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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-03-28

1. 3. Hall, the Wa-Keeney Chiro-
Utica En-eIprize.
For Ssle-Pure bred Rose Combs
Brown Leghorn eggs for Matching
$1.OO for Is. S. T. Glass, Collyer. sat
County Attorney ]. r. Parsons, of
Trego county, and Mr.. Long, of Wa
keeney, were business visitors in
Ransom Saturday.-Ransorn Record.
Lost-Grey overcoat, on road north
to Hill City on Saturday. Leave at
this Office or notify o. o. Runyon,
Wa-Keeney, Kans. Adv. 5 1t.
We understand the State Guards at
Colby have converted a preacher who
thought he could get CD and say any
thing he pleased about Uncle Sam.
According to reports reaching this
office, he was a wandering expounder
of the Gospel and added few new
wrinkles to straight religion that
1 didn't take. He was given his pass
Fort out ot Colby-Oakley Graphic
NJ. Vance D. Kirby, of Wilson,
Kansas, and Miss Alcinda May Wag-
oner, of Ellis, Kansas, were married
at the Office OF the Probate Judge in
this city Wednesday afternoon. Mr..
Kirby is "a member OF Battery A,
130th F. A, Camp Doniphan. Okla,
at home for few days and making
commendable use of his furlough.
His handsome bride IS the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. n. Wagner, of
Riverside township.
The A. o. U. w. Lodge of Wa
Keeney displayed their service flag
at their meeting Friday night, March
%. They have ITO members and 81
of these are represented in their ser-
vice flag. They are the following
names: Joseph Acre, Leonard Acre,
Paul Hancock, Leo Myerly, Albert
Acre, Paul Hancock, Day Moore, Neil
Ufford, Richard Yoxall, Thomas
Broomfield, jr., Nata Collins, Carl
Hashman, Ralph Harlan, Fred Kes-
sler, Irwin Olmstead, Frank Porter,
Cecil Anterior, August Hillman,
Henry Schroeder and Floyd Maynard.
Recent cases in the courts of this
district demonstrate anew the need
OF uneeasing overseeing vigilance by
parents. and concern by girls them
selves for their chastity. T. appears
that the sensuous swirl of the dance,
the solitary automobile ride even os-
tenssbly to so to church, the lonely
vigil on the. prairie by a girl herd
ing live stock. as well as the many
opportunities for intimacy among
students at school, all afford, occa-
sions when the passion TO perpetuate
the race finds expressio1.-Judge
Ruppenthal in Lueay Herald
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-03-28

The Warren Baker Construction
Company, of Hays, have new ad on
page 1. Read it.
Cove City this week. Photographer
Bean was here Saturday and spent
the day shooting the phizzes" of the
folks of this vicinity. Bean is one of
the best photographers in western
Kansas and when he does any work
for you you may know it will be first
class.-GoveCity Gazette.
At the meeting of the County High
School trustees last Tuesday the pres
ent faculty was reelected for another
year. AS to the matter of turning the
clocks ahead an hour on March 31st,
time they are using and make no
change, and if the railroads turns
their clocks ahead can call it noun
tain time, instead of central time.
The jury in the case Of State VS..
Madeline Briggs, of Collyer, charged
with the murder of Mrs. Ethel Fisher
of that place could not agree on a
verdict after being out three days so
they were dismissed. The case was
set for Wednesday of this week for
re-trial and on Tuesday and Wednes-
day of this week a new jury was en-
paneled. This case has attracted I'M
usual attention and in many ways is
an unuual case. 1t may be said in all
crimes there is a motive except per
haps when committed by a maniac or
those mentally defective, this is es-
pecially true in murder but in this
case there seemed to be no motive, at
least none was revealed in the trial
and yet the prisoner is above the av-
erage in brightness and intelligence
with no hint of any mental weakness.
The testimony of the witnesses was
clear and concise and the general
opinion of the public was that the
jury would not be out over an hour
but after three days could not come
to any terms of agreement. Much
public testimony has been expressed
but we share the opinion Of J. E.
House, of Topeka, that it is a mighty
difficult thing to convict a prisoner
especially if she is a young woman
and attractive most of the juries
fall for it every time" As we. go to
press the case will soon be in the
hands of the new jury and the out
come is awaited with considerable in
trest.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-03-28
WHITE EASTER

There will be a program at the
Prairie Home Church Easter Sunday
at 2:3Q p. m. You will also have the
opportunity of donating any clothing
or food that you can spare and that
you feel could be used by the poverty
stricken districts of Europe and the
U. S. Wrap packages in white par
cells if possible. The offerings will be
turned over to the Red Cross Society
to be distributed. Everybody come. |
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-03-28
RED CROSS NOTES

Officers of the County Chapter have
recently visited several units. The
object is to encourage the workers
and standardize the work.
New units are being organized in
various parts of the county. Pros
pective workers who wish to form or
ganized units should apply to Mrs.
A j. Ellermeyer, Wa-Keeney, KAN
sas, who is chairman of the Extern
sion committee.
County high school students and
faculty who have been giving enter
tainments in different communities
have already added $155 to the chap
ter funds and expect to present pro-
grams in other neighborhoods.
The manager of the Southwestern
Division, whose headquarters is at St
Louis, has recently confirmed the fol-
lowing appointments: C. L. Hartman,
chairman of the Finance and War
Drive committee; w. F. Swiggett,
chairman Home Service committee;
j. H. Hickman, chairman Military Re
lief committee.
The following articles were recent
ly shipped to ST. Louis headquarters:
5 helmets, sweaters, 6 comfort pill
lows, 6 pillow cases, 20 pairs sox, 20
pairs wristlets, 20 bed shirts, 10 op-
Grating gowns, dozen property bags,
and 1900 4-tailed bandages. A ship
ment of gauze work and additional
knitted pieces will be made soon. Red
Cross officers in France send word,
Don't stop knitting"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-03-28
wREcKING NOTICE

Bids by responsible parties will be
received by the Central Kansas Hol-
mess Association for the wrecking of
Grounds, miles east of Ogallah, up
until April 10, 1918. This will include
pulling all nails, sorting, piling and
classifying all lumber with figures
for each pile as to feet, etc. Prepar-
atory to selling at auction soon as
work is completed. If you want to
build, repair or get your next winters
kindling, watch for the sale notice.
Send all bids to j. F. Barclay, sec
rotary, Ellis, Kansas.
By order of committee,
T. j. Nixon,
Adv. 1t. President.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-03-28
NEW FOOD REGULATIONS

Tuesdays Beetles and Porkless.
Pork may be eaten on Saturdays for
the present.
Mutton and Lamb may be eaten for
the present.
Meatless meals, except on Tuesday
are abolished.
All Mondays and Wednesdays are
wheatless days. Have one wheatless
meal each day.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-03-28
FOR RENT

Southwest quarter Section 6-13-22,
6 1-2 miles southeast of Wa-Keeney;
house, barn and chicken house, 80
acres pasture; acres alfalfa; 60
acres for spring crop.
j. r Wilson
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-03-28

w. Edwards, of Hays, was in the
city Tuesday on business.
For Sale-Extra fine select early
Ohio seed potatoes at $1-40 per bus
hel. ]. P. Irwin, Hill City, Kans. SGT.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-20

from occupations which involved
4 knowledge of a character invaluable
/ In the handling OF traffic. And giill
further along there are still other
branches and suborganlzatlons, all Of
which are pable of being brought
into the service. Taking tho manu-
facturers and their organizations as a
whole, Il is clear that the country is
covered with motor truck ofganiga-
tions. big and little, that could be
linked together in traffic co-opern-
tion. And II Is clear that no ono or
two or half dozen concerns could
hope to cover the field
There " great deal that can be
done by the cooperation OF dealers
with their shipping neighbors There
is moro that can be done by the CO.
operation OF dealers with each other
and with shippers But the accom-
plishment of the maximum seems to
be the province OF the manufactured
working toward one end organized
ana cooperating. There is much
more freight To be hauled, through
out the land. than there are facih-
ties Tor hauling II promptly aud eff
ciently There are delays LOSSES and
annoyances and troubles In freight
handling even under the best OF con-
ditions. There are manufacturers
who are pushing their dealers hard to
lind outlets for their products and
dealers who are at their wits ends TO
respond TO the pressure And vet. on
the other hand there are shippers
who simply cannot ship and COM
modities sorely needed that cannot
be got 20 consumers There are rail-.
roads that are WORKING 70 their ut.
most capacity 20 handle the freight
that still oyerflows tho warehouses.
and vet the highways that practically
parallel the tracks are bare Of the
trucks that could handle hundreds OF
tons
There is much that might be said
regarding the matter of roads Un-
duubtedlg there ARE many localities
In which profitable truck frelehting
IS uiterly impossible because OF road
CONTINUED oN pAGE FIVE
tTHfs SECTION
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-20

Ing motor trucks who might well do
so while, on the other hand. those
who are using them inteiligently are
obtaining genuine results Snme us
ers. In fact. go 80 far az TO say that
II would be almost impossible for
them tn do business II railroads were
relied upon wholly for freight carry
ing. More than one concern finds
that motor trucking Is actually
cheaper than sending the same goods
ny railroad, working over inter city
routes. The A. C. Lawrence Leather
company. South Boston. Mass. Is
handling" large army contracts and
trucking between Peabody and Bos-
ton. distance of twenty miles Cos's
are found to be less than by public
carrier, and particular advantage
haa ,boen found in the ability to make
overnight deliveries The Warner
Bros. company. Bridgeport Conn.
aiso handles army equipment con-
tracts by motor truck. THIS COM
pany reports that II operates over
good roads, and that with poor high
ways II would be- seriously hAndi-
capped That the best of roads are
not always essential, however, is in
dicated lay the report OF The Red
'f''' ~ iHk NblilphHNs AMI
ONO. which does "A freighting bust
ness between Canton and Cleveland.
and operates five trucks This com
pany states that It Is forced to oper-
ate over poor roads, yet IL operates
AT profit and states that It's clients
would be swamped " they were
forced To depend upon railroads The
knutSen Motor Trucking company,
Cleveland, profitably operates no less
thnn twenty trucks In the haul
age or coal from mines TO mnnufac-
turing plants In Wheeling. W Va
The Ohio Freight Delivery company
OF Cleveland. operates "A service thai
not only helps relieve freight con
seauon, but nets "a profit that is
worth while. "Our service spells
door-to-door delivery" the report
reads from shipper TO consignee
direct service the same day We
have twenty five four-lon trucks on
order and are also operating one and
two-ton equipment at all our stations.
located AZ Cleveland boran, Elyria,
Akron, Norwalk. Sandusky. Toledo
and Canton These are on operation
on a regular daily schedule II tho
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-20

condition ofDths roads permits We
viii no doubt extend this Kind 0f SER
vice throughout the country The
Ohio Freight Delivery company has
applied Itself as the medium betwren
the freight aud express" Tho Alle-
ghcny Plate Glass company is haul
/ ing coal between Hite and GlaEsIuere.
! Pa. as a measure OF railroad relief.
hnd would have to close down n
forced TO depend upon the railroads
Truck freighting is done on q
some what ambitious SCALE by the
Beam Fletcher Corporation. Phila-
deiphm. we are giyng" states this
company. Twelve hour service be-
tween Philadelphia and New York
Our present fleet consists of
twenty-five five-ton trucks but this
number will be increased by ten
more Of the same size and kind
We can move 400 tons of
freight a day bet Wten New York and
Philadelphia. A. Boon as we receive
the balance OF our fleet OF 32-five-
ton trucks We can give faster service
between Boston and Washington,
~. G.. than express companles can"
From the foregoing It Is perfectly
clear that II Is not at all necessary
TO resort to thcofizfhg To show that
the motor truck IN well Adapted To
the work OF helping the railroads out
OF the difficulties that war conditions
have got them Into. when. for in
stance. single concern can handle
400 tons Of freight between cities
nearly a hundred miles apart. and
can give better service than the eX-
press companies at rates very little
higher when another company can
profitnbly handle freight despite hnd
roads; when another can haul its
own freight faster and cheaper than
the railroads can do II. when
freight handling rucHsRS.1Jlonc stand
between their owners >IIH the utter
SwampIng OF busintss-y when all
these and many more fsGts are .heing
demonstrated I'm daily routine ffRre Ia
not the slightest room for argument
as to the readiness Of the modern
motor truck TO drive into the breach
that the railroads cannot span-that
nothing but the truck can bridge
A to the extent at the f1eld open
for development, Il IN necessary only
to point out that the railroad freight
congestion In not local; II IN general
with the usual exceptions that mere
" go To prove the rule, the railroads
are buried throughout the country
tn California II IL almost impossible
10 get cars 10 haul wheat 10 the mills
and to take away the flour. soma
concerns are using motor trucks 10
do it-they were forced into it---and
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-20

delivery points. SO that there viii be
profitable runs In both directions and
the Idle operation will be mlnimiyed
Such an undertaking might readily
run into an affair OF considerable
magnitude of such magnitude, per.
haps. as to he too much for single
dealer To swing But that fact would
at once open the door for coopeIa-
lion between dealers In towns at the
opposite ends VI the route.
II has been shown. time and again,
particularly within the last few years.
that cooperation can exist and flour
ish to the benefit OF the co-operators
even In the face Of Keen competition
that In, that " is possible and prof
liable 10 cooperate and compete al
the same time. II II only a step,
therefore. 10 the conclusion that the
greatest national good might well be
complished by the organization and
cooperation of the greatest units. In
short II is wholly reasonable To be-
lieye that an organization of truck
manufacturers themselves. plnnned
on the same broad principles or gen
ernl good. for instance. the National
Automobile Chamber OF Commerce,
would lead 10 remarkable results in
every direction
Consider the power OF the truck
manufacturers Or the country The
executive heads arc In many in
stances men who arc not merely
motor truck manufacturing execu-
tiyes. They are broad gauge men
who are capable Of handling big bust.
ness propositions OF any character.
but who are particularly able 20 cope
with big traffic organization. In
isieir control are supplies OF trucks.
or faellities Tor producing supplies OF
trucks. capable of dealing with any
carrying conditions that Gun he fore
seen, so that the question OF rolling
stock could be regarded as settled
from the outset Also in their CON
troll are Subsidiary organizations. the
personnel Of which includes men fit-
ted 10 carry out any plans that might
be passed 90 them bys their chiefs
Many OF these men Ike their su.
perior officers, have been recruited
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-20
OVERLAND TULSA COMPANY
Usage $3.50 First and Denver

suggestion that company he formed
to do the hauling for the comiAunity.
showing the possibilities In tM way
OF profit. or he might even under
take to do the hauling himself lay
Ing the foundation for a business that
would work hand Ia hand with the
leadership and back up the sales
work with what might be called sup-
demonstration.
The keynote OF the whole Idea Is
orgnnizAtlOn---tn the combining of
forces for the purpose OF accomplish
ing what cannot be accomplished by
unsupported individual effort for the
purpose OF doing In few fun load
trips what would otherwise have "a
be done In many light loads. The
dealers Job primarily would be 10 80
plan the matter that the PROPOSE ion
would be attractive ms saver OF
time and money. For that matter,
II is more than likely that Il would
not be necessary 10 do more than
show that the work could be done by
trucks at the same cost as by horses
or otherwiSe. the saving In time and
trouble representing the advantage.
This. Of course, would be readily CON
vertible into terms OF cash saving. Ut
some shippers might be enabled to
dispense with the services OF horse
apiece. and by figuring on the return
from the sale OF the animal and per-
haps some equipment, the cost OF his
upkeep and maintenance that would
he eliminated and the time and cost
OF haulage, n substantial total could
be shown.
There are apparently endless possl-
hilities In this comparatively long
distance work between neighboring
towns, when the immense advantages
accrung from organization are taken
into consideration. what can be done
working with a single community
with n loading point at one end ot
the route and delivery point at the
other, can be vastly improved upon
where two communities can be
linked together 30 that there will be
two loading and two delivery points.
or perhaps two series OF loading and
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-20
Great Opportunity Now Offered
Truck Dealers and Manufacturers

Today is bulging with opportunity
for the motor truck manufactures
and the motor truck dealer.
Not only Is there opportunity for
the motor truck dealer. but there ~
every reason why he should make the
most OF the openings that present
themselves, says Automobile Topics.
The country is crying out for "A solu-
tlOn--for even mitigation--of It's
traffic difficulties. and the situation
s largely In the hands of those who
are In a position. In one way or an
other, 10 get trucks on the road.
That the railroads are utterly unable
TO cope with their gigantic taskis now
an old story, and IL II almost equally
well known that truck operators are
being offered more freight than they
are able to handle o There IL prac-
tcaily no hope that the railroads viii
be able TO solve their problem un.
aided, and IL Is logical. therefore,
that the motor truck, plus good
roads, should roll into the breach
SO far as the opportunity Is CON
cerned II may safely be sajd that
eNecS dealer and every manufacturer
knows. In general way. that II
something like concerted effort
were made to get an many trucks as
possible on the road and 10 keep
them constantly busy with the sur
Plus that IN troulytfnR the railroads, a
substantial measure OF relief would
be afforded and the field OF the
motor truck dealer and manufacturer
much broadoned Seeking for some
thing even more convincing than
general conditions. however. one OF
the leading publications IN the con
tractng field has gathered definite
Information az To what is actually
being done by trucks carrying freight
for comparatively long distances and.
what Is OF equal importance at least.
this Information permits drawing
conclusions that point to almost end
less possibilities.
Inquiries were sent to a list OF
manufacturers and to trucking COM
panles asking for data as TO the use
~ trucks for the relief Of railroad
yongestlon--thc number of trucks
used. their value In freighting, what
Iesults would follow their abandon
mcut. ana so on.
Broadly II develops that there are
many manufacturers who are not US
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-20
JANUARY 22 -23 "a and 25

Tuesday January 22nd the Second Annual Oklahoma City
Auto Show will throw open its doors to the throngs of
visitors and admirers from every of the From
every standpoint this years show is be masterpiece.
No expense is being spared in decorations entertainment
and exhibits to make it of America greatest auto
shows ranking with Chicago Kansas City and ST. Louis.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-20

1919 uhS IN merely getting his
product started toward IT'S destinn :
tion And numerous others are do
ing the same thing. The result ls the
euHFlhg spectacle OF many pariial |
loads all headed In the same dlrec.
uoh' ana huge waste Of time
"hich' on course, means money.
IN many cases the little individual
,rlps can be eliminated. with their
attendant losses and inconvcnieneeS
ihe dealer wants TO know how many
shippers there are within motor
trucking radius. what their aggre.
gate shipments amount TO: how long
me hauis are what rodri and othnr
local conditions must be considered.
now many trucks would be reoujred
TO handle the traffic with carofuI
consideration as to economical oner-
htlng units; what it would cost Ia
operate the trucks To the hes, aa.
vantage and what charge Il would b.
necessary TO make per 100 pounds OF
freight with this luformutio AT tbe
ends OF his fingers. tho dealer has
more than one course OF action open
TO him VIZ"
He can 20 10 the shippeue them-
selves aud suggest that they combine
IN the purchase OF trucks OF uIffl-
Client capacity 10 do the work. offer.
ing TO show how the p.-chnse can be
FINANCED In one Of the many easv
ways~~ that now are open In tbe
case or farming community good
work might be done through the
oranges He might lay rhe matter
before q smaller number OF com
pa'h''Feiy afiiuent men with the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-20

NOtHInR 10, COIHpaTc WIFI lHt CT"
ter,ainmept features booked, is ever
seen outside the Big Time vaude-
willie circuits. Rose Marie Blaine is
one Of the most popular Cabaret
stars in Metropolitan ceniers la
Sale Grand Opera Stars are REAL
stars direct from Big Time" in
Chicago.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-06
CHARGED WITH STEALING
TWO MOTORCYCLES

st. Adams. June 3.--Chief OF Police
J. #. MAhoney arrested Leo willett OF
Lowell, Mass, about noon to-day at
his boarding place in Lake street and
placed him in the Franklin county
jail on the charge of stealing two
motorcycles. one belonging to Monroe
A. Moffet Of Stebbins street and the
other to Clyde r. Ann Of the bay. It
10 alleged that he stole Moffet's machine
about one o'clock this morning, rode
It to his boarding place on the Lake
road and hid 1t in the bushes in the
rear. He then went. to the bay, got
the cycle belonging to Ram. and hid
that near the Moffet machine and went
to bed. This morning he did not go
to work. but after breakfast went into
the woods and began taking the ma
chimes apart. He had one belonging
to Moffet nearly to pieces when he
was found.
Willett came here last fall and had
worked at painting. Recently he had
been employed by the St. Adams Grain
company. He is about 20 years old.
Chief Mahoney has written to Lowell
to investigate his record. The machine
which he stole from Moffet is one he
sold him soon after he came here.