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The Detroit times., 1911-02-18
DETRolrER WINS WILL CASE.
e. A. Metser Victor in Hard Fought
Contest In Columbus.

Edward A. Meiser, cashier OF tae
Detroit Free Press. was the victor In
will contest involving an estate or
considerable proportions. which nSs
Just been concluded In the common
pleas court, Columbus, o. Mr.. Meiser
was the sole legatee under a Will
made by his aunt, Mrs. Maria Meisef-
Schulze, a well-known resident nf
Columbus, two years before her death
in 1909. The will was contested by
Mrs. Herminia s. Pugh, a niece. who,
previous TO her marriage, had liye1
with Mrs. Schulze. The jury, a.tsr
BEING out Is minutes, brought In q
verdict sustaining the will. The es-
,ate, worth several thousand dollars.
therefore goes to Mr.. Meiser In It's
entirety.
Mr.. Meiser was represented by At
torney Thomas A. Conlon. OF Detroit.
His cross-examination OF the contest
ant, Mrs. Pugh, occupied four hours,
almost without break, and his con-
duct OF the case brought him many
compliments from tho jurors.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18
HOLDS
UP CLAIMS BILL
Rep. Mann, of Illinois, 0utwits lao
Members, and Omnibus Measure
May Not Be Passed.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1S.-With only
IL legislative days remaining, the
house of representatives was held at
a standstill yesterday by a filibuster
planned and conducted by Rep. Mann,
OF Illinois. II often has been asserted
by Speaker Cannon and others that
majority OF the house could do what
II pleased, but the days events proved
otherwise.
IL was private calendar day under
the rules and the business in order
was the consideration OF the omnibus
war claims bill, which already lad
been passed by the senate. The bill
largely affects southern claimants and
the Democrats. with the assistance OF
large number of Republicans, en-
deavored to pass it, At times the
majority I'm favor OF the bill was as
high as l40. but Mr.. Mann was OPP
posed to the bill and by dilatory tao
tics he succeeded in preventing ac-
tion on IL, although the house was In
session from 10 a. m. until 9;25 p. m.
At that hour the advocates of the
measure. forced a recess until IL a. m,
thS that thS ASos~
lative sitting of Friday would then
be resumed. 1t developed after this
action, however, that they probably
defeated their own purpose, for ii
o'clock now Is the regular hour Tor
meeting, and II Is believed that Mr..
Cannon will hold that Saturdays sit
ting is q new legislative day. II he
Is successful in maintaining this rul-
ing the omnibus claims bill Is dead
for this session.
The days filibuster, largely q one
man affair, was one Of the most re-
markdble in the history Of the house.
At one time at night to obtain a
quorum the sergeant-at-arms was di-
Iected to arrest all absentees. With
ASSISTANTS, that official started in puT-
suit of the missing members. But
before any arrests were made enough
absentees dyifted into the chamber 10
make quorum and further proceed
ings under the order were dispensed
with.
The fight over the omnibus claims
bill probably vii! be renewed Satur-
day ane IL the edvocates Of the mca-
sure can hold the majority they nus
tered Friday, there Is likely either to
be an over-ruling Of the speaker or
another hlibuster.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18
WITH BEST WISHES,
FROM MARCUS
Pollasky Offers the State $500, 900
Worth Of Bonds, But Principally
A Lawsuit.

LANSING. MICH, Feb. 1S.-That
Marcus Pollasky Is trying to hand
the state sic, ,000. 900 lemon, and that
the governor may be compelled under
a statute to accept II and plunge the
state into litigation with sister
state, Is the latest development OF
the ostensible philanthropy OF the pic
turesque promoter the first OF the
week.
Pollasky offered to give s920,000
In worcestershire bonds for the bene-
At of the University Of Michigan. II
was suspected from the first that the
bonds were worthless or so depreciat-
ed as to be a drug on u market,
and that they were merely being CIV
en- to Michigan for the sake OF having
an apparent value give nto them In
the market by the acceptance. II
now appears that the bonds were Is
sued by the state of North Carolina
and were repudiated by the state
which issued them. and that Michigan
would receive nothing but law suit.
At the same time, a statute OF 1901
has been dug up which compels the
governor of the state to accept any
gifts which are made and to take
steps to collect on them.
Il this law Is construed to be man
datory, steps will probably be taken
at once to repeal II.
4 communication from Providence
r. l., shows how Rhode Island nearly
fell victim to the same plot. A bill
was rushed through on the last day
OF the legislature OF 1909, worded
much as the Michigan law Is. At the
next session OF the legislature, Gov
PoShier notified the senate that about
s500.000 worth of bonds had been Civ.
en- the state, accepted by him and
turned over to the state treasury.
The day following this announcement,
Lii was introduced and rushed
through, repeating the law, and the
gift was repudiated.
IL is probable that the Michigan law
Will be repealed the same way. The
Rhode Island law was pushed through
by some attorneys interested In the
bonds. The history OF the Michigan
law has not been learned.
The bonds are part OF an issue
which North Carolina has repudiated
because OF alleged fraud II has beer
learned that similar issue was offer
ed New York some time ago, and re
fugnd by Gov. Hughes. 81
Marcus Pollaslxy Addressed the leg
islaturc here yesterday. He confinet
hts talk mostly to generalities abou
the great and sovereign state.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18
MRS. MOON DROPS SUIT.

PONTIAC, Mich, Feb. 1.-Two
suits brought by Mrs. Addie Moon, OF
Oxford, against local banks to compel
the payment of checks aggregating
80 900 given her by Mrs. Amanda
Dewey prior TO her death have been
discontinued In the circuit court and
Judge Smith has raised the point as
to whether the Dewey estate has paid
the state its inheritance tax. Mrs.
Dewey gave the checks and they were
held by Mrs. Moon until after the
death Of the former. When they were
presented payment was refused. Mrs.
Moon has agreed that the checks go
into the estate, OF which she and her
brother. Leroy Cook, are the bene.
ficiaries.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18
B0YAJIAN CASE DRAGs.
Effort To Secure Jury is Not Yet
Successful.

Another attempt was made Thurs
day afternoon, to get jury to try
DR.. G. X. Boyajian on the charge Of
killing his nephew, Hartoon Gostall-
ian. After few talesmen were exam
ined. further adjournment was TAX
en- until the beginning OF next week,
with prospects not very bright for Sc
curing IL suitable men for some time.
Most OF the members OF the jury
panel appear to have decided opinions
regarding the case. George w. Theel.
No. 1859 Fort-st. west, and Henry ".
Williams. No. 20 Brainard-st., pros
rective jurors, expressed the belief
that the defendant was justified In
taking the law iEto his own hands
when he shot down his nephew. Both
were promptly excused. The father
OF the dead man has arrived I'm De-
troit from his home in Lyn, Mass. -
attend the trial.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18
U. OF M. TO GET EXTRA FUNDS.

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Feb. 18.-The
legislative committees, consisting OF
Senators Lee and Vaughan and Reps.
Warner, Odell, Mcbride, Lucas and
Taylor, were here all day yesterday
looking over the university and study
for themselves the need for the $780,
900 extra appropriation the regents
have asked, for a science building.
store house and a new heating and
lighting plant, which shall also FUR
nish fire protection for the campus.
The committees were outspoken In
their belief that the needs of the uni
versity were urgent.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18
ADRIAN WILL CELEBRATE.

ADRIAN. Mich, Feb. 1S.-The eigh-
ty-fifth anniversary of the founding
OF this city will be celebrated by a
homecomers' festival, Thursday, June
20. Circulars have been sent our in
viting every person who was born or
educated here, or who has ever call
ed the Maple City his home, to visit
the old scenes on that date and take
part in the exercises. Earl c. Michen-
er Is president of the organization
that has the plans in hand; James H..
Burns. vice-president: Z. N. Smith,
treasurer and r. |. Bonner secretary.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18
SUPREME COURT.

LANSING, Mich, Feb. 1S.-The SUI
preme court yesterday heard the fol-
lowing cases: Mack vs. Engel; Gun
terman VS.. Michigan Central Railroad
Co.; Chase vs. Michigan United Rail
ways; Merritt vs.. Westerman; Starks
Co. VS.. Manistee & North Eastern
Railroad Co. Call for Monday: "a,
2s, 80, 172, 154, 16s, 81, "a, AZ, 81, 49,
IL. 62, 164, 40.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18
"Hamp TfumbIe Beaten AGAIN.

In the by-election held in the Third
ward In Windsor. Thursday, to I'LL
the vacancy in the city council caus-
ed by the disqualification of John
Evans, former Alderman Hamilton
Trumble was defeated by David Pur-
Wis, by a majority of 81. The cleo
ton was hotly contested. Factory by
laws were also voted upon, and as a
result, Windsor will get two new con-
Germs. The Canadian Winkley Co..
a branch OF Detroit firm. will be
established. and the Moloney Electric
Co. OF st. Louis. will also build a
plant. The taxpayers voted almost
unanimously TO grant the concessions
asked TO get these industries.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18
CAPTURE
GEORGE R. BATHER

George r. Bather, Of No. 1877 ORA
goon.ave., who put five bullets into
his son-in-law, Fred Carton. a barber,
of No. 1907 Jos. Campau-ave., and then
escaped before the police arrived, was
captured Friday afternoon. He was
licked up in the street near his home
Dy Precinct Detective Thomas.
Carton, the victim of the shooting,
IL still alive in Grace hospital, but
doctors say he cannot live.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18
VIII Grant Russia's Demands.

PEKIN, Feb. 1S.--The Chinese for
eign board declines to make a state
ment concerning Russia's representa-
tions with regard TO the III province
I'm Chinese Turkestan, declaring that
reply to NJ. Korotovitz. the Russian
minister to China, has not yet been
determined on. II is not doubted here,
however. that China's surrender VIII
be complete.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18
TO PENSION BANKERS.
New York Bank Sets 100000 For
That Purpose.

NEW YORK, Feb 1s.-What is be-
lieved to be the first banking pen
sion scheme in this country, was
started yesterday. by the directors
of the First National bank, which set
aside 100000 of its funds for that
purpose. This will be added TO by
an assessment OF three per cent OF
the annual salary of all employees
participating. Every officer OF the
bank, with the exception of the pres
ident, vice-presidents and cashier will
participate and retirements are 10 be
at the age of 65.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18
SUES FATHER-IN-LAw.
Mrs Lucille BarnIet Alleges Alenia-
,ion Of Husbsnd's Affections.

Frank II Bamlet, owner Of the
Bamlet building. is named as defend
art In a $4,000 damage suit filed in
the circuit court Friday afternoon by
Mrs Lucille Bamlet, his daughter-in-
Law. The piaintiff charges that her
fatser-in-law alicnated the affections
OF ror 19-year.o!d husband, George
Bamlet, and induced him to leave her.
Tie young couple were married in
Windsor in June, 1909, and separated
Oct 1910
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18
DIR. S. s. SEWARD TO RETIRE.
Pastor of New Jerusalem Church
Feels Weight Of Advancing Years.

Finding his duties too heavy for a
man OF advancing years, the Rev. DR..
8. 8. Seward, for five years pastor OF
the Church Of the New Jerusalem, will
hand in his resignation in a meeting
of the board next Monday night. In
case the resignation Is accepted, il is
the Intention Of DR.. Seward to retire
to private life.
DR.. Seward is one OF the most
learned men in the ministry in De
troit. The Church Of the New Jeru'
salem, which follows the teaching OF
Swcdenborg. numbers among its mem
bers several OF Detroit's most intel
lectuai men and women.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18
EATS TAINTED OYSTERS; DIES.

MT. CLEMENS, Mich, Feb. 1S.--
Oysters, which were allowed to stand
I'm a tin dish and which she ate sew
eral hours later, are supposed to have
been the indirect cause of the death
of Mrs. James, wife OF w. A. James,
manager OF the local district OF the
Michigan State Telephone Co., at her
home on South-ave., yesterday after
noon. The attending physician at
tributes death to appendicitis.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18
aianeh. Walsh Seriously lil

PEORIA. MS. Feb. r-only at,
..rdente arA rhvs t"iars ara allowed
r. see Blanche Walsh the actress who
e I'M at a local hotel suffering from
severe attack of the grippe. MISS
~:aIsh's dates for several days ahead
have been cancelled. She collapsed
while preparing for a performance
here last night.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18
s7o,soo Paid For a Rembrandt.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.--Art connols-
seurs today are pleased with the
financial outlook i'll the art world. A
round figure--$70, ,500-was paid last
night by Scott & Fowles of this city
for a Rembrandt, at the Hoe co;:ec.
tIon sale. II Is Iunored that the
tainting will be fdied to the collec'
ton of J. p. Morgan. The price was
the highest ever paid for Rembrandt
in America.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18
Passes Local Option Bill.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. ls.-The
Parks losal option bill making the
county a unit in voting on the hquor
question, passed the state senate yes
terday in practically the same shape
that it came from the house: II Is
favored by the governor This ends
statewide prohibition in Alabama
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18
cohan Gets Site For Theater.

CHICAGO, Feb. l-.-George NJ.
Cohan has practically obtained a site
in Chicago for a new theater, ac-
cording to reports here today. II was
stated the old Orpheum theater site
had been chosen. and former Mayor
Dunno, Cohan's Chicago legal repre-
sentative, admitted that negotiations
were in progress.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18
Seven Hurt In $500, 900 Fire.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1s.-The Calumet
elevator, containing 100000 bushels of
grain, was destroyed early today by
fire thought to have resulted from an
explosion of grain dust. Seven fire.
men were slightly hurt The entire
structure was destroyed with a loss
OF S500,000. ...
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18
ONE KILLED. SEVEN HURT.

ST. IGNACE, Mich. Feb. 1S.-one
man was killed and seven were In
jured, one fatally, and the boiler
plant was wrecked, when boiler
exploded at the Fibron Stone quarry
at Fibron yesterday afternoon. The
force OF the explosion was felt three
miles.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18

There is decided interest among
the music lovers OF the city In the
announced reappearance. here, In the
Garrlck theater, Sunday afternoon.
March s. of Alexander Heinemann, the
German baritone, who was heard In
the same theater. In song recital.
earlier In the season. On his second
appearance Herr Heinemann prom
ises TO be greeted by a large audi
cnce.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18

The subject Of sunday. talk in the
ART Museum Will be "Moders Ameri-
can Painting" Those who are un-
able TO get into the auditorium Will
md that the new collection or
paintings will amply repay them
visit.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18
Jealous of Wlfe's sister.

Alleging that her husband is so In
sanely jealous that he objects to her
visiting with her sister, who lives near
her, Eva NJ. Merithew filed suit for
divorce from Milton Merithew. Friday.
The parties live in Worthwhile.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18

Sunday evening St Johns Episco-
pal church choir, under the direction
OF 7. l.. Edwards. viii sing A r. Ganl's
sacred cantata. Israel In the Wilder
ness" The solos vii be taken BY
Masters Willard A. Nash and Russell
Callacut. sopranos, and Bertram
Beer, tenor. and A. n. Schumacher.
baritone.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18

Business-Iike Printing. No fuss and
no feathers. The plain. neat kind that
looks right. Times Printing Ca, Is
John R.-st Main 1893 or City ssss.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18

Patent Applications nled by Barthei
q Barthsi. ~ W. Congress st
The Detroit times., 1911-02-18

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Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16
The Name of Rio de Janeiro.

Rio de Janeiro owes her name to the accident of a date and the mistake of her discovery. When Alphonso de Souza. the Portuguese navigator. found himself in the spacious bay he imagin- ed he had found the mouth of a noble river. and because the day happened to he the 1st of January. 1531, he named the supposed river after the first month of the year. The name was not applied to the city that grew up on the slopes of the hills till many years afterward,> but San Sebastian. the original name, is now almost for gotten. Rio as a city purchases the beauty of her site at the cost of health, for the giant ridges that form the beautiful background to the town shut out the breezes that might blow trop- ical nuisances harmlessly 10 sea.-Lon- don Spectator.
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16
The "Tea LeaFer"

4 good deal of the ten consumed by the working classes in the days when Arthur Young complained of the ad- diction to this luxury had never seen either India or China. In one of John Ashton's works on England he cites a case in which boy charged with gambling stated that the money found in his possession had been made by picking tea leaves. This led to the dis covery that many persons made a liv- ing by picking sloe leaves and white thorn leaves in the fields near Gambler well and selling them to a local cow keeper for d penny a pound. One man said be picked from fifty to sixty pounds day and always found mar ket for them. The leaves were subse- quently sold to a wholesale merchant, who obtained as much as shillings a pound for them under the guise of tea The merchant was prosecuted and fined, not for adulteration. but for de- frauding the revenue. And the '-tea leafer" Is still the slang name for the petty thief-London Standard.
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16

slaves. and on one occasion he left home on Journey leaving his parsonage in the care ot two slaves, Jupe and Fan. They took thls opportunity to give a dinner party, broke open the Rev. gen tleman's wine celler and had royal feast.
 Seated at the table, Jupe said he must ask blessing, like Massa Thompson.
 70 Lord. good bittle on table, a bean and quash, meat in a pot, tunder in heaven, lightly on a gospel. knock dow n dry tree, ebermore, Amen"
 "Jupe," said one of the guests, II tink you putty able D
 70, dunno-I tink say him pretty much as MasSa Thompson do."
 History does not tell us what reporter was near by to preserve the facts for us,) This imperfect sketch will give us a glimpse at those remote days, SD nnike our modern life in Canaan that 1t some times seems as if we were living in a different world.
 "Old things have passed awav-be- hold, all things have become new"
 K Y. z,
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16

Joseph Quinn, of Hartford, spent Sun day at his home on West Main street,
 George Wigglesworth, of Naugatuck, spent Sunday at A. J, Wigglesworth S..
 Peter Flynn, of Lakeville, spent Sun day as the guest of Miss Roslie Imhoff.
 Joseph Dunn and George Belcher, of Lime Rock, visited young lady friends in town Sunday.
 The ladies of the Methodist church will give their annual orange tea next Wednesday evening, March 22, Ill the church parlors.
 Rev. MT. Cornford, of the Canaan Methodist church will go to the annual conference, next Wednesday, to be held in Calvary church, 129th street and Seventh avenue, New York.
 The Young People of the Pilgrim Church will serve St. Patriok's Tea in the church parlors Friday, March IT,, from to p. m. Price including ice cream, 30 cents.
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16
Stole Diamond Rings

A delft fingered stranger worked a film fam game last week on Jeweler LeGrand Jackson, of Norwalk, by which he got away with five large valuable diamonds in exchange for five worthless limitations. He expressed a wish to look at some diamond rings, and MT. Jackson brought out several trays of diamonds and the slick stranger managed to slip in five worthless rings for five good ones and before MT. Jackson had time to see the change. He declared that he would come back later to look at them again and disappeared
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16
Siashed by Italian

The business section of Southington was thrown into tumult Friday when Philip Fisch, dealer in seafood, was at- tackled and severely cut on the face and throat by Antonio Defeo, an Italian. It is stated that during the morning the injured man and his assailant had words over the price of some fish the latter had purchased and that Defeo said he would get even with his later in the day. Af- ter leaving work at night Defeo went up into the center of the town and while walking down Center street met Fisch and attacked him, sIashing him on the cheek and throat before he could make an effort to defend himself.
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16
The Harem Skirt

Most of the comment that we have read concerning the harem skirt has been of frivolous nature, but now there comes to the front an eminent physician who asserts that the new costume for women has some very sensible advan- tages. The defender of the harem skirt is Dr. Berg, a Swedish practitioner, who is located in Paris. Of the new fashion he says: "The harem skirt has it's ad- vantages. It is an ideal garment for women. It is doubly practical because It protects the body from cold and allows free motion to the limbs. It is also a defence against dust and the microbes that float in the air. Numbers of women have been drowned because their move ments in the water were hampered by skirts. Others were burned on account skirt wards off all these dangers" The doctor says a great deal that is true, but, however, he must understand that women have never been practical in their dress and there is not any immedi- ate likelihood of the1r becoming so. If the harem skirt should become popular it would not be because of its good fea- lures, but, rather, 1t would be the fashion novelty of it that would appeal to onr feminine friends. There is no indica- tion that the harem skirt is going to re- volutionize the dress of the civilized World.-New Haven Palladium,
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16
Democratic Headauartsrs

The new state headquarters of the Democratic party will be opened in New Haven either Saturday or Monday with John De Vicq, of Willimantic, in charge. Headquarters will be in the room ID the Washington building occupied by the state central committee during the cam paign last fall
 MT. De Vicq will probably be given the title of assistant to the secretary of state central committee and will prac- tically do all the work that falls to that official during campaign times.
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16
Want Sunday Hotel License

Several prominent hotel men thought out the state appeared before the Excise committee at Hartford last week and ad- vocated the enactment of bill permit ting hotels to sell drinks with meals on Sundays. The bill carries the prere- quisite that the hostelry must be located in licensed town, and receive the sane tion of the county commissioners.
 Attorney J. B. Klein, of Bridgeport, asked why the bill shouldn't extend to well-established restaurants, as we'll as to hotels.
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16
AstroIoqy and War.

It has been stated on what is said to be good authority that q representative of the Prussian government asked of q French astrologer the proper time to pick a quarrel with France. After carefully comparing horoscopes of high officials he answered that any hour in the afternoon as near as possI- ble midway between the 9th and 14th of July, 1870. On the 11th of July William snubbed Benedetti, the French emissary, and on the 18th friendly re- lations ceased.