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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-30
NEW YORK. Nov. so.-Dr. Freder

NEW YORK. Nov. 30.-Dr. Freder-
lex A. Cook has confessed.
This announcement was made to-
day by Benjamin Hampton, editor OF
the magazine that paid $4,000 for
Commander Peary's story Of hb trip
to the North Pole.
In his own story" the first install
ment OF which will appear in the jan
uary number Of the magazine, Dr..
Cook frankly admits that he does not
know whether he reached the North
Pole.
In the opening article. dealing par
ticularly with the psychology Of his
adventure. the man who has been al
ternately lauded az the greatest ex-
plorer and denounced az the most
colossal fakir OF the age, declares:
did / get to the North PolDY
Perhaps made a mistake In thinking
| did. Perhaps | did not make q mis-
take. After mature thought con-
fcss that l do not know absolutely
whether | reached the Pole. THIS
may come as an amazing statement,
but | am willing to startle the world
II. BY 80 doing, can get an oppor-
tunity to present my case. by my
case, l mean not my case a. 80
graphical discoverer, but my case -
a man. Much as the attainment OF
the North Pole once meant to me, the
sympathy and confidence OF my fei-
low men mean more.
Fully, freely and frankly ! shu
tell everything-and leave the de-
cision with you. II. altar reading my
story Won say. Cook Is sincere and
honest: half crazed by months Of tso-
lation and hunger. he believed that
no reached the Pole; he " not .
fakir.' then / shall be satisfied
His Ambition For Exploration.
nr. Cook tells his life STORY and
pictures the overpowering ambition
for exploration that beset him until
finally IL eliminated In his effort to-
reach the Pole. He declares that e
the time he convinced himself thar
he had discovered the Pole, he We
half.crazed. He spent two and one
half years In his Qnsst and durfn1
that period endured hunger and DIN
walton that. he says, would unbalan>
any mind.
Crk declares that II would b II
possible for any man TO demonstr4
lCentfnued ON page HI
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-30
ADVERTISING TALKS
WRITTEN BY
WILLIAM c. FREEMAN.
No. 5e3

No. SOB
1t was my privilege early this
month to sit in the Office of MR..
John WANAMAKER and 20
listen to a TALK ON ADVER-
Using AND STOREKEEP-
ING that should be read by
every business man in the United
States.
/ wish could repeat it here
literally, but cannot. If what
Mr.. Wanamaker said could be
put on a Victor record, it would
be an inspiring sermon to young
men just starting their business
careers.
hadn't seen Mr.. Wana-
maker for long time. He looks
as young to me as he did twenty
years ago. He impressed me as
having as much spirit and fire as
a an of forty. Yet he is
seventy-three years old and
works hard every day. No man
that I know works harder.
He said about his advertising
1T is not as good today as we
want it to be, but it is BETTER
than it was yesterday, and tomor-
row it will be better than it is TO.
day. and next week we hope :,
will be better than it has been
this week"
; Then he went on to say some
thing like this:
I'VE ARE NOT EVER SAT.
ISFIED. There is so much to do
(Centisaed on page 12.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-30
CREW STOPS TRAIN TO
HUNT AND WRECK OCCURS.

WARSAW, Ind, Nov. 30
Five trainmen on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, were laid off
yesterday for month, and
with their suspension there
came story that rivals some
OF the tales frequently put
over" at the expense of the
easy-going folks OF Arkansas.
The suspended men compose
the entire crew of train G.. a
Pennsylvania system work
train stationed here. While
bringing their train into the
city on the main line, the crew
discovered some rabbits in
field nearby.
They Immediately armed
themselves with shotguns from
the caboose and started bunny
hunting" They bagged Ave
rabbits. but while they were at
1t. a through freight crashed
into their train. Their salaries
for the month they are laid on
will total $500, making the cost
OF the rabbits $50 apiece.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-30
RULING FAvORS GIRL.
Alleged Dying Accusation Against
Hattie Leblanc Barred.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Nov. 3O.-The
courtroom In East Cambridge was
packed today to overlooking by those
who believed that before the day end
ed Hattie Leblanc, the little French
Canadian girl on trial for the murder
OF Clarence +. Glover, would be freed
AS soon as court convened, Judge
Bond ruled that the prosecution might
not bring out the alleged dying
words" OF Glover, in which the girl
was charged with the shooting. This
is generally regarded as meaning the
eventual acquittal of the girl.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-30
OFF FOR MEXICO.
Detrolters vii Inspect Railway In
terests In Republic.

George Osius, of Detroit, and Con.
gressman-elect W. w. Wedemeyer. OF
Ann Arbor, are members OF party
of business men who will leave Chi.
cago Wednesday night, for trip
through the southwest TO Mexico City.
This is trip that is made by the
same party every year, and is in the
nature OF a railroad inspection tour.
Mr.. Osius and Mr.. Wedemeyer left
Detroit Tuesday night and will be
Joined by the other members OF the
party i'm Chicago. They expect to be
gone several days.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-30
More Census Returns Announced

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-The cen.
sus Office today announced the 1910
enumeration for Minnesota as 2,075,.
70S. increase 324,314, or 1876 per cent
and Tennessee 2,l84.7S9. Increase
l64,1 or 81 per cent Tennessee
gain Is not sufficient to give 1t an.
other congressman.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-30
SNOW DELAYS TRAINS.
Traffic Near Traverse City Badly At
fected by Storm.

TRAVERSE CITY. Mich. Nov. 80
-(SpeciaD Six to ten inches OF
snow fell last night. The Kalkaska
branch OF the Pere Marquette has al.
most suspended traffic only one train
getting through.
The southbound train on the NJ. &
n. e was delayed an hour on account
OF drifts, the snow pillow being neces
sary to clear the tracks. The snow
pillow made trip last night and this
morning
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-30
Tax Collection Begins Thursday

Arrangements have been completed
in the county treasurer's Office for the
annual collection of state and county
taxes, which begins Thursday morn
ing. To care for the big rush which
always occurs special cages have been
erected In the corridors. and these
will he plainly marked with the num-
Der OF the ward represented. County
Treasurer Moeller advises the tax.
payers to come In early and avoid the
crush which always occurs during the
last two weeks OF the month.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-30
JUDGE MCKAY APPOINTED.
Gov. Warner Names Him Circuit
Judge of Macomb County.

LANSING. Mich. Nov. 3O.-(Spe-
cial) -Governor Warner this morning
announced the appointment OF Henry
j. Mckay, OF Romeo. as circuit Judge
OF Macomb county To succeed Judge
b. X. Erskine, resigned.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-30
THE WEATHER.

For Detroit and vicinltyt Wednes-
day night and Thursday, partly cloudy
weather with light snow aud about
stationary temperatures brisk and high
northwest winds.
For Lower Michigan snow tonighr
and Thursday.
For the Upper Lakes Brisk AMI
high northwest winds and snO" to-
night and THURSDAY.
For the Lower Lakes Brisk and
high west and northwest winds aud
snow tonight and ThnrrdnJj c"'"er ""
Ontario.
Top.y,S rEuPERATI RES.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-30
s.nrrr As AZ Alexander a Co
~ m NE i LNO 20 Monr0e-ave.

Busfness-Ifke Printing. No fuss and
no feathers. The plain, neat kind that
looks right. Times Printing Co.. Is
John R.-st. Main 1925, or City Ass.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-30

One year ago tods' On, mean. 40, ~.
perature, t6i loves.
precipitation clear SKIES
The sun sets today st tio9 y. MT tse
r,oan r,.s. Thursday NJ ei32 y. M. ssd
the sun rises az Gal a. m.
An emulsion of two parts OF am am,
monte and one OF turpentine Will
softer old paint or yarnish 80 that
,ha., 49, easily be scraped OF.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-30

Job Printing Done Right. Time.
Printing Co.. No is John R.-st. Call
Main 1893, OF City 32aS.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-30

Job rr,s,ins D e ios sirf R..,. csii
Hnin itsa or City $3.50
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-30

tContinued On Page Two)
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07

with. There is no limit to the deeds he
accomplished, once his tongue is properly
set i'll motion.
few days ago he was telling a story
to crowd of friends, and his magma
ton ran on and Oh with him until he
found himself pursued by a band of In
dams across a level plain.
Suddenly" he said. glowing with the
excitement of it all, Il came to the edge
of a precipice 1000 feet down." and he
paused to let the significance of this sink
IN Yes, sir, 1000 feet down, and at the
bottom a river dashing over sharp rocks,
those yelling Indians at my heels and me
without gun or weapon of any king
except a jack knife
What did you do, Bill?' one of his
friends asked
"Why, just then I had a happy
thought. l reached in my pocket and
brought out a bottle of whisky that I
happened to have there, and l waved to
the chief to come on. And when they
got up to me l asked 'em if they wouldn't
have a drink. And they were so sur
prised that they did, and we were good
friends after that
Bill licked his lips and looked suggest
lively about him, and the questioner took
his hint.-Philadelphi Times
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
BOYHOOD OF GEN. NOGI.
His Early Hardships in Trying to Get an
Educati

Gen. Nogi, the Japanese soldier, be-
longs to the cosmopolitan army of self
made men. His account of his boyhood,
except in the details, has the familiar
earmarks of such stories the world over
My father could not give me the edu-
cation other boys in the clan were re-
ceiving," he writes in Nihen no Shonen
Il had to stay at home. But one day l
said to myself: Come what may l must
learn while l am young. Life without
some sort of achievement is not worth
the living
80 l pleaded with my father and at
last prevailed upon him to send me to
dormitory known as the Shudoba, from
which [ was able to attend the Clan
school.
my days at the dormitory were days
of hardship. 1t was under the control
of the Clan government and sheltered
about sixty boys, all under Is years OF
age, for in those days boy was sup
posed to reach manhood at Is. and what
man would live in dormitory?
Things have much changed since that
time. In those days the boys brought
their own unhulled rice to the dormitory
mortar provided for their use; there was
not a shop in the place where you could
buy hulled rice. The Joys too had to
cook their own rice for themselves and
to collect their own fuel from the neigh
boring woods.
''There was also a stable attached to
the dormitory and it was the duty of the
boys to groom the horses. As the poor
est lad in the dormitOry great deal of
this work fell upon my shoulders. l
pounded rice for the others, l went into
the woods to gather fuel, l cooked the
meals and groomed the horses.
''There were no currycombs or clippers
in those days. / had to SINCE the horses
coats with improvised torches made of
dry twigs and to chop the straw for
their bran mash as well as l could, ana
all this for want of labor saving contri-
vances entailed much expenditure of time
and trouble.
'In addition to all this manual labor
I had the usual school lessons to attend.
Never very strong, l found my double
task a severe strain on my powers OF en-
durance and began at times to doubt
whether / should be able to go through
with the task | had set myself. But L
never allowed myself to lose heart"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
CAPTIVATING AMERICAN.
The Wife Of a British Officer a ScciaI
FavOrite.

FavOrite.
A young American matron with the
high-sounding English title of the Hon.
Mrs. Hugh Ronald French has covered
herself with glory at the annual military
ball given by the English garrison at
Cairo.
Before her marriage she was Miss Ida
Wynne, daughter of former Postmas-
ter General Wynpe, who later was the
American consul-general in London, but
though her maiden name was plain her
face is her fortune, and the prettiest one
seen in Egypt for many moons.
Mrs. French is clever and original, as
well as beautiful. She created a great
sensation in Cairo by engaging a stately
handsome and richly CARRIED Arab to
wheel her through the streets in a per-
ambulator and right into the middle of
the ballroom. AS it was a masquerade
ball, Mrs. French was dressed as a baby
When recognized finally by her husband
and his fellow officers, cheers loud and
long went up for the American beauty.
The baby clothes in which the Hon. Mrs
Hugh was attired all came from the Rue
de la Paix, Paris, where they were on
exhibition before being sent to Cairo.
The Hon. Mrs. Hugh was indisputably
the belle of this ball.
Her husband is cousin of Gen. Sir
John French, one Of the bravest officers
the English had in South Africa fighting
against the Beers. The Hon. Mrs.
Hugh's husband has now been ordered
to go to India, whittier she, of course,
will accompany him.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
NEGRO CADDIEs DOWN SOUTH.
ODliging and Cheerful Helpers the Visit
ing Golfer Finds Them

| The winter resort golf players meets
a refreshing novelty iii the negro caddy
Sometimes the boy" is a grzzled ole
fellow rising so. who totes the bag OF
clubs about with the alacrity of youth.
The caddieS come IN al sizes from
feet or more with the muscular build of q
prize fighter down to lads just about
able to handle the bag; but no matter
what his age or size, the negro caddy has
infinite ability to be cheerful. He doesn't
adopt the somewhat cynical manner of
the white caddy, and his manners are
better.
For another thing the black lad ordi-
narily has the eye of hawk and traces
the balls with marvellous sureness. One
caddy said he hadn't lost a ball in the
two years he had been caddying, which
is a remarkable record.
The negro caddy comes into his work
with an amiable idea that he is the
partner of his employer. The ball is
ours" Whose ball is that near the
pin?' asks the golfer. That's ours, sir"
the caddy says.
When the golfer gets off a good long
ball from the tee, the caddy does a lot of
quiet roofing. "Ride on, ball, ride on,
he calls, much as if he were rolling the
bones and roofing for his number to
come up. lie does his best to coax the
ball into the cup, too, in much the same
way, but his sense of etiquette is too
strong to permit him to make any noise
while the play is actually being made.
No matter how much of a dub he has
for boss at the time, he doesn't sheer or
say anything impertinent, which is a re.
lief to the player from up north, who
knows the unpleasant habits of some Of
the white caddies. The only bad habit
the boy has is to gamble on the result of
the match he's accompanying. 1t can be
seen what test of cheer fulness it is for
him when his player is dub and misses
an easy shot for the hole and SO throws
away the bet.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
Bees and Death.

There is, or used to be, curious SUI
perstition in English country places to
the effect that, wherever bees were kept,
if the owner died, the bees must be in
hive with the key of the house door and
say three times: Little brownie, little
brownie, your masters dead, and you
must work for "So-and-So," giving the
lame of the new owner. In Worcester
shire, we find in Lean, bees were on one
occasion, at least, informed of their mas
ter's death in the couplet:
''The masters Dead but don't you go;
Your mistress will be good mistress
to you"
If the bees were not informed, it was
supposed they would die. Elsewhere
Grape used to be hung on the hives, and
wine and honey left for the bees, and
even invited to attend the funeral.-Dun-
dee Advertiser.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
ENGLAND IN EGYPT.
Public Revenue Twenty Times as Great
as When British Control Began.

Public Revenue Twenty Times as Great
as When British Control Began.
When England assumed sole control
in 1892 Egypt was still bankrupt, with
a public debt of more than $5O0,OOO,OOO
and an income insufficient to pay the In
terest and carry on the government.
The public revenue in 1882 amounted
to S4,5O0,OOO; in 1907 to $S1, 800, 900,
more than 100000 in excess Of the
expenditures On January /, 1908, the
sum of $40 100000 was in the general
reserve fund and the public debt was re-
duced in 1908 by $1,6OO,OOO; it now is
$479,OOOOO0.
The cities and towns were without
World Today. Only within ten years
even Cairo itself, with a death rate of
forty-six per thousand, has undertaken
any such public work. In the country
every canal was polluted and stagnant
pools of filth were near every village.
The annual pilgrimages to Mecca
were likewise the means of introducing
many diseases. Cholera and other cpl
denies were Of frequent occurrence, and
their ravages carried off thousands and
thousands of the population.
Little by little the various difficulties
of the situation have been studied and
solved by the administration, until now
Egypt may be considered reasonably
healthy country. Of course vast sums
of money have been required to effect
such a result.
At first enormous difficulty was en-
countered by the English i'll making
changes in the system of taxation, be-
cause the people, so long accustomed to
the betrayal of their interests, thought
the plans proposed were simply for the
purpose of increasing their burdens. Lit
tie by little, however they learned that
another era had opened, and finally their
suspicious were Gained. They then be-
gan to work with renewed energy, and
now, secure in the fruits of their labor,
they are not merely improving their own
conditions, but are building up the repu-
tatiOn of their country
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
TRAVELLERS TOBACCO.
Amount Admitted Into France Free of
Duty Has Been Cut Down.

DuIy mas been OuC OOWu.
The French customs officials have be-
come much stricter of late in the matter
Of travellers tobacco. Until month or
so ago no fuss was made about twenty
or thirty cigars or a good sized packet of
tobacco, so long as the owner did not
attempt to smuggle, but declared them
frankly and openly.
Now that the taxation of tobacco is
about to be raised to help in meeting the
deficit in the national finances the
amount allowed free to travellers has
been reduced. 1t is now limited to ten
cigars, twenty cigarettes and forty grams
about one and two-third ounces-of to-
bacco for a male passenger.
Women and children are not allowed
to bring in any tobacco at a. without
paying duty, and very heavy fines are
inflicted when any attempt or supposed
attempt at smuggling is detected. A
lady recently brought over box of ci-
CARS as a surprise for an English friend
residing in Paris. He got the surprise
in the shape of command to pay a fine
IF f1O, the authorities having made up
their minds that he was the instigator of
the crime. The British Chamber of
Commerce. of which he is a member. in
teryened and he was let off, but it is to
be feared that other British offenders
are not so fortunate.
I have heard of man who was called
upon at the Care du Nord to pay nine
francs duty on seventeen cigars and an
other who was told that if he had only
one cigar he would probably have to pay
duty-this being probably little joke on
the part of the official. Many people take
a positive delight in smuggling, which
they seem to regard as particularly eX-
citing form of sport, but in France it is
apt to prove even more expensive than
golf.-Paris Cor. London Globe.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
Trial hv Rice

They have peculiar methods of trying
suspects in Bengal One of these is
called trial by rice" Every person
suspected was ordered to be present, and
all turned up. First the people were
made to sit in semi-circle, and a
'.plate'' Ga square of plantain leaf was
set before each. Then the priest walked
up and down chanting and scattering
flowers. This ceremony over, one of the
clerks went TO each man and gave him
raw rice. and told him to chew it to a
pulp. After about ten minutes they
were told to stop and eject it into the
plantain leaf. All did so easily with
the exception of three men. One of
these three promptly commenced to cry
and begged for mercy, confessng every
thing and stating that another of the
three was the chief instigator. 1t is a
curious fact that fear, arising from an
evil conscience, prevents saliva coming, to
the mouth. with the result described
London Globe
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
Historic Texas Guns.

w. c.. Day, superintendent of public
buildings and grounds, has at last dis
covered the second of the historic howitz-
ers. the cannon presented to the republic
of Texas in provincial days.
A letter from Gen. William Crozier,
chief of ordnance, conveyed the informa-
ton that this historic old Texas cannon
is now mounted in front of the war de-
partment building at Washington.
Supt. Day wrote to Washington in his
effort to locate the ''Twin Sisters"
While he could not find the famous old
guns for which he is also searching, he
succeeded in finding another of the his
toric old cannon which figured in early
Texas history.
The mate to the gun at Washington is
now safely reposing in the adjutant gen
erals office. The gun at Washington will
be returned to Austin through the efforts
of Congressman Burleson, and both of
the old short, big bore, muzzle leaders
will be mounted in front of the state cap
itol.
These old cannon were made in 1886
and were presented to the republic Of
Texas by Maj.-Gen. Z. j. Chambers.
They bear the inscriptions: Presented to
the Republic of Texas by Maj. T..
J. Chambers" How this gun ever got to
Washington is not known.-San Anto-
Mo Express.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
SIR MOSES EZEKIEL.
Famous American Sculptor, Returns
from Roman Studio.

Sir Moses Ezekiel, one of the best
known American sculptors living abroad,
lrriyed in New York recently, after an
absence OF several years, He intends to
remain ON this side a few months. One
of the purposes of Mr.. NZekiel's visit
is to attend the unwilling Of several of
his works recently completed. Mr.. Eze-
kiel is a prominent figure in the artistic
colony of Italy. His studio in the
Baths of Diocletian in Rome has at
tracted the admiration of many visitors
and artists. After receiving military
education at the Virginia Military insti-
tute he went to Cincinnati, where he be-
came interested in art. From there he
went to Berlin and studied at the Royal
academy. He was admitted into the
Society of Artists of Berlin on the mer-
its of colossal bust of Washington,
a copy of which is in the Cincinnati Mu-
scum of Fine Arts. His first important
work was a marble group representing
Religious Liberty" 1t is now in Fair
mount park, Philadelphia. He also pro-
duced a number of portraits and ideal
works for Italian cities. Mr.. Ezekieps
monument of Thomas Jefferson in Louis
vile, KY, is said by art critics to be
one of his finest efforts. He is consid
cred by many to be a leader in introduc
ing to the American public the German
and new Italian methods On this visit
Mr. Ezekiel is particularly interested in
the unwilling OF a bronze statue of
Stonewall Jackson at the University of
Virginia, and a monument to the mem
DRY of the Confederate prisoners who
died on Johnson's island in Lake Erie.
He will Spend some time with his family
in Cincinnati after he leaves New York.