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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-20
HUSBAND FREED
BY W|FE's EFFORTS.
c. L. Arlington, House of Correction
Prisoner, Once Sentenced To Be
Hanged for Murder, Is Pardoned.

AS the result of years OF effort On
the part OF his wife. G. L. Addinstop
walked from the house or correction
late Tuesday morning a free man. De
| spite the fact that he was sent up
for the most serious Of all crimes, lha.
or murder, his wife never wavered IN
her trust, and never has she ceased
working to secure his pardon. pa.
per granting him his freedom was
signed in Washington. Monday. by
President Tart. II was forwarded al
once to Detroit. and early Tuesday
morning Addington heard the glad
news.
Addington was sent up from Arkan.
sas In 1897, tor the murder OF Oscar
Hodges. The two men had been
friends for years, but became enemies
because OF q lawsuit in which Hodges
was witness against Addinston.
Then stories were circulated that Add
ington had threatened to get even
with Hodges.
I'll white him off his horse.
Hodges Is alleged to have said.
III allow no man to wnittle me of
my horse Addington is alleged to
have said.
II was on horseback when we met,
Arlington said. Tuesday, In telling oi
the tragedy. He came at me with q
knife, and. 10 escape being cut | slid
off my horse. While holding the
bride In one hand shot MIN with the
other. Two men who did not see re
shooting testified that Hodges was
reaching 20 shake hands with r,r
when | shot him."
Ike the true soutliwesterner Adding.
ton suppre 'ses all sign Of emotions.
They sentenced me to be hanged
for the shooting" he said But |
didn't care much. Four men were
hanged while was waiting for exc
cution. Those other men were all
broken up when sentenced was passed,
but somehow 1t didn't bother me.
Then my sentence was committed to
life imprisonment l have been here
over IL years. That Is a long tine.
But have been treated well--fal bet.
ter than expected TO be. I had heard
OF the Detroit house OF correction as
hard place, hut have no complaints
TO make. Been big changes around
my old home, I hear. My wife says
won't know the place. But | AM go
ing back as fast as train will carry
me. have a lot of friends there yet.
and best II all I've got 4 wife and
seven children, all grown up now, and
know from how they write to RE
that they think their old dad Is all
right In spite Of 1t all. wish some
OF them could have come here to meet
me. but 1t is long way to Arkansas
and costs a lot to travel. They'll meet
me at the other. end. all right. The
confinement. I guess, has made me
poorly, but when l get back nome.
where, I can Eet In the saddle again,
III be as good as l ever was. This
being shut up is no life for western
err, but trouble comes to US all, and
have had nine
Addington is a typical plainsman In
appearance. tall and thin, with heavy
moustache. now white. He walks with
slight limp, the result Of rheuma.
tism. 1t is IA years since he was
arrested for his crime. and II years OF
that time he has been In the house Of
correction. And all this time. his faith.
ful wife Kept up her efforts to free
him.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-20
TOUGH GOING FOR THE
GLIDDEN AUTO TOURISTS
Clip Tells on Light Cars and Several
are Temporarily Disabled and
withdrawn.

MANKOTA, Mimi, July 20.-Plenty
OF penalizations are expected as a re-
suit of today's run by the Giidden tour.
lists which began at s a. m. when the
cars started for Fort Dodge, Iowa, 13z
miles away. The roads are rough all
the way and 1t is feared rain will
make them impossible.
Both the little Brush runabout cars
were withdrawn yesterday and two
other cars were temporarily disabled.
The Studebaker EMF auxiliary con-
fetti car struck rock while rounding
a sharp turn and Mechanism Gray
was thrown out on his head, sustain.
ing severe injuries. The Maxwell
press car was ditched when farmer
ran out with pitchfork to stop 1t.
In addition to these the Chalmers
Detroit No > was penalized point
for adjusting a mud guard and tbs
Jewel car was penalized 5.S points
for tightening the hub fiange cap.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-20
HARNESS MEET IN
WINDSOR OPENS
Fine Weather and Fast Track for
Initial Day-Fast Pace On To-
days Card.
BY PAUL n. BRUskE.

WINDSOR RACE TRACK. july 20.
with fine weather and fast track
the Windsor Driving club started liz
revival OF harness racing In Dctroit's
Canadian suburb this afternoon. Three
events were carded. the feature being
the 2:21 pace, whicl Secretary IIanra-
han has appropriately dubbed The
Little c. OF c." IN us original Held
there were named The Dosun, .. The
Limit, Star Patcnen and AxiIra of
the field that will start In tine Cham.
Der OF Commerce :or The 81. 900 stake
In Detroit next week. The crowd ex-
pected TO get good line on .ne four
and was particularly interested In the
performance Of Stac Patchen. w. L.
Shows candidate. which Is pretty sure
TO sell secohl choice To ,ieorgs GaEo
In the event at the lair grourds. Snow
has entered This pacs- IN NO other
events during the meeting with q view
to starting him in the EASIEST SPIT pos
sible, and Il was aot known until the
last moment whether he would race to-
day.
Virtually III or the starters IN Wind
sor's 211 trot will meet later on OF
the fair grounds In stake -acs, and
the grand circuit.
The 2:07 pace also stacked up like "a
promising event, though there were
several trainers with more than one
horse entere In the field who delayed
their intention OF announcing thcir OPP
ton until the last moment, his being
the case witn George Gano In the Muir
ply string.
The complete list of eliSi1les, be.
fore 1t was reduced by scratches was
as follows:
2;2l Class Paeing.-Fhe Pe,,iL, Dan
Wilkes, Masterpiece. Halle Direct,
Star Patchel, Ham;ja Chimes, Victor
NJ. Axtara, bonnie J.. lula Mack. Sid.
ney r., Wa Wa.
2:l1 Glass Trottin - Innerguard.
Alice Roosevelt. Country Jay, Denver,
Teasel. Peter Balta, Mae Heart. Dem
Arrest. Nelcy one.
2:07 Glass, Pacing-Baron Whips.
George Gano. Murphy, Milton s.. Jr,
Arthur j.. Hal Raven.
Point Burglar, Richard Crat.an. Rv.-
Inns. Sir Milton. Mattts Chimes
The following scratches are an
2:2I pace-Dan Wilkes. c. The
Limit. Masterpiece, Halle Direct,
Hamlin Chimes, Lula Mack, Wa Wa.
2:11 trot--Alice Roosevelt. Mae
Heart.
2:O7 pace-Baron Whips. George
Gano, Milton s. Jr., Shakespeare,
Point Burglar, Richard Grattan, Sir
Milton.
The betting on the 2:21 pace found
Star Patchen big favorite at $s6 u
81 for the field.
Teasel was first choice in the pools
for the 2:21 trot, bringing $25 to SIS
for Country Jay. $40 for Demarest. IS
for Nelcyone, IS for Inner Guard. aid
SIS for Peter Balta.
Hal Raven brought s25 and the
field $12 In the 2:07 pace.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-20
WILCOX HAS NEW JOB.
Succeeds Walter s. Rsrsha as Extradi.
ton Commissioner.

James v. ID. Wilcox. former assist
ant district attorney, has been ep-
pointed eN.radition commissioner for
the United States In Detroit. july 1.
Wilcox has the advantage OF years OF
experience ia the United States at
torney's office TO assist him In The
duties of his new position. He Is q
former prosecuting attorney OF Wayne
county. Harsha is now no longer q
United States officer I'm any degree.
He was formerly circuit court clerk.
circuit court commissioner master-ln-
chancery and extradition commits
sioner.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-20
WILDE'S BODY REMOVED.
Monument viii be Erected over
Grave of Famous Poet.

PARIS, July 20.--The literary exc
cutor of Oscar Wilde today had the
body of the roet removed from its
grave In the Cimetiere Parisier de
Bagnaux, outside the Notifications 10
a grave that had been prepared In The
great Cimetiere Pere La Chanse.
where, in a short time, a monument Is
to be erected over the body OF the
author.
Wilde died in a cheap lodging house
In Paris on November 80, 1900, while
In exile from England He was buried
I'm an obscure grave on Dec. 3, 1900.
his Partisan friends having leased .
grave there for few years.
On Dec. ~. 1908, an anonymous
friend gave $4,000 with which to pur.
chase a grave and erect 4 monument
In the Pere La Chanse cemetery. The
removal Of the body this morning was
In strict privacy.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-20
HAD LICENSE TO SWEAR.
Mamie Not Blamed for Letting Go
When Hit by Kettle.

Police Justice Jeffries ruled, Tues
day morning. that when one is smit.
ten in the back by a sooty tea kettle,
thrown with unerring aim by an angry
person, one has a right to indulge in
more or less profanity.
Hence Mamie Galloway, colored. was
discharged in police court. where she
was taken to answer a charge of dis
turbing the peace.
Mamie and another dusky damsel
had a quarrel. and the other dusky
damsel hurled a tea kettle. hitting
Mamie in the middle Of the back. The
policeman said that she was swearing
something awful when he arrested
her.
Huh! II jes made me all black.
said Mamie. Indignantly. and Justice
Jeffries lost all control of his risibles.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-20
MAYOR STANDS BY GUNS.
Sends Message to Council on Work OF
FIFTY"

Mayor Bre itmeyer will stand by MS
guns in his message TO the common
council. Tuesday night. He will ASA
the council to authorize the franchise
committee o. the council to advise and
WORK with him in the matter OF street
railway investigation.
The mayor has no disposition 10
slight the work of the Committee OF
Fifty or allow 1t to be subordindted ut
this time, and. while the investigation
will finally be turned over to the coun'
ell franchise committee, the desire is
TO give the voluntary organization a
chance to work out It's plans first
About $4,000 will be required alto
gether for its expenses and this will
be asked Tor by the franchise com
mittee.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-20
Judge Solves Stocking Mystery.

The mystery OF how Otto Easkow'
skys watch got into Mabel Barclay 8
stocking, was solved by Justice Stein,
Tuesday. when he decided that Mabel
had put the watch there herself. and
fined her S25, with the option Of spend
ing 80 days in the workhouse, for do
ing SO. Mabel and Otto SAT IN ad-
Joining seats on a Fort car. when Otto
missed his watch. He accused Mabel,
who Indignantly denied 1t. but as she
was being led into central station. she
deftly produced the watch. Then she
insisted that some spiteful person
must have put 1t In her stocking, JIst
to get her In bad with the police.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-20
Three New Suits Against o. U. r.

Two damage suits In which the
amount claimed aggregate $4,000
were filed against the ID. U. X. In tie
circuit court, Tuesday morning. James
Carney wants $4,000 for the loss OF
his right foot. He was already a Grip
pie when he attempted To board a car
which started soon,-he alleges,
throwing him beneath the wheels.
Samuel Hogue. OF Greenwood. Starts
suit for the same amount, basing his
claim on he killing of his son, Paul,
by a Jefferson car In May, 1908.
Julius Kern asks for $4,000 for dam.
ages TO his left hand. which was
caught in stamping press while he
was employed by the Michigan Stove
Co. He claims the machine was de.
fective
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-20
haarer as a Pedestrian.

Commissioner Haarer, of the depart
ment- of public works, has-Iaken- 20
pedestrianism. He has spent several
days In walking over the brick. pave
ments OF the city and has some walk
ing still to do. The reason Tor this
exertion IL that Haarer is examining
all the brick pavements on which the
guarantees OF the brick manufacturers
are soon to expire.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-20
w. C. MASON ASKS DIVORCE.
Boyalian Juror Was Fined, Mcnday,
for Striking Wife.

Walter c. Mason, who served as a
Juror during the trial ~ DR.. BoyaJ:an.
charged with murder. and one OF the
men who stood out for acquittal. start
ed suit for divorce Tuesday morning
against hi, wife. Mason was fnel IN
police cours Monday for striking his
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-20
TORONTO sCORCHER FINED.
Claimed He Was "Pinched" Because
He's Canadian.

Roy Freeman, who told Police JUS
tice stein that he was banker from
Toronto. was fined S25. Tuesday morn
ing. for speeding an automobile at
the rate OF % miles an hour out Mich
igan-ave., toward the ball park.
Two women and a man were in
the car with Freeman. and they we're
hurrying 10 get to the park when
Motorcycle Oflcer William Dryer set
cut in pursui; Freeman Indignantly
declared tina: he had been "pinched"
because he was a Canadian.
Absurd" said Justice Stein. short
~. when he repeated the plant IT, the
court
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-20
ONE DROWNED IN WRECK.
Steam Lighter Sinks After collidins
With Tuq-Eleven Rescued.

NEW YORK, July 20.-one man,
Assistant Engineer George Logan
was drowned, zine men and a woman
and a baby were rescued, two in.
jured, when the steam lighter Martha
Stevens, of the New York and Phil.
adelphia Canal line was sunk in col.
lisslon with the tug Confidence. of
Robins Reef, mile from Staten Isl.
and today. The rescued were taken
aboard the municipal fervyboat Cow.
anus and carried TO the st. George
ferry terminal.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-20
Cotton Schedule is Agreed to and
TAFT Will Now Use Lash.

WASHINGTON July 20-The tariff
cunferees rave practically concluded
their work with the exception of
those matters in which President
Taft 10 particularly Interested.
At today's session the cotton sched.
ule was agreed to.
Material reductions were made in
the duties ON the lower grades OF cot.
ton goods, but In higher grades the
senate rates were maintained. There
was also a slight reduction made In
the duty Of pig lead.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-20
w. A. C. Miller Buys Out Partners.

w. A. c. Miller. one of the best
known young men In the lumber bust
ness in Michigan has bought out tn
interests OF his partners in the Hold
en-, Miller & Murray Co., which oper-
ates a largo lumber yard and mill at
McKinley-ave. and the, Grand Trunk
railroad
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-20
c.. n. g. o. Receiver Discharged.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 2O.-Gov.
Harmon was discharged as receiver
OF the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
railroad today. The road Is to be
taken over by the Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern under a bonding agree
ment Harmon was receiver four
wears
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-20
LAKE GIVES UP BODY.

MARQUETTE, Mich. July 90
Especial Thomas Nolan, aged forty.
Of Marquette disappeared three weeks
ago today. Today his body was
found In Lake Superior. When last
seen he was drunk.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-20
THE WEATHER.

Detroit and vicfnityt Tuesday night
and Wednesday, partly cloudyy moder-
ate temperntureI moderate southeriy
winds.
Lower Michigan Generally fair to-
night and Wednesday, slowly rising
temperature.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-20
L.Y TEMPERATURES.

One year ago today Maximum tenn
pernture. 55i minimum. CO.. menn, a.,
partly cloudy with showers and trace
OF rain during the evening.
sun rose at fii4 n. M, and sets at
7tO2 ID. nm.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-20
New Divorce Suits.

Suppressed suits for divorce we're
filed Tuesday by Josephine VS.. Thee
dore Hildebfandt, Estelle VS.. John
Hall, William n. VS.. Laura Well. and
Walter VS.. Minnie l.. Mason
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-20
AIcsanaer. umbreIln.. so Monroe.

The flower of the tea plant gives n
sweeter infusion than the leaf. con-
tanning only about one-half as much
caffein.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-20

n your system needs something to
build up. drink Strohs Malt Extract.
Phone Main sic for . dozen bottisa.
Also at druggista
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-20

CALL DETROIT TAxICAB CO,
Main sea-. City $3.50. Park a..
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-20

Tickets for sale Adcrafts star Light.
Apply Times office advertising dept
The Detroit times., 1909-05-14
SQUABBLE OVER GARBAGE
RESULTS IN LAWSUIT
n. D. Morton, Directing to Janitor's
Collection Process, Refuses to Pay
Rent and is Sued by Flat Owner.

Joseph n Smith, owner OF the
stylish Forest flats, at Forest and Sec
Cndaves, and Harry ID. Morton, for
me- tenant In the fiat, are at opposite
ends OF lawsuit now being heard by
a Jury In Judge Murphys court. The
incidents which led 10 the present suit
caused no end OF talk among the other
tenants about a year ago. when the
board OF health took hand In the
trouble
Mr.. Morton occupied his apartments
CT a lease which provided that tn"
janitor should collect the garbage. he
hadn't been there long before he. learn
ed that the janitor's Idea OF eoIlectipS
yarbage consisted in sendthg up the
dumb waiter on which the tenant was
supposed TO deposit the garbage can.
The receptacle was then taken 10 the
basement and emptied. ami the can re-
turned
This did not meet Mr.. Morton's idea
az the correct meaning or the WORD
collect" and he objected strenuously.
He refused TO allow his wife TO put
the can on the dumb walter He want.
ed the janitor TO come 10 the apart
men1, carry the can 10 the basement
empty II and return the can, proceed
TIRE which would make unnecessary
for Mrs. Morton to touch X. When the
HEX he registered produced no results
he placed the garbage in the corridor
This displeased the other tenants, and
the board OF health was called. Mr..
Morton was forbidden 10 put any more
garbage in the hall. Then he moved
from the fat before his lease was ex'
pired. The suit is brought by the land
lcrd to collect the rent which Morton
refused TO pay.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-14
CALLED HER RUSSIAN PIG"
One Charge Mrs. Applebaum Makes
In Divorce Suit.

Detroit's Jewish society was large
~ represented in Judge Rohnert y
court. Thursday. when Mrs. Bertha
Appiebaum started suit tor divorce
against her husband. Phillip s. Apple
baum, q well-known business man. The
Applebaums live at No. 81 Columbia
St east
Mrs. Applebaum was a widow when
on Aug. l6, 1908. she was married 10
Mr.. Applebaum, widower. Both are
elderly people. and have grown chill
tren. They lived together less than
three months. separating on Nov. IL,
1908 She alleged that her husband
called her vile names. testifying that
his favorite name for her was Rus
sian pig" She said that he often swore
at her. and occasionally. struck her
At one time. she said, he struck her
across the face with a folded paper.
and said: BE quiet, you Russian pig,
or | will make you quiet forever"
Mrs. Applebaum also alleges that
before the marriage her husband
promised her that she would not have
TO live with his two adult sons, Lewis
and Meyer. but that after the mar.
rage the boys lived with them con.
tinually She says the boys swore at
her and Meyer struck her.
The suit, which is being contested.
was unfinished when court adjourned
at noon.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-14

The idea OF mailing school is orig
inal with Lewis, no other postoffice
having such a school for the public
The Detroit times., 1909-05-14
To TEACH SHIPPERS.
HOW -T04USt- MAILS.
Night School Will Be Opened in De-
troit Postofiee-Plan Evolved by
Trouble Clerk Lewis.

A night school to teach mailing and
shipping clerks how~Sb best avail
themselves OF the postal service u
the latest thing projected by the local
authorities. Postmaster Homer War
rem has put the stamp OF approval
upon the plan. and 1t will, in all like
| lihood, soon sbecome reality.
THIS scheme is the invention of Ar
| thur +. Lewis. trouble clerk OF the
postotfioe. the man who gets the un
delivered packages destined-foT the
dead letter Office and who sends out
the tFaeeFs for mail that has net been
accounted for. So many of the Difficult
ties and trials which he meets with
daily are SO simple that ne proposed
the idea of a night school to the post
master and II was looked over and
ACCEPTED
The civil service examination room
will be-psed, and IL is expected that
200 or 800 clerks from various bust
ness firms will take advantage OF this
way OF learning how not To make mis-
takes
"A great many people whose bust
ness ii Is to mail packages have no
idea OF the best way to send things"
shipping clerks how to wrap and tic
packages -thatthey- Mill-he safely
transported. One common trouble is
that pins or other sharp things which
are sent through the mails without
having the ends stuck in a cork. The
shaking OF transmission jabs a hole
in the end OF the package and some
one is likely TO be hurt in handling
the article.
There is also a great deal OF ig-
nOrance in regard 10 return cards.
sealing OF packages and the mailing of
photographs. We will adrise-tAe- use
OF linen instead Of paper shipping tags
also Another thing that should be
taught is the necessity of marking
hand-stamp on letter containing arti-
cles which might be injured or squeez-
ed out II put through stamping ma
chimes.
AN instance OF the carelessness
used In shipping came up-when two
delicate gear castings were mailed re-
Gently with only paper tag tied on
by a string This became loose and
the castings were held until called for
by the shipping firm.
"One man came in here a short
time ago to inquire for valuable mort
cages and abstracts which he had
mailed to n lawyer. 1t developed that
he had forgotten TO address the en-
velope and had no return address on
the corner"
The idea OF a mailing school is orig
inal with Lewis, no other postoffice
having such a school for the public
The Detroit times., 1909-05-14

Our showing OF ladies' ptfmps
and OXfords Is n most beauti-
fHt one. The popular new ef-
fects In Suede, Cravanette and
Bronze are the center Of at
traction.