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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-04
&an Who Wears Shirts
That Are Coiored Is
4 Stoven; So Nogv

LONDON. July ACCORDING to The
Lancet, a man who wears coloret
shirts is q sloven. This fastidious
medical journal also declares that col
ored handkerchiefs are an abcmina
ton.
When a man finds 1t convenient
TO wear colored shirts and cuffs" Is
the medical journals lofty argument
lit means in reality that he ca1
carry dirt for little longer without
giving offense than II he were spot
less white material.
Materials which do not compc'
constant changes by becoming often
sive to the eye. If ever so slightly
soilcd. are bound To be worn TOO long
Again. by wearing only rehgiously
clean linen man reduces the chances
of picking up bacteria
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-04
MALICIOUS TALES
SPREAD TO |NJURE
DR.. V|ERTEL
ENEMIES CIRCULATE A WILD
STORY THAT HE'S eloAMisT-
PHYSICIAN, MUCH ANNOYED.
TRIES TO RUN DOWN RUMoR.

Sensational stories that have been
been spread in the northeastern por'
ticn OF the city IN regard 10 him have
angered DR.. Edmund c. Viertei, VINO
conducts a drug store at Chere-st'
and Forest-ave., until he declares that
he Is willing to offer q reward for In
formation as TO who is the author OF
these tales.
There is a story In circulation that
have a wife and children who have
come over here from Germany
stated DR.. Viertel. Friday evening. 1T
has been said that this woman came
here some little time ago and stated
that she was my first wife, demanding
share of my property
THAT Is all false and | am trying
to find out who has told II. II find
the person, 1t will not be well for him
or her. | have enemies who do not
like 10 see me prosper. Other stories
than this have been spread In the
past 10 do me harm.
often | am called up by telephone
and asked TO come out in hurry to
some address that | do not know.
When | get there, 1t is vacant lot
with no house on IL at all. Other
times they call me up on the phone
and then laugh at me.
Il shall find out yet who does this.
II Is not true that have any children
in Germany or any other wife than
the one am living wlui now. | never
was married before and all such
stories are told just 10 injure me-"
DR.. Viertel Is a man Of about 80
who came 10 this city IL or Is years
ago and studied medicine In the De-
troit College OF Medicine. He mar
ried Miss Mary Weitenberner and
started In practice at No go Chene-st.
He has prospered and has embarked
in the manufacture and sale or pat
ent medicines of his own invention.
That he has enemies, casual can
vass of the lneighborhood demon
strates. The story TO which Dr. Vier-
tel refers is in general circulation
among the German and Polish faml'
| lies OF the neighborhood II Is re-
lated, with great detail. that a woman
10 whom he was married in the old
country heard OF him through his pat
ent medicines and came here, that her
eldest son was sent into the drug
store and became engaged in an al
tercation with Or. Viertel and that the
rrruthef-eame- Into cemplete-the- tab
leau.
Each one who relates 1t, however.
denies knowing the facts personally
but refers TO some one else or de-
clares that the rumor was merely
heard somewhere"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-04

1t A,Sss real worry 20 make a big
nan sit up and take notice.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-04
CITY PLANT WILL NJ
MAKE BIG SAVING

Tabulauop of the bids of ii stresS
10 De- repavcd with asphalt this season
show thar the municipal plant Is s2s.I
09469 under the bids OF the Cleye-
land-Trinidad Paving Co.. and Com
missioner Haarer will recommend
that the city plant do the work. John
Mercier Is the lowest bidder on the
excavating. curb setting and concret'
ing. The city saved about $4,000
last year BY letting the city plant 40
the work on streets where the as
phalt companies bid vas above the
appropriations. All the work VIII De
done by Detroit laborers, whereas. out
slders would have been brought IN TO
do most Of IL II the contract had gone
TO private concern
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-04
On the 4th Day of July, 1875.
America Became Independent

On the Ist day of January 1908. the State of Mich
igan and City of Detroit became independent by
the installation of the Home Telephone Co.'s Ser
vice.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-04
What Do They Cure2

The above question Is often asked con-
corning DR.. Pierce's~two leading medi-
cines, "Golden Medical Discovery" and
sFavorite Prescription"
The answer ~ that uGolden Medical
Discovery " Is q most potent Alternative or
blood-purilier, and tonic or invigorator
and acts especially favorably In cura-
tive way upon all the mucous lining sur
aces, as Of the nasal passages, throat,
bronchial tubes. stomach. bowels and
DladdegScuring large per cent. OF catar-
rhal CAKES whether Che disease Affects tho
nasal passases.. tho MxQat, larynx, bron-
CHA, stomacfi>% as cat2rrssl dyspepsia }.
uterus or other pelvic orgar,S Even In
the chronic nr-nlcaratlxe- stages III -fbeSa
afecUQns.tIk-niteO-s SUCCESSFUL In Affect
TIE Tay2rlte- PrcscEi1iian Is advised
for t1e SIlraal one cjsss o. d,seasss.t hoss
SHI Wssfss u sMEEN mn a14
Is powerful yet gently acting invlgofat-
ing tonic and nervine. For weak worn
out over-worked women-no matter what
has caused the breakdown, "Favorito
Prescription will be found most effective
I'm building up the strength. regulating
the womanly functions subduing pain
and bringing about healthy, vigorous
condition OF the whole system.
A book OF particulars wraps each bottle
giving the formuIa OF both medicines and
quoting what scores OF eminent mcd.
ical authors. whose works are consulted
by physicians Of all the schools OF practice
as guides In prescribing, say OF each In
Grc1ient entering into these medicines.
The words OF praise bestowed on tho
several ingredients entering into Doctor
Plcrce's medicines by such writer's should
have more weight than any amount OF
non professional testimonials, because
such men are writing for the guidance oi
their medical brethren and know whereof
they speak.
Both medicines ore non-alcoholic. non
secret, and contain no harmful habit
forming drugs. being composed OF glycerid
extracts OF the roots OF native, Americau
medicinal forest plants They are both
sold by dealers ia medicine. You can
afford TO accept a. a substitute for one Oh
these medicines OF known composition
any secret nostrum.
Or. Piercc's Pellets. small. sugar.coatcd
easy 10 take as candy, regulate and In
vigorate stomach. liver and bowels. -
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-04
Il Can't Be Beat.

The best Of all teachers is expert.
ence. c. NJ. Harden. OF Silver City,
North Carolina, says: Il find Elec-
trio Bitters does all that's claimed for
IT, For stomach. Liver and Kidney
troubles 1t can't be- beat. have tried
II and find 1t most excellent medi
cine" Mr.. Harden Is right; it's the
best Of all medicines also for weak.
ness. lame-back, and all run down con-
ditions. Best too for chills and ma.
laria. Sold under guarantee at r. c.
Kinsels. Central Drug Co. and Gray
q Worcester's drug stores
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-04
.oc al lite m S

Assessor Henry Plnss celebrates his
birthday on July 4 and this IN his
fifty-seventh anniversary. He was
born I'm Detroit near the site OF the
water works.
Joseph y. Trncy, mentioned ~ posi-
BILE ProhibItionist candidate for
president, speaks at the Indcpend-
ence Day celebration in Monroe Sat
urday afternoon.
Edward Bullock b.s been made prop
erty clerk Of the department of
public works at salary OF $500
per year. VIM. J. O'Bricn taking
his place as assistant Sookkcepcr.
The Detroit W. &. q. 4. H. planning a
trip tn Electric Park, spt for the
amusement there IL IN II. but TO de-
termine whether the park Is run on
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-04

ed in a convention OF jewellers in
Ptdua o. a fcw months ago ana has
spread rapidly through the country.
Most Of The members OF the eligible
trades IN Detroit have signified their
intention Of Joining the nest. which
Is 10 be formed at "A dinner lin the
Hotel fuller Wednesday or Thurs
day evening The idea OF the organi-
zation IL much like that of the Hoo
IIoOs among the lumbermen. The
initial degree which viii he con-
ferrcd on the Detroiters by visitors
from the Ohio nests Is that OF the
Flip Flops. As there Will be a large
attendance OF Michigan jewellers and
opticians in the state conventions
July s. 3 and 10, the nest Is expected
to start with n big membership.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27

OF my men. the lion turned TO the prey held help
less beneath him. and with fierce roar was IN the
very act OF advancing his cavernous mouth and
cleaning fangS to seize by the head, when n
iumped Diana AOut to my SuCCOr-
His only weapon the SahibS IS self cock
ing sX-shoOter His was the quickest piece OF sound
thinking, shrewd acting, and desperate valor con
ceivable. was staring death in the face.-he knew
it at a glance ust one crunch OF those enormous
Jaws and all would be over with me The hgnt
charge of the pistol however placed, would De little
more than flea bite on monster already rpped
laterally and lOngltudinally through and through
by two great IS COrd1te shells Indeed, the non
was not even gasping from his wounds ms grea!
heart beating strong and steady against NINE VI
what avail a little pistol ball SIN OF them. Al
this must have raced through Diana Aouts BRAN
IN a seCOnd,-In the very second sh1karee nunlner
two falling under the hons blow
In another second he conceived a plan.-abso-
lutelv the only that possibly could have saved
me. Just at the instant the lion turned and opened
his laws 70 seize and crush my head. DIANA AOut
sprang forward thrust pistol, hand, and forearm
within the lions Jaws and into his great yawnlns
mouth, and, Notwithstanding the hard driven teeth
crunched cruelty through slnews and into bone
steadily pulled trigger TIL the pistol loads were
discharged down the lions very throat
Shrinking from the shock of the shots. the hon
released DIANA Aouts manged arm and freed me
of his weight.
'Unhurt even unscratched by the lion quickly
swung myself up into the biggest niu0sa near, a
poor four feet from the ground, within easy reach
of our enemy if he had not been too sick OF ns
wounds TO leap at
First falling from the pain and shock OF hIs
wounded arm, DIANA Aout rose. backed Oft a htte
distance and stood at bay. his pistol dubbed II s
LETT hand.
While apparently sick unto death. the lion mlsnt
muster strength for last attack, so / called %
NARROW, who under orders had waited without the
thicket. bearing elephant gun Ignorant ol
whether or not the lion was even wounded. she
brave boy came IN, crept within range. and h1ed
sight-bore ball fair through the hons heart
1t was only a few hours until working with
knife and tweezers the sahib had all the unnoSa
thOrns dug out of my back and legs, but Il was
many months before DIANA hOut recovered pL,,
tlal use OF his good right arm. and It very wen
be generations before the story of his heroic DEED
ceases to be sung in Somali villages
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27

would laugh or that somebody would at least smile
but nobody did / didn't know enough to give
up and sit down. was too new 70 public speak
ing-and so I went on with this awful performance
and carried it clear through the end. IN front OF
a body of people who seemed turned 20 stone with
horror. II was the sort of expression their faces
would have worn if / had been making these re-
marks about the Deity and the rest of the Trinity
there is no rniIder way in which TO describe the pethed
Cortias9 1rgg I5
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27

guests that row of venerable and still active vol
Canoes listened as did everybody else in the house
with attentive interest Well | delivered myself
of-we'n say the first two hundred words OF my
speech l was expecting returns from that part
the rest of it. | arrived now at the dialogue: The
old miner said, You're the fourth, I'm going to
move The fourth what?' said l. The fourth
1ttery that has been here in twenty-tour hours
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27

Who were the others:'-'Mr. Longfe1low. Mr.. En-
erson and Mr.. Oliver Wendell Holmes -cOnfound
the lott
Now then the houses attention continued; but
the expression of interest in the faces turned to
sort of black frost. | wondered what the trouble
was [ didn't know l went on, but with difficulty
| struggled along, and entered upon that miners
fearful description of the bogus Emerson. the bogus
Holmes the bogus LOngfe1low, always hoping, but
with a gradually perishing hope, that somebody
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27

prove Bulpett' passed maSterShip in hardihoOd 1t
is perhaps sufficient to mention that he voluntarily
got himself in the fix that needed Diana Aout's
aid; though in telling the story he did not convey
the impression that his own part in it was more
than secondary and inconsequential
We were big game shooting, lion and rhino pre-
ferred along the border of SomaIand" he con
tinued. " Besides the pony and camel men, bad
four SOmal1 shkarees, trained trackers who knew
the habits of beasts and read their tracks and signs
like book, men of breed whose women will not
give themselves as wives except to men who have
scored kills OF both royal game and men Sahib
McMlllans personal shikaree DIANA Aout;
mine, Abdi Dereh. At the time of this incident the
sahb had several lions to his credit while | vet had
So the sahib kindly declared that however
and by whomsoever jumped the try at the next
lion should be mine.
The section we We're was the usual lion country
of East AfrlCa,-wide stretches of dry level plain
with occasional low, rolling hills thinly timbered
everywhere with the thorny mimosa, most of it low
BUSH grown to small trees twenty or thirty
feet in height To cover a wider range of shooting
day decided to divide the camp. and |
moved off about four miles and pitched my tent
a low hill which left the old camp in clear view
across the plain Early the next morning | went
out after Gland, and had excellent mornings
sport.
Returning to camp shortly after noon tired and
dusty, took bath got INTO paJamas and slippers,
had my luncheon, and was sitting comfortably
smoking within my tent, when one of my men hur-
red IN to say messenger was coming pony at
top speed. Presently he arrived, with word from
the sahib that he had a big male lion at bav in a
thcket bordering the river, and urging to hurry
to him.
My first chance at a Ionl | seized my rifle
mounted a pony, without stopping to dress and
followed by Abdi Dereh and another shikaree
dashed away behind the messenger at my pony's
best pace. Arrived, | found the sahib and about a
dozen shikarees and pony men, surrounding a
dense mimosa thiCket no more than thirty or forty
yards in diameter, nigh two-thirds of its circun-
ference bounded by a bend of a deep stream the
lion not likely try to cross and leaving a
comparatively narrow front to guard against d
charge
&C. Here YOU are, Don Carlos!' called the sahb, as
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27


the bend of the river permitted, and took
covering his probable line of exit from tn,
But 1t was a fa1lure.-nOt enough dead
carry the fire through the bush, and 1t SO
cred and died out
Thus nothing remained but the last alt
and l took it. Dropping on hands and
began to creep into the thicket Soon II
were bleeding from the dry mimosa thorns
the ground, my back from the thOrny bOu.
ing low above me. For some distance |
no more than the length of my rifle before
right or left
Presently. when near the center of 4
patch, Abdi Dereh next behind me- second
behind him, and DIANA Aout bringing up
| caught a glimpse of the lions hind qudI
tail scarcely SIN feet ahead of me | fired a
most lmprudently, for the exposure could
not possibly enable a fatal shot. Instantly
after the shot, the lion circled the dense
clump immediately in front of me and
charged me through a narrow opening. As
he came, | gave him my second barrel from
the hIp,-nO time to im-and tried to
spring aside out of his path; slipped in
my loose slippers and fell flat on my back
Later we learned my first shot had torn
through his IONS, and my second had
struck between neck and shoulder and
ranged the entire length of his body; but
even the terrific shock of two great 4S
cordlte driven balls did not serve to stop
him, and the very moment | hit the
ground he lit transverscIy across my body,
his belly pressing mine. his hot breath
burning my cheek, his fierce eyes glaring
into mine.
Though 1t seemed an age, the rest was
a matter of seconds. Abdi Dereh, nv
second rifle bearer, was in the act of show
ing the gun muzzle against the hons ribs
for shot through the heart, when a shot
from without the bush-we never learned
by whom fired, probably by one of the
pony men.-broke his arm and knocked
him flat Then the second shikaree sprang
forward and bent to pick up the gun,
when one stroke of the lions great fore
paw tore away most of the flesh from one
side of his head and face and laid him
SenseleSs.
Freed for an instant from the attacks
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27

l jumped off my pony,
Here's your lion in the
bushl Up to you to get
him out. DIANA AOut and
the rest will stay to help
you, while ! go back and
move the caravan to a
new camp site. No sug-
gestiOn to make, except |
scarcely think Id 60 in the
bush after him; too thick
to see ten feet ahead OF
YOU And away he rode
toward his camp
The situation was SIM
pie. even to a novice at
the game of lion shooting
With my line of shouting
men forced to range them
selves across the narrow
land front of the thicket,
and no chance of his exit
on the river front, only
two lines of strategy re-
manned it was either fire
the bush and drive him
out upon us, or enter the
bush on hands and knees
and creep about till l
sighted him,-the latter
well nigh suicidal. for It
was absolutely sure ne
would scent. hear, and
locate me before | could
see him, and thus would
be almost complete master
of the situation.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
So
maitland, among a

"IlRO OUGHOII / So
maitland, among a
race famous for their
fearlessness, the name of
DIANA Aout is held a syno-
nym for reckless courage
He did the bravest deed |
ever saw,-a deed heroic
in its purpose, ferociously
savage in its execution,
the deed of a man bred
of a race that knew no
longer range weapon than
an assagai, trained from
youth to fight and kill at
arms length or in hand
grapple,-a deed that, in
cidentally, saved my life
The speaker was c. w
L. Bulpett. himself well
qualified by personal ex-
perience to sit in judgment
as court of last resort on
any act of courage "a
man who, at forty, with
out training and on a
heavy wager that he could
not walk a mile, run a
mile, and ride a mile, all
in sixteen and a half min
utes, so finished the three
miles in sixteen minutes
and seven seconds, who,
midway of a dinner at
Greenwich, bet that he
could swim the half-mile
across the Thames and
back in his evening clothes
before the coffee was
served, and did it,-who
has crossed Africa from
khartum to the Red Sea.
If more was needed to
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
BY EDGAR BEECHER BRO

Drawings by Frank Tenney Johnson
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27

Confined on ucFg 70
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-11
SPORTS
HOPPE FAVORiTE.

Chicago. ILL.,, March 10.-Lovers OF
billiards are on edge i'll authorization of
the rare treat In store for them in Or.
chestra Hall tomorrow night, whel
Jacob Schaefer. the wizard" will
defend the 1871 championship title
against Willie Hoppe. the boy bill
lard wonter.' Will the veteran meet
defeat at the hands of the youngster
OF has he Ghost Of a show of win
ming? Sad to relate, it is the opinion
's""v enthusiasts that the ghost
will not be walking In this case, and
that Schaefer. who was an expert at
the game before Hoppe was born, is
nevertheless doomed to taste defeat
at the hands of his young rival.
Should Schaefer meet defeat, the
boys victory will be framed with all
the ornaments of an ironmonger's
shop. But a comparatively short time
ago the veterans were disposed "
laugh at Hopes claim for recognition
and they are credited with telling him
to go and get a reputation. The youth
full player went, and returned with the
1872 championship title which he had
wrested from the veteran French ex
pert. Maurice Vignaux This title h
FORFEITED later to George Sutton. Next
week, in New York, Hoppe viii play
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-11
FUNERAL OF
YOUNG SOLDIER
LAST RITES WILL BE HELD HERE
OVER REMAINS or SERGEANT
MENT NATIONAL CEMETERY.
JEROME HOWARD - INTER

The remains of Sergeant Jerome OF
Cairo, who was accidentally killed at
Fort Riley. Kas. Sunday by being
thrown from his horse in a cavalry
drill, will leave that place at noon to
day and are expected to arrive in this
city Thursday night. Interment will be
made at the National cemetery at
Mound City.
The decedent was born May 9, 1885.
at Markesaw, Wis. He enlisted in the
L. S. army May y, 1905, at Cairo, and
served in the Philippines. returning Ia
the United States August IS, 1907. He
went to Fort Riley. Kas. several
months ago for service with the Sew.
enth cavalry and was advanced from
a private to the rank of sergeant I'M
der Capt. AveriIl. Previous to enlist
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-11
MURDER MYSTERY
At BIRDS POINT
BODY OF MAN FOUND IN RIVER
HAD BEEN KNOCKED ON
HEAD AND RoRBED-BOUND
FOR CAIRO.

Chief Egan and his force We're on
the lookout yesterday and last night
fo. man who Is wanted at Birds
Point for murder. The body of q
man was found in the river at Birds
Point yesterday 1t proved to be that
OF John Brinkman, who resided near
Charleston Mo, and was on his way
to Cairo. but failed TO reach here,
There was evidence that he had been
struck on the head and the body
thrown into the river On the river
bank short distance above where
the body was found there We're foot
prints and abrasions IN the ground
Indicating that there had been a
struggle.
People at Birds Point believe they
have a clue to the murderer. II Is
believed the man was robbed
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-11
SCH|M|1z GETS
+. REQUIRED BOND
AND Is RELEASED FROM JAIL
4 FORMER MAYOR OF SAN
FRANCISCO is FREED FROM
CHARGES OF ExToRTioN.

San Francisco March l0.-Eugene
Schmitz, former mayor of San Fran
cisco was released from jail tonight
after presenting bonds of $4,000
The charges of extortion against him
Oh which he has not yet been tried
were dismissed
In the superior court this afternoon
Judge Dunno made an order dismiss
ing Schmitz from custody of the In
dictment on which he was convicted
in pursuance of the decision of the
supreme court yesterday.
Judge Dunno, however directed
that the case against the former
mayor be submitted to another grand
jury.
Judge LAWYER today accepted bonds
for $2S0,000 for the release of Schmit2
on indictments In the Sunset Rail
Trolley. and San Francisco gas
cases.