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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-31

CCsntinsed fros Psxe ons)
for the nomination for sheriff, his
plurality being nearly 1900.
Milton oakman had a comparative
~ easy time disposing OF Thomas
Farrell in the county clerkshfp CON
test. winning by about 5000. viii
liam II. Green became the nominee
for county treasurer, beating four
contestants handily. being 1000
votes ahead OF Burgess, his nearest
rival Auditor william Gutman had
IL all his own way in the battle for
that once, defeating Robert ". Rut-
Quandt was high man in a field OF
Eve seeking nomination as drain
commissioner.
Hugh shepherd formerly prsoe-
cutting attorney was nominated for
congress in the First district. de
feating the Rev. Charles II. Reuss-
kamp by about 1000
Practically complete returns in all
wards show only slight changes from
the results indicated "Wednesday in
the various aldermanic contests. FL
nal figures show that six aldermen
seeking denomination failed by com
parstively small margins. Perhaps
the most conspicuous defeat was
that of Aid. Field In the Sixth ward.
There were Ave contestants, the
successful ones being Aid. Thomp
son and Joseph Walsh II Field had
received the total scattering vote
he would have still fallen short OF
enough 10 nominate him.
In the Thirteenth ward AID. Ack-
erman ran third. Charles A. Kocher
and Oscar A. Dodt leading him by
a large margin. John A. Kronk was
defeated by only - votes in the
Sixteenth, being led by George W.
Niepoth. Aid Zoeller lost in We
Twentieth. finishing behind both
Gilman and Oscar A. Riopelle. In
the Ninth ward Aid. Jakel lost the
omination by 20 votes 10 Anthony
Oowc. Two years ago Jakel was
oficially defeated by the same fig
ure. He demanded a recount and
won by Is votes. His friends urge
him TO demand a recount again.
Charles r Wing. now an alder
man. was defeated In the Tenth
ward by william ~ Msvho. Posi-
bly, the most heartbresking defeat
OF all was that OF Aid. wenIel. OF
the Eighteenth ward. who lost on
the face OF complete unorfcial re-
turns by single vote 10 Jack Co
wan. A recount here is regarded
as almost certain.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-31
WARD BOSS w =
HIT HARD IN
PRIMARY


down the proposition 10 give the
common council general control over
public utilities In the city. including
the power 10 fx rates FOR service
and the control OF grade separations.
Lack OF confidence IN the COM
mon council II the only explanation
for the rejection OF this amendment.
II is evident that voters feared TO
place so great power with the
aldermen. who would be given ex.
tensive opportunity for graft with
the fate OF public service CORPORA
tions resting In their hands.
The amendment giving the coun-
ell power 20 appropriate for the
erection and maintenance OF hospi.
tails carried by good ma jority. but
Is imperative. This is the one the
governor refused 20 sign. because II
did not lie 90 the table long enough
The heaviest vote was polled on
the minimum wage amendment.
which was adopted, S2.76o TO $3.50.
This amendment provides a mini.
mum wage Of e. 20 a day for COM
mon laborers In city work. ana the
highest prevailing wage for skilled
workmen. with the eight-houP day
and double pay on holidays ana ad.
ditional pay for overtime.
Terms Of ward aud city officials
are heightened TO four years, in
stead of two. AZ al present. by the
charter anendu,ent adopted ny 25.-
l39 TO 1864 Voters were fmpress-
ed by the saving In election expense
by longer terms and by the arxp
ment that longer tenure In ONCE
means more efrcient service. But a
more practical reason behind the
adoption Of this amendment may be
the hard work 81 machine interests
to put on the city statute books an
instrument that will strengthen their
erganisation and give II an added
barrier against attack.
Technical amendments giving the
council power 90 change ward
boundaries and to include annexed
territory in the city ward organiza-
ton were adopted by comfortable
margins.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-31

ooftnG called to protest against
o1itiOn Of the board and to herald
~ inertia.
01lowing are the successful can
0otes for estimator In the wards /:
mt ward, Edward H. Ho: man and
Y ~. Richardson; Second ward,
p1vfn l. Burdick and Louis J.
1Rmaa: Third ward. Harry Der.
- and Richard r. Kramer: Fourth
~. J. A. Bossbach, (no other can
ots); Fifth ward. Samuel Pereirs
1 - Fred Thornton: Sixth ward
Ter A. Sidebottom and Edward j
oeney; Seventh ward. Hugh Red
- and Charles ]. Marker: Eighth
~. James Purdie and Thomas l.
-: Ninth ward, Edward J. Fs-
"A and Albert Klebba: Tenth ward,
Dos Buchanan and Howard j.
o11h: Eleventh ward, William
1Dohlag and Henry c. Schwartz:
eo1fth ward. ID. L. Brown and
Gomas l.. Dodge: Thirteenth ward.
|rtert q Hintx and Edward 7.
ueger; Fourteenth ward. 4. Il
Nv and Frederick Strick: FIT
nth ward. Fred l.. Parrish and
IN Schaffer: Sixteenth ward.
|eorxe Burkop and c. NJ. Shafer:
tyenteenth ward. Robert Sand and
|ndreH r. wetmore; Eighteenth
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-31
RAILROADS
REFUSING
TICKETS

age OF coal, with consequent stop
page OF manufactures. may be a
more serious outgrowth OF the
threatened strike than the food
problem.
John J. Dillon. state commissioner
OF foods and markets. today was
prepared 10 sell milk direct from
producers upstate and In nearby
states TO the consumer He an.
nounced be had contracts with
dairymen owning 10000 Of the $50
600 cows which supply greater New
York with milk. lie proposes 20 use
automobiles and river steamers FOR
Transporting the milk.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-31
GREECE IN
CHAOS; KING
is MISSING
BY POP.
BY SINNOTT.


said that the French and British
ministers had made several unsuc-
cessful attempts to obtain an audi
ence with King Constantine since
the Rumanian declaration OF war.
On each occasion they were told that
Constantine was Ill and unable 10
receive them. n is possible this
fact gave rise 90 the sensational ru-
more that be has fed his capital
The fall Of the Zaimis neutrality
cabinet may mean the immediate ele-
walton OF former Premier Venizelos
70 the head OF the Greek govern.
ment. and declaration OF war on
the Central powers. 1t Is believed
here.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-31

ward. Fred c. Ackley and George 4,
Wheeler. Nineteenth ward. Henry
Huseman and William Walter
Twentieth ward, Milton Il larter
and Herman Murrer; TWenty-nrsi
ward, p. A. Kempt and Peter Mat
zen.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-31

were expected 20 use the argument
that the scheduled troop movement
could not be made, in case OF strike.
unless the power asked il accorded
the president.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-31
1850 ss1si attts ao4O,

Slseper plurality over Leland 1871
Courfiss compiefe Alpenf. Arenac
asrsgs. BAY. Branch. clinton. che
bovRan. Clare. Data. Eaton. Emmett
bella. Jackson Lsnawse. Luce Kala
razoo, Menominss. Monroe. Muske-
ron Oceans. Osecia- otseeo. School
craft. shiawassss ana Sc Clair.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-31

The first railroad 10 reach the
Missouri river was the Hannibal q
81. Joseph road, completed in 1889.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-31

The aggregate mileage Of railway
tracks Of all kinds in the United
States is nearly $4,000 miles
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-31
CANADIAN NATIONAL
EXPOSITION

A. Toronto. Aug 2s-Sepi r. Bigger
and better than ever. Special rate Of
$50 round trip VA effect 10 Sept G.
Via II A. e. line Good returning un-
I'll sept. ii.--Adv
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-31
SLEEPER is
NOMINATED
BY 5000

tCsstinwed from Page oue)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-31
MAYOR MARX
is WINNER
BY 10000

,Csntins~d from PAGE oae)
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-23
Willy CECIL RHODES.
Tho Way He Discovered the Diamond
Fields of South Africa,

Tho Way He Discovered the Diamond
Fields of South Africa.
Have you ever heard how diamonds
were discovered In South Africa? And
did you know that Cecil Rhodes was
the man who made thA discovery? But
here is the story:
A German trader in skins and ostrich
feathers from the interior, with PETER
maritzburg as his frontier station,
drove into Cape Town one afternoon.
He had been two months bringing in
his wagons, each drawn by ten yoke
Of long horned oxen, from the frontier
trading post named.
This trader, among other curious
things, had a dozen or so very brilliant
pebbles, which he was showing to his
friends.
Pine specimens OF globular quartz"
said doctor newly arrived, who had
just enough of smattering of geology
to know nothing at all about it.
! "Would you mind giving me one or
two of those pebbles?" said tall,
dark skinned, slender young man. "Or
will buy them from you at whatever
you may consider them worth. have
no such stones in my collection at
home"
"My dear SIR" the other replied,
with the heartiness Of a dweller on
the veldt, you are very welcome to a
couple. Pick out any two you may
fancy"
The dark young man selected two
about as large as medium sized hick:
DRY nut, thanked the trader and i'm
mediately sent the "globular quartz"
off to Amsterdam. AS he thought,
the report came back saying that the
stones were diamonds Of incompara-
BILE fawlessness. Then started the
rush to the diamond fields.-Philadel-
phia North American.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-23
LITERARY HOBBIES.
Even Railway Time Tables May Make
Interesting Reading.

Even Railway Time Tables May Make
Interesting Reading.
Rudyard Kipling finds both pleasure
and profit in reading the dictionary,
and this habit largely accounts for his
wonderful knowledge Of words, his
rich vocabulary and his newness in the
use Of words. He does not confine him
self to the ordinary dictionary. He
likes to look at a slang edition or q. die
tionary of a dialect. oe0.,a
There is certain noble lord who
loves nothing better than turning over
the pages Of Bradshaw, spying out all
the ways to anywhere, all the branch
lines and noting the railway stations
with queer names. He Is an adept in
all railway lore and is often referred to
by his brother peers when a moot point
is raised about the iron roads Of the
world, for his knowledge extends from
Charing Cross to New York via Yoke
hama. 81
But probably the queerest literary
hobby was a certain doctors predilec-
ton for reading an old file of the Lon
don Times. He said it made him bet
ter contented with things at present to
see how things were muddled up TWEEN
ty years ago. He found politicians just
as quarrelsome and the comments just
as caustic, and yet he concluded:
Here we are, much as usualy'-Lon-
don Answers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-23
WHEN COTTON BALES BURN.
Firemen Always Dread That Type Of
Warehouse Conflagration.

Firemen Always Dread That Type OF
Warehouse Confagration.
A type Of fire that the firemen dread
a great deal is blaze in cotton ware
house. These fires generate an i'm
mense amount of dense, suff6cating
smoke and because Of this fact have to
be fought almost exclusively from the
of too dangerous a character to allow
the men to remain any length of time
inside. Therefore the fire fighting has
to be done entirely from the outside,
by pouring great streams of water
through the windows and doorways
until it is finally drowned out
There is an added danger at fires of
this type that is not generally known.
The cotton bales are packed so closely
in these buildings, with practically no
space between them, and such an enor
nous amount of water must be used
to extinguish the fire, that the cotton
absorbs the water and begins to swell.
And the Swelling" or expansion Of the
cotton has been suffi Gent in a number
Of cases to force out the walls of the
building. causing the structure to tum
bic into the street and within a shOrt
ime after the outbreak of the fire.
This was the case at a fire in cot
ton warehouse in South Brooklyn sew
rial years ago. Within th.ce-Quarter
e an hour after this fire started. y
NOugh it was in a subst ntial lookh
tone building, the walls su1denl
,ulged out and crashed into the stree,
md a number Of firemen working nca
by narrowly escaped being killed.
Charles T. Hill in St. Nicholas.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-23
The Trade Winds.

The constancy of trade winds is due
to the permanence Of the conditions
which rule them. AS the heated air at
the equator ascends surface winds set
in from north and south and, uniting,
ascend in their turn and flow or In
opposite directions. AS the velocity Of
the earth's revolution from east to
west Is much greater at the equator
than at the poles, wind blowing along
its surface to the equator is constantly
arriving at places which have a higher
velocity than itself; hence 1t Is retard
ed and must lag behind, and under the
influence Of two opposing forces It Is
compelled to take an intermediate d.
rection, so that what was originally q
north wind is DETECTED and flows
southwest, while what started as q
south wind becomes northwest. From
the great service they have rendered
to navigation these reliable winds are
called trade winds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-23
Switchmen Win Eight
For Eight Hour Day
CONTINUED from Page One)


most earnestly urged by the switch
men on account Of the increased cos-
of living, the hazards: of the employ
ment and the hardships Of the work.
These points of course have all been
recognized in the award
!, Asserting that the present award is
the largest given in any general award
the two neutral arbitrator say that
it seems ''just to present one or two
other conditions, which ought not to
be overlooked" These are that the
railroads themselves had been sub
jected to greatly increased cost on &C..
count Of the high prices of steel, coal
and other supplies and demands upon
them caused by the European war
had been so great that their work
could not be most efficiently per
formed.
In other industries in which in
creases have been given to the work
ers. these arbitrators point out, cond-
tons are different and many Of these
when the war closes must go out OF
existence and their men will be thrown
out of employment" or the employers
will be able to reduce the wages of
their employees
This decision in the switchmen's
controversy with railroads has an i'm
portant hearing on the Adamson law, ."
an official spokesman for the confer
ence committee of managers Of the
railroads said today.
1T does not o. X. the Adamson act
in our opinion. The Adamson law
gave the men ten hours pay for eight
hours Of work, an increase of about Is
per cent In wages. Todays award
gives the switchmen only nine hours
pay for eight hours of work, or be-
tween and Is per cent. in increased
wages. We get a great deal of salts
faction out Of this award
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-23
American Ambulanciers
Awarded Honor Medals

Paris, Dec. 23-Gold medals of the
health service have been awarded, to
Lawrence v. Benet, president Of the
American ambulance committee; Cap
tain Arthur Wellesley Kipling, of the
automobile ambulance corps and
Lieutenants Henry Skerrett Rogers
and John Rochefort OF the American
ambulance corps.
Silver medals have been awarded to
Gustav Snow, chief Of Section and to
Maurice Seloise, George Norther and
Edward Hartlett Hayden, assistant
chiefs.
Bronze medals have been awarded
to the following drivers of automobile
ambulances: Horace Castro, John
Dahlgren, Clifford Deroode, Fred
Doughty, Ally Eddy. James Frank,
Maurice Guillaume, Robert De
Machiels, Leopold Magnae, Lucien
Summer, MARCHES Bach, and Alfred
Waddell.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-23
HIS FATE A MYSTERY.
No One Knows Just How the Youngest
of the "SiQners" Died,

No One Knows Just How the Youngest
Of the "Signers" Died.
By a strange trick of fate Thomas
Lynch, the youngest "signer'' of the
Declaration Of Independence, was also
the first one Of these men to die.
Lynch was born in Prince George
parish, S. c., Aug. 8, 1749. He was
only twenty-six when the congress de-
clared the independence Of the colo
MES. Ill health compelled him to leave
congress soon afterward, and near the
close of 1910 he embarked on a vessel,
intending to go to Europe for the bene-
fit Of his, health.
The ship on which he sailed was
never heard Of afterward, and the
fate of the youngest Of the "signers"
remains mystery. It Is supposed, of
course, that the ship sank and that
Lynch and all on board were drowned,
but there were rumors that it was
blown out of its course in a storm and
wrecked on a lonely island Of the yyest
Indies and that some of the passengers
and crew were saved. r-
Thomas Lynch was educated in Eng
land and was the son Of wealthy
South Carolina planter. - New York
World.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-23
Sunken Ships Mark His Grave.

There are many monuments to the
father of the British navy" Sir Fran
els Drake. throughout the world, but
his tomb" is in the great deep upon
which he made his everlasting fame
He died Jan. %, 1895, in his ship the
Defiance, near the town of Nombre de
Dios, West Indies, and in leaden
coffin his body was lowered into the
waves some six miles from shore. AS
last honor to him two of his ships,
with all the prizes that were in the
fleet at the time, were sunk beside his
casket. At the time Of his death the
great admiral was in his fiftieth year
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-23
Michaeps cemetery where Father
Hayes read the committal service.
Prime Spareribs
Christmas Dish
at County Jail

Owing to the soaring price of tur-
key the pride of Vermont will not be
on the Christmas bill Of fare at the
county Jail. Instead the guests at
the North avenue institution will play
knife and fork duet with prime
spareribs with gravy running back to
the kitchen. Some of the prisoners
will close their eyes while eating and
imagine they are trif1ing with turkey.
They are taking a chance in doing
this, however, as somebody might
snitch the portion from their plate.
Other items on the menu are mash
ed potatoes, mashed turnips, apples,
onions, crullers, pie and cheese. They
forgot to order any charlotte russo this
year. Deputy Jailer Dennis E. O'NeiI
will say grace and anything else he
happens to think Of
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-23
Connecticut River
Road Stockholders
Receive Dividends

Boston, Dec. 23-Judge Morton, in
the federal court today instructed
President James H. Hustis as temper
airy receiver of the Boston & Maine
Railroad, to pay direct to the stock
holders of the Connecticut River
Railroad of which he is also tenn
porary received the semi-annual div
'idend of per cent, due as rental
under the lease to the Boston &,
Maine. The amount involved is ap-
proximate1y $125,000.
There was no question as to the
authority Of the receiver to pay the
money, it was said, but Mr.. Hustis
was in doubt whether to pay it direct
to the stockholders or put 1t into his
own account as receiver for the Con-
necticut road.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-23
SNEAK THIEVES
ROB FAMILY OF
MUTES OF Cash
Providers Visit Half a Dozen
Homes and Stores
Throughout City.

Sneak thieves were active yesterday
and SIX persons reported the loss of ar
ticles 10 the police as a result. Mrs.
Annie l1anks, a deaf and dumb wom-
an, living &C 663 Berkshire avenue, ac-
companied by son and two daugh-
ters, who are also unable to hear or
talk. reported to Lieut.. E. o. Cronan
this morning that someone had taken
$22 from a pillow in a bed, in her
home.
The family attracted good deal of
attention discussing the case among
themselves in the court corridor, by
means Of the sign language. The
woman, who wrote her own COM
plant, accuses another woman in her
house.
The Pembroke laundry Office, 275
State street, was entered last night, by
someone who broke down the back
door and stole small amount Of
change from the cash, drawer. No
laundry was taken so far as can be
learned.
:, George F. Young. who has foundry
at Housatonic avenue and Stella street
and who it is reported by the police
had bought number Of articles in
view Of his coming wedding, togeth-
er with numerous Christmas presents,
all totaling in value s100,left the goods
u his machine, outside the Sea Side
dub. When he returned they were
missing.
Bernard Sipples, of 331 Fairfield
avenue, reports that someone entered
HIS room yesterday and stole clothing.
the property Of his roommate. ard
his own.
Howard Challenger's store at
Crecent avenue, suffered the loss of a
number Of cameras last night. While
residents watched them. three men
boldly broke the front window of the
store. and reaching through the
smashed pane Of glas, pulled out the
cameras This is a perennial event at
the Challenger store.
c. n. Parker Of 1876 Alpine street,
told the police that his home had been
entered by breaking lights Of glass in
the rear door and $23, the property Of
a roomer, Wilbur Townsend, stolen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-23

SUES FOR COMMISSION

To recover a commission alleged to
be due for obtaining automobiles for
Dean M. Freeman of New Haven,
Francis Ely of this city has brought
suit against Freeman for 5000. He
said Freeman already owed him $500
for the use Of car and that few
months ago the defendant employed
him as an agent to get several other
machines, agreeing to pay the plain
tiff ten per cent. commission. Ely
claims he got the cars but has been
unable to collect his 500 commission
The suit is returnable to the January
term Of the common pleas court.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-23
ELIZABETH COOK

The funeral of Elizabeth, widow Of
Michael Cook, was largely attended
from the home of her daughter, Mrs
Edwards Oberts. Jr., 1885 Main street,
at $3.50 this morning and half hour
later from st. Augustine's church
where Rev. James B. Nihilll, P. r..
sang the solemn requiem mass assist.
ed by Rev. Edward F. Hayes as dea-
con and Rev. Robert j. Bowen as sub
deacon. The full church choir sang
Schmidt's requiem. At the conclusion
of the mass Miss Aure1ia Berger sang
'Some Sweet Day" The bearers: Rich
ard Eie1y, Joseph Spag1ey, John Shan
ley, John Ceughlin, Thomas Byron and
John Shackett. Burial was ir, st.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-23
ANNIE ELIZABETH BURNS.

Annie Elizabeth, wife of Joseph
Burns and one Of the best known
English women of the city, died sud-
denly at her home $40 East Main
street, after a short illness with pneu-
monia. Mrs. Burns was born in Ire
land, SO years ago. She came to
Bridgeport rs years. ago and since
that time has always resided in East
Bridgeport where her husband con-
ducts a butcher shop in East Main
street. She was member of the
Progressive circle, B. Of A., and of
Polar Star lodge. Star. of Bethlehe en-.
She belonged to st. PauTs Episcopal
church. Surviving her are her hus-
band "a daughter, Miss Mabel Burns
and a SON, William Burns.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-23
Classifying Him.

A gentleman who dined regularly at
a certain restaurant often ordered a
dozen CLAIMS. One day he counted them
and found but eleven. Still another
day the dozen was one short. He
called the waiter and asked him, "why
do you give only eleven CLAIMS when /
order twelve?"
ooh, SIR" replied the waiter, IT didn't
think you'd want to be sitting thirteen
at table, sir."-Christian Herald.