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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-18

"The increase In rents works hard
ship ON the old soldiers aud their
widows who are dependent on gov
eminent and state pension aid for
their living" declared Thomas
Davey, secretary 81 the Wayne
county Soldiers Relief commission
When we ask for larger appro-
priation. with the great number OF
veterans dying. II seems incon-
sistent. But for these men We
10 supDort in almost every case"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-18

FHE MOTHER will get at Elmwood
Park that which means more TO
her than anything else on earth
AN IDEAL PLACE FOR HER
DEAR ONES TO GROW UP IN.
where the little ones are not de-
prived Of Fairgrounds or clean,
bright rroundings--where au.
tos will not kill them. where al.
ley-gangs will not corrupt them.
where Gods own sunshine Of
Heaven and Earth, the spiritual
and the material sunshine, will
tan the cheek and warm the
souls Of the boys and girls.
oh yes, this In sentiment, reIia-
Ion, socIelooy--and why not ?
Isn't a real estate office the place
where the higher neds OF hu.
mainly must be met? Where ex-
cept a real estate office will you
60 to get a HOME: Or a site
for a church? Real estate sue.
cess Is furnishing for homes.
schools. churches. just such
places as Elmwood-and yester.
day a minister came in TO see us
about building a church at Elm.
wood--Rev. A. Krauth Waldorf.
Pastor OF st. Paul's English
Evangelical Lutheran church.
18th and breckenridge streets.
He had ben out 10 Elmwood and
could see that II is destined 10
ned his church. and several
churchs. Nr. Merchant assured
Mr.. Waldorf that sites for
churches at Elmwood are being
set aside on the plats and per.
haps there was touch OF gener-
osity toward churches in what
Mr.. Merchant said that will
make interesting reading later
on.
Well. the plan OF Elmwood
means this for
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-18

Well. the plan OF Elmwood
means this for
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-18

A supply ship building for the
United States navy at the Charles.
town navy yard, will be launched
today and named In honor OF Com
modore Horatio Bridge.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-18
s. p. STRIKING
LONGSHOREMEN
SEEK CONFERENCE

NEW YORK, May 1s.-The strik-
ing longshoremen Of the Morgan
line. Southern Pacific. will confer
with company officials and federal
mediator. today. in an effort TO end
the strike. which has already result.
ed in an embargo on eastbound wa
ter freight from Galveston and New
Orleans to New York.
The longshoremen want an in.
crease from IS to 40 cents an hour.
and so cents an hour for night work.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-18
Activity In subdIvidiug brought the
high water mark In the number ot

deeds examined in the office Of
last week. Certificates showing
that taxes have been paid up dur
ing the past FIVE years were placed
on 49, deeds one day. record. The
number of deeds examined runs
about II5 a DAY This is because
Of the activity IN lot buying. he
declares. which is keeping the stafr
Of tn" treasurcr's office and tho
registrar Of deeds working over
time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-31
RAISES BAN ON HOGS
Mercer Issues Order Governing Ship
ments From x. C.

The ban on hogs from the Kansas
City stock yards to the Kansas farms,
is to be raised Saturday. An order by
Joe Mercer, state live stock sanitary
commissioner, will permit the removal
of hogs to Kansas farms without pro-
test from the state.
Immunization of the stock through
serum treatment is recommended by
Mercer in his order. This action
Mercer declares, will safeguard the
stock against dangers from the
spreading of hog cholera. Hogs re-
moved from the stock yards to Kan
sas must be healthy, must be vaccin-
mated, must have been dipped in an
accredited disinfectant, must be ship
ped in clean cars and must be APP
proved by federal inspectors. By liv-
ing up to these requirements hogs
may be brought to Kansas from the
Missouri side stock yards
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-31
RAISES HIS ANTE
Doubles Amount Demanded for
Libel From X. G.. Star.
City Purchasing Agent Dis
misses Old and Files New Suit.

Kansas City, Mo, March 31.-J. P.
Langan, city purchasing agent. yester-
day dismissed his suit against the Star.
asking $4,000 damages, and filed a
new suit raising the amount demand
ed to 100000. The petition was pre-
cisely the same as that of the original
suit except for the change in the fig
ures.
Following the filing of the first
suit, 1. n. watson, attorney for the
Star. served notice and procured ser
vice for dispositions to be taken in his
offices in the Grand Avenue Temple
tomorrow. The real object of the dis
missal of the original Langan suit and
the substitution of a new action was to
prevent the taking of dispositions on
Saturday. Otherwise, the suit would
not have been dismissed, but the Pc
tit1on would have been amended il
greater damages were sought.
Mr.. Watson at once served notice
that dispositions would be taken Mon
day on the new suit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-31
D. A. R. ISSUES PROTEST
Women Claim Flag Is Desecrated by
Army Recruiting Officers.

Wichita, Kan, March 31.-The
United States flag is being desecrated
continually by the very men who are
supposed to uphold that emblem ac-
cording to a decision of the Kansas
Daughters of the Revolution who are
in session here. The women of the
D. A. R will call upon the officers
of the army at the recruiting offices
and protest against leaving flags out
all night exposed to the weather.
Mrs T A. Cordrey, of Parsons, re-
ported to the convention that flags
were left flying all night and Mrs.
George T. Guernsey, of independence,
stated that such action was contrary
to army regulations. A campaign was
decided upon to stop the practice.
Mrs. Guernsey delivered an address
in which she made a stirring appeal
for stronger patriotism and the elm
ination of the hyphen. Miss Eliza
Dennison, of Washington, was an
other speaker. Mrs. A. NJ. Harvey
of Topeka, gave a eulogy of Mrs. Eu-
gene ware
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-31

planes. hundreds of officers are ac-
quiring vast amounts of serviceablc
information which will soon be avail
able for the advice of the officials
charged with putting into effect the
national defense preparedness pro-
gram in the United States. More than
one type of motor truck is in use
among the machines of this class do
ing transport duty.
These trucks are under test in a
country without roads, where hill and
mountain climbing on rocky trails are
necessary if the army is to subSiSt.
The big trucks not only have done
all expected of them but they have in
several respects outdone the famous
lighter makes of automobiles, in pace
making, under difficult conditions.
Exist Without Salt.
The aviation service is working I'M
der conditions calculated to bring out
sharply every necessary that may be
considered in increasing the aeroplane
establishment. The army in the field
already has met the problem of liv-
ing in a country practically without
salt The expectations that it would
in part live off the country through
which 1t is passing, paying for what
it consumed, have not materialized.
Practically, however, it is under
stood the field forces, by hard work
and the endurance of the cavalrymen
and horses and the remarkable
marching powers displayed under the
tests of the campaign have furnished
many practical object lessons of
the lengths to which American armies
can be driven on forced marches
without loss of organization or danger
to the men. These troops made rec
ord marches during their first day
out but, according to the reports
reaching here and the evident physical
hardness of men in the base camps,
the men are in condition not only to
repeat but to exceed their past per-
| formances.
Duck Shooters, Not Enemy.
| In spite of campaign hardships, the
camp life in Mexico is beginning to
produce it's round of humorous sol
der stories. Today a Chinese laun-
dryman proceeded to attempt to build
his wash shack over and around the
army telegraph wire. He intended tC
use the wire to hang out clothes on
Duck shooters and other pot hunt
ers along the ESQ miles of the line
of communication have considerably
disturbed the pack train teamsters
who have tried to spread rumors thaf
the sportSmen were hostile armies
However, staff officers, after investi
1 cation, found that neither the supply
4 of game nor the teamsters had beer
molested-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-31
"OPEN DOOR" POLICY
Eastern Roads Take New Stand on
8-Hour Demand.

New York. March 31.-Eastern
railroad managers have replied to the
demands of their employees for an
eight-hour day and higher rates for
overtime work by submitting PROPOSE
tons of their own for discussion. The
demands of the employees are not re-
fused, neither is a demand made by
the railroad managers for the accept
ance of their own proposals. These
are submitted for consideration in the
negotiations that are expected to fol-
low.
What the railroads ask for is an
open door," their reply states.
The reply was sent to the officials
of the four brotherhoods Immediately
after receipt of the employees de-
mandS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-31
INDICT HIS WIDOW.
Mystery Surrounds Death of
Wealthy Missouri Farmer.
Grand Jury Charge Comes -Four
Months After Death.
FIND POISON IN STOMACH
Regained Health Each Time He
Was Away From Home.
Mrs. Yeater Is Released on
{ $4,000 Bond of Friends.

ALBANY. Mo-. March 31.-Mrs. JOS
L. Yeater. living near here, is under
Indictment charged with first degree
murder by . grand jury called to IN
vestigate the mysterious death on De
cember of her husband. The grand
Jury began it's probe Monday, hearing
a large number of witnesses, chle1
among them being DIR. Walter M.
Cross, city chemist, of Kansas CITY.
DR.. Cross examined the viscera OF
Yeater and found a large quantity OF
poison. Yeater was well to do farm
er and retired druggist.
Mrs Yeater was released on 80
600 bond furnished by seven of the
most substantial residents of Gentry
county. He case will not be tried
until the September tenn of court,
Prosecuting Attorney d. d. Reeves
announced.
Relatives Grow Suspicious.
For about a year before his death
Yeater's health had been failing. He
made several trips to Excelsior
Springs. Mo, for treatment. regainins
his strength each time, only to slowly
lose it upon his return home When
Yeater died the body was taken to st.
Joseph and placed in a receiving vault
to await burial in the spring.
Willis and Harvey Yeater of Al
bany, Or. II. P. Yeater of Maysville,
Mrs. J. Hiram Peery of Albany and
Mrs. j. c. Smart of Kansas City, be-
gan an investigation which resulted in
a post norton examination in st
Joseph by Dr. T !. Lych, coroner OF
Buchanan county.
Early in February DIR. Cross made
his report. but no action was taken
pending the session of the grand jury
ofthe spring term of court, which has
just begun. Shortly after their mar
riage Yeater decided all his property
to his wife.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-31
GERMANY HAS FOOD
Cant Starve Us Out" Declares Agri.
cultural Minister; Crops Good.

Berlin, March 31.-Baron Won
Schorlemer, Prussian minister of ag-
riculture, speaking in the Prussian
house of lords. today declared that, ac-
cording to the latest report, the crop
prospects were as good as it was pos
sible to expect. In spite of war. the
minister said, Germany was not
marching toward hunger and would
be able to hold out until a victorious
end.
Baron Schor1emer is quoted by the
Overseas News agency as saying that
the stock of potatoes in Germany is
sufficient until the next harvest. Diff
ficulties which had arisen concerning
butter and milk he declared already
had passed the elimination point. Ger
tain restrictions on the consumption
of meat would be necessary in order to
distribute more evenly the existing
stock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-31
TO r GERMAN HEROES
Have Received Kaiser's Highest Award
Since War Began.

Berlin, March 31.-The order Pour
lie Merite," the highest military decor
alton in Germany. has been awarded
TO only 70 persons since the beginning
of the war. The Vossiche Zeitung an
nounced today that these II decora-
lions by the kaiser have been distrib-
uted as follows:
to field marshals
to commanding generals.
% to generals
to lieutenant generals
l to a field marshars lieutenant
to major generals.
l to a grand admiral.
to an admiral
to lieutenants.
Among the field marshals are Won
Hfndenburg and Won MackenSen. The
grand admiral is Won TirpitZ- Won
Kluck is among the commanding gen.
erals and the young heutenants are
the two flying officers who have each
destroyed seven aeroplanes and the
lieutenant who with fifteen men cap
tured one of the forts of Namur at the
beginning of the war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-31
CAMPBELL APPOINTED
Kansan Is Named on New Republican
Congressional Committee.

Washington, March 31.-Officers
of the national Republican congress
Sional committee were elected
Wednesday as follows:
Representative Woods, Iowa, chair
man; Senator Fall, New Mexico, vice
chairman; John b. EVersman, Hi
nois, secretary. Executive committee;
Representatives Mckinley, Illinois,
Woods, Iowa; Fairchild, New York;
Mondell, Wyoming; Kahn, California;
Austin, Tennessee; Ech, Wisconsin;
Campbell, Kansas; Browning, New
Jersey; Stevenson, Minnesota; Slemp,
Virginia; WinsloW, Massachusetts,,
FeSs, Ohio; TiIson, Connecticut; Ora
ham, Pennsylvania; Miller, Delaware,
and Britt, North Carolina.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-31
AERO CANDIDATE
On Zeppelin Platform, English
man Is Elected.
AviatOr's Campaign Platform
snake England Wake Up"

London, March 31.-One of the
most spectacular election campaigns
that England has ever witnessed was
made by Billing, an avia-
tor, who was the successful candidate
for member of the house of commons
for East Herts. a thriving English
community. Mr. Billing was dissatis-
fled with the governments policy of
attempting to fight off the Zeppelins
and ran as the ''airnan candidate" SO
that he could get into parliament and
as he himself said. proceed to make
England wake up"
Billing did his electioneering
dressed as an aviator. He made per-
sonaI tour of the constituency and pro-
ceeded to "buttonhole" the voters in
much the same style that was popular
with the old-time politicians in the
United States. Billing also used mo-
tor cars and motorcycles to reach the
voters. He always carried mlnia-
ture Zeppelin around with him.
Should Have 5000 Aeroplanes.
Until a few months ago Mr.. Billing
was a squadron commander in the
British royal naval air service. He
took a large part in planning raid
against the Zeppelin headquarters al
Lake Constance and afterwards filled
a post in the anti-aircraft service IT
England. Then he became dissatis-
Iled Win the SONSTNIIlSHl dlICI OIL
policy and, because he could not have
his way in the manner he thought the
government ought to treat the raidine
Zeppelins, he quit the service.
Billing claims the British air service
| is Inadequate and wants it put on &
war basis. His scheme includes the
| appointment of an air minister and
the building of 5000 aeroplanes with
| in six months. Great Britain should
control the air, the new member ar
CUES.
For Zeppelin Defense.
ITO ensure the defense of Grea
| Britain against ZeppeLns," Mr.. Bill
| ing said iE his numerous speeches
there should be $50 machines, will
a speed of eighty miles an hour, -eacl
capable Of destroying an airship at
range of not less than a mile, fifty t.
be continually ready to fly any mo
ment. In addition, each squadron o
ten such aeroplanes should have fiv
patrol machines, equal to 115 mile
an hour. to fight the German aero
planes. They should be armed will
machine guns firing explosive bullets
Each machine should have a search
light with a range of at least a mile
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-31
TERN FIGHT
Bailey of Pennsylvania Wants Presi-
dents Elected for Six Years.

Washington, March 31.-President
Wilson is again confronted with the
'one-tern" plank of the Democratic
platform adopted at Baltimore.
Representative Bailey of Pennsyl-
vania, an enthusiastic Bryan support
er, has introduced in the house a res
olution providing for a constitutional
amendment, prescribing a single term
for the presidency. Representative
Bailey invited the administration to
support his resolution, as means of
"disarming criticism" and of helping
the party in the coming election.
The Bailey amendment would pro-
vide that the president be elected for d
term of six years and be ineligible for
re-alacfinn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-31
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT

Chicago, March 1-WHEAT-Improved
crop reports from Illinois points tended to
turn the wheat market downward today
after an early advance The initial strength
was due to higher quotations from Liver
pool and to reports of delay to shipments
from Argentina and Australia This in
fluence appeared to be more or less offset
however, by announcement of the tighten
ing of the blockade in the war zone Open
ing prices, which ranged from a shade off
to %@1c advance, with May at $1.149s to
81 1915, were followed by slight gains and
then a setback all around to well below
yesterdays finish.
In later trading. rallies took place large
" as the result of seaboard sales of 1.0O0,-
900 bushels or more for export, but the
effect failed to last There was considerable
selling because of German success at Yer
dun and on account of the notice OF the
embargo by the Grand Trunk on grain
shipments east. The close weak, &c to
&c net logger with May at $1.137sM 1.14,
and July at S1.12@1131s-
CORN@Corn swayed with wheat. After
opening unchanged to sc higher, and scor-
ing little additional advance, the market
underwent Il moderate sag.
subsequently the market hardened in
consequence of gossip of export sales and
the nghtness of receipts. Prices closed
at shade at 1s@Ac net advance.
OATS-Oats lacked any aggressive sup
port Weakness in the hog market had a
depressing effect on provisions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-31
Produces Chart of Ship.

Engl1Shmen, the others DeInS CnlneSe
and coolies.
Produces Chart of Ship.
suddenly a voice from the dark
said. Hands up L turned and faced
Schiller with two large revolvers
pointed at me. I have your vessel
mined and planted with bombs Schil-
Ter said You do as 1 tell you or you
and your whole crew and ship will go
down in less than two minutes. You
have 1900 pounds in your safe and
want every pound of it I protested
that I had only ten pounds.
I'VE will soon see what you have
said Schiller. and produced a paper
chart of my ship, on which he indi-
Gated where the money was supposed
to be. His chart of my ship was all
right, but the cash box he demanded
had only ten pounds instead of 1000.
Then he went over all the papers in
the box
Look here. captain. your papers
say you carry barbed wire. That's
contraband and I am within my rights
in sinking you Schiller said.
Just then the second engineer came
in and Schiller covered him too with
his guns and ordered him to produce
his papers and to fasten me. Then
he asked for the wireless and locking
me in my cabin he went to the wire
less station and covered the two oper-
ators before they could send out any
message BEFORE ne returned TO my
cabin with the wireless operators he
smashed the wireless apparatus. He
locked the operators up with me and
let the second engineer go out to tell
the officers and members of the crew
that he was in charge.
Made Rounds of Ship.
Schiller then started on a round of
the ship. ALWAYS keeping everybody at
a distance. and covered with his guns.
He returned and ransacked the cabins.
He found two revolvers and one auto
matte which he confiscated, together
with all the ammunition he could find
All money found he also stuffed in his
pockets as well as all papers relating
to the ship and its cargo.
I'm the morning he Joined me again
in the cabin and ordered breakfast
sent in. When the coffee was served
he pushed his cup over to me and
took mine. Safety first, captain. you
take my cup he said. That did not
look so very foolish, did it? He is
cute enough.
AFTER breakfast he ordered me or
the bridge and gave orders where tC
go. He wanted Us to keep down the
coast and close enough for him tc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-31

pick a landing place. When he had
made up his mind where to land, he
ordered the crew brought up to launch
a lifeboat for him and picked three
men to man the boat.
Attempt at Flight Fails.
Then he picked out his hostages and
set off for the beach. That was when
I got busy with my signals to let the
pilot boat and the shore stations know
what was going on"
The Matoppo is steel screw
steamship Of $3.50 tons gross register,
400 feet long and owned by EllermaE
and BuckneIl Steamship Company.
Limited
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-31
RIOT IN IRELAND
Worlmen and Troops Reported Fight
ing on Emerald Isle.

Berlin, March 31.-It is reported
from Copenhagen that owing to riots
and to fighting between workmen and
troops in Dublin and at other nearby
places a state of siege has been pro-
claimed. Says the Overseas News
Agency, Irish regiments have been
replaced by English regiments"
No disorders of this extent in Ire
land have been reported in cable dis
patches from the British Isles, al
though various minor disturbances
have been recounted. In riot at
Tullamore, Kings county, last week
three police officers were shot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-31
KILLING STEERS.


Wall St, New York, March 31.-STOCKS
Trading became listless with the prog
ress of the session the first hours turn
over barely totalling 100000 shares, with
greater apathy thereafter. Bethlehem Steel
promptly forfeited its initial rise but
Sugars continued to advance, South Porto
Rico gaining 1013 to the new record of 2Oj.
Jewell Tea also scored a new Maximum
on its advance of "a to S315-
Bonds were steady, with considerable &C
tivity in Canadian and Anglo French SIS.
a larger block of the latter changing hands
at 95h
Underlying firmness was shown by the
market in today's early dealings. but trad
ing was light and narrow. Most of the
war industrials and equipment were high
er by fractions to point. with n gain of
8 for Bethlehem Steel at $50. Mexican Pc
troleum also rose spiritedly with further
activity in the metal issues. Denver and
Rio Grande was the only railroad stock
TO record more than a nominal change.
rising IA points. United States Steel
scored 4 substantial early rise part of
which it soon yielded Sugar shares were
higher by to points.
Kansas City Live Stock Market.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-31
A NITRIC ACID PLANT
Du Pont Makes Government PROPOSE
ton to Build Immense Factory.

Wilmington, Del, March 81
E l. Du Pont De Nemours company,
has written to Secretary OF War Baker
offering to build a plant to cost $2O,-
900, 900 for the manufacture of nitric
acid, an essential base of all ex-
ploSives.
The company would establish Eu-
ropean methods for taking nitric cid
from the air by electricity. producing
it cheaply and in large amounts by
water power.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-31
KANSAS Miners REVOLT
Override United Mine Workers; Vote
for Howat to Take Office.

Pittsburg, Kan, March 31.-A reso-
luton demanding that Alexander
HoWat ignore the advice of the in
ternational convention not to assume
the office of president of the United
Mine Workers of district No. IA until
cleared of charges of receiving money
from operators in connection with ne
gotiation of wage contracts, and de-
handing that he take office, was
adopted by the district convention this
morning