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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21

Man Who Once Worked in Coal Mines
Becomes Leader of Men and
An Able Politician.

MELBOURNE, AUST ALA. June Fl
THE mine boy who could keep swef'
tempered and meet the important
questions the same as any leyel-head
ed business man. this was Andrew
Fisher, while he toileG in the cosl
pits OF Ayrshire, scotland. He dis
plays the same qualities now tha'
he is prime ministe: OF Australia.
He accepted his LOT phliosophicaliy
when he was a boy. Az 20 ne made
his way TO the gold fields Of Australia.
Here he showed MS leadership qua''
tiles and entered politics. He repre-
scented rhe Labor Party In parliament
In 1893 and has been in politics ever
since
w. A. Hughes, attorney general. is
the only lawyer in he cabinet A.
drew Fisher, the prime minister, is =
mine worker =. l.. Bachelor mm'
lister OF foreign affairs, is metal
worker. Josiah Thomas. postmaster
general Is miner. Senator Pearcc.
minister for defense, is 4 carpenter.
+. G. Tudor, hatmake-, Is minister CT
trade and customs. Kiag oNialley, a
newspaper reporter. Is minister Of
home affairs. Senator McGrs yor. vie c
chairman of the aaCoaal council Is
a day laborer.
There is no one-man rule in tic
new Australian scheme CO things. III
the United States the president AZ
points the cabinet anl the speaker
selects congressional committees
Here cabinet officers and the speaker
OF houses and committeeman are Sc
lected by ballot.
The curse OF Australia has been tho
ownership Of great tracts OF land ny
individual owners. Many OF tie great
est holdings are in the hands OF men
who live Ia England and have never
even see their land
The single tax has been invoked IL
cure this evil. Land Is taxed at IT.
real value and idle lanI taxed just as
land In use Is. Improvements are NJ
taxed. Tie result will be- TO break ur
the great estates into small iarms anu
to free opportunity foT labor and In
dustry 10 unite with natures boun.y
in supplying food. clothes and luxury
for mankind.
The new labor government comes
into power finding 4 fclr and ha'f
million dollar deficit. but the and tax
Is expected 10 make short york Ct
that.
Australia has fits trusts, no. Tt.
coal trust Is the most cordially hate.
by the people. and the labo. govern
ment will 60 after IL al once Airy.
Gen. Hughes will prosecute the trust
under the antitrust law, which was n
poke under the Deskin admini,tratior.
Bills being drafted provide for .
state bank, old age pensions. national
insurance. civil equality NJ men and
women. national initintivc a1c ref
erendum. exclusion OF Chinese and
Japanese ccolie- labor. amenoment 20
arbitration Law. 4and Limitation " bond
issues. ,aS.. tt.42--@
The Labor Party Is moderately fey
protection what is terms new" pr =
lection. IN industries in which trade
union wage scales and hours ~ labor
are recognized and labor receives real
protection, moderate revenue tariff
will be permitted. Where trusts anil
monopolies exist -arif duties will be
abolished.
Australia Is rs large as 'hc United
States. exclusive of Alaska and the
island possessions. and its govern.
ment is similar in that il consists o,
federated states.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21
Silk Glove Special

Another small shipment arrived by express.
Silk Gloves, in white and colors, Io-button
length, all sizes, $50 values, at eSc.
Silk Lisle Gloves. all shades and sizes,
r6-button length, 79c
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21
DETRoIT-PolNTE AUX eARoUEs
Weekend Service.

Effective Friday. June 24th. and con-
tinuing each Friday thereafter until
further notice. Special train will
leave Brush-st. station at 3:00 p. m,
arriving Polnte Aux Barques 1880 D.
m, returning the following Monday
morning, leaving Pointe Aux Barques
700 a. m, and arriving Detroit at
1880 a. N. For reservations and
tickets call at City Ticket once, 124
Woodward-ave. Telephone M. 30.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21
BERLIN DENIES CHARGE.
Member OF Encourage Says Kaiser Ia
Practically Teesotaler.

BERLIN, June 2l.-The beer.drink.
ing charge made against the kaiser by
Or. Doyan, OF Paris, aroused Fleat re-
sentiment In Berlin and called for de-
iials on every hand. A member Of
ne emperor's encourage. presumably
peaking officially. made tho follow.
Eg answer 20 Doyan's diagnosis OF
he kaiser's trouble:
The beer story Is impossible. The
kaiser has been practically teeto-
taller for three years and never did in
dulge freely in beer, liquor or wins.
Even at state banquets the kaiser re-
trains from drinking champagne. sub
sutufing In place OF Il a ncn.alcohol
beverage resembling champagne In
color only"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21
Two Killed In Kentucky F.ud.

JACKSON, XII. June 2l-AsDury
Fugate and Mrs Demit Johnson are
dead as the result of a quarrel at
Jets Creek, Breathit; county. Asbury
Spieer. who ngnrcd prominently in
the Hargis and Cockrell feud is the
alleged slayer. The ARRAY is alleEe1
TO have resulted from business ais.
agreement.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21

GREENVILLE. Pa. June 21.-A. NJ.
Thompson was struck by a hailstone
last Friday and knocked unconscious.
During the storm nailstones two
inches in diameter fell. Much damage
was done to crops and window glass.
A team in a funeral procession STAN
peded and threw the occupants out.
but none was hurt.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21
ANNUAL SUMMER VACATION
OFFERS
Low Summer Excursion Fares
Ma
Grand Trunk Railway System

Grand Trunk Railway System
Daily until September Both. 1910,
to Boston. Montreal. Quebec. Atlantic
City, New York City, New England
Resorts and Canada. All tickets valid
via Niagara Falls. Thirty days limit.
For further particulars apply to City
Ticket ONCE. 124 Woodward-ave.
Phone NJ. 80.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21

date quickly decides that. rather than
betray his Office. he will forfeit his
political ambition. Noyes delivers the
fugitive into the hands OF the mob and
he Is lynched.
Morrow wins in the election. not
withstanding this action and Is then
brought face 10 face with another
crisis A prohibition bin has been
passed by the legislature and ne
realizes that the measure Is just
one. necessary TO the welfare OF the
Negroes. He is about TO sign this bill
when Moves. who would be ruined by
such a measure. declares that IL the
governors signature is affixed TO the
bill. he will expose him by publishing
the fact that Morrow has a trace oil
Negro blood In his veins and proves
the truth OF his statement. Undeter
red by those threats. Morrow signs
the bill and releases his fancee. AS
the curtain falls. he resigns the gov
ernorship to take up his work for the
Negro race.
Guy Bates Post will play Morrow
Ben Johnson will be the campaign
manager. and Annie Russell viii
have the role of Georgiana Byrd. Bev'
erly Sitgreaves will appear as a
Negro Nanny"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21
Warm Weather Hosiery

We are carrying full line for the hot
months. All qualities and prices.
Ladies Pure Silk Hose, in black, white, pink,
blue and tan, $1.00 pair.
Embroidered Hose, fancy, SOC, 7oc, $loo
Lace Hose. black and colors DOC pair
/ aides Black Silk Isle Hose, Csc, $50 and
Soc
Ladies Fine Black Cotton Hose, Csc, 35c, SOC.
Misses Black and Colored Hose, 25c.
Bows Hose, ribbed, black cotton, 25c.
Bows and Girls Hose cotton, at l6c pairs
for 25c.
Ladies' Black and Tan Hose at l5c, pairs
for 26c
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21
Stationery Department

Fourth Of July Supplies for picnics and decorations.
Red White and Blue Crepe Paper, loo roll
Fourth of July Lunch Sets Table Cloth Doyles Nap
kns, plates. 26c the set.
Paper Table Cloths at 15c each
Plain White Paper Napkins 10c per hundred
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21

ChiIdren'S Wear
Keep the children cool and comfortable
See these bargains in Dresses:
Pretty Low Neck and Short Sleeve Dresses 4yea sizes
trimmed with lace and embroidered Insertion regular S2
values, at 95c.
Fine lawn dresses 6monhs 2yea low and short
sleeves just the thing for this hot weather special 69c
Dresses low neck and short sleeves including the Dorothy
regular ST so and $I75 values, for $1.39
Cambria Skirts, to muslin ufhes, with fine
lace insertion and lace to match Very Special, Soc
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21

A highly diver;ipg musical act, fu'l
OF snap and ginger. is that of the Five
Brown Brothers, VINO made their sp-
pearance in the Miles theater, Monday
afternoon. as an added feature Of the
weeks bill. Their best work is with
toe saxophones. Elcore after encore
was demanded by Mondays audiences.
in fact. the patrons were oath TO lex
them depart at al One CT the broth
ers plays the largest saxophone in &c
teal use today, ana II Is heard 10 espe
cially good advantage in Billy Wa
sons famous bull frog song. The
Browns were formerly with Ringlirs
Bros circus.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21

Many incidents and events In the
life OF the late King Edward VII. as
caught by the camera. will be shown
In the Howe Travelogues. in the De-
troit Opera house. Sunday, June 26.
and throughout the week. The views
will show an intimate. personal side
OF the late well-beloved monarch. and
his immediate family and friends.
Among the scenes are a number not
able in contemporaneous events, such
as a scene aboard an Italian warship.
showing the King and Queen OF Italy
and King Edward and Queen Alex
andra. during visit to the Italian
soYereigns.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21
Skirts to Measure

Purchase the goods here-silk, wool, cotton
or lnen-and we will make you an up-to-date
skirt to measure, satisfaction guaranteed. Nine
different models to select from. Our prices for
making only $500, $2.75, $500, $30S and 400.
Our Skirts are all made by high-ciass tailors.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-01

meet expenses, TT was an up-to-date
publication says. DR.. Chamberlln, al
though It usually kept itself. the editor.
and every one else in hot water" In the
copy which Dr. Chamberlin has care
fully preserved there is an editorial de-
claring that the National Fair was
grand success. and" says the prophetic
editor. Washington. with its public
buildings, museums, fair grounds, and
beautiful parks. promises 10 be some day
the finest city in the world"
1t IS a curious fact that nearly all OF
the amateur editors were greatly i'm
pressed by the quaint rhyme known as
Mother Symptoms Prophecy" 1t ap-
peared in nearly all the amateur newspa-
pers, and the second number OF The Elf
was no exception to the rule. The verse
is printed on the editorial page, along
with statement from the editor in an
other column thanking those who have
lent US their aid in our difficult enter
prise and hoping "to have our little
sheet give satisfaction 10 all and reach
their highest expectations" It might be
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-01

when, with the assistance Of other boys
in various cities with whom Arm friend
ships had been formed in this pleasant
pursuit. it expanded to four pages. each
S by u inches, with contributions by some
OF the brightest youthful writer's OF that
time. In continued for about a year,
until IN 1872 for various reasons II had TO
be reluctantly given up. My practical ex-
perience with Il aided me very much In
helping TO start in the same year QS72)
the Georgetown College Journal. which
was at first printed as well as edited BY
the students and therefore thoroughly
amateur. though not 'amateurish.' Il IS
now a fourishing magazine Ny early
pen work also led me into much adult
editorial work on the old Sunday Herald.
under Capt. Burritt; the Republic, under
Mr. II ] RamsdeH; the old daily Trib-
une, and other Washington papers. But
by degrees the drudgery OF law practice
crowded out these other more congeniaI
occupations"
Editor Garner Becomes a Lawyer.
Il IS an interesting fact that nearly all
the boy editors became lawyers. Mr..
General rule He was the editor and pub
Usher Of The Youths Gazette and The
Youths Journal. although he differed
from most of his contemporaries in hay
ing his paper printed for him. One Of his
principal contributors was Karl c. Vel
raj the nom de plume OF Charles K.
Farley, whose name is remembered by
every man who once dwelt in the realm
Of amateurdom. There was also a de-
partment Of book reviews and. incident
ally protest from the editor against
being asked 10 give valuable advertising
space in return for a chrome. The adver-
usements. by the way. included an an
nouncement that The Youths Gazette
job Office was prepared TO execute Job
printing.
When the former amateur editors re-
Gently got together for a reunion az
Rauscher's, Mr.. Garner made an analyti-
cal and phnosophic address about ANA
teur Journalism I'VE were all impress
ed he said, even in the heyday OF our
boyish amateur activity with some sense
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-01

varied There was a column OF wit and
humor and Of household recipes and no
issue lacked some poetical selection One
OF the most important topics which en-
gagged the youthful editors attention was
the defense Of the Georgetown girls
against the deprecating remarks OF a
youthful writer IN Yonkers. " Y, who
claimed that the girls Of his town were
prettier and brighter than those IN
/ Georgetown. In another editorial the
embryo journalist anticipated President
Roosevelt by starting an Ananias club.
with rival editor as the chief member.
The practical side OF the editors mind
was shown by the printing OF "a useful
and instructive table OF events. combin-
ing calendar and record Of Important
events. The subscription price Of the
paper was . cents a year.
When Charles w. Darr Was Editor.
Charles ". Darr, now weu-known
lawyer, was a born politician as well as
an amateur editor. In those days there
were many amateur press associations
and the scheming for Offices occasloned
intense rivalry. Darr held all the Offices
in sight and then was the first lieutenant
and campaign manager OF all the other
successful candidates. He was president
and one OF the organizers Of the Colum-
! bia Amateur Journalist Association OF
/ this city. and became president OF the
southeastern Amateur Press Assocla-
ton. which included all Of the Southern
States and Pennsylvania, Delaware
Maryland. and the District OF Columbia
He was also a great traveller, for he at
/ tended press conventions at Norfolk
Hampton, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
| Wilmington, which was Journeying some
FOR a boy editor.
1t was typical Of Darr's tendency to-
ward politics that his paper The Argus
! was filed with accounts OF the various
campaigns for additional Offices Our
| candidate elected president is the tri-
umphant headline in the second issue,
and at the top Of the editorial page he
/ displayed a ticket for president and vice
/ president Of the Southeastern Amateur
Press Association and devoted some
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-01

added that Eae Elf claimed a circulation
OF 1000, aleh6deh there was no sworn
statement from the circulation manager.
Since the days when he ran an amateur
paper DR.. Chamberlin has made great
progress in the medical profession. He was
graduated from Georgetown College and
was associated with DR.. J. NJ Toner, who
will be remembered as one Of the most
prominent physicians in the National
Capital He studied for two years in
Paris and Vienna. and has since occupied
high positions in the various medical or
ganizations here. Amid all Of his pro-
fessional achievements, however, he still
looks back with intense pleasure to his
boyhood days when he struggled TO issue
The Elf on the twenty-ifth day Of each
month.
Washington TOphRm as IN Editor.
In December, 1878, appeared the first
issue Of the Youths Advocate At the
Journal devoted TO the interests Of our
head Of the editorial page appeared the
names Of Washington Topham & Co,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-01

Mr.. Allen was a shining success. He
s,ashed right and left among his con-
tempOraries. His sarcasm was spelled
with a ok" Listen TO this:
The editor OF The Imp takes an unholy
delight In calling The CruCible THE Pot -
Let him take care that he does net fall
does. he Will be converted into boiled veal
in the twinkling Of an eye
How's that for editorial satire? And
then there was a reference 70 another
feIlow-edItor, of whom it was said that
when
In a mood poetic
In verse his feeble anger vents,
He shows an intellect splenetic
And also shows his lack of sense
Those were great days for Allen and
The Crucible Finally he displayed the
startling headline let no guilty anna
teur escape"' and then he went after
everybody, hammer and tongs. One youth
full editor was told to fertilize his brains.
while another journalist was scornfuIly
referred to as a little boy" When The
Crucible finally reached the end of its de-
vastating career the editor wrote two
pages of review of The Crucibles notori-
GUS career and miraculous achievements. :"
According to this lively chronicle, the
paper had reformed amateur Journalism:
had made guilty publishers shake in their
boots because they had lied about their
circulation; had dealt many a death
blow TO books Of questionable character,
while the amateur advertising agent had
been made Ito weller In his pore "
All this and more was credited to The
Crucible. No wonder that its fame still
lives.
DIR. Richardson's Venture.
When the attractively printed copies OF
Our American Youth came damp from
the press they bore the names OF c. W.
and NJ. N. Richardson. editors
and publishers. The first named is now
widely known in medical circles as an
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-01

lasted and proven helpful through all the
intervening years"
Clarence G. Aliens "CrucibIe."
When Mr.. Clarence G. Allen first en-
tered the journalistic field he published
Everybody's Friend. In one Of the initial
issues there was this verse:
In want TO he an editor
And with the editors stand;
Some copy in my pocketbook.
goose quill in my hand.
But It was not until Mr.. Allen edited
and published The Crucible. an eight
page by sheet. that he really rose to
fame among the youthful Horace Greeleys
Of his time His paper announced that
1t was devoted 10 the reformation Of
amateur Journalism" and as a reformer
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-01

eminent specialist, while Mason ". Rich
ardsOn stands foremost at the bar. The
editorial notices contained this para
graph:
AGENTS - Fifty per cent commission
allowed 10 agents. J. NJ. Beck is our au-
thoriZed agent for Philadelphia
Ii Is a matter OF some interest that the
youthful J. NJ. Beck who acted as agent
for the paper-and he was boy himself
at the time-is now known everywhere as
James NJ Beck. formerly Assistant Attor-
ney General Of the United States under
President Roosevelt, and now one Of the
general counsel Of the Standard Oil COR
porauon. Thus do great oaks from little
acorns grow. II might be added that
every reunion Of the one-time amateur
journalists is marked by Mr.. Beck's pres
ence.
The papers which the Richardson boys
printed were quite pretentious. The pages
We're much larger than was usual among
the amateurs and We're filed with good
original and selected matter. Among the
contributed articles was one from young
Beck appealing to readers TO introduce
the works Of Jules Verne into the hools
because they were so instructive"
Then there was an aerostic, carefully
constructed so as to read Richardson -
and this was given a most prominent
place on the first page The puzzle de-
partment was apparently a great sue
cess
our American Youth lasted for more
than three years. which was a long pc
Rod for an amateur paper 10 exist. Or.
Richardson stil preserves a complete file
of the papers, carefully bound into one
volume. and he says that It is worth its
weight in gold.
Graduated Into Real journalism.
One of the few amateurs who graduated
into real journalism was Henry Litchfeld
West, who was associated with the Post
for many years. and after serving as Dis
trict Commissioner became business man
ager Of The Washington Herald. When
he edited and published The Amateur
and The Amateur Journalist he was
working on a weekly newspaper in
Georgetown, but he had his own press
and type He not only wrote the articles
that went into the paper. but set up the
type and then printed it. The editorial
columns announced that the paper was
EDITED for pleasure and published for
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space to showing why this ticket should
win. Incidentally 1t is noted in another
column that we editor paid a visit to the
renowned city OF Portsmouth, Va" and
that "a very pleasant time all around
was spent" Those we're evidently hal
cyon days for Charlie Darr, who is now
the senior member of the law firm Of
Darr. Peyser &fTayIor, and is one Of the
organizers and directors Of the Merchants
and Mechanics Savings Bank and the
National City Bank. He was one Of the
early directors of the Union Savings
Bank.
William Henry Dennis Paper.
1t was really quite a pretentious paper
which William Henry Dennis edited. He
called it The Boy Of the Period. and he
claimed for it a circulation Of 5000. He
showed the tendency OF his young mind
toward LEGAL matters by discussing with
great seriousness and TO the extent OF
two long columns and a half decision
affecting boys which had been rendered
by the Supreme Court of Illinois. He had
also a keen sense of humor, as witness
these extracts from an article on the
first page on Sports and Pastimes:"
DIVING-The best method Though not
the most approved method Of learning the
art Of diving is 10 take an active part in a
steamboat explosion. You may then con-
graduate yourself on having taken the
initial step IN the noble art
FLOATING-A good way 10 float is TO
drown yourself. having first engaged an
artillery company 10 fire a salute over
your remains. This viii cause your corpse
TO float splendidly It is. however. rather
damaging 10 the constitution OF any but
the most robust. a safer method is to
attach yourself 10 a cork the size of a
-four barrel.
TREADING WATER-This Is such a
simple operation that we will not explain
II for two reasons. First, we do not know
how, and second, We never did.
SWIMMING WITH ONE HAND OR
FOOT-This is chiefly practiced by those
VINO are armless or legleSS. In this case
necessity is the PARENT Of discovery.
my first experience with type" said
Mr.. Dennis TO The Washington Herald
reporter. was in 1859 in a little universal
workshop which my greatuncle. iona
than Dennis. jr.. one OF the early solicit
tors Of patents in Washington. had In
the area Of his Offices IN r street. be-
tween Eighth and Ninth streets. for the
repair Of models, &c. Some .pi' made by
a serious earthquake in San Francisco
was sent to him as curio in a box of
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Have Since Become
ProminentinLaw
and Medicine.
Copies of Small Sheets
Priceless Treasures.

sorted II out. imprOvised a Franklin
printing press from an old letter-copying
press and other materials. and was de-
lighted 10 ind that could produce what
looked like real printing. AS my zeal
continued, I was presented with new
type and then with boys printing press.
and in 1853 or $50 began 10 publish The
Boy OF the Period. The genesis OF the
name was that a brilliant woman essay
ist IN the London Saturday Review about
that time had given vogue to the phrase
The girl Of the period. and a woman's
ma gazine had entitled itself The Girl OF
the Period Miscellany.
In tiny form my paper was published
at intervals until the autumn Of 1871.