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The Detroit times., 1916-12-07
SUBWAY is
FAVORED By
THE MAYOR
CContinuea from rag. oae,

the commission onicially because
of the fact that he now holds the
once OF police commissioner. will
80 with the new street railway
commission in an advisory and an.
6Hicial capacity
Mr. Couzens experience as a
member OF the commission. aad his
present part in The regulation Of
trafic in Detroit viii make his ser
vices valuable. and want him TO
give the commission the nill bene.
m OF his knowledge said the
mayor
While IN New YORK and Boston.
Mayor Marx will give special atteu.
lion 10 the subway systems He de
clares he has no definite idea now
as 90 what subway facilities Detroit
needs. but he is anxious 20 become
we'll acquainted with the eastern
y
gently with tho Detroit problem
No names have been mentioned
AZ 70 who viii succeed Mr.. Colzens.
but g is stated on good authority
that tho third man on the commits
sion will be another of The type Of
the two present members, John F.
Dodge and James Wilkie. both prac.
tical men of experience
Time To Start subway"
We must take 40 the subway
problem sometime said the
mayor and believe We ought to
start as soon as possible II will
take long time 20 arrange com
plete plan, because OF the. variance
of opinions as 20 what Detroit
needs Experts seem 20 incline 10
the idea that We need a downtown
subway that will extend Under main
thorofares for a short distance. say
in the one.halt mile circle Many
OF those who have studied the proc
lem declare II would he unprohtahle
20 run an underground route for 4
long distance take FOR instance. as
Far as tho Ford factory out Wood
wardave
1T has been estimated that sub
way building viii cost approximate
ly s. 200 900 per mile with that
much money involved. II can be
easily be seen what a gigantic eN-
pendlture IL az stake want all
the facts can get on this Kind OF
work, good advice. and sound judg
ment I'll have that idea in mind
when 7 name the new commls.
sioner"
Extensions Badly Needed
Detroits swift growth and the
opening % 60 many new home
building sections on the outskirts OF
the city have made the need OF eX
tensions acute The annexation OF
new territory a. the iast election
also has been biz element In
bringing the extensions problem 20
a head
The Detroit times., 1916-12-07

William a Neer q Company
Thursday announced the opening of
a branch once IN lansing The OF
hce will be In charge Of Roger Haw
kins. Who has been with the Neer
organization FOR long time. and
who IL we'll acquainted With the
trade thruout the state. NJ
The Detroit times., 1916-12-07
80 NnnIs cn1rnN


NEW YORK. De. Steel price.
set another high average this week
when they reached more than So
lone Ton for the first time n his
tory The price level % cighl lead
INK products nov is s7O.53 A week
ago the average was t59S3.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-07
CLEvEI.A~p LIVE sroCK

CLEVELAND. Dec. s--Hoxs Re-
ceipts. 5000 steady 20 5c lower
vorkera SO. miNed. SO 0i0f 10 81
mediums. SO 251ld7e pigs s.
rouEha fs75 staga tszS cattle
Receipts - cars. stssdv sheep and
lambs Receipts. 5 cars strong fop.
N7so calves Receipt zoo hrr
t0D ff1-S
The Detroit times., 1916-12-07

The third annual observance OF
satsumA day. II Mobile. will take
lace today. when citrus growers
from communities for miles around
Vill participate IN a great pageant
oi floats indicative % the fruits for
which the Gulf ooast IL famous
The Detroit times., 1916-12-07
Quotations ~ Pane. Wenhsr & Co.
Pee. open high Low Close
TOLEDO GRAIN

TOLEDO. Dec s--~l0se-- wheat
Cash and Decsmbe- = a. May.
sls3i1 Corn cash snt Decen1 ae~-
s-t.c NsY F-Lc oats Cash srd
Decenber. Sc MAY. si1r Rye
Cash. 81 so Cl0vs-see3 cash ans
Tlarsr7ne ser SO a.. Nax-h sIaF5. ALL
sike Prime 81 Timothy. Cash.
f-a-L Butter Brick creamery.
40. tub creamery 4-,c Eggs.
Fresh csndlsd. sic sRncy selects. SO
Hsy Unchanged
The Detroit times., 1916-12-07
NEM Nnnk nI rrER ~ 80

NEW YORK. Ucs. Butter.
Easter. receipts. SOS creamery eE-
ira. zee. state dairT tubs. at N tR 4 n.
imitation creamery hrsta 1efs n23isc
DO special aafs RI ffr Eggs STEADY
receipts. fN1T nearby White fancy.
$50 ssc. nearb, mixed fancy, 900
soc; fresh hrsts. 80 soc.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-07

TOLEDO Dec Hogs Hece pts
reIptr 10 market frw hsarIes
ffBIoa1a - mediums fi0N 20
yorkers. is1i6 good pigs sss5d ssf
Calves Market steady Irefp and
iarnts Market. sfeady.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-07
Lower Grade Men Can't
Live On Present
Salaries
PETITIONS ASK
15eo INCREASE
Older Men Would Get
20cc; Discrimina-
ton Charged

Firemen of Detroit particularly
those Sho are serving Their first
few years IN the departn ent, arr
making loud demands for Ar IN
cgease IN wages. declaring that the
present pay IN the fac ~ depart
mental regula, tons and other condi-
tions. is lot enough 20 support their
families They declare Inst the
rrCblerr ~ purchasing uniforms anu
either parts ~ The equipment IS
alone enough 90 discourage the aver
age Young man With a family from
becoming one Of the cify's Are
lighters
substitutes and cadets iu the do
tArtment are paid an annual salary
Of. $500 Under present conditions,
Ntth a SHORTAGE of labor. applica-
ton for positions are 80 few that
the department has found II roces-
sary 20 take probationary man
into tho fourth grade after about
one years service
Lover Grade Men Naro Hlt.
Fourth grade men are paid 5000;
third grade men get Sl.0S0 and sec
ond grade men set siiS0 These
are the mes who are hardest hit By
the high cos, Of living. others in the
department with The exception OF
watchmer getting more than Sl,2oV
Per year
Petitions are now being circulat-
ID. n ,he interest OF the hremen
tut they call for an increase OF only
lbs per cent and a 20 Ter cent in.
crease Tor ueutenants and others Of
higher rank These pesliicns bear
,he name of A. E. Wood. a member
OF The legislature.
This difference in the percentages
+ of proposed increase has resulted 10
cry OF discrimination on The part
II tho men ~ho would be IN the -
per cen. class The hremen who
have been in service 0nlS few
Years point our that II was only last
July that hye-year men got a
plankei increase of 500 per year.
Young Firernen Cor plain.
+ There IL note Of bitterness IN
The complaints ot most ot the young
er Aremen when they discuss coyh!
fions under which they are working
sltho this cannon BE- said of the
higher paid members of the depart
ment.
III coets us az least 800 to get
our outfit before We even start 70
earn money. and we areL.t given
any credit either" said one married
fireman. who Ia working for 5000
per year We have got 30 20 10 a
certain hrm 70 get our uniforms and
other eGuipmen, and this nrm. like
all merch ants. has raised the prices
On everything There has been an
increass ~ from 25 20 - per cent
in many articles, such as hats,
shirts belts and other parts OF our
equipment
DreSs Up for inspection.
me clothes proposition has come
70 such point that Il is common
knowledge that some men bers Of
The department are openly decetv.
inE their superiors OF course. the
/ department demands that our
clothes he in GOOD condition. II
t ants us TO look spick and span a,
al times r. We we're 10 keep our
CUNTS up 10 the standard required.
" would mean 10 much out OF our
rurse SO SOME OF the bOys Just
wear their good clothes OF inspec
ton days and tho rest Of the time
they go around IN their old ouifts.
r only takes one FIRE. you know, 10
spoil suit "
Under the present rules. a FIRE
man f. On duty constantly - hours.
with the exception of one hour nj.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-07

The followInx nrms are priyiler

The following nrms are pr1yileged
w. r. Moss A. Co. carlyle a Povah.
Geo VI. West 4 Co. T. L MaccTOne
a Co. II. ". Noble a Co. u. I. sey-
nn0ur 4 Co. W. p. Mclaughlin. Msr-
Co Wm. A. Neer & Co, Sinclair z
Couls Emmett L Sprsgre. VIM II.
Rose e. Co. r. X. Pelton A Co Joel
Co. AAtthetF Flnn. A. W. wallace a
Co. Lewis o. Gorton-
The Detroit times., 1916-12-07

Many OF the so-called "siIb" stock.
ings now on the market contain
artificial silk made from wood.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-07
HAND-BOOKS RUN
FULL BLAST IN
HEART OF CITY
continued from Psxe one,

tContiaurd from Pske oue)
until YOU reach me cold Dollar "a
loon and 50 upstairs az the side en-
trance and tho, wll take care o;
YOU he said
The investigator followed instruc.
uoas Reaching the second floor he
vas met ~ gray haired man. who
probably would have made good as
an assistant hotel manager who
said. What are YOU looking for"
The investigator replied Il just
nam 90 place . little bet on Trap.
Eoid
How Big" he asked
lust couple % dollars was The
reply
The invest gator vas led into a
room RI the iron, % the building and
aas permitted 70 bet dollar on the
horse
~ would Jus' Ike 20 make a little
psrlay Tor 80 cents" the investga-
tor t1,d his escort
They don't AXE piker bets in
front said his conductor. out there
IS fellow back IN the rear who Will
'sks any KIND u a bet Mr. Larkin
refuses NJ Lsrkin. You know, IS
high-cIaSs gambler"
The parlay was taken in the rear.
Nu' az This place no ticket was given.
"You understand vas the eHpla.
nation. that his is square joint
and while We AXE care ~ our Gus
toners We are Tot taking any
chances
The system Explained
IN Collins saloon. the betting
soom o, witch is az The rear OF the
bar The uetroi, system was eN.
planned
SAID one ot he men You are A
FOOL coming into The pace aud ass
ing 20 make bet what you want
10 90 is this Ask the bartender FOR
pad He'll give YOU one with car
bon COPY in Il and you want 20 s!t
down and write out your bets. Iou
Keep The carbon copy and turn IN
The original nith the amount OF
money bet
How DO I want 20 write out the
amount want 20 bet" WAS asked
You prite the name % the
horse" he replied. and pay no at
'ention 20 he race After the horses
name you Erite The smoun, played
upon him and underneath this figure
you write a. t2). or t31 These
hgures mean win. place. or show "
The investigator dropped into the
Hayes saloon. asked FOR pad and
wrote a couple of bets
car't Read But Can Bet
IN Ed Beesou's saloon. No 3li
Woodward-ave an old vorkingnlan
dropped into the place about &
o'clock In the morning.
Il wan, 20 bet this parlay.- he
said % the cigar clerk
Sure" replied the clerk, heres
your pad. write IL out"
Il can Z" said the old man Il
can't read and / don't know the
names of he horses. but my souln
law told me he had the straight
dope that these horses would win
The clerk was accommodating AID
wrote out a parlay ticket for Sc
Out % the bets The Times invek
tlgator made ne Won twice and Sas
lucky enough 20 have one scratch %
BY scratch" is meant the win.
drawing % horse tor a race
He collected on r G Cole and
Old Coin in The Juarez and Tijuana
races and without question his
tickets were paid a. Collins bar Il
happened that Upright, another
horse played was Withdrawn, so a
refund was made.
After The Investigator had collect
ID an attendant said Il hear thai
there is going 10 De some trouble
raised In few days. 80 after this
when you have a bet 10 make write
your ticket outside and as you walk
thru the bar Just slip both ticket
and the money In my hand and walk
on"
The Detroit times., 1916-12-07

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-29

"An iisnt, oiLi. o--irvu DiaCaic, WIN
a wink at Pushman Il couldn't tell
it from just looking at you. but I've
this to say: II you were thinking the
way you looked you'd be better OF if
you went jggcrJaiting. You locate a
jiggerbait by elr, pushuan. 1t makes
sound like a peanut, aud'-
There was slgglc from the bay
window, a gisglc which was instantly
suppressed as young Jimmy Wallng-
lord and Toad Jcssup bent serious,
earnest faces on their game Of check
erS They were trying to make as lit
tie noise as possible on this rainy day
Of gloom. Brief as that giegle was,
however, it brought them Immediately
into undesircd prominence.
you Kids are going home" j. Rufus
promptly informed them.
Toad Jcssup, who had been meek as
long as he could turned squarcly away
from his chcckcrloard with Il jerk.
"All right; we'll 20 home" he stated
We're not having much fun here"
Jimmy looked at him with a quiet
smile. but he said nothing, nor did he
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-29
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned by an order of the County
Court of Marion County, Oregon has
been appointed as administrator of the
estate of F. L. Pound, deceased. All
persons having claims against such es-
tate are required to present them with
in six months from the date Of this no.
tice, with the proper voucher, to the
undersigned at Shaw, Oregon.
Dated this Sth day of January, 1916.
A. o. MOVES,
Shaw, Oregon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-29
Apples and Egg BeaterS
2. : q. ~ s..s.s.,..s :. .........i


"Tp r is well known that an egg can.
not see by daylight" observed
Blackie Daw, With the frown Of
earnest logic on his brow, and
Jim WallIngford, smiling cordially,
looked from Blackie to the tall young
stranger and waited "Nery well, then, ~
went on Blacl;lc, you approach your
egg from the left hand side, walking
cautiously. Reaching ont suddenly
you clutch your egg just behind the
gills and whip it into a Hight froth
with one of Pushman's egg whitfers
This IS Pushman"
Happy to meet you, Mr.. Pushman,"
laughed Walingford, shaking hands
heartily. 81 never can tell quite what
this idiot means, but judge that you
are in the egg beating business"
'Kitchen novelties" agreed the
young man, accepting Wallingfords
best chair. He was Il smooth shayen
chap with clear eye and a pleasant
smile, ana he wore the clothing Of
prosperous young business man, com
blned with a look of care between the
eyebrows. "Alr Daw is an Old old
friend Of nine | met him for the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-29

FIRST time IN the hotel bar downstairs
half an hour ago, and he insisted that
you would like TO give me some bust.
ness advice"
j. Rufus Walllngford glanced specu-
latively at his partner,
My pal here IS up TO his neck In
financial difficulties, Jim" Backie ex-
planned, giving Wallingford time to
study the prospective business associ.
pte, THE diversion of egg whiting Is
not so popular as he had supposed It to
be, and II takes money to buy drinks"
I'm lie jlggered II know how my
old friend Daw discovered that am
in a hole" smiled young Mr.. Pushman,
In perpleXlty, and he cast a wondering
glance at Blackie 81 bought prompt.
~ when the bartender introduced us,
and said that business was good"
"Blackie has lunches" smiled Wall
mgford.
whats the matter with your egg
beater" then he suddenly inquired.
They won't buy them,' and young
Pushman smoothed his pompadour IN
concern. "l'ye thousand dollars
worth Of them Grated, ready for deliy
cry, but no place to send them"
Wallngford nodded gravely.
"Slnk all your money!
"Wcll, no. smiled the young man.
Wallingford noted that his eyes were
rather too close together. 81 sank G..
w Slookum's, I'm willing to go ON
with the business, but G. w.'s no
sport"
y Rufus hltched forward.
"Oh, Slookumw he said and he smll.
ell approvlngly at Rlackie, "Slookum
has all kinds OF money, | believe"
six" II was Blockle who answer.
cd this, hltchlng forward and leaning
his thin arms on the table. Gold, sll.
yer, nickel, copper bills and just mon.
ey'
"Slookum Is the village mortgage
holder stated Pushman.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-29

a'tilJ'
packages of money and toss them on
the table.
Walngford, his big pink face wreath.
ed in smiles, leaned his arms on the
table.
mo stock left" he surmlsed.
mot Il share! Ola Sluokum couldn't
get down to ME quick enough to beat
BlacNe DaW to It, and he took the en-
tire ffty-tWo iii held back for him
WaIingrord, | tried two years to bring
this business to a point where could
unload it on my fellow toWnsmen, but
I'm an amateur as yet, 1t took thai
lawsuit and old SloOkum's nOsing into
the books to put those bogus shipments
beyond question He pushed the mon.
ey over to j. Rufus for distribution,
then he laughed rcminiScently. "Old
Slookum was the cautious party. Yes
tcrday morning he tecgraphcd your
man POllet and asked If the egg beater
market still looked good"
"Certainly," curroborated Wallng,
ford "Pollet wired me, and wired
Pollct to order $4,000 worth"
They'll have to be new goods, ''
grinned Blackic Daw, fondlng the
money. Say do you know we've
shipped Pushman's original thousand
dollars worth Of egg beaters to Paul
Pollet and back twenty-four times?
And Paul paid cash every time"
chuckled WalIingford However, the
dividend we declared just before we
incorporated got us back that money.
What's here, Pushman?
"Seventy-five thousand even"
Wallingford shook his head.
"Rottcn we had to sell $4,000 for the
treasury he worried. But it wouldn't
have been safe TO have set aside any
more promotion stock. First Of all,
we'll take out that $4,000 for next
weeks shipment" And he counted the
money to one side. Then well take
out $4,000 for expenses" He showed
that money to one side. we won't
count the trile we lost when | turned
those mortgages over to the bank this
morning nor will we count the $4,000
which we are to pay Paul Pollet. That
comes out Of the expenses We have
here 100000 to divide"
After the settlement had been made
and young Pushman had gone away
j. Rufus WallinSford sat silently on
the arm Of the couch, with a look Of
deep trouble on his brow. -Backie
Daw, tossing things into their grips
for hasty departure. chatted cheer
fully, rs he worked, about the habits
Of the spoofenyoung. Il strange game
fish which roasted on coral branches
and could only he cnticcd by liquor
Receiving no answer 10 his invitation
to 80 spoofenyounging, Rlackie sud
denly paused
Now. don't you worry about little
Jimmy" he advised. He's n fine kid.'
Certainly he ls" agreed Walllng
ford.
81 can lick anybody who hints that
he isn't. That KIDS only smartw
That's right" again agreed wal.
llngford, but he let Blackie finish the
packing by himself and went out to
Joined Fannie Warden. He seemed to
need comforting.
lAnother adventure next week.l
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-29

That warning was just in time, for
Slookum had been about to lay hands
on them. He knew that law of tres
passing quite well, however. The
white dog knew it too He leapcd and
jerked and burl.cd inside the fence
and ran up ana down in painting i'm
patience, but he made no move to come
into the road, Andy leaned on the
fence just behind the boys He was Il
picked faced man. with an indiscriml-
nate sort Of yellow mustachc
Put back those waIuuts" ordered
Andy.
We don't have to put EN- DacE, i'm
mediately announced Toad Jimmy
had not word to say. He stood
quietly listening to road, with little
half smile. They're our walnuts."
You stole en-" charged Slookum.
Suddenly the hired hand reached over
the fence and grabbed the caps out of
the boys hands. lie flung the wal
nuts inside the field as far as he could
and then tossed the caps outside the
fence
Now go home or I'll spank your he
threatened.
we don't nave to go home" Toad's
voice rose in shrill triumph. This is
our road! We're part Of the public!
We can stay right here as long as we
want to-"
For the first time Jimmy Waling-
ford spoke. He was not defiant Ike
Toad. He was quiet, and at the cor
ners of his lips lurked smile which
had in it a trace Of insolcnce,
You must give us back our wal
nuts" and his clear eyes gaZed steadi-
ly into the beady ones of G. w.
Slookum.
what did you sayY cracked SloOk-
um in astoElshment.
You must give US back our wal.
nuts" repeated Jimmy firmly. I'VE
can have you arrested for highway
robbery"
you young thicvcs~ snorted Slook-
um. "Of all the impudence"
I'VE can prove they were our wal
nuts" went on Jimmy, entirely un-
ruflled, though the light Of a peculiar
satisfaction began to CLEAN in his
eyes. I'VE bought them this morning
at a grocery store, and there were four
people saw us buy them. Here is the
check" lie produced a pink grocer's
slip, bearing the single item, oval
nuts, %"
Give them back their waInuts.' Or
dered Slookum sayagcly.
That was enough. Toad Jcssup put
his thumb and his forolincer in his
mouth and filed his lungs and emitted
whistle so shrill that G.. W Slookum
seemed to raise straight up from the
ground Instantly from among the
shrubbcry across the side road from
the walnut tree, there emerged the full
night force Of bell boys from the uo.
tel Dnglc. They came running, ana
with a whoop They sprawled over
the fence. There were seven Of them,
but they moved SO rapidly that they
looked like seventy. The hard, white
dog wasted no time on consideration.
He started across The field ina straight
streak, and the tallest belboy. who
was thirty.two years Of age and n re-
tired prize fighter met him with a
miunowseinc, and the skrmish line
parted, leaving an astonishcd dog roll.
ing on the ground and trying to paw
his way out of that net The skirmish
line with whoops and cheers and much
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-29
The Oregon Wholesale and
Retail Hide and Junk Co.

Has moved from their former location,
430 Court street, to 1877 South Com
mercial. (The old stand of the Lawr-
ence Grocery, corner Ferry and Com
mercial streets and are open for busi-
ness at that place. Highest prices paid
for hides, wool, copper, brass, iron, etc.
Before selling elsewhere, consult us for
prices. D. Samuel, proprietor.
Phone, 399; Res. Phone, 1737-W.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-29
THE GERvA1s COMMUNITY CLUB

An organization has been formed the
name of which is "The Gervais Com
munitY Club. The object of this Or
ganization is to promote the general
welfare of this community, to furnish
to its members beneficial recreation,
to devise business methods and to de
velop our commercial, social and educa-
tiOnal institutions so as to make for
greater and better Gervais.
President +. A. Hand; viee-president
Joe Mangold; secretary, John |, Jones;
treasurer, A. De Jardin.-Star.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-29

an Aldebraic Problem.
laughter charged on the walnut tree
with irresistible enthusiasm. Clubs
and stones 1ew up among the branch.
es like bombardment from a gat!ing
battery. The talleSt bellboy paused
'or just momeEt to paste" the hired
hand in the eye with n well seasoned
dst 1t was the same eye which Toad
lcssup had greeted with hard, green
walnut.
G. W, Slookum sat at his back door
Che walnuts We're gone and the apples
we're picked, and there was nothing to
watch. But he sat there and watch
ed II.
There's Il stranger, paw" 1t was
Mrs Slookum, but not even her voice
was meek. In the past two weeks she
had been aggravated to the point of re-
tellion,
"Who is it?' The voice OF Mr.
Slookum was particularly harsh. In
the past two weeks he had strained IT,
Mrs. Slookum did not even tell him to
60 and find out for himself. She had
disappeared on the delivery OF her first
message.
Mumbllng aud grumbling, G. W.