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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-27

With registration of delegates in
the Y. NJ G.. A.. at D. m, Friday, the
hoy side OF the Men and Religion For
ward Movement will come before the
public in a practical way Thus far
the audiences in the eight-day cam
paign have heard nothing but theories
and arguments in behalf of the boy,
speaker after speaker having told
what steps ought TO be taken TO save
the youth of the country for the
church. From now on,-however, the
older boys of the city, those between
l6 and 20 years of age, will try to
show the men that they mean 10 look
after themselves and at the same
time. reach out for the younger lads.
In their meetings they will make their
own addresses and map out programs
for the campaign which they plan, to
prosecute during the coming winter.
II is expected that upwards of 250
boys will attend the conferences.
Aside from Detroit, Ann Arbor, Hills
dale and Pontiac churches will be rep
resented The local churches send
ing delegates are as follows:
Presbyterian-Bet Bethany, Cad / la C.
Central, First (United), Fortst. I'M
manuel, Secondave., Scoyel, Mem
mortal, Trumbull-ave., Military.ave.,
(UnitedJ, and Westminster.
. Congregational-F Brewster,
North Woodward and First Polish.
Baptis t--Woodward-aye., Ferry,
Buelah and First
Methodist-Asbury, Cass-ave., Gen.
trail. Preston, Haven, Fisher and Fort
ST. mission.
Episcopal-Church OF Messiah, St.
Philips. St. Thomas.
Evangelical-First Association and
Mack-ave.
Reconnaissance, Christian Advent.
Central
After the registration the dele
gates will elect officers. r. Paul Ran.
som, general chairman. will preside.
At 6 o'clock the boys will adjourn to
the cafe OF the Elliott-Taylor-Wool-
Ifenden Co. where they will have din
ner. James A. Whitmore, OF New
York, and w. c. Pearce, of Chicago,
Forward Movement workers, will de-
liver addresses. and responses Will
be made by = Paul Ransom. Orville
n. Foster and Waldo Hunt. DR.. Per-
cy Barlow will sing.
Boys To Make Addresses.
- The Saturday morning conference
will begin at 10 o'clock, and the fea-
lures of the meeting will be talks by
the boys. as follows: "A young mans
relation to the church." Marcus Kalb-
Aeisch: clean athletics, Norton
Ives: why 60 to college?" r, Paul
Ransom: Relation of high scaool to
life" Arthur Bancroft. Warner Sea-
bury will give snusical selection.
In the afternoon, Eugene c. Foster,
city secretary for boys. will speak on
Life work, and questions viii be
answered by the following well-known
men. Frank ID. Taylor, James lnglis,
Ralph Collamore, the Rev. Angus n.
Cameron. Milton A. McRae. Judge A.
c. Angel and DR.. A. G. Studer
In the evening there will be boys
addresses as follows: THE training
class" Harold Gray; reaching
bible class" Geo. Hammond; Scout
work" Frederick Tinsman; Teaching
English 10 foreigners. Kenneth Helm
rich. settlement boys clubs, Lewis
I.ndington: Acting as older friend to
a how who is in wrong" Marcus kalb-
Aeisch. Helping in church work,
Thomas Jeynes; Building up the
young PEOPLES society of my church,
Stuart Rackham.
An address will also be given by Dr.
1Coutinued on Page Ten.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-27
DEMAND Low PHONE RATES.

ANN ARBOR. Mich. oct 27.-The
Washtenaw Cleaners have n grievance
against both OF the telephone compnn-
les ia this county, and at recent
meeting IL was decided 10 demand
telephone service AT ST. year with
free service from any place In the
county TO Ann Arbor lf the demand
fails the CLEANERS propose To organize
telephone company OF their own
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-27
,PHoNE HEARING GOES OVER.

LANSING, Mich, Oct. 27.-The
hearing on the proposal to compel the
Michigan State Telephone Co. to es.
tablish connections with the Citizens
Telephone Co, at Grand Ledge, has
been deferred two weeks. The com.
plant from Lansing citizens for sfmi.
lar service, will be taken up at the
same time.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-27
FALLS IpoN LIVE WIRE.

LAIiBOR- NiCh.i OCt 2t--ticOrRe
Smith. an employe Of the Eastern
Michigan Edison company at Gcddes,
near here. Tell upon live wire. and
received several thousand volts of elec-
tricity. Fortunately contact with the
wfrs was broken by the fall. and he
yond a badly blistered hand le was
not injured
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-27

MONROE. Mich, oct. e7--Edward
Cooley. Frank Mexico, and Lawrence
and Walter Boudrie. arrested for steal
ing brass from the Boehme and Ranch
mill pleaded guilty ana were bound
cult court for sentence enable TO
produce 81 500 bail they were turned
over to the custody OF Sherim Renner
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-27
MILL IMrnoNE nIGmwAY.

MONROE Mirh. Oct. 27.--The town
ship OF Erie II miles south OF this
city. wiz hold good roads meeting on
Nov 1. This township, lying nearest
to the Ohio state tlHc. has bon fndif-
ferent heretofore. but VIII now Join
the movement for stone road be-
tween Toledo and Detroit.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-27
commerr,ni Credit CO. Ratings.

CHARLES W wARREN g COMPANY,
Washington Arcade.
Special Exclusive Diamond Jewelrys
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-27

ExPREssING AND BAGGAGE.
Main or CITY IA
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-27

nEssENGER-MAIN or cITY-ssa
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-27

-Men and Religion" Week In De-
troit, Cedar Rapids. Ia. and Sioux
Falls, South Dakota.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-10
lowed into Port.

r HAVE always wanted chance to
prove myself hero" said the
drummer for the shoe house,
"and surely thought it had come to
Island summer resort. I was fishing
from the end of long wharf when
young and handsome girl fell over
board"
And you leaped after her?" was
asked.
II ought to have done so.''
Most surely. What did you do?"
Reached down my fish pole until
she could seize the end OF it, and then
towed her about 200 feet to land
But she thanked you just the
same?''
I'll don't think she did. You see,
had to tow her through reeds and
mud"
But she said Something
"Y-e-s. When she crawled out of
the mud she turned on me to observe
that was no hero. It sorter knocked
me fiat
well. you weren't a great big hero,
"And she said something else"
OOH"
"She said that instead Of being a
hero I was a tow-boat!"
JOE KERR.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-10
New Football Rules.

HOULD the ball be kicked into
the grand stand, and fan
~ pocket it and walk off, the game
must be decided draw.
Should young lady start to cross
the field TO see her sister justat the mo-
ment Of rush, all the players must
stop dead still and look their prettiest.
There must be no intention OF hit
ting rival player with the fist. He
must have his eyes BACKED or his
nose broken by accident.
In piling on to player who is
down with the ball under him remem-
Der to work your knees into his kid
neys and spine. This will only make
an invalid Of him, instead Of being
the victim Of a murder!
Should the ball be kicked over the
fence into Smiths yard, and should
Smiths bulldog object to its recovery,
the players will rest until Smith comes
home.
II a collision between two players
sends them both to grass, the first;
one to recover can chew the others
ear.
The right tackle must hereafter
keep his eyes on the game, instead Of
peering about to see If his best girl
IL present.
At least two ambulances must be
stationed at the gate. If no one Is
hurt in the game they can be used to
carry the umpire off.
No contracts for. tombstones to be
made in advance.
Those having sons or, brothers in
the game are asked to restrain their
tears.
Friends and relatives Of the de-
ceased are asked not to crowd for
ward and interrupt the game.
The press agent will see about all
obituaries. and should be supplied
with photographs. ..
JOE KERR.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-10
As 1t May Be.

~ HERE was war.
The commandant at Fort De-
fiance took a long squint
through his glasses and then called
out:
Bring here my aviator. There is
a body Of the enemy approaching,
and want to give them JAR
The aviator appeared and saluted.
do. you see the enemy?"
II do"
go aloft and drop hundred
pounds Of dynamite on his head"
But. sir. the wind is wrong,
II say go up"
''And my engine is out Of repair.a
"You must co.
And the propeller has lost
blade"
Don't you hecr mel
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-10

HOULD the ball be kicked into
the grand stand, and fan
pocket 1t and walk off, the game
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-10
NO ECONOMY IN THIS.

Dobbs-My wife made new depar-
ture last January.
WOODSTOCK was that?
Dobbs-Why, everything was SO
cheap after the holiday rush that she
determined to buy q lot Of gifts for
use next Christmas.
Wobbs-Fine idea. 8~
Dobbs-Oh. dunno. I asked her
about the things the other day and
she said she wore 'em all out long ago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-10

"And my gasoline tank leaks"
''S'death, sir!'
"And the dynamite may drop on my
head instead Of the enemy'ss Let us
rather send him word that II he
doesn't go back we'll run him down
with q moving van
JOE KERR.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-10
Lucky FOR THE GUIDE.

Wtnks-Dobbins didn't enjoy his
hunting trip UP in Maine little bit.
Dinks-What was the trouble?
Winks-Why, after he started into
the woods he found out that his
guides life was insured in the very
company of which Dobbins is presi-
dent, and he didn't care to shoot at a
the guide.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-10
It Follows.

{ r. e. IL
n o you know what Is being whis-
pered around about Senator
Blank this morning 2" asked
Jones as he stopped Smith.
mo, Blank IL all right. They can't
have anything on him."
Cant, eh1 You just watt
wait for what?''
''They say he's gobbled i up FIVE
thousand acres Of Government land"
"You don't mean it!''
"And he may be impeached."
Dear, dear mel"
"And there's the man you thought
was all right
Eyes, thought he was all right, at
least up to a month ago. Then saw
him in ten-cent moving picture
show and began to have my doubts
OF course, that did it,
JOE KERR.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-10
The End

= entered the lobby Of the hotel
~ with sad look on his face, and
was at once asked if-he was in
trouble
Its more Of sorrow" he replied
with shakes Of the head.
Somebody sick?'
Worse than that"
wife or children dead?"
mo, not that. Gentlemen, five
years ago ] captured small frog in
a pond and made pet Of him. Rather
strange pet, but we got to love each
other. He came to know his name
Nero. He knew me from all others.
He grew from a little teller to an old
socker. Yes, I got to love that frog.
and he's been stolen?''
mo, not stolen"
Got back to the pond, them"
NO, not that. Last night. L.
We'll. what about last night?"
That's it, you know-that's the
sorrow of it. Last night that frog he
-he-s."
"He what?"
He croaked"
JOE KERR.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-10

PLAIN EVIDENCE.
''Binks is pushing sort Of fellow,
isn't he?"
II should Judge SO by his per-
formances with the baby carriage and
the lawn mower"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-10
BURNED UP.

The fly screens have been put away
The ice cream freezer, too:
And the electric fan Is still,
1t has nc work to do.
And soon, with scuttle In my hand
III in the cellar peer
And. probably. shall find my coal
Was all burned up last year.
New-York tribune., 1911-09-17

slightest encounter Then TOO, candor compel 'e 'o
say that q braw is not pleasant prelude to an .cn-
ng's endowment and very few adi,, are capas . i'll
loving the score Of the opera or the plot of 4 plF
when few moments previously they have w.'',>-,a
their escort being hit the nose by q, until then cH-
parativc stranger.
But am not crazy Ny mind is keen and alc'. my
intentions are good, and endeavor % be lust n II
men, and to respect the opinion Of Others II they simply
will give some heed to mine.
Then too. nv efforts to remove the unnc, -ary
odium from many 50 ,alled 'mcnia occupations has
brought i, must be confessed, nothing but the ,ap
rdicue Of the fatuous upon me. Most cons. .uous
along this line Of uplft Of course, my endcav"r o
raise the standard Of bootbackery. that it mig, bc
ecoqnzed as fellow to the art Of brush daubcry III ,r
In other words that bootblachs worked in o.l anil
water coors and achieved artistic work on leather y y
not compel Ill shoe shining be done in studios rather
than on street corners; held and Truly, that tie
artistic environment Of a studio would exc, rs
New-York tribune., 1911-09-17

me must refrain from lettering with thee beside the
brook; but that if thee desire, thee can walk yonuer
and see me at the house. -, D.. ,,o,,.od
~They were all the porch when the Roy wa Walkfd %
wonder" The Successful Dramatst broke OH aD-
rI,ntIv. and looked at the New Star 1T was Ifa9
norch. he said that YOU entered an hour ago. II
had fancy to hear your footsteps cross II.
The New Star rose noiseessly and crossed 10 tIe le
u;ndow looking out upon the weather stained boards
WI ,L t,;Ind woodb;ne across the lattice. The moon
showed all distinctly even the hollow worn by passing
feet in the middle Of the old stone steps.
The Successful Dramast crossed the room ana $1,000
be;de her. 1T was there" he spoke musingly' that
,ho Rov sat on the upper step And over on the high
lacked settle Friend Bethlehem, and in the wooden
rocker Ruths mother. But the little stool on ine WIN
the step whereon he sat, well the Boy had noed'
New-York tribune., 1911-09-17

dcrinq this. But. Ruth he began presently 1t
wouldn't be wrong to kss-me'
"Thcre no answer ,,,,.:., ..,,.
. ,d he ,rono to kiss he edged closer. and there was
a dangerously subtle accent on the word me-!
Ruth had captured and put on the SunDonnet: 'ne
rplv seemed to come from very far back among M its
depths / cannot find it in my heart came iaiterigy @
cdness to-kss-thce. ,,... 81, oo~ocs
at was lust at this moment that shadow fel across
the onposite bank. 1t is Father, whispered Kuth
rising. ,t, ,oeo,,, and lono
After = space he dropped his head upon his breast
Stalking il slowly twice or thrice and, passed on;
"That evening after Ruth had message snyy % ds
Tvered. | did speak to Mother she SAD. one '"'n
New-York tribune., 1911-09-17
s,,nnAv MAGAZINE FOR SEPTEMBER II. 1911

Ruths low STOOL that is no longer there 1t is put away
among the men1oried things"
"Oh!" cried the New Star, with soft intake Of the
aWoun it hurt too much" she questioned tmidy
The Successful Dramatist shook lis head. "Not TO
vou. Child of the Comprehensive Eyes, he said and
for an instant his hand lay hers and she thrilled
at the touch 81 think, he spoke musingly, "that
brought you here to tell it,
THEE NAV call at times to see Ruth, said the mother;
1 though thee are both but children.
"The Boy interrupted her with more ardor than man
ners WHY. | am man.! he cried ] am eightc,nl
And | am going to be a great man, before long!
Gently the mother laughed but Friend Bethloiom,
Continued page -
New-York tribune., 1911-09-17

mnglc in any a-cmbly where any Alcrs were present.
"\oW. The Alillers numerous race and prone
10 pugn.citv and | cannot criticize my friends Tor
their insi>tcnDc upon my contning myself TO list ot
safe subjects for public discussion and keep the con
vcrsa,ion away from male piano PLAYERS, facial TO-
lagc militia enthusiasts, and men whose names arc
Miller
an I'll honesty must admit that it is bad begin
ming for i.vs pleasure or the evenings enjoyment
when by>arlo with boards persons with musical IN
oination> or strangers who bear the name Of Miller
take exceptions my structures although not addressed
to them and the situation resolves itself in theatcr lob
bc in restaurants the street, and public conveyanccs'
into war # words, mutual exchanges Of heated epl-
thcs and oittimcs physical violence.
Il can we'll perceive how the patience Of my friends
has been orclv tried many occasions by my lack OF
tact in these regards have had the most charming Of
women refuse 10 90 70 the opera or thoatcr with me
whlc | wore my dress coat buttoncd to hide CORY
shirt bosom-ny will bleed most piotuSey at the
New-York tribune., 1911-09-17

w last fall the satcroOm Of IhaddctlS SkcWtoh
Skidnlore was right next To nine on tc dSScns0 n''
ne v.as simply r. S. Skidmorc; but Thaddcus SkeWton
c;dn,or was the name in full on the engraved caro- ne
rendered TO me as we sat the sunny SIDE OF the man
deck. for we were steamer chair neighbors too,
He was not the most popular man on the snip Dy lar
He was the storm center Of many herce row III tie
smoking room and in any general discussion on SNIP
board he was always most vocerouS minority icader;
We're the subject "DocS two and two make iour ana
II uS1al extcmporancous discussions in mixed assem-
ii ~ GENERALLY on such dead levels Of the obvious.
Tbaddc,s Skcwton Skidmore would take ana hold'
with all the honors of war the eager and angry negative
So WI forty-eght hours out from Queenstown
the dull Of the great deep the oli ladies' OF poh
ecycs who plav whist in a way to make the angels weep
the b,lvcrS coming back who get up the deadly dccK
Games and the people who tell YOU they take the slow
ships not because they cheaper but because tncy are
more comfortable all left Thaddcus Skewton Skdnore
severely alone. - , d,
But liked him because he different. He looked
different too In the first place, he had face coored
ike a mcerschaum; and possibly with the same sub
stance nicotine for he smoked mccSSantly
lie was bald Of head and barrccd Of body, and ne
had long straight nose also highly coored, projecting
from the exact center Of a fat smooth shavcn lace ne
wore lat-toppcd round felt hat Of pearl coored tct
such as gicd youths wear IN SPAN, and ne clothcd ms
outer self i'm short heavy pcddckct Of WoOlly blue ana
check trousers Of black and white Around a iaring
stand I'D collar such the late Mr. Gladstone affected
lie wore a bright green pophn crayat, IN winch shonc
beautiful star sapphire set IN gold. When exercising
round the deck Thaddcus Skcwton Skidmore thrust Il
black knobby stick as aggressive looking as himself be
tween the crook Of both elbows and his back, and,
stinlv erect trotcd about with such fierce, militant
air that if any Of the other pomcnadcrs had been dS-
uo,cd 10 laugh AT the queer figure he made they one
and AL felt il the better part Of vaor to restrain them
Xot tia, Thaddcus Slcwton Skidmorc hadn't a
sense Of humor. In fact he gave me two reasons 70
>,i-p.,t he had The first in aluSlon to his green
nccc beneath his incarnalnc owls and his still more
crimson nose.
New-York tribune., 1911-09-17

"You heard me rag
ging that ninny OF a
steward, and now you
see me doing without
my dinner. | guess you
think I'm crazy what!
We'll, listen! You have
a good face and plenty
If it, and I'll unbosom.
Yes, Sir, I'll tell you
all, Sir, all"
And here follows the
story Of Thaddeus
Skcwton Skidmore, as
he told it to me on the
deck Of the good ship
Arabic, in mid-Atlantic
on the seventh Of Sep
tcmber, 1910.
To begin with ! am
not crazy. | have
my pcculiarities, | adj
NIT, and | am what dull
minds call eccentric.
This is their way Of
stating that | DO not
agree with them in their
love OF the bald, the
trite, the conventional,
and the obvious.
at is true that |
make myself unpopular
in many places by de-
claring, at inappropri-
ate times, that men who
play the piano are no
good. and the better
they play IT the mo-e
worthless they are. 1t
is also true that | have
always warned the
world at large against
those who come bearing
boards. and that | hold
firmly to the theory that
men who are military
mad are SaphcadS. Here
too | will also admit
that my prejudice
against men whose
name Is Miller Is most
pronounced. and | have
been Vitupcratcd and
even assaulted because
Of my open mslstcnce
that Were lin "a position
# power ! Shoullncvcr
employ anyone having
the name, nor would |
wiItinglv or unWlt'ingly
New-York tribune., 1911-09-17
ON A DESSERT ISLAND
Entry No. 81 in Our Prize Story competition

WHHEsNl n Ta fPS se 1sS S'S au Of FS S SSS' i
w last fall the stateroom Of ThaddcuS Skewton
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-29
RECORD SMASHED
BY EMPLOYEES
Santa Fe Repair Men Change
Wheels Under Sleeper in
Less Than No Time, and
Then Some.

In times past local repair crews
have done sonss iAsty work In chang
ing wheels and making repairs 20
cars which were badly needed TO 60
out ON trains. but All previous records
were smashed 10 smail swither-
cehs saturday noon. when Car In.
spocsor Hall celebratcd hts ressEna-
ton from the car service OF The santa
W b. changing MI tac wheels under
the compartment ear Chivota In two
hours and four minutes. In addition,
the axle pally which N an essential
part Of the dynamo lighting system
and the triple valve were changed.
The car camc In on the California
limited. ana a. the limited must car
rs a compartment car. the fiat wheels
caused by q defective triple valve
must be changed here. The car was
cut out and run over 10 the wheel Pit
IN the repair track. and had hardly
been spotted before rang Of men
were ~ work taking the bottom ssrips
on the trucks. With a man end a
wrench 90 each nut. this was soon
done. then the car vas lacked up
enough 10 take the load OF one pAir
OF wheels. and THAI pair lowered into
the PIT with the air crane, the boxes
and bsasses changed, and the new
wheels set In. The FIRST palr were
changed in ~ minutes. These were
the easiest. for they we're the end
pair
A long string % santa re officials
stood BY and watched the work. com.
mentinF from time 20 time on the
speed. a. the limited was waiting for
the car. Tho train was delayed ABOUT
two hours Ia its departure. inspector
Hall went with Il a. far "a Biuewater
10 zee that the new Journals ran cool
The feat Ia looked upon WITH some
admiration Us santa r. men Theirs.
10 q previous record % cisanaing nine
ppirs OF wheels under Shoppers In 20
minutes, but this was done In thu
shops and not in repair yard
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-29

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