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The Detroit times., 1915-01-19
Rn OLSON GARpNER.


WASHINGTON, Jan. lS.-That
nothing can be done by the president
or congress to relieve the unemploy'
ment situation Is the claim OF the
formers friends. II is also the deter
mination as announced by the presl-
dent. The executive authority is 10
be Used In enlarging 10 some extern
the functions of the employment
bureau which Is operated under the
auspices of T. V. Powderly in the de-
partment OF labor. Orders have been
issued that the postal facilities snail
be used freely as avenues or intelll-
gence in bringing the manless Joo
and the jobless man together. Provid-
Ing jobs is another matter. ana TINS
is regarded as too big problem Tor
congress and the president.
A momentary lapse in the team
work" so applauded by President VIII
son in his Indianapolis speech Is seen
in a letter dated April 2l. 1914, N'
dressed by Postmaster A. s. Burleson
TO the chairman OF the committee on
postoffices OF the senate In reply to
the committees request for comment
on bill introduced by Senator Moses
f.. Clapp 10 have the postoffices used
as federal employment exchange,
which work has just been actually UNI
dertaken by executive order. In his
letter Mr.. BurleSon says that there Is
no need for such use OF the postoffice
as there is no exaggerated unemploy-
ment, and in the second place that
the unemployed can get work by pay
| ing a moderate fee TO private agencies
and that the entrance of the govern
ment into this business would be I'M
fair TO the private agencies.
An interesting contribution TO the
discussion Of unemployment is let
! ter addressed TO the mayor OF New
York and circulated widely by Amos
Pinchot, in which he condemns the
appointment of Judge Gary, OF the
steel trust, as head of the unemplov-
ment committee in New York. and of
George w Perkins as head OF the
mayors committee on food supply.
! Speaking OF Mr.. Perkins, Mr.. Pin
chot says: Mr. Perkins has issued a
number OF helpful circulars in which
he advises that those who cannot af-
ford TO eat meat should eat fish. II Is
said TO be almost as nourishing And
IL the exchequer does not extend 10
the seafood point the people should
eat the palatable but inexpensive
lertil To the unemployed who are
without even the means TO buy lentils.
there is, at all events, offered the com
The Detroit times., 1915-01-19
From Another
IOn,l O. View

A New Yorker has been fined $50
coo New ork seems To nave "A Judge
who agrees that 1904 and his money
should be soon parted.
Sausage makers in Hoboken have
struck And the industry, We presume.
has Just reversed itself ana rs solns
10 the dogs
10 taaase yoa Iua. i.seISseN.
ov~sOo--I Ncly as....sS ..aolse
the Il.u !Ou IcSO.aAAae..~. .Sa,.Si .iS
49, a .S,O...Ec yosr pssA,..n .aS
NoISr III
NeAs .oom-Nawu! iuaa! nwaw!
" oOurow-As Nas saJ s..g, Eentie-
men, Ne eNer minoIui "a Nne
4 TCat NOASc OIL
NeAI rvom-n avn! luah! Nawaw!
Auan!
" oourow-Mr. 1umuity. viii you
please 40 get AZ nnu ssrrS IL hWhAe.
I'm busy. pa
In Philadelphia woman boasts a
pet dog that recites. starting, 100
We presume, with a bow. WOW!
Those in Washington who are close
10 the White House report tney can
hear a baoy.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-19

After Which Mr., Loren Pierson
Will Sina lover the Garden WALL
The Detroit times., 1915-01-19
School Teachers should Warn Parents
OF Optical Detects, After Simple Test!

them. This has been the case where
the tests have been systematically
carried out.
Every child found defective should
be handed a card OF warning" 10 be
given TO the parents, notifying the
parent that 40 defect has been found
and urging that the child be taken
TO doctor of the parents choosing
either at his office or free dispensary.
III no attention is paid 10 these
cards, the matter should be persistent
~ and tactfully followed up, either by
the teacher or the school nurse, or by
both.
In this way many dull and back.
ward children will become bright and
pliable scholars. their health Will De
improved, the community will be ben
lifted, both socially, morally and
financially, and, lastly, the teachers
work will be UNNECESSARILY easier and
pleasanter.
The annual. systematic, preliminary
examination OF school children's eyes:
ears. noses and threats by school
teachers is an agency OF enormous ana
incalculable benefit TO the children, 10
the parents, 10 the teachers ana 10 the
community al large.
Then why not universally beneht by
II. especially as the most Is insignin-
cant? The only expenses are the test
ing charts. Warning cards" and the
simple record blanks which cost al
most nothing.
II medical inspectors had to be hired
TO do this work. the lack OF FUNDS
might prove an embarrassment. But
medical inspectors are not necessary.
as the teachers can do II perfectly
well, and by answering the nine sim
pie questions at least 50 per cent OF
serious eye. ear nose and throat dis
eases will be detected.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-19
President Can DO Little
10 Help /ObleSs Men

fort OF reading the pamphlet, How 10
use left-overs. circulated by the food
supply committee, in which the prep
aration Of lamb. Turkish style; curry
of mutton, creamed chicken and peas,
beef loaf, bouillon salad, fricandelles
and other Warmed.over dishes 10 ex-
planned in a clear and convincing man
ner."
Speaking OF the appointment OF
Judge Gary 10 head the unemployment
committee, Mr.. Pinchot says: 1T Is
perhaps not irrelevant to point out
that the attitude of the administra-
ton toward unemployment has been
characterized by spirit which seems
little short OF frivolous. In the hrst
place. II puts at the head Of the com
mlttee 10 deal with unemployment q
gentleman who has spent large part
OF his time and undeniable talent In
exploiting labor and crushing the or
ganization OF labor. This In itself
has struck a distinctly sardonic note.
And at the same time the admins
tration puts In charge OF the commit
tee 10 deal with the cost of living an
other gentleman whose career In keep
inc up the price OF the necessaries OF
Is certain danger that the average
citizen will interpret these selections
as having been made on the theory
upon which Central Diaz chose dis
tinguished bandits to lead the police
force of Mexico City"
To indulge in the suggestive and
the indecent has been OF late years a
waning custom even among gather
/ ings where only men are present. In
Washington this is reflected In the
rule always announced at the opening
of gridiron dinners that the ladies' are
presumed always TO be present. II
was therefor with distinct disap-
proval that the press gallery heard
the speech OF Stanley Bowdle, OF Ohio.
during the debate on woman suffrage
made In the presence OF galleries fill
ed with women. many OF them among
the most distinguished In America.
The speech was Babelaisan. How
much so may be Judged from the fact
that II had to be thoroughly expurgat-
ed before IL appeared In the Congress
sional Record. II is pleasant 10 re-
member, in view OF the applause and
laughter which many members OF the
house accorded the Bowdle effort, that
there was man so decent anil moral
~ courageous as Hobson showed him.
self to be, 10 administer the much-de-
served rebuke. When Thackeray Great
ed the character OF Col. Newcomb. he
did great service for mankind in set
ting up the antithesis 20 the Bowdles
among the male sex.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-19
Inducements of the War ].
NO.
Foolish English Claims and the Marvellous French

/, cause OF her failure to do the impos-
sihle.
Moreover, such utterances are un-
Just TO the French. The British are
wonderful fighters, always. have been,
always win be: but they have played
very small part in the war on land.
They have played small part simply
because, of all that marvellous battle
line, they have made up only less than
lone-twentieth.
The French have done the work, and
there is no reason 10 believe that they
would not have turned back the Ger
mans at the Marine II there had not
been a British soldier In the field. And
the French have done II silently, mod
estly, supremely. They have not
moaned nor threatened. nor Dragged.
nor clustered. They have fought on.
cody, sanely, intrepidly. effectively.
They have not called on God to get
down In the gutter and join I'm this
barroom fight of the nations: but, tax.
ling things are they came, they have
faced death and mutilation In every
form-and they have called no names.
| or France II may be truly said:
I'm the fell clutch OF circumstance.
size has not WINGED nor cried aloud;
under the bludgeonings OF chance her
head Ia bloody but unbowed"
IL Napoleon Bonaparte can see, and
can feel the old thrill, he must be
proud OF his French. Never when he
led them to victory on victory did
they do such maryels as they are
doing now.
And yet. when one reads Wells and
his fellow-fishers for American public
opinion, one might be led to think
that the British were alone on the
continent | do not blame them for
this fishing any more than I blame
the Germans for trying to build up a
purlc opinion In this country against
the selling or arms TO the allies, but
think such writer's should fish with
better bait.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-19
JUST THE SANE, POOR BOYS WITH
SLLNGSHO1S BETTER BE CAREFUL

In the refrigerator pala residence rich disller
IN Detroit there lay 30 cartridges
There Michigan against any person having pdg in his
possession a this time Of the year.
The penalty is heavy every possession
or Jail in it is poor unable pay the fine
partridgs possession in
season. however great dcacy and the
birds something like 50 apiece.
The law aimed those who rich enough the price and
rich enough refgeratng the oohsOme bped
The object the law is of prevent wholesale slaughter by
those who shoot kill for the sport but for the they receive
the of the game when commands prices
dser having
the birds in his possession
Hating anything like consideration of the mans great wealth
TIE game procured search warrant proceeded the rich
home upon refrigerator the rich mans home thence
upon illegal refrigerator of the rich mans home and
SEIZED them.
Good! Good for heard about it.
Here" we against the rich
against poor against d well against
the distiler's impoverished consumer"
glad that laws do not diferenae when
them, big game and little
1 "Good! Good for Daniels" we said.
poor boy through country fields woods who
sling rife has destroyed bird has been made
to suffer for il, and, Of course suffer he should
relentless vigil the
mankind whose cheering lives
sent only small part of the good they do.
wokngman who has managed get day off for
failing trip the fish he catches because is under
sized and Game Warden Daniels
has made that fishermen observe this law.
poor from the law because HE IS POOR
from the law he is rich
the bench in
Of addressing the at the bar
carefully examined the latest issued by DUN and
1adstee find from your rating not guity?"
remarked heard that Game Warden Dam
s rich dister and seized the
fridge disller had been boy with sngshot
orkingman returning the with underszed fish
" said:
aGood! Good for Daniels
that the police of the rich
6isler The Times the municipal building
dster had the
The had the but had departedo his
home, somebody said
4 The prosecutors office not represented
appears gnor-
cut of he had them because relatives
OF the relatives blame they happened
fall sick in the illegal for partridge
And that what the
Daniels Harrington Walker dister that the
last will hear Of it.
Sometimes great blessing that the goddess justice
blind.
Whoever spared her lot
tean.
N The game laws don't always shoot to kill.
Or maybe this the closed for enforcing them.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-19

The teacher had been giving her
little ones some lessons in table man.
ners. III you want to leave the
table," she said, before the others
do, you should always say Excuse
me-" The next day wishing to see
how well they remembered her In.
structions, she asked:
Fred. when should you say 'Ex.
Cuse me- at the table?"
When We have company" was the
earnest reply.-Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-19

COHuIIIUn OF JGYt-
nile eyesight and
or reducing the
frightful and con
stantly swelling
statistics OF those
who walk "eter-
nally in darkness. .
T h g $ C h o o |
teacher has control
The Detroit times., 1915-01-19

Tnmbo-Mistah lntolocutnh, XII
out "a pencil an piece OF papnh.
an write dis down.
InterIocutor-Al rights pro-
ceed. Tambo.
Tambo-Bones done own seben
pulIets. Put dat down.
InterIocutor-I got L., Tnmbo.
Tambo--One mawnin c'
woke up an counted dem pu
an dnr was one gone. TUT down
dar was one gone.
InterIocutor-l got IL Iamoo'
Tambo-Nah, yah. yah! Confess
sion certainly am good To- dc sou'.
Bones hab all along aone
nccusfn' me dat All got H.
InterIocutor - Tambo, wan.
won to understand that ! Womb
not stoop TO steal anybodys p"'-
let. :, oo,
To steal pulief: Lii,
InterIocutor--If 1 want p"ie'
I go buy 10.
Tambo-Bones done wishes. An
presume. dat you had been sa"s
He'd e. go buy hfs'n.
IuterIocutor-I want you TO IN
derstand. Tnmbo, that l am able
To pay for any pullef Il eat.
Tambo-Dat's none of NAH bust
ness, pay Bonesj IL was MS pun
let.
InterIocutor-Do you mean 20
say am theft
Tambo-No. indeedy. What Al
mean a insinuate. Mistah inta-
Iocutah. a. dat you am eptcure'
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IL you sus-
pect Il stole your puliet why don't
you accuse me 10 my race. instead
OF goinE behind my backf
Bones-Why didn't you NIL come
TO nah front door instead OF goin'
10 behind nah hoasef De reason
Al didn't accuse you am because
All ann natu'lly shy.
Tambo-Mtrtah IntolOcutsh. do
you want to- know how shy Bones
amt
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. you can
enlighten us, TambO.
Tambo-Bones am shy one pull
let.
Sign on Broadway reads: "The IL
tie Corset Shop" We presume ther
are shops In town where ladies
numerous inches can get bigger one
Pm grabbed the shovel I'm his hand
And to the walk In front he vents
His hand Mt times held 20 his hip.
Proved he was not on pleasure ben
The Detroit times., 1915-01-19
Hess Hdskins

"They had Bill Study put down Z
take tn part Of tn drunken Husband
In a Home Talent Play they are git
tin up, but Mrs. Bill objected. She
said Bill would Be wantIn' = rehearse
too much"
The Detroit times., 1915-01-19

She-I think shall continue my
walk alone.
He-Oh, but I hope you don't con-
slider me a bore.
She-No, hardly that, Percy-a GIN.
let.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-19

Upon the public school teacher rests
much of the burden of improving the
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-06-08
Only Changed One Shoe.

While an East side matron was bus
fly preparing to go to the theater the
other afternoon, gossipy neighbor
came to the front door, The woman
stopped in the middle Of the process
of putting on her best shoes and
talked to the neighbor for some time.
When the neighbor left she looked at
the clock and saw she would have to
hurry. So she hastily finished dress
ing and made dash for the car.
She noticed young man watched
her all the way downtown. She
searched her coat thoroughly for q
stray raveling, but found none.
After attending the theater she
boarded a car and still noticed that
she attracted attention. She followed
one girls eye and saw that it conferred
on the bottom of her dress. Looking
to discover the cause she found that
in her haste she had only changed one
of her shoes and on her left she wore
a patent kid shoe, while on the other
there was gunmetal calf shoe!-In-
diarapolis News.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-06-08
Tried But Found Wanting.

The Intelligent voters of the coun-
try realize that it would be folly to
discontinue the study and discus
sion of other matters of govern
mental concern merely because a
war in Europe has given rise to i'm
portant diplomatic correspondence.
The President Of the United States
and the members of Congress are
not chosen primarily to determine
foreign policies but to make laws
and establish policies for the do
mestic affairs of the United States.
The present administration was not
elected upon policies and pledges
regarding legislation affecting the
people the people of the United
States in their business and gov
ernmental interests. Whether the
governmental theories upon which
this administration was elected
have been the success which the
Democratic party promised tor
them; whether the democratic ad-
ministration has given the people
an economical and efficient admin
istration, and whether that party
has fairly fulfilled its pledges to
the people, are live questions for
discussion today, regardless of any
international question that has
risen.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-06-08
MADE LIVING BY SLEEPING
Londoner of Couple of Centuries
Ago Seems to Have Had Some
thing of "Snap."

In these lean and strenuous times
one might do worse and emulate the
example of Nicholas Hart He had
NO need to work for a living, had
Nicholas. He slept for it, On Au-
gust 9, I'LL, the following advertise
ment appeared in the pages Of the
London Daily Courant: Nicholas
Hart, who slept last year in st. Bar
tholomew's hospital intends to sleep
this year in the Cock and Bottle in
Little Britain"
Addison, that very competent jour
nalist, was attracted by the advertise
ment and took up the matter in the
Spectator. He found upon investiga-
ton that Nicholas Hart lis every
year seized with periodical fit of
sleeping, which begins upon the 9Th
Of August and ends on the 18th of the
same month. That on the first Of the
month he grew dull, on the End ap-
peared drowsy, on the Sd fell to yawn-
ing, on the 4th began to nod, on the
Stu dropped to sleep, on the 9Th was
heard to snore, On the 7th turned him.
self in his bed, on the 8th recovered
his former posture on the 9th fell a.
stretching, on the 10th, about mid
night, awoke, on the 18th, in the
morning called for little small beer"
The result of this sleep was that Hart
earned enough to support himself for
a twelvemonth.''
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-06-08

The Presidents emphasis on the
word humanity" in the German
note led some people to declare
that this was the first time the
word had ever been brought to the
front in diplomatic exchanges. A
Spanish war veteran writes to the
St. Louis Globe Democrat to show
the country, by calling to mind an
expression employed by Mckinley
just prior to the war in 1896. Nc
Kiniey declared that in the name
OF humanity and civilization" the
atrocities in Cuba must come to an
end. This veteran points out that
a parallel case exists in Mexico,
but those in authority in Wash
ington have overlooked many things
along with the watchful waiting"
policy. In the name of humanity
and civilization how long will such
conditions be allowed to exist at
our door,"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-06-08

Commenting on the refusal OF
our present legislature to provide
for convention to revise the state
constitution, the Milwaukee Senti-
mel well says:
A constitutional convention un-
der the auspices OF the Tom Nor
rises and BIaines is a thing TO
shudder at. We are glad the leg
islature thought so.
1t is not very consoling rehec-
ton to think of that class of men
in the political leadership of this
good state. But their sins found
them out" Political wreckers,
they were living on the spoils OF
demagogism. How did they ever
fool our people into giving them
place and power? That's another
thing to shudder at. efferson Co.
Union.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-06-08
Gov. Philip Is Right.

Peace for Americans, is Cover
nor Philips plea. The governor
in expressing his opinion on the
German reply to the Washington
note, said that this country has
nothing to gain and much to lose
by taking part in the European war.
The governor, replying to a re-
quest for statement regarding the
note said:
Our country Can settle no ques-
ton of human liberty, nor will we
gain any desirable end by partici-
pating in the European war. We
should not seek an opportunity to
sacrifice American life and treasure
which under a most favorable end
ing would mean a net loss to our
country with no useful service rem
dered to mankind. / believe it to
be our duty to maintain strict
neutrality and our interest in hu-
mainly should dictate to US that
we give no aid to any nation either
in money or munitions of war that
will tend to prolong the struggle.
A neutrality that is mere compli-
ance with international law will un-
der existing conditions produce
complications more embarrassing
than any we have so far experience
ed. This country has no interest
in the questions that have involved
European nations in war and our
people should support our Pres,-
dent in his efforts to maintain
peace"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-06-08

Senator Jim Ham Lewis of H.
linois, proposes to fill the aching
void in the Federal Treasury by an
issue of bonds to the tune of five
hundred millions. This is a favor
lite method of the democrats when
confronted by deficit; and de-
felt is always natural accompan-
iment of a democratic administra-
ton. Cleveland had one and he
issued bonds. But Jim Ham S
scheme goes much further. He
wants to increase the national debt
by fifty per cent, and he suggests
that the bonds be issued IN small
denominations. that they be pur-
chased by the people generally,
and that the proceeds, after paying
off the democratic deficit, shall be
used in some underlined manner for
putting the people who are now
iobless to work. AS we understand
it, Jim Hams plan is for the peo-
pie to lift themselves out of the
slough by their bootstraps.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-06-08
Billy Missed Something.

My sister going to call one day on
q school chum, took her little son
along. While there, the hostess
served refreshments on highly pol
ished table, with only a centerpiece
in the center of the table. 1t looked
like a regular meal to Billy, who
looked first at his mother and then
at the hostess in a puzzled way
They both began to eat, and finally
Billy with little sigh, seriously lift
ed his glass and plate and spread out
MS napkin under them. His mother
wanted to know why he was doing
that, and Billy, glancing furtively at
The hostess, who appeared not to be
aOticing, whispered: Ssh! She for
got the tablecloth. Chicago Tribune.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-06-08
SURELY MAS HIS LUCKY DAY
Farmer Probably Never Will Realize
Just What Narrow Escape
He Did Have.

A CRATER had been short-changing
hicks with a small circus, and the
packing was poor The outfit hit the
South; no cotton money, and with a
bunch of one-day towns to show where
money was as scarce as violets on a
weedy siding. And it was miles to
the land of promise, and every man
stony, and nothing coming
Just before the concert, one after
noon in jay jungle, the CRATER
lamped RUDE coming out of the big
top. He had on new jeans, city hat,
was eating popcorn out of one hand,
and carrying an umbrella, tied with a
shoestring, in the other He hesitated
at the lemonade stand. Every signal
on his lankness was flying him for a
mark. Approach CRATER and speech:
Surely you are not going, neigh
Dor? Shows not 'arf over, an, neigh
Dor, you mustn't miss the concert.
Some gem, boy!'
"Gotter catch the three-forty-e eight"
was the answer, fragrant of pink and
pasted popcorn.
'Sure not" said the shorter "Wait
for the real show-the boomerang
throwers and the ceiling walkers, and
whisper, cull.-them French dancers
nights in Parish
The farmer took out wallet and
1t was crowded with ones, twos, fives,
tens and twenties. The CRATER saw
the green and gold outlay and dreamed
he was working in bank. Then he
dived into his own pockets for come
on; but he hadn't a red. He whistled
and called for help; but nothing doing
on coin-the first time in his honest
career, and no twisted bills between
the fingers. Finally the RUDE got
tired, closed the wallet, and damned 1t
in his inside pocket with:
''Gotter be goin' stranger"
The CRATER burst out crying, and
grabbing him by the whiskers, shaft
ed: Gee, but you're a lucky guy!"