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The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-30
nine ARE DEAD
IN COLLISION
INTEEURBAN CARS CRASH WHILE
GOING FoRTV.FIVE MILES
AN HOUR.
CAUSED BY MISTAKEN ORDER
Hardly = Passenger Escaped Injuries
Of Some Sort, Generally Bruises
and cuts from the
Broken clasa.

Detroit, April 29.-TwO large inter
urban trolley cars on the Detroit,
Jackson & Chicago railway, a part
of the Detroit United Railways sys-
tenn, running from Detroit to Jackson,
collided head-on Tuesday afternoon
while running about As miles an hour.
rs miles west of here, near Ypsilanti.
Nine men we're killed and about 80
men and women injured, some of them
seriously. All of the severely wound
ed we're taken to the University hos
pital at Ann Arbor. A mistake in or.
ders on the part OF Motorman lisa Fay
OF the limited car, who was crushed
TO death beneath his vestibule, is al
legged to have caused the collision. II
is charged that he overran his orders,
2 The dead are:
MOTORMAN ISA FAY, Jackson.
JOHN PAGET. Detroit.
CHARLES CARMEN, Detroit.
GEO. E HOWARD, Detroit.
JACK McCULLEN, tailor, Syracuse,
NY.
GARBoRINo GRONNI, Detroit.
Three unidentified men. Four OF
the injured are in q critical condition
in the hospital here.
Among the less seriously injured
are: Edward Dewitt, Grand Forks, N.
d., and G. w. Reeve, Van Vert, o.
The limited car, comfortably filled
with about As people, left Ypsilanti
at ALI o'clock for Detroit The run
ming time of the car was changed
Tuesday. and reduced so that Motor
man Fay left Ypsilanti 10 minutes
to. This is thought by some to have
been responsible for his mistake. In
stead of stopping at Harris switch,
about two miles west of the scene Of
the accident, where it is said by the
officials of the road the cars should
have passed, the limited rushed by
the crossing peril at high speed. AS
1t rounded a curve four miles east OF
Ypsilanti the local car flashed into
view, also running at high speed II
was a hopeless effort to try and stop
the heavy cars, and they crashed to-
Eethef with terrific impact.
Motornnan stuck TO Post.
MotormAn Winsrave OF the local car
Jumped when he saw that the collision
was inevitable. but Motorman Fay
stuck TO his spOst The local car was
bulk iconsiderAbly higher than the
limited. 30 that NJ they met. its body
rode up over the heavy flooring and
iron work Of the limited and tele-
scoped II for nearly 80 feet. Despite
the terrific force OF the collision, the
wrecked limited stayed on the rails
with the local car crushed into It's for.
ward end for half the length There
were screams Of fright from the limit
eds passengers as they saw the local
car loom before them and then they
were silenced in the crash. Survivors
say that there was a moment of death
like stiffness following the collision
and then the uninjured and slightly
wounded passengers crawled from the
wreck, and after few moments began
the work of rescuing those who were
pinned under the car.
Hardly passenger escaped injuries
OF some sort Bruises and cuts from
broken glass were general among
those who had fortunately escaped
more serious wounds. A relief car
was sent TO the scene from Ypsilant
and carried the severely injured tc
the hospital at Ann ArbOr.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-30

was a redness, and thenfollowed thicken-
ing and blisters, which would break ana
run matter. l took her to a doctor,
end be pronounced it TO be eczema OF q
very bad form. He treated her, but
instead OF being checked, the disease
spread. 1t showed itself on her back,
and then quickly spread upwards until
the whole OF her head was affected, and
all her hair had 10 be cut of. The pain
she suffered was excruciating, and
what with that and the heat and tim
Cling her life was, almost uDbearable.
She became run down in health, and az
times was very feverish, languid, ana
drowsy, and occasionally she was de-
lirious. Her nerves were in such low
state that she could not bear TO oe ieIe
alone. In spite of the cold weather
she would insist on having her bedroom
window open, and would lean out on
the window-sill. She did not have q
proper hours sleep for many nights;
The second doctor we tried afforded
her lust as little relief as the first, ana
Il really do not know what we should
have done IL we had not read how
Cuticura cured a similar case. pur-
chesed Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Oint-
ment. and Cuticura Pills, and before
the Ointment was three-quarters
finished every trace Of the disease was
gone. IL really seemed like magic.
Her hair Is coming on nicely, and l
still apply the Cutloura Ointment as
And II increases the growth wonder
fully. Mrs. !. w. Hyde, L, Ongar
Place. Brentwood, Essex, England Mar
cuilsufa Soap s2Scl 20 Cleanse shs skin Gut
eura Ointment l50cD 70 Heal the sklp sna Sa,c
(nated Pills 2bc pes vial 81 oQ 70 KUN " s1l,t
foId Throughout the word. fOttef Dtut.~ ftF't
corr sls fi6es ss,si. BOA on sam Dsssas.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-30
indiana Man Selected.

CHICAGO. April 2s.-Rev Edwin A.
schell of Laporte, Ind, was Tuesday
elected president Of iowa Wesleyan
university at Mount Pleasant, Ia, and
has accepted the position. DIR. Schell
has for many years been prominent In
the affairs OF the Methodist church
and was for six years secretary Of the
Epworth League.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-30
CONDENSED STATE
NEWS TENS.
Fine school Building.

Russellville has given the con-
tract for a 1000 two story
pressed brick, slate roof public
school building to be erected
and furnished by September IS
and is TO be one Of the finest.
school in that section of the
State.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-30
Comparison for Misfortune.

Never repine at misfortune, or envy
the happiness of another, since 1t is
impossible for any man to form a
right judgment of his neighbor's suf-
ferings: for which reason determine
never to think too lightly of another's
complaints, but regard the sorrows OF
ones fellow-creatures with sentiments
OF humanity and compassion.-Addi-
son.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-30

Architects Harris and Shop
bell, of Evansville have been, Sc
lected to draw plans and speoi6-
cations for the new court house.
at Calhoun, KY. The structure
will be 60x90 feet and of BedfOsda
Stone.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-30
Americans snoll Servants.

n French servant who has been EN-
ployed for any length OF time In an
American family is considered by thu
better class OF French people a.
spoiled for their service. The cost "a
domestic service OF all kinds has Al
yanced at least rs per cent since ths
spring Of the year 1900. ls.a
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-30

Memphis. Tenn, April 2s.-wiley
Pickering, former marshal was shot
and killed at Weatiersby Miss. by j.
T. Babwell. deputiysd 10 Quell q street
riet excited ~ Pickering.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-30
Unusual Dsataratss

There has been an, pn1suab
deathrate in the vicinity this
spring which has broken alls pre-
yious records, Amongsthe mem-
bers of the Presbyterian. ehhrclS
alone, according to statistics,
there have been sixty deaths
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-30

done for my daugn-
ter, Adelaide. She
Is fifteen years OF
age, and had never
had anything the
matter with her
skin until four
months ago, when
an eruption broke
out on her chest.
Tha first avpnntOm
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-30
WAS DEL|R|OUS
With ECZEMA
On Chest, Back, and Head-Paln,
Heat, and Tlngllng Were Excru.
eating - Nerves in Exhausted
Condition - Sleep Badly Broken.
CURE BY CUTICURA
SEEMED LIKE MAGIC

swords cannot express the gratitude
/ feel for what Cuticura Remedies have
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-30

/ Coriue Stoner. Mary b. Moore,
Georgia Chun, Polly Slaughter,
Mamie Morrison, Committee.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-08
CHAs. v. WHITNEY
COMMITS SUICIDE
WELl-kNOWN NEW YORKER
KILLS HIMSELF AT HIS HOME
BY SHOOTING.

NEW YORK, Jan. S.-Charles w.
Whitney, a member Of the banking
and brokerage firm of Fl. M. Whitney
& Sons. one of the most prominent In
wall.st., shot and killed himself at his
home. 25S West Seventy second-st., to-
day.
Both the partners Of the dead man
In the brokerage concern and his fam
lily. deny that money troubles led to
his act. II was said that he had been
suffering from intense insomnia for
some time and that this caused him to
take his life.
1t was several hours, according to
the police, before the coroner was no
tilted OF the suicide. Then an investi-
CATION was begun which led the police
to believe that the man had been dead
for longer time than 1t had been
given out he was.
Dr. Hoppe was called and he report
ed the case to the coroner's office. A
3S-caliber revolver lay on the floor OF
whitney's bedroom. having fallen from
his fingers after he fired the shot
through his brain
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-08
DENIES KNOWING
HOW WEE DIED
WHiTMORE, CHARGED WITH
HELPMEETs MURDER, MAKES
FIRST STATEMENT.

NEW YORK, Jan. S.-Theodore S.
n. j., Jail charged with the murder
of his wife, Helena Whitmore, the vic
tim OF the swamp tragedy. today made
his first public statement, which is
printed below
Ny wife was away from our home
in Adams-st. during five days before
Christmas I had no idea where she
was. or what she was doing. but on
Dec. "a. she returned.
1T IS the Christmas season" she
said 10 me. It's time OF peace on
earth. good Will toward men. and for
US it's the time TO forget and forgive.
/ want 10 come back and live with
you. Theodore. Take me back ard
viii never give you cause for com
plant again"
All right Lena" | answered IF
forgive. but ! can't very we'll ever for
get"
/ reminded her that many times dur
ing our long marriage she had left me,
often remaining away for months
had heard OF what she was doing. and
the stories were not pleasing to a hus-
band.
But now she seemed to be really
penitent. What she said on this com
ing back convinced me that she wanted
10 close the old book forever. so we
reaCneu tUdt UNDERSTANDING ana We ndd
dinner that day together In our house.
Later l left the house for rs minutes
TO buy some tobacco and rolls. When
returned, my wife had left the house.
As | stand now before my Gods judg-
menI l never saw her alive again.
Since they shave had me locked up
here, I have, not been allowed to see
the newspapers. so that | do not well
understand just the form OF the
charges that have been made against
me-. ! am only allowed TO look at
books. THEO. WHITMORE.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-08
MEN WEEP IN
PHELAA's COURT
PETER MALM AND EDWARD Ro65
ADMIT IMPLICATION IN THEFT
OF CIGARS.

The spectacle OF two middle-aged
and respectable-looking men weeping
like children touched the compassion
Of the few spectators in Judge Phe-
lan's court Wednesday noon. Peter
Maifs, formerly stefekeePeE-for- Chas--
j. Hoiton, No. las Woodward-ave., and
Edward Rcbb, until recently floor
walker at Hudson s,.~were under ar.
raignment on charges connected with
the theft OF cigars from Holton's
place.
Malm had distracted the cigars
from the storeroom while Robb sold
the goods Tkey were arrested six
weeks ago. Robb being released on his
personal recognizance, while Malm
went to jail. Wednesday morning
they were in police court and on being
bound over TO the recorders cours,
asked for immediate arraignment.
When brought before Judge Phelan
both broke down and begged for
clemency. In each case. 1t was the
first offense in life that had passed
the middle span. They were willing
TO plead guilty at once, but Judge
Phelan had pleas Of not guilty en-
tered and had them removed TO jail
in lieu OF their giving bond OF $500.
During the afternoon, the taase-w VIII
consult with Charles J. Holton, whose
goods were stolen.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-08

time. and have some proposal submit
ted that would benefit the sponsor and
there would be no end 20 them. and
thence II would run into anarchy. III.
his argument is good that the majority
makes slaves of the minority. Demo
Gratis now and for years must have
been slaves to the Republican major
ity and his closing shot charged this
was nothing but a socialistic move
ment. Tossy went for him, saying that
such talk mistrusted the people, YET
the man who talked SO huently knew
little OF the true initiative principles
and the fears expressed were ground
less: the people can be trusted Tar
better than legislators who fail In car
rying out the will of the people. With
scathing words Re dashed tue
opposition for their unfair re-
marks and harsh attacks
ON the honest men who were asking
for this reform. His was the frst
extemporaneous speech OF the day,
and was full OF vigor and magnetic
force, meeting with hearty approval.
AS Tossy closed at nearly 10 o'clock,
and the delegates were exhausted
over the long battle. motion TO adj
journ until this morning at 1880
o'clock promptly carried.
During the discussion an amend
ment was voted down for the initia-
tive through the legislature. Honors
are considered about equal In the
fight thus far, but there is one mark
ed distinction. opponents OF the initia-
tive do throw mud. while its friends
use only clean, forceful and logical
arguments.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-08
IN SOCIETY

The annual ball given by the local
organization OF the Knights OF Equity
in the Detroit Light Infantry armory
Tuesday evening was most enjoy
able affair, Arthur c. O'Connor acted
as chairman OF the reception commit
tee. and he with the executive commit
tee, consisting Of p. J. Power, Robert
j. Mcclellan, James NJ. Berry, John b.
Keveney and William Dooley took an
active part in making the ball suc-
cess.
Miss Christine Banmann, Of No. 1859
Field-ave, assisted by Harry b. Kin
sci, Edward Thompson and Jacob
Baumann. Jr., will give a trolley party
on the Yolande Thursday evening, Jan
uary 8. There will be about 20 couples
In the party. the car leaving at Z
o'clock for Birmingham, where dance
will be given In the town hall. Lunch
will be served on the car.
Mrs. James Turner gives a bridge
party Wednesday afternoon for Miss
Ada McCrea. OF Pittsburg. Mrs. T. A.
McGraw, Jr., gave dinner Tuesday
evening for Miss McCrea.
Announcement is made OF the en-.
gagement of b. c. Chapman, Jr., OF
Detroit, and Miss Lucille Campbell,
daughter of E. t. Campbell. vice pres.
ident OF the American Central Insur-
ance company, of st. Louis, Mo. The
wedding will be celebrated In ST.
Louis In February.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-08
HAZARDS FIRST WIFE
ON WAY TO DETROIT

According 70 report received in De
troit, \the first wife OF Lieut. r. r.
Hazard, awaiting trial by cotfrt-mar-
tial at Fort Wayne, Is on her way to
Detroit from the coast and Is expect
ed TO arrive Friday. Telegraphic adj
vices from Oakland, Cal, are to the
effect that there Is no record there of
a divorce between Hazard and wife
No. ]. Mrs. Hazard No. 2, who was
Miss May Masseth, remains loyal to
her soldier-spouse and says she will
continue to- regard her marriage as
legal until IL is proven otherwise.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-08
SEARCHES FOR ELOPING
GIRL FROM TEXAS

Somewhere in Detroit is Miss jose
phine Krystinek. 19-year-old Texas
girl who is alleged to haze eloped from
her home and come here to get mar.
ried The news of the elopement was
made known in the county building
Wednesday morning by Katherine
Sniezek. who is endeavoring TO gain
some trace OF the missing girl, who
Is cousin.
Miss Sniezek says her cousin and
Stanislaus Kapetc landed in Detroit
on Monday, and the records show that
the couple took out marriage license
that day. The young man wrote to-
the girls parents that their daughter
was safe. and that she would be mar
ried next Monday. He gave no street
address.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-08
EbeNn the Gayest
oAdventuress Since
Becky Sharp's Day
BY DOROTHY DIX.

THE real figure of absorbing inter
est in the second Thaw trial.
as 1t was In the first. is not the sui
len. sallow. brooding-eyed prisoner at
the bar. but his little chorus girl
wife.
She is the real pith of the case. She
is at the bottom OF everything. per-
vades everything. She was the cause
OF the young millionaire dyeing his
hands In blood. She will save him
from the consequences OF his crime
IL he Is saved. She II is who focuses
every glance and piaues curiosity at
every turn and who, in spite of ait
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-08

heen-maae- eE-and the Volumes
that have been written about her.
still remains battling mystery. half
woman, aud half-ehild, and wholly
sphynx.
Yesterday she sat alone in the court
Feem. hour upon hour. through the
nerve-racking ordeal but she did not
seem more alone than when she was
sitting SIDE by side with the Thaw
women. whom neither pride nor policy
could make dissemble their dislike OF
her.
Still, sitting aione--a mere atom OF
femininity In a crowd OF men. for she
was the only woman in the body OF
the court room-left one free to study
her at ones leisure and ask, In the
tight OF the knowledge of the previous
trial. what manner OF woman is She?
Still Looks the Child.
She looks still as she always has.
like a child. Such a slender little
figure, dressed in school girl fashion.
in little plain blue frock with a
white turnover linen collar and a dark
blue bow fastening it, and scoop hat
with big cheux OF violet and blue
ribbon for its only trimmings. Half of
the high school girls In town wouldn't
begin to think IL dressy enough to
wear.
Her face has filled out bit since
the last trial. She looks rudy and
healthy. a nut brown maybe" with
eyes the color OF brown October ale.
and dark brown hair-so dark IL is
almost black
| II Is face that challenges you with
| paradox, because its beauty Is both
what the French call ia beaute du
diable." and also the beauty OF an
angel The full face with its pouting.
red Hps,1is that of Il siren. fhe pro-
| file is that OF little wistful, sad
eyed child.
Strangely enough, extreme youth
and innocence are the dominant notes
| OF her expression. At "a she does not
| look a day over 16 or II. in spite OF
| dissipation and illness and exper-
fences that ordinarily blight and
shrivel up woman's youth as a
| srocco does flower. Her eyes that
have looked npon such depths of wick
edness. such orgies and debauches as
few men OF 20 have ever beheld, still
have in them the guileless unsophisti-
cation OF little girls.
Not one trace OF the life she has
been through has left its mark upon
her.
Not Mindless Doll.
So much for the outward LOOKS and
bearing OF Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. II
was supposed at first that she was a
brainless doll, a butterfly, little
painted toy for men TO play with, but
/ by degrees we have been dreaming
/ that she has mind as wonderful and
beautiful and remarkable as her face.
a marvellous sense of humor and a
strategic ability that is little short
| OF Napoleonic.
All of this makes Evelyn Thaw the
most interesting, the most fascinat-
| ing, the gayest and most debonnair
little adventures since Becky Sharp
and when ! use the word "adventur-
4essn simply mean 81 In the sense
OF one who starts out in life to seek
adventure and amusement-the sol
der OF fortune.
/ That. | believe. Is the master key
TO Evelyn Thaw's character. The love
| OF excitement is in her veins. She
did not care for money over-much. She
did not make a god OF clothes, as
many women do. but she wanted the
| life that goes with a rush and a roar.
/ She wanted 10 be tn with the men and
| women who go the pace that kills.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-08
SPRECKLES DISCOVERS
SUGAR BOOK JUGGLERY

NEW YORK, Jan. Sin long pub
lished Interview, Claus Spreckels al.
leges after much difficulty he obtain
found that Mr.. Havemeyer owned only
200 shares at his death and other
directors and officers own almost
none. he himself being the largest
individual stakeholder A lot OF It's.
fnantled and even burned-down planss
have been included In the assets.
There Is every probability OF lively
time at the annual meeting today.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-08
Led to the Altar by
Leap-Year Maiden,
Man Finally Balks

The first leap year romance OF the
year was shattered In the county
building Tuesday afternoon. when Al
phonse Veneeo, Belgian, residing at
No. 53S Clay-ave.. decided that he
needed more time TO think IL over.
and refused TO marry Gabrielle Lob
beshuel. of No. 202 ,Fairview-ave.
The maiden was evidently after the
prizes offered by County Clerk Hines
and Judge OFT to the first girl who
proposed in 1908. and landed her man.
After the couple had made known
their wishes, and Marriage Clerk Wal
ter Malotte had the papers ready to
sign. Alphonse commenced to side
step. He mumbled something about
not having had enough time TO think
II over. Gabrielle pleaded with him.
but Alphonse grew stubborn. finally
announced that he wasn't ready to
marry, and LEFT the building.
I'm through with you forever. you'll
never see me no more" cried Ga
brielie TO the disappearing young man,
but he continued on his way.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-08
Church In Prosperous.

The annual meeting Of st. Johns
German Lutheran church was held
Tuesday evening in the school hall.
Maybury-ave. and Poplar-st. The me,n-
bership mas increased about $50 dur
Ing the last year. making total OF
nearly LOCO. There is surplus or
SO 900 in the treasury. The Rev. G.
Claus Is president officers were elect
ed as follows: Trustee, Fl. Grube:
elder. G.. Guth; school superintendent.
A. Bake; supervisor Of charity, Chas.
Peschke
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-08
SHIP SINKS WITH
40, IN MANILA STORM

VICTORIA, b. c.. Jan. s.-News of
disastrous storms and tidal waves
which occurred at Manila and far
eastern ports we're brought by the
steamer fremont today. Nine steam
ers were stranded on the Hokkaido
coast and lost. The HASH Maru went
down with 20 men. but OF the other
vessels the crews were saved.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-08

which reveal the emotional and sym.
pathetic traits OF his character. Among
MS correspondents, will be included
the Duke of Argyll. John Bright. Oar
win. George Eliot, Gladstone. Leslie
stephen, Tennyson and TyndaIl.