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VETERANS GALLED had TO ROUT BOMBERS PO8 AVIATOR IS BURNED TO DEATH IN ALL TO END DRY ACT A company and as KNOX DEMANDS LEAGUE BE CUT OUT TREATY from their their I our Others Primise Similar Action in Response to Plea Wired to 22 Executives by National Laague from army to face honor cf When the the house its own at house POLES BEING TOLD AVORS JEWS SEEKS TO ORESTALL PRESIDENT BY CALLING WAR WITH OE AT END CARS STILL IN BARNS INTERURBAN WORKERS MAY STRIKE THURSDAY Not Mixed Up Within Itself Jockeying for Honors by Two Houses Delays Action Illinois irst to Ratify Wisconsin Is Second State in Line Officers of Company and Counsel Hold Six Hour Con fercnce ollowing Serving of Injunction Writ Lloyd George Tells Deputation Government Is Based Upon Agreement With Dutch and Cannot Be Changed NEW YORK GOVERNOR CALLS EXTRA SESSION TO CONVENE JUNE 16 BOH Will 15 Miles Out People Hear SEES PERIL IN TREND PRICES AND TAXES NOT ANOTHKll ONE LIKE IT The ree Press ilm Edltloa Have yuu seen It at your neighbor bood theater? Punchy films of local national and International at anta Narratives of Mexican Border Conditions Admitted Under Reserved Decision In the Cananea correspondent In Paul Warburg Tells Credit Men Here Thrift is Vital to Readjustment Buenos Aires June 10 Three aviators were killed today in a col lision between two aeroplanes over the military flying grounds here Washington Juno An addi tional extension of 30 days to July 15 was given loday to partnerships and corporations having fiscal years ending January 31 ebruary 28 March 31 or April 30 for making tax returns The extension does not operate however to delay payment of tax Installments rnlon Is rench Envoy to Poland Paris June 10 Eugene I ra lon has been appointed rench min ister to Poland It was announced officially today Illinois Wisconsin and Michi gan in the order named ratified the Susan Anthony equal suf frage amendment to the consti tution Wednesday Governor Smith of New York issued a call for a special session of the legislature for June 16 to act upon the amendment Governors of 22 states receiv ed telegrams from the National Woman Suffrage association urging them to call special ses sions of the legislature to hasten ratification by the necessary 36 states Resolution Backed by and ew Democrats Serves Notice Senate Will ight Text as It Now Stands Mexicans declared was ree Preu circulation is not duplicated within in other words therere no bunch of editions coming out to be old over and over again to the sama people ree Press circulation hits hardest In its unit it goes wher the buying life ACTUALLY EXISTS Into the home sits down to the breakfast table with the whole family and is PEAD with interest and enthusiasm whea minds full of You would much prefer to have YOUR advertising ipesk to a buyer in the morning when he is ready to START things rather than later in tho day when EVERYTHING IS INISHED UP Diamonds on credit Oat our price beforo you purchase Lottie Ilroa A Co Ilf Grand Blvar Av Ada establishment of a controlled licensing Wisconsin alla tn Line Madison V'ls Juno The Wis consin legislature todny ratified me the tho reached that bor mls PREMIER CONTENDS PEOPLE ENJOY ULL SEL DETERMINATION GRAND INORMAL DANCE CHADLKIAH rKOTlO NO dt TONIGHT AKNA GARDENS 180 musiclane Including 100 plece Ladles band Spectacular lighting effects and special entertainers Everybody Invited AU Adv todny ratified federal suffrage amendment iieseinbly voting 5s to 3 and senate 23 to I Was Herald for Motor Trucks on Interstate Tour St Louis June 10 Oscar Bricker 30 yea old of Wabash Ind a civilian flyer was burned to death at Hannibal Mo today when his aeroplane fell out of control and crashed In a street bursting into flames He was acting as herald for a convoy of motor trucks mak ing a demonstration tour over Mis souri and Illinois Washington June Protection of the potash Industry In this coun try through government system was urged beforp the house ways and means committee today by representatives of tho Industry tho bureau of mines and the geo logical survey They declared the fate of the industry depended upon action by congress na it had not been developed to meet success fully foreign competition Itepresentatlves of other Indus tries which grew up during the war will appear before the com mittee tomorrow to recommend protective legislation American Legion Wants Army Navy Men to End Terrorism New York Juno 10 All men who have served In the army or navy of the United States were called upon today by tho Joint executive committee of the American Ixglon to aid tho authorities In running down terrorists responsible for the recent countrywide bomb outrages Tho call was Issued In the form of a resolution adopted unanimously at the first session of tho commit tee which comprises the two execu tive committees appointed respec tively at St Louis and Varis The resolution declares the unal terable opposition of the legion to "all societies leagues and organiza tions which have aS their object the overturning of government and of law and order In the Unit cd States" It closes with a laamnnd for fed eral legislation Iq permit the de portation of "nil Imlshevlkl reds and other aliens who are anemias of the principles of freedom and democracy for which the soldiers and sailors of this country fought In the world TARIPROTECTION NEEDED OR POTASH THE DETROIT REE PRESS You Results Today" the and ele the Great Britain therefore to take any action German Propaganda Evident Before AmericaEntered War Witness Testifies BY JOHN SANORD ree Press Staff Correspondent Mt Clemens Mich June When Norman Walker El aso correspondent of the Associated Press told of 10 years' experience as a newspaper man on the Mexi can border Tuesday morning the jurors in the ord Tribune libel suit showed all the interest a small boy manifests over a surreptitious perusal of the adventures of Dia mond Dick Walker whose wife was Miss Vera Allen of Wabash avenue Detroit has been In El aso most of the time since 1900 periods working for an American mining district Arizona New Mexico and the south of California Describes Hattie of Juarer He has known most of the Mexi can chieftains has repeatedly Inter viewed Villa witnessed the meeting between Taft and Diaz on tho in ternational bridge and saw General Obregon shake his list at General Hugh Scott after tile conference In a private car In Juarez in 1916 at which Scott tried to get an under standing for the suppression of the border raids He described the battle of luarcz as ho witnessed It first from the tower of the union station in El Paso and later from tho Interna tional hr dee which he through a shower of bullets tho Mexicans sent across the dor with apparently deliberate direction Walker described what was slbly one of the most dangerous ex peditions a newspaper man ever made In pursuit of a "story" This was when the opposing Mex Continued on Page Three Column Sir Chicago June 10 The Methodist joint centenary campaign for 3105 000000 passed lt goal today the director Dr John Handier an nounced in total toauy reached 3106295000 MAINE TOCAUORNI A CHAS BRINGS ARREST Missourian ears Congress Will Let Law Stand Washington June Appeal was made by Representative Dyer Republican of Missouri In a cable gram to President Wilson today to Issue a proclamation declaring war time prohibition at an end in view of the apparent determination of congiess to let the law stand The Missouri representative In his message stated that public hr Ings had gone far enough to satisfy him that repeal measures had no chance In the house judiciary com mlttee i Hope was expressed that tho pre Ident would take actlono hla osu Now York June ederal Judge Hand today dismissed writs of habeas corpus sworn out In an attempt to pt event deportation of seven members of tho I found guilty bv the department of jauor of Inciting Industrial unrest In tho northwest DEICIT 1 BILL PASSES SENATE Illinois la irst Springfield HI June 10 Illinois Is the first state to ratify the wo Jinan suffrago constitutional amend ment The general assembly np iproved the measure today The vote In' tho senate was unanimous while in the house the vote was 132 to 3 ARCHBISHOP BONZANO TO CONER WITH POPE Special tn The Tee Press Lansing Mich June Suf frage for all women in the United States on an equal basis with men proposed in the amendment to the federal constitution passed by con gress was acted on favorably by Michigan's legislature soon after it convened Tuesday afternoon The vote ratifying the amendment was unanlmus in both houses Thls action places Michigan as third in the roll of states to ratify Anthony amendment the first two states being Illinois and Wis Eagerness Creates Delay The senate passed the concurrent resolution at 4:15 followed by the same action a Jittle later in I tho house In their eagerness to 'act on both houses in tho firstinstance voted on the resolution at the same time which would vitiate I their action Later the house again ivoted on It after being officially notitled of its passage in the sen ate Senator James Henry of Battle Creek introduced tho resolution in senate Representative Carl Young In the 'house attacked Governor Sleeper late this afternoon for what he termed tho chief executive's failure to keen an agreement lilted Governor Twice Young had twice been to the gov ernor with a request for the priv ilege of introducing the suffrage resolution in the house and when Ithe senate sent over the resolution It developed according to severalmembers that the governor had ar ranged to have the resolution intro duced in the senate Young declared that tho governor nas promised mm taco and man to the introducing tne measure senate refused to adopt resolution having passed the same moment that acted Young withdrew deckirlnc that ho was big enough to lot the senate records carry tho credit for that body our Others Take Aellon New York June 10 Ratification nt the Buffrage amendment by the lleglslaturcs of Illinois Wisconsin and Michigan with Governor (Smith's call for an extra session In this state to art on the amend ment caused Jubilation at head quarters of tho National Woman Suffrage association hero tonight Tho news of Governor Smith's ac tion followed close on the receipts of telegrams by Mrs Carrie Chap man Catt president of the associa tion from tho executives of Kan sas lotVa Now Hampshire and Minnesota promising similar action Governor Allen cf Kansas tele graphed that he had Issued a call for a special on June IS and that he believed unanimous fav orable vote would be recorded Governor Harding of Iowa wir ed that he had no doubt the amend ment would bo adopted at the islon of tho legislature which meet in January 1920 Extra session ('ailed Number Includes 2000 Sailors and Officers Washington June 10 Return to Germany of about 2000 former offi cers and sailors taken from German vessels when the United States seized enemy shipping al tho out break of tho war will begin about July 1 Those to be released are be ing held at borts McPherson and Oglethorpe orty other enemy aliens at first interned at Panama and later taken In custody by tho United States will be returned next week to Panama preparatory to be ing sent back to Germany and Aus tra aliens to be returned from orts McPherson an I uglethrope will be designated from a list pre pared by the Swiss legation and probably will be euibarKed at Charleston The United States government will pay the expenses of the prisoners to the ship but the cost or passage ami transter the port of debarkation to homes will bo charged to government The Panama convoy will go New Orleans probaoly on the transport Kilpatrick ASKS'PRESroENT Washington Juno 10 Arrhblshop John Bonznno apostolic delegate to (fhe United States will leave tomor row for New York to sail Satur day for Italy for a conference with Benedict authority at once Dance tonight nt Wnjn Gardena Everything new but tho name Curzet'a Jazz Adv There's an Arctic dealer neat you Adv Says They Will Have More In fluence in League of NationsThan Any State Except the Great Powers BY ASSOCIATED PKES3 London June Great Britain cannot take any action which would mean the disruption of the Union of South Africa This in ef fect was the answer given to the deputation of the Nationalist party of South Africa by Premier Lloyd George in Paris June 5 The premier received the deputa tion which included Gereral Hertzog and Judge Reitz former president of Orange ree State It was explained the chief object of the Nationalist party was to obtain restitution of the na tional status of the South African republics existing before the Boer war Cannot Be Dissolved Lloyd George said the South Af rican union was based on a fun damental agreement between British and Dutch elements could not be dissolved by one ment without the consent of other was unable which meant the disruption of the union General Hertzog said the deputa tion represented the old popula tions of the Transvaal and Orange ree 'State They were actuated by no race antagonism' but were determined by constitutional means to press their claims for dndepend The premier made the point that the I Reputation Rid not cladm to speak for the whole people of the union nor even for tne whole pop ulation of the Transvaal and the Orange ree State He was un able to see how the British gov ernment or the imperial parliament could reopen "the great settlement forged out In the heat and trials of the last 20 years" merely on ac count of differences between va rious sections of the South Afri can people themselves "Have Self Determination'' The principle of self determina tion added the premier had been effected by the people of South Af rica In the fullest freest and most solemn manner and to consent to any disruption of the union would ruin South Africa He pointed out how dangerous and In fact im possible it' was to recognize mere sectional choice whether of Dutch men natives or the English speak ing peoples without reference to the will of the whole Referring to the great place the South African Union occupied In the world Lloyd George said that in the League of Nations It would have the same membership and status as and far more Influence than any of the other states out side the few great powers and he advised the South Africans as a friend not to endeavor to undo the past but look forward confidently to the great future Austria Appeals to Berlin By Cable to The ree Press Baris June 10 The first positive indication of a diplomatic junction between Germany and the republic of Austria was seen today In re ports from Versailles that the Aus trian peace neiegaiion mere nas virtually placed its country's affairs under the of Berlin Dr Karl Renner the chief Austrian plenipotentiary has asked Germany to protect Austria aaginst the rigor of the terms handed to her the re quest being asked on tho "similar ity of the German and Austrian Los Angeles June 10 Vincent Sylvia former manager of a con fectionery company at Lewiston Me was arrested here by local offi cers charged with the embezzle ment of 320000 Tho police held 10 warrants against him laiter In the day red Stevens sheriff of An droscoggin county Me arrived on the trail of Sylvia EXTENSION IS GRANTED TO MAKE TAX RETURNS Association for the Third Time Approves the Use of Trade Acceptances Paul Warburg former vice governor of the ederal Reserve board and recognized as one of the leading financiers of this country addressing the National Associa tion of Credit Men Tuesday after noon in Board of Commerce audi torium advocated reform and re organization of the financial meth ods of the government and a na tional budget system as the proper means of bringing about a read justment of prices and a more nor mal scope of taxation Individual thrift he said would do much toward the readjustment uf abnormal conditions but it must bo accompanied by economy on the part of the government' He urged the association to give considera tion to1 a national budget system World Trade Discussed Measures necessary io retain for the United states Its place hi world were discussed during the aiiernoon session Mr Warourg las ing the topic of trade acceptances ana lb Maddox president of the American Bankers' association con sidering world trade In a broader sense More than 2000 delegates from all over tne country repre senting 83000 banking and business organizations are here for the con eutrnn ine attendance at the utt ernoon session tilled tne auditorium Prior to the tirat address the delegates engaged in a warm de bate over the question ot wnelhei tho convention should for tho third tune go on record as approving the use ot acceptances Tins suoject was presented in tne form of a reso lution providing tor the reaffirma tion of the association's past action in approving the use ot trade ac ceptances in ordinary trade trans actions Luieully there was offered a sub stitute resolution asking that a committee ot tour be appointed to study the aspects ot the trade ac ceptance and report at a future con vention This substitute was lost after considerable argument Wher put to vote the original resolu tion was adopted by a small ma jority vote inancing Considered Although Mr Warburg's Subject was "Acceptances in Our Domestic and International Commerce'' he diverged somewhat to discuss gov ernment nnancing al the close of his discourse "It has occurred to you" Mr War burg said "how intimately connected at this time Is the question ot govern ment financing and thrift with the problem ot Interest rates sate bank Ing and credit Every substantial citizen ot the union has become the owner ot government bonds and contributes somehow or other to the gigantic funds flowing Into' the government In the tortn ot direct or Indirect taxation No one can escape the most Inexerablo form ot taxation to which today almost every country Is subjected In the form of Inflated prices "We all realize tho determlnlng Inlluenco that Individual thrift will exercise In readjusting present ab normal conditions individual econ Continue on Page 2 Column 'J MICHIGANTHIRD TO PUT 0K0 SURAGE ACT Special to The rets Washington Juno 10 The sen ate today passed the third defi ciency appropriation bill carrying24500000 ANNUNCIATION S1OONLIRHT Wed June tl Boat itavea irst St dock 8:30 Adv Citizens Keep in Hiding or Run i and ew Besides Soldiers Appear on Streets to The Ere El Paso June With Villa troops reported at Tierra Blanca 15 miles south of Juarez the exodus of panic stricken Mexicans from Juarez began with a rush todayvlt was estimated tonlgnt that 10000 persons had crossed into El Paso Custom guards detained some of the refugees for investigation Juarez today took on the aspect of a besieged city ew persons other than soldiers were on the streets Well in General Angeles more than 15 miles from the although officials denied this Guadalupe opposite abens Tex 30 miles east of El Paso was occupied the rebel forces last night and today two forces under the com mand of General Angeles and the other headed by Villa were reported to be marching from that point upon Juarez mltti'C today through a message to the state department Tho American minister's report laid before committee I'? As sistant beerotiiry ot btate declared stories of Jewish mas saercs had been (xagytrated pending more detailed intorma tlon from American presentatlvcs In Poland ihe ommiUee which considering a joint resolution rn uarding alleged pogroms decided not to hear Jewish and I ollaih dele gations 7 I WJLOSE IGHT AGAINST DEPORTATION Special tc Tha ree Pre New York June 10 Recom mendatlon that a marriage bo annulled on the grounds that it was a "purely spiritual" ex perience was made today by Referee Charles Hoffman ho filed a report before Justice ixonard A illegerich on a suit brought by John tiberwall Cotta ber against his wife lor ence in his suit for annulment Mr I'onaher said she refuse I to recognize a state ot matrimony as commnnlv understood Mr I'onaber had urged upon his wife that she have children but she refused 2 Mrs Uonaber tn answer to the suit declared the marriage was meant to bo only "spirit According to the love letters cited by Mrs Conuber the mar rlago was to bo regarded as one binding the spirits only "I lovq you dearly lorence my old the only one I' will ever have" Conaber wrote during the courtship And at another time: 1 "I believq that marriage la legalized lust I thank God that I have risen above that Conaber admits that ho might' have held that view once but he had gotten over his "school boy" attitude he said He said )e told his wife he was the last of the family and ho wanted a child at which she became hysterical She said "God not the human race Is the creator ot children Love and marriage are purely spirit ual" After four years ot spiritual matrimony the two separated New Italian Crisis Looms By Cable tn The ree Press Paris June Premier Orlando threw a bomb shell Into the peace fabric today when he flatly de clared at the sessbn of the "Big that Italy will stand un equivocally on the pact of Ixvndon refusing all suggestions of a com promise The lion Jon pact was made between England and Italy guaranteeing tha latter certain tor rltorlal concessions on tho Adriatic It she would enter tho war on the side of the Allies Coming at a moment when an amicable solution of tho Adriatic problem was nearer than ever this nows cast a deep gloom over con ference circles and a new crisis seems imminent Just Back rom Borne Premier Orlando Is just back from a several days' visit to Rome where he had an earnest and protracted conference with King Victor Em menuel his cabinet and all party leaders As soon as the Italian prime min ister had made his new declaration ot war on all compromises Presi dent Wilson eliminated himself from tho discussion ot tho Adriatic question leaving Premiers Lloyd George and Clemenceau to endeavor to swing Orlando around Tn doing so tho president de clared In unmlstablo terms that tho United States would In no circum stances become a party to the Lon don pact which lie Is reported to have characterized as an "In agreement Strong Intlinailons have been reaching conference circles for some days that pro German Influences are being brought to bear on public opinion In Italy working to create Internal discord and demanding the retirement of the Orlando delega tion In favor nt one headed by for mer Premier Glollttl ANTHHXCITi: ADVANCES Egg 81175 stove and chestnut 312 Cronin Coal Co Cherry 6538 Adv Th £re Press ilm Edition Have yon seen It at your neighbor hood theater? Punchy films of local national and international ovanta Propaganda in Eastern Europe is Reported by Gibson Washington Juno Propagan da disseminated 'In Polaiid and else where in eastern' Europe designed to show that tho United States stood as the advocate ot tho Jew as against the Polo has beeu the cause cf much resentment and dis trust in that region American Minister Gibson at Warsaw report ed to tho house foreign affairs com Albany June 10 An iraordinary session of tho New York legislature for Monday night June16 was called by Governor Smith I In a proclamation Issued late to day The purpose Is to act on rat ification of the woman suffrage con stitutional amendment Goes to Committee Morgan and Davison Ready to Be Leak Witnesses but Schiff Asks to Be Excused (Pages 9 0 and 10 contain the text ot (he pence treaty as hand ed to the German delegates and rend into the senate record Mon day by Senator Borah) BY ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington June The sen ate tight over the League ot Na tions was brought to a more direct issue today with the introduction ot a resolution by Senator Knox Republican Pennsylvania provid ing that the senate give formal no tice to the peace conference ot op position to be expected should the peace treaty be submitted tor rati fi cation in its present form Senator Knox a member of the foreign relations committee and a former secretary uf state drafted the resolution after conferences with other league opponents and presented It with the apparent sup port ot those who have led In criti cism of the league covenant He ex pected to crystallize opposition sen timent as did Senator Lodge chair man of the foreign relations com mittee with the circulation ot the round robin In the 'closing hours ot the last senate 'V "'iy Would Help Europe Again While declaring for immediate conclusion Of a treaty dealing with direct Issue ot the war omy the resolution contains a far reaching proposal whlcn would lay it down as a policy of the American govern ment that whenever the freedom and peace of Europe Is threatened the United States will consider it obligatory to again co operate In the removal of that menace Decision as to acceptance of mem bership In the League of Nations should he left without prejudice to each nation the resolution declares for future separate consideration It also asserts the lack of authority by tho treaty making power ot the government to malto a treaty which in effect amends the American con stitution At Mr request the reso lution was referred without debate to the foreign relations committee He will attempt get' committee action tomorrow or Thursday and hopes to bring it up in the senate for consideration by the end of the week The resolution Is sure to open a new chapter in flu1 League of Na tions fight and to develop debate which may be even more bitter than that over publication of treaty text Taft's Speech Ilesd In Except for the reading of the Knox resolution the I treaty contro versy came to the surface only once during the day in the senate That was when Senator Pittman Demo crat ot Nevada asked unanimous trade Continued on 1'aseTno Column rhe $10S 000000 METHODIST UND GOAL IS PASSED 1 DIVORCE END SPIRITUAL LOVE AAIR a i Two Armies City Will Ask Receiver Wed nesday if Service Has Not Been Resumed Corporation Counsel Wilcox Declares I) officials and counsel con fer sir hours on flan of action with out reaching any decision Common council fixes July 22 as date for fecial election on issuance of 510000 C00 fublic utility bonds for municipal railway system tD is served with injunction ordering that car service be resumed on Pingree tkree cent lines Corforation Counsel Wilcox aa rounces court will be asked to flace tn hands of receiver Wed nesday morning if service is not re turned City's auto owners being organised to 'give free rides Automobiles to carry city seal on windshield above it I lelf below it "ree Interurban emfloyes to meet Mahon international resident of carmen at 10 A Wednesday Detroit to consider extending strike Walkout 'on out of city lines looked for early Thursday Whether the will con test the legality of the court action to force operation of the three cent franchise lines or make overtures for a possible settlement cf the street car strike was stilb In doubt following a six hour con fercnce ot officials and counsel of the Tuesday night de veloplng from the serving on Burdick assistant general man ager of the injunction Issued by Circuit Judge Marschner restrain ing the from suspending service on the three cent or Pin gree lines All that rank Brooks presi dent of tho II would say was that on Mr Burdick was so laic this evening that wo have been unable to complete our analysis ot the city's action We In tend to go Into conference again in the No Cars Are Hanning Mr Burdick served a minutes after 5 o'clock and imme diately the long Conference began 1 It did not breakup until midnight Meanwhile no cars were placed In operation on the Pingree franchise lines In the afternoon Corporation (liunsol Wilcox announced that he would ask the circuit court Wcdnes day to appoint an operating receiv er for the company It service were not resumed by that time With the legal aspects of th street car controversy becoming more complicated the acope ot the Continued on I'ase Three Column our' INTERNEDALlENSi TV ROW TO END THE STREET RAILWAY TIE UP Tl Not one sensible straightforward thing is being done to I secure settlement of the street railway strike Altogether Detroit seems to be the victim of something very like a deliberate plan on the part of some of her public officials and their journalistic overlord to play football with the street car situation in order to pay off old grudges put across pet schemes feed old prejudices and make what those concerned appear to consider political capital The question at issue at this time is not how to discipline the street car company or how to throw it off the streets The pressing problem is how to end the tie up and restore service to the public All the abusive talk that is being passed back and forth will accomplish nothing in this direction The extraneous issues that are being dragged in for ulterior purposes only block an adjustment The effort to force the to run its three cent lines by virtue of a court injunction is bootless Suppose such an injunction can be ef fective which is not at all certain how much would an operation of the rundown poorly equipped three cent lines really do toward restoring an adequate street car service? The council action looking toward the issuing of bonds for municipal construction and operation of lines some months or years hence may be all right in its place but it has nothing at all to do with the problem imme diatcly facing the city What the city needs is a shut down of the hot air factory at the city hall and of the ice plant at headquar ters and a devotion of the energies of both city and com pany officials to a constructive fair honest effort for settle ment of the street car strike If the mayor and the coun cil will stop playing politics if the street car company will quit position an show some disposi tion to be fair and frank a settlement satisfactory to every one can be reached within an hour The costly reduction in daily production of the industries can be ended the public generally can be Relieved from adaily emergency transportation expense in t'week will exceed more the transfer charge in dispute will amount to in'a Tltc working men and women of Detroit'are' paying a heavy toll in time patience and money Their good nature should not be taxed too far ormer Mayor Marx is credited with a suggestion that the U' be permitted to collect a five cent fare with one' cent extra for transfers throughout a trial period of say three months the company books to be open to inspec tion by municipal experts urther that if these experts find that after paying its employes their salary increases the street car company has collected a surplus from the fare raise the profit shall be turned over to the common council for use in public improvements There is no sop to politics or prejudice in this proposal but it is fair and common sense and it should be given con sideration If either the company or the city should decline to entertain such a suggestion the party guilty of refusal would lay itself open to grave question concerning its sin cerity and honesty and would forfeit any claim to future consideration by the people of Detroit If readers of The ree Press feel the suggestion for a settlement made by Mr Marx is a good thing they can do something practical by communicating with the mayor and the councilmen by phone or mail 1.