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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-09-26

expect to arrive in Japan on October
Is, and will remain in the Orient TN
til the following March, visiting Japan,
Manchuria, China, the Philippines.
Australia New Zealand, Ceylon and
India. They will go to Picking and
will make an extended tour of India
Leaving India, Mr.. and Mrs. Man
vile will go through Palestine, Egypt,
Greece, Italy, Switzerland, France,
Germany, Belgium, Austria Hungary,
Russia, Sweden, Norway, Scotland,
Ireland and England They will be
at St. Petersburg, Russia, on July I.
Mr.. Manville will make a special
study Of the liquor problem in many
of the countries he visits
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-09-26
HERE AND THERE.
(Mt Vernon, Iowa, Record.)

A Cedar Rapids couple are ask
ing $4,000 damages from a brewery
because they found a mouse in
their beer. Should they win, beer
drinking will probably become
more popular than it already is, as
there are doubtless a good many
persons who would stand for a
mouse in their beer for $4,000. But
it is hardly likely that a court will
allow damages in such a case, as
all know very well that there are
more dangerous things in beer
than dead mice.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-09-26
HITS JOHN BARLEYCORN.

Milwaukee, Sept. I3-Wisconsin's in
dustral commission is by no means a
white ribbon body, but it has just hit
John Barleycorn a powerful blow by
reporting, i'll a casual sort of way
that "A per cent of all convictions for
crime in that state in 1911, the latest
year for which figures are available,
were due directly to liquor. If indirect
results were figured the proportion
would be still larger.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-09-26
GRAND JURY FLAYS SALOONS

Pottsville, Pa, Sept. I4.-The Sep
TENDER grand jury in a presentment
to court declared that the crime wave
which has brought Schuylkill county
into wide notoriety is the fault of the
county's numerous saloons, Schuyl
kill being called "the rum center of the
United States"
The jury called attention to the facts
that the jails and lunatic asylums are
overcrowded with inmates from the
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-09-26

districts where saloons are most nu-
merous, and told court that the RENE
dy lay i'll cutting off the licenses OF
crime-breeding establishments.
Judge Brumm complimented the
jury, and said their recommendation
would be given earnest considerations
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-09-26
DRY AFTER FIFTY YEARS.

Montgomery, Mo-, Sept. II. = For
the first time in fifty years this town
was without saloon today. Mont
gomery county voted dry at a recent
local option election, and the verdict
of the polls was sustained by the
courts.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-09-26
WILL TOUR WORLD
In Their Study of the Liquor Problem
Iowa Couple to Circle the Globe

Iowa City, Ia, Sept. I2.-Mr. and
Mrs. B. E. Manville have gone for
years trip around the world, sailing
from San Francisco, October l. They
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-01-17
GEORGE A. DEro, Editor
RULES OF LONGEVITY.

Several veterans OF note have re
Gently given advice as 10 the mode OF
living that insures longevity. Nothing
new has been added to the familiar set
OF rules. Simplicity. moderation. fresh
air. exercise. healthful occupation for
body and mind, avoidance OF worry
these are the things usually and prop
erly recommended. How much sleep
one needs, whether tobacco should be
wholly eschewed, are among the open
questions, but IL Is surprising how few
questions are really open in connec-
ton with the subject of longevity. Ac-
cording TO recent German statistics.
Europe has about 1000 persons who
have passed the one hundredth year.
They are distributed as follows: Bull
saria, about 1000 centenarians; Rou-
mania. over 1000: Servia, 573; Spain.
40; France. 213 Italy, 1877; England,
~; Germany, 70, etc. The meaning of
these figures is clear. The simpler and
more natural the life OF nation the
IL Is worry. artificiality. excess, con-
gestion and the disease of such a con-
dition to which the shortening OF life
Is to be attributed. We cannot all go
back to nature; We cannot all live on
land and by land; but we can all profit
by the moral Of the figures above Civ
en-, to some extent at any rate. Sim
pier living. hygienic living, and the
cultivation of patient and hopeful
spirit are possible to most OF us. The
very poor and submerged present a
problem everywhere. but it Is true
that worry is more fatal than even ex-
treme poverty.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-01-17

r HAS the old man right to liver!
A medical Research society In st.
Louis recently discussed the question.
The principal speaker stated that old
men were being poisoned with long
administered course OF indifference.
neglect and flial disrespect. He be-
lieved that the man who does not hon.
or his father and mother cares little
for his moral obligations to them, but
he does fear that some day his friends
will find out and that he will be put In
the class in which he belongs This
man never wishes his friends to know
that the old man who wears shabby
clothes and sleeps in the garnet is his
father When a man makes debt the
laws OF the land enforce it's payment.
But no law makes the man with
money in the bank pay the debt he
owes his old and needy father. The
son should do his duty willingly. II he
will not. there should be law to COM
pei him.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-01-17

Rep. Jenison, of Escanaba. is pre-
pairing a banking bill that will put all
private banks under state supervision
and subject them to close scrutiny
Ten thousand dollars was appropri-
ated by the supervisors to maintain
hospital in Kalamazoo county. The city
has given $4,000. IT is expected the
place will be opened In the spring.
Terms under which William r.. FL
lott, of Grand Rapids, a thirty-third
degree Mason, will take bond issue
of $36,6o0 were accepted by the Bat
tie Greek Masons and a $4,000 Ma.
sonic temple will be built at once
The Gratiot county board OF sup
ervisors passed resolution to adopt
the county road system.
More than $4,000 paid into the city
treasury of Kalamazoo, under protest
by taxpayers will be held up pending
ing decision in the suit filed by Har-.
ry G.. Howard, who seeks TO recover
s566.1s. which he contends was illeg-
ally collected by City Treasurer Toon-
der and other city officials, In that
they based their valuations on the re.
turns made by the state tax commits
sioners during complete recanvass'
last summer.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-01-17
STATE BRIEFS.

BY a vote of 14S to 81, Blumfeld
township, Saginaw county, decided to
issue $4,000 bonds for 10 miles OF
good roads.
The public domain commission in
dorsed the action of Land Commits
soner A. c. Carton in withdrawing
from entry all public lands not suit
able for agriculture and raising the
minimum acre price to So.
Theodore Roosevelt will be visitor
in Marquette next month His civil suit
for libel against George A. Newett,
editor of the Ishpeming Iron Ore, is
set for trial in circuit court and his
attorneys say he intends to be pres
ent.
Enthusiasm for good roads is spread
ing in Michigan. according to Philip
II. Colgrove, of Hastings, president
of the Michigan State Good Roads
association, who has just returned
from Monroe, where he conducted good
roads meetings. The boards of super
visors in Monroe, Cass, Van Buren,,
Ingham and other counties have de-
cided to submit the county roads sys
TEN to the vote of the people at the
coming elections.
AT the closing session of the Michi-
gan Corn association, in Kalamazoo,
the following officers were elected:
President, d. r. Turner, of Mosher-
vile; vice president, l.. J. Bradley, oil
Augusta; secretary and treasurer, A.
r. Potts, of Michigan Agricultural col.
lege; state vice president of the Ma
tional association, w. +. Raven, OF
East Lansing; directors, G. ID. Gross
man, OF Constantine; c. II. Sudbor-
ough, of Jackson, and w. +. Raven,
of Lansing.
The Michigan state hospital com
mittee OF the senate announced that
they would report in favor of improve
ments and additions to the asylum at
Kalamazoo, to cost $127,S91. The i'm
provements will include motor fire
engine, nurses home for male attend.
ants, physicians cottage, and purchase
OF three acres OF land. The commit.
tee is composed Of Leon ID. Case, OF
Watervliet (chairman). Senator Jos.
eph b. MADDEN, Of Holland. and Sen.
ator Corliss, of Mayville.
After the members OF the Legislature
who are now investigating the election
of several of their own members re.
turn. there is evidence that an avail.
anche OF bills will be dumped into the
mill bearing on every conceivable sub
ject.
Action was taken by the supervisors
OF Saginaw county with view OF
terminating the fee system in vogue
in the sheriff's office and placing that
official on salary. A resolution was
adopted requesting the legislature to
pass local act carrying with II q
] change In the system.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-01-17

The proposition to move the county
seat OF Benzie from Honor TO Frank
fort. was voted down by the board Of
supervisors.
Arrangements are being completed
for the twenty-ninth annual conven.
ton of the State Dsirymen's associa-
ton, which will be held in Saginaw, to-
gether with the ice cream manufact-
urers' meeting, Feb. 4 to q
j.. II. Mittenthal & Co., of Battle
Greek have closed a deal whereby a
new cold storage plant, estimated to
cost 5000, 900, will be erected at North
Burdick and Ransom streets.
The Jackson county board of super
visors. by vote of 20 to 1, approved
a resolution abolishing the fee system
and placing all county officers on a
salary basis.
The Saginaw Valley Telephone Co.
was authorized by the state railroad
commission to issue 100000 preferred
stock to replace surplus taken from
the treasury for betterments.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-01-17
STANDING COMMITTEE.
Speaker currie Names 20 Democrats
Heads of Committees.

Speaker Currie announced the stand
ing committees Of the house. The list
was received with more satisfaction
than the speakers committee APP
pointments have been usually receiv-
ed. None of the IL republicans who
bolted the republican caucus last
week, when Speaker Currie was nomi-
mated, was disciplined.
The two mincrities agree the speak
er did the handsome thing by them.
There are So committees and he APP
pointed democrats chairman of 20,
and the total number of democrat
members is "a. There are IL nation
al progressives and four of them re-
ceiyed chairmanships. This left SO for
the republicans.
Even Rep. Noble Ashley. who was
the "non-partisan" candidate for speak
er, and his manager, Rep. Martz, are
satisfied the speaker has no black
mark against them. He made Rep. Ash
ley chairman of the committee on re-
vision and amendments to the consti-
tuition. This committee will be in
charge of measures for woman suf-
frage, for the initiative, referendum
and recall, for statewide prohibition,
if that subject is introc lced, and for
all other proposed amendments to the
constitution, Also, Rep. Ashley was
placed on the committees on general
taxation and local taxation.
Rep. Martz was given his old chair
manship. which is the committee on
the affairs of the Marquette prison,
and he was given second place OH the
committee on liquor affairs. These are
the two places he particularly desired.
The house liquor committee has usu-
ally been controlled by the vets, but
the committee which Speaker Currie
appointed is composed of five pro-
nounced drys, three vets, while the
ninth is partial to the drys.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-01-17

According TO Professor Canbourog
lon OF Athens the tune OF God Save
the King" is one OF the oldest we have
Six years ago the professor discovered.
among the manuscripts in the Nation.
al library OF Greece, the words and
music OF an anthem composed in 1457
in honor OF Emperor Constantine
Paleologos. says the London Chronicle
The anthem opens with the line. Long
may our sovereign reign" repeated
three times. The musical notation is
OF an obsolete type and had to be
transposed by an expert in ancient
music. 1t was then found that the
tune OF the fifteenth century anthem is
almost identical with that OF God
Save the King"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-01-17

In an effort to cut down the cost
OF litigation. prevent swollen records.
avoid Implications and bring about re-
form in the matter OF delays. new
rules OF practice have been formulat-
ed by the United States Supreme
court, some OF them being taken al
most bodily from England. 1t is fifty
years since revision was attempted.
and some OF the rules imported" are
described as revolutionary. Hereaft-
er. testimony may be printed In mar.
rative form instead of by question and
answer. and counsel will run the risk
OF being fined for numbering the rec
ords In equity proceedings. Other In
novations of equal moment are provid-
ed for, and that the work has been
thoroughly done 10 altogether likely.
seeing that Chief Justice White and
two Of his associates have been &C
tive a. q revision committee for more
than o year. They were confronted
by thick growth OF cobwebs The
spider may object. but the fly will not
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-01-17
Refused Lease Of State Lands.

Until Michigan has blue sky" law,
the Northern Development Co. or any
similar organization will not be able
to obtain leases from the public do
main commission of state lands to be
used for oil prospecting. Secretary of
State Martindale has refused to sign
the leases. He said that he with
other members of the commission had
discovered that practically the same
officers composing the present corpor-
stion seeking leases had recently is
sued a prospectus in which stock was
offered for sale in a similar COM
pany and in his opinion the only
value there was to the stock was
based on certain leases the company
has acquired
The commission was afraid that If
granted the leases the development
company, now capitalized at $4,000,
would proceed to increase its capital
ization and other stock for sale, the
value based solely on the leases OBJ
tanned from the state. This is what
the domain commission has been try
ing 10 avert, and at the last minute
made the discovery that led to re-
fusing the leases.
Despite reports to the contrary,
members OF the public domain com
mission have refused to annex their
signatures to leases giving the de-
velopment company the right to pros
pect for oil on $4,000 acres of state
land in several counties in the state.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-01-17
House Liquor Committee is "Dry."

House Liquor Committee is DRY
There was much interest shown in
the liquor committee appointed in the
house by Speaker Currie. The commit
tee is hailed as dry" one, consist
ing OF five ''drys" and four vets II
lines up as follows:
Martin n. Holcomb, of Wayne, re
publican, chairman. dry"
VIM. II. Martz, of Wayne. republic
an, wet"
Fred e. Dunn. of Sanilac, republican
dry"
James N. Wilcox, of Ontonogar, re
publican, wet"
Louis Neller, of Ingham. progress
i've, dry"
Francis X. Burke, of Wayne, demo
crat, wet"
f. T. Middleton, of Genesee, pro.
gressive, dry"
Fred Happier, of Houghton, demo-
crat, wet"
II. C. Glassner, of Barry, democrat,
dry"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-01-17
Battle Creek May Buy Coal to Sell.

Battle Creek May Buy Coal to Sell.
The city council of Battle Greek
has sent Aid. w. n. Dibble, a former
coal dealer, to Buffalo, to inspect coal
offered by the Scully company, OF De
troit, at $500 tegg) and $7.15 (chest-
nut), ton, delivered in Battle Creek.
II the coal is satisfactory. Dibble has
full authority to buy % carloads, for
immediate shipment, and the city will
enter into the coal bushes. The coun-
Gil was not unanimous, in sending Dib-
BILE. The coal dealers. who are selling
at $s.75 and 50. don't like the inno-
walton. When the city recently asked
them to explain why they" had to
charge such prices. they baked. This
baking did more TO influence the aid
ermen to buy and sell coal than any
OF the arguments that had been pre-
scented.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-01-17
$3.50, 900 900 In Stocks During 1912

During 1912 Secretary of State Mar
tindales department accepted articles
of association of new corporations rep
resenting an authorized capitaliza-
ton of approximately $3.50, 100000. The
franchise fees amounted to $4,000.
The department accepted articles OF
association OF 1850 new corporations;
LAG manufacturing or mercantile
business; 351 incorporated not for
profit, $50 dissolutions. Al mining com
panies, five railroads and seven lin
tied partnerships.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-01-17
Jas. A. Patten Held to Trial.

BY upholding certain disputed
counts against James A. Patten and
others, charged with a violation of
the Sherman antitrust law in running
a so-called cotton corner. the supreme
court q the United States sent the
case against the men TO trial in the
lower courts.
The decision Of the court is TO the
effect that a corner" in any com
modify is a violation Of the Sherman
law.
Patten Is the former wheat king.
He was a broker in the Chicago mar
ket VIXEN he obtained a corner in
wheat.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-01-17

Mrs. Catherine Burshaw, aged SO.
was burned to death i'm fire which
destroyed her home in Petoskey.
The sale of Red Cross stamps in
Port Huron netted 1870, OF which
amount $166.50 will be used in form
ing a local society. A numbef, of bus
mess men have offered to support
to pro posed movement here to build
shacks and better care for tubercUio-
sis patients.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-01-17
II was ANNOUNCED a. the prison Mon.

II was announced az the prison Mon
day that in future all prisoners parol
ed will be ordered TO return to the
counties from which they we're sent
enced. This step is taken because OF
the large number OF paroled prisoners
who remain In Jackson.
The Grand Traverse Fair associa.
ton has elected the following officers:
President, Robert Barney; first vice
president, J. II. Buell.; second vice
president, II. s. Hosmer, secretary, III.
b. Montague; treasurer, M. o. Rob
inson.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-01-17
WAR HOVERS OVER
EUROPEAN POWERS
AUSTRIA, RUSSIA, RoUMANiA AND
BULGARIA MAY BE
INVOLVED.
DISGUSTING RuMoRs POINT TO
POSSIBLE TROUBLE.
Territorial imbrosiIo Arising From
Balkan War Now Seriously
Menaces the Peace Of
Europe.

Despite the optimistic dispatches
from London belittling the Roumania-
Bulgarian territorial imbroglio, the
Germans believe that situation to be
most acute. II is feared that the Bal
kan situation now seriously menaces
the peace of Europe.
Dispatches from Vienna, Sofia and
Bucharest said that the Roumanian
question completely overshadowed the
Turkish war in the public mind II is
said that Austria-Hungary. instead of
demobilizing her troops. is calling to
the colors more reservists. The dual
monarchy, it is said, is in sympathy
with Roumania, and this is disQuieting
because il is known that Russia would
back Bulgaria.
Some profess to believe that Rou-
mania, in her demand for Bulgarian
territory. was being egged on by Turk
ish secret diplomacy, the porte thus
hoping TO escape with smaller saeri-
fees OF territory under cover Of the
new war cloud.
Powers May Get Fortress.
The capitulation OF Adrianople will
in the opinion OF the Balkan pleni-
potentiaries, take place within few
days, either directly 10 the besieging
forces or through European pressure.
Pending some fresh development, the
Balkan delegates are keeping in clos
est touch with the ambassadors, be-
cause they are aware that some Of the
questions they have most at heart de-
pend almost entirely on the will OF
the powers.
Meanwhile the ambassadorial con-
ference is doing little, hoping that
the Adrianople difficulty will solve it.
self In some manner, and thus make
interference by the powers unneces-
sary. The action of the ambassadors
is hampered by the previous agree
ment that they must be unanimous in
any decision requiring active interior
ence.
Should the fall OF Adrianople still be
delayed, now that the conference is
for Europe to intervene; otherwise
Europe would lose the prestige enti-
thing her to dictate her will In smaller
matters, such as bringing into being
an autonomous Albania and partition
ing the Aegean islands.
One suggestion Is that failing a bet
ter solution. Adrianople might be ced-
ed to the powers. who could transfer
it to the allies after permitting the
Turkish garrison to leave with the
honors of war, and guaranteeing other
conditions, as the reservation of re-
ligious and property rights to the
Turks and the establishment of spe-
cial courts for the trials of civil dis
putes arising between Musselmans.
Take constantinople.
Some of the delegates from the al
lied states are OF the opinion that now
that they have paved the way for the
expulsion of Turkey from Europe the
powers ought to complete the work
by removing Islam from Constantine
pie and Transforming the Turkish cap
ital into an autonomous city under
European control, and that they
should adopt means to give a really
civilized government to Asia Minor.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-01-17

Splnsters In Massachusetts are re
ported to have organized club to
induce eligible bachelors to call on
them-object not necessary to state
Yet such Is the contrariety OF poor hu.
man nature that II II were announced
to be a club TO drive them away. II
would be more likely to bring them
there in crowds.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-01-17

Deep-sea explorers have found the
link that binds Australia to the Ant
arctic continent. Now IL some daring
discoverer could only bring to light
the link that ties New York onto the
United Statesi
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-01-17

The discovery or dictum that 1000
volts OF electricity is equal in food
value to a porterhouse steak omits the
crucial point OF information. how much
81 costs per volt And il not thou
sand volts at once slightly indigest.
ible meal?
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-01-17

The report of the state forester
shows that the state now has on hand
upward of 100000 forest trees from
two to eight years old that have been
nurtured in the state nurseries and
are for sale at prices varying from 81
per 1000 up to IS.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-01-17

Military Reserve Favored by Wood.
That reasonable strong reserve
may be established in the United
States with the least possible delay,
all men who have served in the reg
ular army; marine corps, or militia,
and are of proper age and physically
fit, should be authorized to enlist at
once in the reserve and receive pay,
in the opinion of Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood, chief-of-staff of the army. Gen.
Wood Endorsed the bill introduced by
Rep. Tilsen, of Connecticut, providing
for a national military reserve.