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The Detroit times., 1911-03-18
Fine Quality Dinnerware at Greatly
Reduced Prices

New patterns in the fine
English Porcelain and shoy
the newest OF shapes and d
tons. We wish to reduce the
Der OF patterns we now hs
stock, and Saturday will
place on sale a number of
patterns at big reductions 9
in prices. some even less
than half.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-08

From the far west comes a letter
referring to an editorial which APP
reared In this paper last summer. III
the Course Of the letter the writer
says: az
An article in your issue OF Aug 20,
1910. under the caption La Toilette,
closed thus:
To Aristides were. by his country
men, applied these words OF Aeschyi-
US:
For not at seeming just. but being
so
He aims.
The lifelong sincerity OF la Fol
lette deserves as high a praise.
That article is OF the kind that go
10 make up history, and | venture
that IL has stuck" In the MINDS OF
more than one OF your readers, and
that /. will play An important part In
the near future. All good history Is
not written after the victim Is dead.
This question OF sincerity, especial
ly I'm a rather close race, should not
be overlooked.
Again quoting from the above-men.
toned article: "A genuine leader not
infreouently must walt long for vindi-
cation" II may be that the appointed
time of La Follette's waiting Is about
up.
write this neither for publication
nor TO serve as butt for ridicule,
clumsy or otherwise. | hope II will
induce you carefully to reread the ar
ttclaL
The Detroit times., 1911-04-08
WHAT-NOT

uncomfortable fraction OF a single
wave-length OF light, the standard OF
measurement need not be so closely
watched. This standard was AT first
uscertained as an infinitesimal part OF
the earth's circumference, with end
less scientific research and at enor-
nous cost. But now any chemist can
produce II for you, since il Is known
to- be just 1853, 1895 times the length
OF the light waves OF the red light OF
cadmium yapor.
Facts About the Moon.
Though our nearest neighbor in the
sky. the moons distance from us IL
an average of 239 900 miles. Within
n month 1t will be $4,000 miles nearer
TO Ms at one time than another. which
causes its apparent size TO vary. A
day on the moon is thirty times as
long as ours, being fifteen days OF
daylight and fifteen days of darkness
There are but twelve OF them in a
year. The long days are very not
and the long nights excessively cold
AS IL has no atmosphere TO protect Il
from the suns rays, water would bell
in the sunlight If there were any
water there At night the tempera-
ture is several hundred degrese below
zero, the contrast between day and
night is all of 500 degrees. The noun.
tains on the moon have been measur-
ed with greater accuracy than any on
earth, and twenty eight OF them are
higher than Mount Blanc. two being
almost five miles In height. The
craters of its extinct volcanoes are
enormous, one having diameter OF
$50 miles. A man Weighing los
pounds on earth would weigh but
twenty-siX pounds on the moon, and
could jump over church spires with
ease. The diameter OF the moon IL
2.l60 miles. and its volume Is fifty
times less than that OF the earth. Ii
would take 10000. 900 moons TO equal
the bulk OF the sun. The moon makes
IA journey of 100000 miles In going
round the earth and its speed Is 81
miles minute II completes this
revolution in q days Z hours 43 min
utes and IL seconds. From new moon
TO new moon is % days IL hours ~
minutes and . seconds.
Water Runs Up Hin.
Everybody knows that the earth re-
sembles an apple in shape rather than
billiard ball But the fact that II
is flattened twenty-seven miles at the
poles and bulges at the equator leads
10 a paradox The Mississippi river
is three miles farther from the cen
ter OF the earth at its mouth than 1T
its source Hence II Is literally true
that this river runs up hill
The Detroit times., 1911-04-08
The Standing of La Toilette

Perhaps II our correspondent had
happened to see certain more recent
issues he would realize that We do
not need to reread our editorial OF
last August in order TO spur our en-
thusiasm for La Toilette. We have
recently indicated our opinion that
the progressive wing of the Rspub-
lican party looks upon him as Its def
mite leader, and that II there could
be at the present time a popular vote
on who should be the Republican NOM
mess. Senator La Toilette would have
great r,any more votes than the
president. We think that Mr.. Roose-
welt would also have more votes, and
We should not be at all surprised IL.
after sufficient preliminary discussion.
Mr.. Hughes would have a larger vote
also. The splendid record which Sen
ator La Toilette had made when We
wrote last summer he Is making still,
and every month does something TO
add to his accomplishments and 90
diminish the idea which has existed
mainly along the Atlantic seaboard.
that he Is an unreasonable agitator.
This idea never had any other founda-
ton than the fact that many years
before the rest OF us woke up TO GER
tain truths now admitted by all NIB
erals OF both parties La Toilette per-
ceived them clearly. and when he be-
came governor proceeded to have
them put into statute form.-Cot
Lara
The Detroit times., 1911-04-08
How Wisconsin Rules Railroads
Saving Her Shippers Millions

Meantime the railroads have built
over 500 miles OF new tracks, the
sanitary conditions on trains have
meen improved, trains now run on
schedule time and make closer con-
necuons at junction points. and new
depots are springing up TO take the
place OF dilapidated structures-all at
the behest Of the commission.
About 20 per cent OF complaints are
settled IN favor OF the petitioner. l6
per cent are dropped by the petition
er, and In IA per cent OF the cases the
railroads are sustained There are
no free passes" in Wisconsin; the
railroads are out Of politics.
After three years successful opera
ton Of the railroad commission law.
the legislature clothes the commits
sion with power TO regulate public
utilities. II was found that 52.5 per
cent Of the telephone companies, GO
per cent OF the water plants, 35 per
cent OF the gas concerns, and 500 per
cent OF the electric corporations had
discriminatory rates In effect. Public
officials, ministers, newspapers and
influential business men were receiy
ing service from the utility companies
az less than cost. These evils have
been abated.
These things are but indications OF
what railroad and utility regulation
have done for Wisconsin.
Before lowering a rate. the service
must be improved, Is the first rule OF
the commission. The commission val
ues the plants counts every wheel
bolt, nut, bar, beam and screw, and
allows the company 10 earn fair re
turn upon this investment Watered
stocks don't count. All OF the reports
decisions and records Of the commits
sion are published, thereby eliminat-
ing the custom OF hiding behind clos
ed doors" A decision OF the commits
sion reads like a mathematical table.
Three commissioners, with a crop
Of the ablest experts. supplemented
with the engineering skill and talent
OF the University OF Wisconsin, have
wrought these results. Holforn Erick-
son, chairman, was labor commission
err OF the state when appointed. He
received his early education In the
auditing department Of the Omaha
railroad.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-08
ADVERTISING TALKS


1t comes from an age past,
which said, LET THE BUYER
BEWARE!"
There is indication every
where, all over the country, Of
the desire on the part of mer-
chants to MAKE GOOD their
advertising.
The average merchant is TAX
ing great care in presenting his
case to the pubGc-which is the
jury after all-and they will
either stand for him or against
him, in accordance with what he
promises, and HOW HE CAR
RIES OUT HIS PROMISES.
No merchant can afford to
say In an advertisement to the
people Of his home community
anything that he is not willing
to BACK UP.
HE MUST MAKE GOOD if his
business is to grow. REAL
SERVICE should start immedi-
ately a sale is consummated.
Merchandise sold must give en-.
tire satisfaction to the custo-
mer. If it does that, the custo-
mer comes back again.
One-time sales is one of the
worst things that can happen to
a store. The transient trade is
very small percentage Of any
stores business. If a business
had to depend upon transient
sales it would go bankrupt in six
months.
Always keep in mind the ques
ton: After the sale, do you
stop there? Don't you want the
customer to come back again {?
Have you sold him something
that will give him satisfaction +?
viii he wish to come back =? Have
you exerted EVERY EFFORT
possible to be courteous to him,
or her, while in the store?
Please think of these things,
Mr.. Advertiser and Mr.. Sales
Force, if you want to get the
BEST RESULTS out of your adj
vertising.
(To be Continued.)
The Detroit times., 1911-04-08
From Another Point of View

again. out again. gone again Donovan
grandmother about the same perhaps little weaker
the increase In New York Chicago will get busy
L be II OF TO .
peach 9 killed.
Eighteen
Knott DIV do7
P1tsburx
that IL probab
Of
mint
yU.w II Senator hear the tory
The Detroit times., 1911-04-08
TWO MINUTE VAUDEVILLE.
~ FRED scHAEFER.

Thud: How much II your light bill
a month";
Slap: II isn't light bill a month
It's heavy bill. They charged me
Sass to run three Jets / didn't use.
Thud: Paying that In like pulling
teeth, isn't II!
Slap: Yes. especially when they
don't give you gas.
Thud: Where Is your brother now
Slap: He's doctor. He's got a
pretty big job now. He's attending
the legislature.
Thud: | didn't kno wit was sick.
That reminds me-did you ever hear
them call the roll In the legislature7
Slap: No. l don't believe it's done.
They'd rather have the roll slipped 20
them quietly.
Thud: Did you know that 80 per
cent OF the people In the u. 8. aren't
producers OF food
Slap: What do you mean by thatI
Thud: | mean that they merely live
10 eat
Slap: Is that so? Well. know a LOT
OF restaurants thsy'd better stay
The Detroit times., 1911-04-08

MADISON, Wis, April III the
lowering OF freight rates, efrecting a
saving OF $2,000,000 annually TO Wis
consin shippers; the wiping out OF
81, OOO, 900 In extortionate rates, and
statewide Determinations In public
utility companies, prove that state
regulation of railroads and public util-
tiles companies Is effective, then Wis
consin has proved IT. II has done this
and more.
That other states feel that Wiscon-
sin has solved the problem Is indicat-
ed by the number OF state representa-
tives that have been here recently
from Illinois, Minnesota, Washington
and Indiana The appointment or
Prof. B. H. Meyer, former chairman
OF the Wisconsin commission, as a
member OF the interstate commerce
commission. indicates that even Pres
ident Taft is Interested in Wiscon-
sins method OF corporation regula-
ton.
Under the leadership OF Senator
Robert NJ. LaFollette, then governor,
the railroad commission law was
passed in 1905, In face OF the bitter
est opposition. Within six months,
following an exhaustive examination
OF railroad companies books, the COM
mission started with reductions. The
order reducing freight rates OF grain,
including oats, corn. barley, rye and
wheat, affected over 500 rates through
out the state. The fold schedules were
lowered from 20 per cent TO % per
cent. An annual saving TO the people
OF $685. 900 was thereby effected. This
saving alone is more than the COM
mission has cost the state In two
years. An annual saving OF $4,000
has been made on livestock rates,
$50 900 on lumber rates, 100000 on
piupwood rates, $4,000 on coal rates,
$4,000 on cheese rates. and numerous
miscellaneous reductions aggregating
$4,000.
Shortly after the law took effect
the three-cent fare was cut TO two
and one-half cents, and later TO two
cents. This alone is yearly saving
OF 100000.
These total savings represent an
amount equal to 20 per cent OF the
amount OF taxes paid By the railroads
last year.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-08
MOST ANYTHING.

But when our congressman fall out,
They call an extra session.
Conquest connects nations, but
kindness binds them.
Ever see a girl try TO look intellect
ual and chew gum at the same time?
go few theories pay dividends, dern
I'll
Sometimes the Tilted man Is luckier
than the accepted suitor.
Panic.
What was the worst panic you ever
saw? asked one wall-st. man OF an
other.
Seen pictures OF the old Texas all
shot up? She looks like a man OF 90
feels when he's failed In life.
Some potash originates In this
country. but the principal source Is
the mines at Stussfurt. Germany,
which at the present rate OF exploita-
ton. will last 100000 years, It Is
said.
In France n process 10 being de
veloped by which the hair 10 remov-
ed from a skin and placed on an aru-
fetal base. and then the skin is util-
led separately.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-08

law Dy Wnlcn III
diana controls the
housing OF her
poor. Also her law
made a lot OF stin-
gy landlords cut
a few extra win
dows In their
measly tenement
shacks to let a lit
tie sunshine in,
Altogether Mrs.
Bacon Is a consid-
cradle letter-in-of-
sunshine In more
ways than one, and
her law may be-
come the national
pattern for other
states.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-08
Accused Brokers Arrested.

BOSTON, April Son charges OF
using United States malls to defraud
the public OF large sums OF money,
Warren Il. Wheeler and Stillman
Shaw, OF the firm OF Wheeler & Shaw;
Incorporated, formerly fiscal agents
for the North American Rubber Co,
OF this city and Hyde Park, were ar
rested at the federal buildinfi yester-
day after they, had voluntarily sur
rendered to Deputy United States
Marshal Rhul.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-08


Louisiana. named
in honor OF Louis
XIV, who was still
high in the esteem
OF the inhabitants,
for in spite OF the
fact Louis queen
rarely knew which
woman In Paris TO
be jealous Of. his
reign Is a accounted
the Augustan age
OF French litera
ture and art
The Detroit times., 1911-04-08

Louisiana is the place where the
papaws come from In summer and
the sweet mammas go in February
while dad stays home and tends the
coal fire.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-08
'HOusE,y0|.I..Es'l0R.
HOLIDAY jAGs
~.
Legislators Throw Saloon Doors open
bys Supporting the Martz-stsyen,
son-Kimmsrling Bill
RECALL EIy0TED
DOWN..|N.SENATE

At the something the Of Denmark
Denmark had nothing the capital Of Michigan
We know Of stronger present the fact Times readers
than headings reproduced
These headings clipped from the Detroit
respondents the capital reporting days proceedings the leg
aure
And they show impossible people get
able action those which THEY demand
for the beer and whisky get the legislation THEY
Remedy
the street onlyhrough the
Of this utility and its operation by the people
OF this fact the people Detroit have long been convinced
The great majority of the of the municipal
ship
Before they have they themselves
This they waiting to do
But before they avail themselves privilege even
I charter be revised
The supreme held at
present, revision would have o be general
appeal Legislature amend the present home
rule law permit cities their any
n occasion demands
The Legislature fsvorably upon such amend
But the upper house the adopted
through the efforts Of Senator Miller very city most
urgently need Of the city provision which
cheats the municipality of its purpose has been accom-
phed and renders this majority favorng municipal owner
snip lmpotent and helpless
And when made plain day Of the peops
that he has arraignd himself squry people hs
fails to inch his position which position insult the
intelligence Of every citizen o state
The day. in the the right n.
people the body which has legated relief of our street
conditions here beyond reach decides senator k.
Miller elected that office the up him whether
not his services their employee are satisfactory
This the senate did in voting reca-gyine the n.on.
understand that while they competent hire they are not ~
peent to fire.
This is one day in the senate
These intended RELIEF the peone from
corporate oppression and for radiance REQUIRES Of nub
servants who the idea that they bigger the
better than the people themselves what and atmn
tell tho people what they shall have not have
Over the house there r
more days the year for the oonh home
clean and representative government
You will headings that the hill WAS NOT
and by the rest Of them that it passed EASILY
Do you follow gentle readeri
Do you follow Us Mr.. voeri
Che not voters having amuk the same egla
ture)
Do follow Mr.. Honest Citzenl
Do follow Mr. Street Car Paronl r.
"a Do notice the get IL in in Iansng9
Jon Do WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT TIT
The Detroit times., 1911-04-08
OUR DAILY BIRTHDAY PARTY.

Mrs. Albion +. Bacon, of Evans
vile. Ind, whose birthday is today,
Is the maker OF
The Detroit times., 1911-04-08

away from II they want to live.
Thud: Are you going 10 the corona
ton?
Slap: Yes, haven't been invited
Thud: Then you aren't billed TO 60
az a guest.
Slap: No; I'm billed to come away
az one Do you know George7
Thud: You mean the king?
know him as well as | know you.
Slap: It's q pity you and / aren't
better acquainted. wonder where l
can get a pair Of satin knee brooches
to wear.
Thud: Why don't you take your
wifes harem skirt and cut II on at
the knee?
Slap | can't It's at the laundry.
Thud; Well. then, cut II on at the
laundry.
Slap: Huh, how would I look at
court In pair OF breeches cut OF at
the laundry I'd be kicked out.
Thud: Well, you can tell them
you're dressed as a Draw Hielander.
Slap: Oh, but then Id be kilt.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-08
TODAY IN HISTORY.

April 8, 1912, the territory Of Or
leans was admitted into the union
The Detroit times., 1911-04-08

After the snow is over, after the
winter dies, we'll get back again TO
the telling OF good old fshbait lies.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-08
Easy for Beer and Whiskey
But No Chance Whatever for
The Demands of the People

editorial by the Office shears fOrceful than any we
could write.
Look il carefully please:
The Detroit times., 1911-04-08

Tho alien residents OF London are
increasing at the rate Of more than
1,ooo . year.
Gunnison news-champion., 1911-07-07
Us 0ssssus . obssl c.
v estern Drassi-t

George Gould vas making one of
his last trips rs president of the
Missouri Pacific. His private ear
was laid out on a siding for SINE
reason or other, and he got ont 10
stretch his legs An old freshman
was tapping the wheels. Gould
went up DO him:
Morning How do YOU like the
wheels?"
Mot worth a darn" said the
lrishman
well, how do you like the carr"
Its good enough Cor the wheels. :"
What do yoa think Of the road? ;
1T matches the car"
Gould look ed at the old chap for a
minute.
Maybe you don't know who I
amp"
Yes, do, retorted the Irishman.
ioa are tieoree Gould, and I knew
yoar father when he WAS president
Of the road And, by gob. he's go
ing TO be president Of it again"
why, my father 10 dead" said
Mr.. Gould
Il know thst," replied the Irish
man, "sad the rosd 10 going 10 hell. :"
Gunnison news-champion., 1911-07-07
CavsrM RivEa NOTES
The Marble booster

saturday, June IL.
something doing every minute"
is the Marble slogan for the big
Fourth of July celebration.
George d. Taylor has resigned his
position at the Colorado Hule com
pany and W. R. Frazier of Pittsf,rd,
Vermont has arrived to take his
place.
Marshal Mahoney is not expected
back from Gunnison before the last OF
this month. During his absence.
Perry sallgren is chief of police in
Marble.
John Williams, postmaster at Mar
bic, Will hereafter, draw el300 per
annum instead of $3.50. which 10 o300
per annum more than the Crested
Butte Office pays.
The Marble City band and a goodly
number Of citizens of the town as
well are at Glenwood Springs today
helping that town to properly cele-
brate Straw berry Day.
In sketching the cost of the various
features AT the meeting Thursday
night II was apportioned like this
Prize list. $lsl; dancing pavilion.
$40; barbecue tl5o; fireworks. So,
band, ol25; printing. and publicity in
other towns, $50; decorating t25:
sundry expenses, e50 This makes a
tota' of s136.
John Williams has let the contract
Tor building three cottages ON the
property owned by him at he corner
of state and East Third streets. One
OF the dwellings, will be used as an
office by HI. %. Alexander. secret ary
OF the crystal River Marble company.
The Others viii be for rental purposes
Y. sharp is in charge of the carpenter
work.
A change of time card ON the Colo
RADIO Midland route, effective last
sunday, throws the Marble train an
hour or So later each day from this
time on. The Midland train lea avins
Denver al 80 clock y. m. waschanged
To leave two hours later. arriving at
tarbondale at s.21 n. m. instead oi
~ as formerly. Thi. train Carries
the eastern mail for Marble and So
The Crystal River and San Jaup had
To change it's time card to wait for
the Midland. Hereafter Supt. Jeanes
, announces the local train will be
scheduled to leave Carbondale at IL
o'clock a. m. The leaving train AT
hdfbe VIII FffIaln the Same
O'Clock in the morning.
The largest single piece of marble
Vet taken from the Colorado-Yule
quarry here was twenty-eight feet
long and weighed lift ri We tons. Tn.
block was so large that the trem.n.
dous machinery al the quarry wouJd
not lift IL and il had to be reduced
before il could be taken away ON tbs
cables Eleven feet was cut from ON.
end Of the block and the remaining
piece was taken to the mill b.re
four monoliths. each sixteen jeet in
length, were cut from il. These
monoliths are today standing in Tho
courthouse at Cleveland, a. All
were cut from the one block of ner.
fect marble. Every train that comes
down from the quarry carries three
to five blocks Of marble weighing
from fifteen to thirty tone each. II
would be Possible to take out mpcb
larger blocke. but the cables AT tbe
quarry have a capacity of only
twenty-five tone. Thirty tom. has
been lifted by them but the quarry
superintendent eets TWENTY-FIVE tons
as the limit Of lifting.
Gunnison news-champion., 1911-07-07

Misc E.--a Eherkars lets GsDH.s<,s
fR CEIcazo.
Ma-~ MAY GsH FetUFnsa froa
schos1l Al Csntun. Ao.
Mlnuss J R.,ynald- wss iaschsaS
the pubic -cissa sf Parma
The S.l,sih Para raalF'ai 49,
aysenea ailer th. SIniers -sorns
Wa. 4. Esok ana Miss L.slsss
Baneksrt Vere married n tsaRHssoa
Mr. aHd Mrs. NJ y Geichell re-
tsrned iFum a slater sPelst "a fc.a-
-givsnla.
a. Mills aud 7 J Name be.ehs
the Bostan bakery 1t Mrs. X. =.
Richardson
y. n Biock resigned kl- posst,oa
a. d.pssy casutv e.erk. Mise tie
Smith tssik po-ltion there.
ID A Farrell became editor of the
Lake Cny Tunes. aud Henry Anes
editor IN charge of the Phenoeraph-
ca aecoant Of rheumatism, Wm-
McGJnnis resigned his position with
I.atImer a Alien asd weHi 10 Seattle,
Nash
Forty seven CLAIMS. m all amoent-
ing 30 5t0 acres of IroH land. ON the
Cebolla we're being patented by joe
Dale and h " Lewis
Miss Phoebe Gelst, . teacher on
Ohio creek. won a suit against she
Rio Grande for : 900 damages for
an injury received IN an accident ON
Marshall pass.
Seventy acres Of potatoes and l25
acres Of barley we're planted ON Ohio
creek This was about the begin
ming of experimenting with grain
and spsds IN the Gsnnison sectioa)
The quartz veins Of Beaver creek
s,sth of Gunnison we're beginning
30 attract much attention. Denver
mining men organized the Midland
NJ a NJ Co and proceeded 10 srect q
mill L. kingsbary was the locator
OF the properties.
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We are going to have a merry go
round Cattlemens Day. w. H.
Forsythe was here this week, max
ing arrangements to bring in his fine
machine, which is making the rounds
of all the big entertainments in Colo /
rado Ii will add to the fun, and
the jollity Of both old and young.
Gunnison news-champion., 1911-07-07
n Drop OF Blood

Or little water from the human system when
thoroughly tested BY the chief chemist at Dr.
P,erce's lnvalids Hotel, Buffalo, ~. u, tells the
story of impoverished blood-seryous exhaustion
ar some kidney trouble. Such examinations ere
made without cost and is only Q small part II the
~ork cf the staf of physicians and sur eeons under
the direction Of DR.. r. v. Pierce sivins the hest
medical sdvice possible without cost to those
~ho wish to write and make fun statement u
sympeoms. An imitation Of natures method II
ressorin< waste al TISSUE and impoverishment of
the blood snd nervous force is used when vos
seke sleerstive end syceric extract u ropes.
Withoue the use Of slcohsi such ss