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Bisbee daily review., 1916-05-28

sFsasssr~s-t
 ffs$ rTHE. greatest Word in the whole Lexicon of k: \ Commerce is NOT ''Servce!'
 A It is INTEGRITY"
 Because that term enbodes Good-fath,-Depend- ability-the Intention play fair, at any cost OeH good Service
 Its essence so far as business is concerned, consists in ngp the last letter of that Amercanism, -"The Square Deal"
 It demands from its practitioners not only due respect for the Rights of Others (wheher they be strong enough to enforce these Rights or weak enough to be at
 It implies a charitable attitude toward those we'll meaning persons who see Rainbows," and who cannot live up to promises they really 5ntended to keep.
 An od-fashioned Virtue is this Business Integrity sometimes crowded close to the Wall by that modern idolatry called Business -Expedency."
 But.-there being something MORE than Money. worth striving for in Business Expansion Gas aCeu Money) this odfashioned Virtue lives on thrves and four ishes in many quarters like the FokSongs of Nation that never die.
 May we here pay tribute to ''BUsINESS-INTEG- RITY wherever it abides and, with all due modesty CLAIM it the Watch-word which has ruled Goodrich Activities 47 of Rubber Manufacturing Selling, and DELIVERING?
Bisbee daily review., 1916-05-28

Rubber n   can't bug BETTER Fr Tres at price t SHos Fabric Tires at their nothing but Business Integrity their
  this
 The difference n REAL Saving House
  Principle which at following
Bisbee daily review., 1916-05-28
Goodrich Barefoot" Tires

Goodrich Barefoot" Tires :,
 FIGHT in weight and close grained. d.-because
 relatively free from inert substances
 4L filters that give excess Weight to Rubber, at the expense Of Lveness Sprngness and Endurance
 Goodrich Safety-tread Tires of black Barefoot Rubber therefore Lively, Sprngy, Clngy, and Long, lived.
 Through their high Pneumatic quality, they give Pep to Car-Action, while stretching out Mileage, per Dollar invested, in a way that sets Users thinking,
 More than 200 different Makes and Brands of Auto Tires made and sold in U. S A. last year. 1915, to the total extent of about 12 eco Automobile Tires
 Of that 12 O00 eco total Tires, the B. F. Goodrich Co., made and sold e.fowrth.
 Yet,-Tires are only of the 267 different lines made by the Goodrich Rubber Factory.
 This indicates aChy Goodrich Best-in- the Market Fabric Tires be- and are sold to Consumers (via Deaer) at the lowest price in America per delivered Mile of Performance.
 Compare price-ist on left column and see
Bisbee daily review., 1916-05-28

@D TT, does this Policy of Integrity pay, 5at DoLtars and Ce1pts@' the Cynic may 1& inquire.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-20
BANCROFT SUES
FOR $4,000 PAY

Frederick T. Bancroft, the Detroit
engineer who made the appraisal
for the committee of fifty, appointed
ly Philip Breitmeyer, former mayor.
10 work on q street car settlement
plan. has begun suit against the
city and the committee members tor
a bin amounting TO about $4,000.
which he claims il due him for ser
wees rendered.
Mr.. Bancroft recently presented
his bill to the common council, but
the aldermen refused TO allow II on
the advice OF Corporation Counsel
Dingeman. who held that the city Is
not liable for debts contracted by an
unofficial committee. Mr.. Bancroft
claimed before the council commit
tee that he had never received a
penny for his work. The money
that the committee OF fifty. and later
the common council. did pay him
went TO pay the wages OF the men
he employed TO assist him In the
work. according to his statement.
The committee OF fisty was COM
posed OF prominent Detroit citizens
and friends OF the then mayor. Philip
Breitmeyer. The late Frank w.
Eddy was chairman.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-20

had nothing 10 eat since last fall"
"Who said I hal had nothing 10
eat since last fallY' demanded jim
my.
We'll. haven't you been asleep all
winter" asked Peter.
II should say mott" returned jim
my skunk. with something like
scorn In his voice. "it is a wonder
to me. Peter, that with all your own
curiosity you know SO little about
your neighbors. only sleep when
the weather Is too bad to get about
comfortably. That IL the time To
sleep, az any one with common sense
knows. But when the snow isn't too
deep come out ir winter just for
little exercise and TO get q bite 10
eat. I'm not SO foolish as 10 sleep
all the time nor am so foolish as
TO come out when the weather Is
bad. believe in Being comfort.
able"
There's no doubt about that"
said another voice. Peter and Jimmy
looked up to see Bobby Coon com
Ing up the Lone Little Path. Bob
by yawned and rubbed his eyes.
Hello, old sleepyhead! When
did you wake up?" cried Peter.
This morning." replied Bobby
Drummer the Woodpecker ham
mered on the side OF my house until
I couldn't sleep another wink
had to get up to drive him away.
Funny how inconsiderate OF others
scme people are. Now I'm up I
guess I'll get something to cat.
feel hollow clear to my toes. think
I'll 20 over to the Laughing Brook
and see IL I can't catch fish or
two"
THAT reminds me. Have either
OF you fellows seen any fat beetles
this morning." asked Jimmy skunk.
"If I had they would be where
they would be doing the most good
now" replied Bobby Coon. patting
his stomach.
"I've seen one," said Peter.
"where?" demanded Jimmy
Skunk, eagerly.
disappearing down the throat OF
Unc' Billy Possum." checked Peter.
"Huh," grunted Jimmy, with a
disappointed air. "If that old sin
ner is abroad 7 guess better be
moving IL I want to get my share
of fat beetles"
So Jimmy Skunk started on down
the Lone Little Path. Bobby Coon
ambled on toward the Laughing
Brook and Peter Rabbit headed for
the Smiling Pool to see II Grand
father Frog was awake vet.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-20

l.. NJ. Van Ripper. for 10 years man.
ager Of the Detroit Photographic
Co.'S retail branch. and 'or the past
two years handlin. che automobile
advertising for the Sprague Publish
ing Co. has joined the stan OF the
l.. j. Robinson Co. Chalmers dis
tributors for Michigan, as advertis.
ing manager and purchasing agent.
The remarkable success attained
by Mr.. Van Ripper I'm the handling OF
a retail business and his experience
In automobile advertising admirably
III him for his present connection.
In commenting on the change MIR.
Van Ripper says: II decided to get
into the automobile business proyid-
ing could do SO from the Chalmers
standpoint. and II is source of con-
siderable satisfaction to me that |
was able to make an arrangement
with the l.. J. Robinson Go. The de-
sire In the heart Of each OF US is 10
be associated with successful mea
IN successful business and the
4onderfnl results obtained by the
l.. j. Robinson Co. in the last eight.
months practically assures me OF
success with them"
The Detroit times., 1916-03-20
KING MOTOR SOLD
TO BANDIT VILLA

Francisco villa mas purchased al
eight.cylinder Kihs. Whether Al
bert Romero. who made the deal
with the King Motor Car company's
Chicago distributors. viii get the
mount Of his chief in time for him
to mske a fast getaway is q ques-
tion Hut the car vas shipped from
Chicago into Mexico and II IT, bare
iy possible that II taken alive villa
viii have chance 10 get IT least
one ride In his new Iaotog CIR.
Romero in making the deal want
ed car that had lots OF power. that
was not too heavy and coul1 be de-
pended upon when called ID ere
spond 10 quick action" He was CIV
en- demonstration in Chicago that
make even Romero wonder what
would happen IL the Mexican army
was equipped with such mounts. He
decided TO take the car and had all
arrangements to have IL shipped.
but when the timo came for settle
inents ne excused himself for ali
hour Returning with n gripsack he
disclosed sac 900 IN villa money. He
offered q. w Stratton, TIE kins
manager in Chicago. s2.7o0 in MexL
can money for the car. but Stratton
refused to accept the big prise. pre-
ferring TO have 1880 Ia American
money. Romero proved nc Gould
obtain the money. Tor the next
morning he drove W TO the king
saiesroom with 1880 in gold coin
neatly packed in a suit case.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-20
COnv c e d Druggist
Gives Facts On L0-
cal Situation
PROFITS SMALL.
HE DECLARES
Sacrifices Self To Pro-
tect Windsor Man
With Family

The idea that there's a lot OF mon
ey In selling dope is all tommyrot.
according 10 James A. Forbes. who
was sentenced to five years in Leav-
enworth prison Friday for selling
morphine In his drug store. Green
wood and Willisaves.
"fhe papers nave beer full Of big
figures lately about the big quanti-
ties OF dope the revenue oficers
have seized" he said Saturday morn.
ing. in his cen in the county taIl.
When | was arrested. the officers
got exactly two ounces. for which I
paid a little more tiian 81 an ounce.
II don't pretend that the value has
anything To do with my case. have
been selling morphine for IS years.
even since was l2 years old. and
! never took BIT OF IL, so can't
make any excuse that I didn't know
what ] was doing. But do be-
licve the papers. by printing these
exaggerated figures. are tempting a
whole lot OF young men to go into
the business"
Forbes believes his punishment is
greater than his crime.
They wanted To make AN exam.
pie OF somebody. so they took an old
man" he said But he admitted
later that this was his second offense
and that he had been permitted to
settle" once last summer.
One of the papers toll the other
day about the officers getting $500,
GOO worth of dope in one raid. There
isn't that much OF the stun ir the
whole state of Michigan" continued
Forbes.
when they tell you about these
big raids. look out for the figures.
My idea of big raid Is getting the
big man, not the drug itself. That's
only evidence"
According to Forbes. II is easy TO
buy dope. iie bought mis- in Can
ada, hut didn't until be was caugh-
a year ago. He says the government
doesn't watch the hospitals as close
~ as II does the dealer. and that
Canadian hospitals sell at least four
hfths of what they are permitted to
buy
Forbes admits there's woman In
his case. when he went over to
Canada 10 got That two ounces, he
took the woman with him. He said
he kraw I've could not bring the dope
back IN his o,ket. because the Gus
toms officers would have close eye
on him. but he arranged OF the 9th
er side to have the goods delivered
to him.
IL never made any big money In
the business" he said, because ]
gave too much OF IL away. | gave
chIoroform TO one woman that !
couldn't give The morphine to, and
she took her cwn life with II.
THE real reason ] got such a long
term is because wouldn't tell
where | got the stuff. Well, haven't
any one dependen, on me. and the
man that sold II to me has family
ana n fine home couldn't tel on
him, could H."
The Detroit times., 1916-03-20
pRING MEDICINE
Hoods sarsapariila. the Great Blood
Purifier, is the Best

Spring sickness comes In some de
rec to every man. woman and child
our climate.
II is that rundown condition OF
he system that results from impure.
impoverished, deyitalized blood.
IL In marked by loss OF appetite
nd that tired feeling, and In many
ses by some form OF eruption.
The best way TO treat spring sick.
,ess In to take Hoods Sarsaparilla
rhis old reliable family medicine
,urines, enriches and revitalizes the
lood. II r. an all-the-yearround
terative and tonic. and is abso'
tely the best Spring medicine.
Get your blood In good condition
at once-now. Delay may be dan.
gerous. Ask your druggist for Hoods
sarsaparilia. and insist on having it.
for nothing else can take Its place..
Adv.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-20
NEW NORTH END
SUB. is PLANNED

A syndicate. whose membership
has not been divulged. has purchas-
ed from A. T.. Badger acreage AZ
John R-st. and the NiDe-mile road,
including 120 acres on the southwest
corner and 40 acres on the northeast
corner The sale was effected by II.
I. Jebb, subdivision manager OF the
n. A. Jones Real Estate Co. The
property will be improves ana subdi-
,ided at once in view OF develop
men,s about to take place in that
vicinity.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-20
Want siooer Raise

KALAMAZOO. Mich, March 1S.--
Employees sometimes strike for high
or wages. II Is not often they strike
when given an increase in pay. but
that very thing has happened In kal'
amazoo. The Bryant Paper Co. yes
terday announced .that rag sorters
and other women engaged by the
mill would be given 50 week. an
advance OF so cents a week over
what they are now receiving. Today
,he girls are on. a strike because
way say, the increase was not large
ough.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-20
{ Commissioners Fenkell
Spends Busy Morn
ing With SOl0ns
ASPHALT EXPERT
DENIED INCREASE
Committee Gigs Back
On $500 Boost For
Chas. A. Gadd

Commissioner Fenkell spent a
busy morning with the council com
mittee~en streets. Saturday. and de-
SRI his best efforts he aldermen
Gu il69.sS0 from a. eneral road
fund. Several items left open
In addition TO the los OF appro
kprtations for resurfaclA. foundation
work, etc. which the committee vii!
not pass on until after the annual
inspection IL made next week.
The funds for ward cleaning were
left untouched, although they are all
larger than the amounts allowed last
year. Numerous questions were
fred at the commissioner regarding
nearly every other item in his bud
get. apd In addition to Supt. william.
Ftshback. Commissioner fenkell
WAS forced TO summon TO his assist
anca Secretary Porter Murphy, who
has an intimate knowledge OF the
Affairs OF the department.
A $500 increase for Clarence n.
Proctor. city asphalt expert, was de
MED. Proctor now receives $500
The superintendent OF the eastern
and western yards were each given
q 500 boost. Four other small Sal
ary increases were allowed.
The committee cut out an item oil
$4,000 for the purchase OF property
and the enlargement OF the depart
ment's repair shop, with the under
standing that a similar fund would
be allowed in the budget OF the pari
and boulevard department according
to an agreement made between th,
two commissioners. Two thousand
dollars was allowed Commissioner
Fenkeil 10 repair the present shop.
Commissioner Fenkells dream
OF $4,000 creosoting plant was
shattered when the committee elm
mated the item without discussion.
Other items that were cut out in
ciuded s.. 500 for paving the Orleans
st. yard. $4,000 for assessment work
inspection, $3.50 for fuel for the ga.
rage, $500 for removing snow from
sidewalks, $1,000 for the mainte-
nance OF public dumping grounds.
and $500 for sanding streets.
Aid. Eddie" Barnett opposed ali
salary increases, announcing that he
intended TO bring in n report pro-
testing against them.
The general road fund as submit
ted by the commissioner amounts TO
| $3,t27.1i442.
After generously allowing salary
| increases in the board OF education's
budget, the council committee on
claims and accounts went into exec
utivc session following an open met
| Ing. Friday afternoon. and disailow'
ed every salary increase with the
single exception OF clerk In the
secretary's Office. Secretary Charles
A. GadG's $500 increase went by the
board with the rest. II the alder
men had not reduced the salary list,
| 1t is a certainty that the cstimators
would have done so. because the
school board salary budget is one
OF the few over which the estimators
now have the authority to exercise
Judgment
From tho salary and general main
tenance items the committee cut
about sles,O00. A request for $780,
600 to buy new site for a school
building in The vicinity OF Gratiot
and McClelian-aves. was denied.
Other requests for improvements.
new schools. repairs and additions
will be taken Up the early part OF
next week.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-20
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME
Une Billy Possum h Peevish.

where the sunshine made q warm
golden spot on the carpet Of brown
leaves, and then he seemed to for.
set all about moving on, for he sat
down and once more began to
whine. II was 90 unlike Unc' Billy
that Peter didn't know what to do
or say. You see. Peter himself was
feeling particularly glad and happy
because Mistress Spring had ar
rived and he couldn't understand
how any one could feel any other
way. He was just about to say SO
when q beetle ran out from under
q piece Of bark right In front Of
Unc' Billy.
There was no stiffness about Unc'
Billy then. No, sir, there wasn't
even q hint OF stiffness. In two
jumps he had that beetle and in the
wink Of an eye that beetle had dis.
appeared. Where! Well. that can
not say, but Unc' Billy was smack
Ing his lips and patting his stomach
and q surprising change had como
over him.
II didn't know that you eat
beetles!" exclaimed Peter.
"Ah eats anything when All am
- hungry ~ All am now. Brer Rab.
bit All have . notion An could
eat yo'.' replied Unc' Billy with a
wink and on old tims grin.
"And / have q notion that you
can't because you can't catch me-"
retorted Peter. "That beetle seems
TO have made you feel Q great deal
better
TT has. II sho'ly has" replied
Unc' Billy Isn't this nicc spring
weather."
Peter Rabbit chnckled to himself
az he left Unc' Billy Pcssum and
scampered on down the Lone Little
Path through the Green Forest to-
ward Bobby Coon's house. "A stom-
ach is funny thing" thought
Peter. "Yes, sir. . stomach Is a
funny thing. People say that this
one or that ono 10 good hearted or
bad hearted when half the time I
don't believe the heart has any thing
to do with II. It's the stomach.
That's what IL is--the stomach. X
q fellows stomach is inst comfort
ably full he Is good-natured. and II
II is uncomfortably empty he is
cross It's surely funny how dif.
things look when you've got
something in your stomach. Now
this is certainly q beautiful spring
hut Enc Billy Possum
couldn't see II until he got the beetle
In his stomach. Then he was his
old. good natured self all in wink.
Why II II wasn't for stomachs We
wouldn't have much cf anything to
worry about"
Peter stopped running to think
this new idea over. He can always
think better sitting still. "lt's a
fact" continued Peter, talking out
loud to himself. "If il wasn't for
our stomachr we would never have
10 worry about food and we wouldn'.
have to worry about enemies be-
cause we wouldn't have any" At
this amazing thought Peters eyes
opened very wide. He felt that he
had made . discovery
Il don't know about that" said
voice "You seem to forget about
men with their terrible guns and
traps. They hunt rs for fun more
than they do for food, though
must say I can't see where the fun
comes in"
Peter whirled about. There was
Jimmy Skunk. Hello, Jimmy" he
cried. I'm ever 50 glad to see you.
When did you wake up? You are
looking pretty well for one who has
The Detroit times., 1916-03-20

II Hairs Your Pride Use Herpicide.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-20
New Divorce Bll,s.

Bills for divorce fled IN County
Clerk Farrells ONCE Saturday are as
follows: Rose VS.. Michael Lisak;
Hazel VS.. James Kenney; RUBY vs..
Cyrus VI. Hengen.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-20
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Ssss Gsssrss s.ssr. :'i: q ). sgls;::s ;:s
II what unc' Biily Possum said. =
What ne meant was that II ID
hard work to bs good-natursd and
hungry at the same time. Some
times Il seems very much - II the
seat OF ones temper 10 IN one'a
stomach. II 10 ever % much easiei
to be good tempered on full stom
ach than on an empty one. Unc
Billy's stomach was empty when
Peter Rabbit found him and II was
this and nothing else that made
him peevish.
To be peevish II to be cross over
little things or over nothing 1t all'
and Unc' Billy Possum was certain.
~ this when Peter discovered him
just climbing down from his hollow
tree that spring morning. Peter
had Just como from the far corner
Of the Old Orchard. where he had
told all the news Of the wintsr b
Johnny Chuck. who had just awak.
ened from his long, long sleep. Ps-
tor had been % delighted at seeing
Johnny once more that he had start
ed out to see II any other sleepers
had been wakened BY sweet Mis.
tress Spring and here almost the
very first thing was Unc' Billy. Pc
ter kicked up hts long heels and
hurried forward.
Hello. Unc' Billy! I'm awfully
glad to see you!" he cried.
"Huh!" grunted Unc' Billy. Pc
ter stopped short and stared. This
wasn't 1t all like Unc' Billy.
Aren't you Gad to sec mef''
asked Peter.
"Ah'd be more glad to see some
thing to eat" grumbled Unc' Billy.
Peter didn't know just what 20
say until he thought OF the wealth
er. That 10 one thing that II 10
usually safe to talk about. liant Il
a lovely day?" ventured Peter.
"Ah DON see anything lovely"
grumbled Unc' Billy.
why, just see the beautiful warm
sunshine!" cried Peter.
"Ah can't eat It. can Ah?" whined
Unc' Billy. "Ah dom see what TO-
Mistress Spring wanted to wake me
up now anyway. All was Just
dreaming All had found a million
nice fresh aisgs an was going to
eat 'em when along she comes an
wakes me up to iind All dom got
nothing but an empty stomach an
can't sleep no mo-. OUCH" Unc'
Billy made a face rs he started to
walk. You see he was stiR from
having slept so long.
For the nrst time Peter noticed
that Unc' Billy looked very thin.
His coat was even more rumpIeh
UP than usual and his sharp. point
ed face looked sharper and more
pointed than ever. In fact Unc'
Billy looked old and forlorn.
"Ah never did like cold weather
an All wish Ah was right back In
oil virginny right now" be grum-
bled. "Ah don know what All was
thinking Of to ever oome up here.
All hasn't got anything to eat an
All doesn't know whar Abs goin'
to get anything to eat an"
"Yo' won't get anything to eat
unless yo' move faster than yo' are
moving now" cried . sharp voice
from overhead.
Peter looked up to see the sharp
face OF old Mrs. Possum looking
down from the doorway OF Unc'
Billy's house. "Yes'm. ~ knows It..
Abs gwine to move Hght along. >
replied Unc' Billy meekly. He
limped along for a few steps to
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-16
rrieked the Colonel.

Some 1fishmen are nothing II not
ingenious. Here is good story told
of one, terrible scamp serving in
South Africa under Colonel Hamilton,
Browne. On discharge he asked for
a character and was given one by the
colonel so bad us should ordinarily
have barred him from employment for.
ever.
Some time later the colonel met him,
most prosperous man and about to
embark for the mother country
But" said the colonel ''how was It
that people. reading such character
as gave you should have been. so
taken in?'
Read it," the scamp replied. "Nevcr
n one of them read it and for very
good reason. as not one Of them could
read word of English. 1t was the
lion and the unicorn fighting for the
crown on the top of the Official paper
that did the trick. and that's what
wanted when troubled you for a
CHARACTER SO long. colonel, There's
the all for, che shore bell ringing.
Good luck, and nany thanks. as it's
through YOU I'm in for high old
time
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-16
He Was mistaken.s

Miss Ellen Terry. who underwent 4
successful operation to her, eyes re-
Gently, is noted for her wit and she
was always the life and soul of the
various theatrical companies of which
she was ~ membersut tG sigrgsz ~
The famous actress was once ap-
pearing in play with certain actor
who was noted for his irritability He
-nsed to complain that Miss Terry con-
tinually laughed at him during one of
) his most important scenes.
At last he wrote her letter on the
tubject. in the course of which he said:
81 am extremely sorry to tell you that
it is impossible for me to make any
effect in my scene II you persist in
laughing ut me on the stage and so
spelling the situation. May ask you
to change your attitude. as the scene
Is a most trying one?'
Toothis Miss Terry replied as follows
You are quite mistaken. never
laugh at you on the stage. l wait TIL
] gethomer'