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The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
FLEET TO BE REoRGANIzED.
Rear Admiral Schroeder WIN Take
Command of Ships Tomorrow.


The organization OF the Atlantic battle
ship fleet will be rearranged tomorrow.
when Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder as
sUmes his duties as commandments.
succeeding Rear Admiral Charles s.
Sperry
The first division will consist OF the
Connecticut, flagship, the Kansas. the
Vermont and the Louisiana. The second
division will include the Minnesota. hag-
ship. and three other battle ships. The
third division viii be composed Of the
Georgia, flagship; the New Jersey. the
Rhode Island. and the Nebraska. while
the vessels Of the fourth division viii b.
the Virginia, flagship; the Ohio. the Mis-
souri,, and the Wisconsin.
Capt. Hugo Osterhaus. L. s. n. com
.manding the battle ship Connecticut rag-
ship OF the feet. has been relieved Of
command Of that vessel and has been as
signed 10 the command Of the second d.
vision OF the fleet. hOisting his flag on .SA
Minnesota Capt. Osterhaus viii become
q rear admiral early in June
he will probably be succeeded in cor,-
mand Of the Connecticut by Can't. charles
J. Badger, superintendent of the Nava-
Academy.
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NO DANGER FOR ROOSEVELT.

Chicago. March 6-''Thedore Roosevelt
viii be just as safe in British East Africa
as he is in Oyster Bay. and probably
safer than he would be IN Chicago
Carl Akely. taxidermist at the Field
Museum, who has twice made practically
the same trip that the former President
proposes 10 make, this afternoon made
this reply TO the OminOus prediction or
Prof. Frederick Starr. OF the University
OF Chicago. that II Col Roosevelt goes
TO Africa, he VIII never return alive
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LOEB'S NOMINATION OPPOSED.
Bailey Said New York Man Had Been
DiscOurteOus.

The principal interest IN the confrma-
tons in the Senate yesterday centered in
the name OF William Loeb, jr., to be
collector OF customs for the port Of New
York.
Senator Bailey raised some objection to
4-r. Loeb. recalling a case in which
Mr.. Loeb. when secretary to the Presi-
dent, wrote to him an alleged discOurteous
letter relating 10 some official matter
Mr.. Bailey characterized Il as an in
vasion OF his Senatorial privileges, but
the objections he offered merely delayed
temporarily the vote on Mr.. Loeb's nom
ination.
few dissenting votes we're heard on
the motion 10 confirm, but the nomina-
tion went through by big majority. In
the debate. while the question Of con-
hrmation was under consideration, several
Senators came to the defense Of Mr.. Loeb.
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have been received. but it is acknoWI-
edged the situation is serious and Of much
moment 10 the United States
China, encouraged by representations Of
the United States and Great Britain, has
refused 10 accept the regulations imposed
by the Russian authorities on the ground
that they are a violation or the Ports
mouth treaty
The United States has 50 far merely
given the general warning 10 Russia that
In her administration OF affairs within the
Hardin concession. there must be nothing
10 violate the open door" IN China.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.
L s Dept. of Agriculture. Weather Bursau.
Washineton. SATURDAY. Mach s. Is09-s p, N

Washington. Saturday. March 6. Isl9-s p m
The trough q low pressure that extended Ffiday
night from Minnesota % Texas n0E extends from
Lake Huron 20 the North Carolina cast showers
have occurred generally east q the Mississippi az
cept in the Norm Atlantic States. and fair weather
has prevailed from the Mississippi River over the
Rocky Mountain districts. On the Pacific coast che
weather IS stormy. Terperature has risen IN the
Eastern and Southern States. and has fallen L. -
Northwest
During sunday "a O. STOW viii occur in NeV
England and raiI. or snow VIII Be followed b.
fair weather IN the Middle Atlantic States T. the
Southern states ard the Central valleys the weather
VII be far. In the Rocky Mountain ard Plateau
districts and the Pacific coast the weather siI
BE- UNSETTLED. with ran in middle and sJurhe-n dis
tricss and SNOW In the No-thern ROCKY Mountain
region
The winds along the New England cosst VIII be
increasing eastery: On the Middle Atlantic c0sSr
hFisk eastgrly. shifting % EOrthWesJerly; on the
South Atlantic coast moderate westerly; the Gull
coast modezate southerly; lake Michiean moder-
ate 10 brisk nor-hWesterly. becoming variaeie
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
WICKERSHAM'S FIRST DAY.
Inherits a Bunch of Pardon Gases
from Mr.. Bonaparte.

The first official day Of the new Attor-
ney General, George W. Wickersham, OF
New York. was almost entirely devoted
to- greeting friends who called TO pay
their respects and meeting HIS assistants.
He left Washington late yesterday after
noon for his home to settle up certain
matters. and expects to be at his desk
tomorrow
Among the matters requiring his aften-
ton are $50 pardon cases which have
been handed down as an Inheritance from
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
WINTHROP TAKES THE OATH.
F1nniiy Installed as Assistant Sec.
retary of the Navy.

Beekman Winthrop. after many inau-
suraI vicissitudes. is at last Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy. Solicitor Hanna
OF the department, administered the oath
OF ONCE late yesterday. and Mr.. Win
throp took his post
For some time. ever since It became evi-
dent that Congress would not stand for
an under Secretary Of State, he has been
trying to persuade Huntington Wilson.
Assistant Secretary Of State. to go 10
Argentine as Minister. Not succeeding in
this, he accepted the present post. but
Congress again stood in the wav for a
time by holding up the nomination
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NAGEL TAKES UP DUTIES.

New Secretary of Commerce. and
Labor Presented 10 Officials
Charles Nagel. of Missouri. yesterday
entered upon his duties as Secretary
Of Commerce and Labor.
Oscar 5. Straus, outgoing Secretary,
in the presence Of all the heads Of the
various bureaus and Of friends Of Mr..
Nagel and Mr.. Straus.
Mr.. Straus formally presented the Of
fcials % the department 70 the new
Secretary.
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CABINET TAKES OATH.

The Cabinet officers who took Their oaths
Of Office yesterday were:
Department Of State-Philander O. Knox
Nan Department-GeorEe Ton L. Meyer.
Post-Ofice Depaumnt-Frank n. Hitch
cock.
Department q Agriculture-James Wilson.
Department OF the Interior-Richar A
Ballinger.
Department Of Commerce and Labor
Charles Nagel-
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his predecessor. Most Of them have been
ready for consideration for months. but
were not passed upon, owing TO the dis
favor with which President Roosevelt
and Attorney General Bonaparte viewed
such cases in general.
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Local Temperature.

Midnight. q: ? a. n. %; a. n, %; s a. m. %.
a. m, 81 70 a. n, =; T. neon, 3; p. n, 3
?. N. 3, 2. u, g. ?. n, q; % p. n, =.
Maximum. 50; minimum. %
Relative humidity-s a n. &c: 2 n. q: {
?. n. 90 Rainfall IS p NJ 70 s P. M, 04. Ho.lTs
q sunshine. 0.
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brated Belle Meade stock farm near
Nashville
II is believed that Secretary Dickinson
VIII do much 10 raise the standard OF
horses IN the army In this connection
the great difference between the cavalries
Of the United States and England. France
and Germany, Is pointed out, and Is by
no means compl lmentary TO the United
States
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MR. KNOX'S INHERITANCE.
Must Keep Door Open in China for
the United States.

II win be up to Secretary Knox to
keep the door open in China. This is the
first task he inherits from his predeces-
Sors. Secretaries Hay and Root
Between whiles, when there Is a IuI IN
the receptions and congratulations. the
State Department is keeping an anxious
eye on Harbin, where Russia and China
are at dagger's points No direct advices
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When yoa have lest or found anything
telephone an advertisement II The WASH
ington Herald. and bill wiz Be sent YOU
at cent a word
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Temperature- In Other Cities.

Temperatures IN other cites. together with the
amount Of rainfall for the twelve hours ended al 5
p n yesterday, are as follows:
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IS LOVER OF HORSES.
Believed Secretary Dickinson VIII
Raise Standard of Army afour4.

President Taft's selection Of Jacob NJ
Dickinson. Of Tennessee. TO head the War
Department has been the cause Of ex-
pressions OF approval by eavalrymen as
wei as other lovers Of good horses IN
that branch Of the government.
Secretary Dickinson has been an sd-
mirer Of thoroughbreds all his life. and
at enc tine was the owner OF the ceIe-
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Tide Table.

Today-Hish tide. So a. n and SIS , n. Low
tide. "a a. m and 2. m
T0-moTrOT-High tide 90 a m and e-B q n
Low tide. SO a. n. and 80 ?. n.
Condition OF the Water.
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are n orisr when yOur printed matter Is IN
the hands OF The Big PRINT shops experts
Thorough ara attractive printing done At loues.
charsss
Judd & Detweiler. Inc,
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SPECIAL 10 Ths Washington Herald
Harpers Ferry. ". Va. March s.-Both rivers
muddy to-day.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-05
FOUR MEN DROWN
FROM LAUNCH
River Fatality Due To Attempt of
Pair To Change Seats; Two Mem.
bers of Fishing Party Rescued.

Four men wered rowned when a
small launch, in which they and two
others We're passengers, capsized in
the Detroit river, off Gibraltar, Sunday
morning, as Il result Of two OF them
attempting To change seats. None OF
the men drowned was able TO swim
The two survivors. Joseph and Ernest
Pattenaud, brothers, of No. l15 Child
St, River Rouge, are expert swimmers
and TO that fact they owe their lives,
although they also mad a narrow es-
cape. The tragedy makes widows Of
four wives and leaves Is children
fatherless.
The dCad are: August Beausejour
No. 10 Rioepelle-st.. River Rouge;
Lawrence Lucier. No Is Riopele-st.
River Rouge; Alex. Drouillard, also OF
River Rouge. and Peter Dow, of Well
ington-aVe., Windsor.
The party set out from River Rouge
Saturday night, on fishing expedition
They went first TO Stony ISLAND, where
they pitched camp. About o'clock
Sunday morning they started out for
the fishing grounds. heading up
stream. Joseph Pattenaud was at the
wheel. When the frail chraft was OPP
pCsite Gibraltar he remarked that h
was tired of steering and Beausejour
volunteered To take his place. Suiting
his action to the word he stood up in
the boat, causing Ii 10 capslZe
The four men who were unable Ia
swim were seized with panic and
made frantic efforts to reach the
overturned craft. which. however,
rolled over and over. The Pdttenaud
brothers vainly urged their compan.
lens to keep cool and did all In their
power 10 save them.
When al had disappeared beneath
the waves the brothers set out to swim
to shore. but were weighted down
with their clothes and soon became
exhausted. Fortunately their pligli
was discovered by campers. who set
out in rowboat and rescued them
just in time.
Justice Of the Peace Jones. of Tren.
ton. at once took steps 80 have the
river dragged for the bodies
August Beausejour was 81 years old
and leaves a wife and three children
Lucier was 80 years old and is sur.
vived by a widow and four children
Drouillard was "a and head Of a fam
lily OF five children. Dow, OF Windsor
was the youngest victim. He was %
years OF age and leaves a widow and
tWO-Vear-Old child
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-05
ONE MAN SHOT
AND ONE JAILED
Sailor Is Beaten BY Six Men-Police
Capture Two Suspects After
Wounding One In Foot.

PORT HURON, Mich, July Roy
to have Joined the steamer WickTire
at this port, was rudely awakened
from a peaceful slumber in the office
of the Lynn Marine Reporting 60, by
half a dozen men who pounced upon
him and dragged him into the open,
where he was given a severe mauling.
His head was pounded, his clothing
torn from his body and he was other
wise beaten up.
AS result of the clash one man
is in the hospital with a bullet in his
foot, another Is in the county jail on
the charge of assault and battery and
a third is a. his home in this city,
nursing a badly battered countenance.
The scufile was heard by residents
in that vicinity, however. and a hurry
up call was sent to police headquar-
ters Sergeant Fisher and Patrolr.an
Shine responded in the patrol wagon.
and just as they were entering the
park, they saw two men dashing
down the road at great speed The
men were told to halt, but paid no at
tention.
Finally one of the men stopped
running. turned about the struck Of
fcer Shine on the head In an instant
Shine drew his revolver and shot the
fleeing man in the foot.
In the meantime Sergeant Fisher
had covered the other fellow.n and
then both capitulated with grace The
two men were put in the patrol wag-
on and taken to police headquarters.
where they gave their names as John
Johnson. aged "a years Of CShicago.
and Thomas Kelly, aged 81 years Of
Buffalo. Kelly was removed % the
hospital while Johnson was put IN a
cell with charge Of assault and bat
terry opposite his name.
At the hospital il was stated mat
Kelly was in great pain and that the
attending physician was unable 70 re
move the bullet from his foot. How.
ever. he will recover
Chambleau the innocent cause Of
the shooting ARRAY, was removed to
his home and today his condition Is
reported as greatly improved.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-05
MILITARY TOURNAMENT OPENS.
Major General Grant Is Principal At.
traction at Toledo.

TOLEDO, o., July -Major-General
Frederick Dent Grant is the principal
attraction today at the United States
military tournament. which was
opened yesterday afternoon al Camp
VIM. H. Taft with sacred band con
cert. The first battalion OF the FIT
teenth infantry gave drill.
The principal feature OF the after
noon was the spectacular retreat and
full dress parade OF the Tenth regi
ment, followed by guard mounting
Major-General Grant and stan wit
messed the review from the general s
box i'm the grandstand. The heads 81
the Toledo Chamber Of Commerce, un
der whose auspices the tournament Is
being held. wee General Grants special
guests.
1t had been arranged COR the gov
ernments diriglble war balloon 70
make an ascension, but General Grant
announced that there viii be no bal
loon flights from Camp Taft during
the tournament The big army dirigi
bic was so badly damaged in tn,
storm Friday night that II will DO
impossible 20 repair it I'm time.
The United states revenue cutter
Morrell and the cruisers Essex and
Wolverine have arrived. and today the
ships fred the national salute in hon
or Of Uncle Sans natal day The
tournament was officially opened 10
day
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-05

feet. 1t rained glass in the street ami
the building was wrecked. Firemen
Police and detectives with dark Ian
terms rushed to the place.
Amid the smoke on the top floor
where they risked their lives =
climb, they found the shattered bomb.
II was lying in a pile of 5orn playina
cards. The room where the alotter
had lighted the fuse was one OF tha
lairs OF the gamblers
No one during all these three years
ever has been found guilty OF the out-
RACES. Gambling still flourishes under
cover but even the gambler who fears
neither fate nor force now is trem-
bling.
when will it end?" the people ask
The police are silent and Lafflcd
These powers that prey have defed
the shrewdest detectives the same
way they fool he shrewd gamesters
with their marked cards and loaded
dice
Only a wholesale cleaning out or
gamblers will appoase Chicago.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-05
=" JANE CROW CARS
ARE ABOLISHED
Women Scorned Plan To Pro'ee
Them From Mems Josthng on
the Hudson Tunnel Cars.

NEW YORK, July Cars for the
exclusive use CT women. an expert
ment OF the Hudson and Manhattan
Railroad company, have ceased TO run.
Women riding in the Hudson river
tube trains have TO take their chances
on getting SCAT wltl or mashed toes
from men passengers. The expert
ment OF giving ears with no rude mel
to grab all the seats and smirk at the
women or hide behind newspapers has
proved failure. The women did not
Use the cars. which went half empty
even In the rush hours.
News OF the change In policy was
made known to the Hudson tube pas
sengers by means OF placards. Later
IN the day William G. McAdoo, presi-
dent or the company mad the following
to say as to the reason:
When the cars for the exclusive
use OF women were started on our
line on March 81 We said II was an
experiment and that the company re-
served the right To discontinue them
If they should not be pan onized sui
ficiently. We have made a long and
thorough test, and, much To our regret,
We find that there is not sufficient de
mand on the part of women for exclu
sive cars The patronage has con
stantly diminished We had it in mind
to make these cars a permanent feat
ure OF our operation had the women
shown by the use of them that they
were wanted. The contrary seems Ia
be the fact
This is as far as Mr.. McAdoo would
go. He positively declined 10 speculate
upon the psychological side of the
question.
Il couldn't begin to explain why the
women didn't want these exclusive
cars" he said All know is that
they didn't use them after they go,
them. have Investigated thoroughly.
received voluminous reports from
men and women in our service who
were sent out TO sound the question
Of feminine approval or disapproval Of
our exclusive cars From all accounts
it appears that the greater number OF
women considered themselves insulted
when advised by a guard to go into
the women's cars"
Inquiry among the employees of the
railroad revealed the fact that train
men have had many alterations with
women who preferred to stand up anu
be jostled about In ear full OF men
rather than step into the special car
adjoining, where there were plenty OF
seats. The trainmen said the women
passengers seemed to feel that they
were being ruled against instead of
provided for by the companys spe-
cial-car provision.
IT'S just like the Jim Crow legisla
ton in the south, and | won't ride In
your old carl" one woman snapped a;
the guard of tunnel train the other
day.
Yet il was a supposed demand on
the part Of the women OF New YorE
that led the company to make the eX'
periment
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-05
NEGRESS BITES COP.
Eliza White Resists Arrest on Charge
of PICKING Pockets.

Ella White, husky Negress, gave
Patrolman Degen desperate battle
when ne tried To arrest her on the
charge Of robbing Charles Norman, IN
Italian, Of No 235 Watsonst
Norman notified the officer that as
he was leaving a store at Hastings
and Adclaide-sts. where he had had a
s. bill changed, the Negress accosted
him and demanded some money
When he refused ito comply with her
wishes. he said, she stuck her hands
in his pocket and ran way with 81
Patrolman Degen found her in an
alley. and when he tried TO arrest her
she sank her teeth into his hand, bit
ing him un he was forced to hit her
in the face to break her hold She
continued to fight him, and he had to
handcuff her 60 get her TO the patrol
box. but he finally landed her III Wood
bridge station.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-05
sQUANDERs HIS MONEY.
Son Makes Charge Against Father
Jail Sentence Is Imposed.

ST. JOSEPH, Mich. July 5.-James
wilkinson laborer, Of Baroda. mad
plenty of money 10 pay his fine, bus
justice Kinney committed him 10 jail
because ne was throwing his money
away. Wilkinson fell heir recently &C
S2,710 bequeathed to him by sister
He started out to show the boys what
real money spending was. Ills son
says he got away with over Sl,IOO In
six weeks. He was arrested and
brought before the village Justice.
Maybe he Will cont to his senses.
said the Justice. in melting out ten
days sentence Wilkinson has four
children. and they uroged thee curt
70 take some action which would pre-
vent their father from dissipating what
little was left of the money.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-05
WOMAN BALLooNIsT DYING.
Mrs. MeiseIl Is Caught in the Network
Of Electric Wires.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich July AN
ascension in a balloon will probably
cost the life OF Mrs. Dell Meisell, who
was caught IN the network OF electric
and telegraph wires at lowell Satur-
day. She was taken 10 The sanitari-
um at Reeds lake. where her left arm
was amputated at the shoulder. All
the fingers on the right hand are gone.
Mrs. Meisell was booked as tho
headAner for the Fourth Of July cello
bration Saturday. In the presence OF
1000 spectators. she made the trip.
but struck the wires while travelling
through the air at a high speed. and
hung there till the power was turned
of. when she dropped 40 feet to the
ground
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-05
CAR GRINDS OUT LIFE.
James Little Victim of Fatal Accident
on Woodward.

James Little. aged A., OF No. 1861
Beaubien-st. was almost instantly
killed, Saturday night, when he step
ped from behind a Woodward car and
vas run down by an interurban car
going in the opposite direction. He
was still alive when taken from be-
meath the car. but died IN an ambu-
lance while being taken To Harper
hospital
Little, who was foreman OF the pack
ing department of Leonard Bros. Stos'
age Co. was on his way to attend q
meeting of ST Andrews society on
Congress-st. east, when the accideh,
occurred
Mrs. Little who has been in a frail
condition since the birth OF a child
two weeks ago, was hysterical for sew
eral hours after the news was broken
to her.
Coroner Burgess will make an In
vesti CATION.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-05
CRUSHED BY CAR.
Two-Year.Old Wanderso Street Car
Tracks; viii Live.

SAGINAW. Mich, July marion
Douglas. the two-year.old daughter of
Wallace \. Douglass. No. 720 North
Franklin-st., wandered OH the street
railway tracks and was run down by
a car. The baby. unnoticed. followed
relative from the Douglass home.
seven blocks. TO Gensseelave.. In the
heart OF the business district.
She toddled out onto the tracks
where ears are passing constantly.
She threaded her way among carriages
and automobiles and stepped directly
in front of a James ave. car. when
knocked her down, the fender passing
over her small body.
Motorman Walter D0bbs put on the
emergency brake and thee hid was
found pinned down ny an iron beam
against the wheel Had she been six
inches farther over the wheel would
have rum over her. She was badly
wounded on the head and back, but
lit is believed she will recover.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-05
A PEACH BASKET HAT
FOR "a CENTS. o JOY!
Dorothy Warrington. the Grocer and
the Stage Carpenter Made it,
Broadway Admired il.

NEW YORK. July 5.-IIere is good
news for husbands Miss Dorothy
Warrington has invented and built a
dream of a peachbasket hat and worn
il on Broadway. TO the envious adri'S-
alton of scores--and all for "a ceots.
The grocer sold her nice Ueach
basket and the carpenter NJ the Lyric
Theatre Knocked ont the bottom and
cut OFF about one-third Of the top. This
made the shape Then the fair de-
signer covered most of it with red,
white and blue bunting.
The grocer, for a few pennies fur
nishcd the trimmings. There We're
young onions with their milk white
bulbs and graceful tops. cute ittle
radishes, white pink and red with
tasselated tops; then there were ar
tistic new carrots, with nothing tops
Of Nile green.
When it was finished her bill was
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-05
nnNrER is DROWNED

KALAMAZOO. Mich. July 8 Nhile
hunting muskrats in Pine lake. Sun
day afternoon. Charles II. Gibson, 26
years old. of Texas township. ten miles
from here. was drowned =, John Nei.
son who accompanied Gibson. reached
the shore safely.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-05
Countess Grey Is lIl.

OTTAWA. Ont. July 5.-Rideau
hallss quarantined because Countess
Grey is in with scarlet fever Capt.
Newton. A. d. G., is i'll with the same
disease. They contracted it in Toron
to last week.