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The Detroit times., 1909-01-21
NEW HOSPITAL To
| Be BUILT ON SITE
Of HARPER
PRESENT INSTITUTION WILL
GIVE WAY TO SPLENDID NEW
RUCTURE-OvER 100000 is
AVAILABLE FOR ENTERPRISE.

Plans for new Harper hospital ON
| he present site. which have been
|lnder consideration for some time
have almost reached fruition, ana den
tite action on the proposition VIII
probably be taken at the annual meet
ing OF the board OF trustees, TO be heid
Thursday night The matter was to
have come up Tuesday night, but the
meeting was postponed on account OF
he Board OF Commerce banquet. seV-
sral OF the trustees being members OF
he latter organization.
The committee having In charge
. he raising OF funds for the new build
ng has met with splendid success,
largely through the efforts OF j. l..
Hudson. president Of the institution,
Ind DR.. William +. Metcalf, who have
|,een foremost in the movement from
| t. inception. Upwards Of 100000 Is
| valuable for building purposes, the
money representing pledges secured
|, ~ the committee and requests 10 the
Institution from different estates. The
hospital some time ago acquired prop
+rty on Brushst.. In the rear OF the
present site This. with other land in
. he immediate neighbOrhoOd on which
l. he trustees have secured options, will
fford ample room for additional build
Ings.
The proposed new hospital Is the
of constantly increasing
.eed for greater facilities for the care
Ipf the citys sick All the leading hos
I, itals OF the city have waiting lists
J nd physicians find II necessary 10 az
&ange days in advance for the recep-
ion OF patients who are TO undergo
operations. The new building Will
did greatly 10 the facilities of Harper
hospital and will go long way toward
elieving present conditions.
Ii is known, however. that the board
IS not unanimously in favor Of tearing
)own the old structure. Opponents OF
| he plan contend that the present
Structure though Old is good for many
ears 10 come and that the erection Of
! additional buildings 10 begin with
Would be the proper course. This diff
erence OF opinion has engendered no
little feeling and ii is understood
| hat some uneasiness is felt by mem
bers OF the present hospital staff as
the security OF their positions ia
ase the proposed plan goes through
The Detroit times., 1909-01-21
Baby's Cries Arouse
Family AS Lives Are
Thre atened BY Gas

MUSHROOM, Mich. Jan. 20.-(Spe-
cial. THE restlessness OF a four
months-old baby possibly saved the
lives of Mr., and Mrs. John Plowman
and their two children early today.
Gas was filling the house and the
babys cries aroused Mrs. Plowman.
Mr.. Plowman was reused with diff
Guilty and one child had to he taken
TO the open air before 1t could be re-
yiVed
The Detroit times., 1909-01-21
PHILIPPINE VOLCANO
BECOMES ACTIVE

, MANILA, Jan. 2O-The volcano
Iagnas. in the Tayabas province.
which forms the southwestern part OF
Luzon. has exploded and become vio-
lently active.
The eruption seriously damaged the
surrounding country No reports OF
loss Of life have been received. Loud
reports. detonatiOns and deep rumb.
lings preceded the eruption and were
heard during the afternoon.
kilograms received here describe
the outbreak OF the volcano as giant
explosion Of water"
The governor OF the province reports
by telegraph that large area OF cult.
waited fields was ruined. highways
were rendered impossible. and. many
bridges destroyed
The Detroit times., 1909-01-21
WHAT YOU DID IN 1908.

Consider for moment this Company-and by this Com
pany particularly its memberships it was at the
beginning OF 1905 and consider what has accomplished
within twelve months One year the Company consisted
people insured about 100000 policies, citizens OF
every conceivable country. They under definite
with each other which called for scientific cooperation
and mutual protection They had paid such
that all their matured obligations had then been
obligation OF about $4,000 per policy there accumulated
about S525 The membership under definite contracts
duly provide the difference between the accumulated
and the ultimately due.
What happened during 1909 You directly reached and
relieved benchCaes under policies when their chief
had been taken by death your relief into
and territories OF the United States and into
"A other countries The total OF this relief expressed in
money S22I3I,20o77 But this is only part of the
You these families, property, but
reached them Immediately and just when need greatest
In doing that YOU really did more You did what other
organized body OF could do those similarly
lied You paid these benefcaries partial for
the property value OF lives cut of premaurey.
Most nsuring persons Young They have strength
OF body. reasonable mental equipment and average
training When they assume the obligations OF home and
children they i'll effect make contract with society but the
burden that for time is society. They
Themselves their chief But the bank will loan money
that when life is extinct, and very little when life is
full Ii that fails these default society and
has remedy the ophanage and reormatory
large portion OF the dcah-clams of 1908 represented
the salvage OF the really valuable which these fam
lies hada which. by all the ordinary rules OF bust
ness totally lost These payments prevented social
defaults and that extent made the ophanage and the
reformatory unnecessary.
1t is worth while for you policy holder to know
thing of the other things which you accomplished the year
1908 You paid in all your membership S4oIo 40
This total includes death claims annues dividends
maturing deferred dividend policies and
value sold to the Company You loaned
your membership the security of their policies
S28oooooo For your protection. YOU increased the
general funds o the Company (book vaues) by about S42
100000 This increased the security behind average
ultimate policy obligation by about $40.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-21
MAN is INJURED
AS BOATS COLLIDE

NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-Onc man
WAS seriously injured and many per
hons cut and bruised today in col
).sion between the ferryboats Suffern
Ind Goshen, OF the Erie railroad. The
boats were approaching their slips at
| he foot Of Pavonia-ove., Jersey City,
Ii the time of the accident.
There were about 100 passengers on
| ZACH boat and they were thrown in
livery direction. VIM. Fleming. OF 2i2
|Tifth-st.. Jersey City. was hurled
hgainst stairway. He was taken to
st. Francis hospital in a serious con,
LitiOn.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-21
n SOCie t y

Italy as the masters in literature
see it," illustrated with stereopucon
views and readings, will be presented
at the Twentieth Century club meet
ing Thursday afternoon in the Century
building, by Miss Guysi, Mrs. Lena
Harris Doty and Mrs. Helen Burr
Brand at the harp. The readings Will
consist of Drifting, by THOMAS
Buchanan Read: excerpts from the
Childc Harold, Byron; excerpts from
pictures in Italy. Dickens; Giotto
tower. and the old bridge at Florence,
Longfellow, and the Appian way
Read.
DR. Lee S. McCollester is in New
York attending the quarterly meet
ing of the board of trustees OF the
Universalist National convention The
first session was held. Tuesday. and
the convention will adjourn Thursday
One topic TO be discussed will be the
next biennial convention which Will be
held in Detroit next October.
A painting by julius Rolshoven. en-
titled. Sala, of thirteenth century
tower. "Palagio def Talani,' Florence,
is on eNnlDltlOn tnlS week IN the pe-
troit Museum of Art.
Capt. and Mrs. J. II. Levinson and
children, of~No 81 Montcalm-st. west,
will leave Detroit the first OF March
for two months trip through Eu-
rope. They have just returned from
Florida and Texas. where the captain
Is extensively interested in cocoanut
raising.
The marriage Of Miss Jessie Palmer
sister OF Mrs. Alfred Begg. of No. 4Ga
Fisher-ave., and Charles Barker will
be celebrated Tuesday Jan. 20, in the
church of the Messiah The Rev II. II
Barber, rector OF the church. will of
hciate. Mr. Barker is a craftsman al
the Great Lakes Engineering works.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-21
DEPOT WRECKED
BY DYNAMITE

LUM. Mich. Jan. pa charge OF
Dynamite blew the Pontiac. Oxford
And Northern railroad depot, SO miles
lorth OF Pontiac, TO bits and Jared the
surrounding country last night. The
wrecked building was one-story
frame structure about 20 by 40 feet.
Citation Agent Gruenwald had just
left for home when the explosion oc-
',urred. Ii is believed that tramps
blew up the station expecting TO OBJ.
kahn money
The Detroit times., 1909-01-21

less should submit them
Pierces WI cure the privacy of
your w Favori Prescription has cured
hundreds o. some o. hem of
regularly Graduated
will
Don't
Medical DR. X
and be wel
The Detroit times., 1909-01-21
To the Poiicy-Holders :

The work of your Company during 1908 and its con-
dton the close OF that year deserve more than ordinary
consideration and study Your interest in the brief tabular
exhibits wo-fod You have the responsibility
and the anxiety OF policy holders; you have also wider
interest Commerce is than business 1t is the great
civlizer Life than mutual protecton
great social force. Let for moment consider that
aspect of these figures.
Ii considerable portion OF the wealth created yearly by
society could be gathered pro rata basis invested
reasonable OF interest and then under an exact
and be turned cash instantly at
and applied the relief of human distress long step
would be taken toward the social bettermen OF There
would be neither charity ccnscation in such PLAN 1t
would eliminate ambition or initiative but would greatly
reduce poverty, ignorance, and their familiar fruits
But society organized i'll that In the struggle
for existence the weak bruay driven the wall Prop
itself always and money saved Is frequently
worth less than its full yaue because is we'll placed
is quickly available.
There is nevertheless large of society
whose weak tramped whose property
the greatest need available and always
money This is life insurance.
Lie insurance is what society would be and it does
what society would do society organized suggested
above Ii society instead OF life Insurance. accomplished
these results might begin hope for speedy realization
OF OF social ideals But conditions and results
achieved real and less valuable socially because
belong what call business Life achieves
daily with certainty with justice and with large
benefits society.
As policy -hoder in the New-York Life Insurance Com
pany you part OF such plan in 1903, and indirectly
YOU busy producing just such results every month in
that year.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-21
WoRKMEN RESCUE GIRLS.

SAGINAW. Mich. Jan. 2O.-While
|skating on the thin ice on the river
between Court and Bristol-st. bridges,
Esther Pearson and Elizabeth Trude.
~ years old, high school girls, went
through in deep water The ice work.
linen who heard the cries Of the gins
hurried to the scene and rescued them
The Detroit times., 1909-01-21
WELCOME WORDS TO Women

Women who suffer with disorders peculiar TO their
should write to DIR. Pierce and receive free the
advice OF q physician Of over 40 years experience
skilled and successful specialist in the diseases
OF women. Every letter OF this sort has the most
careful consideration and is regarded as sacredly
con6deital. Many sensitivciy modest women write
Telling TO their local physician The local physician
is pretty sure TO say that he cannot do anything
without ian examination. DIR. Pierce holds that
these distsstefui examinations are generally need
The Detroit times., 1909-01-21
THE PRESENT STATUS AND FUTURE
POSSIBILITIES

call attention the general facts contained the
Balance Sheet and OF Income and Disbursements
attached hereto think you will there read the
the query that uniformed people often make why do
life insurance companies need such great accumuatons Of
money"
Our ultimate obligations at their face value approach
two thousand million dollars for all purposes
market values about five hundred and hyseven mill
lions Every dollar of is absolutely necessary
under clearly defined program in order to qudate
liabilities both actual and contingent Our large
because doing large work of the kind l have
described
You understand, OF course that the time has passed
when life insurance companies will attempt defeat repeal
legislation by any ndection any process which will
meet the approval OF the scrupuous mind Bad legsa
ton yon readily defeat unfair taxation on easily
abate You do this by the creation OF public opinion and
by direct appeal to the who legislation.
Legislation follows what believes public opinion be.
You enough influence public opinion
ally To do this must have that reliable information
which will convince judgment and such information
propose make easily accessible You have for
the asking We hope place it before YOU during the
ing OF Plain Talks Policy holders" through
the public prints If convince then would
any kindred question which involves both personal
interest and the public webeing.
In any study the figures attached. Study
YOU would the balance sheet OF business
mend ccse them they deserve either But above ALL
observe what faeaching equitable and enduring program
OF selfhep part OF in the daily work of the New
York Life.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-21
HOW YOUR WORK is LIMITED.

But here curious condition confronts you. In the
er OF work. and that alone you advancing
For example in 1908 you issued about $4,000 new policies.
and from various lost 1t is startling fact
that you had taken your 1908 enough
members to make good the number that dropped making
no growth whatever would have
violated the criminal law of New York State Nowhstand
ing the high character of all did in Notwithstanding
your Willingness and ability do Of laws OF New
York State such that Company the close OF the
year had to slow down the busy wheels risk committing
misdemeanor.
This particular aw-Section % of the Insurance laws
OF New Yorkhas been in full force for years. 1t places
an arbitrary limitation the legitimate activities of life
ance men. Its direct effect your Company
reduction OF plant capable of nsrng people
to plant nsuring less than $4,000 people year. 1t
reduced outstanding business $8ooooo reduced the
number of families protected by gild by 10000
Aside from all questions of its constitutonay and the
repugnance with which healthy American
such legislation the law for New
to enact New York is the Empire State and boasts OF it.
1t has city which with aspires the commercial
and financial supremacy of the world. The
and the State is filled with the of great and
the record of great achievements The State and the
what they alone because of their location but chiefly
because the of the State and OF the city strongly
utilized great opportunities.
1t was strange logic which mpeed the Legislature of
such State to conclude that admitted evils in great bust
could be cured by limiting volume The Legislature
OF the State has before applied this doctrine
business and judgment the people do approve
legislation
The Detroit times., 1909-01-21
A PLAIN TALK WITH THE POLICY HOLDERS
New York Life Insurance Co.
New York.
SIXTY FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT.
$40 Broadway. New York

All this represents help order. Com
pare with other and your other activities
IN 1908 Did do any better work during the Was
1t worth while, Would you like to see of it done
by your Company in 1902 Would almost unlimited
amount OF such work carefully and effectively done be
liz bene6
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-17
TO KEEP UP PRESENT WORKS
DECISION OF CHAIRMAN BUR.
TOMS COMMITTEE.
No General Rivers and Harbors Bill
Will Be Reported to the House
This Session.

The House rivers and harbors COM
mittee after protrac;ed session yes
terday agreed to prepare and report to
the House at the present session a bill
for the maintenance Of existing works
and for emergencies and surveys. The
advocates Of a general and comprehen-
sivc river and harbor bill were in the
cold water on the proposition by declar-
ing that he would have nothing to do
with such a measure. Then a resolu-
tion In favor of a rivers and harbors
bill "appropriating one sum sufficient
for the preservation and maintenance of
existing rivers and harbors works, for
continuing in operation such dredging
and o her plants owned by the govern
ment as are now engaged in river and
harbor improvements, and to provide
for any emergency in the maintenance
of existing channels and improvements"
was offered by Representative Davidson
of Wisconsin and adopted by d vote of
Is to =.
The resolution also provides that such
surveys for new projects may be author
ized as may be deemed advisable, with
directions 20 the Secretary Of War to
have the reports thereon submitted to
Der, in order that they may be avail
able for use in the preparation of a gen
eral river and harbor bill. 1t is not be-
Heved that the figh for a general bill
this session will be carried to the floor
Of the House because of the general
opinion that there is not sufficient time
to prepare such a measure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-17
PROCLAIMED A MIRACLE.
Remarkable Rescue of a Child From
Reggie Ruins.

REGGIO, January l6.-Another mirac-
ulous rescue has taken place, resulting
in the recovery of a five-year-old boy
after having been inferred since Reggie
was overthrown. The result of this res
cue has been 10 stimulate the efforts OF
relief parties in their search for others
who may still be living.
The boy is the son of a porter, who
made his own escape but belieevd his
boy must be dead. After seeing the
ruins of his house he did not even
search for the boy, but a woman. pass
ing the wrecked house a few days after
the earthquake thought she heard
weak cry. 1t soon ceased, however. and
The woman with her sister went to
Naples Re urning to this place and hear
attention of Col. Corapi who was in
charge of Il relief party, to the porter's
house, which was little more than q
heap of stones and dust. The soldiers
examined the wreckage and called out
d number of times.
After breathless suspense a faint
sound was heard, Enthusiastically human.
This was enough. The soldiers attack
ed the debris with fierce energy. and
within a few hours a small opening
was made, through which a fireman en-
tered. In a moment he returned ana
passed through the opening a little boy.
who was not only conscious, but show.
ed small signs of privation. He was
taken to "a hospital. where he has become
the pet of all and little hero, the wom-
Ell declaring that he was saved by Q
miracle. as the child persists in saying
that throughout he was fed by his moth.
er with bread and oranges. The mothee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-17
SNOWSTORM ALL over SOON
WILL STOP IN TIME FOR AT
TENDANCE AT CHURCH.
Bad Weather From Maine to Flor
ida-No Cold Wave in Sight
at This Time.

The snowstprm which blanketed Wash
ington yesterday and last night will stop
today, IL the prophet says true, just in
time to permit attendance at late morn
ing church services. 1t may be showing
hard while the coffee and toast are served
on the breakfast table, but before the
belfries send out their last peals the at
mosphere will clear.
The official forecaster has given his
word. There will be practically no
change of temperature. he also promises.
No cold wave is headed this way. Old
Sol may even wink his eye to the Dis
trict of Columbia today and warm things
up a bit, the weather man says.
Washington was not the only place on
the map that turned up coat collar and
the same informant. The storm which
drove snow into the eyes of government
clerks, congressman and ragged newsboys
yesterday on the streets OF the capital
spread all over the eastern area OF the
United States from the rockbound coasts
of Maine to usually sunny Florida.
Down south the people went out with
umbrellas and raincoats. Up north they
wore mlttens and fur caps and stumbled
through huge snowdrifts. In Washington,
which is midway, the people received
samples of both northern and southern
weather.
Tie weather bureau says the storm ex-
tended all along the Atlantic coast and
oack as far as OHIO and Kentucky. In
the northern sections, 1t Is reported, the
storm is one of the severest OF the win
.er. The oncIal storm warnings were
sent out TO that section early this morn
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-17
STEERS RUN Wild IN STREETS
CAUSE CONSERVATION AND
EXCITEMENT IN BALTIMORE.
One Leaps From Bridge Over Rail-
way Tracks Thirty Feet-Knocks
Down Man and Halts Train.

BALTIMORE, Md, January 16.--Five
steers ran wild In the streets here to-
day, creating CONSERVATION and excite
ment in their paths. Four were cap
tured after a long chase. but the fifth
dashed across the city, endangering
pedestrians on the way. and jumped from
the Preston street bridge over the North
ern Central railroad tracks, landing In a
big mud puddle thirty feet below.
There the animal was captured, but
again escaped. sped through a railway
tunnel knocked a man down who at
tempted to stop the maddened beast,
compelled freight train to halt to avoid
"a collision, and continued its wild career
up the tracks of the Western Maryland
railway in the direction Of Hillen station.
1t was captured shortly afterward.
The steers were brought here by
steamer from Virginia, and were being
driven to the stockyards when they broke
away on Pratt street in the business Sec
ton and scattered in different directions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-17
FOR LICK BRANCH VICTIMS.
Fund Started for Relief Of Miners
Widows and Orphans.

BLUEFIELD. Va. January 16.-A SUBJ
scription fund was started today in the
Pocahontas. Tug river, Thacker and
Clinch valley coal fields which is to be
used for the widows, orphans and depend
ents who are left without support as
result of the two explosions at Lick
Branch mine at Switchback. w. Va.
which cost 115 lives.
The independent operators and people OF
this field have asked that the general pub
lie through the Associated Press, be
asked to contribute to the fund.
The operators ask that all subscriptions
be addressed to l.. G. Toney. president Of
the First National Bank, North Fork. w.
Va, and they announce public acknowl-
edgment will be gwen Through the Blue
field Daily Telegraph. note Of thanks
from the banker will be privately for
warded to each subscriber
Nearly 81 900 had been subscribed with
in an hour after the plan was made
known here and in the field
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-17
TORN TELEGRAM A CLUE.
New Life Injected Into Mysterious
Missing Woman Case.

LONDON, January 16.-New life has
been injected into the attempts to unravel
the mysterious disappearance last week
of Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth by
the discovery of torn telegram in d
room of q hotel at Tobermory, Scotland,
that was vacated two days ago by
young woman who fully answered the de-
scription of the alleged victim of the
Welsh motor car tragedy.
The telegram was addressed to violet
Charlesworth'' and it was learned this
aftern BON that 1t had been sent by the
stock exchange firm with which the miss
ing girl had such large transactions.
The young woman who occupied the
room at Tobermory gave the name of NC
Leod. She left the hotel for Oban, and
was located there yesterday. but she
speedily disappeared for an unknown des-
tinatlon.