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The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-10-03
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ROADS
EQUIPMENT FOR ROAD WORK
Tractors. Rollers, Concrete Mixers and
Other implements to BE Returned
From France.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
At the request Of the department Of
agriculture. the war department has
ordered to be returned from France as
soon as possible a large quantity Of
engineering equipment to be distrib.
uted by the department Of agriculture,
through the bureau of public roads. to
the states for use in the construction
and maintenance Of federal aid high
ways. The equipment will be distrib'
uted to the states without charge. in
accordance with recent legislation EN-.
pOwering the secretary of war to turn
over to the secretary Of agriculture
surplus military equipment not needed
for military purposes but valuable in
highway construction work. The
equipment will he apportioned on the
basis OF the allotmentS in the federal
aid road act. In the same way that
10000 army mOtortrucks are now be.
ing distributed by the bureau of pub.
lie roads at the request of the state
highway department..
The equipment which the secretary
Of war has been requested to return
from France includes about 1900 cater.
pillar tractors; about 400 road rollers,
steam and gas driven; and a large
number Of concrete mixers, road
graders, elevating graders. rock crush
ers. industrial locomotives. industrial
railway track, dump cars, steam SHOW
els. hOlsting engines, electric motors,
and quantities Of smaller equipment.
In his letter requesting the return
Of this equipment the secretary Of
agriculture said:
1.-THE highway construction program
which the federal government and the
states propose to begin Immediately IL
the largest public undertaking con-
templated In the near future. It Of
fers an immediate field for the en-
plOyment of labor and the use Of ma
terials that will help to stabilize bust
ness along number of lines. The
work has been expanded so suddenly
that it has not been possible to make
adequate provision for furnishing the
necessary equipment, and previously
al! the available supply was absorbed
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-10-03

He has wife and children living near
the village of Caldwell. n. G.
He Is as famous down here in Or.
ange county as the notorious Allen
family is in the mountains of Virginia.
Riley used to come boldly to Hills
bor0 three or four times week and
spend his money in the general store.
Once he flashed Il roll of thirty-two
hundred-d bills.
Deputy ArrOwsmith. the particular
enemy of Riley, is the right-hand man
Of Col. Vanderford. chief of the reven-
ne raiders in the Carolina district.
He's Efficient Raider.
He has the reputation of being one
of the most efficient raiders in the
country. In stature and appearance he
greatly resembles the aScetic, thin
faced movie actor, William S. Hart
and ne is just as quick on the draw
He has an almost uncanny nose for
stills-they say he can smell one two
niles away.
Arrowsmith works practically alone.
except that occasionally Sheriff Rose
man of Orange county accompanies
him on his raids.
His methods differ from those Of the
Virginia m0onshine raiders in that he
does his work entirely at night. With
an electric flashlight to aid him. its
only an excellently camouflaged dis.
tillery path In the woods that escapes
him.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-10-03
Georgian Too Tired to
Crank Up His Auto

Atlanta. GN.-And now the
LATEST man.
Lawson Collier. an autoist,
was coming into Atlanta. when
he overlook an old car stopped
by the roadside. The occupants
were in animated conversation.
Thinking he might he of assist.
ance, Collier stopped and asked
If he could help.
you might pull us down the
road piece to start my auto"
said the tiretl-looking owner.
Collier backed up. pulled on,
piece Of rope, and pulled the
auto about 30 yards. and then
asked what the trouble was.
''Oh. nothing ut ALL" said his
neighbor. II just didn't want
to take the trouble to crank it,"
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-10-03
J. S. LOSES 4,4so CAPTURED
Eighth Army Division Makes Low Rec
ord With Only One Man
Captured.

Washington. y. CA rechecking by
the war department of the figures up
to June 3 shows the total number OF
Americans captured by the enemy In
France was 4,4SO. Of whom BIG were
officers. The Twenty.eighth division
was the heaviest loser with IS on.
GERS aud ia men. and the Twenty.
sixth next with 10 officers and AIS
men. The Eighth division reported one
man captured.
OF the divisions earliest in line. the
First lost no officers and ll2 men and
the Second division I've officers and
l52 men.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-10-03

fectly legible. hut the signature will
prove to he one Of those nOnforgeable
1ulnbles Of pen strokes which are the
delight and pet hobby of the writer
and the despair Of every hopeful
reader.
Nlent letters in names must always
he taken into consideration. The name
of Hlynack is II good example where
the silent letter Is the key letter for
searching. hut ut the same time It Is
particularly dead in pronunciation.
This name is pronounced Lynack, and
In the hurry Of writing. often names
are miSspelled. when on the surface
they appear very simple and correct.
Foreign names are often typed in
correctly because the soldier Mt the
time of making application for insur.
ance may have been unfamiliar with
English and made mistake In re.
peating the spelling to the army OF
navy clerk. This is great source Of
worry to searchers.
Names Spelled Many Ways.
Frequently one mans name may he
spelled In four or five ways. II reia.
ttves, parents or someone interested
In his welfare inquiries about his insur-
ance. each will spell It in their way.
Girl searchers must determine which
Ia the correct spelling and then yer.
ify It from the mans original sigma.
ture.
A clever piece Of deduction was that
In the case OF Andrew Good Of North
Dakota. His name could not be found
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-10-03

the thousands of men surnamed Hail.
Among them all there was not one who
came from Mccall. South Carolina. nor
vet one who had wife or mother
whose name even remotely resemhled
the "Stalks" given as the name Of the
two beneficiaries.
Calls for NimbIe Wit.
This, clearly. was case for the use
Of that specially nimble wit and fine
deductive faculty which has character
lied much of the work of the search.
ers of the index files, and given them
a process of procedure which might
be used to add a leaf to the book of
the Burnses. the Pinkertons and the
Flynns.
SWELL" remarked the girl charged
with producing the needed Informal
ton, this man may he stalk since
that Is the name given for his wife
and mother"
But search through the stalks"
brought nothing to identify the case.
"Still," she persisted. and they al
ways do persist. these girls. His
name must be some kind If Stalk,
hut what kind? Corn stalks. bean
stalks. and cabbage stalks are the
only kind of stalks / know anything
about so I'll just look them up."
And sure enough. 1t turned out that
his name was ''some kind Of Stalk"
Cabbage stalks. in fact. and his index
card was duly changed to read:
flames Cabbagestalks. (3,7c1 ,O5)
Mccall. South Carolina; beneficiaries.
Mrs. Ella Cabbagestalks (wife). Mrs.
! Fannie Cabbagestalks (mother)."
"You see that girl wearing the blue
sweater over there" said one young
woman.
The girl Of the blue sweater appear
ed so young she might have just left
school. She was searching some in
'dex cards. her fingers rapidly running
from one to another. With each flap
Of the card she had taken mental
note OF the inscription thereon. but to
the observer she was making speed
record in touching every card in the
nle drawer.
Suddenly-Bang: The drawer was
closed. She moved a foot to the right,
began another Marathon in card move.
tnents. selected one. made a notation
on slip OF paper she carried. placed
the card among the others. closed the
drawer, and walked toward the man
who Is In charge OF the file section.
This pantOmime was quickly enacted,
and as It turned out, 1t brought to
a close remarkable case which had
been under investigation for some
days.
The "oivis Mystery."
The title OF this strange ease might
be the "Dtvis mystery" with Miss Blue
Sweater 40 the detective heroine.
A typewritteo letter was received b.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-10-03
BIG HUNT IS ON
FOR OUTLAW JOE
State and Federal Officers Have
Been After Him for a
Year.
ALWAYS SLIPS AWAY
u He Cut Notch in Rifle Tor Every
Time Ne Shot q Man, There
WouIdn't ee Any
Butt left.

Hillsboro, n. C..-NobOdy will sleep
In Hillsboro or the country around UNI
til "Outlaw joe Riley is caught.
"Outlaw Joe" is moonshiner, slack.
Or and assassin. II he cut notch In
his rifle for every time he shot man,
there wouldn't be any butt left to his
gun.
For q year the state and federal Of
Ulcers have been after him. but he al.
ways slips away, says Sheriff Rose
man Of Orange county.
S1ll pay good price to anybody
who brings him in. dead or alive!"
Sheets United States Collector.
Riley is sought by Uncle Sam for
moonshining and for shooting Deputy
Collector I. NJ. Arrowslnith, a revenue
officer. He is wanted by the army for
refusing to register for the draft. Apd
he Is wanted by the state for several
shootings and for jumping bail.
Recently he was caught making
moonshine whisky. But Joe isn't one
Of the surrendering kind. He raised his
shotgun and fired Q charge full into
the face Of Deputy Arrowsmith. BY
some miracle Arrowsmith's eyes were
missed. but the rest Of his face Is still
full Of small shot.
Recently Joe Riley shot through the
head q companion whom he accused
Of having reported his moonshine
still to the revenue officers. The cont
pani0n recovered, and so loyal are the
members of Riley's gang to their lea.
der that he rejoined him.
Riley was arrested for this shooting
after he had first jumped from the Sec
Ond-st0ry window Of his hom. when
the officers came to get him. ani had
shot six times at Deputy Collector 4.
P. Gates. He was placed under hOnd.
but he jumped it and fled to the hills.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-10-03
0oues the Bureau Experiences In Answering Letters and
maintaining the Correct Addresses Of Oemobnized Men
Many Become Transients and Others Give Only Frag.
mentary Information.

the bureau from an army camp, and
ended as follows:
Respectfully.
'l'rivate Divis Spruce,
Hastings, Pa."
Miss Blue Sweater was assigned to
the letter with instructions to secure
the mans policy number that certain
Information requested IA to the stand
Ing of his insurance might be furnish
Ell him.
The name of Divis Spruce could not
be found in the files. Then came the
time for imagination and deduction.
No matter how the name was split to
make some other plausible name. the
flies could not produce results.
Finally the young woman decided
to address letter to the man at Hast
ings. Pa. requesting him to furnish in
formation about himself. In due time
the letter was returned to the bureau
~ unclaimed.
This did not put an end to the
search by any means. Imagination
and deduction again were brought into
the case. and further study Of the
original letter was made.
Divis Spruce.
Spruce Division.
Of course! The Spruce Division!
The Spruce division was a part Of
the American army.
Miss Blue Sweater secured a roster
Of the Spruce division from the wal
department and searched through the
nearly 10000 names for a man who
lived at Hastings. Pa.
In this she was rewarded. The list
showed only one man from that town.
He was Herman Miller. With this In.
formation the young woman had no
ailticulty IN finding the card Of Her.
man Miller. (policy number 1877, 1865
serial number S86.255) of Hastings
IN. This man was furnished the In
formation he desired, and in thanking
the bureau lie admitted he had forgot
ten to sign his name to the letter.
searehers From Al Sections.
WIFE ItOuu every lIuTt I'll TIE COutl-
try are employed as searchers. If a
complex case arises involving mans
Identification. and his home Is In
Maine. IL girl from that state is assigned
to run down the mystery and she near
~ always does. Should the state be
California;. girl mailing from the
"Coast'' soon has the correct data care
fully listed in the files.
There are innumerable wonderful
eases under investigation every day
hut these girls are not unlike the he
roes from France who never exploit
the wonderful" things they them
selves did In line of duty.
Handwriting experts are employed
to determine the identity of many sig
natures. since every conceivable form
Of handwriting reaches the bureau
Often the body of letter will be per
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-10-03
Hornino IN.

EthefS mother was trying tn
spray her throat with the atOnizer,
but met with considerable opposition
from the small victim. Il wouldn't
mind it SO much said Ethel. "if you
would let me hnnk it myself"
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-10-03
GOOD ROADS HELP SCHOOL
Before Improvement Average Attend
anee Was 66 in Eight counties-
rs Afterwards.

A survey made by the government
of the effects Of good road building on
school attendance in eight counties
shows that before the roads were Inn
proved the average school attendance
was 66. with 76 after the roads were
improved.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-10-03
EmbIazoned Youth.

"When your aunt visits us she will
bring more sunshine into your life"
Il don't want more sunshine" pro-
tested the little girl who is beginning
to study the looking glass. i've GIT
frecklcs enough now"
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-10-03
Twelve % Bury Giant.

London.-It required IL men to bury
Jonathan Swan. the Leylsnd giant.
The coffin measured three feet wide.
six feet nine inches long. and with the
body weighed 1892 pounds. No hearse
could be secured large enough to carry
the remains. The ~ men took 30 min.
utes to get the coffin into position Ia
the grave.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-10-03

Autos Hurry Development.
The advent Of the automobile In
the country districts was the quick.
ener that put the spark Of lie in the
good roads movement.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-10-03

Good Roads Demanded.
Good roads are demanded as an es.
sential to the proper extension Of
national and local development.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-10-03

"eie Stick That Produces.
A live road club In q community IL
the ''big stick" that produces good
roads.
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Identified.

"Well. Kitty, Il" you know who I
am?'
'Yeth ma am"
"Who am IL"
"YOu're you"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-08
MOTOR TRUCKS
TO BE FACTOR
IN ADJUSTMENT
Farmers to Bear Messages OF
Economy of Transporta-
ton From Officials.
Helped Win War, and Will
Help in War Against the
High Cost of Living.

Early Tuesday evening Grand
Forks will witness one of the most
unique spectacles that has visited the
city for some time. when 20 trucks
which comprise the caravan of the
National Association of Truck Sales
Managers will arrive here Eighty
men will accompany the trucks which
are on a 5000 mile our through a
number Of the northwestern states.
Carl H. Stubig, who arrived in the
city Saturday, in the interests of the
tour tells of the reception of the cara
van in the many places hat it has
visited, and exhibited the trucks. The
route has extended through Illinois.
Iowa, North and South Dakota, and
crowds have turned u at every stop
ping place to inspect the equipment
OF the pneumatic tired trucks. The
ravan will be in this city Tuesday
and Wednesday,. and will leave early
Thursday morning to continue it's trip.
Aside from the interest exhibited in
the display of trucks, which repre-
sents practically every make Of pneu-
matte tired truck, a series Of lectures
will be given by experts who accom-
pany the tour. which will prove of
great interest and of educational value
to farmers in this community. MI.
Stubig announced. A. B.. Kroh, direc-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-08
Accorded Much Publicity.
MOTOR TRUCK is
GREAT THING FOR
NORTHWEST FARMERS
(By E. T. Herbig. Sales Director. Ser
vice Mtor Truck Co..

(By E.. T. Herbig. Sales Director. Ser
vice Mtor Truck Co..
The motor truck solves the problem
of efficient transportation of farm
products. It's economical features are
SO great that the business farmer
realizes that he canot get along we'll
without it. 1t is not a question of
merely which truck shall be bought
and which truck is best fitted to the
particular kind Of farming for which
the truck Is to be used.
In specialized farm work, such as
the dairy and creamery interests. the
truck has already. made good. One
recent ase is a creamery in Iowa
having just adopted motor delivery.
This ruck has replaced three teams
and wagons that have been in use for
the past, ten years. The manager of
the creamery states that one man with
the truck does the York of three men
and three teams at practically the
cost of one team and wagon.
The motor truck has made good"
with the general farmer. An Ohio
farmer now hauls and delivers ten to
with one 3 1-2 ton truck and two
trailers. whereas he formerly was able
to haul and deliver but two or three
tons by team.
With the fruit grower and market
gardener. the truck is ar absolute es-
s%ential, for it enables him to haul his
produce quicker and more economic
ally and lands his fruits or vegetables
at the city market or the refrigera-
tor car in better condition than is pos
sible with a horse-drawn vehicle. y
In the South and on the Pacific
coast growers have employed motor
trucks for shipping strawberries and
early summer fruits In vegetables
to market or to warehouses. Even
| such delicate fruits as peaches. plums
and grapes are now being shipped out
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-08

t -H- OK rA AL VIZ.
Of the fruit growing states over long
distances by motor trucks. The har-
der fruits. such as oranges, grape
fruits, apples and pears are in some
sections being almost entirely shipped
by this method. @
A western Nebraska breeder of
thoroughbred live stock utilities two
motor trucks in his business. He will
take an order to deliver a pedigreed
animal within a radius of 200 miles
of his farm and he knows that the
animal is delivered with dispatch. and
In good condition when his own truck
makes the delivery. &
I could recite instances like the
above without number-but these few
are sufficient to illustrate the entire
~practicability of the motor truck In
farming today.
The truck has arrived. 1t has come
to stay. 1t. is the. final link in the
great evolution toward motorizing the
American farms. 1t solves the prob
lem of rapid and efficient transpor-
tation.
Service Motor Trucks are already in
use on many farms-and, because OF
their misunderstanding and low cos
of operation are rapidly becoming the
choice of farmers who buy on the
basis of true value.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-08
TRUCK ROUTE
THROUGH CITY
IS ANNOUNCED

The route Of the parade of the six
teen trucks Of the National Motor
Truck Development Tour and the
fifty local trucks which meet them q
few miles from town on Tuesday
evening. was announced last night by
Chairman Fred Haverland of the
Commercial Club committee. which
is In charge OF the tour locally. The
route is: +
Entering the city on Third street.
down Third to DeMers avenue; then
to East Grand Forks and return to
Third street; down Third to Bruce
avenue; on Bruce to Fourth street;
up Fourth to University avenue and
thence to parking grounds on the
Northern Pacific right-of-way, just
south Of the depot.
Band to Lead.
According to present plans. the
Great Lakes Naval band of Is pieces
will lead the parade afoot, followed
by the Development tour trucks and
the local motors. The six-piece
clown band to be organized here will
ride on one Of the ) local trucks.
Practically all Of the fifty machines
asked of local dealers and owners,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-08

tor Of the tour, and Major E. NJ. Luz
beck. special representative Of the
war department., who directed the
operations of some $4,000 army
trucks on the battlefelds of Europe,
are among those who will lecture on
the use of trucks for marketing
produce. Lieut.. F. NJ. WILSON,, VINO
is in charge of the United States
Naval band of Is pieces and several
nearly 1000 miles with the caravan.
will tell of the practical use to which
motor trucks can be put in decreas'
ing the high cost of marketing
produce.
Actual demonstrations. to supple
ment the lectures. will be made, and
farmers will have an opportunity 10
see the trucks operating in the field.
hauling the grain from the fields to
the thresher, and from the granary
to the city markets. In fact 1t Will
be shown hat what the truck did on
the battletields of France, carrying
food and equipment, to the front line
trenches. under the most trying cir
cumstances. can be one with cOnsld-
cradle profit and decrease of labor to
the farmer in handling and disposina
of his produce. AS a result of test
which the truck has undergone in
France, one of the speakers has point
ed out, the truck today is destined to
r~evolutionize transportation. and re-
duce the cost of the n-ecessaries of
life. One Of the points, which has
been emphasized in the lectures given
by Major Lubbock. is the necessity OF
good roads. if the motor transporta-
ton is to be made most efficient.
Grand Forks is planning a great
welcome to the caravan. There will
be a street parade headed by the
Jackie band, an open air mass meet
ing, a concert at which moving pic
lures taken on the tour will be
One Of the trucks is equipped with
IA farm lighting plant and the movies
will be thrown from this truck. Over
10, 900 feet of film will be taken be-
fore the tour ends at Milwaukee Oct.
H. The pictures shown here will be
screenings of receptions and demon
STATIONS held at various cities o
Chicago to Sioux City, Ia
Two governors have personally well
coined the tour to their states and
have officially endorsed the better
reads program and the movement for
farm motorization.