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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-11
ADVERTISING TALKS.
WRITTEN BY
No. 629.
WILLIAM c. FREEMAN.

There are many merchants,
even in these enlightened days,
who still cling to the idea that if
they advertise they will have to
increase the cost of their mer-
chandise.
Such belief is absurd, of
course, and it has been DIS
PROVED time and again, but it
still prevails to some extent.
"BATTEN'S WEDGE" print
ed an article on this subject re-
cently-really a good advertis-
ing sermon-which is reprinted
here in the hope that it will
bring its lesson directly home to
the merchant who does not ad-
vertise:
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
1--WE beg to draw the attention
of our Customers to the fact
that WE DO NO ADVERTIS-
ING.
Nearly all Perfumery Houses
devote large sums of money to
Icontins.d sn Page TweIve.l
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PLAN TO SIMPLIFY
NATIONAL GUARD
Gov. 0sborn's Suggestion Meets With
Support of Line
Officers.
(From a STAR correspondent.) }

LANSING, Mich, Jan. ll.-Gov.
Osborn's plans for the simplification
or the national guard machinery met
with large measure OF approval at
meeting OF the officers OF the line,
held in the inspector-generals office
yesterday. The plan 10 do away en-
tirely with chief OF staff other than
the active officers, did not go through,
and after talking II over with the men
the governor expressed his satisfac-
tion. The men would like Adjt.-G Gen.
MCGurrin 10 retain his position,
though this was not specified by the
men nor mentioned by the governor.
Three brigadier generals will be done
away with. They are: Brigadier gen
eral and adjutant-general, brigadier-
general and quartermaster-genera
ana brigadier-genera and inspector.
general.
There will be a permanent state
adjutant- general and a depot quarter
master TO take the place of the assis
tant OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Each will
have the rank of major. They will be
under civil service rules, SO that the
Offices will be taken out OF politics.
A military board will be provided
for. The military men suggesting u
board CT five members, but the COVER
nor preferring three members, one OF
whom shall be chief OF staff to the
governor, and the others picked from
They will retain whatever rank they
have in the service.
The military men pointed out to the
governor that If no officers were pro-
vided for outside OF those in actual
service, there would be no one to take
charge of affairs, for recruiting new
troops or if the national guard was
called out.
A bill embodying the plans as de-
cided upon will be introduced by Rep.
Gansser, Of Bay City, chairman OF the
committee on military affairs.
Those present at the conference
were Adjt.-Gen. McGurrin: Inspector
General Carl A. Wagner; Col p. l..
Abbey, senior colonel and brigadier-
general-to-be; Lt-Col. Covell, OF the
Second regiment; Rep. Stewart, OF
Grand Rapids, major In the Second
regiment; Rep. Gansser. also major;
Maj. John 8. Bersey, Of Detroit; Maj.
George l.. Harvey. OF Port Huron;
Senator Collins, of Bay City, lieu
tenant in the Second regiment; Capt
Rny Vandercook, of Lansing, and Com.
+. b. Standish, OF the Michigan Naval
Reserve, Detroit.
There are several names mentioned
for state adjutant, among them Maj.
Bersey, of Detroit; Col. Cox, OF Calu-
met, and Maj. Stewart. Col. Rogers,
now deputy quartermaster-genera is
likely to become depot quartermastef.
SANFORD.
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Cotton l expected, of course. to be
my cash crop. The corn and COW.
peas expected to use to feed stock
and the cowpeas. being leguminous
crop, were to increase the fertility Of
the soil and at the same time furnish
roughage for the stock.
have found this plan OF rotation
TO be eminently successful.
Last year l averaged slightly less
than q bale and three-quarters of cot.
ton per acre and So bushels OF corn
and 20 bushels OF oats TO the acre.
am not through by any means
and expect TO bring my average for
cotton production to at least two and
a half bales per acre. However, |
consider what have done in four
years In increasing production as
quite a notable achievement for city
bred farmer
could go into technical explana-
tion OF just how II was done. but that
would be useless TO the average city
man. Here Is a statement OF re-
suits and cost in concrete form:
I find from looking ut nv books
that the products OF my farm for four
years have had cash value of $751;
265 and that the cost. including labor,
fertilizers, seed, ETC., has been $500.
leaving net profit Of ss,s45. which |
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-11
SENATOR SMITH STUDIES
FACTS IN LORIMER CASE
Michigan Statesman's Decision is Ex-
pected To Have Important Hear
ina on Famous Controversy.
(From a Special Correspondent

(Fron Special Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-Of the
members OF the senate who are
studying every phase Of the circum-
stances connected with the election
or Senator Lorimer. OF Illinois, none
is more active than Senator Smith.
He has been going over with great
care the many pages zof testimony dur.
ing the last two weeks and announced
this morning that he was even now
far from the end OF his investigation.
The conduct OF the hearings by Sen
ator Burrows as chairman of the com
mittee on privileges and elections has
come In for much harsh criticism and
has sealed his future as one OF the
leaders in the Republican party or
ganization.
The committees action in white
washing" Lorimer after the admis-
sions Of bribery by members OF the
Illinois legislature, has greatly en-
barrassed the administration. II Sen
ator Smith throws his influence
against Lorimer after thorough
study Of all the testimony 1t will per-
haps mean that a great many votes
Of the more conservative friends OF
Senator Smith will be turned against
lorimer. PULLMAN.
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By ALFRED A. JOHNSON.

We landed on our farm on cold
December day. The first thing neces-
sary was to make the old house hab'
table, build an addition, fix up the
barn, repair old fences and build new
ones. settled down to a winter OF
hard work, getting ready for the com
ing crop season.
Part OF the farm had been rented
to Negroes, who planted nothing but
cotton and corn for five years, get
ting an average OF half a bale of cot.
ton per acre, or 20 bushels OF corn
had no practical experience, but had
crammed with theory, and my mind
was filed with the value Of crop rota.
ton, thorough tillage and feTtillza
ton. SO I divided my land into three
fields and adopted a three.year rota
tion Of crops: First year corn and
cow.peas planted between the rows al
the last working Of the corn; second
year, winter oats, followed by COW
peas for hay, and third year cotton.
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BILL TO ABOLISH
OFFICE Of SALT
INSPECTOR
Rep. 0gg Acts Upon Suggestion in
the Osborn Message That Useless
State Boards Be Done Away
With To Economize.
Rep. Graves Wants 0ut-of State
Students To Pay More Tuition
At u. Of M.
lErom a staff corresp ondent.l }

LANSING, Mich, Jan. 11.-Rep
Ogg OF Wayne, county, followed out
one OF the governors wishes express
ed in his inaugural message by intro
ducing yesterday a bill to do away
with the office of salt commissioner.
Rep. Stevenson, of Wayne, who Is
interested in shipping, followed anoth-
er of the governors recommends
tions with a bill to provide for ton
mage tax on vessels, to take the place
of the present ad yalorem state, coun-
ty and municipal taxes. Owners OF
passenger vessels are TO be required
TO pay 10 cents per net ton burden,
and owners OF freight vessels 5 cents
per net ton. This tax will be paid
directly to the state treasurer, and
will be forwarded by him to the treas
urers of the counties In which the
ports of hailing OF the vessels are To-
Gated. The county treasurer will ap-
portion the money among the county,
the municipality or township from
which the vessel halls, and the state,
in proportion to the respective tax
rates. II Is thought that this method
will do away with much present mis-
representation of values OF vessel
property, and also the shifting Of ports
of hailing to places where the assess
ors or supervisors are most lenient.
Rep. Stevenson last night explained
the low rate Of tonnage tax on steam
boat property provided for in his bill
introduced yesterday
at present" he said, "only a small
proportion of the boats operating on
the lakes are registered In Michigan.
They go to Minnesota and other lake
states that are more lenient, and we
lose them entirely. IL is true that a
tax OF fiye cents a ton on freighters
and and Is cents a ton on passenger
or combined passenger and freight
boats, would not yield more than $500
a year all told from the largest freight
.ers on the lakes, but the state will
get II, and the municipalities will get
their share, wherever they are In
the long run, the boats will pay more
tax, in Michigan at least, than they
did before"
Raise Cost Of v. Of M. Tuition.
If bill introduced in the house yes
terday by Rep. B. F. Graves, Of Lena
wee county should pass, there would
probably be falling off In the non
resident student body at the Univer-
sity OF Michigan, though there might
be larger revenue
Rep Graves bill provides that stu
dents mot residents OF Michigan shall
pay tuition fee 500 year higher
than at present. Now they pay $40
year more than resident students.
the rates being $40 a year for the lit
erary department. sos for engineer
ing or medicine, and $65 for law.
Rep. Graves figures show that there
are 5,3S2 students at the university,
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of whom 2,55l are from outside the
state. The university had $f,o24, 900
last year OF which $563. 900 was raised
by taxation. The cost OF running the
university was about $1s5 per stu
dent. Rep. Graves takes the view
that the strate should not be required
to raise money by taxation for the
education of nonresident students.
In addition to charging non-resi-
dents an extra tuition fee, the Graves
bill would decrease the rate OF tax
for. the university from three-eighths
to one-fourth OF a mill on dollar. He
estimates that the assessments on
Michigan property will be raised to
such an extent that at three-eighths
OF a mill, the university would receive
between 100000 and 100000 in
stead OF $523,000 and that at one
fourth mill, it will receive more than
before.
He has made no computation OF the
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the Farm


either have in cash in bank, crops
ready for the market or have applied
to the farm in improved machinery,
better buildings and pure bred live
stock.
And my farm Is only now in shape
10 get the best results. The first two
years were not largely productive,
but this year | estimate my profits
at $4,000, so / know | am making pro-
gress.
now have on my farm 90 pigs bred
from pure bred sires, five pure bred
Holstein cows and six mules. My
wife takes care Of about 200 chick
ems, from which she has made hand
some profit.
think a man may safely start In
the business OF farming with $1,000
II he does not make too large a cash
payment on his farm. | would hardly
care to try II with less.
The man who contemplates chang
ing his city life for home on farm
can hardly make a mistake. II he goes
prepared for hard work He must
study his soil and climate TO ndapt his
methods 20 the particular locality. but
farming can be made to pay almos:
anywhere in this country with tillable
soil, plen,y OF rainfall, fertilization
and brains.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-11
CAPITAL NOTES.

Michigan will have one less judicial
circuit as a result OF the decision or
Gov. Osborn Monday, not TO replace
Judge Palmer of the twenty-seventh
circuit, comprising Newaygo and Me-
costa counties, who recently died. The
circuit is small and its business light
and the governor decided for the pres
ent to give the work TO Judge Sessions
of the Muskegon-O Oceana circuit, and
to have a bill introduced in the legis.
lature merging one county each into
the Muskegon-Oceana, and Manistee-
Mason-Lake-O Osceola districts.
Only one woman received an APP
pointmbent as committee clerk by
Speaker Baker this year. She Is Mrs.
Bertha Irving, of Charlevoix. There
were nine or ten women clerks last
year The only Detroit appointee is
William Stacey, floor messenger. Paul
r. King, clerk OF the house, Is more
gallant than the speaker He an
nonnced seven minor appointments
last night, and seven of them are
women. The list is: Financial clerk.
Grace Monroe. Traverse City; proof
readers, Ada 3. Shier, AuSable, L,l-
lian A. Wells, Flint. Barnard Pierce,
Lansing: journal clerks assistant.
Bessie +. Bidwell. Lapeer: clerks
stenographer, Nina Donovan. Grand
Rapids: bill clerks stenographer.
Gertrude Valliere. Hubbell; mailing
clerk, John NJ. King. Charleston;
clerks messenger. Reed Stuart Ham
mond, Lansing: proofroom messenger
Richard NJ. Judd. Dowagiac.
MgssEN.Fn--wATN "u rrTy--ssA
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number of students thet university
would lose by boosting the rates.
Keep School Money in Fund.
Rural school districts which have
money enough accumulated under the
present primary school money provi-
sion Of the constitution to pay their
teachers salaries for 10 or 20 years In
advance, will see the increase In their
hoard cut off under joint resolution
for an amendment to the constitution,
introduced In the house OF representa-
tives Tuesday by Rep. McNaughton.
of Kent county. The amendment pro-
vides that when a district has on hand
more money than Is necessary to pay
teachers salaries for the ensuing
year, ii shall draw no more money
from the fund until its surplus Is ex-
hausted. The resolution was referred
to the committee on revision and
amendment OF the constitution.
Protects Dat Mus-krat.
Muskrats, rabbits and fish came In
for protection in bills introduced in
the senate and house yesterday after
noon. Senator "Bill" Bradley, OF
Kent, Is the champion of the aquatic
His bill fixes a zone OF safe
ty for them in Tamarack lake. Here
to fore, the denizens around Tam
arack lake have waxed fat on the rats
In season, but as a result, weeds on
which the rats made their food have
grown without restraint and filed all
the waters and drains, SO that II is
impossible to keep them open. The
summer cottagers asked Bradley to
get the rats lease OF life for two
years In the hope that they will be
able to run boats and drain their
houses.
In the house, Rep. Heckert intro
duced bill to restrict further the use
Of ferrets In hunting rabbits. Rep.
introduced similar bill, and
Rep. hocomb one TO protect fish in
county.
SANFORD
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BRADLEY ON PARDON BOARD.
He Will Succeed Or. J. E. Runner
Fired by Osborn.
(From a STAFF corresoonde nj. ,

NfTom a stan Correspondent.)
LANSING. Mich, Jan. 1l.-As an.
nounced in The Times last week, the
resignation of Dr. j. F. Runner as u
member Of the pardon board became
effective Immediately after his con.
firmation by the senate yesterday, and
was accepted by the governor Runner,
with Rowland Connor. was asked TO
resign because OF the Ascher pardon.
1t is expected that Fred J. Russell, Of
Hart. member Of the recent constl.
tutional convention, and DR.. ]. y.
Bradley. candidate for the nomination
for governor against Fred NJ. Warner
two years ago. will be named to sue
ceed Runner and Connor.
The other appointments named IN
The Times Tuesday, were confirmed
by the senate, the remainder OF both
ex-Gov Warmers recess appointments
and Gov. Osborn's appointments were
referred to the committee on executive
affairs. SANFORD.
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BILL AIMED At
DISHONEST ADS.
But the 0ppenborn Measure Holds
Only the Advertiser
Responsible.
(From a staff CORRESPONDENT. J

LANSING, Mich, Jan. 11.-Chrts
tian o. Oppenborn, Of Alpena, grad
uate OF the Detroit College of Law,
OF, was the first TO start legislation
aimed at dishonest advertising, mat
ter touched upon by Gov. Osborn in
his message for the first time. Rep.
Oppenborn's bill forbids the publica'
ton by the directors, officers or any
other person connected with stock
company OF any circular, book CT ad.
vertisement Of any sort misrepresent-
ing the value of the shares or the ma
ture of the work being done, amount
OF improvements made, or anything
else which will tend to mislead an in
vestor.
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CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 11.-Six
bodies are believed to be buried in
the ruins of the seven-story granite
building occupied by the Chamber Vi
Commerce, Fourth and Vine-stg..
which was destroyed by fire at
o'clock last night with loss esti-
mated at more than 100000.
Sixteen hremen and spectators
were injured during the fire, which
was marked by two violent explosions
believed to have been from gas.
The windows in the lower part OF
the Fourthst. side OF the new SintCn
hotel and on the Baker alley side OF
the famous old Burnet House were
shattered by the explosions, and
guests in both hotels were badly
frightened.
The explosions followed the crash
Of the roof Of the great building, car
rying with 1t the two upper stories.
The first three named were work.
ing in the office Of the Early & Dan.
iels Co, on the first floor Of the
building. They have not been seen
since early yesterday evening On
account OF the stability Of the build
ing and the fact that it was popular
ly supposed to be freproof they did
not hurry out and were supposedly
caught when the floors fell.
The Buchanan boy was working in
the office OF the Union Hay & Grain
Co., earlier in the evening, and has
not been seen since the fire.
The engineer and >-f1Fefnan OF the
building are believd to hav been trap
ped in the basement
Fire Chief Archibald declared this
morning that 1t would be several
days before the ruins would be cool
enough to begin a search for the
bodies. The fire originated in a store
loom over the kitchen Of the Busi-
ness Mems club on the sixth floor
This organization occupied the two
upper floors.
With two banquets in progress IN
the Business Mems club when the
fire started there were about 200 per-
sons endangered. A suburban bust.
ness organization was holding a ban
quet, while members Of an insurance
underwriters association were hold
ing a dinner The banqueters refus-
cd to leave the tables until flames
burst through the ceiling and the roof
Eegan to crack over their heads
All the banquet guests escaped un.
hart but humber Of employees Of the
business mems club were overcome
by smoke and rescued by fremen
The burned building Is located in
the heart Of the shopping and hote!
district and was the finest structure
in the city. The thickness of the
granite walls is said to have prevent
ed the destruction Of an entire block.
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DOYLE. BANK COMMISSIONER.
Believed He viii Be Appointed To
Succeed Zimmerman.

LANSING, Mich, Jan. 11.-H. M.
Zimmerman. commissioner Of bank
ing, rendered his resignation to Gov
Osborn yesterday afternoon, to take
effect Immediately. Mr.. Zimmerman
has been elected vice.president and
member of, the board of directors OF
the Detroit United bank. He will be
succeeded. II Is stated by E. II. Doyle
of Detroit
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-11
BRIDE MUST TELL HER AGE.
Senator Bradley Wants Both Parties
to Apply for License.
(From a Staff CORE 500 nde nt.)

LANSING, Mich, Jan. 1l.-lf a bill
introduced by Senator Bradley yester-
day is passed. 1t will be necessary for
both parties 10 a marriage TO appear
before the county clerk and answer
the statistical questions under oath
Bradley said that in many cases un.
der the present law, false affidavits had
been made by man as TO his brides
qualifications, particularly in the mat
ter OF age. II has been impossible TO
prosecute the man, as he could plead
mistake, and the girl has made no
statement whatever.
Rep Verdier introduced a bill In the
house which will make IL crime
punishable by fine OF $500 to $1,000.
or five years imprisonment for a eau
casian to marry person OF any other
race. SANFORD.
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KILLED BY ROLLING LOG.

MARSHALL. Mich. Jan. 11.-While
hauling logs in Claredon township
William barnes. aged 65, was caught
when his lead broke loose and fell
from the sleigh, his head being
crushed between two logs. He was
when found, and died
three hours later. He was a widower
and is survived by a son and daughter.
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LONDON, Jan. 11.-British society
is busy picking out possible husbands
for the beautiful Mrs. Ava l.. Willing
Astor, who secured divorce year
or SO ago from Col John Jacob Astor.
The latest possibility is William Leh-
man Ashmead tt-Burdett-C Coutts
yes, all of that. He seems to have
passed Lord Curzon in society's bet
ting book on the matrimonial race
Mrs. Astor was the guest OF honor at
a brilliant dance he gave recently In
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his Piccadilly mansion, and has re-
ceived other marked attentions from
him. But she's having such a good
time being free that she may not risk
another wedding.
Burdett-Coutts is somewhat older
than Mrs. Astor. He was originally
an American. but went to England in
his youth and at 80 married the Bar
oness Burdett-Coutts, then 81, and
succeeded to her name and estate
when she died in 1906.
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(This is the second part OF the story
Of the ST. Louis clerk, who went back
to the soil with his wife and three
children. buying an Arkansas farm OF
81 900 from his savings Now It's all
paid for in four years, with a neat
bank surplus, a $4,000 crop and much
bigger returns in sight)
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SIX MISSING IN
100000 FIRE IN
CINCINNATI
They Are Believed To Have Perished
In Flames That Lay Chamber
Of Commerce Building
In Ruins.
Structure Was Located in Heart Of
Shopping and Hotel District and
Was Finest in City.
THE MISSING.

CHARLES S. SIBBoLD, secretary
Of the Early & Daniels Co., grain and
hay dealers.
BRENT MARSHALL, Of Covinston,
ky., vlce-k resident Of the same firm
HARRY LESLIE, Negro porter.
LESLIE BUCHANAN, II, employed
by the Union Grain & Hay Co.
FRED SELM, night engineer.
CHRIST NlEUTS, night fireman.
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Next time some hairsplitting judge
knocks out a law that's popular with
the people. Just remember that the
most lofty-browed judges OF England
declared the American revolution alb
solutely unconstitutional
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Bu.fse.--ifke rrfsssss. no fusa en1
no feathers The plain, neat kind tnH1
looks right Tfaes Pren<l1( % ~
John Rest Main i$sS or CITY sSsA
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MEssENoFh-MAfN wi rfFf-t
Patent Applications nled by Bartnsi
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-04-25
OHIOANS FORM
BOOSTER CLUB
uOLD MEETING IN WASHINGTON

Senator Pomerene Authorized "a
Name Two Committees, One Of
Which viii Disseminate Reasons
Why People Of Buckeye State Be-
iIeve Their Governor Should Be
Entered In White House Race
Nichols Reports on Legislation.