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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-19
VOL 40. no. 1ss.
z KILLED, Is HURT
IN SKY COLLISION
Terrific Smash last Night Between
Air Traction Cars Caused by
EJirtino helmsman.

In a terrible collision at Thousand
Foot-ave. and Zeppelinpl. at l0 O'Clock
liasr nigh. between west-boanG strata
20 car Of the Consolidated Sky Inc
and a northbound Aeroplane CLrheTS
shin OF the United Air system. three
passengers were killed outright four
were 50 baGiy hurt that they died oil
their injuries shortly afterward at
Wright Memorial hospital, and ID
were more or less seriously injured.
| Both ships were crowded 10 the
doors. That there was not greater
! loss of life WAS due TO the providen
tiaI spreading OF the parachute bat
terles with which The Times, ever
Jealous CT the peoples rights, recently
con- PEELED the traction trust TO equip
| its air lines Only one death was due
to a passenger being knocked over
board by the force OF the crash. he,
Honus McSwatt. 41144 Wireless-ave.,
died lust as ne was being carried upon
the operating table at Highestup EN-
ergency hospital, whittier he had been
rushed i'm the seventeenth air precinct
patrol dome.
In his report OF the accident, Pa
trolman O'Fallon OF the Aerodrome
SQUAD attached to the Horizon'Dlvd.
station, says that the accident was due
70 the carelessness of Helmsman j. j.
Swansky Of the Strata 10 car. who was
flirting with pretty girl In one OF
the one Hundred and Seventy-Ninth
story windows OF the Twentieth Ma
tional bank building as his car was
running ON sharp curve around a
rain cloud
Coroner Probe is investigating.
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! leading scientists Of the world would
De entitled 10 more respectful consid-
Grafton than that TO which IL hes been
accorded the-Free Press and the
News OF this city
When men such as Prof. Crookes.
+. X. s., noied scientist and inventor
or the Srookes tube by which X-rays
are produced: Prof. Camille Flamar-
Ion, the eminent French astronomer:
DR.. Franz Hoffman. professor OF phil
osophy OF the University OF Germany;
Prof. Alfred Russell Wallace, +. II. s..
ID. G. l.. l.. l.. D.: Prof. James IA.
| Hyslop. OF the American Psychical
Research society: Prof f. w. II. Mey-
ers. of the same research society:
| Prof. Robert Hare, OF the University
OF Pennsylvania: Prof. Mayo. +. X.
s.: Prof. Oliver Lodge. +. r. s.: w.
I. Stead, thu noted author and editor,
and great host of cool-headed think
ers and investigators, after years OF
careful and discriminating research.
are forced 10 admit the truth OF the
spirituaiistic hypothesis as the only
reasonable or logical explanation or
| the phenomena, then IL would seem
more 10 the credit of scoffers and
critics TO stop and ponuer wei before
passing Judgment upon, or rtdiculing
that OF which they know so little.
Have the reporters OF the Free Press
or OF the News read any-Qf the thors-
nnds OF reports psychic researchers
in the leading American and European
periodicals during the past 80 years.
and especially duringl the past -
months. substantiatingI the claims or
modern spiritualism? We think not.
Ridicule and falseho4d are the last
weapons OF the knaye. the Duffoon ana
the bigot who for blind, ignorant AMI
selfish reasons Is unwilling TO admit
the truth. or Is unable To render a
reason for demonstrated facts. Were
| Il within the power OF these represent
tatives OF the dark ages. no doubt that
thousands OF the leading thinkers ~
the present day would suffer persecu-
tion by the rack and fagot But thanks
to modern enlightenment, their ac'
tivities are held in check and chiefly
limited TO falsehood and ridicule.
In conclusion. we wish, in behalf or
the Michigan State Spiritualists' asso-
citation. to extend TO The Times our
hearty and sincere thanks for the fair
minded iiberality and Justice accord.
cd To this body or progressive rehg'
ious liberals.
Long live The Detroit Times. the
paper OF the people. the impartial adj
vocate OF justice 10 all. And may us
readers and admirers continue to IN
crease in numbers until all publishers
who lend the columns OF their papers
TO the publication OF false, garbled and
malicious statements snall be conslgn-
ed with their pernicious influence 10
the limbo OF the dead. dishonored ara
forgotten past. is the earnest wish
and ardent prayer OF every spirtuahst
and hish-minded, honest Christian lib
eral OF the state OF Michigan
COMMITTEE OF THE CONVEN-
TON.
Detroit. May II. 1909.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-19

Clothes" the Grace George success,
win be offered In the Lyceum next
week by the Chaser company. The
piece is from the peng of those two
popular authors, Claiming Pollock and
Avery Hapgood. and was inspired by
that line from Carlyle, Society,
which the more think OF 1t astonishcs
me the more. IL founded upon cloth. %
As Olivia Sherwood. "a young girl left
nearly penniless by the death of her
father and who intrusts her fortunes
TO . scheming friend, Miss Courteney
has q strong opportunity. Other mem.
bers OF the company are happily cast
end all have opportunity for wearing
handsome gowns, that one big neces
sify IN the curriculum OF a woman's
artinces. The authors have seen At t.
weave two love stories instead OF the
0nual one. and have evolved mum
her OF tense dramatic situations.
For the second week OF their stock
engagement, the Chicago stock com
many. which created considerable in
foroef m "The Dairy Farm" last wecf
N the whitney, will offer The Seou'
- che Hills The story Is one OF a
<owboy scout who was raised with the
In6inno and afterwards became their
cni&f During one OF the uprisings he
rofuoeo 20 Join the other tribes and
xo1nnt e>red 20 lead the government
oroopu a jealous ofiicer has him
thrown into prison and sentenced TO
- 61c< bsc>ase n crossed his path In
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One Cent ON
Land or sky.
FREE TRADE NOW
THE WORLD OVER
Conference at London Levels All Tar.
IN Walls-Sky Blockade Runners
Eoiled-No More Air Fleets.
ONE CENT

LONDON. Eng. May l9.-Tarifr be-
comes an obsolete word today with
the decision OF the nations at the
worlds conference TO establish inter
national free trade.
Our air revenue cruisers are ex'
pensive and useless" cried Kaiser
Fritz Eitel at the end OF the debate
THE immense mile-a.second fleets oil
air freight blockade runners. equipped
by daring men, evade our cruisers
again and again. and reap fabulous
fortunes. They have torn down the
walls between nations"
The motion was then put and car
ried
There was great enthusiasm when
the aged Wilbur Wright brought to
the platform globe map. from which
he had eliminated all nation boundar
les
The present fleets OF revenue cruis
ers will either be used for shore and
lifesaving duty. or sold to private par
ties New Zealand may establish a
government freight line. The decis
ion OF the conference ends for all time
the tariff debates which agitated Unit
ed States congresses since the earliest
times.
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SpirituaIlsts Resent RioicuIe and II
dorse The Times for Fairness.

To the Editor OF The Times: In be-
half OF the spiritualists and other
liberaLminded people OF the state of
Michigan and OF the United States
We as committee appointed by and
In behalf OF the Michigan State Spirit.
ualists' association. hereby beg the
permission OF space In your valued
paper TO enter a protest against the
unjust treatment accorded 10 thu
speakers, delegates and other par
Elephants at the recent state conven-
ton. relative To the false and garbled
reports OF the proceedings as publish.
ed In the Free Press and the News.
II the reporting OF those proceed
ings is sample or the way facts are
reported by the papers mentioned. II
Is very evident sLat no reliance can
be placed In any articles appearing IN
their columns.
This is matter OF concern. not
merely to the spiritualists. but IL con
Germs likewise every honest, loyal
freedom.loving American, irrespective
OF his religion. who values ana cher
ishes liberty OF the press. freedom OF
speech, religious liberty and honest
4 uleu-iuiuuSu gOuIuoisb.
When prejudiced critics, In a pre-
tense at reporting the news OF the
day. knowing nothing OF the spiritual
philosophy and therefore not ia a po
sition TO pass Judgment thereon. un
dertake to mislead the public by q
distortion Or facts through publica
ton Of false. malicious and silly re
ports, ridiculing and malign'ng the
most sacred sentiments OF the human
heart. II Is high time that honest men
and women be given a hearing.
Spiritualism Is one OF the recog
nized religions OF the United States
It's national association Is chartered
under the laws Of the District OF Co
lumbia, having as auxiliaries n state
organizations. which are composed 81
local societies OF these states under
which they are chartered, besiies hay
ing many local societies In states
that are. not yet thoroughly organized
II has its churches and its school.
where many are receiving knowl
edge OF the spiritual PHILOSOPHY, sci
epce and religion.
People who have not kept abreast
lof the times and have not studied
along lines OF advanced thought vii
be unable TO fully compr snend sue.
discourses as are given by the lead
ing speakers on the ,spiritualists' ros
trum
The phenomena OF spirituaiism l.
commanding the recognition of th'
scientific world and the philosophy
the attention OF the thinking men ani
women OF the age. Psychical researct
societies OF both England and Americ;
are vitality interested in spiri
phenomena.
1t would appear that any religious
philosophy that has for Its adherent'
hundreds OF thousands OF the bright
est. liberal and progressive men an
women OF the lard. including man,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-19

CHICAGO, May 15.-Another Sam
Parks case.
This Is what Chicago labor men are
calling the present trial of Martin b.
Madden. better known as skinny
Madden, the natty and Immediately
dressed head of the building trades
council. former president of the Chi
cago Federation OF Labor. and polit'
ical boss and acknowledged car OF
Chicago union men.
Madden Is accused OF extorting 81,
900 from a contracting company by
calling on a strike.
Two other men, NJ. j. Boyle. bust
ness agent or the Electrical work
ers. and F. A. Pouchet. chairman Of
the board OF business agents. are be-
ing tried with Madden. but he Is the
big central figure.
Two features. one the attitude OF
the prosecution. the other the person
atty OF Madden, raise the trial above
the level OF ordinary labor legal diff
ficulties.
The attitude OF the prosecution. as
evidenced by the questions asked by
States Attorney Wayman OF each
prospective juryman, is that not union
ism Is on trial, but one man and one
offense
DO you understand that this Is a
fight for unions. not against them ~
he asked. And Would you be pre-
JUDGED against the prosecution be
cause the defendants are union men,
wayman gave out list OF words
that each venireman had to define or
leave the stand. They are jawbreak-
ers. Some of them are:
Confederation, hypothesis. acces-
sorry. avereed, circumstantial. pre-
sumption. conformity. conjecture, dis
erection, extortion. presumption, carl
cature. subtle, tortuously.
But the chief interest is In the chief
defendant. May skinny" Madden.
Madden dresses like bank cashier
and talks like dock walloper. That
is he talks that way usually When
he has to address a committee or EN-
ployers, or any public gathering. his
language Is studied, elegant, correct.
With brilliant colored vests. spats'
diamonds. and college boy trousers.
Madden can talk TO the least educat-
ed OF his men In their own language,
and leave them swearing by him.
His word is law with his men. They
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-19

II was evident that news of his az.
rival in Bomberg had already got
abroad, for there was great crowd
in the square opposite the ministry
and troops were with dificulty holding
the people in check.
Ludwig found himself faced with
the necessity OF literally carving a
way through the press. and he set the
car for the long Hill leading up 10 the
palace ut a good pace.
The troops and the crowd opened
up sullenly 10 let the car through. and
as the kings motor passed into the
main thoroughfare there arose con-
sidering hooting But the hooting was
only spasmodic. For the most part,
the crowd was dangerously quiet.
When ne reached the palace the
king found the gates locked and a
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-19
MOST ANYTHING

phone for u washerwoman," said Hub
by, as he picked up his paper.
why, isn't Bridget down In the
laundry now?"
Yes, but she's going away"
Did she tell you so?"
NO, but she went down cellar with
can OF oil to start a fire In the lsun-
dry stove"
Has that fellow any brains?
Don't know. I've only met him at
dances and banquets.
Used To be the farmer kept his horse
i'm the barn. Now he keeps his wheat
i'm the garage.
Most women look prettier putting .
baby TO sleep than they do on lee
ture platform
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-19
40 Editorial This
For Boys and Girls
Who 60 to School
VI the Sunshine Looks Good to You.
Perhaps II Looks Just as Good
20 Your Teacher. So Be
Good to Her.

You girls, too-looks pretty nice outdoors doesn't it,
Probably there's lots of things rather be doing than studying
away at geography and grammer and things
It's been long time since September.
Almost you remember you hurying
through breakfast in time to get to school.
Altogether you're getting kind Of restless, all of you
Own up, aren't you
And while you're getting get outdoors if the
teacher getting and horrider, maybe.
Aren't you thinking things like that
And aren't you her and bit stubborn
about this thing thati
Well that's talk abutabut the teacher
We don't preach And wouldn't to listen
But all games all you-boy and glke play fair
You haven't any for kid who doesn't.
Well, let's if teacher getting fair deal
Maybe looking window the sunshine And
wishing she could get it. and take all of you
But she can't, you know
She's working rather several them There's
ne superintendent andy your parents, the city.
Maybe when she she'll thinking that all of
well and like well the last
pear, have grown away from her
she'll be aover glad her last task laid
Teachers pretty tired this from and be-
4 lisve it.
sometimes you think she just remember this
teaching Bless hearts you're all good children
but it's lot of responsibility to put big girl
There a lot of you and only one of her.
will help get better obmake you enjoy the good
things of life and strengthen to bear its knocks
these things geography and arithmetic and she
superintendent father and mother and to
\ ne city, for teaching you.
Examination time just hard job for teacher as it for you
And probably a lot harder.
you could see the papers reports
and her you-you decide whether Is
passed the grade nOyou woudn
think it easy
doesn't makes her feel very badly Be-
cause that presumes didn't teach you enough
And she'll just made work little harder
might have gone through.
She can't help hasn't done all for she should
nnxs done.
few yea-(and you'll just have to take our word
but it's you'll teacher has been next to
S1aer and mother FRIEND YOU HAVE.
shell pleased be great and women
M you'll be glad you the teacher when
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-19
Cupid Wins SKY Races.

NEW YORK. May l9.-Miss Flufy
Highball. daughter of Algernon High.
ball. the aeroplane king. was married
AZ noon today In the Little Church
Around the Corner. to Terry Muldoon.
her aviator. after six times chase
around the world by the Infatuated
father
Tie clippers started week ago. but
early discoyerery gave the elder High
ball chance 20 thwart their plans.
on the sixth trip around. High0alis
airship broke down in the middle OF
the Utah desert, and the young people
sailed safely into New York and mat
rimOny
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few years ago, and In two days they
had come to his terms.
And yet he has few strikes. this
shrewd young leader in stylish
clothes.
The building trades. which he heads.
have had less trouble than any other
branch OF Chicago union men.
- But when he hits. he hits hard. His
strikes count. The employer who
crosses him wants to be prepared for
a real fight. He can count on 1t that
us coming to him Madden gets good
wages for his men and keeps them
satisfied.
The arrest OF Skinny" Madden
came as a shock to Chicago labor men.
His indictment was another His trial
has stirred deeper than anything since
the Shea trial. which followed the
transfers strike.
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Ierked TO Iupiter.

LAST CHANCE. Tex, May 49,
Four sheep rustlers were lynched here
today ia unusual fashion. They were
about to be strung up when Judge
Blatt made an appeal TO the mob.
Take my old aeroplane," he said
lash the men in. set the wheel for
Jupiter and send them out through
space. But don't kill them"
Judge Blatt's plea won. The crowd
as the machine started out To
the skies.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-19
TRIAL OF SKINNY MADDEN, REMARKABLE
LABOR LEADER FOR ALLEGED GRATING

trust him and believe in him. When
he says DO this" they do IL. When
he says. Go out" they go. Not
woru back y
"Ol Skinny knows what he's about
his men say.
Madden pulled strike on the big.
gest department store In Chicago
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Gordon OF troops stationed both inside
and outside them. Several Held oHl'
GERS were standing about I'm group
but the man In command was appar-
emily very Junior officer indeed As
matter " fact, AZ was Hertz.
There was no indecision on the part
tuf Hertz lie WIS less dtfiideht thah
had been the quictly'crushing Martel.
AS the car stopped he walked up 10
IL briskly. saluting. and then In po-
lite but entirely business-like tone al
dressed the.king.
Your majesty tc said pre-
sumo IL was your intention TO enter
the palace. VI you have any such In
tention still. In view OF the fact that
the gates are guarded. would advise
YOU 10 surrender IL. Although Jun
Tor officer. | am In charge here. and
In the absence OF the dictator OF BON
berg | must absolutely decline to al
I low YOU TO pass the threshold OF his
palace"
1T is not Strong's palace. but mine,
cried the king. angrily.
1T Is yours no longer" said
Hertz. CURLY.
The king flung Hertz look of in
tense hatred Then he rose and stood
upright in the car.
Gentlemen" he cried TO the Off
GERS who were standing uneasily aloof,
gentlemen. | beg OF you TO approach
me-"
They came forward In a body.
Gentlemen" cried the king again.
Il have returned. | have returned 10
my own. Tonight is our opportunity
OF sweeping the enemy OF our coun'
try on one side Tonight Is our OPP
portunity for crushing the usurper.
You are my officers. and you command
my troops ! call on you TO assist me
In restoring TO Ibis country the peace
which should be hers.
And We shall hot be alone In ef-
facing the impudent upstart who has
done hts best 10 steal my throne. Just
! beyond the frontier are the armies OF
! Russia, Germany and France. They
are waiting the signal TO advance
the signal which will restore order 10
the chaos in which this unhappy state
has been plunged"
Hertz could see that the oficers
were not little moved by this
speech. and that. in spite of discipline
the nearest OF the troops had erept
| forward a little 10 listen.
So he broke IL on the food OF The
kings oratory rather6 brusquely
Yes" he cried, and he raised his
voice so that he could be heard by
both officers and men, and tomorrow
the dictator will return and reverse
the order OF things. And his Will be
the vengeance"
The king made little wave OF his
hand as though he would dismiss
Hertz and his arguments. He was toe
late. Hertzs words had gone home.
Il call on YOU" cried the king &c
the officers.
But they merely shook their heads
In silence.
fTo BE contiaued.S
The only thing Abdul Hamid hasn
given up is his bank roll. He refuses
oh AZ
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From Another Point of View

Boston fellows have been here Oh horrors
hands or the
thlze with congress-
realize the
Who'll lot Of dontta
who jumped from bridge when he saw
in
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-19
Milky Way Muckraked.

Health Officer Johnson. after labora
tory tests which proved the Milky
Way To- contain formaldehyde in large
qualities. this morning warned milk
men not TO All their bottles there un'
I'll further notice.
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KERN viii Hunt EN-. Too.

CLAM CREEK. l.. J., May 19.-Pres-
ident Kermit Roosevelt made first an.
nouncement today that at the end OF
his term he would duplicate the fam
Gus African Hunting trip OF his father
30 years ago X. r. however. will
make the trip in an airship. shooting
the wild animals from above
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ligan suddenly accelerated the spark
of his aerostat and shooting over his
opponent, disabled his rubbed. after
which he finished him at his ease.
About a thousand members OF the
club crowded Starside ring, which was
stationed 1000 feet above the Univer-
sal Aero Power stations plant.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-19
BIFF'S BIFFS BEAT BUGS.
Simpson Knocked Out at Starside
Ring Last Night.

In a lively bout Bin Milligan defeat
ed Bugs" Simpson last night at the
Highhigh Athletic club. Simpson had
an advantage for six rounds. when Mil
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-19

.Tompkinsyile. Madagascar: The
poor OF this city gave a charity bail
for the rich IL was a grand success,
the balance sheet showing a deficit OF
.s24.lv1 radium beans.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-19
THE Man
Who Stole
The Earth !"
By ". Holt White
cHAPTeRLxv.-tcontinued.)

To Brandt he did not vouchsafe a
a word. He was beginning to see that,
In spite OF all his impetuosity ami
fervor. Brandt was hardly likely 10
prove an ally OF much worth.
The palace" said the king. shortly.
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Classified Advertisements.

WANTED--In exchange for com
plete set "Roosevelt's Rhinocerean
Rampagin." now out or print. a
Stanhope aeroplane spark plug. Rare
chance for aero bibliophile. Inquire
+. ID. q.
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EDITORIALS BY THE PEOPLE

Is the of
Make
one
your
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-19

WANTED-Agents to sell handy
map OF skies showing airline routes.
Box F-S616.
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The police arrested three more boys
yesterday for swimming In the Big
Dipper without trunks.
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This is an editorial specially for
the boys and girls at school.
Suppose that long about now you
boys get to looking out the window
at the sunshine and thinking what
fun it'd be to get out your fishing
pole and slip down to the river, to
throw off your clothes and dive into
the cool water.
Seems pretty hard to study
doesn't it?
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-19

WANTED-Competent maid who
can operate aerogocart. Call at Flat
4G1, Ararat Apartments.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-19

Big graft sensation I'm Chicago.
Pittsburg can't have all the laurels.
Il think, dear, you're better tele-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-19
A Word From Josh Wise.

81 dunno which
feels tn more I'm
portan'-a drum
ma jor or q BOY
who's Jest started
ter work."
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WANTED-Situation as stenograph-
er On account OF health prefer place
above smoke line. Address Miss w.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-19

PERSONAL---VERY. gent in green
necktie and pink hat who winked at
young lady from window OF Strata q
car at Horizon road crossing please
write Miss X Y H., Box n?
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Visit the North Star cafe. Music
every night.-Ady.