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The Detroit times., 1916-04-27
PLAN TO INCREASE
CAPACITY OF CITY
WATER SYSTEM

Plans TO Increase the capacity of
the city water system are being con-
sidered by the water commission.
ers. The hoard will either install
a new set OF pumps at a cost OF
$4,000 or enlarge the intake pipe
according to recommendations which
will be made by Theodore A. Lessen,
superintendent Of the water system.
The present capacity of the pumps
and intake pipe Is ample, but the
commissioners are taking into con.
sidcration the rapid growth Of the
city, and the possibility of a low
water level at some future period
Under present conditions. should
the water reach the low level Il did
In 1894 seine portions Of the city
would be without water.
Mayor Marx, Tuesday afternoon,
asked the water board TO withhold
action on the proposed wage in.
crease for the board laborers until
the common council and board OF
estimates had acted on a plan TO
increase wages in all city depart
ments.
The Detroit times., 1916-04-27
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME
Jerry Muskrat Keeps the Secret.
Copyright 1915. Dy r. W. BurgssJ
~ THORNTON w. BURGESS.

6r VHOHNTON w. BURGESS.
He's twice a friend who proves ne
Keep to himself another's plan.
Peter Rabbit vert back home to
the dear old Brier Patch quite upset
and out OF sorts. Mrs. Peter noticed
II right away. OF course she
couldn't help but notice II, because
Peter was cross when spoken to.
She wisely took no notice and at
last the trouble all came out.
Jerry Muskrat thinks he's
smart" grumbled Peter.
What has Jerry done?" asked
Mrs. Peter. Has ne played a trick
on your"
moo not exactly" replied Peter.
mr.. and Mrs. Quack have left the
Smiling Pool and Jerry wouldn't tell
me where they have gone"
Mrs. Peter laughed. rs that what
makes you 90 shorttempered7 I
don't see what business It - of
yours where Mr.. and Mrs. Quack
have gone. Probably they want to
keep 1t secret and that Ia why
Jerry wouldn't tell ] am glad that
there Is some one WAC can keep q
secret" said she.
Peter looked at her sharply to see
IL she meant TO hint that he couldn't
keep a secret, but she was innocent
~ looking out across the Green
Meadows. and he decided that she
couldn't have meant anything by the
remark. II think ne might have told
me-" grumbled Peter in a grieved
tone "He knows that am their
friend and that I wouldn't do any
thing to get them into any more
trouble. lie said that they had gone
10 build a home, but don't see
where they can have gone TO do
that. because Mr.. Quack can't fly.
shouldn't think they would have
gone out TO the Big River because OF
the danger from hunters there. but
I don't see where else they can have
gone. Hello, here comes Sammy
Jay. Perhaps he knows"
Sammy dropped into q little tree
In the dear old Brief Patch. Both
began TO speak at once.
do you know" said Peter.
do you know" said Sammy.
Then both stopped. Each knew
just what lhe other was going Il
ask.
We'll" said Sammy after q pause
do You know"
"No," said Peter. Jerry Muskrai
wouldn't tell me-"
HE wouldn't tell me. either
mapped Sammy Jay. "Ssid II WAS :
secret and II nc told me II wouldn't
he = secret. Just as II cant keel
. secret ~ well a. he can! think
The Detroit times., 1916-04-27
Management of Ger
man Fair Heeds Storm
of Protests
KING GEORGE
USED AS TARGET
3 azaar Authorities
Disclaim RESPONSE
bility in Matter

As result OF vigorous protests
on the part Of Detroit, Windsor and
VAUDEVILLE residents against the
use of efigies of King George, Gear
Nicholas. President Poincaire and
other leaders in the Allies forces in
the European war, In shooting gal
ltry of the German fair, in the Pal
ace Gardens, the executive commit
tee OF the bazaar has removed the
offensive efigies. Orders to that ef-
feet were issued Wednesday morn
ing. before the bazaar opened.
Tn explanation is made by the
executive committee that many OF
the booths and concessions at the
bazaar were rented out. and that
the committee did not know. except
in general way, what would be
placed in the space thus rented.
Windsor officials and Vice-Consul
Howard Graves Meredith, British
representative in Detroit. Tuesday
night. made formal protest To the
British embassy in. Washington
against the use OF the efflgies.
Vice Consul Meredith was inform
ed, Tuesday, that the images OF the
rulers aligned against the kaiser
were being used as targets In the
bazaar shooting gallery, and he. to
gether with prominent Windsor Off
Gals. decided upon immediate &C
ton A reply from the British EN-
bassy in Washington is expected
Wednesday.
Mayor Marx. informed Of the pro
tests, declined to comment on them,
saying that he was only actinc as
honorary chairman of the bazaar
board and had no active interest in
the fair. He promised that he
would take up the objections with
the members of the executive com.
mittee.
The Detroit times., 1916-04-27
INCREASES STAND
DESPITE PROTESTS

K. B. Douglas complained to the
board Of review, Tuesday. that the
assessment on some lots re owned
on the north side OF West Jefferson
ave, near Green-ave. Is too high.
having been jumped from $500 to
$4,000 lot. Chairman Herman
Schultz. who Is a real estate dealer,
The Detroit times., 1916-04-27
Country Flooded With
Pamphlets Opposing
Him
WILSON GIVES
NOMINEE AID
Lines Up Party Reac-
tionaries to Vote for
Appointment
.Dy gibson GARDNER.

some mysterious sOurce-probably
the Shoe Machinery Trust unlimit-
ed money 10 being used to flood the
country with anti.Brandeis litera-
ture. Editors, commercial organise
lions, bar associations and even col
legss have been flooded with copies
Of the so-called brief. the same be
ing merely unsupported charges
AGAINST Brandies made by . volun'
t~er committee Of the old-time enc
mics incurred by Brandeis In fsht-
ing many battles for the public vel
fare. There were no briefs nor any
findings based on briefs.
The printed matter Is made to APP
pear legal and formal and many
people might suppose that 1t repre-
seated something oficial. The truth
n that the oficial hnding thus far Is
IN Brandeis' favor. A majority OF
the committee which made the In
vestigation recommended his con-
hYmation.
The Brandeis opposition has been
plsying for delay. The case was re-
ported weeks ago to the Senate
Committee on Judiciary. but men,
beps OF this committee have held
many meetings and have failed to
report. According to last accounts
the committee was lining up In a
partisau way. President Wilson has
brousht influence TO bear on such
cell known reactionaries on the
committee - Overman. O'Gorman
and Hoke Smith. all OF whom have
been brought into line for the
Braudeis confirmation. On the 9TH
Or hand the Republicans are almost
sclidly against him. Works and
Cummins went on record as mem
bers Of the subcommittee: Clark OF
Wyomins has been an active leader
Of the big business element In the
Senate making the fight against
DYsndeis. Knute Nelson, remember
ing the old Ballinger feud, has lined
up with Clark and Cummins; Dill.
bingham Of Vermont. Sutherland OF
Utah. Brandesee of Connecticut, are
counted naturally in the reactionary
opposition. Senator William f.
Hcrsh Of Idaho has been the only
uncertain factor on the Republican
side. Borah has been looking into
the evidence taken at the hearings
and says he has not yet made up
his mind. On the Democratic side
John X. Shields of Tennessee has
been an unknown quantity. Shields
ID the author OF the hydro-electric
water power grab measure which
went through the Senate q short
time ago and his connections and
political bias are all opposed to the
things for which Mr.. Brandeis
stands. The sinister influences
which have worked through men
like Brandeis and Clark on the Re-
publican side have felt confident
they could use Shields In the Bran
deis matter as he served them In
the water power grab.
President Wilson has convinced a
number OF reactionary senators that
II would be very poor party politics
to permit Brandeis TO be rejected.
His arguments have brought into
line such notorious reactionarics
even rs Bankhesd. Underwood.
Hardwick and Clark OF Arkansas.
On the other hand, Progressives on
The Detroit times., 1916-04-27

Resolved. That nationwide pro.
hib!tion be adopted" is the subject
chosen by the members of the mod
Ell meeting teams OF the Philomatic
Debating society. The teams have
been divided as follows: Affirma.
tive: Simon Layan. captain; Mau.
rice Goldstick and Emil Rothman;
negative. Lawrence Sells. captain;
Herman Barcus and Samuel Rub
liner. The date set Is June Z.
The Detroit times., 1916-04-27

ought to know where Mr.. and Mrs.
Quack have gone II any one does,
seeing that was the one who found
Mr.. Quack I'll set even with Jerry
Muskrat one Of these days" 49,
Are you sure that Jerry does
know himself?" asked little Mrs.
Peter. Perhaps he's just pretend.
Ing SO as to tease you folks"
II hadn't thought OF that ex.
claimed Sammy. I'm going straight
hack there and pretend I don't be-
lieve he knows at all. II he really
thinks don't believe he knows. DER
haps he will tell u he really does
know"
on went Sammy as fast ~ his
wings could take him back to the
Smiling Pool. He was gone q long
time. When at last he returned he
was no wiser than before. The worst
Of It was he couldn't make I'D his
mind whether Jerry Muskrat did or
did not know. II couldn't get q thing
out Of him." declared Sammy. "If
he has got secret he certainly
knows how to keep H."
The next day when Peter visited
the Smiling Pool II was the same
way Jerry was good natured. but
he wouldn't tell where Mr.. and Mrs
Quack had gone TO. II was the saue
the next day and the next. Finally
Peter made up his mind that Jerry
cidnt know. and then ne felt better.
You know there is nothing that SO
ppsets Peter Rabbit as the feeling
that some one knows something tina.
he doesn't.
The Detroit times., 1916-04-27
Pennsylvania Facing
Monster WalkOut of
Coal Men
CANNOT AGREE
WITH OPERATORS
Wage Negotiations Did
Not Produce Expect
ed Results

NEW YORK, April 26.-The pros.
pect Of q strike Of anthracite coal
miners, involving approximately
l75,00o workers, in Pennsylvania,
looiaed near today. following the
failure Of the conference of the min
ers and operators to reach an agree
ment. The conferees worked for
seven weeks.
The miners made 10 demands,
The Detroit times., 1916-04-27

Many Sunday school workers and
religious leaders OF national promi
nence are to be heard at the 5Sth
annual convention OF the Minnesota
Sunday School associations, which
meets today at Austin, Mimi, for a
session of four days.
The Detroit times., 1916-04-27

asked Douglas " hs w0o1d q
property ~ The assesss1 ~
Douglas said he woUld ~
Amer the meeting. C,AalrsAan D
went out 10 look 1t the M
He refused 10 buy. NevoR1l
the committee denied Douslas Y
tion. & \
The Detroit times., 1916-04-27

ern high 10 participate in the base
hall tournament this summer. Each
house will have teams to represent
each OF the four grades. A cup has
been offered TO the winner In the
league. The umpires and coaches
will be selected from the faculty.
Northwestern high will have a
tennis team this year to represent
It In high school competitions.
Courts In Ferry field have been Sc
cured for the students. and practice
will be started after the Easter va
cation. Three members Of last
years team are available.
1.-THE city manager and commits
zion plans OF government" were the
subjects discussed at the last meet.
ing OF the Progressive Civics club
In Central high. The speakers OF
the evening were: Carleton Dean
and Gladys Loosemore. OF the club.
Edwin mcfarland, faculty advisor.
addressed the club at the request
OF the members.
Resolved. That President Will
sons preparedness plan be adopt
ed" was the subject of a debate al
the last meeting Of the Portia De.
batting society In Central high. The
Affirmative was upheld by Regina
Mayrand and Gloria Lawrence and
the negative by Myrna Goodrich
and Helen Aubrey. The decision was
awarded TO the negative side. The
critic was Anna Lampart, a mem.
mer
The Northeastern Literary asso-
citation OF the new Northeastern
high school, has elected the follow
ing ofYicers: Make Kaczinski, pres
ident; Henry Pioch, vice-president
Vera Lagan, secretary; Jack Wilder,
treasurer.
1.-The Nor'wester," the semi-annual
paper printed by members OF North
western high. has offered prizes OF
$40 to students in the school for
essays and IS for poems. stories
and art contributions. The issue
will appear June |. and nearly 500
copies now have been ordered.
At a recent meeting OF the Emer-
sonian Literary society in Central
high school, an election OF officers
was held. II. Clement Auer and
Forest o. Bowman were reflect
ed president and vice-president, re-
spectively. and Dudley Buck was
elected secretary and treasurer.
Charles +. Eames and Frank Tom
kins, OF the English department,
were elected me mbers of the fac.
ulty advisory board.
The Totem club organized by
graduates OF Eastern high attend
ing the u. OF NJ. will hold their
annual spring dance May 5, in the
Oddfellows' hall Detroit. The pur.
The Detroit times., 1916-04-27

The Indiana State Democratic
convention which meets today al
indianapolis will name a candidate
for United States senator to sue.
ceed Thomas Taggart. who is filling
the vacancy caused by the death OF
Senator Shively.
The Detroit times., 1916-04-27
SAFETY
If you can save five
dollars a month.

You can invest your money
In the same type Of Securities
that are bought by savings
banks and other careful invest
OrS-
The Detroit times., 1916-04-27

Next story--"Peter Takes Il Into
Ills Head to Visit Paddy the Bcav.
err
The Detroit times., 1916-04-27

pose OF the dance Is 10 acquaint un
| dergraduates OF the school with the
society.
The Detroit times., 1916-04-27

The postgraduate l2-A and i2-B
students In grade room No. 240. In
Eastern high. will hold grade
room party May 8. In the gymnasium
OF the school.
The Detroit times., 1916-04-27
New Classification On File.

Arthur 7. Waterfall, traffic com.
missioner Of the Detroit Board OF
Commerce. has filed. in the trans.
portation bureau, docket No. q OF
the ofIiciai classification committee
containing proposed changes In
classification OF freight. which Is
open to the inspection OF Detroii
shippers. A hearing before the
classification committee will be
held In the committees Offices. No.
143 Liberty-st.. New York, Tuesday
May 16. at 10 a. m.
The Detroit times., 1916-04-27

ry,sssss.-ans !sss. ss.e -.
The Detroit times., 1916-04-27

pose OF the dance Is 10 acquaint un.
dergraduates OF the school with the
society.
The postgraduate 12-A and i2-B
students In grade room No. 240. In
Eastern high. will hold grade
room party May 8. In the gymnasium
of the school.
The Eastern Query club in East
ern high has elected It's ofiicers.
Those chosen we're: Bruce Dick
man. president. Aitha Bowbeer,
vice-president, and Adeline Irvine,
secretary.
A business mems class In physi.
cal training has been started In
Highland Park high school. Classes
are held Tuesday and Friday from
$3.50 to $3.50. A competent coach
has been provided.
The teachers of the Highland
Park high school have organized q
dramatic society for the purpose OF
helping along the scholarship fund.
and the Washington trip fund. Miss
jeanette Cooper has been elected
president
All high school students interest
ed In baseball must decide whether
they want to play high school or in.
dependent baseball. A divided 10y.
atty will not be tolerated by the
coaches this season as II has In
the past. Previously some high
school players have also played in
dependent ball, and as result
were not in condition to do the
best for the school.
The May issue of the Student,
Central highs paper. will be called
Coaches number. and will be
dedicated to Messrs. Buss. Stocking
and their assistants. who have
helped to make Central high hrst
in nearly all branches OF athletics.
At the last semi-ahnual meeting
of the Techni club, In Central high
school, the following members were
elected TO Office: Gertrude Knorr,
president: Isabella Swan, vice-pres.
ldent: Constance Porter. secretary
and Ruth Downey. treasurer. The
program for the rest OF the term
will be based upon interior decora.
ton. and papers will be read and
discussed at each meeting.
Judges have been selected for
the Northwestern-West debates,
which are scheduled for Friday
evening, April IS. Those to judge
the debate at Northwestern are
BENJAMIN F. Comfort. principal oil
Cass high; George e. Parker. .prin'
cipal of Bishop school. and Charles
N. Novak, principal OF Northwestern
high, while the debate at Western
high the same evening, will be
judged by Alphonso M. Cotter. prin.
cipal OF the Condor Junior high
school; Templeton p. .Twiggs. head
of the compulsory education depart.
ment. and George r. Berkaw. prin.
cipal OF the Russell school. The
subject for debate vii be. "Re.
solved. That preparedness Is for
the best interests of the United
States-preparedness to mean a
substantial, increase in the army,
navy, coast defense and aircraft
forces Of the country" Each school
has a negative and an Affirmative
team.
The Detroit times., 1916-04-27

The Eastern Query club in East
ern high has elected It's ofiicers
Those chosen were: Bruce Dick
man. president; Altha Bowbeer
vice-president. and Adeline Irvine
secretary.
The Detroit times., 1916-04-27

A business mems class In physi.
cal training has been started In
Highland Park high school. Classes
are held Tuesday and Friday from
$3.50 to $3.50. A competent coach
has been provided.
The Detroit times., 1916-04-27
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as to both principal
and interest.

Afford a productive yet safe
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funds. Issued in $50, 500 de-
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tial payment If you wish.
Write for descriptive booklet
today.
Urban Realty Mortgage Company
MORTGAGE BOND BANKERS
4e4e Congress-St., West
The Detroit times., 1916-04-27

The Totem club organized by
graduates OF Eastern high attend
ing the u. OF NJ. will hold their
annual spring dance May 5, in the
Oddfellows' hall Detroit. The pur.
The Detroit times., 1916-04-27

The teachers of the Highland
Park high school have organized q
dramatic society for the purpose OF
helping along the scholarship fund.
and the Washington trip fund. Miss
jeanette Cooper has been elected
president.
The Detroit times., 1916-04-27

The May issue of the Student,
Central highs paper. will be called
Coaches number. and will be
dedicated to Messrs. Buss. Stocking
and their assistants. who have
helped to make Central high hrst
in nearly all branches OF athletics.
The Detroit times., 1916-04-27
~ HAPPENINGS

A league Of 12 teams will be
formed by the houses In Northwest
ern high 10 participate in the base
hall tournament this summer. Each
house will have teams to represent
each OF the four grades. A cup has
been offered to the winner In the
league. The umpires and coaches
will be selected from the faculty.
The Detroit times., 1916-04-27

The Northeastern Literary asso
citation OF the new Northeastern
high school, has elected the follow.
ing ofYicers; Make Kaczinski, pres
ident; Henry Pioch, vice-president
Vera Lagan, secretary; Jack Wilder
treasurer.
The Holt County sentinel., 1916-08-04
TYPHOID FEVER
SEASON ~ NEAR
VI. 4. Authorii, Urges Vaccine.
tion ~ u l'r,,aution.

The season for typhoid fever H. up
preaching. With the multiplication ~
flies this danger increases. and hy the
end ui summer and the beginning II
autumn the typhoid fever season "
upon VI,
According to Dr. VI. T.. Ravoncl. II
the Department Of Preventive Mcdi-
cine at the University of Missouri.
care should bc taken IN selecting "a
place for a vacation. Due prccau-
tions IN looking into the sanitary SUR
roundings, especially the purity Of the
water supply and the proper disposal
of sewage. should be exercised.
Typhoid fever can he practically
eliminated by the use of an,i-,yphoid
vaccine. This II given IN three in
sections nj intervals Of ten days, 50
that the entire process Is completed
IN the twentieth day. The injections
are not painful, and seldom give rise
To any marked reaction. The pro,ec-
ton Is almost absolute. II lasts for
two and onc-half tn three years.
In the United states Army, includ.
ing the Philippine Scouts. the troops
in Porto Rico, China. Alaska and
other parts of the world. n total of
10000 men, there were only four cases
of typhoid fever and no deaths during
an entire year. Such thing n
10000 men exposed In all sorts Of
ways and places a. the world, passing
an entire year without u single death
from typhoid fever md only four
eases has never been heard Of in the
world before. Even this does not tell
the entire story. OF these four cases,
three were In recruits who Ind not
been vaccinatcd. Only one vaccinated
man out of 10000 contracted typhoid
fever, and his vaccination had been
done two years previously.
| Anti-typhoid vaccination is, there
fore. advised rs a preparation for the
sumcr vacation. People over 45 years
of age do not require il, but persons
under this age should take Il. The
laboratory Of the Department Of Pre-
yentivc Medicine of the University Of
Missouri furnishes the vaccine free of
Ichargc to all practicing physicians In
the state on application.
The Holt County sentinel., 1916-08-04
nny. Thank YOU, ladies.

harmony. Thank you. ladies.
We don't want tu criticize our
rcad ovcrsccrs. for under the present
system of laws they have "a pretty
hard time and ARE to bc congratulated
on keeping the roads up n well ~
they du. With everybody busy with
their farm work IL H. hard Ia get any
one I" do any road work. In this
vicinity there are two or three pretty
bad place. where there II sharp turn
in the road where high weed. on each
side foi quite n distance ohstructs the
view. just last Saturday evening,
there came near being bad accident
ius, this side Of where Bart Couts
livcs-two autos met and were unabl,
10 see each other until they were with
IN u few feet Of each other. Fortunate
~ there was no accident. but as We
heard one of the men say /, was u
mighty close call. Al almos, all
corners and curves IN the roads the
view II obstructcd by high weeds, aud
II there H. any possible chance Ia have
these weeds cut, IL should he done
without delay. and another thing We
might mention IN passing, and that ~
l tina, drivers should approach these
dangerous places prepared 10 stop on
/ short notice, and lets not have any
accidents
El'nE
The Holt County sentinel., 1916-08-04
FATTENiNG HOGS.
Tankagc. Corn and Wheat for HOGS
on Pasturagc Give Good Results
al Experiment Station.

In experiments recently conducted
at the Missouri Agricultural Expert
mcnt station, and published In Bul,c-
gllns were made by hogs fed tankagc
in addition to wheat or corn or both
than IL the tankage was omitted.
Whether the oains were more econom-
cal depended on the quality Of the
tankagc and the price II was ncccS-
sary to pay for 1t. II part or all Of
the grain ration was wheat the gains
were both more rapid and more
economical than If corn was the only
grain fed.
For the To-day feeding period the
whcat-fed hogs made an average daily
gain Of one pound and u quarter q
day as compared with one pound for
the corn-fed hogs. II required 5S2
pounds Of corn for every 100 pounds
gained, but only 4S3 pounds of wheat.
Apparently the more exclusively the
ration was made up of wheat the
more efficient II was, for mixture of
equal parts of wheat and corn proved
more efficient than corn alone, both for
low cost Of gains and for rate of gain
but the mixture was less efficient than
wheat alone.
Tankage added to the feed increas-
cd the rate Of gain and reduced the
amount Of grain required to produce
a hundred pounds Of gain. This in
crease in gain was much more pro-
nounced, however, during the first
Is days Of the l2O-day feed than dur
ing the last az days. Results Indicate