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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-09-08

Sometimes you hear men, sensible
men, too, say, "Im going to vote for
Wilson this year because he kept us
out Of war"
Ask such men a short question.
Ask them. "Out Of what WARP
Did Mr.. Wilson Keep us out Of the
European War? No. He has himself
in formal address to congress spok-
en- Of the European war as "a war
with which we have nothing to do, a
war whose causes do not touch us.
How could Mr., Wilson keep us out
Of war with which we have nothing
to do and whose causes do not touch
us7
Did he keep the rest Of the western
hemisphere out Of the European war?
No Independent nation on this side
Of the world is involved in It; the
only people In II are the colonies OF
European powers and they had no
voice in their fate for they were au-
tomatically at war when their mother
governments went 10 war. Who kept
Argentina, Brazil. Chile, Peru, out Of
the European war? Did Mr.. Wilson?
Did Mr.. Wilson keep US out Of war
with Mexico? No. In his term more
Americans have been killed by Mexi-
cans and more American property has
been destroyed by Mexicans than by
Spaniards during the whole Spanish
war In his term we have seized
Mexican port and have sent our entire
regular army and militia to fight Mexi-
cans. In his term Mexican armed
forces have Invaded American soil and
fought battles against our people with
In our boundaries.
President Taft went through two
Mexican revolutions during his term
the revolution against Diaz and the
revolution against Madero American
lives were safe in Mexico during that
time No Mexican cities We're seized
by Americans and no armed Mexicans
invaded the United States while Mr..
Taft was In the White House. Yet Mr..
Taft never thought Of asking the
American people to vote for him he
cause he kept us out of war with
Mexico. He put an embargo on arms
so that American weapons would not
be sent across the boundary, and he
refused to interfere in Mexican affairs
When he left office Mexicans liked
Americans and Americans We're safe
In Mexico. Since he left office Mexi-
cans hate Americans and Americans
dare not remain in Mexico Did Mr.
Wilson keep us out Of war with Next
CO? Not If words mean anything.
Mr.. Wilson did not keep US out Of
the European war and he did not keep
us out Of war with Mexico.
Out of what war, then7 - Detroit
Free Press.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-09-08
HUGHES, LARoR RECORD.

When Mr.. Gompers, remembering
only that he is a Democrat and for
getting that he is a leader Of organ
lied labor, ventured to assert that
Mr.. Hughes is unfriendly to labor be-
cause he concurred in the unanimous
decision in the Danbury hatters' case
he ventured on very thin ice. The
Chicago Tribune promptly reminds
him that an honest Judge must apply
the law as he thinks It is, not as
he thinks II ought to be; and asks
him to tell those who look to him
for political advice something about
the record of Mr.. Hughes as Gov
ernor. Read what the Legislative
Labor News the official organ Of the
New York Federation of Labor. said
editOrially when Mr.. Hughes left the
Governors chair at Albany for his
place on the supreme court. Here II
is:
Now that Gov. Hughes has retired
from politics and assembled to a place
on the highest judicial tribunal in the
world, the fact can be acknowledged
without hurting anybody's political
corns that he was the greatest friend
Of labor laws that ever occupied the
Governors chair at Albany. During
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31
Mrs. Elijah Eagan Dead

With the death of Mrs. Elijah
Eagan, which occurred at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Isaac Acheson,
Thursday, March l6, another of the few
remaining pioneers of this section
passed over to the great beyond. Mrs.
Eagan, who was so years of age, died
as a result of complication of dis
eases, after an illness which had rem
dered her an invalid for nearly TWEEN
ty years.
Mrs. Eagan was born in England
and came to Canada when IL years
old. Ten years later she came to
Michigan and had spent the most of
her life in the vicinity of Clio. Her
husband died five years ago. Besides
her daughter, Mrs. Isaac Acheson, at
whose home she died, she leaves four
sons, John and Fred of Clio, Elijah
and Charles of Flint, and three daugh-
tiers, Mrs. William Goodrich and Mrs.
Isaac Acheson of Clio, and Mrs. Will
liam Russell of Flint. She also leaves
two brothers, George Tanner of Iowa
and John Tanner of Sanilac.
The funeral services, which were
largely attended by those who came
to pay their last tribute of respect
to the lovable character of the de-
ceased, were held from the M. E.
church Monday afternoon, Rev. E. C.
C. Benson officiating. Interment was
in Woodlawn cemetery.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31
MAT kinney NOW
BOOSTS TANLAC
Decatur Man Tells Friends All About
His Relief from Stomach Ills

Mat Kinney, of Decatur, Michigan, a
widely known farmer of that section,
takes pleasure these days in telling his
friends how use of Tanlac, the I'M aster
Medicine" has given him relief from
stomach troubles. A few days ago he
made the following statement:
''For a long time suffered from
stomach trouble and fatulency and
could get no permanent relief. l would
always suffer from gas, after eating.
Severe pains in my stomach would
cause me much trouble. ! had fine
appetite but my digestion was ex-
tremely poor. l suffered from mall
nutrition.
''Tanlac was recommended to me and
I began it's use. To date | feel very
much relieved. l do not bloat any
more. / suffer no more from gas or
sour stomach. l seem to have more
energy and am feeling fine. Tanlac is
the first medcins to help me and / can
praise it highly"
Tanlac may be obtained here at the
store of E. E. Huyck.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31
Resolutions.

Whereas, our Heavenly Father in His
infinite wisdom, has removed from
among US our esteemed companion and
past chief cleaner, Albertus Francisco.
Resolved, that while we, the men,
bers of Harrington Arbor, No. 1853, A.
o. o. G., do humbly bow to the will of
God, we realize that we, as an organi-
cation, have sustained a great and
severe loss. AS an officer and member
of this Arbor he was active, faith
full and ever ready for the welfare of
the Order, and that this Order is great
ly indebted to him for his untiring eff
forts.
Resolved, that while we miss his
kindly presence and lament our loss,
we are ever mindful of the greater loss
his death occasions his bereaved mother
and we tender her our heartfelt sym
pathy in her great affection; and be it
Further resolved, that copy of these
resolutions be sent to the Clio Messen-
ger, his bereaved mother, and the same
spread on our records, and that our
Charter be draped in mourning for a
period of 80 days.
C. M. Eckles,
Herbert Westfall,
E. +. Corwin
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31
School Notes.

We are sure of our superintendent
next year, anyway. Mr.. White is to
stay next year at $l450, a three huu-
dred dollar raise.
Arrangements for the Athletic Asso-
citation banquet, next month, are pro-
crossing finely. We are sure of chicken
for seats" anyway as a good many
have been promised by the students.
Something new--A novelty social
given by the Juniors at the home of
Carl and Earl Underhill in Pine Run
will be held this friday evening.
Everybody gol Girls bring the novel
ties" and boys the dough"
Hooray for the Board! Vacation ALL
next week.
Prof. White expects to be absent
from town next week to attend meet
ing of the Schoolmaster' Club in Ann
Arbor.
The boys have been making c. H. S.
ring nights after school this week, by
practicing songs and yells for the An
nual County Boys Conference to be
held at Flint Saturday and Sunday.
Quite number of boys are going and
they certainly will profit by the trip.
Evidently one of the eighth grade
pupils was in serious predicament one
morning this week. being unable to at
tend school for reasons best known to
himself.
Work was expected to begin in stalk
ing out the site for the new addition
Monday but bad weather prevented.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31

n uIsnianu iauy IuaILins Win
neighbor told that one of the village
girls was just married, and opined that
she had been AN auld maid owerlang'
to take kindly to matrimony. :.Ar
auld maid" she added, as like to be
awful ignorant where men folks are
concerned" "She Is that" assented
the neighbor. DE ye mind my hus
bands brither? He was a schulmas
ter-a weel-built, weel-faured man as
We may ken, we graid shoulders an
gey tall. A. weell, Sandy McLean'f
mither had gatherin' at her hoose
one cen, an when they a. cam to gae
their ways hame the men tuik the
maids an saw them to their hiding
places. My brither-in-law tuik an
auld maid wha keepit wee shop In
the toon. When they reached theii
journeys end, he aye bent to kiss heI
cheek, as was the custom In seein
hame. Moo Jeannot (the auld maid
was in a greet fiuster. oh! Mr.. Cam
eron,' say she-an' she was all In Q
tremmle-'what am I to daef Must
l lift my veil?'"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31
Charles Beeman Dead

l. M. Beeman and Isaac Corwin at
tended the funeral of Chas. Beeman,
brother of the former. which was held
at the Brick Church In Birch Run at
200 o'clock Monday afternoon, March
20, Rev. Mr.. Scott officiating. and in
terment being made in the cemetery at
that place MIR. Beeman was veteran
of the Civil War and member Of the
G. A R., having served his country
from 81 to IS with the First Michigan
Cavalry, under Col. Broadhead. De-
ceased was rs years of age. l. M. Bee
man, of Clio, is the only surviving
member of a family of ten; father,
mother, six sisters and one brother.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31
Announcement

| desire to take this opportunity of
thanking my friends who favored me at
the Republican caucus for the Office of
township treasurer. If elected l shall
endeavor to look after the duties of the
office in businesslike manner and with
all due regard for the convenience of
the tax payers of the township.
shall be glad to receive the support of
as many as can see their way to favor
me at the election and if elected will
be in Clio for the collection of taxes
four days each week and will also ar
range to have orders cashed at any
time in the village. -
Yours respectfully,
S. j. Pound.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31

The Messenger Office has been very
busy place for severaN weeks past. as
in addition to the publication of the tax
sales, we have printed TWO sets of bal
lots for the entire county arad four sets
of township ballots, besioes auction bill &
and miscellaneous job work galore.
This situation may possibly make it i'm.
possible for us to get The Messent
our rural patrons on Friday NOR
altho we are making every effort
go
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31
The Mexican Situation

Owing to the rigid censorship es-
tablished by the authorities, but little
real news of Gen. Pershing's army
now on Mexican soil is available. This
mornings press dispatches state that
one of the Carranza generals and
1000 of his soldiers have gone over
to Villa, also that President Wilson
has determined to call for $4,000 vol
unteers to serve in Mexico if neces-
sary.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31
Christian Church

There is no black cloud with
silver lining,
No night so dark without a m
near,
No bell can be said forever sill
until that bell hath ceased to
The old church bell at Pin
once more is ringing forth its
all; its music hath not chang
call is the call Of the bride.
vitation is unto the marriage
of the Lamb. Come and the
and the Bride say come, and
that hear say come, and let n
is athirst say come, and VIII
will, let him take of the water {
freely.
A big time for next Lords
being planned at Pine Run,
team consisting of about fife
will visit the church and the viliag
Clio. A short service will be helc
the street of Clio at 200 o'clock
ter which they will go to the CHI,
where the service will commenc,
$3.50 sharp.
The team comes from the Ger
Christian church, of Flint, the v
of the team is wholly Of an evang
tic nature, all are invited to att
these services, there will be no oh
es. Come, and the Spirit and
Bride say come.
F. l.. LELAND, Minist,
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31
Special Notice

The Hungarian people residing in
clio and vicinity are requested to meet
Rev. FIR. Klenner, of Detroit, Hun
garian priest, next Monday morning,
March q, at 800 o'clock, at st. Mary's
church, Mt. Morris. Rev. FIR. Klenner
will be at st. Mary's Monday and Tues
day. FIR. Thos. Luby.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31
Notice

Arrangements have been made with
the Clio State Bank to collect bills for
light and power service. Bills are due
and payable on or before the 23rd of
each month following that in which the
current was used, and if not paid on or
before that date, are subject to an addi-
tional charge of ten per cent.
Consumer Power Co.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31

SALE-Sonle good residence lots,
h, dry and pleasant. Here is an
,ortunity to buy home sites at
st reasonable prices. Home sites
the west part of Clio, on the Hath
ay addition. s. s. Clum, proprie-
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31

SALE-Bay window, sash door,
three windows. These are all
and just az they came from the
tory. Also barrel churn Will be
! reasonable. Mrs. S E. Hoard.
oela Township, near the Pinkham
iool House.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31

} OATS-I have for sale a guam
of the famous Canadian Early
" Market seed oats. c. b. Bark
Thetford, Tinker phone.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31

w N'TED--Sap pan and buckets, also
lium weight farm horse, safe,
tie and sound. Ernest Reid, Clio.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31

FOR SALE-Twenty laying hens and
pullets. One large chicken coop.
Mrs. II. S. Lowell, Center ST., Clio.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31

WANTED-Sound, gentle, medium
weight farm horse that lady can
drive. Ernest Reid. Clio. Mich. z
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31

FOR SALE-Four lots. corner of Hav-
en- and Vienna St., West. S. E. Sis
sins. 8
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31

FOR SALE-Two new mich cows. A.
Peters, 80 rods south Farrand Cross
ing on the S. & F. Ry. 8
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31

FOR SALE-Good breaking sulkey and
harness. V. B. Butler, Clio.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31

j. LaDue, 2 miles west and q mile
north of Clio 8
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31
THE PEOPLES
WANTS
OLD PAPERS for sale at this Office.

WANTED Girl for light house work.
Mrs. r.. M. Houghton.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-24
DURAN BROTHERS
ARE EXECUTED FOR
KILLING OF AKERS

FL Paso, Tex, Jan. 24.-Bernardo Du-
ran and Federico Duran, the Mexican
cattle thieves condemned to die by the
Carranza authorities for the killing of
Bert Akers at San Lorenzo, few miles
below the international boundary Fri
day, were executed at daylight Sunday
morning in the cemetery at Juarez.
The body of Akers was inferred here
late Sunday.
The bodies of both Mexicans were
buried Immediately, but that of Ber-
nardo, who confessed to having fired
the shots that killed Akers. was eX-
humed to satisfy a doubt concerning
the identity of the slayer.
Douglas Downs, another American
who was with Akers seeking stolen
cows and who escaped the bullets OF
the Mexicans, declared Saturday night
after seeing Bernardo Duran that the
prisoner was not the man. Downs was
at the Juarez cemetery when the face
of the executed man was exposed late
Sunday and then admitted that he had
been nlistoken, American officials were
with Downs and their certif1cation that
the slayer had been duly executed
served last night to calm feeling at
Ysleta, where Akers and Downs lived
which authorities believed might re-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-24
BODIES NOTFOUND
|NWRfCKED CARS;
BURIED IN SNOW
Big Force of Men at Work
Clearing the Track of
Great Northern in the
Cascade Mountains.

Seattle, Jan. 24.-Nearly six hundred
men are working to clear the track of
the Great Northern on the west slope
of the Cascades, where avalanches de-
scended Saturday. wrecking the Cas-
cade Limited and causing the loss of
eight lives. 1t is expected the track
will be open Tuesday. The wrecke ed
diner and chair car have been removed
but the four missing bodies have not
been found. The missing are Mrs
Fern Wallace and baby, of Lyons,
Wash; Edward Batterman, years old
of Wenatchee Wash, and large man
with a black mustache and bald head
who was in the diner when 1t was
wrecked. Railroad officials say 1t may
be a long time before the bodies are
dug out of the snow.
The wreck victims who were taken
to the Everett hospital Saturday night
are recovering rapidly and are not
seriously hurt.
More snow slides occurred on the
Great Northern last night, both east
and west of the summit More snow
sheds were demolished by the slides
Persons familiar with the division say
the track cannot be cleared for several
days The railroad gangs are using
were carried on the track by the ava
Ianche. Explosives were not used al
the scene of Saturdays wreck.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-24
STEEL CORPORATION
TO DECLARE DIVIDEND

New York. Jan. 24.-Directors of the
United States Steel corporation will
meet tomorrow to take dividend action
on the common and preferred stock.
For weeks past assertions have been
made that the directors have agreed to
resume dividend payments on the COM
mon at the rate of per cent, and in
some quarters It is insisted that these
statements come from official sources
The recent advance in the wages OF
the employees to the highest level re-
cords is likewise accepted in some
quarters as presaging favorable divi-
dend action. Wages have been main
tained Notwithstanding the passing of
the common dividend. Now wages
have heen increased, due TO record
breaking earnings. and holders of the
common stock feel that they are en-
titled to some return on their invest
ment
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-24
SUBCOMMITTEE
CONSIDERS PLANS
FOR CONVENTION
New Jersey Republican Says
There Will Be Harmony,
"If the Progressives Are
Not Nasty"

Chicago, Jan. 24.-Republican leaders,
members of the national committees
subcommittee on convention arrange
ments, met here today and discussed
plans for the party convention set for
June here. The committee declared
the temporary chairman would not be
selected at this meeting. The tentative
seating plans in the Coliseum call for
the seating of 1880 persons, 1900
more than in the 1912 convention.
Franklin Murphy of New Jersey, said
there was a great disposition to bring
about harmony. "If the Progressives are
not nasty" Murphy continued: at is
a Republican year and any strong man
they nominate can defeat Wilson. Nc
person can tell now who the candidate
will be-"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-24
TURKS TO BLAME
FOR SINKING Of
STEAMER PERSIA
Reported That the Porte
Will Admit the Liner Was
Sunk by a Turkish Sub
marine.

London. Jan. 24.-An Amsterdam
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
company says:
According to a Berlin report. the
Turk ish ministry of marine is about to
publish a statement to the effect that
Turkish submarine sank the steam
er Persia
This dispatch has not been con-
firmed from other sources.
The Persia was sunk off the island
of Crete December 80 with a loss of 119
passengers and 81 members of the
crew. The vessel went down within
five minutes after a terrific explosion
forward. Nobody on board claimed 10
have seen a submarine
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-24

London, Jan. 24-Two hostile aero
plane attacks were made on the Kent
coast Sunday. In the first, made early
Sunday morning by single aeroplane,
nine bombs were dropped. killing one
person and injuring several. The sec
ond attack early Sunday afternoon
was made by two aeroplanes. No cas-
ualties were reported in this attack.
The raiders escaped.
The official account of the first raid
follows:
The war office announces that, taxi
ing advantage of the bright moonlight,
hostile aeroplane visited the east
coast of Kent at / o'clock Sunday
morning. After dropping nine bombs
in rapid succession 1T made off sea-
ward.
NO naval or military damage was
done, but there was some damage to
private property. Incendiary bombs
caused fires which were extinguished
by . a. M.
The following casualties occurred
one man killed, two men, woman and
three children slightly injured"
The war office announcement con-
cerning the second attack says:
Following the aerial attack on the
east coast of Kent early Sunday MORN
ing two hostile seaplanes made a sec
ond attack on the same locality short
ly after noon.
After coming under a heavy fire the
raiders disappeared, pursued by our
naval and military machines.
1.-THE enemy effected no change and
no casualties have been reported"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-24
French Airmen Make Raid On the City
Of Metz German Aviators Are Also
Busy and Artillery Exchanges Are
Being Kept Up.

Berlin JAN 24,-(Offcial) l)-There have been lively
artillery and aeropane actions the western front An
enemy squadron bombarded Metz where bombs fell on
the bishop dwelling house and in the hospital court Two
civilians killed and eight wounded One aeroplane
was shot down and the operators captured German
avators bombarded railroad stations and military esab
Ishments behind the enemy's fronts In several air
gagements the Germans had the upper hand.
On the eastern front German artillery sheled and set
fire to a Russian railroad train north of Dvinsk
On the Balkan front enemy squadron, coming from
Greek soil, bombarded Monastir There several
casualties in killed and wounded among the inhabitants.
Raid by Big French Aerial Fleet
Paris, JAN 24.-tThe bombardment of Monastir in
southwestern Serbia by 45 French aeopanes yesterday
reported by the Havas Salonik correspondent Consd
cradle damage done to the ammunition depOts the
general staff's quarters and the railway station
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-24
TO Be HELD
ON BILLS OF LADIkC

New York. Jan. 24.-The question of
bills of lading, particularly with refer
ence to the effect of the Cummins
amendment to the rate law which pro-
vides that common carriers shall be
liza BILE for the full value of goods trans
ported, is to be reopened by the inter-
state commerce commission at series
of hearings set to begin in this city to-
day. Following the hearings in this
city testimony will be taken in Chicago,
San Francisco, New Orleans and At
lanta. In addition to testimony in re-
gard to the general merchandise forms
of bills of lading. these hearings are
expected to develop facts in respect to
the lawfulness and proprlety of special
bills Of lading to cover such traffic as
livestock and cotton for export.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-24
STEAMER CfNTRALIA
IS SIEAMINC SOUTH

San Francisco. Jan. 24.-The steamer
Centralia. reported Saturday night in
distress, was off Hecate Head. ore, at
8 o'clock Sunday afternoon, proceed
ing south under her own steam, ac-
cording to dispatch received here
Sunday night by the chamber of COM
merce.
The Centralia reported she lost -ler
deckload Saturday night in a storm
and that she expected to reach San
Francisco Tuesday night
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-24
Plan Your Wrok
Work Your Plan

That is a good suggestion to
the National Advertiser.
Plan your advertising with a
knowledge of the market and its
possibilities.
Plan 1t so that your energy
will be directed towards. the
spots of highest return-don't
lust shoot money at the map.
Planned with this in mind
your advertising will inevitably
go to the daily newspapers.
And once your plan Is made,
WORK 1T.
Manufacturers in the plan
ming stage" are invited to write
to the Bureau of Advertising,
American Newspaper Publishers
Association, So6-S07 World Bldg.
New York.