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The Detroit times., 1910-11-04
DIED.

EMERSON-Charles. aged so years, be-
loved husband Of susan NJ. Emerson.
Inc deceased leaves one sister. Mrs.
Harry Webster. Of Provincetown.
Houghton. Funeral Saturday, 2 y.
m, at his late residence. 969 Third
ave.
DoNER-Nov, 2. at her residence. 225
Townsend-aVe., Katie, beloved wife
or Henry Doner, age 81 years, moth
er OF Fred r.. Arthur A. Mrs. VIM
VOCAL OF Port Huron, and sisters,
Mrs A. Thompson, Mrs, NJ. Mcclure,
OF Flint. Mrs. j. Mahnke. FairgTove,
Mrs Robert Schnabel, Mrs. Carrie
Ginster, Detroit Funeral from resi-
dence. Saturday. 3. m.
GRuBER-Nov. 3. 1910, Mary Jose
Phine. aged SO years. beloved wife OF
Peter Gruber and mother OF Mrs.
John Fellrath. Mrs. Charles Shefferly,
Mrs Michael Esper. Mrs. Albert Es-
per, Peter and John Gruber, 20 mourn
her. Funeral from residence, War
ren-ave. and town line. Monday, Nov
at $3.50
HAMEL.---Nov. 2. at his residence. CTS
Morrell-st, John. beloved husband OF
Augusta Hamel, father OF John c.,
William l.. and Mrs L. j. Gregg
Burial private Kindly omit flowers.
Funeral Saturday, Nov. 8. at y. IN.
HAWLEY--Nov l, 1910 at Delanco. N.
j., Della p, wife of Richard Hawley,
Jr Funeral services from chapel at
Elmwood cemetery, Monday morning
at III o'clock.
enthusiastically Nov 2. at resi-
dence, 462 Congress-st. east. Willis
Hopkins. Funeral Saturday, Nov g..
at y. IN. Burial private.
KIRBY-On Wednesday. Nov 2. 1910.
at her residence, 80 Romeyn-st., Car
II. Kirby and mother OF George and
Julia. Member OF Onward lodge, No.
81. B. r n Funeral Saturday from
house at 2:30 p. m standard.
LOTTNER-Nov. 5, Frederick Lottner.
aged 6S years, father OF August Lott
ner. Mrs. Frederick Ludwig Lottner.
Funeral Saturday, 2 y. III. from resi-
dence. S5s Eliot-st.
McKELVEY-At her home. 1853 WILL
tams-ave.. Louise A, beloved wife OF
Byron l.. Mokelvey. aged 81 years.
Funeral services Saturday at a. IN.
Burial at Saranac. Mich Saranac,
Muir and Hersey papers please copy.
MATHE WSON-Nov 2. suddenly, Jas.
w. beloved father OF William, Cecil,
Mrs. George Atwood and Bert Math-
ewson, aged 81 years. Funeral Sat
urday. 2 y. m, from Masonic temple.
WILSON-Suddenly, Nov 3. at her resi-
dGnce. IL stAAindsorr-AnRa,
beloved wife OF the late Thomas VIII
son and mother OF Mrs. G. Lanaway,
Mrs. A. Davidson, Thomas, George
and Tena Wilson Funeral from resi-
dence Saturday, 2 D m, eastern stan
dard time Interment Windsor Grove
cemetery.
DUNN-Nov 9, Ellen, beloved wife of
John Dunn and mother of Peter Shea,
Funeral from residence. 724 Fourth
ave. Funeral Saturday morning at
$50 and from St Patrick's cathedral
az 9 o'clock.
BENZIEN-Nov. l, Lisetta, beloved
wife OF Charles Benzien. mother OF
Martha, Helen and Paul Benzien,
aged go years. Funeral from resi-
dence. 900 Seventeenth-st., Saturday,
2 p. m.
FUNKE-Nov. 1, at mis- parents resi-
dence 2B Mack-ave., Elmer Joseph,
aged Is years beloved son OF Theo-
dore and Louise Funke, nee Fessler.
brother OF Charlotte. Theodore, Jr.,
Florence Mrs Edwin Platte and Mrs.
Aloysius Beck. Funeral from resi-
dence, $40 Saturday morning and .
o'clock at st. Josephs church.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-04
TRAVELLERS GUIDE
DETROIT UNITED INTERURBAS
LINES.

PORT HURON LIMITEDS-7 n. m.
md every two hours to d. M; sun
DAYS only, IL p. IN. Through locals, g
a. m. and every two hours TO D. m.
hourly TO : p. m. including limteds.
clemens. 6:2s A. m. hourly 20 1I:2s p.
IN.
FLINT LGMITEDs-s7:s5 a m. s.s5
n. m, 'l2:}6 y. m, 2:25 y. m. '4:35 p.
M. Through locals, a. m, every two
hours 20 y. m, oxford only, II d. m.
Flint Sundays only, IL p. m. To Romeo
Z a m, a. m, and every two hours TO
10 b. m. II y. m.
JACKSON LIMtTEDS-S:15 a m. and
every two hours 20 6:15 D. m Through
locals. Z a. IN. ana every two hours 20
q y. M; Ann ArbOT only, "A. m. ESQ n.
m. y. m. 10 p. m. IL p m Worthwhile
only $50 M. hourly 20 5.30 D. m.
ia y. M: p m, II p. m. Saline cars
from HpSllunti
TOLEDO LIMITEDS-7:20 n m. and
every two hours 90 $50 p. m Saturday
and Sunday 1920 p. m. Through locals.
6 80 a. nv. and hourly 10 $3.50 D. m
Monroe only. $40 y. m, ~ . m.
WYANDOTTE DIV.--5:33 A. m. half
hourly TO s:33 p. m. hourly 60 1883
- m.
PONTIAC Div.-6 a. m 20 to 80 min.
service 90 $50 y m. hourly 20 1880
D. m IL y IN = birmingham only. II m
ORCHARD LAKE DIN.--6 a. m, hour
~ TO IL y. m.
.These cars run, through TO Saginaw
The Detroit times., 1910-11-04
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

MacieJ Pmiewski, 30; Victoria Kozi-
kowska, 10
per- 20. Plymouth, Mich.
John Burbas. 22; Dora Karros, ~.
John K. Haugh. %; Fronie Hopkins
John Black, 81. Clara Bianga, 16.
Stanislaus Skora. 81; Josephine Ia
lowski. IS
William II. Hooper, 22, Detroit Ethel
O'Melay, 20, Owosso, Mich.
Herbert c. Cummings, 80, Detroit
Eca l.. Gillett, %, Wayne.
julius Epstein, 29 Gusste Brown, ~.
Fred Klein. oil; Emma X. Disner, AZ.
clyde ). Bugbee, 80; Cherry l.. Jones'
John Guziejewski. 81; Anna Winiew-
ski, %
Elmer SearfOss. 81, Putnam, Ohio;
Blanche ZeickertOose, IS, same.
Edward Bahnke. 20; Anna Strevendt,
IS
Thomas somorey. "a Julia Drew
iecke, "a
stanislaw Burkacki. "a; Mamie SINH
Clarence f. Christiansom, 2s; Emma
Porter 80.
Joseph KuPlieh, as; Bronislawa
summer Tibbs. 20. Jackson. o; Susan
Newly, 1g, Detroit.
Anthony Dronwicz, 81; DeliNa Ma
tuczynska, IS
Frank Wichtowsh, "a; Mary Bred
Charles Dunkle, 80, Toledo, o.; Agnes
l.. Welsh, 30 same.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-04
DAILY DEATH. LIST.

John Rorosski, American Car n
Foundry. 45 years; crushing Injuries.
Johanna TOpp. 425 Chene, 20 years,
enteritis.
Helen r. King. 621 Lasalle. 6 years:
scarlet fever,
Martha J. Johnson. Harper hospital,
81 years. carcinoma.
years, pneumonia.
Garry Doner. 225 Townsend, 81 years
nephritis.
Clarence Griffin. lakewood Mich, as
years: mitral insufhciency
Emma Martha Schwartz 62 Peterson.
u years: cerebral hcmorrhage.
Mrs Elizabeth Werthmlcr. 81. Mary's
hospital. sc years; mitral regurgltatiOn
Bridget Ward, $40 Twenty-hfth; IS
years. nephritis.
Sam herman. 217 Elizabeth. years:
pneumonia.
willis r.. Hopkins. 49, Congress east,
SO years. heart disease.
kntonette Mlklas, s76 Leland. 20
years, pneumonia.
Augustine Rogocky. 732 81. Aubin. /
year: laryngitis.-
Cecilia Ficht. 6i2 Garfield, 4 months
pneumonia.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-04
MARINE
CONTRACT FOR STEAMER LET.
Ashley & Dustin VIII Have Masni
ficient New Excursion Boat.

Ashley & Dustin, on Thursday
awarded to the Detroit Shipbuilding
Co, the contract for fine new pas
senger boat, 240 feet long, for the Put
Inlay excursion business. The boat
will cost about $4,000, and will be
ready for use early next summer. The
boat Is designed by Frank f. Kirby,
the interior decorations being arrang-
ed by Louis Keil, of Detroit Both
Mr.. Kirby and Mr. Keil have a world
wide reputation I'm their respective
lines. The boat will have beam of
go feet, and three large excursion
decks, besides the main deck and low
er deck, giving room for $500 pas
sengers. The boat will be mag
nificently finished in white and red
mahogany, and have several new
features for the comfort OF excur-
sionists.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-04

King, Corona. London, s; NJ II. Green,
$3.50. Shenango. 10; Dickson, Bunsen.
IL: Grove, Matoa, North Sea, Andaste,
midnight; Peter White, 1890 a. m
Yale, Iroquois, 1880; Bessemer. German,
Kirby Hartnell. $50. Bixby. 3; Dan
Hanna, 4; Frank Gilchrist. 4:S0; Ream,
g. Cort. Schuylkill, s, Cole, $50; Ke-
nora. COllingwood. 10, Morgan, Jrn IL:
Carter, noon.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-04
Steamer MOreIsnd Abandoned.

The steamer w. C. Moreland, which
went aground on Eagle River reef,
keweenaw point, Lake Superior, Oct.
Is. was abandoned by wreckers.
Thursday, the underwriters admit
ting her to be a loss. Approaching
rough weather caused them to give
up hope of saving her.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-04
LAKE AND RIVER srEAMERs.
INgET

For CIeveIand, Pittsburg and all
points south and east. leave daily 1876
n nm Fare 20 Cleveland. 81; Pittsburg.
as as lower berths $3.50, upper berths.
ki whole room. 81 SO. Weekend ex-
curslon 90 Cleveland every Saturday
MINI. x2EO round trip.
For NIpens, MaciStnRc and way ports,
Mondays AZ , p ~ t.ioaIs, Wv a. ~.
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at
y. m
city Ticket Onres. Majestic Biam !,
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VESSEL PASSAGES.
Detroit.

DETROIT. Nov. 4.-Pawnee. orton
}. r. Edwards, noon Thursday; School
craft, Bourke, Odanah, Saturn I2.3O n
NJ; ~ zen Jshklns' osler ll6; Elagg. so,
Mitchell. ESQ: Hand, $50 $50 s anaiosi
French, 1880; Utica. $50; Rochester,
6:lO; kotcher. $50; Regina. I; Maple
Arcadian, Carrived), $40 D. m. Thurs
DAY j, ~. III. Brown, 10; Saxon. Brazil
1890; Tempest and consort. 1880; An
ME Laura, 1890: Pontiac 1880: ToItec
Thompson. s:4O townsend Sis Sic:
Houghton. $3.50; Mariana, $50: Super.
Tor City, Berwind, 40; North Wind,
30 owen Castalia, $50; H. l.. Wal
+. B. Wells, 9:20; Socapa, 11:lO
DOWN; Win9n9, 12lo p. m: Thurs
day; p9nham' l. b. Coates. /. Harvard.
Iron Queen, $50: l.. c. Hanna. AID;
Wolvin, $3.50; Myron. Page, Goshawk
4:2Q; Brandon, 1880; Price. $40: John
j. Barlum, 720
snyder, $3.50 p. m. Thursday; Anna
zon, 1880; Truesdale. gao: Burlington.
S:l5; Empress OF Midland. $40; Stem
ems, Holley 4:30: Wainwright, $40:
TOmlinson, $50; Maricopa, Krupp. $50;
Ionic, $40 Wyoming and consort' els;
Troy, Z; Peck, Abyssinia, 7:30, Brewer
1850, Major. Santiago, 1910: J r
hutchinson, 1920; Marina, 1850: VIM
Williams, IL; Nelson. 1t:4O; Angeline,
The 500.
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich, Nov. a.
Newona, noon Thursday, Gary, Amer
lea, 1890 D. m; Mary Boyce 2: Mat
thews. Dinkey. 2;30: Impoco, Caledonia.
Corey, $50: Tagona. 4 Morrell, r: HUI
roniC. Perkins. 5:30: Maunaloa. 1870.
Frick. Mariska. Crete. 8 D. m. Thurs
day; Murphy, 10; James Davidson, 1880:
Chas. Bradley, WOOlsen, Brightie, 1 a.
NJ; Robt, Mills Stormount. Gates. 2:sJ:
Muncy jerks. 4: Yates (smalD. Kerr.
$3.50; Northern Light. Anna Mlnch Z:
Hartwell, s; Pellatt. Q: Sierra, $50;
wexford, 10: Hcbard. II: TAYLOR. 1870.
Down. ID o. Mills, 1 - mn. Thursday.
Ishpeming, $50. Spalding s Security
and oil barge, Vail, z
Carnell, Z y. m Thursday; Midland
The Detroit times., 1910-11-04
DAILY DEATH LIST.

Wilhelmina Schumacher. BEDFORD,
Mich, SO years. paralysis.
Mary Cole, Z40 Il. Congress. 81 years
apOpleXy.
Florine Coesens. 3OT Beaufalt, 4
months. malnutritiOn
The Detroit times., 1910-11-04
DELINOTENT TAX FIrNn

LIBKAK1 FUND.
Sept 15-Mrs. Dora Rickert.
refunded fine. .....$ 2 90
Detroit, Nov. 1, 1910
! hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is true and correct state
ment OF the amounts allowed and paid
by the Board OF County Auditors for
the months OF September and October
1910.
GEO C. LAWRENCE,
ClerI OF the Board OF Auditors Of the
County OF Wayne. Mich.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-04

FOR sALE-vAcANT LOTS.
BUILDING LOTS

$I.oo Down, $I.oo Weekly. 2
Cadillac-ave. south OF Gratiot. corner
schumacher. cement walk. water and
trees: S375. 10
Gratiot subdivision, near Harper and
car barn; a few left at $500 and up.
Michigan and Parkinson. fine location.
at $3.50
North Woodward, I'VE minutes walk,
from new car barn and Ford plant:--
close to new school: excellent build
ing lots at $3.50 each III
Glendale subdivision. In the center OF /,
Highland Park, JUST put on the mar
ket; lots 30. 81, 33 and 34x135: close
TO all improvements and In the best
resident section; bargains at S226
and $3.50 each
Many other lots in ali parts of the;
city. SEQ US before buying We can
suit you -
NO INTEREST ed,
charged the buyer No payments to-
make II sick or out OF work Ten !
Per cent allowed on extra payments
Main office open Saturday evening J
BESSENGER n MOORE. 2o5 Tele-
graph bldg. ~
The Detroit times., 1910-11-04

FOR sALE-BusINEss PROPERTY.
75-FT. WIDE Lot on Seminoie, be-
tween Agnes and St Paul Mrs a.
Roth. 2Ss Concord-ave.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-04
FoR sALE-FARMs.

FARM AND = THE CROPS
219 acres, miles northeast OF Davfds-
burg: good buildings. fair fences. n
gravely soil, mixed with clay; will
sell cheap and give possession at
once. Hart Bros. 1905 Chamber OF
Commerce.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-04

wabash Ry. Co, Detroit. 60 IS
John Baxter, Romulus 800. 2 90
G. w. McColl, Wyandotte e.. "a 90
Frank y Loeckner ct al.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-04
THE AVERAGE MAN

lie ~ LNAOE MAN
knows a whole lot less about Furs
than he thinks he does Christmas is
drawing nigh and Mr. Man VIII soon
bcthink himself OF Xmas presents
for his loved ones. lie says TO him
self says he, ] Will buy my lady a
nice set OF Furs, and while ! am
about II, I'll get her good ones so
that they -Mlll-laSt- H4HHS-years.
Now, if he is lucky enough TO wan
der into "A reliable Furrier's, well
and good-he usually gets what he
pays for But he isn't always SO
lucky as TO wander into "A reliable
Furrier's; many OF him have strayed
into the tolls OF the skinner. where
he was shOrn OF most OF his worldly
wealth, and was given In return
therefor a cleverly dyed Rabbit or
similar, which is dubbed Lynx ~ you
are looking for LynX-Mink IL you
Marten, and so on to the end OF the
list Yes, the average Man, and WO-
man. too. are easily stung although
they hate To admit IL.
Things are done different in the
Eppinger establishment. All Furs are
sold under their true names our
clerks, as well as woTkmen. have
worked at the Fur trade for years
are instructed to inform the custom
er as to the wearing qualities, and
all necessary Information regarding
the different Furs We carry a large
stock OF ready made Furs, yet we
make a speciality OF Furs TO your or
der. you see the skins before we
make them up; all goods guaranteed
as represented / will cheerfullv re-
fund your money and make you a
present OF your purchase. II my Furs
turn out different than represented
Stop in--look over my stock give
nae your order-pay "A small amount
dowu--a little each week II YOU SO
wish-and YOU VIII have them all
ready for you by Xmas
NV personal attention to anyone
seeking advice on what 20 buy Can
refer to customers in all walks 81
life. let me satisfy YOU as ! have
satisfied thousands ~ others No eX-
cusc for you 10 wait until the last
minute, and then rush rs with your
orders 40 " Now
LOU. 7. FPPINGER,
3Ol GRATIOT AVE
Michigan. Baker and Mack cars stop
The Detroit times., 1910-11-04

job Pruning Done Right. Time
Printing Co., No 16 John II. st Cal
Main lIss or City sass
The Detroit times., 1910-11-04
EXPLOSION TRAPS 100.
Many Are Reported To Have Been
Killed in Alabama Mine.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. An a
terrific explosion today 100 men were
entombed in mine at Yolande, &C
cording to a report received here.
Many are rumored dead.
Yolande is in Tuscaloosa county, %
miles from Birmingham and Is miles
from Bessemer. 1t is in the heart OF
the coal and iron mining fields.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-04

HELP wANTED-wEMALn
"A. A.A.-why go poorly dressed when
we will keep you dressed In the
heighth Of fashion at 81 per week?
Suits. SIS to $780, coats, SO to $50,
skirts, $3.50 to S25. Furs and fur
coats at prices and terms to suit
your purse. Detroit Skirt Co, l2i
Broadway
GIRLS WANTED-D. NJ Ferry & Co.
Brush-st, near Monroe-ave.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-04

FOR SALE--Elght-room modern house.
block from Boston-blvd. Apply 81
Glynn-ct
The Detroit times., 1910-11-04
HELP wANrED-MALE.

AMBITIOUS YOUNG MEN to become
trave cling statesmen. Experience I'M
necessary. Write for particulars.
Bradstreet System. Rochester, N. Y.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-04

RIIIIARD ana pool tables. new and
aecond hand. for cash or easy pay
menta The Brunswick Balks-Coi.
lender Co. 100 Randolpb-st
S3O0 WELLINGTON Upright Piano.
large oak case this plano has been
out on rent, but is In first-class con-
dition: TO close "a out at once We Of
fer IL now for $40.
BE sure to see this bargain before
buying. IS cash and s. monthly
THE CABLE PIANO CO.
2lS Woodward
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-13
AYHAWKER JOTS

There may be nothing In a name but
cnce in q while an appropriate one
comes to the front. Mr.. Cash is cam
didate for treasurer of Gray county.
Ed Greer, of Winfield. is of the opin-
ion thai the Florida lynchers VINO
hanged the wrong man really did the
splendid and gallant thing when they
apologized. to his widow.
While it acknowledges Barton county
as the center of the wheat zone, and
Jewell county as the center of the corn
zone, tho CooH1 ge Enterprise insists that
Hamilton county is the center Of the
ozone.
The wichita Eagle comments on the
fact that we had no sooner got used to
calling Oklahoma our kid brother"
than along came the twins. Arizona and
New Mexico. The Eagle thinks this
ought to put Oklahoma in long pants.
There's a nlonstrous mean man in
Emporia, according to the Gazette. AS
soon as. he learned the result of the
Johnson Jeffries fight he hunted up a
man who had not heard the news and
made a substantial bet with him on
Johnson.
AS soon as . -rize fighter or an ac-
tress gets little money these days,
says the Leavenworth Post, the first
step taken is to buy farm. However,
they won't be the ones to solve the
problem of the cost of living 1t needs
real farmers to do that.
Concerning the recent visit of a
weather prophet, the Leavenworth
Labor Chronicle says: LAS we sat in
our Office the other day, weak and
weary, bordering over some old for
gotten lore we heard gentle tapping
at our Office door. In a moment the
weather man pulled the latch string,
kicked the dog and came in and said:
We'll. the weather has been hot and
Oppressive and the dude and the seer
sucker coat is here We answered in
the affirmative, and the meek-eyed
prophet continued: You can tell your
Intelligent readers that it is going to
be hot until after August 2, and then
the air will cool off and the woods will
be full of harvest hands and fellows
that will be willing to take in plain
sewing to gain a little wealth. The
weather man then laughed so loud
that it shook all the flowers off of a
hoIlyhock bush that grows beside our
office door and went away"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-13
FOREST FIRES.

These are the days when forest
hres are in their element. They have
already damaged and destroyed tim
Der in Wisconsin to the extent of $S,-
100000. They are laying waste to
some valuable tracts of white pine in
the Occur d'Alene territory. The
giant Sequoias in California have again
been almost miraculously saved from
destruction by fire which started in
their neighbirhood. And SO the story
goes. Wherever there are any forests
of any considerable size in the United
States. fires are sapping the life out
OF them.
For this reason an essential part Of
the great conservation program should
concern the prevention of such fires,
or their spread to serious proportions.
It is the expressed opinion of most OF
the forestry experts that these fires
could be reduced to a minimum, il
there were a sufficient corps of forest
rangers to patrol the forests in an ade-
quate fashion. Such a corps is not in
existence now. 1t is larger than it
has ever been before but it is not large
enough. The federal and state gov
ernments seem to have millions and
sorts of governmental activities. And
certainly the politicians who manipu-
late these millions of dollars have mil
lions and millions of words on their
tongues ends on the subject of con-
servation and the necessity for its
practice. Yet they appear to hesitate
about providing the money needed to
patrol the forest properly and have a
sufficient number of rangers within
call so that any fire, or most of them
that might develop, could be put out
before it grew to disastrous size.
Such a force of forest rangers would
involve the expenditure Of considerable
public moneys. If they did their work
well, however, the value Of the timber
they would save each year in the pub
lie domain would Offset their cost ten
fold and more. And it might be we'll
for the present and prospective mem
bers of congress to think this over. All
of them are on the conservation band
wagon. Here is a perfectly feasible
proposition for making an important
part, the preservation of existing for
ests, most effective.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-13
THE DEATHS FROM HEAT

With the protracted spell of unusual
ly warm weather which has prevailed
during the past week or ten DAYS
throughout the greater part of the
country the list of deaths and severe
prosrations which have resulted from
1t in the larger cities is reaching enor-
nous proportions On an average Il
score have been dying every dav Of
late from the heat which has settled
on New York city. A dozen deaths
were reported from the same cause in
Chicago on one day. The mortality
record on this account in philadelphia
reached eight in one day and ten the
next. And at the same time, with the
weather just as warm and on manv
days several degrees warmer in the
smaller cities in this section of the
country there hasn't been a single
death caused by the heat, and the pros
trations have been so few and far be-
tween that they have not been noticed.
This contrast naturally raises the
question as to why people in New
York, Chicago, Philadelphia and other
large cities succumb to the heat while
people in cities like Topeka. for in
stance, are able to go on about their
work in even warmer weather and suf.
fer no serious consequences The an
swer is a simple one. In all of the big
cities of the country dire poverty stalks
along the highways and the byways.
There are thousands of men and wo-
men and children in those cities who
fall short of having enough of the most
meager necessities of life to keep body
and soul together It seems hardly
possible. but it is the truth, neverthe-
less, that these thousands are engaged
in a constant struggle against actual
starvation. And because they don't
get enough to eat their vitality is al
ways at low ebb. They are easy VIC
Tins, therefore, to oppressively warm
weather. The great percentages Of
heat fatalities and prostrakions In the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-13

big cities are found among this class
Of people who are compelled to live in
such sore straits. Another portion Of
the deaths and prostrations can also he
charged up to dissipation.
In communities where general
prosperity prevails. where there is
work all the year round for everybody
who wants to work. where there are
no crowded and suffocating tenements.
where real poverty is almost unknown.
the warm weather of summer never
harvests crop of deaths. The people
living and working under such condi-
tions are strong of body and mind
They have a sufficient vitality to ward
off the real terrors Of heat 1t may
annoy them and occasionally soil their
usually good dispositions but 1t does
not lay the hand of death upon them.
Isn't it about time that the millions
which are devoted each year to. charity
in the big cities should be used to get
ting the poor and needy to localities
where there is plenty of work for them,
where the conditions Of living are all
that could be desired? 1t would seem
so, but perhaps If charity were turned
in this direction it would find reluctant
beneficiaries It is not likely that
many of the poor in the big cities, who
exc out miserable existences, would
willingly leave the almost unspeakable
conditions under which they live. II
would be hard work to convince them
that conditions would be different with
them in any other locality.