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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-18

ganization. Benjamin shlain and
Simon Shelter upheld the afirma-
live while Emanuel Wolner and
Maurice Klein argued against its
adoption. The Affirmative won by a
vote OF 10 TO 5.
Emanuel Wolner and Benjamin
Shlain, both probationary members.
displayed their ability in oratory
and debate and the former was later
sworn in as a fullhedged member.
The past reputation Of the Philo-
matte club has proven 70 De an OBJ
stacle In the way of securing outside
debates. Challenges have been sent
10 practically every organization IN
and around Detroit, in an effort TO
procure public debates. and accord
ing 10 reports the club viii have al
least two debates with other organ
izations during the present term.
The program for next week in.
cludes debate on the question
Resolved that the people OF the
United States support the closed
shop" Samuel Lamport and Morris
Weinberg will uphold the affirmative
and will be opposed by Morris
SchIissel and Philip Weissman.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-18
ID a kOta Foreigners
Must Send Children
to School
FLAG MUST BE
KEPT FLYING
Dis trict Attorney
Threatens Arrest of
500 Persons

MANDAN. n. D.. Nov. lS.-By
threatening the arrest of over 500
parents and guardians Of children,
old enough 10 be in school but who
are not attending. District Attorney
LANCER has stirred up what promises
TO be one OF the biggest fights In the
history OF this portion OF the coun'
try.
Many OF the parents and guar.
dams are either German. Americans,
Russia Americans or Scandinavian
Americans. They haye. in many
cases. refused 10 put their children
in school on account of the bitter
ness aroused by the war In Europe.
To these people LANCER has sent
registered letters commanding them
TO place their children in the public
schools. II they do not comply bt
next Monday, all will be arrested.
Furthermore. LANCER. himself OF
German parentage. has begun war
on the hyphenated American Idea
writs OF mandamus against school
directors In 81 districts have been
issued and unless the American flag
is flying over the school buildings
IN seasonabie weather, the dtrrrtc =,
will have to appear in court
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-18

who live in the Great Woods were
afraid of him. In fact, Buster had
said that there was no good in him,
Then Honker the Goose had told
how he had watched Glutton follow
trapper and find and pull up all
the traps. no matter how cunningly
they were hidden. so that no one
would be caught In them, al the
same time stealing all the food
which the trapper had put out as
bait to lead little fur-coated people
into the traps He told how Glutton
had broken into the little log house
of the trapper while the latter was
away, and had stolen or ruined all
his supplies, so that the trapper had
been forced 10 go away 10 get NOR
OF course while he was AVA
little people in fur bad nothne 20
fear from the Sssps
Peter had listenSNzPwith ears wide
! open. When Honker had finished
Peter spoke:
did understand you 10 say that
Glutton is all bad and that everyone
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-18
HIGH TO
MEET OAK PARK
THANKSGIVING

The Central high school footoai'
1oem has arranged to meet the OAK
rark high school team the strong
|'set high school eleven in Chicago
I 1fhapksgivins. The game VIII 'aKe
6aacs In Chicago. and the winner can
\ anlm the mid western championship
~ Central high has beaten the bes,
/; 1920 In Ohio and Michigan and
5cSe OF the teams beaten by Cen
I III have in turn beaten the pick OF
Rlsconsin's football teams wniie
or park has decisiveiy defeated all
~ the teams which II has met ana
1kee< were the strongest teams 10
i1inois. Wisconsin and Indiana.
MY one team thus far has scored
'2n Oak Park. while but two teams
I've been able to cross Central S
51|o6l line
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-18

THE man who most easily makes
a VOW ~ usually the man who most
easily breaks H.
sank back in my chair YEARLY
and waited for Andre 10 speak: al
though IL seemed 10 me rather
hopeless for him 10 try 10 explain
the situation lie declared that he
loved me best: that he wanted no
other girl but me, and yet appar-
emily from the recent episode he
had but 10 be left alone three min.
uteE with any pretty girl and. &C.
cording TO his own statement, he
automatically would begin TO make
love 20 her. He had been pleading
with me To listen 10 his side OF the
situation, and, as he versed IL, "to
try 10 understan In my own
hear, I felt the situation was rather
hopeless. Yet loved him. loved
him So Apparently he held my
heart in the palm OF his hand. 10
crush or TO make IL bloom at his
viii might try 20 take Il from
him. but-would I succeed?
Go on. Andre" I said finally
I'm interested In hearing why. al
though you say you love me best.
you find IL necessary 10 kiss every
girl who comes your way"
My sweetheart took long breath.
Perhaps as worded II the task o:
explanation at last doomed formida-
bic 10 him.
Its like this. Beth" he began
You know | haven't been an angel
all my life When was 1s years
old ! had a studio in Paris In the
Latin Quarter" He averted his
gaze from mine 81 lived" he .ad-
mitted. as does the average art
student Then | went 70 London
NY drawings began 10 sell. Indeed
they had something OF a vogue.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-18
Beth; The Girl
"Who Went RICH"
By Ethel
Lloyd
Patterson
No. 1874 Symbol.

was still fairly young. and the man.
ners | had picked up in Paris
seemed 20 please the women. They
all made fuss over me II let
them make fuss over me, found
IL made Il easier for me. I'm hu.
man. Beth. don't seriously OBJ
iect 10 having pretty girls ask me
to motor or 10 have tea with them:
10 make them pretty little draw
ings so that may hold their hands
and put my arm about their waists.
It's really all rather pleasant"
Almost had to smile. WAS not
stupid, but still
Andre, my dear" said. I'm not
hndinG faul, with what you used TO
do. II doesn't concern me, But
I'm human. too. can't stand your
keeping IL up while you care for me
The plain truth Of IL is IL breaks
my heart with jealousy"
Yes, but. Beth" broke in An.
DIRE don't you understand what
I'm trying 10 tell you7 Through
all these years this love making
business has become kind OF habit
with me. and now, don't get mad,
but the girls seem to expect IL. You
saw that girl I'm the doorway but
Just now knew her long before I
knew you. I always kissed her
when we were alone together. She
seemed 10 like 1t. and now after
have met'you and learned 20 care
for you, she comes 10 call on me
lust the same I didn't ask her.
didn't want her. She simply ar
rived was as cold as ! knew
how 10 be while she was here. And
I tried TO get her TO go home. You
saw her Just as she was leaving.
You saw her, and you will have TO
admit il. turn back TO me 10 kiss
I wasn't running after her But
when she did turn back. what could
DO? Wouldn't II be rude not 10
kiss her? She was waiting for me
10 do Il Beth. my angel you
couldn't want me 10 be rude TO n
w."
Almost I was laughing. Andres
~rment and his whole appearance
'Ne moment seemed so perfectly
'''sN Also. 10 give this particu-
little devil OF mine his due.
n understand little of his side
y so
Andre ! said I'm not trying
be mean or narrow I'm begin
ng 70 understand your nature
'ttle. and can see what we will
ave TO do. simply must see 10
p. that you are never left alone with
ny girl for more than three min
ptes at time"
"Better make 1t minute and a
alf." admitted Andre ruefully.
laughed rather shakily And be
ore | realized II my sweetheart had
ne in his arms.
Never again. so long as live %
swore 10 me- And looked a.
Nough he meant a.. but I shook
ny head at him.
Don't say that. my dear" told
him. but do try"
On Andres lef. hand was a seal
ing which hal belonged 10 his
father. He slipped IL from his
finger now and sought my hand TO
place II on my left third finger.
There" he exclaimed boyishly.
Now we're engaged: aren't We?
That makes II lee = You see. I
can't ever make love 10 any girl
again while you wear that
looked at the ring. and although
tried 10 be light. my voice was
quiet and level when 7 spoke.
TITS a symbol OF hope, Andre" I
said. But, oh. my dear, tho more
J love you. and the more under.
stand you. the more am ! afraid"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-18

The ukulele Is not strictly a Ha-
waiian musical instrument. having
been brought thither from Portugal
hut the islanders have become won.
derfully adept both at making and
playing Il. The department OF com
merce has recently received a pro
test from Honolulu. because Amer.
can manufacturers have been stamp
ing their ukuleles made in Ha-
wall "
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-18

hates him." ne asked.
You certainly did" growled Bus
ter Bear in his deep grum Oly-rumbiy
voice. He hasn't a friend in the
Norld."
That's funny" replied Peter,
pulling his whiskers thoughtfully.
What's the matter with you peopl,
OF the Great Woods"
"NolhIng.s the matter -MilA us -
growled Buster The matter is All
with Glutton."
"Oh. | don't know" returned Pc
ter III may be you don't owe Giut.
ton anything. Buster, but II seems to
me that some others up there in the
Great Woods owe him a great deal
Buster turned and stared az Pete.
very hard. Peter. said he sloWl.
you are the first one | ever kneN
who could find a good word 10 say
for that ugly robber OF homes
folks"
Perhaps no one ever has tried TO
find a good thing to say" retorted
Peter. Il never have found anyone
yet who doesn't do some good for
others once in a while, not even
Reddy Fox Now who are you PEG
pie who live in the Great Woods
most afraid off,"
Hunters and trappers." replied
Buster promptly.
"Then-it seems 10 me that any
one who cab and does get the best
of them and actually drives one OF
them away is doing something good,
very good indeed. for the rest OF
YOU Glutton may be a r0bber and
may kill the smaller people when he
can catch them, but when he pulls
UP all the traps so we'll hidden that
no one else can find them and
leaves them in plain sight so that
no one will get caught in them. It
seems 70 me that he has done a
splendid thing for his neighbors and
that they have no right 10 say that
he IL all bad Just think OF how
many lives might have been lost in
those dreadful traps but for him"
That's So grumbled Buster
Bear, scratching his head thought
fully II never thought OF that"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-18
School Happenings

The Webster Debating club Of
Central high school. which was dis
banded several years ago, is being
-eorganized Israel Rosenstein and
Emil Rothman sre It's new boosters
and have already enlisted the aid Of
several hundred students. Regular
meetings will soon begin, at the Fl
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-18
gTJrFR AGE WINS
IN BOYS DEBATE

4 Spirited and enthusiastic discus
.s1on featured the last regular meet
NJ OF the Phiiomatic Debating club,
sunday evening, In the Taimud
sfnrah building. The question OF
ia evening was, Resolved that a
'aaticu-wide woman's suffrage be
r1opted - forming an Interesting
16nIc for the members OF the or
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-18

Mrs Samuel G Walsh has been
appointed contralto of the quartet
choir OF Westminster Presbyterian
church Mrs Walsh Is studying
with William Rowland
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-18

Ezra Lipkin. OF Central high
school. vas awarded a second prize
in the Robert Burns essay contest
held last week by the Detroit Burns
club. In announcing the decision
the judges remarked on the quality
OF Mr.. Lipkins manuscript. pro
nouncing il a masterpiece in the
use OF the English language, with
IFS beautiful expressions and we'll
balanced parts. Interest is added TO
this by the fact that Mr.. Lipkin has
been in this country but few years,
and only a short time ago was IN
able 10 speak a word OF English.
Mr.. Lipkin is also an enthusiastic
debater. being an active member OF
the Philomathic debating club
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-18
RIJSY SCHOOL DAYS IN DETROIT
Reported by the staff Of Junior Editors a.
"a HERMAN BARCUs EditOrin-Chief -

u which election Of officers
held
The McGraw school graduating
class elected the following officers,
Tuesday afternoon President. Muir
lay Hartshorn; vice-president.
Helen GriTing: secretary. Hazel
Moss: treasurer, William shaw The
class has not yet decided what their
class colors will be. nor have they
selected their pins.
1'ue girls evening gymnasium
class in Eastern high school meets
every Tuesday and Thursday even
ing. Besides calesthenics, the girls
are also receiving lessons In military
marching and also play several
games A public exhibition will soon
he held in the school. There has
been a popular demand in the class
for 4 club Of some sort, either liter
ary. social or debating. II win prob
ably terminate in combination Of
the three
The McGraw school soccer team
played and defeated the Wingert
school team. the score being 20
The McGraw team has thus far won
three games and lost hut one. Il
will meet the Estabrook school
team. Friday
An elecution class has been start
cd in Western high school and Is
under the supervision OF Miss Mar
garet Mearns. The class meets
every Monday afternoon.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-18

L IRA LIPKIN. OF Central high.
IL winner OF a second prize in
Burns essay contest
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-18

Orders amountng to 81 delivered C. O. travel II
cts free WIKI cash purehases made at the store
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-18
"I'm Twelve"

To-day is my birthday. I'm twelve years of
re. | feel quite old And yet know ! am still
1t little child. Play has more attractions for
e than work. / am Happy in the Innocence of
hildhood.
But have been taught that useful future
quires knowledge. Therefore | work and study
well as play.
AT school am advanced as rapidly as my
oility will allow. One of my studies is Physiology
Physiology teaches me that Nature makes
rtain demands-and that my physical well-being
,pends upon those demands being complied with
lone of these demands is Proper Foods.
e in the school room-inactive, physically. The
ght Foods-foods that easily digested and
nistry teach me that Milk is such a food-that
heathful nourishment for me, growing child
and glowing Of cheek--strong, able and active
because, my Mother says, was raised on
i'll consists largely of TOWAR'S PERFECTLY
he Best Milk for Baby'-and every purpose.
have always given me plenty of Towar's Milk.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-18

THE man who most easily makes
a vow A. usually the man who most
easily breaks IL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21
How to GET American Sbjns

. There is no nation in tbe world
where the cost Of ships is higher fs,aa
in tho United states. The nav. Of a.
ficers and men under the America,
flag be they aliens or Asnericara Il
the highest tu t,4e world: ana mo nan
IN American ships are the best fed
afloat. How. then. are nDafaed Aver.
lean ships to compete. an the seas.
with the variorsIv aided sh5ps Of for.
egu countries s.7tps that have ths
initial advantage OF cheaner ccnst.s.,s-
ton and cheaper oneration. and then
construction boundaries. mail snbs{.
dies and admiralty sl,iveafionso n i
quite ont of the n,Ieetinn
An American with ranita1 Ia invest
in shipping upon The seas is NOT com
cerned with the nations need Of a n,e,,-
chant marine. ne * concerned in Tho
possibilities Of profit Findine. II Inn
possible 10 earn y nrofit aoder g.
American flag. the investor nnts MS
money in shfns under fore,an 44a
and ., SOC. GOO gross TONS of sbins yTl,o
SO owned nv Americans 1T tbn o,,t-
break Of the wear ana arc n0o aroes
tons are sti}l 20 owned who losas Nv
that operation9 Not can;ta1 No, ~
American investor put tba 1-,tt.t
states as NATHAN loses beoaneo r.
is weak, hacking Increment n,a,t,.e
The tafnbnildfnp rotr;ats t,.e ,,asaass,
in abundance the skin Win 1,i,5,b ~
fnila shfps aad fbe mon ana ~ an
itv 70 RIM tbcrn--r,ff;re a,,d 49,, -
All 10 he haa II, tbo r-ritna CO.
p,+ ,,,,.-t
IL, 80 49,, - -, ,,,,t. ~ =. w W.
-, - ,r,
-. - ~ ,ttil'9 "btit oi
w. 80. i''"'Vf '''i9' ~ loretSh countries
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21

We are an exceedingly stupid nation
in not seeking our share in oversee
shipping; ia not putting into force
plans, susa as are used by every othe.
lrst-ciass nation. III save our dollars
ny DTyTHE them 70 ourselves FOR such
International service as We can render
as we'll as another Glaring adyer-
tTsernents that call our attention TO
oar deficient intelligence are those an
nouncing the sailings from our ports
Of the great ships Of othe. nations.
OF such types OF ships not one has
ever been built In our S'aipyards This
should he felt ms an everlasting dig
grace aud humiliation TO every Amer
lean citizen.
In past Congresses the votes which
directly have prevented and prohibit
ted the construction Of sifch stean-
ships in American shpsards have
heen t'liefiy. chose Of COR legislators
from the interior or agricultural
states, though black marks in this res
poet have been registered in various
Congresses during thu past genera-
ticn To the discredit of almost every
State in the Union.
The picture of otsr stupidity in this
respect has recently been thrown vivid.
~ on the screen for every American
10 see II he viii hut look. Ours is
supposed 10 be Il government by ths
people. and so ii is. Yet when tbs
uHthinking people among us hold the
balance of power as TO what we may
or may not do through our National
Congress- a very serious condition
arises When, as is the fact. eaoss
unthinking people are told by poll
ticlans seeking their votes and by
newspapers seeking popular circula
II 4. -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21
stephen Crane On san juan lin.

stephen Crane On san Juan I'LL.
In the following passage. says Edit h
Wyatt writing in The New Republic,
stephen Crane reveals the inspiration
ard swing OF democracy's impulse to
keep in line:
g on the morning of July 2, / sat
on san Juan Flill and watched Law
toms division come up. / was abso-
lute1y sheltered. but still where l could
look into the faces ~ men Who were
trottine up under fire. There wasn't
a high heroic face among them. They
were all men intent on business. That
was all. IL may seem to You that | am
trying To make everything "a squalor.
That would he wrong feel that
things were Of the sublime. They were
not of our shallow and preposterous
fictions. They stood ont in simply
ma iestic commonplace. 1t was the be-
havinr of men on the street, II was
the behavior Of men, In one way, each
man was just pegQing along at the
heets # the man brr0re him, VITO WAS
peggina along III the heels of still an
other man who II was that in tae
flat AM abyiauss " aNo.,. In another way.
il wfss pageanfrs. tie pageatitf'y of thu
accom- lishment Of naked duty. One
cannot speak of 1.-THE spectacle Of
the common man serenely doing his
work, his appointed work. It is the
one thing in the universe which makes
one ding expression to the winds and
be satisfied 10 simply feel.
This passage from a special article
In War Memories in quoted not only
as an instance Of Stephen Cranes
manner III giving the reader t,le Pc
cu!iar special iishf ON .le countenance
III
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21
J. 3. MOsBY.

For over half century the name
with the mercantile. financial. ana
social lie OF Richmond His death
Will be Warned with regret by those
Nifo were associated with .rim In
those various walks of life.
hr. Mostly was man Of high char
acter ana standing In Richmond: enc
whose business integrity was never
doubted. and whose popular, genial.
Jovial nature won and held many
friends and admirers. AS founder If
t3se sr'rrue rtf7r- trfr.-7r mr.
name Mr.. Mostly held pr5miheut
saiAds In the dry goods world. and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21
Peace a Benevolent Disease.

Our humanitarian ideals blinded us
TO facts and the war caught us men,
tally unprepared, says The New Re-
public:
Even nationality we saw In inno-
cent terms, unsatnrated with the men
ace of today The imtegration OF
Germany and Italy in the nineteenth
century came to our minds as noble
attachments, not beginnings. National
aspirations were yelled to us by the
peace movement and the half-truth of
Norman-Angellism. We saw only tbs
internationalizing forces, which were
in truth there The peace movement
seemed another of those benevolent
diseases which should speedily bless
mankind. To hasten Its work, an
American had built an inoculating
station at The Hague. Pence took the
guse OF the mere prevention OF war.
The map became symbol of ffxity
of status. All the problems Of
pyywer,s tliee conflict Of tieaaa INFER
ests, we deprecated as unreal Such
talk was the professional bias of a
decaying military caste, which we saw
everywhere As on the defensive The
rea, powers were the Industrial and
Democratic elements The language
in which international affairs were dis
cussed we. dismissed as diplomatic
jargon. Even when we saw the wagon
trains and regiments in European
streets we could not take them seri-
nuslN--Nc- saw-iheln- nnlN- costly
form of Insurance. An armed peace.
but essentially peacei Increased
ornaments served to insure against
calamity"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21
THE FATHERLiND" NOT
ALLOWED IN LIBRARY
Ruies--Spoils System abolished
isy President.

rassiac. y. j.. Sept. 2o.-fhe Pas
sale Public Library trustees have ex-
GUIDED the Fatherland, Jho pro-Ger-
man weekly published in New York.
from the files in the libraries here.
The publication was received regu-
larry and was widely read but a visit
10 the main library brought out the
TACT fhat it was no longer on file,
ana one of the assistant librarians
announced that the trustees had ex-
cluded it.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21

he paid is the greatest index to t.le
significance Of the loan. for ii shows
the reason for #. So long as obliea-
lions were expressed in pounds ster-
Ting, the center Of the financial world
was in Great Britain. AS soon az
debts are named in dollars financial
supremacy has been transferred 10
America and England must come
here tomorrow. The real and the
greatest Tictors in this war are. there
fore, we humble Americans.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21
PEOPLES FORuss.
fn Open letter.

To 10ae :. Martin Claude A. Ssvan-
son aha members Of Congress from
virginia.
Geut!gmen.-~T address this letter,
begging that you will use YOUR great
~ +. 44-4tt+st- he t44llzEs,ze eff the
| a3ted States ia favor of placing
Confederate soldiers on the Federal
pensi9n rolls exactly as Federal vet
Grams are peusioned
] leg that yeu bear with me while
I present s few If the reasons why
this should lac done
Ia araer for man to be vigorous
nd strong lt Is Unnecessary for the
blood 10 flow from the heart, 10 every
rarf IF the body, giving health and
strength to every part.
Riud cord tightly around the arm
or leg ana cut off the flow of blood
and after a while the limb viii grew
weak ana feeble while other parts
Of the body may grow abnormaliy
strong,
The Government is The heart Of
the nation. The circulating medium
is the blood. The laws are the heart
beats, Now the laws should be such
that necessary ana equal amount Of
blood l. sent OUT into the veins and ar
ter3es Of traffic and trade in every
part Of the nation When the laws
festftet the circulation in one section
and increases it in another, the one
VIII grow strong while the other will
grow cerrespandiBRly weak 1t is evl-
dently wrong for the old national row
"a Craze on the fields and pastures
of the South while all the milk and
butter goes 70 make happy the homes
OF the North.