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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-09
OUTLOOK FOR
LARGE WHEAT
CROP PROMISING

The condition of wheat I'm the
state is now excellent. Judging from
the Michigan crop report for May
Just issued by Coleman C. Vaughan,
secretary of state
Fruit correspondents report a
promising prospect for an abundant
crop in all sectors of the state
where the business IL given proper
care, he says.
The condition OF wheat In the
state Is 81, in the southern counties
7S, in The central counties so, In the
northern counties, IS. and In the
upper peninsula 95.
The condition on April ! In the
state was. rs, in the southern coun'
ties 49, In the central counties 80,
in the northern counties So, and In
the upper peninsula, 80. The condi-
ton one year ago was 81 in the state
and southern counties, "a in the
central counties, 90. In the northern
counties and 81 in the upper PENN
sula. The per centage Of wheat that
will be plowed up because winter
killed or otherwise DESTROYED IL . in
the state, s in the southern counties
5 in the central counties. 3 In the
northern counties and in the upper
peninsula. The damage by Hessian
fly I'm per cent is 3 in the state, .
in the southern counties. 8 in the
central counties and In the north
ern counties.
The average condition of rye In
the state is IS. in the southern coun'
ties ga in the central. counties SO,
in the northern counties 90 and In
the upper peninsula 81. The condi-
tion one year ago was the state and
southern counties ~, in the central
counties 95. and In the northern
counties 90 and in the upper PENN
sula 100.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-09
MANY CHANGES IN
CLASSIFICATION
ARE PROPOSED

Proposed changes IN freight elias
sification In western territory are
contained in a docket received by
Traffic Commissioner A. T. Water
fall, OF the Detroit Board OF Com
merce. Many OF these changes are
of vital interest to Detroit shippers.
The docket may be reviewed at the
transportation bureaus Office by all
persons interested
Hearings will be held In Chicago
on the following articles on the
dates specified:
May 23--Zinc salts. dry and liquid
chloride OF zinc. soldering fiux (li'
quid soldering salts). and soldering
salts other than liquid carbonating
machines: canned goods; wire rope
fiat, In coils or reels; school desks
or seats, theater chairs or seats, in
mixed carloads; guards. hanger
rails. rail brackets or holders. strike
plates. stops or tracks. iron and
STEEL flower boxes; foil; barrel
carts.
May 24--Feed. animal or poultry;
boiler parts; dust collectors; cereal
milling. bran busters. corn degermin-
ators. shelters and other cereal mill
ing machinery: leather scrap: ores:
ink stands or ink wells: asbestos
scrap: rubber in sheets and electric
water heaters.
May 25-Building sheet metal
work. such az castings or frames,
door or window. doors, jambs. etc.
building woodwork tease work. :;
soap. liquid and powder; eye glass
or spectacle cases in boxes; jewelry
In boxes: wood saving machines,
saw blades. etc: boots and shoes,
rubber and canvas, felt or wool.
combined. and animal and poultry
foods and medicines.
May 26-Butter, butterine, cleo
margarine. dressed poultry. eggs and
cheese; fling cabinets and letter.
invoice or documents files or boxes
fiavoring syrup; dry school paints;
cleaning compounds and olives In
metal cans.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-09
BANK PAYMENTS
ARE IMMENSE
Reflect Bus ine SIS Activity
Everywhere, Says Dun's
Review

The largest volume CT payments
through the banks, AZ reelected in
clearing house transactions, ever re-
ported Tor April indicates very clear
ly the prevalence of unprecedented
business activity In evdAy part OF
ing 10 returns received by Dun's Re-
view from i3i leading cities In the
United States, aggregating the enor-
nous amount of 1921 1897 ,064, an
increase OF 2S.4 per cent as compar-
ed with the same month last year
and 29.6 per cent az contrasted with
the corresponding month in 1914. IL
may also be noted that these gains
would be even more impressive were
II not for the fact that the past
month included one less business
day than either 1915 or 1914. Al
though operations on the stock ex-
change and In our speculative mar
kets were not particularly active.
New York city makes a very favor
able exhibit with increases OF 32.l
and $50 per cent. respectively, over
the same months In the two imme'
diately preceding years, which are
clearly reflection OF prosperous
conditions IN ordinary commercial
and industrial lines. Practically all
the more important cities outside
New York report substantial i'm
provement, so that every section
into which the statement is divided
shows very satisfactory expansion
and the total for all centers is 24.0
per cent larger than last year and
200 per cent in excess of two years
ago.
Active business conditions
throughout the Central states Is re-
fected in the good gains reported ty
all the leading commercial and in
dustrial centers among them Chi
cago, Cincinnati. Cleveland, Detroit,
indianapolis. Toledo. Dayton,
Youngstown. Akron, Canton. lans-
ing. Grand. Rapids and Jackson,
which result In increases IN the to-
tai ever both previous years OF 2l.5
and ll.9 rer cent. The figures in
detail follow.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-09
REMODELING OF
CITY OF TOLEDO
NEARLY FINISHED

The Detroit Shipbuilding Co. has
completed the remodeling of the
steamer City OF Toledo. which has
been in its yard during the winter
months. A section 40 feet long has
been added to the vessel amidships.
The installation OF new boilers and
two smokestacks is all that remains
10 be done before the boat is again
launched With FIVE new Scotch
two boilers in place, ii is expected
that the vessel will be among tho
sreedlcst passenger boats on the
river.
The City OF Toledo will go into
commission about June 10. according
10 the present plans of Charles F.
Pielman. general MANAGER Of the
White Star line, by which she is
owned.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-09

Forty-two years ago young man
In the northwest bought 100 acres OF
land in what was then known as
the grasshopper region" of Mime
sofa. lie paid $500, for 1t, borrow
ing 5000 of the purchase price at II
per cent interest. He sold the hay
from the land for enough TO pay the
taxes and interest on his loan, and
after few years put the land under
The plough.
Today the 100 acres rents for $500
a year cash, and could be sold al
any time for $1,000. The owner Is
not anxious TO sell, for the land IL
right next 10 a small railroad town
end will probably be valuable later
as town lots.
When bought, this land was 81
miles from the nearest railroad and
four miles from town. Few of'the
buyers friends agreed that he was
doing wise thing; in fact. they
thought he was throwing money
away. No need to say now that his
judgment was good!
In view of this mans success,
what he has written to me is worth
passing on TO young men today who
are looking toward the future:
ITO save is one of the simplest
things in the world, II your mind is
that way inclined What you spend,
spend economically get full value
for it,
Have the backbone to withstand
the jibes and jeers Of some OF those
you come in contact with because
you do not squander your money as
they do.
Learn to think without malice OF
those who envy you when you begin
TO rise in financial rank while they
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-09
Henry Clews Says
Heavy Buying Fol-
lowed Slump
APPREHENSION
is LESSENED
Trade Reports In Gen
eral Are Very Sat-
isfactOry

"Our relations with Germany we're
again the controlling feature on the
stock exchange" comments Henry
Clews. New York banker. in his
weekly trade letter. Until Thurs
day the market was optimistic--too
optimistic-concern the expected
answer to President Wilson's last
n0e. when the note vas made pub
lie and its unsatisfactory character
divulged on Friday morning, there
was a sharp slump In securities and
general disappointment. On the de-
cline however there was good buy
ing and the reaction was soon check.
ed. The hope also prevailed that in
some way a diplomatic break would
be aEerted: the very evident willing
ness OF the German government 10
conc1iste American opinion being
the basis of this hope. The Mexican
situation has much improved, and
this served TO lessen the general APP
prehension against which the mar
ket hae been CCnten1ilg.
"Our export trade continues it,
headlon9 expansion. The total mer'
chandise shipments from the United
States hn March were valued at
$40, 900 900, an increase OF $ii3,GO0.-
900 over year ago, and about
double the March average for the
past 1--WE years. II Is also said 10 be
the largest amount exported by any
nation In one month.
Trade reports from all parts OF
the country are exceptionally salts
factory. II should he remembered
that the increase In volume OF trade
Is not as large as IL appears. for the
reason that comparisons are usually
made with values, which are much
higher now than a year ago. Never
thsless, the volume OF trade Is large,
and rising prices are bringing COOS
profits To both manufacturers and
distributors alike.
The general crop outlook Is fair,
though not equal TO year ago. IL
IL estimated that nearly 20 per cent
OF the winter wheat acreage has
been lost and that the coming crop
will be over 100000, 900 bushels less
than year ago. There is large
surplus, however. left over from last
year to Offset this decrease. A larg-
ar acreage OF corn is anticipated ow-
Ing to the decrease In winter wheat.
Cotton acreage thus far reported
shows an increase OF per cent over
Last year. when there was a de-
crease Of IA per cent.
Stock market conditions as a
whole have been more encouraging
Easy money, active trade, rising
prices. good business prospects and
the general stimulus coming with
spring impaired spirit Of optimism
that cannot be easily restrained and
which easily Offset the effects OF
labor disturbances. Some OF the spe-
cialties displayed market advances,
the railroads and war industrials be.
Ing generally neglected. Should We
be fortunate enough to escape seri'
GUS difficulties with Germany the
rise may be carried still further. but
the outlook Is for an irregular move.
ment of prices rather than either a
prolonged advance or q prolonged de-
cline
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-09

Cent w. se,s67. oeS. sos N.ois.ses.Iac
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-09

A feature OF the funeral OF every
Gar Of Russia Is the appearance {
two men i'm ancient armor. one
mounted and the other on foot. The
mounted knight wears armor of bur.
nished gold and vizor up. He sym
bolizes life. The knight on foo;
wears armor OF coal-black steel. His
vizor Is closed. and he bears a drawn
sword. two-handed and shrouded in
Grape. He symbolizes death.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-09

The sea trade of Hollands great
port, Rotterdam, has increased ire
mendous'y since the war broke out,
and IL IS now necessary To deepen
the channel connecting the port with
the North sea 10 a depth of 3S feet.
which later will be continued to Al
feet at high tide. the operation in
volving removal of more than TO-.
100000 cubic yards OF earth by
dredging.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-09
OSBORN QUITS
DAIRY FARM

LANSING, Mich, May e.-Ex-Gov.
Chase S. Osborn has abandoned his
dairy project which he entered into
three years ago with his son-in-law,
to supply certified milk for Lansing,
and today is selling off the herd OF
rs Holstein cattle which has made
the Espanore farm famous through
out this part of the state. The east
psrt Of the farm will probably be
Matted into lots. and the balance OF
the farm will be leased.
Priwting-the plain neat klwd-tnnt
q. v1~ht-TImes Job DeDt-Wniu 4n2O
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-09

Three-guarters OF the $50 million
or so acres owned by Car Nicho-
las of Russia. Is rich timberland.
Welding large rentals. and the rest
mining properties, all of which net
him sone half a million cold dol
lars day the worlds greatest in.
dividual income.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-09

There are numberless shrines
dedicated to foxes in Japan. The
badger H. another animal feared by
the japanese. II Is believed 10 have
power 20 annoy people. and TO be
able TO turn into a priest at will.
Chilean coal IL so soft that near.
ly 30 per cent is wasted in getting
II out OF the mines.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-09
NEW REAL ESTATE
CONCERN IN FIELD

The Finn. KierIine- Mcleod Realty
Co., q newly organized concern with
ofYices at No. 72s Ford building. has
esta blished a first-class building de-
partment devoted mainly to the
building OF homes for Ford employees
In the vicinity Of the big plant In
Highland Park.
The arm will also act as one OF
the branch managers for Robert
Oakman. handling the Ford Highway
proposition. Three reliable agents
have been engaged to handle the In
terests Of the Finn-Kierline- Mcleod
Realty Co. In Hamtramck.
December In the wheat harvest
month in New South Wales.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-05-12

q mn .ELnz asERWcE.
kers' above the German lines. One
OF them fell in a wreck to the ground.
The other was compelled to land.
The photograph shows a captured
German "Fokker' taken by the
French in an earlier engagement.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-05-12
THE WIDOWS MITE

n ROM Illinois comes a
story that illustrates the
~ virtue Of the workmen's
compensation law in force in
the state of Oregon. Her hus-
bard having been killed in a
coal mine Mrs. Marie Romani
brought a damage suit and Sc
cured a verdict for $4,000.
But when the coal company
prepared to pay the claim no
tice was served by one lawyer
that he had a legal claim to 80
per cent of the amount. Two
other lawyers set forth that
each was entitled under the
law to 25 per cent of the am
cunt specified in the verdict.
In other words these three
lawyers if successful in their
efforts will obtain fees to the
extent of 100 per cent Of the
damage allowed. Very gem
erously the widow will be al
lowed all above 100 per cent,
which assuredly will not cause
her to go astray through lux
uriOus living.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-05-12
A 500 WORD LIMIT

q o many lengthy commu'
. nication upon the road
issue are being submitted
to the East Oregonian that it
becomes necessary to set a
word limit upon such letters.
Henceforth this paper will pub
lish no letter upon this topic
containing more than 500
words. Keep your letters with
in that limit, write on one side
of the paper only and try to re-
frain from personalities. The
East Oregonian wishes to give
full expression to public Opin'
ion on the road issue and will
publish letters irrespective OF
whether favorable or unfavOr-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-05-12
CURRENT THINKING
THE OTHER VIEWPOINT.

Lord Buxton, the governor-genera'
of South Africa, is an ardent disciple
of Izaak Walton, and he tells many
good fishing yarns. one of his favor
ties is about an anger who one day
had four hours tussie with a huge
salmon before he was able to land ii
When at last he had made sure of his
catch, he took it home in an eestaey
and related his triumph to his maiden
aunt.
OF course, like all fishermen, no
made as much of the story as possible,
and laid special stress on the time II
took and the immense energy he had
to expend before he could bring the
salmon safely to land When he had
finished he waited anxi0usly for the
praise due to his cleverness and hero
ism For some moments there was
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-05-12

The East Oregonian endeav-
ors to hold a broader vision.
We have ascertained and pub
lished the facts upon the land
grant question, irrespective of
who should be helped or who
should be hit. The facts have
reflected credit and blame p
on some republicans and some
democrats. That point has
been immaterial to this paper.
The people have been given
the benefit of that information
because they were entitled to
| it. The purpose of the East
Oregonian has been, not to
help or to injure any particu-
lar official, but to tell the truth
and assist in obtaining 40 per
cent of the grant land money
for the irreducible school fund.
The fact the Portland Ore
gonian fails to appreciate pub
lie spirited journalism when ii
sees it carries no reflection ex-
cept upon that paper itself
The littleness of the Oregonian
in thinking we published Sen
ator Lanes position because
we wished to kick him is like
wise typical of that sheet:
petty calibre.
The newspaper that cannot
understand honesty of purpose
in others is indeed pitiable anc
| small.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-05-12
DISCREDITING HIS ADVER
TISEMENT

NJ OIL, ROOSEVELT has
VI publicly expressed his
contempt for the last
American note to Germany
which set forth the fact this
nation would await Germany's
full compliance with its prom
Use not to use submarines in
violation of international law.
Why Roosevelt or anyone
else should criticise this obvi-
ously Just attitude by President
Wilson is hard to comprehend.
The attitude taken can be cri-
ticised only upon the score that
peace between Germany and
the United States is a bad
thing and that war should be
promoted.
If this is the basis of the
Roosevelt criticism it makes lu-
dicrous the three page adver-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-05-12

tisement in the Saturday Eve
ming Post, touting the colonel
as Americas most reliable pre-
server of peace.
If Roosevelt is so Jealous for
peace why does he speak SO
contemptuously of the diplo-
macy that is keeping us out Of
war?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-05-12
SHOWING A SMALL SPIRIT

N4PON the subject of the
@ land grant legislation the
Portland Oregonian man
ifests inability to rise above its
partisan and factional preju-
dices. Officials with whom
that paper trains, no matter
what they may have done, are
alright, those Of opposite po-
litical complexion are wrong,
always.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-05-12
GOOD ROADS NEWS
Edited by W. c. E. Prutt Acting Secretary of the Active
Umatia County Good Roads Association. Contr-
buttons cheerfuly solicited

The members Of the organized op-
position to the bond issue are so ac-
customed to getting goods through
the mail order houses that when they
want speaker they order him by
mail and as usual get sweetly stung
From the nature of the program he
is conducting against the bond issue
c. A. Barrett must still think that the
millage tax proposal is going on the
ballot
Eugene e. Smith the mail order,
soap box orator imported by the bond
opposition to tell the people of UNA
tilla county how they should vote -
in the right church but the wrong
pew Generals Funston, Scott and
Obregon need a good advisor.
If you waste 100000 dollars of the
taxpayers money every year that Is
good business. II you put the same
amount in a permanent, interest pay
ing investment, getting good returns
Tor every penny of it. that is graft
and not to be tolerated.
The bad roads tax is paid every
minute of every hour or every day in
the year and never ends. 1t collects
itself Millions Of dollars annually
go as tribute to clay, mud sand,
rocks and hills in this state alone
not to mention tires beast, CALLED
shoulders, sore backs and profane
drivers.
The tourist crop Is worth some
thing DO you want It to 90 through
Walla Wala or through Umatilla
county? Get wise to the actual sit
uation.
Any Pendleton doctor who Is OPP
posing the bond issue is standing in
his own light. If he can't diagnose
the patients case any Detter than he
diagnoses the road situation the prob
abilities are that he Goesn need good
roads in order to permit him to reach
his patient quickly for in all further
probabilities the patient would die
after he got there just as likely as If
he were stuck in a mud hole in the
bad roads and couldn't get there at
all
Does Pendleton want to lose the
trade and social intercourse of the
west end as II seemed certain to do
with the east end before the macadam
was built? Unless you give the west
end good road into Pendleton they
are going to go elsewhere. Walla
Walla Is building a road to Wallula.
It is only II miles on down the river
to Umatilla. II the Columbia High
way has to go up the river to Umatilla
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-05-12

able to bonding. 1t will be
physically impossible to do
this without some word limit
and hence the 500 word rule.
@aN
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-05-12

and there is no road from Umatilla
to Pendleton, what is going to hap
pen?
Does Pendleton or any other sec
tion want the macadam road to go to
pieces2 Heretofore all the road tax
money Of the county has been avail
able for the construction of this road
The last Legislature passed law
making such thing impossible In
the future. Now 10 per cent OF the
road tax money must be expended in
the district in which It originates II
the bonds are defeated where can
| the county get money to hard surface
the macadam? It must be hard sur
faced in order to save IL.
c. p. Strain who Is making politi-
cal capital out of the bond issue. is
now very proud of the Pendleton wa
ter system and the public school sys-
TEN. These great public necessities
and improvements wee made pos
sible through the lsst nee Of bonds,
the same as are propose. for the
building of the main unk roads OF
the county Would M, strain 60
back to the old water system and old
wooden school house system and wipe
out the bonds? He would not and
neither would any one else, yet Nj
Strain was really opposed to the is
suing of bonds for our water system.
He has no better reason for opposing
the Issuing of road bonds than he had
for the issuing of the water bonds.
lie is entirely out Of harmony with
the spirit of progress prevailing today
dn is out for office again at this COM
ing election.
DO the people Of Pendleton want
the street paving torn up and the old
dirt streets restored to tlfeir original
condition? AS the paving of the city
streets have improved the city 20 tho
hard-surfaclng Of the main trunk
roads will improve the county. 1t is
the same thing ana you can't get
AWAY from It. How many Pendleton
people would go to Ecno, Pilot Rock
or Helix il there was the same in
ducement as to ROAD conditions that
prevail between Pendleton and Athe-
ma and Milton and Freewater?
The condition of the roads in Uma-
tilla county after we are dead and
gone will interest us no more. All
other roads are already paved ami
one Of them has a steep down hill
grade so we can coast In nicely. Now
which roads are you going to get the
most enjoyment and benefit FROM
Let's have the good roads while we
are alive and can get some enjoyment
and benefit from them.--Adv.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-05-12

Our workmen's compensa-
ton law when taken advant-
age of does away with such
travesties on justice.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-05-12

Considerable aerial activity is again
reported in the Verdun region. Ac-
cording to the official comminiqqe
issued April goth, seven German aero
planes we're brought down by the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-05-12

silence, and then his aunt looked up
from her knitting with a puzzled ex-
preston on her face.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-05-12

But my dear Tom" she said
quietly. why did you not cut tho
string and get rid Of the brutef''
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-05-12
BOND CLOTHES
SIS to $50

Wearers Of clothes usually compmented the style and Of
their appearance To be conscious being dressed correctly and becoy
makes feel more self assured.
Whether dress smer coneadvey Bond Clothes take
of you in either
Perhaps the things advertising appeal you egsm
We don't you think that There the fact before
you Go Pick make that considered exempg
quality and then chance show We conhden will
permit yourself these clothes and also try them oa will be the end
of And after you will be enthusiastic Of Bond Clothes