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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28
TOBACCO habit EASILY OVERCOME

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nike up In on Of the
practcng medicine in New York state
a license
Associated with him a while webb who
July H. 1912 pleaded guilty shons ana
was ed
his admitted
IA be IA a drunkard for is
mentioned introducing
the advertising has changed his
addr n New his methods
free" booktermsd by mail order medicine
immediate
inducing to take tobacco treatment
n advertisement CROOKED
Il crooked Ia misleading and tricky.
habit
IA
mouth
Of accomplish the desired result
with acid when the desire
will aid you in breaking yourseif&your habit
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28
Anniversaries

fSgt--Ths senate resolved that
President Jackson hao eNceeded hts
authority In removing deposits from
isls-Amerissn army under Gen.
Zachary Taylor appeared on the kio
Grande opposite AatamorAA
tsta-German national assembly
elected the king u Prussia emperor
be daellnsd 10 accent the honor.
England and France declared
NAr against Russia
lSSs-NlcArAgua placed herself IN
der the protection OF the United
IsTI-Ths commune was proclaim
ed 10 Paris.
Isss-Fourth centenary % Ra-
phael's birthday celebrated IN Rome
1878 Edmund Kirby smith noted
Confederate commander. died In Sc
vance. Tenn Born IN Augustine
FLA. May rs. 1874
rss4-Cnited states warship kear-
sarge which had been stranded on
RondAcoro reef. destroyed By C@fio-
iSot-Frrueh chamber Of deputies
voted 20 dHhaF Ire religious orders
from teaching Ia France
igeT-TweRty4 persons killed IN
a railroad wreck on the southern Pa
einc line. near Cotton. Cal
the United s,ates cruiser Charleston
OF Luzon during gun practice.
OWE YEAR AGO TODAY IN THE
WAR
British steamer Empress OF MID
land sunk
British held newiy-won ground at
St Elof tho heavily bonn hardrd
Russians reported capture 81 two
lines Of trenches near Bojana In Ca
rcia
Conference o, Allies in Paris
agreed on stricter measures 20 cut
on German food supply
ToDAY's BfRTHDAYs
Ariatide BRAND. VINO has recently
resigned the French premiership,
horn in Nantes 20 years ago today.
Jacob ~ Galiirger. United states
senator from New Hampshire. born
in Cornwall ont. so years ago.
Norman HapEood. well-knowu
author editor and journalist born In
Chicago "a years ago today.
Frank Clark. representative In con-
gress OF the Second Florida district.
born IN Fufaula. Ala, 81 years ago
today
Jimmy Barrett. former weil-known
major league baseball player. now
scout for the Detroit club. born In
Athol. Mass. ~ years ago today.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28
Let the People
Rule and-Write
Say, Sunday Is a lingo.

Says Sunday Is lingo.
To fhe Editor Of The Times:
Billy Sunday has broken out with
bad case OF Iingoism II the follow.
ing interview is a true symptom
Jesus. you are sure taking a lot
Of back talk from the kaiser. !
wish. Lord. you'd tell America 10
wipe Germany on the map. even as
you commanded Israel 20 destroy
the corrupt and idolatrous Canaan
ties. And III turn that New York
tabernacle into a recruiting station
II congress II only say the word.
Jesus shall be our commander
and he has voa HlndenburE beaten
To a fraEzle."
II this outburst" Is not reverse
ChrfstiNnity. pray what could &c?
b ALFRED HILLS,
No. 80 Clairmount-ave
March %. 1917.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28
= Lucky Thing for Our
Fire Chief They Found Those
Cheap Pine Joists i'm Time

There was fire on Woodward-ave.
The fire department responded.
The building found to be on fire was
n the heart of the downtown shopping
district.
Men, women and children, to the num-
Der Of thousands, passed in and out of
the stores in this building in the course
Of a week.
Thousands gathered daily in a theater,
next door.
While the firemen were engaged in
fighting the flames, there was a sudden
crash.
The floors had caved in.
Decayed joists had given way. No
FIRE had touched them.
Under the debris lay firemen, dead and
injured and some of the injured dying
Five met death in the crash.
There was great public indignation.
The thousands who had visited these
stores, risldng their lives in doing so
were thought of.
The thousands gathering daily in the
theater next door were thought Of.
As usual, when there is great public
Indignation over loss of life, which isn't
- very often the coroner announced
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28

should avoid sugars. fats, mix "a
beverage. nuts, cream, olive OIL.
pastry. salmon. lobster, sardines'
herring. mnckerel, pork and goose,
Foods that are not too rich In
food value yet satitfy the cravings
q hunger are best for any diet 70
reduce flesh These include lean
meat. fish not cooked In fat chick
on. spinach. lettuce. string beans,
carrots, tomatoes, Rrissels sprouts,
turnips and fruit
a glass OF water upon arising and
On retiring will be found helpful
Meals should be light and fire.
Quent rather than heavy and infre-
quent.
One should never start reducing
unless he IL sure that he Il free
from tuber culosis, cancer or other
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28
Why Gossip Harms
ny n. ADDINoToN BRUCn
Author OF The Riddle OF Person
Anty." Psychology and
Priesthood etc.

Gossip IL defined In the diction.
airy az ''idle talk" and "groundless
rumor." n Is something in which
good many people are fond OF
indulging. Yet it's something In
which nobody should indulge.
For gossip. no matter how free
from evil intention Il may be, Is one
OF the most dangerous things in the
world. II IL dangerous both to the
one who sossips and To the ono
gcssiped about
The former II injuries chiefly thru
establishing him In the opinion OF
his fellows a. a shallow, unthink.
inE person.. with no really serious
purpose In life. This judgment OF
him may be wrong. but II he sos-
sips Il II the judgmsot others viii
pess On him
And gossip n dangerous TO the
one person sossiped about because
OF the fact that. however harmless
Il may seem 20 begin with. Il sets
in motion IDEAS which are almos'
sure TO become distorted TO his
detriment as they pass from mouth
- mouth.
This results from certain curious
innrmiues Of human nature.
One innrmity In a tendency to
draw hAsty and unwarranted infer
euces from alleged statements OF
fact Another Ia q tendency to con
fuse these differences with the al
legged facts from which they have
been drawn.
II. then. a person who hears bit
OF gossip undertakes 20 pass At
along. his version OF Il In unlikely
to correspond exactly with the YER
sion he heard II Will be colored in
some degree by the differences
formed in his mind
This is not TO say that he will
consciously and deliberately mis-
state what has been told him
On the contrary, he win be quite
unconscious OF misstatement The
color1ng OF inference viii be given
20 his own version without his be
ing aware OF II. The same with
the person to whom he relates the
biz OF gossip he has unoonsciously
altered
The latter in his turn will repeat
the process OF inference drawing
and unconscious confusing OF In
ference with fact. Thus II will hap
pen that before long the original
Of OF gossip will have been ohs1sed
almost beyond recognition.
And H. at the outset, Il cast the
slightest discredit on the person
gossiped about. the likelihood q
that In the end II will amount 10
All outright SANDER Of him.
You can tell the truth OF this BY
simple experiment All you have
10 do Is TO play a game that used
70 be popular with children.
In company Of 10 or IL persons
whisper an imaginary bit OF gossip
te the one nearest you
Then ask him 10 whisper Il 10 his
ne ghbor, and have him request the
nsighbor 10 whisper II to the mex,
person. And so on until II goes
around the entire company. and ne
last man TO receive II whispers ~
back 20 you.
You viii be aStonlshed. perhaps
shocked TO fnd the way your little
bit OF gossip has grown and been
transformed since you started II on
its journey.
The result should be TO give you
nrm determination TO gossip no
more. 10 resist firmly any tempta,
ton You may have to deal in idle
- y \ a -
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28
Prosperity Due to War

In the two and n half years of
the war the United States has
changed from a debtor 10 a creditor
nation. Where formerly out OF
every dollar made in this country
a little interest had 10 be sent 10
Europe TO pay for the money Flu
rope had lent US. now we have not
only paid back the debt but we in
our turn receive interest from Eu.
rope. When the war began. a. n
nation we probably owed Europe
four or Ave billion dollars. or $500
10 $500 a head for each person In
the country. Five per cent on I'VE
billion dollars il $50 million dollar
a year. Something like that is what
we have been paying 20 Europe
every year in interest. During the
war we have paid on most OF our
I've billion debt and have lent tho
Allies four Of Ave billion. II f. this
money which they have spent here
and which accounts for our phe-
nomenal prosperity. Worlds Work
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28
The Shepherd Dogs
~ Or. FRANK CRANE
copyright. 1915. by Frank Crans1

There is one charitable organization
that seems to me to be cleanest of all:
clean, mean, of any of those things
so often found in charity work that do
as much harm as good.
IL is the Travellers Aid Society.
Its business is to help people who ara
away from home.
You VIII see their agents at railway
stations and steamer docks. They ara
there ~ good shepherd dogs to rescue
the runaway sheep from the fierce
human wolves that continually do TO
about the crowded places of this earth
seeking whom they may devour.
IL an innocent country girl stands con-
fused in a railway station, and a rascal
approaches, ingratiates himself by
smooth words and cordial manner. and
leads her away to find "a nice boarding
house" only to lure her into some white
slave trap, altho you are standing by and
perfectly understand the little tragedy.
you don't interfere; you're in a hurry to
get home to dinner; it's none of your
business, and. after all, you console your
self, you don't really know there's any.
thing wrong, you only suspect.
Here's where the Travellers Aid Co
ciety's agent comes in. He Tor she) has
no engagement but just this of wolf
hunting. He is in no hurry. And. il
ne suspects, he is not going to pass by
on the other side" but is going to look
after that girl, and possibly introduce
the cadet TO the police.
The fringes Of the vast human wood
are lined with gimlet-eyed gray wolves
looking for strays. There are plenty OF
deceptive letters, willy advertisements,
offered positions. dangerous addresses,
slippery acquaintance, and other like
lures for the unsuspecting. The Travel
ers' Aid Society interferes with the
sport.
IL protects and aids travellers, es-
pecially girls. women. and boys, in the
many and varied emergencies and temp
tations of travel until they arrive mt
their proper destinations.
1T assists travellers to respectable and
suitable lodging houses, responsible in
stitutions, or back to their own homes.
. 1T pisces the names Of strangers with
the organizations which will develop
them socially mentally. and rehgiously
for their proper assimilation in the COM
munity.
This work is done without regard TO
age. class, or sex, and without fee or
gratuity. While the most important
work is for young women and girls, men,
women. and children of every age and
nationality are helped solely on the
ground of their necessity"
So it seems 10 me that the Travellers
Aid Society is one form of wholesome
helpfulness to which we all might con-
tribute
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28
Well, a few days passed.

Well, few days passed.
The owners of the building which was
wrecked by the fire and the falling floors
got around to the point Of rebuilding.
Then the work of rebuilding got under
way.
Experience is a great teacher.
That is why the barn door is pretty
generally found locked after the horse
has been stolen
The plans for rebuilding would take
account, of course, of those floors that
fell, DUE TO WOODEN JOISTS.
However, Building Inspector Dupont
received a tip that ne had better stroll
over to the job of rebuilding and look
it over.
When the Inspector reached the scene,
he found that INFERIOR PINE SUP
PORTS WERE BEING SEALED WITH
PLASTER INTO THE OLD JOIST
HOLES.
II seems the inspector had given per-
mission for the use of a high grade of
pine for TEMPORARY supports in re
building. to strengthen the walls while
the work is under way. and it seems the
building inspector asserted himself in
some pretty plain talk when he found
that cheaper pine joists were being put
in with every evidence that they were
being pat in To STAY
1t was indeed fortunate, We feel, that
the building inspectors attention should
have been called to the inferior pine sup
ports, just at this time
Thousands would have again visited
the stores in this building.
The theater, visited by thousands in
the course Of day, is still next door
1t was fortunate, in particular, for the
aged chief of the fire department.
If there had been another fire and the
floors had fallen again and killed more
fremen, and there had been another
coroner jury "out of the ordinary" we
are afraid the chief would not have got
ten off again with criticism of his age
We feel almost positive that this time
he would have been fired from his Office
without a moments notice and cast into
prison for the rest of his life
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28

hidden disease which needs fat.
For extreme overweight the diet
should be prescribed by a physi-
clan TO At the individual ease
Simple exercises that are not
likely to create an appetite should
be carried out IN connection with
the dieting 10 reduce. No one
should lose more than two pounds
week
Fatnsss may be due to oVereat-
ting. eating too largely Of one kind
q food or to faulty changes within
the body. Toe tendency 10 become
extremely Fat n also inherited. In.
sufficient exercise aids the tendency
In developing.
Zone people are naturally plump
and grow him only when I'll, or when
they DO not get enough food. They
should uot attempt to take on much
weight
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28
The Old Gardener Says

In normal times most OF the
azaleas grown in this country are
imported from belgium. Anybody
can start siiVs. tho. and have
sowering plants In three year,.
II II AN eesy matter 20 flower
an ot4azalea for many seasons.
in spite or~What florists tome-
times say rhe plant should be
kept watered and growing until
the middle ~ July. for u makes
lts buds immediately after BLOOM
inE Then II may be set In a
half shaded spot out Of doors
and watsred sparfnEly until fall.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28

food we eat rath-
er than tn e
amount that de-
ssrmlnes whether
we increase our
supply OF fat or
reduce H.
Fat people who
want "a grew thin
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28
- Do Yen Feel About
CDnnpulssry Service? Let
President Wilson Know

-
President Wilson Know
The extra session Of congress called
- President Wilson and which is to con-
- April 2, win consider the following
1clntion at his request:
~ armed neutrality bin. which was nliOus-
$500 - death
E oons. net al. Of the socalled spy bills
80 also. were killed by the nilibuster.
- appropriation bills which failed TO pass In
- saoslng hours Of the short session. These
- ~ the army appropriation bill the sundry
6ovu appropriation bin and the urgent deficiency
n webb bin. permitting American exporters
n naintain cooperative foreign selling agencies
ongead.
1hs bnI to Increase the size Of the interstate
oommsrcs commission
1hs ratification by the senate OF the Colombian
0eafy.
The most striking thing about this
pwogram is that the compulsory training
hills have no place in it.
According to current reports, the
rresident does not want them to come
-.
Il Is also said that he is convinced
that the United States can get all the
IN Il needs under the Hay-Chamberlain
1T without resorting to consumption.
But Senator Chamberlain and the con-
ecriptionists are using all the power they
poessss to persuade him to include COM
pulsory training as among the subjects
euproved by the administration for dis
cunsion.
They will probably succeed in intro
ducing the bills and press for their pas
sass.
II ID necessary, however, TO have his
sanction in order to make any Roadway.
So 1t il important that the President
- made to feel that the people do not
want these bills injected into the extra
session and whipped thru under pres
suFs Of the lingo press.
There is no military necessity for the
rassags Of a compulsory training bill
- this time.
Undw the existing legislation, on the
vonmtssr basis, there are S0o,000 young
- = year being trained
The most that the advocates of con-
uuEiption hope TO train il SOC, 900.
Besides this, our military establish
msnt IL at its wits end trying to furnish
tsnchers and equipment for these 300 900.
h war department win have its hands
I'm taking care Of the volunteers without
hing burdened with several hundred
thousand indignant conscripts.
Mr.. Taft said on Feb. s.: Now that
the war In upon US, why should We not
take advantage of this state of public
mind to put thru conscription7"
There Ia only one reason why.
And that reason is whether or not the
people want it.
Those who do not, had better write to
the president now and let him know their
view.
He says that he wants TO know what
the people think.
Let him know.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28

Presently the small boy slipped from his perch
and sded over TO his mother.
II don't INK ! want TO sit on uncle's knee any
more" he said in his clear treble voice.
"Oh. Robert, Why" said mother in shocked
tones
Robert eyed his greatuncle aggrevedly. Be
cause every time he breaves out he pushes me
on" he complained.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28

aenaers. See this pin here7 When pull u out
like this II should explode rs minutes later
They're pretty deadly. too! II put Il back
again the things harmless"
Then beginning 10 search frantically. Gosh,
Where on earth did put that pin"
The passengers rose In a body and scrambled
FOR the door. tumbling another 10 get
on Tommy watched them 60 Then, putting the
bomb back in his haversack, be stretched himsslf
full length on the cushioned seat.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28
WEDNESDAY,, asARcn "a, 1917

| that he would summon coroner's jury
that would be little out of the ordinary
in intelligence and in amount Of public
spirit, which was done.
There was evidence introduced before
this jury which proved conclusively that
the supports for the floors were wooden,
decayed and miserably, CRIMINALLY
weak.
Thfe was evidence introduced which
proved that our department of buildings
had been criminally negligent in its in
spection of the building.
Then this coroner's jury, which was
to be out of the ordinary, brought IN a
very ordinary coroner's jury verdict.
1t was that the chief of our fire de-
partment is too old.
The verdict contained not a word
about the age of the JOISTS.
No action of any kind followed the
verdict, with the possible exception of
that taken by the fire commission, which
voted its confidence in the fire chief and
its contempt for the coroner's jury by
refusing to accept the chiefs resigna-
ton.
So much for the fire, its FIVE deaths,
the decayed wooden joists. the coroner's
jury that was to be out Of the ordinary,
etc.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28
Caumtiou

Law professor State briefly two
grounds for divorce
strdent-Jitnsy income, and
limOusiDs wife.--JudEe-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28
1'!'hyesAd-Mirror
And Advice to Investors
" The Times Prints n, The Times Believes u

WIS department. maintained for the o, dr.sos the
placing hs assertions
promises under tire Of truth welcome. tsrs rssa.s
dollar
Fly home with doars worth Of goods pay: pepsr 70
fOUnd 10 The Times Will print the letters which .ps.r ess
reader Only letter. giving the writer's name and address s
Mirror, Ttnes.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28
Laugh With Us

Yes" said the pompous merchant. addressing
a meeting OF the local Guild for Mutual self-1m-
effort IL the keystone OF success
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28

good impression and commence
ed by meeting him al the sta
ton.
On their way home In the
trolley car they encouraged
their only child. also named
Robert. TO sit on the old gentle
mans knee. or. as he was stout.
IA much Of ~ "a was available.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28

We XII WUWWNIF WILHUWL HuHu
ing. The motto OF the success.
ful man. and think I may
claim 90 be successful. Is Push,
push. push and go ?"
Al thas moment a vulgar guf-
faw broke the respectful 81
lence Of the audience. The lee.
turer located u. then pointed
n reproving finger ~ the inter
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28

Health Questions Answered.
NJ P-"Ts FISH ~ harmful a. meat
in high blood pressure"
An equal amount Of fsh IL as
harmful as a given amount Of meat
but ordinarily much less nsh will be
taken
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28
From Another Point of VieU
By c. 7. s

A fashion note says a woman must
spend 1868 this year to be well-dressed.
well" you will observe not fully"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28

"You may laugh. young man but you viii soon
learn that YOU will never reach your goal with
out pushing"
Nor won't you neither" laughed the hippant
one There's 'alf dozen kids outside pinching
the petrol from your car 10 light bonfire with
Mr. and Mrs. Simpkins had "eXpectations~
from their rich old uncle Robert so when he
came 10 them on a few days visit they prepared
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28
The Keep Well
Column
oeEsITYi

Starving Is not necessary in order
20 reduce flesh. II il the kind Of
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28

were no vacant seats and no
one offered the weary man a
seat lie was dead tired and
so resolved 10 get a seat by
strategy
re hshed from his hayersack
a small bomb.
"Thfg ~ one OF the things we
use out there you know" he re-
marked to- tho interested pas.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28

perspiring Tommy. burdened with about
Eve tons of equipment. climbed YEARLY into
bus outside a London railway terminus There
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28

well, you will observe; not fully"
Able bodied young men. particularly those with
some knowledge Of sailoring. will be doing the
duty nearest % them BY placing themselves Al
the disposal Of the naval department They have
the privilege % volunteering for service which
In countries less free would be compulsory. BY
volunteering they viii help keep this country
tree.-Free Press.
II looks like the opportunity for the
original signers Of Detroit's declaration
of patriotism.
Charlie Chaplin is reported to have re-
ceived raise for hitting the other fellow
over the head with a stuffed mallet. His
press agent says Charlie is now getting
81 100000, etc, etc, etc, year.
REVERSE ENGLISH
Large TSSpayer-one % the most orstifyino
signs In Detroit just a. this time 10 that budoe+
OF 100000. BY George, I want 20 tell YOU II
makes fellow feel good. u appeals TO my pa
triotsu.
Not exactly what you would call verv
warm reception to the tulips.
GARDEN HINT
Planting should wait until there ls no lonosr
Sanger Of frost, which, In Detroit would mean moi
until the grand opera season has closed
/
Whatever became Of that German cam.
paign of ruthless submarine warfare
4
II is a bit early for young man fancy
! to lightly turn
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-28

Cold cash melts lots OF hearts
that are not affected By warm love