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The Detroit times., 1917-05-21
NEGROES IN AUTO
KILL BOY, AGED a.

A speeding automobils contain
ing TWO Negroes. Saturday ran
down and instantly killed Frank
Turmino, aged four. No. 2sS s., Au-
bin-aveo and seriously injured Jacob
Csnpella. aged two. No i2s Mulett
81 The latter was taken 70 Receiy.
ing hospital
The Cenpella boy was struck at
Catherine-st. and St Aubi7-sve as
the dryer of the machine ran over
rhe curb in passing n Harper line
car a block farther the TurmIno
boy was run down while playing
near water trough
The automobile kept on goirg but
was stopped a block away and
abandoned b. tho occupants, who
fed into nearby alley. and es-
capped Police arc searching for
them
The number of the car IL Michi-
ran a67ll The police automobile
directory us's i' as oeing owned by
Henry T. Jackson. NJ aG Russell-st.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-21

them. she quoted sofuy
"Flossy Smith had no child 10 lead
her into righteousness and am
not sure that anything could have
turned her from her purpose. She
Was bad all thru and YET today she
looks happy and youthful as she
still goes on her ruthless way max.
ing all those who come near her
minister 10 her worthless vanity.
Let me see. think wandered
OF az the time ! was thinking over
what should do about telling Con.
gresham Smith about his wife At
last came 10 the conclusion that |
could not tell him"
Don't you think that was rather
quiXotic Paula" | asked. You
would quickly tell man II you
caught another stealing money
from him"
Yes, but don't think the cases
are parallel Gold cannot protect
itself. and a human being. YOU know.
cannot be stolen unavHres. rhe
wife who allows another man 10
steal her from her husband has al
most a. much voice In the theft as
the thief who takes her away Mar.
gle, in all my experience have
found that II is not only impossible
but absolutely impracticabie 20 In.
terfere in human destiny
Poor Frank Smith never realized
that he was making fatal mistake
by taking the easiest course OF let.
ting that silly little woman have
her way A. the expense OF every
other thing he held dear in the
world And I have often wondered
n did not also make a mistake in
not going 20 her. telling her what
knew and asking her 20 act An
honest woman even II she were not
honest
Don't mistake me, Margie ! am
quite sure that F1ossie Saith was
slwavs what we worldly people call
virtuous woman. and yet she used
her ser TO further her selfish ends
always I have often wondered Il
she though her kisses were not
nominated IN the bond when she
covenanted 20 honor her husband
Paula" EaSped in horror.
Some women don't, YOU know
Margie, she answered calmly.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-21

cised had left me with a nervous
chill knew however. ! should be
better as soon as was With Mrs
Mulhany so refused Marthas orer
of not drink
As walked rapidly down tho
street thought OF Mrs Mulhany's
happy marriage. and oi others ]
knew who also were. or seemed 10
be congenial or course knew
that many marriages were failures
like mine hut felt that II Rob.
ert and I were only really happy to
gether. good comrades and conf
Dental friends. IL would be the
nearest approach 10 heaven on earth
I could expect Then asked my
self in bitterness
why am I not as happy as other
women ls II my fault. or Rob
ert'sa" Then came another thought.
How do you know they are any
happier than you are? They proba-
bly, look al you and think Robert
and you one OF the happy married
couples And a great disgust with
myself came over me-
But when I reached Mrs Mul-
hanys her unaffected delight in my
visit, and her hearty greeting soon
drove the black devils away, and /
was enjoying myself Her quaint
philosophy her clear outlook on life
always did me good and made me
wish were like her.
Tim isn't coming home, so Wei
have a little party all by ourselves
she told me, after answering the
telephone
"Oh, won't that be nice" impul-
siyely exclaimed. mot Mr. Mulhany
remaining away fastened to add
"bm that | am with you Yet in
my heart was glad we were 10 be
alone felt hurt and sore. and she
soothed and comforted me. altho
unconscious that needed comfort
felt strongly tempted 10 say
something about Phyllis Lawson. to
tell that she had gone 70 New York,
10 unburden myself Of the load OF
unhappiness carried but re
strained myself had no positive
knowledge that she had gone be
cause of Robert. or would see him
while there Yet II ! said anything.
the time might ome-probably
would come when would regret IT,
But my mind was fun of suspicion
and doubt. which my pleasant even
The Detroit times., 1917-05-21
WANT BUILDING
CODE TO FOLLOW
CLEVELAND PLAN

Mayor Marks building CODE com
mittee. which has been deiying into
Juuding regulations for me las
month. will recommend that the new
Detroit code be modelled after the
Cleveland plan The Cleveland idea
10 10 treat each building subject sep
ara ely so that subsequent amend
mel, is comparatively simple
Or William n Price has resigned
from the committee. and the mayo
has not yet appointed his sure essoy
Within the next few days the
mayor also Will appoint a successor
10 William j McAnenney who re
signed from the building commits
sion several months ago
The Detroit times., 1917-05-21

Dusky Once More Sat Down and
Cooked His Head on One Side and
Stared at the Tiny Stream.
OF Mother Fol Then ne came back
10 where hts sisters and brother
were sitting about wondering what
70 do Dusky once more sat down
and cooked his bead on one side
and stared ~ the tiny stream as n
he were trying 10 see something
IN II. This has something 10 do
with it, thought he.
Then he trotted along I'D the
hank with his little black nose 10
the ground. For quite a lfttfs dis.
tanoe he ran. but found nothing.
Then he turned and ran back 70
where he had started from and
where his sisters and brother were
running about quite aimleSsly. Dus.
Ky didn't stop. He went on down
the little rill with his little black
nose TO the ground a. before This
time he didn't go far before he
found the scent OF his mother quite
as strong as when he had lost H..
A few bounds farther on he found
her sitting on little hummock
from which she had watched him
all the time
Then she told him that she had
simply walked down there In the
middle OF the little rill because run
ming water takes away all scent
And 30 Dusky learned another very
important thins-that water IL a
splendid friend when you know how
10 use g.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-21
The Confessions of a Wite
Fate Must Take Its Own Course.

Il tell YOU. Margie." said Paula
my thoughts were in a tumble when
! arrived a. our rooms. Alma was
not there or think should have
impulsiyely blurted out the whole
business As ~ vas. | sat down TO
try 10 decide what should do
! put on Jen and my own case un-
til the last
First. ! considered what VAS my
duty 10 Congressman Smith.
His wife was surely going 20 get
him into disgrace and trouble Al
ready -Asd-Ae--n so eNtravagsnt
that he was borrowing money from
his friends here and there 10 tide
him over from week TO week. |
knew this. as he had asked me 20
take charge of hts personal bank ac-
count. and A. that moment he was
overdrawn at the bank.
Frank Smith was an honest. tho
weak man Every mistake he made
every sin no committed. should be
laid ~ hts wife's door. as Won viii
see before | get thru with this
story
Paula. said, 81 can hardly con
ceivc that q woman could spend her
husbands money and get him into
debt as did this terrible little VAN
pire
You've said q, Msrgie." inter
rupted Paula she was terrible
little vampire and she sucked the
seltrespect. the honor and the life
blood from a man who, With a dlf.
ferent Wife. might have been really
great
lent 1, a queer twist ot fate.
Paula, that 80 momentous thing
a. happiness in marriage must hang
on such slender thread Is circum-
stance
Yes she answered YOU know
Robsr' lngersoll said when asked
how no would have improved the
world II he had created II ! would
make good health catching would
make another Improvement I'd
make an the good mon fall a love
with good women and punish All the
bad men nv making them marry the
bad women
Put Vhat az he children. Paula ."
! asked
And a n'ue child shall lead
The Detroit times., 1917-05-21
II YEARS OLD;
WILL SERVE US.
Frederick Creutzburg, Retired
Officer. Is Recalled To
Colors

Altho Frederick CreutEburg. No.
IS Leicester CT. il y years old. he
has been recalled into the service
OF the government as commits
stoned oclcer OF the quartermaster
corps Dr CreutEburg has been re.
tired hon the army ,or many years.
but stll retains much OF the yigur
~ his EARLIER days
Satl rosy he was caller at the
o.hees OF the election commission in
tho cry hall. and put his name
down TO serve as registrar on
draft day He told Guy ingalls,. sec
retary Of the commission. that be-
fore reporting for army service. he
thought he could make himself use
full "a registrar.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-21
chanter IXxXVII.

When reached home sat down
quietly 10 think over what Myrtle
had told me- But not so much
what she had said as what she had
implied she evidently though
there was something for me 10
worry about because OF Phyllis Law
sons visit to New York while Rob
ert was there. flushed with shame
as remembered that she and Miss
Sloane had been discussing me, my
husbands admiration OF another
woman. before ! joined them.
wondered II | had succeeded in
convincing them that ! wasn't jeal-
ous OF Mrs lawson. and II they be
lieved my little story; that Robert
had known OF her intention 10 20 TO
New York and had told me OF it?
smiled bitterly as | thought Of
my friendship for Harper Carleton
and OF how careful had been TO
keep him from knowing that was
aware OF his love for me My lip
curled as imagined Robert telling
Phyllis lawson he cared for her
neither knowing that was cogniz
ant of their friendship Even nov
angry and hurt as was. could
not call II by any other name.
Acting on impulse went to my
desk and wrote telegram TO Rob.
ert
For 2 long time I sat with the
yellow slip in my hand. hesitatins
Should ! send it? II did and he
came in response. and found | had
deceived him be would be very
angry should have to pretend
10 be M, and Roberts eyes were
very keen A train OF thought is
hard to break. and as sat there.
undecided. / founo myself going
over and over what Myrtle and Miss
Sloane had said, recalling their ex-
pressions and the embarrassed man
ner so unusual with them or one
thing ! was sure No one should
think | was fretting for Roberts
love II be had given II 10 another.
and with r sob In my throat. altho
my eyes were dry. tore the false
telegram into pieces, then ran 10
tho telephone and called up Mrs
Mulhany
I'm blue II you will let me am
coming over. told her in response
10 her CHEEKY greeting.
DO. dear, and plan to stay to
dinner" she replied
I had always made il a rule never
10 go out without telling Martha
where I could be found The chill
dren might be taken IN. or some
thing happen that | would he need
ed So dressed hurriedly and then
called Martha
81 shall not be a. home Tor din.
ner. Martha, and shall perhaps be
late"
I'm that glad you are a goin'.
ma'am,' the girl replied as she
helped me with my wraps. you
look that white you most scared
me"
So do ! laughed nervously. as
! glanced In the mirror. Just hand
me that rouge. I'll soon remedy
that" and dabbed my cheeks with
color. then with powder. But my
eyes looked almost sunken. and !
was cold az ice
had not given way 10 hysterical
crying, hut the control had exer
The Detroit times., 1917-05-21
TEACHERS WILL
Be REGISTRARS

Three hundred men teachers,
principally high school principals
and professors. viii serve the coun-
Try As registrars on the day Presi-
dent Wilson sets for the resistra.
tion under the conscription act
This offer was made 10 the city cleo
tion commission Saturday morning.
by Frank Cody. president OF the
Detroit School Mems club and as
sistant superintendent OF education.
The Offer Is contingent upon the day
being a holiday which has been as.
sured both by Gov. Sleeper and
Mayor Marx
The School Mems club ofrer prae-
tioally solves the problem OF the
election commission 10 get a sum
cient number ~ registrars To date
the commission has the names OF
$50 who are willing 20 serve with.
out pay. The 300 members OF the
club will raise the total 70 $50. al
most enough 20 provide for all reg
istration booths. Mr.. Cody Monday
morning will submit a list OF the
names and addresses OF all mem
bers of the club.
The Detroit Bureau OF Credits, he
Detroit Stove works and the Whit
aker Paper company Saturday all
offered men as registrars 20 the
commission. The Bureau OF Cred
its has An once force OF 13 men
every one of whom volunteered "a
serve
Mayor Marx and City Clerk Lind
say will confer Monday TO thresh
out some OF the sections OF the
conscription act about which there
has been question One question or
which special ruling will be re
quired from Washington is how tC
register the Detroit men who are
training At Fort Sheridan.
The commission announces tha'
all aliens in the country between a
and 30 must register the same NJ
citizens
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The Detroit times., 1917-05-21
CAPT. NAGEL TxISl
ORDERED TO TT
FORT NIAGARA

Postmaster William j. Nagel win
be Capt Nagel In another week.
Saturday he was notified thru The
Onicial Bulletin" the governments
newspaper which daily prints the
army orders. that he will proceed
10 the citiEens' training camp In
Fort Niagara. n. Y. and will net as
assistant to the post quartermaster.
Capt. Nagel expects that before
Monday he will receive q copy cf
the oficial order directing him 20
Fort NiagarA. In the meantime he
Is busily engaged IN arranging his
once and home affairs.
Thomas p. Cashin. superintendent
OF finance. and Charles c. Kellogg.
superintendent of malls. will divide
the duties OF postmaster during ths
absence OF Capt. EaGel. IS.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-21
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME

b. THORNTON W. BURGESS.
Dusky Continues to Learn.
Copyright. 1918 BY T " Burgess
The Detroit times., 1917-05-21

PVfnffnE-the plain neat kfnd--that
o. rfrkt--TT--~- Srh D~Nt--Msfr GS7a.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-21

anywhere Near Detrot--and the ONLY lake land
that you buy at any reasonable price-is that Of
The Detroit times., 1917-05-21

ing had not dispelled. And my last
thought before finally slept was
II ! only could depend upon Rob
ert. n only wero certain"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-23

posted in the Temple bank for profit g to g.
 No 9-That he had deposited state funds in the Temple bank and other banks when the state treasury was open to receive them-15 to 12, four sena tors not voting.
 No 10-That he testified in March he owed the Temple bank nothing, whereas he owed 1t more than the law allowed 13 to 1S
 No. 1S-That he failed to refund to the state money expended for groceries, meats, vegetables, etc, at the executive mansion--15 to 16
 propriations he sought to set aside the state consttution-8 to 24, one senator not voting.
 No. 1S-That he called members of the State university faculty liars and graft CTS but did not prosecute them-9 to 20, two senators not voting
 No. 20-That he sought to influence The courts in matters in which he had a per sonal interest-15 to Is.
 No 21-That he permitted c. W. Wood ham to continue as state labor commits soner after the senate had refused to confirm him-2 to 29
 Mr. Ferguson took his defeat cheerful ly He stated tonight that he did not know his future plans He will prob- ably go to his Bell Bosque ranch for a rest and will later decide if he will re- turn to his former home at Temple. The former governor tonight issued the following statement:
 "The loyalty of my friends more than overbalances any regret that I might have at the action of the senate. "No man ever had better friends and I am proud to give this expression of my appreciation of their unequaied loyalty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-23
NO COAL IN SIGHT
 FOR POOR OF CITY

Rev. Walter s. Brown, superintendent of the relief department of thee ity' states there is no coal in sight for the poor, and suggests that immediate steps be taken to provide fuel Tor the needy, otherwise, he states, there will be much suffering this winter. In reference to this matter MT. Brown made the following statement:
 By this time last year there has been cars of coal for charity purposes-now not pound has been promised. The city has been unable to buy its coal for the public schools even for cash, so what can be done for fuel for the poor is vital question. If the operators will out, the railroads will haul 1t at charity rates. This relief department will re- ceive 1t and distribute every pound of it free of all cost. carefully and wisely without waste.
 Last season when we got out of coal their yards. One big hearted man, MT. Rushton, sent his check for $50 when his ow nstock was running low in order that we might buy elsewhere and supply the needs of the poor If all the dealers and operations, together with the churches and individuals will come to our helI now with their subscriptions, we vii be able to tide over this winters needs with fuel. but if they do not there vii be suffering by most of the poor thai we have with us always"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-23
Hurling Barbed Wire

From the Popular Science Monthly.
 After a murderous artillery fire has swept away the ordinary barbed wire entanglements in front of a trench. there Is nothing to impede the onrush of troops except machine gun and infantry fire, accompanied, at certain times, by well placed barrage fire from the rear. Under most conditions this resistance is sufficient to deplete the ranks of an invading force but the fact that the first, second and third line of trenches may be captured In single charge is proof that gun fire alone cannot dissi- pate a body of troops. There have been numerous occasions in this war where troops of both sides have deliberately plunged through a heavy barrage fire to carry line of trenches.
 Accordingly, Enid s. Wales of Detroit has invented a novel projectile which shoots barbed wire instead of bullets. His idea is to first impede the progress of an onrushing body of troops by spread ing coils of barbed wire in front of them and then to attack them with in- fantry and machine gun fire. The in ventor claims that his projectile will distribute masses of barded wire over a large area, enmeshing a whole com : pany of troops.
 Briefly, the projectile consists of q stem which fits the barrel of a trench mortar: a central chamber containing the explosive charge, into which cham Der the stem fits; and several hollow caps which carry the coils of barbed wine, the inner ends of which are se- cured to the body of the shell. When the projectile explodes, the caps con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-23
Nothing But Water
homas F. Logan in Leslie's

Gimme a sarsaparilla pop" says the tired temperance man to the drug store
 clerk at the soda fountain. "Nothing do-
 ing; 1t is verboten!'' Is the cold reply. This has not actually come to pass, but it may. A searcher into the oddi1es of sumptuary legislation finds that a bone dry" nation may be reduced to this ex- tremity. The war revenue bill defines taxable fermented liquors as 'beer, lager beer. ale, porter and other similar fer mented liquor, containing one-half per centum or more of alcohol" The prohi- bition amendment to the federal consti- tuition provides that the manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating li- quors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the
 United States and all territory subject [
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-23
Sacrifices of Army Doctors

One-fifth of the total number of physicians in the United States will have to enroll for military duty If this war continues for another year. All but small percentage of them must enroll voluntarily. All but small percentage of them have families to support and these and others are wholly dependent on the income of the head of the house for this support. The physician from B to 45 of age, the age of greatest usefulness for military service. is at that critical period of his professional and financial development that two years of forced ab- sence is liable to affect disastrously his whole career.
 The change means. if there is no inde- pendent income, sacrificing of insurance, i9psing of the mortgage, withdrawing of children from school, a complete change of method of living, and great risk of returning after the war with a lucrative practice divided among the stay-at- homes. A law has recently been intro duced in the Senate by Senator Owen which provides an increased rank for medical officers of the reserve corps, that will in some small way meet the financial burden of the volunteer doctor and will furnish him a rank equal to the dignity of his civil position.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-23
. CONGRESS UNCERTAIN

Washington, September 22.-Investiga- tion by a House committee of Count Von Bernstorff's plot to influence members of Congress against declaration of war to- night apparently was doubtful. The gen eral opinion among members seemed to be that the former ambassadors request to Berlin for funds should not be inter- preted as indicating that any member Of Congress accepted money or was other- wise wrongfully influenced by propa- gandists.
 A similar view was said to have been
 expressed by Secretary Lansing to Chairman Flood of the House foreign af- fairs committee during a conference at the state department today. MT. Flood learned from Mr. Lansing that the administration believed nothing was to be gained from such an investga- ton.
 1 In some quarters it was pointed out that the object of making public the Won | Bernstorff message was to expose Ger
 man intrigue and that any investigation l by a House committee would confuse the
 real issue and in large measure lessen the 1 Intended effect in the public mind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-23

the Jurisdiction thereof for beverage pur- poses is hereby prohibited" or course it will be sometime before this blll De- comes a law, even if 1t passes the House. as it must be ratified by the Legislatures of three-fourths of the states before IL becomes a part of the constitution. Nevertheless, it prevents even the manu- facture of intoxicating liquors, while the other defines such liquors as consisting of any fermentation with as much as one-half of 1 per cent of alcohol. It IS a chemical fact that any fruit, vegetable or grain that contains sugar will pro- duce alcohol by fermentation. As there are few so-called 'ssolft drinks now on the market that would stand chemical analysis under the proposed amendment, the proposed constitutional amendment would doubtless prohibit grape juice, kumyss, manufactured buttermilk and other health drinks, because all of them contain more than one half of l per cent of alcohol. Probably the reformers did not intend to go so far.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-23
TEXAS GOVERNOR IS IMPEACHED BY
 THE STATE SENATE
(Continued from Page one)

ing T5.00o were merely transferred to the Houston bank-1S to 13
 No. 5-That he testified in the March investigation that he was not indebted to the Temple bank, although he owed it note for $11 200-4 to F.
 No. S-That he sought to have funds of the state highway commission de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-23
BOMB MANS STATEMENT

intend to cause ser,ous damage to vessels of the allies leaving ports of the United States by placing bombs which am making myself, on board These bombs resemble ordinary Jumps of coal and I am planning to have them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-23

The war has shut off the European trade in firecrackers and fireworks generally out of Hongkong, but the United States continues to take per haps $250.000 worth of such goods out of the Hongkong field annually The trade last year has been hampered by high freights and particularly by a lack of service of sailing ships from Hongkong to New York. Usually there are sailing ships on the berth in Hong kong. for the east coast of the United States. and because of the cheap freights and other advantages they of fer they almost invariably carry q large quantity of firecrackers for the American market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-23
Followed the tolors

From the Boston Transcript.
 And I suppose like brave soldier you followed the colors.
 Sure. Whenever there was battle noticed the colors were flying and fled. too''