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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-31
Caro- Levee H0Adsne. u
BHt Near O4,sx1

CAIRO, Ill. March 31.--(s:3o =. N
AT this hour the levees 49,
holding and wire commun5oo1n
with the outside world was ualmtl n
ed. The local forecaster oayD t6fS
the Ohio river will probably ronG1 ~
higher mark than during the BE Goo
last spring. The Seventh U1)o11i
regiment Of Chicago and Chicouos
naval reserves are expected here 60
Q special train at noon today.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-31
HEAVY EARTHQUAKE
SHOCK RECORDED

WASHINGTON, March 3l.--5eismo-
graph records AT Georgetown univer-
sity today showed a heavy earthquake
shock last night.
The first tremor came at 1905 y.
m. and continued until 1890 a. m.
The greatest disturbance was regis
tered at 1925. Father TorndorfY said
the earthquake was more than 1000
miles diAtAnA ks0A wAAhiuxtoA.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-31
LITTLE DAMAGE
AT THE FLATS
Detr0iters Relieved to Find
Their Property Intact
1000 Take Trip

Many Detroirers owning property
at the Flats, who took advantage Of
the steamer "Wauksta's" initial trip
up the river Sunday, were relieved to
ind that the reports Of damage by
wind and wave In Detroit's Venetian
suburb, had been greatly. exaggerated.
All the cottages were found In good
shape. but many docks and break
waters were missing, while several
boat houses we're found to have been
carried away. At Joe Bedore's hotel
the dock was damaged to the extent
OF about $3.50. About 1000 passengers
made the up-river trip, most Of whom
were cottage owners, anxious to as
certain how their property had with
stood the storm.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-31
ADRIAN COLLEGE
PLANS EXPANSION

ADRIAN, Mich, March s1.--Plans
for the erection OF new $50, 900
building on the campus OF Adrian col.
lege. an addition OF 100000 to tho
school endowment fund and provision
for 200 additional students are being
considered by the faculty. Many
prominent townspeople are actively
interested In this program and cam
paign to raise money will be under
taken In the near future
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-31
No NelUs Is Good NelUS!

II ARL f. MURCHEY, staff correspondent of The Time
in the flood district sends word that in the absence o.
information to the contrary all relatives and friends Con-
corning whom Times readers have inquired may be CO.:
sidered safe
Conditions made it impossible for Mr.. Murchsy to r.
down individual cases. but he has had to an ha
fatalities and those who missing and reports that r.
of those inquired about through The Tines are grn
them, which may be considered good news.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-31
MT. CLEMENS CROOK
SURRENDERS AT ST. LOUIS

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 31-John
Upleger. 20 years old. who says his
home 10 in Mt. Clemens, Mich. and
that he jumped rs parole from Ionia
Reformatory. gave himself up to the
police here last night Upleger de-
clared that he was tired OF being q
crook and IL willing TO take his medi-
cine. Upleger was sent to Ionia for
from Ave to six years on q robbery
charge and was paroled after nine
months.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-31
SUFFRAGE CONVERTS
AMONG HOLLANDERS

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. March 81.
That q great revolution In sentiment
toward equal suffrage is making itself
felt among the Hollanders OF Grand
Rapids and vicinity fs the opinion OF
manv shrewd political observers here
At the fall election the Dutch vote"
went heavily against suYrane. but, II
many predict that April will show
complete reversal of the results.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-31
Residents - Many Plaess IT,
ley Are Wansd = !
the Hin - River c. N
tinues to HE
sHAWNEETOWN, uL.
OFF FROM THE
Burial 0f Flood vlctinO -
Awe in Colunbgs s. 4
vivOfU s

ST. LOUIS, March 31.-A lon1a
lance messaee received hGu0
Shawneetown, H.. ON the a.
8 q. m, said that the town vlo6 A
ed. that the women and chiIlr6o
all been ordered to the hills 60
practically all Of them had booo
moved 1t that hour. The glY1o l
ming the telephone exchange hnd o
ordered out Of the building - 4
message was being sent. n
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-31
ALL AMENDMENTS
ON SAME BALLOT
Supreme Court Upholds Juogo
Hally's Ruling, Denying
Application for Writ
From a star Corrsspos1ess.

From q Etdn C0TTeSp0N00Nk, N
LANSING. Mich, March 31s-I14
supreme court today denied the vT(4
Of certiorari, applied for BY Sen91G
James A. Murtha, of Detroit, On tl
question OF placing the flve Ane1
ments on separate ballots. T1
means that Judge Hally's oplnion Ky
upheld and all win 60 on . sinGI1|
ballot. M
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-31
FURRY FEATURES
MARKET OPENING

NEW YORK. March 8l.-The
market opened furried, with frac.
tional losses and Intense excitement
on the food, but with no indication
Of serious losses.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-31

The civil service charter amend
ment, which will become operative
within a month II adopted by the elect
ors April T. will AFFECT approximately
1000 city employees. IL will mean the
elimination OF petty politics from all
city offlces. and present city employees
will be assured OF steady employment
on good behavior.
The mayor and the heads OF the
various city departments are besieged
by once seekers who want to get Jobs
before the city service charter amend
ment Is put into effect. The mayors
secretary has long list Of appllca-
tions. but as yet the mayor has hand
ed out very few Jobs.
There is some speculation as to how
the adoption Of civil service will af-
feet the numerous department secre-
taries and deputies. Aid. James Yer.
nor. who assisted In drafting the civil
service bill. declares that Il was not
the intention Of the trainers TO place
secretaries and deputies under civil
(ContisusA ss Page EighO
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-31

DANCING At TINE WAYNE GARDENS q
toslght. Tango party. Best aoer n
M1calwHns--Adv.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-31
SPOKANE RATE
PLAN IS UPHE(1
Interstate Commerce Coam
sion Sanctions Incrsaseis
In Freight Tariffs II

WASHINGTON. March 31.-Tf
continental west.bound freight Il
to Pacific coast points on all conn
tiles not actually affected BY oe(
freight competition. were advanced
point higher than the rate of tn
mediate points by decision Of the
terstate commerce commission To-
approving. with few minor OuG
tions, all new rates presented by Z
riers in accordance with the doe1l|
In the Spokane rate case.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-31
CIVIL SERVICE
WOULD AFFECT
1000 employees
Means Elimination of Politics in
Civic Departments If Mea-
sure Passes
GOES INTO OPERATION
MONTH AFTER o. KID
Bill Leaves Room for Doubt as
to Status of Some Depart
ment Secretaries

Aid. Owen filed with the city
clerk, Monday morning, notice OF
reconsideration Of the vote by
which the council Indorssd the
civil service charter amendment
and ordered II submitted 70 .
vote, April 7. The alderman OBJ
jects to the feature Of the bill
providing that In the event Of w.
caney In tho list Of city employees
the place must 90 to the one max.
Ing the best showing tin . com.
petitive examination. He believes
the commission should be permit
ted to make . selection from the
highest three.
Corporation Counsel Lawson
says that the question Of civil ser.
vice 10 bound up with the munI.
cIpai ownership amendment, a.
the verdier bill, the basis Of the
amendment, contempIates q sys-
tenn of civil service at the "tIme
Of acquisition" Of the lines.
Whether "time Of acquisition"
means voting day, April z, or
when the city 10 actually In pos
session Of the lines, 10 nice ques-
tIon, Lawson says. However, he
sees complications II municipal
ownership should carry and civil
service be defeated.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-01-28

Houses an era OF peace viii set IN.
and We shall not have to send our
marines TO the various countries as
We nave had to Honduras and Of late
to Nicaragua
Sirce 1907 every time there has
been trouble in Central America the
United States has been asked 10 as
sist, and Germany has shown that she
expected US to aid her In her claims
upon Guatemala. while Italy has done
the same as regards Salvador. The
British consider the Monroe doctrine a
Claim which involves the protection OF
their interests in the various countries
II such claims will increAse with the
increased trade and investment which
Will surely follow the completion OF
the Panama canal. Indeed. II looks
as though the United States will have
to be more or less responsible for
| Central America
FRANK G.. CARPENTER.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-01-28
The Nerve of Yankees is Given
Full Credit
SEA TO FORM BARRIER
Ingenious Schmeme by Which
Massachusetts, May Have Warm
Climate Outlined
(By Il. A. BROWN.)

Washington, D. c., a 25.-Would
bananas OF oranges as a regular crop
without the aid Of hothouses? Do
they desire a su~b-tropical climate in
which to carry on their vocations?
Before this question is answered
Congressman Thetus w. Sims. OF Ten
nessee. should be allowed to make q
statement. Mr.. Sims said today:
Several years ago. when Con-
gresham Weeks was urging h
House to pass his bill for the creation
Of the Appalachian forest reserve
commission and for the acquisition by
the government of certain areas Of
the A~ppalachians for forest reserves,
/ remarked that it was but another
scheme for New Englanders to sell
to the government something from
which all the natural had
been exhausted. Thinking to set a
limit. by exaggeration. which would
be reached by the righteousness
OF New Englanders in demanding p
preparations Of the government for
| local CI0IpIlS6S, j SdlO i UlA uOk AOuOA
that some day the government would
be asked to defect the Gulf stream
closer to the shores Of Massachusetts,
so as to make it possible for MaSsa-
chusetts agriculturists to raise ba-
nanas.
Now I have been forced into adj
uniting that the limit I set was not
high enough. for practically this same
proposition has been made"
Tho S1OOooff0N ~htNh dFoW his
statement from the humorous Tonnes
sec congressman. comes from Car
roll Livingston Riker. an engineer OF
Brooklyn, N. T.. author OF Q num-
Der Of photographic tFeatises. He
plans. by constructing q 5etty across
the Grand Banks At Cape Race. to
prevent the intermingling OF he Gulf
Stream with the Labrador Current,
thus preventing the Gulf Stream from
being deprived OF the larger part Of
its heat.
/, Concerning 1.-The possible climatic
effects upon the northern hemisphere
by such a proposed conservation OF
the heat OF the Gulf Stream" MI.
Riker says they are beyond concep-
ton" He says the heat passing north
Of Cape Florida in the stream would
melt eighteen billion cubic yards OF
ice an hour. equivalent to about
eighteen hundred Quare miles OF ice
ten feet thick an hour, or al I'M VI
of ice Of that thickness equal to the
entire Polar Sea, estimated at two
|, million square miles, In less than II
days"
I The imaginative Mr.. Riker has de.
tailed his plan In a pamphlet, a cop,
OF which Congressman Sims received
today. He believes h q b stream
and the current can be prevented
: from meeting by the use OF the forc<
OF gravity and a heavy rope cable 20S
: miles long. He says this cabl'
! stretched across the 3anks weighted
! SO that IL would sink to within q few
feet Of the ocean bottom. would caus|
the gradual -depositing OF sand. niue
and iceberg sediment He estimate
8 that the superior weight Of this de
: post would cause the cable to keel
8 just above its top and that in thi
e way a giant dam would eventually b
e constructed by Old Neptune him
s self"
e Mr.. Sims said he you never again
t speak Of New England nerve vithou
n reverence.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-01-28

AS to Salvador, It owes nearly
| eleven millions. It borrowed over
seven millions in 1889 to start the rail-
road which runs in from Acajutla to
Atenas, a distance OF thirty-five miles.
Only seven miles Of the railroad were
built with that money, the balance 60
ing to the politicians. Ten years later
the government. finding that the rail
way did not pay converted a part Of
the national debt into securities of the
Salvador Railway company, agreeing
to pay that company a subsidy Of
$115,o00 a This road belongs to
the British. and It has been extended
to Salvador City and Santa Ana The
Salvador republic has set aside GER
tain customs duties to liQuidate its for
eign debt, and among these is a tax
Of 1.6 cents on every pound Of i'm
ports brought into the country, and
an export duty Of 40 cents on each
hundred pounds OF coffee.
Dollars Versus Bullets.
The policy Of the United States AZ
to these Central American debts has
been called dollar diplomacy. 1 un.
derstand the state department does
not object to the name. saying hat the
object Is to reduce the dollars the
people are paying in the way Of take.
] and to eliminate the bullets Of the
frequent revolutions. They claim tina,
IL Dc should administer the custom
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-08
jail Reform Society Asks Help

5dfl ntiOlUl OBAi'ty EsS" ''NfF
Editor The Star: List summer
you printed n letter from me, ask
ing the names Of those philan.
thropically inclined. who would
open their homes 20 girls who
needed help. for from two or three
days 20 "A week, while being taken
care OF by our association. re-
coived quite a list. and we have
been able. through your Kindness.
TO keep and help many girls To
make good.
We now need additions TO our
list OF homes. so II anyone is In
clined 10 aid us I'm this way. We
would greatly appreciate a com
munlcation from them.
What we now need IN for our cit
liens. church people and business
men 10 send their names II they
are willing 10 give honest employ
ment 10 those who happen 20 20
through the courts and have no
means Of support. Also young
men discharged from penal institu-
lions whose cases have personally
investigated and am certain they
will follow the right path.
During July. 1912. we assisted
ten TO secure permanent homes, ali
~ whom are now making good.
within the past II days we have
personally assisted seven people 10
secure employment and still have
some upon our hands.
Those interested are requested 10
telephone Kenwood 52s or address
Mrs. J. y Martin. s26 u. SIND st.
SEATTLE JAIL REFORM so.
Getty.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-08

Editor Tho Star: There has
been much said In regard 20 the
recent Insult" 20 tho United
states flag In the province Of Sas.
katchewan. Canada II seems that
while a company OF soldiers were
marching along n certain street
n young girl. in passing auto,
waved the American flag. a mem.
Der OF the bugle band snatched the
flag and trampled II under his feet
lie afterward was arrested. court
martinlcd and discharged from his
regiment. but later reinstated,
when his comrades resented the
punishment
| am very sure that II an English
subject were to display the flag OF
bis country here In the United
States other than where IL is ac-
corded a place. as In the embassy
at Washington. or at some con.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-08
A Ran al ConQreas

Editor The Star II a stranger
should inform You that your house
was on fire or that you were being
robbed. would you waste lot OF
time by putting the stranger on
the witness stand and grilllng him
for a month while your houFe burn.
cd or the robbers escaped or con-
structed an alibi7 should think
not But that is just what con
gress fl doing in the case OF Null
hall and the Manufacturers asso-
citation.
IL does not seem possible that a
man as smart as Mulhnll seems 10
be would undertake 10 unbnrden
himself with something not in er-
isience. He must really have some.
thing on somebody. He surely
would not depend upon imagination
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-08

"lookhoose aerost dcrstreet"
"Wciilfit faint Ed"
"cailimover. Sadie"
Nav, yoodoit. Agile"
"oltnest. heertlpplnnis hat"
"'lo, Edl Cumover."
Observation-Disclosures, Ed"
"Whuryouse two goln. fl,s emmy
my buslness7"
"WeexIus saklna walk"
"WhurdIagit dernoo tye. Ed7"
"Bortlt towyullkit7"
"Aituder candy. poneherthlnkso.
sadiee"
"uh.huh. Jorllraoswun ilki,too."
"DatputsderkI boshonnit. oolls.
0uesslle halter eannlt."
"Tee-he-heei Yourso eomIeai.
Ed"
"Tee-he-heei Beteher Iellusof
JorI."
"Jeilusof dstboobf Met Nix"
"he-alnt yurstyIe. lxxy. Ed'"
"looksorIright onyer. Ed. ide
wearri,"
"ouesseye wilIafterorl. towduse
likes umsody7"
Gee. yurap rlnee. Ed. Lemlnu
fern, incl"
Tanks, Ed. lehcws van HER"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-08
=LAUGH AND GROW FAT
Slams, Jsbs, Boosts and
Most Anything
A Kansas dispatch tells about q

A Kansas dispatch tells about .
train that was stalled by grass
huppcrn We'd been wondering for
some time what had become OF the
old fashioned grarrhoppers that
used to stop tho railroad trains.
What has become OF the old
fashioned army OF caterplllars that
used to hold up the tralns1
Answered by Mr.. Cynthls Grey
Last winter | froxo two OF my up
per front teeth. In the extremely
hot weather this summer they have
ltehed a great deal. Can ! prevent
thlsl-E. o.
tho itching. The first In by holding
n piece OF leo against tho teeth. but
as n rulo this IL inconyenicnt. and.
bcBidcs. tho relief 10 only tempo
rary The better method Is 10 mas
sage tho teeth twice day for sew
cral months. The relief will be
permanent
Where can ! buy ruled lines for
y ltuNcF ~ o.
They can be found IN almost cv.
cry store that deals In stripes for
carriage wheels and barber poles.
What kind Of wood 10 used In cur.
tain polesf--A. p. d.
Curtain poles AFRO made OF wood
from shade trees. AJAX as many
questions as you wish. Alfred.
10 n a breach Of etlquet 10 crack
peanuts with q Ratchet at . bridge
whist partyf--o. n. o.
No. Il is not. although n hammer
Is generally used However. II In
tho duty of tho hostess 10 furnish
tho implement. and In tho future
leave your Ratchet AZ home. Some
women dislike N. noise caused by
striking the nut with hammer and
provide. tho guests with can
openers. so that tho operation ia
practically noiscless.
have a Thermometer 10 inches
long. In the winter the mercury
shrinss 90 much that the thermor,.
eser 10 practically useless. What
would you sdvIsef--N. s. n.
The shrinking canuo, be prevent.
cd. but II can be decreased Either
keep the thermometer In the house
In the winter or buy a smaller In.
Htrument. The mercury IN a small
Thermometer will no, shrink so much
as that In a largo one.
Questions Mr.. Cynthia Grey Cannot
Answer
What railroad viii buy my cast.
OF ftiesT-R Nice.
Can cold cream he used n max.
Ing butter w. r. w.
! havo red hot water bottle.
How can cool TIL w. q.
Where can buy red. white and
blue nagsionesf--C. J. J.
Please print a recipe for making
n good door-jamb'-Mrs r. ID. l.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-08
TUYXx5CJgyI
The Sunken Garden

the hard coal country law has been fixed so that
i surface title land doesn't with 1t ownership
OF what lies beneath. - n H., -
Al the head OF Williams st, in Pttson "a hVes an
AGED coupe whose lifetime savings represented IN mum
BILE home with a garden patch IN the rear .
One dav an Of the rich anthracite trust raped AZ
this door and told the old lady that unless she paid os
sum Of money the would mine the coal from undtha
the homestead which couldn't guarantee that inc
surface would stay up lit,
She hadn't the big and there was no way by wn,en
she could get IT, So she told the agent that she eouu
meet his terms explained him that the niue garden
ard the wee house all that she and her aged husband
ssesscd and that he bedrdden and coudn work ana
that all the income they had what she derived from
tiling the garden. -, , s..
Next day. as she worked in the garden the ground be
gan to WAIVER shaken by earthquake and she noooe
as fast as could toward the house but before sne go
10 il great patch of her choicest garden stuit tell WIN
thud into the mine beneath and she narrowly escaped as
with il ,,: c..
Other gardens the neghborhood Jared likewise Some
houses also suffered There redress Inc law p0'eo
the property OF big and eompels the small nome
owner take chances. -, ,,,..,. :,
Pondexters bill would order these things differently IN
Alaska.
THE MOST UNKIND cut of all was to put The Coone
and His Friends" between red covers
JUDGE HUMPHREYS most certainly believes that inc
hands living lawyers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-08

sulato. II would be as quickly torn
down and probably destroyed. ana
people generally would approve.
Outside the United States and
the Islands which belong TO this
government. the flag of the nation
In out OF place. except on American
ships and in the embassies and
consulntes IN other countries.
AMERICAN CITIZEN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-08
This Might Decide 1t

CUPPOSE that President Wilson should advise Huerta
y of Mexico, somewhat like this:
Dear Sir: Unless there is presidential election
within 10 DAYS / propose recognize the beligerent
rights of Constitutionalists Yours truly Woodrow
Wilson, president. - ,
Would it not bring head in Mexico to the
advantage of and everybody interested theren
Recognition of the Huera provisional government would
be huniliating back-down Recognition of provisional
government especially Mexican always risky bust
ness So far as pacying country and protecting foreign
interests therein Huea has demonstrated his
incapacity and President Wilson may we'll hesitate
nize dead failure to say nothing of backing up
nounced policies 49,
Recognition of the Consttutionalsts rights belligcr
ents would practically that both sides would be able
to secure to end the conflict quickly.
Certain it continuance OF the present condition
usties foreign demands that Uncle Sam do something
get off the Monroe doctrine.
YOU'RE ONLY old YOU feel, as is witnessed by
that 8year-od Connecticut youth who shoots his 8year
old wife through jealousy
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-08
Surprised Mother

A little girl was once taken 10 a
ventriloquial entertainment which
impressed her very much. While
saying her prayers that night she
asked God TO look after all her
brothers and sisters and mako her
good girl. Then there was a
pause. and her mother heard. soto
yoce:
"All right"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-08
No Evening Trust

A young minister lost his manu-.
script last Sunday morning. so he
spoke out thus:
II am very sorry indeed to have
TO inform you that | have--er--
somehow or other, mlslaid my SER
mon for this morning. ! muster
therefore. trust to Providence for
inspiration Tonight I will come
better prepared"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-08

Superstition
One clerk said 10 another:

One clerk said TO another:
Would you start off on your va
cation on Friday, Bob7'
you bet your life wouldn't"
Bob replied.
What superstitious ass you
are, Bob"
Superstition be hanged!" said
Bob. Il wouldn't start on Friday
because Saturdays pay day"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-08
Jonathan Club

A Sunday school teacher IN Hol
lywood was examining her class
preparatory 10 diminishing them for
the summer vacation period. Turn.
ing 10 I0.ycar.old she asked
sweetly, Now. Eddie. what two
famous men lived together whom
they were boys and grew up TO.
gether and always remained 10.
getherT
Tho SIamese twins" camo the
answer without hesitation. and the
cinss was dismissed without fur.
Their questioning.