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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-10-17
CLIMB ON HIGH WITH
AN ARMY CHAUFFEUR
RoCkieSt Road to Dublin Is 10.
Gated in France.
Private Employers Who Are Operat
ing Large Fleet of Trucks for De-
livery Purpose Are Told to
Remember Army Men.

The chauffeur who used to consider
Broadway and FOrty-second street a
hard place to cross went to war to dis.
cover that the rOckiest road to Dublin
lay In France, after all. For automO-
bile driving became n supreme art over
there, where there were no lights TO
illuminate the roads, and often no
roads to illuminate.
With shells bursting on all sides. ana
bombs dropping from the Jerrys above,
the truck, ambulance and lorry driv-
ers soon learned Il thousand new tricks
in the trade; how to keep straight
course without benefit of compass or
light, how to climb ont of mud hub.
deep, how to run on three wheels if
something happened to the fourth. in
short, how to do the impossible, all
TO the glory of the allies and Novem-
Der 18th.
These men are now coming back to
the United States, master mechanics
and drivers, trained in the hardest
school to every emergency that an au-
tomobile could confront. Some of them
are still jobless, and Col. Arthur
Woods, assistant to the secretary Of
war, and in charge Of the governments
unemployment campaign for ex-service
men, offers them rs the best possible
material in the world for expert auto
mobile driving.
Private employers who are operating
large fleets of trucks for delivery and
transportation purposes, are especial
ly recommended to these expert driv-
ers The various governmental and well
fare agencies will be the means for
bringing the men and the jobs to-
gether.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-10-17

more common in the West and South
west than In any other sections of he
country, but has decreased under re-
cent demurrage and traffic regulations.
Reaching Markets by Trucks.
Direct delivery by wagon or motor
truck is practicable only where the
farmer lives within a 25-mile radius of
the consuming center. Hence this
method of marketing affords an outlet
only for the commodities produced in
the area Immediately surrounding the
market. Such deliveries are limited,
In the main, to country towns and
smaller cities. The automobile truck
undoubtedly is enlarging this service,
but 1t probably will be limited to
very small portion of the total produc-
ing area of the country and can not
be expected to form an outlet for the
great bulk of farm crops. Again, the
development of cities with their con-
slant encrOachmentS upon outlying
country districts, forces production
areas farther from the market centerS
anu III Iie idl Scl Clues HldkeS IL
practically impossible for growers to
deliver their produce direct to con-
sumers. The best examples of sue.
cesSful direct deliveries by growers to
consumers are found in the sale of
fresh fruits and vegetables in small
country towns and deliveries from
neighboring farms through residential
sections of most of the larger cities.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-10-17
oc3noV1

George w. Clous, optician, will
again visit Pullman Wednesday, Oc-
tober %, and may be found at the
Palace hotel. He will examine your
eyes without charge and fit them to
your perfect satisfaction, If you
need glasses or new lenses in your
frames, it will pay you to see him.
All work guaranteed. Mr.. Clous
will also visit Albion Thursday, Oc-
tober 20, at Faansworth's store.
oct 1917
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-10-17

there Is decided advantage. The metal
used should be stiff brass or steel, but
the spring which holds the flash light
must of course have sufficient spring.
ness for this purpose, The light will
he found convenient for tire changing
IN the position shown, but if some
other angle is preferred, tie clamp
can readily be made to give it.-P. P.
Avery, Garfield, N. J., in Popular Me-
cbanics' Magazine
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-10-17
ASSISTS TIRE-REPAIR WORK
Handy Device Is Sheet Metal Clamp
Which Holds SearchIieht in
Position Desired.

For those who prefer the tubular
flash light to the trouble light con-
nected to the storage battery, for tire
repair work, handy device is a
Sheet-metal clamp which holds the
flash light in such position as to throw
the light where it is needed. The idea
would be of little use to the driver
who always has a companion to hold
the light for him in case of trouble.
but for those VINO often drive alone,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-10-17

PeddlIng farm produce from "side-
door Pullmans' Is market outlet
which some producers have followed,
as, by accompanying g car Of their
produce on the road and selling direct
lv from the car door to dealers and
consumers In number OF small towns.
they realize remunerative return from
their marketing operations In most
Of the places where this method Of
car peddling" Is practiCed the pro-
ducers take out a license from the
authorities which gives them tempo
rary selling privileges. such licenses
costing from $40 to S25 apiece. This
system of self-service craftsmanship Is
applicable only in regions where the
growers have no cooperative aSsocia-
ton. It would be extremely unwiSe
for the individual producer to go on
the road In active competition with
an extensive selling organization.
Cut in Profits.
The growers also must bear in mind
the fact, although the returns from
this method of selling at first may ap-
pear large, they will be cut down to
great extent by his expenses, the time
consumed, and the consequent neglect
of his regular business. This practice
may result also in lowering wholesale
prices, inasmuch as the grower may
be anxious TO get away and may sell
at figures which the regular dealers
would not accept. Car peddling is
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-10-17
EARLY AUTO DAYS

In 1898 gasoline sold for six
cents a gallon.
The first New York motorcar
show was held in 1900.
The first four-cylinder car was
brought out in 1900.
In 1896 Barnum & Bailey an
nounced they would exhibit
throughout the country "horse-
less vehicle"
In July, 1898, the news was
given that plant would be built
to turn out zone motor carriage
a week"
1t is hard to conceive that In
1896 there were but four motor
cars in the United States.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-10-17

When a radiator leaks Ii is NOT ad-
disable to use material to stop the
leaks from the Inside.
When any part gets rusty put kero-
sene on II, but be sure to wipe 1t off
after 1t has stood while.
Spend an hour or two going over
your instruction book aud learn more
about keeping your car In good shape.
Every time you change a wire wheel
put grease on the metal surfaces II
wheel spindle where the hub touches
it.
Motorists who use one Of the hand
pumps VIII DO vel TO give the pump a
few strokes before attaching 1t to the
valve.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-10-17
TO COOL BRONZE BEARINGS
Using Water for Purpose Is Last
Thing to oo-when in Hurry
ceol With Oil.

Never forget that cooling with wa.
ter bronze bearing that has been
running hot is the last thing to do.
The best thing to do Is to wait for
the bearing to cool in the ordinary
course of eYeNlS but II you are in
too much of hurry for this, cool IL
with oil instead OF water.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-10-17
OFFICIAL NOTICE

1t is required by city ordinance
that all residences and places of
business in the city of Pullman must
bear street numbers. Property own
ers are hereby notified to comply
with this ordinance within 80 days.
c. NJ, HOOPER,
oc3noVl Street Commissioner
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-10-17

We buy grain. Yeo & Emert.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-10-17

FOR SALE-Maxwell touring car
in good condition Will give terms to
responsible parties. Inquire Star
bottllng d Mfg. CO. oct10tf
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-10-17

FOR SALE-1919 Ford in excel
lent condition ]. P. Fairbank. Of
lice phone 1924; residence phone
30 sep19tf
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-10-17
The Six is the Most Prac-
teal Form of the Highlv
Developed Automobile

The demand FOX. Oakland Sensible Skies is so
extraordinary that this Car is built in greater
quantities each year than any other six-cyl-
inder automobile, with possibly one excep-
ton. This advantage of large scale produc-
ton, combined with simplicity of design, &C
counts forAthe fact that the Oakland, while
possessing the intrinsic quality of cars of
much higher cost is yet the lowest priced
Six on the market today.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-10-17

Walk block ana save money ON
all kinds of window glass at Duthie's.
north 0rano st. Ian31tf
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-10-17
QNersiza DRILL

1t Is possible to make a drill cut an
oversize hole by grinding one cutting
edge so that 1t is little longer than
the other.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-04-26

lawful excess of SIP per ton for every ton of freight coming into that Interior country. The Northern Commercial Co.,, and the White Pass Co.,, in 1918, bought up the remain ing two independent boats, operating on those rivers, and at once increased the freight rates on those rivers an additional SIP per ton to enable them to further burden the shippers there, at their own cost.
 From April g. 1914, the White Pass Go. has had and now enjoys a monopoly of the entire carrying trade upon the Yukon and Panama rivers, and controls the transporta- tion of all freight and passengers from the Nenana terminal of the government railroad. The Northern Commercial Company had had and now has its former employees in con- fidential control of the management of all merchandise coming to Ne mana for the government railroad and others, and thus 1t does it's share in retarding the successful construction of the much hated government rail road, whose authorization by Act of Congress both these companies so vigorously opposed In other words. the construction of the railroad at Nenana is now and at all times has been under the control of those who desire h 70 fail, and it has. so far, been failure.
 The kennecott Copper Corporation Is the incorporated name of the Alaska Syndicate; it owns the Ken necott and Beatson copper mines in Alaska, also the Copper River X Northwestern railroad, and 5 per cent of the capital stock of the Alaska Steamship Company. Mr. Stephen Birch. of New York. is the president of all three of these com panies, which have the same officers, and work in concert The Alaska Steamship Company is united in joint rate agreements with other lesser steamship companies, but with it's greater fleet and heavier capital ization controls the coastwise trade to Alaska. Its control over these transportation companies is we'll shown in the various criminal charges which have been made and sustained by the courts of the United States
 (Continued on Page Three)
The Nenana daily news., 1919-04-26

its approval by President Wilson on
 March 12, 1914. these Alaska trans portation interests began active prep aration to render it's construction and operation d failure. Of course, the easiest way to do that was to get next to those having charge of construction, thus making a profit of it while aiding in its destruction. That simple system was followed, as the facts plainly demonstrate.
 On April g, 1914, less than month after the approval of the Act, the Alaskan transportation compan- ies doing business on the Yukon and Panama rivers entered into a written contract. was signed by the White Pass X Yukon Railroad Co.,, whose president, Mr O. L. Dickeson, ap- peared before the Senate committee and earnestly opposed building any government railroad to the Yukon Interior, because, he said, it would interfere with the projected scheme of his company to enter the trade in Interior Alaska. The White Pass & Yukon Railroad Co.,, Ltd. is an English corporation, and its several subsidiary corporations, organized to hold nominal ownership of sections of its lines in Alaska. British Co., lumbia and Yukon Territory, signed that unlawful contract as parties of the first part, while the Northern Commercial Company and its trans portation subsidiary, the Northern Navigation Company, signed as parties of the second part
 The White Pass Co. transferred all its mercantile property and trade III lIIS uhOlI DdS4Il u LIIe -Npi lIlSi II Commercial Company; the Northern Commercial Co.,, and it's transporta- tion subsidiary, the Northern Navi- eation Co.,, transferred all their and transportation prop erty to the White Pass Co.,. and the White Pass Co.,. agreed in considera- tion for this consideration to pay the Northern Commercial Company the sum of SIP per ton for every ton of freight carried by the White Pass Co., into the Yukon basin from April 9, 1914, to December 31, 1920, not to exceed the sum of s1,500,0O0. That contract is now in force and the unfortunate merchants and min- CTS of the Yukon and Panama basins are yet paying an additional and un-
The Nenana daily news., 1919-04-26
THE SECOND CHAPTER
Waste In the Nenana Division.


 In the organization of the Alaskan Engineering commission in May, 1914, you designated Thomas Riggs, Jr., a member thereof, at a salary of S10,000 per year and put him i'll charge of construction north of Broad Pass, in the Panama district, with headquarters at Nenana. At the time of his appointment MT. Riggs had never worked on rail road, or in railroad work; he never even surveyed on a railroad or worked in a railroad office; and his only acquaintance with railroads was as a passenger on railroad trains. You had known him inti- mately for many years and had full knowledge of his inexperience and incompetency before his appoint ment. His was a social and poit- ical appointment and an offense against the Alaska railroad project.
 Riggs had charge of construction work on the Nenana-Fairbanks di- vision for four years-from the time of his appointment in May, 1914, to the date of his appointment # Alori,a MoroL, 1918. During that time he had constructed seventeen miies of main line south of Nenana. and but five mil/, of narrow main line north from Fairbanks-22 miles in four years! And fourteen miles of the main line south of Nenana, built below the flood level of the glacial waters of the Nenana river, were washed out and destroyed by incom- petent location, thus leaving him a credit of three miles of standard gauge main line south of Nenana, and five miles of narrow gauge near Fairbatks. in four years !! Herewith is graphic drawing marked Exhibit A" with two pho tographs attached which show the conditions on the line south of Nenana as the same were exhibited to me by the officials of the road in September, 1918.
 The line was originally located below the level of the surface of the river, and when the summer thaw threw out the glacial flood it nat urally took down the borrow pits and ditch, cut the grade down like sugar, thus utterly destroying the line for miles as shown in photo graph "B." Your attention is also called to photograph "C" on the same chart, for it shows the recon struction of this line by a compe- potent railroad builder on higher ground in September and October, 1918.
 On September 6 and T, 1918, in company with Engineer-in-chief Browne, and your special examiner, MT. W. A. Ryan, was taken over both these lines, the one undercut, and destroyed, the other a mile or two away on higher ground-two
The Nenana daily news., 1919-04-26
WICKERSF1AM LETTER TO SECRETARY LANE Former Delegate Blames Bailey and Riggs For Loss > of Year in Work South of Nenana. Says
 Water Monopoly is Menace to Road

parallal lines for distance of 25 miles. The reconstructed line had been built from mile 3 south of Nenana, that being the only part of the Riggs road which could be saved on account of incompetent location. The road was abandoned from mile to mile 2S south of Nenana, and rebuilt on the higher level Of the 25 miles destroyed by this incompe- tent location II miles were com pleted, graded, tracked, surfaced and trains running over it; about 8 miles beyond that were graded ready for the track, and the other 3 miles were under construction.
 At the average cost per main line mile there was a loss on the 24 miles of completed road of nearly S2,000,000, in addition to the loss of miles of grading, and 3 miles under construction, probably s2,500,- 900, and a years loss of time in the , completion of the road, and the end of the authorization and appropria- tions, which effectually forbids the completion of the main line over Broad Pass until Congress shall pass new legislation and additional appropriations.
 But you will answer, this was just one of those unavoidable acci- dents to all railroad building No one knows the weakness of that de- fense better than you do, for Billy Ryan has long ago advised you of the true facts, though he has prob ably prepared defense for you bet ter than the facts will justify. The loss of those p miles of railroad was the result of the drunken inef- ficiency of a locating engineer, act ing under an incompetent commis- sioner in charge of the Nenana di- vision, neither of whom ought to have been permitted to handle the public funds, and would not if you had given the matter that careful attention which railroad contrac- tor would have given the job.
 Herewith attached and marked Exhibit B, is a letter addressed to you, dated October 14, 1918, and signed J. C. Rogers, (who was given discharge with a high record by the engineer-in-chief, which he handed me with the following let teri. The letter reads as follows
 Seattle, Oct. IA, 1918. Hon. Franklin K. Lane,
 Secretary of the Interior,
 Washington, D. C.
 Sir:
 My name is James C. (Red) Rogers and l was employed as a laborer in construction work at and around Nenana. by the Alaskan Engineering commission from June 26, 1916, to Aug. II, of that year, and at various times since. I have in my possession certificate of discharge signed by the engineer in charge, giving me a good record, and saying there is no objection to my unemployment, dated Aug. s. 1918 During my work there between June 26 and Aug. II, 1916, I made the beds and attended the rooms of MT. Bailey the chief engineer One of the beds was sometimes occupied by Thomas Riggs Jr., although he resided most of the time at Fairbanks. Bailey kept considerable amount of whis-
The Nenana daily news., 1919-04-26

The second instalment of the now famous Wickersham letter, relating to the alleged waste on this division of the railroad and incompetency and misdeeds of officials formerly in charge, is published for the benefit of the readers of the Nenana News.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-04-26
WANT ADS

FOR SALE-A Singer sewing ma.
 chine. Inquire at Coghill's. LOST-Nugget chain. Liberal re-
 ward for return to News office. FOR RENT-SmalI one-room partly
 furnished frame cabin, on First
 and B streets. Aplly at Chezzi's.
 Prospectors and ContractorsI
 Now is the time to have that tar. paulin, tent or bag made for tb. seasons outfit. Bed and hat nets a-e now ready. at small cos, a, MRS. D'ORSAY'S TAILOR SHOP. Third and A Streets.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-06-05
SUMMER WASH GOODS

SUMMER WASH GOODS
Extensive line of solid colored finest quality
Organdies in Rose, Pink, Light Blue, Copen, and
Navy, Nile Green, Corn Lavender, Black and
White Priced at per yard, ----- Soe, 75e, $l.25
Exquisite assortment of figured and foulard
Voiles, sheerest quality, light and dark col
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Arizona republican., 1919-09-01

"Sunnyside'' Charlie Chaplin's third million dollar comedy, is the headline feature which is going over in great style. "Sunnyside" contains an en- tirely new element of comedy-one that even Charlie Chaplin has not before in troduced, which is proof positive that it is new for the screen. In this bill is found the inimitable comedian cast for an inhabitant of a rural town-a hired hand on farm, and a love-sick swain. A wonderful combination for comedy and in the hands of Charlie Chaplin it proves veritable riot. 5 The theme of Putting it Over centers around young soda man in small town who journeys to New York where he finds employment and incl dentally meets the girl who is to play such an important part in his life. He falls in love with her and hoping that she will accept his offer of marriage on the strength of a large salary, he tells her he is receiving $50 per week AS a matter of fact, his pay envelope at the end of the week contains ten iron men. The girl accepts him and then he finds himself confronted wita the job of stretching a ten dollar wage to a 50 dollar salary. But the boy who could figure out so novel scheme to win the hand of girl can also fig ure out how to make a ten dollar note
 look like $50. and so he goes about putting it over.' It is a breezy comedy drama, full of clean comedy, lots of action and any amount of pep.
 Of course the Pathe news is on the
 same bill, and presents many inter esting news items gathered from al over the world.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-01
ADJUSTMENTS
Hart at the Hip


 The Hip closes the enga cement today Of William S. Hart, without question the greatest exponent of western char acters who ever faced a camera.
 For this engagement he is appearing in Breed of Men," which offers him first as bad man, then as a tool of the boss of the county, who elects him sheriff and lastly as man guilty of helping this boss to rob the woman he loves of what little money she has saved up by interesting her in worth less land scheme.
 But big Bill does not know the worthlessness of the proposition until after the deal is put through, and the boss has gone to the east.
 Then all the fire of his nature rushes to the surface and the great wrong he has done is brought forcibIy to him.
 Without further ceremony he boards the train and wild chase over all the railroads of the country ensues, for the western sheriff has sworn to get the land operator and he has further sworn 10 recover the money and bring the scoundrel to his just deserts
 The journey presents many difficult ies chief among which is the east with which his quarry evades him. for the man he seeks is polished operator, known throughout the east and the westerner finds the chase a difficult one. But right wins out and the fade out finds him happy in the knowledge that he has righted wrong and that the woman he loves nas promised to become his wife.
 Tomorrow begins the engagement of Dorothy Gish who will bring her latest Paramount comedy scream Nobody home"
Arizona republican., 1919-09-01
SLAYER OF GAMBLER CREME STARTS HIS
 TERM 1T FLORENCE

Nick Reglis is in the state prison at Florence to spend the remainder of his life, be it long or short. He was taken down yesterday by Sheriff Montgom- cry, turned over to the prison authoi- ties. ''mugged" and numbered.
 Reglis is the man who confessed to having shot and killed Harry Creme, the motive being robbery, pure and simple. His bloody shirt. the gun and cartridges where he had buried them in a canal bank, and the wire he had intended to use to fasten Creme in and prevent pursuit after he had held him up all were discovered, and corrobor- ated his story to the last detail.
 It is unfortunate" said friend of Harry Creme yesterday, that anything was ever published to indicate that there might be woman motive be- hind the shooting, doubly unfortunate now that it has been proven that rob bery was the sole motive back of the crime
 T knew Harry Creme well, knew his habits of living, and knew well that there was no woman motive back of the murder. Creme was an openhearted fellow, always ready to help anyone who was in hard luck. There are hundreds of people in Phoenix whom he has befriended. many who owe him money that never will be paid. While l have no admiration for his business, Harry was a fine fellow personally, and will be missed by all who knew him wells