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The Detroit times., 1908-02-15
Editorials BY the People.


RepubIican Leaders and Otherwise.
10 the Editor OF The Times: When
1ostice Hooker recently handed down
x decision one or your townsmen OBJ
&orved that Learned and lengthy dis
<Srtnffons on law are too much for
- common mind to follow. and work
~ <(he means by which justice often
1n1ncnrriedv Now, AS Mr.. Hooker was
v nnffve or our town, we don't like
~ hear any OF your judges sass
11>1k . Sometimes, though, In trying
~ comprehend the speeches and ex-
HIonations OF some OF our big men. |
conld not help but think OF that crit
lcfnm and Just wished they would
w nside little OF their learning and
N they have anything to say Just say
A. n short. easy words, which the com
non mind could follow
II have been studying Secretary
rants Kansas speech. aud have been
crying TO make ont JUST what be
meant when ne said
<.As Lincoln led his Republican
hnrty--as Mckinley led his Republi-
<an parfy---so Roosevelt has led his
Hepubljcan party"
Now, that is good, II true. and l
<hink Il comes true. In this way:
Lincoln did lead his party. and the
northern Democracy. too. Mckinley
--o0abl<. kind and OF true convic-
<IoQs. v4e generally considered not
1eaderAb but as being led. Mark
Hanna. many thought was the real
leader or McKinley's Republican
-
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15

This wilt be an address for men OF all
ages and special musical program
Will be furnished The following sun
day evening. Dr. Hoben viii speak ON
Constitutional Revision
The program for the dedicatory SER
vices OF the Fourteenth-aVe. Baptist
church has been completed and will be
presented Sunday in the new building.
cor. OF AntolnettA-st and Fourteenth
ave. Rev. ID. III. Cooper. DID. will preach
d. in the afternoon. and Rev. Francis
- Cutler. state Sunday school Mis-
slonary for Michigan. In the evening.
Special music will be furnished by the
choir Of the Grand River-ave. Baptist
church. The following ministers have
served the church: {. A. votey, W.
A. Taylor. Or. Harper. ]. G.. Calder and
j f. Sterling
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METHODIST.

The Rev. j. G Vaughan. represent
ing the work OF raising the China cen
tennial fund OF $500 600, VIII occupy ire
dist church. Sunday morning.
Or. r. - Walker will deliver an adj
dress on the topic. The Cost or lll-
Health. before the business men 5
class OF the Martha Holmes Memorial
Methodist church. Sunday noon.
The Rev. }. Il. Ryerson, OF the Graz
tiot.ave. Methodist church will preach
sunday morning on The riches OF
God" and in the evening his topic will
be Pulling stumps." There Will be a
rally service In the evening under the
auspices Of the Brotherhood OF ST Paul.
Special services Will be held In the
Cass-ave. Methodist church Sunday
evening for the members OF Fairbanks
Post, G.. A. X. Prof Ward. Of the
Eastern High school will give a read
ing. and the pastor. the Rev. ID.
Deetz. Will preach "A special sermon on
The ethics OF old glory"
Andrew, the Plain. Heroic Man.
Will be the topic discussed In the third
OF series OF morning sermons by. the
Rev. James l.. Gardiner. In the Taber-
nacle Methodist church Sunday morn
ing. In. the evening Mr.. Gardiner will
give the third OF series OF timely
his to be The Tragedy Of a Prince"
The Seeley Bible class OF the Cen
tral Methodist church will give a class
party, Tuesday evening. Feb. 25.
Bisnop James M Inopurn, one OF tue
most noted men in the Methodist
church. will be in the city over Sunday
TO assist in the commemoration OF the
centennial OF missions in China In the
morning. Bishop Thoburn will speak In
INC Casy=avg. Methodist church. Unu III
the afternoon will address a meeting
in the Simpson Methodist church. Other
speakers at the latter meeting viii be
university. Delaware, O.. and the Rev.
Mr.. Miner. OF New York. The Rev.
John Sweet presiding elder OF the De-
troit district. will preside at the
YnpefipQ
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tain water supply for his vast .irri-
CATION, his party shut him Off on that
scheme. When he turned on the lime
light In his last message did his Re-
publican party stand by him, shout
der to shoulder?
Even Taft. who seems to be coming
into the presidential Office by appoint
ment, had no comments TO make, but
promised TO refer to II In his speeches.
He has not Yet, but he will.
p. ID. HOLDEN.
Charlotte, Mich, Feb. IL, 1903.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15

The ffteenth anniversary service of
the ". w. G. A. VIII be held in the
Woodward Baptist church. Sunday
evening at s.3Q o'clock. when MIS-,
Grace Whitney Hon will be the prin-
cipal speaker The public is Invited.
Sunday afternoon. Miss Nina Cute
kunst will be the speaker in the Assoc
nor Will sing. The association has set
apart the week beginning Feb. II. as
membership week. During this week
the entire membership, including secre-
taries. officers. board members and
committee members. is asked To work.
each member being requested TO secure
at least one new member.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15

Mrs. Chapman, Miss Louise Chapman
and Charles Chapman will go to st.
Louis for the wedding. After the
honeymoon trip. the couple Will reside
in the Pasadena apartments, Detroit
The annual winter meeting OF the
Question club was held Friday In the
Hotel Pontcnartrain, followed by an
elaborate banquet In the evening. Ot
the 25 members, but three were aD-
sent. Those present were; William
+. Metzger, Fred E. Castle. K. Il. Me-
Master. Il. II. Broadwelt, w. J. Chit
tenden, Jr., j. G. Weston. J. 8. Draper
and Claire L. Barnes, OF Detroit; w.
VI. Lewis and J w. ellison, Racine,
Wis; Joseph Gilbert, Thomas J. Wet
eel Frank w. Roche and G. r. Split
dorf, New York city; Seneca g. Lew
is, New Haven, Ct; David j. Post, Z.
Il. Whitney and II. +. Field. Hartford
CT: G. +. u. Kelly, Erie. Pa; Ezra r.
Kirk, Toledo; George Collester, Cleve.
land.
The marriage OF Miss Honora Jose
Iphine Regan. OF Detroit, and John A.
Burke, OF Niagara Falls. N. Y. was
celebrated "Wednesday morning In IS.
Peter and Paul's cathedral. The c9rc
,mony was performed by the Rev. M.
J. p. Dempsey. The bride was unat,
tended. Following the ceremony
breakfast was served tn the Motel
Pontchartrain. after which the courie
left for trip to washington and New
York. They will be al home after
March 10. at No. 26s Third-ave.. Mag.
ara Falls. N. Y.
Charles f. Campbell, superintendent
of the Massachusetts commission for
the blind In Cambridge, OF which the
famous blind and deaf girl, Helen Kel'
lar. is a member. will lecture Saturday
evening ON ARTS and crafts for the
blind" under the suspices OF the -Aris
and Crafts society In its rooms. No
122 Farmer-st. The lecture will be II.
Illustrated with stereopticon slides. Mr.
Campbell IL the son of Dr. J. +. Camp
bell. OF London, Eng. the blind found.
er and principal OF The well known
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vrhe Tearkerchief.

in some parts OF the Tyrol a beau.
tifuI though curious custom prevails.
When girl is going 10 be married
and Just before she leaves for the
church. her mother gives her hand
kerchief. which is called tearker-
chief IL Is made Of newly spun and
unused linen. and with II the girl dries
The Hatafai tears she sheds ON feav.
Ing home The tearkerchief Is never
used after the marriage day. but is
folded up and placed in the linen
closet. where IT remains TIN its own.
er's death, when IL Is taken from. ia
place and spread over her face.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15

Dr. Forest Ray Moulton, in his fourth
Illustrated astronomical lecture Satur-
day night. speaks on the sun His pur-
pose Is 10 treat as fully as any astron-
omer can. tho past and future OF the
sun. Next Saturday evening, he viii
treat OF the relation OF evolution To the
planetary system.
The Universalists have a mission in
Japan and their leading point is in
Toxic. Recently one OF their workers
In the girls home. connected with the
station. has been called TO one or the
chairs OF the University or Toxic. The
theology OF the liberal church seems 20
be welcomed by the Japanese mind and
Is easily grated onto their present
faith.
DIR. Henry Wilder Foote, OF Ann Ar
Dor. will speak in the Church OF Our
Father Sunday evening on The sea
coast Negroes OF South Carolina" and
to show the real conditions there ne
win present many interesting lantern
slides. The public Is invited. In the
morning. the Rev. Lee :. McCollester.
ID, d.. makes a study .of the evolution
of Abraham Lincoln. calling his sub
tect. Abraham Lincoln. the great.
The Ladies union OF the Church OF Our
Father will give banquet 10 the lay
mems league OF the church. next FRI
day evening. There will be toasts and
general gathering OF the two socis-
ties.
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EPISCoPAL.


l The Rt Rev Robert Paddock will
preach ia Christ Episcopal church Sun
day morning.
The Rt Rev Charles ID. williams
left tor West Branch Saturday morn
ing. where he Will conduct services
The Rt. Rev. Robert l. Paddock, re-
Gently elected bishop OF the eastern
diocese OF Oregon. will speak to the
women's auxiliary OF st. Johns Epis-
copai church in the parish house. next
Tuesday afternoon
The Rev. Austin w. Mann. senior
deaf-mute presbyter, founder of the
Mid-Western mission. will officiate at
st. Johns church. Sunday. Feb. 16.
Holy communion Will be administered
at 1850 a. m; evening prayer and SCI :
service will DO held in 81 Adams hiis-
sion. st. Pauis church. Flint.
The Rt. Rev. Robert l. Paddock. OF
New York city, who was recently elect
ed bishop or the eastern diocese of
Oregon. Will stop over In Detroit for q
few days on his way to his new Held OF
labor In the west. Sunday evening. he
Will speak in ST Paufs Episcopal
cellent work in New York. He was in
Detroit two or three years ago. when
he preached course OF noon day Len
ten sermons under the auspices of the
Brotherhood OF St. Paul.
Bishop Charles ID. Williams. OF the
Detroit diocese. will leave Detroit.
June 4, for London, England. where he
will attend the Pan-Anglican congress,
which VIII hold it's trtennial meeting
In that city. beginning June Is. Dele
gates who have been selected by
Bishop Williams to attend this con-
gress are the Rev. John McGarreil,- -.
D.. rector OF Grace Episcopal church,
who Will act as corresponding secre-
tary for the diocese; the Rev. William
-. Maxson. OF Christ church, Detroit
al Tat NJ An. Alb
and the Rev. William Gardam. OF Ypsi-
lsnti. The congress viii last perhaps
ten days. Bishop Williams expects to
be gone about three months
The quarterly convocatton OF the
Episcopal diocese Of Detroit opens in
Christ church, Tuesday morning, Feb.
Is, with devotional service, which
Will be followed by business session
at IL 30 After luncheon. a number OF
topics relating TO the diocese Will be
discussed, among them being the es-
tabIishment OF four new missions In
Detroit. this project having already
been authorized by Bishop Williams.
Tffe Rev r. W-Frisbie will Head tn the
discussion. Another topic will be do
cesar missionary apportionufent. the
discussion TO he led by the Rev. G. l..
Arnold. The discussion OF the diocesan
church building fund will be led by the
Rev. A. j. Mock, and the discussion OF
the making OF communicate list will
be led by the Rev. q. T.. A. MacKelkani.
In the evening at 1880. sermon will
be preached by the Ri. Rev. Robert l..
Paddock. OF Oregon The proposed new
missions are established in Highland
Park. In the vicinity OF Milwaukee
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15
With Detr0itS Musicians

The first CONCERT OF the season OF
the Detroit Philharmonic club, will be
given in the Y. w. G. A. hall. Friday
evening. Feb. 81. The club was organ
lied number OF years ago and after
nine years of conceruzlng In Detroit
and other cities In Michigan and Can
ada. was obliged TO dlsband on &C
count of financial troubles. During it's
lifetime. II gave over 500 concerts. II
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has been reorganized and from the
present outlook, the season OF 1903
will be a successful one. Prof. Will
lam Yunck, is the director and first
violin; Herman Brueckner, second VIC
lin: Hugo Kalsow. viola. and Freder-
lex Abel. cello. The dates arranged
for the two remaining concerts are
March Is. and April "a. In the Y. W.
c. A. hall. Miss Agnes Dodge Nickels,
late OF New York city, will sing at
the first concert She has held several
fine church positions in Boston and
New York and has also appeared In
opera. She will sing Verdi aria.
Prof Yunck will also DE a soloist ii
A. Yunck has the management of the
club.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15
Tariff Silence Gives
Consent, But to Which
Side, Please, Mr.. Taft?
secrstsry Of War Made Big Hit
IN Detroit and Michigan, and
Likewise Left Some
Openings.

ope"'nss the reactionares were COM
The Michigan successake notice President T. X
Your acquitted himself with much credit and
y fine impression.
William Smith, for brief time the villain in the
plot indicated for he the real hero
In his speech at Harmonic hall length
the questions of railroad legislation and rebates stating
again his position these issues which is in effect that observance
NJ Of is preferable socialism
Anything n preference socialism.
socialism. we have get right down
:; to observing the law.
Isn't that rather a victory Socialists
socialism, there respect for laws
past known only disrespect isn't the presence
the Socialist good thing to have in the community
We learned from Mr. Taft while here, wasn't
railroads the shippers who responsible for the rate
legislation
This was news
We have pretty things the railroads
this column during past years. Mr. Taft tells US
tba they were coeced into giving of
big shippers threatened 60 to other lines unless
" they given rebates
should back things we nave saId AND
maybe should've.
The railroads always found keep the rates
for shippers business they could exist
That business railroad as the digger ous
then possible only maintain the for
the fellow why would have been
easy make the big fellow the use
horse wagon
If the railroads why could
&hey not have dictated in they wanted tor
~ is they didn't
further truth is they didn't because law
breaking awbreakng bigger interests after the
of making this land of monopoly and
placing i power Of crooks.
Mr. Taft apology for the railroads doesn't read well at the
side condemnation of them.
Detroit Kansas City and other places
avowed candidate for the presidency
Mr.. question of the arf-on i'm
welfare of this mind
you
who aspres the important Office to which Mr. TAFT
without subject when
he has n other national subjects.
81 Mr. Taft his tariff views THEN, WHAT ARE
THEY?
"a And why is he silent?
To said he dared speak to them on
The question of lumber tariff, of reforesaton.
probably would have been interested to learn
subject of this tariff would the rest OF
10 Is get those the tariff in general
III Is Mr.. Taft waiting for something?
waiting for the national convention to adjust himself to
The conventions views?
II he is with the candor of the president he
ld succeed and
~ as plainly a his silence says for him.
On of the tariff, for whatever party de-
r1ares but upon all other am firmly decided
You made impression Detroit and Michigan Mr.
Ts but get your tariff views, and them
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15

nae met Wednesday afternoon In the
academy on Jefferson-ave., where the
study OF the poems, Lancelot and
Elaine. and Gerraint and Enid, OF the
"Idylls OF the King" was taken up.
papers being presented by Mrs. Max
well Grylls and Mrs. Joseph Belanger.
Mrs. John Hanley added much TO the
pleasure OF the program by her read
ing OF the idyll. Lancelot and Elaine.
Vocal selections were rendered By
Mrs. Charles Parker, who sang The
Cradle Song" and 'Laddie," and Miss
Ernesine Sterling, who gave Time s
Roses" and His Lullaby" Miss Whit
taker and Miss Edith Michigan acted
as accompanies.
The Y. NJ. l. minstrel concert In the
Light Guard armory Tuesday evening
Feb. IS, for the benefit OF the House
lof Providence, promises to be a sue
cessful affair. The minstrels will give
their program under the direction or
d. Russell q. Pearce. Master Kemp
Keena. the boy soprano, will be heard
between the acts and those who VIII
take part In the concert are: Prof.
William Yunek. violin: Sig. Giuseppe
Bartalotta, tenor. and Miss Nathalie
Gilmartin, soprano. Manager Moore.
of the Temple. has promised an attrac-
tion from his theater for the program.
Box seats are on sale at Schwankov-
sky's music house OF La Ponds cigar
store.
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ADyENT CHRIsTIAN.

The Rev. William A Burch, pastor of
the new Advent Christian church. will
continue his series OF illustrated pro-
phetic sermons In Bamlet hall. Sunday
afternoon. The subject Is The seven
seals" The sermon at 1870 will be fol-
lowed by short testimonies. Special at
tention Is given to the music.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15

Sunday morning, IN Temple Beth El,
the pulpit Will be occupied by Rabbi
Joseph S. Kornfeld. OF Columbus. OHIO.
His subject will be Abraham Lincoln:
Services begin at l0:45. All are well
crr
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Y. M. e.. A.

The Rev. Edward IL. Pence. ID. D.. OF
the Forrest. Presbyterian church. will
deliver an address at the meeting IN
al 1850 o'clock. His topic will be Tine
tong road Rurrrv--. tfuv- irving
Waltz OF Boston. Mass. will sing.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15
UNITARIAN.

The Rev. Reed Stuart. OF the First
Unitarian church. will preach Sunday
,aG,ngs =" s,hise, s1om u tha I,nas IN
Gray's "EleRy"
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15

The Beethoven trio will give cor
cert Thursday evening. Feb. 20. in the
Unitarian church. assisted by w. f.
Bartels, basso, and Murray Paterson,
organist. 1t will be Scandinavian
Russian evening. The program viii
consist OF the senate. OPP. 36. for vio-
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CONGnEC. TIoNAI

The Rev. Irving Stuart will speak on
saul OF Tarsus: the Creator OF the
Church in the Empire" before the
members OF the business mems class OF
the First Congregational church. sun
day noon
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15
sCTEyTIsT.
JEWISH.

The topic for the Sunday evening
service OF the First Church of Christ.
Christian Scientist. will be Soul"
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15


Mr. and Mrs. Harry j. Paxton en-
tertained IL guests at a theater par
ty in the Detroit opera house, Friday
the Hotel Pontchartrain. The affair
was in honor OF Mrs. Lawrence Depew
and Frederick, +. Wormer, whose en-
gagement hasIust been announced.
! The anniversary OF Washington's
birthday will be observed by the stu
dents OF the Detroit Business univer-
sity, Friday afternoon. Feb. 81. at $3.50
o'clock. in the assembly room Of the
university. Addresses will be dcliv-
erred ty the Hon. w. H. Shaw. OF
Toronto: Postmaster Homer Warren,
OF Detroit, and President William F..
Jewell, OF the university. fine Eau
steal program has been arranged for
the occasion.
In the Monteith school Thursday af-
ternoon. Valentine party was given
I'm honor OF Miss Antoinette Voelkei.
former principal. After playing
games in the kindergarten, the party
adjourned To the rest room where re-
freshments were served. Miss Anna
Nevin, in behalf OF the teachers, and
Mrs. Eastman, a former teacher. pres.
ented Miss voelkel with two beautiful
pictures.
The Misses Heller. or the Charlie
voix. were the hostesses or matinee
party and luncheon in The Lorraine
Saturday afternoon, given in honor OF
Miss Maude Barlum. bride-to-be..
The menu and appointments OF the
luncheon carried out the bridal note.
The guests included besides the hos
tesses and bride-elect. Miss Barlum's
bridal attendants.
Union lodge of s. o., No. 3, +. and
A. NJ. will give ladies' night en-
tertainment in the Masonic temple,
Monday evening. Supper will be
served at $50, to be followed by short
talks and musical selections and dane
ing In chapter parlors. Owing to the
limited capacity of the chapter par
lors this entertainment will be con-
fined to the members and their fam
lilies.
Ashlar Lodge, No. 81, #. e A. NJ,
will give an informal dancing party
Monday evening, Feb. "A. In the Ma
sonic temple. Dancing will begin at 8
o'clock and continue until l. Meyers
orchestra will furnish the music.
Those desiring invitations must be rec
ommended by member Of the lodge,
and invitations must positively be
presented at the door in order to Sc
cure tickets.
s.tu Inn hnA IN
in The Lorraine Monday afternoon for
1. young women. following matinee
party at the Temple.
Mrs. Marietta Willmarth. OF No. 289
Hancock-ave. east. will give a supper
at The Lorraine. Monday, after the
theater, for eight guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank p. Chesbrough.
OF No. 20 Kirby-ave. west. have gone
to Philadelphia and Baltimore to visit
theft sons. who are attending college
In those cities. ut M
/ Mrs j. Albert Burbank. Of No. 164
Alger-ave.. has returned from a visit
to Chicago.
:. DF. and Mrs. George A. Andrews witt
entertain the Saturday Bridge club In
their home, No. 27ll woodward-aye.,
this evening.
Mrs. Walter s. Russell will enter
tain a number OF friends Saturday
evening In the Country club.
The young Ladies sodaiiry or Holy
Rosary parish will give pedro party
Tuesday evening, Feb. Is, In the
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15

The marriage OF Miss Lucille Cary
Campbell. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
Edward t. Campbell, OF St Louis.
and BENJAMIN @. Chapman. Jr... of De
St Louis The ceremony will be fol;
lowed by large reception In the
home OF the bride. Mir. Chapman Is
the eldest son OF Mr.. and Mrs. b. q.
Chapman. OF the Pasadena Mr. and
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15

Master Ralph Calder. one OF the
younger pupils of Miss May K. Porter,
will give planoforte recital in Miss
Porter's studios. Tuesday evening He
will be assisted by Mrs. Alice Calder
Leonard. soprano; Miss Eula Bryant,
violin, and George Porter, cello.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15
NEWS OF DETROIT'S CHURCHES
uNuvERsALrsT.

junction. one IN the extreme eastern
part OF the city and another In the ex-
tPeme western part
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15

Frank Parker, baritone sololst In
st. johns Episcopal church, sang NJ
the annual Lincoln banquet OF the
Prestea'a Mems club, Tuesday night.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15

Miss sylvia Maude Baird. OF No
bsu Lincoln-axe- left last Monday for
New York city TO continue her vocal
studies. Fl
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15

The young Ladies' sodaifry or Holy
Rosary parish will give pedro party
Tuesday evening, Feb. Is, In The
school hall
The Detroit times., 1908-02-15
Eighth Year
And Secretary Taft came.
Ard =. s.y and he conuuere

hIlu nc saw dstu fle
Now as 10 where Michigan
stands there is left no doubt.
For the lusty lungs which
cheeredl the secretary over the
several salads and the punch
glasses proclaimed him next
and the reactionaries were COM
pletely routed.