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Charlevoix county herald., 1916-08-18

from Petoskey to Mancelona was well
represented.
Prior to the Banquet the annual busi-
ness meeting of the Club was held at
the Russell House and the following
officers chosen to head the Club for
the coming year.
President-Ford p. Robbins of East
Jordan
Secretary-Att'y Lisle Shanahan of
CharIevoiX
RECONSIDERATION Ray Baker of the
Boyne Citizen
The above officers were authorized
to appoint the vice presidents in the
various precincts of the county.
Charlevoix will be the place of meet
ing next year
THE BANQUET
Promptly on time, the Metropole
Orchestra commenced the Opening
Selections and following this feast of
music, Atty A. q. Urquhart, as presi-
dent of the Club, called the assemblage
to order, and Rev. A. d. Grigsby
pronounced the invocation.
Following this came the banquet
proper, the menu being catered by
Giles & Hawkins, who had arranged a
fine course and with a corps of young
men was served promptly. The music
by the Orchestra during the feast was
particularly pleasing and one of the
numbers-'In the Land of Love with
the Song Birds"-was heartily encored.
AT the close of the feast Atty Urqu-
hart gave brief address and introduc-
ed the enthusiastically ID. l.. Wilson
of this city.
Owing to the absence of one of the
speakers who was unable to attend,
the program was re-arranged, and
Edgar A. Guest, humorist of the Detroit
Free Press, gave the initial address.
Somebody in arranging the program
had put Mr.. Guest down to talk on
Hughes, the next President and in
his opening remarks Mr.. guest stated
that there was no need OF importing a
humorist as Charlevoix County con-
tanned plenty That there was no need
of calling anybody to this congressional
distrtSt to talk on politics as our Con-
gressman-Hon. Frank ID. Scott-was
plenty able to handle all the politics in
this district. Mr.. Guest followed his
opening remarks with several humor'
Gus stories and closed with reciting g
number of his original poems. The
only regrets about Mr.. Guests talk was
that il was altogether too brief.
Prof. C. Ross Brownell then favored
witlfa vocal selection-"Chorus Gentle
men"-which was appreciated.
POSTMASTER Wilson then called upon
Senator j. Lee Morford and Hon. ID
II. Hinkley who favored with brie'
talks.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-08-18
THE PRICE OF PAPER

A Con. nittee of the Democrat ic Con-
gress has Deen holding some hearings
to determine why paper is so high in
price. This subject is one which af-
fects every publisher and every reader
of newspaper--but, despite our direct
interest in the question, we cannot see
how a congressional committee, hold
ing few isolated hearings and listen
ing to the accusations against and the
denials by the manufacturers of paper,
can accomplish anything worth while
The Clayton trade commission was
supposed to do something like this. 1t
has the machinery, it has the agents, il
has the appropriations for such a pur-
pose. Why does not this great body,
which Mr.. Wilson has so highly praised,
make searching inquiry into this
question and take steps to remedy it?
The great trouble with the Democrats,
in Congress and in the administrative
departments and bureaus, is that they
delight to start things which they do
not know how to finish. The probable
net result of the present investigation
will be the publication of the stenogra-
phic report of the testimony taken
thus using up some more of the avail.
able stock of print-paper--and there
the matter will end. The Democrats
always talk like people who want to
help everyone, but they act like peo.
pie who do not want to and never do
help anybody.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-08-18
ca TER Ia Mes Ten sss

as compared with an average is SO in
the State, 81 in the southern counties,
81 IN the ,ntral counties, so in the
northern counties and 81 in the Upper
Peninsula.
PASTURE.-The condition of pasture
as compared with an average is II in
the State, 76 in the southern counties,
70 in the central counties, rs in the
northern counties and 95 in the Upper
Peninsula. One year ago the condition
was 50 in the State, 90 in the southern
counties, 80 in the central counties, 81
in the northern counties and 104 in the
Upper Peninsula.
HAY AND FORAGE.-Thee estimated
yield per acre of hay and forage in tons
is 1.64 i'm the State, l.66 in the southern
counties, 1.65 in the central counties,
156 in the northern counties and 1.73 in
the Upper Peninsula. The above esti-
mate indicates that the State yield will
be about 1884, 900 tons, which exceeds
the ten year average, 1906 to 1915 by
over | 1,000,0 600 tons and the banner year
during this period, 1908, by over 500,-
600 tons.
APPLES.-On the first day of July
the prospect for an average crop of
apples in the State was 76 per cent,
but the extremely dry and hot weather
during the month of July has very
materially damaged the fruit and the
prospect has been reduced II per cent
which makes the final estimate but IA
per cent. above the figures of one year
ago.
The prospect for an average crop is
SO in the State, 63 in the southern coun-
ties, 80 in the central counties, 63 in the
northern counties and so in the Upper
Peninsula.
One year ago the average was As in
the State, "a in the southern counties,
80 in the central counties, 81 in the
northern counties and so in the Upper
Peninsula. The winter varieties that
promise best, are in their order: Bald
win, Northern Spy, Wagner, Greening,
Ben Davis, Tolman sweet, Russet and
Hubbardston. OF the early sorts the
most promising are Duchess, Wealthy,
Yellow Transparent, Famuese, Maiden
Blush, Red Astrachan, Fall Pippin and
Early Harvest.
PEACHES On April lst the pros
pect, throughout the State, for an aver
age crop of peaches was rs per cent,
on May lst 20, on June 1st 73 and on
July lst 81. The final average for the
Michigan Fruit Belt is 81 per cent,
which is II per cent below last years
figures. The varieties that promise
best, are in their order: Elberta,
Golden Drop, Kalamazoo, Crawford's,
New Prolific, Englemann's Mammoth,
Crosby and Hills Chill.
For this monthly Crop Report cor
respondents in so counties responded
to questions asked of them by this de-
partment and in all the lower peninsula
counties many of them reported hot and
dry weather during all or nearly all OF
the month of July, which has been in
furious to all growing crops and pasture
In the Upper Peninsula correspondents
in II counties report hot and dry
weather during July and in 2 counties,
hot and some rain, therefore it is very
generally conceded that the yield OF
many of the farm products will be con-
siderably below the average.
COLEMAN C. VAUGHAN,
| Secretary of State.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-08-18
JORDAN MICHIGAN FRIDAY AUGUST Is, 1916

Following selection by the Orchestra
Hon. Frank ID. Scott, our representative
at Washington-gave an interesting
address touching upon the paramount
issues of the present campaign, aud
dealing with some of the sidelight
events at our national capitol. Some
of the rather startling facts brought
out by Mr.. Scott, was. that our govern
ment was at present controlled by
eleven southern states who represent
ed one-eighth the population of the
United States. And that in the present
Mexican trouble, whereas Michigan
alone contributed over five thousand
men for border duty, the entire eleven
southern states have only contributed
three thousand men for the same work.
Mr.. Scott stated that he had been mixed
in politics for years, but that he never
knew what the game of politics really
was until he landed in Washington as
first-term congressman. And, he added
feelingly-"take it from me that the
first term congressman is mighty small
pumpkins in the work at the National
Capitol"
At the close of Mr.. Scott's address,
rising vote of thanks was given the
officers of the Club for the fine pro-
gram arranged, to Metropole Orchestra
for the delightful music rendered, and
to Giles &c Hawkins who served the
menu. The event closed with selec-
ton of patriotic airs by the orchestra.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-08-18
The Banquet
A Hummer
TWO HUNDRED FEASTED
AT EAST JORDAN
Republicans United in Coming
Campaign.

That the Republicans of CharlevoiX
County and Northern Michigan are
thoroughly united for the campaign
this fall was eXemplified at the annual
meeting ana banquet held at the
Armory in this city on Tuesday night.
Over two hundred staunch Republicans
from all over Northern Michigan made
East Jordan their mecca on that even
ing, and every man was thoroughly
imbued with the spirit of waging a
winning fight at the November polls.
From Gaylord came Hon. j. Lee Nor
ford, our state senator, with twenty
five staunch supporters, and every city
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-08-18
MICHIGAN CROP REPORT
Lansing, Mich, August 5, 1916.

Lansing, Mich, August 5, 1916.
WHEAT.-The average estimated
yield per acre in the State is 1851, in
the southern counties 1919, in the
central counties 1862, in the northern
counties 1923 and in the Upper PENN
sula 1889 bushels. The estimate at
present indicates that the State yield
will be very close to 1880, 600 bushels.
The total number of bushels of wheat
marketed by farmers in July is esti-
mated at about 100000, these figures
indicate that at least 5000, 600 bushels
of last seasons crop is held by the
farmers, but owing to the very wet
harvest of last year much OF the wheat
being unfit for market, was used for
feeding stock and we are of the opinion
that all the merchantable wheat has
been disposed of by the growers.
OATS.-The estimated average yield
in the State is 1928, in the southern
counties 1922, in the central counties
"a. .6S, in the northern counties Bali
and in the Upper Peninsula 43.07 bush
els per acre. The above estimate in
dicates that the State yield will be very
close to 0,500,000 bushels.
CORN.-The condition of corn as
compared with an average is Il in the
State, 67 in the southern counties, 76 in
the central and northern counties and
IS in the Upper Peninsula. The condi-
ton one year ago was "a in the State,
southern and central counties and
Upper Peninsula and 73 in the northern
couuties.
POTATOES.-The condition of pota-
toes as compared with an average is u
in the State, 67 in the southern coun-
ties, 76 in the central counties, 7S in the
northern counties and 81 in the Upper
Peninsula. The condition one year
ago was 90 in the State, central and
northern counties, "a in the southern
counties and 90 in the Upper Peninsula.
BEANS.-The condition of beans
compared with an average per cent. is
Sc in the State and southern counties,
"a in the central counties, 81 in the
northern counties and 81 in the Upper
Peninsula. The condition one year ago
was 80 in the State, 81 in the southern
counties, 90 in the central counties, 90
in the northern counties and 50 in the
Upper Peninsula.
SUGAR BEETS.-The condition of
sugar beets as compared with an aver
age is IS in the State, 6S in the southern
counties, 78 in the central counties, so
in the northern counties and 81 in the
Upper Peninsula. The condition one
year ago was SO in the State, "a in the
southern counties, central counties and
Upper Peninsula and 81 in the northern
counties.
CHICORY.-The condition of chicory
as compared with an average is IS in
the State, 100 in the southern counties,
81 i'm the central counties and 90 in the
northern counties.
MINT.-The condition of mint as COM
pared with an average is So in the State
and southern counties and 80 in the
central counties.
CABBAGE.--The condition of cabbage
as compared with an average is n in
the State, II in the southern counties,
76 in the central counties, 79 in the
northern counties and SO in the Upper
Peninsula.
CELERY.-The condition of celery
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-08-18
EBERT BEDE SAYS

Smoking in the dark is no pleasure
not so with kissing fair damsel. Ev-
erything has its place.
II your conscience is active, it makes
precious little difference what church
you belong to.
George Washington was never licked
until they put his picture on stage
stamp.
A news item tells of man taking his
twentieth wife, having been divorced
nineteen times. He's letting trouble
take its, course.
Men who can't manage without a
wife will find that they don't manage
with one.
Swearing off continually is bad
habit.
The less a man knows the more stub
born his argument. That's what ev-
eryone thinks when he gets mad be-
cause the other fellow refuses to be
convinced.
In women's shoes it is a case Of the
survival of the smallest.
The books that are found in running
brooks must be tracy" stories.
A crazy person thinks those around
him must be dippy.
What's the use of being dignifisd
and sedate just to please your wife if it
takes all the pleasure out of her for
you?
An heiress and hairless title some
times 90 together.
A census of the financial condition of
the newspapers of the country shows
no change.
The block system, when applied to
legislation, is sometimes dangerous
one.
Now heartless government threat
ems to use the reports to Dun's and
Bradstreet's as basis for levying the
income tax.
Sermon in stones are the only kind
that make any impression on some
thick skulled people.
The editor who is serving his sixth
term for libel is man of convictions.
From the way prices on necessities
keep advancing, some folks must have
forgotten that this is free rade coun-
try.
This world wouldn't move so fast if
it depended on some people we know
to push it along.
Good looks may catch man, but it
takes good housekeeping to hold him.
While woman makes a good deal of
fuss about it, she admires the man who
has gumption enough to put his foot
down once in while and say things
shall be so and so.
Man may like to pass his affections
around, but he will insist that those
who receive any part thereof give all
in return.
There are some so ignorant that il is
no embarrassment to them.
There's nothing so difficult about be-
ing family man. First get your wife
and the rest will come to you rapidly
enough.
Some folks waste as much time tell
ing you how busy they are as it would
take to do the work.
When you see woman throwing
balls at the niger babies at a street
carnival and knocking them down ev-
cry shot, you have a curiosity to see
what condition her hubby's features
are in.
There is more real pleasure in get
ting $500 that you do not expect than
in getting many times that amount that
you have labored faithfully for.
Poker is really not game of chance.
There's no chance to be a winner if
you stick to it.
You never realize how many things
a wife will forgive hubby who loves
her until you try it awhile.
------
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-08-18
Old Jokes Re-twisted.

If child, lying on the floor, should
point toy pistol, loaded with blanks at
you, would you call il pointblank lie.
When bride steps on the scales,
should not her father give her weigh?
Has any one ever heard fish prac-
ticing it's scales?
II a "For Rent" sign find a lodging
in a window, where would a sign
board?
If man named Pott should inherit
a fortune, would you call il Pott luck?
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-08-18

"Why does DIR. Bones stand around
the door Of the motion picture theatre
all the timer" ''He wants job. He's
waiting for "The Birth of Nation"
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-08-18

The reindeer has been known to pull
20 pounds at ten miles an hour for IL
hours.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-03-20
Do You Want to
Be a Codmother?

United press Service
/ NEW YORK. March 20.---Hero Il
a chance today for any little Amer
lean girl TO be- u fairy godmothcr for
s.? u week. This In the fourth ami
vcrsary of the National organisation
of the Campfire Girls, and In every
city and town IN the country todny
they are celebrating II by enrolling
fairy godmothcrs and godfathcrs. too.
for European orphans
All you have to do to DO n fairy
godmothcr or father In To 70 To the
Camp Fire Girls headquarters here.
or write to them aud tell them about
IT, You viii be given u godson or
sodmothcr and the Hodson or god
daughter VIII be kept warm and well
supplied with things to cat for seven
days aud besides all that. VIII write
you letter and tell you how glad
he or she is To have you for n god
father. or godmothcr. You may re-
peat the experience ma many weeks
ns YOU please,
Al the Camp Fire Girls national
headquarters. lGi Fourth avenue.
New York. the girls nro busy today
receiving food and clothing from NIL
over the country Ia be sent To the war
orphans In all the warning countries.
Many OF these little boys and girls
In tho nghting countries. some of
them scarcely old enough to toddie,
are found wandering through the
fields or lying beside the roads. half
clad. hungry and homeless. Their
fathers have been killed or are stiii
lighting and their mothcrs. In many
cases. have dicd OF starvation or been
taken away by the soldiers,
Many little girls and boys. begin
ming today. will make up bundles OF
and toys and other things
and send them To the Camp Fire
Girls. who Will send them To Europe.
Whatever the name OF the country
written on each package. to the war
orphans OF that particular country
viii the package go.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-03-20
ANOTHER BIG SHIP BUILDING
COMPANY ON THE DELAWARE
United Press Service

United Press Service
PHILADELPHIA. March 2o.-Al.
ready leader in the shipbuilding in.
dustry. the Delaware River has anoth.
er new shipyard. owned by the Penn.
sylvania Shipbuilding company.
Haakon e. Narbom. president OF
the new company. declared today that
In addition to contracts totaling $3,-
100000. enough work Is in prospect
to keep the company busy for the
next six years.
I'VE have already closed contracts
with Norwegian owners for the con-
struction of six freight steamships. to
be used In transatlantic service" he
state. These vessels will be Of 5000
tons each. We expect to have all the
work we can handle for a period COW
cring the next six years. In addition
to Norwegian. English and French
owners, We have been asked for esti-
mates by American owners" Presi-
dent Narbom declared. He says that
The present great demand for tonnage
has emphasized the scarcity Of ships,
and that the only drawback to the
'hipbuilding industry today was the
,igh price Of steel.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-03-20
ItEACH'S 1919 GUIDE

The 1915 Reach American League
Guide the official handbook OF the
great major league presided over by
Ban Johnson has just made It's ever.
welcome appearance. thus ushcring
in one mere baseball season: n func.
tiou which II has fulfilled each spring
/ for thirtS-four consecutive years.
This long continuation Of publication
alone has served To make the Reach
Guide the standard annual pnbiica-
tion Of the baseball world. without
considering the merits otthe contents
OF the book. which is edited By
Francis G, Richter, the veteran base
ball writer and authority. This year
the Guide has been rcnrranged. ne,
ing grouped 49, four distinct sec-
tions. Il method that makes Il espe.
c'nlly easy 10 search out matters OF
reference and record. Probably OF
equal importance with the new ar
rangement Is the article dealing with
the settlement OF the base ball war
and the return OF the sport 10 It's old
stable basis.
The book gives n complete review
OF the American Leagues fifteenth
cventful season as n major league:
complete records and averages of tho
American League 1915 race and play.
ers; graphic story OF tho 1918
Worlds Series between tho Boston
Red Sox and the Philadelphia Nation
ais; a synopsis OF all remarkable
American League feats of the 1918
season. and u general review OF al,
matters affecting the American
League during the whole of 1915 and
up to date Of pu' ,iCatIon. In this s"c-
'ion also are given reviews OF the re
narkable happenings during the 1915
season, ana the i.rter OF the cram
picn Boston Red Cox. Bust, xroJp
and action pictures Of the officials.
nagnatcs and lending players OF the
american i.cague gre also given.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-03-20
Get the Habit Of
Drinking Hot Watt,
Before Breakfast
says we can't look Or "a, 49,.
with the system sulI "
Of poIsons.

Millions of folks bn,ho ,.,
now. now instead OF loading their ,,.,.p
with drugs. What's an ,r.,a. ,sen
YOU say Wen 1t ia a suarnn,eed Sa'Sr ~ ..
I'm ''''"''eS II You could h,,s.. '
ines" lot water enthuaIas,s ''"'''
There ARE vast numbers o, mn,
women who. immediately u,o, snd
~ 'h' morning drink glass 0, "s ,.''
hot water with u tcnspoonfO, d, - -, '@'
H'oh" phosphate in It Th,. !, "'ue'
exc''''n, health measure. II i. ,,, wy
ed to flush the stomach uyo, ~, '"a'
"h" inc 'h'r'y feet OF intestine. o, ~. "
previous days waste. sour Nh. .., "'
u's's''p'e material lcfl over IN n.
body which II not eliminated .vo,, '
becomes food for the billions a, ~. y.
terra which inf"s,s the bowel, n.
quick result In polsony and ,..,1
which are then abaorbrd lnlo IN. ,,., ~
causing headache. bilious Nr,sc.. ,".,
breath. bad taste. colds. stomaeh ,.,.
o'e' kidney misery. slccplcssne., I'M.
pure blood and Nil Sor,s of aIlmen,,
People who feel good one day ,,a
badly the next. bu, who sin,,y -.
not yet feeling right are urged n -
Tain a quarter pound Of llmeston. nho.
rhate nj the drug store, This win ,o.,
very little. bu, IN suiilcien, IN mai.
anyone a real crank on the sub,.c, :,
Internal sanitation.
Just as soap and hot water se, =,
the skin. cleansing. swec,enipr ana
trcshenihg. 81 limestone phosnh,,.
ana hot water ac, on the stomach
liver. kidneys anr bowels 1, Ia y,,,,,
more important to bnthc on the in,ids
'hnn 'on the op,sldc, because the ,to
pores do no, absorb Impurities into N,
blood. while the bowel pores do-Adv
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-03-20

lCnitcd Press Service
| CLEVELAND. March 20.-Newton
Diehl Baker. named by the president
to be the new secretary Of war, Is a
slim little man, with whimsical eyes
and q fighting jaw. He was born at
Martinsburg, w. Va. December .,
1871. On January / he Just got
through being Cleveland's mayor re-
fnslng a third term. He has had a
skyrocket career. Baker lawed IL to
get his start, jawed it to make people
know HIM. sawed wood when he had a
real job. and thawed out when he be.
came cleveland's mayor.
Baker has a large talking mouth, a
colorless face, a firm grip, a remark.
able gift o. CAB, and a warm sympa-
thy He weighs about 1876. In addi-
tion to that. Baker has clear. analyt-
ical mind. which works like lightning.
Here arc the stepping stones in his
career:
CradUa ated from Johns Hopkins and
Washinston & Lee Universities. Prac-
ticrd law In Martinsburg till he got
the jot OF secretary to former Post
master General Wilson. Came to
Cleveland In 1897 and tied up with
"cm l.. Johnson. who was Cleveland's
best loved mayor and social reformer.
became first assistant city solicitor
January. 1903. Elected solicitor three
times. Became mayor of Cleveland
In 1911 by the biggest majority ever
given u mayoralty winner. Re-elect-
ed in 1913. Refused to consider a
third term. and quit Office January 1,
1916, to resume his law practice.
Bakers struggle upward has been
chiefly marked by perseverance. He
fought hard for the people In the long
traction war that resulted in Scent
fares for Cleveland. He was success
ful In his fight to give large Ohio
cities more complete home rule. He
did much work in the municipal light
ing plant campaign, which resulted in
scent light for many consumers.
Samuel g. Blythe. political writer,
'aid Baker knew more about litera-
ure than any mayor in captivity. He
las kept up his knowledge in. this
'espect, up to date. Forty-two cent?
metre words are playthings for Baker.
His verbal artillery has routed many
less vociferous opponent. He sinks
many obstacles in a sea Of words.
Once someone told Baker he didn't {
se enough "low brow stun" in greet +,
ng people who came into his Office !
nile he was mayor. The next time a 3
ewspaper man entered, Baker tried a
I'm out with his first official cuss
ord:
Come In, damn 1t, and sit down."
ut 1t sounded SO out Of place he Z
ever tried 1t again. Baker married o
lisabeth Leopold Of Pottstown. Pa, n