Life — September 10, 1914 — page 46: what you’re looking at

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| | | | Ae Sea ib sea Se ea ANOTHER F=ESOESPRACL. FLEET SWIFT & COMPANY Now Own 29 Federal Trucks Several years ago Swift & Company bought their first Federal; since tiat time it has been a case of ‘‘another Federal’ until they are now operating 29 Federal Trucks. This is only one of the many instances where the pur- chase of one »*ederal has led to the installation of many more in the largest concerns in the country. In purchasing Federal Motor Trucks, these large houses are buying business efficiency—an economical and thoroughly dependable means of reducing their haulage costs. Your own transportation problem has been solved in some locality by Federal Trucks. Our transportation engineering department has valu- able data taken from the results of Federalized trans- portation in many different lines of trade. Let us show you what Federal will save you in your business. FEDERAL MOTOR TRUCK COMPANY ~ DETROIT, MICHIGAN State Wanted ANTED-—State. To take the lead in political and economic affairs, Great opening for some State with enterprise to make a name for itself. Must adopt “ Prog- ress" as its unswervable watchword. Must organize itself systematically so as to be always on the alert to try out the latest wrinkles in improved governmental policies. Must positively substitute good deeds for good intentions. Must run public schools for the benefit of the school-children and not for the school-book publishers and the friends of politicians. Must run its public services to serve the public and not for dividends, Must organize its courts so that a poor man will have a fair show. Must abolish slums and do other things which will occur to any State which is really in earnest. Forty-seven other States stand ready to be influenced for good by such an example. Address Amalgamation of Ambitious Ameliorators. Kansas, Kansas, Will You Do It? KA4NsAS finds her prison problem troublesome because of the low intelligence of the convicts. A large proportion of them have the minds of children and are not fit to take care of themselves when put back even into the simple prohibitory life of Kansas, Of course! It has always been so. The change is in wanting to do some- thing intelligent about it. Kansas is a good State in which to try new measures with people of low intelligence. She abounds in folks who want to improve their neighbors. Her population, of less than two million averages cighteen to the square mile, so it has elbow room. She has eighty thousand more men than women (which gives leeway for experiment), and her per capita of wealth is very high, She has the room and the means, as well as the disposition, to experiment in perfecting society. In improving prisoners she will start with the advantage that they can’t get away. People undergoing — experi- mental processes of improvement are prone to light out if the gate is left open, but prisoners can't. The ideal of reformers is to get the whole popula- tion of the country where they will have to do what is best. The country is too large to be conducted as a reform school, but Kansas is not. Would that it would try this experiment! Would that we could have one State that was closed tight to alcohol and where women voted and all the new political and correctional machinery was in- stalled and running, so that we could sce just what sort of a doom awaits us if we don't watch out! If we liked it, it would give us confidence to live on as we are, If we didn't like it, the shock might give a useful jolt to our behavior, Critic: THAT PAINTING IS ROTTEN AND IT LOOKS LIKE HELL, WHAT'S THE TITLE? Futurist: PARAvISE,