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The Detroit times., 1915-10-19
Dayton Is Happy Under
Commission Government

Inc city OF Dayton w., II run ny ."
~city manager" who is responsible only
4 70 the Dayton commission of six, which
u directly responsible, in turn, to the
\ poople of that city. The commission is
composed of business men, known 70 the
4 citizens, easy of access, who have no
V favors to grant nor political promises to
ss1nIfll. There is no political machine In
Dayton, because there is no one for the
Smachine to work.
The city manager, Fl. NJ. Waite, re-
Sseeives q salary of $4,000 year, and in
10 months has decreased the city's debt
&E71 .O45 and increased its assets S407.324
! Ia WITHOUT INCREASING ITS TAX
&ATION. He has also doubled the public
oRvice without increasing its budget
/ lEore is food for thought in tax-ridden
Dstroit.
The food did for Dayton what it did
Flor Galveston, brought to the eyes OF the
R&ocple I clear view Of comfortably fixed
wv administration, fattening of the
cople's money and doing little but hold
1cwn an Office chair few short hours
~ Nobody had any special qualifca-
len In any particular line, and would
I've been employed only as an appren-
1lce By any business firm. The food dis
1nrhed the inertia of the city hall and
- disclosed the fact that there was no
there who could cope with conditions.
ko political ring had not calculated
Son foods, and was thrown out OF
I hack BY this disaster. In the crisis the
roiness man had to come to the relief
ths sufferers, and he did it so thor
1uxtly that the people had no desire to
.3IIow him to fan back into the obscurity
FSf private life again. They demanded to
NOV why all this ability might not be
Efnrned to account in the city govern
rent.
So Dayton sent a committee through
~ land to study municipal government.
\ IN. In D few months, had decided to
Bndopt charter which entrusted the
4 Ounicipality to q commission Of six,
ACTED at large, and IAN experienced,
|7nined and capable person with peculiar
$|kness and ability to handle the affairs
z1k the city," this person to be chosen by
= committee Of five citizens, also elected
knk large. Party politics was eliminated,
I 10 names Of parties appearing on the
bn1ICt. A recall election was provided
J. ~, upon a petition of 25 per cent of the
Cogistered voters. The commissioners
i've = half day week to the task of
y oesing that the manager is administer
mg affairs satisfactorily.
And so the people Of Dayton feel that
N they are getting the worth of their
money, and everyone but the politicians
u satisfied with this comparatively new
z4cparture in American municipal gov
kInment. As. through the recall, the
*oople are still the holders of power,
&hore can be no truth in the waiting cry
<k "undemocratic" which the ward
So1er raises. The city is a business in
1Itntion, and managed as such, and we
1Se shrewd suspicion that if Dayton
Ekod wanted a bridge this summer, il
$<Uuld have had one. with a straightfor-
K ord, business-hke efficiency which
$Nould have met with the taxpayers APP
<nn0vnl
The Detroit times., 1915-10-19
From Another Point of VieU

Appraiser Bancroft says the ID. L. r.
has been caught padding. Which prob
ably accounts for its false figures.
A Cross Of the Legion Of Liars. or
something, to the fellow who is trying TO
scare England with his story Of tun-
mel secretly built by Germany under the
channel.
There's one consolation to be found in
the closing of the Panama canal. We
still have that good old Cape Horn to 90
around.
An awful warning as to the danger OF
overwork is indicated in a Washington
dispatch announcing that suffrage
speaker has broken her jaw and been
compelled TO abandon her tour.
There doesn't seem TO be any danger
Of the British army running short on
beef with the war department long on
bulls.
Odd Name Contest.
(Iot stuff shared from Folks Detroit
directory.)
Pepper c. L., No. 2l5 Ferry-ave. east.
Mustard, G.. A., Russell foundry.
Firestone, Joseph, No. $50 Gerald-ave.
Ginger, JOSEPH. No. 338 Tillman-ave.
Curry, Albert, No. 200 Blane-ave.
Sun, A. j.. No. 208 Fifth-ave.
Heater, Arthur, No. 1105 Mckinley
ave.
Warmbier, Adolph, No. 387 Thir-
tieth-st. +. w. F.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-19

Much OF the ivory from which piano keys. bill
lard pals knife handles and combs are made
Is collected In Siberia from fossil remains Of the
giant mammoth. the great-grandmother OF tho
elephant. Many OF these tusks are a quarter %
a million years old, having been preserved
In frozen soil or ancient ice
The Detroit times., 1915-10-19
The Keep Well Column
WISDOM TEETH.

Wisdom teeth are becoming al
most as scarce as hens teeth"
The Detroit times., 1915-10-19
THRIFT BY TAXATION.

Among the strange sights evoked by war not
the least memorable deputation OF Brit
ash bankers and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS a
rather opulent and consequential section OF
British opinion-that recently waited on the
government and begged II TO increase taxes, in
virtually all directions, with a rigorous hand
A prime motive is to enforce thrift II IL
urged that taxes be laid on imports expressly
TO compel a reduction in their consumption;
that the rate OF the income tax be raised 70
induce retrenchment in individual expenditure
and that the present comparatively low
emption be lowered 40 that workingmen. with
earning increased by the war wages, will have
to put by at least enough 10 pay their income
tax
This is a symptom OF the crumbng OF free
social state under the pressure OF var with
the daily war expense stu mounting With
orders showered on the United States Tor
shells by the million. which cost all the way
from $40 10 $1,000 apiece, ability TO Withstand
a three-year war becomes 20 a large degree
question OF thrift-of onsetting enormous
losses by economy In every direction.
TIE drain Is so tremendous that what finally
wins may be not the last hundred million
pounds" OF last years oratory but the last
shilling. Expediency Of the German blockade
is now questioned because, by largely cutting
of foreign goods, ~ compels the fatherland 10
rigid economy. II would be wiser, British
critics OF the blockade now say, TO encourage
Germany 10 spend al much money abroad as
possible. even for war munitions.
Economy being so important, men should not
be asked 20 consume less advocates OF ncW
taxes urge. in effect; they should be compelled
retrencbment for one OF It's purposes The gov
eminent should direct everything, control
everything The individual become merely
Evening Post
The Detroit times., 1915-10-19

whooping cough is generally tax
en- through direct CONTACT with the
sick, rarely through exposure 10 the
sick room or To persons or cloth
ing used by the sick.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-19

smyrna can Law claim 10 loftier lineage than
perhaps any other city on the earth. II Is her
proud boast thar from the earliest dawn OF his-
tory down OF the present bombardment her con-
tinuity Of namc and fame Is unbrokeR. n is
in this spirit that she claims Homer for citi-
zen.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-19

The jaw OF the white man f. be
coming less efficient because he is
using It lees and less
And mollycoddling the teeth Is
like mollycoddling The throat or
chest--it weakens rather than saves.
Often parents try 20 prevent chill.
dren from using their grinders
for biting or cracking hard things.
But N they were allowed 20 use their
teeth in this way while tho teeth
are strong and healthy IL would
tend 20 keep them so.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-19

Most birds eat more than twice
their ovn weight every day.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-19

Appraiser Bancroft says the ID. L. r.
has been caught padding. Which prob
ably accounts for its false figures.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-10

to the gathering. Boys. I'm afraid
III have to apologize for this" be ex
planned. II never played with Mr
Poynter. but believe he's a ringer"
II haven't played for years." stated
Poyhter. casting his eye specnlatively
IN the edges Of the cushions They
seemed a trife worn.
Then It's all on" sighed Blackie-
y don't see what you're kicking
about" demonstrated the man with
the lumpy biceps as he prepares to
break. "We'd rather give some of our
money to q stranger than have you
take It all"
The game now being fairly In prog
ress. Poynter leaned against the next
table beside Blackie.
"Mr. Daw. I'd like to buy about ten
shares of your bath company stock"
he suggested without wasting any
time.
couldn't think of it." Immediately
replied Blackie.
II hadn't any idea that you would"
went on Poynter. II suppose that you
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-10

sJim Wallinoford 10 . friend OF mine"
are also voting with Mr.. WaIingford
on every proposition"
Certainly" admitted Blackie.. Jim
Wallingford is u friend Of mine"
Then | suppose that you approve of
bis policy. as outlined In this mornings
papersr
mot for a minute" Blackie assured
him. 81 think it's rotten"
~Still you would vote with him to
sustain that policyT
Naturally" replied Blacke. watch
ing the highball enthusiast Of the par.
~ miss his shot by about a foot AS
| said before, Jim Wallingford and |
are 6rm friends" and 1t being his turn
be stepped forward. pocketed the three
and four balls and banked unsuccess-
fully for the hidden dve.
Mr.. Poynter walked up to the table
and surveyed the layout BE shifted
his angle OF view and gave the assert
ment some interested study. Gentle
men, be announced. Il don't mind
c~onfessing that my ball Is the four.
teen" and %thereup0n be proceeded.
with great delicacy, to pick Oh all the
intervening balls. from the Eve up.
removed -four OF them from the corner
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-10
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(bu GEORGE RANDOLPH CHESTER
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Copyright. 1913. BY the sobbs-Merri Co.

jawed Hittam. How and why did
you ever permit such an atrocious sto-
~ az that to creep into print?'
why at~rocious7" inquired walling.
ford. Its the tort Of place I propose
to run"
"You actually sanctioned It, Them
and Hittam looked to the chairman of
his committee for backing.
Ills an o%utrager' pronounced MI.
Nayler. his pink face flushing red
Certainly, | sanctioned It," Walling-
ford dispassionately said II consider
It splendid business publicity. Well
have the live spenders here from all
over the universe Immediately follow
ing every spree"
'.rhe Neptune Hotel company does
not want that sor Of patronage" MI.
| Hittam angrily insisted. 1T wants the
respectabi Die moneyed class"
Respectable people don't spend
enough" asserted Wallingford. these
plans as outlined are my own, and
they're going to stick. I'm not In this
business for my health. and any night
my patients don't absorb ten cases of
champagne m complain to the au-
thorities."
The committee adjourned Immediate
~ and repaired to the padded alcove
of the Surf hotel bar.
Were stungr' declared Hittam. II
understand now why this Internal
Wallingford made rs put up a hun
dred thousand guarantee fund He
wanted to make sure of having a hotel
to feed his resort for Jaded sports"
The worst OF It is we hold stock In
mis- company" commented Nayler.
Not enough" responded Hittam. 'or
we'd outvote him and run his bath es-
adjustment or a less hilarious basis
It's a good enough scheme"
Mr. Hittsm rose sharply from his
seat at the inner end Of the table
"pollet" be called abruptly, come
over here"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-10

nACL POLLET. taking a gloomy
drink by himself and m~asticat
ing slowly on q piece Of pepper
mint tany. stalked over to thu
table and Viewed the world with dis
favor. Just had my allowance OF al
cohoi. thanks" be reported.
"You don't need anything to Ore you
imag1nat ion,' charged Hitfam WHY
did you pen that description of the
Neptune sun bath cureY"
II ask myself Why" returned Paul,
sorrowfuily wipine his eyeglasses and
Weighing. with u sigh. his last box OF
taffy. Il have been conscience sfrick.
en- all morning. have quarreied with
J. Rufus WaIlingford. and wish
was out OF the game. | had respecta'
bic parents"
They missed IRE In yonr training"
reforted Hittam
How In the stock distributed ?" In
quired the quiet little ststistician IN
the corner
-You hold 1900 shares. MIR waiiine
ford owns 1900. an Office boy ana a
butler each bold n share. and DR.
Daw and myself hold 900 each"
~Nine hundred and ninety. nine." ng
ured the little man 10 the corner
with u 1900 we would have withia
two shares Of control. Would you Ike
to sell your stock. Mr.. Pollet3"
"I'd just push a wheel chair from
here to Philadelphis and back to nnd
the man with the money" responded
Nj. Pollet bitterly.
"How much do you want for your
stock" asked Hittam.
Seventy"
sYour Indignation does not affect
the market value Of your Investment
I notice." observed the fat member OF
the party.
mot 30 you could notice It." confess
ed Pollet 81 don't ARE much for mon
ey, but I think I could learn"
Hold on a minute" counseled the
statistician. "Mr. Pollet's shares would
not give us control. anyway"
I'VE might obtain the two odd shares
0el0 DIV tne uuuluif uiieetoto,
ed Nayler hopefully.
The nasal laugh OF Mr Poynter dis
counted that idea. You'd find a string
to those two shares" he avowed.
POSSIBLY Mr.. Daw might be induced
TO vote with u.s." again hopefully inter.
jected the optimistic Mr. Nayler.
mo chance" scorned MIR. Pollet dis
painfully. 'Blackie Daw and Jim Wal.
lingford are firm friends"
.Then | think I'll see Mr.. Daw." de
cided Mr.. Poynter. his eyes twinkling.
"Where do you suppose I'd find himf'
Down In the billiard room playing
Kelly pool for two bits a cue and ten
cent ~setbacks," advised Paul, with q
grin. "He was three forty ahead o
the game when | left him.
Gaunt and thin nosed Mt. Poynter.
looking like u retired preacher VINO
had taken up farming. wandered down
into the billiard room and FOUND
Blackie In his shirt sleeves. With four
6rm friends whom be had not known
1t breakfast time.
"Just III the fight minute. Lemuei'
hailed Blackie- Take q stick an0
trail In"
Don't care u do" replied the
looking Poynter. who. with
his broad brimmed hat, looked ~
much u OF place In there a. q bath
ing suit at a sleighing party.
BlsrkAan tpspsGteM hfTnew player as
he chaiked bis cue and Introduced him
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-10
xiv.
Ne Didn't Understand Il.

He Oidn' Understand e
HACL POLLET. taking a gloomy
drink by himself and masticat
ing slowly on q piece Of pepper
mint fafYy sfaIked over 70 the
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-10

ed Blackie cheerfully; 80 called be
cause a little robin redbreast makes
his home In the old church tower"
mo wonder Polly went straight ON
through" decided Wallingford. in deep
aggravation Hes probably still
hunting the burg"
Blackie straddled his machine. You
do wrong to desert your steed mt this
stage of the game" he chided Its all
downhill to yonder rural hamlet and
pleasing coasting."
He gave himself a start. and. his bi
cycle gathering momentum. he threw
his legs over the handle bar and rent
sailing down the hill with a howl of
Joy. like a boy just let out from school
and looked back with sad speculation
at his own wheel Finally. shaking
bis head. he left the contra tion to Its
fate and started stolidly after Blackie
on foot through with weight reducings
and bicycle forever.
Il was q long and a slow and q pain
full walk. and. as the fates would have
Il be stumbled on q frozen clod and
fell. just In front Of the yellow farm
house. and bruised his kneecap and
lay there. scattering profanity into the
surrounding atmosphere until Q man
with ear NUTS and q straw hat and
gum ~overshoes on his wrinkled knee
length boots came clomping q Of the
yellow house. on the porch Of which
gathered the mother and the three
girls, whose ages could have been told
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-02-12
Alfalfa Acreage Worth $50.

George McKerrow, who besides being
for quarter of century the leader in
the farmers institute work in this
state, is high grade farmer, states
that his alfalfa crops are worth more
than $50 per acre per year. Every sue
cessful alfalfa grower in the state will
agree with this statement. Is it not,
then, better to urge the farmers to
grow alfalfa than to paint dismal pic
lures of agricultural conditions? The
fact is that the Wisconsin farmers are
the most prosperous people in the whole
country and the question at issue
should be to increase this prosperity.
The extension of alfalfa is one of the
ways to increase prosperity. Another
way is to keep better cows, and still
another to systematic and standardize
farm crops. When we have won the
battle for standardization, we will be
ready for packaging and marketing
problem = not until them Hartland
News IS
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-02-12
What Socialism Is Trying to Do.

Not all of the socialists of the United
States are in the sOcialistic party by
any means. A very important portion
of that party lies concealed in the re-
publican and democratic parties, work.
ing secretely in union with the social
istic leaders and for their ultimate pur-
poses. Wisconsin has furnished dis
astrous and costly experience in that
direction. The ten mischievous amend
ments, defeated last fall only through
the strongest of effort, originated in
the socialistic party, and were put
through two legislatures by the So
called prOgressives, both republican and
democratic, in those legislatures.
On another line of attack, these Sc
cret enemies of republican form of
government are very busy just now in
pushing the propaganda of government
ownership of railroads, telegraph and
telephone lines, and mines. Traced
back to their source, these theories,
dangerous alike to the perpetulty OF
our government and the political and
industrial liberties of the people, will
be found to originate in the socialistic
camp. A powerful article against these
schemes is found in the February At
lantic Monthly, written by MIR. Samuel
o. Dunn. From it we take the follow
ing extract:
'Thirty-three years ago an Italian
government commission made most
thorough investigation of public owner
ship of railroads and reached several
important conclusions. One was that
under government ownership, politics
as President Hadley phrased it, would
corrupt the railroad management and
the railroad management would corrupt
politics.. This would cut the public
with a two-edged sword. Political in
fluence would cause the government to
be ill-managed. Nothing else is so
fatal as such influence to the efficient
management of state enterprises. And
if the state management should be-
come a factor in politics, then politics
would be demOraliZed. No influence
holding greater menace to free insti-
buttons could be injected into politics
than the influence of government de-
partments which controlled the eXpen-
diture of billions of dollars annually
and employed millions of voters"
1t seems to us that in the light of
the experience of almost every Amerl-
can citizen, nothing could be clearer
than the above reasoning. Of course
those politicians who live by politics
would gladly hail any such addition to
place and power. But the common
people, who in the end must stand the
brunt of every costly and dangerous
mistake, can have no real and true in
terest in such schemes. The future
danger to American liberty and the
American form of government will be
within, engendered by just such social
istic schemes, and not from foreign in
vasion. Fort Atkinson Union.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-02-12
Trying to Make a New State.

The efforts of some. members of the
senate of the state of Washington to
create a new state out of the eastern
counties of Washington and from the
panhandle" of Idaho is not apt to
meet with success. Yet they are inter-
esting as showing how things of this
kind are brought forward from time to
time, despite the fact that only once
since the establishment of the union
has a new state been created by sub
traction from another, and then it was
at the time of the great American
crisis.
The new measure, however, is back
ed by unanimous favorable report of
a senate committee, and number of
the legislators at Olympia seem much
in favor of the project. To carry such
a project, the legislatures of Washing
ton and Idaho and congress must con-
cur There is little likelihood of such
a thing.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-02-12

last year, the increase being 2.5 per
cent. Swine, however, showed the
greatest increase of all classes-9.6
per cent.
1t is, in fact, pointed out by govern
ment statisticians that the market
value of farm horses has actually de-
clined to such an extent that the aver
age is now about Sc head less than a
year ago. This decline is most notice
able in the cotton states and in those
states which make business OF breed
ing horses for sale in other sections.
1t is believed, however, that the
United States is now in better condi-
ton to face such situation than for
years past. The tide, it seems, has
turned. Instead of live stock stedily
decreasing year after year, this year,
as has been said, all classes show an
appreciate increase.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-02-12

THE United States Department of
Agriculture, the state boards and eX-
perts all over the country are urging
the farmers cf America to cultivate
every available acre during the coming
wear. The war in Europe assures the
sale of almost everything that can be
raised. Every article that is exported
to feed the soldiers and the citizens and
the stock of Europe means just that
much less for home consumption, there
fore, even with big crops OF every
thing, the prices will be high. If it is
not a good crop year the farmer will at
least raise enough for home use and
will not have to pay the high prices
that will prevail. Utilize every ser
viceable acre for grain, grasses and
vegetables. In many sections farmers
are urged to try double acreage OF
potatoes. 1t should not be necessary,
under proper conditions, to import po-
tatoes into any agricultural county.
Put the hens and turkeys at work and
give them a square deal. Raise pigs,
cattle and horses in as large numbers
as the accommodations of the farm will
Justify and any losses that any farmer,
planter or rancher may have sustained
last wear will be more than made good.
The war in Europe may last for months
or years, but while it continues there
will be an active demand for every
thing we produce Should the war end
this week the nations engaged will
need all our surplus for year at least.
Take our advice, for once, and do not
permit good, tillable land to lie idle in
1915.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-02-12
More Live Stock Now Than a Year Ago

For the first time in many years, in
formation collected by the department
shows that all classes of live stock in
the United States are increasing.
On January l, for example, the num-
Der of beef cattle showed an increase
of 3.4 per cent over the number a year
ago, and an actual increase of 1922, 900
head. Hitherto the number of beef
cattle in the United States has declined
steadily since 1910. There are also
more mich cows in the country than
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-02-12

THE current issue of the Scientific
American prints a disconcerting fact
about the pressure on an auto tire wnen
lacked up and when supporting the car.
Pump the tires up to eighty pounds
with the machine off the floor and then
allow the wheels to support the weight
of the car and the difference will be but
four-tenths of pound. In other words
those of you who have taken pains to
lack YOUR car off the floor every night
have accomplished little or nothing by
so doing. That there should not be
greater relief from pressure is surpris-
ing but the source of the information
assures it's reliability.