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The Detroit times., 1913-07-09
Newspapers and FrandS

criticism They should purge their
columns of every (nclean or objec-
tionable advertisement. They should
not exaggerate their output of print
ed copies They should not knowing
~ permit advertisers 10 mislead their
readers In this effort they should
have the cooperation and support OF
every legitimate advertiser and re-
sponsible advertising agenc
What makes a newspaper great and
in the highest sense successful? The
foundation Is plainly the confidence
OF it's readers. the respect OF the com
munity 10 which II appeals. 1t comes
OF many renunciations, of Withstand
ing the allurement of immediate adj
vantage. of principles clearly formu-
lated and unswervingly adhered to.
OF ideals religiously cherished and
never abandoned. When a newspa-
per conforms to such principles.
when IL is guided by such ideals. when
conviction goes every day into It's
making, and when brains are added,
Illuminating and vitaliZing all these,
the newspaper that is the fruit OF this
blending Is the highest form Of jour
nalism. These conditions by their
nature mean absolute independence
of any outside control or influence.
If 10 such a newspaper come the re-
wards OF great circulation, large vol
ume OF advertising, and substantial
profit. may not the student OF jour
nalism say that this reward has been
earned because the journal is news
paper OF principles, of ideals, of con-
victions. OF brains. and of intelli-
pence The international.
III Dxgu,suu Dome Right. TIraes
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The sincerity of the newspaper
which proclaims its devotion to the
nublic welfare in its editorial columns
and sells its advertising columns to
ouacks and frauds is open TO ques-
ton. That newspaper has the great
est value as an advertising medium
which declines fraudulent advertise
ments
Many newspapers help advertisers
to perpetrate frauds on their readers:
They print advertising matter so that
IL will simulate news. and thus betray
the confidence OF their readers. fall
ing and not a rising circulation gener-
ally characterizes this indefensible
course. No newspaper that under
stands its duty to the public VIII
knowingly accept fraudulent adver-
tisement.
Every one who utters fraudulent
or dishonest advertisement. strikes a
blow at the value OF all advertising,
and every publisher who aids in the
printing OF such an advertisement I'M
pairs not only the value " advertis-
ing in general. but the value OF adver'
Using in his own publication in par
tiCular.
We live in an era when there is an
awakening Of public conscience and a
higher standard OF conduct in all
things. The enactment of pure FOOD
laws. of laws for improved Sanitary
conditions in factories. Of laws reg'l-
lating great corporations. all indicate
the trend of public sentiment. News
papers should act sympathetically
with this sentiment and should so
conduct their households as TO reduce
10 a minimum the opportunity for
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Had Other Duties.

Speaking Of things theatrical the
other evening, Senator John d. WORKS.
Of California. told an anecdote reia'
tive 10 Uncle Josh and Aunt Maria IN
a metropolitan playhouse.
The agriculturalist and his good
helpmate had been spending the day
in town, the senator said. and during
the afternoon they had drifted into
matinee. Everything went along
swimlngly until the end OF the frst
act when Uncle Josh arose.
Come along. Maria. he remarked
in quite an audible tone. Il think we
bad better be going. don't you?''
Land sakes, no. joshua answered
Aunt Maria The show amt hall
over yet
Il know tibet" replied Uncle Josh
"but Il says on the program that three
DAYS elapse between the first an sec.
ond acts. an dern my hide II | want
ter hand around here tibet long when
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Wilson Also Wants to
Kn010 OF "Slush" Fund

| happened at that convention OF dis
| honorable character So the honor
OF Bartholdt is a subject OF Legitimate
public inquiry. In these days OF lobby
uncoyerings IL is OF peculiar interest
that Eugene A. Hecker, professor or
American history I'm Harvard uniyer-
| silly, should have discovered among
the papers of Major Wiegel. promi-
nent Missouri politician, now deceas-
ed, letter purporting TO have been
written by Bartholdt the year Bar
| tholdt became a member OF the house
of representatives, as follows:
House of Representatives u. s.,
Washington. ID. c.
st. Louis. April %, 1898.
| (ConfidentiaD
My Dear Major: Thank YOU for
your kind prefer to make use of your
services. | accordingly take the lib
erty TO entrust you with mission,
rather delicate I'm nature. which, how
ever, your well-known tact and dip
lomacy will easily enable you TO per-
| form. The matter is. of course, coli
| fidential, excepting as 10 our friend
| Habecom, with whom | had talked the
matter over and pursuant TO whose
advice | acted Some time ago adj
dressed letter TO Herman Oelrichs,
OF the North German Lloyd, In New
York, telling him that the immigra-
tion question would no doubt, form
an important factor of the delibera-
! tons of the next Congress, and that
| | had reasons 10 believe that I would
become a member OF the immigration
committee. At the same time asked
/ hin, for isnapial ratps for rnySalf and
wife TO Europe.
Not receiving reply TO this note.
wrote a second epistle. this time with
out marking IL personal on the out
side. | simply asked for their terms,
expecting that they themselves would
probably offer me concessions. | re-
ceived a very courteous reply TO this.
simply giving the regular rates and
informing me that Mr.. Oelrichs is in
California, and this was, no doubt, the
reason for his silence.
Now what I would like you TO do il
to see the Washington representative
OF the Lloyd, a Mr.. Graves or Graws.
who attends. as friend Habecom tod
us. to all the "favors" for Congress
men. and ask him cautiously whether
member OF the Fifty.third Congress
could expect any reduction OF rates
or who the party Is to apply TO in
case ofthis kind Habecom is not on
livery friendly terms with the party in
question and this is the reason l
bother you.
have fully made up my mind TO
make a trip TO Europe this summer.
and as there may be an extra session.
there is not much time TO be lost IN
this matter, especially because steam
ers must be engaged several weeks
ahead OF time.
II you. upon consultation with Ha-
becom, would kindly attend TO this
Thing. would consider II great per-
sonal favor Hoping TO hear from
lyou, and with kindest regards from
your ST Louis friends, | am, sincerely
yours,
RICHARD BARTHOLDT, NJ. G.
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later perfected the organization
through national banks. This lobby
is as well organized as that OF the
National Association OF Manufactur-
ers. and quite as powerful and wide
spread II has been working under
various aliases and ia working now
under cover It's correspondence
would be just as Illuminating as that
OF the y. A. NJ.
II is notable fact that in the list OF
Congressman named by Col Mulhall
as among those 10 be relied upon for
support for y A. NJ legislation aud
70 oppose legislation not desired by
that organization, there are not any
members of the Progressive party
The eastern trunk line railroads in
shtng an increase OF wages asked
by trainmen and conductors, have put
out circular in which they lay stress
on the immense total OF wages which
they pay annually. Taking their own
figures and doing a problem in simple
division, the wages do not look so big,
According to their circular the mum
Der OF employees on these roads is $50
600 The total OF wages paid is ap-
proximately half billion dollars.
This shows an average wage OF $3.50
wear. II must be remembered. also.
that this includes the clerks and high
ly salaried employees The average
wage among the trainmen and con
ductors Is no doubt considerably less,
vet the Official reports OF the bureau
of labor conclude that man cannot
live decently and support a family or
five on a salary of less than $500 a
year.
The first and most conspicuous man
10 attempt In Congress a defense oil
the Chicago convention which nomi-
mated Taft was Richard Bartholdt. OF
-. Louis. "On my honor as mem
Der OF this body" he stated. nothing
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lobby exposure.
and President VIII
son would like the
attention of the in
vestigating com
mittee TO this
phase of the mat
ter. There is a
Wall-st, slush fund
lobby devoted TO
securing the KIM
OF banking and
currency legisla-
ton desired by
Wall-st. The Aid
rich plan was what
brought the organ
ization together in
the beginning. Aid
rich was its gem
III. He tapped the
public treasury for
thousands OF dol
lars while he was
In The senate and
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IL Never Fails.

Multimillionaire.-I can't under
stand II. No matter how good and
benevolent try TO be, IL seems no
body ever says good word about me.
His Wife (colloquially)-Never
mind, dear: you're not dead yet. BE
patient. Some day the will.-Ex-
change.
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lob Printing Done Right. Times
Printing Co. Is John Il-st. .
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order for good take provide wholesome
for the folks idle their hands and
the things that could be done would to be to
compel join the
Saturday might closing
But entirely back board theme remember that
Saturday night closing absolute
and the universal that it should be.
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Tiers corn ter plant at home. Elk
change.
Traveller (hastily) Porter, have
got time 10 kiss my wife goodbye?
How long have you been married? p
II ife
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job Printing Done Right. Times
Printing Co.. , John R.-st.
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Adolf Is Certainly Behaving Very Very Mysterious Manner

NOW ne Is FASTENING ALONG
THE VILLAGE STREET AS " he
KNEW WHERE TO 60 Ard WHAT
TO DO AFTER he GETS THERE.
LET US FOLLOW HIM.
The Detroit times., 1913-07-09
Snrinu Fever.

She~Oh, I've no patience with You,
Why don't you brace up and do some
thing that's worth while in the world
He Oanguidly3-It isn't worth
while Boston Transcript
The Detroit times., 1913-07-09
Wednesdays Band Concerts.

Schmeman's Military band. Herman
W. Schmeman, director. will render
the following program Wednesday aft
ernoon at Belle Isle. beginning at
2 50 and in the evening. beginning
at 40
March. Lights OUT Mccoy: inter
meZzo "WitChery" a.. Lock wood
Moore): selection from The Burgo-
master" U.uders); selection for chimes
"Miserere" from al Trovatcre" (Ver-
ar: The Mavitys." overture 10 will
liam Tell tRossinD; grand selection
from "RiGoletto" tVerdD: waltz. "hur-
muring Winds" UfalD. star Spanglcd
Banner Frank Rose. baritone. viii
sing at the evening concert.
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UP TO YOU TO MAKE SATURDAY
NIGHT CLOSING A SUCCESS

the eadg stores OF
aed Saturday splendid and encouraging
success.
Yes splendid encouraging" complete forever
Predetermined big hearted puc-spte merchants backed by
made the eOmmndabe start OF sane
progressive the people in general them
good giving unlimited stability and perpeuy to the
Saturday night closing proposition
get specifically personal and say:
up to YOU
Yes YOU
You've don't care shopper either person
by proxy
YOU buy something in the catag buyab ranging pair
Of shoe strings to a seven passenger touring
you legs can't very well you
shop you.
YOU get job put
split pae-for Saturday night society
Don't buy by-andby if you just a we'll buy
When it's convenient to do buy Monday-A. M
else Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
M.
We all selfish, will appeal to YOUR elfshness
By shopping ayn the week and in the dayyOu will better
essortments of merchandise
Of saepeople prime serving efficiency afablity
You will promote heah-heath yourself the health of
store foksbecau physical injury with
satisfactory shopping generates friction
You will avoid jams
the time instead of dangling from
homeward.
ought patriotic public spirited irrigated
brand milk
butter fat and will appeal YOUR nober
Be considerate for the saespp-foot general
weaed the week of working cosand SHOP EARLY
Be conderate for the employing merchants who like their employees
susceptible the physically destructive influences of and
and SHOP EARLY
Encouragement encouragement rekenes
recessness breeds your brothers
committing the ovewk and DO YOUR SHOPPING EARLY
SHOP EARLY solving big problem traffic cong
ton in the business center of Detroit
the beginning while the initial trial
Of the Saturday night closing splendid and
cess this complete and
Much must be made before industrial and mercantile
conditions Detroit consistently call
ideal
Conditions tong people be idea-or ideal
until factory given weekly holiday
quite vogeu this city but there other employers make the
reasonable concession the Jacks and M who liable to be made dull
by "al and play"
only argument opposition
Saturday night closing Saturday night logical
noppouny shopping the part of people who toll
o'clock Saturday afternoon then raced for evenings outing
the tonick influence of the pay envelopes
When ALL employers yield the Saturday afternoon off this lone
will ALL of days off
BUT the specializing the
gamble that tremendously few of the people who compelled work
full the would make the olers Sat-
urday night
need desire certain merchandise They would and could
with daylight shopping which accumulate
and weaIables
And way of attaining Utopia along merchandising lines
there moe-many propre induced join
the Saturday night closing
should indulge nap big
stores suburban dry goods
stores goods all the
noting generally uplifting and Saturday evening
u closing.
Right at this uncture say about the
importance Saturday closing goods so-booze
shops
With the Saturday evening closing of gengood
Adolf Is Certainly Rehavi
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By gibson GARDNER.

WASHINGTON. July 9.-There is
one more chapter 10 be added TO the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-10
COTTON GOSSIP

Reports of serious boll-weevil damage
in Texas, together with timidty on the
part OF sellers because OF the local SIT
uation, was responsible for the strength
Of the market yesterday.
McFadden and Gwathmey brokers
were the leading buyers yesterday,
mostly OF October, which feels the
threat of a depletion In stocks more
than any other month Baruoh and
Wall Street covered some shorts.
Sentiment is not unfriendly to the
market, traders figuring that with con-
tracts scarce any unfsvorable reports
will cause a further advance.
Dallas wires; Texas, Panhandle and
south clear; central and east cloudy i
numerous rains. Oklahoma-North and
west clear; balance cloudy; local rains. q"
NEW ORLEANS, July 1O-Hsyward
& Clark: The weather map is very
favorable; it shows cloudy over entire
belt. except fair in southern half Of
Texas Distinctly cooler IN Oklahoma
and Arkansas, with fine rains in Arllsn-
sas and parts Of Tennessee. Some scat
tered showers elsewhere. IndiCa tons
are for cloudy, with scattered showers,
and cooler in the central belt
Houston. Tex. wires: First bale re-
ceived from Lyford. Cameron County,
south Texas, and win be seld at auc-
ton to-day
Cotton summary Of The New Orleans
Times Democrat. The sJeadinesS Of
yesterdays cotton market was explained
In two widely divergent ways The
man who believes that cotton on its
merits can take good care Of itself
said that shorts were experiencing diff
hculty in obtaining tenderable supplies:
that the short interest is still large
enough to give trouble, and that the
position Of the actual bale being a strong
one is responsible for reactions upward
even when favorable weather would
seem 70 be aiding the bearish cause
The man who believes artificial sup
port is responsible for the markets con-
tinued show Of strength said that talent
and trade alike bought new crop deliv-
cries yesterday because the action Of
the market suggested that July longs
were beginning to put the screws 10
shorts and further strength in July
would probably influence new crop de
liveries to climb temporarily to higher
levels.
"Of course. the weather artists were
much in evidence. one faction prom
ised heat waves In the West An
other exploited the comparative records
as proof that current temperatures are
not excessively high. Still another
turned prophet and promised showers
and cooler weather in the West
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-10
Cotton Markets

NEW YORK, July 10.-Old positions
were well sustained at the opening of
the cotton market to-day ana started Off
3 points higher. while new crop months
were to 2 points lower than Wednesdays
final.
New positions were affected by cloudy
weather in the eastern half OF the belt
suggesting possible showers Futures
and spots in Liverpool were firm LiV-
erpool bought considerable cotton on the
weather prospects. Brokers represent
ing large spot houses were good buyers
of new crop positions. The buying was
general and offerings light After the
market shaded few points from the mi
tai range prices rallied some TO
points from the previous close, where
prices We're firmly maintained through
but the early session, with the exception
OF July, which tell back to 1217, last
nights closing quotation
strength Of Liverpool was attributed
chiefly to short covering on fear Of an
American advance on nigh temperatures
over the triple holiday there.
The official wea Their for Yesterday
showed temperature average 1902 In Ok
lahoma and 100 in Texas. with six sta
ton recording 100, seven stations 1922
seven stations 104 and one station 1O6
Todays early record shows IL is cooler
In Oklahoma, and Sherman, Tex, re-
ports drizzllng rain.
Following are IL a. m. bids IN New
York: July, 12.17; August, 1217: Octo-
Der, ll54; January. 1142
following are 10 a. m. BIDS in New
Orleans: July, Il a; August, 1901: Oc-
tober. 1856 January. 1l.56.
Estimated cotton receipts:
Friday 1914
New Orleans .........200 to 500 $50
NEW YORK COTTON.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-10
Grain Notes

The Chicago Inter Ocean says.
Wheat traders were inclined 10 con-
strue the Government report as bullish
when considered in all its details There
were number Of sharp operators, how
ever. who took a hearish view Of IT, and
talked lower prices It Is the general
belief that the final returns on all
wheat viii show around the same as last
year, which. with the CarTy-Over, should
make a larger supply than last year
Corn specialists took the Government
report as bearish, although the acreage
is two tenths OF I per cent under last
being the highest since 1910. The crowd
were regarded as short and the commits
sion house holdings have been reduced
o. late.
oats traders were surprised az the
showing OF the crop report it being
larger than expected Most operators
took a bearish view Of II. and said that
with the crop within less than three
weeks OF harvest they look for a yield
Of 100000 900 bushels"
Terre Haute. Springfield. Peoria,
Bloomington. st. Louis, Kansas City and
Omaha all clear, SO TO rs degrees; rain
reported at Terre Haute yesterday aft
ernoou. Canadian Northwest partly
cloudy 90 to 70 degrees. Swift Current
rainfall ,2s, Edmonton, 40.
Buy September wheat and sell Sep
ihAilpNA WI a. tFtNs'NlAN III ENbpNNsAA AlehA
profit.-Bell.
General liquidation is on in oats and
this. together with pressure Of new
oats from the country, Will. in my opin-
ion, carry the market several cents
lower. -Roycroft
Bartlett, Frazier Co says: Wheat
The country continues to market the
new crop Of winter wheat very freely
AS long as Europe continues TO buy
literally the effect Of hedging opera tons
is materially lessened. We believe
there is a large outstanding short in
terest and are inclined TO look for
fair rally.
Corn-This mornings map was gen
orally clear with some high tempera-
lures again in the Southwest The fig
ures given in yesterdays Government
report indicate a crop larger than the
trade generally was looking for. but
there has been considerable scattered
liquidation and short selling during the
past few days. We are inclined to think
the report will not prove a depressing
influence,
Oats-The Government report was
about as expected and therefore VIII not
prove an influence New buying power
Is extremely limited. but there has been
a great deal of liquidation, and while
prices may gradually work lower We do
not look for any sharp break at the
moment
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-10
Memphis Wins and
Loses in Rail Rate
Pine Lumber Cases

WASHINGTON, July 1os-Rates on
pine lumber over the Illinois Central
from Jackson, Miss. to Memphis
Tenn were held by the Interstate
Commerce Commission to-day to b.
unreasonable in SO far as they exceed
10 cents a 100 pounds.
Lumber, slaves and barrel head
ings rates to Memphis from points
East of the Mississippi and South Of
Nicksburg, except over the New Or
leans, Mobile and Chicago Railroad.
We're found to be unreasonable II they
exceed II cents a 100 pounds for a
one-line haul and IL cents for q tVon@
line haul.
Proposed advanced Of 3 per cent IN
rates on lumber over the Yazoo and
Mississippi Valley Railroad in Mis-
sissippi and Louisiana TO Memphis,
Tenn, We're allowed
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-10
Stock Markets

. ~ W. = OHMs
NEW YORK. July l0.-Canadian Pa
cific which led the stock market in its
downward movement yesterday, turned
about today and led an upward trend
cihc opened at 2l1 = for a gain OF 8
but soon was selling at 213A. which
Ing
Union Pacific showed the best
strength it has exhibited since the pres
ent movement began. Union Pacific
climbed to las for net gain of nearly
points. United States Steel common
adyanced ! point on good buying
The market was largely Influenced by
London, Paris and Berlin and a con
siderable share Of the buying at the
opening came from the other side. This
was inspired by a report from St. Pet
ersburg that the Balkan war probably
would be ended this week.
Among other gains were Amalgamat-
ed Copper 8 Southern Pacific y Read
ing ms, Gnin aS,o Copper y Illinois ll3 Cen n
st. Paul y and Erie a.
Wall Street took an optimistic view
of the railroad situation the belief pre-
vailing that the trainmen on the east
ern lines VIII not strike. but are ma
neuvering to force an amendment to the
Erdman arbitration law.
The curb was strong
American in London were strong
The advance in stocks is due to short
covering and a dispatch from St. Pc
tersburg saying that the Balkan war
would soon end
For time after the opening the mar
ket witnessed a stampede and before
the advance ceased gains Of I to nearly
3 points were recorded. Shortly after
the first hour. however. recessions ap-
peared, but prices held above yester-
days close Union Pacific advanced q
TO 1853 Reading reached 1877. a gain Of
y. Lehigh Valley, Southern Pacific
and pennsylvania were up y. Copper
declined a. Other Issues remained un-
changed TO a fractional advance Great
Northern preferred issued q divi-
dend
Call money loaned At percent
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-10
Prosperity in Atlanta.

Health, Prosperity For You in At
lanta. Ask Me Why."-H. b. Tuller,
OF the Southern Bell Telephone and
Telegraph Company.
Atlanta, the Nations Queen. Big
gest, Brightest, Best Means Atlanta"
Mrs. Homer Homes, 50 Flat Shoals
Avenue
Join the Half Million Club and
Boost Atlanta "-Isadore Bleich, II
Kennedy Street,
Atlanta, the Last Word in Cities
Myrtle Maxwell, 70S South Boule-
ward.
ME For Half-Million Atlanta. On
the Job All the Time."-M NJ. WEIGH
Atlanta Always Ahead. Nate A.
Gordon, 10 Capitol Avenue.
ashes to Billions"
From Ashes to Billions Against
All Competition. Onward Her Watch
wOrd."-Foley w. Walden, Jackson,
Ga
"A Half Million We Want and a
Half Million Wen Get"-Sam L.
Sugarman, 251 Central Avenue.
Bigger. Buster Atlanta. Why Not
500, 1000 ?"-T. J. Harrington, 80 North
Pryor Street.
watch Me Pull Atlanta, 100000
1920."-W. J. Hicks.
For Atlanta - Half Million and
Then Some."-E. W. Ray Acworth,
Ga.
Were for Smoke. III. Shaw, 25S
Lawton Street.
Atlanta, the City That Satisfies"
A. NJ. Moseley, as Williams Street
Atlanta, Get the habit!
Half-million! We must have it.
Atlanta spirit has caught many.
Half-million in 1920"
w. L. Mears.