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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-12
PREFERENTIAL eslIo. Defended.

To the Editor ~ The Times:
In his statement OF why he consid.
ers the preferential ballot illegal. the
corporation counsel is said 10 have re
ferred 10 the case OF Maynard rs. the
board OF canyassers OF Kent county
anu 10 have held that the principle in
yolyed would exclude the possibility
of the preferential system being adopt
ed here. The facts admitted are that
In this case, two members OF the leg.
islature were TO be elected and law
had provided that, IN choosing from the
list of candidates, the voter might
designate any two or, II he preferred,
he might vote for any one candidate
twice BY this reference. il is made
TO appear that the preferential voting
system, as recently advocated IN De-
troit, is somehow plan for what Is
styled "two-yote" ballot, but
cannot imagine that the corporation
counsel has so far failed TO grasp the
working OF the so-called Grand juno
ton plan OF preferential voting pro-
posed in the revision OF our charter
recently voted upon. BY no stretch
OF the imagination can this plan be
said To provide an opportunity for the
voter TO vote twice for the same can
didate. Such a possibility is definite
~ and explicitly provided against.
The net result OF this provision
against a 'two-yote' ballot is that,
by means OF his second and other
choices (Which must be other candl-
dateSl. the voter has something still
TO say whenever no candidate receives
clear majority OF first-choices (Which
are the votes we have been casting
by the present SYSTEM and the
whole purpose or the system is TO lind,
If possible, the candidate among all
upon whom the largest majority or
voters can agree as acceptable.
AS TO the bugbear OF the "cumoer-
some" ballot, il is to be noted that
those who have favored this system
OF voting have largely been those who
stand for the short ballot. their dou.
Bile purpose being TO reduce the mum
Der OF choices that the voter is called
upon to make, but TO give him the ut
most discrimination in making these
few and 10 get, as nearly as possible,
his whole mind as to the man ne
wants for the place
In referring TO the Maynard case
mention Is made OF Judge Champiins
having specifically denounced the
Hare" system OF preferential voting
as unwieldy. and doubtless this criu-
cism is justified; but there should be
no comparison OF this system with
what has been proposed in Detroit
This decision was handed down near
" 90 years ago. and it is less than
five years since, in Grand Junction
Col, the proposed plan was nrst ap-
piled TO a municipal election. Since
that time. the number OF larger cities
that have adopted 1t bears ample ties.
timony to its essentially simple and
workable character.
HOMER r. Stafford, NJ. ID.
% Hancock-ave. west. May IL, 1914
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-12

At the coming International Saliva.
ton army congress in London, there
VIII be among the delegates a native
from the criminal tribes In Punjab
two converted devil dancers" from
Ceylon and an ex-Buddhist priest.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-12

In their experiments with the pro-
duction OF steel by electric methods
the United States Steel Corporation
has expended more than 100000 dol
lars.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-12
Editorials by the People

Communications must bear name
and address or writer. must not
contain personal abuse and must
not Dc over 500 words in length.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-12

Figures show that 1891 firms, EN-.
ploying 507, 1850 workers. are now sub
scribers TO the Ohio state insurance
fund.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-12

This weather Is also a bit tough on
the resources OF the man who had
little something laid up for a rainy
day.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-12

Gentleman--Is there any soup on
the bill OF fare?
Waiter-There was. sir, but wiped
IL OF
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-12

opinion believes his home himself and his
loved much safer by of the precauion
The Lodge ordinance precautionary the interest Of
homes against suffering misery for the mothers
wives, daughters of homes
YOU ought favor and by all you ought TO LET YOUR
ALDERMAN KNOW YOU FAVOR IT
Do it today.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-12
He Likes the Times.

He Likes the Times.
To the Editor OF The Times:
| have heard that editors like an
expression from their readers. wheth'
er In appreciation or otherwise, as II
gives them cue TO the general pup
lie sentiment. Hence, | wish TO con
graduate you on your editorials, with
most OF which | am in sympathy. and
especially the one OF May 5, on Rookie
teller and Socialism, and May =, on
Prosecutor Shepherds resignation.
Public opinion is progressing rap
idly towards a condition where II Will
not only accept advanced ideas, put
actually demand them, and the ad'
vocacy OF such ideas devolves upon
the man who is large enough to ap.
preciate the fact that the interests OF
humanity are above the interests OF
Mammon. Mr.. Gardner, or Washing
ton. also has the proper spirit. Best
wishes for your continuance in the
present course.
o. L. X. JONES.
316 Scotten-ave, May II, 1914.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-12
Planting Trees.

Planting Trees.
To the Editor Of The Times:
| enclose a copy of poem written
by Lucy Larcom. Evidently she was
lover OF nature through trees and
as this Is the time OF year for tree
planting, her lines at the occasion.
But for trees the earth would be
robbed of her chief beauty; and BY
leaving out one 80" they become a
robe OF exquisite grandeur, and when
one OF the giants OF the forest falls
II leaves "a vacant place against the
sky"
Trees in Detroit, as we'll as every
where, make life worth living. No bet
ter benediction has fallen 10 mankind
among the gifts OF God TO mankind
than the trees r. E TITUS.
Detroit, May z, 1914.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-12

do you believe in long engage
ments?"
"Of course. The longer man is
engaged. the less time he has to be
married"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-12

Above presented as the I0ose
ordinance, for your consideration.
You hayere t-NOW 1T IS UP TO YOU
This ordinance which takes account of two things
First that the state of Michigan ega the sale of intoxicating
liquors intoxicating liquors for PRICE
being deporabe the ordinance seeks make the best
home castle give him. by special law protection for
outside fundamental law him the
inside
This being the the Lodge plan it the
of Detroit things EITHER NOTIFY HIS ALDERMAN
THAT HE WANTS THIS PROTECTION FOR HIS CASTLE OR REMAIN
SILENT CONSENT HAVING SALOON STUCK UNDER
HIS CASTLES EAvEs.
the expressed recently with regard the law
which prohibits presence saloon proximity
church He said there really ought be law prohibiting CHURCHES
from being erected in proximity to saloons.
you fail the Lodge
law position with regard the home and the saloon becomes really
the position Of Aid Guhd with regard the church and the saloon
Your position MUST be- silence that there ought to
be law to prevent the building of HOMES SALOONS
President Wilson said addressing congress- that Legislation the
Interpretation of thought"
Hedn that legislation Interpretation Legislators
thought
He meant the Interpretation the thought the
lator
No legislator presumed to mnd-reader only he
know what think about thing for call him the
phone and tell him. your thought writing
ordinance restricting the saloon you get and
LET him know.
The Timesfav Lodge plan
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-12
IF YOU FAVOR LNSULATTO OF DEADLY
ELECTRIC WIRES, PLEASE READ ON!

Regulate granting licenses for the sale Of intoxicating u
quors n City OF Detroit.
Detroit hereby ordain:
l. shalt for the
provided In Act
1885, than those
holding located outside the ccufer
following Baker
Beaubien, chene Graot, River, Hastings
kerehevs Jefferson Mack Michigan Mt Elliott St Antoine Wood
and Jefferson.
application shall petition
majority Of the Cor essee
Of all premises within
radius four Of premises which such license
Of making
the building which the
which
portion Of which In
shall making the computation provided for herein
a
within radius Of four hundred feet
Section Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed az
creating Of intoxea
ING liquors are not permitted granted.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-12

The Times faVon the Lodge plan
for the always favored the
insulation Of carrying heavy voltage electricity
about the community
prevent property and we are
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-24
HOW TO TELL THE BIRDS IN THE CITYS PARKS

but are uncommony useful. The
United States government reckons
that twenty larks will consume one
thousand grasshoppers a day. Now "A
hopper eats its own weight in grass
daily, and one thousand hoppers weigh
two and quarter pounds. So in thirty
days, the span Of 'hopper's life, the
twenty larks save to the farmer sixty
six pounds of grass!
Then there are many kinds OF vireos,
tree swallows, which perch in rows on
telegraph wires, and barn swallows,
chimney swfts-which some Incorrect
~ call swallows-the little black and
white kingbird, much smaller than a
robin, which will thrash the feathers
off crow and put turkey buZzard or
a chicken hawk to frightened flight;
cuckoos. blackbirds, purple grackles,
detestable outlaws that they are; tiny
kinglets, gold crested and ruby crowned;
tiny brown creepers, scarcely larger
winter wrens and chickadees, which
stay with us all winter; great crested
hy-catchers, woodpeckers and fiickers
and huge night herons-and many
more, most of which are probably as
unacceptable 10 the average unheed-
ing cliff dweller as were those two little
scarlet tanagers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-24
THE SUBMERGED ONES DON'T
DARE PROTEST.

Philipes walters depend on him alb
solutely for their jobs. and woe be to
them if they should assert sufficient
courage to refuse to play the game.
They are a poorly paid class, de-
moralized by having to depend largely
on the tips of the public, and their
wives and children must be housed and
fed one remarkable thing about
walters is their invariabe possession
OF large and growing families.
PHILIPPE can easily get at the tele-
phone and procure desk information.
There is a strong free masonry among
hotel help. and the man who would
stand out from the others as possess
ing any higher moral code than they
would speedily find his place too hot
for comfort. Also, there is always the
argument that the person spied on is
a criminal or is guilty of some wrong
full act. This soothes even the tender
heart of belboy and ne glibly says
yes" TO anything suggested To him.
This evidence when put in legal form
by some lawyers clerk reads so i'm
pOsingly that it almost carries conNic-
ton in its very wording. one Of the
most amusing of these cases was not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-24

you hear of ii, the PHILIPPE version
with many. oh, so very many witnesses
represents the venerable lady as
devastating siren. Her bombszine and
lace become slashed satin and pearls,
while the buttermilk would make any
self-respecting COW blush.
Hundreds of happy homes are broken
up in this way by the Incompatible
Philipc--in fact, home breaking is his
trade For, as you know. if you have
been through the divorce court, evil
dence is evidence, and the fact that a
dozen or more sworn witnesses, with
high sounding cheese titles for names,
have left for foreign shores before the
case comes up is neither here nor
there, especially here. For some
classes of conclusive evidence usually
obtained in the upper rooms of hotels
enough is paid to enable the concocters
to retire TO happy rose grown cottages
i'm Switzerland and France, from which
they suddenly return when the case is
decided.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-24
BE CAUTIOUS WITH YOUR WAITER; MAY BE HESA SLEU7H
Some of Them Deal
in False as Well as
True Evidence.

ards. and the sight Of an honest blue
coat and brass buttons in their vicin-
ity gives them cold chills
"One man." said CHEEKY. curly
haired Gascon in a big restaurant.
used to come in the cafe evenings and
drink champagne with girls-a DIFF
ferent one every night. His wife
wanted to get even with him. but, Ike
the darby woman in the South, she
didn't want a divorce or a separation.
but an injunction.
"She decided TO convict him OF
drunkenness, and so private detectives
were employed to get evidence OF the
copious intoxicants which he absorbed
In the passing of every twenty-four
hours. He was, Of course. given extra
measure to an extent that was beyond
all human capacity. And as he con-
tinued fit and rosy and extremely at
tractive to women, the wife was IN
despair.
Her agents then instructed the
walters to engage in various tricks
which would lead to an alteration
something that would rouse him TO
fight-in which case he was TO be i'm
mediately arrested for drunkenness
and disorderly conduct. But he still
resisted all pressure and still continued
his afternoon teas.
I'VE were then given to understand"
quietly said this cheerful villain, that
any waiter that would be kind enough
to look after the unfortunate man
when he became comatose would be
given a large reward by his grateful
wife, who was, OF course, only trying
TO save him from the gutter. AS he
never got out of condition we were at
a loss to know how we could get this
prize, which was gradually increased IN
amount until it reached 500. Then
the tip went round that he was to be
dosed and all the walters had little
bottles of knockout, some strong and
some weak, and each man, as he got
his chance, put it in his drink.
But the man went on smiling and
happy, and one night the girl with him
got the wine intended for him. and he
cornered the glass and had the waiter
arrested and convicted and sent 10
prison. He still comes in with girls
and enjoys life as much as ever. but
I'm hoping to get him one of these
days, as need the hundred"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-24

long ago in the courts, when a well !
known millionaire attempted TO obtain
a divorce from his wife, A lady whose
reputation had been quite uncertain
before he married her.
Tones Of legal cap were covered with
testimony attacking the woman, and
every house servant-foOtman, garden
or, maid, even the vegetable cook
was in the list of her accusers, all Of
whom had been made comfortably well
off through their expert opinion To the
honor Of American juryhood it must be
cited that this mass of purchased evil
dence was thrown out as so much
worthless perjury.
Some one of these days Lincoln Stef-
fens or some other champion muck
raker will take up these crimes that
are perpetrated by those professional
lie manufacturers, the private detective
agencies, many of which are employed
merely to carry out private vengeances
and malicious whims.
For all too often the agency works
not to detect, but to annoy, harass ana
discredit, to cast a stigma on persons
that may be injured in this way through
so-called secret means. The sins OF the
average sinner find themselves without
any of this keyhOle listening, spotting
and shadowing. Annoyance is the only
thing hoped for and the only end
gained i'm many cases, although an
Italian artist who was bounded by
spies of the Mexican government IN
connection with book he had written
about the country said that he became
so used To the espionage that when it
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-24
rooms and Railways, and are generally
nuisance.
A spy UPON PEOPLE WHOSE
FEES HE POCKETS.

This state Of affairs accounts for the
manner in which the dress coated
sieuin converses with PHILIPPE, who. al
though esteemed ny many and made
iirh by stock information from patrons
of the hotel he serves 50 well, stoops
from mis- estate to become a spy upon
DE very people whose fees he pockets.
lie is a great success as a getter Of
.cyidence-so much so that he now
wears a badge concealed somewhere
under his shirt, for. of course. PHILIPPE
wears no suspenders. 1t is not being
done lie can at pinch accomplish an
arrest. but il is entirely at pinch, for
his badge is not real, honest-for-sure
authority for anything. But it is as
GOOD as nine out of ten of the badges
shat are flashed by bogus sleuths,
looks. sneak thieves. gunner and
others who accomplish their ends by
.rsicying their victisls.
This particular restaurant, a famous
hotel. is a rich field for PHILIPPE. Here
al all hours of the day from early
noon come the men and women who
live the gay, pleasure chasing life that
takes ones mind from things serious
and who make the thoughtful casual
visitor wonder If this is not the better
WAY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-24
defective Work Is Side Line. NTH Many
~ GarconS-A Mans Club Is Always
Safe Refuge.

thousands of dollars This is their
way of doing business. An ordinary
office never sees them.
They all haunt restaurants, and the
most ingenious among them are fond
of alluding to themselves AS good
sports. The good sports pay great
many of the checks. One such. they
say. is born every second. But they
tango and twist and trot and do the
Kitchen Sink and the st. Vitus glide
and eat. drink and are merry. And
as they manage TO he very merry about
very little. they are to be envied.
The women wear gorgeously reveal
ing gowns and the new sliding off hats.
They are well groomed and nearly all
pretty and young looking. AS midnight
draws on the gayety gets almost noisy,
and people come and go and return
again. Sometimes they show at six
places in night and dance at each
one.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-24

bious value is the starting. In 1890
some 100 birds were imported and re-
leased in Central Park, whence they
soon proceeded to other parts OF the
city. and now their name is legion
and still a-growing. They look good
deal like blackbirds, with a bronze
metallic lustre about the neck, and
some polka dots, and their song Is de-
cidedly interesting, especially when,
with your kind permission, they give
an imitation of a duet between a
creaking wheelbarrow and rusty cof-
fee mill. They are mimfcs and come
dams and can be tanned and taught to
swear most shockingly.
Two birds very common In the city
but seldom seen save dimly in the
dusk are the whip-poor- and the
night hawk. The former is beautiful
creature. clad in gray and white, and
when you hear its monotonous and
somewhat eerie cry over the Swan
Lake in Central Park you may know
that there is great mortality in the
mosquito tribe. The night hawk is a
similar bird less beautiful, though per-
haps of more graceful wing, and so do
nestle that you may find its nests and
eggs on many a house roof in the
upper part Of Manhattan.
AS for the rest, their variety is be-
wildering. You may hear the wall OF
the mourning dove. though you will
seldom see the bird; the harsh clamor
OF the jay, which magniheently gor-
geous creature you may see as he
flaunts himself; the CHEEKY call Of the
phrbe, the rich song of the oriole from
his hanging nest in the elm tree, the
cav of the crow. the enhancing MARBLE
OF the wren. the fussiest, pluckiest and
busiest of feather midgets, and, toe
rarely, the exultant lyrics OF the bobo-
link.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-24
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH LIKE THE
YELLOW BIRD.

The American goldfnch must be dis
tinguished from the yellow warbler,
or yellow bird which is Of the same
size, but of a more greenish yellow
and without the black cap. 1t is
pleasant singer, but generally too busy
catching insects to indulge in music.
Ii is only one of a score or more varle-
ties of warblers which are found here.
The sparrows, too, are numerous-ln
a dual sense. We have many kinds or
native sparrows, all charming birds.
The song sparrow is To be found here
abundantly the year round, rival
of the fnches in minstrelsy. The chip
ping sparrow is most abundant or all,
ore Of the smallest of all our birds,
save the humming bird. which is also
to be seen in Central Park. There are
al least a dozen other kinds of Ameri-
can sparrows in New York. As for
the English sparrow-Heaven forgive
the importer of that noisy dirty, lazy,
offensive little rufiian, II was in 1850
that the first were brought over, a
dozen, set loose i'm Madison Square,
and in 1864 a lot more were turned
loose in Central Park. The little
wretches produce six broods a year,
and mathematical friend computes
that the progeny of single pair will
in ten years number 2Ij.1lG.9s3, sos.
And there have been times in this spar
row cursed town when IT seemed as
though that must be an undcr-esti-
mate.
Another English importation of du-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-24

The other cousin of the hooking
bird is the catbird. the primmest, neat
est. daintiest little slate coored Purl-
tan that ever spent two hours in preen-
ing each and every individual feather
before going to bed in her nest in the
thorn bush. 1t is much more social
than the thrasher, and only little in
ferior TO it in song, while as mimic
il surpasses all save the hooking bird
itself.
IL seems perhaps to some rash 20
speak of the thrasher as pre-eminently
above all thrushes in song, when we
remember the many other members OF
that tribe which dwell here, and par
ticularly three. one of these is the
wood thrush, a big, tawny brown Dird
with buff and white breast, spotted
with black: not a particularly shy bird,
but fond of dense shade and water, and
with the song of a maestro at the flute.
Another is Wilson's thrush, best known
as the veery, a smaller bird than the
WOOD lllTuSnf Dut III N''pi ms
save that the spots are brown instead
of black. Its song, heard at sunset IN
a forest. seems not Of this world, with
ringing bell notes, trilling flute AMI
full. rich chords such as no other bird
can utter. The third of the trinity is,
Of course. the hermit thrush. much like
the veery in size and color; with bell
song SURPRISING. if possible, that of
the veery. though with less variety in
other notes. Because of its fondness
for seclusion 1t is seldom seen, save
momentariiy as it fits from branch to
branch among the trees.
The familiar robin and bluebird are
also Of the thrush tribe, and should be
known To even the most cockneyhed
of Manhattan's cliff dwellers.
The finch tribe is plentifully repre-
scented in our parks. notably 10y three
members. The chaflinch is an English
importation, about the size of an Eng
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-24
THE HAIRCRESSER is ALSO A
GOSSIP RECEPTACLE.

One way 10 get audience with VIC
tim is to send an offer of several trial
face treatments which will be given
free for the purpose of getting the rec
ommendation of well known women.
To include the victim in this class flat
ters her, and she falls for the bait.
And just as men talk to their BARRIERS,
so a woman will talk to her hair
dresser. and by degrees tell her private
affairs, her troubles, her fiirtations and
money affairs.
She twists this to suit the interests
Of her employers. usually the agencies,
and hands in her evidence often with
out more than knowing the name and
address of the victim. In this way the
sleuth business is beginning to rival
that of dancing instruction as a means
of getting rich quickly.
But she has no witnesses, and here
PHILIPPE has a great and valuable adj
vantage To give waiter the oppor-