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The Detroit times., 1916-08-30
Job of Averting Strike
To Be Taken Up
At Once
BREAK MUST NOT
OCCUR, is STAND
Legislation To EstOp
Walk-Out Will Be
Rushed
BY J. p. YODER.

NeluU correspondent United Press.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Coon.
gress today formally took up the
herculcan task of preventing the
worst industrial struggle in history
strike OF 100000 employees on the
100000 miles OF the country's 225
railroads. Get for Monday.
Despite failure of the federal
board OF mediation and Cancellation.
and of President Wilson 10 bring the
railroad heads and the railroad
brotherhood chiefs TO agreement.
and in the face of bitter opposition
10 some OF the suggestions made by
President Wilson in his address TO
congress yesterday. there was an
air of optimism present as the SEN
ate interstate commerce committee
met 10 weave the presidents sug.
gestions into legislative form
Senate Democratic and Republic
point: the strike must be prevented
For this reason II was the tenta.
tive plan 10 rush through the SEN
ate n bill containing only those sug-
gestlons OF the presiden. which will
achieve this without being subject
TO attack and rtinous delay through
debate. This effort being success
full, II was argued. the other sugges-
tions could later be considered as
amendments with ample time for
debate.
Inquiry among senator's, including
progressive Republicans and Demo
Gratis. who might object to certain
suggestions rs being too favorable
10 the railroads, showed the follow
ing as being most likely TO be ac-
ceptable:
The eight.hour proposition; au-
tho-lzation OF a commission to study
and report 20 congress on the ef
fect of the eight-hour laws oper-
alton: provision for mediation. con
ciliation and arbitration. with a
clause compelling full public investl.
cation Of every phase Of the dis
pute before n strike or lockout may
be lawfully attempted, end lodg-
ment I'm the hands OF the president
Of the power, in case Of military
necessity, 10 take over control VI
tho railroads.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-30
Seven Out of Eight
Charter Amendments
Garry
TIME
WINS 2 TO /
Shepherd Leads For
Nomination For
Congress

The outstanding feature of Tues
days primary as far as contests IN
Detroit are concerned is tho trs-
mendous run by Divie B. Dufnead.
Republican candidate for mayor.
Early returns show him giving
Mayor Marx a Jtiff battle. Indica-
tions are that the mayor viii win
out with fair margin, but his
claims OF sweeping victory hsve
gone glimmerinK. Tho returns are
a hard jolt for the administrators
machine.
In the Democratic side OF the
nayoralty battle the expected hap
pened. Judge Connolly is simply
hurying his opponent, Charles 8.
Hampton in a light vote.
One OF the big battles is between
Milton Oakman and Thomas r. Far.
rell for the Republican nomination
for county clerk. Oakman is lead
Ing on the returns received up to
l o'clock.
Fer the G.. O. p. nomination for
county auditor, William Gutman is
making show OF Aid. Bob" Rut
ter. and for the nomination for
sherim Edward F. Stein has safe
Continued ON Page TwoD
The Detroit times., 1916-08-30
STABS HUSBAND
WITH s. EARS
Frances KOwalski Locked Up
Following Family Row;
Victim May Die

A pair Of scissors wa the handiest
weapon Frances Kowalsk could
era bin her attempt TO exterminate
her husband, Walter, with whom she
had been quarrcling. according 20
Walters story tn the police. ThN
scissors' points gashed Walter abovn
the heart and he Is in the receiving
hospital with practically nc hope for
recovery.
Tho stabbing occurred in the
Kowalski home. No ~ Goldnerave.,
Tuesday afternoon
Inspector Fox dispatched a mum.
Der of plain clothes men in search
of Frances. Walter is 81 and his
wife is about the same.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-30
CARRANZA TO
CONTROL CATHOLIC
CHURCH PROPERTY

MEXICO CITY. Aug. 30.-Gen.
Carranza. in a decree made public
today. announced the naturalization
OF property of the Catholic church
in Mexico.
The churches will be nominally
controlled by the clergy. The gov
eminent. however. reserves the right
to police them and prevent them
from being used for any purposes
other than prescribed by law. The
government also reserves the right
10 discontinue their use as a place
Of worship after one years service.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-30
LOSE Scent IN
BANDIT HUNT

With only towels used as a gag
and a piece OF cord for clues, dep.
uty sheriffs and Detroit police are
without further trace OF the lone
bandit who held up Harold Isbell.
No. 210 Blaine-ave., collector for the
Standard oil Co. and robbed him
OF s2.70O. Monday noon, on the
Reckner road near Michigan-ave.
Isbell, bound and gagged by the
robber, was dragged behind a clump
OF bushes while the driver made of
with a small satchel containing the
days collections that was in Isbells
machine.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-30
Today. Hand Concerts,

SchmemAn's Military band, HERNIA n
w. schmeman, director. renders the
following program at Relle Isle.
"wednesday afternoon, beginning at
7s0. and In the evening AZ 80:
March. The Faircst OF the Fair
fsousal "panemcricana' tHerbert
setection from the opera. "Ernani'
,VsrdD: seNtette from Lucia tDon-
izettil: overture. "Oberon' tWeberl :
gems from The Flreny" lFrimD /.
dream picture OF the old south.
"t-ncle Toms Cabin" (Lampe); star
spangied Panner Thomas Lahey VIII
sing AT the evening concert
The Detroit times., 1916-08-30
BY UNITED PRLSS.

LONDON, Aug 30.-Rumanian
cavalry detachments have crossed
the Red Tower pass. three miles in
side the Transylvanian border. and
are but a few miles from the Tran
sylvanian city OF Hermannstsdt. &C.
cording TO a Zurich dispatch TO the
Central News today.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-30
BY UNITED PRESS.

LONDON. Aug. s0.--Radicai changes
in German military and diplomatic
leadership were made by the kaiser
following Rumanis's appearance in
the war drama as a new enemy.
Dispatches from Berlin today not
The Detroit times., 1916-08-30

The annual session OF the Colo
RADIO conference OF the VI r.. church
will meet today AT Sterling. Colo,
with Rishop William o. Shepard
presiding.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-30
Now Three Miles Over
Border; Threaten
Fortress
GERMAN COMMAND
is SHAKEN UP
Retirement of General
Falkenhayen Is
Confirmed
BY UNITED PRESS.

LONDON, Aug. 3o.-The resia-
ration Of the Greek cabinet,
headed by NJ. ZaImIs, 10 fore
shsdowed on account OF Ru.
manls's entrance Into the war,
said an Athens dispatch to the
Evening Star today.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-30

The new advisory. committee TO
the Republican national committee
is 10 hold it's first meeting today at
the national campaign headquarters
in New York city.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-30

rr,.tirs.-the gisf. nest s,ns-.ss:t
The Detroit times., 1916-08-30

Former Tammany hall leader ls
coming 10 New York from England
to undergo surgical operation.
Croker spends most of hts time In
London. where he lives with his
Indian wife, the Princess Sequoyah.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-30

CORONER
t4s Precincts)
Goodwin (R) 742
Grimes R) 1890
HOag (R). 639
Parker (R) 1924
Rothacher (R) 2817
ROttenberg (R E. 986
SandersOn (R) GAL
Williams (R) 1917
The Detroit times., 1916-08-30

w.y,e uIusp-t SD Turkish Bsths
for men and women. spen AL night.
Adv,
The Detroit times., 1916-08-30

PrintInE-the plain neat kisA--<Asl
IL rtGht--rimes Jsh Dept.--Nsin -
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The Detroit times., 1916-08-30
4 DELIGHTFUL ACID DRINK
MnfnrHt. ALA Rhnanhnfe

IL superior 20 lines or lsmons-
more satIsfyinR a. ammer hsver-
age ADV.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-30
CONGRESSMAN
First District

ia Pr~cinctsl
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05
sNeurastheniacs."

Horrid as II ma he, the nation is
forced to contemplate the possibility
of Washington becoming n city of
.neursstheniacs." Mr.. BYRNs of Ten
negsec, a modest, painstahing mem
Der, was presenting the legislative,
executive and Judicial bill in the
House and developed the fact that
the bill proposed 10 lensthrn I'll" hours
of the 10000 Government clerks EN-
ployed In the District Of Columbia
from seven hours II day to eight. lie
softened the blow rs much ns might
be by reminding members that III"
clerks were well paid, w"r" never
laid of because of hard times, hail
thirty days vacation each year with
full pay, thirty days sick leave with
full pay, worked only half Il day on
Saturdays three months of the year
In the baseball season-nnd had many
full holidays.
This seemed IN picture Il pleasant
existence Of s%emi-leisurc, but up
spoke BnL Howard Of Georgia. The
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05
Federal Charters for Railroads,

Whether or not the only solution of
the problems that the railroads must
meet was indicated by "Civitus' in
the letter printed yesterday suggest
ing Federal charters for interstate
lines. there j. no doubt that our cor
respondent vent 10 the heart Of the
greatest difficulty involved In public
regulation If common carriers. Rail
road suhie"tion In the competing poll
tics Of nntional and State jurisdic-
lions Is primarily responsible for the
worst troubles. affecting the national
transportation system and threaten
ing the country with a breakdown of
railroad credit. M matter what bright
intervals of temporary surplus may
occur.
No other factor Of hardship for
capital Invested I'm railroads compares
with the burden Of clnshing regula-
tions. This contributed greatly to
the depression Of 1913, when the
extension Of transportation facilities
was the smallest In n half century
and the largest mileage in the coun-
try's history was thrown into bank.
ruptcy.
II WAS pointed out recently by Mr..
OrTo II. KAHN that between 1912
and 1919 more than 1000 Federal
and State legislative measures affect
ing the railroads were introduced.
or them more than 40 we're enacted.
Most Of these imposed burdens on
railroad property. To tho burden
must he added the weight Of taxation
of all kinds, and u%nnumbcrcd city
ordinances and the edicts Of public
| commissions. Last year the bills In
troduced In the Legislatures In ex-
tend regulation over railroads nCgre-
gated 1903.
" the railroads were freed from
! state control and put under exclusive
Federal control n remedy for many
grave evils would he applied. Our
correspondent. In advocating Federal
charters. made the statement that
Congress has jurisdiction over inter-
state commerce, hut not directly owe
intrastn,o commerce." There can he
no question Of the pnramOuntcy Of
Federal jurisdiction, Congress has
simply failed to assert It.. In the
Minnesota rate case Justice HUGHES
said:
THE authority OF tie state to pre-
scribe what shall bc reasonable charges
for intrastate transportation Is state
wide unless u ~ limited by the .
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05
~ Representatives In Congress to
Ponder.

Il among the Representatives in
Congress who have been misled In the
effort to refer the diplomatic negotia-
tlous Of the United States to the leg.
islative department there Is now II
single individual who contemplates
with equanimlty the inevitable conse
Quences Of such n course. the period
clapsing before the House resumes Its
activities on Monday should be de-
voted BY him to "a survey Of the con
ditions that attempt has already pro-
duced.
This review will compel. We feel
sure. recognition Of the fact that
since the intrusive activities of n few
Congressman began, misunderstood
ins2. demonstrations. false intcrpre-
tations and untrutbs have tlourished
10 Washington In n manner hitherto
unprecedented that malisn influence
has found In the confusion that has
attended the debate its most fruitful
opportunity, and that grave danger
has arisen from the mere threat 10
alter the accepted aud orderly method
Of Transferring our foreign affairs.
Such being the case. how IA any
Member pursue - curse whose perils
have already been disclosed and
whose inherent menace has been dem
onstrated by the events that have
flowed from its mere suggestion?
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Proposed In the Intcrest OF Vice.

The police exercise. under the i'm.
mediate control of the court, their
present right to post uniformed patrol
men at the entrances to disorderly es-
Establishments. An aggrievcd citizen
can bring III action for relief, and IL
his cause is sound obtain an order
removing tho officer. This has been
done frequently, and thus the most
effective means possessed by the au-
thoritics to suppress certain forms Of
vice is properly sa%feguarded.
BY diligently applying this system
to the suppression OF hotels Of n not
uncertain class the police have sue
cecded In improving conditions In this
city materially. Acknowledgment Of
this fact rests not upon official pro-
testations hut on the testimony Of
disinterested organizations, such as
the Committee Of Fourteen, which
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05

else Of q censttutsonAa powss Il Con.
Eress With respect TO interstate COM
mercs and its instrumental. Neither by
the original act Interstate Commerce
actl, nor by It's amendment has Con-
Grcss sought to establish . UNIFIED con-
troll over interstate and i~ntrastato rates.
The state power continues until Con-
sress does act and by Its valid action
limits the exercise Of the 10 l author-
ity."
A year later, in the so-called
Shreveport rate case. Justice HuoHEs
cleared up all debatable area In the
Geld Of Jurisdiction. thus:
this 10 MOI to say that Congress
possesses Che authority 10 regulate the
internal commerce Of a State a. such,
but that Il does possess the power to
foster and protect interstate commerce
and 70 take ali measures necessary or
appropriate to let in although t~trostote
transactions Of Interstate ourrsers woald
thereby b controlled"
Everything done in the category Of
regulation Of the railroads bears on
their rates. Regulation by the States
and the nation has made railroad
operation increasingly unremuner-
alive. through compulsory reduction
Of rates or prohibition Of rate ad-
and through compulsory ex-
pansion Of expenses. A way out Of
the embarrassment is for Congress to
INSERT that complete and exclusive
Jurisdiction which the Federal Gov
eminent has the right to exercise.
This might be done by Federal
charters or by establishing the para
mountcy Of railroad control by the
Interstate Commerce Commission or
ganized more effectively for the pur-
pose. There are many students Of
the problem who favor the cor
g~anization Of the Interstate Com
merce Commission and the broaden
ing Of Its powers. In any event the
railroad system Is the least local and
most national institution In our eco
nomic structure. Relief from the
worst Of its troubles can he afforded
by relieving II from tho multiple
Jurisdictions which Cypress II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05
HOW LONG IS A YEAR,
Serious Mathematical Problem iOr
the Tired Business Man.

To III Ep.roH OF THE SvN-Sir: That
friend OF George s. C~rittcndcn's. with
his careful computation that man works
hut three whole days a year. Is anus
ing. III. reaches his result, however.
by counting the same things two and
more times.
First he takes Il q Of 36s days and
lets his hard worker devote eight hours
daily { sleep ard eight hours to rec
reation. Thus lie accounts FOR "a
days Of tho year. Then ne crosses of
another so days IA Sundays. Bu, per-
haps he forgets that he has already
crossed off sixteen hours OF each OF
those Sundays for sleep and recreation.
He makes the same mistake Of counting
twice with holidays.
The safest way is 10 start with a day
"A "A unit. Mr.. c~rittenden's friend
marks on sixteen hours Of the twenty
four for sleep and play and an hour AMI
a half ~ the rest for luncheon. That
leaves siX and "A half hours for work.
From the 800 days in the year he
must ds~iuct 50 sundays. he says. -
Saturday half holidays, or - DAYS.
: holidays and ~ days of vacation.
III right. tho total o. these Is a
hundred days. But two Sundays and
two saturday half holidays viii fall Tn
y vacation period. So there are only
- days when u business man does no,
do six and "a half hours work. Taking
- from 3G6 We nave $50 days OF sin
and one-half hours each. That is
l,'4sLa hours work In the year. ut
nearly 20 days 81 twenty-four hours
each. This should be correct, un'"ss on.
or more holidays fall within the two
weeks vacation.
IL will Ike seen that our business man
spends Amos exactly one-nfth OF tho
time at his desk. At that, ne Is luckier
than most OF us. q
NEW YORK, March 1.
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proposal. ne said. would be adding
to the great army Of Inconsistencies
this Government work here has
wrought" Mr.. BYRNs, when he re-
covered his breath, replied that he
was not aware shat there are any
Inconsistencies In the departments"
But Mr.. HOWARD had aroused Mr..
LONDON, socialist Of this town. who
demanded Of Mr.. BYBNs:
'1f the work 10 OF q Kind which ex-
hausts a mar In seven hours you arc
not going to make him moro efficient
by compelling him to labor eight hours"
1t is believed that n the Washing.
tons start we'll and make a strong bid
for pennant honors Inconsistencies"
will be found even in Congress.
There are some mighty fans there.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05
The halls Of Congress are paved
with bad resolutions

Tho Carranza Consul General in New
York. Dr. ALFREDO C%AruKEGI.I. who
wants Senior Francisco LEON ne Ia
BARRA arrested on Y charge Of con-
spring with General FELIX DiAz 10
overturn the present Mexican Gov
ernment. Is not likely I" ~ accommo-
dated. The arrest and detention OF
General HuERrA near the Texas-M Mex
ico frontier cannot he cited as n prece-
dent. General HUERrA was charged
with violating the neutrality laws by
organizing a military expedition. and
the fact that he WIS arrested In the
company Of General PAscun ORoZCo
(now dead. whom he met by appoint
mcnt at II tank railroad station near
the frontier. made n Ir!ma tacic case
against the ex-d.ctator.
Senior ~ Ia HARrA arrived N this
city from France a week ago. II Is
still here. He cannot be arrested for
his political views. and II would be
difficult to prove that this d!stin-
gu!shed man. who has eve been a
soldier. IL conspirlng with General
DAZ. supposed to h" now leading an
expedition in oaNaca To drive CAR
RAMA from power. Even the firebrand
and arch plottcr CIpRIANo CASTRO was
tolerated in New York and Washing
top. though there could he no doubt
he had designs upon Venezuela while
he "A s%ojourrlng in this country.
francisco ne IA BARRA Is "A statesman
NJ a different type, and his official re-
lations with the United states under
the last Government Of FoRFIRIo DA2
were so intimate that he IL not ever
under suspicion OF being a sNash-
buckler and conspirator in the eve
ming OF his life. The Carranza Govern
mem would be very much stronger
and would command more respect If it
counted tho scholarly and capable pB
LA BARRA among It's supporters.
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vePdun's Importance.

In the German offensive In the
verdun sector there Is n calculated
fury Of assault and doggedness Of
purpose that suggest the gencrulship
Of HINpENBURG or MACKENsEN. In
deed, the story is persistent hat the
conqueror Of Serbia Is on the ground.
He was available, while HINDENBURG
could hardly he spared from the Rus
sian front. General Won MACkENSrN
seems to be the fa,orite commander
Of the Kaiser. who may have selected
him as 4 supcrman To isolate Ncrdun.
n It cannot be taken by bombardmcnt
and assault. and to drive the French
across the Meuse preparatory to an
advance on Paris tn end the Il
That a supreme movement In break
the deadlock oil the Western front
has been planned Is Indicated by the
feints all along the line, against
the British ns well as the French.
Whether. If the Germans succeed In
their offensive in the \crdun sector.
the advance will be made through
tho Argonne country, or from the
trout In Champagne which curves
away northeast If Rheims. no one
ran be sure but the German General
Staff. and the development of the
struggle from day to day may de
termine Its choice. The shorter road
TO Paris is through Champagne.
At the present time the French II
not holding the Germans In the Yer
dun sector are making them pay
dearly for every square mile of ter
rain they take: moreover, General
JoyTRE does not to have at
tempted a large concentration or
troops 10 defend his lines about YER
dun. II he Is not using his reserves
Il Ii because he Is preparing to fight
a great battle west OF the Meuse on
his own ground. Meanwhile Grand
Duke NICHOLAS has taken Bitlis and
" pushing south toward McSoPotamia.
Fits success spells the failure OF all
German plans in Asia Minor. the
Salonica campaign has probably been
abandoned. In the Bukowinn the
Russians will soo assume the "h'n-
xiye. All Of which that the
Germans must strike a smashing blow
on the Western front, or the tide Will
soon set strong against them.
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BAZAAR TO RAISE $4,000
SI4O,OO Already Given for o.,
man u Austrian War >uNrr"r

More than Ia local societies 10.
joined IN efforts 20 insurc success 20
bazaar which viii be hclu IN M,l
square Garden from March - go y
- to rails" a relief fund for the W....
and orphans IN Germany. Austria I
gary and their allies. II is 80 u.'
MAT at least $500 00 will ho r.r>"I .
the bazaar.
Large contributions have a,rcad' Pot,
received. Among them are Dr
l.hrct, $4,000; Jacob %I.ipp,>'.
Jacob IL. Sohii1. 5000. Jaup~
$4,000, Fritz .Ach.lis, sl,uup. O..
Buell., $1,000, Arthur Favtrs'rlj. =
+ q. Nort2, Sl,o0o, Alu,st 'rJg.
w. S'rushcrg, $l,oo0. \ Pagcu
$1,000: Mueller. Svhall ~ 20.
william knautH, 81 600 charI,,
hardt, $1,000; John Stcmmv, $.,pn.
Noual Aid Society. $1,000. D..
Rochling, $4,000. Mrs, Emma S..H
Sl,oon. The total mount a,rrII. . b.
is $4,000.
German Singers az rcnoWu and .N
VIII" artists, Including sylvester -
Ter, VIII APPEAR, The estimated ..
anee VIII Se from lJ.UyO ~ ...vJv yey. a
n day
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NEARING VERDICT rs UPHELD
COlumbia's Alumni Orxan Attack.
Rulings of Annotated p~rOScss"r.

Much significance was attached ,
Columbia University yesterday To- :
publication in the ilumni Actcs -
editorial attacking the ruling Of the :
Gently organized American Associate
of University Professors. AN outc"ow'
Of the Scott Nearing case at the ur
vcrsity Of Pennsylvania,
Thc Nsps asserts that tho univ~rs''
trustees should be the final Judges
deciding questions of academic dis, y
and to that extent it approves hy 10
pliCation Ia" dismissal Of Prof Scar
by the Pennsylvania trustees. Bu' .N
there should be too great harshucss
adjudging sue questions il - So.
scstcd That the trustees and facu''
should cooperate frankly in decd
them.
There IL no suggestion that In" 80
torial Is an inspired article. write
the behest OF the university author
To sound a note Of warning to columh
ultra radicals, When inquiry was m
at the offices Of N" NctrS in Fast "
there WAS positive denial that such -
tho case.
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what John Jay Thought Of Defence.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SvN-Sir: In
~. ~. Of THE Fcdcral,st" John JAY
said Italics hist: The people OF
America are aware that Inducements To
war may arise Wisely, there.
fore. do they consider union and A
good alton government a. necessary
10 put ana keep them in such Il situation
as, instead Il i~aritinD war, VIII tend TO
repr.ss and discourage Il. That s,tua-
ton consists ia the best possible state Of
defence, and necessarily depends on the
government, the arms and the resources
OF the country CRADLES &. Moopr.
NoRrHPoRr. l.. /, March l.