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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-19
FLIES SPREAD DREAD
TYPHOID FEVER GERMS
Eminent Medical Men Are Convinced
by periment-Screens Neees-
sity TO Health.


ATLANTIC CITY. y. j., June 10
Doctors all over the country viii! be
busy catching flies. now that two EN-
inenL medical men have told them a
new scheme to detect typhoid fever
through the insects. DR.. Liston h.
Montgomery and DR. w. Forrest Dut-
ton az the American Medical associa'
tion conference here revealed the re-
suits OF their hunt for typhoid germs.
They used the flies as detectives.
Flies carry the germs TO houses,
the doctors believed. and they started
out 20 get the goods" on them. 4
number OF flies were caught and put
under a microscope. Those that show
ed no traces OF typhoid germs were
kept and the others were released.
Then the fly prisoners were stained
red or green and allowed TO fly. In
time they returned 10 the house.
The red or green flies then were
caught and put under the microscope
again.
The work OF the doctors would look
ridiculous were il not for the great re-
suits they got. On every colored fly
that was examined typhoid germs were
found while the flies were in the
neighborhood. they acquired typhoid
germs and were ready TO spread the
disease TO persons who were In the
house
In this way II has been made Ger
tain that typhoid is carried by flies as
well as reaches and mosquitoes
Screens. the doctors say. are ne.
cessity to health.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-19
AT IS, She TELLS
OF FAMOUS MEN
Mrs. Rebecca Spring Numbered John
Brown Among Her Warmest Friends
Met Other Notables Years Ago

Los ANGELES. Cal. June 19-In a
Cory little home In Boyle Heights, this
city, lives a dear. little, bent old lady
now in her Goth year. Twins over again
stirring days that most OF us know
only from our history books
She is Mrs. Rebecca Spring. In her
younger days an abolitionist who mum
bered John Brown among her warmest
friends.
When visited az her home ~ a rep
resentative OF the Daily News, Mrs.
Spring was found with friend who
was reading 10 her letter from John
Brown 10 his wife and family all
II was written In the Charleston prison
and carried by AIRS. Spring 10 Mrs.
Brown in Philadelphia.
John Brown was such q fine man.
said the old lady her eyes glistening
He told me before he was hanged
that he had made great mistakes and
deserved TO be hanged said. We'll,
II is better 20 die OF big idea than OF
fever. and that seemed TO please
him"
Mrs. Spring spoke tondly OF Margare,
Fuller whom she referred 20 as a
dear friend" With not little pride
the dainty. aged woman displayed a
picture OF Whittier's home AT Ames-
bury. Mass II was inscribed Il am
the friend. John c. Whittier"
What gentle soul he vas. and
how true And he hated slavery" said
Mrs. Spring softly.
Who Of all these great people YOU
knew was your best friend?" Mrs
Spring was asked
1T would be hard TO say. for We
loved them all think we saw moro
az VIM Charming and loved him per
haps better than any other
He and Mr. Spring arranged n
course Of lectures and had Mr. Emer-
son come 10 New York. We was our
guest for six weeks
I'VE visited often AT Carlvle's home
IN Sheyne Walk. London He was
dyspeptic and. oh. so cross. sometimes
"One OF our most delightful friends
was Hans Christian Andersen. whp
wrote such beautiful fairy stories Ad-
miral Wolfe's daughter used 10 have
all the great people come 70 her house
and II was there that Andersen me,
the poets and writer's +"
Hundreds Of precious manuscripts
and original letters from these men
and women Of note have been -preserv-
e. by Mrs Spring or priceless value
they are closely written IN fine Spen
cerian hand. and folded in the style
OF early days.
At 96. Mrs. Spring is an ardent SO,
cialst
"I have ALWAYS read nv bible and
that teaches socialism" she explains
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-19
PKI;snNTERIAN.

The Rev. a H. Barr. u. d, OF tne
Jefferson ave. Presbyterian church, Is
in Princeton aettending reunion o.
his class. which graduated from the
our pebt to the Public school and
the Teacher" VIII he the theme or an
address sunday evening n y "n
! drew Presbyterian churCn' .SagI ~. ~
ave and Hastings by Rev /. w ak
eF Malcolm.
The Revs. Joseph W Cochran. q
Philadelphia and Robert Johnston, OF
Montreal viii supply the Pu!pll %
Forrest Pres byterian churc d4Fln ~ IN w
absence Of the Rev Edward II. renee
- - in july and August.
Tho Rev John Britain clark 81
Westminster Presbyterian churSnf' i iel
with his family this week ~or Middle
field Mass whore they viii sPend th'
summer. Or. Clark has partially re-
covered from his recent illness ana tN-
poets that the rest during TIE sutHihf'
will prove OF great benefit
The Rev James NJ BarklfE, y -
m gt0r az The FOrest-aVe. iIesbYtcrlar
church who was elected moderator rl
the general assembly In peuN'r. J" ar
present in the west ana VIZ a. ~, -,
Jglv. he VIII visit Seattle. SPOKANE
Denver and Chicago before returning
home Arrangements ar" ems mao .
| Nv tHa various Presbyterian churches or
Detroit and vicinity for reception ~
d. given In his honor shorty AFTER ms
return.
A friend of the Biole school 81 The
I -r,urnhtil- Presbyetcriau church
orcrcd $500 II the school would raise
( $500 more for the building or an ad
4 dition which VIII be used FOR new
Ichapel The amount was raised durlns
F tne week so she fund now exceeds
$1,000 The exterior % the church mas
! lust been painted The SUNDAY school
excursion VIII fake place " 'dnesday
+ june 80. 90 Eois Blanc.
Samuel g. Comport, tenor lost in
4 Temple Beth II for some time. has ac-
ccpttd 81 similar position with the guar
( TT OF Westminster r., sbyt-rian et ATct
for the summer season Tho sunday
b services VIII De- discontinued durlnH
July and August i'm Tenpl" p. III ~ =.
. Sir. Cuwu0rt HAS been secured Tor thh'
fn1r The quartet ~ Wtstminstei
church now consists of Mss hlizaoeti
I Emery. soprano. Mrs Stouemau con
! t~offI NrN COMFORT. tenor. and Allan
Wa.--->-~tSss r. Is BigRs. thr organ
r-r-1ud rRnlr director, lts arranged L,
I gi,A Councils "Gali!a' iu Tho chnscN
T Sublly evening. juno -. assisted n'
ne quartet cboir ot thc jefferson ave
prrsbrttrlau church
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-19

schemes. His heirs are instructed
10 have published a monumental his
tory OF his life. In the end the en-
gaging young couple upon whom these
responsibilities are settled free them
selves from the performance OF them.
The portrait OF Uncle Gregory is
drawn with graphic touch The grim
ness and hypocrisy OF the old man
serves as an admirable foil for the
idyic beauty OF the interviewer story
OF love.
&c. p Putnam's Sons. New York
Sheehan's. Macauleys and Hudson's,
Detroit)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-19
NEW BOOKS IN
PUBLIC LIBRARY

The following new books have been
received ia the public library
Marshall Broomhali-" Present Day
Conditions In China W baltimore
Holly. Vow and Box with notes on
other evergreens Herman iollancz,
tr--"The Targum t. The Song OF
songs etc. Edward II Griggs-" Art
and the Human spirit Harold Hughes
and Herbert l. North--"The Old Cot
tages OF Snowdonla Andrew Jackson
The craftsmanship OF Andrew Jack
SON as tcld in his writings and
speeches. Hams Juptner Won Jonstorn
Heat Energy and Fuels Alma
Latin Effects OF War on Property,
studies In international law and poll
ICY. George Y Lees The Witness or
the Wilderness. the BCdawin OF the
Desert William a MacCorkle- Some
southern Questions, John Macnab
Modern Going 10 Sea" a guide for
hoys wishing 70 enter the mercantile
marine. Curt L. w. Ma!tzahn--' Naval
warfare" It's historical Development.
Hugo Munsterberg--"Psy chotherApy "
Madison c Peters--"The Great Hereaf-
ter. or Glimpses OF the Coming World.
David w. Resistance % ships
and screw Propulsion Henry u.
ThOreau. and others-"In American
Fields and Forests Lyof y TolstOi--
The Teaching OF Jesus w. q. Tow
ler-"Socialis min Local Government.
Gertrude NJ Tuckwell and others
Woman in Industry" Henry Clay
Nedder-"Our New Testament. How
DID We Get IT,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-19

and I took Mrs Gould back TO the
hotel"
A few days later Mrs. Gould sent
me for Mr. Farnum 20 his hotel aud
| got him. | went upstairs before him
and knocked at Mrs. Gould's door. She
said I'll be there in a minute. dearie. y
She came 10 the door and when she
saw me said, Oh. excuse me. thought
Il was Mr. Farnum'
Witness said that at IL o'clock one
evening be drove Mrs Gould 10 the
stage door OF the Broadway theater.
Faruum got into the machine and they
were driven back 10 the hotel.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-19
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Bids on William c. Maybury
School
Secretary's Once. 80 Broadway.
Detroit. Mich June II 1909


Sealed proposals VIII be received at
this ONCE until - o'clock noon. Thurs
day. June "a 1909. for furnishing all
labor and material or every description
necessary IN the erection OF the William
{. Maybury school
Plans and Specifications may be seen
in the Office Of the Supervisor OF Build
ings, Room l. this building.
The Job VIII be let IN three separate
contracts
The first must include all the work
and furnishings ~ every description
embodied I'm the drawings and masons
general specifications
The second all the work and furnish
ings OF every description in the draw
ings and carpenters general speciica-
lions
The third all the work and furnish-
tngs or every description, an the engi-
neers' drawings and general specifica-
lions for heating. vcntllatinR. etc.
Each bidder must name all sub-con-
tractors included IA his bid
Proposals must be submitted on
forms furnished ~ the Supervisor and
must be accompanied by certified
check. cash or surety company bond
equal t. per cent or the bid
The Board Of Education reserves the
right 10 reject any or all bids
WILLIAM J. LEE.
Secretary
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-19
A New Book Of travail

A new book OF travel. new not alone
In date Of publication but new in point
OF being concisely comprehensive VI
the attractions of the territory cover
ed. compact. Informative. artistic.
Such a book is indeed treat and
such n book Is Under the Turquoise
Sky" just issued by the Rock Island.
Frisco HINES for free distribution in the
jnterest Of summer travs 20 and
through Colorado.
Anyone desiring a copy should call
on or write Co the nearest representa-.
tive OF the Rock Island.Frisco Lines.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-19
Are You ctefnn Mest7

Drop postal card 10 II. w. Stein.
hon, Michigan Passenger Agent.
Chicago, Milwaukee a. St Paul Rail
way. 212 Majestic building. Detroit.
and receive by return mail folder de.
ecriptiye of the Alaska. Yukon. Pacific
Exposition at Seattle. June l TO Octo.
her l6 1909
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-19
Wants Mcmillan Reinstated.

WASHINGTON. June Ex-senator
Burrows. OF Michigan. says he is work
ing hard 10 have Neal Mcmillan. OF
Kent county. for ~ years United
states consul al Sarnia. Canada. re.
instated Mcmillan was removed by
the state department and another man
appointed In his place. Senator Bur
rows says Mcmillan Is a man OF high
position.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-19
ADVENT CHRISTIAN

sunday mornings services In the Ad-
vent Chrisilan church viii be devoted
to the children and the pastor viii
give hloc kpoard sermon The sunday
school VIII hold services In the even
ing at 80. and M o o'clock the pastor
VIII give blackboard address in the
open AIR a. Euclid and Cameron -aves
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-19
COL. MANN WINS.
Appellate Court Decides Against New
York World in Libel Suit.


York World in Libel Suit.
NEW YORK. June 19.-Col Mann
Of Town Topics. has won in his suit
against the New York World for libel
The appellate division OF the supreme
court handed down an opinion yester
day sustaining the demurrer to the
answer pleading Justification.
Col. Mann sued the World for 500
600 damages upon an article under
the headlines Great Names Forged
in Fads and Fancies The court holds
that III IS quite clear, we think. that
the justification is not as broad as The
charge. The crime OF forgery as charg
in the alleged lioelous article is not
shown TO have been committed. nor IS
any crime OF forgery shown 10 have
been committed Uupon no theory
therefore is the defense as pleaded a
complete Justification.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-19
SEE |s;s'i2;3 S!,!|!9E|'! d;
xAS DEPART WAYNE 81 I!!!l MARI
For CLEVELAND. PITTsBURd

all points south and east. Leave
DAILY lo;45 p. m, Fare to Cieyeiand:
pena and way Ports-Mondays, 5 o. m;
Fridays, gao a. m. For Buffalo. Mag
ara Falls. New York City and the East
leave Mondays. Wednesdays and FRI
m eastern time).
Saginaw Bay City Division steamer.
ueaves Randolph-st. dock). Tuesdays
and Fridays 10 a. m.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-19

Nations cities and Individual ex'
hibitors already have contracted for
nearly 100000 feet OF the Brussels
international Universal exposition.
which will be held next year.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-19
KINDNESS MAKES
BIG CITY BETTER
In Golden Rule Cleveland There
Were 10000 Less Arrests in First
Year of Reform Wave
GOLDEN RULES THAT MADE
A GREAT CITY BETTER
Rx FRED I,omLER.

Never place boys aud girls I'm
prison.
2-Members OF the force must use
their kindly efforts to ease the
friction of III temper between man
and man.
J--The best policeman L. the one
who MANAGE. the offender with the
least show or display OF authority.
4-Many men fall through unfor-
tunafe circumstances, and are not
criminal AT heart.
5-PoIice should have enough evil
dence 10 convict before considcrtng
the imprisonment of "a person ON
any charge.
0--Any apparent violators who are
not known 90 he OF good reputation,
must he accompanied tn the station,
where the officer Ina charge VIII
take the proper actiOnI "a shown by
<the common sense policy.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-19
BOOKS

The Making Of Bobby Burnt"
George Randolph Chester can be
trusted al any time 70 write some
thing better than the ordinary story
and in The Making OF Bobby Burnt"
which is the record ~ the adventures
OF a live American young man. Mr.
Chester abundantly satisfies expecta-
tons His stories have the right
kind OF an atmosphere, attractive
enough TO lead one 20 enjoy from
page 70 page the unfolding OF his
plots.
Old John Burnt rich merchant
dies, leaving his business interests in
the control OF his son. Bobby" who
has hitherto never encountered re-
sponsibility Of any kind Naturally
Bobby enters upon his new duties in
an unpre pared condition His father
has foreseen this condition. however.
and has provided against his sons
starvation by reserving a portion OF
his fortune in trust for him. the iden.
tity OF the trustee not being disclosed
at first Bobby is involved in series
Of unsuccessful adventures apl invest.
ments, but each time Is restored anan.
cially by a part OF the fortune left
in reserve for such emergencies and
subsequent 20 each business bh.nder
a sealed envelope IS handed him This
envelope contains a letter OF advice
written by his father with the In.
struction that it be given the son
after the catastrophe has passed such
an arrangement seems unfair. but old
Mr. Burnt thus explains his motive
mo boy will believe green apples
hurt him until he gets the stomach.
ache Knowing you 10 be truly my
son. I am sure that IL / gave you adj
vice beforehand you would not be.
lieve IT, This way you will Bosby
lGiscnXers that tho trustee. Who's
name Is withheld is none other than
Agnes Elliston. the young girl WHOM
he loves. and he proceeds % make her
situation permanent. insofar as She
becomes lis wife in the finale. The
book is admirably bound and printed
and in every respect merits a read.
ing
tBohbs Merrill Co, indianapolis.
Hacauley's Sheehans and Hudson'g.
Detroit
Uncle Gregory" novel by George
Sandemau is very interesting study
I'm psychology. Uncle Gregory is a
bnnker of vast wealth and oSteu'a-
tious rhilanthropies Outwardly be
Us Ia type OF righteousness But his
huhiness dealings are troacherouE aud
dishonest. bordering on the criminal
He Is lnHsteut 60 tho vc.e 90 OF cruelty
In his effort to stamp his own ideas
Of morality on those about him Al
his death he leaves a VII directing
his estate 10 be used largely In carry.
ing out prcpUsterous educational
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-19
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Bids New Heating and Venill.
ating Plant, Higgins School
Secretary's Of'ice. so Broadway.
Detroit. Mich, June IL. 1909.

Sealed proposals VIII be received at
this office until ~ o'clock noon Tues
day. June q. 1903. for furnishing and
Installing complete IN all respects. ac-
cording To plans and Specifications, a
new heating AMI ventilating plant at
tho Higgins school
Plans and specifications may be seen
I'm the Office OF the Supervisor OF Build
ings. Room /. this building
Proposals must be submitted on
forms furnished by the Supervisor and
must be accompanied by certified
check. cash or surety company bond
equal 10 per cent OF the bid
The Board OF Education reserves the
right TO reject any or ali bids.
WILLIAM J. LEE,
Secretary
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-19

(Bobbs Merrill Co, indianapolis.
Detroit
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-18
filming OF Ed WALSH AND EvERs-
ENOUGH To DISGUST ALL FANS

ball law declares contracts must
be signed passed and still Walsh
held out. Now he has joined his
team. Whether he received the
sum he demanded is his business
and Comiskey's.
During the time Walsh held
out he was not, like men in other
calings, a free agent. because the
base ball trust held him Comis-
keys property. No manager in
the trust could give him a job.
And when he finally signed up he
was fined 500.
John Evans didn't want to play.
He said he needed a years rest.
But the base ball trust held he
had broken one of the sacred
laws, SO. when the Cubs were
hitting the chute and Evers re-
ported to help out, he too was
fined.
Isn't this the limit? Doesn't 1t
jar your Americanism to know
such things are being perpetrated
every day by men getting rich off
of your quarters and half dollars?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-18
Bill Sherring, Olympic Marathon Winner,
Enters Field of Professional Runness

HAMILTON, Ont, May 10
Having tried for four years for
reinstatement by the Canadian
Amateur Athletic union, which
declared him a professional after
he won the Olympic Marathon at
Athens, Billy Sherring, the Ham,
ilton distance runner, has turned
professional in reality and will go
after some of the money being
won by Dorando, st. Yves, Long
boat and other purse snatchers.
Sherring was declared a pro
when returning from Athens, with
the Marathon tophy and $40 in
his pocket, he accepted a purse
from admiring Canadian, who
wanted to honor the youth bring
ing them their greatest athletic
glory.
Despite repeated refusals, Sher-
ring was hopeful that he would
ultimately be restored to good
standing as simon pure glory
hunter, but the absolute turn-down
handed him by the c. A. A. u. at
its last meeting decided him, and
he is after the coin.
With Sherring in the field, the
professional Marathoners will have
to look to their laurels, for the
Ontario boy is flyer from way
back and can negotiate the full
distance in record time any time
he faces the starter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-18
BY TIP WRIGHT.

I see the national commission
has fined Johnny Evers and Ed
Walsh 500 each because they re-
fused to sign their 1909 contracts
within the time specified by base
ball law.
1t is to laugh. No it isn't
either, it is too serious.
When three or four men can
lean back in their easy chairs,
cock their feet upon the mahog-
any, smoke 25-cent cigars and
hand out fines ad libitum, the
national game has come to a pref
ty pass.
This argument between ball
players and their employers is an
old one, know, but there's heap
of old things that need purifying
and would be better for disinfect-
ing.
For instance, are ball players
who are subject to q system of
fines, suspensions and blacklist
any better off than slaves? OF
course they are paid for their la
Dor, but the question of equity has
never been satisfactorily settled.
The question of a players value
depends upon his ability to get all
the money he can for his work.
Many man drawing $4,000 has as
much ability as the man getting
$1,000 or more. Often a player is
under contract for a number of
years at a figure which was large
enough when ne signed the con-
tract, but not in proportion to his
value during the later years of its
tenure.
This is the case with Walsh,
who was carried by Comiskey for
a year or two before his wonder
full ability became apparent. Last
fall Walsh's contract expired and
with its expiration he had won 40
out of the So games he pitched
during the season.
This spring, Walsh not being
bound by a contract, refused to
sign for what Comiskey offered.
He was, in HIS opinion. worth
more. The day upon which base
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-18
SPORTING NEWS OF THE WORLD

Carroll was yesterday made chair
man of the committee which has
the carnival in charge.
Boxing, wrestling, indoor track
events and novelty stunts and pos
sibly some outdoor contests will
comprise the program, In which
the little brown men will be per-
mitted to participate.
Members of company A and
troop B win contest in several
stunts, and will take part in some
shooting matches.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-18
BIC. JIM JEFFR|ES
JOINS WHITE
SOX TEAM
(By United Press Leased Wire.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
CHICAGO, May 1S.-Big Jim
Jeffries is a member of the White
Sox. Yesterday, it is said, he af-
fixed his name to contract Offer
led by Big Chief Comiskey and for
two weeks he will gambol about
the South Side enclosure with his
big hams encased in dainty white
stockings and clad in the uniform
|of a Chicago American, if one of
Sufficient girth and length can be
unearthed in the clubs lockers.
Yesterday the big fighter and
Sam Berger appeared at the
grounds and JEFF was established
at first base while the team warm
ed up. Sullivan was, catching. As
a joke he passed it to his crew to
keep the big fellow busy. For
ten minutes jeff was occupied dig
ging Patents low ones out of the
dirt and leaping into the air to
wing the manager catcher's heav-
les. JEFF got 'hep" and turned
loose on Sullivan. The infiefders
followed his lead, and when the
catcher wasn't keeping teh pegs
away from his shins, he was chas-
ing them to the grand stand.
Jeff's fielding at first made a great
hit with the fans.