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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-14
COLLEGE CosMoPoLITANISM
Unconditional Charge of Snobbishness DOa
Fraternities an Injustice
By H. B. HUTCHINS
President University of Michigan.


Snobbishness is the most serious o1enis
charged against fraternity men, but statistics
gathered at Michigan in the campaign for The
Michigan Union Building, which viii be tho
centre of all student activities and democrats
in every sense of the word. show that the fra.
ternity men ARE eager for cosmopotanism
am told that over 70 per cent. of all the frs.
ternity men at Michigan are already mernNs
of the union, and that on completion of the na
building which our alumni are about to erect
and endow for the union, probably 95 per cent
of the fraternity men at Michigan will hs
members.
The real reason for the charge of snobbsh.
ness against the fraternity men has been that
they adhered too closely to their small clf-
cles. That was true to quite a degree But
the large circle didn't exist. The colleges and
universities, except in isolated cases. haven't
provided the meeting places for all the stu
dents where they can make new acquaintance
gather for exchange of ideas and mingle with
one another in broad spirit of fellowship.
There is a liberal education in meeting mea
Advantage should be taken of every oppor-
tunity for bringing college men into personal
contact with one another. Community welfare
will thus be made to supplant the smaller view
point
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seleeting the Flt hY shrnnnel

or ALL scientific theories. OF an philo-
- sophie hypothesis. OF all attempts 10
explain the miraculous drama OF nature by
rule Of averages. none has ever been so
badly manhandled as Darwin's Survival OF
the Fittesta First il was rejected as The
negafion Of fhe Bible and therefore OF
religion. then il vas seized with 9oraeious
hands and applied 10 everything under the
sun. But IN an the verbal and mental twists
that we're gwen thls simple and restricted
scientific formula. none vas Yiler or more
at Variance Nith the truth which Darwin
loved 1han lfs application 10 human war
Once upon tims. when an men fought
laf their villages and starved in the miseries
e aefeat, f sas ID 8 very real sense the
HfEesa aao survived war took the weakest
HaslsF. ana physical strength vas the
~ Est = life. - aeai thing ihat enfleda
Has tines 81 eaat mad absafaIts =
4H 1A Fazaes = = ase HhaH saeh
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-14
THE MYsTERIoUs ONES

Their garden Is full OF invisible things
of knights and Of geni and angels with wias
oi heroes and monsters, great ladies and e
through the long afternoon when they e -
70 themselves.
Down there by the palings. where flowers pa
through
They're on to the lands where ths Hppossa
They slip past you shyly in rooms. on sas
saint Gserge ana the Dragon are put E
their prayers.
fog hear Of their speeches ana quaint. faHas
6ai little sou knoN Of their tapeatried aas
ana me hand Of q queen that Is prQneTed
koa taks IS tie hand 81 mere lisfe sF
William Ross Hsnsl e ias Century
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-14
Civic Usefulness Hampered Only by Inertia

FTHE new Administration Building for the
i Board of Education must wait The
board can't afford 1t while the expenses for
continuation schools are to be met
Economy is often a good thing; certainly
II is always to be preferred to extravaganza.
A outstanding of funds and their use where
they will give the best results is policy
that any corporation takes that finds It's
capital limited But there isn't a business
on earth needing new facilities and having
good credit that wouldn't borrow the money
necessary to do its best work
Why can't a city accept the best business
methods of the commercial world? Why
should Philadelphia postpone this and that
piece of public work because the routine ap-
preparations won't cover It? big, sane,
constructive plan. backed by the readiness
to find the funds to carry it through IS
what every city needs. II that conception
of municipal work could be insti'led into
every voter and through him into Councils,
the vast civic usefulness that every admin
istrator like Mayor Blankenburg wants TO
see accomplished would become fact-a
rich. health-giving. beneficial fact
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-14
WAR IN A NUTSHELL

Here is a Chinese Students summary OF the
wars causes as published in Shanghai paper
Now there Is great battle in Europe TINS
began because the Prince of Austria went 70
Serbia with his wife. One man of Serbia kllea
him. Austria was angry, and so write Serbia,
Germany write a letter to Austria, I will hep
YOU Russia write a letter to Serbia, VII
help you. France did not want to fight, bu.
they got ready their soldiers. Germany wris
letter to France. You don't get ready, or
Will fight you in nine hours. Germany %
night thcm. pass Belgium. Belgium say ] am
a country l am not a road. And BELGIUM
write a letter to England about Germany. y
help him. So England help Belgium. Nao
can do better in the same space?-Chieaso
Journal
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want to be treated like men, and pay n.
penalty for their misdeeds. You hear lot
about the men who are caught after having
served term in Jail. How often do Won
hear about the men who never go back to
jail again, who really turn over a new leatl
Yet they are the rule, the others the excep.
tion." He made a final comment in sum
mary:
There's too much science about thea
days and not enough religion"
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West Philadelphia Must Not Rnthe

| T1OR a few days the citizens of West Phila-
! l. delpha must not battle. II is a calamity
| but it cannot be helped. A breakdown at
| the Belmont pumping station has curtailed
! the supply of water available for West
| Philadelphia by 15 per cent, and Chief
| Davis, of the water bureau has issued an
appeal for economy Instead of the accus-
toned 40 gallons per capita West Phla-
delphians asked to limit themselves IN
the insufficient quantity of l2O gallons day.
There are numbers of uses to which water
Is customarily put. II can be used for run
ming under bridges, which is, by the way. one
of the best things it does That can't be
stopped. It can be used for cooking pur-
poses and for diluting milk; both are It
seems Indispensable. Mixed with liberal
quantities of grape juice to speak gently
it can even be used for quenching thirst
In certain communities men have been
known TO use water straight for this pur-
pose
None OF these things can be spared from
the daily life Of civilization. And since 20
gallons of water must be boarded up by each
man. woman. male child and female child
of West Philadelphia, there remains but one
thing to be done. The daily bath, insidlous
and eneryating influence that it is, must be
abolished
So for four days, baths. Then what
plunge West Philadelphia viii have
--
"spurning" grows more popular in Mexico
every day.
coatesylne pants for aid to protect its
vested rights.
French Beat Wounded. German Prisoner
swears"-Gott strafe Frankreich?
Fresh troops" and fresh eggs" appear
with about the same frequency and dependa-
bility these days
parcels Post Thrown Into Sea by Ger
mans. Headline Il told you so" ehortIe
the express companies.
Civil War veteran, who had never been
wounded, is no longer in position to Jest
at scars He has encountered the iitney.
# the saeeharine sold in Philadelphia each
year would sweeten the sehuylkin from
NorristoWn 10 League Island. what would 4
DO 70 the modest alimentary canals Or the
cty's ehildren2
One Of the battle fronts Ia France is ths
pnnsters own home. First the French tske
the trenches and the Germans say thev ars
gone Then the Germans take them ana ne
French say they Argonne
Chief Of Police n. S Lever, Of the Aelne-
loh fofssI q DENYING the report thai he vs.
dead ata nat say thai Tie report vas erealls
s*sszsFstsa ae dian't quote Mars Twain
ana aH DESERVES 8 medal foF bravery
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NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW

PREDICTION has sense of its dangers, but Iaa
query persists Is history to know this as lA'
useless war?-Chicago Tribune.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-14

There is one cult that our educational sstses.
lishments do not teach. and that is pfeA4
mindedness, In fact, the effort. is organlzsa
IN the opposite direction. and tends to eng Z. =
narrow mindedness, which is the method g
selfishness.-ohio State Journal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-14

Let us leave foreign complications to thess
OF us appointed to attend to them. and eonesla
ourselves with our own prosperity and It's alF
fusion.-Chicago Herald
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-14

When the moonlight school drives out lhs
moonshine still, not only Kentucky but ua
whole nation will be the richer-chieass
Journal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-14

If better wages are not only 10 be protects
but encouraged for men because of their hs@lts
Ial effects on the national life, the same Hiss
ments apply 10 women. They have dehAasss
taken their places in the industrial. VOTE : :
the country, and If they are TO be subleetsa :
the same pleasures or rigors of the battle - -
should also enjoy the same projections
society has considered necessary for the usz
ditlonal Workers.-chleago Tribune.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-14

Until Carranza is induced to see the ligh9 e
his advisers or the pressure OF cireumstaness
the plans OF the "A B c" conferees will pf92
ably be Of little avail. That there is ~.
short of the application of force, We are =
entitled to believe.-Boston POST
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-14

one Of the battle fronts Ia France Is the
punstefs own home. First the French take
the trenches ana the Germans say they are
gone Then the Germans take them ana the
French say they Argonne
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-14

chief of Police \. Lever Of The Ahine-
soh fore g DENYING the report that he VS.
aeaa. aia nat say that The report vas sreaily
Esssa fas didnt quote Aark Twain.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-14

# the saeeharine sold in Philadelphia each
year would sweeten the sehuylkin from
Norristown 70 League Island, what would il
90 TO the modest alimentary canals Of the
eity's children2
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-14

Civil War veteran, who had never been
wounded, is no longer in position to Jest
at scars He has encountered the titney.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-14

parcels Post Thrown Into Sea by Ger
mans, Headline Il told you so' ehortle
the express companies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-14

Fresh troops" and fresh eggs" appear
with about the same frequency and dependa-
bility these days.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-14

French Beat Wounded. German Prisoner
swears"-Gott strafe Frankreich?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-14

"spurning" grows more popular in Mexico
every day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-14

coatesynle pants for aid to protect its
vested rights.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-14

So for four days, no baths Then what
plunge West Philadelphia will have
The Detroit times., 1915-01-08
SAYS SAFETY FIRST"
PAYS CASH DIVIDENDS

Safety first" pays dividends in
dollars and cents as well as making
a big saving in human life, physical
suffering, and the loss OF workmen's
time. maintained Arthur II. Young,
supe erintendent OF labor and safety
first in the South Chicago plant of the
Illinois Steel company, in an address,
Thursday night. to the members OF the
Detroit council OF the National Safety
Council. in the Board of Commerce
auditorium.
The stockholders as we'll as tie en-
ployes find that safety first" pays,
creating efficiency and saving 10 in
dustrial concerns the labor of first
class workmen, the speaker said. He
believes that safely first" as big
general movement, Is the greatest step
toward the universal brotherhood OF
man
Education along safety first lines
and the installation OF mechanical
safeguards in the South Chicago steel
plant, has been responsible for re-
1ucing the number of accidents from
+6 eight years ago to only four last
year." declared the speaker. who then
described how the safety first" work
was placed In the hands of commit
ices OF the workmen. who recommend
I'd desirable changes and improve
ments.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-08

ed growth of the nation since the days
when Joe Cannon. as small boy,
heard ridicule heaped upon the heads
OF the congressman who voted for the
appropriation which made possible
sending OF news by lightning over
the Morse telegraph.
A note OF sadness crept into "Uncle
Joe's" voice as he spoke OF the future
and OF the rapid passing away OF the
generations
But" he declared. "the men who
will take the places OF the builders
OF this republic are, even now in our
public schools Thank God I'm not a
pessimist."
The banquet. last night. although
purely social and non-partisan affair,
presented almost the aspect OF Re
publican renaissance. Former Con-
gressmen Edwin DENLY, whom Cannon
referred to as my future colleague"
introduced the speaker OF the even
ing, and those at the speakers table
included Fred NJ. Alger, Truman III.
Newberry and Charles b. Warren
In the afternoon an informal recep-
ton TO Mr.. cannon was held In the
green room. Retiring President Wal
ter C.. Piper and the incoming presi-
dent, Edward c. Van Husen were
committee TO introduce the members
TO their distinguished guests
The Detroit times., 1915-01-08

their right wing along the Meuse have
resulted in serious fighting in that
vicinity. II was stated today that at
a result OF series OF night attacks
line OF outer trenches had been TAX
en from the Germans The new posi-
tion gives the French an admirable
site for their artillery and they have
brought up additional heavy guns in
order to compete with those mounted
by the Germans on the site OF Camp
De Romans.
These developments and an increase
in the fighting in Alsace are the only
concrete developments reported this
morning. In Alsace the fighting is
developing along the line TO the east
OF Belfort as the German-iines al
Steinbach-Cernay have held against
all attempts OF the French TO move
further forward along the wooded
heights commanding the main roads
leading to Altkirch.
The fighting in the Argonne regioD
is still of an indecisive character
Both sides have made slight gains al
certain points, but at none has de.
cisive advantage been gained.
Advices received here from Dutch
sources indicate that the Germans are
again moving reinforcements to the
west These are drawn for the most
part from the volunteer army which
has completed its period of training
and ii is believed here they will be
used to bring the units on the fighting
front up TO full war strength.
There has been no improvement in
the weather conditions and the situa-
tion on the north continues unchang-
ed.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-08
WOULD HAVE
UNITED STATES
BUY MEXICO
Michigan SOlOn Introduces Bill
Seeking State Support for
Such Plan
OFFERS ONLY PROPER
SOLUTION, HE SAYS
Constant Source of Menace I'm
der Present Rule, Declares
Mt. Pleasant Man
From a stan Correspondent.

LANSING, Mich, Jan. S.-t5pecia)
Senator John A. Damon, OF Mt.
Pleasant. this afternoon introduced a
resolution in the Michigan state sen.
ate asking both houses of the legisla-
, ture TO concur in request TO CON
gress TO take action toward the pur-
chase OF Mexico.
The resolution sets forth that,
whereas the United States has pur-
chased other larger tracts of property,
and whereas Mexico is now constant
source OF yexation and annoyance 10
this nation, purchase OF the land south
OF the Rio Grande offers the only solu-
ton of the problem in Mexico.
Senator Damon made snort
speech in support OF his resolution,
setting forth that Mexico was rich in
natural resources and that 1t offered
constant source OF menace to our
properties in the Panama canal zone.
On motion of Senator Nerdier, or
Grand Rapids, the resolution was re-
ferred to the committee on federal re
lations.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-08


900. Included in the number are sew
eral generals and hundreds of officers
Of high rank.
The older Turkish officers frankly
blame the Germans for their plight.
They declare that despite all protes-
tations by the Turkish officers, the
Germans in Constantinople forced the
war office 10 order the invasion. Ii
is believed here that when the news
OF the crushing disaster TO the Turk
ish army reaches Constantinople anti
war demonstrations will result.
Hundreds OF those wounded in the
recent fighting froZe TO death In the
wooded mountainous region in which
the lighting took place. The Russian
army was so busy making its victory
complete that there was no time 10
succor the injured. The death list
will be very high.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-08

Dorothy Arthur. the comely little
maiden who plays Dot Splint, in the
new musical piece, Ninety in the
Shade which comes to the Detroit
opera house, next week. with Marie
Cahill and Richard earle, as costars,
is o niece of Miss Cahill and her bus
band-manager, Daniel V. Arthur.
Az little girl Miss Dorothy made
up her mind to go on the stage and
continually begged her uncle and aunt
to make place for her. Mr.. Arthur
insisted that she should first learn
how To walk. how TO sing, how to
dance, how to speak. in fact, procure
the groundwork necessary for sue
cess behind the footlights. So Miss
Dorothy applied herself assiduously
TO acquire technique" and three years
ago she made her first public appear
ance in Robin Hood" under Mr.. Ar
thurs direction.
In Miss Cahill's new musical com
edy, Miss Dorothy has leading role,
in which her dancing talent is given
free scope.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-08
"UNCLE JOE" JUST
CANNOT HELP
BEING PARTISAN
CONTINUED from page one.J

setts Bay and Baltimore, he traced
the gradual rise of the colonies, the
revolution and the expansion of the
new nation westward. He cited the
criticisms passed upon the young ma
ton by those who looked only upon
It's lack OF contribution 20 the world
of art science and letters, forgetting
that the energies of it's people were
consumed i'm a struggle for existence,
and contrasted its barrenness i'm such
achievements with the present illus
trious list OF American scientists, ply.
sicians and men of letters
He reviewed George Rogers Clark 8
march to Vincennes and the acquisi.
tion OF the great northwest territory.
He told of his youth in the days when
he came to Chicago, then little more
than frontier village. Then follow
ed comparison of the Chicago OF
that day with the Chicago OF the pres
ent, and review of the unprecedent
The Detroit times., 1915-01-08
SUBURBAN NEWS
HIGHLANn PAM,

Funeral services Tor Mrs Edith Rus
SET or Cobourg. ont, 81 years old,
We're held Thursday afternoon from the
nome Of her sister. Mrs. A. r. Garner,
~ l-s tandlef-aVe, lnterment was az
"SoalaWn cemetery.
-Mr and Mrs u. H. Edwards. OF No.
$40 Woodward ave. are visiting
irl.nas and relatives Ia Chicago. III.
Mts NeQrse ,. crumbaCk, OF Grand
isaplaA. VINO has been visiting friends
III thfA village, has returned home
Mr, and Mrs Harry Baxter. OF No.
-iAs w oodWard-ave entertained a
party OF Ittends at their home Thurs
6. y. smith. OF 40. l6C Buena Vista
ave. east who has been mi Cor some
tlme. - reported TO be Well on the road
Mrs. }. +. Martin, Of No. l52 waver-
iy-aNer VIII entertain party OF
friends az cards saturday evening.
Ihe t0rtnightly club OF Highland
ihrk, VIII gave dance AT the Four
nfer hall this evening
Miss Ellen Edwards has returned 10
the University OF Michigan after
spending the holidays with her parents
The Highland Park Press association
VIII meet this evening az the Iftley H.
brary All young men interested in
journalism. public speaking and the
study OF literature In general are ia
vited 10 attend
The Highland Park high school bas-
ketball team Will play the Monroe htgh
at Monroe, Friday evening
a. j., stone has returned from visit
with friends In Flint, Mich
Dr. l. w DUering has returned from
an extended visit with relatives Ia
Yale. Mich
Al the latest meeting OF the High
land Park Humane sociecy. held iues-
day AT the home OF Mrs. William Z,
Rankin, OF No 81 Monterey ave. "A new
nnance committee was appointed. con
slstlng Of \ r. Crosby, chairman. Lon.
AID Thomson. L. q, Coleman. Mrs Grace
Mcdonald and Cochan sharp.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. ID. Walker, OF Na
t9 Rhode Island ave. have returned
from visit with friends and relatives
In Akron. Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs, Guy c. Kennedy. OF
Elmhurst-ave., are receiving congratti.
lations upon the birth of a baby boy t.
them, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ La Brym. OF No
66 Waverly ave, will entertain a party
OF friends at their home Friday even
Ing.
The senior class OF the Highland
Park high school will present the nve
act comedy. "She Stoops TO Conquer
on the evening OF Jan 2g.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-08
ALCOHOL LEADS
AS SUICIDE CAUSE
Twenty-four People Driven to
Death by Drink During Year,
COrOner's Report

! Alcohol caused the suicide of more
lpersons in Detroit during 1914 than
lany other -factor~aeeording 10
the annual report OF Coroners James
f. Burgess and James w. Rothacher
as compiled by their deputies, William
f. LeLaurier and William j. Allmand
Drink drove "a persons 10 self de-
lstrlction out OF a total OF III cases OF
Isuioide during the year
Temporary insanity. which in some
cases may be traced TO drink. Is Civ
Ell as the cause of 2l cases of sui
eide. Nine persons killed themselves
because OF domestic infelicity, unre-
Quilted love led six persons TO take
their own lives, and remorse is cred
tied with causing three suicides. The
masculine sex led in suicide, "a being
men, and the figures show that of the
total OF III cases, the majority were
between the ages of 20 and 80 years.
Automobiles killed SO persons out
of total OF $50 people who met vio-
lent death chargeable TO some other
person or persons. Fifty deaths were
caused by street cars, 40 by railroads
and Is by other vehicles.
Forty deaths were due to accidental
drowning, and 2l died from accidental
gas asphyXiation. Thirty-six died
from burns and the shock succeeding
burns and suffocatlon at fires. One
death is attributed TO excessive ball
playing and one TO lightning.
Heart disease carried off 163 per-
sons out of a total of l76. reported to
Nhe |coroners as being from natural
,rs5;teY and out of the total deaths OF
RR~kYnds for the year. In the matter
oD nativity, the Americans led with
.n7, Apd the Polish nationality came
next with l3o. Divided by occupa-
ticns, taking those cases where the
occupation was recorded, there were
22 auto morkers, 229 laborers, 20 car
penters, three physicians, one bar
tenGer and 81 hoboes.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-08
JOHN GRAY ESTATE PAYS
$320,000 FOR so FEET

The John Gray estate has purchased
so feet frontage on the north side OF
Washington-bl adjoining the new
Statler hotel, from II n. Hovey The
price is reported TO be approximately
1920 900. A two or three-story build
ing will be erected on the property.
The ground floor OF the new building
will be leased by the Peoples State
bank and occupied by the branch now
located In the Washington arcade.
The sale Of the property was consum-
mated through Homer Warren G. Co.
Attorney l.. w. Goodenough represent.
ing the Gray estate.