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The Detroit times., 1916-06-03
VALUE OF HEALTH TESTS.
eY n. ADDiNcToN BRUCE
riddle OF Personality Psychology and Parenhood etc.

More than once I have already
urged that as an aid In reducing the
death rate from preventaole diseases
and IN gaining a long and happy
life, everybody cught TO go TO good
doctor for a thorough physical ex-
animation at least once every six
months.
This is preventive action CT the
highest order, ana action which
costs little money. little effort. and
little time. Concrete illustrations of
its importance are forthcoming all
the time.
Thus, speaking recently 10 a Bos.
ton audience, Doctor X. /. Lee gave
most suggestive report OF the re-
suits of a physical testing of more
than a thousand freshmen In Har.
ward university. In part he said:
THAT an ounce OF prevention is
worth pound Of cure is especially
true when you are dealing with the
human economy.
in the physical examinations
made OF the Harvard men IL was
found that. while large percentage
were physically sound. some were
suffering from ailments which made
ii necessary for them To rearTange
their studies.
"One man who was found 10 be
suffering from heart trouble was
advised against preparing for the
life OF a civil engineer. Such a life
meant hardships and strains he was
not fl 10 undergo.
Many others had ailments that. II
neglected, would have brought about
serious illnesses. These were cor
rected."
Not few thus affected were quite
unaware that anything was the mat
ter with them. These are the men
who, later on, would have helped
swell the ranks of those who need
lessly perish from diseases that can
be cured IL detected In an early
| stage.
And the technique or modern med
ical examinations is such that or
ganic weaknesses OF any sort can
usually be discovered by compe-
tent physician before they are too
far advanced 10 DE checked.
On the other hand. II there are
many others who constantly torment
themselves with the idea that they
have some disease which in reality
they have not.
Some wrongly think they have
consumption. others kidney disease
and so on. BY brooding over their
fancied condition they often make
nervous wrecks OF themselves.
Periodical examinations would
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03

cause the European war has seri-
ously interfered with study and re-
search along tuberculosis lines.
II Is notorious fact that the
average medical college curriculum
Is lacking In tuberculosis work. At
the new school physicians will be
offered course OF study which will
qualify them az experts to lead in
the nationwide fight against the
white plague"
il will mean constant output Of
trained tuberculosis fighters who
can step into the breech IN any part
Of this country, or tho world for
that matter, and battle with the
King Of the Hosts Of Death"
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03

the late Dr. Edward Livingston Tru.
deau. who was the pioneer In Amer
lea In developing the sanitorium
treatment Of tuberculosis,
Among his last labors, before his
death last November. we're plans
for the school which opens the 18th
OF this month,
The opening Of such q school at
this time In especially important be-
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03
Why Not Play a Little?

Play is as essential to health is work.
A man needs TO be shaken UP occasionally He
needs 10 have his heart beat faster and his face
flushed at times.
lie needs often TO breathe deeply and TO exert
himself TO the utmost
Play does ali OF these things. Furthermore,
play takes one out into the open air and the
sunshine. II takes man away from his work
and his worry IL trains mind along with mus.
Gle. II develops judgment and will power and
makes bigger. better, longer, happier life.
Why not play little while today?
DO not look upon play spell as life pre-
server, something to be seized only In q sud
den breaking up Of the health
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03
Worse Than Dante Dreamed

The gorges where the Austrians and Italians
are battling so desperately at present are the
region which Dante described IN his hideous
phantasm as the mouth OF Inferno. As awful as
was Dantes wordpicture OF the jaws OF hell
II he could look on the scene today. he would
probably conclude that he mixed his colors en-
tirely too tame.
The horrors OF the fighting in this region
scanned with gorges cleft by an avalanche" are
said to cause verdun to look like sham battle
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03
From Another Point OF NleD

In one way, Charles E. Hughes re-
Owens.
Life is said to hang by single thread
and has, in that respect, not one thing
on the lower button of our vest at this
writing.
If there is any doubt in your mind
about their raising the roof in Europe,
please note that shingles have" had an
attack of war prices.
Either they will take the Colonel or
it looks as if there would again be a
great deal of standing to be done at
Armageddon.
We were looking at a novel-just cas-
ually glancing through-when we came
to this paragraph:
BY nightfall the young lovers had reached
the edge of the woods and stood watching
the dropping sun at a point where the beds
OF rivers long since dried by the heat OF the
country seemed TO join.
That is to say, the meeting of two ex-
streams.
However, there are times when the
use of the hyphen is more than proper,
like, for instance, in Progressive-Repub-
lican.
Col Roosevelt would like the emphasis
in Coliseum on the Col.
Among other things, Mr.. Hughes has
not said that he wouldn't take it.
AS we understand the reports from
the high seas, Germany and Britain
have taken the initiative in the direc-
ton of disarmament.
1t wants to be borne in mind that the
husband with no arms, whose wife is
suing for divorce, is charged with beat
ing her; not with pulling her halr.
1t isn't, perhaps, the sweetest story
ever told, but the proprietor of con.
fectionery store testified in divorce
court that his wife was sweet on the
proprietor of the cafe next door and
whispered sweet words TO him through
hole cut in the wall, covered by cal
endar. He didn't say whether his real
complaint was that every time his wife
wanted to talk to the other man through
the hole in the wall, she had to take a
year off.
| There Is no change whatever In the
lprice Of gasoline, which remains at 20
IoD mo ~
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03
The Daily Reminder
ToDAY,s ANNIvrRsARIEs.

| isos-Treaty Of peace between the
isos--Jererson payis. irst and
aye.D Sayy Doss'HlSss. Dos H% sons sss
county. Ky. pisd in New Orleans
isas-dsn. 8. w. Kearney was
SacSps Ns s ta: .sS ssa upper ps s c
fornia. and establish civil govern
ments therein.
issi-stephen A; Douglas. eminent
;'ssss%nn HsrsSn% E%solRn ans RSa sa ppScHsi csiesso o
Born at brandon. VT. April %. 1913,
is62-Gen. Robert E. Lee became
commander OF the Confederate army
0'iSss isssISPsaes Meeting held in New
York city. called by leading Demo-
Gratis 20 devise means for ending the
isss~The Powers abandoned et-
tlement OF the differences between
Austria and Prussia.
lsTs--Baron Lionel de RothschN4.
the nrst Jew who sat In the HSnss
iss7-Emperor William laid a stone
to inaugurate the Ktel Canal TO con-
meet the North Sea with the Baltic.
Grant was unveiled at Galena, Ill
Issl--Six hundred men were slain
in the defeat OF the government
isfi-The United states gunboat
Yorktown proceeded TO Nicaraguan
waters to safeguard American In
teresta.
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY IN THE
WAR
The Austro- German forces reoceu-
pied Przemysl.
Turks surrendered Amara. on the
Tigris, TO the British.
British submarine sank German
transport I'm Sea OF Marmora.
Twenty-Five French aeroplanes
bomoarded German Imperial crown
Princes headquarters,
President Wilson drafted brief
be guided by international law
TODAY's BIRTHDAYS.
George V. 'by the grace Of God OF
the United Kingdom OF Great BRIAN
and ireland and OF the Britlsn 10 10
fender OF the Faith. Emperor OF in-
dia." born in London. 81 years ago
today. =, .t,n
Episcopal bishop OF Ala6ama; p"rn ~.
Prince George county. va, 90 years
Robert Edeson. a popular actor in
romantic drama, born in New or
leans, IS years ago today -, rr.-
mont Temple. Boston, born az Kings
ton. n. Y. 50 years ago today
Paul NJ. Potter, one or the mVst
successful OF American playWrlshts
born az Brighton. England. % years
sam Bernard. weil-known comedian
long associated with Weber ana
Fields. born at Birmingham ala Ss
years ago today.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03
EpiToRIAL PAGE

coats and went down into their trousers
rockets for Wilson and principle, asked
after Wilson's election for recognition
with which to 60 on with the fight for
principle, they were told by the admins
tration in Washington to go out and get
control of the organization.
This they could not do and did not do,
but this they might have done if the
administration had not kept coming to
the relief of the organization at frequent
intervals WITH JOBS FOR THE Or
GANIZATION.
This is, in effect, what the men who
fought for Wilson in Michigan were told
in Washington:
"You are the men who deserve the
patronage, and you are the men who
ought to have it because you intend to
use it for the loftiest purposes of the
party. We want you to have the patron
age, but you should first get control of
the state organization, which We will en-
deavor to keep you from getting by boil
stering up the Tammany organization
with jobs" McCombs explained the great
change himself in speech at the
luncheon, when he said:
Things generally are very, very
bright. We have better organization
than four years ago, when we won. True,
the Republicans helped us by splitting,
but this year we have four years of sue
cessful work in organizing behind us,
and we should win"
Recognition of New York's Tammany
has been a part of this successful or
ganizing.
Recognition of Michigan's Tammany
has been a part of it.
Original Wilson supporters will please
note.
A few days ago we had something to
say in this column about gulls.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03
Lodge 900 Years Old.

A Glasgow (Scotland) paper says
that there Is an association which
has existed for nearly 300 years.
Such is the length OF Gays achieved
by Glasgow St. John Masonic lodge.
II received charter OF incorpora-
tion from Malcolm II. king OF Scot
land. a. far back ~ the early part
Of the eleventh century.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03


month at Sara
nae Lake. -. Y.
IL IL the Tru-
deau school for
the study OF tu'
berculosis found
ed in memory OF
and to carry on
the life work OF
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03
Nice Job,

what line did you say you were
in?"
II manufacture a face powder tnat
cant be kissed on"
"who has charge Of your proving
grounds."--Kansss City Journal.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03

An elaborate program OF exercises
Is 10 be held nj the University OF
Chicago today in celebration OF the
silver jubilee or twonty-flfth ami
versary OF the founding Of the uni.
yersity.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03
MI. McC Combs, Who Visited
Us Four Years Ago, Again
In Our Midst This Week.

J HI OuT W1lOSL 1HlS week.
Politics makes strange bedfellows.
And brings together strange host and
ott1nge guests at luncheons.
a few days ago we saw Roosevelt
Mreaking bread in Detroit with mum.
b b6r Of our townsmen who four years age
Would liked to have broken his neck, this
leration on his vertebrae to have been
ppzformed in political sense only, of
eourse
And on Thursday William F. Nc
ombs was the guest of Judge William
" Connolly and q number of his organi-
kion faithful, including the good, gray
uvernor, who, apparently. isn't through
y &oGmpromising.
This was on June 1, 1916.
One June 1, 1912, William F. Nc
Climbs had visited Michigan in the in
rest Of Woodrow Wilson's candidacy
4nd had got his from the same crowd
lth which he ate Thursay.
hAt Is to say, McCombs had come
nd seen and heard and concluded that
II kere wasn't much of chance for Will
# he found Judge Connolly leaning to.
C1rd Harmon.
he found E. o. Wood leaning TOWARD
Clark.
He found Edmund Shields leaning to-
nrd Marshall, and if there had been
other candidate in any degree for
t1nhle against Wilson, he would have
NM somebody in the gang leaning to-
1Sd him, and all Of these leaning to-
|9oxd each other, in very neat arrange
\ mt having for it's object the complete
& $0Ifnfuation Of Woodrow Wilson, if pos
{1hle.
None OF these men with whom Nc
sCeunbs searched Thursday in Detroit
$3ug the strawberry in the shortcake, had
~ use for Wilson.
The governor is, we believe, pos
xnjhle exception, but since the last cam
xpoi6n he has compromised.
Wilson, four years ago, was referred
fo always by this crowd with the ex-
ption Of the governor, who has COM
y Kpmised) as prohibition fanatic" and
Eoligious crank" and everything els-
Tint would make him unpopular with
{he boQze ring which the gang repre-
q S0ents with the exception of the govern.
6g, who has merely compromised9
-Four years ago, McCombs Was pleas.
III 20 meet an entirely different organiza.
on of Democrats, because,fhi organiza
Hon Of Democrats >Xas) doing all that il
+ ssibly could for Wilson and included
& one men who were giving more thar
& onefously of their money and theil
ne, because they wanted to see prin
lpls triumph over gang methods.
1GeCombs was very much agreeabl,
10 being judged by the company he KEEP
f$ln Michigan four years ago, and can TAX,
\ ~ exception to having judgment fixet
& NJ the same rule this time.
Il was quite essential to the nomina
Z ion Of Woodrow Wilson in Baltimore fou
oars ago, that there be nothing mucl
common on McCombs' part with al
nnisation in Michigan on which Nh
h nxphy's Tammany in New York ha
Thing.
{he support of this organization be
4 had been whipped, would hav'
o absolutely foreign to the purposes
~ Baltimore convention, and woulc
- made its pretenses to the people O
~ housecleaning, a lie.
! a four years there has been
which il very, very understand
AQn Who have been close Il
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03

The value Of the ANIMAL orchard
products Of the United States reach.
es a total OF $4,000, 900,
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03
The Keep Well Column
PREPAREDNESS AGAINST WHITE PLAGUE.

A unique school, the only one OF
It's kind In the world, opens this
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03

A few days ago we had something to
say in this column about gulls.
And gull-catchers.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-03

There Is no change whatever In the
price Of gasoline, which remains at 20
60 TIE Gak 4
The Washington herald., 1916-09-13
The Railroad Issue in Maine.

Because of the cross currents of local issues,
it is very difficult to ascertain with safe degree
OF certainty how Maine voted on national is
sues. The elections presented the rather COM
mon sight of Republican State giving clean
sweep to the Republican party Therefore, in
the face of local issues, Maine voted for the
things for which the Republican party and its
nominee stand
Maine voted against the Democratic tariff
the Democratic shipping scheme, and the Demo
cratic Mexican policy. This was to be expected
But the fact must not be overlooked that
Maine also voted against the administration
treatment of the railroad quarrel As the vote
was cast the people OF the State are on record
against the Presidents course in one of the most
serious situations that the nation has faced in
years.
The railroad issue was cast into the fray by
Mr.. Hughes at the eleventh hour. If reports
from political headquarters are to be credited
Mr.. Hughes advised against this action by
some OF his most influential advisers. Apparent
ly he told them gently but firmly to attend to
their business and that he would attend to his
He believed that Mr.. Wilson had made serious
error and he said so.
There was no hesitation or vacillation in the
course followed by the Republican nominee. He
did not put his ear to the ground to try to find
out what society sanctions. He believes that a
man at the head of a party like the man at the
head OF nation must lead, not follow There
fore, Mr.. Hughes denounced the action Of the
President and Congress in granting the trainmen
higher wages and demanded the defeat of the
men affiliated with the party responsible for the
blunder. The Democrats were defeated.
Their defeat in this connection is more sig.
nihcant in view OF the fact that no less labor
leader than Samuel Gompers stumped Maine and
asked Endorsement of Mr.. Wilson because Mr.
Wilson a friend of labor had forced Congress to
grant the trainmens demands. Mr.. Gompers
activities in Maine gave signal importance to the
railroad issue. 1t is doubtless true that Mr.. Will
son is friend of labor. 1t is likewise true that
Mr.. Hughes is friend of labor
But as Maine cast her vote, it is difficult to
hnd Endorsement of the theory that friendship
for labor may be used as an excuse for such a
course as that followed by Mr.. Wilson.
The result probably will be that those who
advised Mr.. Hughes against forcing the railroad
issue to the front will fade into silence, and
that Mr.. Hughes will devote even more time and
importance to this issue as the campaign pro-
crosses.
The Washington herald., 1916-09-13
Thomas |. James.

Death has written fnis to the earthly career
Of Thomas L. James, but his memory will live
long. To the many friends that he won in a
long and fruitful lifetime he probably will be re-
membered most for his kindness and his strong
personality. But to the majority Of people he
will be remembered primarily as an American
citizen and the man who made two-cent post
age possible.
Mr.. James was a business man. His first
work for the people was accomplished when he
was appointed postmaster of New York by Presi-
dent Grant In this position Mr.. James exhib-
tied an ability for administration that seldom is
surpassed in government. He served eight
years and later appointed Postmaster Cen
eral by President Garfield. Mr.. James previous
ly had declined this high post when it was Of
fered by President Hayes
As Postmaster General Mr.. James accom-
plished what probably will be called the most
important work of his life. The first step that
he took was to introduce some of the business
methods that he had used so effectively in New
York. He discovered fraud and eradcated it.
He held up the merit system as a model and re-
duced politics in the postal service to mini
num- He installed an economy system that ac-
complished what considered marvels
1t was largely through this economy that he
able to advocate the reduction of postage
from to cents and the millions Of persons
today who can send letter across the continent
for cents may look to Mr.. James as the father
OF this cheap postage. This was perhaps the
most notable achievement of the short period
that he served as head of the Postoffice Depart
ment.
Mr. James resigned from the Cabinet shortly
after the death of President Garfield Mr.. James
then took charge of the Lincoln National Bank
in New York and served it with high efficiency
for many years
The Washington herald., 1916-09-13
Courtesy and Searchlights.

Courtesy is one of the mainsprings in our
urban life. 1t is small thing to give but big
thing to receive. Without it life in our big cities
would be robbed of its pleasures
Washington has a large share of courtesy
when compared to other large cities. 1t is moi
uncommon to see a score of acts of courtesy on
a trip through the city. Visitors to the city com.
ment on the fact that the men here generally pay
marked Difference to courtesy.
There many kinds of courtesy but thew
may roughly be divided into two classes, neces.
sary and unnecessary courtesy. 1t is pleasant but
It is not necessary for a man to remove his hat
when in elevator with women to offer his
seat to woman in car or to stand aside and al
low women to board car ahead of him. Such
courtesy adds to the pleasure of life but accom-
plishes little more.
The courtesies that may be called necessary
are many. 1t is necessary to observe the move
up-tront courtesy on street car. 1t is neces-
sary to offer your seat to an aged and infirm
person who is unable to stand in a street car. II
is necessary to stop your auto so that persons
a1ghting from street car may safely reach the
street curbing
This courtesy of stopping your auto is very
necessary, but not observed by a large num-
Der of autoists at one time Their lack of cour-
tesy caused the police to frame regulations conf
pelling the haltng of an auto certain distance
from car taking on or letting off passengers. II
is similar to the courtesy of shutting off auto
searehlights that the glare will not blind a
passing autoist >
This courtesy seldom is observed 1t was not
observed several nights ago on a Maryland road
near Beltsville. An autoist was blinded by the
glare OF the searehlights on a passing machine
The Washington herald., 1916-09-13
AFTER-DINNER POLITICS.
A Rule that Worked Both Ways.
By DR.. e. J. EDWARDS.

Prince" John Van Buren. called
Prince" first by Thurlov Weed because
he seemed to possess. mentally and physi-
cally, the qualities which are Ideally as
ISOLATED with a true prince, was for some
years warm friend OF c. c. Clarke,
who for more than forty years was
intimately associated with the Wander
bilt family In the direction Of their rail-
road properties
Prince" John began friendly relations
with Mr.. Clarke at a time when the
later was deputy state treasurer Of New
York, an office in which Commodore
Vanderbilt found him. Prince" John
was attorney general OF New York, and
although his fees were good nevertheless
he was a neophyte, almost q child In
handling money. The result was, he was
almost always in need of small sums. and
found In Mr.. Clarke a convenient friend
who relieved his embarrassment.
Some years ago. Mr.. Clarke said to me
that Prince" John, while in conversa-
ton with him. denounced the two-thirds
rule of Democratic conventions, a rule
which makes II necessary to secure two
thirds Of the delegates in order to obtain
a nomination for the presidency.
Prince" John said that had It not been
for the two-thirds rule his father. Martin
Van Buren. would have been nominated
at the Democratic national convention OF
1874. and surely would have been elected.
For Martin Van Buren had in that con-
vention 4 clear majorItv OF little over
tW enty. but he could not secure a sufi-
cicnt number of delegates 10 give him a
two-thirds vote. Prince" John de-
nounced Democratic leaders. saying that
they made use Of the two-thirds rule 10
!efeat the nomination OF his father, and
that the rule ought TO be abroZated.
I reminded Prince John" said Mr.
Clarke, of the fact that il was at the
time Of the FIRST adoption OF the two.
thirds rule that his father secured the
had forgotten the fact, but it was the
truth.
Andrew Jackson was the author OF
the two-thirds rule. l remember Silas
Wright, who himself declined the nomi-
nation of Vice President in 1874, saying
that President Jackson determined that
his successor should be Martin Van
Buren. In order to compass Van Buren, s
nomination, Jackson caused an agree
ment to be made that II should require
two-thirds OF the delegates to the con-
vention-which was one of the first to
be held-to nominate a candidate. Jack
son believed that a rule of that kind
would prevent the nomination OF any
other candidate than Van Buren, He
was right in that view. Van BUren prob
ably could not have been nominated to
succeed Jackson but for the two-thirds
rule.
SO I reminded Prince John that Il
his father lost the nomination for the
Presidency in 1874 through the operation
OF the two-thirds rule he secured a nomi-
nation and gained the Presidency through
the FIRST enforcement OF that rule"
Copyright. 1916, by the Mcclure Newspaper
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