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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-16
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Il AahaNANA - VIZ
Why label poison?
Why have they studied out antidotes
for poison.
Why have watchmen at the railway
crossings?
If the idea Of war is that the more
killed the better OIL we will be, why do
they have train dispatchers to prevent
WHOLESALE loss of life?
Why do We waste money on govern
ment supervision of our passenger
steamers?
Why have emergency exits in our thea
ters at all?
Why go to the trouble and expense of
inspecting buildings in which large
crowds gather?
Why have we pest houses in smallpox
epidemics?
Why do we have campaigns such as
we have just witnessed in Detroit
against scarlet fever?
Why do We call the doctor?
Why do we swat the fly?
Why do we have tag days TO prevent
the spread of tuberculosis?
Why not invite the plaques to come
back?
Wouldn't it be more merciful, if there
is getting to be too many of US, to sneak
up to the old folks in their sleep and ad-
minister chloroform?
Maybe the learned doctor is right in
his theory, and maybe it is the case that
war is simply response to the laws of
nature.
1t may be that there is getting to be
too many of us for food and clothing and
shoes to go around.
But if the learned doctor is right,
aren't We all wrong in the way we have
of selecting those who go to war?
Why, under his theory, should We
send the PICK of our menu.
Why send our youngest, soundest and
BEST manhood?
Why not select those we could best
afford to lose, like our hopeiessfy insane,
our incurably diseased. our tubercular.
our epileptic and our criminal?
Under the doctors theory, what bless
ings we experience in the form of IT,
tanic disasters, Dayton floods and Iro-
quois theater fires.
II the learned doctor is right, then
we have been all wrong
We should hiss the fireman who comes
cut of the burning building with the
child he has rescued. all but dead.
We should strew tacks in the path Of
the auto ambulance rushing to the hos
pital to save the life of the child.
A Carnegie media for the fireman
would be a badge Of dishonor.
Carnegie medals should be reserved
exclusively, for our murderers.
Our real heroes are watchmen who
sleep at the crossings, train dispatchers
who are drunk at their posts, steamship
inspectors who accept brides and the
members of the doctors own profession
who are found guilty of malpractice.
A few days ago. in Windsor, Ont, q
mother gave birth to triplets.
Wasn't that treason?
And doesn't it make that mother a
traitor TO her country?
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-16

y The FIRST tooth there should be a
tally brushing OF teeth and gum
md thoro rinsing OF the NOUN
Parents should realize the great i'm
Portance OF conserving a childa
aryt teeth and OF correcting any
mouth defects. A careful dentist
hould look over child's teeth
twice year n decay is present
h'linE should be made and other
defects corrected.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-16

aiuCk IN the mud. and "A " cor
tanned some odds and ends Of
government stores a sentry
wac detailed 20 stand, guard
over IL until morning
As 10 happened. the man Sc
lectcd for the job was a rich
stock broker In civil life. and
O. he stood there shivering in
the vet darkness he thought
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-16

80 =" - 80
ed States army
A man NAV
have corns ansi
callouses on his
feet and other
defects and yet
unuer certain CIR
umstances be &C
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-16
Special Announcement:
We Are Going to War in
Response to Law of Nature!

Just ahead of us. at the side Of the
road Is sign which reads
Stop LookI Listenr
The sign designates a railroad cross
ing.
II means that he in the road must
exercise great caution or he will be
killed.
We are now in a great factory.
There are giant machines in operation.
AT numerous points there are signs
which read:
Safety FirstP
These signs are constant reminders
for the men employed in this factory
that they are engaged in hazardous
pursuit, and that unless they exercise
the utmost of caution they will be killed.
iAir Holer'
''Dynamitel'
This Bridge Is CondemnedP'
These are warnings that life is inn
periled.
If there is an obstruction in the street,
a red light must be placed thereto
SAVE LIFE.
II we buy gasoline, we have to carry
It in q can painted red-to prevent fire
and explosion and SAVE LIFE.
II the druggist sells us poison, he has
to attach label bearing skull and
cross bones-to prevent its use by mis-.
take and to SAVE LIFE.
Y We have sanitary drinking cups, cup,
less drinking fountains, covers for gar
bage cans, ETC., etc, and We swat the fly
At the intersection of streets and rail
way tracks, there are watehmen, pre-,
scribed by law, to SAVE LIFE.
The most important post on any rail
way system lis filed by the train dis.
patcher, whose duty it is to see that two
trains do not come together on the same
track.
The object of the train dispatcher is
to prevent WHOLESALE loss of life
The government exercises the greatest
precaution in the supervision of the sail
ing Of its passenger steamships.
Captain. mate. engineer, all must first
be competent men,
The boilers must then be inspected,
IRE extinguishers must be carried, fire
drill held regularly, and sufficient num-
Der Of life preservers kept on the ship
to prevent WHOLESALE loss of life
Little red lights fash in our theaters,
here and there.
They bear the word Exit"
These numerous exits are provided To
permit an orderly filing out of those in
the theater, to provide against panic and
to prevent a WHOLESALE loss of life
All buildings, public and otherwise
where great crowds come together. have
frequent inspection to prevent WHOLE
SALE loss of life
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-16

groundsman approached the
club secretary, looking anxious.
II want 90 know" he said.
who will be responsible II the
'Oss happens TO meet with a
haccident7''
You would certainly be re-
spOnsibIe!" SAID The puzzled
secretary. The animal Ia In
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-16

The Southeastern Master Bakers
begins IFS annual con
fenuon today al jacksonville. Fla.
with member In attendance from
Alabama. sennpssee. Mississippi
Georgia. Florida. Louisiana and the
Carolinas.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-16

James J. Gullfov and James J..
Sullivan. stock brokers Of Mao.
chester. ~ II are TO be placed on
trial today on charges of misappro-
priatinE 100000 belonging 10 their
clients.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-16
Laugh With Us

a. certain time every year a clergyman goes
20 farm few miles out 10 have days shoot
ing. he is a very poor shot" but generous
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-16
The Keep Well
Column
TEETH

Good teeth are put above other
physical qualifications in accepting
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-16
Misinterpreted

Editha was admiring her new
summer frOCk Isn't It wonderful. -
she said. that all this silk comes
from an insignificant worm
"Editha, f. IT necessary TO refer
10 yorr father In that way - her
mother inquired rrproachfully
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-16

GlAeE IhcLa Wei Known 10
Jack. the attendant.
Last Christmas be was out
shooting and a rabbit jumped
up about ten yards away
BANG went both barrels. but
bunny escaped with a whole
skin
Did I hit him. jack" asked
tho parSon In an excited whisp-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-16
your charge"

NUWT FUNrEe-
Then I give noticei" said the groundsman
hrnly. The brute hasn't speed enough to get
out o. the way OF the roller and one day shall
run i'm down and natten i'm out It's too
risky
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-16

A number of men were discussing war
One of the men spoke against it.
Nothing, absolutely nothing, in my
opinion said he "justifes war
This man was replied TO by doctor.
"War," said the doctor, ''is absolutely
essential under the laws of nature.
'The history of the world tells US of
the plaques.
The plaques came to insure the world
against becoming over-peopled
"Savages waged war TO provide against
famine and deaFth Of feed --
AS the ages rolled on, medical science
began to conquer the plaques. In my
time have helped to carry away the
victims of smallpox by dravloads.
''The world right now is over-peopled
Our only remedy against it is war"
Thus spoke the doctor
Maybe the learned gentleman is right.
but IL he is right, why the stop Lookl
ListenT' sign at the railroad crossing?
Why the Safety Firstr sign in the
factory?
Why designate air holes?
Why warn against dynamite?
Why not LET auto tourists 80 ahead,
over the condemned bridge?
Why red light where there is an ex-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-16

one miscrably Indictment night recently two
wheeled cart that had been taken over locally
from French peasant for army transport got
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-16

A few days ago in Windsor, Ont, q
mother gave birth to triplets.
Wasn't that treason?
And doesn't it make that mother a
traitor 10 her country?
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-16

a appica of
Manufacturing %
his enterprise before investing
tK ndl, DO not publish my nAms) c B.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
THE ALARM AGAINST SP les

A possibly vital defect in our armor
cope with her spy system. concededly
the most elaborate in the world. This
warning is issued by many editorial
observers disquieted by the fact that
when our fleet of destroyers went
abroad German agents had given ad-
vance information of their destination
and arrival, with the result that our
ships found their harbors mined. More
startling came the discovery that the
transports of the first eXpeditionary
force to France were intercepted by
German submarines at a point west of
a rendezvous agreed upon, and, later,
when the fleet had been joined by a
strong convoy, they were again at
Since Great Britain, after three years
of war, still finds the German spy sys-
tenn invincible, comments the New
York World, there seems to be no
reason why Americans should treat
these proofs of treachery as emana-
tions of suspicious and disordered
minds. The Philadelphia Public Led
ger charges the country with neglect
in the work of supervising the activi-
ties of German agents and suggests
"some very obvious things" to be done
in addition to the detection of individ-
uals by federal agents. In reference
to the published charge that many ca
BILE messages have been going thru
Spain and Norway to Germany, this
journal proposes that the cable CEN
sorship be made more rigid so there
can be no communication in code to
Berlin; and urges that mail censor
ship be promptly instituted. The rules
barring aliens from certain zones
should be more strictly enforced and
the methods of certain business houses
with German affiliations should be in
vestigated. Such policy may be re-
pugnant to our ideals of personal free
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

can be found, they ought either to be
shot or hanged"
Editorial feeling may be gagged from
the remark of the Portland Oregonian
that "when German spydom steals and
exposes to German imperialism some
closely guarded fact of great military
Importance, and as consequence
there is disaster for America, with
death for Americans, the citizen-the
plain citizen, with his eyes wide open,
his jaw set, and his arm appraised and
ready-will make himself a commit
tee of one to protect America at home
as his sons and his brothers are about
to fight for America abroad" Let our
sleuths round up a few of the Prus-
sian agents, observes the Manchester
Union, and "altho we are hard put to
it to make the things we need just
now, we will manage to find few bull
lets or yards of rope to do the rest
of the job" And the Pittsburg Lead
er, amazed that Germany should have
not only access to this nations most
secret affairs, but also an efficient sys-
tenn of communication either by wire
less or by mail, declares that the gov
ernment at Washington must uncover
the system and wipe it out" Some
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

"5. That the outgoing mail is un-
censored and that great deal of mail
goes to neutral countries and hence
into Germany without passing thru the
hands of the British censor.
"6. That enemy-owned and enemy
managed insurance companies are en-
gagged in marine underwriting, and
thereby acquire full information of
American shipping.
81. That enemy-owned and enemy
insurance companies are en-
gagged in the business of reinsuring
risks, and thereby
have access to detailed information
pertaining to the progress of our
armed merchant marine.
''S. That enemy-owned and enemy
insurance companies, by rea-
son of having issued policies on muni-
tion plants, have the right to enter
such plants, examine them, and make
plans of them"
Some critics deplore the fact that
the government was tardy in wedding
out all Germans attached to the Swiss
legation at Washington and to Swiss
thruout the country. While
this is the most aggravated instance of
forbearance, the New York Times
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

chairman of the senate naval affairs
committee, as voicing general senti-
ment in these words: 81 have no doubt
spies are in our departments. / want
to see the German devils ferreted out
and hanged" Senator Chamberlain,
chairman of the senate military COM
mittee, is quoted by Washington cor
respondent of the New York Times as
stating as his conviction that the Sec
ret information of the movement of
the Pershing flotilla was conveyed to
Germany by spies who had aids in the
navy department. He said further:
"If the spies in the navy department
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
HOLE IN GERMANY'S POCKET.

"Germany's claim that she imports
nothing, buys only of herself, and so is
growing rich from the war, is a dread
full fallacy."
The speaker was Herbert C. Hoov-
er, chairman of the American food
board.
Germany" he went on, sis like the
young man who wisely thought he'd
grow his own garden stuff. This young
man had been digging for about an
hour when his spade turned up a
quarter. Ten minutes later he found
another quarter. Then he found a
dime. Then he found quarter again.
" BY gosh he said, I've struck
silver mine and, Strengthening up,
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

AYERS that in the government depart
ments there are other men concern
ing whom the governments suspicious
must be close to certainty" The New
York Evening Post notes with appro-
val the quiet arrest of a quartet of
spies" in that city, and contends that
our secret service does not require
"the stimulus of blazing headlines and
a consequent general panic over the
supposed infesting of the land with
men planning to blow up the nearest
bridge in order to arouse it to the
need of vigilance" The arrest of sus-
poets in New York accounts for the
governments conviction of the activ-
ity of German spies, remarks the
Springfield Republican, and also for
the general cleaning out Of former
German displomatic and consular
agents and employees. All of these
are enemy aliens, and it can not be
said by it's action the government has
become at all hysterical in pursuit of
every one with a German name, for
this journal believes that
"A spy-hunting people would pre-
sent a deplorable spectacle in this
country, for in a panic of suspicion
we should inevitably commit many
grievous wrongs. 1t is business to
be handled with frmness and decision,
but also with great care and discre-
tion by experienced secret-service
men,"
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

of the opportunities that lie in the
path of German agents in this country
are summarized by the New York
Tribune as follows:
a. That enemy aliens in New York
and elsewhere are as free as American
citizens to go anywhere they like, and
to all points where military opera
tions can be observed.
"2. That on Ellis island, in New
York harbor, are interned number
of German sailors and spies, who must
have seen the Pershing expedition
pass, and that these German sailors
and spies are free to receive enemy
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
MISTRESS OR CLIENT?

Lady-And why did your last mis-
tress-
Applicant (loftily) - Excuse me,
madam!
dy-Well-er-your last employ
er-
Applicant beg your pardon, ma
dam!
Lady-Well, then, your last-er-
pray what do you call those in whose
service you are engaged?
Applicant-Clients, madam.-Punch.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

aliens from shore and impart to them
any information whatever.
SO. That outgoing cables are not
effectively censored, and that informa-
tion of vital Importance may escape
in this way to Germany, notwithstand-
ing the British censorship on the 9TH
er side.
a.. That an enemy alien may free
just this side of the Mexican border;
that it may be carried thence into Mex
leo by confederate, and that there
are various means by which it may be
then transmitted to Germany.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
II Sure Does Pay.

The schoolma'am was young and
pretty and she had some big boys,
among them one named Johnny Jones
One afternoon Johnny tried an ex-
pertinent.
Johnny Jones, did you write that?"
cried the angry teacher. surveying a
notice on the blackboard which read:
Johnny Jones can kiss more girls
than anyone else in this room"
"Yes'm," said the imperturbable
John.
well, sir, you may stay after
school tonight" commanded the
schoolma'am.
Il tell you, fellows" said Johnny
to his companions, as he Joined them
after being kept in half hour by
the pretty schoolmistress, "it pays to
advertise"
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

dom, but, the Public Ledger insists,
1--WE are at war, and the safety of the
nation must be the first consideration"
nor should we ''wait for a great disas-
ter before we act"
That the government itself, in fact,
is alarmed over the spy question is evil
dent from Washington dispatches, and
a New York Herald correspondent in
that city reports that extraordinary
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

search is under way to determine
whether, as charged by members of
congress, German spies are employed
in the war and navy departments who
give to Germany the innermost secrets
of American military operations. This
correspondent quotes Senator Tillman,
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
THE BIBLICAL WEST.

The following sign is nailed to one
of the slender posts supporting the
porch roof of a country store in a
hamlet of the far West:
Don't hitch your broncos to the
pillars of this temple. Remember
mpson."-Christian Register.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
ASSISTING NATURE.

Our young rubber trees aren't
growing very rapidly"
why don't you go around and
stretch 'em a little every morning."
Courier-Journal.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
ELUCIDATED.

why can't people talk when they're
fishing?"
Because bites have to be waited
for with baited breath. th."-Baltimor
American.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-25
GIVE Away FARMS
At THE LAND SHOW
Many Offers Made For the Donating
at the Atlanta Land

The number of free farms to be
Civ. a"-y ~ 49, southeastern Land
show, in Atlanta. is increasing each
week. In addition 70 the farms to be
distributed by the land show manage
nent under the terms and conditions
named, number of the exhibitors al
he show come forward with the Of
fer of free farms and city lots to be
given by them during the operation
of the show
In a letter just received by the
land show management, the Edwin
p. Ansley Realty company announce
their intention CT giving away five
city lots at Port Sewall, Palm Beach
county. Fla. and state that there viii!
be absolutely no strings tied to the
farms and no lottery of any kind H.
connection with their distribution.
A. A. Doonan, of the Palmyran Pc
can Growers association, stated tha'
his company would have only fifty
farms OF fifty acres each for sale, and
all in cultivation, and that on the last
night of the show one of these farms
would be given away absolutely free
w. c. Battey, of Fort Myers, Fla,
the man who took the first booth at
the show, as The first to announce his
intention to give aay several city lots
The full porsram of the Southeast
ern Land show and Midwinter expo
sition will be announced at a public
meeting in the assembly hall of the
Atlanta chamber of commerce Friday
evening at o'clock.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-25
REV. R. v. PATTON
DRAWING CROWDS
Noted Pastor is Making a Series of
Eloquent Addresses at st.
Marks Church.

The Rev. X. w. Patton's lectures
at St Marks church are most inter
esting and are drawing large cOngre-
cations at night and good attendance
I'm the afternoon. These addresses are
really remarkably instructive, as
those who have had the privilege Of
listening to them can testify, and
many of the Christian people of
Brunswick, as well as other citizens
are losing a great opportunity in not
availing themselves of this privilege.
as DR.. Patton is one of the foremost
lecturers along this line in the United
States. He begins his lecture at once
as he gets into the church, and there
is no time taken up with prleiminar-
les. The public is cordially invited
to these services, the last of which
will be on Thursday night, as DR.
Patton goes from here to Atlanta for
a similar campaign.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-25
TALKS MADE TO
COLORt0 FOLK
Speakers From State College of Aeri-
culture Address the Negro
Farmers Here.

The speakers from the State Col
lege of Agriculture, who have been in
Glynn county for the past three days,
leave for Darien this morning.
Wednesday morning the last meet
ing to be held was given at the Selden
school, colored Between thirty and
forty negro farmers and their wives
were present.
B. j. Moore gave those present some
good, sound advice relative to raising
cotton under boil weevil conditions.
He gave them instructions in the prep
aration of the seed bed and methods
of cultivation.
James f. Downing offered sugges-
tons on raising hogs and making
meat. He went into details and en-
couraged the negroes to raise their
own supply and have some to sell as
cash crop.
J. l.. Dunn gave some suggestions
for the boys in corn growing.
Principal Jones, one of the teach
ers, is ambitious to organize the ne
groes living in the vicinity into com
munity club for their material benefit
She has well defined and prac.
teal ideas and the school is fortunate
in having so able leader. She takes
Il keen interest in all farm operations
as well as her school work.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-25
COLORED PEOPLE PASS
STRONG RESOLUTIONS
Show That They Deplore the Rodnell
Akc. - H..

Show That They DepIore the RodneIl
Letter to Mr.. Amos.
At a meeting Of the colored people
held some days ago at Pennick the
following resolutions were passed:
= In view CT the fact a communica-
ton found :ts way through the mails
addressed to Mr.. N, D. Amos, white
citizen of this community, a regular
mass meeting at Pennick, in the Phil
Ups Baptist church, on April 81, at
which the action &c one OF our race
was condemned, and, whereas, we as
citizens of this community deeply de-
plora said letter, we wish to continue
our friendly relations with the white
people who have always been cur
friends. We appreciate the action
taken by our white friend, Mr. N d.
Amos, and that a copy of this be
printed in the Brunswick News. We
desire it most thoroughly understood
that the good citizens of the Pen
nick community, in mass meeting,
expressed their great displeasure of
the sending OF said letter.
r. b. FORESTER, Chairman.
X. Alexander, Secretary.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-25
INACTIVITY CaUSE6
CONSTIPATION

Lack of exercise In ire winter is a
frequent cause Of constipation. You
feel heavy, dull and listless your CON-
plexion is sallow and pimply, and en-
ergy at low ebb. Clean UP this con-
dition at once with DR.. Kings Life
pills a mild laxative that relieves the
congested intestines without gripping.
A dose before retiring will assure you
full and easy movement in the morn
ing. 25c. at your Druggist.