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The Detroit times., 1916-05-17

and deformities 10 which the body
Is susceptible.
They point out the harmful re.
suits OF incorrect posture as most
apparent in the growing period or
life. II is az this period that the
boys and girls must be taught the
importance Of avoiding incorrect az.
t.tudas. whether at work or AZ play,
since they later result in ill-health
and even in dcformity.
The principal cause Of these con.
ditions is the tendency OF the young
OF both sexes 10 assume slouching
positions. They sprawl In a chair
rather than sit upright in IT, They
rest the weight on one leg. allowing
The Detroit times., 1916-05-17

the spine to become twisted. or sit
with stopped shoulders, when they
should be sitting erect.
The "debutantc slouch." so fash
iouabl- n few years ago, was one OF
the chief causes OF ilI-heslth among
young women.
The old school seat. fashioned
from one mold 10 ~ all sizes and
conditions OF children, is a potential
cause Of trouble
One % The commonest examples
oi faulty posture il that OF round or
stopped shoulders II is usually
brought on by the slouching atfi-
tude previously spoken of. and IL
first noticed because IL is unsightly
Slouchng attitudes result from IA.
tigue and may be the first sign that
the child is working or playing be.
yCnd his strength.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-17

| allow ourselves TO be obsessed by
all sorts of breads, then We become
nervous and mental patients. Some
times IL is necessary 10 shut us up
in institutions for our own good and
the good OF others.
When We fear too little We run
the risk OF coming 10 an untimely
end. We perish because we do not
know what We ought 10 fear. or,
knowing it. obstinately refuse to let
fear serve Us.
In this way, for example, thou
sands yearly lose their lives because
they do not have a saving fear of the
death-dealing agencies that lurk In
germ-infected food and drink.
Thousands of others suffer, per
haps die. because they have no fear
OF infected dust. OF over.eating. of
underexercising and of other viola
tions OF the laws OF personal ny.
giene They ere like men who can
not swim. yet go canoeing without
a lifebelt.
This lack Of fear comes sometimes
from recklessness. but more often
from ignorance OF what ought TO be
feared Education in fear is one OF
the great needs OF humanity.
II Is something that ought to be
begun in early childhood. by the par
ent md by the teacher. But also II
ought to be continued throughout
life
Every day science is making dis
The Detroit times., 1916-05-17
From Another POintof VleD

Yes, Phyllis, it is true that the name
of one of our naval experts is Hector
c. Bywater.
A Detroit man had his shoulder dis
located yesterday. shaking hands. 1t
will be well for everyone to bear in
mind that this is campaign year and
that many of the contests promise to be
close.
Perhaps that woman thought she
could have her husband arrested in
New York for pounding her" as she
says, in South Africa, on the assump-
tion that pound is d pound the world
around.
A certain man in Ludington carried
dynamite caps in his pocket. Statistics
recently compiled showed that we had
275,000 feeble-minded persons in the
United States. Make it 275,O01.
Nobody home but the old man and
the rug and the old mans beating il.
John d. Rockefeller, Jr., says he
would be perfectly willing to sit down
to the table with the cook John is
democratic enough to know where to go
for good eats.
A man who told policeman out JEFF
ferson-ave. that he had just come over
the bridge from the island, turned out
to be insane. That much was TO be in
| ferred. He talked so disconnectedly.
|
Nobody was killed by an automobile
in Detroit last Monday.
!
1t seems TO be our pitchers that arr
tossing of the pennant
|
Gasoline remains at 20 the gal
The Detroit times., 1916-05-17

VA Y * q > lN
II Is made up OF
a group of people
who are trying 10
G d u c a I Q I h @
masses 10 realize
the importance OF
a correct posture
In pre- n n :
many OF the ills
The Detroit times., 1916-05-17
~ Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. by Frank Crane)

ieei al Iiattered up today. Somebody
Will take me down peg before night, I
am sure. because my pride is something
sinful.
FOR l have letter from somebody
saying that he has read one of my books
twice and is now on its third perusal.
Did | ever think, in these days of
something else, that should ever have
written anything anybody would want to
read twice?
lwlce-read books are few. Most of
the volumes in my library are oncers.
and the secondhand bookman comes
around regularly and carts off the sur
plus.
There was an old German who had a
farm out near where | used to teach
school when | was young. He read THE
Count of Monte Cristo." That's all He
read slowly, and not much at time; and
Monte Cristo" is n fat book. one of the
old three-deckers that sailed the seas of
yesterday romance, and by the time he
had finished it he had forgotten the first
part and was glad to commence again.
He took it to bed with him regularly,
along with his pipe, and rambed off to
sleep with its rousing company. When
he got up in the morning he smoked a
pipe and read chapter before break
fast. Why read anything else? Monte
Cristo' was good enough for him. He
knew it was all right. Why take
chance on an untried tale?
| often think of old Weingartner-his
name was Weingartner, or Bumgartner,
or something like that-and wish could
love book, any book, with such singu-
lar and loyal devotion. He was your
true literary monogamist.
But alas! | am a polygamist in my
reading tastes; worse. perhaps, a varie-
tist, for i flirt with many volumes and
marry few.
How many written things do you want
to read twice?
Of course, there's the Bible, but it's
hardly fair to bring that into the discus
sion, since it is so often read for reasons
other than Its literary charm.
And there's Dickens. Most of us read
Dickens twice; once when we're young,
because we are told we ought to, and it
seems pretty poky, and again when we
grow up. and are marooned in some
summer resort hotel or other literary
desert island, and there's nothing else to
read and we have to read something or
murder the gossips on the porch. and we
take down Nicholas Nickleby" in de-
spair, and go at it with large clouds Of
boredom looming in our anticipation,
and then discover that it's tremendous,
live, human, delicious story, and we car
ry it off to the bedroom and sit up with
it till A. NJ, with it and one-watt
power kerosene lamp, which finally runs
out of oil, and we creep to bed, saying:
Funny / never realized that Dickens
stuff It's great. I'll read it ALL" And
we do.
There are other twicers. One man /
know has read Gibbons Rome" six
times.
And there's r. L. Stevenson; he has
that lure that brings you back. Car
LYLE is also one of my twicers; ! must
have read or read at, "Sartar Restar-
tus" twenty times; | don't know why,
but the turbulent thing fascinates me.
And Dante | cannot get away from.
So do no speak to me today. Some
man. I don't know who he is, but he
must be man of parts and of rare dis
elimination, has written me that he's
read my book twice.
| am all pulled up.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-17
WOULD TAKE CHANCES

"Sr. wish to make your daughter my wife"
said the young man
The old man hesitated Hadn't you better
see her mother hrstY" he askeu gently, after
thinking a moment
I've seen her mother and II doesn't make anv
differenCe-Ill take the chances Hill Record
The Detroit times., 1916-05-17

DO yCu know that soap and water
sunshine and fresh air, thoroughly
applied. are the best disinfectants
after disease, and the best preven
tives before?
The Detroit times., 1916-05-17
Our Detention Home Is
a Step In Progress, But
More Progress Is Needed

"How many nice ways there are tc
have a good time without being bad,
said little girl from the Detention home
Z few evenings ago when she was taken
to moving picture theater and saw
views of skiing and tobogganing in Nor
way.
This little girl happens to have grown
& ND fatherless and motherless among the
most unsavory surroundings.
She has been brutally beaten for years
BY the woman who "took care" of her.
She finally ran away (truancy, they
call it) and was taken to our Detention
home, where she sits on the roof play
ground during her leisure hours, happily
crocheting lace.
This child of Is carries out the theory
OF DR.. Victor Vaughan, that inheritance
II more potent factor than environ
ment in shaping character, for in spite
of her former surroundings, she has re-
snained absolutely sweet and good.
The ideal of the institution, however,
\ = necessarily based upon environment.
Given good home, sympathetic care.
takers, wholesome food, healthy work
and exercise, the belief is that any child
will naturally be good.
The love for the beautiful" is touch
ingly shown by the little girls in their
clean, but cell-like rooms.
III In each room is small wooden box,
which they have some way acquired.
These boxes are of various shapes and
sizes but they are used as a sort of
dresser or bureau though they look more
like shrine.
They are covered with any pieces of
clean cloth the owners can get hold of ;
bits of sheet, pieces of old lace cur
tains, ends of calico.
On them are their treasures" an
empty fancy perfume bottle, picture
postal, faded artificial flower, few
beads, an Easter egg, and nearly always
doll, neat but usually battered.
These dolls are the real treasures.
One Of them was made of rags stuffed
into crude shape, with eyes and mouth
outlined with black thread, but the
maker and owner of this specimen look
I'd upon it with the devotional eyes of
the mother of newborn babe.
All the children in the institution go to
school and are instructed in the elemen-
tary branches. They learn to do the
work; cooking, washing, ironing, clean
Ing and sewing. and are taught some
other things besides.
The artistic side is not utterly ignored,
for the girls are given dancing lessons,
TO get them away from the bad influ-
ence of the rag" and also singing, some
4 teachers of these branches having volun-
/ teered their services.
The boys are drilled, rather in the
manner of recruits.
1t is essentially military drill anc
\ supposed to put backbone and self
respect into them.
Ranging as they do from little fellow!
to nearly grown youths, and dressed il
blue overalls, the line is curious on
h - it marches about the large gym
pasium.
~
The Detroit times., 1916-05-17
AN EXCEPTION.

Remember. my SON. said the father. that
poteness costs nothing.
"Oh. ! don't know" returned his hopeful Did
you ever try putting Very respectfully yours at
the end of telegram ladies Home Journal
The Detroit times., 1916-05-17

Good music will give the devil
cold feet | suppose that is the rea.
son so many scraps start in the
choir loft.
You women spend more for a hat
than you would give TO the cause
OF religion in a lifetime. don't
begrudge you the hat. but when you
sweep down the ailse with a $50
hat and a 5000 dress and put a
plugged cent in the collection box. /
do bogrudge that.
The less religion you've got the
longer IL takes 10 express IL.
You can't thank God with onC
breath and turn around and run
down and villify and assassinate
somebody's character with the next
The Detroit times., 1916-05-17
AN IMPORTANT ONE.

Thompson has made discovery"
Indeed"
Yes. He says that he has discovered that
the more buttons there woman's coat
the greater the probability that n really fastens
The Detroit times., 1916-05-17
The Daily Reminder
ToDAY's ANNIVERSARIES

lso:-Great Britain declared war
against France
lsOt-Napoleon l. was proclaimed
Emperor or the French.
lsSe-Caroline Bonaparte, sister of
Napoleon L., died. Born I'm lisa
lstt-The American forces under
Gen. Taylor crossed the Rio Grande
and occupied Matamoras.
lS0i--Cornerstone laid for the first
Masonic temple In Chicago.
ls5s-Cornerstone laid for the new
postofnee and custom house in De-
trOit.
lS7l--The French national assem- .
bly, ratified the peace agreement with
Prussia.
is7s-Thc Greenback national con
vention at indianapolis nominate ed
Peter Cooper. OF New York. for presi-
dent.
lS9I--Attempt to expei Queen Ma
thalie from SerVia frustrated by stu
dents. tShe was sent To Austria
iSes-Frincess Eulale. represent
ative or the Spanish government. was
received with honors in New York,
lsgS--Cnited states battleship Ala p
bama launched al Chester. Ia.
ls03-Boer delegates arrived at
Pretoria To discuss terms OF peace.
tSe9--Gen. Stuessel and ADMIRAL
Nebosaton were released from pris-
on by the czar.
l9i5-Unitod states feet. after 10
days exhibition In the hudson river.
passed out 10 sea. reviewed by iresi-
dent Wilson and secretary Daniels.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-17
WORTH TRYING

MY wife went clean house as long as I am
making garden. Says track In too much soil g
Gosh, N H. will stave off usecleaning I'm
make garden myself"
The Detroit times., 1916-05-17
ONE YEAR AGO TO-DAY IN THE
WAR

Reorganization OF the British cab
met announced
Russians admitted that Germans
and Austrians had crossed the san.
Petrograd reported German ana
Austrian offensive from lower NiStu-
la TO Bukowina frontier. the losses
being estimated in tens OF thousands.
" Without replying tn United states
note. declaring such action would he
unsat lstactory Germany sent case or
ship Frye to prize court
ToDAY's BIRTHDAYS
Nicholas H.. czar Of all the Russias,
born IN 81. Fetersburgh tfetrograd),
as years ago today.
Josephus Daniels, the present sec
ton, -. c.. 81 years ago today.
r.. Rev Boyd Vincent. Episcopal
bishop OF Southern ohio. born at Erie.
Pa. II years ago today.
James Hamilton Lewis United
states senator from Illinois. born AT
Danvillc. Va. so years ago today.
Theodore Clark Smith. we'll known
history at Williams college. born at
RoNbury. Mass, t6 years ago today.
stephen u. Porter. representative
in congress OF the Twenty ninth
pennsylvania district. born near "a q
tenn. o. ~ years ago today.
Charles T.. Babe Adams, pitcher
OF the Pittsburgh National leaguc
baseball team. born at Upton. lnd-,
60 years ago today.
Willie Houck. well-known Phila
delphiu fcatherweight pusilist. born
at Mount Airy, Ia. 81 years ago to-
day.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-17
The Keep We'll Column
CORRECT POSTURE

Ever hear Of the American Pos.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-17

4 This is the best we can do. at pres
Nt, and it is long step in advance
our former method of locking up these
5ng offenders or homeless ones with
= and often hardened criminals.
nus the influence of mother, father,
y; cheated of the inheritance. often,
I'D blood from decent parents. this
1rot1tution steps in and takes them
brick wings and tries to mother
: sognhl9nce, at least, of the
The Detroit times., 1916-05-17

Yes, Phyllis, it is true that the name
OF one of our naval experts is Hector
c. Bywater.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-16
NEARLY TWO
(Continued from Page one

of the available force engaged in that work than in protecting the Atlantic where he said, only five of these mobile boats were stationed
 Representative Stephens said he had reference to the whole question of naval protection, battleships cruisers, destroyers and other craft as well as submarines The admiral replied that he could not discuss questions of naval policy in that re- gard as other officers in the depart ment had charge of such matters
 To illustrate the differences of sub merging quickly a boat 315 feet long. such as the proposed twenty five knot steam submarines. Admiral Grant said that if it was attempted to send them down at an angle of thirty degrees, the bows would be 1 150 feet below the surface while the stern was still on top. Of course, he added, they never would be sent down except at an angle of a very few degrees and would submerge virtually on an even keel. An error ! in case of pressing emergency, how ever. he pointed out might send her down so her bows would be crushed
 by the pressure of the water before ; her stern was out of sight.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-16
GERMANY MAKES
lContinued from Page One)

for that reason no apprehension was felt over the outcome of this phase of the negotiations.
 Ia substance, the communication as it was placed before the cabinet was acceptable to the United States The changes suggested at the time were described as being for the purpose of clarifying the language used. Now, it iS said that the document is just as the United States suggested it be with the one exception.
 Just what the nature of the excep- ton was. was not disclosed tonight. It was believed, however that the word ing used in connection with reference 1 to the conduct of reprisals had been modified.
 1 Germany also is understood to have authorized Count von Bernstorff to state specifically in the commdnica- { tioH that it is in answer to the last American note on the Lusitania, as to 1 direct attention to assurances which have been given previously in coNnec- 1 ton with the Arabic case
 Insertions of these provisions was l informally requested by Secretary i Lansing. With them included the formal document will in itself be a ' complcte record of the assurances giv- en the concessions granted and the . agreements made.
 | Officials ana diplomats said tonight l that if the communication as submit E ted tomorrow by Count von Bernstorff
 contained the statement that Germany
 recognizes liability for the lives of
 neutrals lost in the commission of an
 act such as the sinking of the Lusi-
 tania, probably the last cause of con-
 tention had been removed and that the
 administration could well proclaim
 having achieved recognition of all the
 high principles for which il has con-
 tended.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-16

 OF W. ?. ASSURED
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1


 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15.-The if rancial reorganization of the Western Pacific railroad was virtually assured today, the final date for the surrender of decaulted bonds in the opinion of officials of the road. which went into recciVership last March. It was esti mated tonight by officials that the holders of the $5O,00O,OOO first mortg- age bonds had turned into the reorgan- iZation committee $44,000,000 of the bonds
 short work would be made, it was predicted, of reorganization: the fore closure in the United States district court auction, and purchase of the road hy the first mortgage holders at figure approximating $15,000,000. Under the plan which the bond hold CTS apparently have approved by jHeir surrender of nearly all the bonds, a holding company will he formed, $20, 0O0, coo in new bonds issued, and the proceeds used for the construction of feeder lines, betterments and equip merts.
 ! For their bonds, the holders of the 1 original $5G 100000 securities, guaran- teeG by the Denver and Rio Grande railroad company, will receive $25, 600 000 preferred and S37,50O,000 common shares of stock in the new holding company but no new bonds. They will have, however, first option on the pur- chase of the new bonds.
 A total bonus Of $2,50O,00O preferred and $l9,000.000 common shares of thu holGing company will go with the new bonds as bonus.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-16
ALLIES WITHIN
(Continued from Page One)

that the action of the German and Austrian government is a development of the recent American suggestions. The department, however, does not feel obligated to take any action in regard to the broad questions involved at least until it has received replies to it's own memorandum to the entente allies re- garding the disarming of merchant men.
 Consideration is being given to the advisability of amending the instruc- tions to port authorities in regard to the rights of merchantmen to arm for defensive purpose and the limitations of the armament
 The state department repeatedly has allowed it to become known, a sit did of changing the law on the subject of arming merchant ships on it's own ac- | count, and that such move could be made only with the consent of all the powers affected. But the United States in consideration of the changed condi- Ltions of naval warfare can amend it's 1 instructions to the port authorities. It | might, it was suggested, revise it's in structions so as to permit merchant ships to clear with guns of a calibre useful solely for defensive purposes and ! yet not large enough to be effective against submarines at a safe warning
 distance. Under the existing regula- tions merchant ships may carry guns mounted on the stern of a calibre up
 to six inches.
 The entire matter, as the state de- partment now views it, turns about the question of what constitutes defensive armament. It is admitted that the line between where defensive power ceases ,and offensive power bgins is difficult
 to draw and authorities on internation-
 la law in the department say the ques-
 tiOn is one which surely would have
 to be considered by international con
 ference at the conclusion of the war
Arizona republican., 1916-02-16
Special to The Rannhlicanl

CASA GRANDE. Feb. l5.-As q re- suit of the bond issue election held here today this place is to have a muuici- paly owned water electric light and ice service. Proposals for bids relat- ing to the construction of the plant will be published at once. The election carried practically unanimously in ia . Nor of the bond.
 Mayor Burgess and Councilmeu Ar menta, Bennett, KratZka and Peart are clated over the success of the election and the people of this rapidly grow ing main line. little city are planning q celebration to commemorate the oc- casion. A big booster meeting of the
Arizona republican., 1916-02-16

tained and established facts and in spired by sympathy with all honest American enterprises and desire for the prosperity and happiness of Americans of every calling and in every state.
 They may expect that the best possible course for the preservation of peace will be followed by a for eign policy which, with courtesy and friendlness to all nations. is frank and fearless and honest in it's asser- tion of American rights, and leaves no doubt anywhere in the world of America's purpose and courage to protect and defend her importance her territory and the lives and just
Arizona republican., 1916-02-16
ADMINISTRATION IS
Continued from Page One.)

United States, "intervened in Mexico to control the internal affairs by threat, by economic pressure. and by force of arms and that the gov ernment ignored, condoned the mur- der of American men and the rape of American women and the destruction of American property and insult of American officers and defilement of the American flag and joined itself to the men who were guilty of all these things to pull down the power of Huerta.
 The results of this interference were most unfortunate" MT Root continued. If our government had sent an armed force into Mexico to protect American life and honor, we might have been opposed but we should have been understood and re- spected by the people of Mexico No flag is so dishonored and no cit izenship so little worth the claiming in Mexico as Ours.''
 Referring to the administration s foreign policy, MT. Root said:
 Our diplomacy has lost it's au- thority and influence because we have been brave in words and ir- resolute in action.'
 We have been following the path of peace. We have been blindly stumbling along the road that, con- tinued, will lead to inevitable war Our diplomacy has dealt with symp- toms and ignored causes. The great decisive question upon which our peace depends is the question wheth CT the rule of action applied to Bel gium is to be tolerated. If it is
Arizona republican., 1916-02-16

tolerated by the civilized world, this nation will have to fight for it's life. There will be no escape. That is the critical point of defense for the peace of America.
 Mr. Root, alluding to the viola ton of .Belgium's neutrality said:
 When our government failed to tell the truth about Belgium, it lost the opportunity for leadership of the moral sense of the American people and it lost the power which a knowledge of that leadership and a sympathetic response from the moral sense of the world would have given to our diplomacy. When our govern ment failed to make any provision