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The Detroit times., 1916-08-16

Asserting that the refusal OF the
common council Ia submit TO the
people important charter reforms.
leaves Mayor Marx suspended on
the horns AZ a nasty dilemma.
Judge William +. Connolly on Tues
day again whlrked the present ad'
ministraticn.
Judge Connolly Issued state
ment that iairit orlstles with rupS
az Mayor Marx 5ad the counc1. l!o
that Mayor Max, who was Dote I
erCush with the common colt ~
TO rhVart charter reform in 1914
Is uupo'cnt TO lid charter re:y;c'
In 1916"
The Connolly statement follows;
never was deceived by any illu-
sion that the progressive ideas OF
city gov eminent which were put In
form by the citizens who served on
IN. charter committee would get to
the people with the consent OF the
common council. The short ballot.
the non-partisan election: and the
separation of city elections from state
and national elections are as a red
flag 10 mad bull In the eyes OF tho
average city legislator.
Most - the men who served with
me on the charter committee. and
who stroNe sincerely 10 get someth ~
better IN the way OF city govern
ment. entertained no greater hope OF
success along those lines than 7 did.
Mr. Groesheck and myself. as well az
several Others. free y canVassed the
hopel~ss - 'his prospect. Put
We all thought. that no matter who
IA
city. We should and would do our
citiZenly duty by presenting the most
practice hle plans for b"ttering the
city government.
The refusal Of tho common council
20 submit these reforms TO the peo-
pie leaves Mayor Mars suspended on
the horns of nasty dilemma. He
claimed TO want these reforms sub
mitted and wrote TO that effect TO
the aldermen Apparently the alder
men paid no heed 10 him. Has he
socistes In the city government or
aud this IN the other horn OF the
dllemms--did his parry sssnCiata~s in
the common council do him the In
Justice Of suspecting that when he
addressed them he had his "nngers
him a. 10 opine that while for pub
lie consumption the mayor had to
be for reform and progress IN an cleo.
tinn year. yet At bottom he wanted
N" forms chloroformed in the
council
There Is no escaping either horn
men have deliberately told their par
~ leader and mayor 10 go to- or
they nave inConsiderately n.erpretcd
contradictory spirit into hts fair
words
The Detroit times., 1916-08-16
Manor Potent to Stifze
Charter Reform In 1914;
L1pOtent to Aid 1t NOD
CONNOLLY

Two years ago last month the com
mon council ordered special cleo
tion 10 I've held for charter reforms
at once secured the signatures Of
for the separation OF city elections
from state and national elections. for
the non-partisan ballot. and for the
short ballot. II was planned TO ne
forms submitted To the people at the
forthcoming charter election already
called by the common council
But what happened Hts honor.
Mayor Marx. as soon as these petit
lions had been signed. took his pen
In hand and wrote letter 10 the
common council asking them 20 re-
scind the call for the special charter
election on the ground Of expense.
The Taxpayers. who had 10 foot the
bill for other special elections held
pet project OF his own on foot. will
appreciate the holiowness OF this rca-
son.
called or the special charter election.
Query: II Mayor Marx was potent
enough with the common council 10
thwart charter reform In 1914 what
has happened 20 him To render him
impotent TO help charter reform IN
1879
DO his aldermsnic brethren feel
that he IL slipping INTO obi Won and
do they. with what the street calls
inside Information" unkindly sus-
poet that he does not want all that
he says he wants so keenly9 Really
this attitude Of distrust on IN" par,
OF the mayors party associates - eN-
ceedingly cruel TO man VINO Is
Immersed in the conduct OF gen
tlemanly campaign.
OF course. the attitude NJ the com
mon council in keeping these amen J.
ments away from the people VIII
avail nothing IN the long run. II
feat IN, Peoples desire for more
efficient form OF city government.
Like Mrs. Darlington standing on the
oceans edge and seeking 10 sweep
back the tide with her broom, these
gentlemen seek 10 sweep back ;le
lsins tide OF progressive thought in
city government. They wont stop the
tide but they are likely 10 get their
feet wet The citizens OF the com
munity ought 10 he profoundly in
'eIssted IN this lack OF confidence in
THEN CsIaCity which has been eN-
pressed 10y their city hall rulers. In
the Judgment Of the Statesmen who
occupy the city hall. the people 90
the city de- not possess sense enough
To- pass Lpon amendments TO their
own charter. II is true that tho
people PAY the bills for city adm mi -
trati'n 30 the sweat Of their hrowS.
Ut they are not tu he trusted Ia de
eide what kind or city government
trey want 10 pay for
- was written 81 old. "lssachar Is
lattoni ass and bends his back TO
the borden Il our city 81 the tribe
of i~-"tHaT. 10 tamely submit TO the
ln21 '' contempt and insolent dis-
trust of their capacity which has
been their portion 81 late
The Detroit times., 1916-08-16
FOES TRY TO
BURN CROPS
IN GERMANY
Attempt to Fire Fields
Fails, Says Food
Dictator
By CARL W. AukERMAN.

(Stdi SpOHdent United Press.
BERLIN, Aug l6-AlliAd military
chieftains have attempted to aid
the 'starve Germany out" campaign
by setting fire TO German harvest
fields. according to reports received
here.
The raids by Anglo-French avia-
tors over the Black forest and farm
lands near Karlsruhe are said to
have been experimental trips In
cendiary bombs were dropped in
several fields with the evident OBJ
ject of starting great fires, but did
only slight damage.
Adolph Won Batocki German food
dictator" said Tuesday there Is
little chance that the plan will SUI
coed
I'm the first place, the fields have
not been dry enough to enable them
TO start great fire. he said. "In
the second place, many of the crops
are already in. In the third place,
The Detroit times., 1916-08-16
PER
POUND PAID
FOR GIRLS

NEW YORK, Aug. l6.-One dollar
A pound is the price actually paid in
several instances for immature
young girls auctionea IN by white
slavers 10 proprietors OF disorderly
resorts in New YORK. Assistant Dis.
trict Attorney Smith. prosecuting
the campaign against the vice trust,
declared today.
From men and women now under
arrest and awaiting trial Smith has
obtained the most amazing confes.
sions OF the workings OF the white
slave gang. Not only did they sys-
tematically set about TO obtain
school girls for resorts, but on East
Twenty-secondsr they maintained
house where young girls were sold
TO the highest bidder.
I'VE learned today that in one in.
stance agents for two dsorderly
houses got into a dispute over tire
value OF a girl who had been put
up for sale" said the assistant dis.
trict attorney.
They finally agreed upon price
OF a dollar a pound. After that II
became a common practice to weigh
all girls and announce their weight
to bidders.
Information regarding the white
slave auction was obtained after
the arres, OF Dubitz Zubier, alias
David Parish and his wife, Kate
Parish, in the Twenty-second-s
house. The district attorneys of
fee is investigating reports that
other similar places were main
tanned. II was recalled today that
only few months ago a minister's
daughter was kidnapped and auc.
toned of before gang in an ltal-
ian dance hall
The vice trust now under fire did
not by any means conflne its actiyt
ties 10 New York, Smith said. Most
OF the girls were obtained from poor
families here. Some OF them were
kept in New York resorts, but
others were shipped 10 New York
and western cities. The trust main.
tanned representatives in several
eastern towns In one instance,
Smith learned. the earnings OF a
young girl in one resort totaled 1902
for week She received 1922 OF
this amount. but was forced 10 pas
81. 90 to the white slave auctioncei
or "geschector" and So for BOARD.
The propr stress OF the resort 70.
ceived $751; in addition to the SIS
for board.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-16
The Liquor Dealer
and the Law
1900
BY moROEN WARD.

To understand or CORRECTLY inter.
pref mans position on subject
II j, necessary TO get his viewpoint.
put yourself in his place and see
II through his eyes
In attempting 10 got at the view /
OF The ssloonkeaper or other liquor
dealer toward liquor laws or regu.
lsllons, II il necessary ID see with
MIS- eyes and think with his mind,
Tho prime OBJECT OF every man
who Engages in the liquor business
Is 10 lake easy money He b..
heyeS that II Is an easy way 10
make It nice piece Of money and he
goes INTO the business with that
object and Io other. No nan ever
conducted saloon primarily be
cause he liked the business. and III"
longer he remains in IL the more h"
wants 10 gei out cf it-,xcept fol
the easy money il affords
When he goes into the business
he knows thet the only way he can
make ANYTHING out OF il t. TO dis.
regard regulations whenever post.
bic. He knows that no saloon can
run according 10 law and make a
return commemorate To the needs
or desires OF it's owner A legal
saloon may pay expenses or it may
not and he goes into IL with tina;
understanding: and goes in primar'
ily to make easy Ijoncy There
fore he expects IN violate regula-
ton as much as possible
Consequently, unless man can
bring himself 10 think. YES, know
to his own satisfaction. that he ha-
a moral right 10 violate aud "vado
the law made fer saloon govern
ment, be will no. open II saloon
You can put il down as a cold fac'
that ne man who has til" least con
ecienrious scruplas about the viola
,ioh IF any and Eli liquor laws, will
ever go INTO the saloon business OF
remain in il after getting in.
All regulation of necessity is an
infringement on the business; there
fore II lnierfcrcS with the urinary
object of saloon--to make easy
money
4 salocnkceper is no. necessa-
rily bad man nor Az ell round GRIM
inal. because h. believes he has n
moral right 10 vio,a,e he liquor
law Many saloonkoep crs are 9th
erwisc moral upright. law-abiding
men. good t. their families, honest,
and faithful 10 airy trust, but they
. elieve hey have moral right to
sell liquor how and when and 10
vhuir they please
Furthermore. thev believe that II
Is nuhndys business bur their own
whether they sell liquor, and tha;
anyone who attempts 70 interfere
with their busiress in any wav II
actuatcd bv some Interior motive.
That l. why a saloorkccper dis
Ike. 2 prohibitionist or other per
son that favors law enforcement.
because he thinks all laws at
fectiug his business are wrong. the
,aloonkeeper does not feel houn1
to obey ther, and il he does obey
them IT j. because he has 10 not
pccause he wants 10 or thinks hr
ought To H * in The 5us inoss 10
sell liquor, soil it lawfully 4 he
can. sell II unlawfully If he has TO-
but sell il
The Detroit times., 1916-08-16
FACE CHARGE OF
MANSLAUCHTER
Prosecutor May Alter Case
Against Parents Arrested for
Starving Babe to Death

A charge OF manslaughteT may be
preferred against Mr. and Mrs. 10.
seph Janowski. for whom warrants
were issued. Monday. az the result
OF the death OF their ls-months-old
baby. from alleged neglect and star.
walton. The child died last Thurs
day, and complaints to the authors
ties from the Janowskis' neighborS
in Hamtramck brought the parents
under arrest. After taking state
ments from the couple. Assistant
Prosecutor Paul W VOORHEES, issued
warrants. charging them with Civ
ing their offspring insufficient nour
ishment. a felony punishable with
hve years In prison
We may change this 10 a man
slaughter charge said Assistant
Prosecutor VOORHEES,. after he had
taken second set OF statements
from the Janowskls in his Once
The parents claim the child Wa
naturally sickiy"
Stolid ignorance appear 20 have
been an important factor IN tb,
death of the child. according 20 the
assistant prosecutor The Janov
SKIS are well enough acquainted
with American standards OF living
To speak English ,ntclligibIy az
the husband H. an cmploye OF the
S'udcbaker plant.
Both mother and father have been
locked up IN JAN since be child s
death They o,ll be- held unt.l
their case comes &c trial A. they
are residents OF Ham'rsmck. and do
not live within the city limits. the
case will be heard in one Of the
county building justice courts IN
stead 81 In police court
The Janowskis came here from
Chicago about six months ago
The Detroit times., 1916-08-16

he very same reason that little
later Buster had gone there to get
cool wet mud 10 take out the smaT'
from the stings OF the bees But
Buster didn't know this lie was
sure that Farmer Browns Boy had
followed him. There wasn't the
least doubt Of IL in Busters mind.
And the fact that Farmer Browns
Boy had surprised him twice in one
day qu.t, upset Puster Rear. II de
StroveG all confidence in himself. L.
gave him the feeling that he couldn t
get away from Farmer Browns Boy
He never had been so uneasy in all
his life. He couldn't sit still No
place In the Green Forest seemed
lonesome enough His nerves jumped
AT every little sound He more than
half expected 10 see Farmer Browns
Roy step ont from behind each big
tree or brushpile or rock which he
approached. So all tho rest OF that
afternoon Buster wandered about
from place TO place. listening, sniff.
ing. ready 10 run AZ the first sus-
picious sound Fear. foolish fear
had taken complete possession OF
Buster Rear His heart was thumpy
and his nerves were jumpy. Poor
Buster Rear
The Detroit times., 1916-08-16

William r. Iiill, oi Detroit. urges
that the Republican voters OF the
state OF Michigan get out and vote
~ the primaries. Aug %.
Mr. Hill's vigorous plea for the
universal exercise of the privilege OF
suffrage at this time Is based on the
fact that n ignored by the great bulk
OF the voters. the primaries offer the
professional politicians their opopr-
tunity 10 run matters as they please.
Friends and hangers-On OF the pro
fessional Office holders are bound to
line up AT the primaries. II the
average voter ignores this he is de
livcring himself into the hands OF
the selfseekers
Mr. Hin is a candidate for tho
Republican nomination for United
states senator from Michigan. A
vote for him AZ the primaries. Aug
30 is step toward new deal--a
business administration with some
thing accomplished,
~ before tho name OF VII
LAWN H. Hill. Aug 29.-Ady.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-16

II will see that the police OF New
York city. instead of bounding ex-
convicts. help them in every way"
declared the commissioner. after
hearing stories by the men Who had
been through il. And | want YOU.
on your part, TO help me preven'
crime, We should work together
tremendously"
The eX-convicts are all members
OF the Outside Welfare league. an
alumni association of freemen who
formerly belonged to the Mutual
Welfare league.
All of them reported they had So
cured good positions and were hard
az work. One man was making
81 800 year
The Detroit times., 1916-08-16
30 E1-COnUiCts Working With
FOllCe Commissioner Woods
To Clean Up NeW York City

NEW YORK. Aug. l5.-Working
together TO prevent crime in New
York city today are Police Commits.
sioner Arthur Woods and some 30
odd ex-convicts The services OF
the latter were enlisted at re
markable dinner arranged by the
National Committee on Prisons AT
which the commissioner and the
former convicts were guests. last
night
For the first time, according 10
his own statement. Woods was
brought into direct touch with the
struggles OF a released convict 10
get work and make an honest Nv
ing They told him how detectives
bounded them aftey they left prison,
The Detroit times., 1916-08-16
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME.
Poor Jumpy Buster Bear.
,tsp.rfght IsIt oy T " BurEers =
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS.

BY THORNTON W. BURGESS.
oh Rust~r Rear. on. Basttr Rear
WHAT makes YOU heart so thumiS .
10" "a ~ You. q" big ana strong
can be 80 very jumpyH
Dear me. what lot OF things can
happen from one small beginning
You drop stone In a pond and al
once start lot OF little waves in
the shape OF rings that travel and
travel and grow bigger and bigger
until Al last they reach he shor"
md once more the poli is quiet
and smooth That stone L. 4 liule
thing o. no account in itself. bu.
The ripples il starts cover the whole
pond II IA just that va, in life
You never can tell MIA You A.,
starting or whore II will end II 4.
q whole LOT like row OF blocks
You push the first one 40 tina T.
falls against the second m. ami tive
second one falls against the thrill.
and so on until the whole row has
fallen.
II was just like that when mis-.
'chieyous wandering Little Breeze
round Farmer Browns BOY sitting
half hidden on the bank OF the pond
" Paddy the Beaver and carried thu
smell OF him out TO tickle the nose
of Buster Bear. who was having q
bath and beautiful time as we'll
swimming about in Paddy's pond.
Now wasn't that a simple thing u
do? Wasn't IL? Yet see what hap
pened One minute the pond lay
quiet and peaceful in the heart OF
the Green Forest with Buster Bear
lazily swimming about happy and
contented. and the next minute Bus
ter was plunging for the shore in
great fright. Paddy the Beaver was
diving for his life. the air was filled
with quacking ducks trying TO get
out OF Busters way. and excitement
and fear had taken the place OF
quietness and peace. all on account
OF that mischievous wandering Lit
tie Breeze.
Poor Buster Bear when at last
he stopped running and had listened
and listened and shifted and shifted
until he was sure that Farmer
Browns BOY was no longer near
him. his heart was still thumpy and
his nerves were jumpy. terribly
jumpy. What a day II had been
First he had found the storehouse
OF Busy Bee. and in spite OF the
stings Of Busy Bee and her comrades
had been perfectly happy as he
greedily feasted on the honey which
the bees had worked so hard to
make and which Is the one thing in
all the Great World which Buster
likes best. Then had come yell
from Farmer Browns Boy which had
frightened him so that he had sim.
ply let go and dropped from that
tree clear TO the ground. covering
himself with bumps. but worse still
having 10 leave half that delicious
honey. After this he had gone TO
the pond OF Paddy the Beaver. and
In the comfort OF peaceful swim
bad almost for gotten the fright hs
had had. when along came that
wandering LITTLE freeze and brought
him that dreaded man.smell. and
once more he had to take to his
heels
Now you know. and | know. that
Farmer Browns Boy had had no
idea OF seeing Buster Bear again
when he went to the pond Of Paddy
the Beaver. He had Kons there for
The Detroit times., 1916-08-16

we have no large farms like yo~
have in America. and IL small farms
lost their crops in this manner. g
would not affect the total. DUut
forget, too. that our aeroplanes are
guarding our farms as well as thu
trenches. Furthermore. our biggest'
harvest, potatoes. cannot be burned
because they are buried"
Oats supply from the new harvest
is so good that horses rations will
be increased, Batocki said. The
grain crop ia so good that bread RAJ
lions will be increased. and the
fodder prospects are SO excellent
that Germany expects TO raise 40
large stock OF pigs this fall as In
peace times BY special arrange
meat between the government ana
the cattle raisers, the latter must
deliver TO the government so many
fat pigs inoreturn for fodder. which
the government mas monopolized.
This insures certain supply OF
pork and makes unnecessary the
Strengthening OF milk cows unless
they are dry.
As the result OF these steps,
there will he no shortage In milk"
said Batoch.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-16

An interesting German associa.
ton OF the prospective new Ameri-
can possessions in the West indies
is that the island OF 81 Thomas was
for time A. the end OF the seven.
teenth century. controlled by the
Brandenburg company. Of which the
elector OF BrandcnburE was the chief
director
The Detroit times., 1916-08-16

A wall tie that grips half dozen
bricks instead Of two. a. customary
has been invented by a Scotch
builder.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-16

Kern county, tain....-d, containa
55,S42 acres of proved oil lands.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-16

Florida's highest point is 500 feet
above sea level.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-16

Mrs Doubleyew Isn't that n
beautiful gown Fragile Francis IL
wearing in this rel:
Mrs Exe-I.ovely only wish /
could ret on the other side OF the
screen t. sec how II haLgs in the
back
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05

Of commons yesterday BY Lord Robert
Cecil. war trade minister. that King
Constantine and his government wst4
involved deeply In the situation which
has arisen at Athens and that tho cue
tente allies would take immediate
measures to obtain . solution Of tho
difficulty. Lord Roberts announcement
has given satisfaction in London, where
the greatest anxiety has prevailed since
receipt Of the news that tho allied dee
tachments had withdrawn from tho
Greek capital after Fridays fighting.
The feeling against King ConstAns
tine. who Is charged with having done
everything possible to embarrasa the
allies. has been growing here.
The British government has prohf6s
tied the sailing of Greek steamers from
British to Greek ports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05
D. C. JUSTICES OUTSIDE \
SUPREME COURTS RULING

The decision of the. United States Su-
preme Court given late yesterday aft
ernoon by Chief Justice White. depriv-
ing federal judges throughout the coun-
try of the right to suspend sentence on
prisoners convicted of crime, does not
affect the jurisdiction of the justices of
the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia, according to the Department
of Justice.
The right to parole prisoners, within
certain limitations, was conferred by
Congress on the judges of the District
of Columbia by the probation law pass
ed June Is. 1910. and reported in 36
Statutes at Large. at page 1884, This
exemption from the contention of At
torney General Gregory as to federal
judges was admitted in the govern
ments brief in the United States Su-
preme Court.
The local judges are authorized by
law to parole prisoners except in cases
of treason. homicide. rape, arson. kid
naping and after a second conviction
of a felony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05
KNOCKED DOWN; ROBBED.
William T. Morrisey Reports Attack
BY Two Unknown Negroes.

William T. Morrisey, 72S sth street
southeast. this morning reported to the
police that he had been knocked down
by two unidentified colored men and
robbed of a watch and a navy pocket
knife. Morrisey told the police he was
passing through Navy place southeast
on his way home, between midnight
and l o'clock this morning, when the
colored men assaulted and robbed him.
He had alighted from a street car
and was hurrying home, he said. when
the men overlook him, knocked him
down and robbed him. He furnished
descriptions of the highwaymen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05
Japan Is Inspecting Exports.

A system of inspection of all exports
is being instituted by the Japanese gov
eminent, reports received here show, to
prevent japanese manufacturers from
throwing away foreign trade opportunities
by exporting inferior goods. The plan is
to have inspectors attached to every Japa-
nese trade guild. American shippers have
not been gultless in shipping abroad in
ferior goods, the reports declare. Ex-
porters of both countries have lost trade
in the orient, it is asserted, because of
negligence in this respect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05
TO HOLD MEMBERS SOCIAL.
Hero Club of Y. M. c. A. to Hear
Address by a Member.

members social of the Hero Club
Of the Y. NJ. C. A. is to be held at 6
o'clock Thursday evening. A member
of the boys work committee of the as
sociation is to give an address. Two
teams are to be chosen to compete in
various activities from December II
until April /. A prize will be awarded
the team making the most points in
athletics. aquatics. indoor games and
attendance.
The II Got One Klub" of the boys de-
partment is to hold its first meeting
and dinner at o'clock Friday evening.
The club Is composed Of boys who have
brought boy friend into the assocta-
ton during the past month.