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The Detroit times., 1911-10-12
SAYS HE GOT SOME OF
STEPHENSON'S MONEY

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Oct. 11.-Solon
I. Perrin. OF Superior, lawyer, was
the FIRST witness called before the
Stephenson investigating committee
today.
Perrin testified to receiving $4,000
for use in the primary in 1908, receiv-
Ing $1,000 on July 30, $1,000 on Aug.
4, and $4,000 on Aug. 10.
did you retain all that money, or
pay out part Of Il" asked Chairman
Hepburn, bluntly.
do you refer to the first thousandY'
yea"
II paid out part Of It."
Did you Ole statement Of ex-
pensesT'
Il gave the legislative committee a
statement az far as ! could remember
t."
THAT shows total of s4,5os.5O. Did
you keep the restf"
Il kept the rest"
The Detroit times., 1911-10-12
CHANGES ANNOUNCED IN
STAFF OF POSTOFFICE

Several changes are announced In
the local postofi1ce as result OF the
resignation Of Fred. c. Jackson. SUI
perintendent Of station G, to engage
in business In Washington, ID. c. A.
M. Girardin. superintendent Of sta
ton r. has been transferred to sta
ton C.. and Herman r. Schneider.
now finance clerk In the main Office.
has been appointed superintendent
Of station r In place OF Mr.. Girardin.
Arthur II. Jupp. who has been chief
stamp clerk for q long time, moved
up to the position of finance clerk
and Charles A. +. Mach steps into
Mr.. Jupp's shoes. Samuel j. Adams,
clerk In the city division, Is pro-
noted to the stamp force to I'LL the
gap caused by the promotion Of Mr..
Mach. Al the promotions date from
Oct. 6.
The Detroit times., 1911-10-12

Crown Princess Maria of Roumania
before her marriage was Princess
Maria Of Coburg. Her mother was
one Of Queen victoria's many daugh-
tiers. Her husband, Crown Prince
Ferdinand. when he comes to the Rou-
manian throne, will do 30 by the way
Of his uncle. King Charles and Queen
Elizabeth of Roumania are childless
and Ferdinand 10 their adopted son
as well as nephew.
King Charles has ruled for nearly
half a century. His wife 10 known
the world over more for her literary
work than for her royal life. She 10
Carmen Silva"
The most beautiful princess in Eu-
rope" has named her second daughter
Elizabeth for her mother-in-law. while
the older one bears her own name,
Maria.
Princess Maria IL clever a. well az
beautiful She has decided business
ability and has shown her democratic
tendencies by starting huge factory.
While toothpicks are considered In
elegant, that IL the commodity that
she manufactures. II IL claimed that
she puts out every year twenty-five
million of these useful little articles.
The Detroit times., 1911-10-12
VOTE DOWN PLAN TO
ABSORB EXPRESS LINES

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE ex-
press companies won a victory here
today. when the National Association
OF Railroad Commissioners, with 100
state commissioners present voted
down a committee report requesting
congress TO enact legislation requir-
ing the railroads to take over the ex-
press business.
The proposition was defeated by an
overwhelming viva voce vote, follow
ing an exhaustive discussion In which
Commissioner orville f. Berry, OF iii.
nois. led the opposition.
Let us regulate the express com
panies," said Berry, but don't 20 on
record as In favor OF the abolition OF
n business of this magnitude.
The Detroit times., 1911-10-12
IN SOCIETY

Mr.. and Mrs. John Frederick Sulli-
van announce the coming marriage OF
their daughter, Helena Loretta, to
wilfred John Mahon, on "Wednesday
evening. Oct. % The ceremony VIII
be performed In st. Aloysius church.
The young couple will make their
home In Lakewood. Ohio. Mr.. Mahon
ls an attorney In Cleveland.
Miss Sullivan Is well known In De-
troit society, and has host OF friends
who have been attracted by her
charming personality.
The Detroit times., 1911-10-12
Jailed FOR Attack On Girl.

wESTCHESTER, Pa, Oct IL
Thomas Hampton, Negro, was ar.
rested yesterday on a charge OF at
lacking Annie McElhaney on a lonely
in bed in HIS home with all his cloth
Ing On
The Detroit times., 1911-10-12

MPANY. LIMITED, BATTLE CREEK. MICH.
The Detroit times., 1911-10-12

them" said I. Gilman, "and be-
live We should not curtail the APP
preparations for municipal lighting
next year any more than Is absolutely
necessary to keep within proper
bounds"
The Detroit times., 1911-10-12

Windsor TO Have New Convent.
The Ursuline Sisters. OF Chatham,
Ont, have purchased II acres Of
ground in the Davis farm subdivision.
Windsor, and will erect an academy,
which IL to cost $4,000.
The Detroit times., 1911-10-12

NEW YoRK-Pleas Of three chil-
dren Of Paulo Bonforte, In prison for
evading customs laws were not in
vain and their offer to go to jail 4.
stead released the father so he could
seo his dying wife.
The Detroit times., 1911-10-12
White Bread
Beri : beri !!
What's That !?

Edison
They French 10 OF balance the "a he
al
in so
tn INT
%
king ~
are aiken iron the o lowe
them"
wheat
which helps
rebuild the
graz mat n
The evening world., 1911-03-21
WIND TUMBLES
WALL DOWN AND
; ARE INJURED
Much Damage Done by the
"Young Tornado" in
All Boroughs.

The wind was diminishing to-day after
the young tornado which struck the
city yesterday. during which q number
of psrsons we're injured and consider
able damage vas lone to property IN
the boroughs.
The local weather bureau. which An
nounced that the windstorm waS due to
local conditions. predicted that as those
conditions passed away to-day the We
locity OF the wind would lessen.
The worst of the windstorm struck
the city yesterday between 4 and S
O'Clock. Its force was felt the most on
the river fronts md the shores Of Long
Island. At Heseman and Alabama ave.
nue.. EaSt Q York, a section OF wall
fifteen feet high and 30 feet long as
blown down and three workmen wcre
buried under a mass of brick and NOR
tar. They we're taken 10 the Bradford
Street Hospital seriously injured.
In various sections Of the city trees
were blown down md the yacht clubs
IN the vicinity Of New York reported
that craft anchored OF the clubhouses
were blown ashore. City Island vas cut
off from the mainland for three hours.
The evening world., 1911-03-21

OF the W~aDdsn"-hls favorite and only
tune.
men | was a kid We used to no
hsh!ng along the Wabash most every
day" continues Ewry. wed hunt 70.
mussel pearls. too. At one place there
was a long railroad bridge. and a
grouchy old guard was always on duty
there. He would chase us on the
trestIe Sometimes the chase would be-
come rather warm and we'd have to
jump off lnto a cornheld. II was a long
drop, but my legs would reach the
ground so much sooner than those OF
the other fellows that | wouldn't feel
the Jar as badly as they did.
81 was the inventive kid then. 7 had
the bes, Are engine ana the finest hose
cart In the town; always had spare
wheels for wagons and a small pile
driver built In my backyard. We had a
big lawn In front Of the house, and 1t
was my job to keep II clean. The fol-
lows would come around and ask 70
play with my toys. Well. you a bet
there weren't many times | aid the
trass cutting by my lonesome. Tom
sawyer wouldn't have had anything on
ne IN those DAYS.
The evening world., 1911-03-21

an athlete. Probably there never has
been a mar IN the game who has put
up a fight equal to one Ewry made
when he was a youngster.
When he VAS twenty-five years OF
~sge-he's thirty-seven now and prepar-
ing for his twenty-trst year in compe-
tition-he was injured while playing
football at Purdue College al Lafayette,
Ind. Infection set in ana 1t was thought
he would lose his left arm. Fever fol-
lowed. and EVry wasted away until he
WA unable to even walk about. After
spending three months In bed the doc
tor got ham up one day and gave him
a ryout A few steps and the young
fellow tell To the floor.
You're active days have passed and
I doubt that you Will be more h able
to walk during the remainder of your
lite," said the medical sharp,
"Td Just started to get interested in
jumping when | was hurt" said Ewry
yesterday. and that doctor certainly
made me feel pretty punk.
AT last | managed to get down to the
Y. NJ. C. A. building and watched the tel
lows In training. ! couldn't jump enough
to raise both my feet of tho fioor at the
same time. but | kept trying. For
weeks I kept at It. anu some days I'd
get 30 blue I'd cry. Al last | managed
to Jump about an inch off the floor. and
that wa the happiest m OF my
life.
Tt semed as though | didn't have
strength enough to do anything. Fol-
months went through al! the motions
Of working at the weight machines. ana
In time was able to do an ordinary
amount of gymnasium work.
The evening world., 1911-03-21
PET MONK L|VENS
ST.PATR|CK'S DAY
ON SHIP At SEA
Leads All Hands a Dance, Does
Old Maids Hair and STAYS
Out All Night.

Miss Mabel Riley. a New YORK girl.
passenger on the Royal Mar Packet
Avon which arrived to-day. prevailed
on Edgar Kaufman. q wealthy man
from Pittsburg. to show her the pet
marmoeet. Said, which he had bough,
ct Kingston. Jamaica. Miss Riley
wanted to put n green risbon around
tho monks neck. It bedng st. Patrtck's
Day.
h marmoset grabbed her affection
ately by the arm n she jumped In the
air and screamed. The wen,
away from there up the companionway
Miss Riley and Mr.. Kaufman pursued
In three minutes the whole ship,
company, headed by the dlgnined Capt
Poppe. were scrambling along tho deck
with the monkey well In the lead. A
last saki too the smokestack GU,
The evening world., 1911-03-21

and climbed to . warm and comfort
able perch alongside the whistle. His
owner and an enthusiastic company
gathered beneath and ~chirruped ano
wheedled In vain. At dinner time the
monk al still aloft.
Does an Old Lady's Hair.
Some time after dark a wild screeci
was heard from two elderly ladies from
Boston who had left tho table early.
They came tearing into the dining
saloon with Saki psrched on the
shoulder OF one Of them taking down
her hair.
once more the chase began and once
more saki TOOK to the whistle. In the
morning when Capt. Pope went up &c
the bridge Saki hoped In and gave
himself up
II wasn't ST. Patrtck's Day any NOR,
and Saki didn't mind going back to hi
cage.
The evening world., 1911-03-21
PRISON FOR FAKE AGENTS.

Four young men who ran . q X the
strical agency in the Tenderloin and
III treated young girls who applied for
positions were sentenced to long terms
In prison to-day by Judge Mulaueen In
General Sessions.
They are Clarence Friedman Of No.
10 Union avenue. Bronx; Harry Siege
OF No. c. Vernon avenus Long Island
City; Robert Schenendorf OF No. AS Z
Thirteenth street and Max Moore Of No
1865 Madison avenue. They were ar
rested last October by Gerry Societ,
agents.
Friedman and siegel were sent to tn,
penitentiary for one year each and fined
800 In addition. Schen rndorf and
Moore were sentenced to Elmira Re
formatory for Indefinite terms.
The evening world., 1911-03-21
Eu ru Called TheL title Deacon.

81 was IN great demand at the sun
day school, too. The class teacher con-
sid red me the most studious pupil he
had ever seen. and ca I'd me the Little
Deacon II wasn't that l was over
Interested In biblical study. but was
continually looking :or 'posers' TO spring
on the teacher. I'd spend hours looking
Tor A chance to gel, a stumper, and In
that way | picked up p lot of informa-
ton along religious Ines
Ewry graduated from Purdue, COL
lege In 1871, and was then a ful'-iedged
mechanical engineer. lie left none ana
went to work in a machine shop az
Louisville, Ky. "A few athletic meets
were being held there, Ewry did but
little Jumping, but devoted all OF his
spare time to baseball. In one OF the
local series Ray played first base for
the team from the National Casket
Company. OWhat a name for a baseball
teamD
Ne usually stacked up against the
Lou .sville Narnish Works team on sun
days says Ray. I'VE beat them so
often their manager decided our team :
name w4s.a real hoodoo. and called or
! the ina games.
I'm 'O9 | made up my mind to come
10 New York. where there were lots ~
chances to get back into amateur ath-
leucs. / worked ~ me Nixon sap
nl.'d.ng yards FOR a while, and was
soon made assistant inspector In the
machinery department.
81 boarded IN an old house at Eliza
beth, y. j., that had at one time beer
used for u girls school. Herbert
Croker. son Of Richard Croker of Tam
many fame, was studying at Nixon!
and living IN the same house with me
He was a cork!ng fine trick bicycle
rider, and between us We enterta.n me-
the ~ncighboghOod most every evening
did so much training there that
was IN fine jumping form within a fey
months"
The next year Ewry competed In nv,
events at BuralO and establisnt,
worlds records In every one OF them
He won the standing high and brol,
jumps. the double-footed high kick
Jumping KICK ana the backward jump.
Ewry has won national champion
ships every year since 1904, Ten Olym
pic titles have been captured by him
three a. Paris, In 800; three AT -
Louis, 1905; two at Athens, 1905. an,
two at London, 1905. lie holds IN
worlds records for the standing higl
The evening world., 1911-03-21
EUry Always a FIGHTER.

Perseverance and dogged will had
always been one OF Ewry's
characteristics. They pulled tam
through at London just as they had
lone at the very arst of his career as
The evening world., 1911-03-21

and standing distance jumps and the
ecord for three jumps. He mas never
been beaten from scratch except In the
last event mentioned.
Il hope to get another crack at the
Olympics." saws Ewry. and II there
are no after effects from the injury I
received at London I am sure there
will he no trouble about my getting In
shape for the games In 1912.
I'm getting to be an old bird. but as
long as there's a jump left In me III
keen on connecting. IT, great ga I"
The evening world., 1911-03-21
DO YOUR CHILDREN
NEED BUILDING UP?
Father Johns Medicine a
Safe Remedy Because 1t Is

rec From
lcohol.
Thousands OF
OF h ers use
ther J O h ms
cdicine in
cir families as
onic and body
ilder, when
c little ones
come weak or
n down. The
u%rishing, pure
cd elements Of
hich the medi-
ne is composed
We flesh and
-renrth An a
The evening world., 1911-03-21
What Pluck Did for EWry.

Pluck mad won,
Ewry kept right along training, an
the next year he made a new world
record for the standing hl-h jump. II.
ala s feet 32 inches. but has betterol
thai mark four times since. and b -
present worlds record is . feet 81
inches.
when | was attending Purdue n
college closed for three months durln
the summer time, The local Y. NJ c. a
always suspended at tne same tine,
says Ewry. and they made Il, a hao
to disconnect all the electric light wire
so that nobody wpuid Try to use IN.
gym at night, But 7 had 10 have
practice. ~ Ia gather a couple Of PAL
who followed athletics and We would
pull one OF the mats over to a spot
where the light from the street lamE
came through a Window
There's no telling how much musica
ranius Ray might show II he would only
sst away from one song-'on the Banks
The evening world., 1911-03-21
CoUpenhWan Sanitary Fedd:no

We make all our mattresses, pillows, holsters, etc, In our
own factory, rs worth A lot to be sure your bedding Is
clean and wholesome, YET our Sanitary bedding costs no
more than the ordinary kinds.
The evening world., 1911-03-21
$500 National Guard omccrr to Go
Win Army.

WASHINGTON. March 21.-of the
1900 acceptances from State militia OIL
GERS OF the wal Departments invitation
to participate In the army manoeuvres
In Texas and California about 1900. II
was decided to-day. will be sent under
Federal appropriation.
These will be eoportioncd to the
strength Of the various state m.lit.as
Others. II they go. must do so at the ex-
pense OF their state.
The evening world., 1911-03-21

order was Induced by drinking. on &C.
count OF his good conduct he was as
signed to the kitchen.
The suicide was committed before the
full force Of kitchen helpers.
The other inmates ran into the halls
screaming. Guards ana Keepers had a
hard task restoring order.
The evening world., 1911-03-21
lUNATIC KILLS HIMSELF
IN ASYLUM; 80 IN PANIC.
Suicides Fellow Inmates of Long
Island Hospital Beyond Control
After Kitchen TRAGEDY.

Patrick Cooney. forty years old. an
inmate OF the Long Island Hospital FOR
the Insane. created a panic among the
thirty other inmates who were emp Dyed
with him In the kitchen OF the no, pltii
this afternoon when he seized a big
knife and cut his throat. lie was dead
when the doctors reached him.
Before his commitment to the asylum
three years ago Cooney lived at No. u
Dean street, Brooklyn. His mental dis
The evening world., 1911-03-21

bring back the flush OF health. II is a
safe medicine to use. because II is free
from alcohol or dangerous drugs in any
form Not a patent medicine but a doc
tors prescription with more than so
years OF success. Get q bottle to-day.
The evening world., 1911-03-21
RAY EwRY, cHAnp1oN JUMPER
This Athlete Couldn't Raise
His Feet OFF the Ground, but
By Pure Grit and PerSeUer-
0nce He Became the Worlds
Title Holder.

was q cold. raw day In early spring.
Rain was falling. In the MIDDLE Of
. great. half-Hlled stadium. a little
mot OF athletes gathered. At one side
stood a tail. loosc-limoed man in athletic
costume with a wet. soggy sweater
thrown over his shoulders. Drops Of
blood trickled from his lips and dropped
slowly down on his white athletic shirt
and the red cross bars OF the American
shield that adorned a spot directly over
hie heart. The mans face was w1ite
ana grim. He didn't notice the blood.
Hs was %center,ng his thoughts steadily
upon his next exertion. An Olympic
championship was at stake-and honors
foe Uncle Sam.
Closely the man watched his nearest
rival. a Greek. AZ he clea red the bar
IN the standing jump. The Greek mad
squalled the Americans best effort up 10
thak time.
Raise tho bar TO s feet 2 incnes: rye
suil got another try said the American
~ he took his position.
Clutchins one hand at his side he
jumped and cleared tho stick. The
championship was his. HI had won his
tsnth Olympic title.
Ray Ewry. the greatest amateur
standing Jumper the world has aver
n Nn, was the man. That very MORN
ing he had ruptured his left kidney In
ths preliminary trials. For hours after
he had sat huddled and bleeding at the
mouth In a dark dressing room OF the
stadium at London. not knowing what
had befsllen him and afraid to speak
OF II for fear he would be ordered 10
the hotel and not be allowed TO com
nnfA In tha 6naia
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-05-19

wrote a letter indicating the names o
fifty-four scholars for the prepare
ton of the volume, and instructed
the bishops that whenever a
living of twenty pounds became
vacant, they should inform his majesty
of the circumstance in order that he
might recommend one of the transla-
tors to the patron. This was prac-
tically all that the king ever did on
behalf of the translation that bears
his name, although the translators
very magnanimously gave to his mai
esty the glory.
The Bible Greek Ia Biblia-the
Book is the name given by Chrysos-
tom in the fourth century to that
collection of sacred writings recog-
nized by Christians as the documents
of their divinely revealed religion.
1t is divided into the Old Testament
and the New Testament. The Catho-
lie accept certain books of the Old
testament which the Protestants re-
jsct as Appocryphal.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-05-19
METHODIST MAY
merge BRANCHES
UnificatiOn Plan Being Discussed
In Conference at Nash
vile This Week.

Chattanooga. Tenn. May S.--Fol
the purpose of considering plans for
the federation of three great branches
of Meuhodism, the Methodist Protest
ant Church, the Methodist Episcopal
Church and the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, subcommittee of a
joint commission representing the
three denominations met here at IL
O'Clock this morning. The joint COM
mission consists Of twenty sven
members, each church beng represent
ed by nins commissioners and its first
session will be held "Wednesday to
receive and act on the report of the
subcommittee.
The federation movement was begun
at the general conference of the Meth
cdist Episcopal Church, South, at
Memphis In 1894, when the commits
sion representing that denomination
was created. Later similar commits
sions were appointed by the two other
churches and three held a meeting at
Baltimore last December.
At that time a subcommittee of
three from each commissions was ap-
pointed to inquire into the causes
of the Alienation of three branches of
Methodism and to formulate and pre-
sent a plan for unification. This COM
mittee met in CINCINNATI early in
the present year and agreed upon
tentative plan of federation, which
will be submltted 10 the commission
at it's nesting here this week. The
of the subcommittee and Of
the committees are being held be
hind closed doors.
Among the prominent men taking
part in the conferences are: Metho-
dist Church South, Bishops A. w.
Wilson, Baltimore. and e. e. Hoss,
Collins Denny, Nashville;
DR.. w. ]. Young Danville, Va, F. N.
Louisville; G. M. Bishop,
Falls, Tex, Judge M. l.. Wal
tom. Woodstock Va, R. s. Dallas.
Tex. and w. B. Stubs Savannah, Ga.
Methodist-Episcopal Church--BishopI
Cranston. Washington, d. c., j. A.
Patton. Chattanooga, r. w. Miller
and J. M. Walden, Cincinnati, and L.
B. Wilson. Philadelphia. r.
Mehhodist-P rotsstant-Dr 1T = II.
Lewis, Westminster, Md, L. NJ, sJen-
nings, Pittsburg, Pa, R. S. Harris,
Henderson, N. c., and J j. Barge, At
ANITA.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-05-19
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature ss.s. ss: Of &1zzzZ
Read this and Then Cut it Out.

1 BUY All HUME
Because my interests are here.
Because the community that IL
good enough for me to Hive in is
good enough for me to buy In.
Because / believe in transacting
business with my friends.
Because | want to see the goods
Because want to get what buy
when l pay for 1t.
Because my home dealer carries"
me when | am short.
Because every dollar spend at
home stays at home and helps work
for the welfare of the city.
Because the man | buy from pays
his part OF the town. county and
state tanes.
Because the man | buy from gives
value received always.
Because the man | buy from helps
support my school. my church. my
lodge and my home.
Because when Ill luck. misfortune
or bereavement comes the man / buy
from is here with his kindly express
sions Of greeting. his word OF cheer.
and his pockeubook. IL need be.
Here live and here buy.
BUY AT HOME.
DO YOU?
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-05-19
A Fathers Vengeance.

would have fallen on any one who at
tackled the son of Peter Bondy of Sout
lockwood, Mich. but he was power
less before attacks OF Kidney trou-
ble Doctors could not help him." he
wrote, 80 at last we gave him Elec-
trio Bitters and he improved wonder
fully from taking six bottles. Its the
best Kidney medicine ever saw"
Backache Tired feeling, Nervousness.
Loss of Appetite. warn OF Kidney trou
BILE that may end in dropsy. diabetes
or Bright's disease. Beware: Take
Electric Bitters and he safe. Every
bottle guaranteed. soc at all drugsists.
bottle guaranteed. SOC at an drug
gists u
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-05-19
The Bible We Use.

The tercentenpary of the trans
lation OF the Bible INFO the English.
known as the King James Version.
and which u used In the churches
and the homes of most of the Eng
disappearing Protestants. csl sbrabed
In the city churches last Sunday
The King James Version was sug-
gssted at a conference of chunchmen
Hampton Court In January. 1904 Or.
Raniolds. an eminent Puritan. sug-
gssted new translation. and this
though opposed by the Bishop II Lon
don. was sanctioned by King James.
Arrangements were begun at ones 10
carry out the project. and the king
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-05-19
Caught in the Rain.

Douglasville, Tex.-"Five years ago,
l was caught in the rain at the
wrong time" writes Edna Rutherford,
of Douglasyille, "and from that time,
was taken with dumb chills and fe-
vers, and suffered more than l can
tell. tried everything that thought
would help, and had four doctors,
but got no relief. l took Cardui, the
woman's tonic. Now, ] feel better
than in many months" Cardui does
one thing and does it well. That's
the secret of its so years of success.
Try Cardai C-12