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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-30

Two Christmas entertainments will
be given In December for the social
settlements In the city. the first 10
take place Saturday evening. Dec. II.
The program will consist in the read
ing OF Dickens Christmas Carol" by
Mrs. Robert Schoor, and several mus
ical numbers by Miss Maud Van
Syckte and Miss Clara Rorick. The
entertainment Will take place In the
East Side settlement The following
Wednesday evening. Mrs. Schoor will
give the same reading. and Mrs. Hol
man Hinchcliffe. accompanied by her
daughter. Miss Hinchcliffe. and Miss
Rorick, will give the musical numbers
In the Fran<iinrst. settlement.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-30

At an informal tea given by Mr..
Francis F. Palms, In her Jetferson-avc.
home Saturday afternoon. the engage
ment was announced OF Miss Corinne
Palms and Hamilton Carhartt. Jr. AL
though the date OF the wedding has
rot been set. It will probably take
place before Easter. Both Miss Palms
and Mr.. Carhartt are we'll known in II
social way In Detroit and belong TO
two of the oldest families OF the city.
Mr. Carhartt is manager Of the Car
hartt Manufacturing Co. There were
30 guests present at the tea, Satu-.
day. and the tables held clusters OF
white blossoms and ferns.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
HEARST GAINS 6S
VOTES IN RECOUNT
Criminal Prosecution Indicated
by Judges Call for the
Tally Sheets
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

NEW YORK, May 2S.-With eight
out of 1,94S ballot boxes opened and the
ballots counted and recanvassed in
the presence of Justice Lambert and a
jury in the supreme court William r.
Hearst, who is contesting the election
of George B. Mcclellan as mayor, had
made a net gain of 6S votes when
court adjourned today This reduces
McClellan's plurality to date from 3,47i
to 3,406.
McClellan's friends assert that the
ballot boxes so far opened come from
selected districts and that, taking the
city as a whole, the result is not likely
to be materially changed. The Hearst
lawyers, on the other hand, are ex-
ceedingly jubilant, and there is al
ready discussion as to how Hearst may
recover from Mcclellan the salary paid
to the latter since his ascension to
office on January 1, 1906.
Hearst has made distinct gain in
each ballot box so far, with total of
2S, while Mcclellan has lost outright
40 votes, a net gain of 4S for Hearst.
Justice Lambert yesterday directed that
two ballot boxes at a time be opened,
and the recount was therefore ac-
CELEBRATED. The lawyers In the case
were hopeful today that the count may
be terminated within six weeks.
Possibility of criminal prosecution
was indicated at today's session when
Justice Lambert called for original
tally sheets and summoned the election
inspectors who testified to the count
of ballots in a box which had just been
recanvassed. Justice Lambert asked
where are the tally sheets? Where
are the election inspectors?"
They are in the county clerks Of
fee" replied AFR. Richards, counsel for
Mayor Mcclellan as he offered tbe
printed returns from the city record
mo, that won't do" said the Justice
'T want the originals, which will show
what was done and who is responsible .
Justice Lambert then sent for the origi-
nal tally sheets, which had been certi-
fed by the inspectors of elections, in
spite of the protests of Richards.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
WATCH TRAINS FOR
GAY CHECK WRITER
Detectives Search for Construc=
ton Superintendent on
Charge of Fraud

That he left behind him trail of ex-
pensive dinners, empty champagne bot
ties and worthless checks aggregating
nearly $1,000, is the charge on which
several detectives are searching the
city and watching out going trains for
James O'Brien, construction superin-
tendent for the big constructing firm of
James Stewart & Co., and a woman
who is said to have led him into the
gay life.
Complaints charging O'Brien with
raising money on spurious checks were
lodged with the police last night by
Eugene Casserly and James Hayes
who charge him with defrauding them
Of 1926 and $40 on paper cashed at diff
ferent times.
Other men whom OBrien is said to
have raised money from include Joseph
McFaul, proprietor of the Trocadero.
Frank Dibble and Michael Sheehan.
proprietors of Ocean Beach roadhouses.
and John Kramer, saloon man OF the
city.
One check passed on Casserly for
S265 was signed with the name of Fay
Ludsdin, manager for the r. c. Dun
Mercantile company. Lugdsden denies
all knowledge of the check, and is
said to- have declared his name was
forged One of the bills O'Brien paid
with a check, alleged to be worthless.
was for midnight automobile rides
O'Brien is said to have wife in the
city
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
METHODISTS STILL
BAR ADJUSTMENTS
Delegates Seek to Stave Off All
Action Weakening Dis
cipline

BALTIMORE. May 2S.-Adverse ac-
tion today by the Methodist Episcopal
general conference on an apparently
unlmportant motion is said tonight to
have back of it determination on the
part of a large number of the delegates
to bury the whole question of whether
or not paragraph 24S of the Book of
Discipline, which deals with amuse-
ments, shall be changed. The motion
was lost by a decisive vote
There is very strong sentiment
against any change in the paragraph.
which will simply remain in force as 1t
now stands if the matter can be kept
from the conference during its remain
ing business sessions.
Rev. DR.. r. A. Chase has prepared
new paragraph intended to create
sentiment In favor of uniform divorce
laws In all the states of the union.
The assignment of bishops to the var
ious episcopal residences was reported
and adopted. The assignments follow.
Boston, John w. Hamilton; Buenos
Aires. Argentina, Frank M. Bristol.
Joseph w. Berry; Chattanooga
William F. Anderson; Chicago. William
r Mcdowell; Cincinnati David H
Moore; Denver, Henry w. Warren: Foo
CHOW, China, w. S. Lewis; New Orleans
Thomas B. Neeley; New York, Daniel A.
Goodsell; Oklahoma City, William A.
Quayle; Omaha, Jonn L.Nuelson: Picking
China, James w. Bashford; PhiladeI-
phfa. Luther b. Wilson; Portland. Ore.
Charles w. Smith; St Louis. Henry
Spellmeyer; st. Paul. Robert McIntvre.
San Francisco. Edwin II. Hughes.
Washington, d. c., Earl Cranston- Zu-
rich, switzerland, William Burt.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
CAUSES ARREST OF ALLEGED WIFE

Conflicting stories were told the no.
lice last night by Lillian Woolsey.
handsome young woman who was ar
rested by Detective Gaughran at 315
Fifth street, on a charge of petty lar
ceny, and by Charles Woolsey of Oak
land, who caused her arrest on the
charge. The girl claimed that she was
Woolsey's wife. This the latter de-
MED, saying that he had been engaged
to her, but had broken the engagernent
on learning that she was married to a
man in Santa Cruz named George Nc
Feeters, and had then caused her ar
rest for taking dishes from his house
The case will be turned over to the
Oakland police.
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deputy nnder McDougald, has to saw in
reply. Until Greif and McDougald re-
turn from their pleasure trip but little
progress can be made by the investi-
gators.
Those who have studied the case in
cline to the belief that Smith, Who is
in the penitentiary for having robbed
the city later, obtained possession of
the check in some unexplained manner
and deposited it to his own credit. He
then drew against 1t for $4,000 to
pay the state its share of the taxes
and kept the balance until February.
1904. when he paid $4,000 belonging
to the city into the treasury. They be-
lieve that the missing s37,572.79, which
should have gone to the county clerks
special fund, never reached there.
The city and state will insist on the
deficiency being made good and Ma
honey and McDougald will be given a
chance to fight it out between them
selves.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
FORCED into FAKE
MARRIAGE, SH[SAYS
Mrs. Grace B. Griffin Thinks
Putatiye Husband Seeks
Bigamy Warrant
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL


SAN BERNARDINO, May 2s.-Under
the threat of her fiance to have her
arrested on a charge of bigamy, Mrs.
Grace B. Griffin, a dashing grass widow
of this city, alleged that she was forced
by Joseph Annable, son of the late Ed
ward Annable, brilliant member of
the local bar, to go to Kingman, Ariz
and be party to a marriage ceremony
by which she tstensibly became the
wife of Annable.
Mrs. Griffin, who is beautiful girl
OF 23, secured an interlocutory decree
or divorce from Richard Griffin last
January on the ground of desertion,
which decree forbade her marrying un-
til year later, when the final decree
would be announced. A few days after
the decree young Annable, who had
financed her divorce suit, she alleged,
forced her to go to Arizona and be
married
Since then they have resided in this
city in constant turmoil of quarreling,
during which, she says, AnnabIe fire.
quently threatened her with violence.
When she refused to live with him
longer he swore that he would have her
arrested and prosecuted for higamy.
and she believes he is now on his way
to Arizona for warrant Her friends
contemplate having Annable arrested
as an accessory to the crime.
Mrs. Griffin was deserted by her hus-
pand over year ago, when he became
infatuated with Florence Warren her
young sister and only living relative
aged l6, and ran away with her, leaving
his wife and two children. Mrs Griffin,
as Grace Warren. attracted much at
tention before her marriage in her
charity work. She joined the Salvation
Army and with her wonderful voice and
great beauty did much good.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
CeifBedfsJa sJackAfkins
in Great Race
Three Year Old Coli Wins the
Jockey Club Stake at Bel
mont Park
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

BELMONT, N. Y. My 2S.-Celt, the
year old colt by Commando-Mafd OF
Erin, second only in ability to Colin as
a racehorse, won the Jockey club
stake with great ease. He defeated
Jack Atkin, the Metropolitan handicap
winner, leading from start to finish.
Jack Atkin and Dorante started with
Celt, but the first named was the only
horse that gave him hard opposition
The horses were on even terms at the
start, but in the first hundred yards
Celt took a commanding lead. and
showed Jack Atkin the way by
length to the turn into the back
stretch. At that point Jack Atkin
moved up fast on the outside, and
when Strengthened out for the run
home caught Celt.
Both horses swerved out of a true
course. and ran diagonally down the
stretch until opposite the lower end Of
the grand stand. During this part OF
the struggle they were on even terms.
The speed was terrific, and each horse
was doing his utmost to sprint to the
front. The strain of the pace told on
Jack Atkin, and he was first to give
way. He ran for mile at top speed,
and then suddenly dropped to the rear.
His limit of endurance was reached.
and though he struggled on to the end,
the mile and furlong proved too far
length. Summary:
FIRST RACE-Seven furiongs. 1000 added
Odds. Horse. Weight and Jockey. Fin
- -BedouIn. 124 bIcCsrthy) .............2 2
51 -Monopolist, Ill (Shrevel .---------- S
Time. 1:2s As. Thistle Seed also ran
SECOND RACE-Four and a half furiongs.
selling 5000 added,
Odds. Horse, Weight and JOCKEY. Fin.
41-Arionette. 104 81. Lee) ...--...---.--...1 I
3o-1-Tom Rein, 9s (Flynn) ..---......--.....2
61-Interyene, 90 tGarnerl -.............- 3
Time, 81 Harrigan. Rightsort. DR.. Pillow.
League, Gene F. Little Nose, Fontanet. Morning
Hours. finished named.
THIRD RACE-Four and half furlongs. the
Gaiety handicap, s1.5o0 added:
Odds. Horse, Weight and Jockey. Fin
9-10-Trance 122 (Musgrave) .......-.......1
13-5-Melsande, 122 (Notter) .--..-.--....-... 2
7-1-Field Mouse, 122 (McCahey) 3
Time, 81 So Gliding Belle. Lady Hubbard.
Golden View. Lady Selma, Paradise Queen, I'M
ished as named.
Jockey club weight for age race. $500 added:
Odds. Horse, Weight and Jockey. Fin
Iss s-SseE Akin Ak tNnsset fss Duganj
10-l-Dorante 100 tJ. Lee) .....-........-3
Time. 1:52 Three horse race.
FIFTH RACE-one and a sixteenth miles.
handicap, $1,000 added:
Odds. Horse. Weight and Jocksy. Fin.
11-5-Juggler, 1913 (3fcDanie) .-....--........1 Il
2-1-Master Robert. 112 (Gilbert) ............2
9-2-Berkeley. 126 (Garnerl .-..-..:.--.--::3 3
Time, LAG Colonel Jack and Killiecrankie
finished named.
SIXTH RACE-slx furiongs, straight. selling.
$500 added:
Odds Horse. Weight ard Jockey. Fin.
s-5-Frizette. iO6 (Notter) ..--.----1 L
s-5-Tom McGrath. Ill (E. Dugan) .-......2
7-1-Bonnie Alan, 9S (Shreve) --.--.-.-.-..3 3
Time. lilo 3-5. Troublemaker, Mexican Silver.
Cary, Walter Fox, Jennie Deceiver, finished as
named.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
Tournament for Fair
Racket Wieidefs

The annual open tournament for the
women's tennis championship of San
Francisco will commence on the Golden
Gate park courts tomorrow morning at
8 o'clock. The victory carries with it the
handsome A. G. Spalding trophy as well
as the title of star tennis player of the
city.
From the number of entries the tour
ney promises to prove one of the most
exciting that the fair players have
taken part in here for many day.
All the cracks of the park are entered.
and as they have been training for the
event for several weeks past, some
spirited playing is looked for. All con-
testants are warned 10 be on hand
promptly, as 10 o'clock is the defaulting
hour. The entries follow:
Upper half-Mrs- Heindon vs. Ida
Mearns: Anita Greenberg bye; Hazel
Hotchkiss VS.. Bessie Gully; Anita Mey
ers VS.. Mrs. Neimeyer.
Lower half-Mrs. Fletcher VS.. Mrs.
Speakman; Bess Velleau VS.. Miss
FroenfieId; Annabelle yodden a bye:
Golda Meyer bye
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
F0rEndurance Run of
Motorcycle Club

The first big endurance run of the
San Francisco motorcycle club will be
held tomorrow and Sunday to Auburn.
The following are the rules for the
event:
Every entrsnt must be at the Oakland pier
early enough to be ready to leave at Z a. m
The riders will be started in groups OF three at
five minute intervals. Five minutes leeway viii
be allowed at controls. For every minute early
two points will be deducted and for every minute
late one point will be deducted. BY arriving Is
minutes early rider viii be disqualified.
The running time and route is follows:
Oakland pier to Livermore via Hayward and
Dublin. l hour and so nlinutes check at Crane
Bros: In Livermore. Livermore 10 stockton
via Banta, hours and 20 minutes: check at
Hansen & Ortmanns in Stockton Thirty min
utes Is allowed for lunch In Stockton. Stockton
to Sacramento via Gait. hours and As minutes;
check at Navlett Bros on street in sacra,
mento. Sacramento to Auburn. 2 hours and Is
minutes; check at the freeman hotel. W. A.
Shepard checker.
The machines will be garaged at the Freeman
hotel all night, no repairs or adjustments being
permitted during the night All riders must be
on hand and ready 10 leave at a. m. sharp.
The running time Is as follows:
Auburn TO Sacramento, hours Thirty min
utes allowed for breakfast in Sacramento. Sac
ramento to Stockton, hours and As minutes
Stockton to Livermore, hours and 10 minutes
Thirty minutes allowed for lunch in Livermore.
Livernore to San Jose via Mission San Jose and
Milpitas. hours and 90 minutes check at Osen
& Hunters in San Jose. San Jose 10 San Fran
cisco (west side), hours.
Checkers will be the same as when going
Check at Van Ness avenue and McAIister
street. Every rider must have his card checked
at controls. Failure to do this may result In
disqualification Checkers will only mark time
arrived and sign name All cards must be re
turned to the checker at San Francisco
The distances are as follows: Oakland to
Livermore. 35 miles; Livermore TO Stockton, 43
miles; Stockton TO Sacramento. 80 miles; Sacra-
mento to Auburn. SO miles; Livermore to San
Jose, So miles; San Jose to San Francisco, 81
miles.
No repairs or adjustments to be made in con-
trolls. Gas and Oil he fakpn qf Inf
Riders must not come within sight OF controls
aud wait for their time to elapse on penalty OF
disqualification. No entire change OF motor,
frame or wheels is permitted. Every rider
making perfect score will be given a button
stating the fact with date and event. Certih-
II they wish them.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
EDITED BY
r. A. SMYTH
Glarner to Compete
in Big Meet
Candidate for american Olympic
Games Team viii Run at
Shell Mound

The games of the Knights of the
Red Branch, which will be held at Shell
Mound park Sunday in connection with
the annual picnic of the order. have
attracted lot of clever performers.
Connolly, the crack distance runner,
Will start in the two mile race with
Soldier" King, Riordan Garcia and
others.
Andrew Glarner, the crack middle
distance runner, will be seen in the
quarter mile and also in the 500 yard
race. Fred flanagan will go over the
hurdles while Snedigar. Mum, Gilmore,
Bromley and others will be seen in the
events they make their speciality. The
entries:
17e yards-McNamara Gu. C.). Black CIV. A.
c., Joy, 0'Neil and Rodgers q. A. c., Snedigar.
Glarner. Anderson, Conlisk, Hirschfed Read and
Bromley (O C.l
440 yards-Glarne,. Meyer. Rathbone. Bromley
and Mum 20. CO., Barry is. I.), Joy Il. A. CO,
Mcnamara (U. C). Block CIV. A. c., oNeil
600 yards-Riordan, O'Neil and Joy q. A. Co.
Mcnamara and Dowd GU. C.l Block fW. A. CD.
Glarner, Meyer, Bromley, Smith and Rathbone
Mile run Richardson and Garvin, Macpherson
and Maundrell 90: c., King and Riordan Il. A.
Two mile run-Garcia. Richardson and Glarner
Co. @, King and Riordan q. A. CD Connolly
12o yard hurdles-Lanagan Bressi. Baumbaugh.
Bromley and Anderson %. C.), Moody &C. p Co,
Buckley and ONeil 0. A. c.
High junlp-Baumbaugh, Snedigar. Bromley,
Bressf 20. c., Kearney IS. l. c. and Littlepage
(Y. NJ. c. Al
Broad jump-Snedigar Anderson and Baum
baugh %. c., Rogers. Rorlan, Buckley, ONeil
and Joy a. A. c.. Block CIV. A. CO., Littlepage
(Y. NJ. G. Al
16 pound shot-Gilmore. Snedigar, Bromley.
Bressi and Mum 70. c., Buckley q. A. c.,
Wallfsch 90. C.)
sc pound weight-Creedon. Lucy, Buckley.
o'Neil q. A.. c., Gilmore, Mum and Snedigar
20. Co. wallfsch 20. c.,
Hop. step and Jump-Rogers, O'Neil and Rior-
dan, Il. A. ca, Snedigar, Anderson and Mum
%. c.. Wallfsch 20. c.
Relay race-Olympic club and the Irish-Ameri-
can club.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
Aufoisfs Plan a Run
TO Santa Cruz
Motorists Expect to At.
tend the Convention for
Good Roads
By x. x. PHommedieu

There Is a movement on foot TO hold
run to Santa Cruz during the conven-.
tion for good roads to be held by the
California Promotion committee II 10
expected that a large number or auto
mobile owners and enthusiasts Will go
to the seaside June 8 10 take part IN
the convention. The California Promo
tion committee has requested that
every one who is interested in better
ing the conditions OF the highways Oh
the state be present There is no ques-
tion that a large number will attend
as this is the first popular nesting In
the interest OF good roads ever held In
this section of the state.
R. c. Knight and family OF this city reeentl,
returned from a prolonged tour IN the soutnerR
part OF the state in their Oldsmobile. lnasurch
no efforts made to establish a record In the way
OF speed. but knight considers bis trip a
lished record for reliability hard to beat Hs
not delayed minute on account OF mishaE
to the car not even for ror tne punetures eoVerins
". J. Cornell Of the Pioneer automobile com
pany left last evening for Reno, where he
Ree 20 s sOe ms % 2zt amer t me
ing camps before returning. the company has
placed great many OF the Thomas and Oldsmo-
bile cars in this territory, where they are doing
excellent service.
Three and quarter million miles. or, to Be
exact. IA. .353 miles is the total distance tray-
eled by 160 Rambler owners who have qualified
for membership in the Rambler fifteen thousand
nile club. an organization including only those
who have driven one Rambler car $4,000 miles
over. These ngures were compiled by
enthusiastic member OF the club before four
new members were added. which brought the
total mileage close to 800 600 miles Six Ram
blers have exceeded As. 600 miles and the aver
age Is 20. 152. These figures have been furnished
and vouched for by each owner
The question Of how fast a rabbit runs has
been a mooted one, and before the per-
fection Of the automobile outside OF the Engli sh
greyhound there rev methods OF l0como-
zion that could overhaul a western jackrabbit
With the introduction Of the automobile. how
ever. there a vehicle which put the
vaunted JACK To shame. and Tom Botterill.
the Pierce Great Arrow agent at Denver, writ
ing 10 W. +. Culberson OF the Mobile carriage
company or this city, says that lit is common
amusement out here 70 course the jackrabbitS.
Up TO a short time ago the old timers wers
willing to swear the pesky varmints could go
sixty miles an hour, but all OF who own
cars and have autometerS attached know jusr
how fast these animals / have timed
them time and time again by my Warner
autou1eter and ind that on a dat stretch OF
road Is miles is their limit. Down hill their
speed is less. averaging about 1213 niles per
hour.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
SWIMMING RACE FOR BOYS

A dozen youngsters, who have en-
tered their names as competitors for
the grammar school boys swimming g
race to be held June at the Olympic
club headquarters, have received from
Superintendent Roncovieri list of en-
tries for the race to date. The entry
list is still open, however. and any
grammar school boy in the city may
hand in his name before the last day
of the month, and will be allowed to
enter the race if his parents consent
and his physical condition warrants.
The race will be held in the large
swimming tank of the Olympic club
in the building in Post street between
Mason and Taylor. The course will be
66 yards with one turn, and a lively
contest is assured. The Pacific anna
teur athletic association will manage
the meet and offers medal to the
winner of the swim.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
Fiaht Promoters and Boxers
Invade the Eastern Field
COffrOth and Nolan Seek Some Big Cards
While AtteN Has Four Bouts in View

the control of boxing The promoters are al
ready figuring on where they stand in the matter
of future permits. The Ariel club, with its le-
gitimate claims to recognition is still in the field
and viii press its claims vigorously. Alex Greg
gains is also casting about to see where he
stands and he may be an applicant for permit
All this win force the promoters to put on the
best cards available, and the public which pa ron
ICES the game will gain by the competition for
the favors of the supervisors.
Billy Roche is preparing TO open the little fight
pavilion at Coima for Saturday night fights. He
expects to make his first card a fight between
Kyle Whitney and Jimmy Gardner. provided the
former wins from Sullivan tomorrow at Vallejo.
Roche will try to develop some new talent, which
would give fresh impetus to boxing.
The amateur glove artists will be seen in action
again tonight in Dreamland rink, where eight
bouts have been arranged. The principal bout
VIII be between Sam Nelson and Joe Postill.
They are lightweights, Postill being soldier at
the Presidio There is middle weight bout
on the card between Frank Gruber and George
Gilmore
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
WANTS MARRIAGE ANNuLLrn

George G.. Boeddiker, building con-
tractor' yesterday filed suit to have an
his minor son Henry with Edna Godfn
Sunday last The first intfmation Boed-
diker had of his sons marriage was
the reading of a notice in the news
paper Tuesday, and he immediately in
structed Attorney Frank +. Hennessv
to have the union dissolved. Young
Henry Boeddiker is stated by MS
father to be only Is years of age. In
taking out marriage license he swore
ne was 70 years old, and gave his name
as Henry Berdiker.