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The Detroit times., 1910-03-07
jim" SCOTT DEAD.
AFTER LONG LIFE
Quaint Old Character Was Once Pro.
fessional Gambler-0wned Much
Property Here.

Detroit lost one OF her quaintest and
best known characters in the death,
Saturday night, o: James Scott. more
familiarly known 10 old and young as
Jim" Scott. Probably no citizen en-
ioyed "A wider acquaintance than ne.
Certainly no one was more popular
with his friends, and No one ever
seemed 10 have tho knack of telling
stories just a. Jim" could tell them.
His fund apparently was ineXhaus-
tiDle.
Mr.. Scott passed away about 1890
O'Clock in the residence at No. Al Cha~-
lotte-ave. His health had been failing
steadily since the holidays, ana
though he struggled gamely TO ward
off the inevitable his years told against
him, for lac had passed his 18th mile
stone.
Mr.. Scott was born in Detroit, in a
building owned by his father. on me
site Of the present store OF the G. ~
n. Mcmillan Co This became known
later as The Hog block, when Scott
following a quarrel with the McMi.-
.lans. erected "A WOODEN pig IN front n
the building To vent his wrath. Scot
attended the first free school estaO-
ished in Detroit located on the river
bank near the foot Of Shelby-st., and
ex Senator Thomas w. Palmer was one
Of his early playmates.
Many stories are told Illustrative
OF SCOTS rugged. honest nature His
memoirs would make interesting read
ing. Scott was a man of considerable
means. having inherited fortune
from his father For a number of
years Scott conducted professional
gambling houses in Detroit and other
cities when the profession was more
on the square than it is nowadays
OF late years he had devoted his at
tention wholly 10 looking after his
property interests around the city. He
was a big-hearted man and gave
much TO charity, of which the world
at large knew nothfr. about.
Mr.. Scott married Miss Alice Marion
Edwards in 1876. She died in 1901.
No children were born Of the union
A magnificent stone house at Peter
boro and Park SITS, stands as a monu-
ment TO the deceased. II was built in
such a manner as TO spite the owner
of the adjoining property and was
never occupied. II has long been
known as SCOTS folly"
The funeral will be held Tuesday
afternoon from William X. Hamilton
a. Co.'S undertaking rooms, No. 20
Elizabeth-st. west.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-07
LAFAYETTE,

That recent affair in New York, in
which Miss Elsie Sgel. young mis-
sionary, was murdered and placed in
trunk by her Chinese lover, is the
choice morse seized upon by that
great educator of American youth.
owen Davis. for his presentation of a
very mellow melodrama called the
Chinatown Trunk Mystery. on exhibit
ton in the Lafayette theater, this
weel II your memory tells you that
one Chinese sneak named Leon Ling
murdered Miss Sigel, his misguided
pilot 10 Christianity, your memory
serves YOU wrong.
Miss Sigel was murdered In the
Lafayette. Sunday-and will continue
TO he murdered twice daily, excepting
Wednesday, one Chong Song.
leader of a Chinese Tong. very strong
and all wrong.
Yep. Chong killed Elsie. right in
front of several hundred gum-chewing
girls with long braids, and several
hundred observant youths in short
trousers. SO there can be no mistake
about the exact manner OF Elsie
Sigers death And then poor, dear
Leon rushed in TO Chong Songs pala-
tial mansion. which looked like chop
suey Joint discovered Elsie's dead
hodv. had a desperate knife duel with
Chong Song and was stabbed in the
middle Of the second act
II was all done with a neatncss and
dispatch. which would have suited
the most 'fasttlious murderer Chong
Song Just had time 10 say 'Howdy
do" and Nice day. or something
like that. 10 Elsie. when they got into
n quarrel. and Chong clumsily got an
Oriental poison dart mixed UP with
Elsie's vitals and she fell over dead.
Knock on the door. Leon Ling, briet
mix. jab, and Chong chanted TWO
gone" just as Silk OLoughlin says
Ball Tub"
II was very fast and interesting
The Detroit times., 1910-03-07
In . LOCAL
The i LAYHOUSES
lYcEuM.


Mrs. Wigs OF the Cabbage Patcn.
with her homelv. direct sermon 10 Us
grasping. dissatisfied. peevish prod
ucts OF an ase ~ discomfort. is back
IN the Lyceum theater TO spend an
other week Of her eternal youth.
Mrs, Wigs own little colony of III
Cabbage Patch, over which she rules
as queen by virtue OF her own patient
.oheery. philosophical. personality. Z,
there TO the life Mis- HaZy and he
matrimon.al-burcau husband, Mr.. Stub
bins. founder through their amazing
courtship IN grotesque style. true C.
the letter of Alice Hogan Rice's famous
novel. LOvey Mary steals into The
scenes Is only real Lovey Mary
could. with her big. wistfu eyes, and
her sweet. quiet ways Mrs. Schultz
and Mrs EichCrn NEEDLE and pry q
their hearts content, without really
accomplishing anything: the little
WigEses romp; Jim Wigs finally
comes baca TO the waiting arms OF his
patient. optimistic wife, and al OF the
other homely Things that happened in
that wonderful Cabbage Patch are
there, 10 DC laughed at. or cried over
or just medi'ated upon, according "a
fhe mental attitude OF the communi
cant
Long after the theater going public
gives uD" the answer 10 the problem
plays that they are just now worrying
about at frequent intervals, the sim
rle everyday philosophy OF Mrs
Wigs will furnish food for reflect Oh
for inhabitants Of cabbage patches
the world over Ana all the world, in
the wide Wigs plan. is a cabbage
patch. II is a poverty stricken, dilapi
Gated settlement which Mrs Wlgge
rules. but there rs a big lesson in "
for the brown Stone front, or the easy
payment frame.
Helen Weathersby has the part OF
Mrs. Wigs. and suffice it to say that
she acted up TO the part. May Nc
Manus was Lovey Mary, and in add
lion TO come real dramatic talent
brought the desired personality TO the
role
Thomas Akin as the thirsty Mr.
Stubbins. and Viva Ogden as Mis-
Hazy, went through their romance &c
'he accompaniment Of gales OF merri
ment. L. G.. Romine is cast as the
Yrodigal Jim Wigs and the other
rarts are in equally good hands.
II was 20 be keenly regretted that a
Sunday afternoon audience tried to
Giown out the actors with their racket
and the disturbance was not confined
TO the gallery goos,
Quite 1 few OF the auditors should
have been accompanied by guardians
or keepers, TO instruct them as to the
proper time to laugh
The Detroit times., 1910-03-07
GAYETY.

A very ambitious entertainment Is
that which the Queens OF the Jardin
de Paris present in the Gayety this
week. Not only is the company an
exceptionally large one and OF consid
cradle ability. but the interludes that
interrupt the fun-making are not OF
the usual sort.
First OF all must be noted the two
act pantomime called Her Whole
Soul" which depicts a side OF life
among the Apaches OF Paris, human
type somewhat similar 10 the Bowery
life OF New York. This sketch Is
reminiscent of The Queen OF the
Moulin Rouge" which has been a
great success In New York and Chi
cago. Martin Ferrari. and Mile. Muir
in, a talented pair OF dancers. take
the leading roles in this little drama
of the other half" and their Apache
dance is wilder than anything OF the
kind seen here before.
Another feature is the ballet of the
seasons, a very neat dancing number.
The music of the show is well chosen
and some of II is original with this
company Babe and Frances Latour
are a Tanguaqesque duo. who get a
lot of applause, rather on their looks
and boisterous fun-making than on
their vocal ability. Harry koler ana
Mul Clark are the comedians and
they are about average.
Robert Dunlap. who is enormous In
weight. is as ludicrous as may we'll be
in contrast TO Joe Phillips, who is
positively emaciated The latter has
very good French song which drew
several encores. This company boasts
a real quartet. Most quartets are not
things TO boast Of
The Detroit times., 1910-03-07
FEARS BLACK HAND ATTACK.
Mrs. Louis Schlussell Asks Police 70,
Protection.

fTOteCtiOn.
Fearing a regular Black Hand at
tack on her nome az No. SOL st. An
toine-st, because her husband had
tailed to pay off several italian
laborers. formerly employed in the
erection Ct a bath house on Alfred-st.
Mrs. Louis Schlhssell sent in hurry
call for the police Sunday. Motorcycle
Officer Smith arrested Michael Tango
and Joseph De Pavlo. as suspicious
persons. and Mrs. Schlussell says she
will swear out warrants, charging
them with threatening her life.
Mrs. Schlussell says that since her
husband took over the contract for
the bath house, her house has been
frequently besieged by angry Italians.
who have beel. discharged from tne
lob. and who clamor for their money.
She says that Tango seeking TO col.
lect SIS due De Pavlo. told her that
he was a representative OF the Black
Hand. AMI that il lie Pavlo didn't get
his money the Black Hand would come
i'm the night and kill the Schlussells
7 olice are guarding the SChlussell
home
The Detroit times., 1910-03-07
BIG NIGHT TONIGHT.
Board Of Commerce viii Pull OF
Heap of "Doings."


Heap of "Doings."
at looks to me like a big night to-
night
This Is the tune members of the
Board OF Commerce are humming 10
themselves as they go about their
tasks today. Ii will be governor 5
night in Board of Commerce circles.
The doings start i'm Harmonic hail
promptly at 6:l5 o'clock and the af-
fair will be strictly informal. Chase
S. Osborn is already in the city. hav-
ing some here from meeting of the
university regents in Ann Arbor. Sat
urday. He mas announced his willing
ness 10 talk on any subject assigned
him. Other speakers on the initial
program will be Lieut. Gov. Patrick II.
Kelley, Amos s. Musselman and Law
ton T. Hemans James Schermerhorn
will act as POSTMASTER. The committee
in charge IS known To have a surprise
IN store tor its guests, but what form
IL will take is "a secret that IS being
closely guarded.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-07
An audience that crowded the Muse
nm of Ar 90 The Iimit. NmnhnN nfter-

noon. was taken for a trip through
Egypt 10y prof y IT. Griffith. Not
only was the audience shown the
beauties aud wonders OF that ancient
laud but II learned much OF the his
tory Of tie earth cradle. The beau
tiful cleopatra came iu for good
hit Of culoGN and Instead of being
painted as woman al loose morals.
the lecturer pronounced her the most
patriotic Of women. aud told how. 90
save her country, sin" conquered hcr
tonQucrcr with the beauty OF her
charms Tire pyramids. the tomhs of
the ancient kings and the statuary
of the country were all described in
tcr,Stingly. and shown on the screen.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-07

show. There was the regulation fal-
len woman. who raves about her
"Mothah.'" and who keeps tripping,
while trying To climb from the deep.
damp depths: there are policemen
and detectives and Chinese and NOR
alists and opium and hypnotism.
II is the sickening. morbid. un-
wholesome story of that pitiful New
York tragedy. refined" by being
dragged ont into four acts OF melo-
drama. IT. is a slight drawback 10
the propaganda OF those who find SER
mons in stones. and helpful recrea.
ton in the Sunday theater
The Detroit times., 1910-03-07
BAIL CASE
OVER TILL TUESDAY
Judge Phelan Too Busy Hearing
Ordinance Complaints To Take
Up Other Matter.

Judge Phelan was so busy hearing
ordinance cases Monday morning that
arguments in the application for bail
for Or. George A. Fritch, pending an
appeal TO the supreme court were post
poned until Tuesday morning.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-07
Hurt while Going to Dying Mother

TOLEDO. O.. March Misfortune
overlook James Arnold. 90 years old.
Of Grand Rapids. Mich. yesterday,
while on mis- way 10 the bedside OF his
mother. who Is dying in New York
and as the result he Is lying in a local
hospital probably fatally injured
While attempting 10 board a freight
train he ran against o signal post and
was thrown undc- the train. His righ'
leg was so badly n;angled that II had
10 be amputated He was also cut and
bruised ABOUT the head and body.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-07
Night Letter Service Starts Tonight

The Western Union starts the night
letter service tonight This service
will hermit OF business firms and in
dividuals Ming q fiftyword letter for
the price of a day rate message. the
letter to bc delivered before business
hours next day.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-07

tween an offices on its own lines and
the lines OF it's direct connections in
the United states These mcssa ges
Will be known as night letter telc-
grams, and the charge for 50 words
cor less viii be- the same as for a To-
word Telegram at the day rate. For
each additional 10 words or less, one
nfth of this rate will be charged.
The message viii he accepted over
the counter or bN telephone for
transmission at night, ana delivery
AT destination on the morning of the
next ensuing business day by mail
or messenger In the option of the
company.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-07
William smith or INIcinsmith, said 10
h.. IIine rnnI alNnL ms. der. nj y ing

Ms trHdc uround tUr STATE. Is Doing
sought by the police To- put him in
touch with a $4,000 legacy left him
by his brother VINO killed MN If
smith j. said 10 be about G5 years
old. six feet tall and wears dark
heard The dead brothers former
h0usckccpcr Mrs 4. T. Iclmcs. No.
~ iG Grand River. Chicago. commune
Gated with the Detroit police regard
lnE Tho mlftNr-
The Detroit times., 1910-03-07
A. "a. Cooler. n tinsmith, was found
dead. Saturday night. In his room on

mo INIrd lOOT OF IT . FrNs slIO0n
and lodging house. No. l6l Randolph
st. and Coroner Bennett IL making
an investigation From the condi-
tion Of the body, death is thought to
have occurred last Monday. Fry
went 10 tn, room, SATURDAY, 10 coll
lcCt his room rent. and found Goc-
lers dead body The furniture in
the room was turned topsy- turvy. in
diCating that Cooler struggled hard
against his lonely death
The Detroit times., 1910-03-07
FLAT ROCK PIONEER DIES.

CARLETON, Mich. March Mrs.
blanche iitlofclG wife of Wesley
llttlefed. postmaster and justice OF
the peace OF Flat Rock. died suddenly
in that village from apoplexy, aged GO
years She was one OF the best known
residents of the village.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-07
That 'he worlds Richest man, John ID.
Nnck Her. hms grOMn 90 % lrmr

mN1sUrC OF groatnr9s and Is but
carrying out his own recognition Of
the meaning Of God given steward
ship ia the disposal Of his wcait
was made the basis OF a strong ser
mon. by the Rev. II &. Atwater. in
st Peters Episcopal church, sunday
morning II believe the happicst
moment in RoCkefeller's life was
when his son gave up hts directorate
membership in the standard OH Co
To become the manager and diStrib-
utor OF the Rockefeller wealth. said
The Detroit times., 1910-03-07
Charged with lettering around . the

nnd-aVe. and pecring into the rear
windows Garabcd GOnissarlan. NO.
ISl Solvay-aNe., was arrested, sun 81
nav might ~ Motorcycle officer
smith Mrs. Kelly alleges That Con
,ss.triap firet called at the front door.
and Inquired for an Armenian tam.
nv half-hour later she heard
someone az the rear window anu
opcnfuC the back door says that sA'
saw Gouissarian pceping into her
The Detroit times., 1910-03-07
Prof Fred Moe told the nrw-boys. sun
div night. MI nhOut IlnIIeN's CONVEX

m su,h Simple and IuI'I'H,I :
manner. that he held the interest Of
every youugstcr present Tor more
than an hour The mandolin tlub ~
rccird by pro: IA Haugh and Mrs.
r. MCQmlicn gave number OF
selections Walter Brake, a tormer
neWsEoN. now citizen OF the rofd
RepubIc sang the Republic song,
cOutposed bv himself. and \. y, Elder
recited Brake was awarded hrst
$3.50. L,L.-n AA.nnN
The Detroit times., 1910-03-07
a bri.L hInxc which InSted less than
nm hnur- iii nLnnf - 900 hnmngc 20

me fuT @I0TU OF . " EAUAVT- ~
10 Broadway. saturday afternoon.
Tho nre Is believed 20 have ori- in-
atad in the tailor shop OF r NJ
Ufirrnardt on the second floor OF the
huliding Burgbardts loss was
about 1000 but the hames swept
through the IAN ger warerooms lh
Tie rear section OF the second moor
Finished goods on display ON the
FIRST floor were badly damaged by
Inr
The Detroit times., 1910-03-07
Wheeling his bnb> brother along Nich-
i.un-uAn- Ia ~ cnIN q hirh-sL.. sun

DAY afternoon Arthur Frausch. .
wears old. Of 40 - Humboldt ave
was attacked by gang on rOwdics
and stabbed ina the shoulder, when
lc tried TO protect the baby from
being Jostlcd out OF IT'S buggy The
,rowd bumped into the baby ear
rage. and when young PrausCh OBJ
ioCtcd. turned on him Prausch was
not seriously wounded and the BABY
-
The Detroit times., 1910-03-07
discrimination ~ made against the
uIlnrinn church hat.ruSc Of fhcOInE-

ical harspilttug, SAID Inc is'N'
Eugene shipper. ~ the FIRST nj
tariau church sunday morutu1.
speaktng on What rs Cnitaranism'
"intcllccuallN. unitariantsm is SYM
ouvmous with ratlonalism. reason
hriug our ultimate authority anu u
standg not only for the unity of God,
bat the unity OF man and OF re-
IwfOuS
The Detroit times., 1910-03-07
United states Immigration officers. wh'
lur ~, cruI uunuihs hMNr hccn stM-

toned on the ferry dock in Windsor
spotttng "undcsirablcs seeking en- ,
trance 10 the United states VIII
hereafter remain on this side OF the
r,y,r N was charged ny Windsor
citizens that the American officers
wee too ofhcious and that several
well known Windsorites had pfri
ire,tlt.J hy over-zealous or ignorant
The Detroit times., 1910-03-07

cash and burglars took a suit case
and $50 worth OF iewelry from George
b. Sheehys residence, No. 402 Jeffel-
son.ave.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-07

The first newspaper in United
States was printed in Boston, 1890.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-07
n T. Uunton. of WushIngtun. %. e.. n
liz. 4 N lL.Ia l.

tioual committee. spoke several
times IN Detroit sunday. on behalf
of the Negro Mr. tIunton is himself
- Negro tho son of a slave who fed
10 Canada before the civil war. and
although born I'm Canada hc has
spent the past % years In the south
crn states. working among MS own
race.
rhr Postal Telegraph GO. announces
that. beginning Nnndny night. "a
Will Civ, a uight letter service be-
The Detroit times., 1910-03-07
william u. smith. NJ. % Wnteri"o-H. ;,
who enused considerable excitement

hy spiriting his baby away from rs
mother and later returning II, made
an attempt ON his own lite saturday
afternoon Mrs. smith found her
husband in the bathroom WIN
tube attached 10 the gas jet. and the
free end IN his mouth Smlln was
sent Is st Marys hospital lie Is
L. IN. Il ~ cd
The Detroit times., 1910-03-07
The Badge of Honesty

Is wrapper of Doctor Perces Golden Medical Dcov
cry because full list of ingredients composing it is printed there
plain English More than forty of experience has
superior worth bloodpufer and nvgoratng tonic for
the of stomach disorders and all liver ills builds the
rundown system other in which alcohol used
The medicinal principles of native such Golden
Seal and Queens Stone and Mandrake Boodoot
and Black Cherark extracted and by the of
chemically pure, trple-refned glycerine
Send to Dr. r. " Pierce at Buffalo, N Y, for free booklet
which quotes from werecognzed medical authorities
such Drs Barthoow King Scudder Coe Elngwood and
host of Others showing that these be depended upon
their action all weak of the stomach
panied by indigestion dyspepsia well all bilious or liver
complaints and in all wasting diseases where there is loss of
flesh and gradual running down of the strength and system
The Detroit times., 1910-03-07


to in
in "
Y, box of ADtleang nreach
you
to health
regulate invgote stomach liver and
Sugarcoated granuls, take candy
The Detroit times., 1910-03-07
Bepiamiu Fay Mills, the Emerson lee
he nm II series Of Icctmrcs Im
John Nasik. No. 1884 Kiopelle-st.' was
struck over the head with peer

bottle. during a nght IN i'ot'i -.
Frederick and Russril-sts., Satutday
night lie was taken 10 ST. Mary
hospital. and IL is thought th3t ms
No 500 st Aubin ave. was stapo'u
In the arm during another SATURDAY
night night ia the thene precinct
The wound IS only slight
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-31
Arch H0XSEY,
WORLD CHAMP,
LATEST VICTIM
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
DOMINGUEZ AVIATION FIELD, LOS ANGELES
Cal, Dec 31-Arch. Hoxsey, holder of the world at-
tude record fell 800 feet and instantly killed 25
p m this afternoon.
Hoxsey had been in the air than hours De-
scendng he executed the spiral dip that has made the
aviatOrs of the Wright school famous.
Three times he turned and twisted in the air, while the
thousands in the stands below gasped their wonder and
fear.
When 800 feet from the ground the boy essayed another
spiral Once he went successfully The second twist
was almost completed when the wind lifted fitting plane
and the aeropane started toward the earth like pmme
Twice before it struck the earth the bpane turned
petely
Hoxsey did not lose his seat but beneath the plane
when it struck the earth with sckenng crash. Scores
of mecancians and spectators rushed toward the north
end OF the field, where the machine dropped Police
drew their clubs and labored rantically to keep
back the mob.
The young aviator lay in pitiful, crumped heap be-
meath the wngs of the great bird in which he had sailed
repeatedly for the entertainment of thousands. He
dead before the first trembling hand of his brother av-
aors touchet, him.
The crowd in the grand stands in an uproar in
ImEhent. Women screamed hystercaly and
tainted.
The spiral dip which Hoxsey executing when he
met his death the that proved fatal Ralph
ohnstone another Wright aviator the recent Denver
meet.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-31
53 PAY DAYS IN 1910:
DID YOU GET WISE?

incidentally, also, it will be al
most 100 years before there. is
another lapse of only 13 years be-
tween years which have SO Satur-
days, for under the ordinary course
of events every l4th year begins
and ends on Saturday, but the
fact that the year 1900, not being
divisible by 400. was not a leap
year, jumped the Saturday years
ahead one day.
So while 1910 has been a mighty
good year for people working by
the week and getting paid Satur-
day-and bad one for the bosses
who had to meet that extra pay
day. it will not be until 1928 that
we again get such year, and
there are mighty few OF us now
living who will ever see the Sat
urdays come SO in a year only
13 years apart again.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-31

How many paydays in a year,
supposing you get paid every Sat
urday?
Huh, that's an easy one. Fifty
two weeks in year; 81 paydays
in year.
It's good guess, but you're
wrong this year.
For in this good little old year
of 1910 there were SO Saturdays,
and consequently SO paydays.
That's correct, the calendar says
so. The very first day OF the
present year was Saturday, Jan
uary /, and the very last day is
today, Saturday, December 81.
Incidentally, 1t has been l3 years
since we had year with SO Sat
urdays, the last year being thus
abundantly blessed with paydays
being the year 1898, when Satur-
day was both the first and last
day of the year
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-31

What do you want most Of all
that the New Year. should bring
you?
The Press has interviewed 4
number of the leading citizens Of
the city and has asked them what
they wanted most of all. OF course
in a good many instances II was not
necessary to interview the people
mentioned. The Press already
knew what they wanted. Anyway,
here Is the result:
Sheriff +. Mex Pugh-A Job as
good and fat as that sheriffship.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-31

pennant for the Indians.
Colonel Andy Mul!igan-A bill
passed through the legislature au-
thorizing boxing matches in the
state of Washington.
Harry ayward-More Shubert
shows for the Auditorium.
Frank Smith-More dope.
Chief w. j, Doust-A new au'
tomobile for the police department,
Police Judge Nj. A. Mama job
with the Baker stock company.
And the man who worked The
Press Good Fellow stunt-A chance
to do IL again next year and make
500 children happy instead OF 800.