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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-25

CURIOUS uses TO which the auLoIno-
- bile Is being put in these days Of
stress and economy are reported by
auto statesmen. Particularly has the
possibilities in the automobile. or
rather its motor and mechanism, been
grasped by the farmer.
For instance. in the farming com
munities just east Of Colorado Springs.
car owners are using their cars to rid
the area OF a plague OF prairie dogs.
Poison and water have been tried with
little success. but the good old au-
tomobue does the work. Here's the
process
The farmers attach n hose to
the exhaust pipe from the mufner
OF the automobile and insert the
opposite end in a prairie dogs
hole. Then the machine Is set Eo-
ing and TIE fumes asphyNfute the
animals. Generally the destruc-
tiOn Is great, because prairie dog
towns are connected.
One farmer said that with his auto
mobile he had eXterminated an entire
colony iu a few hours. This has the
farmer and his automobile set a pace
for the German and his poison gas
Auto Supplies Power.
On many farms the automobile has
taken the place Of the venera Bile chore
boy OF whom we used 20 read in Whit
tier and other classics Of New England
poets.
Near Salina. Kans.. a farmer was OBJ
served doing his washing with his
Ford. He had lacked up" the rear
wheels. after backing the automobile
UP 90 the back porch. and then passed
a band around one CT the rear wheels
from which the tires had been re-
moved With one end OF the band at
tached TO the washing machine. the
motor going, the farmer had little rea-
son 20 worry. The motor did the work.
And near Columbus. O.. the farmers
are using the same system 10 cut
wood. the two rear tires being re-
moved. the wheels lacked and the belt
applied to q circular saw.
TraiIers Common.
An Indianapolis business man. who
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-25

CRACIcIN 6 NUTC FOR NE
PRC4 - VHTd A 6ASE9ALL
MASK on TO iNSURE
SAT EI.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-25

In removing play from rod bear
fngs by reducing shin thickness. great
care should be exercised TO get each
rod bearing as free as every other
bearing. To make one bearing tight
and another rather free in movement
is counting trouble, for IN most cases
it will be found that g knock viii re-
suit
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-25

3 tfcaIly to paraiyze their power OF
initiative. such men generally
realize the situation after n few
weeks, and either give up their
work or apply for Homework in
place Of car driving.
Partial Recovery.
'I know one case in which a she'll
shocked man, after coufining himself
to homework for six months was able
to go back 10 driving a covered car
for all local work. He did not how
ever, undertake long runs. Motor
In which a driver cannot always be
certain Of getting his meals at a fixed
hour, even though the work is merely
local This matters little or not at all
to the normally healthy man, but TO
one who has gone through a war cam
paign, and is discharged as unfit, it
involves the risk of bringing on bad
nerves. and nobody with that COM
plant should drive.
"The other chief effect on men
who have been Eassed, or who
have been shell shocked. but more
particularly the former, is that
the ordinary encounters on the
road frequently seem to produce
a condition similar to fury.
Il came across a case Of such man
the other day He was going along
main road on to which a schoolgirl on
stances as allowed ample room for
Uaneuvering by both parties. The
car was at a reasonable speed All
that was necessary was TO ease pace,
there being no call TO apply brakes
Instead the discharged soldier put
down the accelerator pedals as hard
as he could and charged into the BIZ
cycle, instead Of steering his proper
course. AfterWard he could say only.
T felt as II I could have done any
thing
Remain Unsteady.
I met the same man on the road q
few days afterward on a perfectly
straight stretch when there was ample
room for both vehicles. and noted
that about 80 yards from me, his hand
made a movement at the steering
wheel Of the car. whereby he inclined
from his right side Of the road to-
ward me. The mans face was in q
cOntortion OF sorts. and. with an ap-i
parent effort at self-contrOL an in
slant later he moved the steering
wheel again, with the result that the
car passed quite safely.
other cases Of the sort could be
cited. Indeed, the problem is one
which the medical profession would do
well TO ponder. It would appear that
as I'm such cases as we have been con- /
sideriug, everything seen surprises the
overstrained senses the result of
which is either 70 produce a sort Of
temporary paralysis Of the limbs and
even OF the mental functions, or else I
to agitate the brain into an excited
condition Certainly the problem is I
one which viii have to be considered Z
much more closely than it has been
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-25
CARLOAD or RoADsTERs Is

RECEIVED BY TRf-sTATE
The Tri-State Motor company this
week received one 0ne-tou truck and
a carload Of Ford roadsters for discrl-
button. Manager Thomas expects TO
receive other shipments within a short
time. ]. w Eirkpatrick being now at
the Ford plant. Detroit, Mich. in in-
tsrest OF the Tri-State.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-14

LARGE SToRERooM FOR RENT
Suitable for automobile display room
or other wholesale or large retail
business, 1101-1l03 North Sixth street
Apply to Louis. Ala North Third.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-14
REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

FURNISHED HOME FOR RENT
Front and Calder, $50 per month 49,
ply d. A. Galley, 707 kunkel Bldg. EeII
phone $50.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-14
REAL ESTATE FUR SALE
FOR SALE .

let Walnut, Sixth. Third and Grear
streets. Terms reasonable, Also sev-
eral houses to exchange on farms,
Vacant houses, Possession at once.
Two and three1StoTy eoSt orp opicksi all i'm
lev: uptown and on the Hill, Small
amount down. Pay as rent, Also sav-
eraI suburban homes, all improvs-
ments, with u to ! acre land, Easv
q III coRDER. 17a3 Green Stree.
Harrisburg. Bell b60J,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-14

10 DAYS SALE ON MOBILE OIL
~ gallons A or Arctic. gallon. >. csc
If you furnish the can.
Gallon cans Moboiloil. A. b. q or
Arctic. gallon .s0o
DAYTON CYCLE CO., 912 N. Third e.
Dial 1890.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-14

FOR SALE - Cuban parrot. Good
talker. Inquire 1858 Derry street, or
Rell S9b4R.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-14

GIRLS WANTED - Learners paid
week work. Best prices and bonus
paid. All girls from IA to 16 with
Certificates employed. Call at once.
City Star Laundry Building. Sixth and
Herr streets.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-14
HELP WANTED-FENiALE

LADY DEMoNSTRATOR - To call
on ladies of means to sell article in
universal demand. Large salary to
capable person. Address X, 1852, care
of Telegraph.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-14
APARTMENTS FOR RENT
ROOMS WANTED
PUBLHC SALE

PUBLIC SALE
OF valuable Real Estate, Thursday.
October II. 1918, at p. NJ. The Ex-
ecutors of the estate of Levi Bolton,
late of Susquehanna Township. de-
ceased, will offer at public sale upon
premises Two Three-story frame
Dwelling Houses, known as Nos. 20O1
and 2O03 State Street, Harrisburg, Pa.
And also an adjoining plot of ground
with o stable thereon erected. Said
plot being bounded BY State street,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-14

FOREMAN Construction work.
Permanent. Must be steady. Oppor-
tunity to advance. Telephone Bell
4296J, between . and p. NJ.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-14

WANTED, INSURANCE AGENT =
Splendid oportunity for a live wire. To
one who can produce the results, we
offer $25.00 salary and commission.
Apply Schoolnick, Room 81. Spooner
Building.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-14
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

FOR SALE - Two-story frame,
metal roof, good condition, yard
Cheap home for $1,000. Inquire Store,
lll7 North Third.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-14

YOUNG LADY - Fer general office
Apply NJ. 69s9. care of Telegraph.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-14

FOR SALE - Large quantity oe
used lumber from Penn-Harris HoteI
Also 10000 6-inch tile. Apply Ma
tional Fire-Proofng Co. at Penn-Har-
ris Hotel
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-14
OFFICES AND sToRERoOMs

FOR RENT - Storeroom at "a
North Third street. Newly remodeled
and new front: Also offices for rent
The William b. Schleisner Stores
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-14
Hauling and Moving

HICKS & HOPKINS - Local and
Long distance Hauling. 424 Reilly.
Both phones.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-14
HELP WANTED-aALE

MEN WANTED - To learn the au-
tomobile business and do mechanical
work on same. Thousands OF men
are wanted in the United States Army
for such work as driving and repair
ing.s Auto transportation School, ESQ
south Front street. Steelton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-14
GARAGES
ACCESSORIES AND REPAIRS
AUTOMOBILE TIRES. slightly used

AUTO RADIATORS of all kinds rs-
paired by specialists. Also fenders
lamps. etc; Best service in town. Hafs
North Third street. oVo
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-14
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
PAwNBRoKER'S SALE

A big lot of unredeemed overcoats
to be sold at the very lowest price.
NOTICE
To those holding pawn tickets for
overcoats and other winter articles
should please come and redeem them
or they will be sold without further
notice,
N. BRENNER,
1915 NORTH THIRD ST.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-14

81 WILLYS SIX (Sporting Model.
hVe-passenger touring car. Equipped
with wire wheels, two extra wheels
and tires. Car practically good as
demonstration or information call Bell
2175.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-14
AUTOMOBILES

5-PASSENGER TOURING CAR -
Very powerful. New tires. Com
pletely overhauled. Good as new. Ex-
ceptionally fine condition. Cash or
easy terms. Frank Rittase. 1880 Nau-
dain street
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-14

SEAMS RESS - Experienced sew
ers. Good pay. Apply Louis, Ala
North Third.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-14
Deatfoo

SMITH - On Saturday. October II,
1918, George Lester Smith. son OF
George smith and Florence smith,
Aged is years, l month and 10 days
funeral on Wednesday afternoon
dence. half mile north of Progress
Funeral private. Burial in the East
Harrisburg Cemetery.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-03-21

room rural school for a term of 140
days was $762.29. The average daily
attendance in the school was 81 pu-
pills. The cost a pupil day was,
therefore, 25 cents. The consolida-.
ted school was in session 100 days
and operated at a total cost Of &c.
934.3O with 1852 pupils in average
daily attendance. The cost pupil
day was, therefore, 81 cents. In 9TH
er words, 10 minutes of the teach
er's time and attention cost the child
in the first grade of the one-room
school % cents while the child in the
first grade of the consolidated school
received 80 minutes of time and at
tention at cost of 81 cents. Bear
in mind that the cost Of the high
school is included in the total per
capita cost of the consolidated school
and that the high school costs more
than the grades. Deducting the cost
of the high school department, we
would probably find that the first
eight grades in the consolidated
school were not only taught better
but they were taught more cheaply
than the eight grades in the one-room
school.
1t follows that the child attending
the consolidated school where he re-
ceives from two to five times as much
of the teachers time and attention,
will complete the course Of study
earlier than it will be completed by
the child attending the one-room
school, thus saving the district the
expense Of keeping him in school
longer than necessary and making it
possible for the child to get more
schooling in the same length Of time
than he now spends in the one-teach-
er school.
Measured in terms-of time, or EN-
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-03-21

TINE CAUSES that have led to con-
i solidation of schools in other
states exist in Oklahoma where they
are gradually producing the same eff
feet. In this state our rural schools
have been improved rapidly. More
substantial building and better equip
ment have taken the place of the rude
school houses and meager equipment
that satisfied the earlier settlers, but
in too many instances the new build
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-03-21
If you are going into
the service better
Investigate.
John w. Baughman

cheney, or interest, or opportunity, or
dollars and cents, the little one-room
school is our most expensive and ex-
travagant educational institution.
It is not necessary to build an ex-
pensive school house at the time the
consolidated district is formed.
The state department Of education
recommends that in organizing a con-
solidated school district no attempt
should be made to transplant to the
country city school system offering
the conventional city course Of study.
The consolidated school should meet
the needs Of country life, offering q
course Of study that will fit the boys
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-03-21

Grant, Greer, Harper, jackson, john
ston, Kay, Kiowa, Latimer, Logan,
Muskogee, Oduskee, Oklahoma, Ok
mulgee, Pawnee, Payne, Pottawamie,
Pushmataha, Rogers, Sequoyah, Tex
as, Tillman, Washington, Washita.
Reports received from the county
superintendent during the summer
of 1917 show that the following con-
solidated districts have been organ
lied since December 1, 1915: Blaine
/, Caddo /, Custer l, Greer l, john
ston /, Kingfisher 1, Oklahoma 3, Ok
mulgee /, Stephens 1, Texas |, Till
man /.
Comparing the foregoing, it will be
observed that with two exceptions the
new districts are in counties that al
ready had consolidated schools. Con-
solidation spreads most rapidly in
those counties where it has been
tried, and this is the greatest rec
ommendation that can be given
schools of this type.
Attention has been called to the
limitation as to time the teachers de-
vote to each grade in the ordinary
one-room school. To make this illus
tration concrete, we have compared
the daily programs Of recitations ac-
tually used in two Oklahoma schools
during the year 1918.
In making the comparisons, it was
observed that the first grade in the
consolidated district recites rs min
utes, while in the one-room school this
grade recites only 10 minutes. In
other words, the first grade in the
consolidated district receives four
times as much attention from the
teacher as the same grade in the one
room school receives. Making the
same comparison for the, other classes
we find that the second grade in the
consolidated district receives almost
six times as much time and attention
as the second grade in the one-room
school; the third grade receives four
and one-half times as much; the
fourth grade four times as much; the
fifth grade four times as much; the
sixth grade almost three times as
much, and the seventh and eighth
more than twice as much time. II
addition to this, we find that arrange
ments for furnishing high school in
struction have been provided for the
pupils in the consolidated district
while no such instruction is provided
for the pupil in the rural school. This
increase in the amount Of time devot-
ed to each grade has value that can.
not be measured in terms Of dollars
and cents.
However, for the sake Of com
parison, let us examine the cost c1
these two schools. Last year the en-.
tire expense Of operating the one
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-03-21
CONSOLIDATION IN OKLAHOMA
Better Schools for Country Children Are Real Success
By E. A. DUKE
School Supervisor
.ural School Supervisor

ings have been poorly planned The
qualifications Of the teachers have
been raised by law. The supervision
of the rural schools has been
strengthened as the roads have been
improved and automobiles have be-
come common. Each year an increas-
ing number of pupils complete the
eighth grade and enter the high
school, making the demand for high
school facilities greater than at any
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-03-21

time in our previous history. The
Legislature, by amending the transfer
law, has placed the responsibility of
providing high school instruction
squarely upon the district in which
the pupil lives, making it mandatory
that the district furnish this high
school training in the home school or
pay the tuition of the Child in the
high school of another district. Two
types of districts known as the con-
soldated district and the union grad
ed district have been devised to meet
this growing demand for rural high
school education.
The same limitations that beset the
one-room rural schools in other states
apply with equal force to Oklahoma.
AS the physical conditions have been
improved, parents and teachers have
come to realize that these natural
and artificial limitations to the
growth and usefulness of the one
teacher school are not overcome be-
cause the schools remain ungraded
and the country children are not Civ
zen opportunities equal to those furn-
ished children in the consolidated,
town and city schools. Therefore,
there is a growing demand for con-
solidated and union graded schools in
which children living on the farms
may be prepared for their life's work.
The first consolidated school in Ok
lahoma was organized in 1908, Is
years ago. The county superintend-
ents of Oklahoma in 1915 reported
103 consolidated schools in this state,
10 Of which were organized during
1915 and 1916. More detailed re-
ports received during the summer Of
1917 show that number of the So
called consolidated districts are, in
fact, union graded schools. This mis-
take arises thru misunderstanding
many superintendent having con-
fused the two types Of districts.
A consolidated district in Oklaho-
ma is a school district formed by
uniting two or more districts, or parts
of districts. Only one school is
maintained in the district and all
pupils living two miles or more from
the school house must be furnished
transportation to and from the school
at the expense of the consolidated
district. The law provides that new
ly organized consolidated districts
must have an area of not less than 25
square miles and a taxable valuation
of not less than 100000. An excep-
ton is made in cases of districts hav-
ing 100000 of taxable valuation, as
such may be formed with less than
25 square miles of area.
A union graded school district in
Oklahoma is formed by the union Of
two or more districts. The first six
grades are taught in the several one
room buildings in the Union graded
district and the seventh, eighth and
high school grades are taught in the
central school. No transportation Of
pupils is required in union graded
district and there are no limitations
as to area and taxable valuation.
The consolidated districts reported
in Oklahoma prior to 1917 are locat-
ed in the following counties: Alfalfa,
Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo,
Carter, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton,
Custer, Dewey, Garfield, Grady,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-03-21
GOVERNMENT LAND

Soldiers, serve yourself
while you are serving I'm
Gle Sam. Your time in the
service will apply as your
residence on Government
Land.
| have a number of fine
accomplishments in south
eastern Colorado at a very
reasonable figure.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-03-21

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-13

aims which places him far in the lead of
the worlds liberal statesmen"
In short from being hailed in England
as new Magma Charta to being approved
in America even by Mr.. Roosevelt, Mr.
Wilson's latest speech commands flatter-
ing applause
American comment, however, is also
keenly analytical regarding the speech
and presents varied and intensely inter-
esting range of opinions. 1t is generally
agreed that Mr.. Wilson is not only more
definite than Mr.. Lloyd George, while
being in hearty accord with the Premier,
but that the President even goes much fur
Their in his demands on Germany. Indeed,
says Mr. Frank II. Simonds, in The New
York Tribune, "the President asks greater
sacrifices of Germany than victorious Eu-
rope asked and France had to make after
Waterloo and at the Congress of Vienna.
"Thc Presidents peace terms require three
ctunendous concessions on the part of Ger
MANY They demand that she shall consent
To the destruction of her great scheme OF
Mitteleuropa; that she and her allies shall
surrender 100000 square miles OF conquered
territory, inhabited by 40,00o,0OO, an area
greater than that OF Germany before inc
war and a population in excess of that OF
Erance in 1911, and, finally, that Germany,
Anstr;a and Turkey shall cede territory in
their possession when the war broke out"
Particularly in the matter of demand
ing the return Of Alsace-Lorralne to
France is comment interested, in view OF
the fact that this is the first time the
President has given his support TO thae
requirement. Indeed, it was the general
comment from Washington that in all the
Presidents speech his declaration con-
corning Alsace- Lorraine drew the warm
est applause. This demand, according to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-13

ly obtained foothold on the world map"
but that for the present, as Washington
believes, the Presidents message will for
time strengthen the German war party,
and perhaps "bring many German Social
lists into supporting the war party" Yet,
says the already quoted "Uncle Dudley
while on their face the American terms
are too severe for Potsdam "they offer
many of the desiderata for which Ger
many claims to be fighting" freedom Of
the seas, security for the fatherland, po-
litical leadership in Middle Europe-while
cher railroad trains would run from Ber-
lin to Bagdad. Commercial Germany could
hardly hope for better peace. The STRAIT
egy of Mr. Wilson's offer therefore is mas
terful" "The New York CALL" however,
sees "httle hope that the proposal will be
accepted by the German ruling class. To
accept it would most certainly, in their
opinion, be the signing of their own death
warrant. If they return empty handed
they perish"
Other American comment speaks favor
ably of the Presidents initiative in out
lining his doctrines without consultation
with the premiers of England and France,
his demand for open diplomacy, his infu-
ence toward a moderate settlement, and, in
the case of "The New York Times" his
evident intention to fight until victory
comes. Of the report that some Republi
can members of Congress were excited
over the danger to the tariff in the Presi
dents plea for the removal of economic
barriers, THE New York World" amused
ly remarks:
What is the use of peace. anyway, if i
is to shackle industrial Hindenburgs
Ludendorffs and Reventlows?"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-13

The New York Tribune, is essentially a
Just one "Without France there is no Sc
curity for democracy in this world, and
without Alsace- Lorraine there is no Sc
curity for France" While some comment
attaches itself to the Presidents use Of
''must'' in the case of Belgium and SHOULD
be" in the case of Poland, Alsace-Lorraine
and other disputed territories, the gen
eral view is that he meant restoration in
agreement with the wishes of France
The Presidents references to Russia
also seem very significant to large sec
ton of the press, particularly in COMPARE
son with Lloyd Georges views Of January
4. "In one notable respect the Presidents
address is at variance with the Prime Min