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The Detroit times., 1915-03-19
Yarns From Washington
~ FRED c. KELLY

WASHINGTON. March Is-The day after
congress adjourned Ed. Heating OF Colorado en-
tered on what-consdering that he IL q con
gressman--was an odd form OF vacation.
Accompanied by his wife. Heating became q
Washington tourist He has been In Washing
ton. almost constantly, for the last two years.
but has had no time for sightseeing. Always
he has intended TO do sightseeing on the NOR
row, but with unfailng regularity has put Il off.
He lived at a hotel near the Capitol and the
office building and the line OF least resistance
was little path between those three points Un.
I'll he became a Washington tourist. the other
day, Heating knew little more about the nations
capital than II he had remained out in Colorado.
Within hour after congress adjourned
Heating had locked up his desk and his office
for the season. and was studying nice. fresh.
new. twenty-five cent guidebook. His wife al
ready had kodak but at Keating's suggestion
she got a carrying case and strap and slung the
outfit over her shoulder In true tourist fashion.
1T seems TO me-" remarked Heating. that
most OF the tourists ! have seen on Pennsyl
vania avenue wore light colored spats. We must
have some spats."
By the next morning Heating not only had his
spats. but In other respects had entirely ceased
TO look like n congressman. Even the express
sion on his face had changed There Il q sort
Of open-eyed. wondering look goes with the tour
list. Heating had II.
Well suppose the first thing we ought to
see." suggested the congressman to his wife. rs
the Capitol"
"The wh-aat!"
The Capitol" repeated Heating i've been
",
always had something on my mind. Many's
the time when I've seen guides pointing out the
historic paintings 10 tourists that had curiosity
to know what they about. but I always
figured that ! could just as well wait until
wasn't quite busy
so they hired a guide and were shown about
the Capitol The guide. learning that Heating
was a congressman, seemed TO take especial
pains 10 give them every courtesy. Heating ask
ed numerous questions and even went 90 far
as TO jot few facts and figures down In a little
book. Never was there a more psinstaking or
enthusiastic tourist
Then they climbed aboard big rubberneck
wagon and listened TO the megaphone man ~
he pointed out the homes OF the nations great
men.
After that they went up in the Washington
Monument. Heating had II thousand
times or II from the window OF his hotel
room. but never before had he been up close
to IL.
Oh. they took In everything-the tomb OF
George Washington at Mt. Vernon. the Lee man
sion AT Arlington. the Bureau OF Engraving
even the Pension Bureau. because Heating n on
the pension committee Every little while they
paused to buy souvenir postcards TO send home
TO friends.
And every place the Keatings went they were
accosted by hack drivers and proprietors q
sightseeing autos During his two years In con
gress Heating was never once noticed BY these
persons. That was because he had not previous
" been . tourist and he lacked The teuzzst -
preston
The Detroit times., 1915-03-19
Pointed Paragraphs

Ambition IL all right II man has
energy TO back II up.
A selfmade man In often the only
one satisfied with the Job.
As soon as . sick shoemaker 10
able 10 work he's on the mend.
II takes a nervous woman to dem.
onstrate what nerve force really Is
The mantle OF charity covers lot
OF amateur theatrical performances
After a lively race for . husband
many an heiress marries . rundown
nobleman.
When q girl 10 told she's ~ pretty
as q picture comic valentines don,
count.
One-half the world imagines that
the other half couldn't possibly wor'
ry along without II.
II II easier for a married man 10
say that be In free from worry than
II is for him to prove II to the salts
faction OF other married men.
Unless a man can see q slight i'm
proyement In himself It's impossible
to make him believe the world Is
growing better.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-19
A Poem q Day.

IkE wALrON's PRAYER
| crave dear Lord.
No boundless hoard
or gold aud gear.
Nor jewels nne.
Nor lands. nor kline.
Nor treasure heaps OF anything
Let but a little hut be mine
Where at the hearthstons I may heal
The cricket sing.
And have the shine
OF one glad woman's eyes to make
For my poor sake.
Our simple home q place divine
Just the wee cot--the cricket
chirr--
Love. and the smiling face of her.
pray not for
Great riches. nor
For vast estates and castle halls
Give me to hear the bare footballs
OF children DER
An oaken noor
Now rinsed with sunshine. or be-
spread
With but the tiny coverlet
And pillow for the baby's head;
And. pray Thou. may
Tho door stand open and the day
Send ever In q gentle breeze.
With fragrance fren the locust
trees.
And drowsy moan OF doves. ant
OF robin ehirps. and drons Of bees.
With afterhushes OF the air
OF intermingling sounds. and then
The good wife and the smile oil
her
Filling the silences again
The erieket's call
And the wee cot
Dear Lord OF all.
Deny me notl
pray not that
Men tremhls NJ
My power OF place
AND iordiy sway
only pray for simple gracs
To look my neighbor In the face
Full honestly from day TO day
Yield me hts horny palm to hold.
And I'll not pray
For gold
The tanned face. garianded will
mirth.
II hath the kingiiest smile on earth
The swart brow. diamonded will
sweat,
Hath never need of coronst.
And so I reach.
Dear Lord. TO Thee.
/ Auc do beseech
Thou givest me
The wee cot. and the crieket's ehirr
Love. and the glad sweet face OF her
James whiteomb Riley.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-19
Br GILsoN GARDINER.

WASHINGTON. March ls.-The
United States Federal Trade com.
mission Is now an accomplished fact.
In spite OF the failure Of congress
to include In the annual budget ade.
quate appropriations for the com
mission, IL can. II II desires. 20
ahead with its work. This Is pos
sible because the entire Bureau OF
Corporations Is taken over and be-
comes q part OF the commission. to-
gether with IT'S records, files and
personnel Joseph Z. Davies. former
commissioner OF corporations. heads
the new trade commission. He Is
not the kind OF man to be impressed
with the "let business alone slogan
that seems TO have taken possession
OF the administration.
The commission has two lines OF
well-defned powers. One IL inquisi-
torial: the other regulatory. Its In
yestigative function Is broad and is
intended to give II such a body OF
Oho
mess as will enable IL intelligently
10 exercise Its regulative powers.
Under section s OF the trade com
mission act. the commission is
given power to gather and compile
information and to investigate the
organization. business. conduct. prac.
tees and management OF all corpor.
atoms engaged In interstate com
merce Except banks and railroads.
and also their relationships TO other
corporations. individuals, associa-
tons and partnerships. This sec.
ton also compels corporations 10
file general and special reports and
to keep accounts as prescribed BY
the commission. The commission
may also investigate the manner In
which a final decree of the courts
under the antitrust act Is being car
ried out by corporations; and the
law makes this sort OF investigation
mandatory on the commission when
such is requested by the attorney
general. The commission IL also
empowered, on application Of the at
torney general, to make recommen
dations for the adjustment OF the
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Federal Trades Commission
viii Police Big Corporations

1 business OF corporations In order TO
comply with the antitrust statutes.
II Is given power TO classify cor
porations. TO investigate trade con-
ditions In foreign countries. TO make
rules to carry out the act. and above
all. TO make public. in Its discretion.
any facts which II uncovers. except
trade secrets and the names OF Gus
toners.
The supplementary antitrust act
OF Oct Is. 1914. gives the commits
sion additional Jurisdiction. This
act declares certain practices. such
as price discrimination. rebating.
price fixing and other such agree
ments, where the effect substan.
TALLY lessons competition or tends
TO create monopoly" TO be unlawful.
and gives the commission jurisdic-
ton 10 act In such cases.
Besides this investigative power.
the regulative power OF the com.
mission IL contained In the section
OF the trade commission act dealing
with unfair methods OF competL
ton" The act practically gives the
commission power TO define unfair
methods" The commission may act
either on complaint by injured par
ties from the outside. or on its own
motion, and as 2 result OF It's In
vestigations- In cases where unfair
competition is alleged. the commits
sion must hold a hearing. and the
| commission may invoke the aid OF
| United States district courts any
where TO compel the attendance and
testimony OF witnesses. The effect
OF the trade commission act IL to
give to the commission the right TO
determine what constitute unfair
methods OF competition" and 10 en-
force It's conclusion by DEGREES. II
Is for the commission TO determine,
Tor instance, whether a given prac.
tice has the effect OF substantially
lessening competition" or whether
Il tends 10 create a monopoly. II II
does, then the commission may or.
der such practice discontinued.
The final decision. however. rests
with the courts. A corporation
against whom an order Ii issued may
appeal to the circuit court OF ap-
peals. and from there to the supreme
court. The commission may also
appeal. The proceedings are essen
TALLY similar TO orders issued by
the interstate commerce commits
sion. The trade commission may do
useful work In the field OF investi-
CATION; II may turn up many useful
facts. II may turn on the spotlight
OF publicity: and II may help to de-
fine some OF the rules OF the
game and act as a kind of police
force to see that the amount Of
business crime" Is somewhat les
sened: but the final say (as in the
case OF the police) lies with the
Judge on the bench. Beyond him
there is no appeal.
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One end Of this instrument has
a slender silvery bulb; this end
should be placed under the patients
tongue and the lips kept entirely
closed for one to three minutes by
the watch.
Some thermometers are sold as
"one-minute" or even "half-minute,
but these rapid ones are very easily
broken in the childs mouth.
In the case OF very young or ner-
yous children instead OF taking the
mouth temperature the thermometer
bulb may be placed deep in one arm
pit and the arm held close 10 the
side for At least three minutes.
II II the reading" OF the Their.
mometer that offers the chief dim
Guilty In It's use at first. Clinical
Thermometers are usually provided
with a magnifying stem, 90 that the
height of the mercury IN more read
lily seen: when the sharply CONVEX
The Detroit times., 1915-03-19
From Another
Point of VielU

The sign on a restaurant, near here,
reads: Neutral Lunch" Respectfully
to the man who likes his
eggs fried on both sides.
John Auer, Michigan man, is the
father of IL children. Wonder IL he has
the old song and made it
Il need thee, every Auer?"
Now that Police Commissioner Giles
pie has the department dry, what is the
force going to do when its coppers get
hot?
The police have arrested an alleged
counterfeiter by the name Of Zglinicki.
Queer name, too.
Mayor Curley, of Boston, forced young
society women in classic Greek dance
at woman suffrage benefit, TO wear
stockings. He said bare legs were
shocking to the public morals" It's a
hard matter to get by with bare legs in
these days when dresses are worn so
immorally short.
A London newspaper devotes five col
umn's to printing the latest list of dead
in the war, under the heading: Roll of
honor" Not few who read this Lon
don newspaper have no doubt been pleas
ed to note that they are not in on it.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-19
China's Great Wall

Few people realize what an almost
perfect condition prevails along q
large part OF the great wall OF China.
The bricks OF the narapet are as
nrm as ever. and their edges have
stood the severe climatic conditions
of north China with scarcely a
break. The paving along the top
OF the wall Is 30 smooth that one
may ride over II with bicycle. and
the great granite blocks with which
IL IL faced are smooth and as closely
fitted as when put In place more
than 1000 years ago. The entire
length of this wall Is 1,400 miles;
Il il % feet high and 20 feet In
thickness. At intervals OF 100 yards
or 80 there are towers some 40 feet
In height.-TitBits
The Detroit times., 1915-03-19
LABORER AND ARTIST.
~ Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. by Frank Crane)

You can do work in one Of two ways,
as laborer or as an artist.
To work as laborer Is hard. II dulls
the brain, wears out the body, and en-
bitters the soul.
To work as an artist snarpens the
mind, exhilarates the body, and refresh
es the soul.
I. II is well to pay the laborer good
wages, to give him short hours. to pro-
tect him by law, and to encourage him
by kindness; but there is something bet
ter-it is to do away with labor alto
gether.
And this is to be done not by starv-
ing laborers, exiting them, nor killing
them; but by changing them into ar.
fists.
To accomplish this is the task of civil
ization. ~
The way to redeem labor is to change
II to craftsmanship.
The laborer is moved by wages; the
craftsman by love for and pride in his
work.
Whatever man has to do he can do
as an artist. The barber shaves you
best who finds joy in performing the
operation neatly and skilfully. The car
penter who is only trying to get his
money does slovenly work; when he
pleases himself by making a thing use
full he pleases the customer.
There are two kinds Of grocers, those
who want only your money and those
whose aim is to keep the best possible
store.
So you can ten the difference between
the craftsman and the laborer in any
person, in the paperhanger. house paint
er. plumber, bootblack, architect, lawyer,
preacher, servant girl or senator.
II is the delight in producing, in Great
ing, in rendering any service to man
kind by your brain or hands that takes
the curse from labor.
Life itself is task. You can labor
at it, break your heart and your back,
groan and sweat and get the everlasting
mulligrubs; or you can make each days
doing as beautiful, well-rounded. and
satisfying as statue or picture.
Art is not confined to paintings, por-
celains. tapestries, and other Injuries;
il applies as well TO the necessities. A
woman can make an art of the care Of
her children, of her housekeeping, Of her
dinners, of her social duties, and find
pleasure in these things such as Raphael
found in drawing his Madonnas.
Whoever has learned the secret Of
craftsmanship has shifted the load Of
labor from his back.
Whoever has caught the spirit Of the
artist has saved his life.
The progress Of invention, Of educa-
ton, and of cooperation means that by
and by all stupid, humdrum, and merely
roufipa lahov sh all no done hv y,nachiuovy
selves only in craftsmanship and artis-
try. That will be the Golden Age.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-19

in rank or retired at YOUR request !
Would you stand for it, Mr.. Commits
sioner?
Have we introduced, do you think, a
parallel case?
Would the attitude of the captain
toward YOUR law, be whit different
than your attitude toward the PEOPLES
law?
How about it, Commissioner Gillespie
The Detroit times., 1915-03-19
Hail! Hail! A Movement Is
On For Better Housewives

1neIt WOludh . ViSe@ $3.50
headquarters in New York city that is
spreading with amazing rapidity.
Its object is not to advance the cause
of equal suffrage nor to promote the
study of science, literature or art, but
its humble sphere is the making of hap
pier homes.
1t is the National Housewives league
and the crux of the movement is, in its
presidents words: The developing of
wide-awake, self-rehant housewives"
When time hangs heavy on your hands,
ladies'; when the bridge party pals and
the society game no longer entices, turn
your attention for moment to this
movement.
1t will be redundant in satisfaction.
The following extracts from letter
from the president of the Houston
league shows that real, practical results
are being had in that city:
LAST summer when sugar advanced
to 81 cents per pound and beef to 80
cents, few of our women got together,
talked the situation over and decided
that something must be done. !.
All summer we probed and investigated
and were forcibly convinced that women
as BUYERS needed to be organized and,
because the Housewives league was al
ready established, we joined hands with
them.
"Since that time we have accomplish
ed the reduction of beef from % and 30
cents to Is cents for the choice cuts
and less for other parts. We have re-
duced fish from Is cents to z, 8 and 8
cents.
I'VE have inaugurated the use Of pen
MES in buying our food stuffs. Our
clothing stores have always given penny
prices and now nearly all our food stores
do so.
Houston food merchants have never
advertised prices-told US emphatically
they never would. But the first man
to reduce meat had the nerve to adver-
tise his prices. Others do now. We
can take the morning paper and inform
ourselves as to prices before going mar
keting. This creates REAL competition.
I'VE have insisted also on a net 16-
ounce pound of butter, not the IA ounces
we got when we started our work. By
constant agitation we have convinced
the dealer that to get the trade he must
put up 16-ounce pound of butter.
"Our plan for reducing prices was not
to hammer the merchant down nor to
ask him to cut his profits unduly, but to
try the Cash Over the Counter system
and to advertise prices in the daily
papers at least once week.
This idea was the result of the gen.
eral claim of merchants interviewed that
delivery cost, charge accounts and the
incidental bookkeeping expense, bad
debts and slow pay customers, were so
heavy as to necessitate the high prices
cash Over the Counter or rather,
Pay cash and take your bundle home,'
does away with this expense and loss to
the merchant, so we ask him to share
the saving with the Housewives
THE best part of our work in Hous-
ton, we feel, has been the developing
of wide-awake, self-conscious house
wives. We are Identifying housekeep-
ing and placing it on the basis of pro-
fession. Our slogan-Pay cash
and take your bundle home our policy
IA smile; our extraordinarily"
The Detroit times., 1915-03-19
They Were Not Alike.

After suffering a long time with
toothache the young colored girl got
up her courage enough TO go TO the
dentist. The moment he touched the
tooth she began TO scream.
Look here" he said. you mustn't
yell like that. Don't you know I'm
a painless dentistT"
well. mebbe yo' r. painless. sab.
she said. but All isn't"-Ladies
Home Journal.
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How Abou, street Cleaners,

TO the Editor OF The Times:
Where Is the money going TO come
from for these big salary boosts
The worker who rents probably
thinks Il will come out of the prop
erty holders. IL will 10 a certain
extent. but il win come out Of the
renter as well, for when taxes are
increased rents increase also. II
surely can not come out Of the school
appropriations. as the school fund
has been cut to such an extent that
Il Is a hard matter for the schools
to keep running. Ask any school
principal why the flag Is not on the
school house during school hours. &C
cording TO Michigan school laws. and
he will tell you that one flag Is all
any of the schools can AFFORD, and
when II needs repairing II takes
about a month TO get II back.
have always been for municipal own
ership OF the street railway. but
with that gang in power as we now
have. II does not look safe 10 me
and I am going to vote against H.
After the people expressed their will
to own the street railway. II had 10
be taken into court to see II IL was
proper OF not. Can't we take this
question of one-man rule TO the court
as well? II must be a poor rule
which does not work both ways
How much OF boost did the city's
street cleaners get? am In favor
OF raising their hard-earned salaries
but 7 don't think they were men
toned in the solary boost.
o. HANSEN.
377 Rademacher-ave.. March II
1915.
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To Guard Against Measles In Children

edge Of the stem is held directly op-
posite the eye the column OF mer-
curry in the tube will appear broader
and It's height can be easily read
from the scale.
The thermometer should be kept
in strong antiseptic solution such
as FIVE per cent carboIic acid; before
using. It should be wiped dry and
the mercury vigorously shaken down
In the bulb below 81 degrees.
Any child sick with cold or sore
throat should have it's temperature
taken: II this IL over 1905 degrees,
measles must be considered. espe-
cially IL the eyes are red or watery
and there II a cough.
An Improvement In the child's
condition IL not to be taken as point
ing against measles, as this In fire.
quently seen before the rash comes
out.
Complete isolation should be en-.
forced until Il In known that the case
Is not one OF measles.
A person who has cold feet when
other peoples are normal probably
Is suffering poor circulation OF the
blood. n you are young take cold
baths followed BY vigorous rub
downs. Take plenty Of exercise in
the open air and keep the circula-
ton stirred up.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-19

cnud - usually
sicker than would
be expected. A
good criterion is
the clinical Their
mometer, which
every one having
charge OF num-
bers OF children
aknftIA - aha ~
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The music halls OF Paris have not
all been closed. but they have been
sobered by the war. and their moral
tone has immensely improved.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-19
Let the People
Rule-and Write
Farm Job for q Man.
70 fAe Edifor Of ne Times:

To fAe Editor Of The Times:
Do you know OF any good man that
would like TO come out and work on
the farm. either married or single
Will you let US know.
THAN GORDON.
Trenton, Mich.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-19
Answer to Query.

J. c. Blancharc-Datey you ask was
June 25, 1906.
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Measles at first bears some like
ness to a common cold. but the