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The Detroit times., 1908-06-23
LIGHTNING EXPLODES
TWO HUGE OIL TANKE

MEADOWLAND, Pa, June %
With a roar that rocked houses on
their cry foundations and tumbled
people from their beds, lightning
struck one OF the tanks Of the south
western Pennsylvania Pipe Line Co,
a quarter of a mile from here. during
q terrific thunder and lightning storm.
shortly after I O'Clock this morning.
The explosion that followed threw
the burning oil high In the, air and
descending It fell on an adjoining
tank causing II TO explode. Great vol
umes OF smoke and flames turned the
surrounding country into a veritable
furnace. Just what the loss will be
cannot be estimated The tanks have
a capacity OF $4,000 barrels each. Spe-
cial cars were run from Washington.
carrying sightseers. Al 3 o'clock the
wells were still burning. No one was
injured.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-23
YALE OPENS ARMS
VERY WIDE, FOR
Bic BILL
TAFT REVIEWS HIS COLLEGE
DAYS WITH OLD CLASSMATES
OF '7s-MAkEs ADDRESS TO
LAW STUDENTS.

NEW HAVEN. conn, June 20
Yale welcomed Big Bill" Taft. class
OF rs and Republican nominee for
president, with arms stretched wide
very wide-at the annual com.
mencement, yesterday.
Mr.. Taft arrived in New Haven at
O'Clock In the afternoon.
A committee of Mr.. Taft's class
mates, including James NJ. Lamberton,
OF Harrisburg. Pa. and Albert b. FL
field. OF Dayton. Ohio. were at the
station to meet him. Right then was
when the Billing" began.
The secretary bounded down from
the car platform and waving a palm
leaf fan began to do some real hand
shaking.
Borne on in Auto.
The class OF rs had big automo-
bile waiting at the station and the
committee hurled Mr.. Taft into 1t.
About so of the 90 living graduates
were awaiting on the steps for Bill"
What they did to him In the way OF a
welcome was plenty. Later In the day
about 80 more OF the members Of 7S
turned up and Joined In the celebra-
ton, SO that so OF the So graduates
are back TO celebrate with Mr.. Taft
This is said TO be just about a record
for Yale classes on the 30-year mark.
Mr.. Taft was with his classmates at
first only about 15 minutes, but that
was long enough TO have recalled to
his mind some Of the stunts for which
rs was famous.
Say, Bill" said one of the rs men,
we've got song that will remind
US all OF thing or two and Well sing
II later in the day"
They did sing II. and Mr. Taft joined
with the rest.
A new rs song contains among
others this verse. which the secretary
joined in singing to the tune of School
Days:
Fresh days. soph days
And all the raisin Josh days.
Graeco and Roman and rhetoric
damned down our throats with the
FIRST big stick"
Those were days dear old classmates
When Sans Souci was our best friend
And Wm-was Bib, not White OF WIFI,
And we thought that II neer could end.
Among others attending the rs
class reunion, with Secretary Taft,
were Howard c. HOLSTER. of Cincin-
natl. and Edward Whittier Smith. OF
Pittsburg. former law partner OF Sen
ator Knox.
Sandwiched in between his visits
with his old class mates Secretary
Taft attended meeting of the Yale
corporation, Of which he Is a fellow.
spoke at the annual dinner to the
graduating class of the Yale law
school, and attended the graduating
exercises OF both the law and the med
ical schools.
At Law School Dinner.
At the law school dinner Mr. Taft
followed Justice John Proctor Clarke.
Mr.. Taft thought the lawyers of
the present day were possibly employ.
ing to too great an extent the get
there" maxim.
The administration of criminal law
In this country" said he, is most de-
fective and one of the chief reasons
for the condition is that the bar does
not realize that their obligations to
the court and one to the public at
large are as great as to their clients"
The Detroit times., 1908-06-23
BEER SIGNS ON CHURCH
POSTERS CAUSE WRATH

Good Methodist brethren in the
western portion of the city are warm
err than even the torrid weather gives
them any cause to be. Someone has
put out poster advertising the com
bination Sunday school picnic of four
churches In the extreme western por-
ton Of the city, and has ornamented
the card with the advertisements of
various saloon-keepers.
Needless to say the churches re-
pudiate the cards entirely. and say
they never authorized them OF had
anything to dow it'll getting them out.
The churches y i!ch are getting up
the excursion t. Tashmoo park next
Monday are the Campbell-ave. NJ. e.
the Centenary NJ e. the Woodmere
NJ. E., and the River Rouge Methodist.
The offending cards show the
church advertisement in the center,
with group of smaller squares
around the edge containing advertise
ments. among the saloonk keepers rep.
resented being John Kerr, Frank Neu-
man, Frank Houser August Theel &
Sons and W. F. Zoeller, j. E. W.
Lumley a Delray printer. Is said to
have solicited the advertising.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-23
SHOOTS HIS BEST
FRIEND DEAD At
BALL CAME
lDloTIc ATTEMPT TO MAKE FANS
WONDER ENDS IN TRAGEDY
LOADED"

PITTSBURG. June 23.-"Larry. ]
want To give myself up. l have shot
Ed Haas. my best friend" sobbed w.
F. Mason. OF Brookline, a fashionable
suburb. resident sales agent OF the
Freehold Real Estate Co.. when he
met Inspector Lawrence BARLEY at
the entrance 10 the public safety
building. at s o'clock last evening.
The tragedy occurred at the end OF
the third inning OF baseball game
between employees OF the Freehold
Real Estate Co. and the Pittsburg
Trust Co. Women and children filed
the grandstand OF the ball grounds.
Several other players had fortunate
escapes, due TO the fact that the
charge OF shot did not scatter much,
but ]. H. McGinnity. who umpired the
game, lies In the hospital seriously
wounded.
Haas, who was playing center field
for the Freehold team. was coming
in from the field when he was struck
In the face and chest by charge OF
shot from a gun held by Mason. With
out sound the. stricken man fell to
the ground and died within two min.
utes.
Declared Shooting Accidental.
Grief-stricken though they were,
relatives and friends Of the dead man
united in testifying that the shooting
was purely accidental. Mason was
sitting in the grandstand with his
wife, having with him an old army
Springfield rife, and. what he thought
were two blank shells.
With Haas, he had prepared a plan
TO startle spectators and infuse life
into the game. The dead man had
missed the ball in the inning just
ended.
"Why did you muff that Ay?" called
Mason.
Knowing that the gun would be
fired, Haas turned toward the grand
stand laughing A second later he
fell MORALLY wounded.
Mason and Haas were in business
together and had been the closest
of friends for years. Mason Is almost
bereft of his reason over the acct
| dent.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-23
MURDERED MANS
BODY SCATTERED
OVER z MILES
VICTIM PLACED 1ON TROLLEY
TRACKS I'M NEW YORK, FOR
MUTIlATION CRU e S o M &
FREIGHT ON TILES.

NEW YORK, June 23.-Slain and
then placed on the trolley tracks on
the Williamsburg bridge in such
manner that the features of the face
and even the body itself would be
mutilated beyong recognition, is the
theory of the detectives OF this city
and OF Brooklyn over the finding or
the body of powerfully built man,
scattered in sections over two miles
of the Grand-st. line of the Third-ave.
railway.
The caseh as no parallel in the
crime annals OF the city. Careful In
vestigation and thorough scrutiny
over the course taken by the car give
no room for doubt that parts OF the
body were carried four miles and
through some of the most denscly
populous sections of the city. resting
on the axles of the car. hand found
in the plaza at the Williamsburg end
OF the bridge started the search. The
legs were found at the Desbrossos
ferry in Manhattan, almost at the
same time.
When Policeman Dennis Kennedy,
of the bridge squad, picked up right
hand in the plaza, he at once reported
the fact TO the Bedford-ave. station
and the search which Immediately
was instituted brought the mystery
to q partial solution.
No Blood Traces.
The body, the police say, must have
been placed on the tracks near the
Manhattan end of the williamsburg
bridge. The theory that life was ex-
tinct is supported by the fact that no
blood was found at this point or other
points of the line. The forewheels
ground off the front OF the face and
cut up the body, but the gruesome
freight was carried on the axles,
across the bridge and around the loop
and back over the bridge. dropping
sections OF the body as It went.
When the first excavation was
reached. the Torso fell and at the next
excavation where repairs are In pro-
gress, under the tracks the back part
of the head was dropped. The legs,
caught in the fore-axles, were not re.
leased so long as the car wheels con.
tinued TO run In the same direction
In this way they were carried TO the
end of the line at the Desbrosses-st
ferry, In West-st., where there is nc
loop. The car ran on a spur, was
reversed and the legs released, They
were fo..->d by Policeman Collins. OF
the Leonard-st station.
So completely had the mutilation
OF the face and body been that the
detectives could not but lean TO the
murder theory. When they found thai
the remains were bloodless and thai
there were no signs OF blood along tbs
route taken, their suspicious were
practically confirmed. There Is not
the slightest clue TO the mans iden
tity, save that he had black hair
swarthy skin and was of athletic build
The Detroit times., 1908-06-23
NEW YORK SINGERS TO !.
FIGHT VIENNA RULES

VIENNA. June 22.-Bonci and fel-
low artists singing at the Imperial
Opera House, are confronted by q set
of rules and regulations to which. ac-
cording TO the contracts, they must
submit or be fined very consider
able part of their salary. The con-
tracts read that singers In the Inn
perial Opera House agree TO submit to-
the existing house laws and those
that may be added. from time to time.
within the pleasure Of the manager
Bonci consulted lawyer and was
told that the latter clause OF the
agreement had no standing In Law,
Even officers of the Imperial House
had no right 10 ask employees TO agree
TO regulations not yet formulated"
The Detroit times., 1908-06-23

George Domopy, clerk in the Of.
fee OF the Home Telephone Co., who
came to Detroit from England year
ago. took out>a marriage license Mon,
day 10 wed Miss Edith b. Elwell. The
young woman is now on her way 70
Detroit from England, and Domony
has arranged to have the ceremony
performed Wednesday night by Rev.
y. L. Gardnet. OF the Tabernacle VI.
f. church.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-23
SHERMAN TAKEN TO
HOSPITAL; FAMILY
SUMMONED
REP. .vIcE.PREslDENTIAL NOM.
NEE's BILIOUS ATTACK TAKES
A SERIOUS TuRN-eALTlMoRg
SPECIALIST SENT FOR.

CLEVELAND, June 23.--James s.
Sherman. OF Utica. n. Y. vice-presi-
Dental nominee on the Republicans
ticket, who was taken III upon his ar.
rival in this city Sunday. was taken
to a hospital. today.
A specialist has been summoned
from Baltimore and members of the
Sherman family are en- route to the
stricken mans bedside from Utica
Mr.. Sherman ON his way from Gin.
cinnati to Cleveland Saturday night
was seized with bilious attack. Upon
arrival here he went to the home OF.
Myron T. Herrick, former governor OF
Ohio. whose guest he was to be over
Sunday. He was compelled to go i'm.
mediately to his room. He was un-
able to see anyone either Sunday on
Monday. n
He had a large number of impor..
tant conferences scheduled to take
place In this city and was compelled
to cancel them ALL
The Detroit times., 1908-06-23
Revival of Old Trouble.

WASHINGTON, June 23--The ILL
ness OF Rep. James s. Sherman, In
Cleveland. has led to all sorts OF rue
mors concerning the physical condi-
ton OF the vice presidential candi-
date.
. Twice within the last two yearn
Mr.. Sherman has been quite Ill. and
each time from the same trouble. d.
agnosed by a New York specialist a.
catarrh OF the gall duct. He was
attacked while attending the last
session OF congress and went to Gar
field hospital March rs. where he res
manned until April 3. His attending
physician at that time was DIR. John
Van Rensselaer,. of this city. No
operation was performed and the pa
tient recuperated rapidly after being
forced to. rest and remain quietly In
bed.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-23

Busfness-lfke Printing. No fuss and
no feathers. The plain. neat kind. that
looks right. Times Printing Co., 10
John R-st Phone tSsS.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-23

Look lelsurely. we ask no sudden or
thoughtless purchase. Don't take our
word. but inquire when you order, IL
will be s,rah's Beer. Phone Main 3ie
for q cas- -
The Detroit times., 1908-06-23
SMALL TORNADOES STILL
HAUNT THE STATE

BOYNE CITY, Mich. June 23.-This
district was swept by small tornado
Monday afternoon. doing considerable
damage to timber. carrying away
small buildings and fences. Several
narrow escapes from drowning were
reported on Pine lake, which was d.
rectly in the storms path.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-23
THE MEATIiER.

Detroit aud yicisityi Tuesday night
md "Wednesday, partly cloudy. probably
sthunderstOrunss cooler. Wednesday .
fresh to brisk southwesteriy winds.
Lower Michigant showers md thun-
derstOrms tonight. and probably In east
portion Wednesday; cooler "Wednesday
and In west portion tonight.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-23

Bustness-iike Printing. No fuss and
no feathers. The plain. neat kind, that
looks right. Times Printing Co., 10
John R.-st Phone ltss.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-23

CADILLAC. Mich. June 23-The
worst windstorm that ever visited this
section OF the country did much dam
age here Monday afternoon. 1t was
followed by a heavy rain. and many
trees weret blown down and much
damage done to crops and fruit all
over the country.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-23

Job Printing done right. Times Print
ing CO., Is John R.-st Phone 1923.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-23

Alexander. Umbrellas. 20 Monroe
The Washington times., 1908-04-12
Candy Is Conaueror.

AT first could eat one or two
pieces a night, but you know even
the Marquis Of Queensberry could
not eat q quail every Gay for thirty
days, and one night when 1 picked
up the candy and looked at it I
suddenly became deathly sick right
on the stage. 1 became as white as
a ghost under my makeup, and al
most had to stagger TO the wings.
] simply could not eat it that
night. 1 had TO put it to my
mouth, and then doubled it up in
my fist.
1T worried me so terribly the
next day, couldn't think Of any
The Washington times., 1908-04-12

get them 10 talk TO me on all occa-
sions. / met several members Of
the Oriental legations and embas-
sizes, too. In this way 1 developed
the accent. Later, I had 70 tone il
down considerably, for I discov-
cred after the p ay had been run
ming for peyhaps a month that
the audience, did not grasp 1t all.
l learned this by accident one
evening, when a lady came back to
my dressing room while I was in
New York and told me that she
had lived in Syria when her nus
band was a consul In that country,
and that my accent was absolutely
true TO life, but that she had been
with a large party that evening,
and that she Ias the only member
who could understand II all. I saw
then that I would have to soften
the drawl"
And so this dainty star talked Of
many things, of many people. Of
many plays, always with keen in
telligence and with the same re-
freshing, unaffected manner, never
evincing any of the many petty
cOnceits and fads which, unfor-
tunately, are all too common with
the great majority of our player
folk. RALPH GRAVES.
The Washington times., 1908-04-12
Music Makes Her Dance.

At this moment some of the pu-
pills of dancing school came in
the theater to rehearse, and one or
two of the little dancers began to
give a toe dance on the stage. Miss
Doro watched them interestedlv.
and soon she was following their
rhythmic movements with her head
and shoulders
Yes, l am very fond of dancing,
although l never took any lessons.
l don't think IT is the dancing love
so much as the musical tempera-
ment' in me expressing itself phys
ically. Whenever I hear a certain
kind of music, can't keep still 1t
seems TO affect certain nerves in
my body"
Does temperament go that
far?"
''Oh, indeed, l think it does. In
fact. l think certain dances are
really caused by the music which
we hear For example, the Span
ish music makes you want to move
your shoulders and arms and
waist" Here Miss Doro's 1.-THE lit
tie figure moved rhythmically. as
she sat on the piano stool The
German music has an entirely diff
ferent effect. and the ragtime mu-
sic makes you want to move your
feet
DO you think if a person, who
had never heard any Spanish music
or seen a Spanish dance, were to
hear fandango for the first time
that he would be impelled to give
a dance of the Spanish fashion >"
Il think SO, TO certa extent,
The Washington times., 1908-04-12
Rebels at Being Called ACute.y

htptiS at DtlAE NdaIed Oule.
Il think we shall have to go into
my dressing ROOM" she exclaimed,
in a rather embarrassed manner.
Following her glance, l saw eight
or ten children lined up a few feet
in front of her, staring with vide
eyed wonder.
1t seemed a shame to deprive the
future actors and actresses (for
necessarily they were all deter
mined to be another Miss Doro
when they should grow up OF the
delight of being able 10 go home
and tell of the wonderful expert
enee each had had in seeing ard
actually hearing this star talk OF
the stage. But it could not be
helped. Miss Doro has not lost
her native charm and wOmanIiness,
and consequently does not enjoy
being stared at We went into
her dressing room. In a few
moments, however, there vas
a regular procession marching
past, and pausing each time to
gaze at the actress. l had forgot
ten th1se on the outside until Miss
DOro said. in the same embar-
raised tone: Would YOU object 10
closing the door? / thought l
could stand being stared al for a
while, but do rebel at being
called cute by children Of ter
The youthful matinee girls aud
boys Rad been overheard. and IS
punishment fer their holiness their
vision Vas o0scdred
The Washington times., 1908-04-12

Whenever a youthful actress
achieves success the public is eager
to know how she began her career.
yin you tell me? / believe 1 can
eve you start" said. Your
first appearance on the stage was
on the Pacific coast in The Runa-
way Girl" suggested, with a con-
tident feeling. l had taken the
precaution TO read the stage
Who's Who" before meeting Miss
Doro. But pride of the interview
er, like that of every other individ-
ual, may start out on horseback,
but invariably comes home on foot.
~ ~
Made Her Debut in "AristOcracy."
NO, that is a mistake" replied
the actress. II had had sev eral
theatrical engagements before
became a member of The Runa-
way Girl company. l really think
my beginning was unique. When
recall il now, l cannot understsn nd
how ! had the temerity 70 ask FOR
say first engagement. When was
quite young my parents moved
from Pennsylvania, in which State
was born, to St. Paul. l had just
finished school when one summer
morning went to the manager of
popular stock company. l said
L wanted a part. They asked
me what | had ever done, and l re-
pied nothing. but that | could do
anything if they would give me a
chance. They were preparing for
production of 'Aristocracy,' and
asked me if could take the part
of the younger of the two Ameri-
can girls" (This was the part
taken by Miss Charlotte Walker
during the Columbia's stock sea-
son last year, Il said. certainly.
They gave me the book, and l read
the part. secured the engage
ment, and went on at the end of
the weeks rehearsal. The part is
one which plays itself. and wins
the sympathy of the audience from
the very beginning. My first night
was a big success, and the notices
The Washington times., 1908-04-12

thing else but that candy. 1 would
say TO myself, Now, Marie, you've
Just got 70 eat that candy Here
Miss Doro placed one finger on her
forehead. and looked very solemn
and thoughtful.
When tina, night came I was al
most trembling. Slowly I picked
up the piece Of candy, saying IN
der my breath III the time. .DoD't
you dare 10 Irake me sick. Don't
You dare to make me sick. Don't
you dare 70 make me sick And II
really didn't. 1 am quite proud Of
that | haven't been sick from
S"eetmeats since, though 1 cannot
even imagine how many pounds of
inarsh mallJws 1 have eaten since
the play opened"
II the candy give vcu so much
trouble, it is appalling to think OF
the time and practice necessary IN
perfect yourself in that reu,arL-
able gymnastic tics, in the sanoa
scene, when yoT jump upon the
alvan 50 suddenly and sit on vour
feet" SOuE
The Washington times., 1908-04-12

them / was sure at the close of
that first night in St. Paul that 1
knew all there was to be known
about acting. l am only this year
beginning to realize that know
nothing at all"
The naive frankness and absence
of all affectation and egotism in
this bewitchingly wOmarily young
actress was altogether delightful
After had played fer a num-
Der of weeks in ST. Paul, I went 10
New York, and then went 10 the
Pacific coast. where 1 joined The
Runaway Girl"
Before you asked for this first
engagement in St Paul, had you
had any trouble in serewing your
courage TO the sticking point?"
''No, I missed all those delight
fully uncertain and romantic mo-
ments. AS early as I can remem-
Der. felt that ] would go on the
stage. 1t VS. accepted by me as
a matter of course. No other idea
ever entered my head. To me it
seemed merely a question of time
whether 1 would get a position in
ST. Paul that summer or have to
wait for a year or two. Ny mother
was opposed TO my going on the
stage. but she was satisfied when l
promised her that 1 would give il
up if / lid not make a success Of II
at once. She was certain, of
course, that in keeping my promise
I would have TO give it up immedi-
ately ~hile my ignorance made me
equally sure that I would have a
career
How l wish that same assurance
would come over me whenever 1
play in New York now But l am
afraid it has deserted me forever
Do you know I am afflicted with
two entirely different types of
nervousness. Whenever I am play
ing in other cities am extremely
nervous, and the more I realize
what do not know the more nerv-
Gus I grow. But this takes the
form of an exhilaration- I want TO
play my part faster than IL is in
tended I should. II is a kind of
Il l.
the nervousness takes the form Of
an awful depression 1 seem al
most dead. 1 can scarcely move,
and I talk as If I were IN a
kind Of trance. Sometimes my
throat almost closes up, physically
closes. That is really one of the
worst forms Of nervousness.
studied all last summer II Paris
trying to overcome that weakness
And 1 shall conquer it sor1e day,
too" she exclaimed, with a de-
lightful little glance of grim de-
termination. Il shall conquer it
just as 1 did my loathing for the
candy which 1 have TO eat in the
second act Of The Morals Of Mar
GUS Oh, yes, I had a perfectly
terrible time with that candy" she
explained, in response to my ex-
preston of surprise that she did
not have a very sweet tooth, judy
ing from the apparent relish with
which she ate marshmallows and
chocolate bonbons.
The Washington times., 1908-04-12
Studied Syrians in Paris.

On, that was very simple" re-
Piled Miss DOro. u did not even
try that Until the night of the
maj dress rehearsal. One night
however l did perform a genuine
aeroeo''c trick / dropped nv boy
OF candy and leaDsd TO the floor
picked II up without ever unfold
ing myself 7 have tried to do il
many times since, but every time I
would tOpple over.
i learned the Syrian accent
while | was IN Paris last summer. -
sad Miss Doro, in reply TO a cues
tlon about her Oriental stage bust
ness. was studying music at
the time, and there were also sev-
eraI students from Turkey and
Persia I felt like a spy. I
watched every person of that ma
uonallty whenever any of them
entered the room, and I tried 70
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gratifying TO me to see the account
of my work in the newspapers
When he told me thai he was per-
fectly satisfied all my eagerness to
know something of him vanished.
IF you philosophize in this fash
ion l shall think you a very seri-
ous-minded star" l admonished.
'Oh, but am not" she an
severed, quite decidedly.