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The Detroit times., 1916-12-01

10 ne Editor of The Times:
-Fhe nov non parking rule. insti
uied Nov o.. IL in foil swing. an
.des ~ a police commissioner Who
is under 'he Impression he u doing
something 70 benefit the public ~.
Ho says ofher cities have rules
FOR the motorists much more drastic
They are nor allowed 70 park with.
in mics - tho center % The city
Thar may 30 true but that dooe
not prove y 20 6e sensible or good
I visited indianapolis thlp fan and
encountered no such trouble as You
have constantly regarding the mo.
torlsi ia this city.
This nev rule r. great lncon.
venienrs ard annoyance 20 many
people. who not only have paid a
good price FOR a car, maintain II Al
great expense and besides pay
most In taxes yet they have lese
privileges and are looked upon With
dlsfsvor
Zach automobile you might say
represents I'VE people and there are
hfty thousand machines IN Detroit.
so that approximately affects two
hundred ard ffy tbOusand
Indianapolis has more cars than
Detroit and you cen park without
unnccessary Interference
had two purchases 90 make
down town today and had 20 walk
between seven and nine blocks ~
The pouring rain in order 20 accom-
plish my purpose Who savs that
r. anything bgt ridiculous7
OR G. g NORTON,
80 5i2 fsth-st
Nov. 20, 1916.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01

occupation tha; will make ms cor
uerstone more beautiful ttaE The
culture of house p'sau
Your plant collection need 10, oe
az eIabJr1te or expensive one Il
YOU can AEo-d VARIETY and can
spare ths time aud thought and mon
- 70 build ~ D li''lc house conseT1-
sto,y Well and good
Bur actually you need only few
plants to Jriag sufficient tos 20 you
Geran.ums. fuchsias ferns BE-
glnais hooee according 10 your
.aEcy Bu, choose q, r. b. only
one or two plants
Iout .-t la.s winter pass a. yol
have le' ofhe- winters pass. without
g.gIns yogr home he added charm
that plants. sreen plants ant aoeer
.uz plants will bestc,y upon lt.
You ss, sou have not rhs slight.
os' know istse ot hcw 70 raise house
plants'
Well there ara good book on tre
subject most practical 1ocks. that
you can rroc-Ire = you Ike wIIi
seld you The names o. sore Just
write % me IN care ot this rev spa.
yer enclosing stamped and al
.ressed envelope FOR reply
These looks. written IN simple
language. all .ell YOU exactly what
20 do rc .ccecd making ,ogr
rsw winter hobby o, plsnt culture a
source %; u1en1irg pleasure 20 you
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01
Let the People
Rule-and Write
Tnls PROBABLY Coca WIN ne Olet.

This Probably Coca Win ,ne Diet.
To me Editor ~ TIE Ttmes
Tears 8; sympathy blind our eyes
as ~ ponder these articles telling
. % rae twelve peog., n Chicago
v ho propose TO demonstrate 90 Tie
world The ;alsi.y o.; tbe hlgh cosf
x living
These twelve nice "a .uicy over
grown bows and girls a. arst notified
ne fha, tAev Fere ,o live OF a gro.
Gerry tiA % ie) gor Neek bur ou
'he following morning after dream
.nE os th. qg0-y 0f starvation. and
FteNIuE n fancy their 7ithe-ed
-maciated forms crawling from the
dear's ot that two wees ~ depriya.
lion they volunteered 20 rsire their
allowance 20 $3.50 per week, or A.
cents per day per capita II We
could bui Know their mothers, a"
would wire rhem 20 constantly pray
FOR The welfare % their loved ones
Hh.l- they were so patiently under
going their tUo weeks OF epoch
making sel'sscri'ice
These people. without doubt. have
met their ifas financial obIra
SONS With inherited capital 20 pre-
sumo 20 Gaun The face ot au
intelligent public sIch an a.surdlts
while thousands ~ mothers All over
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01

ly. over or unde: exercise sleep 100
much or TOO littis. or practice eI
cosses IN other forms
Nature f. very tolerant She per.
nlts ~ % oye-etsp all rational
bounds snf stiIl protects us for long
ysriods against Illness Bu' y We
continue the irrational life FOR a
long enough time. nature cannot
longer guard U.s.
We break down We begin 70
cote minor ailments We may be
come nervous. We lose our appe-
Ute We osnno, sleep And then
some definite symptom appears, and
lr tine there "a well defined fli.
ness.
Therefore y - would remain
wen we must be moderate. We
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01
Letter Dated 220O B. {.

on Oct -, ~ stephen LanEdon.
formerly of oxford university. aud
noE curator % rhe Babylonian sec
ton o. he Tn sersiiy OF Pennsyl
yauia museum. opened A letter
written 400 years y C.. and never
delivered The letter Was opened
with a Hailet. ~ it was sealed In
A clay cylinder r. was written IN
SumeriaH chars .ters. and when 10.
cphered with great dinculty. proved
70 be 4 Babyl5 nian merchant or
Ger FOR ship neus oc-fnur. The
hris'an Herald
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01
The Metric System
BY Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. by Frank Crane)

In an address delivered before the Ro-
tary club, Of Easton Pa. and published
IN the Rotarian magazine Major Fred
l.. Drake. chairman OF the committee on
metric system in the National Whole
sale GrocerS' association, admirably
sums up the indictment against the alb
>urd system of weights and measures
that still fingers in England and the
United States. Some Of his striking
facts | condense and present herewith
In the latter part Of the eighteenth
century the metric system was adopted
by France. and now 1t is either legal or
obligatory in every nation of the world
except here and in the British empire.
1t is the era Of internationalism We
have international systems Of time,
longitude and the like The metric sys-
tenn OF weights and measures is the only
system adapted 10 world use. and has
already been almost universally adopt
ed Why do We not take it up?
Cur present tables of measures are
difficult Nobody knows them For in
-tance. a statute mile has eight furlongy,
a fwlong has so perches. perch 2 ga
'athoms fathom two yards a yard
,hree feet, foot II inches. and one
uch three barIeycorns. An acre is
our roods, a rood is so rods. a rod is
30 Il square yards square yard nine
square feet and a square foot LA square
aches barrel has four irkins, fir
kin is nine gallons a gallon four quarts,
d quart two pints, and a pint four gills
Isn't that a blessed bunch Of nonsense
nhen you come to think Of il?
The metric system is so simple il can
te learned in an hour It uses but five
names Of units, and SIX short numerical
prehxes.
The chief advantage Is that II has the
!eclmal ratio BY it a child can learn
10 measure wheat or water or land or
distance as easily as he now learns to
count money.
The entire system OF scientific and
ectrical units are now metric; and this
may be one reason for the rapid ad
vanccment Of science during the last so
years.
In the official work Of the government,
N the army, navy, and public health SER
vice the metric system is used.
1t is the official system in the Philip
pines and Porto Rico
international postal rates are prescrib-
ed In metric units. and settlements made
on that basis
II is said that America is due now to
enter into world relations, abandoning
lis traditional policy Of isolation. Would
not the first step best be the adoption OF
the system Of measurements in use by
most Of the rest Of the civilized nations!
Finally congress has never really le-
galized the pound the yard. the gallon,
and the bushel, leaving that TO the
.ates. Il has only legalized coinage.
Congress did legalize in 1866 the mo-
ttic system, but II is not compulsory.
We need to agtate public sentiment
until congress compels its nationwide
adoption.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01

AZ We live sensi
bic simple lives
We become I'D
when We indulge
ia eNCeases
We may eat or
drink excessively
or we may work
or play excessive.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01
"John Smith," Innocent
Bystander, Finds An Issue
In the War All His Own

An entirely new issue comes out Of
the European war.
II is an issue that concerns none OF
the belligerent powers.
II concerns our own neutral country
exclusvely-our own United States.
1t is an issue, however. which the bel
ligerents viii have to settle for US. Il
looks that way, at least.
The European war grew out Of greed.
All war has greed for its fountain
head.
The issue at home is an issue Of greed
growing out of greed.
The issue comes out of the high cost
of living-the issue of war prices in a
country at peace.
War as an issue changes maps.
This high cost of living issue, growing
out of war, changed the bill-of-fare for
many poor family this Thanksgiving
day.
Bull beef, at the highest price it ever
brought, took the place Of turkey or other
fowl, advanced to the point of impossi-
bility for the average workingman.
Issue follows issue in the course Of a
great war.
Our own merely takes its place in an
unfortunate sequence.
Originally the issue was whether there
could be any such thing as a war among
the great European powers - whether
such a war could be financed.
War went on for a year at tremen-
dous sacrifice of money by all countries
concerned, and the ability Of the bellig-
erents to go on for another year became
the absorbing issue.
War went on for another year. and the
issue became How long can the fighting
countries stand it?"
But right today, here in the land Of
the free and the home of the brave, in
country whose hands are bloodless and
whose purposes are peaceful, the all-im-
portant and all-absorbing issue has be-
come one of bread and butter. yea, life
itself for a peaceable people.
The question that interests us most is
no longer when will the war end ?" or
"How long will the belligerent nations be
able to keep up the fighting?"
The GREAT QUESTION growing out
Of the European war, is:
How long can John Smith" American
citizen, laborer and breadwinner, earning
81 or $3.50 a day--how long can John
Smith, innocent bystander, and his fam
ily of seven, stand it?
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01
Bits of information

SO highly Infammablc arr some Of the glitter
ink trimmings now used on womcn's dresses
that he New York FIRE department suggests that
they be- condemned
TO provide restaurant tables with fresh linen
quickly there has been invented n long table.
cloth, so mounted on rollers that clean part
can he brought into use with a minimum Of
labor.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01
SURPRISING WAR NEWS.

m commenting upon the manner in which the
truth about 'be war has been withheld from the
prorlo fn England. and tbc muZ7 ing ~ the press
OF that country. Lord Bresford. who Is spokes-
man of thr navy, denounced the present admin.
ietrati0n az che most abtocsatlc government
since The time Of Pharaoh Tine famous sailor
has the sailors Characteristic 81 blunt speech,
md n there were few more like nj nit would
h4 better Tor tho country Memphis News.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01
The Keep Well Column
noDERATloNl

Good health .s largely matter
~ g0od sense
We usually remain well 50 long
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01

Miss 2 NJ. Am stenograph
- snd must use y dictaphone many
hours day. VIII this injure nv
tear.rg7-
No.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01

forces which are gathering Herculean
strength thruout the country.
Civic organizations have sprung up
like mushrooms everywhere, but. unlike
mushrooms, they have come 70 stay.
These organizations are discussing
such subjects as politics and citizenship
city government. city planning crime,
labor questions. recreation. taxation for
eign relations. etc. and may be safely
said 10 voice the opinion ot the public OF
which they are themselves a part
Today the interest i'm the city man
aRer. commission form of government IS
represented In the National Municipal
Leagues model charter is greater than
-ver, and 500 smaller municipalities as
we'll as Boston. Pittsburgh, Seattle. san
Francisco, Los Angeles have eliminated
marty designations from the ci-y ballots.
Today elite, al over the land are over
hauling their accounts and are making
up budgets 10 meet the actual require
ments. irrespective Of castiron prece-
dents SO dear 70 the politicians heart
In Philadelphia the controller has is
sued q report which shows revolution
AIRY change in form.
For the first ume the city Is regarded
rs q unit and Is assets and liabilities are
shown in one statement instead of in dis
j0inted reports which give no compre-
henSive knowledge 70 the people.
In order 10 cut down It's actual debt
New York IS pursuing a policy whereby
al corporate stock bond issues. for other
han self sustaining Improvements, are 10
be gradually absorbed into the annual tax
budget.
In other words the city means 70 issue
bonds only for such improvements as will
pay back their Indebtedness
The rumor that politicians are about 10
get hold Of the city government Of Day
ton. now so successfully run by a com
mission and city manager, is Indignantly
denied by that city.
Today there are O. educational institu-
ions in which a course in municipal gov
-rnment is offered to the students.
whereas 20 years ago there were only
three.
The public schools are recognizing the
trend Of thought and Chicago. New York,
Cincinnati. New Orleans and Newark are
recasting their courses to embrace ciyics
and teach children the principles Of good
In the words Of Wynne Roberts, The
public, by timely action. has unlimited
over its own affairs and it is
the people who can confer a blessing or a
curse upon themselves.
To sum VI. the people have discovered
that they are responsible for the manner
in which they are governed and are slow
~ but surely refusing TO be longer sub
iect to the manipulations Of body Of
politicians 10 be done unto as 1t, IN It's
greed and selfishness, sees fl.
Detroit would better awake and be
prepared.
We have two years in which to make
)ur plans
There is no such thing as defeat if
he earnest, honest, capable citizens Of
his big city will but unite and with one
mighty effort dislodge from the mire Of
elf interest pelf and incompetence, the
present, back number municipal engine.
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The Detroit times., 1916-12-01
EUROPEAN war CASUALTIES
WHEREABOUTS

A. kirs~sr-ssr.ov cut sF In hs
beefstesk
c O. WorSer-SJsts ned compound rae.
ture 90 a dollar bin buying quart - beans.
o. Hslp-sheu wound from toq..rins trs
price % esss.
e. NJ. Hunsry-Operst.d On Dy ,hs food
Gpecuistors for ths removal - potatoes fro01
regular diet Operation success.
Villa has taken Chihuahua often
enough now 20 suggest there must be
something in it that would make IL very
popular in dry TERRITORY
Report has il that John Smith. who be-
gan life as newsboy and who worked
later as clerk at 81 a week, had turkey
yesterday for dinner
Our old friend Doc, well-known and
popular chiropodist, has noticed, we pre-
sumo, that a Detroiter was robbed Of his
shoes at the foot Of Woodward-ave
The very spot on the river, BY the way,
where lot of people go TO watch the
tows.
A lot of people were thankful, rnere-
fore, for pig hooks and Ssrsrkraut.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01
from another Point OF TeD
BIZ C. S.

On the other hand that New York
German who cannot pay his debts seems
20 be in a somewhat serious T. o. L. boat.
Our attention is called % the fact that
there has been no increase in the price
of honey But. may We submit IL costs
more, 20 dress her
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01

A lot of people were thankful, rnere-
fore, for pig hooks and Ssrsrkraut.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01

Nov 20 1916
The Detroit times., 1916-12-01

The very spot on the river, by the way,
here a lot Of people go TO watch the
DWS
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02

had been in consultation with Thomas Riggs, Jr., member of the Alaska en- gineering commission, who is familiar with conditions in interior Alaska, and it was partly through his suggestion that he turned his thoughts toward aeroplanes as mail carriers in the north.
 For months, in fact, ever since talk ing office. the postmaster general said that the Alaskan mail service has been a cause of annoyance to him and his assistants, in that they have received innumerable complaints regarding the poor service rendered, and just ones, too. He has realized for some time that something ought to be done, but has been unable to determine upon a means of remedying the service. It would take an enormous expenditure, he points out, to remedy conditions, so that all sections would benefit equally, and the department could not see it's way clear to make a much larger appropriation for Alaskan mail.
 At last came the suggestion of aero planes, and after going into the mat ter, the department comes to the con clusion that birdmen can render much better service and for practically the same money as is being spent at the present time.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02
AERIAL SERVICE 3 MAILS WEEK
 IN ALASKA N

The bids for the aerial mail service in Alaska will be opened May 12, and the contracts will be let as soon after that as is practicable. The bids call for the delivery of mail three times a week from Valdez to Fairbanks, all the year round; Tanana to Kaltag twice each week, the year round; kal- tag to Nome, twice each week, the year round.
 From Seward the mail will go to Iditarod twice each week; from Idita- rod to Nome twice each wee the year round
 The stipulated time for the runs, ac- cording to the bids, will be: From Valdez to Fairbanks, not more than two days; Fairbanks to Panama, "A hours; Kaltag to Nome, two days; Seward to Iditarod, two days; Idita- rod to Nome, A hours.
 According to the statements made by the postmaster general to repre- sentatives of the press, this mail ser vice will be the best that can be of fered in any place in the world, con- sidering the distance covered. The de- partment intends, under these new plans, if they can be worked out. to see that all the first and second class mail gets through, and if possible some of the parcel post will be handled by the aeroplane.
 Since announcement was first made that aeroplane service would be in- augurated, the postmaster general has had numerous conferences with the makers of aeroplanes and he is given assurance by them that it will be en- tirely practicable notwithstanding the extreme cold of some sections in the winter
 Some of the manufacturers are con sidering the possibility of the passen- ger service in connection with the mail contracts, and if awarded the con- tracts. will build machines large enough to carry several passengers at least.
 The postmaster general said that he
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02
TOLOVANA RIVER BE OPENED UP
 BY GOVT.

The committee on approprations at Washington is considering the matter of opening up the Tolovana river for navigation from it's mouth to the mouth of Livengood creek About six weeks ago the Fairbanks Commercial Club received a communication from the residents of Brooks, asking the organization to take some action, with a view to inducing Congress to appro- priate money for the opening of the river. The matter was considered by the club, and with a recommendation that it be considered was forwarded to Delegate Wickersham.
 He could have had it in his posses sion but little more than two weeks, and he lost no time in getting it into the rivers and harbors ap- propriations.
 As is will undoubtedly pass, the riv- CTS and harbors board, which consists of engineer officers of the United States, will then investigate and pos sibly survey it with view to deter mining what the cost of opening up the river will be.
 As this work takes some time, it is not likely that the work of opening the river will be done this summer. The preliminary surveys will undoubt- edly be made, however. and then it will be possible to open up the river during the following year. EXperi- enced river men, who have looked over the work. declare that it will be no difficult engineering feat, so that the chances of a favorable report at the hands of the army engineers are good.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02
BAD CHECK GETS MUsHER IN
 TROUBLE.

w. Coutts, of Anchorage, is held at Seward on a charge of passing a worthless check The check was cashed by E. Anderson, of the Ter minal bar, and was drawn for $20 on the Bank of Seward. The officials of the bank say that they have never had Evans has been in communication with Anchorage, and learned that Coutts was employed by the engineer ing commission there as packer last summer, that he bore good reputa- tion and had never been in trouble there.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02
DISCOVERY OF TIN MADE NEAR
 ANCHORAGE.

Mandel and Pauley, of Anchorage, are now driving a tunnel on what they believe is a good tin lode in the re zion of Eklutna river. It is said that they first found placer tin. which in dicated the presence of the lode, and other people say the indications are very good for the establishment of the tin mining industry in that section.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02

BURNSIDE STARTS FOR SEWARD.
 The cable ship Burnside is now re ported on her way to Seward to re pair the break in the cable between that place and Valdez. At present Seward is cut off from all communi- cation with Alaskan towns and the States.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02
FLAGSHIP IS ON WAY.

The flagship Alaska was scheduled to leave Seattle last night for south western Alaska, and likely has a big list of passengers for Cordova. which will be received as soon as it is pos sible to get press dispatches through from the States.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02

Lost -- A key ring and bunch, en- cased in leather folder. Return to c. w. Snyder.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02

Cordova Dressmaking Parlors. Work guaranteed. Prices reasonable. Adams building.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02

For good piling. any length, any See Dooley.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02

If you want a classy hat, drop in at Clayson's and be fitted.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02

Fuller's barber shop is located at Alaskan Hotel. Drop in.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02
FIRE DESTROYS s300,000
 RAILWAY STATION

MONTREAL, March 1. The Grand Trunk railway station at Bona ventura was today totally destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at $500, ,0O0.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02

A hobby line of the latest spring hats and caps at Clayson's.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-06-22
IEHuAN BUYS
[A|l[lIR!A|CT

One Of the biggest land dVllDs ever
made in Montana has just been con
summated by A. B. Lehman and asso-
ciates in their purchase Of $4,000 acres
Of Northern Pacific lands north OF
Miles City and Terry, in Dawson and
Prairie counties. The deal involves
about $275,O00.
The land itself lies along the sur
veys Of the Great Northern, Milwaukee
and Northern Pacific railways The
nearest towns are Watkins and Brock
way, through which the Great North
ern will soon extend it's line. In fact,
actual construction by the Great
Northern is now in progress westward
about 80 miles east of the land in ques.
tion.
Realizing from experience the in.
creasing value Of rich farming lands
tributary to railroads, a number of
Lewistown people have already invest.
ed heavily in tracts now offered for
sale by Mr.. Lehman. Those who have
made personal inspection of the land
say that it is remarkably free from
stones and resembles in general char.
acter the land of Arrow Creek bench,
il. the northern part Of Judith Basin.
Mr.. Lehman, who returned day or
two ago from an inspection of his pur.
chase, states that there is probably
80 per cent Of the acreage which is
tillable. 1t is heavily verdant with
Buffalo grass, an almost infallible in
dication of fertility. Good water may
be drilled at a distance of 20 feet,
and there is absolutely no alkali there
E. r. Rossum, formerly of Lewis
town, has established his headquar-
ters at Terry, Mont, as field agent
for the Hilger Loan & Realty COM
pany, representatives of the land pur-
chasers.