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The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
PROPOSES EIGHT
TIMES TO WOMAN
Remarkable Love Story of Arthur
Burke Who Expects His Hearts
Desire To Say Yes"

MILLBURY, Mass, April H.
Jacob served seven years for Rachel.
then seven years more. Then he got
her and served still another seven
years for good measure.
Now comes modern Jacob
Massachusetts, Jacob-who has cheer
fully served three times seven years
without getting his Rachel.
Every three years for IL years, Ar
thur Burke of this city has journeyed
to Montreal to ask the question:
'Will you marry me now?"
Everytime the answer has been
NO" Sometimes there was a laugh
accompanying the word, sometimes a
sigh, sometimes she hesitated as
though reluctant to refuse the devo-
ton SO literally offered.
But in the end the answer has al
ways been NO"
Now Burke is of on his eighth love
pilgrimage. He is as light-hearted
and confident as he was the first time.
Somehow | think this Is the time
he told his intimate friends before
he started. II think this time she'll
say yes"
Burke was a young man just turned
80 when the strange courtship began.
Now he is a middle-aged man OF oil.
His hair is turning gray, his step Is
less elastic.
Who the Rachel is. Burke won't
tell He will describe her in glowing
terms, but the words he uses aren't
the ones which would aid Bertillon
bureau TO find her. To him she is az
sweet and pretty as when sober-eyed
slip of a girl In her teens, she listened
70 the old love story
She. too, in the lapse of time. must
have rounded out to mature woman
hood but you can't make gallant, gray
haired Arthur Burke, who has loved
her for 81 years, believe this.
Burke carried his oridegroom's
clothes in his grip. There's lots OF
opportunities you lose by not being
ready for EN-" he argues. III she
saws the word, won't give her any
time TO change her mind. Well hurry
right to the nearest church"
Before he left Millbury. Burke
sketched the history OF his Marathon
wooing.
~ went up to Montreal on business
q wears ago" he said! There I met
her I fell in love at sight. Within a
week | proposed. She turned me
down. but so sweetly that didn't feel
discouraged. told her | would come
back again. She laughed.
Business affairs interfered with my
plans. I wasn't able to return for
three years. Then asked her again
Again she refused me. Right there
told her I would come back and ask
her every three years unless she mar
ried someone else.
She laughed again. guess she
didn't believe me, didn't realize how
much | wanted her. She must know II
by this time. w.
Now I'm going back again. This
time I think I will win. The last time
she almost consented She Is more
beautiful In my eyes now than she
was 21 years ago I'm going to tell
her so. She has stayed single all
this time. That's a good sign
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
Minority Leader Is Hard Job. But Champ Clark,
OF Missouri, Once Farm Hand, Is Leading Some

Clark. in speech and action. has been
pretty good, all circumstances con.
sidered.
In his style Of debating, Champ
suggests the rough and READY stumper
He has had very extended expert.
ence on the stump and lecture plat.
form. and II there is any criticism Of
his work as house leader. 1t is hat his
style is rather reminiscent of the plat
form. He Is inclined to ramble. lie
will tell a good story--or enc not SO
good-at any cost.
But that is good fault. He will
have audiences when the statistics
monger talks to empty desks.
Champ Clark's name is Champ
That is not a nickname And that is
the whole OF his name He was born
I'm Kentucky March T. 1850, in inder
son county. He was educated In the
common schools. bethany college
Kentucky college. the Cincinnati Law
school and in 1873 was president o.
Marshall college. West Virginia. He
says in his biography in the congress
sional record that lie for % years
held the record for beng the youngest
college president in the United
States"
He has worked as farm hand
edited country newspaper. practiceo
law and run for congress. He moved
! to Missouri in 1874. He is in hi,
seventh congress. which means thai
he has been In Washington for /.
years. Four years ago he vas perma
neut chairman OF the Democratic con
Vention.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
MATR|C|OE IS
PUT TO DEATH
Bernard Carlin Dies in Electric Chair
"A Boys Best Friend Is His
Mother" He Says.

OSSINING, n. Y, April 12.-Ber-
nard Carlin, 20-year-old youth who
killed his mother in Brooklyn on April
8 last year, was electrocuted IN Sing
Sing prison a few minutes after 9
o'clock today. Only one shock was
necessary. It was che OF the most
successful executions ever held In the
local prisond
Carlin wyefed with Arm step to
the death 10 q To the Rev. Err. c. v
Mahoney. e,np.spr of st. Augustine .
lment to be given out after his death
II was suffering from an hallucina
ton when | killed my mother. but
realize that this does not excuse me
Since my conviction have come
under the influence of religion and
realize the enormity of my crime.
boys best friend is his mother,
and knowing that | killed my best
friend. l am ready and anxious %
die"
Carlin's two sisters babe farewell to
their brother last evening and from
that time on he spent the hours until
summoned to walk to the chair In
prayer with the prison chaplain.
Most OF Carlin's life was spent In
orphan asylums and reformatories.
He was discharged from the House of
Refuge few hours before the crime.
He blamed his mother for his bad
eyes. which were very weak and while
In prison decided to kill her. He
bought a revolver enroute TO his home
and shot his mother the moment he
was let into the house.
In sentencing him the presiding jus.
tice said: Your crime was one OF the
most abominable acts in the history
OF humanity. You are a monster who
has no right to live"
Countess Hector made an unsuccess-
full effort TO save his life, carrying an
appeal from the conviction to the
court OF appeals and finally on Sunday
begging Gov. Hughes to commute the
sentence on the ground that the boy
was insane and had been so from
birth.
Job Printing done right. Times PrInt-
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
SWALLOWS LAUDANUM.
Man Gazes at Photograph Of Girl;
Will Recover.

SAGINAW. Mich, April 49,
Charles Beckmann. gazing at the
photograph OF a girl. which he held
in his hand, swallowed the contents of
a vial of laudanum yesterday He
fell 10 the floor of his room in the
boarding house Of Mrs. Augusta Trier.
623 Perry-st., with thud. Mrs. Trier
went upstairs and found Beckmann In
a semi-conscious condition. A doctor
was summoned and used a stomach
pump with good effect. Beckman was
tawen TO st. Marys hospital where
It was said he would recover. He is
"a wears old
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
X. e. p. Announces Spring Program

X. e. p. Announces Spring Program
The new X. E. p. hall. at Monroe
and Farrar-st.. will be opened with
special session Thursday evening,
April 29. The following Thursday
night, country dance will be given
in the hall, and Thursday evening.
May 10, session for out-of-town
members will be held A baseball SEA-
sion, Tigers versus Athletics. will be
held after the theaters. Thursday
evening, May 20, when Manager
Hughie Jennings will be the chief
shark; Capt Harry Davis as first
vice. Eddie Plank as second vice. Capt.
Schaefer as NJ. D.. Chas. O'Leary az
assistant: wild" Bill Donovan al
captain of guards, and "Topsy" Hart
sell as lieutenant of guards. The
evening will conclude with banquet.
Thursday, May q, will be ladies'
night.
The Easter program In the Lafayette
theater packed the house both after
noon and evening. Roberts and Rob-
erts made hit in their clever sketch
"The Dutchman and the Lady" as
did Allor and harrington IN their new
comedy. May Floyd, monologuist.
singer and dancer was well received,
as were Savoy Glenn, the Spanish and
Indian singer and dancer; Harry Bes-
| try, singer and dancer, and Carl Yer
do. In his novelty musical act. The
eight big reely Of moving pictures.
which compete the entertainment
were all new to Detroit and the best
| OF the kind Two entirely different
programs were offered, one in the
evening. and the other in the after
noon On Thursday the programs will
be reversed.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
THIRD VICTIM DIES.
Erma Whitmarsh, 16, is Taken BY
Typhoid Fever

DEERFIELD. Mich, April "a
Erma Whitmarsh, 16 years old, is dead
from typhoid fever. making the third
member OF the Whitmarsh family to
die from the disease in little over a
month. Lulu. is. another daughter.
died five weeks ago. The six-year-
old son is III and so is the nurse who
attended the sick family and her sis
ter who lives a mile from the Whit
marsh home
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
SIX KILLED AND
8 HURT IN FIRE
Four Business Blocks in xs~-v,
Mass, Are Destroyed-Dynamite
Explodes in Clifford Building.

LENOX. Mass. April 12.-PoIice-
men are today guarding the ruins OF
four business blocks which were de-
stroyed by fire early yesterday caus-
ing an estimated property loss OF $780,
coo. Six persons lost their lives. They
are Edward G. Ventres. electrician:
Mrs. Edward c. Ventres, Miss Leslie
Ventres. IL. Miss Alice French. book
keeper; Miss Isabel Cook. housekeep-
er. and Miss Mary Sparks, school
teacher.
Mrs. Katherine Root and her two
sons, George and Arthur. were severe
ly burned.
The fire was discovered nthe Clif-
ford building by George Root. who.
with his mother and brother, lived In
that building.
The loss OF life occurred In the
Clifford building and resulted primar-
lily from a series OF explosions among
the turpentine, paints, oils and dyna-
mite stored In the cellar OF the James
Clifford & Sons company, hardware
dealers.
The Roots barely had crossed the
street after escaping from the build
ing before there was a terrific explo-
sion. which shattered windows within
wide radius and caused the fire
alarm to ring. In an instant the Cliff
ford block was wrapped in flames.
Horace Perrill and his wife. other
occupants of the top floor. aroused by
the shouts OF the Roots. had got hais
way down the front stairs when they
saw the flames leaping up to bar
their exit.
Three women were below them try
| ing to get out through the front door,
| but Perrill saw that the attempt by
that time was useless. He then
rushed his wife through a long CORR
dor to the back stairs where he got
out in safety All the other occupants
OF the Clifford block lost their lives.
The death of Miss Alice French was
one of the pitiful tragedies of the
morning While the fire in the Gle
ford block was at its height woman
| was seen to climb out OF fame
| filed room onto a veranda on the sec
ond story with her night clothes and
her hair ablaze. Staggering to the
railing the woman leaped to the side
walk beneath, landing in a heap with
in FIVE or six feet of the blazing walls.
Some of the Mortified onlookers at.
tempted to rush In to drag her out,
but the intense heat drove them back
and not until the flames mad practical
Iy died out, several hours later, was
the body recovered.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
VETS FIGHT ELECTION.

MARSHALL. Mich, April 12.-Attor-
neys II. f. Stewart and d. c. Sails
bury. of Battle Creek, have been en-
gagged by the liquor interests as coun-
sci to contest the local option election
In this county. IL Is claimed there
were net proper facilities in Battle
Creek for voting, as there were but
ten voting machines and that many
persons votes were lost because there
was not sufficient time for them to
vote on the machines.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
DRUGGIST PAYS 1875.
Woman Sued Him for Violation Of
Local Option Law.

PAW PAW, Mich. April 12.-Mrs.
Carrie Loskard, who sued Charles II.
Van Alstyne. South Haven druggist,
for damages and received verdict
for $3.50. under the provisions OF the
civil damage law for violation of the
local option regulations. has won her
case in the supreme court and the
judgment with costs and Interest
amounting TO 1915 has just been COZ
lected\ by Under Sheriff Shrine.
Van Alstyne is not the only one
having troubles Mrs. Minnie Goodrode
recently brought suit against another
South Haven druggist, Charles L.
Abel and his sureties, which has been
settled out of court The terms Of
settlement were not made known, but
II is rumored that Abel paid some
thing like $500.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12

WASHINGTON. April 12.-Mules
and tigers are never easy to lead,
and II isn't a cinch game to lead
Democrats in the national house of
representatives. But the best Job %
minority leading IN good many years
Is that now being done by Champ
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
CLINTON MAN Is 112.
Frank Mentally Appears on Streets in
Wheel Chair.

CLINTON, Mich. April Frank
McNally of Clinton. was liz years old
Saturday. He was born in Ireland
April 10, 1897. His many friends saw
him on the streets OF Clinton last
week in his wheeled chair, which he
propels with his hands. He is de.
prived OF the use OF his lower limbs
by rheumatism. When 10 years OLD
McNally visited many parts of the
world on merchantmen, and, firing
of life on the briny deep, landed in
New FORK. He hired out as a farm
hand at 80 cents day, coming to
Michigan later and in 1854 was en-
ployed as a mortar carrier on the
Union school building in Tecumseh.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
LAKE ENGINEERS WIN.
Four Package Freight Lines sign
Agreements With Employees.

BUFFALO. n. v, April 12.-The
Western Transit Co, the Anchor line
the Lehigh Valley Transportation Co,
and the Rutland Transit Co, package
freight lines. have signed agreements
with their engineers.
Under the terms of agreement the
men are given their appointments
with the open shop clause eliminated
and with the same wages and condi-
lions OF service that prevailed last
year.
The four lines that have settled with
their engineers are members OF the
Lake Carriess' association. which Is
endeayoring TO force the openshop
leaders here are Jubilant aud claim
boat owners organization
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
NIGHT RIDERS BUSY.
Incendiary Fires and Destruction OF
Tobacco Beds Reported.

UNION CITY, Tenn. April lin
cendiary fires and destruction OF to-
bacco beds by night riders have been
reported from the counties bordering
on Tennessee and Kentucky Hum
phrey county officials hav appealed to
Gov Patterson for the militia. They
say they cannot cope with the depre'
dations OF the night riders. The latest
outbreaks indicate that the recent con-
viction of night riders, who were SEN
fenced TO be hanged. has not checked
the outlaws.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12

BLOOMINGTON. Ill, April 12.-
Mrs. Matthew Scott. wealthy Aloom
ington. H., widow, Is the administra
ton candidate for the presidency gen
eral OF the exclusive and highly politi
cal Daughters OF the american Revolu
ton at the coming congress OF the or
ganization in Washington, April -
She is the choice CT Mrs. Donald Nc.
Lean, for several years president gen
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12

cral OF the Daughters. who confidently
predicts her election.
Insurgents, always present in the
ranks OF the Daughters, have decided
upon Mrs. VIM. c. Story as Their can
didate.
The battle in prospect this year will
rage over the completion OF CONT
mental hall, the milllon-dollar marble
memorial the d. A. n. wants 10 build
in Washington. which has figured in
many stormy scenes.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
Hushey jennings and most of the othe =
Tigerr will he present Tuesday niRht

at the smoker TO be given by the
KNIGHTS Of Columbus in their hall at
No 40 MichIgan-ave. Jennings. who
is member. Is expected TO make
speech and some OF the other mem
hers OF the ball club may also crate
a little. The Eiks' MINISTRIES are the
big attraction. while number OF
other entertaining features have
been arranged for that will make the
occasion an enjoyable and interesting
one.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
LOU q. wINsoR DYING.
Thirty-Third Degree Mason Is Suffer
inu From EryslpeIas.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. April 49,
Lou b. Winsor. a thirty-third degree
Mason and grand secretary OF the
Michigan grand lodge. is dying at his
home in Reed City. John Rowson,
past grand master of Michigan. went
10 Reed City on a special train last
night. taking DR. Louis Barth. spe'
cialist i'm erysipelas. from which dis
ease Mr. Winsor is suffering. Mr..
Winsor has been III for ten days. and
Sunday morning his condition became
alarming
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12

Clark. OF Missouri Some OF Champs
steeds have jumped the fences ant
disappeared down Cannon pike, but
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
WHERE LIFE rs
WORTH LIVING

Alfred n. Watson, n former member Of
the Windsor council. died, sunday. In
his home in Windsor, from typhoid
fever from which he was III for ten
weeks He had been active In poll
tics. and several months ago was
elected the hrst president OF the
Young Mems Liberal club.
While discussing Iocni option with
three friends I'm his saloon, No. AIS
Perry-st.. about ] o'clock Sunday af-
tcrnoon. William a. Senftleben sud
denly threw up his hands and fell
to the floor. dead. Coroner Bennett
decided that heart disease was the
cause and will hold no Inquest. be
ceased was 3 wears old.
samuel GoIdberp. his wife aud three
children were driven from their beds
by ere which partially destroyed
Goldbergs grocery at No. $50 Hast
ings-st.. about 1880 o'clock. Monday
morning. The alarm was given by
one Of the children. VINO was awak-
encd iy the smoke. Tho loss Is about
81 900 covered hy insurance.
BustueS--Iikc Printing. No fuss and
no feathers The pain. neat kind THAT
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12

A French naturalist claims that man
could not exist nine years after the
birds were exterminated. as insects
would destroy all vegetation despite
the use Of all the poisons that could
be made
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12

Ernest Frederick, M. e4a humboldt
ave. broke kneecap In fnh et
Fourteenth and Grand RiNer-aNes@
SUNDAY afternoon lie was taken
home in Creedon's ambulance.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
ICE FIELD Hits DOCK.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. April
12.-The Canadian 500" ferry dock
was nearly carried away by huge
ice field which broke awya from the
Michigan shore and. backed by a
strong wind. came down the river In
the direction OF the Canadian side.
All the large boats moored on the
Canadian side at the time escaped, but
some OF the smaller boats we're smash
ed. The steamer Algoma. OF the In
ternational Transit Co was pushed
back into shallow water and had some
difficulty in getting clear
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12

The Japanese diet is considering a
bill authorizing the expenditure OF
1875, 900 on the Yokohama water
works. to be expended IN allotments
covering Is years.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12

Bu-Iue---IIkc Printing. No fuss and
no feathers. The pain. neat kind that
looks right Times Printing Co., No.
Is John R-st Phone 1905.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12

Commercial Credit Co. Collections
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12

Job Printing done right. Times PrInt-
ipr Co. Is John R.-st Phone 1893
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12

Ai-xsaaer. UmbrsIias. 20 Monroe
The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-19
THANKS PRESIDENT TAFT.

If the dispatches from Washington
properly represent President Taft as
stepping in at the proper time and
serving notice on the men who arc
making the tariff bill, that they must
bring in a bill which gives the con
sumner more relief he is entitled to the
thanks of all the people irrespective
of party. The present session of con.
gress has been a scramble for spoils.
to pile up higher the profits of the
protected trusts, while the millions
OF consumers have been completely
ignored. Such barefaced piracy has
never before been witnessed in con,
gress and it looks as if the Pres;.
dent had waited for the most oppor-
tune time to step in and save few
things for the people
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-19
Circulation Double That of Any
Other South Mississippi Paper
NO SATISFACTORY REASON.

The News has heard of several rea-
sons that have been given why the
money in the road and bridge fund
should not be spent to improve Main
and Bouie streets and River avenue,
the principal reason being that it is
not right to take the money which is
paid in by all the tax payers, to i'm
prove one certain street. Now if this
were carried to its logical conclusion
we could only spend the money ac-
cording to the amount of tax paid on
each street, but as a matter of fact,
the people of Hattiesburg long ago,
by their vote said that they were
willing to be taxed to have the streets
improved, which needed it the most
and for that reason the outmost let
in the farthest suburb VS. taxed to
pave the main part of the city. The
streets are for everybody, and We
cannot ask whether there is a man
living on the street which needs paw
ing, that we like or do not like, be-
cause We need good streets and ROAD
to promote commerce and business
and not for the pleasure Of the man
who happens to live on the street
The streets the News wants to see
paved at once, need it to enable the
farmer to come to Hattiesburg and
trade with the business men who must
have the trade If he is to have a pros.
pereEs business. These three streets
long. ago bonded themselves to put in
paving in the heart of the city and
there is no argument IN saying that
this money should not be used on
those streets because it was paid in
as taxes b. people who already have
their streets paved. These taxes are
levied for the good of the whole city
and there is no more important use
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-19
A GOOD SHOWING.

There never has been better year
to show the possibilities of South Mis-
'sissippi than the present. While other
parts of the South have had no more
rain than South Mississippi, we hear
of absolute failures, while our crops
at the present time have so far re.
covered that they are almost normal.
where the proper attention has been
given them. In fact we have proven
that no matter how much it rains.
the South Mississippi farmer can
raise some kind of a crop and make
a good living if he will only work
and farm intelligently. The present
season has removed all doubts as to
the possibilities of this country and
it ought to inspire every one with
new vigor, to help solve the prob.
lem of settling the cut-over lands
which are awaiting the hand of the
agriculturalist, to create millions of
wealth.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-19

now than to pave the three streets
mentioned.
1t is also well to remember that the
new taxes will be coming in October
first so that we need not worry so
much about providing money for
cleaning the streets. In fact there is
plenty of money in the street and
bridge fund to do this work and pro
vide for all the other necessities until
taxes are paid again. This is a mat
ter of such Importance that our peo-
pie should not ret up until it is done.
The News takes this position solely
because it is realized, that it takes
constant agitation to get public i'm.
provements made as fast as they are
needed. Don't be afraid to tell your
Alderman what you think about these
things. Impress him with, his respon-
sibility in the matter and especially
that it is his duty to put himself on
record so that the people may know
where he stands. No one man is sup
posed to be the whole city govern.
ment. 1t is the duty of each one to
oppose what he thinks wrong, but
majority constitutes the ruling power
and when that majority speaks that
settles it,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-19
RAMSEY & CO.

Leading Undertakers.
Prompt ambulance service.
Day pho"e 227, night phone 476.