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The Detroit times., 1916-06-02
BUTTER AND EGGS.

Butter-Creamery extras 29c;
irsts. 27hc. packing stock. 2lc;
dairy. 2tc III.
Eggs-Fresh receipts. nrsts cases
included, 2l&c: current receipts.
si%c doz. Receipts. Friday. $3.50
cases.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-02
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO. June 2.--Opening -
Wheat: July down &c; September
September down &c. Oats: July
down he; September down Ac. Pro-
visions: Steady.
Sent. down IL. Corn: July down
Sept. down "A. Oats: July down u !;
Sept. unchanged. Provisions lower.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-02
CHICAGO BUTTER MARKET

CHICAGO. June 2.--Butter--Extrae.
" tt 30isc; frsts 2Si4 a. 2Si1c: dairy
oxtrss. 2iIs "a 2sc; nrsts, 2sa 27Isc.
Eggs Prime ordinary 1914 Il acc:
flrsts. 20a a 21c. Cheese--Twins. 13&
q 1+c: Young Americas. 14ia q, Az c.
y isc s.e.s ise turks i7 d scc re
tatoes, receipts. 10 cars: Michigan.
Wisconsin. Minnesota. all 95cas1.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-02

ELGIN BUTTER
ELGfN, Ill. May 27.-Butter: All
sales at 2sc. a decrease OF nc.
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THE RUINS ON THE HILL.
Where Richard of the Lion Heart
DweIt In France.

Perhaps the loveliest spot in all the
winding miles of beauty along the
river Seine between Itouen and Paris
is Petit -Anlciy. Ragged and shattered
looking, the stony hills rear proudly up
above h placid river and sleepy town.
and Squarely upon its crest looms the
ruin of Richard the Lion Hearts Castle
Gallant, Il great. burst keep IN u
few bits of massive wall. Once the
castle Haunted lis mcnaring leopard
standards against the blue and white
and gold of the F'rankish skies. but
that was before Philippe Auguste
Stnrmcd and smashed ii and smashed
the townStolk while he was doing it.
Now. "ho>tly and wan. the stark
ruin shiImncrS upon It's hill. with never
IL single spear Ia CLINT from keep or
barhiran. The spears are still grow
Ing far below the stout young popInrs
ON the river bank and island sentinel
ing through golden days when the riv-
cr is cleaning jade; in the fiery sun
sets, when it mirrors back every
sturdy limb and feuthery frond, and
all the silent blue nights, when the
stars bend cracking down to whisper
and ro1uctle and the ripples chucklc
softly against the rich brown banks
ARTHUR Stanley Riggs in National Geo
graphic Magazine.
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SWORDS OF JAPAN.
Religious Rites In Their Making and
a Final Blessinu.

That the Japanese are past masters
in the art Of sword making is proved
by the splendid weapons. equal to those
of Toledo and Damascus. which they
turn out. The actual methods Of sword
making in Japan are jealousy guard
ed, an extraordinary feature of the in
uuStry being the religious
which accompanies every process of
their manufacture. The walls Of every
sword making shop in Japan will he
found to be covered with allegorical
representations of the sword makers
and the chief goddess of the Shintos.
Evil spirits are kept away by charms
consisting of bits OF paper and wisps
of straw, while, should amy woman en-
ter the shop, disaster would certainly
come to the swords that are being made
and to their wielders. Consequently
women are absolutely debarred from
entering business as sword makers,
while not only is prayer offered up be-
fore he work begins. but various re-
ligious rites peculiar to the Japanese
are performed in order that the swords,
when finally completed, may be said
to have been well and truly made.
Even the final processes of polishing
and sharpening are characterized by
certain religious ceremonies. and final
~ the weapons are offered. one by one,
to the sword god to be blessed. This
ceremony consists in placing the
swords in front of the goddess of the
Shintos on the wall. with an offering
of sake, rice and sweetmeats, after
which prayer scrolls are rcad and
blessing upon the work is invoked
PcarSon's Weekly.
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is that such a number vas necessary
to carry on hi work. The qualitica-
ions demanded for these men were
high. They must be of good report
because they would be called on to
handle important funds. They must
be t OF the Spirit" since they would
naturally become leaders in the church.
And they must also be full" of Evils
dom,' since they would have to decide
problems calling for conSecrated COM
mon sense. The apostles held steadily
to their special task. prayer. and in
the ministry of the word" The choice
fell upon the seven named, to only
two OF whom, Stephen and Philip, is
there later reference. The names are
all Greek names, and it is probable
that some of them We're from the ranks
OF the Hellenists. who raised the dis
cussion. Laid hands upon them''-
an ancient Jewish rite by which the
apostles designated them for their ar
ticular task.
Verse THE %triulnphing church.
The word of God increased" in dis
semination and acceptance. "'Thc num-
Der of the disciples multiplied y 81 * OK
ceedlngly' because of the settlement
of the internal troubles and the addi-
ton of the Jealous leadership of such
men as Stephen. "A great
of the priests Were ohedient' openly.
Probably they We're of the poorer or
dcrs. of whom there were many thou
sands in Jerusalem. They were ready
to brave the ~displcasure Of their SUI
periors for the sake of the faith which
they had embraced. 1t is a picture of
a ~triumphing church that Luke paints,
and the picture is confirmed by the ac-
count of the way in which Stephen,
having risen to Il place of prominence
as Il preacher, triumphed over the dis
putants from various Synagogues and
boldly proclaimed his faith even after
his arrest. Like Paul in later Years.
stephen knew whom he believed and
hence stood firm.
\ position in the otficiary of Il congre-
CATION may not attract much public
applause. but the care with which the
apostles selected the seven who should
look after the temporal affairs Of the
Jerusalem church shows how impor-
tant they reckoncd such service. The
wise church will seek the same quail
ties in its Observation-Disclosures char
acter, sanctitied common sense and the
possession of the Spirit. The worthy
church officer will "covet earnestly
these qualities. The earnest church
! member will make it his business to
possess them. 50 that if a call to ''serve
tables for the Lord ONE he will he
worthy of the place.
y thou who art the head of the
church. make us tit to serve thy tables
before men.
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British Very Confident.

According to officers and engineers in
the British naval reserve who arrived
IN New York recently from Egypt, the
reports OF the danger of the fall of the
canal by overland attack from Damas-
u nave been very much exaggerated
The officers who have been in pre-
Vlous Egyptian campaigns said that
the TWO great difficulties in moving an
army over the desert from Damascus
or Jerusalem would be the lack OF
water and food, which would have to
be transported ON camcls. The small
British expeditions into the desert TO
hSht against native tribes required a
V of several thousand com.ls
they said.
El-Nantara, which is the best point
Tor attack ON the Suez canal. as if is
the II of the old aravau route. tho
only II where water in any quantity
can be had, is within a short distance
of Port Said, where the British hovo
plenty of supplies and thc
Mediterranean. The new laiIrood from
Damascus to Mecca passes far AWAY tn
II EAST OF the canal and could NOT ho
used to any great purpose for an iuvo-
sion Of Egypt, the naval officers said
and its light rolling stock is very lin.
tied.
The journey from ElKantara across
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EPIGRAMS BY PRESIDENTS.
Not Many DeathIess Sentences Have
Been Handed Down to Us.

How very few things which any of
our presidents said can anybody recall
otIhand!
Washington's most frequently quoted
phrase is, "In time of peace prepare
for war;
John Adams talked all day and wrote
diaries all night, but perhaps indie
pcndence forever'-his toast for the
very Fourth Of July on which he died
is more widely known than any other
one thought.
"Few die and none resign heads
Jcfferson's list OF deathless sentences,
although parts of the Declaration Of
Independence are known to millions.
The doctrine keeps Monroe's name
forever to the front, but his state pa
pers. speeches and letters. like those
of Madison, John Quincy Adams, Nc
kinley, Taft and many other men
long and honorably in public life, are
devoid of understanding to take
hold Of.
Rutherford r. Hayes gave us one
very fine thought. HE serves his party
best who serves the country best"
jackson was forever saying "By the
e%ternal..' but what else?
with malice toward none and IN
Lincoln's master strokes. However, his
letters and papers are full of UNIQUE
thoughts and would afford a present
day c%artoonist enormous opportunities.
Philadelphia Ledger.
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Battle Cruisers as Forts.

The British officers said that the canal
was protected by forts on the Pales-
tine side and warships We're strung
along from Port Said to Suez. They
have recently been added to by the
battle cruisers Malaga and Barham,
which in addition to their batteries Of
eight tifteen-inch guns have two sew
e~nteen-inch guns which will carry
twenty-five miles. Sidings have been
cut in the banks Of the canal for these
warships SO that the traffic is not in
terfered with and forts have been
erected in front Of them with loop
holes for the big guns.
The Suez canal at present is $50 feet
wide and has an average depth Of
forty feet, Sc that in case of emergency
the warships could steam through at
full speed. Ismailia, the town situated
half way between Port Said and SueZ,
where the pilots are changed. is con-
nectcd by railroads with SueZ, Cairo
and Port Said.
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uOluel leAl.- Dear W ONE Allolilei >
burdens and SO fulfill the law Of Christ
Gal. vi, y.
Verse IA troublesome problem.
There We're many national elements
within the Jerusalem church. 1t had
made its first public appearance when
the city was filled with s%ojourners
from every part OF the Roman world,
and it had constantly added converts
from the Jews who We're born outside
Of Palestine. The dispersion of the
Jews was almost completed by the
opening Of the Christian era. and there
was as much difference then between
the various elements in the race as
there is between the Russian II the
Portuguese Jew Of the present. 1t
seems as though some Of the old lack
Of perfect understanding that had eX-
listed between the Jews Of the dispeI-
sion and those Of Palestine before their
conversion was carried over into the
new community. At any rate, we are
toll that "in these days of increase,
when the number OF the disciples was
multiplying. there arose Il trmur1ng
Perhaps the rapid increase, taking
much Of the apostles attention, had
something to do with the rise of the
dissatisfaction. '"The Grecian Jews
Hellenists. as they We're called. They
were Jews, but had lived in foreign
lands and adopted Greek manner ana
speech. "IIebrews'-the strict Tales-
tiniau Jews. to whom everything con
nectcd with Greek culture was consid-
ered irreliyious. Their widows We're
being .'neglccted." Perhaps the old
Jewish autagonism between palcstin-
ian and lIcllenistic Jew had, unsus-
pectcd. crcpt into Ii community. Fer
hnps the Hellenists We're o~versensitive
because of past experiences Ii saw
discrimination where none existed.
Perhaps the neglected widows had few
relatives or friends in the city and so
were the more likely to be overlooked.
.I,aily ministration.' The Offering for
the needy had come to be II regular
dous amount of detail care and work.
Verses 2-G.-E Effective remedy.
The leaders took effective steps to re-
store the threatened harmony. They
..callcd the multitude of the disciples
torethrr-a general church meeting. al
though all could not have attended,
and protested their inability to super
wise the matter. Their work was to
nr,claim 1.-THE word of the Lord. and
they dared not urn aside from that to
serve tables" as they referred to the
active management Of the distribution
of aims. SO they called ON the 'bretl-
rem" to moose from their own ranks
"seven men Seven was h perfect
number. mo the Hebrews, but it is
nroba bic that the only significance here
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ORIGIN OF THE PERISC0PE.
The Rejecting SpygIass Used at the
Siege Of Sebastopol.


Speaking Of the origin of tho npri-
scope. the following extract from the
writings of the we'll known inventor of
%"Peppcr's Ghost" gives the credit to
the clerical profession. Pepper wrote
soon after the Crimean war:
During the siege of Sebastopol mum
bers of IL best a%rtillerymen were con-
%tinually picked off by the enemy's rifles
as we'll as by cannon shot. and in order
to put Il stop to the foolhardiness and
incautiOuSneSS of the men. Il very in
gcniouS contriyance was invented by
the Rev. William Taylor. the coadju-
tor of Mr. Denison in constructing the
first Rig Ben bell. 1t was called tho
rejecting SpyglasS, and by its simple
construction rendered the exposure OF
the sailors and soldiers who would look
oNer h pal;llct or other parts of the
works t" observe the effect of their
shots perfectly unnecessary. while mn
other form was constructed for the
purpose of allowing the gunner to lay
or aim his gun in safety.
1.-The instruments We're shown to
Lord Panmure. who "a so convinced
of the Importance of the invention that
he Immediately commissioned the Rev.
William Taylor to have Il number of
these telescopes constructed. and it
he siege had not terminated just at
the time the invention was to have
been used no doubt Il great saving of
the valuable ives of the skilled artil-
lerymen would have been etfected."-
London Express.
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Sure Medal Play Is Best.

Sure Medal Play Is Best.
Jerome Travers. national open golf
champion and probably Americas lead
ing amateur. is emphatically in favor
Of deciding the national amateur golf
championship the same as the open
championship-by seventy-two holes
medal play.
Il have been advocating the adoption
of Il seventy-two hole medal play round
as the amateur championship test for
over two years." said Jerry. land l am
convinced that 1t is the only fair test.
To begin with. it eliminates two Gle
ments Of luck, the luck Of the draw
and the stymie. which l think should
be abolished, except possibly when !,
man stymies himself. Then. too, a
man is playing not against one oppo-
nent. but against every nan in the
field. and. as you hold the championship
to pick the best man. why not make
him play against every one of his OPP
%ponents!
II have played in both the amateur
and open championships" continued
Travers (he didn't add that be had won
both of them, land l know that the
medal play test is the best. l should
like to see it adopted in the amateur
championship. and l hope that it soon
will be-"
Change In Basketball Rules Liked.
More leeway for the players, necessi-
tating closer observation by the Off
cials. more individual playing. less
teamwork and fewer complications
through various sets of rules, is the
way Charles A. Dean. ex-president.
member Of the championship commit
tee and chairman of the basketball
committee of the Central Amateur Ath-
letic union. summarizes the new rules
and changes in basketball this year.
The new set of regulations. which
have just been published. do away with
the old intercollegiate rules, combining
making a volume Of basketball laws
that can be used by any A. A. o..
Y. NJ. c. A. high school, college or
university team in the country.
In former years there We're distinc-
tive sets of Observation-Disclosures. A.
\. L. and a. \. F.-each different from
the other, to govern basketball. AS a
result many complications arose, the
majority Of players never knowing IN
der what regulations they We're play
ing. A play that was recognized in
one set was known as a foul in an
other, thereby causing the game Off
cials as we'll as tn players plenty Of
trouble. Consequently the combining
of the various sets of rules eliminates
all such trouble.
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SueZI and thus cutting the English and
French communications with the In
dian ocean and the extreme orient.
They speak Of their ultimate entry into
Cairo.
Syria, the base Of operations of the
Turkish army, is separated from the
canal by the desert neck Of land, q
peninsula, lying at the foot Of Mount
Sinai.
The canal is at present protected by
semipermanent works. immense trench
es and numerous earthworks of a new
type deeply cut. 1t is REINFORCED by
parapets Of sandbags and is covered in
front by numerous strands Of barbed
wire.
Canal Well Fortified.
The line thus fortified is continuous
and runs from Port Said, on the Medi-
%terranean, to Port Tewfik, on the Red
sea, parallel to the canals channel.
1t is known through the last reports
Of NJ. Jonnart, president of the Suez
company, that the canal is 1856 kilome-
ters in length. Its breadth at ten me-
tiers from the bottom runs from forty
meters up to a hundred meters
across. At certain points the sound
ings have measured a depth Of eleven
meters. Thirteen large water stations
have been constructed on the canal.
The lake, reformed in the plain of
Peluse by a flooding Of salt water, ad-
joins Port Said and the north part of the
maritime passage up to Ell kantara,
perhaps fifty-four kilometers. Another
part, almost of equal length. traverses
the salt lakes. In brief, the canal is
not easily approached except along a
front of about sixty kilometers, divided
by the lakes in sections from the mid
die to the south end.
The maritime defense is naturally
highly developed. Ships armed with
protect the canal and the shores, guns
are mounted upon the shore and the
canal. and numerous small torpedo
boats sail about the lakes.
Finally, a%viators and the telegraph
could furnish information as to the
movements Of the enemy and permit
the installation of formidable pieces of
artillery handled mainly by marines.
1t is to be noted that there is a
railway along the length of the canal
upon the bank toward the Nile and
connected by ncighboring railway lines
with the Egyptian railways-that is to
say, with Cairo, the capital, and With
Alexandria, the chief port of the coun-
Try, the defense never is lacking In
Vlctuals and munitions.
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Hoppe Plans Trip to Hawaii.

William +. Hoppe. the peerless bill
Hard leader. will show his skill to the
kanakas before long. The champion is
planning to visit the Hawaiian Islands
spring and part of the summer there
and on the Pacific coast.
lie will take Koii Yamada. the Jap
anese. with him. and the two will play
in Honolulu as we'll as on their way to
the Golden Gate.
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Photo by American Press Association.
AIvah Richards, tho Famous Olympic
High Jumper.
took part in the meet in Chicago last
July. was at Provo, Utah. not Chicago,
as noted on his entry blank.
The board of managers ruled that
Richards must give back the medals
he won in the July meet. Competing
for the Illinois \. c., he tool first place
in the tifty-six pound weight event.
second in the high jump and third in
the discus and @javelin throws. Rich
ards was formerly a student at Brig
ham Young university. but is now at
Cornell,
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Felinities.

The Girl-You'n never make me be-
lieve that opals are unlucky. Why. I
was wearing them today. and 1 became
engaged to Herbert. The Cat-But
what about Herbert. dear?- Passing
Show.
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UsT as many military experts

predicted many months ago, the
principal activities Of the war
have been transferred from the
Russian and Flanders fronts to the
Balkan states. The Teutons have
opened the way to Co%nstantinople.
Now it is thought that the Suez canal,
Egypt and probably parts Of India will
be the next fields Of their e%ndeavors.
Some reports say that the invading
army will consist of from 100000 to
SOO,OO men and will be led by Cen
eral Won Mackensen, the brilliant Ger
man commander. Recent submarine
activities In these waters have caused
many Japanese ships to abandon the
route through the canal, and they are
now making the trip from England to
Japan around the Cape Of Good Hope.
A campaign of Turkish and German
forces against the canal and Egypt
would not be as difficult an enterprise
as the factors involved would seem to
Indicate, according to the opinion held
by military authorities in CONSTANT
nople. They say that those who assert
lhot ud ~ ANIL NOulu Ic
next to impossible are unfamiliar with
the mean of communication between
Constantinople and the canal and for
get that the food of Arabia
and Syria are fully sufficient to meet
the needs of q large army.
To go from Constantinople to Bo-
santi, in the Taurus mountains, over
the Anatolian railroad and it's Bag
dad connections, would require about
eorty-eight hours for military trains.
At Bosanti the old pass road through
the Cicilian gate to Tarsus would be
used. The road has been improved
by thousands OF Armenians, who had
been drafted into the Ottoman army
Tor this purpose. The work was di-
rected by Turkish, German and Aus
trian engineer officers. Motor trucks
could make the trip from Rosanti to
TarsuS In from six to eight hours,
especially if, as is asserted, they will
be assisted up the sleeper grades, of
which there are three.
Railroad Improved.
Six months ago the tunnels of the
Bagdad railroad near Entity and Kara.
baba and a large bridge near liodjo
had not been completed. The railroad
facilities from Tarsus, on the Mersina
Tarsus and Adana line, ended for this
reason at Osmanie and later at Ma
mort, points in the Amanus mountains
But an excellent road connected these
places with the terminus of the Bag
dad railroad at Rodjo. Heavy traffic
might find traversing the Giaur Dag!
pass at Entilly a severe strain. but nc
insurmOuntable obstacle. The same i
true of the pass near Rodjo. 1t Is esti
mated that the trip from Constantine
pie to the canal would take twelve OF
thirteen days, most of it by rail, bu,
part by motor or the camel, as the
route runs through a desert.
In every respect the plan of attack
drawn up by the Turko-German au'
thorities must be taken seriously. The
Turks have operated in great masses
and without giving heed to their losses
The German officers would sacrifice
the entire Syrian army If it was neces
sary IN the single hope of interceptin4
the navigation between Port Said and
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Topics of the Sport World :
By SQUARE DEAL
By SQUARE DEAL


Ty drew down almost 5000 for taking
part in an exhibition game in Montreal.
$1,000 more for six other games ut 5000
per exhibit and about $500 from his
newspaper writings.
Twenty-six hundred dollars in M
month! Not SO bad, Ell, Oscar?
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Richards to Return Medals.

Richards to Return Medals.
AlVah Richards, who gained inter
national fame by winning the high
Gently was declared Ineligible to com
pete i'll meets of the Central District
a. \. I. His legal residence, when he
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His Mistake.

tuStOmcr-That was the driest. flat
est sandwich l ever tried to chew
into.
Waiter-Why. here's your sandwich!
Iou ate your check!-Pittsburgh Press.
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Cobb Great Money Getter.
Ty Cobb made almost as much "side
issue" money during the month fol
lowing the close of the regular 1915
season as some players did all season.
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GENERAL Won MAcKENsEN AND TWO VIEWS OF THE suEz CANAL

Now the Chief Aim Of Teu-
tonic Strategists, 1t Is Said.
British Have Strengthened 1t
With Forts, Battle Cruisers and
Troops-As the Main Gateway
to India It Is One of the Most
Important Factors In the Pres
ent Conflict.