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The Detroit times., 1912-06-17
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF
WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF DETROIT.
APPROVING ASSESSMENT ROLLS.

Notice is hereby given that the as
sessment rolls for water rates for the
year ending June 80, 1913, VIII be open
for Inspection at the office OF the sec
rotary. beginning June -
fhp Board 81 MHter- Commissioners
viii meet at a. m. June 20 for the
purpose OF reviewing correcting and
approving said rolls
~. A. GILMARTIN.
Secretary.
Detroit. Mich. June 10. 1919 (9C3)
The Detroit times., 1912-06-17

IfusIne-s-IIke PrtntiRg. No fuss AMI
no feathers The plain. neat kind tlat
looks right Ttme- Printing Co. Is
John R.-st Pm. Main lass or City s1SS
The Detroit times., 1912-06-17

Two-tirds of the Of the United States govern
expended in preparing and equppng these boys for
future and for the support OF those who participated in
the OF the past
Whether this great cost is justified is question demand
ing the consideration of every American citizen
One school OF statesmen a large standing army,
stronger navy and money equipment OF all kinds
Other who also students OF both history and
economies say that this excessive and that uni
versal peace will never be attained while it exists
If you want the facts about the War and Navy Depart
ments read The American Government The Times great
premium book. See Coupon Page
The Detroit times., 1912-06-17

r. rIInnnr OCEAN STEAMSHIP
iii EII0IITE TICKETS on the prln-
cipal steamship lines at
tAIin rates. sold at HIRSCHFT-fD
DROS' TICKET OFFICE. n Girls
WOLD-ST. (Entrpnce en- Larned-sf
The Detroit times., 1912-06-17

y are owned by you. on or before
,be ora day 20 July. 1919 or In de-
FAULT thereof the same will be con-
strpcted reconstructed or put TO prop
81 line and grade by the Department.
80 81 blic Works and the expense
thereof. together with the cost OF this
viii be assessed against
,saes, = a. HAARER
COMM ssIoner % Public Works
The Detroit times., 1912-06-17
Department Of Public Works
Sidewalk Notice

Detroit June 18th. 1919
TO Whom IL May Concern:
Take notice that by order OF the
Common Council you are required ~
construct. reconstruct or put 10 prop
er line and grade, brick. natural
stone, artificial stone. cement or con-
crete sidewalk. crosswalk or driveway
according 20 specifications prepared BY
the Commissioner OF Public Works and
apploNed BY lhe Common Councll
The Detroit times., 1912-06-17

ON the west side Of Fischer Erc-
nue.. In front OF or adjoining
such lots or part % lots num-
berrd 50 between MOta; stree,
and chaplin street. JOAN u. and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-19
CLARA barton, sunrag,s,.

10 the Editor of The Times-Dispatch
Sir,-In highly eulogistic article
on the death of Clara Barton pub
hshed In Tho Times Dispatch a Few
days ago. 1t was said of her: she
was just woman and was content
to remain So" Content sho was. but
not In the sense meant by the author
OF that article. He was evidently
Ignorant OF the fact that the distin-
guishcd lady was an ardent suffragist.
ana that for years she had worked
indefatignhly in the interest Of equal
suffrage. She was typical OF the wo-
men who devote themselves to t,e
good OF humanity. and who labor
solely toward that end, often mis-
Judged and criticized at first. VET
bravely facing ridicule and obloquy
to respond to the promptings OF con-
science. II was 80 with Florence
Nightingale. Frances Willard and
others-all snhrn gtsts-all women OF
tho highest typo. and Content to re-
main So"
During the long span of Cyars BAR
tons life, tho aims and sentiments OF
American society have undergone a
change. 80 that we now applaud what
once we condemned. Sneered at in
the beginning, she died heroine.
During the Civil War her herofsm on
the battlefield. and the heroism OF
thousands of women lko her, paved
tho way for reassertIon OF the
rights OF woman. in the light OF her
unquestioned excrtions and unsclHsh
labors for her country In her last
years she gave herself moro complete
ly to the cause of woman's emancipa-
ton. and we hear her In pathetic
Language appealing to tho United
States army for Justice to Nor and
to her human sisters "Whcn you
were weak and was strong" she
cries, ~ toiled for you. Now You arc
strong and I am weak. Because OF
my work for you. I ask your aid. I
ask the ballot for myself and for my
sex. AS stood by you. I pray you
stand by mo and mine"
The average man IH- o. worshipor OF
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Voice Of the eopIe


Defects IN Good Roads Movements
To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch ::
Sir,--Whcn tho sword OF Lee"
shattered. lay at Appomattox, and
the cfo:t for Southern independence
mad failed. the most valuable thing
left 10 the survivors was the land
which In Virginia, With Its hill and
dale Is as fair as any the sun looks
down upon. For time even that was
Threatened with coH;iscation.
Much OF tho land was bare, denud-
ed OF fences, buildings, OF horses ana
cattle; the er5twh!lc negro laborcr,
upon whom had depended much OF It's
cultivation. was by the work of the
sword free to choose his own employ
ment great many of them chose
not 10 be employed ut all, or else ex-
pe-imenting with their new found
freedom, became nomads, drifting into
corporate employ ment. congregatine
INTO towns and cities. leaving tho land
without tenants or cultivation
BY slow process the evolution went
on; 1t was fastened by the great
strides OF invention. reapers and NOW
ers, with all the pnraphernalia at
tendant, until their place was largely
supplied by these improvements. Yet
every farmer Knows that these i'm
plements of agriculture are expensive
ana costly TO maintain. He has also
s., j
his hurry to meet his needs, instead
OF the old rotation of crops and ma
tural cultivation OF soil.
Nearly half n century has passed
since these conditions faced the Vir-
Finia farmer, and. save in isolated in
stances. the agriculture prosperity or
ante-bellum Virginia las never been
retrieved. Many causes have contri-
butcd--the call of tho West to young,
men, who resented tho conditions i'm
posed on them by the autocrats of the
SOIL each In his own little field, lord
OF manor" So that by various pro-
cessos they have continuously driven
from them--nwny from the farms
the cream OF the population, and In
stead Of offering Inducements for thei r
young mon to stay at homo, have in
augurhted immigrntion aids to Induce
foreign and invldious element to
come and take That which they refuse
to their own blood and tindrod. inc
process ts slow, but It is inevitable;
the lands are changing ownership. and
l
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-19

mon. but they hive no full. rree and
fair opportunity OF getting these men
under primary.
The City Democratic Committee is
empowered by law to substitute a
convention for primary. The
Times-Dispatoh urges the committee
at Its next meeting TO call convcn-
ton. as suggested by Chairman Martin.
such action Will be for the highest
intereat of tho people OF Richmond
The voters are fully capable of ohoos-
Ing representatives whom they can
trust to select the Ave best men to
administer the business of This city.
AS an oxtraordinary method to meet
an extraordinary necessity. a con
vortion Is demanded by the Demo
cratic electorate OF Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-19
THE WIRELESS MES


SA Gle.
Among the results OF the Titanic
disaster should be some kind of In
ternational control Of that Invisible
guardian OF seh-farere. the wireless"
II cannot be overlooked that no elnb-
crate devices to keep wrecked vce-
sci ahoat and no equipment OF small
boats and life RATS insurss anything
but temporary safety without n
swift and accurate means of com
municatins the news OF endangered
lives 10 other ships or the land
Neither alright compartments nor
boats afford provisions for moro than
any real catastrophe rescue must come
from distance at tho desperate
&c. @. D." call of the electric spark.
and science and humanity should
combine TO make wircless kind OF
sacred ana inviolate messenger, with
precedence over all other matters, and
invested with tho rights of tho white
flag or the Red Cross nurse
In tho present terrible instance
only few brief messages ever flashed
from the doomed ship, yet even they
were enough to bring aid rushing
from all directions The survivors
/ owe their lives to the wireless Instru-
ments But the fact shat tho lnstru-
ment was apparently sycnccd some
hours before tho actual sinking of
! the Titanic shows that not all pre-
cautions We're taken to insure It's con-
tinnnd working 1t is said that n sup
Elementary current supply for the
spark was put nfteen feet above the
water line would It not be wise to
install the apparatus In tho very ton
most place IN ships with q generator
iindepcndent OF all sources OF energy j.?
Gould no, some Of the money .spont
Oh luxurious suites be nsea for an
oil supply and a powerful engine situ
ated so as 20 be safe against the ex
ItHgulshing waters until tho very nnal
plunge?
Furthermore, the suspense ana de-
lay In getting news from tho Chr
pnthia seems to have been In par, IN,
s"nscless outcome OF a hundred mis-
directed endeavors by amateurs and
private telegraph stations to Eair
noto!iety bye communicating with IN
rescue ship. The government set ,
good example by prohibiting. so IN,
as 1t could. the sending or receiving
OF messages by any except authorized
'perSops, The Bill now IN some House
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-19

MES. who acquired oil outlying terri
tory and spread over It a System OF
streets. in come places even paving
and lighting and sewerage and water
gullible stockholders was spent in
grading streets and In subs!dizing In
du5tries. Long time since las the
grass overgrown the streets and the
Industries disappeared. II they ever
inntcrieltzed Just to think of the
farmers OF Augusta taking on n
mortgage OF 100000. with shen
don and Basic City and the Inter
urban land compa nies that were form
ed and failed at stanton In sight
Gentlemen OF Augusta, look before
you leap. After the craftsmen, how
much Will you get? The heritage OF
those who come after you, what OF
that? You own the earth now, but
for how longf
mind) n system of road building. !
had hnd some experience In railroad
building, but tho plan never went
beyond the cradle OF tho dream Hut
1t contemplated tho employment In each
county, OF a civil engineer State stu
dent. graduate OF the Virginia Mill
tary Institute, to whom II would AT
ford employment and induccment to
make study of the problem, prefer
ence being given to home gradual cs
This feature OF the system comments
itself A system inaugurated by teen
nicai knowledge would lie perman-
ent. The equity of all the county
could be in no better hands than an
honor graduate of yfrginia's famous
military school With n system, the
economic value guaranteed by such
authority. expenditures could be made
with safety but to put up a great
fund without such a system is absurd
II Is far-reaching call for graft.
ana II 90 per cent. OF It ever gets on
me roads, 1t Will be rcmnrlSnble
The aftermath IS debt and taxation.
Bentonville. p n \
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committee for establishing rules and
codes for the use OF tho wirolesa on
the sea Is even more important and
fundamental than the proposed reform
IN shipping regulations as to lifeboats
and safety devices. The value of this
means OF communication should not
BIO nullihed by uncontrolled responsi
bility. Something corresponding to
martial law should be enforced In
such emergencies.
Merchant mariners have apparently
not taken full advantage OF ull that
science can do for safety on the high
seas 1t does not seem Impossible
that the nations and insurance com
panies could Join In establishing
something akin to the block system
for tho guidance of navigation. On
me main ocean lanes vessels might DO
sta uoned, equipped with the most
powerful wireless apparatus, to act MS
irathc policemen. They could serve os
rescue agents. relay messages from
one to another, keep navigators in
formed us to weather. ice. derelicts
logs and all that makes tho sea dan
Eerous. In Kipling's thrilling story of
the transatlantic airshlp service no
depicts protection OF tho air lanes T.,
this manner 1t would DO less expen-
slNo In ten years than q single sunk
Titanic. with its frightful loss of
life and money.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-19

Inherited ideals, to which he clinEs
tenaciously. What was good enough
for his great-grandfa,her liz good
enough for him. His ideal OF woman
Is based on Tradition and on the Gus
toms OF barbarlsm. refined and soften
ed through the centuries into a form,
that hattcrs his vanity and appeals
TO hts chiTalry. This woman that does
not mcasure up Cor DOWN TO his
ideal Is. In his estimation, not u wo-
man. He. and not She gives the mea-
sure OF what womanhood ehould be,
and sometimes he cites tho authority
OF the Almighty TO support mis- con-
tention. In fact. this kind OF man Is
perfectly suro OF the Lords intcn-
tons regarding woman and her
sphere" and complaccntly intimates
that che was created especially for
his personal benefit, She must Do
content TO be woman ana TO re-
main one" according TO mis- interpre-
tRtion OF the term
This was tho cry with whic.l no
opposed the education OF the female
sex. The same argument was used In
the endenvor to prevent tho esta blish-
mcnt OF property rights for women.
1t mas been his slogan In every at
tempt TO better the condition OF wo-
men and girls. IL woman interest
herself only in him and in the CON
Germs OF the four walls he calls his
'"ii' sue iS woman utter MS own
soul. II ner heart goes out to All
homes. to MI children. to all who
need aid and protection--the victims
OF economic injustice. OF the white
slave traffic, of Individual license ana
parental neglect. OF inefficient and In
sufficient law-she is-well according
to him. she Is not woman.
THANK Heaven! there Ia another
grade OF manhood. typifed by tho
men of broad mind and large vision.
who see the real needs of humanity,
and who recognize the necessity Of a
long pun and n strong pull, all to-
gcther, men and women, In order to
Insure rational progress. WITH sane
and healthful life conditions Some
ono has said that every good thing
has been condemned in It's day and
that every innovation has had to
struggle for Its life. So with equal
suffrage
But the sun of better enlighten-
ment has risen; the world Ia rapidly
awaking to a realization Of woman's
rigntful place in the economy OF hui
man life. Neither opposition nor ridi
Guile can prevent the fulness of the
beauty Of the new day that breaks
upon the world; and among the morn
ing stars OF the rising dawn. mono
shine brighter than Clara Barton. wo-
man, ministering angel--suffragist
GRACE VERNON.
Richmond
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DoLnAn DINNER pIv1pryps.

( dream
/ or n vision. 1t is existent now In the
spirit Of loyalty, civic pride scrvic,
! and glowing optimism MANIFESTED nv
every speaker ana guest at the Dollar
Dinner last night. For tine spiri, -
! what makes city's greatness. and
when such a. sp!r.. is breathing ensrrv
and inspiration into the hearts and
minds OF her citizens. the foundation
OF all wcaltll, glory and prosperity f.
Mt hand Not n man went away from
last nights gathering OF all of Rich
mond's interests IN ono solid splena!d
unit. without glow of new faith in
mo future of tn, community in which
kindly fortune has laid his destiny
Even the songs were welded into n
rhythmic proof of good fellowship IN
ohc pursuit Of big aims and lofty ideals.
IN them, In the speeches, and In ths
kindly feeling of men as neighbors and
laborers together for common and
hoole good was tho sentiment of sons
towards mother. It was good to
DC FheTe' 1t was a time to remember.
Anu no city In tho country has ever
oispiayed finer Iningiing of all the
oeSt traditions of the past With the
hopes Tor future that will fulfil
'nese Traditions.
Enthusiasm. prosperity, progress,
service, o-operation-these were the
words that defined the greater Rich
mond. And each address added fresh
evidence OF the manifold lines alo.ig
which the city is striking 20 the front.
Tha movements for better railroad and
water transportation and terminal IA
cilitios, and for the Richmond Wash
'nSton highway spoke OF how com
meroe is reaching out towards new
and rich fields. The strength and size
of financial institutions guarantee n
solid foundation upon which fresh en-
;crpr!se can build. Praise OF the now
plan OF municipal government and the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-19
On the Spur Of the Moment
When arn ac,, o. ~, r,on,.
BY Roy K. Moulton
When ma gets ON tba ,nrcnhone

"meh ma gets on the telephone,
me whole world stands dead still.
Old Father Time halts in his flight
And doesn't start until
SHE'S through, and sometimes that's an
hour.
-, Ana sometimes three or four.
ne meat boy and collectors all
round vainly on the door;
Anu een an earthquake could occur.
Tho world could rock and gronn,
but that would never Interfere
when ma gets on the phone.
Pa says 1t ain't no use to take
The paper every night:
so far as mother is concerned.
And he is surely right
Eor ma gets all tho news by wire
Iheyvo got Il scheme | guess
ha' patterned on the plant of the
Associated Press:
me city is gone over we'll
unturned they leave no stone:
LII bet there are some ears that burn
when ma gets on the phone
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SENTENCED no rUnEnouI,os,s,

IL there has been any notable fea
lure OF the administration or Goyorpoy
Hooper. of Tennessee. 1t has heen III.
interest IN prison reform. Not long
ago no spent the night In n penttcn-
'lafy cell to familariZe himself with
conditions there. He declares now tba,
the state prison is "hotbed of tuber-
! cnlosis." and he Will take steps to re-.
form conditions at once. TIL, r,u,,
lies with the State. "Tbere er, a,
ihahy sufferers from tuberculosis
among tho oonvicts that It is not nos
slole to caro- for them In the prison
under present conditions. This oona,-
ton Is by no means confined 10 our
prison, but 1t Is probably as bad be-a
as anywhere else. Tuberculosis Is
mouse disease and is peculiarly a pris
on disease says Governor Hooner
working men In shops, giving thcm
no open air recreation and cona,Irr
'hem with men already victims OF tho
"hite plague. makes the State prtsor
of Tennessee q ''tuberc,,,ar naot,ot,,
no prison physician states that at
ieass 20 per cent. of tho prisoners. and
perhaps more, have tuberculosis Gov
ernor Hooper will have careful ~.
animation mads to ascertain accurate
oata on tho subject. He goes on 70
say:
is an Injustice to tho strop-
hcaithy man that he should hny, s,cb
suf rouhalngs. The trial judge did moi
decree that he should have t,,h.ro,,,rI
nooed to his Imprisonment at bnrd
labor A sentence OF few vs,-a g.
IN many instances, life sentence On
account of tho certainty of death in
the prison by disease"
The Indictment drawn nv IN. No.
nesseo chief executive applies to all
me States OF the nation, in greater or
less degree. Only OF late has tn. stot.
come TO understand that It owes II 10
'ne prisoner as well as to Itself to en-,
serve the health OF the prisoner. Everv
"i'ere 'hoFe Is the tendency to better
inc lot OF these wards Of the state
10 take better care OF them. No,paoar
occupation for prisoners is tuat,e,b,o
uhless 1t Is under sanitary conditions
'er view Is that tho convIcts
St'ouiu De put out In tho open air to yy,or,, |
upon the roads or perform some otbsr
outside labor. In 1910 there wc-.
tWanty-four tuberculosis nat,.,+ =,
mo virginia Penitentlary. and that Is
eht'rely too many in time Ike mi,
"heh We know how TO prevent 90,
cure this dread plaEu.
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From the IIicIlcyvillc Clarion,

Every time Grandma Purdy chcws
win her new teeth they click so 1t
SOUNDS as though somebody was shut
I'm the gate out in front of the house
What has become OF the old gentle
man who used to chnw tobacier In
church?
There never was time in the his
Tory OF this world when some reller
wasn't just about to solve the problem
of perpetual motion.
Hank lrrisby doesn't dr,ng drop
now. lie has sent away and got some
Oh those now tangled iub tablets
which you carry in tho vest pocket
Every ono has the potency of n three
ringer drink OF Old Alconshine. and
ten of ON will land Teller in the
patrol wagon without fail. Down with
tho drink evil" says Hank. I'll cat
mine hank went to church perfectly
SOBER last Sunday morning, and after
Two tablets he rose and wanted to bet
tho preacher 90 thnt tho Boston team
would win tho National League penant
this year
Misc Euphrenia Perkins. our poetre.s
OF passion Ia writin' moved entitled
fais But Bulse-" Elmer Jones says
ne oess the plot revolves around
blonde switch.
My lden OF tho height o, unoon-
scious humor is homemade obituary
poetry.
1t ls getting so 1T Is possible to buy
almost anything IN drug stors now
adays eXccptin drugs.
There is only one Teller smaller
than tho one who loves the puncutua-
tion marks out of his letter to save
ink' and he is tho Teller who borrows
MS neighbours newspapers
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"
cor rover Smith in Charleston,
y amp Sumter. U. C. ", met at ths
carolina Society HALF md cnSn, gu. u. n
sr ms ioriy-ifth anniversary Of its "r.
ssh 1i]n, Or. James Power Srrs'h
~ ma inc sole surviving mcmber
. mo stan of General StonavyniI
Jackson delivered tho address ta1 Ill
~ ms subject the lifo of tho rrn.i
s"tuier, Colonel Louis G. Young, of
ai iIra,,.'n h., was TO have delivered an
captain Thomas Pincfnoy. mostn,
81 ceremonies, no stated that he wonId
ni LSinr not to. to break the spell Of the
motion OF "S G"ner of P Jas Smith n Upon
unanimous vote or thanks ,,,a.
aCoFeo DIR. Smith by tho members Of
a ,iG LUMP 1t was resolved that the
nave delivered be printed In Tho ncu,s
PpuPers. together with the address ~
~. smith. Before the bang,nt la 81
th S"1 c d business mecting was held by
ne t'cilpcrs of the camp and officers
Mefe elected for tho ensuing vnnr
mere We're about fifty veterans nr"s.
,, ut, me banquet hall was decorator
with flags of the Confectionery and d'e "a
the State. The feast was nrcn,rnd ", ~.
,IIaterer Nick Bischom, member ri
me camp. The sion was n most
Islskcd Life for Lender.
After DIR. Smith bad been INTRODUCED
oy CAPTAIN Thomas pinckncy. Ccnerai
=. /. Walker asked tho permission Of
| me moor and made the statement con.
! ccrning the distinguished Virrininn
which DR.. s c. Mitchell Ind madn IN
E,n,nhrlsston at the unvMling OF the
| iiHsinp'9n Monument, to the effect that
Mhen General Stonewall Jackson Inv
| Mounded on the field OF battle DR.
| SEith lay beside him. next to the
! .TlhE line OF the enemy, to protect
| MN from the bullets.-F'rom tho Nnwa
| ana Courier, April 10.
! y mastery eulogy OF General Ston..
M"ii jackson made the annual ban-
E"s' last night OF Camp Sumter. IL.
! =. ". In tho South Cnrolinn Hall
noteworthy. seldom has a Charleston
Nanluet been graced by a moro inter
.stlng and illuminating address than
mat delivered by the Rev Jamos pow
" smith. D. D.. the single surviving
member OF General Jaclson's star and
y aist!nEuished Virginian SO i'm
5rcSseh We're the members Of Camp
rutnleF with tho speech OF Dr. Smith
c crnl when other orators pleaded TO bo
,M&Gsed from talking after the bcau-
,luI address of DIR. Smith 1t was
unanimously decided to adjourn liza
mteting, after n resolution OF thanks
hhd been rendered tho Sirrinian orn-
lor. and arrangements made for the
preservatios, of his address In n per-
niailent form TO DO fled with the Camp
sumter records.-Charlcston Evening
thosI ,April IA 19l2.
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Snc!i Letters MIKE working worth
Nrhua

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir-The editorial In yesterdays is.
sue of your paper. Mans Lost Titan"
is magnificent. IT surpasscs anything
l have read for long time IN any
commented on this appalling disaster.
but not one that l havo seen has
Eraced the story with the transcend
cnt solcmnity and grandeur OF your
editorial. W. e. MONEY.