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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-02-16

tuses - accept his own Tender from
ply sicians and others in lieu ~
money for order blanks for mar
cotics. ar for other articles sold or
collected BY the office. some peo-
pie can't understand why the gov
eminent won't accept it's own
stamps, and they exhibit consider
able temper when we insist on the
cash." said Deputy Joseph +. Ded-
Atf.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-02-16

told the police that a man repre-
sentlng himself as countryman,
robbed him of 5000 Tuesday after
noon on Russeli-st.. near his home.
Patrolman Ruckley ~ the chenc-
st. station. arrested William j.
Stegmller, he says. and recovered
500 OF the stolen money about an
hour after the robbery.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-02-16
Arnold woltf, IL years old. while on
hts way 20 the Dunne-D0ty school.

was dragged some distance from
the corner Of Woodward-ave. and
TrowbrldEe- by an automobile,
when his coat became tangled in
one OF the rear wheels when the
machine brushed by him. lie was
cut about the head. The lad lives
NJ No lel Rosedale ct
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-02-16

TERRE HAUTE. Ind.-Burt Nc.
Quilkin. 80, ar;nlees. is under arrest
charged with forging checks. lie
writes by holding a pen between his
parents by a jury.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-02-16

CHICAGO-Jobnny Quirk. Is, and
Henry Hunsings. 10, wanted vsca.
tor and when a schcoInate offered
them n quarter they set nre to ifs
school. they "dmil;ed - police.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-02-16
Fire at undetermined origin broke out
in tie hoalIe nl lnnInL smith m

80 pallister-ave. Tuesday evening
and caused damage estimated al
$4,000 while the family were away
Three fire companies battled witt
the blaze for an hour before IL was
eNtinguished
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-02-16
On Thursday evening NJ 7i30 In the
church house of the Trum buIl-aNc

The fourth number Tn the course Of
the Thompson class 81 the Cass-
ave. Methodist church will be a lee
ture on Smiles by the Hon. James
u. Wardrop, of Pennsylvania. Mr..
Wardrop is renowned after-din-
ner speaker OF the east, but the
lecture ~ intimated TO be wit and
humor with purpose"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-02-16
since the Parliament nr~.. NO one q.

allowed 10 enter q government
building Ia Ottawa. without per-
nit. which expires in a half hour.
II your business is not finished you
must return and have IL renewed.
or YOU are hunted UP and put out,
according to information received
by a neirOller In n letter
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-02-16
The Detroit police were Informed ny
trI~grsUs, Medne sday morning, that

Chris ]. DlnRfeIHer, IS Nehrs Old,
wanted in Detroit for forging his
brothers name 10 a check. has been
arrested I'm Philadelphia. Detective
Michael Lannan viii go after him,
Wednesday evening.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-02-16

e CiiICAGO-"Jockey" Norris holy.
which has been stored In a venlt for
the last six months while his par.
ents and secret widow fought for
its possession, wac awarded to his
parents by q Jury.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-02-16
Among the mntrimonisiIy unforfun-
ate Mhn Mere grnnleh drrrers at

divorce TUESDAY afternoon was Mrs.
Aivah IIough. who told Judge Muir
ply her husband hadn't worked for
10 years. and that h knew money
only by hearsay. so that he never
was able TO contribute to her sup
port. DEGREES were granted 20 So
phie from Nipo Mustafa. Clara from
Paul &. Fitzgerald. Rcna FROM
Robert Oliphant. MarSauna from
Charles ". Coulter. Levy from
Henrietta Mcrrihcld. Elizabeth from
Louis Zwlck and cyril l.. from
Florence ShRdhoit
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-02-16
Hugh Connolly. IeweieF, hss Epnr To
lmIlIOrnIa 10 spend two nlonths Ia
.Of course . sm against the dry :. aud
WIN shomIhn'I he" mid a we'll

known retail halter the other day.
Nearly every drunk means "a
broken hat and another sale. IT'S
an III wind that blows nobody
good"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-02-16
The police have been asked Ia aid IN
search for Ruth Huntington. III
Alvin :. Dunbar. of w,nnipss. Man

TUT NV rF'TFtuTy VI Vhc HVVV0We
tae- Franklin association, was intro
duced To and made speech befor'
the members OF that body at tn
regular meeting In the Hotel Girls
void Tuesday evening. Others ad
dressed the meetings also.
The Ely miner., 1916-12-01
STATEWIDE CAMPAIGN
FOR Y. M. C. A. FUNDS MADE
Move to Make Good Conditional
Pledges Secured for University
Building Started.

Minneapolis. - A statewide cam
paign to make good the conditional
pledges secured for University Y. M.
c. A. in the million-dollar building
project for Minneapolis last June, be-
gan December s and was to last until
December g. During this period near
ly every man and woman interested
In Minnesota was given an opportu-
nifty to subscribe toward the building
fund which would come to be the re-
ligious clearing house for the Univer-
sity of Minnesota. One hundred and
seventy-five thousand dollars is the
sum in the aggregate which was to be
secured OF this $115,000 has already
been conditionally pledged. The con-
ditions stipulate that the margin of
the fund be secured by gifts from the
people of the state.
Working on the premise that every
one in the state is interested in the
welfare of students at the Minnesota
University as we'll as to make Mime
sofa hold her own with other state
institutions,-n every state uni
versity of it's size and type has an ade-
quate Y. NJ. C. A. equipment-the ad-
visors of the Y. M. C. A., including
the president of the university, the
regents, the faculty and students, par
ents of students, are promoting this
project to make good the conditional
pledges.
The Ely miner., 1916-12-01

FRANCIS JOSEPH'S BODY TO
LIE IN STATE TWO DAYS
Burial of Late Emperor Of Austria
VIII Take Place One Day
Next Week.

Vienna, Nov. 23.-Arrangements for
the burial of the late emperor Francis
Joseph have not yet been made. but
the body will be inferred In the Capu-
chin mausoleum next week, probably
on Thursday.
On Monday the body will be re-
moved from Schoenbrunn castle to
Hofburg chapel, where it will lie In
state on Tuesday and Wednesday.
With Emperor Francis Joseph pass
es the worlds Oldest monarch, a man
whose life was one continuous trag-
edy, which was to end in the greatest
tragedy of all time-the present war.
Francis Joseph was really beloved
by his people, who comprised half a
score of races. They found in him
the cement which held together the
state structure of Austro-Hungary.
The heir apparent, Archduke Karl
Franz Joseph, has assumed the guild
ance of state affairs automatically 1t
is not likely that festivities of any
kind will usher in his reign, certainly
not during the war.
The Ely miner., 1916-12-01
SNAKES IN HOUSE; NO GHOST
After They Were Killed Mysterious
Noises In West Virginia House
Stopped.

Barboursville, w. Va.-The mystery
that has for years surrounded the
haunted house on the hill back of here
has been solved as q result Of Green
Simpkins, a Logan county miner, his
wife and his six children moving into
the house.
Peculiar noises have emanated
from the building at night and for
months weird stories have been told
Of the wraiths holding high carnival
there.
Simpkins, stranger, didn't know
the house was haunted" Mrs. Simp-
kins had occupied the place only
short time when the mysterious sounds
terrified her.
She took q gun and went upstairs
where she found the cause of the
noise in the maneuvers of dozen
blacksnakes that had taken charge Of
that part Of the building. She was so
frightened she dropped the gun and
screamed for help. Two men passing
heard the screams and they entered
and gave the snakes battle. 1t was
an hour before all were killed with
clubs and stones.
The Ely miner., 1916-12-01
urges CREATION
OF new BUREAU
STATE TREASURER ASKS FOR
BOARD TO HANDLE $4,000, 900
OF TRUST FUNDS.
MAKES REPORT TO GOVERNOR
0ooding's Recommendations Regarded
as Free From Political influence
Are Expected to Carry Weight
Printed Report Only SO Pages.

st. Paula bureau to handle nearly
$34,000,000 of state trust funds, the
clerical work of which is now handled
by investment clerks in the auditors
and treasurer's Offices, force which
seems altogether inadequate for the
handling of such vast sum-" is ad-
vocated by State Treasurer Arthur c.
Gooding in the annual report on the
treasury addressed to the governor and
next legislature.
Four recommendations.
Four other recommendations are for:
Sale of bonds of other states that the
trust trust fund funds in, invested lin IN them may may bt; be
Minnesota municipalities.
A sufficient appropriation to enable
the proper administration of the state
timber department and insure the state
O fair deal"
Amendments to authorize the state
treasurer to retain for a year and en-
deavor to collect accounts due the state
instead of turning claims over to the
attorney general every 80 days and
thereby making & debt tsna collecting asen-
Requirements that fees and other re-
ceipts of state departments shall be i'm
mediately deposited IN ar the state sta treas treas
method under which they are not prop
erly in the custody of the state and not
protected by bonds as required by law.
Free From Political Influence.
Because Mr.. Gooding did not seek
election to the Office he now holds by
appointment and in which he will be
succeeded Jan. by Henry Rines, state
treasurer-elect, his recommendations
are generally regarded at the capitol
as entirely free from political influ.
epces, and are expected to carry
weight in the legislature as coming
from man of long banking experience
and actual knowledge of existing con-
ditions gained as head of the state
treasury and as a member of the in
vestment, timber and other boards.
The report of the treasurer in print
ed form contains only 68 pages, com.
pared with 284 pages in the previous
report of the same department.
The Ely miner., 1916-12-01
SEED SITUATION TO BE
REVIEWED AT FAIRMONT
Minnesota Crop Improvement Associa-
tion Meet In February-"Plain
Farmers" Particularly Invited.

Fairmont. The seed situation in
Minnesota for the 1917 crop will be
reviewed by the Minnesota Crop I'M
provement association, which is to
have its annual meeting in Fairmont,
Mimi, Feb. 13, IA and Is. Reports
that good seed wheat and good seed
potatoes will be scarce will be investi-
gated and experts who have gone over
the northwestern field will make re-
ports.
Fairmont, the convention town, Is in
Martin county, which is noted for it's
prize winners in corn growing. Many
of the prizes in the past have been
won by small farmers and c. l.. Blan-
chor, president of the association, and
Professor c. P. Bull of the agricultural
college, are working to get a large
attendance Of the so-called plain farm
ers" to attend the convention.
The Ely miner., 1916-12-01
LEAGUE TO FIGHT HIGH COST
EMBARGO ON FOODSTUFFo Is
URGED IN MINNEAPOLIS.
Petition to Congress Asking Federal
Investigation Of Prices Signed
by Two Hundred.

Minneapolis, Minn.-The Embargo
league, incorporated last week un-
der the laws of Minnesota for the
avowed purpose of combating the high
cost of living, has made it's bow in
Minneapolis. The membership list of
the corporation was started with more
than 100 names, and a petition to
Congress asking federal investiga.
tion of high prices and an embargo on
foodstuffs, was signed by upwards of
200 persons. The meeting was held
in the assembly hall of the court
house and was attended by crowd
that nearly filled the hall.
Congressman Lead Attack.
Thomas D. Schall, congressman
from the Minnesota district, and
George R. Smith, congressman from
the Fifth district, were the principal
speakers. They placed most of the
high cost blame upon the inactivity of
the public. Each promised to do all in
his power to aid in congressional re-
lief for the excessive prices of COM
modities.
Organization" said Mr.. Schall, "is
what is needed by the people to over
come the oppression from which they
are suffering. This Is what the cap
italistic interests use in levying their
unjust tribute and this is what must
be used to combat this levying of trib-
ute. What hasn't been done is your
track of what is going on and because
you take your views at the dictation of
the forces opposed to YOU"
The Ely miner., 1916-12-01
MAYOR OF HIBBiNG AND
OFFICIALS ARE INDICTED
Arraigned for Alleged MaIfeasanee In
Office and Alleged Misappropria-
ton of Public Funds.

Duluth, Minn.-The st. Louis
county grand jury has returned in
dictments naming Victor Power,
mayor of Hibbing; d. D. McEachin,
former village treasurer; w. J. Ryder,
Rupert Swinnerton, B. ]. Burrows and
H. P. Curren, members of the Hibbing
village council, and Albert Dixon and
Jacob Messner, officials of the town.
ship of Stuntz, for alleged malfeasance
in Office and alleged misappropriation
Of public moneys.
c. M. Atkinson and r. w. Hitchcock,
newspaper publishers, were also
named for alleged completely in OBJ
tanning public moneys fraudulently.
The men were arraigned before
Judge w. A. Cant of the st. Louis
county district court.
The Ely miner., 1916-12-01
PEARL, BRIDE AND
LEGACY IN OYSTER
Boston Man MarrieS Girl Who
Served BivaIve in Denver
Restaurant.

st. Paul, Minn.-Other persons have
been known to bite into an oyster and
discover pearl, but to find pearl
and bride and claim $1,000 legacy
all through the same little biyalve Is
an accomplishment.
Ralston Foster did it, and he was
married by Court Commissioner Gal
lick to Miss Gladys Malcomb, who
served the Cupid oyster in Denver
restaurant two months ago.
Foster told this story the other day:
Mother died when / was eighteen
years old, leaving me $1,000 bequest.
to be claimed only in event was mar
ried before the age of twenty-five
years. l cared little for girls, and
The Ely miner., 1916-12-01
Diet Squad Starts Experiment.

Chicago, Nov. 23.-Twelve employees
of Chicago health department have be-
gun a two weeks experiment intend
ed to demonstrate that person can
live properly on 40 cents a day. At the
first meal, breakfast, served at $500
a. M, DR.. John Robertson. health COM
missioner, directed the diet squad" to
learn to eat slowly. asserting that" the
faster you eat the more you eat" for
ty minutes was allowed for breakfast,
the menu for which consisted of fresh
apples. liver, bacon. one egg, mullins,
butter and coffee.
The Ely miner., 1916-12-01
PEARSON is APPOINTED
SUPERINTENDENT OF BANKS
Andrew e. Fritz of st. Cloud Named
AZ Public Examiner by Cover
nor Burnquist.

st. Paul, Minn.-Appointmen of
F. e. Pearson of Pipestone as state
superintendent of banks and the reap
pointment of Andrew E. Fritz of St.
Cloud as public examiner have just
been announced by Governor J. A. A..
Burnquist, who said he expected to
announce additional appointments at
once. Mr. Pearson will succeed A. H.
Turrittin of Sauk Rapids, who has
headed the banking department since
May, 1914. Both appointments are for
three year terms, beginning Jan. l..
The superintendent of banks receives
$4,000 year and the public examiner
$4,000.
The Ely miner., 1916-12-01
CHARGED FOR LOVE VISITS
California Girl Declares Young Physi.
clan Wants Pay for
Calls.

Los Angeles.-Miss Freda Schlager,
pretty girl Of this city, has been sued
by DIR. u. Levin for an alleged medical
bill amounting to several hundred dol
lars. In her defense the young lady
declared that she had been courted by
the physician and that after their be-
trothal, she quarreled with her lover
and he promptly sent in bill for all
the social mad courtship calls he had
paid her. Miss Schlager declared the
charges were at the rate Of $3.50 q
visit
The Ely miner., 1916-12-01
Ioffre Praises sarraiI.

Paris, Nov. 22.-General Joffre has
sent a telegram to General Sarrail,
commanding in Macedonia, cordially
congratulating him and his men for
having taken Monastir. The message
includes special general army order
addressed to the officers and men of
the army of the east praising them
for having driven the Germans and
Bulgarians from western Macedonia.
In conclusion the message says:
"You have deprived the enemy Of
Monastir; tomorrow you viii end Il By
beating him"
The Ely miner., 1916-12-01
Teutons In Corner, Fiqht Hard

Paris, Nov. 23.-Energetic resistance
Is being offered by the Germans and
Bulgarians on the Macedonian front
north of Monastir, the war office an
nounces. The advance of the entente
forces was delayed also by heavy fog.
Five hundred more prisoners were
taken. The German-Bulgarian forces,
according to latest reports are accep-
ting battle on line running from Sne-
govo, three miles north Of Monastir,
to Hill 1850, southeast Of Makovo,
which is thirteen miles northeast Of
Monastir.
The Ely miner., 1916-12-01
JUDGE WEEPS FOR SLAYER
Death Sentence on Young Man Causes
fearful Scene in Chicago
Court.

Chicago.-Judge Joseph B. SABBATH
Of the criminal court, after passing
death sentence on Lloyd Bopp, twenty
three years old, covered his face and
wept unreservedly for several min
utes.
81 always prayed that If ever I be-
came a judge should never be called
upon to go through an ordeal like this"
he said.
Counsel for Bopp and others in the
courtroom gave way. to tears.
Bopp murdered motorcycle police
man four months ago.
The Ely miner., 1916-12-01
100000 Paid Guards Families.

Washington, Nov. 23.-The war de-
partment up to date has spent $500, 900
of the $2,000,000 appropriated by con.
gress to aid the families of national
guard troops stationed on the border.
Aid is being extended to $4,000 families
and applications for aid are being re-
ceived at depot Quartermasters at the
rate Of 100 day. While the law au-
thorizes the secretary of war to pay
$50 month for the relief of families
OF guardsmen the average has been
about $25. At the present rate the
entire fund would be depleted Jan. 15.
The Ely miner., 1916-12-01
LATE EMPER0R'S REIGN
Is LONGEST In HISTORY

Emperor Francis Joseph reiened
longer as man than any ruler in
history. Ascending to the throne
of Austria when he was 10, he
reisned continuously for 68 years.
. Other rulers have had longer
terms of service, but none of them
as long in actual power. One of
the Pharaohs is credited with 90
years and Louis XIV reigned 72
years. Each, however, took mis-
throne when he was a child.
The Ely miner., 1916-12-01

TWO AMENDMENTS CARRIED
First and Second Indorsed by Voters,
Schmahl Announces.

st. Paul, Nov. 23 julius A.
Schmahl, secretary Of state, has an
nounced that only the first and Sec
election. They provide, respectively,
for the use of state funds to improve
certain state lands In advance OF set
tlement, and for farm loans under cer-
tain restrictions.
The Ely miner., 1916-12-01
Coroner Disappears MysteriousIy.

Long Prairie. = Mystery surrounds
the continued absence of the coroner,
John Markuson, of Todd county. Mar
kuson, who is prominent business
man of Gray Eagle, left, travelling as
far as Melrose in an automobile. At
Melrose he stopped to write letter
of farewell to his wife, in which he
stated he should never return. Marku-
sons leaving is mystery as he was
prominently connected in the county
and his term of Office did not expire
until 1919. He had taken all the cash
he had on hand
The Ely miner., 1916-12-01
No More Fires; More Money Sought.

st. Paul. = The annual report of the
state forestry board to Governor Burn
quist, shows that forest fire damages
during the year was approximately the
same as in 1915. Reference is made
to the cutting of $4,000 from the ap-
preparation for preventing forest fires
and the recommendation is made that
the appropriation be increased. At
tention is called to the possibilities
for the establishment of large state
assets through reforestation on lands
not adapted to agricultural uses.
The Ely miner., 1916-12-01
eemidji Gets Good Roads Meeting.

BemidjiL-The seventh annual meet
ing of the Northern Minnesota Devel-
opment league will be held in Bemidji,
Mimi, December z and 8. The ses-
sions will be given over to a Good
Roads meeting and number of promi-
nent speakers have been engaged.
Among them are Senators R. c. Dunn
of Princeton and John H. Baldwin of
Frazee. Senator Baldwin will speak
on Prison Labor on Public High
ways" He is sent to Bemidji by the
efass Of public roads at Washington.
The Ely miner., 1916-12-01
Hammond Property Subject to Tax.

hammond properly oupJcCt 10 ak.
ST. Paul. = The estate of the late
Governor Winfield 8. Hammond in
cludes $139,1S1 Of property subject to
Inheritance taxes in Minnesota, accord
ing to an appraisal filed in the office
of Attorney General Lyndon A. Smith
The tax on real estate valued at $685.
$50 and personal property of sS3,231.
in Minnesota, although not officially
computed, is expected to total between
$4,000 and $1,000. Governor Hammond
also left properties in other states,
but no figures are given on the value
of the whole real estate.
The Ely miner., 1916-12-01

might have stuck had I not ordered
blue points in Denver restaurant.
"My teeth clashed with something
hard, and my exclamation attracted
the waitress. She was sympathetic
and pretty, and laughed with me in
my predicament. Then we discovered
that the hard substance was a pearl,
which later was valued at $500. Guess
that's all there is to the story"
"Not quite" Mrs. Foster said, and
she extended hand which bore the
$500 pearl in an engagement ring.
The couple met in st. Paul by ar
rangement and were married, leaving
soon afterward for Boston, where Fos-
ter is an automobile salesman. The
mothers estate is in Connecticut.
The Ely miner., 1916-12-01
Then He Took Pledge.

Greensburg, Pa.-Because a three
foot snake crawled from keg Of beer
after he and several friends had fin
ished the liquid contents, John Blow
etsky has signed the pledge and as.
serts he will sue local brewers.
The Ely miner., 1916-12-01
. "WET" PETITIONER DIES
so TOWN BECOMES "DRY

Davis, S. D., Nov. 23.-Davis has
: become a dry town, through the .
death of one of the signers of Pc
tition for local option election. :
The death of the signer left the =
8. petition one short of the number =
of names required by law. The .
state supreme court has just ruled :
that this invaIidated the petition.
The one saloon in Davis, there =
fore, has been closed. 4
The Ely miner., 1916-12-01
Very Fond. of Hunting.

The new emperor is an excellent
shot, is fond Of hunting, is an enthu-
siastic motorist, a patron of the opera
and the theater. He is a good linguist,
speaking German, Hungarian, French,
English, Italian, Czech and Polish.
The Ely miner., 1916-12-01
Premature Blast Kills Two.

Nashwauk. = Guy Seattle, 35, and
Gilbert Seattle, SO, brothers, were
blown to pieces when premature ex-
plosion of powder took place in a hole
at the Hawkins mine.
The Ely miner., 1916-12-01
Winter In Cuba.

The daily winter or dry season range
Of temperature in Cuba is from about
60 to about 50 degrees.
The Ely miner., 1916-12-01
NEW EMPEROR VERY POPULAR
CHARLES FRANCIS COMMANDS
AUSTRIAN ARMIES.
Wife Is Daughter of the Late Duke Of
Parma-Distaste for Imperial
Red Tape.

Vienna, Nov. 23.-Archduke Charles
Francis Joseph, grandnephew Of EN-
peror Francis Joseph, to whose throne
throne of Austria-Hungary by the as.
sassination Of Archduke Francis Fer.
dinand prior to the outbreak Of the war.
Charles Francis has been in command
Of the Austrian armies on various
fronts during the last two years.
was born Aug. II, 1887. His wife was
Princess Zita of the Bourbon house of
Parma. His father was the Archduke
Otto, who was the younger brother of
Francis Ferdinand.