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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-05

ticy and Program
oE NOW yog WONDER and r.urany how r.dus. the
~ Alter Just told YOU about the increased cost
Of production
SEEMS ILLOGICAL a. hrs; hlu.1-dossG: in .''i.i:p,
h es. sss hshir P's Of %stl Mo tnd tina. .sG
n did yesra
BY THE wAYhere. the greatest possible example Of the
~ workings OF the REQ plan and its beneheenoe TO baye
BY stage, from year year follows
he sIl75. 5000 and no is ss75 To- 3. Lansing.
SAME cARp-No-an infinitely better carto each year
Incorporated rehneents and added equipment
Is the art has developed.
AND WE TOLD YOU EACH YEAR ne reason
h. experimental. tool rg DE and special equpmen-eoss.
= and g.vtng you the benefit.
is THIS POPULAR REQ SIX i. now in third se.sOo
eylnds; nsFne,k rsnta;ial costs have teea absorb.
at sii5o lob. lansing
go WE WILL MAKE LOT MORE Of those 4passcnser Sir
no sopca snt me ieTGi for thu, node, i, poved one Of
no tie popular Reos ever built.
vRREcoRps INDICATE ha, the majority of those who
s.y E had PAID 5000 to 5000 for their carr.
ne HERE'S THOUGHT PoR YOU: II you must count the
cos; YOU ean do better than to follow the lead Of the
not PoR THE MAN WHO CAN afford to pay any pric.
real vAiu. for hi. n,oneyand hi, knowledge Of values
sc. ss often dictates REQ than O,h.r
THE SIX SEDAN speak, for itself though truth .en
-. lastratop does Il scant justice
let and ausss finish to fully appreciate
which price at $3.50.
ID ID NOW WORD ABOUT THE TRUCKS sine. 90 per
1 Of all r. noble distributors also handle REQ motor
trucks
not PRICE OF THE lsoo-poUND REQ Speed Wagon" ha.
been reduced 70 $1,000.
~' SANE REAsoN-sAME PoLIcY-redueed cost Of manu-
b., GATED in speaking of the REQ Six.
NEVER SINCE THE DAY this model .nnounced-.nd
on We made only one general announcement in the whole
yarh:ZS. ". sefn able TO supply the demand Nsv.
~, ground and is running to capacity.
,.i AND THAT Two,ToN REQ VIVA. shan ", s.yr VIVA,
sed We :syr We submit i, the ss;s st Ion motor ao
given greater proof Of its surness and efficiency and low
cost OF upkeep.
1--WE ARsTo JUDGE By TIA, o,.,4eu.nd y. may Wen
n. tho pric. $500. instead Of $3.50
AND FINALLY WORD .bo... the Big general plan.
H. brief reiteration Of the REQ policy.
WE STILL ADHERE 70 dissemination to max.
st: good ~ ~ " - ~ - ~
TEMPTATION Is oRBAr Of ooar.a Dealers protesting.
by s..rns TO- S;. REQ; r.. But s y. nSr
the and well teaousy guard thai policy 10 the last
all
RIGHT NOw-AU0UST-there r moro orders hand
~ Ordss hopeless,y Of factory oatput-and
also 10 greater than before.
"a AND RIGHT NOW RAo stands higher the Of
hls and Of ths trade than before
%, s3ooC0ooo PER ANNUM small BY any
In fact OF the largest In point Of production. We
have ambition however. 10 be the largest Don't
make all ths automobiles thu best
-, RATHER THAN INCREASE the quantity shxI strive
~ always to improve the quality that the adj
~ and generally still REQ will
30 be known as-"TAs 0oid Stande~t q VaIuss."
: .1p!z e93!eu
O " THE
= GOLD STANDAR
OM\ OF VALUES"
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The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-21
BOHEMIAN CLUB GIVES PLAY IN
 FOREST

BOHEMIAN GROVE. Cal, Aug. 19. The annual forest play of the Bo- hemian Club of San Francisco, was presented here recently in the stately aisles of the clubs redwood grove.
 The play was the climax of the an nual jinx. to which those who can get themselves invited come from all parts of the world. While the appearances of sylvan life are preserved beneath the mighty redwoods, all the bumps have been removed through expert. ence gained in repeated visits. and the appointments of some of the tent par ties were very luxurious.
 Only club members and a limited number of guests saw the play at the grove. It will be given later in San Francisco as an invitation affair.
 Following the usual custom, the play this year was an allegorical study. It was called Gold" and considered the planting of gold in the earth and the good and evil that have followed.e
 Great bonfires. throwing lights and shadows among the redwoods were re inforced by elaborate electrical ef- fects. Fred s. Myrtle, former news paper man, wrote the play. and the composer was Dr. II. J. Stewart.
 Justice Henry Melvin, of the state supreme court. appeared in one or the leading singing roles. Raymond r. Benjamin, chief deputy attorney gen eral of California, appeared as Des- tiny. Evil Impulse. Good Impulse, a friar, Spanish soldier, mutineers and other parts were all taken by other members of the club.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-21
EXECUTIONS ARE AVENGED BY
 CRANK

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina. Aug. 19.-It has developed that the attempt made to assassinate President de Ia Plaza, while he was reviewing the cen tenary celebration from the balcony of Government House on July g, as re- ported by cable, had root in the presi. dents recent refusal to commute the sentence of two men condemned to death for murder. The assassin, Juan Mandrini, who is believed to be of un- sound mind, declares that he believed the execution of the two men was "a legal crime" which he felt called upon to avenge. They were the first executions in the Argentine for more than fifteen years, and with this ex- l ception President de la Plaza had him. self always refused to sign death sen tences, but he refused to interfere in these two cases because he deemed tue inuFueT WllIut one.
 The execution has already prompted opponents to capital punishment to introduce in congress bill to abolish capital punishment altogether.
 The attempt to kill the president on the eve of his retirement in favor of newly elected Radical candidate, Dr. lrigoyer, created a great sensation in the capital. A great military parade. which was one of the eliminating fea- lures of the weeks celebration, was just concluding in front of Govern ment House where stands had been erected for the accommodation of the spectators. On balcony overlooking these stands appeared the president, with the Brazilian ambassador, Dr. Barbosa, on his right and the Bolivian ambassador, Dr. Villazon, on his left, with various ministers of state also in the party. Suddenly a man stand ing on the pavement below drew a re- volver and fired, shouting. Down with the autocrat!" The bullet struck the wall just behind the president
 He paled for a moment, then calmly remarked, "The man has only fired a blank cartridge" In the meantime people in the streets fell upon the as sassin and tried to lynch him, but soldiers rescued him and carried him off to prison.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-21
ALASKA PROVES SURPRISE
 LAND, SAYS LADY TOURIST

Alaska proved a land of surprises to Mrs. c. W. Graves, of Chico. Cal. who went north expecting to find ice and snow as common as sand in Cali fornia and frontier towns like a part of Bret Harte's classics, says the Se- attle P.I. of recent date. Instead she had to ride on train fifty miles from Cordova before she found ice in a glacier and the frontier towns turned out to be extraordinary American cit es, with paved streets, electric lights. automobiles and moving picture shows. 'I wanted to stay there the rest of the summer" she said. Alas ka is so different from the opinion l had formed of it. Why, the streets are all paved and the stores, with their big plate glass windows, are just like the stores in any American city. And there wasn't any snow or ice to be seen, except on the mountain tops, in stead there was a carpet on the ground of wild flowers of a beauty and luxuriant growth that California has never seen"
 Mrs. Graves went north expecting to remain a week or two at the out side, but found it hard to get away after staying there six weeks. She says her main pleasure trip next year will be to Alaska.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-21

A king salmon weighing 55 pounds, which was four feet six inches long was captured by the Kenai Fishing & Trading Company. It is the largest salmon ever caught in Resurrection bay so far as known.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-21

An Anchorage resident claims that the strawberries grown in the Mata- nuska district are superior to those grown at Haines.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-21

COX DONA Has the best harbor north of Puget Sound ideally created Geographically for a naval station
 Has more natural beauty in its location and sur roundngs than any other city in Alaska
 Has doubled its population the past year through influx of permanent residents brought here by the estab lishment of new industries
 Has modern, broad gague railroad tapping the rich copper deposits of the Kotsina- -Chtina copper belt
 Has the largest dock in Alaska taxed to it's capacity to handle the millions of pounds of copper and thousands of of canned fish being shipped from here monthly
 Has seven passenger and six freight steamships making regular trips between it and Puget Sound points, besides numerous tramp vessels
 Has the best lighted streets in Alaska, lined with modern business blocks
 Has two navy wireless stations, of which equal power any the United States and cable connection with Seattle.
 Has every line of business and profession we'll repre- sented.
 Has $10000 school building, where high school grades taught four churches four modern hotels good restaurants telephone electric lights waterworks and sewers Has splendid facilities for the sportsman wild fowl and game fish abundant, while short trip on the brino he with in mountain goat and sheep, moose and caribou Has for the sghtseer and tourist the greatest natu raj wonders in the world the Chids and Miles glaciers Cordova today is a permanent basis than any other city in Alaska continued prosper ity and steady growth due progressive develop which its natural resources are now undergoing When the coal of the Boring river fields but 25 miles from the present railroad becomes available smelt CTS will be erected here and Cordova will become the l Butte of the North
 For more particular information regarding the in dusres resources of Cordova and vicinity the oppor tuny for investment and employment here and descrip- l tive literature, write
 Cordova Chamber of Commerce
 Cordova, Alaska
The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-21
CORDOVA

The seaport through which all the copper and gold ore deposits of interior Alaska must pass reach the markets of the world
 The largest salmon canning center in Southwestern Alaska, with five salmon canneries in operation
 The natural outlet for the coal of the Boring river coal fields where the copper of the interior and Prince William Sound points will be reduced when the coal is made available
 The nearest practicable harbor to the oil fields of Katalla
 The seat of the only clam canning industry in Alaska.
 Cordova has no indebtedness, and the lowest tax rate of any city in the territory.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-21
INSURANCE

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 Insure your property against fire in reliable Insurance Companies.
 We represent the Niagara. London, Phoenix. Hartford, Northern, Globe and Rutgers, and others; all strong Board Companies. We also represent the Maryland Casualty Company. and issue Fidelity and Surety Bonds.
 Northwestern Realty & Trust Co.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-11
The Air We Breathe.

Secondhand air is far worse than II
secondhand toothbrush. yet many per
sons who would he Mortified at the use
Of the latter are willing TO inhale the
air eXhaled from other peoples lungs
The Importance of good ventilation
where several people are sitting can
not be accomplished. In providing
air remember that if two gas jets are
burning they are consuming rs much
good air as four persons. and II kero-
m lamp consumes the same amount.
\. lamp left with the flame turned Town
adds very much tn the impurity of the
air because of imperfect combustion.
If you use Il gas drop light and will
remove the tubing for a test you read
lily see from the oder of gas which eS-
capes how necessary IL is To take 1t
down frequently and air it-Mother's
Magazine.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-11

II shall never forget that awful e.
9erience-coming through the house
boats" sighed Potter.
Davies started with Il sudden recos
lection. He felt in his pockets for the
little box which the ancient Chinaman
did not want his wicked daughter-in-
law to know about.
1t was q small ebony box about two
inches square and very heavy. Da-
vies fumbled until he found a small
spring in the bottom of the box, which
upon pressure caused the over to fly
open.
Great George, what a find!' Davies
laughed aloud at the coincidence.
1t was the stone toad in the temple
garden that was responsible for their
hasty departure from the Chinese town.
and upon the stone toad Davies had
mentally heaped all sorts Of reproach.
Before him in a little paper lined box
was a small stone toad. This toad was
fashioned from gray-green soapstone.
but its marvellous eyes caught and held
| Davies fascinated gaze.
Such glorious green. winking. emer-
| aid eyes-yes. eyes formed of magnif-
| cent emeralds. And he had purchased
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-11

them from the ancient man for "a hand
full of money. perhaps 50 in all. Five
dollars for u fortune.
Leonard Potter was looking over Da
vieS' shoulder.
mir. Davies. is it possible that you,
too. are a toad worshiper?" he demand
ed hoarsely.
To his surprise, Davies answer was
a laugh-such IL laugh of mingled re,
lief and joy that the little missionary
could not understand. He only guess
ed that the h~eathenish stone toad had
brought happiness to the detected tea
merchant. and he disapproved accord
ingly.
Davies sought out Van Ping. who
was accompanying him TO Shanghai.
and he told him about the old man and
the box he had purchased from him.
Van Ping smiled in Il knowing man
ner when Davies had concluded:
Him San Bong-velly bad a al.
ways. Him soon die and no can take
all things with him. San Bong sell
for velly little. Where got? No gan
tell-nO sabe. Him forgot himself.S
Van Ping shook ibis head when Da-
vies suggested tina; they return to Zen
foo and try to find San Bong, whoshad
undoubtedly unloaded some of hisJsto
len treasures upon Davies.
You keep-you velly rich-noI sell
more tea" grinned the faithful China
On his arrival in Shanghai Bob Da
vies consulted his lawyer. and when
he had been convinced of the futility
of endeavOring to restore the stone
toad to San Bong he tool the emeralds
to u jeweler to have them appraised.
When he discovered that they were
worth Il modest fortune Davies resign
ed his position with the tea importers
and made preparations to return to
America and to realize his rosy dream
of a ranch in southern California Van
Ping was to accompany him
Now. | must do something for little
Potter thought Davies. IF it hadn't
been for Potter and the big stone toad
| would never have been chased u
of Penfoo. and consequently | would
never have gone through the creek
sampans and would never have met
up with that fairy godfather. San
Bong. and the little stone toad. That
being the case. Potter is responsible
for my good fortunes, so | will send
him a substantial check to help his
good work along"
And the grateful letter he received
from Leonard Potter ended thus:
"You will be interested to learn. ear
Mr.. Davies. that ! am using this mon
ey to return to PenfOo. so that ]
may convince those ~beni@hted people
that the stone toad in the temple gar
den has nothing whatever to do with
the weather"
So Leonard Potter was swung once
more into the circle of destiny that
landed him in Penfoo. but what hap
pened to him there history does not
relate.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-11
Evolution of a Word.

The word admiral" is only the mod
ernized form. through Latin transla-
ton. of the word amir or emir, which
means II commander The amir-al-bahr
was the commander of the sea and
was II of the many variations of the
title amir-al-muminin. or commander
of the faithful, assumed 10y the Caliph
Oma. Medieval Europe appropriated
the word and IatiniZed it as admira-
lis. whence later il came into the
French language through the old
French ADMIRAL Its first appearance
in English prose is in the chronicle OF
Layamon, that famous monk of Earn
ley. on the Severn sea. who took II
book skin and wrot on il his famous
chronicle. Layamon talks of nm adj
miral of Babiloine. This WAS in 205
but it was not until two and il half
centuries later that the word appeared
for the first time in the chronicle of
Capgrave in the form 'amyrel of the
Sc" Thence it has descended To us in
the form popularity known Christian
Science Monitor
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-11
Dolores
And Marta
Romance of the White
Hacienda In the
Mexican Hills
By JOTHAM KINGSLEY

Every doggoned greaser has skip
ped Out and joined the rebel army,
growled Frank White as the superin.
tendent of the Cactus mine joined him
at the mouth of the deserted shaft
Neal Taber, who had beer absent
since daybreak in IA vain search for
more workers in the mine. uttered an
angry ejaculation and dropped from
his horse.
"When?' he asked tersely.
During the noon siesta they slipped
off one by one until | happened to
notice that things were at Il stand
still. Old Manuel d'Orto volunteered
the information that they had Joined
the rebels. You know there has been
a ragged company camped u mile or
two up the river. What shall we do.
Neal?" The assistant manager look
ed ut his superior.
The two young men frowned ut each
other. Americans they were. but no
one would have suspected it from their
appearance. Both were black haired
Stllu DlICh CNtu, ulIu DOth WIZ Dio"h
ed under the tropic sun until they
looked like handsome young Mexicans.
Their conical straw hats and gay neck
ties accentuated their resemblance to
the youths of the country.
Skilled in their calling. these two
young Americans had labored to de
velop the mining property that had
been placed in their charge. The In
borers at the mine were of the Mexi
can peon type and. while far from in
dustrious. had been kept fairly busy
by the two Americans Up to the
present time there had been little
trouble with them. except their un
willingness to work steadily. but nov
they had departed to find a calling
more suited to their temperaments-
that Of Observation-Disclosures their liv
ing.
Far to the north the Rio Grande
river flowed into the gulf of Mex
leo. drawing Il definite boundary line
Uetween the United States and her
southern neighbor. Before Mexico had
been stirred with this latest revolu-
ton among her Ons the Cactus silver
mine. backed by American capital and
under American management. had be
, gun taking the precious metal from
the broken ridges of the Sierra Des
Bias range.
All had gone well with the American
company until the revolution had
broken out. And up to this time.
when the miners had deserted in Il
body, the Cactus Silver Mine company
had paid little heed to the intermit-
tant warfare waging about them
Now that they were without help.
even the native fOremen having dis,
appeared. there was nothing for Taber
and his assistant to do save to shut
7 Town the mine and wait for peace.
If they were able to hold the mine
against rowing bands of desperadoes
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-11

bundles containing their most precious
belongings. and. leading from the
shadows two sturdy horses. they per-
mitted the young Americans to put
them In their saddles. and, with their
bundles bobbing in the rear. the four
FASTENED out of the valley of the white
hacienda.
They had barely turned out of the
trail and were poised on Il high ridge
above the sleeping city when there
was a swift clatter of hOofs and wild
outcries as a band of rebel outlaws
swept into the narrow entrance Of the
valley. The two men chafed at their
inactivity. They would dearly have
loved to hold the valley against the
bandits. the narrow entrance and exit
lending themselves to excellent de
Tense. but with the two girls tn care
for it was out of the question.
SO the four sat upon the high ridge
and watched the red glare from the
burning hacienda. and when the flames
died down they went below into the
city of FL Dora. The girls had lost
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-11

oA
TO IL REBELS
their sparkle and vivacity when their
home went up in smoke and flames.
Father will o rebuild" said Do
lores sadly. I'VE will go home"
Home" echoed Taber-"isn't this
home to you? Are you not Mexicans@'
There was a duet of trilliEg laugh
ter.
Did you ever hear of Mcxicans
named Jones?" dubbed Marta. My
fathers name is James Jones. and this
valley home is merely an experiment
| rather think he is tired of this one.
Our home is i'm New York and-there
is father now. See him. standing there
by the postoffice building!!'
And is your name really Dolores?'
whispered Taber to the girl.
She shook her head. laughing NO;
we adopted these names for the even
ing. We were going to pretend to be
Mexican girls. We thought we would
be safer. | I'm just plain Mary Jones
and Marta is Anne JoneS-there!!
But Neal Taber and Frank White
didn't care II rap about names. They
declared that u rose by another name
smells as sweet. and they decided that
they would prevail upon the beautiful
twin sisters t. change the name OF
Jones for others more euphonious.
which they finally did.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-11
The Little
Stone
Strange Experience of an
American Tea Buyer
In China
By CLARISSA MACKIE

Amid the yelling of a Chinese mob
outside the gate of the compound Da-
vies calmly packed his valuables into u
couple of travelling bags. together with
some necessary clothing. Through the
open window of the bungalow he could
hear the weak voice of Mr.. Potter ex-
postulating with the frenzied leaders
Of the mob.
All ut once the yelling died down into
Shriil murmurs of discomfort. and Pot
ter strobe across the verandah and into
the room where Davies was methodical-
ly preparing for flight.
I'm afraid we can't do anything
with Them" wheezed Leonard Potter
breathleSSly.
Told you So" grurted Bob Davies
as he yanked a strap into place. Bet
ter get your stuff ready. They'll be
firing the place in Il jiffy."
The little man dragged out his own
bags and ran frantically to and fro
gathering up his belongings.
Where shall we go?' he asked
hopelessly.
Van Ping will get us out of the
neighborhood." returned Bob tersely.
He was vexed with the utter want of
tact OH Potter's part. He had old the
little missionary that it was folly to
try to argue the inhabitants of Pen
foo out of the belief that the great
stone toad in the temple garden had
anything to do with the weather Of
central China.
My dear Davies" Mr.. Potter had
insisted, leave them to me. 1t is my
calling. the carrying of truth into the
dark places of the earth. cannot let
these poor heather continue to make
offerings to the stone toad. 1t is my
duty TO convince them that they are
entirely wrong
Davies. who represented a big tea
house in Shanghai. was angry because
he was included in the neighboring
hostility aroused by Potter's iii judged
efforts. This affair would mean the
loss of several business deals that he
under the best of circumstances. He
was sorry that he had invited Potter
to share his quarters during his stay in
Penfoo.
We'll. did you convince the heather
that the stone tOad was not a weather
maker?" He could not resist throwing
over his shoulder.
Mr.. Potter blinked.
Not exactly" admitted the mission
airy. They are very ignorant and
very bigoted."
Bob Davies Strengthened up.
Cant say | think that the Chi
neSe belief that a stone toad is re-
sponsible for the weather conditions
here is an indication of bigOtry any
more than the American confidence in
the reports Of the weather. asEeau."
"Well-well-ah. indeed. | presume
not gasped Leonard Potter. as he