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The Detroit times., 1910-06-13
P|TTsbURG Gets
SkAT PLAYERS
Next Convention To Be Held in
Smoky City-Prixes Will Be
Awarded Tonight.

While nearly 1000 skat players as.
sembled In the Wayne gardens. Satur-
day night, TO start play In one of the
best arranged conventions OF the
North American Skat league, few peo-
pie were aware of the fact that prepa-
ration for the big affair had called for
some real heroism upon the part OF
President ]. Charles Eichhorn, who ap-
peared among his friends on crutches.
at the cost Of considerable personal
discomfort
President Eichhorn has been con-
fined to his home for the last four
weeks with bad case OF blood poison
ing or the foot. and while the immense
task Of preparing for the big gathering
was on, was able to venture from
home on only occasional trips OF great
when he used an autolno'
bile. and made the best OF his unfor-
tunate predicament. But he took
charge of the arrangements. and the
session showed how we'll he had done
his task against great odds.
The so games scheduled for Satur'
Gay nights session wore on into the
morning, with several record scores to
6lNt DdTtIdi luuiC6tiOu VI WuSko tuc
valuable prizes will 60.
Every section Of the country was
represented. and the game Is daily
growing more popular, while the ma
ture OF the convention serves to give
II impetus each year.
Sunday morning the business SEES
sion was held, and Pittsburg was
chosen as the place for next years
meeting. l.. WAemann, Of Baltimore.
made strong plea for the east as the
next convention section, admitting
that the west and middle west were
strongest In skat clubs, but expressing
the fear that the east might be tempt.
ed to form a separate organization II
the west was granted all the conven.
tions. Officers. submitted by the "a.
yored delegation, were then elected
rs follows:
+. w. Miller. president; Otto Proeg.
Ter, frst vice-president; Theo. Han.
loser. second vice-president: w. Lee
yer, financial secretary Robt. Roedel
treasurer. and oscar E. Schwemer. re-
cording secretary. The latter was re-
elected.
A majority OF the present directors
we're reelected. The reelected ones
are: Robert Schiller, Milwaukee;
Max Wortsman. Chicago: Alvin Il.
Gauff. Chicago; J. c. Felilandt. Madi-
son. Wis. Loyis Leyman. New York;
l.. n. Wiemann. Baltimore; l.. Oster-
hauf, st. Louis, Mo-; II. H. Larhcri.
Cleveland: F. NJ Winkler. Buffalo.
Fred II. Kunkel, Davenport, Ia;
The delegates elected we're: Louis
Roksta. McKeesport. Pa. J. c. Eich-
horn, Detroit: p. F. Pfeiffer. Indiana I;
ID. j. K. Soper, of Norwood. Mimi, was
elected the first delegate from the
state OF Minnesota, which heretofore
has had no seat in the board of direc-
tors
Play was continued In the after.
noon, and the evening session was In
Harmonic hall. where vaudeville
program was rendered.
Harmonic will be the scene OF the
awarding of the many handsome and
valuable prizes. the first prize being a
heck for $1,000. while the second
prize Is a Demot automobile. Silver
sets, jewels, art furniture, cut glass.
and many other desirable prizes fol-
low. The awards will be made Mon
day evening, following an all-day
cruise on the river and lakes. winding
up at the st. Clair Flats.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-13
WHERE LIFE is
WORTH LIVING

Mrs. Augusta Dsungsrths 70 years old.
is missiuw from the home Of her
daughter, Mira. Fred oranke. No ssl
M MsnSs4.a away last Monday S She
had no money and II unable TO speak
English.
EuGene Clayton, n well-known Detroit
printer, died sunday In the Union
Printers home. In Colorado Springs,
!. from a complication Of diabetes and
blood poisoning. Mr.. Clayton went TO
A the home In March He Is survived
J. by his widow and two children who
reside at No. go Stanley-ave.
Word has beeu received fn Detroit of
4, the suddes death on Thursday. June
Q. I'm Houston, Tex, OF Mrs. Albert H.
Lang. wife OF Sergt. Lang. United
States cavalry, and daughter OF Mr..
i and Mrs. John Lang. OF this city.
4 troit Monday. Mrs. Lang was 20 years
old and IL survived by an eight
months old baby.
william May unrd, living mt Woodward
ave. and the six-Miie road, was sert-
ousiy injured sunday afternoon In a
motorcycle race at the State Fair
grounds. lie was struck from be-
hind by another contestant and
hurled Is feet into the air. HIS in
turies consists OF broken arm. n
crushed hand and a wrenched back.
Detroit ambulance took him TO Red
Cross hospital
Gov. Warner. Colon &. Lille, state food
and dairy commissioner, and T.. r.
! Marston. or the dairy department OF
! the state fair. will go TO Minneapolis
Monday to inspect the new dairy
! building erected there. They Will
also visit Springfield. Ill. Madison
and possibly Columbus before they
return. The Michigan state fair board
, has decided TO erect new dairy
building and are looking for Ideas
Godfrey McDun. No. n rentis-ave.,
son of Fire Marshal McDun, was
| badly beaten saturday night by
gang or ruffians on Jefferson-ave.
! car. They were returning from the
Coney Island district around the
Belle Isle bridge. They jumped upon
; McDun without provocation. II IL
said. and pushed his head through a
window of the car. The boys wounds
were dressed at the police station.
The rowdies got away.
I'm addition tn Miss Anna v. Rice. the
general secretary OF the Y. w. &. A.,
: who leaves Detroit July TO take up
F., course OF study In Hartford Theo-
! logical seminary. two other secretar-
I les eof the local association have re-
! signed--Miss Mary L. MoXcey. re-
ligtous work secretary. and Miss Ruth
y Woodwcrth. domestic science instruc-
tor. No SUCCESSORS To these young
} women have been chosen as yet. A
reception VIII be given for Miss Rice
ard Miss MoNcey AT the association
! building. Monday evening. June 20.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-13
Motorcycles Hurt In Collision.

While riding his motorcycle to work
Monday morning, Thomas Coler. 2e
years old, No. 16 Linden-ct., came In
contact with Baker car No. 794 "a,
Canfield-ave and Chene-st A section
of the motorcyclist's chin was cut OF
he sustained a bad cash over his lief,
eye, a cut on the nose, the left cneeh
and the right side of the head.
While Mr.. Coler's injuries are no,
necessarily fatal. he is very weak from
loss of blood. He was taken to his
home in the Detroit ambulance. The
car was In charge of Motorman w. A
Green and Conductor J. Monitor.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-13
Tramp Guards Hike Homo.

Troop B. cavalry, Michigan Nation
al Guards, arrived home Sunday at
crnoon from a Today hike through the
state. in which conditions were made
as near like warfare as possible.
They started June 2, going to Tren-
ton. Then they went to Monroe and
acted as escort TO President Taft at
the Custer monument unveiling. They
also visited Adrian and Hillsdale and
Hudson During the trip they en-
gagged in military maneuvers.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-13
L-YCEU M.

That quaint little play called THE
Road to Yesterday" which two clever
women. Beulah Marie Dix and Evelyn
Greenleaf Sutherland, wrote Ave years
ago as gentle satire on craze, cur
rent at that time, for the romantic,
swashbuckling drama. was given It's
first presentation In Detroit on any
stage, Sunday evening. in the Lyceum
theater, by the Vaughan Chaser Stock
company. II is a bright comedy with
many highly amusing situations and
in the second act there Is one OF the
most delightful bits OF delicate satire
the contemporaneous stage has ever
offered.
Elspeth Tyrell, young American
girl Is visiting in London and with
her girlish enthusiasm for the medic
val and historical wonders Of London,
running at high speed she does" the
Tower and other places noted In
English history until she returns to
her friends house a thoroughly tired
out little girl. After eating her din
ner, which she finishes with a piece
of Cheshire cheese. she falls asleep
on couch and dreams the subsequent
! events OF the play. The resulting
two acts Elspeth and her friends are
in the dream world. returning ito the
stern realities of the Goth century, In
| the last act.
Miss Fay Courtenay enacts Elspeth.
the part originated by Miss Minnie
Dupree and played SO charmingly by
that actress in the long New York run
OF the play at the Herald Square
| theater. five years ago. Miss Court
enay is all that her most ardent ad.
mirers could wish in the role and in
vests 1t with sprightly charm. MIR.
CHASER. as Jack, did not disappoint his
friends either. judging from the ap-
plause that greeted his every entrance
Sunday evening. James Hester as
Adrian Tomykins gave one Of his
| inimitable character bits; Charles
Carver was excellent as VIII Leve-
son: Miss Ruth Gates gave very
good portrayal Of the gypsy Malena,
the role that brought Helen Ware into
Broadway popularity. The other mem
bers of the company acquitted them
selves creditably. The stage settings
were attractive and costumes careful
| ly correct.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-13
THAT MAN SHOT ME"
Battle Creek Woman Points to Negro
A Her Assajtant.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. June 49,
Though identified by Mrs Jesse Burch
as the man who shot her Friday mid
night, John Anthony, colored circus
follower, still stoutly denies knows!
edge Of the crime. The sweat box
has had no terrors for him so far
Mrs. Burch, though still alive, has lit
tie chance for recovery, for which rea
son her physician allowed Chief oI
Police Harrington to bring Anthony
TO her hoom at Nichols hospital. The
wounded woman had promised to keeI
silent during the moments Anthony
was in the room, but the instant the
Negro entered she quickly declared
That's the man who shot me-"
The Detroit times., 1910-06-13
MILES,.

Frank Milton and the De Long sis.
tiers. with a side-splitting conglomera.
ton of nonsense as their vehicle. cas-
ilv carry off the honors OF good bill
In the Miles theater this week. AS
the tactotum of a rural community
known as Alfalfa Junction" Mr. Mil
ton crowds as much fun as II seems
possible 10 crowd into 20 minutes. he
Is the station agent baggage master
fire department and town constable
all I'm one and he carries we'll the i'm.
rortance under which one would nat.
urally stagger with all those responsi
billties. The De Long sisters. AS the
two dimpled chorus girls, who find
themselves stranded In Alfalfa with
The Detroit times., 1910-06-13
PRIZES FOR BIRD STORIES.
Contest to Encourage Study and
Protection Of Feathered Family.

To encourage the study and preser-
walton of bird life among Detroit chill
dren. Charles Daniel. deputy game
warden for Wayne county, has offered
three cash prizes to boys and girls UNI
der Is years of age for the best es-
says on birds. The first prize OF IS
is for the best essay on song and In
sectivorous birds, the writers to con-
firm their statements by actual study
of the birds; the second prize Of sc
is for the best essay on the protection
of birds; the third prize of IS to the
boy or girl most active In attracting
apd protecting the winter birds dur
ing the winter of 1901. All essays
must be sent to Jefferson Butler, OF
the Michigan Audubon society, No.
121 Grummond-ave., the flrst prize
contestants to submit their essays be-
fore Oct Is; the second before Jan l.
1911, and the third before May l. 1911.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-13
biIiouslless

81 have used your valuable Cascarets
and find them perfect. Couldn't do
without them. I have used them for
some time for indigestion and biliousness
and am now completely cured. Recon-
mend them to everyone. Once tried. you
will never be without them in the
family. Edward A. Marx, Albany. NY.
Pleasant. Psiatabie. Potent. Taste Good
Do Good. Never Sickeu. Weaken or Gripe-
10c. sc. SOC. Never soid In bulk The gen.
uine tablet stamped G. Guaranteed 70
care 90 youf money back. -
The Detroit times., 1910-06-13
Steals Ride To Death.

Stealing a ride on Grand Trunk
freight train Saturday afternoon. Hen
rick Wisniewski. IA years old, fell be-
tween two cars near Riopelle-st and
was crushed TO death. The family
lives at No. $40 Leland-st. The boy
was the Oldest OF four children.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-13
Jackson bookseller BANKRUPT

Edward I. Musliner. Of Jackson, who
formerly conducted the Brown book
store in that city. has fled a petition
In bankruptcy in which he lists debts
amounting to s14,323 He has q $1,000
stock OF goods. $500 interest In an
estate and $500 In accounts with Gus
toners, In addition TO his homestead.
which he claims as exempt.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-13
A Big new 6-FOLD CIRCUS
65U sr"a Horses 5U Madcap csper..

EVERY MORNING AT 40 O'CLOCK.
Grand a-MiIe Long street Parade
The Detroit times., 1910-06-13

TO visible means Of support and no
way CT getting away from the town.
are good comedians and also can
dance a little, sing little and play
q little.
Frederick Hallen and Molly Fuller.
the latter a statuesQue stage beauty
of the Lillian Russell type, present a
lalghable one-act comedy. Murphy
and Francis. a colored team Of enter
tainers, please with songs and gro
tesQue dances. Irwin and Herzog,
singers; Dick and Alice McEvoy, in O
New York bowery act. and Kelley and
Ashby. in tumbling specially, round
out an entertainment that is worth
while. New pictures are shown on
the Milescope.
(. AVENUE.
Pat Kearney and Louie Dacre ran
race In the Avenue. Sunday after
noon, to see who could pull OF the
'rawest" joke. and quit with honors
about even. This sort Of thing pleased
a share of the audience, judging from
the applause, and both we're pronounc-
ed favorites. The Broadway Bellies"
ID the way the burlesQuers are billed
this week. The chorus Is the same
that has appeared for several weeks.
but the principals we're new. Pat
Kearney appeared as the Mayor OF
Nowhere" He was assisted by VIII
liam j. Mcintyre, Al Lassard. Hal
Groves, Charles Newell, Frank Hous-
er, Clara Berg and George Mitchell.
The closing burlesque was called,
THE South Side Flat" and a laugh
able lesson was presented, showing
how to cure a wife OF the nagging
habit. The real hits were made by
the olio artists. Mcintyre & Groves,
in the skit. ION fathers train" work
ed off several jokes that pleased;
Louie Dacre sang several Of the kind
Of songs that delight the gallery: Miss
Clara Berg, the little girl with a big
voice, contributed several numbers,
and Lassard Bros, comedy acrobats,
appeared in an interesting stunt.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-07-29
ghe Had to Saw IL

The Inspector was examining
standard j, and all the class had
Been specially told beforehand by
their master, Don't answer unless
you are almost certain your answer
Is correct"
History was the subject.
"Nov, tell me-" said the inspect
or, "who was the mother Of our
great Scottish hero, Robert Bruce ?"
He pointed to the top boy, then
around the class. There was no
answer. Then at last the heart Of
the teacher Of that class leaped with
Joy The boy who was standing at
the very foot Trad held up his hand.
"Well," my boy" said the in
spector encouragingly, "who was
she?"
please, sir, Mrs. Bruce"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-07-29
TRICK SHOOTING.
The Way Some Of the Stage Fssts Are
accomplished.

AccomplisneO.
When champion Fife shot fires
blindfolded at a wedding ring or
penny held between his wife's
thumb and finger or seated back TO
her shoots, by means of mirror, at
an apple upon her head or on
fork held in her teeth, the danger
of using bullet is obvious. None,
of course, is needed. The eXplo-
sion is enough. The apple is al
ready prepared, having been cut
into pieces and stuck together with
an adhesive substance, and thread
with a knot at the end, pulled
through. ii from the wings" so
that it flies TO bits when the gun is
fred, is ''how it is done"
Generally the more dangerous
feat appears the more carefully is
all danger guarded against In the
William Tell' act the thread is
often tied to the assistants foot.
When, again, the ash is shot of .
cigar which the assistant is smok-
ing a piece Of wire ~ pushed by his
tongue through hollow passage in
the cigar, thus thrusting off the ash
at the moment OF firing.
A favorite but simple trick is the
shooting from some distance at an
orange held in a lady's hand. Great
applause is invariably forthcoming
when the bullet drops out on her
cutting open the fruit. 1t is insert
ed by hand earlier in the evening.
Another popular trick is that OF
snufiing out lighted candles. Halt
a dozen are placed, in front Of a
screen, in which as many small
holes are bored, one against each
candle wick. At the moment of
firing a confederate behind the
screen sharply blows out each can
die with a pair Of bellows.
In most Instances where ball or
other object has to be broken on a
living persons head blank car
fridge is used and the effect pro
duced by other means. A special
wig with a spring concealed in il
worked by a wire under tire clothes
is generally used, the confederate
manipulating the spring simulta-
neously wsh the, firing of the rife.
As the ball is Of extremely thin
glass, mere touch suffices to shat
ter it.
In these exhibitions some Of the
rice experts" invite gentlemen
from the audience to. testify that
the weapon is indeed loaded. The
cartridge shown looks very well, but
it is a shell Of thin wax blackened
to resemble a leaden bullet. II
would not hurt a fy.-London Tit
Bits.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-07-29
SLIPS OF THE TONGUE.
Even tho Dlsnifisd English Butler Can
Go Astray at Times.

A little story which has Just
found its way across the Atlantic
from an English country house tells
of the recent slip made by a new
and nervous butler in serving his
master. a duke, at the luncheon ia
bic. Quiet, respectful and assidu-
Gus, he profered dish with the IN
sinuating query:
"Cold grace, your grouse 2
The slip is so obviously a nat
ural one that doubtless the tale IS
true. Thus far it is also unchal-
lenged ms new, although probably
by the time il has made the full
round of the press somebody will
discover that in its original form
it was an Athenian Chestnut" in
the days of Socrates.
An anecdote which at least be-
longs to the same family used to be
laughed over in early Victorian
drawing rooms.
Among the royalties. great and
little, who came to London for the
young queens coronation there
was a certain small, dried up, gray
haired, bright eyed, brisk little old
reigning prince of tiny principali-
ty. He was PARKWAY cousin to an
Irish duke, whose estates IN Ire
land he visited before returning.
For his entertainment a village cell
ebration was arranged, with games
and dances, and especially Irish jigs
and clog dances.
The gay old prince was delight
ed. He came himself of race ia
nous for its dancing. He still pos
sessed = good eve, quick ear and
light foot. That same evening IN
the great hall of the castle, TO the
whistling of his hosts son, he en-
deavored TO emulate some Of the
feats he had seen.
The dukes solemn English but
Ter was present, and his horror at
such unroyul antics was reflected in
his eyes. The prince perceived 1t
and, shooting a sudden forefnger
at him, demanded imperiously:
'Ehl pal me, then, what you
think of my dancingp
Discreet and dignifed, but fur
ried inwsrdly, the buffers manner
was perfect, but his tongue betray-
ed him. He answered:
~Your royal spryness is certain-
ly Ugh"
There was a shout of laughter,
and the dixie, With assumed anger,
cried sternly: "Whstl Do you dare
to insinuate that the prince is ele-
vated-that his vivacity is due to
any other good spirits than his
own"
Before such an accusation the
poor buffers last remnant Of com
posure vanished. and. turning Wild
", with clasped hands, from his
highness to his grace. he protested
earnestly:
"No, | never, sir, your royal gray
ness; no, never. sir, your ice!-
Youths Companion.
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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-07-29
The Disturbing Telephone.

"The telephone has destroyed ali
the privacy of society,"" said the so
ciety girl. ut breaks in on every.
thing. Nothing is sacred to it. You
may be saying your prayers. The
telephone. Or in the midst Of your
bath. The telephone. Or doing up
your back hair or, worse of all, a
delightful man may be making love
to you, when killing, Killing, killing
The telephone breaks of the thread
of his theme and he fails to resume
it"--New York Press
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-07-29

willie. you are just as bad as 80
can be-"
"Huh. guess you don't know hoo
bad can be"
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Maybe She 80 Not the Only ono
The evening world., 1910-12-02
So The Window at the White Cat 81

had evidently arranged with the doc
and We were after hours.
The doctor was IA large man. his size
emphasized by the clothes he wore. very
Eight In color and uuprofessional in cut.
lie was sandy-halred. inclined TO be
bald. and with shrewd. light blue eyes
behind ais glasses, Not particularly i'm
pressivc, except as to size. on first ac-
quaintance. a good fellow. with a brisk
voice ard an amazingly light tread.
lie began by sending Wardrop into Il
sort OF examining room in the rear OF
the suite somewhere. to taxi of hi.
coat and collar. When he had gone the
doctor looked at a slip OF paper In hts
hand.
II think I'VE got II all from Mr.. Bur
ton he said. "Of course. Mr.. Knox. this
IL "A little out OF my line. a nerve special
isl has as much business with psyche
thcrlpy rs "A piano tuner has with musi-
cal technique. But the idea IL Munster
turg's. and I've had some good results.
III give him a short physical examina-
ton, and when | ring the bell one Of
you may cOmc In. Are you a newspaper
man. Mr. KroX?'
AN Attorney | said briefly.
Press a lawyer or doctor Bur
ton broke I'm. I'VE all fatten on tho
other fellows troubles. don't we?'
We don't fitten very much" I cor
rected. I'VE live"
The doctor blinked behind his glasses.
The evening world., 1910-12-02

She turned a sickly yellow white and
gathered up my cup and saucer with
trembling hands When the coffee I'M
ally came back 1t was brought Grum-
blingly by old Heppie. "She says she's
turned her ankle" she shifted. Turned
1t on a lathe. like a table leg. ] should
say. from the shape OF IT," Before /
left the dining-room ! put another line
in my notebook:
What does Bella kncw?'
I got back to the city somewhat late
for my appointment with Burton. l
found WardrOp waiting for me at the
office. and IL | had been astonishel at
the change in him two nights before, |
was shocked now, lie seemed to have
shrunk In his clothes; his eyeballs were
bloodshot from drinking, and his fair
hair had dropped, neglected. over his
forehead. lie vas sitting in his famil-
lar attitude, his elbows on his knees.
his chin on his palms.
He looked n me with duh eyes when
! went in. I did not see Burton at first.
He was sitting on my desk. holding "A
Nat can in his hand and digging out
with a wooden toothpick one sardlne
after another ana boiling them whole.
Your good health" he said. posing
one In the air, whore II threatened oily
quencher and thirst producer, give me
tho festive sardlne. How lovely It
would be IL we could eat EN- without
The evening world., 1910-12-02
Tim ely Hints for
Christm as ~Sh

(xIHAVE given UP the exchange OF
Christmas gifts" n lady re-
marked. and when questioned
why replied. ''Wcll. you SEQ It In such
a nuisance to think out just what 20
give everybody. and so I decided to
give II up"
There are many people who feel ttat
way about tho pretty custom Of Civ
Ing Christmas presents. II seems q BIT
selfish. but 1t Is NJ easy matter to go
lect suitable gift.
The present that gives the most salts
faction IL the much desired article.
whether II be u dollar pair of gloves
or y 500 fur coat. Tho cost has abso-
lutely nothing to do with II. II IN only
Tho suitable choice.
A woman who always seens to give
Just tho right article aocompiishes this
by tho kecyAng OF n memorandum book.
Whenever she hears one OF her friends
admire or wish for an article II Is noted
In the book. and when Christmas comes
around she usually has u list to select
from. and this she does according TO
her means.
a little observation eve now will
enable you to compile such a list and
make the selection OF gifts an easy
matter.
Where thds fails the shop assortments
will readily solve the p~erplexing ques-