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The Truth. No Matter
» > °
Whom It Helps or Hurts.
Arbitrators Should
Call Upon -he Mayor
To fiive His “Reason”
His Public Utterance Cannot Be
Pleasing to Either Judge Mur*
fin or Judge Grant or
Their Associate, Yet
to Be Chosen.
pect of him in the service he has been called upon to render them.
That he will aim to be fair and impartial is without doubt.
Personal views, leanings and prejudices coming from his long judi
cial experience will have to be put aside, of course, but Judge Grant will
unquestionably be able to do this.
It is known that he is opposed to the ownership and operation of
street railways by the people, that view being due doubtless to that marked
conservatism that comes from long service on the bench —the same kind
of conservatism possessed by the present occupant of the White House as
a result of his long career as a jurist.
That the prejudice of Justice Grant on the side of corporations as
embodied in his antagonism toward municipal ownership was a factor in
his selection by the Detroit United railway is highly probable.
He apparently was the choice of the company from the start, the delay
on the part of the D. U. R. in naming him having been due to the fort
that he had to be reached in Arkansas, that his consent could be gained
But the people will be disposed to take no notice of the judge’s oppo
sition to civic ownership or any personal prejudice he may entertain on
the corporate side, and will not even become alarmed at the D. U. R s
partiality toward the judge, because of their faith that he will preside
over the deliberations with all possible regard for their rights.
With Judge Murfin chosen to act for the city with Judge Grant, and
these two to choose the third, there is assurance that the Barcroft figures
will be given the respect that so far has been denied them.
There is the further assurance that these figures, if correct, will not
be changed to any marked degree.
In which connection, however, there have been assertions made to
which the jurist.' already chosen have reason to take exception.
The Barcroft figures are NOT satisfactory to the D. U. R.
With the Barcroft appraisal included in the proposed franchise as
the basis upon which the D. U. R. is to earn 6 per cent and on more, the
D. U. R. WOULD NOT ACCEPT THAT FRANCHISE.
The figures are too low.
The D. U. R. says they are.
TOO LOW TO SUIT THE D. U. R
Despite this fact, however, and despite the fact that the franchise
MUST include an appraisal SATISFACTORY TO THE D. U. R., the mayor
of Detroit has said publicly that he “HAS REASON TO BELIEVE THE
FRANCHISE WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE COMPANY.”
I
It strikes The Times that this is prejudgment that the arbitration
board will strike an appraisal high enough so that the company WILL
accept THE franchise.
And it strikes u's further that such prejudgment is eminently unfair
to the two arbitrators already named and the third to be named.
We do not believe Judge Murfin relishes the idea of having his deci
sion in this matter thus anticipated, nor do we believe Judge Grant fancies
inch anticipation.
In fairness and out of respect for the arbitrators, the mayor should
have STATED the reason for his belief that the company will accept the
franchise.
And it is not too late yet for him to do that very thing.
Love That Passeth Understanding
By FRANCES GILBREATH INGERSOLL.
"Aunt” Lucinda was buried today. The last word her poor old
wrinkled lips babbled wae "Joe.” But let me tell you her story.
When she was a girl, she could have had her pick of half a dozen other
fellows, for she was smart as well as pretty.
Joe was handsome, but when you said that much, you said It all. They
married and went to housekeeping in a poor shack on the edge of father’s
farm.
For a while Joe spruced up and wcs real steady, but soon he began
loafing and drinking, and kept getting worse, until he would come homo and
turn Lucinda and the two little boys out of doors even in winter.
Many a time they slept out of doors, and would have starved if it had
not keen for mother.
When Joe was sober he was awful loving, but those times got pretty
scarce before he died.
A year or two after tnat Lucinda married again, with everything to
make her comfortable, and never a harsh word to her or the boys. But—
ebowU *0 ri'M 5c xat- a* .>*»•
in the house she would say: "Abble (that was mother) make me a good
cup of tea; I want to talk about poor Joe and have a good cry.”
And the way Lucinda would talk! She forgot the drinking, the hunger,
the neglect, and the blows; and only remembered how "Joe loved her. and
how she loved him, and how she missed him.”. When she had her cry out,
she would go home all cheered up again.
I wondered then, ancLL WQnderiiosVy—what it- was that made Lnctnda
love poor Joe with all her heart, with a love that no abuse nor neglect
could kill; a love that years could not lessen nor death change.
And I’ve always believed more in God Just because there are women
like Lucinda could love a poor creature like Joe.
TWO-MINUTE VAUDEVILLE
by Fred schaefer.
THUD; Say. I was eating down town the other day and the grapefruit
irar so aour it set my teeth on edge.
SLAP: Did that give you a keen appetite?
THUD: Yes. after i stropped my teeth I was able to scrape through
Uk juU of the meal.
mA#*: You talk like you ate In a barber shop.
THUD: No. this was in a restaurant. I knew it wasn t a barber shop
because, they brought me a hare that hadn't been shampooed. Besides,
there was some dusty flies on the table and nobody to brush them off.
FREE FROM EMBARRASSMENT
|. , “This fellow Roosevelt no doubt will be implicitly believed when h*
tells of his sdventtires in Africa "
"Certainly. There's no danger of him having to introduce any Eskimo
evidence."
—7 , 1 > 1
That ex-Judge Grant is qualified
by reason of his long service on the
bench to sit as an arbitrator upon
the board before which the value of
the D U. R’s physical property will
be argued, goes without saying
He served as a justice of the
Michigan supreme court for 28
years, practicing the impartial.ty
that the people of Detroit will ex-
Editorial Page of The Detroit Times
A Powerful Serial Story.
BY F. M. WHITE,
Author of “The Crimson Blind." "The Cardinal Moth." "The Weight of
the Crown.” etc., etc.
CHAPTER XXVll—(Continued).
"I tell you I’m speaking the truth."
Sir Charles yelled. "I'm as sober as
you are yourself—who would not he
after a shock like that? The girl’s van
ished!”
There was something in the passion
ate strain of the speaker's voice that
caused Lady Altamont to pause in her
descent of Lhe stair* .Site canu* bacK.
railing'"tire corridor as Buries’'could
tell by the swish of her draperies.
“Don't make that noise.’’ she Whis
pered vehemently, "or you-B rouse the
whole p’aco. Try and tell me what
you have to say quietly, like ordinarily
people."
“There is very little to tell.” Sir
Charles growled. “When 1 ascertained
that the nurse was gone for good. 1
went to have another look at the pa
tient. There was no patient to see —
she had vanished. Oh. you may
laugh and curl your lip in that scorn
ful way. my lady, but it’s the gospel
truth. Come and see for yourself.”
Buries chuckled to himself as he
listened. He knew how true Sir
Charles's statement was. There was
sudden break In the whispered con
versation. and then a knocking on the
door of the dressing room. Buries
slipped out and asked what had hap
pened.
‘‘She's gone." Lady Altamont said
with a face as white as ashes. ‘Van
ished without leaving a trace behind
her. Don't stand staring at me in that
stupid way, but try and uiggest some
tiling. You know who we had in the
house The police think tnat she was
a toial stranger to me. but you know
’better. What is to he done, oh?"
“Let me .have the facts a little more
plain." Buries said. ‘She has van
Ished. In that case had you not bet
ter ask the nurse to explain?”
“But there is no nurse." Alta
mont cried. "She went an hour or
two aco for good. And I am quite
sure that the patient was all right
there, for with my own eyes I saw
her lying asleep in her oed. I cannot
understand It at all."
"She must have got up and wan
derod away In her sleep,'’ Buries sug
gested.
“Oh. Impossible! Really. Rupert
you are more fatuous than ever to
night. I tell you my—l mean
poor creature was sick to death. Sh*
lay in a most critical condition, sh"
that from watching the game ho ' mt** v\\
much you will grow up into a regular
golfei yourself. i , 4
Th- Caddy Boy: Ye» m. Thara '
what my ma s afraid of.
Yes, Our lUhole Family had Planned to Get Up at 4:54
A. Al. to See Halley’s Comet
NUMBER THIRTEEN
A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE
was at death’s door, and yet she van
ished like this. It was impossibl *
that she could have got away without
human agency.”
“Which seems utterly impossible in
the circumstances. Buries said
thoughtfully. “That would mean an
ambulance and a cab, and the help of
I two or three servants. I am afraid
! that wo have a clever enemy close by
who understands the position of a:
fairs. This Is very serious matter.
What had we better do?"
Lady Altamont stood there biting
her lips with vexation I Wftis -<dear
that she was horribly disturbed by
this unexpected turn of events. She
was utterly at a loss what to do. She
glanced from her husband to her
guest impatiently.
“The woman must be found," she
said suddenly. "We shall never in
duce the police to believe our story
of her disappearance. She cannot be
\erv far away, 'do anti find her
“What, in my present disguise?”
Buries exclaimed. "I really must
change first. “Well, go and
change and lose no time about it.
Employ some really reliable private in
quiry agent to assist you. The un
expected development has fairly
stunned me for the moment. The
cleverest man or woman In the world
could not have foreseen this. But we
are wasting the precious moments
idling here Away with you."
Buries was nothing loth to do Lady
Altamont's bidding. He had been
anxious for some little time to g**t
away from the house, and here was a
possible opportunity without the trou
ble of inventing some ingenious ex
cuse. lie made his way down the
stairs, and offered one of the manv
feotmen lounging in the hall to call
him a rah. As Buries ran down the
steps he made a signal to the loafer
who was loun.glng by the pillar-box.
Once arrived at home Buries lost no
time In ridding himself of the fancy
' dress. By the time he had finished
and was down in his sitting room
j again the loafer by the pillar-box was
waiting there to meet him.
“Anything to report. Sims?" h°
asked, briefly. “1 suppose you got
Loch mere to keep an eye on Mr.
Rupert Lancaster, as I Instructed?”
“That's nil right, sir." Sims respond
ed. “Mr. Lancaster went straight
j home again after he left you outside
Vernon-terrace, and the gentleman has ;
not stirred out again; at least, that is
the message my runner brought to
me. I hope you had a good night of
it, sir.”
"Capital.” Buries responded.
• Coudn't have been better. It's a ease
of killing not one but half a dozen
1 birds with the same stone."
Sim c - rubbed his hands gleefully. He
was a most efficient officer
“I have been hearing ail kinds of
things 1 didn't expect." Buries went
on "I suppose you people have quite
lost sight of O'Brien?"
“Indeed we have, sir." Sims admit
ted regre fully. “O'Brien seems to
have vat Uhed as utterly as if the
earth hat. swallowed - him up. I would
give something for a sight of his face
rgain.”
(To M<* Continu'd.)
% “THEN IT HAPPENED”
fOur Dally Discontinued Story )
li \
fij I- ffi
Edgar was alone in the orchard:
Above him the luscious fruit dangled
temptingly. Not far away. to lie sure,
was the brutal dog of the owner. But
the dog was tied.
“Now for a feast.” chuckled Edgar.
As he spoke there was a whip-like
snapping sound, and —
(The End.)
EDITORIALS BY THE PEOPLE.
1- “♦
Fr. Conway Makes Hi* Position Clear.
To the Editor of The Times:
Readers of the Times of April 1 w oul*l
be led to imagine that I gave a most
peculiar interview to a Times' re
porter on the Roosevelt audience af
fair. I wish to state categorically that
wh’ht I did say was:
*•1 deem the statement of Bishop
Foley of this" diocese the most clear
and succinct account of the matter
It was an affair between gentlemen,
aoft to mlrke krfi-ritfteWM h
absurd. There is a certain etiquetto
at the papal court, which every pros
pective visitor—even if royal—is
bound to respect. Very lately the Im
perial Chancellor of Germany, Herr
von Bethovann Hollweg, took special
pains to observe the required otiquett.
; nd so followed the precedent of hts
Kaiser, who visited the Pope from the
neutral ground of the German em
bassy. Mr. Roosevelt was free to ac
cept or reject the conditions requir
ed which were in no way unworthy
or dishonorable. He asserted that he
must be free to do absolutely as he
liked. The Vatican naturally had no
alternative but to refuse (he audience.
“The incident can, therefore, be
easily explained as I did explain It to
your reporter on objective grounds.
The peisonnl motives ascribed to Mr.
K< oscvelt by his personal enemies, or
the personal motives of those in the
entourage of the Father do not
enter the question at all.
• It is certainly a cause of deep re
gret to every American that because
Mr. Roof eve lb did not see hb» way
clear to accept the necessary condi
tions of n Papal audience, unchristian,
hearts should try to stir up the
flames of a dead intolerance The A.
P. A. brand of controversy has been
laughed out of court by the sturdy
good sense of the American people.
“BERTRAND L. CONWAY.”
St. Aloyslus Rectory, April 9, 1910.
RESULTS FROM CLEVELAND’S
GOLDEN RULE POLICE PLAN
CLEVELAND, Vpril 7.—Police
Fred Ko.hlwr says hit* common mmw
policy (which other people call the
“golden rule” policy) haa made the
local police stations “moral hospital*,
where advice, good will, protection,
correction, and, if possible, reforma
tion. are the wat dtwords."
In the drat three month* of
v/hen the police were, as Kohler says.
“stLll laboring under the mistaken
theory that a great number of arrest*
rhowed our ability a* policemen."
there were 7,126 arrests. lluder the
new policy of sending the first offend
ers home to spare them the shame ot
an appearance in police court, the first
i,milter of 1910 shows but 1.283 ar
rests, a decrease of 82 per cent over
1907.
Os 460 persons arrested In March,
only five were released at stations, and
175 were released In police court.
“S-lnce the adoption of this policy
50.000 of first or minor violator* have
The department of agriculture sug
gests that the people get together
md form co-operative organizations
in order that they may buy meat at
wholesale prices. It even goes further
and Intimates tbnt by a co-operative
system of butchering the cost to the
ultimate consumer might be still
more reduced.
While many of us would be quite
willing to join any such club, the
scheme Is silly because it would make
butchers of us all, and most of us
prefer other Jobs
No one for a minute supposes that
a little co-operative club can butcher
as cheaply as do the big packing
houses of Omaha ami ( htcago.
’MOST ANYTHING
jM? SAYS:
CjMI 7A \ “Forme rl y too
r 55
rv) / mar *y cooks spoiled
U '• \ (/"T If th* broth. Now
fW ) I / //sou p meat’s so
f j-r'vJr *■ high they can’t
meddle \*ith it.”
He was settling with the landlad\
iabout his new- lodgings. After enlarg
ing upon the comparative luxury he
was ajiout to enjoy in her house, she
said: "And this is ’ho bath, a n,< ’ e
bath, which if ever you should thins
of -using I dessay we could find an
other place for the coal."
In the Klondike there wns some
complaint about the brand of cigars
sold by a certain grocer. He was told
that he had better order another
THE MISBRANDING OF FOOD
THE CASE OF “STRAWBERRY” EXTRACT.
WASHINGTON, April B.—The Pnited States department of agricul
ture has published a bulletin concerning the proceedings in the Pniled
States district court for eastern Louisiana. In the matter of the shipment
of “C rown Extract of Strawberry.” by King Bros., Shilstone & Saint. New
Orleans. La., to Magnolia. Miss.
The government charged that the extract labeled “Crown Extract of
Strawberry, Prepared by the Phoenix Extract Cos., New Orleans. La..“ was
adulterated in that it purported to be a flavor made from strawberry fruit,
with no artificial coloring, while It was really not made of strawberry
fruit, but wag artificially made anti colored, and that hence It was mis
branded.
The company pleaded guilty and was fined $lO and costs.
lIS THAT clock) r YisTy's) f > '
1 J
AT THE SUFFRAGET RECEPTION
“Who Is ihat with the celebrate d’Mrs Dingbat ?”
“That? Ob, that is the obscure Mr. Dingbat, her husband.**
Saturday, April 9,
1910
been spared the glamor, excitement,
publicity and notoriety of police
tourt,” said Chief Kohler. "Did you
ever stop to think what effect an ar
rest had upon th > thousands and thou
bands why previous to my adoptiou of
• his policy, were shown afterward to
have violated no law?
"The association, however temp
orary, with other* charged with crime,
ihe waiting while other cases are be
ing heard, the well-meant but hurtful
sympathy of onlookers, the Jokes, the
irpartee, and laugnter so often notice
able in lower courts all exercise j%
deadly effect on the moral charactef
of the first offender.
“The flist offender only too often
came through the ordeal Impertinent
and brazen, with his faith In, and hie
regard for the law entirely destroyed. ’•
Yet life and property in Cleveland
are at least as safe as In those cities
where the “blue i>rant’’ clubs his way
unhindered.
CO-OPERATION
Armour and Swift are now paytnf
enormous dividends upon what would
be wasted in a smaller co-operative
concern.
Then why not let them do our
butchering?
And let the corner butcher shop
stay where It Is?
Put control them, compelling fair
prices to the public.
caking of co-operation, it might
be a good scheme for the departmeot
of Justice to cooperate with the in
terstate commerce commission In pre
venting the beef barons from making
hogs Os themselves at the public’s
meat trough.
brand or else lose his customers. A
week later ite brought out a placard
calling public attention to his world
renowned "Gold-hug’’ cigars, and add
ing that "the tobacco from which the
'Gold-bugs’ are mn'* ,> Is grown entire
ly In conservatories and the cigars
are made on mahogany tables by thor
oughbred Cubans in swallowtailed
coats and white kid gloves. When a
man smokes one of these cigars he
walks on air. and dreams that he has
a diamond scarf-pin and a $65 suit
of clothes on and Just married ricn.
It makes the breath sweet, keeps the
teeth white, and will force a mus
tache on the smoothest lips In five
weeks.
According to the laws of the Isle
of Man. a child guilty of pulling a
horse’s tail is liable to be seated for
two hours on a wooden horse and then
whipped.
“1 trust. Miss Smith." remarked a
persevering young man, as he rose
to depart, “that I have not taken tip
too much of your valuable time?"
“Not at all." replied the girl. “The
time you have taken up has been of
no value to me whatever, I assure
you."
It takes ino livers to yield one gal*
i lon of rod liver oil.
THE ARTLESS ANSWER.