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The Washington times., 1908-09-12

Sir Gilbert Parker continues TO write
the short stories which comprise all he
has offered the public since the pUblica-
ton OF THE WeaVers." COrnhul for
July contains a story By Sir Gilbert en-
titled a Lodge Beyond" with a theme
such as Klpiing loves or Joseph C7nrad
might have chosen-the white man who
has taken a breed for a wife, and feels
the pull Of his own kind.
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
NEW JERSEY RESORTS
ATLANTIC CITg.
GALEN HkLL

HOTEL AND sANIroRIUN.
ATLANTIC CITY
One OF the newest stone. brick. aaa steel
buildings. with every comfort. alvavs oTssn.
alSsys Tsaags elERyB busy,
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
TAFT is ASSURED
OF BUSINESS MEN

Continued FROM First Page)
The Washington times., 1908-09-12

The special edition of "PeIleas and
Melissnde," " announced some time ago
by Thomas Y. CroWell & Co, will soon
be ready. It viii be illustrated from
scenes OF the opera aud portraits posed
by Miss Mary Garden. and printed on a
decorative type page. The complete text
Of Maeterlinck's play is given in Eng
lish, with an introduction by Montrose
j. Moses.
The Washington times., 1908-09-12

Religion and Medicine" has started
in England with much the same rush
as IL displayed in America. Kegan Paul.
French, Trubner & Co, the British pub
lishers, announce a second edition al
ready. The English edition carries q
preface by Canon Pennefeather. vicar OF
kensington.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-13
Victims of Dynamite.

Daniel Detwiler. highway commits
sioner, and Gene Badgley, of Chesan-
ing, were badly injured by the ex-
rlosion of a two-pound charge of dyna-
mite they were using TO blow up
stump. The charge failed to explode.
and when they were investigating it
went off in their faces. Badgley's face
was terribly lacerated and the sight of
both eyes were destroyed. He also sus-
tanned severe scalp wound. He was
taken 10 Ann Arbor on the first train
in the hope of saving his life. Detwil-
er's face was filled with small gravel
and bits Of wood, but he will probably
recover.
Badgley has been very unfortunate
In the line Of accidents. A few years
ago he was injured on the head and
has silver plate in his skull. He
has suffered broken limb three
times, dislocated shoulder and had a
pitchfork handle nearly run through
his body. He has wife and a little
babe and his aged mother lives with
him. Detwiler has a wife and three
children.
Both men are popular and were OBJ
ponents for highway commissioner in
the recent election, Detwiler winning
by two votes.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-13
CHANGES OVER
THE WORLD.
THE PiLLsBuRY-WAsHBURN CO.
IN THE HANDS OF A
RECEIVER.
THAW'S BANKRUPTCY ACT
A Reorganization Of a Great Flour
company-Thaw and His Finances
Fleet Is in Auckland Harbor.

One of the largest bonds ever rec
Drded in the federal court in Minneap-
oils was executed last week by the
three receivers for the Pillsbury-
Washburn Flour Mills Co. When
Federal Judge Milton ID. Purdy APP
pointed the receivers he gave them
ave days 10 file the bond of $500, 900,
but placed the property of the com
pany in their hands at once for opera
ton. The condition which made neces-
sary the reorganization of the COM
pany, said to be the largest in the
world, was not due TO lack of bust
ness. The business of the company
was $22 100000 in the last fiscal year.
Charles w. Ford of Hathaway & Co,
commercial paper brokers, of New
York, who resides in Chicago. was in
court when the petition was filed with
Judge Purdy. He acquiesced in the
and his action represent
ed three-fifths of the paper indebted
ness. or s1,500,000.
or the general situation as to the
affairs, Mr.. Ford issued an
optimistic statement declaring he be-
lieved there is no reason why the
creditors should not be paid in full.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-13
1haW's Money

Harry Kendall Thaw's voluntary pc
tition in bankruptcy marks the first
move in his definite intention to di-
vorce Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. Once he
is free, according to a close friend of
the family Harry intends entering
on new era, which comprehends the
renouncing of his former methods of
life. With tears in her eyes and her
voice trembling with emotion, Mrs.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw denied that she
is responsible for her husbands des-
perate financial condition. In sorrow
rather than in anger she refuted the
statement OF eX-Gov. Stone, of Pitts
burg, who filed the petition in bank
ruptcy in behalf of Thaw. that her
extravaganza resulted in Thaw's en-
barrassment.
Attorney Daniel O'Reilly, who is
credited with doing much of the work
to keep Thaw from the chair. and
who has been a close friend of both
Mr.. and Mrs. Thaw throughout the
long case, was astonisned when he
heard that Thaw had filed a petition
in bankruptcy. He said: IL am going
to take steps at once TO protect my
claim. He says he owes me $4,000. He
owes me more than that and what is
more. he will pay it,"
O'Reilly may ask to have Mrs. Thaw
appointed guardian of the estate and
person OF her husband.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-13
BattIeships in Auckland.

The American battleship fleet
splashed its anchors in the bay in
front of Auckland at S:3S Sunday
morning.
Almost on the precise minutes
o'clock-set by the commander-in-
chief Rear Admiral Sperry, the Con-
necticut poked her nose into the glass
like waters of the harbor, and. fol-
lowed by the others in single forma-
ton, swept up TO anchorage. Long be-
fore daylight thousands of Auckland
ers and visitors gathered along the
water front TO await the coming OF
the ships. Some brought blankets and
food with them. The crowd cheered
itself hoarse from the moment the
ships appeared and fairly went mad
with enthusiasm when the firing of
salutes had been concluded. Despite
the fact that this is the Lords day.
Auckland is making festival of the
arrival and If this mornings demon
stration is any criterion, then the
American sailor is in for one of the
times of his life" as long as the fleet
remains there.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-13
Mrs. Barnett 10 Found.

After having broken through a cor.
don of sheriff's deputies and lodged
a posse of 40 farmers who were hunt.
ing for her in the wilds OF Bay coun.
ty, Mrs. Elizabeth Barnett has beer
captured through the cleverness OF
John Mcdonald, who keeps the vii.
lage hotel in Crump, Baldwin county
Mrs. Barnett had Travelled so miles
across country living on what she
could pick up for three days and two
nights and sleeping in the open She
arrived in Estey, Baldwin county, We'd
nesday, and TO avoid suspicion made
inquiries about some relatives who,
she said, had squatted in the north.
western part OF the county
Samuel Walker, a resident of Estey.
said he was going about 20 miles in
that direction and offered to give her
lift. Mrs. Barnett accepted and
drove with him TO Crump. There she
put up at McDonald's hotel and was
recognized by the hotelkeeper, who
had seen her in jail when he was on
visit to Bay City recently.
He betrayed no suspicion. but when
the woman had retired for the night
he quietly telephoned TO Sheriff Hart
ley, who Immediately got a team and
brought her back. She says she did
not escape from the sherlff, but that
ne went away and left her in the
swamp. She was coming back any.
way, she says, to give herself up.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-13
A Deserted Wife.

Mrs. John Haney. who left Cadillac
with her husband and her adopted
daughter TO go to Oklahoma, is re-
ported to be stranded and deserted in
Minneapolis. She told the police hat
they had TO wait over for train and
that her husband said he would go
out for a walk. A little later the adopt
Ell daughter, a girl of II, said she
would go for walk too. Mrs. Haney
says that she sat in the station all
night and then came TO the conclusion
that they had deserted her. She had
had a picture of her husband in a
bundle, but when she was going to
hand 1t over to the police to aid them
in their search 1t was missing. Mrs
Eaney is without money.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-13
CONDENSED NEWS.

John W. Kern will be officially mott
lied of his selection by the Democrats
tc run for the vice-pre~ idency August
% in indianapolis and on the state fair
grounds.
Yeijiro Ono, japanese banker in
New York, has received a telegram
from his native country saying trade
shows great revival and financial
conditions are much improved.
Winding up his campaign for Judge.
Judge George A. Vandevear. of Hutch
nson, Kas.. was instantly killed when
his auto was struck by train. Primar-
les were Tuesday
Henri Farman is planning a public
flight at which he will endeavor to bet
ter the worlds aeroplane record OF ~
miles in 20 minutes and 20 seconds,
made by him. He says the United
States government requirements are
absurd.
Samuel Mccullough. Galeton, Pa.
was bitten on the finger by a rattle
snake while alone in the woods, and
with revolver shot off the end OF the
finger. While the treatment was effec-
tive his doctor told him ii was I'M
necessary.
Because she refused TO tell what she
had done with 20 cents Lizzie Macy.
aged 4. had her hands wrapped in pa
per by her mother in Cleveland and
the paper lighted. The hands were
burned TO a crisp. 1--WE were so poor
and need the money so much | was
crazed when the quarter was gone"
walled Mrs. Macy on trial. She was
sent to the workhcnse.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-13
HAPPENINGS
IN OUR STATE
THE MYSTERY WHICH STARTLED
SAGINAW is PARTLY
SOLVED.
WOMAN PROTECTS MAN
Refuses to Tell Who Was Responsible
for Her Disgrace and Claims That
Drowning Was Accidental.

The police have discovered the
mother of the baby who was found
drowned in the river at Saginaw. She
is Miss Mabel Lennon, who resides
with her widowed mother at S73 North
Fourth street She has been working
as telephone operator and helping
TO support her mother. She has been
placed under arrest together with Jo-
seph DUFFY, who is suspected of hav-
ing been the go-between, carrying
money and messages to the girl from
the father of the child. Miss. Lennon
admits TO the police that she is the
mother of the child She did not make
the admission, however, until the two
nurses from the womans hospital, who
attended her there as Mrs. j. G.. Os-
ton, were taken to police headquarters
and positively identified her as the
mother of the infant and the woman
who had taken the baby away in d
coupe the night II was drowned.
Miss Lennon declared the drown
Ing was accidental, denying almost
historically that she had murdered the
baby. She said: IL left the hospital
with the intention of going away from
Saginaw for time until | could leave
the baby at some institution or find a
home for 1t. / intended taking a train
from the Pere Marquette station for
Flint, but as | was known here | de-
cided TO have the cabman drive me
across the river at Mershon. which is
an cut-of-the-way place, and just be-
fore the train arrived, cross the bridge
and board it, The night was dark and
after the cab left ! walked with the
baby. which had awakened and was
crying. | was afraid some one would
hear 1t crying and carried il up and
down the street as | had seen the
nurses do at the hospital to quiet it,
After ] had succeeded in quieting the
baby ! walked to the bridge and laid
the baby on the rail of the bridge to
rest myself. Then the baby suddenly
awakened and rolled of into the wa
ter
She still protects the name of her
lover, and has defied all the efforts
OF the police TO wiring his identity |
from her
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-13

Malcolm Waller. of Sarnia. was
swindled out of $3.50 in a Port Huron
gambling joint.
Cyde f. Lewis, law student in
the U. of NJ. whose home is in CASEY,
Ill, was arrested charged with the
larceny from the U. of NJ. law library
OF IL volumes. valued at SEA He will
also be charged with the theft of a
whole set from Edwin Pfeifer, of Chi
cago, valued at $50.
The home of w. ID. Garvin. OF Owes
So was saved from destruction by a
plucky boy, Lee Adams. aged IA. A
gasoline stove had exploded and the
boy rushed in. picked il up and carried
II out OF doors. His hands, arms and
legs were burned.
Thomas Lesson, young knight of
the road, declares that he met J. Gin.
ton Frye, the missing young Saginaw
business man, in company with a
crowd OF tramps in a box car, near
Adrian, last week. Lesson says that
Frye told him that he was going 10
Schenectady, y. Y. where he could get
a better position. Friends believe that
Frye is deranged.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-13
Careless Hunter Killed.

With the lower part of his face
completely shot away and charge
OF shot in his brain, John Cattell, of
Grass Lake, lived six hours Saturday.
dying in a Jackson hospital. Cattell
went hunting in the afternoon taking
with him for company two of the
Grass Lake village boys. They had
gotten about two miles from town
when Cattell, pausing to rest. leaned
ms chin on the muzzle of his gun. AS
nearly as can be determined from the
story told later by the excited bows.
Cattells leg accidentally came in con.
tact with the trigger of the gun, and
it was exploded
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-13
Ionia Has Fire Bugs.

Six fires of incendiary origin in as
many weeks have put Ionia people in
state of apprehension closely border
ing on terror. The work of the fire.
bugs eliminated Sunday in the burn
ing OF the abadoned city hall, which
spread to the city opera house and the
residence of Benjamin Shuts, doing
about $4,000 damage on those two
places.
The identity Of the incendiary and
MS motive are puzzles to the local
officials. 1t was thought that the mys-
terry was solved when William Cicero
was arrested three weeks ago and was
said to have confessed to firing the
hall over Phelps grocery store. Cicero
has been confined in Jail ever since
and there have been two fires of the
same character as the others.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-13
Girl Suicide.

Captola Henderson, 20, daughter Of
John Henderson. a tenant farmer liv-
ing near Charlotte, committed suicide
by injecting carbolic acid into her sys-
tenn. The attitude of the body when
found showed that she had died in in
tense agony The young woman left
the house about $50 o'clock, telling
her parents that she was going to
pick blackberries. At IL o'clock, when
she did not return. a search was made
Tor her, and her dead body was found
face downward, with a half empty
bottle OF carbolic acid nearby. A short
distance away was the instrument
with which she had injected the fluid
scream was heard coming from
the direction OF the berry patch a
short time before she was found. but
the girls parents paid no attention
to IL.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-13
MICHIGAN NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
REALIZES HIS DISGRACE AS HE
lANGUISHEs IN
JAIL.
SHAMEFULLY DESERTED.
Matters Of Note and Comment Picked
Up Here and There About the State
Briefly Told.

Robert Campbell the defaulting at
torney. who was arrested in the south
and brought back to Jackson. wants
to see all his friends. He sat in the
jail Office Saturday morning and after
consultation with Attorney Barkworth
received a number OF friends. Camp
bell states that he expects TO pay
every cent due his clients, that he In
tended to beat no one and never did.
He admits using money passing
through his hands, but had expected
to pay back every cent and simply got
in too deep OF Henrietta Brown,
who eloped with him. Campbell speaks
well. He claims she is high-minded
Girl. Campbell has come to realize his
situation and suffers deeply from the
disgrace.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-13
The Anti-soIoon campaion.

The Anti-Saloon league is arranging
for a bigger campaign even than the
one announced few weeks ago. with
the intention of making prohibition
state wide within a very few years. II
is intended to carry on the fight in 35
counties, mostly those contiguous TO
dry territory, and covering more
than half the area of the lower PENN
sula. At first the league had deter
mined to confiDe itself to these coun-
ties: Berrien, Branch, Hillsdale. Cal
houn. Allegan. Eaton, Livingston,
Ionia, Ottawa, Montcalm, Isabella, Me-
costa, Clare, Lake Altoona. Kalamazoo,
Sanilac, Huron, Tuscola, Osceola and
lngham. Then there were FIVE men
toned as doubtful: Benzie, Leelanau,
Antrim, Mason and Newaygo.
IL is now announced that these are
no longer doubtful. The league intends
to carry the fight into each OF the five.
In addition the following new counties
are added to the list: Genesee, Shia-
wassee, Macomb, st. Clair, Crawford,
Roscommon, Ogemaw, Iosco and Are
nae.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-13
Big Wheat Crop.

Michigan has one OF the best wheat
crops in recent years. according to
the bulletin issued today from the sec
rotary OF states Office. The average
yield was II bushels to the acre. and
the grain was of excellent quality.
Lack of rain during July is said to
have seriously affected corn, potatoes
and beans, but nevertheless the pros.
poets are good for an average crop.
provided there is sufficient rain from
now until they are fully matured. Oats
were a fair crop. the average yield
being 81 bushels 10 the acre.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-13
An Unfortunate

Harry McFall, of Holland, is the
child of i'll fortune. About four weeks
ago while working at the Holland
shoe factory his thumb was crushed
in the machine he was running, which
necessitated an unwelcome layoff.
Two weeks after that while sailing on
Black lake with some companions a
sudden storm upset the boat an they
escaped drowning by narrow mar
gin. Friday while riding his bicycle
down hill he was thrown off and shot
along the gravel road for several
yards. This last stunt took the skin
from McFall's hands and knees and
injured his hip seriously.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-13
The Woman's Choice

There was dramatic interruption
TO the marriage of VIM. j. Hildebrand
and Mrs. Nettie Chestnut Cleveland.
OF Hillsdale. When the officiating min
lister asked the usual question as to
whether anyone knew of any obstacle
TO the wedding. the woman's first
husband, from whom she was d.
vorced several years ago, arose,
claimed her as his wife and said he
wanted her. The minister told the wo-
man to choose between the two men.
When last seen the three were walk
ing away together
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-13

This sign is permanently attached
to the front of the main building of
the Lydia Z. Pinkham Medicine
Company, Lynn, Mass.
What Does This Sign Mean
1t means that public inspection of
the Laboratory and methods of doing
business is honestly desired. Itmeans
that there is nothing about the bus
mess which is not "open and above
board"
1t means that a permanent invita-
ton is extended to anyone to come
and verify any and all statements
made in the advertisements of Lydia
4. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Is it purely vegetable compound
made from roots and herbs - with
out drugs?
Come and See.
Do the women of America continu-
ally use as much of ii as we are told ?
Come and See.
Was there ever such a person as
Lydia K. Pinkham, and is there any
Mrs. Pinkham now to whom sick
woman are asked to writer
Come and See.
Is the vast private correspondence
with sick women conducted by
women only, and are the letters kept
strictly confidential
Come and See.
Have they really got letters from
over one million, one hundred
thousand women correspondents?
Come and See.
Have they proof that Lydia K.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
cured thousands of these women?
Come and See.
This advertisement is only for
doubters. The great army of women
who know from their own personal
experience that no medicine in the
world equals Lydia K. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound for female ills
will still go on using and being ben
Gifted by it; but the poor doubling.
suffering woman must, for her own
sake, be taught confidence, forshe also
might just as well regain her health.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-13

Blind Tom" noted a generation ago
as a musical prodigy, died last month
in the home Of the daughter-in-law OF
his old master, for he was born a slave
near, Columbus, Ga. When a boy he
amused the household by imitatinc
the cries of birds and the sound of the
wind and rain. He had a marvellous
memory. and could play any musical
composition which he heard. II is said
that he could play one melody with his
right hand, another with his left and
whistle a third Mt the same time. Yet
with all his musical gifts, says Youths
Companion, he was intellectually q
child living in the care of guardians.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-13
STATE NEWS BRIEFS.

Edward Lean, farm hand, and Leila
Healer, aged 4, of Battle Greek, were
badly bitten by bulldog.
Joseph Whiteloon. an Indian from
Sugar Island, fell from a sailboat near
the dyke. 1G miles below the 500. and
was drowned.
Anthony Grobbel, Warren farmer,
was caught in a separator while ad-
Justing belt Thursday and his left
arm twisted nearly off.
Gov. Warner has issued his requisi.
ton for Robert Campbell. the Jack
son lawyer arrested in Philadelphia on
charges of embezzlement
Gladys Robinson, aged S, OF Traverse
City, was struck by a locomotive and
tossed in the air, but escaped with
only slight cut on her ear.
Attorney General Bird has notified
the Michigan Institution for the Blind
that ii cannot under the law admit
blind persons from other states.
The pupils OF Longfeilow school
Saginaw, earned s25 by wedding the
lawn OF the United States Graphite
Co.'s plant and spent the money on
an outing at Riverside park.
long string of cattle sheds on the
Eaton county fair grounds were de-
stroyed by fire Wednesday causing a
loss of 5000 Tramps sleeping in the
buildings are believed TO have caused
the fire.
Mrs. l. II. Beckett, Of Lansing, who
mysteriously disappeared from her ho-
tel at Exposition Park, Pa, June 30,
W. to L,xf,
where she had been working In a res
taurant for several days.
Roy Guenther, the Ann Arbor cleo
trician who reported TO the police last
week that he had been robbed of dia-
monds worth $500 for which he offered
reward of SIS. has confessed to the
police that his story was fake.
Walter Holmes, young Dundee
farmer, was stabbed in the side by
Denis Smith, a man of &c. They had
spent the day together and Holmes is
said TO have attacked the old man
while under the influence of liquor.
Abijah Paine, the man who had the
point OF an umbrella poked into his
eye about three months ago at the
Grand Central hotel, Bay City. for
which John Mcconnell was arrested.
is dead at the county farm and his
sssailant may have to stand trial for
During the fair TO be held beginning
September 10, Menominee will enter
tain the greatest number of noted per-
sons ever assembled in a CITY of its
size Among those who will be pres
ent are Vice-President Charles w.
United States Senators
William Alden Smith. of Michigan.
and Isaac X. Stephenson. of Wiscon.
sin; Hon. Chase Osborne and Briga-
Robert Bates, of the 500;
James Russell and James McNaugh.
ton, of Marquette, and many others.
benjamin Weaver, son of a former
sheriff of Midland county visited the
Bay county jail and after looking al
Mrs. Elizabeth Barnett declared that
he believed she was the same woman
who was arrested a number of years
ago, together with another woman. for
stealing a team of horses from Ithaca.
Miss Margaret Sleith, matron at the
Methodists' Orphan home at St Louis.
Mo-, was spending her vacation In |
South Haven when she was notified |
that SIZE had been charged with Grim. |
nal carelessness I'm connection with |
The death of a child who was burned |
in the orphanage. She left at once 10 |
meet the charge
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-13

Commander Peary carries at the
ma'nmast of the steamer Roosevelt
the flag which has been with him on
other expeditions and which marked
the spot "farthest north" reached by
the officer in his previous trip toward
the pole. The flag has patches mark.
ing places where pieces we're taken
out to be left with record at various
points in the polar regions. II the fac
shall actually be hoisted at the nortf
pole and be brought back 10 the
United States the ensign will have 2
history ranking 1t among the most not
able Of existing star-spangle,l banners