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The Detroit times., 1909-06-11
NEW COMPANY BREAKS IN.
MusI<egon Concern Likely to Get Con-
tract for School Seats.


II looks as though the Superior Me-.
ufacturing Co., of Muskegon, Mich,
were going to put one over on tho
American Seating Co.. which has been
supplying the board Of education with
school seats for some time. Last year
the American Seating Co. asked $2.67
for a seat that II is now Offering for
1925. and the inspectors are pretty
well satisfied that the reason for the
big dyop is that the Superior Co. Is
Offering very excellent article at
S1.S3. The committees on janitors and
supplies was so taken up with the
cheaper seat that II has actually rec
commended It to the board and unless
the American Seating Co. can show
where the Michigan desk Is inferior
Il Is a certainty that the board Will
adopt ii at it's next meeting. =.
The S1.S3 desk has, as a feature.
spring In the bearings which serves
to make Il noiseless, and the American
Seating Co.'S representative claims
that It will not stand the service. This
Is strongly denied by the Superior
agent. who produces statements rom
school authorities who have tried
them.
II developed. during an interesting
ROW" between the representatives
Thursday night. that the American
Seating Co.'S agent Is vice-president
of the Superior concern, nut the ofhce.
he explained, issa purely nominal one.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-11
ASTOR HOUSE WAITER,
WORTH 100000, QUITS
Charley Miller, Who Presided over
Lunch Counter for 80 Years, sails
Saturday for Europe.

NEW YORK, June 11.-Charley MIL
Ter has left the Astor house. He's IN
tears, and hundreds OF men OF afrairs,
whose midday gastronomic wants
have been a matter of serious concern
with Charley for more than a genera
ton. are wondering how they are 10
get along without him.
For thirty-three years Charley Miller
has presided over the southeast corner
Of the north lunch counter In the Astor
house rotunda. and in that time not
only has made for himself personal
friends of two generations of bankers
merchants, and lawyers. but also has
made himself rich. He had no luea Vi
quitting the lunch counter until iasS
week when his wife took MIN aslue'
reminded him that he was getting on
in years and had made fortune anu
asked him IL 1t wasn't about time 10
let ND and take her back to ireland TOT
a nice visit. ,.o
n took Charley two days to make
IN his mind: then he told his VIE ne
had not only decided to leave tho
lunch counter, but had purchased TICK
ets for ireland for himself. for her,
and for his sister, who has been G
member of his family for many years.
They will spend a month touring
through ireland and England, and then
will settle down for the remainder OF
the summer In County Kildare-where
charley was born nearly sixty years
a0o They will sail tomorrow.
Gossiping admirers have saio ina,
Charley is worth. In real estate anu
money in bank, nearly $2OO,OOO.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-11
SUICIDE
VISITED MICHIGAN
Mrs. Ruiz, Who Figured Prominent
ly at Time of Vanderbilt Divorce,
Shoots Self With Revolver.

LONDON. June 1.-THE London
press, with the exception Of the Morn.
ing News. ignores today the suicide
of Mary Agnes Ruiz, who figured prom
inently at the time Mrs. Alfred G..
Vanderbilt sued for divorce. Despite
the tremendous interest that has been
shown In the case there is little like
lihood of the public curiosity being
satisfied, for there Is a powerful In
fiuence working to suppress the affair.
Mrs. Ruiz was we'll known in the
United States. She lived most OF the
time In New York. but had made trips
to other sections OF the country. She
spent part OF last November and De-
cember in Mt. Clemens. Mich, where
her elaborate gowns and millinery
caused much comment.
The uppermost question In the
minds OF the better class OF LOndon's
public today Is:
What influence was brought 10
bear on Coroner Thomas, the city au-
thorities invp(vsda eqA certain Of the
newspapers Hhich wdl1lh possession
Of the facts, to suppress the news OIL
the suicide OF Mrs. Rufz!"
A mysterious man. supposed to rep
resent the Ruiz family. IL busy on the
case today but II is not known just
what his aim Is.
An effort was made today to get a
statement from Alfred Gwynne Wander.
bilt regarding the intimation That Mrs.
Ruiz took her life when his visits to
her In her beautiful urosvenorst.
house ceased early in May. but tho
young millionaire. who has been hav-
Ing the time of his life at the horse
show and with his coaching trips. re-
fused to be- interviewed.
One of young. Vanderbilt's friends Ia
given as authority for the statement
that Vanderbilt knew Of the suicide
since the night of the tragedy, May 26.
Miss Elizabeth Caney, the American
woman who lived with Mrs. Ruiz. Is
said to have notified Vanderbilt shortly
after she discovered her friend dying
from selfinficted pistol wound.
II Vanderbilt did know Of Il. 1t evi-
IDENTIFY had no depressing effect upon
him. for he has been busy man 10
London's social life for the last few
weeks and has lately appeared to be
more jovial than In any Of his former
visits to London.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-11
GREAT ANIMAL SHOW.
Every Known Species Exhibited IN
Barnum & Bailey Circus.

Zoology. that part OF natural MS
tory that treats of animals, Is most
interesting diversion. in the study OF
which we learn Of the habits, the ats
position, the shape, coloring. size ana
strength of these creations OF the Al
mighty, the one so constituted that
no enjoys the intense cold OF the froz-
on north. while the other Is contented
with the enervating climate of the
torrid zone and finds his greatest de-
light I'm wandering through the steam
ing. fever-laden jungles OF the tropicS.
should the interested student trav-
el the eurth's surface In the nope OF
getting even a passing glance at these
varied creations, he would not only
consume years OF time, and at great
expense. but would be subjected TO
hardships and disease that would
make the attainment of the knowledge
a moor investment. The Barnum and
Bailey Greatest Show on Earth, which
visits Detroit Thursday next numbers
in iss collection a specimen OF every
known creation In the animal world.
In this great travelling geological gar
den Won see the polar bear OF the
frozen north side by side with the
king of beasts, the African lion. The
hippopotamus of the Nile is but SIX
feet removed from the grizzly bear OF
our own Rockies. The native tiger OF
the Bengal jungles labors carelessly
10 and fro, Garting glances OF fire
across the narrow space that separ-
ates him from the cougar OF South Am
erica.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-11
TRAIN CRUSHEs
OUT TWO LIVES
Fenton Men Pay Their Lives for
Days Carousal-Body of One
Is Cut to Pieces.

DURAND. Mich. June 11.-Fred
Snaggs and Asa Mitchell. both Of
Fenton, paid their lives for a days
and mangled under q Grand Trunk
passenger train. west bound. about
half a mile east Of town at 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Snagg's body
was cut to pieces and scattered along
the track. Both Of Mitchelrs legs
were crushed and he died three hours
later in the office OF DR.. Fair. the rail-
road surgeon here, after one leg had
been amputated.
The two men came here yesterday
morning to spend the day and. miss
ing their train, started to walk on the
track. The enginemen say that they
saw the men and blew the whistle
repeatedly for them TO get of the
track, but they appeared to pay no at
tention until the train was close on
them. Then Mitchell tried to pull his
companion out OF danger. but was not
quick enough, and was himself caught
before he could escape the speeding
train.
The train was stopped and the un-
conscious form of Mitchell and the
body Of Snaggs were taken aboard
and brought here. Mitchell was at
once carried to DR.. Fairs ofics. One
leg was so badly crushed that imme.
date amputation was necessary, al
though there was little chance Of his
surviving his terrible injuries. He
died at $3.50 without having recovered
consciousness.
Snaggs was 35 years old, unmarried
and worked as farm hand. His
aged parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Snaggs. Of Fenton, are Frustrated over
his death.
Mitchell was about 40 years old. He
lived and was employed on the farm
of Frank Heath, near Fenton. He
leaves a widow, who is in delicate
health, and one child, daughter His
mother. two brothers, and sister also
survive him.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-11
LOVE ENDURES
FOR 20 YEARS
Indiana Woman Will Wed Man She
Sent to Penitentiary-His In
nocence Is Proven.

JASONVILLE, Ind, June 11.-Thls
Is classic in love from real life. I
teaches that love endures.
This Is the lesson Mollie Lienheart
and Elijah Fielden have learned:
With them love endured through
grief.
endured through hardship.
endured through resentment and
a sense of injustice.
endured through broken ideals.
endured though the woman
thought the man she loved thief.
endured though the man knew the
woman had done him grievous
wrong.
t endured through the whips and
stings and disgrace of penitentiary.
endured in spite of the stigma OF
convict and thief which the woman
had given the man.
endured through time and absence
and separation--perhaps the severest
test of all.
endured through the busy business
life and fortune hunting which the
man took up after his term In prison
was ended.
Mollie and Lie knew this when
they announced their engagement the
other day at Jasonville.>
Twenty years before to day she
had sent him, her fiance, to the peni-
Tertiary. branded as a thief-the low
est kind of a thief, one who stole his
sweethearts ring.
Two weeks ago the ring was found
In a well on Mollie's farm, and Lie.
now business man, Fastening TO
Mollie with this proof that he was
honest. found a miracle.
Love had endured-for both
through everything.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-11
OLD 5RlNITY'S VETERAN g
CHIME RINGER RESIGNS
Albert Melslahm, After 80 Years OF
Service, Deserts the Famous Bel
fry Owing to Age.

Albert Meislahm, After 50 wears OF
Service, Deserts the Famous Bel
fry Owing to Age.
NEW YORK, June 1.-THE worship
pers of Trinity will respond no more
% the touch OF the old ringer. who TO,
the past 30 years has been on duty.
Sixty.one years ago Albert Mefslahm
was born within the shadow OF the
spire of the church. AS lad he de-
lighted in climbing the belfry. then the
highest point In that district. While
his boyhood companions were down
1 nthe street playing he was perched
in the high tower. looking down the
bay or watching the gulls in the North
river.
Many an hour he stood by the side
of Mr.. Aeyliffe, who then held the
office of chime ringer, and watched
him manipulate the key levers. In 1853
Mr.. Meislahm was appointed 10 pre-
aide at the chimes keyboard, ana ne
has filed the position ever since. he
has been present at every regular serV'
ice Of the church, besides numerous
weddings and funerals. Now, as ne 10
getting along In years and Is padIy
AFFLICTED with asthma. he has nad W
resign. Another thing that has handi-
capps dhim OF late years rs his weight
245 pounds, and the eighty-eight stone
steps leadin CUP to the KEYBOARD, o,,
His two concluding selections were
peethoyen's Joy" the favorite piece
of chime music of the late DR.; DIX,
and Martin uther's Judgment. As
the last note OF the latter piece rang
out Meislahm pulled down and locked
the cover to the key. board and jour.
neyed to Madison, N. j., where ne VIII
spend the rest of his days.
One of Mr.. Meislahm's most pieas.
ing duties each year was 10 ring gu.
the old year. accompanied by the noise
of horns and the cheers Of the enorm'
ous crowd that always gathers In front
Of Trinity on that occasion. Sad airs
of mourning were always used for inc
period before IL o'clock. which were
Immediately changed for those or re-
joicing and celebration as soon as tho
last stroke Of IL had sounded.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-11
STYLES ARE SCANDALOUS,
SAYS WOMAN OF liz
"Peach Baskets" and "Pantaioons"
Shock Eighteenth Century
Dame by Comparison.

OdWe py CoWpdTisous
CAPE CHARLES, Va, June H.
Mrs. Hester Cordrey, of Delmar. Del.
one hundred and twelve years Of age,
visiting here, Is still able to hand out
vigorous advice to girls Of the present
day. She Is still heartier than most
women half her age. and does much Of
the work she advises present-day girls
to do. instead Of giving up their whole
time to frivolity and young men.
''If the girls of now would do more
Homework and think less OF their par
lor, they would be more healthy and
live longer" said Mrs. Cordrey.
when asked what she thought of
the girls Of the present day as COM
pared to those of fifty years or more
ago. 1T would be considered scandal
GUS when | was girl for young wo-
man to think Of such a thing as a
'peach-basket' hat or plantation
skirts"
Mrs Cordrey was shown picture OF
the latest Partisan novelty In woman's
attire, which she thinks Is not 80 very
much worse than what she terms the
"accordiau skirts" She says 1t Is be-
yond her comprehension why women
will insist on making fools OF them
selves. why on earth should a wo-
man wish to wear pants?" she asked.
'In my day girl did not think 1t
n disgrace to work." she continued.
but they did think 1t disgrace to
wear balloon like things tied up under
their knees, and think It disgrace
now"
The Detroit times., 1909-06-11
GANG SUSTA|NS
MAYORS VETO
Martin Scholl's Bill for Extras"
Will Not Be Paid-Np Soaking
On School Book Contracts.

The school board machine was not
nearly as clipper. Thursday night, as
Il was wont TO be in the past, and It's
action, In several particulars. was In
rather marked contract 10 that or TWO
weeks ago. when IL passed school
site purchase over the mayors veto
and allowed Contractor Martin Schoii.
Jr., 81 ,003 for extras" on the Cass
High school addition In defiance OF an
opinion from the corporation counsei.
This action was also vetoed by the
mayor, and, Thursday night, by an al
most unanimous vote mo-"
Another surprise came when the
board unanimously adopted a resoiu-
ton submitted by Inspector Burton,
the gangs" most formidable oppon'
ent, requiring all bidders on book con
tracts to obtain an agreement IRON
each publisher that the books DID
upon are not sold anywhere In the
United States for less price than
that quoted TO the local board. and
calling for a refund in case OF vio-
lation of the agreement This taxes
the place of Inspector Goldbergs reso-
luton, adopted some time ago, and IL
mroe binding. The agreement is 10
be made part OF the contract mere
after. The report OF the text DOCK
committee. recommending the pur-
chase of books for the ensuing year,
was adopted. =.
The ianitors and supplies commit
tee recommended that Alex. Y. MAI
comson be awarded the contract ior
furnishing the board with bituminous
lump and nut, pea and slack coal ior
the coming year at $2.75 per ton ior
Fairfield lump and $2.45 tor Falrnel"
nut, pea and slack. He was the low
est bidder In each case. w. Il. Besan'
con was the lowest bidder on the hard
coal. wood and kindling contracts az
s6.1l per ton, 1923 per cord and S3.S
per cord, respectively. and the com
mittee recommended that his bids DC
accented. At Inspector Goldbergs re-
ouest. action on the bids was postpon'
ed two weeks.
The board granted a request SUP
mitted by the Y. NJ. c. A.. ana sleneu
by Robert NJ. Zug, president, Raopi
Leo M Franklin and Bishop Foiey,-
asking permission 10 question a limit
ed number OF school boys relative to
"parentage. home duties, renumerative
employment, peculiar temptationH'
sources OF special instruction IN per
sonal hygiene and other related sup
iects." In an effort to learn the social
physical and moral needs OF tne
school boys of Detroit The anVesu
gation win be conducted, as far as
the schools are concerned. under inc
direction OF the superintendent anu
the president OF the board.
Supt. Martindale reported that inc
school collections for the Maypury
monument fund totaled S77l.2 III
spectors Henderson. Leonard. Snitgen'
hutton and Komrofsky we're appoint,
cd a committee to attend the funera'
-, 'Timothy r. Tarsney
The Detroit times., 1909-06-11
NEW INTERPRETATIONS.

LANSING, Mich, June 11.-Arti'
cles of incorporation were filed with
the secretary OF state yesterday by
the Welch company of Detroit, $3.50.
600. with Arthur Pack and A. "
WEIGH of Pontiac and Fred t. Moran
of Detroit among the stockholders;
Huronian Land company. Crystal
Falls. $4,000: Onaway Telephone
company. Onaway. increase from 81
600 TO $4,000; St James Cedar com
pany. Dertoit, 100000. with Barzil'
iaie A. Scott, trustee, principal stock
holder; c. r. Beaver Land company
Battle Creek, 10000; Webster Ben
son. Cadillac, $4,000: McCray Refrig
orator company, Kendallville, Ind, and
Detroit, $4,000.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-11
FISHER WILL FILED.
Widow Gets Woodward-ave Home and
$4,000 a Year.

The will OF Maxwell NJ. Fisher. the
millionaire who died a week ago. was
filed for probate. Thursday afternoon.
The widow is given the life use Of the
Woodward-ave. home and $4,000 per
year, and Albert, the son, gets the use
of the farm in Oakland county and
$500 per year. Several grandchildren
or their heirs get annual incomes. a.
follows. during the life of the widow
or son: Robert L. Fisher. $500; Emily
F. Colby. $500; David G. Fisher. 5000;
Eva Fisher Thurlby, $500; Mary b.
Fisher, $500; Adelaide K. Fisher. $500:
Alice B. Fisher, $500; Bessie Fisher,
$500, after she is IA years old: James
B. Fisher 5000, after be Is IA. and Rus
sell II. Fisher 5000. after he is IA. The
widow and son are named as ex-
ecutors, and the Union Trust Co. Is
made trustee. The will comes UP for
probate on July 6. n
The Detroit times., 1909-06-11
RECALLS STRIKING CAREER.
Alfred c. Lane VIII Resign a. stse
oeoiogist on Sept. I.

LANSiI,u, Mich-, June 11s<Alfro<|
G. Lane, the state geologist. who ~
nounces he will resign on Sept. 1 CT
take the chair of geology and mino14
alogy In Tufts college, near Bost0n
Is one of the foremost experts In t.
country. He has served Michigan Il
his present line for 20 years. ~
DR.. Lane graduated from Harvar1
college in 1883 and was employed G.
an instructor there, though continufn<
hts geological studies. After two
years. the larger part of the time witt
Prof. Rosenbusch at Heidelberg, study
ing geology. He remarks that the
knowledge OF German thus incidental
ly acquired has been of much greater
service to him in his inquiries aroun 4
Saginaw than he had expected.
From 1889 to 1898 he was connected
with the state mining school at Hough-
ton, and the geological survey. He
next became assistant to State Geolo-
gist l.. l.. Hubbard. succeeding tina
after TO the chief position In the once.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-11
FREMEN ELECT OFFICERS.
Three Days Session is closed-lan
slnu Man Elected President.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. June IL
At the close OF the three days. session
here Thursday. delegates to the state
Firemen's association elected the foi'
lowing officers for the ensuing. year:
President. Hugo r. Delfs, Lansing;
first vice-president. Thomas Scott
Manistee: second vice-president, Cap
tain william Spencer. Grand Rapids;
secretary.treasurer A. p. Lane
ithaca; chaplain, Rev. John T. Hustled,
Grand Rapidsa statistician, Samuel
Robinson, Charlotte.
Four delegates to attend the nation
nj convention TO be held at Lansing
in August were also elected.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-11
May BE Lansing Man.

OMAHA. Neb.. June 1.-THE body
OF a man was found lying against an
abutmcnt OF a bridge at Herman. a
small town 80 miles north OF here. In
the pockets was small sum OF mon
ey and a memorandum book on one
page Of which was written: I'm case
OF serious injury, notify Mrs. James
Griflth. Lansing. Mich. My name Is
+. J. Grifith,". In another pocket
was n card OF the Switchmen's union
issued to Pat Donohue, OF the Pcre
Marquette road. The victim had been
killed by a train.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-11
POLICEMEN MUST LET
YOUNG LADIES SKATE

pain and arrested little Margaret. Az
ter calling a patrol wagon he, ran for
a doctor.
Whats the natter" the doctor
said
me toe hurts!" walled the police
man.
1t was fully dressed and Margaret
was brought in tears before Judge
Girten.
"You skate right along home" the
court told the girl. And for YOU -
turning to the bluecoat. who had his
toe in sling, you ought to be asham-
ed Of Yourself"
Roller skating is now more popular
than ever near the stockyards.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-11
FORTUNE COMES HIS WAY.
unwittingIy Aids searehsrs Who are
Trying to Locate Him.

PARIS, ILL.,. June 1l.-Information
that he has fallen heir to large for.
tune has been received by Henry viii,
Hanson. a native OF Denmark. who
came here from indianapolis. The
relative who left the money was an
uncle in Denmark. who died almost
four years ago. Efforts TO nnd VIII
Hanson were unsuccessful.
Last October Williamson wrote LETT
ter home, which gave the requisite
clue, but soon afterward left indians
apolis without leaving an address.
Recently II occurred 20 him TO writ
to the postoffice there to see IL the
was any. mail for him AMI several -
tiers were forwarded conveying q
news Of his good fortune. Satisfactory
proofs OF his identity have been Tor
warded and he Is informed that set|
Element of the estate viii be perfsct|
ed this month. when his legacy VAN
be turned over to him.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-11
STRUGGLE T0
OTHER LOCKS
THE 500
Movable Dam Fails h Cruoi
to Stop Flow d wstss q
by Ship Grabbing HI
Lower Cats.
Wicket Is Bent and Twisto1
Extensive Rspairs l(ust
Be Made. s.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich
l1.-'Desperate efforts are belnx
today to check the fiow OF "
the Canadian locks, which were
ed when the steamer Walker g.
into the lower gate, Wednesday,
movable dam failed when the m
test came last night. In attomn
to force the last wicket into -
IT was bent and. while trying to<
1t back up. the frame was raclEe1 \
twisted. too.
This made extensive repairs r.
sary before the wicket could be
The canal crew worked despersfe
fill the space with big, square tim1
placed across the opening. They
they would make an attempt TO q
the guard gates In spite OF the 1|
which Is considerable because or r.
age through the dam. Disaster to|1|
remaining upper gates would r.
serious blow. W
President Gilchrist. of the Gilch1
fleet, arrived here Thursday niehf
investigate the accident. The g
neer Of thee Walker. whose misc
Is said to have caused the disas|
has not left his quarters aboard !,
steamer since the disaster and nd
word has come from him. Presid
Gilchrist denied that the chief =
neer Of the Walker was either Z
water man or that he did not ~
hrst-clasS papers as required.
The entire American canal engine
Ing force are still on the scene aso
Ing in the repai of the locks. n
believe that before the water Ia che
ed 1t will be necessary to dump
iron or some other material In the
per canal In big quantities to maxi
temporary dam which would chi
most of the current and make It i
sible to close the upper guard gate
The Detroit times., 1909-06-11
MALApY BLINDS BOY.

KALAMAZOO. Mich, June IL
Harold Trip, the sevenyear-old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Trip. who
was blinded by whooping cough, has
been taken TO Ann Arbor for medical
treatment. The boy had the whoop-
ing cough for several weeks. He re-
turned TO school this week. The teach
er noted that the child was blind in
one, eye and sen, him home. Then the
other eve became sightless.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-11
BRYAN WANTS T0GA.
Nebraskan VIII Be Candidate for tho
United States Senate.

OMAHA, Neb.. June 1l.-William
Jennings Bryan will be candidate for
the United States senate to succeed
Elmer J. Burkett whose term expires
in March, 1911.
This announcement was made by
Richard L. Metcalfe editor Of the Com
moner and Is considered Official.
Bryan will make the race under the
direct primary modelled after the Ore
gon law. Nebraska will elect. a legis-
lature in November. 1910. and tho
primary will be held in September OF
that year.