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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-02
CALIFORNIA
Far Ahead Of Louisiana From a
Financial Standpoint.
COMPARISON OF TWO STATES

Bank Statistics Show That the Pa
cific Coast Commonwealth Out
classes Her Southern RlvaI-Some
Items That Ought to Tell Heavily
as Arguments For the city Of San
Francisco.
with no design to lay bare a ri.
walls hard circumstances, but to as
certain definitely the relative and
comparative ability of California and
Louisiana, and Of San Francisco and
New Orleans. to finance and handle
a worlds fair, the California EXPOSE
committee has been looking into the
banking figures of the two states and
two cities" says the San Francisco
Call. "The showing Is tremendously
against Louisiana and New Orleans.
Herewith are some items that
ought to tell heavily az financial
arguments for San Francisco They
are taken from the report Of the ma
tional monetary commission and re-
late almost wholly to conditions on
April 2S, 1909. That they a.. exact
and authentic there can be no ques-
ton.
"The results OF the comparison are
striking. For example, with compar-
atively equal populations, California
has four dollars of banking resources
to Louisiana's one. The savings de-
posits of the states are 13 to 1 in
CALIFORNIA; favor, ranking California
fourth in the Union in this respect
and Louisiana twenty-fourth.
San Franclsco's 100000 savings
depositors have S154,000,000 tucked
away; New Orleans shows $1,000
such depositors with only $17,000,000
laid up against that rainy day. San
Francisco's savings banks paid their
passbook holders in interest in the
year covered by the report upward
of 100000; New Orleans savings
depositors in tn same period were
credited with little more than
quarter of a million.
According to the report of the
comptroller Of the currency, the ma
tional banks of San Francisco In
creased their total resources $103,-
0O0,O 900 in the year 1909-1910; New
Orleans national banks increased a
little more than $2,000,000.
Below are the precise figures:
Comparative Banking Statistics Relative
to California and Louisiana.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-03-02

Ranks fourth among states of the
Union in amount of savings deposits.
Ranks seventh among states In num-
Der OF savings depositors.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-16

IL all the 10000 horses used in the
rural free delivery service OF the r.
o. department were stood In straight
line from New York city TO San Fran
cisco, there would be a horse every
As yards The distance, as the crow
flies, Is 1850 miles.
Forty thousand men do the work.
and practically all carriers own two
horses, while some OF them have
three, made necessary by long. sandy
or hilly routes.
Now, these horses, on an average,
last only three years at the work.
which Is extremely hard. They are
worth, say, 800 each.
So IL follows that the carriers must
have one new horse on the average
every year TO the tune OF $4,000, 900
and this three million goes to the
farmers along the different r. F. ID.
routes for the most part
1t costs 500 year TO feed horse
sufficiently we'll so that he can stand
1t TO draw his blackboard or buggy
over the average r. F. ID. route-and
we find the farmers benefiting another
SO, 900 900 from this source.
The figures grow stupendous. They
sound like Standard oil or war
statisticsl
Thus we have s12,000,0O0 annually
paid over TO farmers which they did
not receive before the days OF free
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-16

Today the shop is turning out
magnetos at the rate. of one for
every minute of the working
day.
This is an example of what
PROGRESSIVE, UP-TO-DATE
MANUFACTURES CAN AC-
COMPLISH by hard work,
AIDED BY ADVERTISING.
Any manufacturer, who has
an article that the public wants,
can build up a very successful
business through steady, per-
sistent advertising.
SMALL COPY RUN REGU-
LARLY, week in and week out,
year in and year out, WILL DO
THE TRICK for you, Mr.. Manu-
facturer-WHY NOT TRY IT?
Ito be continued.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-16
ADVERTISING TALKS.
,contipued from Page ons,I

at that time, and manufactured
only coils and spark plugs for
automobiles.
HE STARTED OUT FROM
THE FIRST-even when his
shop was small and orders few
WITH AN ADVERTISING
CAMPAIGN, which he has kept
up STEADILY ever since.
At the beginning his copy
was small and confined princi-
pally to motor publications, but
as his business grew, he added
newspapers to the list, and his
copy increased CORRESPONDENCE
in size.
The result is that he has been
amazingly successful and HIS
BUSINESS EXPANDED RAP
IDLY.
Three years ago he started to
manufacture MAGNETOS, and
the shop turned out two a day
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-16
How Farmers Get Big Money
From The Rural Free Delivery

rural delivery. 1t is new source OF
income.
Vehicles and harness, bicycles,
motorcycles, and an occasional auto
mobile, cost the r. F. ID. men $1,000
900 annually. Here we have a new
set Of beneficiaries: bicycle dealers,
automobile statesmen, harness makers.
II costs $50 year to keep horse
which is constantly on the road prop
erly shod and to keep vehicles In ordi-
nary repair--or s2.000,000 more to an
other set Of beneficiaries: horse
shoers. blacksmiths, wheelwrights.
Small merchants In country dis
tricts come in for their share OF pros
perity from the X. +. D., too. They
sell the r. F. ID. men heavy lap-robes.
storm-robes and overcoats for cold
weather; and raincoats and rubber
lap-covers for rainy weather. They
profit to the extent OF about 81 100000
annually, which is allowing but $25
for each mail carrier, and certainly
that amount Is small enough.
Thus we find the r. +. ID. men
spending slS.000,000 annually for
equipment, which is approximately
half OF their income.
But IL the S1S,000,000 net income
looks pretty big, divide 1t by 10000,
the number of men to whom 1t is paid,
and you will find that each man has
$3.50 per year as his net wages.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-16
WHY2--By Ruby M. Zahn

dred women teachers, twenty only,
of whom, are affiliated with the De-
troit Equal Suffrage league. which
has for its object the amendment OF
the constitution. granting full suffrage
to women. Why?
II seems self-evident that the &c.
tive affiliation of 1900 teachers with
this organization would bring about
the desired results Of equal pay Cor
equal work more rapidly than through
the sentimental indirect woman's in
fiuences" of which We hear so much
and which has accomplished SO little
along practical lines OF reform.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-16
Thursday. March 10.
1911
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story, wheels. bats In his garrett
whatever you like to term. II. We
hate TO be slangy, but that IA how they
feel about IL. When the latest thing
happened, the officers In passing on
the order would say over the phone.
Another Nicaraguan incident"
The nomination or progressive
candidate for president In 1912 10
becoming more probable every day.
The Taft-and-sure-defeat idea II
spreading.
When President Monroe announced
his famous doctrine practically every
Latin-American country on the contfn'
ent was In the midst or struggles for
independence from European DONNA
ton. They we're attempting TO set up
independent republics. The European
nations were casting covetous eyes
on these weak and revolutionary
states, but the lctter were protected
from interference by the well known
announcement by the president OF the
United States, that the United States
having Just pulled OF a revolution OF
her own and achieved her independ-
ence-we would make II our business
to see fair play and would tolerate
no interference by q monarchial ma
ton In the internal AFFAIRS OF the re.
publics on this continent. Somebody
ought to explain 10 Secretary Knox
this chapter In our history. He seems
To think that the Monroe doctrine
means Intervention by the United
States In the affairs Of weaker nations
on the American continent at the be-
hest of Wall-st.
Now that Mr. Ballinger has retired.
IL may be expected that President
Taft will reply to the open letter OF
Senator LaFollette, touching the
fraudulent Cunningham coal claims.
Or will he? :
Sincerely, RATH.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-16
From Another Point of View
We presume the colonel too down there maneuvers

We the colonel too is down there for maneuvers
manufacturer of soda water In New York has failed Fzzzzz
inside
We Hon. Miller
time right where would expect to find him.
We in
Cove sborn,m makes columns.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-16

In Michigan, many an ignorant and
unframed school janitor receives
more pay than specially trained wo-
men teachers. Why?
Because he is voter, and Is recog.
nized as a vote-getter.
The teachers of Detroit have been
striving for an indefinite period 10
obtain equal pay for equal work and
have failed ANONYMOUSLY. Why?
Because they have failed TO appreci-
ate the value of the ballot for women
as the greatest factor in obtaining
their just dues.
We have in this city twelve hun
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-16

WASHINGTON, March 16. 1911.
Dear Dad-Popular government IL
10 be a live topic OF debate In the sen
ate at the extra session. The an
nouncement by Senator Bailey that
he opposes the initiative, referendum
and recall, and Is particularly anxious
TO defeat the Arizona constitution. is
singularly fortunate for the cause OF
popular government. Mr.. Bailey Is
coming TO be understood In his true
capacity as paid attorney for the spe-
cial interests, and the hght Is thus
made more clear between speciai
privilege and peoples rule.
IL Is quite a new idea-this one that
the senate of the United States can
dictate what will be the fundamental
law adopted by the people OF q state
for their own government. Maine.
normally Republican state, adopted
the initiative, referendum and recall;
half dozen other states have done
the same, and more states are about
to do so. How does II come about
that members of the United States
senate like Senator Bailey suddenly
find themselves superior 10 the peo-
pie OF state and assume TO dictate
as TO what kind OF constitution tho
various states shall have? Isn't 1t re-
marka5le, when you come 10 think
OF IL?
Walter Fisher as successor to Sec
rotary Ballinger, My. that sounds
good, That Is two good appoint
'ments Taft has made. Graves sue
ceeded Pinchot as forester. and now
Walter Fisher succeeds Ballinger. By
the way. do you remember reading In
Rath's correspondence last January
that President Taft had written TO
Walter Fisher Offering him the job?
Army officers are quite convinced
that Mr.. Knox is irresponsible, light
In his head, peculiar In his upper
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-16

In Wyoming the law provides that
women teachers receive the same pay
for the same work as men. Why?
Because women have the ballot and
use it.
In Utah women receive the same
pay as men when they hold the same
certificates. Why?
Because women have the ballot and
use 1t.
In Colorado women receive equal
pay for equal work. Why?
Because Colorado women use the
ballot to enforce their wishes.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-16
The Florida
East Coast, Afoot

w. II Hill, of Detroit, has one OF
the finest houses in Riverside-the
Crosse Pointe OF Jacksonville-for
the winter He has many Michigan
people for neighbors, among them the
Cummers, who invested in timber
lands in Florida, but instead OF pine
there came up phosphate, and 1t Is
not necessary for them to bother
about cutting trees any more.
Wings halfway house between
Jacksonville and ST. Augustine gets
It's name from a brave New York
state woman who was twice a pion-
eer-one in Bay City. Mich, and once
in Bayard. Florida. She Is proud OF
two thirgs--many Michigan guests
and no mosquitoes.
st. Augustine has the oldest fort
and the oldest house and church in
America: ard in two days In a SIP
room at the Ponce de Leon two
pieces OF furniture and a section OF
ceiling plaster collapsed.
They show you the slave market on
the plaza in st. Augustine and now
and then a cold spell comes along
and shows the seekers OF a genial
cline where they have been sold.
The condition OF the highway run
ming southwark from st. Augustine
may explain why Ponce de Leon never
got TO the fountain Of p. "; on the 9TH
err hand II takes the Palm Beach Linn
tied 40 minutes sometimes to tear IT.
self away from the st. Augustine sta
ton.
A blind guitarist showed poor judg.
ment in playing for outgoing tourists
I'm the ST. Augustine station. He
should have passed the hat when they
arrived.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-16
Comfort and Scandal.

Little words of comfort and little
kind acts, too. tighten up LIES bur.
den as we journey through. Little
knocks and gossip, now and then
kick. make for mighty scandals ON
the double quick.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-16

Nearly 5000 taxicabs ply the streets
OF London In place OF the 1000 horses
that used to be used
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-16
4 Nan In q Window
fries To Make Us Believe
He's a Dummy!
And He FaIis-Beeause the Last
Thing the Almighty Expected
Of Man Was That He
Would Want to Pass az
a Dummy.

to butt any old crowd that
>v congregates publicly "rubberng' at
OF course much but the fact remains always that we
tight
Perhaps this direction but just occurs
N that we have yet peek ambulance patrol
lagoon and find anybody in it,
The privilege ours however wonder where the ambulance
Is the patrol wagon has been or is going.
somebody speak unadulad truth about human
AZURE, say that it is inquistive
nquisiven that knows station and has partOu-
hr hour.
Don't claim that you immune.
you are why you the window when hear
haai
Maybe because you love music
When got called upon for our
object piano human being dummy
switch fastened to the piano
% when wanted the feet of the object
nanpu and which he turned of when he wanted the
tsstSf the object to stop manipulating
which to q frstim impression that it q dummy
III hands were inside gloves fingers stiff and
y looking leading impression that dummy
But winked leading a and lasting impression that it was
human
Furthermore side side in jerks there were
wrinkles in the neck.
Nevertheless just pned the enghten
nen another standing CERTAINLY
= dummy
She said she dummy because couldn't stand it.
ttg stiff and looking straight turning
his eyea
Il occurred to just window without
question earning his money.
We have looked upon wax figures that they seemed to
breathe
We have seen toy dogs toy sheep that moved their
heads and tails quite ifehke
turtles the floor and tin monkeys climb
string and have marveed at these things
These were the triumphs Of mans inventive genius
sides the great wonders that have figured in the
worlds progress evidences Of this genius
away this window with the thought uppermost
all of these things pale beside the greatest work ALL
which il NAN
The man in window powdered and painted
Il and dummyke the edges
- and the nostrls
INT he wINKED and when WRINKLES CAME
|m THE FLESH OF HIS NECK and the deception
From which that the thing which the Almighty
pscted Of man would to dummy
He built ACTION and well that the hardest thing in the
rld for man make anybody believe he is wax
Hot only has the Creator supplied directive force
vs despite there ARE who have submitted
submitting today being worked by spring which someone else
rrsssea
They quite often public Office and the highest public
.tt They m found In the pulpit
u. They found publishing newspapers
who to influence
based that which he considers the
brothers keeper the minister Of the gospel who
to pew the newspaper with convictions
the trial balance sheet in the counting
80 strike ms As coming being painted
- n the window.
81 uNCH D ..~I nHT Z"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-16

Freshly ground coffee and camphor,
burned together, make an effective
disinfectant for the sickroom.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-16

Brother Yockey-What does you
think of the new evangelist?
Brother Johnsing-Fine' Why, he
asks for things every Sunday thai
poor Brother Jinsing didn't ever
know the Lord had.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-16

A dude went broke, and though 1t
hurt, he went to work at hauling dirt.
It's hard TO be a common dub; but
harder still, hit no grub.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-16

Let sky paint, which Is sunshine, be
your face powder, dear lady.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-16

Some pessimist believes that grave
stones are placed over our dead ones
to keep them from coming back.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-16
Look Out, lawn d.

Look Out, lawn o.!
The first car OF crude petroleum
ever imported into the United States
from Roumania recently arrived at
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-16

serves all put together-for the Of
ficers.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-16

We saw a crowd lined up in front
of the window of a well-known music
house on woodward-ave.
whatdid we dot
We did exactly what you would
have done, gentle reader.
We Immediately got IN it.
We Immediately asserted our in
alienable and good American right
to butt into" any old crowd that
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16
MAJORITY REPORT OF SENATE
COMMITTEE OPPOSES PEACE
PACTS PROPOSED.
MIGHT Be CAUSE OF WAR.
Germany Through Its Ambassador
After Same Kind of Agreement
Minority To Present
Views.

Washington, Aug. Almost in
the same hour that the senate COM
mittee on foreign relations reported
today to the senate its convictions
that the recently negotiated arbitra-
tion treaties between this country,
Great Britain ana France We're
BREEDERS of bitterness and war;. +"
Germany through It's ambassador here
was announcing its desire to be a
party to similar arbitration com
pact with the United States
Germany made known to Secre-
rotary Knox through Ambassador Won
Bernstein its acceptance of the gem
eral principles OF arbitration as laid
down in the secretary's draft recently
submitted A few exceptions were
noted, however. and Count Won Bern
stof will sail Saturday for Germany
to consult his government further
ing in the state department the com
mittee on foreign relations presented
a report t. the senate declaring the
pending convention with Great Brit
ain and France similar to the one
proposed with Germany would more
likely provoke war than peace if
cousummated In their present form
The report was a vigorous defence
Of the committees. course recon-
mending the elimination of a para
graph in the treaty comforting
special powers on the joint hig com
mittee created by the convention.
The attack upon the treaties
ceutered on the question Of the sem
ate as a part of the treaty making
machinery of the United States Civ
ing it's consent to the investure of
the joint hig commission with au-
thority to determine without con-
sulting the senate whether or not a
matter OF dispute Is subject to arbi-
| tration The report was presented
| by senator Lodge of Massachusetts,
and the minority of the committee
| was granted a week In which to sup
port its views on defense of the
| treaty as negotiated.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16
DENIES BEING A SPY
Private Petr Apologies To Miss Dyer
For Telling Her He Was Aus
trian Spy In United States.

New York. Aug. 15--Private
George petr, the United States ar
tilery man. has broken the silence he
maintained since Miss Anita Dyer OF
indianapolis accused him Of being a
spy employed by Austria, and told
his story, Petr admits that he is an
Austrian. but denies he is spy He
declares he Is not afraid of convic-
ton undertaken by the War Depart
nent on the strength of MissDyer's
affidavit.
81 am perhaps guilty of an indis-
eretion." Petr is quoted as saying to-
day, when told Miss Dyer ! was
Prince Windisch- Graetz, which means
Prince Windy Bags II did SO as a
Joke"
The artilleryman who is at Fort
Totten, Long Island, said he was born
at fIustin, on the Bohemian frontier,
and that he came to this country in
1907 and Immediately enlisted under
his right name. He asserted that he
had confessed to MissDyer that his
spy story was a fabrication and
apologized for deceiving her
81 do not think she harbors the
slightest i'll feeling toward me"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16
PERSONAL.

Otto Schulz of upper Sycamore left
yesterday for Chicago.
Miss Helen Hill leaves for Chicago
today on visit with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs Oris B. Hastings left
yesterday FOR a visit in Chicago
Mrs. George Wilson remains criti-
cally i'll at St Mary's Infirmary
Gilbert Casey Of Greenville, Miss,
arrived Sunday TO visit his family
Mrs. n, NJ. Styles of 217 Ninth
street left yesterday for a visit to
Chicago.
Mrs. o, r. Hurd is at Dixon
Springs for a short season. leaving
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs Alexander Weldon
left yesterday for Chicago on their
honeymoon.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas e. O'Shea
went to Chicago last evening to
spent week.
Rev. J. j. Downey and Master Bene
went to Chicago yesterday to visit
friends for a week.
Mrs. Hal Ellsworth and Miss Min
ME Miner left yesterday for a visit
in Pewaikce, Mich.
Miss Anna Burns of Belknap, ILL.,,
was the guest Of Mrs. e. e. Felty of
410 Walnut street
Mrs. T.. f. Comings and daughter
Gwendolyn, are in st. Louis to spend
the remainder Of the week.
Fred Roark of Chicago fromerly
with the Cairo Brewery Co. was in
the city yesterday.
Miss Lola Steinel leaves today for
two months visit in Chicago and
South Bend, Indiana,
Misses Marguerite and Alice
Strong left yesterday for a visit in
Chicago and other points.
John Cling of Twenty-eightt
street left yesterday on the excur-
sion for visit in Chicago
Mr. and Mrs j. II. kolb of lower
Commercial went to Chicago, ILL.,.
yesterday for nine days visit.
Max Kaufman, who has been in
New York buying fall and winter
goods, returned home yesterday.
Mrs. J. B. Pfeiffer and daughter
Of 314 Ninth street are visiting
friends in st. Louis for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs G. w. Buchanan
have returned from visit to resorts
in Michigan and northern points.
DR.. r. E. Clancy of Twenty eighth
street, left yesterday for Chicago
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16
MANY LEAVE CITY,
EXCURSION TRAINS CARRIED
1890 People to St, Louis
and Chicago
Most Of Them From Neighboring
Towns-Nearly Same Number
As Left Last Year On
Same Trains.

One thousand two hundred and
ninety people took advantage OF low
excursion rates to go TO Chicago and
st. Louis yesterday. Tomorrow the
excursion to Atlantic City takes place
and Sunday another excursion leaves
on the iron Mountain for st Louis.
Tho Mobile and Ohio railroad yes
terday carried 7l9 adults and AZ
children to St Louis on three diff
erent trains, one at 1:45 am. one
special at 12:20 pm. and third at
1850, the regular passenger train.
The Illinois Central sent out two
special trains. one at am. and the
other at Z o'clock last evening for
Chicago. The number OF excursion
lists carried on both trains were 495
adults, and 81 children, total of
500.
Last wear the Mobile and Ohio
railroad carried $50 people on this
annual excursion to st. Louis and the
Illinois Central's Chicago excursion
took 1856. There was only diff
creme of is between the total num-
Der of excursionists who went to St.
Louis aud Chicago this year and
last year,
The majority of excursionists, az
is usually the case were from out OF
town points They had been gather.
ing in the city from all points of the
compass all day yesterday. A large
proportion of the passengers were
negroes
A lively scene was presented al
day at the Central Union Station ant
at the various restaurants ant
saloons in the neigh borhood of tn,
station.