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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-25
WILL. Be PUT ON
TA|AL FOR MURDER
Woman Is Charged With Staying Her
Husband in Pullman Car
In the West.

LIBBY. Mont. June 25.-Closely
guarded In a suite Of the leading motel
IN Libby, Mrs. Vera Prosser. who Is
facing trial for the murder Of her nus-
band. spends her time collecting and
reading newspaper clippings concern
ing her case, and taking walks. garher-
ing four-leaf cloyers. She now has
several hundred OF these carefully pre-.
served.
Il am sure these four.leaf clovers
are going to bring me good luck" she
laid. Il am not superstitious ordinar-
ily. but now it's different, you know"
Mrs. Prosser Is not confined In Jail,
because Libby boasts OF no such in.
stitution. She is. however. confined TO
her rooms In the hotel and allowed TO
talk TO no one except her guard, who
stands watch outside her door.
Indications are that her trial will
be held in August, and she Is smiling
aud confident OF acquittal.
Sentiment, which month ago was
strongly against her. has veered about
completely. Tho lumber jacks and
the rough COW punchers of the ranches
have been won by her pretty, cheerful
face, her dainty frocks and her won
ierful self-possession.
Mrs. Prosser was arrested at Libby
on June /. She and her divorced hus-
band. Reese n. Prosser, a Seattle auto.
mobile agent, had Jeft Seattle the day
before for the east on the same train.
He did not, however, know that his
former wife was on the train until
someone told him that she was in the
Pullman ahead
II don't care" he said. II have
nothing TO fear from her. I've fooled
her for years, although she's threat
ened TO kill me a hundred times and
guess I'll be all right this time"
Shortly before The train arrived at
Libby Mrs. Prosser went to the draw
ing room compartment occupied by
Prosser and later was seen by the po--
ter sitting on her former husbands
lap.
AS the train came 10 stop at Libby,
Mrs. Prosser hurriedly left the car end
rushed to the telegraph office, where
she remained until the train pulled
out. A few minutes later. Prosser was
found In pool OF blood. a bullet hole
Ia his head. He died before regain
ing consciousness
Mrs. Prosser was arrested almost
Immediately thereafter. She made
the coroner's jury wait two hours
while she dressed. Then she swept
into the room In wonderful gown,
wearing more than $4,000 worth OF dia.
monds. The coroner was gruff Old
fellow, and the Jury was made up OF
cowpunchers wearing their guns. Lum-
Der jacks stood against the wall and
gaped at her.
Mrs. Prosser was cool. She In
formed the coroner that she would say
nothing until she consulted her lawyer.
And she didn't.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-25
BRIEF AUTO GOSSIP

il started out in most gratifying
manner. 1t Is finding places famous
In American history which many pco-
pie have forgotten.
All through New Jersey, up the Hud-
son. through Massachusetts. Connect
cut. Maine, New Hampshire and Ven =
mont, the procession OF historic places
was revelation to the pathfinding
party The tour will be like refresh
ing oneself from the pages or a we'll
written history. but the travellers VIII
have the additional charm or studying
the very scenes on which heroic deeds
were done. The EMF pathfinder.
driven by Tom Skeggs. is finding excel
lent roads The ear has met with no
mshaps The people along the route
have given Ii enthusiastic greetings.
The entry list for the tour Is rapidly
growing. A Regal and two Brush Rum
abouts make the number now IL. The
other entries are Premir, Columbia,
Selden, Maxwell two WashinRtons.
Reading 40, Ford. Gilmore, Warren
Detroit, Corbin and Spoerer.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-25
Tiqehon Back From Motor Trip.

john II. Tigchon, well-known real
estate dealer in the Moffat block, has
just returned from an enjoyable road
tour in the east. accompanied by Mrs.
Tigchon. Starting from Buffalo, they
iootored through the Susquehanna val
ley TO New York city, returning via
the Mohawk valley. Their itinerary
took them through the Catskill noun
iains, which proved one of the most
interesting portions of the tour. Con
siderable rain was encountered, which
tended to mar the pleasure of the trir
10 some extent.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-25
Buick To Form Big Company

SAGINAW. Mich. June 25.--At spe-
cial meeting OF the stockholders OF the
Buick Auto supply a. Garage Co. held
at Augusta. Maine, on June Is. the
capital stock of the company was IN
unanimous yote. President Thomas ID.
Buick states. that. the subsidiary COM
pany for Michigan Will be incorporated
at Lansing. July IL. and the capital
stock will be 81 600, 900. The Michigan
company will conduct string OF 40
related garages in the principal cities
of this state ana have behind IL real
estate and garage construction invest
ment OF 100000.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-25

fice of the clerk of the recorders
court. where he begins his duties
July l. lie took the oath OF ONCE.
Saturday morning.
Mr.. Plass is son of Assessor
Henry Plass and was born and raised
In Detroit. He broke into the news
paper field about seven years ago and
Is one of the best-known OF the
younger members OF the craft In this
city.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-25
Orders go Chalmers

Chalmers dealers who visited the FAC
tory came from the Pacific and ATTAIN
tic coasts. II. L. Keats, OF Portland,
OREGON, and w ID. Wallace. OF Seattle.
Were the western visitors: G. r.. Whit
ten and E. A. Gilmore. OF Boston. rep
resenting New England. II. @. Ken
nedy OF Pittsburg. left last evening
mers agency for Pittsburg. Mr.. Ken
nedy, who mas for several years been
the Pittsburg manager OF the Morgan Il
Wright Co, has organized the Pitts
burg Chalmers Co. OF which he VIII
be general manager. He left behind
him at the factory an order for ESQ
cars.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-25
Kept the King At Home.

FOR the past year we have kept
the King OF all laxatives-Dr. Kings
New Life Pills-in our home and they
have proved a blessing to all our fam
fly" writes Paul Hathulka. OF Buffalo,
N. Y. Easy, but sure remedy for all
Stomach, Liver and Kidney troubles.
At f. c. Kinsel Central Drug Co..
Gray q Worcester.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-25
Rep. Gaines To Speak in Detroit.

WASHINGTON, June 25.-Rep. j.
w. Gaines, of West Virginia. will make
the principal speech at the Taft North
End club picnic to be held in Detroit
July 2S. Mr.. Gaines accepted the in.
vitation at the request of President
Taft and Rep. DENLY. He is stand
patter and a supporter of Speaker
Cannon.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-25
New Concern Get. License

Announceme is made that the In
ter state Automobile Co, OF Muncie,
Indiana has been granted license un-
der Selden patent No. 549.l60. The In
ter-State company markets cars selling
at 81, $50 and at $4,000 Thomas + Hart
Is president and general manager. The
other officers are j. NJ Maring. vice.
president and otto Holdren, secretary
treasurer.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-25
ANNUAL SUMMER VACATION
OFFERS
Low Summer Excursion Fares
Grand Trunk Railway systel

Grand Trunk Railway System
Daily until September 3oth. 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 M. 30.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-25

DR. s. II Baum. OF Uniontown. Pa,
has Just completed an l.sO0-mile auto
trip In a Hudson roadster. With L. ;.
stone. friend, he drove TO Chicago
and returned home by way OF Detroit
and Buffalo.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-25
NEW BERTH FOR H. C. PLASS.
Times Reporter Becomes Clerk In
Recorders Court.

Henry c. Plass. n member OF The
Times editorial staff. sewers his con-
nection with this paper, Saturday eve.
ming, to accept position in the Of
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-25
what Horsepower Is

According to the provisions OF the
new automobile law OF New York state.
which will go into effect Aug. l, motor
to the horsepower OF their cars, based
or the horsepower formula adopted
some years ago by the Association OF
Licensed Automobile Manufacturers.
and known rs tho a. l.. a. NJ. horse
power formula The a. l.. A. NJ. pub
fishes In the Annual Hand Book OF
Gasoline Automobiles table from
which can he seen at a glance the rat
ing of n car according to the official
formula This table r. also published
In pamphlet form. showing the ratings
of all motors OF from one TO six cylin-
ders having n bore OF from ~ TO 6
inches Cor 81 10 1852 miliimeters)D To
determine horsepower. square the d.
ameter OF the cylinders. multiply by
number OF cylinders and divide by 2.5.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-25
Chalm.r. for Cousumptives--

j. III. McDuffe president OF the Nc
Duffee Motor Com. Denver dealers Tor
Chalmers cars, is leading movement
to better the work of a large tubercu-
losis sanitarium ut Las Vagas. New
Mexico. Hugh Chalmers, president or
the Chalmers Motor Co, has subscrib-
ed $1,000 TO be used towards the es-
Establishment OF n special Chalmers sana-
torium at Las VPgas. Now Mr. McDuf-
fee has secured the promise of all
Chalmers dealers in America and Ha-
wall to donate SIS each toward the I'M
provement Of this sanatorium and for
the purchase OF Chalmers 80" tour
ing car to be used by the patients Of
Las Vegas.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-25

Not very often IL a set or tires called
upon 20 endure more than ono or two
such terrific tests as the recent Har-
risburg and Norristown endurance
runs. Entrants usually take the safe
side and equip the car with new tires
for each contest OF such strenuous
character.
However. according to kilograms sent
the Firestone company by the Pullman
Motor Car Co, II all depends upon the
make whether the same tires can again
be entrusted with the success OF the
car I'm its further contests.
They advise that the identical Fire
stone tires used by their model X In
winning class A OF the 503-mile Har-
risburg run and later on In the Nor
ristown event OF 526 miles. were left
OF the car untouched when II entered
the New York to Atlanta good roads
tour.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-25
Prize. for Decorated Cars

The Hudson Motor Car Co Is oner-
ing three prizes aggregating 800 for
the three oest decorated Hudson cars
in the Hudson division OF the Elks' au-
tomobile parade on July Is.
For the best decorated car, $50.
For the second best decorated car,
$50
For the third best decorated car. $40.
A copinittee OF three well-known
Hudson owners In Detroit Will be APP
pointed by J II. Brady, the local dis
tributcr OF the Hudson, to judge the
contest There are no strings attach
ed to the prizes. The owners. 70 whom
there are about 100 in Detroit will
be permitted TO decorate their cars In
any manner they choose
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-25
Fifteen In Mun.ey Tour

WASHINGTON. II. G.. June 25.-The
pathfinder FOR the Munsey Historic tour
is accomplishing the purpose for which
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-30
WHAT WAS THOUGHT OF HIM.

once attended banquet at which
one OF the guests-an Englishman-
drank little too much sam shu, an
exceedingly heady liquid from rice
There were In attendance two half
grown Chinese girls. IA or Is years
old, one playing the Chinese fiddle, the
other the tall Chinese drum. The
Englishman, TO amuse himself, began
making hideous faces at them until
he terrified the little creatures into
silence. A handsome and dignified
Chinese merchant was seated next to
me, watching this procedure with an
impassive face. The Englishman
caught his eye, and said:
They no eabe me-" pointing TO the
girls. They tink me alice same
crazy Wat you tink?" To which the
merchant gravely replied, In perfect
English:
II would not exactly call you crazy,
sir, but your mind certainly seems to
be somewhat affected"
The Englishman did not know that
the Chinese merchant was graduate
of Yale.-Jerome A. Hart in Bohemian
Magazine.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-30
Gems of Wit, Wisdom and Humor
THE SHOWMAN'S COURTSHP.
BY CHARLES F. BROWNE (Artemus ward)

Betsy Jane on the tense of her
fathers pastur. We'd bin rompin
threw the woods, kullin fiours & driy-
In the woodchuck from his native lair
$50 to speak, with long sticks. Wall,
We sot thar on the Tense, a swingin
our feet two and fro, blushin as red
as the Baldinsville skool house when
1t was first painted, and lookin very
simple, make no doubt. My left
arm was ockepied In ballunsin myself
on the tense, while my rite was
wounded luvinly round her waste.
I cleared my throat and tremblinly
sed, Betsy, you're Gazelle."
thought that air was pretty fine.
waitid to see what effeck II would hav
upon her. IL evidently didn't fetch
her, for she up and sed, You're a
sheep"
See I. Betsy. think very muchly
of YOU
81 don't believe word you say-so
there now cuml" with which obser-
vashun she hitched away from me.
II wish thar was winders to my
sole,' said |, so that you could see
some of my feelins. There's fire
Il
buzzum with my fist, Ito bile all the
corn beef and turnips In the naber-
hood. Versoovius and the critter amt
a circumstance"
She how'd her he'd down and com.
menst chawin the strings OF her sun
bonnet.
AR could you know the sleepless
mites | worry through with on your
account, how vittles has seized TO be
attractiv to me e. how my Inns has
shrunk up, you wouldn't dowt me.
Case on this wastin form and these
ere sunken cheeks"
should have continnered on In this
strane probly for sum time, but. I'M
fortnitly, I lost my ballunse and fell
over into the pastur kersmash, tearin
my close, and severely damaging my
self ginerally.
Betsy Jane sprang to my assistance
In bubble quick time and dragged me
4th. Then DRAWN herself up to her
full bite, she said:
II won't listen to your noncents no
longer. Jes say rite strate out what
you're drlvin at. n you mean gittin
hitched. I'm in"
| considered that air enifn for all
practical purposes and we proceeded
immejitly to the parsons and was
made l that very mite.
(Notiss TO the printer. Put some
stars here.)
I've parst threw many tryin ordeels
sins then, but Betsy Jane has bin troo
IA steel Nv attendin strickly 10 biz
Miss I've amarsed a hansum pittance.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-30

Thare was many affectin ties which
made me banker arter Betsy Jane.
Her fathers farm jined ourn; their
COWS and our'n squencht their thirst
at the same spring; our old mares
both had stars in their forrerds; the
measles broke out In both families at
nearly the same period; our parents
(Betsy's and mine) slept reglarly
every Sunday in the same meetin'
house, and the MAJORS used to OBJ
sarve, How thick the Wards and
Peasleys air!" II was sublime site.
In the spring of the year, to see our
sevral mothers (Betsy's and mine)
with their gowns pin'd up SO thay
couldn't sile 'em, affecshunitly bilin
sope together & aboozin the nabers.
Altho | hankered intensely arter
the objeck OF my affecshuns, dar-
stunt tell her If the fires which was
ragin in my manly puzzom. I'd toy to
do It, but my tung would kerwollup
up agin the roof Of my mowth & stick
thare, like Geth to a deseast Afrikan,
or q country postmaster to his ofi1ss,
while my hart whanged agin my ribs
like a old-fashioned wheat fale agin
a barn door.
Twas a earn still mite In Joon. All
mater was husht and nary zeffer dis
turbed the screen silens. l sot with
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-30
English Horribly Misspoke"

'the cup that cheers but not inebri
ates," nor has a store always been q
commercial emporium" or a barber
shop ''tonsorial parlor."
Such fine phrases roll out OF many
mouths as music from pianola. And
with the same quantity OF thought
back OF them.
%
The other evening We were among
those present" on "a festive occasion,
and IL was interesting to note that
never In the history Of the organiza
ton" had there been such a large
and enthusiastic audience
Now, when a cub reporter writes like
that, the city editor utters shrill cries
Of pain. And really, why should any
enc indulge IN such parrot repetitions
OF cant phrases? IL is well enough &c
be full OF words, II one Is full OF ones
own words. But why not speak sim
ply and directly? Why not put words
together In ones own way, and &c
straight to the point?
Surely Ii is possible to raise fiae
without throwing 1t to the breeze
or to have a little social party with
out q feast of reason and flow OF
SOUL" or to dance without tripping
the light, fantastic toe" or TO be mar
ried without being '"joined in the holy
bonds Of ma.rimony"
Flowers" are surely preferable to
floral offerings" and luncheon" to a
dainty collation." We can worry
along just as we'll without such phrases
as "atrocious murder" and "attrac
tive blonde" and "diabolical outrage
and gallant fire ladies
When a man doesn't come, IL ISM
necessary to say that he has failed
TO materialize" or to put in an ap
Learance."
Language seems to have been In
tended to express thought with. These
high sounding phrases may have ex
D, essed thoughts. admirably at one
time. but repetition has made them
rubbish.
The best style for most people Is Q
style that will convey definite thoughts
from one mind to another In the sim
plest and most direct way. Unless
you're gifted with brilliant and org
inal Imagination, you'd better avoio
fine phrases and use the snortes'
words you know.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-30

Once upon a time poet wrote OF q
lady's "alabaster brow" II was
lovely and sonorous phrase. "AiaDas'
ter brow"-how il bubbles from the
lips. Everybody liked the phrase
and so nearly everybody has been
using IL ever since. on special occa'
sions. And yet 1t grows tiresome
after one has heard 1t lew million
times.
Once upon a time an orator spoke
OF "bounding~billows." That, too, was
fine, mouth-filling phrase, was II not
And SO, ever since, when orators have
had occasion to speak OF salt water
in large quantities, they have said
bounding pillows" rolling out the
words Just as II they thought them
I'D all by themselves. or course. bill.
lows bound. rather than jump or run
or canter or wriggle: and yet, one
wishes they would not always bound.
Once upon a time q newspaper re-
porter wrote that q condemned man
was Launched into eternity" That
was some writing" was it not? And
so, ever since, nearly all the news
papers III AmtiiCo haN0 SSSh AS~A~AA
Ing men into eternity.
1t is fatally easy, you see. to repeat
a thing that sounds good. Witness
such inane drivel as "Oh. you kid"
Why. oh. why, does an escaping
criminal always battle his pursuersy'
Why does campaign orator pay a
glowing tribute" to the grand old
party" and prate OF the glorious
stars and stripes or the iron heel OF
monopoly" and indulge in "Magnif-
cent bursts OF oratory" worthy OF go
ing laundering down the ages?"
These patent phrases save thought
Of course, but they make the judi.
cious grieve," II we may commit one
of the very Sins we are condemning.
There are people who speak with
bated breath Why "bated" No
body knows. And nobody knows why
a dark woman Is always charming
brunette" and widows are "dashing
young widows" and when people fall.
they do IL with a dull, sickening
thud."
Surely Ii has not always been SO.
Fire has not always been 1.-The devour-
ing element" nor alcoholic liquor
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-30
BY WILLIAM r. KIRK.
n raE
OF EVIL.

Ma calm hoam last mite with hob
bel skirt on. II was nice IL new, put
the idee lsent new. Pa sed. Pa sed
that Ma had to talk 1t rite OF.
OF course. Pa sed, II you want to
put on one ID OF yure big league
skirts 4 let me tie a roap around II,
will talk you out for stroll along
Broadway, to show that | am the mas
ter OF the manshun. but II you ever
try to cum out in the broad glare oil
day with O rig like that on You. ] VIII
assert my rights as husband.
My goodness, sed Ma, wen you start
out talking you get of a lot OF CONVEX
sashun, doan't you? Well, sed Pa,
doant claim to be a conversation
alist. but | usually find enun words &c
maik a nice mess for dinner. We'll
you have made nice mess for dinner
tonite. Ma sed ! will show you what
a nice mess RELY is, sed Ma, II YOU
try to tell me what kind OF skirt
shall wear. Goodness. sed Ma, what In
the wurld are the wimmen going to dc
II thay have to lissen to men dress
makers like you. l will not talk OF
this skirt, Ma sed. beekaus the II. II
Wimmens Club is coming tonite tt
talk tea with us.
What does III. III. stand for? SEQ
Pa, Hobbel Heroines? Not at all. sec
Ma, II. H. stands for Higher Homes
The members of this club, sed Ma
want to maik the homes higher and
noabler. Doant think. sed Ma, that II
is ad 70 rreel estate on the Palisades
1t doesn't meen higher geographically
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-30
Little Boobies Pa

III means higher spiritually & men,
tally.
So We are going to entertain sum
moar old danes, are we, sed Pa. Bob
bic, sed Pa. go a. git my shot gun &
about twelve shells. oh. sed Ma,
hoap you doant meen to do anything
vilent. No, sed Pa, | will not shoot
anybody, but am going out with Bob
bic & hunt for racoons by moonlite.
Ma wuddest let me go git the shot
gun, so Pa had to stay to the Fl. II.
party.
Pa was kind of glad that he stayed
after all, beekaus he had lots OF good
laffs. The minnit that all OF the club
wimmen cain in Pa began to tease
them. We are glad TO know you, sed
all of the ladies. Do you believe in
Higher Homes? Well sed Pa, will
tell you how II is, gals. Homes is
high enough for me now. If the cost
of living keeps Ginning. sed Pa, l am
afrade l will have to have a fiat on the
fifth floor WHARF thare isent any ele-
vator.
| will say one thing for my husband,
sed Ma, wen she notised that all the
ladies was looking at Pa kind OF cold,
my husband is certingly a CRATE hoam
man. He got 1t from his father, who
| lived the last yeers of his life at the
| Solgers Hoam. My husband, Ma sed,
will be interested, / am sure, in our
new club.
No, sed Pa.
Say yes, sed Ma. Say yes, & say 10
now.
Yes. sed Pa. Say 1t again, sed Ma.
| Yes, Pa sed
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-30
STAGE Snow In sprlnq.

In play called 1872 In which Ma
poleons crossing OF a frozen river Is
shown with snow falling, the last act
shows an old soldiers return home
IL is springtime, there are roses climb
ing up the cottage walls, the fruit
trees are In bloom and the old hero
sits in a chair I'm a coy room with all
the windows open, But, much to the
spectators amusement. snow contin.
ued TO fall not only outside the room
but inside IL. The actor who played
the old soldier noticed the audiences
amusement and. to account for the
snow, he gagged. Pay no attention
TO the snow" he said to his stage
wife. It's a habit | contracted in Rus
suia."--M. A. p.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-30

No man on this footstool can rise and
git up & say | ever knowingly inferred
no man or wimmin folks. while all
agree that my show Is exalted by few
and exceld by none, embracin as II
does wonderful colleckshun OF iv-
ing wild beests of pray, snaix in crate
profushun. a endless variety OF life
size wax-figgers & the only framed
kangaroo In Ameriky-the most
amoozin little cuss ever introduced to
discriminatin public.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-30
From Another Point of View

1hey smell much like the campaign kind
Anyhow, Joe still has Mr. DENLY on his side
The the effect that Senator Burrows Will last
se broncnos
old Guard
~ a. the penates population
- congressmen
the signs of Chase osborns the
rce OF his only opposition
% Bible class Sunday
While IN tho bath he may have walowed some OF H.
- IN New York the pentena
Of which him