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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08
Pneumonia Germs Can Be Held In Check
By Keeping Up Your Bodily Strength!

and the cloth should be burned be-
fore II IL allowed to dry.
This precaution should be taken
not only during the patients illness
but even after they have recovered.
for the germs that cause pneumonia
may live for considerable time In
the nose or mouth of the one who
has had the disease.
More deaths are caused by pneu-
monia during the winter months
than by any other disease. For this
reason one should be careful to keep
the general condition of health up 10
normal otherwise the germs which
are present In the throat will be able
TO overcome weakened resist
ance Of the body cells with the re
suit that-pr eumonia sets In.
Don't let a cold develop. for moth
ing weakens the system a. qurcKsy.
II forced 10 be out In cold, sloppy
weather don't neglect TO change into
warm dry clothing at the first oppor-
tunity. II may be a bother at the
time but II will often prevent long
siege Of sickness.
Probably more III health can be
attributed TO carelessness than to
any other single cause. II Is care
lessness that makes for the insani-
tary factory; that permits the back
yard TO become filthy; that allows
the sale OF tainted food stuffs: THAT
tends towards decay in household or
alley.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08
II They Told the Truth

How are you. Miss smith How
cheap and vulgar you are looking to-
day"
Il always get tired. dear. when I
have been kissing you steadily for
threequarters OF an hour"
MY price TO you for the operation
IL $1,000. To almost anybody else 1t
would be a couple OF hundred"
yes. thank you. never slept
worse or in a worse bed than yours"
Can YOU let me have two good
seats. please?"
mo. madam. All the good yeats
have been sold TO spectators. But
can let you have a couple Of poor
ones at twice what they are worth"
Life
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08

saw Reu Admiral Sir Christie
pher Cradoca last on the quarter
deck OF the Chester in Vera Cruz.
Sailing his gig, he came alongside
in true Bristol fashion 70 call on
CAPTAIN Moreti. the skipper OF the
American cruiser Cradock. debonair
in shining whites, sauntered over the
SIDE carrying hrs Airedale-awfully
Grmiiirary. but he was a pal OF the
shippers. besides. British admiral.
senior. on a foreign station. does Just
as he pleases. Though ranking as ad
mhal. he tactfully gave the right OF
way 10 the American commander-in-
chief at Vera Cruz. over the silver
in the admiraYs cabin on the Wyom-
ing he cracked his last joke with a
German. Captain Koehler. Of the
Dresden. now OF that will-o wfsp.
the Karlsruhe.
Poor Cradock. finest Of men,
courageous 10 a fault, the kind OF
seaman who would give battle In a
steam launch TO a dreadnaught-he
fought TO the last. going down with
his flag unfurled as the setting sun
sank behind the rollers OF the Pa
eiic. He was the first admiral 10 20
the martyr OF the hungled strategy
CT the admiralty. Left unevenly
matched. with poor. antiquated
crooks manned by landsmen. he
tackled an enemy superior in guns.
men and speed. and his personal
courage had TO make up for the
weakness OF his ships. Even the
old tub OF battleship sent az re-
enforcement was two hundred miles
away.
Cradock realized his inferiority.
and that he held the admiralty d..
rectly responsible Is indicated in a
letter written by his secretary: We
feel that the admiralty should have
a better force-but we viii cheer.
fully fight whatever odds We may
have TO face" His epitaph he wrote
himself: THE navy defends moth.
iug; II attacks "-Henry Reuterdahl
In Everybody's Magazine.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08
From Another
Point of VieU

A military order has been issued in Ber-
lin:
lone breakfast in the future1l have
TO do"
The fellow here is lucky who at times
get none at all,
That he doesn't have to hustle round
for two.
After all" observes CAD, "spring is
good deal like horse race. She al
ways makes three or four false starts
before she gets away -
Greece wants to get back at Turkey
by engaging in the war. That is TO say
Greece wants to jump out Of the frying
pan into the fire.
A burglar in Sing Sing prison for the
third time can knit. But seems to have
overlooked the fact that his ways
needed mending.
Charles Bevering. 80, Milwaukee man,
attributes the number of his years to
the use of tobacco. Tobacco may have
had something to do with it, but not near
as much, of course, as the fact that he
was born in 1885.
The grounding is an animal,
AS you ere this have heard,
Until it comes to lying when,
Believe US, he's bird.
An Indiana man says spring is at hand
when bees begin to sting. And sign of
winter, we presume, is when you get
stung by your coal dealer.
The birds are still south and every
magnate is confident at this writing that
he has got 'em. Subject TO change later.
An Arkansas man has spent % of his
20 years in prisons. Those other five
years We will bet he was the cutest,.
brightest little darling.
The hump Of the camel is said to be
:hoice eating When it gets on the mar
Set we believe the cost of living will have
cached the highest point.
Where Britain would like TO see every
German submarine.
Right here.
At the bottom.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08
Farm Accountancy.

The department Of agriculture
puts the valus Of the chief neces-
saries OF life consumed by an aver.
age farm family each year at a little
under $500: but over $500 worth OF
these necessaries is contributed by
the farm itself. leaving only a sl74
worth 10 be purchased by the
farmer.
That suggests one dlfirulty with
the average farm bookkeeping: II
consists OF only cash accoun. A
good many farmers can tell with
approximate accuracy. how much
money they received and paid out
during a year. The number that
have even an approximate notion OF
the value OF articles consumed on
the farm IL much smaller. Il got
30 much for my hogs" a farmer may
tell you; but II you ask what he
might have got for the feed they con-
sumed he answers: "Oh, 7 raised
that myself"
And there are still many more
farmers VINO have no clear notion
as to how much cash they received
and disbursed. They know only how
much they have left at the end OF
the year. In farming. as much as
In banking and rsllroading. good
bookkeeping In the foundation OF
real economy and efficiency. STUFF
fng IS worth OF corn into a pigskin
and selling II for $3.50 Is certainly
not profitable.
A great amount of money r. lost
yearly in mich COWS simply be
cause the owners do not know what
each quarter OF cream they sell has
actually cost them. A proper but
very simple set OF books would show
AZ once which COWS yielded a profit
and which were merely perambula-
tory corncribs.
A dollar. invested In a blank book
and a pen would be the best invest.
ment many farmers could make
Saturday Evening Post.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08
WAR: THE INFANT PRODIGY
BY CAD.

Founding Of Hate, am /,
Fostered by Envy and Greed,
Yet, when they hear my cry,
Rulers of empires give heed.
Out Of the depths Of hell,
Clothed in a mantle Of flame,
My herald bursting shell,
Scattering sorrow | came.
Infant though / may be,
Emperors kneel at my feet;
Men are but toys to me,
Their death cries a lullaby sweet.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08
NATIONAL VANITY
BY Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. by Frank Crane)

vanitas vanitatuml All is vanity and
vexation Of spirit!
Europe today is seething, sinking
caldron of vanity.
A vain individual is disgusting enough,
but vain nation is hundred million
times worse. Z
When will states learn that what Is
vice and weakness in one man can
not become glory in any multiple OF
men; that million of gentlemen, Of re-
fined and cultured people, cannot afford
to become, as national unit, boastful.
truculent, spiteful, cruel and petulant?
Germany complains that the sym
pathies of the neutral world are against ,
her. She has only herself to blame. II
is her 'ueber allies" stuff that tires us.
Neither do we get into any glow Of
admiration over Britain's ruling the
seas" nor in the irresistible destiny"
of Russia, nor in the intellectual leader
ship" Of France. =
Also we remain cold when gentlemen
over here jump up and down and cry
out that the United States must rule
the Pacific" and control South and Gen.
trail America, and tweak the nose Of
Europe.
If possible we would like our nation
TO conduct itself as decently as we ex-
pect our children to conduct themselves.
We are not nation of gunner,
bruisers, DULLES, and gamecocks; We are,t
or We hope we are, nation Of GENTLE
MEN.
And in international relations one
ounce Of gentlemanly courtesy, forbear-
ance, patience. and civil words is bet
ter than tons of n-the-shoulder
bellicoseness.
Pride goeth before fall, says the
good book.
The Masurian lakes. the plains Of Bel
GUM, and the banks of the Aisne are
strewn with the mangled grist from the
tooth mill Of pride.
Why did Germany go into the war
and all the maniac nations follow herf
Pride!
Why does the conflict still go on? Why [,
don't the murderous gladiators stop now,
adjust their grievances and go back to
work? Pride
Pride! The same thing that makes
the employer say he has nothing to ar
bitrate," and the labor union refuse to
parley. The same accursed stubborness
that made the imbroglio in Colorado, the
same that disrupts families and spoils
lives everywhere.
Pride! that twists the meaning OF ,
honor from self-control to turbulence.
that poisons love by selfishness, that
comforts, degrades. and disfgures all
things human, and covers the kindly
faces Of men and women with the now
ing masks of hideous hate.
The pride of the kaiser and his junk.
ers, the pride Of England, of France, Of
Austria, of Russia; pride, the steaming
miasm Of hell, turns the smiling earth
into Aceldama, and transforms men, the
sons of God. into snarling hyenas.
Nations Of the world, the PEOPLE
are getting mighty sick Of your GLORY;
we would like to see little Of your
REASON, CANCELLATION, and COM
MON SENSE.
For the price we pay for your pride
is little too stiff.
Says James Bryce: Every race and
nation must learn it ought not, even in
its own interests, TO desire predomi-
nance or seek to enforce its own type
on the world. II must recognize that
il exists not for its own good but for
the good Of it's neighbors."
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08

In the Threats
even OF healthy
persons.
Foe this reason
you must OBJ
serve keep well"
rules that Will
keep these germs
from developing
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08

man who ever stepped" one Maori
maiden said. who expressed utter
scorn for the incomprehensible ways
OF the pakehs white mani in dfs-
patching an army OF men TO tight
without their women folk being there
10 take care OF them.--London Tele-
graph.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08
A Poem a Day.
BRorHrRHoop.

We pray
That all mankind may make one
brotherhood.
And love and serve each other, that
all wars
And feuds die out OF nations
Let every race
Red. black. or white. olive. or tawny
skinned.
settle In peace and swell the gather
Ing hosts
OF the sreat Prince OF Peace, o, may
the hour
soon come when all false gods. false
creeds. false prophets,
pemolished-the great world shall be
at last
The mercy seat of God. the heritage
OF Christ. and the possession OF the
spirit.
The Comforter. the wisdom: shall
all be
one land. one home. one friend. one
faith. one law.
Its ruler God. it's practice righteous
ness.
Its life peace. --Philip J. Bailey.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08
Maori Women Volunteered

Among the Maori warriors who
volunteered. far in excess OF the
number accepted. for the New Yea
land expoditionary force. we're a
OF stalwart "wahInes" ina
tive women. To their disgust and
Indignation they were informed that
their sex debsrred them from ser
vice. + can shoot az well ss any
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08
Or Did the Proposed Plan
Send the Price Down to 81!


afraid that d. u. r. bondholders may
some day get their moneys worth COM
plains that ID. u. r. Az per cent bonds
have risen from 81 bid, SO asked to II
bid. 1915 asked since the proposed TAX
ing over of the property by the street
railway commission was made public.
II declares that nothing has happened
to cause this increase except the city's
offer, and claims that the mere advocacy
of a settlement has breathed S646,SOO
into the value of this bond issue.
Were this true, il is indeed an argu-
ment in favor of municipal ownership.
II stands to reason that if the mere
suggestion of city ownership can give
such confidence to bond investors, the
CITY would be able to dispose of street
railway bonds at higher figure, and at
\ lower rate of interest, than could the
d. u. r.
The public would thus have more
money at its disposal for street railway
purposes (don't forget that the public
Is paying the bills NOW, and would pay
less interest for its use.
But unfortunately, it isn't true that
the expectation of settlement has
boosted the d. U. R. bonds in such
fashion.
For Just before the proposed settle
mert was published, ID. L. r. bondholders
were asking ~ for this issue, or only
liz points lower than they are willing
to sell for now.
II may well be argued, therefore, that
the proposed settlement caused the drop
to 50.
Study Of the bond quotations reveals
the fact that many Az per cent securi-
ties are selling at about the price which
d. u. r. bonds are bringing, while 5 per
cents of big and reliable corporations are
under par, and il is only the six per
cents that are selling at a premium.
It il reasonable to expect that as the
year 1882 approaches, the price Of ID. Y.
r. bonds redeemable in that year will
gradually rise to par.
It Is certainly foolish to believe that
investors, VIGOROUSLY cautious class,
and particularly cautious at this time,
would plunge in ID. U. r. bonds which,
the street railway commission reiterates,
win never have any more security In the
nature of the faith and credit Of the city
Of Detroit than they have today.
Does II really make any difference to
the bondholders whether the ID. U. r. or
the city pays them their interest and
principal so long as they get it,
Is there any insinuation that the D. U.
r. is bankrupt?
Then why talk about the city being
squeezed in the proposed settlement with
the ID. u. RI
The car riders pay, in the end, whether
the lines belong to the city or the
d. u. r.
The car riders have said that they
want to own the cars, and the commits
sion is doing its best, we honestly believe,
to get the property for them, and to
drive good bargain for us in getting it.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08
Statesmen, Real and Near
BY FRED c. KELLY
Copyright. 1915, by Fred G. Kelly)

WASHINGTON, March s-Secretary Frank
lin X. Lane OF the Department OF the Interior.
keeps full outfit OF evening clothes In his office.
The reason is that he In OF our most popu-
lar diners-out. but has never been able 10 apply
banking hours to his job. lie rarely leaves his
office until $40 or In the evening. When he
does leave. the chances are that he will have
his halfafter-six garb, for he dimes out oftener
than he does AT home. Awhile ago somebody
about the office kept track and Lane was q
dinner guest in Washington &c times within a
month.
One reason why Lane is constantly besieged
by friends to come and eat their food Ia the fact
that he Is forever in good humor and has never
been known TO run out OF good stories.
Senator MARITIME OF New Jersey speaks with
a deep-down voice like echo from n hollow.
Senator John Sharp Williams. on the other hand.
has strange drawl that borders almost upon
a whine. One afternoon these two senators be-
gan to twit one another about their voices.
Said MARITIME TO Williams: John when you
speak II seems like child crying In the wilder.
Mesa good deal, imagine. like Moses when
he found by Pbaraohs daughter"
Whereupon Williams retorted:
Anyhow haven't got one OF those sepui
chral voices like wedigger When you talk
II always makes me think OF voice from the
grave
Within an hour after that Senator williams
overheard Senator Lewis telling somebody that
he had half notion to cut off his famous whisk-
ers.
II suppose" suggested John Sharp, that
you'll get taxidermist TO mount them for you"
BY employing a guide at trifling cost one
may learn a great many entirely unexpected
facts concerning the National Capitol Building
For instance, the other day heard q guide
standing beneath the great dome describing the
paintings around the wall.
These pictures" SAID he. were done By Q
man named Trumbull. He was n contemporary
OF most Of the people IN the pictures, and knew
them nearly all personally"
And the painter must have had q wide &C
quaintance, for the pictures ran all the way from
such people as Christopher Columbus and Po
cahontas on down TO George Washfngfon.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08

their own ships from the Black Sea until
l774, when the Russians obtained the
right TO trade in il. In 1854 the same
privilege was extended TO Austria and IN
1902 to Britain and TO France.
The rapid increase of the Russian mer-
chant marine and its ships Of war, threat
ening the supremacy Of Turkey, was one
of the causes of the Crimean war by
which Russia was compelled 10 cease
keeping armed vessels on il, the entire
sea being declared neutral territory by
the Treaty of Paris in 1856. However,
in 1871, in response 20 the protest OF
Russia, conference of European powers
at London tat which France was not rep
resented) de-neutralized it.
At the present time the Russian Black
Sea squadron, though not formidable
fotilla compared with the fleet of Ger
many, is much superior TO the Turkish
naval force and the few possible German
cruisers that might have been permitted
10 pass the Dardanelles since the COM
mencement of hostihties.
The undisputed control Of the Black
Sea and its passages to the open Medi-
terranean by the Triple-Entente is full
of potentialties. Odessa, seaport on
Russian soil $50 miles south of Petro-
grad, is the doorway to the unequalled
granaries of the vast Russian domains.
Ii has excellent rail connections and pos
sesses a good harbor, ice-free except for
few days in midwinter. II exports ire
mendous quantities of grain, besides
timber, sugar, -four, oif-seeds and cakes,
beans, peas, etc. The other ports before
mentioned also export quantities of food
stuffs.
With the Black Sea, the Bosphorus
and the Dardanelles in their possession
and the rich store house of Russia, both
in Europe and Asia, open 10 them, the
Allies could well laugh at an embargo on
supplies from the United States; in
truth, would welcome it, for il would but
tighten the coils about their foe.
Merchant ships would convey the pro-
duce Of Russia to Constantinople, thence
by direct rail TO Servia. and others. con-
voyed by men Of war, through the Med
iterranean, to England, France and Bel
GUM. From the shelter of the Dardan-
elIes the Adriatic would be dominated
and the Austrian coast line effectually
blockaded.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08
Let the People
Rule-and Write
Make It an Old Age Pension Urges
Mrs.. Miner.

Make IL an Old Age Pension, Urges
Mrs. Miner.
To the Editor Of TIE Times:
Many people are wondering why
Il should be necessary for the state
OF Michigan to become sponsor for
the pensioning OF teachers. II the
inference. carried by It's advocates be
truu. the fund for such retirement
n TO be created by contributions or
assessment upon teachers salaries.
The teachers ought 10 be able to
manage such an organization with
out the aid OF the state. but the
plain inference is that a legislative
enactment binds the state 10 carry
out The provisions OF the bill. aud
that the money necessary to carry
out so large a scheme would soon
call for appropriations and money
would have TO be raised for II by
an increase In taxes. and the people
OF Michigan are already grooming
under an unjust land TAXATION.
What Justice or honor Is there In
robbing Peter To pay PAUL.
II is very popular but mistaken
idea that people who labor with their
hands ara not consuming anything
but physical energy II requires
brain power in all work and no class
OF people need travel and rest more
than the farm workers. though of
all classes they get the least.
Gentlemen OF the legislature. II
you are going to hand out some
plums. please be big enough not to
pass the dish TO special few. but
let all useful citizens, who have said
tiihes for years into the states oof.
fers. when they near the end OF the
trail. worn and weary. share In the
states generosity by giving them
enough OF the public pie so they may
escape the poor house.
WY not TeNeTse tuls measure anu
make II an "old Age Pension" bill
and thus register our state rs a
leader In altruism' Equal rights TO
all and special privileges to none
should be the motto.
MRS. r l. MINER.
Brant. Mich. March 8, 1915.
Single Taser Endorses Times.
70 the Editor Of The Times:
read with interest and apprecia-
ton the tribute TO The Times In a
recent issue OF the public have
watched for your answer on the sin
gle tar issue. Your issue OF March
4 was fine and your stand on this
nsue was the best feature OF the pa
per for many issues.
H. A. SMITH,
Elba, Mich. March l. 1915.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08

The germ which produces pneu-
monIa is usually present at all times
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08

An empty discourse and q solid
one are much slike-they are both
sound.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08

II suppose suggested John Sharp. thai
you'll get a taxidermist TO mount them for you
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-08

Within an hour after that Senator williams
overheard Senator Lewis telling somebody that
he had half a notion TO cut off his famous whisk.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-27
YOU

should get in ON the "GROUND FLOOR by coming
Statesmen will be the ground all day 1t will soon be
plated and the prices will average around $780, with all
improvements paid for Hundreds Of lots lower in price
and some higher.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-27
George & Company
Phone D. 75e oOa City Nat. Bank Bldg. .
Sion Ri0ht Here

R,4OO-Here is a modern, up-to-datc
home OF six rooms and bath; gas electric
nghts furnace heat cemented basement,
screens storm sash, pretty fixtures and
paved street: all specials paid. Home
built two years ago. 1851 Sprague st
~, sOO-This Is next door and a duplicate
decided bargains and would be well for
you TO investigate. Call me up and 1 wifi
De pleased 10 show you these properties.
In addition to the above. / have beauti-
tul homes for sale In all parts OF the city.
IL you are interested In West Farnarn
district, ] have the best there Is ranging
from 5000 TO 5000 can also show YOU
residences In Field club. Dundee Hans
com Park and Kountze Place districts
II you are DESTROYS OF purchasing a home,
DO not overlook my listings. II will cost
you nothing to investigate. My time Is