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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-12-31

Association The edition required 1919
pounds of special book ink. There wer g
3l90 inches of display advertising, be
sides the local advertising.
rne edition was started and mailed
from this office in just l5 days. Besides
the big edition our job department took
care of all thu ordinary job work and
there was not disappointed customer
in hts department, every lob being de-
livered when promised
While working on this big edition our
reg ular issue of December 10 was print
ed and mailed on time.
The office force was increased by a
pressman and 90 lad" man.
We wish to thank those who have so
kindly mplimented US and we feel
that orr efforts have been success.
Next year rhe rrue Northerner will
get out The Christmas Edition of Paw
Paw which Will be as large as the 1918
or larger We got the "best" there was
10 way OF material, stock and news, and
we believe that we put out the best
Christmas paper published in Southern
Michigan, which is our aim to do 10
1916
Below we publish only few OF the
many compliments we have received
from away:
From the Decatur Republican
The Christmas edition of the Paw Paw
True Northerner published last week
contained "A pages and holds the record
for large edition published ia this coun-
ty.
The cover is illustrated in colors and
the entire edition is printed on book
paper.
Large display advert rtisements are print
ed for nearly every business house In the
village besides number from Kalamazoo
and other nearby places. U. G. Flage
OF Decatur, agent for the Mitchell cars
has a handsomely illustrated announces
ment of his 1915 automobile that covers
nearly page.
The big edition does credit to the True
Mort herner office and its efficient solic
itors aud workmen.
! From the Sunny South
Dallas, Texas
Dec. %, 1915.
Dear Editor:
Nothing in the world ever looked an!
more like Christmas than your specia
edition of the Northerner. 10 the classi
language OF George Ade, it was a "lala
paloosa."
Believe me, can appreciate the worl
that went into every word. l showe'
the paper to the fellows on the Evening
Journal here and it was hard to max
! them believe that the Northerner was
weekly. Permit me to congratulate yo
! and Amy" Blerce.
With best wishes for a prosperou
\ New Year, am
A fellow slave OF the typewriter,
ii. ID. Jacobs
Dallas manager U. p.
! From the Golden " est
Orovllle, California.
Dec %, 1915
NV Dear Editor:
The receipt of the Christmas editio
= of the True Nortberner yesterday wa
: most pIeasurable surprise, and b'
speaks in no uncertain tones Of the pre-
, gressiveness of your most valuable pape
and the high standard OF excellence
I has attained among the leading Journa
of the middle west.
At the same time great credit is du
to the business men of your city for tt
I liberal manner 10 which they assisted
bringing this edition to so successful
i conclusion, and it remains for the peop
: to get behind the newspapers OF the
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-12-31

Mrs. Sabra Stanton Dobb Of Detroit
will be the guest of Mrs. Stanley Briggs
during the week Of New Years, Mrs.
Dobb is instructor OF music in the Boys
university school, and is also studying at
the Detroit Conservatory Of music This
talented lady is an Alumnus of the Paw
Paw high school and will be we'll remem.
bered in the musical and social circles
Of our little city
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-12-31
COLONIAL THEATRE: CLO'

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Craig. who
been 10 Paw Paw for the past
months conducting the movies at
Colonial theater, packed up .thei1
longings last Monday and have retl
to whence they came and in c|
quence thereof our little city has bd
one movie theater, the Idle Hour
that is here to stay, as Verue woul
1t.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-12-31
DICKINSON NOT BIG
ENOUGH

Eaton county, or to be more exact,
Eaton township, judging by the outside
papers, is the home of one of the lead
ing republican candidates for governor,
referring of course to Mr.. Dickinson,
although there are at least a hundred
republican voters IN that splendid town.
ship just as we'll equipped for this i'm
portant office.
Mr.. Dickinson is professional prohi-
bitionist, which is his entire strength 10
the coming campaigns; as a statesman or
leader he is utterly lacking 10 the es.
sentials and is bound to seriously handi-
cap his party il be is nominated.
There are thousands of good men in
Michigan who are just as dry as Mr.
Dickinson, but who are not ready to
dismiss every other qualification and
support candidate for governor Just
b>cause he is crank on any one issue.
With several candidates 10 the prinar,
Mr.. Dickinson might win, but his nom
ination will be a heavy load for the
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-12-31
Quite Formidable.

Quite Formidable.
T'ommy-Pa, what n placing d
life In jeopardy
Pa-Trying hiu By 1rrY.-Iud|
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-12-31
STATE POLITICS
JUST COMMENCING
Charlotte Republican Says
Dickinson is not big
Enough for Governor of
Great State of Michigan.

Guberns torial politics in the republi-
can ranks will soon commence to sizzle.
The field of Candidates promises to be a
large one. Among those already entered
for the race are Gerrit q Diekema OF
Holland, Albert e Sleeper of Bad Axe,
Frank B. Leland of Detroit, Washing
ton Gardner of Albion and Luren D..
Dickinson Of Eaton couuty, besides sew
eral others yet to be heard from. The
general feeling has been, in some Sec
tions of the state at least, that Mr.. Dick
inson, by reason of his activity in the
anti saloon ranks, would start in the
race with decided advantage over the
other aspirants. There seems to be
some, however, in Mr.. Dickinsons own
bailiwick who have grave fears as to
whether he is big enough for the job, as
the following editorial written by Murl
II. DeFoe and published in his paper,
The Charlotte Republican, last week
would Indicate:
New-York tribune., 1915-03-02
new HAVEN TRIAL
WILL LAST MONTHS
Lawyer Predicts a Quarter
Year-DirectOrs Plead
Not GUILTY..

Three months will be required 10 try
tho directors Of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railroad, under in
dictment for violation of the Sherman
antitrust law. Delaney Nicoll made
this estimate yesterday before Judge
Neterer in the Criminal Branch Of the
United States District Court, when he
entered tentative pleas OF not guilty
for Lewis Cass Ledyard, Robert w.
Taft and Edward ID. Robbins, directors.
Tho answer was to the superseding In
dictments handed up recently by the
federal grand jury.
Mr.. Nieoli asked Judge Neterer TO
give his clients thirty days In which
TO take any action he might consider
proper for their interests. In the new
bills was matter not in the old indict-
ments, no declared.
In opposing the delay, Frank NJ.
Swackcr, assistant United States At
torney General, said Mr.. Nicoll's as
sertion that the trial would last three
months was an argument in favor Of
beginning it at once. The court ruled
the directors might stand on the pleas
of not guilty until March %, or take
whatever action they considered
proper.
Other directors took advantage Of
the privilege of pleading not guilty By
proxy. Charles NJ. Pratt, Thomas De
witt Cuyler. Theodore ". Vail. Fran
els r. Maxwell, Edward Milligan and
George +. Baker were represented BY
John &. Spooner, former United States
Senator. and John G. Milburn, John W.
Grim and other attorneys entered pleas
for Charles f. BrooHer, John l.. Bill
lard, A. HeatOn Robertson and James
S. Hemingway. All have until March
% to change their pleas.
Those who have yet to plead are
William Rockefeller, George MaeCul-
loch Miller, William Skinner, D. New
ton Barney, james S. Elton, Frederick
f. Brewster, Henry X. McHarg and
Alexander Cochrane. The men who
pleaded yesterday remained under the
$4,000 bonds supplied for the frat in
dictments.
The extreme length OF the trial, IL
is said, will be caused by the fact that
the charges 90 into the affairs Of more
tnan hundred corporations.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-02
MAYER WINS FIRST
TILT AT BILLIARDS
Defeats Lord in National Glass
a Championship at
philadelphia.

Philadelphis. March l. Joseph
Mayer, of Philadelphia, defeated r. NJ.
Lord, of Chicago, 400 to 249, here to-
night in the opening game of the ma
tionai Class a amateur 1872 balkline
championship billiard tournament.
Mayer had high runs Of 7S and 70
and his average was 10 1-21. Lords
highest run was AZ and his average
IL S-2l.
Mayer, who won the championship
here In 1918, failed 20 score in the
first two innings but got the balls to-
gether in the third when he gathered a
total of 81 points, giving fine exhibi-
tion Of bslk line nursing.
At the close of the fifth inning, in
which Mayer made run of 7S, the
score was los to Ii in his favor, and
the young Chicago player appeared TO
be outclassed.
Lord, however, brought the specta-
tors TO their feet several times with
remarkable round -the-table shots in
fhe tenth inning when he made total
of SO, including eight exceedingly diff
ficult spread shots.
Even while compiling this run Lord
failed to show any ability TO nurse the
balls. but in the seventeenth and nine
teenth innings he displayed form which
showed that he will be a dangerous
competitor against even the veteran
players who are entered in the tourna-
ment.
The score by innings follows:
run. 1a "a "a. Average Gi e., I5 la.
90 Lord g. qSS. Sd io' a. ii ns5 fan ri a.
Average II 1871
New-York tribune., 1915-03-02
$500 FOR CARPET
Shmavon Collection Sale At
tracts Throng of Art Lovers.

Lovers and students Of Eastern art
filled the large ground floor salon OF
the Kent -Shmavon Galleries, 668 Fifth
Avenue, yesterday, when james J. Silo
began the dispersal Of the rare and
costly collections gathered during many
years of research and excavation by
Malayan Shmavon, NJ. NJ. Gourade and
the late Anthony Edwards, financial ad-
yiser to the Sultan OF Turkey, and
others.
A Persian carpet of Herman weave,
with ivory field and floral device OF
rose, dark blue and soft green, brought
the top price of the afternoon-S590.
The same buyer gave $3.50 for Pers an
Hamadan carpet, with blue medallion
IN tile design Of golden brown, and
$40 for Persian Goercvan carpet
with a camel's hair field and a device
of rose and blue.
Lillian Russell was an interested and
liberal buyer. She obtained, among
other things, an Asia Minor silk rug,
with a rich red ground, a 'deep blue
medallion and touches Of turquoise and
ivory, and striking old Samarcand
rug. with three rose medallions on n
pale yellow field.
Other bidders and buyers included
Miss Jean Webster, Mrs. c. c. Clark,
Yrs. F. c. Hallenbeck, Mrs. W. NJ.
Urquhart. II. l.. Phillips, b. G. Goodhue.
W. H. Pease. +. c. Palmer. VI. L. Pruyn,
Mark Hafner and F. Mathesius, jr. The
total OF the session was sb,353. Exam
pies of Sultanabad and Rhages faience,
a fragment of a Greek shield in brass,
Caucasion and Indian embroideries. in
cludng temple hangings, and Asia
Minor rugs will be dispersed at this
afternoons session.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-02
.HOTCHIKSS TO HEAR
GAGAN CHARGES
Won't Change Bull Moose Faith
Because Of Appoint
ment.
lFrols /. sian Cone.poadsnt o, rns Ttibunsl

Ltrolo SIAN to1espr.deAl OF lnh Iflpuho4
Albany, March William II. Hoteh
kiss, ex-Stats Progressive chairmar
and Insurance Commissioner under
Governor Hughes, was appointed to-day
by Governor Whitman as commits
sioner TO hear the testimony IN the
charges against District Attorney
Thomas Gsgan Of Rockland County
The charges grow out OF the prosecu-
ton of William V. Cleary for the mur
der OF his son.in-law. Eugene l.. New
man. Cleary was acquitted. and IL Is
alleged by Newman's father that the
District Attorney failed TO put in evi
dence which would have greatly
strengthened the prosecution.
Gsgan's answer. which was submitted
severa. weeks ago. did not fully satisfy
ths Governor. II was thought at one
time that he would personally handle
the case, but recent developments H.
Rockland County, it is understood, lead
him to believe that the charges re
quired more time and attention thar
he as the Chief Executive of the state
could devote 10 them.
Tne appointment OF Mr.. Hotchkiss
was made after conference between
him and the Governor. The ex-Pro-
gressive chairman said he had not yet
made up his mind as 10 when and where
he will hold his hearings. Aske il the
appointment could be looked upon a.
an indication Of his returning to the
Republican fold, he pointed to the Bull
Moose button on his coat lapel and re
Piled:
81 had that on when I talked to thu
Governor"
New-York tribune., 1915-03-02
TO SHOW NEW SET
OF ATHLETIC TOOLS
Paraphernalia Adopted for the
Olympic Games at |. {. A.
4. A. A. Meet.

The only set of athletic implements
in existence which conforms with the
regulations of the international ANA
teur Athletic Federation will he on eX-
hibition al Madison Square Garden on
Saturday night, when the |. {. A A. A
AS will hold it's first annual indoor
games.
This collection of athletic parapher-
MALTA. duplicates Of which must be used
al all future Olympic and international
meets. was in part the personal prop,
crtv of the late James L. Sullivan and
Mike Murphy. Each piece was inspect
Cd and passed upon at the formation
conference of the International ANA
teur Athletic Federation held at Lyons
France, last June. =,
The collection, which will be eShib-
tied in the main foyer OF the Iafdeh,
includes the discus, javeiin., relay
baton, hammer, shot, vault and Jump
standards. These differ in many re-
spects from the implements now IN use
in American athletics. The l6-pound
hot for instance, is constructed ac-
cording TO the plans Of the late Nike
NIurphy, the famous trainer. ~ CON
sist! OF a round brass shell, filed with
load. giving a compact weight Tor put
ting, with the added advantage OF a
smooth. even surface:
Tire collection, which has teen Sc
cured for the evening by komeyh
Eerrv. manager of the indoor intercol-
iaciate games. will be guarded by a
1elegation of undergraduates and iatef
transferred TO the concert hall OF tne
Garden where the athletes and otlclaiS
will have dinner Immediately ioi!o"lhe
the contests.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-02
c. W. MORSE LOSES
CONTROL OF SHIPS
Hayden & Stone, Bankers,
Now Represent Majority
in Hudson Navigation.

Charles W. Morse's Hudson Naviga-
tlon Company has slipped through his
fingers. lie is still its president, but
at the annual meeting, held on Janu-
sry 25, Morse's representatives, in office
were supplanted and the board of di-
rectors is nov organized against him.
Hayden, Stone q Co., bankers, are now
the controlling factors.
Only two adherents Of Mr.. Morse
are left on the board-John Englis and
James O'NeiIl. Mr.. Englis is ship
builder Of Brooklyn. and Is heavy
formerly held by Mr.. Morse's son,
shall VI. Ferguson. Mr.. Ferguson is
held by Nehemiah H. Campbell, an as
sociate Of Morse in the old days James
NJ. Clifford and c. II. Livingston, to-
gether with the two suppanted ofIi
GERS, have retired from the directorate.
Mr.. Campbell last night admitted
that the Morse interests were in the
minority "for the present"
Hayden, Stone & Co. have extensive
New England interests, and have held
considerable amount of the naviga-
tion companys stock for two years. IL
was with an option on this stock that
Morse returned from Europe to take
command Of the company in May, 1913.
Since 1910 this stock, amounting TO
10000 shares, had been held by John
W. McKinnon. George Il. Sheldon and
Ladenburg. ThaImann G. Co. From
them it passed into the hands of
syndicate controlled by Hayden, Stone
& Co. Morse's offer of S25 a share,
which was 81 in excess Of the market
price, was accepted by the syndicate.
II was said that Morse put up collat-
eral to hold the stock, but made no
payment. He then went ahead and
elected his board.
As Galen l.. Stone, OF Hayden. Stone
& Co., has now place on the board
of directors, it is thought that the
stock has reverted 70 the syndicate
Edward F. Murray, Of Troy, N. Y, who
is now second vice-president OF the
navigation company. has opposed Mr.
Morse since his re-entry into the al
fairs of the company. Morse, in No
vember, 1914, brought suit against Mr..
Murray to recover, in the name OF the
company. 10000 shares Of stock which,
he alleged, Murray obtained without
payment while Morse was trying to re-
tain control of the company, pending
the appeal from his conviction.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-02
Richie 10 Dance
and Welsh to Box

Frank O'Neill. chairman Of TIE State
Athletic Commission, has the consent
of Willie Richie. the American light
weight champion, TO dance with his Sis
ter for the first time in the East AT
the benefit for the unemployed to De
held in the list Regiment Armory on
Thursday night under the direction OF
the Marshall Stillman Association.
Freddy Welsh, the worlds hgnt-
weight champion, has agreed to ,ap-
near and box three rounds, and so mas
Young Ahearn. ,.,-l,
McKetrick believes Ahearn, although
weighing only 15i pounds; - TIE
greatest fighter of any weight IN 'h1
world. and both he and Ahearn s'shd
ready to prove it st any time.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-02
Mitchell Leaves Upper Mont
clair Country Club for
the Ridgewood Or
ganization.

Professional changes in golf are a.
Uavs in order al this time OF year, and
although many have been made to date
the end is not yet Some more were
announced yesterday. SHIT OF reai
innortauce among me saiaried brigade
is that by which Joseph Mitchell ior
nine years .diliated with the upper
Montclair Country Club, goes 10 Ins
Ridgewood County CiuD 10 s"'oeeu
Alec II. Findlay, jr.
Rjdgewood's present linhs IS com
paratively new one. In fact; Wa
pp~iv recently that Donald J. Ross de-
signed the trapping, and this VIII Dc
carried out under MitchelIs super
vision. He took charge yesterday, anu
will prcceed at once with the "oTh' III
a month or two the club Will start lWo
now holes. which will provide lehglh
close TO $500 yards. Aim. ..o
Mitcbell's greatest competitive sea
con was the one of last year. ms DesI
norformance being in the Eastern open
cbamnionsEip at Shawnee, where ne
6n;abed next TO Isaac ). Mackle' lhe
winner. J. II. Dunuing, president o.
underwood. said yesterday th@I
Mitchell would have all the time neces-
sary TO compete in the various CON cCIPe, Sa
t;,ions for protest. sionals, and would DC
oncourared in developing has game
Mitchell is d homebred, and IS cohSlu
cred one Of the most promising play
ers in this vicinity.
Charles Rowe, formerly at Beaver
Falls, located in Texas for the y. wiGiet, Gieb
VIZ re successor TO Macdonald Smith,
"S metropolitan l open champion who re-
eioncd short while ago.
william II. Robertson, Jr., pr0les-
sionai at Milbrook last year. has been
ENGAGED by the Woodmere Country
Club TO take charge OF its newly opeheo
links.
Lack Hobens came back from Palm
Roach and announced that the season
do,yn there is the greatest ever known
CoIfers we're started as early as "a; m;
and as late AS 4:3O ,. m. we neeae'
New-York tribune., 1915-03-02
D. & R. G. PLAN FOR
WESTERN PACIFIC
First Mortgage Bonds To Be
Scaled Down, Second Liens
To Be Wiped Out.

The plan under consideration by the
directors Of the Denver g. Rio Grande
Railroad and the large bondholdlng in
terests of the Western Pacific for the
readjustment Of the financial relations
of the two Gould properties, it was
learned yesterday, provides for the
wiping out of the second mortgage D
per cent bonds of the Western Pacific,
all OF which are owned by the Denver
& Rio Grande, and deposited as col
lateral under its first and refundlng
mortgage. The amount of the issue Is
S25, 900 900, and the maturity is July /,
1852.
Just how the Denver g. Rio Grande's
first and refUnding bonds, of which
S33, ,617 600 are now outstanding out OF
a total authorized issue of Sl50,00O,OOO,
VIII be affected by the removal OF the
collateral behind them was not dis
closed. In this regard the indentures
make this provision:
an case the Western Pacific second
m rtgage D. of 1862. of which the
whole issue is pledged hereunder, are
released from the lien of this issue
and sold, the proceeds shall, at the
written request Of the company only,
be added to the sinking fund and in
terest thereon added 10 the SINKING
fund. II money cannot be invested in
accordance with these provisions, the
trustee may invest the fund in bonds
listed on the New York Stock Exchange
at a price to realize 3ls per cent per
aEnum."
The reorganization Of the Western
Pacific will in all probability also in
clude a receivership, which will be
sought by interest friendly to the com
pany. 1t is not expected, however. that
q ere will be q receivership for the
Denver & Rio Grande, although there
may be some legal difficulties arising
from the company's abrogation of its
guarantee OF the Western Paciiic's first
mortgage bonds.
The Western Pacific plan also pro
vides for drastic scaling down OF the
first mortgage bonds. In return the
bondholGers will get new securities,
part of which will be a fixed charge.
with guarantee by the Denver & Rio
Grande, and on the rest the interest
Will be paid only If earned by either
road.
Committees are now putting the I'm
ishing touches on the readiustment ar
rangement, and it is possible that an
announcement of its tsrms will be made
to-day. As vas forecasted on Sunday.
the Western Pacific defaulted yester-
day on the payment of the semi-annual
interest on its first mortgage bonds.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-02
TO BUILD AT BEACHW00O
Plans Being Prepared for New
Cottage at Resort.

Architects plans for The erection o.
one OF the first bungalows to be built
at Beachwood, n. j, are being pre-
pared for DR.. +. p. Robinson, of ll6
West Thirty-n'nth STREET, New. York.
DR.. Robinson, who was one OF the first
to obtain lots at the new beach resort
which The Tribune is establishing, Will
build a cottage for occupancy through
out the entire year.
The new cottage will stand back
from the beach some little distance
and will be artistic IN its surround
ines. Construction work on the house
is contemplated with the coming or
Va m weather. It is planned TO have
the cottage ready for occupancy this
summer
In addition TO Dr. Robinson, lots are
feld M Beachwood by his wife ald son.