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The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
From Call Boy To Star
Rise Of Vaughan CHASER

IL Is Interesting TO trace back the
career OF people theatrically prom
inent and ascertain Just how the actor,
or actress, happened TO take TO the
stage. Vaughan Chaser, Of the CHASER
stock company. now playing in the
Lyceum taeater, nicely illustrates how
his natural aptitude for the mimic
world was demonstrated by what
seemed an immaterial incident.
Mr.. Chaser was born in Cleveland
His mother was celebrated throughout.
the middle west as singer OF rare
ability. The family moved TO Atlanta,
where young CHASER sold papers and
acquired. even as youth, deep in-
sight into human nature. 1t was while
In the south that people began to
take notice that he had remarkable
soprano voice and he was urged to go
TO New York and plan for career
as d singer. He went and. after some
appointments. obtained employ
ment in a music publishing house.
The house published the scores for
the Metropolitan Opera House COM
pany and young Chaser was allowed
TO sell the librettos.
Vicissitudes led him to take en-
ployment in the Lyceum theater as
call boy. II was there that the imma-
terial incident happened that drove
him TO the stage as permanent fix
ture. He was given a part In the
three.act comedy, Our Flat" He was
to move the furniture about He had
che line, Where does this go. siry'
A new zenith loomed above him. He
was actually to speak before an audi
ence He nursed the line, coddled 1t.
rracticed IL in his hall bedroom early
and late He tried II with all the
modulations it's meager possibilities
allowed. AS a result, when ne
spoke the five words at rehearsal. the
stage director brusQuely said: THAT
boy can't talk naturally. Cut the line
out"
So from a speaking part he evolved
to humbler plane-a moving part.
The disappointment was cruel one.
as he was young. But II filled him
with the one, persistent resolve, he
would yet have q speaking part ana
major portion OF the spot light.
AS a vindication from the directors
criticism he shortly obtained chance
TO prove his real worth With the KEEL
sey-Shannon Stock company In the
Lyceum. and from then on his course
was easy sailing. His first important
role was In E. II. Sothern's revival oil
Lord CHUNKY" Then he became
leading man for Mrs. Patrick Camp
bell, and later was leading man for
Mrs. Fiske.
After the last engagement he set
about securing a company of his own
Five years ago. he permanently en-
tered the stock field. and has ever
since headed his own playrs.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
FLOWERS COVER
; BALDWIN, BIER
Friends Of Dead Capitalist Send
Offerings For Funeral-Body
Is Cremated.

Simple services marked the funeral
OF Stephen Baldwin. the Detroit bust
ness man and capitalist. which was
held Saturday afternoon al 1880 o'clock
In the family home. No. 5 Madison-ave.
The impressive funeral service or the
Episcopal church was read by the
Rev. Hobart ii. Barber. rector of the
Jarvis, the Detroit tenor. sang solo.
The drawing room In which the cas-
ket was placed was nearly filled with
floral offerings from friends and bust
ness associates OF the dead man. sew
eral pieces being sent from out OF the
city. Not the least appreciated OF
these was a large spray of Easter
lilies from Mr.. Baldwin's head farmer
on his diary farm near Detroit. and a
bunch OF Easter lilies and purple hya-
cinths from the employees OF the REM
lex Music house. who wished 10 show
their appreciation OF the many kind
nesses bestowed on them by Mr..
Baldwin.
The casket was covered with u
blanket Of pink roses and lilies Of
VIC sohVy, otht W ~ iNNAi~"'
and huge panel OF American beauty
roses. the favorite flower OF the de-
ceased. from the Detroit Creamery
company. and bearing the words Our
president" A wreath OF white roses,
Easter lilies and violets from +. ID.
Stair, spray of Easter lilies from
George Engel. and large pieces from
Frank Conger Baldwin. Fred A. Bak-
err. Charles Bray. DIR. Willis Anderson,
James Meredith and A. =. Sheriff.,
were among the number A column
on which were arranged crescent
and star OF pink roses and lilies OF the
valley came from the Detroit Column
company, with which Mr.. Baldwin had
been connected.
Following the services In the home,
the remains were conveyed by funeraL
car to the Michigan crematory In
Woodmere where they were cremated.
The active pallbearers were all
CHI sen from the Edson-Moore COM
pany with which Mr.. Baldwin had
been connected. They were: +. ).
Campbell, F. Stockwell, l.. J. Roster,
j. s. Meredith, Grant Smith and A. +.
Shorrill.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
TELLS POLICE SHE'S "sTUNe.v
Pays Broker to Sell Factory, But Nc
Purchaser Arrives.

After long and patient waiting for
.he appearance OF purchaser for her
broom factory at No. 1873 Antietam-st.,
Mrs. Jennie Maier, of No. 40 Maple-st..
reported to the police, Saturday. that
she feared she had been fieeceG
In October, 1908, Mrs. Maier advei
tised the place for sale. She reports
that Enos Hagan, brokerage agent at
No 147 John R.-st., called and collect
cd $3.50 as a fee for getting pur-
chaser. March Is, 1909. she declares
he collected 81 nor. TO go to Port
Huron after prospective buye".
March Is, she says, he collected an
ether $3.50 for closing the deal. She
has never seen the purchaser or
Hagan since, she reports. Hagen was
recently arrested ~ Precinct Detec'
tive Horrigan on the charge Of similar
" treating a west side grocer
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
SALARIES OF EMPLOYEES
OF COMMITTEE HELD UP
Can't Be Paid Till Supreme Court
Passes on Appropriation for PROB
inu Traction Problem.

Working for the mayors Commit
tee OF 80 has been largely matter OF
honor since that body reached the dig
nifty of having salaried employees. I'm
til the supreme court decides as to the
legality of the councils appropriation
of $4,000 for committee expenses In
investigating the street railway ques'
ton, there will be nothing but honor
for the employees. either.
All bills for salaries and expenses
are being held up, and one of the desk
drawers in the mayors office is choked
with these bills. Included In this lot
are the $50 per week salary vouchers
for Secretary Renard, those for his
stenographer and for the engineers as
we'll as for all supplies used.
While no tabulation OF these bills
has been made. the appearance OF the
accumulated vouchers would Indicate
that the $1,000 Is pretty well spent al
ready. There will be big pay day
in the controllers office II the supreme
court decides that the appropriation
Is legal.
All these bills have to be passed
mon by the council before the con-
troller can draw his warrants for their
payment.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
UPDlkE NOT IN CONTEMPT.
Man Accused by Justice Teagan Freed
by Justice OFT.

Justice OFT handed down a decision.
Saturday. freeing Frank A. Updike OH
the contempt charge made against
him by Justice Teagan. IL was "harg
ed that Updike attempted to induce
George Teagan, a brother CT the jus.
tice, to urge the latter to favor Up
dixie in a pending suit
In view Of the unsupported testi.
mony of George reagan. rs against
that OF Updike and hir attorney. John
Galloway. Justice OFT holds that there
is not sufficient evidence to convince
him that an act of contempt was com
mitted.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
WITH TIL MUSICIANS
Arrangements have been completei

Arrangements have been completed
Tor the spring musical festival TO b
held in Detroit. April l6 and ~ in
the Light Guard armory. The festival
is under the supervision Of Deyoe and
Murphy. and one of the features will
be the coming OF the Dresden Phil
inally conducted by those masters,
Robert Schumann and richard WaB-
ner. Assisting this organization will
he seven vocal and Instrumental stars.
The concerts are arranged rs follows
Friday evening. April 16. the crches-
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
CHURCH AGAIN SEEKS
LARGER QUARTERS
Congregation Of Woodward-Ave. Pres
byterian Shows Wonderful Growth
Church in Fine Shape.

byterian Shows Wonderful Growth
Church in Fine Shape.
The first annual meeting OF the
Woodward-ave. Presbyterian church
was, held Friday evening, and reports
from very department showed pro-
gress A.d all debts paid. Plans are
now yeing made to erect church tt
cost about $4,000 on the lot az Wood.
ward and Grummond-aves., about $780,
900 of this amount having already
been secured and the site paid for
The congregation is at present wor-
shipping in Odd Fellows hall, and
will move, May 10, into the Thomas
Normal Training School building at
Woodward-ave. and West Boulevard,
having outgrown the present quarters.
For similar reason the congregation
vacated Milburn hall some time ago.
Reports read at the meeting show thai:
all of the debts have been paid and a
balance Of practically 5000 is In the
treasury.
Since the coming OF the Rev. Sher-
man l.. Divine as pastor. last October.
the work has gone along with great
expedition. During the year 100 have
peen added on confession OF faith, ITO
by letter, Ave have been dismissed by
letter and two lost by death. making
a total communicate list OF 397. There
is Sunday school enrolment Of 227.
including officers, teachers and pupils.
Theo. E. Flanagan. George v. Brown
and George r. Moody were elected
trustees for three years; Andrew Hall
and John A. Mcdonald were elected
elders for three years. and A. n. Phin-
ney for one year; Herbert r. Earle
and f. c. Lounsborry were elected
deacons for three years.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
VETERAN COP TO RETIRE.
Lieut.. High Has Been Member or
Force Since 1870.

Lieut.. Benjamin High. OF Grant
Riyer-ave. station, las announced his
intention OF retiring from the force
within few days, after serving since
April. 1870. The namo OF Sergt VIM.
H. Kress. OF the same station. has
been prominently mentioned as Lieut..
highs successor. Police CSmmissio.!
err Smith stated, Saturday, that High s
successor will be chosen from Grand
River precinct, and that Sergt. Kress
will probably be the choice.
When Lieut.. High first started on
his strenuous police career. police
headquarters was in the Woodbridge
st. station, and there were no patrol
wagons. Officers borrowed han0 carts
and wheelbarrows 10 convey DRINKS Ia
the station. When prisoners were
taken 10 the house NJ correction they
were handcuffed to a long chain, and
marched up under police guard.
AS a patrolman, High subdued some
of the toughest districts IN the city,
end many a tale OF struggle and mar.
row escape can he relate.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
Citizens Lose Large Sums.

Mrs. Albert Bake. No. 454 Williams
ave-, dropped $244 in bills out of her
mum somewhere along the Grand
Trunk tracks, Friday afternoon. and
a careful search failed to reveal the
money. She reported the matter to
the police Charles Smith. living at
Russell-st. and the Caniff road, re-
ported that he had lost his pocketbook,
containing sos in bills, somewhere In
the vicinity OF his home, Friday after
noon.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
TRAMPLeO BY HORSE.
Hostler, Sleeping of Spree. Has Mar
row Escape From Death.

George Curtis. q nostler in 7. J. Sui
livnn's livery 10. So Baglcy-ave., was
almost tramplcd TO death by a horse
whene he sought u sleep in the ami
nsai's stall. Saturday morning. East
End ambulance took him to ST. Mary's
hospital. where il was found he had
sustained tsree bad scalp wounds. Sc
vcre bruises about the hip and side.
two fractured ribs. and several ugly
cuts about the forehead. Though his
condition L. serious. Il Is thought that
10 viii recover
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
CHILD TERRIBLY SCALDED.
Peter Gruba Spills Pan OF Boiling
Water on Self

While his mother stood only a few
feet away. powerlcss 10 render assist
ance in time, two-year-old Peter Gruba.
OF No. 2l9 WILLIAMSBURG. pulled
dish-pan full of boiling water from the
kitchen stove and was terribly scald
ed about the face. left arm and ches-
His burns were dressed by DR., Mel.
lody. OF the city physicians Office. who
believes that the child will recover.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12

II tried all Kinds Of blood remedies
which failed to do me any good. but !
have found the right thing at last My
taco was full Of pimples and black -heods
After taking Cascarets they all left. am
continuing tho use OF them and recon-
Intending them To my friends. feel fine
when rise in the morning. Hope to
have chance TO recommend Cascarets. "
trrdC Witten. 30 Elm ST.. Newark. ". j.
Pleasant, Paisfabl-. Potent, Taste Good
Dot Never Sickeu. Weaken or Grfpe
lv,. u. 81 Never sold 10 bulk The genu
is- tablet stamped { G Guaranteed 10
cure % y0ui money beck. sli
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
CONTEST DRY" VICTORY.
Methods Of Conducting Election In
Newaygo Being Probed.

MUSHROOM. Mich. April 1O.-That
an effort will be made to invalidate
the dry" election In Newaygo county
by throwing out the votes OF several
townships that voted local option Is
the story received here from Neway.
go county today. Investigations are
being made into the methods of con-
Quoting the election. In Dayton town.
ship a dry majority of 81 was rolled
up.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
Whiskey for Colds

To one-half pint good whiskey. add
one ounce syrup sarsaparilla and one
ounce Toris compound, which can be
procured of any druggist. Take in tea
spoonful doses before each meal and
before retiring. Immediate results al
ways follows this treatment
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
ooMpANies INcoRpoRATeo.

INNSiNG. WiCnr ApIII TV.-ISpe'
.cialJ-The following COMPANIES have
nled articles OF Incorporation with
,i,c. secretary of stale Mack CuitiVa
.,o,~Co traverse city. si5.0r0. > ufa,a
iyde Faasp. Eselaana $1,000 BoQN
,VsiAe. C3. 'Batt,e CygyK Sl50ju
Anca,au Chair 60. Det,uiG So 900
Tnon,e Mai6nent Co. Detroit, slO.-
eco,
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12

Tuesday evening, April 20, IN III /.
Church Of Our Father. program o,
songs and readings will be presented
by Miss Eleanor Murdicl aud Charles
NJ. Clohecy.
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miration for her industry Put then
his forehead wrinkled
You oughtn't tove done so much"
he admoni5hed.
"l'll show you | can tote fair" she
rejoined. During the afternoon she
had recalled to mind that odd express
sion of southern girl chum, and had
been waiting her opportunity to ban
ter him with it,
He stared at her open.eyed. and
laughed
Say, Miss Jenny, you'd better look
out. You'll be speaking American
first thing"
Thereupon, they fell to chatting
like children out of school, each hap
py to be able 10 forget for the moment
that broken figure up on the cliff TOP
and the haunting fear of what another
day might bring 10 them.
When they had eaten their meal,
both with keen appetites. Blake
sprang up. with "A curt Good night"
and swung of down the cleft. The
girl looked after him with a lingering
smile
Il wish be hadn't rushed off so sud
denly she murmured Il was lust
going to thank him for-for every
thing"
The color swept over her face in a
deep blush. and she darted around to
her tiny Int as though some one
might have overheard her whisper.
Yet, after all, she had said nothing:
or, at least she had merely said
everything"
CHAPTER XXI.
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accumulated slime ana ooZe. 80 ROW
he washed out his tattered garments
as well as he could without soap. and
while they were drying on the sun
scorched rocks. swan about in the
clear. tonic sea-water. quite as reck
less of the sharks as he had been of
the ugly crocOdiles in the river
For all this. he was back at the
baObab before Miss Leslie had
stitched up the last slit in the torn
flag.
She looked up at him, with a brave
attempt at a smile.
81 am afraid I'm not much Of
needle-woman," she sighed. Look at
those stitchesi"
Don't fret. They'll hold all right.
and that's what We want" he reas-
suTed her. Give IT me, now. I've got
TO get it up, and hurry back for a nap.
No sleep last night was out beyond
the river. in the swamp-and tonight
I'll have to go on watch. The barri-
cade is down"
oh, that is too bad! Couldn't
take turn on watch?"
Blake shook his head. NO; III
sleep to-day, and work rebuilding the
barricade tonight. Toward morning
| might build up the fire, and take
nap"
He caught up the flag and its new
staff, and swung away through the
cleft.
He returned much sooner than Miss
Leslie expected, and at once began to
throw up a small lean-to of bamboos
over a ledge at the cliff foot, behind
the baobab. The girl thought he was
making himself a hut. in place of the
canopy under which he had slept be
fore the storm. which like Win
thrOpe's, had been carried away. But
when he stopped work he laconically
Informed her that all she had to do to
complete her new house was to dry
some leaves
But ! thought it was for Yourself"
she protested. Il will sleep inside the
tree"
Doc Blake says no." he rejoined-
not till it's dried out"
She glanced al his fact, and replied,
without a moments hesitancy: Very
well. | will do what you think best"
That's good" he said, and went at
once to lie down for his much needed
sleep.
He awoke just soon enough before
dark 10 see the results OF her hard
days labor. All the provisions stored
in the tree had been brought out TO
dry, and great stack of fuel. ready
for burning. was piled up against the
baobab; while all about the tree the
rubbish had been neatly gathered TO-
gether in heaps. Blake looked his ad-
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CHAPTER 1.-The story opens with the
rhipwreck of the steamer on which Miss
Genevieve Leslie. an American heiress,
Lord Winthrope. an Englishman, and Tom
Blake, a brusque American. were passen-
gers. The three were tossed upon an I'M
inhabited island and were the only ones
not drowned. Blake recovered from a
drunken stupoY.
CHAPTER II Blake. Stunned on the
boat, because o. his roughnesS became
a hero as preservcTs of the helpless pair
The FnglishmAn suing for the hand
Of Miss Leslie, Blake started to swim
back to the khip to recover what was
left.
CHAPTER MI Blake returned safely.
WINTHROP wasted his last match on a
cigarette Tor which he was scored by
Blake. Their first meal was a dead fish
CHAPTER ~. The trio started a ten
mile hike for higher land. Thirst at
tackled them. Blake was compelled to
carry Miss Leslie on account of weari-
ness. He tainted WINTHROP.
CHAPTER v-Thcv entered the Jun
gle. That night was passed rooSting high
in tree.
CHAPTER VT.-The next morning they
descended to the oUeH again Al three
constructed hats ia shield tn, mselves
from the sun They then Toasted on
cocoanuts, the only procurahle food Miss
Leslie showed a liking for Blake. but de-
tested his roughness.
CHAPTER VII.-Led by Blake they es-
tabtshed e home in some cliffs. Blake
found a fresh water spring.
CHAPTER VIn-Mtss Leslie faced ar
unpleasant situation, They planned their
campaign
CHAPTER IX-Rake recovered his
surveyors magnifying glass. thus insur-
ing fire. He started a jungle fire killing
cubs.
CHAPTER Kin the leopard's cavern
they built a small home They gained
the cliffs by burning the bottom OF A
tree until it fell against the heights
CHAPTER XI.-The trio secured eggs
from the cliffs. Miss Leslie's white skirt
was decided upon a signal.
CHAPTER XII.-Miss Leslie made
forts to kill anteopes failed.
CHAPTER I.-Overhear,ng a cor
verSatioE between Blake and Wfnthrone
Miss Leslie became frightened
CHAPTER XIv.-BIake was poisoned
by a hSh. Jackals attacked the camn
that night, but were driven of by Gene
We've. Blake returned, after nearly DIV
ing.
CHAPTER Xv.-BIake constructed a.,
animal trap. 1t killed a hyena
CHAPTER XVI.-On "A tour the trio dis
covered honey and oysters
CHAPTER NNII.--Miss Leslie was al
tackled by a poisonous snake BIaI.,
killed it and saved its poison to kin
game
CHAPTER XVTII.-For the second finn.
WINTHROP was attacked by fever. He
and Blake disagreed.
CHAPTER XIX.-B Blake made 2 strorq
door for the private compartment of Miss
Leslie'S cavc-home. \ terrible stotn,
ragged that night. Winthrope stole into
her room, but she managed to swing her
door closed in time.
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A was SOdden from the fierce
. L "a downpour that had accom-.
panied the cyclone: all the cleft bot,
tom other than the bare lodges was
bed of mud; everything without the
tree-cave had been either blown away
or heaped with broken boughs and
mud-spattered rubbish. But the girl
mad far TOO much TO think about to
feel any concern over the mere dam
age and destruction of things. 1t was
rather a relief to find something that
called for work
Not being able to find dry fuel she
gathered a quantity OF the least sod
den of the twigs and branches and
spread them out on ledge In the
clear sunshine. While her firewood
was drying she scraped away the mud
and litter heaped upon her rude
hearth. She then began a search for
lost articles When she dug out the
pottery ware she found her favorite
stew pot and one Of the platters in
fragments. The drying frames for the
meat had been blown away. and so
had the antelope and hyena skins.
Catching sight of bit of white
down among the bamboos, she went to
1t, and was not little surprised to
see the tattered remnant of her duck
skirt. 1t had evidently been torn from
fhe signal staff by the first gust of the
cyclone, whirled down into the cleft
by some flaw or eddy in the wind, and
wadded so tightly into the heart Of the
thick clump of stems that all. the fury
OF the storm had failed to dislodge
1t, Its recovery seemed to the girl a
special providence; for Of course they
must keep up signal on the cliff.
Having started her fire and set on a
stew, she hunted out her sewing ma
terials from their creyice In the cave
and began mending the Sits in the
torn flag. While she worked she sat
on shaded ledge, her bare feet toast
Ing In the sun, and her soggy, mud
smeared moccasins drying within
reach. When Blake appeared. the
moccasins were still where she had
sirst set them, but the little pink feet
were safely tucked up beneath the
tattered flag. Fortunately the sight
of the white cloth prevented Blake
from noticing the moccasins
"Helloi" he exclaimed What's
that?-the flag? Say, that's luck!
III break out a bamboo right off. Old
stairs carried clean away"
Mr.. Blake-just moment. please
What have you done with--with TT"
Blake jerked his thumb upward.
You have carried him up on the
cliff"
Best place / could think Of. No
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drive in on you again. Ill nave 10 rig
up a porch over your door. 1t won't
do TO stuff up the hole You've little
enough air as it is But that can
wait while. There's other work
more pressing. First, there's the bar
ricade- By the time that's done those
hyena skins will be cured enough to
use. I've got to have new trousers
soon, and new shoes. too"
Il can do the sewing, if you will cut
out the patterns"
No; I'll take a stagger at It my
self first. I'd rather you'd go egging
You need to run around more, to keep
in trim"
Il feel quite well now, and n
growing so strong. The only ing
is this constant heat"
Wen have to grin and bear II
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TO BE CONTINUED.
The Feast of Dolls.

The feast of the dolls is the q
est of all the little Japanese
festivals. In the storehouse, whe
kept all the family treasures. the
boxes filled with dolls which
come down from the grandm
and o otgrandmothers. Each
br..'o brln-a her dolls when she
to her fatherin-law's house.
Keeps the feast each year till /
es' daughter is old enough to
up London Daily News.
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Count Baldissare Castiglioi
OF manners in sixteenth cent?
discourse of love is used
gentleman not onlg
PEELED by passion, but also
do honor to the lady with
speaks. The pretense of |,
is at any rate a testimony
worthiness to be loved. She,
part, will for a time seem to
understand, and anon will take
a merry jest"