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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-27
Pointed Paragraphs

Hard cash that comes easy soon
melts away.
But contentment and ambition
have nothing In common.
Only those who don't need your
advice are willing TO take II.
No man ever acquired lasting
brand Of popularity by knocking.
But a married mans dollars won't
last long unless his wife has sense.
The path to success Is paved with
good intentions that were carried
out.
No man ever loved certain wo
man. They are all more or less un'
certain ..
Sweet are the uses OF audacity-
when a brave young man and a kiss
able girl meet.
A wise man may not know much
but he Is wise enough TO keep others
from knowing IL.
Yet a millionaire can say more
in 10 words than a penniless man
can say in 10000.
The successful man roots while
his unsuccessful brother stands
around and squeals.
A man smokes or drinks because
he wants II. but II he loves it's be
cause some woman prefers II.
One stands before a mirror openly
the other on the SLY. That's the diff
ference between . woman and a
man.
Il may be better to lead the pro
cesslon than to follow it--unless the
leader happens TO be riding In a
black wagon with glass windows.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-27

LINCOLN. rnE NAY or rHE

PEOPLE.
When the Morn Mother saw the
Mhirlwnd Hour
Greeting apu darkcning as IL hur-
ried On.
she lsIt the Heaven of Heroes and
To make man to meet the mortal
need.
she took the tried clay OF the COM
mon road
Clay warm yet with the anelen, heat
Dashed ,hroush It all a strain OF
Tempered the heap with a thrill Of
human tears.
Then mixed a laughter with the Aerl-
Into the shape she eresthed a name
10 light
That tender, tragic. changing
Here Was a man to hold against tho
A man to match tho mountains and
the sea.
The color OF the ground was In him.
the red earth.
The smack and tang OF elemental
The rectitude and patience of the
elin
The goodwill OF the rain that loves
all leaves.
The friendly welcome OF the wayside
well:
The courage OF the bird that darts
The siadness OF the wind that shakes
the corn
The mercy OF the snow that hloes All
scars.
The secrecy OF streams that make
Beneath the mountain to the rifted
The underlying justice OF the light
That gives as freely TO the shrinking
IA TO the great oak naring to the
wind
To the graves low hill as to the
That shoulders out the sky.
sprung from the west. .
The strength Of the virgin forests
braeed his mind.
The hush OF spacious prairies niied
I'm from log cabin to the capitol.
one nrs was on his spirit. one re-
solve
To send the keen AZ to the root of
Clearing free way for the feet of
And evermors he burned TO do his
deed
with the me stroke and gesture OF
king:
lie built the raii.pile as he bull, the
state,
Pouring his splendid strength
through every blow.
The conscience OF him testing every
To make ms deed the measure Of a
man.
So came the captain with the sinkins
heart
And when the Judgment thunders
split the house.
wrenching the rafters from their an
Client rest.
He held the ridgepole up, and spiked
again
The rsfter. Of the home. He held his
place
Held the long purpose like a CROWNS
tree
Held ON through blame and fsitered
not az praise,
And when he fell in whiriwind. he
went down
As when a lordiy cedar. green with
boughs.
Goes down with a great shout upon
the hills.
And leaves lonesome place against
Edwin Markham.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-27
Edison Not His Authority.
20 the Editor of The Times:

70 the Editor Of The Times:
In your editorial Of last evening
you state that Thomas A. Edison has
given US some damning evidence
against the use of tobacco In the
form OF cigarettes.
Mr.. Edison says that sleeping IL
e bad habit" Then why not also
prohibit sleep? With all due respect
for Mr.. Edison's ability In his own
particular field, the writer II Of the
opinion that like many other Of our
prominent seh-made men. he has
fallen into the error OF thinking that
success in one line Of endeavor gives
one the authority TO speak infalifbly
on all subjects. As a matter OF fact
rothing could be farther from the
truth. Mr.. Edson's opinion In as
valuable as that OF the average lay
nan and no more. 80. AT any rate,
% bear a man who chews tobacco
almost continuously railing against
the use OF the same narcotic In an
pther form sounds very much like
the pot calling the kettle black"
w. LLOYD MOYLE,
s73 Meldrumave.
March 20. 1915.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-27
A Boy Did 1t.

John Hubert Ross, Rusk County,
Texas, lad, produced 164 bushels OF corn
on an acre of ground.
Rusk county men, who inspected the
field, saw the corn gathered, weighed
il and certified their report to the Boys
club.
The corn cost nine cents per bushel
and is worth IS or thereabouts.
If Texas continues to grow that kind
of bows and that kind of corn, it's only
a question of time when il viii be rid
of the tyrannous reign of old King Cot
ton.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-27
Another Name

The authorities of Louvain. Belgium,
propose a very pretty thing, in the way
of grateful recognition, by giving Amer
lean names to parts Of their city as they
rise from the ruins. Three streets or
squares will be named Wilson, Wash
ington" and American Nation"
It is brotherly and beautiful idea,
but il will not be complete without one
other name, the name Of man who
lives in the love of present-day America
as no other can.
This man, above all others, we present
as typical of American Humanitarian.
He sprang from the American farm. he
educated himself while swinging an ak.
He loved freedom and independence
above all else. and all men always. He
welded the sword of justice with char
ity in his heart, and wept over the er-
ring brother whom he was compelled TO
smite that God might rule and sef-gov-
eminent live. As a statesman. he saw
only the brotherhood of men. With him
the right was the only might.
He came from the sod of virgin state
and won the crown of a nations love.
He suffered greatly, as Belgium has. He
was stricken at the height of his glory,
as Belgium was.
Louvain, poor suffering Louvain!
With visions of returned beauty and hap
piness, even in your hour Of deepest
gloom. reserve one square, or street, or
plaza of your picture for the undying
name of our best beloved-Abraham
Lincoln!
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-27
Scutari Is the Back Door
the Allies Would Unlock

The public, or that portion which is
following the movements of the Allied
fleets about the Dardanelles, sees quite
frequently the mention Of Scutari.
There are, as it happens, two cities
by that name, both in Turkey One is
located in Albania, on the Adriatic, at
the confluence Of the rivers Bojani and
Drinassi. 1t is of some Importance hav-
ing population of $4,000 and is forti-
fed. the citadel browning an eminence.
The Scutari most frequently referred
to in dispatches, however. is the city in
Asiatic Turkey on the Bosphorus, OPP
posite Constantinople.
II contains great granaries and is an
important fruit market.
Located there also are many fine ba-
zaars and baths, military barracks, and
q seraglio Of the Sultan. The population
Is about 100000.
Scutari Is strongly fortified on the
Bosphorus side but its land defenses are
inadequate.
Hence the desire of the Allies to cap
ture Smyrna, so that an approach may
be made from the rear of the city
Scutari and Smyrna in their posses
sion, Constantinople might be taken
without the passage Of the Dardanelles
being first effected.
Cooperation from the land side by
use Of strong expeditionary force, with
the Russian Black Sea feet, the forts
az the Bosphorus might be captured, ad-
mittinQ the Russian armada to the Sea
az Marmora, thus assailing the Dardan-
clles Notifications from both sides.
In other words, Scutari is the back
dor to European Turkey which the Al
uos would like to unlock.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-27

Their analyses Of coffee show II
contains no starch but II has a very
small quantity Of sugar and traces
OF alcohol. There Is also a small
quantity OF a nitrogen containing
oil. known as careol.
Because II contains a large per
centage OF csrein. which 10 a pow.
erful medicine. coffee has consider.
able effect on the human system.
Coffee IL also said TO contain a
small amount OF pyridin. a substance
formed when paper r. burned.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-27
ss;Gss sssAse Gs
Friend Casey How the Civil Service co"mssof
Started Something the Aldermen Could Finish
eY TOM MAY

NV YELL "o we're havn tn best
Columbus
w ed IN IN Indians wild his goin yachts
say tonnes inquired casey,
ess." said Grogan
they" asked Casey
at hall" said Grogan
different committees
shall not be spnt fr III different depa amna
since III first day private IL has
head ask fr as much money
would allow
granted that tn council an board av eima
would do az slashin' whatever he asked
hopn ne needs
Will have comm through
this an IN heads each
he tould how
Il wokin an that
oght till tn estimates were
hardship thin
tn office durin workn hours
they that" asked
"Ye that a
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-27

70 the Editor OF The TiMes:
The bill now before the Legislature
10 place the ST. Clair Flats In the
county OF Macomb. taking IL from
St Clair county. Is meritorious
one and should become a law. not
alone upon the ground that by so
doing IL will tend TO . more cquit-
able distribution Of the taxes collect
ed from the property owners at the
Flats. but in the interests of public
decency.
The Flats are honeycombed with
blind pigs" Up to q few years ago
the Middle Channel. socalled. Was
quite free from the baleful influences
Of such places. but now there are
several disreputable rendezvous
there. and others In close proxim-
ity. One in particular is bossed by
the wife Of q Detroit saloonkeeper.
and Is a place where men and vom-
en- with unquenchable thirsts resort
TO drink and carouse night and day.
especially Saturdays and Sundays
The officials Of st. Clair county
charged with the enforcement. Of the
liquor laws have. for some reason
not known to the public, permitted
these putrid joints 10 est. thereby
uicerzting the SURROUNDINGS every
summer. and which deters many
people who own property in that vi
entity from erecting summer homes.
The only way, believe. TO stamp
out these rotten joints. Is for the
collector Of internal revenue OF this
district TO do his duty and the legis-
lature TO pass the pending bill. and
then these unhallowed speak
easiesp or blind pigs" VIII be wiped
away. and young boys and girls
saved TO the state and nation
z. L. BROWN.
Crosse Pointe. March Is. 1915.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-27
AND THIS is THE DAY
BY CAD

The Sabbath is day of rest
At least, so il is written;
On Monday we hang out the wash
And get back to our knittin';
On Tuesday things are going fair,
By Wednesday they are normal,
And Thursday nights the time we shine
In evening dress quite formal;
The hardest day of all the week
Is Friday, with its hustle,
But what care we if. Saturday,
We hear the bank notes rustic.
One of the crying needs Of England is
horseradish.
An Ann Arbor man committed suicide
because he lost lawsuit over six feet
of earth. Seems to have been deter
mined to get il back.
Mosquitoes detract some 5000, 0OO, 900
from New Jersey farm values. That's
quite bit.
What Sherman told us war is,
The Turkish fighter spells
With first an and next an
And then two Darden rs.
Money taken from a passenger on a
Chicago street car was found in the pos
session Of pickpocket who gave the
name of Mike Hand. Please enter this
item under cash on Hand.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-27
GOING SOME.
nv On. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. by Frank CraneO

Once men wrote with a quill pen and
dried the ink by waving the paper In the
air or sitting sand on il. Then steel
pens were invented. Now they use
FOUNTAIN PENS, so as TO save the
time wasted by dipping the pen in the
inkstand. The ink is dried by BLOT
TIERS. Some men, In a particular hur-
~, sign their name with RUBBER
STAMP.
Formerly the business man walked or
rode horseback to his office. which was
upstairs over the grocery. Thus did A.
Lincoln ct al. Now he goes down town
on the SUBWAY, STREET CAR. or
ELEVATED. or in his AUTOMOBILE.
His office is on the ninety-ninth floor,
of the Galaxy OFFICE BUILDING; he
ascends by the ELEVATOR.
He eats his lunch at the NOON CLUB.
where he can feed and transact business
at the same time.
When he wanted to go. to another city
he kissed his wife goodbye, took stage
coach, and was gone month; now he
goes to bed in SLEEPING CAR and
wakes up in the other city in the morn
ing.
He dimes leisurely in DINING CAR
instead Of getting out at an eating sta
ton and boiling a hard boiled egg, cup
of coffee, and sandwich.
To Communicate from New York to San
Francisco used to require months, from
Chicago to Pekin year; now it needs
but few hours, by means of the TELE-
PHONE and CABLE.
Instead Of taking a week for Boston
man TO go and see customer in Albany,
il is now an instantaneous matter OK
TELEPHONES.
He writes 40 letters by his STEM
OGRAPHER and TYPEWRITER in the
time ii used to take to write one by
hand.
He formerly kept his papers tied In
tape in packets and stored In pigeon
holes; now he has an elaborate filing sys-
TEN.
When he wanted TO gamble he met his
cronies in back room and played five-
cent ante: now he drops in at brokers'
office and takes a chance on the STOCK
MARKET.
Everything Is cornered by experts.
The babies are tended by TRAINED
NURSES, then they are sent TO KIN
DERGARTEN, then to scientifically or
ganized SCHOOLS, then to college, and
finally to a LAW SCHOOL or MEDICAL
SCHOOL. Ma used TO look after her own
offspring; they went TO the little red
schoolhouse with no grades and 80,
classes, and they studied law with Judge
Smith or medicine with old Doc Peasley.
Man used to live in regular house.
with four walls, yard, garden, and q
front fence; now he lives in an APART
MENT HOUSE, with ELECTRIC
LIGHTS, AUTOMATIC REFRIGERA-
TORS, FOLDING BEDS, and no children
or dogs allowed.
When he read he used a book with
stiff sides: now he buys MAGAZINE,
with a girl on the cover, or a NEWS
PAPER, which furnishes him not only
with news but also with history, philos-
ophy, medicine, stories, essays, and fresh
scandal
For exercise he used to saw wood or
90 hunting; now he chases a little white
ball with club over a 40-acre lot.
We are going some. A few arrive.
When we do achieve success We go to
Florida or California with paresis, eat
oatmeal and grits. and sit on the porch
and watch our children spend the pile as
| fast as we made it.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-27
CLASS REPARTEE

An elegantly dressed woman, accompanied
by her daughter. walking down a village
street. couple OF men loafing al the door
OF the public house irritated her. do you
that conscription is comingfr AVE you
card. BillY' followed her retreating footsteps.
in similar accents. that there's a great scarcity
OF nurses at the front london Telegraph.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-27

reports that a cup
of the beverage.
without cream or
sugar. has not the
slightest Z o o d
value. although IL
IL to some extent
a stimulant to the
brain. nerve and
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-27
Appreciates Fairness.

TO the Editor Of The Times:
wish to thank you for your kind
ly article In the last edition OF
March "a. entitled Christian Sci
ence lie Big Magnet and describing
a Wednesday night meeting at the
Arcadia hall.
The spirit OF the article Ia 80 fair
and generous that ] cannot refrain
from this word OF appreciation for
Detroit's cieanest newspaper
Sincerely yours.
CLIFFORD 8. MCINTYRE.
No. ais Virginia Park,
March 70. 1915.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-27
Let's Grasp the Opportunity
to Tighten the Mothers Load

II will be an uncomplimentary COM
mentary on the medical profession of
this big city if one or more Of these con-
servers of life and happiness is not suf-
fciently progressive or humane to bring
to the women of Detroit the opportunity
to perform the greatest function of their
lives with the least possible suffering.
Germany has been interested enough
in woman's physical welfare to well-nigh
perfect this greatest boon to woman
kind, the twilight sleep, which, according
to the best authorities, is operating most
successfully in that country.
Must it be said that America is less in
terested in her women than is Germany
Is the doctor so Injured to the suffer-
ing of others that unless death is to be
feared, he win make no effort to relieve
it!
This is not true Of him in surgical
cases why then is it true in childbirth ?
1T is natural" he win reply, but it is
no longer as nature intended
Centuries of false living have brought
about an artificial physical condition of
nerves and muscles. 1t is one Of the
prices paid for our overvaunted civiliza-
ton.
The real reason from the doctors
point Of view is that il requires more of
his time and skill. A little more respons-
ibility, and with no fame or glory at
tached, but he deceives himself.
The gratitude and peace of mind of
Thousands of women would be his, which
should be fame and glory enough for
anyone.
From business point of view. there
b fortune waiting for the man who
win start Twilight Sleep hospital in
this or any large city.
From the beginning hundreds Of wom-
"a would become its patrons As the
years advanced and confidence became
stronger it would be a problem to ac-
conmodate all who would seek admit
lance.
Now is the appointed time for the De-
tr0it doctors to emulate the German
medical fraternity.
Germany has given us and, no doubt,
viii continue to give US, in the direction
Of progress in science more than we see
any prospect of repaying.
All we can do is to appropriate what
they so generously pass on to the world,
and reap the benefits.
We are waiting for the savior of wom-
an kind.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-27
QUITE ORTHODOX

Il understand the Blanks are strict vegeta-
rians"
Strict ] should say they are. Why, they
won't even let their children eat animal crack
ers.--Nev Haven Register.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-27
Cofee---The Slight Good II Does
Is Offset By Its Bad Effects

An English medical commission
after an exhaustive study Of coffee
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-05-20
Round About Dorkina.

The neighborhood of Dorking, where
George Meredith lived, has many liter
AIRY associations independent of its
connection With that famous novelist.
1t was at Rurford Bridge. near Dor.
king, that Keats completed "Endym'
ion in November. 1871; close by. at
the Rookery, was born Father Mai.
thus. the popular economist. and at
West Humble Frances Hurney, after
her marriage with General dArblay,
built Camilla cottage with profits OF
her novel of that name and settled
down. Sheridan resided at Polesden
and John Stuart Mill at Mickleham.
while other illustrious residents in the
locality in earlier times were John
Evelyn and Daniel Defoe. To most
people. however. the chief literary MS.
ISOLATION of Dorking is with Dickens.
for was it not at the Marquis of Gram
by's, variously identified with the
White Hart and the Old Kings Head.
that Mr.. Weller. ST.. made the fatal
blunder of proposing to ''vidder?''-
Westminster Gazette.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-05-20
Animal Actors.

The impression is created by an occa.
sional moving picture of wild animal
life that the beasts. in order to force
them into poses for the camera are
cruelty treated. Nothing. however. it is
said, is further from the truth. Careful
investigation has shown that force is
seldom employed and wherever it has
been used the film resulting has been
unsatisfactory. Mr.. Ernest A. Bench. a
London naturalist. who has made an
extensive investigation of this phase OF
the movie industry, declares that the
dumb actors arc given every considera.
ton. The thrills experienced by the
spectators are the result. in a majority
of instances. of the very innocent ex.
pedient of placing Il piece Of meat at q
strategic point. The animal leaps for it,
and the cinematograph records every
motion of the leap. The spectator. of
course. sees nothing of the meat and
concludes that cruelty alone could pro.
duce the picture thrown on the screen.
1.-The animals" he concludes. 'really
have much easier time than those
that appear in trick acts on the stage"
Detroit Free Press.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-05-20

ing on his own hook Tie was once
more completely under the woman's
domination, and ne dreamed of finding
the precious papers himself and SO put
ing Wilkerson out Of the running.
Strangely enough. the man. weakly
vicious as he was. was possessed by
an honest aud whole soued love for
Jean.
She knew this, and mt times her
tawny eyes rested on him with unmis-
taxable affection, but she knew per-
fectly well that She would choose
Wilkerson provided he made good by
gaining the master key and uncover
ing the wealth of the great mother
lode.
1t was Drake who brought the news
Of the riot in the temple and the out
come of DORIS attempt to steal the
idol.
"He was disguised and thought ho
could get away With it, he Went on.
But the priests were too quick for
him."
Wilkerson's shifty eyes narrowed.
"I'll get that idolr' he boosted.
II forgot to tell you that the idol
isn't there any longer" Drake con-
tinued. From what could learn
the temple wasn't considered safe
place for it, and it's disappeared"
Where to?" demanded Wilkerson.
''That couldn't find out 1t was
rather risky asking too much anyway,