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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-30
Gun Making For
Private Profit

Upon one point the better opinion
Of mankind IL rapidly coming to
agree.
Permanent peace in world where
men are trail may be dream OF the
future; but the making Of great wea-
pons OF Wholesale murder for private
profit must be stopped.
The Hobbies Of greedy gun-makers
must cease to haunt the corridors of
parliaments to foment international
pre1udices that their employers may
ride to riches on waves OF manufac-
tured hate.
In the wars OF the future the ma
lions must make their own cannon.
II people choose TO kill each other
let them arm TO do Il In their own
gun foundries after full elaboration
and free poll.
Do not let the growing load. Of arm
aments be saddled upon them by de-
signing men working on the peoples
representatives with fiattery. trickery
and bribes.
Humanity may never know how
tragically II has been fooled by the
agents Of the gun trusts: but that Il
has been fooled all men begin to see.
Literally billions OF treasure have
been lured out Of peaceful investment
to make markets for our Carnegies.
our Schwabs and our Krupps.
II we can't put an end to war we
can ct least check its exploitation.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-30
The Mind Cannot Conceive It

Stand In front OF Q theater some
night as the show Iets out: the stream
OF folks pouring forth seems like an
immense crowd.
Scan the eclipse OF faces In the big
tent Of the circus some afternoon: II
looks like q human sea--you wonder
where 80 mxuy people could possibly
come from
Probably not one American In .
thousand ever saw a. many 90 10000
human beings assembled at one time
Yet the battle line Of the Battle or
the Aisne, or the Battle Of Two Riy-
ers, as Il may be called In history,
contained 1000 times a. many men
"A there were persons In the crowded
theafer. 100 times as many a. filled
the big circus tent, SO times az many
% viii try to see the banner game
Of the worlds series.
Fact IL, when we read Of 2,0O00OO
soldiers fighting each other for two
weeks at q stretch, the figures mean
practically nothing. The most we can
do In trying to grasp them II to COM
pare with the crowds that we have
seen and then to realize how weak Is
our power Of understanding.
And n we can't grasp the numbers.
much less can We sense the nerve
wear, the suffering.
II 10 still pretty much like fright
full nightmare. II only we might rub
our dazed eyes and awake!
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-30
Neu Books
The sprlno LADY

@The Spring Lady" a. its name
would Indicate. IL back to the soip'
sort OF plea. although on quite other
than economic grounds. This lady
just has the wander lust" Of the
Germans and. unlike most Of us. who
have II. but stick to our Jobs. leaves
her Job, which Is the social whirl OF
New York, with husband thrown in
as q dispenser Of funds. and gets her
self lost In q country village. She
has q beautiful time with the village
folk. digs In the soil. watches things
grow. and has healthy. II somewhat
tardy, return OF love for her husband
and responsibility toward life.
We leave them reunited. the cro-
cuses spangling the grass. and VOW
Ing TO become farmers on so many
thousands a year.
Just the same, IL Is a nice little
book and contains some wholesome
thought and. best Of all, we wish we
could get lost, too.
Bobbs Merrill. publisher. Price.
$1.25.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-30
The Ways OF Thrift
A Problem of Insurance
cspyrisAa IslA A.srss.. ssssssy sss TAsssI

Four young girls, tatherless. 20
rear. That brought out the problem
OF q mother to whom was left little
more than the Life insurance money.
What was she to do; should she keep
up her own insurance for the beneht
|of the girls?
Only few years ago insurance for
q mother was not possible. Women
could not get their lives insured. This
mother. with so little to leave, be
side. was determined that she would
continue the protection for her little
flock that her Insurance afforded.
Many women have been astonished 20
Ind the discrimination against wom-
en- as insurance risks" due TO the
fact they were the mothers Of the
race, and for the lack OF exact infor-
nation about the terms OF life Of
women.
When the father died there was In
surance OF both kinds, "old line" and
''fraternal." When the father joined Q
fraternal society, the mother had done
so too, so she had her members GER
tifcate. and when economy became
the plainest Of her duties she kept the
fraternal Insurance because II cost q
great deal less than insurance Of the
old line companies.
Later, when she had regularly paid
her dues for nearly two years more,
the mother received q notice that the
cost Of her fraternal insurance was
to be Increased. This presented q
new problem In thrift and one which
several million men In this country Of
late also have had TO consider. Was
she not already paying all that she
ought? Bargains In life insurance
appeal to her. Why shouldn't she
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-30
WOnlan;S Voice for Peace

ncredut dominant emotions the
last month seemed incredible that civilization
papasm for the method settling
between Austria and Serva entirely
uauon should be the occasion a + Il
the incredible happened and horror
deepens terrible
npa giving way to the conviction that good
sny even out OF worldwide II
Re and believe that this win be the last this
down o. the fabric material social intellectual and moral
ruthless ambition,
cneck realization
And force never before
This Is peoples neither q q
have had little to do with the making
suffer
women should have voice in
It, viii
should voice their united voices will be
II Is not OF slight significance that
warning nations march by side
Is rather symbolic
OF happier future. -
NARY E. wooLI.EY. Hoyoke College
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-30

drop her membership IN . society
that proposed TO raise. its rates ana
join some other society becauso OF
its cheaper rates for insurancef She
got good counsel In this case, TOR she
knew that insurance was Ike Greek
TO her. Its intricacies bewildered her
and she was willing 10 admit t.
III your society does not collect
enough from its members 10 do Il. II
cannot pay all OF them what their
certificates pfomise---there won't be.
there cannot be. enough money TO 90
around. Have you been paying ade-
quate rates This was the counsel
And she ives told that right there
had been the stumbling block u ira
torhaf Insurance. There are some
seven million members OF the IRA,
ternal societies Of this country. and
|actuaries now know exactly what are
the average number OF deaths per
hundred thousand members At the Va
rious ages.
The lack Of insurance for women
had been due to the lack Of accurate
data about the longevity of women.
The fact that this mother and others
now can get insurance Of both kinds
Is due TO elaborate calculations made
by women from the record Of the
lives Of members. OF fraternsl 30
ciety organized 20 years ago, exclu-
sively for women, and now. the larg-
est OF that kind In the world. Much
OF the credit for the accomplishment
or this task 10 given to Miss Bina N.
West, who IL now the supreme COM
mander OF that socjety-the Ladies' Of
the Maccabees Of the World, with
headquarters at Port Huron. Michi-
gan. 49,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-30
figures Full of Meaning

The recently taken
large American cities
Roundly speaking Chicago Of
/
More
DO whose
From the countries
ssss7
henans 5S4ss Canadians;
ans $40 Servians and s1
OF the likely
come 5ss swedss Italians 2aasA
lanes sozl Greeks 132 Roumanians
Aransns these figures two columns
(Which
presumably hoping that the allies win and
tanning similar wtshes for the Germans
which shows how wise
max
- - s". - $3.50
And which common well
nat should
America
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-30
The Value of Patience

This little at
before the war German firm wanted
- - - -s-.
visitor
comfortable hotel he waited four days before
invited
ing the banker invited
r. - $500
Then Herr Schmidt mA
letters Introduction" he ---'-' -
to r his
that could
OF
~, .e''sr
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-30
IS POLITICAL HISTORY TO
q BE MADE IN MICHIGAN TO-DAY

dnl parties conventions today the Demo
r the minor state made. but these
IN - secondary the platforms adopted BY the
tal Democratic parties, progressive
hoSe advanced the direction Of principles for which know
naenS 1xuszs6iva- win declare
- 1n>s Tie Democrats Republicans Michigan brought
- ~ noftG q platform With eyes upon each other
~ yeoz fhsy win their upon Bay City
ea er dsbszssons according probability Of what viii
s VIII sthr than Theodore Roosevelt present IA
% = o@eus ~ thing
~ 111oal Pnszsasvss win complete undspnted posses
= ~ 800 building they thrown Of years ago and
thsy Win put in fun day and make good uss Of it
~ Dosrats vim resolve of courss according wheth control
y ~ organisation led b Wood, Shields md Connolly b.
oxensss esnnt IN The party
~ xanuHon i able to lead the party delegates by
= Il has in the past expect convention resolve that It
~ admnson in Warrington the sadsship Of Wood
Us@ Whom organisation would the nhgan Democracy
y 1914
~ stats Democracy i to get anywhere fa, ever
W TSV11s II that Wood md ecnae are
M eue early todays convention, for b other ign canI
eonsince the Michigan that It hdoes the Id
nliru a. Nilaon and the policies Of the freedom
todays dsibssas Of the Democrats entss whsherI
vs vne wfl ~ found IN control Of the party, vhsherl
ll1t1zy ~ sslesq9sns lsaden are sill il
~ ~ ths pspls win have party sup
- ~ 1spubsan party WIN splendid opportunity 70 Re
tof - IL oldr6me majority.
Uzof vi1 happen n Kaamazoof
~ dasgaa there assembled deny attempt to deny ct the
~ STIR 1eW1papGr Milo D. Campbell Watts Humphrey
Gu1U nd handful Of othe the party leader chosen IN the
- ~ poEdes for which be has declared.
~ 1SWpoper political and personal enemies Of Chase o.
~ Ger Led them fast pace and fighter
pincplx, has dsgusted them with his Independence
@IctuUdnes and ma1liness.
n y Osborn tie choice Of Rspuboan in Michigan who
lcy the party Of Lincoln and who honestly
ssek the soldering q IT. broken parts basis Of ne
~ pntx1othm and continuing usefuness
v prove sorry day for Michigan Repubicanm few dis
succeed dimmng the vision Of the convention, H
vioumes Of selAshnes and reacionay sympahies to
~ eppoxtunity for the party to set itself Alright
~ ny and because Of this third convention
vhere selected and where principles win triumph
al 9 tie PEOPLE DISGUSTED people, may turn to with
~ "a ~ which they WILL turn the two others FAIL THEM
~ 10y independent you meet these days
Domono claim him day and lose him the next
~ 1on claim him the next day and lose him the
A s Progressive party claim him eventually and for keeps
~ rs the Republican Democratic parties in Michigan TODAY
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-30
In Illinois
enator this FAN nlinofs WIN offer a

election
VI
living thinking the
talking with
Of
n AZ uino minutes they'll see
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-30
Magazines
THE STRAND.

Contents for October: Nero Junior"
Herman Scheffauer1: The Dancing
Faun" (Morley Roberts,: Making Sure
international Episode" (Bsrard Reid :
.Hyxomyostes- Arthur Morrison): AN
Ounce Ounce q ciyet c. n., 2; L1 rps s,nlI
Of Peter the Rogue" (Fiorence Tap
sell); How They Broke Into Print
SFrancis Arthur Jones): wonders Of
Death" (bir Douglas Mawsonl: "As
Funny A They Can (Alfred Leete):
Women Flag Members OF the New
York Yacht club" yw. Phillips):
Dodge): -Perplexities" Henry Il. Dud-
sney); "Curiosities"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-30

II IL said that the new comet re-
Gently discovered by the big observ-
atory at Pleva, Russia, was simultane-
ously discovered by the Rev. G. G.
Conner, q clergyman astronomer,
who was at work In Calais, Ne. The
morning after he saw the new body
through his telescope fits discovery
was announced In the papers.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-30
up Tree.

Mrs. Bird Qare from suffrage meet
ing)-My! hope can get In with
out waking hubby!
Mr.. Bird Qate from club)--Geel !
hope can get In without waking
wifey.-Chicago News.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-30
From Another
Point OF YieU

Whether the composition or the
country correspondent Is to blame We
do not know, but an exchange records
In fits item from other towns that Bill
Knowlson Ia confined to bis bed Dy
.cickness." We would say. q bad
spell Of sickness.
As we understand. the choice OF
Francisco villa for president Of Mex
leo Is Francisco villa.
What, we wonder, did Gov. Ferris
ever do to offend Lou Rowieyf Lou
has indorsed Ferris
signs Of Progress
California growers are producing q
larger variety OF peanut
Ecuador is q large producer OF Pan
anna hats. And becomes, thereby. q
competitor OF the United States.
Up to date we believe Paris has Is
sued one report more than Berlin has,
thus placing the advantage for the
time being, on the side Of the allies.
Virginia having gone dry, they
won't have to buy q bale Of cotton
down there. They win be expectorat-
Ing IL
No Paris hats are being shown IN
America this fall It may be they
have all been kept In Paris for the
of1cial war bureau to talk through.
We have heard again from Phyllis.
She wants to know II the automobile
which plunged into . lake. turned
turtlef
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-30
A Novelty.

20, Mildred" cried one young lady.
injecting a school friend of some two
summers past. i've heard the great
est piece Of news. Can you keep a
secret?'
Il don't know" said the friend. 81
never tried. What II it?~
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-30

Contents for October: "Phenomena
Of Inheritance professor Edwin q.
Gonkiin) The coniferous Forests Of
M. Harperl The Value OF Research
In the Development OF National
Health. Dr. Benjamin Moore), The
Hall): Home Rule, the Hope Of
Municipal Democracy Oswald Ryan,;
The Political Mind OF Foreign born
H.nsaan p s.rx xsssm pL,I..yS VIE
liam Patten); The Progress OF
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-30

Electric railways In the United
States own 40.470 miles of track.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-30

A grown-up person has ordinarily
2s pounds OF blood, and at each pull
sation Of the heart 10 ounces are sent
through the arteries and veins. The
pulsations average 120 q minute in
infancy, 80 In manhood, and so In old
age, and are rather more rapid In
women than in men.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-30
ATLANTIC.

Contents for October; .Do Our Repre-
sentatives Representa-" (Francis p.
Rsn: :Sss, Behind on9 a shs
Poverty" agnes Reppler): The Rev
citation OF the Middle Years" tCornelia
A. p comer); How the Army Was
ssTpina and the sea-Nymphs" (Grace
Hazard Conkiing): The Friendless
Majority" 90. w. Firkins); Grand
Sorcery" (virginia Baker,: 'Laissez-
Fare In Religion" washington Glad
den): Our Cultural Humility" Gram
Nv. George B. Mcclellan (Gama-
liel Bradfordl; Recent Reflections
OF Novel Reader; Life's Nom
land and America (Florence +. Holt;
.Meditations on Votes for Women
samuel McChord crothers); school
tGeorge b. Mccieilanp. sThe Kaiser
and his People" (Kuno Francke).
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-30
RED BOOK.

Empty Pockets (Rupert Hughes):
Gods Country--and the Women"
flames oliver curwood): "The Master
OF Arms" arthur Stringer); The
Knatvold MelIett) "ApriIs Lady"
dustin Huntiy Mccarthy; "The Hap
piness of Three Women" albert Pay
son Terhune): The Heart Of Harno
Riches OF the Earth Edwin Balmer):
The Dub Reporter" tAfaximiiian Fos-
teri: And They'll Want Their Beer
Today" (C1inord g. Raymond); "A
Small Town Soul" (walter Jones):
The Miracle edwin L. Sabin); THE
Faith OF Paul Duchaine" Victor Rous-
seau); The Horned owr topie Read ;
Parker Butler); Made In Germany
lCrittenden Marriott; Ring In the Old"
John Baton Oxford).
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-12-16
COUNCIL NAMES
LIGHT MANAGER
Fl. G. Miller. Expert Electrician and
Business Man experimenting New
Plant Is Employed.
GRADUATE OF STATE UNIVERSITY
Has Splendid Recommendation as te
Ability ard Intes ity and viii
No Doubt Prove Good Man

On Monday evening the city council
perintendent and general manager for
the new municipal lighting plant by
accepting the report of the electric
light committee and appointing III. q.
Miller superintendent and general
manager tor the ensuing year. There
were number oi applications for the
position, many OF them accompanied
by excellent recommendations. hut
Mr. Miiter having given such excellent
satisfaction during his time as acting
superintendent he had no opposition
in landing the position The action
OF the council seems to meet with the
approval o. the electric light consur-
ers and lie will no doubt manage the
affairs OF the plant satisfactorily to
the members Of the city council.
Mr.. Miller is a Crcstom boy, where
he attended the public schools and
later entered the State university at
Iowa City. in the mechanical engineer
ing department. graduating in 1917.
For considerable time ne worked for
The Burlington Railway company, haV-
ing under his charge large number
ai men Tor whom lie was directly re-
sponsible. Later he held an import
ant position in Chicago. where the at
tcntol OF Mr J. +. Hill, electrical OK
pert Of Iowa City. was called TO his
work when looking Tor an assistant
engineer He was put on the job al
Dcnison by Mr. Hill and his work has
been OF very high order. The new
power plant has been installed under
his direction. contracts and the work
OF carrying out contracts has also had
his attention and for the past three
months he has not only superin!ended
the erection of the plant, but has acted
as superintendent for the city.
We predict IL successful administra-
tion of the municipal plant, ii such a
thing is possible, under Mr.. Miller's
direction.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-12-16

c. l.. Voss. Sears Mclenry and Roy
Il. Mote occupied seats upon the plat
form The meeting was addressed
by Pro-. tiumphrey and afterwards
by Robert b. Wallace. of Council
;'luifs ana W. Z. Jameson, OF Water
100. ia. The speeches OF the evening
are said to have been along the line
OF the one delivered in the morning.
We think il IS all right for both sides
TO present their arguments to tIlc neO-
pie and to let them then determine
Just wnat shall be done in the prem
ises. We doubt the wisdom OF either
side growing intemperaie and indulg-
inc IN ordinations and recrinina-
tions 10 the extent OF destroying
ilicnIship3 and threatening business.
Some 0i the discussions which it is
reported are taking pace can not but
have q uarmtul influence OH the bus
mess Oi the community. We cannot
2.lOrd t0 become enemies and suffer
The community 10 become torn asun-
dc" over this question any more than
Cthsg questions which arise and have
to be settled. People have different
view; and, no doubt will continue TO
have them, on tie wisdom OF the pres
ent law as compared With the prohib-
itory law which preceded it. Some
contend that under the mulct law now
in force there is less intoNication lhan
when the proibiiory law was on the
statute books while others with equal
emphasis insist that conditions We're
better before The present law went
.ntn elieci.
After all Is said the question still
romans 10 De decided whether it is
better TO have the open saloon regii-
lated by the law now IN force or to
have the traffic in the hands OF IRE.
sponsibIe parties il the saloons are
closed. II q mans convictions prompt
him 10 take one position or the other
he W!ll probably stand by his convir-
tona In spite OF agitation although we
recognize mat men do sometimes
change their minds.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-12-16
THE SALOON CON-
Sent PETITION
Suffer Community Ton Asunder
Over Liquor Question.
FoRsIcN SPEAKERS ARE HEARD
Sunday Was Planned to be Red Letter
Day by peop!e interested in De-
feating Saloon Petition,

Sunday was planned to be red let
ter day by the people interested in
defeating The saloon petition. 1t is
sad the petition filed with the county
auditor on the 9th Of December shows
in the ueighborhOod of seventy five
per cont. OF the voters OF the county
while the law requires but siNty-!iyo
per cent. IN Benison where a ma
iority CT The voters are required to
sign the petition it is said there are
something over one hundred names in
excess of what is required
II was to agitate and create scnti-
mcnt against the petition and secure
Withdrawals thai the meetings on sun
day We're planned. Speakers were
hruught here from Waterloo, Council
Bluffs and Cedar Rapids to present
arguments against tho petitions and
il favor oI Withdrawals The gentle
man assigned to speak al the First
Methodist Church on sunday morning
was Mi. Hostetter, from Waterloo
Ia. lie did not state his business hut
cIaSSci himself As business man
and stated lie had been active IN the
contest conducted at Waterloo; that
the organization ut that place had been
made up largely OF members OF the
Methodist church but that the other
churches except one had cOcpnrated
in the work He telicitated himself
that il Was privilege 10 address a
Methodist audience. Apparently he Wa'
very much in earnest in Wha! he had
10 say in giving an account OF the con-
test which had taken place in his
hone Town He made comparisons of
the conditions after closing the aa-
looms ut Waterloo with what they We're
before He thought that on the whole
conditions had been improved by the
change. He eNhorted the church peo-
pie to 90 out and make an effort TO
have people withdraw their names
from the petition. His peroraion was
somewhat animated and caused Il cheer
to 30 up from the audience. One per
son who heard aim, while leaving Che
church, described him as Il live
wire.
The afternoon meeting which was
TO be- held was abandoned b,t anoth
or meeting was held in The Methodist
church on Sunday evening under tie
auspices of some Of the business men
of the city. Jacob Sims presided and
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-12-16
COX SOCIAL A SUCCESS.
Lively Entc, tainreent at Finneran
Scl,oo! Last Friday Afternoon
Fine Program Given.

Tho students and their parents Of
the Finn1ran school. district No. &,
held a hoX social and entertainment at
the schoo! house last Friday afternoon
t.iat was enjoyed by all. Miss Esther
Bicnlein, the teacher, had gone 10
considerable pains to prepare Il fine
program of speaking and music. in
which bot;l old and young participate
One ot the features OF tire entertafn-
ment w&s The minstrel show made up
Of Margaret and Marie Kennedy. Elz-
abcth Carlson and Mabel Houlihan.
who ente. aimed the audience with
several plantation songs. After the
entertainment the lunch boxes were
opened and all enjoyed Il real feast
Of GOOD things.