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The Detroit times., 1911-05-04

church, Friday evening, May IL, IL
which number OF prominent anna
teur entertainers will take part. Mrs.
Charles +. Larned, whose cleverness
as a monologist Is well known to her
friends, will make her first public APP
pearance at this entertainment and
will give sketch called, AT the Mat.
lnee," and a monologue in three
scenes, called Mrs. Bentons Bar
gain" both of which are said to give
ample opportunity for humor and
pathos. Mrs. Albert Spies, who has
been heard very little in public since
the days when she was known as one
of the city's most popular church ar i
concert singers, as Miss Virginia
Nina Eastman. will sing twice--the
/ Jewel song from Gounod's Faust
and a song called Spring Flowers.
Miss Ella Birdsall will play two cello
solos, accompanied by Miss Margaret
Mannebach, and the quartet of the
church, comprising Mrs. Alice Calder
Leonard. soprano; Miss Marie Won
Essen, contralto; William A. Cot.
tam, tenor, and William H. Cross.
basso, will sing twice. II Is hoped
that the worth of the program will at
tract a large audience, thereby great
ly benefitting the object for which
the affair is given.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-04
LOVE DON'TS
DON'Ts FOR A MAIDEN.

DONTS FOR MAIDEN.
the safeguard against ignorance
model anybody is
unique.
simplicity in other perfec
shioned coming
fashion
". that idleness love.
a
VII Don't have understanding nobody understands it.
VIII Don't find
he's marrying family.
X forgotten.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-04
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MAYER. IT'S foolish to fear fancied
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In. 10 guard against In swamps and
srshes. bayous, and lowlands. These
TIA malaria germs that cause
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ltbe bones and muscles and may
6,,cs deadly typhoid. But Electric
M ers destroys and casts out these
|csous germs from the blood. Three
49, drove all the malaria from my
|Sfem.s wrote VIM. Fretwell, OF
,rsrna. N. c., "and rye had fine
LIN ever since" Use this safe.
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n oray a Worcester, Central Drug
81 ana standard Drug Co:
The Detroit times., 1911-05-04

Albright Art gallery, OF Buffalo, the
Detroit Museum OF Art has exchanged
with the former, Cart Melchers' por-
trait OF his wife, which has been
hanging I'm the museums galleries for
some time, for The Spanish Beg
gar" a picture by the famous Span.
ish artist, Sorolla. The Sorolla picture
is life-size and has been hung In the
south gallery. II Is considered one OF
the best and most characteristic
works of the Spanish painter. Direc-
tor Griffith, of the museum, has re-
ceived word from Mrs Grace Whitney
Hoff, of Paris. formerly Of Detroit, that
she Is sending Jules Dupre canvas
to the museum, the second OF this ar
lists works she has given the Detroit
institution.
A new patriotic organization, an
auxiliary of the @. A. r.. was estab-
lished In Detroit, Wednesday, when
Gen. Alpheus s. Williams Fortress
No. 1, Daughters of the Grand Army
of the Republic, was instituted In q.
A. X. hall by Past Commander-in-
Chief G. A. Henry, of Chicago. OIL
GERS OIL Tic FOIlIcSo ihSldliCu oit -
Commander, Mrs. Vera Marks. daugh-
ter OF Department Commander Samuel
]. Lawrence, G. A. r.; senior vice
commander. Mrs. Jessie WEIGH; jun
Tor vice-commander, Mrs. Carrie
Boggs; quartermaster, Mrs. Edith
Mae Wyatt; adjutant, Mrs. Anna
Hamilton; officer-of-the-day, Miss Bon
ME Louise Parke; color bearers, Miss
Zena Robinson and Miss Bessie
lie May. Regular meetings of the for
tress will be held the second and
fourth Thursday evenings, in the
month, in G. A. r. hall.
D
To aid in the financing of summer
charities such as the boys and girls
camps, under the direction of the ath-
letic department of the First Baptist
church, concert will be given in the
The Detroit times., 1911-05-04
EVERY DAY FOR SEVEN
MONTHS"

! commencing Monday, May
Ist. d. & c. Line steamer
leaves Detroit for Buffalo, max
ling direct connections next
morning with early trains for
New York and all Eastern
points. Besides the delightful
trim across Lake Erie, you save
|Sa.oo on your fare. Worth
considering, isn't itl
The Detroit times., 1911-05-04
POLICE NOT EXCITED.
ne see Murder Clue In Finding Of
6lood-Stained Shirts.

The finding of a couple OF blood
|ined shirts in the alley in the rear
No 1865 Michigan-ave., wednesday
ernoon, has created very little ex
ement among the police. A boy
y three men deposit the shirts In
alley and he notified the police
hits among foreigners In that 10
'ity are common and the theory IL
Id some vanquished Pole was mere
.disposing OF HIS tattered and soiled
.sn. The police are through inves
ating.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-04
root Cut or by Train.

Charles Charlton, 10 years old, No.
1 Clennan-ave., attempted to ride
4 bicycle across the Lake Shore
cks at Krupp-ave., wednesday al.
moon. A freight train struck him
4 his right foot was cut of at the
rle. He was taken to the Solvay
naral hospital.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-04

Wabash Excursion to st. Louis and
return. Tickets good going May 9Th,
18th, and 18th, limited for return TO
May 22nd Passengers have choice
Of routes going and returning.
Wabash city ticket Office, 3 Fortst.,
and Union depot. Fort and Third-sts.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-04

Bob Printing Done Right. Times
Printing CO., No. is John R-st Call
Main J49s. or City 32sS.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-04

Dear Miss Grey: What will take a
ring caused by a drop OF water out
OF Copenhagen blue foulard?-E. McC.
A.: Sponge lightly with chloroform.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-04

Dear Miss Grey: What will remove
purple stain left by coat lining on
my pale blue silk walst?-Bert.
A.: fear the case is hopeless. but
II will do no harm to try peroxide of
hydrogen.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-04
LETTERS
to
CYhTHAORE1

Dear Miss Grey: Please give me
few rules on introductions, with an
example.-In Doubt.
A.-Simple methods are always
best In introducing a man to a wo-
man the woman's name Is always
spoken first, and the man presented
to the woman. Miss Black, let me
present Mr.. Smith" Is a. favored
style A young woman Ia presented
to an older woman. Pronounce names
distinctly, don't humble. A woman
always rises to receive an introduc-
ton to another woman. Indeed, one
is always safe to rise, and to shake
hands as well, on being introduced.
Dear Miss Grey: G) What will re-
messaline? (2) What is percolator?
Anxious One.
A.-U Chloroform or naptha, IL
anything will. In using naphtha be
careful about fire. (2) Ii Is modern
coffee pot with an upper basin for the
coffee grounds, the bottom of the
basin being a sieve which allows the
coffee to filter through when filed
with water.
Dear Miss Grey: Please give reli-
able recipe for "kisses."--Newly Wed.
A.: Beat whites of eggs to a froth,
stir In / IL pounds powdered sugar
and flavor with lemon or vanilla. Beat
until II will lie In a heap. Drop by
teaspoonfuls an inch apart on paper
put paper on bottom of cooking pan
and put into quick oven without quite
closing the door. When they begin
to turn yellow, take out of oven. In
minutes slip a thin-bladed knife un-
der one and transfer II to your hand
Take another of, join the two by the
sides that lay on the paper and place
the kisses thus made on a dish.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-04

Miss Bess Marie McDavid, who so
charmingly entertained the Young
Mems class Of the First Presbyterian
church and their friends, Tuesday
evening, with reading OF "The Tam
ing Of the Shrew," is the guest OF
Mrs George Lyon, No. 100 Willis-ave.
west. Miss McDavid's home is in
Dallas. Texas. but she has been study.
ing elocution In Boston for some time
past.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-04

Among the Detroiters sailing from
New York for Bremen, Thursday
morning, on the North German Lloyd
steamer, George Washington, were
the following: Mrs. Traugott Schmidt
and maid. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Kavan,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bielak, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Knorr and Miss Knorr,
Carl Kraus.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-04

Mr.. and Mrs. b. c. Whitney and
Mrs. Francis G. McMath, who went TO
England. April s, sailed for America,
Saturday, and are expected In Detroit
the first OF next week. Mr.. Whitney
went abroad 10 be present at the open
ing OF his brother Fred c. Whitney's
new theater. In London, and the prem
iere OF the new Viennese opera Baron
Trenck."
The Detroit times., 1911-05-04

A large delegation OF Detroit sHat
players will attend the national tour.
nament OF the North American Skat
league, TO be held in Pittsburg. June
10, IL and H. The Detroiters have
given a handsome Victrola, valued at
5000. as one of the prizes. The first
prize is 81 900 In cash and the second
$500 player piano. Davenport, Ia,
and Kansas City are in the field for
the 1912 tournament.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-04

Mrs. j. M. Barley and Miss Gladys
were the hostesses Of large
afternoon reception, Thursday, in
their home on Hancock-ave. west.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-09
Social Events
PARTY FOR MISS M,cURDY.

MISS CHARLOTTE SMITH WAS
the hostess at a dinner party given
in honor of Miss Lulu McCurdy at
the New Harper last evening. Mem
bers Of the bridal party were the
guests and covers were laid for ten
at the course dinner, which was
served at $50. The bridal colors,
blue and pink, were carried out in
the decoration of the table, blue can
dies with pink shades being placed
about the board. In the center of
the table was fancy basket filled
with Killarney roses and at each
place were dainty place cards. AS
favors the ladies received bridal
slippers filed with rice and the mems
favors were rings with white doves.
The marriage of Miss Lulu McCurdy
and Edgar Scanten is an event of this
evening.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-09

has much for which to thank the
emancipated old maid.
The business woman has raised the
marriageable age. 1t is because of'her
example, largely, and the sentiment
she has stirred, that the same intelli-
gent people are not marrying until
they know what they are doing.
The business woman has raised, too,
the standard of love in marriage, and
the standard of the man to be mar
ried. She doesn't have to marry for
a home. and she won't be contented
with tolerance or misery in the mar
ried state. She seldom makes a mis-
take when she marries, but if she
does she knows there's only one way
to make a trial balance right, and that
is to correct the mistake. The modern
old maid has helped TO make divorce
easy. She has seen the misery of
married sisters in the past
And, oh, how often the business
woman of today has been the main
stay of dependents. Often she does
not marry because there are old par
ents to be mace comfortable, nieces
and nephews to be provided for. It's
the old sacrifice in a different form
But today she is at least respected for
the sacrifice, instead of being treated
with scorn as a leftover in the mat
rimonial race.
Today it isn't the unmarried woman
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-09
WOman's Side of Life
at the National Capital

! tanning offers Of marriage She has
treated these offers with, scorn, say
ing she intends to wed a farmer.
A question that is being much dis
cussed by French shoemakers is
whether the size of the French wo-
mems feet has increased. Since the
last congress of American shoemak-
ers at Boston gave out the state
ment authoratively that American
women's feet have grown larger in
the last generation, France has been
investigating the subject with a
great deal of interest-and con-
Germ.
Some French merchants believe
that more women's shoes of the
larger sizes are sold than there were
so years ago. Some refuse to ex-
press definite views on the subject
and some others, more gallant, de-
clare that the feet of their country
women have not increased in size,
and that they still remain the most
beautiful and shapely feet in the
world French women always have
worn shoes much too long for them
in order to give their feet a mar
row appearance, but lately they have
been adopting the American style of
shoe, which is shorter and much
broader
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-09

have an even larger attendance. This
VIII be no easy matter. however, for
the 4s county teachers who did not en-
roll this time were for the most part
out of the county.
TALKS OF SUPERIORITY.
At the closing session Of the teach
ers' institute Prof W. c. Wilcox took
I'D the Industrial Superiority of the
United States" He stated that this
country leads the world in the produc-
ton Of wheat, cotton, tobacco and pig
iron. But by way of contrast he stated
that this country also leads the world
in the number OF divorces, murders
and lynchings. He suggested that il
was the duty Of this country to elm
mate the bad features as well as to
continue the established industrial
prosperity.
Miss Bragg continued along the
same lines as before in her closing
talk, telling a number Of stories to
illustrate the teaching of literature
and a better oral language.
INsTRUCTs HIS CORPS.
This morning Superintendent b B.
Hayden of the schools OF the city, held
a meeting with the various teachers OF
the grade schools and the high school
and plans for the coming term were
outlined and discussed at length. In
structions were given the teachers as
to the innovations In their work this
year among which is the-athletic train
inc ~ fbair roupiIs ,,ndor xbo S,,r.arvi-
sion of the new athletic director, G. P.
CorneaL Nearly every teacher in the
city schools was present
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-09
SUIT is BROUGHT
ON A CONTRACT
Edwin Walsh, Jr., Sues Shirley
Folsom to Force Fulillment
of Agreement.
WANTS TO RECOVER $1,000
Defendant Purchased Advertising
Space in Cars of the Rock
Island Southern.

Edwin Walsh, Jr-, yesterday FLED
suit for $4,000 in the circuit clerk
Office against Shirley D. Folsom. The
suit is a result of the failure Of Fol
som TO take over advertising space
which he had contracted for on the
Rock Island Southern cars
II is alleged the defendant bought
the advertising space on all the rail-
way cars operated and managed by
the Rock Island Southern for one
year, for which he was to pay $500
month. Walsh also turned over to
Folsom II contracts worth about
$1,000
NOT ENOUGH CARS.
Folsom promised to accept the ad-
verdsing contracts and space, but
claims that the number Of cars which
were to have been turned over to him
were not forthcoming, and therefore
notified Walsh on July 1 in writing
that he would not perform his part of
the contract.
Walsh then sold the space to L Liv-
fngston for $4,000 less than the price
which Folsom agreed to pay, for which
he is suing, together with an additional
$500 claimed TO be due him as a result
of the expense Of the reselling Of the
space, for goods sold, time, labor, and
for money loaned Folsom. Murphy
and Larson are attorneys for the
plaintiff.
ASKS DIVORCE DECREE.
Through her attorney, Clarence j.
Schroeder, Mrs. Wreath Richardson
yesterday afternoon filed suit for di-
vorce in the circuit clerks Office. Mrs.
Richardson was married Aug. 16, 1883,
and has lived with her husband, John
Richardson, until Nov. 1, 1909 The
grounds alleged are habitual drunk
enness and i'll treatment
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-09
RECORD NUMBER
ATTEND SESSION
Enrolment at Teachers Insti-
tute Passes High Mark of
Last Year.
MEETINGS SATISFACTORY
County Superintendent Well Pleased
With superintendent
Hayden Meets Corps.

The annual county teachers insti-
tute which just closed, saw a new rec
ord for attendance set, the total en-
rollment for the week being 351- out of
a total Of 400 teachers in the county
The enrolment last year was 32S
which was accounted a mark that
would be hard to surpass but this
years institute found little difficulty
In setting a record.
County Superintendent s. ]. Fergu-
son stated this morning that he was
exceedingly pleased with the institute
this year not only because Of the rec.
ord attendance but because Of the en-
thusiasm Of the teachers and the evi-
dent benefit everyone derived from it,
Next year an effort will be made TO
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-09

who is wearing last years bonnet and
made-over clothes. She leaves that
sort of thing to her married sisters.
It's the old maid today who wears the
newest ready-mades and the latest
style in headgear.
And when she gets ready to take up
the white woman's burden by marry
ing, she makes the kind Of a wife that
man chums with; the kind OF a
mother that not only bears children,
but molds them into valuable citizens.
The gentleman from Cincinnati has
kind heart But he is way behind
the procession in championing old
maids now. There are none to cham
MON
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-09
ENDURANCE RACERS
PASS THROUGH CITY
MotorcycIists Are Covered With Mud
From Head to Foot-ThOr
Team Is in the Lead.

Covered with mud from head to
Chicago yesterday morning at 5
o'clock on the Chicago to Davenport
to Milwaukee to Chicago endurance
run under the auspices of the West
ern Motorcycle association, arrived in
Rock Island between 4 and o'clock
last evening. The first of the riders
arrived about 4:45 and the last
shortly before o'clock. The Thor
team was well in advance of the
other contestants and prospects for
a victory for them seem bright. Be
cause of the heavy condition of the
roads, the endurance test is an ideal
one. Though the roads are heavy,
some of the riders report that they
had an easy time making the dis
tance and had to hold back some
what so that they would not reach
the goal on the first lap ahead of
the specified time.
Several Of the riders reported falls
because of the bad roads, but there
were no injuries or serious mishaps
10 machines. Many of the riders had
TO push their machines up the hills.
All were in good condition this
morning after a nights rest and
started of for Milwaukee on the sec
ond lap of the race at 5 O'Clock this
morning. The, race ends tomorrow
evening in Chicago.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-09
ALLEGES WRESTLER
STOLE HER MONEY

Gladys Burns of Moline yesterday
caused the arrest of Emil Sporrey the
we'll known wrestler charging him
with having stolen $29 in money and
q diamond brooch valued at S25 from
her She alleges that they came TO
Rock Island Thursday evening and
after having a good time, spent the
night at a local hostelry. When she
awoke in the morning, Sporrey was
gone and her valuables had also dis
appeared. Sporrey denies the charge
against him but was held to the grand
jury under bonds OF $500 nevertheless.
All the news all the tlme-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-09
Seattle Mayor Defeats Recall.

Seattle, Sept. 9.-When the first
check of the names on the supplement
tai petition TO call a recall election
for Mayor George w. Dilling was com
pleted It was apparent that the re
call movement had failed.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-09
QUEEN ESTHER GUILD.

THE REGULAR MONTHLY BUS
mess meeting of the Queen Esther
guild of the Memorial Christian
church Will be held Monday evening
at the home of Miss Jessie Cassidy,
1900 Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-09
Discuss Paving Project.

People residing along Sixth avenue
between Thirty-fourth and Thirty-ffth
streets were called before members of
the board of local improvements this
afternoon for the purpose of present
ing their views on the proposed paw
ing of the thoroughfore.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-09
DAUGHTERS TO MEET.

THE DAUGHTERS OF THE COW
enant Of the First Methodist church
will meet Monday evening at the
home of Mrs Coda Daniles, 7OS
Seventeenth street
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-09
HE'S BEHIND THE PROCESSION.
? 1EDNAKM60LEX

Lo, champion has arisen among us.
His name is Henry Andre, he halls
from Cincinnati, o., and he's taken
up the cause of the old maid.
Now why the old maid?
She doesn't need championing-
any more.
Long ago she grew tired Of tending
somebody else's babies, of nursing
somebody elses husband, of helping
married sisters make over their
clothes, of pitching in and doing the
family washing when the hired girl
took French leave, of doing the cook
ing when Johnny came down with the
scarlet fever, of being the handy wom-
without pay and with contumely be-
cause she didn't have a man Of her
own and a family to worry her.
She grew tired of hearing that
woman's only vocation was mother
hood, and that nobody could know
anything about child-rearing or home
keeping without being married.
She got tired of being touched for
her little inheritance money, by i'm
pecunious relations and extravagant
nieces and nephews.
She wearied of the supercilious
poor thing" expression in her mar
ried friends faces. And If she wasn't
blessed with any money OF her own,
she grew, oh so tired Of being tolerated
by her relatives, of wearing cast-off
clothing and eating among them with
that secoud-tahIa feeling
So the old maid set out to be her
own champion.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-09

Can be depended upon" is an ex-
preston We all Ike to hear. and when
it is used in connection with Chamber
lain's cohc, cholera and diarrhoea rem
edy ii means that it never fails TO cure
diarrhoea, dysentery or bowel com
plants II is pleasant to take and
equally valuable for children and
adults. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-09
BY ISABEL Marlin.

Especial Correspondence of The Argus.)
Washington, Sept. Mrs. Oscar
Underwood, wife of the democratic
leader of the house of representa-
tives, has always been, to quote her
husband, his greatest inspiration in
his political career. She is very well
read, having studied in Paris pre-
Vious TO her marriage seven years
ago, and she takes live interest
in all things political.
notwithstanding this interest IN
public questions, Mrs. Underwood is
most wOmanly woman. She is not
a believer in woman's clubs, and has
some ideas regarding the house and
home life which would not be sec
onded by the average suFraget.
Mrs. Underwood was one Of the
last women in the congressional set
TO leave Washington, having remain
ed here with her husband until af-
ter congress adjourned.
Because she objected to making
a display of her husbands newly ac-
qUired wealth. Mrs. Ethel Bryan OF
Gary. Ind, has brought divorce pro-
Ceedings against him. The marital
troubles of the Bryaus started when
the husband. Louis y. Bryan, insist
ed on selecting his wife's wearing
apparel, which action she would not
tolerate. so she has given up an al
lowance Of $4,000 a year and the
use of 16 automobiles and has gone
TO work as a stenographer. She seems,
TO be perfectly satisfied with the
change ana says she would rather
work her fingers off than be
wealthy mans wife
Mrs. o. H. p. BeImont's farmer
cites, as the young women who are
studying farming in all its differ
ent phases on farm near Newport
are called, are much talked and writ
ten about One, in~particular, Miss
Leonora Brokaw, has been much in
the limelight by reason OF her out
spoken sentiments regarding the re-
cent clopement of society belle and
n chauffeur. Miss Brokaw since has
received many letters from admir-
ing young men, most of them con