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Charlevoix county herald., 1916-10-20

The straight and narrow path isn't
wide enough for some people.
The man who sits down and waits
for something to turn up will succeed
in time. His toes will turn up
A bachelor never figures on marry
ling widow, but when widow figures
~ marrying a bachelor the wedding
Sbells do ringl
When a man and wife argue the man
gets a good chance to say lot of un-
printable things and the wife to turn
on the brine,
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-10-20
TO THE MAN WHO
WANTS A HOME

Why buy Lot for home when you
can buy an acre or two for less money
just as conveniently located and grow
your potatoes, vegetables, corn and have
room for the chickens, thereby helping
home to many comforts.
On easy terms. Apply to
w. F. EMPEY.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-10-20
DISCOVER GOLD IN THE SAND
Find In Minnesota Creek Causes Fever
to Spread to Whole Surround
Ina Country.

Austin, Minn.-Gold has been found
here In the sands Of the Cedar river.
Samples sent to assayers recommend
ed by the treasury department at
Washington were found to run as high
In value as 1,664.S0 ton.
The appearance Of the mineral.
known as float gold, In banks Of the
stream has caused the fever to spread
to the surrounding country, and farm
ers now are sending samples out for
authoritative inspection.
The first find was made by Mrs.
Daisy Dalager during the excavation
for q cellar.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-10-20
GENTLE--BUT SURE

Biliousness, sick headache, sour stom-
ach, gas, bloating, constipation, dyspep-
sia-all these distressing consequences
of retaining a mass of undigested and
fermenting food in the stomach are
avoided il the bowels are kept open
and regular. Foley Cathartic Tablets
are first aid to good health. Do not
grippe. Drug Store.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-10-20

Fortunate is the man who knows how
big fool he can be without trying.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-10-20
EAST JORDAN. MICHIGAN. FRIDAY OCTOBER 20, 1916.
Prohibition Revolution In Portland. Oregon
By II. |. AlBtt. Mayor of Portland

By II. L. AlBtt. Mayor of Portland
Portland under Prohibition has undergone great revolution
January 1915 shows 81 20 vagran
against see drunks and 355 vagrans in January 1915
Mercantile business has improved previous conditions the
financial situation of the country considered
The moral improvement wonderful Many notorious under
world characters have left here.
The the Prohibition through
ton of county and city officers bringing convictions the few
voators Heavy fines and Jail sentences being meted
The abolition liquor provides
the possible forward step hundreds workers who
spending their money for food.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-10-20

The Ironton Mothers Club met and
organized Wednesday afternoon. The
Com'r had the privilege of being pre-
sent to take part in the discussion Of
Home Work and School Credits. After
an active and earnest discussion it was
decided that the best results may be
obtained from this work when if is well
directed by both the home and ihe
school The racing spirit is very good
for an incentive at the start but it is
not desirable that any child try to earn
the years required credits during the
first two months Of school. Whenever
this will interfere with the school work
or the nervous temperament Of the
child, regulations should be made by
the teacher encouraging the children
to work regularly and Systematically
earning if possible the same number Of
credits in exactly the same manner day
by day. The formation of regular and
temperate habits of work is just as val
liable as in habits of eating, resting or
drinking. How would it be if the
teachers of the county would let the
children compete to see which ones
could follow out definite schedule day
by day for the longest period. It would
be easier for the parents to keep track
of and would be a splendid lesson for
our boys and girls, who are the future
of to-morrow
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-10-20
Springvale, Mich, Oct. 6, 1916.

SpringVale, Mich, Oct b, 1916.
Com'r May L. Stewart,
East Jordan, Mich.
Dear Miss Stewart:
| am going to tell you what this school
has been doing for the past week.
Miss Allen was reading TO the pupils
about what another school teacher had
made out of their school room.
She read some suggestions to us and
now we have turned our school room
into city.
We have named our city 'Busyville.
We have elected Treasurer, Clerk,
Street Com'r, Policeman, Board of
Health, Postmaster and Mayor.
We play that the seats are houses
and the aisles between the seats are
the streets.
There is Monroe Avenue, Lincoln
Boulevard, Wilson ST., Roosevelt ST.,
Washington Ave, and then the aisle
back of all the seats is Rear Alley be-
cause it is in the rear
l will tell you who the officers are,
namely:
Treas.-Elizabeth Green
Clerk-Nellie Conkright
Sc Comr-Thelma Milford
Policeman-Foster Winberg
Mayor-Helen Mode
Board of Health-Gladys Green
Postmaster-Bertha Conkright
We have our city much more elabor-
ate than the one Miss Allen read about
to us.
The work of the street commissioner
is much heavier than that of any other
officer because she has to see that
everyone's house is in perfect order,
and the board of health has heavier
office than some of the rest because
she has to see that everyone keeps
everything out of their mouth except
food and that they must breathe thru
the nose.
We have also formed little club and
we call it the BUSY Bee Sunshine
Club" We meet every Saturday at
different houses and then we expect to
learn to crochet at one meeting, and
then we learn to tat at some other
meeting, and at some other meeting we
learn to embroidery.
We have elected officers for our
little club also, they are:
observation-disclosures Milford
Vice Nellie Conkright
Secretary-Helen Modie
Treasurer-Elizabeth Green
Chairman-Miss Allen
We find that our club is as interest
ing as our city. must close, hoping
this letter will be very interesting.
Yours truly,
HELEN Mode.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-10-20

FARMERS CANNOT BE DECEIVED
AND EMPHATiCALLY SHOW
THAT FAKES WON'T GO.
AN UNEQUIv0CAL STATEMENT
Why Farmers Will Vote No On the
Saloonkeeper's So Called Home
Rule Amendment.

The following resolution was adopt
I'd unanimously by the Executive Com
nittee. of the Michigan State Grange
at meeting held at Lansing, Septem-
Der 6, 1916:
WHEREAS, The president of an
organization favoring the adoption Of
The so-called Home Rule" amend
ment, intended to destroy the present
County Local Option system by
providing smaller unit for its appli-
cation, has advertised himself as a
member of the State Grange" with
The evident intention OF carrying the
Inference that he represents the senti-
ient OF the Michigan State Grange.
81 lSAN WHEREAS, The State Grange
N all its annual sessions in recent
years has by unanimous vote en-
Enthusiastically endorsed the County
Local Option system and opposed the
reduction of the unit to the township,
village and city,
THEREFORE RESOLVED, by the
Executive Committee of the State
Grange. acting for and with the full
authority of that body between its
annual sessions, that the action of the
said person is entirely out Of harmony
with the sentiment and intent Of the
State Grange and that until statewide
prohibition of the liquor traffic be-
comes an actual fact, we are un-
alterably opposed to any decrease In
the unit Of territory for local option
below the county and call upon every
member in our order and every lover
Of sobriety, good government and
clean manhood to work earnestly and
persistently from now until the polls
close on the evening of November
against this misleading and PERM
cious measure and we urge every
voter to vote mo" on this so-called
Home Rule" amendment, which is
but another attempt to destroy what
we have already gained in the fight
against the saloon.
(Signed)
]. w. HUTCHINS, Chairman
GEO. B. HORTON
n. P. HULL
G. s. BARTLETT
w F. TAYLOR
w. II. WELSH
BURR B. LINCOLN
JOHN c. KETCHAM
MISS JENNIE BUELL..
Evening journal., 1916-07-21
TIE RuRAL SCHOOL TERN.

l. McBRIEN is School Extension Agent for the
j. United States Bureau of Education He is CIV
ing a series OF talks the rural school term They
should be Of peculiar interest TO Deawareans whose
rural schools are by means what they ought to be.
= Mr. McBrien says that the first problem in the
program Of the Federal Bureau OF Education in its
nationwide campaign better rural schools is that
Of longer school term. "A school term OF not less
than 100 days for each child" is the minimum term.
according to Commissioner Claxton which all States
with a shorter term should strive to reach.
The latest data Q910) available concerning the
length Of for urban schools and for rural schools
separately give average number Of days school
in session during the year for urban schools 1S43,
and for rural schools 1877 For the United States
as a whole the urban schools in session 466 days
longer each year than the rural schools" A. C.
Monahan the Bureaus Specialist in Rural School Ad-
ministraton.
In Rhode Island and Connecticut the difference be-
tween the urban and rural school term is Ss days,
while in South Carolina Ss5 days. The average
number of days in the rural school term in the
eral States ranges from 80 in New Mexico to 100 in
Rhode Island Four states-New Mexico North and
South Carolina. and Arkansas-each had in 1910 a
rural school less than 100 days. while Florida
had a rural term Of exactly 1901 days But" de-
clares Mr Monahan, "these averages do not tell the
whole story There is much variation above and be-
low the average there many school districts, and
even many countries where the term for the past yea
was not over 60 days"
From the reports for the school year ended Jun'
So 1915, there fifteen rural school districts IL
Arkansas that held school that year; eight sohoo
districts in that State with only month OF school
sixty school districts with only months of school
and 577 school districts with only three months o
school And yet great majority OF the town and cit
schools in Arkansas have school term Of eight o.
nine months. That there equally deplorable con
ditons in the rural schools Of other States will b.
shown in the next talk. This discrimination agains
the farm boy and the farm girl in free school prvi
leges is not just wise.
Evening journal., 1916-07-21

of the contracts, and thus the Ger
man steel industry is kept active,
both at home and abroad. When peace
is restored the German cartel system
will resume its successful operations
throughout the world, and American
exporters must find a way to com
pete with It, The only method thus
far devised, and the most obvious
one, is to permit American manufac-
turers to combine in the foreign leld,
thus reserving the antitrust acts for
domestic application only.
Fear has been expressed that large
corporations, by combining, might
squeeze out smaller concerns anX-
ious to build up an export business.
But this danger can be obviated by
Congress in framing the bill. Skill
and foresight are required here, as
in all other legislation, but there is
no good reason to apprehend that
Congress will be unequal to the task
Of devising beneficial legislation that
will prevent the stifling Of competi-
ton.
IN the home market competition
among American corporations mus
be untrammeled and genuine. But
when these corporations 60 out into
the world, and face combinations fos.
tered by foreign governments, they
must be free TO combine among them
| selves OF labor under a handicap tha
will prevent the desired expansion o
American commerce after the war.
Evening journal., 1916-07-21
Americans Must Combine
iron the washington Post.l

The Webb bill. permitting the asso-
citation Of American business con-
Germs for the export trade, is a neces-
sary piece Of legislation if the traders
Of this country are to hold their own
in foreign markets and make head
way against the gigantic trading COM
blnations Of Europe. The bill is now
before the House committee on the
judiciary, having been introduced at
the instance Of the Department OF
Commerce and the Federal Trade
Commission
Chairman Hurley, Of the commits
sion. has made an exhaustive study
Of the subject of combining Ameri-
can exporters, and his testimony be-
fore the committee threw a clear
light upon the matter. America may
as well equip its battleships with 2
inch guns as to deny to manufactur.
ers the right to combine for foreign
trade" said Mr. Hurley. He explain.
ed the effectiveness Of the German
cartel system, against which Amer
can concerns, as individuals. ar,
helpless in competing for foreign
trade. The steel industry Of German,
is controlled for foreign purposes b,
one great combine. which is able {,
submit bids anywhere in the world
with reference to the home market
conditions among foreign competi
tors, &C The members Of the com
bine are awarded an equitable shar
Evening journal., 1916-07-21
CHILDREN's PARTY.

Master Franklyn Hyland Of No.
1l13 French street, gave a party on
Tuesday evening in honor OF his fifth
birthday. Games and music We're
the pastimes Of the young people.
Master FRANKLIN was the recipient
of many beautiful presents. Among
those present were: Master Franklyn
Hylahd. Harry Lind. Paul Adams,
Castle Ginder. Bertha Wright, John
Hainsworth. Francis Harkins. Fran
els Duross. Margaret Duross, Levinia
Jewell, Elizabeth Ginder. Vera Jewell,
Catherine and John Palmer. Byron
PYLE, Walter Orth. Frank Driscoll'
Albert and Garrick Jewell, Marie
Brainard. Elizabeth Murphey, lda
Johnson. Mr.. and Mrs. William Hy-
land and daughter, Katherine, Mr..
and Mrs. John Gross Of Salisbury
Nd: Mr.. and Mrs. G. Wentzel o
Reading Pa; Mrs. Katherine Wardell
Mrs Frank Hyland. Mrs. Tiili'
Schroeder and daughter, Elva. o
Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mo William
Duling and son. Frank: Mr.. and Mrs
John Palmer, Master George He'd
drick. Graham Jewell and Harr!
Banner
Evening journal., 1916-07-21
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS PROCRAsTINATEs.

THE Democrats have clear working majority in
Il both branches Of Congress and they alone have
responsibility for the legislation and appropriations OF
the session II is seven months since the ses-
sion opened the fiscal year has to end and a
new one begun-and yet it necessary to pass con-
tnuing resolutions to provide for the conduct of the
government in eight important particulars
The ST. Louis platform challenges comparison OF the
Democratic record since 1918 with that of party
at any time To meet this test Republicans can turn
back to any Congress which they controlled without
finding such a record OF spshod methods OF conduct
ing great affairs Of the government is found in
the long list of beated appropriation bills which this
Congress had hand at the end OF the fiscal year.
Republicans not only made provision for the depart
ments OF the government but they also made provi-
sion to get the money the appropriations. The
Republican motto to do the days work when 1t
was due and TO pay you go. The Democratic motto
seems to be 10 put everything off until "wachfu wait
ing" longer possible and then turn to the wrong
expedient
Evening journal., 1916-07-21
ONLY A FALLACY.

TN an address delivered before the twentysecond
L nual convention of the Manufacturing Perfumers
Association Of the United States held time ago.
Theodore Todd said
Tariff for revenue only is fallacy, you cannot
worship at its shrine without Withdrawing the sup
port and foundation Of American institutions and it
needs argument 10 establish the fact that low
tariff which operates in sufficient volume to afford ade
quate to meet the expenses Of governmntaI
administration must of necessity food the country
with commodities to the point Of utter sagnaton in
American productive energy. Under the present
tariff it would be necessary for imports TO in
than a billion dollars what they we're
last year in order to produce sufficient revenue to
the expenses Of the government Such tremendous
increase would close mills and factories and
plunge us into a condition of poverty and wretched-
ness beyond our Imagination"
Many Delawareans, doubt have been impressed
with and the further fact that they pay
ing dearly in direct for the revenue producing
shortcomings Of the Underwood tariff.
Evening journal., 1916-07-21
This SHARK WELL
PREPARED FOR Attacks

To catch a S5O-pound shark off the
shore at Asbury Park early Wednesday
morning was the good fortune of Charles
Katz, father-in-law of James G. Tuck
of No. 4l9 Market street, with whom he
lives. The monster had double row
of formidable looking teeth. Mr.. Kata
will have the head mounted and will
keep it as a memento of his expert
ence.
Mr. Katz is spending his vacation al
Asbury Park, and made one of party
that went out shark fishing. Larg'
Evening journal., 1916-07-21
With The Paragraphers

The Seneca Tribune knows a lot OF men who
very much like motor cars-they smoke and kick and
come home late.-Kansas City Star.
II is a sort of treacle trust for girl 10 be sweet
girl graduate and a June bride in the same month
Winona (AInn.) Republican Herald.
A black eve in a may indicate temper.
black eve in man may prove "the other fellow" has
the temper-New Haven Comm Day
Shooting a burglar in a fat is good deal like
hitting a man when one is holding him for you
YOU can't miss him.-Buffalo News.
Anv man who has no taste for baseball the
movies is likely TO be more less lonely this
earth; and there are some.-st Louis Globe-Demo-
crat
Evening journal., 1916-07-21
PLIGHT OF THE CENTRAL POWERS.

q ERAiANY. Austria and Turkey are striving des-
~ perately to defend themselves against the terri
bic offensive Of the Quadrupe Entente On the west
ern front, Great Britain and France are pounding
ceaselessy against the positions held by the Germans
and making material advances On the eastern front
Russia is nhioting terrible losses on the Germans,
Ausrians and Turks Italy in the south is operating
aggressvey against Austria On top Of all that Great
Britain is stil mistress the seas and enforcing her
merciless blockade against Germany It seems TO be
accepted now that the Central Powers are sure To
suceumb ultimately to the terrific and constanty-in-
creasing that the Entente is bringing n hear
them Several months may be required 10 nut
end to the struggle. but many hints have been
given that Germany, Austria and Turkey are ready
to quit if they can get what they regard as
reasonable There is disposition on the side
of the Entente however TO permit those three nations
to have easy terms 1t is the announced purpose Of
Great Britain France Russia and Italy to continue to
fght until they havo put end TO the menace Of
Hohenzollern militarism- That means that German!
and her allies for peace and accept the bes
terms obtainable.
Evening journal., 1916-07-21
GEMS OF THOUGHT

According as the man is so you must humour him.
Terence.
.-.-.-:
wise loses nothing, IL he but save himself
Montaigne.
:-.-.-.
Man is but a reed the weakest in nature. but he is
thinking reed.-Pascal
.-.-.-.
Goodness does not consist in greatness, but great
ness in goodness.-Athenaeus.
.-.-.-.
Love! Love. when you get hold OF us, may
bid prudence adieu.-La Fontaine.
.-s-.-s
It's not what man does which exalts him, but what
man would do.-Robert Browning
-:
Logical consequences are the scarecrovs Of fools
and the beaeons Of wise men-Huxley
t-.---
The first creature Of God in the work OF the davs
was the light OF the sum- the last was the light OF
reason.-Baoon.
Evening journal., 1916-07-21
Editorial Opinion
MATCHES.

From the New York Sun.
We affirm that never since the in
vention of lucifers have the matches
furnished to free and independent
people been so unfit, useless and dan
gerous as those that are in circuia-
tion under the misleading title of
safety" ct the present moment. We
do not refer to the waxed paper
abominations designed to burn the
interior Of the users hand; these are
no worse than they always have been.
because deterioration in their quail
ity and increase in the peril conse-
quent on their use are impossible. We
have in mind the common wooden
sticks. brown tipped. which are al
legged to strike only on the box and
which as now compounded won't
strike anywhere.
Their sticks are cut across the
grain or else so crushed in prepara-
ton that they have no strength. The
composition which habit promises
will ignite them is Of a granite con-
slstency and tears the prepared paper
from the side of the box. The inflam-
mable material grows constantly less
potent; the foiled striker scratches
again and again with no result until
in desperation he exerts his strength
acquires a light and has the pleasur'
OF seeing the broken torch burn
hole In his coat or trousers or sc
fire to the papers on his desk.
We expect to>be told that the wa
has absorbed all match head mater
ials and that the manufacturers can
not get the stuff they need to make
satisfactory mixture. But the wa.
has not necessitated the introduction
OF cross-grained sticks, knotholes, o
machinery that breaks the wood hal
way through before the ultimate con
sumner is permitted to endanger hi
life with the completed article. No
is the war responsible for the in
genious device Of affixing the chemi
cal compound to the stick in a man
ner that allows II to drop off befor
the match is taken from the box, o
when II is applied to the strikin
surface.
Probably the Gulf Stream mus
bear the burden of this. It is guilt
OF everything that is not charged
the war.
Evening journal., 1916-07-21
p,srop plRDFF RETIRFs.

special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN Del, July 2l.-
The Rev. Thomas Pardee. father-in-
law of Deputy Attorney General John
Hutton. of Dover. who last year was
pastor OF Zoar NJ. f. Circuit and was
stationed in this town. has retired
from the ministry because OF failing
health and will make his home N
Dover. For the past three or four
months Mr.. Pardee resided here hs
was unable TO attend to his minis
terial duties. and II is said that after
his transfer 10 Pheobus, Va, he was
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Evening journal., 1916-07-21

hooks, baited with meat. we're thrown
overheard from the boat and trollet
along, and soon Mr.. Katz's hook wac
seized The struggle that ensued was a
fierce one. but finally the big fellow was
landed. The shark is now on exhibition
in one of the resorts hotels and is at
tracing much interest.
Evening journal., 1916-07-21

James A. Hirons. chairman of the Kent County Re
publican Committee made II clear by his statement
that he and his associates fully determined to
deal drastcally with all in that county who pro-
fess to be Republicans but who are merely wouldbe
party wreckers and Democrats in disguise. The Re
publican leaders and the Republican voters in the mid
land county have use for Judases and Benedicts.
They already shown that they know how to deal
with them
Evening journal., 1916-07-21

For ways that are dark and tricks that vain,
the heathen Chinee is peculiar" but there is nothing
peculiar about the fact that during the nine months
ended March, 1916, China increased her hold the
American market "a per cent. compared with the
similar period ended March. 1915. because we have
Democratic near-freetrade law the statute books,
and with a wage scale that wouldn't buy, package
Of Home Run" smoking tobacco for an American
Iaboring man. the Chinese find It an easy matter to
unload on our market. We imported from China dur
ing the nine months ended March, 1916. 100000
worth OF goods compared with $2750O000 worth for
the nine Months ended March, 1915. The oregonians
and Washingtonans got their share OF these imports
in eggs that we're laid when the dodo the barnyard
fowl of old Cathay AS Chinese restaurant keeper
on the Pacific Coast heard to say; mo can
oatchee hed-can catchee soambled." They wouldn't
stand the strain.
Evening journal., 1916-07-21
PASTOR IS STRICKEN.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN. Del, July 21.-.
While visiting relatives and friends in
MARYLAND, the Rev. W. W. Johnson
suffered a stroke of paralysis. which
has slightly effected the left side OF
the body and left hand He will be
removed to the NJ P. Circuit parson-
age in this town as soon as he is able.