The Grand Rapids News, January 8, 1918

The Grand Rapids News
Originally Published January 8, 1918
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THE GRAND RAPIDS NEWS.
FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR—NO. 73.
BUSINESS:
Citizens 4455.
Bell Main 21„
GRAND RAPIDS. MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1918.
EDITORIA1.:
Citizens 4455.
Bell Main 23.
TWO CENTS
TEUTONS SAY PEACE MEET IS RESUMED
WEAKENING
IN GERMAN
RULE SEEN
Liberals in Central Empire
Show More Strength Following Peace Parley
M. E. OFFICIAL IS SORRY
ABOUT DRUNK CHARGES
Was h in g to n , Ja n . 8 .—Dee ts P icke tt,
re se arch se c reta ry fo r the Me thod is t
Episcopal board of temperance, today
declared he was sorry the clip sheet
he issued recently on charges of
drunkenness in the army in France
had been resurrected at this time, as
conditions are now improved.
NO ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
Teutons Not Disposed to Fall in
Line With the Ideas of
Lloyd George
PREVENT FUTURE WARS
Britain and the Kaiser Must
Both Make Concessions for
Future, is View Here
Publication of the clip sheet, vvhich
c ha rge d w hole s ale d runke n ne ss , was
deeply resented by army and navy office rs . The churc h p roh ib i tion b ran ch ,
headed by Pickett, claimed that drink
was filling the guardhouses, and that
the b re we rs h ad so i n flue n ced the wa r
department as to remove protection
front soldiers abroad.
"Conditions are really quite a little
better," said Pickett today, "and I'm
sorry the matter has been dug up.
We had advices front a number of
p e o p l e s a y i n g t h e q u e s t i o n of d ru n k enness was pretty bad.
"The men would get off transports
a nd ge t the i r w i ne , a nd w hen p ayd ay
c a m e , t h e y g o t l o ts o f c h a m p a g n e . I t
was pretty bad, but it has improved
the past month, and as General
Pershing
is
working
toward
p r o h i b i tion, that's all we want."
UNION SCHOOL
SCHEDULES ARE
SWEPT BY FIRE NEARLY NORMAL
Top Floor of Old Structure
Is Destroyed
Trains Buck Snowdrifts, and
Open Traffic
ALL CHILDREN MARCH OUT
RURAL MAIL IS DELAYED
Washington, Jan. 8.—Preliminary
Teacher Sounds Alarm and
reports indicate that Germany is indisposed to accept Lloyd George's
Averts a Panic-Loss Is
peace terms as a basis for negotiaPlaced at $4,000
tions.
Othe r advices show Germany's liberals are beginning to assert themselves more strongly than ever before. This gave some hope that the
internal reconstruction, desired by the
allies and the United States as a peace
basis, will eventually get under way.
The liberals' opposition to Germany's annexation plans for Russia
was considered as perhaps the most
hopeful sign the Teuton mind has
shown.
While some suggested that i
Ge rma ny we re to ge t the s li ce of
R uss ia she wis he s , pe ace cou ld be ob ta i ne d, the ge ne ral fe e li ng w as th a t
such a peace could only lead to trouble
later. Protection against future wars
i s o ne o f the m a in th i n gs the allies
want in any peace agreement.
Must Prevent Future Wars.
Some authorities say that, with
Britain's fleet intact and guarding
po rts all over the world, Britain will
shut Germany off from future world
trade, while with Germany's militarism existent, she will constantly be
a
menace
to
the
peace
of
Europe.Until
TROTSKY TO
IRON WORKS BAKER PREDICTS GREAT
TEUTON SMASH IN WEST TALK WITH
CLOSES, 4 5 0
THE ENEMY
MEN IDLE
OTHER PLANTS FACE CRISIS
Local Coal Dealers Meet and
Pledge Fullest Co-Operation
With Kelsey
forecast
predicts
WILSON TALKS ON
PEACE SITUATION
BAVARIAN KING
WOULD WHIP U. S.
SELL HASKELITE STOCK
ness committee was also empowered to
inch of German ground, and, must tr y
purchase $1,200 worth of equipment
and safeguard our frontiers."
for the Union high school auditorium
stage.
A . o f C . d i n i n g ro o m M o n d a y d e c i d e d
After Long Wait
to appoint a committee to canvass the
wholesalers for sale of stock for the
New York, Jan. 8.–The first mail to
Haskelite company.
It was announced that between $40,- leave for Europe in two weeks was on
000 and $50,000 of the $100,000 stock its way today. Liners and merchant
has so far been subscribed as a result ships, tied up, due to lack of coal, reo f t h e w o r k o f t h e t e a m s , i n c l u d i n g ceived a good supply during the last
t h e G r a n d R a p i d s R e a l E s t a t e 24 hours, and sailings will be reboard and Builders' and Traders'
Lieutenant Governor Dickinson Says Fiber Tissue May Overeome the Cloth e x c h a n g e . A m e e t i n g w i l l b e h e l d sumed as rapidly as possible. This
Shortage
F r i d ay noo n in the A . o f C . bu ild i ng will relieve the congestion at the
Presideat Will Order It
to fu r th e r c o n s i d e r p l a c i n g stock, docks and piers. Thousands of
By W. S. FORREST
Lansing Jan. 7.—National prohibiand p l a n s f o r o r g a n i z a t i o n o f t h e tons of supplies have piled up.
tion under a proclamation from the With the French Armies in the factory c o a s tr u c t io n co mp a n y to
Every ship arriving or departing
president, within the present year, isField, Jan. 8.—Substitution of paper e r e c t t h e plant for the Haskelite company.
from New York will soon be examined
the prediction of Lieutenant Governorpulp "fiber tissue" for surgical dressas closely as at Halifax or other ports
L a u r e n D . D i c k i n s o n o f C h a r l o t t e , ings, compresses and bandages in
of call. A special stearching squad of
l o n g c o n s i d e r e d t h e b i g e e s t m a n i nFrench war hospitals, may result from a
400 men is being organized to board
t h e " d r y " f o r c e s o f M i c h i g a n . A b s o - test to be made soon.
l u te nee d fo r co nse rfa tion of fue l a nd Demand for cotton and linen dressevery ship as it eners or prepares to
f oods tu f f s w il l f o rce the is sue , acco rd leave this port.
ings
has
created
a
shortage
in
supi n g to M r. Di ck in son .
PAPER PULP FOR BANDAGES
plies.
ROADS WILL
EARN CASH
FOR NATION
Great News for
The Kids, Baths
Only Once a Week
PHYSICIAN GUILTY
OF
BROTHER
Emperor Karl of Austria Will
Shortly Confer With the
Ruler of Turkey
TEUTONS' EYES ARE OPENED
Lynn, Mass., Jan. 8. — Bath fiends
take notice.
The Saturday night hot bath—the
kind in which you sit and read by the
hour—came into its oWn again here
today.
The landlord of a fashionable apartment house sent tenants notice requesting that they limit their baths
to one a week in the interest of coal
conservation. Cold bath devotees are
exempt.
MORE MEN GO TO
FIGHT THE KAISER
Bolsheviki Bring About a
Decided Change Within the
Central Empire
HITS PREMIER'S STAND
Russian Journalist Says Peace
Terms Have Widened Gulf
Between Nations
Amsterdam, Jan. 8. — Bolsheviki
Foreign Minister Trotsky has arrived
at Brest-Litovsk, and peace negotiations are to be resumed this afternoon,
acording to Berlin dispatches.
Emperor Karl of Auatria-Hungary
is shortly to make a visit to the sultan
of Turkey, "on a political mission,"
Vienna dispatches state.
SOCIALISTS BLOCK KAISER
London, Jan. 8.—Whether Germany's liberals, for the first time reported united in opposition to the GerCREATES BUYING AGENCY
man government, will do anything
more than criticise the autocracy's
scheme of annexations,_ concealed in
the Russo-German peace negotiations, is
subject to wide speculation.
ENLISTMENTS TO DATE
Proceedings at the main reichstag
Army ............................................ 4.238 committee meetings of the past few
Battalion ......................................... 648 days, as passed by German censors
Navy ............................................. 553 show that for once Majority Socialist
Marines ........................................... 133
Washington, Jan. 8.—Director General Naval Militia ................................... 793 Leader Scheidemann and Minority SoLeader Haase, are together in
McAdoo plans on mving $400,- U. S. ambulance oompany No. 15 .. 124 cialist
000,000 annually in federal operation Red Cross hospital corps Q................ 84 denouncing the government. Maximilian Harden is fulminating critiof the railroads.
Sweeping economies will be em- Polish arnay ................................... 130 cisms for the Brest-Litovsk concesbodied in the new railroad bill, now Total .......................................... 8,703 sions, announced by Germany. If the
Scheldemann group of near liberais
being considered in congressional
committee. These economies are ex- Eighteen men more for war service joins completely with the radicals, the
government's majority in the reichstag
pected to net more than sufficient
Grand Rapids and will be seriously menaced. Dispatehes
is the offering
o f to
m one y to p a y the increases to be western
Michigan
democracy. Thir- from Berlin, via Holland, indicate that
Aside from the saving—automaticteen enlisted in the army of the United a movement to this end, directed
in centralizing authority,' and unifyagainst Foreign Minister Von Kuehling all the systems into a single na-States, two in the navy, and three mann,
is definitely
underChange.
way.
Bolsheviki
Makes
with
the
British-Canadian
recruiting
tional line—hundreds of thousands ofmission.
Observers hold that the bolsheviki
dollars will be saved in the following
moves contemplated:
Capt. E. G. Waller, in charge of re- government has accomplished at least
Cut in big salaries and eliminationcruiting for the British-Canadian one remarkable thing in the separate
of unnecessary executives.
. forces, announces that the Grand Rap-peace endeavors—apparently inspired
Elimination of elaborate structure ids station will close at the e nd o the German liberals to a more fearof cempetitive agencies under private this month. Many attractive branchesless policy of opposition to the governmanagement—passenger and freight are still open to recruits of Canadian ment.
or British birth, who are not citizens German despotism is too firmly
solicitors, advertising, etc.
of the United States.
Conservation of coal by curtailing
rooted in the kaiser's empire to have
The new enlistments:
unnecessary traffic.
greatly affected by a coalition of all
Army, aviation section signal corps it
the liberal elements—but the seeds of
Save Money by Haste.
—Deufay B. Hovey, Grand Rapids; J.discontent against autocracy have
Tremendous savings—and much T. Cain, Lansing; A. J. Covell, Musadded incomes—are expected through kegon.
prompt unloading of cars, demanded Medical—Albert G. Terry, Grand
RUSS OPPOSE TERMS
by McAdoo, and to be drastically en- Rapids; J. A. Merrill, Lansing.
forced, if neeeseary, and through Coast artillery— Jasper W. Deal,
London,
Jan.
8.—"Instead
of
elimination of much back-hauling, Grand Rapids; R. C. Harper, Cadillac.
Quartermaster—Bert W. Paulsizakbridg
,
ing, Lloyd George's speech has
santching, etc.
,
-ened the gulf between the
Extortionate charges forced upon Clifton Thomas, Claude O. Thomaswid
Rapids.
west and revolutionary Russia,"
private railroads by privately owned Grand
Cavalry—C. R. -Matson, L. E. Charl- declared
M.
Farbman,
Russian
switching roads at terminals will be ton, Muskegon.
journalist,
in today's Chronicle.
smashed. Since these roads for the
Infantry—Hallett Bickel, Grand
"He
deplores
lack
of
consultation
most part merely interswitch within Rapids.
terminals, and operate between manu- Navy—Rudolph C. Bischoff, 734with the allies," the writer continues.
does Russia—bu t her conscience
facturing plants in the town. they are Coate court, S. W.; Freddie L. Sailers"So
i,s clear. She fought literally to the
not within the meaning of "common Coopersville.
bitter
end; she piled up mountains of
carriers," the interstate commerce British-Canadian
—
Arnold
W.
oommission holds, and therefore can't French a n d F r a n k B . J o h n s o n , 9 4 1bodies and poured out rivers of blood.
get the three-year guarantee prom- Bridge street, N. W.; Patrick J. Fal -Her casualties were more than all the
others put together.
ised other roads.
lon, Muskegon.
"Whoever washes his hands of her
In creation of a common buying
must know that Russia, is no longer
agency for all the roads operating
able
to fight—and is threatened with
under him, McAdoo will effect anNEW CRISIS IN SPAIN
loss of her colonies if she doesn't fight
other saving in purchasing materials.
in denial of the whole of the allies'
Through the government's power to
fix prices, further savings can be en- Another Revolution Impends-Martial principles."
forced.
Law Is Considered
Paris, Jan. 8.—Spain is passing
GERMAN PRESS BALKS
through another economic crisis,
which is resenting in a distinct revoAmsterdam, Jan. 8.—German newslutionary movement, according to dis- papers
nothing acceptable to the
patches printed by the Matin. Es- central find
tablishment of martial law through- George.powers in the speech of Lloyd
out the monarchy is being considered.
"We are unable to discover a word
in the long statement, which we must
admit is temperate and moderate,
justifying an affirmative reply," the
Wasthington, Jan. 8.—A third Body Quits as Result of Conscription's Tageblatt declares.
offensive against the Turks has been
Defeat
star ted by Br itish exp e ditio na ry
forces, according to official reports. Melbourne, Jan. 9.—The entire cabIn Arabia, in the vicinity of Shahin, inet resigned today, the result of the
British troops yesterday captured 62 recent vote against conscription. Hon..
Turks and several guns, the entire F. G. Tudor, former minister of trade,
was asked to form a new ministry.
force and armament of Mainda.
Economy in Purchasing is Also
Aim of Director General—
Back-Hauling Abolished
con-
SLAYS CHILD, 5, WHO
CALLED HIM "BIG HEAD"
He counsels the American people,
" o n t h e e ve o f a p o s s i b l e G e r m a n o ffensive," to recall that the allies in
the past have always come out victorious.
Cut in Salaries, Elimination of
Competition, and Speed to
be Considered
Iron Company Closes Down
s ame fl o or. Th e chi l dr en we re marc h - tinued s n o w f l u r r i e s a n d a d r o p i n
difficult,
experts say, as dollarse d dow n th e t h ree fl o or s to safe ty . temperature.
The Grand Rapids Malleable Iron
and cents are the basis of every war T h ose i n o th er ro oms th a n M i s s
company closed Monday for an inever fought.
definite period. Four hundred and fifty
Fi t z -ge ral d ' s di d no t kn ow th a t a fi r e
MIDDLE WEST DIGS OUT
In some quarters there was an in- h a d st a r te d, bel i evi ng i t t o b e a dri l l .
men were thrown out of employment.
clination to belieive that the first
out-bursts of the German press P upi l s on t he fi rs t a nd sec on d fl o or s Chicago, Jan. 8.—The middle west was The company uses a high grade of
West Virginia coal, and a day's supply
against Lloyd George's speech were o f the ol d bui l di n g a nd i n t he ne w digging itself out today.
U ni on Hi gh sch ool h ad been di smi ss ed R a i l r o a d s w e r e g r a d u a l l y w o r k i n g would keep 125 families in fuel for a
back to normal schedules, inte rurban month. The compatny is working on
govern-ment inspired, and that later p re vi ou sl y.
Ger-many will maneuver into some
and stree t car line s we re beginning to
T he fi rs t and se co nd fl oo rs of th e o p e r a t e , a n d b u s i n e s s w a s r e s u m i n g war contracts, and efforts are being
sort of peace negotiations.
made to get in touch with Federal
ui l di ng we re b adl y d am age d b y its usual trend.
Germany's dishonesty, even with b
Fuel Administrator Garfield to secure
her own people, is clearly proven by s mo ke an d wat er. The great es t l os s
secret censorship regulations, pub- r es ul ted to th e to p fl o or. I t wi l l be A s e r i o u s f u e l a n d m i l k s h o r t a g esome means of relief.
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The H. M. Reynolds Asphalt Shingle
s i t u a t i o n w a s b e i n g r e l i e v e d t h r o u g hcompany is running tight on coal, but
show-ing a complete press control. s t ruc t ure.
velunteer labor of thousands on citino serious curtailment of business is
Boy Turns in Alarm.
zens.
The German Censorship.
Griffith E. Owen, a teacher at Union T h e t e m p e r a t u r e d r o p p e d s e v e r a llooked for. The company has several
Liberal speeches are suppressed,
n e w s o f s u s p i c i o u s f i r e s o r d i s a s t e r s high, was just leaving the building. d e g r e e s a n d w a s t w o a b o v e z e r o i ncars in transit. Its approximate consumption is 35 tons daily.
w i t h h e l d , c o m m e n t o n f o r e i g n n e w s He hurried back, and with the aid ofChicago early today.
of extreme political significance is
E va r t L . O rm sb y , t he ja n i to r , a t- City officials estimated than the The Grand Rapirlls Blowpipe comd cost Chicago alone aboutpany put in a call for help with the fuel
c o l o r e d t o s u i t G e r m a n g o v e r n m e n t tempted to stop 2the fire by means obliz-bar
f
p u r p o s e s , e f f o e t s a r e m a d e t o c h e e r hand fire extinguishers. A boy had$2,615,-000 including loss of businessadministration
this' morning and
the flagging spirits of the wearied
to
mer-chants
and
transportationthreatened to close. at 9 o'clock, and
meanwhile run to engine house No. 3,companies.
Austrians.
throw
50
men
out
of employment unand given the alarm. Battalion Chief Snow shovelers' wages today reached
less it secured relief. City Purchasing
O n e s e c r e t c i r c u l a r t o t h e p r e s s C o r b i n s u m m o n e d t h e o t h e r a p -5 0 c e n t s a n h o u r , w i t h t h e r a i l r o a d s
Agent Emerson hustled around and
held
that
there
was
a
c e r t a i n paratus.
paying the top figure.
The old Smead system of heating M i l k s o l d a s h i g h a s 2 5 c e n t s a secured sufticient coal to tide the comamount of "bluff" about American
w a r p r e p a r a t i o n s , b u t a d d e d , " t h e and ventilating, which honeycomb theq u a r t , a n d e v e n a t t h a t p ri c e w a s u n - pany over its crisis. This concern also
f a c t m u s t n o t b e o v e r l o o k e d t h a t t h e walls and ceilings of the old structureobtainable in the outlying districts.
has fuel in transit. Its consumption
U n i t e d S t a t e s , w i t h t h e s u p p o r t o f i t s with hot and cold air pipes, was the
is one ton daily.
c a p a c i t y f o r m a t e r i a l a n d i n d u s t r i a l cause of the stubborness of the fire,
More coal is expected to arrive
m a n a g e m e n t , i s a r m i n g i t s e l f f o r w a r which burned for two hours before it
today.
with great energy and tenacity."
was finally extinguished.
The fire was confined to the west
Germany's food shortage is reflected
CLOSER TAB ON PATIENTS
in one memorandurn, saying: "Adver- wing of the structure, although both
tisements in which dog flesh is offered wings on all floors were water soaked.
Prosecutor Hoffius Would Investigate
for sale are not allowed. Their acNo insurance was carried on the
ceptance is forbidden."
State Hospital Committments
building, according to H. N. Morril,
News of strikes and reference to a
Prosecuting Attorney, Hoffius, in a
r e s o l u t i o n a d o p t e d b y t h e L e i p z i g business manager for the board of
education. He said that no insurance
letter to the Kent superintendents of
unions was suppressed.
BULLETIN
was carried by the city on any of the
poor, asks for co-operation in the inWashington, Jan. 8.—President Wil- vestigation of the financial standing of
school buildings.
son today will address congress on the patients declared insane before they
Resume Studies Soon.
peace situation which has developed are sent to a state hospital.
Principal Isaac B. Gilbert of Union
He believes thoustnds of dollars anhigh school said the east wing of the throughout the belligerent countries. nually can be saved to the taxpayers
building could be repaired in a short This is expected to develop America's by compelling those who are able to
time, the fact that the heating plant attitude toward the recent German pay for treatment at state institutions
is distinct from the other buildings peace feelers and outline the position as private patients, and, thereby not
helping considerably. He believed this country will take alongside the become public charges. Many cases,
half of the chlidren, who attended the allies in counter attack upon German he says, slip through with technical
irregularities becaute a rush of busiThird street school, would be able to peace propaganda.
Amste rdam, Jan. 8—"We must fighrteturn in a few days.
ness in his office, the probate court
until the enemy accepts our condiand the superintendents' department
tions," declared King Leopold of BaThe structure was built in 1890.
precludes a careful investigation at the
varia, in a speech delivered on the
Board Orders Repairs.
time petitions are made to admit pato c c a s i o n o f a c e l e b ra ti o n o f h i s b i r t h - The board of education has ordered
ients to state hospitals.
day.
immediate repairs on the building.
"May we beat our latest enemy, the
The board asked that the business Grand Rapids Wholesalers Plan C a n A m e r i c a n s , " t h e k i n g a s s e r t e d , as h e
committee, together with the fire rnarSAILINGS ARE RESUMED
vass—Report $50,000 Worth Sold
called for new efforts in the wav.
shal, investigate and determine, if pos" T h e t e r m s o f o u r e n e m y a r e e x sible,
the cause of the blaze. The busimeeting
in
the
Wholesalers
at
their
Coal Supplied to Boats in Gotham
horbitant. We will not give up an
SEES DRY NATION SOON
ln the great battle, the Germans,
Baker said, "may be counted upon to
strain every fiber of their remaining
strength in an endeavor to make their
plans succeed."
INNOVATIONS TO RESULT
Fire in the floo ring o f the o ld Unio n T r a i n s c h e d u l e s w e r e n e a r l y r e H ig h sc hoo l bui ld in g a t B road wa ystored this morning after the Sunday
a ve nue and Th i rd s tree t, N. W . , p ra c-b l i z z a r d . T h e M u s k e g o n i n t e r u r b a n
ti ca l ly de s tro ye d the upe r pa rt of thesucceeded in running a car each way
s tru c tu re and c ause d a lo ss e s ti ma te dMonday afternoon.
a t abou t $4 ,000 Mo nda y a f tern oon .
T hi r t y- f ive six t h g r ade p u p il s i n the Director of Public Se rvice Cutcheon
room, whe re the blaze s ta rte d, a nd 85a n d a s m a l l a r m y o f m e n a n d h o r s e s
o t he r c h ild re n i n t he p ri ma ry a nd i n-a re d o i n g v a l i a n t w o r k i n r i d d i n g t h e
te rme dia te rooms o n the sa me floo r,d o w n t o w n s t r e e t s o f t h e e x c e s s i v e
e re m a rc he d i n o rde r to the g rou nd .s no w . T rucks a nd au tos a re s til l
N o n e w a s i n j u r e d . T h e r e w a s n ofi nding the going very heavy.
panic.
Se veral actors on the Empress bill
failed to arrive on account of
T h e o r i g i n o f t h e f i r e i s n o t d e f iMonday
n i t e l y k n o w n . I t w a s d i s c o v e r e d i n asnow blockade between Cleveland and
f l o o r r e g i s t e r o f a n o l d h e a t i n g s y sG
- rand Rapids. Some of them were
t e m , w h i c h h a d n o t b e e n i n u s e f o sr t a l l e d a t E l k h a r t . T h o s e w h o
s e v e r a l y e a r s . I t i s b e l i e v e d t h ast u c ce e de d in ge ttin g he re appe a re d
s p o n t a n e o u s c o m b u s t i o n r e s u l t e d i n w i thout costumes or scenery.
e
pape r
and
dus t
tha t
had Rural mail carriers battled the
a c-cu mul a ted under the floor.
heayy drifts along their routes. Only
one continued beyond the first hour.
Teacher Averts-Panic
He returned at 6:15 last night after
Miss Nellie Fitzgerald, 219 Terrace having covered seven miles of his
avenue, S. E., teacher in the sixth route. They made anotner effort tograde room averted a panic among day. Road conditions in the open
country are expected to improve
her pupiIs. When the blaze was disweather
The delay in the assault, predicted
weeks ago by the German press and
allied war chiefs, has been due to the
time neeessary for concentration of
"large troop masses, adequate artillery and ample reserves of munitions," Baker said.
McAdoo Plans to Make a Saving
of $400,000,000 Each
Year Through Control
Carriers Find Country Roads
Impassable—More Snow and
Colder, Is Forecast
The
Washington, Jan. 8.—A gigantic
German thrust on the west front—
" p o s s i b l y th e i r g re a te s t a s s a u l t " d u r ing the war—is impending, Secretary
of War Baker declares in his weekly
military review.
BRITISH AGAIN
STRIKE AT TURKS
FALLS IN ELEVATOR SHAFT
Thirteen Join Army, Two the
Navy and Three the
British Forces
AUSTRALIAN CABINET OUT
A U-BOAT THAT FLIES
Italian Officer Invents Machine for
Theodore Findlay Fractures Right Leg
Two Purposes
and Left Ankle
Norfolk, Va., Jan. 8.—Lieutenant
Theodore Findlay, proprietor of aResnati, the Italian aviator, will ensaloon at 760 Butterworth street, N.deavor shortly to add more laurels to
W., fell into an elevator shaft at thehis crown with a new kind of a marear of the salesrooms of the Nationalchine.
Cash Register company at 66 Ottawa Resnati is preparing to fly in an
avenue, N. W. His right leg above
car that can dive under water
the knee and his left ankle were frac-Italian
as well as sail through the air. The
tured.
machine is said to be the only one of
Findlay drove around the rear ofits kind in existence, and when subthe building with his auto truck andmerged can go much taster than a
blinded by the bright snow as hesubmarine.
entered the building, walked across a
dark room mistaking the elevator
shaft for a door. ' He was removed to
GOETHALS GETS POST
St. Mary's hospital in the police ambulance.
WANT 3,000,000
WORKERS FOR U. S.
Department of Labor to Expand
Employment Service for
War Period
Washington, Jan. 8.—Expansion of
the United States employment service,
that 3,000,000 workers for the agricultural, shipbuilding and other war
pursuits may be secured, has been undertaken. The department of labor
believes that in this way the labor
solution may be met.
Officials expect to place 400 mechanics in shipbuilding planes immediately, to rush construction. The following official statement has been
issued:
"Through the utilization of existing
and projected federal, state and municipal employment offices, and the
labor supplying facilities ef the various state councils of defense, the federal employment service will cover the
entire continent with a network of interrelated labor exchanges. These will
`recruit' and transfer workers from
one section to another and eliminate
the present chaotic situation of a surplus of workers in one region and a
shortage in another."
Is Made Director of War Department
New York, Jan. 8.—Five-year-old
CANADIAN CASUALTY LIST
Transportation by Baker
Paulina Sennick is dead, a bullet havWashington, Jan. 8.—Secretary of
SLAYING
ing been sent through her brain by
Ottawa,
Ont.,
Jan.
8.—The W a r B a k e r h a s n a m e d M a j . G e n .
her cousin, Tores Tyzien, because the
C. E. Bedaux, Efficiency Expert, Goes 'child called him "big head."
Americans
are George W. Goethals director of war
Richmond, Va., Jan. 8.—Dr. Asa W. following
department transportationn and stormentioned
in
today's
Canadian
Tyzien
is
at
large.
to Washington Wednesday
Chamberlain was fund guilty of the
age. It was an advanced step toward a
murder of his brother, Albert. Life casualty lists:
reorganization of the war departF o r G r a n d R a p i d s a n d V i c i n i t y — Charles E. Bedaux, efficiency and
_
Gassed—L.
W.
Brand,
Free
Water,
ment. Economies in the use of cars
imprisonment for the physician was
C l o u d y t o n i g h t a n d W e d n e s d a y , w i t hcost expert, has beep asked to go to
are expected.
fixed by the jury after only 40 Ore.
o c c a s i o n a l s n o w s ; c o l d e r t o n i g h t ;W ashington to confer with Major
Ill—H. A. Mundy, Soda Springs,
min-utes' deliberation.
moderate northwest winds.
Army purchasing may also be done
General Goethals, head of the quarterIdaho.
F o r L o w e r M i c h i g a n — C l o u d y t o -master's department of the United
under a single head. The problem is
CAIN TAKEN TO CAMP
n i g h t a n d W e d n e s d a y , w i t h o c c a s i o n a lStates army. Mr. Bedaux will leave for M i s s E l i z a b e t h M . M u i r h a s b e e n
to find a man suited for the task.
r appointed by Probate Judge Higbee
s n o w s ; c o l d e r t o n i g h t i n w e s t p o r t i o n . the capital Wednesday.
t o s u c c e e d E rn e s t H . B e l d e n a s c l e rk
The temperature at 7 p. m. yesterElmer H. Cain, alias "Gunner
of the juvenile court. Belden resigned
day was 16, at 7 a. m. today, 18.
Landon, Jan. 8.—Active hostile ar- Hogan," who has been in the Kent
some time ago when he joined the
NEW SMALLPOX CASES
The sun sets tonight at 4:26, and
n a va l mi l it ia , a nd is no w s t ati o ne d a t tillerying at night in the neighbor- county jail awaiting disposition by For Sale—must be moved—two good
houses, one four-tenement flat, corner
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hood of Bullecourt and at Passchen- army officers, has been taken to Camp
T h e m o o n r i s e s t o n i g h t a t 4 : 0 9 a . m . Six new cases of smallpox were re- p o r a r i l y f i l l e d b y M i s s B e u l a h B u s - daele, was reported by Field Marshal Custer. He is said to have enlisted Muskegen and Ninth street. Inquire
se
ll.
who
will
leave
soon
for
Spokane,
Houser,
Owen
&
Ames
Co.—
Adv.
Fire Marshal Boughner has been
ported to the depaetment of public
Haig today. In the neighborhood of
both the United štates and
ordered by his physician to remain inwalfare Monday and 260 children were W ash., where she will be at the head Flesquires the enemy raided a under
Canadian flags and then left without
Y o u r p o o r a c c o u n t s c o l l e c t e d . C o m - vaccinated. Hundreds of children are of the Associated Charities.
doors
for some time, on account of a
Britiah post. One British soldier is leave.
mercial Credit cornpany.—Adv.
Michigan Engraving Co.—Adv.
being vaccinated daily.
threatened attack of typhoid fever.
missing.
Weather Indications
TO CONFER WITH GOETHALS
MISS MUIR APPOINTED
FOE'S ARTILLERY ACTIVE
-
RECRUITS WILL
START TUESDAY
New Naval Militiamen Will Go
to Camp Logan, Ill.
37 HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED
Examinations Continuing for
Those Who Have Applied
for Admission
John Cavanagh, 343 Division avenue, S.;
Peter
Leiffers,
Coopersville;
Jacob:
Velding, 1706 Godfrey avenue, S. E.
Charles W. Brown, 1401 Terrace avenue,
S. E.; James Lewis, Middleville; Guy H.
Daffern, 322. Ottawa avenue, N. W.;
George Bork, 823 Sibley avenue, N.
W.; Chester A. Shimel, 830 Baldwin
street, S. E.; Harry Ruster, 821 Twelfth
street,, N. W.; Clarence A. Van Kammen,
368 Benjamin avenue,
S. E.; Charles E. Merrill, 1139 Madi-son
avenue, Grand Rapids; John A.
Abraham, Lowell; Clair Wiseman; 863
First street, N. W..; E. G. Carmichael,
719 Worden street, S. E.; Albert Drieborg, 525 Hall street S. W.
Patrick J. Fulton, Muskegon;
P e t e r A . Radeke, Grand Rapids ;
Edward McNamara, 132 Fulon street, E.;
Guyer Wray, 20 Division avenue, N.
Arrangements for the departure of
the first contingent of naval reserves
recruited in the new drive for 500
Men, now under way in Michigan,
were completed Monday morning.
It is expected that 75 or more men
will comprise the first shipment to the
rifle range at Camp Logan, Illinois,
where more than 300 men are already stationed. Thirty-seven have
been examined and accepted for service. The remainder of the applicants
will take their physical examinations
Tuesday between 12 and 1 o'clack. All
who have yet taken the physical
tests have been instructed to report at
the Y. M. C. A. hut in Campau square.
The men will mobilize at the naval
militia armory in the Maris building,
32 West Fulton street, at 6 o'clock
Tuesday evening. From the armory,
the men will march to the interurban'
station, where they will entrain for
Grand Haven, there to take the boat
for Chicago.
Recruiting continued Sunday at a
lively Pace, in spite of the snow
s t o r m . Quartermaster Hartman announces that applications will be received up to Tuesday noon, and that
all who can will be put through their
examinations tomorrow.
The Men Accepted.
Following is the list of men found
acceptable: George L. Beard, 1248 Cass avenue, S.
E.; George J. Erhardt, 623 Front
avenue, N. W.; F. I. Campbell, Pickford; George H. Wilson, Vermontville; Russell L. Minard, 36 Kirtland
street, S. E.; Harry W. Doyle, 641
Leonard street, N. E.; Gerrit Rodenhuis, 861 Ninth street, N. W.: Frank
D. Collard, 22 Bartlett street; Edward Church, 806 Eastern avenue, S.
E.; Otis Mason, 471 Seventh street,
N. W.; Otis S. Enos, 1740 Horton aven u e , S . E . ; A l b e r t H a n s e n, 1 0 4 9 Second street, N. W.; Edward L.
Gaikema, 425 Grant street, S. E.; Alvin C. Hufford, 210 Warren avenue,
S. E.; George J. Larrink, 851 Caul-field
avenue, S. W., Lawrence Popma, 520
Gilner court, S. E.; Albert Pekel-der ,
1042
Logan
street,
S.
E.;
Adolphus I . Me ad, Ne w aygo; Maynard Miedema, R. R. No. 2, Grand
Rapids; Harold L. Maurer, Rodney;
Clyde Matteson, 1269 Lafayette avenue, S. E.;Francis J. O'Brien, 25 Dennis avenue, S. E.; Verner B. Anderson, 919 Jeanette avenue, N. W.; Edward E. Barrett, 312 Wealth y street,
S. W.; Leon A. Booth, 308 Eleventh
street, N. W.; Clarence D. Calkins,
Wa y land: Ivan D. Smith, Wayland;
Vernon Corbett, Montague; Ernest K.
Chamberlain, R. R. No. 2, Grand Rapids; Samuel Seeley, R. F. D. No. 4,
Rockford; Andrew C. VanBuren, 1146
Jackson street, N. W.; Albert Davey, 908 Terrace avenue, S. E.; Emmett
House, 464 Union avenue, N. E.; Max
W. Thiele, 110 Quigley boulevard, S.
W.; Coy Rankin, 121 Quimby street,
N. W.; William N. Tournell, 523 Pine
avenue, N. W.; Jacob Stark, 951 Fairmount avenue, S. E.
These men have applied, but have
not yet passed the physical tests: Mark Holmes, 918 Dorchester avenue, S. W.; Clair Holmes, 918 Dorc h e s t e r a ve n u e , S . W . ; L a w r e n ce Lewis, 1137 Wealthy street, S. E.; Edward J. Riordan, 965 Cherry street, S.
E.; Harry Kok, 613 Eastern avenue,
S. E.; Lloyd E. Cooper, 641 Oakland
avenue, S. W.; Marvin H. Field, Rockford;
Carl J. Fiske, Rockford; Ben E. Holt,
Rodney; William Kloosterman, R. R. No. 8, Grand Rapids; Oscar
McKaaver, 1255 Quigley boulevard, S.
E.; Rex J. Doyle, 349 Straight avenue,
N. W.; Leo Miller, 1038 Sibley street,
N. W.; Roland Br ant, R. R. No , 3,
Grand Rapids; Frank Swanson, Y. M.
C. A., Grand Rapids; Verner Anderson, 242 Pine avenue, N. W., Edward
Peterlein, 560 Paris avenue, S. E.;
TUESDAY,
JANUARY
8,
1918
LATEST NEWS OF MICHIGAN
HOLLAND YOUTH
BACK FROM WAR
ANOTHER DETROITER
PLACED UNDER FIRE
He Went Over the
Top Eight Times
Detroit, Jan. 8.—Judge Connolly at
1 o’clock this morning issued a grand
jury complaint and a warrant against
Robert Oakman, president of the
board of water commissioners and big
real estate operator. Neglect of duty
and tapping a city main without authority to supply water to a subdivision are charged.
C. V. VanPutten, Eight Times
Over Top, Tells of Fighting
ALBION RUSSIANS TAKEN
FOUGHT WITH THE SCOTS
Two Arrested by Government Agents
for Alleged Disloyal Talk
Won Commendation From Field
Marshal Haig for Courage
and Bravery in Battle
Holland, Jan. 8.—C. V. Van Putten,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Van Putten,
339 River avenue, has just returned
home after having spent two years in
the front line trenches on the European battlefields and nine months in
the Royal Manchester infirmary.
Van Putten saw two years of almost
continuous service. He left New Orleans for England in the spring of
1915 with a friend of British nationality with the intention of joining a
campaign to counteract German
propaganda.
When he got to England, Van Putten says, he heard so much about German atrocities that he felt compelled
to join the army.
He enlisted at Glasgow, Scotland, in
May of 1915, in the Sixth Scottish
rifles. The first thing he discovered
when he attempted to join the regiment was that the name of Van Putten would never do in a British army.
The recruiting officer suggested the
name of Pat McCoy, and for good
measure inserted Terence. As Patrick
Terence McCoy, Van Putten has an
enviable record.
With the Sixth
Scottish rifles he entered the battle of
the Somme, and when his battalion
was retired after a period of terrific
fighting, of 1,000 men only 120 remained.
Joins Suicide Squad.
This remnant was merged into the
16th Royal Scots regiment, and Van
Putten joined the bombers, which the
Tommies in their grim humor dubbed
the suicide squad.
At La Basse, due to defective gas
masks, he and some of his companions
suffered seriously from a gas attack.
Van Putten took an active part in
seven battles, for each of which he
was given a Royal Service medal. Altogether he went over the top eight
times, and had the reputation among
his comrades for being immune.
At the battle of Arras, he and his
division were progressing nicely, having penetrated the lines of the enemy
for a distance of five miles, taking
several trenches as they advanced.
Van Putten was registering consistently, and had just made a German bite
the dust, when he was struck in the
left arm, near the elbow, with an explosive bullet, which ended his career
as a soldier.
Eight Months in Hospital.
Forty-eight hours lapsed before he
received surgical attention, and the
wound was so badly infected that the
doctors despaired of saving the arm.
Van Putten was transferred from a
French hospital to the Royal Manchester infirmary, and spent eight
months there, in the hope of having
the arm restored so that he might
get back into the service. Van Putten
?????? ????????????? flag over the head
of his bed at the hospital and for
???????????? because the hero of the
hospital attendants and the other patients there. He says that the feeling
for America in England underwent a
complete change when America entered the war.
Commended by Haig.
While at the hospital he received a
letter from his former captain, in
which he was advised that he had
been commended by Field Marshal
Haig for consistent courage and bravery in peril and for unusually efficient
service as a bomber and patrol leader.
Van Putten asserts that the Frenchman is the greatest optimist on earth.
Van Putten declares that in his two
years of service he never once saw
a coward. Speaking of life in the
trenches, he says that once a man becomes accustomed to the soldier’s life,
the floor of a dugout makes a perfectly satisfactory bed, and that outside of a certain amount of knocking,
which is the soldier’s prerogative,
there is little complaining among the
soldiers of the allied nations.
Van Putten is the embodiment of
modesty, and has acquired the Englishman’s aversion for swank. Heroism is such a universal thing on the
battlefield, he says, that anyone indi-
Albion, Jan. 8.—Secret service officials of the federal government arrested two Russians, Ostap Verenay
and Paul Truss, on a charge of making disloyal statements against the
government. Both men have been doing preaching here while working in
the factories and have conducted
meetings on the street. Government
officials have been investigating the
case for two or three weeks. The men
were taken to Battle Creek and lodged
in jail. A truck full of Bibles and other
literature was confiscated. Friends of
the two men state that jealousy between the Greek catholics and the
protestants of the Russian colony is
at the bottom of the complaints. Feeling between the two factions is keen.
Eight hundred Russians are employed here.
C. V. VAN PUTTEN
Of Holland, Mich.
vidual’s conduct should not be magnified.
He was dismissed from the hospital
in Manchester on Nov. 22, and made
the trop across the ocean in eight
days. He hopes to be of some service
to Uncle Sam, but despairs because his
left arm is permanently stiffened at
the elbow.
PETOSKEY GIRL MISSING
Miss Agatha Bartlett Last Seen on
Bridge; May Be in River
Petoskey, Jan.. 8.—Agatha Bartlett,
23-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Bartlett of this city, mysteriously disappeared Saturday evening,
and all efforts to locate her have been
futile. The last seen of her was on
the high Mitchell street bridge, and it
KILLED BY FALLING TREE is feared that she may have taken her
life by leaping into the water. The
James Slaybaugh of Charlotte Victim river is being closely watched, as well
as the outlet into Little Traverse bay,
of Washington Accident
Charlotte, Jan. 8.—The body of which is frozen over.
James Slaybaugh, who was accidentally killed at Bunker, Wash., reached
ON TRIAL FOR SLAYING
Charlotte Monday morning. Funeral
services were held at 10 o’clock today Allen Livingston Accused of Murder of
from the home, 707 Warren avenue,
Little Girl
and burial was made in the Maple
Pontiac, Jan. 8.—Allen Livingston is
Hill cemetery. A representative of the on trial here, charged with the murder
Northern Pacific railroad accompa- of Hope Irene Alexander, the 13-yearnied the body to Charlotte. Mr. Slay- old Highland Park girl, in Gylvan
baugh, who was employed in the con- Gardens last July 4.
struction department of the railroad,
Livingston is said to have confessed
was employed on a bridge at Bunker in jail to two inmates, telling them
and was killed by a falling tree, which in detail how he committed the crime
crushed his skull.
and asserting he could not stand the
secret longer.
PERCHED ON PHONE POLE
ANOTHER MILL PASSES
Barry County Farmer Found Insane
Charlevoix, Jan. 8.—With the junkand Sent to Kalamazoo
ing of the Charlevoix Lumber com-
Hastings, Jan. 8.—Perched upon a
telephone pole in the cold, Wilbur
Moore, aged 46 years, a former farm
laborer in this vicinity, was found by
officers near Vermontville and brought
before Nashville physicians, who
pronounced him insane from family
troubles and epilepsy. He has been
committed to the Kalamazoo State
hospital.
pany’s mill and the shipping of the
machinery to Grand Rapids marks the
last link of Charlevoix’ pioneer lumbering industries.
This mill was
erected in 1870 and has seen active
service nearly every day since.
GOES INSANE IN CHURCH
Muskegon, Jan. 8.—Carl F. Palmer
of Jackson is held at the county jail,
WORKS FOR DENVER POST
having been taken into custody at
Fruitport, in this county, when he
Charlotte, Jan. 8.—Horace W. Wil- went violently insane while attending
cox, son of Mr. and Mrs. George one of the services of a church in the
Wil-cox of this city, who has been nearby village.
city editor of the Fort Morgan, Colo.,
Times for the past two years, is now
ALBION GETS IOWA PASTOR
located in Denver, Colo., where he is
connected with the editorial departAlbion, Jan. 8. — The Rev. A. F.
ment of the Denver Post.
???????????????????????????? Iowa, has
sent a formal acceptance of the call
NEW AGENT AT CHARLEXVOIX
to the pastorate of the Baptist church
of Albion. He will begin his work
Charlevoid, Jan. 8.—F. V. Alexander, March 1. The pulpit will be supplied
for several years agent of the Pere by the Rev. I. H. Riddick of Albion
Marquette at Charlevoix, has been until that time.
made relief agent of that road and
expects to enter another branch of
LANTERNS LIGHT THEATER
railroading under government supervision. J. W. Witherell has taken his
Holland, Jan. 8.—Frank Ogden,
place at the Charlevoix station.
manager of the Knickerbocker theater, Thursday evening complied with
GIRL DEBATERS TO MEET
the recommendation of the government with reference to the “lightless
Muskegon, Jan. 8.—Girl students of nights.” Six kerosene lanterns were
the Muskegon high school will meet hung at the entrance to the theater.
the girls of the Lansing high school,
Jan. 18, at the Capital City, the subFUNERAL FOR SOLDIER
ject of the discussion being, “Resolved, That labor and capital should
Albion, Jan. 8.—Funeral services for
submit their differences to a govern- William Priebe, Albion’s first soldier
ment board of arbitration and abide boy to die in the service, were held
by that board’s decision.”
here in the Lutheran church. Four
soldier boys from Camp Custer were
FORWARD TOO FORWARD
pall bearers. The young man died at
Camp Kearney, San Diego, Cal.
Muskegon, Jan. 8.—Leon F. Forward of Ionia, Mich., has been arrested
ICE THICK AT SPARTA
by Sherriff Carl A. Stauffer, at the request of Ionia officials, who say that
Sparta, Jan. 8.—What is said to be
Forward left town, failing to leave his the thickest ice at this time of year
“forwarding” address, in order that on Camp lake is reported. It is now
his questionnaire might be sent on to more than nine inches thick. The
him, or he might be summoned by the harvesting of it will begin soon.
draft.
18 HOGS DIE IN FIRE
FAMOUS BARRY COUNTY HUNTER
DIES AT HIS HOME NEAR CRESSY
Hastings, Jan. 8.—Cornelius Mason,
one of the historic characters of western Michigan and well-known as a
deer hunter, is dead at his home near
Cressey in the southwestern part of
Barry county. He was in his eightyninth year, and had resided for 85
years on Gull prairie, whence he came
with his father’s family in 1833. His
boyhood was spent with the Indians
of the Slater mission, which was located near his father’s farm. It was
while attending the Baptist mission,
which Slater had moved from Grand
Rapids in the middle thirties, that
Mason became acquainted with the
missionary’s daughter, whom he afterwards married. From the Indians,
with whom he was a great favorite,
Mason gained a knowledge of hunting
and woodcraft, which enabled him to
become a famous hunter. Dressed in
buckskins and armed with the long
rifle used by the frontiersmen, Mason
as a young boy hunted in the unbroken wilderness in the southern
part of Barry county, and in Gun
marsh south of the large lake from
which it takes his name. He killed
hundreds of deer and bear, and thousands of turkeys, pigeons and prairie
chickens, which haunted the oak
openings. He was also successful as
a bee hunter.
When game became scarce, Mason
went farther north each succeeding
year until his last years, when he
never failed to spend a few weeks
in the wilds of the upper peninsula.
During the last 74 years Mason
missed only three annual hunts for
deer. Last fall he missed his hunt on
account of the illness which has resulted in his death. With knowledge
gained from the Indians, he had the
advantage over the young hunters
whom he always accompanied. He
was tireless in tracking game. A hike
of 17 miles in one day was common
with him after he was 85 years old.
Mr. Mason was born in Litchfield,
Conn., and came west with his
father’s family over the wilderness
trail of southern Michigan to Gull
prairie in 1833. He resided all the
rest of his life within sight of the
homestead on which his father settled.
Mason had innumerable adventures
By Leased Wire
and Special
Correspondence.
Sparta, Jan. 8.—When a building
on the Rudolph Frick farm, near here,
was destroyed by fire, 18 hogs were
burned to death and 3,000 feet of lumber was destroyed. The loss was partially covered by insurance. Other
buildings nearby escaped the flames.
CANOE MAKER DIES
Petoskey, Jan. 8—William Chingwa,
Indian, died at his home at Middle
village. He was an expert canoe
maker and made many large elm
canoes that found a ready sale at the
bazaars in northern Michigan.
EMMET TEACHERS TO MEET
Petoskey, Jan. 8.—The Emmet
County Teachers’ institute will be held
at the local high school building Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 28 and 29. Walter H. French of the Michigan Agricultural college will be conductor.
ALBION GIVES MORE SOLDIERS
Albion, Jan. 8.—Five Albion college
students left here Sunday for various
camps, all having enlisted in the service.
PEACE BY NEXT AUTUMN
French Seeress Says Germany Is Not
Entirely Overcome
CORNELIUS MASON
during his youth, and his interesting
tales of life in the early days have
furnished lore for many writers of
pioneer history. He was acquainted
with some of the most noted Ottawa
chiefs and fur traders, and was known
to every generation of Barry county
residents, beginning with the family
of the man who built the first house
in the county.
It was as a hunter that Mr. Mason
was primarily known, and his residence contained many trophies
brought home from innumerable
hunting trips. He is survived by his
second wife and the following children: Mrs. O. D. Barnes, Wichita,
Kan.; Mrs. Conrad Miller, Los Angeles; Mrs. Edith Granger, Montana;
Bruce Mason and Edwin Mason, Richland.
Paris, Jan. 8.—“The beginning of
next autumn seems to me the most
favorable time for the conclusion of
peace.”
So prophesies Mme. De Thelme,
who has the reputation here of being
the youthful successor of Mme. De
Thebes, the celebrated clairvoyant,
who died last year. Mme. De Thelme
predicted last year the downfall of the
czar, the triumph of the revolution in
Russia, the pope’s attempt to make
peace between the belligerents, the
strikes in Paris, the events in Greece,
as well as the Parisian political scandals of today. All these prophesies
were suppressed by the French censor. In her present prophecies concerning peace, the seeress says:
“I do not believe in the absolute
downfall of the German empire. As
long as the kaiser is protected by the
influence of the planet Mars, he will
resist both exterior and interior attacks, but it is certain that the reunion
of the astral influence about Clemenceau, Poincare and Wilson will heavily
counterbalance his advantages.”
TUESDAY,
JANUARY
8,
1918
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BE INTRODUCED MINSTREL SHOW RECEIVE $1,488
FAVORS TWO SEASON PLAN
E. J. Morley Discusses Furniture Exposition—175 More Buyers Arrive
Although the vote taken by the Furniture Manufacturers’ association of
Grand Rapids showed the sentiment
strongly in favor of continuing the
Januar y and July furniture exhibition
E. J. Morley of Rochester, the
Will Make Streams Navigable Camp Custer Ambulance Corps Commission Pays Attorney for seasons,
veteran salesman in this market, has
not changed his mind about the adNew York, Jan. 8.—Fractional adDefending Charter
and Conserve Resources
at Powers
visability of changing seasons.
vances in all leading issues were regis- Local Market Holds Firm at
He st i l l f avors op e n i ng t h e f i rst
tered at the stock market opening toMon d ay i n May an d cl o s i ng Ju n e 1
Present
Time
WOMAN
SUPERVISOR
PLAN
day. U. S. Steel, following the suUNDER FEDERAL CONTROL PLEASE LARGE AUDIENCE
for t h e su m m e r s e a s on , an d op e n i ng
t h e f i rst Mon d ay af te r e l e c t i on i n
preme court’s announcement that no
Nove mb e r an d cl o s i ng b e fore T h an k s decision would be made in the gov- Receipts of Poultry Light After
g iv i ng d ay.
Sinking
Fund
to
Buy
$169,000
ernment’s suit against it, advanced
Cities Will Not be Subject to
Reception Held on Stage and
Mr. Morle y p oints to t he success
¾ to 95 5/8 . Union Pacific opened at
the Holiday Season—White
Street
Bonds—New
Supe
Licesnse—U. S. May Take
Dancing Enjoyed at the
of t he Jamestown, N. Y., exp osition,
115, up ½; General Motors 117½, up
Beans
Are
Cheaper
w hich last Novemb er had 409 buyers
5/8 ; Crucible Steel 54¼, up 1/8 .
-rior Court Ordinance
Over Properties
Pantlind as Climax
and its exp osition building, just comThe advance continued in early
trading. Stel moved forward 1 3/8 to 96
pleted, f illed. C onsider ing t hat James¼. General Motors was up to 2 7/8 at Oranges are not plentiful at the
town is still in its infanc y as an ex119 ¾. Bethlehem “B” gained a full
Everybody had a good time at A special committee, Mayor Fuller, p osition center, Mr. Morle y s ays t hat
Washington, Dec. 8,—The adminispresent
time,
which
accounts
for
the
point.
Commissioner Gallmeyer and City it makes a b etter showing in attendtration water transportation and
firmness which has characterized the power development bill is ready for Powers theater Monday night, both At-torney Taggart, recommended that an c e t h an d i d Gr an d R api d s i n it s
Opening prices follow:
the Camp Custer ambulance corps Attorney Sheridan F. Master be paid f i rst s e a s ons .
(Furnished by Thurman, G eister t & C o.)
market for sometime. The north- introduction in congress.
It is designed to increase naviga- minstrels on the stage and the audi- $1,488,83 for services rendered to Over 175 buyers arrived in this marAllis-Chalm . . . 20
Inspiration . . . . 47¼ ern California crop is about marketed
Am. C an . . . . . 39
Kennecott . . . . . 32 7/8
of streams, co-ordinating water ence which filled the theater and also the city in the charter test case. This ket Monday, and the total now is over
Am. L o co. . . . . 79½ L ack. Steel . . . . 77
and the southern California crop is be- bility
transportation with rail, and produce occupied standing room. Financially represents the full amount of Mas- 300.
Am. T. & T. . . .103 3/8 Mexican Pete . . 82¾
ter’s claim minus $30 attorney’s fees, Nearly 150 attendance is expected
ginning
to
move.
There
is
a
short
crop
a tremendous expansion in the counAm. Wo olen . . . 46
Midvale Steel . . 47½
the minstrels got $975 for the mess which were collected by Master since at the dinner to be given buyers in the
Anaconda . . . . . 61 7/8 Miami C opp er . 30½ of Florida oranges.
try’s power facilities.
Mo. Pacif ic . . . . 22½
A. G. & W. I. . . 101
The measure emobdies ideas of the fund, and it was announced that the allowance of the bill by the old Coliseum Wednesday night by the
Receipts of poultry are light as it is
B aldwin L o co. . . 59¾ Ne vada C ons. . . 18¾
council. The commission unanimously Grand Rapids Furniture Salesmen’s
B alt. & Ohio . . . 53¼ N. Y. C entral. . 71¼ a between seasons period. Chickens president, Secretary Baker, Secretary Washington would be asked to allow concurrd in the recommendation.
Nor. Pacif ic . . . 85 1/8
Houston, Secretary Lane and other the war tax paid on the tickets turned The question of appointing a woman association.
B eth. Steel, B. . 80
R ay C ons. . . . . . 23 1/8 are coming to market, but ducks and conservationists.
Butte & Sup. . . 20
supervisor over the morals of young
C an. Pacif ic . . . 137¾ Reading . . . . . . . 74
Not only is it designed to increase over for the mess fund.
MATCH BARTFIELD-LEWIS
C ent. L eather. . . 64½ Rep. Steel . . . . . 78 1/8 geese are scarce.
in Grand Rapids was again distransportation and power facilities,
It was a snappy minstrel show the girls
Ches. & Ohio . . 53½ Sinclair Oil . . . . 30 3/8
The
paying
price
for
white
beans
is
cussed by the commission. CommisS
o.
Pacif
ic
.
.
.
.
83
C., M. & St. P. . 46½
but
it
is
expected
to
settle
a
10-year
uniformed
members
of
the
Grand
Columbus,
Jan. 7.—Soldier Bartfield
Ro ck Island . . . 20½ S o. R ailway . . . 23 3/8 off 25 cents in some instances in the fight over who shall control the coun- Rapids and Detroit ambulance units sioner Oltman moved that action be
has been matched to go 12 rounds
Do., pfd. . . . . 51½ Studebaker . . . . 51 3/8 local market.
postponed
until
Thursday.
try’s streams.
The proposed bill, gave, the ensamble work being espeChino . . . . . . . . 42½ Texas Oil . . . . 145
with Ted Lewis here Jan. 14.
Gallmeyer Rebukes Mayor.
Jobbers report a fiar movement of Rep-resentative Ferris, Oklahoma, cially good and individual numbers
C orn Pro duc ts. . 32 5/8 United Cigar St. 91
Cr ucible Steel . . 54¼ U. S. Alcohol . 119 potatoes in the city.
Mayor
Fuller
objected
strenuously
said,
would
preserve
the
public
rights
standing
out
prominently,
while
the
Cuban Sugar . . 30¾ U. S. Rubb er . . . 53
The shipping outlook was mroe en- for-ever, at the same time giving the chorus of 30 boys was a real feature. to Oltman’s motion. Commissioner
Distillers . . . . . 34½ U. S. Steel . . . . 95¼
Gallmeyer replied: “ There is one
Erie . . . . . . . . . 16 Utah C opp er . . 80¾ couraging Tuesday mornign and job- pub-lic the fullest benefits from their
Uncle Sam as Interlocutor.
thing you must remember, Mr.
G en. Motors . . 117¼ Do., pfd. “A” . 43 1/8 bers hoped to use both express and de-velopment. The bill creates a comGt. Nor. Ore. . . . 27 Westing hous e . . 40¾ freight.
Carmody, dressed as Uncle Sam, Mayor,” said Gallmeyer, “and that is
mission, composed of the secretary of was
Int. Mer. Marine 22¾ Willys-O verland.17 5/8
the
interlocutor.
Kuhns
and
you are only one of seven. All
Funeral of Mrs. Kirk E. Wicks
Do., pfd. . . . . 85½ Union Pacif ic . . 115
war, secretary of agriculture and sec- Slootmaker, the end men, kept the that
the rest of us are in favor of postFarm and Garden Produce
retary of the interior.
Funeral
services for Mrs. Kirk E.
poning
action
on
this
matter
for
a
few
jokes
going,
incorporating
topical
bits
Local Stocks and Bonds
BUT TER (jobbers’ selling prices)—CreamThe president is authorized to apWicks, who died Monday at ButterSTO CKS—
Bid. Asked. er y, tubs, 51c; prints, 52c.
Manufacturers point an executive officer for the com- and local hits, including the fun End more days.” Action was postponed.
worth
hospital,
will be held at 2 p. m.
American Lig ht & Trac tion. . . 218
223
to jobbers—Creamer y pints, 51c; tubs, 50c;
Man Kuhns had with his superior offi- The finance committee recom- Wednesday at the
residence, 304 MadiDo., preferred . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
95
peanut butter, 18@19c; oleomargarine, 30 mission. He is to serve for five years cers in the audience.
mended that the sinking fund com@31c.
American Public Utilities . . . . 25
30
son
avenue,
S.
E.
Interment in Oakat $10,000 a year.
Fleming made a pronounced hit mission be awarded the $169,000 street
EGGS (selling prices)—April canceled 40c.
Do., preferred . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
60
Will
Have
Full
Powers.
CHEESE (jobbers to grocers)—Michigan,
C ommonwealth Pow., Ry. & Lt.
33
36
with his energetic singing and danc- improvement bonds and the commis- hill cemetery.
He is given power to issue licenses ing in the solo, “They Go Wild, Simply sion accepted the recommendation. It
26c; brick, 30c; Wisconsin, 27c; longhorns,
Do., preferred . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
66
C ontinental Motors . . . . . . . . .
6
6½ 28c.
for construction of dams, reservoirs, Wild, Over Me.” He beat that record was also voted that negotiations be enFuneral of Daniel Egger
Citizens Telephone . . . . . . . . .
6
6¾
PRODUCE (selling prices)—Potatoes, $1.99
Funeral services for Daniel Egger,
Cities S er vice . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
215
@2 per 100 lbs; sweet, $2.75, hamper ; cab- power houses, transmission lines, or with his clever female impersonation tered into with George E. Ellis to retire the bonds which the former mayor who died Sunday at the Reed’s Lake
Do., preferred . . . . . . . . . . .
70
72
bage, $3 per 100 lbs; leaf lettuce, 12c lb; any other projects which will aid in
Charcoal Iron of America . . .
7¾
8¼ head lettuce, $3 hamper ; Spanish onions, $2 power development or improve navi- of a dancer. Curreri proved an expert holds, with the available bonds now sanatorium, will be held at 2 p. m.
banjoist, Slootmaker and Everhardt
Do., preferred . . . . . . . . . . .
6
6¼ @2.25 crate; dr y home grown, $3 per 100Che vrolet Motor . . . . . . . . . . . 116
119
lb sack; radishes, 30c doz; celer y, 35@45c gation. Licenses are for 50 years.
scored with their “jazz” musical act, in the city treasur y. Ellis offered to Wednesday at the Berton A. Spring
Grant Motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
2
doz; parsley, 35c doz; green peppers, 75c per
chapel. Interment in Oakhill cemeLicensees must submit all plans for and Simpson’s whistling solo was one do this some time ago.
Hupp Motor C ar . . . . . . . . . . .
2
2½ basket; red peppers, 50c doz; beets, $1.25
Funds for Poor Department.
tery. His age was 58 years.
Holland St. L ouis Sugar . . . . . . .
11 ¾ bu; carrots, 75c@$1 bu; turnips, 75c@$1 bu; improvement to the commission, which of the big features of the show.
Michigan Sugar . . . . . . . . . . .
64
68
eggplant, $3 per doz; caulif lower, $2.25 per may alter them.
The commission authorized the
Ten Broek Wins Recalls.
Nor thern Ohio Elec tric C or p. .
25
30
doz; cucumbers, $2.65; honey, 25c.
Licensees must pay an annual fee
Funeral of Gilbert B. Goble
transfer
of
$14,228
from
the
conDo., preferred . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
70
FRUITS (prices to trade)—Lemons, CaliJames Ten Broek, whom the
????? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15
16
Funeral services for Gilbert B.
fornia, $7.75@8.25; oranges, navels, $5@6; or rental to the government, to be Schubert club contributed to militar y tingent fund to the poor fund to carry
???? C ar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16¼
17
that department through the fiscal Goble, who died Sunday at the home
bananas, $5@5.25 per 100 lbs; figs, $1.25@ fixed by the commission, but in the
Tenness ee Ry., Lig ht & Power.
2
3
1.65; apples, $5.50@7 brl; dates, $3.25@4.25 case of power development to be not life, won recalls with his singing of year.
of his son, Milton Goble, 1353 Sigsbee
Do., preferred . . . . . . . . . . .
10
13
crate; Emperor grapes, $6.50 per keg; Al- less than 10 cents a year for each “all the World Will B e Jealous of
An ordinance authorizing the clerk street, S. E., will be held at 2 p. m.
meria, $11 per keg; cranberries, $17.50 per
United Lig ht & R ailways . . . . .
26
29
horsepower developed. This charge Me;” B ert Bloem pleased with his solo, of superior court to appoint a deputy Wednesday at the residence. Interbrl; grapefruit, $4@5 per box.
Do., preferred . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
61
NUTS—Peanuts, raw, 14c; roasted, 15c; is not to be imposed on states or cities “Spring With the Roses,” and “Long clerk was placed on its first and secUnited Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24½
25
walnuts, 19@21c; almonds, 16@20½c; pecans wishing to build municipal power and B oy,” with the laughing chorus, was ond readings. The ordinance also pro- ment at Whitehall.
B ONDS—
18c;
mixed, 17@17½c; filberts, 20c; Brazil,
C ommonwealth conver tible 5s . 93
97
a favorite.
vides for the salary and bond of such
Funeral of Richard Cornwall
17@18c; popcorn, shelled, 10@11c; Pili, 12c. light plants.
Michigan R ailway C o. 6s . . . . .
94
97
Kuhns entertained in the olio with official.
The federal government is to be
Grand R apids Gas Lig ht 5s . . . . 92
97
Funeral services for Richard Corngiven free power to operate locks. his comedy discussion of the war and The city will pay P. Z. Strong, 414 wall,
Grand R apids R ailway C o. 5s . . 92
97
Grain, Hay, Flower and Feed
who died Sunday at his home,
United Lig ht & R ailways 5s . . .
76
82
WHEAT (buying prices at mills))—No. 1 If the government wants any power a recitation about “Mar y’s L amb.” Rosewood avenue, $30 for damages
BANK STO CKS—
red (610lb gov. test), $209; No. 2 red (59-lb plant for the manufacture of explo- The harmonizing off the Custer Four to his automobile, when he collided 940 Ionia avenue, S. W., will be held
at
2
p.
m. Wednesday at the residence.
C ommercial Savings bank . . . . . . .
225 gov. test), $2.06; No. 3 red (57-lb gov. test),
brought repeated applause.
with a water works department truck
$ 2 . 0 3 ; No. 1 w h i t e ( 6 0 - l b g ov. t e s t ) , $ 2 . 0 7 ; sives or fixation of nitrogen to use in
Four th National bank . . . . . . . . .
230
in Garfield Park cemetery.
“We’re Going to Show the Kaiser some time ago. Strong asked $55.65, Interment
No. 2 white (58-lb gov. test), $2.05; No. 3 explosives manufacture, the bill emG. R . National City bank . . . . . 140
155
His age was 71 years. Surviving are
white (58-lb gov. test), $2.01; No. 2 yellow powers the commission to comman- What Those Yankee B oys Can Do,” the actual amount of damage, but
G. R . Savings bank . . . . . . . . . . 240
255
his widow and one son, Vallie CornKent State B ank . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
255 c o r n , $ 1 . 9 0 ; r y e , $ 1 . 6 5 ; o at s , 7 5 c ; b a r l e y,
was an interpolated verse in “ The agreed to split with the city.
deer such plants.
$1.25.
Old National bank . . . . . . . . . . 200
210
FLOUR (retail prices)—Voigt’s Calla Lily,
Peoples Savings bank . . . . . . . 300
. . .
At the end of the 50-year license Long Long Trail,” which won en- The commission ordered the pur- wall.
chasing agent to have printed 1,000
$13.85; Voigt’s Crescent, $13.70; New Perfec- period, the government has the privi- cores.
Funeral of George Herrmann
tion, $12.60; Lily White, $14.20; Purity PatCake walking was another popular copies of the city charter for distribuLIVESTOCK MARKET
ent, $12.50; Yes Ma’am graham, $5.20; Voigt’s lege of taking over the dam, reservoir feature.
Funeral services for George Herrtion.
hygienic graham, $12; Granena, $5.30; Voigt’s or power plant by paying actual cost
mann, who died Monday at his home,
Chicago
The various bugle calls and the setWisconsin r ye, $6.25 owt; granulated meal, plus “severance damages,” if any. Sev606 Pine avenue, N. W., will be held
Chicago, Jan. 8.—Hogs—Receipts, 3,300;$6.50; bolted meal, $6.40.
ting up drill were features of the MINERS MAY DEMAND
erance
damages
include
loss
to
the
FEED
(retail
prices)—Bran,
$34.80;
cows’
market dull and steady ; mixed and butchers,
from the residence at 2 p. m. Wedshow, which closed with the singing
$16.10@16.75; good heav y, $16.45@16.80;feed, $38.80; middlings, $43.80; Blue Top concern through the separation of a
nesday. Interment in Fulton Street
of “ The Star Spangled Banner.”
POOL
OF
COAL
SUPPLY
rough heav y, $16.05@16.25; light, $15.75@s c r at c h f e e d , $ 4 ; c o t t o n s e e d m e a l , $ 6 0 ; power plant.
street
car
feed,
$78;
cracked
corn,
$85;
coarse
Hold Reception After Show.
cemetery. His age was 64 years.
16.65; pigs, $12.50@15.50.
Cattle—Receipts, 20,000; market steady ;corn meal, $84; oil meal, $62; Badger horse
The show was followed by a recepIndianapolis, Jan. 8. — Pooling of
beeves, $7.85@13.50; cows and heifers, $5.50f e e d , $ 6 2 ; K r au s e h i g h p r o t e i n d a i r y f e e d ,
U.
S.
GIRLS
IN
FRANCE
tion
on
the
stage
and
dancing
at
the
Funeral of Mrs. Jacob Moermond
coal
at
the
mouths
of
the
mines
may
@11.60, stockers and feeders, $6.70@10.50;$62; Harmon dair y feed, $47; Badger stock
feed, $58; Douglas gluten feed, $60.
Pantlind, arranged by the manage- be demanded by the United Mine
calves, $8.50@15.25.
Funeral services for Mrs. Jacob
BEANS
(prices
paid)—White,
$10.50@11
Sheep—Receipts, 15,000; market steady ;
Two Thousand Red Cross Nurses On ment of the hotel for the boys.
Workers of America at their annual Moermond, who died Saturday at
native, $9.50@12.85; western, $9.80@13.25;p e r 1 0 0 l b s , h a n d p i c k e d b a s i s ; r e d k i d n e y,
The minstrels go from here to De- convention, which opens here next her home, 930 Fremont avenue, N.
Duty Behind Lines
lambs, $13.50@17.25; western, $14.25@17.50;1 0 0 lbs.
troit on their tour.
????????? per 100 lbs; brown, 8.50@9 per
ewes, $8.75@12.20.
Tuesday. With the pooling and gov- W., will be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday
Washington, Jan. 8.—More than
HAY—On the city market, $23@25.
ernment distribution through control at the residence. Interment in Oak
2,000 American girls are in active Red
HEADS
BOARD
OF
TRADE
PRODUCE MARKET
and operation of the railroads, miners Hill cemetery. Eight sons and four
Meats, Poultry and Lard
Cross service in France.
FRESH MEATS (wholesale prices)—B eef,
believe the problem will be solved.
daughters survive her. Her age was
Cables tell of one extraordinary
New York
Chicago, Jan. 8,—A. Stanford White
dressed, native steers, 16@17c; western
Government officials have indicated 87 years.
New York, Jan. 8.—Flour—Dull and un- steers, 14@15c; heifers, 14@15c, according to branch of their work at the military has been elected president of the Chi- that no drastic steps will be taken in
changed.
quality ; steers, medium, 15@16c; cows, 12@ hospitals behind the front and else- cago board of trade, succeeding
the coal industry before April 1. After
Pork—Quiet; mess. $50@51.
??????????? No. ?, 20@25c; No. 2, 16@18c; where.
Joseph P. Griffin. James A. Patton
time a pooling arrangement may REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
????????????; middle west spot, $24.00@
????????????????? 14@19c dressed calves, 16
Their working day is 18 hours. and Hiram ?????????????? were named that
?????????
@18c.
be made.
Alexander Davis to milton E. ArmSugar—R aw, steady, centrifuged, ?????????
DRESSED HO GS—20@21c; pork loins, 24 When the hospital ????????????? they vice president
strong and wife, e ½, s e ¾, sw ¼, s ec
6 . 0 5 c ; r e f i n e d , s t e a d y ; c u t l o a f , 8 . 9 5 c ; @25c; B oston butts, 24@25c; mutton, 16@ are kept busy tending the wounded.
10, Algoma.
c r u s h e d , 8 . 7 0 c ; p ow d e r e d , 7 . 6 0 c ; g r a nu l at e d , 20c, spring lambs, 24@26c.
HE
QUITS
BOLSHEVIKING
Between times, however, they have
TRAIN
CITY
BOYS
TO
FARM
G enie Chene y to Wallie T. ??????????
7.15c.
SMOKED MEATS—Hams, 20@32c per lb;
and wife, par t sw ¼, s ec 11, Spar ta.
C offee—Rio No. 7 on the spot, 8¾c.
dried beeff, sets, 29@31c; insides, 32@33c; brief half-hours, during whcih they
onvers e & Chick, Inc., to Smith
Tallow—Dull; city, 17c; special, 17 ¾c.
?????????? hams, 23@25c; bacon, 35@45c; tend the war gardens. War gardens
Chicago, Jan. 8.—Chicago schools Hamtramck Man Reformed While Fil- C
Bros. Iron & Metal C o., lots 6 and 7,
Dressed Poultr y—Firmer ; turkeys 20@34c; ??????????, 29@30c.
are as much a part of the French mil- will establish a farm service corps for
ling
Out
His
Questionnaire
and s 25 ft, lot 3, J. W. C onvers e ReLIVE POULTRY (prices paid by Wilson & itary hospital routine as the patients
chickens, 23@35c; fowls, 26@28½c; ducks,
add.
boys of 16 and over. Instruction in
C o. ) — Fow l s , he av y he ns , 2 1 c ; l i g ht he ns ,
25@28c.
Detroit, Jan. 8.—John Lazarofsky of platted
ashmer A. Briggs and wife to Gustave
Live Poultr y—Quiet; geese, 24@25c; ducks 1 5 c ; me d iu m he ns , 1 8 c ; ro o ste rs , 1 9 c ; he av y themselves.
agriculture will be given. The boys the village of Hamtramck, was being C
F. Nels on and wife, nw ¼, s e ¾, s ec 13,
24@25c; fowls, 21@27c; turkeys, 32c; roost- du ck s , w h ite, 2 4 c ; c ol ore d, 2 2 c ; he av y ro a st Surrounding the hospital at Hericy will go on farms next spring.
assisted with his questionnaire by Spar ta.
e rs , 2 1 c ; he av y ge e s e, 1 8 c ; spr i ng s , 1 6 @ 1 9 c .
ers, 13c; chickens, 20@22c.
e wis R . L ong wor thy and wife to
L A R D — P u re, 2 7 @ 2 8 ½ c ; c omp ou nd, 2 3 @ is a garden of more than six acres,
Cheese—Quiet; state milks, common to
James A. Dziengielewski, court clerk LCharles
H. Foster, par t lots 3 and 6, blk
where potatoes, haricot beans, “topiOFFICILAS REAPPOINTED
s p e c i a l s , 1 7 @ 2 5 c ; s k i m s , c o m m o n t o s p e - 2 4 c ; op e n ke tt l e re nd e re d, 2 8 c .
for
Justice
Michael
Klubinski.
He
53,
C edar Springs.
c i a l s , 8@19½c.
nambours” and wheat are being
Orcella A. R athb one, et al, to C orsaid
he
had
lived
here
17
years,
but
Hides, Wool, Tallow and Furs
raised.
Traverse City, Jan. 8.—Practically was a bolshevik and a “k. o. n.”—a nelius De Jonge and wife, lot 7, R athHIDES—No. 1 cured hides, 18c; No. 2, 17c;
ones add.
Marshal Joffre, who had occasion all old city officials were reappointed German-Austrian society “for national bGuy
E. Wheeler and wife to ChrisNo. 1 green, 16c; No. 2, 15c; No. 1 cured calf,
YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS
to
visit
this
garden,
was
much
pleased
last night by Mayor Edward Lautner defense.” He won’t brag about it any tianna Wheeler, par t nw ¾, s e ¾, s ec
2 6 c ; No. 2 , 2 4 ½ c ; g re e n c a l f, No. 1 , 2 4 c ; No.
15,
Alpine.
2 , 2 2 ½ c ; l amb sk i ns , $ 1 @ 1 . 5 0 ; wo ol p elt s , with the efforts of the Red Cross for the ensuing year. Traverse City more.
After Dziengielewki finished
New York Money
6 5 c lb ; e st i m ate d she ar i ng s , 7 5 c @ $ 1 . 5 0 .
nurses, and addressed many words of has commission government and non- reforming him he meekly knelt, kissed
New York, Jan. 7.—Money on call, 3 per
HOR SE H I DE S — No. 1 , $ 6 .
cent; time money, 6 per cent for six months;
BIRTHS
WO OL— F i ne and re j e c t s , 5 5 c ; me d iu m , praise and encouragement to the partisan appointments were made.
the flag and agreed to fight if called.
commercial paper, 5¾ per cent; bar silver, u nw a she d, 6 0 c .
workers for their enterprise, who also
Mr. and Mrs. Carl M. Saunders, 630 Grand
London, 45 1/8 pence; New York, 90 1/8 c; deTA L LOW— No. 1 , 1 2 c ; No. 2 , 1 1 c .
received from the inspection commitN. E., Jan. 4—girl.
F U R S ( pr i c e s p ai d for pr i me sk i ns ) —
mand sterling, $4.75¼.
HENRY KROEZE FINED $100 Avenue,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Mockey, 1500
Sku n k , 7 5 c @ $ 1 ; mu sk r at , 1 0 @ 6 5 c ; r a c c o on , tee the first prize for products of this
Sherman street, S. E., Jan. 4—boy.
kind. To the chief of the cultivators
$1@3; mink, $2.50@4.50.
New York Cotton
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur O’Brien, 1664 PlainInsults Girl in Movie Theater—Is His f leid
New York, Jan. 7.—Spot cotton closed
was given a silver medal, and the adavenue, N. E., Jan. 2—boy.
quiet, up 15 points; middling uplands, 32.55c.
Second Offense
ministrator
received
a
gold
one.
Mr. and Mrs. R ay F. Goss, 437 Henr y
No sales.
At Evreux there is a garden of more
Henry Kroeze was fined $100 and avenue, S. E., Jan. 1—girl.
than an acre of land under cultivac o s t s , w it h t h e a lte r n at ive of 9 0 d ay s
Monday Bank Clearings
MARRIAGE LICENSES
1918.
1917.
tion, producing mainly potatoes, with
i n j ai l, by Pol i c e Ju d ge He s s t h i s
Clearings . . . . . . . . . $920,145.42 $883,467.59
New York, Jan. 7.—The New York a few other varieties of vegetables.
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Nicholas Vander Veen, 24, Grand R apids;
B alances . . . . . . . . . . 210,511.77 167,946.50 Evening Sun financial review today
The garden work is said to be a benStella Bruinsma, 20, Moline.
d r u n k an d d i s ord e r ly.
said:
William H. C ooper, 22, Grand R apids;
eficial and enjoyable form of mechanoT h e s p e c i f i c c ou nt w a s t h at Kro e z e Kathr
yn Knoolhuisen, 22, same.
As compared with recent sessions theraputics for limbering up the
PRODUCE MARKET
i ns u lte d a g i r l by pi n ch i ng h e r, w h i l e
Howard E. Fay, 19, Grand R apids; Maud
today’s stock market was little more muscles of the patients. At the same
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ate
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Danner, 17, same.
Detroit Butter and Eggs
than nominal. Trading was quiet and time, it lessens the expenses of the
Wi l l D ay, 2 7 , C e d a r Sp r i n g s ; B e r n i e
This was his second offense. On his
Detroit, Jan. 7.—Butter—Fresh creamer y
same.
by providing vegfirst conviction he was fined $50 and E l dErrende, s2t 0Mc
extras, 49@49½c; creamer y firsts, 47½c, was confined largely to the profession- establishments
Ke i v e r, 2 6 , G r a n d R ap i d s ; Je n al
element.
storage creamer y, 43@44½c.
etables for home consumption. The
costs.
nette kolczynski, 22, same.
Eggs—Fresh receipts, countr y run, 53c;
Week-end events were scarcely commission awarded this hospital a
Wi l l i a m M . G r a h a m , 3 0 , G r a n d R ap i d s ;
He e x p e c t s to b e abl e to p ay h i s
storage firsts, 40@42½c.
without exception favorable and con- bronze medal and a prize of 50 francs.
He l e n D y k e m a , 2 6 , B ay C i t y.
f i n e.
structive.
Chicago Butter, Eggs and Poultry
Washington supplied some incentChicago, Jan. 7.—Butter—Creamer y extras
PARKS MURDER TRIAL
49c; extra firsts, 43@48½c; firsts, 44@47c; ive for buying, more particularly FEW IN U.S. AIR CASUALTIES
seconds, 39@41c.
among the rails, by intelligence that
Eggs—Ordinar y firsts, 52@55c; firsts, 56@ the interstate commerce commission Embryo Flyers Not in Great Danger
Pontiac, Ill., Officer Charged With
57c.
Slaying R. J. Minogue
at Training Camps
Cheese—Twins, 22½@23c; young Americas had sent out a quest to the railroads
26@26½c.
for information as to their capital reB y J. W. P E G L E R
Police Court Clerk Reed has sent
Live Poultr y—Fowls, 20@21c; ducks, 23@ quirements in 1918.
to Pontiac, Ill., authorities the police
24c; geese, 21@22c; springers, 24c; turkeys,
With the American Army in France,
The doubling of demurrage rates
24c.
record of Roy J. Minogue, formerly of
8.—One split lip and one cracked
was also taken as an indication of Jan.
Grand Rapids, with whose murder G.
elbow—this is the casualty list for six
McAdoo’s businesslike methods.
Chicago and Greenville Potatoes
A. Parks, special officer of the Wabash
Chicago, Jan. 7.—Potatoes—Receipts, none.
There were animated moments weeks at one of the biggest American
Railroad company, is charged. Two
Wisconsin and Minnesota, $1.85@2 per 100 in the last hour, when the entire list flying schools in France.
men quarreled. Parks will plead selflbs; fanc y western, $2@2.15 per 100 lbs.
The old suspicion that embryo flyGreenville, Mich., Jan. 7.—Leonard, Cros- definitely moved forward.
defense.
ers were killed off like Spartan weaks et & Rile y quote the buying price of p otaDetective John F. O’Leary, Benlings in learning to use their wings is
toes at $1.40@1.50 per 100 lbs.
jamin Havens, former patrolman,
being erased.
Patrolman
Barney Parkhill and
Greenville Beans
In six weeks at this school a dozen
G r e e nv i l l e , M i c h . , Ja n . 7 . — C . H . G i b s o n
Harold Munshaw of the juvenile court,
machines crashed to the ground. In
& C o. q u o t e t h e b u y i n g p r i c e o f b e a n s at
will go to Pontiac to testif y in the
every case the flyer pulled himself to$10.75 per 100 lbs.
case.
gether after the shock and walked out
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
of the tangle of wires and splintered
wood, fearing most to face the comBAKERS SHORT ON SUGAR
Chicago
Tuesday evening, Jan. 8, at the manding officer and explain how it
(Furnished by Thurman, G eister t & C o.)
Appeal to County Food Head for TemC orn—
Op en. Hig h. L ow. Clos e. Coldbrook school branch library, happened. None of the machines fell
Januar y . . . . 1.27½ 1.27½ 1.27¼ 1.27¼ “Utah and Mesopotamia: A Contrast,” from any great height. Most of the
porary relief
May . . . . . . . 1.25 3/8 1.23 7/8 1.25½ 1.25 5/8 illustrated.
By Rabbi Charles J. accidents were landing mishaps, in
Oats—
Bakers Monday appealed to Guy W.
Freund.
which
experienced
flyers
hit
the
Januar y . . . . .79 5/8 .80 1/8 .79 1/8 .80 1/8
Rouse, county food administrator, beWednesday evening, Jan. 9; at Pal- ground too hard or at too great an
March . . . . .
.79¾
.79¾ .78 5/8 .79 1/8
cause of a serious shortage of sugar
May . . . . . . .
.77 1/8 .77¾
.76 7/8 .77 5/8 mer school branch library, “The High angle and dumped over. Some flyers
Pork—
and received temporary relief. Bakers
Mountains of California,” illustrated fell a few yards, but, coming down
Januar y . . . . 45.50
45.80
45.50
45.80
will meet Wednesday night to conwith colored slides. By W. A. Gree- nose first, were not in danger of being
May . . . . . . . 55.90
45.37 44.90
45.30
sider the situation and it may be deL ard—
son.
pinioned under the engine.
cided to stop frosting of small cakes
Januar y . . . . 23.95
24.00
23.95
24.00
Thursday
evening,
Jan.
10,
at
TurMay . . . . . . . 24.25 24.40
24.25
24.37
and other baked goods to conserve
ner school branch library, “The River WILSON APPROVES THE
Ribs—
sugar.
Januar y
. . . 23.57
23.77 23.57
23.77
Rhine,”
illustrated
with
colored
slides.
Mr. Rouse believes that one reason
May . . . . . . . 24.10
24.20 24.02
24.17
By A. E. Driscoll.
LLOYD
GEORGE
SPEECH
for the sugar shortage is hoarding by
Friday
evening,
Jan.
11,
at
the
Chicago Cash Grain
individuals and that domestic conChicago, Jan. 7—C orn—No. 4 yellow, Ryerson
library building, “GalsL ond on , Jan . 8 . — Ame r i c an Amb as sumption of sugar should be de$1.70; No. 5 yellow, $1.50@1.60; No. 6 yellow, worthy: Social Reformer.”
By
Pros
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or
Page
c
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Wi
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creased.
$1.45@1.55; No. 4 white, $1.55@1.60; No. 5
white, $1.45@1.50; No. 3 mixed, $1.70; No. fessor Jesse E. Thornton of the Uni- s on’s “c ord i a l approv a l” of Pre m i e r
4 mixed, $1.65@1.70; No. 5 mixed, $1.50@ versity of Michigan.
L l oyd G e orge’s sp e e ch on w ar ai ms .
CENTRAL WEST BOOSTERS
1.55; No 6 mixed, $1.45@1.50.
Friday evening, Jan. 11, at AlexanOats—No. 3 white, 81@82c; No. 4 white, der school branch library, “Western
76@80¼c; standard, 80½@32¾c.
HOLD ANNUAL TONIGHT
BRITISH
DESTROYER
LOST
Michigan and the War,” illustrated
Barley—$1.38@1.58.
Rye—No. 2, $1.84½.
with colored slides. By John I. GibTimothy—$5@7.50. Clover—$20@26.
The annual meeting of the Central
London, Jan. 8.—Loss by torpedo
son, secretary of the Western MichiWest Improvement association will be
of a British torpedo boat destroyer in
gan Development bureau.
Toledo
held in the Bridge street branch of the
The collection of Pennell lith- the Mediterranean is announced. All
Toledo, Ohio, Jan. 7—Wheat—Cash $2.20.
Commercial Savings bank tonight at 8
C orn—Cash, $1.90.
ographs illustrating picturesque war officers were saved, but 10 of the crew
Oats—Cash, 83¾c.
o’clock for the election of officers and
EARL READING
work, which is being shown in the up- perished.
Rye—Cash, $1.82.
two directors, the terms of George
Clover S eed—Cash and Januar y $17.40; stairs corridor, will continue throughLondon, Jan. ?—Universal satis- E. Richmond and Charles M. Alden
U. S. FLYER IS KILLED
Februar y, $17.37½; March, $16.82½; alsike, out the week.
faction was expressed today over the having expired.
cash, $14.85; timothy, cash, $4.22½; March,
$.57½.
G. A. Richards, J. George Lehman
Paris, Jan. 8.—John Stark, Athol, selection of Earl Reading, lord chief
ASKS COALITION CABINET Mass.,
an American student at a justice of England, as British high and S. J. Hufford represent the assoDetroit
ciation
in the stock selling campaign
commissioner
and
special
ambassador
Detroit, Jan. 7—Wheat—Cash No. 2, $2.17;
French flying school, was killed when
McCormick Tells House Wilson his machine plunged 200 feet to the to the United States.
for the Haskelite company project.
No. 2 mixed, $2.15; No. 2 white, $2.15.
C orn—Cash No. 3, $1..90; No. 3 yellow,
Should Have Counsel
The appointment is revolutionary,
ground.
$1.95.
ANGELL LECTURES TONIGHT
not alone in that it is the first time
Washington. Jan .7.—RepresentaO at s — St a n d a r d , 8 3 ½ c b i d ; No. 2 w h i t e ,
that
the second highest judicial of3 4 c ; No. 3 w h i t e , 8 3 c ; No. 4 w h i t e , 8 2 c .
TRAVERSE OYSTERLESS
tive Medill McCormick, Illinois, deRy e — C a s h No. 2 , $ 1 . 8 4 .
ficial
in
England
has
been
requisiNorman Angell, English journalist
B e a n s — Im m e d i at e a n d p r o mp t s h i p m e nt , manded before the house a coalition
Traverse City, Jan. 8—Traverse City, tioned for distinctly political and and author, will lecture tonight under
cabinet to counsel President Wilson
$12.20 per 100 lbs.
S e e d s — P r i m e r e d c l ov e r, $ 1 7 ; Ma r c h , during the war.
He also declared aside from being nearly fuelless and business affairs, ?? in that the ap- the auspices of the Women’s Univer$ 1 6 . 7 5 ; a l s i k e , $ 1 4 . 5 0 ; t i m o t hy, $ 4 .
this government must have a ministry sugarless, is today oysterless. Freight pointee is of Jewish extraction. Earl sity club, at the First Methodist Episof munitions, like France and Eng- tieups have delayed several shipments Reading is the son of an obscure copal church on “The Policy of the
Fo r u p h o l s t e r i n g a n d r e p a i r i n g , A . F. land.
Jewish immigrant.
United States at the Settlement.”
here.
B u r c h C o. , 2 1 7 - 2 1 9 D i v i s i o n Av e . — Ad v
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
ORANGES SCARCE
Obituary
Market Review
Weekly Bulletin
of Library Events
Comes to America
as Special Envoy
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IN THIS PAPER TWENTY YEARS AGO
TODAY
Memories of Old
IN THIS PAPER TWENTY-FIVE
YEARS AGO TODAY
Meyer S. May has returned from a
week’s visit in Chicago.
The directors of the board of trade will
meet this evening to discuss the
improvement of Grand river.
Two cases of artificial flowers were
cleared from the customs house yesterday for Corl, Knott & Co.
Heber A. Knott is visiting friends in
Kalamazoo.
Daniel W. Tower has been granted a
patent on a roller attachment for a
sliding door and Fred W. Tobey, also of
this city, has been granted one on a
mirror pivot and adjuster.
Charles F. Perkins, son of G. W.
Perkins, of the Grand Rapids School
Furniture company, left yesterday
morning for southern California to
spend the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Follmer, Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Winchester and E. B. Fisher
have gone to the Bermudas.
Mrs. Huntley Russell gave a luncheon to the Husband Hunting society
Monday evening at North Park.
Mrs. W. F. Bulkley entertained some
of the college men and girls in her
home on Jefferson avenue Wednesday
evening.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Cornell of Hamilton, Ont., are the guests of Dr. A. S.
Cornell of Division avenue, S.E.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Heald of
Sheldon avenue, S. E. returned Saturday from a 10 days visit with Mr.
Heald’s brother, Walter Heald of Detroit, and Mrs. Mary Hayes of Carson
City, Mich.
Mrs. Clement Carpenter, who has
been the guest of her brother and
sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Paine
of Washingon, street, S.E., departed
Sunday for her home in Toledo.
Mrs. Lucius Boltwood of “River-side”
spent the week-end with her son,
Chester, who is in the ordnance department in Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. David S. Brown have
closed their home on Cherry street and
for the present are residing with their
daughter, Mrs. Chester Idema of Gay
avenue, S. E., while Mr. Idema is in
training in the ordnance class of the
University of Michigan.
Mrs. Nellie Andree of McBain is
visiting friends and relatives in this
city.
Miss Ellen Konczalski of McReyn-olds
avenue has departed for a few months’
visit with her grandmother, Mrs. Katie
Staszak, of Pulaski, Wis.
Harold and Philip Cornelius have
returned to Colgate after spending the
holidays with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. C. Cornelius, of Fountain street
N. E.
Mrs. Howard Hayes, who has been
the guest of her sister and brother-inlaw, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Irwin, of
Fulton street, E., departed Sunday for
her home in Chicago.
Lieut. William Hoebeke of the medical reserve corps is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Hoebeke of
Lafayette avenue, S. E.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Tallmadge and
daughter, Marian, of Terrace avenue,
S. E., have returned from a 10-days’
visit in Chicago, Milwaukee and Sheboygan.
Mrs. W. R. Shelby of Lafayette
avenue, N. E., has been called to New
York city by the death of her sister,
Mrs. E. C. Papazian. Mrs. Papazian
had a large circle of friends in Grand
Rapids, having visited her sister on
several occasions.
Mrs. Mitchell Fauth, who has been
the guest of her mother, Mrs. John
Klise of Broadway avenue, N. W., has
left for her home in San Francisco,
stopping in Chicago and Los Angeles,
enroute to her home.
Mr. Fred Ewald of Detroit has returned home after being the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Jarvis of Fulton
street, E. Lieut. L. A. Jarvis spent New
Years with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Coleman have
departed for Florida, where they will
spend the winter.