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The Detroit times., 1916-02-04
l3y gibson GARDNER.

WASHINGTON. Feb. Aft you
are a water power monopolist or
the friend of one. place a credit
mark by the side OF the name OF
Senator William Hughes. OF New
Jersey; IL you are opposed To wa
ter-power grabbing, chalk MP debit
mark against the gentleman. Sen
ator Hughes entered the fatal OBJ
lection which prevented the imme-
date printing of the remarkable re-
port on water-power recently sub
mitted to the senate by the forest
service. Senator's Shafroth, Smoot
and Thomas aided in the work of
shelving this report, which shows
how the water power interests are
rapidly grabbing all the most de
sirahle power sites In the country,
and the printing OF which would do
much to prevent the passage Of the
vicious Shields bill now before the
senate.
In an open letter 20 President
Wilson. Clifford Pinchot. president
OF the National Conservation asso-
citation, referring 10 this legisla-
,ion. says: THE Shields bill gives
the use OF enormously valuable pub
Tic property to the water power In
terests without compensation. Os-
tensibly II provides for method
OF restoring it's own property to the
public al the end OF 80 years. AS a
matter OF fact. II has been so drawn
as to make il practically impossible
for the people TO take their own
water powers back into their
hands. The bill interposes
every possible legal delay between
the yolator OF a government permit
and the chance OF effective enforce
ment. II fails to require the neces-
sary publicity and uniformity OF
accounts. and 30 makes the eYec'
tive supervision OF water power cor
poratlons impossible. The Shields
| bill gives to the water power inter
ests the right TO condemn or take
any land they choose. public or pri
vate-rights which they should
never have. but which should be ex
ercised when required for water
power development either by the
states n the national government
II forces the people, then they take
back the public property whose use
they have granted, to pay the un
earned increment on land con
| demned or otherwise acquired by
| the grantee. In not few OF Is
provisions the actual form OF words
prepared by the Representatives oi
the water power interests have beer
Incorporated.
This IA public matter wholly
removed from partlsanship. Yor
yourself have taken strong ground
against the grabbing OF our natura
resources, OF which none In more
valuable in peace or war than wa
ter power. President Roosevelt
vetoed the James river bill In 1909
and President Tart vetoed the Coos'
river bill In 1911 because they CAV
away the public property for moth
ing That Is precisely what tn
Shields bill would do today"
The water power interests ar
!. making desperate and frantic ei
! fort to get through at this session
y the legislation they have go lon
n wanted. The senate has also b,
fore II the Ferris water power bil
for the leasing OF power sites o
the public domain. II Is proposin
10 emasculate II so as TO favor tn
monopolists and ditch the people
+. interests THE Ferris bill" say
Z Clifford Pinchot 10 the president, II
the form In which II passed th
The Detroit times., 1916-02-04
USING THE NATION
~ DR.. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. lsl6. b. Frank Cranel


Government, especially in the United
States. touches the individual but light
y. Unless he be an officeholder, re-
lation Of an ofiiceholder, or an aspirant
for the shoes of an officeholder, his in
terest in his country's rulers is vague
and distant.
The average college professor is more
concerned in the Bacon-Shakespeare af-
fair than in the Wilson Bryan difference.
The average housewife is more occupied
by recipe for pound cake than she is
in the proceedings Of the interstate COM
merce commission.
Most people. except the hundredth
man, whose OK is gored, are about as in
tent upon the tariff problem as they are
upon chess problem. This condition
OF affairs has its advantages. 1t is il
Illustrative of the racial conviction of the
Anglo-Saxon that the chief business of
government is to let him alone, and to
see that his competitors let him alone or
play fair.
1t tends to minimize the Importance of
the nation and emphasize humanity, to
abate the pernicious sort of patriotism
and increase self-reliance. 1t makes to-
ward world-unity.
But it has also its drawbacks. One Of
them is that the citizen is apt to lose in
civic conscience and hence to be lacking
in sense Of public duty.
The best way to bring the government
close to the individuals heart is to make
government utiliyable by him.
War increases national solidarity, and
is thus used by monarchies. But helpful
ness does quite as well and is to be COM
mended to democracies.
Without much fanfare of advertising
our government has for a year been en-
gagged in a scheme which puts it's Off
cials at the disposal of the least citizen.
It is the national employment bureau.
Employers and those seeking employ
ment can now make use Of gov
eminent machinery. At the postofiice
one may fill out an application blank and
be assured that Uncle Sans great ma
chine will be set In motion to aid him.
Constant reports indicating labor con-
ditions are on file. Every letter carrier,
rural free delivery clerk, and immigration
agent co-operates to bring the man and
the job together
II carpenter or bricklayer wants to
go from one city to another the govern
ment finds out by telegraph if the posi-
tion is open. and will act as agent in
handling money or transportation fur
nished by the employer.
Even the servant girl problem is be-
ing solved in some degree, and women
are the most frequent patrons of the ma
tional bureau.
1.-THE mustard seed Of the project"
says a newspaper account, was started
several years ago as distribution de-
partment of the immigration depart
ment. It was inaugurated to aid the inn
migrant in finding employment on the
farm and to relieve the large cities of the
crowded conditions resulting from the
tendency of the newcomers to this coun-
try to settle in a few metropolitan
cities"
All of which shows nation can be
of some other use than making war.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-04

lighting constipa-
tion.
Most people eat
too much. espe-
cially OF meats
and concentrated
foods with little
residue and not
enough fruits.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-04

Now. Johnny" said the teacher.
suppose you wanted to build 81.
00O house and had only s7oo. what
would yo do"
II 'spose I'd have 10 marry a girl
worth $780," answered the young
financier.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-04
DIET.

vegetables and coarse foods that
leave but little for the bowels TO
discharge.
Fruits and vegetables IN abun-
dance form an excellent diet. but
The Detroit times., 1916-02-04
The Keep Well Column

The question OF diet Is the most
important 20 be considered when
The Detroit times., 1916-02-04
For Bigger Crops.

Last summer most Of the trees OF certain
orchard were in rather scanty foliage; but some
Of them were conspicuous by the fact that their
leaves were of wonderful dark green and the
new growth twice that on other trees.
This luxuriant foliage was due 10 nitrogen
only The orchardist had taken handful OF
nitrate OF soda in the spring and buried it in
circular trench four feet from the body OF
each tree and eneircling II.
II is the nitrogen in the soil which has most
TO do with the foliage.
Nitrogen If the most expensive fertilizer on
the average which the farmer buys Probably
If it were a third as valuable we might With
profit use 10 times as much as we do.
Most OF the commercial nltrates
used IN fertilizers Of this country Is
derived from cottonseed. but all the
sSoas sSsSe1efa 10 1S 70 II i've hi s;ock ioans
should have cheaper nitrogen 10 sp-
There s enormous waste in nitro
| gen w this country The fisheries
and ash canneries waste nsh scrap
| every year which con ians nitrogen
| should be saved
The small packing houses and
| butchers slaughter houses waste
| their blood and tankage. These
'h2ais sbs BE- QaSfs. snYse fo5 sf 's1 m 'e e,.. .,
! population of 80 600 or more were
| converted into gsrbsge ,ankage IL
| would be worth for fertilizer pur.
4 poetn s.'SVovVV year. rms should
be saved.
Nitrogen ~ wasted from every bee
hive coke oven In this country. In
Germany beehive ovens are used
such by miles in the Con-
nellsvlle region. The nitrogen
saved.
Nitric acid is in great demand for explosives
so that the wars curse extends to nitrogen a,
well as phosphorus ana potash. Stimulated by
this demand, nitrate Of soda may be too higl
for use in orchards next spring.
"The nitrogen situation is OF less pressin,
concern" states the department OF agricultur
after dealing with the acid phosphate famin
and potash famine In a bulletin on the fertize
n crisis in which the country finds itself
II is reassuring to find that the nitrogen sit
uation Is Of less pressing concern than that o
/ phosphorus and potash.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-04
Maybe It's the Elephant
With Roosevelt Astride
That Mr.. Wilson Fears

"
President Wilson seems to be working
ilimself up to an awful pitch.
II was only few weeks ago that we
4 tehsh him in our minds eye, out on the
White House lawn, in the glorious Wash
lnGton sunlight and meath the glistening
1Uld Of the capitol dome, feeding crumbs
\ *Il hrOtherly love to the bird of peace.
or We saw him contentedly at golf on
s He links, with naught to perturb, for he
ID demonstrated that for the purposes
4 g maintaining q neutrality, diplomacy
on b made as effective as dread
\ nn1hts.
w or W saw him on one of his walks
ut Washington, or in the presidents
8 ~ - the theater or in his pew in
oxeh. the persouihcation of the peace
!; 1ley that moral suasion, as in the case
Mt aGe3ico, u better means for impress
y ~ The weaker nation than militia.
}ust q the present time our chief ex-
y tive reminds Us Of man we saw once
/ NH circus, who drew red hot iron
!! tuGs his tongue and swallowed many
Y u chunks Of oil-soaked and blazing
1&od batting.
@ nShDw Of other, the further he gets
Got md the closer he finds himself to q
% living, land-working. happy, in.
= 1poA peacsful and prosperous peo-
4 I6 moro II seams to be alarmed
y ~ Gnd ourselves embroiled in the
bo6ors kis train makes its next stop.
oge was another man with the cir
~ time " saw the fre-eater, of
& n ths president reminds us.
~ man turned hipfop.
~ prosident has turned one as COM
I o, = : political sense, by the way he
D fcfsaken Z policy of peace for pre-
knd he rsminds US, too, of something
o oaw IN the menagerie
Yes cir, Of m elephant.
n We hope We are not doing Mr.. Wilson
- Injustice, but we have an idea it is
thfs ELEPHANT he is afraid of most of
'tn
II n m elephant TO be feared, too.
& roxticularly if ridden by certain person
I; - who sometimes is pictured in khaki
j Du1t and sombrero; who wears eye glass
Y - and has mustache and prominent
teofh.
That's the fellow, Teddy" or "Col-
] tglel" or Theodore" as you happen to
know him and call him.
While President Wilson is reminding
1 ~ % much of what we saw at circus
- rot our idea that it is Theodore
X Roosevelt he is afraid of, at moving
p6cture show.
We DO not know Of better barometer
! anywhere.
First they showed the American flag
There were cheers and loud and pro
hinged applause.
They would have burned red fire, VIZ
q essume, only but for prohibitive claus
n a the insurance policy.
Then they flashed on the sreen the in
lorrogation:
WHAT SHOULD
OUR POLICY BE:
WATCHFUL WAITING?
Hare they inserted picture of Wilson
Ik there was scattering applause.
OR THAT OF
9 THE PACIFISTS?
"A insert her Of Bryan's picture. Mil
rnoo md one man Kissed.
~ M a Or
(n : picture Of Roosevelt, whic
- showed : warship cuttin
Is Woyps at high speed. The
x - 1oudod and whistled an
= 81 8 oooe6 "a shouted.
uos - - Gaou1ten bat what Presi
The Detroit times., 1916-02-04

We have an idea that down in Oyster
Bay, a well-known Nimrod who has lived
close to nature, with an ear always to the
ground, and a well-known writer and
politician who has lived close to the en-
cyclopedia, listens intently to the sounds
from the west and is well-pleased.
We find ourselves standing in meet.
ing house out west where a crowd has
gathered to hear the president speak.
It's walls we find bespattered with
blood-red rhetoric shed in behalf of half
hearted preparedness; out through the
opened windows there pours the smoke of
powder burned in an impassioned speech
forsaking the administrations Mexican
policy; we cannot see as far as the ros-
trum, but we can distinguish a voice
above the roar of heavy cannon fired, in
the best of English. from the latest and
most deadliest thing in dreadnoughts, at
an imaginary foe attacking Lima, Ohio.
We can distinguish the voice of the
president, and above the barking of the
machine guns, the rattle of musketry, the
cries Of the wounded men, the whinnying
of bleeding beasts and all the din in
general that goes with policy quitting a
desire for peace, We can hear him say:
"You WILL call me Byzantine logo
thete, will you?"
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9pIT 0RIAL PAGE

dent Wilson has been hearing down III
Washington from those who feel the
same way about it as the man who Kissed
the picture of Bryan, and the men who
eheered and applauded and whistled and
got up in their seats and shouted when
they showed the picture of Roosevelt and
then the picture of the battleship.
There isn't bit of doubt that men
haven't THOUGHT upon this subject of
world peace as they should and as they
will later.
There isn't a bit Of doubt about the
pacifists being in the hopeless minority
at present, and there isn't bit of doubt
about President Wilson being aware of
the fact.
And there isn't bit of doubt about
President Wilson wanting second term.
We believe that right down in his heart
ne wants this second term more than he
wants more troops.
We believe that right down in his heart
he wants this second term more than he
wants more warships.
II is President Wilson's business if he
wants to surrender to the munition
makers. to capital invested abroad and
to the jingoes who are jingoes by pro-
fession
1t is President Wilson's business that
he is on this trip, paving the way for
triumphant tour later on for Theodore
Roosevelt, who will be able to outpre-
pare and outtalk Wilson on preparedness
any day in the week, because he sincerely
believes in it.
If the time has come for this country
to turn to militarism; to build more
dreadnoughts to drown more men, and to
pick up more rifles to rip more men to
pieces, the man of the hour is a man of
the temperament, two-gun man like
Theodore Roosevelt, whose preparedness
theory is in might and in a preponder-
ance of men and ships and guns and is
one that would find Endorsement, even
oy the pacifists. before policy of half
peace and half preparedness.
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TOTAL OF Fl, 900, 1000 MEN
ABLE FOR MILITARY DUTY
Tabular Statement by Census Bu-
reau Gives Estimate Of Eligible
Fighting Force in q. 8.

A census bureau table issued today
estimates the number of bodied
men Of military age in the United
States at about 21.ooo,eoe men. The
estimate is based on the assumption
that there has been an increase Of 10
per cent in the population since 1910,
when the total male population over
eighteen years and under forty-si1
years was 1s.1s3.ooo. OF this number
14,224,o0e were native white. 2,s57,e00
we're foreign-born white. who had be-
come naturalized, 2.e52.00o were ne
groes and $4,000 were Indians
During the civil war, when the popu-
lation Of the country exclusive of the
seeding states was less than one
fourth as great as the total present
population. the number Of men serv-
ing In the northern army at one time
or another was 2,5e0,e eco.
There are four states, New York.
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois, where
the men Of military age number more
than 100000. In geographical sub
divisions the total for the northern
states is 13.694.615; for the southern
states. S.ea6, 1879; for the western states,
1,s7o,322.
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SECTIONAL MEETINGS zELD.
Affiliated Zionist Organizations in
Convention at Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA. July 3.-Afiliated
bodies of the Zionist organization of
America, which opened it's nineteenth
annual convention hero yesterday. held
sectional meetings today.
In the morning the Federation Of
American Zionists held its hrst gen
eral session. while the convention of
the Hadassa opened in the afternoon.
Reports of committees were received
and discussed at the two meetings.
Miss Henrietta Sxold presided at the
afternoon meeting, and Mrs. Joseph
Fels made an address.
Conferences Of Achoosas and Of Yid-
dish yolK also were on today's pro-
gram which will close with q banquet
rendered the delegates by tho con-
yention committee. DR.. Harry Fried
enwald will be the toastmaster.
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Division of Authority
Along Mexican Border
Recommended by Funston

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. July 3.-The d.
vision of authority along the Mexican
border was recommended to the War
Department two weeks ago by Gen.
Funston. He suggested to the DEPART
ment that If general field operations In
Mexico were undertaken greater an
cheney would be displayed by the Amer
lean army If three major generals were
placed in command.
In his recommends tions Gen. Funston
suggested that hia oGKp command ba re-
ducad to line extending from tho
gulf TO q point a zzost distances east OF
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as Is customary in such cases. was
lost
an connection with these extensive
operations. there were many artillery
actions and numerous minor attacks on
the adjoining front to the west and
southeast of Tahuree. They were every
where unsuccessful.
"On the left bank of the Meuse, at
Hill 3e4. French trench sections were
captured and a French hand grenade
attack was repulsed.
French In Repeated Attacks.
ITO the east Of the Mouse the enemy,
with the aid Of strong reinforcements,
repeated his attacks many times YES
terday and this morning on Froide
Terre hin. and specially against the
fortified work Of Thiaumont, but was
compelled by our curtain of fire to re-
tire
The enemy's aerial service display
cd great activity Our squadrons gave
battle at various points and infffcted
upon him heavy losses Tor Instance
in the region Of the front attacked and
in that of the Mouse fifteen enemy
aeroplanes were shot down. eight Eng
hsh and three French machines falling
within our lines: Lieut. Baron Won Ait
haus put out Of action his seventh on.
ponent- We lost no aeroplanes. but
some pilots or observers were
wounded"
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Jared B. TERR|LL DIES
AFTER A Weeks ILLNESS
Veteran of Civil War Had Held Re
sponsible Federal Offices Since
1365-Born in 1341.

Jared B. TerrfIl, chief law clerk IN
the ONCE Of the controller Of the Treas
ury. seventy-five years of age. died
after a weeks Illness last night at his
home. 1894 Vermont avenue Maj"
Terrill. as he was popularity known,
was a veteran Of the civil war. and lost
an arm in the second battle of Bull
Run. His services as an accountant
and law authority on public accounts,
dating from his appointment, April 8,
1865. brought recognition of his
abilities that led to his appointment as
auditor for Cuba during the first Amer
lean occupation. and as American adj
wiser to the Cuban treasury-practicaI-
ly controller of the treasurp-during
the second occupation.
Maj" Tsrrfl1 leaves q widow and
one married daughter. the latter resfd-
ing in Rochester. N 7. Funeral ar
rangemepts will be announced later.
Native Of Michigan.
4 pat,ye Of Plymouth. Mah.. WHARF
BE- wa4aeeFr IN March, ls4l. NJ TEL
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ONE ARMY OFFICER
MAY COMMAND ALL
TROOPS ON BORDER
CONTINUED from First Page.)

about Gen. PershinE's camp has been
stripped of the last vestige Of forage
for his animals
The War Department is without direct
information as to present disposition of
the expeditionary forces. the matter hav-
ing been arranged between Gems. Funston
and Pershing Gen. Funston was given
petition was sent.
No Signs Of Reply.
The State Department had no advices
today as to when reply of Gen. Car
rama to the demands sent week ago
might be expected The Mexican embassy
also was without information on the sub
jet.
The department has received intima-
tons that the Mexican ambassador had
received the note last week. 1t was said
today. however, that the official notifica-
ton of the release of the prisoners taken
at Carrizal was the only message in any
way bearing on the immediate diplomacy
situation which had reached the embassy
so far. Embassy officials anticipate that
the formal reply to Secretary Lansing's
last note will be handed to Special Agent
Rodgers at Mexico City when it is ready
for TRANSMISSION.
Refugees are still coming out of
Mexico Via both coasts.
The customs bureau of the Treasury
Department today began an examina-
ton to learn the total amount of
arms and ammunition that has been
exported to Mexico within the last
year. The work was undertaken at the
request of the War Department. Orders
were sent to all customs inspectors to
tabulate the information and send it to
Washington as soon as possible
Aid and protection for the party that
wii be sent TO bring back . the bodies
RIAL has been promised by Mexican
Consul Garcia at Ell Paso. according to
q report from Gen. Bell to the War De-
partment. Gen. Bell said that arrange
ments for this mission were being COM
pleted, and added that 1t would prob
ably be Entrusted to a party Of Mexi-
cans.
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MEN ON HALF RATIONS.
Commander of Troops En- Route to
Border Appeals for Food.

KANSAS CITY. Mo, July 3.-Lieut.
Col. Charles P. Hunt. commanding the
l.614 men of the LIST Infantry Regiment.
Pennsylvania National Guard. who
reached Kansas City today. appealed to
Mayor George H. Edwards to supply
his men with food.
Lieut.. Col. Hunt declared they had
been practically on half rations since
leaving the home station Friday. and
since yesterday had been almost with
out food. Mayor Edwards, Brig. Gen.
Cusil Lechtman of the Missouri Ma
tional Guard and other citizens ar
ranged to supply the troops with sum-
cient rations for their trip to FL Paso.
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Ell Paso, leaving Ell Paso in the dis
trict that has been placed in charge of
Gen. Pershing.
The division Of the long border line
is part of the plan worked out for
general operations if such should be-
come necessary. To Gen. Funston's
staff his recommendations were known,
but carefully kept secret as being too
vital part Of the army plan for pre-
mature publicity. Whether any one
jor general will be sent south to be
in supreme command is doubted by
army officers here.
The designation of Brig. Gen. PERISH
ing as commander of a new Depart
ment of New Mexico was taken as an
indication that his promotion to a
major general is contemplated
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Board Members Take Oath.

Rev. DIR. John Van Schaick. jr. and
DR.. ]. Hayden Johnson, two Of the three
recently appointed members of the board
of education. today took the oath Of office
for their new positions 1t was admins
tered by r. o. Wilmarth, chief account
ant of the school system. DR.. Van
Schaick is planning to leave the city for
a few days. going to New York. Later
he plans to engage in Red Cross work