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The Detroit times., 1916-06-03
Scarcity of Labor.

The seriousness Of the labor situa-
tion as 1t affects building materials
was shown late last week when Bar
mum & Bailey's circus reached the
large building material manufactur
ing center OF Trenton. N. j.. and
Cook a Wilson's trained animal
show arrived at Plainneld, N. ]. In
the former case. when the circus
reached New Jerseys capital, shop
foremen and superintendent were
on the spot early In the morning
and succeeded In getting $50 men to
go into the shops as ordinary labor.
ers and car leaders at wages almost
twice what they had been receiving.
At Plainfield about half the tent and
loading men abandoned tent life for
the shipping and loading rooms Of
the big plants. In both cities the
afternoon performance could not be
given and the parades had to be
omitted
These two incidents are indicative
OF the tremendous pressure being
exerted upon building equipment
plants to turn out orders not only in
manufacture, but in getting them
loaded and started on cars for their
destination. In the Perth Amboy
district. last week. one big ceramic
plant had 10 take its men from the
modelling and burning department
three days to load material on cars.
In the Hudson river brick district
II Is now the rule to stop one or two
brick machines and take practically
all the men from the dryer beds to
load suficient brick barges TO keep
the New York market supplied. In
the cement districts, where the pres
sure from the munition plants in the
vicinity is especially keen, all sorts
OF diplomatic overtures have to be
made to keep the men in the mills
besides the added wages.
One great boiler company reported
lfhis week that through lack of labor
|Lali its deliveries were from three 10
wa weeks behind. Many new build
ings that have been erected here are
standing idle and unused because
the boilers cannot be obtained, part.
ly because Of difficulties in obtaining
cars for delivery, but mainly because
OF short-handed conditions In the
manufacturing plants.-New York
Journal OF Commerce.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03
A Lucky Cabman

There are some thing. English
that we In America never viii quite
understand. There IL such a thing
as statutory reward" a certain
amount TO be paid 10 the finder Of
money or valuables by the owner.
This Ii The experience Of a taxicab
driver Of Pimlico, London, a man
named Sedgwick, Recently, after
driving n fare. he found in his cab a
bundle OF papers which turned out
TO be securities worth Cl,C0O. that
II about $1,000, He took the bundle
TO Scotland Yard, The owner was
found 10 be a Russian ncbleman.
The Russian GLADLY paid Sedgwick
f36. the statutory reward, The Rus
sian then invited bin 10 his house.
where the cabby was Hospitality en-
tertained, On leaving the lucky cab.
man received an envelope which
when opened was found TO contain
notes 10 The value Of elt0, This
windfall has enabled Sedswick to
buy cab Of his own, and he now
drives for himself instead Of for an
employer,
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03
Pointed Paragraphs

The goodness OF some people Is
exceedingly tjresoihe.
Nothing boosts the value OF bless
ings like their removal.
Analogy Is merely method Of
convincing without proof.
A mans shoes may get tight from
taking water, but he doesn't.
A successful blacksmith can either
shoe q horse or make q horseshoe,
A clock Is wound up to make II
run, but q business II wound Up 10
stop 1t,
The milk OF human Kindness
would be much richer X II wasn't
skinned 80 often,
II the donkey we're king OF the
brute creation more men might
truthfully boast Of royal blood,
One writer says that Satan's fall
wac probably due TO his having acct
dentally slipped on a peal OF thun-
der
The average man does just as
many queer things when he isn't In
love as when he is, but they are
not quite so conspicuous,
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03
South Americas
Fuel Problem.

The report that the Central Rail-
way OF Brazil has resolved to COM
pletely abolish the use OF coal as
locomotive fuel. and to substitute
oil therefor, calls attention TO South
Americas chronic fuel problem.
With coal scarce at price which
has ranged from s25 ton In the
middle OF March to S35 In the mid.
die OF April. Industrial activities arc
battling with a serious handicap
Already the railroad mentioned has
converted so of its locomotives to
the use OF oil, and II Is reported that
the Buenos Aires Great Southern,
in a neighboring republic, has JUS,
entered Into a contract with the
Mexican Petroleum Products Co. to
supply II with oil to take the place
of coal In It's engines. South Amer
lea promises to be an important
market for fuel oil. and one which
will grow with the prosperity OF that
country.--Oil City Derrick.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03
The Keep Well Column
s AGAINST WHITE PLAGUE.

cause the European war has seri-
ously interfered with study and re-
search along tuberculosis lines,
II II a notorious fact that the
average medical college curriculum
Ii lacking In tuberculosis work. At
the new school physicians will be
offered a course OF study which will
qualify them az experts to lead In
the nationwide fight against the
white plague"
II will mean a constant output OF
trained tuberculosis fighters who
can step into the breech in any part
OF this country, or the world for
that matter. and battle with the
King of the Hosts of Death"
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03
EDITORIAL PAGE

| coats and went down into their trousers
pockets for Wilson and principle, asked
after Wilson's election for recognition
with which to go on with the fight for
principle, they were told by the admins
tration in Washington to 60 out and get
control of the organization.
This they could not do and did not do,
but this they might have done If the
administration had not kept coming to
the relief of the organization at frequent
intervals WITH JOBS FOR THE Or
GANIzATION.
This is. in effect, what the men who
fought for Wilson in Michigan were told
in Washington:
"You are the men who deserve the
patronage. and you are the men who
ought to have it because you intend to
use it for the Hottest purposes of the
party. We want you to have the patron
age, but you should first get control of
the state organization, which we will en-
deavor to keep you from getting by Dol
steering up the Tammany organization
with jobs" McCombs explained the great
change himself in speech at the
luncheon, when he said:
Things generally are very, very
bright. We have better organization
than four years ago, when We won. True,
the Republicans helped us by splitting,
but this year we have four years of sue
cessful work in organizing behind US,
and we should win"
Recognition of New York's Tammany
has been a part of this successful or
ganizing.
Recognition of Michigan's Tammany
has been a part of it.
Original Wilson supporters will please
note.
A few days ago we had something to
say in this column about gulls.
And gull-catchers.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03
The Daily Reminder
ToDAy,s ANNIVERSARIES.

isot-.sTrresty q peace between the
lsos-Jefierson Davis hrst and
n STALE. p 3; H%ss Of born sss n cssss
county. ~; Died in New Orleans
.ii.s.!Ssn. g. W: xs.r9sy was
occupy oessSssa N ~ N! Mexico and upper Cali.
fornis. and establish civil govern
ments therein.
issi-s,ephsn A; poygi.s eminent
Hs1 sss%nn ans RSsi sa csisssa.
Born at Brandon. VT. April 20. 1918.
ISss-den. Robert r. Lee became
commander Of the Confederate army
isss-"Peace Meeting" held In New
Gratis 20 devise means for ending the
isss"Ths Powers abandoned es-
forts to bring about a peaceful set
Element OF the differences between
Austria and Prussia.
the frst Jew who sat in the House
OF Commons, died In London. Born
there Nov. %. 1905.
lss7-Emperor william laid . stone
meet the North Sea with the Baltic.
lisa bronze statue of General
Grant was unveiled at Gaiena, III.
lss4--Six hundred men were slain
in the defeat OF the government
isii-The United states gunboat
Yorktown proceeded to Nicaraguan
waters to safeguard American In
terests-
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY IN THE
WAR
The Austro-German forces reoccu-
pied Przemysl
Turks surrendered Amara. on the
Tigris, TO the British.
transport In Sea OF Marmors.
Twenty-nine French aeroplanes
bombarded German Imperial crown
Princes headquarters,
President Wilson drafted brief
note asking IL Germany intended to
be guided by international law.
TopAY's BIRTHDAYS.
George v. "by the grace Of God Of
the United Kingdom of Great britaln
and Ireland and OF the British Do
minions Beyond the seas. King. De-
fender OF the Faith. Emperor OF IN
dia." born in London. 81 years aso
today. =, ,,,,,
Prince George county. va % years
Robert Edeson. n popular actor in
romantic drama, born In New ot-
leans: ~ years sSe .t .od ss,,or Of Ire
mont Temple. Boston, born at kings
ton. n. Y. So years ago today.
Paul NJ Potter. one OF the most
successful OF American piaywrights
born NJ Brighton. England % years
sam Bernard. weil-known comedian
long associated with Weber and
Fields. born Al Birmingham. Ala bS
years ago today.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03
VALUE OF HEALTH TESTS.
~ n. AoDiNoToN BRUCE


More than once have already
urged that as an aid In reducing the
death rate from preventable diseases
ana In gaining long and happy
life, everybody ought TO go to good
doctor for thorough physical ex-
animation at least once every six
months.
This is preventive action Of the
highest order. and action which
costs little money, little effort. and
little time. Concrete illustrations of
its importance are forthcoming all
the time.
Thus, speaking recently to a Bos-
ton audience, Doctor X. !. Lee gave
a most suggestive report Of the re-
suits OF a physical testing OF more
than a thousand freshmen In Har-
ward university. In part he said:
THAT an ounce of prevention Is
worth a pound Of cure is especially
true when you are dealing with the
human economy.
In the physical examinations
made OF the Harvard men IL was
found that, while large percentage
we're physically sound. some were
suffering from ailments which made
1t necessary for them to rearrange
their studies.
"One man who was found 10 be
suffering from heart trouble was
advised against preparing for the
life of a civil engineer. Such a life
meant bardships and strains he was
not M TO undergo.
MANY others had ailments that. IL
neglected, would have brought about
serious illnesses. These were cor
rected."
Not q few thus affected were quite
unaware that anything was the mat
ter with them. These are the men
who. later on, would have helped
swell the ranks OF those who need
lessiy perish from diseases that can
be cured IL detected In an early
stage.
And the technique OF modern med
ical examinations Is such that or
ganic weaknesses Of any sort can
usually be discovered by q compe-
tent physician before they are too
far advanced to be checked.
On the other hand, II there are
many others who constantly torment
themselves with the idea that they
have some disease which in reality
they have not
Some wrongly think they have
consumption. others kidney disease,
and 40 on. BY brooding over their
fancied condition they often make
nervous wrecks Of themselves.
Periodical examinations would
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03
Why Not Play a Little?

Play is as essential to health is work.
man needs to be shaken up occasionally He
needs to have his heart beat faster and his face
flushed At times.
}. lie needs often to breathe deeply and to exert
himself 70 the utmost
Play does ali OF these things Furthermore,
play takes one out into the open air and the
sunshine. II takes a man away from his work
and his worry. II trains mind along with mus.
Gle. II develops judgment and will power and
makes bigger, better. longer. happier life.
Why not play a little while today?
Do not look upon a play spell ~ life pre-
server. something TO be seized only In Q sud.
DEN breaking up pf the Aeelth,
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03
Worse Than Dante Dreamed.

The gorges where the Austrians and Italians
are battling so desperately at present are the
region which Dante described In his hideous
phantasm as the mouth Of Inferno. AS awful as
was Dante's word-picture of the jaws of hell.
II he could look on the scene today. he would
probably conclude that he mixed his colors en-
tirely too tame.
The horrors Of the fighting in this region
scanned with gorges cleft by an avalanche" are
said to cause verdun to look like a sham battle.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03

the late DIT. Edward Livingston THU
deau, who was the pioneer In. Amer.
lea In developing the sanitorium
treatment OF tuberculosis,
Among his last iabors. before his
death last November. were plans
for the school which opens the nth
of this month,
The opening Of such q school at
this time II especially important be-
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03
From Another Pointer VIeu
By C. T. S.

In one way, Charles E. Hughes re-
Owens.
Life is said to hang by a single thread
and has, in that respect, not one thing
on the lower button of our vest at this
writing.
If there is any doubt in your mind
about their raising the roof in Europe,
please note that shingles have had an
attack of war prices.
Either they will take the Colonel or
It looks as if there would again be a
great deal of standing to be done at
Armageddon.
We were looking at a novel-just cas-
ually glancing through-when we came
to this paragraph:
BY nightfall the young lovers had reached
the edge Of the woods and stood watching
the dropping sun at point where the beds
OF rivers long since dried by the heat Of the
country seemed TO join.
That is to say, the meeting of two ex-
streams.
However, there are times when the
use of the hyphen is more than proper,
like, for instance, in Progressive-Repub-
lican.
Col Roosevelt would like the emphasis
in Coliseum on the Col.
Among other things. Mr.. Hughes has
not said that he wouldn't take it.
AS we understand the reports from
the high seas. Germany and Britain
have taken the initiative in the direc-
ton of disarmament.
1t wants to be borne in mind that the
husband with no arms, whose wife is
suing for divorce, is charged with beat
ing her; not with pulling her hair.
1t isn't, perhaps, the sweetest story
ever told, but the proprietor of a con.
| fectionery store testified in divorce
court that his wife was sweet on the
proprietor Of the cafe next door and
whispered sweet words to him through
a hole cut in the wall, covered by a cal
endar. He didn't say whether his rea
complaint was that every time his wife
wanted to talk to the other man through
the hole in the wall she had to take O
year off.
There Is no change whatever In the
lpgico Of gaapline, which remains at 60
,01<DDb
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03

month at Sara
mac Lake. ~. y.
II is the Tru-
deau school for
the study OF tu.
berculosis found
cd In memory Of
and to carry on
the life work ot
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03
Lodge 900 Years Old.

A Glasgow (Scotland) paper says
that there is an association which
has existed for nearly 300 years.
Such ia the length Of Gays achieved
by Glasgow 81. John Masonic lodge.
II received q charter OF incorpora-
tion from Malcolm II, king OF Scot
Iand, - ar back ~ the early part
Of the eleventh century. N
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03
Nice Job,

Nice JOB,
what line did you say you were
I'M"
II manufacture a face powder that
cam be kissed or.
"who has chsrgp u rom psstiag
grounds. e-Kansss CITY Journal,
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03

An elaborate program OF exercises
IL 10 be held vt the University of
Chicago today In celebration OF the
silver jubilee or twsnty-flfth amt
versary OF the founding of the uni
verslty.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03

The value Of the annual orchard
products OF tie United States reach
es a total Of 100000, 00o,
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03
lr. McC Combs, Who Visited
4 % Four Years Ago, Again
In Our Midst This Week.

HI OUI MlOSL his week.
, Politics makes strange bedfellows.
\ Ara brings together strange host and
0moS guests at luncheons.
fGw days ago we saw Roosevelt
4Aing bread in Detroit with num-
q our townsmen who four years ago
n liked to have broken his neck, this
l1tion on his vetfebrae to have been
informed in political sense only, of
Il nd on Thursday William F. Nc
Bss Vas the guest of Judge William
connolly and number of his organi-
on faithful. including the good, gray
~, who, apparently, isn't through
uni1iny.
a III NJ on June 1, 1916.
June I. 1912. William F. Nc
~ r. hid visited Michigan in the in
% Sf Woodrow Wilson's candidacy,
M had rot his from the same crowd
which ne ate ThurSay.
kot II to say, McCombs had come
4 cen and heard and concluded that
I'm wasn't much Of chance for Will
y found Judge Connolly leaning to-
|1x1 Harmon.
\ y found E. o. Wood leaning toward
IRk.
o found Edmund Shields leaning to-
8 Marshall. and il there had been
< Gfhor candidate in any degree for
61e against Wilson, he would have
somebody in the gang leaning to-
G1 him, and all Of these leaning to-
M each other, in very neat arrange
INT having for its object the complete
ination Of Woodrow Wilson, if pos
None Of these men with whom Nc
'oGnbs searched Thursday in Detroit
n the strawberry in the shortcake, had
Nv use for Wilson.
The governor is, we believe, a pos
tbs exception, but since the last cam
I0i6n he has compromised.
Wilson, four years ago, was referred
) always by this crowd with the ex-
pticn Of the governor, who has CON-
l6a,ised) as . prohibition fanatic" and
xelgious crank" and everything els.
1z6t would make him unpopular with
te booze ring which the gang repre-
Ionts with the exception of the govern
y, Who has merely compromised)
Four years ago. McCombs was pleas
4 70 meet an entirely different organiza-
ltncf Democrats, because this organiza-
IN Of Democrats was doing all that il
Duoibly could for Wilson and included
me men who were giving more than
noEously Of their money and their
Emes because they wanted to see prin-
~ triumph over gang methods.
McCombs was very much agreeable
= being Judged by the company he kept
y 1Gichigan four years ago, and can take
y exception to having judgment fixed
u tie same rule this time.
4 81 WAS quite essential to the nomina
1f Woodrow Wilson in Baltimore -four
1D so, that there be nothing much
oEnlnon on McCombs' part with al
nfx1tiun IN Michigan on which Mr.
ky's Tsmnany in New York ha.
- support of this organization be
= hid been whipped. would have
I. 6boolutsly foreign to the purpose,
- baltimore convention. and woulc
a1e IT. pretenses to the people OF
~ housecleanins, lie.
- four years there has been 9
~ = vsry, very understand
x = ~ havs been close Il
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03

A unique school. the only one OF
It's kind In the world. opens this
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03

There Is no change whatever In the
pEice Of gaApline, which remains at 20
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-13
CANOfOvERTURNS;;
TWO DROWNED IN
THE WILLAMETTE

Portland, Ore, Feb 12.-Sucked I'M
der the water when their canoe over
turned, Harry w. Gammie and Charles
l.. Kirkpatrick, members of the Port
land Rowing club were drowned in the
flooded Willamette river, Ave miles
above Oregon City today.
With six other youths, and four ca
noes, Gammie and Kirkpatrick started
from Salem at 1880 a. m. today to
paddle down stmear so miles to Port
land. They had gone about 80 miles
when their canoes in the rear OF the
little fleet struck an especially vicious
whirlpool and foundered. Vainly they
tried to cling to the upturned boat
while the flood waters whirled them
about The three other canoes put
back to rescue them, but Gammie and
Kirkpatrick went nder before help
arrived.
The bodies have not been recovered.
With the Willamette overlooking it's
banks everywhere and sending down a
swirling muddy stream, there seemed
little chance today that the bodies can
be found until the water recedes I'M
less they are caught as they go over
the 30-foot falls at Oregon City.
The six other members of the party
arrived in Portland safely. Gammie
and Kirkpatrick We're both employed
in Portland banks, and were members
of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic
club
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-13

today declared that IL Bopp happened
to be implicated in any plots against
Canada he was we'll acquainted with
conditions in this country and in a
position to direct any operations de-
sired.
Bopp is now under indictment in
San Francisco for violation of Ameri-
can neutrality and instigating plots.
against Canadian properties.
MARCEL declared in the house last
night that Bopp attended the opening
of parliament here and was well
equipped with information regarding
the buildings and conditions In ottawa
generally.
Bopp was a frequent visitor to OF
tawa while stationed at Montreal. He
often attended parliament and was a
frequent visitor at the government
house. Bopp was also acquainted with
many of the leading officials, particu-
larry at the trade and commerce de-
partment. He was also the medium of
communication between the govern
ments of Canada and Germany when
the sIrtax on German goods entering
this country was removed few years
ago.
Discussion of possible alien enemy
plots and recent fires continue to re-
ceive great attention in the papers to-
day. The Free Press carried a report
that August kastella, mechanical SUI
perintendent of dredges in the depart
ment of public works, had been asked
to resign. He is said to be a German
by birth. The Free Press asserted
that Kastella was naturalized only
after the outbreak of the war and that
| his resignation was asked as result
of agitation against the employment OF
Germans in public service. Kastella
is said to have refused to resign.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-13
GERMAN STAND ON
ARMED SHIPS MAY
MEET APPROVAL
The State Department Will
Have to Decide on Course
to Be Followed-New
Points Raised,

Washington, Feb 12.-With the arriv-
al late this afternoon of the text of Ger
many's decree that she will sink armed
merchant vessels without warning, two
opinions came to the surface in the
state department on the question Of
the United States asserting to such
warfare.
While the department leans towards
recognizing the validity of the German
stand, the opposite view was develop
ing positive strength, due to the APP
parent difficulty of deciding whether
gun mounted on a merchantmen is
for defense or attack. The department
has held that one gun, disable only for
defense, is allowable The strength of
the viewpoint opposed to the Tsutons
has the basis also that for the United
States to admit such change of
rules, while war is going on, would be
an unneutral act.
Germany goes into its argument with
a mass of details. For Is typewriter
pages the position that altered condi-
tions have made changed rules of war
fare imperative, is buttressed with
quotations from international law
Secretary Lansing will study the
text carefully before he makes it pub
lie Austria's announcement on the
same subject probably will reach the
department tomorrow.