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The Detroit times., 1915-01-04
Br GILSON GARDNER.

WASHINGTON. Jan. ITO what
extent John ID. Rockefeller is person
ally responsible for feudalizing the
coal mining industry in Colorado Is a
question To be finally investigated by
the United States commission on in.
dustrial relations at It's hearings In
New York.
The congressional committee which
Investigated strike conditions in Col
orado was informed under oath that
Rockefeller. jr., knew the Colorado sit
uation only from the general stand
point OF dividends and broad policy;
that all matters of detail were left TO
Welborn, the president OF the COM
pany and the local manager. Some
testimony already brought out by the
industrial relations commission has in
part contradicted this statement, and
the commission is anxious for the full
truth.
That John d. Rockefeller, jr., has
given most painstaking attention to
some details OF the Colorado problem
Is indicated by correspondence
brought to light in Denver. as for ex-
ample, the letters relating to the pay
ment OF 5000 TO Elbert Hubbard. OF
East Aurora. for 1.000 copies of his
magazine, the Philistine, containing
an article favorable TO the operators
side of the strike controversy. This
small payment OF 5000 was the sub
ject OF personal correspondence be-
tween John d., jr.. and Hubbard be-
fore the matter was referred with
Rockefeller's authorization to Wei
born.
Another case OF purchased publicity
which interests the commission is
that which pertains to the preparation
OF the pamphlet called Facts In Col
orado's struggle for industrial free
DOM" which was widely circulated by
the Rockefeller interests. This pamph-
let was prepared by Ivy Lee, of Phil
adelphia, executive assistant TO the
president OF the Pennsylvania rail
road, with the understanding that his
connection with its preparation should
be kept secret. Lee was personally
employed by John ID. Rockefeller. jr
He Is member of the American Eco
nomic association, and a Fellow oi
the Royal Economic society. which in
dicates how cheap and easily purchas-
I ed are a certain variety OF learning
and brains. AS reward for his mis-
representation OF the Colorado situa
tion. In this pamphlet. Lee has been
made one OF the three personal ad
visers TO John ID. Rockefeller in the
work OF the Rockefeller foundation
and other philanthropic work.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-04
Africa Would Haze Conquered
Whole World II She Had AerOplane
Or Wireless 2I2I Years A0O

name and his monstrous career, but
the Consul Nero saved Europe from
becoming African. He is the really
great Nero. He left men enough be.
fore Hannibal's camp to keep up a
show OF an army, and marched north
to join the other Roman army against
Hasdrubal. He defeated and destroy.
ed Hasdrubals army In the battle OF
the Metaurus river-another battle on
which the world turned as on a pivot.
AS Hannibal lay encamped a few
weeks thereafter, messengers came
to him with a CHASTITY object which
had been thrown over the walls OF
his camp. IL was a human head. He
looked at the swollen lips, the glazed
eyes and through all the disguise OF
putrefaction he recognized that other
son of Thunderbolt, his brother Has
drubal. He raised his head, and
looking long at nothing as a man In
a trance, he sighed. Rome" said
he, will now be mistress of the
world"
He knew that Hasdrubal's death
meant the defeat Of his army, the
defeat eventually OF Hannibal's army
and the final defeat OF Carthage. This
removed the last OF Rome's rivals
and the lapse of centuries was re-
quired before the German tribes or
the north could do to Rome what
Carthage could not do.
One airship. one wireless installa.
tion, would have advised Hannibal Of
Hasdrubal's approach and given the
world to the Semites OF northern
Africa.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-04
LET'S NOT KICK A MAN WHEN HIS
OFFENSE is THE DOING OF HIS DUTY
You're an awful crab"

awful crab"
That what passenger woodwadave
street because the couldn't carry lighted
into the him
Before car filed passengers obliged stand
for a whole lot of abuse
company short time established rule out of
passengers who had complained that lighted cigars cigarettes
pipes mott permitted inside of the
It's q good rule.
There are many smell tobacco smoke
general proposition nothing about being compelled
by fumes of dying cigarette cigar
attempts go into crowd and subject to that
from cigarette that drawing its
and unreasonable and the who protests
called his lack of Judgment and good
stn more inconiderate unreasonable
The rule invoked by the invoked to please many who
passengers who abusive the
conductor but seemed majority of them enjoyed the discontinue
mpanys hired approving with thought litter his tor
heaped his insulting remarks
The acquitted himself under the
commanded admiration and felt the crowd should
have been with him.
who labor under the impression
that part responsibility personally represent the
panys independence thn the
minority.
The majority them are civil remarkably patient
ALL of them under orders.
ALL Of them that MUST be obeyed
asked of this conductor that he dis
regard and break a company order and lose his job
just little bit cowardy take it the street
ductor when he is merely doing his duty.
things wanted say to this he had to
leave msad
undne what he would Liked to have DONE
mnduness that others than
himself had to be taken consideration.
When feel like fang the conductor when prob
ably when simply doing what he do to
keep job that may wife
children feed and clothe and that he has coal
bills and rent pay the the rest of us
you have grievance is likely that is against the
and against conductor the thing spare
your down No. 12 Woodward
ave, where 1t belongs.
The you find doing his duty deserves the back and
ought have to stand for kick for it.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-04

Two things stand out unique and
untorgettable In the contribution that
1914 has made to the history OF the
world. One is Americas greatest
achievement: the other Is Europes
colossal failure.
Civilization stands aghast at the col
lapse of European ideals. All the
highest achievements OF the nations,
all the things that make for progress
and freedom and justice, the work OF
a thousand years and the hopes OF a
thousand more-all have been crowd
ed back into the melting-pot OF brutal
war. Al its best war Is barbarism.
Brute-force belongs to the brute
stages of human development. The
wholesale carnage of these weeks in
Belgium and France and Austria and
on the borders OF Germany and Russia
is a triumph of the savage instincts In
humanity No matter who Is respon-
sible for IL, the lining up for mutual
slaughter OF millions upon millions OF
men from the foremost nations OF
Europe, for the alleged purpose OF set
Ting some international dispute, is a
blank denial OF civilization, crime
against humanity, an apostasy from
Christ.
over against that CHASTITY failure OF
Europe Is presented In America just
now the celebration of a full century
OF unbroken peace between the
greatest empire the world ever
saw and the worlds greatest re-
public. This is indeed the won.
der OF the world; more than 100000.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-04
Timely Contrast Befween Europe and America

900 people OF all races and colors and
languages, covering over onequarter
OF the land area OF the globe, live at
peace under one nag; under another
flag live nearly 1oo, 100000 Of as pro-
gressive people as the world knows;
and these two hags for a hundred
years, fold in fold, entwins in COM
mon ideal, for a common purpose. TO
promote the freedom and progress ana
peace OF all humanity. in these days,
these days OF staggering and bitter
ness, when the war-cloud OF Europe
looms blackest, when Its thunders
speak of death and It's lightnings fash
to hell. turn again 10 America, and,
at the close Of this unparalleled CEN
tury Of Anglo-American civilization, /
thank God and take courage tor all the
world.-From Americas Achieve
ment-Europe's Failure" by DR..
James A Macdonald, In the American
Review Of Reviews for January.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-04
Rockefeller In Colorado
Is Subject OF Probe

Telegrams between Welbom and
Rockefeller show close connection be-
tween the Rockefeller foundation ana
the poisoning of publicity. Again A.
Illustrating John d., Jr.'s, attention 10
detail, one telegram was read which
showed Rockefeller To be much con-
cerned about the "Socialistic leanings'
of a certain clergyman In a Wyoming
coal camp. In another he feared lest
the Republican congressional candi-
dates in the recent election should be-
defeated.
The commission wants TO find out
further whether Mr.. Rockefeller Is
personally responsible for the fact
that during the last 23 years no dam
age suit for injuries TO Rockefeller
employe in southern Colorado has
ever been decided against the coal
company That such situation indi-
Gates corruption and political controi
of courts Is obvious. Who Is respon'
sible? is the question interesting the
commission, and the New York hear
ings may 20 into this phase or the
matter Can John d.. jr.. teach
Sunday school and establish an alibi
by residing in New York;
Commenting on what has already
been unearthed by the commissions
inquiry In Colorado, Frank p. Walsh.
chairman of the commission, says:
1.-The mining industry In Colorado has
been anarchy. There Is no govern
ment there. Never have | seen such
an intense sense OF injustice as pre-
walls among the miners In Colorado.
Never have | known so many irritat.
ing facts 10 cause the sense or inJus.
tice. When John r. lawson, OF the
international board of mine workers
Of the world. tells the commission that
the laws and the justice OF Colorado
are controlled by seven directors OF
the Colorado Fuel & Iron Co. sitting
at &c Broadway and never having seen
the mines or the mine workers, the
statement is interesting. When the
statement is proved, as II was proved
by overwhelming testimony, hardly
contradicted, then the statement be-
comes startling and disturbing. IL
our commission on industrial relations
can clear the way by even indicating
what the way is and can secure this
nation from a wrong start TO the solu-
ton, leaving the work all TO be done
over again. we will have accomplished
far the biggest part of what we hope
to accomplish"
| That government ownership and
I leasing system should be substituted
for unregulated private exploitation
Is believed TO be the solution In the
minds of a majority OF the commits
sion.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-04
BIZ hEhaERT oulck.

Only one country in Africa Is now
really independent the mountain
Kingdom OF Abyssinia, which guards
the fountains OF the Nile.
Africa is a slave continent. But
IL there had been single aeroplane
or wireless telegraph In the posses
sion OF the richest and most inventive
people In existence 2,12l years ago.
the world would have been conquered
by Africa.
In Africa, but 1t meant an empire.
But, aside from the shores controll-
ed by the Greeks and Romans, the
Mediterranean was a Carthaginian
lake, and their ships sailed the Allan
tic ocean as boldly as did those of
Spain when Columbus came to
America
Carthage had her teeth set in the
throat Of Rome. Her great general.
Hannibal. had been In Italy with an
army for eleven years, and the
Romans could not drive him out.
Think Of the condition Of France, let
us say, II German army had been
ravaging her cities and fields for IL
years. And think or the despair
should II be learned that another
great army had come in from Ger
many, under another great general.
Such was the situation In Rome
that year. Hannibal and Hasdrnbal
were sons OF a great Carthaginian
general, Hamllcar the Thunderbolt.
These sons of the Thunderbolt were
greater than their sire. HannibaPs
army, wasted by eleven years OF war,
was still too much for the Roman
legions, but he could not, unaided.
bring Rome TO earth. He was in
the very south OF Italy when Has
drubal crossed the Alps with another
mighty army. All was over with
Rome IL these two hosts could once
unite.
But they had no airship, no wire
less, and Hannibal did not know
where Hasdrubal was nor when he
reached the valley OF the Pc. Has
drubal sent messengers to carry the
news and give advices as to a point
OF junction. A consul named Nero
was watching Hannibars army In
command of the Roman forces, and
took prisoner the messenger OF Has
rubal. He learned the plans Of Has
drubal, but Hannibal did not.
Then Nero did a wonderful thing.
When we read the name Nero, we In
variably think OF the emperor OF that
The Detroit times., 1915-01-04
From Another
Point OF VieW

John ID. Rockefeller has 20 tele-
phones on his Tarrytown estate. Just
sample. we'pJesume, OF the troubles
that come with riches.
St. Paul has found that IL can culti-
yate tobacco probably. This seems TO
make II incumbent upon Minneapolis
TO develop soil that will yield Turkish
ciga.. ttes.
The lighthouse ray
Across the bay,
Saves the ships at sea from the rocks
at night,
But with the play
It's 'tother way,
And IL hits the rocks when the house
10 bright.
A Philadelphia doctor says many
cases OF dual personality actually ex-
ist. Wouldn't fellow be lucky TO
have a case OF II that would permit
him to borrow money from his other
self?
Down in Virginia they have sentenc-
tu VI ASOA ANA AAAN 49,
stealing $l.40. We have 10 congratu'
late Bernie that he didn't get $3.50.
Cleveland has passed a special IL
cense 10 protect citizens against dogs
that bite" says news item. Every
wise citizen ought to get one.
A minister In Alton, Ill, is an ex-
pert boxer. Versatile, 80 TO speak
when 1t comes TO putting them 70
sleep.
Slams rice crop will be up TO the
average. which is mentioned Tor your
enlightenment and not with any ides
OF making your mouth water.
Mrs. Betsy Storey, of Carmi, H. II
now in her one hundred and thire
year, unless this Is another one,
Incandescent lamps placed neal
their nests will increase the layint
proclivities OF hens. 1t is said. Don
get greedy now, and go TO experiment
ing with arc lights.
Bill Donovan says he intends 10 rui'
the New York American team with
smile. Unless somebody should re
mind Bill that 1t isn't nice to be anus
ed by ones own jokes.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-04

from the country, from uncIean dairies
and from flies in warm weather.
This was found to be the case in
the Investigations that DR.. Alice Ham
ilton made in the ghetto district OF
Chicago some 10 or II years ago, In
which she showed that the water sup
ply was beyond suspicion and that the
milk supply was practically safe, but
that the chief means OF transmission
was flies.
The individual may reduce his
chances OF catching typhoid by get
ing in the habit OF avoiding the places
and conditions where and under which
II may be caught. While In the larger
cities OF the United States, city wa
The Detroit times., 1915-01-04
The LATEST, All Right.

A farmer had 20 employees on his
farm and as none of them was as en-
ergetic as the farmer thought he
should be. he hit upon plan which
he believed would cure them Of their
lazy habits.
men," he said one morning, Il
have a nice, easy job for the laziest
man on the farm. VIII the LATEST
man step forward?"
Instantly 10 Of the men stepped
forward.
why don't you step to the front
with the restY inquired the farmer of
the remaining one.
"Too much trouble" came the re.
ply.-Philadelphia Record.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-04
Distorted yeastarIanlsm.

so long as you find the cost OF hv.
ing high" said the friendly adviser
why don't you and your husband be-
come vegetariansT~
What do you mean?' asked the
worried looking woman.
why, eat only vegetable products
Couldn't think OF it. What I'm
tryin' to do now Is to persuade John
TO take TO beefsteak and quit tryin' TO
live on liquor and tobacco"
The Detroit times., 1915-01-04
Free Attractions.

Dad" said the farmer boy, I'm
hungry for amusement I'm going
TO the village tonight and stay up to
see the sights by gas light"
You're going to bed right now."
roared dad. and II you really need
some amusement. you can get up at 2
O'Clock In the morning and look at
the comet"-New York Mail.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-04

task of supplying
such a city with
water is such an
enormous one that
naturally the wa
ter secured is
pure.
The danger In a
large city is from
milk brought in
The Detroit times., 1915-01-04

Flank Threatened.
This afternoon I lunched In a ge-
muthlic German restaurant that fea-
lures bowling in the basement. Ana
there | saw a sign that read:
Nix on the War-talkl
The Alleys Are Downstairs
New York Tribune.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-04
Located.

An Englishman, who was spending
his summer holidays In America, hap
pehing to take up book on geography
"for the use of schools" saw the fol-
lowing question and answer:
Where Is London?"
at Is the chief town Of a small Isl.
and of the coast Of France"
The Detroit times., 1915-01-04

During 1918 the linseed oil crop OF
the world amounted TO $3.50, 900 tons.
The crop for the present year Is esti-
mated at 2,700.000 tons.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-04
Swat Him

Swat Him,
or many pestilential types
This planet | would rid,
But first. think. I'd lose the gink
Who calls his wife "the kid"
Peoria Journal.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-04

Sarcasm.
John" said father to his son one
day. when he caught him shaving
down of his upper lip, don't throw
your shaving water out where there
are any bare-footed boys about, OF
they might get their feet pricked!"
The Detroit times., 1915-01-04
Tjre for II

Time for II.
"Pd like to rent your hall, please
What for?'
We'll, you see, we're organizing a
fraternal society called the Sons OF
Moving Picture Veterans OF the Mexi
can War"
The Detroit times., 1915-01-04
Laughs
A Reconnaissance.

n Reconnaissance.
Little Bessie-Mamma, how'll /
know when I'm naughty?
Mother-Your conscience will tell
you, dear.
Little Bessie-I don't care about
what II tells me. VIII 1t tell you?
The Detroit times., 1915-01-04
Eestal DAY.

Festal Day.
"This day is the anniversary OF the
one on which the girl / was madly In
love with refused TO marry me-
"Is that why you remember 1t with
regret?"
"No; that Is why / am giving
thanks. ."-Baltimor American.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-04
KnOW Water You Drink Is Pure
Best Guard Against Typhoid

Cities Usually Above suspicon In Doubt Boil What
You Drink
The Detroit times., 1915-01-04

Well Known Me- sures.
Peck of trouble.
Keg o. nails.
Bushels OF fun.
Pork BARREL
Cup of sorrow.
The big dipper.
Flowing bowl.
Grand Rapids Pr
The Detroit times., 1915-01-04

In big city the water supply is
above suspicion because the
The Detroit times., 1915-01-04

AS far as known at present, the
giraffe is the only animal which is
entirely dumb.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-04

John d. Rockefeller has 20 tele-
phones on his Tarrytown estate. Just
sample. we,pJesume. OF the troubles
that come with riches.
The Ely miner., 1915-10-29

sciences who returned answers. OF
the 80 women classed as wholly OF
partly self-supporting, seven are
working for all of their room and
board; IA for part. The price for
room, board, heat and light paid by
those who are working for part, aver
ages approximately So. The cost to
those who paid all in money is prac-
tically double this amount. 1t is sig
nificant that only one student reports
that she is boarding herself, and one
that she is preparing the lighter
meals. Thirty-seven have borrowed
money; Sc are earning money while
studying; 67 are using or have used
money earned and saved. The in
dustries reported are: School-teach-
ing, 40; housework, 18; office work,
H.; with scattering distributed
among canvassing, nursing, teaching
music, artist, market gardening,
library assistant, post Office assist
ant, playground work, seamstress
and curio saleswoman.
The Ely miner., 1915-10-29
ODD ANIMAL ON EXHIBITION
National Museum at Washington Has
Prize in Its Recently Ae-
quired Gerenuk.

The National museum at Wash
ington has put on exhibition a
mounted gerenuk. This animal was
secured in British East Africa by the
Smithsonian African expedition of
19O9-10, under the direction of
Colonel Roosevelt, and is the first
specimen of this odd gazelle to be
exhibited in the collection of the
museum.
In appearance the gerenuk is a
peculiar mammal, resembling an an
telope, and yet having such a long
neck and such long, thin legs as to
cause the layman to believe it must
be related to the giraffe. However,
it is gazelle, scientifically termed
the Lithocranius walleri, or Walters
gazelle. The body and head are like
those of gazelle, but the legs and
neck are greatly elongated. Its nat
ural habitat is in British East At
rica. In the book, "Life Histories
of African Game Animals" issued
by Colonel Roosevelt and Edmund
Heller, it is said that this animal is
universally distributed in the region
north of the Tana river and through.
out Somaliland, where it is well
known to every traveller.
The Ely miner., 1915-10-29
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF ELY.
Ely. Minnesota, Oct. 2eth. 1915.

Ely, Minnesota, Oct. 26th, 1915.
The adjourned meeting of October
10th called to order at 8 o'clock,
p. m. by Mayor Harri.
Roll-call: Present. Aldermen Som
ero. Gasperlin, Preshern and Buc-
cowich Absent, Aldermen White and
Knutson.
Moved by Alderman Buccowich,
supported by Alderman Preshern that
the minutes of the previous meeting
be approved as published upon the
correction of the vote on the resolu-
tion offered by Alderman Somero re-
garding the improvements on Camp
Street, the nay vote of Alderman
Buccowich be changed to yes. Car.
ried.
Applications from Joe Schiltz and
Frank Dolensek to tap the city sewer
and water mains were read.
Moved by Alderman Somero, sup
ported by Alderman Gasperlin that
the applications be accepted and
permits granted, the work to be done
under the supervision of the superin
tendent of the light and water de-
partment. Carried.
Application of Victor Gustofsor
for permit to move one story
building from lot 2, Cranes rearrange
ment of Blk. 5. of the Original Plat
of Ely to the Whiteside Park Add
tion, to Ely, was read.
Moved by Alderman Buccowich
supported by Alderman Preshern that
the application be accepted ano
permit granted upon the filing Of
proper bond; bond to be approved by
the City Attorney. Carried.
Liquor License application OF
William Maxi to sell Intoxicating
liquors for a period of l year, com
mencing on the first day of Novem
ber, 1915 and terminating on the 3lst
day of October 1916, in the lowel
front room of building located on lo
1. blk. IL, Original Plat of Ely, Min
nesota.
Moved by Alderman Buccowich
supported by Alderman Gasperlil
The Ely miner., 1915-10-29
ABOUT The STATE.
News Of Especial Interest to
Minnesota Readers.
TRIPLE MURDER IS CHARGED
TWO North Dakotans Arrested for A.
legged Killing of Three Aged
Brothers in Minnesota.

Charged with participation In the
murder of three aged bachelor broth
ers on a farm near Lowry, this state,
last May, John Jacobson of Ignite.
N. D., and his brother-in-law. George
Nelson of Coteau, N. D., have been
arrested by Sheriff Warren Heath of
Burke county, N. D. Both men were
placed in the county Jail at Bowbells
after a brief preliminary hearing at
which they were charged with being
fugitives from justice.
Minnesota detectives have been
working on the case for some time
and have linked together strong
chain of circumstantial evidence, it is
said.
A liveryman from Glenwood, Mimi,
near Lowry, has identified the two
suspects as men whom he saw at
Glenwood just after the murder and
whose actions aroused his suspicious
according to the officials.
Jacobson is a nephew of the muir.
dered men. The two suspects have
been residents of Burke county, N. D..
about ten years.