The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-07
MIXED BLOOD FLOWS IN
JERE C. HUTCHINS' VEINS
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The secret is out ar last. Now the
public will know the real reason why
the genial president OF the Detroit
United Railway has earned the sobri-
quet, Foxy Jere." The simple truth
Is, It's in his blood. a heritage from
a remarkable ancestry.
President Hutchins made a micro
scopic analysis OF himself in his ad-
dress before the Detroit Post. q. a.
X. In the privacy of the post rooms.
where he is esteemed as an associate
member, he thought he was immune
from publicity, but the truth will out,
sooner or later. Here is Mr. Hutch
ms remarkable analysis, word for
word:
You may have observed that | la
Dor under some excitement The rea-
son is that | have just had a serious
difficulty with an Irishman. This Irish
man wanted me 10 fight another man.
and | would doubtless have done so
but for the Intervention of a Scotch
man. Before telling the brief story.
let me digress a little. My fathers
grandfather was an Englishman; my
mothers grandfather was a Scotch
man. Three OF my maternal ancestors
were respectively, Irish. French and
Dutch
las constituted, therefore, am an
Englishman, a Scotchman. an Irish
man, a Frenchman and a Dutchman.
And / do not mind telling you in the
privacy OF this company that | have
a great deal of trouble with these five
fellows. They quarrel among them
selves, and are constantly perplexing
me with their different characters
tics. The Englishman worries me with
his propensity for joking. He has
joke, hit 81 Kiss, for every occasion. |
would not mind II he made a hit once
in while. but this he rarely does, and
am all the time conscious that his
mind is really busy figuring out what
he Is going to do to the other fellow.
The Irishman is the limit. He
keeps me in hot water half the time.
Jigs and chips are his specialties.
When not dancing, he wants TO fight.
Only the other day he came near get
ting me into a serious difficulty by in
sisting that | should call the editor
OF newspaper a liar. And this
might have done but for the Scotch
man, who said Would ma It be rs
well 10 call the editors informant a
liar?' I took the Scotchmans advice
and escaped a roasting.
The Frenchman bothers me not
little, bothers me with his gallantries.
II a woman comes within half a block,
OF comes the Frenchmans hat and
out shines a grey pate. When women
come into my Office. asking contribu-
lions for charities. bless their souls. up
smiles the Frenchman; and he would
give these women half of my income
but for the Scotchman and the Dutch
man. They are altogether in sympa-
thy with these women. but are not en-
tircly carried away by them.
The Dutchman Is the worst OF all
He wants me TO work He thinks :
should work all day every day. and
that a little beer and an occasional
game OF pinocle are refreshment
enough and recreation enough
for any man. II I suggest q
game OF golf or a seat in the bleach
ers. the Dutchman kicks. The Scotch
man doesn't care how much golf
play. and Is willing that the Dutch
mans brew shall be varied with po-
tations OF his own flavor But. II
propose spending my money for a new
automobile or a fancy cane, or I'm any
other extravagant way, the English
man is Indifferent. the Irishman &C.
quiesces, the Frenchman rather likes
it. but the Scotchman and the Dutch.
man let out yell of protest"