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The Washington times., 1913-01-31
HOUSE swings AK
QhSALARY RAISES
NOETR|CTBUDGET
soi,sressman Johnson Scores
Corporation counseI-Re-
fuses $500 Increase.
CONTINUED from First Page.)


District Committee is on the trail OF the
Engineer Department at whose head is
Colonel Judson. During the insurance
Investigation, 1t will be recalled. Mr..
Johnson was not always complimentary
In his references to the manner in which
Commissioner Judson conducts his part
of the administrative work of the Dis
trict.
When the point of order was again
sustained. Mr. Burleson succeeded in
getting the adoption OF a resolution
that Municipal building employees shall
be named by the Commissioners
As the reading of the District bill
progressed Congressman johnson con-
tinued to NOW down the salary In
creases recommended by the Appropria-
tons Committee. He struck out the in
crease for the superintendent of repairs
in the municipal architects office, and
Mr.. Fowler of Illinois, steam-rollered
with similar point of order the raise
for the superintendent of suburban
rtads.
Mr.. johnson also knocked out of the
bill the authorization for the establish
ulent of a municipal fish wharf in Wa
ter street, between Eleventh and
Twelfth. The bin carried $500 for the
operation of the wharf.
Congressman Lewis of Maryland at
tempted to have inserted in the bill
an appropriation for shelters at the
farmers market, which the Approp-
rsatfons Committee did not recon-
mend. Nr.-Johnson made q point of
order against 1t. Sustained-usual
story.
a like fate met an amendment Of
fered by Mr.. Linthicum of Maryland
to appropriate $4,000 for farmers
produce market. tlH
The District bin is reported by the
COMMITTEES on Appropriations and there
has always been more or less rivalry
between the Appropriations and District
Committee regarding new legislation for
Warrington. Chairman Johnson. Of the
latter committee, has denied, however.
that his points of order are prompted
The Washington times., 1913-01-31
Money Trust Grips
Canada, Scion Says

OTTAWA. ontario, Jan. 31.-An al
legged Canadian money trust" was
brought to light today by Hon. H. r.
Emerson Giberalb when the new
bank bill came up for its second read
ing In the commons. Charging that
conditions !approximating those in
the United States as shown by the
Pujo committee exist In Canada, EN-
erson hotly attacked the measure.
I'VE in Canada" he said. "have
come down to a condition Of affairs
where but twenty-three men control
our transportation. financial, and in
dustrial institutions. In the. 121 cor
porations in Canada there are twenty
three directors in control. Nine of
these men are living in Toronto. thir-
teen in Montreal, and one In England.
The same forces for evil are working
fere as in the United States, and
have proved q great menace TO the
masses cf the people"
The Washington times., 1913-01-31
OCEAN RATES KEPT
down BY "TRAhPS'
Shipping Trust Investigators
Hear Claims Advanced BY
Agent of Hamburg-American

Fear of tramp steamer competition
has kept conference line" steamship
companies from raising their freight
tariffs beyond the danger point" w.
e. Sickel, of the Hamburg-American
line, told the Shipping trust investi-
gators today.
Sickel declared that anothsr preven-
ton of excessive rates was the fear
that some member of the conference
might break away and start rate
war.
Big shippers, the witness said. got
special rates to keep them from build
The Washington times., 1913-01-31
Army and Navy
ARMY.

ARMY.
Captain HARRY J. WATSON. Coast
Artillery Corps, relieved from his
present duties at once, and detailed
for duty as assistant inspector-ir-
structor. Coast Artillery Reserves,
Organized Militia Of New York.
Captain ELIJAH B. MARTINDALE,
Jr.. Coast Artillery Corps, from
Seventeen Company, to San Fran
cisco, Cal.
First Lieutenant GEORGE F. RO-
ZELLE, Jr., Twenty-second Infan-
trv, detailed as professor of military
science and tactics at Louisiana
State University and Agricultural
and Mechanical College, Baton
> Rouge, La.
The Washington times., 1913-01-31
West Pointers to Be 81
Invited to GERMANY

BERLIN, Jan. 3-The German Cow
ernment at the beginning of october
next will invite thirteen students from
the Military Academy at West Point
to come to Germany and study for six
months at the military schools at
Neisse and Metz and also to pass six
months as lieutenants In the German
cavalry and artillery regiments.
The scheme is to be tried out for two
years.
The Washington times., 1913-01-31
&c Corset
Covers
44c

Women's Corset
Covers, made Of
hne n q ! n . o o K,
trimmed with lace,
embroidery, bead
ing and ribbon;
sizes 8 to 2.
Special. Hc.
The Washington times., 1913-01-31
TOILETS YOU NEED
Are Specially Priced Tomorrow

Transparent Glycerin Soap. cake..7c
Witch Hazel Extract. y pint bot
I Rolls of Toilet Paper for.....e5c
Cuticura Soap, 3 cakes for........5oc
Rose Water and Glycerin La
Refine. bottle. ..isc
Jokay's Massage Cream. .19c
Listerine, antiseptic mouth wash. .15c
The Washington times., 1913-01-31
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

Arrived-Tonopah, Castine, d., at Key
West. 'G-1 at New York yard, Pauld-
ing at Guacanayabo bay.
Sailed-Yankton from Cristobal for
Guantanamo, Petrol from Guantan-
amo for Santo Domingo City, Missis-
sippi from Philadelphia for cruise,
Celtic from Guantanamo for Guacan-
ayabo bay.
The Washington times., 1913-01-31

Ladies' Pure Silk Half Hose,
double sole, spliced heel and E0o
garter top. Special ....-.-..... OVN
Children's Fine Ribbed Hose,
double sole, heel and toe. 1CU,N
Special .............-.....-...- A6fSS
Ladies' Fine Ribbed Hose, double
sole. heel, and toe. 25c value. 10N
Special. 4OS
Ladies' Pure Silk Outsize Hose,
double sole. high spliced
heel and garter top. Spe- e1 N
Misses, Pure silk Hose, double
sole. spliced heel and gar e1 m
ter top. Special ............ O4sVV
The Washington times., 1913-01-31

ing their own fleets or organizing a
tramp fleet into a regular line.
Explaining that freight rates had
doubled because of the excess of trade
aver ships, Sickels declared that the
conference lines charged every cent
they could get, without inviting COM
petition.
The Washington times., 1913-01-31
Alleged Counterfeiters
Taken in San Francisco

william Monteith and L. J. Heald
were arrested in San Francisco late
yesterday afternoon by agents Of the
Secret Service. They are charged
with passing one dollar bills raised
to twenties.
The Washington times., 1913-01-31
The Servants
View Point

Good servants are hard to get-but servants say that
good places are hard to get too So you have the place.
and advertise in The Times, the chances that you will
get the good servant
The Washington times., 1913-01-31
NAVY.

Lieut.. Gunior grade) r. S. CREN-
SHAW, detached command String
ham; to temporary duty Naval Radio
Station, Arlington. Va.
Lieut.. Gunior grade) r. L. STOvER, to
navy yard. Mare Island. Cal
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-27
PULLS OFF HIS WIFE'S SHOE
Let Him Buy Them!" Cries Husband,
AZ He and Escort Clinch in pes-
perate Fight.

Saco, Me.-Irying l.. Meserve. an
expressman, who attempted to take a
new pair of tan shoes from the feet
of his young wife when he met her
walking in Main street with a young
man he did not know, was released
from custody after lecture by Dep
uty Marshal William b. Grant.
According to Special Oficer White
worth, when Meserve saw his wife he
rushed across the street and, Selling
one foot, exclaimed:
You're not going to parade in my
shoes. | bought these and paid for
them. II that man is going to walk
with you, he can buy your shoes.
With that he pulled of one of the
shoes and was about to take off the
other when the young man attacked
him. They were fighting, 1t is al
legged, when Special Officer White
worth placed them under arrest.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-27
Plenty Of Good Paying
Jobs on Farms
By S. M. Peters. Agricultural Aeen,
New York

Of them abeboded who will tell that they
have hunted job until they out in body and in spirit
they their horizon bounded by the two
about this island and Fourteenth street Why don't they the farms
They wouldn't have to ask twice for work there
the the but the farms New
the help for their crops and they
are willing and able to pay for it.
fellows loafng would be glad jobs So
they could the city Farm labor quite we'll
Il not better than that besides offering other advantages
gets 50 day the city and works twenyx days in
That makes Out Of this he fares at least
his income somewhat Deduct further his house
whole lot left for clothing and savings
spendngs whichever incline to- 1t will him at least Sc
week. $26 month"; just to keep himself leaving him SIC month
for other purposes.
Any farmer willing pay from $50 to $40 month for hand
besides board lodging You don't have to be mathematician
figure out the advantage of working farm financially working
So in the But there other advantages we'll
The hired help with the farmer and his family there
question about the quality of the food and everybody knows that
better than the average table of the laborer in the city
Instead of working the dust and dirt of the streets the
fined air Of shop factory the farm borer out the open all the
time building his breathing apparatus while his muscles keeping
IN good shape
He has plenty Of milk fresh vegetables galore and solid meat for his
meals instead cheese sandwich and glass of beer There stuff
the place where he sleeps either he doesn't lie
suGocatng.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-27

AZ IS Elizabeth keneaIy Amaxsa
Teachers In California school
by Wonderful Work.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Twenty-sevea
deaf and dumb girls and boys, rang
ing from ten to seventeen, are being
taught to speak, read, write stories.
sew. make biscuits. solve arithmetic
problems. spell and garden ut the Six;
teenth street school here. where an ex3
hibition Of their work was held r<
Gently. Miss Elizabeth Kenealy, AZ.
teen, is creating a sensation at the
school because of her wonderful sue.
cess in raising flowers and vegetables
In MILDLY blouse and dark skirt, Miss
Elizabeth works In her gardens, one
at home and the other at school, pro
during daisies three times the size Of
the ordinary flowers. and beets that
make the average vegetable look like
radishes in size. Elizabeth In striving
hard to master the sounds OF the Eng
lish language and In making unusuat
progress, but she finds the languages
OF the flowers much more simple and
expressive. She is planning to make
a speciality OF flowers, making horti-
culture her life vocation.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-27
Religion Of Own for
Growing Youth
By Rev. c. w. GaLsy
Pssr Hyde Pax Bsp6s, Church Chicago

for all Sunday the be recommended for the
boys The attempt furnish boys with readmade religion will fall
that they be permitted develop their nd
Ndualihes in Sunday school and church.
period of religion We discovering that
religion According the old da package reg
expected find the
religion will be the mems and the boys
religion will be the the adult boys religion
should individual thing To demand the
religion of boys Of others is unreasonable
Religion appeals boyhood The boy is not interested
in the life in the intellectual aspects of religion
Between the of fifteen and eighteen the boy of
will Then suddenly he becomes
of his social ties and the in his happens to be individual
religion Sundays but also for the
morning school for the Saturday afternoon basketball
game meeting the gang Saturday night The first
after the realization that the boys religion individual
the boys in separate classes under teachers.
Religion has been made attractive to boys through assocatng
interests clubs The great question
for the boys clubs That the
the Boy being asked to meet Such clubs
really reaching get the boy and the boy should the body
behind the
failing attach the boy the church The club groups
the church The church should do
develop muscle 1t make the boys alaround Christians
how make their religion manifest hiking and
scouting department certainly be than gym
nasium class
the feed that they helping the church and make
that the church interested in them Work masculine
religion Make the boys departments look and feel like going
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-27

rious political parties which are to be
held this week. requesting permission
for suffrage orators to address each
meeting for five minutes. These meet
ings are held to designate the candi-
dates for the assembly, who Will be
voted upon at the primaries. The suf-
fragists hope that only candidates who
espouse their cause will be nominated.
The fact that the bill for the woman
suffrage referendum has been Endorsed
by all three political parties and has
once passed the legislature. is regard
ed as assurance that the measure will
pass when 1t comes UP again in 1915.
but the leaders propose to take no
chances on a reversal,
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-27
GIRL IN COFFIN $500 YEARS
casket Found In Switzerland Contsins
Body Of Young Woman Buried {
600 3. c.

Geneva, Switzerland.-An interest
ing archaeological discovery has been
made which is puzzling Swiss scien7
lists, who intend to consult American
and English experts about 1t. While
excavating at Neuchatel. workmen
found a bronze coffin at depth OF ten
feet. Within the coffin were the bones
and skin of the mummified body OF a:
young woman. On one of her wrists
were four bronze bracelets and two Of
substance which resembles Ignite.
BY her side lay little bronze bell.
Swiss scientists have traced tho
grave to 500 b. c., but believe 1t In
older. They cannot account for fash
ionable beauty Of the bronze age find
ing her last sleeping place at Neucha-
tel
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-27
Grains. Etc.

Wheat-Cash No. 9 red, 81 lie;
September opened at 92 1-2c and de.
clined 10 81 SAC; December opened at
90 Lac and declined to 95 1-2c; May
opened at $1.O2 and declined to s1.01
1-2c: No. / white, 80 1-2c.
Corn-Cash No. 5, &c 1-2c; No. vel.
low, l car at 7sc; No. yellow,
II 1-2c.
Oats-Standard, . cars at 42c, at
AZ 1-2c; old, 45c bid; September, AZ
1-2c; No. white, 42c; No. white,
Ale.
Rye-Cash No. 2, 69c bid.
Beans-Immediate and prompt ship.
ment, $3.50; October, $1.S5.
Cloverseed-Prime October, so bags
at 1920; December, 1920; August al.
sike, $11; sample alsike, 20 bags at
SO, Is at 1926.
Timothy-Prime spot, SO bags at
$3.50.
Alfalfa--Prime spot, 10 bags at
1925.
Barley-Good samples, s1.25@1.4O
per cwt.
Hay-Carlots track Detroit; No. 1
timothy, $15015.50; standard, $40
1850; No. 2 timothy, $12.50@13; light
mixed, $14G14.50 No. / mixed, $3.50
10; rye straw, $Sd9; wheat and
oat straw, $7Q75O per ton.
Flour-In one-eighth paper sacks,
per 1876 pounds, jobbing lots: Best
patent, $3.50; second patent, $500;
straight, SIS; spring patent, $50;
rye, $500 per Dbl.
Feed-kn 100-ib sacks, jobbing lots:
Bran, $23; coarse middlings, $24; fine
middlings, $26; cracked corn, 500;
coarse cornmeal, s2s; corn and GA,
shop, $3.50 per ton.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-27
MRS. GAIT HOME For FIGHT
Head Of international Suffrage Body
Returns From England to Begin
New York Campaign.

New York.-Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait, president of the international
Woman Suffrage association. Is here
from Europe to begin the fall cam
paign for suffrage In New York.
Mrs. Gait. who is chairman Of the
campaign committee for the seven
New York societies, will begin at once
to train suffrage orators.
Miss Mary Garrett Hay, chairman Of
the Woman Suffrage association. re-
turned with Mrs. Gait to undertake
work in the SO assembly districts in
Greater New York. She will tackle
the designation committees. OF the va
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-27
CRAB is 20 INCHES AROUND
RIaekberries on John D. RockefeIise
Estate Are Plentifui-open to
the Public.

Tarrytown. N. Y.-The harvest OF,
crabs and blackberries this year beats
all records. Thousands OF crabs are
being caught in the Hudson daily. Ono
man caught $50 in about two hours.
The record crab caught was twenty
inches in circumference The honor of
eating it fell to David Leahy, the viz.
lage blacksmith.
Blackberries are so plentiful that
half the boys of the village are pick
ing them. The favorite and best field
Is on John ID. Rockefeller's estate.
Four men in few hours picked thir-
ty-six quarts. Mr.. Rockefeller has not
interfered with the picking and 1t is
estimated that two and three hundred
quarts are picked from his bushes
daily.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-27
General Markets.
per bu.

Plums-$1.25G1.50 per bu.
observation-disclosures per bu.
Grapes-Early varieties, 25@S0c per
3-lb basket.
Michigan, 50@75c per bu;
No. I, $2.75@3 per Dbl; No. 2, $500
. per Dbl.
Peaches-Island IA, 81; s1.75; B,
s14I25 per bu; white, $1@1.25 per
bu and 20@40c per IA bu.
Green Corn-20c per doz.
Cabbage-$2.25@2.5O per Dbl.
Potatoes-$2.50@2.6O per sack OF
2 IL bushels.
Dressed Calves-Choice, 10G11c;
fancy, 13 1-2@14c per 10.
Onions-New southern, s1.25 per
bu; Spanish. $1.75 per crate.
Honey-Choice to fancy new white
comb, 14015c; amber, 10@11c; ex-
tracted, 7qSc per ID.
Tomatoes-Home-gro S90c6s1
per blu; Canadian, 40d50c per 16-lb
basket.
Live Poultry--Broilers, 1S@1S 1.2c:
hens. 14614 1-2c; NO 2 hens, 11d12;
cid roosters, 10d11c; turkeys, ITO
,sc; geese, 10@11c; ducks, 14@15o
per 10.
Cheese-Wholesale lots: Michigan
fats, 13 3-4W14c; New York fats, Is
3-4G16c; brick cream. Is 1-2d16c:
limbureer, f4@15c; imported Swiss,
26 l.2G26c; domestic Swiss, new, $50
~ 1.2c; block Swiss. IL 1-2m1S 1.2r:
loIg horns, ~ s&ql7 lac per 10.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-27
You Are Stronger Than
You Know
By E ]. RICE. Milwaukee. WI.

machine these Of the things
the muscular energy expended
into electrical units would show
that he up onehaf howa electrical
in the of a working day.
This Of electricity not great but when
the things that be done with the result the startling
With two electrical energy could
machine motor for
for four hours large fan for
chatting dish for hours and electric
curling for
accomplished without voluntary effort and merely
in the course represent the energy
of aborng Really astounding revelation of
the efficiency Of the human machine
when fat unusually large sug
cling along and painting phecay realize little
electrical that being generated and think Of the
things to which it might be applied.
Though probably if the fat and @ large
Of their ability electric dynamOs they would only wish they could
them 70 run q huge fan 70 keep them cool
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-27
RODENTS EARN CASH
ScotChman Harnessed Mice and
Made Them Spin.
pcoffts Were Three Cents a Week.
Wonderful Scheme That FAILED
Because Of the Death Of
Its Protector.

Edinburgh, Scotland.-To an ingeni.
Gus Scotchman goes the credit OF be-
Ing the first person to harness a
mouse and make him n money earning
factor. He was David Hutton, a ma
tive OF Dunfermline and his une1pect.
ed death alone prevented him from
carrying out his experiments on a
much larger scale.
Hutton erected a small mill at Dun
fermline in 1920 and began the spin
ming Of thread. Just how he made use
OF the small rodents is set forth in a
pamphlet called Curiosity Coffee
Room"
In the summer OF 1872" he wrote,
Il had occasion 10 be in Perth, and
when inspecting the toys and trinkets
that were manufactured by the French
prisoners in the depot there my atten-
ton was involuntarily attracted by a
little toy house with a wheel in the
gable OF ii that was running rapidly
around. impelled by the gravity OF a
common house mouse.
For one shilling | purchased the
house, mouse and wheel. Inclosing il
In a handkerchief, on my journey
homeward | was compelled TO contem-
plate its favorite amusement.
But how to apply half ounce power
(Which is the weight of mousse to a
useful purpose was the difficulty. At
length the manufacture of sewing
thread seemed the most practicable. q"
Though Mr.. Hutton proved that an
ordinary mouse would average run
of ten and a half miles a day, he had
one mouse which ran the remarkable
distance OF Is miles In that time.
A half-penny's worth OF oatmeal was
sufficient for its food for 35 days, dur
ing which time 1t ran 1852 miles. He
kept two mice constantly engaged in
the making of sewing thread for more
than a year.
This thread mill was soon construct
ed that the mouse was able to twist
Irvine and reel from 100 to 200 threads
day. Sundays not excepted. To per-
form this task it had to run ten and
half miles a day, which it did with
perfect ease every other day.
On the half-pennys worth OF oat-
meal, which lasted for FIVE weeks. one
of these little mice made 1880 threads
rs inches long, and as penny was
paid TO women for every hank made
IN the ordinary way, the mouse at that
rate earned IS cents every SIX weeks.
Allowing for board and for machin'
cry there was clear yearly profit
from each mouse OF $3.50.
1t was MIR. Hutton's intention to ap-
ply for the loan OF the Dumferline
cathedral. which was empty, where he
planned TO set up 10000 mouse mills
and still leave room for the keepers
and several hundreds OF spectators;
but this wonderful project was never
carried out because OF the inventors
sudden death.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-27
Battle OF Lake. Not Given.

Chicago.-The Battle OF the Lake"
which was to have been among the
star features OF the centennial cele-
bration Of Oliver Hazard Perry's vic
tory on Lake Erie, was not presented
Miss Katherine Brown OF New York,
author OF the scenario, quit the Job
Ct trying to stage 1t, claiming that all
the actors got most beautifully drunk.
one of them so drunk that he playfully
heaved beer bottle Can empty one)
right at her head.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-27
MARKETS
Live stsek, Grain ana General Farm
Produce.

DE1ROIT-Cattle: Receipts, 900;
market dull; extra dry-fed steers and
heifers, IS; steers and heifers, 1000
to 1900, $7.50@S; steers and heifers,
500 to 1000; $6.75@750; grass steers
and heifers that are fat, 500 to 1000.
s6.75@750; grass steers and heifers
that are fat, 500 to 700. s5.50@6.50;
choice fat cows, Sc; good fat cows.
$55O@5.76; common cows, $4.50@5;
Gamers, 1904; choice heavy bulls,
$6.25@6.50; fair to good bologna,
bulls, s5.75@6; stock bulls, $4.5O@5;
choice feeding steers, 500 to 1000,
$6.2546.75; fair stockers, 500 to 700,
$5.75@6; stock heifers. $500: milk.
ers. large. young, medium age. $3.50
50; common mixers, $4,000.
Veal calves: Receipts, 2s7; market
for best, $1150Q12; others, $500
900.
Sheep and lambs: Receipts, 2,1S1;
market for lambs 75c higher; sheep
steady; best lambs, $7.75; fair to good
lambs, s675@7.25; light to common
lambs, $5.75@6.25; fair to good sheep,
$4Q4.25; cuils and common, S3@3.25.
Hogs: Receipts, 97s; light to good
butchers, $9@925; pigs, SO; light
workers, $9.15@9.25; stays, 1-3 off,
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-27
DUCKS DIE IN CHARGED POND.
Water 10 Struck by Lightning and
Aets as Conductor Of Death Bolt
to Fowls.

Wilmington. Del-Lightning struck
pond In which eight ducks were
swimming and killed them all
The ducks were not struck. but the
water being highly charged with cleo
tricity. they were electroucuted. Six
died instantly and two fingered until
today
A half dozen ducks that were on
the bank escaped injury
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-27

You are stronger than
YOU know. Only you can't
get at your strength TO use
it as you want to. (No,
this isn't an advertisement.
It's a brief tale Of what you
might do but can't
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-27
800 sleep in Seven-Room House.

Chicago house OF seven rooms
in which 300 men sleep daily was dis
covered by the police. The occupants
are employed in the steel mills near
by and use the rooms in eight-hour
shifts. The police were called TO in
vestigate reported death, and found
a lodger seriously i'll after cropping
along narrow aisles through tiers of
cots, upon each OF which lay sleeper.