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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-20
Pointed Paragraphs

There's nothing 50 glouopsly uu
certain ~ the law.
The Joss she means ~ The louder
e oman can laugA
standardization 81 apt 90 cause a
man 70 stretch the truth
Misery Loves company bat not any
fJo.e than real happiness does.
The miser eho has money 20 burn
ughi 20 take L. With him when ne
ies
"B" is a dangerous letter IL trans
forms a rainstorm into brain.
TORN
There wouldn't be enough worms
tt 70 arogni II every bird was early
Matum0ny IL catch as many AM
,1.hachelor has discovered 10 his
sorrow
When woman helps her lusnand
Co anything She always wants to do
The bossing
About the only way man can
tool woman RS 20 make her believe
shes fooling him Wien shes not
How woman does envy a man
whom he goes strulting up he
street on rainy day and his skiriE
cont draggic
During the courtslip Young man
usually thinks the girl In the case
"a an angel bui after marriage ahe
sheds her vinCs
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-20
4 kindergarten
For American Statesmen.

Senator HardWick Of Georgia announces 70 h.s
countrymen that the proposed government own
ership Of railroads would De- an uRspeakabie
peril"
He Is convinced. sincerely no doubt thar i' is
a hazardous experiment. a new tangled device
with which this country ought not 10 risk us
existence.
Yet with The exception Of The United States
and Spain. ali the important countries ~ the
world now own or operate their raiiroad, or
most Of them
Many Of these countries. Ike Germany. for H.
stance, have owned their railroads Tor more
than Az years
No peril whatever whether speakable or UNI
speakabie, Las resulted IN any of these countries
There Is not one OF them that after trying both
systems could he induced 10 surrender ne pub
lie FOR tho private ownership OF public b ghways
Mr.. Hardwick does not know these facts
he probably does NOT know that any railroads
anywhere are publicly owned
lie certainly does not know that In German
before The war. railroad capitalization wss cc-
creasing ~ about The same rate That In thie
country, under private ownership it was increas-
ing
ltis quite likely he does no. even know thar
rates arr based upon capitalization and rates are
a prime factor IN The cost 90 living
Whether the government ownership ~ rail-
roads tn The United States wo9id BE- good W bad
is debstable
But 70 say u ihe ligh Of the vast experience
q mankind that 81 would BE- "an unruossa bi.
peril" Is 20 chatter bosh
There is, however. nothing chlwertcai sbout
ne gross ignorance o. some % cur public men
That IS not only IAN unspeakabIe peril" btt
u is an unspeakable humiliation
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-20
SATURDAY, JANUARY 20. 1917

when the publisher consents 70 tHV-V1
expressed request 'p@ase use initials
but withhold my name
The name may satisfy the publisher
but the mere possession of IL by me pub'
Usher doesn't satisfy the reader nor tend
to convince him.
We doubt if there would be much re-
spect for them. or II there ever would
have been much respect Tor them. Z the
Ten Commandments had been anonymous
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-20
Enforced World Peace

N7tinns nov declare war n their
0Rn right II theli sovereignty IN
ihIs respeet IS 20 be- abridged 10, The
interest OF world peace. why
shouldn't that abrl3gmert be drastic
enolge.to. make wotil peace certain
and permanent Certainly the in
ttruaIonal concert TO maintain peace
hirh viii DO vested with police
foeer a. Tell as win moral author
i'g-a coucert whose determinations
arc to be backed 10 by sufficient
nHuy force 20 CveraNe any dis.
.su IT fhprcirOm.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-20
Where Is Our Corporation
Counsel While "a Law Like
This Threatens the City

The franchises of the Detroit United
Railway in Detroit will have expired by
1924
At that time there will remain not one
obstacle TO ownership and operation of
the lines by the municipality,
UNLESS
Unless a bill that has been introduced
in the legislature by Rep. Wiley, of the
500, should become a law-should be-
come Law while Detroit and those in
public Office in Detroit to whom we look.
naturally, for our protection, are sound
asleep.
Until yesterday, Mayor Marx did not
know OF this bill that would take the con
troll Of all public utilities out Of the hands
of Detroit and place il with public state
commission. y
When he heard OF it he said he wodh
have the bin investigated
No word had reached him from the OF
fee Of Corporation Counsel Dingeman, de-
spite the presence in Lansing. under pay
of the city, of one of Corporation Counsel
Dingeman's assistants. who is supposed
to keep Detroit informed OF threatening
legislation of this sort
Grand Rapids has already appeared in
Lansing to protest against the Wiley
measure. having had delegation there
with the city's mayor at its head
Unless the purport of this bill has been
misunderstood 10y the Lansing CORE
spondents, and by the corporation coun-
sells of Grand Rapids and other cities.
home rule by the cities of their public
service corporations was never in the
danger that it is at the present time.
Mayor Marx has said that he will go to
Lansing and enter protest with tho
petition in boots that is most urgently
needed to meet the situation.
This petition should require for its
transportation to the state capital, moth
ing less than a special train.
Meantime, how would it do for the
mayor to present our corporation counsel
with an alarm clock.
Trust that candidacy for circuit cour.
iudgeship is not requiring too much OF
Mr.. Dingeman's attention.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-20
Country Will Rue.

Becaus" the saloon cannot 10 70
formed from The iuVde and because
H> menace 30 society is steadily in
creasing wherever % IS allowed %
exist prohibition continent Is bound
20 grow States RhIch have no cities
h9f o million population or ovas
nll 20 dry soon, say within four
YEAR ONE 81 Them in November
next year n aili not be long. a.
the prescnt rate, before the countr,
districts viii vote The big cities drl
Portland frlczr8ll
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-20
A Poem a Day


I'll NtF~ w t'iAF'''
ou 81. 'aN fellew re4 ~ a
rrsNd
a .,a.r- ~ m.n. mar us afi'sa
ard prsgd,
And know of tale whose mere
telling alout
~ ouA cause aie proud % al 70 q"
anguish DE bowed
ft-sa pretty GOOD plan g. forget =
II YOU know II a skeleton hidden
away
In clss.t and guarded. ara kept
frnw ihe dAN
In the DARK. and whose >A ~ M.
whose sudden dislla5
Would cause Ertef and sorrow AM
lifelong dlsrnft
It's a pretty good piau - i"f~'t ~
II YOU t-rw th.uE thAt HiIt
dasken the Joy
or manor woman. SRI or .
That viii " go ou' smile. on inc
least uav annoy
4 feIiow. or cause sry gladnrsT io
Itsa pretty good plan 90 forget ~
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-20
Trade Enough For All.

One lu powant thing thai D. i'm.
pressing ureif upon leading bust
ness men b. the necessity FOR co
operation among The countries ot the
world q particularly necessary
n All trate relations. IL the most
desirable results are 20 DO obtained
Friction. in an activities, Is costly
and unnece sary when mankind
learns that there ~ trade enough
for the people ~ all nations there
viii probably b. mo more war;. and
some day This fact vii BE- generally
Understood rhuauan Science Moni.
Tor
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-20
OF Making Laws No End

Prom one corner 20 another u
.his Srood na'ured and lHngsufte INK
federation ~ states the lex sla
ures are at - again They have Ap-
ropr.a,ed funds for The expenses Of
tar session and thus fortified have
,,fied lown to Tho business ot max
ms moro iaes That naw Law are
1etter than oid ones ard hat va
lifft is tho spice oi legislation these
.re The cardinal principles ~ most
fats law maknz h9dles,-S Spokane
Spokesman kevi-,.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-20
The Brotheration of Thought
BN Or. FRANK CRANE
copyright. 1915. by Frank CraneD

The most terrible thing in the world
seems to be Thought At least most Of
the people you meet are running away
from IT,
Who wants TO see thoughtful play?
No, no. give us the light and airy com
edy and let it be carpentered according
TO convention. for everything original
enough to be unusual disturbs the com
Portable arrangement of our thought
molecules we are puzzled, and that inn
plies thinking, which wcaries US
Let the hero be as all heroes, young
and noble and handsome; and the heroine
nave Mary Pickford curls and liquid eyes
and saccharne voices; and the villain be
true to the Desperate Desmond type. and
the Rube have chin whiSkers and the
parson be an impossible Sinking poser;
and SO on. If a real man should get on
he stage he might walk out into the
audience.
II you contribute a story 10 a magazine,
read carefully first the past numbers of
he magazine ard make your story a.
like those that have been printed as pos
sible Editors know the people buy that
kind. They don't know what would hap
pen il a new kind would appear 1t might
imply mental functoning, which is to be
avoided.
When YOU converse stick to the plati-
tudes when you make political speech
keep close TO the grand old principles up
on which opinions are standardized
when YOU publish a newspaper don't part
from the traditions of newspaperdom. or
when you do anything try 10 Go it about
rs it has always been done and as every
ody else does IT, and thus avoid getting
swamped in the duh quagmire of - ught
II you get in the nasty habit of think
ne YOU speedily become bore, or worse
p rhaps a crank, a radical. an unsafe
man OF an anarchist.
We have a nice wad Of mud ready TO
throw al You L YOU deviate. If you ques-
ion truculent national conceit you are
traitor if YOU even consider critically the
lbject Of marriage you are a free-lover.
il you are open 70 conviction on the mat
er of birth-control you are a libertine. if
YOU are a different kind of a doctor, law
,er. or preacher from my kind you arc
Quack, shgster. or sensationalist.
The woman who thinks IS as bad as the
woman who hestatcs.
If a man thinks. hen never be a Judge.
Iiebon or a eQpafpr.
II little boy thinks, ne will have TO
stay after school.
All thinks have been thunk.
There are plenty of canned opinions
and ready-madc ideas. Use them and
save trouble
For the secret Of contentment seems.
90 be to shun cerebration.
When over me purple horizon shall loom
The strouded mother OF new idea, mon
bids their faces.
cry out and fend her On. as she seeks her pro
creant groom,
woundng themselves against her, denying her
fecund embraces
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-20

l large fh1 glands afn esr
} hIerf 20 fhe d.a'ar,
The Grr thing 90 d. aa.n
taken rs ard
irer Do suferrr m crou
d.phfh'rIs looa n the nm0af
~ membrane n fHfr 0rc
9r auy suspicion uf on. have Il
throat culture taken af o1rr for
ae child mae have d.fhlhera Ta.
.t9r th. rt aor fhe 900
iroup uaai.y follow urnt cold
an4 d mild fever Thr cogNh tight
ens W. 40 night bat ihe enid feels
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-20

Be-s--So DO promised to introduce
you 20 royalty. and you lent hin
money
Bob Yes. and BE- took me aroun'
20 "a rhsoinm and introduced me e.
ihc spirit 81 tho king no is descend
ed from
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-20
from Another Point OF Ven
~ Q Is

MY opinion o. that woman who failed 70
deliver corsets after taking e. own saws
Phyllis, rs that she selected rouoa about
way o. set''ns money"
1t looked, though dontchaknow. like 4
straght-laced proposition
The women may not have received the
corsets, but they will admit, wil, thes not.
that they were taken in
Personal Opinions.
Walter Campbell president ~ ffr n.rr
brie IT." a. windsor ferr Co sa,l
sai, cr hand. thar fhe Wtfrrl.n t1f rrrr
non fold enough 70 arus
hafher bearing orr would tfe
f'f4w "ho tas always co1terHe. ft.t .ha.
n''I ii4e TO Windsor sthe coolies n .99u
And niger coming 10 Detroit who
VIII include In her repertoire THE Lost
Chord. We always thought there was
one consoline fact connected with that
lost chord The man didn't have 10 split
The Thrill That Comes once Ir a LIE TINE.
We heard tha slave who o.carf-s 10 se.e %
our immediate 'ef' fcnart 5sr tor ..
ne Lord. that biH 81 psd
You noted, no doubt thar tic Har.ar,
student Who was declared To have "a Fer
lect brain, has been taken into tie can.
ming business By his father This with
afford test Of It's retentive possibihtibe
Harry Thaw's latest trouble r. attribr-
ted 10 drinking. a batty man should not
go on bat
lncoveung Of that plot against tho
life of President Wilson indicates he has
been doing some watchfu waiting that he
didn't know he was doing.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-20
Anticipated Her

she I'm dreadmlly sorry OF
course. will be
lie so y0n wont Nature has
provided me with all the sisters J
want
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-20

TITO Western livestock show, one
1f the largest exhibitions 0f its Kind
n fhe country opens ~ Denver TO-
ta and wili continue thru the com.
ns weok
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-20

lilly" Sundays nine weeks cam
paign in Boston viii close Sunday
After weeks rest the evangelist
viii open a revival in Buffalo.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-20
Out Of the Mouths of Babes

Dolly What's the matter?
Freddy Got somepin tn my eye
Dolls What ie itf
Freddy Don't know can't see IT.
Willie. eaid tho teacher "rup-
! osc had two squash pies, and cut
one in six pieces and the other In
twelve pieces which pie would You
rather have piece OF"
Tho one cut In trelve pieces" re-
Piled Willie. Il don't like squash
pie"
"Oh. mamma, exclaimed liitlo
Naggie. who had narrowly escaped
b me- run over by an automobile, -
eel 20 nervous
what do you mean by ncry Gus,
dear" asked her mother
why" exclaimed Margie it's
.ust like being In hurry all over
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-20

krepinC Nun UP % "f0nceTi' IoTnI
The climax was reached when The keeper
drove Pat into the tigers cage Pat was now
extremely frightened and rushed round and
round the cage 10 escape the Infatuated tiger
he was just on the point of collaps" whom a
hoarse whisper came from the mouth of the
pureuing tiger
It's nl right. Pat mo bof. don't be- fright
ened I'm only an ir,shman hkc yersiu
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-20

VIIT WTT ~" VIZ WIN To
distant friend WHO had q telc
phone iu nor house. During
The afternoon the farmer
sought shelter from a thunder.
torn On The house Of "A neigh
Dor, who also possessed "A tele
phone and who persuaded fhn
farmer 90 call up his wife as a.
LLiln Arnrlac.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-20

~ 10 idh' tii' lit~ ~
african lion and dress In iho
latter skin
4 trial performance WAS
gono through and pat answer
ed admirably his roaring
being most lifelike
When the circus WAS opened
Pat was seen IN the lions den,
the keeper with pichforS
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-20

Following instructions. the farmer put the re-.
cclyor 10 his ear and after the usual prelmiua
rics shouted
'Hall0a, Janet
Just then a fash ~ lightning struck Tho vino
and he fell 10 the door under the force ~ Tie
shock.
Rising to his feet and shaking bs head e, .riy.
he said
ITS wonderful That was Jane right enough"
The proprietor ~ store was oxplaininr Tho
situation go tho applicant for traveller. po
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-20
LCugh With Us

At CIRCUS recently p lion died and the man
ager. seeing his friend Pat walking along The
street mentioned his loss whcreupon PAT onnr
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-20
The Daily Reminder


1F5s Richard Henry Lee. one of
the organizers ~ thc American KrYo-
iution born az ~tratford. va rlrd
az 1hantiiiN Va. June -. 1874
lf3f- Robert Morris. thr uuansisr
- the American Revolution born az
liverpool EnAaIHnd l'icd in I'hitH-
ciphia May ~ 1900
iTfb--Nndrn Marie Amperc. whose
discoveries ln electro ma Anrffsri
created a ueW science born az LYONS.
France. Died az Mar-clli-s iu 1855
1907 John Marshall was appointed
chief Justice % the supreme court uI
the United states
lhit--C ungrss- passed niu fn
establish government haun. hut
iTe -ttent Madison vetoed &C.
1890 patent Tor the lattice TRUSS
bridge was granted Go fthicl Town.
OF Connecticut
$500 Natran Read. who was the
trsi 60 appiy fer patent iu fhr
United states. dir1 nt ifhl DWELL Ale
fNtN EussGan occupied Adrianonlr.
$50 n rHU- fETUrt "a rnfNrllttl
- me Roman catholics - the United
states
The German emperor err we'd
I'm London because ~ Che faiiins
health - Queen Victoria
1909 fhe wstfr In Niagara rlNcr
Reached thr % Ehest point on rnr.rN
lsil-The American and canadian
~ iprofiiN commissioned reached au
A vrsef1enf
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-20

An old farmer couldn't really believe that
peonie who were miles apart were able 10 con
verse over n telephone wire
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-20

finn no late traveller hal
ne faid. got bis business All D.
In tangl6 and his Successor
would find much difficulty in
getting order ont NJ chaos
II don't know who chaos c."
put loo Tho new man. "bui TN
bet sou rll get an order ONT co.
him even II have 10 hang on
10 him f0f a week."
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-20
CAUSE OF FATIGUE
eY 3 ADDLNGToN sRUce

a.as, .. N. n..- ,. -. s,...a-,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-20

The women may not have received tte
corsets, but they will admit, will the, not.
that they were taken in
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-20

MY opinion o. that woman ~no failed 20
deliver corsets after taking g. own SAYS
Phyllis, rs that she selected round about
way % settir9 money"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-07
Senate Precedent
Broken by Veterans
IRy Associated rrcss.1

WASHINGTON, June U.-Nenrly
100 Confederate veterans from
Georgia held mock session to-day
1" the Senate chandler. Escorted
into the chamber by senator Smith.
of GeOrEin, one member OF the
deicRntion took the seat occupied
by the Nicc-Prcsidcnt, while the
others sat at the desks used by the
various Senator's. \ spectator In
the gallery yelled "specch," and
Senator Smlt, called the attention
Of the presiding officer to the fact
TINT there was cOnln0tiOn la the
gallery, q rule vigorously enforced
In the Senate. A number OF visit
Ing veterans spoke, one of wnom
nominated Senator Smith for the
presidency" The rule against nd
hitting visitc to the Aoor OF the
Senate, even when that body Ix not
In scssion. Is strictly enforced, aud
IL is declared that this Is the first
session Of the Kind In history.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-07
Northcliae Head
British Mission to u. S.


LONDON, June G.-Lord North
rliffe. at the request OF the War
Cabinet. has accepted the position
of head of the British ,Ynr mission
In the United states, in Succeas.on
to Arthur J. BElfour. who II 10 re-
turn to his duties nj the Foreign
Office.
Lord NorihcliTc'S task win lie to
coordinate the various british mig
sions, md net In concert with the
iniS.ions of the cHtcntc allies md
OF the American and Canadian gov
ernments. He Inns made many visits
TO the United state. and Canada.
Lord Northriirrc Is well known IN
writer and newspaper proprietor.
He controls, among other Journals,
the London Times and London Daily
Mail. Tie has n controlling Interest
In great Newfoundland paper mills
md the Imperial Paper Mills II,
GraveScnd. ncnr London. He has
long taken nn nctive part in Brit
Ian political affairs, and recently hus
been engaged I'm vigorous support
of Premier Lloyd Georges homc rule
for Ireland rnlicy.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-07
MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD
More Than 10000 People From All
Parts OF Valley Gather in
StoncWall Cemetery.

WINCHESTER. VA, June 6.--Con-
fedcrate memorial exercises were held
to-day in Stonewall Cemetery under
the auspices of General Turner Ashby
Camp. Confederate Veterans. and the
Daughters of the Confedcracy. More
than 10000 people from every section
of tho Shenandoah Valley were here
Tor the day. Commander George W.
kurtZ presided. and the principal ad-
dress was made by commemorative
Attorney r. Russell Gather. Memorial
Day is held here on the anniversary
or the death of General AShby, who
was killed June s. 1862. nea- IIar-
rIsonbnrg. and whose body. together
with that of his brother. Richard
Ashby, rests in Stonewall Cemetery.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-07
PRESIDENT URGES ACTION
on FOOD LE.GISLATIOS
IBy Associated Press

bS Associated lTeSS.l
WASHINGTON. June G.--President
Wilson to-day asked members of the
Senate Agriculture Committee to act
quickly on the pending legislation TO
give the government control over the
nations staple food supply. He ex-
pressed the fear that If Congress de-
iayed. European nations largely de-
pendent on American supplies might
begin to compete with each other in
buying here in such fashion as TO send
prices in the United states to alarm
ing, heights and bring about unrest in
the. great cities. The President also
urged passage of the administration
bilI under which railroads could he
compelled to give preference 10 food
and fuel shipments.
Both Democratic and Republican
members of the committee We're called
in by the President, and his statements
are. said TO have made a decided inn
preston. l, was emphasized that the
farmer has nothing TO fear from the
priae-fiXinC features of the legislation,
and that the only person who might
suffer is the sneculator.
Senator's Chamberlain, Walsh, Smith,
Of South Carolina. and King. Demo-
Gratis. and Warren and Page. Repuhli-
cans, were among those the President
consulted. His decision to call them to
the White House is understood to have
been result OF his visit 10 Senator
Martin. the Majority leader, at the Cap
itol earlier in the week and 10 he in
conformity with his intention TO con-
fer more frequently with members OF
Congress concerned with particular
measures.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-07
HEAVILY OVERSUBSCRlBED
subscriptions Hooks to third Offering
"f %:No,0G0 .1'0 In Treasury
Certificate. Closed.
IBy Assoriated press.l

BY Associated Press
WASHINGTON, June 6.-For the
third time within six weeks an Of
fering of S2Q0000,OOu in treasury GER
tincates of indebt ednesS convertible
into Liberty loan bonds and bearing
lower interest rate than the bond
issue itself has bccn heavily ovcrsub-
scrioed. The entire Offering, which
brings the total OF outstanding certi-
hcateS issued under the war revenue
bill up to approximately $4,000. 900,
was placed through tho Federal re-
serve banks.
Because of the quick response. the
subscription books were closed to-day.
ahead of time. The issue was offered
June l. The certificates bear ga per
cent interest, and mature July 30. the
date Of the second inStallment of the
Liberty loan subscriptions Another is
sue of $500 400. 900 of certificates prob
ably will he offered within the next
ten days
Reports of subscriptions to the Lib
erty loan to-day showed gratifying
progress.