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The Detroit times., 1909-07-26
Making Time

The McAdoo tunnels in New York
save 1000 persons 81 minutes apiece
each working day. These people live
in New Jersey and work in New
York.
This gives this horde OF persons in
the aggregate over six years a day
extra time for themselves and their
own pursuits.
These tunnels mean Is centuries
OF time added in one year TO the OPP
portunities OF 900 persons.
A generation Is about 80 years This
means that, In every generation OF
these 100000 persons, McAdoo gives
them $40 centuries Of extra time of
their own that they wouldn't have
had IL ii hadn't been for him and his
dream OF tunneling the Hudson.
What couldn't 100000 people do In
$40 centuries?
Take McAdoo himself. for instance.
While he was making his dream come
true he couldn't find enough minutes
in each day. He toiled necessarily.
II is so with all masters whose un-
spoken motto Is do something"
Minutes are golden to the man who
has IN aim In life.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-26

is there not one man In this 100.-
900 OF enriched human beings who
will make the best OF his 80 extra
minutes d day?
Who can tell Look at ourselves
us in all states. Kansas, Ohio. Mime
sofa. California; In all cities. How
many minutes have been saved us In
our lifetimes by the wonderful inven
tions OF Cur century and the last part
OF the century before IL?
The telephone, electric cars, automo
biles, faster trains-nillions, yes bill
lions. of extra utes-golden, rich,
pregnant minutes-have been added
to our. lives by them.
fs thA> world any better for 1t?
SUPPOSE the fairy tale OF the car
pet that mayed the wisher instantan-
eously TO anS~spot he desired to visit
should come. true-and II looks as IL
IL might--would we be gamers?
What would we do with the new
minutes We had found?
We make new time. and II depends
upon Us TO use this time or lose II.
It's Just a question for US to think
over, applying II TO ourselves. We
Americans are making ume-for
what?
The Detroit times., 1909-07-26
SHE EATS LOBSTER AND
KEEPS HOUSE AT lO4
Mrs. Honora Tully 10 Celebrate Her
( Birthday Goes 10 Coney and
Rides in an Auto

NEW YORK. July 26.-Mrs. Honora
Tuny. l04 years Old born in Cavan.
ireland, arrived at the home of her
grandson. Frank J. Tully. No. 1875
Park-pl., Brooklyn, 10 spend the week
end and rest w after a giddy round
OF birthday, festivities.
On the eve Of Mrs Tully's annivers.
AIRY few days ago she sat up until
after Midnight enjoying lobster salad
and club sandwiches. At o'clock next
morning she got up and with the other
young folks started fer big day at
Coney Island. She didn't do many OF
the stunts" OF course, but she rode
both ways in an auto. had shore
dinner and enjoyed every minute OF
the day. Mrs. Tully wore a silk gown
in a modified type OF one OF the pre-
ailiug styles.
Although Mrs Tully's grandsons and
granddaughters are comfortably we'll
to-do. the old lady insists on doing
a share OF the Homework wherever
sbe is stopping For several years she
Mas kept house for her bachelor son
f.. j. Tully. at Madison-ave and Eigh-
ty-fourth-st., absolutely refusing TO
have a servant in the house She re-
CARDS washing and ironing as gentle
exercise good for old ladies.
No physician ever was consulted
by Mrs. Tully until six years ago
when she broke her nip. Her nine
children. three OF whom are living
were born in Ireland. Her husband
died IS years ago.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-26

Washington. d. c.. July 70.
Dear Dad-The ultimate consumer
or steam yachts has had his attorney
a. e.. lobbyisD In town 10 secure the
addition OF this daily necessity 10 The
Taft free list. or course. the imposi-
tion OF the 30 per cent luty on im-
ported yachts Will enormously increase
the cost OF living TO the Morfalls,
Goulds and Vanderbilts. and thN rest
of us who'ye just gotta haveg EN-.
don't cherknow. And all was going
well, and your Uncle Nels was on the
point of quietly yielding" on this duty
when a shipyari man from Newpor,
News got wind OF the game. and has
ever since been bowling like Il tom
cat
So. you see. there are all brands OF
ultimate consumers.
Just as raw material" is such only
from. certain points OF view. The hide
OF the steer is raw material" for the
shoe manufacturer. but Is The "nnish-
ed product" OF the farmer: crude oil
is raw material for the refining COM
pany. but is the finished product" or
the man who owns one small oil well;
iron ore is EraY- material" for the steel
trust. but is the finished product IN
the iron miner; coal is raw material
for the man who owns a mill. out II
is the finished product or the coal
miner. II all depends on who Is 10
be favored, and who is 10 bear the bur-
den OF the tax. IL the farmer, the oil
well owner. and the miner do not
count, and IL Is only desired 10 favor
the refiner, the steel trust. ana the
rich and prosperous owner OF the shoe
factory, then II is all right 20 knock on
the little duty on the raw material.
and leave IL on the finished product.
And that seems TO be the theory Oh
the Aldrich tariff bill SO let Eer go.
Won't somebody tell me why Jas.
A. Hemenway. ex-senator from lndi-
ana. has Offices In the senate ONCE
building? Also why he has The roons
next TO Aldrich's finance committee
rooms? Also why he Is on the gov
eminent payroll at the same salary
he drew before he became an ex
senator? Also why the government
pays his secretary salary or $3,oVO
a year? For the best answers TO the
above questions the writer VIII nay.
out OF the regular Office appropriation.
FIVE dollars. Write on one side ottha
paper. and address answers 10 me IN
care OF this newspaper
Lost--a letter addressed to L. X
by gentleman interested in the lum-
Der schedule. VIII the capitol en-
ploye who found that letter please
burn il, and say nothing about tho
former United States senator whose
name is mentioned in the letter?
Did you know that the first success
full flight made by the Wright broth
ers took place as long ago rs Dec. II,
1903? Such Is the fact, AT Kitty
Hawk. n. c., on that date the fret
Wright machine few S52 fet against
wind blowing 20 miles an hour. car
rying Wilbur Wright. This was the
first performance OF man-carrying
heavier-than-air, self-propelled flying
machine.
Do you know what | would do If 4
were Bill Taft? | WOULD let he Aid
rich-P Payne bill fail. And for these req
sons:
The revenues are all right without
any tariff revision at the present time.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-26
The Judge and the Garbage
He TeE Whether There Should

Let US take off our hat TO the health
department OF St Paul, Mimi
Let us put our hat on. and then
take 1t right OF again to Police Judge
Hanft. Of st. Paul. Mimi.
And this is why.
When Mayor Lawlor, the other day,
observed through a spasm OF at least
four OF his five senses, that the city
garbage wagons were being paraded,
reekiag, uncovered, through the
streets, he complained
The health department resented
dictation." and the uncovered wagons
continued TO reek IN the streets.
To make a test the mayor had a
driver arrested and brought into police
court.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-26

The health department hired a law.
yer, who argued that the city ordi-
nance directing that garbage wagons
be kept carefully and closely covered
was enacted at time private con
tractors collected garbage. and there
fore II could not apply to garbage
collection by the board OF health
Wherefore let us bob the bonnet
TO the board OF health. May II and its
cute lawyer and lie open. robust
wagons be ever punched in the mem
cries of a gratefully people.
And the Judge said he would take
the mater under advisement. He
would decide IL I'm one week.
Wherefore let us lift the lid to that
active. not TO say imLulsive, judicial
The Detroit times., 1909-07-26

This year I'm taking Work and
Win" vacation
Here's the answer: I've got a job
as chambermaid at resort hotel. SO
as 10 spend summer at the seashore
without spending anything except the
summer
From a. m. TO p. m. I'm a toiler
In calico. After p. m. I'm a gay
sandfiy in serge bathing suit seeking
TO drive away "ongwee."
A bathing suit makes all girls equal.
and a good figure does the rest.
Little reck the gallants on the board
walk that Miss Dillpickles, with the
The Detroit times., 1909-07-26
Monday, July 2o.
~ 1909
Intimate Correspondence
From Washington
BY RATH

Nobody could kick except the emo.
cial interests. and they wouldn't dare.
Business would be- glad OF a chance
to go ahead under the accustomed con.
ditions of the Dingley law.
The country has had its lesson as In
the meaning OF tariff revision at the
hands of its friends"
The political consequences. now
threatening. might In large measure
be averted.
Taft would become a popular hero.
Will he see the chance.
II was I'm the early fall OF 1903 THAI
Prof. 5. Il. Langley tried out mis- III
fated Buzzard down ON the Potomac
river. This machine was built on tho
same principles AS the Wright aero
plane. but IL did not get fair test.
One of the guy wires caught on the
launching ways and gave II down
ward twist which sent IL head first
into the water The damage was too
great 10 be repaired with what funds
were available. SO that machine new
er had any further trial 1: IL had
secured n fair test. II Is quite certain
that Langley would have had the hon.
or OF being the first to construct
man-carrying. heavier-than-air fiier.
He was the first 10 build a practical
model. His model. now hanging 10 tho
Smithsonian. dew almost mile In
1896
This model was 16 feet across the
tips OF its supporting planes, and was
propelled bye miniature steam en-
CINE which. while weighing only seven
pounds. developed approximately half
a horsepower. The year that Prof.
Langley flew this model the Wright
boys started to work on the problem.
Seven years later Langley and the
Wrights ran close race for the hon.
or OF first launching full-sized ma
chine.
Among the honors mentioned In the
obituaries Of the distinguished scient-
list, Simon Newcomb. who died a few
days ago, one was omitted. He had
the honor to be completely AMI sunda-
mentally wrong as 10 the possibility
OF mechanical flight. Prof. Newcomb
took issue with Prof. Langley ard
Prof. Alex. Graham Bell. and In An
article published In the Century Mag
aziifeN~ stated that mechanical fight
was impossible owing to the mathe-
NAUTICAL law that. when dimensions are
increased. the supporting surface IN.
creases as the square OF the increased
dimensions. while the weight Increase
az the cube. SO. he declares. while
1t was possible 10 build a model aero
plane which would fiy. II was not pos
sible TO increase the size Of the model
TO the man-carrying stage without In
creasing the weight 30 much that II
would not rise.
Which shows-well. what does IL
show? Sincerely. RATH.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-26

saucy red kerchief on her head. who
kicks up sand on the beach. is the
same domestic little body who sweeps
lint from under the beds at the Blen-
borough aTbleheim. Yet such Is the
case.
But / have hunch that he Sronz-
ed. handsome gent in S91 is wise TO
me.
Today he met me in the nall and
chirped. They say mermaids make
the best housekeepers."
| wonder who the bronzed. hand.
some gent is. don't remember see
ing him among the sad sea waves
(Continued)
The Detroit times., 1909-07-26
From Another Point of View

Ciemenceau Just In time 10 get
himself
Thaw having almost of getting of the asylum
a. getting In - '
was about TO com
init suicide should a warning o
the
nble," which revision Of his
cticsng eompane
to animals presume the Rev l. Morrill, particularly
Virginia he
when she wanted Here will nn
49, 49,
We will the crossing
s a - ~ N~'
The Detroit times., 1909-07-26
Innocent Suffer
For 1.-The Man Who
Stole the Earth I"
IL Took Longer Than the Author
Of the stony Anticipated. but
There's Longer Serial
Running Which Should
Interest You.

| |
had anticipated
He probably great Rockefeller Morgan
ng ought comparatively
for all know that of these three had it in his
that true gotten away
be again.
The author angered
thought should consideration
should imposed upon them as he did
When he take much longer have the
should
Walst,
story year dealt ambitions
IN airship gain control of the heavens.
doubt that Times readers
sudden
eions all that they cared
mOstsu successful keeping airship up
The Wright brothers haven't anywhere equang record
by this story
The great trouble with the writer's calculations
many had the readers up
may atmospheric conditions
arshp
Earth would missing
Possibly editor part responsible through using
story than the author could write grand
larceny committed and with
the story had propensity lapsng lapse
the for telephone calls and much misery
young lady at the telephone switchboard.
has someone would
Just please operator respond compliance
with her orders kind and obgng and the reader would
be connected with the criminal reporter.
What has of The Man Who Stole the Earhr"
would reporter gather
police headquarters before the commissioner and suppressed
police happenings.
probably reporter ventured
before fully of what the reader his
Explanation always cheerfuy when
reader looking for the drifting serial.
We apoogzd for The Who Stole
policy permits ordinarily
Possibly if he had loaf bread would fallen
into the tendency and judges and shown him less nsdra
We printed other
forget eupr story despite length
to VIII
in it.
anyway way
will eventually get
serial story running years
who ARE trying steal the earth
The story just completed was fiction.
The that is still running is
1t continued from and of
happenings for the part in Washington.
The the capital
The accompanying illustration big building
wings with and there leading
% building
Inside building the s being revised UPWARD
High tariffs have already the Williams story powerful
that they able dictate what shall done and what shall
done in the big building il the picture.
Aud they want the tariffs higher
TREY WANT TIE EARTH
And get story gentle reader the same
dd perhaps the that unless you
part in the story for yourself they going get
Let "Th Man Who Stole the Earth keep give
as ne sees Mt but lets show more patriotic concern Tor the fate of the
Garth which
from under
happier thought though this highly
imaginative and almost interminable yarn:
While the author recounng aerial exploits
Of the imagination mechanical genius making sailing under
perfect control A FACT.
Day after day wrghs been describing their pro-
dgous symmetrical figure Fights Fort fight lasting
hour
And following completion amazing recital these
columns Of the pleng the globe by
from his French confere Latham the being the first
aviator to the English channel
Truth stranger than fiction and often takes
ton
The Detroit times., 1909-07-26

intellect which can determine In less
than eight days whether fies, smells.
germs ana drippings from publicly
owned vehicle are good for the pub
lie health and altogether desirable.
Minneapolis must be biting her nails
with jealousy at this superb exhibi-
ton OF garbage public service and
judicial acumen.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-26


haunts, tn haunts look about tn same,
but there's somethin' nissin'. It's the
childhood"
Landlady: I'm sure. sir. I'll do all
can TO make YOU feel at home.
Mr.. Henpeck. Well. don't want
that. Ia Just like TO be comfortable.
London Opinion.
In astrology, the corneiian Is the
birthstone for July. Ii signifies cure
of evil resulting from forgetfulness.
Wouldn't you IKE to have a grace
full carriage?"
I'D rather have an automobile. -
Philadelphia Bulletin
New York has a mysterious murder
this time. sure"
What's strange about it?"
They caught the murderer.
adelphia Public Ledger
In Switzerland they have what they
call a fretoad. Evidently IL Is always
I'm hot water.
Procrastinators are now dating their
promises 10 the time when Jeffries
fights Johnson
Wilbur Wright's airship record has
been broken again Soon records will
be broken as often as airships.
Neptune takes over 100 years to
make one complete revolution around
the sun.
The Lady--Ah. my poor man. what
brought you to this?
Sandy Pikes-Me feet. mum. Yer
didn't think | wac wealthy enough 10
hire a taxicab. did you?-Chicago Tri-
huna
The Detroit times., 1909-07-26
Leaves stage Forever.

NEW YORK, July 26.-Within Q
few weeks Miss Mabel Howard. the
actress, will take the veil In the Con-
vent Of Our Lady Of Charity Of the
Good Shepherd OF Anglers. She en-.
tered the institution last fall. She
had been Ill some time before and
after her recovery decided TO leave
the stage forever Miss Howard sup.
ported VIM. Gillette IN Sherlock
Holmes and later was with Otis Sdn-
ner and Ada Rehan in repertoire.
Twelve cases OF cancer In England
have been traced TO the use Of X-rays.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-26
JOSH WISE SAYS:

when you revisit yer chiidhood's
haunts, tn haunts look about tn same,
but there's somethin' nissin'. It's the
childhood"
The Detroit times., 1909-07-26
The Truth. No Matter "
Whom II Helps or Hurts.

We wish TO congratulate our
readers upon the completion in The
Times Saturday of last week Of a
serial story entitled THE Nan Who
Stole the Earth"
The story started over year ago.
We had no idea it was to run that
long when We bargained for it.
1t seems, however, it was not al
easy a job to steal the earth as the
author had anticipated.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-26

Landlady: I'm sure. sir. I'll do all
can To make you feel at home.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-26

In astrology. the corneiian is the
birthstone for July. Ii signifies cure
of evil resulting from forgetfulness.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-26

Do you know what would do If 4
were Bill Taft? would let lie Aid
rich-Payne bill fail. And for these req
sons:
The revenues are all right without
any tariff revision at the present time.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-26

Mr.. Henpeck. Well. don't want
that. Ia Just like TO be comfortable.
London Opinion
The Detroit times., 1909-07-26

Neptune takes over 100 years to
the sun.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-26

Wilbur Wright's airship record has
been broken again. Soon records will
be broken as often as airships.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11
TELEPHONE NIGHT RATES slLL.
Flat Rate of IS Cents for Minutss-
 Hearing at Hartford.

Hartford. June 10.-A hearing was held this afternoon before the judiciary committee on what Is known as the telephone night rates bill" which seeks to establish a flat rate of 15 cents for five minutes conversation anywhere in the state after the hour of D. m. and until 6 D. m. This was favored by Representatives Chandler of Rocky Hill, Johnson of Newtown and several others. Officials of the telephone company said that the night rates had been abolished all
 over the country, except in Connecti- cut, entirely, and that in this state it 10 o'clock In order not to have a con- gestion of traffic as it was shown that the traffic is heaviest between the hours of 6 p. m. and D. m. of any hours of the day. Several Of the speakers in favor of the change made complimentary remarks regarding the general service of the company. An other argument advanced by the com pany was that it is very difficult to get good telephone girls for night work It is pr0ba able the judiciary committee will report the bill unfa- vorably. From intimstions made by officials of the corporations there vill probably soon be changes fin rates in certain parts of the state where the public shows dissatisfaction. as soon as the rates can be arranged by the company. It was further shown that the company's rates in this state are very much lower for toll line calls than in any other state in the country.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11
BATTLE SCARED
 CONFEDERATE VETERANS
Tumble Over Each Other to Shake the Hand of Gen. Fred Grant at Mem phis Reunion.

Memphis, Tenn, June IDA fren- zied demonstration of welcome by the men in gray for the son of the man who defeated them marked the final scene of the annual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans today. In the reviewing stand during the pa rade stood Gen. Frederick Dent Grant of the United States army A cav airy division approached and it's com manding officer, old and grizzled, peer ed steadily at General Grant a mo- ment. Then he turned in his saddle and yelled: Come on, you kids, here's General Grant rome to life again in his son!"
 With an old-time rebel yell the di- vision charged e- the stand and the men jostled one another for an op- portunity to shake the hand of the son Of their old-time enemy. From that moment every eray-clad veteran who could reach the stand rushed up to do the same.
 The stocky army officers grey eyes filled with tears and his shoulders shook with emotion as he murmured: God bless you all. boys"
 Battle-torn flags were grouped at his feet and waved over his head in salute by more than one veteran, in tears at the thought of what an amica- ble situation had grown out of bit ter past.
 The parade over, the reunion ended, and veterans special trains began to leave the city.
 The ball of the sponsors, maids and matrons tonight was the one big so- cial event of the reunion.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11
GOLD MEDALS PRESENTED
 TO THE WRIGHT BROTHERS.
i Congratulations of the American Peo-
 pie to the American Aviators.

Washington, June 10.-The appre.ia- tion, good will and congratulations of the American people were manifested to Wilbur and Orville Wright, the American aviators, today by the pres 2 sdeIIt of the United States.
 The occasion was the presentation of the gold meda4s awarded to the Wright brothers by the Aero club of America to commemorate the conquest of the air In the presence of statesmen, ci1 lcmats. the members of the cabi net, noted scientists and prominent aercI ants and aviators the two inven- CTS of the first successful flying ma chine heavier than air received the first public recognition of their achieve ments from their fellow countrymen.
 President Taft-in handing the med als to tha brothers, expressed keen ad- miration for their work. He ventured the belief that their flying machine wiA be the basis for the aerial craft and he made the prophecy that the dawn of the age of flight is here. The Wrights were introduced to the presi- dent by Representative Parsons, who Iraised their personal qualifications.
 Miss Catherine Wright, sister of the aeroplanists. accompanied her brothers and was quite as much lionized.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11
THE COTTON SCHEDULE.
Connecticut Manufacturers Object ts
 It as Passed by the Senate.
(specIal to The BulIetin)


 Washington. June 1o.-The cotton schedule as passed by the senate Is causing a great deal of trouble, and Connecticut manufacturers are object ing it 1t. The corset manufacturers especially are opposed to the Increased rates of finer cotton cloths. They claim that the specific rates of the senate bill will increase the rates of the house bill and the Dingley bill. and beyond anything asked for by the cotton man ufacturers. They do not object to the house bill, which provided for ad va lorem rates and they are urging the Connecticut members to fight for the house provision. Senators Bulseley and RrandeEee voted for the ratee in tho Aldrich bill. while the house members voted for the Payne bill; The struggle will of course come in the committee on conference.
 On the other hand, manufacturers of cotton yarns are greatly pleased at the senate rates. J. R. Montgomery of Windsor Locks, a prominent manufsic- turer of cotton yarns has been in Wash ington for several days looking after the cotton schedule, and he expressed himself as greatly pleased with the senate changes. He is especially in terested in mercerized cotton yarn, and wants the house conferees to agree to the senate change.
 A. D. Coffin of Windsor Locks is an- other Connecticut manufacturer now in Washington. He is interested in the paper schadule. which will probably be taken up this week. Mir Coffin wants certain increases on high grade paper.