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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-05-23
Commission Proceedings.

Regular meeting of the City Commits
sion held at the commission rooms
Monday evening, May 1S, 1914.
Meeting was called to order by May
or Crosa. Present, Cross, Hudson and
Graft. Absent, none.
Minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
On motion by Graft the following
bills were allowed
c. C. Mack, salary to May H.. SAGA 35
E. Hammond, labor at cemetery 500
r. Bingham, draying 49,. 5.55
City Treas, paymt st. labor ..... 1880
E. j. Hose Co., Cooperage fire. $500
ia. Tooley, repairing hose house 500
Jno. F. Kenny, draying. 49,. 2.75
G. Spencer, labor and material. $40
On motion by Graft, supported by
Hudson, it was voted to donate $500
to the G. A. r.
Ordinance No. 80 defining the pow
ers and duties of the various city Off.
cials was presented and read.
Moved by Hudson, supported by
Graft that the Mayor and Clerk be, and
hereby are, authorized and instructed
to borrow $1,000, Carried.
A petition asking for the extension
of electric light service to Nettleton' S
Addition was laid on the table for fu-
ture consideration.
On motion by Graft meeting was ad-
iourned.
OTIS j. SMITH,
City Clerk.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-05-23
GET.TOGETHER MEET
AT BOYNE CITY
County Republicans Spend
Pleasant Evening, Friday.
(Boyne City JournaD


Friday evening was great night for
Boyne City Republicans. The occasion
was little party welfare meeting at
Wolverine Hotel, which was gotten up
by several of the Republicans of the
city. All the active members of the
party in the entire county were invited
in fact, the invitation was made general
so that any person was given the priv
ilege to attend.
The meeting had three objects, the
principal one of which was to get the
members of the party together so that
they might talk over matters OF import
ance concerning the coming campaign.
The other matters were the election of
a president of the Charlevoix Republic
an Club to succeed j. E. Converse who
is no longer a resident of the county
and to elect nineteen delegates to
the state welfare conference, which
will be held in Detroit on the twenty
sixth of this month.
Places were set for just seventy'five
people and when the last auto had ar
rived from Charlevoix and the guests
had taken their places there was not
one empty chair. Manager Royer of
the Wolverine had been instructed to
prepare home style dinner and he
demonstrated the ability to accomplish
what he had been ordered to in just
the right manner. After the guests had
been seated Miss Virginia Collier rem.
dered delightful piano number which
was followed by vocal number by
Miss Mildred Painter that was greatly
appreciated by every person in the
room.
After the dinner had been served
and the gentlemen had lighted their
cigars POSTMASTER Griffin explained
the nature of the meeting and an
nounced Mr.. Harvey Milford as the
first speaker. Mr.. Milford gave a
pleasing little address, dealing prin-
cipially with the get together idea,
The Young Mems Republican Club Of
Boyne City had detailed Ray Baker to
give an address concerning the object
of that body, and Ray handled the sub
ject in a manner that was a credit to
both the club and the city. The old
timers referred to The Young Mems
Club repeatedly and in such manner
that if the club never does another
thing they cannot say that it was a
| failure.
Willard Smith, the dean of the news
paper fraternity of Michigan gave an
address that showed plainly where he
stood politically.
The Hon, H. |. Mcmillan, of East
Jordan; j, M. Harris, Of Boyne City;
Lyle Shanahan, of Charlevoix; Judge
DUEL, of Harbor Springs; Judge Mayne
of Charlevoix; Prosecuting Attorney
Sweeney, of Petoskey; Sheriff Robbins
and E, w, Abbott were among the
speakers called upon and each gave an
address that was of special interest to
the audience. Not one of the speakers
had made preparations, in fact not one
was aware that he would be called upon
but there were splendid addresses de-
livered and great number of ques-
tons thoroughly discussed.
w. H. Griffin was elected as pres
ident of the Charlevoix County Re-
publican Club to succeed Mr.. Converse
and committee consisting of Herman
Meyer of Boyne Falls; H. l. Mcmillan,
of East Jordan and D. S. Payton, of
Charlevoix to arrange for delegates to
the welfare conference in Detroit
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-05-23
"ROAD BEE DAY"
A Few Remarks by the State
Highway Commissioner.

To Road Officials. Gentlemen:
With the Governors proclamation
calling for State wide "Road Bee Day.
on June 4th and 5th, there is open to
you an opportunity to organize the
forces in your community for two days
OF a real campaign against the bad
places in your highways, and CORES
ponding responsibility if this oppor-
tunity is neglected.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-05-23

The Pere Marquette railway states
that il has been bringing home makers
into Michigan at the rate of about SOC
a month for the past two months. AS
that is only what one company has
done the probability is that many more
than that number have sought homes
here during the period mentioned. Sc
they are evidently headed this way all
right
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-05-23
pON'TS
Don't try to do too much,

Don't try to do too much.
Don't start more than you can finish.
You cannot build macadam road, nor
very long stretches of gravel road in
two days.
Don't haul gravel onto roads that
have not been properly graded and
drained.
Don't grade roads that have not been
properly staked out on correct lines.
Don't plow up long stretches of road
and leave them impossible.
Don't scrape sods onto the travelled
roadway and leave them for passing
vehicles to smooth down,
WHAT MAY BE DONE TO AD-
VANTAGE,
You can remove logs, rocks, stumps
and stones from the roadway; fill holes
preferably with good earth; cover
stretches OF sand with clay or gravel,
drain wet places in the roadway; scrape
off and outwards sod margins where
they hold the water in the travelled
track. When drained and graded, clay
may be covered with sand or gravel,
but the gravel should not contain any
clay unless it is to be placed on sand,
Culverts may be repaired or new cul-
verts put in,
Road drags (of planks or split logs
should be made and arrangements per-
fected for using them after rains
throughout the season, on all clay and
loamy soils.
ORGANIZATION
All these things will be of great value
to the roads of the State, but they will
not be accomplished unless the work is
well planned and performed under in
telligent supervision. Let each COM
munity organize by road or school
districts and appoint the best road
builder in the neighborhood as ''road
boss" for two days, and then turn out
and work Loyalty under his direction.
See how much real good can be done
to the roads in your district and by the
concerted efforts Of every district to
the entire 10000 miles of rural high
ways in Michigan. Let US all give this
first State wide Road Bee Day" an
honest, earnest trial.
FRANK F. ROGERS,
State Highway Com'r.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-05-23

The average man expects pound Of
gratitude in exchange for an ounce Of
charity.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-05-23
Circuit Court Jurors

Jury list for May term of Circuit
Court to be held at CharlevoiX May rs,
1914
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-05-23

Webster Helme $50. -. 80. Marion
Orville Card :. ...... ....... Melrose
William Heise e................N Norwood
Daniel B. Boyle. e......,..........Pe Peaine
Fat Malloy 49,. st. James
James III. Nice ...,... -. South Arm
Samuel Richardson ...... 80. Wilson
Peter Erno. ..,... Boyne City 1st ward
Lewis Worden Boyne City, 2nd ward
James Peter. Boyne City, 3rd ward
Fred Scott. 49,. Boyne City, 4th ward
Joseph Howard. Charlevoix, 1st ward
Jones Durance. .Charlevoix, End ward
William Weikel, Charlevoix, 3rd. ward
Silas j. Lanway, East Jordan, 1st ward
Chas. Alexander, EastJordan. End ward
Anthony Kenny, East Jordan, 3rd ward
Robert West. t..........,,.... ..... Bay
Harry Denice. e......,.... Boyne Valley
Jessie Peters ............... Chandler
Nally Cram .................C Charlevoix
Frank Bader ....,.... ..... Evangeline
Isaac Flora ............. -. Eveline
George w. Sayers ......,. -. Hayes
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-20
The Price OF the Ticket.

The attempt to establish on the line
of the Broadway theatres new "tem-
pie of melodrama" which will demand
only one dollar for the tickets that In
all the other adjacent playhouses cost
twice that amount will be watched
with interest. There Ia, so far, every
indication that success will attend the
enterprise. This event may have an
important bearing on the question OF
theatre prices. Just now both man.
ayers and public are said to be more
interested In the subject than they
have been in years.
1t has come to pass, however. that
theatre tickets do not cost always as
much as they seem TO. In other words,
there are ways of getting tickets at
bargain prices. These ways are, more
over. the result of the interest OF The
managers. who are grateful for what
they receive on ticket instead of the
regular theatre price. There are VA
rious agencies for the distribution
Tickets are sometimes sent TO the pub
lie schools. they are disposed of on a
percentage basis to the "scalpers." or
they are put at the disposition of va
rlous educational and benevolent Or
CARNATIONS. Usually holders Of these
privileges are enabled to buy ut half
price.
so the managers without publicly
nckuowInIpinp Tho paooost,r 90 .oI,,.,
Ing their rates are able to get rid of
their wares at n somewhat cheapencd
figure. Instead Of being compelled TO
close. they run along with somewhat
diminished profits, but at least without
complete loss Of dignity. Aud the en-.
tertainment which the managers offer
IL taken by the public at the price Il
seems worth to IT,
There are other advanta yes N this
method of selling their plays at cut
rates to which the managers are alive.
1t sometimes happens that the public
comes 10 make the acquaintance of
play In this way, spreads the report of
Its merits broadcast and creates n gen
nine demand TO see II at box office
prices. This was the fate of one play
this year, and It was scramble on the
part Of the managers 10 withdraw the
certificates emitting holders to half
price tickets. Advertisement had made
the drama successful So there IS
more than one advantage to managers
In the half price system. And It Is
also advantageous to the public.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-20

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Str:
would like 20 draw the attention OF your
readers to n very deserving fund for the
benefit of the artists OF France which is
now being raised.
The American painters In Paris. headed
by Mr.. W. T. Dannat. the well known
artist. having sent an appeal TO tho
various art societies OF America. Il has
been promptly answered by those indl-
vidual societies whose members have
studied In France.
The funds thus raised, however. are
necessarily small in proportion to what
Is needed Moreover we know that
there Is n large part of the American
public which feels that We owe a debt Of
gratitude to the artists of France. II
must be remembered that the Ecole des
Beaux-Arts has opened its doors graz
tuitously to all our artists who are able
to pass It's examinations. and that far
the larger majority of all our artists
have been developed under the various
art Influences of Paris
An appeal therefore, Is made 20 this
general public that II contribute to swell
the fund which has been inaugurated by
the artists themselves
All moneys should be sent to the Harrl-
man National Bank, 527 Fifth avenue
New York marked For the Fraterni.c
des Artistes.' LLOYD WARREN.
NEW YORK. October 10.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-20
USE RICHES RIGHTLY,
SAYS TRINITY RECTOR
DIR. Manning Urges Distribution
Of Wealth in Wages Rather
Than Charities.
URGES DUTY TO CAST VOTE

A call TO men who know how 70 a-ls,
wealth to use this wisdom IN holr'ry
others az well as themselves and a cali .,
every Christian man TO tako an ac,'v.
part in the coming election wcrc among
tho utterances from old Trlnltv's pu'u,
yesterday noon by the rector tina
Rev Dr. William 7. Manning. He s.a.s
10 members OF tho Laymons EHi...,.v
Convention and other business and PRO.
fessonal men. References were also % "a.
20 the evils of the divorce Tho war
formed the basis Of opening and c,osag
remarks The Rev. DR. Manning s7'l.
The fearful war now raging is making
us realize our re responsibility for those m.
ditions in the world which lead CO. such
strife and make Il possible This war Is
showing us mor% clearly than over 'rl.
II we are to have true and lasting r...s
in the world, or here in our lard, lt must
be bull: on truth and Righteousness and
on the fear OF God we soe to-day. &.
we never saw 1t before that tho ca'l %
men OF tho Church IS g. mako tho power
OF religion. more deeply felt IN the no o.
our nation, 70 mako America more truly
Christian.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-20
The Humane Bomb.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir. AS
an example OF the many ana devious ways
In which scientific history may repeat
itself I would direct attention TO the Il
Eliminating communication Of Otto g.
Miller which appears in THE Sun of to-
day. Just as Newton followed Kepler so
Mr.. Miller follows Bernhard and offers
the only true and authentic explanation
of the delightful process OF bomb drop
ping, invented 10y anarchists and improved
by the German military. Now that the
secret Is discovered how supremacy sim
pie the process appears as compared with
the puffy conjectures and hypothesis %
stupid savants.
Felix qul potut rerum cognoscere
causas.' Perhaps some disappointed
thinker afflicted with the spleen will
sourly mutter: "Desinent homlnes tum
demum stultescere quando esse desinent."
But away with all such. They are
haunted by the ghosts of some scurvy
anclents. Let us all salute this handsome
and unparalleled example OF Teutonic
thought and trust that al some time in
the near future we may he favored with
a treatise on comic logic from the pen Il
the same author. s. s.
EAsToN, Pa, October IS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-20
Long Life 20 the stitches,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: In
your editorial article 1.-TWO q. l.. G.'s and
Two Pair OF Pantaloons" MIR Timothy
Farrar's surprise and disgust at tho APP
pearance of the two gentlemen IN
'pantaoons" brought to my mind reel
tat!on by an irish comedian nearly fifty
years ago In which no described the cos
tune OF an Irishman. That part devoted
TO the clothing OF the neither limbs has
been clear IN my memory while the rest
has escaped Il:
Long Ito to the stitches
In my ouid leather pritcrss;
In my grandfather's time twas the fashion,
For an earl or u dean IN those days might
be seen
In knee britches. and faith they looked
sashln':
But the fops of tho day stole that fashion
away
BY wearing long Stacks" faith. ia vow,
sirs.
Twas 10 hide their bad legs that looked Ike
crooked pegs
They Invented tho things they called
trousers
Can any OF your readers furnish the
whole poem? G. DAvIpsON.
WEEHAwKEN, october 10
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-20
DECREASE IN CRIME REPORTED.
Only Increase shown II In Assault
and Robbery Gases.

Police Commissioner Woods reported
yesterday 10 the Mayor that in the quarter
ended September 80 there was less crime
and more arrests :than in the correspond
Ing quarter In 1913. He said also that mo
utilizing of vacant lots and the closing ~
streets as Fairgrounds for children had
decreased the number Of street accidents
In June and July 312 children wer"
hurt In street accidents, while in August
ana September after the playground
scheme went into effect. 265 were hurt
y decrease OF A
The police made 54420 arrests in The
asst quarter and 4O,9j7 In the same qulr-
ter in 1913. Complaints OF crime doe
creased from 1856 in the third quarter ~
1913 TO l1,107 in 1914. Murders decreased
from 1l6 I'm 1913 to 73 in 1915
and for these crimes there were 81 ar
ests and - convictions.
Assault ana robbery cases show an in
crease, attributed to war time poverty
from III cases and 13S arrests 20 l,6
asses and POS arrests IN tho asa tT;.F-
or goods worth SiSO,593 were stolen and
2i9,Gs3 recovered, an Improvement over
9l3, when SS22. see was tho loss and
9ii1, 772 the recovery.
The Boylan law has sent tho arrests '0r
using or selling habit forming drugs 1870
from 81 In the 1913 quarter to as IN
tAe last three months. Seventy-Avc u'r
e Mt Of the persons arrested had crm.Hi.
records
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-20
TIE SOUTH SELF-sUsTATNING.
Protest OF Disguised Mississippian
Against Extending Federal Aid.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir.
wish to register a protest against all this
twaddle about the dlstressful conditions
with which the South IL supposed TO be
confronted. II Is true enough that cotton
is low. and n time may come when some
OF 1t will not be salabie at all But Is
that good and sufficient reason for
Invoking the aid of the Government in
behalf OF country 70 fertile and so
resourceful? There Is not a countryside
In all tho cotton belt that has not It's
grazing herds. and besides that there
has been produced n normal quantity Of
all other foodstufYs.
Time was when each community took
care of its own calamitIes. But now IL
a river gets out of Its banks and over
flows the lowlands. IL II hamlet IL burned
or o windstorm hard hits a locality an
alarm Is sounded and q cry for help il
raised everywhere. Think of our pioneer
forefathers appealing for succor under
any circumstances
1t Is pretty generally conceded tina;
about two-thirds OF tho present cotton
crop VIII be sold and marketed here and
abroad during the year. This at the
price OF six cents Il pound. together with
the sale OF the by-products will fetch
about S300.000.O0O, which, added 10 the
available banking and private capital
with the exercise OF proper economies
ought to tide us over to normal conditions
That the Congress OF the United States
should seriously contemplate Il bond issue
to aid the cotton producer is beyond belief |
Can II be that President Wilson'S friends
In the Senate will discrcdit his Admins
tration by asserting TO such a precedent
OF folly2 This IL tho very utmost reach
OF insensate jurglery In economies.
should the Government be committed |
TO the practice of Offering relief lndis- |
crimlnately, whore will It stop? The step
from the community to tho individual Ia |
easy. Then what sort OF d citzenry shntl !
we have? What IL man without his |
initiative and sclf-rcllancea Merely |
part of sentiont mass as indistingu!sh- !
able from his fellow as one drop OF water |
from another r., II. SHERMAN.
COLUMBUS, Miss. October II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-20
Culture and Kings.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUE--Sir: 7
read with amazement the editorial article
"Clvilization Advances" How do you
suppose kings can stay tho harls OF their
men from destroying cathedrals and OBJ
trud!ng other little evidences OF culture
II they are IN the thick OF the fight with
Judgment obviously obscured by passion
to win and "to wrong the wronFer TIL he
render right? 1t Is only by keeping a
bit away from the spectacle OF superior
culture which Is taking place. purely for
the advance OF the world that the DELI
cate. sensitive mind OF Il king can keep
calm and Influence his men TO practise
the highest ethics IN warfare and break
into its full flower OF usefulness In re-
pelling the destruction Of art.
THE SUN has been improving 80 OF late
In psychology that l was about to sug-
gest that II be led 10 one OF the thrones
OF education next June and crowned with Il
degree OF psychology and sociology, and
now you have upset /, all: for TO show
such utter lack OF appreciation OF the
difference that superior culture has
wrought In the Interpretation of pusiilan-
imous and IA poltroonish mind would for
bid university from giving THE Sun
even an ever ready NJ. A.
JAMES u. DEwEtI. Jr
New HAVEN, Conn, october ~.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-20

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-SH: Veg
terday received from a friend OF mine In
England, "A real hargister OF the Inns Of
Court. a copy Of an ultra British news
paper, On the same day a German frienl
OF mine (entited 10 his distinctive "vonD
asked me to carry n couple of German
books to neiEhbor In my suburban
estate.
Did | bat an eye? No, Like true
neutral I bound the British newspaper
and the two Teutonlc volumes together
with an enduring cord. and so fixing their
amity, I lugged them hither despite what
might have been a separate preference.
which serves to convince me that this
horrible European affair IL but n family
quarrel best ended by a common friend Of
strong purpose exertlug the power OF COM
preston,
why can We not as an intimate OF
each, so draw the ties Of reason az %
throttle discord? J. w. T..
FAR RocKAwAY, October 10.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-20

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: THE
SUN of October says editorlallv:
Every man IA entitled to his day IN court
except the automobile driver accused OF
speeding.
Don't overlook the red blooded Amerl-
can citizens who underwent incredible
hardships toll and privatlons before dis
covering the ALASKA coal fields, who paid
tho Government $4,000 purchase money.
who have spent approximately $4,000, 900
in development. who can neither get title
nor money back, and TO whom an appeal
to the courts Is denied from an arbitrary
ruling OF the Interior Department They
have prayed Congress 60 grant than their
day In court and II has been refused
These poor devils who have risked their
lives and their last dollar have been tho
Victims OF experimental Legislation tn
duced by the theory OF conservation as
practised c. T. CoNoyER
SEATTLE, Wash. October 10.