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The Detroit times., 1916-01-22
Pointed Paragraphs

Don't forget the date; its sweet
sixteen now
As moth is TO the fame, so Is
the fool skater 20 danger signs.
Great riches are as hard 10 lose
as p good name and just az EASY.
When a man begins 10 talk about
purifying politics be wants an Of.
flee
II some men fall 10 got their Just
deserts they have cause for re-
joicing.
THAT new leaf possibly needs to
be fastened down Vith foolproot
cement
This is the glad season OF the
year when the plumber gets square
with the Ice man
A. rule there is fre whore
there's smoke. bur often the smoke
comes from a pipe dream
Practical Christianity Il the kind
a man has vho doesn't allow & %
interfere vlth his business.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-22
London Money Lenders

A story comes from the ronson
England bankruptcy court which
would Indicate that the money lend.
ers OF that metropolis are quite as
keen and greedy today as ever Dick.
ems or Thackeray pictured them
Lord Edward Fitzgerald. In the bank.
ruptcy court said that In Nav last
ne went 70 a money lender 10 Dor.
row G300, and got n on condition
that he bought a picture for es5O
and signed 4 prUmissory note for
$1,000 with interest At 30 per cent
per anrum he sent the picture TO
hrm ~ auctloners. and II fetched
E27 los under the hammer. a sec
ond time he went 10 The money lend.
er, end could not get any cash. but
he bought a diamond pendant for
Elz0, end gave q promlssory note
Tor The amount He took the pen.
dant 20 a pawnbroker, who said he
had never seen a worse bit OF lev.
elry, and would not give him more
than f5 or R10 for u.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-22
In Dollars and Cents

There are FAR too many people In this land
OF ours who can't grasp or understand a thing
unless n he put up 10 them in The form OF dollars
and cents
Therefore nr. Irving F'sher Of Yale quietly
ser ~ work and agure1 ont, from government
statistics. that needless Sickness, death and
fatigue" annually costs Tits country-GUEss.
Well The enormous sum Of 15oo.ooo 600 ?
zone billion and q haH
Think OF Il. Fiheen hundred million dollars
wasted yearly Just because the most Of US won't
take few minutes eaea day 90 nj ID our lungs
With fresh arr. 70 exercise. to hes1 The need Of
moderation IN eating and 20 THINK about the
condition ot our health.
Perhaps. II win sink N deeper we pick ont
one disease. Take tabercUior's' Statistics show
that the cost Of each death averages $4,000.
Wen. IN Isli there we're 5000 deaths from
tuberculosis lr The registration area Of this
country (Which includes only 66 per cent Of the
population 80 TIE money loss thus represent
ed
REACHED THE ASTONISHING SUN OF
$500 10000
The Detroit times., 1916-01-22
CATo,s sTOREHOUSE.

Storage OF crops against favorable TIME TOT
selling appears to be no new Idea. we rno
grain OF sound advice in Catos writings Zooo
years ago .,.. - -
Let your buildings be proporuoneu 70 your
oe,ate n ia fitting that the farm buildings
sbouId be we'll constructed, that you should
have annie oil cellars and wine watts. and
good supply Of casks. so that you can walt for
hanor your nrofit and your self-respect"
Evidently tho problem OF getting the best
nrIces vas then. as now, a question OF provd
Ing storage facilities either on the individual
farm or for a group OF farms such as were In
cIuded IN most Roman estates.-Country Cen
ttomau
The Detroit times., 1916-01-22
EurOpe's Starving Babes

All the news coming out OF Germany tells US
that there is no real scarcity of food.
Private letters news dispatches papers and
magazines all tell the same story-namely that
while prices are higher than before the war and
some kinds OF food are not to be had there is
plenty Of everything that anybody really needs
and no danger OF starvation.
But ali this news is censored
Why, II this is true, are 900 babies SUI
fering for lack Of milk?
Tina, they are actually starving We learn from
German sources.
DR.. Won Mach Of Boston, citizen OF Germany
has been making campaign here for the pur
pose Of getting condensed milk through the lines
The two millions OF starving babes are in Ger
many alone There is no reason for doubting
the statement.
The truth is probably greater than he states
If German children are starving for milk
what must be the situation in the occupied por-
tions Of France. Belgium. Poland, Russia and
Serbia?
OF all the horrors Of the war this is the most
pitiful. the enc most charged with retribution
for the guilty governments which have brought
this curse on the people.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-22
Buried Diamonds

Whea German Southwest Africa
vas conquered by General Botha.
the victors. 10 rummaginR among
the German archives, found dupli.
cate receipts for diamonds. but no
tace of the precious stones could
he obtained German officials ap-
peared 20 be entirely ignorant Of
everything connected with the gems
until former governor general
came forward and disclosed their
hiding place n appeare that the
diamonds all in Tire rough. had been
planted In a cemetery. General 30
tina set some men a. work digging.
and they were then Unearthed. The
gems have been taken to Pretoria.
An estimate ~ their value puts this
treasure trove at fully $1,000 600 OF
course. when properly out and ready
for the market. they viii be worth
considerably more.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-22
ANTIQUITY OF PASSPORTS

Passports are a very ancient institution. Some
Of the old monkish chronclers mention as an
achievement on the part OF King Canute that he
obtained free passes FOR his subjects through
various continental countries on their pilgrim
ages TO the shrines OF the Apostles Peter and
Paul at Rome Each pilgrim was furnished with
a document In the nature Of passport called
"Tracturia de Ttinere Peragenta" Hall IN his
"ChronlcIe" makes reference TO a system OF
passports in the time OF Edward ~ and the en-.
forcement OF this system is known TO have been
very strict IN tho regns Of Elizabeth and James
London Chronicle
The Detroit times., 1916-01-22
From Another Point of New
Bu CTS

CHICAGO. Jan. 2l.-The Allies viii win
after three years warfare. in which 20
100000 men have been lost according TO
Prof j. Laurence Loughhn, noted econo
mist-News Item.
Those 25,0OOOOO men who have
been" lost are probably regretful already
that they should have went.
A man by the name Of Matras is being
sued in local court for $4,000. If plain
tiff wins it looks as if in his old age ne
would have something to fall back on.
Yes, we dropped in to hear Paderewsk.
A piano player is all right, you know, but
at times it gets bit monotonous.
Wen get our rights, eventually. A
Woodward-ave. eatery displays this sign
in two windows: TABLES FOR MEN.
Mr. Jack Horner
Stood on the corner;
The time was 10 minutes % eight
You remember the thumb,
And the pie and the plum?
Well, this time, instead, twas a date
One thousand French dentists have
gone war. That ought 10 strike terror
to the hearts Of the Germans if anything
will
Some parents raise their children with
the idea of having them truthful, while
others, we find. have permitted theirs 70
become war correspondents
The Detroit That Might Have Been"
will be the subject Of an address in the
Y. NJ. {. A. Sunday The speaker might
take his audience UP on the roof. in con
nection with this subject, and give 'em
a look at Windsor.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-22

Assuming that YOU are really in
tsrested in any subject YOU under
AXE 70 study. and that YOU are wise
enough % keep your brain In good
working order by hygiene precau.
tons. u does not necessarily follow
that you will study efficiently There
are number Of mistakes you may
make fatal 20 really efficient study
One OF the commonest IS 10 learn
0y rote-that r. 20 Tx m the mind
The words Of :he teacher or Of the
study book without paying attention
10 their meaning On this point
Professor Dearborn, the Boston
physiologist who has specially in
yestigated the principles OF efficient
study. states With emphasis
There should be no rote learn
ing. There are extremely few things
that are properly learned by rote,
and q is vel. 20 avoid attempting
90 learn in this way
"ln tho long run it is great
waste. and therefore 7 suggest that
you do not get into this habit
NO lecturer or quiz master who
knows his pedagogical business Will
give out his material or opinions 80
that you can take n down IN the
form or formulse. and run fl In on
an examination or elsewhere.
Facts and principles should be learn
cd by concept. not by word
Things learned by rote are usually
soon forgotten Even uhcn remem.
tered. they certainly are not such
srryiceable knowledge as things
learned by poldcrinz their signih-
canoe and their relationships With
other things
DO is only when YOU thus reflect
and ueditate on the things you wish
10 learn that you truly study them.
Your study book should not be N
you merely a source Of infUrma
aon
~ should also provide you with
food for thought.
Twenty minutes OF reading 'hen
90 minutes OF thinking about wha,
one has Just road. Is a good rlle
f1r every student 20 adopt
Also. Of course. the subject being
studied should be thought of from
time 10 time, whenever an nr
tunlty offers. This Will multiply l''
agsociation-links IN the mind. and
cause Il 20 be better understood and
better remembered
Many teachers. unfortunately pro
scribe 50 much reading that the stu
dent IN school OF college would hn'
n almost impossible 70 carry out tail
rule OF dividing the study time in'.
regular periods Of reading and think
The Detroit times., 1916-01-22
Suffragists Expose
Powers Behind
Antis' Campaigns?

Faces Of Chicago su1ragists were
wreather with "I-told you-so' smiles
yesterday after the appearance OF
The Womans Journal with its al
legged expose Of the rorces behind
the anti-sufragist societies, which
the publication asserts are support
ed by the liquor interests, and says
the association which boasts that
so per cent OF the women do not
want 10 vote received 50 per cent
OF its campaign money from men.
Figures intended TO prove this
were fled with the secretary Of
state Of Massachusetts after the
suffrage campaign
The Journal states
by far the greater part OF the
anti-suffrage campaign fund vas
made up OF personal contributions
as distinct from fairs rImmage
sales dances. etc.
"Fourffths OF these personal con.
tributions. or s39.324. were made BY
men. Contributions amounting 10
only 1855 we're made by women.
THE mems contributions came
from $50 men. an average OF S62 a
man.
More than three.nfths OF all the
antisufrags contributions t31,sg5.
came from 1876 men alone. an aver.
age OF S235 man Chicago Her
aid.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-22
Calls T. r. a Superman

Prof Joseph French Johnson, dean
OF the New York University School
OF Commerce. addressed a large
gathering IN the Church OF the As.
cension, New York, on Plato, Metz.
sche or Roosevelt, which,"
Il admire Roosevelt for his geuu-
iueness and sincerity" said Dean
Johnson "Of course, he Is poll
tician and plays the game II he is
liar. as Nietzsche would say he Is
an honest liar Roosevelt and some
other Americans are living contra
dictions OF Nietzsche. Roosevelt is
a Christian superman. In other
words. Christianity. Nietzsche not.
withstanding. can produce super
men
In answer 20 question, Dean
Johnson admitted that the counec.
zion between the thres-name part
of his topic was rather slender, but
explained be meant TO emphasizs
their contrasts Roosevelt. he said
was combination of Plato, the
idsalist. and NletEsche. The super.
man By following the true teach
ings ~ the men under discussion.
said Dean Johnson, one might hnd
the ideal state OF civilization
r-nc'a sam made a. 800 900 last
year from NE sale of wood from tho
government forests
The Detroit times., 1916-01-22
A Poem a Day

THE FIRsT SNOWFALL.
The snow had hekun In the cleaning,
, And busily all the, night
Had been heaping Acld and highway
with a silence deep and white
Every pine and nr and hemlock
Wore ermine too dear FOR an earl.
And the poorest twig on the elm tree
was ridged inch deep with pearl.
From sheds new rooted with Carrara
Came Chantecleer's mufned crow,
The s.in rails softened 70 swans
And SIN nuttersd down the snow
stood and watched by the window
The noiseiess work Of the sky,
And the sudden nurries of snow birds,
Like brown leaves whirlinE by
I though, Of a mound IN sweet Au-
whers a little hsadstons stood;
How the nakes were folding II gently,
AZ did the robins the babes IN the
wood.
Up spoke our ifttIe Mabel,
sayinG $sthsr' who makes u
And I told Of tho good An-fathsr
Who cares for Us here below
Again 7 looked at the snowfall.
Ana thouNht OF the ltAaHN ny
That srehed DER our nrat great sor-
row
when that mound was hssped 80
hiKh.
rem sFribered the gradual patience
That fell from that cloud like snow,
Flake BY hake. healing and hiding
The scar that renewed our woe
And again 70 the child I Whispered,
The snow that husheth all
Darling. the merciful Father
Alone can make a fall.
Then with eyes that saw not. kiss
ed her,
And she kissing back. could not
know
That my kiss was given 20 her sister,
Folded close under deepening snow
James Russell IsoWttf.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-22
Let the People
Rule-and Write
A Helpful Page.

To the Editor Of The TtDcs:
A bit OF appreciation never goes
amiss In this old world Permit a
humble Methodist preacher TO say
that nc considers the last page oi
the Detroit Times the most i'm
portant single page for his work con.
tnined in any pager or magazine
that he sees published anywhere.
Your editorials aud Frank Cranes
great stun" and all The FIVE col
umns that lie between are interest
ing and profitable matter.
JOSEPH DUTTON. Pastor.
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Plymouth, Mich, Jan 70. 1916.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-22

pose In giving the digestive organs
p needed rest.
There are some people Who boast
Of their ability 20 keep going re-.
gardiess, OF the warnings which Ma
ture serves IN time ~ danger For
while they may successfully avoid
the penalty but usually they have
20 pay the piper and IN fun
Betier a short voluntary rest nov
and then rather than one enforced
by serious sickness a. The result OF
difregardine Natures warning
The greatest braiH bel worthless
tissue unless IT, keep urtng the
body that nurtnres o.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-22

of Illness A.
such time, ~ az
all possible. p dey
So bed is the boat
possible medicine
and o'ten AZ tho
eleventh hour vill
tave or sickness
Rrsf . ono pf
The Detroit times., 1916-01-22
Al Our Serves Self.

Fellow Patron-''Will you please
wrap me up two egg sandwiches to take
with me"
Gentlemanly Counter Man-"Two
eggs between; TO go out"
Muffled Voice over the wall-'Two
eggs, between, with their rubbers on"
Investigations conducted by the Smith
sonian institute concerning the giant steg
osaurus. or plated lizard. which lived some
lo,ooO.OoO wears ago. reveal many interest
ing facts hitherto uncstablished definitely
10 is now known that two rows OF great
derma armoi pates along the monsters
back alternatcd like cross-cut saw teeth and
were not paired, that the largest one was
above the base Of the tail and not over tho
hips, as previously supposed. News Item
We may go ahead. therefore. on that
basis.
On the other hand, don't get the idea
in your head that this is spring.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-22

night around the city hall i'm the cold
est Of weather most of the time un-
blanketed, were thankful, Wen bet
when automobiles took their places
The Detroit times., 1916-01-22

Nature simplest aud most effect
iyo aids to healing ard ~ taken In
time may he warranted to make
nov man ~ you"
Al extremely light die. CT a fast
for "a hours serves the same pur.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-22
Investment Of Savings

Next year It will have been Just
100 years since the nrst savings
bank vas founded in the United
states
It ia Interesting 10 note that the
movement inaugurated 10 observe
the centennial by nationwide
campaign ls for the promotion OF
thrift among all classes. and that
the movement will have the hearty
support Of prominent bankers and
public men
The promotion OF thrift among all
classes does not apply 10 efforts OF
savings banks alone. For years
the clerk. the farmer. the profes-
sional man. the stenographer. the
mechanic and others have looked
upon the savings bank az the only
institution offering a safe place 20
keep" money. although the interest
return was rarely large.
Savings banks invest most OF their
depositors money in railroad ana
other bonds which under the law are
a legal investment for such funds
N they are a safe investment for a
bank, why are they not a safe in.
vesiment for banks depositor,
dealing directly with the seller OF
the bonds7 Furthermore. why
should not the deposltor be buying
monthly an interest return Of Ave
per cent or better instead OF three
per cent 10 four per cent?
ON Jan ] the campaign for the
promotion Of thrift will begin In 81
cities Of the country. each with a
population OF more than $4,000, and
continue for a period OF one year
Systematic Investing.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-22
The Keep Well Column
A DAY IN sEo

There are times when everyone
reallzes that they arc on the Ierga
The Detroit times., 1916-01-22

Little George Papa. didn't you
tell me the other day that II was
wrong 10 strike any one smaller
than vourself7
Pepa That's what did. my son
II r. bath wrong and cowardly.
Little George Well. wish you'd
toll that 10 my teacher don't
think che knows about o..
Belie- Have You ever mot tho cdi-
tor
Jack "a poet, palingl Great Scott,
no. ! send him stun
The Detroit times., 1916-01-22

During our recent cold spell we stood
on the corner of Michigan-ave. and Girls
wold-st.
There was coating Of ice on the
pavement, along which pair Of horses
pulling a heavily-loaded truck slipped
and stumbled because they were not
properly shod for the street conditions.
Several times the beasts nearly fell
and each time the driver struck the
horses across the back with his whip
and cursed them
In this incident We found what WE
consider the best reason we have for be-
ing thankful FOR hte automobile; the
fact that with the automobile there has
come the auto truck, to lift the burden
of back-breaking loads from horses
particularly those unfortunate beasts
who find themselves unshod for slippery
going, in the hands of incompetent, ours
ing, brutal and inhuman drivers.
The poor plugs that used to stand all
The Detroit times., 1916-01-22
The Automobile Plays a
Better Part Than the
One 1t Plays in the War.

We have just finished reading an arti-
Gle on the part the automobile has
played in the war in Europe
II is remarkable and all that, the way
the fighting and killing have been aided
through the introduction of the motored
vehicle; the manner in which the OBJ
stacles in warfare of Napoleon's time
and even of Grants time and Lees time
have been overcome, and how impossi-
bilities not as far back in the past have
become possibilities today.
II is an almost startling instance of
the triumph of mind over matter. the
uses to which the automobile has been
turned, whether speed or propelling
power for truck service have been called
for.
The forced march, for instance, has
been rendered thing Of the past.
Tramp. tramp, tramp has given way
to chug, chug, chug, and the fact would
be welcome for what it means by way
of less hardship for the soldiers were
it not for the occupation the soldiers
are engaged in, which occupation, we
should never forget, is the tearing of
women's hearts and the drawing Of wo-
mems tears
The Detroit times., 1916-01-22

should never forget, is the tearing of
women's hearts and the drawing Of wo-
mems tears.
We may well be proud of the fact as
Americans that American genius has
figured most conspicuously in the ad-
vancement of the motor driven vehicle
As Detroiters, we may well be MORE
than proud of our city for the most inn
portant part its genius and brains have
played in the development of the auto
mobile and motor truck.
But there are very many good rea-
sons for our pride other than that of
the automobiles part in the war.
There are very many good reasons for
being thankful for the automobile and
its development, but its part in making
war MORE TERRIBLE is not one of
them.
For a better reason, let us take the
auto rs a contributing factor toward the
progress of our city and our country
Let us take it's part in the field Of
business, manufacturing and commerce.
Let US take its part in building up,
rather than in tearing down
Let us take it as a contributing in
fuence toward the bumper crops we
have harvested from the land of the
country the last few years; as factor
for efficiency on the farms and in cut
ting down the distance between the
farm and the market for its products.
These are far better reasons for our
thanks that the automobile has become
fixture of perfection, but there is one
EVEN BETTER AND GREATER rea-
son.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-22
EFFICIENT STUDY

BY n. ADDNoToh BRUCE.
OF The Riddle OF PsychoIogy
The Detroit times., 1916-01-22

unc's Sam made $4,000 900 last
year from me sale of wood from tho
government forests
The Detroit times., 1916-01-22

On the other hand, don't get the idea
in your head that this is spring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-16
MISS SILVIS GIVES INFORMAL
AFTERNOON TEA.

One of the prettiest of the summer
parties was an afternoon tea yesterday
when Miss Margaret Silvis, 1926 TWEEN
tieth street, had 100 tri-City guests in
for an informal tea The rooms were
beautiful in trimming OF late garden
flowers, the pink and white blossoms
predominating in the decoration. The
dining room, where refreshments were
served en- buffet, had been frightened
with vases and baskets Of cut flowers.
A large silver basket of white lilies
on an exquisite centerpiece of irish
cIuny lace made the table adornment.
Miss Jean WEIGH and Miss Lenore
Wagner assisted in pouring. The af-
ternoon hours were spent very infor-
maIly, the guests coming and going
between 8 o'clock and 6. The pretty
summer frocks of the girls and the
gayety of the company added to the
brightness of the occasion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-16

Allen Fritz of 129 West Brown street,
BettendOrf, to Ben c. Cook of Daven-
port, took place Monday evening at :
O'Clock in Davenport. Justice Phil
Daum officiating at his office. The al
tending witnesses were Miss Esther
Kunz and Emery Quinn of Davenport.
The bride was in a gown of ivory
white taffeta with chiffon over dress,
and she wore a white hat. The brides
maid was in tan taffeta with cerise
trimmings, and her hat was cerise sat
in.
A wedding dinner was served at the
home of the bride in BettendOrf fol-
lowing the ceremony, only of the two
families with few intimate friends
being guests of the occasion. The deco
ratiOns were white and cream cOlOred
roses and fern in table bouquets.
Mrs. Ed Burns of Madison, Wis, the
sister of the bride was an out of town
guest.
Mr. and Mrs. Cook go at once to
housekeeping in the Henley block.
Davenport. They will take their we'd
ding trip next month, when they ex-
pect to motor to Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr.. Cook is connected with the Mas
on garage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-16
CELEBRATE GOLDEN ANNTVERS.
AIRY

Mr. and Mrs. Matthias Ulman of
1929 Second street, Moline, celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary yes
terday when they were surrounded by
their children and grand children. who
gathered at their home for the after
noon and a 3 o'clock dinner. Golden
glow was used in appropriate decora-
ton OF the home, and places for 80
were laid for the dinner.
Six of the eight sons and DAUGHTERS
or Mr.. and Mrs. Ulman were present
TO celebrate this 50th wedding ami
versary, Elliott Ulman and Mrs Evv
Statetmeyer, both Of Decatur. Ind. be
ing the two unable to attend. Those
children living in the three cities who
Joined in the celebration were Mrs
Laurina Smith of Davenport. p. J.
Ulman of Rock Island, Mrs. Ida Hill.
Rock Island, Charles Ulman and Mrs.
Amanda Sparing, both of this city.
Mrs. Monte Orndorf. another daugh-
ter, came from Chicago for the occa-
sion
Mr.. and Mrs. Ulman were married
in Tiffin, Ohio. in 1866, and came to
this city to make their home II years
ago. They are both we'll and active
and have many friends to wish them
many more happy anniversaries.