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The Detroit times., 1915-01-27

through the nose than to indulge reg
ularly In the habit of breathing only
through the mouth.
When the inspired air IL deprived
of the benefit Of the nasal functions,
IL reaches the lungs In such an unfit
condition that the process Of oxygena-
ton OF the blood is very imperfectly
performed.
This accounts for anemia and gen.
eral malnutrition from which mouth
breathers are universally observed to
suffer.
The whole respiratory tract below
the nose suffers in consequence OF
mouth breathing. The air, attempt
ing to get the moisture and warmth
required, works havoc upon the mem
brane Of the throat. causing II to be
dry, glazed and parched, and the con-
slant deposit of dust and irritant sub
stances is certain to give rise to
chronic inflammation not only Of the
pharynx and tonsils. but also of the
larynx, windpipe and bronchial tubes.
These parts become naturally much
less resistant and are frequently the
subject of colds. and II cannot be de-
MED that the lungs In such a case are
luOTc Hhcly W ucSOiuc Picy W huuSi-
cnlosis.
Many people do not realize the in.
sufficiency of their nasal passages for
the ordinary demands of the respira'
tory act ~
Even slight narrowing should b
looked upon as a serious handicaDs
for when Il Is considered that one
breathes, day in and day out, at the
rate of $4,000 times In "a hours We
must realize that the sum of the &C
cumulated loss, however slight, will
soon mount up to grand total.
One may be and often is q nose
breather during the day when one can
exercise the conscious will; but dur
ing sleep, when the muscles are relax.
ed, 1t only requires q slight difficulty
In the passage Of the air through the
nose to make It take the easier way
through the mouth.
We may safely conclude that such
The Detroit times., 1915-01-27
By gibson GARDNER.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 27.-Has the
Interstate commerce commission lost
its usefulness by falling under rail-
road control again? For a number
of years this commission has com
manded the confidence OF the snip
pers and the public. Il has been con-
trolled by men who saw In the law
a purpose to control the railroads In
the interest OF the producer. and NOT
to be controlled by the RAILROADS. III
the interest OF dividends. This result
was reached after campaign iasuns
many years and was the subject OF
great satisfaction to those VINO nao
helped to make the fight.
The question as TO the present use
fulness of the commission mas peeh
raised by the commissions action IN
the recent decision granting the hve
per cent increase In freight rates az
ter the railroads petition had peen
heard and refused. the Anal grant be-
ing based on the ground that the rail-
roads suffered from the war depres-
sion and needed the money. One
change Of vote brought about the com
missions reversal OF It's decision. this
change being that OF Commissioner
Henry Clay Hall. appointed less than
a year ago by President Wilson and
confirmed by the senate over the pro-
tests of La Toilette. Cummins. Ken
yon, Clapp and others. Hall was
finishing out the Prouty term. and his
nomination has come before the SEN
att again for confirmation.
A subcommittee of the senate has
reported adversely on the Hall nomi-
nation. The report Ia signed by Sena-
tors Clapp, Cummins. Townsend and
La Toilette. Speaking of the I'VE per
cent decision the report says:
.This decision we look upon as the
parting OF the ways, and are hrm In
our belief that IL the wrong goes un-
rebuked the usefulness of the COM
mission Is at an end. and We must
turn to some other method OF insur-
ing to the people reasonable rates
and fair practices In transportation.
After reviewing briefly what the
commission did, the report continues:
"The commission did not consider
the business and reasonableness OF
the proposed rates from any stand
point There Is not word upon the
Of the decision. The substance OF the
discussion is. the war has disturbed
and diminished business In the United
States. that it's effect upon the net
revenue of the railroad companies has
been unfavorable, and that there Is
danger that their credit will be i'm
paired and the value OF their securi-
ties in the markets of the world las
The Detroit times., 1915-01-27
BY HERBERT QUICK.

The New Jersey congressman who
has introduced a joint resolution max
ing claim for the United States TO
the frozen lands and seas" surround
ing the North pole is behaving logi-
cally according to our national and
international land systems.
The pole was discovered By an
American--in order that contro-
versy may be avoided. refrain from
mentioning the name Of the Ameri-
can.
We saw It fipst, and therefore 1t
belongs to US. To say that II isn't
good for anything Is to say too much.
We used to think that Alaska was
good for nothing, and the Dakotas,
Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma. and all
the regions west of them TO the Sierra
Nevada mountains.
Let gold, diamonds, radium or any
thing sufficiently precious be discov-
cred at tht pole or In It's vicinity.
and q permanent way would be pro-
vided for getting there and staying
there. Where nations treasures
are, there also Is its heart and q
transportation line.
All the polar regions seem to be
rich In coal deposits, and perhaps
oil. In the centuries to come when
coal which Is known and accessible
Is exhausted or nearing exhaustion.
the mines near the poles may be our
last source OF fuel. "Out OF the
strong came forth sweetness" and
why may not heat come out Of the
perpetually CONCEALED?
To be sure, we cannot at present
keep q force of men at the pole to
make good our occupancy, but what
Of that? We do not require OF own
ers OF really productive land, land
bitterly needed for economic use. that
The Detroit times., 1915-01-27
Let the People Rule
land Write
What ls Wrong with Uncle samR
TO the Editor or TIE Times:

~ t6c EustW VI ~ As"ss~.
have been reading much recently
about the plan to furnish farms In
our southern states to needy Belgians,
furnishing them with house, barn
and necessary stock until such time
as they can pay for the farm. The
whole plan Is an excellent one, but In
the name of common sense, justice
and patriotism, why will we not fur
nish these or similar farms to needy
Americans? / sympathize with and
admire the Belgians. but l sympathize
with and admire our own heroic, PEN
niless American men and women
more. Why Is q starving. penniless
American less of an object for pity
and assistance than starving, PEN
niless but more sturdy Belgian? l
think Uncle Sans first duty is to
feed his own offspring, thing which
he Is not doing now. A man recently
dropped dead on our Detroit streets,
and 1t was learned that he had on no
underclothing, no stockings and no
overcoat. He had no doubt suffered
In silence from hunger and cold for q
long time. Many more have commit
ted suicide because they had no
money and could get no work. IL
penniless American sits down TO rest
the police are taught to tell him to
"moye on" and IL he dares 10 eat
some old food out Of garbage pail
he will be arrested. We allow rats to
eat ou. OF q garbage pail, but we Will
not allow q starving man to do 80.
A human being is capable Of endur.
ing only q certain amount Of pain and
privation, and because one starves ID
America instead Of some other coun-
try does not relieve the victims dis
tress In the slightest. Uncle Samuel
are you SO busy listening to the roar
of cannon and the shrieks Of the
wounded across the sea that you fail
TO hear the low, pathetic sobbing OF
your own children who are dying just
as surely but more slowly from hope
lessness and despair
MARGARET FLORENCE McAULAY
Detroit, Jan. rs, 1915.
s3s Brooklyn-aye.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-27
Our North Pole Claim Induces Herbert
Quick to Rap Our Tax System

they do anything with 1t. Quite the
contrary. We levy taxes in such q
way that it pays better In any boom
ing community to leave land unused
than use II. We tax the improve
ments. Therefore, when man Is
Specializing in lands-and that is dis
tinctly what we shall have to do with
the pole for q while-it pays the own
er better to keep everyone else on
and make land scarce-and therefore
highly keeping It out Of use. That's
why land In high. Our system OF tax
alton being protective tarif on the
non-use of land makes land artthctaliy
high, and therefore creates booms,
and through booms. creates financial
crises. II fines industry at the ex-
pense of unproductive monopoly.
My deed to land 10 the some sort
Of document as the resolution OF Con-
gresham Smith. 1t says to all the
world, this Land Is mine. Whether l
use II fully, half use II, or use II not
at all Is my business not yours"
Nay, we pursue more monopolis-
tic course as to lands than Congress-
man Smith proposes with relation to
the pole. Nobody wants the pole
now, but millions Of needy people
want lands. Mr.. Smith does not seem
to propose that we keep force at
the pole to chase the forces Of other
nations OF; but we do keep q great
force of sheriffs, deputy sheriffs. po-
licemen and deputy marshals to chase
people from lands which are really
needed by people who resemble their
Savior In one thing at least, viz:
Foxes have holes, and the birds OF
the air have nests. but the Son OF
Man hath not where to lay his head"
Altogether, Congressman Smith has
a scheme which Is very consistent
with our general policy.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-27
Interstate Commerce Body
Under Railroad Control

sened. The accompanying thought
Is that II the railroad companies had
more money not only would con-
fdence In their stocks and bonds be
restored. but they would be able 70
make larger purchases and so stimu-
late the business OF the country,
which. for various reasons, had fallen
into deplorable stagnation and disor-
der. We confess not only to amaze-
ment, but bewilderment, as we review
this decision. II overturns all our
ideas of a government Of law az dis
tinguished from a government of men
exercising unlimited and unrestrain-
cd power. IL congress were asked TO
give q commission the authority TO
regulate railroad rates upon the basis
OF this decision, the whole country
would stand aghast at the audacity
of the proposal. and he who proposed
II would be swept away by the indig-
nation Of an angered people. The
suggestion Is too preposterous 10 De
seriously considered. and yet we have
a commission that has dared to exer-
else this unwarranted authority. We
have clothed the commission with
the power to determine what are just
and reasonable rates for Transporter
ton. The law to guide the commits
sion In ascertaining what are just and
reasonable rates has been clearly and
finally established. The statute. with
It's interpretations by the supreme
court Of the United States, has not
been mistakenly applied In the In
stance before us; II has been Alto
gether ignored and plainly repudiat-
ed. The commission has not even at
tempted to ascertain whether the
rates are reasonable or unreasonable.
Il has simply said that the railroad
companies need more money and that
the country would upon the whole be
benefited by giving them more
money"
The senator's are not opposing Hall
because he decided In favor OF the
roads, but because he went outside
his authority. "Our objection 20 MT.
Hall" they say, els that in the report
and decision to which we have re-
ferred he ignored the issue, the only
issue that could. under the law, exist
In the case, and without considering
any testimony pertinent to 1t joined
I'm a decision which exercises an
authority that never has been and
never will be conferred upon the
commission. which Institutes policy
contrary to the will Of congress and
the principles of good government
and which established q course that,
being pursued, will destroy the en-
tire system through which for nearly
80 years we have been attempting to
regulate and control the charges OF
common carriers"
The Detroit times., 1915-01-27
Remembered HE etiquette.

Remembered HE Etiquette.
A military man fell asleep while
the curtain-raiser was being played
and woke up when his daughter nudg-
cd him and whispered:
"Charley's Aunt"
The colonel leaped to his feet and
cried:
Bless me. so II L." and began to
shake hands furiously with q demure
old Lady who happened to be passing
along In frontEof him. How do you
do, madam And how 10 Charley"
The Detroit times., 1915-01-27
TOddu a Half Year of Frafricide

God lives-the man who believes
that will find comfort for his Quakipg
soul in these fearful times. He il not
all cast down. With Detroit's famed
tenor, Harold Jarvis. he can sing:
Somewhere the sun IL shining; some
where our song-birds dwell:
Hush then thy sad repining; God lives
and all is well!
Somewhere! Somewhere! Beautiful
Isle Of Somewhere
Lend OF the true where we live anew.
Beautiful Isle of Somewhere.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-27
Do You Eat Through Your Nose?

is the case II, regularly, In the morn.
ings. upon waking. we find that our
lips are parched, tongue coated and
throat feels dry and sticky.
Disease OF the nose not OF an OBJ.
structed character may give rise to
grave disorders OF the general sys
tenn, no less than obstructive LESSONS.
Sparing the rod may spoil some chill.
dren, but, according to the head OF
the New York juvenile association.
sparing the tooth brush spells about
80 per cent of the bad boys who come
to his association for attention.
The bad boy" says the Juvenile
court head, lis usually anemic. and
the anemia Is caused by defective
teeth
The Detroit times., 1915-01-27
From Another
Point of HieW

These certainly are tempestuous
times for titles. Look ut the trouble
old Major League Is having.
William Travers Jerome has with
drawn from the Thaw case. It's too
bad he couldn't have taken Thaw
with him.
In Philadelphia last year there were
$4,000 cases Of unlawful absence from
school, and yet IL was bad year for
the gate, according TO Connie Mack.
Siam is going to have q navy. We'll
come, Siam. to our peace movement!
We Will Next Be Favored With
Vocal Selection by Mr.. Norman
Warren, Entitled. PADDY Duff
fy's Cart"
Bones-Mr. warrea lab very
pieasin' voice, Mistah IntOiocutah.
but when he am singfn' he reminds
nae some Of mah bankah.
INSTRUMENTATION do you mean.
.issis. Of your Ssaksrs
To- him 10 take de notes. Does
you al Know De D0mkann KaVYXuNC
song. Mistah lnt0i0cutahf
Interlocut0r-No. Bones, I cannot
say that l do. WHIST II the bank
er's favorite songf
BOnes--lt am ..Oh. Promise Me-"
But de song NIB songs sm de one
dc nOthah sings 20 her little chile
NJ ebenia' time, "When You Come
Back Across de Ses. Bring . Little
Opium "a Fathah."
Interioeutor-TAe idea. Bones. Of
your telling M . mother would
opiam I'm IL. What kind OF . soag
do you call thatf
B0nes-Dat am one Of den
slunbah songs.
Can you not just for once change the
question:
We asked Il Of some katydIds;
They replied: "Yesslree; there's the
tall PaWpaw tree,
Are the branches upon Il the kIds7"
Willum says that kind OF pardon
board ought not to have any trouble
getting out when It has completed Its
minimum.
Shoes at $40 pair are predicted in
the near future. First thing we know
the fellow who will find 1t easiest to
get along will be man with one leg
A bird In India called the adjutant
or marabout, Is of the stork species
and capable of swallowing cat whole
People who own canaries ought not
to be without one.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-27

Prompted.
4 The vicar was Just about to give
~ tho banns Of . marriage the other
nfnv when he discovered that he
o1A not. md the book. However.
y toGan, cropping meanwhile for the
~ volume.
q publish the banns Of marriage
fuoon--between-
otWeeu the cushion and the seat.
whispered the verger hoarsely,
Ecn1y realixing what the vicar was
The Detroit times., 1915-01-27
One for Each.

A map remarked that he came from
. very large family.
"How many are there of your" he
was asked.
well. there were 10 Of us boys" he
said, land each Of US had sister
Good gracious!" exclaimed the
other. "Then there were 20 Of your
NO." said the boastful man, "elev'
en-"
The Detroit times., 1915-01-27
Poor for Golf.

An enthusiastic golfer. one OF these
fellows who can speak on nothing
else but golf, was one day taken by
q friend to an observatory to have q
look through the building.
The golfers friend, who was keen
astronomer, got him to look at the
moon through the telescope, and then
asked him what he thought OF the
planet. To his amazement. he an.
swered back:
Its a. RIGHT, but it's awful fu' o
bunkers."
The Detroit times., 1915-01-27

not q proper pas
sage for air any
more than 10 the
nose for the en-
trance of food.
Indeed. II may
be said that II
would be hardly
less psychological
To practice eating
The Detroit times., 1915-01-27
DANCE rous 20 %.

THAT old fellow over there got his
wife through advertising"
Whats For q wife?'
! mo, advertising money to Ioan."--
New York Post.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-27

Government wireless stations have
been planned for Indo-China that will
be powerful enough to communicate
with points more than 5000 miles
away.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-27
STILL, THEY CAN GET THEM TO BET
IN THIS DAY THEY CAN FIND THE PEA

'% Nv lfHS LAY iHEY (AiN TLND lHL TIA
has 100 feet Of lawn hose
living A. a and NEEDS 100 feet
IL lawn hose.
Bis who figures closely before he parts with dollar
An idea strikes him and he goes to with it
SE , sy to A:
Living by why both of us should own
your and keep lawn wet and
Ks keep the dust down in ths for the summer"
That ka fair proposition and walks home with the hose
few days Later . tho Fourth Of July.
buys his Young . number Of skyrocksts
The penuous and crafty out porch that night
jsyhg the fireworks at As expense.
p Of the rocket sticks desoends upon and fire to the
Nd
rushes over his lot whore sitting and says;
aouck b the hose; my house il fue!"
slowly his pipe and to ndiferenty III SELL
you he hose
s.rrers sshHy catches his breath challenge Bs
ropcsitn when it dawn upon position sound legal and
vsllhks-
awes snaps inamuGh a completely and
BUY back what you for MY hossp
aohD taking another slow draw at his pipe say ~
100000
phess
The emergency in As case roof Of his house
The ety emergency at the present time
r. IT sufficient number Of street operation greatly
ncsased number comfort and at lower rate Of fare it
buy private corporation which owns the exist
||Ing Inca
he city the street railways ITSELF but to run street
railway it win first have streets.
Il mu buy back the Detroit United railway
hundred thousand dola the price ut upon As
what the D. o. has right charge rs because 1t has
franchises right charge for OUR OWN
0E1IETs
We quote the minimum figure fixed by the cys expert
the value Of it, franchises at 100000 more than
~ valuation Of the cityS appraiser.
Ana the franchises N0THNG-N0T ONE PENNY
Dsso th Detroit win have to BUY them back
n We cannot get out d it.
nj = 4 the law Of equity.
told there why they should both
80 walked away A. thought about fire.
And when city Detroit gave it, streets thought
when might want operate in the streets for ITSELF
u That's whore get it every time from franchises
'&k IL franchise knows what he Il doing
franchise gver generally pretty careless about the matter
xhs giving away it, rights by municipality private oorpoans
- essd deal betting the other fellows game.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-27

The mouth Ii. justly speaking, the
of the digestice tract and is
The Detroit times., 1915-01-27

Lem Lowney has received word
from his brother, Wees, that he has
failed again In Business. Dill study
often enough almost Z Retire."
The Detroit times., 1915-01-27

We Will Next Be Favored With .
Vocal Selection by Mr.. Norman
Warren, Entitled, PADDY Duff
fy's Cart"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-08

"OIuuy IIdJ udu0 uGI COIu 70 GGOISG
when they next met.
It was a miserable evening. They
- seemed to drift further apart. Finally
George blurted out:
- 81 know what's the matter, Mollie.
Your heads been turned by that Miss
Wheeler you told me about, and you
don't care for me any more"
Don't be foolish, George" an
swered Mollie, taTtly. 81 hardly ever
said a word to Miss Wheeler. If you
can't trust me, just because Pm get.
e. ting more money than you"
Tears followed. They led to anger.
In the end MoIlie flung Georges ring
on the table, and George put on his
hat-yes, inside the room-and
stalked away.
MoIlie knew that Mr.. Hodgkins
would never have put on his hat until
he was outside the door.
The next day was a miserable one.
MOllie's first impression of Mr.. Brown
were of a gruff old gentleman who
did not display the slightest eager
ness to introduce her to Mrs. Brown,
or take her IN MS automobile to COW
leigh; and his manners were decided
ly acrid.
Days followed. George had neith-
er written nor called. And Mollie,
though she still loved George, began
to think of him as someone whom she
had known long agO-before she
took the place of the dashing Miss
Wheeler.
when my new dress comes Mr..
Brown will feel quite, quite different
ly toward me-" thought Mollie. For
he had not grown any pleasanter, and
Mollie began to fear that she might
fall between two stoOls-Mr. Brown
and Mr.. George. She had lost her
lover, she had gained nothing.
All, but there was the dress! And
it was a dress! Of palest blue, with |
filmy, billOwing lace, cut wide in the
Il
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-08

Was 10 arrive Oh IuG uOIIOW, WIFI du
it's hopes of Mrs. Brown, the automO-
bile, and COwleigh
On the evening before she planned
to emerge, like butterfly, out of the
drab cocoon of her personality, Mr..
Brown was not quite so gTuff. MOIlie
thought he was softening. She was
quite happy when he actually babe
her goodnight.
He went into Mr.. Cyrus room ada
cent. The door stood open. MoIlie,
putting on her hat, could not avoid
OYerheaTing the conversation that
ensUed.
That's a nice, sensible little girl
you picked out for me, Cyrus" said
Mr.. Brown. You hit my taste to a
nicely"
I'm very glad to hear you say that,
sir" replied Mr.. Cyrus, mOdestly.
Cyrus, you are a wonder" said
Mr.. Brown. "a nice, quiet, sensible
little girl, not a gay butterfly like Miss
Wheeler. Lord, what a lot Of trouble
that woman gave me with her dress
and airs. Unfortunately, she man
aged to get an introduction to Mrs.
Brown through an acquaintance, so
of course she had me on toast"
IT'S a good thing she didn't last,
sir," said Cyrus.
Quite so. Well, as I told you, I
meant to get quite a different type
of woman for my next adventure. A
quiet, modest little country girl, who
knew how to dress sensibly, instead
of turning my Office into ballroom
or a box at the opera house, like that
that creature that got poor HOdg-
kins."
81 think I got her, sir" said Mr..
Cyrus.
"You followed my instructions abb
soIutely. Cyrus I said to you, I
want a quiet, modest, plainly dressed
little girl next time. And get me a
plain, homely one. who isn't likely to