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The Detroit times., 1915-12-17
QUEEN BESS A
COAL MINER

Queen Elizabeth was the first Eng
lish monarch to realize the value of
the coal mines as state-owned mo-
nopoly She obtained a lease OF ell
the Durham fields for &C pounds a
year, and then proceeded 10 manipu-
late corner In coal with much sue
cess.
She annexed the private pits or
the Tercys when they were profit
ably developing themselves, and
only consented after n time TO allow
them small percentage on their
own stun
She chartered company In New
castle as virtual monopolists in the
sale Of Northumbrian coal 10 ship
pers. and so engineered mat
ters that the lord mayor of Lon do1
formally complained that the New
castle freemens rights hal been bar
tered away 10 a monopoly and beg
ged for some limitation 20 tho price,
which had now beeH forced pp 70
one pounds chaldror coal had
previously been SOLD 81 London al
shillings a chal lron.-Tlt-Bits.,
The Detroit times., 1915-12-17
IF YOU have CATARRH
READ THIS
Breathe Hyomei Four Times q Day
and Watch Results. Gives
PROMPT Relief

The pleasantest, most convenient
and most scientific method for the
treatment of catarrh is Hyomei
Simply put few drops OF Hyomei
In the inhaler that comes with every
complete package and then breathe
Its air for few minutes, four times
O day.
IL seems remarkable that 50 sim.
pie way OF treating catarrh will ef.
feet such quick relief, but e most
important discoveries OF Tscience
have always been the simplest. by
breathing Hyomei in this way every
particle OF air that enters the air
passages OF the throat and head and
goes into the lungs is charged with
a healing balsam that kills the
germs and bacilli OF catarrh and
soothes and allays all irritation.
The first days use OF Hyomei will
show an Improvement and in a short
time there should be no further
trouble from catarrh. Its action is
rapid and lasting.
You take no risk In buying Hyo.
mel. A complete outfit Is inexpen.
sive but II after using you can say
that Il has not helped you. Cunning
ham Drug Store and Central Drug
Co, will return your money. What
other treatment for catarrh Is sold
under a guarantee like this ADV.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-17
j. S. BUYS
PARK SITE
Valuable White Noun.
tain Tract Acquired
By Government

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE ma.
tional forest reservation commission
decided Wednesday upon the pur-
chase OF very important tract OF
land in the White mountains under
the Weeks forestry act Although
the tract contains only $500 acres
and is smaller than some that have
been previously acquired In the
White mountains and elsewhere, II
is considered to be highly impor-
tant on account OF its location and
the valuable timber which Ii con-
tains.
II is situated upon the slopes OF
the Presidential range and includes
the SUBMITS OF Mt. Webster, Mt,
Jackson and Mt. Clinton It's acqul.
sltion will give the government prac-
tically complete control OF all of the
peaks OF the Presidential range, NJ.
Washington. Mt Jefferson and other
northern peaks having already pass
ed into the hands OF the United
States.
The tract is one which is much
f-equented by tourists to the White
mountains and is traversed by a
number Of paths which have long
been much used. It is also in plain
view of the state highway through
the famous Crawford Notch. One of
The finest bodies OF virgin spruce
timber remaining in the White noun
,ains is situated upon the tract. al
though upon a portion OF the land
the timber was cut some 90 years
ago
Several times during the past two
years the tract has been brought to
the attention of the commission, but
II was not until recently that the
owners agreed TO accept a price
which the commission considered
reasonable. This purchase brings
the governments holdings in the
White mountains 10 more than 270,-
900 acres.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-17

all of Essex county Il being the only
daily paper in the eornty.
Windsor Ice & Coal Co.
One OF the most striking evidences
OF belief in the future commercial
Development of this section OF the
country is TO be found In the com.
modious and rp-to-ds,e plant of the
Windsor Ice g. Coal Co, Ltd. The
plant, yards and buildings, occupy
ing . l-9 acres in the factory district
OF Windsor, is situated az McDougall
and Shepherd-sts. The ice making
machinery Is Of the very latest i'm
proved type and Is complete In
every detail. The plant has a capac.
ity Of 100 tons CT Ice per day. They
use raw Uttered water, aud the ma.
chinery being all electrically driven,
insures the greatest cleanliness in
The making and handling Of the ice
Charles r. Wickens.
Charles r. Wickens has reopened
his barber shop in greatly enlarged
and improved premises and has put
in full line Of cigars and smokers
necessities. The barber shop and
bath rooms are the last word in
sanitation and equipment and oni,
the most skilful workmen are EN-
ployed. The genial proprietor. who
The Detroit times., 1915-12-17
.RAREC0INS
.AUCTIONED
Large Sums Paid for
Ancient and Scarce
Pieces

William Cowler paid sl15 foA the
coin collection OF John f. Burton OF
Milwaukee, Wis, sold at auction. A
great many copies OF this noted coin
are found, but rarely the original
On the diverse is cup and "Shekei
Israel" on the reverse "Aaron's rod
budding" triple lily design, "Jerusa-
lem the Holy" (Shenath Shelosh)
The year is 3.
Thomas Bell paid sl16 for the pri-
vate $50 gold piece Of the octagonal
type issued In 1851 by Augustine
Humbert, United States assayer. San
Francisco. Henry Chapman Of Phil
adelphia gave $50 for a perfect die
Of the large United States cent of
1890. II is extremely difficult To got
this date In perfect condition. Mr..
Chapman also paid s34 for a broken
die of the 1904 cent. reverse with
small stain spot II is a rare coin.
Thomas L. Elder obtained for $22
Mexican gold coin with the bust
of the Emperor MaximiIian TO the
right. Mr.. Chapman gave $24.25 for
a fve-sovereign piece of 1887, but of
Victoria 10 left; reverse ST. George
and the dragon.
An English five guinea piece Of
I'm, but OF Queen Anne to left
went TO the New York Coin & Stamp
company for s2S e. f. Milmine gave
s2s for a 500 gold piece OF 1907
Saint -Gaudens' figure OF Liberty
standing holding torch and brand.
James r. Drake paid s2i for a $40
coin OF 1895. Liberty head TO right
with flowing hair. On the reverse
Is small eagle. the first American
eagle standing with open wings on
hranch.-New Orleans Times-Pica-
yune.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-17
Windsor Merchants
Never Did Bigger
Holiday Business
BOYS IN TRENCHES
TO GET PRESENTS
Everyone Buying Gifts
for SOldiers-MOney
Plentiful

Despite the war, or, possibly, be
cause OF il, Windsor business houses
are reporting that the Christmas
trade this year is particularly brisk.
rle-~aF-e cannot fail 10 have Il de.
pressing effect upon the people, and,
perhaps prove prejudicial TO some
lines OF business, but IL also has had
the effect OF loosening the purse
strings. and Canadians are rapidly
acquiring the reputation OF being
free spenders. They are particularly
liberal at this season because every
one Is buying presents TO send TO
the boys in the trenches.
And the buying of presents for
the soldiers isn't confined to resi-
dents o. Windsor thousands OF De-
troitors have fiiends at the front to
whom they Will send Yuletide re-
membranes. and. of course, they
make their purchases in Windsor
taking advantage OF the special of,
forts .nade by the Canadian and Brit
ish governments TO insure prompt
delivery.
Then. too, the Dominion has been
enjoying good times, bumper times,
in fact, tor a couple Of decades. The
country has been developing rapid
The Detroit times., 1915-12-17
FIND EXACT
SOCIAL CENTER
OF NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Dec l7.--Somewhere
on Fifth.avc., between Sixtysixth
and Sixty-seventh-sts. lies the Kaaba
Of the social climbers Mecca tie
exact centre Of popUlqtipn OF blue.
blooded New York This years so
cial Register" has established the
approximate location. Every person
living on this block of the avenue
viii probably claim that his doorstep
f. the unquestloued actual spot.
Among other bits of information.
inspiring alike TO 100000 000--such
AZ the fact that 50 of our best famil
les are winterlng In California and
So on the ETte--"The Social Regis
ter" issued Yesterday, notes that
the aforementioned centre OF New
York society has moved In the last
year from Madison-ave. and Sixty
rcurth.st.. to its present location.
More than that. the editors have
delved into the past sufficiently to
lay down new law of physics
northward the course OF first famil
les makes It's way at approximately
300 feet yea~.
Starting in 1905 at Fifty-seventh-
st. and Fifth-ave., the centre OF so
cieiy has proceeded remorselessly In
the direction OF The Bronx. and
goodness only knows where II will
stop.
Scorning musty tradition. The
Social Register" robs Fifth-sve. of
its past glories without a tear. Only
i5S families who are really nice peo-
The Detroit times., 1915-12-17
Xmas Greetings From Windsor Asssl sss,

for their. customers In the shape OF
choice cuts OF venison for the Christ.
mas trade. This firm can always be
relied on to furnish the best the
market supplies.
Gibson Bros, Tobaeeorists.
The specially Of Gibson Bros, to-
bacconists. Is imported goods. They
are the only dealers in town who
handle the celebrated j. & B. pipes.
Give them call. They are the pro
prietors of Two of the most com
plete smoke shops in the city, Nos.
and 2S Ouolletteaye.
Refd's Billiard Emporium.
Since moving into the new Nc
Gregor block, Pitt-st. east, Reid s
Cigar Store ami Billiard Parlors has
become one OF the most popular
places in the city. J. Fred Reid, the
genial head OF the firm, f. now de-
voting the greater part OF his time
Ia the business
r. Bremen, Ltd.
r. Brener. Ito, recently located
on Sandwich-st. west. Windsor. is the
maker of one OF the best known
cigars In the country. The LaAzora
cigar is sold in all flrst-class cigar
stores from coast TO coast. The firm
is employing 100 hands and accord
ing TO It's officials the firm cannot be
gin TO supply the orders
Peter Twining Furniture Company
Quality and one price is the motto
Of this new furniture firm, located
at No. IA Sandwicn-st. west, Wind
sor Ne designs In the furniture
line, which VIII prove most accept
able Christmas gifts. are being
shown during the holiday season.
The Windsor Record.
The Evening Record, published by
John A. Mckay, of Windsor, Is ac'
knovledged TO be one of the best
dailies in western Ontario. II en-
joys circulation covering the city
of Windsor and the towns OF Walker
vile. Sand Nich, Amherstburg, Essex
Kingsville, bennington, and, in fact
The Detroit times., 1915-12-17

M RS ADA BROWN KETCHUM and Everett p Ketchum.
~ Probably the most remarkable testimony heard in
separation suit is coming out in the suit in
of New York. by Mrs Ada Brown Ketchum against her
husband Everett p Ketchum wealthy lawyer of New York
city Soul kisses frequently mentioned In denying the
assertion that her husband did not wish her sou KISSES
Mrs Ketchum says he kissed her too often His
she said greatly nterfered with the routine of her e
The Detroit times., 1915-12-17

Tumblers usually hold ~
ounces OF liquid eachsm'
about six ounces; wincsleyg
ounces: a tablespoon. Gns-
ounce; IA dessert spoon. twox
and q teaspoon, ons dram. II
The Detroit times., 1915-12-17

ly. work has been plentiful, wages
high and conditions of labor general
ly satisfactory. These facts coupled
with the greatest harvest In the his
tory Of the country have operated to
make Il prosperous.
Almost every line OF business is
feeling the benefit of there being
much money In circulation. The
staple lines say trade could scarcely
be better and dealers in what might,
perhaps. be termed luxuries have
much the same report. And one OF
the desirable features of the trade
this Christmas, both from the stand
point os the buyer and that OF the
seller. Is that the "shop early" slo-
gan has had its effect and business
while Of unusually heavy volume Is
proceeding without danger Of con-
gestion. or course the final week is
bound to show the largest turnover
Of merchandise and Windsor's live
, business folks are preparing ID take
care OF the rush.
Shoppers report that no such elab-
crate displays of holiday goods were
ever before shown In the hustling
city across the river and that there
is something 10 appeal to every
taste-and purse.
Lynes' Clothes Shop.
The Lynss' Clothes Shop, Ouel-
lette-ave.. of which Harry /. Lynes is
the leading spirit, has supplied Wind
sor with an up to-date fashion store.
Mr. Lynes' experience. gained by
several years service in one of De
troits leading furnishings stores,
has given him a thorough knowledge
of what TO buy in order to meet the
requirements of both the young man
OF society and the well-dressed bust
ness man. The firm makes a spe-
cialty of imported haberdashery, and
English and Scotch materials In
ready-to.wear clothes.
p. Harvey & Co.
The Ouellette ave. butchers, p.
Harvey q Co, have arranged treat
The Detroit times., 1915-12-17
Spry Nonoeenarian.

DOVER, Ky, Dec. 17.--Dr Fletch-
er Smith, 96 years old, may he seen
on streets most any day the weather
is good. His faculties are clear and
he converses With intelligence on
any subject He has always been a
student and a reasoner, and his re
markable memory adds proof 10 the
theory that the more work the
brain does the better work il VIII
do, and the longer IL will last
The Detroit times., 1915-12-17

pie, my dear, now live on the one
time blue-blood artery of Manhattan.
and 702 have chosen Park-ave., for
their dwelling place. The most pop
ulous apartment house, counting. OF
course, only those whom we really
should meet, is at 375 Park-ave. and
boasts nc less than 49 approved fam
lies.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-17

80 1lt Z a n w.
has been IN business ~
a dozen years. give6S c
tion and supervision u ~
ment. ''''$
Daliss N. Roe4 n
Dallas NJ. Reed, cealsed
with Offices at Nos 20-4
Detroit. speciafizes In ojiu
erty, and is said to- have d.
more land In this diytriQ
other Detroit operator.
constantly grr~Ing trad
established a fine repu{n1
square dealing. "
Laskey-komer Realty q
The l.askey.Komer ReN1
with offices In the. Davis n
Windsor. Is doing a tremcnd6|
ness in real estate In Ford. {
tling town beyond Walkervilk
the Canadian plant of the
Motor Co. Is located. 'rkt@1
is developing rapidly rrd th6
Komer firm says 40 fieid "a
ter opportunities to invest0Fi
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-27
WEAVER BOOSTS NATAL
HAY AND RHODES GRASS

Crystal Springs, Dec. 27-Dr. R. T.
Weaver, formerly of Ocala, now Of
Dade City, agricultural agent for
Pasco county for the Department OF
Agriculture was at Crystal Springs
looking over the agricultural work in
the community. and in the evening he
gave an address in Administration
Hall. the address being closely listen
ed to by about one hundred people.
DR.. Weaver is running over with
enthusiasm as to the possibilities In
Florida agriculture, and he imparts
much Of his enthusiasm to the people
with whom he talks. He is booster"
for Natal and Rhodes grass as hay
and forage crops for Florida and ad-
vised as to the proper planting OF
these and other forage crops. He in
troduced to his Audience two new ag-
ricultural products which he believes
will do much for the upbuilding OF
the State argiculturally-one as mar.
ket and table vegetable, and the other
, as a soil builder-namely, the chyota,
and bush bean of mammoth proper
tions. The cyhota is climbing vine
that may be utilized for shade and
ornamental purposes, and which pro-
duces fruit or vegetable that is
sort of a mixture of the avocado pear,
eggplant and squash DR.. Weaver
told of a vine he raised at his home
at ocala that produced over one
thousand fruit The agricultural de-
partment is assisting to introduce
this vegetable in the North, and it Is
expected that as soon as they are
grown in sufficient quantities here
markets for them will have been
opened.
Everywhere that DR.. Weaver talks
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-27
SAN JUAN'S MAIL
CARRIERS UNDER ARREST

San Juan, Porto. Rico, Dec. 81
San Juan's two and only mail car
riers are under arrest following an
investigation which Postoffice 4nspec-
tor Hathaway says shows that the
letter carriers had been engaged in
wholesale and systematic theft OF
letters and valuables from the San
Juan postoffice.
The two letter carriers are Fran
cisco Calverin and Panic Gonzales,
both of them federal civil service en-
ployes.
In a trunk belonging to Calverin
the officers found a bundle of cur
rency containing approximately $2,-
900, composed of bills of from $40
to $50 each Watches, revolvers,
jewelry and other articles which
are believed to have passed through
the San Juan postoflice were found
in the possession of the two car
riers. Much of the supposed stolen
goods the postofIice authorities claim
came through the mail from the
United States.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-27
NEW WATERPROOF SHOE
SOON TO BE PUT ON MARKET

Berlin, Dec. 27-A furniture
factory in Hallerau, which before
the war devoted itself to the manu-
facture of art furniture but finds its
market dead during the war, has
starte,. the manufacture of shoes
without leather. These are not the
wooden shoes of the Dutch and the
South German peasant but a substi-
tute for the usual leather shoe. The
uppers are make of gray or black
waterproof linen said-cloth, which at
a little distance Is not easily dis
tinguishable from leather, and the
soles are built up of layers of wood
venee. glued together with water
proof sole which follow the shape
of the arch of the foot.
The shoes have been given several
mouths trial and are soon to be
placed on the market. They are said
to wear we'll, the undersurface of
the wooden sole soon develops felt
like surface which gives little noise,
and, best of all, the shoes are said
to cost little more than the present
pric1 for half-soling leather shoes.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-27
"SYMPHALANGISM"

Boston, Mass Dec. 27 In the
proceedings of the National Acad-
emy of Sciences for December,
DR.. Cushing of the Harvard Medical
school and Peter Bent Brigham hos
pital, Roston, announces to the Acad-
emy some results that he has found
in studying the heredity of "stif
fingers" a type of congenital NAL
formation of the hands or feet,
known as "Symphalangism. +" He has
studied the history OF family
which migrated from Scotland to
Virginia in 1900 and has found that
stiff fingers are hereditary with
the regularity which is expected in
certain traits.
OF the more than 800 descendants
of the Scotch emigrant about 30
per cont had stiff fingers. In fam
lilies in which Meth er parent was af-
fected the children were not affected.
In families in which one parent,
either mother or father, was affect
ed. about half of the children were
affected with the malfOrmation, and
cases arise in which the defect is
transmitted in outspoken form by a
parent in whom it IS inconspicuous.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-27
JUDGE PARKER'S FIRST
SNOWLESS CHRISTMAS

Miami, Dec. 27 Judge Alton R.
Yarkcr was busy all day yesterday
shaking hands, and meeting new and
old acQuaintances. He enjoyed his
tour of inspection of the city, and
couldn't get over tire fact that today
was Christmas, minus its northernly
accompaniment of zero weather and
other tempests.
This, to my mind, is the first
snowless and iceless Christmas | can
remember" the judge remarked to a
number of his friends in the corri-
dor Of the Gralynn. How do l like
it? Simply fine," the. Judge loqua-
ciously added. "I'd like to remain for
the season, but this will be impossi-
ble."
Judge Parker will return to New
York on Jan. 4th. His family, how
ever, expect to remain indefinitely.
They have already gotten the Mag
ic City fever.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-27
DECREASE IN SALARIES
WOULD CAUSE DISTRACTION
OF MIND DETRIMENTAL TO
THE NATIONS BUSINESS

London, Dec 81 After the cab
met ministers made an earnest ap-
peal to the Trade Union Congress to
defe. demands for increased wages
until after the war on the ground OF
national economy, the suggestion
came from the unions that the min
listers themselves might set an ex-
ample in economy by giving up part
of their salaries, which in some Of
fees are princely. 1t was indicated
in parliament that such movement
was contemplated by the ministers
But now a leading liberal paper
makes an ingenious defense of the
old scale of salaries.
"It is an old saying" the paper
argues. that a minister who gives
his whole attention to the nation $
affairs has little time for his own,
and IN the case of some cabinet min
listers a sudden drop of third to a
half os their incomes would create
private financial problems, and
therefore some distraction of mind
Ministers are supposed to be of inn
portance to the nations business
ord distraction of mind is therefore
thing to be avoided. 1t is not at
all unlikely this consideration may
prevail. 3"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-27
INCFASE OF ILLITERACY
IN POLAND UNDER THE
RUSSIAN REGIME

Berlin, Dec. 27.-The revival of
the University of Warsaw as a Polish
institution gives contributor to the
Frankfurter Zeitung occasion to tell
some facts about the institution un-
der the Russian regime and about
general educational developments in
Russian Poland. He says that when
the Russians took full possession of
the country century ago only 35
per cent of the population were un-
able tc read and write, but through
systematic neglect of the schools by
the government this percentage has
now risen to 70.
The University of Warsaw, found
ed in 1916, existed till 1880 as
Polish institution |: was then abol-
shed, but was re-opened in 1861
Only ejPht years later, however, 1t
was transformed into a Russian in
stitution. Russian professors were
gradually appointed in the place of
the Polish ones, and all the lectures
were finally given in Russian. BY
the end of the nineteenth century
all the professors were Russian Pol
ish youth avoided the university
more and more, till finally about 20
per cent of the students came from
Russia itself, especially from the
eastern sections. Ten years ago.
during the so-called Russian revolu-
tior, the Poles made energetic de-
mands for the restoration of the uni
versity as Polish institution, and
the Pussian authorities showed at
first an inclination to comply; but
nothing came of their promises after
it YVES seen that the revolutionary
movement was losing its force.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-27
(By Associated Press.)

London, Dec. 81 7.-Conflicting re-
ports continue to reach here from
the sLene near the eastern campaign.
from some sources make
1t appear that the Teutonic allies
are preparing steadily for an Often
sive in conjunction with the Bulgar-
ians and Turks. Other advices, how
ever. are that the Bulgarians are
hesitating because of fear that they
will be caught between two fires in
the strip of territory from Saloniki
to Doiran and to Saloniki and Giev-
geli.
The central powers are still nego-
tiatilg with Greece. An interview
witr Premier Skouloudis forecasts
the failure of efforts to prevent
the invasion of Grecian Macedonia.
1t is intimated If the invasion is un-
dertaken the Athens government will
devote its efforts toward obtaining
guarantees of evacuation of Greek
territory Immediately after the COM
ple,iGn of military operations.
Along the western front Paris re-
ports a successful artillery action by
the French in the Champagne,
Woevre and Vosges districts.
Berlin says the incessant rains are
restricting operations.