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Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

road which is one of the really charm
ing drives about La Junta. Even the
old Roman roads built at such cost,
could scarce excel those highways of
ours, but for cleaning chariot and
prancing steed, ours is the silent car
wards, thru an air SO exhilirating that
years are forgotten, dull care is
thrown to the winds, and youth and
hope and joy are to be had for the
taking. Here at last is the dream of
De Leon realized, and one takes up
the burden of life again, refreshed as
in very Fountain of Youth.
If La Junta should take stock of
her treasures today, perhaps her chief
wealth would be found in her public
library. What boon it has been to
old and young, to rich and poor.
Founded in 1888, its stock has been
increased from time to time until 1t
now has 10000 volumes, comprising
and biography, religion, language,
science, literature, useful arts, fine
arts, magazines, periodicals, educa-
tional and reference. Perhaps no 9TH
er department is so well patronized as
the boys corner and certainly none is
more enjoyed.
The A. T. & S. F. has also finely
equipped library with reading room
and club room for its employees. The
lyceum and lecture courses furnished
by the A. T. & S. F. are an important
feature of the literary and musical
life of the city.
The Rourke, a handsome new S40,-
600 theater, is a thing of beauty of
which La Junta people are duly ap-
preciative. 1t has been named in
honor of Mr.. Eugene Rourke, one of
the largest stockholders, and a pioneer
was built near the site of the old
opera house, but it is much finer and
more commodious.
La Junta has two public parks. One
of these, the court house square, is a
delight to all who frequent the busi-
ness part of the city thru the hot sum-
mer season With its soft carpet of
grass, its wide spreading shade trees,
and comfortable seats, 1t is a most
inviting place in the summer months.
La Junta's famous cornet band dis
penses music from the pavilion thru
the summer afternoon or evening, and
all La Junta, to say nothing of Rocky
Ford. Swink and Las Animas, promen-
AIDES the broad walks, or rests IN the
grateful shade.
Inc AlIA park luo oilE a II" NtAA =
old. is one Of the real beauty places
about La Junta. II was, by wise
provision that these eighteen acres Of
wilderness near the head of an arroya,
that. in the old days. was wont, period
icallv. to convert Santa Fe avenue into
a roaring river, was transformed into
a beauty spot. such as greets the eye
Of the visitor to City park. Making a
virtue of necessity, the landscape ar
tist decreed that five small lakes
should be set like gems, in the green
surface of the park Reeds and rushes
have made themselves at home near
their banks, and birds innumerable
nest nearby. Some twenty varieties
of trees and shrubbery have replaced
the yucca and cactus, of other days,
tho these, too, have been made to serve
their purpose, and like the clumps OF
wild roses, remain to tell us of the
primitive beauty of Colorado.
Shale walks and driveways lead
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

from one to another of the delightful
retreats which are just beginning to
be recognized as ideal places for break
fast parties, and afternoon spreads.
Numerous small hooks invite the small
family party to picnic lunches, and out
of door school rooms are there, with
Natures own furnishing. 1t requires
not a great stretch of the imagination
to picture a students walk or a haunt
of the muse When schools and il
braries and clubs shall have made of
La Junta the classic center of SOUTH
eastern Colorado-who knows-some
heart all pregnant with celestial fire"
may respond to the call of the muse
and perhaps "by lonely contemplation
led" may roam these ways to dream of
La Junta's past, perhaps to sing of
those days that are no more.
Tho La Junta people are seldom i'll,
it happens, sometimes that strangers
within our gates, are in need of med
ical or surgical attention-hence our
hospitals.
The Santa Fe hospital is hand
some and up to date structure, ideally
located. The present building and
equipment is valued at something like
$50 900. This hospital has its own
artesian water system, and the build
ing is heated by the hot water plan.
model hospital room.
The La Junta City Hospital asso-
citation at the corner of Carson avenue
and Ninth street, is controlled by the
City Hospital association. 1t is an
attractive building with gray concrete
walls, and is modern in al Its equip
ment. Among the rooms of the second
floor are those furnished bv the Elks,
Knights of Columbus, Maccabees, Re
formed Presbyterians, Fortnightly
club, and Four O'Clock, and the Chill
dren's room, furnished by Mr.. T. T.
Woodruff in memory of his wife. There
lis also a Masonic room, which is a
model hospital room. During the past
summer the Fortnightly club supplied
the hospital with two porch gardens,
in the form of large porch boxes filled
with bright, blooming plants.
The Valley hospital. s12 Ration ave
nue., is the property of the Valley Hos
pital association. 1t is a modern hos
pital, very well equipped.
Situated on a slight elevation, five
miles west of the city of La Junta, is
the Mennonite sanitarium, semi-char-
liable institution founded by the Men
monte Church of America in 1908
I The sanitarium is under the control Of
a mission board appointed by the
general conference. There is also a
] local board. This institution is de-
signed for the accommodation Of tu-
bercular patients and is ideally located
for such a purpose. 1t will accOmmo-
| date sixty patients in all.
Two quarter sections of land, both
under cultivation. are owned by the
sanitarium, and the income from this
farm goes TO create a charity fund.
| The only charges made to patients are
those necessary to cover the expense
of caring for the individual cases The
superintendents, farm superintendent.
nurses. all help employed about the
kitchen, and indeed all the help en-
ployed about the place, give their serv-
/ ices free of charge for the sake of
suffering humanity and for the honor
and glory of the Master.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
HOW DID YOU
LIKE THE SERMON?"

Perhaps this is the very commOnest
of after-church questions-and, one
might think, the most innocent. But
il is denounced as a demon by The
Epworth Outlook, organ of the Ep-
worth Methodist Episcopal Churches
in Cleveland, and as a question which
Injuries the asker and debauches the
one who answers. The observations
of this parish paper are passed on to
n large circle of readers by The
Northwestern Christian Advocate
(Chicago), which thus quotes the con-
demnation of this careless and indis-
eliminating habit Of sermon-hearers"
asking that question has become a
habit which it will probably take CEN
turies to eradicate 1t is a demon
which can be cast out only by prayer
and fasting. No wonder spiritual re-
suits of preaching are so meager.
What can be expected from preaching
unless laymen realize that they are
to follow up the work of persuasion by
driving home the word set forth by
the preacher? Sermons are not toys
to be played with, or pretty pieces of
rhetoric on which every member of
the congregation is expected to pass
judgment A sermon is not an eN
quisite bit of literary bric-a-brac to be
chattered over and judged by the
technical rules of art. 1t is not a
dumping into which every self-con
stituted critic is invited to stick his
fork that he may praise or condemn
the cook. A sermon is a solemn warn
ing. bugle-call to duty, a burning
condemnation, an earnest stroke
against giant wrong, an eNhortation
to high endeavor, the illumination of
n majestic truth. Sermons are
preached. not to be liked, but to be
accepted and lived. Suppose, pray,
you did not like the sermonl What
of it? The preachers in the New Tes-
lament were not anxious that their
sermons should be liked.
"Never ask that insipid question,
"How did you like the sermon?' Such
n question Injuries the one who asks it,
and debauches the person who an
swers. 1t trains men to measure ser
mons by false standards, and to seek
for entertainment rather than for
truth"
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

and the Birzheviya Vedemosti. The
Russkoye Slovo he gets daily from
Moscow, the wrapper being adressed
to Nikolai Alexandrovitch Romanof.
At o'clock luncheon is served, usu-
ally consisting of green vegetables,
potatoes, and sweets. After luncheon
the eN-emperor, escorted by an order
ly officer, takes a walk in the garden.
Sometimes he has two walks day,
and usually goes about in military
uniform. At s o'clock there is din
ner, consisting of four courses, includ-
ing fish. Usually, half bottle of red
wine is placed on the table, but no
body touches it, and the bottle travels
back to the cellar unopened. The din
ner is charged at 4 rubles, 90 copecks
(S2.25) per person"
Send The Bulletin to distant friends.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
Like Some Others.

Mrs. Househy-"I warned that
daughter of mine to beware of the
men, and now she's gone and got
mashed on an old baldhead. Boston
Transcript.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07

ordinary car speed, trip mileage and
season mileage indications, mileage re-
corders for each individual tire and
two spare tiers, gasolene consumption
oil consumption, and indicators giving
warnings Of necessary adjustments
cleaning and other details essential or
new cars at the end Of the first 900
and first 1000 miles; also subsequent
warnings for attention 70 be paid At
the end Of such mileages as the car re-
mains steadily in service.
The records are obtained by moving
an adjustable vessel ring until the IN
dication desired is opposite the device
used for setting the record; then the
desired record appears on the dial o.
the instrument.
The multometer has been examined
by leading automobile engineers OF the
country. II is in service among manu-
facturers and users of motor truck'
and is hailed by many of these as the
solution to the true ton-mile cost OF
operation.
Robert f. Miller. secretary of the
Hamilton Corporation, is authority Tor
the statement that the Hamilton null
tometcr was finally put on the market
only after the most exhaustive tests
that in speed recording il shows soso-
Lutte accuracy from ~ miles an hour
20 80 miles an hour, the maximum in
dicatiye record, and that this same ac-
curacy pertains TO every record when
it gives.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07
NELSON NEW IN LOCAL
AUTOMOBILE FIELD

After experimenting for over three
years, F. a. Nelson, mechanical en-
cincer. of Detroit. announces this week
the Nelson car. The car is patterned
somewhat after foreign lines, beng
low to the ground, with individual body
styles. II is to appeal TO the owner
driver who wants quality motor con-
struction combined with foreign body
lines in an American built car.
The body is built with long, sweep
ing curves, TO a noticeable extent un-
like the present stream line bodies.
New body lines are not the only feat
ures Of this creation. The engine,
four-cylinder valve-in-head high speed
motor with ga inch bore and AZ Inch
stroke, has no Aywhael, the armature
of the L. S. l.. starting device acting
in this important function; oiling IS
automatic. leaving the owner without
the worry Of fabrication; the crank
shaft is counterbalanced. giving more
even flow of power; and the Nelson
Zenith carburetor requires no adjust
ment and provides for instant driving
when motor is started in cold weather.
The frame, built Of double dropped
pressed steel, is light in weight. at
the same time very rigid and durable.
The rear axle is of the full floating
type and contains the transmission and
clutch units. Another feature is the
front and rear spring suspension. A
scroll at the spring ends, both front
and rear. eliminates shackles and dope
cups.
The Nelson car is not at the Grand
Central Palace. owing TO inability TO
get space. The new product is on dis
play at the Nelson Motor Sales Com
pany. 1890 Broadway, of which Z. g..
Ne;ghbors is president.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07

and their side cars, but ono Of these
Is cycle car and the other is motor
cycle, with an eXcrescence on the side,
and neither Is motor car.
III encountered an interesting bit OF
gossip on my trip back home just
about the time the war broke out. 1t
seems that certain of the best known
British makers had become so worked
up over the success Of the American
car on the island that they had a
meeting and actually began planning
70 build a small English car with
which to meet American competition.
IL was planned to have the individual
units Of the car made in the various
motor car plants already established.
and then there was to be established
big central plant in which the little
car was 20 be assembled. The scheme
has been lying fallow because the war
has Eonopolized the whole attention
Of everybody. and no one has had time
70 develop the idea. Later they prob
ably will undertake it. With what
success remains to be seen.
"While England is learning the les
son Of Standardization and how to use
automatic machinery, America would
do well TO give careful attention TO
the matter Of international credit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07
British Will Raise Tariff
Wall Against u. S.,
Says Stubs
MEANS MORE u. S.
FACTORIES IN CANADA
And, Anyway, English
Have Not Learned Our
Standardization Methods

p. D. Stubbs, general sales manager
OF the Premier Motor Corporation OF
indianapolis, although an Englishman
by birth, is actively interested in the
American motor car industry and a
firm believer in the ability of America
to maintain her dominance Of the
motor car market both at home and
abroad His analysis is interesting, in
asmuch as he has been closely in touch
with some Of the men who have already
begun to formulate England's policy
toward the so-calied invasion Of the
world market by the American motor
car builder.
"There is no question" says Mr.
Stubbs, about England's determination
to go after the worlds motor car mar
ket just as soon as she has the war of
her hands. My Impressions of what
England proposes 10 do are based
purely on observation and deduction.
and i'm no case am ] TO be represented
as divuleing any confidence. ! have no
inside information. Primarily ! am in
terestod in the success Of America
motor cars in general and in the sue.
cess of the Premier in particular and ]
feel that | would not be doing my full
duty 10 the American motor car indus
try if ] failed TO call attention to GER
tain things which my peculiar expe-
riencc has enabled me to see.
England will, in my opinion, put a
very high tariff on motor cars at the
end Of the war; fancy it will be some
thing like so per cent. or even more
Her colonies and erstwhile allies will
no doubt be favored greatly in other
words. with them this tariff will not
prevail Which means that it will be
impossible for America to compete, par
ticularly in the English market, with
cars made, let US say, in Canada.
(Which in turn means that practi-
cally every American factory with OK
port ambitions will very strongly con-
slider opening a factory in Ontario or
Berlin, Canada or Windsor. A number
Of American builders have already done
this. A great many more will be bound
TO do so. You see, England figures that
Canada has done her bit very unset
fshly and that she deserves practical
and helpful recognition. What greater
thing could England do for Canada than
TO divert a considerable fraction Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07
MULTIPLE EXHAUST
SYSTEM ON LEXINGTON

With the development Of higher
speed in automobile engines. engineers
discovered that the gain in horsepower
was being obtained at the expense Of
lowered efficiency per cylinder
Recent announcements such as the
increased number Of valves and the
Moore Multiple Exhaust System show
that engineers are seeking ways to
bring the multi-cylinder engine back TO
theoretical efficiency.
The root Of the trouble is the phe-
uomenon known as trapped gases. The
multi-cylinder engine came into use be-
cause Of the overlapping power periods.
But the exhaust periods must overlap
also. and in overlapping they fail to
exhaust completely.
At modern engine speeds the OK
haust valve is open for an almost in
conceivably small fraction Of second.
The increasing Of the valve area is
one way of facilitating the egress OF
the burnt gases.
The Moore Multiple Exhaust System.
which is feature Of the Lexington
six. provides two exhaust manifolds
and two mu11ers, and by alternating the
eNhaustS between these two manltolds
every cylinder has clear track in the
manifold during the whole exhaust
period.
This eXpcdient. it is claimed for the
Lexington. increases the brake horse
power of the Lexington engine as much
as 22.S per cent at 2.400 K. p. NJ. That
il is a real solution of the problem Of
trapped gases is proved by the fact
that the gain in horsepower when the
Moore system is used increases as the
engine speed increases.
Trapped gases naturally give least
trouble at low speeds.
As a result of enabling every cylin-
der 70 exhaust and refill with fresh
charge. greater power is obtained with
less fuel. At the time the engine
gives greater power at ordinary driving
speeds, hence greater disable power and
better hill climbing ability.
The Moore Multiple Exhaust System,
while it is the outstanding feature Of
the 1917 Lexington, is only one Of
many refnements and unusual features
Of the car.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07

Americas motor car industry TO her?
And that is exactly what England will
do unless something is done to fore
stall her.
81 would not put it past England
knowing her as | do, if she were to try
making Ontario the Detroit of Canada.
But before she can do this she will
have to solve few very difficult prob
lens.
England can open and close her
ports as she pleases. She can regulate
her tariff as she pleases. But she can
never change the temperament of her
people. A Britisher is a Britsher-al
ways. He thinks, acts and feels in n
certain way. And this certain way is
not always consistent with good bust
ness in the motor car industry.
The hardest thing for the British
mind to learn is Standardization in his
manufacture. Only recently did they
learn in England dozen ships. for
example, could be made from a single
set OF blue prints. Until the war
broke out every new ship that WAS
built for the British navy had its own
individual drawings. Now they make
a dozen ships from one set-but moth
ing short of the necessities of war
,Ould impress on the British mind the
fact that Standardization is sometimes
more desirable than individuality.
"And they are going TO have to learn
the same lesson in the building of
motor cars or they cannot hope to out
do America, no matter how high the
tariff wall they build around the
island. The advantage that the Amer
lean maker gains from standardized
tion in his factory may be too much
of a handicap for England to over
come.
81 wonder il Americans have any
conception of how seriously the Brit
ish regard the inroads which the
American motor car builder has made
i'm the British market. In 1912 nay
little town of Worthing, sixteen miles
from London. and with a population
Of 27,00O people. only had eight motor
cars ana six of them were Fords.
There is nothing in England to take
the place Of the small cheap Ameri-
can car. They have their voiturette
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07
MAXWELL HAS REPORTS
ON FUEL SAVING

Economy in the operation Of automo-
biles has come TO be one Of the prime
factors in the choice of car. The high
cost Of gasolene has become one Of the
essential elements in the high cost Of
living, and now one Of the first qucs-
tions the prospect asks the salesman
is: "How far1l she go on gallon O.
gas -. And unless the salesman Is
primed with statistics that he is able 10
back up, he's very likely to lose a good
chance 10 sell.
David L. Gallup. professor o. gas
engineering at the Worcester Poly
technic Institute. 81 Worcester. Mass,
subjected a stock Maxwell touring car
TO a test last summer at the Nara
gsnsett Park Speedway in Providence.
Driving a car with a full load he as
certained b. exact test tho gaSolene
mileage at varying speeds and the fol-
lowing results were obtained and an
nounced by him:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07

before. On 1916 the progress Of the
institution had been such that 70 had
gone into eighth place m the INDUSTRY
In tho volume OF business and had
moved .o thr main floor.
When the drawings for space were
-slr for the present show, Dodge
Brother were i0 fourth place among
me companies holding membership m
che Automobile Chamber Of Commerce,
and entitled. because Of this ranking,
20 one of the best locations at the
asor
Dodge Brothers have always been
r,aeert ,u discussing production, but
p IS known that when they celebrated
their second anniversary as car manu-
fse-urers. on December 5, more than
100000 cars had been delivered TO in
c.yi5esl owners. and ~ is understood
tba, IN ihe entire period this company
las never been able TO catch I'D with
.is demand.
The plan, 90 Detroit is one Of the
largest 10 the country. with a floor
space t' excess of seventy-one acres
end r,srr 1900 employees. New add
lions are constantly being erected and
tho number Of workers added 70. Dodge
Brothers arc unique in that there has
reyo- been a dollar Of outside money
not into The business. 10 Is owned m
rs entirely By Tho two brothers-John
j and Horace T. Dodge.
Only one standard chassis is made,
tyt Dodge Brothers now offer three
body STYLES. the touring car, the road
SER and a sedan. and. in addition, pur-
c1ssers o. touring cars may have them
fitted with q winter top. which can be
removed so summer and the regular
toD substituted
The sedan g.. the now offering OF the
season. ]. was introduced TO the pub
Tic mont 40.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07
EXTRA GUARANTY" is
NICHOLS'S NICKNAME

Extra Guaranty Nichols Is the new
tls By which J. G. Nichols, OF New
iork, IS known 70 the trade and to the
automobile owners who have taken Hd-
'iitsge OF his extra 1,500-mile guar
1ty on tho tires used on any car
equipped with Damn Insert Nichols is
re largest single distributor Of Damn
llsert in the United States.
% speaking Of the reason for The
Io9Nmlle guaranty offered TO all auto
noble owners whose cars are equipped
With Damn Insert. Nichols says: ut is
Perfectly natural and entirely proper
nat tire manufacturers should be con-
sentative IN the guarantees they offer,
'hee they have no control over the
Wnsuuctlon Of the cars on which their
Product rs used and cannot regulate
olnsr weight or spring action.
'Of course. he matter OF weight rs
properly taken care Of by every manu-
ne weight carried.
Easy riding. however. is an entire
y different matter. and neither the
MOTOR car manufacturer nor the tire
companies have been able up TO date 70
control the attitude Of spring manu-
.aci1rers SO the tire makers have been
compelled TO shorten their mileage
glafsntce7 20 allow for excessive work
-.e 10 improper spring action.
Damn Insert is. believe, the answer
Inc spring question, and it is safe TO
e'lme If every car in the country
we're equipped with Damn Insert that
ue manufacturers themselves would
'uosiantially increase their guarantees.
, however while we are waiting for
.lat situation 90 come about | am dis
posed TO give every user Of Damn In
"H the fu.l benefits he should secure
ron using spring leaf bearings that
sP self-lubricating and one way IN
.nieh ] can do 10 is 10 give him this
"lra guaranty"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07
Make Big Advance in
Selling Since They
Started
AMONG LEADERS IN
qYEARS OF BUILDING
From Obscure Space in
1915 Show to Main Aisle
Exhibit on Ground Floor

d. entering the automobile show in
80 Central Palace visitors will find
y, ,,b;bit Of Dodge Brothers on the
aisle. That in two years this
-,,ry has moved from an upper
-. - ore OF the most prominent
-. In ,he show is evidence OF the
-.,s,s Dodge Brothers have scored.
A. the exhibition Of 1915 their car
-, listed among the unknowns. as the
-. car made on q commercial basis
- bcen delivered less than a month