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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-30

BOOST CHIcAGO."-When bust
ness men talk about boosting Chi
cago, what do they mean? What is
Chicago?
Boosting a town generally means
boosting business, building up the
town, getting more factories, more
business, more population. l don't
recall any boost movement whose
purpose was to boost people or to
build up the character of the popula-
ton.
1 don't object to boosting town
as to size, provided they don't neglect
the people we already have while
trying to get more.
l thing that some day the aim of
cities will be rather to build up the
men, women and children already
here than merely to try to get more
people inside the city limits.
Then we will judge cities by the
character of the people rather than
by mere numbers.
And by the kind of men and wom-
en- they build rather than by the size
of factories and skyscrapers.
Then we will understand that peo-
pie make city, not buildings, banks,
railroads and other things built of
iron and steel and stone and concrete
and dollars.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-30
coNFIScATIoN.

CONFlSCATION. - Some of our
prominent banks hold up their in
terest hooks in holy horror at the
very thought of confscating a tele-
phone system when the owners of
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-30
9O-MIlf GALE WITH LIGHTNING,
SNOW AND RAIN SWEEPS EAST

New York--Ono OF the weirdest
storms the East has seen In many
years---ra rain, hail and snow, accom-.
panied by thunder and lightning and q
gale that reached maximum velocity
OF 80 miles AN hour descended from
the northwest early Monday 40 the af-
termath of Christmas fog. II indi-
rectly caused seven deaths In this city,
carried down telegraph poles, damaged
shipping, crippled railroad traffic and
caused comfortable property damage.
The phenomenon Of thunder and
lightning In the midst Of driving snow
awakened New Yorkers at tho height
Of tho storm about Z o'clock.
Twenty-Five persons aboard 16 canal
boats driven ashore of Sandy Hook
were rescued by the coast guard crew.
A barge sprang leak and sank IL
miles east Of Ambrose Lightship.
Seven Erie railroad barges loaded with
automobiles sank in the East river.
The deaths In the city resulting from
the gale all occurred while the blind
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-30
10000 Are m in Chicago.

Chicago-Chicago doctors are work
ing at high speed, many Of them max
ing more than so calls day.
Chicago business is battling against
the handicap of disablement Of many
employees and lack Of full efficiency OF
many other thousands.
All this is due to la grippe, or to be
more accurate, to relatives of the old
fashioned grip.
Although the epidemic is the most
serious since 1891, it is remarkable be-
cause in no cultures yet examined by
the health department has the organ
ism of true la grippe been found.
Isolation of every victim Of the epi-
demic--forcible isolation by employ
ers, II necessary, of every employe
who attempts to work while suffering
from the grip-is urged by DR.. Karl
Meyer, superintendent Of the Cook
county hospital. He said:
~ believe there are at least go, 900
persons seriously i'll with la grippe in
Chicago. We have from 30 to 80
cases that come to the county hospital
every day. Because of the contagious
nature Of the disease, we attempt to
take in only the most serious cases.
The others simply receive first treat
ment.
From 38 to 45 out of 400 nurse
here are i'll with la grippe. That in
dicates about the proportion of VIC
Tins all over town. Many doctors have
been or are i'll.
'The epidemic is particularly dam
gerous because it might be followed by
pneumonia or head infections. If the
victim does not thoroughly conquer the
germ he may become subject to chronic
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-30
Chinese Editor Is AsSassinated
in San francisco Banquet Hall

San Francisco Wong Yuen Yung.
former editor Of the Asiatic News, a
paper published at Shanghai, as the
official organ of Chinese favoring re-
turn to the monarchial form of govern
ment, was shot In the back and killed
while attending a Chinese Christmas
banquet here Saturday night.
The assassin escaped and was unrec-
ognized.
Wong had taken his Christmas din
ner in private dining-room with G.
Y. Kuo and C. T. Lob, both Chinese
commissioners to the Panama Pacific
exposition from Chilli province, China.
In the adjoining banquet hall hum
dreds Of prominent Chinese were seat
ed at dinner.
Wong left his companions for mo-
ment to light cigarette at the cash
ier's desk. Just as he was about to
return to his table an unidentified
Chinese fired two shots, both of which
took effect. Wong fell and crawled
to the room he had left moment be-
fore. He was dead when medical aid
reached him.
The assassin threw his weapon to
the floor and dashed down a long stair
way to the street, where he was lost
to view in a dense crowd of Chinese
and sightseers.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-30
Baseball War Is Ended; Federal
league Quits Play Entirely

Cincinnati - The "baseball war;
which for more than two years. has
been in progress between the Federal
League and organized baseball, the
National and American circuits and
all minor leagues conducted under su-
pervision of the National commission
and the National association of Minor
Leagues, ended Thursday night.
Shortly before 8 o'clock members of
both organizations signed the peace
protocol which brought to an end the
career of the Federal League as an ac-
tive baseball organization and restored
harmony in major league ranks.
Two major league clubs will change
hands as the result of the bringing
about of peace and two new faces will
be seen among the Major League mag
mates in the future.
Charles Weeghman, who has been
president of the Chicago Federals, will
purchase the controlling interest in
the Chicago National League team.
Phil Ball and his associates, who
were connected with the St Louis
Federal team, gains control of the st.
Louis Americans.
The agreement gives immunity to
all men who have jumped their con-
tracts from both the Major and Minor
leagues of organized baseball as well
as all other Federal League players.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-30
Senator Chamberlain Proposes
Object Lesson for Congress.
POSITION NEAR WASHINGTON. DESIRED
Demonstration Of Actual Operations
in Field Would Enlighten Mem.
bers Of Lawmaking Body.

Washington, ID. C.-Congress will
have nm object lesson In preparedness
for modern warfare. IL Senator Cham
berlain. OF Oregon, chairman Of th,
senate committee on military affairs
succeeds In carrying out plan he hal
conceived TO illustrate graphically th'
problem Of national defense.
When congress reassembles tho sen
ator will propose that a division oi
regular troops or Of regular and Ma
tional Guard troops be assembled al
the nearest suitable point to Washing.
ton. He would have these troops
when mobIlized dig trenches and other.
wise fortify defensive position.
Although the position would not be
defended by troops and no men would
be under fire ut any time, the Senator
10 Of the opinion that tho attack would
furnish more valuable object lesson
than an ordinary maneuvers or sham
battle.
Mr.. Chamberlain believes that after
witnessing the mobilization Of divis-
Ion and an attack Of this character
senators and Representatives would re-
turn TO Washington better prepared
10 legislate for the equipment and
training Of an army required by mod
ern conditions Of warfare.
Here are some Of the issues which
would be illumin ated by such an object
lesson.
First--The training, organization
and discipline necessary II a division
10 going 10 dig itself in properly and
otherwise prepare for the defense Of
any position II may hold.
Second $3.50 The difficulties attending
the defense and attack Of q position
and the training and discipline abso-
lutely essential II such defense or at
tack 10 TO be made.
Third--Effect Of high explosive shell
and grenade fire and what It means TO
have to face II.
Fourth--Our lack Of heavy field
guns needed to smash infantry trenches.
Fifth---How difficult 1t would be for
us TO mobilize one complete division,
which Is the smallest complete division
of an army.
II am constantly impressed with the
difficulty Of creating thorough under
standing Of the necessity Of providing
adequate National Defense" said Sem
ator Chamberlain.
People read how battles are fought
nowadays In Europe, but they are of
the preparation to fight such battles. "
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-30
TURKS IGNORANT OF WITHDRAWAL
OF BRITISH FORCE FROM GAIIlPOLI

London--Operations In other sectors
Of the front on the Gallipoli Peninsul,
than those from which troops were an
nounced Tuesday to have been with.
drawn, are to be continued, It Ii init.
mated In an official statement ISSUED
here. The withdrawal was effected
without the knowledge of the move
rpent on the part Of the Turks, 1t Ia
declared.
The British troops at the Suvla and
Anzac districts Of the Gallipoli Penin-
sula were officially reported to have
been withdrawn.
Further details of the evacuation
of the Anzac and Suvia zones have
been received" says the official state
ment. Without the Turks being
aware OF the movement great army
has been withdrawn from one Of the
areas occupied on the Gallipoli Penin-
sula, although in the closest contact
with the enemy. BY this, contraction
OF the front at other points Of the line
will be more effectively carried out.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-30
Five Provinces Revolt.

San Francisco-"T punitive ex-
pedition against Yuan Shi Kai" is the
name selected for the organized reyo-
lutionary party reported to be active
in China against the return to mon
archial government and the coronation
of Yuan Shi Kai as its emperor. This
information was contained in a cable
gram received here Tuesday by Tong
King Chong, president of the Chez
Kung Tong Chinese Republic Associa-
tion) from the headquarters of the
movement at Shanghai. From the
same sources came the first news of
the declaration of independence from
the rule of Yuan Shi Kai by Yunnan
province and the reported revolt of
four other Chinese provinces.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-30
Ferris Water Bill viii Be
Rushed Through Congress

Washington, D. C.-That the Ferris
water power bill is to be railroaded
through the house of representatives
is indicated by the fact that the public
lands committee of that body expects
to report it favorably.
The committee discussed the bill at
some length Tuesday and decided to
give no hearings whatsoever, but it
was decided to make several minor
changes which will not alter the gen.
eral character of the measure, and if
these can be perfected at once the re-
port will then be ordered, and it is
planned to call up the bill in the house
as soon as congress reconvenes next
month.
The bill in its present shape Is not
at all satisfactory to Representatives
Sinnott, Oregon; Smith, Idaho, and La
Toilette, Washington, but Chairman
Ferris let it be known he has enough
Democratic votes to report the bill.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-30
Death Rate in Philadelphia Is
AIarmingIy Large.
EXTREMES OF YOUTH AND OLD AGE MT
Health Officers Warn Public to Keep
Away From Crowded Places
Many Industries Crippled.

Philadelphia-The death rate from
the epidemic of la grippe now sweep
ing the state has been so high that
Samuel G. Dixon, state health commits.
sioner, issued a statement at Harris.
burg Saturday calling attention to the
seriousness Of the situation and eau
tioning the public that II the disease
10 TO be avoided sacrifices must be
made"
Keep out Of crowded Places" DR.
Dixon says. as one person having the
grippe may give 1t to a carload Of
passengerB.
In this city $50 burial permits were
issued during the first three days of
the week, the majority Of the deaths
being due directly or indirectly to la
grippe. This Is more than double the
ordinary death rate. 1t 10 estimated
that nearly is, 600 persons In Philadel-
phia alone are suffering with this
disease, which has been particularly
fatal to the very old and very young.
Attendance at all the public schools
has been greatly reduced, and In sever
al sections of the state schools and col
leges have been forced to close.
Factories, department stores and
other business houses have also been
affected by the epidemic. and in many
instancea the unrnhar of euptoyad
obliged to remain at home had been 30
great as to curtail operations seriously.
Hundreds Of firemen and policemen are
confined to their homes with the dis
ease. while Philadelphia 3 rapid transit
reports 400 of its employees
on the sick list.
Reports from Camden, N. j., are to
The effect that there are at least 1000
cases in that city.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-30

| ciently matured, too much acid der
velops. II too ripe, 1t does not settle
properly and the air is not excluded.
Corn should not be cut until the
ears are out of the milk and most OF
the kernels glazed and hard.
The corn should be cut with corn
binder, as 1t is much more easily
handled when bound in bundles. II
the silage cutter is large and the work
is done with good force of men, the
corn binder should have start of
half day. II enough horses are used
on the binder to keep 1t moving at q
good pace the corn can be cut down
as fast as It can be put into the silo.
II silage is to keep well 1t must
settle evenly. To this end the leaves
and the heavier parts of the corn
must be kept thoroughly mixed and
evenly distributed in the silo. Owing
to the great pressure of silage, fric-
tion with the sides Of the silo has
tendency to make the silage less com.
pact at the edge, and for this reason
1t should be thoroughly tramped next
the side. Every time three or four
inches of cut material is added to the
silo 1t should be tramped thoroughly
around the edge. taking short steps
and packing the silage as much as
possible next to the wall.
After filling, the top six inches
should be wet once and the whole sur
face tramped every day for week to
obtain a thin, compact layer of we'll
rooted silage which will exclude the
air.
Properly prepared. corn silage is.
as a rule, the most economical succu-
lent food that can be obtained for
dairy cows at season when pasture
Is not available. Although not a bal
anced ration in itself, 1t tends to
heavy milk production and economical
milk can be made by feeding corn
silage and legume hay without the
use Of much grain.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-30
Exchanges Profit Immensely by
Boom in All Stocks.
ALL GET SHARE OF GREAT PROSPERITY
Humblest EmpIoye Is GIaddened by
Rich Turn in Events Big Tree
Given to Manhattan Poor.

New York-Christma season in the
financial district offered many striking
and happy contrasts to the same period
a year ago, when Wall street had
barely emerged from the gloom precip-
itated by four and a half months of
suspended activity on the Stock Ex-
change.
Banks, trust companies, private
banking houses, brokerage firms and
institutions of all kinds have profised
generally by the boom in stocks, which
began with movements in 'warbrides"
early in the year and sent those and
kindred securities to prices undreamed
Of few months before.
Much of the advance registered by
those and other mercurial issues has
been forfeited and countless paper
profits" have evaporated into thin air.
Nevertheless, Wall street has been,
and still is, busy and its attendant ac-
tivity and prosperity are being shared
by all from the humblest "runner" to
the mightiest captain of finance.
Many of the financial institutions
and banking houses distributed gifts
or bonuses among their employees.
Gifts averaged 10 to 15 per cent Of
annual salaries, and one trust COM
pany, long known for its generosity,
gave as much as so per cent.
All the exchanges took up subscrip-
tions for their employees and individual
disbursements were larger than any
time Of present years. Last year, the
Stock Exchange, for good and suffi-
cient reasons, refrained from asking
its members to subscribe to the Christ
mas fund, but drew on its private
funds.
Celebrations, formal and impromp-
tn, were held on all the exchanges.
The Produce Exchange, following its
usual custom, had an enormous Christ
mas tree on the trading floor for poor
children of Lower Manhattan, who re-
ceived gifts of toys and more material
things, such as clothes, shoes and other
articles Of apparel.
Some idea of the extent to which
Wall street profited by the general
prosperity of the country, may be
gathered from the fact that thus far
this year sales of stock aggregate
more than 173, 900, 900 shares, against
barely AZ, 900, 900 for the correspond
ing period last year, while bond sales
total more than $917, 900, 900, sgainst
$455, 600, 600.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-30
Rocks Rolled on Town,

Rome, via London-The following
official statement was issued Monday:
"Along the Tyrol- -Trentino- Carnis
front there has been an intense artil-
lery engagement. The enemy also
rolled enormous boulders on the vii.
lage of Loppio, in the valley of the
Anige, from overhanging cliffs, with.
out causing serious damage.
"Our artillery shelled numerous
columns of munitions stores on the
march"
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-30
Balloon Given TO Militia

New York-A large balloon for use
of the signal corps or the coast artil-
lery of the National Guard of New
York, and courses of instruction in av-
iation for members of the militia of
New Jersey, have been contributed to
the National aeroplane fund. The bal
loon was contributed by Robert Glen
dending, a member of the Aero Club,
and the offer to train four members of
the militia comes from John F. Sloane,
an aeroplane manufacturer.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-30
Use Of Soda,

In cooking, 1t often saves fuel, time.
and -four. Strong beans, beets. green
peas, or onions require great deal
of time for boiling in order to make
them palatable. and by adding gen.
erous pinch Of soda to the water in
which they are boiled, they will be-
come tender in an hours time without
injuring the flavor.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-30
Hura raxes in prosnect.

Berlin, via London-Dr. Karl Helf-
ferich, secretary of the Imperial treas
ury, announced in the Reichstag that
the next budget cannot be balanced
without additional income, and that
proposals for new taxation are now
being drafted for submission to the
Reichstag. The secretary declared
that no matter how large war in
demnity was received, the war would
impose colossal burden of taxation
on the Germans.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-30
Kaiser Is Slightly III.

Berlin-(By wireless to Sayville,
N. Y.)-Emperor William has post
poned his trip to the Western front on
account of slight indisposition de-
scribed as a ''slight Inflammation OF
the cellular system"
The emperor's illness also is called
"zellgeweben tzeundung," or ''binde-
gewebentz-zuedung." In English this
is sometimes called "cellulitis. It is
an Inflammation of cellular tissues
somewhat similar to erysir ,elas.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-30
Silk Hosiery Worn More.

Washington, d. CA report of ar
investigation of the hosiery manufac.
turing industry by the Department Of
Commerce was transmitted to Presi-
dent Wilson by Secretary Redfeld.
Americans were found to be wearing
silk hosiery more and more, and as q
result cotton hosiery manufacturers
are making less profit than silk manu-
facturers. American manufacturers
were reported to be making profit Of
nearly IL per cent on capital invested.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-30
Edison Offers plans.

New York-Thomas A. Edison, at a
recent meeting of the naval consulting
board at the Brooklyn navy yard,
offered to furnish the board with plans
and specifications for a laboratory of
physical research to cost 81, 400, 900,
to be used in the development of naval
inventions.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-30
HARVESTING OF SILAGE
Corn Must Be Cut at the Proper
Stage Of Maturity.
Most Economical sueeulent Food That
Can Be Obtained for Dairy Gown
at a Season When Pasture 10
Not Available.

By WILBUR J. FRASER. Illlnois.)
II is of great importance to know
at what stage corn should be cut to
secure the best results. how rapidly
nutriment is stored up in the corn
plant as 1t approaches maturity. and
when the maximum amount Is reached.
To have the silage keep well the
corn must be cut at the proper stage
of maturity. II cut before It Is suffi-
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-30
Table Scraps Good Feed.

The table scraps should be saved
and fed to the hens. Table scraps
make rather rich feed. and there
fore should not be thrown indiscriml-
nately before the fowls. but should be
prepared and cooked and fed to them
regularly once a day.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-30
pon,t roIerats WeakIInna.

In your culling weaklings should
never be tolerated. XIII and bury the
runts and crowheads. Roup is infec-
sious and the weaklings are the ones
to first become infected.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-30
Get the Best Prices.

Proper grading is necessary in or.
der to get the best prices from many
crops. This is especially true of ap-
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-30

The queen Of Bulgaria, whose ability
40 a nurse has been manifested time
and time again since she establishes
In Sofa one OF the finest and best
equipped hospltaia, has again taken
actively 70 the work which she Isves
so dearly. She 10 devetins her cline
and attention to nursing the sick or
phans In the orPhanase Of her country.
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''Sir Charles Monte gives great
credit for this skilfully conducted
transfer of forces to the generals
commanding and the royal navy"
The withdrawal of the British troops
from Suvia Bay and the Anzac zone
ends more successfully than most mill
tary men thought possible, the most
unfortunate chapter of the British
arms in this war. Thousands Of lives
were sacrificed in gaining these posi-
tions, and thousands in holding them.
The question has been constantly
discussd why these generals command
ing the Dardanelles expedition did not
try to make d landing near the center
of the peninsula in the beginning and
cut off Turkish troops on the lower
end. When the attempt was finally
made to secure foothold higher up on
the peninsula, the Turks were fully
to meet it.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-30

Or. David Starr Jordan, president oi
Leland Stanford, Jr., university, suo
pested to President Wilson that o
conference OF neutral nations be
called TO act as voluntary court OF
arbitration TO receive and consider any
plans that may be advanced looking
toward peace In Europe.
o~-~-o~-o~~~~~~~D~o~o
ing snow storm was at its height. A
fireman was fatally injured while re-
spending to an alarm. A woman was
run over by streetcar. Another
woman collapsed and died in the street
while battling against the gale on her
way to church. A flagman at Totem
vile, Staten Island, was blown in
front of train and killed instantly.
A bicyclist in a heavy rain ran into an
at Mineola and was fatally
injured. His wife, who was riding
with him, also suffered injuries from
which she may die. An aged man fell
on an icy pavement in Newark and
died of fractured skull on his way
to a hospital.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-30
THE COURIER

10 devoted 10 the beat interests
Of SPRAY and WHEELER
! COUNTY. The liberal patron.
ase Of tho citizens Of this sec-
iion 10 respectfully solicited.
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