Escanaba Morning Press from Escanaba, Michigan • Page 1

ESCANABA MORNING PRESS VOL VII NO 92 Single Copies 3 Cents ESCANABA, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 2 1916 12 Cents per Week SIX PAGES LATHROP MAN IS AN ENGINEER Walter Johnson of Lathrop is in the city for a few days visiting with friends. He has just returned from Milwaukee where he took the examin-' ations for marine engineer. He passed the examination and was granted his papers. He expects to become the engineer of the steamship Marida' which is wintering at Goderich, Ont. GYPSY QUEEN POSTERS UP Much attentien is being attracted to the unique posters advertising the high school operetta, "The Gypsy Queen." These posters are the work of the art department and are original in design and execution, showing gypsy characters in many poses.

The actual costumes for the operetta are to be elaborate and show the dress of the gypsy bands, not as we are accustomed to think of the ragged traveling gypsy train of America, but the tribes in Roumania and southern Europe where gypsy blood is pure, tra-, ditions old, and pride strong. The operetta is to be given at the high school, Monday evening, Feb. 6th. WATCH RECORD OF LEFTY GERVAIS One pitcher in organized baseball this season whose showing will be watched with interest by local fans is Lefty Gervais, brother of E. L.

Gervais of -this city, who will wear, a uniform with the Milwaukee team of the American Association. Gervais is a former DePere lad who has frequently visited in this city. He first attracted attention in the Northwest league and was drafted by the Boston Nationals. He was farmed out to Winnipeg, in the Northern League and has now been purchased by the management of the Milwaukee Brewers. HARD TIMES WATCHWORD "Hard Times" will be the watchword at the Masonic temple tomorrow evening.

Members 'of the Eastern Society will entertain at that place on Friday evening at a typical "hard times party." The guests will be dressed in "hard times" clothes; they will participate in a "hard times" grand march and they will be served with a "hard times" luncheon. And to make the party complete "hard times" prizes will be awarded to the couples typifying the "hardest present. The function will be attended by members of the Eastern Star and their families and by the members of the Masonic lodge and their families. JUNIORS SWIPE SENIORS' GOWNS Adrian. March The juniors and seniors at Adrian college are at it again.

The prospective grads made their initial appearance in their gowns last week. It was their only appearance, too, for the same day juniors stole them. Then to add insult to injury, the third year men attended chapel the next day attired in flowing bath robes with colors that drowned out the pipe organ. Douglas Fir 1 5 5.25 Douglas Fir 5.00 24 No order accepted for less than 500 plants, and not less than 50 of any one class will be sold. The above prices are F.

O. Roscommon, including packing and crating, and apply to stock to be planted within the State of Michigan. Fifty cent must be added to the above prices for shipments outside the state. Orders for stock to be planted in Michigan will be given precedence. Order by number (use letter in first column) and use the blank accompanying price list.

State whether plants are to be shipped by Freight ol' Express. The Ex press Companies carry plants at special rates and we advise that shipments be made by Express. Full purchase price must accompany the order. Direct all communications to the State Forester, Roscommon, Mich. FEBRUARY A COLD MONTH EVERY DAY LAST MONTH AVER.

AGED 2.8 DEGREES COLDER THAN NORMAL- SNOW. FALL WAS LIGHT Unusually low temperatures and a decided deficiency in precipitation, marked the month of February in this city, according to the monthly meteorological summary issued yesterday by Observer H. H. Spindler. Every day of February averaged 2.8 degrees colder than the nomal and the total precipitation for the month was less than half the normal snowfall for February in this district.

The average daily temperature for February of this year was 12.6 degrees while the normal temperature for February here is 15.4 degrees. The coldest day of the month was Feb. 14, when the mercury dropped to 14 below zero. The warmest day in February was 46 degrees on Feb. 17.

The highest temperature ever recorded at this station in the 44 years, covered by the records was 52 degrees and the lowest temperature ever corded here in February was 32 degrees below zero. The total snowfall of last month was' 7.8 inches, which reduced to was but .63 of an inch while the normai precipitation for February is 1.39, making a deficiency in precipitation for last month of over three quarters' of an inch. At the close of the month there was two inches of snow on the ground. The prevailing winds of the month were out of the north and the average velocity for the month was 9.4 miles an hour. The highest velocity attained by the wind during the month was 30 miles an hour from the north on Feb.

18. During February there were 8 clear, days; 13 were partly cloudy, and on' 8 days the sun failed to appear at any time. TWO SQUADS WIN EASILY At the Delft allews last night the Superiors defeated the I. S. Co.

team by a margin of 157 pins. The Doctors also defeated the Lawyers by a margin of 119 pins. The following are the individual scores of the teams: SUPERIORS. Bink 187 154 222 Moody 138 234 ,135 Kraus 195 216 135 Roeser 108 194 122 Johnson 136 151 148 Totals 1. S.

Simpson Lahaie Farrell Shepeck Wickert 764 949 766 CO. 116 174 130 137 131 178 223 209 142 170 120 171 134 126 161 Totals 780 760 782 DOCTORS Kurz 142 139 127 Mogan 191 153 134 Lemire 150 132 163 Long 132 166 232 Zing 173 138 159 LAWYERS. Strom 161. 116 137 Rushton 221 169 152 Baker 127 123 161 Matthews 133 123 138 Frost 148 169 134 Totals 790 700 722 FORMER RESIDENT HAS PASSED AWAY P. M.

Marks died February 29, 1916 at German hospital, San Francisco. Mr. Marks was well known here laving lived here many years and served as marine engineer out of this ports. In 1907 he moved to San Francisco and has made his home there ever since. The deceased was 60 years of age and survived by two daughters who are Mrs.

J. J. Martin of Escanaba and Mrs. Francis Olson of San Francisco. Mrs.

Victor Malongree and Miss Kathryn McDonnell have returned to their home in Gladstone after a visit in Marquette. 80. YOCKEY WINS NOMINATION INTEREST OF PRIMARY ELECTION CENTERED VESTTRDAY IN RACE FOR REPUBLICAN NOMINATION FOR TREASURER The candidates are: Non-Partisan Republican For MayorB. J. MacKillican Edward Smith City ClerkCarl E.

Anderson o. V. Linden! City TreasurerArthur Mayou W. H. Yockey Justice of the PeaceC.

D. McEwen Est ward AldermanE. W. Wickert Oscar H. Loeffler SupervisorJ.

P. Miller Peter Jensen 2nd; AldermanE. J. Noreus c. C.

Stephenson SupervisorF. H. Atkins F. H. Atkins 3rd; AldermanZephyr Beauchamp R.

Schwaarz SupervisorGeorge Harvey Bonander Smith 4th; AldermanL. M. Beggs W. E. Wickert SupervisorMare Pepin.

J. W. Firkus 5th; AldermanJoseph F. Pryal E. J.

Kirkpatrick Supervisor0. P. Chatfield P. N. Petersen 6th; Alderman-Ed.

Jernstrom John G. Bergman SupervisorD. F. Villemure Otto H. Bergman 7th: AldermanHugo Breitenbach John Strom SupervisorChas.

Erickson Albert Halvorsen Approximately 585 votes were cast at the primary election of yesterday, when the only contest for the nomination for a city office was between W. H. Yockey and Thomas St. Jacques, candidates for city treasurer on the Republican ticket. Yockey won over St.

Jacques by a margin of 41 votes, having a total of 285 votes to 244 cast for St. Jacques. The only ward contest was in the sixth ward, where three candidates, were out for the Republican nomination for alderman. John G. Bergman, was nominated by a plurality of 16 votes over his nearest Alex.

H. Johnson. There was a total ct 140 votes east for the Republican candidates for alderman in the sixth, the vote being divided as follows. John G. Bergman 68; Alex.

H. Johnson 52: and Dr. A. S. Winn 20.

The vote on the Republican nomination for city treasurer, between W. H. Yockey and Thomas St. Jacques, in the several wards of the city was as follows: Yockey St. Jacques First ward 11 15 Second ward 51 19 Third ward 40 26 Fourth ward 49 49 Fifth- 1st prec't 27 37 Fifth- prec't 15 15 Sixth ward 72 58 Seventh ward 20 25 Totals 285 244 PRICE LIST OF PLANTING STOCK The Public Domain Commission has fixed the following prices for transplants as the amount necessary to; cover cost of production, packing and delivery to the railroad station.

trans- rows. height "sayou! dad Order a 'AV Total plant Price No. Species A Pine 2 4 $5.00 B- White Pine 5 5.50 -White Pine 7 2 16 6.00 -Norway Pine 4 6.50 -Limber Pine 5.00 -White Spruce 5.50 -White Spruce 8 6.50 H- -White Spruce 12 7.00 -Blue Spruce 3 5.50 -Blue Spruce 03 5.50 K--Blue Spruce 6.00 -Blue Spruce 3 6.50 -Norway Spruce 5.50 N- -Norway Spruce 10 5.75 0-Norway Spruce 0 6.00 P--Norway Spruce 5 02 00 6.50 Q- -Englemann Spruce 4 0 5 5.00 R--Douglas Fir 5 5.50 You might live in a city 50 years and never know how near Hell you were until some self -appointed paid reformer who has not heen on the ground 12 hours, tells you. PITHY POINTS PITHY POINTS Would Kentucky homes with prohibition? Would there be fewer divorces? The latest period covered in the United States had these divorce rates based onl the number of per 100,000 married population: Kentucky 237; Kansas City, 286; Maine 282. If alcohol were as poisonous as the professional Prohibitionists and Paid Reformers say it is, it would have killed off the entire human race ages sinceand most of the Paid ers.

250 carloads of beer are de- livered to German soldiers each week. It is safer than water and if the Russians had receiv- ed a few cars of German cheer it's probably that the Ger- mans today would not be oe- cupying so much Russian ter- ritory. The Paid Reformer would lead you to think that a large part of the country is "dry." government reports say there is more liquor consumed now than five years ago. Would you rather live in a "wet" territory and obey the law or in a "dry" territory and disobey the law? It is a question of temperance and control VA. Prohibition and Hypocrisy.

MEET DEMAND WITH A DELAY UNPARALLELED SITUATION THAT CONFRONTS GOVERNMENT NOT TO BE SOLVED SPEEDILY (Special to The Press.) Washington, D. Mar. today met President Wilson's demand for an early endorsement of his attitude in the German contro-' cersy with arrangements for delay. Leaders at the capitol declared tonight that it would be several days before the action demanded by the president would be taken, if at all. The day brought forth the following, developments in the unparalleled nation, which confronts the govern-: ment: The house leaders declared that the president's demand for a test had soli-' dified sentiment against him and that opposition to the president was on the increase.

Senate leaders decided to await action by the house before precipitating a struggle in the upper body, although they are convinced that the senate would sustain the president. Supporters of the president in congress declined to force the test in the matter of the endorsement of the proposition. MACHINISTS TAKE SERIES Machine shop employes at the Chatfield Brass Iron Works last night defeated the foundry workers of the same plant, in a series of three bowling games at the Delft club alleys, by 47 pins. The scores follow. FOUNDRY Hansen 168 134 158 Paul 141 165 121 Mortensen 140 103 140 Rowly 123 142 121 Lindell 135 164 123 Totals 707 708 663 MACHINE SHOPS Chatfield 136 134 118 Brant 155 170 131 Johnson 165 148 143 Aubin 135 164 137 Vaneffen 124 153 117, Totals 706 769 646 John Nelson of this city returned, last night from Menominee where he spent a few days visiting with friends.

J. B. Frechette of Bark River was in, the city yesterday on a short business trip. ANSWER U.S. SINKING TWO TWO ARMED BRITISH SHIPS ARE FIRST VICTIMS OF NEW SUB.

MARINE ORDER (Special to The Press.) London, Mar. 1. -Two 'steamships were sunk today. They were the first under the Austrian-German decree regarding the sinking of armed merchantmen without warning, which went into effect last night at midnight The censorship has been tightened and only meagre details are available. The British steamship Thornaby is the first one reported to have been sunk.

Where she met her fate is not revealed. Initial reports stated all members of the crew were killed or drowned. This is taken as conclusive proof that the ship was torpedoed by a submarine. Later reports regarding the casualties, however, indicate that some mem bers of the crew were saved. The British steamer Mulvina is re ported sunk off the coast of Kent.

The war office issued no statement in reference to her loss. (Special to The Press.) New York, Mar. the latest threat to sink all armed enemy ships, the steamer Giuseppe Verdi, of the Italian line, sailed for Naples today with two 3-inch guns mounted at the stern ready for action. She was the first Italian vessel to leave since the new submarine order went into effect. She carried 150 sengers and a large cargo of war manitions.

NOTRE DAME WAS SURPRISE Notre Dame sprung a big surprise oll the Wolverines on last Saturday when they trounced Coach Farrell's track team in the annual indoor dual meet at South Bend, Ind. The victory was by 110 means decisive and the Michigan team confidently expects to reverse the taples when the two teams clash on Ferry Field during the outdoor season, but it was none the less bitter because not overwhelming. The defeat was the more unwelcome because it came just one week after Illinois had beaten the Notre Dame team under exactly the same conditions as governed last Saturday's contest. The Illinois vietory was by an even dozen points, and Captain Smith and his men had hoped to do even better than had the Illini. Their failure to accomplish this result makes the defeat the less pleasing.

The work ow Notre Dame's sprinters spelt the victory by the Catholics. Their ability, especially that of Hardy, to beat Captain Smith and O'Brien, the Wolverine dash men, meant the downfall of the Michigan hopes. Ufer's defeat in the half mile was also unex-' pected. The results of the eligibility dulings also had much to do with the defeat. for after the faculty had- finished with the team, no less than a half dozen of its stars were out of competition.

The quarter mile squad was cut to pieces, the pole vault lost a much-needed man and the weights were minus one of the best athletes in the squad. There is some hope to be gleaned from the meet, however, as it showed several of the Wolverines in better form than expected, Cross especially. The team goes to New York City this week end. AIR RAIDERS TOY BALLOONS to The Press Ashland, Mar. -Northern Wisconsin now appears to have been the victim of a hoax for five days past in the sending up of toy baloons to simulate aeroplanes and presumably to frighten employes at the Washburn plant of the Dupont Powder company.

This was discovered today when the remains of toy baloons were found here. Authorities still believe that it. WitS a plan to terrorize workmen at the powder plants, as three hundred men refused to work today in fear of the plant being dynamited as threatened in anonymous letters. Al. Hebbard has returned to Glad stone after a business trip to Mar quette.

Raymond Connors has returned to his home in Negaunee after visiting with relatives and friends in this city, WILL CELEBRATE AN ANNIVERSARY Next Sunday at the Swedish Lutheran church memorial service will be held for Dr. Hasselquist, one of the founders of the Augustana Synod of the Swedish Lutheran church of North America. This will be the 100th anniversary of his birth. The services of Sunday will be held under the auspices of the Bible class. BIRD LAW IN EFFECT Washington, D.

March A misleading statement has recently become current in newspapers of the Mississippi Valley and elsewhere, to the effeet that the department of agriculture has suspended the enforcement of the federal regulations under the migratory bird law and by this means has enabled sportsmen, under state laws, to shoot wild fowl the coming spring. Under the federal regulations as they now stand, the season on all mi-1 gratory wild fowl is closed until next autumn throughout the United States. Federal inspectors and wardens are required, and others interested in the protection of wild fowl are requested. to report 10 the department of agriculture all cases of violations of the regulations, in order that proper acpes-tion may be taken. The department of agriculture has 110 power to suspend the law or to pardon violations of the regulations.

Doubtless the erroneous impression, on which the newspaper statements are based, has grown out of the pendency of litigation involving the consti" tutionality of the Act of Congress which, ap-1 proved March 4, 1913, under the regulations were promulgated. The lower federal courts disagreed as to the validity of the statute and the issue was carried to the supreme court of the United States. The case was argued in the supreme court in October. 1915, but has not been decided. Following the lower court decisions congress appropriated money for the purpose of continuing the enforcement of the law.

The department of agriculture is bound to report to the department of justice violations of the regulations if the supreme court should declare the law constitutional. All persons should, therefore, be warned of the danger they incur from failure to a- bide by the regulations. NEW MILLINER AT FAIR STORE Miss Elsa Bock of Chicago arrived in the city yesterday to take charge, of the millinery department of the Fair store. Miss Bock has had a wide experience as a milliner and Mr. is most fortunate in securing her services.

TUBERCULOSIS WEEK IS HERE This is "tuberculosis week" in the schools of Michigan. F. E. King, the superintendent in Escanaba, has received from the state board of educa- tion appropriate literature. One pam- 8 phlet, "Five Lessons on Tuberculosis," published by Fred L.

Keeler, super- intendent of public instruction, outlines, in five compact lessons, the surest means of preventing either the origin or contagion of the disease in the school room. This booklet is written in a clear, intelligible style, and is to be used for reading and lecture pur- poses by the teachers. Governor Ferris, one of the leading sprits in this "fresh air" movement. says concerning this work in the schools: "It is outdoor life hat our schools must encourage. Let every boy and girl become a convert to the gen- erous use of fresh air and sunshine.

Let every boy and girl rebel against 'stuffy' rooms wherever they are. Michigan wants an army of fresh air scouts." The first lesson, "Fresh Air and How to Get It." emphasizes the direct value of -ventilated school rooms and the part which pure air plays in the prevention of tubercular conditions. It also accents the absolute (Continued on page Six.) PREPARE FOR A NEW EFFORT ARTILLERY DUEL RAGES BUT IN. FANTRY AT VERDUN REST ON ARMS AFTER TEN DAYS CARNAGE (Special to The Press.) London, Mar. advanced lines hemming in Verdun in a great semi-eirele the Germans tonight report the bringing up of hundreds of the most powerful howitzers for a territic smash at the great fortress.

Exhausted by ten days and nights of lighting, 1,500,000 infantry on both sides are resting on their arts. During the entire day 110 action by the foot soldiers took place, according t3 the French midnight statement. An artillery duel rages along the entire front. 1 The quiet of the day, however, is taken by both London and Paris to portend a still greater battle. While the Germans rush up the newest Krupps together with huge stores of munitions the French are feverishly strengthening their defenses against the renewed drive.

(Special to The Press. London. Mar. Central News dispatch from Lisbon tonight says: is reported here that the German minister will leave tomorrow. Many Germans are going to Spain." London, Mar.

1. -Germany has sent an ultimatum to Portugal, demanding the restoration within 48 hours of German ships recently seized by that country, according to a dispatch from the Reuters Telegraph to Madrid. London, Mar. 1. The war office tonight issued the following official statement: "A German seaplane passed over a portion to the southeast coast this evening.

dropping several bombs. "There was no military damage. A child of nine months is reported killed." RECEIVE NEWS OF RELATIVE'S DEATH Mr. and Mrs. Herman Roberge will leave this afternoon for Ishpeming, called there by the death of August Mercier, grandfather of Mrs.

Roberge, who passed away on Tuesday night. Funeral services will be conducted over the body at Ishpeming on Friday morning. Mr. Mercier was 85 years of age and had been a resident of Ishpeming for over 50 years. For many years he was employed by the Clevelandliffs Iron company and by the L.

S. I. railway as flagman. I. EIGHT VOTERS PRESENT The city's evening publication last night carried an account of a "large and enthusiastic dry meeting" held at Stonington on Tuesday evening.

An authoritative report of that meeting is that there were exactly eight voters in attendance, including the speaker and the gentleman who accompanied him to Stonington. The remainder of the audience was made up of 20 women. To prove that the attendance at the meeing was disappoint ment to the speaker, he in his address reproved the for their apparent lack of interest and announced that he would return for another meeting later in the campaign, when they must make an effort to secure larger attendance. The size the Stonington audience Tuesday night proves that it is as Mr. A.

I. Pelter states in his campaign program, that in order to get a crowd out to a meeting among the farmers it is very essential to give them stereoptican views or a musical program and further states that to make sure of a crowd a banquet of some kind should be arranged, with the understanding, of course, that the banquet will be furnished by the farmers or as he specifically states, "these meetings should be 'dry' in subject only." Moral--Farmers furnish the banquet; agitators draw the pay..