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THE NEW ROOSTER

"The old White Rooster Is dead,
said Black Hen, putting her head
through the bars OF the pigpen.
"You don't say So" replied Madam
Pig. Did he die natural death?'
she inquired.
NO." said Black Hen. "he was too
old and tough to eat This morning
when the hens opened their eyes he
was on the floor OF the henhouse with
his toes in the air.
Where will they bury him?" asked
Madam Pig.
II do not know" replied the Black
Hen. as she ran to group Of hens she
saw not far away.
"The master took him away" said
one. land now wonder who will take
his place."
He was here a long time and he
crowed beautifully" said Speckled
Hen. ut will be hard to find his
equal"
That afternoon the farmer came
into the yard and from under his arm
flew q rooster. He was black. with
red and yellow mixed in his feathers.
and he was young. As the hens gaxed
at him he seemed to feel the import
ance of his position. and he strutted
through the yard without turning his
head. When he reached the pispen
he flew to the top Of the fence and,
spreading out his wings. turned
around that the sun might fall upon
his gorgeous colors. ~
isn't he handsome?" said Black
Hen.
He isn't SO large as White Rooster"
said Speckled Hen. Then the rooster
crowed three times. Madam Pig
looked up at him.
He crows well." she remarked to
her mate, "but I am afraid he is too
young"
The rooster spread his wings again
and few to the ground.
TOO young, am II" he said. "Well.
I will show them that am old enough
to run this yard. What they need
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In line with the fad for black and
white wide girdle is made of ribbon
showing alternate stripes Of white
satin and black velvet. 1t Is fastened
at the front under shallow loop OF
she ribbon. ornamented by row OF GOV.
cred velvet buttons Such belt loo.-s
well with slack and white striped
skirts or all white. Or 1t may be
worn with frocks in gay colors where
1t serves to tone down the brilliant
but fashionable shades.
A short neck run is made of black
satin ribbon having a narrow white
border striped with black. 1t is sewed
TO band OF narrower black satin rib
bon in full triple box plaits The edges
of the plaits are caught together to
form the ruche. A bow and ends OF
plain black satin ribbon finish the
neckpiece which fastens with snap
fasteners at the front.
A bag Of black and gold brocaded
ribbon is sewed to gilt frame that
opens out, at the top. 1t is finished
with a black silk tassel pendent from
the bottom and suspended by short
loops OF narrow satin ribbon. This is
one of the prettiest of many new bags
Hosiery. shoes. handbags and purses
have all swung into the black and
white vogue. Stockings are shown in
white having a crossbar in black. In
small checkerboard design. in stripes
and polka dots. Shoes employ blach
and white feathers combined in about
equal proportions or are in all black
The Ordway new era., 1915-08-13
Tho Iris In History.

The iris was long centuries ago
adopted by Louis TX the gallant
young crusader, as the emblem of his
house. 1t became thereby the flow.
er of Louis" which was corrupted
into "Fleur-de-lis." The iris. or blue
flag, is really meant when one speaks
of the lily of France. The iris Is
plant that insures its life. In its large
rootstocks 1t lays up endowment In.
surance in the days Of plenty, so that
when the earth Is chill, cold and in.
hospitable its savings will provide
against need. W
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"You Don't Say so," Replied Madam

here is someone to maize them stand
around. Old White Rooster let them
rule him." and he pecked at a hen
that was In his path.
Isn't he disagreeable? said Speck-
led Hen. Did you see him push
Yellow Hem"
YES" said Black Hen, but every
body Is picking at him .ust because
he is a newcomer.
1.-THE new rooster cannot crow as
loudly as White Rooster said
Speckled Hen the next morning. Did
you notice the sun this morning? He
did not show his face for long time
after the new rooster crowed."
well. for one thing, he is Just
splendid" said Black Hen; "he makes
everybody stand around; and do not
blame him. think the old hens are
very rude to him"
Just then there was a great cluck.
ing and confusion among the hens
and q hawk was seen Just over them,
but as 1t came near a brood of chick
ems the new rooster quick as a flash
flew at him.
Whether the suddenness of the at
tack surprised the hawk 80 much that
he forgot to swoop a chicken in his
flight. or whether he was really fright
ened, no one knew. but the new roost-
er was hero in a minute. He walked
away as though nothing had hap
pened and went into the barn. the
frightened hens running after him, but
he did not look at one Of them.
Somebody must tell him." said
Black Hen, I'VE never had such a pro
tector before. He should be told that
we think he is brave"
So Speckled Hen stepped up to the
new rooster.
I'VE wish to thank you." she said
for saving the chickens. and we are
| glad to have among US a rooster who
| Is SO brave" The new rooster
stretched his neck and held his head
| very high.
81 thank you." he said, zone and all
but only did my duty. A rooster
should be a protector OF his flock al
well as cock of the walk" and he
turned and walked away 'It'll keeI
them in their place" he said. TT will
never do to be friendly with those
you wish to rule" And the hens and
the chickens gazed after him with ad
miration. They understood that hi
Intended to be the ruler Of the yard.
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| and capable OF registering pull up to
15 tons. The ship then steams ahead
at q speed of one or two knots an hour
In kind Of taking maneuver at
right angles to the line of the cable.
While the ship is engaged in graphing
a member OF the crew. ordinarily the
fourth officer. sits on the grapnel rope
near the bow and can usually tell by
the strain when the cable has been
hooked. The instant the cable Is
hooked the ship is stopped and the
grapnel rope Is slowly wound in by
the hauling machinery. Sometimes the
cable will stand the heavy strain Of
being lifted until It reaches the sur
face, only to snap and sink to the bot
tom again before 1t can be secured.
When this happens the ship steams to
new location and starts graphing
anew.
When the cable is brought safely to
the surface, 1t is first secured ON either
side of the grapnel by what is known
as a chain stopper" this work being
done by a man lowered over the bow
in boatswain's chair. The cable is
then cut, each end is connected to the
instrument In the testing room. and
the stations at San Francisco and Hon.
olulu are each called up. 1t is more
than likely, of course. that the ship
will not be able to speak to one of the
stations, as the fault will probably lie
at some point between the ship and
the station. In case It Is necessary for
the ship to steam one way or the other
to find the fault. as II usually is, 1t is
necessary to leave one end Of the cable
behind and to secure 1t so that It can
be raised again without graphing. One
of the big seven-ton buoys shown in
the illustration is made ready, flag is
put on 1t, and 1t Is lifted overheard by
derrick. One end Of the cable is at
tached to the buoy by long mooring
chain and rope, and is allowed to sink
to the bottom, the buoy itself being
held In place by mushroom anchor.
At night time the buoy carries light
The ship now starts picking up the
cable toward the fault. This is a slow
process, requiring careful navigation,
as the ship must be kept going slowly
ahead at such a speed as to relieve the
strain on the picking.up gear. The
cable comes on board at the rate of
one or two miles an hour and is coiled
by the men into one Of the large round
tanks. that take the place of the hold
in an ordinary ship. The cable is
guided from the bow to the tank by a
series Of sheaves placed at intervals
on the deck. While this operation Is
going on, the electricians continue test
ing and the cable may have to be cut
several times before the actual fault is
on board. With the fault found. the
defective portion OF the cable is cut
out and a good piece from the ships
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their aversion to each others sight
and habits of life has furnished many
an amusing incident to the neighbor-
hood. The attack on her cats and the
defense Of his rude-mouthed parrot had
afforded many a scene of violent out
burst Of loud temper and abusive lam
guage. Then came the early morning
raid Of the German cruisers. He was
Just out of his bath. enwrapped in
towel. and che had Just disembarked
from the deck of her four-poster when.
crash! fearful crash that seemed
like the crack Of doom. and amid the
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MORAL TONIC FOR THE BOYS
Scientist Macdonald Praises Baseball
oams-Dirsets Surplus Energy
Into Right Channel.

Arthur Macdonald, . .well-known
scientist Of Washington. said the other
day: 3ics,sljs.1ss 3idil
Il consider baseball one Of the great
sst moral tonics for boys and young
men that exists. II directs the sur
plus physical epSE1H Of youth into the
right channel; tt6f Otherwise this
energy might be employed In wrong
ways which are detrimental to moral
and physical life. Baseball Is one of
those fundamental educA sional forces
of prevention whose power and utility
are not realized until It 10 taken away.
: Our national and manly game has
SO permeated the mind and nervous
system of the boys and young men
that there are very few who could not
pass better examination on baseball
than on any Of the studies in school,"
This being perfectly true there is
no chance for the game to die out,
no matter how much 1t may be abused
by grasping and thoughtless magnates
and players. There are some people
who see permanent lessening Of in
terest in the national sport on account
of tire activities of the Federal league.
which has caused some lack Of conf
dence in the professional end Of the
game. But there are plenty OF signs
that this disgust is only temporary.
Crowds are thronging back to. the
parks as 1t becomes evident that major
league ball is being conducted strict
ly on the level and for the interest Of
the spectators.
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NEW SPORT FOR SMALL BOYS
Recently Devised Type Of Vehicle
Known ~ "unieyeIe" Affords Much
3. Amusement for Youths.

What promises to be most popu-
lar sport for boys is offered by q re-
Gently devised type of vehicle known
as the "unicycle." In reality. this ve-
hicle consists Of large hoop on
which Is mounted framework carry
ing the seat and provided with two
smaller wheels, says Worlds Advance.
The hoop is made OF one-half-inch gas
pipe welded Into ring, while the
framework is of durable wood.
The unicycle affords much fun to
the boys and is sport that Is en-
tirely unique and Incompatible to ex-
listing ones. Its main use Is for coast
ing, In which 1t is possible to attain
The Ordway new era., 1915-08-13
New Petticoats,

The phases of the new petticoats
are many. We have princess slips OF
silk, batiste. crepe de chine. held over
the shoulders with straps of ribbon
and elaborately trimmed about the
hem with wide tlounces of lace. plait
ed organdies, chiffon or net. caught
here and there with bouquets OF deli.
eately tinted French flowers. They
measure from four to six yards about
the hem. and sometimes little lS45
pantalettes, made of materials tc
match the petticoat, are worn be
meath.
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REWARD OF DISHONESTY

once upon time." began
the teacher. two little BROTH
ers started to Sunday school
one Sunday morning. Their
way led past q fine orchard
where the trees were bending
down with ripe. luscious apples.
One of the brothers proposed
going Into the orchard and get
ting some fruit, but the other
refused and sped away. leaving
his companion greedily devour-
ing the apples.
Nov. 1t happened that the
owner Of the orchard saw them.
and the next day rewarded the
good boy who refused to steal
his apples by giving him shil-
ling. He got a prize for his hon.
esty, and what do you suppose
the other boy got for his dis
honestly"
He got the apples" yelled
every member OF the class
Anaconda Standard.
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Tltivatino Titles.

King Victor Emmanuel boasts the
most comprehensive official title Of
any European monarch. His digni
taries, most Of which come to him
from the old kingdom of Sardinia, In
clude claim to the sovereignty Of
Sardinia. France. Spain. England,
Italy, Jerusalem, Greece, Alexandra
and Hamburg. in addition to such
grandiloquent generalities as Ruler Of
the Midway Sea. Master OF the Deep
and King Of the Earth.-Pall Mall Ca
zette.
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BOWED TO BLOW OF FATE
Small .AnInnosities FoSeotten When
Enemy's Stroke Made Them
Comrades In Misfortune.

There have lived at Hartlepool. Eng.
aide by side for many years cranky
old bachelor and q spinster OF doubt
IN, age. Their houses we're adjoining.
hut the owners were not on speaking
terms. The story of how their quar-
rel arose is safely locked within their
own breasts. suface it to say that
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Jumpers Again.

pretty garment.
Jumped into fashion.
1t is especially for youth
And hence middle age will wear 1t
Navy blue serge and taffsta build
them mostly
They are nearer suspenders than
they were before. E
Sometimes there are two strapr
over the shoulders instead of sre,
thereby lending dignity
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binding dust and falling rubble they
We're discovered each to other. only .
rev feet separating them. prostrate
on their respective floors from shock.
put otherwise unhurt. for the partition
wall between them had been blown
Gown. Fate had saved their lives, but
mad laid them almost in each others
arms. " :
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Diamonds Absorb Radium RAYS.
Diamonds exposed to radium become
highly radioactive AND remain so for
several years. according to British
scientist.
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outlined with white. or white outlined
with black. "
Belts have also entered the run.
ming. and in combinations Of white kid
and black patent leather they have
,apthred the honors.
JULIA eoTToMLEY.
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uneonoenial Associates.
sociabiiity is all right. but never try
70 introduce lobster to .watermelon
ana Ice cream.-Boston Advertiser.
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T a time when the public
expects its war news al.
most before. the smoke OF
battle has cleared away,
the submarine cable and
the methods used In keep
The Detroit times., 1915-10-12
SIDES
ARE ACTIVE

The big show" Of the street car
purchase plan campaign. Tuesday.
was- the expedition Of the merits Of
the proposition before board of Com
merce members by Messrs. Lucking
and Couzens. with q ID. p. w. en-
ployes' meeting and couple Of
evening gatherings following. The
antis had no meetings scheduled for
Tuesday, although some are on the
card for the remainder OF the week.
The ants are at home now st No.
2Oi Moitat building. One OF the
rooms In the suit has Judge Je!Yries'
name painted all over the door. A
speakers list Is being prepared. but
up to date the ants are not carry
ms OUT their announced program Of
sending speakers to the meetings
not arranged by them, waiting rath-
or for invitations to tura loose their
orators.
Meetings scheduled for Tuesday
evening are as follows: German
Salesmen's hall. No. 81 Monroeave.;
speakers. Richard L lawson and
Mayor Marx.
Twenty.flrst ward Improvement as.
ISOLATION. Ives school. Phillipsave,
near Jefferson: speaker, Jas. A.
Murtha.
East Side Improvement associa.
ton. Odd Fellows temple. Kerche-
val and Parkview; speakers. Street
Railway Commissioner John Dodge
ana Jag q HAYDEN.
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MARX SPEAKER AT
THREE MEETINGS

Mayor Marx spoke az three meet.
ings. Monday night. in support OF
the u. U. r. purchase plan. The
largest OF the meetings was In the
rooms OF the Modern Eloquence
club. in the Y. NJ. c. A. The mayor
had ~ supporter In this meeting
Attorney Paul Weadock. while Geo.
VIM. Moore was on the job to give
the other side OF the argument
The mayor and Mr.. weadock did
not wait TO hear Mr.. Moore's talk,
but even that did not dissuade Mr..
Moore from saying what he came
10 say.
In 81. Paul's Evangelical Luther
an church house. the mayor. Attor-
ney Weadock and Secretary Jay
Hayden. OF the street railway COM
mission. did the talking for the
proposition, which John c. Frey was
n volunteer speaker for the other
side The mayor also attended a
meeting at Fifth-st and Michigan.
ave.
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Engineer Who APP
praised Line in 1910
Picks Flaws in Plan
LABOR MEN
CHEER LOUDLY
Contends Bond Issue
Would Be Of Doubt
full Validity

Disclaiming any intention OF
sknocking." a. he put It, Frederic
n. Bancroft. public utilities engi-
neer. Who appraised the d. L. X.
properties in 1910. picked to pieces
the proposed street railway pur-
chase plan. before a meeting OF the
Detroit Federation OF Labor, Mon
day night. and asked the audience
to consider seriously so-called flaws
IN the scheme before they voted
Yes on Nov. 2. Bancroft laid be-
fore the meeting. which was held
IN Dufneld hall. several new phases
OF the purchase problem. They
were snch features of the proposed
purchase plan as would impress
themselves on an engineer mind.
and almost every one Of them had
= vital bearing on the future Of the
sfreef car system, once the city
tAkes It over through the Couzens-
Dodge wfllde plan.
He was not delivering an attack.
reiterated Bancroft. but the manner
OF his asking what would happen If
the purchase plan carried. plainly
minated that there was much he
wanted b know before he spoke a
word Of approval Tor the plan.
Bancroft even intimated that the
city would End itself In difficulties
with the state railroad commission.
for foat!ns bonds without sufficient
security to back the venture This
the city would have to do. he ex-
planned, II II took over the system
It price anywhere near tina.
which II now suggested by the pro-
ponents Of the measure.
It's there any reason TO believe
that our railroad commission. which
has control of the enforcement ~
the blue sky law, would or should
treat the city Of Detroit any differ
entity than II would q private cor
poration!" questioned Barefoot.
Under the present plan. you are
asked to purchase q street car sys-
TEN, pay for expired franchises and
for property which the d. q. r.
itself would neither bury nor build
today. Supreme courts have held
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commission 10 quoted News. Oct. ..
1879 as publicly saving:

10 quoted News. Oct. 8.
1879 as publicly saying:
The street railway commission
said the property was worth a
certain amount. The d. q. X
would not agree to thar amount.
Then the next thing &c do was
TO resort 10 the courts for di-
cision and IL Was mutually
agreed to place the matter in the
hands OF the circuit court for
decision.
Can there be much doubt that the
judges sitting rs court will con-
slider this sum. S23 100000, so freely
offered by the buyer, as the mini
mum sum. starting with that and
adding TO II whatever "preponder-
ance Of evidence" may show?
Notwithstanding. all appear to
agree that II is many millions more
than the property is worth.
That this Is not the end intended
and worked for all these years by
municipal ownership advocates is
shown by quoting the fathers OF
municipal ownership in Detroit,
Hazen S. Pingree and James f.
6criprs. They early saw that MOTH
Ing good could come from dickering
with the d. IT, r.. denounced such
dickering and stood for service at
cost without compromise.
Tomorrow will show exactly
what Haxen s. Pingree and James
E. Scripps said publicly regarding
with the ID. q. r. and pay
Ing for II. Z. r. junk and water.
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Decision on Purchase
Plan Election Ex-
pected Soon
PETITIONERS PUT
UP STRONG CASE
Produce Many Cita-
tons to Prove Scheme
Is Illegal

Arguments were concluded. Mon
day afternoon. in the suit before the
full bench of the Wayne circuit
court, whereby Il was attempted to
enjoin the vote on the street rail-
way purchase plan.
Reduced from legal verbiage to
plain honest-to-goodness English
language, the case resolved itself
into an argument over one question
Of construction of few words in
the Home Rule act. so-called. and
two questions of law.
The two sets OF attorneys could
not seem TO exactly agree In the
reading OF the Home Rule act.
which declares that the city may
bond itself for 2 per cent OF its To-
tai assessed valuation for the ae-
quiring OF public Utilities. Attorneys
Murfn. Ledyarf an Henry NJ.
Campbell. for the petitioners. in
sisted that any old kind Of a public
utility bond is public utility bond
and must be included within that 2
per cent limit,
Attorneys Lucking and Lawson
were equally certain that the clause
referred only to public utilities
which might he acquired newly after
the passage OF the act As there
haven't been any. they figured they
had the whole per cent and were
at liberty 10 stake 1t all on the ID.
U. r. purchase. According to the
arithmetic OF the other side. lot Of
bonds issued for public utilities
which were swinging along before
the home rule act was thought OF
kicked such 4 big hole fl that 2
per cent that the purchase couldn't
be thought Of.
The tN"o questions OF law were the
right of the circuit court 10 sit in
equity in such suit as the pur-
chase plan proposes. and the right
or possibility OF the city to refuse
TO assume that part OF the D. l.. r.
debt over the original s1l.000, 900
which. 1t is agreed. viii he taken
over IL the plan goes through.
Summarized, the points made by
the attorneys for the petitioners IN
support of their contention that the
street railway election should be en-
joined. were as follows:
Because the plan to De voted
on is illegal, and its possible
adoption would lead TO even
greater confusion anG expense
in street railway settlement
than heretofore.
Plan Is illegal because:
First-It II proposed 10 have
court in equity both complete
the essential terms OF a con-
tract by fixing the price and en-
force the terms Of the contract
II completes.
Second-Tt proposes TO have
the price, upon which the prin-
cipals have been unable to
agree, fixed by court Of equity,
when the supreme court has
said that q court OF equity has
no Jurisdiction where the par
ties TO an action have q remedy
In coult Of law, and the rem
edy In law In the present case Is
provided In the condemnation
provision OF the Home Rule act.
Third-Supreme court de-
Ill L.
have declared that a city may
not buy mortsaged property
without assuming the entire in
debtedness covered by mort
gage, because the necessity for
the protection OF the original
..-..YI
The Detroit times., 1915-10-12

Printtag--the p1ata nest ktnd--thst
In sight--Ttaes Job DeVt,-Maio $3.50
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then be complete Aad cost probably
one-haif what the proposed plan
will cost II the people will allow II
to be put over on them. II taxes
20 any higher than they are now.
I will have TO pay rent to the city
for the privilege OF living In my
own home. JOHN A. BELL,
No. 1910 McClellan-ave.
Detroit. Oct. ~. 1915.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-12

Farmer Brown see you have
reduced the fine for speeding from
$40 TO IS.
Country Judge-yes. The. cusses
were beginning TO slow mp.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-12
LAKE AND RIVER srEAM.ns


Central STANDARD Time.
For Cleveland. Pittsburgh ana al
points south and eass-Daliy 1o:45 y.
m. Fare TO Cleveland. S225; Pitts
burgh. $3.50,
Fer Buffalo asa al points easfr--
Daily 5 3. m. Fare $3.50 one way.
$3.50 round trip.
Fer Maekinac Islsnd and Way
5:30 p. m. Fridays.
o. 80 n. IN.
Weekend Escsvslon Every satar-
dsy--Cieveland, S2b0; Buffalo: ~. Nj
agara Falls. $3.50 round trip for
transportation. returning In time for
business Monday.
stateyoem Aeecwme Aattsa - Upper
berth. 81: lower berth. $50: whole
room $3.50.
TICKET OFFICES - Third Ave.
W hart. 137 woodward Ave. (Majestie
Bidx.p, % Fort 80. West.