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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-26

Art for arts sake is a term We
often hear II is term which
should have a noble, lofty meaning
But as commonly employed it has
degenerated into a handy catch
phrase for the defense OF incompe
tency and mediocrity.
When painter, sculptor, author
or musical composer does not get
recognition, he is all too likely to
assert that he is ignored because
he has refused 10 lower his artistic
standards 70 the public taste"
II Is not his business, he will say
TO 'truckle 10 the unintelHgent pub
lie" He has been true TO his art
I and the public have been too stupid
( 10 appreciate him.
This Is all very pretty. II Ger.
tainly is fatterinE 70 the artists
self-esieem But it IS az bottom n
sad confession Of weakness.
Really talented men. 10 be sure,
have debased their art for money
making purposes They have pan
dered 70 certain human Characters
tics OF no admirable quality. AMI
have found that their panderlng
pays"
Yet. on the other hand, complete.
" 10 ignore the public is wrong and
foolish in an artist.
He may, he should. have high ar.
tistic ideals. But these should not
prevent him from trying 70 interest
the public
For. after all, what Is the pur.
/ pose Of art2
Us purpose Is not simply 20 pro.
vide the artist with a pleasant occu.
patton. It's purpose IS far greater
than that.
It's purpose f. the expression Of
IDEAS which shall have an elevating
influence on the minds Of those 70
whom the ideas are conveyed
theoretically, then. every true
artist. every artist who really would
practice art for arts sake. ought 10
labor above AL things 20 make him.
self understood by az many people
as possible For the larger the an.
d!ence he gains the more surely ne
helps art fulfill rs purpose
And actually this is what all grea,
artists have done They have not
employed freak.sh methods 20 ex
cite wonder and attract attention
They have not dabbled in art FOR
their own amusement and The cdif
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-26
from Another Point OF VieD
By c. T. S,

Whatever became of that Business
Mans Military association?
Ever met the fellow who wants to yank
you over in a corner and read the poem
he cut out Of the paper the night before?
Have to keep the back gate locked now
against dogs since we planted the
elephants ear. Afraid it'll get bit.
We also have our opinion Of the fond
parent who begins buying his young
hopeful fireworks in the middle of June.
1t was somewhat Of a surprise to read
in the morning papers that Roosevelt is
engaged in Oyster Bay in recruiting a
brigade of Rough Riders for the Mexican
campaign. We had expected to read that
he was already on the scene.
This space reserved for the wheeze
p. J. c. Is trying TO think o. Thinks
Il was something about the militia.
Lloyd George says the Germans must
be crushed at once. Now all that remains
to be done is to get the consent of the
Germans.
A few Of the delegates TO the national
conventions are reported TO have got their
voices back.
Meet the fellow who told YOU YOU
ought to have been here last Thursday;
-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-26
A Poem a Day
FROM RoMANY TO ROME


Upon the road 20 Romany
It's stay. friend, stay -
There's lots o' love and lots y time
To l-ngcr on TN" way,
Prrp.es FOR tho twilight.
Roses FOR the noon,
It's happy goes as lucky goes
To Romany In June.
But on the road 20 Rome-oh
It's march. man. march.
The dust IS on the chariot WherS
The sere ~ on the larrh.
Helmets and jRyel'us
And brides Aecked with foam.
The lowers arc dead. IN" W'F'd
ahead
Upon the road TO Rome.
But on the road to Rome-ah.
It's hght. man, ACh'
FoutWan and horsenan
TreadiuE left and right.
Camp hrc- and watch fires
RuddyluC the gloam--
The fields are gray and worn away
Along the road 30 Rome,
Upon tho road 20 Romauy
It's sing hoys, sing
Though rag and pack BE- on your
Wei whistle 10 tho king.
Wine L. in the sunshine.
Madness IN the moon.
And doll may care 'be road we fare
T. RDmany In June.
AIons tho road 20 Rome alas
Tho glorious dust s. Wh.rlel.
Strong hearts are fierce go see
The CITY Of tSo World
Yet football or hugl~-ratt
or thunder az We viii.
ruon the road 20 Eomary.
The birds are calling still
Wallace Irwin.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-26
Pointed Paragraphs

Sickness IS often a mask worn by
lazy people.
Wealthy relatives sometimes on.
able a man 10 deal in futures
The faster a mans gait the soon.
or misfortune overtakes him.
Sometimes a man avoids a lot OF
worry by having a poor memory.
It's easier 20 agree with the aver.
age man than it is 10 convince him
Drink often brings a man so low
that he can't raise the price OF a
drink
Make truth your motto and your
guide and you will be the gamer in
the end
Ouc.half the population OF a vii.
lage knows all about how the other
half lives
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-26
A "TERRIBLE" MISTAKE

As no buttoncd up his ovcrcoat before setting
of on a motor tour, Jones asked his chauffeur
a few questions.
car all ready? Have YOU put the spare inner
tubes in the tonncau%
"Yessir."
Are the repair tools in the box and plenty Of
petrol in the tank2'
"Yessir," replied tho man again, patiently.
"Olled It thoroughly
"Ycssir." And this time he reeled OF a list
Of places to which he had applied the oil can
The motorists face grew black when he fin.
ished
why you fool" nc broke in, you have for.
gotten the most important place Of all"
The chauffeur stared At him I'm surprise
you've forgotten the number plate AZ the
back" snapped Jones. Take tho can and SQUIRT
some oil on H. Then the dust will stick 10 II
Never forget TO oil the number plate!"- London
Answers.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-26
DETROIT TIMES

tends only to dabble fooHshly with eX'
ternals.
He is gaining nothing and is losing ms
sense of fairness and his natural love
for his fellow man, for he will have to
admit that his employer is his fellow
man.
1t is the same thing as settling moral
issues by war.
In the end nothing is settled. The OPP
posing parties only stop when exhausted
and patch up truce.
Many an employer in these days we
believe to be earnestly seeking a way
out of this labyrinth Of economic condi-
tons.
But he knows, as would anyone else,
that it Is not to be so simply solved as
by five cents more or less on an hours
work.
This is child's play.
There is something at the root Of this
matter which must be discovered. A
solution so big and impersonal that no
bitterness will rankle in the heart of
any one.
Many think it is the single tax.
But whatever it is, let the worhngman
keep himself open minded, true and
worthy so that when the change for the
betterment of the whole people comes
about, he will still be man and not an
embittered, unjust bigot.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-26

desk worker take the time and
make tho effort 20 walk. at least
part Of the way 10 and from your
office Pu, in a good part Of your
Sundays and other holidays In
ramping. preferably in the country
or suburbs
But ~ Won are going 20 walk. walk
hrisklv. don dJddIc along. for o.
takes brisk walking to bring about
the muscular activity that makes
the lungs demand and got an in
creased supply OF fresh air
While walking gives The muscles
and lungs needed exercise IL also
is one OF the most effective ways
OF soothing the nervous System, on
account OF ia automatic rhythmic
coordination Of movements
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-26
The Issue of Human Rights.

Four years ago there was a living
ana easily marked political issue IN
THIS country Broadly speaking f.
was an assertion that every human
being In his pilgrimage through this
world should have the bezt nossiblo
chance for the development NJ HE
spirit and his powers. n he was
born without a living father or lost
his father, the state should holm his
mother 10 give him adequate food
and preparation. To every child cd
ucation was 10 be given and no was
TO be saved from the factory until
such age as he could enter IL with.
out detriment 10 his physical and
mental well-being. n a woman ber
employers should not be permitted
10 demand of her work AZ night mr.
TO such length as would be harmful
III workingman were Injured AZ his
trade. the community should com
pensate him and sec 10 II that his
wife and children did not become
paupers All these things were ON.
bodied In the movement which chi.
minated in the formation Of the pro.
gressiye party. With the coming q!
The European war, II was recognized
that events not OF our own making
had forced upon this country issues
which made US all feel that the IS
sues which led 10 the formation OF
tho Progressive party must wait a
while-Colllcr's
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-26
The Old Gardener Says

That tho giant ismene, some.
times called the Peruvian daffo-
dill, IL a magnificent dubious
plant 10 be started In June. 7,
grows rapidly and makes large
plant with broad leaves, the gen.
eral appearance Of which tempts
tho novice 10 beliecc that a wer
grown rubber plant has been 80;
out in the border. The flower f.
large, too. and pure white. with
several curious hornlike protub.
erances Not being hardy. the
bulb must be taken MP in the
fall and stored for the winter.
but II is we'll worth a place in
anybody's garden.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-26
The Author Doesn't Profit

Said the movie men 20 the Au.
thors league: we can't pay you
writing fellows any big royalties.
The reports OF our profits are great.
ly exaggerated"
Said the movie men TO the public
Come and see our marvellous mil.
lion dollar productions. We spare
no expense We equip great studios.
We buy vast western ranches and
keep the railroads all cluttered up
with special trains running across
tho continent. We pay our stars
$4,000 TO t600,00O salaries"
And some OF these stars are
scarcely out OF short dresses But
the ingenious men and women who
furnish the ideas that give life 10
all this furniture gets s25 TO $50,
or on the higher levels $500 And
the answer is that movies are not
especially profitable! The logic OF
II is that the investors OF millions
are In business for their health.
The Evening Sun has been very
ready TO oppose the unwise and op.
pressive censorship which has been
suggested. But we hold that IL the
films have come 10 stay as a great
standard amusement enterprise,
proper payment OF authors must be
accepted as part OF the initial cost
Of productions. Futile and trans.
parent denlals OF the profitable ma.
ture 81 the business are unworthy
an enterprise OF such magnitude -
New York Evening Sun.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-26
Family Affair Enda.

For a period OF approximately l0s
years the postofice at Gwynedd,
Pa, has been held by a member OF
one family Now a new postmaster
has taken possession. the appoint
ment being made with the resigna-
ton of Walter n. jenkins. the Last
lncumben, IN the long record.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-26

But he ordinary amount OF walk.
ing that even the energetic city
man zo'7 Is not enough exercise for
the muscles OF the back and shoul-
ders. Sor does II give the muscles
and organs OF the abdomen enough
work 20 10.
To get the proper results. daily
walking -hould be linked UP with
Systematic setting up drill" OF
10 or 90 minutes every morning be-
fore breakfast and for the best re-
suits. every night before retiring.
Tho man whose work forces him
10 hold his body in a strained, un.
natural position for many hours a
day viii End walking and setting
up drills especially beneficial IN
correcting the faulty position which
his body is apt 10 acquire.
Remember II II cheaper 10 wear
out shoe leather even At present
high prices than TO rust out heart,
lungs and muscles.
DO you know that proper light,
fond and fraeh air ara Indisnensahie
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-26

INTO the lungs 2 2
ia inhaled when
sitting down. This
proves walking 20
be one OF the
most effective as
we'll as cheapest
forms ~ exercise
II you are a
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-26
MODERN SARDINE PACKING.

The invention some fifteen or so years aeo
OF tho machine soldering operation for tho
sardinc can Was thought 10 be about tho limit
OF inventions IN that industry but II is now re-.
ported that machine has been devised In
automatically I'LL the cans with the cooked sar.
dimes, an operation that has always been done
by hand II the machine does what Is claimed
for II. IL will displace hundreds OF girls and
women who now do that work--Augusta (MeI
Kenuebec Journal. - n -. 80
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-26

Teacher-what is this picture.
Willie?
Small willie-1ts n picture Of
houSe.
Teacher-What is a house used
for?
Small wllie--For a married man
10 keep his vita In
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-26
The Keep Well Column
WALKING

When a person walks, briskly,
three times as much air il drawn
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-26
Here Are Workingmen
As Much Out of Place AS
the Greedy Employer Is

The working man usually has justics
done him In these columns.
We believe he will admit that he has
We are working men, ourselves, anc
realize that the "laborer Is worthy of his
hire" but there are limits, and wher
fanatics leave their jobs and come tt
rs to egg on the man who is receiving
4 "a day, or so cents an hour, and strive
to make him throw up his work and
breed discomfort in the breast of every
other man who feels that he is being
decently and properly paid, we believe
that tyranny is quite as active on the
side of labor as on the capitalist side.
There is a petition being circulated in
Detroit at the present time by men in
the shops which, as a special privilege
document, has no equal
It ties, with Gordian knots, every en-
ployer of labor, and the just intention
Of the law itself, and gives unlimited
license, not freedom alone, to the work.
man.
49, It Is SO TaIikly unfair TO the other side,
that the simplest brain must discover it.
The entire purpose of this document is
10 give all the power to the unions, put
ting the employer in position of utter
Inability to employ any but men who are
approved by the bosses" of these
nnions, and making the law impotent to
Step in and protect non-union men at
their labors.
It would deliver us, body and soul, in
to the hands of the unions, when the idea
Of Americanism is that we are not ex-
pected to be delivered into anybody's
hands, be the hands those of capital or
labor.
Many capitalists are greedy looking
only for gain, and not being particular
always how they get it.
a They exploit labor to large extent.
They employ women and children
where they can, because this makes fol
greater profits.
They speed up man in many shops
until he is merely part of the machiner!
and must gear himself accordingly o.
\ drop out.
IS All this we admit, and have admitted
many times.
And we have condemned it.
But put the same power in the hands
Of the other side and see what vii
happen.
We are seeing it now through certain
curdled individuals who come for our as
sistance and have no good to say of any
thing or anybody.
y. We see it in this document which i.
\ to be presented to the legislature anC
pushed by the labor lobbyists.
We saw it long ago in the history o.
the French revolution wien the masse,
took things into their own hands anc
used their power in a way more tyran
L meal than any used by the powers il
modern times.
It is only turning of the tables One
may take ones choice.
~ We can be exploited by the capitalist
and we can be exploited by the laborer
Here we are at the cross roads.
The Ford system, which gives mar
nk per day, has, in reality, not benefited
1he man greatly.
Land values and the prices of com
nodities have so increased in Highland
EArk and throughout Detroit that he is
lying out his extra money on his liv
". This is always the result. No solu
I'm has yet been found for proper and
vt equalization of profits and wages
Every reform has reaction which
~ to neutralize it.
~ rnnoCt pq|cy of the working mar
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-26

DO you know that proper light,
food and fresh air are indispensable
TO health
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-03
SAVE YOUR HAIR!
 25 CENT BOTTLE
 STOPS DANDRUFF
Every bit of dandruff disappears and
 hair stops coming out.
Try this! Your hair appears glossy, abundant, wayy and beautiful.

Thin, brittle, colorless and scraggy hair is mute evidence If a neglected scalp; of dandruff-that awful scurf
 There is nothing so destructive to the hair as dandruff. It robs the hair rf its lustre, it's strength and it's very life; eventually producing a feverishness and itching of the scalp. which if not remedied causes the hair roots to shrink, loosen and die-then the hair falls out fast. A little Danderine tonight-now-any time will surely save your hair.
 Get a 25-cent bottle of Knowlton's Danderine from any drug store or toilet counter. and after the first ap~ llication your hair will take on that life. lustre and luxuriance which is SO beautiful. It will become wavy and fluffy and have the appearance O. abundance, an incompatible gloss and softness; but what will please 5cu most will be after just a few weeks use, when you will actually see lot of fine, downy hair--new growing all over the scalp.
 Danderine is to the hair what fresh showers of rain and sunshine are to vegetation. It goes right to the roots, invigorates and strengthens them. It's exhilarating and life-producing prop critics cause the hair to grow long. strong and beautiful.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-03
rN INE BLUFF
 ROGRESS ROsPERITY
WE MAKE A START.

The first step toward remedy to prevent the inundation of a large part, of Pine Bluff at intervals was tpken yesterday at g. mass meeting, held at the Shriners' temple. A clti- zens, committee was named to in yestieate and report. on y theassbesI method ef effecting the desired relief.
 The concensus of opinion seems to te that when a plan has been determ- ined upsn, steps for the formation of al improvement district, to include the entire city, should be taken, the benefits assessed and the worK started.
 The committee, and each member of the committee, will be expected to give, this problem the prompt and careful attention it deserves. Once before, there was a mass meeting, and a committee was appointed. N2thing happened afterward.
 The gentlemen composing the com mittee named yesterday are looked to by the people of the city to promptly study and recommend some plan Of action. When this is accomplished, the question will then be up to the people.
 The improvement district plan for carrying cut whatever plan was de cided upon as best to prevent the flooding of large area of the city each time there is flood in the Arkansas wEs first suggested by Alderman Ben Veil last summer when we were confronted with nearly as bad situation as now exists.
 The Graphic is not welded to any idea or plan. The need is for action. There is no reason for further delay in taking steps to save the people from the danger to which they are subjected each time there is a river flood.
 No improvement was ever needed as badly as this. Because no situa- tion endangered life and health as tie inundation of about 300 city blocks. That is the extent of the territory ill Pine Bluff now sub merged.
 Property owners of Pine Bluff will not refuse to pay tax to insure health and life.
 The matter just now is up to the committee; up to each memlber. Ths city will expect prompt action.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-03
PAROLE SYSTEM DEFENDED.

The agitation against he parole system which makes it's appearance every now and then has broken out again, this time in Illinois, and there are threats to make formal appeal to the next legislature to have the law repealed. This prompts the journal of Criminal Law and Criminology to review the workings of the law, not only in Illinois, but throughout the United States and other countries, and to point out that as a rule a few persons jump at some isolated eases as proving the failure of the whole parole system, whereas the records of the country as 8 whole make It certain that the percentage of pa :aled prisoners who fail to make good is small. Nowhere, is it pointed out, i, there evidence anything like sui ficient to justify condemnation of the system. More than that, wherever the system' has been adopted it has never been set aside.
 There always will be individual cases of prisoners reverting to the ways of crime after being released from prison on parole; that is to be expected of human nature; some thing more comprehensive must be shown before any thought Of con- demning the system, can be enter tained. Calling attention to the sys- tenn the country ever, the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology says:
 "The mean average number who have made good on parole is S4 per cent of the total number. Most of those, who have failed were short- coming on minor points. They had failed to repert punctually to their officers; had left their employment, tors.had moved away from the county Or state in which they were parold. ziHhers sarasesvery stronga indications that the charges of inefficiency so frequently made agaist the parele system are irresponsible statements. They will not go far with thoughtful people"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-03
OUR BESETTlNG SIN.

Edmund Burke may have been right
 in his observation that you cannot indict nation," but we will all agree upon the proposition that the Ameri- cans are a nation of wasters. Nature
 has been prodigal with us. and we
 have been prodigal with what she has
 given us. We have wasted our for ests until the end of our timber sup7 ply is in sight. Half our coal alSenergy
 goes up the> chimney. Our water power turns few mill-wheels. and the substance of our soil has been taken | out in bumper crops until the aban- ldoned farm calls halt. Waste is on !every hand, and in every community and If you would see it, look around you.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-03

economical man spends judiciously,
 buys wisely and wastes nothin. The industrious man works hard and saves hard; the miser hoards; but the man of thrift earns largely. spends wisely, plans carefully, mana ges economically and saves consist ertly. Thrift is all of prudence, economy, frugaeity and industry-and "then some." Thrift is that instinct O: the dog that buries the bone he doesn't want for to-morrow's wants; the instinct of the squirrel that knows nutting is out of season in winter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-03
MEMBER OF CONGRESS-.


 House of Representatives. Washing
 ton, D. c.
 January, 1916. To the Democratic voters of the Sixth Congressional District of ArkansaS: sl~s5Fz. Feeling profoundly grateful to you, being conscious of my great obliga- ton, and confessing without hesita- ton my gratitude for the confidence you have so generously reposed in me. I present myself again as . cam d,date for the nomination for con- gress in the coming Democratis rri- lraries. shall ever feel under ro- ncwed obligations for your endorse ment and support.
 Your obedient servant, SAM M. TAYLOR. x
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-03
WHAT IS THRIFTs

Before you can practice a virtue you must know what it is. When we speak of thrifty people we are apt to picture them living on cheap food. in cheap quarters. wearing sHabby clothes, having little or no rleasures,s and saving every centspos- sible. But that is; not thrift-far from it. Thrift is greater virtue than the mere saving of meney Don, forget that.
 The prudent man looks ahead and gets ready. The frugal man lives carefully and saves persistenty. Ths
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-03
The Great American Game.

The great American game is not baseball--it is bluff; the putting on of false front, assuming to be what we are not, and pretending to have that which we do not possess. We want lobster on ham-and-beans in- come and auto when we ought to hike. The bankers, the grocer, the butcher. the tailor, the chauffeur knows the buffer, for his masquer- ade fools no one but himself.