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The Detroit times., 1909-02-01
PACIFIC END OF
CANAL IS OPENED
FOR NAVIGATION
PREsIDENT-ELEcT TAFT At
TENDS cEREMoNY-ooEs FIVE
MILES OUT TO SEA AND RE.
TURNS ON A TUG.

PANAMA, Feb. 1.-President-elect
VIM. ii. Taft today formally opened
the Pacific end OF the Panama canal
for navigation.
The Pacific Mail Steamship liner
Newport, Capt. Russell. plying be-
tween San Francisco and Panama. Is
the first ship 10 pass through the new
channel
There has been great rivalry for
this honor between the Gillian and
English steamers. but It will fall 10
an American-owned vessel.
rhe Newport started from La Soca
pier.
Mr.. Taft went Ave miles out 10 sea
and returns TO Panama on tug.
The engineers whom Mr.. Taft
brought with him to inspect the work
already done on the canal and the
prospects for future construction, have
virtually approved the lock system.
After examining the work at the
Pacific end OF the canal, they gave II
their sanction.
They visited the Gatun dam. over
which there has been SO much contro-
yersy. and approved the work there.
They practically determined, as far
as they are concerned, the question
of a lock canal or a sea-level water
way.
Their final report will be in favor
OF a lock canal.
The engineers spent the whole day
at Gatun with the chief engineer of
The canal. Lieut.. Col Cocktails. Az
ter close investigation they had no
FAULT TO find with the natural founda-
tons for the dam. and they regard
the plans for safeguarding the dam as
complete in every respect. They in
spected Culebra cut today
The Detroit times., 1909-02-01
NURSES BILL is
OPPOSED BY DOCTORS

Opposition TO the bill which has
been prepared TO provide for the regis.
tration OF all trained nurses in the
state is developing among the ply.
sicians. The objection is made that
the bill aims 10 give TO the nurses
something OF the standing OF a ply
sician and is dangerous in that re.
spect
A training course OF three years is
provided for In the act and the regis
tration board is TO be composed OF Ave
nurses. Dr. Fleming Carrow. who has
examined the bill carefully, contends
that. since nurses are taught by ply
sicians, there should be medical repre-.
sentation on the examining board. He
also believes a three-year course too
long and would have many OF the pro.
visions OF the bill altered so that II
will not tend TO give nurses authority
10 act as physicians
DR. j. y. Kennedy Is also strongly
opposed 10 the bill
The Detroit times., 1909-02-01
BIG LINER HAS STORMY
PASSAGE AT SEA

NEW YORK. Feb. With a
broken rudder and more than AZ hours
late, the big American line steamship
st. Louis, Capt John G. Jamison, came
slowly up TO quarantine this morning.
Tugs had met her at Sandy Hook TO
tow her into her dock.
There were nearly 1000 passengers
on board
The st. Louis had rough passage
over. Wireless messages told OF her
accident and It is supposed that she
steered her way into port with her
propellers. travelling at three-quarter
speed The dispatches also said that
all were well on board, and for that
reason no uneasiness was felt. Pre-.
vious TO her arrival the company
agents had no news as 10 the extent
of her injuries or the seriousness OF
the mishap which crippled her.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-01
MARKS ANNUAL SALE OF
TRAVELLERS SAMPLE FURS
Attracting Liberal Patronage From
People Who Appreciate a Great
Money.Saving Opportunity.

No city in the country sends out such
a large army of fur statesmen as Dc
troit--a fact which makes possible the
purchase OF highgrade furs at most
attractive and decisive reductions.
Just now Herman and Ben Marks, ~
and ~ Farrar-st.. are conducting their
annual sale OF travellers samples and
In order TO close out the line before
their statesmen start on their annual
pilgrimage they have cut prices on
every piece Of fur way down TO the
bone and into the marrow. The
weather bureau advises that the
longest and most severe winter
weather is yet TO come and people
who need anything in the line of furs
will find II decidedly To their advan-
tage TO investigate the unprecedented
opportunities provided by the annual
travellers sale OF this well-known firm.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-01
GEORGE BUSSE
KILLS WOMAN
MAYORS BROTHER WAS EXAM
lining REVOLVER WHEN 1T
DISCHARGED ACCIDENTALLY.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-George Busse,
brother OF Mayor Busse, is griefstrick-
en- today because he accidentally shot
and killed Mrs. Lucius c. Tuckerman,
80 years old. wife Of fruit dealer at
Milton, " Y, yesterday. Busse. in his
apartment in the Walton building.
was examining revolver. demonstrate
ing its use 10 Miss Mertha Lambke,
his housemaid. The weapon Was ac-
cidentally discharged, the bullet going
through two windows across the area
way and piercing Mrs. Tuckerman' s
heart. Mrs. Tuckerman was In a bed
room dressing when she was killed.
The shooting was entirely accidental.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-01
SOCIETY DAM ICES
TO AID BLIND OF
NEW YORK
BALL AT FASHIONABLE HOTEL
WAS GREAT succEss-cosTUM
ED MERRYMAkERs BRING SUN.
SHINE TO 5000.

NEW YORK. Feb i.--Society's bal
dc tete at the Plaza was the great sue.
cess IL deserved To be, for il was for
the benefit OF the New York Associa.
ton of the Blind II was full OF pie
ture sque features, ana those who at
tended were well repaid. not only with
Il most enjoyable evening, but with the
knowledge that they danced 10 make
life brighter for more than 5000 per
sons who, without the association y aid
rot only would be helpless. but hope
less, and who are being assisted to-
ward self-suppOrting.
Under Dougbs OF wistaria red aud
white. that festooned the ceiling of the
ball room, there was continuous dane
ing tom 10 O'Clock until small hours,
and q prettier sight could not be i'm
agined. Everybody was supposed to
wear some Kind Of fancy headdress,
and everybody was most obliging,
either appearing with flowers or
jew els, OF buying some OF the fascinat-
ing hats, both for men and women,
taht were on sale in the foyer
Miss Kathryn H. Auer5Hch nad
charge Of the favors, which insisted
II every kind aud description Of hats
mushroom hats with gourah ieath-
ers, ermine toQues, the latest Partisan
models, trimmed with fluwers, fruit
and plumes, all made out az paper,
and pretty enough 10 wear.
There were Dutch caps for the men,
with fiaxen paper hair hanging from
Wf
ligtails, so that everybody's taste and
pocketbook could be satisfied, for
these headdresses ranged from nifty
cents To six dollars.
Some of The ladies on the various
committees, and patronesses, wore
fancy coS.Imes. For instance Miss
Winifred Holt, who. with her sister,
Mrs. Joseph Colt Bloodgood. founded
the society for which the ball was
given. appeared as the Empress Marie
Louise and wore some beautiful old
family Jewels. besides wonderful
court costume OF Napoleon's time.
Mrs. Bloodgood was in pink satin, and
Mrs. Edward Ridgewood Hewitt wore
headdress of pearls.
Mrs. Hamilton Fairfax wore pow
dered hair and some handsome jewels.
Mrs. John lizard Middleton was Il
lady of King Arthur's time. and wore
early English jewels
For the men who did not wear fancy
hats. there were sashes, orders and
other decorations. so that there was
plenty OF color in the ballroom. which.
with the handsome gowns OF the
women, made the scene brilliant
enc.
AT midnight the orchestra, which
was In the balcony. played the Barca-
role from Les Contes dHorman.
the ballroom was flooded with pink
light. and fol- this Venetian scene, rose
petals were showered on the dancers
from the boxes. Bags OF confetti were
given them with which to pelt one
another. and this feature caused no
little argument.
While the friends OF the association
for the blind we're most generous In
buying tickets for the affair the wo-
men connected with its management
hope that their interest Will not end
at the Plaza, for Light House No. l."
as the Associations shop Is called. Is
only a few blocks from the hote!.
ON Fifty=ninth-st.., near Bexington-ave.,
where all will be welcomed and VIII
be shown what splendid work the
society Is doing for the blind.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-01
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Charles ID. Hicks. "a; Bessie Price, 10
John 3. Robinett, n. Eaton, O.. Eliza
beth Fletcher "a. Detroit.
Andrew Rellinger. Jr.. 20. Caroline
LaBuhD, is.
Anthony kusibab, I'll Pauline Au-
gustine lS
Henry CadiuX. 80. Anna Mogie. 10
Joseph Pedlewski. 81 Grand Rapids
Anna Sadowska. %. same
Alexander Zeiasko. -. Tracy Hasser-
nick a.
Thomas Cougaiin. q. Clara Rutz. 20.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-01
BIRTHS

GIRLS
Thomas Arnett. - Sampson
Peter Cnarboncau. sos Congress.
George Bolton. 37S Lansing
Percy Christtanson IG6 Humboldt
Walter TAtti. rs Benton
Fred GerlGn. go Jos. Campau
Albert Miclke. as Leland
Joseph Flagg. Bots
Anthony Konefe 7i3 Theodore
BOYS
Thomas Monroe, $50 Lafayette
Joseph Feeney. 50 Lawton
Frederick BlaCkett. 1853 Belvidere
John Isesn!ak. 10 Crecow
Edward Wislecki. 27l Collins
Teofil IAbuda. 9.5 Chene
Jchn Walkowski, li04 JOS Campau
The Detroit times., 1909-02-01
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
INTERURBAN LINES.
:, D:t SS rs, 3, 5:te.ufea. Li.s.'

Detroit Usitsd Interurban Lsnea.
FLINT LiMITEDs-s.l rs q IN. ana
t;l5 y. IN Locals for Rochester and
D. m; IL y. m to oxford. Locals 10
Rochester and Romeo. O. m. and
every two hours 20 10 p. m: also "A
y. IN.
PORT HURON LIMITEDs-7:4s n
m. i0:ss a. m. s:t5 y. IN. 6:s4 p. IN.
New Baltlmore. Aisonac. Marine City
and a R.5' H p to esS MsI,a. city to
s hourly. $50 a m. 70 p. M. ana
sSSTs 70 k p 70 s s % ss ~, We
y. m. also ii p. IN
TOLEDO LIMITEDs-s:2o a. m.
ii.2o a. no. a;ao and $40 ., m. Locals
Toledo. hourly. sac a m. to $50 $50 .. i na
also $50 and II p: m. for Monroe
JACKSON LiMIrEpS-s:ss q m.
i2.45 and 3:SS y. M. Locals for Jack
; .. M: FOR Ann Arbor. m. ana
a sSS'' Ssof,hVills; 20 no nor and " sssss
s s%s hour Il n M saline s1 p cars m . from
For wys.asste asa rrs.sss-S:ss =
m and half-houriy TO s.ss p ns hourly
g with ssnss s.:v.ss .s Sss
0u Yer R.ys, oss. ssr.s,eAs1 -
rS;si p ~. then sSuS ~ sas Il 4 ~
First car ons-hatf hour later On Dso-
Ger rsr-S.ssss sss x.rsAvsr,s--a q
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a" Ia. !; z "a. Z; I ss : L slea!I.R y a~A.
Jos Pr,.ss.S done rtshs - ~
~ Co.. IL John h--st Ioooo -
The Detroit times., 1909-02-01
Says Was Paid Too
Nuch; Sends $500
To Conscience Fund

MARION, o., Feb. County
Treasurer w. c. Wottring received a
letter this morning containing $500
accompanied by an unsigned note
which read:
please apply this to the county In
place OF money | received for work
which | could have done much
cheaper"
The amount was in four 800 and
two $50 bills.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-01
DAILY DEATH LIST

Walter v Mstcaif. 90 years S2s
Fourth, paralysis.
Harvey Dupius. 3 years. % Peterson
pneumonia.
Peter j. Faulkner. ~ years So w.
AleNandrtnr. phthtsis pulmonalis
CHARLES Iandein rs years Eillse.
MICh,s paraIy Eis.
Ciyde W SCEmuhI. months. gsI Nc.
MILAN peritonitis
Vera \ Nasal. years. asa L-AsaIis
paralysis
The Detroit times., 1909-02-01
ZOO LIVES ARE
LOST IN FIRE

CANTON, China, Feb. l.--At least
200 lives were lost In a fire which oc-
Cured today in feet of flower boats.
The charred bodies or 10 victims
have already been recovered. but many
persons are still missing.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-01
76-YEAR OLD MAN
DIES OF BROKEN HEART

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. Stricken
with grief over the death OF his moth
or. who was 80 years old. and with
whim he had lived all his life, John
Quinn. of Plumsteadville, near Doyles
town, Pa died al the home OF his
nephew, Frank Quinn, at No. 5l14
Arch-st. He was IS years old
The cause OF his death was heart
failure, according TO the diagnosis, but
n was the sorrow OF the old man over
the loss OF his mother. who had died
two days before him that led to his
death. For all OF his long life he had
lived with her ON his farm. outside
Doylestown.
She died there. and her body was
brought 90 this city for burial lie
came along with 1t, but no amount ~
consoling could relieve his mind Of
the burden OF suffering
Mother and son were buried togeth
or ia Mount Moriah cemetery.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-01
Returns After IS Years.

WEBSTER. Mass, Feb. AFTER be-
Ing mourned for az dead for years.
VIM. G.. Weithous, Of the United States
ship Constellation has returned here
TO. find his wife has married again.
Her second husband was the first TO
areet Weithous when he reached town.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-01
Bank ls Closed

GREENFIELD. Mass, Feb 1.-The
Greenneld Savings bank was closed to-
DAY by order OF Bank COMMISSIONS
Pierre Jay. The bank holds s. 900 600
In deposits.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-01

searching for coal In the south OF
India discovered a valuable deposit
Of tantalite, the first found In that
country.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-01
The.
People SPACES

Advertising rates under any
classification in these columns,
one cent Der word each insertion,
cash In advance. No advertise
ment inserted for less than Is
cents.
Persons whose names appear In
the telephone directories. may have
Advertisements charged at above
rates Call
BELL~MAIN 1893.
HOME-CITY 1886.
For the convenience OF patrons
arrangements have been made with
the following To receive liner ad-
Vertfsemcnts at the same rate a.
charged at the home office:
EAST SIDE.
Honehten-Frcnch Coal Co., 49, East
Mt; elliott Pharmacy. Mt Elliott and
Oratiot- aves.
Csrney's Furniture Co., l67 Gratiot-
ave.
u. brown, 1859 Jefferson -ava
.. MCPHERSON, 2t0o Gratiot-ave-. oppo-
site car barns.
WEST SIDE.
g. q. Eansor, s95 Grand River-avs
Turner stanton, lee Myrtie-st
r. ~. Drfrcoil, All Michigan-ave.
y: w Willard, 1919 Forrest. west
w. w. Bush, 6s4 Michigan-ave.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-01

The brown coal OF the Australian
state of Victoria heen-feaBa-
be rich in ammonia sulphates and TO
be well adapted TO making producer
gas
The Detroit times., 1909-02-01
DENTISTS.

Best Dentists specialists In
every branch. Our painless
method for extracting 10 the
beet In the world. We have a
standing offsr Of $1,000 for
our formuia. ReDair broken
plates. putting In PIT. sue. III.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-01

Cyril Dwight Edwards, famous
English baritone. will be the artist for
the fourth concert of the celebrity ser.
les I'm the Detroit opera house. next
Sunday afternoon. Seats GO on sale
Tuesday morning at the theater box
Office Managers Collver and Whitney
haye decided TO make the price OF
orchestra seats dollar at all Sunday
concerts I'm the future.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-01

Business-iike Printing. NO russ and
no feathers. The plain, neat kind. that
looks right. Times Prinffng Co., is
John R.-st Phone 1893
The Detroit times., 1909-02-01

job Printing done right. Times Pri.t-
ing Co., lb John R.-st Phone 1893
The Detroit times., 1909-02-01

We battle the gums with
little wet cotton. taste9 itkg
cinnamon. and remove to
Co, Sc Grand Rfyer-ave. One
square from 0riswold hotel
The Detroit times., 1909-02-01

Fred w. Green, of lonla These mer
operate a similar contract In the Iona
reformatory
The Detroit times., 1909-02-01

EXCHANGE for q $4,000 stock zee
goods. the Main River house, Maple
Ridge. A1pena county, embracing 4ef
ings nne sumner resort and sooA
winter road house. Apply or address
Il. Violin. Aipena. Mich.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-11

not make their arrival known to the
inhabitant Of Manhattan, unless he can
surprise a few In the low-lying thickets
of Central park. They find the build
ing sites they prefer in New Jersey
water meadows, or in swampy fields
north and east of the city.
The New Yorker who lives near Gen.
arrival of the purple grackles or Grow
blackbirds." They come north during
March nights in great flocks and APP
pear next moning strung along the
branches of park trees, chattering ex-
citedly all at once in creaking voices,
as il discussing the incidents of their
trip.
The rusty blackbirds, on the con-
trary, travel as one who evades the
police. They come without observa-
ton in pairs. But they soon gather
into little focks and converSe-in
medley of sweet, high whistles. In
early March one may see both these
species of blackbird walking sedately
over the lawns of Central park.
The grackle is much the more splen-
did gentleman of the two His throat
and breast are overshot with metallic
lights, blue, purple, gold and green, and
the yellow rims around his eyes have
the effect of gold spectacles. Through
these he looks ungenially upon the
rusty blackbird, whose plumage suits
his name and gives him the appearance
of poor relation.
In the neighborhood of Central park
ponds the robins first notes mingle
with the spring piping of little frogs.
Cheer up" says the robin, cheer up,
cheer up" and sometimes, according
to Mabel Osgood Wright, he asks in
sistently, do you think what you do?
Do you think?' He is not musician.
We shall not think much OF his song
when we hear the bluebird's. And we
shall forget both when the thrushes
lift up their heavenly voices amid the
leaves of June. But his "Cheer up!"
in season, welcome for its promise of
better things to come.
Though the bluebirds come north
early in March the dweller in Mammal
tan will not be likely to see them. We
hear news of them from quieter places
beyond the swarming. streets. The
novice in bird lore can identify the
bluebird with certainty. No other in
the spring fields is like him, with his
breast of warm earth brown and his
back and wings of heavenly blue.
when nature made the bluebird.' says
John Burroughs "she wished to. pro-
pitiate both the sky and the earth; SO
She gave him the color of one on his
back and the hue of the other on his
breast, and ordained that his appear
ance in spring should denote that the
strife and war between these two ele-
ments was at an end. He is the peace
harbinger; in him the celestial and
terrestrial shake hands and are fast
friends" MAUD GOING.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-11
MIGRATION OF THE BIRDS
is INTERESTING SUBJECT
IN NATURES STAGE. the very
first recitatives of spring are sung

ON NATURES STAGE, the very
first recitatives of spring are sung
~ by the song sparrow. Any CLEAN
of March sunshine may discover his
joyous Tilt, and he is sometimes heard
in city parks before the close of Feb
ruary.~
Most singers Of the sparrow tribe re-
serve their music for solitary places.
The sweet whistle of the white throat
comes from the spires of the fir woods
in the hush of dawn; the vesper spar
row trills when sunset is upon the
fields; the rousing song of the fox
sparrow surprises the canoeist. stealing
through the shadows Of the wdterside
thickets. But the song sparrow, though
he is one of the best musicians in the
whole family, sings to the accompani-
ment of changing cars and gathering
wagons.
We make sure of him by the dark
spot on his breast, like a blunt arrow
head with its point up; but we need no
such recognition mark, The bird song
heard above the noise of city streets, in
earliest spring, is his. He has been
called 1.-The bugler of the spring bril-
gade."
Bird migration is largely, If not
solely, a question of food. Hawks and
owls can remain north all winter and
find good hunting. There are always
rabbits In the thickets, and mice in the
fields. Hawks find many victims among
the goldfinches and chickadees, which
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-11

stay in the country around us, living
on berries and the seedy tops OF last
years weeds. Moreover. the hawk can
rob the commuters chicken house.
The great horned owl does terrible
mischief in a farmyard and will even
tackle a turkey. With mind at ease
on the food question, he builds so early
that icicles often hang from his nest
Three woodpeckers, the golden winged,
the downy and the hairy, winter
here, and so do the white-breasted nut
matches. All these birds can support
which they find under the bark or in
the timber of trees.
There are always some crows in evil
dence during the cold months, con-
spicuous in the general colorlesSneSs of
about doors. They exc out sus-
tenance on field mice, berries and frozen
apples. Many of them gather along
Jersey, where they find snails, or dig
for CLAIMS and mussels. In March we
may see and hear small f1ocks of crows
high in air, returning to their summer
homes.
The fly catchers and most of the war
blers, which live OH winged insects,
must migrate or starve. They have
been wintering in the tropics, whence
they will return to us in the latter half
of April, or even later. Later still, the
humming bird comes, when warm sun
shine has brought to life the deep
throated blossoms where he feasts. In
the region around New York the spring
migration is we'll under way by the
middle of March, and the spring chorus
is at it's height in the latter part of
May.
When snow has vanished and the
ground becomes soft, SO that worms are
obtainable, redbreast can get living.
With the robbins, in most seasons,
bluebirds appear, and so do purple
grackles, and the rusty and the red
winged blackbirds. In most seasons.
March Is finds them all established
here. The purple grackles come from
Virginia, or from places still farther
south, where they have been ASSOCIATE
ing, In immense f1ocks, with the red
winged blackbirds. The red-wings will
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-11
THE UNFINISHED STORY
t,optinued from Page Six,

Continued frOm rage oiAI
had counted one hundred their supply
was exhausted.
''Oh, dear what shall we do?" cried
Jessie In dismay. 81 know. We Will
get that paper of pins mamma got
yesterday. l am positive there Is
million in it."
Mamma smiled as she gave them
the pins. They counted and counted,
and were disappointed to find only
five hundred.
There must be a. million words IN
the dictionary, so let's see how many
pages that is" They had not counted
three pages when mamma called them
to dinner and they lost their place.
They gave up in despair anc asked
Carts advice.
"Oh, you foolish girls. 1t would take
a million years to count million"
well, we have done our best. We
are afraid the teacher will scold us II
we don't have our lesson"
So they sat down with their papers
and pencils with very vague idea as
tn what q million was.
Mary's composition started like
this: "a million is ever and ever so
many" Jessie's, "A million is so
many it would take a long, long time
to count it,"
FLORENCE MOORE.
1911 East washington street.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-11
A TRUE TOAD STORY

Mother put a dish of cornmeal and
water by the doorsteps for the little
chicks; but they did not come, and the
flies all came to have a party.
A hungry toad happened to pass by.
"Oh, dear" he thought. II want some
flies for breakfast, but they will all
leave il go there. What shall / do?"
He took another hop and stopped to
think a moment.
IT know he seemed to say; and can
you guess what he did?
He hoped into the middle of the
dish. took his hands and patiently
rubbed the cornmeal over his body till
nothing was to be seen but lump OF
eornmeal and pair of bright black
eyes. The flies soon gathered again to
eat, but were eaten instead.
Was this not wise old toad =
Primary Education.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-11

sick one only stared at him, not re-
plying. Then he began to toss and to
moan.
That's just the way he does when
I speak TO him." sobbed the child. "An'
he got that way last night. But before
ne got so he wouldn't talk, he said he
had great pains in his chest and
head"
HE must have a DOCTOR" said Tom
my, his voice decisive. He felt that he
must look after this poor sufferer, the
little girl and the poor shop. 'Tll run
home and have my mother send for
our DOCTOR" he explained. And you
lock the shop door, so that other
thieves cannot come in to steal the
GOATS and other things while I am
gone"
The little girl did his bidding, SEEM
ing to trust him completely and know
that he was her friend in time Of trou-
BILE.
Within an hour Tommy returned to
the shop, accompanied by his own
dear, good-hearted mother. Tommy
tapped on the shop door and the lit
tie girl opened 1t for him. In another
minute he and his mother>were at the
sick mans bedside and the mother said
she knew from the sufferers symptoms
that he had pneumonia And 1t is a
good thing you found him at this stage
of the fever" she declared, turning to
But our doctor will be here shortly and
Tommy. He must go to hospital.
give us directions"
And the doctor, summoned by Tom