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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-12
Pass the Salt-Shaker.
nv Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1918. by Frank Crane)

This has been a wet season and the
salt-shaker has been clogged up some.
That is the reason perhaps that so
many whoppers have been circulated by
the takers and swallowed by the public.
Especially in the line of war scares.
One magazine had red, white and blue
serial describing the conquest of the
United States by Germany. 1t was GER
tainly scary. But it needed salt the
worst way. While we wouldn't put any
thing past the Germans, they are prob
ably going to be rather strenuously oc-
cupied for some time, and, anyway, II
they lick England, France. Russia, Italy,
Japan. and San Marine we'd just as well
give 'em the United States.
A little salt wouldn't hurt Herr Dunn
ba either. 1t Is a nice, bold idea to come
right over here to the land of the free
and the home of the foreigner and work
up all the factory hands until they arise
and wreck the machinery so that we can
make no more cartridges. But it's raw.
Our folks will not swallow it.
The esteemed Friends of Peace, too,
who translate Peace to mean something
or other strictly German, insisting that
we shall close our market because the
Allies can buy and the Austro-G Germans
cannot, have fine propaganda, but it
will hardly work II needs salt.
Likewise the rumors which every
breeze is bringing up from the cactifer-
Gus south to pe effect that the Next
cans are invading or are about to invade
the L. s. A., threatening our focks and
herds. overturning our governments and
mussing up our palladiums, thereby cali
ing upon us for immediate armed inter-
vention lest we be called craven and de-
void of honor These rumors are fine
reading but they need salt. We know
the rambunctious blood of the Anglo
Saxon too WELL and recognize its NOV
ings toward killing somebody and an
nexing something.
On the whole, the United States ID
filed with some millions of wide-awake,
able-bodied, loose-jointed, effective, in
telligent, resourceful people. We don't
mean TO be boastful, but as we have
met and passed some pretty severe tests
in the past. so we are ready for what
the future may bring.
And when they hand you those stories
Of European bugaboos and Mexican
menace and japanese plots, use the salt
shaker.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-12

len short of the wonderful tribute be-
slowed upon him as the real victor OF
the greatest. war of history.
He would have found a way of being
forced into" the saturnalia, and the
United States would have been accurate
" adjudged by history to be as militaris-
tic and rapacious as any of the embroiled
powers of Europe.
Ii has been indeed more brilliant
achievement to stay QUITO remain the
one Christian nation of the first rank
that has not turned its professions of
fine nationalism into mockery.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-12
Germany Expecting Long War;
Bought Thousands of Horses

to lapse even for one year. as has
In a measure been the case In Eng
land. where scattered meetings al
Newmarket make ~ the program
for the remainder Of the current sea
son. The German derby. run on
Sunday last, had 20 starters, and
was worth 331.250 to the winner
Pontresina.
The effect OF Great Britain's policy
of curtailment is indicated by the
result OF the recent Newmarke'
yearling thoroughbred sales, when
the average was $3.50 head. as
against S1.705. in 1914 The United
States has gone through its period
OF storm and stress in connection
with racing. and EnglIshmen with
large investments In bIooded stock
are now In a position to appreciate
the feelings Of those who had for
tunes in stations and brood mares
on racing plants when the HarfAR
new law became operative In this
NlhAfs ~ tHdt tthit VI obt
largest studs were broken up OF
abandoned. and thoroughbreds sold
for song.
Values, however. have improved
with partial return OF the sport az
Is shown by the sale OF a yearling AT
auction recently for $4,000. That
foreign countries have benefited by
the dispersal Of our thoroughbreds Is
proved by the victory OF L'Empriere
In the race for the Australian cup
two weeks ago. This horse Is by
The Scribe and out Of the Hanover
mare Coline. which probably gave
birth TO him In Australia AZ she was
part Of a consignment OF brood
mares sent to the Antipodes In 1910
Tho cup distance Is two miles and
quarter and IL calls for a stout
heart and lung capacity beyond the
normal. We sadly need horses OF
EEmpriere's CALLER In America to
day.--New York Sun.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-12
Burial Customs
Differ Widely

The modes OF burial differ widely
among various peoples, from the
rudest ceremonies and methods of
the wandering tribes to the ornate,
impressive. reverent services OF
the heir OF all ages, In the fore.
most files OF time
Among some the dead are buried
lying. other sitting. as in the case
with several OF the Indian tribes;
and instances are related where
warriors or lenders in the nations
have been buried seated upon their
favorfte war horse. as was done
with the famous Blackbird, the chief
OF the once powerful Omahas.
But there Is a remarkable agree.
ment OF custom for the practice OF
placing the body east and west.
Sometimes the body is placed with
the head TO the east and sometimes
TO the west. II is held by certain
writer's that this custom is due to
solar symbolism, and the head is
placed to the east or to the west
according as the dead are thought
OF In connection with the sunrise,
the reputed home OF the deity, or
tho sunset the reputed home OF the
dead
There ara, however some tribes
that lay their dead north and south,
and others bury men with the face
10 the north and women with the
face TO the south while among
some OF the African tribes. Il one
happens to die away from his home,
he is buried facing his native vii.
lage.-Phlladelphis North American.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-12

As an example OF the manner IN
which Germany prepared for war a
recent press dispatch announces that
Immediately prior to the commence
ment OF hostilities agents of the
German government bought In Hol'
land 1900 2-year-old geldings and
had them safely across the border
before q shot was fred. -
This was part OF their general
plan OF preparedness and conveys
the impression that Germany expect
ed a long and stubborn conflict az
these geldIngs, now three years old.
will not be available for war pur-
poses until 1916 No country knows
the value OF good horse flesh better
| than Germany, and no European
power has spent more money In ex.
Fermentation or given more atten-
| ton 10 the science OF horse breeding
The great breeding studs In East
Prussia contained AZ the time the
war was declared several thorough.
bred stations that cost from $4,000
10 sl25.000 each and they were
bought because OF some particular
qualification each individual posses
sed looking TO the Improvement Of
the general horse product OF the
country.
Their own experience and the TO-
SUITS OF experiments In France and
other countries had demonstrated
that the tho cVghbred possessed
many characteristics that were ad.
mIrable. and they. proceeded 10 graft
these into thel- common or cold
biooded stock by ma'lrS selected
mares Of native blood animals o. nc
particular pedigree with slres Of
pure blood that had demonstrated
their courage. speed and bottom CT
the racetrack.
Knowing that racing was neces
sary Accomplishment o. horse breed
ing the sport has not been permitted
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-12
All the World Still
Loves a Lover.

Don't you ever believe that romance
is dying out; that you are not raising
your boy or girl to be a lover.
The tender passion is the same con-
Stunning fire-roaring like a furnace
that il has been since poets first cele-
brated il in ardent lyrics.
Perhaps it would be more modern to
say "scorching like a high-powered ma
chine" for loves old sweet song stretches
over more territory and consumes more
gasoline than it did in the simple romp-
ing days of Paul and Virginia.
Take our overworked presidents
somewhat solitary, serious-minded man
and the sunny -natured woman who
said yes. Are they not demonstrating
that there is a JOY even in later life sur
passing the golden refulgence of these
October days?
Going to New York to get the ring on
Friday; taking in the ball game in Phil
adelphia on Saturday; motoring over to
Baltimore to see his folks on Sunday
where's the difference in the ecstatie pre-
nuptial experience of this year OF our
Lord and the rapturous system of being
engaged in the long ago?
It's the same heart-warming process
beloved. The tens of thousands who
cheered and blest the happy couple on
their way showed that they know and
approve of the unerring craftsmanship
Of the little tike attired in bow and ar
rows, when they see il.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-12
Body Building By Joy.
az n. ApolNeToN BRUCE,
Author OF The Riddle OF Personality
Psychology and Parenthood. ETC.

~ muscular exercise and good food promote
,od,,v health II cannot be too strongly or too
os,er added that the psychic element. JOY. Is
likewise a tremendously powerful body builder
Given two groups of people having precisely
the same facilities for exercise, and eating pre-
cisely the same kind of food, that group which
for any reason is the more joyous WILL DE-
yrI0p PHYSICALLY FAR BETTER THAN
THE OTHER.
a striking proof of this is found in the expert
ence of Madame Montessorf, the famous euu-
Gator who opened in Rome few years ago "hat
she called Houses OF Childhood These were
schools in which little children were received
for education by unusual methods
The first of these Houses of Childhood" was
established in slum district, and the pupils
were almost without exception the children OF
very poor people--peopie so poor that the little
ones when they entered the school, showed
every e~iaenes-efL -insufffcfeutfy nour.
ished.
While attending the school their food con-
tinted as before the children going home daily
for lunch. and returning for an afternoon SEES
sion.
Madame Montsssori. that is 10 say, did not
attempt TO feed their bodies Her effort was TO
feed their minds and by methods which caused
the children To take intense delight in the school
work Presently an astonishing thing happened.
Not only did the children display unexpected
mental power, but THEY ALSO BEGAN TO De
yELOP PHYSICALLY AT RATE QUITE
OUT OF PROPORTION TO THE PHYSICAL
THEY RECEIVED. To quote
Madame Montessori's personal testimony
"All these children are much improved in
their general nutrition as TO present notably
different appearance from their former state,
and from the condition in which their brothers
still remain ------
MANY weakly ones have been organically
strengthened A great many who were lynn
phatic have been cured. And In general the
children have gained flesh and become rudy
to such an extent that they look like the children
of wealthy parents living In the country
Glance over the notes taken upon these chill
dren az the time when they first entered the
school For the treat majority the same note
was ..,aa4--aeea OF teHies-Yet not one OF them
took medicine not one Of them had change
Of diet.
'-The renewed yigor Of these children was due
solely to THE COMPLETE SATISFACTION OF
THEIR PSYCHIC LIFE"
From this II does not follow That Joy Is TO be
advocated as an adequate substitute for physical
food That would De manifestly absurd.
But II does follow that, IL physical food IL
10 be properly assimilated. II II Is 10 do most
effectively it's work OF providing nutrition. 1T
SHOULD BE EATEN TO THE ACCOMPANI-
MENT OF PLEASURABLE EMOTIONAL
STATE.
The lesson 10 be drawn from Madame Monies
SORTS experience Ia applicable not alone 10 chill
dren II is applicable TO all OF US, 20 men and
women OF every age.
Live joyously and we shall live vigorously
Live joyously and we can thrive even on food
that would otherwise be insufficient for ouI
body's needs.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-12
Women Urge Development of Waterways

plans and TO do the most urgent
work OF construction II also CO.
ordinates the departments. services
and bureaus OF the government Ell
gagged in the work OF water control
from different angles IN thc depart
ments OF war, interior. agriculture
and commerce. Cooperation with
states. municipal and local districts
Ia provided for, so as 20 bring them
all into active constructive co-opera-
ton with the national government.
each within its proper sphere and
Jurisdiction.
THE conservation department Of
the general federation is giving this
bill its earnest support and an ac-
tive educational and legislative cam
paign in every state is urged.
Through the two million women OF
the federation we hope 10 bring 10
the people a greater appreciation
OF waterways development and an
understanding OF the adequate pro
visions OF the "Reminiscences
river regulation bill.
This bin is also the foundation
of great constructive national pol
icy now being advocated by the Ma
tional Reclamation association by
whicS National Reserve Force
would be established. This nation.
al reserve system would include all
departments Of constructive work
done By the national government In
the aald OF se-astEyr Ha.eF= eansarya,
ton food control and flood proven
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-12
Pointed Paragraphs

Temptation never fails TO come TO
those who wait
Men who mean no harm are not
necessarily harmless.
Give busy man a circus pass and
he will find time TO use IL.
The faster the man the easier II Ia
for trouble to overtake him.
Never judge woman by the CON-
papy she is compelled 10 entertain.
A bachelor who reads the mar
riage notices isn't satisfied with his
lot.
The fool theories man gets in
his head cause lot OF trouble when
they explode.
Don't be too keenlv critical The
worm has a habit OF turning when
you lease expect 1t.
The man OF moderate means is
more desirable as an acquaintance
than man OF immoderate mean,
ness.
At Is girl declares she will mar.
~ only for love. and at % she pro
ceeds to fall in love with a rich
man.
We offer wonder what has become
Of all the men who were going Ia
make millions out of an invention
they once patented.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-12
A Poem a Day
BEYOND DEATH.

In lonely bays
Where Love runs wild
All among the lowering grasses
Where light. light. light as sea
birds wing.
The chuekle OF the chiid-god
o TO awake, to shake away the night
And md you dreaming there,
on the other side OF death. with the
sea wind blowing round you.
And the scent OF the thyme In your
hair.
Tho beauty perish.
Perish iihe g. ffowcr.--------
And song be an idle breath.
Tho heaven be dream and youth
for but an hour,
And life much less than death
And the maker less than that he
made
And hope less than despair.
II Death have shores where Love
runs wild,
think you might be there.
Reborn. All, white
From the splendid sea, 49,
should yoa-awake- and siHs,
With every supple sweet from the
head 10 the feet
Modelled like a wood doves wing
o 20 awake 20 shake away the night
And End you happy there.
On the other side OF death, with the
sea wind blowing round you
And the tang OF the thyme In your
Alfred Noyes. In Golfers Weekly.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-12
Help Wanted? Come
to Detroit and Get 1t.

Fhrmers between Detroit and Bay City
- wailing for help to harvest their
attupG In spite Of potatoes being almost
y tctai failure, the apple yield small and
~ ban crop bighted, corn is fairly
|, - and the oat crop better than usual.
I 7rnch hay was destroyed by the rains
lEker 4 had been cut.
yhjlo farmers are in this plight. there
- Thousands of men in this city out OF
N okk One thousand day apply at
~ Employment association bureau on
1oysave., and 20 per cent of these are
\ ~ Jobs, we are told. The other so
1TI Sout wait around for something to
& - NJ.
Ascending OF John ]. Whirl, head of
~ hiieau, many of the men do not par
i1nxly want to work and are waiting
( 9 uone Job which exactly appeals TO
! & hit IN regard to the farmers, he
o The blame directly upon their
I1nR1
~ men have no money, do not know
= ~ 81 70 and the bureau diseeurages
~ 1hRting out on IN uncertainty:
~ ~ that II the farmers of Oakland
1fv would send one of their number,
~ A snergetic man who was judge
0man nature, to the employment
- n Detroit any day, he could pick
4 = 1S many men . he wanted.
" farmer II somewhat welded to the
rnethods Of waiting for everything
o 70 him, rather then the modern
ri getting out and finding things
tlnoelf. and no man. in search of
& MjIl leave the city on an uncer-
~ employment bureau costs 5000
YSnr ~ operate It and is supported by
ffms 81 the city. It would cost the
) G nothing to get his men in this
M Oakland Co., the prediction is that
tcoo win be 81 bushel before spring
~ country, which will probably mean
III Detroit.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-12
From Another Point of VieU
shaker.

If ExMayor Thompson is any Judge, it
isn't good thing to leave to him.
That Mutual Life poicy-holder says he
hasn't raised his premium every year to
be a war loan.
The happy day is not announced, but
it is conjectured that there will not be
much of W. W. policy.
The Man Should Worry
Detroiter Slabs Man Under Eyes Of
Police.-Morning paper headline.
Didn't this. man G.. c. Alex. go by .
longer name once?
Now the president wants all other good
American hearts to beat as one.
He believes in using the hyphen as q
symbol of mo more twain, but one.
We never felt the need of big con-
vention hall so much as we have since
this D. u r. problem came up with all
of its ramifcations.
They are substituting state officials
for good intentions on the Wolverine
Pavedway.
Even the $500, 0e0, 600 loan isn't hold
ing up foreign exchange. 1t may be
necessary to resort to the Boston gate
receipts.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-12

ne FHlidulutOpy anu Icioth NC
partment OF the Twentieth Century
club, under the directorship Of Mrs.
George G. Caron, will begin its pro-
gram for the season. Thursday af-
ternoon. Oct II, With review Of
George Maxwelfs book Our Ma
tional Defense"
Following Is an explanation Of the
work advocated by Mr.. Maxwell by
Mrs. Mary X. Sherman of Chicago,
and published In the General Fede-
ration of Women's Clubs Magazine
for October:
The future Of the waterways OF
America is one OF the greatest prob
lens OF the times. In the early
days our rivers were the highways
OF exploration: later OF travel and
commerce. Now they are OF COM
paratively little use for any purpose.
The problem of their development
and administration contains Infinite
possibilities OF good and evil. bene-
At and damage.
The development OF these water
ways should be under one manage
ment with comprehensive policy
for all waterways. Each river
should be developed as a unit from
source to mouth. and at the same
time in accord with the general
plan.
"All waterway problems are re-
lated and the conservation and use
of the stfea#-ae~L should be put on
an economic basis as contrasted
with the present political system OF
spasmodic development and haphaz-
gard appropriations for local i'm
provements. Local Improvements
in process OF construction are un-
doubtedlv needed. but any single
plan Of development should be work
ed out with reference to the gene
raj need and the general policy.
Flood waters which destroy mil
lions OF dollars worth Of property
every year should be held In check
so that the flow of the rivers may
be regulated and the rivers main
tanned AT a nayigable stage through
out the year.
Flood waters stored and used for
Irrigation purposes Kill nake-pos=
sible the establishment Of small In
tensively cultivated farms and home
crofts, which will nelp 10 check the
awful economic human waste df
women and children working in fac
tories.
by the use OF interior water
ways, inland travel and commerce
should be active from enc seaport
10 another.
"Ail these things are practical and
possible.
Sixty million dollars year for
ten years 20 be appropriated By the
national government will do 1t. un-
der the plan embodied In the New
lands Broussard river regulation
bill. The losses by foods during
1928 far exceeded this annual ap
preparation.
THE problem Of the conservation
and utilization OF the waters OF orr
rivers lies in the Passage by con-
gress OF this bill. II offers con.
crete plan for an improved system
OF waterway appropriations. II con
templates that comprehensive plans
shall he made OF each river or OF
each waterway system so that all
expenditures can be intelligently
made as part OF complete plan,
instead OF by piecemeal. without
reference 10 an entire waterway
/ system.
The Newlands-Br oussard bill pro
vides general appropriation of
SEQ 000.0 0o a year for ten years
which Is large enough 10 cover The
J cost OF MAKING these comprehensive
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-12
FORCED INTO TUB.

When her husband was arraigned on her COM
plant in Englewood court Mrs. John Dornbus
told the Judge he lust hates 10 take bath.
had 10 call In policeman TO make him get In the
tub and even then he resisted she said Dorm.
bus was put on probation for six months and
ordered to take q bath once q week
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-12
Let the People
Rule-and Write
Fear. There's Dog In Water Pipe.

Fears There's Dog In Water Pipe.
To the Editor Of The Times:
saw little notice in your paper
last night that fellow citizen, when
he opened his water tap the other
day. vas presented with snake.
From the number OF small black
hairs that have been coming out or
my tap for the last week or so |
feel sure that there IL a dog In my
pipe. How about suggesting to the
water commissioners that they keep
little sharper lookout for stray
dogs down there nj the intake pipe.
Perhaps finer netting would keep
anything larger than a horse out OF
the mains. Yours truly,
w. VI. HAWKINS.
Detroit, Oct. s. 1915.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-12

ton. river regulation. and the build,
ing Of great system OF national
highways.
The men employed under this
system would be enlisted for serv-
ices in an army OF peace. doing the
work OF peace under civic control In
time OF peace-and.-if- necessary,
doing the work OF war in time OF
war under military control
a comprehensive presentation OF
this policy Is admirably and con.
vincingly set forth in Our National
Defense, The Patriotism OF Peace"
by George II. Maxwell. In this book
there is a message for every one.
THE Newlands- Brcussard river
regulation bill will be introduced in
the next congress. Every club wo-
man who is Identified with the work
OF conservation OF natural resources
should have copy OF the bill and
have thorough understanding OF
its provisions. Copies OF the bill
and full information concerning II
NAV be had By addressing George
II. Maxwell. No. 33i Maryland Bldg
Washington. ID. c.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-12
A BELL RINGING BULL.

Harrison Cady the artist and magazine man.
once employed an lrishman named Pat O'Grady
In his studio az janitor and general roustabout
when I was boy" said Pat one morning.
as Mr.. Cady was quietly at work. me father told
me TO always be prepared for any emergency.
For instance he said: Pat learn 10 cut your
hnger nail with yer left hand. for some day ye
|uiGht lose yer rtShS hand"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-12
DON'T BLAME THE HOG.

fFrom an Illinois DAILY Newspaper1
A certain farmer south OF Savanna Is LOOKING
for some one who owns the - car which ran
over and killed one Of his pigs. The owner did
not see the affair. but some friends did They
saw the pig run out toward the car and stop
iust in time to get hit The JOY riders got
out and examined the body, then entered the
car and drove away. The farmers. reaching tho
hega- body, found a 50-cent piece lying on one
Of its eyes The automobilists had left that
amount The farmer says he has been In the
habit OF calling the hogs to feed by beating on
n tin pail with a stick and he supposed that when
the went past the hog recognized tho
sound and ran out to be fed