The Detroit times., 1913-08-09

flowing 20 the bankers Wherelor
there Is ground for suspecting that
the economic situation is not SO mnch
one OF scarce money as it is reluCt-
ance ON the part OF the public TO par
,iCipate iu the speculative enterprises
OF certain promoters resident IN Wall.
81. The lam bs do not come for shear
ing and orr beneticent patrons OF high
finance tell as that crop moving mas
made money scarce,
Congress would be less joyous
place without William Kent, OF Cali
fornia Every little while he is dong
something worth knowing about. For
instance, he got up on Aug. and NOV
ed the speaker that unanimous con.
sent be accorded him 10 print part OF
the Bible in the record The part he
wanted printed. he explained was
some comment by the author OF the
book of Proverbs on the Monroe doe
trine. The Insertion is as follows.
My son, if thou hast become
surety for thy neighbor, if thou
hast stricken thy hand FOR
stranger, thou art shared with the
words OF thy mouth.
He that passeth by and vexes
himself with strife that belongeth
not 10 him is like one that taketh
a dog by the ears.
He that is surety for stranger
shall smart for IL.
The presentation OF woman suffrage
petitions to Congress resulted In dec
Ior
the following senators. Bankhead. OF
Alabama; MARITIME, OF New Jersey,
and Thornton, OF Louisiana. Declare
tons in favor OF woman suffrage were
made by the following % senators
Ashurst, OF Arizona; Bristow OF Kan
sas; Chamberlain, of Oregon; Clapp,
OF Minnesota. Crawford, OF South Da-
kota; Gallinger Of New Hampshire;
Jones. OF Washington; LaFollette, On
Wisconsin: Owen OF Oklahoma; Pit
man, OF Nevada: Poindexter, OF Wash
ington: Pomerene, OF Ohio; RansdaA,
OF louisiana Shafroth, OF Colorado
Sherman. OF Illinois; Smith, of Mtchi-
gan: Smoot. OF Utah, Thomas, OF
Colorado Thompson, OF Kansas;
Townsend OF Michigan; Warren. OF
wyoming, and Works, OF California.
Other senators, who took the wom-
ems petitions and presented them 10
the senate without comment, or with
non-committal expressions, were 80 in
number as follows: Bacon OF Geor-
gia: Brandegee, of Connecticut; Bur
ton. OF Ohio; Chiffon, OF West Nlr-
ginia. Clarke, OF Arkansas; Colt, OF
Rhode Island: Dillingham;. or Yer
mont. Gronna, of North Dakota;
James, of Kentucky; Johnson, OF
Maine: Johnston, OF Alabama; Ken
yon. OF Iowa; Kern. OF Indiana; Lew
is, OF Illinois; Lodge, OF Massachu-
sets: Mclean, OF Connecticut; Mar
tin. of Virginia; Myers, Of Montana;
Oliver. OF Pennsylvania; Penrose, OF
Pennsylvania Salisbury, OF Della
ware: Sheppard. of Texas; Shields,
OF Tennessee Simmons, OF North
Caroline: Smith, OF South Carolina;
Smith. OF Georgia: Smith Of Mary
land: Smith, OF Arizona: Stone, OF
Missouri; Sutherland. OF Utah; swan
son. of Virginia; Vardaman, OF Mis-
sissippi, and Weeks. OF Massacnu-
sets
The other members OF the senate
either were not present or did not
arise 10 present petitions. Some OF
them, no doubt, were purposely not
present.
If Judges OF the United States SUI
preme court were ordinary human be-
ings. with ordinary human intellects,
we should wonder what they think OF
the annual report OF the Standard Oh
company, which shows that this year
earnings will approximate slO00OO,O0O
as compared TO sS0,000,000 last year.
II was not many months ago that the
United States supreme court officially