The day book. [volume], January 07, 1914, NOON EDITION, Image 32

About The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917

Image provided by: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library, Urbana, IL

                
BLAME SPANISH LINER FOR THE
'LOSS OF LIVES AT SEA
oBston, Jan. 7. That many of the
men who lost their lives in the wreck
of the Oklahoma, might have been,
saved by the Spanish -liner Manuel
Calvo was the charge of Captain Al
fred Gunther, who with seven mem
bers of bis crew was rescued by the
Hamburg-American liner Bavaria.
"The Spanish .steamer just fooled
around, put over a boat, then fooled
around some more and finally picked
up the boat and went away," de de
clared. The cause of the disaster may
never be known. Surviyors only know
there was a crash and' the ship broke
in two. Twenty-three are believed
lost,
o o
UTERMEYER CALLS FORD A
FAR-SIGHTED MAN
"Henry Ford has a prophetic eye,"
declared Samuel Utermey'er, counsel
for the Pujo "money trust" commit
tee, commenting upon the profit
sharing announcement of the auto
manufacturer.
"Mr. Ford is the first to see the
inevitable readjustment of the rela
tions between capital and labor loom
ing on the horizon. His action is not
only that of a philanthropist, but also
that of a far-sighted business man.
He has established a glorious pre
cedent." o o
Chicago postoffice shows lowest
parcel post delivery rate. 2.6 cents
per package.
o o
New York. Chas. P. Mongarella,
Yonkers, paymaster eKnwood Con
tracting Co., says he was "needle vic
tim." Jabbed with hypodermic, ren
dered unconscious and robbed of $1,
200. Chas. E. Engel, with Mongarel
la, saw no one rob his friend.
Kansas City. 3 negroes chloro
formed Mrs. Wanda Bauserman,
stole 3 diamonds and $40 and left her
unconscious in alley
THE FRESH THING!
By Jim Manee.
In far off North Dakota
A' professor says,this speck:
All the folks are losing
The power to'think, by heck!
Maybe so, but here's a point,
'Tis written with much vim;
We haven't lost the power to think
Just what we think of him.
P. S. And if we could give him a
stare we'd have daggers in our eyes,
sure enough.
o o
A MISTAKE WE .ALL MAKE
Walter (sighing) Ah, I shall lead
a different life this year.
Clara Why, you have no bad
habits.
Walter I know-it. I'm going to
get a few. Then next New Year's
Day there will be some reason for my
friends- to pat me on the back and
say encouraging things to me.
WEATHERFORECAST
. Generally fair today and Thursday,
but with some cloudiness; moderate
temperature; moderate" southwest to
west "winds.