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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09
Pointed Paragraphs
The man who goes through life on

The man who goes through life on
blum eventually walks.
The value OF q mans advice de-
Ponds upon the success he achieves
by following II.
Some men are 40 skeptical that
they refuse even to believe the re.
port o: gun.
The use OF the mosquito IL 70
show US that troubles are not al.
ways In proportion to their size.
II one man tells q woman she II
beautiful al! the rest OF the world
cant convince her that she Is
LONELY.
A woman's best female friend will
tell you more to her disadvantage
in a minute than you can learn from
her worst enemy In two weeks.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09
Our Tremendous
Waste of Energy

With reference to the immense
loss in wealth occasioned by the
war, Theodore II. Price. in the No
vember Worlds Work. says:
There Is hardly man who
works up to the limit OF his capac-
ity. There are millions who try to
DO as little work as possible. The
waste even in the most scientifically
conducted industries is enormous,
aud there Is an immense amount or
energy generated that is not utilized
at all.
1T has been jokingly said that
the collective energy OF the baby's
cry would run thu railroads OF New
York state IL It could be conserved.
and when we consider that only Is
per cent OF the energy OF coal Is
utilized. that the embarrassed wa
terpower OF the United States rep
resents millions OF horsepower go
ing to waste. and that probably less
than 1--WE per cent OF the available
human energy in the world Is pro-
dlctively employed. we must admit
that a very slight increase In INDUS
try or efficiency will recover an
enormous loss OF wealth"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09
KANSAS WINDS.

Inc conversation at recent social session
ieu up 10 Kansas cyclones when an appropriate
story was recalled by Tom Taggart, the Indiana
politician
some time ago two farmers from different
sections OF the state met at the capital and
after asking about each others health. family
anu crops, reference was made TO the weather.
Sure had some wind down our wav last
week, remarked one of the agriculturists
Cant remember ever SEEM anything jes'
like H."
Did, hey?' responded the other with an in
terrogatiye air.
yes" answered the first. "bIowed so gosh.
dasted hard that the crows was three hours
fiyin' from Bob Brown TO Jake Snyder's, dis
lance o. no moren a half mile"
That amt nothin'," was the rather scornful
rejoinder OF the second i've seen IL 40 derned
windy down our way that the crows had ter
walk home."-Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09
TeutOnic Alertness Scores
Again in the Balkans

Little Serbia, who stood her ground so
valiantly, has become a pathway for
Germany's great march to the sea, via
Constantinople. Germany and Bulgaria
have joined hands and may soon obtain
all the supplies they may need through
the Mediterranean Sea.
The English blockade would thus be-
come practically useless, which should
help to bring to an amicable settlement
the present little dispute the United
States is having with that country.
Three thousand Serbs have been taken
prisoners, having been almost wholly
ignored by the allies. Though England
has stated number of times that Ser
bia would have all the assistance needed,
the assistance was not forthcoming, the
Anglo-French army is now embarking at
Salonika and, it is expected, will attack
the railroad through Serbia, Bulgaria
and Turkey, distance of $50 miles.
Though the forces of the allies will
seek to stop the Teutonic forces from
gaining the vantage ground of the Bos-
phorus, the Bulgarians are so disposed
that the Serbians are practically hem
med in; Turks are guarding the Bull
garian Black sea; and the points where
Russia is likely to attack are covered and
the ports are heavily mined.
1t would seem that this is the most
important victory for the Teutons that
has been achieved. Let them beat the
combined forces now, and it gives them
access to the markets of the Mediter-
ranean.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09

A great deal has been writer
! about the importance of bodily
cleanliness in maintaining physical
health. Attention Is drawn Tar less
frequently TO the equal importance
OF keeping the body clean for the
sake OF preserving the mental vigor
Most people are prone to forget
the intimate relation between mind
and body. They talk as II the two
were absolutely distinct entities
Whereas the fact is that the mind
Is so closely linked with the body
that-in this world, at all events
its ability 10 give expression TO
thought end desire is largely con-
ditioned by the state OF the bodily
health.
In especial il Ia conditioned by
the health Of the brain, that mys'
terious mass OF tissue located In
the skull. To keep the brain
healthy 1t must be fed by supply
of blood rich in nourishment and
free from any substances that
might irritate or poison ii.
Such substances are continually
finding their way into the body. with
the air We breathe and the food we
eat. Also they are manufactured
within the body Itself. as waste
products OF digestion and other In
ternal processes. But nature has
provided various means for their
elimination. One such means, and
an important one, is provided in
the pores OF the skin.
Through these is exuded, IN the
form IL sweat, a great deal OF mat
ter that would directly or indirect.
ly be Injurious to the health OF the
brain. Obviously, II anything clogs
the skins pores TO retard the flow
OF sweat the efficiency of the brain
as the organ OF the mind will be
more or less lowered.
Hence the importance OF bodily
cleanliness as an aid TO virility OF
mind.
The rule should be-Use plenty
Of soap. and take bath once every
day If possible. in addition 10 neces-
sary washing Of the hands and face
during the day.
Daily bathing also benefits the
mind by promoting the circulation
OF the blood. For this reason II Is
particularly desirable TO use the
towel vigorously following the bath
As To the temperature Of the wa
ter in which one bathes, personal
idiosyncrasies must largely govern
Extremes of heat and cold, however
should usually be avoided, though
some people seem TO be greatly
benefited by a plunge into an ex.
ceedlngly cold bath every morning
On the other hand, bathing in "a.
ter that IL intentionally hot is
never to he recommended. II may
clean the body. but II weakens II.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09
a & RIAL FACE

ing that only fear of future punishment
and hope of reward would make men hon
est at the polls.
When the religious qualifications were
finally cast aside, property was seized
upon as a means of disfranchisement. In
New York man was obliged to own
property worth $500 in order to vote for
governor or senator. In Virginia, free
holders alone could vote.
So that it is plain to see that men have
had the same struggle for justice as have
women, the peculiar thing being that
they have not profited by this experience
and are now depressing the only disfran-
chised class left.
Woman suffrage is the natural evolu-
ton of democracy, as was manhood suf-
frage, it merely goes step further. The
only thing against it, is exactly what was
against men: the natural desire of those
in power to keep what they have and not
include others lest they may, in some
way, lose something; and also the old
prejudice that woman is weaker than
man and would be unable to continue to
be the joy and solace of his days if she
took unto herself larger life
Since America has repudiated the bar
barous idea of might making right, the
matter of brute strength has no longer
any bearing; as for the other proposition,
We can only say that she has been sue
cessful in catering to all the weaknesses
land strengths) of the male sex in the
places where it has been in operation
forty years.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09

when he loses it-and then he re-
CARDS the loss as a visitation OF
Providence. The bank account he
understands because he knows ex-
actly how IL IN created and maintain
ed; but health is something he re-
cards as being outside Of his prov
inoe and therefore beyond his COM
prehension, declares J. d. Harring.
ton In the Kansas State Board Of
Health Bulletin.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09
A Poem a Day
THE ROAMER-

THE ROAMEH-
oh. tho breakin' heart o. me. that's
achin' in my side.
Breakin' for my Jamie. that has
gone beyant the sea
He that swore TO stay al home and
take me for his bride
Why should he be travelin', and
not with me?
Kissin' only gets your mani
doesn't keep him home
Once the NJ ~ on them, then its
up and on they be.
Said he had 10 see the world and
over II 10 roam
Sure the saytng's hard when he's
the world 20 mel
Said tho sea was callin him, 10 20
aboard her ships!
] can call for ever from these GINS
across the sea.
But the waves have won him from
my hungry arms and lips
How they laugh. like women
maxim shame o. me,
u. ii. Greene. In New York Times.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09
The Defeat of Nom
Partisanship in California
~ Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. by Frank Crane)

An interesting election was held in
the state of California on the 26th Of
October.
II was devoted exclusively to abstract
questions. Men were not voted upon.
AS a result the vote was very light
The main question, the one which
aroused the livdiest discussion, was the
extension of non-partisanship.
Already California laws prohibit the
party system in elections in cities and
counties and in the voting for judicial
I'D school officials.
The recent proposition was, to use the
language of Governor Johnson, ito add
but seven state and four district officials
and the legislature to the thousands of
officials already non-partisan; and as
these state officials and the legislature
neither act upon national policies. nor
divide upon naional political lines, they
can render the best and most efficient
public service to the state programme
to which no one could object who desired
competency and efficiency IN state SER
vice more than he wished to keep up the
party to which he belonged.
The measure was decisively defeated.
The party machines were too strong, and
as vote getters they outclassed the re-
formers.
The net effect of the agitation, how
ever, will be good. 1t takes long time
to work new idea into the convictions
of the people.
Slavery was strenuously defended for
years before the country declared against
| It, Capital punishment is still favored in
many localities. And woman suffrage
was voted down in New Jersey. New
York, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts,.
1t took long. long campaign to clip
the power of the English House of Lords,
and considerable majority of the people,
in America as well as in Europe, still
think that the only way to keep the
peace internationally is to make ready to
butcher thousand or million men with
flags flying and drums beating.
But common sense has it's way after
while. Loot, graft, pillage, special privi-
lege. superstition, ignorance, violence,
and all the forces of negation are vigor-
Gus fighters. They retreat only after do
ing all the damage they can. But in the
end they do retreat.
And one Of the prime evils Of de-
mocracy is the party system. It is an
ingenious flank movement of tyranny
and the undying lust for public emolu-
ments to grab the profits Of popular rule.
! The party utilities the very purpose Of
democracy.
It's whole path is marked by bossism,
chicanery, fraud, and treachery.
Some day or other the citizens must
devise way to eliminate the political
party. with its cohesive power to public
plumber" its irresponsible leaders, and
its debasing effect upon the popular
mind, or democracy will sink into pit
hardly less deep than monarchy and
government by hereditary pinheads.
That day seems long way off, when
California, the most progressive state in
the Union, turns down the proposal to
elect on a non-partisan basis officials
who by no stretch of imagination can be
supposed to have any relation to the ma
tional parties nor their issues.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09
From Another Point of VieiU

A Republican congressman has discov-
cred that conditions resulting from
Democratic rule are as deplorable in the
Philippines as they are in the United
States.
Reported from Williamson, Mich, that
postmaster, congressman and capitalist
are walking 112 miles to Detroit. "Oh
the rarity of Christian charity!
The Chicago saloons have appealed to
the courts to sustain their sacred right to
disregard the Sunday closing law.
Zapata's preparedness in Southern
Mexico is beginning to show numerous
cracks.
Result in the Kentucky gubernatorial
contest is close--feudishly close.
The one-deer law will cooperate with
the excited shooter in cutting down the
hunters this season.
After two years in Belgium we imagine
Toledo, O., looks like rest cure to Brand
WhitIock, with or without street rail-
way fight.
The foreign element" in Hamtramck
that Graves the privilege of worshiping
without being disturbed by grog shop,
seems to have difficulty in assimilating
us.
To those evening prints of Detroit that
have banished strong drink from their
,dvorfiainC coliyuua. How do Won stand
on the state of Michigan doing the same
thingY
The administration feels there is no
danger of war with Great Britain. Mr..
Bryan's impracticable peace pact makesI
that impossible for year, at least.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09
Where There's a viii.

MY husband" said the matron.
was a confirmed smoker when
married him a year ago, but today
he never touches tobacco"
That's fine." approved one Of the
group. ITO break of the habit Of a
lifetime in one year requires a strong
will indeed
We'll" remarked the wife med!.
tatively, that's Just the kind OF a
will I've got."-Ladies' Home Jour.
nal.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09
In Suffrage Was An
Up Hill Struggle Once

4 The risht to the ballot has had to fight
~ MY through mountains of prejudice
oSinning with the doctrine of the "di-
Me right Of kings" to the last wall
hieh separates it from the light of day,
8xj meaning of course the female sex.
W James l., whose reputation for
j ~ morality was about that of all
e loarts, Instructed the historians Of
~ TO trace his ancestry back to
the first man given authority on
Nh Al this difficult operation being to
npress upon the common people OF Eng
ma the fact that he, and he only, was
ppolnt8d BY God to tell them what they
Nnnted. He used very much the same
nments which politicians use against
61sl suffrage today.
4 Charles I. followed in his footsteps. but
eazne to grief as we all know; the "com.
~ man" Of England by that time real
4 MY that no one knew what he wanted
% biInse4 This was only the begin
NM however. for it took the common
m 81 England hundred years of re
Ic4 10 the shape Of riots and all sort.
fitstion to get the vote.
hen America became Independent
= gek Up the question they put quail
HI upon the use of the ballot. re
~ & largely from religious stand
"A mnhy states Catholics ant
49, ZVeeo p8eluded; in others Jews ant
a. = belIef in the Trinity be-
fclief in hell-fire was
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09
y CoTnplacent East
Slow to Learn and
PlenteOus In Tolerance

- po0ple q the eastern states in the
<1irti0n showed q general disposition
o1nlide. They seemed afraid of any
ref Herring, rather, to bear the
~ Had than fly to others that they
;not q. Nowhere was any marked
6 tCward reform and progress.
ony carried New York in its
"a 1Hfp md " are even told that its
W ~ Shishly pleased" with confer
W ~ ko1d last week with the presi-
W u0kago Was defeated and no con-
1onna smondmsnts were victoria is.
- cconStitutien proposed for New
fIeh was aimed TO give greater
nney, struck terror to the
~ q - psopls lest this greater ef-
ShcuA merely operate and dele
Hors pcwsr to m already too pow
nnehine. They were afraid, and
daks risk II. As Abraham Lin
~ sycu cannot fool al Of the peo-
n the time" and they are begin
% lncw thsy are being fooled.
Whit s6ect does this have upon
4 ~ they hand together to quash
= chnoxious thing? Not at all. They
IBI simply lost faith in all public Of
m and apparently prefer to settle
|| - the quagmire, to making any
ma e6ort toward better things.
nxo loGt thelr ideals and win now
own anything new which comes
& 1ttS Of socistiss and leagues are
0fetion todsy for budness and so
eurlnent but the field Of politics
the psls and the better men OF
nnity accept it a. it is and
SD - move toward organized action.
~ only time they rise like fish to
\ 1ltrfacs u when increased taxes
1n THAR pockets. Do they not
M HIT increased taxes come largely,
Va inefHciency of public officials, or
t thsy have q kindergarten object
\ I'M "this is q bridge" or "this is
DtaSet car's held before their eyes be-
M thy can grasp it,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09

he does to his
bank account, sue
cess in life would
be TO him a GER
tainty.
But the average
man takes his
health as a matter
OF course-except
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09
The Keep Well Column
A HEALTH ACCOUNT.

It Is true In the nest literal sense
that health actually Is wealth. The
overwhelming majority Of earth's in
babitants know no other form Of
wealth. As a rule, the wage earner's
daily vital force Is his sole source
Of income; his sole capital Is his
reserve Of health.
The reserve force which consti-
tutes sound health is the capital of
physical existence. without this q
man Is absolutely dependent from
hour to hour on the temporary force
derived from the food he takes or
The stimulant without which he
would utterly collapse.
A sudden overstrain or an attack
OF disease would bankrupt him, SO
far az physical force Is concerned,
jug; as surely as sudden panic or
an unexpected pressure OF creditors
would bankrupt business man
whose reserve funds were insufd-
Gent to meet emergencies.
In the same way, the heat and en-
ergy gained each day from the food
we eat and the air we breathe r.
physical income--an income 20
enormous that when II In reduced
to figures II is almost beyond COM
prehensitn.
Scientists estimate that the aver
age amount Of food consumed by the
average man 1T average work gen
crates In the body about 3,400 foot
tons Of force every day. As foot
ton means force suf'icient to lift q
ton one foot OF the ground. this
comparison gives some idea Of tn
amount OF heat and energy that
required to keep the body going.
Good drinking water In enc of the
best life insurance policies a family
can carry.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09

peIilah hung up the tim wash
basin. BY aid Of which she hal Of.
fected an artistic hair cut for Sam.
son.
at last" she s,wgled, II have
broken through prejudice and have
thrown open . new profession 70
selfsupporting women. After me-
the lady barbsr."-yudgA
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09
Detroit, Nov. 8, 1918.
oisaerees with Times Editorial.

DIsaerees With Times Editorial.
To the Editor OF The Times:
Your editorial In regard to the
Associated Charities In Saturday,
paper, In very unfair. A man OF
your experience ought to know that
a very large proportion Of those
who seek relief are frauds and that
all generous people need to use the
greatest precautions to Illustrate the
designs OF professional paupers a.
well AZ TO carefully avoid the
danger of pauperisIng the honest
poor.
Your editorial savors Of senti-
mental gush that Injuries the cause
Of true benevolence. Your conclu-
sions are very superficial. II care
full investigation were made, am
sure you would find that the dis
bursements for direct relief were
largely for emergencies. and that
those who contribute to the Asso-
ciated Charities know that their
money In being wisely spent to clear
the field of professional pauperism.
Christian charity involves Tar
more than your editorial seems TO
indicate. Sincerely.
JOHN r. MEALLEY.
Port Huron. Mich, Nov. s. 1915.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09

Also IL should be added that
there Is such a thing as bathing too
much. On this point the advice OF
that eminent authority on personal
hygiene, Dr. James J. Walsh. may
well be quoted:
Enough bathing for thorough
cleanliness. but not for luxury. must
be the rule for people who have &C.
tive work and want TO retain their
health.
"Often excessive bathing Is the
main reason for the relaxation of
muscle tissue and the sense OF pros
tration which many persons expert
ence.
"Neurotic people are constantly
going to extremes. Even delicate
women will sometimes he found to
take very cold baths which are
surely doing them harm. Some
women easily run into what IL real
ly misophobia, an exaggerated. NOR
bid fear OF dirt, and need to be re-
strained from washing themselves
over-frequently."
In bathing. then. as in almost
everything else. moderation is the
watchword.
But, while avoiding excessive
bathing, make sure You battle
enough. Dust and dirt will clog the
mind just as surely as they clog
the pores OF the skin.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09

n the average man were to pay
as much attention to his health as
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09

Women don't seem to be rs public spirited a.
they used 10 be- year or 30 ago they were
sweeping the streets with their skirts.-Pitts-
burgh Press.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09

Missouri has issued q geological
state map.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09
SuperHcialitN

superficiality
She-Phyllis Featherweight Is go
ing TO study geology.
He-well, I am glad that she'll al
last get beneath the surface OF
something.-Judge.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09
Bathing For the Mind

n. ADDiNoToN BRUCE.
of
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09

Good drinking water is enc of the
best life insurance policies a family
can carry.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09

The administration feels there is no
danger of a war with Great Britain. Mr..
Bryan's impracticable peace pact makes
that impossible for year, at least.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-04-02
NEW TRAVELLING COATS.
The Vogue Of the One Piece Gown
Makes the Iona Models Popular.

Easily whisked on as a mans over
coat are the newest models in travel
ing wraps. Nowadays Il suit is rarely
seen on a long distance train-speeding
Florida ward. p%erchance, or to South
ern California. The one piece frock
of light weight serge or of satin proves
most comfortable in winter Worn nm
der what is literally Il great coat
which is warm without being over
weiyhty and voIuminouS without being
shapeless.
The clan and shepherd plainS in
WOrstpd weavtS. which every woman
secretly adores. but which many wom-
ON believe too conspicuous for general
street ear, make up into very fetch
ing looking winter travelling wraps.
That the best models should consist
of Il 1hree-Quarter or full length loose
coat and a cape or a series Of capeS is
not ut all remarkable, since the "realiy
worth considering" travelling wrap
should he one which ran be adapted
to changes of climate or of tempera.
turp.