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The Detroit times., 1916-11-22

: they overlook Al important fsct.
They overlook the fact that teach
crs are busy. hard sorked people
often they are sadly overvorked
people Interference in Wifie's
case means tor The teacher an addt
t!onal burden
u Is a burden she can easily avoid
by saying nothing 10 wlllies par
tnis That she reports 20 them what
ne has observed indicates. not that
she is preiudicsd against Willie but
that shc Is conscisntious and alive
70 her responsibilities
! Possibly she Is nu!fe mistaken.
I Posslbly Willies queerness - rot
indicative Of any actual abnormal;,y
But the parents cannot AFFORD 70
take this for granted The ,hn,
for them 20 10 is 20 lot a doctor
Cr clinical psychologist examine
Willie
Instead Of abusing the teacher
they should hank her. and should
hurry their son 70 an expert Then
they should arr on tho advice thc
expert -iyas
By ths course they viii make
sure cf giving Willie a real chance
f1r future devsjppT Ttnt ny ignor
ms the teacher hin' tbey may be
looming him - life of infsrority
and themselves 70 uselsss regrets
and sorrows
Remember this. urge you. II yol
have child OF your ovn about
Whoss mental. moral or phyzical
Qualities douoi have been raised by
lnbiased observers
Don't let parental love 20 blind
YOU that Won laugh - 'here doubts
and condemn 'hc doub'er
Settle the matter In The one sonsi
lie va namely BY taking your
child ~ 2hystcnns once or 20 q
good rsychoioEioat~clinie
The Detroit times., 1916-11-22
WHAT FEAR ACCOMPLISHED

New York city. ~ Will be remembered was
gri0ped By sn epidemic ~ 1fan' paralysis .as'
summer Mars caldren died - fre dread corn.
plant SoW corss ne sGrpprls.uz Information
tLat even while ths epidemic ragged Ir'anr NOR
tality n NsH York city Nas actually reduced
The explanation offered 10 this-'1at mo ever.
pfsseni fear 70 paraiytis among the parents of
he gIsat ciy caused tbom ~ gir thstI ~ .d~eu
IN unusual degree ~ parental care Mothers
mindful % the peril shat seemed 20 hars oye-
their children. eTerfed ever possible precsuflor
hat they might not be stricken. So thar while
paralysis vas claiming nany victims and the
CITY was quaran'ining bersef agsirst Stranger
from the west, The numbe- - t.eIlr-s of rre com
noner and preventabie diseases was greatly rs
5uced
Children were kept clearer They weye kept
on the streets In larger numbers Their food
was supervised with greater care Their general
health was Increased because tha fc.r0f a
scourge grpped the hearts 90 hurdretT II taou.
sands Of mothers
II mothers can do .fIs f1r childhood .r 10
midst of an epidemic rhv can they not 40 Il.
well when conditions arr normal It olFt not
70 require condition - parie ro pIf ctr-v mar
en- on guard agalnsi Tho .u-lad- W rrerarfabIa
disease Cleveland PLAN Dealer
The Detroit times., 1916-11-22
PARENTAL BLINDNESS
eY n. AoDiNcToN BRUCE
The Ridds Personality Psyhoogy Psr.nthood-

Many parents. as ever body
Luoas. are blind ,c tho faults and
weaknesses of thei~ children Some
are So bind that they stuoboruly
refuse TO recognize faults and weak
rezses even when these arc pointed
eUt 70 ITEM
The results ~ this arc always IN.
fortunate They are particularly IN.
fortunate when the children in cues
tion really require special education
or medical treatment
In SUCH cases precious time is lost
ewing 10 The parental blindness
often no remedial measures are ap-
.l.e3 gCtil j. Is t7o late 20 bring the
Ghc-ed child % normal condition.
Any attempt ~ an caservant
teacher cr friend of the family 70
convince ,he parents of the need for
ac'on "a BADLY received It may
even create feellngt n II-Vll for
The vell-intentioDea ,eacler or
friend
Suppose fcr example teacher
reports 90 Wnlie R0e's fsfnsr and
raofte- rra urIa NViules behavior
e. school 20 peculiar that he
c4ght ta Do examined b. a special
l.f ln nervous troubles n 'he fsfh-
~ and rothet sre of he parcntiaily
lI1 80 tter are ikery 10 .sv t0
each of-rr
"Jr willie queer What an ab-
lrd IDEA Ii5w premllced that
teacher ugs' be 70 suggest such a
ching about him
She'd better te examined herself
Something must no wrong etb her
81 make her 70 rttsr against Cur
Gear il.tie bos -
He ~. ,nt reed any doctor Al
doctor viii 1o ls % frighie- hin
clt ~ hi- senses We certainly
SON. assr that
When parents take this attitude
The Detroit times., 1916-11-22

Protests Ne~ Parking Regulation.
Tc 'tc E1i'9v or The Tfr,ss
would Ike 70 say a teN words
iH defense cf The thousands ~ Own
e-s of cars Who have no chaur-uys.
WHO are the people that VISA 20
rark their cars They are he Pur-
chasing agents rom all parts OF the
cify n many cases whose men folk
are working in factories and Offices.
and these shoppers coming with
their cars are io,ng The buying FOR
the family IN many cases huting
on Cadillac market. Broadway mar
The Detroit times., 1916-11-22
Daylight Saving Plan

The more daylight plan IL receiv
nag an impetus that promises 10
fdd this country in the near future
70 the list ~ those that have
adopted &C. The News brought the
pan 30 prominently 20 public At
tention here some months ago that
itr benefits arc generally under
stood They we're go promptly rec.
ognized that there was decided
favor for paltmore's going ahead
and Joining Cleveland. Detroit and
the few other American cities that
have put the scheme into opera
tlon Du with our peoples usual
conservatl'm. aud probably wisely.
u was decided 20 wait until the
movemen, vas general
There is now widespread agita-
ton for The nation as n whole TO
put tho clock uD an hour In sum.
mer months. thus giving workers
80 hour more ~ daylight. A reso-
mtlon indorsinE the plan "a 10 be
submitted 10 IN American Fedora.
ton or Labor nov in sessiOn here,
and az - chief purpose II to aid
the toller the hope and expectation
are that favorable action VIII be
taken Baltimc-e News
The Detroit times., 1916-11-22
Let the People Rule---And Write

ket. in ten cent stores and In other
places from which goods are not
delivered Imagine these people car
crying their purchases a half mile
over slippery streets IN bad weather.
20 &c, 20 their automobiles and even
a, that in many cases the au,omo-
bile can De LEFT only An hour iust
sufficient time n 20 70 their shop
ping place and back
And the merchants, what about
their With millions % dollars In
vested and other millions paid out
for labor and still other millions
The Detroit times., 1916-11-22
The Keep Well Column
MORTALITY!

claimed ssi5B victims In 1915. Of
whom S. 3e5 died from tuberculosis
of the lungs
The progress made in ,he preven-
tor of this di4eaAr during recent
years hsS beeu Astonishing. In a
little moro than a decade. from 1904
20 1918 The death rate frum tuber-
culosis in all It's forms fell from
zo07 10 1853 per 100. 900. the decline
icing continuous from year ~ year.
This is a drop q more than 25 per
cent
Even Vet however. tuberculosis
! a. the distinction ~ causing more
deaths annually han any Other form
Of bodily illness except ] cart dis
ease and abou, g. per cent more
than all external causes accidents,
Fomicides and suicides-co mbinsd,
Pneumonia wa responsible for
9.32s dsaths In the registration
area In le15 or 1897 per 100000
The Detroit times., 1916-11-22
Pointed Paragraphs

The setting hen nay DO peevtsh.
but she's on-ne~t
Eyeh see booster locking for "A
chance 20 make good2
Money doesn't always make the
mare 20 under 'bs wire lfst
a pound box ot candv VII win "A
giri qu' kcr ,han Il9lInc poem
n must be sreet relief 20 some
men when their wives become tid.
.tvS
a man With wife ana seven
1augh,ers never Aoari- up his hard
earned coin
\ wise bachelor never tells girl
rhe is pretty 10 rho presence Of her
rival
II ism, neceseafg 20 taenuon YOUR
lawyer in your will DE j, sure 20
get his hare
The average man WI stand. with
cut hitcbIng a good deal le,ter than
u ti'd % an apron sirine
There may b" reasons 0iy p man
snouid try to deceive others but
Why should he try 20 deceive him
felf'
Ever, man f.ei 'ha' there BE- a
lo' ~ greatness concealed about his
person waiting 20. The world 10 dis
cover lt
Statistic show chat fbe average
!. oman would rather draw q blank
IA nc matrimonial lotfcr' than 90
take no chance Jt all
The Detroit times., 1916-11-22
Bits of Information

A woman is the patentes of II ao.bI..yo..l
s'Fap Tor street cars that VIII Serve, eirhcr Itl
OF shoit passengers Who are obi gad 20 lt5ua
Men In Sherburhe county. MINI hasa. f,,-,,,.,f
Chuck Hole club The ohli CATION is the alTrg
OF one chuck hole on The county. roads Prar
uealy every day automobile load. M cf1br-e-
siart TOT the country armed 2ita picks arG
sboVels ~ pay their club dues
NJ. and Mrs ounE ~ Datro'itor gs Ha,a
tour children Who have only two bIrthdaye. The
elder two are twins and the Younger two
though born four years apar'. have their birth
cay on ne same day OF the year and we're born
even a. the same hour
The Detroit times., 1916-11-22
The Daily Reminder


NhhAt ANNiN faNN AhAtsN
ISL, Gen Andrew jackson and his
stan irft Mobile FOR New Orleans.
1879 George Eliot Marian ENaus1.
famous novelist. born ip MArw elk
sniiJs tns aud. pied Dec %. 1850
wears Emitted states senator from n
iinois Bonn u Wayne county. ky
t'ed in NasbluS n g., Jan. 2s.
i,N costa Elea became an indie
1855 >apo.son ul WAS elected em-
tN.n Bavaria iaiued the German
iS.-1enr Wilson. tse eobbler.
W.. t- 4r' Woe president dfcd sud
denN u Wast'us ION. Born ru Farm
insteu- \. D.. tec y: 1919
lsS- rhutl1W Weed. politician ami
journalist. died 10 New Nork city
horp in Greene county. - NOV
1881 Russia issued decree pro.
hibiuug the expectation ~ wheat and
and threatened famine
1900 President kruger "a tne
TrsnsyaAl fePuetg lanted ai Mar
I5o2 Ff-der,Ck a Krupp. the
greRt German ifonmasttr aUN sun
msHer d!ed 10 Esser Born 100 50
1910. Franris,o D. Nadvro prnclaiu ma
81 himself president 20 the proNin-
-iel government of Mexico.
ONE YEAR NGo TO-DAY II THE
WAR
french and British pressed Turks
au GalllPcl pltr heavy homha rdu-nt
and bomb attacks
Berlin F~partea further Gaius f0r
the Tsutpuh- arm 80 ln serbia and
rapture ~ $500 men
Another Brfrsh submarine Hot.ila.
estimated At IS &C. g. vessels. reported
A. forcing tnr entrance - tue bN
tfr.
TODAN'S BIRTHD
Grand VuAe Michael AleNa7dro-
vtrr only brother 90 tao cEar ~
Russia. born - years sgo TODAY
Cyrus r TRlil0 noted sculptor. re-.
Gently elected ro uIewherHnIf In the
NRtIouai academy. born n spring.
VILE Etah. IS Years aEo TODAY
Frederick Won Rer0hRrdi. author -
sIsrWR0t and the Next War born
IN retrcErat a. years az today
John fa-ner. representR n
congress ~ the FIffeerth Texas tis-
fr't Hrrr n Red River county r~N,
re- rsArs ago today
Frrrst ~ Rnhs~ts represent7fivs
iu congress ~ tr- - Nrfh Nas~arhu u-
s~'ts strict born ln East Madison.
Ne IS wears axe today
Efre| ietsr celebrated American
. r-us.~aI r~e5F Rrtrnss born in San
/ Franc srn ts years ago today
The Detroit times., 1916-11-22
A Poem a Day


MIDAS
knx Midas He whose touch turned
an 70 sold.
svfe "a once aga.n and now W.
The gunt ~ purple trom h,' mantle =
A. rsd.sncs gathers on the autumn
IN VAN he seeks tAe blossom t1at
Ras fair.
TIE fruits which followed them
his grasp e.utT
Cold m u-afssior xlttters every whore
And makes the wood spi~ntid
solitude
Gold In protus.rn yet no simple
thing
To- Rlsdter and vHstaln. Mie sHad-
Dws deep.
Where snow iEr srminc t1tt b"Hts
k.uE
Surrounds r.a. wsarv 20 rill sink
20 sleep
Nsshtrgtrn star
The Detroit times., 1916-11-22

Nearly tTo-thlrds ot the total num-
or ~ deaths were charged 20 u
causes the three above named to
ee.her pfh Brzhfs disease and
asrHrlfs. cancer popleyy d!arrhea
and snter.us. aneral diseases. diat
.trs 7fgen1a d.phtheria and "
rtp.d fever
The deaths from hear, diseases in
fAe registration area in 1915 mum.
ler,d 10000 cor 1867 per 10000
Population
Me osth .rate from fh.e cause
lo msrked ,ucre1Fa as com
Pared pIth 1000. whom 81 as only
2al per 100000 Tho Mcrtsse has
irot been continuous. the rate having
fuciuated fron. year 20 wear
Tuberculoets ~ It's various forms
The Detroit times., 1916-11-22
BY Webster.

paid as taxes They are Interested
In these shoppers and ~isb to make
their shopping as convenient As pos
siole and are willing 20 extend every
courtesy 20 tha shoppers Mo- so
Z the owners o' biz buildings who
have had laws passed prohibiting
parking IN front OF their places not.
ike the board of education Shich
wishes all he pace for It's own u&e
The merchants are willing 20 grant
space in from, az their places and
encourage every other merchant IN
granting the same favors
How many thousand cars ars nov
parked daily within the prohibited
district and how eemparatiye'y few
have chaureurs These -hanges
seem 20 De against he common peO-
pie and in favor 0I The rich. Rho
can afford 10 have a chau-eur
hope tha, Il ! an ever a party 20 a
change OF this kind egs nst nc
common people sEainst 'he mtsses
and IN favor ot The classes that un
tha, day NV property mas 7c taken
from me.
The danger 81 a ere IN an asci
dent IL so triHinr compared with
the great beneat 20 those Who have
business and hopping 70 do and
the convenience In narxlnz Their
cars az nearby places that IL Is
scarcely worth a thought And the
teneHt 70 tha pedestrians maang
II so much safer where Lhe car
are parked AZ distance "a another
ridiculous proposition for cars DO
ing parked along the avenue pre-
vent fast driving and that is an Gle.
ment os safety 20 the pedestrians
Cars when parked we're never
known 20 run over pedestri4ns nor
were they ever known 20 reach out
snd in;ure people passing on he
sidewalk. but clearing The say for
speed In contested districts puts
the people In jeopardy
Cars lett n The conEcsfed dis
tricts in the care of maid arc not
. 20 be molested what atou' Tho
maid is she 20 be left 20 freeze
And what about the nouscEork
who IL ~ DO that There Ia already
a scarcity of thai kind o, labor
And again snow on Woodward ave
compelling su'omobili-'s 20 go slon
So Far as that is concerned IL i- a
pity We do not have snow ihe year
round n makes a person hiyer %
think Of the snov thar viii le piled
I'D between tho street car and the
curb or Woodwardavc hy Nov o.
And phst s6o1 Detroit from JET
rerson.a 70 no PARK and from
CaSssvs 10 Erush.st ~ not a
word said about Windsor nor Royal
+ Oak Trying 20 make New York
regulations A. Detroit. ahich =
seven times AZ large a. Detroit is
I Ike trying 20 Gt ~ small man
/ pui' seven times 700 large FOR him.
n Instead ~ moro policemen 20
drive the snoppers hack 20 the rl-
raj district. The policemen would
turn their alteration % he speeders
/ ~ would DO much better for The pub.
/ lie without doubt. ~ out Of every
! 100 accIdents arc caused by fast
I driving Automobiles 20 AZ break
neck speed. change their course
wheel around corners and sweep
everybody on their feet or cause
/ them 10 run FOR their lives. but ap-
/ paren,iy that II given no attention
/ hope that some consideration will
be given 10 the Ereatest good and
greatest accommodation 20 tho great
est number. instead of catering 20
/ the rich. and that a. much atteni
I tion be given 20 the use OF the thor
ofare for the one az FOR the other
l. CRINNELB
Nov 9, 1916
The Detroit times., 1916-11-22
City Milk DepOtS Might
Solve the Problem OF
High Cost TO the Poor

Mix. recognized as The life saver o..
our babies and Young children, is no"
selling for - cents per quart i'm NJ"
York and has gone up TO ten cents %
Detroit
The rise in price is said 20 be due m
the fact that the raw material which
goes 70 produce milk. is extremely scarce
and that much Of the mllk produces Is
being sold 70 cheese factories and 20
make milk powders which IN turr. are
sent to Europe 20 relieve the scarcity OF
food.
The farmer now receives SlTo her
hundred pounds for milk, - cents more
than he ever received oefore-loo
pounds being - gallons or 4 quarts.
which nets HIM three and taree-Gua
cents quart.
Add to this freight, cost Of p.sn- lee.
wagons. etc, and II is not difficult % bee
ieve the statemen made by the manager
Of big milk firm that the milk dealers
are not making any profit this year
Elgn creamery butter which estab-
fishes butter prices IS quoted al So cents
per pound, and the price II cream IS
fixed thereby
So much for the situation. Il looks
quite hopeless
But there is one expense which might
be reduced and which when reduced
might be paid by all the people for the
benefit Of our baby population about
which we are always saying such oratori-
cal and high sounding things
II must have been apparent to every
one who has tried to catch the proverb-
lal 30 winks in the morning, that there
is a great Gathering Of milk wagons in
the neighborhood.
Ten or more milk dealers often deliver
milk in a single block and we hear the
running back and forth Of many men and
the creaking Of the wagon wheels and
pull up the covers and realize that Of all
the occupations that of the milk man. on
a cold winter morning, while the stars
are still in the sky, is the most unattract-
i've.
Here is a great duplication Of work.
and therefore, expense which must ulti-
mately be paid by the consumer.
We have no desire 20 take from the
scanty profits of the milk dealers but are
rather striving 10 help reduce the price
of milk for the poor family where many
small stomachs are crying 70 be filed
with natures baby food.
And it would seem as if there might
be way Of doing il. Let the city act as
of this great necessity. Let it
milk depots in the poorer parts
Of the city where the people can come
at certain hour and get their milk for,
perhaps. three or four cents less per
quart. Whereas l75 wagons are now
used by single firm, many less could
supply those sections Of the city where
ten cents quart was a matter for seri-
Gus consideration or was entirely prohib-
tive.
This is socialism in a thoroly practical
form and the kind Of socialism which,
one would suppose. would meet with no
opposition from anybody
The cost 70 the city would be in a few
machines and few men n deliver the
goods 70 comparatively ,mall number
OF stations where the people could come
and carry it away.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-22
Dante
BN Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. by Frank Crane)


Why some books live for centuries is
as mysterious as why some people live
TO be 90.
But we must accept the verdict of
time. No sensible man objects to the
masters; he tries to understand them,
and If he be persistent, teachable, and in
telligent usually succeeds.
Dante Is a great man in the literary
world. He is the outstanding classic of
Italy and ranks with Greek Homer. Ro-
man Virgil, English Shakespeare. and
German Goethe. Consequently no mind
that makes pretenSions to good taste in
letters can afford 10 be ignorant of him.
Al the same time of all the forefront
erS, he Is hardest 10 read, il is harder
still TO get interested in him.
This Is for two reasons. First. he is
wholly medaeval. He lived in world
We have forgotten He was deeply con-
cerned In things that TO Us are simply
curious or amusing The world has
moved miles and miles past his view
point
No one, tor instance. cares anything
about the conflicting claims Of papal and
temporal powers. As political factor
the papacy is not nowadays discussed.
To Dante it was burning issue.
So the wars and JealousieS of Florence
and the other states of Italy have gone
into the worlds waste basket. as also
~ curious astronomical theories and
theological discussions IN vogue at his
time
The second reason is that his work is
filled with Instances and illusions en-
tirely uninteigible to the modern read
er without the aid Of copious notes by
the antiquary. And even when we read
the notes they are of no interest.
Yet his Divine Comedy loaded down,
as it Is. with Old junk, retains its hold
upon the mind of cultured people every
where
This is because Of the intrinsic great
ness of the mans personality. No mat
ter what one writes about, no matter
how outlandlsh or bizarre or other-world-
lSh his subject matter, II he sees clearly,
thinks nobly. and expresses himself IN
sincerity, his message will find the heart
OF the world.
Another reason is the sheer beauty OF
his craftsmanship II is doubtful if any
human being has ever wrought so per-
fectly and SO exquisitely with words We
get but a shadow of this in translation,
but the original Italian is a masterpiece
which being thing Of beauty. must be
a JOY forever
Even those 20 whom italian is
strange tongue must admire the sorority
and music of the lines if he hears them
recited. Such cadences haunt the world.
We cannot let them die
have put in a good deal Of hard labor
digging into Dante and while ! cannot
say that ! ever got from him any. dis
rectly usable material, yet | no more re-
gret my hours spent with him than re-
gret the beautiful landscapes have seen,
the great music | have heard, the wise
and noble souls have met, and the won
drous dreams | have had
These are all part Of ones education,
of ones equipment for life-and perhaps
the best part.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-22
There's Another Side To
This Mexican Situation,
Says Society of Friends

The Philadelphia yearly meeting OF
Friends, which keeps the lamp Of that
zane religion of peace and harmony
elight, has sent thruout the country, "a
every newspaper and higher educational
hstitution. letters urging the coopera-
Hon of the press and colleges for what II
farms a constructive program Of perma-
nent peace in Mexico.
In the first place it is evident that il
does not think that the press at large
has put the Mexican siuation clearly and
honestly before the public.
It believes that the press has been
prejudiced or coerced lin some way) to
rive only one side of the question and
that side the American II believes that
either we do not understand the under
Uing reason of the Mexican revolution
or that we completely disregard it, in
order to tell. with much sensationalism
and exaggeration, the wrongs suffered by
the American residents of that country
As a matter of fact there have beer
q many Mexicans killed by American
brigands along the border as Americans
killed by Mexicans, but no mention is
made of this little depreciation on this
side the Rio Grande.
American men who have gone ex-
ico with dispassionate minds have come
back with different tale than that car
ried by the press in the United States.
The Society Of Friends whose mem
bers, thru the centuries, have died for
peace, objects to this unfairness and is
seeking constructive policy which will
cement friendship between Americans
and Mexicans, rather than foster a hos
tile attitude.
With its usual calm and reasonable
Judgment, it believes that one Of the
ways would be TO invite large numbers
Of young Mexicans 10 become students in
our colleges and universities, so that
they might learn TO know our people our
customs. our point of view, and SO that
we might learn to know theirs. It has
secured scholarships in several colleges
and is seeking the help Of all others to,
ward this end.
The society points with pride TO the
educational work done for the Chinese
students thru the income Of the Boxer
indemnity fund returned by the United
States TO the Chinese government.
II has investigated and found thai
students of the Escuels Nacional Prepar
atorie, of Mexico are equipped to enter
our universities and it is in communica
don with Andres Osuna, director Of edu
cation in Mexico
DR.. Leo S. Rowe, Of the University o
Pennsylvania, secretary OF the Ameri
can and Mexican joint commission, nov
IN session. can and will give TO anyone
direct information on Mexican condi
lions.
We must not forget that Mexico vii
eventually end its revolution and be a
peace.
We must not forget that she is a La
dn-American country and as such j
closely united with South America b
natural bonds which no artificial super
Imposed policy will break down
Remembering all this, and also tha
the commerce of the United States j
booking TO the South American countrie
, tor more markets, would it not he com
nHrcially suicidal for us to further an
Ngcnize the Mexican people and raise Al
sssnable barrier between u.s.