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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-04
WHY MERCER DIDN'T SPEAK.

"A meeting for organization pur-
poses at which l was advertised to
speak last Tuesday did not come off.
AS the authorities would not permit
anything said on religious questions,
l quietly withdrew. 1 made an effort
to get permission to speak on the
streets, but have had no written per-
mission from the authorities and was
threatened to be arrested if I say
anything against the churches or
constituted authority.
am not afraid of the prison, but
what is the sense of putting myself
in the hands of those who would only
be too delighted to take a mean adj
vantage and put misinterpretation
upon statements, especially coming
from an individual as l claim myself
to be.
l will wait until I am able to en-
gage a public hall where it may be
possible for a person to speak the
truth as he understands it.
l would be pleased to get into
touch with any organizations. who
are not aVerse to having the truth
spoken from their platform, but will
not agree to having any strings. My
work demands a free tongue.
Perhaps some anarchistic club will
give fellow hance?-Frank A. S.
Mercer,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-04

THE HORSE.-The horse is such
a faithful helper to men that it should
receive better treatment than usually
is bestowed.
The horse is "at home" on the
farm. There is clover and grass in
the summer, straw for bedding is
plentiful and most of it's time is spent
on soft soil.
In a big city these things are
scarce. l have seen horses go to
bed" without a straw under them. If
a man owns a horse that in many
cases earns a living for itself and the
owner, this owner could at least af-
ford to purchase a bale of straw
once in a while. This straw could
be cleaned and put to dry in the day
time and used over and over again.
The horse is entitled to a good, soft
bed; to lay on the hard, bare floor re-
suits in swollen and infiamed joints.
Firms who own auto-trucks and
teams are very careful that the man
who tends to the autos understands
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to drive the horses who never had a
rein in their hand. The harness
should be in proper order or the
horse will suffer.
In the winter, when the streets are
slippery, horses should be sharp shod
or have some other protection.
In loading, the driver should make
, the load in accordance with the
graded streets or hills his horse must |
climb.
In these warm days you can see
hundreds of horses downtown, es-
pecially on S. Water, Market or Hay
market, stand with a feed bag strap
ped to their heads. Is anything more |
cruel than to fasten a bag around
the mouth and nOstrils of such an
animal? Sometimes the driver is
away and the animal stands for
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-04

barber, laundry, etc., cost money.
Then we have preparedness for
emergency - oUt-of-woTk, sickness,
death. I think Ford's $5-a-day min
imum wage should be more in prac-
tice.-Y.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-12-28

sand dollars which the robber left
behind when he abandoned his horse
was recovered between North Yak
ina and the Satus hills
Down in Whitman county, in July,
1914, r. w. Wallace purchased 10000
bushels of wheat from F. B. Babcock.
They entered into a written contract,
but no money was paid. At the time
of delivery in September Babcock Of
fered to deliver the wheat, but re-
fused to take check in payment.
Wallace at once instituted an action
for damages for breach of contract,
and Babcock defended on the grounds
Cd that the contract was not valid
because no money had been paid on
the purchase price, and (2) that a
check is not legal tender The trial
court rendered a judgment of $4,000
in favor of Mr.. Wallace. This judg-
ment affirmed by the supreme court
determines that a written contract for
the sale of wheat is good even though
no money is paid on the purchase
price, and that while a check is not
legal tender, the payee may waive
the right to demand money.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-12-28
TWO KILLED IN JITNEY
Trolley Cars Crush Light Auto in
Portland Street.

Portland.-Two persons lost their
lives and two others were injured
Saturday as the result of a nickel
fare automobile being crushed be-
tween two trolley cars in the uptown
business district.
The casualties:
The Rev. Father Alexander Cestelli.
Mrs. ]. ]. Chambreau, hip broken, in
ternal injuries, died in hospital.
E. H. Savage, manager of an ice
rink, fractured skull, condition seri-
GUS.
R. v. Holder, Pacific coast agent,
G. & N. w. Ry, San Francisco cuts
and bruises.
Norman Myers, driver of the auto
mobile, was the only occupant OF the
automobile who escaped unhurt.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-12-28
RUSSO-RUMANlAN ARMIES TURN
ON GERMAN INVADERS, OF
FERING RESISTANCE.
RUSSIANS CAPTURE HEIGHTS
Artillery DueIs Have Been Spirited
Along Front in France-Germans
Active Around Verdun-Snow
and Rain in Macedonia.

In the Dobrudja region of Ruma-
mia, where the Russo-Rumanian force
have turned upon the invaders, the
Teutonic allies have been driven
from heights in the region of Balaba-
MICA and Dachkoi, and the Russians
and Rumanians now are disputing
with them in violent battle the
possession of other positions along
this line. In Rumania proper the
Teutons are advancing along both
sides of the Insu-Racovitzeri road, but
are meeting with steady resistance.
Along the Pirlita-S -Stankuca front the
Teutonic allies have advanced.
Except for the battle in Rumania,
in the Carpathians southeast of the
KimpolungJacobeni railway, where
the Russians have captured several
heights, and at various points on the
Russian front, where attacks by the
Russians have been repulsed by the
Germans, little infantry activity is
being displayed.
Artillery duels have been spirited
dC various polHIS dIOHS INC IFOHC III
France. In the Verdun sector the
Germans have violently bombarded
the Louvemont-V -Vaux front
Snow and rains are fsll.ng in Ma-
cedonfa and stsgsAg fsfcy lgY an eng age
ment in the Cerna river bend region
no infantry fighting has taken place.
In Mesopotamia the British report
successful bombardments of Turkish
river craft and land positions in the
region of Kut-el-Amara.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-12-28
NOTED PERSONS DIE

Savannah, Ga.-Judge w. w. Lamb
din of the U. S. court.
Washington General G.
A. Woodward, United States army,
aged 81.
London-James j. O'Kelly, ma
tionalist member of the house of
commons.
Battle Creek, Mich.-Alfred r. To-
ger, former Chicago newspaper man
and author.
Spokane.-Patrick F. Quinn, aged
63, one of the best known of the old
time attorneys of Spokane
Providence, r. 1.-The Rev. John
l.. Deering, d. d., widely known
through his 25 years of Baptist mis-
sionary work in Japan.
Cleveland.-Peter r. Sherry, for
mer railroad builder and railroad ex-
ecutive of the U. P. Ry., and also the
Great Northern railway.
Duluth, Minn.-Robert j. Montague,
former mayor of Crookston, Mimi,
ex-city attorney of Virginia, MINI,
and for many years legal representa-
tive of the Northern Pacific
Berkeley, Cal.-Captain Carlos Gil
man Calkins, U. S. NJ, retired. He
was 68 years old. He was navigat-
ing officer on Admiral Deweys flag
ship, the Olympic, at the battle of
Manila bay.
Olympia.-John Miller Murphy, the
founder and for SO years editor of
the Olympia Weekly Standard, aged
rs. He crossed the plains from In
diana to Portland in 1850, and in
1860 established the Chronicle at
Vancouver. The same year he found
ed the Olympia Standard, democrat
ic paper supporting Lincoln.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-12-28
IMPORTANT NEWS OF BOTH HEMI-
SPHERES BOILED DOWN TO
LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED FOR BUSYREADERs
Brief Notes Covering Happenings In
This Country and Abroad That
Are Of Legitimate Interest
to All tho People.

The sale at foreclosure Of the Mis-
souri, Pacific-Iron Mountain railway
system has been ordered in the U. S.
district court.
A memorial meeting in honor OF
the late Mrs. Inez Milholland Boisse-
vain, the suffrage leader, was held in
lew York recently.
Flight Commander Claude Grahame.
White was married in London recent
ly to Ethel Levey, the actress, for
mer wife of Geo. M. Cohan.
The new Almanach de Gothas list,
published in London, Of nobility fall
len in the war included 258 counts,
567 barons and 1855 lesser nobility.
Bought as "junk," the Chicago, An
amosa & Northern, otherwise known
as the "Can" road, has been resold
and will be torn up, and with its
rolling stock shipped to England and
relaid there.
A lone robber entered the First
National bank of Nora Springs, Iowa.
recently and forced the cashier, Cliff.
ford Moody, to hand over the con.
tents of the cash drawer, $1,000. The
robber escaped.
The newspapers of London learn
that the government is preparing a
measure for the future control of the
production and sale of alcoholic bev-
erages, which may go as far as alb
solute prohibition.
Independent members of the in
coming house of representatives are
planning an organization to work
apart from both democrats and re-
publicans, with the avowed purpose
of enforcing radical changes in the
rules.
American merchants and manufac-
turers should have the exclusive right
to establish warehouses and show
rooms in the Panama canal zone to
attract Central and South American
trade, says Major General George w.
Goethals.
Baron Oppenheim, of London and
Paris, banker, held up at New York
by immigration authorities on the
ground that he had been implicated
in charges involving moral turpitude,
was ordered released by the immi-
grafton bureau, under bond Of $1,000
for three months, pending further in.
vestigation.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-12-28
NATIONWIDE PROBE OF PRoDUc.
TIoN, MARKETING AND sTok-
AGE URGED ON CONGRESS.
BIG COMBINES SUSPECTED
Producers and Consumers Dissatis-
fied-shortage Causes Distress to
e-Earners-lnquiry Will
Cost $4,000.

Washington-In reporting favorably
Representative Borland's resolution to
have the house direct the federal
trade commission to make an ex-
haustive inquiry into the high cost
of living the Judiciary committee ex-
presses the opinion that only thor
ough investigation into production,
marketing and storage would solve
the problem.
A letter from Chairman Hurley of
the trade commission accompanied
the report, saying the inquiry would
require Is to 18 months and cost
about $4,000.
Hearings on the shortage and pres
ent high price of foodstuffs, the re-
port said, had disclosed condition
strongly pointing to a control of
products referred to by those en-
gagged in marketing the same in this
country as in foreign countries"
Dislike Marketing Conditions.
"They disclosed also" the report
continues, "that marketing conditions
were not at all satisfactory to a
large number of farmers and stock
raisers. 1t appears, however, that the
the production OF food products is
not keeping pace with consumption
throughout the country as represent
ed by the growing Industrial popula-
tion of the cities"
Food shortage, it said, with re-
sultant distress to wage earners and
consumers was not only a possibility
but a real menace.
May Need Legislation.
"Your committee believes there is
an economical problem involved" it
continued, (which can only be solved
in the interest of the American peo-
pie by a thorough investigation of
the subject. The cost of living has
been steadily increasing until con-
dition is presented which demands
the immediate and intelligent consid-
GRAFTON of the federal authorities and
which may require legislation in or
der to correct the present system"
The house took no action on the
resolution.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-12-28
Allies Reply Separately.

London.-While the replies of the
allied governments to Germany will
be made simultaneously, yet these
replies will not be textually identical
and will not take the form of joint
reply. The reason for this is that
while all the entente allies are agreed
on the general principles of the re-
ply, each came into the war under
different conditions, calling for a
somewhat different statement.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-12-28
CANADA STOPS HIGH PRICES
Combines to Boost Cost Of Necessitie
May Lead to Fine and Jail.

Ottawa.-Combining to enhance the
price of necessaries ri. life has been
made an offense by the government
it is announced. Penalties are $4,000
fine or two years imprisonment.
The government has taken action
by orders in council under the war
measures act, which gives them full
powers. Food, clothing, fuel and
materials for manufacture are all
classed as necessaries. The exist.
ing Canadian law against "com
bines" is strengthened.
It is made an offense, also, here.
after to limit facilities for trans
portation, production, manufacturing
storage and merchandising necessa.
ries of life or to prevent or lessen
competition in production, sale or
transportation. No person may ac-
cumulate or withhold from sale nee
essaries beyond the amount reason
ably obtained for the person or firm,
household or business. Excess accu-
mutations must be offered for sale
at prices not higher than reasonable
and just. The prohibition as to ac-
cumulation of necessities does not
apply to farmers; and manufactures
will not be required to sell to other
classes or persons than those to
whom they have been accustomed to
sell.
Administration is largely entrust-
ed to the minister of labor, who may
require sworn returns from cold stor-
age, packing and canning firms, fac
tories, mines and warehouses. NUM-
cipalities may take steps to have in
vestigated local conditions, local coun-
ellis may require sworn returns from
local dealers and producers. If deal
ers and producers refuse, the minis
ter of labor may investigate them to
force correction. He may report any
case investigated to the minister of
justice in the province in which the
offense is committed for prosecution
at the place of offense. Directors of
corporations are made liable for Of
fenses of their firms
1t is provided that nothing in the
new law shall prevent the combina-
ton of workmen for their own rea-
sonable protection. The law takes
effect at once.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-12-28

DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, former chief
of the pure food forces of the United
States government, who was the first
administrator of the federal pure food
law enacted in 1906, declares that the
high cost of living, evidenced by the
high prices now prevailing for food
products, is caused from the fact that
the consuming public buys labels
instead OF buying food, and that if
the people would buy bulk instead of
package goods they would get more
for their money.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-12-28
Bank Robbers Rich Haul.

Tulsa, Okla.-Oklahoma bank rob-
bers made a large haul Thursday
when they entered the Oklahoma Ma
tional bank at Sklatook, near here,
blew open the safe and escaped in an
automobile with 100000 in currency
and silver.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-12-28
Roast Beef Loses Weiaht

After roasting, 100 pounds of beef
only weighs 67 pounds.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-12-28
German Submarine Sunk.

Paris.-The German submarine u
45 has been sunk by destroyers. The
U-45 recently sank steamers off Saint
Nazaire
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-12-28
King Approves Sale to U. S.

Copenhagen.-King Christian in the
cabinet council has ratified the treaty
providing for the sale of the Danish
West Indies to the United States.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-12-28
PACIFIC COAST NEWS

Oliver Lundgren, Corvallis, jul
nior at the Oregon Agricultural col
lege, was drowned recently when a
canoe upset and threw him into the
river.
Luther Burbank, botanical evolu-
ZIONIST, aged 67 and divorced, recent
ly married Miss Elizabeth Waters,
his secretary. She formerly lived at
Hastings, Mich.
Lumber advanced 81 per thousand
feet throughout the northwest this
week, all mills quoting the new
prices. All grades are affected. Fur
ther advances we're predicted by lum-
bermen generally.
Fear expressed by Vancouver, Wn.,
and Portland, Ore, that the pro
posed scheme of creating great per-
manent camp of troops at American
Lake will work the abandonment of
Vancouver barracks as viewed at
Washington, seems hardly justified.
Exports from the port of San
Francisco for II months ending No
vember 80 amounted to $12,474,691,
breaking all records, and totaling $685.
100000 more than last years exports,
according to United States customs
figures. The import figures have not
been compiled yet.
"scotty" Allen, thrice winner of the
Alaska sweepstakes with Mrs. C. e.
Darling's team of dogs, has estab-
lished new record for speedy travel
in the frozen north by making the
trip from Nome to Valdez and back
again-a journey that with dogs and
good luck takes about 80 days-in a
little over 10 days. He made the
| trip in what he calls an aero sled
CANADA STOPS HIGH PRICES.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-11
Pig Iron Production At Unprecedented Rate
Of More Than Forty Million Tons Per Year

NEW YORK. April IO.-Consumers OK
DIX iron were more couserN alive in the
pla,lng ot orders for both steel making
ana fouudry grades last w,,k. In an
sections contracts placed We're a little
more thhn 10000 tons. Of which abuut
10000 tons were placed iu the terri
tory east OF the Allegheny Mountains.
mainly Tor delivery over ~. balance oI
1910. nut one or two additional cont racts
Mert placed Tor 1917 shipment. and me-
sotiations continue ON one ur two round
tonhtges Tor shipment into the hrs @
quarter OF 1917.
The output OF pix iron today IS a. The
uhpreee denied rate OF f0.uOo.VN0 tons
annually. ana stocks carried ON furnace
banks are approximately Loo. 900 tons.
Durlns the nrst quarter OF the year
STOCKS IN IN" central west were in
creased about 1900 tons. but there was
a larger Increase iu the South and an
other sections. especially along the great
l,Nes. There Was quie a heavy reduction
duc 10 the shipping out OF metsa prcyi-
Ously carried On speculative account.
In the local territory contracts ror
ABOUT 10000 tons OF foundry iron are
slil under negotiation. some OF this
pros p'CtlNc business IS Ssiusr quietly me-
suiltttu. including nalIcabIs a. well IA
gray foundry iron. railroad equipment
manu- Tao turcrs have inquiries out Tor
.'V'o tons. including 5000 tons for an,
american Locomotive Company for de
livery at buEkIrk. \ New England st.,,
plant ls IA the market Tor 5000 tons
or basic. The New YORK Air Hrak. COM
penN d negotiating Tor 2.UUO tons and "A
7uil pipe manufacturer is taking prices
on l'oeo TO 1000 tons or foundry gradc-.
IL Is an interesting fact that IN,
United states Steel Corporation is get
lihk a larger tonnage or PIX iron from
It's III active furnaces today than from
a laistr number in operation tn other
times or activity. The Carncglc Steel
'oiupanS has IN use nfty-slN OF a total
~ hity-uiue furnaces The furnace. at
%th'sNlltc. ONO. after rcmod.IIiuE ia
now one OF the most dependable. ~ta.hs
va the hSt The large independent stool
com paui.S are also pushing blast flr-
haccs 10 the greatest posSlbl, ItmE to
meet m possible the enormous require
mcnts Of the nninshing mills.
II BE- expected that the Csrnrri. Steel
company viii put in two additional FUR
maccs before the close OF the. month.
The Struthers Furnace ComUHrt Hl-
placed IA contract with IN. Rttcr-C nuIrN
manufacturing Company TO r. build tar
blast furnace at Sruthtrs. Ohio. liyiu..
% a daily capacity OF 600 tons
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-11
FINANCIAL OPINIONS

FINANCIAL NEWS SAYS.-R.rIip
formally declares thtt Germany mas
"'p. %. submarine pledges go IN. Unit
"a states. absolutely denies torptdoine
th' sussex and other unarmcd shlus
AZ 2. .hE Americans. Gays 10 Will obserV ..
m" Monroe doctrine and has had no IN
should relieve tho German American
tension. which mas been the chief fac
l"L used iF tau bear element. FOR a. IL
H'l expected thti. under the CirCum-
diplomatic relations even IL tho tDsti-
i.ohA. i"Ostly from allied sources o
rlI.- 'utuhI' ON fIe Sussex case with
lN' technique OF the market improN.l-
should not Tho usual factors operate Tor
I'l"N eri'- copper sp-eiaitics promise
tr-tll, @, "a Tor Dull4sh operations.
abt i;NAI pF CONMLECE:-r Thus
lh'r' &c. s-us 'nc"uragsmtu Co expect an
active foreign investment demand Tor
AZ lyrlrau S'rurltIs when the war ends
WALL STREET JDUENAL-Th ad-
' ,..ii .h N, price 81 spcIter and larger
.NL-lti'- Tor tine metal Ir" responsible
Tor "a, popularity COT American ziu..
FINANCIAL AMERICA ing for
cash IN tho stock market has been larr-
ODD lot REVIEW We learn that
the urontS OF the Great Northern OR.
igr inc calendar year are expected to
Clark CHILuS A. O. sAy:-rn.
submission 81 the British budget for tile
new hHtn, Ial year j. most important
event ana lt ~ strange that 70 snouta
i.''' ,A, Eien q" small an Influence here.
'n" would thiuL DO should nave been
considered quit" O. favorable factor In
or market.
JO~EIH SAYS Tho r5sftl.r t- s,
strong and SOUND and th, stock marI,t
.- sf seasoned GOO stocks that one rr0r..
o. less makes httls tlT,rrr.. anyhow.
W. BRIO. "r.o,- W.. ngt D. divorced from
.lN' nbN i., ,H.I.r- THN. Uu som, So
RAUL Beats htu better beware.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-11
STRENGTH SHOWN
ON STOCK MARKET
ALssney Disturbing DEVELOPMENTS over
the Week End Aesponsi
Stock Show Advance.

NEW YORK. Npfs 1o.-Stocks were
tltrcd into s,fahlanC. og strength
ana animation to-day. mainly IN conse-
fushce "i the bp~tIC' OF disturbing de-
NclOpments over the Weekend. Advices
from Berlin regarding the sussex incl
aent were drcvpt-- as naNtug Tor FUR
thcr delay In the settlement OF the de-
hc1te negotiations now pending
News On ne market was largely OF a
favorable character including Marcn
report OF the United states Steel Cor
poration showmg Increased uunlled or
oers 81 to@.us5 tons and bringing the
total business on the corporttton's
books up to record figures OF s.23l .OOi
tons. 'uCagp also reported a 20 per
cent gain iu railroad tonnage over this
period last year.
The other side OF the account. how
over. included such adverse factors a.
another break ia French exchange to
COS. which duplicates tho low quota
ton OF last year and many preceding
years. together with EXTENSIVE, selling
OF Anglo-French bonds, ~ substantial
concessions.
Marine shares led the list from start
10 nnlsn. the common gaining points
60 20a4 and the preferred - 10 TGl.
with a gain OF - for United trult.
Coppcrs were tavorably influenced by
trade conditions and zinc issues made
further progress. American ziuc rising
80 10 the new maximum OF sTa Unit
ed states smelling also cstlblis shed a
new high quotation on It's rise OF TO
Bethlehem steel fen sharply az ono
time. but made complete recovery a.
tho firm close
Total sales Of stocks amounted to
ass 900 shares.