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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-12
Statesmen, Real and Near
~ FRED c. KELLY
Copyright. 1915. by Fred c. Kelly.)

WASHINGTON, March l2--when william B.
Mckinley, the Champaign, Ill, multtmillionaire.
retired from congress two years ago. he set 10
work at once on little project that had been In
his mind for many weeks-that was, 10 return
to congress- And he determined to set about
the thing In n slightly different way than had
ever been done before. In his unsuccessful
campaign OF 1912, Mckinley had tried number
Of Innovations. which included band concerts
for the voters by the famous United States Ma
rine band OF Washington. But that didn't work
Much as they liked McKinley's band music. .
great many OF the voters strayed from him on
election day II was plain enough to Mckinley
that he must throw more originality. into his
next campaign.
Mckinley went TO Europe. The trip was made
partly for pleasure. but mostly by reason of Nc.
Kinleys earnest desire to return TO conxress
II may be a trifle unusual 20 approach a seat In
congress via Europe. but Mckinley felt that Il
For years Mckinley ransaeked Europe and
part of Asia for people and scenes suitable for
bis purposes, having photographs made a. he
When he returned to his district he had n col.
lection OF pictures and information with which
he could have gone TO any lyceum bureau and
obtained employment as travel lecturer at good
wages But mckinley wished TO be q lecturer
only as q preliminary 10 being Congressman
He had slides made from his photographs of
people and things In the various places he had
visited, and each one OF these slides served ~ q
$3.50 80 t~shf NJ buututs Out uhu only 10 loon
At the picture and listen TO what Mckinley had
TO say concerning same and be convinced that
Mckfnley's views were exactly right.
Long before any other candidate thought OF
getting ready for the congressional campaign.
Mckinley was giving his illustrated lecture IN
school houses and town halls throughout his dis
trict IL there was single little red doghouse-
shaped school building In the district where
Mckinley did not exhibit his pictures at least
once. u was because. he did not learn OF Its en-.
istence.
And each scnooi child went home TO talk about
mckinley and his lantern slides and to be an
unconscious cog In his campaign organization
The other candidates Of course had no chance
What voter In going 10 traipse up TO a political
meeting TO hear mere speech when he can
90 just as readily 70 an illustrated lecturef
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-12
ROTARY.
~ Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. by Frank crans)


OF late there have sprung up in many
of the principal cities Of the United
States. and in some abroad, organizations
known as Rotary Clubs.
The Rotary Club is composed Of busi-
ness men. It's popularity is that it &C
cepts only one man from each kind OF
business.
4 While it had its origin in the strictly
utilitarian motive of you-help-me-and-
Pll-help-you, ii has outgrown that mar
row base and now aims TO make its mem
bers mutually helpful in every way.
II II an outflowing of the most useful
impulse in mankind-the impulse TO
GET TOGETHER.
The great lesson that the human race
is slowly learning is that the betterment
of all Is accomplished not by competition
but by cooperation,
Civilization Is at bottom no more nor
less than getting together.
The more you know men, the better
you like them, the more business you can
do with them, and the more Of a pleasure
business becomes.
Most Of our getting together has been
by classes and clques. Churches are
constructed on sectarian principles: po-
litical parties are exclusive and antaG-
onistic, so that the only way we know
how to serve the country is to fight each
other for it; high society operates in
water-tight compartments, the boast Of
each set being that il does not commune
cate with the others; almost all social
clubs are carefully guarded behind inn
passable barriers; il seems we cannot
have brotherhood except in little groups
pledged to hate everybody outside-at
least, to ignore them.
The Rotarians have the intergroup
idea. In the Rotary Club man is not
mingling with members of his own trade,
but with those Of other trades.
He is not printer. baker, lawyer, dry
goods merchant, railroad mamie Is q
human being.
He is constantly brought in touch with
the truth that the prosperity Of the
community does not mean the progress
of his own line of business, but the sue
cess Of all forms of business activity.
The Rotary Club is the opposite, or.
rather, the complement, the other side,
of the guild, the trade union, the bar
association, the ministers union, for Il
stands for no one section Of the worlds
work il is for the COMMONWEALTH
~ OEVducuS .iiCi WltnOub uCNICdoluk
their individuality. IL incites q man to
improve his own affairs, yet constantly
reminds him that there are others"
II is the clearing house of all callings,
the dwelling of all egotfms, the human
izing Of all competitions, the equalizing
of diverse trends Of activity, the hydro
static paradox of all business.
It ranks high among the civilizers.
Whatever breaks down hedges between
men is a civilizer.
It promotes genuine good fellowship.
II establishes an esprit de corps that has
no less than humanity for its foundation.
Under its blows of fellowship the
pride. arrogance, and selfshness Of men
are battered down.
Men cannot keep up hate IL they be-
come acquainted. Don't introduce me
to that man." said q wit. al feel il my
political duty to hate him. And you
can't hate man when you know him"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-12
A Lesson to Agesto Come

But Cod. who IL rich I'm mercy,
for his great love wherewith 40
loved US, even when we were dead
In sins, hath quickcned Ms to-
gether with Christ (by grace ye
are ssved):; and hath raised us
up together, and made us sit to-
gether IN heavenly places In
Christ Jesus: that in the ages 10
come he might shew the exceed
ing riches Of his grace In his
Kindness toward rs through
Christ Jesus s--Epherians u, 4
to z.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-12
From Another
Point of VielD

Parisians are said to be taking a
powder which renders them unfit for
service in the war II acts upon the
heart. In such way, we infer, that
medical inspection develops it is not in
the right place.
A chemist asserts that eggs can be
kept as good as fresh for 100 years Our
experience, however, compels US to dis
agree with him.
Oh joy! Oh ecstacyl
Oh spring, we feel you're nearl
A sign we think We see
That makes you're coming clear.
It's on the sporting page
This heart doth wildly throb
To note that once again
The box scores on the job.
British Columbia last year produced
81, 100000 worth Of cement. But what
Of 1t? In this country any one Of the big
leagues sends that much back to the
minors every spring.
In Detroit school a young man who
was asked TO name an article made from
ivory. said soap" This was first used
on the school page. II floats.
In London man is offering 10 to /
that the war won't last five years. That's
a ticket man ought TO be able to tear
up like good loser.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-12

Of bells for the
church.
Mr.. OFlaherty."
he began. 1--WE are
getting mp a SUB
scription for q
chime Of bells TO
be attached 10 our
c n ur ch. " our
friends. ODtllon.
n n n N a m n n Il
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-12
Only One Way to Get the
Service We've Been After!

Another cogent argument in favor Of
quick settlement with the ID. U. R. is
given by the traffic report, made public
Wednesday.
The engineers, frankly admitting that
little can be done to improve service
under the present regime. boldly framed
. plan which disregarded existing fran
chises and fares, and provided for a
coherent street railway system
The present system is incoherent.
{ Il consists Of number of so-called
llve-csnt lines, built from time to time,
within and around which has been
twined q system Of three-cent lines,
oncs designed q competitor.
Under the d. u. r. there has never
ben . Homogeneous system
The company has consistently refused
g run three-cent cars on five-cent tracks,
nnd vice-versa, for fear of jeopardizing
franchise rights-
The city, on the other hand, has been
unwilling TO grant special permission to
xo-xuute carr, for fear of inadvertently
Gxtending valuable franchise rights.
Now the street railway commissions
enGineers have reported simple plan by
which. ct an estimated expense of $780,
600. the CARS can be re-routed to give
pbek&sr service and to provide for q
growth Of 80 per cent in the city's popu-
htion-
But this plan provides for the use of
thxeece tracks by five-cent cars. and
n ffve-cent tracks by three-cent cars
plan to which the d. U. r. win never
assent under existing conditions, and to
which the city would Be foolish to assent
e the ID. u. r. thereby could claim addi-
6cnal rights In the streets
The only way to get better service,
thsssfore, u to take over the D. U. r.
lines.
After AL, it is service that has been
TIE main Issue al these years-service,
rather than fares
Il has been generally admitted that
while : three-cent fare would be desir-
abb, Il ought not to be obtained at the
expense Of service.
A plan for improved service has now
been secured.
II looks feasible.
Inc arguments duvduCeu IN 10 iaNoi
are based on carefully prepared statis-
ties, and seem reasonable.
The only way in which it can be put
into operation is through municipal
ownership.
A vastly improved service is therefore
included in the terms of settlement with
the d. U. r.
BY taking over the property in the
one-fare zone, the city would also acquire
the service it longs for.
The question before US is:
Els $24,900.000 too much to pay for
these properties and these great bene-
fits ~
The members of the street railway
board are far-sighted business men, and
/ they think II is not.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-12

nrst OF January
Oats mel did.
was the answer.
"but I've dun left
her why. hows
dat Well. de
fust week she call
ed me honey, de
next week she
sulked around and
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-12
Great Wars RevOlufiOnize
Methods of Making War

Falkland islands. when Admiral
Gardin sank the German feet. and
the one In the North Sea when the
British pursued the raiding squad
ron OF German cruisers--in all these
cases vessels OF other than the
dreadnaught type. principally fast
cruisers with light armor and heavy
guns, were the participants. Ger
many has never sent one OF the
|dreadnaught type battieships from
behind the mines OF Helgoland, and
England has been carefully conceal
ing and protecting her dreadnaught
feet. The brunt OF all operations
has been borne by the light cruiser.
the battle cruiser and the subma-
rine.
In all actions. not excepting the
Dardanelles. military experts have
been impressed by the importance
OF the larger calibered guns. The
l5inch guns on the Queen Elizabeth
at the Dardanelles have been shoot,
ing across the Gailfpoh peninsula
into the back door OF the Turkish
Notifications. The bombardment In
the Dardaneiies Is altogether from
such distance that there have been
very few casualties On the allied
feet. which. incidentally, again has
demonstrated the uselessness OF
fixed land Notifications with guns
which can be outranged by the en-
envy: this lesson having been also
learned at LIege. Namur. Antwerp
and Meubeuge.
Apparently no armor that can be
carried on ship Of war is adequate
10 resist the modern missile from
the high-power gun OF large caliber.
whether the latter Il solid 'pene-
trating shell. or the high-explosive
she'll Our military theorists have
held TO the armor-piercing shell. but
news from the experts abroad shows
that the explosive shell IL being
used In both the British and German
navies, apparently with good effect.
as IL was by Japan during the en-
gagement with the Russian feet
during the Russo-Japanese war.
The question now arises whether
the warship OF the future will not
20 the way OF the armored knight
OF the past. The invention Of gun
powder and the greater penetrating
power OF the bullet did away finally
with the cuirass and breastplate,
and the fight began TO take place at
long range. the outcome being de-
pendent largely on range and tactics.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-12
RIFT -

BUT
Medical Observers send reports, like
passages from Dante, describing the tor
lures of the damned.
Carloads of shrieking men, with their
backbones arched forward like bows, in
the rigors of lockjaw.
Hospitals full of soldiers bloated like
balloons, in awful agony.
Horrors the prophets never dreamed
of, these.
Yet their cause is perfectly clear.
They are Natures punishment for the
crime of fighting over plowed ground.
The soil upon which men have lived
and in which they have delved for CEN
turies Is where the tetanus bacillus that
causes lockjaw lives and dourishes.
It isn't even safe to walk barefoot over
country like that.
Every bullet that carries with it into
soldiers body bit Of his uniform
stained with this rich soil carries poten-
tial death in its most horrible form, no
matter how slight the actual wound
And the gas germs, too, come out OF
the soil-the soil Of the most fertile. in
tensely cultivated farm lands in the
world, the fields of France and Belgium.
The same nitrogen-gathering bacteria
that gave these fair acres their richness
now bloat men into the size Of two men.
Science may, and doubtless will, con-
quer these new horrors of war.
DIR. Meltzser of the Rockefeller Insti-
tute for Medical Research has invented
an apparatus that makes the admins
tration of anti-tetanus serum easier and
safer, and they are rushing these
machines over to the battle grounds as
fast as the American manufacturers can
make them.
But who will find slayer Of the gas
germ. which makes a man bigger than
the bed he lies on?
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-12
LAUGH WITH US

After shaking hands at the depot
the other day one coiored man In
auired OF another. Didn't you marry
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-12
HOPE

Come, gentle spring. make haste and cor
To this snow-buried land,
We hate 10 see humanity
So over-balmAcaaned.--Peo Journal
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-12
Let the People
Rule-and Write
BIi, p,strihvtor Protests.

70 he Editor Of Ths Times;
In your issue OF March s ! see that
AID. Kronk. OF the sixteenth ward.
says that he would like to see a Law
passed to stop the distributing OF
pamphlets and dodgers. Now ne
does not consider that such work h
done where there Is not much other
work, and hundreds OF men earn
enough money for their meal ticket
and bed. where otherwise more OF
them would have to be- fed by the
city. or perhaps would be begging
I. for one. have earned money by H.
and must say there Is no other
work 90 tiresome and lard.
The men are requested TO secure
the bills under the door or door knob
or back OF the mail box. 30 II their
yards are Uttered with papers they
throw them there instead Of burning
them.
Some OF our eastern states have
such o law. but they get the
pamphlets Jest the same. for the
men In the employ OF Uncle Sam de
liver them and get no more for II
While the unemployed In the winter
must live on the expense OF some
one else or beg.
So. Mr., Kronk. please think II over
before you present your idea to the
council II. @. II.
March 10, 1915. So Spruce-st.
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called me old Richards. the third
week she cum for me Wild a natiron.
an Use kinder got hunch she don't
hike me-"
The vicar eaiied on oFiahsrty. who
was a notoriously wealthy skinnint.
for a donation towards buying peal
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-12

For Private Circulation.
May print a kiss upon your
ipsy'
yes. provided you promise not to
publish it"-Fun.
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praIse For The Times.

Praise For The Times.
To the Editor Of TIE TYmss:
am q subscriber TO The Detroit
Times and not only find pleasure In
the clear and terse reading. but can
read from beginning to end Of each
edition and be free from vulgarity
and ambiguousness
Your Newspaper with regard TO
clean advertising columns. Is an ex-
cellent device that every newspaper
should strive to emulate.
JENNINGS d. JOHNSON.
Lincoln. Mich. March ., 1915
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-31

alter. The Puppet Crown" In one
OF Harold Mctsrath's best selling nov.
els. and is said 10 have deiiR htful.
romantic. stirring and pleasing pho.
the young American who, ia the
story. rescues the lovely princess.
Miss Clsirs's charm of manner and
Of face is said 10 be ideally suited 10
present. Miss Claire 10 q feature OF
ziegfeid's "Follies OF 1913" in New
York. where's with her songs and
pretty gowns and dainty dancing she
she nrst came TO America to sing
the title role in The Quaker Girl.
In addition TO ''rhe Puppet Crown. "
the Washington viii cffer Billy
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-31

. summers stay. was produced at a
cost exceeding 500. 600. Nearly 1000
persons were employed in the pro-
duction. The story was written by
Captain Leife T. Peacocke. the now
elist. and Is fantastic tale OF a
beautiful mermaid who is transform
cd into a mortal. The scenes are
mostly laid In the deep sea. the mar
Vicious caves and beautiful coral reefs
OF the coast OF Bermuda. Miss KEEL
hermann. AZ Neptune's daughter. who
comes to earth to avenge the death
of her little sister, has opportunity
TO display her remarkable aqua tic
accomplishments and TO perform
numerous thrilling feats in the
water. She proves also that she IL n
good actress. Many of the pictures
SIRE revelation. and an education. to
the majority Of audiences. because
they present frequently for the first
time On the screen. data regarding
the habits and life OF the monsters
Of the deep. "Neptune's Daughter"
IN good summer entertainment and
TO the Detroit opera house.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-31

The .final week OF stock burleauue
IN. the Cadillac thentcr will begin
SUNDAY afternoon. summer stock
shows have drawn big crowda TO the
Mickitan avenue playhouse during the
past ten weeks and the players have
thentsr. sunday. Aug. the regular
season % burlesQue Will begin with
the Tango Queens" as the attrac-
sCootiuued en- Neat puRe.D
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-31
LIBERTY.

Marguerite Clark. the known
star of the musical comedy and dra-
matte stage. whose professional work
has ever been varied, will he seen
next week. in the Liberty theater. In
moving picture presentation Of the
amusing comedy. Seven Sisters. .
Miss Clark. a diminutive girl of In
genuous charm, was last seen In De
troit In the title role of "Pruncila.' .
She plays the Youngest and most mis-
chtevous OF the seven daughters OF a
bourgeois Hungar ian widow. who. In
an EFFORT TO abide by the custom OF
the community OF marrying OF the
daughters of the house In rotation
and not permitting the younger In
years to have swesthearts before
their older sisters are married. fnds
herself much harrassed by her i'm
pish. youngest progeny. The comedy
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-31
WASHINGTON.

Ina Claire a popular musical com
edy star. and a young woman OF par
ticrisr occurrences and charm. will
be seen I'm the leading role OF the
nlm version OF The Puppet Crown"
next week, in the Washington the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-31

was deiightfui on the iegltimate
stage and In said to be even more
lauHhable ms acted by Miss Clark and
a company Of well-known players,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-31
81 THE LOCAL PLAYHOUSES

Houston. William Powell, Arthur AL
len. Jerome Hickman, Vincent Ber-
nsrd. Lewis xisarS Harry MaMsFFaay-
man and Ralph EllioSt-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-31

1.-THE story OF Hunt" In which art
cs s.cr i, y no: doE: ana ana psnse
mime. The horses and dogs are
white, which gives an added artisti:
and effective touch to the act. Rossn..
nj, "wtsnrd OF the accordion" will
play classical music and raGtime on
his beautiful Instrument HAwley and
Haw1ey. the taikative comedians. In
new line of patter: Campbell and
cosmopoIitnna champion roller ska
tiers, Will complete the bill. Charlie
Chaplin comedies. 1rst run photo
plays and the weekly. news Aims are
offered before and after the yaude-
Vile.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-31

before the camera In addition to
Seven sisters" the program will
offer n comedy You Know Ne Al"
based on Ring Iardners stories In
the Saturday Evening Post. a weekly
current events Aim and organ and
orchestral selections.
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.aoADvAr s!:nAxD. .

BROADWAY STHAND.
performa nee 10 many persona. ~ yet.
have not heen Able TO see The
Netting Pot that the Broadway
strand management will retain this
great nlm pi:y for the third week:
frim his novel or the same name for
the starring use Of Walker White
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-31

A comedy. m educational aim and
topical review will be other picture
06sriuea. Henry. santrey win sins
DemroSch's acting to Kipiing 8
Danny peevsr. and there viii be
MILES.
Heading the Miles bill next week
Will BE- Charlie Wayne. winona .Wil-
.d sss :s as Nss.,as az Hus Is .a The
sketch tells the story OF a man With
Q Jealous wife. The man accidentally
meeting lifelong woman friend
whom he had not seen for years.
invited her to dinner. The wife hap
pens 10 zee them together and the
FUN begins tor. the audience, X not
for the husband. An especially novel
and pleasing act will he presented In
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-31

r 1e(f0Uo. They arc
W = jonco~ 10 = stirring
! Yrittsn By Ralph
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~ seyerAi other 4ne-n ~
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SxXS ~ Q0meetic 80
4afucuItfes Are treaseS
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Nh % All numCr' ns
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NIL ~ = feature al the niiI.
N z3Q0eR 81 ostgtnal oOnes:
- dogs complies tne
M WIN ~ scenes Of the
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-31

DETROIT OPERA HOUSE.
Neptune Daughter" the wonder
ful fiIm play In which Annette KEEL
hermann enacts the central character
now In the Detroit opera house tor
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-31
GAnRIClk.

AxAaxsp r,kns'y dstsctIve play The
Ford and Harvey j. OHlsgins, for
the starring use of Robert HiIiiard,
will be presented by the BonsteIle
company. N the Garrick. next week.
Aeche Kayton. famous detective. IL
called TO unravsl the mysterious
|sleyinS OF An assd millionaire: The
only clue 70 the perpetretcs Of the
etrasght to Mary Masurst, adopted
daughter Of the slain map: Kayton.
eurs the girl 10 innocent. and as he
e attrsctsd. toward her. he deter
The lncidents and action Of the play
are thrilling and swift. and the char
atteTs are Unusual and strongly con-
trA1ted- rhs. romance between Mary
ana Kayton 10 . pretty one: There
II plenty Of comedy to onset the
ms1odrasna. The east requires q large
2 rmber ?f people and the principal
MIss Bonstells, ss Mary. and Coriis1
2tiss, - kayton. and 70 william
ert Adams. Halbert Brown. Jane
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-31

Reeves. in comedy nim called
"Billy's Heiress" the Artone CO.
first release on the illustrated son r
I'm on my way 10 0ublin Bay and
be selections by the orchestra and
songs by Charles Hay.