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The Detroit times., 1917-02-12
Pointed Paragraphs

Some men seem 10 think that q
woman's mission IL submission
Don't worry over q mistake that
can be corrected. but go 10 work
and correct II.
No matter how dull trade may be
in other lines OF business the whip
manufacturer has a snap.
II takes a woman 10 observe every
action OF a man without appearing
to know he is on earth.
Few men are able TO follow their
own walk In life: they usually get
In somebody else's road
When you start on an airship
voyage or a trip 10 the matrimonial
bureau don't worry about what may
BE- the outcom.
Unless q woman n looking for
trouble she has no business 20 look
sympatheticslly at a married man
when his wife IL present
When fortune knocks AZ q shit.
lees mans door he IL usually over
st q neighbors trying to borrow
something
II In easier 20 make o mountain
out Of q mole hill than n is TO con.
vince some people that they are
wrong
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12
Just Frightful

1t costs $4,000 a year to support 4
year-old John Jacob Astor, according to
his mothers report TO the New York
courts. Among the items are, toys,
$3.50; doctors, s6.523; lawyers, $4,000.
It's something awful! The way
they're starving that poor fellow in the
matter Of doctors and lawyers is a
shame To be sure, doctors and lawyers
have gone up on account Of the war. but
Just think of child struggling along on
only $3.50 worth of toys,
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12
When You Are Sixty
NJ m. ADDINcroN BRUCE
Author OF The Riddle OF Person
Atty" Psychology and
parenthood." etc.

You have passed the s0-year
mark. In those so years you have
not achieved much. You have had
ambitions. but they have gone to
nsught. Now. you feel. Il Is too
late TO hope they can ever be real.
tIed.
Perhaps you recall with bitter
ness the discouraging words OF the
famous Dr.. osler. afirmlng 80 en-.
phaticAlly the inability OF men be
yond so to do anything worth while.
You may even have among your
newspaper clippings report OF
that remarkable speech. In which
Dr.. Osler said;
Il have two nxed ideas well
known 10 my friends The FIRST II
the comparative uselessness OF men
above 40 years OF age My
second Is the useiessness OF men
above so years OF age and the In
calculabie benefit I, would be In
commercial. political. and IN profess
sionh life n. as q matter OF course.
they stopped work At this age
In that charming novel. The
Fixed Period Anthony Trollope dis.
cusses the practical value In mod.
ern life OF return 20 this ancient
usage. and the plot hinges on the
admirable scheme OF college into
which. at 60. men retired for a year
OF peaceful contemplation before a
peaceful departure by chloroform
FIT only 10 be chloroformed. .
this thought sticks In your mind
with profoundly depressing force
Sadly you tell yourself tina, there
can be no doubt you have passed
the age OF achievement
You are mistaken. You still can
DO much OF importance 20 the well
being OF society possibly some
thing that wins for You fame.
Listen.
In England. only a few days ago.
there died . great novelist named
De Morgan. You may have read
some OF his books, his Joseph
Vance alice for Short" Some
how Good" 1T Never Can Happen
Again" An Affair OF Dshonor. -
"A LIKELY Story" and When Ghost
Meets Ghost
Wherever English Is spoken ne
Mcrgsn's novels are known. They
are big" novels in every sense. Not
only are they more than twice NJ
important az the average novel,
but they are moro than twice as
long.
How good they are may be Judged
from one critics declaration that
10 read d Morgan IL almost 10
read a new novel by Charles Dick.
ems. by many accounted the great.
est OF English novelis,s
Yet not one OF DE- Morgan's IN.
usual books was written until their
author was on the shady sid. OF
S. Not until then. indeed. did be
try his hand AZ fiction OF any sort.
But In the sixties the ambition n
write took possession OF him. And
he eonc'usively proved that so IL
not too late for a man to realize an
ambition.
Remember this. you who are 81
yourself Let the inspiring exam
pie OF william De Morgan over
come the discouraEement you feel
Despite the pessimistic Dr. osIer
you may rest assured that enthu
siasm and patient industry win ena
BILE yon 20 achieve things after or
an we'll az before r.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12
Let the People
Rule and-Write
Rights Of American ship. a, Sc,

Rights Of American ships At Sea
To the Editor Of TIE Times:
According 20 the ruling OF our
state department. in order 10 up
hold the honor and dignity OF the
United States. American ships have
the right to traverse any part OF the
high seas.
Why don't American ships san the
North Sea-
Why don't we sell our goods "a
Germany She Is willing to buy.
Our state department has ruled In
favor OF England In spite OF the
danger OF war with Germany-why
not show our teeth TO England
J. BODENSTAB.
No. 2e7 Grand Riverave.
Feb. 10, 1917
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12

The Why and the Wherefore
To the Editor OF The Times:
The United States department q
agriculture reports that the produc
ton OF wheat during 1916 amounte.
10 e3s. SIS. 900 bushels. In 1915 m,
total production was i.075.s0l 90
bushels. Thus the 1916 crop wa
7s5.ei5.ooo bushels short OF the 1917
crop. Al the same time the burea.
OF foreign and domestic commerc,
tells US that there we're shipped oui
OF the country I'm the single montl
OF November. 1915. a total % 1928.
n3s bushels 81 wheat. as compared
with ls,tss.o4s for the same mont
In 1915.
In other words. We have q shor
crop OF vheat-tho plenty TO fee,
America-but instead OF feedln
America. the owners OF that whea
send II away TO Europe a. fast n,
they can. There IL only one reason
why this IL done-the wheat crop 4
In the hands Of n few private cRpi
tslists. who prefer TO make grea
pronts instead Of feeding the Amer
lean people II the great crop wa,
in the hands OF he American peo
pie. A. II ought TO be. Amerio,
would be fed FIRST. because scrvic.
and not pronts would be the rule o
action
SHERMAN BYE.
Cass City. Mich.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12

$3.50 for q playerpiano stenciled
a. valued at $500 Thorne testified
that these purchase coupons were
worth Tess than nothing
The government showed that q
piano offered 10 the holder OF 4
purchase coupon at s327 was priced
t147 % a prospect who tried 20 buy
the piano without coupon.
Charles A. Dali OF the Ward p
ano company. New York. testified
that he sold SPRINKLE two pianos
for S72 each OF which vas stenciled
$500, and that be sold Sprinkle "a
pianos for s73. each OF which was
stsuciled $3.50.
George c. Henkelman OF the
weydig q Henkelman Plano com
pany. New York. testified tha, he
sold Sprinkle pianos At 81 10 SIS.
On which were stenciled prices
three 70 eve times a. high az the
cost OF the instrument Henkeiman
stated that his company has about
Is different names which n stencils
or pianos as desired by dealers.
Thomas 3. Thompson. Of Culbren-
son Dickinson Piano company. Chit
caro-. testified that he had sold
/ SPRINKLE IS piayrrp'ano a, an
avorare price OF $50 each. They
vero -tencfied with a selling price
= 1900 each.
Thorne the empioye % the Grand
Pisno Company. who testified for
The government. described a piano
used for Advertising bait" priced a.
sst 30. a. a goat piano. Fe said
u VAS tuned down" 90 badly that
I whom PLAYED no one would have ~,
and II was used 90 get customers
into the store 80 they could be
switched 20 pianos OF higher
price. Thorne described this and
other INSCRIPTIONS tricks OF special
piano sales promoters who are an
ished in the arts and wiles Of dis
honest selling practices.
Don't smIle-be cold blooded and
NIKE me people think yea are CIV
Ing them something" was one Of
The rules laid down 90 Thorne by
bis employer. Sprinkle.
Howard N. Ebridge. Jr. trading
AZ the Winter Piano company. Of
Harrisburg. Pa. has pleaded guilty
70 Tho charge OF using the mails
10 defraud In connection with the
sale OF piano, by the puzzle con.
test purchase coupon method On
Jan. 10. JpdEs Charles p. wilmer
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12

teal noised about among their social scquaint-
ances. and q spirit of envious emulation vas
developed in certain quarters
IL was In this mood tha, Mrs Danvers recfted
the story 10 her husband What do I ret
Harry" she asked. ~ do the cooking for Q
week."
Well" said Mr.. Danverr. at the end Of 4
week. my dear. you'll get one OF those long
crepe wells"
A tug which had suffered badly from a COLI
sion with the wharf had undergone extensive
repairs. After these had been executed the
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12

travagancs and invariably ask me what on earth
did with that last two five dollars you gave
me II Ia very strange. Don't you love mo any
more fatherf-
NY dear Ethel.- her father answered. II love
you az much ever But you are soon 10 be
you fug The shansAs
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12
REVERSE ENGLISH

Some Of these managers make hit with me.
Her. trey rave eitfed az TITS weeks hesS
liner and there are az least two ether sets or
the bill that are better than mine u msses ne
feel like taking money under false prstsnses.
Another thing, there seems TO be only ore critic
this city who knows HE business Ne roasted
ny set good ard plenty. ard We hsc good laugh
over u after the show last night when he was
ny sVss, at supper. The orehests leader always
plays my music perfectly"
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12

coupon fake in
piano advertising
and selling,
which IL the be-
ginning OF the
end OF this kind
Of fraud
John ". Sprin-
kie OWen & Nh.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12
From Another Point of NeD
81 c. 7. S.

Where were those cattlemen riding on
the summarized ship. in the Storage?
It has been decided by a court that
booze is not baggage. However, it can
be carried 20 excess-by some.
The thermometer this a. m. looked like
where Detroit will finish this season in
the opinion Of Messrs. Witt, Burns and
Veach without the services Of those dis
tinguished hodouts.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12

and let him hear what you say"
few minutes later n burly son OF Erin
stood In the office and listened respectfully TO
the praise. A. he turned TO 20 away again the
brennan spoke 10 the manager
Sure. sorr." said he is this honorable min
lion. or does II carry proire!"
Old John Bates an Edinburgh upholsterer,
vas renowned for his silence. People Who had
been his customers for generation had. many
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12
Grave Fears In Washington
That Martial Spirit May
Yield To a Sapping Calm

We are given to understand that the
breaking Of the weekend sun on the cap
ItoI dome found Washington in a state Of
panic.
No. there had been received no news
Of the overt act that would plunge the
country into war.
Word had not been received that Ger
many had decided TO hold Ambassador
Gerard and the other Americans in Ber-
lin as hostages.
No gunboat had appeared of Sandy
Hook.
The Deutschland had not arrived with
some million German soldiers.
But the situation was tense.
The administration was In a condition
Of near panic.
One of the news collectors in Washing
ton said it was.
Rushing to the telegraph wires he sent
this message over the country:
TIE sAministration. fearing that ultimately
~ a q state Of war with Germany must
soma n anxious TO keep alive the martial spirit
= America n Wishes 20 guard against the sap
phg tndusness Of IN undue sense OF security
On the other hand there 10 no manifest move TO
saADs IN army for actual war. tho there has been
soms progress made toward naval and economic
uroDorodnen-
WA terrific possfsnissss ahead. the govern
Oux = anxious lest peace propasanda-snd the
Ghssscs q wur-shafl iun the nation INTO IN IN
transitional d1fncuitiss and there h talk OF an
Wwy q haif q million with some discussion OF
vaxs0O forms u military service
We have been unable to ascertain
whether the administrators increased
fear that war had picked up IN It's ap-
pEosch to q hop, skip and jump, was
based on the news that the British had
succeeded with their sea defenses IN
curling the U-boat operations, or wheth-
w II was based on the announced deter
mination Of the president that any dec
laration Of war between the two coun-
tries would have to come from Germany.
Anyhow, there Is no gainsaying the
fact that we have been pretty calm COM
pared to the manner in which we should
have been deporting ourselves
As we look back. there has not been
. single anti-Cerman demonstration, such
a there should have been. Of course, If
We possessed anything like the martial
spirit some mysterious somebody IN
Washington seems TO think the occasion |
calls f1r.
The situation is encouragiHg-yery,
very encouraging. we would say-if
Washington is really sitting UP and TAX
ing notice of the lack Of this martial
spirit and Of this "sapping" calm that is
referred to.
It may dawn on our representatives
down there that there is more thinking !
than shouting in this day and age than
there used to be, and that, as result, !
war isn't as popular in this country as
Il used to be.
And these facts dawning on them. !
they win be expected to govern them
selves accordingly.
Really, il doesn't seem as though the
country's men folk ought to be scolded
this way just because they aren't hang
ing the Kaiser in effigy and shouting
@Glory hallelujah" over the prospects of
q chance to bleed and die for war prop
osition that looks great deal like case
Of heads. the other fellows win, and tails,
the other fellows win also.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12

WEEK provided rucn meals a.
her husband had not enjoyed
since those happy days when
they did not keep a cook.
The barrister's delight was
so great that. by way OF ap-
preciative acknowledgment. he
presented his wife with n beau
tffui rrmiue cloak Quite nat
urally the incident was n rood
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12

owner OF the Nessel called 10
pay the account and. incident
ally. To express his satisfaction
with the way the job had been
done.
lust q moment" said the
manager OF the ship building
yard. smiling. III you don't
mind. I'D like TO call In tho
forcman In charge NJ ths toh
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12

mother-I wonder how this book
got In such horrible condition.
iAttle william heard papa say
II vas too dry for him. so poured
vstw on e.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12

Edith (conceitedl--I suppose q lot
OF men will be made misersb,s when
I marry
Mar1e-why. how many men are
you golnx 10 marry
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12

The United States court at Balti-
more. Nd. has dealt q blow 70 pic
ture purrler and the -purchase
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12

u fhCfn. never nFHTu n NUFu
rom him except Good morn.
ng. Five sh.llings. Thank
you. Good day"
A patron one day said TO
IOhn
What's the best kind OF
mattressy
Hair" was the reply.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12
ON A HAMILTON CAR.

"Phewl Wish they'd hurry up ard Get 20 my
street; I want TO get outside where tie warm"
No matter how scarce coal may be, il
seems fellow always owes for couple
Of tons.
There may be way out Of il. after
all, for our shipping. Germany suggests
we talk IL over.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12
Laugh With Us

Some weeks AFRO the wife OF a certain barrfs
ter lost her cook and since she had no other
resource she rolled up her sleeves and for .
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12

we're not anxious to crafty.
and you even anticipated my
wants and handed me money
for all sorts OF things that I
hadn't even Thought ef Bet
now I have 70 ask you for
every penny I need. and you
growl and grunt and ask n !
think you are made OF money.
and Won rail nj n yoman's CT.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12
# THE TINES PRINTS 1T, TIE TINES BELIEVES 1T

If THE TIMES PRINTS IT. TIE TIMES BELIEVES 1T.
II placing assertions ano
OF his deca
welcomes letters eans
adv n
applicable In
The Times. Detroit, Mich
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12

later. had occasion to buy another mattress and
gain asked what the best kind was.
Cotton" said John.
Cotton" the patron cried why. you told
ne 20 yea = ago that hair was the best
The old man gave a amt sigh.
Talking has always been my ruin" he said
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12

speaking an utter lack Of self-conscious'
ness which says II am also kind to AMI
mails and fond Of children"
But il is NOT the thing any more.
Consequently we deduct what?
We deduct, very naturally, that some
thing must have happened.
We have heard many women complain
about Detroit men and the fact that they
will not give up their street car seats.
And when we hear them complain we
wonder whether they ever speak 10 the
men folk at home about it-wonder II
they ever speak TO the voters in the fam
lily about IL
We have wondered why these women
10 not tell their troubles 20 their mayor
or their aldermen.
Men aren't SUPPOSED to get up and
give their seats TO women.
The Detroit United Railway is sup
posed TO provide women with seats bu;
the Detroit United Railway never will dc
that until there is some action in the may
or's office and in the common council that
will COMPEL the company to run cars
enough and provide a seat for every
ticket which the company can afford 70
do very nicely.
Electing the same mayor and the alder
men for term after term isn't going to get
US anywhere in solving this problem.
When a woman has 10 stand for many
long blocks in q crowded street car, the
fault does not rest with the man who fail:
to get up and give her seattle fault
is her sons, or her husbands, or her
brothers, or her fathers, for failing tc
have voted right the last time he had &
chance.
But il is condition we deal with.
And. as we said, something must have
happened to account for the fact that mer
do not give their street car seats TO the
women the way they used TO.
This morning, the car was crowded.
A woman got on the car and took her
place among some men hanging to the
straps.
Here is seat for you" said laborer,
as he got UP.
His calloused hands showed him to be
on his way TO a days hard work.
The woman looked at him, took the seat
very much as a matter Of fact, and start
ed gazing out of the window.
We expected she would say Thanks"
Thank you" or Thank you very kindly"
but she didn't.
She didn't even say Much bhged."
The next time that man happens TO
look up and see woman standing in a
crowded street car, he viii get up and
give her a seat, of course-just as soon
as the Car gets 10 his street
The Detroit times., 1917-02-12

The adored daughter was sad.
Father" she said what has come over your
Since I can remember I never had q wish you
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-03-01

N rrt,e d n Cu4,y
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-03-01
BAIL FIXED
For Mack Logan Aud D. F. Trib.
be in Hopkin, Comfy. +

Madlsooville, Ky. Feb. q. =
Mack Logan and ID. +. Tribble.
convicted at a special term Of
C rrul' Court | II fail Tor the
killing o. X, II. Reach, Chief OF
Police at Dawson Springs, the
Court of Appeals reversing tie
lower court last week, were ad-
mitted to bail today.
Logan's bond was p aced at
$3.O and Tribble's at $500.
Logan was sentenced to the pen,
itentiary for eighteen years asd>
Tsibble for three years, The
meh will not be tried 1t the
present. term VI court,
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-03-01
LUBE MARTIN
Must Die For The Murde Of 0itis
.. Ger Guthrie Diugud.

Murray, Ky.. Feb. %. A YER
diet for a death sentence was
giten by the Jury in the case OF
lAbe Martin. negro, charged
with the killing ot Guthrie Did-
guid. TIE Jury WAS given the
case at 2 O'Clock this afternoon
and $50 O'clock the reached an
agreement This means thet
Martin will be electrocuted At
the Eddyville penltentiary, the
date TO be fixed by Gov. Stanlev.
The tri l. OF the ,ther n groes
alleged accompliceS of Martir.
were continued
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-03-01
A Strong Man.

DR.. J. d. Threlkeld. p well.
knowo retired physician Of Crit.
t.nden county, has become a
candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Representative in
the Crittenden. Livingston dis
trict. 1t is hardly probable that
he will have any opposition for
TIE nomination, as he is regard.
ed as he is one of the strongest
Democrats the party could put
up. and It takes that kind OF can.
didats to be4t the Republicans
IN that disttict. v ID usual
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-03-01
CHAPEL HILL
delayed from last week.

Mr.. Scott Paris from Midway
Precinct, was the guest of Mr..
an6 Mrs. W. H. Bigham Of Chap
ell Hill Sunday.
Bro. Thompson from Kuttawa
was here fill his appointment at
Chapel Hill, and had a small
crowd on account of bad roads.
Mr.. n. S. Hill has returned
home Thursday much in proved.
Mr.. Burley Walker has gone
to see uncle John Para who is
very had with Pneumonia.
G.. NJ. / il! is dow with the
the IN Ii m.
Mr.. }. &. Long j. visiting a
Please, t Hill presincr, Su d,y
Mrs. I.onv went up t. Pleas an
Hill to s.. that fe boy tina
made his appearance a. the HON,
| of Lac Hunt ard Mrs. Hunt.
| MIS- !. N. Hi has a yer, sicl
horse, and suppos d to BE- kidney
trouble.
Miss Iva and Vida Bigbam will
enter school at Marion next Tues
day. They will remain in Schoo
until school is out.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-03-01
TO VOTE On
ROAD BONDS
L. ..... E IH.Ni..'
100000. 90 Bond Issue For Con.
strue,ing Roads and Bridges
in This County

Order calling ior an election IN
Crittenden County, Kentucky
on the question of issuing bonds
for tie purpose of building ard
reconstructing roads and bridges
Crittenden County Court, Reg
ular Term, FEB, II, 1911 ..
Hon, John 6. Asher, +. ]. ~.
Whereas. on the Sth. day Of
January, 1914, petition was
lodged ard filed with this Court,
a. appears of record on the Order
B NIX thereof. and, I'D
Whereas said petition asks
that this Court call an election
10 be held in Crittenden County,
Kentucky, for the purpose of
testing the sense of the voters of
Crittenden County as to whether,
or not, the Fiscal Court of said
county shall have power and au-
thOrity to issue and sell bonds
from time to time in sums not TO
exceed One Hundred Thousand
Dollars, $500, 900. 00) in the az.
gregate for the purpose of build
ing, constructing and recon.
structing public roads and brid-
yes in Crittenden County, and
WHEREAS, said petition was
ordered to lie over until this date
for action OF this Court. and
WHEREAS. the court finds
that the value of the taxable
property of Crittenden County,
including railroad, according to
the last assessment roll, is ap-
proximately So, 800, 10000 and,
from proof heard, the court finds
that to be a fair valuation of said
property, and that 5 percent
thereof will exceed the sum of
the proposed One Hundred Thous-
and Dollar, $500, OOO,O0) bond
issue, and
WHEREAS, the said petition
having been examined by the
Court. the Court finds and ad-
Judges that it is in proper form,
and from his own knowledge and
from proof heard, the Court finds
and adjudges that same is signed
by not less than $50 legal voters,
who are freeholders and resi-
dents of Crittenden County,
Now Then. said petition is or
dered filed, and it is filed, and i,
is further ordered and directed
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-03-01

sends a Republican to the Lei is
lature. Dn Threlkeld has go e
to Oklahoma to visit relatives
and on hrs return promises 10
make a most active canvass. if
given til, nomination t. carry
the party banner to victory and
redeem the district. Louisville
Times. .... ...II .
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-03-01
The Futures Bright Hope.

Grandpa thought ia was going to
turn out TO be something wonderful.
and pa is confident that sou will make
u mark In the world. Each generation
seems to realize that II Is failure,
but II is betting on the next genera
tion.-Forth Worth Stur.Trlegram.