The Detroit times., 1916-10-12
IOuzens' Cleanup Or
der Gives Judge
His Cue
POOR TEAMWORK
THAT" HE SAYS
Police Commissioner Is
Praised For Acting
Like a Man"

Referring 10 the order issued
Thursday by Police Commissioners
rouzens placing tho it'd on gam
bling and "hlul pigs" Judge con
nolly threw another broadsidc of
ridicule into the camp of Mayor
Marx Wednesday night. when hc de-
rlarcd that now the commissioner
must be- classcd with himself and
he public press as "blaCkeninC tho
lair name ~ the city because he
had revealed wrong conditions thai
existed here hy admitting that gam.
bling was going on
"His honor had better take his
new commissioner back in the wood
shed and whisper few words In
his ear. declared the candidate 1T
Isn't good teamwork 10 htvc thc
commissioner making public state
ments that contrast so strongly win
the words OF his honor His honor
the mayor was terribly hur' about
what | said about the conditions In
the city Tonight We find hat his
latest police commissioner has sort
OF Joined in my sentiments Gam
bling has been going on in Detroit
end is ordered stopped To my
knowledge this f. the eighth time
that gambling has been stopped for.
ever under the present city admin
istration
Boy Gambed Away Wages
In another speech in Krakow hall.
No 592 Canaoldave. he told q story
Of what wide-onen gambling had
done In one case that had came 10
his attention \ youth. about Il or
IS years old. had been brought into
his court The boy told q story ot
having Eamb,ed his weeks wages
away over dice game in gam
bling house. after which he went 90
his home and stole sum % about
so that had been saved by his farh.
or 20 buy tombstone for the de-.
ceased mothor'- grave
~ any man took money from q
l1-yea--old hoy Of mine IN gam.
bling house. Td-Td-be thundering
mad about IT," the fudge declared
Referring 10 tho election fraud
revelations hN said Here is an.
other instance of 'blaCkening The
fair name of the city Tonight the
newspapers are carrying cightcol
nmn banner headlines telling Of
revelations that % per cent ot the
new registrations were fraudulent
II the press 90 the town IN "A com
bine 20 defame the town | think
not What We Ned 10 do Is doctor
the city
we ought 20 10 what- the nc&
commissioner has done In tonight
paper act man.fashion Look tho
situation sQuarely in the eye a
change 81 administration certainly
could do no harm and might DO %
whole LOT of good You know thr
old saving. A new broom sweeps
clean
The frst speech ~ The evening
was delivered by the candidate in a
tent A. Oakmau blvd and Glendale.
ave, I'm tho newly annexed part of
the city that formerly was part OF
Greenfield. Nearly 900 mon and
women. who had been invited bl
the Oakman- 1ltl Improvement a
soCfafiOn. heard ti1t.- -ltiAGn- deliver a.
short talk I'm which he told them
that they were entitled 90 greater
consideration from the administra
tion In The way ~ better public ser
vice facilities. such rs sewers, pave
ments, light and water
city Must Keep Pace
"One Of tho greatest evils ihat
can come upon city IS too
greatly congcstcd central district
ne said But when there are no
Inducements for people TO move ont
To the outskirts of city congestion
Is the natural consequence ToOp'"
stay packed I'm tenements IN unhcll
thy and uncomfortabl" surrouudinE~
because there are no facilities In
the way of sewers, water system nnd
other things essential to making
comfortable home In the outlying
parts ~ the city
~ Is the par or wisdom FOR Tho
city 10 see that these things arc
remedied, and TO M least keep pace
with the homes what We need rs
aggressive progressive action In
furnishing these things for the ciii.