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The Detroit times., 1912-10-21

all products In 1909 was about s22,-
see. 200. 900.
.sThe total tariff taxes were about
t2.2S6. 200. 200.
"The tariff duties were equal to
about one-tenth or the total value OF
goods consumed In this country.
THE average tariff tax per fam
lily was Sis. The government re-
ceived SIC. How about that $100?"
Another says: THE total value of
manufactured goods consumed in this
country Is about $14.000.000,00 900.
The excess price due to protection
duties on these goods is about So
100. 900, 000."
Still aonther: make your dollar
grow. The purchase price OF a dol
lar In 1896 was this amount. In
1910 II was this amount. Squares,
a large one for 1896 and a smaller
one for 1910, show the proportion
ate buying power OF the dollar)
High protectionists call this 'protec-
ton for you"
IL was Mr.. Wittstein. director OF
the exhibit. who stirred Cincinnati
TO its depths few days ago. The
manufacturers Of that city, realiz.
ing the force OF the tariff exhibit
argument, organized a protection ex'
hibit as a rival. and one sewing ma
chine manufacturer became so ex
cited that he threatened to bring
suit against Mr.. Wittstein. becaus,
SO much damaging evidence wal
given In. the Democratic exhibit con
corning his product.
| Articles made In Detroit are being
secured. They will be labeled with
the price, here and abroad. tn,
amount OF the protective duty, and
whatever else may enter into the
I difference in price.
Some Of the objects are already
labeled A bevel has this card:
For this bevel. bought at whole
sale, we paid As cents. The export
price Is II cents. The difference
against you Is 20 cents. The pro.
tective' duty on this Is 4b per cent. "
On q pair OF shoes
For this pair Of lady's shoes we
paid $2.5s. The duty is 15 cents
II per dollar"
Every article of clothing on the
"inhabitants' of the nat will be
ticketed with the price and the ef-
feet which protection has in making
It that figure.
Mr.. Wittstein makes public talks
every noon. He Is especially anxious
to have Progressives and Republicans
come and debate with him, and Of
fers them the freedom Of the plat
form to say whatever they wish.
wednesday night has been desig.
mated workingmen's night. Friday
will be housewives day, and women
speakers will be on hand to show
the ladies who attend Just how the
tariff affects the cost Of living.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21
TO OBSERVE OCT. "a AS
TUBERCULOSIS SUNDAY

Mayor William b. Thompson has
issued his annual proclamation In be-
half Of tuberculosis. Sunday, Oct. ~.
urging all citizens TO join In he
fight against the white plague. The
clergy Of the city are responding IN
the Affirmative to the letters sent out
by the Detroit Society for the study
and Prevention OF Tuberculosis. ask-
lag that mention be made Of the anti
tuberculosis campaign from tho pull
pits. Sunday. In the afternoon, at 3
o'clock public mass meeting wall
he held in the Detroit opera house
with illustrated ten-minute talks BY
DR.. Guy L. Kiefer, Charles p. Chad
sey. Secretary Howard Udell, OF the
Associated Charities and the Rev.
Luther l.. Lovejoy. BY means Of the
moving picture machine the story Of
the war on the white plague win BE-
shown.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21

constituencies In quarters least expect
ed.
Il am glad to think II 80. because
when the people tolerate lack OF dig
nifty and self-respect In their high Of
ncc. they are losing their own, they are
changing their ideal standards and
lowering them and II II not a good
sign for the republic"
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21

Boiler Inspector McCabe has received
a letter from the Municipal Technical
Institute. of Belfast. requesting infor-
nation concerning the requirements Of
applicants for licenses an engineers
end firemen. The principal OF the
school states that a great number OF
his students 60 TO the United States.
and that the Institute proposes to In
struct them along the lines required by
municipal regulations In this country.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21
Fan. to Rr,be Polie.m.n

Patrolman Fred Jurgens testified IN
Judge Phelan's court Monday that when
ne Informed Max Zalk that he must
make complaint OF Zalk's practice OF
clothing store. Zalk solicitously invit-
ed the officer to bring his little boy
down TO the store and be ntted to a
fine suit of clothes free, the intimation
being that Jurgens should make no
complaint. The complaint was made
however. and Zalk. who has figured In
similar ordinance complaints before,
was fined IS. which he paid.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21
BURGLAR POKES GUN
UNDER MANS NOSE

ID. B. Stewart. No. ale Longfeliow-
ave. was awakened early Sunday
match In his home, and starting to
Investigate, was met In the hall by a
short and stout burglar. who thrust a
revolver under NJ, Stewards nose and
Mr. Stewart ala. Then the burglar
ned through an open back door.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21
U.s. $ll75 $l375 $780, $3.50 For Coats Worth SIS to $40

SEVEN WINDOWS ARE FILLED WITH
COATS. Men like 10 look In windows No
matter how warm IL our welcome to men to
merely come and look at the coats, we know
that the average man 10 q sensitive shopper.
Hence we have filled four great windows on
the Monroe avenue end Of the building, and
three windows on the Gratiot avenue end so
that everybody can get q good look at some
OF the overcoats.
Five minutes spent at these windows may
be the means OF saving you q good roll Of
bills on your winter overcoat.
NOTE-Every coat Is plainly ticketed.
This II true, also, Of every coat in the
entire sale. II you desire to come In
and walk around among the coats to
satisfy your curiosity-no one will think
Of urging you to buy-nor Of even sug-
gesting II, for that matter.
In one instance we even went 30 far as to
buy an entire stock OF fine woolens and en-
ployed the manufacturer to make them up at
a time when his tailors were practically idle
We got 800 overcoats in this way at about
half what they would nominally have cost
Think OF the work and planning behind
this SALE and you will understand Its great
ness
80 PER CENT IS THE AVERAGE saw
ING This sale will do what all the Presf-
Dental candidates are promising to do-low-
err the cost OF living.
IL will enable every man to cut his over
coat expense 35 per cent. and give him the
oyercoat now, at the very beginning of the
season.
The man who will not investigate an Of
ferinR like this IL certainly not the man
who should complain about the price OF coal
or meat or groceries. because evidently he
doesn't care.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21
Man Injured by Car.

Sam Olassa. an italian living on
Champlain-st.. near Rfvard-st.. 10 In
body and with his chest seriously In
jured as the result OF being hit by q
\ ID. L. r.. Michigan-ave. street car at
the corner OF Fourth-ave., as he was
at work repairing the tracks Monday
afternoon. Olassa was working with
| a pickax when the car struck him from
behind. The hospital authorities say
his Injuries. while serious, are not
necessarily fatal.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21
s,,r,w. Court MarL.d rim.

supreme court OF the United States did
not render any decisions today on the
occasion OF it's FIRST decision day" OF
the October term. The session was
purely formal.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21
OLA.

in taste, we sent out for a case or bot
tied spring water. Odd TO relate. II
looked and tasted precisely the same
Remarkable coincidence. wasn't it,
Chicago Tribune.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21

Still fresh In the minds OF many men 10
the Overcoat event that was held at Crowley
Miners last fall We did some things then,
gentlemen, IL you will remember, that upset
the overcoat business OF Detroit for the whole
season.
And Il was the splendid success Of that sale
which put into our minds the little buzzing
bee Of ambition to do the thing on q bigger, a
broader, more tremendous plan-and literally
scoop the Overcoat trade Of the town In this
autumn OF 1912.
Eleven thousand Overcoats that we have
purchased with 30 much care and deliberate
planning have been coming in for three weeks
back. To go into the receiving rooms and see
the great piles Of coats az they arrived, day by
day-to see them going down In truck-loads to
the clothing floor has been a sight indeed.
THE VARIETY OF COATS DEFIEs DE
SCRIPT1ON. What Is included7 Everythlngi
Great belted listers that sweep almost to the
shoetops, warm as toast. English Guard"
coats. tailored from thick wooden fabrics In
patterns that fairly glow with color. some
even touched with purple and red. Modified
listers with belt back, skirt effect. slightly
shaped, and large patch pockets and turned
back cuffs
There are coats of wonderful English coat.
ings with the Poets plaid" backs. Coats OF
the beautiful rough Irish friezes. and soft,
woolly chinchillas
Among the more conservative black coats
Is q group Of so Of the genuine Cars" mel
TONS imported from England-the material
alone is worth 81 yard. Others Of the IA
nous St George kersey, as smooth az a piece
Of satin.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-31
Women Should Vote, But There
Should Be An Educational Or
Property Qualification To 1t. :"

been consistently anti suffrage. 50 that
IN her opinion the plank written into
the Bull Moose platform favorinE
equality was politics and not evidence
Of an honest conversion
In California.
Mrs J. A. Sharp, district manager OF
the Fraternal Brotherhood, formerly
of California, was Intimately. associated
with leaders there who lObbied at nine
consecutive sessions OF the legislature
Of that state before securing adoption
Of the amendment granting suffrage to
women says Mrs Sharp:
"In California the Womsu's vote is
certainly going to be a factor The fact
that the equal rights states may be
the balance OF power to decide the
election VIII appeal to the California
women, and they viii approach the
polls with a feeling Of direct respon-
sibility- 1t If should develop that the
forecast be true the suffrage movement
has ever had In California they have
added to the trite The hand that rocks
the cradle is the hand that rules tho
world, an atterthOught that man has
one foot on the rocker Out there the
women want TO share equally with hus-
bands and brothers responsibility for
direction OF municipal, state and na-
tional affairs and they are capable OF
sound discretion in the exercise Of their
newly acquired prerogatlve-
There should be an educational
qualification for men as Wen as W0m-
en- And j believe that every loyal SUE
fragist so believes. To grant eQLIdI
rights al the ballot box viii automatic
ally raise the level OF intelligence be-
cause the women VIII strive for this
condition being written into the laws
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-31

Wednesday evening the Young WOm-
ems missionary circle of the First
Christian church met at the home of
MISS Matte Clark, 1908 Arizona street.
The afternoon was devoted to discus
SiOns Of the work for the winter and
the officers for the year were elected
as follows: Miss Effie Warren, presi-
dent; Miss Myrtle LangfOrd, viee-presi-
dent; Miss Eunice Anderson, secretary
and treasurer. After the business meet
ing, refreshments were served Those
in attendance We're. Mrs. p. j. Hlce,
Misses ATaline Ord, Maud Locks, Lucille
Mckee, Alberta Martin, Matte Clark,
Virginia Burk, Nettie Sauyers, Goldie
Waugh, Myrtle LangfOrd, Eunice An
derson, Ruby Hill, Erline Vowel, Effie
Warren
The members of " A Goffs Sunday
school class will meet at the home Of
Mrs. Robert i. Campbell, 701 Mesa ave
nue. on Friday afternoon Mrs. Camp
bell, who has bcen i'll, is very much
improved
The First Baptist B. Y. p. L. viii
give a Halloween social at the First
Baptist church, Thursday evening Oc-
tober 81. at s p. m, for members OF
the 3. Y. =. L. and young people OF
the congregation. A very unique pro-
gram has been arranged Appropriate
Halloween refreshments viii be served
by animated ghosts.
Mr. and Mrs S. H. Sanderson viii
entertain the Highland Park B. 7. ?.
L. and their friends at HalloWe en-
party on Thursday evening, October
81. Each persons height will be
measured. the standard being set at
five feet and inches. Anyone falling
below the standard or who is taller
than the measure, viii be fined 1 cent
The Junior union of the Highland
Park Baptist church viii give a Hal
lowe'en party at the home Of Mrs.
E. B. Manning, on Gold street, Thurs
day evening, october 3.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Howard enter
tanned the intermediate Sunday school
class of the Calvary Houston Square
Baptist church on Monday evening with
a Halloween party. Games were
played during the evening, after which
refreshments were served
The women of the First Congrega-
tional church save a tea at the
church this afternoon. complimentary
to the neigh borhoOd and frienCs. The
radioptican is being used to give pie
lures for the membership of the First
Congregational church on Sunday az
ternoons and on Sunday evenings Rev.
Niles Hanson, the pastor, gives picture
talks.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-31


The rather startling news contained
in a dispatch published in The Herald
Tuesday that the equal suffrage states
with SO votes in the electoral college,
may swing the result in the November
presidential election, eVOzes small en-
crs in the social and intellectual inner
circles seemingly are reluctant to ex-
press opinions in favor of suffrage,
and the sentiment gathered would IN
dicate that for some time to come Texas
VIII be out Of the list Of "emanciDated'
states.
Mrs. A. P Averiu president Of the
FL PasO WOman's club said III women
want suffrage they are entitled to it,
but personally do not care for the
right or the privilege"
Mrs u. KOhlherg favOrs the ballot
Tor women with certain conditions at
tached.
Proper qualifications should be in
sisted upon. either of property or edu-
cation, or better still. both she said
TO give the ballot ndiscriminately
to women would work a hardship IN
southern states where the percentage
OF flliteracy is large. believe in
equality but the vote should be OIL
rected with intelligence, and this can
only be done by enforcing an educa-
tional standard for eligibility TO surt-
rage"
An ardent supporter of the cause
who declines to let her name be made
public at this time is for equal suffrage
declares that in some is speeches prior
TO this campaign Roosevelt insisted
that Woman's sphere was the home, ana
that she is out of her vocation IN asplr-
ing to the halOt-caStlng right Also
she asserts. the OutlOOk's attitude mas
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-31
RAILROAD NEWS OF THE SOUTHWEST

! days. has left for Fort Worth, TeE-i
where he expects to locate
A W. Depew, passenger conductor
on the Southwestern, has transferred
to Tucumcari and is now working on
the Dawson branch passenger he mas
moved his family to TucumcarL
Tom German, formerly a conductor
on the Santa Fe at Las Vegas, IS IN
FL PasO on his way to his home IN
Ohio. 1Ir. German has recently re-
turned from the Isthmus of Panama
J. 3. CIeavers. C. H operator at
Fort Hancock, who was recently DIS
charged from Hotel Dieu after serl-
GUS attack of typhoid fever, has en-
tered the hospital again on account
Of relapse.
Jack MCGEE, switchman for the S p
at Los Angeles, has resigned from the
service and is now in FL PasO on his
way to Pueblo. Colo. Mr.. MCGEE for
merly worked as fireman into FL Paso
on the Santa Fe.
4. ". HarreI, trainmaster for the
Santa Fe at San Marcial, has returned
home after a business trip TO FL Paso.
He viii leave soon for Belen n NJ, to
meet president Ripley's special and
viii return with it to II PasO on an
inspection trip
A new baby boy has arrived at the
home of Ar. and Mrs. j. W Gilbert, on
Mesa Ave. Mr. Gilbert is an engineer
been laying off for over five months
on account of a broken leg.
Conductor W Jenkins. of the South
western. eastern division, who has
been working on the local for several
months is now back on through
freight, and conductor George Walker
has been assigned to the local.
John lIarkIe. the santa Fe switch
man who was injured severely some
time ago-in Pueblo, Colo, has now en-
tirely recovered and is in Eel PasO on
an extended visit to relatives. From
here Mr.. Markle viii go to San Fran
cisco, where he win endeavor to obtain
a position
Fireman Adkins, Of the Santa Fe, at
san MarciaI, who was injured some
time ago from falling from his engine,
has taken a change for the worse and
is suffering much pain. 1t is now
necessary to administer electric treat
ments to enable him to obtain relief
for few hours at a time.
Ed Smith, formerly a fireman on
the Iron Mountain railroad in Arkaa-
Sass who has been living IN FL PasO
for short time, has secured a posi-
ton with the Phelps-DOdEe company
at Dawson, n N. Mr.. Smith Is 2
brotherinlaW TO engineer Dan La
LOnde % the T. p. at Big Spring. Tex.
The following new men have been
employed by the @. H. as sW1tchmen-
G. F. Johnson, r. F. King. W Crom-
bic and ". -. holland, and all of them
are working nearly all the time.
Switchmen and braI1emen. as wei as
firemen, are not having any trouble in
securing positions in FL PasO
A b Campbell. the Santa Fe brake
man who was injured several months
ago by falling from his train near
Albuquerque. has been discharged from
the Santa Fe hospital at Topeka, Kas.,
and accompanied by his wife. has
gone on an extended visit to his
parents in Newark, n. j., where he VIII
recuperate for several months before
returning to san Marcial.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-31

Gorgeous is the word which best
describes the gown from which this
sketch was made.
First is a fountain of white char
meuse, over which is a softly puffed
drapery Of pale. champagne coIored
chiffon and angel sleeves Of cream
net embroidered with fine gold
thread A gold and white brocade
forms the OTerdress, and the effect is
as If the material We're shaped to the
wearer by pleats and slashes. held by
turned back corners, faced with gold
cloth, and Ornamented with fine
rhinestone buttons
The gold embroidered neck frill is
wired and the red rose and girdle are
Of the most brilliant shades.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-31
Dfnners and LunckeOns

T. J. Stafford entertained on We'd
nesday evening at the Harvey house III
honor OF the young men who VIII serve
as usherS at his wedding on Tuesday
evening, Nov. 5. The table was decor
ated in red carnations and an eight
course menu was served. The guests
were presented with beautiful gold
scarf pins, set in pearls, styled the
friendship pin Those present were
AIessrs- Eugene Harris, Frank Murchi-
sen, Harold Christie, Tom Mayneld, BOB
Moore and Earl Craver.
On Friday evening the ushers them-
selves viii entertain at the Hotel shell
don for the bridal party
Saturday evening Miss Ethel Brown
win be the hostess Of an evening given
in honor of the same party
On Wednesday evening Mr.. and Mrs
II. 7. Bowie entertained in celebra ton
Of the birthday anniversary OF Mrs
Bowie The table was decorated in red
chrysanthemums in bowl, filling the
center Of the table. A five course menu
was served Those present were AR.
and Mrs j. A. Dick, Mr.. and Ars. W r.
Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Clary, Mss
Madeline Marshall and j. O. McNary.
Mrs. s. I Burdic1 and children, of Al
pine, and Mr.. ard Mrs Charles Casey
We're guests of DR.. and Mrs. Gilbert
vs. eduesday, at an informal dinner
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-31
Parties

Wednesday evening Misses Amy and
Dora Ellsworth, Of Nevada street en-
fSrIalneq number OF friends with a
HalloNe' en- party The house was dec
GRATED with the gTuesome HallOWe' en-
decorations and as the guests arrived
they were met by Masters Billy Ellis
worth and Karl Mercer, garbed as lit
tie elfs, who led them to the large
room, where many games, typical of
the occasion were played After the
games, refreshments were served and
the party was chaperoned on a tally
no ride down the valley. Those who
enjoyed the evening were Misses Mar
gareu Redmond, Nelma kert, Sibyl An
QreWs, Nina Gerners Pauline Bro N
DOna Mathews, Dorothy Harper. Liza
and Margaret Hall, lara Dean, Myrtle
Hayes, Peggie and Laura Fink.
Messrs. Carl Hall, Karl Gillespie, Geo.
Murphy BoD spencer Francis Arm
Sharpe Miller, J. Stewart Chas- Fielder,
A N Harris. Morris and Blair.
The bridal party in the wedding Of
Miss Marian Campbell and Harry
Schultz will be entertained on Monday
evening by the bride elects mother,
Mrs j. l. Campbell. and Mrs. II. Ia
Knickerbocker, at the. home of the
former, 917 East Rio Grande street
Mrs. James A Dick viii entertain
on Thursday afternoon at her home,
1904 Montana street, in honor of Mes
danes Peyton Brown, J. n Clary and
c H. Finley
Merrick Breck will entertain on Fri
day evening with q Halloween party
at his home on North FL Paso street.
A number Of young men gave a de-
Ightful Halloween party to their
friends at the home Of Grover Smith on
North FL PasO street on Wednesday
evening. The young people all came in
masquerade costume some very hand
some ones being among the number.
Several prizes were awarded The most
artistic girls costume was that of Miss
Emma Hood, who was dressed in
beautiful indian outfit. The prize for
the most cOmical costume worn by one
FOrsythe- who was dressed as a clown.
The most artlstically dressed boy was
Harry Henderson, as an indian, while
the most comlcal makeup was H. n. Mil
Ter. as Uncle sam
The house was decorated in apples
faces
Refreshments OF pumpkin pie and
coffee were served
Mrs. Sidney Hockett, jr., is entertain
ing in honor of Miss Marian Campbell
his afternoon.
Miss Leila Pollan Will entertain this
evening with a Halloween party at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. c. B. Patterson
1925 West olive street
Mrs. Waters Davis is entertaining
this afternoon in honor of Miss Laura
Gleason
Miss Madeline Kerr viii entertain
few friends this evening at an in
formal party.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-31
Y. w. C. A. Notes

The Halloween party given at the
central rooms OF the Y. ~. c. A. on
Wednesday evening proved most en-
joyabIe indeed. The rooms We're very
prettily decorated in the black and
white tissue paper ghosts and pump
kins. with lights inside the heads. The
lights through all the rooms were also
decorated Strings OF the cats and
witches were strung in the rooms and
Mrs ID. W. DerWiler furnished beau
tiful chrysanthemums for the occasion
AIRS. J. A. Potter. dressed in a witch
costume. presided over the cauldrOn
ana gave the fates Of the guests.
Lemonade was served from the caul-
dron- There were two tents raised,
a fortune telling tent and an astrO-
logical tent Mrs j. H Hirt presided
over the former and Mrs. S J. Fennell
presided over the latter. They were
kept busy and proved very scientific
readers Games were played, which
were in charge Of Mrs. George Helde
and Miss Alice Davis
The refreshments were served by
the Trielle club and were in the
charge Of Mrs Charles Gibson and
Mrs W. Y. Long Some donations
for the occasion for which the assoc
citation is very grateful were received
from Mrs J. A. Potter. Mrs George
Helde, Mrs Chas. Gibson, Mrs HO-
garth and Mrs. ]. H. Hirt
The Sunset and Mesa gymnasium
classes are meeting this afternoon at
the central rooms Of the Y. W c. A
Miss Florence Hanson's Bible class
viii meet this evening at 7:15 o'clock.
The beginners gymnasium class VIII
meet at o'clock.
Friday afternoon the finance COM
mittee win meet at 2-30 o'clock, the
Junior committe at 2-3O, and the gym
nasium committee at 4-SO.