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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-20

Friday to the suit brought by Miss Francis Lee, in which she demands s10O,- GOO damages for alleged breach of con- tract in failing to make her grand opera singer, and for service rendered to him In the way of nursing and other care. His main defense is that, whatever rights Miss Lee may have had, they have been rendered void by the op- eration of the statute of limitations.
 Among the letters made public by Miss Lee Friday is the following:
 My Dearest, Darling Boosie: Your letter of yesterday I Just got. I know I missed writing to you the day before yesterday, but I felt sick all day and swallowed eighteen headache powders.
 You had bad dream, did you? You dreamed you saw me with a woman in a keyhole in my office. Well. I had one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-20

last night about you. You are a nice thing, you are.
 T dreamt I saw you walking in Gen. tral park with Brooklyn bridge on your arm. Then a dog came along and hired a cab, into which you stepped with your left foot first and the right one in the bathroom of the Waldorf Hotel. In a little while the train began to move and saw a diamond ring swim in can or condensed milk while you kissed me on the cheek for $50.
 Tt was raining awrully hard-boiled eggs and I saw great clouds of satin foulard drag little dog into your cab Then the driver played the Tannhauser overture with his whip, and a great crowd got on board of the boat, resting his arm on his face, from which piano was suspended.
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been rather at discount this week, al though efforts have been made to revive several old romances which have done their turn periodically on the stock ex- change. One of the stories which seems to be entitled to rather more weight than ordinarily reconciles MT. Hartman and MT. Hawley and brings them together in some sort of a deal having for its ulti- mate object Union Pacific's absorption of Alton and the annexation of Hawley' s Toledo, St. Louis and Western system by New York Central
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-20

man and T. F. Ryan type will feel freer to go ahead with their explorations.
 From the teeth out Wall street gives joyous approval of the Governor Hughes plan for correcting abuses of business ethics and practices in connection with the securities and banking business. Back of the mask, however, there is a good deal of uneasiness. The machinery of Wall street Is admittedly necessary to the buy ing and selling of stocks and bonds and to the transaction of large affairs involv- ing capital in unusual amounts.
 Nevertheless both the banks and the stock exchange are vulnerable to attacks for failure to give proper protection to the public. It is hard to say which Is the greatest sinner. The banks are notorious ly given to lending themselves to the use of the public's money for whatever puh- poses 1t may be desired by favorite in- terests.
 A most fragrant case in point was the experience of the panic last year in the period immediately subsequent thereto. Depositors were kept out of their money for many weeks. clearing house certifi- cates being issued to the amount of nearly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-20

Well. all of sudden your brother-in- law, President Roosevelt, began to owe me some money, and then paid me in potato salad. Then I finally said, !, Is this King Edward?'-
 Bruce, you are a d. fool. Don't dream so much-love me as I love you. Your OSCAR"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-20
AMMERSTEIN'S DREAM.

Fantastic Imagination Plays Part in
 Breach Of Promise Suit. From the New York World. Oscar Hammerstein put in his answer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-20

the right way is found, men of the Harri- man and T. F. Ryan type will feel freer to go ahead with their explorations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-20

Gossip of the wild and woody kind has
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-25
JUDGE ADJOURNS
GLAz|ER CASE
PROCEEDINGS MARKED Nv TECH.
NlcAlITlEs OF LAW-Jupog
EXTENDS GREETINGS.

LANSING, Mich. Dec. 25.-The
case OF Frank p. Glaziei. ex-stats
treasurer. was adjourned yesterday
until next Monday by Judge West.
who wished the jurors a Merry
Christmas.
The session In court yesterday was
largely punctured by technicalties OF
law. One main question 10: Was
Mr.. Glazier indicted on general prin-
ciples?
Attorney Macarthur, for the defense.
declared that the prosecution. In or.
der TO prove something against Ola
zier, Is trying him on two different
charges. While Glazier IL charged
with converting state funds To his
own use under one statute. declared
the attorney, the attorneys for the
state are trying to show that Glazier
received valuable considerations In
the shape of dividends on Us stock
for depositing money in the Chelsea
bank. an offense covered By a differ
ent statute.
Mr.. Macarthur questioned the right
Of the court to try the defendant for
an offense which must have been COM
mitted In Washtenaw county, II Il
was committed At all; thar Is where
the dividends were distributed. Judge
West did not pass on the question
but II will come up again when the
defense moves TO dismiss the case.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-25
YEGGS ARE SENT
BACK TO JAIL
THEIR EXAMINATION is SET FOR
JAN. ZONE IN BLISS
FIELD ROBBERY.

HILLsDAEE. Mich. Dec. a5.--James
Freedman, Charles Hadley. James l.
Burk and Wallace Miley, who were AZ
rested on the charge OF footing the
local postoffice. are I'm jail today after
an arraignment before Justice Weaver.
Their examination was set TOR Jan. l..
and bail was fixed at $4,000 each.
The prosecution OF the prisoners
will be conducted under the state law 4,
so they will be subjected To the max r.
mum penalty for burglary-l5 years Ia
prison, The men have written 10 their
nome cities TO secure lawyers ana will
make hard fight. Wallace Miley
confessed TO Sheriff Eggleston that hn
was one OF the men who robbed the
Hillsdale postoffice on Oct. 81 last OF
several hundred dollars In cash and
stamps. Miley also admitted he was
IN the Blissheld postofice robbery sew.
eral weeks ago. He said he had served
a 12-year term in the Ohio penitentiary
for robbery
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-25
EX-SENATOR SON
STOLE WHEN T|PSY
TOOK TEN CENTS WORTH OF
METAL AT THE NAVY YARD
PLEADS IN COURT.

NEW YORK. Dec. 25.-Richard
States Senator A. 8. Merriman, Of
North Carolina, and brother-in-law OF
the present Senator Lee ). Overman,
was arraigned before United States
Commissioner Benedict in Brooklyn.
charged with stealing ten cents
worth of junk from the navy yard.
Merriman is a graduate Of the Uni
versity OF North Carolina and former.
ly practiced law in his native state.
He is SO years old and lives with his
wife at No. $50 South First-st.. VIII.
iamsburg.
Three months ago Merriman got q
job in the navy yard as 4 Waterman
at Building No. 1873, which Is being
dismantled. Last Friday, az he was
about TO leave the yard, Corporal OF
Marines Patrick McNamrao halted
him at the gate. chunk OF metal
fell from beneath Merriman's coat.
Merriman was taken before Captain
OF the Yard Veeder, where he stated.
according to the testimony OF Capt.
Fay, OF the navy yard police. that he
intended to sell the metal to raise
money for liquor. Fay ard Corporal
McNammo told Commissioner Bene-
dict that Merriman evidently was un.
der the influence Of liquor when ar.
rested Other pieces OF metal were
found in his pockets.
Merriman pleaded his own cause
with such eloquence that Commission.
er Benedict parcled him N his own
recognizance.
II had been having trouble with nv
foreman and had been drinking for
several weeks" the prisoner said. II
do not know how | came tn take that
metal cannot understand IT,
think hardly any one could believe
that for such a paltry thing I would
leopard my home and my liberty and
bring distress 10 my wife II had been
In possession OF my right senses"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-25
In Darkness 70 q
Years. Young Man Sees
Beauty OF the World

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-Just about
the happiest young man In New York
this Christmas is Charles X. Ornstein.
OF No. "a West One Hundred and
Twenty-ninth-st., who, thanks to the
skill and patience OF a doctor and his
own fortitude, has recovered his sight
From his birth. 20 years ago. Orn.
stein had been practically blind. He
was born with cataract over each eye.
With the right eye he could see moth
ing; with the left he could read
coarse print by holding the page about
two inches from the eye.
Ornstein had never had a good look
at his father. his mother. his brother.
who is older than he, or his sister.
who is younger. Charles never knew
what his coach dog, Sport, looked like.
The young mans father is Samuel
Ornstein, landing agent OF a steam
SHY company. who lives In the Maure-
tania apartment house, at the address
given above. Charles, when seven
years of age. underwent operations on
both eyes. His left eye was some
NAMED devoid OF sight.
MI. OTuSttlu ldttT Oh tOOh us Son
to several specialists, who examined
the lads eyes. IF he were my boy"
they told him in turn, Il would leave
his eyes alone. He can never be help
ed"
Two and half months ago DR.. Tai
ney began preparing for an operation
on the sightless eye, and finally de-
cided to cut away the cataract from It,
The bandages were on only q few
days and when they we're removed
the young man could see his father
and his mother 25 feet away.
20, the world looks so fine said
Charles. Il never knew IL was 40
beautiful. And Sport. isn't he fine
looking dog? never knew before
that there was an eagle on a dollar
bill"
Charles is going to night school now
10 AT himself for some outdoor occu.
patton that will not strain his eyes.
He and his family pronounce the op-
Grafton perfect Later on DR.. Talney
Is going 10 operate on the left eye.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-25
Alderman Gets Wise Owl
And Is Keeping il as hemsnto

GRIND RAPIDS, Micn.. Dse 2S.--
Aid. John Fallon's secret has been
discovered.
Tnc wise proclivities and tendencies
OF the genial representative from
the First ward has been the sourc ;
Of much conjecture during the past
few days. especially when his wisdom
was unusually apparent 10 the alder.
men. Some believed that he had
been brushing up Oh -hs home
rule clause In the new constitution.
while others merely gave him the
credit of exhibiting his Irish proves.
But now the secret Is out.
Aid. Fallon went cunning during
the latter part of last week with Ave
OF his nimrod friends and all the par
ty secured was an owl, which was
captured by the city father. and is
beirS kept as memento CT the ex-
petition.
In the words of City Clerk Boer.
penned during his idle moments In a
recent council session, this feathered
captive may be
THE wise old owl who lived In
an oak.
The more he saw the less he
spoke;
The less he spoke the more he
heard.
Would there were more Ike this
old bird"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-25
TO OPEN A FED
HOTEL FOR WOMEN
SCHEME TO GIVE GIRLS EARNING
SMALL WAGES FIGHTING
CHANCE NOW ESTABLISHED.

NEW YORK. Dec. 25.-with tho
booming of the guns preliminary 10
the battle royal over the general cleo
lions OF the New York City Fedora
ton OF womens clubs comes the an
nouncement that the City Federation
hotel for Working Women will be
opened on Jan. 10. at Nos. so and 6S
Washington place. with occommoda-
tons for 60 guests.
This long dreamed-of aad much
worked-upon plan. which was launch
ed By the federation as separate
company with individual ciubwomen
and clubs as stockholders has passed
the financial limit which was prescrib-
ed before II should take practical
shape, and, with $4,000 III hand as
reported at the last convention, will
start on an assured basis.
The two houses chosen for the ven
ture are the property OF Henry b.
Auchincloss, and are brick four-story
buildings, which will be thrown to-
gether. While the five-yeai contract
agreed upon has not yet been signed,
there seems no doubt that the meet
Ing of the hotel board will ratify II.
The owner has pledged himself to
put the houses in perfec: condition.
They will be redecorated TO suit the
taste OF the direSors and ready for
occupancy on Jan. is.
The guests will pay from 50 10
$3.50 weekly for board and lodging.
and no girl will be received who earns
more than 81 week. che intent
is to reach those workers who on the
smallest wage may thus have CHEEKY
living quarters and good food. The
hotel company has had many letters
from intending residents, and the ho-
tel will open with large share OF
the accommodations engaged.
Only One "BROMO oUININE-
That il LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE.
Look for the signature OF Z. w.
GROVE. Used the World over to Cure
n Cold In One Day CSC
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-25
THE STOMACH DOES
NOT CAUSE DYSPEPSIA
Lack Of Gastric Juices
Prohibit Relief.

The stomach is a strong. powerful
organ, which is composed OF muscles
OF great strength. II Is filled during di-
gestion with gastric juices which.
when the stomach, extending and
COMPRISING the food. dissolve IL and
separate the nourishment from the
waste matter. II. however these gas
trio juices are lacking, the stomach
Is not capable OF digestins Its food
because II has not the tools with
which to work successfully.
The gastric juices when ir a perfect
state do away with foul odors, fer
mentation and decay. reduce the food
to a disintegrated mass AMI the stom'
ach then presses IL into the intestines
where another form Of digestion takes
place. Then the intestines take from
this mass Of food all that is nourisb
ing and gave IL TO the blood The
waste matter Is thrown from the sys.
tenn.
III instead of nourishment the tntes
tines receive impure deposits com.
bined with q poisonous anG imperfect
gastric juice. 1t can be readily seen
that they must turn such imperfect
nourishment into the blood. The blood
then being unable TO give each part
of the body that which II requires, be-
comes impoverished and disease IL
spread broadcast.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets corrects
such a condition at once. II the gas
trio juices are lacking anc imperfect
these tablets do their work Just the
same. They build up the elements In
the juice which are lacking and re-
move those elements which cause dis
turbance.
Meat, grains, fluids. vegetables and
delicacies. In fact-each portion of a
large meal have been placed In a
glass vial and Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets have digested them to a Der.
feet fluid just as healthy stomach
would do.
A large complex, hearty meal holds
no terrors for dyspeptic II Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets are used. Abnor-
NAL eating, late dinners, rich foods
cause Ill effects to the stomach, but
when Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are
used one may eat when and what one
will without danger of dyspepsia or
discomfort.
Forty thousand physicians endorse
and prescribe Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab.
let's and every druggist carries them
in stock, price SOC Send us your
name and address and we will send
you az once by mail a sample psnk-
age free. Address, r. A. Stuart Ca.
$50 Stuart Bldg Marshall. Mich
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-25

'1oen held all day beginning at $3.50 In
The morning and extra sessions were
hold In the evening. This was because
vnome persons had come long dis
tances to be heard upon certain mat.
.ters. We have completed taking tes-
t1mony at the hearings and will now
work on framing the bin TO be sub
mitted to congress. We have taken In
nj about 5000 pages OF testimony.
This Is more than the Dingley testi-
mony. which consisted OF but 400
pages o; testimony. Hearings have
been held on every paragraph OF the
tariff law There are a great many
things that will not have to be changed
and also great percentage OF them
WIN have to be revised
II think the chances of securing a
tnr16 revision that will protect the do
nestle sugar trade are very good. In
fact, do not think there Is doubt
but that satisfactory tariff can bs
arranged for not only the Michigan
sugar interests but for all concerned.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-25
ARRESTED AS DRUNK,
MAN DIES IN HOSPITAL

After being mistaken for drunk"
and dragged to Woodbridge station,
John Burke, about so years old. whose
address 10 not known, was found to
be fatally i'll. He died in st. Mary's
hospital late Thursday afternoon. soon
after being removed TO the institution
IL. East End ambulance. The man fell
unconscious while In a store at No. 1852
Randolph-st. and was first taken 10
central station by Patrolman Neitzel.
Coroner Bennett took charge OF the
case and is trying 20 locate the mans
relatives A post-mortem examination
by County Physicians Stapleton and
Grimes revealed badly congested con.
dition OF the lungs.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-25
Teacher Falls and
Finds Missing $40
Crisp Certificate

LANSING, Mich, Dec. 25-Miss
Munyon. a teacher in the Portland
high school, drew her salary and
while on her way TO her room lost a
crisp new $40 bill. She hurried down
town but every effort to frd the mon.
ey proved unavatling.
The next morning, Miss Davis, an
other teacher. was hurrylns to the
school house. with her mind more
upon the approaching holiday than on
the slippery walk. AS result she
slipped and fell, kicking ur a consio.
cradle amount of snow. Strange to
relate. when she picked herself up
there lay the missing twenty.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-25

I have had several talks with Mr.. Taft
uDon the matter and while | am not
ct liberty 20 state just what thv set
tlement will be. you can say that II is
my personal opinion that the Michigan
interests will be fully protected.
Judging from the length OF former
tarin bills do not think We will be
able 10 frame u pthe tariff bill In
complete form ready 70 present TO con-
gress till spring. As an extra session
OF congress will be called the matter
will probably be presented az that
time. | don't think we can complete
the work before then.
Congressman George A, Loud, OF
the tenth congressional district is
working bard with me for the protee'
ton OF the Michigan sugar interests
and the lumbermen and Mr.. Loud
have had several interviews with Mr..
Taft on the matter.
"As I said before | have not had
any time 10 take up this matter o.
river Improvement while at Washing
ton 20 any extent and cannot say any.
thing more about II than could before
went TO the capital"
"Will you ask congress AT this ses-
sion for a survey OF the route OF the
Grand SAGINAW valley canal by govern
ment engineers" he was asked.
81 cant say. want the river i'm
provement first as that is what we
need most and will work for that 10
my utmost ability. Everything de-
ponds on whether a river and harbor
bin is passed by congress. II this is
done we can do something but IL a
rivers ana harbors bill Is not passed
we cannot do anything this session.
81 have never favored parcels post
/ would rather give up my position in
congress than 10 vote for such a
measure. hadn't heard that the
West Side business association had
passed resolutions disappearing OF
the parcels post but ] agree with
them We don't want II. II Is GER
tain that the parcels post would injure
the local merchants. | am not speak
ing Of the limited parcels post. but
that IL only a step towards general
parcels post system and ! don't ap-
prove of the United States mail
wagons in this county being delivery
wagons for Chicago and New York
mail order houses. How would II look
to see stove loaded upon a mail
wagon? or course that is an extreme
but at any rate the money
The Saginaw merchants would spend,
'or example, would be sent out TO mail
order houses for the purchase Of goods
by the people living In the community.
have never given the parcels post
much study and don't know that II
would increase or decrease the United
States postal deficit but do know that
, parcels post system would delay the
OF hrst-class mail, and that Is
what we don't want. First-class mail
3 OF the first importance and though
here has been a deficit In the post.
,fice department or many years we
want quick delivery Of irst-class mail"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-25
LEAPS TO DEATH.

BALDWIN, Mich, Dec. 25-Leap-
ing from passenger train young
man. whose name is believed to be
Squash, living near Scottville, vas
killed. In striking the ground mis-
throat was gashed by sharp stone
or glass, severing the jugulsr vein and
he bled 10 death. He Ia said 70 have
been intoxicated
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-25
IS KILLED BY TRAIN.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Dec. 25.--
While crossing the Michigan Central
railroad tracks near her home shortly
after 6 o'clock last night, Mrs. Sarah
J. Clark, SO years old, was killed. She
started for nearby store TO buy milk
for supper. and was run over by q
switch engine and ground to death
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-25
||cHlGAA WILDE
F9RDNEY
poNoeEssMAN TALKS OF GUARD
ING DOMESTIC SUGAR TRADE
m REVISION OF TAalFF-Doss
NorrrEAR pxHcaLs POST.

0AGnSAw, MICH. Dec 25.-Con-
UossmAh Joseph W. Fordney, who has
1ocurned from Washington for the
ohristnas holidays. will be forced to
foeurn Saturday 80 that he can be
yoody to resume work upon the tariff
Monday morning.
* II haven't had time &c 90 much but
work upon the tariff" said Congress
man Fordney. I'VE have worked
steadily at this and hearings have
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-25
. CHAPTER IL

The king treated Diana only az a
brute could have treated her. He
Gagged her In her rooms and aet sol
diers, not only In the corridor, but In
her apartments. Above all, and this
was the browning insult 20 Diana, he
set the oily and offensive Kowchoffski
in command OF her guards.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-25
Train KILN Two.

/. TOLEDO o., Dec. 25.-Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Mulholeks, who lived ON
farm near Holland, o. IL miles
west OF Toledo. were instantly killed
by a Lake Shore 4 Michigan South
ern passenger train yesterday after.
noon while they were on a Christmas
shopping trip. They drove on the
tracks, not observing the approach
ing train. Both horses were killed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-25

Only One "BROMO QUININE"
That is LAXATIVE BRoMo QUININE.
Look for the signature OF r. w.
GROVE Used the World over to Cure
q Cold In One Day. csc.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-21
CAPTAIN ID. w. KETCHAM
PROMOTED TO MAJORSHIP
Officer Is Highly Regarded at
the Presidio, Where He
Is Stationed

Captain Daniel w. Ketcham, adjutant
to Calonel Lundeen, received his COM
mission from the war department yes
terday advancing him to major.
This advancement was caused by the
forced retirement OF Colonel William
+. Stewart. Captain Ketcham was No.
l in lineal rank of the Coast Artillery
corps.
Major Ketcham has been stationed
at the Presidio for two years and is
highly esteemed by the officers of the
post. His promotion will take him
to some other post. but no new assign
ment has IS yet been made.
The examination of Captain r. B.
Lamoreux.. Captain Andrew Hero Jr.
and Captain w. w. Hamilton for pro-
motion is now going on at the Pre-
sidio. The board of examination is
composed of Colonel Marsh, Colonel
Ruckman and Major Stevens.
The board to inspect the new posi-
tions for army posts to be built at San
Pedro in the near future. left for that
point last night. The board is COM
posed of Colonel Lundeen, Colonel Me-
Kinstry and Colonel Bellinger.
Colonel Robert r. Stevens. chief
auartermaster of the department. re-
turned from Atascadero yesterday and
resumed his duties at headquarters.