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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-04-27
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-26
WHELAN' s LAUNCH
WAS TOO SPEEDY
0vertakes H. E. Bellamy After Five
Mile Chase-Serious Charges
Against Captured Man.

In the first actual running chase
that the new government patrol boat
Mah-Na- BEIGE has had TO make. Col
lector John b. Whelan and Clerk Mar.
ten Keane overlook H. f. Bellamy :
launch. Saturday evening. and seized
II for alleged violation OF the marine
regulations. Bellamy was also arrest
ed on charge OF not submitting TO an
officer ans Is out on $3.50 bail pend
ing his hearing before Commissioner
Dawson. Thursday.
IL was just after shutdown. Satur-
day, that Collector Whelan and his
valiant crew discovered Bellamy
speeding along down the river near
the boulevard dock without any light
showing. They came along side and
slackened TO inform him that he must
come along and pay a 5000 fine.
Bellamy apparently acquiesced but
suddenly threw on all speed. the OFF,
GERS say. and went shooting away to-
ward the Canadian shore.
In the gathering darkness. II was
hard TO keep track of him, but Whelan
and Keane did not let boundary line
cut any figure with them and finally
overhauled Bellamy after a fiye-mile
chase
IL found guilty OF the charge made
against him. Bellamy is liable to a fine
which may run as high as $500.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-26
PAYS HIS LAWYER BUT
LETS HIS FAMILY STARVE
Frank Cunningham, Behind With All
mony, Ordered to Settle Quickly
or Go To jail

Frank Cunningham. who recently
served a term In the house OF correc-
ton for abusing his wife. Frances. was
before Judge Murphy. Monday morn
ing. charged with non-payment OF ali
mony. He admitted the charge. claim
ing that all he earned since his release
had gone to pay a lawyer to defend
him In his wifes suit for divorce.
Your family has as much right TO
live as your lawyer has; pay your
wife 81 at once. then pay her So week
ly. or go TO jail" ordered the court.
This caused Frank TO sit up and
take notice.
Cant do 1t, Judge he said.
~ pay % week for my board and
room and | earn only $40. That
won't leave me a cent for car fare or
clean undershirt.
Walk to work and wear dirty
shirts" the Judge remarked. Those
children have to be fed
II might as we'll live In Windsor
on nothing II you make that order"
Cunningham said.
After Judge Murphy learned that
Cunningham earning capacity was
only $40 a week he postponed the
hearing until next Monday, but in
structed the man TO give his wife IS
at once.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-26
TINES GUESTS
BERMUDA BOUND
Five Ladies, Winners in Times Con-
test, Will Enjoy Splendid Two
Weeks Outing.

Monday evening five Detroit young
women leave for New York city as the
guests OF the Detroit Times on a TRIP
to those wonderful Atlantic islands
the Bermudas. Those making up the
party are. Miss Clara Creegan. No
500 Twenty-fifth-st.; Miss Bertha Loef
felhein, No. lie Woodland-ave.; Mrs
b. S. Roach. No. 200 Forest-ave. east;
Mrs. Blanche Adams. No. $50 Four
teenth-aye.: Mrs. Albert Tower. No
1872 Cameron-ave.
Chosen for this trip In one OF The
Times contests, these five ladies' vii
have the opportunity OF seeing. at the
end of very short ocean trip. mar
velous little group Of islands. the eli
mate. curiosities and natural beauty
OF which are excelled nowhere.
Leaving here at 7:45 y. m, the
party arrives In New York Tuesday
In the metropolis there will be tims
for any shopping the ladies may wish
TO do. They will go on the steamer
Bermudian. Wednesday morning. In
the North river and their trip begins
at 10 n. m. All day Thursday the
in Bermuda Friday. July 80.
For four days, there will be drives
over the beautiful coral road Of the
Islands, trips in glass-bottomed row
boats to the marine gardens. where
brillianthued fish dart In and oul
among the flaming corals, crimson sea
weeds and purple sea.fans. The curl
Gus little Burmudian farms on which
the famed lilies apd onions are raised
In precious patches OF soil abaked In
hollows OF the coral will be interesting
also.
Tuesday, Aug. 3, the tourists EN-
bark on the Bermudian again. ge!
back to New York Thursday. Aug, 5
reaching Detroit the following day
laden with souvenirs OF unique and
interesting trip and bearing memories
OF happily-spent fortnight.
The Times European party OF eight
which sailed from Montreal on the
Domain line steamship Ottawa" ON
July 10. completed a three days visit
to Paris yesterday and was due TO ar.
rive on the morning express In Brus
sells today carriage ride about the
city will be on the program OF The
Times tourists in Brussels and to-
morrow they will be viewing the
charming scenes OF quaint little Hol'
land.
While the second party OF Times
prize-wtnners which leaves Detroit to-
night, is enjoying the land OF the lily
and the rose the first group will be
putting In It's last week In England
and Scotland sailing from Glasgow on
the Allan line steamship "Pretorian'
on July 81. Both groups OF happy
Detroiters will thus De on the ocean
homeward bound at the same time.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-26
MURDERER CHARLES CLARK
GIVEN LIFE TERM AGAIN
This Time Slayer OF Horton Warren
Refused New Trial, Goes to
Marquette.

Charles CLARK. twice convicted Of
the murder OF Horton Warren. years
ago, IN he old Goderich house. was
denied new trial. and setenced to
life Imprisonment In Marquette prison
by Judge Phelan. Monday noon.
Attorney Felix A. Doetsch. for Clark,
in his motion for a new trial. set
forth that he based his claim on al
legged prejudicial remarks by the judge.
en- the fact that Prosecutor Van Zile
showed a rogues' gallery picture OF
Clark to the Jury, and that the prose-
cutor. in his statement to the jury, de.
clarod that Clark's case was sent back
Tor retrial on account OF technicalities
IN the conviction at the first trial.
Judge Phelan overruled the motion
for new trial, and promptly sen
fenced Clark. who has been in the
county jail since his trial. He had
served three years in Jackson after
his frst conviction, but is now sent
TO Marquette.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-26
FAST TRACK FOR
RIBBON RACES
Conditions Ideal for Sport Which
Began This Afternoon at the
Fair Grounds.

RACE TRACK. DETROIT, Mich.
July 20 -(Special.) -On fast track
and with general conditions ideal for
the sport. the Grand Circuit got under
way here today. Four events were
programmed the slower ones three in
five and the faster pair two in three,
this event to conclude at the end OF
the required number OF heats unless
a winner had not been developed
he poyi selling developed three pre-
ponderant favorites. In the z:1S pace
Lady Elgin brought 500 to $40 for
the large field. Penisa Maid was $50
tC IS choice over hes field in the 2:ll
trotung stake.
The Harvester was doped an easy
winner at 800 to $50 for Beatrice
Bellini $40 for Carlokin and 81 for
the Held, including Maxine and Gen'
tell NJ. The real betting race OF the
day. however, was the 2:05 pace. IN
which Major Mallow started favorite.
In pools of 1922 the Major brought
$50. Reproachless and Brenda Yorke
$50 each: Jerry b., IS and Dan s..
Bonner, Auto and Manager H.. In the
field at 81.
The crowd came early and watched
the workouts as they progressed on
the track.
The track management is still try
ing TO arrange some event In which
Hamburg Belle. last years champion
trotter, will be able 10 exhibit her
speed. In all probability the an
nouncement will be made OF match
race between the Madden trotter and
Sonoma Girl, the main purpose being
un attack on the worlds record for
competition, now held by Abbott al
2:O31.4. Sonoma Girl Is I'm fine shape
and the Chicago contingent claims she
Is up to forcing Hamburg Belle to her
limit. II not making the clip BIT
faster than that. The match would
be starred as feature attraction for
Friday In all probability.
The attendance was somewhat OF a
disappointment. 1t was doubtful II
over 5000 persons paid admission at
the opening day. The cloudy day was
doubtless partially To blame.
Halle Direct was scratched In the
ais pace.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-26
JEROME AND THAW
I. LAUGH At HEARING
Millonaire's Foe Il To Question Him
In Fight for Freedom-Doctor
Says Slayer Is Sane.

WHITE PLAINS. n. Y. July 20
The hearing Of the case to test the
sanity OF Harry X. Thaw. by which
the slayer OF Stanford White hopes
TO effect mis- release from Matteawan
asylum, was resumed before Justice
Mills today.
The courtroom was crowded. II be-
ing expected that Thaw himself
would take the stand today. The big
majority Of the spectators were wo-
men-most Of them young District At
torney Jerome, whose efforts put
Thaw In the asylum for the criminal
insane. was on hand
Charles Morschauser. attorney for
Thaw. did not know this morning
whether Thaw would take the stand
today or not. There are several wit
nesses besides the experts yet To be
heard before Thaw is called to the
stand.
Josiah Thaw. a brother of Harry,
and his wife. were the first members
OF the Thaw family to enter the court
Harry Thaw. his mother and his sis
ter the former countess OF Yarmouth.
entered the court room together. the
officers being forced to clear a pas
sageway for them, so dense was the
/ crowd
+ Thaw spent the early hours today in
jail with his relatives and lawyer dis
cussing the entry OF Jerome into the
case and planning the conduct OF the
prisoner on the stand under Jeromeg
cross-examination.
When the court was called To or
der Jerome made II clear that he was
In entire charge Of the case for the
state.
Morschcauser declared he had been
unable to secure the records OF the
Ihaw murder trial Jerome declared
the records were interlined with his
own notes and he did not intend TO
turn them over TO Thaw's lawyers,
but said he would send for an extra
copy from his Office In New York.
Morschauser then called Or. II.
Ernest Schcmid. OF White Plains as
his first witness.
While this was going on. Thaw and
Jerome sat side by side, at the coun-
sci table, chatting and smiling togeth-
er and laughing at some OF Schmid's
testimony. Even az he talked with
Jerome, Thaw continued to make
after page OF suggested questions.
Thaw Is sane now" Dr. Schmid
said In answer to question.
Dr. Schmid said positively Thaw Is
not suffering from paranoia at the
present time, and that from his exam
ination Of the prisoner he did not he.
Heve he had ever suffered from that
form Of insanity. for traces would re-
main IF he had.
After describing Evelyn's expert
ence at the hands OF White, as Thaw
narrated II to him. Schmid was turn
ed over to Jerome for cross-examina-
ton. Jerome made Schmid review the
entire clinical history Of the case and
revealed that Schmid's diagnosis was
founded almost entirely upon Thaw's
physical condition and upon what
Thaw had told him. The result was
greatly, to weaken Sch mid's testimony.
Jerome brought out many peculiar &C
tons In the past on the part of Thaw,
both before and after the murder OF
White, which Schmid had not consid-
cred
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-26
BISHOP WILLIAMS HASN'T
APOLOGIZED TO JOHN D.. JR.
Detroit 10 Likely To Ignore Open Let
ter From Rev. George T. Dowl-
Ina, Of BROOKLYN.

bt0p VI SOhtyUs
Bishop Charles ID. Williams, OF the
Episcopal diocese Of Michigan. is not
making any haste to pen an apology
TO John ID. Rockefeller. Jr.. as he has
been urged to do by the Rev. George
Thomas Bowling, Of Brooklyn. In an
open letter In the press. In fact, BiSh
op Williams Is enjoying himself vAca-
tOning at his summer home and has
not manifested any desire TO reply to
Rector Bowling. The latter 10 a for
mer Cleveland pastor and Baptized
John d. Rockefeller, Jr.
IF DR.. Bowling has chosen to write
to Bishop Williams directly instead Of
printing his letter In the press, II is
probable that the bishop would have
replied to. him." stated Bishop VIII.
Jams secretary Monday morning. las
It. Is. do not expect to see him enter
into any controversy In the press"
In his open letter, the Brooklyn
rector takes exception to Bishop VIII.
Jams criticism of the illustration used
by Rockefeller In an address to his
Bible class In which he cited the
wedding out Of weak flowers by the
gardener as an illustration OF modern
business life. bowling asserts that
young Rockefeller is living an upright
life In spite OF the temptations oi
great wealth and that an apology Il
due him.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-26
PUSHED To DEATH
UNDER CAR WHEELS
Deck Hand, Dying, Says Companions
Hurled Him From Train After
Rifing Pockets.

Before death came to him in a Wy
andotte hospital, Sunday morning, as
the result OF being horribly crushed
under the wheels OF a Michigan Cen
trail train. John stein, formerly elm.
ployed as a deck-hand on the steamer
City OF Mackinac. told a story of
fiendish action by two men with
whom. he said. he was stealing a ride.
The trio boarded the train in Toledo
and while passing through Wyandotte
Stein said, his companions set upon
him and after rifiing his pockets OF
$40 pushed him from the bumpers I'M
der the wheels
Both OF STEMS legs were severed
and he lived only few hours Press
ed TO give the names OF the men, Stein
refused. but finally said one OF them
was known as Bob" The Wyandottc
police are investigating the affair. al
though inclined TO be somewhat skep-
tical as to Stems story.
Stein had no settled residence, but
formerly boarded in West Detroit
Relatives live here and In Wyandotte
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-26
JOHNNY king SOLD
TO PHILADELPHIA CLUBf
Great Catcher 10 Reported To Have
Been Traded for Red Doom and
LARGE Cash Consideration.

Large Cash Consideration.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July Pc
The biggest deal in baseball circles in
years IL said 10 have been completed
today by the purchase by the new
owners of the Philadelphia Baseball
club OF Johnny King. Chicago's recall
citrant catcher. The sudden death OF
Mrs. Wolf wife OF Clarence Wolf.
president Of the Philadelphia club. is
said to be the only thing standing In
the way OF the Official announcement
Of the deal
King has all along refused TO return
TO Chicago He wanted to be traded
to the Cincinnati Reds, so that he
might go into business with Garry
Hermann. owner of the Reds, in q
billiard hall and bowling alley. Charles
Murphy refused to let Hermann have
Killing and the Chicago catcher has
refused to report. running a billiard
hall In Kansas City.
Murphy has declared he would not
trade King until the catcher reported
TO Chicago. II is said. however, that
the great catcher has been sold to
Philadelphia. the Cubs getting Red
Doom. the Phillies crack backstop and
large cash consideration.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-26
JOKER IN NEW ORDINANCE.
Nlckeiodeons Required TO Provide
Fire Alarm Boxes.

That there is a fine little piece OF
graft hidden away I'm the new code
Of rules for moving picture theaters
is the discovery OF some members OF
the council committee on ordinances.
An amendent TO the code will prob.
ably be recommended by AID r. NJ.
Watson, chairman OF the committee.
There is a joker in the code which
calls for the placing of city fire
alarm box in every nickelodeon," says
Watson. THE owner has to pay for
this himself. II is thing that Is not
required OF any other class OF busi.
ness and is a hardship on the smaller
places.
within "a hours after this code
was made public, the Gamewell fire
alarm company had its agents out
soliciting business. They were pref.
~ wise"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-26
DESERVES MEDAL FOR NERVE
Thief Tries to Sell Coats to Man
From Whom He stole Them.

Pure nerve brought Frank Harrison
to a cell In the central station, Mon
day noon. Harrison. who is "a years
old. and claims no place OF residence.
disappeared with two coats from Chest 3
livery, No. "A Catherine-st. two days
ago. Monday morning he walked into
the same place and tried to sell the
coats to their rightful owner That
gentleman managed to stagger to the
phone aud call for the wagon before
be tainted.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-26

their high-grade pianos, worth $3.50
each and was advertising them for
sale at $l75. The company claimed
that the pianos could not be made and
sold at that figure. and that the adj.
vertising of them at that price would
ruin the makers good name and repu-
tation The company asked for an IL
junction restraining Bayley from sell
Ing the pianos at the figure quoted or
from advertising such a sale
In his answer Bayley says he bought
the pianos In the regular way from
Mae Newton, through her agent, Ar.
thur Newton, and claims that he has
right to sell them at whatever figure
he pleases. He admits the correct
ness OF the statement made by the
plaintif that such high-grade pianos
cannot be manufactured. shipped to
Detroit and sold for $l75 at a profit.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-26
ASKS $50 FOR STEALING COAL.
Man Sued for Board Bill Puts In Ode
OFFSET

ITO picking and stealing coal from
the Grand Trunk by order OF James
Naglik, $50
This item appears as an Offset In a
defense fled. Monday morning. In the
Justice court to the suit for debt
started against Carl Mliczke by James
Naglik Mliczke boarded with Naglik
for several weeks, and the latter al
leges that when he left owed board
bill OF $50. Mliczke comes back with
an Offset OF $751; the principal item OF
which is his admission that he stole
coal on Naglik's order
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-26

So much having been accom-.
plished. rhe Times invites its
neighbors to persevere In grace.
Clean advertising Is accomplish.
ed; honest advertising is yet to
be won. The Canadian mining
swindle is just now taking the
place Of the late lamented Can.
adian oil we'll In the financial
columns of our contemporaries.
The Times has no mora use .cr
this kind OF copy than It has
for the black type Of the medi.
cal impostor.
The Saturday Evening Post
pays its respects 70 newspaper
cappers In the gambling game
in this fashion:
"A police officer who has given
much attention to the subject
calculates that a hundred and
rfty million dollars are lost an
hually by the people OF the Unit
ed States through these fraud
ulent Investments - meaning
only those schemes which are
gotten up TO swindle. He cal
culates further that not less
than twenty out of the hundred 4,
and nifty millions go for news
paper advertisements by which
the victims are lured on. Whether
or not his calculations are accu-
rate the amount lost In this way
IS certainly great.
why does the government
turn It's back on this waste?
Why does Il treat the newspaper
that prints an advertisement
which any well-informed person
would know for a swtndle as
different from any other kind or
bunco- steererT
The Times hopes for the CO
operation OF the entire Detroit
press In wiping out newspaper
bunco-steering here. Let the
frauds be banished with the
filth.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-26
BRIGHT.MAY0R CLUB QUITS.
Gives Up Picnic Plans and Joins Wi.h
TAFT Organization.

There will be no river excursion OF
the Bright Mayor Republican club next
Saturday The mayors personal OF.
ganization has given up its plans and
the members will go along individual
ly to the picnic of the North End Taft
club. August II.
The Taft club now has pretty near
ly the center of the stage and the In
dications are that its outing Will be
one OF the biggest political affairs the
town has ever seen. While the list
OF speakers has not been entirely COM
pleted. the names already down show
that oratory will not be lacking for a
moment
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-26
WILL MAKE FIGHT.
Wright Brothers to Make First Official
Test This Evening.

WASHINGTON, July 20. 49, The
Wright brothers today Informed Gen.
Allen, chief of the signal corps OF the
army, that they will be ready to make
their first Official test OF their aero
plane at s O'Clock this evening. One
of the officers of the signal corps,
either Lieut.. Foulois or Lieut.. Lahm.
will accompany Orvilie Wright on the
flight, which will take place over the
parade grounds at Fort Meyer.
This test will be for endurance, a
fight of one hour with two men
aboard without alighting.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-26
FIERCE BATTLES COMING.
Detroit and Cleveland Aldermen e
Hook Up in HaH Games.

City Clerk Peter Witt, OF Cleye-
land, on behalf of the Cleveland coun-
ell. took up the challenge to a base
ball series offered b. the Detroit al.
dermen. The Cleveland city fathers
will come here first and then a re-
ciprocal visit will be paid TO the Forest
City by the Detroit Legislators.
Precedent has always been that both
aldermanic teams were composed
largely OF ringers" Detroit alder
men claim to have bona 1de team
OF the,. own this year
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-26

other committee to Chairman
Payne TO insist that products in
dispute be not placed on the free
list.
WASHINGTON. July 2G.-"The
rresiicni is standing pat for free
hides Senator BristOw, OF Kansas.
There Is no change in the tariff
situation The president is just where
he was yesterday. bred w Carpen-
ter. secretary TO the president
These two brife statements summed
UP the t2rin situation at the White
House after the president had had n
humber OF conferences with members
nj both houses OF congress. Vice
President Sherman and Rep. Dwight.
whip OF me house, had breakfast with
the president and afterward the pres
ident conferred with Senators Crane
and Frye The eastern senators had
no more than gotten cut OF the White
House before Senator Bristow, who
occupies n stalwart stand on the OPP
posite side OF the tariff fence, appear
ed and held the pres dents ear for
nearly half an hour. Then came Sen
ator Burton OF ONO, and following
him were Reps Gillette Massachu
sets, and Kuestermann. OF Wisconsin
Senator simmons, OF North Carolina.
was the only lawmakeT 10 see the pres
Ident during the morning. The pres
dents callers were unanimous in as
sorting that in spite OF the temper
airy halt in the work of adjusting the
differences. the presidents program
would win out before the week is
over
III Rep. Payne told Senator Akrich
that the people are behind the presi-
Gent in his fight for lower duties he
told the truth and did not make II too
strong. said Rep. Douglass. OF Ohio.
after a talk Hith President Taft The
people. as a whole. from ocean TO
ocean. are against Senator Aldrich In
his stand for higher duties continued
Douglass And he might just as well
know IL now"