The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-19

bigger and life a little sweeter. Our
late lamented friend. Ebert Hub
hard. once suggested a translation
Of these ten German commandments
so thar they would run something
like this
First, IN all expenses, keep 10
mind the interest OF our country
men.
Second. Never forget that when
you buy a foreign article your own
country Is the poorer.
Third, Your money should profit
none but Americans.
Fourth. Never profane an Amer
can factory by using foreign ma
7 chTnery-
Fifth. Never allow foreign eat
ahIes 10 be served on your table
Sixth. Write on American paper
I with an American pen and use
American blotting paper
Seventh. American nour, Ameri-
can fruit and American dItnk can
alone give your body true American
energy
Eighth, II you do not like Ameri-
can products, use those from Amerl-
car colonies.
Ninth, Use oaly American clothes
for. your dress and American hats
! for your head
Tenth, Let not nattery distract
you from these precepts and be
firmly convinced, no matter what
others say. that American products
are the only ones worthy OF citizens
OF these great United States
Gentlemen, how does this transla.
ton appeal to you? Let big bust
ness grow bigger. Let the railroads
raise their rates IL It means better
service, for service is the great
thing the commercial world de
mands today. Let Us get together
and boost for America, American
ideas and American made goods.
Let the American manufactures and
| iobber get together and stand for
mutual interest. and the satisfied
customer. and our efforts viii bloom
into the full flower of success"
James Sche-merhorn gave an in
teresting talk. the title OF which.
The land you help Us live in" was
suggestive OF its character He de.
scriDed tour OF the North Ameri-
can continent, starting from Detroit
and swinging through the west by
one route and lack by another.
The description OF the western
country was full of terse and humor-
Gus comment on the types and
characteristics of the different local
tiles, which were received with de-
light By the diners.
During the banquet The Times
surprised the diners with a special
edition containing a half rage repro
dUction OF a group photograph taken
on. the feast at its beginning. and
COMPLETE reports of all the banquet
talks as we'll as the speeches deliv-
cred at the afternoon session OF the
convention.
Federal cooperation Cor the bet
ter regulation OF food inspection and
sanitation: the greater develop
ment OF the science OF food chemis-
try, for the extension, conservation
and utilization Of the country's
available food supplies; the elm
ination OF unfair competition by
proper legislation and regulation.
and the fostering OF a spirit OF har.
nony and helpfulness between the
wholesalers and the speciality manu-.
facturers were some OF the import
ant points brought out by the speak
ers in the afternoon session OF the
convention Thursday
An interested delegation OF men
, who are identified with the manu-
: facture and distribution OF the many
: food commodities that by constant
advertising and common usage are
known TO almost every English.
speaking individual within the con.
fines OF the United States. and In
some OF the territory adjacent, lie.
; tened TO eloquent addresses by Con
gresham Frank T. Dorsmus. repre-.
sentative from the First congress.
sional district OF Detroit: William
Judson, ex-president OF the National
Wholesale Grocers' association. and
Charles Wesley Dunn. counsel FOR
the specially manufacturers asso.
citation.
Mrs. Julian Heath, president Of
; the National Housewives league
who was included IN the list Of
speakers, was unable 70 be present
Congressman Doremus, who was
, frst on the afternoon program
spoke at length OF the great unity
OF interest that affects all mankind
He told how the men In the -cottor
ields IN the south were turninr
the wheels OF the country's grea'
!. industries; how the men IN the BIZ
, steel mills are planting seeds IN
the crops that viii be harvested
under summer skies far away from
the smoke drifts how the farmsr
as he tills the soil, BY virtue OF ;
thousand exchanges. 10 turning tht
looms IN the eastern wooden mills
The only weak link IN TIE chain o
] interdependencs OF the different
parts Of the country and the Worlt
on each other was the restriction o.
: ocean commerce due to- the lack o
r American bottoms, Congressman