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is a to ESCANABA MORNING PRESS VOL VIII -NO 17 Single Copies 3 Cents ESCANABA, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL. 8,1916 12 Cents per Week SIX PAGES SIMILARITY IN THE VOTE FIVE MORE PEOPLE VOTED IN FA. VOR OF BONDS THAN NUMBER THAT OPPOSED LOCAL OPTION. Complete reports from all voting precincts of Delta county, filed at the office of County Clerk A. J.

Pepin yesterday, show that Local Option was defeated at the polls on Monday by a majority of 1704 while the proposition to bond the county for $100,000 for the construction of roads, wag carried by a majority of 1443. The total vote given in favor of the cal option in all precincts of the county was 2276 and the total vote giv en against that proposal was 3350. The total vote fiven in favor of the bonding proposition was 3355 and the total vote given in opposition 'of the bond issue was 1912. A striking fact in connection with the election results on the two special propositions that were submitted is that but five more voters cast their ballots in favor of the bond isS11e than the number that cast their ballots against local option. This result -proves conclusively the thought and care used by the voters in Delta county at the election oll Monday The battle cry of the "wet" forces in the campaign that preceded the eletcion was "Vote No," while the admonition to the voters on the bonding proposition was to "Vote Yes" and that the voters in no way confused the two issues is shown by the nearly identical vote given in each case.

OFFICERS SELECTED Members of the Escanaba Command ery Knights Templar elected officers for the coming year at a most enjoyable meeting held on Thursday night, following a banquet that was served at the Temple at 6:30 o'clock. The officers of the commandery elec ted are: Jesse Owen, eminent commander: Andrew Bredahl generalissimo; G. A. 'Cotton, captain general; A. T.

Hoffman, senior warden; H. J. Rushton, junior warden; George Nich olson, Manistique, standard bearer; James Munroe, sword bearer; G. Royce, warden and C. A.

Cram, tyler. JOSEPH REINGER DIED ON SUNDAY Ill for five months with a complication of diseases, Joseph E. Reinger, former an Escanaba resident, died early Sunday morning in St. Joseph's sanitarium, "Ann Arbor. The deceased was only 38 years old, left the city about ten years ago.

Funeral services were held in Ann Arbor Tuesday morning, where he was burled. Reviewing Mr. Reinger's life history, the Ann Arbor Times says the following: "Mr. Reinger was born January 28, 1878. At the age of five years he was taken into the family of Ira Carley, a well known lumberman of Ingalls, Mich.

Mr. Reinger grew up in the lumber business under the guidance of his foster father. During the four years Reinger operated the Escanaba Lumber company it did an annual business of $250,000. At the age of 24 he engaged in an extensive wholesale lumber business in Kansas City, leaving this business to come to Ann Arbor to take up the study of law. Almost immediately after coming to this city, his health began to decline and he was unable to turn his attention to active business pursuits or study.

On February 19th, 1906, he married Miss Dana Kirtland, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George O. Kirtland of this city, with whom Mr. and Mrs.

Reinger were living at the time of his death. Mr. Reinger had an unusually active mind, large business capacity, pleasing personality, kindly disposttion and was liked. His personal habits were exemplary. Mrs.

Sarah B. Nelson and Mrs. Anna Wilson, of Marquette, are visiting GAME VIOLATOR PAYS STIFF FINE Charged with having venison in his possession during the closed season, Joseph Burwick, of Northland, was arrested by Deputy State Game Warden K. E. Voght.

The defendant was taken to Negaunee, where yesterday morn ing he entered a plea of guilty to the charge in justice court and was sentenced Copay a fine and costs totaling $30. He paid the amount fixed by the court and was released from custody. LECTURE IS POSTPONED A telegram was received by Supt. F. E.

King, of the Escanaba public schools, announcing that because of unforseen circumstances Dr. V. 11. Vaughan, dean of the medical department of the University of Michigan, will be unable to come to Escanaba to deliver an address on April 13, as scheduled. The telegram receiv ed yesterday announced that the visit of Dr.

Vaughan to this city is cessarily postponed until fall and letter will follow from the university officials explaining the circumstances that have developed to preVent the carrying out of the original extension lecture program. Plans had been made by physicians of the city to entertain Dr. Vaughan on the occasion of his visit to Escanaba and marked interest was centered by the people in the scheduled leeture by the eminent medical authority. TODAY IS DRESS UP DAY Today and all next week will be Dress-Up days for the people of Escanaba. Kratze Brothers in conducting a Dress-Up Sale in conjunction with a nation wide movement that has been inaugurated to encourage men and women to dress up and get new clothes to reflect the prosperity of the United States.

This confidence in the prosperity of! the country is reflected most ously in the magnificent and extensive assortments of new 1916 apparel for "every member of the family" and the home. You'll find clothes you like at th eprices you like at Kratze's store. It will be to your advantage to inspect Kratze Bros' lines before making your purchases for even if you do nothing, you'll be the wiser for the information you've gained will assist you when you are ready to buy. SITUATION UNUSUAL When the Delta county board of supervisors meet in this city on Monday to organize for the coming year and to canvass the vote cast on the local option question, two of the members of that body will likely still be facing recount proceedings. The supervisors involved in recounts are Peder Pederson, of Bay de Noe township and Helmer Bruce of Bark River township.

Unless proceedings are tak en today it will not be possible to settle the recount in those townships before the county beard meets on Mon day and two supervisors will have a voice in Monday's meeting who may later be deposed. CHILD DIES AT HOME OF PARENTS Clifford Doucet, the two years old son of Mr. and Mrs. Rosalio Doucet, passed away yesterday morning at the home of the parents at Danforth. The child has been ill for the past three months with a complication of diseases and its death had been expected.

Funeral services will be con ducted over the body at the Holy Family church of Flat Rock this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Father Tastevin, pastor of the church, will officiate at: the service. Interment will be at the Holy Family cHurch cemetery. LOOK SILENT TO HIS GRAVE After having destroyed all of his personal papers through which relatives might be located, John McLeod, formerly of Ford River and close friends of some of Delta county's most prominent men, passed away yesterday at.

the Delta county almssouse. McLeod entered the infirmary seven years ago when his health began to fail and constantly refused to accept aid from either friends or relatives. It was known that he had wealthy relatives in Canada but he persistently refused to tell even his closest friends their exact whereabouts. For some time it was known that his death was near and it was supposed that the address of his relatives would be found among his personal papers. After his death terday it was found that the aged man had destroyed all of his papers and not a single clew was left by which relatives might be notified of the death.

The body was removed to the undertaking rooms of D. A. Oliver where it will be held for a few days in the hope that some friends wll appear to whom Mr. McLeod at some time may have revealed the address of his relatives. He was 81 years of age and for many years was employed as a bookkeeper by the Ford River Lumber Company at Ford River.

ASSOCIATION IS LAUNCHED The Delta Automobile Dealers' Association was formally launched at the office of Attorney John L. Loell last night. All of the automobile dealers and agents of Delta county are included in the new association that will have for its principal object the inculcation of friendly business relations among the auto dealers of the county. Plans for an auto show to be held in this city, were discussed last night and a committee was appointed to consider the advisability of planning such an exhibit to be held on April 20, 21 and 22. A committee was also named at last night's meeting to form ulate a constitution and by-laws for the association and which will be submitted in completed form to the mem-, ters at the next meeting, which will be held at an early date.

WISCONSIN HAS MANY AUTOMOBILES (Special to the Press.) Madison, April 8. -There are more than 80,000 automobile in the state of Wisconsin with automobiles with investments estimated at $80,000,000 according to officials in the secretary of state's office. In addition. there are 8,600 motorcycles. GETS WARRANT FOR AN OLD OFFENSE Charged with a statutory offense, a former resident of Escanaba will likely be brought to this city some time today by Sheriff Andrew Iverson, who left for Minneapolis to arrest the man.

The accused party has been absent from Escanaba for several years, residing in Minneapolis. Sher4 iff Iverson expects the man to return peaceably without requisition papers being obtained. NEW STADIUM TO BE ERECTED (Special to The Press.) Madison. April, 8. Actual work in shifting the for the construction of the new stadium at the University of Wisconsin has been commenced.

The new stand, when completed, will be 400 feet in length with accommodations for 40,000 people. ISSUE CALL SOON FOR A CLEAN UP As soon as the ice and snow has disappeared Mayor Mackillican will 19- sue an annual proclamation calling for a general spring clean up. Through the enforcement of health laws relative to the care of stable refuse and the use of a team throughout the winter by the city in picking, up cans and other refuse from the alleys, conditions this spring will be found to 1 be far more sanitary than in any spring of the past. A general, cleanup will be ordered however, to place the alleys and premises throughout the city and in a spic and span condition for the opening of the summer season. S.

FORCE ON THE TRAIL GEN. FUNSTON REITERATES BE. LIEF THAT MEN IN MEXICO IRE CLOSE ON VILLA'S HEELS. (Special to the Press.) San Antonio. April 7.

Funston was fairly certain tonight' that the men in Mexico are now on the right trail of the bandit, Pancho Villa. For the first time General Funston is, of the opinion that the army has an authenticated idea of Villa's whereabouts. Though Funston has never believed Villa to be wounded, reports received today reiterated that the bandit has broken his leg and is being carried in a litter or in a carriage. MOTHERS PENSION IS GIVEN SUPPORT A very short time ago I noticed in the Morning Press that one of our most reliable citizens was pleading for the "Mother's Pension" and the full enforcement of the law on this worthy cause. There were certain individuals objecting to it.

Their criticism of this charitable cause was that of thoughless persons who do not appreciate the want that exists in the homes of unfortunate widows and orphans. When the state passes a law, there should be an incorruptable clause attached. It is not a law, in any sense that is handed over to a local body of the men to determine whether it is to be practically put in force. In two cases I have learned and thoroughly investigated and found the most convincing evidence that the "Mother's Pension Law" is not giving the relief that it should. 'The mother's pension does not come; out of the city fund directly, as the city poor fund does.

The citizens lo-1 cally do not in any measure feel it, to become any financial burden upon them, and why do they oppose this and object to the law being put in force and the rightful needy persons get what the law allows them? The state law gives $3.00 per month for each child and yet there is one family of 8 children that receives only $10 a month. Three times 8 is $24.00 in this on ecase. Does anybody want to try to support this family on $10. Its a question. What bill of fare would any of the supervisors who are the rul ing power, give for each day of one month on $8 or even $10 or $12.00 for such a family of helpless little ones.

The thieves and crooks in jail get better attention than that. Their food is prepared and served to them. We do not hear of any of the officials objecting to what they get. Now Mr. Citizen, the mother's pension should be put in full force and our helpless ones have more right to demand it than the prosperous citizens down in Washington, clamoring for gasoline to run their motor cars.

This is a luxury. The mother's pen. sion is a law to feed the hungry children and keep them in school- and is 11 necessity. The two cases I know of are most worthy, many other are criticising the inefficient practice of this Mother's Pension Law, since the supervisors have demanded that the cost be kept down. MRS.

GEO. YOUNG Mrs. W. J. Hodson returned last night from Chicago, where Mrs.

J. J. Cox, her aunt, recently submitted to a serious operation at St. Mary's hospital for the removal of a goitre, Mr. Cox will go to Chicago tonight to remain over Sunday.

WILL RAISE RELIEF FUND Members of the Lewis Cass Chapter. Daughters of the American Rev- folution, have assumed charge of a tocal movement to raise funds for the relief of the war victims in Belgium and northern France. It has been found by actual investigation that at least 3,000,000 in those districts are destitute and entirely dependent on charity for support. The national society of the Daughters of the American' Revolution is cooperating in this movement to raise funds for the war sufferers with the Com mission for Relief in Belgium and locally the chapter members will er ert a determined effort to give the people of Escanaba an opportunity to contribute to this worthy cause. It is estimated that it costs 7 cents a day to support one war sufferer and EL miniature flag, bearing the colors of France and Belgium, together with the stars and stripes, have been is sued to be sold to the charitable people of the land at 7 cents each or any larger sum that the donor may desire to give.

Today will be observed throughout the United States as Flag Tag Day for the relief of the war sufferers, thi date being the anniversary of the birth of King of Belgium. The local chapter members will make no effort to carry out a flag tar day, because of the limited time offer ed to make plans, but instead will call upo nthe people of th ecity for seven cent or larger donations in exchang: for the miniature flags. Boxes to re ceive donations in exchange for the Bags have been placed at the Meal Drug store, Ellsworth's drug store, Hill Drug store, Groos Drug store, City Drug Store and at the Delta and Ladington hotels. The col lection for the war sufferers will close in this city on Wednesday of next week, when funds secured will bi forwarded to the national chapter of the order and turned over to the Bel gium French commission. In addition to the public place named above flags may be secure from and donations made to member of the D.

A. members located in different parts of the city being Mrs F. H. Atkins, Mrs. W.

J. Clark. Mrs. H. W.

Reade, Mrs. J. M. Millar, Mrs. Carrie MeNaughton and Mrs.

A Carlson. OFFICERS QUALIFY Mayor B. J. MacKillican was the first newly elected official to the city to appear at the office of City Clerk O. V.

Linden and take the oath of of fice, thus formally qualifying for the coming term. Other officials who took the oath of office yesterday were: Supervisors George Harvey, Frank A. Atkins, Mare Pepin and Albert Halvorsen and Aldermen E. Nor eus, Joseph E. Pryal, L.

M. Beggs and Hugho Breitenbach and Justice C. MeEwen. LOCAL MEN TO OPEN A PLANT Planning to have the plant in oper ation by April 15, John E. McCarthy and Gordon Shipman of this city have completed plans to establish a potash factory in Manistique, operat ing under the firm name of the Amer ican Carbonate company.

Machinery will be installed immediately in all old creamery building which has been leased in Manistique The European war has brought a great demand for pottasium carbonate, better known as potash, and the new concern expects to have a ready market for their product. DOLLAR BAY CO. BUYS BIG CUT Three million feet of mixed timber, purchased last week by the Dollar Bay Lumber company from the DeHaas Lumber company of Skanee insures a busy summer for the Dollar Bay concern. As soon as navigation opens the timber will be rafted and towed by tugs to Dollar Bay. SORROWING PEOPLE ATTENDED FUNERAL Funeral services for Mrs.

Barney Boyle, former resident of this city were held at 9 o'clock Friday morning with a requiem high mass at the All Saint's church at Gladstone, the Rev. Father Bennett officiating. In terment was in St. Joseph's cemetery, here. The funeral from Gladstone to this city was by auto.

AMERICANS 2 DANGER (Special to 'The Press.) Washington, D. April 7 The state department was advised tonight in a dispatch from United States Consul Alger that Americans at Mazatian are in danger. No particulars were given. There are from two hundred to three hundred Americans at Maza- atlan and vicinity. The gunboat Chat tattooga is now at Mazatian and oth- rs of the Pacific fleet may be sent.

(Special the Press.) EI Paso, April 7 An uncensored re! pert received here tonight from Colembus says detachment of United States cavalry, five hundred strong. had reached Pilar De Concho, small town forty miles north of Par- ral. 'The location places Villa approx imately eighty miles ahead of his par suers to the southeast. (Special to The Press.) El Paso, April 7. Villa is definitely located at LaBoquilla, tonight, according to a code message received here from Torreon.

La Boquilla is about 55 miles southeast of Satevo and about an equal distance north of Parral EI Paso, April Imperative need of utilizing the Mexican Central railroad as a supporting line or the communication tor th troops in Mexico was made obvious today by the definite information that Villa heading for Torreon and not Durango. Bandits tonight are supposed to be 140 mites from Juarez along the Mex-; ican Central railroad. General PerI shing's troops are said to be still a day's ride south of Satevo. which leaves them far behind the bandits. (Special to the Press.) Washington, April 7.

-Announce ment at the state department today was that Carranza asked this government how long it intends to keep its forces in Mexico and how far into the interior they will go. A delay in reaching an agreement on a protocol proposed to Carranza by secretary Lansing has been attributed to this new phase of situation. After a conference between secretary Lansing and President Wilson today it was stated that the American troops will not be withdrawn from Mexico until Pancho Villa is captured or killed. LATE OUTING IS LOOKED FOR Marine men look for a late opening of navigation on Green Bay and the lakes, according to Captain C. M.

York and Captain C. M. Gooding, United States inspectors who examined the freight steamer Willis L. King and the passenger steamer, Saugatuck, going repairs here. The ice in the bay is 22 inches in thickness at present, and the prospects for open water soon are light.

'The captain of the steamer I. Watson Stephenson, which is in her regular winter berth at the Walls docks, arrived in the city yesterday from Green Bay. He found that Green Bay is entirely covered with ice to the mouth of the Fox River and at 10 place has the ice shown indications of rapid disintegration. COUNNY ENGINEERS HELD FINE MEET County Engineer R. P.

Mason has returned from Crystal Falls, where he attended a two-day session of the county road engineers of the upper peninsula. The discussion of road en gineering and building occupied the meetings. Plans were formulated for a big campaign for the betterment of roads. GERMANS IN NEW ADVANCE SHORT BUT VIOLENT BOMBARD. MENT GAINS FRENCH FIRST LINE AT IMPORTANT POINT.

(Special to The Press.) London, April 7. Shifting their at tack two miles to the east the Ger mans have gained 11 foothold in the French lines between Bethincourt and Chatnocourt in a desperate offensive movement which has as its apex the village of Bethincourt, west of the Meuse. The attack followed closely the capture of Haucourt to the west, v. which the Germans were deprived the army's defending Verdun from northwest of one of the principal sup porting points of the left wing. The attack was made at night afte the preparatory bombardment which lasted only two hours, but made up it fury for what it lacked in length.

Fo lowing the German cecupation of th French first line positions on Bethin court, the front defenders made al immediate counter attack througl which part of the trenches were re gained, a French report claims. The Germans' effort to advance in drive on Esnes was broken up by th barrier fire. EVIDENCE NOT SUFFICIENT Special to the Press.) Washington, April Wi son and his cabinet reached a final de cision today on the policy of the United States in the submarine issue The administration also definitely decided that the present evidence insuflicient to justify placing the pol icy into effect. Secretary Lansing an nounced that it is "premature" say that the case has been madagainst Germany. INSANE MAN WRECKS CELL It is estimated that it will take more than $100 to repair the damage: to the padded cell in the county jai as a result of the doubled exertions o1 the part of Eli Degrandgagnage, 24 years old, deaf mute held for insanity Degrandgagnage, who became vio lently insane as the result of epilep sy, tore the heavy canvas padding into small bits.

He was finally quieted. The unfortunate youth will be taker to Newberry some time this morning WILD GAME CAME THRU WINTER WELL That the past winter has been favorable one 1 for the animals anc birds in the Upper Peninsula, despite the heavy fall of snow, is brought out in a report filed by Game Warder Joseph Kell of Menominee. Deer ir the upper peninsula preserves did not suffer the hardships, the severity of the winted, Mr. Kell says. BARK PRICES AT NEW LEVEL With prediction that the price hemlock bark will reach as high af $15 a cord, lumbermen in the vicinity of Escanaba are rejoicing and looking for a considerable profit in scaling and marketing the bark.

Hemlock bark has lately risen to $1, and $12 per cord with lower prices of fered for delivery next fall. The pre sent price is highest the bark has ev er brought. It is probable that more attention will be turned to marketing the her Jock bark with the present opportunit: for an increase on the profits of operations..