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The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
STEAMER FAST
ON WRECK OF
. PLANTATION

The steamer wis ah.ckon about
midnight Monday ran onto fhe
wreck of tho steamer lohn Plankin
ton. which was sunk oH Third 80
Two weeks ago Tho vessel was
unable 20 free herself and thc Great
Lakes Tovinc contrary win start
The worf o. lchtering her immedi
atcly To prevent just such acct.
dents as har; nod ni-hf the
government h'3 hh' placed on
The wrecked steamer which showed
slightly above the winters edge
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
BAPTIST CHURCH
NEAR COMPLETION

Warren-ave. Baptist church held
US last service in Valhalla hall sun
day night and will move into tho
now church cdifcc. at Warrior and
Third.aves., this week preparatory
TO beginning regular services in The
new building next SUNDAY Wednos
day night tho annual mocung Of tho
church viii bee held in be basement
OF the new structure. with ban.
quet. reports and addresses Dodi
cation OF the new building viii not
take place till Il d. entirely finished,
perhaps In two months The Rev
+ % Haggard. pastor vii return
Wednesday from the Northern Bap
tist convention which was held in
Cleveland
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
Uninterrupted

Nor will that growth be
attained by the diversion of
stockholders dividends into
brick, mortar and machin-
cry.
AS dividends are
EARNED. they will be
PAID. The greater Har-
roun plants, their equipment
and their production will be
financed not by diverted
dividends but by the further
sale of Harroun stock, re-
served for that purpose.
Where many other COM
psnies began paying their
stockholders in building ma
terials, we shall pay them in
CASH.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23

set at a minimum of 500 a
car, a large production
FROM THE START makes
the future especially bright
in promise of prompt and
bountiful dividends.
The Harroun Motors Cor
porauon is not starting
SMALL 10 grow BIG. It
is starting BIG to grow BIG
GER.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23

a long-established corpora
ton. And the rate of in
come is small. in comparison
with the amount of your in
vestment.
Securities Of this kind are
costly. Their earning per
formanoes have set this high
level.
Yet every one Of these Sc
curities had once a develop
ment period price-s price
at which the wise, cour-
sgeous, origrna ] investor
came in. And the present
price is twice, three times,
perhaps ten times that orig
inal figure.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
Mrs. Jaeohs. Aaed q. Lsld o Rest

The funeral of Mrs Fannie ia
cobs. who died in iho home OF her
daughter Nh. simon Partrite. No.
le7 Montcalm-st asst. sunday oven.
ing. WAS held from the residence
Tuesday AZ O'Clock Mrs Jacobs
was o. years old and bad lived in
this CITY go YEAR She was active
in tho Orthodox Jewish charities OF
Detroit IN earlier life Three daugh
tiers and one son survive her They
are Mrs Partritr. Mrs Mary Falk,
Deckervillc Mrs Anna smith De.
troit. and Herman Jacobs, Iarbor
Beach.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
TWO AMERICANS,
ONE DETROITI>2
IN CASUALTY LIST

OTTAWA, ont MAY % Two
Americans appesr In toda1 caslal.
~ lists Lane. Corporal rs T Row
land Mnneapol vho H. wounded
and PrIyar, VI g Smith Detroit
suffering from hell shock
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23

Often these lucky investors
had 10 be urged to come in
urged as we urge you now
and there is many a man
who can ruefully and
truthfully-confess that he
h a d the chance AND
TURNED 1T DOWN.
But the exclusive resi-
dence sections OF Detroit,
Crosse Pointe and the lake
region of Oakland County
abound with the magnificent
homes of original investors
who had the courage and
answered the call.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23

The ninth annual convention and
exhibition OF The Michigan State
Good Roads association will open at
Saginaw today and continue thru
the remainder or tho week
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23

William Morris. o. years old. OF
No On Pierce-st, was reported 10
be dying IN Receiving hospital late
Tuesday afternoon from stab
wound in tho lcft side Police Off
GERS are searching for Harry Price.
room mate OF Morris II is alleged
that Price stabbed Morris Tuesday
morning In a quarrel over woman.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23

Norfolk Is 10 he the meeting place
today Of The annual convention Of
The Virginia societies of tho Chris.
tan Endeavor Union
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23

tearing before The Interstate Com
mcrce Commission on the applica
uon ~ the railroads for permission
10 increase their freight rates is TO
he resumed In Washington today.
whom The railroad witnesses VIII
Doe recalled for denomination 10y
fhippers and state railway commits
eiouere
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
They Bought Early

The same condition holds
true throughout the realm
OF manufacturing. The orig
inal investors have reaped
the harvest from Standard
Oil, National Cash Register,
Burroughs Adding Machine
and the other great success
full industries.
The cream Of every hnan-
cial success goes to those who
came in at the start.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
Starting Big

In several basic elements.
the Harroun plan makes
Harroun stock more valu-
able. we believe, than were
the similar securities of
other motor manufacturers
at similar stage.
Harroun is starting BIG,
with plants capable OF the
easy production OF 1000 cars
month.
With the margin of Har-
roun profit conservatively
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
ADVERTISE IN THE TIMES---IT PAYS

TIT r4rTTT=THTTI1E
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
Then Prices Go Up

II needs but small courage
to invest in the securities Of
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23

The thing know about Motors stock the fact
that it's ORIGINAL INVESTMENT.
Here company with which identify yourself FROM
START
the result of such original investments.
The who AT THE START the
Paige Overland Dodge and similar
whohave cashed in biggest
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23

Por infants, fnvsfds and Growing cbiidren.
The Original Food-prink For AL AseA
Evening journal., 1917-12-19

forbidden eating fish caught in Il and
so contracting diseased
The fate Of Van Is typical. Resistance
was overcome and extra cruelty melted
out to those who tried to defend them
selves.
The Turkish policy was, "extermin-
ate" and exterminate the officials did
with ferocity and Joy in their work
almost unbelievable. Using lists which
had been prepared months In advance,
the government ordered all men be-
tween the ages Of 90 and as for the first
call to appear at certain points for mo-
billzation.
These men were roundtd up IN
patches and taken off into the desert
where they were Slaughtered by the
dozens.
Driven by coarse peasants hired for
the work the captlves marched to the
edge Of trench graves. There they were
cut down with axes. In this fashion
more than 1900 Armenians met their
fate in one place.
An American consular agent, des-
cribing this bloodthirsty massacre,
/ writes.
1.-THE scenes are indescribable. They
can meyer be blotted from my memory
Evening journal., 1917-12-19
YOUNG american general
WILL END WAR IN 1918
By The united Press,

BY The .United Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. i9.-The war will
end in September, 1918, after an Amer
loan general has done wonderful
things on the French front, according
to Chinese prediction just received
here.
p Parish-Watson and COMPANY Chinese
art importers, No. 800 Fifth avenue, re-
ceyed a large Tang" jar, valued at
5000, last week. The jar was made
about 1000 years ago. When 10 was
unpackcd, piece of blue paper was
found at the bottom upon which were
four rows Of Chinese characters which
when translated read:
"Some day one American young and
famous general win achieve wonderful
things in the front Of France. and this
great world war will be ended in Sep
tember. 1918"
It Is. supposed the prediction was
made by some Chinese. scholar or
philosopher, and was placed in The
Evening journal., 1917-12-19
THE ATROCITIES IN ARMENIA!
Americans Are Saved When Russians Reach Van

stood beside a trench which was the
grave Of 1000 victims They had sur
rendered their arms upon implicit
promises that they would be spared.
The moment they became defenseless
they were compelled, az the soint OF
the bayonet, to dig the trench. into
which they were forced and then
hacked TO pieces. Soldiers boosted Of
their work with axes. as being more
economical than expensive cartridges %
Greeks as well as Armenians and Sy-
rlans have been prosecuted.
Evening journal., 1917-12-19
BY DIR. FRED p. HAGGARD,
Secretary, American Commission for
Armenian and Syrian Relief.

Copyright, 1917, by the Newspaper En-
terprise Association.
The German-Turkish <~neme TO ex-
terminate Armenian people has been
fendshly effective. from one TO two
million haying been massacred or
starved TO death, while two million are
now slowly perishing for lack Of food.
"a cases where the Armenians at
mpted resistance 10 deportation, their
Fate at the hands Of the Turks was
quite as terrible as that Of others.
The city Of Nan affords the mos'
striking instance. Reports were oh.
tanned from Americans present during
she period Of resistance and lighting
who escaped from the besieged cts
wien Tho Turks fed before the oncom
ing Russians.
The Armenian population of Van de-
termlned to resist deportation and en-
irenched themselves as we'll as posi-
bic in their houses and behind street
barricades. For % days the Turks be
sieged the city, Smelling the Armenian
quarter and the AMERICAN HOSPITAL
BUILDINGS UNFORTUNATELY. Or.
Clarence d USHER IN charge at the
time, tells Of Turkish violation Of Amer
Jean properly, insults and brutalities
heaped on him and his STAFF
After the tight had been going on
nearly a month the Armenians appealed
to him TO get word OF the desperate
situation TO the outside world. Twelve
men were sent out with a message
written on fine cambria sewed in their
underclothes. TWO succeeded in getting
through the Turkish lines. One got
into Persia and word was sent from
there 10 Russia.
To Americans OF any foreign con-
sui. Internal troubles in Van. Govern
ment threatens 20 lombard American
premises. Inform American government.
American lives In danger"
Soon after. the Russians reached Van.
and the Turks were forced to abandon
the siege and retreat, burning and de-
vastating the country as they went.
According TO Russian committees sent
out to bury the dead, the Turks mas
sacred 5000 persons In the province Of
Van The lake Of Van, some i,4O0 square
miles In extent, was so fllled with dead
bodies that soldiers and civilians were
Evening journal., 1917-12-19

Il would be well TO advertise lost
articles in the Want Ad column this
week. Transfers, chauffeurs, carriers
and engineers are all under a bene-
fcent ruling.
Evening journal., 1917-12-19

This IS the third Of six articles on
The horrors in Armenia. told by an
American authority on the subject. DR..
Fred p. Haggard has spent much time
investigating the atrocities Of the Ger
msn-dominated Turks, and is head Of
the Armenian and Syrian relief work in
the United Ststes).
Evening journal., 1917-12-19

jar before IL was packed for shipment
at Hankow. China, last summer.
Evening journal., 1917-12-19

Written Especially for THE EVENINl
rOTTpNAT
Evening journal., 1917-12-19

Copyright, 1917, by the Newspaper En-
terprise AssocIatIonl.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-22
NO MUSIC TEACHER SENT Ii
Recipient Of Case Of Scotch 9ent d
David WarfeId Couldn't Make X
press Agent Believe Him.

Hearing that a friend Of his mn
gone to spend the summer in . pr1saa
hibition village, David Warneld seu
him case of Scotch whisky.
As none OF the expressmen was D.
censed to deliver liquor, the case fSsc4
ed for couple Of weeks in the express
Office and finally the man to whom ~
was directed was notified to call at the
express office and explain the contents
Of the box. As the name Of the bran6a
of whisky was blaxoned In large Lett
tiers on the side Of the box. the man
saw that there was no possible charc9l
of passing 1t OF either as patent medf.
cine or ginger ale. "Ah, yes This wags
sent by Mr.. David Warfieid, the muGi9
master"
For half q minute the expressnan
looked at the man sneeringly. then
with a superior smile he exclaimed &
"You can have the box II you'll cart IN
away. It's addressed to you and \
know it's whisky. But don't never tt
to make me swallow that music yarn.
That box didn't come from no ufnd1
| teacher"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-22
T0BACCON!STS Will
MEET At OLD POINT
T. NJ. Darlington and John NJ. Mil
Ter. Jr., Of Richmond, Occupy
Important Places.

Tobacconists from al over the
country and perhaps a small repre-
sentatio1 from Europe will meet on
1 thursday. Friday and Saturday, June
rs, 20 and 80 at Old Point Comfort
for the sixteenth annual convention of
the Tobacco Association OF the United
States. Due to conditions of all kinds
confronting the tobacco trade at pres
ent the largest Attendance in the his
tory of the organization is expected.
The delegates will stop at the Cham
berlin, where all meetings will be
held.
T. NJ. Darlington. of Richmond, is
president OF the association; w. L.
Petty, Lexington. KY, first vice-presi-
dent; r. p. Watson. Wilson, n c.,
second vice president; 3. p. Eggles-
ton, brakes Branch, Va. third vice.
president: G.. z. Webb, Winston -Sa-
lem, n. c.. secretary and treasurer.
The program for the three days fol-
lows:
June 2Sth.
Meeting called to order-Organiza-
ton.
Report OF committees
June Goth.
10 a. m.-Report of secretary and
treasurer.
Presidents annual report
Address--John NJ. Miller, tr., presi-
| dent First National bank, of Rich
mond, Va.
3 p. m.-Election of officers
Address--Robt. Wright, traffic man.
ager. Pennsylvania r. r. company.
/ Address-Hon. Samuel L. Rogers
L. S. missioner of census.
n. m.-Annual dinner
Address-"Kentucky Tobacco" by
John II. Hodge, of Kentucky.
Address-"Old North state" By
Hon. O. B. Eaton, OF North Carolina
June 30th.
Report of committees and other
/ business.
Excursion around the harbor II
| points OF interest on steamer Memphis
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-22
SHOULD NOT 90 BAREFOOT
Awful Condition ~ Natives ~ n 4
+; Who Can't Afford Shoes, Cited
~ Warning.

An argument very frequently .a64
vnnced to justify radical changes -
our present mode Of living Ii the hAG1
neyed reference to customs In anim1N
life. or that Of our primeval ancestofs
1.-THE animals do 1t; why shouldn't II
be natural, for we are all animalS1
IS the usual way Of presenting It.
The casting aside Of many Of our
modern articles Of clothing would -
a great advantage to the human raco
In the course Of few generations. but
certain reversions to antiquity some
times recommended are dangerous -
impossible. The most notable Of. these
relates to discardlng shoes and ady0-
Gates bare feet. n -
The barefoot theory has much -
recommend 1t, an exchange says. Mod
ern shoes are a practical abuse OF the
feet and choke off the eliminati0us o4
body poisons. Yet that the shoe ana
stockings cannot be entirely discarded
has recently been proved by medlSdl
observation of the condition OF the pa
tives feet in the island OF Haytt.- n
the West Indies.
OF the 100000 inhabitants OF this
land there are probably not more maM
a few thousand who wear shoes -
stockings. The population is so poor
and degraded. the laborer's daily wago
SO low. that such articles of dress - Z
pair Of shoes are looked upon as ricn
| mans supreme luxury. As result q
! such a state Of affairs, the feet OF thu
majority OF the natives are diseased
and in frtghtful condition. In this -
gard it Is worthy Of note that most q
the population are Of the African. faeal
not accustomed to shoes as the Can
casian races have been.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-22
AN ORDINANCE.
Benz. Lovenstein. p. q.

To Amend and Re-Ordatn Section |, OF
Chapter s. Richmond City Code,
1910. .
Be it ordained BY the Council Of
the City of Richmond
/. That section /. of chapter 8,
Richmond City Code, 1910. be and the
same is hereby amended and re-or-
dained SO as to read as follows;
/. The auditor. treasurer. city en-
gineer, superintendent OF the gas
works. superintendent OF the water
works. superintendent OF public char
tiles. chief engineer OF the FIRE depart
ment. superintendent of FIRE alarm and
police telegraph department collector
of city taxes. collector Of delinquent
city taxes. chief health officer. super
intendent of street cleaning. chief of
police, superintendent of pu bile
schools. keepers OF city cemeteries.
commissioner OF the revenue, city
gauger and city attorney, and other
| heads OF departments. shall each. on
or before the 18th day of February In
, each year. forward to tbs mayor an
annual report or the business trans
| acted in their several departments dur
! ing the preceding year. together with
such recommendations as they respee-
! lively deem desirable for the better
management and improvement Of the
business methods Of their several de-
/ partments Provided. however. that
the heads Of those departments which
/ are placed by law under the control
and supervision of the administrative
board shall severally forward such re-
ports in duplicate 70 the administrs-
! tive board and II shall be the duty OF
the said board 10 forward one of such
reports Of each department to the
/ mayor Immediately upon its receipt.
/ Within hfteen days after receiving
such reports the mayor shall transmit
| the same TO the city clerk with his
annual message TO be laid before the
i branch Of the city council which meets
next after the transmission of such
message to him and unless the body to
which the message and reports are so
presented shall order otherwise, the
same shall stand referred to the ad-
! ministrative board which shall cause
the said message and reports TO be
printed and bound under contract
within sixty days thereafter.
Any person or the members Of any
board failing 20 comply with the pro-
visions of this section shall be liable
to a fine OF not less than twenty-five
collars fsesp nor mora than nifty dol
liars $500 recoverable before the po-
lice justice of the city OF Richmond
ard each days failure 10 comply with
such provisions shall constitute sep
arate ofense.
II This ordinance shall be in force
from its passage.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-22
AN ORDINANCE.
(Approved June IA, 1917

tApprOEcd juno IT,
To Amend and Re-Ordain Section Is, of
Chapter Al. of Richmond City Code.
1870 Concerning weights and Meas
ures.
Be II ordained by the Council OF the
City of Richmond
l. That section Is. OF chapter "a. of
Richmond City Code. 1910. concerning
weights and measures. be amended
and re-ordained so as to read as fol-
lows.
Is. That In addition to the duties
now imposed by ordinance upon the IN
spector and gauger OF liquors. it shall
be his duty TO inspect and examine the
scales, weights and measures OF all
persons doing business in the city OF
Richmond. In order 10 ascertain II said
scales weights or measures are cor
rect, and according to standard re-
CURED by law. In the discharge OF his
duties the said inspector is hereby au-
thorized to inspect the scales. weights
or measures OF any person doing bust
ness in the city of Richmond, at any
time during the business hours OF said
person. but 1t shall be incumbent upon
said inspector to make at least two
general inspections of the whole city
each year. said inspections TO be made
without any charge therefor. 1t shall
be the duty of the inspector to stamp
the word correct" with the initials
of his name. upon all wooden or metal
measures. which. upon inspection. he
finds to be in accordance with the law
fuf standard, and shaft also mark such
scales and weights as he inspects and
rnds correct in such manner that he
NAV be able TO identify same. After
the inspector has stamped the scales
weights or measures of any person. II
shall be unlawful for said person. or
his agents. to use any other scales
weights or measures in the transac.
ton of business, until such other
scales. weights or measures have been
examined and stamped by the inspec.
tor as being correct IT, after the
scales, weights or measures Of any
nerson shall have been inspected and
marked correct" the inspector shall
md such person using any other scales
weights or measures. or short weighing
or short measuring. or tampering with
any scales. weights or measures at any
time, IT shall be his duty to confscate
and destroy such weights. scales and
measures. and report said party to the
police Justice Of the city of Richmond
for said offense. and the penalty Juror
first conviction for any violation Of
-. this ordinance snail nat he less thar
Ave nor more than twenty-five dollars
and upon any succeeding convicnor
not less than one hundred nor more
. than two hundred dollars. It shall
also be the duty Of said inspector Il
keep a record Of all Inspections made
by him of the scales. weights and
measures used by any person. givins
the name. location and date of said In.
| spection and report to the mayor an.
nuaily such work as has been per,
formed by him.
/ 2. This ordinance shall be In fore,
ZEN r. AUGUST. -
CITY Clerk.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-22
Corn on the Cob,

From Maine comes the good n1sl
that the season for corn on the e.
is to be made to include II months Sy8
cry year. says the Boston Herald Ih1
man who loves to pick an ear Of cpk
from the platter. spread 1t deep 80
butter. sprinkle 1t generously with s11t
then gnaw the corn from the c0e
the way that nature intended suE
things to be attended to will no lo0
er have to limit that sort OF ga&trG3
nomic ecstasy 70 the months Of -
summer and early fall. For MainAe
where the industry Of canning sWe
corn Is recognized the world cvet RI
without a rival. has begun to So
sweet corn on the cob. It haA -
done In a small way before, but -
year 1t blossoms into real indu6
SO much OF an industry that one
Germ there has recently booked
gle order for 10000 cases Of ~ 60
to the case.
4Ega#
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-22
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Pay
City: ii :

CITY taxes on REAL ESTATE for
1917 are due and payable June Is to
80. inclusive.
Failure to pay all or one-half in
June incurs a per atty of per cent
on the whole amount, and IL not paid
before September LIST the collector is
required by ordinance to levy, with
costs added.
All males twenty-one years of age
all persons fmale or female) who
own PERSONAL PROPERTY. and
all parties conducting business in the
city of Richmond COT whatever ma
ture) are assessed.
PERSONAL taxes can be paid FOR
THE YEAR 1917 between November
!. and December 81, 1917, without
penalty.
Grading. paving, pipe and sewer
connection bills are duo and payable
when notices are mailed.
Property transferred January 0,
ter stands In name Of owner in 1915
when making settlement give name In
which property stood prior to Decem-
Der 81. 1915.
This Is the only notice required b,
law. Please give 1t prompt attention
so as to avoid delinquency and pen
atty.
South Richmond taxes. etc. mus
be paid at the ONCE OF the Deput.
Collector. Tenth and Hull streets.
III. Il. HULCE.
Collector OF Taxes. City OF Richmond
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-22
LIEUTENANT MKEE
VISITING PARENTS

Lieutenant John Mckee arrived in
Richmond yesterday for a short visit to
his parents. of 2421 Hanover avenue.
Lieutenant Mckee recently received a
commission as second lieutenant in
the infantry, while in training at the
arfmy training camp at Little Rock.
Ark. He was formerly a member of
the Richmond Blues, and left Rich
mond to accept the position of COM
mandant at the Jefferson Military aca-
denny He is on his way to Fort Riley.
Kan. where Uncle Sans newly-ap-
pointed officers are receiving intensive
training in latest army methods.