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The Detroit times., 1913-07-28
THE CHURCH AND
THE UNDERWORLD
Prevention Better Than Cure.

To the Editor OF The Times
Prevention is better than cure.
Children should be kept off the
streets. Dance halls should be abol-
ished. Saloons should not be tolera-
ted. We ought not to. say TO tho
young that vice is necessary. Wa
practically do that when we establish
vice districts under the protection
of the police. 1t is we'll TO have "A
crusade against the white plague"
but scarlet plague" is doing more
harm. Physicians Of fine moral
character and sufficient ability.
should be employed to lecture in
every place on the dangers of the
social evil. Right instruction should
be given in the schools. A white life
for men as we'll as for woman should
be demanded. The church is doing
more than IT gets credit for. because
when ii brings any one to Christ So
that he really In His follower. he is
furnished the greatest possible safe
guard In fact, in many cases there
Is nothing but salvation through
Christ that can save the fallen. This
must be genuine and thorough. No
halfway cure will be successful.
Jesus came TO save the lost. He can
do IL. His people should work with
him.
G. B. HOPKINS.
July 2s41913. Nashville, Mich.
The Detroit times., 1913-07-28
Art and the Potato.

At a dinner in New York. James
Montgomery Flagg, the clever artist,
told this story to illustrate the infiu-
.ence OF the artistic atmospherei
You can't escape the artistic atmos-
phere. Even my cook cannot escape
II. She came into the studio today,
and said. About the potatoes for
lunch, sir-will you have them IN their
Jackets or in the noodT The Popu-
lar Magazine.
The Detroit times., 1913-07-28
Moral COURAGE.

The courage TO be just: the courage
TO be honest; the courage to resist
temptation; the courage to do ones
duty; this Is the moral courage that
characterizes the highest order OF
manhood and womanhood--it is the
courage without which no great per-
manent success in life is achieved
Samuel Smiles.
The Detroit times., 1913-07-28
No Hurry.

Jealous One-So you screamed
when Jack tried TO kiss you?
Other One--I did nothing OF the
kind,
Jealous One-But 7 heard you.
Other One-Oh, but that was not
until after he had kissed me.--Illinois
Siren.
The Detroit times., 1913-07-28
Church Men Are To ELAINE.
tbe Editor Of The Times:

To The Editor Of The Times:
AS usual have been reading your
editorials and also the comment the
former always contains something
good; the later often. This time feel
called TO say something on the SUBJ
ject Of Debs and the church, or rather
the criticism As church man NOT
having worked with the church as
some OF your critics. but in the church
for years. feel free to give my opin-
ion which is this; That the church Is
to blame. II the church men were
doing their duty the problem would
have been solved long ago, but the
trouble is that YOU can find no diff
ference between the ballot OF the aver
age church man and the saloon keep
ers AS Is we'll known we have TO-
600 men connected with Detroit
churches. If these men voted as
solidly as the saloon men do. and
we're as insistent In their demands as
the saloon men, we could get any,
thing we asked for. When they do
rot. and the saloon men control the
city as they do, who. | pray, is TO
blame If not the church men? Not
the women, thank God.
j. r. CLARPILL,
$40 Holden-ave.
July 26, 1913.
The Detroit times., 1913-07-28
The Ford Car.

The Ford Motor Co. of Detroit or
sanized a bank near its factory in
August. 1909, In order TO handle its
business. The bank is known as the
Highland Park State bank, and &C
cording TO It's last statement II has
resources OF over $4,000 900. while
it's deposits, both commercial and saw
The Detroit times., 1913-07-28

senator's Win IlS
ging the present
tarin bill SO as 10
destroy all protec-
ton TO birds. They
say this is done IN
the interest OF mil.
liners and feather
importers. 4 cir
cular signed by
William T. Horna-
day, OF the New
Y ork geological
park. and all the
men al the head OF
the Audubon and
other societies in
terested In protect
ing birds, says
that Senators Hoke
Smith. OF Georgia
William Hughes. of
New Jersey. and
Charles +. Johnson.
The Detroit times., 1913-07-28

"All olntments are soothing, aren't
they?"
Not all. disapp-olntments are not
Boston Transcript.
The Detroit times., 1913-07-28

Business-Ifke Printing. No russ ana
no feathers. The plain, neat kind that
looks right Times PYintine Co.. Is
John R.-st Phone Main 1923.
The Detroit times., 1913-07-28

ings, run up to $2.710,0OO. This year
the company has put out 5000 cars.
Peoria IIlll Star.
The Detroit times., 1913-07-28

BIZ gibson GARDNER.
WASHINGTON, July 2S.--t'riends
o. bird life charge three Democratic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
Legal Torture for Prisoners

From the Detroit Free Press.
South Cardinals Legislature is consider
ing a proposal to enact law making It
optional with condemned prisoners to die
by electricity or to submit themselves to d
board of medical experimenters in the
study of some serious and painful dis
eases, with the promise of full pardon in
case they survive the experiment.
Perhaps this proposition may have some
points of merit when considered from the
purely scientific point OF view Medical
science might be advanced by inocculating
human specimens with dangerous AMI
loathsome diseases and then submitting
them to varions experimental treatments.
And the knowledge thus gained may he
of vast benefit to suffering humanity But
the world isn't merely workshop for
our scientific experimenters-n yet-anN-
way. And at time when such vide at
tention to humantariansm is being every
where given that the boy who ties a tin
can to n dogs tail is in danger of prompt
prosecution a proposal to torture crimi-
nals--for the Southern Carolina plan is no
less-smacks too much of the barbarism
of the Indian who compelled his prison.
er to run the gantlet of sticks and stones,
promising him life il he got away-and
then saw to 1t that the test was too So
we're for mortal endurance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
IRISH TELEGRAPH
SYSTEM ARCHAIC
Every Storm Damages Over
head Wires in Wales
WARM PROTEST MADE
Postoffice Department Does Nothing
Although All Wires in England
and Scotland Have Been
Put Underground
nv r. x. CULLEN

Dublin, March S.--(Special.)-One OF the
arguments used against the provision Of
the home rule bill handling the Irish
postoffice over to the Irish executive was
that in the event of war with Euro
pean power England might be deprive
by a hostile Irish government of tele-
graphic communication with Ireland. Last
week Ireland was deprived of telegraphic
communication with England for nearly
two days by the ineptitude of the British
postal authorities.
This Is no new thing for Ireland and
though repeated protests have been made
by Irish business men and chambers of
commerce no action has been taken to
remedy the evil. The trouble is that
while all the English provincial cities
and even the greater part of Scotland are
connected with London by underground
telegraph lines, the lines to ireland, which
are the most exposed in the Kingdom,
are overhead The route which they fol-
low is over the mountains of North Wales
to Holyhead and anything approaching
a wind storm or even a moderate fall
of snow puts them out of business. If
the severe weather continues repairs are
sometimes delayed for days, for the hard
ships of the Welsh mountains are too
great for the British linemen to face.
Last weeks storm was not an un-
commonly bad one, but it cost newspapers
and traders in ireland hundreds of thou
sands of dollars. The Irish newspapers
depend for their general news service
on the Press association, whose head
quarters are in London, and all it's news
is teIegraphed from there Then. of course.
all the parliamentary and political news
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
WITH IMPATIENCE THE
EARLY GAMES OF SEASON.
SOMETHING OF THE MAJOR
LEAGUERS' STRENGTH-CUBS
AN UNKNOWN QUANTITY
ny WALTER MARcuAND

New York. March S.--(SpeciaI1=-I Is Il
matter of days now when we will swap
spring training yarns and exhibition
games for the real stuff Stories Of how
/, this recruit outfielder has all that Cobb
possesses, and more, how that one can
give Ed Walsh or Christy Mathewson
POINTS on pitchers and how the other
one can cover the infield in a way to
make Hans Wagner blush, are nice read
ing for the home folks and Will fatten
the box office returns, but with the
lengthening of the days and the grow
ing warmth of the sun, the fan is getting
anxious for more solid meat He wants
TO see some real ball playing.
And he is likely to see a much better
brand of April ball this year than he
saw last year. for good weather has been
the rule at the training camps and every
team should be in position to get into its
stride without loss OF time or what is
more to the mark loss of games. which
should not be lost.
Never have there been so many dark
horse clubs as there are this year. In
the American league there is hardly
club of the eight except perhaps st, Louis
and New York who cannot be doped out
to either win the pennant or at least
be close up to the winner. 1t would be
a daring man who would ay that either
Boston, Washington, philadelphia Cleve-
land, Detroit, Chicago may not possibly
finish one two three and there are those
in New York who insist that with Chance
going good the Yankees may not be In
better than fourth place.
In the National league II is not so much
of a mix-up. 1t looks very much as
he fiph q
the Pirates and the Giants but Jimmy
Evers Cubs are an unknown quantity
and ii may be the old crowd will fight
out in the older league lavers is well
stocked with infield material, and he
may yet surprise the wise ones He has
decided to retain Martin Berghammer,
the youngster drafted from the Lincoln
club of the Western league, as his un-
derstudy at second.
Berghammer was with the White Sox
last spring and made a hard fight for
the second base, but finally WAS beaten
by Morris Eath and drifted back to the
minors. He Is now q greatly improved
player, and is expected to shine next sea-
son. Bridwel is now considered a cer-
tainty at short.
Besides these two infielders. Evers has
such promising players as Art Phelan,
secured from the Reds; Red Corridor,
from the Detroit Tigers, and Ed McDon-
aid, last year with the Boston Braves.
The Cubs cannot be ignored. II Red"
DOWN can keep his men out of the hos
pital, he is formidable and then there is
Joe fuckers Reds which are not to be
ignored. 1t looks easier to pick them in
the National league, but whether or not
1t will be so six months hence would
take a better prophet than l am to tell.
Fred Clarke, manager of the Pittsburg
Pirates, should receive the title of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
The Southern Rapidly Answering Reporting
FANS ANXIOUS FOR REAL
ARTICLE TO BE PRODUCED

Mark Tafley Of baseball without further
ado Though four of his best players ara
batting more than 400 in the Holdouf
league. Clark Is passing pleasant winter,
eating heartily. sleeping well and tel1inS
his friends that he should not worry,
Branding as unfair the demands of Hem
Dirk Byrne. Carey and Miller. who request
more money for their services. he ex-
presses supreme confidence In the belief
that the quartet Will be back on the job
when the proper time arrives ready to
accept what the cub offers them.
Il feel sair Clarke In a letter TO tho
clubs owners that your offers to tho
men in each instance have been extreme
" fair. and I would not advise you TO
do anything. Hodouts always flourish at
this time of the year but little later
they Will wilt As to Miller. let him
alone. Let him do all the talking"
1t turns out the injuries sustained by
Larry Mclean, the former Cincinnati
catcher. and now with st. kouis, are moro
serious that at first believed. Ills left
arm was broken by blow from billiard
cue, and 1t will be some time before ha
will be able to play Miller Huggins had
warm up the Cardinal twirlers on tho
training trip, and he will be retained uns
I'll Mclean is well.
Horace Foge. last years boss of tho
Philadelphia Nationals. has announced
that he is going to write @ book barring
the secrets of professional baseball. Ons
chapter of his literary effort, 1t Is an un-
expurgated edition, should be enlighten-
ing. providing Fogel is not adverse %
the use of the personal pronoun.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
New Figures in the Senate

From the Toledo Blade
In the matter of picturesqueness at
least, the Senate of the United States
will lose nothing by the departure of
figures long familiar to the corridors of
the capitol. In their seats will be men
no less interesting as personalities, no
less interesting, it may prove in point of
intellectual attainments.
In place of Senator Guggenheim of
Colorado, will be John G. Shaforth,
spoken of In his state as Honest John.'
and also as whispering John,' this last
because his voice is pitched upon the as
sumption that all persons except himself
are deaf He is a 16 to ! convert to
democracy, having quit the republican
rarty in 1885, when many good and sincere
voters were convinced that adherence
to a monetary standard of gold was some
degrees worse than entering into labor
contract with the devil. But the cilande-
lier shaking voice of Senator Shaforth
will have a rival in the larynx of Senator
Vardaman of Mississippi, also among the
"baby" senators. Vardaman was long
known as a radical of radicals. but in the
Baltimore convention he was aligned with
the conservatives in attempting to keep
the party platform attuned to the SYM
pathies of the reactionary wing. Ollie
lanes recruited from the House of Rem
resentatfves, is counted upon filling the
void made by the voluntary exile of Jo-
seph Bailey of Texas, though IN one re-
gard he can never do so. He can never
nause in speech and brush vagrant lock
Of hair from his brow, that, if he does not
patronize the wig maker. James has
anolsen plaintively of the difficulty Of
knowing where to leave off washing his
face when he has removed his hat. AS
James pursues the Steelstrust, SO Thomas
]. walsh, democrat, of Montana, dogs the
tracks of the Copper trust. In the Senate
he may seek to do with and to the ANAL
gamated Copper company that which he
has tried for years to do in his own state
IN the row of new fledged senators TAX
ing the oath of office will be William H.
THOMPSON of Kansas, whose campaign
symbol has been the jack rabbit. From
him is expected to flow a stream or
speech so direct and frank that the menu
hers from the New England states vii,
cringe and pale as II under the torture
Of the dentist.
correct estimate of the new Senate
cannot be made for months yet. But IL
is certain that it will reflect. 1T least A.,
some measure the new political attitude
of the country 1t will come nearer re-
f1ecting the new political ideals. Ana
as II to compensate for the loss OF many
high colored individualties there will he
f>ures heard of but never before seen
| n; washington, there will be voicar
s,.>aking as washington has not becr,
,reed to hearing men gpeats d 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
WANT TUSCALOOSA
TO LAND A BERTH
IN THE COTTON
STATES CIRCUIT
Vacant Place Caused by
Greenwood Dropping Out.
Tuscaloosa Would Make
Ideal City for Circuit

Columbus, Miss, March s,-(spe-
cial.9-The majority of baseball fans
here are in hopes that Tuscaloosa Will
make the sixth club in the Cotton
States league. which place is vacant
on account of Greenwoods directors
not deeming 1t to their best interests
10 go into the professional game dur
ing the coming season.
Tuscaloosa is about 60 miles east of
Columbus on the main line of the Mo-
bile and Ohio railroad and 1t is splen-
did jump from either Selma, Meridian
or Columbus.
The town has expanded wonderfully
within the past few years, many in
dustries are there where high salaried
labor is employed and all that carries
an intelligent and thrifty population
who would splendidly patronize pro-
fessional baseball games and the sport
it is believed would, therefore, pay
handsomely IL this coming Alabama
city would enter the fold this ap-
preaching season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
CRACKERS PLAY
PRACTICE GAME
Regulars Defeat Recruits
8 to 6 in the Seasons
First Tilt

Atlanta, March s.--(Speciall THE At
fanta players divided into two squads
and played a practice game this after
noon, going the full nine innings. the
regulars winning to 6.
Keating, the young shortstop, did some
wonderful fielding and raped out three
timely hits.
Seven players are yet to report.
More fans witnessed the practice than
attended the games the latter part of
last season. The estimate of all is that
IL the rest of Bill Smiths team is in
keeping with his infield the other seven
clubs in the league must keep their eye
peeled on the Crackers. It's a better
indeld than either of his pennant winning
punches
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
Big Handicap Tournament
Will Occur March 1870

Fifteen shooters were at the weekly
shoot of the Birmingham Gun club on
Friday and seven on Saturday. James
Day, the professional, was with the club
both days and shot high average. P. d.
Plummer also shot well. John Fletcher
was high amateur on Friday and Gentry
liillman on Saturday.
The programme for the grand Birming-
ham shooting tournament and handicap
is out. the shoot taking place March p
and 26. Five hundred dollars and three
trophies will be given away during the
shoot to high average winners. This
promises to be the best attended shoot
ever held in Birmingham. The best anna
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09

leave your watch and diamonds with the
hotel clerk
''What!' asked the merchant, in aston
ishment Are not the men of your mis-
sion converted theves?'
True" answered the mission leader,
softly but, George, you look SO easy
and wholesome. Really l don't want my
men to regret they promised me never to
steal again."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
Not Sick Enough

From the Newark Star
One of the stories around town concerns
a man who caught a heavy cold during
the changeable weather and concluded to
take q spell in bed His wife came into
the room and said:
"Jim, there's a visitor for yone
"Oh, shucks," Jim growled: I'm too
sick to see anybody
But it's our pastor.
Thunder, amt sick enough to see
him."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09

Alimony Plea
From Life.

A man in Philadelphia has refused to
pay alimony to his wife on the ground
that she smokes cigars and is suffra-
sist, and the court has APPARENTLY up
held him In his defense. This seems to
be a reasonable stand, but why drag In
the cigars2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09

teur and professional shooters in the
country will be here. This is the first
shooting tournament of any note to be
held this year, consequently the attend
ance will be large and competition for
the coveted prizes very keen.
Scores We're made on Saturday as fol-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
An Injustice

An Injustice
From the outlook.
pompous merchant, arrogantly car
rying the signs of his prosperity about
him. accosted an acquaintance of his who
conducts a successful rescue mission, and
said:
James, I'd like to attend one of your
Certainly, rejoned the minister, but
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-23
Electoral Vote.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

The electoral vote, is, and ought to
be, supreme in the matter Of law-mak-
ing, but the enforcement Of the law
when it is once made ought to be as
nearly automatic as possible. A ju-
dietary that is always in fear OF gusts
Of popular disapproval is obviously
liable to distort or misapply a law
passed by the mandate of the people
and so to to negative the whole mech
anism Of democratic government. A
well-paid judge appointed for life or
good behavior has every incentive to
right action and to an honest interpre-
tation of the Law entrusted to him for
enforcement. But the judge who is
elected for term and who hopes for
reelection is likely to be extraordinar-
lily sensitive to self-interest inimical
to the public welfare. One thing at
least Is certain. A timid judiciary and
democratic government cannot exist
side by side. If the popular control
over legislation is to be absolute and
final, those who administer and en-
force that legislation must be absolute
ly secure in the performance Of their
duty. They must be unassailable In
their efforts to carry out the popular
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-23
The Island Of Walcheren

1t is quite worth while to stay a few
days at Flushing. when landing from
England, thoroughly to inspect the isl
and OF Walcheren.l The island itself
(says the "Autocar'') is most beauti-
full corner Of Holland, possesses two
important towns. we'll worth seeing.
and is particularly rich In costume,
unfortunately dying out in SO many
parts Of the country. Some parts of
Flushing are very old. as 1t was
strongly fortified port in days gone
by-the headquarters of the Dutch
fleet. It was from this town that
Admiral de Ruyter. native OF Flush
ing. defeated the English fleet on the
Thames in 1867. and advanced up the
river toward London. creating q des-
perate panic among its Inhabitants.
The Dutch people are very proud OF
their admiral, and possess almost as
many statues and pictures Of him as
we do OF Nelson. The country is pure
" agricultural, and as the farmers go
in for dairy. farming Q good deal, one
sees numbers OF spotlessly clean black
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-23
Saved the cat's Life.

A cat that was summing itself on q
platform before q store in Barclay
street suddenly arose, stretched and
walked to the exact middle Of the
street, where it lay. down on the
wooden pavement. relates the New
York Tribune. A truck came rapidly
down the street. but the driver saw
the sleeping animal and turned his
team aside. The cat never 80 much
as wiggled an ear. The first vehicle
was followed by a second, the driver
again avoiding q fatality. Several
wagons passed and the cat still re-
manned unscathed. Then man who
had been watching from the sidewalk.
picked banana peel out Of the gutter
and threw 1t at the cat, waking it up
and sending 1t scurrying to q nearby
doorstep. "A cat has only, nine lives"
the man said, "and eight wagons have
barely missed running over 1t. l
thought I had better save its last life
before the next truck passed"