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The Detroit times., 1917-02-12

doubled during the last year. ana yc
the health board statistics show that
the death rate from these preventa-
lie causes Increased The ccnclu-
sion Is arrived at that the Increased
rate is due 10 the fact that parent.
did not take sufficient care OF their
children Part OF this blame may be
attributed to ignorant mothers and
part TO the housing conditions which
made a SUPPLY OF fresh air dinicni;
II not impossible.
That the lack ~ fresh air Is
largely responsible for the increased
rute is shown by an analysis OF the
death tables The great increase has
come in the colder months. when the
windows were kept closed. Pecu-
liarly. the Diseases are not suppc sed
10 be exceptionally prevalent in th.
winter. "As the windows go down
the death rate goes up" If the slogan
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12
OUTSIDERS
INVESTING
INDETROIT
Many Get Dividends
In First Year, Says
w. q. Clemens
SEE ADVANTAGES
OTHERS PASS UP
S e veral Companies
Make Substantial
Returns

"A significant fact indicating De
trcIt's growing importance "a a cen.
ter for investment OF outside CAP.
ital is found In the extensive hnanc.
ing OF real estate projects here from
various portions OF tne state and
country" says William g. Clemens.
secretary OF the Clemens. knight,
Menard 4 Paul Realty company.
within the last two years we
have interested considerable out
side capital in Detroit propositions.
II H. fact that In many in
stances outsiders come 10 city
and perceive advantages that have
long been overlooked by the inhah
itants This has proved true many
times in the course OF real estate
activities I'm Detroit
We just closed the fiscal year
Cor three OF our subdivision stock
companies for whose properties We
arc The selling representatives. Sub
stantial dividends were paid 10 the
stockholders. Many Of these men
are prominent in cities thruoui the
state and they were keenly sur
prised tina, the growth Of Detroit
and the success or the company
had been such as TO return sub.
stantiaI dividend on the investment
In the first year
r. r Nenard. treasurer OF the
Clemens. knight. Mensrd a Paul
company. says that the FIRST subdi-
vision placed on the MARKET by rne
was the Greenfield Park
tract which WAS capitalized At S25.-
600 and marketed two years ago
mostly By local capital The Glen.
dale Gardens Land company was
capitalized for so, 900. and subdi.
vided 500 lots. Considerable out
side capital was exercised in this
venture "The Cpdarhurst Land
company SAYS Mr. Menard. con
sistine OF 800 lots was financed
principally by outside capital and
the companys latest subdivision.
Eosndale Park. capitalized for $500
poo. and consisting % 1900 lots.
has been substantially patronized
by capital from The northern part
Of The state"
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12
MUOSl MAY
JOIN WITH
DEMOCRATS
PrOgressives To Be Put
On State Ticket,
Is RumOr
PREPARE FOR
STATE CONFAB
DetrOiters Hold Caucus
Today; Convention
On Feb. Is

whether or not the remnants OF
the Progressive party or Michigan
viii reach an agreement 10 formal
ly join the Democrats or at least
throw their strength To them with
out losing their Identity. Is the big
problem centering about the spring
convention which the Democrats
viii stage in Grand Rapids. Feb. Is
The report that the Bull Moose
would shed their antlers and pick
up a pair OF Tapping ears has been
current for many weeks. but any
thing like a definite confirmation OF
II is lacking. Judge William r. Con.
molly. the national committeeman.
declares that he knows nothing
about il.
In some sources Il Is said that
the Democrats expect TO accord
nominations TO as many Moosers as
Democrats at the Grand Rapids
confab
The convention will have TO nom.
mate two candidates for the state
supreme court, two for the state
board OF agriculture. a superinten-
dent OF public instruction. state
highway commissioner. one member
" the state board OF education, and
'hree regents Of the University Of
Michigan
The retiring supreme court JUS
ices are Franz Kuhn. OF Mt Glenn.
ms, and John w Stone. OF Mar.
1uette. The regents are William l..
Clements Judge George p. Codd
md Harry c. Bulkey: Fred L. Keel
n rs the superintendent OF public
instruction; Fred r. Rogers, high.
way commissioners. Members OF
he board Of agriculture wno will
7tep down are John w. Beaumont.
of Detroit. and Jason Woodman, OF
Paw Paw. and the retiring member
OF the board OF education is Thorn
az Nadal. OF Olive'.
John w Shine. OF the 900. IL
spoken OF as a candidate for re.
yent and one supreme court nom
nation seems certain TO go TO
Thomas Smerthwaitc. OF Manlstee.
Many Democrats are talking OF
naming Grant Slocum for a place
On the agriculture board Mr.. Slo-
cum IS head Of the Cleaners.
Wayne county Democrats held
"aucauses this afternoon TO select
delegates 20 the county convention.
which will be held Tuesday morn.
nc. Feb 1S. In the German Sales.
mems hall. At the county conven.
lion arrangements viii be made 10
provide A. special train for the
Wayne delegation to the state con.
-ention.
- Efforts are- beiHs made to gat a
Democrat OF national prominence
as chief speaker OF the convention.
and many have suggested that vii.
liam Jennings Bryan would be the
best attraction. Democrats will
attempt To have the legislature ad-
journ on the day OF the meeting, so
that members OF the party who are
sitting in the capitol may attend.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12
OFFER TO AID
HOME BUILDERS

Our efforts to aid the working
man in building a nome for $500
TO $4,000 thru the Society for Saw.
Ings has been immeasurably facili.
tated by Detroit home building com
panies." said Robert NJ Grindley.
vice-president OF the society.
In most cases the plans selected
permiscuously by prospective build.
ers have been outside OF their
means and the scope OF the soclcty's
loaning power. A special working.
mans home il what we wanted and
a half dozen companies have sub.
mitted exhibits Of plans and specif.
cations for these types of dwellings
which are on display at the soclety's
Office
we can safely say now that any
man with a capital OF 5000 has an
opportunity to acquire home At
terms equal to rental and az saw.
In. In building construction OF near.
~ $1,000
"a local real estate firm has also
submitted the society a plan 10 on
able our borrowers 10 obtain q lot
OF ttr- rrutat yyErJm rnFu The so
ciety"
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12
BABES DIE
bECAUSE0 OF
CROWDING
Increased Infant Nor
tally Due To Rapid
Growth of City
MOTHERS FAIL TO
GIVE CHILDREN AIR
Health Officer Holds
Housing Conditions
Are Responsible

OF each 1000 babies born in 1916
In Detroit. HAS died. OF this large
cities OF the country the mortality
rate was only higher In two. Buffalo
and Baltimore. 81. Louis. New York.
Philadelphia, Boston. Cleveland.
Pittsburgh and Chicago all had better
records in the order named. The ng.
tres also show that Detroit was one
OF the few cities in the country
" here the infant death rate inoreas.
ed OF the 10 largest cities Buffalo
and Detroit are the only two which
reported an increase In the rate OF
infant mortality.
Or. W. H. Price. health officer, in
explaining the reason for the in
crease from l0t.e In 1915 70 more
than H. m 1916. says that Il Ia due
largely to the rapid growth OF tho
city and the crowded conditions.
Cleanliness. fresh air and proper
clothing are necessary.
In rapidly-growing city like De-
troit where the housing conditions
are no keeping pace with the
growth Of the city. large numbers OF
persons are crowded into small
apartments. A a result Il Ia i'm
possible 10 ventilate these apart
ments properly, because some OF the
tenants cornplain Of open windows.
Another Fad circumstance is the
fact that the health department and
ITS facilities have not grown with the
city. Dr. Price has used az many
men as he possibly could To look ar
ter housing conditions and carry on
a campaign OF education, but he IL
hampered by lack OF men for this
important work.
The work performed by the health
department. with especial reference
10 diseases OF Infants. vas more than
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12
W ARM CONTEST
is OUTLOOK IN
TENTH WARD

With seven candidates petitions
filed with the city clerk and sew
eral other prospective candidates In
the field. the outlook for hotly-con.
tested aldermanic nominations in
the Tenth ward is good. The latest
to hle Is William RI. Conat. No. 226
Fourteenth-ave.
Others who have filed their pc
titions are William A. Guthard.
No. 10 Linwood-ave.: Clarence G.
Bush. No i44 Wrcford.ave. George
Lawrence. No. 672 Hudson-aye.;
Wesley !. Wing. No 636 sixteenth.
81. George c. Hess. No. SIG IL
Fifteenth-st.. and Robert 4. Glenn
cnl. No. 2a2 Marquette-ave.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12

Il the health deparsmsss. and nuoreo
rroye this IL true.
Families Of labcring men VIA
have not oeen Instructed in snk,~g
proper precautions 10 safeguard The
health OF their young are responsible
Tor the increase In both the births
and deaths.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12
MANY SEEKING
OFFER OF CAR
WITH A HOME

The offer OF the Economy Build.
'ng 4 Investment company 10 in.
cludo Ford car. homeland garage,
all TO be acquired on the rental-pay.
ment plan, has been bringing scores
OF Inquiries and applications. &C
cording TO c. 8. Odbert. president
of the company
The concerns property is in the
Palmer Park district on Woodward
ave. II has an attractive park en-
trance with hard surface streets
and is in one of the most select soc.
lions OF this part OF the city.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12
PURE, RICH BLOOD
MADE BY HOODS

Pure blood enables the stomach.
liver and other digestive organs TO
do their work properly Without II
they are sluggish. there Is loss OF
appetite. sometimes fsintness. de.
ranged state Of the intestines. and.
In general, I'll the symptoms OF dys.
pepsia
Hoods Sarsaparilla makes pure
blood. and Ills is why IL a. 80 very
successful in<he treatment Of so
many ailments. Get a. today ADV.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12
Real Estate and Building

a southerly direction TO Linwood,
south on Linwood 20 Ford Highway
and thence Il will branch westerly
and southerly to Glendale. and
thence westerly to Grand River-ave.
From the point az Linwood and
Ford Highway a branch line viii go
westward on the highway to DeS-
tor and from Dexter Il will taper to
10 inches and go sou,herly TO Joy
nj. Another branch OF the i2'inch
line will travel northerly on DeQuin-
DIRE from Holbrook TO Pslmer-rd al
which point il connects with the
main line.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12
Parker erothers onen once-

Harry L, and Ray l.. Parker. broth.
-eEa.-haVe- taken sislaas- - -aS,. 7fa az
Ford building where they will con.
duct a real estate business Both are
well known among the realty men.
having been interested In Detroit
real estate for some time.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12

Albert - Ohrrndorf~r. OF tho
Jacoi-NiCoi Realty company. which
one rates thc Grafiot Central Market.
is acting manager 81 the market ih
the abaynCe ~ GUY Turnbuli who S.
out ~ thv city
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12

Thad y Leland president ~ the
Detroit Teal EstHre board. Airs. Lee
land and their two daughters have
left for Havana. tuna. They viii
stop az Palm Beach And other places
IN FLORIDA and VIII return via New
York. Philadelphia and Washington.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12

Thomas IS Hailoran has been APP
IL intcd Office manager of the VI. A.
JCncs goal Estate company.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-13
WAR CH|LDREN'S
AID FUND OPENS
GREAT MOVEMENT TO HELP
STRICKEN CHILDREN OF AL
LIES APPEALS HERE

"The little stocking is the smyboI
of the Christmas fund which is being
gathered by small contributions all
over the country, for the children ot
our allies.
Our sons and fathers are fighting
in the trenches along with the fathers
of these little children in warning
| countries. - ~
Children in America can have a hap
Ply peaceful Christmas because of the
sacrifices that are being made "over
there" The little children of FOUR
allies are the helpless victims of the
fortunes of war They are desolute
that our children may be safe, and
happy.
The little stocking suggests to ev-
erychild and every lover of children
that little share of our Christians
cheer should be sent to the children
of our allies with the love and SYM
pathy that is in Their hearts
The War Children's Relief fund re.
ceives and forwards the contributions
lCF tHe CHTlStludS Oh the cnllufen OF
our allies. This fund will send you
little stocking if you write them, so
you can interest your friends in the
cause, but you must promise to send
the stocking back, because each little
white stoscking is actually to be sent
to some hid ever there
Besides the bit of andy, or mex
pensive toy, or few pennies that the
Christmas stocking will contain, there
will be good food provided and warm
clothing.
1t is estimated that one dollar will
i've each child a Happy Christmas.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-13
BENEFIT SHOW FOR
LOCAL CLUB COMING
BRUNSWICK SOCIETY FOLK WILL
PROMOTE INTERESTING
BENEFIT PERFORMANCE.

One week from tonight the F. o. b
| club, new organization of young
Brunswick society folk will hold theil
first benefit entertainment at tn
Grand operahouse,
The more complete name of the clul
is For Our Boys and is composed
| of several young ladies who will en-
gage in knitting sweaters for volun
| teer soldiers and sailors.
The performance will be given BY
I'll local talent and q very attractive
! vaudeville program is arranged.
Miss Lucille Butts and a chorus Of
many voices will open the show
promptly at SIS p. m, which will be
followed by fancy dance by Mr.. and
Mrs. R. E. Moegling.
Next a quartette composed of Mes
srs. Thomas Hopkins, Alfred Wood
Rowland Stacy and Elmer Laird. viii
sing many popular songs and paro
dies.
Following a beautiful juvenile mum
her, in which Little Miss May will
pal IlClpdte dlOie, d pOpuldE JaSs
band, composed of Messrs Nathaniel
Emanuel, Jr., leader, Harry Parker and
Misses Florence Aiken, Florence Max
ey, Jennie Emanuel, Annie Burnett.
Alice Stiles, Lillian Taylor and Ethel
Nightingale, will render many select
numbers
Mrs. R. E. Sherman will sing The
"Marseilles" which will add a touch
Of local sympathy for the beloved ma.
ton of France.
Miss Tillie Borchardt will sing and
also dance the popular travesty known
rs 'Huckleberry FINN, WHICH Will
re followed by another sycopated air,
Untitled ME an My Gal
The grand finale will commence with
Hiss Catherine Stiles singing her Sc
ection Joan de Arc assisted by a
horus of ''The Allies" composed of
Misses Leila and Alice Parker, Mar
garet Hummel, Ann MaXey, Margaret
Philips, Alice Harrison, Louise Nc
Cullough, Helen Branham, Mildred
Levy, Agnes Harding, Clara Wood and
Marie Hopkins.
No seats will BE reserved and the
price of admission has been fixed at
Csc
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-13
ENACT MANY LAWS
FOR RY. OPERATION
MANY INTERESTING STATISTICS
REGARDING THE NEW RAIL
WAY LAWS MADE PUBLIC.

Fortythree state legislatures in SEES
sion in 1917 enacted 140 laws relating
to railway operation. according to in
teresting statistics made public here
by railroad officials. This is the lar
gest number of laws enacted in any
year embraced in the record except
1913, when 230 laws relating to rail
road operation were passed by state
legislatures If all the railroad bills
introduced in 1917 had been enacted,
no less than sos new laws would have
been written upon the statute books
of the As state legislatures which met
this year. OF the lao laws that were
enacted. twelve related to grade cross
ings, nine related to track connections
at stations, and nine related to the
equipment of passenger trains.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-13

Send it with your heart full of love.
It will bring dividens of happiness to
ou on Christmas day to think that
you have given 4 whole long happy
day to some little child over there.
Send your contributions, whether
large or small, to the War Children's
Relief Fund, Hotel Majestic, New
York.
Mrs. Eva Mac Donald Valesh, ma
tional chairman will see that they
reach the children promptly. She has
been in this work since the first year
of the war and hopes to make $4,000
children happy this Christmas.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-13
NOTICE.

The city executive committe has
named Tuesday, Nov. 20 as the day
for holding the white primary cleo
ton for selection of four aldermen
and election of new city executive
committe Of eleven members.
All candidates for aldermen must
register with the secretary, A NJ
Ross and pay the assessment of SIC
each by p. m. of Nov. 18th in order
to have their names appear on the
official ballot.
A. M. ROSS, Secretary,
If. F. D. AIKEN, Chairman
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-13

If you have anything to sell, any
vacant rooms to rent, want to buy OF
sell any real estate, use the want col
umns of The News. Rates are rea
sonabe and the results sure.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-26

ried, shortly afterward, man not
half worthy of her. OF course he
would make good and they would
settle down in Miltown for the rest
of their lives. Was this what she
called living? Was this what he,
Bob, had asked her to share?,
Bob was calling on Lucy Chet-
wynd. She had been Lucy Barton
when he knew her, pretty and very
fair. with a voice like a flute and
caressing, childish ways. There had
been a vague something that had
never disappeared from Bob's mem
ory, and he was going to clear it up
if he could. Not that he had not
ceased to care, for of course six
years of trying to forget had done
something in Bobs behalf, but
there was something that Lucy had
meant to Bob, that he had never
been able to see in another girl 1t
was that rose color of youth, if he
had but known it, but of course, he
did not know it, how could he?
The little cottage on Bank street
stood under two large maple trees
and looked cool and shady. A little
girl sat under the tree in the yard
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-26
BY JANE MCLEAN

They looked strange, all the old
so well. He tried hard to be inn
partial and to view the town with
the eyes of youth, but at heart he
felt a stranger. and a stranger who
was regarding Main with its dust
and it's line of little stores with an
eye to their discrepancies.
Long ago he had been an eager
impassioned boy in love with life
and full of illusions. He had been
sure that he could succeed, and be-
cause he himself had been so sure
ne had almost convinced his tight
listed old father that the old town
was too small for the fulfilling OF
desires. When a tight-fisted parent
becomes convinced to the extent OF
actually parting with hard-earned
cash in order to help his son make
good, there must be something more
than idle talk back of it all.
And so Bob had gone away tC
study art, and the railroad business
which had claimed his father and
his grandfather was left to the mer-
cies of other men. Not that Bob's
father was a president or anything
VI the h4tlus buI Ills JOb dS lOCdl Std-
ton agent paid about twenty dol
lars a week, which was big money
when it came steadily and one had
an eye for thrift and lived in a lit
tie town.
Bob had made good after a strug-
gle. He had never given up hope
and that fact helped him over the
hardest of his failures. He had
known pitiful poverty, he had
brushed shoulders with the poorest
of his kind and had slept in attic
rooms and lived on a diet of beans
for days, but he had made good
That is, according to the standards
of little old New York, he had made
good. In Midtown, he was looked
upon with awe, and the widest
dreams of the widest boy had some
thing to do with going to New York
and coming home rich like Bob Will
cox.
This was Bob's first real visit
home. Six years ago Miltown had
meant to him merely the place
where the most horrible disappoint-
ment of his life had happened. For,
while Bobs father thought him
happy in attaining his dreams one
after the other. Bob in reality was
the most unhappy of individuals. A
girl had brought more disappoint-
ment into his life than half a dozen
setbacks in his art would have
meant to him then.
She had meant everything to Bob.
He thought of bringing his laurels
home to her and Offering her some
thing that no one else could offer
her. When he finally received her
promise he walked on air. He went
back to school resolved to make her
proud of him and In less than six
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-26

and she smiled up at Bob with
Lucy's blue eyes.
The next instant, Bob was inside
and was shaking hands with Lucy
herself But where was the Lucy
he had known? The blond hair was
faded and she had taken no pains to
comb it attractively. Her blue eyes
were sharp and the soft Tilt of her
voice had changed to a whine which
she tried to hide by being effusive.
30, Bob" she gushed enthusiasts
tically, Il knew you was in town,
I mean I heard you was. And how
does it feel to be successful?'
Bob looked at Lucy and wonder
ed. Where was the fascination, the
subtle something that he had
thought peculiar to Lucy alone? His
thoughts flew back to a clear eyed
woman who had said goodbye to
him the night he had left. He
thought of their hours of compan-
ionship, of real friendship, then he
looked at Lucy. The rose colored
glasses were off at last. Bob Will
cox had grown up.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-26

was married and the responsible
mistress of a house.
She had the amused experience of
beholding Charlie Benton appear an
hour or so before she departed and
straightway monopolize Linda Abbey
in his Enthusiastically impetuous
fashion. Charlie was no diplomat.
He believed in driving straight to
any goal he selected.
so that's the reason for the out
ward metamorphosis," Stella re-
Elected. "Well?"
Altogether she enjoyed the after
noon hugely. The only fly in her
ointment was a greasy smudge be-
slowed upon her dress-a garment
she priced highly-by some cordage
coiled on the Panther's deck The
black tender had carried too many
cargoes of loggers and logging sup
plies to be fit conveyance for per-
sons in party attire. She exhibited
the soiled gown to Fyfe with due
VeXation.
II hope you'll have somebody
scrub down the Panther the next
time I want to go anywhere in a de-
cent dress" she said ruefully.
'That'll never come out. And it's
the prettiest thing I've got too"
ALL " lldl lUe OuOS. fNIe
slipped one arm around her waist.
You can buy more dresses. Did
YOU have a good time? That's the
thing"
That ruined gown, however, sub
scQuenuy produced an able, forty
foCt cruising launch, powerfully en-
gined, easy in sea and comfortably.
even luxuriously fitted as to cabin.
With that for their private use the
Panther was left to her appointed
service, and in the new boat Fyfe
and Stella spent many a day abroad
on Roaring lake. They fished to-
gcther, explored hooks and bays up
and down its forty miles of length,
climbed hills together like the bear
OF the ancient rime, to see what
they could sec And the waterbug
served to put them on intimate
terms with their neighbors. parti-
cularly the Abbey crowd. The Alb
beys took to them wholeheartedly.
Fyfe himself was highly esteemed by
the elder Abbey, largely, Stella sus-
pected, for his power on Roaring
lake. Abbey pere had built up a
big fortune out of timber. He re-
spected any man who could follow
the same path to success. There
fore he gave Fyfe double creditor
making good and for a personality
that could not be overlooked.
Summer slipped by. There were
Dances informal little hops at the
Abbey domicIle, return engagements
at the Fyfe bungalow, laughter and
music and japanese lanterns strung
across the lawn. There were tea
and tennis and murmuring rivers
o. small talk. And amid this Stella
Fyfe fitted gractously, esteeming it
her world, fair measure of what
the future might be. Viewed in that
light it seemed Npassable enough.
To be Continued