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The Detroit times., 1916-08-23
A Tale With Two Morals

These fow paragraphs are going 20 arouse The
indignant ire ~ every married woman who reads
them Cracky. but tho wives are going 10 De-
angry
band who OF an evening would refuse 70 take
his wife 20 the movies.
"No dear" he would say I'm too dog tired"
Also this husband dashed cold water all over
wife's project Of attending the While Away
clubs annual moonlight picnic dance
Have 10 go I suppol".' De gtowlcd but II
means being ny after midnight / simply must
have my sleep tell you. II ] am 10 be up to the
notch 81 my work the next day
And then came time when wife went To visit
her mother and father leaving her husband
alone to grapple with his daily grind.
Now said he. "tI make up on that lost
sleep TN be In bed every night by nine o'clock.
Dinner downtown and then home for mo"
Did friend husband live up 20 this resolution
Friend husband did not? He who was always
too tired 20 take his wifc 20 tho movies. too
worn out 10 attend an occasional dance, too CT.
hausted when sunday came TO lug picnic bss-
kct around this poor weary husband didn't get
to bed a single night his wife was away until l2I
Instead. he hunted up friend or two and
brushed up on his bowling game He renewed
acduaintance with a billiard cue Sunday morn.
ing he was on bright and early for day Of
fishing And indeed yes. his dissipation extend
ed even 10 the movies.
Now you married women, here's where you
register righteous indignaton
Did the husbands health break under tho
strain OF all this dissipation? bid his work suf.
FER because he didn't get hs full eight hours Of
sleep every night
To both questions, no?
Husband was the picture ~ health when his
wife returned and the boss noted just a trne
more pep In husbands work.
Now whether not YOU married women
have a right to ne angry depends upon the moral
this tale may teach.
Here's one moral N husbands were peuned
mp I'm store or factory all evening long aR well
Al
evening on now and then and seeking a few
hours Amusement? Well, the place husband
calls home IL both homo and Workshop 10 his
wife Husbands, your duty is clear DO H.
Here's the other moral. Wives. your hus-
bands are Just az young az they ever were. Tho
only difference IN that the oven tenor OF a happy
marriage has betrayed them into n routine man.
ner ~ lifo. What they need 20 a semi-occaslonal
vacation from marriage Itself
Which h. the real moral? Honestly Va
dunno,
The Detroit times., 1916-08-23
The Keep Well Column
DIABETES.

amounts and tten forced 20 10 ~
GREETED by the kidneys.
In order that The sugar be moi
passed on In too concentrated q
solution large quantitle4 OF water
must be e1creted with H.
The result II that large amounts
~ water are taken from the BODY
tissues causing an almost insatiablr
thirst.
IN addition 20 thirst there is M
Abnormal appetite which O., partially
due 70 the fact that a considerable"
amount Of the food that the patient
takes Is wasted
often the skin become rough and
dry. and the face may shos DO
cuhsr red flush. Ecils ana carbuu-
chs also are likely 10 develop
Persons suffering fror diabcte..
especially n they .et the disease 80
untrested are especially liable Co.
contract tubercul1fis 81 ne ilng
and nouritls. Cataract Zoe one or
both eyes Is a fairl, frequent com.
pIication Of diabetes in thn young
a. agil Ia the Oil
The Detroit times., 1916-08-23

an aware that there Is a preiu-
dice asains, any man who manutac-
lures alcohol believe that from
the time il Issues from The coiled
and poisonous worms in the dist!l-
.e-y Until II empties into the Jaws
OF death. dishonor and crime, IL de-
moraliZes everybody that touches
from its source 20 where il ends
do not believe anybody can con
template the object without being
preJudiced against the liquor crime
All We have 10 do. gentlemen is
70 think OF the wrecks on either
bank OF the stream of deaths o.
the suicides. OF the insanity. ~ the
ignorance. OF the desti,ution. OF the
little children Juggling az the faded
and withered breasts Of weeping
and despairinE mothers, OF wives
asking for bread. OF the men o.
genius il has wrecked-the men
struggling Nth imaginary serpents
produced by this deyilish hing, and
when you think Of the jails, OF the
a.mshoUses. ~ the aSylums. OF the
prisons or the scanolds upon either
bank DO not wonder that every
thoughtful man is prejudiced against
this damned stun called alcohol
Intempersnce cuts down youth ia
!-s vigor. manhood in tie strength,
old age In its weakness II breaks
he fathers heart bereayes the dot
ing mother. extinguishes natural al
lection. grasses coniugal love. blots
1gt hlial attachment, biIghts parsn-
al hopes brings down mourning
age in sorrow 70 the grave II pro
duces weakness. not lie II makes
wives. widows. children. orphans
father. tends and all % them pau
pers and beggars n feeds rheu
ma,ism. invites cholera, imports pcs
thence. and embraces consumption
n covers The land with idleness
misery. crime II fills your iails
supplies your almshouses and De
mands your asylums II enzender'
controversies. fosters quarrels and
cherishes riots II crowds your pen
itenfiaries and furnishes victims for
your scarolds 7, is tho life. blood
OF the gambler the element or the
burglar. the prop ~ the highway
man and support % the midnight
ncendiary II countenances the
liar. respects he thief, esteems the
The Detroit times., 1916-08-23

were during the same three months before the
war began in 1914
II this rate Is continued for year these earn.
ings will nearly equal 56@> on the common
stock
Commercial men joytully predict that the mar.
ket will be sun stronger for the remainde7 o'
the year
orders a. far ahead as April l, 1917, are al.
ready placed.
1t is the foreign demand that is making the
market
Not patriotism. fear. or high sounding ideals
Of humanity are The moral forces which are
pressing Us As near the brink OF war a.
may be. but this same old greed and avar,ciors
ness Of the human being who VII! line MS
pockets Il he can keep his own skin intact
Are We then 20 SIT quietly like good children.
while the capitalist plays Us like paWns upon
the chess board
Are We 10 submit ueekly. 10 the mi.ltarisuc
rule which is now actual fact IN New lorN
state
Are we 20 give our money for dreadnaughls
and hattleships that militArism may become a
part OF our much Wanted "Americanisu.
or are We going 10 call halt IN the light 81
clear reason and with the clarion notes OF truth
The Detroit times., 1916-08-23
The Greed That Makes Us
Pawns Upon a Chess Board

Human nature is naturally or cultivatedly
greedy and avaricious and the necessities OF ire
are no longer food, shelter and clothing out al
,,e muIt,tudinous inventions OF civilization from
steam heat to areoplanes.
There was a time when a simple home and
small bank account against rainy day were
the goal toward which man pressed
II he put his children through the public
school. taught them the commandments and took
care of their physical bodies. he believed that
he had done his duty
All this Is changed, and thee Is a mad scram-
bic 20 keep up with the procession from the day
laborer 70 the millionaire. for a strange thing
has come to pass-the more "'e have, the more
we want, and the more We want, the less salts.
Ned are we.
The vast majority OF men, even those with
large incomes are poor; for poverty Is relative
term and means merely. whether or not ones
pockets can meet ones demands.
A. our demands are growing apace. there
must Of necessity, be an increase in our in
comes. or the man is on the rack
Nothing short OF the death OF those very near
20 him reaches the center of his being a. does
what touches this vital matter.
This being true. IL Is not difficult 60 under
stand the Mexican situation, where mines
smelters and oil wells are suffering through in
action nor Is IL hard 10 see why many people
are interested In war and all preparedness pro
parsnda In The United states.
The earnings Of the United States steel cor
rcrntion for three months prior to July lst we're
ssi.ooo.ooo which is eight times as much as they
The Detroit times., 1916-08-23

0I 80 living a. 20 conserve health.
10 'h' way a saetr Zines, mas fro
glaa'g saved people lror. a serious
one.
r. M. saved them through leading
'o fhs abandonment OF unhygienic
h3H.,- over oaure. under exercis
.u-, 're which i continued might
aua meant an .vrcparau'e break
down
Finally Hlnee. q, sometimes II
service u curing people OF morbid
desire 20 e" IN
strange a. {; may seem there are
+ persons particularly among The
soans and lmmattrc--so cons'i'u,
. "a thar they crave and even feign
.ii0cs. They mink - "latcre4tiug"
20 DO 3D. they .av, an eHaggsra ;cJ
longing FOR sympathetic attention
bur IL real irross attacks them
I tbo pain and suffering g. involvea
may ul' an end FOREVER ~ their an.
. healthy rate ~ mind "A one
young person Of this gcrt has con
! fo-sed
"T l1uged 20 Boo delicate, for a
school COMPANION Vas delicate. and
her parents yl1dcI her every de
no
'One day bal a slight headache
and concluded This would be an ele-
rsn. f.ae 90 De delicate SO tried
20 work On mothers feelings by pre-.
ending my head achcd three times
as hard a. 81 rollly did
~ fe.gncd thls dreadful headache
three davs on 10 fourth I was
tskon WITH a bilious attack and was
lrk d week This wholly cured me
~ pretended illness
IiInegs thus may be helpful IN
-rsoral ways. II n causes the per.
son Su1 is $40 o DO a title selfex
animation
tn this respect everybody can
Ir0ai from Illness. unless the III.
meas bc 20 severe that The sufferer
. q. unable 20 think ~ ANYTHING Even
then. during couvalepcerce. selfeK-
animation 81 always DO4dble
And .eifeyamination rs .ure 20 re-
veal. the bcet u ne. defects Of
character. crrort OF conduct
n an illness hoips "a 10 recog
nlzc these. and spurs "a 10 correct
them. then indeed We shall have
rsaaDn ~ be thankful for that III.
I ness
The Detroit times., 1916-08-23
Pointed Paragraphs

Tn" demand FOR twins mover er-
ceeds he supply
Men seldom fellow good advice
unless they pay for #.
II takes an all round hustler 10
make both ends meet
It Is e7sy for a woman 10 keep a
secret that isn't interesting
Some music hath charms 70 IN
cite a man TO start "a rough house.
Many business man has been
swampe'l by the weight OF his dig.
nifty
n is much easier 10 break a dead
mans Will han live wonan's
won't,
When a miser marries he picks
out woman wlo looks nice m her
cid clothes
n We could only sec ourselves a.
others see us--but We can't. so
what's the use worrying
a man would 30 given patrol
JOY ride II he wore suit made
from striped awning, but n woman
can get away with r.
Don't Try 10 guess a womans ago
Take II for Lranted that she is some
what older than she thinks she
looks, anu let It 20 at that
The Detroit times., 1916-08-23
A Poem a Day
AIGIS ST

AUGUST
Your ra'ron beauty wrapped n wells
~ sort mist tempered 81 me sun
And crowned Win golden yellow corn
Round which the silkrr tasseIs
run.
Your tanned arms nllca with rIpcnlrx
crops
T. tsru 20 h~aped-up -l.h hes soon.
And flushed with labor % th~ 9-Ids
Ne bail you month OF Pa" har,cs,
moon
The heat les heavy IN voar owes
And hRngS upon your fragrant
breath
q b." heat Sal bring fo rtgen all
And HaF" The grain from dropping
death
rs 'aIut haze EIIs,ens tn your hair.
From tewy morn 90 Hrn8Ss noon
II mo stems smiles .pou your Nps
fnE Ia0gGid month OF The harvest
moon.
Your dovs are bright with glowing
Your midnight skies EIearu ont
with stars
A. round about their queen ~ light
They weave a veil Of shining Nnra
tn" FUN earth heaves win treasure
pride
And iaEfly IN" warm airs Groom.
As summer bids You Hti her task
80 rare rich month - mo harvest
moon Unidentified
The Detroit times., 1916-08-23
What Gorilla May Mean.

The capture q GoriEia by the Italians opens
up new field OF speculation and conjecture TO
The war fans.
They are all agreed tina, Trieste il in serious
danger with the chances strongly IN favor Of
the Italians.
Trieste captured the italian army could cas-.
lis Isolate and invest Pola situated on the tip
Of the peninsula OF IstTia, IS miles south Of
Trieste.
Poa is the chief naval station OF Austro Hun
gary and It's harbor now shelters practically me
whole OF lis war feet.
II mas also dockyards an arsenal. barracks and
other numerous government establishments
The entrance 70 the harbor i narrow, bur n,
water Is deep and expands into large basin
lsudlOcked and safe. Forts and batteries or
rllls forming the background protect The har-
Dor
II would be a difficult task 20 take Po.a by
storm but. because Of ~ comparative ISOLATION.
&c lends itself readily 20 -lesv
should Italian troops capture Trieste. march
down The lstrlan peninsula aad surround Pola
cutting j, OF from the and side while the Italian
navy reinforced By French and British vessels
trian fleet its eventual capitUlatcE would - in
evitabie. unless 10 were relieved from the North,
Under present conditions 10 do this would IN.
pose hsrculean task on the fast weakening
Austrian army.
The perpiexing question is. wha, would be the
fate OF the Austrian navy should Pola fall With
the guns Of the fortreSses turned against il. the
feet would be compelled 20 surrender or dash
straight into the midst OF the waiting Allied
squadron.
The war may bring forth the amazing spec
tacle OF the entire navy Of nation forced 10
destruction or capture BY the guns OF its OWE
country.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-23
The Daily Reminder
roDIN,s ANNIVERSARIES

lT45 The provincial government 90
Maine declared war against all the
eastern tribes 90 Indians aui 81
tered hounties FOR indian eSptVes and
I3S5 oliver Hazard Perry hero ~
the battle ~ Lake Erie, born m
lt.oie island p.ed az the island ~
Trinidad AuS -S. 1879
lSts-A detachment ~ American
soldiers and guUuuatS advanced up'n
Fort Ncgro. "a British stronghold IN
Florida used As a refuge for RUN" ay
slaves
lSet-Fort Morgan. at the entrans e
g Mobile bay, surrendered Co tho
Federals
ises- signing OF the peace 81
Prague, endins the war between
lSlo-MetI was completely isolated
by the Germans
Gloucester. Mass. began a
celebration Of It's 2Soth anniversary
arrived at St Petersburg and was
received with enthusiasm.
1875 International Joint high com
mission met AZ Quebec 10 consider
the Alaska boundary question.
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY IN THE
Zeebrugge bombarded by the allied
Germans planned to invade serbia
by way OF Bulgaria
that the battle cruiser Moltke and
10 other German war vessels had
been destroyed IN the Baltic and Gulf
OF Riga
roDAY's BIRTHDANS
George - Perkins. late l. s sem
atur and former governor 81 C8lifor-
MA, born IN kvnnebunkpurt Me. -
years $50 today
Edgar Lee Masters. the spoon
RIVER poet. born at Garnett. KRs.. as
years ago today.
Amen~ Nves TrouhetRkoy. author
/ 20 The quick or lie Dead and other
popular novels. born In Richmond.
Va % Years Hgo today
Charles l-4nSelier for many years
pr mlnert nsurr "a public life ia
quebec born - years ago today.
Joseph Russell. representative
/ IN cong esS - thr Fourteenth VI =.
1 souri, district. born N Charleston.
J No. 90 years asu today
James t"lpE. who L. sery rg MS
| seconG term ~ mayor % san Fran
/ cisco. born !u san Francisco a. years
! Ngo today
| Bishep Warren \. Gambler o., the
/ Methods Episcopal church SO.
! born In Carroll county. Ga. 50 wears
i agn fnHaN
! Prof Barrett wendell FOR man,
I years a prom. merit Instructor At liar.
ward university born IN Boston -
years Ago TODAY
The Detroit times., 1916-08-23
Why Not a Municipal
Boat For the Sweltering
Sick In the Tenements?

Why cannot the city of Detroit, rich
and prosperous beyond the dreams of
Croesus, charter big boat and let all
the Riddles and their worried, tired
mothers, (say, at the suggestion of the
board of healthy, float around on the lake
these hot days?
Nature has supplied US generously
with beautiful surroundings.
Health lies in the cooling breezes
waited off the surface of our river and
lakes.
Our treasury is filed with the people
money, given with the tacit understand
ing that like value will be received in
return.
How could small portion Of it be
better spent than in relieving the portion
of our people, penned in the slums and
tenements of this city, from the suffering
and actual sickness they are enduring in
this excessive heat.
Wan babies are stretched out on tene-
ment floors, where four to eight people
are often in one room.
They are wailing fretfully.
Women are cooking and washing cloth
ing in the same rooms.
Other children are on the hot pave
ments of the streets huddled against the
shade of the brick walls, while the beau
tiful river flows on and boats are tied fast
to their moorings.
A municipal boat would do more good
than any health department, these hot,
summer days, and might there not be
another benefit?
Would not the foreigner who has come
TO us. the foreigner who we are at great
concern to "Americanize, feel that he
had found a haven at last?
Wouldn't it teach them that money IS
not the god of America; that here was
the true spirit of brotherhood ana
democracy which would not let his little
ones die for want of fresh and cooling
air?
The Detroit times., 1916-08-23
BY Webster,

arms the patriot IL brings shame.
BOT honor danger. NOT safety. des.
pair. not hope misery not napp.
ness and with the ma!evoleuce @.
Send o. calmly Surveys Us rtshtfui
desolauou and Unsatiafed havoc It
pojs0a~ felicity. kills peace. ruins
morals blgh's confidence. LAY.
regulations aud wipes OUT national
honor-rhen curses the world ami
laughs a. lis ruin II does all tha'
and more. ], murders ne soul u
S. -N, scum ~ MI rho villainles the
father % ai' crimes. rho mother ~
al abom!aanols. the devils own
nes- friend and Gods worst enemy
Mutual Weltarr league Bulletin
The Detroit times., 1916-08-23

lines J. no, AWAY. the m.stor-
tune That most of us consider f.
often &, Is blessing IN disguise.
There arc mon whose lives eorc
failures until .hsr became tll
They had been .lgut.i.ug ai~-
lessly along, feyc-i@oiy se'siuz
pleasure. perhaps giving Them
se,ve. 10 dissipation
Then they fell ill. AID for INC FIRST
tim" began 20 d. some real think
ing They saw them elye, a, 'bet
actually were. tHev appreciated the
mistakes they had been making
And when they recovered from
their illness, they leff tho itch room
With greater insizh- INTO IRE mean
INK OF Gfe. and with rhe deteru ina.
ton 20 comport themsei,e, a. men
should
Illness. again. has developed In
many people capacifs 'r sjwpe.
,'y in nhich they hal pres.ogsly
t,rn king
Colduess. selfshness harIacss RAJ
hcan Characteristic of .h.rt siup,.
because thew had been 'Ta.n-d taI.
| D.. AID bad no personal experience
of ufering
All that these peopl' ised"' p.
mako hem truly -y'npd.H.tlc "a ~
suffer ~ sore exfcn, ,-rmse!rf-
Ills suffering their Hines ,ro..d
ed
other peorle have bCen taught
through illness 20 appreciate fhH
value Of health and the iupOra1r'
The Detroit times., 1916-08-23

Loss o. weight, thirst and tho pa.
sage ~ expressive amounts q urine
are the result % this inability o.
utilize the sugars and r'arches ~
the diet
In The process 81 dlgepion these
substances are converted into glo-
cose. and taken into The blood
stream 10 be stored FOR tho NOS
part in the muscles and in he liver.
For reasons which arc 81 best bat
partly Understood these substance
are not properly stored IN ~" sy
TEN ~ pcryon suffering from dla
betes with the result that they are
retained 10 he bldod ia excessive
The Detroit times., 1916-08-23

blasphemer. n violates obligation
reverences fraud and honor- In
fanny II defames beneyoleuce. hates
love, scores virtue and ISLANDERS 'u.
nocence. Il inc.tes 'aa father 70
butcher his helpless ~ and lc
child 20 grind the par-icidal az. o.
burns up men consumes women. Do
tests life. curses God desVi-es
heaven II sI5orns witnesses. nurses
perjury. defles The jury box an
stains judicial ermine It deErades
the citizen. dehase. the legislator
dishonor, the statesman and dis
The Detroit times., 1916-08-23
The Old Gardener Says

The splendid Oriental peoples
which make tho garden alamo
IN May may be grown without
trouble from seed soWn In tho
open ground right now II Is
best 10 shade the seedlings with
cheesecloth frame and plenty
% water must be given. but they
will not need TO be trans planted.
although they can be given n new
location IN Octt Der " that IL
deemed desirable a new kind.
PerFya white. e. we'll worth add
ing go onos LET
The Detroit times., 1916-08-23
The SupernuOus
BY Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915, by Frank Crane)

The superfuous," said the biologist,
as she poured some blue mixture into
a teSt-tube and held it over the alcohol
flame, the superlluous is never with
out danger"
She, for this scientific expert was
she. and rather celebrated one, had
been talking about the mysterious causes
Of disease and expressing the opinion
that most of the troubles of our flesh
come from putting more food into the
digestive apparatus than it is able to
take care of. and from the incomplete
elimination OF waste from the body.
But her remark flew wider, touching
almost every territory Of thought. In
every room of the house of endeavor
We are cursed by superiiuity
Life is loaded down with waste. Our
earthly pilgrimage is made wearisome by
impedimenta We carry too much bag
gage.
To begin with, this very table at which
write is overloaded. 1t is the pest of
my days to keep il in order There are
always lot of letters I'm not ready to
answer yet, of pamphlets I'm going to
read when | get time, Of clippings con-
tanning suggestions that possibly may be
used it's as difficult to keep my desk
clean as il is my almentary canal.
The rest of the house is as bad.
There's too much furniture on the
floors, too much bric-a-brac on the
shelves, too many utensils in the kitchen,
too many articles in the bedroom, too
many clothes in the wardrobe, too much
china and glass on the sideboard, too
many pieces of soap in the bathroom, too
much ships and sails and sealing wax
in the top bureau drawer, too many keep
watering pots, rake handles, and lawn
mowers in the woodshed, too many
boxes and barrels in the cellar too many
weeds in the yard, too many odd shirt
studs and cuff links in the button box,
too much Of everything everywhere.
Every book almost is nine-tenths
waste-the gist Of the authors message
could have been put into three pages;
/ there's too much reading matter in the
newspaper, yet it represents the labor
. Of a score of ablebodied men who fought
: to keep out tons of matter still more
superhuous; there are too many flies by
day ard too many mosquitoes by night,
too much rain in spring, too much sun
lin summer and too much snow IN winter !;
there are too many people in Europe, for
even after shipping millions TO America
I they have TO organize war occasionally
/ TO reduce the surplus population: there
are too many passengers on the street
car and too many dishes on the restau-
rant menu: there are too many automo-
IbileS on the street and too many pedes-
trians trying to cross, when somebody
"opens window back Of you there Is too
much air, and when you fall into the
ocean there is too much water.
Sin seems 10 be just too much good
ness. according 10 the Frenchman who
defined vices as virtues carried to ex-
The Detroit times., 1916-08-23
Her Own Fault

I've got an awful cold. and you
don't show the slightest sympathy,
complained wife.
"It serves you right" answered
her husband You had no business
10 get up IN the middle % the night
and stand on The cold floor In your
bare feet while you went through
ny pockets New York World.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-23
I'm OF Of EN- FOR life A"


The suit brought against a Chicago
man by his stenographer, who wants
$4,000 for a single kiss, would Indicate
that kisses, also, have gone up since the
war.
This idea Of slowing up the dance steps
to the old-fashioned waltz was suggested
possibly, by the presidential campaign.
PoLKs GAZETTEER MOVIES
an Interstate Romance In One Reed
Friendship, Ark
Love Ark.
Higgins. No.
Bridal VeN, Ore
Groom, Tex.
Psrson', Kan.
- VI.
Word comes from California that the
crowds turned out yesterday and cheered
Hughes-as he left for the east.
My" exclaimed one Of the tsbbaaes IN
the garden: that fellow gave us lot Of
water last night"
SHOULD say he did" assented another
cabbage over IN the Ear row. "i'Ve got an
awful head this morning"
A London scientist says garlic is good
for whooping cough. So that's what gar
lie is good for, chl