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The Detroit times., 1916-09-06
President To Address
Suffragists Friday
Night
REPUBLICANS
OUTFLANKED
They'll Get No Chance
Until Saturday
Evening

ATLANTIC CITY. n. j.. Sept. g.
Presiden, Wilson will address the
convention OF the National Woman's
Suffrage association here Friday
night. the suffrage leaders announc.
cd today.
Women from all parts of the
country ale pouring In for the con
venuon, which is expected to be
one az the most important gather
ings OF women in the history OF tn.
country. The question agitating the
leaders is whether they can hold In
check an insurgent movement de-
handing radical action as to tho
choice OF a presidential candidate
the women should support.
Delegates from the south. led by
Miss Laura CLAY. of Kentucky.
Granddaughter Of Henry Clay, arc
aggressively opposed 10 abandoning
the state legislation plan in ad-
yancing the suffrage cause. and will
also fight any attempt to bring polit.
zeal craftsmanship into the convention.
Miss Clay and Miss Gordon. OF
Louisiana, will stand for states
rights n debate on Wednesday
afternoon. Mrs. Ida Hustled Harper
and Mrs Gfendower Evans, OF
Massachusetts. will urge the asso.
citation TO mobilize all it, strength
for the passage of Il federal amend
ment.
The women believe President VIII
eon Outnanoeuyere the Republicans
in deferIing his acceptance OF an
invitation to address the convention,
and n making his coming condition
al upon being given a place on the
program Friday night. All candidates
had been invited 20 speak Saturday
night Herbert Parsons and Ray.
mond Robbins are TO present the
cause OF Republican Candidate
Charlee T. Hughes al that time but
the president will have the floor to
himself Friday He mace II clear
that his coming was conditional
upon his speaking FRIDAY night and
the program is being arranged ac-
cordingly
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06

be he tall or short or lean or fat.
Shake
The leader did so. flushing with
embarrassment. Jaw, come OF, he
expostulated. 'Twan't nothin'. I
got them muscles knots all over me.
An | wouldn't have started in IL
you all hadn't snickered So"
But what's your name"'
"Oh, just call me Nubbin. That's
good as any, an Is what they fixed
on me at the last place | worked.
Ny real name, or any other. would
be twisted into some foolishness on
account of my size Nubbin Is good
enough. Let IT go at that. .
But do you mean to say. Nubbin
that you could keep right on after
a tremendous squirt like that"
asked the amazed farmer.
,"Spurt nothin'. That's my regular
way. An s'pose you look al me an
then AT your men. Think ! could
keep on with 'em?"
The farmer looked and smiled
Nubbin seemed as fresh and cool as
when he started in; the men were
hot and perspiring lie answered
by putting hand into his pocket
II made mistake. Nubbin," he
apologized It's 1925, an I'd bet
ter pay a day in advance. for If you
took a real squirt you'd shoot clear
off my farm
But Nubbn drew back. Pay by
days transient" he objected Lot
1, be weekly or monthly. an make
me permanent No danger o. my
spurtin' of the farm then. It's like
this: Most Of your $l25 men have
families an houses 10 live In.
They've settled That's what want
to be. If | can find a house not too
far of I'd like 10 work for YOU al
the time
What You goin to get married
Nubbin?" guffawed one Of the men.
mo, amt" shortly. Got a fam
lily already just want house"
Several of the men doubled over.
The farmer kept his face straight,
He was thinking of those six rows.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06
NEURAlcIC pms

Shooting pains In the head NJ
giddiness. noise In the earn and tor@|
derness OF the scalp--pains n ~
neck and shoulders or extsu111
down the arms TO the hands, thoC0
are the most common symptoms oI
neuralgia. X
There are a number OF causea a.
neuralgia. II In most common n
families whose members have nerVs
nus dispositions and II Is very often
y result OF anemia or lack OF blood.
Hot applications give temporary ~
lief in neuralgia and should be used
They cannot cure the trouble because
the pain Is the complaint that the un-
der nourished nerve is making and Il
will not be quieted until the nerve v
fed. The only way 10 reach the
nerves with nourishment IL through
the blood. That is why thin blood g
frequently leads TO neuralgia. When
the blood becomes thin the nerves
lack nourishment. Build UP the blood.
supply to IL the elements that the
nerves need and you begin to correct
the neuralgia.
The free booklet Diseases of the
Nervous System" will interest you.
Write for II today TO the DR.. VIII
liams Medicine Co.. Schenectady, N.
| Y. Your own druggist sells DR.. VIII
liams' Pink Pills or they will be sent
by mail on receipt Of price SO cents
per box. six boxes for $2.50.--Adv.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06
L,ob,nino Splinter Too,npieks.

ALTOONA. Pa, Aug. 4. --During a
heavy electrical storm, lightning
struck a pole at rhird-ave. and Four
feminist. reducing II 10 kindling
v God Residents for blocks arounl
hurried to the scene and gathered
up the splinters and took them
home. II Is superstition that a
splinter from a pole CT three struck
by lightning used es toothpick is
a sure preventive OF toothache. Sew
eral persons carried home big frag-
ments in order 20 lay IN a supply
of toothpicks for future use.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06
Tobacco Keeps Her Alive.

WASHINGTON. Ind. Sept. g.
Sarah Ellen Denny has celebrated
her one hundredtil birthday anniver-
sary. Sitting OH the porch at the
home OF her laughter. Mrs. Dave
Dove, she smoked her old.fashioned
clay pipe and spent the day telling
her friends OF her early life. She
had used tobacco Gince she was l6
years old and says she believes TO.
bacco is what kept her alive" Mrs.
Denny Was born in Tishimingo coun'
". Tenn, but has been a resident of
Washington for many years. She
gets about without tile aid OF cane
and does not wear glasses. She has
Travelled over IL different states. be-
hind a team OF oxen for the most
paht,
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06

ding TO each other. One OF them
named Watt. who was supposed to
set the pace. took the second row
and started OF with even. measured
strokes. The farmer himself was
grlnning.
New broom" he said in a low
voice. as the men struck into their
rows one after another. HE won't
hold out TO the middle of the field,
Watt. When you catch up step
across into his row an keep both
along II you can. The next man
will help some. | like the boy s
pluck, though, an hope he'll be
ready to join the boy gang when
he gives out. I'll watch him a bit
TO see he don't soldier his job any
BY that time the selfelected lead
er was 20 hills away, his hoe still
flashing swiftly from side to side.
The farmer watched him keenly.
But there was no soldering, He
walked half way down the row with
his men. then turned and walked
back slowly, glancing at the outer
rows II there was any difference
between good work il was in favor
OF the leader. But he was moving
ahead al least third faster than
Watt himself.
Maybe there Is something in
muscles punched instead OF spread"
he thought. "or maybe they amt all
punched on that arm. Well, I'll give
him TO the end OF the row before
Watt catches him, an then maybe
he'll hoe his way back, followln'
Watt. for he does show spunk-the
little rat"
The farmer had intended TO go
elsewhere as soon as the men got
started. but his curiosity was
aroused. and he busted himself in
hoeing out the fence corners while
waiting TO see how things would
come out.
He saw the small leader reach
the end OF his row. count down past
fve-the number OF workers in the
field besides himself-and start back
on the seventh He finished this
with the same swift, flashing strokes
and, without glancing toward the
farmer, counted past Ave more. and
started In again. The farmer half.
opened his mouth. as though TO
speak. but grinned instead and wait.
ed. Down and back three times the
leader went. and just as he finished
his sixth row Watt came in on his
fourth, with the others struggling
behind him.
The leader struck the blade OF his
hoe into the dirt so the handle stood
upright, and came across TO the
farmer.
Done up, are you?" asked the
farmer
Not a bit" coolly. II Just spoke
for an hours exercise. you know.
an 10 show the men how to work.
They're doing first rate, a lot bet
ter than most OF the men I've
worked with. Some squirt TO keep
up with me. being ashamed to fall
behind a runt. an cover weeds an
skip TO do II. while others just lag
along any old way. Your men kept
steady at II, doing good work and
not gettin' excited over my leadin'."
Don't you believe IT," cried Watt.
coming toward them. hopping his
face. II almost pulled my arms out
their sockets tryin' to keep up with
the baby dynamo, an keep my row
decent, an then had 10 let him run
clean out of sight | hoped to find
some skipped weeds. too, to pull him
down on, but couldn't. Say. you
runt-an' excuse me for not KNOWN
any better name--whats your real
one? want TO write II down as
the best man | ever hoed corn gin,
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06
TheEpening Story
Nubbin.
copyrish, 'sis. BY W. Werner.

Fifty cents day is all | give
boys
That's all right-for boys. But
I'm is years old. risin'."
The farmer laughed. Don't look
it, he scoffed. Sometimes old boys
try passin' as young ones to get into
circus tents. an then agin young
ones try being old ones TO get 81 Is
a day. Your size says IL. so you
get so cents"
You pay that chap over there
sl.25. an he's only 10.
Most six feet high. though. You'd
have TO stretch 10 reach four
Wouldn't either" Indignantly.
I'm taller than four"
Not so much but II could be
thrown in" good naturedly Size
shows. age is a toss-up The 50-cent
size pulls wheels. picks up stones.
does 20 different kinds OF work. The
sl.25 ones hoe an keep on hoein'
I've got 60 acres OF corn that need
cleanin' out an hillin' up right
now. an taters 10 follow. an then
mowin' comm on | want both
sizes bad. Will YOU come on"
AT mems wages can do as
much as the best OF EN-. See" He
threw on his coat and pulled up
shirt sleeve, bending the arm. Mus.
Giles slid under the brown skin and
gathered in great knot Feel it,"
the little chap urged. 81 can break
a stout stick across that. same az
on stone. an not bruise the skin"
The farmer pressed the corded
muscles with some surprise. You've
got EN-. sure" he agreed. the hard.
est an biggest lot I've ever seen.
I've read OF athletes trainin' TO grow
ornaments like that on the arm, an
what that arm could do with EN-.
like football. maybe. or fghtin' of
thugs or plunkin' hole through a
door with one blow. I like TO read
bout them arms In snowy winter
evenin's. but it's strictly hoein'
time now. an ! want men with them
muscles spread pretty even all over.
with maybe a double thickness along
the backbone an on the shoulders.
You're still worth just so cents 10
me. an I'll be glad TO set you 10
work al that Fifty cents is lot
OF money for boys"
The little chap started to draw on
his coat, then changed his mind and
tossed II deftly so II caught and
hung on fence post a dozen feet
away. TOO late now for me to find
job this mornln'," he snorted. AN
need some exercise. Guess I'll put
an hour OF II into shown some o.
hese men how TO hoe corn--not for
20 cents day. mind YOU" TO the
farmer. TITS Just a free will offer.
in. You go and look out for the
boys. See they pick up stones good
an plenty. I'll take care o. the
men"
A number OF hoes had been
brought out, and from these the
men were selecting, testing. and bal.
ancing them In their hands The
little chap gave a quick, appraising
glance. caught up a hoe, and started
with Il for the corn.
The little chap did not wait for
one OF the men TO take the lead. He
took II himself. flashing the hoe
from side 10 side OF the hill, clean.
Ing out the weeds, and then with a
few deft strokes hauling the dirt up
about the stalks.
The men were smiling and nod
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06

Five million mail bags are used
by Uncle Sam In transporting the
malls.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-06

Bess-Think OF Il! Billie Won
Speeder paying his creditors 10
cents on a dollar. and the woman he
swore to love and cherish 1916
oliver" Can you beat a.?
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-29
WELL PACKED

In their morning walk Jessie and
her mother passed the home Of
lady#ho was so i'll that large guam
tity Of straw had been strewn over
the street to deaden the noise. The
straw aroused Jessie's curiosity and
she asked many questions about it..
cit has been put there, her moth
er explained, because last week
they brought little girl baby to that
lady who lives there"
Jessie. cast one last centemplatiVe
look at the straw
We'll, all I've got to say is that
they brought her well packed" she
remarked.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-29
WONDERFUL AEL AROUND

~ N0lNEAaENA - = fAA-- FtENO0ANR
Two English, officers in billets were
longing for drink, but dared not in
dulge, as their landlady was a
staunch teetotaler and would prob-
ably read them lengthy lecture.
81 know the trick" exclaimed one
in glee. Lets ask her for drop Of
whisky to clean our pipes with"
The good woman was truly SYM
pathetic when informed regretfully
by the willy twain that their pipes
were to foul to smoke, and promptly
supplied them with the desired
cleaning fluid"
Later she asked with kindly
smile "And was the whisky sue
cessfuI?"
'It5Was," replied one of the con-
spirators. cit was awfully kind of
you"
mot at all" replied the landlady.
81 was glad to make use Of it. 1 only
bought it the day before yesterday
to wash little Fido in, and the results
were wonderful"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-29
FORMULA FAILED

FONWULH JAILED
Willie had disObeyed again and his
mother had sent out for a sv5tch,
declaring that she meant to wear
him out"
"NoW, Willie, she demanded, sol
EMMY, edo you know what Pm going
to do with this switch?"
''Yes'm," he answered promptly.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16

Included IN the program for the
two days meeting will be the annual
address Of President Low. Reports
will be made from the welfare depart
gnent by Louis A. Coolidge. chairman;
the workmen's compensation depart
ment By August Belmont. chairman;
the woman's department by Miss
Maude Wetmore, chairman: the de-
partment on pensions by William r..
wilcox. chairman; and the commit
tee on accident prevention by Louis
Il. Schram. chairman. The reports
will include one by the commission on
minimum wage A. ]. Porter. chair
man, and one on American employers
profit sharing plans
Industrial Changes.
The industrial economics depart
ment. of which John Hays Harmon !
is chairman. will make partial re-
port on the social and industrial
changes which have taken place dur
ing the last generation. This will In
clude q discussion of labor conditions,
employers welfare work and business
ethics each report being prepared by
special committee. The one on labor
conditions treats of such questions as:
How do wages, hours of labor and
the physical conditions of the factory
and the home compare with those of
generation or more ago? Have the
work of the American Federation OF
Labor the Railway Brotherhoods, ana
the social reform organizations. and
the legislation secured by them, regu-
lat!nG conditions in factories. mer-
camille establishments. mines. bak-
cries. tenement houses and sweat
shops. really benefited the wage work
ing men. women and children OF this
country?
Has child labor increased or dinlin-
ished in recent decades? What has
been the effect OF State legislation
upon age limits, hours worked and
for education?
What is the significance to the
wage Garner. the employer. and society
as a whole. of the widespread adop-
ton Of the principle that industry
shall bear the burden OF industrial ac-
Cidentss
The report on employers welfare
work will show;
What is being done by employers for
the physical weli-being of wage earn
crs to provide for leisure time; to
assist in the educa ton OF their chill
dren or increase theF own efficiency:
to provide comfortable, sanitary
homes at reasonable PRICES. and to in
sure them against misfortune, result
ing from Industrial diseases or acct
dents. old age or family sickness
through voluntary proyident funds?
How do such activities compare with
those OF thirty years ago. and
The one on business ethics will in
Clude:
How do standards OF business honor
compare with those OF a generation
ago? What has been gained in the
last decade through the demand Of
the people for publicity in the bust
ness methods Of banks, insurance
companies. trust companies, and other
private corporations
The woman's department will hold
It's annual meeting coincidently, 1t
will give a luncheon to all members
of the National Civic Federation on
Monday, January u.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
PORT SAID 8RITAIk'S
IMPORTANT OUTPOST
Its Possession Essential To protection
of All-Important Sucz Canal
RoutCaato India.

Washington, d. c., Jan. l5.-"PoTt
trance to the Suez Canal, has, by force
OF many circumstances become one of
the most important outposts of the
vast British Empire" begins today's
study in war geography prepared by
the National Geographic Society.
Port said is the British storchouss
In the Levantine world It is a British
arsenal and troop station of rank; Il
Is the base Tor defense of the all-im-
portant route to India and for offense
against the Mediterranean and Red
Sea TANKS of the Turks.
"A pioneer city In the ancient
East. one entirely the product OF mod
ern times, without traditions. customs.
or proprieties a heterogeneous un-
definable city of sweaty toll, gigantic
business, of all races, and Of all the
outcastes Port Said has been q high
ly interesting phenomenon since it's
birth. II early earned a worldwide
reputation for wickedness, beside
which the modest fame of the western
mining camp seem to merge into the
mild and conventional. The most
undesira BILE elements in the Eastern
and Levantine nations met. mingled.
and made life one excitement after
another at Port said. And the damp
of the climate, the incessant clatter of
shipping. the drear scenery. the never
ending coaling operations. and the
often fierce heat have combined to
give the town n renown Of a most un-
envia bic. sort
The English. however. have stead
lily dampened the ardorous excuses OF
the busy. modern Babel: and. with
the extensive harhor improvements OF
l903-l909, with the addition OF a
large cotton export 10 the towns
activities. and with the building OF a
standard gauge railroad TO Cairo. n
better class OF people have sought
new interests in Port Said. Thus. with
the increasing of the ports CONNER
cial possibilities and the coming OF
the merchants. the place has been
considerably raised in the social scale
and lowered In the scale Of lurid In
terest
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16

Romans made Il their base n, their
conquest Of and communication WIN
the East Thc much mjng toned Nia
Arpia which was CONSTRUCTED in the
second century before CI-st frou'
Rome. over VenuSia ard Tareutum,
ended here. The descr pUon OF this
way IS given by Horace in the taic
nf his Journey from Rome 20 Bum
disium In company with Maetens III
81 C. Virgil. first of Roman poets
died in this port on his return from
Greece in u. G. ~. In 2S0 u. g.
Briudisi was the starting point Tor
the Roman troops that took part IN
the first Illyrian war and many OF
the foremost soldiers of Imperia
Rome have paced the streets ana
squares there while their fleets lay
Quitting In the inner harl II.
Crushed Ancient Port.
The splitting up of the Roman FIN :
pire into the empires OF the West
and OF the East crushed the Import
auce Of the ancient port IT was no
loug"r the military ard naval watch-
tower over the submission and peace
Of the lands of the East The sara =
Gems captured and destroyed the city
in S36, and, when crusading became
the order OF European anbltlof
retr.button upon The MoSielnS was
launched from the rebuilt city WIN
the cessation of the crus2des, l}rtnd!Sl
went into a long somnolcnr\ ana
awakened first with the forging OF 4
later-day Empire If Rome
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
Immigration Problem.

What ere the present and prospec-
tive effects Of the war upon inmigra-
ton INTO the United States. as II re
lates to the wage Garner to industry
and to the body polite; and what, il
any. new legislatioH is required 10
deal with the problem?
\ plan will be presented for the
organization Of commission to make
study Of the question, How far shall
government in this country enter into
private industry2 1t will provide for
a review Of conditions in Europe
where. as an emergency measure. the
governments are row more and more
taking over private industry Has
This resulted in such benefit that, de-
spite its waste, graft and inefficiency
1t will become the permanent policy
or is It tolerated at this time only as
military necessity. to lac abandoned
at the close of the war"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
PRESIDENT WILSON TO
NATIONAL CHAMBER

Washington. p G. Jan. l6.--Presl-
dent wilson has accepted an invi'a-
ton TO address the fourth annual
meeting OF tho Chamber of Com
merce Of the United States. which IS
10 be held in Washington mex month.
This announcement was made pN
John H. Fahey. Of Boston president
OF the National chamber following
conference with the President at the
White House. Nj ahe&- predicted
the most successful gathering IN the
history of the organization.
Pointing ont the fact that the
Chamber of Commerce Of the United
States has grown i'm less han four
years until it now has 200 affiliated
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16

In Washington recently an ertru-
Elastic meeting was held on behalf
OF ST. I.uke's Hospital the great F,rls-
x,opaI institution in Tokyo Japan
The president and Mrs. Gait, now Mrs.
Wilson, ana several mem Ders or the
cabinet attended Bishops Harding
and WasIin gton and KinsolvinE, ot
Brazil, made addresses. Spe ctal sig
nffscance v-as laid or the international
significarce u the enterprise aud tn,
great influence It Is already having
In cementing more closely the rela-
Hons betweha ia ran ana America
The 81. LGlee's Hospital Fund haB re.
Gently been increased by the sum of
10000. ard now stands NJ $3.50, 600.
$Eoe. 900 IS the amount desfea5
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16

Chase city, Ca. Jan. Is Sales on
the local tobacco market this week
have been light, but prices have been
higher than a; any time since the open
ing Of the market in September. The
demand IS unusually heavy for this
time OF the year and while there IL
vet n good portion OF the crop to he
sold, the farmers are slow in bringing
II in The ayerag" price this weeR
was above twelve cents and there ~ss
about COO 600 pounds marketed.