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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-05
fritch Jury ~Resents
An Open Insult to the
People Of the State
Frlteh Defied and Laughed at the
Law, But the Law Laughs
Last, Always, and Laughs
Best.

revolving OF the crime the
the victim a that responsible
familiar with and sckend Of the details
the public regard for justice for
the law and for the courts
with the Edith Presley yet fresh in
the public and its nostrs when the trail had brought
the officers of the engaged Mnan
door of this malpractiioner
And the public watched
possible for persist
breaking defying law of the and unpublished
the progressed and
defense filed the stand with lying stories conooctei
by the butch of
Mllman his hands ghoulish
smile upon his lips this who thought himself much bigger than
stopped methods quite becoming him. but which amounted
to insult the intelligence of Judge jury prosecutor and all the people
of tatenu of which this social eer the personifcstion
jury long resening the methods used by Fth
defense like of which look upon again
Detroit court
the Fritch the with which the law
and the its charity and its consideration for those
whom it is evoked
Despite the employed the defense the
lucid charge the by Judge Phean the defendant
the other cheek and demanding the accused due
of all his rights
Judge jury prosecutor medical profession people of the
Michigan congratulated upon of DR.
Fritch.
1t is Of good radiance
There sympathy due the
there be who think otherwise and
let them extend to the stricken home Ann Arbo which
nothing though Frtch goes prison
Though the law has punished him home cannot
replace that which has been away.
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THE EVENING STORY

There was a general grasp OF amaze
inent and dismay.
The moon" continued the profes-
sCr. is cut up by huge canals run
nng with the delicious lunar beer
often have longed to dwell upon that
delightful satellite"
Well. | yum anC vow?' declared
Toms. the timer
The planet Jupiter" resumed the
professor. is five hundred and eight
billion. six hundred and two million,
l inc hundred and eleven thousand
times as big az the north pole
Punkyille groaned. These new
truths were certainly worth any man
go cents.
The planet Neptune is headed at
the spot where | stand at the rate OF
fourteen million miles an eye-wink,
resumed Mackay
There was a general movement
back from the threatened point CT
contact. while the haggard scientist
went on 90 speak OF the recent explC-
sIons on Mercury ard the reason that
POTATOES grew faster in the dark Of
the moon. After which he turned TO
Hen.
Thick and juicy enough. doctor? ."
Thick and juicy enough for any
body" declared Mr.. Benton.
Such was the general sentiment, 50
that Prof Mackay was wined, dined,
lionized and coquetted with for the re-
mainder OF the evening AS through
freight No. 81 pulled ont OF Punkvil!e
under the good light OF the satellite
Luna, the professor, turning costly
upon his brake beam. unburdened
1t was a blessed cinch. Shorty,
and I'm snll 10 popp,n'. But 1 ~onder
who theyc really lookin' for"
Huh" growled shorty. It's the
chap that's been IN the waitin room
all eyenin mumblin' about asteroids.
seen him jump up while ago AMI
yell that he'd forgotten his lecture"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-05
Guilty or Not Guilty, Madam

ter OF French cookery. Comparisons
are odious. and that Of the French
cuisine in which favors are impaired
in place of better ones destroyed with
that OF the American housewives
dainies is especially so.
The fact is this. probably that DR.
Wiley is Judging by the conditions in
the large cities. There cookery is be
coming a lost art because the girls
have no chance TO learn II. They are
in shops and factories and live in
apartments. and eat at restaurants.
and are utterly undomesticated Cook
cry has been destroyed with the
home. And even here, the domestic
science class In evening school and
day school is surely bringing back a
better day in American cookery-a
day when the average girl will know
how TO buy, how 20 cook. how 10
serve. and all more scientifically ana
thoroughly than the average girl or
40 years ago knew Just now. how
ever. IL may b. admitted that the
Young women In the great cities are
allowed TO grow no In ignorance OF
this the most feminine OF arts, ana
that on which home happiness 30
much depends.
But the great cities are not Amerl-
! ca In the small cities. in the coun-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-05

Can YOU cock?
Can your daughter cook?
Can you do intelligent marketing?
Is your daughter learning 10 do in
telligent marketing?
These are the personal applications
which We ask you. Madam, 10 make
Of the indictment found by DR.. Har-
vey w. Wiley against American wo-
men
Cookery has been for hundred
thousand years, perhaps. The art
preventative of the race in which
women have taken most pride. They
have touched their men folks hearts
through the medium of their stom-
achs. Boys with tendency 10 wan
dering have returned TO their homes
for the sake of renewing their &C
ouaintance with mothers cookery.
Girls have had held mp before them
, the beacon light OF the example OF
mothers cake and mother-in-law
bread.
Love is vital function, and all
vital functions depend on food. Are
the American women degenerating in
this matter OF seeing 70 IL that the
food that sustains life is OF the RICH;
Sort
Well, perhaps they are-and then
again perhaps they are not. Prot
Wiley speaks Of the superior charac'
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which YOU felt quite sure belonged
10 your guardian. But. strange 10 say,
when your guardian turned up unex.
pecteGly he was wearing the, ring.
For some reason or another your
guardian chose TO ignore the very
questionable appearance OF John Stern
in the house, he even invited him into
his study 10 discuss certain matters.
after the discussion John Stern left
the house. presumably still wearing
that strange ring. Is that soP'
so far as | could say. yes" Ailsa
replied But what has this 10 do
with it,"
4 great deal. as | am going to show
YOU. Now, Lady Altamont says that
the lady who was SO mysteriously
done nearly 10 death in her house is
total stranger TO her She is pre-
pared TO swear that she has not the
remotest idea who the stranger is
Personally, have my doubts. but let
II pass for the moment
What is she like" Ailsa asked
With pardonable curiosity
Dark. and foreign BLOCKING. Very
prepossessing. and fairly young. They
laid her ON the bed just 80 they found
her; her dress and hair apparently
were very little disordered. AS far
rs her couture was concerned. she
might have come straight from her
dressing-room | first noticed little
round. colored discs in that lovely
hair and In her corsage. Then 10
seemed 10 me that the poor creatures
dress partook OF the nature OF cos
tune more or less likely 70 be worn
NJ a fancy dress ball. The little col
ored discs puzzled m efor a moment.
until | made them out at last They
were confetti"
Ailsa looked up In a puzzled kind
OF way, rs II not quite understanding.
Rurles went on.
1T was confetti. beyond question"
| Burles said. Il noticed further traces
of IL along the corridor, and into the
| hOudoir Now that unhappy lady must
either have been carried from the
houdOir. though she was not found
there. or she must have walked along
the corridor, with the bits OF con.
fet,i dropping of her dress. But then
| made the discovery that the con-
| fetti led like q scent up to the cur
tain here. which induced mo 20 be-
! lieye that she came from your house.
or, II she didn't the assassin did.
That Is why | asked YOU 10 open the
door for me have something else
10 tell you presently. As TO the poor
victim
Foreign lookingo did you say"
Ailsa exclaimed that reminds me
Have YOU forgotten that very striking
shadow on the blind? The Southern
looking woman with the peculiar fan
and the strange comb like the shape
Of harp in her hair. Did she remind
vol--"
Why - the same woman" Burles
said In an excited whisper Would
that had your feminine mind for de-
tail, The comb was still in her hair
And the woman who Is lying at
deaths door SO close TO Ms was the
lady OF the fan And but for you |
should never have made this vital
discovery"
(To lie ContinucdD
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-05
GOOSEVALE
CORRESPONDENCE

A company OF Thespians in Mrs.
Henry Ward Beecher's dramatic New
York success, Uncle Toms Cabln,
at the opera house Saturday
Zed Hornswoggle Is panied with an
broken ankle in his leg
Tom Henbrooder. who was sent 70
STATE prison from here for arson Is
reported living a quiet and retired life
by Sheriff Roy Punklatch, who is back
from there.
Two funerals this week and a num-
Der OF other social events.
Rev and Mrs Tyebind are back to
their activities in this busting. burg,
much refreshed after quiet soJourn
In Philadelphia.
After two days spent with her
parents. MIR and Mrs. Mouseworth,
Rhoda Mouseworth has gone back 10
her musical art as photograph sales
lady IN the city.
Sheriff Roy Punklatch is confined 70
his home IN the jail on account OF hav-
ing 20 watch a prisoner. VERITAS.
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CHAPTER fx.-lcontInued).

CHAPTER ix.E(continued). ~
'Burles' eyes glistened. He felt that
ne was getting on now. The would
be murderer had vanished. leaving no
sign OF a trace behind. What II he
had come from next door? Certainly
the loose confetti. like a boys paper
chase scent. pointed 10 the fact
Hurles thought a moment and then
hastily scrubbed something on a, lear
from his pocket book This he dis
patched by constable To Miss LEROY
impressing upon the messenger that
he was 10 deliver II into Ailsa's own
hand and get an answer from her
lips.
The detective laid his watcn upon
the table once his messenger had re-
tired. and carefully licked of five
minutes. Then he closed the door or
the boudoir and fastened It with a
couple OF wedges.
The constable had strict orders 20
stay outside and see that his chief
was not disturbed. The sixth minute
was nearly over before the curtains
drew back and Ailsa stood disclosed.
lis there anything very Dreadful
she asked. They told me that IL was
murder that But perhaps had bet
ter come no further into the room. II
there is any risk"
There is no risk whatever" Burles
fastened 10 say. And as yet II Is
not possible 20 determine whether
murder has been done or not. Only
that | have made a discovery that
want TO tell you about. | have had
the pleasure OF your acquaintance for
| but a little while. Miss LEROY. and
| Il is strange that you have become
! involved in the mystery in so short .
time have an idea that the would
! be assassin entered this house by that
! secret passage"
I Hut that is impossibler Ailsa
cried. IL was here nearly all night
1 | went 70 bed"
1t might have been done before or
after you went TO bed Burles inter
rupted The assassin might have
come this way without YOU being any
the wiser. He might have concea,~
I himself in this house and returned 10y
the way he had come
But when | came down this morn
! Ing all the doors were fast"
Yes. but the slSylight way may not
I have been. have been making a
careful examination of the body OF the
unconscious victim. and have made
startling discoS cry. May | come
/ into your studio for a moment. or Is II
/ too risky"
Ailsa hesitated moment before
she replied
II should say that II would be quit q
safe for the next half-hour." she said.
"Old Susan is never down before
eight. and her husband is away; she
| is the only servant in the house.
should Ike 20 see what you have 10
show me. Come this way. please"
Burles followed quietly. His face
/ had grown grave he held little OBJ
! 1ect In his hand.
J You told me a story last night. YOU
: also had a nocturnal visitor who gave
the name OF John Stern. You will rec
ollect telling this 10 Miss Wanless and
myself You were surprised 10 dis
cover that your visitor was wearing a
unique ring OF rubles and diamonds
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-05

with the planet Venus. Suppose you
20 look COR him. Hen"
"All right" agreed Hen.
AS Hen mounted the depot hill ne
cried out Eureka" There by the
shining rails sat the man of his
search. There could be no earthly
doubt about IL. Red and haggard-
eyed from straining at Uranus, tangle-
bearded, rusty anc dusty, with d
dreamy. far-awc y-as-mercury express
sion upon mis- somewhat soiled counte-
rance. the man was as plainly David
Platcnus Mackay. Of the streaming de-
lTees. as the nose on your face Hen
stepped up all smiles.
why. howdy. professor. The null
KIT and caboodle is waitin' for you up
the auditorium"
Good morning. friend" the pro
fessor re,oined gravely. And if /
night inquire what these kit-persons
snd caboodlers want with me9"
"Oh. you sbsent-minded scieu
TIGERS are queer \as cracklin's.'
ohuckled Hen. Come on and talk TO
the bunch"
The lunkempt scientist thereupon
folemnly fell in. and in 10 minutes the
couple entered the crowded audi.
forum. The professor drew back. but
Hen Benton showed him upon the plat.
form.
What's my stunt?" whispered the
rcd-eyed man of science
Tell 'em about the stars" prompt.
cd Hen
The professor turned to the impa-
ffent audience The sun Is compose
~ gold" he announced solemriy. But
a IL burning UP. What a shame, my
6oar frfends7"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-05
TWo-MINUTE VAUDEVILLE.

= Thud = Say. helped an old lady
across the crowded street today
Slap. Huh. what did that polite
action get you?
Thud II got me across.
Slap. DO you know what your brain
reminds me of?
Thud I don't sec how my brain
can remind you OF anything.
Slap. That's what I meant re-
minds me of nothing.
Thud. Huh. what do you know
Tell me why they have a gong at box
ing matches.
Slap: So they can hear the prize
ring.
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ey Stuart 3. Stone.

Punkylle was astir. II was the
third dav OF the great ChautauqUa
celebration, and tney were TO hear the
profound Prof. Mackey tell about the
twirgling stars
There is but one dIsqualifying fea-
tnre To David Piatonus Mackay. y. s..
Phi. d.. F. r. VI. s. etc, etc, etc. He
is absent-minded. and he goes about
Infinitely worse dressed than a tramp
OF the panic years
The opea-air auditorium was filed
tn the ratters. But no absent-minded.
shabbily-attired. squit-eyed genius had
como TO weight tbs sun. Punkyille
stirred rastlessly.
I'm bet" observed Mrs. Abner Hoi.
loway. hes setun around the depot
this minute dreaH.n he's waltzin'
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-05

try towns. In the villages. on the
farms. and in most OF the suburbs OF
America we prefer 10 accept the evi-
dence OF our own senses that Ameri-
can women still can cook Cookery
Was never better done than II is now
done in the average medium-well-or
American home. the home where the
wife still stays at home and does most
OF her own work, and where the hus-
band works for the money TO settle
the hills
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-05
THE STORY OF A BLUSH.

The sudden reddenng Of the mental shock,
commonly of
he
the blush
the
which
a
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-05
J. W. HUNT SEEKS DIVORCE.
Husband Of Former Detroit Woman
Names Man She EIoped With.

Names Man She EIopeu Win.
Mrs John Wright Hunt, who was
formerly Miss Bessie Babcock, OF De-
troit. is named as defendant in a SEN
sational bill for divorce filed in New
York by John Wright Hunt the mil
lionaire "turpentinC king" who mar
RED her eight years ago. He is IS
years OF age and she is IS.
Mrs. Hunt is the daughter OF Abel.
bert Bab1ock, Hho was at one time
Detroit agent for the Phoenix lnsur-
ance Co He resides now In Brook
neld. y Y
After their marriage the Hunts trav-
e,ed extensively, and then settled
Gown in Paris. owing 10 the young
Hife's liking for the gay city. They
rid been there but a short time when
an adventurer. who styled himself
Prince Alexandria de Tcherdiadeff,
began paying attention TO Mrs. Hunt.
and later the couple caused an Inter
national scandal by clipping. Hunt re-
turned TO New York. after chasing his
wife and getting from her $4,000
worth of jewels he had given her.
AS soon as her money gave out tie
Prince dropped her, and Mrs. Hunt re-
turned TO her father in Brookfieid.
: realty Ltoken up over her expert
cnce
Hunt names the prince as co-respon-
dent in mis- bill.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-05

A more popular verdict than that
in the DR.. Fritch manslaughter case
was never returned in a criminal
court in this city.
While convinced of Fritch's guilt,
the interest of the public in the out
come of the case was widespread
and intense.
That interest is easily accounted
Gov
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-05

When a man can't profit by exper-
fence, he can't make money at any
thing else"
That Enough" puzzle:
ENOUG H
3 2 3 s
Read the letters as numbered, and
makes one hug with them.
Wellesley college janitor was pre-
sented with nice pair OF socks after
he had rescued girl from watery
grave.
RaisuH turns out TO be still alive.
Thus he Joins the Deceased But-Not-
Dead club. of which the charter mem
bers are Btornstone Bjornson. Tolstoy
and King Menelik.
Or. John D. Quackenbos comes 10
the defense Of the blends He says
they have an equal chance In HE,
Yep. And brunets have an equal
chance OF becoming blends while
peroxide is cheap.
Wife: want 10 talk with you about
some things we need for the house
Husband What are they
Wife Well. 10 begin with, dear,
don't YOU think we need new spring
hat?
Does "Musta Wa kissa' mean that
AT last r. r has been Hobsonized?
That is the African way OF saying "A
man OF Kindness and that's what
they say OF 7. X.
Let not the anti-tobacco agitators
overlook that Pittsburg news Item
about II people being Injured when
the sparks from cigar ignited 10
pounds Of dynamite.
Dying Plumber-Youl find | aint
been able 10 leave you much money
my SON it's all got 10 go 70 yer mother
and sisters. But I've bequeathed You
that Job az Smiths we've been AZ
such a time Don't hurry over II. ana
it'll always keep you ont Of want, any
way
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-05

Nanny. dear" said little Dan,
what is a stepmother?'
why. Dan, replied his mother
were TO die. and your dad should
marry again. the lady would be Il
stepmother
"Oh. I see. You'd step out and she's
step in
That's It."
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Friend: understand Mrs. Stern,
that your daughter has married since
we last met?
Mrs. Stern: Yes; and been d.
yorced eSE
Friend: And who IL the happy man?
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-05

Or Wiley says let the women vote
Or. Wiley knows that the hand that
makes the soda biscuit Is the hand
that rules the ballot. anyhow.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-05
UNPOPULAR SCIENCE
BY A. o. CONDO.

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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-05

Roosevelt is the most popular
American" says Speaker Cannon.
Undoubtedly II is Uncle Joe's mod
esty that caused him 20 refrain from
mentioning the most unpopular.
A monkey broke up a Washington
society dinner at which IL was the
guest of honor There are some things
for which even monkey cannot
stand.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-05
NUMBER THIRTEEN
A Powerful New Serial Story.
BY +. M. WHITE,

The Crimson The Cardinal Moth The Weight OF
Crown" etc
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-05

The Excited One: n | thought for
a minute you meant that, I'd slap your
face
The Calm one Then you'll never
find out whether ! mean H.
The Excited One Why?
The Calm One because you never
think for q minute.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-05

When a man can't profit by exper-
fence, he can't make money at any
thing else"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-24
81 WILL GRADUATE FROM
POMONA HIGH SCHOOL

POMONA, May 23.-The class which
will be graduated this year from the
Pomona high school is the largest in
the history of the institution, there be-
ing fifty-one members who will re-
ceive diplomas. The commencement
day speakers are hard at work on their
addresses and the class day committee
is arranging an elaborate class day
program.
The graduating exercises will be held
at the Fraternal Aid theater on the
evening of June "a. The class colors
are yellow and white, and the class
teachers are Misses Metkiff and Fos-
ter The members of the class are
Paul Adams, Elmer Beecher, Ralph
Brubaker, Harry Clark, Alexander
Davis, Thomas Dills, Springer Evans,
Harvey Henry, Robert Jones, Hugh
Jones, George Lorbeer, Ezra Mosher,
Stuart Peck, Robert Nesbit, Percy
Stembridge, Hugh Styles. Horace
Ulery, John Windrem, Eva Bartlett,
Madge Brubaker, Helen Davis, Mar
guerite Dodd, lie Royce Downing,
Clara Dietrich, Lucille Elliott, Thomas
German, Wilhelmina Kent, Gertrude
Kimbrell, Mabel Lasher, Elizabeth
I,orbeer, Vera Lorbeer, Maud Middle
ton. Addie Miller. Lois Mattel, Mary
Nesbit, Florence Osler, Ruth Peterson,
Helen Reed, Wilma Richmond, Marie
Roe, Marguerite Seaver, Inez Sheets,
Bertha Spayth, Frances Ten Eyck, AL
vina Vickers, Mary Welch, Mary
Wildman, Della Wilsey Della Wilson,
Merle zander, Elizabeth Ross, Cleo
natra FrOman.