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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-15
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
AMERICAN STATE BANK

at Detroit. Mich.s
AZ the close OF business, Aug. ~ f41d
as called for by the Commissjoue440
the Banking Department.: ~
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-15
REPORT OF TIE CONDITION
OF
The National Bank Of Commerce
RESOURCES.

at Detroit.
In the State OF Michigan, at the close
OF business, August, Q. 1913.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-15
GETS SIX MONTHS
FOR BEATING MOTHER

Peter Byers who was brought be-
fore Justice Jeffries in police court
several years ago, for beating his
mother and released, appeared again
Thursday morning, on the same
charge The court reprimanded him
for abusing his mother who Is a help
less blind woman of rs years, living
at No. 154 Thirty-secon'l-st., and fined
him $50 with the option of six months
In jail
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-15
REPORT OF THE coNprysose
OF THE
WAYNE COUNTY AID Hu]&
SAVINGS BANK

at Detroit. Michigan, at close V1soguD~
ness. August 9Th. 1913. as called To- 81
the Commissioner OF the Ban1k1nG -
partment. 49,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-15
REPORT OF The CONDITION.
OF Y-HD
Detroit United Bank

AT Detroit Michigan, at the close OF
business Aug o, 1913 as called for by
the Commissioners OF the Banking De-
partment.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-15
BRIDGE COLLAPSES,
FOUR men KILLED

MEMPHIS. Tenn. Aug. 4.-Four
laborers. employed by the Frisco lines,
were reported OF have been instantly
Killed at noon, when the approach 10
the west end Of the Mississippi river
bridge weakened by the high water,
suddenly collapsed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-15
FENKELL JACKS UP
CITY CONTRACTORS
Wants Greater Haste in Com
pleting Public JObS-Rail-
ways Blamed

Commissioner George H. Fenkell
discussed paving problems Thursday
morning with the department of pub
lie works superintendent, the city
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-15
Es.Convict Arrested.

JACKSON. Mich. Aug. 14-(Spe-
cial. )-Denister Myers, former con-
Wet OF Jackson prison. was arreste-
here last night for larceny from n
dwelling. Myers owns farm near
Muskegon.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-15
Tvoos Favor Providence.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Aug. l4.-By a
margin of Is votes. Providence. K. l.,
today won the 1914 international Ty-
biographical convention over Calgary,
Canada
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-15

no feathers The plain. neat kind that
looks right. Times Printing Co.. ts
John R-st Phone Main 1913
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-24

There are 1S0 known lepers in the
United States, Sc of them in Pacific
coast states.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-24
SAVING FOR A RAINY DAY.

Oregonian: An interesting side
light on the problem of saving out of
small income is afforded by the
case of New York couple. The
wife died the other day, and, to the
surprise of the husband, a humble
carpenter, she left him several thou
sand dollars, the existence of which
he had never so much as suspected.
The money represented the aeeumu-
lated total of small sums surrepti-
tiously put aside by the wife during
the years of their welded life
1t is recorded in this unusual case
that the husband had made a prac-
tee of turning over his wages to his
wife. They lived plainly but COM
fcrtably and had minor luxuries in
moderation. The wife was of frugal
habits and made the family income
90 wonders, as her husband said
But he did not know the real extent
OF the miracle until her death, fol
she never once took him into hel
confidence, evidently fearing that his
head might be turned by money.
This case affords an excellent in
sight into what might be done il
both parties to the marital contract
entered into the saving scheme
Nickels and dimes, persistently put
by, accumulate rapidly. No doub
there are men of mature years anG
growing families who have less OF
hand than has been expended by
them on fine blends Of tobacco
I here are thousands of people who
have far less than they have wasted
Close and miserly boarding of mon
ey is not to be commended That II
not the American way, nor is any
one who follows such a program ap
tc get much out of life. But tn
problem of putting something by TO
the inevitable rainy day is a press
ing one which everyone should meet
And here is one case that proves tn
end may be achieved by stopping u
the leaks.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-24
MUST TAG THEIR CATS.
Spokane Women Will ENer1ninate
Stray Felines.

Good morning; have you tagged
your cat?" This will soon become a
common form of salutation in Spo-
kane if plans formulated by the
women of the Spokane Floral Asso-
citation mature. With "Exterminate
the stray cat" as battle cry the
women have launched movement to
place cats in the same category with
dogs. When asked how they expect
to discriminate between the fluffy
purring pet and the homeless, un'
loved stray, the answer came, "Put
tax on cats the same as on dogs
and then make them we:tr collar
and tag" By this means the women
hope to fortify the security of theil
cherished house cats and to remove
the necessity of their mingling will
the felines of mongrel origin. l
has been suggested that the aid o
the small boy be enlisted in a cam
paign to round up the strays.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-24
PUTTING THE HAND TO THE
PLOW.

To the man contemplatiyely lean
ing over the fence there is an ele-
ment of romance about the spring
plowing, though the farm hand may
not see it. Whenever one begins on
the unknown there is discovery and
adventure. Toll and resources are
cast into a doubtful future, its fate
fixed by inscrutable sun and storm.
1t is strange commentary on the
human mind that man was so long
in fashioning decent agricultural i'm
plements. The ages have revered
Solomon as possessing one of the
wisest minds of all history Yet it
never occurred to him to teach his
servants to plow with anything bet
ter than a forked stick Nearly thir-
" centuries came and went thereaf-
ter before men even protected the
flimsy wood with a crude shoe of
iron. They wrote matchless poems
and thrilled the souls of men with
philosophic eloquence. But they did
not or could not lift a finger to
tighten mans toll with the stubborn
earth.
Many a business man can recall
how as a farmers boy he used to
mount the slippery back of old Dob
bin for this task, how he used to
pitch head first into the loan when
the beast grew restive, or wear a
scratched face for weeks from plow-
ing under the apple trees.
The new motor plows are doing at
least three times the work of the
horse power of our boyhood. But
plowing machines encounter the diff
ficulty that if they are made toe
powerful and heavy they may stick
in soft ground, while if they are
lightened they may lack tractive
power for stubborn earth.
Hence on many of the smaller
farms it is practically the same sight
that greeted the British soldiers or
the morning of the battle Of Lexing-
ten. The manipulation of the heavy
instrument, as it rocks back an6
forth in the mushy earth, is a mos
fatiguing task. Mr. Gray, the poet
knew hat he was talking about wher
he wrote: THE plowman homewart
plods his weary way"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-24
THE CONVENIENCE OF THE
LOCAL STORE.

Have you ever thought what kind
of a place this would be to live in
if there were no local stores?
Yet some of our people persist in
the policy of buying in other cities
as far as they can, or by mail order.
II they want yeast cake or a spool
OF thread they buy it at home, some
times even demanding delivery. But
If they have a dress or table to
buy or something in which there is
some margin of profit the order
goes away.
Isn't it a mighty convenient thing
to have the home stores so that when
you want the yeast cake OF spool ol
thread or thousand other things
you can get them quickly?
II the policy of buying away from
home should ever become general
many lines Of goods now kept her,
could not be kept.
The public would suffer a distinc
inconvenience, and the first ones t
kick would be those who now bu
away from home.
On the contrary. IL everyon
bought everything possible at hom,
many lines of goods could be in
proved and new ones added. thu
making II possible to trade with th
least expenditure OF time.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-24
A POINT OF CONTACT.

Why, of course, President Wilson
will go to baseball games this sum-
mer. He's human. Moreover, he's
wise. He sees the need, the abso-
Lutte need, of somewhere, sometimes,
getting on all fours with his fellow
men; of now and then losing the
prestige, the dignity, the oppressive
isolation of the greatest office on
earth in a common, submerging fell
lowship.
Did you ever stop to ask yourself
how you'd meet this need IL you
were president of the United States
how you'd get away from the flat
terers, the fawners, the cunning fel.
lows with concealed axes to grind
the great environing horde of mer
and women irrepressibly seeking
something of you, and, therefore
wilfully or unconsciously colorint
their every statement to you will
the tinge of their private hopes?
1t must be awful, that loneliness
No wonder so many monarchs ar,
fooled-are kept ignorant Of the rea
life and thought of their times
Poor chaps, they've no ball games I,
| go to.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-24
OREGON NEWS In BRIEF
Items of Interest Regarding Matters
i'm Various Parts of the
State.

Portland, Ore, April 22.-In or
der to get the widest possible bene-
fit from the legislation recently
passed to attract settlers to this
state, the state immigration commits
sion is inviting suggestions as to the
best method of enticing new citizens
from abroad. By resolution, this ef-
fort is to be directed to securing de-
sirable immigrants from the agricul-
tural districts of northern Europe.
The commission plans to Eold SER
les of conferences to which represen-
tatives of Germany and Scandinavian
colonies in Oregon, clergymen, edit
ors, commercial club officials, ETC.,
will be invited and general scheme
to be followed will be outlined. No
definite program has yet teen adopt
ed, but it is probable that the first
of the hearings will be about May 15
and will be given up to the represen-
LdLlNCo vi NCl oNNo'
Later conferences will take up Swed-
ish, Norwegian, Finnish and Danish
immigration. By this Eeans not
only can successful methods be used
in attracting colonists from among
foreign-speaking people, but on the
arrival of the immigrants here they
can be welcomed and given assist
enoo in getting started on Oregon
soil.
An agricultural club las been
formed at Burns, the first organiza-
tion of the kind in that part of Ore
gon. The club will discuss agricul-
tural subjects, encourage modern
farming methods and afford an op-
portunity for the exchange of ideas
among farmers as we'll as among the
students of the agricultural depart
ment of the Harvey county high
school. One of it's objects is to Sc
cure for Harvey county the benefit
of the farm demonstration work pro-
vided for by the last session of the
legislature.
Sutherlin is to have large fruit
preserving plant in operation late
next month. The local fruit grow.
ers' association has been active il
securing the new plant, which will
cost $4,000. 1t will use new patent
processes in drying and preservins
fruits and vegetables of all kinds
and will be of very great benefit tc
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-24

the people of that section. Contracts
are already being made for this
years crops.
Lebanon will hold its annual
Strawberry Festival and Rose Show
about June l. The celebration will
be a two-day affair and there will
be an industrial exhibit in connec-
tion with it. This, annually, is
Lebanon's biggest local event.
Distinguished educators have been
secured for the summer session of
the University of Oregon this year
which will open shortly after COM
mencement and last for six weeks.
These educators are from various
parts of this country as we'll as from
abroad; many are famous lecturers,
while others are noted scientists.
Many special courses will be offered
for teachers, advanced students and
others.
A comprehensive showing of exhib-
its by many societies and organiza-
tions, highly instructive in character,
will be seen at the Conference on
Human Life, its Waste AMI Conserv-
alton, to be held at Reed College,
Portland, May Gil. Officers of the
conference are in touch with over
100 different institutions that prob
ably will be represented. Interest in
this gathering is widespread and the
attendance promises to be large.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-24
Reformed English Judges.

| have never dared to say all
think about judges in the criminal
courts; / should probably be in a
criminal court myself if / did But
when l read the sentences of long
terms of Imprisonment for trivial Of
fenses my blood positively boils-
There used to be judge some years
ago, very learned lawyer and a
very religious man, and he was in
the habit of sending wretched boys
to several years of penal serEitude'
for some trivial offense, and every
time l read such a sentence / could
not help wishing that / might give
him, and men like him, a touch Of
the medicine which they nieted out
so blithely to poor wretches, often
no worse than themselves, except in
their unhappy and demoralizing en-
vironment. | am glad to know that
judges, like other people, have re-
formed in the last few years wherein
so many changes have taken place,
| and that these cruel sentences are
no longer inflicted so frequently or
on such trivial occasions.!T. p.
O'Connor in T. P.'s Weekly.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-24
J. p. MORGAN ON SECURITY.

In his testimony before the Pujo
committee Mr.. j. p. Morgan, possi-
bly, the worlds greatest financier,
called emphatic attention to what he
regarded as the best security in the
world for money loaned. He de-
clared that the first and most essen
tial proposition to be considered was
the CHARACTER of the borrower.
matter and the committee evidently
could scarcely understand why so
great a banker put the character of
the borrower above the securities Of
fered. Mr. Morgan made this state
ment: 81 know lots of men, busi-
ness men, too, who could borrow any
amount, and his credit is unques-
toned because people believe in the
man. He might not have anything.
/ have known man to come in my
office and have given him check
for a million dollars when l knew
he had not a cent in the world.
And Mr.. Morgan went on to declare
that there were many such men in
the world. He said proper CONNER
cial credit was not based primarily
upon money or property, hut that the
first thing is CHARACTER"
The world will be betetr and bust
ness judgment more sound for this
portion of Mr.. Morgan's testimony
For generations there have. been two
classes of bankers. Many of the
bankers are not clearly classified in
any one class, but that does not pre-
vent there being two distinct ant
positive schools. One class of bank
ers loan money on security regard
less of all the borrower may be ant
the other class bases every loan pri
rlarily on the CHARACTER AMI
INTEGRITY OF THE BORROWER
and the bankers belief that the Dor
rover intends to and will pay tn,
lean. So far as we know, no homes
banker who has followed the latte
course religiously has ever failed
The banks that fail are the bank
that loan on security, and put to-
little emphasis on the character o
the borrower. Every banker, o
course, should look to the securit
of his loan, but, broadly speaking
loans are not safe that are not base'
on the character of the borrower t
fully as large an extent as upon th'
security offered. Testifying further
Mr.. Morgan said: "a man l did no
trust could not get money from m,
on all the bonds in Christendom.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-24
ADVERTISING FOR THE MAN OF
SMALL CAPITAL.

The smaller dealers in any line OF
business sometimes say they can't
afford to advertise. Did they but
realize it, though, they are just the
ones who have peculiar reasons in
their business why they can and
must advertise.
The man with small capital can
not afford the most expensive loca-
ton. He cannot pay high price
for the good will of some long-estab-
lished and profitable business.
He must start in some less favor
able location, often on some side or
back street, or in some crowded and
cramped quarters.
This situation, however, has dis
tinct advantages of its own, provided
ne knows how to utilize them. His
rentals in the side street or less ia
vorable location are of course much
below those paid by the long-estab-
lished places of business. They con-
stitute a smaller charge on his eX-
pense account. If he can but get
people to coming to his place of busi-
ness he is on better than even terms
with the old store.
1t has been demonstrated over and
over again that people will walk all
over a town to hunt up store that
seems to give unusual values. They
rather enjoy poking around out of
the way beaten track, led by the fun
of bargain hunting. After they get
their purchase they boast of it to
their friends, as sample of their
superior knowledge of how to meet
the cost of living, and better famil-
iarity with what is doing in town.
The essential element to complete
this connection is advertising. Peo-
pie will pass a dozen non-advertis-
| ing stores to hunt down the remote
one that tells about the things it is
doing. Don't expect, however, that
a simple card telling your firm name
street and number will have the full
effect. You must describe some OF
the things you are selling and tel
the price, and thus give the reader
a chance to judge for himself.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-24
Look to Your Plumbing.

You know what happens in a
house in which the plumbing is in
poor condition-everybo in the
house is liable to contract typhoid
or some other fever. The digestive
organs perform the same functions
in the human body as the plumbing
does for the house, and they should
be kept in first-class condition all
the time. If you have any trouble
with your digestion take Chamber
lain's Tablets and you are certain to
get quick relief. For sale by al
dealers.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-24
THE FALL OF ADRIANOPLE.

So closely is the world tied to-
gether now that the downfall of far
Adrianople affects intimately the
business outlook in this country, and
was at once reflected by stock mar
ket rise in face of depressing disas-
tere- at homo.
The business of the whole World
has been held up by the selfish atti-
tude taken by Austria-Hungary
through this war. That nations
threat of war shook the money mar
kets of the world. American securi-
ties were the easiest things to sell.
The bankers of Europe shoveled
them overheard in their frantic
haste to tighten ship. All of which
sent blue chills around the world.
American financiers lost heart, and
instead of putting money into new
development, it was used to buy up
investments from Europe at sacrifice
prices.
Austria Hungary is melting pot
of nations, at least third of them
bound by blood ties to the brave
Balkan powers. The financiers who
ran to cover are perceiving that the
war lords were merely indulging in
an extra amount of hot air.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-24

Panama is more healthful than
ever. The last report by Colonel
Gorgas shows that the average death
rate among employees for 1912 was
only TIA per 1000. as against 1912
in 1911 and 1913 in 1905.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-24

Watermelon. seeds in China are
worth $5 gold for each hundred
pounds, and pumpkin seeds are
worth 1926 a hundred pounds.
These seeds are served at Chinese
dinners as salted almonds are served
in America.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-24

In the height of the Mississippi
river floods last year the flow was
100000 cubic feet second, or 12
times the amount of water that
passes over Niagara Falls.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-24

To enable playgoers to read their
programs in darkened theatres, an
English inventor has placed stor-
age battery light in an open glass
case.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1913-03-07

Qus bisTem etoFf in psiB 1T ouf
bic in unIerem Bible (5ig. s. barge.
MIteIltc BLUE gsfertigt, BEL Der Die pill
les ouf Der 5rOnt uno an ben I'm
terGrmeln gu Gage treten. Den 6als=
ausfdnitt umidlieBt Elm nbnebmbarer
Robsspierrs s&rogsn ouS SpiBs, su-
inmmenge6altsn bur9 cine atIas=
f6letfe.
Gin sinfodss, iugsnbIi6ss aI.ih
fir allgemeinen 8ebrauf, aus bIouem
8oIIenftoff, Der einigs fpsiBe SGben
5sigt, lit i'm nddften Bible (5ig. g
bargeIteIIt. Ql8 8eIaB purbe ipeiBer
9u6Itoff beriponbt, unb 5tDar porz
mbmIi4 fir bic 9untsn Der iiberfaIz
IenOen 3aiIlenFront, iopie fir bic
Observation-Disclosures unb ben @urtel
nit fIoden, unten nit @dpar5 be-
torierten @nben. Sin pierediger Rrae
gen aus ra6mfarbi9er Mocrom. Be
bedt bic S9uItsrn unb bsgren3t Elm
Gb,mitette aus S6attenIpibs.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1913-03-07

Bon ofdcn meyifanii4eu N~epoIusaeu beibt tmner ser cine TO-
Wis 6er anbere ausfebt.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1913-03-07

futter, BON bsiisn 8runb iid bic be-
liebten bellen uno peiBen Qbenbtois
Ietteu Defenders i%pirtungspoIl able
ben. DAB pel3 beinabe ollie absnOs
mdntel, ieien iie aus Ieidtem oOcr
Tdnerem Material, sornitrt, uma
idumt unb buraitreift, brau9t taum
nod ertpdbnt gu tperben. YliiI9,
6ommet unb fdperiter 9rotat p,rs
ben in Iangen, faIttnreiden, psl3ums
Tdumten 6ormen 10 UNI bic geItoIt
gepronet, baB man teine beiouberen
bernusipringenOsn 9ermel seipabr
tpiro, ionptrn bic Qrme in elmer aus
benz Montel unmittelbar beroorfals
Ienben 6altenbiiIIe ~Derborgen fiebt.
Die langen Acknowledgements iinb,
tpenn ite aus fdperen Stpfien, ipie
pliii6, Gommst uno 9amait, eefers
tigt iperben, bsrart nit pels perv
brdmt unb bur6iebt, bob bos @ni1s
inert ben 9auptteil Der 9iilIs gu bils
ben i4sig
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1913-03-07

paniers bes Rodss fnb nit br,itsn
Gpibeniireifen ,inp,faBt unb baa
|ftlihit Underground nur nit elmer
Nsibe bon anDpfeu btitbt.
Dos udtft, aItib G5tg. ~ IN aus
CORDUROY s,i,rtigt, Elm GtoIf, Der fd
i,hr leiht unb borteilbait b~trarbsiten
.IdBt. Cine brtiie GuttT6Falt. alert
f4 an Der MittsIIinie bon gluft
unb Rod bsruntsr uHb III auT BEN
ItBtsrsn nit atlastn0pfn ae5itrt.
Die gluf, bai tinsn brtittu araqen
aus fdtptrsm, tigsnfarbigtm @tIas
uuo tin Sod aus itintr Shatttn
fpise. Quf itbe Ssilt btt Miii.l
falt, lit Elm Gtrtifen Gtibtnitiderti
in tontrnitiertnbtr Garb. anat6rahi.
6ropatte uno @irtel finb aus gttIos.
GniIleurs gluien ous 8oilt, q,intn,
S.ibe uno 9elbstiu bob,u bic SttIIt
Der friiber 70 btlisbtsn 2ine.ries Blu
Zen eingerommsH, unb Gpibe pirb.
ipern i~ib,rboupt. nllr in @trbinbunq
nit Seios obsr sinsm Der onberen aes
nannten Stofis o,rntnbst. Dor al
lem III tpoi6bart 8oiIt bel in Ra6
frnee, ba fid aus ibr bic 10 btlie6ten
pIiIfes isbr lsi4t 9,risIIsn laIIen.