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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-27
BY gibson GARDNER.


WASHINGTON. March 27.-In spite
of the fubdubs over the coming we'd
ding. the Misses Eleanor and Mar
garet Wilson found time the other day
to spend an afternoon listening TO
the reading OF the "MasQue OF st.
Louis" by it's author, the poet ana
playwright. Percy Mackaye. Mr.. Mac
Kaye has written masterpiece Tor
the celebration which st. Louis Will
hold during the last week In May, on
a stage 200 by 500 feet In dimensions.
and In which nearly 5000 people will
take part. The originator Of this form
Of pageant-drama has dealt with the
history OF the struggles OF the white
races-the successors OF the Mound
Builders ON the American continent
championed by the character "St.
Louis, to develop the ideal OF human
brotherhood. The story deals with
the contest between the world ad-
venturers' and the character Gold"
champion OF the Earth forces"
Cold" first defeated by q champion
selected by st. Louis, battling In the
name Of the race, comes second
time. with his ally war" again Ia
defeated by q champion selected by
"St. Louis" Coming q third time,
but this time disguised and masked,
Gold" Is accompanied by another
and more sinister ally, Poverty"
who brings her brood OF children.
Shame" plague" Vice." and RE
bellion,' calling them the children OF
their father" Asked who Is their
father. she points to the disguised fig.
ure, who throws OF his disguise and
reveals himself as the ancient enemy
combat this new ally Poverty" ~
Louis" turns to the World Adventur-
ers,' who consult with the represen-
tatives of the League Of Cities, call
ing to their aid Imagination" who
brings forth little boy as the cham
pion who shall defeat Gold" His
name il "LOve"-the love Of human
brotherhood. Knocking at the door
of the temple Of which Gold" mas
taken possession. the boy champion
calls forth Cold" who looks upon
him. and surrenders without q fight.
The masQue Is to be given at night
by means of vast auxiliary electrical
display. An artificial lagoon. repre-
senting q bend in the Mississippi riv-
er. will occupy the front Of the stage,
and thousands Of persons will witness
the pageant-drama. The action takes
place on three planes" the highest
occupied by the STARS" who In the
form OF the Great Bear. forsee and
announce Through giant megaphones)
the coming of the various actors and
groups. The second. or plane below
the stars. Is occupied first by the
Spirit Of the Mound Builders. and af.
forwards by st. Louis. the Spirit of
the White Races. The third plane IL
occupied by the Humans" who strug-
gle against the great enemy. Gold"
or Greed"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-27

You can lead . horse to wateP.
But yea cannot make lt drinkJ
10 u near ~ hard . natter
A % make = voter think.
When woman goes a-sheDDing-
Matters net how hard yen try
YOu can ret her to the counter
Bat you cannst make her hay.
A married man who told his wife q
young woman had offered him q kiss,
was sued by the young woman, who
got . verdict Of $1,000 damages. The
jury probably concluded that married
men who are actually offered kisses
don't tell their wives.
The crisis IL said to have passed In
but the army hasn't
A man In Long Island City made
81 600, 900 raising hogs. There's many
, man who would be rich could he ~
capitalize his own grunts.
To prove natural gas IL harmless Z
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-27

not some mug?
Anyhow. there were enough ap-
pointees at the governors conference
to make 1t. whatever It may have
been, quite unanimous.
One Pulled Out; Nine Come In.
IL saw Bill Shocks yesterday. He's
as gray as bat"
THAT so? didn't even know he
was married"
MEMORY TEST.
Car you remember. say, In May
And you'd Been told to stay away,
Dut went In swfDuAln' and then You
Heard father say, "Your lips are
b1ueJv
And Thea yOa two went 70 the mats
Wen bet that yen remember that.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-27
ssa.coino soortsmar.

The Negro roustabouts at New Or
leans were continually Dragging about
their ability as long-distance swim
mers, and q steamboat man got up q
match. The man who swan the long.
est distance was to receive i've dol.
lars.
The Alabama whale Immediately
stripped on the wharf. but the Thu
man steamboat" said that he had some
business and would return In q few
minutes. The Whale swan the river
four or fve times for exercise. and
by that time the Human Steamboat
returned. Tied round his neck were
. dozen packages containing bread.
1our. bacon and other eatables. The
Whale gased At his opponent In
amazement.
"whar yo' vittles?'' demanded the
Human Steamboat
''Vittles TO- what?" asked the
Whale.
Don't 20 ask me TO- nothin' on the
way ovah," warned the Steamboat.
"Mah fust stop IL New York. an nah
next stop II London."-Top- Notch.
Nun oed.
why don't you advertise your bus.
iness?"
II do. tell It to my wife,"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-27
AYs1HATLS NOT DARING, AND
ssSsA CONSCIENTIOUS ACTOR WHO IS


assas. ne drama y Rrsux which Richard Bennett is
~ Dstsst spsn house this week with effectiveness such
~ ~ aetor believes in his part minister Of
tslsvs = the gospel. i termed daring play.
lspg lly I've do consider anything Of the knd)
~ psat nasru have yet begun to THINK about the
D1x N1ieh n treats.
nv aat M purpose accomplish, it daring, certainly
aaen i not JUSTIFIED then doctors books are not ust
~ dsa sstep Leok lsten!" At the railroad crossing
- a and crossed bones the acid justified
M @D11ased Goods" spen DANGER! and great warning
~ TtAs real pitys that plays Of the kind not
ey thy win b, beyond question Of doubt 10 years
ss' Ssa plainly oatpokenly with the disease syphilis
q ~ diasass and it, bearing upon marriage
0nsd spads taroushout just it should be called
- tr ths 1rst time would face grave riak did he
wan - - r. in hi path
~ n - siri woman untutored and unwarned against
ssy, = sz7sssa T. fate far worse than death.
NDshs yvunS afflicted with syphilis il about to-
slaa nsednmv y biz physisian.
- Seai6l interests 1t stake, however the advice
p1p sssnesy i ysnsrmed and the result Is exactly what
1 rnzasd TIE young man it would boa CHILD WITH,
n sarss Tie Name Uf tie birth q the yphlitc child
~ AAMin-lsw that he took the pains look into the
~ Standing Of his prospective son-in-law,
Mo ns1ke Z invmdeating the matter q his health
Gse1Sv = - daring drama some Of our local critics
1 K il wSu vsgu that in many home in this land
nasW1sl rsozSt that there not Richard Bennett
IA - - sasiin day.
G1z hswsvsr, sdvsrtising policies differ to which
- ~ aadsst with which the play treats lines are de-
\ ~ Snsss y the paint of digging deep-to the root
v1h1h yGht ~ Wing advertisements Of quaok doctors
t11p ss denounced for the part they play in the
IA Sk1Gns ~ ne Spreading q the disease.
leFme - ~ respect
W 1ocss ~ - Apttr Richard Bennett daring
~ suxsh AZ has oouzssscaay given credit 1t every
Dnt xtnm fsg - esaa columns and for it, efforts to
aoufr4 - nswsPapsr
~ G1N 1oR yieasw work with The Chicago Tribune
cSoz9 JsaEal = rsfssing 70 lsnd IT. columns to
vu1tur& ~ ~ upsn ths dissass-straksn
~ 1nnslt pays thi tribute nv for Il enss
v eAM neUsYa39 Il Dstfsik ths thing great many Of
I1lrH n1s ~ IL ssGsss - do
Gn1 10y 1ies things eontemphzaxies might
vp IN xnsadl but aste With lofty pm. |,
MT ~ Esal sense II rsspondhihH b sosisv| i
~ x1llng - rake ~ sacrifice
AsJhv Ut presents great and striking moral.
yns on - 6nnsAtss shsuld and play that YOU
oGnqg 1oek ~ kseps ooming baak, and that the
HUo r. - 1tnA, and nege aetors Hks II. Bennett |.
]
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-27
Laughs
One illustration.

One illustration.
give me an illustration Of the the
DRY that every cloud has silver lin.
ing" said the teacher.
when q Teller Is too sick to 60 to
school," promptly replied the boy q,
the foot Of the class.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-27
How Gloomy.

"The world 10 full Of poetry" ex-
claimed the optimist. Eyes. but most
of It Is In the waste basket" added
the pessimist.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-27
Wise BOY.

what II the highest form Of AMI
NAL life?" demanded the teacher. "A
giraffe" promptly replied the boy a,
the foot Of the class.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-27

Perhaps the reason money IL called
dust IL because 30 many people are
blinded by II.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-27
Careers Of Robert
Bruce and villa Have
Points Of Similarity

BY HERBERT QUICK.
Author OF ION Board the Good Ship
Earth" when Glory Ceased" Etc.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-27
From Another Point of ViesU

IL Villas photo
but Phyllis
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-27
SAFETY FIRST

"Johni Johnl There's q burg
lar In the housed"
(snors.) (Another snore.) more
snores.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-27
Nun ssd.

why don't you advertise your bus
iness?"
II do. I tell It to my wife,"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-12-18
Jackson County Spends
$500, 600 On Roads

Ashland-Jackson county has spent
nearly $500, 900 on roads in 1914. The
Siskiyou unit Of the Pacific highway
has cost to date $3.50, 600, or $4,000
mile. From Ashland's western out
skirts to the Poor farm, about five
miles, the expense has been nearly
$l2, 900 mile, or total Of $52, 900.
This stretch has an asphalt wearing
surface five inches thick, and was con-
tract work. From the Poor farm to
Medford, less than seven miles, the
cost was $4,000, divided between
county and state, averaging $11, 1000 a
mile.
The Central Point unit was the most
expensive, costing SIG, 200 mile.
This, however, includes the cost of
machinery and material, the entire ex-
pense over this particular area amount-
ing to nearly $55, 1000. About $25, 900
was applied on new construction and
grading, while the maintenance Of the
roads throughout the county in general
cost nearly 100000. The foregoing
figures are semi-official as given out
by the county court. More than half
of the paved surface completed on the
Pacific highway to date has concrete
haae
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-12-18
Warships Will Be Sent
To Panama Canal Zone

Washington, D. C.--President Will
son and his cabinet decided Wednesday
to send American warships to the ca
nal zone to guard against violations of
neutrality there by belligerent ships.
Just how many ships, and whether
destroyers or cruisers or battleships
shall be dispatched, will be determined
after a full report has been received
from Colonel Goethals, military goesr-
nor of the canal zone, and Captain
Rodman, naval officer at the canal.
Both Secretary Garrison and Seeye-
tary Daniels made it clear that the de-
lay in acting on the request of Colonel
Goethals for two destroyers was due
to lack Of information.
Mr.. Garrison explained that the
colonel has sent two messages, one
asking for the destroyers, without
specifying the purpose Of thier use.
In reply to a message of inquiry on
the latter point Colonel Goethals ex-
planned that the wireless regulations
were being violated in canal waters,
and referred to the misuse of the canal
zone as base Of supplies.
The War department again asked for
specific instances Of what had oc-
Cured, but no further information has
been received.
On full explanation of conditions
in the canal zone depends exactly what
action will be taken and under what
departmental jurisdiction.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-12-18
SiIetz Road Unit Near.

Dallas--It is practically certain now
that the much-talked-of permanent
road between Falls City and the Siletz
will be started within the year. Road
District No. 2l, Of this county, in
which most Of the Siletz road is To-
Gated, has voted q special tax Of 5
mills for this purpose. The county
court has signified its intention to give
the district, in addition to this special
levy, all of the money raised on the
general road levy in that district, to-
gether with other money from the gem
eral road fund. When improved the
distance between Portland and New
port will be cut down about 13 miles
and highway given to tourists that
will equal anything in the West from
the standpoint Of scienic beauty. The
Lincoln county court has commenced
work on the Lincoln county end Of the
| road. 4
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-12-18
Injured Give AdUice to
Industrial Accident Board

Salem - Numerous unique replies
have been received by the State In
dustrial Accident commission from
beneficiaries Of the compensation act
to the question asked by the board
"How in your opinion could such acci-
dents be avoided?"
E. A. Dahl, employed by the Pacific
Brick company, lost Ia days from
work because of an injury to an eye
caused by a fellow workman striking
him with a mud ball. "Such accidents
may be avoided" he writes, "by
workmen attending to business and
not playing when they should be at
work"
Don't follow dump-cart over the
dump" is the suggestion Of John
Kelly, employed by the ]. W. Sweeney
Contraction company, who with his
cart tumbled down hill and was inca
pacitated for work for several days.
G. G. White, an employe of the
Gambrinus Brewery, suffered injury to
four digits on his right hand, causing
permanent stiffness, by allowing his
hand to be caught between two beer
kegs which he was rolling. He
thought such injuries could be avoided
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-12-18
HopgroWers Would Form
Cooperative Association

McMinnville-At a meeting of hop
growers and business men Of McMinn-
vile and vicinity Thursday afternoon
in the Commercial club assembly hall,
the Oregon Hopgrowers' associations
representatives thoroughly aroused the
interest Of Yamhill hopgrowers in the
cooperative feature Of this organiza-
tion.
About 100 hopgrowers and business
men attended. w. T. Vinton, state
senator, presided, and Walter Kirk
wood assisted.
After a morning session, at which
the purposes of the association were
stated briefly, the afternoon session
was given over primarily to H. L.
Mahan, temporary president, who
spoke from a business standpoint on
the necessity of cooperation. Mr..
Mahan opened his address by saying
that the present plight Of hopgrowers
was the excuse for this organization.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-12-18

Then, step by step, he clearly laid
before his hearers the necessity for
farmers association that would take
care Of and control 10 per cent Of the
hops Of this state, to act in conjunc-
tion with like organizations in Cali
fornia and Washington. A number Of
hopgrowers interrogated the speaker,
and all Of the advantages Of the asso-
citation were brought out. Local busi-
ness men and bankers endorsed the
movement, including W. c. Hagerty,
W. B. Smith, D. M. Nayberger and
Ralph Workman.
Many subscriptions we're obtained
for stock In the organization, which
will be incorporated as soon as the
required amount is taken.
''The meeting here was enthusiastic
and encouraging" said E. v. D. Paul,
Of Polk county, who has been assisting
the committee in its work Of enlisting
the moral as well as financial support
Of hopgrowers throughout the valley.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-12-18
BattIeship Oregon to Be
Head of Canal Parade

Washington, D. C.-Not only will
the battleship Oregon lead the navies
of the world through the Panama Ca
nal on the date of formal dedication
next February, but she will carry on
her bridge the President of the United
States.
Thus the opening of the Panama Ca
nal becomes a gala day for the old
warship, which gained such distinction
in the Spanish war. All doubt on this
score is cleared up by Secretary OF the
Navy Daniels in his annual report. In
a paragraph devoted to the opening Of
the Panama Canal, Secretary Daniels
says:
'The great maritime powers of the
world have been invited, and number
of them have accepted the invitation,
to participate In the exercises incident
to the opening of the Panama canal.
The international feet and the ships OF
our own navy escorting it will assem-
BILE at Hampton Roads in February,
1915, where they will be reviewed by
the President Of the United States.
After the review they will sail foi
Cristobal thence they will proceed tc
Balboa, on the Pacific side.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-12-18

by persons keeping their hands away
from beer kegs.
G. P. Mason, employed by the Coos
Bay Times Publishing company, sat on
an oil can, puncturing the sciatic,
nerve. "Be careful where you SIT"
was his answer to the question,
Wear wooden shoes like the Bel
gians, was the reply Of an employe
Of the Nicolai Neppach company, who
crushed his feet by dropping heavy
timbers on them, and was unable to
work for several days.
J. A Allen, an employee of the Union
Meat company, while attempting to kill
a hog, was kicked in the stomach by
the animal. ''Kill 'em first" writes
Allen to the commission.
keep away from the business end
of a mule, !" is the suggestion Of L. |.
Griffith, employed on the Tumalo Irri-
cation project, who was seriously in
jured because he did not heed his own
injunction. M
A man injured while working in a
sawmill blamed co-worker, who was
of foreign birth. He said such acci-
dents could be avoided by "keeping
the foreigners out of the country"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-12-18
Fruit and Vegetable Dis
eases to Be Discussed

Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
Wallis Results Of recent SPRAYING OK.
,,a.,.sa... l.. ,,,,,. .ua raa~ ..ah .o,,
polen,' :" spp.o a. Pc. 80 ~
trol, VIII De discussed ~ Frolessoi
II. 5. jackson, plant pathologist OF the
Oregon station, at the o. A. C. annual
short course January / 10 40 1916
: ~, ..
hapora'ors anu ne'u eApeiie'e naYe
been carried on extensively during the
past year and it is the purpose Of the
department to give to the short course
st,,dort. tha henet,ts 20 the additional
' ~, :.
information secured. otner supJects
70 DC treated py rrolessor JACKSON are
nre blight OF apple ana pear, apple
tree antnractnose, apple miloew, peaen
lear curl, ana oaii1ornia peacn Dngnt,
brown rot OF prunes ana otner stone
fruits, gooseperry miidew, anu otnsr
gooseoerry ana currant troubles, mi,-
uews OIL gram crops, oeaiiiis win oo'n
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-12-18
Efficient, But Not Large
Army AdUised by Wood

New York - Organization Of de-
pendable volunteer army through ccl-
lege camps, Federal control Of the
militia, increase in the Regular army
and provision for adequate armament
are essentials for meeting the sudden
attack of any hostile power on the
United States, the members Of the
Merchants association of New York
were told Wednesday by Major General
Leonard Wood and Henry L. Stimson,
ex-Secretary Of War.
1t is not large army, but fully
efficient army that is needed, General
Wood said, and in filling this need the
college camps must play an important
part in training volunteer officers, for
it is on the volunteer army that the
country must ultimately depend.
The plan of the general staff to
bring the army forces up to 500, ,0C0 is
only a stop-gap, he continued, while
the full citizen army is being organ
lied.
"You might as we'll, under modern
war conditions, try to organize q big
reserve without previous preparation
as to try to organize lifesaving serv-
ice on shipwrecked vessel that is
going to pieces" said General Wood.
"To bring our forces up to 500, 1000 we
shall have to have $4,000 additional
officers. For this purpose we must
have college camps, such as existed
last year at Gettysburg and Monterey.
'This year we probably shall have
1000 boys in four Of these camps. The
boys made better record last year
and this shows what you can do with
intelligent men in a short time-than
was made by the best company of the
Fifth Regular Infantry for the same
ranges. Over 60 per cent developed
into marksmen. At the end Of the
five weeks training period board Of
our own officers examined these young
sters and recommended 129 Of them as
fit for volunteer officers in the lower
grades.
"Now this is the kind Of system
which think can be applied in tisis
country. l hope that eventually it will
grow into a general movement, en-
bodying, say, a six months enlistment
broken into periods of two months
each, to be taken during the economic
and educational vacation, so as to in
terfere as little as possible with the
work of the young men who are in
business and the educational work of
the boys who are in college.
81 think If we can do that there will
be developed large number of trained
youngsters as officers of volunteers and
a still larger number as trained men to
form the nucelus of volunteer compan-
les in case we are 80 unfortunate as to
become involved in war. Some sucf
method as that must be adopted, be-
cause when war comes it will come
suddenly and unless we are the aggres
sor-which is highly improbable, il
will come from one who is holly pre-
pared and who knows when he is com
ing and where he is com
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-12-18

desk and searching first calmly and
then with apparent annoyance.
"By George! 1t isn't here" he an
nounced In a surprised tone.
Suddenly he sat down and began
laughing uproariously.
do you know what I've done?" he
said as soon as he had his mirth some
what under control. II gave Perkins
your package. forgot that took his
present home last night, and my wife
sent it over this morning with pres
ent for Mrs Perkins"
ooh, that's all right" said Snively,
laughing. 1T doesn't make particle
of difference"
They parted, laughing good-natured-
ly over the blunder.
Smith arrived home soon after, con-
graduating himself on his generalship.
/ "Oh, Jack" cried Mrs. Smith, as
soon as he stepped into the house, Il
hope you haven't had any troubled"
well, I've had Just about the most
strenuous time I've experienced in
many moons" said Smith. II came
out all right though
I'm 80 sorry" said Mrs. Smith.
Now hope you won't be angry, Jack,
but you hadn't been gone but few
moments when l discovered that you
hadn't sent Mrs. Snively's book, after
all. I found her book lying on the
floor by the center-table, where, in
some way, it had been knocked on.
The only book that is missing is the
one that Mr.. and Mrs. Perkins sent
us, 30 that must have been the one
that you sent to the Snivelys."
Mr.. Smith collapsed into the near.
est chair.
"Ding-a-ling-a-ling," went the tele.
phone.
Mr.. Smith, still in dazed condi.
ton, rose and answered It.
Hello, is that you, SMITH" said q
voice. This is Perkins"
Smith braced himself for the worst.
81 didn't quite understand about
that present you gave me down at
the Office. When I got home I found
that it had Snively's name on It"
"Oh."
IT thought there must be some mis-
take about it, 30 I didn't open it."
you say you didn't open it?"
mo"
Thank Heayen!S
what do you sayT'
Il said that you did right 1t was
Just little Joke on Snively."
~Is that SO? Well, I'll bring the
package down to the ONCE with me
i In the morning"
Thank you. Good-by"
THANK heaven" said Smith Is he
hung up the receiver and once mors
settled himself in comfort. Christ
mas comes but once a year!"