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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05
KIERAN STRUGGLES
To RECOVER HIS
LOST FORTUNE
Promoter Whose Spectacular Finan-
cial Operations Are Alleged to Have
Shattered Finances of Catholic
Churches Is in Illinois.
Union Trust Co., of Toronto, Said To
Have Pledged $1,500,000 To
Complete Trolley Road.

CLEVELAND. O., June 5.-Patrick
j. Kieran, promoter. whose spectacular
financial operations are alleged to
have bankrupted Father William Nc
Mahon. OF Cleveland, wrecked fnan-
cial institutions and shattered the
finances of several Catholic churches
and schools, including st. Mary's con-
vent and academy in Nauvoo. ILL.,. has
returned to the latter city and is en-
deavoring TO recoup his broken for
tunes.
AS an initial venture. Kieran has set
about to rehabilitate the finances OF
the Carthage-Keokuk trolley line.
which was designed to connect with
three railroad centers In Illinois and
Iowa. The three miles of grading out
OF Carthage have decayed almost to
ruin since the collapse of the Fidelity
Funding Co, OF New York. one of tn:
principal links in the chain OF Kieran's
financial institutions. Farmers and
business men have formed an organ
ization to consider the feasibility OF
prosecuting the construction OF the
trolley line to completion. II Kieran
succeeds in convincing these men.
s250,000 will be forthcoming to assist
in financing the venture. This mucn
Kieran has been assured already.
Nauvoo Is the one.time frontier VII
lage overlooked in the westward
march. The Mormons once held
IL as their capital city. Kieran
has asked the residents TO subscribe
s250.O00 as a part of 100000 required
10 complete the road. He is reported
to have secured the backing of the
Union Trust Co, Of Toronto, to the
extent OF sl,500.0G0. and this amount
has been placed to his credit. 1t is
said
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05
BALLOONS READY
FOR BIG RACE
National Championship Contest Starts
This Acknowledged Balloon
In World To Be in Handicap.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. June 5.-Nine
balloon contestants In the two nation
al races are ready for the start this
afternoon. There was not an accident
or bit OF trouble initiating the enor-
nous bags and the rapidity with which
the work of filling them was finished
surprised the experienced aeronauts.
Government weather experts at tbs
grounds declare that the balloons will
at least start southeast Experiments
showed that there was at ! p. m. a 20.
mile gale at an elevation of 1000 feet
This. however. was an almost norther-
ly breeze which would take the bal.
looms due south-almost opposite the
direction that the aeronauts hoped To
go-northeast. All Of the contestants
will maneuver for an air current that
will turn their craft to the east or
northeast, but II unable to find any
the balloons will go southwark.
Holland Forbes, who had a 2, 400-f foot
fall in Germany last year enthusiasts.
tically declared that he will find an
eastern air current that will at least
take him to the Jersey shore.
The weather continues fair with
moderate temperature.
The only hope of breaking 4
long distance record is In a north
eastern flight. Travelling in that direc-
ton would send the balloons into Can
ada where q distance of a thousand
miles could be attained and landing
made safely. A thousand mile flight
would break the worlds record by 1876
miles. The entries In the national
championship long distance race are:
Carl Fisher and Capt. G. L. Bum
baugh. Of indianapolis. In the Indiana.
Capt. Baldwin, Of New York. and
Charles Walsh. of Mt. Vernon. N. Y.
in the Hossier.
A. H. Morgan and j. H. Wade, Jr..
of Cleveland, in the Cleveland.
Albert Bond Lambert and II. E.
Honeywell. Of st. Louis. In the St.
Louis III
John Berry and Paul Mccullough. of
st. Louis, In the University City.
A Holland Forbes and Capt. Har.
mon, Of New York, in the New York.
Prior to the national event, thrOe
balloons will be sent off in a national
handicap event to see which can stay
up the longest. In this race the larg-
est balloon in the world Is entered
VIC ShiNo6o, oWhOu W ". n. SoSy, Va
Chicago, which holds 10000 cubic
feet OF gas. When inflated the Chi
cago Is as big as history building.
The entries in this handicap event
are:
DR.. Goethe Link and J. r. Irwin, OF
indianapolis, In the Indianapolis.
DR.. II. w. Thompson. of Salem. O..
and w. E. Mast. OF Canton. o.. In the
Ohio.
c. A. Coey (aide not selecteO. in
the Chicago.
Every balloon is In perfect condi.
ton. having run the risk of damage In
shipment successfully. Guards were
stationed around the big bags all night
to protect them as the gas poured in
a continuous stream into the necks OF
the balloons.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05
SUES SALOONKEEPER.
Frederick Clark Says r. r. Burkhardt
Struck Him. Breaking Leg.

Alleging that he was assaulted and
permanently injured by Frank r. Burk.
hardt, a saloon keeper. Frederick
Clark started suit for damages In
Judge Murfn's court, Saturday.
Clark. was employed by Garner
Bros. In May. 1908. gathering ashes
In alleys. He says he was clearing
away the ashes at the rear OF Burk-
hardts premises. and in accordance
with his instructions was leaving
those mixed with garbage He says
Burkhardt came out and said:
That's right, clean this place up
right and / will give you ten cents. >
He says he replied that he couldn't
be bribed, and that Burkhardt struck
him. causing him to fall and break his
ieg. He now walks with limp
Burkhardt claims that when Clark
replied. he called him vile name,
and that he only slapped him. He
SAYS that Clark then climbed on his
wagon and drove away, which he could
not have done II his leg were broken.
He alleges that Clark broke his leg
falling from his wagon at later date.
The suit is still in progress.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05
MUCH.MARR|ED
WOMAN RELEASED
Minnie Maedler, Six Times Bride
Arrested On Charge of Abusing
Daughter.

Much married Minnie Maedler, who
has buried three husbands and is d.
vorced from a like number. was taken
into custody by the police, Friday aft
ernoon, pending an investigation OF
the recent illness OF her daughter, Bet
ty, aged ID, which was attended by
some peculiar circumstances. Mrs
Maedler was released Saturday, how
ever, Chief of Detectives Mcdonnell
declaring that there was no evidence
on which to hold the woman. But ap
piicaffon Will probably he made by
! Agent Hill, OF the Society for the
/, Prevention OF Cruelty to Children, to
have the little girl placed In some
institution. She is In the care of the
police temporarily.
The case was first called TO Mr..
Hills attention last Wednesday, when
the child appealed to him for protec.
ton, saying she was afraid OF her
mother He promised to investigate
and the child returned home. Later
in the day, the child came back with
her mother and declared that what she
had said first was false. Mr. Hill then
consulted former husband OF the
woman and decided TO make a thor
ough investigation.
He went to Mrs. Maedler's apart
ments at No. 121 Bagley-ave., where
he found the child apparently very
Ill, as result of eating pork. the
mother said. A number of bottles con
tanning drugs OF various sorts and
| colors were found in the place Mr.
Hill called in the police and Mrs. Maed
a ~
police seized the drugs and turned
them over to the city chemist
for analysis.
In the meantime. however. the child
recovered rapidly and Mrs. Maedler's
release followed. Saturday morning
Even though the analysis should show
that some of the bottles contained
poison IL could not be used as evil
dence. says Detective Eli Baker. who
worked OH the case. The police have
no evidence tending TO connect the
contents OF any OF the phials with the
chlld's illness.
However, the police were Informed
by other persons living In the house
AT No 121 Bagley-ave., that Mrs. Maed.
Ter was wont TO abuse her daughter
and should the facts warrants such
action, she will probably be deprived
of the child's custody.
The woman calls herself Maedler
after her second husband, whom, she
declares. she loved best of the six
Her last appearance in the lime-ligh'
of publicity was in competition with
suit over insurance she held on the
life of August Schmidt. her lover. who
was boarder In her home and died
on a Saturday night and was cremated
on Monday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05
$500 IN PENNIES COLLECTED.
School Children Contribute to May
bury Memorial.

A collection totaling $500 for the
Maybury memorial fund was taken up
In the public schools, Friday. AS this
sum was all in pennies. 1t required
several bushels OF cents TO make up
the amount. The Harris school led
with S25, while the school for deaf
children raised 90 cents and the other
schools were in between. This Is not
the largest collection ever taken up
in the schools, but 1t Is the largest
on record for any project In which
the children did not have a direct in.
terest. Every part OF he city made
a good showing In this matter.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05
CHICAGO POLICE THINK
WOMAN rs IN DETROIT
Search Is Started for Witnesses In
Case Of Dr.. CIeminson, Ae-
cused Of Murder.

CHICAGO, June 8. The woman
hunt continued today In the Cleminson
poisoning case. Two detectives went
east last night on the trail Of two
women who 1t is believed can shed
some light upon the life and habits
OF DR.. Cleminson. charged with MUIR
dering his wife.
While the police carefully guard the
names Of these women, 1t Is said that
both left town shortly after Mrs
Cleminson was found dead. One Of
them Is thought by the police TO be in
Detroit or Grand Rapids. The other
is In city further east
Cleminson. who has borne up we'll
under the strain, showed signs of CO!
lapse today. The police are busy here
searching for other possible "affin-
tiles" They have received a number
Of anonymous letters purporting to
give clues, but few OF the letters are
receiving any attention The belief
is that most Of them are written by
cranks.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05
MARSHA HAS TILL
MONDAY TO SETTLE
Amount of Shortage of Former Clerk
of Federal Circuit Court Kept
Secret Still.

Walter S. Harsha has been given
until Monday to settle with the gov
eminent in regard to his alleged short
age, while clerk OF the United States
circuit court. The amount of this
shortage is still kept secret. 1t may
be that one or 20 days Of grace will
be given Harsha.
Attorney Harrison Geer has not
been present with Harsha when the
latter has called upon Special Exam
liner DeWoody of the department OF
justice recently. Several other attor-
neys have been callers upon DeWoody,
their aim being to look after the inter-
est OF particular clients.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05
WHITE GIRL. IS
WE'D TO FILIPINO
Brides Parents Broken in Spirit
Over Marriage, But Girl Says She
Will Be Loyal to Husband.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 6.-The home
OF A. c. Hill Is house OF sorrow be-
cause Evelyn, the daughter. has mar
ried Leon Alarkon, short. swarthy
Filipino.
The girl Is 90 a high school grad
uate and an accomplished musician.
After her marriage the mother
found her living with Alarkon at the
Great Western hotel, and took her
home.
| A. c.. Fiji. the wealthy father Of the
| girl. is Frustrated with an ailment OF
! the heart because of the wedding.
Garnett, Evelyn's sister, Is broken
in spirit, but tries to comfort tho
sad mother.
1T must not be-" means the mother.
This man has hypnotized Evelyn.
Why, two weeks ago she would never
have thought Of marrying a Filipino.
can't understand It,"
Friends OF Evelyn, too, are sorry for
her.
But Evelyn says she Is happy. She
says she will live with Alarkon after
the excitement of the marriage has
passed.
"They tell me he'll take me to the
Philippines and make me live in q
hut and beat me-" she says. IAN
right, I'm willing to go with him, be-
cause | love him."
Alarkon tried TO break his own skull
against the walls OF the home In which
his young wife Is being kept. A po-
liceman stopped him, but Alarkon.
though a dwarf In size, put up good
| fight to die.
Alarkon says he was the first Fill
pino to join the United States army.
The pair fell in love while Alarkon
was teaching Evelyn the Spanish lang
uage and she in turn was teaching
him piano playing.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05
MRS. MAE DAVIS WILL
GET MORE THAN $4,000
Famous SerreIl VIII Case Is Settled
Out of Ccurt-Daughter Was
OIsInhe rjted

PONTIAC. Mich, June 5.-Mrs. Mae
Davis. who contested successfully the
will OF her father, the late Samuel j
Serrell, who left her only s. and drove
her from home because she married
the man Of her choice, will receive up
wards of $50.000 of the $4,000 lert
by the aged Serren. The famous will
case has been settled out of court.
The strained relations between Mrs.
Davis and her brother. Harry Serrell
to whom the father left the bulk Of the
estate, are not bridged over although
Mrs. Davis Is willing 70 forgive her
brother at any time.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05
To Testify In Hold.Up Case.

DENVER, Colo, June 5.ALillian
Stevenson, held In connection with the
omaha train robbery. will be taken to
omaha tonight. The police said to-
day that the woman has promised to
give valuable testimony against the
men under arrest there charged with
footing the Union Pacific train.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05
Has Mau Of Depot Street Changes.

Aid. Burton has secured a number
OF printed copies of the map showing
the proposed changes consequent upon
the building OF a new central pas
senger station south of Michigan-ave.
and between Fifteenth and Twentieth
SITS. From this map 1t can be seen
what streets and alleys are sought to
be closed. Persons interested in this
district can obtain copies OF the map
at Aid. Burton's Office, No. % Home
Bank building.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05
Clark Jury Secured.

The trial of Charles Clark. accused
OF numbering Horton Warren on the
night of Oct 2S, 1902. in the old Code
rich house. Brush-sts and Jefferson
ave.. will be started In earnest Mon.
day afternoon The jury was selected
when Judge Phelan adjourned court,
Saturday noon. Clark was convicted
on his first trial and had served part
OF life term In Jackson. when the SUI
preme court granted him new trial
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05
wood Released From Jail.

Edwin D. Wood, of Plymouth. for
mer freight agent for the Pere Mar
ouette. charged with the embezzle-
ment OF s1O9, was released by Justice
Lemkie. Saturday. on his personal
recognizance. He had been In Jail
several days endeavoring TO obtain
hail. Wood was acquitted on a similar
charge several months ago. but the
amount in the present charge. the
company claims. was not included in
the other complaint.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05
Yes. There VIII BE Dancing

AT Sugar Island and Tashmoo Parks
Sunday. Finzers Orchestra will fur
nish the music.
For Sugar Island and Toledo take
the steamer Greyhound" foot OF
Griswold-st., s:15 a. m.
For Tashmoo Park take the steamer
"Tashmoo" at 900 a. m. or the steam
or "Wauketa" at 2:30 p. m.
Tickets, Sugar Island 80 cents, To
ledo or Tashmoo Park so cents round
trip.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05
COL. FOOTE. COMMANDER
IN-CHIEF OF G. A. R.. DIES
End Comes In Kalamazoo, Where
Veterans VIII Meet for Annual
Encampment This Month.

KALAMAZOO. Mich. June 5.-Col.
c. f. Foote, commander-in-chief Of the
Michigan G. A. r.. died here today
shortly after one o'clock.
Col. Foote was one of the most
prominent of the veterans who fought
in the war OF the eos. He had been
preparing to take an active part In
the coming encamIment Of the G.. A.
r., which will be held In this city
beginning June %.
His memory OF tire stirring events
of the civil war was not dimmed by
the passing OF nearly half a century.
and he took great interest In relating
his experiences or the battlefields.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05
street Cars Run AGAIN.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June s.
The great street car strike is but a
memory. For the first time in a week
cars on all lines are running as usual,
manned by their old crews, and where
there was excitement and rioting
throughout the week, today there IL
surprising quietness.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05
RUN DOWN BY AUTO.
John Noonan Seriously Injured at Sib-
lev and Park. Ste.

Run down by delivery auto owned
by Marks market, at Sibley and Park.
SITS. Saturday afternoon, John Noonau.
aged 26, foreman for the Riverside
Carriage Co., was knocked from the
motorcycle on which he was riding
and perhaps fatally injured. In Grace
hospital IL was found that he had sus'
tanned a conclusion OF the brain, q
broken leg, several broken ribs. mum
erous bruises and possibly internal In
juries. Noonan resides on Park-ave.
near Dix
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05
KEEL MEETING RINGS
WITH WAR-LIKE TALK
Delegates at Sessions Of German
League Urge UpbuiIding Of Navy
10 Contest EnuLand'a SUPREMACY


KEEL, June 5.-The strongest anti
English note yet heard in German
semi-ofIlcial circles dominated today's
annual general meeting Of the German
Navy league, under the presidency of
Admiral Rooster. The delegates open
ly advocated the accelerated upbuild-
ing of the German navy Ito contest the
present supremacy OF England"
In nearly every utterance there was
marked hostility to England and the
resolutions that were adopted unan.
imously. plainly advocate the building
of a German navy that would stand
supreme in the world.
The annual report disclosed the fact
that there are nearly a million mem.
bers OF the league, all clamoring for
bigger navy. The league also went
on record In urging Germany to be
supreme in aerial equipment, express
ing it's belief that the wars OF the
future will be decided In the air.
LONDON, June 5.-The extreme ma.
tional anti-German feeling is so In
tense that nothing short OF actual war
could add to It, The effect OF the
German Naval league meeting. how
ever. is certain to be the immediate
construction of the new eight Dread
naught type OF battleships which the
British government had hoped to de-
lay because of the condition OF the
national finances.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05
New Divorce Suits.

Suppressed suits for divorce were
filed Saturday by Bert VS.. Maude Mex.
leo; Emily A. VS.. Ignatius NJ j. Nc
Logan; Rose va. Emnon Soncrant,
and Edward r. vs.. Gertrude Jarriat.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05
THE WEATHER,

Detroit and vicinitys Saturday night
and sunday, partly cloudy aud coolers
light TO moderate variable winds.
Lower Michigant Fair and cooler to-
nights sunday, partly cloudy with cool
err I'm southeast portion.
TODAY,s TEMpERA1InES.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05

II your system Is all shipwrecked
from overwork. the compass that will
save IL is Stroh's Malt Extract. Phone
Main 316 for dozen bottles. Also at
druggists.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05

Electric lights, fed by storage bat
teries, have been installed In a new
London ambulance.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05

There are 20 princesses, 6 duchesses,
70 harnesses and viscountesses OF
American birth.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05

Hotel POntchartrnin
Mems Restaurant and Club Room opens
:oday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05

One year ago toOayf hnhtHhn"a TN
perature, SIT minimum, Ooi mean. sog
clear weather.
sun rose at 3t57 q. me- ana sets at
7t0f ID, nm.
Alexander. Umbrellas. % Monro>.
Hotel Pontchartraln
Mems Restaurant and Club Room opens
today.
CALL DETROIT TAxICAB CO,
Main Ssao. CITY ss2o. Park -
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05

Hotel Postchartrstn
Mems Restaurant and Club Room opens
todaN
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05

s,'s CO.. is John R-sS Phone itsS
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05
Hotel Popteb,rtraiu

Mems Restaurant and Club Room opens
today.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-05

Hotel Pontehsrtrain
Mems Restaurant and Club Room opens
today.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-09-23
He Studied 1t.

II. Rider Haggard in "A Winter Pill
grimage" tells this anecdote:
"When ! was a soaring human boy
my father took me up the Rhine by
boat with the hope and expectation
that my mind would be improved by
contemplating its lovely and historic
banks Wearying Of this feast very
soon, ! slipped down to the cabin to
enjoy one more congenial, that of Rob
insOn Crusoe But some family trail
tor betrayed me. and, protesting even
with tears that | hated views, was
dragged TO the deck again. i have
paid thalers,' shouted my justly in
dignant parent as he hauled me up
the steamer stairs. for you to study
the Rhine scenery, and, whether you
like it or not young man, study it you
SHALL"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-09-23
YOUNG DUCKS.
They Have No Instructive Impulse 20
Enter the Water.

They Have No Instructive Impulse 20
Enter the Water.
It has turned out, under the search
ing experimentation OF recent years,
that much that we have supposed to
be instinct in animals is not instinct
at all. For example. the young duck
proves to have no instructive impulse
to enter the water, does not recognize
the element by sight and is, in short,
IN precisely the same situation as
chick until. by happy chance, it gets
It's legs wet. Wet legs. however. and
the lift of the water on the body at
once start up the swimming reaction.
and away sails the duckling, as chick
ems and children do not.
The chick. on its part, has a definite
instinct to peck at any small object
that catches it's eye. That takes care
Of its feeding. But the chick has no
corresponding instinct to drink and
would die of thirst before it would
recognize water by sight alone. Drink
ing it has to learn for itself by peck
ing at dewdrops or spots of light on
the surface Of the water or particles
at the bottom of its cup. Even the
hen, contrary to general belief, proves
to have no instructive fear of the wa
ter for her offspring A hen that has
raised a few broods of ducks and seen
them take to the water becomes highly
distressed when a subsequent hatch of
chickens do not swim. In fact hens
have been reported under these cir
cumstances to lead their chicks to the
waterside and push them in.-Mc-
Cures Magazine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-09-23
Bismarck and 8.

Bismarck had an intense aversion to
13. but a generation for the num-
Der 3. His reasons for his pre-
objection were that be served three
masters; he was responsible for and
fought in three great wars; he signed
three treaties of peace; he arranged
the meeting Of three emperors; he es-
tablished the triple alliance; in the
Franco Prussian war three horses were
killed under him; he had three names
bismarck. Schoenhausen and Lauen-
burg; he acquired three titles count,
prince, duke; the ancient arms of his
family are a leaf Of clover and three
oak leaves. His family motto "ln
trinitate robur" CStrength in trim
ity'O, was surely in itself sufficient to
give leaning in this particular direc-
ton SO closely were his feelings as
ISOLATED with the triple number that
the caricaturists represented him with
three hairs on his head He had three
children.