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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-30
Senator Nelson One Of
SWO0theSt POHHClanS

ground. For example. Edmund b. Os
borne has announced himself as can
didate for governor or New Jersey
and has framed for himself a platform
which includes declarations like this:
Il propose that we abolish all taxes
ON personal property INCLUDING house
hold furniture, machinery. merchan-
disc and live stock, and all improve
ments on land, such as buildings, ana
that part of the value of farm land
produced by clearing ditching.
fencing and cultivation. This is no
experiment, the system Is in success
full operation in Vancouver. Victoria
and other cities and towns OF Canada.
This will encourage owaers OF land 10
build and improve (thc existing sys-
TEN fines them for making improve
ments by increasing their taxes), and
VIII put an end TO the inequalities OF
the present absurd taxing system,
which penalties honesty and rewards
tax lodging and evasion. The attempt
TO locate and tax personal property
has been tried for more than a thou.
sand years and has always failed
The taxation OF securities is double
taxation"
And again: Il favor applying the
home rule principle by giving each mu.
nicipality the right. by referendum. TO
own and operate any public utility
such as gas. electric light or trolley,
and 10 adopt new charter"
Action by the department OF Justice
is quite certain 10 follow the announc-
ed resignation of Charles S. Mellen,
for many years head OF the New Eng
land railway merger Attorney-Gen
eral McReynolds has had an expert
| working on the accounts and all the
| findings OF the interstate commerce
commission have been added to evi-
dence being collected by the depart
INIT OF Justice The character OF this
| evidence may be judged from a few
brief paragraphs like this In the
nine years OF the Mellen administra-
ton $204 100000 was expended in OPP
erations outside the legitimate rail
road sphere. The acquisition OF troll
leys in Rhode Island afford an In
structive object-lesson in the realm OF
what Is sometimes termed high
! finance.
After showing that the New Haven
had invested $34,O00,000 In the New
! York, Westchester a. Boston rail
way, which IL said was $4,000, 900 in
excess OF the value Of the property on
the New Ravens own showing, the
report says. Again the question
arises, What has become OF this
twelve million dollars So far as rec
ords 20 this money has vanished into
thin air"
OF another transaction the report
says Upon the face OF the Boston x
Maine transaction. Mr. Billiard made.
without the investment OF a dollar. in
excess OF all expenditures by him.
slightly over S2,700,0OO as a result or
this transaction"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-30

the antitrust bill This was in 1908.
The report was pleasing to the y. y.
OF NJ Later, IL appears. Mulhall sent
Nelson TO Taft with orders that Taft
keep ont OF his message any recon-
mendation for amendment OF the Sher-
man law. he ingenious Nelson ex-
plains that his report on the anti
trust law was intended 10 keep that
law as menace TO the trusts: that
he, Nelson. was opposing the insidious
efforts OF the trust-controlled Roose-
welt to undermine this peoples pala-
dunn. Now, all that is necessary to
know about this incident is the fact
that Nelson's report was made with
the unanimous vote OF his colleagues
on the judiciary committee which AT
that time was made up OF the follow
ing men: Clarence -. Clark, OF Wy,
oming; Chauncey NJ. Depew. OF New
York: Joseph b. Foraker. OF Ohio
William r. Dillingham;. of Vermont;
Alfred b. Kittredge. OF South Dakota
Philander &. Knox, OF Pennsylvania
and Charles w. Fulton. OF Oregon
Republicans
II Nelson's report was against
trusts. then Foraker was opposed 10
Standard Oil, Depew was against the
New York Central, Dillingham; was
the enemy OF the New England rail
way merger, Kittredge was not the
Great Northern representative. Knox
never had any affiliations with the
steel trust. Fulton was opposed 10
Yeyerhauser and the lumber trust
and c. d Clark was opposed TO grab
bing public lands or pasturing his col
leagues sheep on the public domain.
II is evident that certain members
of the Progressive party have decided
TO advance beyond that position taken
by the last party platform. The radi-
Gals in the party are daily committing
that organization 70 more advanced
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-30

symptoms OF several diseases, they
will know but little about them Edu-
cation i'm these matters will spread
rapidly when correct names and
symptoms of these diseases appear in
the puulic press.
Your editorial dealing with this sub
ject is one of the strongest and most
forcelul presentations of this subject
that ! have seen printed
Respectfully yours.
GEORGE F. BURKE. d. p. s.
3l5-5l7 SteveHs-bldg
July 2G. 1918.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-30
YOUR STREET RAIN Y BOARD
SAIL RIGHT, MA YOR-GO AHEAD!

In the appointment third member the
municipal street railway commission Mayor Marx has exercised rare good
Judgment and taken step the direction settlement
don problem which o something.
The trouble Mayor administration far with
gard the question superiority of fingers the pie
supeAuity advisers part the please
I'll sides
The and done in
his providing aabe disposition and smile
that won't off, but he blame believe for not having made
clear to all Of his friends that he took office pledged mun owner"
sp and that alone settlement and stuck to that line IN
asmnch as is going take all summer, anyhow.
In handling the big Detroit the has reminded US
Of nothing his hitch up horse
The first thing he did to out in municipal ownership Is
I'll right and and behold sitting upright
IA the equipage but riding backwards
In the official of the administration program we
mayor getting horse front where be-
longed still held his reversed position the seat
At last with the appointment of Mr. COuzens he has
eyes only that will bring
results and satisfaction to the voters of Detroit
James Cuzens secretary general the
FORD Motor and president the Detroit Board Commerce
plenty testimony capacity the citizens
Detroit this important commission the tremendous Of the
institution of which he has been the active head
public spirit splendid equipment for leadership and na
thorough and enthusiastic
which he accepted the leadership of the Board of Commerce and
Thought life to this organization.
All that will the great railway
sound business judgment fine foresight and discern
fairness and aggreveness supplied in this appointment and the
people Of Detroit to be congratulated
Acting commission will be John f Dodge
Of whom occupy high places the public
peculiar of the
they have been called upon to render.
Of Deos successful business to lend
y his city with Mr. Couzen superior business equipment sup
adequate
tation Of the peoples interests.
Both Of these committed by principle and public sympathy
municipal ownership operation the lines the only satisfactory
difficulties possible in which fact there the
public viewpoint will their deliberations
railway will represented the board by Mr.
but who
performed the public WELL by counsel and
direction the in the differences between employer and emoy
that always involve the public third party.
Your street railway commission all right Mayor Marx
You have well, indeed
go rid of this matter that has been
thorn in side for many years
81 There 8 only court decision in the way
of compared to the time there were 20
Forget threecent fare proposition temporary basis
q settlement proceed the only that will get us any
h-to purchase lines and operation by ourselves for the
people and for cheaper fares for all time
II a Strengthened
You jumbed up Mayor but all right now
Keep n course, that's ALL
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-30
NAN is CRUSHED TO
DEATH IN ELEVATOR

Adam Sikori. aged go No. 10 Ill
tncis-st, was killed Tuesday after
moon. in a freight elevator accident
I'm the Palmer building. Washington
lbfvd. He was an employe OF the
lDetroit Brewing Co.. and was unload
ing beer into the elevator for the Eel
t1owcraft club. He tried to jump on
- the car went up and was caught in
The gate and crushed. An auto pa
krol, called from the central station,
t9uohed him to st. Mary's hospital. but
The died as he was being carried in.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-30

To the Edit0r Of The Times;
The writer has been a subscriber
TO and a reader OF Detroit dailies for
number Of years. and, therefore. he
has had chance 10 make compari-
sons
He considers The Times fully equal
20 any other in the gathering and
publishing OF news, OF market re-
ports. local news. and I'm all the
requisites OF a good daily, and in its
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-30
An .AdmVer Of n Paper Thar
Caters Nor TO ReUeNHe Only

utterances ON moral questions, eour.
ageous and fair
IL is a clean. manly daily, catering
TO nothing low for. revenue only
and so the writer is an enthusiastic
friend OF The Times. and has taken
the trouble 20 recommend il on It's
merits 10 his friends.
We wish you an abundant success.
Respectfully,
JOS LEIGHTON
Bay city. Mich July Is. 1913
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-30
Fall Kills Aviator,

ST. PETERSBURG, July 3O.-while
flying. late Yesterday, at Gatchina, a
summer resort near St Petersburg, a
military aviator fell 600 feet and was
killed
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-30
The Church and the UNdvw0rld

that the editor OF Michigan's best
daily, is going 10 permit himself TO
voice the sentiments of those whose
unjust criticism OF the church OF
Christ. brings JOY TO the h>artt OF
His enemies.
MRS IDA REYNOLDS HARRIS,
Townley, Mich, July %. 1913.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-30
DelraY keens p 0.

WASHINGTON. July 30.--The sub.
station OF the Detroit postoffice al
Delray VIII not be abolished, accord
ing to advices received by Representa-
tive Doremus. late yesterday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-30

He is a veritabie
political fox. Tie
on his trail.
takes TO the fence.
hides his tracks in
ia brook. and does
lall the stunts IA
Imiliar TO the VII.
lest of animals.
But In attempting
TO get away from
the cordial endorse
ment by Mulhail
and the y. A. OF
NJ. Nelson has had
TO do some very
complex doubling.
Mulhall says in
one letter that he
had a pleasant talk
" ii h y e lso-n In
which Nelson told
him, Mulhall, about
the judiciary com
mittees report on
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-30

Many worked-out coal mines in
Pennsylvania are being filed In with
sand and other waste material to pre-
vent their surfaces caving and damag-
Ing valuable property
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-30
Let There 5e Lluht.

To The Editor II The Times.
Congrstuation on your great editor
ia OF Friday evening Of last week
SO long as the public is kept in the
dark In regard 20 both the names and
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-30
Feel Quake Shocks.

TACOMA, Wash. July 30.-Two
sharp earthquake shocks. covering an
area OF more than 100 square miles.
took place here, late yesterday. and
created severe alarm.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-30
Editorials by the People

Concentrations must bear name
an Address at writer, n"~i
not contain personnl abuse anu
,n,,-t n,. be over 500 words In
Length
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-30
DYING UNDER ENGINE,
MAN CUTS HIS THROAT

DECATUR, Ala. August Pin
ned beneath an overturned locomo-
tive. Huston Fleming. an engineer.
put an end TO his torture by cutting
his own throat. when spectators OF
his plight refused his request &c kill
him
Fleming, wi-h Floyd Hamlin. an
air Inspector was testing a new To-
comotive in the Louisville and Nash
Vile yards when IL was hurled from
the tracks by a switch engine and
overturned Hamlin died.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-30

A scientist says that the bassoon
player is always cranky and the drum
mer generally lacks humer.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-30

The worlds wealth, as expressed IN
par value Of stock exchange securi.
ties. is 115.S00,000, 900.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-30
Epworth Meet To Buffalo.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. July 30-Buf.
10, N. T., was awarded the next
Qektns, July 1-b, 1914, OF the quad.
y0nniel convention OF the Epworth
league Of the world.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-30

By gibson GARDNER.
WASHINGTON, July 30 senator
knute Nelson is crafty Norwegian.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-30

job Printing Done aight. Times
Printing Co. 10 John R.-st.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-24

the pound. The tastes of the consum-
ers seem to agree on this amount
which is not too much after the butter
is worked.
The winter churning temperature Is
right around ~ degrees. The cows are
Jersey grades and produce heat re-
sisting quality of fat Sometimes "a de-
grees brings the butter of equally firm
texture. When the globules reach the
size of kernels of wheat part or the
buttermilk is drawn away and as mucn
water of the same temperature Is put
into the churn. This is given a FEW
turns and the cork again removed.
This time the butter Is drained pretty
well and then washed with pail OF
water at 62 degrees. l should have
said that a handful Of salt is added to
the first water. This assists in separat-
ing the globules from the milk and
floats them freely ON the top. A hair
sieve over a pail catches whatever par
ticles run through. Sometimes another
nail of water Is needed to sufficiently
wash out the milk, but all water useo
is In cold weather tempered to W or "a
degrees so as to leave the butter tust
right to work Salt Is sifted over the
pranules In the churn and the whole
partly worked by revolving the churn
It is finished with bowl and ladle. al
this work being completed and the but
ter packed in small earthen crooks De
fore it hardens. In summer 1t Is usual
" set away for several hours after th'
first working and then reworked to nm
ish the Job. This is done because o.
different temperature conditions exist
ing between the two seasons.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-24
Fatteninq Sheep With silase.

Accurate data regarding the value OF
siIage in a ration for fattening sheep
and lambs is scarce, but what there rs
indicates that 1t is useful. AS far back
MS the early nineties the Michigan eA-
periment station fed some lambs on 81
lage and other foodstuffs. The glst OF
their findings is to the erect tnat d
mixture of folders composed largely
Of good quality Of silage proved a
cheap and successful ration for fatten-
inc lambs The Iowa station at Ames
made some comparative tests OF dry
bsv roots and silage as roughage FOR
two years The average OF the TWO
wears was favorable to the use OF
silage as means of cheapening the
ration. The lambs from all lots hnish-
cd into market toppers, but the dressed
carcasses showed the silage lambs
little superior on the hook.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-24

sesses il or not. Be sure there Is no
hereditary unsoundness, as 1t Is almost
certain TO ruin the youngsters, Above
ALL see that there Is no roaring In the
family. Any small unsoundness in the
mares respiratory organs will not be
small in her sons or daughters. There
Is everything in heredity, even oao
habits such as running away or KICK
ing in harness. 800 .
An III hammered mare may breed a
GOOD. tough, sound youngster, but her
Snv foals should be broken In very
early in life and before they get strong rom,
ond resolute The flly foal Of kick
inc cart mare should go in the pio"
teem at eighteen months; then she is
readily managed. But If you wait ,nn,s an'
other year she may give much troupe IT. o,,,o
VERY few geldings kick in any tackle
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-24
ua,dlino the Mixers.

Provided that they have always oeen
kindly treated, dairy cows are sene thav
" M trouble to milk. AS rule the!
annreciate being MIXED. You very Oh
.an notice cow will start chewing hef
'en , n ,uhon she is being MIXED, which Is
a sure sign of contentment, inns . ue'r -,
especially noticeable in the .e case t,s III
very very heavy mixers which get get m ,nysr
vessel much distended from one sa ,nta
, nes', 70 another. The relief afforueu
t them by Withdrawing the milk is easily el,'ns
nn,,noahle Not infrequently' however,
nor,oin difficulties due to variety OF o.,
ee',a. are experienced in the milking l,l :
of cows. but there is no aou anorted II
good many of them coulu . pe "
only they were better treated
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-24
i arm ano
Garden
PROTECTING THE ORCHARD.
ou pots Successful In Saving Trees
From Effects of Late Frosts.

From Effects OF late Froste.
orchard heating to prevent loss OF
..o crop from late spring frosts has be-
soma a matter of great Importance In
commercial fruit growing. particularly
=, the west. The most successful form
- heating Is with oil pots, says the
prral New Yorker. These pots hold
shout Ave quarts and burn from five
~ eight hours. depending on weather
Conditions and quality Of oil Oil with
= narafin base. testing % to 80 degrees
paume. is considered the best fuel for
oychard heating. but In sections where
.h,s cannot be had at reasonable
rrtce almost any available mineral oil
- slop distillate is used. The number
~ heaters used in an orchard varies
With the evident needs from 20 to 100
ror acre, and the average increase In
.omperature runs from to Az degrees
various methods Of filing and dis
+r,buting the pots are used. Some
orchards have galvanized tanks hold
inc 400 gallons of oil. the oil being
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-24

Photograph by Nevada agricultural ex-
pertinent station.
THERMOMETER SHELTER USED IN ORCHARD
HEATING IN NEVADA.
drawn direct into the pots. which are
afterward distributed or put into buck
cts, from which the pots are filled.
Another method is to haul the oil about
the orchard in barrels on stone boats
or sleds, two men filing four rows of
heaters. Where fifty or seventy-fve
heaters per acre are used two men and
team can fill about 1900 heaters In
day. Several patented lighting devices
are to be had. but many use home
made affair, consisting Of a kerosene
torch made Of gas pipe and candle wick
and a spouted can of gasoline. A little
gasoline Is poured on the pot of oil and
the torch applied. With heaters TWEEN
ty to twenty-five feet apart an expert
snced hand will light about fifteen per
minute.
In bulletin on orchard heating, Is
sued by the Nevada agricultural ex-
pertinent station. 1t is said that If an
Ordinary thermometer is employed
some shelter should be provided for 1t
for example. homemade shelter
or 1t should be carefully kept In the
shade and where the air circulates
freely.
There Is another use to which the
common thermometer can be put with
more satisfactory results. This Is the
measurement Of the rate of fall OF the
temperature after sunset to determine
the probability Of frost before morn
ing. In this case the thermometer may
be hung without shelter from thu
branch of a tree.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-24
A Dairyman's Greed.

believe in abundant exercise ana
nutritious feed for cows and young
stock.
believe that a heifer bred for milk
production cannot be ruined for that
purpose by too good feeding previous
to her first calving.
believe that the most important
time to practice good feeding with a
cow is when she Is dry.
rlieve that soft. comfortable bed
TO lie on will be reciprocated by the
COW In an increased milk flow. Like
wise by absorbing the liquid manure
we double the fertlizing value or the
animal excrement.-Farm and Dairy.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-24
CHOICE BUTTER
MADE ON THE FARM

f. f. lockwood in Hoard's Dairy
nan says of farm buttermaking: l
was talking recently with a farmers
wife who makes butter for a private
inc of customers, delivering 1t every
TWO weeks.
The process of making choice butter
S thoroughly understood by this WON
IN. The quality Is ever the same. The
,olor never varies nor does the sailing.
Everything about it from start to I'm
sh Is done by rule. She has a separator
run by gasoline engine. The men
separate the milk as they bring 1t from
the barn. The cream is cooled at once
and not mixed with that previously
separated while it is warm. Churning
s done every other day, or three times
each week. A barrel churn. with no
inside paddles whatever is used. The
cream is ripened by setting 1t in
warm place, adding little buttermilk
eft from the last churning and stir
! ring we'll 1t is considered sufficiently
ripened when il pits" or when spoon
Tipped into it is we'll coated on remov-
al. Such cream pours out like thick
molasses. 1t is strained through a
sieve into the churn.
The amount of butter color is gagged
according to the amount Of cream. A
rich tint is secured to the finished
product, yet not so high color as to
la n. a II
at the rate Of an ounce and half to
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-24
Care Makes the Cow.

Breeding in the dairy animal amounts
n little or nothing unless the amman
g so fed as to develop the COW ana 80
obtain the results of her superior breed
ing On the other hand, many caves
~ scrub breeding, properly reared ana
fed will develop into profitable MIX
PRODUCERS. The chances, Of course,
are always in favor of the heller cal,
Of good dairy breeding being goou
mixer
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-24
It p,;ce of a Boar.

men chat Shall be paid for boar ne
price lnaa , the Importance of the boar
~ .ho herd. the difference in price De :
In the n d hirh class individual ana al. an
inferior 'ror Of pigs expected. If the diner Inner
number e, coz 90 then 10 cents added , value
ence a + Of 81 900 pigs will pay the diner
e en~eh additional merit to increase '''
nalue of the pig 10 cents
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-24
THE DAiRYMAN.

Inc manager must supply the I
brains of the COW machine I
The herd bun can get a ,ot Of !
sooo exercise and incidentally /
furnish power for the feed cnt. I
ter with the help of a treadmn /
The dairy farm that is stockad !
TO its full capacity without Icing /
overstocked is a pretty safe in. 4
vestment.
foor quality in dairy products l
can never be cured. 1t must no :
prevented.
Winter comfort in the cow .
. stable does not imply an air
. tight room.
. There Is decided difference
. between cowkeeper and
: dairyman.
The calf stall should be plenti-
i luliy supplied with good clean
/ dry bedding.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-24

The remarkable vitality and milk
producing qualities of the Brown
Swiss breed of dairy cattle are In
Dictated by the performance of Ola
b., a two-year-old heifer Handi-
capped with n broken shoulder, she
made an official record with her
first calf of 9,O09.7 pounds of milk
containing 321 So pounds of butter
fat in ten months. Ola b., which is
shown with calf, is owned by the
Walhalla farms, Middleburg, N. Y.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-24
Keen the Soil Fed and Busy.

Intensive growers of vegetables al
most invariably maintain manure com
post piles. When one crop is removed
the soil is plowed. an inch or two OF
rotten manure applied. narrowed ID
and the next crop planted the same
oay perhaps. One acre farmed inten-
nvely may be worth more than ten
acres farmed indifYerently. -Nadonai
Stockman and Farmer