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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-24

suicide, he was visited in the hospital
by his son.
"How did you leave your mother?
asked the father of his boy.
II have no mother" said the son; "you
killed her."
as that true?" asked the whisky vic
tim of the officer guarding him.
"You killed her." replied the officer.
Maybe the committee read only this
week about Herman Turske.
Turske had a wife and three children
and his home in Ford, near Wyandotte,
was happy
But he took to drink and was soon its
slave.
"I'n drink as long as they make it and
as much as please" he told his wife.
Drink finally resulted in prison term
for Turske.
Then the divorce court granted the
wife her freedom and today Turske,
with the prison pallor on his face, has
lost his wife, his three children and his
home.
Or maybe the committee read of the
case of Edward La Prad, who this week
shot and killed bartender who refused
him drink.
La Prad was a policeman in Crosse
Pointe Farms.
He came to Detroit and filed up on
liquor in saloons and cafes.
His spree is over and he faces life
term in the penitentiary.
Or maybe the committee read the offi-
cial mortality statistics supplied by the
city. one day this week, and saw record
ed there the death of a man of 80 years
from acute ALCOHOLISM.
And maybe the committee senses that
the people of Michigan are this year
going to vote their state dry and, stimuli
taneously, vote out of office the public
servant who is an ally of the booze in
terests. and, if need be, his party with
him, II his party is in power.
We agree with the committee.
Neither the saloon meeting nor saloon
support is going to be popular this year.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-24

British control Of Hong-Kong is
resulting in the elimination OF many
large German business houses
which have had their headquarters
for China trade m their colony
there. A ,Axcd time, allowed at the
beginning of hostilIties for these
concerns TO liquidate ell business.
Will soon expire. leaving Teutoulc
commercial power but q memory In
the hinterisnd OF this greai Chinese
port.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-24
Danger In Dust

Dust, as it shifts about the street in
millions of particles, does not have very
harmful appearance.
Yet when you 60 to looking into the
nature of IL this same dust takes on q
far different aspect.
What makes up dust?
A little Of everything is one answer.
and one that comes pretty near to the
truth, especially that dust found about
the streets Of city.
In its particles will be found consider
able dried sputum and other germ-breed-
ing matter.
Dust in rooms is often quite as forbid
ding, containing specks e abraded skin,
mold spores, particles of clothing and
furniture and foods.
Often al the evils Of street dust are
added to this mixture.
n there il sickness, especially of con-
taRious or infectious nature, the germs
Of the disease will appear in the air un-
lexs due care is taken.
In an Investigation of dust one investi-
sstor using plates three and one-haIf
inches IN diameter found that in large
drygoods store in New York city 100
germs lodged on plate. while in near
by street. where the snow had been
cleared away, the dust that settled on the
plate contained $50 germs.
While these germs in the air are not
necessarily harmful, vet heavy accumu-
lations Of them on fruits or foods are
liable to prove serious menace to
health.
Thus the necessity of guarding all
foods from dust and street filth.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-24
Pointed Paragraphs

It's . poor seed that isn't stronger
than the soil.
He who has lost all confidence can
lose nothing more.
Ceremonies may differ. out true
poiiteness Is ever the same.
A smile is cooler In summer ano
warmer in winter than frown.
Even In the fatneriand they speak
the mother tongue.
The millionaire VINO dresses as
well a. his clerks is more or less
eccentric.
II IL N easy for you to please
everybody as II 10 FOR everybody TO
please you.
Don't slow down on the road TO
success and wait for the other fellow
to get ahead.
Much happiness or misery lies
within the circle OF . wedding ring.
The doctor may Do q man VINO
Kills you today In order to save you
the trouble Of dying tomorrow.
A woman may be the friend OF the
man she never loved. but she viii be
an enemy Of the man she loved and
lost.
The placidity Of expression on the
face Of . man who IL NEXT" In Q
barber shop II almost equal to tina.
OF q spinster with her nrst 0esu.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-24
Prepare At Home, Too.

vaudeville comedian At Fort Worth asked
his audience II they believed IN preparedness
a chorus Of ayes" arose. Better prepare to
reply.
Pearls of wisdom Oft drop from the lips OF
babes and fools. There's moral In that clown's
wftticism- The people Of the nation are crying
ticaIly every community. there are things left
undone which are just ~ important to the vel
fare and happiness Of its people as II the larger
question.
Preparedness, like charity, should begin at
home.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-24

Enthusiasm Ii dynamic. IL Is a
driving force Likewise II IL of real
upbutlding power.
II acts like q tonic on both mind
and body. Under it, influence tine
blood flows quicker. the lungs act
freer. every vital part II neaitnruiiy
stimulated.
This Is . matter Of scientific dem
onstration. II Ia \ matter also Of
everyday observation.
More than this, enthusiasm dou-
bies the power 10 think and to do
1t helps its possessor to dominate
any situation.
The man or woman of enthusiast
tic trend always exercises a mag
netic influence toward the enthusias-
tic one ~ by magic spell.
And they. too. share in some de-
gree the sentiments and desires OF
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-24
From Another Point Of KieU

Coffee is said to be getting scarce
around Germany. The great trouble is,
the war grind can go on without coffee.
Another indication That Happy Mar
riages Are Few Among
the Royalty:
A divorce was granted in Detroit yes
terday to Frederick c. from Queen Vic
toria Martin.
The police got So cents from the play
ers when they broke up poker game.
Sounds like raid on press club.
Fellow citizens command me
When get To Washington:
II elected I'll be just your hired man
Simply speak right out and tell Inc
Anything that YOU want done.
And. believe me, will do IL IN can.
When to congress I'm elected
Government will be perfected:
From the eyes OF my colleagues III cast the
notes;
When the peoples cause debating
III insist on separating
All the sheep. as It is written, from the goats"
Thus the candidate processes
Fore the sheep that he addresses,
When he's on the stump appealing for their
votes
And they take in ell his con-
And present him with an Hon"
After which the sheep discover they're the
goats
II it We're only as easy to end the war
as it is for few drops of arsenic to drive
1t of the first page.
The chatter, chatter of Tennyson's
brook had nothing on our party line.
There is one consoling feature connect.
ed with this kind of weather--a mans
friends aren't calling him up on his
busiest day to tell him they are bitin'.
We never had much use for dentists
lanyh6w.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-24
An Admirable Crichton.
~ UM rRANh cRAmn
(caUvrigAe 1o1k ~ Frank cranss

! remember once dropping into the
altar in London to see new play. had
never heard Of II. and was not expecting
much. simply sought an evenings d.
version. And saw that most ingenious.
amazing and fascinating drama, Barric's
Admirable Crichton."
The play ID now familiar to many. a
1t has had long runs both in England and
the United States. II depicts q ship
wrecked family. stranded on an uninhab-
tied island. There they discover that the
real leader, the real brain, the man who
can do things, is the butler. Crichton;
the rest are helpless. Face to face with
the exigencies of nature, up against the
realities instead of the conventionalities
of life, the servant becomes the chief: IL
is he that orders, the others obey. OF
course, when they are rescued and get
back to England, the butler drops back
into his slot of cringing servility. and
the NUTS again lord it.
Barrie's idea is now being illustrated
on the stern stage of English national
destiny. England is in peril, fighting
for her existence. The English army has
been the home and nest of snobocracy.
No one was supposed to be an officer
who was not gentleman" by which
term. of course, was meant one who was
in some way related to a title, who
dressed for dinner, shot pheasants, and
knew how to gamble and drink brandy
and soda with due restraint.
Tommy Atkins himself recognized this
and acquiesced in it. The stronghold Of
snobdom is always in the lower classes.
It was well nigh impossible for soldier
to rise from the rank of private to be an
officer, simply because what was required
was not so much courage, intelligence,
and efficiency, as being gentleman" as
above defined, having good blood and
being at least distant cousin to Lady
Fitxfraggle.
And now news from the imperilled
island informs us that the majestic
Kitchener is being deftly shelved by the
astute Mr. Asquith, and that the real
head Of the English fighting forces is one
Robertson.
Said Robertson began life as an under
footman. He was not even butler. He
seems to have just plugged along and
made good. And when everything goes
to smash, and England is visited by the
Day of Judgment, primeval chaos. and
The modern scientific Attilas, it is the ex-
footman who comes to the front, even as
it was the Illinois Railsplitter and the
Galena Tanner that were upturned by
the plough of war in America, as it was
the Corsican nobody that was thrust to
the dictator's seat of France by the Rev
olution, and as it was Crichton the butler
who was made boss and governor of the
squire and his proud family on the wild
island of Barrie's fancy.
When the war is over will class-wor-
shipping England drop back into her an
Client and honorable snobbery?
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-24
It's . Good Fight.

The country owes thanks to Senator Ii Fol
Ietta Norris. Kenyon. Poindexter and others for
TIE hot nght they are making against the in
iQuitous Shields bill which proposes to turn over
most ol the remaining water power Of the coun-
Try 70 . halfdoEen or 70 corporaticns-
The measure h plain assault on the public do
main and II ID 70 b hoped that the effort to
beat Il succeeds. Should II not. President VII
Son win have IN opening for veto that would
shine Hike Arstmasnitude star on . clear
night
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-24

huge migration OF rats has recently dis.
tusbed the activities Of Petrograd, investing the
custom house and grain markets and marching
en- masse through Nevsky Prospect, where
thousands wer- smashed by trolley cars and
killed by men aud boys. the total "lnvadinr
army" being estimated a close 70 $4,000
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-24

known that the
ptococcus. .
certain form Of
. S. producing
germ Ia present In
the noses. mouths,
throats and bloo.i
OF scarlet fever
patients.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-24
The Keep Well Column
scAaLeT FEVER.

lions prevent the spread Of the dis
ease.
Missed or overlooked mild cases
and those who have recovered but
still harbor the germ. are common
agents for spreading the infection.
In big cities and thickly settled com
munities there are always . num-
ber Of individuals with mild unrecog-
nized cases.
Scarlet fever does not probably
spread widely through tho cir. u
requires rather close contact with
the contagion carrier or with some
object that is contaminated BY the
patient.
While there H. no conclusive proof
thai the scales" from victim Of
scarlet fever spread the dlseaes TO
others n is best 10 consider that the
"scaIes" are dangerous and avoid
contract.
Fashion frequently dictates In
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-24
Let the People
Rule-and Write
support Of Times Appreciates

support 81 Times Appreciated
TO the Editor Of TIE Ttmes:
The board Of directors Of this as
ISOLATION Ut it's last meeting express
ed by unanimous vote most hearty
appreciation of the excellent service
rendered by the columns OF your
paper during our recent ouiidInS
campaign. We are sensible that the
friendly and generous cooperation
Of the press contributed In . large
measure to the success Of that er.
fort.
Especial mention was made Of the
editorial which appeared In the issue
Of March 8. II was quoted to the
board and In more public manner
In the vesper service the following
sunday.
May I ask you to accept very sim
cere thanks Of this board and Of the
many interested association friends
who have expressed most favorable
comments regarding the puoiicity
the work enjoyed during the cam
paign? ALICE n. MARSH.
General Secretary Y. w. q. A.
Detroit, March -, 1916.
cemmsnde IN Gditsriai
m the Editor Of TAe TJmes:
want 70 commend you on the e.
itorial which aDpeared In last night 2
issue Of The Times on the Knsbon
staying. II was the nnest have
ever read anywhere on the subject
cf drink.
might add that I take pleasure In
reading al Of your editorials.
The Times deserves great credit
for the energetic manner In wnicn
n nghts "boose."
WALTER J. HOsHAL
Detroit. March -. 1915.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-24
Who Am II

lPpspaseA ~ the CS0anaaeooess %
!Pu1lie safety 81 Greater Detsost.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-24

\ ColnInittee
ut Want Support of
HE Saloons This Year.!
~ 4 3HepubIican city committee an
y ~ passing Of the saloon political
IN unooting will be held under its
M this year. in any rum shop or
II of TIE many halls in Detroit in
y Qucr = aoId, there being in ex-
~ eriinance to the contrary, not
q ~ think u that
ooufxaIent to m announce
= nv Saloon vote isn't wanted.
Ut 20 personal notice
the sajoonkeeper that the |
- \ vim stand . better
4 III support than with II. |
y p ~ Is uned to work;
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10. N. % n ~ 49,
l.!4ss =. IN - cnsuu'eu 40
- 90
M 80 his compsn-
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NJ IS 4 = 20 otns1 -
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nj q - nm
~ eteW1 re more tne
800 - csnd'dase PEI
- crowd would always make It =
~ plenty Of ~Hoo-rays" and |
i g. unatter with So-and-So!" on
n s','
y pcus enthusiasm the greater the
& romds.
Svory msn ! chance to express
lSictitn = to whether he would
~ o. whisky, or maybe gin.
NM the candidate proposed to
yor, or sheriff, or congressman
q the legislature was made
ssn@dste Is 2 rule, demon
& ~. n.s ne.lt vas IN tne rlent
~ ~ u n.lso .ne oilice ne sought
ss'c Dsss ~ speaking from a
I, :
. MA e sae speak'ns At these meet
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-24

Lake Erie PRODUCE moro ash 10
the square mile tbAr any other
hoAy OF wster IN the world.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-24

Fashion frequently dictates In
mat'ers Of clothing without consult.
Ing health authorities.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-24
BE ENTHUSIASTIC.

n. AppiMoToN oRUcE-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-04
Transformation of
A Year AmaZeS

S. E. Batters, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Southern Pacific,
was in Ashland yesterday for his first
visit since about year and a half
ago, when the springs project was in
its stages of conception. Mr.. Batters
with his wife and Messrs. Burnbow,
interstate commerce attorney, and
Mcdonald, efficiency engineer for the
Southern Pacific, spent yesterday af-
ternoon going over Lithia Park. Mr..
Batters said: "You have accom-
plished a wonderful transformation
here. You have accomplished all that
you had set out to do upon the occa-
sion of my last visit, and more too. "
All of the members of the party gave
vent to their approval, with exclama-
tion after exclamation of surprise and
unstinted words of praise. Mr.. Bat
ters has headquarters at San Fran
cisco and his activities extend over
the vast tourist country of the south
west including the pleasure resorts
of southern California. When he
states that Ashland has resort attrac-
tions which in their uniqueness ex-
cell the California resorts, it means a
great deal for Ashland.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-04
Minor Matters
OF Council Meet

Tuesday evenings council meeting
developed no clashes or vaudeville
and the big crowd which was moi
there did not miss anything. Only
few citizens were present.
Besides matters reported elsewhere
the following actions were taken:
The committee which has been ne
gotiating with Mr.. Billings for the
piece of land on Park avenue, upon
which his barn stands, reported a
proposition which was not favorably
received, and were discharged and the
matter was laid on the table.
The petition of S. A. Hawks, who
lives just outside the city limits, for
water from the city mains was turned
down, the city fathers suggesting that
hereafter when residents just outside
the city limits wished water they take
the necessary moves to have their
property brought into the city limits.
It seems that bringing even a little
farm into the city costs a big amount
for election expense, as a separate
election has to be held on the land
which is to be brought In.
s. Clute was awarded the contract
for the construction of 1876 square
feet of sidewalk on c street near
Third, his bid being 10 cents per foot
and totalling a dollar less than the
next highest bidder.
The electric light committee of the
council reported that they were ex-
perimenting with the lighting appli-
ances for the lighting Of Lithia Park
and we're granted more time for their
work.
A motion passed authorizing the
advertisements for bids for the re-
mova of the Kinney barn from the
newly acquired property on the west
side of Park avenue, to property on
Water street.
The resolution creating the new
sewer district in the northern part of
the city was passed.
In order to act upon the city at
torney's advice in regard to the city's
for the celebration In
July, the council adjourned to meet
evening.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-04
Blow Up Safe
At Central Point

What are believed by the authori-
ties to be the same bunch of safe
crackers who blew up the safe in the
Ashland Fruit and Produce Associa-
tion office last Sunday dynamited the
safe in R. H. Parsons drug store at
Central Point about 8 o'clock We'd
nesday morning smashing several
windows and scattering pieces of safe
all over the store. A little money
and a quantity of watches and jew
elry belonging to Runyan, the jewel
er, were taken. The stolen goods
and the damage to the store is esti-
mated at close to $4,000. The work
in the Central Point and Ashland rob-
berries was similar and everything
points toward the conclusion that the
same gang did both jobs.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-04
Canyon Road To
Be Made a Drive

The street department of the city
will Immediately put a crew of men
at work putting Granite street, from
the end of the pavement to the point
where Glenview Drive joins the can
yon road, into good shape. This can
yon drive has been in very bad shape
and the leveling of the road will re-
move what has been a big obstacle to
heavier travel over Glenview Drive.
The council appropriated $500 for
immediate use, with the understand
ing that more would be forthcoming
if needed.
When Street Commissioner Fraley
has finished with the road, a smooth
drive which will make a beautiful
approach to Glenview Drive will be
provided.
Hundreds of cars drive up into the
park, and when the canyon drive is
put in shape a majority of them will
travel over the wonderful skyline
drive which sweeps around Prospect
Point.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-04
Ask City To Add
S5OO.O0 TO Fund

H. o. Frohbach, chairman of the
Springs Dedication Celebration Com
mittee, which is made up of repre-
sentatives from practically every or
ganization in the city, appeared be-
fore the city council Tuesday evening
and asked that the city donate $500
toward the celebration fund. He out
lined some of the attractions which
will be included in the three days
celebration and stated that every Or
ganization and he believed every citi-
zen of Ashland was behind him in his
request that the city at large as rep
resented by the council assist in the
financing. Councilman Lamb ex-
pressed himself as surprised that the
committee did not ask for more. Sew
eral of the councilmen spoke favor
ably to the donation, the main objec-
tion arising being the question of le-
gality of the appropriation of the
amount for the purpose. Finally the
matter was referred to the city attor-
ney, and the council will meet in ad-
journed session tonight to act upon
his recommendation. The celebration
committee has been unable to see
many whom they feel would be will
ling to help put on big celebration
and would most certainly appreciate
subscriptions turned in at the First
National Bank.
That the fund for the celebration
should be raised pro rata by the citi-
zens instead of being subscribed by
the few merchants was the opinion OF
several of the councilmen, and the
opinion expressed that in donating
$500 toward the celebration fund the
council would be carrying out the
desire Of the majority of the citizens.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-04

Arrangements are complete for the
opening of the Hotel Oregon banquet
on Tuesday evening, May 8, at 7.SO.
Elaborate preparations have been
made for the affair and it should be
one long to be remembered in Ash
land. Only limited number can be
accommodated, and reservations are
coming in to the secretary of the
Commercial Club indicating that the
limit will be reached. A committee
will have charge of the sale of tick
cts, which will be placed at 81, but
it will not be possible for them to
reach all of those who will no doubt
want to attend, and as many reserva-
tions should be made from the secre-
tary as possible. This can be done
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-04
Will Investigate
Skating Floors

AS a preliminary move toward in
vestigation of the possibility and ad-
visibility of constructing a public
skating rink or floor for the children,
Mayor Johnson appointed a commit
tee consisting of Councilmen Ninin-
ger, Lamb and Cornelius, at Tuesday
evenings council meeting. This COM
mittee will investigate probable cost
and confer with the school board in
an endeavor to secure their co-opera-
ton in the construction of such a
floor or floors. Various materials
will be considered and thorough in
vestigation made of the feasibility of
such feature. The recent passage
of an ordinance prohibiting skating
on the sidewalks led to the councils
action in the matter.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-04
Indian Hiker Has
Handsome ScalploCk

"Its a long way to Tipperary yet,
quoth White Eagle, three-quarter
breed Comanche Indian, who passed
through Ashland Tuesday on a walk
ing tour of the United States which
will eventually take him 10000
miles around the border.
With long black hair streaming
over his shoulders, White Eagle is
possessed of a scalp lock which would
have been greatly priced in days prior
to the coming of the white man. A
string of beads, vari-colored trap
pings, and other typically Indian or
naments, added to his picturesque ap-
pearance.
White Eagle says he is walking
for a $4,000 wager in competition
with a white man aged Sc and a boy
of IS, whom he has not heard oil
since leaving them in Montana. He
started out from Chicago and will
end up in that city after completing
the circuit of the states.
Eleven pair of shoes went to the
happy hunting ground in Portland,
said the traveller, and the twelfth pair
is on the way. The Indian makes
his way by giving war dances and
accepts anything anybody wants to
give him, but cannot ask help"