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The Detroit times., 1913-01-11

To the Editor OF The Times:
/ have been reading your paper for
the greater part OF a year. l have
subscribed now for the year 1913 In
full.
write now to say that like The
Times quite we'll, as daily papers so.
admire the fact that you exclude all
whisky ads.-indeed bar all swil ads.
But sir, am expressing the senti-
ment OF large per cent OF Times
readers, l am sure, when I draw the
line on the disgusting information you
give your readers OF ring fights. Why,
In the name OF common decency. In
the name OF civilization. will you
stain the otherwise decent sheet, BY
giving such full description OF q
bloody, brutal scene. as afforded By
the last heavyweight pummeling on
New Years day? For the sake OF our
young people. especially. cut It out.
PHILIP ]. WRIGHT.
Stockbridge. Mich. Jan. 10. 1917.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-11
He Learned a Lesson

Congressman Ralph w. Moss, of In
diana, did not care much for hat
his wife wore. He finally spoke about
Il. Mrs. Moss admitted that II was
plain. and, instead Of taking excep-
ton to her husbands remark, invited
him to accompany her the next time
abe bought hat
Il can certainly pick out better
one than that" said Mr.. Moss
So they went TO the store together.
Mrs. Moss said not word as the
comely milliner displayed one beauu
fui bonnet after another. 1t was the
first time Mr.. Moss had ever been in q
millinery store. but he appeared TO bt
at ease and finally selected one OF thu
most joyful creations In the entir'
stock. Mrs. Moss looked well In II
She was pleased
I'll take that" said the Hoosie
congressman. "How much is TT"
Forty dollars" said the pretty cir
without even blink.
Mr.. Moss saw blue stars, but luck
ily he had Just come from the ban
and was able to produce that much 1
cash. Now he lets Mrs. Moss buy he
own hats and he does not complai
about their being plain.--Judge.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-11

tn earn tn tinfoil
on Il LImberg cheese an
handle his
thin Join Jack John
sons syndicate buyin
whole Oh
loike.
polls
q
But all tn
on tn sodewak Oh cant
said the
We'll, said Wilum would INTO
balderdash in his ON
The Detroit times., 1913-01-11
A Jury Of His Peers

Bill Buck. a young Negro. was be
fore Justice Greer the other day
charged with stealing "shootin' iron
from Ellis Houston. He had just com.
pleted 30 days for carrying the gun.
The squire asked him how he wanted
to plead on the new charge.
Might g well say guilty" said
Buck. "A Niger don't get no show
In this country, nohow."
Don't chr" said the court "Nicho-
las (the constable), you skirmis d
around and pick UP dozen or two
likely colored men for jury service
and be quick. Well show him!"
In half an hour the constable had
the little courtroom fun OF grinning
Negroes Of all shapes and sizes.
Happy anticipation was written on
the dusky faces Every one OF them
knew Buck from his days Of pickanin
Ifytsm up, and Buck knew they knew.
He glared at the ebony crowd and
then turned sullenly to the court.
IF you's goin' ter make all dat fuss
over a two-bit popgun," he said. -
pleads guilty. "-HoIland Magazine.
1
Job Printing Done Right. Time
PRINTING Co, 10 John R--st.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-11
Turning Away Wrath

DR.. Charles H. Parkhurst said at q
Presbyterian banquet in New York:
AT all seasons, and at the holiday
season especially, we should avoid
quarreling and try to bring about q
spirit of good will.
I'm short, we should initiate Father
Healy, the Irish wit, to whom an Of
fetal once said:
"Healy, I've got crow to pick
with you
Make II a turkey said Father
Healy. and I'll join you at sharp"
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-11

Job Printing Done Right. Time
Printing CO., 10 John R--st.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-11
Editorials BY the People

con.nauaicatisns must bear name
AID address % wrtteF, nnaf
not oentain personal abuse an4
must not be ever Be words -
leagth.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-11
NEWBORN
LETTER.xsafsss2s,

NEW YORK, Jan. ia woman up
In One Hundred and Sixty-nlntn-st.
thinks she has a solution OF the ser
want girl problem which will be ac-
ceptable to many nat jewellers. and
will incidentally enable her TO make
living.
She supplies servant girls By the
day. Her plan means that no ser
wants sleeping room IL required; thai
there Is no outlay for servants foodk
The girl comes to the house every
day In the week. except Sundays and
holidays, washes the dishes, makes
the beds, dusts, sets things to rights
generally. Once a week she gives the
apartment thorough cleaning; wash-
es the windows polishes the silver,
etc. She furnishes all working
requisites except a broom"
| The girl does no cooking or laundry
work, the plan being designed for wo.
men with small apartments and small
incomes, who want to do their own
cooking, and are able to employ O
laundress, but who do not want to be
burdened with the dish-washing and
daily drudgery of the household.
These are the rates named for the
service: Three rooms or less. SEQ
week; four rooms, So q week; Ave
rooms, $3.50 q week; six rooms, - q
week. Anybody with more than ak
rooms Is pretty sure to keep girl on
the premises.
Gerard Luisi IL a tribe overweight
these days. He IL going around with
six bullets In his body. He 10 feeling
fairly well, and Is attending TO his
duties as detective for an insurance
/ company.
Luisi figured In q pistol battle In an
uptown hotel six weeks ago. In which
four people were killed-another de-
tective, a waiter, and two nat bur
glars, man and wife. Lulsi Is said TO
have fired the shots which killed. both
the thieves.
He has one bullet in his neck, one
In the groin, two In his right thigh
and two In the left leg, below the
knee. Doctors tell him pockets" will
socn form around them, and they viii
not trouble him at all.
A number Of the most fashionable
and expensive hotels haze lost within
the last two weeks various OF their
tenants-millionaire familiesawho pay
from $4,000 to $4,000 year for their
apartments. Not because there was
anything the matter with the apart
ments the people moved out Of, but
another magnificent hotel has been
opened. and there arc always people
who want to go In, and be the arst to
have apartments In each newly-fur-
Iished hostelry.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-11

Business-Iike Printing. No fuss and
no feathers The plain, neat kind that
looks right Times Printing Co., Is
John R.-st. Phi. Main 1898 or City 1855
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-09
Daddy 'sBedtine
~ The Wonderful
Of0V Well Of Old
Giant Miner.

should have been suk when Evelyn
seldom missed lessons
Jack" daddy said You should
II wish to
than indoors and grubbng at books
Of the north
knowledge.
they useful lessons
order help mankind
sisters who lived
wonderful
said to hold
Those who drank
Odn reached Ganand and ut lase
beside WELL
him respectfully Odin said
from the well Of knowledge
everything without being told
who will it.
Miner.
will
drink from the well Of knowledge said the giant
anything
Miner he said he
drink
allowed odin the
Z knowing"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-09
SEEK TIE DURABILITY
GOVERNMENT CONDUCTING ~.
pGRiMENTs OF IMPORTANCE.
IN Connection Win Q promiWene WSso,
err RailsoAd We Asthosaeass A.
i gxpsrlmsntl~s win esoesss.
- Of vaSlous kIodA

Much has been published upon the
durability Of railway ties tEeaeed BY
various pressrvssivs processes. but
there Is little available Information
concerning ties treated By different
processes and laid In one track. where
the treatments could b compared. In
order TO gather data for such COM
parison, the Forest Service OF the DE-
partment Of Agriculture. through the
forest products laboratory. n COOP
GRAFTON with the University Of VIZ
consin and leading western line has
completed the first stage Of N extern
sive experiment. the purpose and
scope OF which are given TO the pub
lie by Secretary Houston In Bulletin
126. Of the Forest service. recently
issued. The ties used In the expert
ment were ordinary stock Of the co
operating railroad. and 100 Of each Of
the two species. rcd oak and hard ma
pie, were treated by each OF stx pro
cesses, selected 50 as to Include 1t
least one from each general type OF
pressure processes In common use.
Thus, there wore treated for the ex.
pertinent 900 red oak and 600 hard
maple ties, and 100 untreated ties OF
each species were laid. The history
Of each tie up to the time Of laying
Is recorded. the preservative processes
described, the methods OF handling
any laying given in detail. and every.
thing needful for comparison OF re.
suits of future inspection carefully
worked out
In selecting . location for the test
track the effort was to secure normal
conditions Of site and traffic. The 10
cation is on a single-track road which
carries a fairly heavy trafic In both
directions. The track at the point
where the ties are laid Is gravel bal
lasted, well drained, straight. and
practically level. Nearly all the treat
ed ties are placed on NIL. but few
included In the test were laid In cut.
Screw spikes with nat tieplates
were used on so per cent. Of the ties.
and the remaining so per cent unpro,
tected by teplates, were fastened to
ordinary cut spikes. An extension to
the original experiment included red
oak and chestnut ties treated by q
commercial plant, and few spruce
ties contributed by another Arm were
used. In order to avoid disturbing the
track In the future new rails were laid
at the time the ties were placed and
new fnstenings were used throughout
It y Thought that . series Of obseE>
'vattons and inspectors covering sew.
,sral years viii Yield valuable insorma.
ton relative to the preservation OF
timber and its behavior in actual use
The bulletin 10 illustrated with repro
auctions Of drawings and photographs
of apparatus and makerial. and all de
tails a. to ties are given In tabular
form.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-09
F,ood Cos. On. Railroad 3 Million.

An eastern line has just issued .
booklet ON 1.-The 1913 flood and how
II was met by q railroad" After est
mating the loss at $3.600.00O. the fol.
lowing facts arc given: Bridges lost
~. damaged 80: spans lost 80. dam
aged 4s; bridges lost. length In feet
of road. 3.6s7. in feet Of single track
4,31s; bridges damaged. length in feet
of road 4.1s9. length in feet Of single
track $3.50. The estimated cost of
replacing these bridges Is $1.027. 116.
Estimated cost OF trestles II 1896. IA.
Length of single track road requiring
repairs, In miles. ss.7; of double
track, Ali; OF 3-track road. 20: OF +
track road. 2.s. or. in all. 1851 miles;
length Of road requiring repairs eQui-
valent to miles single track. 1895.
Estimated cost Of these repairs to the
road L. $1,396.390. In addition. dam.
age to stations and other buildings
was 10000: to equipment. $s4.2S6.
and to telegraph lines. $107. sos.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-09
CHAPTER TX.
IN. crea. silence.


Percy barrow sat quite calmly
though a little hungrily. through thu
first of the two hours of the Grea
silence. AS It fell, he looked at hi
witch. then went on reading. Strange
" terrified faces fitted by the oper
door of his little room. About sever
O'Clock barrow, struck by suddeI
idea. arose, walked down the corrido,
outside, and quite deliberately set tt
work to force the light door. AS hal
been intimated, either by direct ordel
of Mccarthy or because Of same vague
ness of the orders, the young man hat
been confined, not in the jail proper
hit in one Of the living apartments o
the wing.
Few realize how important roll
sound plays in what might be calle'
the defensives of our everyday life
Sight is important. to be sure. but
is more often corroborative than not
II IA more often used to identify thu
source Of the alarm that has been com
municated through other channels
When we are told of the hero-or thu
villain-that he stood with ever!
sense alert" our mental picture, II
spite Of the phrasing, is that OF maj
listening intently for the first intima
tons of what may threaten.
So it is in prison. The warders can
of necessity. remain within actua
view of but few of the prisoners
small proportion Of the time. Blu
through those massive and silent cor
ridors sound stands watchdog To-
them. The minute scratch of file
the vibrations attendant on the mos
cautious attempts against the stone
structure, the most mufled football re
ports to the jailer that mischief II
afoot. Instantly he is on the spot tt
corroborate by his other faculties thu
warnings OF the watchdog of thu
senses.
Now the watchdog was asleep. Percy
barrow reflected that, were it not fol
the terror of these unexplainablt
hours. the prisoners within or theil
friends without could assail their con
Anes boldly and formidably, even will
dynamite, and no one would be the wi
ger if only none happened to be within
actual visual range Of the operations
He himself quite coouy used the Iron
side piece Of his bed rs battertng'
ram to break the locks Of the door
Then he walked down the long CORR
dor and out through the police station
bowling politely to the bewildered Of
Acers. The latter, did not attempt to
stop him.
The people in the streets were. for
the most part, either standing stock
still, or moving slowly forward In q
cropping sort Of fashion Darrow. for
the second time. noticed how anal
oeous to the deprivation Of sight was
the total deprivation of hearing and
feeling vibration. v
Trafnc was at q standstill. Peoples
faces were bewildered. for the mos
part: though here and there one show
ed contorted !, with the hysteria o.
fright, or exalted with some other
probably religious. emotion. The
same impression of ghostliness came
to barrow here az in the Atlas Build
ing. Visual causes were not producing
their wonted aural effect.
This complete severance of one
cause and effect was sufficient to dis
credit all natural laws. No other
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-09
coolIy Broke the Locke Or tho Door

cause and effect was certain. Every
where people were touching things to
see If they were solid, or wet. or soft,
or hard, as the case might be. Even
BARROW felt, absurdly enough, that it
would not be greatly serious to jump
OF the top Of any building into the
street.
barrow swung confidently enough
down the street. He was the only per-
son who moved forward at 4 natural
and easy gait. The effect was star.
Ting. barrow seemed to be the only
real human being Of the lot All the
rest were phantasmasorfc.
But as he proceeded downtown the
spell was beginning to break. People
were communicating with one another
by means Of pencil and paper. Darrow
was amused. on crossing the park. to
sec against the lighted windows on
Newspaper Row tho silhouetted forms
Of activity. Evidently. the newspaper
men were already ut work on this
fresh story.
Near the corner of the park Darrow
saw standing . policeman Of his varied
ACQUAINTANCE. Tho scientist walked
up to this man, who was standing in
the typical vacant uncertainty. smiled
axreeably. clapped him on the back,
and shook his hand. Tho patrolman
srssped Darrow's hand, but tho look
Of cropping uncertainty deepened on
his face.
barrow slipped his notebook from
his rocket, and scrubbed few lines.
which he showed to the officer. The
latter read, inwardly digested for .
moment, and smiled.
.Keep your hair one" ran Darrow's
screed. This will pass In few min
utes. aud it won't hurt you. anyway.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-09

nervous could not sleep, then / would
be 80 tired mornings that could scasest
get around. It seemed almost impooa&1
bic to move or do . bit Of work and
thought / never would be any better m
ill ! submitted 70 an operation. ! con.
menced taking Lydia e. Pinkham's Yer.
ctable Compound and soon felt Ike :
new woman. ] had no pains, slept well,
had good appetite and was fat and
could do almost all my own work FOR :
family Of four. I shall always fssl
that ! owe my good health TO your med
icine. Mrs. HAYWARD SowExs, Cary.
Maine.
II you are i'll do not drag along until
IN operation Is necessary, but at ones
take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
II you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia Il. Pinkham's vegotoe
BILE Compound will help you, write
10 Lydia Il. Pinkham MedlclneCo.
(cOnfidential) Lynn. Mass. for a.
vice. Your letter will DO opened,
read and answered by . WOMAN
and held In strict condolences.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-09
CHAPTER VIII.
Percy parrow'e Theory.

Il Percy Darrow's Theory.
Percy barrow in the police station,
where he had been assigned an unused
ONCE instead Of cell. amused him
sef reading the newspapers, of which
he caused to be brought in full sup.
ply. Theories had begun to claim
their share of the space which, up to
now, the fact stories had completely
monopolized. barrow, his feet up, q
icigarette depending from one corner
of his mouth, read them through to
the end. Then he INDUCED the white
walls of his little apartment with one
OF his slow smiles. The simplest OF
the theories had to do with comets.
The most elaborate traced out an an.
alogy between the blind spot" in vi.
sion and point Of rest" In phyical
manifestations point Of rest
had Just now happened to drift to q
crowded center, and SO became mani.
fest.
Ingenious but fantastic youth, was
Percy Darrow's tribute to the author,
Professor Eldridge Of the university.
The ''human-interest" stories of both
the evening before and these in the
extras describing the latest freak In
the Atlas Building, barrow passed
over with barely q glance. But certain
figures he copied carefully into his
notebook. When he had found all of
these. and had Transcribed them, they
appeared about as follows:
Atlas--wednesday. 5:S. 800 (about): .
General Thursday. 800. 7:5s <exact,: l
Atias-FTiday. 1910 1878 texaco: 50
On the basis Of these latter figures
he made some calculations which.
when finished, be looked on with doub-
eul satisfaction. ,
'Need moro statistice,' said he to-
himself, before I can pose 40 q
prophet. Just now I'm merely q
guesser."
BY now It was afternoon. An omciali
came to announce visitors, and mos
maut later Helen and her brother cameI
d. Az Percy's case was merely one
Of detention, or for some other OBJ
scurer reason, known only 70 thosel
who took their orders from Mccarthy.
the three were left alone to their own
devices.
After the first greetings and excla-
nations, Helen demanded to know
particulars and prospects.
IAN right, III tell You" agreed Oar
row. "Tm thought out: and want to
hear It myself"
Jack looked about him uneasily.
els It wise to talk here?" he asked.
II don't doubt they have arrangements
for overhearing anything that 10 said. Z"
II don't think they care what We
say" observed Darrow. "They are
merely OBTAINING me on some excuse
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-09
TIMES REPUBLICAN. MARsHAILTowN IOWA: OCTOBER 1918

psrow poddsa hut would not es
plain.
ssWhat VIII b tho outcome2"
II am sotng to cut looao from science
ana suess wildly" said Dorrow. ate,
q momemt. TomoeTOw morning
somewhere about ten. Mccarthy viii
disappear"
"You said that before!" cried Jack
"Well. I say It again." drawled Dar
row.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-09
FoIey's Kidney Pills succ cod.

WY 's1 ~: 0"'oe'o
Becase they are an honestly made
medicine that relieves promptly the
suffering due to weak, inactive kidneys
and painful bladder action. They offer
powerful help to nature in building
up the true excreting kidney tissue. In
restoring normal action and relieving
bladder discomforts. TRY THEM. Nc
Bride & Will Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-09
.R.,iro,d Laroe and oxna,.

Railroad Large Land Owner.
Tho Canadian Pacific railway, one
of the greatest railways Of tho
world, 10 also ono Of the worlds
Ereatsot land owners. The company
received IN original grant Of 2s.700,
900 acres. Of which millions have
If,ean sold, but at the beginning of
the present year the holdings were
naid to constitute j., Loco. 900 acres.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-09
Want. to stay !rhere.

After man has reached the top
he beginS to hope that the rungs IL
the ladder will all give out.-Detroit
Free Press.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-09

Ly01o - k10 80
Vegetable Con.
pound ID IT, -.
One yearagolADn9
nyss1a tsszih3sG -
1erer. ] had paine'
In both aidss -
such . sorsnsG0 4
could scarcely
str aighten V .
times. Ny baek
ached, ! had ~ -
petite and was %
49, AZ
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-09
WOMAN ESCAPES
OPERA ton
By Timely Use q Lyta
Pinlrham's Vegetable
Compound.

Hero n her own stAtemenG
Gary, Maine. ny" feel it . dry IoWo
70 all suffering won,sn 70 IN 49,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-09

or other that haven't even taken the
trouble to, inquire about"
THAT must astonish them some,'
said Jack.
"And II they do overhear. I don't
much care. Now" said he, turning to
Helen, I'VE have hero three strange
happenings comprising two phenome
na-the cutting OF Of the electricity
,drst in the Atlas Building, second in
tho city 1t large; and the cutting OF
Of sound In the Atlas. Although We
ere, Of course, not Justified in general
ixing from ono instance. what would
you think By analogy would be the
,1ext thing to expect?"
THAT sound would b cut OF in the
city" said Hslsn: "but Jack has al
ready delivered mo your warning o.
advice" she ADDED.
Precisely. Now ~ to theories d
the ultimate cause. Naturally this
must have been brought about either
BY nature or by man. II BY nature. II
IL exceedingly localised, not to say d.
irected. II BY man, he must have IL
some way acquired unprecedented
powers over the phenomena Of cleo
tricity and sound. These he can evi
IDENTIFY, at will, either focus. AZ on the
Atlas Building, or diRuse, % over the
city. For the moment We will adopl
tho latter hypothesis"
THAT It is . man In possession o.
extraordinary powers" said Helen
g.,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-09
RAILROAD TINE TABLE
CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN

CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN
"Corn Belt Route
GOING SOUTH
No. 1-St. Joe and X. c.
limited ...... ........... sos a. m
No. 3-K. c. Mail & Express 1855 y. M.
No. 5--knnsas City and st.
Joseph ...... .......... 1000 a. m
No. Sway Freight ..... 1888 q. m
GOING NORTH
No. Chicago and st. Paul
limited $500. ...........11:3 p. m
No. 4--Chicago and st. Paul
Express ........ ....... 1890 q. m.
No. 81 1855 p. m
sNo. SO-Way Freight 500. TEAS q. m.
Except Sunday.
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CHICAGO 4 NORTHWESTERN.
GOING WEST.
No. 11-Denver Special 80. 1895 a. m.
No. Los Angeles Limited 5:22 q. m.
No. 3-China and Japan
Express .......... $50 a m.
No. 29-Ames Passenger .11:06 q. m.
No. 15-Fast Mail ......... 9:05 q. N.
No. 5-Des Moines Passen-
ger $3.50. .............. $40 p. m.
No. 13-Hawkeye Express. 600 p. m.
No. 17-Oregon and WASH
ington Special .......... 3:31 q. m.
No. 43-Local Freight 80. .11:20 .. m.
No. S-Los Angeles Limited 1885 a. m.
No. 14-Denver Special -. $500 q. m.
No. 4-Des Moines Passen-
ger 49,. ................. 9:2s a. m.
No. 12-Denver Special -. 1:10 p. N.
No. 1S-Oregon and Wash
ington Special .......... 2:43 q. m.
No. 30-Clinton Passenger. 8:1l p. m.
No. atlantic Express :. S:16 p. m.
No. 22-Chicago Special ..11:b7 p. m.
No. 10-Eastern Express ..12:40 q. m.
No. 42-Local Freight ..... 1850 p. m.
Nos. &. 43. 4 and ~ daily except Sun.
day. No. 80 daily to Cedar Rapids.
MINNEAPOLIS 4 CT. LOUIS.
NORTH BOUND. Leave.
Twin Cities Mail (daily)... 9:15 q. N.
Mason City Mail Eek. SUM- $3.50 p. m.
Twin Cities Limited daily 1852 q. m.
Local Freight Eek. SUM- 1900 q. n.
SOUTH BOUND.
st. Louis and Kansas City
Mail daily -. ........ $3.50 p. n.
Peoria Express lex. SUM-. 9:05 z. N.
st. Louis and Peoria Linn
tied tda.!y} ............. s.s: N.
Local Freight Eek. SUM- :. 6:%5 q a.
STORY CITY BRANCH.
Leave. Arrive.
9:45 O. m. Stock Express
Except Sunday ...... 8:46 q M
$40 y. N. Mixed <ex.Sun.) 4:4s 3