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The Detroit times., 1915-01-02
ny J. w. Il. MASON.
rorwer European manager OF the
United Press.


NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-The pat
tleship Formidable is the hrs'
capital vessel to be sunk IN tue
English channel or the North sea
aimee the war began. All other
warships sent to the bottom were
of secondary Importance. lhe
Formidable among the Victims
possessed first line armament, a.
though in her case her pre-ureau
norght design lessened the EN-
phasis of her name.
One battleship destroyed IN Ger,
man coastal waters in five months
is not an encouraging result Oh
the whiting down policy urged
by Bernhard. This Is the para
mount lesson OF the FormidaDies
less: the Germans have faileo al
FIVE months warfare to make any
important inroads on brltain
naval preponderance.
The loss of the Bulwark was an
accident, as imprnbable OF dupll.
cation as the sel.-destruction OIL
the German cruiser Yorick. Inc
Audacious' destruction was
chance incident.
The British admiralty has sue
ceeded In It's paramount duty. II
has preserved England's first line
naval strength on which the secur-
ity OF the British empire essen
tally depends. This has been at,
tanned by keeping the principai
British battleship strength In ND
ing Just as the German fleet IS
preserved inviolate within forth
fed harbors.
The Formidable's use for open
channel service was undoubtedly
exceptional and 1t Is probable she
was simply changing harbor sta
lions when disaster overlook her.
Thus Is suggested by the report
that the vessel left Chatham the
day before she was blown up.
Doubtless pre-dreadnought bat
tleships have been assigned to the
naval part of the English and
The Detroit times., 1915-01-02
ICE JAMS BLOCKING
GRAND HAVEN HARBOR

GRAND HAVEN, Mich, Jan. a.
Especial. ice and jams are block
ing the mouth of this harbor worse
than at any time In the last 10 years
When the Goodrich steamer Alabama
arrived at 8 o'clock this morning from
Chicago, Capt. Redner found the car
ferry Milwaukee barricaded OF the
entrance since IL o'clock last night
and the steamer Nyack since 3 o'clock
this morning. The Alabama forced
her way on to Muskegon after short
stay The Milwaukee, the most pow
erful ice-breaker on Lake Michigan.
finally battered an entrance for her.
self and steamer Nyack at $3.50 this
morning. All night long, Capt. Lyman
directed from the bridge the buck.
ing" process, which finally was sue
cessful
Many times big gains were lost and
the vessel forced out into the lake
again by the wind-driven ice. A
change in the winds direction early
this morning, aided the boats in fore
ing an entrance.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-02
Boys! Here's Deadly Smoke Gun to AnnihiIate Pests

Printed by special arrangement
with the American Boy Masazine.)
Sometimes a particularly voracious
animal will locate near certain barn
and begin a systematic raid upon the
chickencoop or garden or storehouse.
In this case It becomes imperative
that the maurauder be hunted out into
the open and destroyed.
II is only in such instances that
would sanction the use OF the smoker
shown In the accompanying sketch.
IL may be used 10 smoke out mice and
rats or TO destroy vermin which hide
In cracks.
II Is made OF one length OF six-inch
stovepipe. The first thing TO do is
TO cut four disks out of sheet metal
as shown In the lower part OF Fig. L.
Note that the holes in each are DIFF.
ferent. Each oneis placed just where
the arrow points. The holes In the
first are one-half inch in diameter, In
the second three-Quarters OF an inch,
In the third one inch, the fourth large
hole Is four inches wide.
Saw out wooden disk like each
OF those metal plates, holes and all,
and placing them In the pipe In the
position shown; tack them from the
outside with small wire nails.
The second one Is not tackled, as II
works back and forth like the plunger
In bicycle pump.
In Fig. 2, which Is the disk with
the handle on the end, there are four
leather flap valves, like ~" They
are on the inside and open In a way
from the handle. Each flap valve is
simply piece OF leather tackled or
glued to the wood. Fig 3 shows the
size and shape OF the pieces from
which the funnel Gig. ~ Is fashioned.
The funnel disk fits tightly but is
removable SO that the fire OF smudgy
rats may be placed In the fire. space.
II may be held by nails which al
loosely enough to be removed by the
fingers. III" Is handle made OF a
strip OF metal and reinforced with
wood.
The smoker Is worked by pushing
and pulling the handle. thus driving
the smoke out the funnel end.
II tobacco stems are used In the
IRE space. It will make an ideal i'm
The Detroit times., 1915-01-02
90 Expo Has the Punch! No Still Life HereA Action Bue Pep

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Jan. 2.-Watch
the winning OF the west re-enacted be-
fore your eyesl
See the conquest OF the continent
retold In living, moving, spirited ex-
hibitsi
Everything at the San Diego ex-
position Is life and action. There
will be no exhibits Of canned. packed,
stored. bottled, preserved. or finished
products.
Every industry will be represented
by men and machinery actually go
ing through the necessary movements
in the putting out Of their product.
In the same way the engrossing
story Of the winning of the west, will
be enacted before the eyes OF visitors
TO this historic city Of San Diego.
II was here that the foot Of white
man first fell upon the Pacific coast
IL was In San Diego that the first
Christian civilization on the Pacific
slope was established, and here that
the frst American flag was unfurled
upon California soil.
San Diego, It's residents believe, Is
destined TO be the port where the
greater share OF the maritime bust
ness between the United States and
Latin-American countries will be car
ried on In years TO come. So there
IL commercial celebration in the
exposition as well as historic.
All the work that has been done
throughout the years since Father
Junipero Sierra first planted his holy
cross on the hills above Old Town is
portrayed through this exposition
And along with 1t are shown the won
derful possibilities OF the future. Com
merce, and all the industries. art and
science have their part. They key
note OF Il all will be human progress,
mast present and future.
Al one end OF the grounds, for in
stance, 10 an Indian village, thickly
populated. In which the Aborigines
viii be shown at work and play.
There IL a tea garden from Ceylon. an
Eouadorean making>a Panama hat, a
Navajo sQuaw weaving a blanket-in
The Detroit times., 1915-01-02
SO PER CENT OF
COUNTY TAXES PAID
Collections Before Arrival of
Penalty Period Slightly Bet
ter Than Last Year

II there is a shortage of cash among
property owners OF Detroit and
Wayne county. the stringency has not
asserted in the payment of the state
and county taxes for 1915.
Thursday, the last day for the pay
ment OF the 1915 tax. II the levying OF
the four per cent penalty is to be
avoided, brought the total amount col
lected since Dec. up TO S2.029,017.64.
This. according TO County Treasurer
Edward +. Stein. Is Ss per cent OF the
total levy. s2,295,9 27.92. Last year, 81
per cent OF the total was paid with
out penalty.
The taxes do not become delinquent
until March Property owners who
have not paid tnem thus far have two
months in which to pay without be-
ing placed on the delinquent list. New
ertheless. the crowd in the treasurer's
office Saturday morning. was almost
as that OF the last days Of December.
There Is no need of any rush now"
said Stein. THE four per cent penal
ty will be assessed. whether they come
now or at the end Of February. Stats
tics show that In 1918, one OF the best
years the treasurer's Office has had,
95 per cent of the taxes were paid be-
fore we began placing them on the
delinquent list, March 1. We have SS
per cent In now, and there are many
thousands of dollars which have come
by mail which c1I1ot DE penalized
because II was mailed before the
books were closed. That will bring
It up to about 80 per cent. During
January and February We certainly
ought TO get five per cent more. Which
proves that people are paying taxes
as readily this time as they have in
other years"
The Detroit times., 1915-01-02
ALIMONY UNPAID;
MAN in CONTEMPT
Elmer A. Orth Given Into Gus.
tOdy of Sheriff Until He
Settles

Il haven't any money. your honor.
She thinks because my mother is
quite rich | can 60 to her for alimony
money. / won't do that"
Elmer A. Ortiz. member of the
Adam j. Ortiz Co., made this state
ment. Saturday morning. to Judge Al
fred ]. Murphy, when called upon to
show why he should not be declared
guilty OF contempt Of court for failing
to pay alimony to his divorced wife,
Corletta.
Mrs. Orth tested that her husband
had not paid her alimony since last
September. She was to get $15 a
week, she said. Orth recently filed q
petition TO have the amount reduced,
but Ii was denied.
After Orth had told the court he
would not call upon his mother to fur
nish funds for his divorced wife, Judge
Murphy found him guilty and remand
ed him into the custody of the sheriff.
.Orth Immediately began to make an
effort to raise sufficient money for
alimony to regain his freedom
The Detroit times., 1915-01-02
NEW BOOKS RECEIVED
IN PUBLIC LIBRARY

Tho following books have been re-
THE World War" r r. Baldwin:
"Auguries Boems." Laurence Binyon
Brazil and the Brazilians,' O. J..
Bruce Religious Confessions and
Contestants" Mrs. a. r. b Burr:
with the Allies" r. II. Davis Col
onial Mansions OF Maryland and Della :
ware" j. NJ Hammond; Changing
Drama" Archibald Henderson. The
Seen and Unseen at Stratfofd- on
Avon" w. II. Howells. "The Young
Woman Worker" Mary a. Laselle.
"The Secret OF Charlotte Bronte. Mrs
F. r. Macdonald: "Children in Bond
age" Edwin Markham y II. Lindsay
and George Creel; Fighting In klan-
ders," r. A. Powell The Great War.
Russian Exile" Marie Suklof.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-02
Daredevil Girl of the Movies
Article No. 1.

DThSiC NO. u.
This IL the first OF series OF thrill.
ing adventures In which Marie Wal
camp. the daredevil girl OF the mo-
yies. has firted with death as part
OF her daily work. She was selected
10 play her nerye-searching roles be
cause. after extensive tests she dem
onstrated that no hazard could out.
face her. These stories, never be
fore told by Miss Walcamp, are unique
In the chronicles OF perilous undertake
ings.
Miss Marie Walcamp. noted beauty.
and the Daredevil girl OF the mo-
vies," has clinched her title as the
bravest woman in the film world.
The browning test of her nerve
came recently when during a scene
staged by the 101 Bison company, at
Hollywood, Cal, OF which she Is a
leading member. she was attacked and
severely wounded by rebellious Afri-
can lion and leopard In quick sue
cession.
The jungle creatures were restless
in their pens. In the wilderness IL
was rowing time. Wild geese were
bOulus Dtdblb ubcu
motion picture scenes OF wild life felt
the mystic stir of the season. They
stretched and whined and snapped
their tails ceaselessly.
Miss Walcamp studied them closely,
with that sixth sense she has devel-
oped 70 register animal moods. What
she saw alarmed her, but did not de-
ter her from going ahead with the
production.
This morning, however, It was diff
ferent. There was something new In
the wind.
Miss Walcamp prepared for the
first scene where an African lion was
supposed to leap over her head; and
TO encourage the beast TO make the
plunge a chunk OF raw meat was held
out tantalizingly by an attendant
through the screen of heavy wire.
The girl. trifie paler than usual,
advanced toward the lion within the
enclosure. He crouched immobile.
Only his tail fiicked slightly.
Suddenly as she moved within
range, the lion catapulted straight at
ner throat. He struck her stunning
blow on the neck and shoulders. dash
ing her PROSTATE. Fighting desper.
ately. although dazed by the unex-
pected attack, Miss Walcamp man
aged to keep the fangs from her
throat. Armed with pitchforks. the
The Detroit times., 1915-01-02
CROSS-CONTINENT
RUN COSTS $3.50
Worst Road and Weather Con-
ditions Do Not Stop the
Saxon

A trip across the continent, attend.
ed by many exciting experiences, has
just been completed in Los Angeles
by u. w. and j. w, Logan, of Tiffin,
o.. who drove their Saxon car through
to the coast in the face OF the worst
weather and road conditions OF the
year
The entire expenditures by the
Logans on their trip was $3.50. This
amount established precedent In
economy that will doubtless hold as a
record for some time. No repairs of
any kind were required along the
road. and as the car was left in the
open each night the garage expense
was negligible quantity.
The first rough going occurred near
Columbus, o., where the travellers
met with the customary autumn rains.
The old highway became mud
streak through Indiana, and across
the prairies OF Illinois the progress at
times was almost impossible.
Entering Colorado, conditions reach
a climax up to that time. In the
mountains the snow was from two to
four feet deep, while at other points
rain, slush and sleet were encoun
tered. but the car ploughed through.
In Utah the worst roads and the
most exciting incidents befell the Dill.
grims. Rain and light SHOWS had
turned the so-called roads into quag-
mires. Rivers and streams overflowed
their banks. so that the Logans had
to cross number OF them by bump
ing over the ties of railroad bridges.
The Logan brothers reached Los
Angeles by way of number OF Ne
vada towns. They hold the record OF
being the first Saxon owners to cross
the continent.
Detroit Times, yob Prtn ting nsn.rt
The Detroit times., 1915-01-02
RAILROADS UPHELD
In TAIL BOARD CASE
Decision of Interstate Commerce
Commission Affects Every
Business House -. .,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The inter
state commerce commission handed
down its opinion in the tail board"
delivery cases. affecting every team.
ster and business house In the coun.
try. Deciding against the New York
Philadelphia and Cincinnati team own
ers' associations, the commission held
that the methods adopted by railroads
in handling incoming and outgoing
package freight are reasonable. The
transfers contended the railroads did
not separate the freight at the sta
tions so as to make 1t accessible to
their drivers.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-02
JANITOR TUMBLES
DOWNSTAIRS TO DEATH

The body OF the Janitor in an apart
nient house at No 30 Theodore-st lies
In the county morgue. unidentified and
unclaimed, for though the man had
been employed In the place for two
weeks. police and coroner could find
no one who could tell the dying mans
name, or anything about him, when
he was found dying from a fractured
skull, Friday evening.
Harry Davidson, one OF the resi-
dents in the apartment, found the jan
ltor lying at the foot OF the basement
stairway. with blood pouring from his
ears. Police investigation brought a
report that he had fallen down stairs.
He died later In Grace hospital.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-02
RED CROSS STAMPS
PROPOSED BY WOMAN

NEW YORK. Jan. 2.-There were
approximately 100000 Red Cross
Christmas seals sold In the United
States during the holiday season OF
1913, which means that about 100000
was spent by the people OF our coun-
try in order that the fight against the
great white plague might go on sue
cessfully.
The CHEEKY message OF these Christ
mas seals has gone out on holiday
letters and packages for six years and
each penny spent added to the great
est crusade OF modern times.
And every year since 1908 the ma
tional work has gone happily on. In
round numbers the gross receipts that
have been gained through the idea
that Miss Bissell gave to the Red
Cross society have been for the years
1908 10 1913 inclusive. nearly ST.
000, 900.
The society estimates that the aver
age person In the first stages OF the
dread tuberculosis can be sent to a
better climate properly nourished.
and made well again for the average
sum OF $500.
> Five hundred dollars to make a
we'll man-and the idea that the little
mother OF the Red Cross stamps orig
mated has brought in almost two nil
lions OF dollars, enough to make four
thousand people whole again, to en-.
able them to take their places In the
world, happy and healthy, says The
Mothers Magazine.
IL ever woman has been true
mother to the world, Miss Bissell has.
Mother-like, she prefers TO sit b.
and let all OF the glory go to
thing that she has given birth -
willing to take no reward for what
she has done, anxious TO conceal her
! self from the eyes OF the public, sat
isfied and happy in the fact that she
has been a help TO humanity.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-02
MARRIAGES ON INCREASE
IN NEW YORK CITY

NEW YORK. Jan. THE higher
cost OF living. II II is higher didn't
slow up the matrimonial market In
greater New York In the year just
ended. 1890 more marriage licences
were issued than in 1913. The total
was 60.979.
The health department has not COM
pleted compiling birth records. lndi-
cations are, however. that the 1913
mark Will be eclipsed.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-02
L. 5. SUPREME COURT
MARSHAL Is DEAD

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.--MaJ. John
Montgomery Wright, marshal or the
supreme court OF the United States.
died at his home here today. He has
been marshal Of the court since 1855.
Mai. Wright was elected to mem
bership In the Kentucky legislature
serving from 1871 to 1875. Under
Gov. McCreary he was adjutantgen-
eral OF Kentucky from 1867 to 1879.
He was president and general man
ager OF the Southern exposition held
in Louisville. In 1883.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-02

KALAMAZOO - George Blakesley,
aged 10 years, patient at the Kala-
mazoo state hospital. is believed dead.
The man disappeared a number OF
days ago. end after careful search
ttendants at the asylum express their
belief that he wandered away, fell In
the snow and was frozen 10 death.
The patient had the freedom OF the
grounds and had never before left
the institution.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-02

KALAMAZOO-W Walter w. Walker,
former Michigan Central operator
at Niles, is in Jail here on charge
OF forging a Michigan Central pass.
Walker was discharged some time
ago by the company, and II was dis
covered later that he was still using
pass to travel on. Sheriff Chapman
was asked to investigate and the oper-
ator Is now In Jail here.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-02

wATERyLIET-Louis Fitch, a 10
year-old boy. fell to his death In his
fathers barn. The boy had climbed
up on the hay NOW and In some way
slipped. falling head first onto the ce-
ment floor His skull was crushed.
After lingering several hours. he died
without regaining consciousness.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-02

MONROE. Golden label. new
county clerk. Issued his first mar
iage license Saturday 10 Oscar Krupp
2f. farmer. and Ruth Brewer. 81. both
OF Tim. O. During the year Just
closed. about 500 marriage licenses
wero issued 20 Ohio people In Monroe
county.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-02
SHERWOOD REALTY co.
HAS NEW PROJECT

The Glenwood Realty Co, Inc, has
been formed for the purpose OF hand
ling East Crosse Pointe property ex-
clusively. The officers of the new
company are: President, Hal B. West
secretary and treasurer, w. II. Kobe,
and Louis o. p. Genereux, vice-presi.
dent and manager With offices at No.
All Hammond building. The company
has purchased 1853 lots at Glenwood
and Jefferson Beach. These lots are
on the shore line and Lake st. Clair,
and II is the intention Of the company
to build summer and permanent
homes, the cost OF which will average
about $4,000 with a lot of not less
than 100 feet frontage.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-02

Prinung the plain neat kiad--that is
right - Times Job Depsrtments--Main
.4520
The Detroit times., 1915-01-02

a word, every picturesque industry OF
the west and the orient is portrayed.
More than $4,000 visitors are ex-
pected from California and adjacent
The Detroit times., 1915-01-02

There are 217,5S6,S92 Hindoos. &C..
647,299 Moslems. 10.721,453 Buddhists
and 3,S76,203 Christians in India.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-02

Detroit Times Job Printing Depart
ment.-Main $3.50.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-02

The diagram below shows the parts
Of the smoke gun and illustrates how
8. is used.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-10-08
RAzoRs MADE IN AMERICA"

Washington, Oct. 3, Especial Cor
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES than their own
product, is the competition which our
razor manufacturers have to meet in
the struggle with foreigners for fair
share of the American market. Owing
to foreign control of the market, it is
still small industry. There are but
five razor factories in the country and
their success is mainly due to the
fact that they manufacture princip-
ally patented articles, safety razors
and specialties. There is no reason
why, with adequate protection, we
should not have large razor indus
try, and encourage foreigners, who
now compete with us, to come to
America as manufacturers and en-
ployers of American labor at Ameri-
can wages, and with no increase in
the price of razors.
Eighty per cent of the cost of max
ing razors is paid to labor, so the i'm
portance of this factor in determining
the control of the domestic market
will be appreciated when the follow
ing comparison of weekly wages paid
here and in Germany is considered:
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-10-08

pealing the old ones, with the result
that person desiring to conform to
all the laws would find himself very
seriously embarrassed by conflicting le-
gal demands on his conduct. For in
stance newspaper publishers have
found demand in Iowa for Sunday
newspapers, yet law forbids publish
ing newspaper on Sunday in that
state. If the laws were observed, no
place OF musement-picture shows,
theatres, baseball parks or summer
parks would be open on Sunday. The
law says no daintieS nor Injuries may
be purchased on Sundays, nor is any
street car allowed to run on the Sab
bath. There is a question that a rail
road train may be run through the
state legally on Sunday, but it is GER
tain that a man may not purchase a
cigar nor woman piece of chewing
gum on that day. The law forbidS
women offering prizes at card parties.
and boys are not allowed to purchase
nor smoke cigarettes. The law also
forbids trusts or business combin-
ations in the state. In spite of these
laws, however, public opinion in many
towns demands the theatre remain
open on Sunday, baseball is played,
summer parks run and even the big
state fair was open on the Sabbath.
The passage of laws is not more inn
portant than the repeal of those that
have become obsolete or which are
nullihed by public opinion. Having a
law upon the books which cannot be
enforced produces that great evil a
disrespect for all laws. When the
people realize that a law cannot be
enforced, even if a majority seems to
favor it, they should not allow them
selves to be made the cats-paw Of the
politicians, but should demand its i'm
mediate repeal.