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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-26
The Keep Well Column
cHTL BLAtai

when chilblaln is only con
gesteo spot 3, should be washed
twice a day in cold salt vafor
rubbed dry with flannel and subject
81 20 applications OF tincture ~
iodine and soap IMMINENT or equal
parts ~ turpont'ne and olive oil
itching Is relieved hy painting
beiiadonna llniment upon The part
and allowing q 20 dry
Cold locally produces frost bite
A frost bite In which the skin Is
Vivid should be treated with friction
o. snow or rubbing with tOwei
soaked In ice water
As The skin becomes warmer and
congestion disappears the part
should be wrapped In cotton wool.
sufferer from frost bite should
not suddenly be brought into a
warm room
In trivial frost bite the sVelling
and redndss usually disappear In .
few days In many oases the rcd
moss o. permanent and n man.
cases returns under The influence Of
slight cold
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-26
The High Cost OF Living
And Exodus From the Farm,

me that he success full farmer mas
time 10 read. time FOR recreation
and time 20 entcs life as 40 other
member OF the laboring classes can
cream q having. and yet the seeds
CT discord have been sown which only
years Of perhaps suffering can up-
root
There was a time and there are
Instances today. where the farm
helper Is expected 20 be so inter
ested in the success 81 his employer
that he would Willingly sacrifice
every minute Of his waking hours
Ia physical exertioc. gsr ting up Win
The birds and working in the ueld
al night way beyond a reasonable
hour, and adding 20 this require
nent. the hour OF more Of n.eht
chores
Working hours from 4,l5 a m TO
: and even p. II. IS IL prect.ced
On some farms today ant vas com
mon on al farms 30 years age is
unreasonable AMI uncalled Tor az any
ssason % the year This Is lack Of
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-26
The Heather Indictment

What r. 10 b said 10 he hesthen- Al
official OF China discussing the millions tha,
bis country is TO spend FOR preparedness. says
1T Is the misfortune Of China that your
Christian nations have forced upon Us the stag
serfng costs OF selfdefense.
For thousands OF years peace and honesty
were the cardinal principles OF the Chinese
people. in their religion and in their social and
national life.
II is only within comparatively recent years
that China learned anything about a banking
system.
Dishonesty meant such absolute ostrscisn
that suicide was preferable TO existence in dis
honor
But the nations decided 20 uplift the heather
and. in order that they do nos ift all she's got.
China has got 10 90 into the war business 4,
the Christian nations viii lend her the money
and teach her how 20 scientifically cut threats.
They simply won't let The yellow Peril"
sleep
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-26
And the Senate Heard
Major William Harllee

Last week the United States senate
subcommittee which is now holding hear
ings on the Chamberlain compulsory
service bill listened to an army man or
the subject of CONSUMPTION.
Any doubts il may have had as TO the
position of Major William c. Harllee of
the United States marine corps, on this
matter. were completely cleared up by the
major, radical army man, who is abso
lutely and unqualihed!y opposed 10 com.
pulsory service from every point Of view.
Our present military institution is re-
sponsible for the small number of enlist.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-26
Is Violence Ever Justifable?

This Is a question Tor discussion
hat requires some clear thinking
Perhaps few % us would care 20
give definite negative in view ~
all the OWLS there are IN inc world
But frat of all note that Jesus used
direct action and vet vas not violent
go much a. spectacular fie did in
decd drive men and animals before
Him and oycrthrop The money
benches Yet IA, vas rather giving
an object lesson than .nhictlng dam
age He was violent IN much tho
same way that The mon ~ tho pos
Ton Tea party were violent but not
in the way thai John Brown fought
al Harpers Ferry. calling for an ia
surrcction ~ tho slaves Tho John
Browns moral indignation is shared
BY all today. cool students tell us
that he made a peaceful solution Of
nc slavery problem IMPOSSIBLE by
his tactics.
Forcc usually Gorc7t i's own Oh
lccfs Bnt moral conrage and 81
splen did object pcs IN offcn accom-.
plish permanent reforms a con
splcnors crsrrlc of This u The case
~ Teicrachl. no Syrian mons,
who in mo rolgn 81 HonorMs rush
ID into fho Roman arena and FOR
bade tho g,llffoual combat No
was stoned fo d. fh by ihe poru
lace but never again did fha' blood
thirsty entertainment delight ihe
people ~ Rome o. had once for an
been shown 8p for what t wac an
inhuman and cruel appeal 10 all tho
brutal instincts which Christianity
was striving 10 conquer and tame.
On the other hand Lincoln was
right when he restrained his feel
ings upon seeing for the nrst time a
slave auction az New Orleans lie
realized his impotence NJ the time
and according 20 fhe story DC told
his klnsman John Hanks that n ever
| he had a chance 90 bat that thing
he would hif n hard Ils chance
came " is visc 90 discern mo signs
~ the times " IS we'll 20 know
when your hour has not vet come b.
\ Christian Herald
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-26

To TIC Esito- o. TIE rs~es
The editorial Of Jan. -. contain
lng The letter from Mr Van Ness.
brings out some very interesting
thoughts for discussion ! would
Ike 20 touch on one or two Of them.
There are grave reasons Why the
Dung man leaves the farm 70 seek
an imaginary improvement in condi-
tons for himself AMI il truly IS mag
mary.
Many farmers today are ~ far
better educated than he average
city man In The quietude o. nature
they have tie IDEAL environment for
reflective th0ught and az the same
time are constantly In touch with
all The world thru the r4rL free de-
avery The well read farmer. tEere-
fore. has better all-round mental
development than the city college
man WHO must devote his whole en-
orgy 70 win The dollars or fall Dc
Mnd In the race to- mere existence.
spent 2 number OF years on be
farm and that experience proved TO
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-26

system which is repllsiye 20 the
,oung man ~ today Tie desirabi.
farm hand today IS the man who
thinks. and such man must have
tune for study time for social i'm
rrovement. music. etc or hc Nill
gall under MS yoks and embrace he
6rsi opportunity 10 better his oondi-
ton
a bad reputation all cling FOR
years after The reformation. but
when Il IS realized by the Young man
that there IL an opportunity offered
on the farrl for mental as we'll As
physical improvement believe
there viii ne a satisfying movement
back 20 nature and the cry that wc
are unable 20 secure help 10 produce
q supply equal TO lho demand will
have died away
A gopd man or NE farm can DO
more work in nine hours than ne
can in -. AMI get ap fresh AMI hap
~ for his next day work have
teen there and have seen many farm
crs m BY ne use n little reason
have mad more money in che year
on a nine hour per day system than
their ncighbors on an equally produe-
uye farm made N four year b.
working 70 hours per day and sur.
lay A man IL willing 10 work eisb'
ours a day in the factory and adf
% this from one 20 two hours ~
worse than work hanging by his eve
ashes 20 a street car. and rhe would
BE- happy 20 exert tho same energy
on The farm providing h. fond
equally attractive surroundings At
The end ~ the Journey
Let It be known that the fam
hand does not have 20 cat brcakfa q
and supper by lamp light in SUM.
mer iha, be- can have regular ard
rea-onatle hours for rest and i'm
TIoyemcn' and. n "a married man. q
reasonable allowance from the 'arri
toward his LIVING. and he problem
~ the nigh cost - living IS solved
" IS BOUGHTON.
No. 81 Loraine-ave.
Jan. -. 1917
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-26

II you have a cold. you know hos
unpleasant i. is. You feel used up
congested. hot and chilly By turns.
Perhaps your eyes ache. perhaps
your head also You may be tor
mented BY rackinz cough.
In any event. your general state
is one Of extreme discomfort You
would not willingly inaic, on others
The misery you are experiencing.
YET II you 20 among others you
arr almost certain 20 pass your cold
along unless sou watch your sneezs
sneezing IL a natural result % s..
.rifsuon On ne nose n q a device
70 help restore The well being of the
organism A. such Il is useful. not
hurtful. 20 the sneeEer
But II becomes decidedly hurffui
10 other people II care H. not taken
20 cover tha nose and mouth with a
Handkerchief when sneezing For
whenever 4 person sneezes. and par
ticmarly II he mas a heavy cold. ~
.ets free disease germs which MAJ
infect Others With colds or worse.
In Ike manner the coldafficied
infect Others by coughing and sDit
tiur Germs responsible Tor the cold
-ur the germs latent in nose and
mouth discharged by he
coughing and spitting. and set into
tho AIR. ~ 10 inhaled Or swallowed
10y Others
I r3s This fscf which accounts FOR
tho familiar phenomepo1 or q cold
! running nri fami.,
Tic fraf member Of ths fam.ly 90
f FAKE cold So nor car fii enough when
sueeuns and coughing. The air %
the house becomes germiaden Tic
other members have IN breathe lt
and they then catch cold" unless
their resisting power happens TO b
A. high point
Epidemics a. colds spread thru
whole communities In similar fash
ION People having colds sneeze
and cough recklessfy In crowded
street cars. in churches. in thes,ers
In other places Of public resort.
The germs with which they poison
the air. ~ no, Immediately inhaled
by Others. arc carried away By them
on their clothing. or cling 20 M
doors. walls, and Furnishings. This
mean that ih-re n danger OF sub
SeQuent an well 80 Immediate infec
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-26
ments, according TO Major Harllee, who
declared:

ments, according 10 Major Harlee. who
declared:
Our present military institution violates some
~ our best American traditions. Purge ~ OF the
distAsteful things make n businesslike. adopt IN
II accepted methods and you will md thousands
OF willing mer-more than you can take care or
FOR military training.
Their is nothing pusiIlaninous about the
American people They don't need system
bols,ered up by courts tails and military con
stahuiaries 10 bring them 20 proper prepars'
ton for national defense when you have
brought The military system IN harmony with
things AMERICAN, YOU will ind different attl-
tude toward % and no necessity for such drastic
measures As compulsory or universal military
service.
OUR MILITARY INSTITUTION Is NOT An
AMERICAN PRODUCT
We borrowed IL from England and Continental
Europe-from countries whore there were onl'
two classe. OF men gentlemen and common
men such a system does nor a. America
American army laW recognizes today two
separate and distinct classes 81 men IN our milf
tsry service There IS line OF cleavage between
them. Il Is caste distinction
There was no caste In TIE Confederate army
nor IN the Citizen army 81 the United states
during The SOS Why should Nc breed Il nov N
our barracks and expect our army 20 serve az
model for citizen soidiery
The thing above all others which prevents men
from entering The military service - the oath Of
enlistment II Il 81 oath o. bondage
Unhappy or dissatisfied men are o. no earthiv
use 20 = military BODY 7 arr absolutely oppose 4
10 universal service or compulsory service or
any kind o. service except hat which IS rendered
by willing Dumb driven cattle cannot BE-
taught or trained
Major Harllee was West Point cadet,
volunteer in the Spanish-American war,
serving as a private. corporal. sergeant
and first sergeant during the PHILIPPINE
instruction. after which ne entered the
marine corps.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-26

ton No wonder that colds tend 20
become epidemic.
And observe
Germs which in one person give
rise only 20 light cold may In OH
ct persons cause a heavy one PEG
pie differ greatly in their natural or
acquired susceptibility to- the yiru-
fence o, disease germs
When a heavy cold results. the
vital forces are MARKEDLY lowered
This Increases the su-ceptiniiity 90
other diseases. notably pneumonia.
ifnusnza. and tuberculosis.
Accordingly - IL no exasgera'ion
10 say that oarelessness in snee1ins
and coughong may be as fatal 70
other people a. tho the careless. one
stabbed or shot them.
You have no desire am sure. 70
be = slayer Of other people Nery
we'll n you must appear IN public
when you have a cold. always use a
handkerchief 20 cough into. % spit
nfo. 20 sneeZe into.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-26
From Another Point of KieD
By c. 7. S.

You noticed no doubt, that they want
the state game warden 70 keep an eye
On people who drink like fish.
ono Wonder
Little Jack Homer
Got in on a corner
OF sugar. when prices were low
Since the war has been started
From friends he's departed.
And lives. now, IN Millionarss' row
The bloodhounds pursuing the Windsor
slayer lost the scent at the race track.
The old, old story Lost at the race
track
Our aldermen are accused Of plot 10
get" Police Commissioner Couzens. Be
cause, probably, al the present time, they
don't.
our language d beyond my ken
Complained old ~. Hv'~h
'For 7 kroVf thst ne elos~st men
-L.ke sieLsk-
"og ", ia r.'.a,.s yyiss -..:'sa4'ns '-
y asked tai man for loan
And fo.nd hi~ sery short
-Alisnto~n reTo-rst
The nsrroWesf ard thinnss. men
EouU Own THIS ~ fraHd
HEfe often proved Hffh focg no pen
That they very broad
iitl stor Post
Another queer arr~aIy
Yort an6 - r1lfr A. tue
who stands W straight nay -
- crooked a. sores
Ne 10 phiss GO r--rercI Al Appesi
when asseo ,or som. one eiss 70 az
doiar--tna- F an
TouU fnf 'h~ follow known htg
~ often very sr1a =.
Eddie Ggsst.
Into the game win sharpered shears.
We Join the bows In bufting
The column is fh- oriv thing
That longer grows from cutting
Twin babies on MS beat have been
adopted by a policeman Of Ada. Ohio
he win put them. probably. whore they
won't keep him awake
No afty-6fty. wc take IL for the cdi
tor Of the Milington Gazette He adyer
tises for printer nho must be two
thirder"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-26
The Great AnachrOnism
5Y Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright, 1915, by Frank Crane)


When we stop to think about IT, one
thing that strikes us about war is that
it Is a monstrous and amazing anachron-
ism. 1t does not belong to this age al
all. II is entirely out of line with the
trend of modern life. 1t is holdover
from medieval days.
Time was when fighting was the regl-
lar business of good part of the popu-
lation. The mobiles especially were profess
slonal fighting men. Even when there
was mo war on they would get together
band of retainers and go over and
slaughter their neighbors. just for prac-
tice.
The merchants fought. or kept hired
lighting men. The peasants fought. The
ooys fought 1t seemed to be everybodys
principal business in the days William
Morris and Walter Scott wrote about.
People lived in walled cities. Barons
had Fashioned and buttressed and moated
castles. And any leading citizen that had
not stabbed somebody in a duel or mauled
him to death in joust was rather small
potatoes.
All that has practically disappeared.
Cities are no longer fortified Knights er-
rant do not roam the highways. Robber
bands do not live in the forests nor
pirates infest the seas.
People nowadays are occupied in con-
Structive work They are busy and in
terested in those activities that used to
be sneered at They keep store, manufac-
ture goods. raise produce, and altogether
express themselves in business.
Yet in this universal business civiliza-
ton armies linger as dangerous vermi-
form appendix. States are still organized
on a military basis. Even the advanced
United States Of America still has its
secretaries of war and the navy, and
spends billions on keeping up the non
sense of mediaevaliSm.
We shall probably grow out of il.
Slowly we will come to realize that no
body wants to fight and there is no use
in keeping up enormous fighting ma
chimes.
The common people Of Germany do not
hate the common people of France. They
want to do business with them. The
whole matter of national rivalries is fic-
titious.
Once we realize that the PEOPLES OF
the nations have no quarrel with each
other, but that the only quarrel lies be-
tween the RULING CLASSES--once
we begin to GOVERN NATIONS FOR
THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE WHO
COMPOSE THEM, and not for their dyn-
asties, we will lose interest in war.
We shall come out Of the Great lllu-
sion some day, as a strong man awakens
from sleep and bad dreams.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-26

taking exercise or upon approaching
Ere When congested, Il itches,
tingies and stings
when ohilblain affects the toes
large shoes and wooden stockings
should be worn. Tight garfers
should also be avoided
A sufferer from ohilblain should
take regular outdoor exercise and
should not. loiter about fire. A
general cold sponge bath shouif he
taken morning and evening FOL
loved BY rubbings With alcohol and
friction With = coarse towel sleep
With parm stockings on or take a
hos water bag 20 bed with you
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-26
Pointed Paragraphs

Some men talk more religion IN 10
minutes than they practice tn 10
years
Some mon are likee silver plated
knives they look bright but are 81
ten dull
OFTEN woman IL 80 inconsistent
that after making up her mind as 20
her age she's unable 20 stick 10 IT,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-26

I1II D ITU 20 FHIIFTI HHFIHe
been refused az other recruit.
Ing station
What's your sge7" be was
asked
"Just 81. was The prompt
reply
The recruiting officer ,eur
vey"d The would be- recruit
crticaliy Been delayed sOm,
wfkre. haven't YOU he said
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-26

rongsstion upon
fhr toes he ears
The Singers or
nose Sow and
then ~ insames
and ulCeratet
A chilDiain Is
likely 20 become
congested upon
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-26

SPRING under tho seat ~ a rock.
INK chair that a Pennsylvania has
patented can be connected 10 p
Washing machine 20 operate n as a
person seated in Tho chair rocks
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-26

Heat radiation Of sn air-col4ed
motor has been greatly increased by
Tho simple expedient OF attaching %
the existing iron hns number Of
aluminium Ems
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-26
The Daily Reminder


l1le-Lora George Germsin. the ir-
recunctiaotc zoe uf Afu,fttA tn tao
caolnet ~ Lord Nortn durns tho
rsNotuuon, born ga england. Died
thee Aug 30. lrst
is.S--Af Edward Jcnncr. the dis-
coNgrcr ~ vaccination. died ln lun-
don. Born On Glouccst'rsbirc May ~
iSs7 Michigan was admitted into
the union. with Detroit - the state
capital
burnside as commander OF tho army
OF the lotumar
1855 -Uolley converter for making
Rcsscarr steel patented
lSsp--l.akc ofs zurich frozen over
Tor M INST t.me in nenrly 700 wears
ISgS- con thlu~s~ Gordon. ~
NOUS Eugllsh suill"r and admlnts-
traitor. Killed al hhsrtoum. Born
Jan 1879
1853 HeEUuning ~ the great street
railway strike no Brooklyn
1894 Reconciliation between the
German emperor and Prince Bis
march
IaiH-The United states Banking
after heavy ram
1911 The Canadian reciprocity
sgrermrnt MAS scut o. congress by
prCSlh.ut Taft
l9is-iermauy seized food supply
by ofAcnl cdict
oNE YEAR AGO TO-DAY ~ THE
WAR
Italian trenches AZ cslavia cap
tured hy Austrtaus
krlflah Tabor voted ~ support the
government war policy.
Paris claimed all of the lost grouud
AZ Melville had been rrcON cred.
CCnstantfuuplr again r.uu. - "a
Prtish rcpulse with appaling loss
es
ToDAN's BIRTHDAYS
RI Rev Daniel sylvester futile
prrsldlr bishop % tie Protestant
/. -. sAi church in the United
states, born .u WindhaTn, g. " So
Prank ID Low1en. the new Eover-
NOS ~ Illinois horn ln sunrise CITY.
MINI. So years aGo today
Prince AUgustus William. fourth
son u tho German emperor. born IN
pofRd 90 years ago tndAV
- v~innd - DODGE. New York
merchant All philanthroptst born tE
Sew York city 81 years ago today
Rt Hon Thomas Mcklnron Wood.
late chancellor ~ tbc duChy ~ Ian
caster and financial secretary Co. ire
British treasury. born IN London 81
years aeo today
Douglas Macarthur L. $. A. MILF
tRry censor - "a" Way department
born in Arkansas 81 yeSrs Rgo to-day.
George pllvcr United AT
senator from Pennsylvania. Born ~
Ireland 50 years REn to-day
art aud president ~ the Amer can
Pageant association, born 10 ogl c
county, Illinois - ytars ago today.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-26
Was 1t the Idea of the
10000 Majority to Drive
the Saloon Into the Home?

One Of them was presented by Rep.
Merlin Wiley, in behalf Of the Anti-Saloon
league, from which organization we had
reason TO expect a request for law that
would be a true Interpretation OF the
10000 dry majority rolled up by the
voters in November.
But for that Interpretation, however,
we are compelled to look to the bill IN
troduced by Rep. George Z. Macarthur,
who seems TO have much better under
standing of just what the amendment
placed before these voters meant.
The Macarthur bill interprets the
amendment to have meant what 1t very
plainly said-to mean that the voters
wanted Michigan dried up.
The Anti-Saloon league bill interprets
the amendment to have meant something
that it did not say and something that IT
did not mean.
Even the spirit of the amendment as it
appeared on the ballot to guide the voters
for their only guide-has been sacri-
feed In the letter Of the Anti-Saloon
league bill.
Both the spirit and the letter of the
amendment are preserved in the Nc
Arthur bill, and thru the Macarthur bill
alone can the people of Michigan realize
the victory against John Barleycorn that
was won only after the hardest kind Of
q fight.
The Macarthur bill seizes for the people
Of Michigan upon the advantage that
came to them in the upholding by the
United States supreme court of the Webb
Kenyon law prohibiting the interstate
shipment of alcoholic liquors for personal
use
The Anti-Saloon league bill shows no
disposition to recognize either the law or
the advantage.
It is the kind of bill which the league
leaders feel compelled to apologize for
along with its introduction, and in the
apology which accompanied its introduc-
ton, it is explained that the law will pro
hibit the use or possession of liquor in any
place other than persons home"
The law proposed by the Anti-Saloon
league interprets the dry majority of last
November to mean that the people voted
for prohibition with "a stick in it,
The argument is presented that those
who like just "a wee drap" voted dry for
the purpose of banishing the saloon, and
with the understanding that they, them
selves, would not be sacrificing drink for
themselves or the privilege of getting
drunk should it happen to be their inclina-
ton to get drunk.
That brings the Anti-Saloon league 5
VII pretty SlOSc W IiiS lit vi class ltSlSid-
ton.
The law proposed by Rep. Macarthur
takes account of the fact that prohibition
was voted by the people not alone TO ban
ish the saloon, but to Danish the salooi.
IN FAVOR OF THE HOME.
That alcoholic liouor is the most vicious
influence against the home and happiness
of firesides was the strongest argument
advanced against alcoholic liquor in the
long. hard-fought campaign.
Just what did that campaign accom-
plish for the home in the light of the bill
introduced in the legislature by the Anti
Saloon league. WHICH BILL WOULD
CONVERT THE HOME INTO A SA.
LOON?
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-26

The bottle was placed in position. Crack
Tho Yankee hit o.. and IL disappeared IN FRA.
mcnfs into htc sea
frof ont another one said The marksman
"Nof AZ all ,hs conditions we're that va, A
hit that one three times out ~ six. Five shot,
more"