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The Detroit times., 1917-12-06
Pointed Paragraphs

Virtue that is born OF necessity
m7y De- all right
non.cu.mcut ab.des oftenost with
nc uho haEc the fewest wants
True .oVc j. ponsible f5r many
0iiCs and "a few crimes
"a man who is friend only 20
himself may have lots of acqualnt.
auCes
Under rbc classification married
nrn @rc MANY unknown heroes
When q woman i- proud OF her
band ancestors its a safe be-
hat She irn proud % him
A glfHs idea of q slow young man
s enc who hsEnt acquired the hair
mussing habt
Gold dis olved ia a woman's tears
s said 90 make an excellent cement
for mend.nc broken heart
Most of us are proud Of our eagle.
alfho fpw seem too fond of the
double eagle 90 suit rs.
Na eBBoFtHHit-- -e.r-a-unE- uae
yours that YOU didn't take hold OF
and make good with Yourself
a good deal of time is wasted In
complaining about tho unequa! dis.
ributlon of wealth which might bc
used In getting nearer what YOU re-
card as your riehtfll share
Staying awake NIGHTS coutemplat
ing the wonderful things that sou
are going to do doesn't pay the taxes
on vOur household goods
The Detroit times., 1917-12-06

mon brotherhood. with no excuses asked
for deficiencies or inability. II is a toe
sin for the arming Of truth and justice
II is the challenge of the masses tc
wrong. It binds and moves.
The glorious vision seen, the multitude
roars in song. united in spirit.
To open battle with song was no un-
usual thing with the nations of cid. We
may yet see our boys crossing bloody No
Mans Land with a song that viii hold
them together and make them still the
more Our Boys
The Detroit times., 1917-12-06
1t Carries Along

There is no more potent force than
song in developing unity in an army"
declares an American army officer with
the forces in France.
The potency is there. also, whenever a
multitude Of any sort, on any occasion. is
confronted by a crisis. The "Marseil-
laise' arouses and unites distracted na-
tioni Nearer My God to Thee" as the
great ship sinks, with hundreds Of pas.
sengers at last bound together as broth
ers and sister by common fatei "The
Star Spangled Banner" passes. but a
whole nation rising to it when the tuning.
fork Of Fate sounds national peril!
The song of the multitudes is the hon
dst expression Of inspiration and spirit.
Regardless Of words and harmonies, it is
the torrent of mighty purpose In il
are the tingling nerves Of the aged the
fearless ardor Of youth. the hot deter.
mination OF the middle-aged. IN It the
halt, the blind. the weak the despairing
may be giants. Il is rhythm making
warriors Of human mixture. In II 9 com.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-06
Dregs of SeIf-InduIgence
BY Or. FRANK CRANE
tCopyright. 1915. By Frank Cranel


A good deal of scandal has been loosed
in New York over bazaar for the bene
it of a cause, which resulted i'm something
like seventy thousand dollars taken in,
only seven hundred dollars Of which got
to the cause, the balance being eaten up
by the expenses.
This is an exaggerated and notorious
example of what happens right along in
the benefit bu5iHCsg.
1t is an illustration of the foolishness
and incompetency that characJerizes all
church fairs, charity balls and other at
tempts to milk the vanity greed and Curl
osity of people to feed the forces of char
ity
The whole system is rotten.
AL legitimate charities are as much a
righteous charge upon the resources Of
the community as the maintenance of the
state. They ought to be supported by
taxation or by direct contributions of
money.
And if they have not sufficient appeal
20 secure this taxation on direct contrlbu-
tAblA Nltfg bNEbb Nh ~ ttlAAACA.
We have recognized this in part The
state already supports asylums for de-
lectives, hospitals and various eleemosy-
nary institutions Churches, Masonic
bodies and other organizations already
support some of their charitable founda-
tions by assessing their membership. This
ought to be the invariaple rule.
don't like benefits, and feel like a hyp-
ocrite when I 90 to one and spend seven
dollars, when ! know that it means six
dollars for my amusement and one for
he cause.
I have been to a million church and
lodge fairs, more or less, and never knew
of one where the results would not have
been better accomplished some other
way.
When | give FIVE dollars outright to
worthy institution for the relief Of hui
manity's woes. am not only one hun
dred per cent efficient in helping it. but
/ receive one hundred per cent more ben
eft in my own mind.
If I should go to benefit tango, and
dance all night and drink seven dollars
worth of refreshments, I would be throw
ing to charity The dregs Of my self-indul-
Rence.
Ask the people for the money you
want, and if your cause is worthy you'll
yet il. and NnulL aIza nducaLn Lhn riInrl
and increase their respect for and inter-
est in your cause
But institute some sort Of fair or hoop
la, the profits Of which are to go to char
ity, and you not only get mighty little,
but you prostitute your cause, do Moth
ing to decrease the selhshness Of your pa
irons and make the object contemplate
you work for
The best way OF get money The state
needs is to take it,
The best way to get money for any
non-oficial cause that needs support is
20 ask for it,
The beguilinR Of charitable dollars by
appeals to selfshness is mighty close to
orookedness.
/ T0v0b With Tie
The Detroit times., 1917-12-06
Novel Cases In the Courts

a hegucst In trust 70 use the in
come 20 purchase fuel and other
necessariee of lifo 90 Do given OF
oold az low pricos 90 such worthy
Hud InIUsTrTD'TT 7FTF7TT Tr- ffrf
surrortod wholly or iu parf ar pub
Tic oxpcnec bar who may need aid
10 sustain thomscive with ,ba ey-
prps. request thar n0 .dlor. i0afer
gambler or dunkard receive any
benefit is held valid public char
ity IN fha Mainr c3e of Billie VS.
pease l. K IS 1917 D.. l0f9
How we poor folks like TO nnd
fault with The rich
The Detroit times., 1917-12-06
Practical Jokes
Nv ~. AnpTNCTnN uHUCE
Author ~ ~The'tiddle OF Person
hiItF. Psychology aud
ascnthood-" etc.

The practical Joker Is a misht In
the twentieth century. Tie is a
nW a9ce often he as a dangerous
nuisance
Sometimes his jokes" recon on
h.uscii with painful consequences.
Iauu They hy mo- means seem so
luuly t0 hm as he thought they
would bc
There are times indeed. when they
gaco.l on ne Joker so violently that
he is never able 10 play another
Joke
1tUTe than one s0---ttit--rii t-fTt-At----'l J
Joker. playing prank go rrishten
an mulpsslynaole friend, has had "a
bullet put into him by his panic
str.,h h.l victim.
Aud, NOT inlieQucntly whom this
h1qpCns the Joker passes away so
quickly that be- does no, have time
even t0 bemoan his misguided sense
ot bumor
Even when the practicaLJoker at
td.n5 ms purpose WIJrOur rdru II
l.m SELF che petty amusement he
can experience is iar outweighted oy
'..et ol que loNr
iIaN.I,al lo@e's' am sur :, 90 nv. NV,
would soon cease to be lokers
Certainly uo person 10 bis right
senses would wish 20 amuse himself
a the cost of many years ~ suffer
rr to another human being Yet
'7 me price paiu 'ot l''N"'''e'
'l' f''. '- j'N'7
a ii' 'll'a4 man oi uAF a'a a""'H T.
2nle, Sp,,'alist in nervous ana
lii.h'N lFoNoits' was once 1pil. u'''e q
hs young woman VINO c"l'll, l,'N''.''
OK peculiar ana "iai iAins ~ ii.p p,U'i's'
Ae0e consisted OF Iepe"t'o az
.''Ns ".' AeaaA1he' palI '"iloh ol 'lle
Net''. ana t"ll1hihs oI DOM o, nus
f"'h a''"Sh iAs'td loI iuou'' ~
H,' ana occasionally the '"''oh-
was so eFeie taat --4' oii's
woman "ou'3 nave 70 20 10 oeu
l'blihS 'otar psils' she ''.u 'ils
physician oii'h nave lhe qut eIesl
sort or irting ieei as II were
npl myself oui some r'uuF elSe.
lhere are times "heu lae "ho'e
l"i' lle OF 10y pHoy ls Nl'nuul sen
on J om able 10 strike thai SIDE
aoat tee'ine the least IN
~
an.e ne.to1s disease, and dag.
ot i'flN wa hiale n'S
ne2rf fa'i ih' syhFtoiAs io' -
Fssi "t e'1-.t VET. 4l - ,1,
q
The Detroit times., 1917-12-06

The devoid 7ment of nar'hcru Nin.
nesofa WITH particular reference to
prlmotirt Che sheep raising indus.
trv. is % be discussed at series
~ meetings 90 begin today o' Brain
-- ii----tr-rtr- IT
annual meetings OF thr Northern
Minnesota Development arrooiati0n.
fhr Minnesota Potato Growers ass
soe'gfi0B. and the Northern Mime
sofa sheep Growers association
The Detroit times., 1917-12-06
1t Is a Pointer

a New York jury has indicted
Sweeney, head 6f the program Of that
Army and Navy bazaar which took in
$1,000 and turned out $3.50 for the sol
diers and Sailors
Better yet, the aldermen have passed
n ordinance under which all entertain
ments given in the name of charity must
obtain permits from the department of
licenses and be under its control There S
"A pointer in this for every. community in
the country not similarly ,afeguarded
The Detroit times., 1917-12-06
"Let Us BE Sane

The best food advice that has
been given the public of late is
Easy on The food panic" It came
from Buffalo phoiesslers who add.
ed Tpl Che public that there
plenty q. food and 90 top rushing
.hn groceries and buylne supplies
In ueot.rssiy large quantifie
Fag 0 fhr food panic
Don cot excited over food short.
1re There has not been any scri-
ol@ fool shortage as yet Ira these
war times wa must be normal Hor
mal in rur occupations. normal Dol
olr uica arna normal lD 0ll Our ac
triIes and above alI clse normal
.u fhe purchase 0f our supplies
Ir other words. Jet us De- sane -
Buffalo Ekrfcra
The Detroit times., 1917-12-06
The Tenant
(As THE LANDLORD SEES HIND

eY BERToN sRALEY
Hc asks for paper and for paint
IH infinite variety.
iIe always has some new complaint
The neirhborIng society
Disturb hIs rest 'Tbc ncighbOr7 hrais
Af' 'orgh" hc iaye tho blame Go me
lf kcpi awake bv backyard cais
Ilc charges up fhc same io mo
lls children mark tho bedroom wall,
And scratch thc hardwood floors q l0'
But 10 : make kIct at am
HowImuly ehoofs and roars a lot
And,t he hat part p8y
Iaai other itugBg h0tllnbot
Ife tells me ou the phone next day,
I've not thing FOO growl about
In stuccocd eails be- hammers nails.
Breaks windows vifh celebrity.
-s-t4-44 -t--------- 7--rri r--ti-
~ show some aUsicrity.
Tic holds Che rent up while he can
And thus my peace he banisheB.
Thcn-fhen De phones The moving nan
Packs up by night and vanshesi
The Detroit times., 1917-12-06
PAYS To Advertise

Col A. e BlnEey found "a pair ~
wnmeuE gloves ir fhe trimming
school grounds at Bocnvi1e ie
+-----------l-----..l- y -.-.i-..--
ferrd On rd THo days ainr
Nr- U'afrr noticed Giro want s1
The Office called Col B.atcy who
returned his Yife's gloves kansas
City Times
The Detroit times., 1917-12-06

VIZ 'II|'I I"IHIUE y HViIUtI OF
school children at her fathers
beautiful home IN Alabama. AZ
ter the luncheon her little
guests were shown thru the
piece m order that thcy might
ujOy thc many beautiful
thiugs IL contained. This"
said Miss Ifinds," a- She was
then. Indicating "a statue, is
The Detroit times., 1917-12-06
Laugh WIfh Us

A large dredging machine was at work at the
Liverpool landing stage, clearing p space IN the
RIunr Arnrnnu nIlnn-
The Detroit times., 1917-12-06
4 ne n eeO " etI
L QUINN
BY Webster.
r. o 0gRt

tItho Billions OF Eed GRO Christ
mas have hfea soma Forth o
The Detroit times., 1917-12-06

what are tho CHIEF Implements then7'
II wouldn't heluxL1- IL -l-llld-4uu said the
workman you don't understand tho nature Of
thrir use"
Probably not. bur I Insist on knowing what
they are" said the lawyer
WELL Il you insist said The man-"brAinsi"
The Detroit times., 1917-12-06

Minerva"
WAS Minerva marricd2" asked one Of the
ttle Elris
NO my child" said tbe future countess smll-
INK enigmaucay Minerva was thc goddess
OF wisdom
The Detroit times., 1917-12-06

Lady Curzon has always greatly interested her
self in charitable works and on ono occasion she
The Detroit times., 1917-12-06

TOT WAT DUO n0tIr- :. I00H OI fUcW-
His vifa pulled h.s alm and said Coon Ar:
wcl miss T. uait"
"Na" said Az Am goin' to see the last
bucket up
The Detroit times., 1917-12-06

THE germ destroys Tissues aua
produces ro.sons or toxins which
cause r.+ well known symptoms OF
ua disease.
The c-mwoDest form OF tubercr-
Ioss uberculoH- # b iun9-. or
consumption bun it mas occa- iu
eay part ol the body md ecaly
10 the bonea sad io.r ot children
~ .s most apr o attack fho per
son who b iu weakened physical
condition. one sgTerr- from lack
ot proper food. or "a victim af alco-
hG.W Sometime it attacks clos"
oD Che heels ~ gr.r colds pneu
mon,a measles typhoid f6fer 0r
1iDur
aad living and working Cond
lions impure air, darkness. dir
Hl dust also help 20 bring about
tho disease
The Detroit times., 1917-12-06

-erw Tho germ is vegetable
para a.ta or Gun ls. rod ehorcd ar5
a'pro1lnatoly 100000 90 an acl
ions and 100000 ot an inch wide
This germ nee discovered by DR.
Robert Koch az 1erliH r 1850
The eyrecf7~a ZION oi q co1-lUr-
t.yo may contain millions o- t1e-e
e..H-a.r
The Detroit times., 1917-12-06

great Atlantic liners 20 come
alongside for landing OF cargo
and uasacnCcrs
a c0untryum trippcr was
watching mo Numerous buCt
cts and machinery with wldr
open mouth Several times has
friends urged him to Coon
hui lr mLGhI hntn boon nInrn
The Detroit times., 1917-12-06

y on are a. Iabofcf bo-
Heye?" no said 10 The quietly
dressed man iu the box
a workman, slr, said the
man who waF civil engineer.
with pick and shovel 60 said
tho lawyer insolonfiY
Those are NOT Tho chicf iw
plefnents Of nay trade. said Ibc
The Detroit times., 1917-12-06

Miss 4. v NJ asks rs there
anything can DO % stop the habit
of birnc my finger nails q"
Nothing but the exercise OF Will
u0Wcr
The Detroit times., 1917-12-06

This man Kaltschmldt hasn't much 70 say
Just at present for being such an explosive
sort o. fellow.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-06

0IuVII -|I. = porIUI u TCTITTT
rond health had follow ed, attor
which the fyster,cal attacks gradual
'y se u
rt case is typical Of many that
m,att 1c el from medical annals.
prf-icaI i0sers have indeed much
.p answer i0I
The Detroit times., 1917-12-06

A Fremont, Eeb., dispatch says "A man
from Connecticut who insisted on being
served with ham and eggs on meatIess
4rr-naid- -s25--In court or for The ham
nn1 erre7
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-04-29
kiter the War France to
Be HEAVY BUYER in America

tcorrespondence Of The Associated Press)
Paris March 20--Despite the eff
forts OF the French government to
dispense witt, all imports that are
not vital, French economists esti-
mate that France will be "a heavier
buyer in America after the war than
before it. though her purchases will
BE- small in proportion to the present
figures. After examining the situa-
tion that American business interests
must face when peace Is restored, the
economists draw the following CON
clusion:
Germany will suffer most. France
will use its own waterfalls to furnish
power for electric plants instead of
Westphalian coal and will make her
own coloring matter and other chem
ical products in plants Developed as
a result of the war. Once her blast
furnaces and rolling mills in the
north and northeast are rebuilt,
France will emancipate herself from
dependency upon foreign supplies Of
steel, 1t is not expected, however,
that she will be ready TO produce the
machine tools needed to rebuild her
great industries in the north, and it
is predicted that she will require
heavy importations of materials and
foodstuffs.
New public works, It has been sug-
gestcd, can provide for the United
States market for the continuation
OF some of the industrial activities
developed by the war, New railroad
lines, new canals and new ports In
Europe, Asia and Africa will afford
openings for the employment Of
American capital and industry.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-04-29
STOP SPECULATING
IN WHEAT OPTIONS
Omaha Grain Exchange Orders
Trading in May Options Be
Discontinued.
LOWER PRICES FOLLOW

Tie idea that local corner exists
in MAY wheat was exploded when,
on the floor OF the Omaha Grain ex-
change, E. c. Twamley, chairman OF
the clearing house committee, pub
.liciy announced that in Omaha ele-
ya,ors the actual contract wheat ex-
ceeds the open trades two bushels to
one. He also announced that the
quantity OF wheat on hand exceeds all
other May trades ten TO one.
Following the announcement, as he
SAID, TO eliminate speculation"
Chairman Twamley ordered the dis
continuing of trading in the May
wheat option, SO far as the local mar
ket is concerned.
Almost to Three Dollars.
Prior to the disseminating OF trad
ing the May option sold up to S29l,
with the low at $2.85, as against $2.65
to $2.S0H Friday. At the same time
May on the Chicago market was sell
ing at $2.67 to S2.75, as against $2.52
to $40 Friday.
On the local market trading in July
wheat continued, the option ranging
between $2.26 to $2.40H, as against
$2.l9 to $2.29Il Friday. On the Chi
cago market the July option sold at
$2.2l to $3.50 as against S2.l6 to $40
Friday.
The low wheat prices Of the day
came near the close OF the session,
when a, wire from Winnipeg an
nounced decline OF IS cents a bushel
in wheat, due to the fact that the
grain exchange OF that city had an
fiounced that any member trading
without orders would be suspended
and that the British government was
not in the market for futures,
Decline at Winnipeg.
The action OF the Winnipeg ex-
change, coupled with that OF the
Omaha Grain exchange, had de-
pressing effect upon the Chicago mar
ket, according to wires from the Chi
cago Board of Trade there. All gains
OF the day were wiped out and at the
closing hour May wheat was set back
to 500 and July to $2,25H per bushel.
This was drop Of more than 10
cents. ts
The Omaha cash wheat market was
unchanged from Friday, the few
sales being made at around S2.S5 to
500 per bushel. Receipts were fairly
heavy for Saturday, forty-one car
loads.
Corn receipts were seventy car-
loads and prices were cent higher
to w cents lower, with a good de-
mand, from cattle feeders of Nebraska
aud Iowa.
Oats sold at cent to IN cents off,
with prices at II cents to 7lA' cents
per busheI. Receipts were forty-two
carloads,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-04-29
ARMORED CAR CREW
DOES DEADLY WORK
Mohammedans Moved Down
as the Machines, With 0c-
oupants Unhurt, Move On.
TWO HUNDRED ARE KILLED

Correspondence of The Associated Press,)
British Headquarters in Egypt,
March 25.--In the recent raid of the
Egyptian armored car column on the
Senussi, an Arabic order of Moham-
medans, the crews of the cars travelled
200 miles into the Limyan desert,
fought stubborn and well-hidden
enemy for twenty hours and, during
thehight, twenty-five men in the cars
remained within 500 yards OF a foe
outnumbering them by fully twenty
five to one. The story. Of the raid
is told by the British official eye
witness:
The grand sheik OF the Senussi,
Sayed Alarmed, was known to be at
the Siwah oasis, with his commander
in-chief, Mohamed Saleh, and the
remnants OF his army, 800 rifles
strong. The problem Of supply made
It imperative that the journey of 400
miles out and back should be per-
formed in week. 1t was exclusively
a motor column.
Negotiate the Pass.
The British force bivouaced the first
night ninety miles from the coast and
went on next day to the summit of
a sharp ridge hfteeL miles from Siwah.
The Senussi were hidden on series
of low hills. Sequa pass, considered
by the, Senussi the only possible road
from Siwah to the outer country,
was mined and the armored cars had
to surmount ridge to gain access to
the little valley facing the Senussi
position. Every car safely negotiated
the rough-and tumble pass, except
those in the supply service. The ar
mored cars led the way toward Girba,
chief town of the oasis, and all but
two Of them got into action within
800 yeards of the Sehussi position
by 10 o'clock.
The cars had hot reception. The
tops of the turrets had been removed
to save weight, and the mohafzia, as
the Senussi sharpshooters are called,
scampered from the places of security
behind rocks to the top of the Girba
limestone cliffs and poured down a
plunging fire in the hope Of hitting
the machine gunners inside the cars.
Leaving one car in the center to
engage the enemy, the remainder
moved to the right and left to en-
filade the position, and for half an
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-04-29
HE SAVED SEVENTEEN LIVES
Death Claims Lake Michigan Hero,
Who Inquired, "Did ! Do
Nv Best2" ,.

Edward W. Spencer, first student
life-saver at Northwestern university
at Evanston and the hero Of the
Lady Elgin,"' died at Burbank, Cal,
recently after lingering illness. He
was 81 years old.
His death recalls a bit of almost
forgotten Chicago history. In 1860
the side-wheel steamer Lady Elgin
collided with the schooner Augusta
off Winnetka while bound for Mil
waukee and sank, with the loss. of the
lives Of 295 passengers. Spencer's
feat Of rescuing seventeen persons
was commemorated by the class Of
1898, (which ;erected bronze memo-
rial tablet in the Orington Lune IL
brary at the university June 3, 1908.
AS Spencer sank with exhaustion
on completing his final trip through
the breakers and the surf he asked
the question inscribed on the tablet,
did l do my best?" His experience
left him broken in health and he went
to California to recuperate. He lived
there until his death.-Chicago News.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-04-29
Omahan, Returned from Wilds of
South America, Is Unrecognized
H. e. Fredrickson Hides Behind
Chin Shrubbery and Has to
Identify Self.
is TAKEN FOR A SPY

The fellow hiding behind this chin
shrubbery is not a German spy,
though he was taken for one at New
Orleans few days ago. No won
der, for his own wife didn't know
him.
He is H. E. Fredrickson, for
merry leading automobile dealer
of Omaha, who has since retired
from the business, having made his
fortune.
Fredrickson raised this crop OF
chin jungle in the wilds Of Central
America in the last three months.
He has been looking after his gold
mine and associating with Indians
and monkeys.
When he stepped upon the docks
at New Orleans a few days ago the
soldiers on guard took him for a spy
what is your nationality" they
asked Frcdrickson, as they eyed his
whiskers and broad-brimmed hat.
Says He's a Sherman"
I'm a 'Cherman,'" replied Fred
rickson, in his best feigned brogue.
Stand here moment" came the
reply, and Fredrickson was detained
while the other passengers passed.
To make the joke better he set his
two grips down very gently, as
though greatly concerned about the
explosives" in them.
A soldier yankcd one OF the grips
open, and as luck would have it,
opened the one containing the pistol
with which the Omaha man had been
shooting wild bears in Central
America.
"Ah-ah-hap said the guard. The
customs officers came and they all
took part in the search
When the Omahan finally estab-
lished his identity the soldiers were
"peeved." whats the idea in joking
US this wayf" said one. Were not
here to be joked with" But su-
perior officer told the boys it had
been good experience for them and
he hoped they would benefit by it.