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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-15
1925 TOLEDO MEN
BEAT THEIR WIVES
OHIO CITY ROLLS UP PATHETIC
-lll.TREATMENT IN
INCREASE THERE.

TOLEDO. Aug. l4.--AccOrding 10
statistics compiled by Humane Officer
Ware. three wives on an average have
been beaten every day by their nus
bands in Toledo for the last fifteen
years. The statistics contained the
following facts
Wives beaten by their husband. TO-
425.
Wives deserted by their husbands,
1866
Husbands deserted by their wives,
600.
The cases OF wife-beating cited by
Mr. Ware do not include those which
nave never found their way into police
court or have been reported 10 the
humane society.
II don't know why. but | got the
idea of keeping record OF the wife
beating and other cases coming under
my Jurisdiction when was first ap-
pointed TO he Office, remarked Mr..
Ware. THE other day happened TO
look over my records and soon became
interested in the information
THE epidemic OF wife beating in
Toledo has increased at an enormous
rate during the past five years. When
was first appointed it was a rare
thing for me to receive complaint from
a wife. but now | am daily beseiged
with them, and some OF the cases re
ported are pathetic In the extreme
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-15
THE PENALTY OF OVERWORK

Work has been mans lot since the
crestionA but a day OF toll should not
have its penalty OF pain Why Is It.
then. you ask. that backache so often
follows II Is because the modern
tendency Is To oyerwork. 10 tear
down faster than nature can rebuild.
An unnatural strain is thrown upon
the vital organs. and more especially
upon the kidneys. which have the
work Of altering the blood tree OF
waste and poison.
The heavy tax OF oyerwork-tne
strain upon the back that is so com
mon 10 many trades and occupations,
is too great The kidneys begin to
fail in their work. and there is a
double danger 10 health The poison
Gus matter collects in the system. and
the kidneys themselves begin To break
down
PAN In the back is only a warning
OF troubles in the Kidneys An in
tiammation has set in. and dis
ordered condition OF the urine soon
becomes apparent.
Too much or too little urine. with
constant desire 10 void the secre-
tions any noticeable deviation from
the normal color. the appearance Of a
sandy sediment. proves disorderei
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-15
SELF At
HUSBAND BED
~. " BROKERS' WIFE, CANCER
SUFFERER, TOOK LAST
2 LOOK AT SPOUSE.

! NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-Mrs Jennie
IS. Arthur. wife of Robert Arthur. a
eroker. shot herself in the heart "a
her home at East Twenty -Sixth-st and
EAvenue Il, Sheepshead Bay AZ $50
b. m today She died instantly She
was So years old. and suffered from
Eancer. - D
I Mrs Arthur. in her night attire
ewalked from her room to her hus-
bands sleeping apartments to kill her
self. Apparently she was influenced
by desire TO f. look al him. for the
last time. The sharp crack OF the re-
lrolyer that she held so closely to her
lbreast that il singed' her night dress,
aroused Mr.. Arthur
The husband leaped from the bed
kand ran toward his wife as he saw
lher while-robed figure reel and sink
ITO the floor. He switched on the light
fnnd the crimson stain on the front
Iof her garment and the. brand new
revolver lying beside her. told him
tfhe story
Neighbors aroused by the shot found
him bending over her liz terrible grief.
trying in vain to arouse her
The bullet had penetrated her breast
land her death must have been in
sstantaneous.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-15
VIRGINIA FARMERS
FIGHT BUG ARMY
WAGE RELENTLESS WAR ON
THEIR COMMON FOE TO SAVE
POTATO CROPS.

RICHMOND. Va. Aug li.-Nearly
million dollars is spent annually on
potato bug poison in two small COIN
ties OF this state The farmers OF Ac-
comac and Northampton Counties
which form what is known as the east
ern shore of Virginia. spend each year
something like 100000 In the war
they are forced To wage against the
most feared enemy OF the potato crop
the potato bug
Annually they buy over $50 tons OF
this poison, or something like 100000
pounds. and the cost of applying 1t is
nearly twice as great as the cost OF
the poison Itself
This section OF Virginia Is one OF
the greatest potato producing sections
OF the United States, and each year
thousands and tens OF thousands of
barrels are shipped to the markets OF
the eastern coast-New York. Phila-
delphia, Boston, Baltimore and Wash
ington and even TO many western cit
les 4 crop which can be marketed
al a fair price means year OF pros
perity and plenty for the farmers of
these two counties. The reverse means
oftentimes debt and want
ALMOST TN DtlltNdDit are some Oh the
stories told of the battles the farmers
have fought against their common en-
envy. But they are true. Several years
ago the bug pest. was particularly Sc
we're Near the little town OF East
vile there was 70-acre field OF po-
tatoes.
The early prices were so tempting
that the owner OF this field decided
TO dig up and ship before the yege-
tables were ripe Across the road
from this field was another also plant
ed with potatoes. The crop In this
field was several days behind that in
the first and was not ready for dig
ging
The day after the crop in the first
field has been dug vast swarms of pc
tato bugs began TO migrate to the
other field So thick were they that
they covered the edge of the first field
and carpeted the road as they slowly
crawled over toward the second field.
The owner of the latter held,
alarmed sent a hurry call to the near
est store for paris green and cheap
-four AS soon as he got the poison
and flour he had them mixed aid.
sending men down his fence live, had
them construct "A rampant OF the POI
son mixture an eighth of an inch thick
and several yards long.
AZ the invading horde Of bugs
crawled under the fence they waded
into this poison ami the execution was
awful.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-15
KILLS HUSBAND
TO SAVE HONOR
BRIDE. STILL clUTCHlNG RE.
voLVER, BUSHES INTO COURT
ROOM, CAUSING STIR.

NEW YORK. Aug s. Mrs Rose
Graziano. aged p. a pretty bride OF
six months, shot and killed her hus-
band Domihick in their rooms ia
Adam-st, Brooklyn. today. after he
had demanded thar she supper them
Goth AT tho cost Of her honor
Then the girl. dazed ar whai she
had done. rushed from the house.
the revolver in her hand and walked
hail mile through the streets ot
Brooklyn to the Butlerst. court The
court room was throhged and there
was almost panic when she entered
But she was calm now. readily gave
up the pistol and then told her story
to a detective She was taken TO po
lice headquarters
From the story as thu young woman
told il 10 Detective Kerns. who hap
peneo TO be inn the court room and
who took the revolver from her her
husband last night threatened 10 beat
her II she didn't do his bidding.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-15
MAKES
THE MASSES MORE
UNH 1PPY
AND 1T DOES NOT MAKE THEM
ANY MORE MORAL. SAYS A GER
MAN PROFESSOR PEASANTS
ARE CONTENT.

BERLIN Aug. ia curious art
Gle by Professor ..oria is published IA
the Deutschc Revue he states
The more education the masses
have The unhappier they are. ne has
found this true OF city jewellers. work
ers I'm factories and mills and shops.
ON the other hand the peasants OF re-
tired country lands where Cumpul
sorry education has not yet become
general. are quite content with their
lot They do not complain and have
IN fact nothing OF which 10 complain,
they are contented and happy
lie declares that the education civ.
en- by the state schools TO the lower
classes does not make them any hap
pier Professor I.oria adds that IL
does not make them any more moral,
and he says that in vlrtuous England
the working classes, since they have
ueen compulsorily educated 20 IN
more and more for unclean literature.
Then the learned German professor
points out another III effect OF this
diffusion OF education, this
All human nowledge has had to be
vulgarized and degraded TO the level
OF lower-class intelligence. Learning
is made easy and cheap-and super
fetal And even the superior classes
are falling into the bad habit OF con
lenting themselves with the tawdry
CONGRATULATIONS furnished to the ignor'
ant. Really cultivated minds are be
coming scarce. There is little gain
in surface glitter and IN immense loss
in profundity and serious learning,
Every one, says Professor l.oria,
knows little OF everything and few
can boast that they know one subject
well Easy learned is easy forgotten.
Instead OF millions OF half educated
people a few score learned men would
10 more for humanity So SAYS the
professor. and he concludes.
If you want 10 work for the happi-
ness OF the people dou't-for heaven 5
sake educate them.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-15
What Ais You1

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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-15
Taft and the Tarin.

Revise the tariff" says Mir Taft
la effect. but hands OF the trusts
This however is just about the kind
o: tariff reform than might have beea
expected from the Republican party
Mr.. Taft offers the American people
no relief whatever from the eXactions
Of projections and h. proves conclu
siyeiy that he has nos the people in
mtnd when az advocates the IDiquN
GUS ship subsidy. another device FOR
taking money out of the pockets OF
the people and putting II in the pock
cts ~ the ship owners.
Mr TAFT demonstrates conclusively
In bis address OF acceptance that his
party is hopelessly welded to It's idols
II proposes to- continue its program
OF spolIatior and to maintain It's an.
cienU alliance with proving and pre-
datory wealth.
May tie good Lord protect W. from
Republican tariff revision. Louisville.
Courier-Journal
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DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS

Orders were also sent for other
companies throughout the state.
Gov. Deneen was at his office all
night. personally attending TO calling
out the militia.
AL Midnight, Harry +. Loeper. own
er of the restaurant destroyed, made
the following statement:
Il have been through one riot in
Cincinnati. In 1888. the greatest In
this country, when 100 men were
killed II was 10 avoid loss OF life
that | took the men cut of town.
did not want to favcr the men;
had no interest in them whatever,
and would go just AS far to punish
them as anybody, but after going
through the Cincinnati riot and know
ing this sheriff as | DO. | knew he
would be killed before he would lei
the jail be taken. thought
would save life by removing the color
ed men.
Il would not shoot, a single man 10
protect my place and | only shot
into the crowd when in personal dan
ger myself"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-15
masked BANDITS
/ ROB MAIL TRAIN
SIX MEN HOLD UP NORTHERN
PACIFIC OVERLAND, AT
TRENT, WASH.

SPOKANE. Wash, Aug. l5.-North-
ern Pacific westbound overland train
No. l was held up by six bandits at
Trent, ten miles east OF here, last
night. The engineer and fireman were
Forced to abandon their engine and
the robbers uncoupled the mail car
and ran the, engine and car to within
3thfee miles of this city, where 1t was
abandoned.
& II is not known how much booty
he robbers secured
z A report from Marshall Junction.
early today, says that six men with
"a team were seen driving rapidly
jsouthward and IL Is supposed the
bandits are trying to reach the wood
ed section In the Vicinity OF Palouse
q A posse Is in close pursuit and a
battle Is expected.
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Around the State
in q Hurry

lansins-Henry Swartz, OF dewitt,
after participating in fighting two fires
in the village recently. mas become III.
sane. Excitement and overexertion
are thought to be responsible for
his condition
Mt CIemens-Edward Byrnes, 22
years old, and son OF James Byrnes.
OF the board OF public works. was
drowned in the Clinton river. Byrnes
with d party OF Young fellows had
just returned from Algonac and were
about to start on trip down the
river on a launch. In stepping aboard
the boat, Byrnes slipped and fell III
the river between the launch and tho
dock 1t the foot OF Newest.
Mackinac island. Leland Sosman.
q student from ChilliCOthe. o.. and
member of the Chippewa orchestra,
died here suddenly. He had been
swimming and after returning to his
boat tainted Death ensued before
the shore was reached. The coro
ners inquest was held and the cause
OF death was given as heart failure
brought on by sudden shock.
Lansing-Chas. CLOSER. an aged
Meridian township farmer, pleaded
half guilty" when arraigned on IA
charge OF cruelty to animals He al
mitted shooting at COW. but con
tended that the animal was an ugly
brute and had nearly killed a niece.
Fined $25 and costs. Closer declared
that he would not pay the fine IL ne
could The alternative is 20 days in
he Detroit house OF correction.
Otsego-Beginning Aug II. Otsego
churches. schools. mills and factories
will be governed by Central time.
Heretofore the town has been govern
ed by mill time. which is twenty min
utes faster than standard time.
Nh saNs tho subway La The riRhf
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-15
OVER 1000 SHEEP
BURN IN BUFFALO
STOCKYARDS
FIRE DESTROYS HAY SHEDS AND
PENS. DOING st75.ooo DAMAGE
MARKET DAY SAVES MUCH
HEAVIER LOSS.

BUFFALO. Aug. l5.-Fire broke out
al > O'Clock this morning in the haH
sheds at the East Buffalo stock yards
end before The flames were gotten un'
Ger control the sheep pens, with LOG
sheep and the nay sheds containing
900 tons of hay. were consumed The
loss is estimated al $li5.OOO.
The sheep pens destroyed were l.
500 feet long and go feet wide, with
a capacity uf 10000 sheep.
The fact that Friday was big
market day had almost emptied the
pens. otherwise the loss would have
been nearly 100000 The origin Of
the Are is unknown.
BY O'Clock the tiremen had the
flames under control
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condition OF the kidneys that needs
quick attention
II your work seems hard for you,
II you nave n lame. weak or aching
back, II you seem tired and listless.
and seem 10 be running down with
out apparent cause. begin at once with
Doan's Kidney Pills, the great kidney
remedy that has cured 30 many
OF your neighbors. II has given thou
sands OF working men and women
strong, sound backs for their daily
work
DETROIT PROOF.
A. +. Aspenliter. 2sS Seventeeth-st.
Detroit. Mich. says: II have used
Doan's Kidney Pills on many occas'
ions and they have never failed 10
bring prompt relief from kidney
trouble. Before learned OF them,
had suffered great deal from this
complaint. the pains In my back and
hips at times being almost unbearable.
also had headaches, felt run down In
health and was annoyed constantly
by the kidney secretions. Seeing
Doan's Kidney Pills advertised. l pro-
cured a box at Gray 4 Worcesters
drug store and they gave me such
prompt relief that I used them until
the attack disappeared"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-15
For Sore Feet.

II have found Bucklen's Arnica
Salve 10 be the proper thing to use
for sore feet, as well as for healing
burns. sores. cuts. and all manner OF
abrasions." writes Mr. w. Stone. OF
East Poland, Maine. Ii is the proper
thing too for piles. Try 1t! Sold under
guarantee at f. G.. Kinsels. Central
Drug Co. and Gray e Worcester's
drug stores
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-15
FLASHED BY WIRE

LONDON, Aug. 15.-It is announced
mat Winston Spencer Churchill pres
dent OF the board OF trade. will mar.
BY Clementine, daughter OF the late
Sir Henry Montagu Hozier. who for 81
iyears was secretary o, Loyds.
BOSTON, Aug. l5.-Gov. Curtis NJ.
Guild. Jr.. was operated on for ap.
bendicitis at the Charles-Gate hos
pttal. The governor stood the strain
pf the operation remarkably well and
IA resting comfortably.
q UTICA, ~. Y, Aug. l5.-Congress.
xman James s. Sherman. Republican
fcandidate for vice president returned
last night from the St Lawrence.
{where he had been for several days
tRs the guest OF Walton Clark, OF Phil
{ndelphia. at his camp on Wolf island.
h Mr.. Sherman spent the time In Ash.
Ting and outdoor recreation. seeing no
Ivfsitors. His health Is now apparent
1y as vigorous as ever.
ROANOKE. Va, Aug. 15-The NTH
<trial at Floyd Courthouse OF John
Richards, the Floyd county school
fteacher. charged with the murder OF
Ibis rival in love. Maurice X Francis,
<of Roanoke. ended yesterday in &C.
{quittal. The first, second and fourth
xfrials resulted In disagreements The
Efhird trial resulted in conviction OF
fmurder In the first degree and Rich
cards was sentenced TO be hanged
tThe supreme court granted new
trial
A LONG BRANCH. y. j., Aug Is
lie. r. Thomas. former banker and
Trace horse owner, was seriously in
1jured here last night. when his auto
mobile struck and wrecked VI carriag,
4 containing several New Workers.. who
Nwere on a pleasure drive. The horse,
n attached TO the carriage were KILLED
u outright, the occupants OF the car
4 rage were thrown violently to thu
I ground. and Mr.. Thomas and hi
chauffeur were hurled 90 feet to on
4 side OF the roadway. Mr. Thoma
Sustained a broken leg.
& AUCKLAND. New Zealand. Aug
15.--The American battleship fee
/ has sailed for Sydney. The weathe
was fne and large crowds were
ashore and afiost TO bid farewell q
4 the Americans Excursion Graf
loaded TO the rsils dotted the harbor
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-15
Cold Comfort.

David Belasco says he can make a
good snowstorm for 20 cents. Send on
one. please. and draw FOR he full
price.--Omaha Bee.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-15

Sound the depth of some women's
hearts and you'd have noise like
the explosion OF powder magazine
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Miss Susan McWhirter who has
been the guest OF Miss Ruth Winifred
Todd. OF No 1923 Second-ave has re-
turned TO her nome IN indianapolis.
Miss McWhifter's parents are Jealous
adheIents OF the temperance move
ment In Indiana Her father is treas
urer OF the National Prohibition party
and her mother Is editor " the state
organ OF the w c. r. L
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The Misses Harriet. Margaret and
frances jenkins. OF Oswego. n Y.
are guests oi Detroit rclauyes\lor a
few days
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Charles Moore OF the Security Trust
Co.. has gone TO the Massachusetts
coast for three weeKs-his seven
teenth season.
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Attacked White Woman.

The melting cause OF the trouble
was all assault made Friday night. on
Mrs. Earl Hallam. vile OF street
car conductor The attack occurred
in her home in one of the most thick
ly populated residence districts OF the
north part OF the city.
Mrs. Hallam, whose husband works
al night, was dragged from her bed
at midnight by a Negro. who then car
ried her into a garden in the rear OF
the house. where he assaulted her.
I" This was the last straw for the
whites OF the city, the hatred against
the blacks having been smoldering
since month ago, when Clergy A..
Ballard was slain in his home by a
Negro. who. IL is said, had entered
the Ballard home In an attempt TO
assault Mr. Ballard young daughter.
Early this morning Geo. Richard
son. Negro, was arrested for the
assault upon Mrs Hallam and placed
In the city Jail with JOS. James. who
was accused OF the Ballard murder.
4 Mutteriags uf mob violence began
soon after the Richardson Identified
ton Ly the woman and great crow
collected about the jail After Rich
afuSOn hdu Octn' lucHtlHtu Wy rhi
Hallam the crowds grew even more
violent, and> IL was decided 10 take
The prisoner out OF toNn
Sheriff Chas. Werner made arrange
ments TO take the men to Blooming.
ton and yesterday afternoon the at
tentioH Of the crowd around he ia
was nettactod by an alarm ~ fire
while the men were placed in Harry
Y Ioeper's automobile and Wnisked
away TO the railroad station near
The fair grounds. where a train was
stopped To let the sheriffs men and
their prisoners get ON board
Wreck uoeper's Cafe.
AS soon as this was known. the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-15
Troops Arrive on Scene

Just then the Decatur troops ar
rived. TWO volleys were fred over
the heads OF the lynchers The order
was given by Col Wells. Fifth lnfan-
try. in command. 10 dispense. With
reluctance some of, the members OF
the mob began To back away.
All this turmoil grows out OF an
attempt TO lynch Negro who had
assaulted white woman. The Ne
gro was spirited out Of town and
the mob. baked in its vengeance. inn
mediately turned on the man who
loaned his automobile 10 the author
tiles TO enable them to convey the
Negro to a place of safety.
This was the spark hat started the
riot
Early In the stage of rioting, all
saloons and disorderly houses In the
city were closed by the mayor, and
the militiamen did their best 20 pre-
vent the collecting OF any crowds in
the streets.
Their efforts were futile. however.
They would dispense crowd in one
neighborhood ard Immediately it
would reassemble in another.
When at 2 a. m. the burning OF
Negroes houses began. the blacks
retaliated by shooting from the upper
stories OF the houses in the neigh
borhood where the tourch was APP
Piled number OF persons were hit
during these fusillades and were car
ried away by their friends before
their identity was discovered
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Ma says the subway Is the right
thing for New York. So much under,
ground work is going on.
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In Socie ty

Mrs. Fred Taylor. OF Hudson Mich.
is spending week in Detroit
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r. st. Elmo Lewis has returned
from a Burroughs Addiag Machine con
\ ention In Chattanooga. Tenn.