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The Ordway new era., 1918-12-20
Too Many Rabbits

There are too many jack-rabbits
in eastern Colorado to be of any bene-
fit. and If the hunters from Pueblo
will come down frequently during the
winter they may not only have a good
lot of sport but they will provide
meat for the needy in the cities and
at the same time get rid of what is
becoming pest. The rabbits are. so
thick on the prairies that they are
eating all the sage brush and other
shrubbery, and when crop time comes
they almost ruin the crops for the
farmers.
1t is a common sight now to see
rabbit trails, after the fashion of cat
tie trails. These RABBIT trails lead
to the watering places and well-beat-
en- trails about four inches wide may
be seen leading in from several direc-
tions to some water hole or pond.
No matter how much shooting
there is done these rabbits are on
the increase and unless some drastic
measures are taken it will be impos-
sible to raise a crop on the prairie
lands in a few years at the rate they
are increasing.
There should be several rabbit
drives made during the next months.
or at least big drive made in several
sections of the eastern. part of the
state. covering these prairie counties.
II drive was made soon the rabbits
would still be in good condition for
food and 1t would be possible to ship
car load or more from Crowley,
Lincoln and Kiowa conuties.
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-20
PROFITEERING PREVENTION
TO BE PROPOSED IN
STATE SENATE.

Leon M. Hattenbach. head of the re-
tail trade division OF the U. s. Food
Administration for Colorado and hold
over state senator, will introduce in
the next legislature a bill providing
for state trade commission for Colo
RADIO similar in functions 10 the federal
trade commission
Should the bill go through Colorado
will be the first state in the union to
attempt by such u measure, state con
troll of illegitimate competition and
profiteering.
The bill will aim at the elimination
of abusive trade practices, such as un-
fair advertising, combination sales and
price cutting, and also the perpetua-
ton OF some of the functions of the
Food Administration, notably its con
troll Of profiteering.
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-20
FOOD SHIPMENTS MAY
BE LIGHTLY LOADED

Food Administration regulations
governing the minimum carloading for
licensed food commodities were with
drawn Dec. 10. Since that date the
minimum published In the tariff
schedules has governed the loading Of
cars. A. v. Kipp. head of the trans
portation division of the Food Admin.
istration, states:
The heavy carloading ordered by
the food board was war measure
only, designed to conserve railroad
equipment. Cars may now be loaded
from 25 to 100 per cent lighter.
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-20
TO CANCEL CERTIFICATES

Steps have just been taken by the
U. S. Naturalization Service in Dem
yer to cancel certificates of citizen
ship of naturalized aliens who have
been disloyal to the United States
during the war. The Denver district
includes the states of Colorado, Idaho
New Mexico. Utah and Wyoming
United States attorneys for these
states have been asked to furnish
the names of natupaHzed Americans
who have been tried and convicted
of espionage, resisting the draft, op-
position to war measures of the
United States. or other violations of
similar laws.
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-20

New Era Want Ads Bring Results.
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-20

fitting to say that "the bar is closed"
for no more permits for liquor may
be secured at the county clerks office
as has been the case. The bar"
closed on Thursday evening of last
week, that is, no more permits were
issued after that date, and to get your
drinking liquor" you'll have to get
n doctor to say you need it. or at least
get him to give you an order for four
ounces, the most at one time, and
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-20
Denver Retail Prices

The following is list of prices
ting consumers should have paid the
past week for various food commod-
tiles in Denver, as compiled by the
Fa1r Price Committee of the state
fobd administration. The prices the
consumers should have paid in the
TOWNS in this section of the state
would not necessarily be the same
but there should be no great diff
ference. Some commodities might
he little lower here while others Il
little higher.
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-20
WHAT TO USE TO
PREVENT APPENDICITIS

Ordway people should know simple
buckthorn bark; glycerine. ETC., as
mixed in Adler-ika, flushes the EN-
TIRE bowel tract SO completely that
appendicitis is prevented. ONE
SPOONFUL Adler-i-ka relieves ANY
CASE sour stomach, gas or constipa-
tion because 1t removes ALL foul
matter which clogged and poisoned
your system. The INSTANT action
surprises both doctors and patients.
Edgar Bros. druggists. (3)
New Era Want Ads Bring Results.
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-20
Public Sale?

We are still in the sales business
and in position to give protection
to our clients. We can handle any
kind of livestock or machinery sale,
therefore you should list your sales
with us. Get ready for your sale
now to be put on as soon as the in
f1uenza epidemic ban is lifted. Phone
us at our expense, 1913. or address
us at Olney Springs, Colo.
F. G. ADAM G. SON.
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-20

then the drug store may sell you the
four ounces. 1t may take your
appetite away, however, when you
know. that these four ounces will
cost dollar. With uuch cost there
won't be such heavy appetites as
there might be If the price were less.
and If the price were less there might
be more cases where whiskey would
be the only cure no matter what the
ailment.
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-20
ANNOUNCEMENT

On Jan. 1, 1919, l will adopt the
fee schedule of Rocky Ford physic-
ians. will render statements month
ly to all patrons, and all accounts will
be considered due 30 days after the
last services are rendered.
Respectfully.
HUGH F. LORIMER, M. D.
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-20
IN MRS. WORLDS
PANTRY.

Here 10 the latest food table,
summarizing the world situation
In staples. prepared by the
U. S. Food Administrations:
WHEAT = Sufficient supply
until next harvest II used with
economy.
PORK PRODUCTS. DAIRY
PRODUCTS, AND VEGETABLE
OILS-Shortage of three billion
pounds. Strictest economy
urged. Butter rations a possi-
bility for the United States.
BEEF-World shortage.
SUGAR-Plenty unless Euro
pean countries should increase
their rations. In that event,
shortage and peturn of the
sugar regulations.
HIGH PROTEIN FEEDS FOR
DAIRY MISUNDERSTANDING OF
three million tons.
OTHER FEEDs-Plenty with
economy.
BEANS. PEAS AND RICE
Plenty II not wasted.
COFFEE-A world surplus.
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-20
A CLOSE ACQUAINTANCE

In appearing as a witness for a
brother Greek in Salt Lake City some
time ago in a naturalization proceed
ing, prominent HELENE praised the
petitioner and assured the naturaliza-
tion examiner with all seriousness:
"Oh, yes. he is a fine man, a good
friend of mine, / know him too WE'LL"
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-20
SUBSTITUTE BREAD AGAIN
URGED,

Six hundred thousand pounds OF
wheat substitutes left on the hands OF
Colorado jobbers and millers will be
wasted unless the consumers of the
state continue their use of substitute
dishes and permit bakers still to use
a small proportion Of substitutes In
bread, is the statement Of the U. s.
Food Administration for Colorado.
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-20
THE BAR is CLOSED

If the place where liquor permits
could be called bar. then it will be
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-11
EXPERT TELLS OF
THRIVING WEST
San Francisco Chalmers Dis
tributor Does Million Dollar
Business Despite War

Detroit, Mich, May II. - While
wages and general business condi-
tions throughout the east received
a sudden boost with the first wave
of war orders, the tide of prosperity
in the western states has been grad
ual but positive until. now Detroit
in the role of a clearing house re-
ceives continual reports of the un-
questionably and growing prosperity
on the Pacific.
The California edition of the Chal-
mers Monogram just issued here is
replete with convincing figures of
Coast conditions as they exist to-day
with the United States thirteen
months at war.
In San Francisco the L. H. Rose
Chalmers Co., distributing organi-
cation that started in to market
Chalmers cars In 1915 with but a
single country dealer, has to-day
close to fifty; and in a territory that
measures three times the size of Bel
gium, every dealer is contracting for
more cars than in any previous sea-
son.
In the year preceding the appear
ance of the Rose Chalmers organi-
zation there had been but sixty y-eight
/ Chalmers sold in the entire state of
California-whereas in the twelve
months just closing, with all the
problems of actual wartime, this
same company has marketed more
than a million dollars worth OF
! Chalmers cars-in northern Califor-
mia alone. South of the famous Te-
| hSchapi Mountains, embracing Los
Angeles and all of Southern Cali
| fornia the Greer Robbins Co., have
| established a record equally remark
able. Their success with the beau
ties of the moving picture world has
been especially evident with the re-
suit that the Chalmers, always IDOL
led up in special tops and rainbow
| tints, has become the mascot OF
Movie FINLAND.
"A unique situation has developed
| in the Pacific Coast zone" remarked
! Geo. Pearson, Jr., Pacific Coast rep
| resentative recently a factory Visi-
tor in that we have the rather anus
ling spectacle of motorists and auto
mobile dealers in a general scramble
for Chalmers cars.
The astonishing work of the Hot
Spot and Ramshorn manifold in the
eastern states, during the severe
winter, has done much to revive a
spirited Chalmers following through
the west.
Chalmers sales, have not only
been in the ascendancy for the past
six months, but we have added one
hundred and eleven new dealers
since January first, and this is the
finest criterion of motorcar pres
tige. The private owner merely buys
IAN automobile whereas a dealer OBJ
ligates himself by contract and in
vestment to see it through and the
fact that new organizations and old
established houses, to the extent of
one hundred anu eleven dealers,
have been willing to back Chalmers
Cars with their last dollar is the
most convincing proof of Chalmers
standing in the zone of the Pacific
Coast.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-11

motorcycle rider of Jersey CITY,
| n. j., was recently awarded $4,000
damages in a suit against the muni-
clpal water company of HackensaclI
| Tor damages sustained when he ran
into an excavation which had been
left unguarded and uulighted. The
rider was seriously injured and his
motorcycle was badly damaged.
June 22 and 23 are the dates the
Federation of American Motorcycllsts
mas set for the 1918 Gypsy Tours.
Last June $4,000 motorcycle rid
ers turned gypsies for two days and
took part in the first annual GYPSY
Tour.
With the greatly increased interest
manifested in motorcycles since The
| United States entered the war there
is no doubt but that 1000 to 80, 900
riders will participate in the Gypsy
! Tours this year. 1t is not necessary
to be an f. A. NJ. member to take
part in the Gypsy Tour, and anyone
interested in the tour, whether a
member or not, can obtain detail
ed information by communicating
with any one of the. motorcycle
manufacturers or with T. r. Thorn
as, secretary Of the Federation of
american Motorcyclists, Akron, o.
T. r. Thomas, secretary of the
Federation of American Motor
cyclists, announces that during the
war the F. A. NJ. will pay the dues
of all members while they are in the
| Army or Navy.
This is probably the first organi-
zation of its kind to do this, and it
Is commendable move, to say the
least.
Tried and found perfect" is the
general comment on Jordans Motor
cycle delivery by the up-to-date peo-
pie of Portland who have called this
| new delivery into their service. Al
| though the new Idea has only been
in existence two or three weeks, the
! demand upon the outfit Is becoming
greater every day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-11
Man Must Have "Chummy
"ROadser For These Girls

That the Apperson Brothers of
Kokomo, Indiana, were the origina-
tors of the Chummy roadster type
of body for motorcars is fact con-
ceded generally by the automobile
industry. To Elmer Apperson, pion-
eer motorcar builder, belongs the
honor of first thinking of this four
passenger body which achieved fame
and became universally popular
seemingly overnight.
That it is popular is we'll attested
by the answer of two out of six high
school girls down in Dallas, Texas,
the other day when asked to explain
the kind of husbands they wanted.
Here are the six answers:
"He must have a Chummy road
ster and earn $4,000 a year, and be
must be literary inclined. Louis
Boil.
my man must earn $1,000 a year.
He must have a Chummy roadster
and not belong to any clubs. -
Gladys Finks.
''He must be good looking and a
fine dancer and earn at least S1O,-
600 year"-Jewe Root.
Il want an ambitious man; his
looks and earning capacity do not
matter. r."-Cecile LaTaste.
MY man must have refinement
and good morals; the rest can take
care of itself."-Hortense Henen-
berg.
81 won't marry unless I can have
a lieutenant or a captain. ."-Rieta
Bishop.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-11
SELDEN TRUCKS
WIN PRAISE
Prove Efficiency on Short
Hauls or Cross Coun-
try Runs

The many owners of Selden
Trucks all over the country and big
business men in the commercial
world, are speaking words of praise
these dayS'in appreciation of the fine
performance of these machines un-
der all kinds of strains and the sew
crest running conditions.
The sturdy build of these trucks
are standing them in good stead,
proving the assertions of the manu-
facturers that they are built extra
heavy, in order to withstand all the
tests they are put to. In times like
the present, efficiency is the key
note to success in all lines of endea-
vor. In the motor truck world, a
new departure of cross country
hauling brings out the salient points
of any car, owing to the many bad
roads and the severe strains of long
travelling and extra heavy loads. The
trucks that stand this strain proves
effectively that they are the logical
truck for any kind of business.
The Selden Trucks have been en-
gagged in cross country hauling for
some time, in fact were among the
pioneers in this work and are liv-
ing up to the reputation of years.
A large number of big business firms
using them is a silent testimonial
to the thorough service rendered by
the Selden.
In Harrisburg these trucks are
handled by the Seloen Truck Distri-
butors who during the early part OF
next week will occupy new and large
quarters at 1021-23-25 Market st.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-11

very reverse is, in fact, the case be-
cause we are all fighting tooth and
nail against the inevitable price in
creases forced by rapidly increasing
manufacturing costs.
For long time the material sit
uatlon has been a hard nut to crack.
With steelmakers and other sup
pliers boosting their production to
meet wartime requirements it has
been hard enough to get any kind of
material. But when you consider
that in building car like the
Mitchell only the highest grades of
materials can be used you will be-
gin TO get some idea of the difficult
ties of laying in a supply of raw
materials and the prices that must
be paid for it.
THE labor situation hasn't made
the job any easier. You can't take a
million and half cr two million of
our young men away from the work
ing forces of the country and not
feel a sharp shortage all along the
line. In the Mitchell plant, for in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-11
Several Big Garages in
Course of Construction

This month will witness the COM
pletion of several large garages IN
this city. During the winter months
fire destroyed three of the largest
and they are being rebuilt, while
several others are being enlarged
and a few additional ones added to
the ever increasing number.
One of the largest under the
course of construction is that OF the
Harrisburg Automobile Company at
Fourth and Kelker streets. This gar
age will occupy the square with
Fourth street on the west side, kel-
ker street on the south side. Fulton
street, on the east and Dauphin
street on the north. The salesroom
and offices will face Kelker street,
while the old Kelker street market
house will be used for dead storage
and repairing.
M. Brenner & Sons are rebuilding
the old Harrisburg Auto Company's S
garage at Third and Hamilton
streets, and are enlarging it so that
it will occupy salesrooms and offices
facing Third street. Andrew Red
mond, whose garage was one of the
ones that burned down recently, eX-
poets to occupy his new salesrooms
in the Evangelical Publishing Com
pany's new building at Third and
Reilly streets. S. A. Fishman is build
ing a large garage at the corner of
Fourth and Chestnut streets, that
will be one of the best equipped in
Central Pennsylvania.
C. l.. Conover is enlarging his
garage at 1884 Howard street. This
is now in the course of construction
and will comprise a large storage
quarters as we'll as salesrooms. An
other large garage is about complet-
ed on Third street, south of Chest
nut and it is understood that one of
the well known automobile men of
this city will occupy it. j. S. Sible
is turning the old Ludwig and Sny-
der livery stable at James and
mberland streets into an up-to-
date garage. The work on most of
these garages will be finished in the
next month or two
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-11

how easily and freely the entire ma
ton made the change. 1t Is quite a
stunt to get a hundred million peo-
pie to do the same thing at the
same time. There was opportunity
for much confusion, misunderstood
ing, railroad accidents, ETC., but it
all moved off as smoothly as the pro-
verbal clock work that it was
while it is, OF course, primarily
great industrial conservation mea-
sure, it will also serve to add much
summer months.
Automobile owners are especial
ly enthusiastic. And they have good
to eVerybody's enjoyment of the
reason to be, for 1t means more to
them than anyone else. They will
now be able to get out into the open
for n long ride during the most en-
joyable part of the day. Even
though their business hours happen
to be unusually long, they actually
gain sixty good minutes for recrea-
tion.'
This applies to all three seasons,
spring, summer and fall. At this
time of the year, for instance, even
after a fine day, the evenings are
apt to be decidedly chilly so that
under the old time, it would hardly
be worth while to take the family
for a drive. Now, however, the
extra hour provides ample time for
fine. exhilarating ride-the most
healthful as well as enjoyable rec
reation for the whole family"
I'm the summer time the advant-
age will be even greater. Then the
twilight will last well into the even
ing and it will be possible to make
fairly long tours before dark
Everyone with whom have
talked, and 1 have made 1t a point
to speak to a great many people
about it, are thoroughly pleased
with the arrangement. Many of
them have been quite emphatic IN
stating that they hope to see a bill
passed that will summer daylight
conservation a permanent affair"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-11
TALK ON WAR AND
TIRE INDUSTRY
Sales Manager of the Miller
Tire Co. Tells of Their
Relationship

Recently before a body of leading
tire dealers, Frank c. Millhoff,
Sales Manager of the Miller Rubber
Company, Akron, Ohio, used for his
theme War and the Tire Industry"
Among other phases he discussed
the direct effect that wartime condi-
tions have had upon the quality of
tires.
'The war, undepiably, is making
Better men and women of all of us.
We are making everything go the
farthest and we are doing everything
that we can do the best we know
how The product of industries must
then be lifted higher in quality
provided, of course, that quality is
really being striven for. But the
problem of tire manufacturers has
been vitally more than good fabric,
and good rubber and ample knowl-
edge of tire making methods. 1t
has been problem of men.
Several years ago we discovered
that tires vary in mileage about as
the men building them differ in their
work Eliminate these variations in
vital operations and we should have
uniformity in making and uniform
mileage from the tires out on the
road. We put ourselves to the task
of training men to be uniform. We
kept scientific records. Those who
could finally pass the test remained.
Those who could not were sent else
where. And so to-day, only picked
squads build Miller Tires. Their
average personal efficiency is 96 per
cent. OF all the tires they build less
than l per cent ever calls for adjust
ment.
And the war has made us con-
scious that the field had grown mar
! row from which to pick men and
train them. Only exceptional men
will do. Even to-day only about one
motorist in fifty can be supplied with
Miller Tires. But we propose to &c
on just the same and though we may
not be able to increase our output in
proportion to the demand for Miller
Tires, we shall have the satisfaction
of knowing that every tire that we
build is uniformly built and conse-
| quently will give Uniform and Max
| imum Mileage"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-11

stance. we have found it is cheaper
to employ good men at good wages.
Step by step, piece by piece and car
by car. it actually costs less to build
an automobile with alert intelligent
men than with the lower and cheap
er grades of labor. Therefore as the
quality of the men available sinks
the labor cost rises and it is becom-
ing harder to get good men at any
price.
with such reasonable excuses as
backing there is scarcely an industry
on earth that would not relieve a
! shortage of merchandise by an arti-
fetal price boost Indeed, with a live
ly demand and a short supply the old
law of supply and demand would
inevitably bring about such an in
crease in price without much assist
ance from the manufacturer.
But in the automobile industry
we are standing firm. Prices must in
crease, of course. We can't tell when
such increases will hit us. But SC
| long as we are able we are holding
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-11
Car Shortage Has Not Had
Its Effect on Auto Prices

"It is a rather remarkable tribute
to the fine spirit of the automobile
business that in the face of the most
serious shortage of cars the industry
has ever known, no manufacturer
even thinks of applying the old
remedy of boosting prices to cut
down demand" was the statement
recently made by Vice-President r.
C. Rueschaw, Of the Mitchell Motors
Company, Inc, of Racine, Wis. "The !
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-11

prices down. When the raise comes
it will be no false or artificial one.
arbitrarily made to increase profits
and relieve the market will be due to
no longer escapeable increases In
every manufacturing cost"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-11
MOTORISTS VEL
COME EXTRA HOUR
Daylight Conservation Meas
ure a Boon to All
AutoiStS

Considering the complete sue
cess of the new daylight saving plan,
/ often wonder that it was not put
into effect years ago" says B. f.
Baker of the Miller Auto Company.
local Oldsmobile dealers.
Incidentally, it is remarkable