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The Detroit times., 1916-12-02
Dumb Danger
~ OR. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915, By Frank Crane)

have said that Business that is dumb
is dangerous. | will go farther. 1t IS
dangerous because it is dumb.
When there is power it must exert
itself in some way. In man the normal
way is through. art-letters, painting,
sculpture, music.
That is why art is the great civilizer.
IL furnishes an outlet for human energy,
and such an outlet such a mode of ex-
preston, a. conServes, develops, idealizes
and improves the quality of that energy.
Without art energy manifests itself de-
structively, or at least coarsely.
The profane person uses oathS because
lie cannot express his feelings in proper
words. If he knew the art of speech he
wouldn't swear.
What a man can utter in n word
dumb animal can utter only by biting,
bowling. butting, rending.
All power that is dumb is dangerous.
At least, we think so.
Let US take, for instance, a great pub
lie utility corporation, serving millions of
people, prime necessity Of communal
life. Il goes along for years in prosper
lty, and then, when il approaches the leg
ilature for favor. or when in some
-ri>' il finds itself in a dispute where it
aeeds the support Of public opinion, it is
soddenly made aware that there exists
toward it among the people a dull hostil-
ity.
It's directors get together and are apt
to eXcaim against the ingratitude of peo-
ole, and TO talk OF envy, jealousy, social
ism, and the hate toward wealth.
1t would do these directors good if they
could be made TO see what's the matter.
The matter is that they have been dumb.
A persistent campaign of advertising
would have changed all that hostility to
friendship
If you want me to feel friendly toward
you. you must talk TO me.
Human nature is human nature. II
man in a village never speaks he will be
Inspected Of all manner of crimes.
A non-advertisng corporation is to a
state or nation what this dump man is
To the village Things may go well with
It until it needs public cooperation and
help; then it discovers that 1t has fool
SHY alienated the people.
The more power a man or an organiza-
ton of men has, the more it needs ad-
artising as a matter Of self-preservation.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02
Pointed Paragraphs

n n were not for his wife and The
Lunco m,n tho average citizen would
te able 10 save Jet OF money
No woman ever got TOO Old 10 be
Interested in wedding
Some people are 30 eccentric that
they even say something when lhey
talk
Did you ever see a girl start any
where without waving goodbye To
some one?
Babies and pianos would make
less noise If grown people would let
them alone
Ii's awfully hard 20 generate any
respect for = man who wears a lot
Of rings on his fingers
why would the average man rath
or lose $50 on horse race han to
be stung for dollar for church
benefit?
A man may build a palace. but II
takes woman to make homo
Of II.
Liquor has caused many stronf
mans downfall u is easy FOR his
wife 10 knock him cut whom he is
loaded.
The har lest work ONE men do Is
to invent excuses to keep them from
eXertlng themselves,
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02

who entertain a belief that one Of the big
factors in the reelection Of Woodrow
Wilson was the presence Of Theodore
Roosevelt on the stump with nothing 10
support his own party's candidate but
silly criticism of the man who defeated
him for the presidency in 1912.
1t does not change the minds Of those
whom we find among the ''ylslonleSs OF
the Roosevelt article and who are so
"woefully lacking in knowledge Of inter
national affairs" who went into the vot-
ing booths with the conviction that the
peace of their countrp could be the more
safely entrusted to the president who had
kept il al peace.
The Roosevelt article suggests again
that while Theodore Roosevelt may have
Seen the psychological man for the office
when he was president and while he ac-
complished much for the country IN the
office he held AT THAT TIME, he was
the psychological man this time 70 keep
out of it-in fact, the pSychological man
10 have his hands kept oil matters IN
Washington.
Hence:
The reelection OF Woodrow Wilson.
Or. hence again. the defeat Of Hughes,
whose administration. peaceful people
feared would have too much ROOSt'-
WELT in it.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02

severity and frequency OK The con
yulsiYe spilepuc attacks
Lately good results have been re-
ported IN treating epilepsy oy sur.
gerry.
In certain cases. Il appears In
tcsllnal Infection Is responsible for
the epileptic attacks and operations
on the intestinal tract are said IN
tlese cases 90 - of positive cnra-
ave value
In other cases Jrostu ent aimed
primarily al keeping the cl.minative
organs active proves most beneficial
Here again an Infectious process is
the object ~ attack.
But in stiu other cases ihe real
cause ~ trouble seems 70 be an IN
herited or acquired brain abnormal
ity. Accidental injury 70 tho brain
IL known 70 be sometimes pToduc.
tice Of epilepsy
obviously. a most careful cxaniua-
ton OF every epilepsy patient must
Irecede ans atteG2t AZ treatment
or. more fully stated by Or Francis
* Dercun. ~ Philadelphia IN an
address ~ The American Melical as
sCciatiCn
a pec5fc treatment of errepty
Is out of Tho question and the ars-
step mus b. the intensive study Of
each irdiyiiual case
"This .gcluies an Elaborate study
C the family ana Of the personal
his'0ries a detailed neur5l e.c and
yisceral examination, and finally
and espec ally a search frr The ear.
marks % arrest and deviation
"rhat the treatment must neccs-
sarlly be Influenced by the finding
fellows = necessity. Eypec ally in
this true when the Investigations re
veal gross organic LESSONS, yisceral
diseases. or active Infectious pro
cesseS
In cum. n epilepsy remains a
thorny medical problem. the epilep-
'ic Of today unque srionably has a
far better chance ~ being success
fully treated than had the epileptic
% other generations
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02

swimming OF diviag 20 keep tho
sster from coming in contact with
Tie mucous membrane of tho eyes.
pose and mouth and thus trans.
hitting any organisms that may Dc
present IN The water
For this reason Il f. necessary
as a health safeguard to provide
and maintain tho purest. cleanest
end safest water obtainable
Il lg 'rie that when We were
young We bathcd with great glee
IN creeks and ponds. but there was
perhaps iess Danger from that wa.
ter than rom some ~ The iIlkept
tanks thai may exist a. present
long series % analyses OF the
water from various swimming tanks
iaken daily has shown marked
legree ~ pollution in Improperly
iept tanks. the germ content rang
ing as high as 1000. 900 per cubic
centimeter ~ water. which equals
about one sixth OF tesspoonful
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02

Epilepsy is ona Of medicines most
lafl.ng problems Today, however,
8, decidedly Is nearer complete solu-
ton than ever before.
This results from growing reoogni-
ton that. strictly speaking. epilepsy
Is lot 30 much a disease In Itself as
a symptom Of various diseased con
diuons Which means, OF course,
that every epileptic needs 70 be in
dludually studied 20 determine eH-
actly what t1 his case is the cause
ct the epileptic attacks
IN many cases IL has been found.
the attacks have a mental rather
Tran physical basis They are the
ssult OF shocks. experienced usually
in early life
For example a bov was once bad
D. frightened bv being chased. as he
thought, by a robber After thar he
periodically surarea from severe
coavllslve attacks
some years later by good fortune,
he came under the observation Of
two Boston speciallsts--Dre. Prince
and Sidis-Who discovered that bis
attacks had a mental cause In the
fright just mentioned Learning eX-
pctly ttai the cause was. they
were able 70 cure their patient thru
treatment by suggestion.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02
A Poem a Day
TuE PROPHET.

TuE PROPHET.
John ~. ates IN the Living Church
The wautIei prophet stands vttH
arns nltstr"t. he'd
HIS s2fs a"aur t's muscles tens.
IT'S wSris which reach him from the
Br,sk IN thc ear as breaks Tho
fhUr3trpeRi
"CeAse fr1m rhr path ~ SIN Turn SO
How 7U So re- Hs poor ami
wrong tE~ susie
Turn ~ Jrt.saa. SEQ may lie FOR
tn. nsy - God draws near All
.nesh DUST.
Tn. p; p. hear h's words bu' nrne
TIE 80 Ia heavy and the bear, 's
tn. ''.@e of Goa IN the aa echo
1t wake but anger ara a.srnse %
why sb.aii We csrs IS aot ufr good
and sweet
Goif hays re pleas res. fame mh.
come wtth years
Love paars ts treasures 7t itF et
ones feet
why ul,s .rn na 70 per.tsnee
and tears
-Nay." crles the prophet .r., rha
lu5gn 20 .ore-
The paF ~ % d comes as thief
The rSmp.S Ia, So trast .a shsa not
yar- s.s salvation ts to love ue
Then ~ Jehovah n au, this SO 4o
Ye ehaIl reform Hs waters IN the
Ara 49, ne to-i o, Hosts shall ke,p
And Una at7at gau arms ot mercy
The Temple shall no. save2 If-
wha, ea-d. az those we hear thi.
Cursed 70 the tongue that speak
t..Es hinarf uE
stou. hin g d,a,b who dares 70
Our sins Indeed He calls us 20 sc-
we wfo 50 sealoasly have served
or v.te mailman. let hin d.
Who dares ~ think his rawlings ar.
Gods word
They have tbsir wilt The prophet b
sin r1ns Il course unheeded uu-
only Sc .aa1i md OF groanlng by ,he
Only. tIe cry Or slave by master
only t6s mother weeping for her
only 80 husband. cry for hts
loved wife
only such bitter sounds ~ these re-
Gniustles makin5 sport of human
Then. ike the lightning. az Jehoyah's
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02
from another Point OF NeU
By C. T. S

Wise Christmas shoppers are already
on the job.
A Cincinnati man is suing the proprie-
tor Of restaurant for having had him
thrown out before he had been served
with an order Of wIenewurst for which
ne had paid. The wurst it appears, is
yet 70 come.
Another reason for the reelection Of
Wilson that should not be overlooked was
the limited number of speeches Secretary
OF War Baker ~as permitted 70 make.
The state Of Kentucky has been pre-
sented with bill for 100000 for ink.
Sounds suspicious enough 60 warrant
having the contents Of the ink bottles
analyzed.
That strike of spinners suggests their
own opinion. at least, that they are not
receiving the top figure:
Mistletoe is going to he higher this
year, but no young lady will object so
long as she can succeed in getting the
right young man under it.
We CLEAN from the divorce granted
Clara h. and Abram H. Brooks that
otherwise it might have gone on forever.
A Detroit institute of modern Ian.
guages has filed a petition in bankruptcy.
The bill indicates that the assets are
spoken for.
Christmas trees are to be sold this year
at former prices. But how about the price
Of cotton whiskers?
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02

germs might no, be transmitted
from one person 20 another.
The next in order IS the public
punge or swimming tank which
Unless properly maintained be
comes source Of danger 20 public
health.
The majority OF people are fairly
well aware of the prevalence Of
tenereal and other contagious die-
eases and they slso know that there
may De pollution OF the bath water
~ a fellow bather IN diseased
condition
The refuse from our skin and
putrefsction % perspIraiion from
our bodies is constantly going on
md the strenuous effort ~ sVim-
ming cloanses ttis from the body
snd leaves IN = pension the myr
ads OF germs - have been dis
lodged
u is an impos ribility for anyone
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02
Let the People
Rule-and Write
Wakes Plea For Social Justice


Makes Plea For Social Justice.
70 the Editor az The Times:
May be permitted TO express
my pleasure anil appreciation Of
YOUR courageous editorial o, Nov
-5-"These are The men who would
corner air while children cboked
This awful mani1 FOR making
ty corurriHE the food supply and
thus causing untold suffering among
fhe poor. Is growing worse each
YEAR
Prof Scott Nesrlng in hls book
Poverty and l,iches." makes the
startling statement that The
heaven % the rich .s founded on
The hell o' The poor He argues
l .hat this marvellous machine age
hou'd make Hse happy and easy"
Tor all and an should have homes
md plenty Instead no asserts that
'he rich are continually growing
icher and by fair or FOUL meansl
rornering everything In sight and
'he poor are continually g-owin-
5oor,r thru The continual increas
NJ cost of living
Every lover c' social justice D.
hooked az the apparent disregard
by "biz bus'net ot the ethical
demands OF humanity 20 say moth
ag ~ Cbrs'ia. y. 'or {, is well
anovu that many % our rapaci0us
Gamblers On ,he nations food sup
ply are also highly respected
churChmen vho teach Thou shalt
'ove The Lord thy Cod" but forget
The other command of Christ 10
Love tn neigloor In fact. our
love for Cod 81 measured by our
'1ve for humanity Ye cannot serve
Cod acceptably on Sunday and ex
plolt humanity On Monday. r. the
teaching ~ Him who taught that
"all ye are bro'hers"
This desire 20 get on easy street
even AZ IRE cost of ones soul. ls
he great incentive OF the present
corrupt profit system The suffer
Ing 81 me poor made stepping
,tone to guccess by the ambitious
tho unscrupHlous capitalist
Our own city stands out IA hor
rlble example >, tho rapaciousness
~ capital in demanding one-third Of
our income FOR rcnt alone agree
with you In condemnlng men who
would Jingle he coin In their pock-
els while babies Faspcd and died %
tut there s'lIi remains that soul-
destroying Incentive of profit max
ing which has tainted us all more
~ ices
Until 'his system which rewards
men FOR their unning be uprooted
nd -Hpplanted ~ system Of CO.
( operation in which all shall be TO-
wardod FOR services rendered 10 SO
ciety. wa shall lot got far on the
road 20 remedy Public owner.
ship ~ tho nations Industries.
based on service and not on profit.
VIII alone free ug from this bond.
age ~ exploitation
n A. WHITING.
Highland Park Nov %, 1915.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02
Single Standard Reversed

Judge II NJ Fisher. Of ChicaFo, has tackled
The tenderoin evil In a new way, and II be viii
unly add what We suggest what he has done.
teN give Chicago immortality a shock that viii
dc that wicked city some good
Judge Fisher fined tho rine mcn arrested In
a raid and et The girls whn accompanied them
go free He sure put ,rlmp in the single
taudard policy bur We suggest that next time
he see to n that the namcs of the men be given
an The publicity possible
such treatment viii probably no' wholly elm
mate Chlcagos social ,vil out it will 30 far
toward curbug H.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02


To me Edtior ~ The Times
We arc still rejoicing over the
glorious Michigan victory n mnst
20 wonderful yindication for you
ritter an You have done IN regard 70
the llqaor question for 20 many
years
ON Decembcr I1th We ore plan
ring 10 have q luncheon az the Ho-
iel Astor, New York an which there
viii be present all of the 'co-operat-
lng pastors. an outstanding layman
from each one ~ tho churc hes and
woman worker
Boston r going big IN every sense
~ tho word
GEORGE ". SUNDAY,
business Manager Sunday Evan
gelisti3 Campaign
Boston. Nov. 30, 1910.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02

i was doomed
and replaced By
The public foun
tain and lndivid
ual cups. The
roller towel vas
next ~ be aban-
GOned. that Dis
ease product n z
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02
H.alth ou.s,lons Annu.r.d

Miss A. ~ What should a
Derson vbo IL anemic eat 10 be-
come sioHt7"
Bread milk. reat. vegetables and
fruits Any food which is good
nutritious and wholesome.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02
While Many Others Think
One of the Real Reasons
Was Theodore Roosevelt.

Theodore Roosevelt expected TO see
President Wilson soundly repudiated last
November z.
He says so in an article he has writ
ten for the American Magazine, and ex
presses his great disappointment.
Roosevelt presents his analysis of the
Wilson victory.
He says Wilson won thru the appeal
made for him that he kept Us out Of the
war, and that times are prosperous
That appeal should not have won for
him, Roosevelt is convinced, but it won.
The fact that it DID win, means, in
the Roosevelt Interpretation, that every
man who voted for him is blooming
ignoramus-as compared to Theodore
Roosevelt.
These blooming ignoramuses had no
business listening to the plea for Presi-
dent Wilson that he kept us out Of the
war.
'It would have been highly creditable
in them," Roosevelt says, IF they had
possessed the vision and disinterested-
ness to disregard it"
But they regarded it and stand dis
credited as visionless beings of misdi-
rected interest, by this politician and
partisan who admits that as both he is
just plain good and sore.
On Thursday Of this week, in pursu-
ance of custom, we paused and gave
thanks for our blessings as individuals
and as nation.
Prayers were lifted TO the Almighty,
giving thanks for a president who had
been successful in keeping our own
hands clean of blood while the nations
across seas have engaged in carnival Of
killing.
These prayers breathed the grateful
ness of mothers who were blessed by the
presence of their sons at the family table.
But in this, as we interpret Theodore
Roosevelt, we were ali wrong
In this, as we interpret Theodore
Roosevelt, we evidenced that we have
failed to look deeply into international
relations and general world conditions.
In this, as we interpret Theodore
Roosevelt, we demonstrated that We lack
vision and that we are lot of wooden
heads upon whom Theodore Roosevelt,
two-gun man, jingo, alarmist and he of
the terrible teeth, could make no impress
sion with his campaign speeches.
II was impossible, he suggests, for
even Theodore Roosevelt 10 open our eyes
and show us the fallacy of following the
president who had kept US out Of war.
In lifting our thanks to the Almighty
for Wilson we were again, as We inter
pref Theodore Roosevelt, blind and
blooming ignoramuses-as compared 10
Theodore Roosevelt.
Perhaps the Colonel will grant us. at
least, that the custom of last Thursday,
in itself, is all right.
We cannot believe that the Colonel has
gone back on us to the extent his article
indicates.
We cannot conceive Of him having such
little respect for judgment that once
called him to the presidency.
We do not believe he has given us what
he considers the real reason for the Will
son victory.
We are pretty sure that Roosevelt feels
right down in the innermost depths of
himself that the Wilson victory was due
mostly and principally to the fact that
the Chicago convention nominated the
wrong man and that the right man would
have been Theodore Roosevelt.
The Roosevelt opinion does not bar US,
happily, from doing some analyzing on
our own account.
II does not change the minds Of many
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02

Almo~' any man can convince A
woman that he really and truly
loves her but he has 70 work over.
time 10 keep her convirce4
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02
The Keep Well Column
PUBLIC POOLS

When modern folk lesEnea the
danger of he common drinking cup
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02
THE EPILEPSY PROBLEM

II. AoDINoToN sRucE
Psychology Parsnhood "
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02

The Roosevelt opinion does not bar US
happily, from doing some analyzing OF
our own account.
II does not change the minds Of many
The Detroit times., 1916-12-02

Christmas trees are to be sold this veal
at former prices. But how about the pric,
of cotton whiskers?
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-10-26
BOLTS G. 0. P, BACKS WILSON
Frederick Aver, Financier and Mem
Der of Union League Club, Makes
81 900 Contribution.

Frederick Aver, member of the
Union League club-the center of Re
publicanism in New York city, if not
in the cOuntry-has sent check to
Chairman Vance Mccormick of the
Democratic National Committee for
$1,000 his contribution to the cam
paign fund for the reelection of Presi-
dent Wilson. With his check he sent
a letter, in which he said:
Convinced as l am that Mr. Wilson
is one of the greatest Presidents
we ever have had his hatred OF
war and love of his country perch.
ing like jewels in his crown Of
Office. l send herewith inclosed my
check for 81 200, to be added to the
National campaign fund for his
election"
Mr.. Aver is lawyer and financier,
lifelong Republican, and is Il stock
holder and one of the few directors of
the New York Tribune Association,
publishers of the New York Tribune,
which is supporting Hughes.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-10-26
TEN QUESTIONS FOR
VOTERS

Ten questions for voters to
answer in advance Of Election
Day:
why are the Kings of Wall
Street supporting Mr.. Hughes2
2-Why are the great finan-
cial interests which favor
Central bank, in substitution
for the Federal Reserve system.
supporting Mr.. Hughes7
3-Why are the high protec-
tive monopolists who prepared
the Schedules of the Payne
Adrich tariff for Mr.. Huehes2
4-Why is every enemy Of
American neutrality for Mr..
Hughes?
5-Why are all advocates of
armed Intervention in Mexico
for Mr.. Hughes7
6-Why are the trusts and
organized greed in every Sec
tion Of the United States for
MIR. Hughes2
why are the heroes of
military CONSUMPTION for Mr..
Hughes7
e-Why is every political re.
dictionary and bourbon for Mr.
Hughes7
e-Why is every enemy Of in
dustrial reform for Mr.. Hughes
10-Why is every boss an
political CRATER in the Repu
can party for Mr. Hl es2
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-10-26

for war.
Now Let Us Add It All Up, first
noting carefully that 1--WE talked very
fully over all matters and WE'RE IN
COMPLETE ACCORDl"
With Whom7
In complete accord with Roosevelt
In complete accord with the man
who brazenly launts his loathng
hatred of Germany and his animosity
toward commandments; openly
praises the Allies "who are dedicated
to the cause and are fighting for the
principle; publicly procaims Hughes
qualities which must recommend him
TO the sympathies Of the Allies" {;
treacherously calls the President Of
his country a "mollycoddle." and a
imam of weasel words; and falsely
asserts that we were BOUND by
treaty obligations to go to war with
Germany over Belgium
Hughes talks of national honor
When he dotted the ermine robe
of the Supreme Court of the United
States and forsook the society of it's
Justices and turned his back to the
precepts of Blackstone, Coke and
Marshall, he seems to have donned the
crazyquilt of an exigency candidate
to become the counsel of Finn,
Hitchcock, Wilcox, Perkins, Schwab,
Gary, Guggenheim Du Pont, Penrose,
Barnes, Crane, Smoot Lodge, Root,
Morgan, ct al.-and the political un-
derstudy of the man with whom he is
in complete accOrd-the man who says
we ought to be at war with Germany
and with MexicO-ROOSEVELTl
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-10-26
WHAT MR.. TAFT THINKS
OF PRESIDENT WILSON

This is no time to point out
mistakes of the past. This is
no time, by attacks upon the
General in command, to give the
idea that our commander has
not a united people behind him.
We are fortunate in having
kept out of the present Euro
pean War and we ought to sup
port the Administration in keep
ing US out. If we had a lingo
in the White House this country
would now be at war with
Germany
He (Wilson) is not a Demo-
crat President. He is our
President. He is first an Ameri-
can, the same as we are. We
must all be Americans first,
-Ex-President Taft.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-10-26
Greatest Benefit to Farmers.

When Congress passed the Rural
Credits bill a few weeks ago it placed
upon the statute books a measure Of
greater direct benefit to the farmers
of the United States than any legis-
lation enacted since the creation Of
the Department of Agriculture, now
nearly a generation ago.-The Nation.
al Monthly.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-10-26
COMPLETE ACCORD
WITH ROOSEVELT

HUGHES FOREIGN POLICY DIG
TATED BY THE JlNGO WHO,
HAD HE BEEN IN THE WHITE
HOUSE, SAYS Ex-PRESlDENT
TAFT, WOULD HAVE PLUNGED
US INTO WAR"
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-10-26

A vote for Hughes is a potential vote
for war.