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Foste1
we'll done"
He said in his opinion
right to plead the excuse that =.
dashed off in thirty days book thar
dealt with such vital matters.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-22
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the time
for paying street tax has expired and
that affidavit will be filed against all
persons who have been summoned to
pay and have and have not paid by
June 30, 1909.
Given under my hand this June
18th. 1909.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-22

and other dainties just beV
fact. However. there is a
-COTTOLENE-which can.
any way and every way I'll
and yet makes light, rio
food that the most delica
can digest with ease. cor
making the world cheerier a
for thousands who were 70
fering from the curse of
food. ~
The Detroit times., 1909-02-08
BUSINESS MEN To
DISCUSS TARIFF
MAYOR BREiTMEiER NAMES
DELEGATES TO CONVENTION
IN INDIANAPOLIS.

Mayor Brietmeyer has appointed a
number OF representative Detroit busi-
ness men TO represent this city in tn"
convention that has been called 30
urge congress to establish permail'
ent, non-parusan tariff commission
which shall collect all needful facts
in regard 10 tariff matters and recon-
mend necessary tariff changes from
time to time. This convention Will b.
held In Indianapolis Feb. 10. II, is, a
convention hall having been offered
by the business men OF that city.
1t is the belief OF those proposing
the convention that a permanent com
mission would take the tariff out Of
politics and lessen the business de-
preston which Is almost ineyitab e
in every fourth year. BY having
changes In the schedules made gra l.
ually and few at time. IL Is thought
that fairer system OF duties will be
had than that by the present method
OF dealing with all the schedules at
once.
Mayor Breitmeyer's committee 10
represent Detroit consists OF the fol
lowing:
F. r. Hathaway, secretary Michigan
The Detroit times., 1909-02-08
WHERE MY WIFE?
. BIFF! BANG! IS \
ANSWER
tussY SENT sPRAwLlNe WHEN
he PUTS QUESTION TO SUP
POSED RIVAL ON sTREET-LAT.
TER is ARRESTED.

Where's my wife," demanded
Frank III. Smith. a marine cook, Of
Billy Root. a marine fireman, both Of
the steamer Francis l.. Robbins, when
the TWO met on the street, Friday
night For answefJ~Smith received a
vicious punch over the eye which sent
him reehng.
Now Root is locked up In central
station On suspicion OF having eloped
with Airs. Smith. and the police are
making every effort TO find the miss
ing woman. Smith, the husband, says
he has Information that the TWO have
been seen together in Detroit and that
they joined each other here in accord
Gnce with a plan devised under the ui-
suspecting husbands nose. Root. how
ever, insists that the husbands sus-
picions are gruundless. and told the
officers that she IS working In the
Cleveland home of Capt. A. j. Greenly,
OF the Robbins. Smith on the other
hand. says that when he visited the
captain only a few days ago his wife
was not there
When Mrs. Smith left the Robbins
az Manitowoc, Wis, at the close OF her
season, Dec. II, she had IN her posses
sion, the husband says, nearly $500
in cash. a bank book representing de-
posits OF $1,000 and upwards in Sag
NAV bank, and deeds 10 100 acres OF
land in northwest Canada aud Gene
terry lot in Saginaw. Smith says she
was to await him in Ludington, whence
baW IA IN n CLEVELAND
winter. He left the same evening, but
on his arrival in I.udington found that
she had gone on ahead without waiting
for him. He continued on To Cleve-
land. and 10 his surprise found that
she had not been near the rooms they
occupy between seasons. Then he be-
gan 10 make Inquiries and learned, he
says, that instead OF going 10 CleVe-
land, his wife bought a ticket from
Ludington TO Detroit. Root, the fire.
man, had left for the same place the
day following Mrs. Smiths departure,
but the husband was not suspicious
until he was told by shipmate that
there had been secret conferences be-
tween his wife and Root for some time
Lefore she left. Then he learned, ne
says, that the couple had been seen
lere and he became more suspicious
han ever.
Il have been in Detroit since Jan.
| trying 10 ind my wife. said Smith.
III she is NOT here, the Lord knows
where she is, for / have looked every
nhere else | could think of. One thing
hat looks mighty suspicious to me is
the way this man Root has been spend
Ing money. Why. he's been playing
poker every day down in the Marine
Fircmen's hall. and know positively
that he had only S34 when he left the
beat In December Like fool. | went
and gave my wife $40 out Of $50 had
i'm my pocket when she went away.
keeping only enough TO pay my fare
10 Cleveland never thought she
would play trick like this on me
We've been married nine years and
have always gotten along well to-
gether.
Mrs Smiths people live in Reese,
Mich. Root halls from Buffalo. where
his father is a broker. He has some
thing 81 reputation as puglist. he
was arrested in his room az No. loo
Congress-St east by Detectives Will
son and Black.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-08
The Man
Who Stole
The Earth"

BY W. Holt White.

They proceeded up the wrecked
steps. along the passage To the council
chamber at The back OF the ministry.
II Was a vast apartment. oblong In
shape, and at taole in the center
sat the gentlemen whom Strong i'm
mediately recognized as the ministers.
They rose To receive him One by
one NJ Stalyan called them up and
| introduced them and, with one excep-
zion. there was not "A man among them
whom Strong. relying on his intuition.
did not decide To trust.
This was the minister for the inter
iol, certain NJ Baikal, u lean. shrewd-
looking man with a hard mouth and
shifty eyes. But Ii 81 sight strong
did not trust him, at least he recog-
Eized he was man or parts. II only
because he did not greet him with
the same effusion, not 10 say servility.
which characterized the greeting or
the other ministers.
Without any ceremony at all, Strong
took the seat al the head OF the table,
which. on his rare visits 10 the min
istry, the fugitive king had been wont
to occupy. and plunged at once into
the troubles or the times.
He spoke very quietly and confident
lS, assuring each individual member or
the ministry OF his support. and while
asking them To leave the greater Is
sues of the situation TO him, ne begged
them TO continue. each one Of them.
in that path or duty TO which their
positions called them.
lie then withdrew, and was conduct
n1 "a IN IA
yate room.
And here, no sooner had the door
been closed. than Strong turned upon
the premier and said:
Who was that aged officer who com
handed the troops for your men when
the king attacked the ministry"
Gen Martel." said the premier.
Strong looked thoughtfully out OF
the window for few seconds. Then
he said:
What would the present minister OF
war say If | were 10 replace him BY
NJ. Martel?"
Now NJ Stalvan, thanks TO Strongs
way Of dealing with matters, was re-
gaining his usual easy confidence, and
So with just hint Of sly humor he
turned to Strong and said:
What does II matter what he
thinks"
Strong made little gesture toward
his heart and said:
Touched | quite admit that what
the minister thinks matters very little.
What | should have asked was How
will the people and the army take II
If VI. Carron is replaced at such
time?'"
Personally" said VI. Stalvan, Il do
not think II will concern them In the
least The comparison would. OF
course. he invidious; but, n you VIII
allow me TO say SO, the best way out
OF the difficulty will be TO appoint NJ.
Martel commander-in.chief."
Bat, surely" urged Strong, that
is morse than before My experience OF
military matters is not great, con-
fess. but | know jealousies among
commanders are keen. not to say bit
ter"
tTo he ContinuedD
The Detroit times., 1909-02-08
EL0PERS TO
D TR0|T;@ HAS
PAIR ARRESTED
AIoNzo BAKER, OF owosso'
SAYS HE'S THROUGH WITH YIN.
FAITHFUL WIFE FOR GOOD
CALLS HER AFFINITY A lOAFER

Tracked down by wronged hur
band. Mrs. Efiie Baker and James "A
Tompkins, who are alleged TO hayo
eloped from Owosso. Mich. last DC
tober. were arrested in the postoffice
by Detective Fenton and Baker. Satur-
day morning. and are now locked NJ
In police headquarters on serious
charge. Alonzo Baker. who caused
the arrest OF the pair followed them
TO the station and announced himself
AZ satisfied with the mornings work.
Baker declares he is through with his
wife for good.
We had a good home In Owosso.
he said Il am employed in the Owos'
so Manufacturing Co.'S screen door
factory at good wages and my wife
had everything she could wish for
This fellow, Tompkins, boarded near
our place and met my wife through
another woman she chummed with
This woman was sweet on a friend of
Tompkins and in that way the four
of them got TO running out together
The other womans home has been
broken up since my wife left with this
fellow.
When my wife went away sh3
took one OF our children with her, but
we found out where they went and
her mother managed 10 get the boy
back. All three children are now with
me and am going to take
care OF them. AS for the wife,
want nothing more 10 do with
her She and l are out. What she
saw In this fellow ] can't understand
He never did anything in Owosso but
loaf as far as l could find out. and he
has no money. Why he's wearing the
same clothes now he had when he left
Owosso."
Mrs. Baker and Tompkins recently
came here from Sarnia, Ont, where
they have lived for the past three
months. according to the husband,
Since Monday last. they have had
rooms at No. 40 Howard-st. The wo'
mans mother learned that they were
planning to move 10 this city and or
this information Baker came here and
hunted them out. The pair took their
arrest coolly.
Tompkins is 81 years old and Mrs.
Baker 3S. The man gives his occupa
ton as a butcher and his home as
Kalamazoo.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-08
Real Estate
BUILDING PERMITS.

August A. Rohr. 2-story #. dwelling
3O5 Mitchell. owner. same, -, W.
Martin Kavan. 2-story IT. dwelling
6S2 Humboldt. owner. same. t,oVV.
Chas. IA. Mills, 2story brick theat u
10000 Griswola: owner. same, $4,000
Detroit Concrete stone Co, Z,story
fr. ven. dwelling. isi IAN
John Whaplos, 2story n. dwelling
343 Goodwin: owner. Carrie Ackeisoh
$500.
May bury, owner. l. IA. Ailinger, 81.
Cnas. Proefke * Son. 2-story f.
dwelling. Z29 Collins; owner, Gust Bra
mer. $500.
ii. /. Hahn. g-story brick store ana
dwelling. l343 Grand River, owner III
mer Forester. 32.S0o
Joseph Wolf. 2-story r.. store and
dwelling, n. =. Myrtle, bet Fourteenth
and Fifteenth. owner. Joseph Hartse
$500.
brooks 4 Kingon. 2-story fr. dwell.
ing, =. =. Wreford. bet. Grand River and
L.awton, owner. Melvin j. Wright. a.
200
Anton Lange :;,story frsne dwell.
owner. Mrs. r.. Buclow. 5000.
Henry Kieder. 2-story n dwelling
W. =. Hillger bet. KerCheValt and Wa
teIloo; owner. otto Lemke. 81 zoe
ing =. =. Artillery, bet Cadet and Reg
uihr: owner Geo. Morris. $1,000.
Thos. VI Warden. 2-story r. ven
dwelling = Boulevard. bet -Four.
teenth and Fifteenth. owner. same
$4,000
Adolph Marquart. IA. story r. dwell
ing 10 kruppt owner, Fred -Gagusch
81 500
W W Bennett. 2-story r. dwelling
1'9 Ttowbridxe. owner. Joseph vi
Alderman. g. Boo
Bcneweth a Roberts a-story rr
dwelling. :. \ spring bet Clark am
Scotch, owner. r. VI. Alexander. st.q15
Frank ktrkbush, n story T. dwell
ing .. = concord. bet. Frederick ant
KIRBY, owner. same. 81 30O
Pagan kopfal, 2-story fr dwelling
=. =. Berlin, bet Ellery and Elmw0od
The Detroit times., 1909-02-08
LAFAYETTE.

The Lafayette theater was greeted
yesterday with the largest audience
of the season, due 10 the double attrac-
ton offered "DOomsday,' the spe-
cial attraction, is wonderful piece OF
electric mechanism and those who
have seen Ii once come again and
bring their friends The bewildering
array OF pictures, the clouds. flames,
colors and other effects make an at
tractive scenic spectacle. AS il this
alone were not worth the absurdly
small price of admission, the manage
ment has provided two distinct vaude-
Vile companies, one for the afternoon.
the other for the evening perform
aTces and bewildering array OF NOV
ing pictures never before seen in De.
troit. Fairy Plumb and the Seymours
each made hits In the Torpsichorean
line. George w Snow did good work
musically and Lew Cooper's midget
Marionettes were received with shout
OF laughter. The moving pictures. of
which there are number. are all new
and good
The Detroit times., 1909-02-08
LILLIAN AYERS CAN'T
RECOVER TYPEWRITER

Miss Lillian Ayers, the Grand Rap
ids grl Who lived in the Hotel Bald
win for three weeks, passing as the
wife OF Roy Shields, a book agent, lost
the suit she brought against William
L. Peters. dealer IN typewriters, in
Judge Ou's court, Friday. Saturday
morning Judge OFT decided there was
no cause for action.
After they had been in the hotel for
three weeks, where they registered as
man and wife, Shields left town, after
first selling typewriter which Miss
Ayers claims is hers. She sued Peters
for the return of the machine. Miss
Ayers claimed there was nothing i'm
proper in her relations with Shields.
and says she registered as his wife
simply 10 allay suspicion when he
came To her room to use the type
writer.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-08
NEW BOOKS IN
PUBLIC LIBRARY

The following new books have be-, n
received in the public library
Albert / BeHeridSe--"A merlcans Oh
To-day and Tomorrow. Gilbert n ohes-
terton-''All Tnings Considered. ts-
says George B. cutten-"The PhSsch-
illogical Phenomena or Christianity.
Nathan a. pole--"The Russian Faiiy
Bool. Julia Ward Howe-"Orig inal
Poems and other Verse Set TO Music
AS Songs" james "Condl =
tons Of Life in the Sea" Henry =.
king Education and National Char
acttr" Rose q. kingsley-"Itoses and
Rose Growing Alfred NJ Low
America at Home. travel. Abraham
Lincoln" extracts from speeches. etc.
Alvin j. Lucier--"The Machine po-
litical satire Charles t.. Merriam
PRIMARY Elections" study. A. f..
Pinanski- Street Railway system OF
metropolitan Boston" James Rhoades
--'rrainlng OF the Imagination" Jo-
seph A. Robinson-"The Vision OF Uni
~" George +. G.. Expert
mental Elasticity" laboratory man
ual l.. NJ. Secord--"Our Native Trees
and Their Uses" Esther Singleton
Turkey and the Balkan states. Fred
erie H. Taylor--"A Guide 10 the Elec-
trical Examinations" Herbert q.
Wclls-"Ftrst and Last Things" con-
"I,orimer OF the Northwest" Alice Mac
Gowan-"Judith OF the Cumberlands. "
WIN. H. Mallock-"An immortal Soul"
n psychological romance. IL. J. O'fiig
gins-"A Grand Army Man" WIN RI
osborne-"rhe Red Mouse" mystery
tale juliet W. Tompkins-"Open
House"
The Detroit times., 1909-02-08
Walk To Your
Meals Like a Man
Eat What You Will And Learn TO EN-.
Joy Food And to Digest It.
HERE'S THE SECRET, FREE.

Make up your mind after reading
this that You viii let the next meal
hold no terrOrs for you.
You can enjoy IL. You can digest It,
All that is needed is TO give nature
the juices she lacks, to give the stom-
.ach chance to remove the terrible
Initiating acids. alkaies and gases
which turn food and nourishment into
gas an decomposition.
When 2 system is run down and de.
leted 1t needs building up Ashes
won't rekindIe Are and wrong di.
gestlve fluids will not take proper
juices from TODD no matter how gooJ
the food is.
lis this common sense? Men spend
years and even life experimenting on
tho human system. what II lacks in
disease and what II needs In perfec.
ton This knowledge is known ID
every physician or should be. stuart :
/ Dyspepsia Tablets are compressed nat
luIal vegetable and fruit essances
which when mixed with the saliva o.
| the mouth 20 into the stomach capable
OF digesting full meal and they di
gest IL to the uttcImOst shred. Then
! such mea' does a man good and Il
gives 90 him the means to overcom,
stomach troubles Forty thousai}s
physicians use these tablets am
charge you FOR writing q testimonia
OF their merit which they call a pres
tription. Any druggist in America -,
Canada will sell yud box for -
Think Of II Every druggist carries
! them Here's common sense again
/ Dent this tell Won there Is merit? C.
10 your druggist today. buy pack
age and walk up to your meals know
! ing that they will no. cause YOU pain.
RSend us your name and address ana
we Will send you a trial package by
mail free. Address r. A. Stuart Co.
So Stuart Bldg, Marshall. Mich.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-08

Sugar Co.; Gordon s Morse. Gray
Motor Co.. Jos. l.. Hudson. j. L. Hua-
son Co; Geo. H. Barbour. Michigan
Stove Co; Alfred Lucking. attorney:
i. +. Ingram, +. F. Ingram CO.: Fred
u, Smith. Wolverine Mfg. Co; H. c.
Hodges. Hodges bldg; A. c. Passano.
Great Lakes Engineering Co; VIM. l.
Davies. Acme White Lead & Color
Works; +. III. Nelson, Nelson. Baker
q Co.; Hal IL. Smith, attorney: +. T.
Gilbert, Michigan Bolt & Nut Works /:
ID. c. Delamater. Freeman. Delamater
& Co.; Fred B. Stevens, f. b. Stevens
Co.: Geo. A. Corwin, Burnham.
Stoepel & Co.; Jacob S. Farrand Jr.,
Farrand, Williams 4 Clark; F. L. Col
by, Berry Bros, John y. Bagley. John
j. Bagley e. Co.: ID. b. Cushman, Ma
tional Grocery Co.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-08
Or. Weston Is Dead.

CHESTER. Pa, Feb. 6-Rev. DR..
Henry Griggs Weston. the venerable
president of Grocer Theological sem
mary. died at 1880 o'clock this morn
inng after being critically Ill for a
week Blood poisoning FASTENED his
death He is survived by three chill
tien. Miss Dora Weston. Francis T..
Weston. secretary OF the Keystone
Drop Forge Co. Chester. and Or. John
Weston. of Duluth, MINI. Or. Weston
was born In Lynn. Mass, in 1920
The Detroit times., 1909-02-08
THE WHITNEY,.

After an almost unbrOken run vi
western thrillers for several weeks,
there has come to the Whitney y
play so different from the usual offer-
ing that some OF the regular patrons
scarcely knew what TO make of u
when the curtain rose, Sunday after
noon. II is called The Ninety and
Nine" first seen here three years ago.
and the author, Ramsey Morris. found
his inspiration in Ira ID. Sankey's "a
nous hymn Of that name, we are told.
But the change was a welcome one.
and the absence Of gun play and tor
ture scenes was more than made NJ
for by stirring china In the thru
ect. when Tom Silverton. reformed,
drunkard. drove a locomotive through
a burning prairie TO rescue the fire.
imprisoned inhabitants of the town
of NARROW.
The scene was strikingly realistic
and two big audiences. Sunday, were
lavish in the bestowal of their ap-
prevail.
To few of those present, perhaps.
the words of the Lords prayer, as
they were waited over teh footlightr,
may have sounded strangely unfa-
miliar but the effect was electrical.
For the moment IL seemed as though
the home of melodrama had been con
verified into a house OF worship, and
AS the drunkard. Tom Silverton, re-
peated the prayer after the woman
who was striving 10 lift hi mup. and
resolved TO lead a new life, the crowd
broke into perfect storm OF ar
plause.
William Marble. Jr.. plays Silver.
ton In a masterful manner. Bayonna
Whipple stars in the role of the
heroine. Ruth Blake. The company
throughout is equal to the demands
made of il.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-08
ANNEX
FOR P0ST0FF|CE

Congressman Edwin DENLY has Sc
cured The authorization OF the building
OF temporary annex TO the postofiice
on the Wayne.st. side. This is to ar
ford the office additional room. pend
ing the erection or the big addition
MANNED
The Detroit times., 1909-02-08
AV e NJ E.

Edmund Hayes. as the Wise Guy.
and his Jolly girls. put on one OF the
be It shows Sunday afternoon. that
Avenue theater patrons have seen this
season Mr.. Hayes plays the part OF
a bum. and in shat character Is one OF
the best on the road. He made his
reputation playing the part In yaude
Vile. but he is now doing the bur
lesuue circuit. with the assistance
OF Bob Archer and James Collins he
Kept the audience In laughter most o.
the afternoon
The girls are not TO be sncezed al
either. The chorus IL unusually gooc
looking. and as lively as any bunch
that has oavorted in the Avenue this
season. Beatrice Harlow made hi
with her singing. and l.ottie Black
fC17's efforts were well received
The only speciality offered was the
Judge family of acrobats. Their stun,
vas novel and Interesting The anna
teurs will hold forth Friday night.
Job Printing done right. Times Prtst.
A.. Jahn " Phone 1lQ0
The Detroit times., 1909-02-08
N local plIh0U5t5I
LYcEUM.

A popular-priC ed revival OF Little
Johnny Jones" one OF George VI.
Cohan's earliest successes. is the l.y'
eeum's current Offering. OF course
il is hardly 10 be expected that j
Conan production without Conan Is
going 10 give the same satisfaction as
the original. and there Is no getting
around he fact thatm uch OF the snap
and ginger that made for the sue.
cess OF the piece when II was first
brough, forward by the author.actor
Is wanting In Joseph NJ. Gates pres.
entation. The music and lines are
the same. the scenic investure Is pass
able and some OF the roles are In ex
cellent hands, but there is neverthe-
less. an absence of that fiery Cohan-
esque quality that is necessary to
keep things from dragging AT times.
William Keough. as the unknown.
cal ries OF the lions share OF the hon
ors. His work Is classy and his sim
ulation of an old sportw tth quiet
Jazz is perfect.
Charley Jones steps into George
Cchan's shoes as the jackey, johnny
Jones" He Is a fair dancer and ar
times appears to be genuinely en-
Unused but he falls for short or the
Conan standard Miss Ada CLIFFORD as
Florabelle Fly. of the San Francisco
Soarcher." easily carries on first hon
ors as far as personal charms are con
cerned and her Interpretation or the
part Is we'll done, while Dany Simons
as Timothy Niece, politician and
horse owner, appears to have good
idea or what is expected OF him. I'm
fortunately as much cannot be said
for some OF the other participants.
The chorus is only fair.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-08
AMUSEM ENTS.
TEMPLE

The same Acts mt Lower Prices seen
tn the hrst-cinss Vaudeville Theaters In
the East. wv. ~. THOMPSON CO.. I'm
SIR Henry frNing'y Masterpieces. "Wa-
terioo." by sir Conan Doyle. Maggie
Cline, "OUr Boys In Blue" Mtdgi~y a
Carlisle. Dewitt. burns a. Torrance.
Billy Van, Morton Jewell Troupe. lila
GrnpnOn. Microscope. Next Week.
Margaret MoHat a Co.. In awake mt
the switch" Henrietta Il. Bianke, OF
Detroit.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-08
GAY ETY..

From beginning that Is none toe
II omising, the performance or the
1rocadero Burlesquers. in the Gayely
grows better as the show progresses
The second offering is really "A very
clever little operetta, dealing with the
adventures Jf American sailors in d
mythical isle off the China coast. In
music and costumes, the piece is pul
on In an ample and meritorious man
Eer.
Anna Hill, Detroit girl. is the
!. aiding woman OF the company She
was formerly with Ward and Vokes
and has also had experience In stock
The principal comedian is James Fin
ney, whose disproportionate arms are
always source of fun. Frank Ross
entertains well In Yiddish singing
act and Elliott, Belair and Elliott have
several very difficult feats in their
acrobatic turn.
A legitimate one-act playlet. A 30
to | shot" in which Frank Finney has
the principal part. fills in the bill. II
Is very good and the unexpected finale
won II much applause
There isn't n bad locker In the
chorus. and the song and dance mum
hers are excellently done.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-08

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The Detroit times., 1909-02-08

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