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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-29
"A Stiff Sentence"
70 the Editor Of The Times;

To the Editor OF The Times;
William Mcintyre. an automobile
machinist. was sentenced TO pay a
| fine OF 500 or serve three months in
the house OF correction, Wednesday.
by Justice Jeffries for having con-
tributed 10 the delinquency OF a IT,
year-old girl.
Mcintyre was arrested June 20 by
| Detectives Jordon and Isham IL was
shown In court that Mcintyre pursued
the girl on the streets while she was
| looking for work and induced her to
accompany him 10 the park. where
she was given beer TO drink They
remained In the park all night. II
was also shown that Mcintyre later
Fort-st. west
IL is observed that the morning pa
per which printed the above report on
July "a, In commenting on the fine i'm
posed by Judge Jeffries, pronounced IL
a stiff sentence"
This report shows that any man
who desires 10 run down female
child on the streets OF Detroit and
ruin her may do SO with impunty pro-
vided that he is willing TO pay the
paltry sum OF 500 for the privilege
of practicing this popular pastime.
After reading this report one is con
strained 10 ask Who contributes
, more 10 the delinquency OF young
girls. the man who TO crafty his
beastly instincts, wrecks the life OF an
innocent child. or the Judge who
places the damage for such an act at
SlO0?
man who commits the above men,
toned crime should at once be de-
prived OF the power 10 repeat his
otfense II is not likely, however.
that under the present regime steril-
lzation. the legitimate and only log
ical remedy. will ever be applied. The
reason FOR this Is obvious Vice in
man Is necessity-hence the valu-
able service rendered 10 humanity by
those who secure victims TO serve in
the ranks OF the fallen" may not he
ignored by the officers OF the law
The machinery in operation for the
white slave traffic is complete and
perfect
The white slave traffic is the
legitimate outcome OF the as
sumption that vice in man Is
necessity. IL is the practical
carrying out of the doctrine that
women must be repressed and degrad'
ed that the demands OF the male
nature may be supplied. All the So
called efforts thus far put forward 10
suppress the traffic in women are
only hypocritical pretenses TO conceal
the actual situation The reason for
the strenuous opposition TO the en-.
reimbursement OF women is obvious.
ELLA BURT GAMBLE.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-29
Fault With Prosecuting officers.

To the Editor Of The Times:
After reading your editorial on the
fallen women question and the vari-
Gus letters pertaining TO the same.
allow me TO state that ! think that
YOU are all wrong; in fact. / know that
you are am thoroughly acquaint.
ed with the immoral conditions not
only In Detroit, but other large cities
as well, and ! defy you or any Of
your readers TO produce woman
living life of prostitution, and maxi
ing good at II. that cares To make
change. II is their natural desire ia
follow such a life. Such as they
would never have made faithful
wife or proper mother under any con,
ditions. Lucky is the child deposited
In waits home by a mother of such
incinations. as she would follow q
life of shame regardless of the die
grace brought upon anyone attached
10 her Never contaminate a decent
home by taking in one of those hui
man parasites. II they had desired
responsibility they would have had 1t
ere they met you II the Christian
people In Detroit are really sincere
in their desires TO convert someone
COlHeCleu Win the req nBnt cOnQf
tions. | would advise them to make
an investigation OF our police depart.
ment and find out why they are toll
Grating the curse which they have the
power to crush. The police depart.
ment has the law and 90 per cent Of
the people back Of them. but they
lack man with backbone enough TO
start crusade against them.
Hardly house OF. prostitution In
the city but what is running a blind
pig in connection. but when did you
ever hear OF our prosecutor. or our
police raiding one of them? No. In
deed They can raid residences and
stores in the outskirts. but the big
law breakers. close by our temples OF
Justice, are immune. There is not
street or avenue leading into the
heart OF our city but what is over
run with prostitution and sidewalk In
suffers, making IL very disagreeable
for our decent women TO traverse the
streets unescorted. even In the day
time. Convert our public officials and
conditions will then cause prostitution
TO convert itself
F. A. JEFFERS.
Detroit, July q. 1918.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-29
The Church and the individual.
To the Editor Of The Times:

Re-your editorial "Debs, Church
and the Underworld, and quoting
from your issue of July Goth. We still
insist that the church as a whole Is
deplorably deficient In following the
example OF the Meek and Lowry Naz-
arene," who Ever went about doing
good" your statement contains more
truth than is imagined by the aver
age church-going people, with whom
the undersigned has come In contact
with. A great many do not them
selves understand the principles OF
our Lord and Master and are ever
willing TO throw stones
The chruch must not. 10 my mind,
be held responsible for the human
wrecks and derelicts. the wrong and
the vice, as its position In the world
Is not such that IL can prevent, ex-
cept in limited number OF In
stances, (even here II has fallen
short, by being quiet because of
false impressions), the sinful inclina-
tons OF man, nor has II the author
ity to abolish the places where sinful
inclinations are created, encouraged
and made pleasant. for gain.
While III echurch has lofty ideals,
stands for good and has high stand
ards and principals, 1t depends on
the individuals comprising the organ
ization whether 1t Is any good or not
A great many. no doubt, could be la
beled y. G.. A church should be
measured not by its doctrine, but by
its products, its members by their
life and not their belief-their deeds
and not their testimony.
There no doubt will always be a
few churches retarding progress, en-
lightenment, the applications of
Christ's principles. etc. because Of
bigatry, self-esteem. ignorance. etc
Such church does more harm than
the god of 10 others
Un-Christlike actions and deeds of
church people cause more harm than
the sins of many wicked because
something better is expected OF a
Christian, and because he has not
done more In solving our social evils.
he gets the heavier blanca compli-
ment to his ideals and principals, but
slam on his deeds.
In closing. have our politicians not
created situation for which they
receive too little blame, and our II.
cense system an evil which II Is
clamoring for the church to eradicate
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-29

BRUSSELS. Belgium, July 20
King Albert is never so happy as
when he can steal away from Brussels
b devote a few days to mountain
climbing.
He disappeared for four days last
month, leaving word that he had gone
away on q private holiday. 1t is now
known that he travelled under the
ntrictest incognito TO the Simplon
Pass, between Switzerland and Italy,
Which' he made his headquarters for
beveral difficult and dangerous climbs.
Accompanied by Baron Buffin, the
King ascended the Spitzberg. 10,050
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-29
Imports for Week.

NEW YORK. July Imports OF
and dry goods at New
York Tor the week ending June 10
We're s1s.sS3,592 Imports of specie
for week ending today were s25s. 4ss
silver, and $420,95S gold; exports.
ssl5,762 silver. and s321,4l0 gold.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-29

feet; the Hubschorn, 10,4s5 feet; the
dangerous Fletschorn, 1927 feet
and the Langefluh peak, 9.345 feet.
Two native guides, Beroit and gu.
persaxo, whom the King engaged to
climb with him, were much surpris-
ed at his endurance and courage.
This Is the first time In Swiss Al
pine annals that a crowned head has
made such a series OF difficult climbs
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-29
The Church and The UnderzU0r0

II the church were not criticised II
would go 10 sleep eventually.
II. q. MENGEL.
Detroit. July 2S. 1913.
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RAYMOND w. PULLMAN

Times Washington Bureau, Metropoli-
tan Bank Building.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-29
FREE ART VERSUS TAXATION
OF CULTURE AND ESTHEIICS


question pepexing members
Of congress
esmabe gentlemen gained position through
ing in other than the but still would nexcusabe for them
Y 70 simple problem as this.
The Underwood bill by the house placed works of art
he Is
;nn works than so years old.
The Is all than 20 old
Why the higher dutyY
customs either revenue or for protection
which is it,
Suppose protection;
for home products by shutting competition
Viewed this light placed
requisite causing larger production of larger profits the
manufacture o shoes pows.
Granting be valid the reasoning still is unsound for
the the shoes the consumption
for the products not materially affected by shutting of the
supply.
The people will just many shoes before
The demand for works o however, different.
The appreciation them which their depends
appetite which grows by what it feeds
Shutting products foreign painters sculptOn
lessen popular and would cripple
With demand and supply both reduced would be
pect higher price for native products.
grounds the protection
would fail to have the desired
But art field which stimuli paramount
Conclusive evidence this
offered for state and the like which have unclaimed
n worthy response forthcoming
Profits do produce
The cunnngly by the offer of
dollars.
The fine arts out of the life of the people
They do not spring opportunities
they created sramodcay by freak personalities
posed
portrays lasting what
- deeply characteristic of his people
He combines ability the recepvene
and for that sometimes thought bizarre his looked
upon a special creation.
That all a mistake.
The problems the ideals pictures product
low
He Is the transcriber.
Any attempt legie into the this country
ing protective duty little hopeless than provide
public morals by legislation.
1T is than a crime, it a blunder"
But the duty for revenue, what then2
0bviousy it going
who the tax what works imported in it.
The duty would culture for the comparatively
few miserable dollars which would bring the treasury
Europeans already the habit of looking
United States uncuured and debauched by
wishes justify that impression let pass proposed
tariff
By such action Uncle Sam will effectively impad upon one or
the other horn Of the dilemma held
guch bo that ne is than the pvera bull china
he tries to become cultured he is engrossd the
mighty dollar that all other aspirations sacrificed
Gentlemen Of reputation in your
hands!
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Editorials by the People

Comm unfcattons must bear name
am address Of writer. must
not contain personal abuse and
must NOT be over 500 words In
length,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-29

Woo peeFo Times heartily Joins with the o. 8 postsf
6Gshoritss the Michigan Dairy Commissioner
oo9 the Vigilance Committee OF the Associated AaVe
toug Clubs OF America protecting the public from az
Dverisng frauds Any reader having grievance agas
~ advertiser In these columns Will confer iaNo' "
promptly reporting the lie publisher
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-10-02

AN ACT to amen Section p of Article III
title Legislative Department" of the Con
stitution of this state, and to provide for the
submission Of said amer dment to the duali-
fed voters Of this state for adoption OF
rejection.
SECTION ]. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, (three -tifths of all the
members of each of the two Houses concur
ring, That the following section he and the
same is hereby prOpC sed as an amendment
to Section "a OF Article II. title Legislative
Department. of the Constitution Of this
State, ana if adopted by the legal and quail
fed voters thereof as herein provided il
shall supersede and stand in the place and
stead of Section y of said Article III.
SEC. y ANY bill may originate in either
House of the General Assembly and be alter
ed, amended or rejected by the other, but nc
bill snail originate in either House during
the last ten days of the session, unless two
thirds of the members elected thereto shall
so determineby yeas and nays: nor shall any
bill become law until it he read on three
different days of the session in each House
unless two thirds OF the members elected To
the house where such bill is pending shall Sc
determine by yeas and nays, and no bill shall
be read third time until IL shall have been
actually engrossed or printed for a third
reading.
SEC. ,. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the atoregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment
to the Constitution Of this State shall be al
the next general election for members of the
General Assembly of Maryland. to be held in
this state submitted to the legal and quail
fed voters thereof for their adoption OF
rejection, in pursuance of the directions con
tanned in Article XIV of the Constitution OF
this State and at said general election the
vote on the said proposed amendment shall
be by ballot, ana upon each ballot there
shall be printed the words For the COnsti-
tutiOnal Amendment" and Against the Con
Stitutioual Amendment" as now prescribed
by law, and Immediately after said election
due returns shall be made to the Governor
of the vote for and against the proposed
amendment. as directed 10y said Article XIV
of the Constitution.
Approved April :, 1872.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-10-02
WHERE FREE SPEECH
SHOULD NOT BE RESTRICTED

Secretary Daniels has no sound basis
of reason for his theory, deliberately
stated in a speech before the Indiana
members of the Associated Press, that
newspapers should refrain from criticiz-
ing the President foreign policy. Mr..
Daniels maintained, with much in
county, the thesis that freedom of
speech should be restricted in lnterna-
tional matters, and that the presidents
foreign policy should be implicitly &C
copied as the will of the nation until
Congress acts, and as therefore beyond
criticism.
But why should the will of the nation
be supposed to be beyond criticism? 1t
is perfectly open to an individual or
newspaper to believe that the whole
nation may go wrong in some matter;
and if the individual or the Journal
thinks so. it is not only right to say so,
but may be moral duty. Nations have
gone wrong before now-and If some
bold reformer had not the courage to
say so, they would have stayed wrong.
One man against the world; that sort
of courage and spiritual independence is
the inspiration of our race.
Perhaps MIR. Daniels is proceeding on
the analogy of the accepted silence of
the press with regard to questions that
are on trial before the courts. But there
is no analogy here. The urgent and
eternal need of public justice requires
that a controversy which Is under
judicial determination shall not then be
clouded by public discussion. But a
Presidents foreign policy is after all
matter of policy, and policy means a
course of conduct, a question of wisdom
in action, in which President, for
instance, may be greatly helped by the
fullest expression of public sentiment.
Mr.. Daniels thinks that public dis
cussion of a Presidents foreign policy
may plunge us into war by exacerbating
the pubhc's feelings. Well, we have to
take that risk. The right of free speech
is worth war now and then, abominable
as war is.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-10-02
THE PEOPLES FORUM.
spell Temperance.

To the Editor of The Republican.
/ wish to examine the plea that alcoholic
liquors are Gods bounty, and as such
are to be regarded for our common use.
That is to say: God has made them for
us to drink. and should regard them as
his gift to be used with moderation.
1t is true that God made the grapes,
as He did the rye and corn, from which
alcoholic liquors are manufactured, but
He did not make the wine and whiskey.
In the form in which the Lord made
these is not a particle of alcohol. AIco-
hol is the result Of fermentation, which
is the first stages of decomposition,
when these gifts of his bounty are de-
caying and turning to rottenness. The
sugar and starch in them are converted
into alcohol, which did not exist in them
in the pure state in which God gave
them to sustain our strength and supply
the material for the growth of our
bodies.
The use of food does not produce the
least bit of alcohol in our bodies. 1t is
claimed this is law of nature, estab-
llshed by the Lord. True; but it is not
process that fits food for our use, but
one that units it for use. Fermenta-
ton destroys the nourishing properties
of all kinds of food. The fact that alco-
hol produced by this process NAV be
preserved and used in the arts and med
icines-though physicians are discarding
the use of alcohol as a medicine-is no
proof that it, was intended to assist in
the nourishment of the body.
If we argue for the use of alcoholic
drinks because fermentation is a natural
process, we could by the same reason
defend the use of any other result of
fermentation, even the use of spoiled
food In every stage of decomposition.
There is as much reason in one as in the
other, yet hue and cry goes up against
adulteration of food, and rightly so.
In all His wide creation God has not
put drop of alcohol in any living thing,
vegetable or mineral in any berry, fruit
or grain, in any spring or fountain.
Some say the alcohol must be in these
things else it could not be gotten out by
fermentation. But fermentation can
not proceed at all except in connection
with atmospheric air, which is necessary
to supply the oxygen by which ferment-
alton is carried on. You make your
fruit cans air tight, else the contents
will soon be unfit for use. We NAV as
well say that spoiled fruit Is Gods
bounty for use as to say it of alcohol.
But they say if we reject alcohol be-
cause it is product of fermentation we
must reject bread also But bread is
not product of fermentation; the gas
which made it puff up was a product of
fermentation, but the heat of the oven
eliminated that. Alcohol is not in the
ssma class with those things which in
their natural state supply nourishment
t the body. 1t is injurious and des
tructlve and If employed is a curse. Mil
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-10-02
Pastor Russell Replies To Hams
Article Last Week.

To the Editor of The Republican.
Kindly permit a few words in reply to
the false and slanderous statements of
your correspondent OF Sept. 25th, who
hides his personality under the ungra-
cious nom de plume Ham" under the
guise of defending the doctrine of the
Holy Trinity. While pretending that he
has not the space to present his proof
text, Ham" finds plenty of time and
space for quotations from a pamphlet
gotten out by his fellow landerer, Rev.
j. ]. Ross. Birds of feather flock
together" AS follower of Christ am
not permitted to render evil for evil,
nor SANDER for SANDER. | wish, how
ever, that Ham" would disclose his
identity, that his character might be
noted. Respecting Rev. J. J. Ross
may say that when he began his attacks
upon me, he was the pastor of one OF
the principal Baptist churches IN Can
ada, in Toronto. His unchrlstian course
wrecked that congregation. He next
went to Hamilton, Ontario, to the prin-
cipal Baptist church there. He split it
and was asked to resign. He next went
to the principal Baptist church at Lon
don, Ontario, where again he has caused
split and is undesirable. All this
within year. presume Ham" is a
preacher. Those who know him would
do well to watch the influence which the
spirit of malice, hatred and SANDER ex-
ercise over his life and work.
AS already explained. the statements
of Rev. j. j. Ross are tissue of false
hoods. The man is thoroughly unrelia-
bic, loving and making lies. Apparently
he is incapable of telling the truth. FL
nanciallY irresponsible, a suit against
him for damages could neither punish
him nor stop him from lying. On the
advice of my attorneys, therefore, my
suit against Ross was for criminal libel,
the penalty of which is Imprisonment.
Tie judge instructed the grand jury that
according to recent rulings nothing
could be construed as criminal libel ex-
ce1t such false statements as were liza
81 TO cause a riot or other breach of
the public peace. Under this ruling, of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-10-02
CHAPTER gu.

AN ACT to amend Section of Article S,
title ATTORNEY General and States AttOr-
ney" of the Constitution of this state, and to
provide for the submission OF said amend
ment to the qualified voters of this State for
adoption or rejection.
SECTIoNl. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland (three-fifths of all
members Of each of the two houses concur
ring, That the following section be and the
sameis hereby proposed as an amendment
to Section of Article ), title Attorney
General ana States Attorney of the COnsti-
tuition OF this State, and If adopted by the
legal qualified voters thereof, as herein pro-
Vided. said section shall supersede and stand
in the place and instead of Section OF said
Article of the Constitution of Maryland.
.. The states Attorney shall perform such
duties and receive such fees and commissions
or salary, not exceeding three thousand
dollars as are now or may hereafter be pre-
scribed by law; and if any States Attorney
shall receive any other fee or reward than
such as is or may be allowed by law. he shall.
on conviction thereof. be removed from office;
provided. that the States Attorney for Bal
timOrG City shall receive an annual salary of
fftV-fOur hundred dollars and shall have
power to appoint one deputy at an annual
salary not exceeding four thousand dollars.
and such other assistants at such annual
salaries. not exceeding twenty five hundred
dollars each, as the supreme Bench of Balti-
more City may authorize and approve; all Of
said salaries to be paid out of the fee of the
said States Attorneys office, as has hereto
fore been pra atlced.
SEC. ,. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid. That the said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment
to the Constitution shall at the next election
for members of the General Assembly of this
state, to be held on Tuesday next after the
first Monday i'm the month of November,
nineteen hundred and thirteen G9l3), be sub
mitted to the legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection. in
pursuance of the directions contained in Ar
ticle ! { of the Constitution of this State; ana
at the said election the vote on Sa1s
amendment to the Constitution Sill
written or printed the words For Const(tu-
tional Amendment and Against Consftu-
tlonal Amendments; as now provided by
returns shall be made tothe Governor of the
vote for and against said proposed amend
ment as directed by the said Article Il of the
said Constitution
Approved April II, 1912.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-10-02
CHAPTER 6O2.

AN ACT to amend Section of Article ,
title Elective Franchise" of the Constitution
of this state, so as to permit the General
Assembly to excuse the vote seller from any
penalty for selling his vote and place the
penalty for the purchase of votes upon the
vote buyer alone, and to provide for the sub
mission of said amendment to the qualified
voters Of this State fer adoption or rejection.
SECTIoNl. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, (three.fifths of all
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-10-02
NOTICE OF
Registration
OF VOTERS.

OFFICE OF !
The BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELEC- :
TON FOR GARRETT COUNTY. J
OAKLAND, Nd. August 16, 1913.
Notice is hereby given that in accord
ance with the provisions of Article SO,
as amended by Chapter 2; Acts of 1912,
the undersigned Officers of Registration
OF the respective Election Districts OF
Garrett county, Md, will hold their
sittngs from 8 O'Clock a. m. until s
O'clock D. m. on