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The Detroit times., 1910-09-17
CENTENARY CELEBRATION OF
CENTRAL M. E. STARTS SUNDAY
Rev. Seth Reed and Or. Buckley,
Former Pastors Of Church, VIII
Occupy Pulpit.

The centenary celebration OF the
Central NJ. E. church, which occurs
next week, will be given Its first i'm
petus, Sunday morning, when the
Rev. Seth Reed, of Flint, the Oldest
living pastor OF Central church, will
occupy the pulpit DR.. Buckley, edi-
tor Of the New York Christian Ad-
vocate and also a former pastor of
the church, will preach at the eve
ming services. In honor of the one
hundredth anniversary of Michigan
Methodism banquet will be given
in the Wayne Gardens, Monday eve
ring, and, on Tuesday evening, the
Michigan Epworth league anniversary
dinner will be held In the Central
parlors. The Detroit conference
meets for it's fifty-fifth session in
Central church, Wednesday and
Thursday, in order to be a part of
the centenary celebration. The men,
bers of the Michigan conference,
meeting In Jackson on the same
days, will come to Detroit, Friday,
and join the Detroit conference in a
morning ride on the river. The men,
bers of both conferences will then
take part in the afternoon and eve
ming gatherings In the Central church
for the real birthday anniversary
celebration. Many of the noted
Methodist divines of the country will
be in Detroit during the centenary.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-17
THE AUTO



II is rumored In motor circles that
the 1911 Vanderbilt cup race which
see the re-entry OF the oidsmobiie in
hrmation OF tins report is to be had
from the factory. IL In said that at least
one. and possibly two cars will be en-
tered. and that these will be selected
II ON stock cars now being built In the
factories at Lansing. The Olds Motor
works has not sanctioned the entry OF
any car I'm either road or track event
since the Vanderbilt race in 1906.
Fifteen Cars VIII Compete.
Fifteen OF the fastest cars In the
world are now on the entry list for the
great International speed contest OF the
year-the Grand Prize race for the
Automobile Club of Americas gold cup.
weeks after the great national event.
the vanderbilt cup race. The latest
Mercedes made this week through the
many. adds considerable interest to the
race. for this 10 known to be one or the
fastest cars In America. Together.
the hands of the Chevrolet Brothers
and Burman; the three Benz cars with
Robertson. Hemery and Oldheld up;
the Flat string with De Palma. Wag-
ner and Navarro as the star pilots; the
Marmon pair guided by Dawson and
Harroun: Grant In the Alec and the
ROebling- blanche entries the field IL
ore which could not be surpassed In
quality.
Would Have Tire Penalties.
According To the latest news from
Akron, another effort will be made by
The Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. to
have the A. A. A Introduce tire penal
ties In all long distance tours. endur-
ance runs, etc, in the future. II 10
claimed that tires and demountabie
rims are just as much a part OF the
cars equipment as the brakes. wheels,
tenders and other parts that come
within the limits OF penalization.
Hudson Car Does Well.
Berne Nadell, OF Chicago, who was
the American Automobile associations
technical representative at the 500 mile
reliability run in Buffalo, Sept. 7, 1910,
was In Detroit yesterday. and comment
ing on the big event at Buffalo. said the
work OF the Hudson car In the "a class
was wonderful The car was penalized
only nine points in the four days run
and easily triumphed over everything
else in its class. THE routes taken for
the run put the cars 10 a terrific test"
said the Chicago expert The hills
were fierce, but they gave few or the
cars very little trouble"
The Detroit times., 1910-09-17
NEW BOOKS IN
PUBLIC LIBRARY

The following new books have been
received in the Detroit public library:
Linden w. Bates, The Russian Road
TO China" Paul Won Boeckmann. "Phy-
sique." a treatise on deep breathing
and the care OF the lungs; Frank II.
Cana. South Africa from the Great
Trek to the Union" Edwin w. Chubb.
stories of Authors, British and Amer
lean" Frederick f, Cook. 'Bygone
Days in Chicago" c. Y. c. Dawbarn.
Liberty and Progress" Gordon +.
Dodge. Diagrams for Designing Rein
forced Concrete Structures" Alfred
East, art of Landscape Painting In
OIL Color" Edmund c. Gress. The Art
and Practice of Topography" Alfred G.
Haddon, 1.-THE Races OF Man and Their
Distributions" Provost Hubbard. Dust
Preventives and Road Binders" Her
bert X. Job. How to study Birds" b.
b. Keable. Coffee from Grower to Con
sumner" julius Klauser.- The Nature
of Music" Almira 8. Lothrop: The
Court of Alexander ILL.," Gustavus My
ers. Beyond the Borderline of Life"
Thomas e. Peet. stone. and Bronze
Rupp. Purity and Truth" Henry n.
Statham. 1.-THE Organ and It's Position
in Musical Art" +. w. Swanton. Fun
XII and How to Know Them" Sidney
Webb, English Poor Law Policy" Ar.
thur o. Wheeler. THE Selkirk Range
Clara H. Whitmore, "Woman's Work In
English Fiction" Wymond Carey,
Love the Judge" Robert w. Cham
.Thc Heart Of Desire" William J,
Locke, Simon the Jester"
The Detroit times., 1910-09-17
BOY SET FREE BY
MOTHERS TEARS
He Has a Good Heart, Give Him q
Chance" the Plea That Touches
Justice Jeffries.

A gray-haired mother stood before
Police Justice Jeffries Saturday morn
Ing and entered fearful plea for len
iency for her son, arrested for disturb
Ing the peace. His name is Orlie
Blair.
Il can't understand what has pos
sessed that boy" she said. II have
only two sons and have tried so hard
TO bring them up to be honest and
God-fearing men. / am sure, judga,
that this boy has q good heart and
that this will prove a bitter lesson
TO him
II know that even now he must feel
his position. standing before you and
hearing his mother plead for him.
think he must understand now that
his mother Is his best friend. after
all, and l think he will do better.
Evil companions have brought him
to his position. but am going to ask
you to give him q chance. for his sake
and for nine"
The court looked sternly at tho
young man. who stood with his head
bowed in his hands.
II think he must realize that his
mother is his best friend" said the
Judge. IL will have him report to me
September %, to see II he has i'm
proved"
The Detroit times., 1910-09-17
EXPECT HOME RULE
WITHIN z YEARS
"Tay Pay" 0'Connor Says Ireland ID
To Have Self Government-Another
American Collection.

LIVERPOOL, Sept l7.-John Red
mond. the Irish Nationalist leader
and his lieutenants. "Tay Pay" O'Con
nor. Joseph Devlin and Daniel Boyle
all members OF parliament, sailed to
day on the Baltic for another raid on
the pocketbooks of Irish-Amerlcanf
to support the Nationalist party
OConnor, who acted as spokesman
for the party, said he expected the
visit to bring the greatest financial
returns since the first visit of Charles
Stuart Parnell In 1890.
The party will split forces In Buf
falo. Redmond will look after the
middle states, Devlin the south
Boyle the west and O'Connor the
eastern states and Canada. The tour
Will last about six weeks.
Il think we are nearer the success
OF our cause" O'Connor said to the
United Press. then we have been
since the death OF Parnell Victory
including home rule. will come with
In two years, and, think. with. the
assent of both the Liberal and Con
servative parties"
The Detroit times., 1910-09-17
WOMAN IN MANS
ATTIRE ARRESTED
Mr.. Elsie Grove Dons Trousers To
Be More Comfortable; Also
Smokes Cigarettes.

PITTSBURG. Pa, Sert. 17.--Airiiy
putting cigarette and walking with
pronounced swagger, Mrs. Elise
Grove, 35, OF Berlin. Germany, was
arrested on the street here yesterday,
charged with masquerading In mans
clothes. Accompanying her was her
husband, +. p. Grove, who was also
arrested.
According to the woman, they came
to America several months ago in
tending to do considerable travelling
and she donned mans clothes be-
cause they were more comfortable.
II had no idea that II was against
the law OF this city to wear mans
clothes. but I'll not wear them II they
are Objectionable" she said.
Mrs. Grove was attired In q light
gray serge suit. Her unusually small
feet and high-heeled shoes first at
tracted the suspicion Of Policemen
Walsh and Kelber.
Grove defended his wife's habit of
smoking. declaring that she has used
tobacco for years and the habit did
not prove Objectionable In their own
country.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-17
THIS IS INEVITABLE

mic, which have grown out OF the
size and power OF trusts, and they
hesitate to turn over to the GugEen
heim-M Morgan interests, alreadX<
mighty on several continents. the e1t.
tire responsibility for q territory
which faces as great a future "
Alaska. Probably the departments 1(.
Washington, II they get back whefU
they were under Roosevelt, will be-
able to think up some terms UNDER
which private capital can be acttvtt
in Alaska without being monopolf7F'
tic, but they can find such q soltt.
ton only IL they appreciate that thu.
railroads are the key to the whO1Gs
situation. Whoever controls them.
will control the industrial futurSss
Read Mr.. Chases article. One con-.
clusion from any appreciation OF th6a
Alaskan problem Is irresistible. We,
have no desire to hedge about this,
matter, and come out therefore tx.
black type:
The United States oovernmsny'
must own and operate the raiiroad9
Of Alaska. ~.
The statesman who can put through
such measure will act with fore
sight, and his glory will be great. The
experience will be valuable, for the
light IL will shed. when government.
ownership in this country proper b!rs
comes a question, but this experience
Is not our reason for the step. THIS
reason Is that In no other way can.
these vast resources be developer.
without being turned into gigantic,
club, swung by one OF the greatestr
trusts the world has ever known. 22s
Editorial In Golfers.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-17

Golfers presents, this week, an
article of importance--a treatise by
an experienced man upon topic
which is pressing. The subject OF
Government ownership Of railways in
the United States proper 10 in the
stage where the people are feeling
their way. Both the public and the
railroad magnates are being educat-
ed Only q few magnates are still so
Bourbon that they imagine the nation
will ever again be willing 10 have a
handful of private citizens determine,
unchecked, the conduct of the one
utility on which all commerce de-
ponds. The people, on their side, are
coming to realize that blind hostility
to railroads IL suicidal. Friendly CO.
operation Is needed between public
aspirations and technical knowledge.
Such cooperation may enable private
ownership to last for some time
perhaps II may even be permanent.
But Alaska presents different prob
lem. The resources are fabulous.
Guggenheim, Schiff. and others are
telling the world how hazardous Alas
kan investments are. Unhappily for
this game, the revelations before the
Senate Committee on Territories last
winter are not forgotten. Alaska is
rich beyond description. It's resources
must remain unused unless certain
steps are taken. Who Is to take
them? The Morgan-Guggenheim syn
dictate ia a candidate for the job. II
will gladly develop and personally
conduct Alaska. The people Of the
United States are just now In mess
OF problems, both political and econo-
The Detroit times., 1910-09-17
WARREN HEADS p. MS.

KALAMAZOO, Mich Sept, H.
Postmaster Homer Warren of De
troit was elected president OF the
Michigan Association Of Postmasters
without opposition to succeed B. C.
Richardson of Jackson. Postmaster
Coleman of Kalamazoo was elected
vice-president and II. A. HOPKINS OF
st. Clair was reelected secretary. The
following executive committee was
appointed: II. B. Coleman, kalama-
zee; George l.. Lusk, Bay City; w. n
Brady. Saginaw: Grant Morse, Port
land; Burt n. Cady. Port Huron; Sid
V. Bullock. Howard City; +. n. Clark
Wyandotte Fred A. Hutty. Grand
Haven: w. N. Lister. Ypsilanti; j
g. Ketchum, Hastings: Fred c
Wheeler, Salem; f. p. Dunewell, Lud'
ington ]. ID. Mangum, Marquette
Seymour Foster. Lansing.
The 1911 convention will be held In
Charlevoix.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-17
IN SOCIETY

In ST. Paul's Roman Catholic
church, in Crosse Pointe Farms, Sat
urday morning, occurred the mar
rage OF Miss Julie DuCharme. daugh.
ter of Mrs. Alfred J. DuCharme, Of
Detroit, to the Duke del Monte, OF
Naples, Italy. The church was beau
tifully decorated for the occasion.
The bride was gowned In white satin
and lace. Following the religious
ceremony, the bridal party returned
to the home of the brides sister,
Mrs Cyrus Lothrop, for the wedding
breakfast and small reception. The
duke and his bride will go immediate
ly to their home in Italy.
Mrs. Mary L. Doe, OF Bay City.
Michigans most prominent suffra-
gist, is a guest of Mrs. Hinton +.
Spaulding, No. 1l6 Boston-blvd.
The passenger list Of the North
German Lloyd steamship. George
Washington. which sailed from New
York, Saturday morning, numbered
the following Detroiters: Misses An
ME, Florence and Lorraine Murphy;
Mrs. Lucretia Stevens and the Misses
Argenta, Helen and Georgiana Stew
ems and Mrs Otto X. Klein.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-17
Flower Show Winners Announced.

For the best floral exhibition, all
points considered, the Sill school
won the first prize OF $40. offered by
the Twentieth Century club, for the
results attained from the growing OF
flowers from seeds given public
school pupils by the club, last spring
The Thomas was awarded IS for the
most artistic arrangement, and an
equal sum goes to the Pitcher for the
best display OF vegetables. A special
prize of S. each was won by the Dick.
inson for the best verbenas and the
Fairbanks for the most harmonious
color arrangement The Amos was
awarded IS for the greatest original.
ity while all OF the other schools com
peting received IS each.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-17

Altoona. ss.545.21: Alger. ss,s44.71;
Allegan. $61.S5S93; Alpena. $i1.725.sl :
Antrim. s20,452.94; Arenac $1,000. SO;
Baraga, ss,453.s1 Barry, sac, 269.4 as; Bay.
$50, 266.01; Benzie, SS,s17.46; Berrien.
Branch ;5ssss2 r., cainoIn
$1e,362.3s; Cheboygan. $17.725.s1; Chip
pewa, s34, 0Ss.29; Clare. $6,s1765; Ciin-
ton S57,541.06; Crawford. $4,363.29;
Delta. S25.907.11: Dickinson. S32.724.74
Eaton, $61,35s93: Emmett. S24.543.67:
Genesee, $s4.53s.9s; Gladwin, &6.s17.65:
Gcgsbie ;so:soSs4 Grand Ira Trnysrse'
s43.sssos; Ingham. ss7,26s.0l; Ionia.
$59.9954o. Iosco. $5.454l2; Iron. sl7.-
1851; Isabella, s27,s1s0e. Jackson.
$100.a01. 81: Kalamazoo. S95.447.22: Kali
kaska, ss.sl746: Kent, S2s9,s76.9S; Ke-
weenaw. S20,452.s4; Lake. &3.S17.s6: La
Lenawee. sios;s5545; Livingston, 49,
0eO.11; Macomb. $7se3o.71; Manistee.
31.36i25. Marquette. Ss3.17642; Mason.
s19.0S9.44: Mecosta, s14,998.S6; Menom-
inee. s29.s97.6s; Midland. s136352s;
Missaukee, sS.1S1.1S: Monroe, $5S.631. Sc:
Montcalm, s3s.17s.S6: Montmorency. S4.-
os0.5s; Muskegon. @47.723.63; Newaygo.
!IS.ssssSs.ssss; Oakland ;ss;Ss7so; Oceana,
Eon. s13,636.29; osceola. s14,e9sse, Os-
coda. s2454SG; otsego. Ss,1s11s: OF
tawa. s65.449.61: Pressure Isle, SS.1S11S:
Roscommon. s2,727O7: Saginaw, S117.-
263.75; Sanilac. S4o.s05.94 Schoolcraft.
ss,544?i;o o shIawassee, sss's.s;to; 50:
$50. 90: Washtenaw. SIOs, 355.45: Wayne.
1870. S3443; Wexford. 319,0S9.44. Grand
Total 81 72a.0 O0.07.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-17
Crusade Against UndesirabIes.

PANAMA, Sept. 17.--In an effort 10
rid the canal zone OF Objectionable
women, the United States war depart
ment. according to advices received
here today. is preparing for whole
sale deportation. The cities OF Pan
ANA and Colon. the chief rendezvous
OF the women of the underworld. are
to be cleaned up. As n vital step In
this movement. II Is announced that
a closer inspection will henceforth be
kept on the ports OF New York. San
Francisco and New Orleans. at which
practically all OF the women In ques-
tion take passage for Panama
The Detroit times., 1910-09-17
HORSE THIEF SENTENCED.
Joseph Taussle Given Five Years In
Marquette Prison.

Joseph Taussig, convicted Of steal
ing horse and rig from in front Of
the postoffice, and who was captured
In Monroe. after a sensational fight
with deputy sheriffs, was sentenced by
Judge Phelan, Saturday morning, to
Ave years I'm Marquette prison.
Taussig came here from Germany In
1892, and since that time has spent
about two-thirds of the time In Ohio
)ri; ons. He has bad record, and,
in view Of this, the court gave him a
severe sentence.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-17
ACQUIRES NEW HOME.
oliver Motor Car Co. Buys National
Cutlery Co.'S Promises.

The Oliver Motor Car Co. has pur-
chased the site and buildings of the
defunct National Cutlery Co.. on Law
ton-ave.. between Buchanan-st and the
Michigan Central railway for $4,000,
the sale having been made by J. o.
Hibbard, of the City and Suburban
Homes Co. The property has a large
frontage on Lawton-ave. and contains
four large one-story buildings, 40x200
feet. The Oliver Motor Co. intends to
move into the buildings Immediately
The concern is now manufacturing a
light delivery car, about 1,200 pounds
in weight and Of the two-cylinder
type. Louis ". Schimmel is president
of the concern.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-17
SCHOOL ILL.,
!. SERIOUS Ph6D(
Board Of Education Win ~ 3 Z
lieve Congestion Temporarily ~
Renting Buildings.

The board OF education faces I ~
Gus problem In the congestion q q
schools which will increase q th
winter approaches. Four or ave -
schools are needed. but there . =
way Of providing for them until a ~
estimators meet next spring. 81
committees on finance and real ooto(1
and school buildings met Friday r
ternoon to consider the question ~
devise some plan to relieve the 0Q11
gestion wherever possible. II Wa 4
cided TO rent quarters to take care RI
the overflow IL desirable l0catioQ
can be found.
A church at Erskine and 0t. A.
toine-sts. and another ut ROwenA ~
Russell-sts. have been called to u!
attention OF the committees auM
probably, ~ill be rented ~ satisfactorX
arrangements can be made. A hoX
on st. Joseph-st., near Russell, n O.
SO being considered. A petition u r.
circulation among residents In tn
Jones school district, urging IL
board to do something to relieve So
ditions at that school. The school
AsOot Soh6totNd uIN tic N0VkOAAs
op. Moore, Trowbridge, Campbell, Ger
field, Campau, Russell and Lincoln3
Crowded conditions also prevail n
the Fairbanks, Columbian, NewberlJH
Sill and Corey schools and in u
Fairview district.
Supt. Martindale has sent out ctE1
culars to all principals. instructtnn
them to hold classes out OF doors "a
far as possible during September an4
October, the object being to give tt
pupils more fresh air. This II . -
cided innovation. So far 90 known -
other city in the country has tried ~
except with regard to tubercular ~!
pills. The plan was tried out In the
Pitcher, Amos and Bellefontaino
schools, Friday, and worked well.
DR.. Charles r. Kuhn, president u
the school board. leaves shortly f6K
vacation trip through Pennsylvant9I
New York and New Jersey, with tho
special object Of visiting schools ar
homes for defective children. He n
In search OF suggestions to be applied
In the work here. The doctor ~
clares that the state institution To-
the feeble minded In Lapeer II In
adequate and makes no progress.
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The Detroit times., 1910-09-17
LEAVES BIG ESTATE.
w. @. Smiths Wealth Estimated At
Half Million By Widow.

The estate of the late William G..
Smith, during his lifetime treasurer
of Berry Bros, and also connected
with several other Detroit concerns,
was estimated at 100000, by Mrs.
Smith in a petition she filed in the
probate court, Saturday. Mrs. Smith
was granted an allowance of 1915 per
month by Judge Durfee, but. Satur-
day, she asked for an additional al
lowance OF 500 per month for one
OF the sons who is in college.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-17
KILL HUBBY NO, INDEED.
Mrs. charbeneau Tells Court That
She Really Made No Threats.

She Really Made No Threats.
Phoebe Charbeneau felt very much
hurt when she appeared before Po-
lice Justice Jeffries. Saturday morn
ing. She couldn't understand why she
should have been arrested.
Il just simply went down into the
basement OF the Massachusetts laun-
dry to see my husband. Now he
says l said l was going to kill MIN,
but you know, Judge, I'm that tender
hearted that wouldn't kill a chicken.
went down into the basement and
stuck out my hand real friendly
like and l said: How'd do, Ben"
The patrolman who arrested her
said her disposition wasn't quite so
pacific. Her husband. shrinking
creature. also said Phoebe could be
real stormy at times. The court ad-
vised them to transfer their troubles
elsewhere and suspended sentence.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-17
After Dutch Biscuit.

HARRISBURG, Pa. Sept. H.
Dairy and Food Commissioner Foust
today began action against the Frou
Frou biscuit, an imported Dutch ar
ticle, which he alleges Is preserved
with boracic acid. Fifteen suits we're
ordered in all, nine In Allegheny
county, two in Philadelphia and four
i'm Lehigh county.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-17
ARMoRY CONTRACTS AWARDED

LANSING. Mich, Sept. l7.-(Spe-
ciaO-At a meeting of the state mill.
tary board. Friday. contracts were
awarded for the building OF armor-
les at Pontiac and Ann Arbor. A.
j. Johnson. OF Pontiac, secured the
contract for the erection OF the arm
DRY in that city, which will cost about
$4,000, and Koch brothers will build
the Ann Arbor armory. the contract
price being $4,000.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-17
WOULD GO TO JAIL.
Youth Accused Of Theft Thinks Term
Would Do Him Good.

Crime and It's motive" was the
title Of a very noisy-looking volume
that Harold White, II years old, No.
IL Labrosse-st., had in his possession
when brought into the Central sta.
ton. Saturday morning on a charge
OF stealing bicycles. Harold says this
is the third time he has been arrest
ed for the same offense and he thinks
now he ought to serve a term In the
House Of Correction. He believes
that will make man Of him.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-17
TO BUST SUGAR TRUST.
Attorne y-0enerai Takes steps to Die
Solve, Bio Corporation.

solve Big Corporation.
The charges against the sugar trust
are similar to those made against the
Standard Oil Co. and the tobacco
trust.
1t has been understood that the
government would not attack any
more OF the great corporations until
the opinion OF the supreme court had
been rendered In the oil and tobacco
cases. The strength OF the evidence
is said to be 80 great, however, in
this case, that II was not considered
necessary to await the decision. The
evidence was prepared under the per-
sonai supervision Of Attorney General
Wickersmam and he Is reported to be
highly gratified over the showing that
he expects will be made by the gov
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