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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-07
BOOK REVIEWS

ume 10 be cherished with the treA'-
ures OF the library According 10
the point OF view Of the writer Is
the Judgment passed upon the
ethical side OF the great fair. Men
and women standing al the head OF
every social. commercial. religious
and educational enGeavor and move
ment have recorded their sent.
ments II Is indeed a legacy" In
the best sense OF the word the
written thought OF the representa-.
tive men and women OF the world
THE ART OF LIVING LONG, by
LUG cornaro. A book OF the
sixteenth century which IS per.
hsps the most valuable guide TO
health and long ne OF any book
OF any time.
We do not know whether the
American ~ today cats and drinks
n much a. did the Italian OF Luigi
Cornaro's time O464. l5@eI but We
do know that he is probably living
AT higher nervous tension. and
does not expect TO live lO2 wears a.
Luigi did The old Venetian thought
80 highly Of his mode OF living and
/ believed SO thoroughly that Il vas
the cause OF his longevity, that be
sat himself down AT the age OF So.
and wrote philosophy aud pracri-
cal treatise about II for the benefit
Of posterity. II was on the altar OF
Divine sobriety" that he laid his
offering Of faith and gratitude
Aside from the practical help Of
this book. II is quaint ana init.
mate revelation OF the Italian life
on Nature running throughout. We
know OF two other Italians each ~
whom has taken us by the hand and
thought. one the lofty Marcus
Aurelius. the other the astonishing
old rascal Cellini, whose faults and
sins We almost forget in the Interest
OF his narrative As for Cornaro's
book, our best known mon have read
and endorsed II. and IS principles
In their essence are a plea for tho
simple life. especially in the matter
OF eating and drinking Freedom
from worry Is not overlooked by
Cornaro who insists that we form
tranquil habits of thought and be
not disturbed by tribes. A short
history OF the Cornsro family. and
extracts from works on health by
Addison, Temple and Bacon. com
plete an Interesting AMI valuable
volume A preface IL written by
William + Butler. OF Milwaukee,
Wis. who publishes the book.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-07
Deeds versus Talk

In the fall of 1915
Of New York to o.
President Wilson made special from Washington o to
tor and another o for Votes for Women.
Election New orkC fah
that MIR Hughes, either
q all the right Of ufnge-the highest duty of
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-07

Charles johnson Post
Eugene Manlove Rhodee
William Mcleod Raine
Boardnan Robinson
John Reed
Opie Reed
Edgar Selwyn
William L.eavitt Stoddard
Lincoln Stefens
Augustus Thomas
Frank Vrooman
George West
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-07
Eyes, Or mo" Mr.. Hughes?

Thrty-scven of the foremost publicists and
literary men of the United States on August first
last, addressed you in the following open letter:
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-07

Samuel Hopkins Adams
Ray StAnnArd Baker
Ellis Parker Butler
L. Ames Brown
DAnts Barton
Irwin Cobb
Wadsworth Camp
J. OHara Cossravs
Stoushton Cooley
William Chenery
George Creel
James Forbes
FredArick c. Howe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01
MCABE'S HOSIERY
DEPT. CROWDED
tVeryons Taking Advantage of the
Big Discount Sale on
Staple Goods

One cannot have too many pairs Of
stockings ahead. either men. women.
or children-it's one OF the articles
OF staple necessities that you can safe
~ supply yourself with far In advance,
and with the present dye situation
getting more serious every day it's a
pretty good thing TO do-and then
when you can buy hosiery for the
whole family at a discount of 20 per
cent Its very wise thing to do.
McCabe's Hosiery department has
been known for years for the superior
quality and lowness of price Of its
hosiery for men. women and children
The stocks are unusually complete
as our buyer has stocked UP unusually
generously on all lines In anticipation
OF the scarcity later on.
Whether you want every day hose
or line Isle. silk and fibre hose, you
VIII find Just the kind you want dur
ing this sale and save twenty per cent.
eIetiith.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01
YOU WANT CURTAINS
AND DRAPERIES
Now Is the Time for Thrifty Matrons
to Save Money on These
Articles

The 20 per cent discount includes
everything in this great section, lace
curtains OF all kinds, nets, voiles,
scrims, marQuisettes, cretonnes. tapes
tries. velours, window shades, rods
and fixtures, all at saving Of one
fifth.
The assortments are larger and
show more careful selection than ever
before
The time to choose is now; YOU
save one-ffth.
No use waiting until spring house
cleaning-it doesn't pay when you can
secure such liberal savings now.
It's a good time to buy upholsteries
for that old furniture, too, as you may
choose from all the fine tapestries at
the same big reduction. 20 per cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01
WCABE'S READY
TO-WEAR DEPT. BUSY
cloaks, Suits, Waists, Skirts-All at
One-Fifth Off Regular
Prices

In McCabe's immense ready-to-wear
section is another place where the
generous twenty per cent discount
counts. for many things such as Wom-
ems and Misses suits. coats, dresses.
waists, skirts, furs, etc, etc, have al
ready been greatly reduced before this
sale started.
The twenty per cent discount ap-
plies to the marked down price-for
instance, q suit that was formerly
$500 is selling today at half price,
s12.50; the additional 20 per cent
brings this $500 to $4,000. And so
on clear through the whole section.
You save Is off thealready low
prices-Wh- not buy ahead for next
year?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01
900 Riqhl off The Bottom of Your Sales Check
NEED RUGS
OR CARPETS?
Think Of Saving Twenty Centa on
Every Dollar You Spend
at McCabes

It's On big things like rugs and car
pets that one realizes what a saving
Of twenty per cent means. Many peo-
PIE take advantage Of the McCabe
Twenty per cent Discount Sale to buy
their floor coverings instead of wait
ing for the spring house cleaning and
moving time.
They can afford, in many instances
TO buy much finer rugs and carpets
than II they paid full regular prices.
The McCabe Rug, Carpet and Limo
Ieum section has been noted for a
great many years for the completeness
OF it's stocks, the quality Of it's mer-
chandise. the splendid selection of pat
terms and colorings and the very mod
crate prices.
When YOU can choose from splen-
didly equipped stocks and save TWEEN
tv cents on every dollars worth OF
merchandise it's an opportunity you
cannot well afford to miss.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01
I,lOSLIN WEAR
is DISCOUNTED
Iy
Women Busy in This Section
Bargains Are
Plentiful

Piles upon piles Of snowy white,
tables laden with dainty undergar-
ments for women. misses and chill
dren, Of finest nainsook, cambrics.
long cloths and muslins, as deliberately
trimmed or as simple as you may wish.
Crowds OF women picking and choos-
ing, eagerly laying in their late win.
ter and spring needs at the savings
offered during McCabes 20 per cent
Discount Sale
These are the sights that greet you
as you step off the elevator and into
the Muslin underwear section OF Nc
Cabe's during their Mammoth Semi
Annual Discount Sale.
Dainty muslinwear appeals to every
woman: she cannot have too much OF
1t on hand. and this Is one OF the
times when she can anticipate her
underwear needs for the future al
this generous semi-annual discount OF
.one-fifth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01
MUSL|NS, CASTINGS
AND SHEET|NG
These Staple Cottons All In
cluded in This Great
Sale

It's lust like buying dollars for
eighty cents, when you can buy such
staple things as muslins, sheetlngs,
pillow tubings and castings, tennis flan-
nels, cotton bats, apron ginghams,
table oil cloths, calicoes, percalee and
other cotton domestics at a discount
of twenty per cent; but that's what
Won can do at McCabe's Twenty Per
Cent Discount Sale which starts Mon
day, January Bird.
McCabe's carry all the best known
brands of staple cottons and it is ad
visable to stock up during this great
Sale.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01
Of
WOOL AND
COTTON loft
If You Have Enough Now
Buy For Next
Year

A pair of $500 fine wool blankets for
A.00 or q pair Of $1,000 wool blankets
Tor $500 or pair Of $500. 32.0o or
1910 cotton blankets for Soc. $3.50
or s24o are savings that thrifty house
wives cannot we'll afford to pass BY.
Especially with the prices Of WOODS
and ccttons soaring higher every day.
When present supplies OF blankets
are exhausted. new supplies will be
much higher, and IL conditions do not
get any better next years prices viii
be almost exhorbitant.
If you haven't good supply Of
blankets on hand. better buy now and
get your discount
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01

Extra Salespeopl |
, ing Care of til |
nous Grow

Aisles are crowded, c "A
are flying. deliveries are
utmost, extra salespeople
OF the bargain seekers at
Semi-Annual 20 per cent Dis
at the McCabe stores. Yeal Sss
Quoting these sales have taua s ss
how TO handle the immense |
with the least inconvenience t.
customers-everything Is made as
as possible for trading.
But in spite of all these preparation '
we urge morning shopping, and also
the carrying Of smaller packages when
convenient
Many Of our customers both in the
city and out-of-town find it a conven
fence to take their lunch in the Bal
cony Tea Room. A special Dime,
menu is served from 1870 until 2
and delicious hot or cold lunches al
day
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01

tanned relatives at a Christmas dinner
at their home.
Claire Golden arrived home from
Ames, Iowa, where he has been at
tending the Agricultural college He
had been sick several weeks in hos
initial with blood poisoning but was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01

and entertained at dinner all their
children with their families
Mrs. Ada Furland OF South Dakota, |
arrived here on an extended visit at
the home of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
NJ ID. Hauberg and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Fillmer enter
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01

able to return home for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nor an Marshall and
daughter Hsisn, spent Christmas day
with Their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Marshall at Cordova.
Misses Alma and Dena fierkin of
Rock Island came home to spend the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01

Island Friday to spend the Yuletide
vacation with their parents.
A great deal of grippe is prevalent
in this, vicinity. its latest victims being
Mrs louis Upper and children, Mrs.
John purbin and son Paul, MrF VIII
liam Hyper and Mrs. Frank Palmer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01
CHINA, CROCKERY
AND CUT GLASS
One-Fifth OFF Means Big Savings lnf
This Sectioh--A GIFT Of
zoe on the Dollar

Just the time to complete that HavE
land China dinner set while you can
save one-fifth on every day prices
or perhaps now you can afford new,
hundred piece set.
You may have your heart set on
certain pieces Of cut glass-thought
perhaps sometime you would get them.
Now is the time during Mccabes
Twenty Per Cent Discount Sale
twenty cents saved on every dollar. 7
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01
N ClBESSAVEYOU
2Oao ON SHOES
A Big Saving For the Fam
ily-One-Fifth
Off

It will require extra salespeople to
handle the crowds in the shoe section
during the Mammoth 20 per cent Dis
count Sale at McCabe's
You can buy shoes for the whole
family at saving Of twenty cents on
the dollar.
The best known makes of dress and
work shoes, baby shoes, etc. etc, are
all Included at 20 per cent discount.
You'd better supply yourself for six
-----''' 's ahead, or as far ahead as you
ABE iy can-hundreds of people do
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01

Mr. and Mrs. Sam Stanley and little
son willard, Mr.. and Mrs. 0. Rath-
bun went to Rock Island Christmas
day and spent the day with Mr.. and
Mrsl Paul Lorenz and family,
n and Mrs. William Ashdown cele-
hr Aed Christmas day at their home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01
SILKS AND DRESS
GOODS INCLUDED
Twenty Cents on the Dollar
Saved in These Big
Stocks

The McCabe Silk and Dress Goods
section is a busy place during their
Mammoth 90 per cent Discount Sale.
Every yard OF plain and fancy silk,
every yard of black and colored wool
dress goods and suitings are subject
to the straight discount of 20 Per cent
-one-ffth
The McCabe silk and dress goods
stocks are unusually complete right
now with taffetas. or EST A ri
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01

holidays with their parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Gerkin
Jacob Jensen and family will soon
depart for their new home in South
Dakota. having had their sale iass
week. Their many friends will great
ly miss them in their community.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01
ALL CORSETS AT
ONE-FIFTH OFF
Select Your Size and Make and Save.
One-Fifth-Thrifty Buyers
Take Advantage ssA

st0o Corsets are soc; $500 corsets
$3.50, and so on up to the $500 and
$1,000 corsets, which are now $500
and $500. All the best known makes
with one exception) are included.
C-B Ala Spirite, Kabo, P. N, Regis,
American Lady. Royal Worcester, Bons
Ton, Rengo Belt, La Camille, Crown.
Red Fern and many others.
Select your etyle and size 1--WE fit
them if you wish) and save one-ffth
of regular prices.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01
COE

MISS Hazel Small Of Poughkeepsie.
~ l. arrived here for visit with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. D.
ha0berg during the holidays.
, aisses June Nelson Md Phyllis
satarie went to their Id pes at Rock
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01
Buy YOUR
FURNITURE
At N 'CABE'S
During This Sale and Save
Twenty Cents on the
Dollar

It's when you start to buy furniture
when you realize what a big money
saving event the McCabe Discount
Sale is. Many people take advantage
OF this sale to outfit their entire
homes.
Furniture soon runs into big nonav
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01
M'CABES G|vE
202 OFF
EVERYTHING
Rock Islands Big Depart
ment Stores Semi An
nuaI Event

An Announcement of extraordinary
interest to people Of the tri-cities and
vicinity, is that Of the beginning OF
McCabe's semi.Annual Money Saving
Event. the great Twenty Percent Dis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01
! Oh 5 A \ {
NE-F|FTHON
TAbLEL|NENS
This Means Big Saving at
the Present Market
Prices

Every woman who knows how scarce
good linens are and how the prices
have been rapidly advancing will ap-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01
LAY \ SUPPLIES
OF UNDERWEAR
You shNld Supply the
Whole hnily at These
Psces

The writer knows OF DE family of
seven people who buys ev,rv article
Of underwear, for father, moher and
children, six months in advance>-tbev
buy it during the McCabe Discount
Sale and save one-ffth. They knox
the qualities, the kinds they use, how
many garments they will need, and
just how much they save. 1t means
a good many dollars on this one item
In q year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01
BUY STAPLE
NOTIONS NOW
~
Buy For Months Ahead
"a See What You
ma Save

NcCabe Discount Sales are won.
sA opportunities for dress makers
Ss$SNA who do their own sewing.
|S2 ore so many necessary things
ssSA d, needles, tapes. bindings,
"a pins and the hundred and
s}l5s;s Kings that sewing women
= day and are always run.
these Sales many find 1t
to stock up on staple
~ s's$s they can secure such a
count for weeks and
and the savings count
buy in such quantities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01

count Sale, on \
This event l.
every six month
more and more
that for every
spend. they ge
merchandise, Z
is usually put o
Ing sales 10 be
any department
five big floors.
contract goods,
owing 10 agreer
purchase with I
these do not int
en- items all tol
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01
PER CENT !
CUNT SALE
) Are Taxed to
cir Full Ca
pacity

nds Of packages of merchan.
going out from McCabe's each
ing their Semi-Annual Twenty
ent Discount Sale and the de-
syW es are taxed to the utmost. They
5SY requesting all their patrons to
E$ ry smaller packages when conven-
~ Mt to help relieve the congestion and
70 insure prompt delivery. All deliv.'
cries will be taken care of but there
( is the probability Of delay.
The delivery trusk will make daily
! trips throughout Davenport and Moline
as well as Rock Island, and deliveries
to East Moline. Silvis, Watertown, MI
Ian, East Davenport and Bettendors
will be made as promptly as possible.
/ Those living at distance may order
by telephone and mail and can be sure
that their orders will be taken care
of as carefully as if they were here
in person and shipped to them prompt
/ ly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-01

uary l at prevailing prices, 2.50c, for bars and shapes, and 290c for plates, are now taking orders for first three months of 1917 One large maker of shapes in east ern territory has been offering prompt deliveries at 2.50c Pittsburg, as compared With to cents recently asked by other mills, and still being named in some quarters.
 M. A. Hanna & Co.,, Cleveland. have sold 12,G00 tons of Bessemer pig iron for shipment to Italy, and the iron will be delivered to the buyer in New York. Re- cent decline in ocean freight rate has not had much effect but Italy is in the market for round tonnage, also Russia would like to buy 5000 tons low phos- phorus, and some other foreign inquiries possible to do is shown by action of the ing several communicated vessels to At lantic seaboard ports to take on ship ments of rails. Similar policy may be followed in regard to pig iron.
 Bookings of structural orders have shown decided slump recently, and dur ing the past week very few contracts for new buildings have been entered in east ern territory price for fabricated ma terials are more irregular. Platemakers in the east and in some of the other dis tricts are now applying the new extras which will result in raising prices of some of the sizes of the plates. Some boilermakers are showing a tendency not to specify against contracts for boiler steel as their plants are not busy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-01
|RONMAKERS WILL
 HELP WILSON FIGHT
 FOR PAREDNESS
Tell Employees to Attend Training Camps-Sa Salaries
 Paid As Usual During Absence

Cleveland, O., May 31.--(Special.) )--The Iron Trade Review tomorrow will say:
 Iron and steel manufacturers are quick to meet the challenge of the President of the United States, and they give the Iron Trade Review positive assurance that they will gladly cooperate in or ganizing volunteer army. They say they are ready for the acid test to which the President referred in his Memorial Day address. Many employers have already notified employees, who go to military training camps that they will be given full pay during their absence.
 Although some of the present transac- tions with foreign governments are still shrouded in mystery, it is clear that tre- mendous tonnages of steel products, and shells have recently been booked, and that these orders recently have been the backbone of new business. The recent report of a s25, 900, GOO order for semi fin ished steel has been all but officially authenticated. While demand for deliv- cry of finished materials continues very strong, domestic business continues to de- crease. Some mills which were not will ing to hook orders for delivery after Jan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-01
terstate commerce commission. effective

terstate commerce commission. effective August 1.
 The. revision will tend to equalize com- petitive 1ates from Alabama and the Illinois Kentucky coal fields In some instances, however, notably Jackson, Miss, tho rates are increased from both fields. The increase to Jackson is b cents per ton.
 The rates to New Orleans from both fields are unchanged.
 The commission also prescribed a dis tance rate, ranging from a maximum of $l.65 per ton for a distance not exceed ing 300 miles to a maximum of $2.25 per ton for distances not exceeding $50 miles. This is an increase of from 10 to 20 cents over the prevailing distance scale.
 Memphis was given the advantage of low through rates from mines on the Louisville and Nashville. the Southern and the Illinois Central railways The railroads also were ordered to establish lo1 through rates from mines in Illinois Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-01
Missouri Pacific Sued

New York, May 31.--A foreclosure suit against the Missouri Pacific Rail- road company was instituted. in the federal district court here today by the Union Trust company as trustee upon the ground that there had been a de- fault in the payment of coupons on an issue of s15,O00,000 per cent bonds bearing date of January 1. 1887, and redeemable January 1, 1917. The rail- road company recently was placed in the hands of B. F. Bush as receiver in a creditors suit instituted by the Con- monwealth Steel company and a pre- vious foreclosure action undertaken by the Guaranty Trust company and Ben- jamin F. Edwards as trustees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-01

six months the United States Steel cor poration was compelled to report that not more than one-third of it's capacity was in operation. It was the year when
 it was deemed advisable, if it were to maintain wages, to pass the dividend upon common stock. In the spring of 1915 Harry P. Davidson. after his return from London, where he held important conferences with the financial author
 ties of Great Britain, pointed to the record made by the United States Steel corporation in the last six months of 1914, saying that unless there were change the country would be compelled to face probably the greatest business depression in its history. MT. Davidson at that time, however detected symp toms of improvement, although probably not forecasting the wonderfully great and swift improvement which began late in the winter of 1915.
 The depression in 1914 was so great that the output of the iron and steel industry of that year was in quantity and money value less than in 1913
 The exhaustive study made by Richard H. Edmonds, editor of the Manufactu- rers Record of Baltimore into all phases of the iron and steel industry has made it possible for him to make a forecast of this industry as it will probably be found on the first of next January to have been in the year of 1916. Although it is now possible to estimate with mathematical certainty the iron and steel industrys output in 1916 nevertheless NIr. Ednonds feels justified in assum- ing that this industry in the year 1916 will have been so large that at least $2 OO00OO will represent the money value of it's output. That is more than double the money value of the output in 1914. MT. Edmonds makes his estimate upon the basis of facts which show that this industry throughout the United States is now operating so as to produce nearly double the output of iron and steel in 1914, and at the same time prices are highc,
 Charles M. Schwab was quoted years ago as having said that within two or three years, certainly by 1920, the total output of pig iron from the furnaces of the United States would be about 40000- GOO tons. That seemed to be an over en- thusiastic guess. because in 1914 only 23,000000 tons of pig iron were produced. Nevertheless the record which is likely to be made in 1916 vii justify MT Schwab's prediction, for it is reason able forecast that if the present basis of production is maintained throughout the year the output of pig iron will exceed 40,0G0 600 tons. These estimates and fig ures are referred to here as proving be- yond all question that the country has entered upon an era of prosperity which, ii continued will be the greatest in the history of any civilized nation For the iron and steel industry does not exclu- sively reflect war orders but in great measure the demands of domestic indus tries.