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The Detroit times., 1916-07-31

the day by consulting the thermom-
eter. The less you know about the
height to which the mercury Is
soaring the better you win feel
Also make rule TO discourage,
In the home a. in the once. store
or factory, all discussion OF the IN
siderable heat" Such discussion
leads nowhere and only causes peo-
pie to feel the heat more keenly.
II necessary have . placard print
ed: Yes, it's hot But We are try
ing 10 forget u" Post this in a
conspicuous place when occasion re-
quires.
Then ali who are inclined to talk
10 you about the weather will be
discouraged from doing 20. You will
be benefited thereby-and so will
they.
Finally, during a hot spell, make
IL a rule TO keep your mind actively
occupied.
Don't make hot weather an eI-
suse for loahnx. Unless the no;
spell has continued for days. or un
less you have some physical trouble
that really !ncapacitates you during
the heat, stick 10 your work
Keep so busy that you will have
little time 10 think about the wealth
er. You may rest assured that the
weather will then bother you less
than II you wasted your energy
thinking about IL.
In hot weather, OF course. you
win dress sensibly, reduce your food
supply and avoid ov-r-exertion. This
II essential.
But always remember. IN addition
that your mental attitude win count
for much. Don't let the weather
make you its slave. Confront Il
masterfully by confronting It philo
sophically.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-31
Wayne County's Booze Bill
5y MORDEN WARD

How much Is Wayne coUnty's
drink bill? How much money do
the people OF Wayne county Fay 10
the 800 saloons! The following
advertisements which appeared in
the classified columns Of a recent
Sunday issue OF Detroit daily will
shell some hight Upon tho question
SALOON
Doing $500 business week; a bargain.
down town also other bargains.
FRIEND & CO,
sos Bow!es Bldg Main $3.50.
SALOON
In Second ward doing better than
$500 weekly.
saloon and briek building on west
| side, doing big business. VIII sell
~ reasonable price Dow-Giloer,
| Main 42as.
There we're other saloon adver-
tisements In the paper. hut these
two we're the only ones that indi.
Gated the volume OF business Of the
saloons offered for sale give these
ads" IN full. with personal apollo
gies TO the firms named for the use
! OF the same. for two reasons. First.
| desire 70 center respons bility for
the statements contained In the ad-
vertisenents. for reasons which Will
appear later, and. second. for the
purpose OF empnssizing the fact
that the general public has much 20
learn about the saloon "a a bust
| ness
Since neither Of the above says
for how long the $500 a week bust
ness has continued. the reader IS
allow wed to draw his own conclu.
sions. Ordinarily a statement OF
that nature means for the SO weeks
in the year. and one is justified in
assuming that the advertisements
mean that the saloons took in an
average of $500 a week the year
around. or S4l.s00 year. manifest
ly far larger amount that the
average citizen CT Detroit and
WAYNE county had reason TO sup
pose.
Are the saloons referred 10 aver.
age for Wayne county Are they
less than average, or are they more
than average: IL these two saloons
do an average business. the 100 In
Wayne county take in the fabulous
sum OF ss2, 800. 900. which makes the
drink bin OF the 100000 people Of
Wayne county t7s.26 for each man,
woman and child In the county AMI
S39ias for an average family OF ave
persons.
submit that a writer who cares
for his reputation for truth and
veracity would want strong verifica-
ton for the basis OF any such
statement before he would give Il
publicity; and yet, there are the
advertisements. How can we get
around them,
Do the saloons OF Wayne county
average $500 business a week. Do
they take In $500. 900 a year, IL
the average per capita drink bin In
Wayne county US :5? Does the
average family pay s3sl25 or any.
thing like that sum for boozef
! am willing that the readers OF
this article shall draw their own
conclusions. have NO desire TO
bias their judgment one way or the
other BY offering an opinion. rim.
ply ask the question: Based upon
information conveyed ina the two adj
vertisements, how much does
Wayne county pay for booze
The Detroit times., 1916-07-31
Nothing Like 1t
Since the Days of the
MellifluOus Maybury

While waiting for Judge Connolly to
formulate his bill of particulars with ref
erence to the proposed renovation of our
municipal government, The Times takes
pleasure in conceding the definite forensic
and literary good fortune falling TO De-
troit through the Connolly candidacy.
Pronouncements thus far given out by
the Judge are fine samples Of mid-sum-
mer literature, ranging from delightful
raillery TO unsparing indictment, and
sounding a note of dedication to munich
pal service that makes one think he IS
reading an amplified version of the beau
tful vow Of fealty of the young men Of
Athens.
Whatever else the mayoral encounter
may hold for us, we are assured OF az
least one robust aspiration that will not
have to lean upon any secretarial Cyrano
de Bergerac for expression.
All the forthputtings will be the
Judges and in his most Impid and lumin-
Gus style.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-31
Pointed Paragraphs

Some Of the most eloquent ser.
mons are worthless.
Some people marry for love and
remained married for spite.
Il is said that every man has a
double-even the single man.
Many a mans downfall can be
traced back to desire 20 get even.
II man IL unusually polite a
woman IL likely 20 be suspicious Of
him.
And many a girls shirtwalst IL
rumpled because OF too much press.
ing
The ocean OF III els flled with
breakers that's why so many men
go broke.
Anyway. Ananias was never &C
cused OF being the author Of a tomb.
stone inscription.
While the fathers intentions may
be good. the son usually tumbles
into tie same old pitfalls.
There are two distinct classes OF
college graduates Those who &C.
cept positions and those who hunt
Jobs.
II IL Jealousy In women that
makes them say mean things be.
hind your back. but In men II is
pure cussedness.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-31
A Poem a Day
ALONE

ALONE
! want little farm 20 own.
Where I can 30 and 1--we alone.
NJ course. Ia want my wife 20 90.
To live alone. I'd want some friends
That I could use for social ends.
ia want 20 Ne where neighbour are.
Whom I could visit near ana far
ia have some cattle. sleek and fat
So could md where peace Was At.
iog. perhaps horse Or two,
Their friendships I should find 50
true
id-tashiones posies. gay and rare.
Ia greet from nv piazza chair.
To lend sweet music 90 the ear.
Id have a brooklet babbling near.
N.Y. acres should BE- broad and long
To give ~ room 20 sing my song
And not disturb NV friend next door.
who rates tho cheerful Eoul bore
In groves and meadows, lush and
green.
IA have a most enchanting scene
But. please. excuse lack OF words.
I can't describe the singing birds
Most every day Ia drink r'y All
OF scenery Ger vale and hill.
NJ friends IN town could quit their
And come up there to feast their
WHERE. II they brought city cough
They'd find a place 20 walk - 'G
No trear disease could eat them rr
Good. wholesome cheer would tll
their cup
7 grow more weary every day
~ people standing In my way.
The city crowds making living tough,
half could 60 and leave enough
Ones bliss IL not 60 much In wealth
~ love and ioy and booming health
Ia gladly live on half nv pelf
II could only boss myself
ia then be free 70 90 or stay.
And not soul could say mo nay,
I'd I've Just where ! want 90 b.
! with only those 7 want 90 see.
! The rest ia End by telephone.
And that's tho way IA live alone.
| Now. don't you think this selfish
scheme
IL very ike your own pipe dream
w. Stoweli Mills, In Broo klyn
Es gle.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-31
From Another Pointer VieD
By c. T. S.

What are chiggers? All we know about
them ourselves Is what we read in the
Fulton, Kan, Globe, which says, without
fear of contradiction, that all chigger
remedies are TO be rubbed on. What are
they, anyhow?
Another way Of keeping cool is 10 take
the kiosk figures and remember they are
not official
Little Boy-Wn you please tell me the
time, mister.
Man-It's over hundred on the kiosk.
Mrs. Amy D. Winship, 85, is a college
student in California. And We will bet
she has little box in her desk with a
ribbon in it, and a powder puff and a
pencil chewed at the end.
Anyhow. up 10 date Charles Z. Hughes
hasn't won any debates.
Contrary TO a general belief that they
come from Ireland, South America IS
1 credited with producing the bulk of our
copper supply.
We hope, however that whenever the
Deutschland gets around 70 dive, it wiz
make better job of il than some Of those
fellows in pretty bathing suits do over
&C the Belle Isle bath house.
Now and then is brought home with
much force that as between a heavily
loaded automobile and an interurban car.
the interurban car has the right Of way.
And, also, that when the matter is dis
lputed on the spot, the interurban gets the
better of the argument.
Now, presumably, we have got to con-
} tend with the fellow possessed of an opin.
ION that he was placed here to succeed
James Whitcomb Riley.
/ Just now the grass is green only ir
places and look at the lawns will con
vince most anybody that Detroit ism
one of the places.
Henry Santry sang "a Perfect Day
in the Majestic, Sunday.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-31
The Daily Reminder
roDAY's ANNIVERSARIES.


issT-By the treaty OF Breda the
English surrendered Nova scotia to
France. which also claimed the
province east OF the Penobscot
a6Ssns sr' saS is sIT,sSn by the s'r tn
dams under Pontiac,
la6-Generai George II, Thomas
VIII, who ssom,mandsd the CnIon forces at
San Franeisco, March IS, isic.
isie-Two hundred Mormon emf
ss s% .I rfSrS': al sam r1 ns "R'GS
the ship Brooklyn.
iS59-Confsrsn ce OF European
Powers at Vienna to settle the diff
ferenees between Russia and Turkey
lsss-Follo~ing the close OF hos
tilities with Austria. the king OF
Prussia held grand review ~ his
troops within Is miles Of Vienna.
and author. died =, Newport. Il 1.
Born near Cincinnati. sept 4 1874
iS72--Celebration OF the ,ooth an
niversary OF the foundation OF Mum
isss--Abss EranI I4;1t ta%oa.
rsuth, Bavaria. Born In Hungary.
10y iss1FSrty-sey.p persons wer.
killed and many injured IN a railroad
disaster near Atlantis city, n
,,d ,sG oso P4 hds. vos s,s
thNV.OVV 10 LFNru ltpnNTb NO
eminent services In South Africa.
ONE YEAR 400 TODAY IN THE
WAR
Germans reported 10 have captured
Nitau capital Of the Russian
province Of Courland.
Russians evacuated Lublin ara
Austro- German forces SeIred Lublin-
Cholm railway.
SiN uves reported lost In the stink
ing OF the British steamer lberinn
by German submarine
rODAN's BIRTHDAYS,
Joseph NJ Dixon. former United
States senator from Montana born
at snow Camp. y. c. - years Nso
today
Ixnacio Cala-ron Bolivian minis
ter TO tho United states. born At
Ia Par Bolivia 50 years ago today
Vice Admiral SIR George Warren
der. commanding one 81 the battle
squadrons OF the British navy born
In Scotland. 80 years ago today
Or. Theobald smith. FOR 20 wears
Fabyan professor In the Harvard
Medical school. born at Albany. y
Y 81 wears ago TO-DAY.
Lawrence tarryl Doyle. captain
and second hasemar OF the New
York National league baseball team
born At CaSevllle. III, 30 years agd
today.
Eddie MeGoorty. well known mid
dleweight pugilist. born at Eureka
Wis. - years ago today.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-31
BOUNDARIES

Most United States boundaries are straight
lines. and the majority OF these lines are due
north and south or east and west. Where the
lines are not straight they are nearly always
established either by rivers or by mountain
ridges II r. very simple TO know where one
state ends and another begins
In Europe on the contrary, nearly All bound
aries are established by crooked and usually IL
logical lines The frontiers wind about like fool
lsh cowpaths. The more important lines are
definitely established for they are too important
10 be left in doubt But ON some or the dividing
lines guessing becomes hne art
The arbitrariness OF European boundaries II
largely a relic OF the old unscientifc centuries.
But even In this highly scientific century. when
new lines are 10 be laid out, they follow the old
neandering custom. After the Balkan wars the
new boundaries were fixed as other boundaries
were fixed 500 years ago. wholly without regard
to geometry or simplicity.
The contrast IL a minor indication OF q funda.
mental difference The New World u more d.
roctly 10 the point II does practical things In
more practical way. straight line Is more
practical than a curl or an arabesque, and 30
the United States is strong for straight lines.--
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-31
Let the People
Rule-and Write

Newspaper A. An 9Svestor.
70 tAs Editor Of Tie T@ss:
- q young Englishman. am a
great sdmiSer u The Times spe-
olal srticees On The last page. II
only all newxpapers. both Local and
international. vsre conducted on
The rimsS priDcfpls. We would
have Q 6sttsr .S1ucstsd Vsrid and a
clesrcr thinl6ng people.
HENRY GILBERT,
- o1S = pus-st.
Detroit, Mich, yu1y ~. fsIs.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-31
The Old Gardener Says

The latter part OF this month
is a good time TO SOW seeds OF
fox gloves. sweetwilliams. and
coreopsIs 20 produce blooming
plants next season. They will
do just az we'll II started in the
open ground "a In a cold frame
or seed bed, and can be left
whore they are growing until
spring although they must be
thinned. 81 course, n the plants
come up thickly. These are
such easy plants 10 starr that
there Is no reason why the anna.
te,r should not have his garden
The Detroit times., 1916-07-31
GENEROSITY IN INSTALLMENTS

A certain Scotch singing comedian, who In
VIGOROUSLY thrifty. played a weeks engagement
20 enormous business in Chicago last year De-
managers Kindness TO him during the week he
called that gentleman into his dressing room
on Saturday night.
IL want 10 thank you. sir he said. for your
courtesy 10 me this week and for the fine crowds
you've helped TO bring in 10 hear me. Here's q
photograph Of myself for you: and II business
II as good NEXT year when I come back I'll nut
my name on IL for you then!"-Saturday. Even
ing Post.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-31
You Get What You Want
BY Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. by Frank Crane)

There Is q School or writer's VINO ue-
clare that we always get what we want,
if we want il intensely and persistently
enough.
wonder if that is true. 1t can hardly
be true literally, for the world is too
full of frustrated desires and disappoint-
ed folk.
But perhaps it is not intended to be
taken as automatically exact state
ment, but rather as sort of oriental
form of emphasis upon a neglected and
obscure law.
1t is an oriental trick TO overstate a
matter, even to the point Of apparent alb
surdity, in order TO pique the attention
and make one think.
Such are many of the sayings Of Jesus,
who was peculiarly eastern in his style;
as. for instance, whatsoever will save his
life shall lose it," "Sel all that thou hast,
and give to the poor" $50 ought we to
wash one another's feet" IF one compel
you to go with him a mile. go with him
twain, and the like. No one but hard,
western, logical mind could imagine that
these dicta were designed TO be accepted
with servie literalness. The people to
whom He spoke were oriental. were ac-
customed 70 that form of teaching, and
did not need TO have II explained to them
that these were striking and highly
imaginative settings of truths that
stated carefully and exactly would have
been platitudes.
Bearing this in mind, we accept the
creed that in the long run we get what
we want.
The successful people are the people
with strong. dominating wants. The fail
ures are those who have not the
strength of soul to want anything hard
enough, and long enough.
A human soul is kind of electric
force attracting. moulding, bending to
! itself all things with which it comes in
contact. If this force is feeble, It dis
sipates if it is very strong, it reaches
| its goal.
So there is sense in which 1t is true
that the successful writer is simply the
one who wants to write, and wants this
so violently and continuously that he
cannot be stopped; the man who attains
wealth il the one that desires wealth al
ways more than anything else; the great
artist, musician, painter, inventor, poll
tician, or what not, is the one in whom
all lesser wants are fused into one hot,
undying flame for particular object.
The man who succeeds is the man who
keeps on: the man who fails is the man
who quits.
1t is easy to disprove this by many
instances; yet it is deeply true none the
less.
Hence it is a good thing TO select "a
the thing we want most something that
is worth sacrificing ones life for.
For" says Arthur Symons, "it may
come true when we have no longer any
use for it, when we have gone on willing
it out of habit, or so as not to confess
4 that we have failed. But it will come. So
few people succeed greatly because so
few people can conceive great end, and
work toward that end without deviating
or firing. The man who works day and
night for no matter what kind Of ma
terial power, gets the power. 1t is the
same with the deeper, more spiritual is
sues which make for happiness and
every intangible success. II is only the
dreams of those light sleepers who
dream family that do not see true
The Detroit times., 1916-07-31

II baby's nlmsy clothing catches
FIRE the nrst impulse OF a mother IL
10 run for a neighbor's for aid.
What sho should do. however. IL
10 grab heavy coat or blanket or
even The rug from the floor and
quickly wrap the infant in II.
This VIII exclude the air and with
out air Ere cannot burn. The rem
The Detroit times., 1916-07-31
The Keep Well Column

edy IN case Of burn must Also be
of such nature - VIII exclude air
from the hurt and Ghus ease the
pain. A mixture Of equal parts of
lime water and raw linseed oil ia
excellent for this purpose.
Every mother should keep a bot.
lie OF this mixture handy in case of
burns among the children.
Apply II by soaking pieces OF
gauze In II and applying them I'm.
mediately TO the burned parts. Gov.
err all the burned spots with the oil.
soaked gauze and then bind care
fully with bsndages.
gems.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-31

iOO hfN iFilNlg
she becomes pan
ic stricken ana
does exactly the
wrong thing.
The commonesi
% accidents 20 a
baby In the home
r. burning or
scaldlng.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-31
His Choice

80 you'd like 10 be a solder.
would you. my boy"
Yes. sir"
What kind Of a soldier would
you prefer 10 be-"
"A live one"
The Detroit times., 1916-07-31

M 20 make himself useful at anything
nol . drinker give best Of references
h Address-
& ! The I'd. placed by the grocer is just
= sample Of the way the general run Of
4 ~. under Help Wanted are worded.
Y The I'd. placed by the young man Is
INST sample of the way the general run
p ads. under Situation Wanted" are
4 0orded.
In other words, the young man antici-
rates that the man from whom he asks
4 : position will be found just as particular
- the grocer.
He knows that he will have to satisfy
Ne man in need of willing young man
that he Is honest, that he is not drinker
md that he will be asked for references.
The grocer's ad serves notice to drink
- and shirkers to keep away.
The Times prints in this issue COM
p1ete list of those who seek nomination
- the primaries at your hand.
These men, asking Office, are position
ooslrsrs, asking to work for YOU.
An intelligent selection cannot be made
" yoa unless you keep in mind the fact
4 that the relation between you and the
0(IIceseeker is the relation of position
seeker and prospective employer.
These men are asking for jobs.
Il now becomes YOUR duty to go
Through the list and pick your men
Take the candidates for alderman in
yunx ward. for instance.
M Which Of them would be beer and
4 vhisly puppets if elected to the common
eumcil7
= Bear this in mind:
In every ward in the city Of Detroit
this year, the booze crowd will have not
only its candidate, but its CANDI-
DATES 90 that if one of them is knock
"a down there will be another that can
- relied upon.
There VIII be found among the candi.
\ lntes for aldermen, men whom you
might never suspect of being representa-.
Hives Of booze, but booze candidates jus:
the same.
KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN FoR
WOLVES IN SLEEPS CLOTHING.
w In other words, KNOW the man who
wants you to vote for him for alderman
Il Is the easiest thing in the world
\ Cor you to find out all about every one Of
the candidates.
II you fail to do that thing, yot
aHIRK YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS 4
\ CITIZEN.
This is the time for you TO interes
yourself in the matter of your alderman
After the primaries II WILL 81
100 LATE.
. MAKE THE CANDIDATE NOT
ONLY SHOW YOU, BUT CONVINCE
YOU.
y Give him to understand that you ar
!; ztom Missouri and that you want t
make certain he is the man for the job.
Be just as particular about the ma
ID who wants your vote for estimator.
y Be just as particular all down and u
N he line.
81 Don't wait until the election has bee
Md and then kick yourself If you fin
~ BOOZE has walked away with you
rights Of citizenship.
i the man who wants to WORK 70
YOU In Office. sober and reliable?
4 no willing to give a dollars wort
The Detroit times., 1916-07-31

of service for dollar of your money as
a taxpayer, or rentpayer?
VIII he represent YOU?
What are his references?
The Detroit times., 1916-07-31

Not all ioorwalkers are TO be
found In department stores. as any
young father can inform you.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-31

Warren Kcrrigsn the motion pio-
ture star, was originally intended
for the church
The Detroit times., 1916-07-31

However. II IL better to be alone
than 20 be bored
The Detroit times., 1916-07-31
ACCIDENTS

Nothing + moro terrifying to
mother han an accident 20 her baby.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-31
HOT WEATHER PHILOSOPHY

BY H. AopiNoToN sRUcE
and Psrenhood etc
The Detroit times., 1916-07-31
Look Through the List
For the Kind of a Man
You Would Advertise For.

WANTED-Grocery clerk; married man
+ preferred: must be sober and reliable and
& not afraid OF work. References required.
Fine opportunity for the right man. Apply
IN person -
We clipped the foregoing from the
liner page. On the same page this ad.
also:
WANTED-Situation by young man. will
M 10 make himself useful al anything;
nol . drinker; can give best Of references.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-06-02
Practical FARMING.
Helpful Gathered from Reliable Sources
Ofknteresf to Montana
that always holds good for cream that

that always holds good for cream that
foams up and makes about twice its
former bulk and is finally thrown
away in disgust after the housewife
has churned it for hours without the
slightest sign of butter. Sometimes
it is due to certain bacteria or into
the cream, says the dairy editor of
Farm and Home.
More often it is some organic Pc
culiarity of the cow herself and
manifests itself usually after the first
half of the lactation period. Where
the cow has freshened again the
trouble may never reappear or 1t
may become chronic, in which case
the COW should be sold.
Tainted milk is often traced to feed
or some kind of weeds or grass the
cow is eating and sometimes to f1avors
and odors absorbed from the air at
milking time or in the milkhouse or
cellar. The exact cause Of these
things is impossible to determine at
distance and sometimes skilled
observer right on the ground can't
find it.