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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-21

manager and one of the ablest OF the
atrical craftsmen in America. Her
mother was an able actress who died
in Miss Franklins early childhood
but who left her an invaluable in
heritance in her well-known ability
as a character portrayer.
Miss Franklin writes her own songs,
and the biggest character song-hits OF
the past three seasons have been
hers. Beginning with Red Head
and i've Got the Mumps," and now
I've Been With a Two-Dollar Show,
all were unique in conception. theme
and character makeup. Distinctive
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-21
ELLA MAE HAWTHORNE
TEMPLE.

American vaudeville does not hold
clever person than Irene Franklin
who heads the Temple theater Dill
this week. Miss Franklin Is IN
class by herself in the presentation
of character songs. she Is an es'ap,
lished favorite with Templegoers, ana
was given the warmest KIND OF
greeting on her first appearance, Mon
day afternoon. Miss Franklin has a
number of new songs but nothing she
has To offer is any better II as good
as some of the old favorites like Inc
title Mother" The laxative Walt
ress" and Red Head" She gave SIX
songs from her repertoire, Monday
afternoon. and still the audience clam
cred for more. Burt Green's work al
the piano Is no small part OF the sue
cess OF Miss Franklin's act. IL Is
said that she writes the words anu
supplies the ideas for the songs and
Mr. Green writes the music. AT any
rate II Il a happy combination Tor
the public. so
called Drifting" which would De as
sweet by any other name, Is present
ed by Miss Agnes Scott ana Henry
Keane. Miss Scott Is the clever ittie
girl. who writes and acts and stages
her own playlets. The present offer
ing IA quite a charming bit OF scenic
effort with an orchard In its fullest
pink bloom and a sentimental episode
between a girl and a boy. IL Is all
very dainty and pretty and saccarhine
az a sugar plum or loves young
dream ought TO be at seventeen or
whereabouts. Miss Scott and Mr..
Keane do good work.
Neil O'Brien, the minstrel man. as
sisted by William II. Hallett, gives
an amusing black-face skit; Ed. r.
REWARD is back with his clever and
elaborate ventriloquist production, "A
Morning In Bingville." by long adds
the best Offering of Its kind In yaude-
vile: the Primrose Four" 1000
pounds OF harmony" otherwise a
quartet OF unusually big men with
good voices made big hit on their
first appearance in the Temple;
Gussie Dean and James Clemmons
do an acrobatic dancing stunt and
singing turn that is gingery; Miss
April and Ollie Young take one back
30 childhood's pleasures with soap
bubble blowing and diabolo playing;
Keno, Walsh and Melrose, have a
skilful and comic gymnastic act, and
the Microscope offers humorous
pictures. Quite an elaborate opening
overture and musical numbers for the
daylight pictures is a feature OF the
bill. as played by Director Al Green
and the regular Temple orchestra.
ELLA MAE HAWTHORNE.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-21
WINTERS DEATH TOLL, 125.
One Hundred Vessels Wrecked Of
North Atlantic Coast In Storms.

North Atlantic Coast In Storms.
BOSTON, March 21.-Fully lbs per-
sons persisted In accidents which be-
fell New England, Canadian and New
foundland vessels. or other craft
which met disaster in western upper
north Atlantic waters during the fall
and winter season now ending. II Is
impossible to announce the exact
number Of lives lost, a missing
Gloucester schooner, the Ella NJ. Good
win, with her crew OF ten men may be
yet afoat In Northern ice fields, and
a. statistics OF lost Newfoundland
fishermen are incomplete.
In all one hundred vessels were
ashore, sunk, abandoned, burned or In
collision during the last six months.
or the number rs were schooners, z
steamers, z barges, 3 barkentines, 2
barks. 2 brigantines, 2 tugs, one a $685.
900 auxiliary steam yacht and one
power boat. Sixty-fve of the 100 were
total wrecks, the majority hailing
from New England ports. The loss OF
Life on stranded vessels was greatest
on the Massachusetts, and Newfound-
land coasts.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-21
Explosion Jars oetroiters.

FRENCH LICK SPRINGS, Ind.
March 21.--Twenty.fiyG or thirty De
troiters. guests at the Taggart hotel
were given a touch OF strenuous HE
yesterday. by the explosion OF dyna.
mite In the new wing under course oil
They were Jared, but
no one was hurt. Thomas Taggart
the proprietor OF the hotel. says the
powder had been stored In the build
ing and exploded accidentally
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-21
TROOPS TO AWE STRIKERS
Soldiers viii Check 1000 Miners Who
Threaten Fellow Workers.

GILLESPIE, ILL.,, March 2l.-Troops
are arriving here today to check 1000
idle miners, who are threatening vio'
lence TO any of their fellow workers
who return to work. The first OF the
Illinois National Guard arrived at 8
O'Clock today, and by nightfall, 1t Is
expected the last OF the nine detach-
ments ordered out by Gov. Deneen
will be In camp here.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-21
IRENE FRANKLIN WRITES
ALL HER OWN SONGS

Like many another stage favorite'
Miss Irene Franklin. the great Amer
lean singing Coincidence filling the
headline niche on the Temple pro
gram this week. comes by her taien
naturally. She isia daughter OF the
late Gus Franklin, who in his day.
was perhaps the best known stage
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-21
MILES,.

The mirth mill is working overtime
in the Miles theater This week. There
are three comedy numbers on the pro
gram that are above the average and
would draw a smile from the most
confirmed pessimist. Except for one
act IL Is a thoroughly pleasing bill
Nine. Bedini, appropriately styled
the equestrian queen headlines the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-21
DR.. Miles
Nerve and Liver Pills

ere different from others. Many
kinds Of liver pills are impossible"
after one trial on account of their
hsrshness. DIR. Miles Nerve and
Liver Pills do not act BY sheer force
but In an easy. natural way. with
out griping or undue irritation.
They are not habit forming.
n ths srut bottle fails 10 ssnsnt. your
trueoist Win return the price. Ask him.
H'lss MEDICAL CO. EikA.rs Ina
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-21
oIo,lttI Leads New Cabinet.

ROME, March 21.--Ex-Premier
Giolitti agreed today to resume this
pfice, following the resignation OF
Premier Luzzatu and his cabinet
The suppression Of labor unrest will
pc the chief aim Of the new cabinet,
Hiolitti said.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-21
Grows 13.pound potatoes.

GREELEY. Col, March 21.-In q
wagon load Of Irish potatoes brought
in by W. II. Stimley. farmer, OF Glow
erly. I'm the Crow Greek Valley, were
ninety that weighed 100 pounds. One
OF the sacks contained ninetyssix,
which weighed 124 pounds. The po-
tatoes are OF excellent quality and
true to the best type produced in this
district.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-21
"The Liver Pills act
So Naturally and
Easily"

Such . statement, coming from
the cashier of a bank, shows what
confidence responsible people hav,
in these pills. Mr.. A. l.. Wilson
sitter trying them wrote:
IT have used DR.. Niles Nerve
and Liver Pills and also your
Anti-Pain Pills. on myself. with
good results. The Liver Pills
act % naturally and so easily
that I scarcely know that
have taken q pill. Frequently
being troubled with headache Z
take an Anti-Pain PHI and get
immediate relief In every case"
A. L. Wilson. Sparta, Ill.
Nr. Wilson was for a number
e years cashier Of the First
National Bank OF Sparta.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-21

New hats roll on the face at the
front or one side instead OF turning
down over the face.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-21

Blue serge is the favorite among
spring materials for suits and long
coats.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-23

about with him, wrapped in a newspa.
per, and he used to sneak away from
the other boys and hide behind the lilat
bushes and eat-my stars. how he dit
eat in those days.
You see. don't you what Piggy wa,
coming to-? Why, pretty soon he'd
tasted about everything there was.
You may not believe it, but pink ice
cream or chocolate pudding a dozen
times a day began to get as tiresome to
him as breakfast cereal every morning
does to you. He began searching for
new things in mammals cook book. and
some that he tried were good and some
were bad. but always when he rolled
up his tablecloth he'd find himself won.
dering how on earth a Squellchikum
Squiggum does taste!
He wondered more and more as the
days went by, and he grew fatter and
fatter, and there were fewer and lew.
er things left to try. Perhaps 1t was
because he wondered so much that one
night Piggy had a, glorious dream.
In his dream, he was sitting on the
floor beside his magic cloth, and thai
whole tablecloth was teetotally covered
by n enormous big ~Squellchikum
/ Squiggum.
There was an enormous big spoon lie
ing there all ready, and in his dream
Piggy picked It up and was just about
to plunge it into the fat. Juicy middle
OF the squellchikum squiggum. when-
guess what?-he woke up!
Maybe If you'd been in Piggy's place
you'd rave remembered your promise.
and turned over to sleep again. And
then. again, maybe you wouldn't. I
don't know about that, but I know that
Piggy Pickleton got right out Of bed in
his nightie and sat him down on the
floor before that tablecloth and wished
with all his soul for an enormous big
SPOON, and an enormous big Squell-
cnikum Squiggum to eat with It.
You can guess what happened then.
can't you? oh, surely you can? Well,
if you have to be told. Piggy shut his
eyes Up tight SOS he wouldn't see the
Squellchikum squiggum till it was all
ready to eat. with the enormous big
spoon beside it. And when he opened
them again there wasn't any magic
tablecloth on the floor or any place
else; but just in front Of him where the
enormous big Squellchikum Squiggum
should ave been, lay one little, lone
some. shriveled-up, raw potato.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-23

lis really truly name vas Archi-
bald, but only people who didn't
know him very well called him
that. Everyone. almost. even
Mamma and Teacher, called him Pig
gy. That was because he liked to eat
30 we'll, you know-why. I guess that
boy liked to eqt better than any four
legged pig that ever kept house In .
pen.
I don't know whether you believe in
fairies or not. Piggy Pickletoh didn't,
but you'd Just better believe he does
now. For cross my heart and hope to
die IL that piggish boy didn't see one!
And talked to him, too; yes. and had q;
fairy gift given him for his very own.
Ard this is how 1t happened. :
, He came home from school day
40 hungry that he could just hear a lit
tie hammer pounding in his tummy.
All the way home he was thinking
about the doughnuts Mamma had
talked about making. and his teeth
fairly ached to bite M clear into the
: middle Of the hole.
4 6UI WnaC 90 you tnlnk Hau udPpeaASo!
Mamma had gone visiting and locked
every door, SO there wasn't any sort of
way to get into the place where those
doughnuts were. %.
Poor Piggy! The little hammer In his
tummy pounded harder than ever. and
I suppose he'd have turned into a silly
cry baby right away II he hadn't re-
membered the cellar.
Well, I wish you could have seen that
boy. The cellar at his house is away
across the back yard, nearly to the
barn. but you couldn't have said "Pre-
cocious Persimmons" ono before he
was down the cellar steps.
And what did he find? Just wait. I'll
tell you what he found. An empty ap-
pie bin. a nailed-down pickle barrel. q
sealed up mincemeat jar and n little
lonesome. shriveled-up raw potato!
Even a boy that wasn't piggish, just
a common hungry boy. might hive cried
at that, and as for poor piggish Piggy,
Why, he just dropped down on the cell
Jar floor and howled.
He made SO much noise that an old
xranrpa fairy who was passing. and
rho was fond Of little boys, stopped to
TX what was the matter. Piggy sat
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-23
hayb \. Present:
xII.po wonder; why grandma is 60
ing to bring me a pumpkin"
- said Maybelle. for the twentieth

-ll DO wonder why grandma is CO.
ing to bring me a pumpkin"
~ said Maybelle, for the twentieth
f. 9 time since the letter from the
dear old lady: came, telling of her an.
ticipated visit; a"she knows I just hate
pumpkin pies 'stnn- it's. too ; late for
Jack-o'-tanterns. What do YOU. think
about; 1t. mammal"
II think a.. little girl had better
spend her time, playing and wait until
grandma brings the pumpkin" said
mamma. kissing: the anxious little
face. Even If you do hate pumpkin
pies. 1t would not be nice to tell grand
ma so. since she says she will bring
you a pumpkin. ado you think so?"
mo" said Maaybelle slowly, "but she
knows 1t now. She always makes me
little apple pie. for my very own
when I'm there and the rest have
pumpkin pies. How do you suppose
She kept the pumpkin from way last
faI?"
But just. then a. visitor came and
mamma had. to leave the room. May
belle puzzled and puzzled about the
pumpkin a long, time and then con-
cluded to forget. about it until grand
ma came, as her mamma had advised.
Playing with a live romping dog
makes n forget a great many things.
80 Maybelle had no trouble in making
the time fly happily.
II didn't bring a trunk. for it is SO
much bother, and when William comes
next week he! will see to it," said
grandma when her son asked about
her baggage. '''This handbag will
supply me for that long,
did you get my letter telling about
what I intended to bring you. May
BELIEF" asked grandma. as she opened
the satchel and drew out a yellow OBJ
ject larger than a very large orange
1t certainly did look like a baby pump
kin just ready for fairy pies. and the
little girl screamed with delight.
"Pinch it gently, dear" said grand
ma, and when Maybelle did so a large
hole opened in the side showing a
number Of treasures. There were tiny
spools. a thimble. a needle case. a
small pair Of shears. and everything
q small seamstress could need tucked
away in the bright pumpkin.
II dearly love this pumpkin" said
Maybelle. hugging her treasure. I'm
going to learn to sew right away"
II wonder where I could buy some
seed Of this variety Of pumpkins"
said a lady who happened to come
in and see the work-bag. II think If
more little girls had them there would
be less trouble when the sewing hour
comes. I'd like to plant a big field If
I could. only get enough seed"
"Aunt Mollie will tell you all about
1t when she comes" said Maybelle.
81 just love to hem and back-stitch
since grandma brought this dear little
pumpkin" -.
HILDA RICHMOND.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-23

very good" said the grandpa fairy.
"see what you can pull out Of my
waistcoat pocket"
So Piggy put his hand into the grand
pa fairy's waistcoat pocket and began
to pull out what he thought at first
was a handkerchief. But 1t kept COM
ing and coming, till at last a fine large
floor. even to the one little, lonesome,
tablecloth covered the whole cellar
shriveled-up raw potato.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-23
PICCISH PIGGY PICKLETON

up to zee who wa. speaking to him. and
when he saw that 1t wat a real grand
pa fairy he quite forgot to cry. But
when the fairy asked him again what
was tho matter Piggy told him that he
was very. very hungry.
"Ho. ho!"e laughed the good old
grandpa fairy. els that all? Why we
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-23

'This." said the grandpa fairy. sis a
magic tablecloth. You may have any
thing in the world to eat by spreading
out the tablecloth and wishing for it.
Anything, that is. but q Squellchikum
SQuiggum. You must never, never
wish for that. Will you promise not to.
.boy?" -.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-23

will soon .ix that. my boy; no. no. we
will soon fix, that! But" and he grew
very solemn of a sudden, "do you like
squellchikum squiggums. boy7"
: t'Why. no SIR" answered Piggy. who
no more knew what a .squellchikum
squiggum is than you do, very good.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-23

Now, after this, if you'll believe me.
that piggish boy became a million
times more piggish than he had ever
been before. He carried his tablecloth
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-23

cny you see thu ink bottle onh et able? 1t full of nice slack ink If you want you can pour the
Ink M on the carpet 1t makes TIL carpet look bhk tpd does nn? Sit down on the capt and put
both of your nMep paddles in the mk s@s your myers are covered with the ink What nice picture you
cam akeon the wall paper now Make picture oa big nan and little girl Do you want to put some
In nte lace curan? Very WE'LL putt on carefully for you hld eve. waste the ink or anything elsa
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-23

"oh, yes SIR" answered Piggy, for
he thought that as he was to have
every other good thing in the world he
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-23

before the magic tablecloth and he
didn't get up again until his tummy
was quite full of doughnuts and cara
mel cake and cream cabbage and mince
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-23

could get along very we'll without any
s%quellchikum ssquiggurins.
Remember. Them said the grandpa
fairy;1 and opening, Ibis wings like an
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-23

pie and pineapple ice. And all Of
these were much better than any that
he had ever tasted before.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-15

Officials of the burglary insurance
companies are in despair over exploits
by feather and fur burglars. two more
Of which were added on election night
to the already long list which the po-
lice and private detectives are investi-
eating without success so far.
In one of these latest robberies the
thieves employed an entirely new de-
vice to prevent noises in their OPERA
tions which might lead to discovery
The instrument employed was an or
binary umbrella, and the police say no
other umbrella probably ever was put
to such use.
1t was in the fur shop of Enerick &
Boyer. at "a East Twenty-first street,
that the burglars utilized this new
safety device incidentally they es-
capped with $40. 1000 worth of furs The
robbery was discovered when the place
was opened for business the following
morning. There was a gaping hole in
the ceiling of the first floor and in a
corner repOsed an open UNI brella up-
plaster. 1t was some time before the
detectives summoned from headquart-
ers could determine how the UNI
brella had been used.
The second floor of the building is
unoccupied at present, and the detec-
tives finally pieced together the story
of the robbery, beginning with the as
sumption that the burglars had Sc
before closing. time. In the night they
had started to cut through the floor
When they had removed all the wood
work between two joists. they found
the plaster of the ceiling below them.
just beneath their hands. Then, the
detectives decided, the umbrella was
called into play
A small hole was cut carefully in the
plaster. care being taken that no large
piece should be dislodged to fall with
a resounding thud on the floor below.
Then the umbrella was inserted
through this hole. and when it had
been passed completely through was
opened and drawn up against the
ceiling.
A receptacle for the falling plaster
was thus formed, and into the open
umbrella the thieves could smash the
plaster, safe in the assurance that none
would fall 10 the floor and sound the
alarm. The plaster-laden umbrella
could be lowered to the floor. once the
hole had been made large enough for
the passage of mans body, and the
rest ordinarily would be easy.
In this case. however. Mr. Enerick
and the detectives directed attention
to the especial skill of the burglars,
who made their entrance into the fur
shop through a ceiling lined with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-15

do itl7 She looked carefully around
to see if she We're observed. II was
quiet, questionable neighborhood,
no one happened to be passing.
Martha walked up to the car and
seated herself beside the drivers seat.
For five minutes she waited, her
heart nearly sitting her with its ex-
cited jumping, then the door opened
and Dr. Jeffries ran lightly down the
steps.
At the sight of her he stopped stock
still. and his face went white. Then
he gathered himself
IN sorry to have kept you wait
ing, he addressed her, with a smile.
on, haven't minded waiting in
the least, she returned politely.
He went around in front and
cranked the car, then took his place
beside her and they were away.
Calmly Dr. Jeffries drove the little
car across the town, past the small
houses of the outskirts. and struck
out for the country. His face was
tranquil, but Martha, stealing a
glance from the corner of her eye, no.
ticed that the hand which moved the
levers trembled- She herself could not
have spoken had her life depended
on it.
On they sped, over the country road.
now running beside a scampering
brook. now leaving it while they passed
through patches of woodland. cool and
sweet ne way was IdnlldE them
both, it had been a favorite route for
the drives of the early summer.
Finally, at one of the wooded places,
DR.. Jeffries energy seemed to relax.
The car slowed down, and for the first
time its driver turned and looked into
the face of the girl beside him.
Are you really here" he asked,
slowly. cor is it all a dream p
Martha laughed softly. TITS a
dream she answered, with a saucy
CLEAN in her eye.
Then hope 1 may never wake upi"
calculated the doctor. fervently.
1T is a pleasant dream agreed
Martha, amiably.
IT'S heavenly" Then, after a pause,
Now tell me what part of the dream
is the hint that Jerome Holden gave
me that you and he were practically
engaged %
"Oh. he didn't really, did he? The
coward! oh. I could almost"
words failed her.
Then" persisted the doctor, eager
~, that hideous nightmare has no
place incur dream %
NO place at ALL steadily.
DR.. Jefrries brought the car to a sud-
den stop, turned it around, and began
to hasten back to town with all the
motors power
Why, what are you going to do?"
asked Martha in surprise.
L m going to take you home, where
hope to be invited into the house.
I've some things to say before I wake
up Besides, can a man drive a car
and do-anything else ?'' demanded Dr.
Paul Jeffries.-( Copyright, 1911, by
Associated Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-15
oUAKER AIEDITATIoNs.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record-l
The less a man knows, the longer he is
in realizing 1t.
Some people spend all their lives won
dering what will happen next
Many a man hates to spoil good thing
especially if it's thirst
The humor of some people is so delicate
that they ought to take a tonic for It.
Even war of words between couple
Of deaf mutes would be a hand-to-hand
struggle
If a man who throws a bomb is an an
archist why shouldn't a man who throws
a banana skin on the sidewalk be a
bananarchist2
Il suppose the western girl your son is
going to marry comes OF an old family
remarked Mrs Rittenhouse Squeer. .Oh.
yes,' replied Mrs. Gotrox, zone OF the
Oldest in Oklahoma
Blobbs-'.I hear your friend the life in
surance agent was held up by a highway
man the other night. Did he get any
thinR2" SIcbbs-.4No: before he could get
the fellows signature to an application
he broke away and ran