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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16
Chalmers Closes Con-
tracts Aggregating
$4,000, 900
SPREAD FOLLOWS
BIG PARADE
Many City Officials
Take Part in~Street
Pageant

With the opening Of the annual
Chalmers convention OF dealers at
the factory auditorium Monday,
which 600 dealers from all parts OF
the United States, Canada and for
eign countries are attending, a new
record in the sale Of motor cars was
set, when the dealers ordered APP
proximately $22,0OO,OO0 worth of the
company's new six-cylinder, 80 horse
power, 1916 models.
The placing of the orders for the
new model, $4,000 of which will be
built in the next six months, was
one OF the first things done before
the monster parade in which more
than 300 Chalmers cars participated.
The parade was led by "Old Relia-
bile" one of the first Chalmers
"30's" built, when the company was
producing this model in l909 and
1910 "Old Reliable" has travelled
over $4,000 miles. a Chalmers of
the same type won the 1916 Glidden
tour.
A new low mark in prices was set
by the company when It announced
the "Six-20" Monday The car is TO
sell al Sl0j0. considerably less than
any Chalmers model has been mar
keted heretofore.
The three hundred cars IN the
parade were the new models. and It
is the first time in history that any
company has had this number of
cars ready for delivery before public
announcement has been made
At the opening session. Monday,
formal address of welcome was
made by Hugh Chalmers in the new
6onvention hall of the factory c..
A. Pfeffer, vice-president followed
with A talk and the session was then
taken in charge by Paul Smith, vice
president in charge Of sales.
After luncheon in the factory res
taurant the dealers were taken to
the factory yard and given their first
glimpse of the new cars Headed
by a band, platoon of police, aud
motorcycle policemen. the parade
started from the factory down Jeffer-
son to Woodward, north on Wood
ward TO. the boulevard, around the
boulevard to Jefferson and back to
the factory.
The first car in lire was c.
mers fire department. roadster, with
the chief Of the fire department rid
ing. Following cars contained Hugh
Chalmers, Commissioner Gillespie,
City Controller Engle, G. A. Pfeffer,
Mayors Secretary Fitzgerald, Fire
Commissioners Bosquit. Paul Smith.
Fire Commissioner w j. Chittenden.
Jr.. and L. J. Robinson, Detroit Chal-
mers dealers.
A banquet In the evening in Hotel
Pontchartrain was followed by mo-
tlon pictures of the Chalmers fac
tory and vaudeville.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16
HOW YOUR CHILD LEARNS.
BY Condo
~ &. X. WooLEY

says it's cheap furniture, anyway"
Then, OF course, there was trouble
between the two families, and Fred
dies father had 10 pay the bill, and
EFedaie's- mother remarked acidfy
that If she didn't say it she Nigh,
have said it and told no lie.
or two neighboring families, one
acquired an automobile. II was a
nice. big shiny automobile, and the
owner thereof was CORRESPONDENCE
proud OF It.
But envy filed the hearts OF the
next door neighbors who had no au
tomobile
The very idea" exclaimed the
materlamilias, ''of that Mrs. Blank
riding around in that thing. You'd
think they were millionaires, and
I'll bet she's behind in her bill al
the grocers. suppose we cam
speak to them now, for the air!
they'll put on"
BLANK doesn't make so much thai
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16
RESERVE BANKS
SHOW PROFIT
hS NAM WHO WANTS
70 NNOU 100 MUCH
By UNITED PRESS.

WASHINGTON. Nov. le.-with
gross earnings Of 1921 1853, the prof
its of the IL federal reserve banks
for October were 1896, the federal
reserve board announced today.
New York showed the greatest
gross earnings of SSo,47s, but Dallas
made the greatest profits Of s18.711,
with Richmond second with $16,739.
Increase in earnings over Sep
TENDER Of the IL banks failed to off.
set greater expenses for October, re
sulting in loss OF net earnings APP
proximsting nearly $4,000.
ST. Louis was the only bank to
show deficit. its expenses exceed
ing its earnings by s21s.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16

He was cute little fellow OF
three or four summers, and the new
family who had moved into the
house next door to his parents made
much of him. He came and went
as he chose and had the run OF the
house
One day he p1defully showed Il
tack hammer which he had picked
up somewhere. When II had been
sufficiently admired by his hostess,
who was in the kitchen, he ambled
into the forward part OF the house.
Presently the lady OF the house,
hearing strange noises, went into
the living room. There she found
her neighbor's young hopeful indus
triously placing the mark OF that
tackhanmer on all her best furni-
ture
Freddie" she cried stop that
right away You're running my FUR
niture.
Huh" he grunted. any mother
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16
ARTHUR Nj. LEWIS
GIVES LECTURES
ON SOCIOLOGY

Arthur Morrow Lewis. the we'll
known scientific lecturer, is III De-
troit to continue his series OF lee
lures on sociology. inaugurated last
Tuesday, Mrs. Lewis has had an ex-
tensive experience in this country,
having lectured in every large town
i'm the United States. Frequently
he has been invited to the principal
cities Of Canada
The woTkingman has no time TO
go TO the university. SO the univer-
sity has TO be taken to the worker"
he says. THAT, have succeeded In
doing in Chicago. where / lecture to
no less than 800 people every Sun
day afternoon. The lectures deliver
ed there, are the same that will be
given 10 the Detroit section of the
Workers University society. Educa-
ton is eagerly sought by the ordi.
nary man in the street He has no
time 10 20 TO Europe to get instruc-
ton, yet, think by the popular
method ! have adopted during the
past 10 years III ny Garrick theater
lectures in Chicago. has done more
to develop the mind OF by auditors
than the most profound disquisition
by the occupants of the PROFESSIONAL
chairs.
university students all over the
United States take in my lectures,
because they End that my Ian
guage is so simple. that they can
learn more by my method than the
old method OF lecturing. | teach
my audience the method Of retaining
most Os what ! say"
Mr. Lewis lectures Tuesday even
ing. on the works of Prof. Albian w.
Small. the dean OF the faculty OF
sociology in the University OF Chi
cage. Lectures will be delivered
every Tuesday evening at o'clock
i'm ST. Andrews hall, Congresses
east
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16
EathS.

n rhert Bcmps'ock Haruer hos
pital. - year., c1rnolc arld poison
iug Alice May Cheevcrs Harper
hospittl 80 Years. carcinoma Of
uterus Georp, " Parker. Harper
hospital. - vearsl strcptoccus semi
cemfH: ohm r. Callgrn, $50 " heelock
ave G2 wears diabotis James puft.
Herman Kicf'r hospital % years
Childrrr's Free hospital Z months.
CASTRO enteritis, Henry Mealow.kl l.
taiIdreu's Free hoFpItnl MONS
ontaro-coiitis Margaret " ellis. 1879
oswald WerEar smith. ~ Bethune-
ave w IS years, cerebral hemor-
hrhore vioia Buckley ] 53 Nc
tiefipn-hvs- seven Ne@it,S,, olpn'hyt - "a
hospital. . months, primary septi-
cenila: Mary Montalhano, 64f elm
ton-st. II months. wnooping couBh
Louise Frf>.l. 5ls Jos Campau ave. ~
,"srs acute abdominal pcritonitis
Annie McCrum lls BagE st. -
years. intestinal Obstruction An
thony t.nwrcnt. COS Hendrle-st 10
wears. shock and hemorrhaEs' Johh
church. as3 Vluewood- dave, - wears,
odcna Of lungs, Mary Ellen Norman.
sc Raltirnore-nye. % years, carcino-
ma ~ liver Dorotha Furtoutewicz'
500 superior,r,,si ono I T,,,. choie era
Canfeld-ave t. nve years. diph-
iberia Audziy Halmiuoak. 500 Ie-
land y IS years pulmonary tuber-
culosiE. Taw'se McGrovy, 1875 Lev
aretfc-avc.. IS years. nephritis. Mar
garet Raymo. - Pacific ave. ~
years, phthisis pulmonitis Paul ~
Tletvc. S27 Meidrum ave. 80 years.
tuberculosis pulnoritis. Charles w.
Ruch binder. 7S7 T. Forrest. 81 wears.
npopIexyc John Conlon, 1895 Third %
At SO wears. seuility Jozef nudek,
a. PortIand-ave.. about - Years.
acute cardiac dilatation Donald Al
? cd Schnoor. 1879 Forest-ave. r,
bronchial pneumonia; John w. Neipp'
city Receiving hospital. b years.
cerebral hemorrhage; Anne Nokas,
4-s wiliiams-ave.. months. lohar
pneumonia. IDA Klarer, Slt Hendrie-
ct 81 years phthisis pulmonitis
Paul Ruchknowski. Herman Kiefer
hospital. 81 years pulmonary tuoer-
culogls. Samuel Poole. $50 Congress
1T p 50 years, chronic parenchyna =
tous nephrit's. Roberta Grosvenor
aSI Port pr-s', one year. intentile
commissions: Rose T Wilson. ~ Wes-
son-ave.. 20 years. pulmonary tuber-
culosis. Mrs Maria GGreen, $40 Rent
teau-ave g years. apople1y. Eliza
Poot. Grace hospital. ~ years, post
oneratiye ileus. Anna vaiante. 2ts ".
FORREST. months. broncho-pneu-
monia-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16
BARAGA NEGROES
VICTIMS ARE
NEAR DEATH

MENOMINEE, Mich. Nov. 16,--
The condition Of Peter Fish, wound
ed by Jerome Wilson. who shot and
killed Sam McGregor, aged trap
per, In Baraga county yesterday, IL
critical, and II IL feared he may die.
His 20-year-old son Edward Fish, Is
also badly hurt.
Fish, Sr. was struck over the
head by the Negro, who demanded
money TO aid his escape. His son
was shot while coming TO his
rescue.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16

&c can AFFORD TO run that big mnI1
mine" quoth pateriainliias. "hox.
cost his mead. guess. Scmsbody'4
40 him kindness to take u Awa1;
rom him"
well. all can say IL III never
ride with them II they invite me"
declared materfamiiias with An -.
dependent toss OF her head. "6ho'
says it's brand uew. but Il looks
secondhand to me. They paint en-
up now SO they look like new
Gladys"--to her l0year-old dsughs.
ter--"you be careful not 10 90 into
the street or that Blank automobile!
viii run over YOU"
Gladys swallowed the kindly sem,
;iments she heard uttered and con,
ceived a hatred OF the Blank enf41.
mobile. One evening shortly afters.
when the new automobile In all H.
trim shinyness. stood beside the
curb before the Blank house, the.
little girl, assuring herself that mo-
body was looking. possessed herself
of pair OF shears and viciously|
slashed holes in the curtains and up
holstery.
There was great to do when
the Blank family discovered TIE
outrage. but nobody could Inn
agine who the criminal might Be nm
I'll the little boy across the way told
that he'd been looking out the win
dow and had seen the little girl tn
the act OF vandalism.
The little girl was punished and
the father paid for the damage
while both her parents wondered
how in the world the child had %
qulred such criminal tendencies
and what they had done to deserve
such a cross
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16
MARY ANTIN TO
SPEAK IN TEMPLE
BETH Ell TONIGHT

Mary Antin, the Russian immi-
grant who created such stir in
this country when she published
her book, "The Promised Land" in
which she pointed out the obliga-
lions OF the United States toward
the immigrant and the hopes OF the
oppressed people OF all lands In op-
portunity here, will lecture In the
Temple Beth FL. Tuesday evening.
under the auspices OF the Detroit
Federation OF women's clubs. She
will arrive in the city late this at-
ternoon.
The life OF this remarkable wo-
man reads like a romance. Coming
to this country with her parents 90
years ago. she endured all the hard
ships which are the lot OF the aver
age foreigner when he first seeks
refuge here. Her people sacrificed
almost everything In order 10 give
this promising child an education,
ard many educators. Edward Ever
EFT Hale among others, became in
terested and helped She early
showed unusual ability and, in 1913,
became a lecturer. setting forth as
her theme the conditions existing In
Russia and especially of the unfor-
tunate Jews OF that country. Since
that time she has grown in power
and expression until she is said 70
be one of the most inspiring and
convincing lecturers on the plat
form. The immigration problem in
the United States Is one with which
she is especially familiar. and The
foreigner in the school and how 10
make the most Of him" Is the sub
jet OF one OF her lectures.
Mary Austin is. Row Mrs Amadeus
w Grabau, wife OF Columbia uni
vers1ty professor.
An informal reception will he held
after the lecture this evening. and
luncheon will be rendered her in
the Hotel Statler, "Wednesday II her
engagements permit.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16
THIEF STEALS INK.
GLUE. CHALK. AND
SOME HAIR TONIC

John Brook. "a years old, Of No.
1S- Charles.st, River Rouge, is an
extraordinary burglar If the allega-
ton made against him by J War.
tobe, barber at No 1856 West JEFF.
ferson-ave., is proved
Wartobe made complaint to the
police, Monday night, that his bar
her shop had been looted at 5
O'Clock in the afternoon Here's
what the thief took: Two bottles Of
hair tonic. two stand bottles. five
cakes OF chalk. bottle OF glue. two
bottles of ink, two books. clothes
brush and lead pencil.
Brook was locked up, Monday
night. charged with simple larceny.
and the property was recovered.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16
DAMAGED GOODS"
FILM DRAWS
RECORD CROWDS

The interest in tho moving picture
version Of Eugene Brieux's play
Damaged Goods as shown In the
Grand Circus theater. remains una
bated, and Monday the theater was
crowded when the hfth week Of the
pictures stay began.
The performances in the Grand
Circus theater begin at o'clock In
the morning and ru ncontinuouSly
until 10 o'clock at night. and as fast
as seats are vacated they are filled
from the long lines of peaple wait
ing eagerly TO secure entrance.
Nothing the Grand Circus theater
has ever offered has attracted the
volume of patronage accorded
Damaged Goods" according to the
management.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16
New Motor Concerns Projected

One of the concerns that IL go
ing to be big factor in the field Of
motor truck manufacturing and
which is about to start business. 10
the J. G. Wilson CO. There are sew.
eral other companies, prominent in
other lines of manufacturing, which
are also getting ready to enter the
field with motor truck models
These occupy the same high plane
in other manufacturing lines as In
occupied by the Wilson company In
it's line and additions In this field.
therefore, promise substantial addi-
tons to the commercial vehicle side
Of the industry.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16
CITY is HELD TO
BLAME FOR DEATH
OF ST. CLEANER

A Jury in Coroner Burgess court
found. Monday, that the city was re.
sponsible for the death OF John
Myer. a street cleaner who died as
the result OF injuries sustained when
he was struck by a C. F. Smith
truck on Nov. T. A hole in the pave
ment which the city had not repair.
ed was held to have caused the &C
oident.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16
Classified
Rates.
4 Cen. a
| Word

line
Nc transient advertising inserted
for less than lee with ash, ltc III
chArged, per inseroon
The above rates apply 90 ell classi.
ncations except Births. Cards OF
Thanks. Obituaries, Meeting Notices
and all ads preceding Male help
Births. Deaths. Cards OF Thanke
and Meeting Notices Minimum
charge. SSc for rs words or less over
Is words one-Rnd one third caTo for
each extra word
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16
Births
MALES

MALES
George Rummei. 46s Howard;
Frank PlonkR, l22 Portland, Frank
wssolek. III Military; Louis HAldy,
700 Congress. Gaslano Gnostella. ss2
Clinton Giuseppe COliwia. 1873 Il. Con-
gress; Wladyslaw Cupis. 30 GrayiinE;
Alfred Warning. Samaritan hospital
Stanley Kaclesz, 26S Thirty second ;
William Ellis, 355 Hendrie, Richard
X. walker. b76 Beaubien; Joseph ID.
Hennessey. 497 Twenty third. 9. l..
Hunt Womans hospital; George Mott,
124 Harrison. Cornelius Popke, 2264
Navy. Michael Blum. 232 Leib; Joseph
NJ. King. 62I Third. Peitro lngrao, $50
Monroe. John Janovsky, Providence
hospital. Archibald, MacCallum. Pro
yidene,e hospital August WaskeWl,eIhi,
Lockwood, klanmee Linkowski. IaIS
81 Aubin Albert Christie, 1897 Mill
tary. Roy T.. Farough, 30 Wllhams
Elmer r. Shilr, Ga EneelweedG har ,
Freeman. 1854 Kowsna, Roman Chniel-
ewski. SEQ Mitchell, Thomas l.. Go
Yer, 1921 Fourtcenth Chester l.. tuck.
sos Fourteenth, John Bachula, 10y
Hammond, Leonard Thomson, ssv
Sey burn. Adam Sweier. l4S2 Forest
William ] Kitchen. ESQ Hart. lsador
shipnnowSki. 500 Mitchell
Hfr'
herman Gaanu s.- .eueca. An
tonic Rao. rs Mack Pietro Cracchiolo'
y - lsNlhN cite fANAf JONFHti
G32 Twenty thEd. Joseph Reno. ssA
Cameron Julius Rcsser, Harper hos
pltal; Frank Wasilewski, 80 addison
samuel n Barr. 22i' y Arndt. MO
Name. SOC Brewster stanley kusak,
iRo Copland Jan Lekk. 50 Anspach
Edward Felski go Dubois, William
Batget. 81 Chamberlain, Herbert y.
GaoIo. i}s West High; John 7 Doyl
s07 clark Joseph a schiller NO
NllparV. Frank Frabus. $50 Grandy;
Lawrence krzcvzaniaj 1882 Jos. cam
paue Walter Rosowaki, 500 Harper
Fua,nS \ Love 81 I.archmont Paul
Jap.rhkc. 1879 >Mcpougall Mark Il.
Asnby. 2gs Dragon Wlfred l.. 30
s. scldeu Robert Y Wallach asl
Brush. James D. shepherd. Harper
hospital Louis Levine. 29i Altred
norman IS. Naver. Woman hoSpital
stephen Kuhna fS2 Mitchell. John p
roli los Josephine. George ,Rworski'
l2-1 Cheuc- Elmer Sessions, 600 MI Ill
tnry Tim Bodnar s8& Meckecn jnhh
SImon 1874 Dearborn samuel lrhand,
eeS West End Ahucr q '{aceW, 70
East " arrcr.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16

Every immigrant child arriving
at a United States port of entry
will henceforth he reported imme.
diately to the school authorities In
the locality TO which he is destined.
so that he may be placed in school
without loss or ums.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16
MOrtuary

'CoT-TER Is. 1918. at residence.
z4s Field ave. Peter. beloved hus-
hand of Mary Cotter and father OF
Thomas william, Gabriel. Cath
crime and Rose Notice ~ funeral
later windsor and Essex tont)
papers please copy
TTRGusoN,-Nov. rs. at residence.
lli 81. Antoine st. Catherine, aged
81 years. widow or the late David
Ferguson, sister Of Mrs. Anna
Graus. Henry and Charles Schuck
Funeral wednesday afternoon at
2:so o'clock from house.
nrrRrC-KET-Nov 1s. at Chicago
Catherine. widow OF the late
Michael and mother Of Michael. Of
Detroit. and Mrs James Connors
and Mrs w. n. Gauthier OF Chi
caRo. Burial at Alma, Mich.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16
VESSEL PASSAGES.
AZ Detroit.

DETROIT. Nov. is-Up: Myron,
Goshawk, 11:A0: Alpena, 1880; Wood
(arrived), Mullen. 1:40; Billings. 2;1b;
Cornelius, 1920. Howard l.. Shaw. 1880:
Dunn, Jr., $50; w. c. Rhodes clear
ed. Empire City, II.
Down: Nothing between the un-
derwood $3.50 Monday evening and thu
Briton 1920 a. m. Tuesday; Rose
mount, 1910; Glenlyn. steinbrenner.
11.20. !.
steamer Colonel released about J
o'clock this morning. Down bound
channel 81. clair Flats canal now
clear Fleet started.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16
AZ the Zoo.

sAvLr STE MARIE. Mich. Nov.
1s-Up: Bangor. 7 last night wild
ener. Chas. Hubbard, Smith Ihomp
Moses Taylor. II. Hagarty l q. m; !;
Berry, 3. Duluth, 3.3o; Leonard MI
Ter, 4. sullivan, t:30 Michigan.
Monroe smith. Albert Marshall u;
Congdon. Arcturus. sinaloa. y; NOR
den. $40.
Down: Keewatin. last night:
Manitoba. 1890: Mariska, 2:3o Q. m, .
John McWilliams. 2 Mataafe. Cowle.
Hill. 4, Calumet, Albright. samuel
Mitchell $40: Saunders, g., North
Star. 1870: Tomlinson. NJ A. Hanna.
$50. Munroe, Jones. 10.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16

Prfntirg--the pIaIn neat btnd--fhat
q riEht--T1mes Job Dept.-Msin tD7o.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16
Bungalow West Side

$500 down or good vacant, 8 large
rooms, oak finish, full basement
furnace. etc. walnut 1892 n. wal
nut 39t9-J
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16
SWELL BUNGALOW

North Woodward district--Everyth
high class. iO-ft lot. $500 terms
KALI. 1888 Majestic Cadillac 1892
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16

FOR SALE--PIASOs.
SIZES PLAYER PIANO, full size case
Of handsome mahogany This play
or. while a used one. can hardly be
told from new ~ you're looking
for a real high grade player piano
step In and see this bargain. Price
now only s450. "a rolls Of latest
music. bench and drape free. Easy
payments. The Cable Piano Co..
2lS Woodward
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-16
STORE FIXTURES

Show cases. counters,, shelving. wall
cases. floor. cigar and display cases,
etc, for all Kinds OF stores Mfg
and sold direct 20 retail trade At
Jobbers' prices bet. stove Fixture
Co. 1890 Catherine-st.. corner era
tfot Main 4O22
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-23

Tamerlane. and later Il fell into the
hands OF the Persians. The Turks con-
quered II again in 1888 when the Sultan
Murad made it definitely a part Of the
Ottoman Empire.
In spite of its many miseries and mis-
fortunes Bagdad retains much of the
beauty and interest that marked.it in he
days OF the Arabian Empire. II has -ar-
row picturesque streets thronged in ordf-
nary times with brightly dressed O~rientals
and its old houses with o~yerhanring
balconies by the Tigris are very beautf
full.
Before the war II was quite a prosper.
Gus commercial city and there were
plans to make IL still more SO. In fact its
development was n OF the most seri-
Gus points of rivalry between the Ger
mans Inc British.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-23
A British Force Encamped
Among the Palm Trees
During the Campaign
for Bagdad.

Bagdad before the war carried on a
large export trade In textile fabrics. gold
and silverware. horses. dates and car.
pets. II has some beautiful MOSQUES ana
ruins OF ifs ancient city wall are stfI
Within the city and in the vicinity are
many interesting remains OF the great
Arab period. There Is the magnificent
tomb, which the Caliph Harun-aIRaschid
raised 10 the memory OF his wife. Zobeida.
whom he loved with a devotion that
proves that Mohammedans may possess
the highest domestic virtues. and that
these we're not newly discovered BY
Americans.
The remains OF Arab architecture I'm
the city gates and other buildings show
that u vas very beautiful. and call up a
vision OF = fascinating city I'm the days
OF the Callph Harun-aI Raschid"
The Caliph Of Hardad vas o. o6icIo
Commander % the Faithful-that Be-. the
temporal ruler % Islam. This title was
arrogantly seized By The sultan OF the
TURKS, and ita powers have been eHer-
cised BY him from Conatantinopie. thus
removing II from the region where d be.
louged Historically. Many Mosiems IN.
doubleday desire 10 see the headship OF
their faith restored 20 BaEdad.
Many English writer's are dlrcuaafnr
the prospect of destroying the Turkish
power and making MesopOtamla. includ.
Ing Bagdad. a British colony. Some sur.
gest The restoration o. Arabia On some
form, eithcr a. "a monarchy or q republic
under British protection.
Perhaps We shall soon hear thai can
didates ARE wanted Tor the throne Of the
taliph HaruualRaHchid. aud that new
stories mey be- added 90 The Arabian
Nights"