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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-25

old mossbacks and showing EN- how
20 raise better corn than they eyec
did before Pigs and politics -Arne
says
II smiled the Judge. am still Tor
the Consutution-and my boy. I'm
glad YOU went 10 Harvard instead Of
our western colleges. II you're going
into politics." he grimaced. for poll
ties was distasteful 10 him, and yet
Harlan had grown up with the con
seriousness that some day he should
enter politics His mothers ancestry
Of Virginia had given It 10 him as
the milk he drew II had been the
one grievance Of her married life that
the Judge had no. cared for more
militant public life She had an old
fashioned ideal for her boys future
she was not sure OF II all, but II was
10 be a career honoring the state,
reaching mp, perhaps, well--one could
never tell how far such son might
20, one who had the best OF east and
west in him Despite their tradition
the Van Harris felt the Midlands TO
BE- the heart and soul of the repub-
lie, the seat OF power and inspiration.
LOYAL 10 every inch OF the Atlantic
seaboard, they knew the mighty val
ley would home the millions OF the
best Americans, here would be the
breed of the soil the determining
cconomism. the building and erdur-
ing individualism.
The mother glanced brightly at him.
"Of course Harlan's going into poll
tics, And he'll never have the strug-
gle thar Billy Lee will have. Here.
among his own people" she dreamed
an instant. her eyes going out 10 the
encircling hills-''Harlan. dear
there's no limit TO what | see for you.
Oh, We want you 10 go on. boy-al-
fays on the best and highest She
arose in her eagerness and came to
him, parted the fair hair from his
brow and kissed him. Dear boy.
won't YOU thank us a little bit-down
in your heart-for saving you"
He was still But his arm stole
about her slender waist. Her smooth
cheek under the silvery hair. which
had girlish trick of coming down
before her ears, was against his own.
After all she was the best OF moth
eIS, rs ne Hdu lOiQ huTelle. Away =
about him this gracious care. this
ennobling presence. this exalting
standard of life Always this warm.
serene, home guarding that was
best
He kissed her in their old comrade-
ship OF mother and son between
whom nothing could come Moth
er. dear" he answered slowly IL
know Oh it's been a battle. but I
know And he looked up 10 see now
his fathers patient eyes shining upon
them. Yes. they had lived only for
him-they lived for him now
When he went out later, they
watched him swing across the lawn
and down High-st in the unbroken
spirit OF youth. a noble sunniness, a
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-25

Chicago style--as Il adyertises-you
!..... pun through and pay fOr
your gas and janitor."
I'm going TO give Harlan his first
case" Mrs. Van Hart smiled. lie
can go before the county board and
argue for the Sinsinawa Greek diver
sion. Taylor says We could sell our
north eighty If the creek was damned
above the quarry
Mother, that's a matter OF politics
and not law
The Judge looked curiously at the
son The assurance OF a man was in
him Adrian went on There's lot
of grumbling over the road contracts
Tanner gets out OF the board with Dan
Boydston chairman. And now the
farmers are saying that the county is
going TO spend thousands OF dollars
10 divert the creek just at the point
where II won't do anybody any good
except Tanner and Cal Rice and Dick
inson and-well-us YOU know
The farmers?" the judges gentle
Interrogation came
"Old Jake Vance was saying. And
Wiley"
Ills IdlHPT IfOWue mel =
amused smile came. The News editor
was an impossible person" who was
to be seen carrying his exchanges
from the postoffice in shirt-sleeves and
n derby hat much too small for his
head
Wiley says it's a great scheme OF
Thad's to get the county TO protect his
property from the spring foods and
the county pays him for doing il.
The judge was plainly annoyed.
Your friend, Wiley Curran. seems
the self-appointed Watchdog of coun-
~ affairs
He and Mr. Tanner are always af'
ter each other. But that's why said
the creek diversion will be matter
of politics There's sure 10 be howl
raised about it, dad"
The Judge selected cigar The
mother nodded covertly TO him.
Harlan, dear. you admit the creek
ought 10 be diverted?'
why. yes. And it'll be good thing
for us. mother. It'll put all our north
tract on the market drained.
The judges frown came again. That
has nothing 10 do with II, my boy
The natural bed Of the creek is down
the old Pocket where those squatters'
shantics are"
"The quarry gang beyond Lind
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CHAPTER Vlil.

'"e ramp OF tnc Young men.
Mr. CVrran was I'm his once work
ing on rush job for the Gem Res
'aurant whose illumination across the
square. Home Cooking Chicago
Style, vas in his ever at he kicked
the old press treade. when Harlan
came in Harlan had NOT intended
10 see Wiley again. so deep was his
hurt aud humiliation. but when he
crossed the Square and heard the
clankety-cla OF the News Job de.
partment. he could not resist old
faiths and ardors. Wiley, too. would
be hurt if Harlan departed without
a word SO IL seemed the most nat
ural thing 10 lounge in. sink down in
the editors chair. while the editor
held mp his inky hands a minute 10
wave them Cheerily
And always il was something like
this Hello. Harlan
Hello. Wiley"
Were you down a, the Junction
for the seventeen this evening"
Yes"
who came i'm"
"Old Lady Hicks and that Sheas
by girl--lrom Ottumwa. Billy said
Hash em up for the local Give
Old Lady Hicks real snifter-her
subscription is about out and | want
a renewal"
So Harlan reached for some copy
paper and scrawled the items, and
looked over the stuff on the local
hook - -
News Notes will be rotten this
week The brakeman on Ten said
his wife had baby
Shove II In"
II don't know his name"
Shove tin anyhow. Splash il on
thick-jeily him about the cigars and
Number Ten, and let folks guess who
IL is.
SO Harlan scrawled on while the
editor rehearsed all the news he
could think Of Tear up some edi-
torial dope--local option. Saloon
must be kept from our midst. q.
Home and Fireside Remember
Our Boys. OUTLAW the Unholy
Traffic. - murmured Wiley above
the clankety-clank.
Now. Mr. Curran had no boys. and
the unholy traffic had piled beer bot
ties behind the News fence that wag-
ons could barely pass; and his Home
and Fireside consisted Of one rotund
old lady who had followed his hap
hazard fortunes from Puget Sound
10 the Rio Grande and back to the
old town, but nevertheless. Harlan
patiently denounced the traffic for
sticklul
"Therell be. unused the editor,
.Banbury tarts and coffee in min
ute when Aunt Abby comes from
prayer-meeting Arne and Janet will
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and lived and dreamed for him-they
knew he would not throw it away. He
had listened, then he had arisen and
said simply: Mother. I'm going back
to school tomorrow. Can't you trust
me in this affair-Aurele Lindstrom-
as you can in everything"
And the mother had answered
proudly. Yes"
Tonight at dinner he felt his faith
er's kindly eyes on him; his mothers
affectionate welcome was unchanged.
The matter was not mentioned again.
He knew II would not be. Yes. they
trusted him-so Loyalty, so splendidly.
they trusted him They placed on him
the unspoken but unacceptable heritage
they had received. He would wrong
II i'm no way Mrs. Van Hart had
summed il mp TO the Judge alone last
night Harlan would not marry an
impossible girl any more than you
would, dear--or your father, or your
fathers father II was one of those
chiyafTous madnesses OF youth. and
the girl is pretty. ! was so sorry for
her. And this ridiculous newspaper
prize-Winning, II was merciIully for
tunate after all. II anything could cut
Harlan TO the quick II would be cheap
ness and vulgarity and notoriety An
infatuation might blind him TO her so
cial ineptitude-bu this beauty prize
Notwithstanding could have been
better TO break the boys Arcadian ro-
nance Indeed, we got out of II with
amusing ease
The Judge had sighed He had. II
seemed, discovered I'm this son some
OF the inner steel that the mother pos
sessed clothed in her gracious author
ity. He had been aware OF Harlans
questionings for a year or so in mat
ters that did not come clearly in the
mothers vitw: of "A mind gra5ping
with logged slowness but merciless te-
nacity at altered standards
He stopped now 10 banter his son
over the soup. trying to assume the-
old fraternity Of common views. What
did Harlan expect TO live on next
year when he hung his single out?
Perhaps I'll follow Billy Lees eX-
ample badgered Harlan. Special
ize in irrigation law and go out TO
Arizona and hustle"
The mother smiled al this gay dis
sembling A Van Hart having 10 nus
tie" was mthinkable. The Judge went
on by sleeping on the Office couch
and taking your meals al the Gem
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drop in--it'n be a farewell spree for
you, old boy. I'm glad We had you
last, after all
This was rare comforting Harlan
had wanted 10 be distant Ia Wiley.
but one couldn't. Even Aunt Abby
couldn't, and she ought 20 know HIS
worst He was a man, like many
bachelor. who sought the mothering
stimulus OF elder women. He was
his gayest and his best with them.
Aunt Abby had followed all the later
Years OF his wandering: had home
steaded with him under the gray low.
hanging skies OF the Dakota winters:
she remembered the ceaseless winds
and sands on Nevada where he had
prospectod, and the dim buttss OF the
southwest where they had slept un-
der the stars In lonely COW camps.
Always she had saved him from sheer
yagabondia. given the responsibility
OF motherhood TO his vagaries. de-
Tended him against town gossip; was
proud OF him against all the world
That limb, Wiley T." he was 10
her lonely need OF love.
Janet unused Wiley. and. Arne
and you-that's about all there's
been lonely here, Harlan--and I'm
a bit gray around the temples. You
three have made the town more green
and fair and liyabie." 80
His eve had an. unwonted sparkle
today as he worked. Presently a
smart team drew TO the door. and
by way of welcome, with his hail, the
editor hurled a ~hegrimed newspaper
directory al the newcomers feet. A
tall, swarthy-cheeked Young man, fol
the air of the fields upon him, fol
lowed Miss Vance into the shop The
woman superintendent OF schools lis
tened 10 her brothers exuberant chat
| fling OF the others for a moment; she
seemed mentally taking stock OF the
| place-Curran wiping his hands Oh
an empurpled towel. Harlan impaling
copy on the hook; the general ne'er-
do-well atmosphere OF the Rome. Iowa.
News.
"Tarts." said the editor. and cot
| fee. Maybe beer. who likes beer?
! Nobody. It's unlawful. But there
case under Aunt Abbys bed. and
the good old lady, all unsuspecting,
is at prayermeeting.
We've dined." rejoined Miss Vance.
keep on with your work"
(Continued)
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CHAPER VII.
fCort L1IIAnA

He recalled curiously now how his
mother had always contrived that he
spend his time with the right sort OF
people; how he was so thoroughly
OF the gracious life of this kind OF
people. East or West. somehow, these
best homes opened to him everything
good came without effort. without
cost. Yet he would have been sur
prised TO believe he was anything else
but a democrat-a young man OF the
easy. full-lived, tolerant American de-
mocracy--the sort of fellow who calls
on ones daughters, and whom ones
daughters marry when he has made
enough In the business or become II
junior partner of the firm. East or
West. he was the same clean, clear
minded chap OF family and money.
TO get on I'm the world meant no par.
ticular struggle merely common
sense and industry. and cultivating
the right sort OF people, and taking
easy advantage OF the opportunities
that ones position gives one His
father was that sort of man exactly
All the county accepted him as a type
OF the sturdy democratiz'ng citizen:
and Harlan looked out on the people
reciprocally kind, true-heart-
cd people. unconscious, unafraid. un-
indebted. their wallets filled. He re-
membered once travelling with Elise
Dickinson, and the grocer's daughter
had been ashamed of country uncle
VINO took out paper shoe.box OF
lunch and ate. fried chicken and pick
les on the seat Of the coach. Harlan
had resented Elise's feeling. He had
no country relations. but he felt a
stout klnship with all this prosy. com
mon wholesome living They were his
home people. these Midlanders, the
best of Americans. Certainly he was
democrat, as his father was. with
ont struggle without cost. without
having to soil his hands at anything,
or assume obligation. If one pad ac-
cused him OF class-conscioifahes he
would not have taken one seriously
His father and mother had no com
ment when he appeared dressed for
dinner. Mrs. Van Hart smiled IL was
such likable following of the Judges
habits. The affair OF last night had
been put by they had had il ont al
ter the party. and HARLAN has lis
tened in silence Their hopes of him,
theirpride in him all they had built
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stroms-" lie paused. for he had
not Intended 20 advert 10 the name
Lindstrom. the discard he had sent
10 Jail. Aurelie's fosterfather
There was a silence. Harlan look
ed up 10 see his fether's eyes avert
ed. lie had an idea the judge was
suffering Ills mother shrugged, My
dear. the Pocket is no mans land
the river made Il years ago. and it's
thesnatural bed OF the creek Those
people haven't a sign OF title
II know the son retorted. Wiley
told me.
Il wish, my boy. you didn't Get so
much OF your knowledge OF county
AFFAIRS through Mr. Curran,' The
Judge watched him curiously Did
you see his scandalous editorial on
the supreme courts decision in the
labor injunction case
Yes The labor organizer from
Earlville. McBride-got Wiley excit-
ed about H. II would smash the
union movement. Wiley said"
The Judge sighed. For the first
time he had seen a flash of Harlan's
old cheerful eagerness--and il took
Wiley Curran's insurgency 10 bring
IT, This man. Mcbride, is organizing
the soft coal miners on the upper
creek-all those foreigners that were
brought in there. And he denounced
Congressman Hall last Sunday at the
Earlville Turn Verein ~meeting,
hear
They're after Hall. father-hard.
Old Jake Vance says that Wiley Cur
ran ought TO run against him-he
says the governors crowd will get be-
hind any one TO beat Hall"
The Judge laughed. Wiley Cur
ran in congress? Harlan, | saw him
last week on his knees digging up
geraniums for that funny old lady
who keeps house Tor him-they were
throwing cupfuls of earth at each
other and shouting like children"
Harlan smiled. Il suppose, But
dad, this political move is getting big.
Jake Vance says it's the young mems
movement Look al the chaps like
his boy. Arne, who's come back from
the agricultural school chuck-a block
with what he calls the Wisconsin
idea And see how Governor Delroy
won on it--he's the young mems gov
ernor"
The state. retorted the Judge dry
ly, lis in an uproar over nothing
When this Wisconsin senator got up
to speak at the last session the solid
and representative men simply wetIld
not listen-he talked 10 their empty
seats. A demagogue, a)~disturber--
and as for Jake Vance, he has been
the county's original malcontent since
granger days and Greenbackism'
The young man listened quietly.
Father, his son is different. You
ought TO see how earnest he is A
student-farmer come back from Wis
consin whooping il up for the initia
tive and recall, and direct elections.
out In his fathers locality among the
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Autos Prove Costly.

LOS ANGELES. Cal. July 25.-
More than s5,OOOO00 a month-to be
more exact $3.50. 0O0--or in excess OF
s1S5,0O0 a day. is what California
spent during the last fiscal year for
automobiles
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-25

Farmers around Quebec are TO raise
great quantities OF potatoes this year,
expecting an increased demand. Buy
ers have been gathering every avail
able bushel for shipment TO Cuba and
New England
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-25
THIS INVESTMENT

much different than any other connected with the
automobile industry million which must be
supplied for years million building The
consumer will take than can make You
will get your money all back in dividends quicker than III any
other business you think of.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-25

clear freedom about him, They had
given him TO the land, the best that
The land could Offer They watched
him go IN a pride that was a crate
lulness 10 God
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-25
OUR ORDERS FOR STOCK

arc not coming from Detroit from all Michigan and many
from although only advertised in the Detroit
naners The most significant endorsement of tire and our
stock comes from men make the other kind OF tires Many
men who work in have bought stock An oneer III
one large factory has Of Wilson Tires Tor ms own
car and we beeged day 10y men OF large resources 10
,A - large cities and put up any kind of bond we
r AZ we said before buying stock in our company Is DIT
tmucb daeent-and much better than any other you can
think Of
g con want some stock BUY NOW and buy all YOU can af-
~ - nav for You to be disappointed in getting any
YOU delay long II you want some ana cannot pay or " III
- 1--we como in and sign an order and will hold it for
short time
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for sale two weeks At the present writing it
looks though would be all gone
exceeded our expectations they day
larger and larger amounts. 14S Woodward
avenue will convince the spa that only have the
best investment in Detroit elsewhere out have
automobile tire made
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-07-25
LIKE THE SCHOOL GARDENS
What Children of Los Angeles Have
Done Those of Any Other Commu-
nifty May Copy.

Though it is but small stretch OF
years since first we heard of local
school gardens, the movement has
been one of the most rapid in devel-
opment of anything touching public
life during that time. We now have
gardens at rs schools in this city with
$4,000 children actually working in
them from half hour to three hours
week, says the Los Angeles Times.
In addition about $4,000 of these chill
dren are doing some sort of gardening
at home. Surely this is a most salts
tying and gratifying showing, consid-
ering how recent and how crude
the beginning, and how feeble the
movement during the first year after
It's Introduction. At first no support
or even encouragement was given it
by the local school officials. and funds
for its launching and maintenance
were collected from an apathetic pub
lie by a few noble, Jealous club wom-
en-, who had more than dream of
a glorious. future for this great edu-
eational feature of modern school
life.
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Cleveland Is Awakened.

Forty of the leading artists of Cleve-
land have appointed committee. rep
resenting the new Arts club, to call
upon five citizens and respectfully
ask them to stir the artistic con-
science of the sixth city in the United
States.
The committee will be asked to de-
wise ways and means for forming a
vast Municipal Arts association.
whose duties will arise as events
transpire, but which win attempt to
look after the matter of esthetic cul-
sure in Cleveland
Our little sisters are running
away ahead of us" Said Professor
Curtis. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, De
troit. and even wee and tiny Toledo. "
He said that the patronage of SYM
phony concerts and devotion to many
art forms in the city proved that the
people are hungering and thirsting for
the good and the beautiful People
merely want someone or some organ
ization to take the lead.
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Exact Copy of Wrapper.
Negligence Called MansIaughter.


The case of Stehr VS.. State before
the Supreme Court of Nebraska, in
yolyed the sentence of a father for
from one to ten years in the penitenti-
airy for criminal negligence, because
during a blizzard in Nebraska, when
the weather was bitter cold, he per-
mitted the fire to go out, snow drifted
through a crack in the door and a
broken windowpane, and the bedding
of all the members of the family was
frozen stiff The feet of one OF the
children were frozen, and although
such fact was apparent to the father
no physician was called in for 16 days,
when amputation was found to be nee
essary and the child died of blood pois-
oning. The defendant was convicted
of manslaughter for criminal negli-
gence in failing to provide medical
care after he discovered the frozen
condition of the child's feet. In af.
f1rming the conviction the court held
that for parent having special charge
of an infant child culpably to neglect
it so that death ensues as a conse-
qence is manslaughter although death
or grievous bodily harm was not in
tended, and if the parent has not the
means for the chlid's nurture it is his
duty to apply to the public authorities
for relief.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-07-25
Electric street Stove. for Police

In Glasgow the police on night duty
are being Afforded facilities for warm
ing food and tea at certain street tele-
phone and signal boxes. To this end
the boxes are fitted with electrical hot
plates, which can be switched on to
the corporation mains and utilized for
warming food or drink. Twenty min
utes are allowed for supper. and the
circuit is so arranged that the heat
er element cannot be left under cur
rent when not in use, even If the user
emits to switch OF. Each box is also
fitted with telephone communicating
with the nearest police depot, and a
red signal lamp controlled from the
superintendent office. When glow.
ing. this signal indicates that tele-
phonic communication is required
with the first constable who sees it,
Electricity.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-07-25
Giant steam Shovel.

now we are shoyeling the crest away
from the canal in order to relieve the
pressure from above Before the move
ment in January began the excavation
in the cut at that point had been
carried to within Is feet of the canal
bottom. Digging out that Is feet of
material removed the support of the
Cucaracha, and down it came. II we
could have turned in the water and
taken out the Is feet with dredges,
think the pressure of the water would
have done much to prevent the slide"
What of the future?" asked. rs
there any danger IF slides occurring
after the canal is epened?"
Absolutely none, believe he an
swered. When the excavating and
dynamiting have ceased and the wa
ter is in, it will be quite safe. We
have the slides and breaks mapped
out as far back as there is any fndi.
cation Of their extending. and are
working back to those lines. 1t is
merely matter of persisteney and pa
tience."
When win the water be let into
the cut?"
In October" replied Colonel Goe-
thals. but thele will be no celebra-
ton over the event. That one in jan
uary, 1915, is giving us enough worry,
and we don't forget the premature and
ridiculous celebration by Ferdinand de
Lesseps many years ago. We will just
turn the water in-thats ALL Then we
can complete the excavation there
with suction dredges, which will do
the work cheaply and rapidly"
And when will boats be passing
through the canal?'
THAT cannot say, but the sooner
the better, for the operating crews
must be properly trained before that
January celebration. I wouldn't have
an accident occur for anything. If we
cannot have commercial vessels going
through before then. shall ask the
government to send naval vessels
through, so the operating forces can
get the experience. Anyhow. l want