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The Detroit times., 1912-06-26

able Body as TO whether the advisabllity
or necessity OF the City OF Detroit sub
Jecting itself 10 the provisions OF the
above act exists.
WM. H. fHoAPsoN,
Accepted and referred to the Corpora
''''' FROM THE SAME
To the Honorable the Common Council
Gentlemen--l herewith nominate snd
respectfully ask your HonoraDle boug
Go coahrm the appQlntment or Iah,st
Dillworth as a member Of the HOARD
of Assessors for the city OF betfolN
Tor The term ending June 80 lslb.
Respectfully submitted
MM u. THOMPSON
Accepted and unanimous consent
being granted. the appointment Was
unanimously confirmed.
FROM THE SAME.
To the Honorable the Common Council.
Gettlemen-I herewith nominate and
respectfully ask your Hunorahle BODY
to confirm the appointment or Nor
bert v AndTies as Ciiy Accountant Tor
the term ending June SO. lsli
Respectfully submitted,
WM. Il THOMPSON.
Mayor.
Accepted and laid on table.
FROM THE SAME.
To the Honora BILE the Common Council:
Gentlemen--lt has been called 10 my
attention that the Citys interests were
hot safeguarded In regard 10 checking
up the cost OF the work done on ~ =
tensions OF street car lines, where the
CITY may be called upon TO pay for
these extensions in case the lines are
ever purchased by the CITY | would
therefore recommend 10 your Honor
able Body that the necessary steps he
taken TO safeguard the Citys interests
In this matter, AS several extensions
ale yet TO be built, | would recon-
mend the reference OF this matter 10
the Committee on Franchises
Very truly yours.
JOHN GRINDLEY
Acting Mayor
Referred 10 Committee on Fran
Chises
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COMMON COUNCIL


Detroit. June 25. 1919.
The Council was called TO order by
the President Pro Tenn. Hon. Joseph
fhstsen
rTFsenT-Nttt. tsFBSD, Burton, t1uf-
mel. Ellis, Field, Grindley, darsey'
GIInnan Keuseh Koenig, knapp, lit
tleheld. Lodge. Mason, Merritt O'liri-
en-, owen, Schultz, Theisen, TossN,
Vernon Walsh. Watson. and ZoeleI
There being quorum present, the
Council was declared 20 be In session.
The Journal OF the previous session
Naa nnnrnNad
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eentum OF the vote cast In the entir'
city at the preceding biennial or NC
vember election, for that partichlgT
party's candidate for the ofnce OF Sc
retory OF state.
As In the case OF an aldermanie can-
didate, the statute also provides hat
the party would have no nomines for
Mayor In the event that II did not poll
the requisite number OF votes, AID a
also expressly prohibits the party com
mlttes from writing In the name oi
any candidate
Respectfully submitted.
JAMES IA. LEE,
Assistant Corporation Coanaal
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ktSltttiully,
DAVID E. HEINEMAN,
Cppfrnltar
Rv AID. Keat,ng

Resolved That the various contracts
entered into By the Controller In behalf
OF the City FOR the fiscal year ending
June 30 1913 as reported by him In the
communication just received, be and the
same are hereby approved and con-
firmed
Adopted as follows:
Yeas-Ald Rrozo. Burton, Deimel.
Ellis. Field. Grindley. Garvey. Gilman.
Harpfer. Keusch. Koenig, Knapp. Little
field Lodge. Mason. Merritt. 0'BTien.
owen Schultz, Theisen. Tossy. Vernon
Walsh, Watson, zoeller and President
Pro Tem-26
NayS-\one
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From the CnntrnII..

10 the Honorable the Common coupct,.
GrhtItmen--l transmit To Your Hon
~ ~ d3pie bouy contract OF the American
Fidelity Co. for furnishiny oai,t.,i A., ~ s "a -
rhe same has been approved by the COR.
poration Counsel and /. Therefore re-
orable Body. AN0"
Respectfully
DAVID r. HEINEMAN.
MILTON X, PALMER.
p, a., Controller.
Resolved. That the Contract entered
into by the City with the America n
rldelity Co, be and the same Is hereby
approved and confirmed
Adopted as follows.
ntas--Ald Brozo. Burton. Deimel.
t;lls Field Grindley Garyey Gilman.
Harpfer. Keusch. KoenIg. Krann IittIa
held, Lodge. Mason, Merritt OBrien.
owen schultz Theisen. Tossy. Vernon.
W ash. Watson, Zoeller and President
Pro Tem--26
Nays-None
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RespeCuully submitted
DAVID +. HEINEMAN
Controller.
Accepted. and referred 10 the Com.
mittee on Ways and Means
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From Department Of public Works.


To the Honorable the Common CTuncil.
conference.-the sub-funds In the
resolution herewith transmitted. have
become depleted and In order TO carry
on the work until the end OF the pres
ent fiscal year, ! would recommend the
transfer OF 81. 200 from the surplus In
the 1911 General Road Fund.
Respectfully submitted.
J. j. HAARER,
Commissioner.
BY Aid Gilman:
Resolved That the City Controller
be and is hereby authorized and di-
reCted 20 make the proper entries on
his books 10 effect tho transfer CT
81 200 from the surplus In the 1911
General Road Fund to the credit nr,
the following sub-funds OF the same
fund. 1911:
Tools aud repairs 20 same ~ 100 90
Lumber account ....a... 1000 "
Depreciation Of equipment, as
sphalt plant .............s.. oV w
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DAVID r HEINEMAN.
MILTON X. PALMER,
From the ContrnlIer

To the Honorable the Common Council.
Gentlemen-ln accordance with the
resolution OF your Honsable Body, /
herewith submit the following annual
contracts which have been certified by
the Corporation Counsel and recon-
mend that the same be approved by
your Honorable Body:
Contract for embosslng. NJ. W Brown &
Sons co.
Contract for printing, briefs and
records Conway Brief Co
Contract for stationery, Hilton. Hart
q Koehn Co.
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Ry Aid Gilman:

Resolved. That the City Controller
be and Is hereby authorized and d.
rected 10 make the proper entries on
his books 20 effect the transfer or
$16.75 from the surplus In the 1910
Public Building Fund to the credit OF
the sub-fund In the same fund, 1871,
known as General Repairs to Health
Building.
Adopted as follows:
Ycas-Ald BroZo, Burton, Deimel,
Ellis Field Grindley, Garvey. Gilman.
Hgrpfer. Keusch, Koenig. Knapp, Little
field Lodge. Mason. Merritt. O'Brien.
owen. Schultz. Thelsen, Tossy, Vernon.
Walsh. Watson. Zoeller and President
Pro Tem-26.
Nays-None.
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7 To The HONORABLE the Common CouncfI
conference.-the following reports OF
city Officers for the week ending Sat
urday June 2s. 1912, are respectfully
submitted.
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From the Controller.

To the Honorable the Common Council
conference.-the following approved
accounts are respectfully submitted:
Art Museum Commission
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From Department Of public Works.

To the Honorable the Common Council
Gtntlemen--The sub-fund In the
Public Building Fund known as Gen
eral Repairs TO Health Building, has
become depleted and I'm order 10 meet
bills on hand. / would recommend tht
transfer OF S1G.75 from the surplus In
the 1910 Public building Fund.
Respectfully submitted.
j. j. HAARER,
Commissioner.
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From pepartment Of public Works

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen--The Department Of Public
Works submits under the afnerdcd char
provisions relative Co Sidewalks,
CContInued on Page seven)
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$1,000 o.
Adnnted ns follows.

Adopted as follows:
Yeas--Ald. Allan, Brozo, Burton. Del.
mel. Ellis. Field Grlndley Garvey.
Gilman Harpfer. Hndle. keusch-
Koenig, Knapp. Littleheld. Lodg-.
lynch McCartX Mason, Merritt.
O'5rien. owen schultz. Skrzycki, Tos-
sy Vernon Malsh- Watson, Zeellsr
ana tnC President Fro Tem.-50.
Nays--None.
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DAVID r. HEINEMAN,
Controller.
Referred to Committee on Claims and
Accounts
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From the Cooperation counssl.

Assistant Corporation " cosnssl On H
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To the Honorable the Common Council:
dehtiemen--As per your request 1
herewith enclose the proper resolution
Tor the opening or Julia street from
Greusel avenue 10 Wesson avenue,
where not aleady open. so feet wide.
as publlc street and highway.
respectfully submitted
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ART MUSEUM COMMISSION FUND.
l20-Ph Drinkhsus q Son
moulding, etc, ....s 81 OF
ll2i-Individual Drinking Co.
cups, etc ...........-.. Is 90
rating .....s.e,...... 2O2 90
l2c--Schroeder Paint e.
Glass Co, glass. .. "a So
l24-West Disinfecting Co.
disinfectors ...... 80 90
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Accepted and laid on table.
FROM THE SAME
From the Controller.

Referred TO Committee on Fran
chises
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-17

Grogan had secured the release of
William Waite, arrested on a
charge of malicious mischief,
through a fraudulent bond.
This morning, Judge Dicker,
who had asked an investigation,
made the following statement
fro nlthe bench:
"The bond given by ,Grogan
should not have been accepted by
the desk sergeant, but this was
not the fault of the desk sergeant,
but of my clerk.
"On my own books l made a
notation that Waite'S bond
Should be for ST, 500. The war
rant was an emergency one, and
my clerk in his haste forgot to en-
ter the amount l had specified for
bond on it.
''The desk sergeant was thus
left without any knowledge of
my action, and fixed the bond at
what he himself thought right
$500. The desk sergeant was not
to blame"
The desk sergeant in question
was Frank Troy, who was accus-
ed of yielding to,political pull by
The, News and The Tribune for
accepting Grogan's bond.
Judge Dicker, after explaining
the circumstances, increased
'Waite's bail to $500. Waite was
re-arrested, but was only in jail
for half an hour, Grogan supply
ing the additional bail.
Mayor Harrison also branded
as a lie the trust newspaper at
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-17

PULL" AFTER ALL
The trust newspapers said that
Grogan had Crowley reduced
from plain clothes to harness and
beat because Crowley arrested
Thomas HALEY, the murderer of
Joseph Mcneil.
Crowley had nothing to- do
with the arrest of HALEY. Ser
geant Daniel Cahill and palm
clothes man George 0. Thorp,
Jr., arrested him.
As for the reason for Crowley's
reduction, Harrison said that this
was done because Crowley had
formed an unfortunate habit of
entering saloons and business
houses, lining the customers up
and searching them.
Crowley also had bad record.
He was suspended from the force
once, but the charge against him,
a serious one, could not be proved
because the only witness was
spirited out of town.
Grogan is Democratic boss of
the Eighteenth ward. He has
done many things not exactly
creditable. But he was all right
with the trust newspapers until
he refused to take their orders.
Now the trust newspapers are
trying to "get" him, and they
don't care whether they do it by
telling the truth or through lies.
Ralph Darnley called again
last night, Bessie, didn't he? You
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-17
"Ralph Darnley

ralph Darnley called again
last night, Bessie, didn't he? You
know, he's rather well off, so 1
hope you didn't treat him distant
ly," said mamma.
Indeed l didn't, mamma. 1
was very much drawn to him
very much" she answered, with a
blush.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-07
sURFEIT OF THE MASSES.

This period marks psychological change in public
thinking when the masses surfeted with continuation
Of prosperous times and good grow arrogant and
become to demagogues who feed them
hatred, alleged inequalities, and crookedness in high
Places and who insist upon change.
This is paragraph from political document issued
during the recent campaign In it there is than
hint of the why certain political principles failed
and why they will continue to fail. There is than
indication of mistake the part of certain
politicians; there is the proof they really think
that they cherish idea of public righteousness
that has down gradually but steadily centuries
What the paragraph really is that the people
too we'll fed, too we'll housed enjoy life too much
They surfeted that they have grown arrogant
This has had the sad effect of making them listen to
such absurdities stories inequalities and even of
crookedness in high places. Now as matter of fact
when this document that there has psychoo-
gical change in public thinking very near the
mark There has been; there will continue to be- and
it is going have its results change has been
from thinking of conditions they existed
and therefore right Perhaps the practical effect
of the arrogance in failing to support order of
things under which of them worked for exactly
half of every day in the week, which let so
near starving that they fell prey disease and
which yet proclaimed from the housetops that the whole
country prosperous
To return to the surfeiting however, us take the
actual figures According to the the average an
return 10 the Factory worker was $518. And there
were nearly 100000 factory workers country
Will 1913 buy great surfet? Some of these work.
ers were working 12-hour day, seven days week;
some of them were paying for drinking water in the
mills OF Lawrence and in very, very many instances
the wages of not enough to keep fam
lily alive
Are these people to be told that they surfeted
with good things that they have arrogant? Not
thus are the political and the social ills we must
solve to be met Down bottom of the difficulty lies
the old conflict of thought between those honestly
and sincerely believe it is the divine right privilege
of few to rule and many serve and those who can
see reason and who will see any reason why
this is
The campaigning that the masses are too AFRO
giant will fail because it displays far intelligence than
these masses have and far less JUSTICE
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-07
POOR 1918.

ID DOR 1913. It surely is going to
Il make good on that IS part of its
number. Pity it doesn't begin it's
terrible career on a Friday. What q
fate for a year, to be foredoomed
before birth.
What chance has a year anyway
when the foremost prophecies and
seeress-makes the claim herself-of
all France gets out regularly printed
almanac telling of the direful calam:-
ties to which poor 1913 is to fall
victim. Fire and flood, war and
blood are the head lines. Hunger,
misery, unhappiness the subheads
and more of all the story.
This foremost prophecies and seer
ess declares that the coming new
year is to see most of the city of
Paris destroyed by fire-of course a
Partisan or an American tourist of
one kind need go no further. The
French and several other armies are
to engage in a fine tussle-must have
an eye on the Balkans there. The
German emperor is to come to Paris,
bust not as king-in French chains
probably, that's about as French
| SCCA OSo AAI5It NC CApcClSu " view IL.
The prince of Wales will regina
gentle and polite way of putting the
kibosh on King George. Poland will
be freed-of course, if Germany and
Austria and Russia, consent. And the
year as "a whole. will be fiery and
bloody one. Is she was an American
Republican she would have included
the capture of Washington by the
Democrats.
=; So there you have it, All neces-
sary now is to make it come true.
But what cares a genuine foremost
seeress about such details. She pro-
phesizes. The world can do the rest
Or look out for itself. It has it's
warning. At least her responsibility
has ceased. But won't it be just like
the perverse old world to insist upon
going on in the channel of progress
and betterment, blessing it's millions
with sunshine and Righteousness and
other things considered essential to
nowaday life! -.
so-cheer up, the worst is yet to
come-maybe.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-07
CAUSES OF RACE SUICIDE.

The other day when many physicians and drug
sgsts arrested for violation of the postal laws
good many newspapers missed opportunity to print
some Intelligent social science. Race suicide is bad
enough Those unhappy persons, if guilty deserve the
s,nost punishment. But why do newspapers
some of hem) take the hnlyveled advertisements of
these dsreputable To venture upon still plain
speech-why many tired, unhappy women,
seeking in shame in aversion in ignorance that miser
able road?
Stripped it's essentials, this becomes the very
heart OF the problem of life and living happy and
healthy woman marrying for loves great sake, and
happy with broadening happiness in that
rage, will desire ''the of womanhood.' That
such places exst-that women are led there-this ar
raigns civilization Race suicide" need not mean
"fewer and daughters' it may something
,worse-the smaller brains weaker bodies and lower
spirituality of those who born.
AS the price of bread in relation days wages goes
mp the number of llegitimate children born nation
is greater and the number of attempted abortions in
There is law of closer relationship between
the of Special Privilege the decay of equal oppor-
tunity and the increase of kind under dis
cussion.
Modern eugenics declares that child should ever
be brought into the world unless has been equally
sired by both parents, in hope and in happiness
social science declares that business of the
entire human provide such conditions everywhere
that will desire escape responsibility
But If womans husband has left her, she has
many children, and another is coming and she is i'll in
mind in SOUL and in body, and there is nowhere help
ing hand-who shall that she gives herself to
these wolves of the great cities? fight all the
harder for the Greater Justice Equal Opportunity
and thus the lives of children yet unborn Let
us straight for the evil, in better vaser ways
than through posoffice regulation Let us have more
millions of happy, sefsupporng men, and of happy
babe-loving wives.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-07
THE PLUMBER
BY BERTON BRALEY

I telephoned the plumber
And right on time he came.
He truly was hummer
And should be known to fame;
He spent no time in gazing,
But found out what was wrong,
And what is most amazing
. HE HAD HIS TOOLS ALONG!
He did not con the matter
For a half an hour or more,
No solder did he spatter
Upon the kitchen floor;
With zeal still undiminished
He worked away for us,
land when the job was finished
HE CLEARED UP ALL THE
MUSS!
With beating heart I waited -
His memo, of expense,
Until he lightly stated
His bill was Fifty cents!
My face grew pale and haggard,
I gave a muffled scream,
Into a chair T staggered
And woke-it was a dream!
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-07
A LONG WAIT.

In a Washington dispatch are told that "Presi-
dent Taft has informed friends that no matter how
active his participation in reorganization Re-
publican party be- he is not to be regarded by
publicans possible candidate of the party 1885,
The desire of Mr.. Taft to permitted to go his way
without being considered by his partisans as
presidential candidate we may believe, will be scrupu-
lousy respected.
There is to believe that the gentlemen
who have active in the affairs of the Republican
party if they could recall the past perfectly
willing to make Mr. Taft's request retroactive.
Four is long time for generation of patriots
to be detached from the federal treasury and to view
from afar the waving of the old flag without sharing
the appropriations
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-07
SHORTAGE AND EXPORT

4 WELFARE commission down in
"A Texas has been studying living
conditions: 1t finds that in ten years
the Texas cattle supply has decreased
100000 head, and that the supply
of sheep and hogs has decreased pro-
portionately. That, says this report,
is why meat is high.
This is the same story that comes
so frequently just before an advance
in price. And there is probably a
good deal Of truth in it. For it is
known that. population is increasing
while the number of animals raised
Tor market is not increasing in any
thing like the same ratio--in fact.
not at all. Nor is the farm acreage or
the productivity Of that acreage in
creasing.
But. that being true, what puzzles
so many of the investigators is why
with this shortage in the country and
the undoubted increase lin consumers
there Is 50 much American meat and
other farm products for export The
shortage cry Is made the excuse for
advancing prices in many necessities
and right beside the figures of short
age stand the reports of increasing
exports In those commodities. Nor
are there offered any such CONNER
cial reasons for, export as better. prices
in those other markets.
One would think that with this
shortage the American supply would
stay at home and be sold at good,
even If not quite so high prices. But
It doesn't. It goes abroad.
VIII some genius please explain
the reason Tor tf1is7 7sESs5
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-07
BOOSTS AND SLAMS
ON CURRENT EVENTS.
THE BEST AMERICAN CITY.

II HE city of Everett, Wash, (popu-
l. lation 3o,o0o), has proved itself
to be the most progressive and en-
lightened Of the important communi-
ties in the country On Nov. S it
adopted an amendment to the city
charter providing that after 1913 per-
sonalty shall not he taxed for city
purposes and that in 1913, 1914, 1915
and 1916 Improvements on land shall
be progressively exempted until they
will be totally exempted in the last
year of the SERIES
The city revenues are almost one
half of all taxes collected in the city.
The measure had about 1000 ma
JOrlty out of total vote of 5000.
This is the second time that Eve
rett has declared for the single tax.
A year ago it voted on the question
and adopted it by a majority of only
go. Through some hocus pocus the
will of the people was set aside and
it became necessary to re-submit it.
The largely increased majority speaks
eloquently Of the effect of a long con-
tlnued campaign of education among
unprecedented, intelligent people.
1t is, of course, too much to expect
That opponents of the single tax
throughout the state of Washington
will allow Everett to proceed with
out attempting to stop it,. A fair
trial of the single tax is the one thing
that predatory interests dread above
all else. They know that such a.
trial means an undeniable REPUTATION
of all the. arguments they have
brought to bear against the measure.
Seattle Will vote on the single tax
IN the spring. If, in, the meantime,
Everett should be permitted to pro-
coed with putting the system in oper-
alton it will be useless for privileged
Seattle interests to try to prevent it's
adoption in their city by spreading
the same false statements that anti
Single takers spread wherever single
tax campaign is on:
The plutocratic element Of WASH
ington will no doubt try to secure
decision from the supreme court de-
priving the people of Everett Of the
right to. manage their own affairs as
seems best to, them. The: very fact
that such an. attempt will be made is
a clear confession by opponents of the
single tax that a trial of it will de-
monstrate its Justice and beneficence,
and will refute all objections.