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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-30
FRANCE HONoRS PIONEER
IN PAINLESS DENTISTRY
Monument TO Horace Wells Unveiled
in Paris with Much
Ceremony.

PARIS. March 30.-In the presence
OF a distinguished gathering OF scien-
lists. government and city officials.
and delegates from dental societies In
Europe. monument 10 Horace Wells
was unveiled with fitting ceremony In
the Place des Etats-Unis.
Horace Wells, born in Hartford,
Conn. IN 1915. was a pioneer in the
use of nitrous oxide gas in dental
operations to prevent pain He COM
mitted suicide In New York in 1SiS.
In the addresses Wells was lauded
as a benefactor OF mankind FOR his
discoveries i'm anaesthesia.
Among those who spoke were
Deputy Georges Berry, Prof. Dastre OF
the Academy of Sciences, who dwelt
on the scientific value OF Wellss
work. and Or. jenkins. president oil
the American Dental Club in Paris.
who expressed the gratitude OF the
American people Ito generous France.
who was first TO acknowledge the inn
portance OF his discovery and to COM
fort the man In his last said days.
and who now raises an enduring tri-
bu,e TO his memory.
During the ceremonies regimental
band played the French and American
national anthems.
NJ. Boutee was the sculptor OF the
monument
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-30

evening. II has been heard often
enough in Detroit 10 be greeted as an
old friend. and TO the regular concert
goer it's beauties are becoming fami-
liar. It's rendition, however, was oy
no means the best work the Thomas
orchestra has given Detroit, and at
times the PLAYING was decidedly rag
ced for so great an orchestra. me
Thomas has long way TO go YET W
meet its Boston sister In beauty anu
smoothness OF tone and perfection Oh
Interpretation.
The Dukas' number The Sorcerer
Apprentice" proved more of musical
curiosity than anything else: Debus-
sy's Afternoon of Faun' was ell
loved. because Of familiarity perhaps;
Saint.Saens' Spinning Wheel OF ON
phale." a charming composition, NOR
oughly French and the minuet, dance,
and march from Berlioz's "Damna'
ton OF Faust" likewise familiar. com
pleted the program. which opened
with Mozarts lovely Magic Flute
overture.
Detroit cannot be too grateful TO
the men and women making up the
list of guarantors Of the Detroit Or
chestral association for the opportun-
ity offered music lovers TO hear the
great orchestras OF the country. Is is
to be hoped that the excellent patron
age given the series OF concerts dur
ing the season just closed is but the
foundation OF future seasons that viii
mean profit and not financial loss
to the guarantors. The price OF the
tickets has been within the reach OF
all. while the programs presented and
the magnificent ORGANIZATIONS playing
them have placed gold mine oil
musical beauties at Detroit's door.
The support TO the Orchestral associ-
alton cannot be too practical and toe
enthusiastic.
ELLA MAE HAWTHORNE.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-30
COP USES CLUB
ONCE IN 81 YEARS
Portland Policeman Has Never Used
His Revolver During Long Per-
iod He Has Been on Duty

TACOMA. Wash. March 30-With
Thirty-two years on the police force
without ever using a gun. and only
once his club on a prisoner, is the
unique record or Ben Branch. referred
10 by mis- fellow officers as Portland;s
smallest Oldest and nerviest police
man.
He Is now 81 years OF age and has
spent half his life on the local force.
He Is feet - inches in hight and
weighs 100 pounds.
Although be has gotten by" for
90 years without having TO Kill or
MAIN prisoner. IL has not been be-
cause he has lodged his duty as it
came to him.
Branch held down the depot beat.
one of the most difficult in the city.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-30
THOMAS ORCHESTRA
SHOWS SOME RAGGED SPOTS

An audience OF numbers and smart
new Easter clothes almost filed the
barren Light Guard armory Tuesday
eveUing. for the final concert Of the
Detroit Orchestral association series,
given by the Theodore Thomas or
snestra. OF Chicago The atmosphere
out in the night was heavy and
smoky and inside the air WAS warm
and uncomfortable 10 was. therefore.
not 10 be wondered that the audience
showed certain signs OF uncomfort.
ahleuess and iustled about much 90
the annoyance Of Conductor Frederick
STOCK.
Il is an unfortunate fact that every
time Mr.. Stock comes 90 Detroit he
has the same difficulty, with his
audience-the\ individual In IL just
wont keep still and late corners just
Will noisily seek their seats and tickling
throats just viii emit exasperating
coughs and-Mr Stock stands with
his baton poised looking the picture
Of disgust at DctrOits bad manners.
Maybe when the town possesses a
decent music hall in which 10 settle
itself iu peaceful comfort 10 listen TO
symphony its manners viii improve
and so Mr. Stock viii have to take
hope 20 his breast and trust that
wien We leave the bancful Influence
OF the sordid and disagreeable old
armorv forever we will become polite
and attentive
Despite these deplorable details Of
the concert. Tuesday evening. the
audience gave Mr. Stock and his men
the heartiest kind of applause and the
program was thoroughly appreciated
That most beautiful and appealing OF
all symphonies. Tschaikowsky's Pa
thetiquo" was the biz number Of the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-30

An interesting event not on the
bills enhvened the performance in the
Temple theater Tuesday afternoon.
when Peter the monkey headliner at
that playhouse. accidentally invaded
Misv Mayrde f'inney's dressing room,
and was making up for the show,
when the popular actress-mermaid ar
rived on the scene. Miss Finney ut
tered shrek which brought the en-
tire stage force 10 her rescue ana
Peter was kindly but firmly ordered TO
seek other quarters. The trouble was
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-30
PINEAPPLE KILLS WOMAN.
Sticks Thumb on Sharp Point sne
Stranqe Poison Causes Death.

NEW YORK. March 30.-Mrs.
Helen NJ Mitchell. a widow. living in
BROOKLYN. died today as the result OF
a spicnle OF a pineapple she had been
paring entering her thumb.
The wound was a slight one, but IN
half an hour her hand was swollen.
Her arm then became infamed and
turned black and green IN color. Inc
family physician was called IN, put
the swelling spread 20 Mrs. Mitchell =
body. and after suffering great agony
she died.
The doctors are OF the opinion tnat
the pineapple was infected with some
powerful and deadly West Indian
poison
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-30
pays $1,000 For Reba,inq.

NEW YORK, March 30.-Davld o.
ives. president Of the Board OF Trade
OF the Boston Merchants association
and former traffic manager OF the Wa
bash railroad. pleaded guilty in the
count Of an indictment charging him
with rebaiing. while an official OF The
Wabash. 10 the Holland-American
Steamship Co lie was fined 81 100.
which he paid.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-30
GIRL ON DEATH BED
WHEN SHE MARRIES
PitifuI Romance Only Becomes Known
When Bride Of Six Days
Passes Away.

POUGHKEEPSIE, March 30
Through the death of Miss Jennie
Portman OF Staatsburg. her romantic
marriage to Moses Jennings. Of this
city. has been revealed. The cere-
mony was performed six days ago,
while the young woman lay on her
death bed.
Jennings, who is well-known In mer-
camille circles here. met Miss Port
man at social function year or SO
ago He was at first attracted by her
beauty. Miss Portland was very popu-
lar and had many admirers, but her
friends were not greatly surprised
when her engagement TO n. Jennings
was announced.
Though no definite date had been
set for the wedding 1t was believed
the marriage would be In the early
summer
one day recently, while Miss Port
land was making arrangements tor
the ceremony. She was stricken with
a serious illness After the consulta-
ton the physicians told her that there
was no hope for her recovery. That
evening when her lover called she
told him.
II there was a thought in the mind
OF either OF breaking of the engage
ment il was not expr, Ised; Instead
both manifested a desire 10 be mar
ried as soon as possible, although the
girl realized that she was doomed to
die soon, and that the union would be
a short one. With the consent OF the
brides family the services we're held.
For several days later Mrs Jen.
nings seemed 10 improve and her hus-
band had a fleeting hope mat the ply
sicians had misjudged the girls Ill
mes, and that she might recover. But
I'm a day or two she suffered a re-
lapse and died suddenly
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-30

New York receives an immigrant
every 40 seconds. has fatal accident
every hour. divorce every eight
hours, suicide every ten hours, a
death every six minutes. q birth every
i've minutes. and every IL minutes
celebrates a marriage
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-30

As an attraction for The last week
Of the regular season OF the Lyceum
theatet the management has selected
Willard liolcomb version OF Augusta
J. Evans famous novel st Elmo.
a book which has been translated in
"a dozen different languages and at
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-30

population OF over half a million. 10
had but 37 fires last year In which
the losses eaualled one-sixth OF the
value OF the property endangered.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-12-16

his daughter in a proper way. So she
was as Mrs. Joshua Flint, but things
change and men and women change
with them. One day Josh was blown
up by his own dynamite In cellar ex-
cavation. He carried $4,000 life in-
surance.
Within a month Mrs. Flint began
to have aspirations. She wasn't so
very old yet, and there were the
wrinkle removers and the face bleach
ers and the fashionable dressmakers.
She felt 1t her duty to do something
for Florence. The name OF Flint was
changed to Flynt on the new cards
Joshua became Joseph. The third-fioor
fiat was exchanged for a house. The
street cars were exchanged for her
own horses and carriage. Mrs. Joshua
had hustled for money in other days:
now she hustled for aspirations. Flor
ence had very little to do with it be-
yond her wardrobe and jewelry and
being sent to college.
And now the girl had finished her
education and was coming home for
good. She hadn't been spoiled at all.
In way she was beginning to realize
the false position her aunt had placed
herself in. but 1t was not for her to
criticise. She was practically penni-
less, and besides she had something to
tell-something that she had forebod-
| ings about.
During her trips home she had
heard mention made of matrinony and
titles and castles, and she had come
to know that her aunt had schemes.
Chevalier Darcy couldn't have fig.
ured all this out, but he figured
! enough to make him wish that some
thing would happen before reaching
the city, He was accommodated. Miss
| Florence had just opened her Inns IN
make confession to her aunt and
take her scolding when there was a
ear-end collision with another train. II
didn't amount to much--a crash and q
Jar. as that was not the roads regular
day for a blunder and a slaughter-hut
II was sufficient for the cheyalIsr ~
pick himself up OF the floor brush
the dust from his knees and offer his
| protection.
And that was how Chevalier Darcy
came to be an honored guest in the
house OF Flynt. Miss Florence looked
at him doubtfully. but the aunt accent.
ed him at once Why not? He had
the most engaging manners: he was .
gentleman with title: he had saved
their lives; he was a stranger who
was making tour of America TO study
society and other things. And he ad,
nittea N the frankest aud most
dansmiug manner that II was possible
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-12-16

was the ideal hospitality which al
ways reigned supreme. In his early
life 1t was Tolstois pleasure to en-
terrain lavishly for his aristocratic
Russian friends. Later, when fame
came, bringing with mighty literary
and philosophic following, Tolstot
opened his doors and was lat home"
to the whole world Believers from
every land travelled the intervening
miles to become a guest at his
patriarchal home. People who doubt
ed, but admired, nevertheless made
the pilgrimage in order to become con-
yinced And they were convinced,
many of them, and returned home to
preach the faith that Tolstoi taught
them-the faith of the true life. What
this faith is it would take volumes
to tell Tolstoi occupied many volumes
In giving it to the world.
His mode of living, which was as
varied as it was eccentric, created
very nearly as much discussion as his
literary works. By gradual and not
entirely consistent evolution he came.
W the lllC SiAApAlAACOS DIS AS CdllSU IT.
and 1t was through the peasants
jacket and the peasants hoe that he
thought to find the life simplifed."
With advancing age his eccentric!
ideas and habits became more pro-
nounced. and finally eliminated in the
foolish and apparently aimless pill
grimage which precipitated his final
illness.
Tolstoi's hold upon the people of
Russia was beyond calculation. A
constant thorn in the side of the
car, Siberian exile would have been
his but that the reigning autocrat real
lied that to harm a hair of his head
or TO interfere in the slightest degree
with his liberties would mean a revo-
luton on the part Of the adoring
masses which would have drenched
the country in the blood of the nobili.
ty and have sent the throne of the
Romanoffs crashing into oblivion. De-
dant of the government, he was as
scornful of the denunciations of the
,hureh and accepted accommodation
as the empty and harmless protest of
a false and barbarous religion. And
great as he was in Russia he was
greater in the worldwide realm Of
| thought and literature.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-12-16
The Real Thing In Pathos.

Jacob A. Riis. the brilliant author
and journalist, was discussing in New
York his experiences as a police re-
porter.
"They were intense experiences.
The pathetic ones had. indeed. such
an intensity that they couldn't be used
in literature-they'd seem overdrawn,
For example, one cold and dreary
Thanksgiving evening, as | passed a
famous restaurant, l saw little ur.
chin standing before the area. Through
the area gratings the kitchen, bril-
liantly Illuminated. could be seen. The
cook. in his white dress, basted halt
dozen great brown birds.
"sTIi. Timmyr the urchin cried. and
a second youngster turned towards
him.
"Tri. Timmyi Come an eat yer
crust in the smell from this here
kitchen. 1t makes It taste Just Ike
roast turkey"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-12-16
COUNT ASA PEASANT
TolStoi, Born of Wealth and Title,
Preferred Poverty.
Remarkable Man, Who by a Word
Could Have Hurled Cars Throne
into Differentiated Blood
and Loved Peace.

Astapova, Russia.-In the PASSING of
Count Lyoff Nicholaievitch Tolstoi,!
the aged novelist and philosopher, the,
world lost one of its most remarkable
men. Born of wealth and title he
cams &c prefer the coarse garments
and the -scant fare of the peasant
having served heroically in the
Cr1mean war, he became the apostle
OF peace and non-resistance; in a land
of despotism he preached doctrine
OF defiance to authority, and even the
mighty car dared not arrest him: his
heart torn by the poverty and suffer
lngs OF the peasantry of Russia, he
would have given away every cent OF
MS inheritance, every acre of his vast
estate, and become bare-footed wan
derer on the face of the earth had il
not been for the influence Of his fam
lily aided by the power of the govern
ment; entitled to be an honored figure
at the glittering court of st. Peters,
burg, he preferred the mental com7
partnership Of revolutionary thinkers
and the physical companionship of the
crude peasantry
Tolstoi, who when he assumed the
PEASANTS costume assumed his work
as well, was accompanied in his jour
neys over the country and at his work
in the fields by one or more of his
daughters who wore the rough clothes
and did the rough work which he had
chosen for himself In the last few
years, owing to a gradual decline of
strength with advancing age, the field
work gradually lessened, and several
times during the last year it was an
nounced that Tolstoi would give up
his farm work and his country home
for the easier life of the city.
The predominating and characteris-
tic feature of Tolstois life and home
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-12-16

By DONALD ALLEN
Copyright. 1870 by Associated Literary Press

In the seat behind the middle-aged
woman and the girl with her sat Chev-
alier Darcy. He had been sitting
there for two hours, and he had fig
ured out that the woman was no lady.
That is, she had not been born to the
purple. She was just woman trying
to be lady. He figured that the girl
was about nineteen, the niece OF the
other, and that she was frank and in
genuous and not trying to be anything
else. His eyes had told him over and
over again during those two hours
that she was good to look upon.
Chevalier Darcy looked to he thirty
years old. He may have been ten
years older. 1t was his business to
look thirty and to size up people. For
half an hour he had seen that the
girl had something on her mind that
she wanted to talk about One would
have thought the woman would have
noticed it first, but she didn't. Her
thoughts were busy with other things
. Years before, when Joshua Flint
and his wife came to the city, Josh
was q carpenter. He was a good work
man. He shoVed the plane by day and
mixed with politics at night In year
Josh had pull; in another he was
city contractor. The members of the
Flint family didn't lose their heads.
They lived in a modest way and they
saved. Josh wore his old coats, and
his wife never went beyond $12 for
ready-made dress. More politics
more pull-more money in bank.
Mrs. Flfnt's brother Sam, living In
a western state, died. Before it was
too late he consigned his daughter.
Florence Benson, to the care of his
sister. She was girl of fifteen then.
The father had said of his sister that
she was a hard-headed, sensible, saw
Ing woman-1ust the one to bring up
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-12-16
BARS THE INAUGURAL BALL

Governor-elect H. w Johnson of California
who declined to attend an inaugural ball ar.
ranged in his honor is the insurgent leader in
his state He first came into prominence during
the fight against graft, and it was largely due to
his influence that Abe Ruef was convicted after
the shooting of Francis j. Heney in court Mr.
Johnson was born in California in 1866 He stud.
led at the University of California practiced law
at Sacramento and went TO San Francisco in i 09
Prior to his departure for Washington he die.
tated letters in which he declined to attend the
ball.
The mayor OF Sacramento appointed a com.
mittee of thirty citizens to arrange for the Gus.
tcmary inaugural ball The list was submitted
by Mr.. Johnsons friends In a letter received nv
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-12-16

he resigned make
100
the
length
changing
retired nom the chair
In the practise of
ne new Junior senator from Georgia is ortnine
ooh IN GreenViIe Merwether
and sarah H. Anthon) Terrell
General David Meriweh
the grandfather
of the state and studied
October 49, 1886 married
which
elected and qualities.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-12-16

aviation field Meoa recently Il don't to just what I'm working
builder
asp achieve that will balance and auto
nacaly airshp
working in
applaud
when the public will demand something practical More serious work
is arshps
there We Americans skim the We hampered by
aships
litigation
be
ships They Think
will They will be endless value to civil engineers taking
vaon bridges
be in
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-12-16
NEW SENATOR FROM GEORGIA

Joseph Meriwether Terrell is the new Unit.
ed States senator from Georgia. The naming OF
Governor Terrell probably caused no surprise
throughout the state. He the one man most
conspicuously mentioned for the post
former governor of Georgia and former at
torney general of the state, Senator Terrell has
been conspicuous for his interest In education
for the boys and girls of the state The estab-
lishment of the eleven district agricultural
schools which have since come into being was
authorized during his incumbency Of the guber-
Material office in 1902
Senator Terrell served in the lower house In
the sessions of 1884 and 1885, and In the senate
which convened In 1890 He was elected attor-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-12-16
WlNANS NEW TO HIS COUNTRY

Although he is ffty-six years of age Walter
Winans, an American citizen, never saw this
country until he stepped ashore from the steamer
Cedric at New York the other day Mr. Winans
father, William L. Winans of Baltimore went to
Russia to build railroad for the car and never
returned. 1t was said that the sea voyage from
America had been so dsagreeable that he feared
to make the return. At any rate his son Walter
was born In st. Petersburg and as the family
established its residence in England he was
brought up IN that country.
Walter Inherited an enormous fortune He
has devoted his life to sport. He has 80 of his
horses now Austrian tracks and may send
these to America some day He has a very large
stable Of show hnrsaa 1G 81 1uhinl, hn hnr ca,,&
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-12-16
WHOS,(88lZI{l|lzA{zzz55ll7N
a WOMAN AIRSHEP BUILDER

Thousands of persons pass daily dingy build
ing in Twenty-third street, New York city. with
out ever so much as dreaming that up in its loft
there is a woman with tireless brain at work on
the great problem of conquering the air One
need not be unduly surprised at this, as women
have invaded most of mans territory anyway
Miss E. Lillian Todd is no newcomer in the field
yet she is the only woman builder of airships,
and it is in the loft mentioned that she does all
her planning Visitors admitted to the place soon
learn to watch out. II they do not they are sure
to be hit in the nose by some cardboard model
which the ardent Miss Todd sends whizzing
across the room with a rubber-band motor. Miss
Todd began serious work a bipane about two
wears ago which was In successful fight on the
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-12-16

Mr.
to be of
eandd
MIR a a friend. Victor Hatfield
position will
entertainment myself win he eliminated
Do wish.
an ball
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-12-16

this exhibition wnans
hunter big killed In
ne Is more devoted to hunting than he is horse
and his work sculptor
o. oong everd DONE
Wnans has lived
held championship
Stansa he speaks French Russian
Russian in St Petersburg and attended