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The Detroit times., 1910-12-23
SINGING is NO CINCH FOR
CHINESE, SAYS LEE TUNG Foo

The unusual spectacle OF Chinese
in kits is presented this week in the
Miles theater, where Lee Tung Foo,
the Chinese baritone, is holding forth.
The novelty OF the situation is inten-
sified when the orchestra strikes up
a lively Scotch air. Maggie Frae Dun
dee" and Lee joins in. rolling his
."r's" like a native "Hielan' mon. IL
is Just another instance of what can
be accomplished by persistent train
ing.
II have boen studying voice culture
FOR the past H. years, said Lee Tung
Foo, who speaks perfect English, to
The Times. 1t has been an uphill
fight. for nature placed many obsta-
cles i'm the way. The Chinese, as you
know. are not what YOU could call
a musical nation. as other nations un-
derstand music Hut | WAS deter
mined 10 master the art OF singing.
and I think have succeeded. after a
fashion.
II got my inspiration To be a
singer. my bug as YOU Americans
call IT, from hearing Eugene Cowles
sing IN Robin Hood. His Armorer' $
song carried me away, and | made up
The Detroit times., 1910-12-23
'INCURABLE" HEART DISEASE
SOON CURED
ny the Great Specialist In Treating
Weak aud Diseased Hearts. FRANK
LIN MILES, M. ID, ILL. "a.
Who WIZ send $3.50 worth of Special
Treatment aud New Hook Free.

To prove the remarkable curative
powers OF his new Special Personal
Treatments for heart disease, short
breath. pain In side. shoulder or arm
oppression. irregular pulse, palpita-
ton, smothering. pufiing of ankles, or
dropsy, Or. Miles will send. free, To
every afflicted person a $3.50 treat
ment The worst cases usually soon
relieved
These treatments are the result or
% years extensive research and re-
markable success in treating various
ailments OF the heart, stomach an
nerves, which often complicate each
case. So astonishing are the results
OF his treatment hat he offers all sick
persons a two-pound Trial Treatment
free DO not fail to try IT,
Certainly nothing could be more gen
erous Few physicians have such con.
fldence I'm their treatments. All afflict-
ed persons should avail themselves OF
this liberal offer, as they may never
have such an opportunity again. De-
lays are dangerous. No death comes
more suddenly than that from heart
disease.
MIR Gilbert Ward. Crown City. O..
cured after prominent physicians
failed. Mrs. w. J. Critics. Ludington,
Mic h. cured after failed. Mr.. w
Runvap, spencer. Iowa. after 3 rallied
Mr.. H. L. Davenport. Conneautville'
Pa. after I failed Mrs Msry DeHart.
Greenville Pa. after IL failed. Mr.. {.
Il smith. Wayne Mich. after failed,
Mrs. Lizzie Ewing, South Charleston.
O.. after failed. Cures from your
state sent on request. Many cured
after To 10 physicians had pronounced
them "incurable." .
Send 10 Or. Franklin Miles. Dept.
H. 81 TO 32i Main St., Elkhart, Indi-
ana. at once, for his Free Heart Book,
Examination Chart. Opinion, Advice,
and Free Treatment. Describe your
disease.
The Detroit times., 1910-12-23

Maryland. my Maryland used to
be represented i'm the United States
senate by an ardent free-trader
(when no tariff bill WAS under con
siderationl and by fairly active pro
tectionist (When a tariff bill was be
ing whipped into shape). lie was. as
most people remember. the late
Arthur Pue German, the 'Aldrich OF
the last Democratic tariff bill.
The present senior senator from
Maryland. Isidor Rayner, is not OF
that brand OF tariff for revenue on
ly" Democrats. A man with half his
fingers amputated could easily count
the Democratic senators who voted
against Aldrichs pet schemes
throughout the whole OF the last tar
in controversy After having count
ed off Senator Rayner he would need
but one more finger 10 count the on
ly other Democrat who voted against
every high tariff amendment
Prior 10 that. Rayner was best
known as the brilliant attorney Tor
Admiral Schley, before the investiga-
ton committee. in 1901. when his ad'
dress is declared 10 have been a mas
terpiece of forensic eloquence.
The Detroit times., 1910-12-23
"HONEY GROVE KID" is
ARRESTED IN NEW YORK
Police Say He Was Member OF
Mabray Gang OF Confidence Men,
Broken 10 BY Officers.

NEW YORK, Dec. 22-The Honey
Grove Kid" is resting behind the bars
today. and police officers all over the
country are preparing to ask that he
be delivered 20 them for trial.
AS a member of the famous Mabry
gang OF Confidence men, Lucias
Hindman, the Honey Grove Kid is
regarded by police as one OF the
cIeverest crooks in the country. lie
was arrested last night by Detective
DAILY. after a desperate fight, In which
the detective took a magazine pistol
from the prisoner. Hindman, who
SAYS his home is in Paris, Texas, is
held for violating the United States
postal laws and carrying concealed
weapons.
Seventeen members Of the Mabry
gang are now in the tolls. and police
officials declare they had secured
sIOO, 900 before the gang was broken
Tn. BY lavish expenditure or
money, chartering private cars ana
yachts, they "Roped in" millionaire
victims and got them TO bet on
Fixed" horse races, prize fights and
wrestling matches. They nearly al
ways allowed their victims 10 hold
the stakes, but at the proper time
had little trouble making substltu.
tions. leaving the victim with a
bunch of worthless paper.
The Detroit times., 1910-12-23
MRS. HAASS MAKES LOCAL
DEBUT WITH STRING QUARTET

The Detroit String quartet's con
cert, "Wednesday afternoon. attracted
an unusually large audience TO Tenn
Pile Beth Fl, the magner, all other cir
cnmstanceS considered. undoubtedly
being Mrs L. w Haass, the assisting
soloist, who was heard on this occa-
sion for the first time in Detroit on the
public concert stage.
Before her marriage to DR.. r. w.
Haass, OF this city, about five years
ago. Mrs Haass was n valued member
of the Savage English Grand Opera
company. Several months Of each
year since coming to Detroit TO make
her home. Mrs. Haass has spent in
Germany pursuing her vocal studies.
Her debut with the quartet. Wednes-
day afternoon. therefore, was of par
ticular interest and her appearance
was awaited with a curiosity that the
majority OF the audience made no eff
fort TO conceal.
Mrs. Haass proved the capable and
delightful singer friendly rumor said
she was. and she was given a most
cordial reception. Gowned beautiful
~ and of handsome personal appear
ance Mrs. Haass commands immedi'
ate attention on the platform. Her
voice is a soprano OF wide range and
excellently developed. II has strength.
brilliancy and color She sang four
German songs, the only fault to be
found with the selection resting In
the mOnOtony. IL was matter OF
regret that Mrs. Haass did not offer
an English song or two. German leid-
err In quantity, is not unalloyed must
cal bliss TO the average American con-
certgoer. and q singer is apt to be
judged much more favorably II he or
she sings English text as well as Ger
man or Italian or French. The inn
preston Mrs. Haass made was SO
favorable. however. that IL is 10 be
hoped she will be heard frequently in
the future.
The quartet PLAYED exceptionally
well. the members seeming To be in
spired by the size OF the audience and
the air OF halfsuppressed expectancy
that pervaded the gathering. Then,
too, for the first time in the history OF
the quartets afternoon concerts. the
auditorium was comfortably heated
and furs and wraps were laid aside
TO disclose pretty afternoon frocks
that lent aIssair of brightness and color
in the somewhat dimly-lighted tenn
pie.
Beethoven's quartet In F minor
opened the program and as an exam
pie of dignified and severely classical
scoring. il was an interesting study
and revelation TO the seriorssminded
music lover In The audience. More
over, il was played with finish and
authority by the quartet, whose work
The closing number was group OF
three-Jongen's Adagio. Glaxounow s
Orientale and Hugo VOLTS compare
lively well-known Italienische Seren-
ade All three were more than inter
esting, and the Orientale might he
called curious. Its weird harmonies
were so remindful of the familiar
strains that used to issue from Fa-
tima's tent on the Midway as TO make
! il rather difficult for the hearer 70
remember that he was listening to the
| work OF a great composer.
! The program will be repeated Thurs
! day evening. The January couplet oi
concerts. by the quartet will be given
! Wednesday afternoon and Thursday
/ evening. Jan. IS and 10.
ELLA MAE HAWTHORNE.
The Detroit times., 1910-12-23
HUGE SAILING SHIPS
DOOMED IN EUROPE
Germany last 10 Cling to Type; eng
land, Norway. Sweden and
France for Steam.

BFRLlN. Dec 22-The loss OF the
large fve-masted square rigsed sai''
inc shin Preussen of the coast OF
no,er. England, marks the doom OF
large sailing vessels. Judging from
com..cnis in shipping circles III yer,
many. The owner OF the WI ecker,
presusse i, VI Eaiez, possesses SeNetd'
other very large sailing ships nut ne
stands practically alone. The Ger
mans and the Americans are now the
only nations which build sailing YES
.sels of the largest size The Amen'
cans three years ago, lost on me
settles their biggest sailing ship, the
seyen.masted schooner. Thomas W.
lawson The Americans sti'l oooS'
their Wyoming, siN-masted Schooli.
err which carries Il mighty spread Ut
foro.and-aft canvas. She is not true
schooner 80
The largest sailing ship in the
world is the German tve-masteu'
souare.rigger. Il. c. Rickmers. which
n the very moment when the freuS'
sen stranded. was holding 5000 tons
of cargo i'm the Tyne, in England TOT
San Francisco Tut she has steam
engine and a screw propeller. as auNii'
iary power. The peXt largest saliinS
shin in the world Is the Navahoe. Dul't
recently by Harland and Wolh III
England for the Standard Oil com
panv She is OF 5000 tons burden out
is i'm reality a leyiathan towing barge.
The Preussen. of 5.05l tons, had
made many voyages To the west coast
of South America, and went through
tho stormiest weather with exception
al speed and regularity In her winter
journeys around Il. Horn, win her
20 600 square feet Of sails. she MADE
many calls upon the pluck and endur'
ance OF her crew.
With the disappearance OF sailing
vessels the nursery ground Tor the
training OF seamen is vanishing.
Everybody regrets il. but nobody
knows how TO stop il. inasmuch as II
is due 10 economic causes. Great Brit
ain. Norway and Sweden have large
~ gone into steam.
Resides shipping several knocked
down" steamboats, TO South America
The Detroit times., 1910-12-23
youths SENT TO PRISON

0wOSSO, Mich. Dec. 22.-(Spe.
ciai}--John Kindrey, 20. has been
sentenced TO seven and one-half to 10
years, in Ionia. and Howard McCarty,
1910 four to seven and one-half years.
In the Clinton Circuit court today. The
boys were in a. party OF three which
attacked a. boy, and girl who. were
walking on a dark street IN their
home town, Ovid, last fall.
The Detroit times., 1910-12-23
Aboard a Camel in Arabia

Would YOU travel in the interior of
Arabia? There are no railroads and
YOU must travel on a camel or a don
key Consul Charles X. Moser. OF
Alden. describes the journey between
Hodeida and Sanaa The distance IS
100 miles A camel will carry 800
pounds and make it in II days 1t
costs YOU $3.50 for the camel. The
Turkish officials will not permit you
10 make the trip without an escort OF
The Detroit times., 1910-12-23
HAIRPINS IN DIVORCE CASE.
Wife Says Husband Would Not Tell
Where They Came From.

KOKOMO, Ind, Dec. 22.-Mrs.
Harriet Anderson is seeking divorce
from Francis Anderson. to whom she
has been married for thirty-three
years
Mrs. Anderson says that she has no
particular objection to Anderson's
drinking, which he has kept up dur
ing--the entire period of their mar
ried. life, but she did draw the line
whom one day she found empty wills
ky, tasks in the buggy with several
hairpins. She demanded to know to
whom the pins belonged but has
never gained the desired information
The Detroit times., 1910-12-23
Chilly chIIe,s chlnehmisI:: .

Have you a chilly chin? Well, your
chin is likely to stay chilly II you re
counting on protecting against future
chills with the fur of the Chilean
chinchilla. Consul Alfred A. Winslow
reports that new Chilean law
prohibits the Killing of chinchillas for
the next three years. Bolivia, the
next most important chinchilla coun-
try. is also preparing 10 protect the
chinchilla Fashion has nearly eX-
terminated the chinchilla within the
last six years -Chinchilla skins sell
in Chile Aat1 $50 per dozen. : =
The Detroit times., 1910-12-23
cub TO Boom Harmon is Formed.

COLUMBUS. o.. Dec. 22-The first
Democratic club to be Incorporated for
the purpose or booming Judson liar.
mon for nomination and election 10
the presidency of the United States
In 1912, took out papers in the secre-
tars OF states Office here today. The
club will be known as the Harmon
club. or Cuyahoga county and will have
headquarters ut Cleveland
The Detroit times., 1910-12-23
Chinese Can Keep Secrets.

From time immemorial the indus
try OF vermiion making has been a
Chinese monopoly. The industry has
been in the hands of guild. and
though the manufacture Of this valu-
able article has been going on for
thousands OF years. never once has
member OF the craft broken his oath
aud revealed any Of the secrets OF
the manufacturing process Vice
Couusul General Stuart J. Fuller, OF
HoLekong reports that some OF the
granite millstones used by the Chi
nese for pulverizing the pigment are
almost prehistoric in origin.
The Detroit times., 1910-12-23
THE INNOCENTS ABROAD
Being Foreign of Our American consus as Reported
Them to the Department Labor Washington
Low Pay in Africa; High Prices in

Low Pay in Africa: High Prices IN
Spain. y II
What are You kicking about DOM
get enough pay? Think of the poor
farm laborers in South Africa VINO
get $2.43 month, with rice TO eat
three times day and nothing put
hut TO live in Consul Edwin ,. Gun
ninsham. of Durham. says that on the
South African farms only 1888 IN
dian laborers are free, while l4,ll5
are indentured TO work for five years
and are arrested If they quit the jon.
Kicking about the cost ef living:
too? Think of The poor brickiayer OF
Spain who gets $50 day. and has 70
pay So 2 pound for sir2xnz Meals
s.72 for veal. sl.0G for haRs-Si o6 f9r
a pound OF butter $.21 forA tHnd oil
sugar. $50 for coffee and FOR iour
s.o4 a pound, as reported hx-F onspl
Robert Frazer. Jr. OF ValencfI
The Detroit times., 1910-12-23

everywhere has been well received.
His home Is still In Oakland. where
his aged mother resides.
The Detroit times., 1910-12-23
onIy oae -BnoMo oUrxINrp

That Il LAXATIVE BRoMo QUININE.
Look for the signature of e w GROVE.
Itcd the World over TO Cure a Cold In
one pag. 25c
The Detroit times., 1910-12-23

soldiers. MS service, HpNtNSi' ."
furnished free. except that 1t is eN-
pected that you will tip each soldier
one real. or S44. Depending upon your
importance. your escort will range IN
size from three infantrymen 10 iull
infantry company OF 100 men. with
tanks. van and rear protected by
squadron OF. cavalry. The robbers o.
Arabia must be regular pirates.
Trinidad's sef-FiIiing Asphalt Lake.
The island of Trinidad almost liter
ally has a goose that lays a golden
egg. The principal revenue OF the
island is derived from it's famous as
phalt lake from which most OF our
navements are secured The island
receives 100000 royalty per year
from the various asphalt companies
located there. The wonderful feature
is that the lake seems TO I'll itself up.
IN spite Of the fact that the asphalt
movements in most American and
EuropeaL cities were taken from the
lake, and that millions OF cubic yards
OF the pitch have been removed, the
present level OF the lake is only a
few feet below the original level.
When a trainload is taken out of a
hole work is begun at another point
and in a short time the first hole fills
up from below Tie surface OF the
lake Is hard enough 10 support wag-
ons, but the asphalt is in liquid state
40 feet below. Nearly all of the ISL
and roads are asphalted.
The San Diego 4 Arizona railway
expects 10 found on the desert OF Low
er California near the international
boundary an entirely new city named
New Tia Guiana, according 10 Consul
George ID. Schumacher of Ensenaua
Mexico An American landscape
architect has drawn up the plans,
which provide for wide, we'll construct
ed streets. modern hotel a gam
bling casino. sunken garden. a the
alter. Spanish bullring. pavilions,
amusement parks. lecture hall,
plunge baths, and a public library
The primary purpose OF the enterprise
Is 20 establish permanent amuse-
ment resort.
Consul H. d Van SAINT. Of Dun
fermline. Scotland. tells about a new
Scotch flying machine OF the heavier.
ihan-air type weighing six tons AMI
designed to carry 30 passengers. The
machine is bird-shaped. but each wing
will be gyroscope fan, % feet in
diameter. revolving horizontally. The
rotary wings are designed 10 lift the
machine vertically and the regulation
propelers will send it forward or
backward After looking It over, Van
SAINT thinks maybe II won't fly.
The Detroit times., 1910-12-23

Prof curbone twho is growing ured,wen you
a
Small Bog lszgsetanuyl-Ye sir. Now gimme nleksLl
The Detroit times., 1910-12-23

Besides shipping several knocked
down" steamboats, TO South America
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-14
Penalty for Assassination.

Congress has made punishable by
death an assault upon the life Of the
president, whether 1t be successful or
not and it has been suggested that the
law be made to apply to similar at
tackb upon mayors and governors The
theory underlying this statute is that
assassination Is a reasonable offense
because 1t strikes, not only at the
life of an individual, but at the in
stitution of government, and the
soundness of the theory cannot be
gainsaid. But even 80, It may be diff
cult to extend such law to general
application. The question at once
arises, where does murder strike at
government, In the assassination of o
mayor, or a governor, or a presi-
dent? How about the chief justice of
the supreme court, or one of the asso-
ciate justicesH Is any branch of our
government more sacred than the
other? And II it would be wise to in
clude the judiciary in the scope Of the
law, then why not members of con-
gress? For, the lawmaking body is of
equal Importance with the law admin
istering and law interpreting bodies
OF course, 1t would be hard to de-
termine how far down the official
scale such law should be carried, but
the point is that assassination differs
from other crimes in it's atrocity and
the penalty should be made to fit the
crime, to meet the ends Of justice. Nor
does the act of congress In imposing
the death penalty, whether attempted
assassination is fatal or not, seem
more than right or logical. Mayor
Gaynor, If he lives, lives in spite of the
assassin's attempt and purpose. 1t mat
tiers little to the state, so the theory
of this congressional act argues,
whether the bullet killed or mott
was aimed to kin. There was no other
intention in the mind Of the assassin.
One point, on which all Americans
must agree. is that the penalty for this
form Of crime should be made as severe
as the law allows In. each case, for
the attempt upon an official life is
usually more than an assault upon an
individual and the only way to com
pei respect for government is to let
the man who strikes at its embodi-
ment have the limit of the law.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-14
Church Calls for Men.

The Protestant church is calling
loudly for men" to go into the min.
istry Seminaries are unable to sup.
ply the demand. New fields are open
ing up and enough preachers are not
available. The official statement OF
one of the most aggressive denomina-
tons shows total of oil churches
with only a total of 9,O73 pastors,
which means 938 churches have no
pastors, or that many must share the
services Of the same men.
A writer in one of vhe leading re-
ligious journals of the country asks,
who is responsible for this deficit in
available men for the pulpits?" Over
in the want ad department OF this
same journal appears this item
"Three good men wanted for three
promising fields that will pay about
5000 each" ~ ~
II this is not the whole answer, it is
at least large part Of it. The church
is asking young men, college gradu-
ates, to spend three years in seminary
preparing themselves for the Chris
tian ministry and then for good men"
it will pay 5000 year. OF course,
the work of saving souls" should not
be placed altogether on money
basis, but it-nevertheless costs money
to support even preachers family,
and one of the chief reasons today
why many ministers find their infiu-
ence, or channels of usefulness out
side their pulpits so restricted is their
lack of means to enable them to come
into legitimate association or compe-
tition with men of similar caliber or
station in other walks of life.
The church may plead as 1t will
with pious eloquence for young men
to do its work, but young men who
are capable to do it's work and to do
other important work are not going
to answer the call very readily so long
as they perceive prosperous churches
holding out niggardly salaries for
service. If churches would loosen up
on their pursestrings they might be
able to find an answer to that question
which seems to puzzle so many, why
do not more men attend church ?"
Mediocre material in the pulpit is
never going to make much Roadway
competing with superior material in
other avenues OF intellectual enter
prise.
1t is the habit Of business concerns
to At the salary to the man, and when
business demands very high grade
man 1t raises its offer to his level. Bus
mess methods applied to church work
generally yield handsome returns.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-14
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.

The New York rule requiring bread to be
sold by the pound is a cruel knock at the
art of putting blowholes under the crust.
! The preacher who intimated that base
ball may be played in heaven evidently
thinks that tailenders are not beyond re-
demption.
| A militant suffragette on Long Island as
sures her doubling sisters that Atlas can
put down his load at any moment. Women
are ready to jump the job.
The New York man who ate sixty-one
ears of corn at one sitting merely demont
strated that hog can pull off a stunt at a
trough as we'll as on the end seat
The best efforts Of thrifty Indian agents
lin former years loom up as very cheap and
coarse work compared with the masterful
jobs of the later-day Indian lawyer
Did the founders of Omaha struggle and
overcome the hardships Of pioneer life that
their descendants might view the spectacle
of base ball club hiking for the bottom
What's in a name? Hamon is one Of the
principals in the graft inquiry in Okla
homa. Another Hamon, haillng from Chi
cago, is reported to be the prize confidence
man of Europe and has just landed In a
French Jail.
A short-lived strike riot at the sugar
trust refinery in Brooklyn caused more
casualties than all the cabled racket in
Spain for week past, and did not get a
fraction of the newspaper space Distant
troubles are. a useful cloak
Our consul at Rheims writes that cham
payne probably will be. higher in price
next year. People who are now econ
omizing to the limit on beefsteak will be
panied to learn, of course, that they will
also have to begin economizing on
champagne,
THE Gate OF Heaven Swings Open and
Jones PASSES In," screams Sioux City
paper. AS soon as the dream vanished
Jones jumped the first train homeward,
determined to prove that a man with
~" in his name could come back" even
to Sioux City.