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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-12
Mr.. Taft's Retirement

President Taft. who retires from
ONCE at noon tomorrow. carries with
him In retirement the respect and
good wishes Of the American people.
He has not been . great president, bat
he has been essentially q wellmeaning
one, and II there is no record left OF
any great achievement Of his admins.
tration. he Is at least entitled TO the
negative praise that II was practically
unsmirched by scandal.
Mr.. Taft would have been more
widely respected In the country n he
had not accepted Col Roosevelt's chal-
lenge year ago and entered into the
hot campaign for denomination that
followed. The American people do not
like to see mere factional politics ad-
ministered from the White House.
They think the president Of the United
States should have dignity. self-poise
and restraint enough to bar him from
mere partisan politics: but IN Mr..
Taft's case II Is difficult to SEQ what he
could have done after Col. Roosevelt
had in effect dared him to get into the
fight.
Mr.. Taft's efforts for international
arbitration. while well meant, were
not popular. His Canadian reciprocity
scheme scared millions Of farmers. and
brought to him few friends. The
credit side OF the administration has
nothing to show quite az good - the
record made by the attorney-general
In the cases against the men, accused
OF attractions Of the Sherman anti
trust law.-Brooklyn Times.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-12

There II no discredit In seeking
once. It IL not q crime to secure and
to hold An ONCE under the govern.
ment, but 1t Is, If not a crime. . gross
perversion of governmental functions
when the energies OF the executive
shall be disApated by an unondinG
contest with hordes Of applicants for
office.
All presidents have submitted to the
burden; many have lessened their
value by becoming slave to the
drudgery: several have wrecked their
administrations by patronage com
bats; nearly all. II is not an exaggera.
ton to say. have lowered the dignity
OF the presidential office and impaired
the public service by becoming onlce
brokers. At one stroke woodrow WIN.
son topples down the vicious system
and sets the executive OF the nation
free
Mr.. Wilson has adopted an "invari.
able rule" that he will not see appli
cants for ONCE except when he him.
self invites the interview. He will
give his energy to public business OF
moment. The members Of the cabinet
and heads Of departments will appoint
their subordinates. It's q new declare
ton Of independence. The president
Of the United States 10 1t last ffeA
The new policy was inaugurated at
once. The two Florida senators.
Bryan and Fletcher. called It the
White House yesterday to discuss
federal appointments. They mention
cd federal Judgeship and the ap-
pointment Of United States district
attorney for the southern district OF
Florida. The president referred them
to the department Of justice; In fact
asked them to make their recon-
to the attorney-genersl.
This Is . practical application Of the
now policy which n startling. The
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-12
From Another Polnf of VIesv

professor reasoning power.
Furthermore
Incidentally 1t is of
81 each Or would 81
Ii
eament1 one Of the sad features OF the white plague
far therew be
barring the tango dance and still permitting wrestling matches
President
Mexos which
President
the imia
ton either Of q wheel whistle q stand
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-12
NETWORK.
LETTER.x$a$2s

NEW YORK, March l2.-Because
Mrs. Szatners and her son don't speak.
the Big Sisters association Of Queens
county Is going TO find home for the
son, Francis, aged 13.
The funny part of It Is that Francis
and his mother are not on bad terms
at all. They would like to converse.
but they can't. Mrs. Szatners Is Q
Lithuanian. Her 6rst husband, Fran
cis's father. died IL years ago. ana
the woman put her baby In q chill
dren's home In Brooklyn. There the
boy grew up. He learned to speak
and write English. and forgot the
Lithuanian tongue entirely.
His mother married another Lthu.
anian. Neither Of them speaks any
English. and when they took the boy
home with them, four months ago.
they found themselves unable to talk
with him except by making signs.
The mother brought Francis into tina
children's court In Brooklyn, to ask
the Judge what to do about It, ana
the Big Sisters got her TO agree TO lot
them provide q home for the boy
among English-speaking people.
A Broadway express pulled along
side the uptown subway platform AZ
Fourteenth-st. The hour was 8 p. m
and the waiting mob charged on
every door OF the train
A little old woman In a black dress
came tearing down q flight Of steps
from the street. She made straight
for the nearest door. into which some
Is or 20 men were trying to Jam them
selves. In her hand was a stout um-
brella, and with It she belabored upon
their backs the mon on the outskirts
OF this mob As they Jumped aside,
the little old woman advanced, con-
tinuing to thump those In her way.
A flnal handful at the door barred
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-12
The President

There have been q presidents be-
fore him, but not one OF them has
brought TO the White House 80 round
ed an achievement OF ambition as Mr..
Wilson. Some have sought power with
more passionate eagerness; others
have bee mas covetous Of opportunity;
others still have been more eager to
enforce their creeds OF morals and or
politics. No one but Mr.. Wilson has
felt that the presidency marked for
him the perfecting OF personal ideal.
For. before his eyes, there has stead
lily remained a single goal toward
which the serious man should strain II
he would reach the fullness OF his
powers-the ideal Of the student
merged into the man OF great affairs
To be scholar and statesman, too, fs
indeed to achieve the whole OF educa-
tion.-Atlanic Monthly.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-12
Happy Thouaht.

once Boy--There are two men out
there. sir, who want to see you: one of
them II poet and the other q deaf
man.
Editor-Well, 90 out and tell the
poet that the deaf man Is the editor.
and let them fight 1t out between
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-12
WE'LL HAVE THE COMMISSION -
NJ FORM SOME TINE; WHY NOT NOW

&s FOkN OOME lime; WI NOT NOWS
With Detroit about city charter the time would seem
prepious the been made this
~ time time again ht we viii not have per.
~ @ until have taken our and embraced
5Mn q government
snds supporters of this reform in Dot-a
be chosen
n SERIOUS and deep consideration.
by and blessed with enterprise and genius
An place well top through growth
every direction will possibilities
handicap of complex form Of consequent ne
fifty not
when to the of city which beginning
y Into its
We demonstration of divided responsibility
While the situation isn't exactly columns
running resulting from the efforts
4 country half federal and half rebel which the position
city subjected alderman from ward with one OPINION
should be and by alderman
"a from another ward with view exactly the
lay boiler n capable producing the power that sound boiler
n vim produce
III Real power lies in a concentrated force.
There escaping Wasted costs the most
time benefits enjoyed by cities
el1ect lessons for Detroit.
go Port Huron
t Springs Colorado that are
ng showing possibilities under the commission plan
Springs geng that didn't adopt such system
~ years ago waiting all that time for political corruption
anagment city affairs nompeency office holders to force
Colorado Springs adopted the commission form OF government
IS1fag IL, 1908.
then Springs accomplished things that
Il Il fairly amazed at itself
Indebtedness the city has been reduced s5eooo redu
NJ annual interest charge than $4,000
This showing years against SIS 600 paid of in the
preceding thirty years
Day city receiving 30 cents
<sxos than paid them under the old system.
1he commission government has eliminated nearly q pos
e pary politics municipal affair." says
N Mayer Avery
mayor commissioners members
ILL., ~ minority party
#AN The city its water works
II bonded indebtedness for this 81 at cent
&1Ia sinking fund provided.
IN 1919 this fund 1000, and in 1918 $4,000
doing providing salaries operation and upkeep the
pr year city Colorado Springs for the maintenance Of this
5000 $4,000 less than under the old system
twenty blocks asphalt paving have been laid for $40
yard Is 80 Ia less than city in the
ENUt paid similar work.
wages police have been in
sassl government the department
47nss besa reduced
1smn formerly received SIS for twelve hours work
nv 30 for eight hours work
The experience City that other cities creeping along
~ re political organization control not only deprvng
NV taxpayer which they entitled but paying their
than and less than they can AFFORD to pay
60 and snug the right side Of the ledger
DISTRICT longer the time win take revise the
bsfore getting into line and declaring hersef for ogre
M he commission Of government il surely coming
mppnted old in Detroit ct ms ms ana thai
~ e9hin {
nv shnuhv IL
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-12
He Was Literary.

~Col. Brown seems to be very liter
<0xyyr remarked visitor to the Brown
S11Uoehcld to the Negro maid, glancing
w. y Pile Of magazines lying on the
\ o0E.
'sYas. maram," replied the ebony
noo4 girl, vas. ma'am. he sholey am
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-12

An international exhibition Of indus
trial motors win be held It Parma,
Italian department Of Emilia. from
June to October.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-12

literary. He Jes' nat'elly uttahs thiugY
all over dis yer house
Home Companion.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-12

Not Big Enough To 90 Round.
"One hundred ways to cook an
egg" read Mrs. Newlywed from q
new cook book. "Oh, dear! can
only cook this egg once!"-Judec.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-06
MRS. ARCHIBALD
TEST|F|ES FOR
ACCUSED JUDGE
Before Senate She Explains
Husbands Trip Paid for
by Railroad Man.

WASHINGTON. Jan. s.---The unus-
ual scene Of a woman testifying In the
Senate Chamber was witnessed to-day
Archibald, wife Of the accused Judge
OF the Commerce Court, took the stand
to testify rega inS her family rela.
,ionship with Henry j. Cannon.
one OF the charges against Judge
ARCHIBALD In that he accepted Cannon's
hospitality on a trip TO Europe ana
that Cannon, AZ q director In corpora
tions and railroads, wa a possible It'll
can't before his court Mrs. Archibald
tostinc, abe was cousin 10 Mr.. Cannon
and that she had often been on trips
with him and his family ana recount
Cd several Journeys with the Carnops
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-06
WEAPON LAW RULING
PROTESTED BY JUDGE
OF THE TRIAL COURT
Never Intended, Says Swan,
To Prohibit Household
Revolver.

Judge swan IN the Court OF General
Sessions said to-day THAT he voiced the
sentiment Of several Of his associates
on the bench in protest agalnt the re-
cent ruling Of tho Appellate Diviion
In . more strict Interpretation Of the
sullivan law regarding the possession
Of weapons. The Appellate Division in
refusing TO overturn tho conviction Of
Joseph r. During on the charge Of
violating the sullivan law. established
the principle that n Q man KEEPS o re-
volver In his home. even though he
never carry II on the street. ne II
guilty Of . felony.
Mr.. Darling. who was once q Dep
uty Attorney General Of the state.
made . test case OF his arrest and
trial In General Sessions. lie showed
a policeman that he possessed a revoi.
vcr In his home: II was not proved
that he had ever carried Il on the
street The Appellate Division sus-
tained the conviction found In the
lower court. holding that the strict
Interpretation Of the words In pos
session Of n deadly weapon" rendered
man equally liable to arrest II he
kept a weapon In his house as II he
carried Il about the streets.
"a great many citlsens have called
upon me." Judge Swan said. Ito in
quirs u they wsre violstors Of the law
In that they possessed weapons In their
homes. I. for one--and others on the
bench agree with me-believe that the
Sullivan law has no such strict intent.
sevesai Legislators with whom have
spoken have assured me they will Sc
cure an amendmsN TO the Sullivan
law which win OBJECT the ruling Of the
Appellate Division"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-06
K|llSNEWBABy
AND HIMSELF AND
NEARLY STAYS Wife
Middleton's Attempt to Destroy
Family Baked by Visit
of Grandmothers.

Two middie-aSsd women met on the
stairway of the tenement at No. 5ss
concord avenue. Bronx. to-day. They
nodded TO each other without cordlsiity
and cilmosd side by SIDE 20 the third
floor. where they stopped outside tbs
door OF the nat occ So - lam
Middleton. q piano tu"FN is. -four
years old. his wife. h--y. nineteen
years old. and their three - ys-oid girl
baby.-the first.
Mrs.. Frank Middleton, ehe mother OF
Middleton. and Mrs. John Donegan, the
mother OF Middieton's wife. had come
to help take care OF the baby and the
young mother. who had not been at.
tended by q physician In her confine-
ment. and was very III.
The door was locked. The worns n
knocked. Then they pounded franti-
caily. An odor Of gas was heavy In the
hall. While Mrs. Donc9an threw her
seif at the door time and again. Mrs
Middleton won't downstairs and got this
jsoitor. Climbing up . IRE escape lad
der. the janhor entered the Middleton
nat through . window and opened this
door. The mothers rushed In. They
found william Middleton dead on the
bed. with the end Of tube attached "a
. Gas jet In his mouth. by his side lay
his wife. Unconscious, with her dead
baby IN her arms.
YOUNG Mrs. Middleton was hurried ia
Lebanon Hospital. unconscious Hei
condition n critical. The Infant and
Middleton had been dead three or -four
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-06
FLEIscHmAN Is DISCHARGED.
Head os hath Compss, IL Relieved
Of bankruptcy.

Joseph f'lelschman. fiorts, and head of
the F'lcischman Baths. received a dis-
charge In bankruptcy to-day from Judge
Holt. Hhis II the elimination Of the
financial troubles Of Mr. Fleischman.
which started with the panic Of 1907 and
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-06

at one time threatened 10 carry the bath
company and all The companies allied
with hlr. Fleischnan into bankruptcy.
The bankruptcy proceedings against
Fleischmsn have been on for four years
and the individual liabilities were up
ward Of $4,000 all of which Mr.. Flelsch-
mnan controlled. to1wit: the lie Mar
auis Hotel which has just been trans
ferred 90 the New Belgravia Realty
COMPANY.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-06
MONEY TRUST INQUIRY
RESUMES WITH RYAN
AMONG WITNESSES

WARRINGTON. Jan. S--Furthsr In
curry Into the so-ca,lei Concentration
81 money and credits confronted the
House Banking and Currency Commit.
tee with the resumption to-day of the
money trust investigation. Before the
holiday adjustment the committee con-
ciuded most OF IL Investigation of stock
exchanges and clearing houses. leaving
only minor details under those heads to
be placed In the record. Tho concentra-
ton OF inoasy and credits. the principal
branch Of the money trust probe. will
conclude the committees efforts. and
Chairman Pujo expects to have . report
eefors the Houss by Feb. !.
Tinsndsrs and business men from New
York. Philadelphia. Boston end Chicago
are under subpoena 70 appear before tho
committee In the sertss OF hsartues be-
aun to-day. Comptrolisr e the Currency
Lawrence o. Murray was scheduled as
one Of the nrst witnesses Thomas For
tune Ryan also will appear this week.
Chairman Pujo. OF the committee,
hatiy refused to comment on the report
"a sailing Of william Rooksfs,isr for
Honduras.
lie can all to ths ends Of the earth
20 far as the committee In concerned
Pujo declared. I'VE have served hin,
with q subpoena; we are through with
eur part Of the task"
Asked what action might be taken In
ease Rockefeller did not put In an APP
oearance here on Jan. 49, the date speci-
Aed In the subpoena, Pujo refused "a
speculate. He also would not say
whether the committee regarded accept
ence OF service by Rockefellers counsel
- legal service on Rockefeller himself
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-06
STEALS $4,000
] |NS|lKS TOPAY
DUES|N LODGES
Fifteen or Twenty Fellow En-
ployees Had Been Discharged
Under Suspicion.

In order 70 pay his dues and other
obligations In . dossn lodges 10 which
~ belonged and maintain In the Mui-
bsrry Bend district his pose ~ we'll
so-ao and liberal entertainer. Antonio
Dsllsrini. afty-six years oad. for six
years systematically robbed the Amer
lean SILK Finishing Company. Nos. IA
10 10 Worm street. BY which concern
NJ waa employed. Of nearly $4,000
worth Of goods.
During the psriod In which Ds,isrini
carried on his psouiations some hftssn
q his fellow employees were dis-
charged on suspicion. but suspicion
never attached to Dsilerini until .
e2s00 robbery on Dec. - prompted
the American INK Finishing Company
TO ask for aid from the police.
Detectives Dsvoti. Nelson and Foley
learned that between the time the store
closed on the afternoon Of Saturday,
Dec. -. and the time OF opening Mon.
DAY morning, Dec. %. $500 worth OF
silk disappsared from the top noor.
There had been no forcibis entry. The
detectives also learned that all the
other robbertss In the last six years
had bean myotor1oua
.,.,,...,, nAo arceaa N
~,s...
~Ss ~ 80
By Questioning the night weschman'
the Detectives found that Dehsrini was
sort OF fsetotum about the piace-shs
last man TO leave end the Ara 70 ars1v&
No particular attsntion WAS paid 10 his
cominss ana geinss and not infrsqusntiy
hs hsd = ksy. after he haa esgasssrsd
himself on duty BY the dine clock
method In the svenin6.
The s,suths watohed Dsiierin'. L~st
saturday two runse were sent Nom
DehcrnO no@s v % NV y"
Tsa 100000 4. r.o,,.
ns,iss,s, - csriss.St. n s.. XneooSo's
vent. con. TAs Astso-
tiyss ssissd the trunks. which were full
- sik. and awaited devslopwsass.
Lsuss Dsllsrini appssfsd at the e.
pssss Once to-day and asssd asout the
two trunSs. He was so,d tssy ~ ssea
shipped. Louis then went 70 his fAehsr's
home. where he found .ais Brother
Mario. twenty-five years on. OF NO. y
Green street. Brooklyn.
The father go Two eeD vSfe ~
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-06
THREATENED KING GEORGE.
nsaa Dischas0eA From Insane Asy
luu wpses - Regal Palace.

LONDON. Jan. s.--Charssd with
sending Q thrsatsninS letter to Buck.
ingham Palace, In which ne threatened
TO shoot King 0sorss unless he was
paid oAooo Pssuy =. CollinA recently
rsisassd from a asylum for the In
zane. to-4ay Was asPaAgnel for trial In
Horahan Police Court
Coliins. represented by eminent ooun.
81. y'saasA 80 guilty and WA held for
trial.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-06

%. So0 .OO0 10 Continental America.
WASHINGTON. Jan. s.-rhs latest
ss1mate Of the population OF continental
United States places the figures at
Z, toAooo on Jan. .. lsia This hgurs vas
used hy the Treasury Department sx-
Dsrts d dstermining that Of the total
money In circulation In the country on
that date 0uA7N. 40. The an,ount per
esplts Was eh-T
The Dolores star., 1913-03-21

First Excited Railroad OmciAl-
Heard the news7
Second Same Thing-Oh. not % bad.
Only five killed--two OF EN- brake
men.
First-But. my heavens. didn't you
know that along with that vaudeville
baggage we were carrying Jungleo.
the 100000 trained baboon. The
wreck drove him crazy. and the own.
er's getting ready to sue the road for
his full value.-Puck.
The Dolores star., 1913-03-21
WORLD RAPIDLY GOING MAD
easlish Authority On lvRssy END
Nervous 0lssssss Mskss starr
ling Statement on DRINK.

The world 10 rapidly going mad.
says DR.. Forbes Winslow. IN English
authority on lunaey and nsrvoas de.
easss. To-day there h one certified
iunatic In every 10 OF our populatioa.
and II the increase In lunacy contin-
uss at the same rate - Il has done
for the past nfty ysars. there viii b
one lunatic In every four Of the popu.
lation By A. D. 3lSs. One quarter OF
the world will b mad. have no %
tiencs with those who ascribs this
terrible condition OF Affairs to IN.
creased competition. and the wear and
tear Of modern life. II II mere shelv.
ing Of responsibility. and the true
causes Of insanity are the vices. not
the worries Of civilization" He then
gives the causes Of insanity In the or,
der In which he believes they should
b placed: First. drink: second. Gig
arst smoking: third. heredity." and
adds. until the drink question has
bssn properly dealt with the ma
ton will continue to 90 from bad to
worse
The Dolores star., 1913-03-21
FAvoRlrG FICTION.

How I Do Hate the Bother Of Pie
Earring for . Trip TO Europe!"
ayes. John and I Have Got TO 90
and Dress for Mrs.. Lsder's Party. and
lt's Awfully Tirssoms."
Il Wanted TO Give that Head Walter
Generous Tip. but He Looked %
Swell ! Didn't Dare Offer It."
"Yss. ! think That's Ny Umbrella:
Thank You Ever 20 Much. Mrs. Chucks.
~. for Returning IT,"
.Your Sermon Was Perfectly lovely.
Or. Baxter. but I Thought !. Was .
Little Too Short"
AT Your Age. My Son. I Realised
Inc Importance OF an Education Much
More Than You Do"
Has No Value.
0ooner--Politeness costs nothing.
opoonsr-That's the reason nest
esople have no use for Il
The Dolores star., 1913-03-21

yes. SIR" smiled NJ. TytePhiss'
who was In reminiscent MOOD.
"when ! was . youngstsr they played
that old trick on mo. The other boys
rot me out In the woods oss eafk
night to hunt snips."
And they told you 70 bold ths eel
while they went on and drove IN
snipe Into H." said one Of the listen
ers.
THAT'S right. ! stayed there blsm.
ed near all night. too. But they didn' |
get ahead Of me. just the same.
beat 'em at their own game"
How was thatf"
II kept the sack. BY gum!"
The Dolores star., 1913-03-21

Where 10 the right place for . ~
loous whsrs 10 the saloon wanted
u not the fashionable. mercantile -
attachments. what other kinds Of
business are likely to b. helped By,
The proximity Of Gin millsf Let some
one name them. % u the baker. the
tailor. the shoemaker. the butcher. the
mtlliner. the bookseller? Do any Of
these md Il Of particular advantage
to their trade 70 have . grog-ssllsrl
come and open up shop beside them?l
What surroundings are necessary IL.
order to justify the opening Of resorts
Tor loafers. or drunkard mills. Of dens,
for the propagation Of vice and crime!
What neighborhood shall be selected
for the debauching Of men. for the d.
struction Of families. for the making
Of paupers and felonsf which 10 the
worst. 10 open . saloon near Q school
or . church. or to open II next door
10 Q homo. In front OF . home. over .
home or under home? What b there
that should make grogshop . stencil
IN the nostrils Of the public on one
street and Q sweet-smelling SAVIOR on
another? 10 . saloon on Firth ave
nue. calculated to do greater harm
than . beer dive on Mulberry street?
n the wealthy and powerful cannot
endure the presence Of the grogshop,
Why should II be thrust upon the poor
and weak? Are the tenement Dis.
tricts-the homes Of those already
deep down In poverty. squalor and
misery-the proper places 70 sst the
salocnsf Are they needed TO help
men live purer lives. to make happier
homes. to strengthen the weak. TO
cheer the downcast. to guide the -
ring! Who shall take upon himself
the responsibility OF declaring whore
the people shall b cursed with the
presence Of grogshops and where the
people shall not BE- cursed? These.
II seems to 10. are the practical CUES
tons. and We should like to have them
answered--Aroostook Republican.