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REVERE HIS MEMORY
CoLoRED SCHOOL PUPILS OBJ
SERVE DOUGLASS DAY.

Douglass day was observed in thee
colored public schools Of the city yes
terday. 1t is a custom of long stand
ing to celebrate the birthday of Fred
erick Douglass in the colored schools
just as Washington's birthday is celebrated
The exercises consisted Of the telling of the
story of Douglass life, the singing of patri-
otto hymns and recitations appropriate to
the theme. The pupils Of every grade par.
ticipated, and in each school there was an
invited speaker. Among those who took
part in the various schools were the follow.
ing:
Lincoln School. M. P. shadd. principal
Rowena Clark, Ruth Delaney, Leila Berry
Camille Young and Prof. R. T. Greener
Cardozo School. J. E. Page, principal
Elenora Hawkins. Ezekiel Beverley Benja-
min HILL Emma Minor, Matilda Murray
Ruby Wood, Catherine Frazier. Sadie smith
Lorene Hall, Edna Reynolds, Madge
Brooks. Kathleen Murray, Abraham Chew
Mamie Jones, Irving Williams and Zenobia
Chew, Lettie Johnson, Blanche Jackson and
Edna Smith. Mr.. L. NJ. Hershaw
Other Programs.
Ambush School, N. T. Jackson, principal
Parmelia Thomas, Magdalene Newsome
Ruth Jones, Dorothy Harris, Bernard Posey
Herbert Green, Rev. P. A. Wallace.
A. Bowen School-Irving Contee, Mamie
Gaines; other exercises by the various
grades.
Birney School,. ]. Smith, principal; pre-
siding officer, Mr.. Arthur A. Birney: ad
dress, e. M. Hewlett; exercises by various
grades.
Randall School-Virginia Green. Nora
Newsome. Bessie Davis. Aleatha Adams
Lillian Short, Dora Lucas, Madeline Robin
son. Fannie Waites, Rev. w. j. Howard
J. Frank Blagburn.
Giddings School-Ruth Peters. Johr
Wells, Leutral Brawner, Ella Braxton, Gil.
bert Mitchell, Frank Smith, Clara Noble
Gillespie Douglass, Grace Hutton, Eleanors
Brown, Mary Lee, Josephine Clark Johr
Clark, Sarah Spriggs, Hattie williams
Florence Murray, Louise A. Smith. DIR
Lewis B. Moore.
Syphax School,. E. Walker, principal
Marie Briscoe, sJohn Dyson, John Mat
thews, Nellie Burke, Geneva Smith, Edith
Preston, Maud Briscoe. Estelle Smith, An
ME Turner, Albert Dorsey, Rosa Coleman
Louise Scipio, Mrs Sarah C. Fernandis
Bell SCHOOL,. F. Dyson, principal Mrs
Emily Vernon. Rev. o. Sayles, Oscar Ran
Whiting, Pearle hammond. Grace Tanner
Dorothy Thomas, Leola Mason, Mary Bal.
lor: John Byrd. AureIia Scott. Estelle Bell
Faith Brown, Reginald Oliver George Curt
ley, Herbert lCain, James Woodson, The
resa Willbanks, Bertha Starks, Nettie Nor
ris Emma johnson, Alice Maury and Ho-
mozell Walker.
Armstrong Night school-Mrs. e. Adams,
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Booklovers' Club Meets.

The fortnightly meeting of the Book Low
ers Club was held recently at the residence
of-Mrs. r. e. Lawson. The program was
dispensed with and in it's stead the meetinp
was designated IAN evening with the Beech.
Beecher Hooker, by her nephew, Rev. Mr..
Stowe. was read and Mrs. Lawson gave Ia
each book lover present handsome photo
graph of Mrs. Hooker and exhibited one
given her by Mrs Hooker when she was in
Hartford last fall, containing her autograph
written in her eighty-fifth year. Mrs. Cor.
nelia s. Williams of New York was present
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ed to Moundsville. Prison life did not seem
to have deterrent effect upon Ada, for
upon her return after serving the second
term she returned to her old ways and was
arrested after she had robbed three houses
In the southeast section. She was convicted
and 1t was while she was in Jail awaiting
sentence that she trumped up the charges
against the warden of the prison
1t Is likely that the Department of Jus
tice will be notified of the tragedy and it's
result, as the death of Lottie Hawkins Will
necessitate change in the accounts with
the prison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-14

The West Virginia Retail Hardware Mems
Association has elected these officers: Pres
ident. c. B. Kyle of Wellsburg; vice presi-
dents, Thomas B. Fry of Keyser and e. J.
Kane Of Weston; secretary-treasurer, Leslie
Hawker of ShinnstOn,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-06
HANAPEPE RIVER
BANK CLAIMED
Mr.. Pr0sser's Errand TO Kauai
mr.. Pratt's Long De-
Iayed Trip.

NJ. F. Prosser, Deputy Attorney Gen
leral, left for Kauai yesterday evening.
He goes to fight an important land
lease in the Fifth Circuit Court. This
lis a suit of the Territory against Ka-
piolani Estate, Ltd, and its lessee, the
McBryde Estate, Ltd, for a strip of
land comprising almost the entire east
erly bank of Hanapepe river. It is
from 100 to $50 feet wide in places and
its length is about 1000 feet.
Land Commissioner Pratt will try to
make his long delayed visit to Kauai
next week. At all events he hopes to
be upon the garden island before Chief
Justice F'rear, who went over last
night, returns to the capital to assume
the governorship. Besides the matter
of allotting the Kappa lands to set
tiers there are other demonstrating
problems on Kauai coming up for ad-
justment, and these it is expected Gov
ernor-elect Frear and Mr.. Pratt will
confer about upon the ground.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-06
MARSHAL To TAKE
OFFICIAL CENSUS

U. S. Marshal Hendry has received
Ia circular letter from Attorney General
Charles j. Bonaparte, with the requi-
site enclosures, for taking what is
practically a census of all Federal Of
ficers and employees in this Territory.
1t is for the Official Register of the
United States, the editing of which,
under a law passed in 1906, has been
taken out of the charge of the Depart
ment of the Interior and placed in the
hands of the Director of the Census.
Cards are furnished to the Marshal
for distribution among officers and en-
ployes of the United States, with direc-
tions that each one shall fill the blanks
out for himself if practicable. The
Marshal is authorized to obtain thu as
sistance of the clerks in securing the
data. 1t is directed that the cards
should be prepared as soon as possible
after July 1 and returned in one pack
age to the Department of Justice be-
fore August 1. This official census will
include only persons in office July 1.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-06
INCOME TAX CASES
ARE SET FOR HEARING

At the session of the Tax Appeal
Court for hearing income tax cases,
which opened yesterday afternoon,
nothing was done excepting to set
cases for trial. The next sitting will
be at 1870 p. m. on Monday next, when
the appeals of c. G.. Ballentyne and
the estate of H. A. Isenberg, deceased,
will be taken up.
There are thirty appeals based on
claims for exemption on the ground of
depreciation, Eva Plantation Co. in
this category appealing on the entire
amount of tax SO as to make the case
to the United States Su-
preme Court. A fight is being made
by the estate of the late James Camp
bell on $25, 567 claimed to have been
in repairs to the St. James
Hotel, San Jose, California, made nee
essary by the earthquake.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-06
WATER AND SEWER
RATES COMING IN

Money is coming into the Public
Works Department as well as the
Treasury bureau of licenses these days.
Up to Wednesday evening $4,000, in
round amount, had been taken in for
the new half-yearly water rates. This
is somewhat better than for the first
three collection days of the previous
half year. Water rates become delin-
quent, with 10 per cent. penalty and 10
per cent. interest added, after July Is.
Sewer rates yielded about $500 for the
first three days. There is less kicking
against sewer rates than when they
were first imposed.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-06
CORPORATION OFFICE
CHANGED To KAHULUI

A hint of the rising Importance of
the town and destined city of Kahu1ui
appears in a petition just filed in the
office of the Treasurer of the Terri
tory. This is one from Nahiku Rubber
Company, Ltd, by F. T. P. Water
house, it's treasurer, praying for an
amendment of it's charter providing
''that the place of it's principal office
shall be at Kahului, Island of Maui
instead of Honolulu as originally fixed
-''or at such other place in said Ter
ritory as the majority of the stock of
the company in any annual meeting
shall Designate
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-06
a WARMING TO MOTHERS

Too much care can not be used with
small children during the hot weather
OF the summer months to guard against
bowel troubles. Give Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
and then a dose of castor oil, and the
disease may be checked in its incipi-
ency and all danger avoided. Sold by
all dealers. Benson, Smith & Co, Ltd,
agents for Hawaii.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-06
OTHER MATTERS.

Judge Robinson approved the final
account of w. 0. Smith, guardian Of
Lucy K. Richardson, a minor who came
.of age on January Is, 1907. Receipts
were S212.16 and payments $13.75. An
inventory shows the value of the
wards estate in the guardians hands
to be $169S.41. The young lady is a
daughter of the late Hon. Geo. Z. Rich
ardson of Waikiki.
Judge De Bolt ordered judgment by
default entered against defendant in
the suit of Levers & Cooke, Ltd, V.
H. n. Stalnaker.
High Sheriff VIM. Henry has return
ed the execution for $51.3O in the case
of Schuman Carriage Co, Ltd. V. John
De Mello as wholly unsatisfied, as no
property of defendant on which to levy
could be found within the Territory.
An agreement to marry between two
Hawaiians arrested by Marshal Hen
dry the other day, for violation of the
Edmunds Act, slaves off prosecution.
Judge De Bolt admitted TO probate
the will Of Kipumatsu Odo, a Japanese
who died June while on voyage from
Honolulu to Japan. The estate consists
Of two stores on Kauai and is valued at
$20, 600
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Castle & Cooke, Ltd.
HONOLULU.
COMMISSION MERCHANTM
SUGAR FACTORS.

AGENTS FOR
The Eva Plantation Co.
The Waialua Agricultural Co, Ltd.
The Kohala Sugar Co.
The Waimea Mill Sugar Co.
The Fulton Iron Works, st. Louis.
The George F. Blake Steam Pumps.
Weston's Centrifugals.
The New England Mutual Life In
surance Co, of Boston.
The Aetna Insurance Co, OF Hart.
ford, Conn.
National Fire Insurance Co., Of Hart
ford, Conn.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-06

Ring up the Metropolitan Meat Co.
and place a trial order for some Olaa
raspberries. They will arrive by steam
er Kinau on Saturday morning.
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LEI ALOHA cRArrAR, NO. s,

Meets at the Masonic Temple every
second Saturday of each month, at 1880
p. m. Visiting sisters and brothers are
cordially invited to attend.
MARGARET HOWARD, w. NJ
LOUISE A. TRUE, Secy.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-06

Honolulu Gas company has reduced
the price Of Gas from So to $3.50 per
thousand feet.
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LADIES' AUXILIARY, A. o. H,
DIVISION NO, 1,

Meets every first and third Tuesday,
at s p. m, in C. B. U. Hall, Fort street.
Visiting sisters are cordially invited to-
attend.
MRS. NJ. COWES, Pres.
MAUD O'SULLIVAN, Secy.
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OLIVE BRANCH RKBEKAH LODGE

4NO.-F24}T44 u W a
Meets eIefy4hrst and third Thurs
day. atIF:30/b. m. in. odd Fellows
Hall, Fort>street. Visiting Rebekahs
are CORDIALLY invited to attend%
II ANITA PHILLIPS N. G. y
~ AGNES dunno, Sec. NJ
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LEAH CHAPTER NO. 2. O. E. S.

=
Meets every third Monday OF each
month, at 1880 p. m, in the Masonic
Temple Visiting sisters and brothers
and members of Lei Aloha Chapter No.
3, are cordially invited to attend.
ALICE G. HERRICK, w. NJ
ADELAIDE NJ. WEBSTER, Sec.
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HONOLULU AERrE 14o, F, o =
HARBoR NO 81 a. A.
of NJ & P

Meets on first and third Sunday even.
ings of each month, at o'clock at
Odd Fellows Hall. All sojourning
brethren are cordially invited to attend.
By order Worthy President,
A. L. LANE,
FRANK c. POOR, Sec.
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LAND GASES.

David Kahalena's bill for partition
and accounting against Louis Pearson
was partly heard by Judge Robinson
yesterday, when the matter was con-
tinued until moved on to enable plain
tiff to establish his claim to the prem
ises described in the bill c. F. Pc
terson for plaintiff, Thompson & Glenn
ons for defendant.
Before Judge Robinson yesterday the
foreclosure suit of J. NJ. Lenhart V.
Annoy Silva and Hawaii Land Co., Ltd,
was heard and taken under submission
on briefs. l.. j. Warren appeared for
plaintiff, w. S. Edings for Mrs. silva
and w. c. Achi for the land company.
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THE BEST INVESTMENT.

Judge Robinson approved the first
annual accounts of w. Q. Smith, guard
ian of Simeon Kepano and Waipa Ke-
pano, minors, respectively. In the case
of Simeon the receipts were $5S7.26 and
payments $16954, and in that of Waipa
receipts $535.62 and payments $149.37
Legacies of $500 each We're bequeathed
to the minors by the late Hoopii Silva
and their mother requested that they
be placed in Kamehameha schools, to
which request the guardian reports, in
each case, that he gave his consent,
considering that the requirement of an
would be the best possible
investment of said legacy
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OCEANIC LODGE NO. 81, F. & A. NJ.
Meets on the last Monday Of each
month, at Masonic Temple, at 1880 p. m,
Visiting brethren and members of Ha-
waiian and Pacific are cordially invit-
ed to attend.
CHAS. A. BON, w. NJ.
F. WALDRON, Sec.
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HONOLULU LODGE GIG, B. P. o. e.
Honolulu Lodge No. GIG, B. P. o. E.,
viii meet in their hall, King street,
near Fort. every Friday evening. By
order of the E. R.
FRANK E. RICHARDSON, E. r.
HARRY H. SIMPSON, Secy.
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NO MISTAKE ROUND.

Judge Lindsay yesterday rendered a
written decision overruling the excep-
tions to the masters report in the suit
for accounting of Frederick Harrison
Hayselden, administrator and trustee
of the estate of Walter Murray Gibson,
against William H. Pain and Elsie S.
V. Neumann, executrix under the will
of Paul Neumann. The exceptions
were those of Hayselden and Pain.
Based on testimony taken under oath
by E. A. Mott~Smith, commissioner, the
master made a report of PIG typewrit-
ten pages on April II, 1905.
1.-THE masters findings of fact should
not be disturbed without clear proof of
error or mistake on his part the court
quotes from a series of Hawaiian decf-
sions and concludes: There certainly
has not been a clear proof of error or
mistake on the part of sthe master in
this case. On the contrary it appears
that the master has given the matter
most careful and exhaustive attention.
The exceptions are overruled and the
report is approved"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-06

Suing for Mandamus to Pratt
Land, Probate and Di-
V0rce Cases.

| The petition of F. r. Lucweiko
| c'Russian Frank) for writ of man
damus to James w. Pratt, Commission
er of Public Lands, to compel him to
approve a warrant for $500 payable
to petitioner, came before Judge Rob-
Iinson yesterday. T. NJ. Harrison ap-
peared for petitioner, and County At
Itorney ]. w. Cathcart for respondent.
BY consent of counsel the hearing was
continued till Monday next.
Lucweiko sued the Territory for dam
ages for breach of covenant under an
agreement made with him by Gov
of land, This was in connection with
the right of way for the Rapid Transit
Co. on the extension of King street to
Waialae road. It was alleged that GER
tain things-such as putting buildings
and fence in as good position as when
found-were not done according to
agreement, also that Lucweiko got the
worse of the land exchange. The courts
valid from lack of authority of the
Governor to make it.
Defeated in the courts the claimant
went to the Legislature for relief and
secured the passage of an item of $500
as compensation for his alleged injury.
Governor Carter, on the advice of the
Superintendent of Public Works that
Lucweiko had not been damaged, d.
rected that the item should not be ex-
pended. 1t is necessary that a warrant |
shall be approved by the head of the !
department mourning the expenditure, /
and as this is a land matter the Land |
Commissioner was asked to sign the /
1ecessary approval He has refused to /
10 so and this suit is to force his hand. |
A
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-06
THE DIVORCE MILL.

A return of summons in the divorce
suit of Yoshi Moramoto V. Yoishi Mo-
ramoto has been made from Sacrament
to county, Cal, showing it's service on
the libelee by personal delivery.
Judge Robinson granted a divorce to
Kaonohi Keamolani against her hus-
band Keamolani for desertion of about
fifteen years.
Henry Kaapana obtained divorce
from KamiIa Kaapana for desertion.
rrTTT, T,T,csrTr TNrIvErCrVNTENyTT
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Fraternal Meetings

THEODORE ROOSEVELT, CAMP
NO i. U. S. w. v.
Department Hawaii.
A Meets every first and
third Wednesday, WaV-
mln erley Block, cor. Bethel
M and Hotel, at 1880 p. m.
Visiting comrades cordi>
6A ally invited to attend.
$500 o. SCHWERDTFEGER,
- an Comdr.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-06-08
Hanuinus and Curtains.

Hangings and curtains should be
shaken, brushed and put aside for flu
ture use. The taking up of the car
pets and removal of all dust clear the
way for embarrassing the ceiling and
repapering the walls.
If the paper does not require to be
renewed, it should be brushed and
rubbed down with a clean, soft cloth.
The cleaning Of painted surfaces and
the washing Of floors is usually the
next step in the cleaning operations.
China and glass ornaments should
be washed in water not too hot, in
which little soap powder has been
dissolved.
A cloudy mirror should be rubbed
with cloth, wrung out of cold water
and dipped in dry whiting, then pol.
ished with dry buster. A final polish
with an old silk handkerchief will com
plete the work in short time.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-06-08
JOURNEY OF A TREE ROOT.
Eucalyptus Sends Shoots Up Over
Wall to a Sewer.

From Santa Barbara, Cal, there
comes a story of most interesting
freak of vegetable life which is strict
ly vouched for.
Through a certain garden there ran,
some years ago, g. sewer made of red
wood timber. This sewer was again
cased by an outside sewer. Across
the sewer there was built brick wall
many feet high, and in such way
that it was pierced by the inner sewer
which it closed tightly, while the out
er sewer ended abruptly against the
wall.
The outside sewer casing had in
course of time decayed and a eucalyp-
tus tree, standing some 60 feet away,
had taken advantage Of this and sent
one of it's roots to the coveted spot
in as direct a line as possible.
Here the root entered the outside
sewer and followed its course as far
wall, which shut off its course, and it
could go no farther, the inside sewer
being perfectly tight.
But on the other side Of the wall
the sewer and it's double casing con-
tinued, and this eucalyptus tree evil
IDENTIFY knew how to get there.
Some three feet high in the brick
wall there was a little hole an inch
or two in diameter, and this the eu-
calyptus tree was aware of, as its big
root began to climb the dry wall and
face the sun and wind until it found
the hole, through which it descended
on the other side and entered the
sewer again and followed it along as
formerly.
How did the tree know Of the hole
in the wall? How did it know that
the sewer was on the other side? How
could it direct the root TO go and find
the place with such precision? The
roots of any plant grow always and
unerringly in the direction of its food,
just as the eucalyptus tree did.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-06-08
THE MARKETS.

Detr9itmGSod grades of butchers
f fStss brought d fun steady prices with
grades and cow stuff were about SC
lower. Gold mich cows sold well, but
were scarce, Common grades dull.
steers and heifers. 1000 to 200, $50
s. %: do, 500 to 1000. 81 1906 20; steers
and heifers. fat. 500 to 700, 81 25@4 60;
c coSse sst SOY ~ Comm SS sgSSa 5s
Gamers. 81 1902 IS; choice heavy bulls,
81 25R4 80; fair to good bologna bulls.
fair feeding steers, 500 to 1 900 81 750
20; choice stockers, 500 to 700 SO ESQ
stock heifers. SO 25@4; mixers large.
young, medium age $40M5O; common
mixers, s1S@25.
The veal calf trade was active and
strong, Csc, per hundred higher than it
was week ago. quite a large proper
ton OF the receipts bringing 81 per
hundred and some choice grades as
others. s4@6 so.
The sheep and lamb trade was strong
dred. Best lambs, IS: fair to good
lambs $7@7 so; light to common lambs.
80 50@6 IS; fair to good butcher sheep.
spring lambs. 5000
In the hog department. the trade was
very dull and prices paid were from csc
to SOC per hundred lower than last
week. Packers started in to buy them
at So 10, but raised their morning bids
a nickel and paid commission men
$6 20. Range of prices: Light to good
butchers, Sc 20G6 25; pigs $6 90; light
workers.. So 1905 20; roughs. IS rs;
stays one-third off.
East Buffalo-Market generally 10c
higher on all desirable grades; best
export steers. s5.7596.10; best 200 to
1.300-lb steers, 5000 20: best l 900 to
1100-lb do. $5.25 $3.50: best fat cows.
81 90 $50; fair, to good. s35004; trim
mers. S2.25 G2.50; best heifers. S5@55O;
medium to good. s4.25 45O; best feed
ers. $3.50 a AS: yearlings S35O64:
common stock steers, 1925 Gr3 so; export
bulls, $2.50@3.50; fresh cows dun and
$2m4 per head lower good to extra,
5000 so; medium to good, sSS @4S; COM
mon. $20@23
Hogs-Market lower; medium and
heavy. 1925 a $40; mixed s640@645:
workers.. s6.45; pigs, s6.50@6.55; roughs.
S5.50@5.60.
Sheep-Market active and higher:
best lambs. sS.404S.50: culls. $500
80; wethers $3.50 @6.75; culls. s4@7;
yearlings, s7@7;0; ewes, s5.250675
Calves-Strong: best. sS@S25: me-
$50.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-06-08
Life Was UnbearabIe.

A victim of melacholia because he
could not continue his engineering
studies at the University of Michigan,
Nelson j. Vliet, "a years of age, COM
nitted suicide Wednesday night at
the home of his parents, in Detroit.
by shooting himself through the head.
The young man was graduated from
The Central High school in 1902 and
natriculated at the U. of M. that fall.
Poor health forced him to give up
his studies in 1904, and since then he
1as been at home. He was extremely
nervous and was in such poor health
hat he could neither work nor study.
This preyed on his mind and resulted
IN the self-infiicted wound that caused
1eath.
He gave no intimation of his inten-
ion Wednesday evening and spent the
evening with his family as usual. He
started to retire about 1870 and
Few minutes later his mother and sis
ers heard a shot. They hurried up
stairs and found him lying in a pool
of blood on the bedroom floor, the
bullet having penetrated the left tenn
ole, causing instantaneous death. The
revolver had been secured from the
room of his father across the hall