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The Detroit times., 1910-11-21
BLOW MAKES HIM CRIMINAL
Physicians Plan To Send Boy To Hos
pital For Operation.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Nov 81
a blow on the head received four
wears ago has caused criminal ten
denotes to develop In 17-yeaf-old John
Wilson 10 such an extent that even
though he has served one term of
three years i'm the state reform school
he is today the worst juvenile often.
der with which the local police have
20 deal. lie Is now in custody on a
charge OF burglarizing a residence.
Four years ago young Wilson and
William Powell we're walking past a
theater when some loose bricks fell
from the chimney of the building.
striking them both on top of the head
and INJECTING injuries that nearly
rdoved fatal. Both recovered. how
ever. but Powell is now simpleton
and Wilson cannot resist his tendency
70 commit crime, having been caught
several times while committing
crimes.
Local physicians are considering
sending him TO an eastern sanitarium
for an operation. In the hope OF re
demng him to society through the
science OF surgery.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-21
200 REBELS CROSS
MEXICAN BORDER

LAREDO, Texas. Nov 21.-Start-
ling reports of an invasion of Mexico
from America by fugitive Mexicans,
were received here today from the
Rio Grande region west to Ell Paso,
Texas. following the disappearance
from San Antonio, Saturday, of Fran
cisco l. Madero, recognized revolu-
tionary leader Armed Mexicans are
reported crossing the river boundary
at points 800 miles from VEL Paso.
where the Mexican side is said to be
unprotected by troops. lt Is declar-
ed by border scouts arriving here this
morning that the invading forces are
mobilizing on the other side, deter
mined TO marc hon Chihuahua in their
first open attack against the Diaz gov
eminent.
1t is estimated that 200 Mexicans
have already crossed the Mexican
border, confirming rumors that the
revolutionary party is carrying out
we'll defined plans under a skillful
leader. The anti-American outbreaks
in Mexico City first, and later the re-
evolutionary disturbance at Pubela
now are regarded as forerunners OF a
menacing revolution which shall show
its greatest force along the Texas
border through the north OF Mexico
and far from the Mexican capital
The Detroit times., 1910-11-21
T0LsT0Y WILL Be
LAID To REST At
POVERTY OAK"
Funeral Services Will Be Held Amid
Pomp alG Ceremony, Which He
Would Have Stunned in Life
Mo Church Ceremony.
THE Light of the World Has Conc
Out" Walls Countess Tolstoy
at Bier of Famous Author.

YASNAYA POLYANA, Russia, Nov.
2l.--Amid pomp and ceremony which
he loathed In life, encased In rare
casket which he would have Stunned
as an evil thing the body of Leo
Nicholaevich. Count Tolstoy. famous
writer and idealist. will be brought
back today to his home here. to be
laid TO rest as he had wished at the
foot of Poverty Oak, where the peas
ants he loved are wont 10 congregate.
No church ceremony will mark the
final obsequies of the great man, great
In death as I'm life. The Greek CathO-
lie church. which accommodated Tol.
stoy I'm 1901 after the world had read
his Resurrection" held out the hand
OF forgiveness To the last. but he re-
fused it, The funeral will take place
tomorrow
Fearing outbreaks. the police of
many neighboring districts are gather
ing here today. Troops may be sent,
ostensibly as a mark Of the govern
ments respect, but really to prevent
violent scenes.
Already there is talk Of legal compli-
cations between members of Tolstoys
family and NJ. Tchertkoff. Tolstoys
English representative. regarding pos
session of the counts manuscripts, in
Guiding his unpublished novel. These
manuscripts are held by Tchertkoff.
who is bound by Tolstoy TO give them
TO the world. In 1895 Tolstoy. in
furtherance of his idealistic principles,
renowned property rights in copy
rights. land and money. He wanted
his books given 10 the world without
profit to himself. His family objected.
declaring such act would enrich the
publishing house and pauperize Toll
stoy 1t was quarrel over this which
is said to have induced Tolstoy to
leave his home on his fatal pilgrim
age
Tolstoy died in the little log cabin
of the station master AT Astapoves
The Detroit times., 1910-11-21
.CR|PPEN MUST
HANS WEDNESDAY
Home Secretary Refuses To Grant
Pardon or Communication of SEN
tence To Wife Slayer.

LONDON, Nov. 2i.-No pardon or
communication OF sentence will be
granted to DR.. II. III. Crippen, the
American wife-slayer.
This was the decision today of the
home Office. After a thorough re-
view and investigation OF the case,
Home Secretary winston Churchill!
announced that Crippen must hang.
az previously sentenced, on Nov. %.
When Crippen was informed early to
day that his last hope was gone, lie
betrayed no emotion.
Crippen, however, had realized
earlier, .thats> 4isase-~wnss sBeA hope ol
clemency from the home Office. and OF
Sunday he issued lengthy state
ment, reiterating his innocence and
declaring that If he had unlimited
means at his command, as had the
crown. he would not have been con-
victed. Additional expert medical
testimony. he said, would have shown
that the body found under the Hill
drop Crescent house. was not that of
his wife, Belle Emore Crippen, the ac-
tress
Conscious OF his innocence. he de-
clared, he had kept hope until the
failure OF his appeal. which he had
been convinced would reverse the
Judgment Of the court. That had
overwhelmed and crushed him.
The fact that Crippen had preW-
cusly determined that there was no
hope from the home Office, is believed
{ ohave enabled him to bear up so
well today when Informed that
Churchill had decided against him.
81 am ready for the end he said.
81 shall die with the Arm conviction
that eventually the proofs Of my inno-
cepce will some day become known"
Had the home office interferred,
Crippen declared. 1t would have been
an unexpected mercy, the first shown
him since his trial began.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-21

fingers Of civilization had never reach.
ed him nor his tribe, and all life be.
yond his native valleys was a dark
mystery. Being a Mussulman he was
naturally opposed to all ideas OF prog
ress and education.
II was received with the usual
Oriental hospitality and after our meal
was asked by my host TO tell him
something of my life. Yielding to his
request | began to tell him OF my pro
fession, of the development OF our I'm
dustries and inventions and of the
schools. He listened to everything
with Indifference, but when began tc
tell about the great statesmen and the
great generals Of the world he seemed
at once to becom very much inter
ested.
Calls Chiefs TO Listen.
wait moment. he interrupted
after | had talked few minutes. 81
want all my ,neighbors and my sons Il
listen to you. will call them imme
diately.
He soon returned with score o
wild looking riders and asked me po
litely to continue II was indeed {
solemn moment when those sons o
the wilderness sat around me ON tn
fioor sanA gazed at me as II hungerinl
fwor knowledge. i spoke at first o
our czars and OF their victories: thei
spoke OF the foreign rulers and o
some OF the greatest military leaders
My talk seemed To impress them deep
~. The story OF Napoleon was so in
teresting TO them that ] had to tel
them every detail. as, for instance
how his hands looked. how tall he was
who made his guns and pistols and the
color of his horse. 1t was very diff
cult TO satisfy them and to meet theil
point OF view, but | did my best
When | declared that | had finished
my talk. my host, a gray-bearded, tai
ride. rose. lifted his hand and said
very gravely:
but YOU have not told us syllable
about the greatest general and great
est ruler of the world. We want 70
know something about him He was a
hero. Sc spoke with voice Of thun
der: he laughed like the sunrise and
his deeds were strong as the rock and
as sweet as the fragrance OF roses
The angels appeared to his mother and
predicted that the son whom she
would conceive would become the
greatest the stars had ever seen. He
was so great that he even forgave the
crimes of his greatest enemies ano
shook brotherly hands with those who
had plotted against his life. His name
was Lincoln and the country In which
he lived is called America
The Detroit times., 1910-11-21
ADVERTISING TALKS
WRITTEN BY
WILLIAM c. FREEMAN.
NO. SIS.

The ADVERTISING REP.
RESENTATIVE of a news
paper should be very careful in
advising the BEGINNER AT
ADVERTISING. Not a single
false note should be struck; not
a single hope should be MAGNI-
FLED.
II is a serious business the
beginner has undertaken. He
must be made 10 realize what a
LONG HARD PULL he has
ahead of him before he reaches
the HARBoR OF SUCCESS.
II the enthusiastic advertising
man paints his picture TOO
VIVIDLY. it won't be long be.
fore there will be another blur on
the canvas-snother failure tc
be charged up to some advertis'
ing man who has blundered.
If the beginner at advertising
is led to believe that all he needs
tcontiDued ON Page Eisht)
The Detroit times., 1910-11-21

christenings. The peasants loved him
Count Tolstoy was a har dworker
in his studio. He bad a prolific pen
over the world, being translated into
all tongues. Among his works may
be mentioned the following: War
and Peace" novel; Anna Karen
ina" a novel: Childhood. Boyhood
and Youth" an autobiography; THE
Cossacks," "Sevastapol," The Invai-
ers," "A Russian Proprietor. Fam
lily Happiness" a romance; "A Pris-
oner in the Caucasus 1.-THE Death Of
Ivan Ilyitch: and Other Stories" a
Long Exile" Stories for Children"
Walk in the. Eight" Master and
Man. "rhe Kreutzer Sonata" and Sc
uuel. "The Dekabrists," my Comics.
sion" MY Religion" The Gospel in
Brief" What Is TO Be Done?' Life,
THE Kingdom OF God Is Within
You" What Is ARR Resurrection >
Besides, he wrote many essays. let
ters, and miscellanies.
In November, 1906. the count start
led the literary world. by an at
tack. upou the Works aud teachings
uf Shakespeare, at once remarkable
Cor it's bitterness and astounding
charges against the greatest of all
dramatists. He declared with pro-
found conviction that Shakespeare
had hynotized the reading public
since Goethe, toward the end of the
eighteenth century, pronounced him
the master poet. The count called
upon all thinking people to reject
the trivial and immoral works OF
Shakespeare" as unworthy of serious
study and reflection He was as
sailed from all quarters for his at
tack on the immortal bard.
In February, 1906. Tolstoy caused n
great sensation by an open letter to
the car, in which he addressed the
emperor as Dear brother" The let.
ter was written just previous to the
melting Of TN national ASSEMBLY,. Ii
was personal appeal TO the car,
urging still further concessions in
behalf OF the great proletariat OF
Russia. The letter was personal and
very bold in it's language. In con-
Guiding the count said:
Forgive me if. unwillingly. | have
offended you or grieved you by what
have just written. Only the desire
for your goo dand the good of the
Russian people has dictated this let
ter. Have I reached the end that I
have in view? Only the future that,
probably. shall not see. can decide.
| have done what / consider my duty.
Your brother who wishes you the true
happiness"
Tolstoy had nothing but sneers for
The peace conference at The Hague
OH June II. 1907. He said in an in
terview: The Hague peace confer
epce is only a disgusting manifesto
ton of Christian hypocrisy
In letter written to Paul Sabatier,
the author, Tolstoy predicted the pos
s!ble reduction of all the Christian
countries OF the west TO a state OF
vassalage to the Japanese and other
oriental peoples. He based his pre-
dlction upon the ground that il was
only in the orient that religion and
patriotism were synonymous.
Bent with age, Tolstoy calmly await
ed the end. He stands forth as a
prophet and a teacher. The keynote
of his teachings may be summed up
I'm the following sentence, which he
uttered not long ago:
How can you and | sleep on mat
tresses and feather beds when hard
worink men have not even straw? n
YOU were Christians you could not.
What right have you TO too much,
when your brother has not even
enough
The Detroit times., 1910-11-21
Premier LaurIer Is SO.

OTTAWA. Ont. Nov. 21.-Sir vii.
frid Laurier, premier of Canada, cele.
hrated his sixty.ninth birthday Sun
day. lie received congratulations from
all parts OF the British empire. Among
those who sent messages were King
George ". Premier Asquith, Premier
Botha. OF South Africa. and Joseph
Chamberlain. Sir Wilfrid is in splen.
did health and vigOr and will continue
in public life for many years.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-21

whittier he had gone with his physi-
clan when taken i'll on train. Death
came just as the dawn broke Sunday
morning All day long the body. clad
in peasant garb. lay in state Peasants
ilocked through the little room and
gazed with reverence on his face. The
aged Countess Tolstoy sat by the cof-
FIN and repeatedly kissed the dead
brow. THE light of the world has
gone" she walled.
Outside. the Abbot Varsofonius
waited. Until death itself interviewed,
he hoped TO bring Tolstoy back into
the church. II is said anti-churchmen
prevented Tolstoy from asking for
giveness.
The church has. therefore, decided
TO leave things as they are. Countess
Tolstoy tainted when she was told no
The Detroit times., 1910-11-21
DECLARE CANCER
WILL Be sUBOUEO
Wonderful Advances Have Been
Made BY Physicians, and Soon
Will Teach Prevention.

NEW YORK, Nov. Give are GO
ing TO defeat cancer and typhoid Just
as surely as we have defeated yellow
fever, smallpox and diphtheria, says
Arthur b. Reeve Ia the December
Metropolitan magazine.
Here are two diseases which have
relentlessly pursued man and against
which man has been quite helpless
until DR.. Erich, OF Germany, solved
the mystery and gladly gave it away.
Concerning cancer, DR.. Erlich says
that more has been learned during
The past ten years than during the
ten centuries before-which means
during the entire history of scientific
treatment of diseases.
SO far the doctor is not actually
positive that he can cure or prevent
cancer. but he does say that now We
nave reason to hope that soon no
more noses will be eaten away, no
more men will have the death terror
thrown into their souls by being told
that they have cancerous growth.
for he says that the basic facts OF
cancer have been discovered; they
know that it is body cell gone wrong
and which cell Ii is
The stage OF speculation has been
passed. The doctors know where they
are when dealing with cancer
Soon they will reach the stage of
prevention, the physicians who are
working with Dr. Erich say
Cancer originates apparently OF
itself, at points OF chronic irritation.
and under certain conditions the sys-
tenn reacts and effects cure con-
tineus the writer.
The doctors already know some
thing about the conditions which
cause cancer; they have a direct line
along which TO work-and there is
hope where there was formerly no
hope, which is another great victory
for medical science.
1.-The great dirty plague" Is he
name the writer gives to typhoid
fever-and for the great dirty
plague positive preventive and cure
has been found, 1t is now hoped.
1t is simply inoculation-typhoid
!noculation.
While the physicians plead hard
for clean water supplies. good sewage.
and also warn the public that flies.
oysters, impure milk and even other
ordinary everyday foods are carriers
OF the typhoid germ. they can defeat
the typhoid monster even when all
these bad conditions prevail. They
have tied their incubation idea In
Uncle Sans army, and 1t worked.
:. Two soldiers at Omaha We're inocn-
lated. J. uftsSs to prove that~the docters
had taken one more step ahead. delib-
erately drank water which was known
to be swarming with millions OF live,
active typhoid germs.
They did not suffer the slightest Ill
effects from the contaminated water.
So we are now in possession OF an
agent which, properly applied. VIII
lust as surely Danish terrible typhoid.
as Yellow Jack and the Black Plague
have been abolished from other coIn-
tries.
But we are solemnly warned against
COWS in bad health, milk bottles not
properly washed and scalded, and we
must try to have our cities supplied
with drinkable water.
A preventive is always better thar
cure.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-21
FOUR SINK TO DEATH
IN ST. MARY'S RIVER
Rowboat Carrying Ferry Passengers
Is Swamped BY Wavcs-Three
Others Rescued.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich, Nov.
21.-Four persons were drowned and
three rescued when rowboat bear
ing belated passengers TO the Cana
dian 500, was swamped in st. Mary 3
river early Sunday morning.
The drowned are:
Fred Parker, aged "a years.
Cecile Brown. aged II years.
Reginald Levi. aged Is years.
John Sherward, ferryman.
Those who were rescued are Gilt
ford Dilks, Samuel Byron and Nor
man Treganaz.
The steam ferry had ceased opera
ing for the night and the victims, who
had been visiting on the American
side. Saturday. induced the crippled
ferryman, John Sherward, 10 start
with them for the Canadian side.
A stiff east wind was blowing and
waves from the rapids up the river
sent great amount of water into the
small craft Bailing was begun. but
two big combers struck the boat and
il overturned. Parker. Brown and
Levi disappeared Immediately. Sher
ward. who had both legs off above
the knees. and who used a wooden
stump TO assist him in walking. struci
out for the Canadian shore and hat
proceeded considerable distance
when he sank.
The crew OF the supply boat Super
Tor, belonging to a steel company
heard Dilks. Byron and Treganza
who had chung 10 the overturned
craft, shouting for help. The Super
Tor blew distress signals and tuI
came out and assisted in the rescue
The drowned young men were al
members of prominent families OF tn,
! Canadian 500.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-21

requiem could be sung. Tolstoy re-
ceived the mildest form Of church pun
ishment-excommu He was
not mathematical, and a priest may,
OF his own conscience. officiate at a
requiem mass. Some priests In sew
eral parts OF the empire have sung the
mass for the dead.
Messages from mobiles, high officials
and peasants poured in today, showing
the esteem In which the famous author
was held
The Detroit times., 1910-11-21
THIEF LooTs EIKs' CLUB

TRAVERSE. CITY. Mich, Nov. 2l.-
early Sunday. burglars broke into the
Elks' club and rifcd the cash register
securing about 800. II is evident thst
me thief secluded himself in a starr
way on the fourth floor aud broke
through the parlor door.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-21
Tolstoy Held Lincoln
Worlds Greatest Man
BY COUNT s. sTAKELsEhe.

Visiting Leo Tolstoi In Yasnaya with
the intention OF getting him TO write
an article on Lincoln, | unfortunately
found him not well enough 10 yield TO
my request. However. he was willing
to give me his opinion OF the great
American statesman, and this is what
he told me:
"Of all the great national heroes
and statesmen of history Lincoln Is
the only real giant. Alexander Fred
eric the Great. Caesar, Napoleon,
Gladstone and even Washington stand
in greatness OF character, in depth
OF feeling and in a certain moral pow
er far behind Lincoln. Lincoln was
man OF whom nation has right 10
be proud; he was Christ In NINA
ture. a saint Of humanity, whose name
will live thousands OF years in the le-
eends OF future generations. We are
still too near TO his greatness. and SO
can hardly appreciate hisd wine pow
or. but after a few centuries more
orr posterity will find him consider
ably bigger than we do. His genius
Is still too strong and too powerful Tor
the common understanding. just as
the sun is too hot when it's light beams
directly on us.
Known to the Bsrbarians.
III one would know the greatness
OF Lincoln one should listen to the
stories which are told about him in
other parts OF the world. | have been
In Wild places. where one hears the
name OF America uttered with such
mystery as II It were some heaven or
hell. have heard various tribes OF
barbarians discussing the New World
but I heard this only in connection
with the name OF Lincoln. Lincoln as
the wonderful hero of America Is
known by the most primitive nations
of Asia. This NAV be illustrated
through the following incident:
Once while travelling in the eau
Casus happened TO be the guest Of q
Caucasian chief OF the Circassians
who. living far away from civilized
life In the mountains. had but a frag
mentary and childish comprehension
Of the world and its history. The
The Detroit times., 1910-11-21
THE WEATHER

For Detroit and victnityi Mon.isy
might or Tuesday. cloudy and unset
tied, probably rain or snow; not much
change In temperature. Moderate
sous westerly winds.
Lower NichIgani Unsettled with
rain or sno.- tonight or Tuesday q
slightly colder Tuesday.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-21

TAxIcAB-MAIN or CITY-Is.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-21

commerc,sI credit co. Ratings.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-10-03
HOW MUCH MORE MUST BE
SPENT ON THAT ELEVATOR

What's the matter with that
city hall elevator?
Is it hoodooed? Is Janitor
Strayer a hoodoo or is it just be-
cause 1t is city elevator and
everybody knows when it goes
wrong that the idea is abroad
something is out of joint?
The city commission is going
to try to find out.
Expert Gilbronson says it will
cost $500 to repair it and put it
in first class shape. The city just
paid 500 to have it fixed up. A
new elevator will cost from 1000
to $4,000 for an electric to 1000
or $4,000 for hydraulic.
The commission decided to start
out this afternoon and visit all the
big elevators in town and conduct
an inquiry to see just what there
is to the elevator business and dis
cover if possible whether the city
machine is worse than others and
if SO what kind to secure to make
things safe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-10-03
GOVERNMENT
STARTS SUIT

Suit was started in the federal
court at Portland last Friday by
which the government seeks to re-
cover about 5000 acres of timber
land in Baker county, Oregon,
worth $50, 900 or more, now~held
by Henry Hewitt, jr., and the
Hewitt Land company of this city.
1t is charged by the government
that there was fraudulent entry of
the lands by persons who consider
ed with Henry Hewitt, w. jill.
Hewitt, ]. J. Hewitt, Seymour H.
Bell and ]. B. Stoddard to enter
the lands and then sell out to the
Hewitt Land company.
Henry Hewitt, jr., says there is
nothing to it. He declares the
government is going off half cock
ed and that he bought the land
at straight sale from people who
had secured them in good faith -
The defendants must appear in
court at Portland November 7 to
answer
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-10-03
CAN'T RAISE
CORN HERE
EMP

4 "You can't raise corn here"
You've heard old fellows sitting
on a store box and splitting tobac-
co Juice telling that around here
on Puget Sound for the last 20
years.
mo, nights are too cold, it's no
use, you can't do it, and they
would spit little more and sit a
little more and that is all there
is to 1t.
But somefellow concluded may
be you can raise corn. OF course
ne understood you couldn't do it
sitting ON a store box. But if you
plant corn and hoe corn and gen.
orally cultivate corn he concluded
maybe you could raise corn. So
some was planted out ON the Hill
ton ranch few miles from Taco
ma on the prairie and now If some
of THE old croakers will visit the
Chamber of Commerce they will
get am eye-opener, They have
just as good old fashioned yellow
corn there as ever grew in Iowa.
There are ears a foot long and
they were raised right here in
Pierce county.