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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07

Every 1ody knows that good hab-
rs are in iispensa5l- 70 success in
life But, as letters TO NE frequent.
ly suggest, not every cody knows
how to proceed "a uaking good hab-
tA
The first thing necessary IS 10
Eove strong das.gr 10 make what
ever habit man recognizes "a OF
seelal vslue 70 ham % is not
enough 20 have nlE-and water m
trrest Desire must be present With
intensity.
x must thus be present otherwise
there viii not 30 persistent repcti.
lion % The act Mhich che wauIi
make hahituaI Ard persistent repc-
tFiJa Is fundamental in Gil ha5i,
masking
Consider the case Of the LITTLE chu4
i1 your home, th- little child who
has just formed The hasit Of walk
ing
Formerly the child vas content
TO crawl about the Goor Eut he
saw how others moved. And pres
en'ly the desire grew 70 walk up
light ike his elder.
And in proper. on "a this desire
mounted the child tried 70 walk.
Also. in proDou.oL as Ae repeated
bis efforts. his ability 70 walk in
creased.
Now it ia no longer q question Of
conscious effort. ~ persistent repe-
tit.on the child has converted hts
alking into an automatic process,
Into "a habit
Il e. the same IN all habit making
Any act. repeated often enough,
tends 70 becorne habitual The rea-
son for this is found IN the physiolo-
~ of the nervous system
We are so constituted that every
thing we do makes. IS II were, 4
channel or path for the discharge Of
nervous energy This channel deep
ems with repetition, so that less AMI
less effort IS required 10 discharge
nervous energy along t.
But at first, as in the case OF the
child learning 10 walk. there must
be conscious and frequent repetition.
Moreover. the mind has 10 be kept
fixed on tho act one Is trying 20
make habitual And the repetition
should be as nearly Identical as pos
sible.
Variations cause bookings IN the
nerve channel, II not the formation
% new channels so long as these
conditions exist there can be no dis
charge CT nervous energy in habit.
nal way.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07
Leadership and Vision

This Is the presidents own judg.
ment upon his Mexican policy. II
might we'll serve as the historians
Judgment upon the Wilson admins
tration as a whole.
Mistakes the president has made
mistakes in men: mistakes in
method mistakes In time and place
and circumstance: but no mistakes
In purpose or object We might
40 even further and say no mis-
takes In fundamental principle.
And what an administration OF
deeds II has been
Four years ago II would have
seemed unbelievable that any presi.
dent, devotIng all his effort and en-
ergies 70 questions OF domestic pol
ICY alone. could by any possibility
accomplish what Woodrow Wilson
has accomplished since March 4,
1919. Yet this extraordinary pro
gram OF domestic legislation has
been carried through In the midst
VI uAbit SCI lbNh IpIFiku tOfuDllCd-
lions than any other president has
had 10 meet.
The president has not only kept
the country at peace as result OF
his foreign policy, but he has made
peace the better worth while to
every American citizen outside OF
the privileged classes
The presidents political enemies
are fond OF saying that there has
been no leadership under his ad.
ministration. There has never been
snch complete and masterful lead
ership under any other administra-
ton. There has hardly been a
month in the last three and a half
years in which Mr.. Wilson has not
accomplished the seemingly lmpos-
sible.
II has not been tho leadership Of
brag and buster and the big stick.
but the leadership OF principle.
character and superior intellect
New York World.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07
STATE FAIR NOTES

The half-1ile race track is a little better
than that from the grand stand
One is impressed By the perslsteacy Of
the midget princess In Offering her photo for
sale. This presidency more than ever con.
veys the impression that she Is & little short
II must be some salary they pay the young
lady whose body follows the hands OF
hypnotist ibid we say hypnoust?l into mid
air. She gets raise about every 20 minutes.
The vender OF electric irons furnished a
little excitement by firing publicly a man
he had working for him. He informed us
be discovered the man shortcircuiting a
large portion OF the receipts.
The excelsior with which the bottom was
literally stuffed was the only thing in the
basket OF fruit we won that was ripe.
witch who was burned arrnless at the
OF the present generation cannot do with her
hands She sews.
The palmist In one OF the shows was read.
ing Electric Railway Service. Those OF
course, are ID. L. X. lines.
The way people crowd around the man
who goes UP In the airship suggests they
merely may be satisfying themselves that
he Is not German.
Street cars run TO the gate So does the
man who wants TO make sure OF seat in
one
We got on a car to come home and had
the misfortune 10 get into TIE same seat
we are almost positive with the strong man.
You have noted, also Phyllis, we pr
sumo, that Sunday gets here Saturday
Victorious troops in Mexico hs
nothing to eat for eight days but sausag
They got both the best and the wur
of it.
A man down east claims ne was robbie
at cards by prominent oyster merchan
Never, never play cards with an oyst'
merchant. He deals from the bottom.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07
Pointed Paragraphs

When a sculptor makes a cast he
ashes for fame.
It Is sometimes difficult TO bring
a girl OF the period 10 a stop.
After a girl usarries she loses in.
terest in curl papers and fairy
stories.
Small faycrs are thankfully re.
ceiyed and often unthankfully re-
mem5ered
All mans best deeds an all a his
worst may De attributed TO q wo-
mans influence
Don't think for minute that ac
tors and actresses kiss every time
they make up.
Gold f. said to be 80 malleable
that & can be beaten "a thin as tho
ham N q railway sandwich.
II men were built like pianos
there would be more grand square.
and upright people In the world.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07
John Browns Body

A few days ago, how many per.
sons could have said where John
Browns body lies? This Is one Of
the disadvantages OF having no Val
halla. no Westminster Abbey-we
do not keep In mind where more
than a few OF our eminent men and
women are buried. and II we did,
we could not visit their graves with
out great Inconvenience. But there
are corporations. No one can
question the propriety OF laying the
sacred dust amid the surroundings
which the living man called home.
This is especially the case when
the dwelling also Is preserved. az
Monticello. The home and tomb OF
Washington make a shrine at once
national and yet touched with the
privacy that the most public char
acter cannot and would not--qulte
lose. There IS something demo
cratic IN the burial Of a man who
has held the highest place in the
republic. In the graveyard OF his
humble town, amid the mounds of
the obscure. And what could be
more fitting than that. AS in the
case OF John Brown at North Elba.
tho place which knew him when
the world was stili 10 hear OF him
should receive him again when his
work was done The Nation.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07
White Slaves and
the Double Standard
ny y. l.. a.

The vice crusade revelations OF
various cities shock the whole coun-
try every few wears While a city H.
making its Investigations. lndict-
ments and trials. people everywhere
are galvanized into temporary hys.
terra over traffic in women.
In consequence OF The recent con.
fessions OF white slaves. the district
attorney Of New York suggested tho
formation OF a committee uf l. 90 act
as an exchange or cooperating
bureau for clubwomen. societies and
individual reformers As organized,
the committee already represents
r0.U00 members n stuck the first
pin in the map OF It's campaign wher
IL cIered 10 protect any girl rcQu"~ G.
Inns aid. CT giving information tend.
irg 20 rid the city OF the white slave
masters"
an OF which Is good in It's way
hut the way is not long enough. /,
should lead back 70 the home itself.
not merely 10 the district attnrpeg,s
and The reform committees Offices
After the trials ~ the indicted
slave masters. only a score Of the
tens OF thousands now interested will
keep on with the reform work. But
the Infamous Botwins. kugeimans
and HauseureiteTs viii thrive as be
fore on the earnings OF women,
They wal ply their trade success
fully because society, even refined
and yiriuous women, too often toll
crate q double moral standard which
permits. or passes over as a neces-
s.ty the h.deous sacrifice Of certain
proportion Of TIE females Of every
generation.
We, campaigns which mold pIbiic
opinion f,r a few weeks will nev'r
destroy the real cause OF white
slavery.
The only cure is In the home train
ing Of both boys and girls. Such
teaching should be ethical az well a.
scl'u ihc II should include not only
the right 8nd wrong CT sex matters.
but also - rhould warn Of the penal
ties which nature "a well as man in.
Alcts for breaking the rules Of
morality.
X should be plain and positive
but above all. II should be persistent.
spasmodic treatment never yet cur
ed chronic disease.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07

d"ctcd and the disease is believed
10 be contracted by direct transmits.
sion from one person 20 another. a
person rarely has Il twice.
Mumps IL seldom fatal but ZONE.
times ~ leaves unpleasant results.
For this reason the sick one should
be Wei cared FOR until entirely re-
covered II should also be remem-
uercd fhat thIs disease may BE- more
severe in lfpit- than in children.
'rbe sick child must bJ kept 70
TIE house away from other children
and must NOT receive any visitors
until all The swelling has gone al
children 10 The family who have not
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07
THE MAKING OF HABITS
BY H. AOOINGToN BRUCE
Rddle Personality Psychology

The man, for example. who wants
10 develop ha1., 81 punctuality
must cnnscienti0usly strive TO be on
time for all engagements.
lie must not De satisHed with ar.
irving punctnally ay his pace Of
90 mess three Or four mornings in
the week and being similarly irres.
ular In keeping other engagements.
A. long a he ctntiuLeS 10 make ex,
cc ptions lie viii find IL hard 20 be
puactual for anything
But let hin begin Av making no
exceptions and punctuality VIII grad.
ualiy become second nature 10 hin,
lie viii then find that he no longer
needs 10 make any special effort
He Is punctual as matter OF
course.
So with the u,ar who would make
neatness habitual lie rust he neat
In all things. not merely in one or
two.
This means. to be sure. that habit
t4is' nAi4=f h44pASA Il At4tAAt lL'.fst - =
not An easy one. There arc certain
70 be failures and uiscouraRements
Perseverance viii he ycreiy tried
But perseverance will win ir the
end. you may depend on that Grad.
ualIy there viii re fewer failures.
gradually the demand On con sclous
attention and effort viii be le@sened
Il IS wholly a matter ~ making
practical application Of that good old
adage. III ar first you don't succeed.
tn. try again
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07
Russia Has Got Going

returning American traveller from Russia
gives an explanation OF the wonderful recupera'
tive powers Russia has shown.
Hts explanation is summed up in this one
sentence Work work everywhere and not
drop 10 drink"
Factories. not alone for the production OF war
munitions, but for the manufacture OF textiles.
agricultural implements and practically every
known manufactured product, are springing UP
like mushrooms New railroads being built
In all directions: old being double
tracked The peasants being given work at
good wages and not being permitted 10 spend
their earnings for vodka. they are putting them
in the banks. Thus becoming man OF property.
even in the smallest way, the peasant ceases TO
be an anarchist.
Russia is united as never before. with Ru-
mania in the war Russia's road to CONSTANT
nople In open; It's century old dream about to DO
realized
Speaking Of Russlas vast military resources
this American says that less than 5000 900
soldiers have been splendidly equipped and sent
to the front by Russia recently. and that 9.000,-
900 more are In training. He remarks on seeing
ammunition boxes labelled This ammunition is
for use. There il plenty more behind"
Providence works in a mysterious way. Tho
horror OF this war has shocked humanity. But
when the world pauses 20 consider what great
and lasting good may come of the war when
the final chapter is written, IL appears that after
all, IL may be worth while. The awakening OF
Russia and the emancipation OF It's millions
upon millions Of people from the curse OF drink,
may almost square the account alone
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07

had numps must be kept away from
school for period OF three weeks
after last exposure Of the disease.
Children Who have had mumps
may attend school provided pbysi-
clan certifes IN writing his personal
knowledge OF the attack, this certin.
cate 10 be presented 70 the princi-
pal 81 tho school attended.
Before The little patient ia dis
charged from quarantine. however.
he mast be given thorough bath
and charge Of clothing.
The room ia which the patient
vac kept should be thoroughly aired
~ opening windows end doors and
letting IN sunlight. The bed linen
should be b0ilel.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07
Much Alike.

Dear me Isn't that Just TOO
provoking" exclaimed Mrs Van
style "a she opened the parcels
which had just arrived from the de.
partment store.
What Is II DEAR" asked her bus
band Didn't they send you the
things you ordered?"
Yes, they sent them right
enough, but / can't remember which
is the bathing suit and which is the
street costume. N Y World.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07
u We Wrote This, a
Gun Was Leveled At
y a Bank Cashiers Head.

" Police Commissioner Gillespie is the
~ load Mayor Marx is carrying as
Rndidate for a third term in Detroit's
Mt office.
u Mayor Marx knows this.
Police Commissioner Gillespie seems to
init it, because he has announced that
- the end of his present term, next July
be will retire.
R#sI do not want the Office again. he
Hn0unces-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07
A Poem a Day
THE RED. RED SHIRT

Ny old Man wears red. red shirt.
He wears % in defence
~ ali the laws ~ God or man.
or sanitary science
He wears u IN the winter time
Because 10 warns his hrlskrt
Md when the time 30 change II comes
Hes quite afraid 10 risk il,
he wears IL through the RprinE time
And through summer hot and grim
For thens ne quite attaChed 20 it
And it's quite attached 20 him
re wears IL an Thanksgiving time.
Then turns u rVht side about,
AMI he never buys p new one
TIL he wears the old one out,
boston Herald
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07

ChNdrcn between
the ages Of six
and - arc the
ones usually at
tackled, although
grown people may
become affected.
Boys and girls
are about equally
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07

Johnny Jones'" said the teacher
severely, "is that chewing gum you
have in your MOUTH
"Yes. ma'am"
"Hing g. 10 me this instant"
IF you'll wait till tomorrow.
teacher, I'll bring you a piece that
alnt chewed. ~. Y. World
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07
Crime and Sin
~ Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. by Frank Cranel

correspondent wants to know the
difference between crime and sin.
Sin is breaking the law of God; Crime
is breaking the laws of man.
The words, however, are not always
used in this strict sense. The tendency
of everyday speech is to employ words
loosely. and sometimes the line of mean
ing that separates the two words is
slarred ever, either for the sake of liter
AIRY color or from slovenliness.
Sin is doing what you ought not
Crime is doing what authority says you
must not.
Sins are stopped by repentance and
reformation, that is, by change in ones
mind. Men seek to stop crimes by pun
shments and penalties.
Sometimes a Sin is not a Crime AS,
for instance, man may wrong another
and yet keep within the law" Very
cruel and unjust things are done by those
who are shrewd enough to avoid breaking
the law.
And sometimes a Crime is not Sin.
The law of the state may require me to
do that of which my conscience disap-
proves. For instance. the early Chris
tian martyrs were compelled by the Ro-
man law to offer sacrifices to the heather
gods: when they refused they were put
to death; they were criminals, as the
Roman state looked at the matter, but
they were not sinners.
Crime is disreputable. Sin is often
highly respectable.
The convicts in the penitentiary are
Criminals, and society views them with
contempt. When, however, the most
highly respectable portion of the COM
munity gather in church they make no
bones of confessing that they ARE all
miserable Sinners
No one would admit he is n Criminal,
and to lay that accusation against man
is libelous; but it is quite the thing to
admit oneself to be a Sinner; indeed, If
a man were TO claim he is not a Sinner
he would be looked upon as some sort of
religious crank, member of some pletls-
tic sect, or plain crazy.
For it is observable" writes Sir Ed
ward Burne-Jones, that men who will
volunteer the most abject confessions of
their own shortcomings, yet do neverthe-
less betray a strange impotence if their
confessions are believed by others and ac-
cepted against them, do become, after a
marvellous fashion, indignant when their
Church confessions of unworthiness are
granted by their neighbors as not inn
probable
Crime brings punishment only when
found out; while Sin, the more concealed
il is, the deadlier it is.
Sin is a matter of the character; Crime
Of the conduct.
The seat of Sin is in the Will, it is
the viii to do wrong. To carry out this
will into a deed does not make it worse.
If intend to kill you and try to do so,
yet fail, for any reason. am guilty of the
sin of murder as though | had done the
deed. Yet have committed no crime.
1t is the constant effort of law to make
the list of Crimes tally with the list of
Sins but the parallel must always remain
imperfect. The wish Of the heart is not
always expressed in the outward act.
We are punished for our Crimes. Yet
it has been wittily and correctly said
that 1--WE are not punished for our SINS
but by them"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07

his present term will not satisfy those
who have made up their minds TO make
Marx pay the penalty for Gillespie.
The mayor stands among those in his
own administration, between the devil
and the deep blue sea, or between the
large personal following of John Gillespie,
determined that he is not TO be made the
goat of the administration and those who
demand a goat, suggesting that ut might
as well be Gillespie"
Gillespies promise to retire means
nothing.
An announcement from the mayor
that he will at the end of Gillespie's term
accept his resignation. would mean moth
ing.
The people must be satisfied that the
conditions in Detroit are Of Gillespies
making and not of the administrations
making before there can DC chance for
Marx in November.
And the only way Marx can satisfy
them is TO demand Gillespies resigna-
tion NOW.
4 That Mayor Marx will not do.
Because the conditi0ns-the NESTS
the administration making.
If Marx Is re-elected-if the machine
is powerful and smooth enough 10 do
to the public in general what it did to
DIVE Duffield-and Gillespie tenders his
resignation next July /. what is to pre-
vent Marx from refusing TO accept Gil
Iesnie's resignation?
The administration isn't going 10 part
company with its handy man. and don't
be kidded into the belief that it is, by
any promise from Gillespie that he will
ten out.
As far as we are concerned, we are
from Missouri.
If John Gillespie means it. and Marx
wants to part company with John Gil
lespie, let John Gillespie step out NOW.
WORD has just been received Of an at
tempted bank robbery at the corner Of
Medbury-av and Chene-St)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07

q. T. = Can glasse5. once worn
Tor weak eyes, be dIgcardod2"
Sometimes, after relieving tho
s'ra.n and building up your general
health But do not discard them
Without your oculisrs advice
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07

Gillespie was given the Office he holds
return for the work he did in Marx
1hah, his genius for organization hav-
~ played the star part. beyond doubt,
xetting Marx elected in 1912, and in
sting him returned in 1914.
Gillespie was appointed to pay politi-
~ debt Marx owed, and it was all right
Id proper that Marx should have named
Nm. according to the Hoyle of political
pediency.
But to pay this political debt, Marx
pwded Frank H. Croul out of the po-
~ commissionership when the public
nanded that Groui be retained.
10 put Gillespie in the commissioner
Hip, Marx defed the forces of good and
IAN government in Detroit, and IN the
nmmissionership, Gillespie has contin-
"a to defy these forces, ON BEHALF
mn MARX.
THERE HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY
ITO ATTEMPT MADE BY POLICE
COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE TO EN-
ORCE THE SALOON LAWS ON SUN
DAYS OR HOLIDAYS.
m SALOON DOORS WERE WIDE OPEN
nv DETROIT ON LABOR DAY.
BREWERIES WERE DELIVERING
|DEER TO SALOONS ON LABOR DAY.
NJ GAMBLING HAS BEEN TOLERA-
Ted IN DETROIT UNDER POLICE
COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE TO AN
.EXTENT NEVER BEFORE KNOWN
wv THE CITY'S HISTORY, AND WE
HAVE GAINED THE REPUTATION
EoF BEING THE RENO OF THE MID
Ole WEST.
n HOUSES OF ILL-FAME, AND
sfHAINS OF THEM UNDER ONE PRO-
2ERIETORSHIP, ARE MORE NUMER-
&0US. MORE BRAZENLY OPERATED
AND MORE DEFIANT THAN EVER
|BEFORE.
~ AND THE RESULT is THE REIGN
OF CRIME THAT DETROIT AND
WAYNE COUNTY ARE EXPERIEN-
CHG RIGHT NOW.
n NO STREET IS SAFE.
M NO THOROUGHFARE WITHIN A
kzRADIUS OF 20 MILES IS SAFE.
DETROIT HAS BECOME HEAD
&oUARTERS FOR CROOKS OF ALL
INSCRIPTIONS, AMONG THEM DES-
epERATE GUN MEN.
"A $37, 500 PAY ROLL WAS SEIZED
land CARRIED OFF BY GUN MEN
\. IN BROAD DAYLIGHT BY ARMED
h BANDITS.
NOT "A CENT OF THIS MONEY WAS
u UNCOVERED NOR WAS A SINGLE
VI RANDIT CAUGHT.
.@ OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS
NEVER MORE INEFFICIENTLY CON.
E.DUCTED.
AND MAYOR MARX Is TO BLAME
FOR GILLESPIE.
MAYOR MARX Is TO BLAME FOR
THE FACT THAT HIS POLICE DE
APARTMENT RIGHT NOW is BEING
k1fADE TO SERVE CHEAP POLITICAL
y lends, IN A CAMPAIGN OF INTIMI
n DATT0N AGAINST SALOoNKEEPERs
REFUSING TO PUT UP THE MAYORS
PICTURE.
"a IN The announcement Of Commissioner
a "a A.. a.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07
No. Indeed.

THAT comedian is a wonderful
mimic He can take on anything q"
Well, he hasn't got anything on
the girls in the chorus. ~. Y.
World.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07
Heard In n Cafe

Waiter. two eggs and boil them
four minutes"
Yes, sir; be ready In half sec
ond. sir"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07
From Another Point OF VieD
By c. 7. s.

AS we understand the cashier of the
bank, he delivered at least one bullet 10
bearer.
Heard Frequently on Detroit Streets These
Days
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07
The Keep Well Column
mUmPs.

Mumps is an arute infection and
not 20 be made light Of.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07
WHAT HAPPENED.

What happened to the nestegg that Smlthers
set aside when he married."
1T hatched into alimony."-Judge.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07

Where Peary seems 70 have it on Doc
Cook is the fact that Peary discovered
at least, mirage.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07

Hands up!"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07

n The announcement of Commissioner
lespie that he will retire at the end OF