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The Detroit times., 1911-09-18
THE STAGE
LYcEUM.

II Is with feeling of genuine regret
that one views Rose Melville's produc-
ton of isis Hopkins" in the Lyceum
theater this week, for announcement
has been made that this is positively
her last tour In the piece she has ex-
plotted so successfully for the past
dozen years. When Miss Melville
takes or those pi gtails and the ging.
ham frock for the last time and rev.
'erently lays them away, as she un-
doubtedly will, the stage will lose one
OF its lovable characters. Possibly the
play will 60 on, for 1t Is certainly de-
serving OF a long life, but II will never
be the same with Miss Melville oiut or
1t. No one can ever play the part or
the untutored Hoosier girl as she
plays 1t, for ii Is her creation. She
has made OF 1t something more than
a vehicle for mere amusement. Her
isis" Is a vital, virile human imper-
sonation, In which pathois and heart
interest are skillfully blended with the
ridiculous, making II character that
appeals to all classes OF theatergoers.
Crowded houses greeted Miss Mel
vile and her associate Sunday, and
she should play to capacity all the
week. II may be that you have seen
isis Hopkins several times before.
That need not deter you. Go again
and you will find that you will laugh
Just as heartily as you did the first
time you say isis" come tumbling
down from the hay NOW.
AS usual, Miss Hopkins has sur
rounded herself with cast that Is
adequate In every respect. During all
the years the piece has been befor
tn public, Miss Melville's management
has never permitted the production to
deteriorate in any particular. The
company numbers many who were
seen here In the piece last season, not
ably Miss Josephine Haines, as Ma
Hopkins. Dan Marbles portrayal OF
Obadiah Odlum. the enterprising UNI
dertaker, is remarkably well done.
Others contributing to the entertain
ment are Frank Minzey, as Ridy Scar
boro: Graham Earle. as Pa Hopkins;
Fay Lewis, as Tishie Standifer; Ecla
Chiverton, as Margery Melrose;
George F. Harris, as Addison Vibert'
the "villain;" Elsie Mackay, as Par
thenia Peckover; w. B. Christie, as
Bert Varnum. half.back; and Eliza
beth Bates, as Elsie Van Ness.
For next week, the Lyceum an
nounces an elaborate production OF
Eugene Walters strong play, PAID In
Full"
The Detroit times., 1911-09-18
Bank Closes It's Doors.

CINCINNATI, Ohio. Sept. 1S.--The
Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co.
closed its doors this morning on or.
ders from the state department OF
banking at Columbus. The action fol-
lowed an investigation by state in.
spector. who reported that some OF
the paper held by the bank and tho
condition and extent Of its loans did
not show conservative transactions.
state Examiner Baxter stated today
that there are $3.50. zoe I'm deposits and
that the bank will fall $4,000 short OF
meeting It's obligations.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-18
AVENUE.

Billy Watson and his Beef Trust
are In the Avenue this week and It is
rumored that the management has had
to put specially constructed supports
under the stage to prevent the weight
of the chorus from caving II In. There
are no straight lines In the chorus at
all, everything being in big broad
curves. A special feature Is the pony
ballet consisting Of eight frisky dam
sells whose combined weight is 1902
pounds.
Billy Watson, the original. as Phillip
Krausemeyer, and Billy Spencer as
Mike Grogan, his deadly enemy, who
lives next door to him, furnish the
funny work, which is about as racy as
any that has been put on the bur
lesque stage this season. Alice Gil
bert and Margaret Newell do the chief
vocal stunts, the latter making a big
hit with rag" Various specialties
are distributed through the two acts
and the big audiences Sunday were de-
lighted
Next week the attraction Is "The
Follies of the Day"
The Detroit times., 1911-09-18
u.,.,a oar,men Are out.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Sept. 1s.-
Yale oarsmen opened rowing
practice on the local harbor today In
a new campaign to revive Els SUI
premacy on the water This Is the
earliest practice in Yale crew his
tory. Jim Rodgers, who succeeded
John Kennedy, coach, stated he has
every hope of building up a winning
craW
The Detroit times., 1911-09-18
Bound Dead on RIer Bank.

The body OF Otto Hoffman, 36 years
old. of No. 61S McKinstry-ave.. was
found on the bank Of the river at the
foot OF Riopelle-st.. River Rouge, by a
couple of men on a fishing trip. Sun
day morning. Hoffman's clothes were
wet. II is thought that he fell into
the water and died as a result OF en-
haustion after climbing to the shore.
He left his home on Saturday. An In
yestigation Of the case 10 being made
by the River Rouge authorities.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-18
ODDS AND ENDS
FROM THE WIRES

NEW YORK--Not wanting his son,
George, IA. to 20 hungry, Andrew
Motsch, a baker. has left his bakery
door open each night so George. who
disappeared week ago might get
food.
PASSAIC, N. J.--Rebecca Sigentoff
Is dead and nine other Sigentoffs
seriously injured as a result OF q
collision between the family carry-all
and fast train.
NEW Notwithstanding Eve times
across the Atlantic in three weeks Is
the new record established by the
Lusitania, which locked here after
making the trip from Daunt's Rock
In record time.
CLEvELAND-Mrs. John d. Rookie
Teller was able to attend church yes
terday for the first time in two
years. During Mrs. Rockefeller's, Ill
ness, John D., has always taken notes
of the sermons and preached them
over to her.
MASSILLoN, ohio--Mrs. Daisy NJ.
Bird, spiritualist. will take to the
platform soon, saying the spirit OF
the late Henry Ward Beecher wishes
to speak through her
MOUNT VERNON. Ill.-Charles ID.
Chanute of Chicago, son Of the late
Octave Chanute. known as the father
OF aviation, died Of blood poisoning
contracted from q cigarette burn.
CHICAGO-Count John Alexander
Won Orion, declaring he Is blood
relative of the Gear, but working for
an electric company, told the police
pickpockets had his last $15.
CHICAGO-Fifty 81 bills were
more than burglars could pass, so
one aimed q brickbat at a plate glass
window, took the money and 20 hats
from q show window.
PHILADELPHIA--A to hit
his SON, Aaron's, curves, Abraham
Robinson was hit In the side with a
baseball and had three ribs broken.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-18

sidewalks, and they did very well,
considering the fact that they had to
stop every now and then to get the
horses feet loose.
Millions of flies descended on the
exposed feast
The fish In Lake Pontchartrain, into
which the molasses flood is being
washed, couldn't stand their sweeten-
ed diet, and residents along the lake
shore are complaining of the stencil
caused by the great numbers of dead
fish and crabs.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-18

feet and overturned one of them.
New Orleans became the most
stuck up" city In the world.
The molasses-covered streets were
like ''tangle-foot" to the small boy.
Mothers were active for hours prying
their youngsters from the syrupped
streets.
Thrifty housewives filed their pots
and pans with enough 'lasses to do
through the winter. The fire depart
ment got after the flood and tried to
wash the molasses of the streets and
The Detroit times., 1911-09-18

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 18.-The
San Francisco police today are sha-
downing a Chinese actor playing here.
suspected of being Leon Ling, slayer
of Elsie Sigel. OF New York. The po-
lice suspicious were based on infor
nation furnished by Wong Yet, an
other Chinese actor The suspected
man admitted that he knew Leon
Ling, but denies that he f. Ling.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-18
ONE DEAD, TWO DYING.
Cleveland Man and Wife and Son
Poisoned BY Mushrooms.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 16.--With
Carl schorman, a prominent brewe:
dead. physicians stated today that
two more of the eleven persons
poisoned by eating toadstools for
mushrooms cannot live today. Mrs.
Iohn schorman and her son Henri
are in the Grace hospital suffering
from the deadly poison and attending
nhystcIans hold out little hope Tor
their recovery.
II was believed yesterday that nine
VERSIONS IN the eight families affected
Nv the toadstools would die. A score
81 nhysicians worked over the vic
tins Yesterday.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-18

the able assistance of Virginia Kelsey,
Billie Davies and Dainty Diana. The
latter is an unusually fine singer. The
skit presented is called Suffering
Suffragettes," and has to do with the
efforts of a band of suffragettes to get
away to an island where they will
establish colony to be run entirely
without man. The plans adopted by
the comedians to thwart the women
create many funny situations.
The olio numbers are good. TIL
ford, ventriloquist, Is clever; Dainty
Diana sings seeral catchy numbers;
Dewar's trained animals do a good
turn, and the Brighton Four, male
quartet, gives several numbers.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-18
MURDERER WANTS THE
BAND TO PLAY MARCH

ADA, Okla. Sept 1s.--Frank Ed
wards, who il to be hanged Oct. 20.
writes thus to William Squirting, q
friend:
"Tell Mooney brothers and the
band boys to meet the train and play
some marches for me and open my
coffin at the station so all Of my
friends can see me"
The Detroit times., 1911-09-18

w. n. Newell attracted n
sfanding-roon Only audience 60 the
Detroit opera house. Sunday after
non 10 hear his explanation OF
where II helif" Mr.. Newell breaches
the doctrine OF hell fire and eternal
damnasion'' and minced no words In
expressing his opinion Of preachers
teach and believe In this doctrine.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-18
WANTS ELECTION POSTPONED.
officers VIII Send Pc
tItlon 20 Mexican Congress.

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 1S.-One
hundred and nfty revolutionary Off,
GERS and party chiefs will r 'ition con-
gress to postpone the coming election
because OF the disturbed state Of the
country. They declare that the unrest
will cause all elections to be Illegal.
All except half a million Of the four
teen million pesos appropriated by
the government to defray expenses OF
the revolution and for the paclh, alton
OF the country has been expended. but
none Of the damage suits, amounting
to ten million pesos, have been PAID !.
Another appropriation will be asked
from congress.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-18

AUSTIN, Texas. Sept. 1s.-Des.
patches from Tampico, Mexico. state
that a clash occurred today between
a mob and the federal soldiers on the
streets and In the fight nine persons
were killed and many wounded.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-18

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to hit
his SON, Aaron's, curves, Abraham
Robinson was hit In the side with a
baseball and had three ribs broken.
The Lamar register., 1911-01-25
Preparing Good Road, BILLS.

Denver.-The legislative committee
appointed by President C. A. johnson
OF the Good Roads conference to pre-.
rare the seventeen measures sug.
sested for road betterment and build.
ing through the state held its first
meeting.
The various measures will be pre-.
scented to the legislature as soon as a
revision committee goes over the bills
&c prepare them for presentation.
The measures receiving the most at.
tention are those providing for an ap-
preparation by the General Assembly
of 100000 for the biennial period to
be expended by the state highway
commission for roads and highways,
and the submission OF a constitutional
amendment authorizing the state and
counties to issue bonds for road build
ing.
The bill which provides that the in.
come of the internal revenue office be
devoted to road building is another
that will receive special attention.
The Lamar register., 1911-01-25
FOREIGN.

The Paris chamber of deputies was
recently thrown into panic by an at.
tempt on the life of Premier BRAND.
ID. Kotoku. his wife and twenty
four fellow anarchists. were sentenced
TO death for having conspired against
the life of the emperor and other men,
bers OF the imperial household of
Japan.
Advices from Fudziadian. the Chi
nese suburb Of Hardin. state that the
Deaths there from bubonic plague av-
erage $50 daily. The epidemic is
spreading to Mukden. Kirin and places
in northern China having commercial
intercourse with Russia.
The Lamar register., 1911-01-25
WASHINGTON.

Senator Guggenheim is making eff.
forts TO secure the passage Of the bill
introduced by the late Senator Hughes
TO grant lands to the cities of Colorado
Springs. Manitou and Cascade for con.
serving the water supply for these
places.
Representative Champ Clark OF Mis-.
souri. Democratic leader of the House
and receptive candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for the presidency,
was nominated by reclamation for
Speaker of the House in the Sixty.
second Congress.
Eight men met instantaneous death
and one was so horribly burned that
he probably will die as the result of a
boiler explosion aboard the battle
ship Delaware. the cause of which was
unexplained. The Delaware was en-
route to Hampton Roads from Havana.
Through delay in accepting the of.
fer Of the government to cede to the
state all lands and buildings of the
Fort Lewis Indian school. Colorado
is likely to lose the opportunity of OBJ
tanning the gift, which is now esti.
mated to be worth nearly two and a
half million dollars. Repeal of the
act granting 1t is threatened and is
recommended by Secretary Ballinger.
Congressman Taylor has wired Cover.
ror Shafroth asking him to accent the
tender at once.
Senator Nelson W. Aldrich's long.
awaited plan for the revision of the
national banking legislation" as he
calls 1t. has been made public. What
he proposes is the establishment of
the Reserve Association of America,
representing what might be called a
federation of local associations formed
by national banks.
Final assault on the constitutionality
Of the corporation tax of the PAYNE.
Aldrich tariff act of 1909 has begun
in the Supreme Court of the United
States.
1t has been announced at the War
Department in Washington that M2i.
George Owen Squier, of the signal
service corps, had perfected a device
for multiple telephoning which will
have the effect of revolutionizing the
science of transmitting the human
voice by wire and place the business
OF telephony on wholly new basis.
The House took up another of the
big supply bills when it began consid-
Grafton of the army appropriations
bill. The measure carries total of
s92.Sll,sS5. including $4,000 for field
artillery for organized militia.
The Lamar register., 1911-01-25
Colorado Prison Association.

Denver.-The Colorado Prison AS
scciation has three matters that will
probably be made the subject of de-
sired legislation in bills to be pre-
scented to the Eighteenth General AS
sembly. An extension of the parole
system in the lower courts is one.
Another is the extension of the system
CT employing prisoners by putting men
confined in city and county jails at
work on state road building. as is now
Gone with penitentiary inmates. The
third bit of proposed legislation has
to do with change in the method OF
feeding county Jail prisoners. The as
sociation would furnish board for the
prisoners at cost instead of the flat
rate of IS cents day now charged.
The Lamar register., 1911-01-25
seIons, Salary Causes Trouble.

Denver.-The constitutional amend
ment, changing the method of paying
members of the State Senate and
House of Representatives, is causing
all kinds of trouble for State Auditor
Nj. A. Leddy. The thing looks all
right. but when it comes to putting it
into effect, that's another matter.
The amendment makes the salary of
senators and representatives $1,000 for
the biennial period in which they
serve. Formerly they were paid 81
per day, also mileage and expenses.
One of the principal questions that
has arisen is whether of not holdover
senators should be paid under the new
or the old regulations.
The Lamar register., 1911-01-25
GEN e RAJ.

The senatorial deadlocks In Iowa.
Montana and Tennessee continue with
no hope of being broken.
Officers OF Canadian and Ameri-
can express companies in conference
in New York announced reduction
in through rates.
Motions to quash the indictments
against them have been made In the
Federal District Court in Chicago. by
several meat packers.
One person is believed to have met
death under falling walls and finan-
cial loss of 100000 was caused in a
fire in Clarksburg. W. Va.
Andrew Carnegie has given another
s1o.oO0,000 to the Carnegie institute
in Washington, ID. c. This makes
s2o.000.000 given to this cause.
There are rumors in the financial
district in New York that Charles D.
Norton might be considered as a pos
sible successor to President Paul Nor
ton of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society.
In a review and digest of the copper
situation. given out. Daniel Guggen-
helm, president of the American
Smelling & Refining Company. de-
clared the production of the metal in
the United States in the year just
ended was close to 44s. 1872 900 pounds.
an increase of per cent in a year.
and declared that this year the worlds
stock of copper is likely to show a
decrease of 100000 pounds. while
present stocks on hand are not exces-
sive.
Figures obtained from the British
naval authorities recently show that
1911 will break all records for battle
ship launchings and naval activities.
These figures show that every nine
days, from February to December 31st,
new dreadnaught will take the wa
ter in some part of the globe. In 9th
er words. thirty-six dreadnaughts will
be launched this year. or only two
less than the total number afloat. In
addition. innumerable cruisers, torpe-
do boats. destroyers, submarines. etc.
viii be launched by all the big pow
ers. Great Britain alone will send
sixty-one of these war craft into the
water
The city council of Havana has
Foted a purse of $1,000 to ]. A. ID. Nc
Curdy. the American aviator. in case
be makes a successful flight in a
feavier-than-air machine from Key
West TO Havana
After formulating the plant that it is
lelieved will lead to the unification
Of the Methodist Episcopal. the Metho-
dist Episcopal South and the Metho-
dist Episcopal Protestant churches.
the subcommittee. composed of three
members from each. adjourned at Gin
olnnati.
Henry Cabot Lodge won the hard
est fight in his political career in near
ly thirty years, and returns to the
United States Senate from Massa-
chusetts for a fourth term with the
support of 146 out of 279 members of
the Massachusetts Legislature.
Net earnings of the American
Smelling Company of New York for
the six months ended October 31st
were sS.6S3.941. Appropriation OF
sSsO,027 for construction and improve
ments. payment of s2.750.oO0 dividends
left nrofit and loss snrplus at Shh2.a1a
The Lamar register., 1911-01-25
state Short 100000 Cows.

Denver-A strange discrepancy be-
tween the number of dairy cows re-
ported to the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture and the number
returned in the assessors reports to
the state auditor in the last year will
be disclosed in the annual report of
the state dairy commissioners office
tc the governor. The state is short
100000 COWS, compared with the gov
ernment's statistics.
The Lamar register., 1911-01-25
FROM TELEGRAPHIc REPORTS
THAT COVER THE WEEKS
EVENTS.
OF MOST INTEREST
KEEPING THE READER POSTED
ON MOST l M p o RTA Mt
CURRENT TOPICS.
WESTERN

A. T.. Sweet of Chicago has been
made general manager of the Rock
Island, with headquarters In Topeka.
The woman suffrage amendment to
the Kansas constitution is now before
10th Houses of the Legislature in To-
peka.
As result OF an explosion in the
keating mine at Radersburg. forty
miles from Helena Mont. six miners
are dead.
Every man belonging to any of the
twenty-five unions affiliated with the
state building trades council will be
called out on general strike in Los
Angeles before the first of May.
Mrs. Nellie Allen. 81 years old,
daughter of John b. Boyer. a wealthy
planter, shot and killed her father at
Grayette. Ark. after an exchange of
several shots with him. She was mar
RED only few weeks ago.
J. E. Williams. representative from
Logan county. Kansas. introduced in
the House a bill requiring that all
brides and grooms must have health
certificates from physicians before
they can obtain a marriage license.
East St Louis, ILL.,. is about to pass
an ordinance fixing the age limit of
eggs; in other words. preventing the
sale OF eggs after they have been laid
for some time. The blow is intended
at the cold storage houses and those
PEOPLE who would corner the egg mar
ket.
Flying Curtiss racing biplane.
Eugene b. Ely. at San Francisco.
made successful landing on the cruis-
er Pennsylvania. and an hour later
rose from the deck and flew back to
Selfridge field, twelve miles away.
The feat was accomplished without
mishap.
The Lamar register., 1911-01-25
COLORADO MAY
LOSE PROPERTY
RESOLUTION ADOPTED TO WITH
DRAW FIT. LEWIS AS GIFT
TO STATE.
SHAFROTH NOW ACTIVE
ADVISES OFFICIALS HE HAS Ac-
cEPTED GRANT FROM Gov
EMINENT.

Washington.-The Senate Indian af-
fairs committee adopted the amend
ment to the Indian appropriation bill
suggested by the secretary of the in
terror, repeating that part of the lndi-
an appropriation act which was APP
proved in April, 1910. granting the
Fort Lewis school lands and property
to the state of Colorado
Chairman Clapp of the Indian COM
mittee opposed the amendment but /:
was stoutly championed by Senator La
Toilette and was adopted.
The Indian bill. of which the amend
ment now forms part. will come up
for consideration in the Senate this
week
Senator Guggenheim received tele-
gram from Governor Shairoth advising
that he had accepted the grant for the
state OF Colorado and had mailed his
acceptance to the secretary of the in
terror; also that the State Senate had
passed bill providing funds to con-
tlnue the Fort Lewis school at the
states expense and that prompt actioi.
would be taken to enact the law for
this purpose.
Governor Shafroth allowed nine
months to pass without even the
shadow OF an act on his part to con
vince the government that the state
would welcome this gift. He could
have accepted the governments ten
der of the institution Immediately at
ter the approval of the act of congress
of April. 1910. by which the secretary
of the interior was directed to deed
the Fort Lewis Indian school and res
ervation TO the State OF Colorado. con-
ditional upon the governors accept
ance and its support by the people
and he could have requested legislative
action from the extra session.
The Lamar register., 1911-01-25
Paul Morton is Dead.

New York.-PauI Morton. president
of the Equitable Life Assurance So
oiety. and secretary OF the navy under
Theodore Roosevelt. died of cerebral
hemorrhage in the Hotel Seymour.
He was stricken in a hallway in the
hotel and died an hour later without
regaining consciousness.
The West has lost one of its best
friends in Paul Morton. He was born
and raised in Nebraska. and got his
start in the West. He was for some
time an officer of the Colorado Fuel e.
The Lamar register., 1911-01-25
sRieERs ARE IN TROUBLE.
Situation Equal to Adams County,
ohio, Existing.

Danville. lll.-Vote traffickers in
Nermillion county. Illinois. home of
Speaker Cannon. are facing n situa-
ton perhaps duplicating the condi-
tons in Adams county. Ohio, Court
officials have made II known that
every opportunity will be given for
an acknowledgment of the misde-
meanor and for a general cleaning up.
Whether such a sequence will come
depends upon whether witnesses
called before the grand jury this
week see fit to tell what they know.
IL Is asserted that one town officer
who used strenuous methods to secure
his election will be questioned particu-
larry why he spent $4,000 to assure
success. when the office pays only
1880 year for two years. and
where and how he spent that sum.
The Lamar register., 1911-01-25

Washington. - When Republican
leaders in Congress were asked If
there is likely to be an extra session
because of the congested condition of
the calendars in both branches. they
invariably answered in the negative.
They insisted that the present short
session is not damned more than was
the short session two years ago. so
far as appropriation bills are con
Cerned.
The Lamar register., 1911-01-25
Peary Came Near Pole.

Washington.-That Capt. Robt. E.
Peary came within 1.6 miles of
the North Pole-near enough to estab-
lish his claim of having been at the
exact spots the decision of the
house committee on naval affairs.
which has been considering the bill
TO retire Capt. Peary with the rank
Of rear admiral