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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-02

stocks OF canned meats. Stockers and
feeders are moderately active but the
high prices at which ali kinds OF grain
are selling. takes the edge on the feed
er trade and only the most desirable
Grades are holding their own.
The last half Of September showed
large arrivals OF lambs In all markets
and Prices for fat stock have suffer
% accordingly. Mature sheep are
scarce and values Of this kind do not
vary much from week TO week. The
situation 10 peculiar one owing to
the weiLknown fact OF the small num-
Der or sheep 70 be found on the farm.
the country over Here. a. In other
branches OF the trade. Il II case mo
corn and growers are filling the hop
per With half-fst stock that should be
held another month IN order 70 shuw
market quality.
Since the low point, Last week. live
hogs have reacted. sharply. because
OF small supplies but the situation ~
lacking In many elements which
make Tor strength. Recent selling or
lard and ribs on the Chicago board OF
trade. credited to foreign interests.
has had tendency to weaken the
speculative deal and hog buyers are
taking their cue from the declinlng
tendency OF the commodity market.
Owners of finished hogs will mako
no mistake by marketing them prompt.
~. A slump In live hog values u not
looked for. just yet. but that values
win rise much higher. between now
and the winter holiday season, does
not seem probable.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-02
TO SHOW FIGHT
AGAINST PLAGUE
Annual Exhibit 4 the Annnal
Anti TubereuIsuis Soeiety WIN
Begin on 10 !.

saturday. Oct 10. vim ~ cDened
the annual Tuberculosis and fresh cir
exhibit. which, = usual. win ~ held
under the auspic6s of the eocioty tor
the study and Preyenf1on o. Tubercu-
losis. The dates this year are Oct
1920, and the exhibit Win - q ~
usual signincance inasmuch g. e viii
receive the co-Operntion not only Of
the organized Societies. hit also Of
the health authorities e Dseroit and
Nichignn.
Ths location Of the sxhibit has not
yet been positively decided upCn, but
several large stores II DE shcpping
district are under consfderaticn. and
one o. these win b chossn = fsw
days.
been arrangsd Tor, the exhibit this
year. Two contests have been under
way Tor some tme. one of thee u
architectural IN character. and for
the best design Of IN outdoor sleeptug
poech two prizes- -one of 81 and one
Of O--have been offered. This con-
test has also been opGned 70 ne ~
chitsctural classes Of the Y. u. q ~
md the Co Technical school. The
latter win EXHIBIT mods1o ok s1oep1ng
porches. The other contsst - . 20
logrnphlc oue. ard fog IL bet phO-
togruph a. a out1oog o1oopt1g porch
ssluaI1y = oessat1oa ~ Driss q 80
- oR0gO0.
n the design compstitiea "a draw
inU must b. delivered It the once
OF ne Detroit Society Cor the Study
s~A Dxswon(l<e. ~ Tsuho~,Nr1n~fa M
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-02
II PROVED
||||TEIv' COINS
% SPURIOUS
g0W IN CUSTODY
10 HAVE CONFESSED
crarsntly Suggested By
xine Process of Electro
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A9 CITY. Oct LA middle.
n Saw 4 gold plating machine
5of1on 9 year ago. He saw Q
|0&fnched to one eiectrode. and,
~ battery was turned on. he
~ cold In the solution attach
- the ring.
1nEht to work both ways. he
klnDelf. according 70 q Kansas
1Dopaper. IF gold win 60 one
Nh 70 the other"
1c1ne Z chemist he had . very
16ea how such machines
- 10 bought several chemis-
~ and started to study them.
1oyod be could take Uncle
Uon pieces and rob them Of
thojr gold and put them back
violation.
Eo1 months Of experimenting
~ the secrecy OF his room.
= oorious business. this robbing
~ states coins. and no worked
ttho night. He secluded him
! worked steadily until no DO
- could defy detection. In
q Thirteenth and Mc0ee-
nn0e his preparations. He
shout twenty-five $40 gold
With his machine, tn acids
Drepared, he robbed them Of
It'll nom rs cents 20 q S1.60
ln June he went 10 Topeka,
~ obtained position q .
sosasnts hs made ( stndy Of
m md mapped out . route for
1uo1 u HIS coins.
= t1o1Eet to Kansas City In
~ ~ started on his venture
7o1ng from store TO store
~ several banks, No dis-
~ rold pieces. At the banks
osk 70 have soms OF them
l0r pap0r money. At the
* vould make Z small pur.
n1vo Z gold coin a pay
- IL ho placed eighteen Of
T[73 ~ ~ n 49, -
mt the newspapefs OF To-
coI<od 3 rang or counterfeit-
1n11o the city their headquar-
1nnk teller had discovered
~ sold coins were short In
r. promptly announced that
1o voro counterfeits. Then MI
IN ana other banks examined
coins. The newspapers
xcoortod the howls. One
- ere dsngsrous limitations
n f11ing. They are : little
~ RAJ colns. brighter. and
oo N not perfect. However.
foko : close scrutiny. accom-.
~ voiGhts. % mark any differ
~ ring q the counterfsits
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-02
sAAD SAD, WIFE GLAD,
HE SUES FOR DIVORCE

SPRINGFIELD. Mo-. Oct 1.-The
vory name Of Michael sad apfly de-
He-soo3 - ~ fooeeos VIM - shooN
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-02

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and men-ef
Jewish faith serving In the DritiHh
army stu In Enxiand were granted
furl0ughs wherever possible that
they might attead religious servtce
ON New Year aaa the Day Of Atene-
meat. -
COPENHAGEN-Ge ARTILLERY
fnen have named tneir huge siexe
guns. which work such havOc with
fortinca tions, aBusy Derthas.~ In
honor OF Bertha krupp, now the resi-
head Of the kruDD Gun works.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. agree that
the stnrs are bad for Germany. The
predictions % one publlahed In tan
Indian paper state that the stare tell
nueh the sane story m they did
when EnglanA gained her victories
at trafalgar and waterloo. az Il
MELBOURNE--At the next neet-
ine Of the Heiaelberg shire council,
the question OF seleetlnG Dpit1sh
nase for the tewnship Will -
taken ~.
LONDON--A young EngIishmsn
hurried ho1e fren Apgent1De, when
q GerDan ship brought wore that
Paris had b~en reduced - ruins ana
q great Gernan force haa lanaeA n
Dover ana was burning london
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-02
War Oddities

recent srAti.x near fsris has ssw
been cleared and danger OF tnfortf0n
removed. Eight hundred 1remen
were seat out 10 clean NJ the battle
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-02

In 1913 the acreage OF the principal
crops In England and Wales was a
follows; Wheat, 1.70l. 6S8; barley, i.
b6S,S66; oats. 1,947,700; potatoes.
442.o36; hops, sS,676.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-02

1srgt. wIllian Basenan. whe has been
nenber ~ the Defre1t po)See ae-
psrtmentN for - years, retired from
the vinewood station presented Bate
man with heavy leather rocking
chair Wednesday evening.
The Washington times., 1914-07-30
INVESTMENT VERSUS
SPECULATION

These are the days when the
thoughts of the investor and specu-
lator alike dwell eagerly upon Wall
Street. The occasion is one when
the prices for which American Sc
curities can be bought have little to
do with their intrinsic value and lit
tie to do with the condition of Amer
lean business. Such opportunities
do not seem to occur often. 1t would
probably he hard to 1ind any stand
ard shares on the New York Stock
Exchange the purchase of which
now would not in time prove a really
handsome investment.
But there are always offs" to such
propositions. In this case it is "if
the investment is bona fide." The
speculator who buys for quick turn
might as well toss a penny for his
money. Recovery will at best not be
so rapid as has been the decline. If
war breaks out, stocks are likely to
go considerably lower before they
even think of getting back to where
they should be. 1t is as good time
to "stay out of the market" as it is
to buy securities outright.
The Washington times., 1914-07-30
HEARSAY EVIDENCE.

With some assumption of superi.
ority, numerous American jurists
and lawyers have denounced the
whole procedure in the Caillaux trial
as a farce, and pointed out that such
a proceeding could not be possible in
this country or England.
Methods of procedure, of course,
are different. But the "unwritten
law" verdict of Partisan jury can
not fairly be made the ground for a
sweeping assumption of American
judicial superiority. We get more of
that sort of verdicts in this country
than France dreams of.
One lawyer points out that hear
say evidence is admissible under the
French system, but strictly inhibited
under the American. True; and
hearsay evidence is frequently more
valuable than prejudiced and per-
jured direct testimony. The preva-
lence of perjury is one of the most
alarming aspects Of our whole judi
cial system. Hearsay evidence, Il
admitted. must be admitted subject
The Washington times., 1914-07-30

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
As another one Of the "disgruntled,"
have something to say about the
policy Of continuing chief clerks, ard
such. as permanent institutions. Aside
entirely from politics. the average man
when permanently located in an sxecu-
tive office, gradually seems to acquire
the impression that he personally
OWNS that office. and the appurte-
nances. including employees. Hs lapses
into a state of forgetfulness of the fact
that the office building. furniture. and
salaries of employees, including his own.
are paid out of the peoples money, and
not from his own pocket Thus has
come about relationship between off,
cias and subordinates resembling feu-
dal conditions in the middle ages
rather than twentieth century America
And. in order to strengthen this state
of bondage, 1t has come about that
these permanent officials have formed
We stand" The members of these
various alliances stand together and
automatically back one another up; the
term machine" in these cases has n
literal significance. What chance has
a real merit" system under such con-
ditioEs? Investigations. inspections,
and all methods for getting at the facts
of any case fall powerless before this
Juggernaut.- And subordinates are re-
duced to the humiliating necessity, IL
they would gain favor. of paying tri-
butte to the alliance" not necessarily
in cash. but in subservtence. 1t is a
sort Of SALARY trust as an employe
has aptly termed It
AS a remedy, 1t would seem rather
drastic to dismiss all executive officials
from the service with every change o.
administration. but a shifting of posi-
tions by transfers would to a great ex-
tent loosen the Ftranglehold.
SOME MORE DISGRUNTLED.
The Washington times., 1914-07-30

fact is, that such boards increase at
tendance by increasing interest, and
all in all are ore of the most valu-
able of the many forms of free ad-
vertising baseball receives. The man
in the street has his attention at
tracted and held by the crowds that
watch the bulletins and the next
day, perhaps. goes out to see the
game. The boards are responsible
for a very large share of the casual
patronage, as distinguished from
that of the fan who goes to the park
whenever he has the time and the
price. If baseball magnates cannot
grasp a fact so obvious, they ought
to submit themselves to an examina-
ton for brain trouble.
The Washington times., 1914-07-30
PROUTY FOR SENATOR.

Charles A. Prouty, for many years
Il remost figure in the Interstate
nmerce Commission, is a candi-
be for Senator from Vermont.
Prouty resigned from the COM
syion several months ago to &C
bt designation as generalissimo in
srge of the great task Of making
1aluation of the railroads. That
'rk has now been organized and is
bling excellent progress.
N-. Prouty is precisely the type
man needed now in the Senate,
T is an expert in the set of ques-
pms most often providing the
emes of legislative discussion and
|nstruction. He is a conservative
:dlcal." He has earned and pos
sses, in a measure that few other
er could match, the confidence OF
whole country as an advanced
u yet a safe thinker on the big
onomic issues Of the timea He
running for nomination as a Re-
kblican, end seeking the indorse-
ent and support of the Progressive
rty.
|CDposed by Senator Dillingham;, a
|hndpatter of the pronounced kind
4, could discern a statesman and q
ei III public servant. in the odious
primer, Mr.. Prouty ought to have
G support of every man, Of what,
er party, that calls himself a
Fogressive. 1t is understood that
|e Progressive party leaders, both
Vermont and in the Oyster Bay
|cilage, take this view. If they do
icy will demonstrate high purpose
giving real and effective service
the country.
The Washington times., 1914-07-30
WHO STANDS THE LOSS?

az can't understand" protested a
Washington woman, looking up from
the war and market news, "why a
war in Servia, which I couldn't hard
ly find on the map, should make
wheat go up 10 cents a bushel in
Chicago. What has a war over
there TO do with us?"
Servia, Hungary, and Russia arc
all great wheat-growing countries.
A war means that they will destroy
much of this years crop, and sadly
reduce their national capacities to
raise crops next year. They will
consume more and produce less.
Wheat is almost as liquid, COM
mercially, as the ocean is physically.
Prices everywhere seek a common
level. For that matter, the same is
true of almost everything nowadays,
for the world is just an exaggerated
commercial neighborhood.
So the increased demand and re-
duced supply of Europe must be
made up by importation, and that
forces the price upward.
1t does not do to say that the
American farmer reaps a benefit
commensurate with the increased
price Europe must pay. Suppose the
world to have four billion bushels OF
wheat today, and suppose incendiar-
ism should put the torch to just half
of it tonight.
Tomorrow the price Of wheat
would have more than doubled. The
wheat in the world would be worth
more than it is today.
But none the less the world would
be poorer by two billions of bushels
of wheat. That cannot be gainsaid.
No initiation of prices, no readjust-
ment of conditions, could prevent
that. The bushel of wheat that to-
day is worth 81 might be worth So
tomorrow. But it wouldn't make any
more bread tomorrow than it will
| today.
The Washington times., 1914-07-30
bRGANIZE THE BOARDl

h is altogether matter OF congra1-
Ition that Mr.. Warburg has agreed
appear before the Senate Bank
J Committee. Under all the cir
Instances, his appearance doubt
| 5 means his confirmation.
No other governmental obligation
this moment is so important as
get the membership of the Fed
sl Reserve Board completed, and
organization of the new system
+fected and at work.
We have seen New York's great
Irket place, this very week, stand
| the only irst-class exchange IN
world that dared open for busi-
s.. 1t took, and it carried mag
tcently, the undivided burden cast
|on it by a worldwide fever OF
[uidation. There will be other
Us. there will be months, when
1t brunt and burden will fall main
on New York, if the worst shall
ppen in Europe.
Therefore, American finance and
|siness demand that the best pos
Bile preparation be made against
1e stresses that are to be met. Tht
ew currency law is designed fol
J st such emergencies. 1t ought tt
at work right now. Every day Of
law is an invitation to possible dis.
ter that promptness could have
bided.
The Washington times., 1914-07-30

the abnormal trade conditions, even
though it compel dangerous strain
ing of credits.
Along with this would come in
crease of American commercial op-
portunity in neutral fields, because
of the engrossment of European
traders and the danger Of shipping
their goods. Our merchant navy
would expand. Not impossibly some
thing like our ante-bellum impor-
tauce as L sea-going country would
in considerable part be restored.
Then, when it was all over, when
the world was ready to sober off
to rub the fur from its tongue and
pack cracked ice on its head, Amer,
lea would suffer with the rest. We
would be in better shape than the
nations of Europe. They would have
to get back at work, and to work fol
us. Our trade would have expanded
and we would fight to hold the in
creases. But that expansion would
involve losses, difficulties, and tense
rivalries. The world cannot devote
itself to the business of burning uI
and blowing up billions Of wealth
without having to restore it soone,
or later. And that which impover.
ishes the world imporerishes all the
great communities of the world
more or less.
The Washington times., 1914-07-30
Aid Association Has Provided an
Institution to Help the De-
pendent to Become Self
Supporting.
Workers Paid for Labor and
Industrial Efficiency Sought.
1t Is a Home and Not an
Asylum.
BvJ HILDEBRAND.

On the crest Of Georgetown Heights
along which runs r street. three stands.
facing picturesque Montrose Park, an
imposing new building. termed by WIS.,
itors who know ''the most beautiful
home for the blind in the United
States"
This home for the blind Is a fitting
monument to the seventeen years work
Of the Aid Association for the Blind
Of the District Of Columbia. Starting
IN unpretentious quarters at 915 E
street northwest. the work of the as
ISOLATION developed to such proportions
that new quarters were badly needed.
Like most monuments, the new home
stands for an idea 1t was the aim OF
the founders of the association to pro-
vide for the education and industrial
training Of the blind. and ito aid the
needy. and dependent blind and help
them to become self-supporting." There
fore the new home Is, in no sense, an
asylum, or a refuge. or a shelter, Tor
what Its name indicates, home" for
blind persons
Walk through the home and this idea
will impress itself upon you more
strongly. Men will be seen in the shops
making mattresses, Gaming chairs. do
ing split-willow work, and manufac-
turing brooms. Women will be found
doing plain sewing, knitting, making
baskets, and copying on a hand Braille
printing press books SO that other blind
man resident at the home has regular
route for plano tuning work.
incorporated in 1899.
The Aid Association, which now con-
ducts this home, was organized In 1897
and incorporated two years later. Mrs.
John Russell Young WIS Its first presi-
dent. and others among the original
corps Of officers were Mrs. F. W.
Dickens, Mrs. NJ. 8. Gist, Mrs. II. c.
Metzerott. Mrs. J. E. Gilbert, Mrs. T.
Frank Morgan. Mrs. Alice U. Hunt,
Mrs. Ella G. Holt. and Mrs. J. Ellen
Foster.
The building first occupied as a homo
and work shop. at s15 e street. was
given by the late Stilson Hutchins.
Work Of the association wa: greatly
MRS. Annie Cole. Mrs. Virginia Fox.
aId others recognized the institutions 8
efforts by substantial financial assis-
tance. 1t was these legacies which
building. on which there Is now but
q small mortgage.
In further proof Of the theory that the
institution is an Industrial home and
a workshop 1t IL pointed out that work
ers are paid for the work performed,
after a certain percentage is deducted
for material. The, home Is allowed $50
monthly by the Board of Charities in
part payment for five blind persons.
Their care in the home costs more than
this amount
Until the association was organized
Washington had no provision for the
The Washington times., 1914-07-30
BASEBALL ASlNINITY.

One of the crassest exhibitions of
|lv that have come lately to light
the effort of the management OF
be Philadelphia Athletics to prevent
newspaper from presenting the
rogress of the game. play by play,
} a scoreboard in the street. 1t in
ines one to add to the innumerable
foubles with which the national
hme is said now TO be afflicted the
ok of ordinary intelligence on the
Rrt of its promoters.
The clubs officers say that "the
ss of business we have suffered
Iring the operation of the special
|plletin boards amounted to 81 900 a
by" Doubtless this figure was ar
wed at Dy counting the number of
ersons who watched the boards and
Esessing the price of admission on
Ech one.
What could be more stupid? The
The Washington times., 1914-07-30

vester, Superintendent of Police, gave q
short account of our organizat on ana
work The Right Rev, Alfred
Harding. bishop of Washington. pro-
nounced the benediction."
Serves Without Remuneration.
One Of the most valuable services
performed for the home Is that OF its
matron. Mrs. z. c. Cuttings. who has
refused to take any remuneration for
her work Her management of the de-
tails of the home, as well as he- per
sonal sympathy with the residents there,
has made her work notable. DR.. Louis
Mackall and DR.. Mary Parscns. as the
home physicians, also have given much
time and energy to the homes work.
The new building cost about $4,000.
The building is of the colonial type of
architecture. It Is constructed OF tap
estry brick. and large Corinthian col
umns adorn the front: On the main
floor is a large entrance hall. to the
right of which is located reception
room and the matron's office. On the
left is board room. On this moor also
are a large dining room for white In
mates, a smaller dining room for col
ored inmates. and a kitchen and pantry.
On the second floor are bedrooms. q
hospital room. the matron's rooms. and
baths. On the third floor are more
bed rooms. q recreation room, and ao-
commodations for men. Two large WORK
rooms, laundry and furnace rooms are
located in the basement. Across the
rear of the building are large sun
porches-
Mrs. Laura v. Sylvester is nov presi-
dent Of the association. Its vice presi-
dents are Mrs. H. c. Metzerott, Mrs J.
E. Gilbert, Mrs. George Il. Brown. and
Mrs. Emile Berliner. Mrs. Joseph r.
James is recording secretary; Mrs. p.
P. Mullett. corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Andrew Wilson. financial secre-
tary: Richard Sylvester, treasurer; An
drew Wilson. attorney: Louis Mackall.
physician. and Mrs. Cuttings, matroa.
Beside these there are honorary prea-
dents. Mrs. John Russell Young and
Mrs. Charlotte Emerson Main, and cne
honorary vice president. Mrs. Julia E.
Pond
The association Is an active member
OF the District Federation .cf Women's
! Clubs. Mrs. Josephine Jacobs is a dele
gate to the federation.
The Washington times., 1914-07-30
Would Limit to Is Years
Tenure of All Officials

A resolution proposing constitution
al amendment to shorten the tenure Of
office of judges and other Federal office
holders is sponsored by Congressman
Moon of Tennessee, who will seek action
on IL this session The Moon plan is to
forbid any Federal officer, including
judges of the Supreme Court. from hold
ing his place more than fifteen years.
He would have the judges or the highest
court appointed. but all judges Of in
ferior courts and United States mar
shals, district attorneys. and revenue
collectors are to be elected instead of ap-
pointed The proposed constitutional
amendment would not affect Federal Of
ficeholders entering upon their terms be-
fcre the legislation is approved.
The Washington times., 1914-07-30
Truths By Women Who
Good Health Through Proper
NllOW Care of Mouth
School Dental Clinics

The of school clinic Washington where poor
treated and instructed mouth
being As school dental Inspector
impossible for him properly examine the mouths OF large
pupils About forty dentists including members of the
Capital Dental Association and the Womdns Dental ASso
offered their without compensation and
deaporine o such a clinic established
Dr. CentenneHa C. Smith, member of the above
associations and making efforts have this
public dental clinic become gipes interesting
the proper treatment
teeth and the close connection between the mouth
good health thereby emphasizing the necessity for such nStruc
ton free of charge among children obtain other