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The Detroit times., 1909-03-10
DOPE" AND CONSCIENCE
DRIVES MAN TO HELL

Giving up his attempt to cut dis
lance his conscience in Il Marathon
race around the country, Alexander
King, aged q, cigGI packer. church
worker. and confessed dope fiend
walked into police headquarters, Tues
Gay night. and surrendered To Sergt
FIed Clark.
Pm wanted in Grand Rapids for
passing a bum check OH a furniture
FIRM" ne declared. MY conscience
has got me, and I'm tired of lodging
thep olice."
The CLASSY stare in his eyes made
Sergt. Clark think his statement a
dope dream"
Yes. use dope" said King. III
was morphine that brought me TO this
| took 10 using II last summer aftes
my wife ana had af alling out"
The police wired Grand Rapids and
found that King is really wanted
there. An officer will come after him
The Detroit times., 1909-03-10
Jury Acquits Neindam.

With the testimony, OF a. j. Skareeu.
taken az his bedside in his home AT
No ll6 Butternutst, whore he is dy-
ing OF consumption, the beauty ma
chine" case in which Max Golden
charged NJ, y. Neindam with the lar
ceny OF dozen electric yihrators,
came 10 close, Tuesday afternoon.
and the jury. after being out five min
utes. returned a yerdist or not guilty.
Skareen's testimony went 20 show
that the case grew out or financial
differences between the parties Judge
Connolly had previously expressed
the opinion that IL was a matter Tor
thee hancery rather than the Grim
inal courts.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-10
THRIFT is SHOWN IN
LANSING Y. M. c. A

LANSING. Mich. March 10--The
local Young Mems Christian associs-
ton, which was organized a year age
has 600 members who are crowdir <
It's gymnasium, reading rooms, educ8-
tional classes. and engaging in the
usual undertakings for the benefit of
its members. Without making itself
prominent In the undertakings or en-.
deayoring 10 secure credit Tor things
accomplished. IL has initiated move
ments which have resulted IN the
Identifying OF the city, 50 that a gen
eral citizens committee has been APP
pointed. which is now making inyes-
tigation and plans
The Detroit times., 1909-03-10
RIVAL FIFTY" PLANS
VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN

The municipal ownership committee
OF 80. OF the Detroit Federation OF
Labor. Is planning Il vigorous cam
palgn OF education. The scheme Il
TO perfect an organization in every
precinct in the city, and, later on,
to send out speakers in an effort 20
convert the public to the municipal
ownership idea. The committee will
mold another public meeting in the
council chamber, Friday evening, when
the committee on organization, OF
which William d. Mahon Is chairman.
will probably submit its report. Bishop
Charles ID. Williams was invited To
join the committee. but declined.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-10
LIQUOR FLOWS IN
CAPITAL OF MAINE
NO LONGER ANY EFFORT AT CON
= ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SIGHT OF CITY BUILDINGS.

| BANGOR, Me-, March l0.-If Neal
| Dow could come back to earth and
drop into the Queen City Of the East
he would be deeply grieved and shock
ed TO see what mockery Is being
made of his pet law. For on every
hand downtown. uptown, in the Dew
! lis Half Acre, in the Ghetto or Han
cock-st. along Broad, Main, Central.
Exchange. Harlow and Hammond-sts.
--everywhere-the saloon doors are
again wide open. and they are set
ting II out" as fast as bartenders can
work No longer the secret service OF
SOY and bottle-holder, no more the
dark and dismal hide, no more the
near-beer and soapsuds ale, but the
real malt, right from the wood, at u
nickel draught and no lodging for
anybody.
Not only are the hundreds OF sa-
looms, hotel bars, drug stores" clubs,
kitchen bars and dives of all sorts run
ming from dawn till 10 p. m. and after,
but AT some of them you can get all
YOU want at any old hour. Within
sight OF the city hall and county jail
one place has lately begun running
ale. lager and hard stun" on an all
night schedule, and last Saturday at
this place which Is known as "A
lunch-room. five half barrels Of ale
were run off Within stones throw
of the sheriff's Office several other
places are running full blast. and yet,
since the new year came I'm. not q
single liquor case has been brought
before the municipal court.
When In the fall of 1908 the Repub-
| licans came within about 5000 votes
of losing the state II was as good as
settled that the Sturgis law. which un-
doubtedly was responsible for tho
slump would have To go, and now. ale
though ii is not publicly admitted. IL
is known TO those on the inside that
! the Republican managers at Augusta
have decided that The law shall be re-
pealed on condition that the legisla-
ture pass law giving To the governor
power to remove any county attorney
who may be found neglectful OF his
duty In the matter OF enforcing pro-
hibition.
No one expects that this law will
ever amount To much. and IL is the
generally accepted belief here that. af-
ter all the fuss and excitement created
by Gov Cobbs pet crusade. the Stur-
gis enforceYent commission, Bangor
and probably the rest OF Maine will
soon lapse into the free and easy
ways that formerly prevailed.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-10
WELL-KNOWN BUSINESS
MAN DIES IN HOSPITAL

Alois j. Roehrig. aged 80. one OF
the city's best known young business
men, died Tuesday night In st. Mary :
hospital. Res x2s telgepsto ele &0sfi
tall He was taken TO the hospital
Monday from his home at No. 422
Fischerave. He was then In a coma
tose condition.
Mr.. Roehrig was in the gents fur
nishing business at No 44-46 Gratioe
ave-, and No. 1885 Farmer-st
He leaves. besides a widow and two
small children, mis- parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ferdinand Roehrig. six brothers
and two sisters. Funeral arrange
ments have not yet been made.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-10
Doctors Oppose Nurses Bill.

A committee consisting OF Drs. j.
II. Carstens. j. b. Kennedy, l.. J.k
Hirschman, +. l. Shurly and c. w.
Hitchcock, appointed by The Wayne
County Medical society, is in Lansing
today to urge the defeat OF the nurses
bill. now before the legislature. which
provides for board Of control aud
registration MAGE uD OF nurses. The
doctors will try to secure the passage
OF substitute measure empowering
the state medical board to conduct ex-
aminations Of nurses and issue GER
tiflcates.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-10
Honesiek Man Napbed as peserter.

Surrendering to an attack OF home
sickness, after three months service
in Uncle Sans navy, G. Emil Call.
aged %, deserted from the Battleship
Texas al Charlestown, s. c.. and -
turned to Detroit. The police here
were apprised OF his presence, but G..
Emil stayed away from the home Of
his parents. at No 800 Clcotte-ave.,
making his abode with different rela
tives. until Tuesday night. He had
hardly crawled into his own bed when
Lieut.. Jacques. Sergt. M1ddel and Pa
trolmen Thompson and Harris. OF
vineweod STATEN, surrounded The
house and took him into custody. He
will be taken TO Norfolk by Lieut..
Jacques
The Detroit times., 1909-03-10
FATHER K|DNAPS
BABY DAUGHTER
WITH AID OF FRIEND WRISTS
CHILD FROM MOTHERS ARMS,
IT'S CHARGED.

Mrs. Gus Ellor, of No. 316 McDou.
gal-ave.. who recently started suit for
divorce, reported To the police late
Tuesday night that her husband had
forced his way into her house, and
kidnapped their 2-year.old daughter.
Mrs Ellor fought hard to keep the
child, but with the aid of friend the
husband succeed in escaping with the
baby.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-10
Eaxors RrYan's Plans.

LINCOLN. Neb.. March l0.-vThe
bank deposit guarantee bill framed by
a Joint committee OF the two houses
was passed by the lower house yes
terdav. The vote was ~ 10 %, all
the Democrats and five Republicans
supporting II. The measure is one OF
the issues which w. J. Bryan declared
10 be paramount I'm the Nebraska cam
paipn last fall
The Detroit times., 1909-03-10
FOUR CONGRESSMEN
AT MCKINLEY BANQUET

ADRIAN. Mich. March 1O.-Grant
Fellows. OF Hudson, acted as toast.
master ut the eighth annual banquet
OF the Lenawee County Mckinley club
held here yesterday. Four congress-
men--Loud and Townsend, OF Michi-
gan Fassett. IL New York, and Hum
phfey. OF Washington, were present.
Humphrey spoke ON Our merchant
marine" He hoped that the first ves-
sci that navigates the Panama canal
would We an American vessel, con
structed in American yards by Amer
lean labor and that on her deck shall
ride President Taft and Theodore
Roosevelt and over II float the stars
aud stripes. Congressman Fassett
paid a glowing tribute 10 Abraham
Lincoln.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-10
8a-YEAR-OLD MAN
KILLS HIMSELF

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. March 10.
Michael Scheif, SO years old, who
had lived alone for many years. hang
ed himself yesterday in the woodshed
OF his home. His niece, Mrs. Geo.
Corbett, moved into the Scheif homo
recently owing to the old mans
threats 90 take his life. Scheif went
into the woodshed. tied a clothesline
to a rafter, then looped II about his
neck and kneeling down on the floor,
strangled himself to death. He had
often said that his span Of life. was
run and he better be out OF the way.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-10
Ethel kinrade Killed
As She Sat in Chair

The latest developments in the
Kinrade murder, brought to light
by the police are proof enough that
CONTINUED on Page FiveJ
The Detroit times., 1909-03-10
Mrs. Catherine French. Of No. 3so Fifth
at. Il bedridden at her home from the

effects OF a fall from a Baker car
near the oity hall. three months ago
The aged woman II In dire straits
and her injury followed on the heels
OF a peculiar series OF misfortunes
Death took two OF her sons and her
only daughter a short time ago. and
another son, Lester. disappeared from
homo and has never been heard from
since. She found employment es
janftress IN the Breitmeyer building
but the accident made her UNIT for
R>-a~
The Detroit times., 1909-03-10
Henry r. Kreuter. aged 20. well
known ma chiniSt, died Monday night

at the home OF his mother, No 20G
Oakisnd-avc. Death was caused by
tuberculosis. He went west for the
benefit OF his health but returned
several weeks ago unimproved The
funeral WAL be held Thursday after
noon.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-10
THE WEATHER.

Detroit and VicInityi wedne- da y
night and Thursday, cloudy with snow
colder tonight; high northwestcriy
Ntpd-.
Iower Miehigant snow md colder
tonightg Thursday. snow hurries; high
northwest winds.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-10
mbreIIas. "a Monros

Job Printing done right. Time. Print
ing Co, Is John R.-st. Phone lf9s.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-10

BusfRes s-Iike Printing. No fuss and
no feathers. The plain, neat kind that
looks riEht. times Printing Co.. No
Is Jonn R.-st. Phone l49S.s
The Detroit times., 1909-03-10
Ira Caniburn. driver az m oil wagon,
hIcd suit against the ID. a. II. In cir

quit court Tuesday afternoon. claim
ing $4,000 for damages alleged to
have-been- sustained when a street
car coliided with his wssan on
Gratiot-ave., in January
The Detroit times., 1909-03-10
Frank Bates, alias Green. arrested N
h. emernrd from the Morkhouse afxeg

serving 9o-day sentence for pick
ing pockets. was taken to Brooklyn.
y y. Tuesday evening. In charge Of
, lieut. John II Coughlin- OF the
Brookly police. 10 answer charge OF
grand larceny Bates says that aftsr
he gets out OF the present trouble.
he is going TO lead a straight iffe.
and plans TO write a book about the
folly OF a criminal career. Ne n -
years old.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-04
IN THE THEATRES
JACKSON'S
GRACE ELLIsToN IN "JAcoUE-
 LINE"

 GRACE ELLISTON IN "JACoUE-
 LINE"
 Jacqueline". a new play of AmeTi- can life by Harriet Ford and Caroline Duer. in which Grace Eil'ston is the star, was presented at Jackson's tn s afternoon and will be seen aga.n to- nlsht- Miss. Slliston. It will be remem- pered, was the original Shirley Ross more In ''The Lion and the Mousse. and was last seen in New York as the The Devil" Her present role a--flts of splendid opportunities for her art The part Is that of an American girl who from an early age has been edu- cated in France and comes back to her native country to take up the po- Sition as a society favoiite in the most exclusive social set of New York city. She is made use of by an interruptions coterie of financial cut throats and in nocently assists them in perpctrating great fraud on unwary investors in mining company said to possess won derfully rich claims in the State of Nevada The discovery of the scheme Is made by the young girls sweetheart who is rledged to war to the death of illegitimate mining operations Ills position is a peculiar ono Tn appris- ing the public of the fraud and deceit that is being perpetrated he would in- volve his sweetheart in the mesh and perhaps ruin her social position MT. Harris has made a splendid production and has surrounded his star with a cast of unusual strength that includes Orme Caldara. Emmett Corriran. Ina Goldsmith. Amelia wayborn. Margaret Gray and Adolphe Le=tina-
 ssss
 THE CANDY SHOP"
 On next Monday. for one perform ance only at Jaclcson's Theatre. local patrons of musical comedy will get their fist glimpse of 'The Candy shop. the newest and bigrest of the musical comedies sponsored by Charl s Dillingham;. which is the attraction which has been secured by the local Shriners for their annual offering. Seats can now be secured
 POLLY OF THE CIRCUS"
 The remarkable success Of Polly of the Circus. which with Edith Talia- ferro in its principal role comes to Jackson's for two evening and a mat tnee performances, commencing next
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-04
Early Will Res..st
 Detention as a Leper

Washington. Dec. 4.-John R. Early who was arrested Thursday as a lep- CT and detained under quarantine now declares that he will fight against his detention. His attorney Egbert c. Everest. of Plattsburgh. N r., tele- graphed to the health office inquiring on what charge Early was being he d. and by whose orders It is intimated that Early may institute a suit for damages against the District of Col umbia-
 A peculiar situation exists in Early's case The Government. through the Pension Bureau holds that Early is a well man, it having stopped his pen sion when he was taken to New York, where the health authorities dec ared that he was not affected with leprosy. The Health Department of the District of Columbia maintains that Early is a leper.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-04
BUILDING PERMITS

The board of building commissioners last evening issued permits for new structures. the aggregate cost of which is to be $I9.000. as follows:
 The Bridgeport Malleable Iron Co.,. a brick locomotive shed on the south side of South avenue
 Henry T. Rowe. frame garage. 1200 Iranistan avenue.
 A. LendI. frame store. south side of Pearl street.
 F.. Bitter. three-story store and tenement, corner of Bunnell and Will liston streets
 L. M Lamson. a two-family frame dwelling on the east side of Wilmot avenue.
 Richard Lombard. a three-story frame building with stores and tene- ment at the corner of Broad street and Railroad avenue.
 The St. Charles Catholic Church Corporation. alterations to barn on the east side of Rossrth street.
 F. Boray and wife. a one-story ce- E-ent addition to stores on the south side of Spruce street. Francesca Tucelo. cellar wall for house at IS Madison avenue.
 A J. Barrow. frame garage on the south side of Connecticut avenue.
 Permits to the value of $29 $50 were granted earlier. making total for the week of s4S $50.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-04
LEAR CRAZE BRINGS
 TRAPPER SANDWICH

Danbury. Dec. 4.-Since Charles H. Brundase. of New Fairfield. brought a big black bear into this city. last Tuesday. with the news that he had trapped the beast in the mountains about Sduantz Pond. near here. scores of hunters have tramped the woods. but no one has discovered so much as a track
 In the meantime half the city Is talking bear. A travelling man went into a restaurant and called for bear meat sandwich
 ''We haven't any bear meat" replied the proprietor. but I can give you a bear trapper sandwich"
 Assenting through curiosity. the pa- tron was surprised to see the restaur- ant keeper break a loaf of bread in two and hold the end toea fire
 'T don't want toast" he protested
 This isn't toast" was the response. This Is a bear trapDer sandwich. and I'm putting in the filling of hot air."
 Howard Barrett. of Carmel. N. Y.. who declared that he had come to hunt bears. was arrested yesterday when he exhibited a handbag which he said was filled with dynamite to scare the bears from their dens.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-04
POLI'S

The Ten Holland Heinies. one Of Aose acts during which you can .ay aack in your seat. watch the pIeley siris. revel in the music. ana aoo you So1- hare to the roars Of laughter rorget- ing the dull world and all cares ous. ness or otherwise. Is the headnner as Poli's next week You cannot aIo s, Q miss seeing this bevy of pretty slrls' ng the catchy music. Gus EdwaTos atest and best Heading the Sast Ls hat delightful soubrette. Janet frlest whose many successes are well kno"" b the theatre-goers
 On the other hand. the added att traction Is Porter J. White com ,any in the great p'aylet. Tne Nisit- ,r''. an intense. swiftly moving orama, lrtistic and realistic It sTips ano lenrth SO that its sway Is carried throughout and does not lose It's power through monotony:
 The Four Dancing Bugs are not m rsrts but two young fellows and two ,rettv girls who have adopted thai sane for their effects in grotesque fuartette dancing. They are the orig nators of this novelty and so popular sas it become that there are many noitators but the Four Dancing Bugs some first every time.
 Wilson Brothers are the "Whsons That's All'' of German comedy. Their rorx is all new and is fairly sparkling with Teutonic humo-isms. No one can resist laughing at these provokers or fun
 The Morton-Jewen Troupe has play d Brfd hefore and those who raw 1t will recollect 1t as the best club fuexfing act within memory. It IS one of those cases where the actors have put their heart into their work and developed their performance aiong d number of lines with the result or making it artistic
 Chick Sales, the protean comedian. ls known all over the big vaudeville circuits for his wonderful versatility. in the act which he will present at Polls next week he takes to perfec- lion the characters of whole school room. making his changes with ex- reme rapidity-
 Lane e O,Donneil. the screamingiy funny tumbling comedians. made a great success with Eddie Leonard's minstrel show, and will doubtless du- plicate their triumph when they play here next week
 The Electrograph will close the bsll with a new series of moving pictures from the best studios in the country as well as motion panoramas of out door events A treat for vaudeville goers at Polls next week Always the best amusement in town, and prices popular.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-04
Presidents Message
 Contains l4,090 Wor,,s

Washington. Dec 4.-Three thousand copies of the Presidents first message at the beginning of a regular session of Congress have been delivered to the White House from the Government Printing Office. The draft of the mes sage had been sent to the printing of Zee after the Presidents clerks had put into 1t the corrections resulting from the long conference with the Cab inet officers.
 Of the copies. 1900 have already been sent out by mail throu@h the press ns- sociations for distribution and publi- cation after the meSsage has been read in Congress next Tuesday. The re- maininR copies VIII be distributed in both Houses of Congress or be sent out in reply to special requests.
 The message is about 1A 900 words in length It Is recalled that this Is only half the length of President Roose- veit's lest r,esSage, which contained about 30.000 words.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-04
MISS WEBER SOL0IST AT GERMAN CHURCH
Daughter of Frrmsr Town Clerk to Sing
 Tomorrow Ey-ning.

There will be a special musical pro- gramme at the evening service at the German Reformed church Sunday aft ernoon at which one of the solo!sts will be Miss Norma Weber. whose wonder full contralto voice has long been a source of enjoyment to her intimate friends but has not been heard often in public. Miss Weber is a daughter Of former Town Clerk Weber and a sister Of Fritz K. G. Weber.
 Among the other musical features will be songs by Joseph WIeler. violin selections by William Heldt. and spec iai music by the young peoples chorus Of IT voices under the direction of Or ganist Charles Ferrett- Afterward there will be a short address by the Rev. H. Weimer. commemoratlng his goth year in the ministry.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-04
Kn0x For President
 Latest rO0m Started

Washington. Dec. 4.-The second boom to land Philander Chase Knox Tn the White House was started gent ly yesterday by former Representative J. Hamilton Lewis of Chicago. MT. Lewis has started many booms in his time and the real cause of his visit to Wash 'ngton now is in connection with the appointment of a federal judge. But while he was here he p,cked his candidate for the Presidency.
 The particular point which MT. Lewis mentioned in support of his favorite candidate was Mir. Knox's handling of the Nicara guam situation. Mir. Lewis as a Ch'cagoan was na- turaliy interested in MT. Knox's recall of Minister Designate Crrne but he did not refer to that incident.
 Secretary Knox" said Mir. Lr wis ''is making his nomination for Presi- dency certain by his handling of af- fairs in Nicaragua"
 For 1s12?'' he was asked.
 well. I won't commit myself" re- rlfed MT. Lewis.
 Then he went into President Taft's office to see about the judgeship.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-04
Two Runaway Gir.S
 Ride Bcn ath Train

Milwaukee. Dec. 1.-Two little girls Agnes Smith and Annie Lueike. both 13 years old who escaped from the Industrial School here on the night Of Nov. '29. made a forty-mile trip to Jef- ferson Junction clinginE to the rods underneath a passenger train. and then walked ten miles across the coun- try in an attempt to outwit officers they knew you'd be seeking them.
 Both are III from the escapade and the Smith girl Is not expected to live They were found ny the police near Johnson's Creek Thursday. cold and hun@ry. They were turned over to the Sheriff. Both were exhausted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-04

the premier danseuse with "The Candy shop. at Jacksons Monday evening. 1t was presented at the close of Its all Summer run in Chicago. The fun of
 The Candy Shop" passes in a candy salon In a fashionable quarter in New
 York and in one of Coney Islands summer amusement parks on a sum- mer night The roles are all sad to be happily cast William Rocks role is that of a soda water attendant who be comes stage-struck. and hires out with a moving picture theatre Miss Fulton's role is that of a loveiorn candy shop girl Mrs. Yeamans plays a suffragette part. and Louis Harrison a Coney Island amusement promoter. Lucy Weston plays herself. and W. J. Mccarthy, broken Dutch dialec. character. Douglas Stevenson Is the gaietys lyrical Juvenile. He will be recalled as the support two seasons ago of Edna Wallace Hopper. and be- fore that es the Adonis of the com panies senr on tour by Joe Weber.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-04
Aged Ohio Farmer
 LV.S With Broken Neck

Norwalk. Ohio. Dec. 4.-considering his age. the recovery of George Mercy. aged s1 years. from the effects of a broken neck. is regarded by physicians as one of the most remarkable incl dents of surgical history
 Mercy is a farmer. A month ago he was thrown against the side of his barn while pushing heavy wagon fn- to the building, and his neck was broken at the second and third ve-te- brae. Mercy has since been kept in a reclining position with his head held rigid. and his physician announces that the vertehrae are practically mended, and that Mercy will be able soon to go around as usual