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The Detroit times., 1909-07-12
ESKIMO SAILS
FOR FROZEN NORTH
II Shall Discover North Pole, I" Says
Meme Wallace, Who Was Brought
To U. S. by Peary. IA

NEW YORK, July l0-"To an Es-
kimo shall belong the honor or dis
covering the north pole. shall be
that Eskimo. Carrying the Americacn
nag, | shall organize party or my
oMn- people as soon as | reach Green
land. ana we shall find the pole. We
can live where Americans die; W.
shall succeed"
This declaration was made today by
Meme Wallace, the 20year-old Eskimo
youth who, with his family was
brought to this country 10 years ago
by Lieut. Peary from his home up In
the Arctic circle.
Meme sailed today on the Red Cross
liner Rosalind for st. Johns, where he
hopes to catch the schooner Jeanne,
which will take him to Greenland.
Before consenting 20 allow the boy
TO return To his Icy home. members
OF the Peary Arctic club forced him
To sign a declaration that he would
never carry arms In Greenland and
that 90 would never return TO America
The Poary club fears the lad might
attempt TO kill Peary, who Is now In
the north. The youth Is especially bit
ter toward Peary, who brought him TO
America, where, he says. he received
'frosI. The bones OF hts father
and mother may be sen In New York
museum. Meme has seen them. and
his last request before sailing was that
they be buried instead OF being ex-
posed to the curious thousands The
lad was brought down from Pelham
bay tins morning by Chester l.. Bee.
croft. an actor, with whom he has been
living for the past ten years. The
only sign OF emotion he displayed on
his departure was when he babe Bee.
croft adicu. Then tears filled his
eyes.
Il hold no grudge against Mr.. Peary
or against the Americans" he said.
Il know no more about America
than any other country and while |
have not been treated right here, |
shall carry an American flag on my
trip to the north pole. shall also at
tempt 10 find and save Capt Fred
Cook. the Brooklyn explorer. who is
lost somewhere In Greenland. do
wish they would take my fathers ana
my mothers bones from that museum
and bury them. Ii does seems SO
savage TO me"
After-the lads departure-B eecroft
expressed some doubt that the
schooner Jeanne would take the lad
back. The schooner Is owned by the
Peary club" he said, and Is going
To take ccal 10 Peary,s- base of sup
plies. They may balk on taking poor
little Meme back To Greenland fearing
he may injure Peary. II he is left
in St. Johns, where the Rosalind stops,
shall 20 there and bring him back.
lie can always have home with me-
Meme was brought here 10 years
ago. The moderate climate killed all
his relatives. and he has for years
begged for permission to go back %
Greenland
The Detroit times., 1909-07-12
CAT STARTS FIRE; 200
PERSONS ARE IN PERIL
Family Pet, In Seeking Place 70
Snooze, Upsets lamp-Firemen

NEW YORK. July 10.-The large
and bushy tail OF a Thomas cat. the
pet OF the family Of Samuel Ruten-
berg. who lived on The second floor
of the six'story building on the east
side, placed 200 persons In peril Of
their lives today. Thomas, seeking a
comfortable place to snooze. curled up
on the kitchen table, and his tail
-earied around an oil lamp overturn-
ing Ii and setting fire 10 the table-
cloth. The flames spread rapidly
through the room and before Ruten-
berg could get his family out, his wife,
his nine-year-old daughter, and he
were overcome by smoke. Meantime
the 200 occupants OF the tenement had
rushed panic-stricken into the narrow
halls, climbing over each other in
their attempt 10 get In the bottom of
the stairs. The fremen had ID min.
utes' hard work emptying the big
building.
Fireman Reilly broke his way into
the Nuremberg room with an axe and
rescued the three Rutenberg's. who
lay unconscious on the floor.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-12
FEUD CLAIMS ANOTHER.
Woman Is Dying From Wound Below
the Heart

ST. LOUIS, Mo, July 10.-Mrs
Fred Fl. Mohrle is dying today. her
physicians declare, from a self-infiict-
cd bullet wound just below the heart.
Her attempt at suicide Is the latest
chapter In the ST. Louis political feud
which has been in progress since the
recent city election.
Mrs. Mohrle is the widow OF the
man who shot and killed William
Young, a gang member. and who
was himself shot at the door OF the
court room where he was on trial for
murder. Two other shootings result
ed from the feud, one occurring at the
home OF Mrs. Mohrle only a few days
ago.
Mrs. Mohrle Is said to have shot
herself with the same pistol with
which Young was killed.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-12
FREED OF LEPROSY faint,
WILL SUE FOR DAMAGES
John s. Early to Begin Action Against
the Washington Board of
Health.

NEW YORK, July 10.--John S.
Early, former soldier, who was con-
fined for nearly year on the out
skirts Of Washington because the au-
thoritles said he had leprosy, declared
t0Hay ne would bring suit against the
board Of health OF the national CAPT.
tai, alleging he was confined without
cause He Is at the New York Skin
and Cancer hospital, and DR.. l.. Dun
can Buckley. who secured his release,
says he will attend to the filing OF
the suit.
Buckley declared Early ia not a
leper. despite the opinion of the Wash.
ington people and several eminent au-
thortics. who have examined him.
II was through his influence that Early
was allowed to come TO New York.
where he is practically free and he
intends to make exhaustive examina'
lions OF the mans skin TO prove that
he is not suffering from leprosy.
The Washington authorities have
been refused permission to take any
more pieces OF Earlys skin for ex.
animation, because Buckley says they
refused to make an examination some
time ago.
Early said that, although the Wash
ington authorities declared leprosy
was not contagious, they would not
approach him and would hand his
food through a wicket. But they al
lowed him to raise chickens and sell
them and their eggs to Washington
people, he asserted.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-12
KILLS HIS WIFE
AND SHOOTS SELF
Lansing Man Commits Rash Act Be-
cause of Domestic Troubles-Slayer
Is Dying From Wounds.

LANSING. Mich. July l0.-(Spe-
cialD--Claude Thayer. laborer. who
originally came from Chesaning. but
recently had lived in Lansing. shot
mis- wife dead this morning and then
turned the weapon on himself. infiict
ing wounds from which he cannot re-
cover
The Thayers are about 30 years Of
age and recently separated on ac-
count OF domestic troubles. Friday
Mrs. Thayer came to Lansing from
Chesaning, bringing with her her two
year-old baby. Yesterday she appeal
ed to the police for protection, saying
her husband had been following her
around imploring her to return and
live with him and that she was afraid
OF him.
This morning before Mrs. Thayer
could go to work. she having secured a
position. she was called To the front
door and was confronted by her hus.
band. who had driven up in a hack.
With hardly word OF warning, Thay-
er drew revolver and shot her three
times In the head and then turned the
gun on himself. falling In pool Of
blood on the front porch. Thayer was
insanely jealous OF his wife and had
before made threats that he would
shoot her.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-12
Fire Routs Tenants

NEW YORK. July 10.-A fire which
destroyed three four-story fiat houses
In Brooklyn today, drove scores OF
tenants scurrying to the street in
scanty clothing and gave the nremen
and several policemen opportunity for
wholesale heroic rescues. Fast work
by the rescuers cleared the buildings
OF panic. stricken women and children
before the flames ate their way
through the upper stories. Loss $780,
600
The Detroit times., 1909-07-12
viii Spend 49, Oo.o 900.

PITTSBURG, Pa. July l0.-Con-
tracts aggregating $3.000.0OO will be
awarded this month by the Pennsyl-
vania railroad for doubling the tracks
on the Pan Handle between Richmond
and indianapolis. the contracts for
part OF this work having been award
ed today Plans have been prepared
and approved for double tracking
more than 80 miles Of the Pan Handle
The Detroit times., 1909-07-12
Recalls FuIton,s Work.

NEW YORK, July 10--With the
salute of l6 guns. one for every state
in the Union at the time Robert Full
ton launched his Clermont In 1907,
the new replica Of the famous frs,
steamboat was sent on her way to the
waters off Staten Island this afternoon
when Mrs. Alice Cray Sutcliffe, q
great-granddaughte OF the famous
navigator, broke bottle OF water
across her fiat bow
The Detroit times., 1909-07-12
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The Detroit times., 1909-07-12
Two Get Death Injuries.

Fred May, OF the Texas OIL Co.'S
whaleback barge Harrison. and Albert
De Fosse, a deckhand. were fatally in
jured here early today when $4,000
gallons OF kerosene. the vessels cargo,
exploded. The loss Is 100000.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-12
New Divorce Suits.

Suppressed suits for divorce were
filed. Saturday. by Alfretta vs. John
j. Jackson; Clara vs.. William Wro-
brock; Sarah A VS. Emmanuel F.
Oliver, and Mamie b. VS.. Thomas p.
Evison.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-12

On French bicycle and automobile
race courses a new vehicle Is being
used to pick up bits OF metal with
electromagnetic TO diminish the num-
her of tire-punctures
Evening star., 1909-02-20
Shade Trees on Highways.

.
One of the interesting features Of the
state road law of 1908 is contained in
section 32E. as follows: The commission
planted thereon (along al. the state high
ways) il practicable" 1t is clearly prac-
ticable to plant trees along the high
ways and it is not too early for the
commission to be looking ahead for a
supply Of young trees for this purpose.
One of the greatest attractions on the
splendid highways of France is the ave-
nues of trees through which the roads
pass. The limbs trimmed from these
trees and made into fagots are sold for
firewood and bring enough to help ma
terally in the maintenance of the roads.
Such a revenue as this could hardly pe
expected in Maryland, but in other ways
the trees might be profitable. If locust
trees were planted the .-lternate ones
might be cut out when they become of
sufficient size and sold for posts. But,
Independent of any profit. it would be
most desirable to have trees along the
public roads. They would add enormous
ly to the comfort Of the traveller and the
beauty of the country. And whatever
adds to the beauty of the country adds
to the market value Of property in It..
nficant in comparison with the benefit
they would confer: and if good. native
hardwood trees are planted they would
grow into money. 1t would be an easy
matter for the commission to establish
nurseries in various parts of the state
where walnuts could be planted. In a
few wears an abundant supply of young
trees could be provided in this way at d
small cost.
Evening star., 1909-02-20
Motor Car HEADLIGHTS.

There being no police regulation for
bidding the use of powerful searchlights
on motor cars within the city limits, the
inaugural committee on street illumina-
ton Is now asking automobile owners to
discontinue the use of such lamps during
the period Of the March ceremonial. in
order to give the special illumination it's
maximum effect. This request should be
generally granted by all the local car
owners. who are supposedly as much In
terested In making the inaugural a COM
plete success In every particular as are
all other Washingtonians.
This, situation suggests the propriety Of
the writing Of Just such a regulation as
that which the committee fails to find In
the book Of POLICE laws. Why should the
automobile. any more than another vehi-
Gle, carry binding headlight In town?
1t must pick its course through the
streets at night under the guidance Of
the chauffeur. who. in fact. is more him
dered than helped by the brilliant beams
thrown by his own lamps and especially
by those of an approaching car AL
though the city pavements are by no
means as smooth as they should be, the
Evening star., 1909-02-20
Raise the Maine!

Far better than merely authorizing the
Secretary of the Navy to ask for bids for
the removal of the Names wreck from
Havana harbor. as proposed by the House
appropriations committee, in the new sun
dry civil bill. will be a direct authorize.
tion to remove the hulk without further
delay. The lapse of eleven years since
the ship was sunk without effort to raise
IL Is discreditable to the United States.
Further procrastination Is calculated to
increase the criticism which is now direct
ed against this government. even though
the naval administration may be going
through the motions OF learning the cost.
Nearly year ago Representative Sulzer
OF New York introduced a bill author
izing and directing the removal OF the
wreck In order that the bodies of the
sixty-three sailors now entombed within
the twisted steel plates OF the ill-fated
ship might be given decent burial This
bill. for some reason not plain, has lain
in committee without action. Meanwhile
Congress has been repeatedly importuned
to act, and especially of late. In connec-
ton with the evacuation of the island by
American troops and since then I'm con-
nection with the anniversary OF the dis
aster. These requests and demands for
action have come from patriotic organiza-
Evening star., 1909-02-20

tions. from newspapers voicing puo'c
sentiment and from individuals. The
paragraph in the sundry civil bill may be
the answer vouchsafed. But 1t does not
go far enough.
The Secretary Of the Navy has already
reported that he does not know how much
the work of removal will cost. Congress
should not be particular. The hulk should
and the so-called mystery of the disaster
forever revealed. whatever the expense
may be. In all likelihood this contract
will not call for many thousands OF
dollars-ten. fifteen. twenty. or perhaps
twenty-five. Though the expense ran to
$4,000. or even to 100000. this govern
ment should willingly bear it, as the price
of peremptory duty. The government
is not so poor that it must hesitate and
count the dollars and know the cost to
a penny before it proceeds to give the
final word. The Secretary of the Navy
can be intrusted with the commission
under lump sum appropriation.
In his remarks before the House on the
18th Of this month on this subject Mr.
Sulzer thus eloquently stated the national
responsibility in this matter:
During the Spanish American war our
battle cry was Remember the Maine!
Have we forgotten that? Have We for-
sooth so soon forgotten the Maine!
Should not every prompting of patriotism
impel us not only to remember the Maine.
but to raise the Maine? The veterans OF
the Spanish-American war. from one END
of the country to the other. are very much
in favor of action along the lines OF my
bill and nearly every camp has passed
resolutions favorinE its speedy enactment
into law. Our neglect Of the dead sailors
buried in the wreck Of the Maine is
shame and a disgrace. The wreck OF the
Maine must be raised. The bodies of our
gallant seamen must he brought home
and inferred with their ill-fated comrades
in the national cemetery. Let us do our
duty. Let us enact this law. Let us raise
the Maine Let us find out for all time
if the Maine was destroyed by an ex-
plosion from within or without. Let the
truth be known to all the world. l am
not afraid OF the truth. No true American
is afraid of the truth. The raising of the
Maine will forever dissipate douht-for-
ever clear the sky of history-forever be
a credit to our heart. and our courage.
and our manhood. and our patriotism. and
our gratitude to our heroic dead"
The House should grasp its present op-
portunity and add to the paragraph In
the sundry civil bill the language neces-
sary to carry the project into immediate
execution.
Evening star., 1909-02-20
No Strike Violence Here.

In the LIGHT of the bloody record writ
ten in the course of the New York taxi
cab strike a few months ago 1t is to be
hoped that the prompt measures taken by
Mai Sylvester to detect and punish the
men who threw bricks yesterday at taxi
cabs. as evidence Of strike aninnosity, will
avail to put a stop to all such demon
strations Washington will not tolerate
any strike disorders. The city has suf-
fered comparatively little Of this sort of
lawlessness, having had few strikes of a
character to give rise to open violence
against workers hired to replace the dis
satisfied men. Some years ago one of the
street railways was involved in labor
dispute and for a few hours one day there
was a trihing manifestation of ugly spirit.
A car or two was derailed. but no seri-
Gus damage was done and the trouble
quickly passed. Not many months ago
strike occurred in the building trades.
Sfrikebreakers were imported and were
in few cases assaulted. The courts in
fervened with restraining orders and the
violence quickly subsided.
The striking taxicab chauffeurs will lose
whatever public sympathy they may gain
II they do not themselves heartily de-
Eounce all forms of violence against the
men who are running the cabs. The
throwing of bricks will not win their
contentious, but Will. the contrary,
lessen the chances of satisfactory set
tement Whatever the issues of this
dispute may be. the operating company
has the right to hire competent men to
render the needed service 1t assumes
a heavy risk if it engages inexperienced
men TO run the high-power cars through
the city streets. and the public will not
tolerate such devices to keep up the op-
Grafton of the machines as will endanger
life
If the men who threw the bricks that
opened the campaign of violence are iden
titled and caught they should be given the
extreme penalty provided by law, as
deterrent example.
Evening star., 1909-02-20
The Gas Bill In the Senate.

Though it is late in the session. with only
nine working days remaining after today.
there is yet time for Congress to enact
a gas bill, carrying the various items of
Importance to the local consumers. Such
a bill has just emerged from the Senate
District committee with a unanimous rec
ommendation of passage. and it is stated
that Senator Gallinger will use his utmost
endeavors to secure action. There should
b. no insuperable obstacle in the way of
getting the Senate to pass or reject this
bill. While at this stage of the session
the upper house is congested with work.
there are numerous odd hours when the
appropriation bills are in process of 4d-
justment when bits OF local business can
be slipped in for consideration. The Gal
linger bill is laid before the Senate as
substitute for one of those already passed
by the House. and thus If the Senate ap-
proves 1t will go at once into conference,
where it can be threshed over and care
fully examined to make certain that the
interests Of the gas users-who are chiefly
to be considered in any legislation on the
subject-are protected. This bill provides
for a reduction Of rate, for the establish
ment of a sliding scale OF prices and divi-
dends, for the practical elimination of car
bon rnonoxide from the product, with the
consequent lowering of candlcpower. for
the maintenance of a sufficient pressure
and for the reference of the stock-increase
question to a commission working under
the direction of the court.
1t Is not to the interest of the gas con-
sumer that the company be permitted too
wide latitude in the increasing Of its
captal stock for In prOporfion as tha
stock is enlarged the dividend requirement
is broadened and rate reduction becomes
more difficult Of accomplishment. On the
other hand, it is a reasonable request on
the part of the corporation that it be per-
mitted some margin of stock increase. 1t
will be for the conferees to agree upon
provision Of law which will give the COM
pany this privilege without at the same
time stopping the consumer from securing,
from time to time, the rate reductions in
cidental to improvements in processes and
the consequent cheapening of the product.
1t will be for them to consider whether
the proposed sliding scale accomplishes
this end, or whether 1t will be necessary
to establish u positive limit to the stock
increases.
These questions may as we'll be left
to the conferees representing the two
houses There is no time for further hear
ings, and no necessity. The questions Of
fact are we'll established and there re-
main now questions OF law for adjust
lment The consumers should by all means
be given the benefit of the proposed re-
duction in the rate and the immunity from
ca rbon monoxide poisoning promised by
the Senate bill.
Evening star., 1909-02-20
Order in the House.

The House will be in order. Bang!
Gentlemen will take their seats. bahs'
bang. Gentlemen will cease conversa-
tion. or retire to the cloakrooms Bang
bang. bang. Business will be suspended
uptiI order is restored" Bang, bang,
bang. bang.
AS the form of appeal shows. obedience
is obtained slowly. Members engaged
i'm conversation give no heed to the nrst
call They glance toward the Speaker
desk at the second. A few obey the
third. and either close their chats or re-
tire from the floor. 1t is not until the
command is given to suspend business
and the eavel raps increase in force and
number, that real order is secured. Then
for a brief period-a very brief one-the
Sneaker looks down upon a scene of dig
nifty and repose.
In executing this formula recent
Speakers have differed according to tenn
perament MIR. Carlisie's air and tone
were judicial The first appeal was po-
hteness itself: the last. a mild and weary
reproach. Mr. Reed forsook his drawl.
and suggested the quarterback. Judge
Crisp renewed in a way the Carlisle man
ner. Mr. Henderson was hearty and SEEM
terpreted in the vernacular. might have
been compressed into one sentence:
Come, boys. let's get down to cases" ;"
Mr.. Cannon's manner is all his own. and
works no better than. but quite as well
as. that of any of his predecessors.
There was discussion of this subject in
the House yesterday. Mr.. Cannon partic-
ipated. and took very considerate ground.
tla ha in times
of disc uer the chair rebuke members by
name He declared that extreme and un-
necessary. and confessed very frankly he
should not like to be made to suner In
such fashion himself.
The House in this matter is brought
into sharp contrast with the Senate. Vis-
itors going from the smaller to the larger
chamber exclaim. What a noisy placer
1t does appear SO. But 1t is always to be
remembered that the House membership
is over four times as large as that of the
Senate, and the hall twice as large. Noise
goes with large body operating In big
hall and by customs which allow free
moving about. hand-clappings and all that
sort OF thing.
No important deliverance In the House
Is ever marred by noise or disorder. Men,
bers are not slow about measuring one
another The man with something to say
and the ability to say it has but to get
the floor. He needs no assistance from
the Speakers eavei. Members cease con-
versation of their own accord and give
him attention. AS for the man who talks
largely for the purpose of tickling his
own ears and filling the Record for the
benefit of the boys at home. the more
frequently he is drowned the better.
Evening star., 1909-02-20

searchlisht Is not required in the urban
area to show the way. On the country
roads these far-reaching lamps are help
full. not only In giving warning of ap-
proach, but In disclosing obstacles in the
path. In the city they dazzle and be-
wilder pedestrians and do no good. They
may add to the smartness of the OUTFIT.
but they are an expensive equipment and
are often the direct cause of accidents.
The bright zone of light into which the
chauffeur looks does not compass all the
elements of danger. and when he Is re-
quired to peer beyond he finds that his
vision is at fault It is impossible to
Judge as to the distance Of an ap-
preaching car thus lighted as accurately
as in the case of a car bearing ordinary
oil lamps. Automobile owners would
probably welcome regulation prohibiting
the use of searchlights IN town.