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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-17

Warrants For rs State Egg Sellers.
Chicago, Jan. 17.-Warrant~ TO- the
arrest of seventy-five grocers charged
with selling storage eggs "a strictly
fresh in violation of new state law
have been issued.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-17
Hunoary's Cabinet Quits.

London. Jan. 1.-THE resignatfo.
Of the Hungarian Goblet is reported
# is due TO failure r. obtain narnssar,
-. " --:~..r~-- "r u, A.
-.''..- =" P"danes feSDt e? :
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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-17
Roosevelt Head Of Defense Society.

|. New York, Jan. II. - Theodore
Roosevelt accepted the honorary pres
idency of the American Defense soci.
ETY. at a luncheon given by the organ
cation at the Union League club.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-17
DENIES ORDER TO KILL FLIERS
No Penalty For Dropping Presidents
Address Saws Berlin

Amsterdam, Jan. 1.-THE Wolf bu
reau. the German semi official agency
denies report that entente avators
caught distributing President Wilson's
message in Germany from the air
would be shot as spies. 1t says:
The fact that the message obtained
the widest publicity in German news
papers suffices to brand the report as
a ridiculous invention.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-17
The Weather.

Forecast for this section: Far 10
1ay ard tomorrow ga,.iah,e W MS
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-17

The London Daily Chronicle said it
had been announced the German gov
eminent would shoot as spies all pt-
'ots caught dropping propaganda.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
Not a Capitalist War.

II this were a capitalists war, then
1t would follow that the administra-
ton at washington-Congre and the
President-would have been domi.
mated by capitalism, and, II they had
been dominated by capitalism in de-
claring war. II would follow that they
would be dominated by capitalism in
pursuing the war. Yet what are the
facts?
Instead OF permitting the capital OF
the country to secure profits at will,
one Of the first powers granted to the
war administration was to fix prices
at which the products Of labor shoult
be sold. The selling price OF coal al
the mines was fixed, the price oi
wheat was fixed, the prices OF certain
metal products were fixed, the price Of
copper was fixed. but in no instance
has there been any attempt on the
part Of the administration to ix the
maximum price which should be paid
for labor.
When it came to fixing the price oi
copper at twenty-three and a hal
cents per pound. the only stipulation
that was included by the War Indus
tries Board handling the propositio,
was that the fixing Of this price mus
n.y. ieS'iI III lne ioWerlns oI tne rdte
Of wages which was established under
the former prices.
Yet there are people who. in the face
OF these facts. intimate that this Is Z
capitalists war, a Wall Street war
and war Of the munitions manufac
turers. On the contrary, this is a wal
OF the people OF the United State
for the preservation Of their institu
tions.-Secretary of Labor Wilson II
| Humanitarian.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
MOTOR TRUCK lessons
TROUBLES OF SUMMER
Makes Arrival of Hot Weather Less
Dreaded by Haulers.

The arrival OF hot weather, with the
Thermometer hitting the high spots"
and the humidity taking the starch
out OF everything. used to be dreaded
by shippers and truck owners alike,
before the universal adoption of the
motor truck.
II was not so many years ago that
not weather used to disarrange the
country's haulage and delivery sched-
ules, causing damage ranging into the
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
1t used to be a common sight IN
see horses becoming exhausted on the
street and either refuse to move or
ne down on the pavement. At that
Tune the street hydrant did a rusbIn,,
business. No matter how Important
IL was Tor goods to meet certain shin
ing schedules, the possibilities of their
arriving at their destination in time
uepended on the endurance and heat
stahdlhs ABILITY Of the horses.
Ioday When tie-up of shinpinr
Scheoules must not occur-when il is
o1 vital Importance for goods to be
iellVered at their destination in Time
irrespective of the heat. the motor
truck once more demonstrates its su-
periority over that of any other trans
portatlon method. Just as in winter
When the motor truck keeps its scbed,
ule time irrespective of the cold y,
snow, In summer II maintains its
schedules with the same ree1,Ia rit,
whether the Thermometer IL AT a hun
dred or over.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
EFFICIENCY in WAR WORK IS
FIRESTONE CO.'S WATCHWORD

MIR. D. F. White. assistant sales
manager Of the Firestone Tire and
Rubber Company. who is in Wash
fngton for the purpose of holding a
branch consultation regarding the
new conditions brought about through
the war and the reorganization Of
the Firestone factory to meet its
demands. tells an interesting story Of
how President II. s. Firestone put
his company on a basis to meet the
demands that war would make on il.
Mr.. Firestone believes that even
as a soldier passing through a train
ing camp develops new ability and
acquires new vigor, so the average
working man has 25 per cent Of
latent energy which he never uses.
Recognized Plant.
Seeing that war conditions were
going to make excessive demands
both on the man power and on the
production power Of the plant of the
Firestone Company, Mr.. Firestone
started a reorganization of the whole
plant, from the executives to the
office boys. which was designed to
bring out that IS per cent of latent
energy and turn it toward the win
ming of the war.
Men were scarce and he realized
that production must go on in great
er volume than ever, so Mr.. Fire
stone called his executives together
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
The Rehgion of Tomorrow.

We must have something nobler In
religion than mere form. I do not
want stone crosses and memorials. 1
do not want meaningless stones and
churches costing millions Of dollars.
That is not Christianity. That is not
judaism. That Is extravagance, GRIM
inal extraysgance, while there are
men and-wemeR going down every
day for the want OF food and cloth
ing, and little children with no play
grounds II there lives a God, he
lives everywhere, and you can walk
on the street and pray to him inward
". II you must have a church or
synagogue in which to pray to God,
then you do not know what God is,
snd I am afraid God knows that you
DO not know Him
i know that some of you will gay
that I 1aIn trying to tear down re-
ligion. That Is where you make a
mistake. do not want to take re-
ligion away from man. 1 have faith
IN my fellow human beings, and that
Is religieas-I-tFy to make people be
kinder to- one another, and that Is
godliness. When you and treat each
other kindly We are godly, and when
We treat each other unkindly, then
We are ungodlE. whether we are
Jews. iMohamnedans. or anything
sise.-Mishs Appelbaum in Hamani-
tartan.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
FOOD SAVING INDUCED
BY AUTO TRUCK HAUL
Delivery in Better Condition Now
Being Achieved, Says Hoover.

DclnS HCnlcVco, DAYS TlooNer.
Proof that motor truck Transports
ton OF foods. especially farm and
dairy products, is recognized as a
great national service by the Food
Administration is indicated in q let
ter written to the Highways Trans
port Committee by Food Administra-
tor Herbert c. Hoover, in which he
states that such transportation facili-
ties are in line with progress, and
should rebound to the benefit Of the
producer in relieving the railroads.
and that this means of transporta-
ton should facilitate delivery. con-
serve labor, conserve foodstufts and
should AFFECT delivery of foods in
better condition.
That motor truck transportation
does benefit the producer is proven
by the fact that in nearly every in
stance where motor truck transporta.
ton lines are established there has
been a marked increase in the pro-
duction Of perishable foodstuffs.
The benefit to the consumer Is that
he not only receives perishable foods
~ oe1eei Sohuthph' uut he uoes ho'
have to wait for railroad embargoes
to lift. or for the congestion at freight
and express terminals to be reduced
] Motor trucks by assuming the bur-
I den of short hauls enable the rail-
roads not only to move the standard
Of regular goods and supplies needed
by the communities, but to deliver
them in shorter time owing to the
elimination Of frequent delays caused
| by short-haul stops.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04

and told them his plan for reor-
ganization.
Every man in the Firestone or
ganization." he said. must show
why he is not in the trenches. He
must be able to give a good reason
why he il not with the boys over
there and the only acceptable rea-
son for that Is an increased pro-
ductivity which will help to support
the boys whom our service nag of
1000 stars represents as we'll as the
hundreds OF thousands of others that
are over there or will soon be on
their way.
, Results In Big Production.
THE gospel of efficiency was
spread throughout the organization,
and everyone from the top to the
bottom appointed himself an seffi-
cheney engineer to reconstruct and
better the work which came under
his eye. You can imagine the result
when 10000 efficiency engineers are
turned loose in q plant. Things be-
gan to happen and happen fast and
as a result the Firestone Company
had the biggest months production
and sales that it has ever known,
In the month Of July. Much credit
IL due to President Firestone for
putting one Of Americas great bust.
nesses on q basis where IL could
efciently do its part to win the
war"
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
For the Little War Orphans.

In the woman's Home Companion
Anna Steese Richardson gives this
interesting report of the Stage wom-
ems War Relief bins for baby clothes
for the war orphans of France and
Belgium:
But the most fascinating parcels
were those which contained garments
already worn by American babies.
a box which was on exhibition for
many days and with which the work
ers parted reluctantly came from the
wife of an American soldier now in
France. He enlisted on the day that
his baby was three months old. His
wife was changing their baby to
short clothes when she read the ap-
peal for war orphans in the April
Companion. Into a great box went
every stitch Of her baby's Iayette:
daintfly Embroidered slips, Ger
trudes of soft. silky flannel, little
binders and shirts so carefully
laundered that they were soft as
new, albatross packets. crocheted
bootees. a Baby Bunting of white
eiderdQwn.- and even a cunning hot
water bottle popped into a pink silk
case. But. most beautiful of all. as
the workers turned back the white
tissue covering. was wee silk
American flag, and the mothers
card. to which was added the name
of the soldier father and his regf-
ment. Is it not a beautiful thought
the American man lighting for his
baby. and the French orphan wear
ing his baby's clothes?
Many parcels contained baby
garments which had lain in laven-
der or camphor for many. many
years. They were worn by sons now
fighting in our foreign service. One
of these mothers wrote: They were
yellow with age but I have done my
best with bluing. like to think OF
their being worn by some baby for
whom my boy is now fighting.'"
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04

service truck to him on account f,
quick delivery possibilities Ma
small lumber dealers are not cae
upon to deliver lumber further than
few miles out. and the III to e-o
truck would be the capacity liui
generally speaking. to meet Tho
needs. In larger towns and cite
where paved streets are the rGf
and lumber companies do d
retail business, trucks Of larger q
pactty, Of course. are best
In the clay products field. practical
every truck need is based on Ntli
to carry weight Speed in dehy 4
is secondary to tonnage All SLt
products are heavy. and only q sns
load. comparatively. can be dellVet
in horse-drawn wagons.
All of which proves that evet
motor truck purchaser should a
careful consideration to the adspc
bility Of the motor truck TO the ha1
age and delivery demands peculij
to his business before definitely mai
ing the purchase. His truck viii M
prove an asset. an economical ~
efficient solution OF his transyyru
| ton problems.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04

crushed stone and sand. In some in
stances, excavation materials nave
been hauled in the largest size trucks.
The hauling of lumber and millwork
requires large trucks. often with spe-
cisl devices for quick dumping.
General building contractors. having
several jobs going at once, frequently
have TO transfer special workmen
with their tools from one Job To an
other, and for this the light delivery
truck is the best. For hauling in the
odds and ends Of materials and meet
ing the needs that are constantly
arising, light trucks save the builder
time and worry and pay for tlem-
selves in a short time.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
RURAL MOTORS
BACKED UP BY
4 GOVERNMENT
Express Lines Endorsed by
National Defense and
Food Boards.

Despits the Unprecedented demand
for food. great quantities are vast
ed because farmers cannot profit
abH get it. to market This must
be fured By the operation of rural
motor express lines, which have
besn endorsed by the Council of Ma
tional Defense, the Food Admins
trakion and every other interested
depArtment of the government.
A ruraE motor express line means
the operation of a truck between
towns, calling for the farmers
produce, carrying it to market and
bringing back anything the farmer.
merchant. hotel or other consumer
may need
Forms Useful Link.
The rural motor express line in
creases the foed supply by furnish
ing regular transportation of farm
products; stimulates the farmers
Efforts by the knowledge that such
Transportation is available; enables
the farmer to avoid driving to town,
thereby increasing his time on the
farm and partly compensating for
the shortage of labor; enables the
farmer to obtain goods from town
on the day of order. and generally
facilitates traffic between the farm
er. the market and the consumer.
Hundreds Of lines are in opera
tion.There are twenty-five run
ming into Washington carrying 100
tons of food daily. as well as carry
ing merchandise back to the farm
ers. Production has been greatly
stimulated and many farms pre-
viously idle are now under culti-
walton.
Rural motor express lines mean
that every farm and village store
practically has a railroad at its
door.
Operators Of trucks have found
the work profitable. In many cases
farmers have combined and bought
a truck for their mutual benefit
On file at the office OF the high
ways transportation committee
there are scores of letters from
farmers who say that without the
trucks they would have to stop
shipping milk; that their produce is
hauled more cheaply than ever be-
fore; that the quick delivery OF
goods enables them to get better
prices; that the time of a man and
a horse Is. saved and that they car
now put three times as much food
as formerly on the market.
Descriptive Pamphlet Issued.
The national truck committee.
East Forty-second street New York
has prepared a pamphlet. Organ.
ization of a Rural Express Line
which furnishes every detail of or
ganization and operation. 1t in,
cludes a list Of services the truck
owner may render; a sample cost
and, ,SnEe sheet; tells how to make
a prehninary survey of the pro.
posed route and a canvass of pros.
spective customers; suggests operat,
ing plans, how and why everyone
in the community is interested. A
copy may be had by any one on ap.
plication without cost
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
Small Town Retailers.

The small truck up TO 2-ton capacity
10 the best adaptable for most lumber
dealers. The small town retailer,
having one or two competitors. after
making the change from horse haul
ing to trucks. necessitates the others
following to keep up with him.
The big truck is not the kind for the
small town lumber dealer, and fn
hundreds Of instances. the light truck
OF lh-ton capacity will prove the best
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04

case goods, chairs, beds or any other
one kind Of furniture.
The difference In opinion comes In
the type Of body that should be used.
But this difference 10 perfectly natu-
raj. because the manufacturer OF
chairs, unless he ships his products
knocked-down, could not possibly load
truck to capacity, and even II he
did ship .'knocked-down," 1t 10 doubt
full IL he could load TO full capacity.
The case goods manufacturer needs
about q 2-ton truck with a. much
room back of the seat as he can
have. Four feet back Of the seat
pleases the case goods man very well.
For the sides he usually wants q two
foot panel with stakes up to five or
six feet, with Q tarpaulin rail on top.
Some declare that duplicate bodies
are best for the manufacturer load
ing into cars some distance from the
factory or delivering to stores or
wholesalers in town. This permits Of
loading one body while the other is
on the job.
For miscellaneous furniture hauling
the s-ton truck with the maximum
platform space is found most desira-
BILE for manufacturers who have such
articles as chairs. tables, case goods.
buffets and sideboards to deliver In
mixed lots.
Produce shippers Different.
On the average. or 3-ton
truck is preferred by furniture manu-
facturers. but the type Of body to be
used depends altogether upon the
class OF furniture to be hauled and the
distances to each average haul
Produce merchants, growers and
shippers are in a much different posi-
ton than any other business men, in
asmuch as they handle perishables.
This makes II imperative that their
goods be handled as quickly a. poA-
sible; that the means Of hauling be
dependable. that their goods be han
died in reasonably large quantities
rather than small wagon loads. All
these points are vital. since upon them
depend the freshness and stability Of
the fruits, vegetables. butter. eggs.
poultry. etc. handled. as well as the
consequent profit or loss.
Motor trucks are being used freely
by building contractors. While prae-
tically all sizes are in use. the lighter
models are favored by the greatest
number. Subcontractors in several
lines are using the light trucks, which
| get . small load Of materials, lad
ders. etc, as well as men. on the 3on
| quickly. Painters, decorators. roofers
jobbing carpenter contractors, all use
light delivery trucks in large num-
bers,
Oil refneries, white lead, varnish
| and paint manufacturers are users oi
heavy trucks. while wholesale drug
gists and jobbing paint houses use
heavy trucks for haulage purpose!
and lighter trucks for local deliveries
The packing house busiress 10 81
diversified that all sizes OF trucks art
In demand A modern plant turns ou
over 100 different products. The light
er cars are used for delivery to retail
ers and the larger ones for ooxet
goods, pressed beef. &C., whilc tn
intermediate sizes are used for haul
ing fats. fertilizers, &C.
The heavier trucks are used by con
crete contractors for hauling cement
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04

Only nations that retain IN war their
Industrial strength fight victoriously,
Industrial strength does not mean the
maintenance OF the production OF lux
uries. but the production az maxi
mum of useful things.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
POWER, STRENGTH, CAPACITY
TRUCK QUALITIES NEEDED

sIs It Of the right kind and size
to prove adaptable to my business?"
is the first thing business concerns
make sure Of in purchasing motor
trucks.
The manufacturer wants his trucks
to possess dependability. power.
strength and load capacity to enable
his transportation department to chip
and haul goods a. fast as they are
produced. The wholesaler and jobber
want. to be equipped to. rush goods
to their dealers at short notice.
whether In the city or long trips In
the country. The retailer wants to
extend his delivery area. He wants
to either cut down his delivery ex-
pense, or serve more customers at
his present cost.
To solve the question OF the right
size and most adaptable truck for
different lines Of business. a recent
extensive investigation resulted in
the following:
Dry goods and department stores
in thirty different States were using
trucks with an average capacity Of
1,50o pounds, while quite a number OF
stores used heavier trucks for freight
ing purposes and In handling furni-
ture and various other heavy articles
of merchandise.
Light, Speedy Trucks.
Grocers, bakers. meat markets and
other lines Of business need the light.
speedy truck from 1000 to 100
ponnds capacity for retail delivery
use.
Motor trucks were first used by the
larger ice manufacturers and dealers
for their wholesale deliveries and for
some time after their introduction
only the largest-capacity trucks were
considered. Ice dealers realized that
while there were certain advantages
to be gained by the use Of large
capacity trucks. the low speed al
which they operate increased the loss
Of the product while in transit. Then.
too, 1t was found that while large
capacity trucks were capable OF
handling large quantities Of ice at
one time. % per cent Of the time they
were not large enough. while the
other 70 per cent Of the time they
were entirely too large.
Iris leo 70 Lne DeueI tnat, lnstedo
Of using one truck OF large capacity
II would be far more economical 10
operate two trucks of small capacity,
but with greater speed. When tried
out. this proved very successful. and
as a result only about 20 per cent
Of the motor trucks now used fol-
ice delivery are over three tons ca.
pacity, while 80 per cent range in
capacity from three-quarters Of ton
to three tons.
Some Opinions,
There 10 some divergence of opinion
relative to the truck that can be uset
most economically and advantage
ously by manufacturers of furniture
There is, however. q consensus Of
| opinion that the 1-ton or the 2-toI
I truck Is the best capacity for the fur
niture business where one line o.
manufacture Is carried on. This, n,
doubt, because hardly any trucl
would be loaded to capacity in carry
The Washington times., 1918-03-04
First British Offensive.
Y. M C. A. WOULDLIST
MORE VACANT ROOMS

"Wanted-Persons who will list
rooms with the Y. NJ. c. A housing
bureau. The Jaily demand now is
about double the supply.
ALSO room hunters who will ac-
cspt rooms IN the northeast. in the
suburbs, and in some highly desir-
able sections OF the northwest. De
spite the flood of applications, appli-
cants decline to go into these Sec
tions"
This IS the appeal from the Wash
inEtou Y. M. c. a. where the daily
applicants for rooms now run TO
more than fifty each day.
Though the association bureau Is
intended only fer unmarried men,
when rooms for women and apart
ments are listed they ar given out
10 applicants desiring them. Many
women and heads of families apply
to the association.
The Washington times., 1918-03-04
CHINESE REBELS
OPEN FIRE ON
ALLIED WARSHIPS

HANKoW. China, March 4.-Chi-
nese insurrectionists have fired upon
Japanese and British vessels upon
the Upper Yangtse. The Japanese
steamer Tahung recently returned
from the upper river with a num-
her of wounded passengers and bull
let holes in her hull.
The Japanese gunboat Fushima
and the British gunboats Woodcock
and Kinsha, the latter carrying Brit
ish consuIs, were forced to return az
Ter a trip up the river carrying nego-
tistorS.
When the negotiators were sent
ashore, they were fired upon by the
rebels, and forced to fall back to
the ships. which were also made a
target The nre was returned by the
gunboats.