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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-12
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIM f
How Greed Cheeted Redtail the Hawk.
Copyright 1915 oy T. w. BurwessJ

bad one handful already. so 20
speak, but why not iii the other?
Now, il Redtail hadn't yielded TO
temptation in the first place he
probably wouldn't have the second
time. But IL had been so easy
catching that poor little chicken he
was carrying home that he thought
1t would be Just as easy to catch
another.
There is no danger, thought he.
This ia A very small chicken for
such a hungry family es | have got
waiting for me Besides, | am half
starved myself | may "a well have
two as one" He dropped nearer
and nearer to the earth, all the
tine watching sharply for danger.
There was none that he could see.
We'll, here goes for both hands
full" he chuckled, and closing his
wings, shot down with the claws
OF the foot spread to seize one OF
the chickens.
But Redtail didn't know Mrs. Fea-
therlegs. II he had known her then
as he does now he would have
thought twice before trying TO catch
one of her chickens. Instead Of
acting afraid. as hens usually do
when Redtail appears, Mis-. Feather
legs threw herself Ut Redtail Just
az was about TO seizo chicken,
and IL seemed as II Mrs Feather
legs was all pecking bill and
scratching claws and beating wings.
II was so unexpected, this attack.
that Redtail was very much con-
fused. Those wings tapping in his
face confused him. The sharp bill
Of Mrs. Featnerlegs was pulling
feathers from his head and neck.
He suddenly forgot all about want
ing another chicken. In fact, ne
forgot about the one he had al
ready caught. and in his hurry TO
get away from that angry hen ne
let 70. That was no place for him
and he knew II. Sc hc beat iran
tically with his broad wings and
was glad enough 10 get away from
Mrs. Featherlegs.
But as he few he thought sadly
OF the trick which Greed had played
him. IL had promised hin, more and
then had cheated him OF that which
he did have And down In Farmer
Browns dooryard very frightened
little chicken was answering to the
oluck Of Mrs. Feaiberlegs quite as
IL she had been his own mother.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-12
A TRIAL OF SOULS.

His wife---a salow. perpetually
tiwid woman-sat NJ his side. trying
in vain 10 assuage his wrath. Her
vell-meant condolences served only
TO make him the angTier
She MAS in mortal terror OF her
dominating husband. and pathetical.
- anxious tc please hirl. Always
she had been so; through their quar-
ter century OF welded life. AS re
suit she had yearly grown more
timid and unhappy, and he had wax.
ed daily more bullying and lll.tem-
pered.
THE district attorne;,' he was
snarling now, says I've perfect
case against that cur. Fletcher And
be says he'll press II, II say the
word. That's what | mad him elect
ed for-to jump when I pun the
stringsl But my own lawyers ad-
wise me not 10 bring suit-the COW.
ards They seem TO think Id have
trouble in proving the libel. don't
see why. But I'll find some way or
other TO shut him up! I'd give fifty
thousand dollars TO any tough who'd
cut his throat for me-"
"Oh, my dear, My dear" pro
tested Mrs. Mason, you mustn't say
such things. even in joke. He is
''In Joke? Do look as IL was
joking? I've always run this place
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-12
Biggest City In World Where a Baby
Dies Every Hour; May Be Cut From
Universe to Prevent Disease Spread!
BY X. w. PAYNE.

NEW YORK. July l2.-Is the big
gest city in the world TO be com.
pletely cut OF from the rest Of the
universe?
Absolute quarantine of New York
has actually been suggested in med
teal circles.
With babies dying at the rate OF
one an hour from infantile paralysis,
the most mysterious and most
dreaded malady in the list of child
disease, and with new cases spring
ing up so rapidly they can't even
be recorded. much less given full
attention, New York is facing one Of
the most serious problems In the
history OF the great city
II is said absolute quarantine Of
the city may be the only means OF
preventing a spread OF the epidemic
to other communities
Cases numbering from one 10 Is,
which may be traced back TO New
York, have developed In each OF Il
cities-Chicago Boston. Cleveland,
Trenton, Paterson and Newark, y.
j.: Newport and Bristol. Pa;
Kingston, Binghamton, Hudson. AL
bany, n. Y.
DR. Harvey ". Wiley's prediction
that the malady may spread TO 9th
er cities rapidly has enforced the
national menace OF the situation
There is not a mother in the city
who has not been on tenter hooks
all week and now the possibilities
OF the plague are bringing just as
great concern TO big business men
who fear a strict quarantine may
be enforced.
"In 1907 infantile paralysis be-
came epidemic In New York and
spread to Massachusetts, where II
lasted three years" said DR.. Chas.
an especially prominent authority
F. Bolduan OF the health department
on infantile paralysis.
The present epidemic" he con-
tinued, appears to have a high
degree of virulence, as well as OF
infectivity. The percentage OF
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-12

deaths in all cases reported is mucn
higher than in 1907.
"Infantile paralysis is not a new
disease. IL was known even TO the
ancients. yet very little progress
has been made In fighting II.
"A perfectly healthy child or
adult may carry the disease and
communicate il 10 others. We can
not identify the carriers. so you
see what we are up against"
Experiments in injecting solu.
tions of sweepings from rooms
where there have been cases into
healthy monkeys have convinced
authorities that dust carries the
germs.
For this reason orders have been
issued by the health department
10 prevent raising OF dust in homes.
In the epidemic neighborhoods the
streets are sprinkled before being
swept.
There is no shortage OF physi-
clans to handle the epidemic, but
efficient nurses are scarce.
The only known method Of re-
pressing the disease is to isolate
each case as soon as II develops.
Not even close relatives are per
mitted to visit children who are be-
ing treated In hospitals.
Ten thousand policemen have
been assigned TO do nothing ex-
cept enforce the quarantine OF cases
under treatment.
Fifteen medical inspectors. 80 in
ternes and at least $50 nurses are
still needed TO bring the health de-
partment's force up TO an effective
staff.
Children are being barred from
movie theaters and there is talk OF
closing the churches.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-12
What Is Infantile Paralysis?

Poliomyelitis is the technical
name for the epidemic that is
sweeping New York and menac-
ing the rest OF the nation,
All that is known OF the way
the disease Is spread is that
there is a virus present in the
membrane Of the nose which is
spread by nasal discharges. Flies
and dust may carry IL.
II affects the gray matter at
the base Of the brain. and even
IL the child RECEIVERS. he is usu-
ally paralyzed for life.
Though commonest among ba-
bies, adults are often victims.
and people of so and 20 are
known to have died OF the dis
ease.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-12
ElIIott's Hearing Adjourned

The examination OF Virgil Elliott,
young Detroit business man, charg-
ed with manslaughter' in Royal Oak
justice court, was continued 10 July
25 after three Witnesses had testi-
fed before Justice Rose that Elliott
had been drinking the night OF July
2. when the machine in which he
was riding collided with another.
causing the death OF J. r. Laukhur
Deputy Sheriff Alexander Lewless.
r. D. Nichol and Charles +. Wilmot.
driver OF the car which was struck
by Elllott's machine, were the three
witnesses who testified Tuesday No
testimony has yet been introduced
10 prove conclusively that Elliott
was driving the car. Clinton Nc
Gee was attorney for Elliott and As
sistant Prosecutor Glen o. Gillespie
appeared for the people.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-12

The fact that their fathers. senator
Mason and Editor stephen Fletcher.
are enemies, does not prevent Rose
Mason and Tom Fletcher from fall
ing love with each other II m"
truth we're known this adds a certain
zest % the AFFAIR between the girl or
y and the youth OF 20. senator Ma
son - fined for assaulting the editor
when the latter prints derogatory
gtatements about certain franchise
deals he has effected Tom, captain
OF cadets at a military academy. re-
Ceives note from Rose who attends
seminary near the academy, saying
that the principal at her school ia ;
di "a overed some OF Toms letters and
Intends % cause trouble for both.
Tom meets her and proposes an
elOpement. but Rose points out the
fact that she - only IL and the law
requires . girl 10 he 10 before she
can get married without her parents
consent
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-12
BY WILLIAM PHILLIP sIMMS.


(Staf Correspondent GATED Press
PETROGRAD, June l4.-(By Mail
This is the/tale OF a COW Believ-
ers in the TRANSPORTATION OF souls
I would do well TO read IL because il
relates how Bessie. good and gen
tie. lost her life on the Russian bat.
tlefield and came back 10 II again
as pair OF boots.
Likewise the story explains one
of the thousand and one activities
of the Zemstvo Union, Russian
citizen organization composed OF
plain people and gentry and how It
! IL backing up the country.
Bessie. among large number Of
cattle grazing along the Russian
battlefront met her death one fine
morning by being too close TO an
Austrian shell when il exploded
There were so many dead cattle
that the General stan felt it a pity
TO let all the hides 20 TO waste so
the attention OF the Zemstvo Union
was called 10 the matter.
And the union went into the hide
skinning business
Hides make leather and leather
makes boots. boots being one Of the
articles with which the Zemstvo Is
helping equip the army. So the
Zemstvo decided TO open tannery
of it's own.
But tannin was scare and hard
to get Russia had depended upon
Germany for practically all her
chemicals and the war had cut OF
tannin along with most everything
else OF that nature.
About this time the government
called the Zemtsvo's attention TO
tannin factory down near Kiev. Idle
since hostilities began. Among the
specialists modified by the Union
are the Russian chemists. so some
of these were sent down 10 open up
the tannin works. They did. In
stead OF an output OF 10000 TO H.
600 pools IA pood is SO pounds) per
month as turned out by this factory
in peace times. the Zemstyo work
ers made II yield 1900 pools or
so per cent increase.
The tannery took care or the
hides collected by the union and
BOSSES skin soon became the best
quality leather. To a union boot
and shoe factory II now went, there
10 be transformed into as solid a
pair OF boots as soldier ever trod
in.
Thus 1t happened-or might very
well have happened--that a young
trooper. splendid in his new boots
stood by a certain old shell hole
near the Russian front few
months later. II they pinched him
bit he blamed II on their new
ness: he never guessed It was Dos.
sic adjusting herself TO her new con
ditions.
From dead COW on the battlefield
TO new boots on the same field. the
cycle was complete. SO works the
Zemstvo.
Up TO the end OF last year the
| Zemstvo union had provided the
army with 35,OO0.OO0 articles which
II had made or collected. plus ten
million articles for its own use sucf
as linen for hospitals, shirts for pa
tients. etc. Among the articles
were $4,000 fur coats; $4,000 fell
boots: TO, 900 pairs OF gloves; 7s2.
600 pairs OF socks--articles made by
poor workers on union orders oil
workers connected with the Coop
erative societies modified through
these organizations.
Several hundred thousand articles
are needed, at once. say. al the
front. The regular Industries max
ing these articles have their hands
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-12
CAST OF CHARACTERS.

SENATOR MASON, political and
financial sutoerat Of Mason
burg.
STEPHEN FLETCHER. editor,
who disputes NaSon's rule.
MRS. FLETCHER. wife OF the
editor.
ROSE MASON, student at SEM
mary, in love with Tom.
TOM FLETCHER, captain Of
cadets at a military academy,
in love with Rose.
ATTORNEY DAVENPORT, who
conducts Toms defense.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-12

thus far Detroit has been fortu-
rate In escaping the epidemic of
1nfnnt paralysis which is terroriz-
~ New York and there Is nothing
\ oter which to become alarmed as
SXot. according to Health officer
|tI1llam H. Price.
III While there are but two cases Of
No disease IN the city, according to
1lth board reports. extreme eau
t1oa IN caring for the baby Is ad-
loable. because the weather
okkens childs health and rend-
o n susceptible to disease.
~ Griffin Of infantile paralysis
RI more Or less mysterious. accord
a ~ 70 physicians. but II has been
a o1lnitaly = learned that 1t is com.
annicabIe In a recent laboratory
- Il was discovered that mon
z ~ contracted the disease from
y ogms taken from the nose and
*hr0ot OF a child known to have
len afflicted.
Il The board OF health, through it,
" tn1f Of nurses and baby clinics
gUvides nursing care and medical
sunset for all who desire to avail
themselves of the privileges offered
B IND solicits the cooperation OF ply
1clans. organizations and individu
Ii ~ endeavoring to promote the
& ealth and prevent disease in the
Nv.
n Z circular issued by the health
ooxd Il 10 stated that the most FIRE
Ment diseases. such as pneumonia
y nberculosis and bad colds. are due
3 y brsathing impure air and that
= 0oh air and sunshine are as nee.
Uoosy to babies as they are to
1nnts.
~ certain amount of crying daily
necessary.. to the baby's health.
oooEding to the doctor. and acts as
- exercise TO the lungs. A baby
kouM not be fed merely because
n y cries.
" y y also advised not to fondle
u ~ baby too much during the sum-
{ ~ a. the heat OF the exertion is
able TO make the baby too warm.
\ However, It a. suggested to allow
3 " child to kick and stretch as
nl1eh a possible with freedom.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-12

Health Officer Gives
/ Hot Weather Advice
to Mothers
Don't OVERFEED,
HE CAUTIONS
No Alarm Here Over
Infantile Par
&C. alysis
souooEes1QNs ron CARE OF
DAoteS souRIko THE
HOT MONTHS.

:. " x ~ ~
1 10Y or.W. n. Price, Health
a%nA5 Oficer.
I. Keeping milk clean and cold
~ phsaper than medicine.
IN Keep nursing bottles clean.
4 cross baby is often a thirsty
baby. Give 1t plenty OF boiled
water.
A dirty baby is an uncomfort-
able baby. Don't be afraid OF
tathing.
Keep babies cool day and
night. Use as little clothing as
possible.
Keep fies out. Flies carry dis
ease.
Keep baby out Of doors as
much a. possible. Use the
parks and ferry boats.
Keep the home cool. well ven
tiIated and clean.
Don't use patent medicines or
foods ASK your doctor.
Don't forget that II is easier.
better and cheaper to prevent
ssickness than to cure disease.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-12

The Plum Fiends." said TO be
new departure In vaudeville. will
headline the Orpheum bill next
week. James Grady and company
In humorous. quaint character
playlet. will be the added feature on
the bill. other acts will include
William Morrow. assisted by Esther
Joy. Detroit girl, in a musical skit
called "On a Country Road the
Vespo Duo, Italian street singers
and accordionists. and the Palo sis
ters. wonderful aerialists. There
will be feature films before and at
ter the vaudeville each day, the
matinees being continuous from to
5 o'clock.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-12

A Kentucky feud story. THE
Apostle OF Vengeance" with VIII
liam s. Hart. will be seen on the
Majestic screen next week. Mr.
Hart. stalwart hero OF many western
plays. has new environments and
settings In this story OF people
with primitive hates and fears The
drama contains number OF strik-
ing scenes and fierce rainstorm
that is as accurate and realistic as
any heretofore shown on the screen.
Billie Burke will appear In "Gloria's
Romance" the motion picture novel,
and Henry Santrey will sing va
riety of new songs. Other features
on the program include Mutt and
JEFF comedy. travelogue. the topi-
cal review Of local and national news
events. and the usual musical selec.
tions. Saturday afternoon. starting
at o'clock. fun films for the chill.
dren will precede the regular per.
Torrance.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-12

William Christy Cabanne. who di.
rected Lillian Gish in IAN Innocent
Magdalene.' now to be seen on the
Majestic screen. found a new prob.
lem set for him when n new kind OF
actor came under his sway. This
was John" the peacock. owned by
Miss Gish. and kept az pet about
her beautiful home at Los Angeles.
John turned out TO be the most tenn.
peramental actor Cabanne had ever
seen. Cabanne was grieved 10 dis.
cover the peacock resented his exis.
tence from the very first. and
wouldn't act while he was around
lie knew nothing whatever about
peacock eccentriclties. save perhaps
a vague notion that II IL a bird. that
Il spreads It's tail. and IL proud. Not
only would this peacock not spread
his tail. but he went for Cabanne
every time he hove in sight. Miss
Gish sensed the trouble at once
You did something 10 his feet"
she declared. Cabanne thought a
moment. II believe | did" he con.
fessed at last. "One OF his pedals
was outside the chalkline and 7 NOV.
ed n over He hasn't tolerated me
since" "Peacocks are very sensi.
tive about their feet" said Miss
Gish. at makes them blush to look
at them"
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But | am, dad" Rose Insisted,
very pale hut with resolve TO stand
her ground. And won't YOU forgive
us please We love each other. so.
Please. dad. dear Please"
ITO Be Continued.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-12

Philip Kearney. a grandson OF the
famous Gen. Phil Kearny. who lost
an arm In the Mexican war and
later met death in the Civil war bat
tie OF Chantilly. was among those
who recently offered TO serve in
New Jersey volunteer regiment in
the event Of war with Mexico.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-12

German army surgeons have 20
have gold for many jobs 81 jaw
patching. Among the articles being
melted down for tho material are
old wedding rii &c.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-12

"H'm," he unused unnappily, that's
so. Id forgotten. But" he went on
Frightening, that needn't bother us.
MI you need to do is to write down
your age as eighteen on the mar
riage blank. No one will know. You
.ook eighteen, all right"
But is that-honest?" she quav-
cred.
why not? II isn't your fault you
aren't eighteen. And Won will he in
three months. And you're in your
eighteenth year, aren't you? Besides
it's just Formally"
Yes. | suppose SO"
"Oh, darling" he pleaded Won't
you marry me-please? Think how
glorious 1t will 5e not TO wait till
we're years and years older. as We
we're afraid we'd have 10. but to
marry right away and be together al
ways!"
Yes" she surrendered, signing in
frightened rapture.
He kissed her. end she chung to
him, weeping a little. Presently he
said:
"I've thought out the arrangement,
too. I'm not going back 10 the acad-
cry at all. I'll sleep somewhere out
doors tonight. You'd better spend
the night In some part OF the semi
nary where they won't be apt to
look for you and whore you can get
out at daylight. before they're up.
IN meet you here al half-past five in
the morning. Well catch The 5:4s
milk train to Masonburg and go
straight to the city hall. there. for a
license. Then well ge. that new
Presbyterian minister up on Avon
Place TO marry us. He doesn't know
us and he's been in Masont urg only
month or two. After that well
20 10 your father and mother and
tell them all about IT.
"Oh, Tom" she declared. you're
wonderful. You're a regular Napo-
leon. You think Of everything"
Mo- he contradicted Raily. 81
don't thing or anything except YOU,
darling"
And so they parted for the night.
Senator Mason sat In the library
OF the big house on Mssonburgs
widest resident street. lie had just
finished reading The Appeals"
,renchont account of the preceding
days fight in the newspaper office.
and a three-column report OF certain
recent franchise deals wherein tho
senator was alleged 20 have played a
somewhat doubtful role.
Mason waved apoplectic with In.
dignation as he read. Nor WIS his
wrath lessened ty a front-page car.
toon of himself, in guise OF holdup
man, shouting Your Franchise or
Your Life" TO a group OF trembling
city father.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-15
Curb Market

Note.-The Tribune assumes no re-
snonsibilty for the accuracy or au-
thertiEitv Of curb market quotations
he New York Curb Association pro-
cuces no oficia. quotation list. quo
tat.0ns are reported by individuals
over whom the association mas no con
troll. Any one can make prices on lhe
curb and get them printed IN the daily
lists even without the fOrma4lty o.
first submitting the shares % the Curo
Association for its approval some
securities are regU arly lsted-that 49,
they are approved for trading by me
Curb Association. and = j. required
that information concerning them WILL
he fled from time 20 tine with the
secretary. such information IS open
20 public inspection. Some other Sc
cgrt-ies. ike the Standard Oil subsidi-
aries are admitted % quotation
without a regular listing. greater
rr--bo~ are unlisted. No one has any
authority over them. Unlisted stocks
are marked thus: =. They are prlN-.
cipsuy mining stocks, and most or
-ra-r aye "prospects." but there Is
nothing 20 distinguish prospects
from Operating properties H. tns
unlisted group. There are few l-sIel
mining stocks. and among these pros
poets" are distinguished By the aoofe-
Walton Ca pros" after the name ltn
this notice duly gwen, Inc Iriolhe
will hereafter PRINT all quotations
without further responsibility. Trans
actions and prices yesterday were re-
ported as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-15

Sales. Open. High. Low LAST .
$50 Barnett o & 90 rs "a "a
1000 eos & Co o r 1872 1872 IS 70
$500 'Cosden o & . 1873 1873 %
300 do pf.....
42oo.G r GPwi - = u "a
500 Houston Oil f514 1914 IS IS
1880 'Internat Pet 2 TIA 2 i2A
$500 Kenoya o lpri a e e
5000 Metropolitan i54 1914 i514 ts74
$1,000 .-Midwest OIL % 80 a a
500 'Muskogee Ref 81 g., 5's ais
1-50'N Y-Ok OIL. ~ ~ ~ Hs
1900 '-ok OIL com. tf1a - = z
$3.50 do pf...... " Is = q
$500 Okla & R. - IL IL IL
5000 7Ornar o & 70 p 70 z
500 'Pan-A Pet pr s2z 90 % 90
1860 sequoyah o ar "a rs - "a
1000 sinclair Oil 80 30 80 20
10000 TIN Pet (prl ~ =. go
300 L Con Oil. 8 50 81
$500 United " o. - t3s - r.
1000 " G x o Cprl q g p q
e6-0 Victoria Oil. "a "a "a If
500 Wayland & G 5 ~ a.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-15
Other Cities

Freight Car Shortage.-Birmingham.
Ala. SEPT; l4.-Shortage OF freight
ears il Southern cities for the ship
zsrt q o-ss. fruits and cotton. is be-
ginning % assume serious proportions,
according 20 reports from many large
nsrzst centres. In the Birmingham
tstic. t.s shortage also is affecting
re movement % coal, pig iron and
ether produces.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-15
Motor Stocks.
B O n d S

Nclc York, Thursday Sept. II, 1916.
Trading in bonds on the New York
stock Exchange Thursday amounted 10
S3,62s, 900, against S3,349,OOO Wednes-
day. S3.483.OOO a week ago and 3d.
600 600 a year ago. From January
TO date. S726.269 900. against Sj56,77l,-
600 in 1915.