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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-06
ON BOARD THE GOOD SHIP EARTH"

BY HERBERT QUICK.

Copyright .iyi3 by Herbert Quickly
Robinson Crusoe. every one will remember. found
a good log and made himself fine boat In which he
escape from the island perfectly feasible 1t
was Il good boat. 1t was so light that. once In the
water, he could have taken II anywhere the water
ran by oar sail
But he forgot the principle which must control
transportation all over the good ship Earth II her
passengers get out or her management the
products called for by the needs OF multiplying hui
mainly He forgot that weight is Thousand tiies
more easily moved when afoat than when ashore He
could not put his boat in the water. And though IT
perfectly good boat he was forced To see II ret
away by lapse OF years because he could neither take
II the bring the sea TO 1t.
When a weight is foated in water II Is more cas-
lily moved than under any other circumstances OF
transportation BY this simple truth the big facts OF
history explained. 1t explains why Greece ana
Rome became great. why the greatest nations OF an
tiquity grouped about the shores or the Medi-
terranean why Japan is so wonderful why the North
flag OF England means so much, why Russia Is SO
flag OF England means much. why RUSSIA is so
undev eloped nterorly. why Holland and Belgium are
marvels of the world and Denmark has been able to
make the tllers OF waste sanddunes the richest peo
pie in Europe in capita wealth 1t accounts for
the desert seppes OF Siberia and Canada and interior
Australia 1t has determined the status OF South
America and Africa the Dark Continents. 1t holds
Iowa back In development as compared with Illinois
tells step before South Dakota II strings
great cities along like pearls. All these
things explained by the simple physical fact that
If a thing is to be moved with the greatest possible
II must be noated in water. The hnterands OF
the world may baildtAeiF dageats, but unless they
able place them in the water their work will
be futile.
The railway has been invented for the purpose OF
solving Crusoes problem. But it is still open
question whether the far backlands ever be fully
developed by land carriage-even the railway Is so
much more expensive thing for moving things than
the waterway. On q good waterway IL Is profitable
to carry ton thousand miles for dollar: but the
railways Of the United States obliged to collect
about seven dollars and fifty cents the average
for the same service. Coal and carried
the Great Lakes more than two thousand miles for
q dollar ton. Coal Is shipped by water from Ceve
land Duluth for less money than 1t would cost to
have 1t shoveed down cellar II 1t lay in the alley
by the cellar window.
The world went daft the railway, and has
allowed that greatest Of all inventions In land
rage fall into private ownership and second
to destroy the commerce Of the inland waterways
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Both were vital and both are bsinx remsdied
ia most civilized countries Great Britain had rood
system OF canals when the railway was perfected and
aiowed them to lapse into slimy disuse In the
United States the Erie had saved the west and
o~aa were paraiieing many OF the streams leading
over ana beyond the Appalachian mountain system
when the energies and the capital of the nation we're
inverted 10 the new FL Dorado OF railroadng To
greater or less extent the same thing took Mace all
over the word save In Holland and China
The world is coming back TO WATERWAYS and the
aue must see the utilization for commerce of every
stream which can be made To furnish water for locks
ana dams. When the world is fully developed the
stream which Is not also waterway will be the
exception and not the rule. The railways will be
operated Tor the main purpose OF getting the heavy
freight to the nearest water and there settinR II
anoat The streams will be developed as a national
system. with standard depths and capacity OF locks
to accommodate standardized water craft Every
riparian town and village will have it's harbor
equipped with freight handling machinery which will
render cheap the cost Of taking on and dischargfng
freight Railway cars will>be made with detachable
bodies built sometimes a whole and sometimes in
sections so that either in carloads smaller lots
freight can be lifted by in from rail
to boat boat to rail The whole carrying trade of
the world will be reorganzed the basis Of making
the railways the carriers OF passengers and packages
and perishable freight and the connecting link be-
tween waterways The heavy. slow work will fall
upon the waterways matter Of course
This is not altogether prophecy. for there II
scarcely civilized nation earth which IL not plan
ming TO do In whole in part exactly what Is hero
suggested Nearly all of them are far in advance OF
the United States In this field OF progress. Every
where 1t is recognized that the principles here enun
ciated are correct
The ultimate needs Of the earths children cannot
be served by railways, except TO the light trafac
the short distances In the last stages develop
the nations of the present with their huge
cities. must either decay from having exhausted
their natural capacities for supporting the regions
cupied by them their people must migrate they
must carry long distances the coal. the ores
the timber the phosphates the ntrates and the pot
ash which the basis OF life In civilization All
these heavy. cheap things which must be moved
cheaply. though slowly. II they are moved at
ALL In those days the phosphates Of the world will
come down the canalized Missouri and down the
locked Columbia and his head streams. while the rail-
will be used only tramways for bringing the
Crusoe's dugout to the water Similar developments
will take place all the world The waters will
carry the great bulk Of the freight
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-06
From An0ther P0i1t Of Viesv
compared to Mexico. our inaugurations are tame .

If the to
frontage the basis o shoveingy
the White House
wen h.~s 70 puh lawn m0~sr and swat the ny
games
win
we'll cities
running
parcels mail
that will get itself de-
postal card
making
strikes
OF fussto
his wife because he couldn't
but ne
m . dime.
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Balmers story Of the navy. Against
Il.
Motor Car Versus Horse.

Motor Car Versus Horse.
II may unhesitatingly be stated
that the use OF well-adapted motor
car Is cheaper than that Of horse
drawn vehicle IL the users time Is
valuable. The nearly universal dis
carding OF the horse and the adoption
Of the automobile by physicians. who
practice In districts where road con-
ditions are fairly favorable, Is the
best proof of the above assertion.
These doctors are practical men and
act upon economic and not upon SEN
timental considerations. In every
application OF the automobile for bus
mess or pleasure where time or con-
venience can be assigned q money
value. a we'll chosen motor car proves
economically superior to the horse.
A motor car can obviously render
any service which the horse or the
trolley can give and 1t is almost lit
orally true that 1t can perform any
service which local railroad facilities
can render. and can do this at any
time of the day and. practically
speaking. on any day OF the year
From The Motor Car and Its Own
er To-day" by Albert l.. Clough. in
the American Review Of Reviews for
March.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-06

Mis- Sylvia Pankhurst declares
~ ths question for suffragists to
nnever II what are they going to do
V1kh the ballot when they get 1T Il
- rocommended In some OF the news
1onorp that women In search OF votes
announce Z program Of things to be
Gog1lod. 1ust the same a. men DO
vhnn they 70 out asking for votes.
r. 0Ghae words, that they should cali
= oouvsn&ion and adopt . platform.
- same - men.
\ = . mater Of course that such
eoQaoDt On the part of newspapers ID
N1oIly supernuous, II It IL not I'm
Dut1nenk Nobody ever raised the
(UnDt1on Arst about what men WOULD
- With the ballot II the ballot were
C&yun them.
= has BEEN assumed, 90 FAR a. the
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men were concerned. that they had
q right to the ballot In free country.
else IL could not be country Of lib
erty and Of freedom. There IL no
more reason why women should lay
out . program Of what they would
do than there u that the men should.
because II II only . part Of the men
who 60 out on . platform. with prom
ises Of things to be done, while other
men 30 out and promise things d.
rectly contrary.
To insist that women should get TO.
gether on any particular program be-
fore they are allowed to vote II to
demand that which II utterly unrea.
souable, at least tested By what men
lay on themselves - condition OF
exercising the right Of franchise
Buffalo News.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-06
ATLAST WE FIND THE HORSE
BEFORE THE SETTLEMENT CART


~ - hatred
sSs:ss - ..1,.n w rr, ,.St. n.. .. 49,
esl6 plainly temporary arrangement
p.Hs the ownership and operation the city Of the
Railway
M tracks from Fol
Mayor Marx demonstrates this language
dat he realizes the fullest the advantage holds
authority the municipality supreme
court decision in the Fortst. case
By happensanc to settle for the
people with the Detroit United Railway pending municipal ownership
and operation Of the lines and The Times pleased
the occaaion, he does in the words above quoted
The better provided than his predecessors
wv Of formidable with which Detroit diff
ss this decree be but where left
doubt 10 the Of the predecessors might have pursued with
The weapon SURE present mayor
bean quick to Get himself the side of the the
fender Of their interests their property and their streets against
CAN'T public service corporation.
The great trouble here has settling
n dicul that every proposition
nsnt the cart has been before the horse.
The Detroit United Railway tell people
exactly proposed co.
s II would make and people
= make obtain certain rate fare prescribed hours" obtain
lines where and obtain extensions where demanded
~ growth Of the city
Mighty good bargains Detroit Railway mighty
bargains for the city and have explained the shortcomings the
the with the that the declined concde
thi and declined concede that.
We told further that unless take what the
pay willing have would get nothing which meant
that generally unsatisfactory state Of trolley conditions would continue
at the oompanys say
The Times the Codd Hutchn and the Thompson Hay
Hahns plans settlement for reason because the both
definite and Anal what the Detroit United Railway was
shar indefinite when what the
the street patrons to get for their share.
We made that spoke for the court
Michigan but have been possessed right along Of opinion that
landlord ought have word the tenant whsn the
expired and the matter issue how much the tenant shall
shall conduct himself the premises
didn't sound just right to hear the people
Just United Railway give the city
and how much and the people give the De
United Railway, in addition long term franchise
Mayor Marx exactly sentence Of his message
y the councl
aws.-(rM CITY, THE PEOPLE, THE OWNERS OF THE
CT1KETs THE ONES WHO AND ARE DEPENDENT UPON
THE STREET CARS TRANsPoRTAoN)"we" hould At once
up, terms the acceptance viii permit the street nail
~ company occupy streets"
W." are dictate the terms.
NOT for the United Railway tell Us what IT will do
Il for Us 70 tall United Railway what MUST d. OF
~ y and ct - the premises
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-06
Jim Pound on Martin w. Littiston.

To the Editor Of The Times.
AS q reader and q subscriber Of your
paper. want to enter my strong pro-
test to your reference to the trans
cendant ability of one Martin w. Lit
Teton. one time q lawyer of Harry
Thaw, as shown by his work In forcing
him into q mad house In the Thaw|
case. He Is simply Tammany law
yer who has been nominated and kept
In congress by Tammany ever SINCE
There was no brilliancy In Littleton'sI
work In the Thaw case. He slmplyl
accepted what Thaw and his firSt, law
yer had repeatedly refused. The law
yer Of those two trials was not Delfhasl
who refused the asylum for his client
This chance Littleton jumped at. And
still Delmas kept Thaw from the elect
trio chair, In spite Of the efforts OF 81
ribald and licentious press to send
him to 1t. by manufacturing public
opinion falsely against him. The mosd
righteous deed Harry Thaw ever did
was the Kidding the world of q mon1
ster. Delmas contended against the
most brutal efforts. The infamy and
bestiality of the public oficer who
cross-examined Thaw's wife cost him
proper retribution in being chopped
from public recognition since. II was
a disgrace to the Judge who permitted
1t and to the press which published I'd
broad cast (of which you were not
one.) 1t only catered to the low bred
and vicious In men and women. Mar
tin Littleton was not az much OF nj
lawyer In the case as he has been a
and that 10 best repre-
sented by an o. Oh no, Mr.. DelmasI
was the orator In that case and the
lawyer. too, and won q splendid vicl
tory In preventing Thaw's conviction.
which the yellow press had laid itseld
to obtain in advance Of a trial.
JAMES H., POUND.
Detroit, Mich. March 8, 1913.
Oregon has $4,000. 200. 900 feet OIL
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-06
A Definition.

Paw" inquired the humorist's
small son, looking up from his picture
book, what Is a toreador?"
The humorist rubbed his Momus-
sary gland for a minute.
Well, my son." he replied, with
elaboration, "a toreador Is q bully
boy of Spain."-From Judge.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-06

Grapeseed oil is prepared in GER
tain parts OF Europe. That obtained
cold, from the first pressink, lis ed
ible. The rest Is used for lighting
purposes, in the manufacture OF soap
and various indu3triec
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-06
BOOKS

Tho ototok Exchange From Within.
The New York Stock Exchange II
one Of the bestknown institutions In
the country and yet surprisingly little
II actually known about ito workings
by the average man who II always
ready to criticize anything that occurs
In IL when II does not happen to Ike
II. The stock Hxchange from Within
by william c. Van Antwerp, should
help to enlighten some OF the critics
Of the stock exchange and others
who are looking for exact Information.
Il II written sanely, clearly and with
az little Of the technical language Of
Wall-st. a. possible. II would make
an excellent antidote for the diafribes
Of Thomas w. Lawson or the attacks
Of the Pujo committee and others OK
a more or less political nature. 1t
shows the economic function OF the
stock exchange the actual service that
1t performs for the country and. while
recognizing the abuses which have
cropped out from time to time. shows
the remedies which have been applied
by the stock exchange to cure them. IL
also devotes chapter TO the LONDON
Stock Exchange and the Paris Bourse
and pays considerable attention to
the attempts made to curb speculation
In Germany by legislation and the
disastrous results upon the business
Of that country.
The Stock Exchange from Within IL
well-balanced. clear and understand.
able and II one reads II he Will be
able to discount much Of the present
bowling discussion for political pur-
poses, OF this great center Of the bust
ness OF the country. 1t Is published
by Doubleday, Page & Co.. New York,
and the price II $50 net
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-06

That's bad looking thumb you
have, waiter" said the diner. Does
It hurt your"
mo. SIR" replied the waiter. at Is
parboiled It gets that way from
serving soup. "--Cincinnati Enquirer
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-06

ton Of the Nitrogen Of the Air." by
Professor Arthur A. Noyes; The
Laboratory Method and High-school
Efficiency" by Professor Otis w. Cald-
we'll: How European Agriculture II
Financed" by Professor H. c. Price:
"A Study in Jewish Psychopathology.
by DR.. ]. G. Wilson; THE Language
OF Meteorology," by Charles Fitxhugh
Talman; The Sweden Valley Ice
Mine and. its Explanation" by Mar
lin o. Andrews: What becomes of
the Light of the Stars" by DR.. Frank
w. Very; 1.-The Academic Situation: T"
THE Depths Of the Ocean," Sir
George Howard Darwin
The March Strand Magazine.
The Strand Magazine for March
such writer's as Morley Roberts. Rich
ard Marsh. K. M. Jameson, Herman
Scheffauer and Beatrice Heron-Max-
well. The story by ScheRauer, EMIT
led THE Hostage Of the Air." Is one
Of the most remarkable that this writ
er has given US for some time. A
long serial by Conan Doyle. entitled
The Poison Belt is announced and
also one by Baroness Orczy. Unto
Caezar." Professor John J. Ward
writes an interesting article on The
Mystery of the Sap" and Professor A.
T. Poffenberger. Of Columbia univer-
sity. describes the operations OF Test
ing the Senses THE Sort Of Man q
Woman Likes" IL a symposium Of wo-
men writer's. including Elinor Glyn.
"Humors of Parliamentary Life" re-
lates some good stories connected with
the British House of Commons.
The Popular Magazine.
The magazine reader whose taste -
for well-written tales OF action and
incident will be more than satisfied
with the March month-end issue Of
The Popular Magazine. In 1t are
stories Of the navy, of the circus, of
the sea, Of the north and west, Of
detective work In Europe, Of prison
life In Sing Sing. Of boxing. OF South
America. Tales OF daring these. writ
ten with force and skill. Among the
authors are: Zane Grey, George Bron-
son-Howard, Charles e. Van Loan,
Edwin Balmer, Bertrand w. Sinclair,
Carl Glasscock. Mayn Clew Garrett.
John A. Moroso, Ledward Rawl-
inson, Courtney Ryley Cooper,
Theodore Goodridge Roberts, Ray
Wynn. and Frank Chase. A not
able number, well worth reading. The
cover ia from q striking painting by
Henry Reuterdahl. illustrating Edwin
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-06

Alcohol in conjunction with the
Welsbach mantle is now used for au-
tomobile headlights In Germany.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-06
Editorials BY the People

COnnlaaications must bear nans
ana address 81 writer, must
not contaan personal abuse md
must net - ever SO words ~
leAgth
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-06

BY Earl Derr Biggers. illustrated
by Frank Snapp, $3.50 net. The Bobbs-
Merrill Company. Indianapolis.
A the author himself puts 1t. Seven
Keys to Baldpate II . story Of alarms,
excursions and blue eyes" II presents
. hero who has q type Of smile that
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-06

moves men to part with ten until Sat
urday, and . woman to close her eyes
and dream Of Sir Launcelot" and q
heroine, who, when she weeps. gives
the general impression Of mist ON the
sea at dawn" and introduces a dozen
other individuals a. different from one
patch quilt.
The scenes are laid in a great do
serted summer hotel In the dead OF
winter. The place Is Baldpate Inn.
which clinEs for all 1t II worth to the
side Of q mountain.
The tone Of the story In brisk and
lively. The dialogue Is rapid. 1t u
creation In original expressions. and
the authors free use and misuse OF
familiar quotations In delightfully."-
humorous. There IL not an unneces-
sary figure In the whole book. and
each character. even to the occasional
Thaddeus Quimby, the caretaker. has
a direct bearing on the plot.
Seven Keys of Baldpate IL a novel
In class by itself. the acme OF clever
ness, individuality, originality and fun.
without tagging moment or an un-
necessary element
The March Metropolitan.
"How the Movies Were Saved" .
firstrate news article by Will Irwin on
the moving picture censorship. is q
feature of the Manch Metropolitan.
Another important article is John l.
Mathews account Of how the Japanese
have acquired valuable concession
in Mexico. James Hunker writes on
the much-discussed Italian Futurist
painters, and Job Hartman con-
tributes an article on the direct action
movement In Socialism called Ballots
w. Bullets" There are seven short
stories In the March Issue BY Charles
Belmont Davis, Melville d. Post.
Compton Mackenzie. p. G. Wodehouse
and others, and the art features In.
clude the paintings of the late Robert
Mace cameron and a color reproduction
Of Romney's portrait Of Lady Hamil-
ton
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-06
Han Aaeadltx.

why does that darned old hen a.
ways want to roost on letter box3"
She was Matched from Q parcel
post ege.~-LOufsvffie CourfUr-J journal.
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Popular science Monthly,

The Popular Science Monthly for
March contains the following articles:
Henri Poincare as an Investigator"
by Professor James Byrnie SHAW: "A
Chronicle OF the Tribe Of Corn" BY
Professor z. NJ. East; The Utilixa-
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Oregon has $4,000. 900. 900 feet or
standing timber. valued at $780,
100000.
The Delta independent., 1913-11-14
SOME NEAR JOKES
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Il fear my boy is in some trouble at
day. because they've got him on the
gridiron."
Mrs. Styles-Do you know where
got this hat dear? Mr.. Styles-Looks
as if you got it off the top of one of
those piano lamps.
Don't you think women are getting
100 daringly original in the matter of
dress?" Original? They're getting
positively aboriginal."
Look out for those new neiehbors
know they will be chronic borrow
ers." why so?" They let our kids
beat up their kids without n murmur." p"
Squire Duritt of Lonelyville-We're
havin' the streets of our town oiled
Uncle Welby Gosh of Drearyhurst-
Had to do somethin' TO kill the grass
in EN-. hey?
A hen at an agricultural college has
laid 291 eggs in a year. breaking all
records. Iris proves beyond question
that an agricultural education will in
crease the producing capacity of a hen,
and we should now send our hens to
Fort Collins.
my friends" said the Colorado
Springs politician at gathering of the
progressive party in Denver the other
day, Il will be honest" The terrific
outburst of applause which followed
this mcautious remark entirely upset
the point which the orator was about
to introduce.
A pickpocket was brought up in the
Denver municipal court charged with
larceny, The judge leaned over to the
officer In charge of the case and said;
Il guess I'll fine him s25." But he
has only SIS. your honor" We'll. then.
turn him loose In the crowd and he'll
soon get the other slo." said the judge
in such a matter-offact way that at
first the officer was taken In.
billy" called stern mother to her
mischievous hopeful. why are you