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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-17
TWO PEDESTRIANS
INJURED BY AUTO
Capt. Augustus Lawson and Mrs.
Maria DeGraw Hurt When Machine
Jumps Curb at Woodward and High.

Capt. Augustus Lawson. aged ped
der OF shoe strings, was perhaps IA
tally injured, and Mrs. Maria De
Graw, so years old. OF No. 52l Grand
River-ave., was seriously bruised and
shaken up. when Brush touring car,
driven by Joseph @. Gervais, OF No.
1415 Second-ave.. jumped the curb at
High-st, and Woodward-ave.. shortly
after o'clock Tuesday morning. After
knocking down the two pedestrians,
as they stood on the sidewalk. the auto
crashed into the new copper front OF
the vacant building at No. 341 Wood
ward.ave.. shattering large plate
glass window, and damaging the ra-
diator OF the auto.
Capt Lawtou, the weather beaten
old man with snow white hair and
beard, who Is known by sight, IL not
by name. to thousands Of Detroiters,
lay stunned on the sidewalk, with
his head. He was only partly con-
scious when removed TO Grace hospi-
tai In their ambulance.
Mrs. De Graw, who was also knock
ed down by the auto, was bruised
about the lower limbs, but suffered
most from the shock. Her condition
Is not regarded as serious, though
grave doubts as to Lawson's recovery
are entertained at the hospital.
Gervais, a salesman for the Nation
al Twist Drill Co., blamed the recently
sprinkled pavement for the accident.
He declared that he was driving be-
tween the car tracks, bound down
town, when a car approached, and he
was forced to turn out. His machine
skidded, he said, and II was impossl-
BILE to control IL.
Workmen at work on the building.
and other witnesses OF the accident,
insisted that the machine did not skid,
but that Gervais apparently lost his
head, and failed to turn the machine
away from the sidewalk. They point.
ed 10 the tracks OF the machine, In
the water, to prove that II went
straight for the front OF the store.
Lawson, whose favorite stand was at
Woodward and Adams-aves., was out
In all kinds OF weather, in all seasons,
with his stock of shoe strings and
other notions. He made his home at
No. 800 Woodward-ave.. the rooming
house of Mrs. Lefty Armstrong.
Everybody calls him "Cap'n" Law
son. Mrs. Armstrong says that he
sailed the lakes for years, and IL quite
positive that he was in command of
different vessels in his younger days.
He was SO years old last August. For
the last 36 years. closely following his
retirement from the lakes, he has
made his home with the Armstrong;.
He followed their varying fortunes,
through the prosperous days, when
they conducted big hotel, and he was
sort of man-of-all.work up to the
time Of Mr. Armstrong; death, and
then to the rooming house business
with Mrs. Armstrong. He was q re-
markable old man In many ways, pos
Eessing q hardy physique. Sitting
bareheaded In snow storms, In broil.
Ing heat, or In zero weather was all
the same to him. Mrs. Armstrong says
that he was not sick a single day last
winter. He has no relatives that she
knows of
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-17
TREASURER IS MISSING.
Hamtramek OFFICIAL Dlsappears--Ac.
counts About $1,000 Short.

Leaving a farewell letter for his
wife, in which he told her that he
would never return, Matthias Berries,
treasurer of Hamtramck township,
has departed, leaving a shortage said
to be in the neighborhood of $4,000.
That Berres' books have been in q
muddled> state has been known
for several weeks, and in a special
meeting OF the council two weeks
ago he was given 10 days in which to
square up, but he failed to make good.
and left. Enclosed in the Letter to his
wife was one to the public asking
that II any persons who paid taxes by
check learned that the checks had
not been cashed to turn the money
over to his wife or the township.
The books OF the treasurer are now
In the possession of the Massachu-
sets Bonding Co. for examination. IL
is said the bonding company has 81.
900 1t obtained from Berries and the
county treasurer had $1,000, making
his net shortage about $4,000. His
mother owns farm, and she and
other relatives will probably make
good the shortage.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-17
Detroit Man Killed BY Train.

Alfred Belanger, aged 80, fireman
on the Detroit-Walkerville ferry, liv.
ing at No. asa Holcomb-ave.. was
killed by a Grand Trunk freight train
near Ruscomb, Ont, Sunday night. He
had gone for O days fishing, and hav.
ing missed the last passenger train,
attempted to board the freight to get
back to work. He slipped beneath
the wheels and his body was fright.
fully mangled. The body has been
taken to his home. He leaves his
widow and a son six years old.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-17
DOCTORS TO HAVE BUILDING.
Wayne County Medical Society &
Erect 100000 Structure.

The Wayne County Medical society.
In a meeting held Monday evening.
completed arrangements for the cree.
ton OF downtown office building and
club rooms for the society at cost of
100000. The proposed site is being
kept a secret owing to possible com.
plications In the matter of an extend.
ed option. The building will be four
stories high, the first floor to be stores,
the second and third floors physicians
Offices and the top floor club rooms
for the society. The following OFF,
GERS of the society were elected for
the ensuing year: President, DR.. Angus
Mclean; vice-president, DR.. P. NJ
Hickey; secretary and treasurer, DR.
r. G. Jameson. Ea#
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-17
BEES WIN BASEBALL GAME.
Sting Both Mines OF the Field and
Disperse the Spectators.

LOS ANGELES, May 17.-An inva.
sion OF bees routed the members OF
the Los Angeles and Vernon baseball
teams from Chutes Park field and
emptied the grand stand OF its crowd.
Los Angeles was practicing in the
field and the Vernon team was throw
ing the ball around near the grand
stand, when the bees few over. A
player angered them by hurting wild
b allamong them. In moment spec
tators and players were In wild flight
and scores we're leaving the benches
to get out Of the way of the singers.
Several OF the players entered the
games with welts on their faces after
the bees had retired.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-17
FRANCIS x. STARK DEAD.
West-slde Business Man Vic.
tim Of Lonq illness.

Francis X. Stark, pioneer In the
movement which resulted in the mer-
camille development OF western Mich
igan-ave., died in his home, No. 1910
Michigan-ave.. Monday, after long
illness from asthma.
Mr.. Stark born in Bavaria SIS years
ago, came to America when Ave years
old, and settled In Detroit soon after.
ward. He conducted coal and wood
yard for many years, and, later, estab-
lished the -four mill of Stark & Neck.
els, then In Springwells, but now in
the heart OF the big west side.
His capital went with his faith In
that district, and his name became
connected with many of the Industries
OF that section.
Funeral services will be held,
Thursday morning. from Holy Re.
deemer church.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-17
ESSEX FUsILIERs COMING.
Will Compete With Fort Wayne
Troops at Elks' Reunion.

The executive committee in charge
of arrangements for the big reunion
OF Elks to be held here in July, has
obtained the consent Of the Canadian
government for the Essex Fusiliers to
participate in the celebration, and the
committee is now working on plans to
arrange a competitive drill. on Bots
Blanc island, July IL, between the
Fusiliers and the United States troops
from Fort Wayne.
Col. C. A. Booth, commanding officer
at Fort Wayne, has extended to the
committee his services in making the
Elks' visit to the fort as pleasant as
possible. Band concerts will be ar
ranged for their benefit, and they will
be invited to attend drills each morn
ing
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-17
A REGULAR Tom Boy

was Susie climbing trees and fences,
Jumping bitches. whiting, always get.
ting scratches, cuts, sprains, bruises,
bumps, burns or scalds. But laws!
Her mother just applied Bucklen's
Arnica Salve and cured her quick.
Heals everything healable-Boils
Ulcers, Eczema, Old Sores. Corns or
Piles. Try II. At z. c. Kinsel, Cen.
trail Drug Co. Gray & Worcester.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-17
windsor's Tax Rate Unehanqed.

windsor's tax rate for 1910 was fix.
ed BY the city council Monday night
At q IL mills. the same rate as last
year. The appropriation for educa
tional purposes Is higher than former
ly. but for other purposes the amount
required Is less.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-17
WHITE SLAYER SENTENCED.
Man Who Bought Woman For $67
Gets Year In Prison.

Stephen Lipar, who bought Felipa
Radovanich, a young Servian girl,
from her uncle for SCI and took her
TO live In boarding car In the Michi-
gan Central yards in Windsor, was
found guilty, Tuesday, OF serious
charge, and was sentenced by Magis-
trate Leggatt,s Of Windsor, to serve
one year In the Central prison,
Toronto.
The girl has been sent back to De-
troit. and will wed her lover, Eli
Mandisch.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-17

A single turn of the handle Of a
new letter stamping machine cuts o
stamp from a strip, moistens and AZ
fixes It, registers the transaction anG
elects the stamped letter.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
EXPERT WORKS ON
MILL EXPLOSION
II. E. Miller Says Dynamite
Damaged the Building

OAKLAND. Aug. 21.-Dynamite was
used to damage the Pacific coast lum-
Der and mill company's planning mill at
Second and Grove streets last night.
according to Harry East Miller, an ex-
pert on explosives, who examined the
wreckage today. That nitric acid had
caused the damage was reported last
night. and the police believed such was
true until this afternoon, as the fumes
of that acid We're strong in the build
ing. But Miller explained that the odor
was caused by the nitric in the dyna-
mite.
The nature of the explosive used was
determined by the action on the build
ing. The timbers were twisted and
pulled in toward the center of the
structure.
Miller would not say today whether
a bomb was thrown through a window
or whether a stick of dynamite had
been placed and exploded by fuse. This
can be determined only by removing
the wreckage and carefully examining
the action of the dynamite. Miller and
Captain of Detectives Petersen will es-
tablish the manner of the crime to-
morrow.
No clew to the perpetrators came to
on the case and during the investiga-
tion the mill is being guarded by po-
licemen. Kendall, the owner, says he
does not suspect any man of the at
tempt to destroy his property.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
PLAN BIG EXCURSION
Members of Order in Many
Cities to Go to Tahoe

OAKLAND. Aug 2l.-The Knights OF
Columbus Of Oakland, san Francisco.
Sacramento. stockton. san Jose, San
Mateo. Vallejo. Santa Rosa and Reno,
Nev., viii take their annual excursion
10 Lake Tahoe September I, >, 8 and 4.
The committee appointed by oakland
council No. 7S4 to arrange details in
connection with local members of the
order is headed - ". Il. Wollard, and
one Of the most successful excursions
in years has been predicted. A special
train of Pullman cars with a buffet VIII
leave the Oakland mole Friday evening
September ,. The $40 boat from San
Francisco viii connect with this train,
join the special. The Reno knights of
Columbus will arrive al Lake Tahoe on
a special train September 3.
Special arrangements have been made
with the management Of Tahoe tavern.
which viii be placed at the disposal
Of the eXcursionists during their stay.
Rev Father T. J. O'Connell will accom-
pany the party, and mass will be eel
ebrated at Lake Tahoe Sunday morn
ing, September 4. Saturday evening,
September 3, viii be given over to a
grand ball and electrical illumination
at the tavern. Sunday evening a sa-
cred concert, electrical display and
promenade concert viii take place. The
party will leave Tahoe Monday morn
ing Those who make the excursion
viii be accompa MED by their wives and
women friends.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
STEADY GROWTH OF
COMMERCE COLLEGE
Department at University of
California Issues Announce
ment of Courses for Year

BERKELEY, Aug. 21.-The impor-
tance of the department at the Uni
versity of California known as the col
lege of commerce is shown by the an
nouncement for the coming year. The
list of the faculty who will give in
struction in the college of commerce
contains more than 80 names Sixty
three courses, dealing with every phase
of commercial life, are included
The college of commerce a the uni
versity has been growing steadily
both in popularity and in prestige. The
reason that the students are turning
more toward this sort of work is that
in this college there is offered such
wide field of training for a CONNER
cial or professional career. Among
the group of studies suggested to the
students for specialization, are several
that will throw some light on the ma
ture of the work of the department and
show its practical character. Some of
the groups are: Banking, railroading,
certl1ed public accounting, consular
service and foreign trade and the pro-
fession of actuary
One of the changes in the faculty
which will affect this college most is
the departure of Prof. Adolph c. Miller,
head of the economics department on
A years leave of absence, and the re-
turn of Prof. Carl G. Plehn, who has
been away from the university for a
year. Therefore Professor Miller's
courses will not be given this year.
Professor PIehn will lecture on in FL
and Practice" and Business Admins
ira ton.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
GRADUATE ISSUES
AN ENCYCLOPEDIA
Book Deals With Commercial
Activities of California
and Other States

BERKELEY, Aug. 21.-Ellis A. Davis,
graduate of the University of Cali
fornia of the class of OF, has just com
pleted work entitled Davis Com
mercial Encyclopedia of the Pacific
Southwest" The encyclopedia, which
has occupied Davis attention since his
graduation from college. deals in de-
tail with the commercial features of
California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona.
While in college, Davis interested
himself principally in commercial work,
and since his graduation has been in
the publishing business in Berkeley.
The encyclopedia has been completed
in his spare time. The idea occurred
to him that the resources of the four
states he has dealt with had never
been described in detail in any one
work. Through the cooperation of
the chambers of commerce and pub
licity bureaus throughout this region,
Davis has been able to give very COM
plete data regarding the resources. in
dustries and products of each town,
county and district.
The work deals with mining, manu-
featuring. the oil industry, agriculture.
horticulture, numbering and other in
dustries. In addition to the informa-
tion contained, the atlas is profusely
illustrated by photographs of the prin-
cipal points of interest in the places
described. In time, Davis expects to
get out several other. aliases, dealing
with different sections of the United
States
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
TATTOOING BECOMES FAD
OF WOMEN IN ENGLAND
Society DANES Have Husbands
Crests Worked in Skin

Among the society fads of recent
years tattOoing on an elaborate scale
is one which has had it's frequent
spells of prosperity for the artist.
while at other periods he. or she. will
be almost starving for lack of employ
ment.
There is. however. a pretty steady
demand among society women. espe-
cially among those who go in for swim
ming. for the services of the skillfuI
tattooer. Beautiful little birds and but
terfiies are the favOrite devices. but
frequently a woman will be tattOoed
with a copy of her husbands regimen
tai crest, and one woman, at least is
carrying about on her fair skin her
husbands coat of arms. These are gen
orally tattooed either on the shoulder
or on the under side of the forearnas,
so that they are concealed by a shouI-
der strap or glove, as the case
may be.
Men. on the other hand. prefer grew
some designs, such as dragons and
cObras. One of the most i1lustrious
British royal persOnages has a fear
some dragon on his chest. and a popular
actor. brother of a still more popular
one, is tattoOed with one of those In
describable creatures so popular with
heraldic artists
1t is a mistake to suppose that men
are tattooed in large numbers with the
portraits of the women they adore. It
is the exception. rather than the rule,
for that subject to be chosen.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22

COURSES OFFERED
in irish LANGUAGE
Joseph j. 0'Hegarty Announces
Studies TO Be Pursued at
University

BERKELEY, Aug. 21.-Announce-
ment of the courses in the Irish Ian
guage to be given at the University
Of California by Joseph J. OHegarty
head OF the newly created department
OF Gaelic was made yesterday Con-
siderable interest has been manifested
in the new work and it is expected
that large number viii enroll at the
first meeting Of the class, in room "a,
North nall Tuesday afternoon.
O'Hegarty has issued the following
announcement Of the work: l. Direct
method. , Cead. Dara, Treas and
Ceathremahdh leabhar. meaning the
first second. third. and fourth readers.
3 Elementary grammar-McHenry' 5
Handbook
Although the course has been di-
vided into these three portions. the
instructor has not yet decided how
much work Will be completed in d
term, or how much university credit
viii be given.
The course is a more or less tenta-
tive one" said OHegarty. Because
Of the fact that it is an innovation, ii
would be difficult to determine upon
any fixed course al this time. The ulti-
mate purpose of the courses in the
Irish tongue is 10 enable the students
10 read classical Irish, both old
and middle. bat the means Of approach
VIII be modern Irish, and that is
the tongue which viii be taught this
coming term. However. the living
language does not differ very greatly
from the classic tongue, and in sue
Ceeding terms opportunities viii be
given 20 students who wish to do more
advanced work. There is but a grade
difference between the living language
and the middle. and another grade be-
tween the middle and old Irish.
1t is my purpose 10 make the Irish
language as interesting as possible to
tie students. I believe that the dry
uninteresting drudgery, such as the
mastery Of vocabulary and grammar
should be done at home. and that the
classroom time should be devoted
principally to developing facility in
conversation In the beginning, I eN-
pect 70 do a great deal of my teaching
with the aid of charts. which I eN-
pect here in a short time"
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
BERLIN INVENTOR ADDS
TO THE MICROPHONE
Speech is Transmitted More
Efficiently by Process

The new microphOne of c. Lorenz of
Berlin makes use of a substance that is
heat resisting and a good conductor of
electricity, vet is very sensitive to vari-
ations of electrical resistance. Hitherto
carbon has given better results than
any other solid for microphone con-
facts, but this material has the disad-
vantage of being gradually reduced to
ashes by the electric current, lessenin z
the microphone's efficiency.
With high tension current the carbon
has been used only with difficulty.
When carbon is raised to inCandescence
in an f, atmosphere of highly heated
silicon vapor. carbon silicide-or silun-
dum-is formed. and this refractory
substance has proven very serviceable
in the new instrument
Speech is transmitted more efficiently
than with other means. The silundum
is not only suitable for ordinary micro
phones. but retains high efficiency in
microphones operated with currents of
extraordinary intensity. 1t is conve-
niently produced in the form of powder.
granules. globules. rods. etc. and even
as diaphragms for the microphone
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
PROBATION OFFICERS TO
DISCUSS GIRL PROBLEM
ChiId's Welfare League Com
ducts Campaign of Education

OAKLAND, Aug. 2l.-Miss Beatrice
A. Mccall, assistant probation officer,
viii deliver an address tomorrow even
ing at Carpenters hail, East Twelfth
street and Fruitvale avenue on the girl
problem in the city. taking a. her sub
ject. "A Stitch in Time Saves Nine"
The childs welfare league called the
meeting, and the president, Miss Bessie
J. Wood, viii explain the effort of the
organization TO prevent the downfall
Of children. Another speaker will be
Probation officer Christopher Ruess,
who win discuss, What we shall ask
Of the legislature of 1911"
The meeting is part of a campaign
which the league is conducting in the
east bay cities. The purpose is to
arouse public interest in probation
work. so that legislation to further
the cause may be more easily obtained.
Three of the August meetings have
been held and others will take place
at Pleasanton, Hayward and San Lean
dro.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
is OFFERED FOR SALE
Russell & Flint Secure Option on
Fourteenth Street Property

OAKLAND, Aug. 21.-An option on
the property occupied by the First
Presbyterian church al the northeast
corner of Fourteenth and Franklin
streets has been given by the board
of trustees to Russell & Flint, the
figure represented in the option vary
ing from $1,000 to $4,000 per front foot
The property has frontage of $50
feet on Fourteenth street and 206 feet
on Franklin street, and will be sub
divided into lots 50x100 feet The
terms of the option require that the
church shall be vacated on short no.
tice when the property is sold. so that
it can be utilized for business improve
ments without any long delay
Three years ago a large business
firm wanted to buy the whole block in
which the church is located and build
on it the largest department store on
the Pacific coast, but the deal fell
through because satisfactory terms
could not be agreed upon.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
GIRL PASSENGER
FAILS To ARRIVE
Berkeley Traveller Reported as
Having Failed to Reach Port
of Destination

BERKELEY. Aug 21.-Mrs. Alex
ander Halverson of 1920 Fourth street
Informed the Berkeley police today that
her 10 year old daughter, Mary. who
left on August to visit her grand
mother at Port Townsend. Wash. failed
to reach her destination and has dis
appeared.
The girl was employed as
domestic by a Berkeley family and
left San Francisco on the steamship
Queen. A letter was received from the
grandmother today saying that al
though the steamer had arrived. the
girl had not appeared. The mother
Immediately notified the police.
1t was Mrs. Halverson's hope that her
daughter may have left the steamer by
mistake at Astoria. where a landing
is made on the trip up the coast. but
she was not inclined TO believe this.
because of the fact that Mary had
taken the trip before The girl was
described to the police as being small
Tor her years. and had light hair and
brown eyes. When she left home she
was dressed in a blue dress and wore
a gray hat.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
BOYS TO FIGURE IN
AVIATION EXHIBITION
San Franciscan and Young Me-
chanic Are the Principals
fSpecial Dispdtch 10 The Call

SAN RAFAEL. Aug. 21.-Interest is
keen among the smart set on this side
of the bay in exhibition of amateur
aviation that will be given on the
grounds of the exclusive Marin golf
and country club east of here the first
favorable day of the week.
Martin Madsen, II year old student
of the Cogswell polytechnic school of
San Francisco, and George Vrang, a
young mechanic and chauffeur ins the
service of James Follis, are the build
ers of the air craft, which is modelled
after the Farnum biplane.
Although the trial flight of >the air
ship will not be the occasion of for
NAL society function, the fact that the
chauffeur of James Follis is to be one
of the aviators has attracted the atten-
tion of the Marin county 400" to the
coming event. The golf club grounds
are the most suitable in the county for
a trial flight.
The lads have been working quietly
on the craft for several months.