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The Detroit times., 1917-02-08
SCOUTS ALL ON
THEIR METTlE
Every Troop In City VIII Take
Part In Anniversary Pro-
gram Tonight

About all OF the boy scouts OF De
troit viii meet In the Detroit ar.
mory Thursday night. TO give a dem.
ons,ration OF their efficiency. Every
branch OF the organization In this
city win be represented and Il Is
promised that II will be the most
elaborate exposition OF scout work
ever offered in Detroit. There has
been an enormous demand for tick
cts. but the committee announces
that there are still few seats LETT
While II II part of the ritual OF
the boy scout 20 do u good turn for
some person every day of. his lite.
the watchfulness of the scout Is TO
te redoubled for the week beginning
Feb. 8. In celebration OF the seventh
anniversary or lhe scout movemnt
in this country
The boys who have had the bene-
az OF the scout training did naS wait
for Feb =. however 20 speed up
their good turns Most OF them
have ever been watchful for an op-
portunIty 10 DO a good turn for some
one else. but reports or kindly acts
performed by the future defenders
Of the land received this week show
that the boys are eager to make the
anniversary week memorable
Kindly acts reported TO the head.
quarters include everything from
assisting blind woman AcrnEs the
street to bandasing the bruised foot
OF some boys pet dog. The Ice that
formed on the sidewalk in front OF
the poor widows home was quickly
cleared by conscientious youth and
a blanket that dropped from shis-
ering horse was replaced These are
typical instances OF the small kindly
acts that the boys are expected 90
perform always bat dOubly 80 this
week
Az tho dig scout rally Thursday
evening the Detroit local council viii
act a. reviewing committee. assist.
cd Nv many prominent business and
professional men. The rally was
planned By " T. Eddy national
scout commissioner. Vho wants "a
educate the people o. Detroit as TO
The real meaning 81 boz scoul work.
Mr. Eddy viii remain In Detroit FOR
several weeks t0 conduct q cam
?aign "a stimulate the growth OF the
work here
4
The Detroit times., 1917-02-08
OVAL WEIGH
4 CHOIR TO GIVE
TWO CONCERTS

- mmed Royal Welsh choir OF
- voices viii give concerts In
v,rst Congregational church
oro1ay and Friday evenings I'M.
Ne auspices OF the Young PEG
= Christian Endeavor society Of
eourch. The choir. which is
noooed u individually talented
l1ts. has twice appeared by com.
- - the British court. and gave
n1GAtfui concert In the White
- ~ President Wilson's re.
u . short time ago.
- prosrsms offer quaint old
~. Bngiish. Scotch and Irish
Dn1ojons. excerpts from the
0otpT3Uz. aud familiar seIec-
ooch a. "ole Black Toe. .
>npe River and others so dear
nog1can hearts.
Do<e for the concerts are on
0elnneli's music store and IN
nreh once. The proceeds win
u - hroaden the work Of the
- nn1esvor society.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-08
50LD WAVE HITS
STATE; DETROIT
REMAINS WARM

Mlhe streets and ssde~ aiks were
yoU9 with slush and the mer.
~ vss standing ~ 90 degrees. at
o osclock this morning. Weather Oh
gver Conger 1t that time de- Jared
- could not cay whether the cold
xoge promised for Detroit bad been
operuDted e. iss Journey TO this
n>posfs from various parts OF the
1880 Indicate that the wave already
- ~ With force In other cities.
~ Tie 500 the temperature has
o1Dea - degrees In the last -
-, and this mornings reports
oeed Il had gone to six below
- Grand Rapids has had 10.
1870 drop. and in Alpeus the tenn.
DGBfuyx xffd T6 degrees.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-08

After admitting that he was one
OF the three armed men who held
up and robbed Henry Holland OF
$3.50 In the corridors OF the Brett
meyer building last May. John W.
a. Sanford. OF birmingham. Ala,
was remanded for sentence by Judge
Connolly In recorders court. Tues
day. Sanford was identified by
Frank Bledsoe. jsnltor. who was
found In the building bound and
gagged after the robbery.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-08

would pay the taxes aud also the
coat ~ thu improvements. Incident.
ally tho system would provide work
Tor innunterAble women and children
whose parents were OF TO waf.
The system OF putting crops on
the vacant land In subdivision while
waiting for purchasers was triea in
Los Angeles during the period 81 rs
boom and II Is said that the alfalfa
and other crops taken from tho va
cant land furnished capital SUFFICIENT
to develop the property. go thai
while the operators were render lng
a service 10 the community in keep
ing prices down they were sl1c
financing their own projects,
The Detroit times., 1917-02-08


- ucusen and children g.
@ 1ortiensrs. The attack oea'
ccours1 NET ne same they
~ o<h~r hand those who
O., presidcns's mind sns ps-.
q fts prexert crisis d~eiars
nn11cn)ly there might be nm
11oe 90 d5ubt. no Guss,icn what
~ ~ 40 ire tase belrs a clear
W. vjo1alion 81 Ans<rinsn rixias lie
~ oct,sal uarfafs VIII rrsuit.
n (nHou11 IRE pre- idert adopt a
nDne o. rnr ne n,fst b. able. hes
~. 10 command ire backing q a
n)1od couniry. n Is pointed nut
<tee tbs' The danger ~ lors Of
&w<f1tsn life IN The high scar i
lily diminishing.
~ vsx anticipate. tit presidents
u1jon In breaking Nith Germany has
Ilooomplished the -ans result as an
norn warning O. American travellers
Nd American ThiD owners 20 remain
port. Action OF American line
.Gness Indefinitely postponinz the
nillnR OF their vessels Indicates
&hey takc THIS view
Win thc seas cleared - American
thipx and American travellers refus-
- to take passage on belligcrent
5ceeeis mere was small likelih0cd
W IN American life beirg endanger
"a Il ~as declared
should American sbipr decide To
Srm dcfrnaveiy. as the government
|Snn ruled they may. more serious
cevelopmsnts may come very sc11.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-08
RHEUMATISM GOES
IF HOODS is USED

), Tho Eenuine, old reliable HoOd,e
-Gar-ufrrriilr -corr-~-- ~ arffrii r-7rrrifi
tion ~ the blood and builds up the
whole system n drives out rheuma.
tism because II cleanses the blood
thoroughly. II has been success
fully used for forty years.
For rheumatism. stomach and Kid.
ney troubles. general debility and an
ills arising from impure blood.
Hoods has no equal. Get IL from
your nearest druggist today Adv.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-08
HEARINGS
ON LIQUOR
B|LLSORAG
Measures Not Likely to
Be Reported Before
Two Weeks
MOIST MEASURE
TO COME FIRST
Anti Saloon League
May Ask Referendum
On Degree of Dryness

tsfaf Correspondent Detroit -imesl
LANSING. Mich. Feb. s.-Twc
more weeks viii elapse AZ least be
fore the house OF Representatives
will start the ball rolling on the
dry legislation needed 10 put into
force the constitutional amendment
FOR statewide prohibition. The
house liquor committee nov figures
that Il viii take that long for the
committee 20 report out the Wiley
bill. the so-czlied moist measure
drafted BY the attorneys for the
Anti-Saloon league.
The house and senate committees
have started work on the dry bills.
taking up the Wiley bin hrst. II
now il planned 10 report that ont
ahead OF the Macarthur bone dry
bill. The latter measure now rs
drawing the nre OF the Anti Saloon
league. as not one tina. vii achieve
the bone dry results al which u
aims. Some OF the leagues officers
are reported 20 have decided In
favor OF having an additional refer
endum vote taken in the state 10
see n the people want complete
bone dry laws Meanwhile the plan
Is to pass the moist Wiley bill
which would permit the shipment
into the state Of small amounts OF
fiauor for individual use League
supporters are claiming that they
win be able TO land the votes Of
tvothirds OF the house members.
but the strength OF the bore dry
sentiment has kept everyone from
predicting anything too surely
The joint committees which now
are considering the dry bills arc
going over them sentence by SET
tence. and noting every place whsre
amendments nsy b. suggested.
Many are os The opinion thar such
cornpists confederation BY he com
mstiees - unnecessary. as practical
~ every dehatahie feature OF the
bills is certain 30 start debate In thr
two houses when the bills are up
there and each one probably viii
be settled only by actual vote %
ali the members
With The way committee woFh ~
proceeding. the bills will no. reach
the house before the last few days
OF this month or the first OF March.
Another dry bin vas introduced in.
the house by Rep. Littiejohn that Is
aimed AT patent medicines. Iiniments
and other preparations thar h II
possible TO use for beverage pur-
poses because Of the amount Of al.
cobol they contain
The Littiejohn bill propose. 20
prohibit the manufacture and sale
IA &EeA4Fan- 81 sHs--s-seA prepare
ton that contains more alcohol than
~ needed for actual medicinal
valae. The bill also requires that
al patent medicines. liniments. COS
metics. hair tonics. etc.. be regis
tered with the dairy and food de-
partment along with the formulate
for their manufacture Annual H..
censes for the sale OF them viii be
issued by the food commissioner.
the manufacturer paying $40 for
the license on one preparation and
s. each for any additional ones.
With the dairy and food commIs-
sioner would Be associated the pres
idcnts OF the state boards OF health
and pharmacy in enforcing the Law.
Penalties for violations are provid.
90 that range from s25 20 $500 fines
or 80 days in jail The bill specl.
hes that 4 shall 80 info force Sept.
next
The Detroit times., 1917-02-08

The lady chimney sweep has made
her appearance IN London
The Detroit times., 1917-02-08

rrintine-the ptsin s~ss kIaa--tnss
u rtGhf-Tiss~s job DePs.-uai- <szs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
EXEMPTION CLAIMS UPHELD.
War Department Approves the Ap
plications Of Five Employees.

The Secretary of War has approved
the applications of five employees of the
War Department for exemption from
service in the National Army under the
recent draft on representations from
their bureau chiefs that they are per-
forming important services to the gov
eminent which could not be satisfac-
torily attended to by substitutes They
are Elton j. Layton. private secretary
to the quartermaster general: Abe Shelf
ferman and E. r. Jenny, technical en-
perts in the office of the chief of engi-
neers, and James l.. Delaney and
Charles r.. Drach. draughtsmen in the
ordnance bureau.
So far all applications for exemption
on behalf of other employees of the
War Department have been disap-
proved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
EXCITING MOONLIGHT RACE
WITH A GERMAN U-BOAT
British Steamer Eludes Submarine
Without Shot Having
Been Fired.

AN ATLANTIC PORT, August IS
Officers of British steamship which
arrived here today told of moonlight
race with a German submarine, about
forty miles off a French port August 4.
The submersible was sighted at $50
am. the officers said. and for the four
hours the two vessels were in race
the steamship managed to keep the
U-boat astern, making 1t impossible for
the German successfully to launch a
torpedo.
The submarine gave up the chase
shortly after daybreak. The ships
captain said the bright moonlight made
It possible for him at times clearly to
distinguish the enemy. He described
the submarine as of exceptionally large
type. with two deck guns. No shots
were fired by either vessel, and while
the gun of the British ship was train
ed on the U-boat. the captain said he
made no attempt to open the fight, pre-
ferring to seek safety in speed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
SPECTATORS HIDING
FOOD AWAY IN BARNS
Great Quantities Discovered During
Statewide Inspection by Ohio
Fire Marshars Office Force
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. August 1S.-Great
quantities of foodstuffs being held for
higher prices have been discovered
hidden away in old barns and sheds by
officials of the state fire marshals Of
fee, according to a statement issued
today by Alfred T. Fleming, state fire
marshal.
The hidden foodstuffs Were discovered
during a statewide investigation by
the fire marshalS office in an effort to
eliminate danger from fire to hundreds
of elevators and -four mills containing
much of the states food supply.
Spectators who endeavored to cover
up their activities We're reported and a
record made of the products discovered.
Copies of the inspection reports were
turned over to state and federal au-
thorities for action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
RED CROSS MAY GET $40.
Five Little Girls Raise Fund BY Civ.
ing Lawn Party.

Five little girls of the northeast have
$40 which is to be used either for a
1treat for the d. c. Hospital Com
pany or as contribution to the Ameri-
can Red Crosse The girls raised the
money by giving a lawn party at
10o7-10e9 9Th street northeast recently
The fund was raised originally to
treat the hospital company. but il the
company should be ordered away be-
fore the youngsters are ready to ten
der the "treat' the money is to be
donated to the Red Cross.
The girls raising the fund are Emily
Coates. Ruth Charley, Ruth Maze.
katherine Brown and Ruth Dough-
Dough-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
Is DIVORCES EACH MONTH
is RECORD AT RICHMOND
Courts Express Surprise at Increase
in Number OF Applicants-No
Explanation Known.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND. Va, August 1s-Twenty-
nye divorces each month are being grant
id in this city. according TO the records
Of the courts OF this number 222 were
que to desertions. ninety-nine to unfaith-
{ulness, fifteen for crueky, with two for
conviction of felony and ,nree for "incom-
patibility," whatever that term may
mean. Women were thu principal seek
ers Of divorce. 240 ASKING for release
from the matrimonial bonds, while 151
men asked for separation.
The courts are aztGunded at the rapid
increase in divorces. The vast majority
Of the applicants are white people. there
oeing comparatively few of the colored
>.cE who invade tie courts for separation.
Students of social conditions are at a
loss to understand the increase, but it is
unquestionably true that many of those
Tho ask for divorce are young people
sften very young-who soon tire of the
company Of their mates and determine to
dissolve partnership.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
U-BOAT, RISING BESIDE
SHIP, DONNED BY BOMB
German Submarine Gets Surprise
From Armed Merchant Vessel.
Too Close for Battle.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
FORT SMITH. Ark. August 1S.-A gun
pointer in the United States Navy. now
on duty on an armed nerchantman writ
ing to his mother here, describes an ad-
venture with German submarines in the
war zone on a voyage about the middle OF
July.
on the ninth day out a submarine sud
denly came up beside the merchantmen
too close for use of its deck gun or torpedo
tubes. The naval gun crew also was I'M
able to attack. but a member of the gun
crew picked up bomb and dropped II on
the submarine. causing an explosion which
sank the enemy.
The merchant ship. was under convoy
of a cruiser. and on the day following the
attack above mentioned the cruiser was
attacked from both port and starboard
simultaneously by submarines The tor
pedoes passed aStern of the cruiser and
saIvo from both sides of the cruiser at
the two submarines caused both to sub
merge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
HAS GIVEN S6,426,872
FOR WAR RELIEF WORK
Rockefeller Foundation Decides That
100000 of Its Principal Also
May Be Used as Needed.

ny the Associated fress-
NEW YORK. August fS.-The Rookie
Teller Foundation has appropriated
sS426s72 for war work since January
1. 1917 it was announced today. This
included the unconditional gift to the
American Red Cross of 100000. An
appropriation of 100000 was made TO
build and maintain a hospital to teach
new methods of war surgery and ike
amount given to the Y. NJ. c. A inter-
nationl committee for foreign military
and prisoners of war work.
At a special session the trustees voted
that for the present year, in addition
TO the income. the principal of the
funds of the foundation to the amount
of 100000 may be distributed from
time TO time by vote OF a majority OF
the corporation or of the executive
committee"
part of this principal fund was
used for war work this year. Nhlie
America still was a neutral nation the
foundation maintained for more than
two years a war relief commission IN
Europe which up TO December 81. 1915.
expended s2.36S.e20. This commission
has been withdrawn and the foundation
is making its contributions to war re-
LIEF to unaffiiiated ORGANIZATIONS at
work in the several fields.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
MlDDIES EXPECTED BACK
FROM CRUISE THIS WEEK
Summer Tour of Upper Classmen to
End Tuesday or Wednesday.
Fourth Glass Organized.

ANNAPOLIS, August 1S.-The annual
summer practice cruise of the two up
per classes of midshipmen, which began
at Annapolis early in June, will come to
close either Tuesday or Wednesday
of next week. This became known here
today, although the movements of the
ships to which the embryo officers were
assigned and everything else in connec-
tion with the nearly two months tin
erary has not been disclosed because
of the stringent war regulations now
being enforced
1t is settled fact. however. that the
students will get back into local waters
early next week. and they will then be
granted their annual leave of one
month prior to the formal reopening of
the institution for the regular academic
term October ]. In the absence of the
upper class men during the summer the
new fourth class has been almost com
pletely organized as the result of three
separate examinations The class will
have roster of approximately 500 The
final physical examinations Of a mum
Der OF the young men are yet to be held
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
TREASURY CERTIFICATES
RAISE $25O,0OO,0OO
Issued in Furtherance of Prepare
tons for Financing Second Ameri-
can Liberty Loan.

Another issue of Treasury certificates
of Indebtedness, totaling $3.50. 900. 900
and payable November 80, was launched
yesterday in furtherance of the prep-
arations for financing the second lib
erty loan A three-hundred-m million
dollar issue of certificates for that
purpose recently was offered and large
ly oversubscribed-
Subscriptions are to close at noon
next Saturday. August IS. Certificates
will bear interest at 81. per cent, like
those of the last issue. The proceeds
will be redeposited in the banks,
Treasury officials announced. SO far as
practicable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
Had PimpIes
and bIackheads for
SevenYears
Face and Neck So Sore Could Hardly
Battle Them. ltched and Burned.
Three Cakes Cuticura Soap and
One Box Ointment Healed.

Il had been troubled for about seven
years with blackheads and pimples, and
sometimes my face and neck were so
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

Soap and Ointment, and after using
three cakes of Cuticura Soap and one
box of Cuticura Ointment was healed.
would advise any sufferer from skin
troubles to purchase Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. tSigned) r. A. Logan,
Wrightsyille, Ga, March 7, 1917
How often such distressing, disfigir-
ing skin troubles might he prevented by
everyday use of Cuticura Soap and
Ointment for all toilet purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
For Free Sample

Each BY Return Mail address post
card: sCaticura, Dept. II. Boston"
Sold everywhere. Soap Csc. ONT
ment Is and SOC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

sore that ! could hardly
battle them for a number
of days. Some of the
pimples were large, and
sometimes they festered.
but most of the time they
came to a head. They
itched and burned and
caused Disagreement.
arIhnn [ cod G.,&ic,a
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-26
SEEK BIG INCREASE.
New England Power Co. Wants Larger
Capital and Bond Issue.

Brattleboro, Sept. 26. - The public
service commission of Vermont gave a
hearing yesterday afternoon ON the peti.
tion of the New England Power company
tor authority to increase its capital stock
S4,000,000 and its bonded indebtedness
$3000,0 900 The hearing was held at New
fame, because Chairman Robert c. Bacon
of this town was busy in county court
there. The commission took the matter
under advisement.
The Massachusetts, public service com
mission recently granted the New Eng
land Power company the privileges it
asks for in Vermont, but Attorney. Cen
eral Herbert G. Barber thought this state
ought to look into the matter thorough
ly before permission was granted here.
The evidence for the power company
was put in by Henry |. Hartman of
Boston, general manager. d. L. Fogarty,
comptroller and engineer, also was pres
ent. Attorney r. Y. Fitzgerald of Bos
ton and Attorney Harold E. Whitney of
Brattleboro represented the company,
and Attorney General Barber and States
Attorney William r. Daley appeared for
the state.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-26
WANT CANADA BLACKIE."
The Postofice Department Offers a Re-
ward of s2oo.

Rutland, Sept. 26.-Official notification
has just been sent out for the arrest of
Harry NJ. Smith, alias Canada Blackie, .
David C. Martin, Tom Delaney and Har-
ry Shocker, who escaped from the house
of correction a month ago with two 9th
er prisoners. The government furnishes
private mailing cards with a printed de-
scription. together with a photograph of
Smith, for mailing TO officers in this
section of the state.
This well ll-known criminal is wanted
for his alleged part in the burglary of
the postoffice at Orwell and was being
held in the Jail here pending trial on this
complaint Smith, with two other pris-
oners. made a clean getaway from the
local institution on Aug. p, after knock
ing down a guard and opening the doors
with the latter's keys. The men used
KEYS manufactured by themselves to
open their cells.
The postofiice department has offered
a reward Of 500 for the detention Of
this prisoner and the state Of Vermont
had already offered a reward Of $50.
On the government circular. Smith is
described a. follows Age. az: weight.
las: complexion. forid. hair. dark chest
nut mixed with gray; height. 5 il. -
in; slender build; eyes. blue Middle
5RgeE left hand Of At second JOINT,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-26
SWEEPING VICTORY
FOR COY. WCALL
Won Republican Nomination in Massa-
chusetts By More Than $4,000 Ma
jority Over Grating D.
Cushing.

Boston, Sept. 26.-The desire of the
Republicans of Massachusetts to contin.
lie the war governor in office for a third
term was shown yesterday when Gov
Samuel W. Mccall was renominated at
the primaries by majority of over
$4,000 over Grafton ID. Cushing of Bos-
ton, former lieutenant governor.
Governor Mccall issued the following
statement:
Il am heartily pleased with the result
and want to express my sincere thanks
for the splendid support I have received.
The campaign was carried on without
acrimony and will not result in any in
jury to the party"
Grafton D. Cushing sent a letter TO
the governor pledging him support in the
election. The letter follows:
ALLOW me to congratulate you On
your most decisive victory, which proves
how firmly your are entrenched in the
affection and confidence of the people Of
The state.
"This preliminary skirmish is but for
he forerunner of the success which will
be yours at the election in November
need not add that pledge you my
leartiest support"