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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-10
All Ready for the Pageant.

John Gillespie and his aides were
on the ground out north WOODWARD
early. arranging the advance details
OF the event which. like everything
else In Detroit's celebration. hal been
planned 10 the minute John viewed
the horizon with the air Of general
marshslling his troops and made All
optimistic weather prediction. The
motorcycles OF the Detroit Motorcy-
Gle club were drawn up on time for
the policing OF the affair, and Ser
geant Staples. OF the fly COPS went
putting UP and down the avenue as
busy as an ant in sugar bowl
Manager Meeker. OF the Burroughs
Adding Machine Co. the man In
charge OF the field day al Belle Isle
which is 10 follow the parade. had
his teams all lined up for the bali
games and was there strong with the
advance details OF everything that was
going To take place.
Prof Griffith, OF the Art Museum.
took q last look at some OF the gems
on the walls OF his collection, He'd
away several decorative points hith-
erto left In abeyance. and pronounced
himself ready to run the judging or
the floats and other decorations All
over the city the finishing touches
were being put on the cars. and dec
orations were making their appear
ance on the line OF march.
The entertainment exercises con
tinue tomorrow in ride on the steam.
er City OF Cleveland out into the Ike
and up 10 the Flats. There viii be a
band concert on the city hall steps
In the evening.
Then. Monday morning. II will be
Westward Ho. with the first car get.
ting away at 8 o'clock
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-10
Slrlnu Some Spesd,

Silver Joe, who is beating 2;20 In
his races up in Canada, Is son OF
The Eel. 2:02 Ia.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-10

Yesterday. Results.
Pittshurg 80 New York 81
Phillies 5. Chicago I.
Boston ). 81. Louis :.
Cincinnati Q. Brookiy 3.
Toduy.s Games.
81. Louis at Boston.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
Sittsburg at New York.
Chicago at Philadelphia
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-10

Two-base hits--Cobb. Collins. Muir
ply Sacrifice ny--Thomas. First base
on balls--On Work g. OF Plank 2. First
Iaft-Sn- AaEes-petrait y. Athletics 2.
Struck out--By- Works g by-Plank 7.
Double play--Works. Schaefer and
BOSNIAN Time 40 Cmpires-SneF-
idan and KERN. Attendance-44li.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-10
STILL AT PLAY.
GUESTS OF OUR CITY
Continued From Page One.

chartrain shortly after noon and The
visitors were given few minutes TO
brush up before starting out 70 view
the parade OF cars which. they were
firmly informed was going TO be- TIE
greatest automobile pageant in the
history of the industry
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-10

Everybody was asking Chairman
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-29
DREAM OF LOVE is ENDED.
William Shanls, Aged 81, and Bride.
"a, Disagree and Appeal to Officers.

William Shanks, "a, and Mary Ann
Lee, "a, bride and groom of October Z,
the oldest bridal couple in the state,
have come to harsh words and blows
and separation and little cupid will have
to run back to his own set and play
with the children.
cts no use ta1kin'," says William,
''dar amt no use tryin' to live with
these old women. You has to git 'em
when they's little and fetch 'em up
yo'self."
HE Just got so cranky" says Mary
Ann in a high pitched voice, dat ah
has to leave him. He hollers around
and wakes up at night SEEM things an
ye1ls at 'em an ah just can't STAN it,
OATS ALL"
ed happy as could be, and when they
were visited by the reporter they made
great show of mutual affection. But
now, alas, it seems the slight seven
weeks have worn long and heavy upon
the shoulders of each. This morning
found William at the court house con-
sulting with County Attorney Schenck
and Mary Ann at the police station
seeking aid from Chief Eaton.
William, having been married five
times, ought to know how to please,
they thought, and Mary, married on
three distinct occasions, surely ought to
get along nicely. William was married
twice in slavery, the second wife dying
in Topeka after war at his present
abode on Eighteenth street close by the
bank of the Shunganunga. Then he
married Angelina Holmes who grew
tired and gave way to Mary Jane
Washington. She in turn was led away
he says by another man, and then had
the nerve to sue him for alimony OF
81 900. That she did not get it is one
bright spot in his memory. The last
helpmeet is Mary Ann Lee, and she
too. has found him undesirable.
Mary, on the other hand, married
once in slavery, then accepted man
named Lee at Atchison after the war
At his death, she took up abode with
Mrs. Hfghtower near Lincon and Fiji
teenth streets, where VIM Shanks ap-
peared to win her heart.
Both old colored persons retain an
able body and can take good care OF
themselves. Shanks operates an ex-
press wagon. His beard has become
somewhat scraggy and his stature
somewhat shrunken. A plain gold wire
earring still hangs in his right ear. The
left ear seems never to have been sc
favored a member Mary Ann is one
Of the duskiest brides ever won.
"Ah don't want to marry no more. =
she said. However, ah guess ah'll &c
back to stay with Mrs. Hightower if all
can. All tell you, William was mighty
cross an all told him ah was a goin' to
go Saturday night an ah got a draw
an packed up ma things an started
out with 'em when he grabs 'em away
an all hit him on de hand"
De old woman was tryin' to take
everything away with her." said Will
liam, AN when l stopped her she
grabbed poker an hit me on the hand
so I couldn't use it no more, and I want
to get her arrested for 'sturbin' de
peace"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-29
GIRL SAVES s-YEAR-OLD CHILD.
Miss Bertha Rosenthal Rescues In
FAINT Which Fell Out of Car.

New York, Nov. 29.-RemarkabIe
luck and the bravery and presence of
mind of Miss Bertha Rosenthal saved
the life of Celia Snyder, a three year
old child who fell from the window
of a moving Second avenue elevated
train directly between the dreaded
third rail and an inner car rail, just
in front of the north bound platform
of station.
Miss Rosenthal. who was on the
south bound platform awaiting a
train, noticed the child lying on the
track and throwing aside her furs
and jacket, she leaped upon the track
and made her way across the rails
to the baby. She found Celia tightly
wedged between the rails, but by sum-
moning all her strength she succeed
ed in tearing the child loose from her
perilous position just before train
came rushing to the station. Celia
was little hurt and was soon restored
to her distracted parents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-29
ON A Different PLAN.
Commander Says Methods of NJ. w.
and w. of w. Do Not Conflict.

To the Editor of the State Journal.
My attention has been called to an
article in two newspapers winch con-
vey the impression that there is war
between the Modern Woodmen OF
America and the Woodmen of the
World. This is untrue as far as the
w. o. W. is concerned. The two fra
ternal life insurance orders are not in
the same class. The NJ w. A, Is
what is known as a Current Rate So
ciety." only collecting sufficient to meet
its death losses as they occur The W.
o. W., is Reserve Fund Order" with
higher rates of assessment, twelve as
sessments every year, is accumulaIlng
an emergency fund. in order TO mini
mize the rate and number of assess
ments in the future and has already
accumulated over nine million of dol
lars, invested in United States, state.
| municipal, county and school bonds
which include about 100000 Kansas
bonds The excess collections are in
vested in these securities which are
producing between per cent and per
cent annual interest and is increasing
| rapidly. over $1,0O0,0O0 has been added
| to this fund since first of January last.
The w. o. w. makes no personal at
tacks on the officers of any order. We
would consider such action as most con-
| temptible. The record made by So
ciety tells dts own story and either con
| firms confidence in its management or
| otherwise and as such societies are COM
PEELED by law to have a representative
| form OF government. the members pass
Judgment On their officers and continue
them in office or supply their places by
| others.
AS am the founder and have al
ways been a member in good standing
| in the M. w. A. 1 have the right to
express personal opinion as to my pre-
| ference of plan and If it has any weak
1 ess, to edmcnish that it be strengthen
ed and any statement that may have
been published by the w. o. w. cannot
be disputed by the simple statement
| that it is untrue. because it is not and
| it is to be hoped that the imperfectlon
| in the NJ. w. A. may be corrected later
on, and it be made permanent instead
of current protection as under it's pres
ent plan and rates of contribution.
| We are of the opinion. which Is JUS.
titled by the experience of all fraternal
orders that the reserve fund orders VIII
as heretofor prove the only reliable
enduring and satisfactory fraternal life
insurance, with it's reserve safely In
vested instead of scattered in million
pockets from which it may come grudg-
ingly when needed, and it will be need
ed. I have the honor to remain, sin
]. c. ROOT,
SOVEREIGN Commander.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-29
READY TO BEGIN.
Commission Will Let Contract for Me.
mortal Building Today.

After a delay of eight months the
building commission of the Memorial
building met this afternoon for the pur-
pose of letting the contract for the
work of excavation and putting in the
foundation for the proposal structure.
Six bids have been received for this
work and it is expected that the bidder
receiving the contract will start work
next week and try to finish his job be-
fore the first of the year. He will have
to hurry.
The appropriation for the building
passed the legislature last March and
the preliminary arrangements to the
contract for the real work of conStruc-
ton dragged all summer. a
The site was purchased months ago
but some trouble in clearing the title
is said to have been responsible for the
delay. The first of December is pretty
late in the season to start in on exca-
walton and foundation work, but if the
weather continues mild until the first
of the year it may be that the fou1da-
ton will be ready for early spring con-
struction work.
The board of education from whom
the site was purchased has not yet ia
ken steps to remove the old stone school
house from the ground. although they
promised TO do so some time ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-29
LOOK FOR BAD MONEY.
Spurious Dollars Are in Circulation in
Topeka.

Authoritative substantiation Of the
existence Of a considerable spurious
coin in Topeka has been brought to
the government officials here during
the past few days, and quiet in
vestigation is being carried on by
them in an effort to ascertain the
source of mintage.
One day last week the receipt of a
lead coin was reported, and the
spurious money turned over to United
States Deputy Marshal ]. c. Flanagan.
Reports of others have also been
made, and it is believed that an or
ganized gang of counterfeiters is
operating in this section.
That such an organization is not
necessarily operating in Topeka is
conceded, but it is believed that some
where in this section of the middle
west, a number of men are engaged
in the spurious mintage.
All of the coin so far. reported is
Of the 81 denomination, and bears an
almost perfect milled edge. The
Liberty head features while not per-
feet, will pass the scrutiny of the
average person, with the exception OF
the eye which is imperfect. All that
have been reported bear the date
1899, and are without any attempt at
the duplication of mint marks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-29
WHAT TO DO WITH OGDEN.
A Problem That Is Puzzling the
County Officers.

Harry Ogden, a hopeless drug vic
tim, upon a complaint sworn to by
his brother, A. D. Ogden, will be held
at the county Jail until he regains
sufficient intelligence to be tried in
the probate court and a guardian ap-
pointed. This action by the brother,
who is a foreman in the Santa Fe
shops, was brought about by the ar
rest of the man Sunday while under
the influence of cocaine.
Ogden had boarded a Santa Fe
train in fit of insanity and the train
crew put him off at Lecompton and
called the town marshal. Before the
marshal arrived however, Ogden
had fed and could not be found until
he appeared upon the porch of a
dwelling and stamped and cried for
admission. The marshal accompanied
by a doctor took charge of the man
until Deputy Sheriff Judkins from To-
peka relieved them and brought the
prisoner here.
ogden is married and has several
children. The family lives out past
the city limits on West Fourth street,
where the wife keeps herself and
children alive by the product of three
cows
The brother wanted a trial for
Harrys sanity but the statutes provide
for but guardian and the county at
torney advised that for either tomor-
row or the day following giving the
man time to recover his normal con-
dition. According to the brothers
statement Harry became addicted to
cocaine years ago after much use of
liquors and since that time has been a
confirmed dope fiend. The father
of the two died but a week ago from
a paralytic stroke. At that time Har-
ry had no fit clothes to wear to the
funeral and upon being given some,
vowed never to use cocaine again but
straighten up. On the way home from
the funeral, he stopped at a drug
store and bought a supply of coke
Learning where he had secured it,
his wife and little daughter went to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-29
GRIsT OF SUNDAY ARRESTS.
Part of Offenders Played Cards on
| Sunday.

Twenty-six cases, which embrace
charges of disorderly conduct, disor-
derIy house, and shooting craps, will
be- called at the late afternoon session
Of police court today before Judge S.
g Urmy.
A part of the cases are the after
rnath of arrests made last week by the
nolice, and the remainder are con-
81 ituted by two raids on Saturday
night All the parties who will be
i,rraigned this afternoon are out on
bond
Those arrested Saturday night in
Guided John Rupin, NJ. H. Hunter. J. A.
Linn, J. Schmidt and John Wilson.
They were arrested in a tailor shop
at sos Kansas avenue, and were play
ing cards, all the while refreshing
themselves with liquids.
Another raid was made at 209 Kan
sas avenue, and George Reed. Howard
Pagan e. Hamme1, E. E. Fafrchild
Walter Bromich and j. E. Rudolph
were arrested. They were charged
With gambling.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-29


corn carnival to be held on the first
Saturday night following Thanksgiv-
ing, to be given by the Sunday school
class of Miss La Verna Richerter, of
Silver Lake. Last Saturday night a
Mrs. Albert Richerter, and over 200
attended. A popular girl contest re-
suited in the election of Miss Mamie
Settler.
James Hampton, described at the
Provident association as 16 years old,
and weighing in the neighborhood of
$50 pounds, with the most ignorant
kind of ignorance, stayed over night
at the association headquarters. He
had been staying with relatives in
Oklahoma during the past two years
and was returning to his home in
Nebraska. Hampton said that he had
old. having been kept at home after
that age to assist in the work there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-29
BUILT rHEATER FOR ONE SHOW
VIM. E. Burlock Tells of His Success
Under Difficulties at Ogden.

VIM. E. Burlock, who arrived In
Topeka today, tells how on Thanks
giving day in ogden, Utah, John E.
Young, the original Johnnie Hicks. in
THE Time, the Place and the Girl,
played a matinee and night perform
ance of the musical comedy 'Lo," in
which he comes to the Grand Satur-
day matinee and night, Dec. 4, under
the most remarkable circumstances.
Owing to the incompletion of John
Cort's new theater in ogden, which
Mr.. Young was scheduled to open
Thanksgiving day when his tour was
planned last summer Mr.. Burlock,
general representative of the Harry
Askin company, Mr.. Young's mana
gers, found when he arrived in ogden
ten days ago that there was no
theater for Mr.. Young to play in
Thanksgiving day. Not only is that
holiday considered the greatest theat-
rical holiday of the year, but there
were other reasons why the impossi-
bility of playing in Ogden was an ex-
traordinari1y serious blow, and Mr..
Burlock determined that he would
play Mr.. Young somewhere in Ogden
on that date If he had to hire cir
Gus tent or even play in the open air
on the City Hall square.
Inquiry developed the fact that the
enormous skating ring auditorium
might be leased for the day, and an
hour later Mr.. Burlock had signed a
contract for it's use. Another twenty
four hours sufficed for the signing of
contracts with electricians, carpenters
and an orchestra, treasurers, ushers,
stage hands, bill-posters and the hun
dred and one other men whose work,
unseen by the audience, nevertheless,
contributes so essentially to the per-
feet performance of a big theatrical
production, and the following morn
ing 1.-The Big Auditorium" was jam
med with it's gangs of perspiring me-
chanics working at breakneck speed
Transforming for the one days use
this barren hall into warm, COM
Portable, perfectly appointed theater.
At the far end G. ]. HUMPHREYS, Og-
denis leading contractor was building
a stage forty by seventy feet, and an
other gang was overhead hanging the
enormous Orders and beams neces-
sary to support the hanging drops and
borders of the three acts of the big
show Other men were meanwhile
building the dressing rooms necessary
for the thirty-two pretty girls, and
fhe sixteen chorus men and the dozen
principals to make their half score
changes of costumes, upholsterers
were furnishing ladies dressing rooms,
the gent1emen's smoking room and
decorating the walls and lobby.
Sixteen hundred chairs were en-
gagged and by Thanksgiving eve every
detail of first class, up-to-date thea
ter was awaiting M. Young's per-
Torrance. The receipts of the per-
Torrance justified the expenditure as
they were $1,100.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-29
Ladies

The Beautiful Art Exhibit of En-
broidery Work at j. C. Harding Co.,
S33 Kansas ave-, is now ready for
your inspection, and you will miss
the rarest treat of your life by not
seeing it. Miss M. Gaffney of Cleve-
land, O., the executor of this work
will be in constant attendance and
will take pleasure in explaining to
you and illustrating how easily you
can accomplish similar results by the
use of a White Sewing Machine for
which the J. c. Harding Co. are sole
agents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-29

the druggist and persuaded him not
to sell Harry any more. But when
the husband and father learned of
threats to go back with him to the
drug shop and ask the druggist to
sell him all the dope he wanted.
DIR. H. H. Keith who has attended
the man, says that he is practically
insane, his mind having become
weakened by the drug.
The family is without means to
care for him at private asylum and
the state institution would not accept
him as a patient 50 there IS just one
course to take in the minds of the
county officers and that is to try him
as a drunkard and drug fiend. ap-
point a guardian and let the guardian
in his turn assign him to the strong
room at the poor farm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-29
LAWYERS ARE THE FIRST.
Suggest Senator Clad Hamilton on
Commercial Club Directorate.

The Commercial club has begun to
plan for the election of officers for
the organization for the year 1910.
The lawyers were the first of the
various interests of the club to choose
the man from their number. who.
provided the choica meets with the
approval of the entire club when the
election Of officers takes place on the
second Friday in January. will repre-
sent them on the board of directors.
Their choice was Clad Hamilton.
A meeting of the doctors and dem
lists of the city who are connected
with the Commercial club has been
called for Wednesday noon at which
time they will select one of their
number as their choice for a board
member.
The following which is taken from
members of the board are APP
portioned:
"sixty days prior to the annual
meeting the president shall appoint a
committee consisting of four mem
bers and the secretary of the
the nomination by each of the several
classes of business of the city of To-
peka, of one of their number to be
elected on the board of directors as
folloWS: Banks, l; wholesale. / +;
manufacturers, 1; grocers, 1; other
retailers, 2; real estate and insurance,
/; contractors. 1: hotels and theaters,
1; lawyers. L; other professions, 1 !;
railroads, l. public utilities, 1.
This committee shall. within
fiteeen days prior to the annual meet
ing, cause to be posted in the Office of
the organization a list of the names of
the persons nominated by the several
interests. The persons thus nomi-
mated shall be voted upon severally
by the organization at its annual meet
ing. Every member of the organiza-
ton in good standing shall be entitled
to one vote. The vote for directors
shall be by ballot"
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