On keeping
accounts accurately.
ABurrougtis viii do that for you
IN q fraction Of tie time, at q frae6ion
Of the cost required TO do ttne work
mentally.
You OF sycr boohkeeper viii have
time for o4hR3 vorikr-a and yoa III have
the fgure factscn which to build q biEgerl
business. Ills stoeyl about the Buffalo
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mite our business preparedness that Is
based on accuracy, pFomptness and knowl-
edge. 1t brought US success IN 1915 and
win enable us to take the fullest advantage
Of increased opportunities in 1916.
An Employee that Makes No Mistakes
.TN1914 Ne put into our office an employee
i that coRldn't wake Rsistakes, Burroughs
figuring machine
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The Machine Helps m oshaWays
TT just seems to fit eyerys hsge INTO our
l'1now your bushes" policy.
We check all our incoming invoice
chain discounts, additions and ext nsions
We use it at inventory time toSextend 81
prices and foot amounts.
What II AN Means
WE don't make mistakes IN bLls, Ne
Wget out statements on the fit No
know what it costs to sell our mesehans
disc, We know our prices ere liglt, 70
know how rent, heat, light selilns etc-s
stand in relation TO sales.
And the only emplo yees 81 otice ~
Burroughs and q nineteen yearSold glEk
Yes, the Burroughs has done!moEe thel
any other one thing to put real pep axe's
ness into our business.
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TT sometimes takes sort Of shock 70
il.wake man up to things he needs IN
his business.
IN never forget one evening when ! was
down 1t the Office looking over the footlngs
Of3oO bills before they were mailed out to
customers.
Ifound an overcharge Of $1,000 on ono
account and by perverse luck, it was the
same customer to whom the same thing
had happened the previous month.
! -Tha+ set me thinking and I wondered:
lHewmany errors Ike thatwere slipping byf
s,,nA. rn::atnInaer u,nrn. nnnkfx
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When they were against
che customer it caused dis
satisfaction. When they
were against us It played
havoc with our profits.
Something had to be done
10 prevent errors m our
bookkeeping.
What we actually did had
10 bigger result than we ex-
necfed. Ifnntnranaredness
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She marks each active Eaccount With &
marker, then goes back and adds up ths
davis postings on the Burroughs 20 ehec&
against the total OF the slips.
This method gives absolute proof ever
day that all items are charged and ekdEges
correctly.
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NoLeaIo Our
Charge Sal@

EVERY day ct close Of
Gbuanass Miss Wilson
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-11-30
Notice of Election

Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to All act passed by the General As.
sembly of Colorado. relative to the
election of Directors of Irrigation Dis.
tricts, there will be All election in the
Jniesburg Irrigation District held fol
the purpose of electing one director for
the term OF three years within and for
Division No2. Said election to be held
Tuesday, December 5, 1916.
The following polling places and
Judges of Election are hereby estab.
lished.
Division No. !
Judges-Ben Franklin, Harry Spill.
man, Hans Heldt.
Place-Ben Franklin residence.
Division No 2
Jndees-C. w. Rook, NJ. Laughlin,
' d. Reese.
Piace-Wsrren & Carroll's store.
Division No. 3.
Judges-J. N. Buchanan, Bert Davis,
H. J. Snyder.
Place-Otice of ]. N. Buchanan.
B. D. PARKER, Jr.
President
Attest: R. J. DOBELL,
Secretary
First Publication, November 9, 1916.
Last Publication, November 80. 1916.