The Detroit times., 1911-01-05

ask your attention TO this maker In
the hope that YOU may he able TO do
something Co remedy the EVIL.
" ood Lots an Farms.
law requiring. ar at least encour-
aging, the. growth and existence anu
conservation of a wood lot on 'Nely
vantage OF the farmer directly ana 10
AL or the people OF IN" state ihulrect-
Compulsory Voting Laws.
IL Is desirable that all qualified cleo
tors should vote. II law has been sus-
gested disfranchising "A voter Tor the
same length Of additional time ne re-
Trains from voting without reasonapin
excuse | deem the idea worthy OF
your consideration. Those who do not
vote ltavel the government M the
hands OF those who DO vote whien u
whore IL should he. Nevertheless, II :.
compulsory voting law would result III
more general attendance at both prim-
airy and election polls. II would be
good thing
Free Text Rocks.
] ask your consideration or Tree
text book law similar 60 that az MASS
ach,lsetts. several cities OF Michigan
have found such "A law advantageous
\ great saving is securcd without
lessening the merit OF the book
Regulation of Private Hanks.
There seems To lac no good reason
why private banks should not have
some state supervision and Ice requirei,
on call, 10 file statements Thelf sale
or transfer should he @up5ftl I" wv
approval OF t4eeState Banking Commls-
s:oncr
Women aud Child Labor.
Laws regulating the conditions un-
der which women and chiidfeh may ne
employed should be perfected as much
as possible In the interest OF women
and children. Simplicity OF enforce
meut should be sought in form ana
wholesome praetica! results should pc
aimed IT.
state Land Onices.
recommend the adjustment OF the
state land office and the proper trans
fer Of the work now done IN that de-
partment ana worth whiit cohuhu'ns'
secret service Fund.
| advise the creation of "A small Sc
cret service fund 10 he at the disposai
OF the governor or attorney general or
both Such "A fund could be most
wholesomclN used IN protecting the m
terests OF the people.
Michigan Weather Hureau.
| ask your attention to the sugSes-
tion that the Michigan Weather bureau
be abolished. Whatever IL does seems
| to he an unnecessary duplication OF the
United states meteorological Work
supervision OF stock Br =,
recommend that the business or
stock brokinG be classified as private
banking and brought under the re-
lquirements OF any laws that may be
banks establishments OF this charac-
ter and thei. branches might be re-
stricted to citiesof 10000 population or
/ over
! \ promine<r Michigan citizen OF a
/ city of Il 900 recently made list, Tor
my Information. Of - residents IN his
/ town who were worth from $4,000 10
fs40. 900 before a branch OF an eastern
/ stock brokiug house was established
| therein BY speculation everyone on
! that list has lost his all and more. They
/ had not thought of stock gambling be-
/ for IL had been thrust under their OBJ
| servation and made easy.
nv idea of combining easy speculation
! TO cities Of 10000 and over grows out
OF the fact that in larger cities men
nave more to engross them. thus pre-
! venting the pr"dominatinG influence
which surrounds stock gambling in
! smaller tor~ns.
Dishonest Advertisements.
! The action OF the federal authorities
/ in excluding offending newspapers
/ from the mails protects only part OF
the readers OF fraudulent advertise
/ ments There should be state legisia
/ tlop holding publishers accountable for
/ printing the palpably dishonest adver-
I tiscments OF investment sWindlerS and
Of all other INSCRIPTIONS advertisers
J who seek To hctraY the readers cont
denCe IN tho integrity Of the press.
! Respectfully submitted,
! CHASE =. OSBORN