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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-09

A small audience attended the first
concert OF the twenty-first season OF
the Detroit symphony orchestra IN
the Wayne casino Tuesday evening.
the Christmas season probably ac-
counting. In measure at least, for
the lack OF interest. The concert
opened with the Greig overture I'm
Herbst," which was given an excell-
ent reading by the orchestra under the
direction OF Hugo Kalsow. Nine Isa-
bella Bouton. the visiting soloist OF the
evening, sang the aria from II
Promessi Sposi." by Ponchiello. with
expression and charm and was obliged
To respond to an encore. She also
sang group OF songs by German
composers. Miss Laurie Ward. OF De-
troit, young pianiste OF much prom
Use. gave a technically fine interpreta-
tior OF MoZart's concerto. and at tho
close was presented with numerous
punches OF flowers. The orchestral
numbers consisted OF the RAN sym
phony "Leonore:" two selections for
strings and Strauss waltz.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-09

prettiest affairs OF the season. The
grand march was led by Eminent Com.
mander Fred A. Cooke and RICH.
Eminent Commander Hutson b. Cole
man and was followed by an exhibi.
ton drill by Capt. Gen. Harry p. vii.
hanson. Representatives were pres.
ent from various military organiza.
tons throughout the city and from
across the river. Following the dane
ing. dinner was served In the dining
room. which was decorated with flags
and electrical effects.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-09
MISSING 27 YEARS.

IONA, Mich, Dec "a $500 es-
tate may lead to the location OF Della
Bradley, who, with her mother, dis
appeared from here twenty-seven
years ago. The departure OF the
mother and daughter followed the
separation OF the girls parents. The
father is dead and the estate is now
being probated in the Ionia court.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-09

'The Children OF Mary OF Holy Trim
ity church will hold a sale OF fancy
articles Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday afternoons and evenings OF this
week in the school hall, Brooklyn-ave.
and Porter-st.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-09
In Socie tY


Mr.. and Mrs. Harrington Walker
gave a dancing party Tuesday evening
IN their home in Walkerville for some
60 friends.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-09

The Frances Pitts Duffield auxiliary.
U. S. W. v, will give card party in
the home OF Mrs. Sutherland. No. 1928
Avery-ave.. Friday evening, Dec. II.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-09

Pencil drawings may be rendered
permanent by brushing them with a
mixture OF equal parts OK skinned
milk and water.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-09
LIQUOR DEALERS WANT
LAW STRICTLY ENFORCED

BATTLE CREEK. Mich. Dec. g.
The saloonists of this city. with the
exception OF five. will sign a petition
asking the city officials to enforce the
liquor laws. Many saloonkeepers alb
solutely refuse to permit women in
their places They are scared by the
rapidly sweeping prohibition wave.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-09

A $4,000 wireless telegraph plant
is being erected at Newport, which
will have a working radius OF 1850
miles.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-09

YOU do not secure a clean bill for
yourself by indicting the rest OF hun.
manity.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-09


The marriage OF Miss Katherine Sui
Ivan, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. G. a..
Sullivan, and DR.. j. V. Burnham, OF
Cincinnati. will be celebrated Wednes'
day morning. Dec. 23. After we'd
ding breakfast In the home OF the
brides parents, No. 234 Rohns-ave..
the couple will leave for trip through
the south They will make theiv
future home in Cincinnati.
Miss Katherine Van Dyke was for
mally presented To society Tuesday
afternoon by Mrs. George E. Steven.
son. Those who assisted In receiving
were Miss Helen Stevenson, Miss
Stephanie Moran, Miss Adele Campau.
Miss Charlotte Casgrain and Miss
Valerie Corbett. Mrs Nathan jerks
and Miss Corihne Palms presided Ill
the drawing room and Miss Irene Ell
lott served the punch.
A rainbow bazaar under the aus
pices OF the Arnold Methodist Eptsco-
pal church. is being held In Degree ~
Honor hall, Grand River-ave. and
Twelfth-st.. and will continue until
Friday evening. The bazaar is open
every afternoon and evening and
concert will be given each evening.
The Rev. Sidney d. Eva, pastor OF the
church; the Rev r. Crosby, the Rev.
John Sweet and Mrs. George o. Robin
son took part In the opening cervices.
Tuesday afternoon.
Damascus Commandery military ball
which took place Tuesday evening In
the Masonic temple was one OF the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-09

Damascus Commandery military ball
which took place Tuesday evening In
the Masonic temple was one OF the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-09

Pat White and his Gaiety Girls will
follow THE Frolicsome Lambs" in the
Avenue theater. Mr., White is n pop
ular Irish comedian and a season at
the Avenue would hardly be complete
without him. This year he has a new
show which embraces vaudeville. bur.
lesque and circus. The frst skit u
"Doings I'm Mudville." musical com.
Iedy in four scenes. and the closing
The sun., 1908-05-27
JOHNSON DAY IN ALABAMA.

Governors Appearance at Uniyersity Cena-
neDccment Draws Great ThronS.
BIRMINoHAM, Ala, May 2e.-- This was
johnson day at the seventy-seventh COM
mencement Of the University OF Alabama at
Tuscaloosa, and as many pensons were at
tracted TO the place as on the occasion OF the
diamond celebration two years ago.
Gov. Conner introduced Gov. johnson,
who read from manuscript. Only once did
he depart from his prepared address. This
was at the close when he referred to the
attempt Of the Federal courts to throttle
State legislation OF Minnesota and Ala
bama.' The subject Of Gov. johnson a
address was Landmarks Of American
Liberty" He began 500 years before the
discovery Of America and came up to the
present day
Gov johnson declared that the progress Of
the Republic as guided by the landmarks
Of constitutional liberty Is opposed by two
dangers. One is a tendency Of the Federal
Government to centralixation Of power
and the assumption OF sovereign powers
not delegated to it by the Constitution, but
belonging to the States and to the people.
The other is the power Of centralized and
predatory wealth. fostered by special privi-
lege and defiant of both the public welfare
and the law Of the land
The sun., 1908-05-27
STRANGE MURDER TRIAL.
American Soldiers 10 he Tried by American
OnIeers for Killing Cubans In Cuba.

American Soldiers 10 he Tried by American
OnIcers for Killing Cubans In Cuba.
Special Cable Despatch to TIE SUN.
HAVANA, May "a special provisional
court appointed by Gov. Magoon consist
ing of army officers will convene Tomorrow
morning to try Corporal John j. Cooper
and Private William j. Grinnell. both Of
F Troop, Eleventh Cavalry, who are charged
with the murder Of two fishermen on the
south coast of the province OF Pinar del Rio
on March IA.
The case promises to be very interesting.
and will probably bring out new points OF
law. the men being tried for an offence
against the Cuban State by American mill
tary officers under military procedure. The
defence will probably question the juris-
diction OF the court.
The defendants, accompanied by Private
Harry Fearnly, attempted to desert during
the recent maneuvres In Pinar del Rio.
They made for the coast and attempted
to leave the island In fishing boat. The
fishermen, named Pujol and Gonzales.
were killed in q row following dispute
reaarding payment for the boat. Fearnly
viii testify against tho defendants, who
allege that the killing was done In self
defence.
Failing to get away from the island they
returned to their troop. No charges have
yet been made against Fearnly. Cob Van
Arsdale Ia president Of the court and Capt.
p. B. Malone judge advocate. Lieut..
Edward Davis acts as counsel for the
prisoners,
The sun., 1908-05-27
AUTO HTTS A FUNERAL COACH
Three Persons In the Coach severiy InJuret
In Long Island CITY.

Three Persons In the Coach severiy Injured
In Long Island CITY.
Three persons were severely injured
last night when an automobile driven by
Robert Smith Of s75 Lexington avenue
ran into a funeral coach at the crossing Of
Belts avenue and Thompson avenue in
the outskirts Of Long Island City.
There is a sharp down grade on both
avenues at the point OF intersection and
both automobile and coach we're being
driven rapidly. The auto hit the coach IN
the real, hurting It from the road and against
a fire plug The pole broke snd the horses
bolted.
The driver Of the coach escaped injury,
but Arthur Gilbert Of "a East Thirty
fourth street, his wife, Mary. and eleven
months old daughter, Caroline, and his
sistsr-in-law, Mary Lowenstein OF a4o
East Eighty-fift street. were all hurt.
Gilbert had his left thigh wrenched, the
baby had her nose broken and her face out
and Miss Lowenstein was badly cut about
the head. Mrs. Gilbert escaped with some
bruises and bad shaking up.
The party was returning from the
Mount Hope cemetery when the accident
happened The automobile was on its
way back from the races at Belmont Park.
In the machine were Robert Smith, the
chauffeur, OF CTS Lexington avenue; Earl
Thomas of 1850 Pacific street, Brooklyn,
and Philip Schumacher Of $40 Columbia
street, Union Hill, N. j. The auto belongs
to Henry Schwab Of 1os West Eighty-ninth
street, but he wasn't on board. No one
In the auto was hurt.
Smith, the chauffeur, was locked up at
the Astoria police station on q charge OF
reckless driving and later Mr. Schwab paid
80 fine for him In the Court OF Special
Sessions at Jamaica. Two ambulance sur
geons from st. Johns Hospital patched up
the GiIberts and Miss Lowensten and sent
theu1 home
The sun., 1908-05-27
MADE A SHOW or THE HANGING.
Foreigners Encouraged to View the Exeeu.
ton OF Murderer.

Forelgners Encouraged to View the Execu.
ton OF Murderer.
Porrsv1LLK, Pa, May 2e.-Before a
crowd Of about 500. Felix Radius. the
Shenandoah murderer. was hanged in the
sohuylkill county jsil yard here this morn
ing. It was the hope Of tho officials that
the hanging exhibition would be an object
lesson to the lawless foreigners who have
given Schuylkill county a red record in
the last ten years. ,
But the officials could not have selected
a less satisfactory subject for their object
lesson, for Radzius proved to be the coolest
criminal who ever trod scanoid. he
not only went nonchalantly to his doom
but assisted Sheriff Evans and his deputies
in making the job a quick and neat one.
He put his arms and legs into position
for binding and lifted his head 30 the deputy
could more easily adjust the moose.
Five hundred passes TO the hanging
were issued by the Sheriff. most OF them
to foreigners, but no foreigner was denied
admission even II he had no pass.
The Jail yard was filed before 10 o'clock.
the crowd surging around the soahfold 30
that deputies had to march ahead OF the
condemned man and his spiritual advisers
as he was brought from the prison. The
murderer looked neither TO right nor left,
but walked with shoulders thrown back.
mounted the narrow stairs to the galiows
without assistance and stood under tho
moose with never q quiver, He declined
to make q statement.
The sun., 1908-05-27
LEWISOHN CHASED 10 MILES.
Motorcycle Cops Couldn't Catch walters
Auto, but Bridge Gate stopped IL.

Motorcycle Cops Couldn't Catch walters
Auto, but Bridge Gate stopped IL.
Walter Lewisohn, brother Of Jesse
, Lewisohn, was arrested yesterday for
speeding after record CHASE OF about
sixteen miles from the Belmont boulevard
near the Belmont track to the New York
aide of the Williamsburg Bridge, and then
was caught only by the spTinging OF the
runaway gate on him.
Lewisohn and another man were in q
$3.50 horsepower runabout. Lewisohn driv-
ing on their return from the races. Their
speed az they got under way from the track
enclosure was sufficient to attract the atten-
ton Of Motorcycle Policemen Grace and
Shepard, who yelled at Lewisohn to slow
down. He did not answer them but. they
say, turned on more power. The cops
started after him.
The race led to the Jamaica turnpike.
through Forest Park TO the Hoffman boule-
ward. into Jamaica avenue and through
Bushwick and Montrose avenues to Broad
way. down which Lewisohn led the way 10
the Williamsburg Bridge plaza and onto
the bridge dashing past the tollman at a
sti6 pace. The pursuing policeman paused
long enough to have the tollman signal the
Delancey street end Of the bridge TO drop
the runaway gate and when I,ewisohn drew
up q few feet from the obstructing gate thew
were on hand.
1You win.' cried Lewisohn. Il tried 10
get away from you and thought was doing
pretty well when that gate got In the way
AZ hands returned 70 the Lee ayenue
k1fyD oash bail for bin pearnncn IN 6r -
The sun., 1908-05-27
POLICE CAPTAINS MOVE on.
Farrell. 90: CO the TenAerIcln, McDermott
From Manhattan to Staten Island.

Farrell 90: CO the TenAericln. McDermott
From Manhattan to Staten Island.
Commissioner Bingham shifted two cap
tains out Of important precincts yesterday
Steve McDermott, who has held down the
desk at the East Twenty second street
station. in precinct containing Gramercy
Park and some of the most important
territory In town from the burglars point
of view. will move this morning to New
Dorp. Staten Island. which 10 not accounted
one Of the liveliest precincts.
McDermott has been In the Twenty second
street station for several years. He
was recently tried for permitting gambling
to 60 on in his precinct and found guilty,
but sentence was suspended. Lieut.. John
Ivory, acting captain at the Sixth avenue
station. Brooklyn, will succeed him. Ivory,
according to gossip in police circles. is q
great friend OF John J. Ahearn. Charles
F. Murphy's district is part Of his new
precinct.
Capt. John j. Farrell. who has COM
manded the Tenderloin station in West
Thirtieth street for three or four months
and has done good work. 10 transferred to
the Arsenal in Central Park and is succeeded
In the Tenderloin by Lisut. Thomas H.
Murphy, who has been detective In the
Manhattan bureau. He will DO acting
captain, This is the first time man has
been taken from the detective bureau to
command the Tenderloin.
More transfers are coming. among them.
1t is said, several involving the heads Of the
branch detective bureaus. 1t is expected
that Acting Captain Price. who has been
at the head Of the homicide bureau at the
Central Office. will be sent back to his old
job Of head of the Bronx bureau. and that
Capt. Arthur Carey. now in command Of
the Harlem bureau. will take Prices ] OBJ.
Carey IL an old side partner Of Inspector
McCanerty.. Capt. Barnett. now In charge
Of the Bronx bureau. win probably take
Carey's place.
The sun., 1908-05-27
MRS. III. MAXWELL IN sANIrARIUM
Her Mind Affected slnce Husbands suicide
and New Administrators Named.

and New Administrators Named.
That Mrs. Carrie MAXWELL. widow Of
Howard Maxwell and administrator Of his
estate. has been confined for some time In
the Easton Sanitagium at Easton, Pa. was
published yesterday for the first time whom
William Maxwell. brother-in-iaw. petit
toned Surrogate Ketoham in Brooklyn TO
revoke the letters Of administration, alleg-
ing that Mrs. Maxwell is untitled TO act
rs administrator by nervous disorders
that have affected her mind. The letters
were revoked. the brother-in-law and
Frank W. Doohttle being appointed In
place Of the widow.
Mrs. Maxwell was i'll at the time her
husband killed himself in their homo In
Congress street on November 20 last.
following indictment. imprisonment and
release on bail In connection with the
Borough Bank troubles. She applied for
letters Of administration which were granted
on December 9 last.
The petition says that william Maxwell
lives with his four sisters at 2ila Newkirk
avenue The estate involved. according
to the petitioner, does not exceed $4,000
The sun., 1908-05-27
LOBSTER FOR THE KAISER.
American Trouble Ahead for Royal Prus-
sian Digestions.

The American lobster. having been dis
covered by the eploures Of Germany who
occasionally visit these shores, is going
abroad to induoe nocturnal disturbances
in royal circles and oiroumferenoes. Three
hundred lobstsrs fresh from tho ocean beds
down East are aboard the North German
Lloyd steamship Kaiser Wilhelm H.. which
sailed yesterday for Bremen. The lob
sters are in q big tank on the sun deck.
They are not to be eaten on the trip, az
some other sea creatures in the tanks will
be. but will 90 directly to their oonsignee
in Bremen. who win distribute them to his
royal and other patrons.
In another tank on the Kaiser are 200
frogs Of the best and fattest American kind.
consigned to breeder in Bavaria. who Is
going to cultivate the Yankee kind Of bull
and cow frog in preference to the frogs
Of eifete monarchies not to mention the
Republiuue Francais
The sun., 1908-05-27
KILLED BY FALLING CYCLIsT.

Negro and white Boys Colllde-Jac0b
Josephs Unexpectedly the Victim.
Jacob Josephs, a wealthy retired real
estate dealer of West Hath street. was
crossing Lenox avenue early last night when
three boys on bicycles came racing along.
Two Of the bioyclists, who we're white, ran
against the third, a negro, and he plunged
into the street. knocking the real estate
man down on his head.
The negro. Glenn Campbell. 1s years old.
Of "a West laeth street. appeared to be more
injured than Mr.. Josephs and both were
removed to the Harlem Hospital. Later
they were sent to their homes and Mr..
Josephs unexpectedly died Of fractured
skull. The young negro was then arrested.
The sun., 1908-05-27
CHURCH ROBBERS CAUGHT.
Tho Bronx Has Been scourgcd, and There
Are Four Prisoners.


The Bronx detective bureau believes that
raigned in the Morrisania po,ice court yea
terday an end has been made Of the series
of burglaries. especially Of churches. which
has kept the nerves Of Bronxites on edge for
two months.
The climax Of the series came on Sunday
night when burglars entered Grace Baptist
Church. at 7el jackson avenue. OF which
Capt. Sam Price, formerly in charge OF the
Bronx detective bureau, 10 q member. The
Rev. Arthur T. Booker 10 pastor OF the
church. The burglars smashed window
drank the communion wine, demolished q
stereopticon machine and broke open the
contribution boxes. from which the evening
collections already had been removed.
Then they lighted some oil soaked paper in
an aisle and got away.
The fire went out Of It's own accord. From
the church the burglars went to Paul Baci-
galupi's fruit store at 7ss Union avenue,
broke In the door and smashed q cash box,
aetting away with se0 Then they climbed
a fire escape Of the six story tenement over
the store and tried to jimmy a window,
but were scared away. The next stop was
at Nathan Kuskin's tailor shop at $40 East
1Ssth street, where thev did some more
smashing and changed their old clothes for
new. Thew went on TO the Longwood
avenue Congregational Church, where they
had little success and then to the Prospect
Avenue Methodist Church. where they broke
up things again and took away three rings
which they found nj the study Of the pastor,
the Rev. William M. Carr. The rings be-
longed to his daughter. Here again they
consumed the communion wine.
Another church which has recently been
entered is the Montefiore Tabernacle at
Macy and Hewitt places. There the window
through which they crawled was worth S400
The prisoners are William Gurness alias
Wursberg. who. the police say has divided
ak and q half years among the Catholic
Proteotory. the House Of Refuge and Ell
mira Reforrnasory;, Frank J. Mcdonald.
In Elmira and three in the penitenttary;
Richard Wagner. alias Peter Haas also
of Elmira and House OF Refuge standing,
and Thomas johnson, alias O'Rourke, alias
Burns, who is well known to the police
The first three were trailed to q vacant
iuo1s 6. LcnSTood avenue and Beck street.
where Detectives O'Sullivan and Wagner
arrested them after fight. johnson was
picked up ina penny aIoade In i2sth street.
bail and the other three In 81. 500 bail each
for forty eight hours as suspicious persons.
On G,rness the police found silver
orucifix which Augustus Erasmus, con-
tractor Of 1914 Bathgate avenue, Identified
as part Of the loot taken from his homo
some time ago. Other property identified
by Erasmus was found Ii o furnished room
at ll2 East i26th street, the address given by
the prisoners.
The sun., 1908-05-27
THE MOHMANDS BEATEN.
Gen. Wllcocks Forces Peace Upon the
Afghan Border Tribes.
Special Cable Despatch to THE S

Special Cable Despatch TO THE Sun.
LONDON. May 28.-The outbreak among
the Mohmand tribesmen in India lie col
lapsing. Gen. Willoooks has inflicted sew
eral sharp defeats upon them and they are
submitting Internationally.
The Government announced in the House
Of Commons this evening that It expected
the troops would be withdrawn in few
days and that settlement with the Moh-
mands similar to that arranged with the
Zakka Khels recently was likely to follow.
The sun., 1908-05-27
LEGIsLATED WITHOUT PAY.
Rhode HsIand Body Worked Seventeen Day
Beyond Constitutional Limit.

Rhode Island Body Worked Seventeen Days
Beyond Constitutional Limit.
paovIpENcB, May 2e.--The Legislature
adjourned tonight after record breaking
session. For seventeen days the members
have served without pay, the Constitution
limiting pay for attendance to sixty days.
Within few minutes Of the adjournment
the resignation Of Chief Justice William
w. Douglas OF the Supreme Court was
presented and accepted. There was no
election TO all the vacancy. Judge Edward
G. Dubois will be acting Chief Justice. Jus
tioe Douglas win retire with pension Of
ss.soo.
Tho feature Of the sassior Ia strict bank
ing law which aims to restrict trust COM
panies. The failure Of the Union Trust
Company 10 october stimulated the Legis-
lAture TO pass tho aot, A law was also
passsd linaiting she number Of liquor licsnses
In citizen and towna 70 one for each 600
.inhahitanta.
The sun., 1908-05-27
PATTI'S LAST APPEARANCE.
Tetrazzini Hears Her Sing At Jubilee OF
Prof. william CAM.
Special Gable Despatch to TIE sun

Special Cable Despatch to The SUN.
LONDON. May 2e.-Mme. Patti made this
afternoon what she declares was her final
public appearance, singing at Queens Hall
on the occasion Of the diamond jubilee of
With elm CAM, professor of singing at the
Guildhail School Of Music, whom, the diva
publicly kissed
She placed on his head a wreath Of golden
laurels. Nine. Tetrazzini was in the dis
Hnguished audience and she listened to
Mime. Patti for the first time with intense
emotion.
The sun., 1908-05-27
SAILORS PARADE IN SEATTLE.

Men From tho Battleships Reviewed by
Gov. Mead OF Washington.
SEATTLE. May 26.-Under bright blue
sky, over a street strewn with carpet OF
rhododendron, the State flowers Of Wash
ington. and before an immense grand stand
thronged with 10000 cheering men and
women OF the Northwest the sailors and
marines Of the Atlantic battleship feet
passed In review this morning. Gov.
Albert e. Mead OF the State Of Washington.
Admiral sperry, Chief Of
the feet, and Mayor John Miller Of Seattle
were the chief reviewing officers.
The sailors as they marched through the
main streets Of Seattle were wildly cheered
by a gathering Of moro than 400 900 persons.
The sun., 1908-05-27
NEW OKLAHOMA LAWS.
Gov. Haskell Signs Rills Providing fo
Many Kinds OF Taxes.


Many Kinds OF Taxes.
GUTHRIE, Okla. May 2e.-The Oklahoma
Legislature adjourned sine die at mid
night. Gov. Haskell sent in message
to-day approving the excise bill. not heed
ing Attorney General Vests warning that
the courts win declare 1t unconstitutional.
Gov. Haskell says the bill viii increase
the States revenues 500, 900. of which
the oil and gas companies win pay $4,000.
Gov. Has kell also signed bills putting q
tax ON al incomes Of more than $500 q
year and graduated tax on all land hold
ings Of more than $40 acres; providing an
Inheritance tax; prohibiting overoharges
by agents Of railroads, express. telephone
and telegraph companies; providing for
the nomination Of Presidential electors by
primaries; prohibiting the sale of mineral
lands prior TO 1915, and for jury trials for
Supreme Court contempt cases.