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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-20
GEER MUST PAY $500.
Verdict Rendered Against Him In Suit
By NJ. J.. Lehman.

A jury In Judge Hosmer's court,
Monday afternoon, awarded Michae!
]. Lehman, verdict against Harrison
Geer. Of $500 attorney fees. Both
men are well-known attorneys.
According to Lehman. he was at
torney for Elmer Wood, who was shot
and seriously injured by Edward j.
O'Leary. a police officer. for the
Grand Trunk. in a suit brought by
Wood against 0'Leary for $4,000
damages, when Geer stepped In and
compromised for Wood with O'Leary
on the basis OF $1,000. AS Lehman's
arrangement with Wood was that the
latter was to give him half of the
awarded damages. he sued Geer for
the amount
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-20
MRS.. P|NGREE GETS
$4,000 FROM
'J0E'S' ESTATE
Judge Murfn Awards Her Block Of
Stock In Lieu Of Alimony Which
Ceased With Death of
Former Husband.
Holds It Injustice to Deprive Wife of
Share of Property Because Forced
to Secure Divorce.

Judge Muffin handed down q de
cision, Tuesday morning. in the ap
plication Of Mrs. Alice Davis Pin
gree. former wife OF the late Joe
Pingree, for q modification OF the
alimony provisions of the divorce de
cree awarded her In 1906.
When the decree was granted by
Judge Brooke. Mrs. Pingree was given
alimony OF $3.50 a month, but pay
ment OF this ceased with the death
OF her former husband about year
ago. In lieu OF this sum, Judge Muir
I'm awards Mrs. Pingree 1000 shares
OF the stock held by Joe" in the Pin
gree company. the par value being
$4,000. and orders that the arrearages
OF alimony be paid up to the date OF
the filing of the amended decree.
] In granting the application OF the
plaintiff, Judge Murfin says, In part
1T is not justice to turn out OF
court a woman who has meritorious
! grounds for divorce and who has been
awarded decree without giving to
her and her child some interest In the
husbands estate. II Is not justice to
hold that because by her husbands
conduct, she has been driven 10 seek
the protection Of court that she
loses all the interest which a wife
would have had In her husbands es.
tate had she borne with his conduct
until his death"
The court adds that after the filing
OF the amended decree. allowances for
the support Of Mrs. Pingree's son.
Gilbert, will cease, and the child will
hereafter obtain his support from his
interest In his fathers estate and
from his mothers contributions from
the allowances therein made to her
BY the terms OF "Joe" Pingree's
will. his son is to receive 1900 shares
of stock In the Pingree company when
he reaches the age Of 80. and II he
dies In the meantime without heirs.
the stock Is to go to his aunt. Mrs.
Hazel Pingree Depew. who is made
trustee OF the stock.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-20
CAPT. MACK RETIRES.
Place In Central station Taken BY
Detective Fenton.

Police Commissioner Croul, Monday,
made official announcement OF the re-
tirement Of Capt. Jesse Mack, move
that has long been anticipated. The
captain was the oldest officer on the
force In point OF service. Recently
he has been In ill-health, and for the
last two months has been unable to
take care OF his duties as night cap
tain of the central precinct. .
Lieut.. of Detectives Jabez Fenton,
who had been substituting In Capt
Mack,s illness, is promoted to the
rank Of captain, and will have charge
Of the central station at night.
Patrolman John II. Sterling Is made
a precinct detective and will have
charge of the auxiliary flying squad
ron on the east side. He will be
stationed in the McClellan-ave. sta
ton. These changes will go into ef
feet July 1.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-20
Street Car on Fire; Many Hurt.

BUFFALO, N. Y, June 20.--Hospi-
tai surgeons attending delegates to
the convention of the Modern Wood
men Of America, in session here, and
others who are today confined with
injuries sustained early today when
Buffalo Niagara Falls trolley car
caught fire, say all will recover. The
injured are: w. o. Brown, Halls,
Tenn; Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Loft,
Cherokee, Iowa; John e. SwaDger,
JEFFERSON City, Mo-, former secretary
of state OF Missouri A. L. Reeves,
auditor Missouri state insurance de-
partment, Jefferson City, Mo-; Geo.
L. Bowman, Kingfisher, Okla; James
s. Horton, Kansas City, Mo-, and j.
W. Carlson, Martins Ferry, Ohio.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-20
Order Of St George Meet Wednesday

In st. Andrews society building,
Wednesday, will open the Michigan
grand lodge session of the Order of
st. George, to the grand presidents
chair Of which John Shea, of Detroit,
is slated for unanimous election. The
organization will remain in executive
session Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, although the business meet
ings will be delightfully."- varied by en-
tertainments planned by the local
lodges Of the order. Headquarters
will be maintained in the Hotel Nor
mandie, where a banquet will be CIV
en- Friday evening, to bring the ses-
sion to a close. Other entertainments
include a theater party in the Tenn
pie, Wednesday evening, and an all
day trip to Bots Blanc, Thursday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-20
SHOT BY FLEEING BANDITS.
Member Of Posse 10 Struck In Temple
While Pursuing Men.

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. June 20
In a battle yesterday between q
posse of ten men and the two ban
dts who shot two men on an Oregon
Short Line train at Highbridgc, idaho,
last Saturday, one member of the
posse was shot through the temple
and another was wounded in the arm.
Both desperadoes escaped.
Reinforcements were rushed to the
scene and at noon were two miles
behind the desperadoes. near Rigby,
Idaho.
While fleeing, the desperadoes are
reported to have stolen several
horses from a farmer whom they shot
and seriously wounded.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-20
FIRE CAUSES $4,000 LOSS.
D. v. r. Freight Sheds at Fifth and
CONGRESS Badly Damaged.

The ID. u. r. freight sheds, Fifth
and Congress SITS, were damaged to
the extent of about $4,000 by fire,
late Monday afternoon. Three freight
cars loaded with automobile shields,
wrapping-paper, hams, lard and beer,
were also partially burned, including
the contents, adding about $4,000 to
the list OF losses. The throwing OF
a lighted match among some straw,
by teamster, Is thought to have
caused the fire. The falling of the
beer kegs In the burning cars sound
ed like explosions and few OF the
spectators ventured close to the IRE.
Live wires, hanging loose, also kept
the crowd at bay.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-20
Two Fatally Hurt As Wall coIIapses.

CHICAGO, June 20.-Two men were
fatally Injured. three slightly hurt and
the lives OF forty others imperilled to-
day by the collapse OF the front wall
of the Continental hotel, Wabash-ave.
and Madison-st. The old hotel, which
formerly was the headquarters for
theatrical folk, was being razed to
make way for a twenty story Office
building. John Moore and Tony Lon.
so, two workmen, will die. Lonso
suffered a broken neck.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-20
Crushed Between Cars.

Lee Grover, AZ years old, No. 304
Dearborn-ave., switchman for the
Pere Marquette railroad. was crushed
between two cars In the Rushmere
yards, In lakewood village. Monday
night. Fellow-workmen assisted him
home, but his condition became SC
serious that he was later taken to
the Detroit sanitarium.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-20
Senate Committee Confirms futile.

WASHINGTON, June 20.-Favor-
able reports we're adopted by the sen.
ate committee on judiciary yesterday
on the nomination of A. j. Tuttle, to
be United States attorney in the east
ern district OF Michigan. and Frank
A. Youmans, to be United States dis.
trict Judge In Arkansas.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-20
Democrats Evade Pension Bill.

WASHINGTON, june 2O.-The
house Democrats have again evaded
consideration of the s45, 100000 pen
sion bill, which comes up each "Sus-
pension Monday" by carrying a mo-
ton to adjourn until tomorrow. 155 to
116, the division being strictly on
party lines.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-20

Job Printing Done Right. Times
Printing Co., Is John R,-st. Call Main
1893, or City 1885!
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-20

Business-lf-.e Printing. No russ and
no feathers. The plain, neat kind that
looks right T'-~~- v-sutiuR C. 1S
John R-st Pm. Main 14as or CITY 33s5
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-01-28

days, but six months on that food alone,
long knowledge of the sustaining power
of the food that man at the end of
sixty days would be of practically the
same weight as when he started,-f he be
a man of normal weight.
We will suppose that from his work
he lost pound day and made up a
pound each day from food. If that prem
Use proved to be true the man in sixty
days time would make sixty pounds of
this would be done on Grape-Nuts and
milk with half the number of calories Of
butter, upon which no one can sustain
life.
Therefore. we have reason to believe
that our contention is right that con-
is partly digested and ready for easy as
sinilation by the body, presents more
nourishment that the system will alb
serb than many other forms Of food, and
We will further say that in cases of diges-
tive troubles where meat. white breao
and oats cannot be digested, that Grape
Nuts and milk contain more nourish-
nent that the system will absorb than
Distortion No. charges that our tes-
timonials were practically all paid for
and rewritten in Battle Creek
These testimonials were demanded by
the opposing lawyers. Naturally this
demand was refused, for they are held in
and are not to be delivered up on demand
of enemies.
Testimony at the trial brought out the
fact that we never printed a single testi-
monial that we did not have the genuine
letter back of. Many of these letters
came spontaneously. A record was kent
of twelve hundred and four l2O4) let
tiers received in one month from people
who wrote that they had either entirely
recovered their health or been benefited
by following Our suggestions on food
and beverages.
On three or four occasions in the past
ten or twelve years we printed broadcast
Postum and Grape Nuts,-two hundred
$!-OO prizes. one hundred $500, twenty
of $500 and five of $1,000 each,-stat ting
that each must be an honest letter with
name and address, We agreed not to pub
quirers by letter These letter writer's
very generally answered those Who wrote
to them. and verified the truth of the
statements.
Under, this agreement not to publish
names literally scores of letters came
from doctors We kept our word and
neither printed their names or surren-
dered the letters.
Right here notice an limitation spasm"
The Weekly says: Post got those testi-
monials by advertising for them. In New
York he used for that purpose the New
York Magazine of whose editor
is now in the Federal Penitentiary for
fraudulent use of the mails For exam
pie, Post announced in that magazine in
1907. etc." then follows our prize com
petition).
We used nearly all of the papers and
magazines in New York and the rest Of
America but the sensational writer gives
the impression to his readers that the
only magazine We used was one whose
editor is now inNthe Federal Penitentiary.''
etc, something that we know nothing
of the truth of now, and never did.
Space was bought in the magazine spoken
of on a business basis for the reason that
it went to good class of readers The
portunity for. a designing writer to de
ceive his readers.
We look upon honest human testimony
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-01-28

from men and women as to the means by
which they recovered health as of ire
Our business has been conducted from the
very first day upon lines of strict integ-
rity and we never yet have published a
false testimonial of human experience.
sheets; some, if printed, would spread
over half page of newspaper. If we
would attempt to print one such letter in
every one of the thousands of papers and
magazines we use, the cost for printing
that one letter would run into many thou
sands of. dollars.
We boil down these letters exactly as
a newspaper writer boils his news,-stick-
ing sacredly to the important facts and
eliminating details about the family and
of boiling down, or editing, is done
honestly, and with a full knowledge of
our responsibility, but notice the art
of the ''twister' in the way he presents
to his readers this matter of testimonials.
Distortion No. q. This is bad one
physician whose name was signed to. a
testimonial was produced in Court by
Golfers and turned out to be a poor old
brokendown homeopath who is now work
ceived ten dollars $4,000 for writing his
testimonial.
We will wager ten thousand dollars
(S10,00000) with any investigator that we
have, subject to inspection of any fair
committee, upwards of three hundred
many of them expressing the highest COM
mendation of our products, but these will
not now or ever be turned over to the
publisher for his use.
Notice the statement in this charge:
ffThe only famous physician whose name
was signed to Postum testimonial, ETC."
The truth is, this DR. Underwood was
one of a great many physicians who have
not only written commendatory words
about the value of foods. but every
now and then some physician writes an
article coffee or on food. and sends it
to us with suggestion of compensation
Previous to the time when employed
physicians in our own business, we &C.
casionally employed a, doctor to write
article on coffee, always insisting that
the article be an honest expression of his
opinion and research
The seWeekIy" hunted up this physician.
and because he seemed to be poor, and
as it says. "brokendown." had him
brought to Court to be exposed before
endorsed Grape-Nuts.'' but much to the
chagrin of the Weekly" when our attor-
neys asked him if the article he wrote
about coffee was true he replied, yes
Statement No. reads: ssThe health
officers of Mich, Maine, Penn. New
bulletins have for years been denouncing
preposterous and fraudulent the claims
made by the Postum Cereal Company"
We do not recall anvA criticism except
from Mich, Penn, Maine and s. Dakota.
The average reader might think that
the opinions expressed by the State Off
Gals are always correct, but that con-
clusion is not borne out by facts.
As an illustration: About thirteen years
ago the Dairy and Food Commission of
Michigan for some personal reason printed
a severe criticism on US for making Pos
tum of Barley according to his official
chemistl at market price and selling too
high. He was shown there was never
grain of barley used in Postum. His re
port was false and misleading The gov
ernor dismissed him
We believe that most of the state
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-01-28

officials are honest, and on the other
hand we are firmly convinced that some
of their conclusions cannot be substan-
tiated by facts in scientific research.
They never criticize the purity of our
foods, for SO much we are thankful.
If our conclusions in regard to its be-
ing brain food differ from theirs, and
we are both honest, they have rather the
advantage, because under the law they
can order us to eliminate from the pack
their opinion. Otherwise they would
harass grocers.
spasm Nc. says: ''The most dam
ened with appendicitis is to eat any food
whatever. Notwithstanding he knew that
danger, G. W. Post advertised Grape-Nuts
at fifteen cents a package for those so
This is intended to muddle the reader
into believing that put out Grape-Nuts
as a cure for appendicitis
Mr.. Post. himself, has had probably as
wide experience as any other man in
America in the study and observation of
food as related to the digestive organs
and we proved in Court by the physicians
and surgeons on the witness stand that
the predominating cause of appendicitis
is undigested food, and that It is neces-
sary to quit eating food, and when the
body requires food again, use a pre-di-
ton.
Or, ochsneer in his work o.: ssppendicitis
known pre-digested foods that can be
obtained on the market. He also brought
out the interesting fact that in @'after
treatment it is advantageous to take
on a pre-digested food.
The price. of the package preferred to
by the weekly is not known by us to
have any relation to the question.
Our advice to stop using indigestible
Nuts food has been a great blessing to
tens of thousands of people, and we hope
will continue to bless good many more
in the succeeding years.
No. is live wire 1t refers to c. W.
Post and his studies and experience in
Suggestive Therapeutics" or Mental
Healing" which further lead to most
careful and systematic study of the eff
feet of the mind on the digestive and 9TH
er organs of the body.
He attended clinics in Europe and
fitted himself for future career in which
he has become known as one of the food
experts of the world, fitted to Judge both
from the material well the mental
side of the question.
For about eight years previous to 1891
he was an invalid In that year, after
being under the care of several we'll
known physicians, he was quickly healed,
by what to him a curious and not
well-understood method Sufficient to say
he became well man, weighing about 1s5
pounds
This experience challenged his investi-
CATION into causes of disease and their
amelioration. Those studies and experi-
ences developed a very profound rever-
ence for Supreme Power which directly
operates upon the human being. and this
reverence for the -Ipfpite became to him
a form of religion which included honesty
of purpose towards his fellow-man. A
statement which viii be Endorsed by every
one who knows him closely.
He will make a public announcement
in detail of these facts. and the Postum
Company will cause that statement to be
published In newspapers and magazines
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-01-28

in due time. We suggest the reader look
for it,
Prevarication No. 9. Post spends
nearly million year in advertising and
relies on that to keep out of the news
papers the dangerous nature OF the fraud
he is perpetrating on the public
The Postum Company does pay out up
wards of million a year for trade an
nouncements. Newspaper men believe our
statements truthful or they would not
print them. Large numbers of newspa-
per men use our products.
They are capable of telling the public
whether or not we mbribeo them:
It may have escaped notice that we
did not ''bribe" that particular weekly.
verdict will .Fbe devoted by the weekly
to exnosing fraud.
This is almost real humor.
We have two suits pending against the
weekly" total, $500, 10000.
We haven't devoted the sum to any
particular purpose yet.
Item 10 is discovery that wheat
bran is part of Postum
But the criticism neglected to mention
that for years every Postum package
nounced in plain type that the outer COW
ering of wheat (bran), made part of the
beverage.
They ignorantly fell into trap here,
that Taxa iastase'' the article used by
physicians the world over for starch in
digestion" is made from wheat bran"
So we use that part of the wheat berry
because it contains the element needed
ufacture- Good Postum is impossible
without this part.
These self-appointed critics do make
some laughable blunders through ignor-
ance, but-be patient.
Item II is an illustration of the squirm--
ing and twisting of the sensational writer
delivering distorted matter to his read
While on the witness stand Mr.. Post
testified to his studies in Anatomy, Physi-
ology, Dietetics and Psychological re-
lating to the preparation and digestion of
food. Asked to name authorities studied
he mentioned six or eight from memory.
and commented on some clinical expe;
Now notice the distortion. Copy from
the printed criticism.)
HE POST pointed out pile of books
in possession of his attorneys as the very
ones he had read"
(Notice.-"the very ones he had read"
leading the reader to believe that they
were the only ones)
Ibid you consult the books from these
editions?" was asked
s'From those and various editions" an
swered Post
The attorney picked up book after
book from the pile and showed the title
pages to the -jury.-an except two had
been published since 1867
This is an example of distortion and
false coloring to produce unfavorable
impression
The facts are Mr.. Post purposely intro
duced the latest editions that could be
obtained of prominent authorities to prove
by them the truth of his statements re-
garding appendicitis and the analysis of
brain, also the latest conclusions in re-
gard to the action of the digestive organs.
These works are:
Human Physiology, by Raymond.
Physiological Chemistry, by Simon
Digestive Glands, by PaEloy.
Hand Book of Appendicitis. by Ochs-
ner-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-01-28

Physiological Chemistry, by Hanmar
stem.
Biochemic System of Medicine, b,
Carey.
The weekly carefully eliminates from
its printed account testimony regarding
the years of research and study by Mr..
would lead the reader of the distorted
article to believe that his education
began since 1905.
Distortion No. IL reports Mr.. Post as
a lodging witness"
His eye is not of the shifty kind OBJ
served in the head of of his chief
critics On the witness stand Mr.. Post
looks quietly but very steadily straight in
to the eyes of the haggling, twisting law
yer, trying by. all his art to ask double
barreled questions and bull-doze and con-
fuse witness
The fEdodging" it seems consisted of
replying, "I don't know"
Opposing counsel holds a book in his
hand while he QUERIES
T want to know if there is a single
thing in your whole book here that sug-
gests any particular kind of food" Then
followed some discussion between attor-
neys-
When Mr. Post was allowed to reply.
he said, Il don't know until l read the
book over to see."
This book. it turns out, was written by
Mr.. Post seventeen years ago and prob
in the last fifteen years. 1t would require
a remarkable memory to instantly say
yes or mo as to what a book of lat
pages did did not contain, without
and well balanced answers are construed
by sensation seekers to be lodging"
The attorney sought by every art to
impress the Jury with the fact that Mr.
Posts belief in the power of Mind in
relation to the body branded him
reliable and worse.
The following is quoted from one OF
the questions:-
(The lawyer reading from the booiz.)
''The writer of these pages desires to
say nothing of himself other than as a
simple instrument through which the Di-
vine Principle chooses to manifest itself
by precept and example.
t-Skill in mental practice is gained in
the same way skill in any department
of science-by observation, study, expe-
rience and the ability to evolve correct
conclusions.
Tread carefully, thoughtfully no mora
an easy position where you will not be
disturbed Relax every muscle. Close
your eyes. and go into the silence where
mind is plastic to the breathings of spirit
and where God talks to the Son The
thoughts from Divine Universal Mind
come as winged angels and endow YOU
Yin hSal.iiR power II you go INTO Inc
silence humble and trusting you will come
ont enriched and greatly strengthened in
body by contact even for short time
with the Father of all life and all power
You viii feel refreshed in every way and
food taken viii digest readily as the
stomach works smoothly when under the
influence of Higher Power"
"I ask you If you did not write that,
and if you did not believe it when you
wrote it."
For a moment the Court Room was in
absolute silence.
Mr.. Post slowly leaned forward over
the rail, pointed his finger at tie stty's
face to emphasize his reply and with ewes
that caused those of the Attorney 20 drop
he said, Eyes, / am proud - say Edid"