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Arizona republican., 1917-01-01
MOTOR SUPPLY CO. CUTS MELON AMONG
 PHOENIX EMPLOYES

A substantial bonus, accuing from the aapplication of the profit shar- ing plan, haa just been distributed among the twelve steady employees of the Motor Supply Company. as a Christmas and New Year reward for services well done during the past year. according to H. L. Stevenson, local manager of the firm. The bonus plan has been adopted by the com pany for mutual benefit and has proved to have many advantages. The melon just divided represented q bonus from the company's 1916 profits.
 The Motor Supply Company is a corporation. the oldest of it's type in this tsate, founded in 1909 by Robert A. Craig, and H. L. Stevenson. The object of formation of the company was to meet the demand of the then infant automobile indutsry. Since its establishment, the company has main tained it's quarters at 315-317 North Central avenue.
 Bushes of the company has con- stanth' increased since the inception of the establishment, until recently lack of room for housing the com pany's mary branches and large stock forced the enlargement of the pres ent quarters to make room for the fast growing wholesale department. This enlargement has just been com : plete6 and occupied and has added greatly to the efficiency of the plant.
 To maintain the wholesale depart ment, the company now keeps one man on the road constantly, travel ing throughout this state. This man enables the company to meet demands for their several specialties throughout their territory.
 The company at the present time is operating Bosch magneto service,
Arizona republican., 1917-01-01
.-(Happy New Year)- WARRANTS FOR ROAD
 IMPROVEMENTS

In some states money for road i'm
 provements is raised by issuing war rants running from to 40 years. They frequently carry per cent interest and consequently if they run for a Ions time they prove costly. Their expense is enhanced by the fact that they are usually sold at a discount. which oc
 casionally is as much as 40 cents on the dollar although usually it is only lC cents. An instance will show what ar expensive method Of raising money such warrants prove. If a gravel road cost
 ing s4.000 is built by issuing 5 per cent, forty-year annuity bonds sold al par the annual payment for interest and retiring the bonds is about$23311 If per cent warrants are issued the annual payment for interest and retir
 ing the warrants will be $265.S5 if the warrants are sold at par and $295.38 if sold at the usual discount. In other words, financing such an improvement by warrants rather than bonds in creases the cost of the work 25 to 30 per cent In many counties where warrants are used, there is strong op- position to employing an engineer to plan and superintend the work proper ly, although the charge for his ser vice is usually only about per cent of the total cost of such improvements or about one fifth of the sum lost by the warrant method of financing the opera tions. This indicates how poor finance
Arizona republican., 1917-01-01
3I6-3O East Adams Street

Overland agency. following the close of the recent convention of Overland dealers at the companys factory in Toledo, Ohio:
 H. w. Edaburn, proprietor of the Overland Garage, arrived home yes- terday from Toledo, Ohio. where he attended the convention of Overland dealers the past week. He reports 8 great time had and fine business conditions shown in reports from over the country.
 CTS Convention total 6,700. Iowa distributors in attendance at the
 The cars contracted by the Iowa distributors who attended the first convention session. December and 5, took 2.95O cars. This makes a total of 9,650 Overlands and Willy's Knights contracted for Iowa for 1917.
 The Iowa contracts are particular ly interesting, inasmuch as the auto mobile industry has always looked upon the state of Iowa as the Baro- meter State
 Total registrations in the state of Iowa, up till December l. 1916. are 2O5.24 Of this number 20.907 arc Overlands and Willys-Knights. Taking the population of the state as the government estimate for 1915, 2,200,6S1, Iowa already has one auto mobile for every 10.S2 people living in the state.
 These Iowa figures furnish serious food for thought for those people who predict that the automobile market is becoming "saturated"-particularly in view of the fact that Iowa dis triputors who have attended the Over land Dealers Convention have only been given contracts for 90 per cent of the cars they asked for.
 Monday saw more Pullmans park cd in the Overland yards than any other day since the big convention opened. In all. 7S Pullmans were re- quired to bring the delegates attend ing the seventh convention session to Toledo. The total length of the Pull mans in the factory yards yesterday, placed end to end. would make a single train one mile and a half long
 -(Happy New Year)- Hire a little salesman at The Re- publican office. A Want Ad will see more customers than you can.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-01
AUTO SUPPLY CO. SHARING GENERAL
 PROSPERITY, SAID

The people of this part of the state have made money during the past year." said w. T. Smith, of the Auto Supply Company. yesterday. we have prospered with the rest or the public. The local residents have been more flourishing in the past twelve months than for several years previously. The trade conditions have been better. The business con- ditions have been on 8. more sound basis. Consequently, our business has improved and grown.
 As an example of what business has done" Smith continued. we can point to our own little establish ment here on Central avenue. We have the figures of the total busi- ness for this house for December one year ago. We also have the same figures for December 1916. The latter are just slightly larger by three times than the former.
 We have run our house as tho house of service. We will continue on the same basis we have pursued since entering business here less than one year ago. We are preparing to triple our service during the next year, and. judging from the past, 1917 will be an even greater year than the one which has just slipped by."
 -fkannv New Nearl-
Arizona republican., 1917-01-01
FORESIGHT OF THIS
 MANUFACTURER WAS CHEVROLET SALVATION

With the war in Europe making un- precedented demands on the steel mills of the United States. the automobile manufacturers have found the prices of raw material going up by leaps and bounds. The prevailing prosperity has also brought with it a considerable in crease in wages.
 These conditions have forced more than fifty automobile companies to raise the prices of their products, these increases running all the way from $40 to $200 per car.
 When the Chevrolet touring car, with full electrical equipment, was put on the market last fall, at a phenom- enally low price, it was freely pre- dicted that this price could not be maintained under the pressure Of changing conditions of the material market The prophets reckoned with out w. c. Durant the Napoleon or the automobile industry, who had con. tracted for millions of dollars worth Of materials, a couple of years ago, when prices were at their lowest. He had also perfected an organization and fac
Arizona republican., 1917-01-01
Distributors Of t(re$tone TIRES and RIMS

where specialists give expert atten- tion to magnetos and ignition sys- tems
 Monogram oils, for which the com panv s state agent. Weed skid chains Columbia dry cell batteries. Goodrich and Goodyear tires. Everready Pro- ducts and Prestolite storage batteries, for which the company are exclusive distributors, are among the several specialties which are featured by the establishment
 The store in Phoenix is managed by H. l.. Stevenson. A brother. N. $ Stevenson, is in charge of the Tucson office.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-01
IOWA PER CAPITA
 OWNERSHIP STRIPS
 ALL OTHER STATES

When it is considered that the automobile dealers of the United tates use the state of Iowa as their basis of calculating when they begin computing their allotment estimates near the end of each year, and when it is considered that the number of cars to the state varies from one car to each eleven people in Iowa to about one car to one hundred people in other states, some importance Is attached to automobile figures from Iowa. Consequently all owners of machines and dealers are always glad to have news for the automo- bile industry in this state.
 The following Is a report of sta~ tistics in Iowa, received by the local
Arizona republican., 1917-01-01
TAXES AMOUNT TO s,,75o,ooo

The license tax during the first year of operation under a horsepower and weight scale will net Michigan s1,75O.o00 according to present in dications. At the close of business Nov 1. the secretary of state had received $1,726,222.30.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-01

tory efficiency which, together with his enormous output of 100000 cars the past year. reduced the labor cost per car, to the minimum.
 So, 1t was announced officially last week by the Chevrolet motor company that there would be no advance in price after the first of January
 With seven large plants located throughout the United States and Can ada, and an abundant supply of raw materials on hand. the Chevrolet con- tinues to offer it's quality car at the original price, claimed by financiers to be the greatest example of low price due to factory efficiency. ever at tained.
 The Brown Dryer Motor company of 316 East Washington street, has been kept busy supplying the demand for this fine little car. The fifth carload during the past two months, was un- loaded just few days ago.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-01
-(Happy New Year)- THE GOLDEN RULE

and poor technical administration work together to waste road taxes.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-03

so deep that the helmet Of the tallest
man is at least two feet below the
surface line At the front OF the
trench are two steps II is on these
the men stand when fighting is In
progress. With one foot on the first
and the other on the second step, the
average man can just see over the
top Of the trench 10 take aim AT the
enemy. Except when the men are
preparing 20 30 over the top there
is little firing from the trenches by
infantrymem Men with periscopeS
constantly are on watch When one
of the enemy is seen exposing him
self above the trench the word is
who popes his head above the trench
and takes quick aim and fires.
The action must be quick. for there
is man with periscope over in
the enemy trench, ready 10 give the
word to another sharpshooter the in
slant the first sharpshooter' head
appears. II was the fearful losses
among their sharpshooters early in
the war that led the French and
British armies to adopt the steel he'll
met for their infanlrymen.
The popular conception that trenches
are built in straight lines is alto
gether wrong They zigzag al the
most outlandish angles. This method
of construction is used 70 prevent
enemy airmen getting accurate ideas
of the exact position The communi-
eating trenches that lead back from
the first line cannot be tfaversed with
out a guide, In a deserted trench one
might wander a fun day without find
ing his way out.
All trenches have low platforms
built in the bottom TO allow free flow
for the water that always gathers
there. Frequently these platforms are
too low to hold the men above the
water and they fight in it up TO their
knees or their waists.
To keep the trenches from caving
in under the impaeteot shells on either
side or because of the natural crumbl-
ing OF the arth, each side is lined with
a sort OF lathing OF fagots Until
very recently this supporting work
was done inside the trench itself
Now large frames are built and the
fagots woven in Then the frame Is
lowered like a theatrically fiat into the
trench and fastened to the side. Hun
dreds of soldiers were buried alive
in the trenches before this system of
supporting the sires Of the trenches
was evolved
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-03
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Piece Of Fir SIS Years Old.

The forestry Office at Portland, Ore,
received from one of the Washington
rangers Il specimen of Douglas fir
known to be 5l5 years old. The tree,
when 125 years old, fell to the ground.
where cedar tree took root in the
log and grew undisturbed for zoe
years. The cedar was recently cut in
to single bolts, and the specimen Of
fir was found in its root. Woodsmen
can tell accurately the age Of tree by
the number of rings shown in the
trunk stump when the tree Is felled.
The fir specimen IL sound, and Is
thought to be the oldest Of It's Kind IN
existence.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-03

1t Is Of Importance 10 inquire into
he attitude taken Jay the southern
Indians of Mexico toward the official
Spanish civilization, says the New Re
public. II il j. difficult for an out
slider only slightly acquainted with The
southern Indians tu understand the
reasons for their marked hatred Of
the Spaniards IL seems sell
evident of anyone WHO has spent any
time with them. To the southern In
lians the Spaniard and his successor
the Spanish-speaking Mexican. is the
cruel alien conqueror. They feed that
they are Indians and that Mexico is
an Indian country. For instance, one
of the common objections to Madero
encountered in DaXaca was that he
was not an Indian and that the presi-
dent of Mexico should be an Indian,
This attitude is significant. and 1t is
not strange to find even II northern
Indian like lluerta proudly eXelain-
ing "Yo SO Indiana" Carranza'S lack
Of popularity in the south Is not so
much due to the fact that southern
Mexico is the home of Diaz MS to the
fact that Caranza is not an Indian.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-03
UNCLE OF VIC SAFER
TARREO BY VlGILANTES

Lansing. Mich. Nov William
Safer, Uncle OF Wv SAFER, first base
man of the Chicago Cubs, one OF the
best known men of Lansing is di-
vesting himself OF coat Of tar and
feathers today. The coat was applied
by Il delegation OF citizens who con
siders Safer proGerman
Before the tarring and teathering
Safer was given mock trial before
a jury of twenty white ROBBED vigil.
antes. He is said TO have admitted
he was pro-German, that he subscrib-
ed to the liberty loan under pressure
and to have confessed an unparlon'
able act Of disrespect to the Ameri-
can flag
Safer refused to admit the authori-
ties to his home OK 70 give any infor-
nation thar might lead To he arrest
of his assailanis
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-03
ILLINOIS BRIEFS.

Springfield Older of this
city has been appointed chief highway
engineer Of The department of public
works and buildings by Governor
Frank o. Lowden lie will succeed
William " Mari, deceased.
d
Rockford BY a 5000 majority Rob
ert X Welsh, OF this city, defeated
Frank Hall. Socialist for eircui1 judge
of the seventh district, comprising
Winnebago, Boone. Lake and Me
Henry counties al a special election
held Tuesday. Welsh is an indie
pendent
Rock Island Unless saloons here
stop selling liquor to soldiers Uncle
Sam viii take hand and close them.
Municipal authorities have been in
formed to this effect by secret service
agents. who are investigating reports
thar enlisted men are coming from
saloons intoxicated,
Joliet Several cases of spinal men.
state penitentiary here. DR.. c, st.
Clair Drake. director of the state de-
partment OF health has ordered visit
ing prohibited for Two weeks.
Chicago Examinations for state
horseshoers will be held here Noyem-
Der II large OF candidates are re-
ported
Springfield William NJ. Martin, OF
Collinsville, has been commissioned a
deputy game warden. He was treas
urer Of the Madison county central
committee for many years.
Peoria-Peoria had an enforced
wheatless day last week when fire des
troyed $4,000 worth of bread at the
Schultz bakery Twenty thousand
soaves were burned
Chicago William Jennings Bryan
will help 10 make a dry Chicago
November 20 and 81. when he will de-
yiver two addresses in behalf of a
city prohibition campaign Plans for
.he dry Chicago" were launched at
4 meeting OF Chicago club women re-
Gently. The prohibition question will
be asked to be submitted to the vot
ers at an election in April
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-03
Hundreds OF PetiicOatS

To choose from. We have never at any time
had such an enormous stock Conforming to
popular demand practically every skirt has
the popular elastic top Every shade in the
rainbow in both cotton, tafeta, and Jersey
silk Every skirt is perfect in workmanship
and excellence Of material
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-03

Newly enlisted marines are learn.
Ing many arts aside from the actual
use OF rifle and bayonet and the on
peraton Of machine guns. one that 4
OF greatest importance. and in which
they are drilled continually. IN thar nj
trench building. 1t IN called trench
building advisedly, for in the new
trenches there is fully as much work
Al building as at digging.
viii and of the things the men
learn here be of use in peace time
alter the war is over?" Marine
Corps officer was asked
+ "A few will. but most won't ex.
cept as it builds their character
There Is not a little character build.
ing going on as the men are build.
ing their trenches"
The trenches themselves are mar.
wells of workmanship Even al This
late day, when It would be supposed
military men knew VI that is to be
pfovenenls in construction methods
constantly are being introduced.
10 one who has had not turn in
the trenches, their depth il the first
surprise, First line trenches are dug
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-03
Double Chin

II you have double chin and fab
biness Of the face, or II you are over
stout in other parts Of the body, yet
small box of oil Of korein al the
druggists; follow directions and re-
ceive information about beautifyng
figure and improving health, vivacity,
etc, through a simple system for re-
ducing weight ten to sixty pounds
Eat all you need, including sweets, II
desired. OIL Of korein Is pleasant to
take, helps the digestion and is per
fectly harmless Look and feel
younger.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-03
THE MAKING OF A
SOLDIER OF THE SEAS


the Lord only knows-and He isn't
telling. But we've got ii now and
ven make good use of IL when We get
over"
4 Marine Corps commander was
speaking Of the Lewis machine gun.
Before the outbreak of the great war
the gun was offered to the War De-
parment by its inventor, a retired
army officer. II was rejected. In
1914 the gun was taken up by the
English army. Hundreds OF thousands
of them were turned out. Today ex'
pert observers say the Lewis gun is
winning the war.
IN spite of it's success on the west
ern front the gun was rejected again
and again by the War Department on
new tests until the controversy over
IL assumed the proportions OF 4 scan
tial Competent officers of the ordn-
ance department of the army gave
weighty opinions explaining exactly
why the gun was not accepted. Secre-
tary Baker subscribed to those opin-
ions and thought ghe controversy was
ended
Then suddely the war cloud appear
ed Secretary of the Navy Daniels
placed an order for very large num-
Der of Lewis guns in spite of the
War Departments condemnation. To
day the Marine Corps is fully equip
ped with Lewis guns. The army is,
'"crying for them" And they are be-
ing turned out just as fast as the
them.
statistics shows that 80 per cent Of
the casualties in this war are caused
by machine guns" the commander of
IL Marine Corps machine gun com
pany said today "On these figures
it is safe to say that the side with
the most mcahine guns is the side
that will win the war At the be.
ginning the Allies were far behind.
Germany was well equipped and the
casualties resulting from the unpre-
paredness of England and France dur
ing the early months Of the war were
frighiul.
- ,1sl L.
ing machine guns just as fast as they
could be made ever since and the
United States is taking their good
example Than the Lewis guns no
better weapon has been found My
company Is entirely equipped with
them and we expect to do some con
siderable damage when we set about
is over there
The Lewis gun looks most unwieldy
It Is like rifle with a stove pipe
fitted over the barrel The regular
army rifle weighs nine pounds The
Lewis gun weighs twenty-seven
pounds. The simplicity OF the gun is
amazing
There Is one corporal In a machine
gun squad in training here who can
take his gun all apart and put it to-
gether blindfolded in four minutes.
The average for the entire company
is ten minutes. No elaborate tools
| are required to repair the gun. The
| only tool needed is cartridge. The
gun seldom jams and when II does
il is easily fixed.
IT doesn't take a matchmaker to
repair it, neither does il take a water
barrel to cool it, said machine gun
| officer The gun works for the most
part automatically. II is air cooled
| and the mechanism is worked by the
gas generated by the exploding cart.
/ ridge. Give all other machine guns
| To the Germans and leave the Lewis
gun for US I'm willing to match nv
company With Lewis guns against
any other with twice the number of
any other type and guarantee wen
come Out on top"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-03

Many people are rusty. Their harsh
ungalnly manners ear out whatever IL
good In their own character.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-03

II you have lost ANYTHING Won can
find 1t by advertising in the Free Trad.
er-Journal
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-02-24
WEDNESDAY

New York: Three American freighters
sailed from this port this morning. two
bound FOR England and one for Italy.
Berlin: The French guns are reported
today to be pounding the newly acquired
Teutonic positions south of Ripont in the
Champagne district.
New York: The retail cost of bread IN
this city is now seven cents pound
and the latest report from London shows
that bread is selling at three and quart
err cents pound.
New York: Ambassador Gerard is re-
ported to be slated as Tamany's candidate
Mitchell will probably be the fusion cam
didate.
London: There are at present on the
British pension list, as the result OF the
present war, so, 900 widows, 100000 or
plans, 10000 permanently disabled SOL
diers and $4,000 cases pending.
Berlin: 1t is reported here today that
a trainload of German refugees was
wrecked near the northern boundary of
Rumania last night, five hundred being
killed and an equal number injured.
Washington: The United States has
renewed her demands on Austria for as
surances that she intends to abide by the
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-02-24
TUESDAY

Paris: American Ambassador Gerard
was guest of honor at luncheon given
by Premier BRAND in this city yesterday.
Paris: Many prisoners are reported to
have been captured by the French forces
in surprise raid north OF Flirey and to
the west of Watraville last night.
Washington: The department OF com
MERGE announced today that exports from
the United States in January exceeded
any previous month by 500, OOO,0 900.
New York: -Four ocean liners, three
of which passed thru the U-boat blockade
zone. arrived in port here today, CARRYING
more than two thousand passengers and
1000 sacks of mail IT,.
Washington: The American Red Cross
society issued an appeal today for one
million new members, to be adequately