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The Detroit times., 1911-05-16
POINTS IN SUNDAY SERMONS.

The Rev Lee S. McCollester. In his
Sunday morning sermon on The OPP
timist's definition of the judgment
day said: Among the phrases that
have enslaved mems minds Is that OF
the great judgment day A study OF
history shows this to be a doctrine OF
paganism, grated into Christianity. II
was made realistic in the early church
by Dante's Divine Comedy and An
gelo's' painting OF the Last Judgment.
AS a work OF art. Angeles fresco is
worth all the admiration II receives,
but IL is false teacher OF religion. II
is the voice of unreason and un-Chris.
tianity. The church cannot prove a
great judgment day, final dividing OF
good and evil, but experience proves
TO all of us the underlying principle
OF accounting for good and evil. There
is not one far of judgment day, our
every day Is a Judgment day"
The Rev. Wilbur +. Crafts. OF Wash
ington, who has arrived In Detroit u
deliver a number Of addresses in diff
ferent churches, spoke, Sunday, in the
Woodward-ave. Baptist church on the
subject, "A worldwide war on the
four big evils" The quartet OF car
dinal evils. he said, consisted OF in
temperance, impurity, gambling and
Sabbath. breaking" The National Re
form bureau, which he represents. Is
fighting these evils. he said, with lee
lures, legislation, letters and litcra
ture.
A good-sized audience listened at.
tentively, In Arbeiter hall, Sunday
afternoon. TO a discourse in German
on The Prophecies OF the Bible" by
the Rev. Mr.. Knesthardt AS a result
of the interest shown. Mr.. Knesthardt
will give second talk, in German,
on The Divine Plan Of the Ages"
Sunday afternoon, May 81, at No. SEQ
Chene-st, to which the public is In
vited.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-16

tie and had a bald head, and was
sorry for him.
$50 we got 10 be awful good friends
and the Inan took me into his cell
and lifted up his mattress and pull
ed out doll and gave 1t TO me, He
said the dolls name was Shorty.
guess it was named after him cause
IL had bald head, too.
And every day we used 10 come
down with the sheriff and let the
prisoners out for walk and talk &c
them And at last Father Quille's
brother came and | kissed all the
prisoners good-by And that's all.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-16
WIRELESS Man LOSES.
Supreme Court Holds Christopher c.
Wilson Guilty OF Contempt.

y WASHINGTON, May ia de-
cision holding Christopher c. Wilson,
president OF the United Wireless Co.
guilty of oontembpt Of court was
handed down By the supreme court OF
the United States this afternoon as a
result Of Wilson's rsfusal 20 produce
the books OF the company before a
federal grand jury which was investi'
eating the charge that the company
was using the mails for fraudulent
purposes,
A powerful new weapon was
granted the government by the court
IN holding that It was no defense TO
claim self-incrimination as an excuse
for refusing to produce the books OF a
corporation when ordered to do so by
\ court
The Detroit times., 1911-05-16
LIQUOR VICTIM KILLS SELF.

FLINT. Mich, May 15.-Because he
could not stop drinking. Cashmere
Arbenny. 4s, an Italian laborer. slash
ed his throat at his boarding house
this morning. He died within short
time. He told friend yesterday that
the opening OF the saloons In this
county would mean the end for him.
as he was either forced TO move out
or die. because Of the hold that the
habit had upon him.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-16
INJURED BY EXPLOSION.
Port Huron Man Working Around In
cubator When u Lets Go.

PORT HURON, Mich, May 49,
Bert Colvin is at the hospital in a
serious condition as a result of being
badly burned Sunday morning when
an incubator exploded at his home,
1884 Gillett-st. Mr.. Colvin was work
ing around the incubator, which he
had placed In the sitting room, when
II suddenly exploded. The flames ig.
nited Mr. Colvin's clothing and he
was also severely cut by pieces OF
broken glass and also sustained slight
burns. The flames were subdued.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-16
GIRL RUNS AWAY
IN BOYS CLOTHES
Ten Year-0ld Tot and Brother Turn
Hobo" To Get Help for
Others.

CHICAGO, May 15.-This is how
and why-a black-eyed girl OF 10
dressed as a boy, and her brother,
10, set out TO tramp from Ohio TO
Chicago, spent a week in Jail at Lima
o., as guests en- route and final
ly got here ION the cushions"
Six little Lena children were
sent from here a month ago to the
Mennonite home at West Liberty.
o. Mother couldn't support them af-
ter LENA deserted the family. Bu-
the children didn't like the Mennon-
lite home.
1T was all right for day or two,
says Frances Then they began to
whip us | was whipped twice on
Sunday for not staying in church. SO
was Harry Then they sent us to
bed without our supper.
Lille made IL up for us TO run
away. She said that Harry and /
would have TO go, because Frank is
only and George only 6, and Bea-
trice only 8. She would stay with
them and take the whippings If We
would come TO Chicago and get help.
Thursday morning they sent us
10 keep the cows out OF the potato
patch while the man whipped US
and some ladies were planting EN-,
Lille had sneaked suit OF boy 5
clothes and a pair of scissors and
Harry and | hid EN- under our
clothes.
when the man who whipped US
and the ladies wasn't looking, we
slipped over on the other side OF a
hill Then we ran like sixty. We
crawled on our hands and knees IN
some bushes and then Harry cut on
nv hair and helped me on with the
pants. took off my skirt and every
thing and hid them In the weeds.
Then | put on the cap and the coat
and we started
I've ran at first. Then we'd walk
a while and run again. At last we
came 10 a pond that was full OF mud
turtles. We rested and the turtles
came up the bank and Harry caught
Is OF them, because. he said, We
could kill EN- and eat 'em II we
couldn't get anything else.
Then we started on walking again
and we got awful hungry. Harry
said we'd eat one OF the turtles,
hut when he got the nasty Gravity
thing out and showed II TO me | said
I wasn't hungry He said he WASH
hungry either, so we kept on Walk
ing
After long while 1t began TO
Get dark and | got lonesome and be-
gan TO cry and Harry took me in his
arms and said Don't cry and we
went into house and a man gave
us a good supper and nice bed
and so we went TO sleep"
I'm the morning. the man asked
us who we were. and Harry said that
we were lost children. but that we
lived I'm Lima. and he said, Follow
the railway track and you'll get
there 30 we followed the track and
nretty soon a car came along and
we got on.
"The conductor came and said,
Give me your fare but Harry said.
Amt cot nome" and ] started to
cry. and man across the aisle
said How much is it, and paid IT,
when we got into Lima a man
met MS at the station and he said.
Who are you kids all out here by
vourselyes?' and Harry spoke up
right away and said. We're runaway
children end we want some place 10
90 and the man said. All right, see
the sheriff
so we went over to the sheriff and
he had a fail. There was eight pris-
oners in IT, One prisoner had stole
horse and they we're going to lock
him up for FIVE years and he was lit
The Detroit times., 1911-05-16

CHICAGO, May l5.-One Of the
most difficult and interesting engin-
eering feats ever attempted in the
way of tunnel construction has just
been brought 10 successful conclu-
sion with the sinking or planting OF
the river section OF the La Safest.
tunnel under the Chicago river.
Instead OF boring a hole under the
bed of the river this tunnel was built
in a huge ship drydock, then fioated
down the river to a spot just above
its final resting place and sunk into
position.
The tunnel consists of q double or
twin steel tube ESQ feet long. each
The Detroit times., 1911-05-16
Woman Brutality Murdered.

CHICAGO, May ia detail OF
Chicago detectives were rushed this
afternoon TO Elgin. Ills. to aid the
detectives there in solving the murder
OF an unidentified woman. whose nude
body was found near the Illinois Cen
trail viaduct, four miles north OF Elgin,
H., today. The woman had been
brutally murdered Her throat had
beer cut and her head mangled al
most beyond recognition with some
heavy instrument
The Detroit times., 1911-05-16
TAKES ISSUE WITH TAFT.
Rep. Lloyd Says Government EN-.
pIoyes Should be Allowed TO Organize.

Rep. Lloyd Says Government Em-
pIoyes Should be Allowed to Organize.
NEW YORK. May 15.-'I regret
that must take issue with President
Taft on the organization OF govern
ment employees" said Rep. Lloyd.
(Rep. Mo- discussing Taft's speech
at Harrisburg yesterday. Lloyd is the
author of the bill to permit unioniza-
ton of railway mail clerks.
Il take the position that we are de-
priving a clerk of his rights OF citizen
ship" said Lloyd, when We prevent
him from organizing TO secure better
working conditions and for mutual
benefit, and that II is not night to pre-
vent him from petitioning congress or
testifying before congressional COM
mittee. Clerks should be permitted
to have their own organizations, and
be allowed to ask for increases in
salary.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-16
OSBORN HAS NO GRUDGE.
Says He 10 Not Taking Out Spite
on Justice Bird.

BATTLE CREEK, May 15.-While
In this city yesterday, Gov. Osborn
said It had been reported he was TAX:
Ing out some spite on Justice Bird OF
the supreme court. That Is false,
he declared. II am having no fight
with the supreme court I know not
whether the law which compels the
Judges to live in Lansing Is uncon'
stitutional, but / do know that men
in high places should obey the law
Gov. Osborn leaves today for Chi
cage to be the principal speaker at
q dinner to be given by the lo1 Pres
byterian churches Of that city.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-16
AuRr IN RUNAWAY.

SAGINAW, Mich, May 15.-John
Lynch and his two daughters, IL and
IA, OF Munger, Mich, had a narrow
escape from death when they were
thrown 20 feet in runaway acci-
dent in the north section Of this city
early today. Their horse ran into
an automobile. The occupants were
thrown out on the stone road.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-16
BISHOP KELLY AT DEDICATION.

PONTIAC. May l5.--Bishop Kelly,
of Ann Arbor, laid the cornerstone
OF the new music hall OF ST, Fred.
erick's school yesterday afternoon.
The local council of knights OF Co
lumbus, and the children Of the
church acted as guard Of honor
to Bishop Kelly, who was assisted
by Rev r. j Baumgartner, of De-
troit chancellor OF the diocese: FIR
A X NJ Shart, OF Fowlerville; FIR
Commerford OF Pinckney and Frs.
Ryan and McDae, OF Pontiac. At the
conclusion OF the ceremony, the vest.
ed choir from the Polish seminary
sang and the visiting clergymen
marched into the church, where the
bishop confirmed class OF more
than 200 children.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-16
FOREST FIRES SPREAD.
MIiIlons Of Dollars Worth Of Timber
10 Destroyed.

RIDGEwAY, Pa, May 15.-With
millions Of dollars worth Of timber
already destroyed, the forest fres In
Lycoming, Potter, Cameron, Elk and
Mexican counties are continuing and
complete devastation OF the region
Is feared unless heavy rains fall with
n tho NEXT "a hours. !.
The IRE IL the worst In the history
81 the section An area Of over 500
ouare miles In Lyooming county il
,rning and many settlements are In
11ger.
50 far no lives are known to have
BEEN lost. Frank Shaudles OF Slate
Run was reported to have disappeared
saturday night while aiding In lighting
the flames, but II VIA learned later
that he had taken refuge In Slate Run
creek and had escaped uninjured.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-16
snnrnhers Draw Zines.

Judge Phelan heard about so com.
plants against persons violating the
automobile ordinances, Monday morn.
ing. Most of those he allowed to 60
with a warming. but in q few In.
stances, where the violation was nag.
rant. he fined the violators IS. Geo.
Homeier was fined SIS by Police Jus.
tice Jeffries for exceeding the speed
limit on Belle Isle.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-16
vESTA VICTORIA TO WED.
English Coincidence viii Marry
Sweetheart of Her Childhood.

oWoctUcdTt VI NcF SHIuHoOu'
CHICAGO, May 15.-According TO
plans made by Miss Vesta Victoria,
the noted English Coincidence, her
marriage to A. l.: Cathcart, her child
hood sweetheart, probably will occur
In the Congress hotel. Tuesday, May
%.
Miss Victoria. who arrived here
from Canada Friday, has engaged five
rooms there, beginning May 20 and
her managers here think the $4,000 a
week actress expects to be Waiting
at the Church, that morning.
Miss Victoria. whose Coster songs
have won her a fortune, was born in
Leeds, England, where Cathcart lived.
They loved as boy and girl and
quarrelled, Cathcart going TO Winni-
peg, Canada, where he became mil.
lionaire. Miss Victoria played there
two weeks ago. A meeting and recon.
Citation followed.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-16
PROBE GIRLS DEATH.

SAGINAW, Mich. May l5.-Dr
Stewart has asked for an inquest into
the death OF Alma Adsit, who died
in st. Mary's hospital Sunday even.
ing. He attended her when she WIS
found afire with kerosene. The In
ouest will be held Thursday.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-16

chamber or bore having a diameter OF
25 feet.
When completed. the ends OF the
steel shell were closed by bulkheads
and II was then towed down the river
to its place and sunk on Sunny, when
there was the least amount OF river
traffic. Water was admitted into the
bores and the tube slowly sank into
a trench prepared for II.
When the land sections OF the tun-
mel are completed. the water will be
pumped from the tube and conne.
tons made. Car tracks will then be
laid in the bores. -
The tunnel IL TO be part Of Chica-
COS future subway system.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-16
WOMAN SHOOTS FARMER.

BAY CITY, Mich, May 15.-Rich.
ard Mace, farmer living six miles
northwest OF here, who was shot yes
terday by Mrs. Martin Simpson, a
neiehbor, will recover. Mrs. Simpson
declares when Mace crossed In front
OF her home he abused and kicked
her and then she shot him.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-16
elevator Injuries Man.

John Ewing, No. 22o Sixth-st., was
struck by q freight elevator in the
reh OF No, "a honroe-ave., Monday
morning. and severely injured. He
nas taken 20 81 hsry's hospital
The Detroit times., 1911-05-16
KIRK ALEXANDER NAMED.

LANSING, Mich, May l5.--Gov.
Osborn has named Kirk Alexander
way. OF Saginaw. members OF the
Zach Chandler Statue committee to
serve with Arthur .Vandenberg, of
Grand Rapids
The Detroit times., 1911-05-16
WOMAN FALLS TO DEATH.

HILLSDALE. Mich, May 15.-
Stepping into an open trap door.
Mrs. Helen Sargent. rs, fell down the
cellar. breaking her neck. She died
almost instantly.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-16

In Great Britain there are IL daily
express trains. making runs Of from
80 to lis 3-S miles without a stop.
whose average speed is from 81 to
59.2 miles an hour.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-16
standard OIL Co. Declares Dividend.

NEW YORK, May 15.-The Stan
dard OIL Co. OF New Jersey, the
parent trust, today declared a divi.
dend Of nine dollars a share being
the same amount declared at this
time a year ago. The last quarterly
dividend was ffteen dollars a share
The Detroit times., 1911-05-16
BUSINESS NOTES.

Michigan Sugar Co. has paid Its
regular quarterly dividend OF ga per
cent, mailing dividend checks 10 the
stockholders Monday.
Detroit shows 529 building permits
issued for April, the estimated cost
Of the buildings being 1880, ITO, COM
pared with 492 permits issued last
year for buildings worth $l,l34'ioo.
The gain is 20 per cent. Fifty other
cities reporting to Construction News
show a loss Of 10 per cent compared
with last year.
The Detroit Stock Exchange has APP
pointed Karl z. Murchey, assistant
secretary In connection with the plans
of the organization TO develop the
market for local securities with view
to making Detroit the center OF traa-
ing in the stocks OF the various pig
automobile and other corporations tna'
have their headquarters here.
Hal II Smith, attorney for the
Michigan Manufacturers association
has been appointed member OF the
state commission TO investigate the
question of employers Liability. lne
association will be represented at the
convention Of the national association
I'm New York next week by Secretary
walter X. Sumner. Employers liaoii
tty will be the chief topic for discus
sion In this meeting.
The second one-day trolley trip ar
| ranged for the Wholesalers and Man
ufacturers' association by the trades
promotion committee will leave at
| o'clock wednesday morning for Ann
! Arbor. Ypsilanti and Saline. The
start will be made from the siding al
| the Ford building. As the special cars
| run on limited time schedule they can
| not be held for stragglers and every
body who wants to go will have to be
on time The return VIII be made IN
two sections, the first car arriving IN
Detroit at 6 o'clock, while the secona
| will stay over until later for the bene-
ht of those who wish to call OH all
their customers In Ann Arbor. Chair
man Zenner of the Trades promotion
| committee. says that the second trip
promises to be even more successful
than the first
The decision Of the Board Of Com
merce not TO send delegation to
washington to urge the passage OF
the reciprocity measure now before
the finance committee OF the senate
has been reconsidered and II seems
certain that a committee of 2b or more
will be sent Each will be prepared
with facts and figures on different
sides of the reciprocity question, and
they hope TO show the committee the
reasons why the measure should pass
President McRae Is out OF the city, but
| will remain in time to make the TRIP
wednesday, II is expected. ]. l.. Hud
son. who is in the east, will come &c
Washington to join the party, and II
is expected that full delegation oil
representative members will be on
hand 10 show what the Detroit board
thinks Of the measure.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-16

After washing black stockings. add
to the rinsing water little salt to pre-
serve the color. New stocking should
always be washed before being worn.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-16
oHDVCE TO INVESTORS
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The Detroit times., 1911-05-16

propo,,on OF the Maa
dated Cold ON
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The Detroit times., 1911-05-16

| wonder II you are aware OF inc
connection between the waldo I'm
solidated Gold Mining Co. and the Ia
nocent.looking little advertisements
that appeared in the want columns ioi
a long time asking anyone who hau
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-02-16

ence. not only in Missouri Pacific.
but in other railroads with which the
name of Gould has been identified for
many years.
Rumors 'foreshadowing the change
have been current for weeks, and
! more recent developments indicated
that a spirited contest was to be
waged for control of the stock. Sew
eral conferences were held today and
with their conclusion, at a time too
late to have any effect on today's
market, the Gould statement was is
sued. 1t tells not only of George
Goulds forthcoming resignation as
president, but of the intended stimuli
taneous retirement of the other MEM
bers of the Gould faction and family
| in the directorate.
This puts an end to all probability
of a contest
Missouri Pacific was the feature
of today's stock market and its fe-
verish course at times unsettled the
general list. II advanced to GO i'm
the first hour, but before the end of
the day lost all but a small fraction
of it's early gain. Trading in the
| stock aggregated about 10000 shares
or one-fifth of the days total oper-
| atoms.
The Missouri Pacific system takes
in 1886 miles, including $3.50 miles
Of the Missouri Pacific proper. S.2ss
miles of the St. Louis. Iron Mountain
& Southern and it's leased lines, the
| Denver & Rio Grande. with 1888
miles of owned or controlled lines.
and the Western Pacific with 927
miles Though George Gould has
| been president eighteen years, he sell
dom has visited the property.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-02-16
HOUSE OF GOULD
LOSES ITS INFLUENCE
MISSOURI PACIFIC PASSES INTO
OTHER HANDS.
The New President to Devote His
Time to the Job.


New York, June 15,-Pressed by the
Rockefeller and KuhnLOeb interests,
George Gould is shortly to relinquish
the presidency of the Missouri Pacific
company. "a. position which his
father, Jay Gould. placed him eighteen
years ago. lie Will be succeeded by a
railroad inaA. -nst veg paa2ieIy named.
who. to quote one of the new inter
ests. will eat. drink and sleep on the
job -,,"
Mr.. Gould himself announced his
forthcoming retirement. which will
take place as soon as his~successor is
chosen.
The fact that Mr. Gould viii become
chairman of the board does not alter
the opinion generally held in finan-
cial circles that today's developments
mark the passing of the Gould influ-
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-02-16
INFORMATION wANTEp.-An

early issue of the Genesee News of
Genesee, Idaho, will contain lengthy
article on the salt river reclamation
project. Secretary WeIch of the board
of trade yesterday received a letter
from II. w. Bruno, publisher of the
News, asking for complete informa-
ton concerning the project There
are several reclamation projects in
Idaho and therefore the people of
that state are taking a great deal of
interest in this, the first project
Uncle Sans agents have carried to
completion
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-02-16
lands REAPPEARs.

lands REAPPEARS. Il. H
Lands has returned to Phoenix after
a trip TO Northern California, includ-
ing San Francisco, where he went to
be congratulated on securing the
Isthmian canal exposition for the
coast metropolis. He says the San
Francisco people were very grateful
to him He did not tell them that
he was doing it all for his personal
interest. for he did not wanr to spell
q good play. What he wants Is to
get the tide of tourist travel turned
west, and as much of IL as possible
diverted over the Buckeye road,
which he hopes by that time will be
something more than 4 stub
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-02-16
FROM THE LOWER VALLEY


Dan Millett and George Cooke of the
Arlington country increased the rev.
enues of the Arizona Eastern system
by coming TO town via the Buckeye
railroad They will remain here two
or three days on business matters.
HAVE THE HABIT.-The boys of
the Phoenix high school baseball team
have formed the habit of winning
Saturday they went over To Mesa and
cleaned the high school of that place.
Tuesday afternoon they played the
Rattlers. a local amateur organiza-
ton, and trimmed them by a score of
to 1. The game was an even one
right up to the last, when the high
school boys jumped ahead. Brown
did the pitching Tor the high school.
and his work was certainly classy.
Good plays were numerous on both
sides.