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The Delta independent., 1916-02-18

the approaching invasion or private
capital, Brouillard. returning from
horseback trip to the Buckskin, where
Anson and Griffith we're setting grade
stakes for the canal diggers. found
visitor awaiting him in the camp head
quarters office.
One glance at the thick-bodied,
heavy-faced man chewing an extinct
cigar while he made himself comfort
able in the only approach tc a loung-
ing chair that the office afforded was
sufficient to awaken an alert antago-
nism. The big man introduced him
self without taking the trouble to get
out Of his chair.
MY name is Hosford, and repre-
sent the Niquoia Improvement com
pany as its manager and resident en-
gineer," said the lounger, shifting the
dead cigar from one corner of his
hard-bitted mouth to the other. You're
Brillard. the government man, 1 take
TT"
"Brouillard. If you please" was the
crisp correction. And then with a
careful effacement OF the final saving
trace of hospitality in tone or manner:
What can we do for you. Mr. Hos
ford?"
"A good many things. first and last
I'm two or three days ahead of my
outfit, and you can put me up some
where until get camp of my own.
You've got some sort of an engineers
mess. take it,"
"We have" said Brouillard briefly.
You'll make yourself at home with
The Delta independent., 1916-02-18
ITO be continued)

1T is queer thing" said the indig-
nant housewife, that never can get
sacks OF potatoes which are the same
all through. thought that at least
such an honest man as you are would
not stoop so low as to put small po-
tatoes In the bottom OF your sacks and
the larger ones on top" ut amt queer
at ALL" replied the Champa street
huckster. ut is a thing we fellers
cant help. You see. ma-am the taters
grow 80 fast under irrigation that by
the time we get to the top Of the bag
the taters have grown Just that much
more than the ones that we put in the
bottom"
The Delta independent., 1916-02-18

It I've Just run up against another
thing that is threatening to raise
merry hell in this valley"
Il know" said the hydrographer
slowly. You've been having a seance
with Steve Massingale. Leshingtop
told me about it."
What did he tell your" Brouillard
demanded half angrily.
oh. nothing much; nothing to make
you hot at him. He said he gathered
the notion hat the young sorehead
was trying to bully you"
He was" was the brittle admission,
See here. Grizzy."
The thing to be seen was a small
ouckskin bag which, when opened.
gave up paper packet folded like a
medicine powder The paper contained
spoonful of dust and pellets of metal
OF dull yellow luster.
The photographer drew a long
breath and fingered the nuggets.
Gold-placer goldl" he exclaimed.
and Brouillard nodded and went on to
tell how he had come by the bag and
Its contents.
Massingale had an ak to grind. of
course. You may remember that
harding talked loosely about the Mas.
singale opposition to the building of
the dam. There was nothing in IL.
The opposition was purely personal.
and 1t was directed against Harding
himself. with Amy Massingale for the
exciting cause"
That girl?-the elemental brutal.
Grislow broke in warmly He knew
the miners daughter fairly well by
this time. and. in common with every
man on the stan. not excepting the
staffs chief. would have fought for
her In any cause
Brouillard nodded. Il don't know
what Harding did, but Smith, the Tri-
angle-Circle foreman, tells me that
sieve was on the warpath; he told
Harding when he left, Inst summer.
that II he ever came back to Niquoia,
he'd come to stay-and stay dead"
Il never did like Harding any too
we'll" was the hydrographer's defini.
i've comment, and Brouillard went
back to the matter OF the mornings
seance and it's golden outcome.
That is only q little side issue.
Stove Massingale came to me this
norning with a proposal that was
about ~ cold-blooded as a slap In the
fAcc. Naturally. for good business rea,
sons OF their own. the Massingales
The Delta independent., 1916-02-18

ana finds an automobile party camped at
the canyon portal.
CHAPTER u-Brouillard meets j. wes-
ley Cartwright and his daughter Gene
We've of the auto party and explains the
reclamation work to them.
"Oh, don't know" was the depre-
catcry rejoinder "It will relieve us
of a lot of side-issue industries-cut
'em out and bury 'em, SO far as we
are concerned"
THAT part of it is all right, o:
course; but it won't end there; not by
q hundred miles. Jobson says in that
letter that the relations have got to
be friendly! I'll bet anything you like
that I'll have to go and read the riot
act to those people before they've
been twenty-four hours on their job!"
Grislow was trying the point of his
mapping pen on his thumb nail. Gu
rious that this particular fly should
drop into your pot of ointment on
your birthday, wasn't it?" he re-
marked.
20 suffering Jehu!" gritted Brouil-
lard ragefully. Are you never going
to forget that senseless bit of twad-
dle?"
You're not giving me a chance to
forget it," said the mapmaker soberly.
You told me that night that the
seven-year characteristic was change;
and you're a changed man, Victor. If
ever there was one. Moreover, it be-
gan that very night-or the next morn.
ing"
Brouillard laughed.
"All of which is bad enough, you'd
say, Murray; but it isn't the worst OF
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CHAPTER I-Brouillard. chief engineer
on the Niquoia irrigation dam. goes out
from camp to investigate a strange light
and finds an automobile party camped at
the canyon portal.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-17
MERCER DEFIES
Won Kissing
Belgian Cardinal Denies Au-
thority of German Gov
ernOr

AMSTERDAM. April 15.-Ca-dinal
Mercier. threatened by the German
authorities In Belgium with restric.
ton OF his privileges because Of his
alleged political activity" has open
~ defied General Won Kissing. the
German governor general, according
to advices received here today.
In a reply 10 Won Bissing's recent
threat, the cardinal wrote that he
was answerablc ONLY to his con
science and though paving that
silent homage which WAS due 10
strength. he nevertheless retained
his full liberty 10 Judge and express
himself.
III was not without thorough con
sideration that we denounced to the
world the frightful evils with which
our brothers and sisters are over.
whelmed." wrote Cardinal MERCER
But had We not done so we should
not have felt ourselve5 worthy to he
the successor OF the apostles
The cardinal further stated that
when a civil ruler sets aside justice
N is no longer the duty Of a prelate
TO obey him
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-17
HOLLIER EIGHT
MAN GOES WEST

Edward F. Lyon, distributor of
springs. axles and drop forgings OF
all kinds. and Detroit agent for the
Hollier Eight, No. 1881 Woodward
ave. has gone 10 the Pacific coast
for q several weeks business and
pleasure trip.
Mr.. Lyons business connections
on the coast are extensive. and IL
was with the desire to become per
eonally acquainted with the firms
and individuals to whom he sells
springs and axles and other automo-
bile parts. that he determined 70
make q spring trip TO the far west.
While on the coast, Mr.. Lyon will get
in touch also with Hollier Eight
sales agents, this Michigan made car
having had a big sales out there
Following a couple OF weeks stay
in los Angeles, and surrounding
points, Mr.. Lyon will go to San
Francisco and up to Portland and
Seattle, taking in Salt Lake City and
Colorado cities on his way back east.
He will return about the middle Of
May. accompanied by Mrs. Lyon and
their son and daughter. who have
spent the late winter months In Art
IONA and California
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-17

One OF the largest cooperative as
sociations"in the world Is TO build
In New York city the greatest hotel
In the world. Charles n. Ingersoll,
the dollar watch man. is presi.
dent OF the Commonwealth Hotel
Construction corporation. which is
the cooperative organization that Is
10 erect and operate the Hotel Com
monwealth The hotel will have
$500 rooms or more. nearly twice
as many as the largest hotel now
existing. II Is TO be erected In the
Times Square district. II will be
IS stories high, will cover an entire
block front and approximately 150..
900 people are 70 have a share In
the benefits that accrue from the
undertaking
The concern is Incorporated for
$4,000, 900. That sum is to repre-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-17
DETROITERS TO
CAMP on ISLAND
Board of Commerce Will Visit
Famed Lake Superior Game
Preserve

Grand Island. q private game pre-
serve o. the Cleveland Cliffs Iron
Co, located of the south shore oil
Lake Superior. opposite Munisins
in Alger county, will be the camp
ing ground OF the Detroit Board oil
Commerce for several days, and the
destination OF Its annual cruise
which has been set for June ., y
10. IL and IL. An outline OF the
cruise committee. OF which Howard
A. Coffin Is chairman. was submit
ted to the board and approved. Fri
day afternoon.
Mr.. CONN believes that the ca
pacitY OF the steamer Detroit Ill
which has been chartered. will be
taxed with the 500 or more persons
who are expected to make the
cruise.
In its decision tn 20 to Grand
Island, which Is regarded AZ one oil
the most beautiful private parks In
the country, the board this year Ia
making radical change from lit
policy OF previous years. As one ol
the board officials expressed him
self:
Year after year II has been the
same thing. The board would cruise
TO one or more of the more prom
inent cities on the lakes, go to the
city's clubs. be entertained at din
ners and receptions and that was
all there was TO it. They saw
nothing more than they have right
here in their own city. That is the
principal reason that the Grand Isl
and trip was decided upon"
For many years Grand Island has
been the property of the Cleveland
Cliffs Iron Co. Under the direction
OF William c. Mather, the com
pany's president, it has been de
veloped into one of the largest game
preserves In the country. II abounds
in deer of all species, game 1sh
and rare birds that have been col
lected from all parts OF the world
The morning OF June 10. the CITY
OF Detroit III will drop anchor In
Munisinc bay. The day will be
taken up with beach sports, and in
the evening there will be arranged
real oldfashioned barbecue. with
roast OK and all other things neces
sary to an old-time fest. The board
will also view Pictured Rocks, one
OF Lake Superior's picturesque
sights.
Reservations for the trip will be
April 10.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-17

sent the cost OF the site and OF the
hotel and its equipment. II will
also represent something more-the
common purpose and interest OF
nearly 100000 men and women Who
come 10 New York once or twice a
year and who are uniting TO pro
vide their own hotel. built upon the
most advanced plans and designed
10 meet the needs OF all purses,
whether they be lean or plump TO
the point or oppressive opulence.
Only 80 OF these people will be
permitted TO own more than one
share OF stock sch, Those 30 will
be the 30 eminent bankers, mer-
chants and manufacturers who are
TO be selected as directors. They
are required by the laws under
which the concern Is Incorporated,
10 own three shares each. Other
wise they would own but one.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-17
ANTI-CIGARETTE
MASS MEETING
CALLED FOR APR. %

An anti-cigarette mass meeting
will be held by the department of
philanthropy and reform of the
Twentieth Century club on Friday
evening, April rs, to which every
organization in Detroit has been in
vited. DR.. Daniel H. Kress, OF Chi.
cago, will be the principal speaker.
and others expected to give their
testimony against the cigarette are
Henry Ford. Charles Carson. fac.
tory manager of the Cadillac Motor
Co. and Wellington Logan. execu.
tive secretary OF the Y. M. G.. A.
Sunday schools and churches will
devote Sunday, April 30, to this
work. DIR, Kress, Edwin Simpson,
Detroit superintendent of the Anti.
Saloon league, and Brad Bruce
Horne, chaplain OF the Detroit
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-17
ARCADIA Cl5
AGAINST WEN
Not Enough Money In Dstrel
to Hire Auditorium.
Says Manager ~ss

"Ail the vets in Detroit haven't.
enough money to hire Arcadia nj
q single night" says J. L. woolans
manager OF the woodward-ave. and-
itorium. MY experience with them
IL enough to convince me they
should be put out OF business"
This Was his comment when ne
was paid for the use Of the hall
April IL. when Hall and Summers,
the dry debating team appeared In
Arcadia. Woods intimated that ne
would like to have more dry meet
ings In the hall and would make
concessions to get them there.
Recently the Arcadia was told by
the police that dances held thcre
must close at midnight. This was
done at the same time an order was
issued closing the cafes at mid
night. Woods closed the hall
promptly, according to order. and
then visited several cafes, all OF
which he found running, some until
8 o'clock In the morning.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-17
Want CREDIT
REESTABL|S SHED
Railway Business Association
Points Out Roads Have
No Surplus

''For resisting the Industrial shock
that many think will follow peace In
Europe" the Railway Business asso-
citation has issued q bulletin declar-
ing that "the most effective insur.
ance policy In which the American
people could invest" would be the
re ssta blishment OF railway credit
and purchasing power"
If the roads," Ahe statement Gays,
were regulated with a view to the
national welfare. thoy would have
such earnings in periods Of large
tonnage as would provide them with
surplus fund. This In years OF
general depression would enable
them to proceed without apprehsn.
sion 10 make additions and better
ments Present regulation now ~
sures the proper use OF railway re-
sources"
II is pointed out that an oppor
iunity 10 make influence felt 10 at
forded by the pending congressional
inquiry into this subject.
Expenses, II is asserted, "have
risen faster than earnings, and nc
branch Of the government performs
tho function OF providing enlarged
revenues 10 meet the higher costs
The country IL entitled to adequate
mechanism and methods of regula
ton. Delegates 10 national party
conventions end members Of the fed
eral senate and house gre entitled
TO know what men Of affairs think
about this question"
The association points out evils
II The people OF each state have
suffered injury at the hands Of au
thorities In other states.
"2. National defense is shorn oil
transportation efficiency by reason
of divided and conflicting regulation
Of railways.
80. National growth. In time Of
peace has been retarded through
weakening of the railroads by con
HiCtins anu O'ti ihPPh6 !uiisuiN
tons.
-. Litieants in interstate com
merce are exposed 10 injustice be
cause the interstate commerce com
mission has. under the law. the in
compatible functions of detective
prosecutor, jury, Judge and mechan
ical expert.
-. Subordinates are adjudicatins
cases which. under the law, the com
mission alone is competent TO de
eide. These subordinates are Of
greatly inferior official dignity ir
emolument and tenure. and are MOI
presidential appointees.
~. Shippers Of one conmodit,
suffer discrimination when another
commodity pays less than its share
Of the total cost OF transportation
because the commission in adjusting
rate situations has no power TO OF
der a rate raised.
~. National industry and agricul
ture are under the dead weight Of ;
transportation system which canno
grow with the country's needs, he
cause the government protects the
individual shipper, but does not un
dertake TO protect the individual
railroad"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-17
HAS HANDLED
GOODRICH "ADS"
FOR 10 YEARS

r. c. Tibbitts on April conclud
ed his nineteenth year as the one
and only advertising manager
which the p. F. Goodrich Co. has
ever had
The growth OF the r. r. Goodrich
Co, which is the largest rubber fac
tory in the world and produces
over 10000 different articles OF rub
Der. including auto. motorcycle, bi.
cycle, truck and carriage tires.
hose. betting. packing, nodded goods,
raincoats. boots and shoes. water
bottles, and in fact, everything in
rubber" Is largely attributed 10 its
progressive advertising policies. In
fair weather or foul. Goodrich ad.
vertising has stood forth as prom.
inently and continuously as Glbral.
tar.
The Goodrich Co. have always
been strong believers In advertising
because they have seen their bust.
ness multiply and prosper under the
sun and rain OF publicity. In no
other way could they have told 20
many millions OF people about the
goodness of Goodrich goods, In 40
short a time or 40 economically
Their advertising has made people
want rubber goods made by Good.
rich, and what the public wants n
gets, year after year. Today their
great factories are at work night
and day. Each year they invest
more and more money in advertis.
ing and each year are forced TO
build and build to care for increas.
ing business
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-17
Public School Goodies ?"

ALBANY, N. Y, April 15.-Are
the public schools of New York
state goddess" as Senator William
p. Greiner, of Buffalo. intimates
they are. In the senate he said that
God will not be put into the
schools" until his bill, compelling
teachers to read verses from the
Bible to their pupils each day, be-
comes a law. The senate voted the
bill out OF committee and into gen
eral orders-action which at this
stage is regarded as killing It.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-17
camp of GIdepns. addressing Sunday

camp of Gideons, addressing Sunday
schools throughout the city.
Public clinics will also be held
by the Twentieth Century club. at
which DR.. Kress will treat By the
silver nitrate method all victims OF
the habit wishing to take tho treat
ment. Two years ago 500 persons
in Detroit were treated by this doc
tor. the clinics then being In Grace
hospital.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-17
Hold Man for Albany Police

Joseph Legambino. 10 years old.
was arrested by Detective Thomas
Balone, Friday, for the police OF Al
barry, N. Y, where he Is wanted on
a charge Of shooting a game war.
den and stealing q bicycle. The al
lesed crimes were committed Sept
5. 1918. Legambino gave his name
ss Dacey when arrested. He late
admitted his identity.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-17
No Longer Kiss the Book.

Because observance OF the custom
is said to have spread disease, kiss
ing the Bible as part Of the oath has
been abandoned by the courts of Es-
sex county, Ontario. In its place.
the court will require the witness
who is being sworn TO hold either
the Old or New Testament in his
hand.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-17
Wants Soldier Son Freed.

Henry Grattan Tyrrell, civil ensi-
neer of Chicago, but now engaged In
engineering work In Detroit, has
written the state department asking
It's aid in getting the release Of his
son, George Tyrrell. 10 years old.
from. the Canadian army. Tyrrell.
ST.. claims that his son was given
$40 in gold and a dinner In a To
ronto hotel a. an inducement to en-
list. The last the father heard from
the boy was that he was wounded
IN the side and was In IN English
hospital, but the details Of the In.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-17

Democratic primaries will be held
in Delaware today to name delegates
to the state convention, which will
meet in Dover next Tuesday 10 Sc
lect the delegates to the national
convention ut 81. Louis.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-17
MEDICINES LIKE men
Have OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, DUAL
Wy, Merit, Results

Wy, Mert, Heeu'te
The first favorable impression
made by Hoods Sarsaparilla IL con
firmed by continued use. II 10 har
monious combination OF compatible
ingredients. perfect pharmaceutical
ly--that IL, II In the finest product Of
most skilful pharmacy. And in Their
apeutic value-or power To cure,
In one of the best medicines Amer
lea has ever produced.
On the practical side which Of
course Ia the most important to you
Hoods Sarsaparilla for forty years
has been demonstrating It's curative
power in relieving complaints arising
from impure blood. low state o.
health. poor digestion, inactive aid
neys and liver.
For your humors. or for rheum
atism. weak stomach, loss of appe
lite. that tired feeling--take Hoods
sarsapartlla. II will do you good
Adv.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-17

For the first time In football his
tory an all.American eleven Is to
gather today. when the members OF
the 1915 mythical team selected by
Walter Camp are to be the guests
OF the Syracuse University Athletic
association. at the annual athletic
dinner IN the John d. Archbold gym
nasium
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-17

He is one OF the men who put
the Tilt in Indiana literature. hut IL
he lists to the call of politics Mere
dith Nicholson will give up writing
best sellers" to become assistant
secretary Of war Secretary Baker
has offered him the job, II is said.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-17
SALOONKEEPER,
LISTED AS DEAD. b
VERY MUCH ALIVE

Henry Jacot, Saioonkeeper. who
was included In the list Of deceased
licensees, which the liquor commit
tee IN reviewing. called up The
Times, Saturday afternoon, and pro-
tested.
Il am not dead" said Mr.. Jacob.
in a voice that sounded strong and
robust
II did transfer my license from
No. 2l1 Monroe-ave. to a quiet loca.
ton at No. IS Harper-ave., but ! am
not . dead one" A
Mr.. Jacobs name has been taken
OF the list.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-17

The Rialto theater. located on the
site Of the old Victoria theater In
New York city. is to have It's formal
opening today. The new theater IL
proclaimed to be the largest and
finest motion picture house In Amer
lea.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-17

Pplntlng-SAe plain neat kine-thMt
u raght-T1mes Jsb Dept.-Maln lS3o.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-09-23

Madison.-The college of agriculture
Of the University of Wisconsin is now
operating its second land clearing dem
onstratiOn train. The present tour will
cover ten counties in upper Wisconsin
along the line of the Minneapolis, st.
Paul and Sault Sainte Marie railroad
the $500" line The schedule calls for
stops to be made at IA points, a one
day demonstration being made at each
place.
The object of this tour, in which the
college of agriculture is cooperating
with manufacturers of land clearing
machinery and explosives is to demon
strate easier, quicker and better ways
of clearing lOgged-off and cut-over land
than have been in use In the past.
The first tour, which was made last
spring, was productive Of good results
and it is expected that this trip will
produce as great benefits. Settlers and
business men in the territory have vol
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-09-23
TROOPS TO BE HOME SOON?
Adjutant General Holway So Con-
strues New Order From
Washington.

MadisOn.-Judging from the latest
orders received at the adiutant gen
erals office from the federal war de-
partment, rehabilitation of the state
troops now on the border viii start
shortly after the return of the Wiscon-
sin and Illinois regiments from the 40
mile hike from San Antonio to Austin
and return on October 5. Orders have
been received calling for a change from
the individual discharge method used
In the National Guard to a muster-out
by company. This is taken as an indl-
cation that the troops viii shortly be
recalled.
Il think that the Wisconsin regi-
ments will return to the state within
ten days after the return from the Aus
tin hike" said Gen. Orlando Holway.
EITHER this, or they viii stay in the
South all winter. Most of the troops
are from the northern states and de-
mobilization in the winter months
would require at least ten days at the
state camps. Few Of the states have
facilities to care for the men at the
camps during cold weather"