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The Detroit times., 1916-07-18
BOOMERS FLEE
IN NICHTIES
Early Morning Fire Disturbs
Whole Block of Sleepers;
Other BlaZes

Roomers in the house at No. lac
Howard-st.. owned by Mrs. Ruth
Schreiner. were forced 10 fee 10
the street in their night clothes
shortly after l O'Clock. Tuesday
morning. when fire started in the
kitchen and spread 20 the floor
above. Roomers in surrounding
rooming houses were also frightened
out - their beds. and fed to the
street. About $500 damage was
done.
A favorite resort for tramps was
destroyed, Monday afternoon, when
flames swept a brick barn az the
rear Of J. Adolph Krug's violin store,
No. IA East Lafayette-ave The fire
is believed to have been started by
someone who was sleeping in the
straw that covered the floor OF the
place. Albert John. a roomer In
the house In front OF the barn. said
he saw man run from the building
Immediately after the FIRE started
Firemen practically demolished
the building after the FIRE was put
out, tearing the sheet iron sides
from the structure and battering the
place With their axes. N IL said
that the board Of health has attempt.
ed several times 10 have the place
cleaned out. Fire has started in
the building twice before.
Firemen were called out in the
downtown district twice. within FIVE
minutes. Monday afternoon, 70 small
fires. A blazing awning in front %
the Ste. Claire hotel was the cause
OF the FIRST alarm. w. c. Oshy,
chief engineer OF the hotel had the
blaze nearly out by the time FIRE
mon arrived
A Ere which started in some tar
pots on the tenth floor OF the new
Later building. No. 81 Broadway
forced fremen 10 climb the 10
stories with extinguishers 10 stop
the flames.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-18
Publisher Who Fought
for Vets takes 1t
All Back"
ADMITS STAND
WAS ALL WRONG
Miles of Empty Stores
Have Failed to Ma
terialize

Forced against rs will, because
OF the success OF prohibition In
Washington. 10 espouse the dry
cause, the Seattle Times now comes
out with an editorial in which II ad.
mits that II fought It's damndest"
10 save the saloon. but after seeing
prohibition tried for six months,
takes back all Il said in the cam
paign. The editorial, written and
signed by the publisher, Maj. Clar.
ence Brettun Blethen. says in part:
Well. we've had six months OF
prohibition. and I can't fnd those
miles OF empty stores. In several
states, three OF which are Montana
California and Missouri, advertise
ments and news articles are appear
ing daily In newspapers. much SINH.
lar In construction and tone TO the
advertisements and arguments
against prohibition which appeared
In the columns OF the Times prior
TO the dry election in Washington.
There isn't SO much being said
about the evil effects OF prohibition
in Kansas as was said in the adver.
tisements that appeared In Seattle.
Perhaps this is due 10 the fact that
the men responsible for the wet
publicity have found out what
have-that II isn't safe TO base any
arguments against prohibition on
conditions In that state. On the
contrary. have become convinced
that the results of prohibition IN
Kansas are about as powerful argu-
ments for the 'drys' as they could
possibly desire.
The Times admits II was wrong
when IL said. during the campaign
against prohibition, that the en-
forcement OF the statutes would
mean miles Of empty stores In Sc
attic, reduced bank clearings. re
duced bank deposits, reduced rem
tails. reduced realty values and gen
eral business depression. Six months
ago prohibition went into effect
None OF the dire things prophesied
for the hrst half OF the year 1916
has occurred. On the contrary Sc
attic has prospered wonderfully"
The Detroit times., 1916-07-18
SPEED UP
INPASSING
TR0LLEYS
Motorists Try In This
Way to Avoid
Stopping
PRACTICE is
DANGEROUS
Littlefeld Ordinance Is
Now Strictly En-
forced by Police

Violations OF the Lttleheld ordi,
nance requiring automobiles to stop
six feet behind a standing street
car, were the exception on Wood
ward.ave.. Tuesday morning Com
missioner Gillespie had traffic OH
GERS stationed along the avenue 70
compel the rigid observance OF the
ordinance provisions.
Several Woodward-ave traffic Off
GERS above Adams ave. reported
Tuesday morning. that the motor
lists almost generally are obeying the
six-foot law. although many are ere
ating more serious menace than
crowding pedestrians al the inter
sections by speeding UP TO pass
street cars before they come 10 a
halt. BY speeding past the street
car when Il Is approaching a safety
zone. motorists find they can avoid
shifting gears. II is dangerous
practice, however, and the police
will have TO put a stop TO IL II they
want 20 make the Attleheld ordi,
nance effective as a safety measure.
Wait until we start riding our
motorcycles again" said motor
cycle officer on trafic duty. These
'rustlers' are the fellows we will &c
after frst II is a dangerous prac-
tice 20 speed across street inter
section. and II Is criminal to do r
when the safety zones are loaded
with pedestrians. Two fellows were
beating Il. Monday. and one driver
cut right through the safety zone
so that he could pull ahead OF tisc
other fellow"
The automobile traffic on parallel
streets. Cass-ave. and John R.-st.. is
gradually increasing in volume as
enforcement OF the Littlfeld ordi-
nance becomes more rigid. Some
repair work is being done In Cass-
ave al the present time, and motor
lists are making use OF Second-ave
The Detroit times., 1916-07-18
EDISON co. TO
ERECT OFFICE
BUILDING

The Detroit Edison Co.'S gross
revenue for June was s7ie,Ti013, an
increase OF 32.3 per cent compared
with June, 1915. commercial electric
revenues for the month amounting
to s603, 4sO.s3, were an increase of
800 per cent Total operating and
incorporating expenses. including
depreciation allowance OF S60,730,
were s4S0,543.59. an increase OF
3i.s per cent, leaving net income OF
s236.ls6.54. a gain Of 1913 per cent.
Interest deductions were Ss5,4I0 "a
OF 2.5 per cent less than In June
last year, and the balance remain.
ing from net income was sl50,7s5 60.
gain OF $50 per cent.
For the six months ending June
30, the company's gross revenue was
81 $50 2G022, an increase OF 30 per
cent. while the net income for the
half-year period showed a gain Of
479 per cent.
Al the termination Of its lease on
the central Office building, the Ed
son company will exercise an option
il holds on a piece OF property
owned by the James Z. Scripps es-
tate. The property has a frontage
Of 70 feet on Washington-bivd.. and
is valued AZ $4,000 The Edison
company will remodel the four.story
building on me property.
Plans have also been prepared FOR
nine-story Office building for ttc
Edison company. 10 cost about $3.50.
600. Work VIII not be started on
the new building until sometime
next year The company owns tho
entire west end OF the block front
ing on Second ave, between Beech
and West Elizabeth-sts.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-18
STEAMERS
NEAR CRASH
Detroit III and Detroit III Just
Miss Each Other; Former
Cracks Cylinder Head

After narrowly escaping collision
a. she was departing Monday even
ing. At the foot of Third-ave., the
d. 4 c. steamer City OF Detroit Ill.
cracked cylinder head as she was
nearing Cleveland, and returned to
Detroit under her own steam. She
might have continued the trip, II
was stated In the ID. & c. offices
Tuesday. but there are no facilities
In Buffalo for repairing the cylinder.
The collision was averted when
Captain Simpson, OF the Detroit Ill.
Blew alarm signals to the captain of
the Detroit H.. which was backing
down from her dock. The Detroit
III. was also backing down making
ready to depart. BY quick reversal
OF the engines on the Detroit H.
stopped.
The City OF Detroit III. will be re-
paired In time TO depart Wednesday
night as usual.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-18
wHIsKEY KILLED HIN.

And II will ruin or kin any man
that keeps drinking II. Do you want
90 get rid of the drink habit1 ! can
help YOU was a victim OF drink
and was absolutely and permanently
cured by an effective, reliable home
rernedy. the formula and rights
purcnosed and made within the reach
<of every human being burdened wi.A
the curse OF drink. IL causes no sick
ness or remaining away from work
on business. II also builds up and
Strengthens and tones the system. IL
completely removes all craving, de-
sire or taste for or need for stimu-
lants Of any kind. All alcoholic poi
aon Ii nj once eliminated. No mat
TER whether you are periodical
moderate or occasional drinksr ~
knbituai drunkard ] can cave you. II
WOW have n friend who drinks writ
me-. No one who appeals 20 me vii
81 overlooked OF neglected. All cor
ronDondcnce CONFIDENTIAL. | can refe'
Yo0 20 hundreds Of people right Ia
ch1cowc. ~ you honestly desire e
- 9ofpeeP free from the curse OF
0ok here IL an opportunity yoy
1SI1 nqt. overlook Address y. III
80 ~ Qouth Dearborn-st, CHI.
1Ix@<A0Vs
The Detroit times., 1916-07-18
TO TRANSFER
GUARDSMEN

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, July IS
Eight thousand National Gusrdsmen
now stationed AZ Laredo will he
transferred to other border points
because citizens Of that place OBJ.
iected 10 sanitary conditions in the
militia camps
The Detroit times., 1916-07-18
OFFICERS SEIZE
JUGS OF "RED EYE

An lleged blind pig" operated by
John Cato, 30 years old. No. 7l2
Woodbridgest east, was raided,
Monday night, by Detectives VIII
liams and Schcmansky, after re-
ports were received BY Lieut.. John
Reid that sickness and even death
followed indulgence in the liquor
that was sold in the place. Ten
jugs and three bottles containing
liquor were taken from the place by
the officers. and viii bc Analysed
Cato claims that he buys all the
liquor from reputable wholesalers.
and that there is nothing wrong
with IL. lie was held on charge
OF violating the liquor Law.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-18

CHCAGO-James Millln, 81, took
his mother in a taxi 20 Chicago's
new municipal pier I'm going 10
swim ont TO that crib" he said.
Jumped In, waved his hand and
sank.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-18

Montclair. N. j.. today will pu,
into effect the commission plan OF
government recently adopted by
vote OF the people.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-18

An attendance OF goo delegates is
expected IN Milwaukee today for tire
annual convention Of the loan and
building Association League OF VIE
consin
The Detroit times., 1916-07-18

Mexico today will observe the
fortyfourth anniversary % the death
Uf the patriot Juarez.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-18

Australia has Fixed the price OF
hour at s5t.75 a ton.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-18

Alligators do not attain fun size
until nearly 100 years old.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-18
sti,s for a,yere. were MED with
Mrs. Pearl VI. Fulsom. who eloped
"a lrAua NlaGaHu EalIs- Ont. with

sIohn a. Cabin. taking her two
children with her. was deported.
Monday. as an undesirable alien.
Cahiu. who deserted wife I'm Nj
nEara Falls. Is serving four
months sentence In the Detroit
House Of Correction. Walter Iced
alias Reed. a public charge, was
MISC sent bock IN Chatham
The Detroit times., 1916-07-18

sIVrre comes our cabaret" said a
waitress In n hotel on Library park.
as a hurdy- gurdy drew up and be-
gan 10 unwind IT'S m@tallis tremolo
with the number OF loungers on
benches before the hostelrtrs on
downtown side streets. the hurdy
gurdv man is IN favor these day,
and get a good harvest OF coins of
larger denomination than profrered
in The residence districts.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-18

was one bcneht. at least. acquired
rtrv from Germany and mar
ried an American husband she
applied at county Clerk Farrell
IN CO. Monday. 90 inquire ~ she
would have 20 go through the "Ne-
wear naturalization process, having
i,st hor husband hy divorce An
examination % the law showed
that sle ! q not
The Detroit times., 1916-07-18
Charged with conducting their room
ing house under tnSanitary condf-

ing house under tnsanitary eondt-
tions, Yeva Jovich, Of No. 1911
Franklin-st. Valata Miklich. OF No.
sSs Franklin st. and Peter Artson.
OF No. 7I9 Frsnklln-st. were warn
cd and placed on probation, Mon
dav Chief Inspector Clarken. "
the health department. made the
complaints. He declared the hous-
ing conditions in these places were
reyOleing
The Detroit times., 1916-07-18

The MIchIgBndcrs eniistinE for the
PintfsbuFE encanpmcnt VIII ne
rakr- east Ou q special train. IeaN-
ing Detroit. August .. az IS p. n.
Information about the fourth and
and nun P'att.hGrC enchmpments,
which sttft Aug. 10 and sept. 3.
can be obtained from p. A sum
ntr. secretary of the military train
N, IL nrrnn---.I IA L.r-
The Detroit times., 1916-07-18

estate OF scorEe y. Ftetcher, OF
Alpena, under decree entered. last
February by Federal Judge futile.
The hearing Is being held before
William :. Sayres. master in chan
ssery r onieSs an appess. Is Sanrn oy
will end suit that has been in
the courts for half a century. VAL
liable lands in and near Alpena
arc involved In the suit. the value
OF the land being approximately
81 .6eo, 900.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-07-28
TRAVELLERS TALES.

Travellers tales have often been no.
ruseu OF being mere flights of imari.
nation. and in the past STAY at home
people nave Olur IneS erred I'm trent
ing travellers tales with Scorn. There
was, Tor instance, the description bv
james Bruce IN l17u of the harbarous
ApNsSlhlAh custom of eating raw meat
cut from the living animal. which WAS
rldlrulcd by everybody. Yet Bruce was
proved right. When Paul du Chaillu
explored equatorial Africa in 1861 and
described the wonderful g%ulillas and
ais" IN" nation of dWarfs there he was
u~lS'r"dlted none too politely bv tho
Brush Royal G~euyrurhical society.
Yet subsequent explorers amply yiudi-
Gated his VpraritN.
In the matter of di-rrelited travel
ers' tales indicated long aficrWurd If
Will V be possible to beat the
classic instance in Herodotus. He tells
how King Neco Of Egypt commissjon-
ed certain Phoenician mariners to cir
cumnaVlgate Africa if they could
They dld It. starting from the Red sea
and returning by the straits of Gihr,I-
Tar, after very many months, And
they reported, says Herodotus, that in
rounding the southern eud Of Africa
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-07-28
The Sunday School Lesson

Text OF the lesson. Acts xvii. 22-3i.
Memory verses, ~, %. Golden Text,
For in Him we live and move and
have u being, for we are also His
offspring (Acts xvii. 2S,.
AS it is today in our own country.
anything new interested the people of
Athens in Pauls time. The word Of
Christ was indeed q new subject for
them to ak about. and these idolaters
into whose society Paul vas thrown as
he waited for SilaS and Timothy listen
ed with establishment to his teachings.
Everywhere he could collect an audi
ence he preached Jesus and the resur-
rection. In the synagogue to the Jews
and in the public market place his voice
was heard with rapt attention. Soon
they weren't satisfied with what he
gave. They wanted more. as this was
certainly a daring religion. quite differ
ent from anything they had heard. 50
these people living in idolutry brought
him to a public place where he could
tell them more fully of this. to them.
new doctrine verses lG-21l. The
thought of the dead coming to life
again was too much for them. and
while there We're some who believed
others Knocked. even as they do to this
day oversees 32-34). The newest thing
to this very day is the old, old story
of salvation by the sacrifice Of the
Lamb of God. as told so vigorously by
Rev. William Sunday and others, but
as s~trenuously opposed as in the long
ago by the enemies of Christ. Seem
ingly intelligent men still scott ut the
resurrection of the body and the
thought of a body of flesh and bones
without blood. Ministers everywhere
DO not believe that the kingdom can
not come till Christ IN again, but
speak Of it as now here, to be advanced
or extended. and the truths of last
weeks lesson in reference to His COM
ing for and with His saints are sim
ply ridiculed, Blu, there are some who
believe God.
The people of Athens We're very su-
perstitious. OF. as in the X. v, margin.
religious. and seemed to worship all
the gods they had ever heard Of. and
lest they might have omitted one they
had an altar with the Inscription, "To
the unknown god" and this cav Paul
his topic. 1t is II of the saddcst
truths Of the ages and even of u W
time tina the true God is largely UNI
known. Israel doth not know ''They
know not the thoughts of the Lord
..Hast thou not known me Phillips
80 righteous Father. the world hath
not known thee" USa. i, 3: Mic. iv, ,;
John xiv, g.; xvii, 30. God can be
fore all who will not receive Jesus
Christ as God do not know the /
God. Speaking to gentiles. Paul began
at the beginning and told them of Him
who created all things and who there
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-07-28
How Idea of an Hour More of Daylight
Adopted by Europe Works In Cleveland

4, daylight added during the year be-
tween the hours of + o'clock a. III. and
10 o'clock D.. ~. the item of saving in
illumination cost is considerable. both
in private and pubic buildings.
Stores Open at Eight.
The majority of Cleveland's stores
open at s o'clock and close at $50
o'clock. and changing to eastern time
threw them from an hour to an hour
and a half behind the setting of the
sun on the day of least daylight. BY
the adoption of eastern standard time
an attendant decrease of 131 hours Of
darkness in the year was attained.
The movement started by the Cleve-
land chamber of committee
III eastern time. of which Mr.. Samuel
H. Hall. a cleveland merchant, has
been chairman continuously. at once
caught the attention of the Cleveland
Federation of Labor, the Cleveland
Amateur Football association and the
cleveland Amateur Baseball associa-
ton. which is one of the largest in the
world. These organizations immedi-
.tltlN lllIloi SSVl tlN' lipJSSl anu nave
been the happy recipients of many Of
its benefits.
1t is TRUE that travellers must change
their watches upon arriving in Cleve-
land. The Erie railroad and the sub
urban lines entering Cleveland have
alone adopted eastern time. This. how
ever. is a very small Inconvenience
compared with the following benefits:
\ heneti to health.
Additional hours of recreation for the
toiler.
Better conditions for sleep.
\. benefit to the welfare of children.
An advantage to suburban residents
and nearby farmers.
More daylight for the return of work.
erS to their homes.
More efficient work in industrial
plants.
Closer mail. telegraph. telephone.
freight and express connections with
the east.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-07-28
Burns Case Is Peculiar.

The ability of George Burns. the De
troit Tigers first baSeman. to make
good in the pinches has regained him
his job at first, where Heil1man was
stationed for the first few weeks of
the season..
According to report. Burns ease is
Very peculiar. First George was
henched because he had ii habit of
striking out whenever a hit was need
ed. Then Burns got another chance.
and out Of t%wenty-four opportunities
came to tlme on seventeen occasions.
\ man who can do that cannot be kept
ont of the game, and the boy from
Tioga has the first base job cinched
for some time.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-07-28
Advantages Ohio City Has Found In Adopting Plan
Which War Has Made the Countries Abroad
Turn To-Detroit Also Has 1t, and Chicago Is
Considering 1t.

weather conditions. and the figures to
be found on daylight and darkness as
presented by the committee were based
upon ideal weather conditions. The
day of June % of each Year in Cleve-
land shows the greatest amount of
daylight. or fifteen hours and four
teen minutes. The 22d day of Deem
her. on the other hand, experiences
only nine hours and eleven minutes Of
daylight. which is the smallest amount
of the year. The earliest rising of the
sun is at 3:51 o'clock and the latest
rising at 6:oi O'clock: also the earliest
setting occurs at 30 o'clock and the
latest setting at 7:O6 o'clock. These
figures show that on the day of the
most sunlight the sun rises at toe ear
ly an hour to benefit the majority of
our citizens, and ON the day of latest
sunlight many are deprived of the sun
light after working hours by its early
setting. Assuming that the average
hours of rising and retiring are 6 and
10 o'clock. respectively. POI hours. or
the equivalent of thirty-three minutes
more daylight each day. during the
year are secured for added activities
10y the adoption of eastern time.
In Il city like Cleveland the recrea-
ton nj the majority of its citizens is
taken during the afternoons and early
evenings. This part of their lives is
one of the most important and is es-
Sential TO the success of their more
serious efforts. By the adoption of
eastern standard time these citizens
We're given 234 hours of additional
daylight during the year. That time
has been devoted to many forms of
outdoor recreation. Two hundred and
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-07-28
Pitcher MarkIe Real Find.

Every now and then a kid pitcher
drifts out of nowhere into the major
leagues with a full line of the winning
requisites and without further ado pro-
Deeds to win a regulars berth for him
self during his first season. They are
rare birds. these youthful phenoms
who come up from the sticks. needing
nothing bat an opening through which
to project themselves into the thick
of things. but the Yankees appear to
have SHARED an especially robust speci-
men in the person of Cliff Markle.
This young man vas captured at
Waco, Tex. last summer. reported to
the Yankees in the early fall and be-
fore the season closed Won two games.
Since the present season opened Mar
kle has made a great showing. and
Manager Bill Donovan says he is the
find of 1916. Markle has made a start
that promises Il brilliant future for
him and Il rafting good pitcher for the
New York club.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-07-28

Saving in the cost of artificial illumi
nation.
y general step toward ideal time con.
ditions.
AS Il result Of the interest created by
the report of the chamber committee
the council Of the city of Cleveland on
March 3, 1914. passed an ordinance de
clarlng that ON and after May l.. 1914
eastern time should be established in
Cleveland.
The committee ON eastern time is
still retained by the Cleveland cham.
Der Of not because there is
any Thought in Cleveland Of returning
to FORMER conditions, but because othe,
western cities are watching the move.
lnent with interest, and the committee
having already conferred these benc.
fits upon Detroit and some Canadian
cities. hopes ere long to bring Chicago
under its beneticent influence.