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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-10
The British Manicure Lady.

"In English barber shops you do not
have to pay for mirrors, elaborateiy
tiled floors and a manicure girl" writes
Homer Croy In Everybody's. "Over
there a manicurist Is considered the
last yocable in the way Of smartness.
The manicure girl hasn't the run OF
the shop there as she has here. she
has a little cage down In one corner
where she is bottled up as II she were
a rare liquid. When a man wants TO
have any light Homework done on his
hands he thrusts one of them through
the bars, while the proprietor hurries
up with a newspaper for him to read.
In America we would be insulted II
the owner of the shop put something
into our hands to read while the mani
cure girl was working on us. In Eng
land the art Of jollying the manicurist
is unknown"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-10
Isnath of Our WAR.

The first American war, that OF the
Revolution, dated from April 10, ITO,
to April II, 1888, a period Of eight
years; the northwestern Indian wars,
from Sept. 10, 1870, to Aug. 8, 1875;
the war with France, from July 9, f79S,
to Sept. 80, 1900; the war with TripOli,
from June 10, 1901, to June 4, 1905;
the Greek Indian war, from July q,
1913, to Aug. 8, 1914; the war Of 1872
with Great Britain, from June Is, 1872,
to Feb. II, 1915; the Seminole Indian
war, from Nov. 20, 1917, to Oct p,
1918; the Black Hawk Indian war,
from April q, 1881, to Sept 80, 1882;
the Cherokee disturbance or removal,
from 1886 to 1887; Greek Indian war or
disturbance, from May 8, 1885, to Sept.
80, 1897; the Florida Indian war, from
Dec. %, 1885, to Aug. IA, 1S43; Aroo-
stock disturbance, 1886 to 1899; the
war with Mexico, April "a, 1S46, to
July 4, 1S4s; the Apache, Navajo and
Utah war, from 1s49 to 1855; the Semi
mole war, from 1856 to 1858; the war
between the states, from 1851 to 1865;
the Spanish-American war, April Il,
1898, to Aug. II, 1893, and the Philip
pine insurrection, from 1899 to 1900.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-10
Don't Be Afraid of Work.

Charles NJ. Schwab, the well known
master Of Bethlehem steel works, has
no more patience with the man who
works by the time clock than has
Adam Bede with his fellow workmen
who dropped their tools at the sound
of the whistle. In his book Succeed
ing With What You Have" he writes:
81 have yet to hear of one instance
where misfortune hit a man because he
worked overtime. Not long ago man
was promoted in our works. How did
you happen to advance this fellowT I
asked his boss. WELL he explained,
I noticed that when the day shift
went off duty this man stayed on the
Job until he had talked over the days
problems with his successor. That's
why The man who fails to give fair
service during the hours for which he
L. paid is dishonest. The man who is
not willing to give more than this is
foolish"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-10
TIE Starvation Point

To the question, IF there were a
siege. how long do you think the sol
diers and civilians could live after the
food supplies gave out7" an Enghsn
paper answers: Science tells us that Ii
he can get drinking water an ordinary
man can exist for thirty days without
food. At the end Of that time the ma
chinery of the body will not be spoiled
and can be brought back to its former
strength by careful feeding.
About a quarter Of our body weight
"a fat. and it Is mostly this fat that Is
absorbed as food during the period OF
starvation. We can absorb and burn
ND our muscles until 90 per cent OF
their weight Is gone. We can do the
same with from 80 to 40 per cent OF
our nyers and digestive organs ana ~
per cent of our lungs. Our hearts can
lose 10 per cent and our brains ana
nervous systems can lose per cent.
It will be seen that the more vital
organs-brain and heart-yield least OF
their valuable substance for the life OF
the body, while the less essential SUD-
stances-fat, muscle fiber, etc-are con-
sumed first.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-10
Ram For Thrift.

The American Society For Thrift Is
sounding a warning that should not go
unheeded. The statistics it has gath
cred indicate how reckless we are with
our money and how little we lay up for
a rainy day. We are pre-eminently a
nation of spenders who believe In hv,
ing while we live.
Statistics show that ninety-hve OF
every hundred Americans who reach
the age of sixty are dependent upon
their daily earnings or on others for
support. The total. Of course, includes
wives, mothers and daughters who had
not tried nor expected to accumulate a
competency. But after they are elm
mated the percentage Of workers who
have a nest egg at sixty is very small,
even if that is generally considered too
young for retirement
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-10
His First Golf Play.

81. Chandler Egan's first golf was
played on a three hole course In a
pasture back Of his fathers house, at
Highland Park, Ill. The former cham
pion and his brother laid out the links,
then invited their cousin, Walter, to
teach them the game. The latter tee
ing up a ball on the first, hit it straight
down to the broomstick which served
as a flag pole. The ball bounced along
the uneven green and disappeared in
the hole Turning to his astonished
gallery, he remarked:
'There, you see, it is very simple.
That is the way you do it"
Chandler Egan tried, but didn't sue
coed, and although he won the amateur
title twice, he claims he was never
able to equal the wonderful drive his
cousin made that day.-Golfers' Maya
zine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-10
A Motorear Race In 1895.

In 1895 few enthusiastic "horseless
carriage manufacturers decided that
the time was ripe for a race. As we
look back at it now the contest was a
mechanical jest. The vehicles started
bravely and then stopped lamely while
their drivers made repairs. One in
ventor followed his mechanical wonder
with team Of horses. The winner of
the race had averaged the mad speed
Of seven and one-haf miles an hour.
bis engine, carefully tested after the
feverish contest was over, was found
to develop an amazing four horsepower
-Waldemar Kaempffert in Harper's
Magazine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-10
Alike. LET Very Different,

On Seventh avenue he other evening
| saw small red headed fool Of q boy
throwing cans. An excitement crav-
ing, empty b AIDED kid" | said to my
self. driving by. On the next block |
saw a girl with red curls. dressed in
furs. rather dashing, who gave me a
little provocs tive smile as l passed.
Did say to myself that she was an
excitement cllving, empty headed kid
She was, bu didn't. On the con-
trary, for tht moment at least, ! felt
quite drawn toward her. Yet she and
that boy mig It easily have been broth
er and sister and twin rowdies at
heart Why did one Of the two SO at
tract me and the other repel?
The strange lure of sex. It was
ready to blind me to the mental de-
fects Of that girl. 1t was ready to fix
my thoughts on her cheeks or her hair
If I'd sat with her. Now, isn't that
odd? 1 should never have given a
snap for her kid brothers hair or
cheeks natur lily. I'd have looked him
well over and seen at a glance he
hadn't much character and maybe less
brains, but could have seen what she
lacked once Id felt her attraction?-
Clarence Day. Jr., In Metropolitan
Magazine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-10
EYea of Rubber.

Artificial eyes Of rubber are taking
the place Of the old style glass optic
In Europe. The rubber eyes have the
advantage Of being unbreakable, and
as they are Of pneumatic construction
they maintain an elastic contact be-
tween the eyelids and the back Of the
orbitary cavity.
To make the new rubber product a
cast formed of liquid plaster is made
Of the orbitary cavity, and from this
Is constructed an eyeball, the face be-
ing of vulcanite. The front and back
parts are made Of soft rubber, there
being a space between the two parts
which is occupied by air, making
the eyes pneumatic.-Popular Science
Monthly.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-10
Wonders of Color

A small and simple experiment can
be made by any reader which will 60
far to convince him or her what q good
thing 1t is we have sunlight, which en-.
ables our eyes to take advantage of the
beautiful hues Of nature. Make q room
quite dark and then burn some car
Donate of soda in the flame Of a bun.
sen gas burner. 1t will burn with an
orange yellow light sufficiently strong
to illuminate everything in the room
but you will realize with q sudden
shock that. bright though the light is,
all distinctions Of color have vanished
Only light and shade remain. A Grim
son carnation, q blue violet, a red ia,
blecloth, a yellow blind-all look gray
or black or white. The faces Of those
present look positively repulsive, for
an natural color has disappeared No
other experiment win SO well convince
those who have witnessed It how great
O loss would be that Of our sense for
color.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-10
Woman and Electricity.

When a woman Is sulky and will
not speak-exciter.
If she gets too excited-controller.
If she talks too long-interrupter.
If her way Of thinking Is not yours
converter.
If she is willing to meet you half.
way-meter.
If she will meet you all the way-re.
ceiver.
If she wants to go farther-conduc-
tor.
If she would go still farther-dis-
patcher.
If she wants chocolate-feeder.-E
change.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-10
Football and Matrimony.

"Well, 1 wish him luck" said Mr..
Jones after reading in the paper an
account Of the wedding of a popular
member of a college football team.
But" he added In a Eliminating tone,
marriage is very much like football"
Don't talk so ridiculousT' snapped
Mrs. Jones. How can you compare
football to marriageT
why" replied Jones, sit looks so
easy to those who haven't tried It"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-10
Stamp Taxes.

Taxation through the use Of stamps
Is nearly 300 years old. The states
general Of the Netherlands offered q
reward for the invention Of a new tax
and some person in 1924 suggested that
stamps be required on legal documents
England first used stamp taxes In 1894
the United States in 1797.-New York
Sun.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-10
Ellis Island,

In the prehistoric days Of the Amer
lean continent the Indians called what
Is now Ellis island, the immigrant sta
ton in New York harbor, Kioshk,
which In English meant Gull island
The tribes thereabout had some strange
traditions about it.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-10
Should DissembIe.

"You claim to have loved and lost"
Eyes"
"Yet you so around with q perpetual
grin on your face. When you have
loved and lost, Difference to the lady
makes it proper not to appear to be
too cheerful a loser."-Louisville Cou-
rier-Journal.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-10
o O. O o O o o o O o o o o o o o
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Bronchitis.

o Symptoms of an ordinary cold {
accompany the onset Of bron- {
chitis. A chill is rare, but there {
o Is invariably sense Of oppres-
sion, with heaviness and Ian {
guor and pains In the bones and {
back. In mild cases there Is {
scarcely any fever. {
The bronchial symptoms set In {
with a feeling Of tightness and {
rawness beneath the breastbone {
and a sensation Of oppression In {
the chest. The cough Is rough {
at first and often Of q ringing {
character. 1t comes on In parox- {
o ysms, which rack and distress {
the patient extremely. {
If you get acute bronchitis and {
want to play safe go to bed and {
stay there until you are no long {
er feverish. You win get wen a {
O great deal quicker IL you stay In {
bed for day or two ut the be- {
o ginning Of the attack. {
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-10
Getting lt Riaht.

Mrs. Quizzer-I see your friend, Mr..
Singleton, is here. He was the best
man at your wedding, was he notf
Mr.. Whizzer-No; he was merely the
luckiest-New York Globe.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-10
Around the Circle.

I'm my time" declared grandma,
girls were more modest"
Il know" said the fiippant girl. 'Tt
was a fad once. We may get back to
it."-Life.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-10
His Miah.

Willis-Would you be satisfied If you
had all the money you wanted2 ellis
I'D be satisfied If 1 had all the money
my creditors wanted.-Exchange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-10
CONVINCING Proof.

Harker-Why do you think he Is a
great practical joker? Parker-Be-
cause when 1 played a little joke on
him the other day 1t made him fu-
rious.-Indianapolis Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-10

Nothing can be lasting when reason
does not rille.-Quintus Curtius Rufus.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-10

"How do you keep moths out Of cloth
mgr asked the girl with needle and
thread.
"why," replied the girl with q story
book, 81 didn't know they wore any
Washington Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-10
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Harmony There.

Papa (sternly)-Come here, sirl Your
mother and I agree that you deserve
O sound whipping. Small Boy Glitter
H)-Oh, yes; that's about the only
thing that you and mamma ever do
agree aboutHChristian Advocate.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-05
II. j. f. R0EHM
TO BE LAID IN
GRAVE, THURSDAY

Funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon. I'm the home.
NO 41 Groves ave tor Robert J +.
Roehm. one of Detroit Oldest and
best known citizens and for many
years one az the c.tys foremost
jewellers who died Tuesday. OF all.
nenrs incident 20 advanced age.
Nr Roehm was born in Germany
So years ago. and came 10 Detroit
as hoy IIe Was widely known
ass iewe'er matchmaker and sill
vcrsmitt OK recent years he had
cLrUet husClf 20 the manufacture
1f I.Wery and was president of the
kegfm CoIU Dy. with Offices IN the
ScLerer tu ding,
Sir R1ehm is survived by his
vito M-7 Mary lola Rochm. and
.To sons, Edward r. and Frank J.
Roetm a.
The funeral services IN tho home
VIII ho conducted by The Rev WN
i7w rcals GaDtz. OF Westminster
Presbyterian church. and those n
The grave iu Elmwood cemetery
vi' ha nader the auspices ~ D.
trol' rommandery, No. /, Knights
Tcmp.lr
The Detroit times., 1917-12-05
10000 STRIKE IN
TWIN CITIES
Union Men Go Out In Sym
pathy With Street Car
EMPLOYEES

ST. PAUL, MINI. Dec. 5.--Ten
thousand union men from the twin
cities packed the municipal audito-
rium AS the continuous convention"
ot unicn men met today The con
Linnous convention affects 20, 900
union men IN the twin cities ard IS
expected 70 virtually tie mp all IN
dusfrics employing union labor-eE-
tcDtlng newspapers. Thousands of
union men who cult their Jobs were
not able 20 get into The municipal
auditorium.
Trouble that threatened 70 reach
a climax today. started 10 days ago
when I 600 members OF the recently
organized street car mems union
were dismissed because they wore
union buttons Less than two
months before they had struck tor
higher wages and recognition of
their union.
The Minnesota public safety Con-
mission a war board. arbitratej the
difficulty ordering that union bc &C.
ognized. but that neither union but
IONS nor the nonunion buttons tur-
nished by the company 20 employees
who did not aniliate with tho union
be- worn Union men refused to
abide by this order.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-05
RECRUITS ARE
SWARMING IN
Big Rush of Applicants For
Mechanical Unit of
Ordnance Dept.

Recruiting for the mechanical Unit
OF the ordnance department 10 be
established in France Is proceedinS
rapidly I'm the new headquarters re-
Gently opened az No ~ Washington
blvd. IN the Book building Zee
aa.4-A-a - thn large nuMher OK au-
ulicants. ii was found necessary %
make provision for physical exam
nations in this oce instead Of send
ins candidates 20 the army recruit
ing station on oOdward-ave The
army has plenty az wor kio look
after az II is and was not prepared
for the rush Of men that followed
tho cali for volunteer mechanics.
or the men who applied Monday
pa were accepted Tor mechanical
fitness and 325 were rejected Tues
day JAG men were accepted and 100
uailcted Tho crowd We LaLger
than ever wednesday The Office
force under Capt Oscar n. Fog8
was almost stamped ~ times
The office IL open daily from s.J0
q. ~. 10 9 p. m.
The government ls seeking 1000
men for this unit ln Detroit u is
one OF three cities in the country
where recruiting f0r This particular
branch Of the service is going on
The others arc Sew York and Chi
The Detroit times., 1917-12-05
La FolIette's Studied Scorn
OF Presidents Address
Is Talk of Washington

WASHINGTON. Dec SIN the
afterglow OF the historic light that
shone on Washington when the
president addressed congress there
was today only one shadow--LaFol-
I6TrF
The Wisconsin senator's studied
disregard, 10 the face of his col
leagues enthusiastic reception. o.
everything the president said, is the
talk OF Washington
The air between these two former
friends-the one now a world war
leader, the other a pacihst and un-
der investigation on dlsioyalty
charges in the United States SEN
ate--was icy.
LaFollette sat within FIVE PAGES
OF the speakers dais on which the
president stood. Never once did he
take his eyes OF him. never once
did he indicate that be heard
word he said, albeit his associates
The Detroit times., 1917-12-05

cution Of this war, and that is hu,
one oi the forces arrayed against
Germany.
The attitude OF the German peo-
pie VIII largely determine when die
war is 20 end. and the end viii Dee
brought nearer by the active par.
ticipa,ion of The military forces of
the United States Coln, TcragchL
OF Japan made the remark 90 me
that the war VIII not end until
America has 1000 COO men on rne
western front When that time
comes, u viii mean that the United
States is iu this war 90 the hiit
Two million men at the front,
think what that win mean in ships
and supplies and equipment think
what 10 VII me11 N money II
the meantime. every mean- should
be taken 20 crush 'Be rrop3gaud Jars
ar work In our midst Whatever .s
against our great purpose OF defeat.
ing The present rulers and policies
OF Germany should be removed A
pasi0st OF q pro.Germau in the Uni.
ca States today Is either a fool or
a crook.
"To adequately deal with these
Influences it is my impression that
we should have a national law
equivalent 20 the defense OF the
realm ect OF Great Britain. The
national government as n war meas
ure. should step in whore cities fan
20 remove these vicious influences
The facts reeariiag German polt
cias and methods. which Mr. Nc
Clrre cites in his tails are based on
Indispu'ed German documents. some
Of which were published i0r The
9-=f time iu his hook. Obstacles t0
Peace, which he produced follow
Ing his return from h.s world tour
This book has been called tha
strongest indictmau ~ German,
that has appeared since ths wag
started
The Detroit times., 1917-12-05
SAYS He SHOT
POLICE MAN HERE
Man In Dover, n. H., Gives self
Up For Four lear-Old
Crime

DOVER " H. Dec John Rob
ert Fuller. who surrendered TO City
Marshal wilkinson today saying he
had shot a motorcycle policeman al
Detroit four wears ago and was
ready 10 "a hack 10 answer for the
crime refused today TO give add
tional particulars of the shooting
when requested 10 DO so in teie-
cram received from superintendent
Of Police Ernest MarQuardt OF De
irot.
Fuller impressed the local author
tiles as bcn- mentally sound. lie
was photographed for Identification
II he had been photographed In
2-ichiEan under different name
Fuller declares however, that he
has alwavs used The name he gave
here He saws DO was born % years
ago in Jeddo Mich Of French Amer
.c3n parents
The Detroit times., 1917-12-05

were on their feet clapping and
yelling from time 20 time
LaFoliette sat alone among his
fellow senators slouched far down
in his seat. elbow on chair, chin IN
hand lie Was the only pers0u who
did not rise out os respect 70 the
president
Supreme court justices. states
men. diplomats and galleries Jumped
70 their feet 20 greet the presidents
cali for war on Austria, but LaFol-
lerte did not move
He sat with an expression. half
smile. half sneer And even when
tha president denounced 'the clamor
OF the thoughtless and troublesome"
paclhsts and said they may safely
be left 10 strut their uneasy hour
an1 be forgotten" LaFollette gave
10 sign that he noticed, save fox q
deepening tlnge thar cTept over h.s
naturally rud1y complexion.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-05
WILSON S
is
BEST EVER
Most Important DOcu-
ment of the War, Says
Publisher
- = NtecLrRE

That President Wilson's mess7g7
10 congress Tuesday was tho most
mrbrunt documen, issued since
tha beginning of lhe war. is The De.
hef ~ Samuel s. Mcclure New
So publisher traveller and iourual-
i-t al1is la Detroit to speak before
rhe Detroit Athletic club Wcjnes-
d4s reNt
message ia important In that
u -Nes .he sensible people of Ger
many and Austria a chance 20 assist
la bringing tle war 90 an end ana
an the same time gives a hint as 20
0ft the} may expect il they faA 20
'T rff., Ntr. ItCCtUTT r7 f1r
Times lt is 3t once threat and
q promise
Auor1er very important point in
The message. perhaps Che most ,m
portaut i- chat % makes clear that
there can De Do peace with The pres-
a1t rulers of Germany In this stand
we arc at one With Great Britain
and France in other words. b.
Blessaee establishes The fact that or
This basic point the three great ma
flogs of the Allied forces are unitod
7 believe the message IS the most
dt~couragins thing The German gov.
erument has had O face yeti
While Mr.. Mcclure Is scheduled
20 talk on ~The japanese question, "
be viii devote the greater part OF
bis address tonight 20 discussion
of the European conflict He is prs
pared 20 dispose OF the Japanese
question IN a scant halfhour. He
promises 20 convince tho most sken-
,lcai h that length ot time that war
between Japan and the United
States is an lmpossibu!ty and viii
show why Az any rate. his talk coz
vnced th- business men OF San
HH,saae4-ea- -thet- tha EelInE peril -Was
a bugaboo,
In the last two years Mt. Mcclure
hss visited II nations. including
most of those involved In the Euro
rean conflict Tuesday pight, IN
coming to Detroit thu Canada. le
rassed thru The twelfth warring
country he has visited
Mr. Mcclure spent several months
In Germany. leaving there about a
wear ago. AZ that time he says the
food supply was meager but sun.
eut. and based on bis OBSERVE
H1a- there. his judrment is 'hat
Germany wosld be able % hold out
80 II wcr0 merely question " food.
pu' there are Influences AZ work
among the thinking people ~ Ger
many Nr Mcclure learns thru pri-
vate sources. thar may bring bout
change .of government
"If n wear from now. the subma.
zine warfare has proven Ineffective
the Italian campaign has failed and
+he German army has continued 80
Iose ground on the western front
the movement row being fostered
undoubtedly WIN come 20 q head.
Alf NcCIHre continued
Every dag from now on strength
en- tha cause ~ The Allies and
weakens the cause ~ Germany.
( There N nor the slightest doubt
to the ultimate victory of our
forces Think of b. All tbe rc-
sources OF lhe North American cons
rnent. controlled hy 100000 600
people are available fdr rhe prose-
The Detroit times., 1917-12-05

sixty SIS iu the workhouse with
our rho option Of q fna was the sen.
teuCe Iuro ed on George Latiner.
Nearo D Justice Stein, wednesday,
eU q charge of lettering Detective
williams arrested La1mer n Ad.
amsave and ST. Antoine-st, Tues
day. for having .n his possession Ga
packages 0g morphine Williams
harges that Latimpr supplied drug
fends wth tho dope and asked the
federal authorities 90 take charge OF
'he case lie was told 70 handle n
himself ard took Iarimer 10 court
on % lettering charge