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The San Francisco call., 1908-04-07
Miss Helen CIOugh, Cleared by
Dying Confession, Attacks
Her False Accuser
INDICATED Settlement Worker
!. Declares Mrs. Robert Watt
Started the Tale
's.Set Detectives After Me and
.
Inspired Scandal" Wronged
Woman Bitterly Charges

Miss Helen Clough, formerly the
resident settlement worker at the New
Century club, whose innocence of a
charge of arson was vindicated by a
desthbed confession, declared last
night that the woman who had
started 4 runor accusing her of set
ting FIRE to the building in order to
collect the insurance money on her
jewels was Mrs. Robert Watt, one of
the trustees of the institution.
Though the confession cleared Miss
Cleugh Of all suspicion she still re-
famed much of the bitterness brought
shout BY the three years of misery.
TELLS HER STORY
I was the resident worker at the
New. Century club settlement" said
Miss Cl0ugh, when the fire occurred
May II. 1908. AT the time the fire broke
aut was cleaning large room distant
frsm that in which the fire originated.
It was clearly a case OF robbery and in
eendiarism. After the fire had been ex-
tinEuished my Jewels could not be
found and the case looked very suspi-
ctous inasmuch as the fire had not been
big enough to completely destroy them
1T was Mrs. Robert Watt. one Of the
trustees OF the institution. that made
the suggestion connecting me. with the
FIRE. she sent detectives TO arrest me
The suspicion was that had set IRE TO
the place and then claimed that valU-
able Jewels and rare articles which had
never existed had been burned.
FIND TALE UNFOUNDED
The officials OF the Insurance com
pany upon investigating found this tale
20 be utterly unfounded and settled my
claims The pity OF it all was that Mrs.
Watt should have acted SO heertIessly
and have caused me and my friends so
much suffering"
The letter wA.ch Miss Clough received
with the jewel box read as follows:
This box is for the lady who lived in
the clubhouse just before the FIRE. Ny
husband died the other day and just be-
fore he died he told me must return
this box to you and not let you know
where il is from And 1 am trying to
carry out my dead husbands wish.
This box is sent from the priests
house"
Mrs. Watt. whose residence is in San
Francisco, is at present in Napa- Asked
about the matter. her relatives declared
that there must be some mistake.
I do not know anything about the
matter" said her son in law, but I
cannot conceive Mrs. Watt Of starting
any such slander. It is not at all Ike
her and ! feel confident that the young
woman who accuses her Of SO doing
viii hnd she mas been mistaken. have
never heard Mrs. Watt mention the sub
ssct"
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-07
BrGAmrsTs ExTRADrrEp

SACRAMENTO. April 6.--A reQuisi-
tion was honored at the governors Of
nee yesterday for the return OF Bry-
ant H. Fulkerson and Ada TempIeton,
who are charged with bigamy. to the
state OF Tennessee. They are held in
Riverside awaiting extradition.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-07
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The San Francisco call., 1908-04-07
MoRMoNs RE-ELECT oFFrcERs

. SALT LAKE CITY, April s.--The gem
eral officers of the church were unani-
mously reelected at tho final meeting
of the Mormon conference today.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-07
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TO-DAY
WEATHER CONDITIONS

YEsTERDAY-CIear; northeast wind; maxi.
mum temperature. g.; minimum. 46.
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Fsir; fresh north
west winds. Page 10
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-07
EDITORIAL.
GRAFT

TREY L Ford enters additional pleas to his
Indictments. Judge Lawlor oTerrules motion to
transfer cause and trial is set for Thursday
morning Page a
CTTV
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-07

Evs.hart declared that the article wal
published in Dargie's Tribune without
the slightest foundation in truth or
fact. that he was not asked about it
before publication snd was given no
opportunity to deny il before il ap-
peared under faring black headlines in
the Tribune. He has not decided whai
further action TO take.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-07
MINING

BuIlfrog Gold Bar the only bright spot in
laull dsI. Page -
The Detroit times., 1908-10-27
From Another Point of View
Another week OF it.

week it.
bad couldn't keep Codd of it
succeeded Hughes
also
Teddy Jr is making carpets appears
And a
his
president that
preside
the Codd
Codd2 have
still permits the forward
half hundred There will
braton The president doesnt iancy eehs nai anything
eedhis wasn't fat enough
will through charges
Wouldn't
be moreap appropriate?
abstain from
NothC
The Detroit times., 1908-10-27
Why Was Hartman Alone
Crucified On the Big Stick?

as the saying goes. That they have
not been publicly crucifled on a big
stick implies that they gave early,
often and literally.
In this connection, the following
from recent Washington telegram
regarding another statement OF Judge
Parker. made last week. is pertinent:
Secretary Loeb stated today that
President Roosevelt had fully answer
ed In 1904 the charges made by Judge
Alton Il. Parker, OF New York, al
Baltimore, last night, that when Presi-
dent Roosevelt SO sweepingly con.
demned Haskell for his alleged con
nection with the Standard OIL Co. he
perhaps forgot that In 1904 his (Roose
velts) committee received 100000
from the Standard Oil Co. for the cam
paign fund and spent it,
Mr.. Loeb said the charge was the
same made by Judge Parker In 1904
and Mr.. Parker had not produced any
new facts or any new evidence la his
speech at Baltimore which the presi
dent had not already refuted."
A benighted public would like %
KNOW when the president "refuted
that or any other charge made By
Judge Parker. The best knowledge
the people possess is 10 the effect thai
in 1904 the president denounced Judge
Parker for making accusations which
subsequent events proved were abso
lutly aud disgracefully true.
The Detroit times., 1908-10-27

American hustle 10 putting Its
blight upon everything that really az
serves 10 be called substantial Amer
can progress" he said. I'VE have re-
Gently been informed BY one who mas
had exceptional opportunity 10
aconaiut himself with the facts. ina
with all the crowding and proaaihs
that distinguishes the American
schoolroom there - less TO snow ior
Il than Is secured by the more STEADY
and composed discipline or German
instruction.
"A German is never in hurry. pul
he does as much ss an American ana
does IL better and more thoroughly ana
with less wrench to himself and 10
other people. We call him phiegmatic'
which means, II properly understood,
that he Is to such a degree master Oh
himself that he can cover great deal
OF ground without going all 10 pieces
in the process.
And whatever filings we have made
nj German inertness, we are all pre-
pared 10 say that Germany is stiii 10 a
considerable extent the worlds school
master In all matters OF profound
thought. that Germany Is rapidly over
taking England and America IN the
field OF industrial competition. ana
when IL comes to a question OF mill
tary genius and preparation. Germany
would quite likely be able to whip all
the rest OF Europe.
But the most serious feature OF
frenzied American activity Is not that
We are not doing as good and SOLID
work as would be accomplished were
The Detroit times., 1908-10-27
BRYAN THANKS GOD
FOR ARISTOCRACY
OF HEARTS
,osatIuued from Page O.eJ


order. Calcium lights threw a glare
over the assemblage. and frequent
cheers rent the air, 10 the intense dis
gust OF numerous sleepers on park
benches, who wouldn't give up the
only bed they had TO hear anybody
talk.
The hour before Mr.. Bryan's arrival
was filled in by former Mayor Dunno,
OF Chicago; Jacob T.. Borsch. OF the
coroner's office; National Committee
man Brown, OF Vermont: John Mulla'
ly, Col. John j. Martin, former speaker
OF the Missouri house. and others.
Mr.. Bryan arrived at the Broadway
side in an automobile, accompanied
by Mrs. Bryan, Democratic National
Chairman Mack and Mrs. Mack and
Gov. Hoke Smith, OF Georgia.
Ii was ) O'Clock TO the minute when
the police escort forced a way through
the throng TO the city hall steps fof
the Democratic candidate and his par
~. The band played and the ap
plause was prolonged for several min
uTes, white scores waved fags and
banners. The crowd almost doubled
after Mr.. Bryan came into view, and
Wins Crowd at Once
Although he had been going almost
necessarily rUr - hours, as he told
his audience. he appeared fresh and
smiling. and his voice was strong. Wig
orous and penetrating. Almost his
first words won over the crowd. II
words We're necessary. He said:
There is no badge of shame OH the
man who works with brain OF Drawn
but the tiuR is coming when there will
be on the .nan who spends his time In
idleness or money earned by the labor
OF others
His talk was largely along labor
lines. and 4 repetition az much he has
said in other speeches during the cam
paign. Tine crowd was thoroughly in
sympathy with him. Judging from It's
lusty applause. and every point when
straight home.
| Mrs. Bryan, Mrs. Mack and several
ether women stood back in the door O!
the city hall, and frequently joined 10
/ the applause and waved the small
flags they carried.
Gloom Doesn't Bother him.
aIr. Bryan talked 35 minutes. Ht
did not exhibit any hoarseness am
| seemed bubbling over with goOi
humor and confidence. and said the
only gloom that nc had met durinl
his tours affected him SO he was able
TO make but % speeches that day
which raised big laugh.
Az the conclusion OF his address thu
police reserves forced an openinE
through the crowd to the city hal
door. and be and his party were lee
down through the city hall basement
and out through the city hall police
station To their waiting automobiles
| II am very plessed--and very tired,
was Mr.. Bryan's only comment on hi.
day OF remarkable activity, az he wai
whisked away to get little needed
rest.
The Detroit times., 1908-10-27
American Hustle Hurtful
To American Progress
DIR. CHARLES n. PARkHuRsT

our activity OF less wearing and dis
, tracing kind bHt-tAAt-ft- fcayes the
minds OF the people In that tumultuons
condition that tends 10 render them IN
sensible To any influences except such
as emanate from the field OK material
interest and ambition.
1T has become kind OF second ma
ture with us To do as much as we can
do naturally and then To add another
stint To ii and 10 hold our watch In
our hands while we are doing It, The
shortening OF the time by one hour for
running a steamer from New York 10
Queenstown sends a thrill through the
entire body of what we may call mod
ern civilization. Civilization IL one OF
the sevcrest diseases from which the
race is suffering. II. In point or hustle
and nervous perturbation. heaven we're
TO he like New York or almost any
American city-except- perhaps Phila-
dclphia--we should pray To be sent
somewhere else.
The enforced and nervous pressure
OF the times Is disastrous, so far as re-
lates to what is best In life and finest
In the individual soul. Christianity
rose In successful revolt against pa
ganism. Now the temper OF today's
spirit ia all this matter OF nervous hus-
tie and conscienceless rush Is pagan.
as truly SO as though IL were being
practised i'm old Borneo or Madagas-
| car And IL ia for the church. for
| Christians and for you to lead of IN
an old-fashioned apostolic revolt
against this despotism OF pagan
frenzy"
The Detroit times., 1908-10-27

Writes Henry Watterson. In the
Louisville CourierJournal:
Judge Parker declared that 1t was
James Schoolcraft Sherman. candidate
for the vice-presidency this year. VINO
had caused the outbreak against Mr.
Hartman at the hands OF the presi-
dent. He declared that Mr.. Sherman.
as the chairman or the Republican
congressional committee in 1906. need
ed money and called for 81 contriou-
lions.
President Roosevelt said the
speaker. responded with dollar AMI
Gov. Hughes responded with doiiar'
and tnen Mr.. Sherman started down
into Wallst. To Ill the hat.
".,Vhen he reached Mr.. Hartman
Office ne met with refusal. and there,
upon President Roosevelt. who was
very DESTROYS Of having a Republican
congress, placed Mr.. Hartman upon
the list OF undesirable citizens.
From "A Cincinnati dispatch.
The Judge. who heretofore has con-
tributcd much reliable Information
concerning the campaign Doodle ot
The Republican party, has not unfoid-
ed a more diyerting story than mat
II is possible, OF course. that nc
may have been misinformed In the
above instance, but he has been vim
dirated in so many other cases tha1
what he says may with excellent rea'
son be accepted until proved untrue
We say proved" because simple DC
malls OF the yeracity OF his statements
have been known to be false.
II Is sssnredly important TO know
granting mat the tale Is correct--tps'
Mr.. Hartman became the most pnde
sirable citizen OF the country only az
ter he refused TO contribute TO the con
gressional campaign of 1906. The PEG
pie have been led heretofore to believe
that he was an undesirable because ol
his Wallsst- operations. his railroad
manipulations aud his financial male
Nfactions In general. II is not In Keep
Ing with the well-known doctrines ol
the square deal. political purity and all
y that sort OF thing to stignatize man
merely because he refuses To give
money 10 a party fund. In fact. II
doesn't look a, all pretty TO do so.
Il IL startling 10 think OF the number
OF other specified undesirables we
should now be boasting--or lamenting
If other Wali-st. operators. railroad
manipulators and financial malefac.
ltors had refused In 1906 to pony up
The Detroit times., 1908-10-27
New York Times
Has Good Time
AT Detroit's Expense

NEW YORK. Oct. 27.-Under the
caption. Voting for Time. The
Times says editorlally
Detroits election. Nov. 3. will be
complicated by an issue which VIII
not bother voters elsewhere. Besides
voting for president and other officers
the Detrolters VIII vote for the kind or
time they prefer. For long while.
though the railroads used Central
time in Detroit. the people went by
the sun in an oldiashioned. conserva-
tive way. Thus there would be %
minutes difference between the city
hall clock and fhe clock at the rail.
road station. and nobody could get
ustomed to the discrepancy.
Latterly all Detroit has been using
Central time, and IL has served very
well, but many Detroiters. who have
New York tastes and hate to be call
ed westerners, demand the establish
ment of eastern time Their argu-
ments in favor OF this change are in
ieresting A man who begins his
daily work at 9 O'Clock will. il eastern
! time is established, begin at s, be-
cause 3 O'Clock eastern time will be
only o'clock central time But, on
the other hand. il he stops work at q
o'clock he will really be at liberty
at 8. and thus gain whole hour at
the end OF the day. Many other equal
/ ly lucid arguments are advanced to
support the adoption in Detroit or
Eastern time.
But. unhappiy. the issue having
been made. a lot of conservative felix's
are making a fight for sun time. There
! are still ignorant people In the world
who believe we ought to take our
time from the sun. You cannot ar
que with them. They swear by the
sun. The intelligent Detroiters are
full OF worry. Central time is good
enough, and they could get along with
eastern time. but the vulgar fractions
| OF the suns crude. unimproyed time
will bewilder the town again, II the
conservative element wins in the cleo
ton. Everybody will miss his train.
Five o'clock teas will be held at Inn
possible hours, and nobody will know
just when to put on his evening
clothes. The conservative folks. for
their part. argue that the people who
are SO violently opposed TO the DOM
ination OF the sun might as well move
TO Pittsburg
The Detroit times., 1908-10-27
We Don't Know How
Far Wen Go. But
Were On the Way.

The Detroit Times. following the
"a OF sucn papers as the Ladies'
'omo Journal and Golfers Weekly.
80 come out strongly In favor OF
- odvertisink. IL publishes a long
@ u approving letters from business
rrufessional men who are In full
>6n1ny With II In this new depart.
Tie Times has always been on
11@of aide of questions Affecting
morals and has struck some
1)ows or law enforcement and
The Detroit times., 1908-10-27
Ina Society

The marriage OF Miss Cornelia VIII
kinson. of Memphis, Tenn, and Glea-
son Murphy, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
J. Murphy. will be quietly solemnized
Wednesday morning in st. Peters Ca
thedral In Memphis. Only members of
the immediate families will be present
at the ceremony. Harold Murphy
will assist his brother as best man.
The couple will spend the honeymoon
In the Ozark mountains.
The Detroit Women's Press club
will meet Tuesday evening at o'clock
in the home of Mrs. ii. r. Hollands.
No. 81 Lincoln-ave. The program
will consist OF original york by Miss
Sleeper. and series of Weddings from
scrapbooRs, compiled by members.
St Agnes Auxiliary, Knights of st.
John. will hold card and dancing
party In the parlors, No. 4SS Gratiot-
ave-, Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Frederick L. Sibley announces
the engagement Of her daughter, Dor
othy. To Gaylord w. ellis.
I'm the annual business meeting OF
the Detroit Normal School alumni az
sociation the following officers were
elected: President. Miss Emmett
Weathefby: vice-president, Miss Mar
garet Gould: secretary, Miss Eleanor
Mckay; historian. Mrs. Negro; execu-
tive committee. Miss Jessie Buchanan.
Miss Alice Robinson, Miss Mary
Pringle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton Carhartt,
Miss Margaret Carhartt and Miss
Sorinne Palms arrived IN Detroit, Fri
day, from Europe. Mr.. and Mrs. Car.
hartt announce the engagement OF
their daughter. Miss Margaret, To Hsr-
old ID. Baker, son Of Mrs. w. l.. Baker.
The marriage OF Miss Beryl Alice.
daughter OF Mrs. Elsie Lake Hurlbert.
and William Elmer Slayton, of Te-
cumseh, will be celebrated Thursday
evening, October 20, at 1880 o'clock
In the home of the bride. No. SIS
Third-ave., Detroit.
The Detroit times., 1908-10-27
EDITORIALS br Tnt PEOPLE.
Bryan Greatest Statesman.

To the Editor OF The Times: En-.
closed | hand you postoffice order for
SI,00. my contribution TO the Bryan
campaign fund for 1908. ! am d Meth
odist Episcopal minister in Wisconsin
and visiting here; saw your call and
am glad TO contribute my little 10 the
election OF the greatest and the most
instantaneous statesman OF modern
times. Yours cordially.
q GEO. b. HASKELL.
Mason, Mich. Oct. &c, 1908.
The Detroit times., 1908-10-27

the betterment OF the city, and 1t Is
quite ia keeping with its general char
acter that IL should advocate whole
some advertising. Its course In this
matter will involve present loss. but
that will be more than made mp In
the long run. or this we feet sure;
and also We are CONFIDENT that having
started on this new and laudable
course The Times will ind that TO be
consi9tent and make clean sweep II
must exclude also its liquor adyertls.
ing which In the eyes Of many IL the
most Objectionable feature OF oar
daily papers. Michigan Presbyter.
ian, Oct. 22. 1908.
The Detroit times., 1908-10-27
Democrat :ends 80 Cents
20 Sheldon, Who Returns
His Heartfelt Thanks

SPRINGFIELD Mass, Oct. 27.--Col
John l.. Rice, Democratic candidate TO-
congress in the Second Massachusetts
district, and United states commits
sioner. received few days ago a re-
quest FROM national Republican head
quarters for contribution, for ."legiti
mate and necessary expenses OF the
campaign Ne sent check for 81
cents. saying IL was purely an act OF
charity" and asking for receipt. He
received this reply;
Republican National COMMITTEES.
Madison Avenue. New York.
Treasurer Office. George u. ,Stel-
don.
Oct. i. 1905 -
Dear sfr=t 1T III receipt or YOU
check sor 5000 81 q contribution &c
the national campaign fund
1 teg leave 10 hand herewith .
recei pt for same. and TO tender you
my hearty thanks for your sub
scription.
GEORGE u. SHELDON.
Treasurer.
John la Rice, Springfield. Mass.
Col. Rice believes his contribution Is
the smallest ever received by the Re
publican national committee.
The Detroit times., 1908-10-27

l.. Hudson Co., whose mammoth estab-
lishment now covers practically Ave
acres OF floor space In the heart Of
Michigan's metropolis.
The Detroit times., 1908-10-27
In,erestlno situation.

The oil octopus seems 10 have got
its tentacles hopelessly tangled up In
the tolls Of Texas law. ana In the re-
sulting tug OF war IL locks as II the
octopus might get pulled Inst Louis
poSt-D Dispatch
The Detroit times., 1908-10-27

A great many voters OF the
Sixth congressional district. rep
resented by Samuel w. Smith,
are probably wondering over the
interest Of the Washington
Times in their election. that
paper having waged a most
vigorous campaign against Mr.
Smith, sending into the district
two special anti-Smith editions
and publishing third today
The Detroit times., 1908-10-27

Probably nothing In the world
arouses more genuine curiosity than
the presence of . stranger In a coun-
try village.
The Detroit times., 1908-10-27
nFoRaE R. SHELnON.

Hanpiness, like a little stray cat,
has a way OF creeping in when nobody
coaxes her
The Detroit times., 1908-10-27

st. Agnes Auxiliary, Knights Of st.
John. will hold a card and dancing
party In the parlors, No. 4SS Gratiot-
ave-, Tuesday evening.
The Detroit times., 1908-10-27

Mrs. Frederick I. Sibley announces
the engagement Of her daughter, Dor
othy, 10 Gaylord w. ellis.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-03-06

Ezra and Abner proposed - the
widow the next day, Abner accom-
panying Ezra to the bend of the road
and waiting until lie should return.
The world looked pretty gray. Lone
lincss was leering at him from the
corners and preparing to rub shout
ders. Thirty years OF partnership
and then desertion! He bravely triec
to whistle when he heard the foot
sters returning. Yes, Ezra had wol
by putting the case before her in
good, honest, old-time way.
Abner had checked on FIVE months
In the almanac, not having much else
to DO in the evenings, when the end
anne. In all those five months he had
daily shriveled in size, become re-
pressed in spirit and sad of eye. From
brooding at might he took to brooding
in the day, and always was with him
the feeling that now, at last, he was
old. He seldom spoke in those days,
and II one asked a question Of the
partners, 1t was Ezra who answered,
IN a falsetto solo. Duets were out Of
fashion. That is, Ezra answered I'M
less his wife was around, on which oc-
casions she answered enough for all
three.
One day the remarkable thing hap
pened. Abner was taken sick and
couldn't work. 1t was the first time
in at least so years. and naturally
Ezra took note of it. The whole uni
werse was upset. Then he, too.
brcoded, and from Abner's side OF the
partition.
There was but n solution, and in
great issues he was not wont to shirk.
He went through the dividing line
and softly but with frmness closed
the door.
We both love ye," he said to his
bride, land l don't want to do nothin'
to hurt your feelin's, but if you don't