The Detroit times., 1916-09-18
Debt You Owe Ycur Father.

Remember young fellow, that he
worried hard and paved the way for
the sch0CltuusC and church in order
that he might leave good borne for
you. paid for. and tho farm well
stocked and a lot Of money in the
bank 50 YOU would rot nave 10 wol-
ry Jour little fcol head. So wher
yoI lool; on rour fathers white hair
and his wrinklCd face aGd his SLOW
step and his awkward hand. remem.
Der that these marks and marrngs
OF human beauty are simply marks
OF his love for you.
When President Garfield was In.
auguratef hc stepped from the plat.
| form aftoT tAe cCromony was ended
walked over 10 a plain looking little
woman with wrinkles in her face ard
dressed in IN old.fashioncd black
dress. ard h gathered her into his
arms and kissed her. II was his
mother.
when the martyred Mckinley
mother lay sick In bed in her home
In Canton O. just at the time when
! the president had The burden Of the
Spanish american war upon his
mind q special wire connected the
! White House with the little home in
! Canton The mother lay upon her
sick bed rolling and tossing, and sho
said TO those about;
al wish William were here, you
can't have told him how sick | am
or he'd be here. One night they
| flashed 20 him:
"'Mr President, we think you'd
! Iaft,t- ha ~ oil
"'Tell mother I'll be there
N spoCial train had been waiting
10 tho yards with steam up. and Il
rushed him across the country tc
Canton. A team OF thoroughbreds
waited at the depot, and the mayor
of the town ordered all other trafaC
off the streets. over the town thos,
steeds dashed. striking sparks or fir,
from the blocks with their irOn-shoC
hoofs Up the stairs three at n time
the head Of the nation dashed. and
reaching mis- mothers bedside. hC
took her in his arms and kissed her
and she said:
William. My BABY knew you'C
come
Would you laugh AZ him? II yol
did you'd be 40 lowdown you'd hav,
to climb tree 10 look a snake II
the eye. II YOU thought less Of hin
for IL. YOU ought 20 GO back acTos.
the sea: you're not A. 10 be an Am
IeriCan.
Why Sunday condemns Theaters.
! You want to know why | condemn
the theater. Wen. TT toll you on,
reason. Fifty years ago plays ant
popular songs upheld the wife anC
! tho marriage ties TO-DAY The songs
they love 20 hear and the PLAYS they
| love to sec scoN at the wife ant
marriage. Z Love My Wife. But OF
You Kid the dirty, filthy stun. II
| isn't the GroWnups who patrouizf
these places 80 much az the sissifed
little. erpty-headed lids with their
skirts 10 their shoetops who go 'her,
and snicker And tho plots of mos,
PLAYS today are based on the in
fidelity Cf husband or wife.
III the present rate ~ increase in
crime, divorce, dcsertiun and drunk
enness continues ! don't know whaI
will happen
THOU SHALT not KILL.
Somebody SAYS. We arc all righI
thcrc 1iil. We haven't wurG red an,
body. Hut listen - doesn', say
an, thing about thai There are other
way m wiling bei'es sticking q
d2ggor TN somebou, IS heart shoot
ing their brains ont. pounding thr,
head ~ pulp with a club or an ass
Their are other ways Of kiliirE
There Is t"nt husband who is
! fsNrp hi. wife because she ha-
loua' Bc false TO hi. VOWS and bic
Promises Many a husband ie kijl
! INC his wife b. neglect IL is show
] ms more love FOR some other woman