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The Detroit times., 1915-02-23
~ CONGRESSMAN CLYDE
~. TAvENNER.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Feb. 23.-
The war department. In 1919. purchas
ed 1000 a. inch shrapnel shells from
the ammunition ring. paying S2t.ae
each therefor. AT the same time. pre-
cisely the same article was being
manufactured In the government-own-
ed Frankfort arsenal for S15.46.
Mr.. Average Citizen. you are willing
thatlthe public oflcials In the war de-
partment who are spending your
money. should pay $26.26 for an arti'
Gle that they could have manufactur'
ed In government plants and were
AZ the very time. for S15.46?
The instance cited 10 not an excep-
ton. In the last 20 years the army
and navy ofhcers have purchased
$176, 000.00 worth or armor. arm
ament and munitions from four firms,
which have a monopoly In this coun-
try on the manufacture Of such sup
piles, and have paid on an average
from 20 to 60 per cent more for every
dollars worth OF such materials than
they could have been manufactured
for In government plants.
The four concerns which have q
water-tight monopoly In this country
In the trafIic Of war and preparation
for far are the Bethlehem Steel Co.
the Midvale Steel Co. and the Dupont
Powder trust.
The Bethlehem and Carnegie com
panies bear the reputation Of being
the most bitter enemies Of organised
labor In the United states. The Beth
lehem concern had q strike In 1910,
and was investigated by the United
States bureau of labor. which report
ed that 81 out Of every 100 workers
in this plant we're working IL hours
q day.
Are the workingmen Of this coun-
try willing that their government
should give a corporation OF this kind
millions of dollars worth Of contracts
each year. when the same work might
be done In government arsenal with
q saving OF S5 per cent to the people
I believe ! am well within the
The Detroit times., 1915-02-23
~ HERBERT QUICK.

The jitney bus has become ma
uonal Institution.
On Dec. 81 one OF these articles
was published. hailing the jitney bus
a. a great new agency OF democracy
and emancipation from centralized
control. At that time knew OF no
places save Los Angeles and Long
Beach where the new conyeyances
were used.
Since then the jitneys have swept
across the continent. They have
reached Atlantic ocean tidewater at
Baltimore. and at Washington. ID. e..
where scores OF cars are being regis
tered as I write. at the ONCE OF the
Washington Jitney Bus association,
which expects to begin business
March /. with impressive ceremonies
and 200 cars.
The ceremonies viii be especially
impressive to the two Washington
street railway companies.
know of nothing more wonderful
In tts way than the 40-day march Of
the jitney army from ocean to ocean.
II means that q great new occupa-
tton IL suddenly opening up for both
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business Of carrying people for hire
along the streets of our cities will
no longer be monopolized by the
street railways. II means that the
service given by the street car COM
panies win no longer be governed
purely by what the victims will
stand. 1t means that there will be
competition In rapid transit.
The president of the Tulsa, Okla.
Street Railway company. one Mr..
Bosler, went before the city commits
sioners yesterday, and declared that
the jitneys would rob the street rail
way Of its earnings and drive 1t into
bankruptcy He proposed a heavy
tax and stringent regulations-to put
the jitneys In bankruptcy!
The street railway company in San
Francisco has made similar COM
plant In Spokane the jitneys have
their backs to the wall nghting an
extortionate ordinance levying par
alyxink tar on them.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-23
Iitneys Need Liability Insurance
To Protect Their Passengers

The issue is sure to become crit
ical. Not without q battle Will the
street railways give up the monopoly
of the streets. But the issue n one
which must be decided In only one
way--in favor OF the new and pro-
gressive thing. II II bigger issue
than one Of rapid transit. II u a
issue of the new against the old. O
progress against stagnation.
The street railway company has NJ
more right to block the way OF the
new bus to sucoess than the old bus
had to block the street cars way to
success.
In the wonderful success Of the
jitney buses there lies . danger.
They are owned by people Of small
means, mostly-people who could not
pay the damages II . severe personal
injury should OCCUR to Q passenger.
Such an accident 10 sure to OCCUR
will probably have occurred some
where before this sees the light or
print. Such q thing will give the
new conveyance black eye.
The jitneys should at once look AZ
ter the matter OF liability insurance..
This should be done everywhere. II
the proper terms cannot be. obtained
by the liability companies now oper-
ating. the jitney associations should
organize q safe. conservatively-man-
aged nationwide cooperative iabil
ity association. They should do this
to guard against the evil day which
happens to every sort OF conveyance
some time, when there will be q bad
accident. When that time comes
with the jitneys. there should be .
check ready to pay the damages In
full Insurance is the only protection
against the assault which the enc
mics OF the jitneys win make the mo-
ment jitney-injured patient goes to
the hospital.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-23
Poor People Taxed on Necessities to Pay
S35. 600 900 Graft to War Munaion Trusts

bounds OF conservatism. when !. say
that n all our armor had been manu-.
featured In q government plant. at
least S36.000.000 would have been
saved 20 the American taxpayers
and armor Is only one OF the things
being purchased by the army and
navy pork barrel appropriations.
The thing that rifles the blood about
the manner In which these millions
have been sQuandered by our army
and navy ofhcials Is that this money
did not come from the pockets Of the
rich. but that II has been wrung from
the poorest OF the poor. All OF these
wasted millions have been collected
by tax on the things the people eat,
wear and use, none Of II having been
collected by direct taxation, but
The Detroit times., 1915-02-23

interior secretary aguure Of and cre
tary Of labor.
These arc all important places
Marontats solicitor for Subscribers Tor Newspaper ON
commission
His place perhaps has necessity already been filed by the drcu
ton manager. .N
But all Of those in the important positions have named be
deserving them quit Fred
well good and faithful servant for loyalty the
principles they the oOo to which they allegiance and
for faith enduring.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-23

ter's SHOWS; through having been
carelessly thrown out.
You can kill the typhoid germ BY
boiling; but you can't freeze him "a
death.
So that In March, and with the melt
ing SHOWS, our streams will be con
taminated with the typhoid germs
And those Of US who get our drinking
water from such sources, either d.
rsctly, or Indirectly In reservoirs fed
The Detroit times., 1915-02-23
Spring Typhoid Dangers Come With
MeLfinq SnO.uS; Ware Green Vegetables!

by those dreams. are going to be In
danger.
Naturally, then. We ought to guard
ourselves against spring typhoid.
How?
The best way Is to get vaccinated
against typhoid fever, the same as we
do against smallpox. Get your DOCTOR
ID do this for you.
And you remember that typhoid
fever IL an ingestion infection; AND
that the only way to catch II Is py
taking the germ into the stomach Win
tn. food and drink.
So be sure to boil your water, II
there n any typhoid in your neighbour
hood; have your family use only Pas
teuriaed milk; be sure that all your
food IL thoroughly cooked; and don't
eat vegetables Like lettuce and rad
ishes raw.
Be sure to wash your hands very
thoroughly and carefully before eat
ing; especially II you have had ty-
phoid, SO that you may not give the
disease to others.
For you may be typhoid carrier!
indeed. you may for that matter. be
q typhoid carrier without ever having
had the disease!
II you have the blues" or the
.grcuches" which are simply unscien-
tihc names for dyspepsia. look to your
diet Eat less and chew more. Chew
your food thoroughly, exercise In the
oper air. and cultivate contentment
OF mind.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-23

MELVILLE. Mo-. Feb. ga
barking dog led to the discovery Of .
$4,000 robbery at the Bank OF Nicely
vile. The bank failed to open at the
regular hour. Depositors gathered
about the door heard the cashiers
pet dog barking within. They invss-
tigated and found the cashier locked
In the vault. He called out the lock
combination and was released. He
said he had been locked In by . rob
Der who confronted him at the back
door.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-23
From Another
Point of HieD

James Ryley Of Fresno. Cal. has
been sentenced to three years impris-
onment for stealing SO cents. Once
upon q time the only fellow who went
TO prison was the poor man who stole
a loaf Of bread. The California case
goes to show how that has all been
changed.
Boston's subway Ia being operated
at loss. That Is to say. also under
The boarders at the Cafe Haber-
dash, In Greenville. KY. walked out
when the proprietor served hash the
second time, In one day.
Down at the Cafe Haberdash.
They've up and all walked out because
They couldn't stand the Haberhash.
eoarcsrli st ;,, i for ia. while b,,n .out
But try II twice day and he
VIII kick the Haberdash board out.
At the meeting Of the socialist city
committee. held on the 2lst day or
was transacted:
The meeting was called to order by
William q. Simpson. temporary chair
IL.
The following committees were APP
pointed:
Credentials, william @. simpson.
Rules and organisation, William O.
Resolutions, william q. simpson.
The following officers were then
elected:
Secretary. w. O. Simpson
Treasurer. William q. simpson.
Some day William @. Simpson may
be called out of the city and that day,
we presume. there will be no meeting
of the committee. This looks like q
chance for proc. Owens to slip into
an office.
In the attack on her shipping by
Germany, England discerns, according
to q press report, that Germany
takes belligerept attitude" At
last.
A New York man sold Q quart OF
his blood for SIS. Not 20 bad, II the
supply would hold out.
When q band paraded the streets of
jackson, Miss, mule stiffened its
ears a. Il heard the wall from the
brass horns, dropped to the earth
and gave up the ghost The manager
settled the claim made by the owner
Of the dead mule. Served the man
ager right for playing a dead march.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-23

This In because
the dis c b arg Q 8
(which contain the
germs Of the dis
easel Of the pa
tents who have
had typhoid fever
In the winter are
In many cases re-
tanned In tha win,
The Detroit times., 1915-02-23

A territory known as German East
Africa has an area of $4,000 square
miles and population of about 1900.
900. composed almost wholly Of mixed
Bantu peoples. On the coast are con-
siderable numbers Of Arabs. Indians
and Europeans.~
The Detroit times., 1915-02-23

In q costly watch that has been
made for exhibition purposes there n
Ia wheel that makes . revolution only
once In four years. operating q dial
that shows the years. months and
days.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-23

There are three rivers known as
| Colorado. The first 10 In Utah and
Arisona, and Ia 1900 miles long; the
second 10 q river In Texas. 300 miles
| In length; the third II in the Argen-
tine Republic, In South America. and
| n 400 miles long.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-23

II Is said that there are few astrol-
ogers IN China, because. when one
Of these so-called prophets predicts
an event which does not occur. he
| loses his head.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-23
MAY THOSE WHO GUIDE A NATIONS
DESTINY FILL THEIR PLACES AS WELL

The Time. panied to chronicle today Fred Maroon
many years connected with this newspaper In tho or
sulahon department, q solicitor
IN this column we want acknowledge service and
- His name tribute which he discharged
5 rssponihlity
He worked and he succeeded handicap
great physcsl affection he victim Of palsy but his spirit
and the he fought against the odds was an In
spiraton- ...
Never mind part busnes orgsnsasion it
~ HE MET IT.
His tory the Thumb Of the STATE where he Travelled
the roads a going from house. canvasng for subscribers for
aths hind Of Newspaper liked" he often remarked
many the list and hope The Times still goes to
every them the kind Of subscribers Fred Maronae could get
" way which he could set forth The Times policies and
qualities are the kind Of subscribers keep.
Thsy are OUR inspiration faithful old fellow Of 70 who said
he believed in us inspiration.
He cams often the Office osner the better
HE'D II long there want bit Of danger Of waning
anybody getting weak knsed in the making Of Newspaper
yaxtiSular about columns.
bao keep up fight @ecaus he in tho
Thumb vyfs with you"
The Times does not acosps liquor
Csnvs paid By and complain that they
trouble gs subsb bcAuss people think We are
Newspaper.
saiacious
mony IN the divorce courts at oil.
paid BY tho week often in and complain that We 90
PRINT ough Sensational that people want all tho dea
es u honde ell the scandal Of the divorce court
Tfed Naruutste worked Q commission
day. with every step taken under dcuy and osu
ne him p nbscrber he walked al that dy iG
netAdng.
but HE was never heard to complain
10 met didn't for pdng ttssh upon
a. decency 70 heard about it
Re usv the the advertising policy
He kant telling policies suited him and kept telling the people
s c policies ought suit them and convincing ths TOO
"a tie days and between when he failed to send good
sassd HIT Of nav nameA
lsos this poor old with body bent and hms and
- hating Irregular Just about demonstrated for the rest Of
- success depends great deal upon whore heart and the way
ysa bsalsva
Ths death Of caused furry Wallst
Thsss wa the Detroit board of trade
There Aags at half mast today.
.M But tF-
Washington White House. president tho chief
the United States their chosen head and ladsr
upper congress have cepresdent whose ofce
with the authority and tho responsibility Of presiding ocer Of
or highest legislative body Before him M the In whom there has
h the review Of ell the acts shaping nations destiny
lower house sit the immediate representatives Of
districts the the
Aoush sentiments and viii Of those who them Office
Over this body there prede speaker Of the house;
At the head of the departments Of government have
secretary Of the treasury secretary Of attorney
postmaster general secretary Of the secretary the
The Detroit times., 1915-02-23

o
cnff
viii the seeker Of getting
the profit from the labor
d
age
The Detroit times., 1915-02-23

"JIm eivlns 10 90 bowIesaed that
when he goes past tn School tn
teacher has all en- pupils 90 20 tn
windows e chow them what . parsn-
thesis looks Like"
The Detroit times., 1915-02-23

We are soon going to have spring
typhoid.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-23

A New York man sold quart OF
his blood for SIS. Not 90 bad, II the
supply would hold out.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-23

In the attack on her shipping by
Germany. England discerns. according
to q press report, that Germany
takes belligerept attitude" At
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-17
LATENk'S BIG Wild
ANIMAL CIRCUS GIVES
GOOD SATISFACTION

Bright and clean and replete with
entertaining acts, LaTena's Big Wild
Animal Circus exhibited Wednesday
afternoon and evening in the city, Civ
ing show that drew good audiences
and pleased all, young and old alike.
The acts presented were novel genu-
inc and were we'll staged, and the en-
tire performance was Of a high quail
ity.
Good crowds came in from the sur
rounding towns to see Augustus first
circus of the season and all were
pleased by the performance. number
of the acts of which would have done
credit TO d more pretentious show.
There was not a dull moment dur
ing the entire show for acts Of merit
rapidly followed one another. The
wild animal acts were Of special in
terest. Hans Van Bross showed his
mastery over a troupe of lions in a
steel arena, the lions performing all
sorts of stunts and paying strict at
tention to every word of their master.
Walter Allen and his performing ele-
plants also had their admirers. The
elephants did everything from dancing
to stepping over their master and as
finale Mr.. Allen put his head in the
mouth Of one Of the elephants.
A feature Of the show that was of
interest to all was provided
by Capt Wesley's troupe Of educated
seals and sea lions, the equal Of which
is seldom seen. They play ball, play
in band and one of the seals actually
walks on a tight rope unaided. while
a ball upon his nose.
Other excellent acts were fancy
riding act done very gracefully by two
clever equestrian performers and
specially given by two very clever
wire walkers. A number of aerial
performers, large company Of
and fine lot Of trained ponies
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-17
HIGH QUALITY
GOLF IS SHOWN
AT BALTUSROL

Short Hills, \. j., June 16.-There was
no questioning the quality of golf shown
today by the leaders in the 36-hole quail
flying round for the annual open cham
pionship of the United States Gold Asso-
citation over the Baltusro, links. Thirty
ewo men qualified from the first half Of
the big entry yesterday, when the best
medal score was 15l, made by Francis
Ouimet, the national amateur champion.
from ssachusetts, and James Thomp-
son. the Philadelphia professional. Today.
however, three lower scores went TO the
top Of the list and Jerome D. Travers,
who has won more championships than
any other amateur golfer in America.
tied yesterdays best score:
The three leaders today-Gilbert Mich
oils, Wilmington. Del, 147; James NJ.
Barnes. White Marsh Valley, Pa. 149,
and Jack bowling, Searsdale, n y. 1856
are all professionals.
Walter c. Hagen of Rochester. the
present holder of the title, played stead
lily throughout the day and he has a
fairly good chance of repeating his victo-
~ of q year ago. Louis Teller, ex-
champion of France, who played a round
with Hagen. finished on equal terms with
the champion and he, 100, is considered
a promising candidate for the title.
Ouimet and Travers, with equal results
in their scoring for eligibility have given
evidence of being right up to champion
ship farm. Chick Evans, the Chicago boy
and western amateur champion, also
showed Some fine golf. His total for TO-
day was 76-79-155.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-17
COST OF LIVING IS
GROWING HIGHER
STATISTICS OF GOVT

Washington, June 1e.-The cost Of
living is higher than ever before in
the United States, as far as govern
ment statistics show and is increasing
each year. In 1914 the years cost Of
filling the market basket of the aver
age American workngman's family
was $6.6s higher than it was in 1913,
and s60.43 higher than it was in 1907,
calculating on relative price figures
announced today by the Federal Bu-
real Of labor statistics, as a result of
its most recent investigation Of retail
prices.
These figures represent prices Of Is
articles eggregating approximately
two-thirds of the expenditure for food
by the average workingman's family.
The cost Of these articles in 1918 was
S3S3.9o, making the 1914 cost s54o.5S,
while in 1907 1t was s2s015.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-17
CHALLENGE DR.,
HENDERS0N'S
CLAIM CURE FOR
TUBERCULOSIS

San Francisco. June I7.-Delegates to
the convention Of the National Eclectic
Medical Association continued today the
argument begun yesterday by Dr. H. L.
Henderson Of Astoria, Ore. when he stat
ed in a paper read before the convention
that he had discovered a remedy for tn
berculosis that, n its application by him,
resulted in the permanent cure Of IS per
cent. of his patients.
This statement was challenged by DR..
E. B. Sherman Of Cincinnati, who said
he had tried the same remedy with the
result that s. per cent. of his patients
died. He then demanded that DR.. Hen
derson give~the assembled physicians the
benefit of his knowle .dge.
Further discussion revealed that the
remedy as described by Dr. Henderson
is produced by the combination of saliyyl-
ic acid and guaiacol
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-17
FORMER BILLIARD
i. CHAMP ATTACKS HIS
wife AND SLASKES
HIS OWN THROAT

Chicago, June 16.-Calvin Demarest,
nrnner national amateur billiard cham
ION, attacked his wife with a pocket
'nife today and then slashed his own
hroat His mother, who attempted
10 restrain him, was cut in the hands,
husband and wife were taken to a
hospital. There Mrs. Deinarest's wound
as said 10 be serious, the two-inch
nade he pocket knife having en-
Aered throat in several places. De-
3larest was not seriously hurt and
.Kas removed to the infirmary of the
-iouse Of Correction.
, Elder Mrs. Demarest said Calvin
lad been on the verge Of a nervous
breakdown for some time, and had
contemplated retirement to a farm for
1est and quiet. She told the police
that her sons condition made itself
apparent in hallucinations concerning
Ais wife, one Of them being that she
Is as robbing him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-17
SAW BRITISH
FAMILY SHOT
BY CAVALRY OF
GENERAL VILLA

Providence, r l.. June 16.-Capt. Nj
Grotsen Of the steamer tanker Chris
tian knutsen which arrived here to-
day, told tonight of having seen a
family of three. father, mother and
baby all British subjects. shot to
death by Villa cavalry at Tuxpam
Mexico, on Sunday, June 6. The Knut-
sen was lying an eighth of a mile of
shore and through marine glasses, the
officers and crew saw the raiders at
tack the wireless plant owned by the
Eagle OIL Co about nine miles from
Tuxpam destroy the plant and muir
der the pumpman and his family as
well as a Carranza customs agent who
was stationed there. Capt. Grotsen
said he should report the occurrence
TO the British authorities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-17
WINTHROP

Chief Engineer Lovett King of the
Albert Pierce, which arrived at Balti-
more from Rio Janeiro last week,
came to Winthrop Saturday night to
visit his wife and child. who are with
Mr.. and Mrs. r. winterbottom. return
ing to his ship Monday morning
Miss Arvilla Stevens, who has been
passing five weeks with relatives and
friends in Fairfield. returned home
Monday.
Mrs Fred knight and daughter Flo
ra. Mrs. Sadie Thomas, Mrs. Frank
Hewitt, and Eugene James went to
Rome Sunday, calling on Mr.. and Mrs.
John Watson.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Watson of New
Sharon with their daughters Ruth and
Ellen. were Sunday guests Of MI and
Mrs Watson.
2. H. Thomas was in Manchester and
Readteld Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-17
ALARM FROM BOX II
Calls Fire Department Wednesday
Evening to 12o Northern Avenue

The fire department was called out
at lilo Wednesday evening in re-
Spouse TO an alarm from Box 81 sit
uated at the corner of Northern ave-
nue. and Oxford STREETS and due to a
slight blaze in the house owned by
Mrs. Lizzie Boyce, 129 Northern ave-
nue.. The explosion Of a lamp caused
by cat jumping on the stand in one
Of the bed rooms on the street floor,
setting the bed afre was responsible
for the blaze. The department made a
quick run to the scene and found Vol
unteer Hose No. 5 already on the scene
with q line of hose laid. This line of
hose was sufficient to extinguish the
fire. The only damage done was the
burning Of the bed, the all out sound
ing at 1215.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-17
New Grammar Wins

The new Grammar school nine de-
feated the Smith school team by a
score Of 10 to Wednesday afternoon.
Taber's hitting for the new school was
the feature OF the game, getting two
home runs from Samuel's delivery.
This is the last game of the new
school nine, and they showed them
selves worthy Of victory over most
any Grammar school team in the
State. Capt Haskell Of the new Gram
mar also came across with two two
base hits