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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-04
ILLEGAL COM BlNE
(St. Petersburg independently

Food that is now offered to the peo-
pie of st. Petersburg by the govern
ment, at very low prices, was offered
first to the wholesale grocers who bid
en- it about one-third of what it was
worth. Some OF the food was actual
ly sold to a TAMPA wholesaler and re-
tailed to consumers in st. Petersburg
through local grocers.
The same scheme that was worked
by the wholesale grocers, who COM
bined to fix the price that would be
paid for supplies, has been used n
other lines. In Philadelphia the 9th
er day various men gathered to bid on
large stock Of lumber which the
government had advertised for sale.
The auctioneer described the proper
ty and those present who had not al
ready done so examined the stuff.
Then there was a call for bids. One
man spoke up. The auctioneer mild
ly protested at the figure the man
mentioned, but after another address
or plea, somewhat higher bid was
made. The auctioneer tried in every
way possible to stir the audience but
with little success. At last the gov
eminent representative got up, looked
the assemblage over coldly and said:
Gentlemen, it's no go. The sale is
declared off, And then with a scowl
at the bidders he and the auctioneer
left the place.
The highest bid made for the lum.
Der was little less than one-third of
what one of the foremost lumber men
in the city confessed was its actual
actual value.
There is no reason to doubt there
was an agreement between the men
who attended the auction as to the
bids that were to be made. There is
no reason to doubt they were in
agreement as to how the lumber or
the profits were to be divoded.
In various parts Of the United
States the same story in relation to
something or other the government
has left over from the war might be
told Agents of the government say
it is shameful the way cliques en-.
deavor to take advantage of the gov
eminent. In many cases auctions
are called off, as was the case in
Philadelphia, but the dealers only
smile. They know that sooner or lat.
er there will be another auction OF
the same goods and they will get
them ultimately at their price nc
matter how low it is.
1t does not seem to be appreciated
either by the dealers who make ur
these groups or by the government
agents that in arranging 10 hold up the
government these men create com
bination in restraint of trade. Meth
er does it seem to appear to then
that in the operations the combina
tions put through they swindle the
whole public.
/ Quite a hullabaloo has been made
i over the same sort of combination
having been discovered in the occu
pied area of Germany when our gov
! eminent sought to dispose Of some ex
cess property. Our army officers pur
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-04

men in the crowd and got enough evil
dence to expose the gang. The Ger
man who were guilty were held up to
contempt.
But here is America when Ameri-
cans do the same thing to the Ameri.
can government they neither are
brought to the bar Of justice nor the
bar of public opinion by the govern
ment.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-04


A delightful way to make a plaid
Bingham would be after the one
piece dress pictured here. The sim.
pie skirt is gathered to the waist
under a belt of plain Bingham, the
collar and cuffs being of the plain
material also. One very fashionable
may substitute organdy for ging.
ham, If desired. Medium size re-
quires 5H yards plaid and u yard
plain material,
The blouse costume is in white
linen with a vest Of tucked organdy.
Pockets, collar and cuffs of self-linen
trim the blouse, while the skirt is
smartly finished with a deep hem,
Medium size requires 6 yards S6-inch
material.
First Model: Pictorial Review
Dress No. 1851. Sizes, "a to 46 in.
ches bust Price, rs cents.
Second Model: Blouse No. S245.
Sizes, "a to IA inches bust. Price,
rs cents. Skirt No. 1895. Sizes, "A
to S6 inches waist. Price, 20 cents.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-04

ion County has filed petition against
profiteering and has sent it to Florida
congressman, asking that they use
their offices in reducing the high cost
of living.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-04

( Putnam County farmers are saving
quite a little hay. Preparations are
being made to plant fall crops, such
as Irish potatoes, turnips and other
truck.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-04
Experts or Theorists
Which?

The packing industry is intri-
cate, complex-far more so than
the railroads or the telegraph.
Every day multiplying needs
of society increase its problems
and multiplying responsibilities
demand more Of it.
Highly trained experts, spec
ialists of years experience,
thinkers and creative men, de-
vote their lives, their energies,
their activities, to solving the
problems of the packing industry
and meeting its widening duties.
Swift & Company is not a few
dozen packing plants, a few
hundred branch houses, a few
thousand refrigerator cars, and
a few million dollars of CAPT.
tai, but an organization of such
men. It is the experience, in.
telligence, initiative and activity
which operates this physical
equipment.
Can this intelligence, this ex-
perience, this initiative and Gre
alive effort which handles this
business at a profit of only a
fraction Of a cent per pound from
all sources, be fostered through
the Intervention of political
theorists, however pure their
purposes? Or be replaced by
legislation? Does Congress really
think that it can?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-07
LICENSES SHOULD
BE ANNULLED FOR
RECKLESSNESS
Drivers Who Are Careless and
Indifferent Should Be
Punished

1t is becoming more apparent
every day that the one sure way to
curb the reckless driving that has
been on the increase in this city
and vicinity for some time is to take
the license away from every man
who operates u car with all disre-
gard for the property and lives of
others. There are any number of
drivers who try to operate their car
in a legitimate manner and who be-
come the victim in a smashup be-
cause some other fellow is trying to
beat a worlds record or else is not
looking where he is driving.
There are certain arteries in the
city where crossing intersections re-
quires an undue amount of caution
because of heavy traffic. Certain
other streets on a straightaway in
vite speeders to tryout the speed of
their car with the result of a
smashup to some fellow who tries
to cross, and does not reckon on the
speed of the other car. Another bad
feature of motoring is the fellow
who tries to run around everything
on the road when out in the coun-
try. This fellow not only endangers
himself but often times forces the
other fellow down into the ditch. It
is all right to pass another car on the
road If all conditions are favorable
but not when 1t requires an exces-
sive speed on a narrow road. Another
cause of accidents on highways are
the glaring headlights that blind the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-07

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-07
w. I. WADE SELLING
STANDARD EIGHT MACHINES

w. t, Wade, a well known local
automobile salesman has secured
the position as assistant salesman
ager of Chester Taylor & Company.
local distributors for the Standard
Eight. This agency was just opened
a couple of weeks ago in this terri
tory. The Standard Eight is made
by the Standard Steel Company, of
Pittsburgh, and is fast gaining an
enviable reputation.
In an interview with Mr.. Wade
yesterday he said, "The Standard is
car that measures up to the aver
age PERSONS expectations of a mo-
tor car. 1t develops 80 horsepower
and is as pretty car as you want
to look at. We expect big things in
Harrisburg for this car and will go
right after sales. About the middle
of July or the first of August the
Standard Steel Company expects to
place four-cylinder car on the
market that will sell for a medium
price. When this car comes out.
competition will surely be keen in
and around Harrisburg"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-07
DON'T WATT FOR PRESENT
PRICES TO DROP

Haas, proprietor of the Square
Deal Auto Supply Company, one of
the leading uptown accessory stores,
located at 1412 North Third street,
in talking about the present condi-
tions and whether there was any
hopes of drop in the near future,
showed the writer the following
article on present prices. This arti-
Gle comes as near touching the true
condition as possible:
When will prices go down?
This is question which is. to-dav.
in the minds of most business men.
Probably we are all agreed that
prices will not remain always at the
present high level of wartime con-
ditions. Probably we are also agreed
that prices will not return. at least
Tor long time, to the level of pre-
war conditions. Somewhere in he
tween Is the point to which we NAV
expect a gradual reaction within a
reasonable period of time.
Inc one big difficulty in the UNIV
OF price adjustment is that eyerv-
one expects the price of other com
lnooiues to go down before he de-
creases his prices.
Inc manufacturer cannot reIuca
ms prices until the price of labor
Is reduced. The laborer rnafntain q
tnat MS wage must not be cut nm
I'll the price of commodities ia crTt
1ou Know that the price Won have
10 pay Tor labor has not decreased
ana that your cost of raw materials
Is pracucally where it has been for
some time, or even higher. You are
not able to reduce your charge for
service to your customers because
OF these factors. Your situation 10
probably exactly like that of every
other business man in the ITnited
States.
Every business man is confronted
WIN WIN nigh labor costs, high taxes.
nisn transportation rates. Transpor-
Iauoh rates not only increase the
cost or manufactured goods, but
nave material effect on the price
OF raw materials. The only result
can be a high cost of manufacture
nigh price to the consumer.
wheat is always a barometer of
business conditions. To-day the
price of wheat higher than at any
time since Civil War days, is guar
anteed by the United States Govern
ment. AS result of this guaran-
tee, it is certain that we shall lie
paying present prices for wheat for
a long time.
The business man who goes ahead
on the assumption that present
prices will remain for at least eight
or ten months, is playing the game
with a reasonable margin of safety.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-07

should exact duties from your truck
that are entirely beyond the poten-
tialities of horse and wagon trans
rortation. You can give your trucks
new transportation duties, wider
radius, and special responsibilities
that no other transportation method
can assume.
One year ago highway transport
had arrived nationally. the few of US
knew it. 1t took the war to wake
us up to its possibilities. To-day it
is known, discussed, praised. criti-
cised, encouraged; and every month
sees it grow in volume. In five years
there will be network of rural ex-
ptess lines on all the main highways
of this country that will cut down
the cost of food. increase the quantity
of food, and still create more profit
for the farmer.
Volume of business in dollars and
cents is usually the criterion of profit
on an enterprise. If we furnish bet
ter and quicker transportation to our
rural districts it will add greatly to
the wealth of the country as whole,
while we stimplate an increased pro-
duction and bring the market closer
to the purchaser. When we realize
that the farmer is the only big busi-
ness man who is forced to supply his
own transportation. and this rarely
on an economical basis. we can see
the great fields that are open to rural
development The motor express lines
of the future will make a shipping
platform of every farmers gate.
Other industries are being benefit
ed, and benefited greatly. Even now
in the far west trucks are boring
their way into the forest, and. with
the aid of trailers. bearing on the
logs to the mills. the 1umbermen have
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-07
LOOKS FOR LARGER
TRUCK SALES AT ONCE

Now that the Government has
announced a definite policy for the
disposal of its surplus trucks, I look
for a distinct increase in truck
sales" says Harry NJ. Lee, President
of the Duplex Truck Company of
Lansing, Michigan.
''The various stories as to what
the Government was going to do
hurt the truck business. Many
business men who were ready to buy
trucks held off in the hope of get
ting an army truck cheap.
Now that. it has been decided
that the surplus army trucks are to
be used in road building and Post
Office work and will not be offered
to the public, believe that the
truck prospects who have been hold
ing off will now purchase.
THE bad weather of the spring
has also hurt all business but this is
passing.
Despite the Government trucks
that are going into road work, the
highway builders who have had ex-
perience are buying Duplex 4-Wheef
Drive trucks because they know that
where the going is bad the DUPLEX
will go through with a load where
the ordinary truck would be stalled
light"
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-07
"SHIP BY TRUCK"
MOVEMENT OPENS
NEW AVENUES
Brings Farmer, Market and
Consumer Into Closer
Relationship
By HARVEY $. FIREsToNE


The ship-by-truck movement is
opening many new avenues OF profit
to the shipper An entire new field
of resources is being tapped. bring
ing the farmer. market and consumer
into close relations. And in this
marvellous development which mo-
tor express has seen in the last two
years, the value of the ship-by-truck
movement to the manufacturers
should not be overlooked.
To manufacturers, the motor truck
of to-day is as important a unit of
their production facilities as the very
machines which make their goods.
The use of the motor truck has
wrought changes in every depart
Ament of their business and has done
'anuch to increase tkeir production
capacities and to lower their over
head expenses.
Let us compare the cost of horse
transport with that of motor ship
:ments. When the manufacturer was
wholly dependent on the former
method. he either had to hire mis-
horses by the day, or else he had to
maintain horses and stables of his
own. The latter course entailed
quite an outlay in buildings and
drivers. 1t involved the use of a
large amount of valuable floor space
for horses, wagons. repair and paint
shops Furthermore, there had to be
a blacksmith shop as we'll as lofts
for hay and grain.
When he had made all this invest
ment, what did the manufacturer
have? He had nothing better than
slow-moving horse-driven vehicles,
whose actual capacity for service was
limited to the physical endurance of
the animal and the horse, being an
animal and not machine, can be
subjected to only a few hours of
hard labor daily if he is to remain
fit for continuous work. When the
manufacturer displaced the horse
equipment, with its accompanying
paraphernalia, and turned to motor
trucks for his means of transport
he was able for the first time to get
the transportation end of his business
down to an efficient working basis.
where haulage cost per mile could be
determined accurately.
Some startling fac cts were revealed.
1t was apparent that, on the average.
one motor truck would do the work OF
from three to four wagons, and do
it more quickly. In this way alone
there was effected a tangible saving
at the start represented by the cost
of extra drivers, horses, and wagons,
as well as OF the 1acllltleS neceS-
sary for their maintenance The man
ufacturer further observed that he
could house and care for a fleet OF
motor trucks in less than half the
space and with far less labor than
was required for the same number
of wagons with a relative tonnage.
The capacity of the truck for work
is unlimited. There is no limit to
what it can do, and the limit of where
it can go is determined only by the
condition of the roads. You can and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-07
G. III. SCANDALIIS NOW
WITH AMERICAN AUTO co.

C. H. Scandallis, manager of the
Penn Harris Taxi Company has be-
come associated with c. A. Slough in
the American Auto Company, the
local distributors for the American
Six. Mr.. Scandallis is well known
in Harrisburg due to his connection
with the Penn Harris Taxi Service
He is spending part of his time in
the sales of the American car and
has opened an office in the Penn
Harris in connection with the Taxi
Company.
The American Auto Company has
recently received shipments OF cars
and are in a position to make I'M
mediate deliveries.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-07

reported as high as fifty per cent
saving over any other method. Pack
ing companies have begun to trans
port fresh meat in huge refrigera-
tor trucks Live stock is being
brought to market in Omaha, st.
Louis. and Cincinnati. Instances of
the utility of motor trucking could
be multiplied indefinitely.
In particular, the Government has
resolved to take a hand. Already mail
routes run from Portland, Me. to
Hartford. New York. Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington to the
Plains, Virginia. Between January
first. and June thirtieth. 1918, the
national mail routes averaged more
than twenty-six hundred miles daily,
cleared over s125. 100000 and justified
their being extended to the Pacific
coast.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-07

fellow coming towards you and
cause him to lose the road. There
is a gentlemen's agreement between
regular drivers on the road to turn
off the bright lights when another
car is approaching and the fellow
who wants to be smart is the fellow
who won't turn them off. thereby
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-07

himself or smashes up his car It VII
be his own fault and he wou't en-
danger anyone else.
In many states an examination 10
required before anyone is allowed to
operate a car and such law should
be passed in Pennsylvania.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-07
causing accidents.

causing accidents.
1t is high time that every driver
of a motor car use little caution
when out on the road If he has
desire for speed and recklessness
it would be well for him to hunt out
some lonly road forty miles from no.
where and then let her go. If he kills
The Holbrook news., 1919-12-26
CALL FOR BIDS FOR PUB
 LISTING

Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received at the office of the Board of Su- pervisors of Navajo County, in town of Holbrook, Arizona, until 2 o'clock D. m., Tuesday, De cember 3Oth, 1919, for county printing. publishing and adver- Using for the year ending De- cember 31st. 1920.
 First. For publishing the pro- ceedings of the Board of Super visors. A stated price per inch to be set in the body type of the paper in which the proceedings are published, one insertion only.
 Second. For publishing and printing notices of reward, elec- tion proclamations and other pub lie notices required by the county
The Holbrook news., 1919-12-26

and the officers thereof that are by law a county charge. A stated price per inch for such number of times as is required by law. or as may be required by the Board of Supervisors. A stated price per inch for each in- sertion set in body type.
 Third. For publishing and printing of the list of persons, the valuation of whose property is sought to be added to or raised by the Board of Equalization as required by law. A stated price per inch for each insertion set in body type.
 All bidders should file an affi- davit with bid, showing that the newspaper in which the publica- tion is proposed to be made has been established and published within the state of Arizona for at least one year prior to the fil- ing of such affidavit. All bids must be accompanied by a certi- fled check for One Hundred dol lars as guarantee that the bid- der will enter into a contract for the faithful performance of the service. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a good and sufficient bond condi- toned upon the faithful per- formance of the contract.
 A copy of this advertisement must accompany each bid.
 The Board reserves the right to reject or accept part or all of any bid. or to waive any inform alities in any bid.
 Bids will be opened by said Board at it's office in Holbrook, Arizona, on Tuesday. December 30th. 1919. at 2 o'clock p. m. and thereafter consideredd.
 All bids must be sealed and addressed: Clerk, Board of Supervisors, Holbrook. Arizona, " and marked: Proposal for County Publishing"
 R. s. TEEPLE,
 Clerk. Board of Supervisors n28-5t
The Holbrook news., 1919-12-26
Splendid Cough Medicine

As feel that every family should know what a splendid medicine Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is, I am only too pleaesd to relate my experience and only wish that 1 had known of it's merits years ago." writes Mrs. Clay Fry, Ferguson Station, Mo. ''I give it to my children when they show the slightest sysmp- toms of being croupy, and when I have a cough or cold on the lungs a very few doses will re- lieve me, and by taking it for a few days I soon get rid of the cold. "AdY.
The Holbrook news., 1919-12-26

At the Palace Drug Go. the filling of prescriptions is an art.
The Holbrook news., 1919-12-26
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals, will be re- ceiYed until 1900 o'clock, noon, Dec. 30, 1919 for the building of a pile trestle on the West end ot the Silver Creek Bridge North East of Snowflake, Arizona.
 Proposals must be aecompan- jed by a deposit in a amount at least equal to Five per centum of the amount of the bid.
 Plans and specifications will be furnished at the office of the County Engineer. Holbrook. Arizona.
 The trestle will consist of ap- proximately the following:
 Filling driven 352 Lin. Ft.
 Lumber 1920 F. B. M.
 The Board of Supervisors re- serves the to reject any or all bids.
 R. s. TEEPLE, Clerk, D19-2t. Board of Supervisors,
The Holbrook news., 1919-12-26
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals, will be re- ceived until 12:00 o'clock. noon Dec. 30, 1919 for the building of pile trestle on the West end of the Cottonwood Wash Bridge at Snowflake, Arizona.
 Proposals must be accompan- jed by a deposit in an amount at least to five per centum of the amount of the bid.
 Plans and specifications will be furnished at the office of the County Engineer. Holbrook. Ari- zona.
 The trestle will consist of ap- proximately the following:
 Filing 560 Lin. Ft.
 Lumber 10, 800 F. B. M.
 The Board of Supervisors re- serves the right to reject any or all bids.
 R. s. TEEPLE, Clerk. D19-2t. Board of Supervisors.
The Holbrook news., 1919-12-26
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals. will be re- ceived until 12:00 o'clock, noon, Dec. 30, 1919 for the building of a timber and road Crib, contain ing approximately 130 GU. yds., at the West end of the Silver Creek Bridge North East of Snowflake.
 Plans and specifications will be furnished at the office of the County Engineer. Holbrook, Arizona. The Board of Super visors reserves the right to re- ject any or all bids.
 R. s. TEEPLE, Clerk, D19-2t. Board of Supervisors.
The Holbrook news., 1919-12-26
Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors of Navajo County, Arizona
 (Contin,od from Iaat uaak
(Continued from last week. ]

The report the Treasurer for the month of November showing receipts disbursements of $S S62 with balance hand of $161 096. fl approved The following reports audited checked with Treasurers receipts and approved
 Fay Gardner. Assessor. Nov Taxes 22O5 Pauline Woods Recorder, Nov. Fees 46O.75 Lloyd Hennng Clerk of Court, Oct. Fees 2A.5O
 Fines sO0OO c W Harp. Sheriff. Oct. Fees 4O.7O
 License tax 17O.OO c W Harp, Sheriff. Nov Fees 5S.4O J F Mahoney J. F.. Nov. Fines 1O2-S1 J H Richards J. F.. Oct. No collections D W Easley. J. F., Nov, Fees 1875
 Fines 5000 Willard Whippe Oct. No collections Willard Whippe Nov. Fees BOO Clark Webb, J. F.. Oct, Fees .25 The following demands were audited allowed and ordered paid;
 EXPENSE FUND,