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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-09
CHILD OF DIVORCED PAIR
PLEADS TO LIVE WITH FATHER
Little Blanche Robinson Tells Court
That Mothers Latest Hubby
Isn't Kind to Her.

Blanche Robinson, a curly-haired
and attractive little girl of 10, plead
ed with Judge Murphy, Saturday
morning, to be taken from her mother
and permitted to live hereafter with
her father.
The parents OF the child, Florence
and Charles Robinson, we're divorced
In 1907, the mother getting a decree
on the grounds OF non-support, to geth-
er with the custody OF the child
Since then the mother has married
twice, first taking man, named
Green. as her husband, and living with
him only a few months. Then she
again went into the divorce court, OBJ
tanned a decree and Is now married
to a man named Schroeder.
The little girl testified that her lat
est step-father swears at her for play
ing about the house, made her live
all winter in the lumber camps OF
northern Michigan, where she was un-
able to go to school, and was not
good to her. Several months ago, the
girl was given permission to visit with
her father and she has remained with
him ever since. She claims she is
well-cared for by the woman with
whom her father boards, and Is al
ways kept in school.
Mrs. Observation-Disclosures tes-
titled that her latest husband was good
to the girl, but admitted that he
swore at her once when she had been
saucy.
do you think your first husband is
a proper person TO have the child?"
she was asked.
We'll, can't say much against him
except that he was lazy and didn't
support me-"
Judge Murphy will have the proba.
ton officer of the juvenile court In
vestigate the conditions in the homes
of both parents before disposing Of
the case.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-09

When Mikail Mordkin, the famous
Russian dancer, well-known In De-
troit. comes with his Russian I'M
perial ballet to the Garrick theater,
Sunday afternoon and evening, Nov.
~. the big symphony orchestra which
accompanies the dancers, will be con-
Quoted by Vittorio Podesti, who for
two seasons past has alter1ated with
! Toscanini, the first conductor OF the
Metropolitan opera house, in New
York. Mr.. Podesti Is a Roman, born
IN the Eternal city. AZ years ago and
was conductor I'm Turin and other
Italian cities before going to Russia
10 become conductor of the opera in
odessa and the National theater in
warsaw. which later place finally led
him TO ST. PETERSBURG TO conduct the
italian operas and ballets in the I'M
perial opera house. The orchestra un-
der Mr. Podesti's baton, which will
accompany the Russian dancers, is
said TO be OF unus ~ numbers ard ar.
tistic strength.
Manager Burton Collver has devised
a plan whereby music students OF linn
tied means may attend the popular
Sunday afternoon concerts, In the Car
rick theater, beginning with the song
recital of Miss Gertrude Rennyson,
Oct. rs. Two hundred seats in the
family circle will be reserved at 20
cents each for students, but all who
wish to secure them when applying az
the box Office must present a card OF
identification signed by the conserva-
tory secretary or private teacher with
whom they study.
80
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-09
BUILDING REP R 7.
SHOWS MARKED
IMPROVEMENT
New Theater, Large Factory and a
Brewery Among New Work Report
ed for Figures During the Past
Week, Says Exchange Bulletin.
Contracts Awarded for New Grand
stand at Bennett Park for
New Branch Library.

THE past week showed decided
Improvement in building operations
over the past few weeks" says the
Builders and Traders exchange, In
It's weekly summary, as prepared Tor
The Times. New work reported for
figures was exceptionally good for
this time OF the year, and included
a good-sized theater building, large
factory and a brewery building, all OF
which will be fireproof.
Prominent among the awards for
the week was the letting OF the con-
tract for the new grandstands,
bleachers, ETC.. for the Detroit Base
ball club, to the Conkley Con-
struction Co. of Cleveland.
Contracts for the second OF Carnegie
branch libraries, to- be erected at west
Grand Boulevard and Warren-ave.: u.
G. Wetzel. architect. were awarded as
follows: Mason work. Otto Misch; cur
stone, w. s. Piggins' Sons; steel
work, Russell Wheel & Foundry Co.;
plastering, Michael Finn Sons;
painting and glazing, Vinton Co.; heat
Ing, Otto A. Wurm; roofing. Robert
Hutton & Co: tile work, Detroit Man
tel & Tile Co.; light fixtures, Z. -.
Netting Co.; vacuum cleaning, ram
Vacuum Cleaning Co.
Smith, Hinchman Grylls, archl-
tects, let, for the Gray Estate, con-
tracts for new threestory building
on Woodward-ave., near Hancock, TOT
which ground has been broken.
varney 4 Winter, architects. award.
ed contracts for one-story blast
building for the Briggs Manufacturing
Co., Hamtramck
There were numerous other awards
OF q smaller nature.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-09
CITY OF DETRoIT-oFFCE OF
CITY TREASURER.
Detroit September %, 1911.


Notice Is hereby given 20 all persons
interested that there has been hled in
this office the following named assess
nant rolls.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-09

story brick ven. and frame dwelling.
e. $. Montclair. bet. Waterloo and
Charleyoix, $4,000,
ID. Morrison sos McKinstry. 2-story
brick ven. store and dwelling, e. s.
Scotch, bet Horatio and Herbert;
owner. Leo Wendt, 1907 Chene. $500.
Joseph Van Der Becke, Drexel, 2-story
brick ven. dwelling. w. s. Drexel, bet.
Kercheval and Jefferson, $4,000.
r. p Peckham, 900 Hudson. two
2-story frame dwellings, y. =. Larch-
mont. bet. Firewood and Beechwood.
$4,000.
Additions.
Conrad weckesser. add. TO $50 LIZ
Sale, $Ic0.
r. A. Galley. add. to 11s w. canneld
$3.50.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-09
FOR OPENING STREETS.

Roll Els For opening Hamilton
boulevard from the Grand Boulevard
already opened. as a public street and
highway
The amounts assessed In said rolls
are due ann payable at this Office for
space OF sixty (60) days from date
OF this notice III not paid within saia
sixty 600 days "A penalty Of per cent
will DO added, and thereafter such tax
shall bear interest at the rate OF
per cent per annum from date OF con-
fsrmation OF the assessment rolls until
paid.
MAX c. KOCH,
(6c7) city Treasurer.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-09

The October number of The Studio,
DetfoIt's own musical magazine, Is
replete with interesting news to
musicians and music lovers. In the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-09
FOR CONSTRUCTING vITRIFIED
CROCK LATERAL SEWERS.

Roll No. 75o9-For constructing yitri-
fed crock lateral sewer. No sl90. IN
alleys IN blocks bounded by Martin
and Livernois avenues. southern ave-
nue. and Dennis street
Roll No 75i5--For constructing vitri-
fled crock lateral sewer, No. .2O5. In
springwels, Navy and Senator avenues
Roll No 7b3t--For constructing vitn-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-09
Railroad Strike Is Settled.

ATLANTA, Ca. Oct. THE strike
on the Georgia & Florida railroad
was settled today through a COM
promise by which both the men and
the railroad gained certain points.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-09
MUSIC

The Detroit String quartet, with
Nine. Elsa Ruegger, the cellist, as
soloist, will be one OF the attractions
OF the annual convention Of the Ma
tional Music Teachers association, in
Ann Arbor, Dec. 27-30. The quartet
will open it's series of Detroit con-
certs, Tuesday evening, Nov. IA, in
Temple Beth FL.
Miss Gertrude Rennyson, who is to
concertize In America this season at
ter five years absence in Europe,
singing In the big opera houses OF the
old world. is now on her way across
the ocean and will make her first
American appearance in Detroit, Sun
day afternoon. Oct. 10, In the Garrick
theater. Miss Rennyson is we'll
known in this city and her appear
ance will undoubtedly be marked by a
large and fashionable audience OF old
admirers.
There is the usual keen interest
among music lovers in the song re-
cital to be given by David Bispham,
Monday evening. Oct. 16, in the Gen.
fury building, under the auspices OF
the Twentieth Century club. The
sale OF seats will be held in Grinnell's,
Saturday, Oct. IA. Mr. Bispham will
present an entirely new program,
every number to be sung in English.
Mr.. Bispham has become one OF the
strongest supporters OF the movement
to sing to American audiences In the
English language only.
80
The November Sunday afternoon
concerts, in the Garrick theater. IN
clude the following bookings: Nov D,
Pepito Arriola, the Spanish boy plan
list; Nov. IL, Mikail Mordkin and the
Russian Imperial ballet with orches-
ira; Nov. 10, Russian Imperial Bal
alaika orchestra. The latter came to
America for the first time last season
but played only in New York and a
few eastern cities. The present will
be the first cross-country tour. The
orchestra is unique and its music Is
said to be beautiful and fascinating.
80
Edwin Hughes, OF the piano depart
ment Of the Ganapol School of Musical
Art, who has been in Europe during
the summer, returned TO Detroit,
Wednesday, and resumed work in the
school Mr.. Hughes will play the piano
score. with the Detroit String quartet.
OF new quintet TO be given IN one
OF the quartet's concerts this season,
which was written by Nayratil. Be-
hemian composer. who dedicated the
composition to Edward Schuett, the
pianist-composer The latter is an In
innate friend of Mr.. Hughes Mr..
Tyler. the organist and theoroician,
who is now a member of the school
faculty. has been appointed an exam
liner Of the Michigan chapter OF the
American Guild OF Organists, OF which
organization he has been a member
since It's inception. Miss Lucille
Beardsley. a member OF the Ganapoi
school faculty for the past ten Years,
has decided TO remain in Detroit and
will continue her work at the school.
Miss Beardsley seriously considered
nm offer to remove TO California.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-09
CITY OF DETRoIT-oFFICE OF
CITY TREASURER.

Detroit, oct. 2, 1911.
Notice Is hereby given TO all persons
that there has been fled IN
InenI rolls.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-26
ROYAL SHOW AND s1DEsHows.

Washington Post We expect to hear by
the next announcement Of royal favors
that Jack Hammond has been created the
duke of Gloucester.
Kansas City Star: From the array Of
coronation guests it is apparent that King
George will have to meet a great many
persons whose names he could not pro-
nounce II he tried.
Chicago Inter-Ocean: The coronation, in
fact, is simply big show which the Brit
ish taxpayers give to amuse themselves
and their visitors. 1t is an interesting IL
Illustration of the survival Of a ceremonial
now significant only as a worldwide social
event.
Baltimore American: 1t is question II
King George, with his -four-pound. crown
safely cemented on his royal brow will be
as happy as President Taft in the memory
OF his silver jubilee of married life. marked
by SO many cordial expressions OF love ana
esteem from the admiring millions of the
greatest nation on earth.
New York World: 1t would hardly be
true to say that the most important mat
ter in which a British monarch figures is
his coronation. but II is a fact that never
in his reign, whether long or short, lie he
crowned once paraded with all the trap
pings of royalty, once acclaimed by mill
lions OF subjects. representing nearly every
race and Cline he takes an unimportant
place in the system which he governs not
at all and influences only a little.
St. Louis Globe Democrat: George Wet
tin is a very decent sort, but he can make
no claim to being a self-made man. He
hn= hiatt AaA IA "a
or society, put down an evil, organized a
movement, Geformed an administration.
made a speech or earned a shilling. Yet,
at the midnight turning from Wednesday
into Thursday, a million people. packed
into the streets around Buckingham palace,
hailed the beginning Of his coronation day
by singing God Save the King" Had this
happened at st. Petersburg we should not
have wondered. The Russian has not yet
tucked in his shirt And Romanoff is q
much prettier name than Victim, at that.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-26
Rash Prophecy in Retrospect.

King Edward VII was known as
very democratic man to be a king. He
was democratic when prince of Wales,
and when he was crowned the en-
thusiasm of many people led them ex-
ultantly to exclaim that Great Britain
would never crown another king. OF
course, 1t was not a well-thought out
or well-grounded statement to make.
Nothing in King Edwards character,
career or the acts preliminary to\ or
during his ascension suggested the
crumbling or disintegrating of British
monarchy. The logic OF events did not
indicate it, though, of course, the
leaven of democracy was working in
England and is still, just as it was
and is all over the world.
Yet George V is formally indicted
to the throne with much more tradi-
, tional pomp and ceremony than at
tended the coronation Of his illustri-
GUS and democratic father or any
other ruler of England, accord
ing to accepted belief England
outdid itself at this coronation.
Crowds we're largest. display most
gorgeous, formality most solemn,
pomp most splendid of any in
the history of the kingdom. Per-
haps this was England's way of reas-
suring itself and demonstrating to the
world the vitality of this form of gov
eminent which Jealous prophets had
said would pass away with Edward
and be succeeded by a republic.
All such predictions must be wild.
and YET. no student OF events would
say that England is not nearer the
goal of representative government to-
day than when either the beloved Vic
tOria or the popular Edward came to
the throne or left H. II would require
more effrontery, though, than the man
of ordinary sense has to forecast the
future OF this ancient empire, OF say
whether in this generation or the next
the growing demand for larger popu-
lar power will burst into the full
bloom Of really republican form OF
government For the present, at
least. Americans and their Anglo
Saxon cousins are getting on very we'll
as 1t is and we may well rest secure
in the strong mutually OF feelings
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-26
Tinkering with the Primary Law.

SO many candidates filing for supreme
court position means that nominations will
probably be made by rather small minori-
ties Of the total vote in the primaries. This
may bring Il to pass that soon. perhaps
year after next, there will be a serious
movement to amend the primary law TO
permit first and second choice voting 20
Lincoln Journal
II this is an intimation that still
further tinkering with the primary law
is on the program, We want to enter an
early dissent, While we would well
come an amendment tending to sim
plify the machinery Of nomination, we
are decidedly opposed to anything cal
culated to make 1t more complicated
and more confusing.
Our original direct primary law,
enacted by the reform legislature of
1907, should have been left unchanged
except the provision for a platform
convention, and perhaps It's applics-
ton to national convention delegates.
But outside of that the change from
closed primary to open primary and
back again to closed primary has
served only to bewilder the voters,
who have not had enough time with
one form to get used to 1t. Let US give
the present primary scheme a fair
trial in Nebraska before playing with
the first and second choice game of
dice.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-26

Once an actor, now manager. Mr..
Brady scorns the top hat which fashion
ordains. Even the oldest New Yorker can
not remember having seen him wearing
such a piece Of headgear.
James B. Hammond. millionaire in
ventor, hopes to escape business cares for
the remainder of his life BY sailing from
New York July l on q cruise that is
planned to last twenty-eight years, or I'M
til he is 100 years old.
-Four electric fans were used In ejectins
a scrubwoman who had taken possession OF
q room in the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, New
York City, and refused 10 vaoats when or
dered. As blowout the event was one
OF the successes Of the season
Peter Raglan. a cart driver OF Harris
burg. Pa, earning 81 a day is the first
person 20 be committed to prison under the
new state law allowing q witness $50 a
day when he is unable 10 furnish bail for
his appearance at a hearing and has to
be imprisoned.
After having been a maker OF hang
mans ropes for nearly 50 years aud defy
Ing the superstition rife among cordage
workers that a "necktie maker enjoy
only short life, Godfrey Boyer OF Phila-
delphia, Pa, died at the age OF rs years.
Mr.. Boyer made all the ropes used Tor en-
ecutions both In PennsyivaniG and In Vari-
Gus parts Of the country
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-26
Are They Keeping the Faith9

In his big gun speech at Harris
burg, Champ Clark boasted that "tri-
umphant democracy" was the theme
of every tongue within the broad con-
fines of the republic" because we
1.-THE democrats) are keeping the
faith" But are they keeping the
faith?
No less a distinguished democrat
than Mr.. Bryan says they are not. He
says they cannot hope to fool the
people" by their system of trickery
now being employed in congress. Who
better than Mr. Bryan, the arch-apos-
tie of democracy, has a right to say
whether his party is keeping the
faith? Certainly he is supposed to
know what the faith is. Yet he says
that Champ Clark and the party under
him in congress are betraying the
household of democracy and denying
the faith. He says it with such cut
ting vehemence as to move the orig
inal Bryan organ" to exclaim that
"Mr. Bryan is tempestuous, headlong
and intolerant"
At all events Speaker Clark is not
one to say whether he and his col
leagues are keeping the faith. That is
for others to determine. The faith in
cludes the popular election of senators,
and yet the democrats have done
their best to deny the faith to the ex-
tent of loading down the proposed con-,
stitutional amendment for this propo-
sition with another amendment. that
of state control, which they know is
not acceptable to the people and
threatens ultimate defeat of the whole
question. And this is but one in
stance of the political jugglery which
Speaker Clark calls keeping the
faith" but which Mr.. Bryan frankly
denounces as trying to fool the peo-
ple."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-26
The Water Boards Humiliation.

Aue WdIeI oOhIu humllldJlOu,
1t must be humiliating for members
Of the Water board, generally reputed
to be shrewd business men, yet who
have permitted themselves to be led
around like sheep by bellwether, to
find themselves asking the taxpayers
to vote another water bond issue in
the sum of $S,25O,OOO, and using
arguments which give the lie to the
arguments they used two years ago,
when asking them to vote a $6,500,-
900 bond issue.
Two years ago these same Water
boarders, over their subscribed sigma
lures, issued public statement as
surfing the people that IL given author
ity to issue the then pending $6,500,-
600 of water bonds they would get
IMMEDIATE" possession of the
water plant, speedy relief of all short
comings in service and an end to high
priced lawyers and litigation. The
official statement of 1909 went by
numbered paragraphs, of which the
following are a few:
No. 4-It is important that the bonds be
voted now that the Water board may be
in position to make immediate compromise
Of the litigation, II this is possible.
No. 5-If immediate compromise cannot
be made it is equally important that the
bonds be voted that the Water board may
be in position to pay the amount found
due by the United States supreme court.
No. 11--No more Of said bonds will in
any case be issued than are actually neces-
sary for the acquisition of the plant
The purport of these so-called
reasons was that the $6,500,O 900 would
be more than sufficient to do the bus
mess. and that no further delay would
be countenanced. To give the seal of
their own confidence In the PROPOSE
ton the statement concluded:
We have given the matter our best con-
sideration and believe good business judy
ment dictstes the approval Of the ss,5OOoOo
bonds.
And here we are in 1911 with an
other official statement, subscribed
with the same signatures but one,
asking the taxpayers to vote $780,
900 of water bonds Ito secure I'M
MEDIATE possession of the water
plant" etc. ''If these proposed bonds
are voted at this time" solemnly de-
clare our Water boarders, "the Water
board is confident of the substantial
accomplishment of these results"
All The Bee can say is that we sin
cerely hope so, although in view of the
promises repeatedly made and broken
we have our serious doubts.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-26
GNoMES OF TWILIGHT.

w. d. Nesbit IN Chicago Post.
The gnomes Of twilight built their eastis
high.
They heaped the clouds in massive pile
on pile
With domes and towers topping all thu"
sky;
They, flung up walls and pillars all the
while;
Farto the south It's utmost limit ran.
Far to the north tie bAttlements were
flung
castle like none ever made by man,
And high above q crimson banner swung
Out of the sunset maze the castle rose,
As though evoked by some weird nserp-
There were no sounds OF mighty hamper
blows
From any part OF all the vast expanse
Yet still X grew, and silver bars were ibid
Across the walls. and tints IN fold on
In mystic colors came 10 glow and fade
Beneath the flashing cornices OF gold.
Then came the hush, and out from NO
where came
The clamorous artillery of storm:
BattaIions took the charge, and sheets 4
Showed where their lines raced UP N.
serried form;
The towers fell, the battlements were
buried
Into dim space as by the hand OF Mars
The castle vanished leaving TO the world
The still. still night and over all the
stars.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-26
IMPORTING OFFICIALS.
omaha Incident Becomes Test for ii
Protest.
Warrington Herald.


washington Herald.
When n superintendent ct schools 10 I'm
ported from omaha, Neb. when u surer
lntendent OF the street cleaning dcparim sr
Is brought from Norfolk, Va. and wher
a director OF Fairgrounds cannot be founo
nearer than columbus. O.. we wonder vha'
Is the matter with Washington.
We pride ourselves upon the high aver
age of intelligence In this community, We
claim that our public schools are the bes,
in the country. We know that our g"7-
eminent is excellent and that our officials
are honest and efficient
And vet our splendid public school svs-
tenn does not seem TO have developed any
ono Of sufficient calibCr TO be worthy of
being placed at its head. Our corps NJ
officials is apparently satisfactory in
subordinate positions. but we make a
draft upon other cities for heads or depart
ments.
Omaha does differently. When lis SUPER
intendent OF schools was transferred to
washington because We. apparently, lid
not have anyone here sufficiently equipped
for the position, Omaha selected an Oma ha
man TO fill the vacancy. We can imagine
that any other action would have ocoa-
stoned a popular protest. Here in Wash
ington, however, we accept without muir
muir the tendency TO ignore our own PEG
pie.
We cannot believe that washin gt6n Is
lacking in men who could fill with success
any and all Of the places which have COCA
stoned importations from other cities.