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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11

nocent would not be convicted. He
declares the Staying was committed
in self-defense The men agree that
this secret OF the jury room shall re-
main sacred and the accused man go
free.
The heavy work In the act devolves
upon Mr.. Farnum and he proves an
actor OF excellent parts. carrying his
auditors along with him as he grad
ually reaches the climax. when he
falls PROSTATE on the floor. The plot
is an unusual one and IL Is well and
Interestingly presented.
Eddie Leonard. the minstrel boy,
who was recently connected with the
Cohan and Harris Ministries, presents
some fine dancing and singing in the
act in "old Virginia" assisted by the
Gordon Bros. Next season, Leonard
will head a minstrel company OF his
own.
One OF the cieverest magieians that
Detroit has seen for some time is Law
renee Crane. described as the Irish
wizard" He worked the magic trunk
trick and numerous others, by sim
pie twist OF the wrist" all OF his turns
being done so deity and mysterious
ly that one could hardly believe his
eyes Inadvertently. the magician was
advertised TO expose the trunk trick.
but this he does not do. but complete
ly battles his audience by the manner
in which he deceives.
There Is plenty OF comedy In the
bill Charles F. Semon plays various
musical instruments; Dooley x Sales
strike a responsive chord when they
sing of the local ball team; the -four
Piccolo midgets with their singing and
acrobatic act conclude with a wrest-
ling match: Nelson Il otto. two girls
In a refined singing and piano play
Ing act, also contributed TO the fun OF
the afternoon. McPhee * Hill. as
the clown and the hired man, have a
new aerial performance that is truly
wonderful. There are many laughs
and numerous thrills as they fly from
bar to bar, swinging each other by
the hands and turning somersaults In
the air, causing the audience to gasp
for fear they'll miss their hold. The
Microscope closes the bill.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11
GIVES STOMACH !. \ \
NEEDED STRENGTH.
a Michigan Man Tells What the
Tonic Treatment Did for
Him.

The experience of sufferers from stom-
sch trouble, who have tried the tonic
treatment with DR.. Williams Pink Pills,
has been that their trouble has disap-
peared as soon AS the blood was made
pure The numerous disorders Of the
stomach, as catarrh Of the stomach,
acid stomach. nervous dyspepsia, neu-
ralgia OF the stomach, gastritis, and
lack Of tone, have the same underlying
cause-impure blood. In each case the
Pills supply the stomach with the
flying the blood. Pure blood gives tone
the stomach aud makes IL capable Of
properly performing the work Of diges-
ton.
Mr.. A. J. Higlsy, whose farm is near
Cassopolis, Mich, aud whose mail ad-
dress is Il. F. ID. No. 1. that city. was
cured by these pills. He says:
with y weak stomach. it became so bad
about three years ago that was unable
to work. l could not eat without hsv-
ing intense pain in my stomach and
bowels Food would ferment in my
stOuhSh tAic bdc NOu4tt SUI
focate me. Sometimes l would have 10
vomit / had sick headaches and dizzy
spells, my eyes would become blurred
and could see black specks floating
before them. Ny heart palpitated and
could not lie on my left side at oil. Ny
arms were weak and seemed TO be com
pleteiy tired out aud helpless. There
were shooting pains In my legs, which
sometimes were too weak to bear me up.
The doctor did not help me. 50 when
read about DR. Williams Pink Pills l
made up my mind TO try them felt 80
much better after taking the pills
while that bought some more and was
entirely cured after taking only n few
boxes Of them. have been well and
strong ever since"
Proper attention TO diet and the tonic
treatment with DR. Williams Pink Pills
is all that is required in most cases TO
effect q cure The first step is 10 send
today for copy Of our free diet book
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold b.
all druggists. or sent, postpaid, on receipt
Of price, 80 cents per box; six boxes for
e. so. by the DR. Williams Medicine Co.
Schenectady, y. Y.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11

Busipe---Iike Printing. No fuss and
no. feathers. The plain. neat kind that
looks right. Times Printing Co., No.
~ John R-st Phone lass.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11
BOGUS PENSIONER is
GIVEN YEARS SENTENCE
James Cunningham Posed az veter-
an 40 Years and Commanded
Grand Army Post.

NEW YORK. May Hills duplicity
barred TO the world after twoscore
years and more, James Cunningham.
who long posed as a civil war veteran
and was one OF the most prominent
Grand Army men in Brooklyn. was
sentenced To a years imprisonment by
Judge Chatfield In the federal court.
that borough. for fraudulently obtain
ing a pension from the government.
He was also fined s404, the total
amount OF the pension money he had
drawn, and was locked up in the Mas
sau county jail.
Cunningham, who is 65 years old,
lived a lie for more than 40 years. He
had been accepted as a soldier who
had fought for the union, and was
elected to the command OF Deyin Post,
one of the leading Grand Army organ
ization I'm the borough. Through all
those years he kept locked in his
breast a secret, which was to be torn
from him in his old age, and send him
TO prison disgraced.
Cunningham was boy In Brooklyn
when the war broke out. Because or
his youth. his father would not let
him enlist. and caught him at the fer
do ut was ~ hVihCW NhN
Fourteenth regiment TO the front.
He was then sent 10 stay with an
aunt in Ogdensburg. Ny. There the
One Hundredth and Sixth regiment OF
volunteers was forming. The fsver
was still with the boy and he ran
away and followed the regiment south.
though he did not enlist Returning TO
Brooklyn after the war. Cunningham
l. h..
rebels. saying that he had enlisted and
served with the One Hundred and
sixth.
He explained that he had lost his
discharge papers and his word was
accepted and he Joined the Grand
Army when IL was formed and became
active In it's affairs. Probably every
veteran in Brooklyn came to know
Jim" Cunningham. whose stories OF
battle were always interesting and
well told
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11

to get full. il railroad men may be be-
lieyed.
For some reason. the number OF
divorces has increased On the dockeI
now for the May term OF the circuit
court are 50 cases. For the May term
a year ago there were 2S cases. Half
o. the cases brought against husbands
are upon the grounds OF irtemperance
or allied abuses Half OF the cases
against wives are upon statutory
grounds"
When local option came into power,
% saloons. paying s31. 500 city license.
were killed, one small local brewer
lost its valuable local trade and sever
al wholesale houses or liquor agencies
left town. These combined had tax
able property listed at 10000. This
the town lost.
The vets claimed for awhile that
local option made 500 vacant dwell
ings and large number" OF va
cant stores. This has been disproved.
A canvass Of the town showed that
on jan 25 there were 279 vacant dwell
inss. as against 33S in January OF the
previous year. Real estate transfers
increased $751;. 900 In the first nine
weeks OF the dry year. And In 1908,
$50 new dwellings were built at a cost
oil $l.l31. 1893. There were some elab-
crate dwellings, but most Of the dwell
ings were modest 1900 homes. Build
ings other than dwellings have been
constructed at cost OF half a mil
lion.
Merchants view the conditions OF
trade variously. The majority Of
tradespeople say that they notice no
difference. and the larger department
store people prove that their trade
has not decreased.
The vets always CRY higher taxes /"
The Decatur city tar rate Cor 1907 was
$3.50. for 1908 sass, and for 1909
s2.72. The county consolidated tax
rate for 1907 was 1927: 10 1908 s7.s9.
snd In 1909 is $500. The school tax
rate. included in the consolidated tax.
has increased rs cents In three years.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11

Henry. or Prussia. but the Invitation
was Withdrawn after the pitchfork
statesman had fist night on the floor
OF the senate with his colleague. Nc
Laurin.
Mr.. Tillman never visited the White
House again until several weeks ago
when he called TO pay his respects TO
President Taft. saying he had been
waiting all these years until he could
meet "a gentleman in the White
House"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11
JURY AWARDS S5s. 900.
Miss Addie M. Hunt Was Injured on
Long Island Railroad.

NEW YORK. May 1l.--Miss Addie
VI. Hunt, trained nurse. has secured
one OF the largest verdicts In the his
tory OF New York personal damage &C.
tons. The jury awarded uer $5S, 600
damages against the Long Island Rail
icad company. Both OF Miss Hunt
legs were taken of by a Long Island
train two years ago. She fell beneath
the cars and her petition charged that
the train started before she could
board II, Four months ago. at the
first trial OF the case Miss Hunt was
awarded $4,000. but ->the court set
the verdict aside on the unusual
ground that IL was inadequate.
After a seven-year fight. which has
cost over $4,000. the bark beetle. the
chief foe OF South Dakota timber. has
been driven from that state.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11
BOAT upsETs; SEVEN DROWN.
Two Mon, Woman and Four Children
Die In Chippewa River.

EUrCLATRE. Wis. May 11.-George
Hall X. II. Sweet. his wife and four
children were drowned In the swollen
waters OF the Chippewa river when
Halls gasoline launch which they
were trying for the first time capsized
In midstream, striking some sunken
piling.
Nobody saw the launch capsize, but
a man fishing on the river bank heard
cries for help and saw Sweet and Hall
clinging TO the overturned boat. The
current carried them rapidly down the
stream The boat and men soon dis
appeared from view. The launch was
found later on a sand bar.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11
SENATOR TILLMAN AT
WHITE HOUSE DINNER
South Carolina Statesman 10 a Mem
Der OF Roosevelts 'in Bad"
Club

WASHINGTON. May ll.-Senator
Tillman, OF South Carolina. is again
on the dinner list OF the White House.
after having been deprived OF this
honor for several years past. Last
night. together with Mrs. Tillman. he
was among those present" at the
hospitable Taft table.
In 1902 Senator Tillman was invit'
ed by President Roosevelt To the
White House dinner In honor OF Prince
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11

<m1 pksDvesy' b medicine nostrum
rsndat
gO 49, wm sAew thss contains alcohol,
0uCh . I'D exvsce made with
.oo1on1nb Ansrics medical.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-02
BUSINESS NOTES.

The Fair is Chlcago's foremost de-
partment store and ID also the safest.
1t abounds with splendid assortments
Of merchandise exclusively for the Use
Of men.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-22
COUNCHMEN
AMENDMENT

At its next meeting the COM
mission that is considering the re-
vision of the city charter will again
take up the question of electing
councilmen at large instead of by
wards as at present, and 1t is be-
lieved will approve the proposition.
Since its consideration at former
meeting, when the amendment lack
ed one vote of receiving the approx
al of the required majority or II
members of the commission, 1t has
been changed to some extent In Or
der to meet the objections brought
against 1t as originally drafted. The
requirement Is made that the can
didate for councilman shall have
lived in the city at least two years
and shall have been a property
owner at least one year.
The expiration of the terms OF
councilmen is made to take place as
under the present charter. five each
year. thereby insuring one-half of
the council being familiar with the
work. The first election under the
new provision. IL finally approved.
will occur In 1911. therefore 1t will
not affect the councilmen to be
elected next May. The amendment
as revised reads;
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-22

THE city council shall consist of
10 members. who shall be elected
at large, and not by wards and
who shall hold office TO rthe term OF
two years. No person shall be
eligible to the offie of councilman
unless he be an elector of the state
of Washington and freebooter in
the city, and shall have been such
freeholder at least one year next
preceding his election. and shall
have been resident of the terri
tory comprising the city for two
years next preceding his election.
THE councilmen elected at the
city election held In the year 1909
shall hold Office for the full term
for which they We're elected. At the
election held in the year 1911, and
at each succeeding election, 10
councilmen shall be elected, five of
whom shall take their seats 10 days
after their election, and Ave of
whom shall take their seats 10 days
after the first Tuesday in May OF
the year following their election,
and the ballots shall designate the
terms for which each councilman is
elected.
"All provisions of the city charter
inconsistent with this amendment
are hereby repealed"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-22
QUIET DAY FOR
WASHINGTON

The two companies of the local
militia, headed by band, and
marching down Riverside avenue
this morning. was about the only
outward demonstration in honor of
Washington birthday, although
the federal. city and county offices
were closed and the banks did not
open their doors.
This afternoon six high school
students will deliver orations at
the South Central high school, and
the winner will repeat the Grafton
at Davenport's tonight when the
Sons of the American Revolution
will give their annual banquet.
Prof. |. C. Libby will also speak.
The officers at Fort George
Wright will give dance this
evening at the fort. and Congress-
man-elect Miles Poindexter will
speak at Spokane college.
The force of carriers and mail
clerks at the postoilice worked
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-22
EXCURSION
WRECKED;
SEVEN DIE

DELMAR, Del, Feb. 22.-Filled
with passengers en- route to Nor
folk to witness the reception to the
fleet, the first section of a Pennsyl-
vania train collided with two loco
motives in the yards here today.
Seven men were killed. Fire add
ed its horror, destroying the com
bination baggage and mail car. The
victims were employees. Passengers
were buried in the wreckage, but
none seriously injured. The bodies
of the dead We're recovered.
Two passengers sustained sprain-
ed shoulders. Princess Trixie, q
trained horse belonging to a theat-
rical company, was killed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-22

started back to Washington and the
officers and men, as many as could
be spared at one time, rushed
ashore, most Of them to Old Point,
to greet the members of their fam.
lilies and friends who had come
to welcome them home. The other
officers will be given this tempo
rary shore leave in relays of about
one-fourth of the number on each
ship at one time, until all have had
the round. After that they will be
granted such liberty as they can BIZ
spared for until the ships proceed
to their home yards for docking and
repairs.
AS the battleships came in today
looking their fittest and apparently
none the worse for the wear of the
long voyage of 42,227 miles, equal
to almost twice the distance around
the equator. the naval authorities
drew breath of relief. Not that
there had been any apprehension at
any time of any serious difficulties,
either in the matter of navigation
or possible military work to do. but
because the handling of Is of the
most modern and formidable sea.
fighting engines of the world, the
supplying them with coal, oil and
food at the different ports where
stops were made, and providing
the ships with the pick of the Off
GERS and men Of the navy while OH
foreign view, required careful and
almost constant attention from the
time the cruise was first projected
in July, 1907. until the command
left Gibraltar a little over two
weeks ago.
The successful completion OF
the cruise without noteworthy ac-
cident or untoward incident, from
either naval or political point of
view, is regarded by all nations as
fCnnttpnoI on ,,o0n on
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-22

OLD POINT COMFORT, Va.
Feb. 22.-This city is hilariously
mad with joy. Cannon and factory
whistles added to the din of thou
sands of human threats as the feet
appeared out of a dense fog which
clouded the sea, lifting later, and
permitting glimpses of black col
umns of smoke from a score of fun.
nels. The feet passed in review
in single column, with a first sharp
report of a forward starboard eight
inch rifle of the Connecticut the din
of firing began, lasting 30 minutes.
1t was the fleets homecoming
after it's circumnavigation of the
globe-the most remarkable contin.
uous voyage ever made by the war.
ships of any navy.
President Roosevelt and Secre-
tary of the Navy Newberry, who
were the last to bid the feet God.
speed when it left Hampton Roads
December 16, 1907, were the first
to greet it upon it's return. The
president and his party of naval of
ficers and ladies aboard the May.
flower, which was anchored OFF
Thimble Shoal Light. about seven
miles out from Fort Monroe, sight
ed the warships as they turned In
through the Virginia Capes, then
formally reviewed them while they
passed the Mayflower in single
column. When the feet had dropped
anchor in the Roads just above his.
toric old Fort Monroe, the. May.
flower steamed in among them and
Admiral Sperry, the COMMANDMENTS
chief, and his flag officers and ship
captains were received by the
president. All, especially the com
mander-in-chief, were warmly con
graduated upon the safe completion
of their unprecedented cruise.
Following the presidents recep
ton of the officers, the Mayflower
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-22
FLEET COMES BACK To
NATION UNMARKED TODAY
AMERICA s RECORD BREAKING FLEET

Rear Admiral Charles s. Sperry, Commanderin-C Chief.
FIRST DIVISION.
E. Veeland Minnesota Captain John Hubbard; Cap
tain Frank F. Fletcher
SECOND DIVISION.
Rear Admiral Richard wainwright, Commander.
Georgia, Commodore George w. Kline; Nebraska
Reginald F. Nicholson; New Jersey VIM Fl.
erand Rhode Island, Captain Joseph B.
THIRD DIVISION.
Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder Commander.
Louisiana Captain Kossuh Niles; Virginia
der Sharp; Ohio Captain Thomas Howard Missouri, Cap
tain Robert Doyle.
FOURTH DIVISION
Rear Admiral William P Potter Commander.
NJ Bowyer; Kearsarge Captain Hamilton Kentucky,
Captain Walter c. Cowles.
ITINERARY OF THE FLEET.
Left Hampton Roads December &c. 1907 Arrived Rio
neiro January 12 1908 Punta January
pariso February A. 19OS Caiao February TO- 19O Magda
lena Bay March H. 190S San Francisco 90S Honolulu
July 49, 190S Auckland August TO- 1908 Sydney
19O8 Melbourne August 49, $685. 1908;
kohoma October Manila squadron
19OS Annoy second squadron October &c. Colombo
cember H. 190S Port Said January 1909
1909 Veranche January H. 1909 Malta January a. 1909;
Marseles January 1907 January Hamp
ton Roads, February %, 1909
Total distance covered-42,227 miles.
Time consumed-One two months and six days.
Foreign countries visited-Feen.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-22
TAFT TALKS TO
"HICHBROWS"

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 22.-Taft
today addressed a great audience
of students. faculty and graduates
of the university of Pennsylvania,
discussing present relations Of
the learned professions to the gov
ernment." He referred to the In.
terest and influence OF various
professions to politics. and paid
tribute 10 ministers, physicians,
journalists and professional men
in politics. and eulogized Washing
ton
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-22

until l p. m, which is unusual for
Washington birthday, observed
as a rule as holiday in the
postal service.
Postmaster Harrison explains
the situation as being due to nee
essity because of the accumulation
of mail Sunday. The further fact
that the postoffice force enjoyed a
complete holiday on Lincoln's
birthday caused no objection to
only half holiday today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-22
SHOT CARMACK
in FAIR FIGHT

NASHVILLE. Feb. 22.-Under
cross examination today, Robin
Cooper repeated the story of the
killing of former Senator Carmack.
He told practically the same story
as under direct examination. At
one point Attorney General Nc
earn shouted:
you shot him when he was
down, didn't you?"
That's lie," declared Robin.
Il shot him while he was standing
and pointing a revolver at me-"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-22
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BY HUGH ALLEN.
Special Correspondence to The Pref

SpecAal Oofrespondence TO Tne Press
GARDEN CITY, Mo-. Feb. o.
In one of the little frame houses
that stick up out of sea of mud in
this dreary little village lives
Thornton Augustin Washington,
aged 55, drug clerk, painter and
plain citizen.
AS the 177th birthday of George
Washington, F. in P. F., in W., F.
In T. II. o. H. c., was at hand, l
journeyed to Garden City to dis
cuss affairs of state with Thornton
Augustin Washington. for, be it
known. he is the direct descendant
of the father of the father of his
country, and If circumstances had
been different in May, 1882, the
drug clerk might today be king of
all America, by the grace of God,
emperor of the Philippines, of
Porto Rico, of Alaska, of Hawaii
and Qua mand the canal zone.
Instead Of preparing pink pills
for pale people he might be on a
throne in Washington, guiding the
destinies of the worlds greatest
nation.
There isonly one flaw in Thorn
ton Washingtons title. George
Washington, commander in chief
of the colonial armies and brother
to Thornton Washingtons great
great grandfather, refused the
crown which royalists and those
who didn't believe in the new idea,
urged him to take. With a devoted
army behind him, the stroke of
state would have been easy But
George Washington, after reflec.
ton, refused.
With the refusal Thornton
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-22
HILL BRINGS ST,
PAUL INTO
SPOKANE

That the Northern Pacific will
use the tracks Of the st. Paul road
between Lind and Ellensburg for
the operation Of passenger trains,
and that In return the st. Paul
will secure entrance to Spokane
over the rails Of the Hin line, is
the substance Of a we'll founded
report circulating In railroad cir
cIes here.
Negotiations for such exchange
Of courtesies have been In pro.
g~ess many weeks.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-22

, are permanent we should issue
bonds to pay for them, SO that the
people who come after us and will
profit by concrete bridges will help
pay for them.
II am for the employment of
American citizens who are bona
fde residents of Spokane on all
public work, and believe in the re-
tention of the wage scale of $2.75
per day, for the reason that the
cheapening of common labor by the
city cheapens all other labor in the
city, and for the further reason that
a laborer should have sufficient
wage to support and educate his
family.
II am in favor of an extensive
system Of parks and think they
should be secured now before the
prices soar too high.
II believe that all corporations
should pay their just share Of
taxes, their share of improvements,
an da reasonable remuneration to
the city for the franchises granted
them
II believe that a man shiuld con.
duct the affairs of the city with the
same care and attention that he
would give to his own private bust
ness and should endeavor to get for
the city 100 cents worth of value
for every dollar expended
None but the best and most com
petent men should be given appoin'
tive positions and If they do not
make good they should be dis.
ILL Il