The Detroit times. [volume], August 16, 1912, AFTERNOON EDITION, Image 12

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The groat rolco of Americo doeo not cotno from tho
toots of looming It come* In o murmur from tbo hills
and woods and tho forms ond factories and the mills,
rolling on and gaining Volume until It comes to us from
the homes of common men.—Woodrow Wilson.
CREDIT CALIFORNIA WITH
ANO THER PROGRESSIVE- IDEA
It teemi as if we are being: continually obliged to take our hat off to
the west, when it eomts to the initiative in Progress.
Maybe we had better say that this is our obligation to California, be
cause out in that gTeat wide-awake state they do certainly PROGRESS,
and ahead of the next state, too. as a rule.
We are compelled to take our pen in hand at this particular writing
to record an accomplishment by the University of California.
The university has closed its “Garden City.” in the conduct of which
it was demonstrated fully that school children, if given a chance and proper
instruction, will take a keen interest in “back to the soil" movement, and
that they will be greatly Benefited in health in mind
Over a year ago Prof. A. C. Stebbins started this “Garden City as a
temporary branch of the university.
Its primary purpose was to teach the principles of agriculture.
With the establishment of 125 garden clubs with an enrollment ot 5,-
000 members throughout the public schools of the state, the university ieeis
that it has accomplished its purpose and in the futuie will leave the pro
motion of this movement to the normal schools and the institutions.
The school at first consisted of tw’o acres of tillable soil, some garden
rakes, and Piof. Stebbins.
Then a few children came.
Each child was given a plot of ground, a rake and some seeds.
He was given absolute control over this dominion and told tu go as
far as he liked. >
Most of them went the limit and planted every inch of land
Soon the seeds began to sprout and anew element entered this little
coIony—ENTHUSIASM.
As each tiny sprout came up a shout of delight would go up from the
diminutive farmer who was diligently loosening the soil with a rake or a
hoe.
The enthusiasm spread and more children came.
Soon the two acres were filled with vegetable plants, flowers tor the
garden, and feed for the livestock of the farm
THEN THE GARDEN CITY VILLAGE WAS INCORPORATED INTO
A CITY WITH A CHARTER PATTERNED AFTER THAT OF PROGRES
SIVE BERKELEY.
A mayor and five commissioners were elected twice a year by the
children.
The Garden City bank, a municipal institution, was established to con
duct finances, and each child was furnished with a passbook. Next a muni
cipal free market wms started to handle the crops raised by the children
and from the sales the gulden commissioner got 10 per cent lor managing
1
it.
The money that the children received for their vegetables was de
posited in the bank.
The population of the Garden City grew to 100.
They grow something more than oranges and grapes :n California.
Her soil seems to be equally as fertile when it comes to ideas for the
betterment of mankind and government.
Who knows, but what this very movement in another generation will
have solved such economic conditions as the high cost of living, corrup:
tion in politics and office and general oppression of the plain people. Can
too much be said in commendation of an idea of this kind, which is bound
to instill into the minds of the children practical ways of correcting the
injustices that are suffered today?
In no better manner could they be trained in the knowiedge of what
the land is for. both below aud above the surface line.
These children are BOUND to leave this little city of their own. MORE
DEEPLY INTERESTED IN THEIR REAL INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES.
WITH A LASTING IMPRESSION HAVING BEEN MADE.
The healthfully and invigorating exercise they get is most beneficial.
And then there is play’—the best kind of play, which is play in addi
tion to RESPONSIBILITY.
Indeed, it would seem that in this step there is recommended to the
♦ municipalities an improvement on the playground.
With the impetus given by the Univernty of California, it should not
be long, at any rate, before it becomes a feature of the public school work
of this country.
The Syracuse Herald
Declares For Wilson
Now that all tne presidential candi
dates have been named and have duly
declared their opinions of current na
tional issues and problems, and. In
general terms, the policies and pur
poses referable to tbelr opinions. The
Herald deems this a proper time to
say that it will support Woodrow Wil
son, govrnor of New Jersey, for the
presidency and do'its heat b> argu
ment. and in all honorable ways to aid
in his election. * * * * We con
sider Governor Wilson an able man.
a wise man, a safe man and —a gentle,
man. The latter distinction, sad to
relate, < alls for some emphasis this
year. He is, as we observed yester
day. a sari* Progressive. No livifur
American is more familiar with Amer
ican history. Its warnings as well as
its inspirations, than he. At the head
of Princeton university and elsewhere.
Osgar Rebukes the Seaside Flirtation of an Oily- I ongued I rider
Aw ram sy yocs 1 Loo* fas adolf foxcuse miss Dill-""; ut L 'm/h R * A
HIM iIWIP'CKctS, SUMMER ffGSORT PIFFLC TO C\ €S. I VANT * UJOR* . , CL e f LATTER C.R ) /\ m \
(. time PASsrs SvtPT i>!4NA HE SNOULT NOT TRY TO /f I V a V VAMOOSt If J ( JMLLPKTM.J* ]
\ UK.ON O «v.»M life, \**
he was a great educator. Chosen gov
ernor of a state that gave Taft more
than 80,000 plurality four years ago.
hep roved himself a great executive.
He was no fair-weather Progressive,
angling for. votes, but rather did h**
practically attest his faith by numer
ous laws on the Jersev statute books
that made more direct and decisive
the control by the people of their own
F*olltU-al ittThlrs His speech of ac
ceptance denotes the clearness and
tlrmhe* s of mind, the masterly grasp
of national questions, the ardor for
reform moderated by a saving percep
tion of constitutional restraints, which
all right-thinking American citizens
rare hs desirable qualifications for
their chief magistrate. To such a man
we believe that the vast power of the
presid* ncy may he entrusted with con
fidence tiid with hope—Syracuse
Herald.
Editorial Page of The Detroit Times
Wilson Doesn't Fear Signs
♦ °
It is foitunate for Woodrow Wil
ron that he 1* not at all superstitious,
because If he were he would oe tu a
twitter of anilely all tile time Tb*
oalloting on which he rtualU won the
nomination began on Friday, and th
slogan "Win With WUoon. has 1.1
letter* in It, a* ha* also hi* full name.
Nevertheless he i* serene smiting am*
< outidetit
When reminded the o’ber da.' of
the part Kl aa* playing in hi* life
he said: '"! rfgard Id-, a* in' lucky
number. I had been at Princeton
13 years when l "a* chosen her 13th
president. 1 expect to carry as rnauy
as 13 doubtful states, but wculdn t
mind making It a multiple of 13.
The governor is as sensible about
signs and number® as he is about
everything el*e. He doesn't believe
Prida\ is any more unlucky than any
other day aud figures don't bother
him. For Instance, although he kaow*
there are 23 letters in the title. ' Pres
ident of United Stales." he Is going
right along with his campaign and
hopt-s to land In Washington.- Boston
Globe.
4 ... if
“Degenerates and ( riminals
♦ *
In Ins second letter to Commissioner
\Vald«> upon the Rosenthal case, made
public July -’b. Mayor (lay nor said:
••We have In this city the largest
foreign population of any city, and a
large number of them are degenerates
and criminals. The gambling of the
city is almost all in their hands, no:
to mention, other vice* and crimes.
in the deep tunnel which is being
iut under the city for the new aque
duct an overlooked charge ot dyna
mite exploded yesterday, not for the
first time. The men killed were Pepo
or Giuseppe l^&noallna, John Kandyak.
John or Giovanni GuanalHp and
Charles Curty. The Injured bore such
names ai e DuUlano. Avatizo. (’oella
Capardo: the foreman was Joseph
Salmrllo.
No bridge, no tunnel, scarcely a
skycraping building, i* constructed t*»
serve humanity and make the oit'
better tit Its functions without such
sacrifice of human lives, generally
those of newcomer* The town rings
for weeks with the name* of foreign
bred gambler* and gunmen It to<»
easily forgets the foreign-born who
cheerfully and for little reward endure
daily toil and denger in its develop
ment. —New York World
The Cruelesl of Weapons
Friendship, once as firm as granite
dissolved to jelly, and then ran away
to water, only because of gossip; love,
that promised a future as enduring
as heaven and as stable as truth, evap
orated into a morning mist that turn
ed to a dfty’O lona tears. • l ause
I of this; a father and a son were aet
[ foot to foot with- the fiery breath of
j anger, that would never cool again
j between them, only because of this;
j and a husband and his young wife,
leach atralaing at the hated leash,
which at »he beginning had been the
golden bondage of a God-blessed love,
sat mournfully by the side of the grave
where all their love and joy lay
buried, and only because of this. 1
have seen faith transformed to mean
doubt, hope give place to grim de
spair and charity take on itself the
features of black malevolence, all be
cause of the spellwords of scandal and
the magic muttering* of gossip. Gos
sip and slander are the deadliest and
the cruelesr weapons man has for his
brother's heart.—-All the Year
Round."
XO >1 VKK-HKI.IKVt:.
The *»r« of th*- game of •‘con.”
In politb-s may *o<>n !**• gone:
Th*- niMri who makes
Transparent fake*
No lorigei can deceive.
Now hark to Woodrow Wilson damn
The hollow sham of one 1 am
With this clear phrase
That lights the ways:
WE WANT NO MAKK-HELIKVEf
Th* Golonel on whose brow is writ
For Seeing eyes "A Counterfeit.“
Veils dayys and nights
Os people’s right"*
And laughs within his sleeve.
But tear the mask from «*ff his fa' e
And see a Wall -* t brand in place!
o Woodrow, true
Those word* of vou
WK WANT No MAKE-BELIEVE!
The favored persons who exist
By virtu** of th*- turliT list.
Vet still proclaim
To end their g.«me
Would make th** toller grieve.
Are put in trembling terror by-
Thu warning written on the akv—
B«hoM it shim-
In one clear line
WE WANT NO MAKE-BELIEVE!
Here Is the cry that’s strong enough
To Peat the boaster full of bluff,
An I banish hem e
Th** eheap pretense
With want no “grand-stand work*’ dis
played:
We want no futile dress parade;
We want no swarms
Os false reform*
\VF ..NT NO MAK E - BELT E v r.!
John O'Keefe. In N T. "World.
f THiS TURKISH ROCKER IMR
ET J 2? /** A With Harrington spring, up
•. B r 1 1 £ .yXV* "'A bolstered in Ghase leather, the
Ts T.l VICU Xffi-V.*-fo>.-i’-.:V'-.\IV«Y. •ft. • >l-vJSStknow n! *iJr*’" vT.'Vi ' uml'‘ loo'ks
IV/1\ La 1 *)fT F ' '•-•* '• •- : '~T°‘ • : •. i'JmW well Tils ro< ker Is a grout
I ' mnino
8B f -* Qps» pi s rjf |T.»in n<>ak, polish hnlsii. II 1 /
Tabies |Wipi[ chairs \
.•> CPW SS? August
liail *<•«»»■ Sale gjjgPjF
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From Another Point of View
Teddies hat is now on tht* portable Bull Moose bead hat iaik.
# * # •
The secret is out. The Bull Moose Is being fattened on straw votes.
• • • •
Is it wise to proceed with this Cass-ave. street-closing case in Andy
Green’s absence?
•*• • •
The local Bull Mee*e seem to favor the time-honored claim system of tin.
old parties, however
• » * *
T'nless the graft disturbance ts quieted, the Scripps and Stair news
papers <annut possibly be heard
« • • *
Nat Goodwin's first impression upon reviving was tbat he had fallen
out of the matrimonial boat again.
• • • •
There appear to be enough grafter* and gangsters to fill two or three
halls tor Judge Jeffries every night.
* • • •
Scattering returns indicate that Mayor Thompson is running well at
Cincinnati and in the Chautauqua circles.
% t m •
It's all a matter of ta*te. Some friends of the schools think it is bet
ter to discuss hygiene than Central High.
# A * *
In the meantime anyone destring a Rrst page devoted to the Important
news of the day should subscribe for The Times.
• # * »
The unspeakable villainy of Judge JefTries consists In springing a
street railway settlement without first golrtß into secret session with the
D. U. ft.
• • • •
“Look to your candidate for mayor"’ “Look to your candidate for
aldermen’ ’ Neither may be able to do anything for you Just now, but see
them Ju«t the eurne.
• • • •
In denying that be is Intent upon introducing the study of sex hy
giene in the Detroit schools, the new superintendent has an early run-in
with one of the vocational peculiarities of the Free Press.
• • • •
Nothing of thp people's side of the Cass-ave. street-dosing case Is
appearing in the News, Journal or Free Press. Is it possible that Detec
tive Brcnnon has opened an advertising offl< e for the Cadillac Motor Car
Cos , in the Fuid building?
Gov. Wilson’s Liquor Views
The porflTiou that Woodrow Wilson
takes on the liquor Issue Is clear aud
cannot be misconstrued bv any who
understand the English language. He
says he 1* in favor or local option am’
is a believer In local self-government
but he thinks the question* involved
are social and inoral and not suscept
ible or being parts of n party pro
gram. because tho liquor question
should be nonpolitical and nonparti
san.
This is the statement of a candidate
who Is not afraid. In Chicago at Hie
recent Bull Moose convention a man
In the gallery shouted to Mr. Rouse
velt a request for a statement of his
Views on thL’ subject, but the ex
president burled back: “Oh, go to a
primary school!’’ This was not only
unresponsive but rude, and an eva
sion of a question which undoubtedly
was asked by an honest man. The
Democratic candidate has shown his
hand, while T R. dodged the issue in
a convention cnlled t<> inspire the get
ting of votes. —Boston Globe
F. W. (ilM’Hltlvr OIT OF !>%>«.Ell.
ALPENA, Mi 11.. A->: g Ik F. W Gil
christ, who has b< *-n seriously iI•
with pn«Mur.onl* that his 11f« was
fear* l ,! for. h* now to-lieved to be en
tirely out us danger.
OUTBURSTS OF EVERETT TRI E
BLAne THE LUCK, - > *” *
THERE. COE.S MY
1 NEVER HIND THE STREET I
CAR a in GOING TO CALL 1
His Last Chance
These are Mr. Taft's days of grace.
In them Is presented his last chance.
How Is he improving them? By veto
ing and by threatening to veto the
moderate non-partisan bills passed by
Democrats and Republicans in con
Friday, August 16,
1912
greas to reduce in some measure the
coat of I!viiiK ■ It i» a aorrv ending
of a career that might ha\e been hon
orable if not distinguished.
A year ago he withheld bin approv
al of these bills on the ground that in
the absence of reports from the tariff
board he and congress lacked knowl
edge. Thin year he kills reform be
cause he fears that It la ill-considered
and goes too far. —New Vork Herald
By Condo