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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-18
OLIN PLAYED BY EBBA ],
R00S MADE OF WOOD TAKEN
FROM A FOREST NEAR BERLIN

The violin which is played by Miss
Johanson Roos at the Logan Taber-
nacle next Monday night, is made
by a superintendent Of woods near
Berlin Mr.. Metzner.
The maker claims to have discov.
cred the secret of the old Italians.
and to judge from the results which
he has obtained, he cannot be far
from it.
Himself a very good violinist. he
has studied great deal OF literature
on violins. An old saying is that the
old Italians knocked the wood before
choosing it for their violins. Ger
tainly it is that Mr.. Metzner knocks
his wood very carefully before Sc
lecting it for the making of his in
struments. He has very fine ear
and is able to distinguish not only
the absolute pitch Of the wood, but
also its harmonies. Having thus
knocked the wood and found it suit
able for his purpose, he forms the
front and back OF the violin, knock
ing 1t all the time while working 1t
into its shape. Only such fronts
and backs are used which will make
a first class violin. In shaving off
such plates, often tenth of a mill
meter too much will make them use.
less.
He only makes the fronts and the
backs. His sister, Miss Margarita
Metzner, does what he considers only
carpenter work. namely to make all
the other parts, putting them togeth-
er and vanishing them. The theory
Is amply confirmed through his ex.
cellent violins, is the following
All violins which are good must
be so from the very beginning. The
whole secret is selecting the wood
for the fronts and the backs. Warn.
ish has nothing to do with the quail
ity OF the tone, it only protects the
wood from the destroying influences
OF time. And finally the playing In
of a violin is fiction.
Naturally he has experimental for
years before he has reached this
result. Making violins is only n
hobby OF his. He does not make n
business out Of It. Not very far from
Berlin in an idyllic wood, he has his
beautiful home. There In the sum
mer, the great artists come every
Sunday to play on the big lawn in
front of the house. Wooden logs
serve for chairs. and a roughly hewn
note stand for quartet stands In the
middle. Won Veczey, Lubovisky,
Flesch, NJ. Press, Miss Ebba Johan'
son Roos, Ernest Breest and a multi
tude OF other artists OF great merit,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-18

Calls Ministers
to Arouse People

Cleveland, Ohio, May 15.-J. d.
Rockefeller Jr.. addressing today's
session Of the international conven-
ton OF the Young Mems Christian
associations OF North America, urg-
ed a campaign to be called 1.-THE
Every Christian .Man-at-Work Move.
ment." Multitudes of men whose
names appear on the church rolls as
Christians are merely marking time,
said Mr.. Rockefeller, like soldiers
parading the streets in dress uniform
instead OF rendering active service
like the men In khaki.
Christian manhood, like muscular
or mental power, is only to be main.
tanned by its use," he said. ~ call
upon the ministers OF this land to
rouse to action that vast horde Of
Christian men enrolled In the church.
es, but seldom seen in the pews, who
are only waiting for some service
which requires manly qualities in or
der to be again brought into active
relation with the churches.
"As we face the great industrial
problems which are arising daily, It
seems clear that the only hope Of
their permanent and satisfactory SO.
luton lies in the widespread accept.
ance of the doctrine Of the brother
hood of man. When men OF widely
separated stations are thrown to-
gether, come to know each other to
admire the strong and manly quail
ties which they see in each other,
when they are working side by side
for the advance Of common inter.
est, then only does personal distrust
hatred and misunderstanding give
way to spirit OF fair play, justice
and desire for the common good"
Rockefeller in his morning address
told the delegates how to organize a
Christianity trust, which he declared
would sweep the forces OF evil out
OF competition. He scored ministers
who preach fiowery beds OF ease, re-
ligion, raped partisan denomination.
alism and stepped outside his sub
ject to take fling at business men
who are fattening their bank account
Gu the war in Europe.
THE City Ministers Association
adjourned their regular meeting to
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-18
BETTER MEN FOR
VOLUNTEERS

The critical situation with Ger
many, not much improved by the re
cent note. brings right up to the bus
mess community the question what
It will do to cooperate in the cause
OF military efficiency. The business
man who complains of the lack OF
this efficiency is often the same one
who won't let his employees be alb
sent at encampments.
II is pleasant to note that many
business houses now take broader
view. A dry goods store Of Boston
has just offered ten men a month at
camp with full pay and help on
transportation and equipment. II
that spirit shall prevail generally,
Uncle Sam will soon have a force
that would cause any aggressive POW.
er some serious thinking.
IL National Guard officers were
asked what is the greatest obstacle
they meet, they would be apt to say
that it is the difficulty in getting high
class men for recruits. or course
there have always been plenty Of
good men in the force, fellows of
mettle, chivalry and patriotism. But
this ideal type is none too common.
To the ordinary young man desir
Gus of this training, 1t has meant he
must give up his job. That might
cause him loss of hundreds or thou
sands of dollars. 1t Is a dispropor'
tionate sacrifice to ask.
In former years many recruits were
more or less sports who enjoyed the
convivial life of encampments. or
recent years the work has grown So
Der and serious, less attractive to
such men. But 1t has often been
necessary to depend on fellows OF
very mediocre ability who entered
the service mostly because they got
thereby a free vacation.
Our forces need the best type OF
recruits to be found. The business
community would suffer infinitely by
war. 1t will be cheaper to sacrifice |
n little through absence of employees /
at camps, than to run the risk OF
war resulting from lack of reasonable
preparation.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-18
A VERY CLEVER
sWINDLING SCHEME

In Farm and Fireside is an account
OF clever swindling scheme that
has been worked many times. 1t
gives the sad experience OF a promi-
nent jeweler in Cleveland, Ohio.
"A man came in to buy a watch.
After making his selection he pro
duced n check for $500. II was af-
ter banking hours and as the jewell
er had made his daily deposit he
did not have enough money to give
the man the difference. SO the man
remarked
Never mind, I want this watch
regulated, and I'll be in a day or so
and you can then give me my
change.
In few days he came after his
watch. The jeweler came to him
saying, Your check is no good.
"oh pshaw! the man exclaimed,
told those fellows what to do, and
they said 1t was all right.
Taking back his check, he pro-
ceeded TO count the amount of cash
for the watch. which was $50. TAX
ing his watch and check he quietly
left the store.
Going to the bank on which the
check was drawn he presented the
check. The banker, seeing the en-
dorsement OF the prominent jeweler,
as you know, al these business men
endorse their checks and then send
them to the bank, never questioned
its worth. and paid out the $500.
They haven't seen the man since"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-18
LABOR AND
BUILDING COSTS

The problem OF supplying inexpen-
sive homes for working people grows
more difficult as labor and material
costs rise. Many owners say they
get no satisfactory return, and the
workingman finds his rent high.
One economy is the use Of houses
with shingled walls. In this way
the heavy bill for house paint, includ.
ing much labor and costly material,
may be smaller than 1t was years
ago in the days of painted clap
boards.
Tenants are careless of wall pap
er, children decorate the walls TO
their hearts content. and every new
occupant wants fresh papers. Many
landlords cut this cost by using in
terror finish of plaster and other ma
terials in tasteful tints done over in
extensively.
A good system of water supply and
drainage is now demanded in many
localities where once people lived in
the simplest rustic manner. The
plumber and all OF his minions are
highly paid creatures, and they han
die high cost material, to which
their own satisfactory profit Is add
ed. These are costs that one can
not reduce. II rarely pays to put
in cheap work, which involves toe
many repair bills. The upkeep OF
really good plumbing ought not tc
be very great.
Houses holding two or more fam
lilies grow more popular as rents
rise. There is an economy, as on'
lot, one roof. and one basemen
serves for two or more households
Many OF these buildings are ugly
placed thick together so as to con
stitute fire hazard. and to weaker
interest in improvement of grounds
The owner should realize that al
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-18
AN ANTI DUMPING ACT

From authentic information It ap-
pears that the majority party in Con
press has reached an agreement on
the terms of an anti dumping act, in
tended to Protect American markets
against an influx Of foreign made
goods after the war. The subject
has long been considered and dis
cussed.
1t is proposed that on foreign
made goods sold in the United
States at less than the market price
in the country of origin there shall
be imposed an additional Tariff to
bring the selling price in the Uni
ted States mp to what it would be II
the goods were sold at the market
price in the foreign country. That
does not come anywhere near meet
ing the main difficulty.
There is not so much reason to
fear the sale of foreign products
here at less than the market price
where they are made. Foreign
manufacturers will not have to do
that. Under existing Tariff rates
they can undersell our markets with
out going below the selling price in
their own markets. Their cost OF
production is so much less than the
cost of production in this country
that they could dump here at prices
with which our manufacturers could
not compete and at the same time
avoid the penalties Of the proposed
anti.dumping act.
The fact is that foreign manufac'
turers will sell at home at the very
smallest prices. They will be com
PEELED to because there is little prob
ability that the people will have the
money TO purchase literally, and
generally will not purchase at all ex
cept at bottom prices. The foreign
manufacturer will expect to get his
best return in foreign markets, where
NhNiN 10 hA'hNS, "Hu 'hN'N "'f -
no market like the American market
with its low Tariff and extensive
free list. Foreign goods can get In
here and be sold at much higher
prices than where made and still un
dersell American goods.
The proposed anti-dumping &C
will meet only an extravagant situa
ton, which is not likely to exist al
long as our customs laws give thu
foreign manufacturer the advantage
he now enjoys over the American
manufacturer. An anti dumping &C
to be effective. must take direct &C
count of the low cost of production
OF foreign goods. Philadelphia Tele
gram.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-18
HOW PERSONAL

Reggy-I saw very aw peculiar
thing in show window the other
day, doncher know. It was an aw
ankle corset fob the aw support Of
weak ankles.
Peggy-lt's too bad some genius
doesn't invent brain corset for the
support of weak brains.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-18

adequate lot and the beautifying Of
the same, makes real estate more
valuable Thus in various ways the
problem of high rents is met to an
extent. and the rented house may
pay as good interest as other forms
of, property.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-18

Roofing

The guarantee for IS years, according to ply
81. There is evasion about t-no attempt to sub
stute highsounding something Gust good" THERE'S
tee CERTAIN-TEED because the General knows that
better roofing be made Its materials and method
of manufacture both certified by the Generals board Of
graduate chemists and he knows he's taking chance in
guaranteeing them to you. That's what CERTAIN
TEED'' means-evf6td and guaranteed. Experience has
proven that the guarantee is conservative and that GER
TAINTED will outast the period of guarantee.
The roofing felt it comes bone dry from the rollers
given athorough satuaton of special blend Of soft apha
the formula Of the Generals board of expert chemists Tits
then given harder coating of another blend of asphats.
This keeps the inner satraton SOFT and prevents the dry
ngout process destructive to ordinary roofing Roofing
is mpervous the elements only long the asphalt
saturaton lasts CERTAINTEED retains its soft satra-
ton, and in good condition for years after the harder der
kinds have become useless.
CERTAIN-TE ED made rolls: also in ae-covered shingles
There type Of CERTAN-TEED for every kind of building
with fiat pitched roofs from the largest the small
residence out-buldng.
CERTAINTEED soldb responsible dealers all the world
reasonable prices Investigate before decide
of roof.
General Roofing Manufacturing Company
Worlds Lasse Roofing Guiding Papers
p.ss 81. f.. S'''fS sy'a
I''AH;:: :s:.ss o e." SEATTLE ssss:eo
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-05-18

Our Want Ads are business getters.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
Vim Truck for Every
Use Has Been Provided

A rather impressive conception of
the various uses made of light motor
trucks by the business world Of today
is brought out by pamphlet printed
by the manufacturers of the Vim
truck.
The truck, as the manufacturers
think of it, is the chassis, and the
mere mention of Vim truck doesn't
signify much about the body design.
There are twelve distinct body de-
signs shown in the Vim catalogue
one for most every need.
To give an idea of the scope Of
tn truck manufactures line one
must include the taxicab, passenger
bus, fire apparatus, undertaker's
hearse, salcsman's delivery car, mail
wagon and several styles of open and
enclosed truck bodies.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
Woodmen Circle.

w. A. Fraser Grove, No. |. Wood
man Circle. will hold Joint instalIa-
ton Of officers with Omaha Seymour
camp, No 10, Woodmcn OF the
World, on Tuesday evening. This is
to be an open meeting, to which all
members and their friends are in
vited. The installation is to be fol-
lowed by a social hour and informal
dance.
The card party and dance given by
the Emma B. Manchester Grove, No
$50, Woodmen Circle. at their hall in
the Crounse block Thursday evening
was largely attended and those pres
cnt spent a most enjoyable evening
The next regular dance given by the
Grove will be held January Is, and
will be in the form OF a masquerade.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
Salesman Charged
With Cutting Firm
Prices for Own Gain

Lured by attractive promises Of
easy money offered 'for bargains" by
two South Side merchants, Emmett
Pearson, % years old. l747 South
Forty eighth street, sold for less than
half their value, police assert, sew
eral hundred dollars worth of dry
goods while employed as salesman
by the M. E. Smith company, whole
sale dry goods dealer.
As a result, Pearson, who during
his five years as an employe OF the
concern worked his way up from Of
fee boy to salesman, is held for in
vestigation at the city jail, and, it is
said, has confessed to his part in the
conspiracy.
In addition to the two South Side
merchants, Parsons sweetheart,
clerk in a local department store,
prohted to the extent of about $50
in clothes, police say, as the result OF
the young salesman's operations.
Pearson himself received only $7 for
his efforts.
Suspicion fell on Pearson, it is said,
November !, when an inventory
taken by the company disclosed
shortage of $4,000 in the stock on his
floor Detectives were put to work
in the building and irregularities, po-
lice assert, were traced to Pearson.
Pearson, however, stoutly denies that
he disposed of that amount of goods.
In his confession to the police
Pearson is said to have told of hav-
ing been approached by the two
merchants, who told him they would
give him handsome tips if he would
give them bargains" Attracted by
this offer, Pearson would mark down
the price of goods to minimum.
This minimum price would be paid
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
Mrs. KiIker, Who Came to This
CITY Before the War, is Dead

Mrs. Elizabeth Kilker, wife Of the
late Frederick A. kilker, passed away
Friday evening after serious opera
ton December 49, She was born in
Allentown, N. J., April 5, 1851, and
at the age OF 5 years came to Omaha,
where she has resided until the last
few years, which have been spent in
Benson. She is survived by four
children and one grandchild-Mrs.
H. Z. Hutton, Mrs. f. G. Wiseman,
A. L. Kilker, +. A. Kilker, Master
Frederick Wiseman.
Funeral services will be held from
her sons home, 1904 North Fifty
seventh street, Benson, at $3.50 p. m.
Sunday, where all friends are invited.
Interment will be made at the Pros
pect Hill cemetery.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31

GAMMA lodge No 2, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, will install
officers for 1917 Friday evening
Members from lodges 10, 20, 1888, 30,
225, l4S, 22l and Us are expected to
be present. You can also bring a
friend if you know he would be in
terested in Odd Fellowship, as the
installation is to be an open one.
Brothers Rev J. F. Poucher and Rev.
J. f. Flockhart are expected to be
present Light refreshments will be
served.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31

ming at BIS. 1t is also announced
that on January 10 prize masque ball
will be given. Steinhausen's orchestra
will furnish the music and six prizes
will be given to the best costumed.
Banner lodge, No. II, Fraternal
Aid Union, will hold public installa-
ton OF its officers at the Labor temple
Tuesday evening, January 2, 1917.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31

and the goods delivered, and Pearson
was expected to get his bit" on the
outside. The merchants were not so
generous as they had promised, Pear
son declared.
One of the boxes of goods sold to
the two merchants fell into the hands
of detectives, and this directly re-
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
Woodmen of the World.

Schiller camp, No. 304. OF the
Woodmen of the World, will meet on
Thursday evening at German Home
to transact its regular business and
install its officers for the year 1917.
South Omaha, No. I'll, has closed
a lease for the term OF one year on
the third floor of the Lewis block,
known as Odd Fellows hall, opposite
the postofiicc, South Side, and will
hold lis first meeting there. Wedncs-
day evening, January TO- to install its
officers for the ensuing year. DR.. +.
NJ. Faux will be again installed as
consul commander, Frank Helm as
advisor and A. Z. Carter as clerk.
Nebraska Lipa. No. 1888, will hold
its first annual meeting for 1917 on
Thursday evening at Bohemian Tur-
ner hall, Thirteenth and Dorcas
streets. The old officers were all re-
elected and the meeting will be in the
nature of a good-fclIow gathering
with renewed pledgs ioer hearty CO.
operation.
Benson camp, No. 2SS, will give a
New Years party on Tuesday even
ing at Woodmen of the World hall,
Benson. This camps membership
has reached $50 members, making it
one of the strongest suburban camps
in the organization. .a
Paderewski camp, No. 522, members
have decided to make all payments
for monthly dues to Security State
bank, South Side, instead of TO the
clerk, Stanley ulanecki, as hereto
fore. A reorganization of this camp
is promised for the January meeting.
German American camp, No. l04,
holds its first regular meeting for the
month on Tuesday evening, at New
Bohemian Turner hail. Thirteenth and
Dorcas streets. That old veteran
Woodman, Henry Jcasen. has been
reelected clerk for another year.
Omaha Seymour camp. No, 10. will
hold public joint installation of Off
GERS for the year 1917 with Frazer
Grove, No. !, Tuesday evening at
Crounsc hall Colonel l.. f. Patter-
son, sovereign auditor, will act as in
stalling officer.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
Order OF Eagles.

Omaha Aerie, No. 50, Fratcrnal Or
der of Eagles, will hold public in
stallaton OF officers-elect for the year
1917 at their hall, 4l6 South Seven
teenth street, Thursday evening. The
following named officers will be in
stalled.
Prcsident--A. W. Taggart.
Vice Presidential. =. Watt
Chaplain-C. A. Grimes
Secretary-P. C. Schroeder.
Trcasurer---J. D. Behrens, ST.
Conductor--J, y. Diamond.
Inside Guard--A. Mayhem.
outside Guard--A. T. Menely.
Trustee--Charles r. Ries.
Physicians---Dr. W. A. Hostetter and Dr.
II. Hirschmann,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31

his sweetheart; but 1t fell into the hands ~
the girls father, very unsentimental phi
stefan, who exclaimed:
What wretched unscientihc rubbish -
this? Who ever heard OF such a case?"
Before sending the song back he wrote
under the title: Mistaken diagnoss no
sigh in the heart possible, Signs relate,
almost entirely to the lungs and dial
phragm Boston Transcript u
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
w. c. o. T.

Friday evening the St. Anges court,
w. c. o. T., elected officers for the
coming year
Chief ranger, Mrs Anna Calwell vice
chief ranger. Mrs. Theresa Weber; ftnan-
cial secretary. Mrs Josephine Sheehan: re-
cording secretary, Miss Anna Cuff; treasurer.
Mrs Nellie Farrell; trustees, Mrs Rose
Kearnan, Mrs Julia Mangan. Mrs. Victoria
VanA; conductors, Mrs. Rose kearnan. Miss
Catherine Cuff; sentinels, Mr.. Cecilia Burke,
Mrs. Anna Connors; phystcians. DR.. McCrann,
DR.. Shannahan. Mrs. Anna Calwell was
elected as delegate to the triennial conven-
tons In 1917. Mrs. Josephine sheehan as
alternate.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
Ladies Auxiliary to Clan Gordon.

The next regular meeting OF the
Ladies Auxiliary 20 Clan Gordon No.
63, Order of Scottish Clans, will be
held at the home of Mrs. William
Britton. 25ll Chicago street, Wednes-
day afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
Royal Neighbors of America.

Pansy camp, No. 10, Royal Neigh
bors of America. will hold its annual
installation OF officers Friday evening
at the Swedish auditorium. An in
tcresting program has been prepared.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
Knights and Ladies of Security.

Omaska council, No. 2295, will give
a flower dance monday, January !,
1917, at the Swedish auditorium, Six
tcenth and Chicago streets.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
Spanish War Veterans.

The General H. w. Lawton aux
iliary will dold its regular meeting and
installation of officers at Memorial
hall next Wednesday afternoon at 2
p. m.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
LODGE ROOM NEWS
OF GREATER OMAHA
Omaha Masons Take Special
Train to Arnold to Confer
Scottish Rite Degree.
MANY INSTALL OFFICERS

Twenty-Five Scottish Rite Masons
of Omaha journeyed to Arnold. Gus
ter county. Nebraska, in a special
train over the Union Pacific Saturday
to confer the Scottish Rite degree
upon sixty Arnold candidates. The
party was led by Frank {. Patton,
and including the fourteenth were
venerable master. and degrees up to
conferred. In addition to the Oma-
hans, some 100 Scottish Rite Masons
OF Custer county attended the event.
Those who made the trip from Omaha
were:
Frank G. Patton John r Steine.
Edgar Bowles George W. Platnor
John W. Cooper u, D. Beliis
Edgar L, UoaR Claude Talbot
CHARLES I, shook Dr. n. G. Prince
Fora D. Clark J. NJ. Henry
w. p. Tagg J: T. Bedhar
Carl +. Herring FINLEY Il. COMBS
James r. Cain jr. Guy l.. AxteiI
Arthur c. Pancoast Frank ". POND
Thomas johnson Charles NscAdam
Walter MaCCune ". l.. McClintock.
John II, Crossman
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
Junior Mechanics Meet.

Junior o. U. A. NJ, Omaha coun-
Gil No. |, will hold installation of its
officers at the hall in Labor temple
Saturday evening. January s.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31
White Shrine.

The Sojourners club of Malva
White Shrine will meet Tuesday af-
ternoon at the Masonic temple. Com
mittee in charge are Mrs. E. L.
Dodder, Mrs. Sam Dresher, jr.; Mrs.
John Douglas and Mrs. Mary Drury.