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The Detroit times., 1908-05-28
1.-THE SNAN WHO STOLE THE EARTH

sweet will; but the king was In no
mood to be mindful OF any danger.
Faster" he said.
Ludwig damned on the third speed
and opened the exhaust, and the car,
with rattle and roar, bounded on
toward Hounslow.
At Maidenhead the king ordered
Ludwig 10 cross the bridge, and Lud-
wig. grasping his majesty's intentions,
steered the car for the road which ran
along the back OF the clearing behind
the bungalow.
II was now about half past four, and
the morning was bright and fair and
the king looked across the sunlit pad
dock, as though he half expected TO
see the airship there.
Ludwig brought the car TO stand
still and stopped the engine for the
sake OF obtaining silence.
And now?" he asked.
Now for an early CALL" said the
king
He had formed no plan as TO what
he should say to Strong, If he found
him. 1t was not a habit OF his to
scheme In advance what he should say
to another man; his mind worked suf-
/
upon the inspiration OF the moment.
He walked through the paddock and
round to the front Of the bungalow.
Another man would have hesitated
In making straight for his enemy's
stronghold after the experiences OF the
night; but the king Of Bahama knew
no fear.
AS he assembled the rickety steps of
the veranda he looked TO the right and
the left; there was no sign OF any
light; the door. however. stood wide
open. and he passed in.
The king paused. and surveyed
with disgust the litter OF the untidy
sitting-room, and then he started, as
he remembered that the shed was
burnt, and that obviously therefore
the ''Dl" could not be there. That IL
was not in the bungalow 1t was also
equally certain, and SO It instinctively
occurred to him that Strong must have
found some other shelter for his air
ship.
, AS he could see nothing. his majesty
paused on the threshold 10 listen, and
there reached his ears. through the
open door of the room on the right.
the sound OF q gentle snore.
Without hesitating. he walked across
to the little cabin; on the camp bed
which Strong had been wont to oc.
cupy, Arbuthnot lay on his back. his
head pillowed on his arm.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-28
By W. HOLT WHITE.

darkness. A footman was doing in 9
chair.
The king reused him with a kick
and babe him turn on the lights
then he went into the buffers lodge
AMI rang UP on the private wire 10
his garage.
He had to ring several times before
he got any answer, and even at that
moment, when haste was above all
things necessary. he fingered 10 be
sarcastic.
II am sorry to disturb you,' he
said in icy tones through the tele-
phone. must apologize profusely.
trust that your sleep has been
sweet"
He was angry with some reason. for
he invariably kept one man on night
duty In the garage. whose business il
was to be awake and obey calls at any
hour between sunset and sunrise.
May l trouble YOU" he went on
through the telephone, TO rouse your
self an once? want the 40. and
want 1t quickly"
He hung up the receiver with q
snap.
He sent the footman for coats &c
cover their evening dress, and then the
king. with Ludwig, stood impatiently
at the hall door, waiting for the car.
It was not many minutes before the
chauffeur. III at ease and trembling
brought the car to the door.
Get out" said the king to the
chauffeur. Get out, you lazy cur
and let Prince Ludwig drive"
He flung himself into his own sea
and turned to the chauffeur again. II
you are too tired to walk TO the ga
rage" he said, ring up another car.
Ludwig had settled himself at the
steering wheel with the alertness o.
the born motor driver
| "Cookham," said the king. He NIGH
have been speaking TO his coachman
| Ludwig jumped the car away at sec
ond speed, and soon they were racing
westward along Kensington-gore
making for Richmond and the oper
country beyond.
| Ludwig drove In silence. He hac
no desire TO excite the Conversations
powers Of his majesty just then. AnC
the king was too busy with his owl
bitter thoughts to say anything him
self.
As they reached Kew the morning
was already breaking. The tide Of
market gardeners carts was still
streaming eastward. the drivers sleep
ing on their dickies, allowing the
horses TO Jog onward at their owr
The Detroit times., 1908-05-28
An Extravagant Age
Wby Men of Modest Means May Vel Hentafe to Marry

In the meanwhile the question Of mar
riage for young men in cities Is seri
Gus one.
about US, 10 contagious. and II re
Quires the wisdom OF philosopher
and the self-denial Of an adept TO rise
about it. Women really sensible at
heart and anxious to do the right
thing for their families are yet az.
fected by the atmosphere OF luxury
which permeates the land, and are led
into folly and extravaganza which
bring ruin and disgrace.
Only recently heard OF wife.
whose husband has an income OF 81
900 a year. complaining Of her "pov-
erty." and consulting all her friends
TO know what she could do TO earn
money. She has a pleasant home.
keeps capable maid, and Is the mo-
Their Of lovely child. She dresses
we'll and has many pleasures.
But her heart Is full of wild dis
content. She wants wealth-great
wealth, and she enjoys nothing she
has in longing for what she has not
II is this order of woman who fire.
quently drives her husband into being
defnulter or forger.
Almost invariably behind every
great crime committed for money
stands the extravagant wife OF mis-.
tress.
Knowing all this. my correspondent
Is justified in thinking carefully before
he establishes a home.
But II he is sure that he has found
the right kind OF woman. he Is safe
to proceed.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-28
Tommy Todd
He Writes 10 His Uncle Jack.
BY WEEK JONES.

deer unkel Jack did u no that The
president is bound BY the constitution
that's what teecher rote On the
black board
don't want 70 be president emmy
more but sed TO teecher that II must
be A strong constitution for teddy
Good lick spanyards & grizzly bares
will Be A motorman he Is his own
Boss
wood you like? A Kitten We have 8
& IL Good take for yure Offis
thay cant Catch mise yet Becaws
! not OF Them has It's open yet but
Good Fix that for sis SEE yure Habits
wood open pops II He new them
pop sex sis is A reformer now &
mister brown seq
yes she is trying 2 abolish the bill
board newsance In our lovely burg
Instead of trying reduce The Board
bill newsance which Is mulch worse
tommy
The Detroit times., 1908-05-28
CHAPTER xvII.-(continued.)

STNE En- HS's-kSShs'"SSSc
ETlNLESS, OF course" and here he
III laughed a little. they take
I'LL the man for a lunatic. which
III would not be surprising. for
the fellow looks the part.
The policeman's wondering gaze
was now directed TO the tower. HIS
majesty stepped back hastily and
drew Ludwig with him.
Down." he said. down as quick
as we can. Strong has escaped u.s.
and I should like TO know how. The
first thing which We must do is 10
pursue him. Every fox to his own
earth. and II IL q million 10 one that
Strong makes for the bungalow. He
may get there before US, but We shall
have to chance that. The only thing
| Is to get the car out at once"
He scrambled down through the
hole in the roof. followed by Ludwig
whom he had instructed to draw the
trap to.
| Then when he stood again on the
floor Of the room he looked aoou
him and saw the slumoertng German
on the couch.
At this uniovely sight his majesty
eyes blaaed with anger. The scoun
drel." he cried. the unutteraoh
scoundrel!"
And he rushed over to the man
seized him, and shook him roughly
but the man only lolled and gaped IL
his grasp like dead thing.
The king whipped round to Ludwig
This is the result OF your prett!
idea" he said. You were afraid o
Stronghold IL about the size OF 1T
and in your efforts 70 ruin him b!
drugging his beer. you placed weap
on In his hands. Fool Fool. that
was to trust a man that drinks"
In his rage he lifted the drunken
man from the couch and threw hin
TO the floor, and then he kicked hin
savagely again and again.
The paroxysm OF his rage passed
and he became once more his owl
cold, calculating. dominesring. sheer
ing self.
From this moment" he said.
will adopt no ones suggestions ou
my own. Be kind enough TO bear tina
| In mind. and when | give my instruc
tons be gracious enough 70 obey
them TO the letter. Now for car
He opened the sliding panel ant
got into the lift, into which Prince
| Ludwig followed him.
They descended TO the great hall
which was now deserted and half IL
The Detroit times., 1908-05-28
Another Example Of
Police Commissioner
Smiths Inefficiency
He Doesn't Realize That All Elk
pected Of Him Is To Enforce the
Laws-Not to Nullify Them.

police who seeks to convince the puphc
that Office other purpose than to enforce e
laws is grossly incompetent
Before the committee of 1907 the had the
erony to state that the making the saloons live
the laws governing them is ONE OF PERSONAL JUDGMENT
on the part of himself.
left to conclude therefore, that might well tear
mn the law books and leave Commissioner Smith
Official very distorted idea OF what his
duty n this consists Of
III THE LAWS ARE MADE TO GOVERN POLICE COM
tMuSsIONERs.
POLICE COMMISSIONERS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO
MAKE THE LAWS, NOR TO UNMAKE THEM.
When saloon by officer his beat to be open
ng prohibited his officers should be under instructions
fko make complaint against it.
prescribed by law which the police com
whatsoever is UNDER OATH TO PURSUE
~ THE LAW DOES NOT SAY THAT HE MAY USE HIS
PERSONAL JUDGMENT.
And the public expected accept sy
en OFFICIALS Is called account for
fHereiction of duty.
accept the plea that another branch OF the city
fault in the matter that the courts are not DONG
their duty.
IF there are hundred police recorders
out pesng in viola
on law commissioner OF police to do
keep making complaints he did In the Consdne case
(which $500 recorders for the many
bviolations complained against
The of mot enough officers" is made
plenty officers available close the Consdne
place during illegal hours
IF THE COURTS REFUSE TO ACT IN THESE CASES.
cOMMISSIONER.
1t is for that keep he is police commits
oner administration Of the law
yided for in his oath of Office
The cases he succeeds in getting
not going reflect on him.
Coneeding purpose argument that the saloon laws
wrong and that directly opposed the sentiment OF
the majority the fact remains that these laws exist
remedy conditions supposed above lies in
getting those laws changed
BUT THEY MUST BE CHANGED WHERE THEY ARE
MADE
province Legislature and the idea of having
of matured conviction that body
safety make the laws than that respon
pihzlty left to ONE MAN.
Police Smith given by the
which bring about strict enforcement OF the law
u The committee 9 al charitable and lenient
the commissioner still refuses to
ocoenize governor will be asked him.
FOR WHICH ACT THERE Is ABUNDANT REASON AT
CHIS WRITING.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-28
~ TIA WHEELER WILCOX.

VVl A. = young man Of twenty-sev-
On. with q steady income OF
t36 q week. any right TO mar
~ q girl who has always had
80 q home Of comparatively lux
10y. WIN al that her heart could
r1rnf they love each other dear
He has $1,000 In the bank.
ne ho knows 30 little OF what It
oulA take to satisfy all the reason
oIhlo ond sensible wants Of a woman
nno6 % such o life that he hesitates
- tnho the step, even though she be
nxf6 With good health and an abb
1900 certainty OF a continuance Of
S income. would marriage be wise
unwisef
When we stop to consider how few.
now very few of the great masses Of
|nntelligent and refined families In the
world have SIS week to count upon
n an absolute certainty, and how
many live comfortably and easily upon
Ness, much less, the young mans Ques-
ton seems absurd.
n But when we realize what an Amer
ican girl brought up In luxury might
be led TO expect OF the man she mar
ried. and how incapable she might be
OF using his weekly stipend wisely. We
do not wonder that he hesitates.
II all depends wholly and entirely
upon the ordor Of girl she may be.
II she knows how to use money TO
the best advantage, how to buy food
and clothing. how to use both prop
erly. where to save and when TO be
free handed, then this couple ought
|. 20 be able TO live happily and COM
fortably on e35 q week. IA
II they live In large city, the grim
ogre. rent, would make q sad inroad
upon that Income.
~ r. 10 to be hoped that the day IL not
far on when q more Just and sensible
and humane order Of things Will en-
1st which shall do away with this aw-
fnl and devastating question of rent.
God never, intended human beings TO
fueu their very souls TO pay for tho
,oir Ghay brpaths and ne spot Of earth
I11oy ~ down upon, any more than He
n1ou1o1 ~ ash IN the 90 - pay for
- v11og Ghsy dwVl1 ~
~ Nm booa r06ooG g our s1Ghtfui
- - - - ooon1nu1o - IA
The Detroit times., 1908-05-28

|VYl A. = young man of twenty-sev-
On, with steady income OF
t36 q week. any right to mar
- ~ girl who has always had
The Detroit times., 1908-05-28
The Address to the President
Assocaion
BY MONTAGUE.
II hens LOT

Synopsis National Prosperity Associate
BY JAMES J. MONTAGUE.
Sir--We confess that IL helps lot
When with seconds cessation,
land plexuses swat after swat
With the spear that has got relation;
AS TO betting the head with your stick
That is for all. admit it,
We awfully charmed with that Christening trick,
Dee-lghted, In fact-but please quit 1t!
you hadn't sled all Of your lawmaking
Upon US. with righteous severity,
There really telling Just what should do
To revive poor. knockedout prosperity.
aids much when you stave in Stats
With your doubt It.
we'd add Just word TO this statement and that's
That perhaps might bear up without It.
So. therefore. Great Sir. while know II is best
That should thus be waoped and welted,
And joted and pummeled and bined In the chest
And bludgeoned and buied and belted
While know that to make all lives grand song
Is the aim OF your worthy existence,
We really should like sir worry along
Without quite much-er-assistance
The Detroit times., 1908-05-28

A striking example OF his in
efficiency was the attitude OF Po'
lice Commissioner Smith before
the committee of 100 citizens
organized In the interest OF law
enforcement in Detroit.
A police commissioners whose
memory is SO faulty as to cause
him to forget his oath OF Office
is inefficient.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-28
Sympathy.

BERTHE (aged eight)-"Did you
know, mamma. that Mr.. Smiths 1T
tie boy IN the next street II sick with
the scarlet fever?"
Mother-"No, didn't. hope, dear.
you said you were sorry when you
heard this. You know you must al
ways be kind 10 the sick"
Bertie--"That's right. mamma. I've
besn visiting him all the afternoon"
The Detroit times., 1908-05-28
How TO Dig Fishing Worms.

Take water in which walnut hulls
have soaked overnight and pour II on
a spot of ground. In a very few hours
the fishingworms will come TO the
surface and can easily be secured for
your expedition.
you nothing Mr.. Strong, | should
imagine, is about his business and
should really be greatly obliged II you
would go about yours"
(To be Contfnucd.D
The Detroit times., 1908-05-28
Women Models In Guroos.

There arc IN Europe 10000 women
and girls who carn 4 living ~ artIsts'
models. II n strrnge to say that
thcro ars not ten among them who
|pooooD pereses 6noe and ACurA
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
BRIGHTWOOD RACE ENTRIES
One Running and Three Harness
Events on Programme.
Good sport Promised Rt Matinee of
Local Club TO-mOrrOw After
ROOn-Purses of 500.

The matinee at Brightwood tomorrow
promises entertaining sport. There will
be three harness horse events and one
running race.
The harness horse races have been
designated by Glasses A. b, and C.
These races will be half-mile heats. two
in three, and a purse of $50 will be given
the third or short end OF the purse.
The running race will be what is called
novelty. The distance viii be six fur
longs.
The horse that wins the first heat will
get first money and go to the stable
The horse that wins the second heat will
get second money and go to the stable.
and the remaining horses will race for
the third or short end OF the purse
The entries for the four races are as
follows:
Glass A-rrOt Gallant Maid. Manners, Bob r..
SIR klertrOid, and finkwood May
GLASS B-I'acn. Eddy H.. MyrOn c. Fred wilkes
Robin Hood. May Queen. Bob Ingvrsoll Irene In
diana John. and BuckshOt.
Class C-Pace. Ida Medium. William X Grace
Happy. and Billy r.
Novelty running race Foxey. Referee How About
You Garment. Congress-. My Agnes. EtheIbrytha
fwister. Merry Lassse. McFOhso and johnny
O'Rolmkc.
The first race viii be called at 30 a.
IN. The judges viii be John III. Gheen,
Henry Copperthite. and Dr. ]. d. Rob
inson. b. Il. McCauley will be starter
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
WILL DECIDE CHESS MUDDLE.
baron ROthschiId VIII Get Experts
co Help in Decision.

New York. April ls.-Baron Albert de
Rothschild. OF Vienna. the referee in the
AngIo-American cable chess match
which was won by America last month,
sent the following cable message to the
Brooklyn Chess Club:
Vienna. April Is.
Brooklyn Chess Club. Brooklyn: Shall wire decision
In a few days after VienDese tournament.
RoTHSCHIIsD.
The message has reference to the two
unfinished games at the first and fourth
boards between A. b. Hodges, American.
and j. II. Blackburne, and e. Delmar.
American. and r. w. Richmond The
Americans each were a pawn minus, but
contended that their opponents' advan-
tages were not sufficient to win in the
positions at the stages they were aban-
dOned.
II would appear that the Austrian
money king. whose favorite diversion is
chess, does not care to assume the en-
tire responsibility of passing upon the
merits OF the case. but was awaiting
the masters engaged in the international
congress al Vienna to obtain their as
sistance In the difficult analysis to arrive
at a conclusion.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
xTH RACE Eleven -sixtccnths Of mile.
RACING SCANDAL UNEARTHED.
Jockey Monte Preston COnfessea and
Trainer Riley Is Ruled on.

Los Angeles. April ls.-Presiding Judge
Hamilton. or Santa Anita Park, has OBJ
tanned full confession from Jockey
Monte Preston that he attempted to bribe
Jockey Archibald TO pull the horse Va
rieties i'm one of the closing days OF the
recent meeting. Jockey Preston's con-
fession implicated J. Riley. former
trainer for ". u. DE Arman, and Judge
Hamilton has ruled Riley OF the turf In
the case OF Preston. who has always had
a clear record. Judge Hamilton said
Judges POmeroy. Leighton. and myself
win be in San Francisco next week. We
have ordered Preston TO accept no mounts
until his case has been decided upon.
This Fellow Riley. hear. has said that
ne will not be made a fall guy IL may
be that we shall discover phases which
are not known at this time
'Tt Is not desire TO rule these little
fellows off and allow those who get them
into trouble to escape. Had Preston. to
my mind. not been absolutely on the
square in the past. he would have been
ruled of Instantly I had never doubted
his honesty. and feel that the youngster
was under a sore temptation. Ruling on
his case Is being held in abeyance. Riley
is said TO have made threats that he will
show up Some crooked deals made at
Arcadia and local horsemen are expect
ing a big turf sensation before the bot
tom OF the affair is reached
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
DATES FOR MIDDIES.
Rifle Team Has Many Matches 90
shoot or
special to Tho Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Annapolis, Md. April 1s.-The schedule
of rife contests for the midshipmen's rifle
team has been changed so that the meets
will be held two days prior to the dates
as previously BY the former schedule
the contests would have been held on
Mondays but they will take place on
Saturdays the dates being as follows:
May 2. Maryland National Guard; May
3. National Guard OF the District of Co
lumbia, and May 16. Seventy first Regi-
ment, New York National Guard. This
latter match will be the third of series
for the trophy cup offered by Col G..
Hollis Wells OF the Seventy first Regi-
ment, for competition between the officers
Of that regiment and the midshipmen's
team.
The midshipmen have received con-
signment OF the Springfield rifles and the
marksmen are now using them In prac-
tice over the ranges. They will use them
i'm all OF their matches. The Springfelds
are little shorter and somewhat heavier.
but the midshpmen like them better>than
the Krag-Jorgensen rifles which they
used in previous years.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
SAN FRANCISCO RESULTS,

FIRST RACE-six furIonGa J. W. O'NeH. los
(Kciisj. 80 l. Hector. ZOE (Me1rtryl. 10 10 l.
secund Elndalc. 100 tW MiIlcri. TO l. third.
Time. lila BUDAPEST. Brllo Reed. DIR. sherman.
Lnstig Head Dance. Minda The Broker. Water
Thrush and Peggy . Neal also
SECOND RACE-Ouehaif udic. Tom Hayward.
100 (W Miileri. 10 won; Alice George. lOi lMc-
Intyrey S 20 2. sec0nd WOodander. liz (BuxtOnl.
Co l. third. Time Ofg rs Fticzc. Flying Dance.
Calora. Mira Danriie. Angel Face, and Yesper
Hymn aso
THIRD RACE-six furionGs Yada. IOG tSIcIn-
tSrel n Co 10 won: A. r. Cock. 1l6 (Rettigl to
1. aeco: Prcen. ia CMillcrl. II To third. Time.
i.i3 3-6 f.ec Harrison H. Orelo. CanaTdO. Charles
Green Wisteria. and POcnhOntas also ran.
FOURTH RACE Handicap; one and one-six-
tsenth milea NlaTsser, l02 (sandy). 10 to I. won:
Cabin. iss tMeIntyre). to L. second: Frank F1itt-
ner. i6 tMillcrl. ~ 10 s. third. Time. / :i5 35
JOhhry Lyons, Edwin r. fryer. Raleigh. VOx
PosNlIi. and Fred Bent also
FIFTH RACE One mile and seventy yards. BOglrs.
oG walsh. to g. won Earl Rogers. ZOO (TIayesl.
20 90 T. second, Eduardo lO8 Eischeri. l6 TO !.
third Time "A rs. Tommy Ahearn. Royal River.
oypsy King. Elie, Hand Me Down, and Belt Marie
also
SIXTH RACE FNntnrts c0uysc. Panjaroita III
fMiller1 l3 10 10. won; Native Son. 70 (Walshl.
70 second Dorninus Arvi. no (Sloreland). II 10
5. third. Time. 90. Fantastic and ST. Francis also
ran.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
BELvEDEREs TRIM GENERALS.
Earn Right tO Play Local Team for
EaaIeeA-bmII TitIe
special TO The Washington Herald.

Special 70 The Washington Herald
Baltimore. Md, April 1S.-The Belve-
deres defeated the Central Y. M G. A.
here tonight end thus won. not only
the basket ball championship of Mary
land. but the right to play in Washington
next Saturday night with the representa-
tive team OF that city for the South
Atlantic Association championship.
The victors had the better OF the team
work and put up "A game that the Sen
ntors will find hard to beat individually.
the Centrals work was good but they
lacked the ability to properly time their
passes. Lineup:
Centrala- Henderson and Fry. forwards: Krieger,
center; IlOberts ard Fre1ericks. defense
BelyedexeG-C. Schmerhoz and A. Schmidt, for-
wards; Granger CENTER w. SchuerlOIz and w.
Schmidt defense