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The Detroit times., 1909-05-19
Country Faces Famine in Lice Stock
A,ad There's no Escape From Famine

products, and a continuance or pres.
ent extreme values In the hog depart
ment may be looked for until another
crop makes its appearance.
II Is evident that the country is fac
ing something very like a famine in
live stock and the result must newt
ably be- much higher prices for the
consumer OF meats Mich cows are
practically out OF the market, simply
because The countryman will not let
go Professional COW dealers are out
Of Job. Calves are coming in large
numbers. which means fewer mature
cattle later on. Sheep were never be-
fore SO scarce in this country, and the
supply Of hogs Is very low. Feeders
are curtailing their operations because
grain prices are prohibitive. With a
small amount of live stock In the
hands of the farmer, small supplies OF
cured meats no surplus OF grain and
poor prospects for the coming crop
because of the late spring season. the
outlook is not an encouraging one
from any viewpoint.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-19

In the Republican platform TO mean
an Increase In duties. The people
thought differently, but the Republican
tariff plank was SO indefinitely word
ed that there Is room Tor The two
views.
The Republican platform was ambig-
uous, and the Democratic party plat
form specific The Republicans In
their tariff plank used the word Ere
-Vised. The Democrats AN their party
platform demanded a reduction OF the
rates. The word revision is subject
TO "a double Interpretation. while only
one construction can be placed upon
the word reduced"
The Democratic senators aud repre-
sentatiyes who had voted made mis-
take. and whether elected upon or be-
lore the adoption OF the platform of
the party, ought TO feel bound by It's
declarations.
i most heartily approve OF the reso-
luton offered by Senator Gore. OF
Oklahoma, proposing an investigation
as 10 the responsibility for the high
cost of living.
Try to Shift Blame.
Senator Gore is entirely right The
high tariff Republicans nave tried to
shift the responsibility from the man
ufacturers 10 the merchants. This Is
important. and ii is only right that the
public should know the truth.
1t has been found by experience
that unless a party formulates plat
form, It's representatives in office can
not agree upon definite policy, ow-
f, ing To the influence brought TO bear
by favor-seeking corporations, Even
when there are platforms they are
misconstrued unless they are positive
and specific Sometimes positise anu
specific platforms are violated, Dut
a positive and specific platform Is
not apt TO be violated, and when they
are violated the the guilt can be hxed
and the guilty punished.
The trouble with the Republican
platform OF last fall was that it was
Lot specific and definite. The tarif
plank used the word revised" instead
or the word reduced, and now Sem
ator eAldrich and his crowd construe 1t
10 mean an increase. while some or
the western Republicans insist II con-
-lemplated- a decrease in the rates
Mr.. Taft lodged the question So
far as could learn from lis speeches
The nearest he ever came TO con-
struction OF the platform was 10 de-
clare. when in the west. that 1t meant
an honest revision" at one time de-
claring that while some schedules
ought TO be raised and some lowered
the revision would probably be down
ward.
The Republican national convention
was at fault in not making specific
promise Of reduction. and the Repub-
ncan voters were at fault in accepting
so indefinite, so evasive and so decep-
tive a word as revision" as suffi-
cient promise. The voters ought TO
have known that the friends of the
The Detroit times., 1909-05-19
SCIENTIST SAYS
EARTH WILL SHAKE
W. A. Spalding Predicts Earthquake
Shocks Will be Numerous in
Far Distant Future.

LOS ANGELES. Cal. May 19.-ln
an earthquake schedule. prepared after
over Is years OF study and labor, w.
A. Spalding. a scientist OF Los Angeles.
predicts that earthquake shocks viii
be numerous and severe during the
years 1919, 1881. 1912, 1854. 1866,
1878, 1890. 20O2. 2014 He bases his
predictions on statistics that exhibit
a 12-year period In the frequency and
severity OF earthquakes.
In an article written Is years ago.
Mr.. Spalding predicted the disastrous
earthquakes OF the-last few years.
They arrived on schedule time.
According to Mr.. Spalding's statis-
tics. which are based on the most COM
plete records obtainable, there appears
TO BE- remarkable connection be-
tween earthquakes, sun spots and the
The Detroit times., 1909-05-19
By II. II. MACK.

to affect the market seriously. More
calves than cattle came TO haD' "
Detroit last week but the demand sas
active. partly because Of the scarcity
of suitable lambs fos the market
needs. Veal takes the place OF lamb
when the latter is too high. and at
the same time gives the bes, OF salts
faction to the consumer.
Sheep and lambs have been making
new records lately, the top for clip
ped stock In Chicago being $3.50 per
cwt The market looks high enough
for the present, out there will be no
relief until the grass iocks or the
southwest begin to come.
Hogs are still booming. with no I'M
mediate prospect OF change for the
worse. is believed that receipts
will increase as soon as corn plant
ing Is out OF the way. Still with the
rapidly diminishing provision stocks
I'm western warehouses there Is little
prospect OF serious break I'm live hog
values High beef and mutton also
give strength 10 the market for pork
The Detroit times., 1909-05-19
Talented Indian Girl, 20 Years Old, Thinks
She Can Write Greatest American Play

SEATTLE, Wash. May 19.-'I want
to produce the one great American
drama"
This is the ambition OF Emma Raj
pey. 20 years old. fulLblooded Indian
girl. Carlisle graduate, at present
lust graduating from vaudeville.
Should she realize her ambition,
would II not be particularly fitting
that the creator OF a distinctively
American production, essentially and
entirely the one great story of the
American people, should be one In
whose veins flows the blood OF the race
that inherited the land from Nature
herself?
Il am going to study. oh. so hard
saws Miss Rainey. and | feel that the
day is near at hand when | can live
over again To the people Of this nation
the one splendid story that will shine
above everything else as the genuine
American play
This strange girl of the race which
civilization has conquered Is highly
.lucated. extremely talented and sees
= the stage only a grand opportunity
The Detroit times., 1909-05-19
M. ]. CAvANAUGH, ANN ARBOR,
GIVEN HARSHA'S POSITION
Is Prominent Democrat and Was Can
didate for Supreme Bench in
Last Election.

Martin j. Cavanaugh, OF Ann Arbor.
Is 10 be clerk OF the United States
district court In Detroit to succeed
Walter S, Harsha. wNo had held the
office ever since IL was created.
This appointment rendered Cava-
napugh by the judges OF the court OF
appeals comes as great surprise
inasmuch as Cavanaugh is a stanch
Democrat and one OF the party leaders
in this site. He was named by Judge
Henry F. Severens. OF Kalamazoo,
Judges Lurton and Warrington ac-
ouiescing. Cavanaugh will accept
Elmer w. VOORHEES, mas been acting
as custodian OF the office, and il was
the opinion about the federal building
that he would be left In the place for
some time TO come. The applicants
who had been talked or most frequent
ly are Thomas j. Navin, Fred w.
Smith and George II. Lesher, all Re-
publicans.
The new clerk 10 43 years old, was
born In Manchester. Mich.;~ and was
graduated from the University Of
Michigan in>l ssz- He hAza the larges.
practice at the WashteDaw county bar
and was Democratic candidate for
justice of the supreme court at the
last election. AT present, he is re.
ceiver for the Chelsea Savings bank
wrecked In the failure OF Frank p
Glacier. He IL also president OF the
board OF education OF Ann Arbor.
The Office Is not a salaried one. the
clerk being allowed deputy mere and
one at Bay City and certain charges
out OF the fees received and may take
SO, 500 OF the fees as salary II these are
sufficient. In addition. ne acts as com
missioner for the court and as special
master In chancery cases, the fees in
the latter capacity being the principal
emoluments OF the position.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-19
TWO TOTS FATALLY BURNED.
Fire Destroys Homo of Thomas yell
land-Mother Was Shopping.

LUDINGTON. Mich, May 1.-two
tots, son and daughter OF Thomas Vel.
land. were fatally injured in fire
thatd estroyed the Yelland home yes
terday afternoon. The mother had
left the children, aged and 5, alone
in the house when she went TO do
some shopping.
Ii is thought that the children SET
fire 10 bed clothing in the house. Mrs.
August Anderson, who lives next door
on seeing smoke issuing from the Vel.
land home, rushed into the house, and
succeeded in rescuing the children.
The house was totally destroyed
causing a loss OF $500.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-19
COUNCIL LAUDS MAYBURY.
His Charity as Boundless as the
Universe" State Resolutions.

Resolutions eulogizing the late Will
lam Cotter Maybury were adopted by
the common council, Tuesday evening.
They were drawn up by the special
committee consisting of the mayor
and nine aldermen. Immediately after
adopting these resolutions, the coun-
Gil adjourned In honor OF the deceas-
ed. A paragraph from the resolutions
follows:
Study our departed friends char
acter whatever angle We may, the
deeper reading Of 1t only brings out
In fuller relief greater beauties and
better traits. He possessed all the
strong and rugged qualities OF a man.
ly man. He had all the grace and gen.
tleness of tender woman, was chfv-
alrdGs. polished and courty. His
charity was unostentatious but as
boundless as the universe, and went
out TO all classes and conditions or
mankind"
The Detroit times., 1909-05-19

motions OF Jupiter. This planet -
enormously larger than the earth. H.
Is the largest OF the bodies that re-
VoIve about the sun, and 10 complete
one revolution takes IL years. Dur
ing half OF the journey one OF the
poles OF the planet is tipped toward
the sun. and during the remainder Of
the journey the other pole is so tipped
The times when the change occurs
when the sun crosses the equator. are
known as the equinoxes One of Jupi-
ter's equinoxes comedies with the
time when spots are most numerous
on the sun and quakes most severe on
the earth
Another fact made clear by the
statistics is that disastrous explosions
In mines are particularly liable to &C.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-19
Richard E. Catalan Buried.

The funeral OF Richard X. Catalan
was held Tuesday morning in st. Pat
rick's Catholic church. Wyandotte.
The Rev. FIR. O'Brien was master or
ceremonies, and the Rev. John Need
ham, sang the mass. The Rev. James
Catalan. a cousin, and the Rev Den
mis- Needham, a newphew, officiated.
The Rev. J. A. Hally preached the fu-
neral sermon, A-laFge- number OF
priests from various parts of the do
cese were present at the services. Dur
ing the funeral, all business places in
Wyandotte were closed. The burial
was in Mt. Carmel cemetery.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-19

cur during the same period with dis
astrous earthquakes.
That the locations where earth
aHakes- eeeuF aFe-largely- confined To
coast lines where mountain building
is In progress has been well estab-
lished Spalding believes that further
study of the subject will furnish 2
basis for making predictions Of con-
siderable accuracy, both as TO time
and place
The Detroit times., 1909-05-19
wATCHORN QUITS POST.
immigration Commissioners Duties
Not Satisfactory.

WASHINGTON, May 19.-The ad.
ministration OF Robert Watchorn as
com missioner OF immigration at New
York has been unsatisfactory. accord
ing to statement issued at the White
House. VIM. Williams is named TO sue
coed him. The statement says:
/"Watchorn's administration proved
to be unsatisfactory 10 the president
and secretary of commerce and labor.
although there have been interested
in his retention number OF good
people who did not understand the
facts in the case. His resignation was
not requested but he was under In
Nestigation by Secretary Nagel. Of the
department OF commerce and labor.
His resignation was accepted for the
good OF the service"
Williams is aTYale man and a
friend OF the president. He was not a
candidate for appointment, but most
reluctantly Welded to put the depart
ment again on proper basis. lie hal
,pureyiously held it, but resigned 20
take up the law practice.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-19
WORD REVISED IS
JOKER IN TARIFF,
SAYS BRYAN
Democratic Leader Declares Aldrich
Crowd Construes Revised" to
Mean an Increase in Rates-Re-
publican Platform Not Specific.
High Tariff Republicans Try to Shift
Blame From Manufacturers
to Merchants.
BY WIN. JENNINGS BRYAN.

LINCOLN Neb.. May l9.-Party
platforms are necessary but are mis-.
construed, unless they are positive
and specific | make this statement
in view Of the way In which the Re
publicans are revising the tariff up
ward instead OF downward.
Senator Aldrich and his crowd In
the senate construe the tarin plank
The Detroit times., 1909-05-19
SHERIDAN J. COLBY DEAD.
Legislator Carried OF by Tubereulo-
sis-Friend Of Reform Measures.


Sheridan j. Colby died In Harper
hospital at lis Wednesday morning.
His death had been expected for
some time, tuberculosis being his
malady.
This is the last day Of the fifth leg
islature In which Colby had served as
a member from the city OF Detroit. and
appropriate resolutions will be adopt
ed before adjournment.
Colby was born on a farm In Shi-
awassee county ~ years ago and came
TO Detroit In 1883, working HFst as a
canvasser and later as street car
conductor before studying law and be-
ing admitted TO the bar. He has been
a consistent advocate OF primary nom
nations and other reform legislation
ever since he first went to- Lansing In
1899.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-19
Justice O'6rien Dies.

WATERFOWL, n. Y, May H.
Dennis O'Brien, former asooo113o
Judge OF the court of appeal. d1o4
here last night from appendicitis aft4r
an illness OF two weeks His two eono.
Edward and John. attorneys, Of New
York, and three daughters were At his
bedside
The Detroit times., 1909-05-19
AIas<a,s Governor is Scribe.

WASHINGTON. May 19.-Walter f
Clark. who has been appointed govern
or of Alaska by President Taft. Is a
well-known newspaper man OF WASH
ington. He has for years been the
Washington correspondent for Seat
tie newspaper and is we'll informed on
Alasks's affairs
The Detroit times., 1909-05-19
ALIENATION SUIT FAILS.

JACKSON, Mich. May 19.-The
jury In the case OF Walter j. Green.
wod against his father-in-law for S.
coo, alleging the alienation OF his
wife's affections, returned a verdict OF
no cause for action.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-19
WOMAN DROPS DEAD.

JACKSON. Mich. May l9.-Mrs.
Geo. Reese. CO years old. dropped dead
in her home ON Harris-st. Immediately
after returning from visit TO 4
neighbours Heart disease was the
cauSa
The Detroit times., 1909-05-19
ASHER CASE NOT ARouE6.

JACKSON, Mich. May 19.-ThoS
board of pardons is in session. Forty
APPLICATIONS for pardon have been sub
mitted for consideration. The applt-
cation Of Ascher, the Detroit murdor5
er. has been temporarily stricken from@
the list
The Detroit times., 1909-05-19

Features OF the British navy's new
est submarines are diving wings on
either side OF the bow and a more
extensive deck than usual for use IL
surface cruising.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-19

Erlanger at once wired a member OF
u stock company In Seattle stating
she would be given a chance, IL she
was telling the truth. Her story was
In Seattle and now she
is real sure-enough actress with the
brightest kind OF a future.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-19
THE WEATHER.

Detroit and vicinityt Wednesday
night and Thursday, partly cloudy ,
slowly modernting temperatures, mod
crate variable winds. mostly easterIy.
Lower Michignni Partly cloudy to-
night aud Thursday.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-19

Busine.s-Iike Printing. No fuss and
no Feathers, The plain, neat Kind that
looks right. Times Printing Co., No.
1B John R.-st. Phone 1893.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-19

GALL DETROIT TAxICAB CO.,
Main $500. City $500. Park Is.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-19

Umbrellas. 20 Monroe.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-09-07
NEVER
Was Such an Opportunity Offered to
the Young Folks of Lafayette.

There has never been q better prop
csitfcn laid before the young ladies
ard raoa Of any town than the n
no1 PIT in the pathway of the Young
ladies and ne of this place by the
Church Point Democrat, which paper
is giving them thirty-six chances to
wir . ,cost attractive prize. This of
fer S being made through a voting
contest, the like of which was v
before Iun il this part of the state.
The primary purpose of which is to
increase the circulation of the paper,
but there are many merchants coop
Grating with the Democrat by giving
CRIT votes that will be counted in the
contest with certain sales made by
them. In Lafayette: Laurents Bak-
cry. 100 votes with 10cts sales; Owl
Drug Co, with 25cts sales: Ruger,
the jeweler, with Scots sales; Prea-
ger, the tailor, with Scots sales; r. H.
McFaddin, staple and fancy groceries,
with 25cts sales; The Fashion, millin-
cry, with scots sales. All that is
necessary is to get these votes. Ask
your friends for them. Then you will
get 1000, votes with every 81 sent in
by you collected on subscription and
there is a coupon good for 100 votes
in every issue of the Church Point
Democrat. Lafayette should certain
ly have some young folks that would
like to get some Of these prizes.
They can do it, if they will. Get
busy today. 9-3-6t.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-09-07
Charm Of Inward Beauty.

Love is he great beautifier of the
However shaggy the brows,
OH que the eyes, l%ongitudina. nose
aEa struggling the mouth, it is ,ossi-
DE fer even such a woman to possess
an inward beauty which perishes not,
which will flash out in the eye, glow
! a the face, tune the voice and wreathe
the c%ountenance in charms. The
beauty which is only surface deep is
likely to prove as evanescent as the
passing cloud lge.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-09-07

John Latour and John Crouchet OF
Carencro were in town Friday ard
| paid our office an appreciated visit.
Andrew Mcbride has accepted a po-
sition at the Moss Pharmacy.
Mrs. Eugene Olivier went to New
Orleans Friday to buy the fall stock
for The Fashion and returned yestei-
day.
Rev. Father Teurlings left yester-
day for Colorado Springs to be gone
about two weeks for rest and recrea-
| ton. Father Placide and Father Sar-
| rain will have charge of the church
during Father Teurlings' absence.
w. E. Leblanc returned Friday
night after spending a week in Rich
mOnd, Va.
H. M. Henshaw and Tom Cade of
Youngsville paid our Office a welcome
visit yesterday. Mr.. Henshaw states
that work on the Godchaux road will
begin shortly.
Mrs. Frank Patton and two children
of AbheviIle came Saturday to spend
a week with Mr.. and Mrs. G. C. Solo
mon.
Eclipse shoes are not only good
wearers, but they are stylish and at
thesame time comfortable to the feet
Try a pair. Schmulen's.
Have your prescriptions filed at the
Lafayette Drug Store; only the best
medicines used.
Call and see our extra fine assert
ment of imported perfumes. Lafay-
cite Drug Store.
Fresh prunes, Beachnut peanut but
ter, Rocquefort cheese in jars, Italian
cheese and maccaroni just received al
Roy & Mouton's. Phone SO.
We have just received a full line OF
Richelieu goods, olives, preserves, etc
They are extra fine goods, and we
have the exclusive agency. Roy 4
MCutOn. Phone SO.
Misses Ollie Dugas, Claudia Brous
sard, Ruth and Ann MOuton, Eva and
Vivian Mouton, Matte Mouton, Ger
trude Mouton and Gertrude Scranton
leave today to attend the Sacred
Heart Convent at Grand Coteau.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-09-07
About "Grass" Widow.

"Grass widow" Is not necessarily q
slang term. 1t appears in the mar
rage register of Halstead, Essex. Eng
land. as early as 1854. It is said to be
a corruption of grace widow" and
dates from the days when divorces
were granted only by the authority of
the church. The woman who was so
empowered to separate from her hus-
band was commonly called a grace
widow. and from this the expression
gradually gained its present meaning
and spelling.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-09-07
Personals.

Miss Sarah Landau has returned
from Louisville, KY, where h spent
several weeks most delightfully."-. n
left yesterday for Franklin, where she
goes To teach in the high school Of
that place.
Coffee cake every Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday at Laurent's Bakery
Misses Pearl, Mana and Lorena
Guidry Of Carencro spent Wednesday
with Misses Nellie and Ollie Dugas.
and Miss Nellie returned with them
to spend a few days.
The Twice-a-week Advertiser pub
fishes all the home news and will be
mailed to any address in the United
States for 81 a year. II you take q
summer trip have The Advertiser sent
to you while away. and keep In touch
with the happenings in Lafayette dur
ing your absence.
Mrs. G. M. Beadle, after spending
two weeks pleasantly with Mr.. VIM.
Beadle's family, returned Saturday to
her home in Lake Charles.
Rye bread every Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday at Laurent's Bakery.
DR.. and Mrs. Parker are visiting
their daughter, Mrs. Tom Hopkins.
The Advertiser is well equipped to
print wedding invitations. Visiting
cards two dozen for IS cents. 100 for
rs cents. Orders for engraved cards
and invitations taken.
Mrs. p. B. Torrian and little on.
Will Bethel, have returned home after
an absence Of a month or more spent
in California and Texas
r.. A. Kennedy of Lake Charles was
in town Saturday.
Order your feed from D. P. Upton,
phone 1872. All kinds of feedstuffs
constantly on hand.
A. w. Hoffpauir of the Second Word
paid our Office a pleasant visit YES
terday and brought a fine sample OF
sorghum syrup made at A. c. HOf-
pauir and C.. H. Wagner's mill. Mr..
Hoffpauir says he made about one
hundred gallons Off of three-eighths
Of an acre Of ground, end expects to
put some of the syrup on exhibition
at the fair
Try Union Cooking Oil. Replaces
lard at one-half the price. R. H. Nc.
Faddin. Phone 64.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Mouton left Sat.
urday for Port Arthur, Texas, where
they expect to remain several weeks
visiting Mr.. Arthur LIE Blanc and
family.
Mrs. Grow Girard went to New
Orleans Thursday and returned home
Friday accompanied by her mother,
Mrs. E.. R. Kennedy, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. S. R. Oil
pnant, in New York.
For fresh appetisins groceries at at
tractive prices ring up Bernard &
Meaux, phone 1873.
Va,ex Breaux Of Carencro has &C
cepted a position at Kahn's He be
gan work on Sept. l..
We now have a specially fine as
scrtrcnt Of Teas, including Lipton's
Zee rrand, Dove, Hillside, Japan and
Sunbeam. r. H. McFaddin. Phone ga
II you want a high-grade, well
tailored, stylish and dressy suit, gel
q Hart, Shaffner & Marx suit from
Levy Bros.
Cherry Camp No. 241, w. o. w.
will give q dance at Their hall IL
Carencro On Sunday, Sept. IL
John Where spent a few days il
Carencro the past week.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-09-07
Sermons In Ancient Times.

st. Augustine's sermon lasted about
eighteen minutes, but in that ancient
day it vas no uncommon thing to
have several at the same service.
When two or more bishops were pres
ent it was usual for them and the
presbyters to preach OF after the
other, reserving the last place for the
highest dignitary. Some consolation,
however, was to be found in the fact
many of St. Chrysostom's Ii
were hailed with the tossing OF gar
ments and waving of handkerchiefs."
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-09-07
Proof of the PuddinQ.

"Say, ma, who did the baking to-
day." asked Farmer Wheatly. Jane,
my DEAR" answered Mrs. Wheatly.
"Humph!" snorted Wheatly. do you
know I've heard a good deal about
that college bred, but l must say
don't think much of it."