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The Detroit times., 1908-11-12
At SUNDAY !.
SCHOOL MEETING
STATE CONVENTION is PROVING
VERY SUCCESSFUL - PROF.
HAMiLL PRAISES cARMAck.

Prominent Sunday school teachers
and workers from all parts OF the state
as well as from other states appear
on the program OF the Sunday school
convention now being held in the
Woodward-ave. Baptist church. There
is an unusually large attendance, II be-
ing estimated that there are from
l,20O to 1900 present at the sessions. a
large number coming from outside the
city. The singing by the chorus choir
OF l26 voices, under the direction of
Grant c. Tullar, OF New York, Is q
feature OF the meetings.
Prof. II. NJ. Hamill, d. D., OF Nash.
Vile, Tenn. superintendent OF the
training work Of the Methodist Epis-
copal' church south, delivered an ad-
dress Wednesday evening to an over
flow meeting In the Woodward-ave.
Congregational church, In which he
paid touching tribute to the memory
OF former United States Senator Ed
ward w. Carmack. assassinated a few
days ago. He characterized Carmack
as possibly the most brilliant man In
the south. defeated for reelection to
the senate by the combined liquor In
terests"
Senator Carmack put everything on
the altar Of his conscience" said DR..
Hamill. He stood for the awaken
ing Of the civic conscience. He was
an incorporating foe OF graft. He
took the lead In all manly endeavor to
make Memphis q clean city
In his address, Dr. Hamill said Let
the women teach the children In the
primary grades. but when the touch
of virility comes let the boys have u
man teacher. 1t Is q great mistake to
put a boy from childhood to manhood
under the feminine touch. II Is a
greater mistake to put the girl from
childhood to womanhood under the
teaching Of men,"
During Wednesday afternoon, Her
bert Moninger, Of Cincinnati, con.
Quoted the teacher training lesson.
Mr.. Moninger has been secured for
the Lake Orion summer school to
teach Sunday school methods, he being
the first instructor for this work en-
gagged by the management Of the
school
The convention opened Wednesday
morning and will continue until Fri
day evening.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-12
Eleanor Robson's Stage
Wardrobe Cost Only $500

Stage clothes have come to be re-
ionable world. and, consequently. to
those who have become accustomed to
seeing the very latest Partisan crea-
lions portrayed in the glare OF the
footlights, 1t comes as a distinct shock
to find one Of the most important OF
American actresses, who, during eight
years OF stardom, has never had to
spend more than two hundred dollars
for her stage wardrobe In all that time
up to the present season.
When Eleanor Robson was a. COM
paratively unknown little player in
Arizona" she wore one costume
straight through the play. and this
was not an expensive one by any
means. Then, when George c. Tyler
discovered her, and perceived the stel.
lar possibilities In her, sending her
at one bound TO play with Mrs. Sarah
Cowell LeMoyne and Otis Skinner. In
Browning's delightful fantasy. In a
Balcony" she wore but clinging white
and expended--about $24 for the
clothes. Following this came the part
Of Mile. de la Wire In "A Gentleman Of
France" with Kyrle Bellew, and the
two changes Of costume she required
In this play required an expenditure
OF but $40.
Audrey" simple play Of the
south, was Miss Robson's first starring
venture. and in II she portrayed a
little mountain maid. She dressed al
most altogether in rags, and she
smiles when she thinks Of the money
that outfit cost her. Twelve dollars
covered It, Juliet needed but a
cloak and q simple gown Of white, and
these she purchased for next to moth
ing AS Kate Hardcastle In she
Stops to Conquer" there were no
dress effects worth mentioning, what
there were costing but few dollars,
not more than SIS. Then came Mere.
ly Mary Ann" and every one will rec.
ollect that in that character Miss Rob.
son wore but q simple little maid
costumew hich showed the effects OF
frequent trips to the laundry, as II
was intended to do. In her next play
Nurse Marjorie" the young actress
was q nurse, and she wore this one
costume throughout the play. II cost
cXGCi ubuiCs Vif.ov. IA ooiCAhy
Jane" she wore a pink gingham dress
In the first two acts, and a white mus
lin gown in the last two, and together
these reaches the enormous sum total
of $26.
The late Richard Mansfield. who took
a wonderful interest in Miss Robson's
work. wrote her letter four years
ago in which he said:
"You will find, as you progress, that
clothes make no difference whatever
to the artist ! may go further ana
say that It is the test Of the true artist
OF the stage that he or she shall make
the character, for the moment assum
ed. prominent In rags as well as fine
raiment II one cannot attract atten.
ton by virtue Of ones art. then one
may never hope to do II by the way OF
costly clothes. However, you must
understand that I do not advocate
sartorial simplicity at the expense OF
verisimilitude, for above all things =
part should be dressed appropriately
The Detroit times., 1908-11-12
PEONAGE CASE MAY
HAVE 1900 WITNESSES

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE so-called
peonage cases. which were continued
today before Judge Hough. Of the
United States district court. will, 1t
is said, develop remarkable evidence.
Assistant u. s. Attorney-Gen. Chas.
H. Russell and his associate In the
trial c. H. Hustled. say that they VIII
call 500 witnesses. while the lawyers
for the -four men accused OF having
lured thousands OF laborers into sla-
very In Florida. said to reporter to-
day that they would probably call no
less than $500 witnesses for the de.
tense
The Detroit times., 1908-11-12
MRS. PHIPPS' ASSAILANT
ALLEGED TO BE CROOK

CHICAGO. Nov. 12.-Mrs. Allen F.
Reed. the woman of mystery who at
tempted the life of Mrs. Genevieve
Chandler Phipps, in Denver, after de
handing 100000 is thought by the
police to be none other than the Mrs
Frank E. Brown who obtained $4,000
! worth of bonds from a LaSalle-st
brokerage firm. 10 days ago. and was
made to return the sum and pay 8
hotel bill OF 500 that she had con.
tracted at the Auditorium Annex.
The Denver authorities believe q:
the same time that her mysterious
woman companion is Madeline Leroy
Langley, alias Madeline Thompson.
who served a term in Joliet peniten-
tiary for poisoning the Newlands fam
lily in Chicago In 1891 Frank Repetto,
house detective at the Annex. Is con.
Nnced that Mrs. Reed and Mrs.
Brown are the same persons and he
recalled yesterday that the woma I
who had attempted to appropriate tn
bonds showed a card which bore the
name Of DR.. Allen F. Reed
The Detroit times., 1908-11-12
FIRE RELIEF FUND
is STILL GROWING
DISCOVERER OF RICH
MINE IN POORHOUSE

ONTONAGON, Mich. Nov. ll.-Blind
and penniless. Dick" Langford, an aged
prospector who claims to have discov.
cred the big Colby mine, Gogebic
iron range property valued in the mil
lions, has become a charge at the On.
tonagon county poor farm. He Is more
than eighty years old. Langford was
one of the first explorers In what 10
now the Gogebic district.
In 1872. or 1873, according to h,s
story. Langford found the Colby mine
and be alleges that his present finar-
cial condition Is due to misplaced con.
fdence in the integrity OF man. He
contends that he was to have one.
fourth interest in the property. but
that no was euchered out Of It. He
was never married and practically his
whole life has been spent In prospect
ing. For the past five years he has
been living In a little cabin at Lake
Goceb bic. supported by the county
The Detroit times., 1908-11-12
BOOKS

Sons of the Puritans." Brief biog-
raphies Of George Frisbie Hoar, by
Francis c. Lowell; Phillips Brooks, Oy
Charles Carroll Everett; Roger VOL
colt, by William Lawrence; william
Eustis Russell, by Charles Eliot Nor
ton; William Henry Baldwin, IT., by
George r. Nutter; Horace Gray, by
Ezra Ripley Thayer; Charles Eliot,
by VIM. r. Thayer; Charles Franklin
Dunbar, by Charles w. Eliot; Fran
els Claiming Barlow. by Edwin
H. Abbot Morrill, Wyman, by Hen
ry p. Walcott; Henry Sturgis Russell.
by John T. Morse. Jr. Nowhere else
are to be found In 80 compact and
readable form short lives Of these
eleven notable men. The names OF
the authors indicate sufficiently the
character and adequacy Of the biog.
raphies.
Gam. Unitarian Assn. Boston;
Macauley's. Sheehan's and Hudson's.
Detroit.)
The Detroit times., 1908-11-12
HAPPY DISCOVERY

In looking for a recommended rem
edy In a newspaper. sick woman
found the food which restored ner to
health. She writes:
About three years ago a spell cf
sickness left me SO weak that IL was
an exertion to move my hand.
MY appetite was gone aud what
little I did eat. distressed me 80 had
better left II alone. The doctor saw
was getting weaker and advised me
to take cod liver oil, but my stomach
would not tolerate II.
Then | was told to take egg-nos
with stimulants to strengthen me, but
that did not agree with me. wai
getting discouraged, when a lady sent
me a paper in which there was q
medicine advertised which she
thought might help me.
I'm looking through the paper | saw
an adv. telling how Strengthening was
Grape Nuts food. Strength was what
OF Grape Nuts.
II was SO bad that the cream
used with this food, distressed me, SC
I took one teaspoonful OF dry Grape
Nuts and ate II, using no liquid until
was through.
ITO my surprise I felt no bad ef
feet The next time I took two tea
spoonfuls with the same result II wa,
not long before could eat three tea
spoonfuls, with the result that wa,
gaining strength and my stomach wa,
feeling much better.
II knew II was owing TO the Grape
! Nuts because that was all was cat
ing. II was not long then. until
could eat cream with the Grapefruit.
and no distress. From then on al
was well, and there are very few
meals eaten at our table without
Grape-Nuts."
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read. The Road Il
wellvilie.' In pkgs. There's Rca
4 son"
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. The,
are genuine, true. and full OF human
The Detroit times., 1908-11-12
Neeter Sues Sullivan.

Another lawsuit arising out of the
troubles Of the Detroit, Flint & Sag.
NAV railroad. which Timothy Tars
ney. Timothy hester ard Thomas G..
Sullivan promoted. was started in the
circuit court Wednesday afternoon by
Timothy hester against Thomas G..
Sullivan. The two were warm friends
at one time. but fell out over the :ail-
way management. hester alleges that
In 1908 he and Sullivan entered into
an agreement by which he was to
look up timber land in Michigan aud
arrange for It's purchase, while Sulli-
van was 10 finance the deals, the prof.
It's to be divided equally. He says chat
he selected three tracts Of land FOR
which they paid $17.540, but which
Mr.. Sullivan subsequently sold for
100000. He says that after the sales
were made Sullivan repudiated the
agreement. and retained the profits.
He sues for $4,000.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-12
FORMER STATE SENATOR
COMMITS SUICIDE

UNION CITY. Mich. Nov. I'm
sanity brought on by long illness is
believed to have prompted Edward
Bostwick, for many years a resident
OF this place, to commit suicide at the
home Of sister In Syracuse, N. Y.
He strangled himself to death with a
neck scarf.
Mr.. Bostwick left mere about year
ago, first going TO Long Island and
then TO Syracuse. He was afflicted
with paralysis. He served as state
senator in ls97-sS, being elected by
the free silver party, although he
was a prohibitionist. His widow. who
survives him. is also an invalid. He
was owner OF a 700-acre farm here.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-12
JOKE OF A BOY PROVES
TO BE DEATH-DEALING

HARRISBURG. Pa, Nov. 11.-Al.
bert Bell IL, was shot and instantly
killed by his 16-year-old brother Ray
mond while hunting In Wildwood
park here.
With the brothers on a hunting ex-
petition were three other boys, one
OF whom, without saying anything to
any one. slipped cartridge into the
rife. which was the only weapon they
had.
Later Raymond playfully pointed
the rife at his brother and pulled the
trigger. The boy sank to the ground
with bullet in his brain.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-12
BODY MAY BE THAT
OF EXPLORER ANDREE

COPENHAGEN, Nov. 12.-There Is
reason to believe that the body oil
Prof. s. A. Andree, the Arctic explor'
er who. In 1897. made an attempt to
reach the north pole In a balloon. has
been found on the coast OF Labrador
A letter received here from the cap
tain OF the Danish steamer Inga, dat
ed Labrador. Sept 80, reports that
Capt. Chalker, skipper Of the lAmeri'
can schooner Pelops. OF Conception
bay. New Foundland, discovered In
northern Labrador a cross bearing the
name -Andree," and that beneath this
cross he found a body and q box OF
documents. The letter from the cap
tain OF lie Inga was sent from Indian
Side, Labrador.
The place where the cross was dis
covered Is an absolute desert and Is
rarely visited. even by the Eskimos.
What became Of Andree's two COM
panious. II the discovered remains
proved to be his, is problematical. but
light probably will be thrown upon
their fate by an examination Of the
papers.
Capt Walker is a half-caste Eski.
mo, who took part in the landing Of
the Peary expedition In Greenland.
ST. JOHNS, NJ. Nov. l2-No re-
port Of the finding In Labrador OF q
body thought to be that OF Andrea
has reached st. Johns at any time.
Little credence Is placed here in the
report OF the Danish captain.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-12
Henry @. Wallace Dies.

Henry G. Wallace. assistant mana
ger of the local ONCE OF the Pennsyl
vania Rubber company. died. Wednes
day. from a complication OF diseases
in his home. No 763 Mt. Elliott-ave
Mr.. Wallace was 46 years OF age and
had lived In Detroit for a number o:
years. He came 10 Detroit from Ham
ilton. o. Besides his wife, he Is sur
vived by one sister, Miss 8. l.. Wal
lace. and a brother, Charles (. Wal
lace. The funeral viii take place Sat
urday morning from the residence
with interment In Woodlawn GENE
Itery.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-12
PROPOSALS FOR IRON PIPE,
GATE VALVES AND TESTING
BOXES.

Sealed proposals will be received at
the office OF the Board OF Water Com
missioners up TO o'clock D. m. OF
Tuesday, Nov. IL. 1908. for the follow
ing supplies:
WATER PIPE. ranging In size from
six (6) inoh to twenty-four (2t) inch.
Also for 7e3 WATER GATE VALVES.
ranging In size from four ca inch 10
Also Tor 800 TESTING BOXES. rang
ing In siss from SIX (D inch 10 twelve
1G2) inch.
nishsd In accordance 18th the draw
fnGs and specifications on file In the
of1ce OF the Beard. copies of which
can be obtained upon application.
h A certified check payable to the
Board OF Water Commissioners OF. the
city Of Detroit. must aeeempan'troach
For IRON PIPE. $1,000; for GATE
VALVES. $500: for TESTING BOXES.
The right 10 reserved to reject any
BENZ. f. Quincy,
Secretary.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-12

and TO be In keeping with the thcatri-
cal environment in which ones char.
acter has been placed
The Detroit times., 1908-11-12
I local Item s

~rhe Life of Christ" illustrated by
stereopticon views, will be- the sub
ject OF a lecture by X. ]. Sundstrom
In ST. Pauls Lutheran church, Six
tenth and Breckenridge-sts, Thurs
day evening. at o'clock. ADMISSION
Ia free. All are cordially invited.
II ~ said that Corporation Counsel y.
j. W. Baiiy will he a candidate next
spring for the circuit judgeship In
opposition OF James q. Murhn. re-
Gently appointed as successor to
Judge Brooke. Judge Murfins APP
pointment Is only until the spring
election.
hallway employees In working TO
bring about the passing OF an ordtn-
nnce prohibiting automobiles carrying
large headlights. which. II Is claimed.
are the cause OF many accidents. The
Associations primary elections Will
be held Nov. % and the election on
Dec.
A postmortem examination of the re-
mains of Mrs. Catherine Golinski,
who died In 81. Marys hospltnl
Wednesday. closely following fall
down stairway in the home OF a
friend. showed that she had suffered
from carcinoma OF the liver for some
time and that this disease. and not
the fall. caused death. Coroner Ben
nett Will hold no inquest.
The ono hundredth reunion or the
The Detroit times., 1908-11-12

Many mans success In life is due
TO his failure to inherit money.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-12

The ono hundredth reunion or the
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-22
DAVID BISPHAM'S WIFE
ADJUDGED IN CONTEMPT
Disregarded Agreement as to
the Custody of Two
Children

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 21.-David
Bispham, the grand opera singer. today
won the first battle in the legal war
with his wife, Mrs. Caroline R. Bispham,
over the custody of their two children.
a girl of II and boy. of 10. Judge
Audenreid adjudged Mrs. Bispham In
contempt of court for disregarding a
written agreement made three years
ago, when the Bispl1ams agreed as to
who should have the children at differ
ent periods of the year. 1t is alleged
that Mrs. Bispham took the children
without permission from Bispham' s
home.
There was a dramatic scene in court
when the judge issued his order. Cling
ing to the boy and girl until they were
literally dragged from the courtroom,
Mrs. Bispham got on her knees, kissed
them repeatedly, bade them goodby and
was only parted from the children when
the lawyers for Bispham took them
from the courtroom with instructions to
have them in court again next Monday.
On that day Judge Audenreid will de-
eide who is to have them permanently.
The couple separated three years ago
and a divorce was refused Bispham
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-22
SANK FANGS DEEP IN
LEOPARD MATES THROAT
'Nigger" Disturbs Her Husband,
Who Knocks Her Down
and Ends Her Life

NEW YORK. Sept. 81. = Niger. a
black female leopard. has been killed
by her cagemate. The Devil. after a
desperate battle in the lionhouse of the
Bronx menagerie. Hundreds of per-
sons, including women and children.
watched the combat. The keepers made
vigorous efforts to separate the fight
ers, but could do nothing with the
enraged animals.
For week or more the couple had
not been on good terms, and Niger
carefully kept to the corner of the
cage, avoiding her angry spouse. When
the Honhouse was crowded with Wis
itors the female leopard ambled across
the cage to where her mate lay and
began to scratch her back against the
bar. The Devil instantly resented this
by knocking her down. Nigger leaped
at The Devil and they rolled over the
floor of the cage. clawing and snarl-
ing. The clamor aroused the other
animals, and the roars of the lions and
tigers were soon shaking the building
George Engleholm, one OF the keep
ers procured an iron spike and tried
to pry the animals apart. AS his ef-
forts were of no avail, he was Joined
by three other keepers, similarly
armed, but the combined force was flu
tile. For nearly 20 minutes the bat
tie continued, at the end of which time
The Devil, by a deft flank movement.
sank his fangs into Nigger's throat,
and a minute later she fell over dead
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-22
ARRESTS
NANCE O'N[|[
Actress and Mckee Rankin Are
Released at Once on $1,000
Bail Bond
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

NEW YORK, Sept. 21.-Miss Nance
O'Neil, the actress. and Mckee Rankin,
her manager, who sometimes appears
In performances with her. were arrested
st the Hotel Ca6ilisc this morning by
order of United States Marshal Henkie
on an indictment found against them
in California, alleging that they had
infringed the copyright of The Fires
of st. john an English translation of
German play by Hermann Sudermann.
They were arraigned before United
States Commissioner GiIchrist, who
held them in 81, 900 ball each for exam
ination tomorrow morning, and were
paroled in the custody of their counsel
Robert L. Turk The complaint, drawn
by Assistant United States District At
torney Bird, is to the effect that the
defendants performed the drama pub
licly in San Francisco July 90, 1908, in
a version translated by Henry Swick-
ard and copyrighted by John V. Luce
& Co. of Boston in behalf of Charles
Sudermann, the sole owner of the copy
right, without his consent. Turk said
today that he did not know who the
Charles Sudermann mentioned in the
Indictment was.
The author of the play. he pointed
out, was Hermann Sudermann. Miss
O'Neil has been appearing in THE Fires
of St John" as translated by Henry
Swickard from "Johannesfeuer." the
original German version. FIN various
parts of the country during the last
four years. She first produced it at
Daly's theater November 2S, 1904, a
week after the play is said to- have been
copyrighted by the Boston publishers.
The New York engagement was fail
ure, but later in Boston. where Miss
O'Neil is considered clever actress,
she had considerable success.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-22
TAFT ASSURES
HITCHCOCK OF
HIS CONFIDENCE
Wires to Chairman That He Is
to Remain in Control of
Campaign
Report That Crane Was to Have
the Place Traced to the
Vorys Faction
Plans Made for Active Work
During Last Month Pre-
ceding the Election
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
CHICAGO, Sept. 21.-As far as can
be ascertained the story that Senator
Crane of Massachusetts, was to sup
plant Frank H. Hitchcock as director
of the republican national campaign
originated in Cincinnati with partisans
of Arthur I. Vorys, who was candi-
date for the place now held by Hitch
cock, but who was rejected by the re-
publican leaders. The Vorys follow
ers have openly criticised Hitchcock's
policy. They resented his original
plan of keeping Taft bottled up at
home during the campaign. and they
were incensed at the efforts to recon
cile Taft and Foraker. Hitchcock was
similarly blamed for interfering to
prevent Taft from appearing with
Bryan at the association of commerce
dinner In Chicago on October Z.
In matters Of organization. however.
Hitchcock is considered by republican
leaders to be unsurpassed. He has
succeeded in Healing breaches in the
party in several states and in getting
the leaders into the campaign to work
ticket. The only missing one is For
.aker, and the Ohio senator has elm
mated himself.
FUNDS NOT FORTHCOMING
That the funds necessary to defray
!, 0f 1-r v~f<
paign have not been forthcoming was
frankly admitted today by Hitchcock.
The statement was made in explana-
tion of the delay that has attended the
beginning of the campaign work in
most of the states.
'T have no apologies to make" said
Hitchcock. I'VE knew long ago that
the proper thing to do was to get the
states in shape for an effective cam
paign for the last month preceding
election
ASSURANCE FROM TAFT
CINCINNATI, Sept. 21-To preserve
the amenities Judge Taft wired Frank
H. Hitchcock today to disregard the
news in the morning papers which
might indicate that Hitchcock had lost
his grip on things. Taft assured the
chairman that he was to remain in su-
preme control. In his telegram Taft
said:
do not be disturbed by publications
with regard to your management of the
campaign or statements of an intention
to supplant you in control. The presence
of Senator Crane here gave rise to in
ferences which / attempted to depre-
cate. / have every confidence in you
and in the success of your management
and 1 welcome the assistance as you do
of Senator Crane and of the advisory
committee. but you are in supreme con-
troll"
Further comment than this message
Taft indicated was unnecessary.
Taft stayed at home today. All call
ers at the Sinton hotel were told that
he was at home writing speech for
tomorrow night and that he could not
see them.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-22
THREATENED BY INSANITY,
MAN KILLS HIMSELF
Alexander Starbuck, Prominent
Easterner, Commits
Suicide

CINCINNATI. Sept 21-Alexander
Starbuck. aged So years. former presi-
dent OF the. Cuviver club of this city.
and widely known as an advocate Of
measures for the protection of game.
fatally shot himself at the government
building here today. Although. once
wealthy he had lost his money. was in
poor health and In fear of insanity
Stopping in the midst OF his reading
of an affectionate letter from a niece,
Mrsl Richard Hoffman of Santa Monica,
Cal. Starbuck took a new revolver from
his pocket and fired the bullet into his
brain, eau sing death. One of the notes
left to friends was dated September
IL and read:
To whom it may concern why? Old
age sickness, threatened insanity
enough 10 make the tired soul seek the
immortal dawn"