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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-27

Fred Tenney has won a victory in
the Shean-Shafer deal. The club d.
rectors have decided TO give him
free hand and the trade will go
through. Tenney Is now in the Nc
Graw, Jennings class as a manager.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-27

81 Edward Isamy has net been ruled
from amateur ranks. He has been
skating and winning races al Saranac
Lake, New York.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-27

HHkhey Jennings has three young
players who will fight for Matty Nc
Intyre's place in the Tiger outfeld.
They are Drake. Kirke and Smaller
Anyone OF them viii 40. according to
Sir Hugh.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-27

Enthusiastic admirers say that
John ]. falias Mugsyl McGraw liz IA
great linguist. He ;s. John j. can
speak in the tongue Of the United
States East side New York. tender
ioin and baseball and Knows the dash
dialect.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-27

University Of Virginia baseball team
u 70 play Yale in Norfolk. Too bad
Htchmond should not get this game.
Norfolk Is TO be congratulated.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-29
DAILY DEATH LIST.

Mary Maions, Tee Congress. 50 years;
myocarditis.
Joseph Niemczyk. 1117 Military. sc
years; perforated gastric ulcer.
Clementine Gallagher, ia Spruce, b6
years; sub acute nephrttis.
George Rowland, 80 Barlage, 81
years: cerebral hemorrhage.
Edward Risdon, Highland Park. 81
years: suicide
Joseph Drummond, $40 Crane, Q
months; erysipelas
Ellen Chambers, ss Guilloz. IS years;
pneumonia.
Clara Johnson, Trenton, Mich,
years; spinal meningitis.
Helen jeffrey, 312 Park View, ID
years; chronic nephritis.
Helen Blown, 374 Mt. Elliott
months: measles.
Edward Hart, Harper hospital, 3
years; scarlet fever.
Lille Perkins, IS years; so Columbia;
acute Brights disease.
Anna Broquet, 1895 Townsend, 81
years; carcinoma.
Mary Wojciechowski, e46 st. Aubin,
20 years: septicemia.
Hanna Carroll Grace hospital, 90
years; shock and hemorrhage.
Frank Reilich, 48l Antoine, 70 years;
carcinoma of stomach.
John NJ. OConnor, 1912 70. Grand
blvd, So years; atrophic catarrh or the
stomach.
Isabelle Buchoiz. 4s2 Cass. . months;
pneumonia.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-29
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
DETROIT UNITED rSTERURsAH

PORT HURON LIMITED n m -
every two hours TO D. m; suradsv -
only. IL d. m. Through locals.
and every two hours to D. M. houy5x
to 8 d. m, including limiteds. hourlv -
IL d. m. Shore Line to Mt Ciems,s
s:2s a, m, hourly TO ii:es p m.
m Through locals, 2 a m. every to
hours to 3 p. m; Oxford only, IL n n,
Flint, Sundays only IL p. m. TO Rorneos
a. m. s a. m. and every two hours "a
KSoN.KALAMAzoo LIdITr,a
|--6:l0 a. m. every two hours to l:io n
m; jackson Lansing Limited. $40 =
m. Jackson locals, 7 n. m, every tvc
hours to p. m: Ann Arbor only. IA
m. D. m, $3.50 D. m. D. m, 10 q. =, :.
II u. m. To Worthwhile. $50 a. M. honr.
ly TO $50 m, 1880 D. m, 0 70. M. IL
% m. Saline cars from Ypsiiariti. -
TOLEDO LIM1TEDS-7:20 a. m. ana
every two hours TO $3.50 y. m; Satur-
day and Sunday, 1870 y. m. Throurh
locals. 6:30 a. m. and hourly TO SEQ IN
m; Monroe only. $3.50 p. m, IL D. m
WYANDOTTE DIV.-6:33 a m: half
hourly to s:s3 .. m; hourly TO ii.ss
PONTIAC DIv.-s a. m. 20 to 30 min.
service TO $3.50 p. m. hourly 70 1910
% m. IL D. m: birmingham only, Il 10.
ORCHARD LAKE DIV.-e a M.
hourly to IL y. m
.These cars run through 90 Saginaw.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-29

The Chinese believe that during q
solar eclipse the sun Is being devour-
ed by a great celestial dragon, and
that only their prayers can save 1t
from utter extinction. Therefore as
long as the sun Is threatened the
Chinaman prays as he never did be-
fore.
The pious Hindu, before the eclipse
comes on, goes through his house and
carefully removes all cooked food,
and all water for drinking purposes,
because such food and water are
made unclean by the eclipse, he
thinks.
The Indians OF Alaska believe that
when the sun grows dark. 1t 10 feel
ing sick and is going to bed. Some
OF the Indians OF the southwest IRE
their guns at the eclipsed sun, think
ing that the noise will scare away
anything that threatens II.
The savages OF Africa beat upon
drums, blow horns and stir up ter
rible racket during the eclipse; their
idea being that whoever IL trying to
steal the sun will imagine reinforce
ments are coming to the suns aid, and
will hotfoot II to safer regions.
In 1873, William OF Malmesbury de-
scribes q total eclipse: The elements
manifested their sorrow at this great
mans THAT IL Henry u last departure
from England. For the sun on that
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-29
LEGAL NOTICE.

NOTICE Is hereby given that the part
nerehip formerly existing between
Grant n Slocum and James slocnm-
81 the city OF Detroit Michigan do
inc business under the name or the
wolverine Automobile Company. w19|
dissolved October ist. 1910. by mu-'
tuai consent. - !.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-29

DIED.
GOLCHERT-Died April 2e, 1911. aged
20 years. beloved son OF Julia Col
ebert and brother OF Mrs. Herman
liam jain, Mrs. Charles Spruth, wal
ter and Emily Golchert. Funeral
from esidence, 80 Elba-st., Saturday
April 20. at 2 o'clock. standard time
of his daughter. Mrs. Richard Lap
pin. 893 CONCORDANCE. Owen. hus-
band OF the late Margaret King
father Of Agnes. Mrs. r; Lappin. Mrs
aged e5 years. Funeral Saturday
from above residence at s a. m. and
at Our Lady of sorrows church al
KEPPEN-Aprii 20. at residence Of her
born-ave., Ida Roeser Keppen, re-
loved wife OF William Keppen, aged
% years Funeral Saturday z:s(
from residence Interment at Wood
mere
dence, Dearborn road. Springweils
John. beloved husband OF Sylvins
and brother of Joseph, Dick and W.T.
liam Kinnell. and Mrs. VIM. De May
.. m. Saturday. Interment at W God.
MALoNE-Mary A. beloved wife Of
Philip Malone, mother OF James
Frank Thomas, Dolly. Lillian, Mrs
wena. Burial Saturday from resi-.
dence, 786 Congress-st.. and from
Our Lady OF Help church at $40 a m
MUELLER-April 20. Alfred Mueller
| beloved husband OF Rose Mueller
eral Saturday at a. m. from resi-
dence and st. Joachim church at 1880
Please omit flowers.
NEFF-April 81. Anna, sister Of Mar.
tina Grahl, aged 20 years. Funeral
day at 1:s0 standard. 2 o'clock al
Salem church. corner of Chene and
Mack-ave.
REESE-April 2e. Emma, beloved wife
OF Bert Reese. and mother of Ralph
and Stanley Reese, aged rs years.
Funeal Saturday at p. m. from her
mother, Mrs Lucy Shibedeau's homo.
$40 East Milwaukee-ave.
REISTERER-Mrs Mary Baker. at her
home. SCI Wilkins-st. Funeral no.
tice later.
sCHUssLER-Died April 20. aged 81
years. Mabel. beloved wife or Albert
r. schussler and mother OF Mar
erai from residence. s7s Maybury
GrasI Wscam ss.uc cs%s,.r1 LONDON
and Hamilton papers please copy
oTIALLoRAN-April 26 1911. James
erai from residence Of NJ Gore Van
Antwerp. 1el Medoury blvd, satr-
Rosary church at 8 o'clock.
RANDALL-April 20, at his home, lsl
Macomb-st.. Lout O.. beloved hus-
band OF Mary. father OF william
Randall. son of Mrs. Eva Appin,
brother of Mrs. Joseph large, OF
Buffalo, N Y. aged 33 years. Fun
eral Saturday at p. m.
SCHwARTz-April 81, 1911. at late
residence, .327 Myrtle-st., Margaret,
beloved wife OF Dominick Schwarts
and daughter OF Catherine and the
late John McDermott. Notice OF fun
eral later.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-29
BIRTHS

GIRLS.
Frank Brillotat, 1888 Van Dyke.
Albert Taylor, 6S6 Chene
Charles Rollins. " Maybury Grand
August Segofski, 1881 Hancock
wins.
James o'sullivan, at Division.
Edward Nen, 257 Horton.
William J. Phalew, 340 Gilbert.
George Nicholson. 426 Eighteenth.
Ira Hackett. sos Canton.
Herbert Macbeth, 720o Macomb.
Nose Peupsky, 500 Winder.
Cyrus Bidwell, 1l27 Theodore.
Walter Conrad. IIa3 McDougall
Frank Lieder, S26 Warren.
William c. simmons, go Bagg.
Kirk Pitcherd, ~ Hendrie
Joseph Moeller, 40 Benton
Felix Lemanski. 1894 Dubois
John Mclaughlin, els Bethune.
Felix Cenowa, 725 Farnsworth
Paul Kwiatkowsky, 65S Warren Il.
Stanley zabrycki, 9s2 Riopelie.
Antonio Militello, 2t9 Monroe
Otto Natzke, 1917 Leland.
John Koib. 6s7 Aillger.
BOYB
Ralph Lewis. 420 Hamilton.
Harrison Perry SIS Cameron.
Arthur Delinatte. 2i3 Bellevue.
Henry Steinhon. 272 Hibbard.
Benjamin Robinson.
Joseph Doeren. 631 Clinton.
Gustive Oollniak, 622 Roosevelt.
Albert Zacharsky, Gil Garfield II.
Abraham Volotzky, 3l4 Alfred
Louis Sonson. 1859 Fort
Abraham PruJauska, 286 Watson.
David Bruth. 206 Montcalm.
Albert Levin. IFS Napoleon.
sidney short, 317 Twenty-fourth
Herman Schulz. 376 Hendricks.
George holland. s55 Cleveland.
Fred Rollins. % Philadelphia.
Joseph Warsylok, 1897 Dubois
Philip Jaskulka, g65 Palmer
Walenty Barcelak, 6e3 Medbury.
George Erupiano. 1s4 Mullett.
Nicholo Scioramitnroonni, ais An.
tome
Giuseppe Ralogna, 344 Champlain.
Joseph Radowshi, $50 Kirby L.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-29
WHEN NIGHT COMES IN DAYTIME.

velocity often
swift
imagin dull
deathk seizes
everything earthly.
bewldeed moment, and then
night Bats seahy Sensitive
hushed
darkness.
IN is
and hold Its
times suddenly into
range VIM unnatural
but sublime flashes the
with
millions Of ncomprehended miles
skirt the black rim Of
ethereal splendor
falls chill Is
physical Suddenly instantaneous the lightning
againMrs Todd in Total Eclipses Of the Sum-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-29
DIED..

CAMPBELL-April 26 at his home,
366 Gratiot-ave., William O., beloved
husband OF Emma Campbell, aged 30
years. Funeral Saturday from resi-
dence at $3.50 n. m. and from 50.
Peter and Paul's Jesuit church.
D'ARCAMBAL-Died Thursday after
noon, April "a. 1911. r. II. d'Arcam-
bal, aged 81 years Funeral at house,
1905 Fourth ave, Saturday at IL
o'clock a m, Burial at Kalamazoo.
The deceased was a son OF the late
Mother" Agnes L. d'Arcambal foun-
der OF the Arcambal home.
DACEY-April 26. 1911, Irene Gather
Inc, beloved daughter OF James r.
and Mary G. Dacey and sister OF Ed
ward, Mabel. Raymond. William and
Emmett Dacey Funeral from resi-
dence, 4O6 Twelfth-st., Saturday AT
10 a. m. and ST. N.ncents church,
Fourteenth-ave.. at 1880 standard.
JEFtREY--Helen. April 20, 1911, be-
loved daughter OF Mr. and Mrs
Thomas Purvis, 3i2 Parkview ave
Funeral Saturday. April 30 at resi-
dence at p. m. Burial at Wood
lawn.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-29
DID NOT KISS SHOW GIRL.
James corriean Admits He Asked Her
TO GO TO French Lick Springs.


to Go TO French Lick Springs.
CLEVELAND, o., April 2S.-Mil-
lionaire James Carrigan, today, took
the witness stand in his own defense
In the $4,000 breach OF promise suit
brought by Miss Georgian Young, the
Pittsburg "Wistaria" girl, and made
emphatic denial that he had made
love to her.
At the timo of the alleged engage
ment and when II Is admitted that
Corrigan had intimate relations with
Miss Young, he stated he had gone
to French Lick Springs to recover
from thes hook Of his fathers death
and had sent for Miss Young. not
because he loved her but because he
wanted consolation.
Corrigan said he did not kiss Miss
Young on the balcony OF the French
Lick hotel, as II was nocustomary
mt that place to kiss under such cir
cumstances. The case will be ad-
iourned this afternoon until Monday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-29
PHONE: Main 5713 : City 1882
Suberstfon boat Ecpses- Chinese BeAeUe San Is Being
Eaten By Dragon, Indians Think Sun Is Going to Bed

sun and the moon were under the In
fluence Of sorcery, and that the magi.
clans made them descend from the
heaven TO throw q certain injurious
froth upon herbs.
A Monaghan myth relates how the
gods determined to punish Arakho for
some misdeed, but he hid from them,
and the sun and moon betrayed his
hiding place, and Arakho was found
and dragged out, and now he pursues
both the sun and the moon In revenge
and whenever he approaches sufh
ciently near either one, there IL an
eclipse.
The eclipse of 5s5 B. @. is chiefly
famous because II put a quietus to
the battle between the Modes and the
Lydians, both of whom were sc
frightened when the day turned into
night In the midst Of the bloody bat
tie that they turned the war into Q
love feast.
A great annular eclipse occurred
when Julius Caesar crossed the Rubi
con, In 40 b. @.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-29
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Samuel Waldron, az; Fanny spitz. "a
James Kinna. 26. Detroit; Lucy Con-
lin, "a. Bay City.
Joseph Wracan, Is; Barbara Rozic.
Paul Kout, 20; Sophia Krasicka, H.
Glen McGrain: Nellie Leader, liz.
Joseph J. Berns, 81, Wyandotte; Anna
Hanley. "a. Detroit.
Otto Carson. as; Emma Dickson, Il.
John w. Hunter, "a, Detroit; Ethel
Snyder, 30. Jackson.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-29
GENT UP FOR ABUSING MOTHER.

PORT HURON, Mich, April 28.-
Pleasind guilty to charge OF abusing
his aged mother, William q. Shirley,
marshal. of Fair Haven, was today
sentenced 10 serve SIS days In the
Detroit House OF Correction. Not
withdrawing that Shirley is a peace
oficer he has been arrested before
on charges Of drunkenness. II Is prob
able that steps will be taken to re-
move him from ONCE.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-29
EIgsFs'ISss l!sII5srlHgS

For Cleveland, PftfsburE, and all
points south and east leave daily '0:45f
p. m Fare TO Cleveland 81. Pittsburg
S53b Lower berth 81 so, upper berth
81. whole room s2.60. Weekend excur-
sion TO Cleveland every Saturday night.
$3.50 round trip.
Fer Alpena. Mackinac and Way Ports
Mondays p. m. Fridays $3.50 a m.
For Buffalo end the Esst--Mondaya
Ticket Offices Majestic bldg. 11I
Woodward ave. TIA oriswold-st
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-29
PICKS UP GEM IN HOUSE.
Grocery Clerk Gives Up sparkier
When Police Question Him.

Grocery Clerk Gives Up Sparkier
When Police Question Him.
Mrs. Mary A. Dale. No. 1893 Trum-
bullave., Is thanking her stars for
Their ecovery of $3.50 diamond ring,
the property of her son, Marcus.
He gave 1t to her for safe-keeping
a few days ago and when she was
searching for some money to pay the
grocery clerk the gem dropped from
her pocketbook. The ring was pick
ed up by the clerk and hidden In a
corner Of the rear porch.
Detectives we're called In, and they
questioned the clerk. Mrs. Dale said
she would not prosecute II he would
reveal the hiding place OF the ring.
The clerk saw good chance TO
crawl out Of bad hole, and he pro-
duced the lost diamond.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-29

day shrouded his glorious face in
hideous darkness, agitating the hearts
OF men by an eclipse"
Ancient Greeks believed that the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-29
HELP wArrEp-mALn.

A MACHINE MAN
For sash and door and general plan
ing mill work. Slater Construction
Co. Pontiac.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-29

MRS. MARY WoRpEN DEAD.
YPSILANTI, Mich, April 28.-Mrs.
Mary Worden, wife of Alderman John
Worden, died this morning of tuber-
culosis. Besides her husband she is
survived by three children.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-29

William Elliott, 1905 Farnsworth.
James Prudem, 1880 Wabash.
Emil Neuberg, 447 Thirty-nrst
Ignatz SEAL, 76 Lockwood.
Anthony Tortomasi, IL Chase
New-York tribune., 1911-04-24
Cross Branded on Hand.

Several of the American officers wv
served under the late Prince Hassan' y
Egypt. in the Turko- Russian War and u
terward in Abyssinia, will no doubt ne w.
terested to learn OF the marriage Oh "
scapegrace son. Ibrahim Hassan faehs' :
an American actress. who has been hnV'. !. |.
on the stage as Ola Humphrey ana WIZ =
the divorced wife OF man Of the nahS v
Edwin Mordant. ~.
The late Prince Hassan was the is'".s
son Of Khedlve Ismail. was sradus''
oxford and had been attached 10 -.
Prussian Foot Guards at Potsdam !"
reign OF old Emperor william ~. a..
vasion OF Abysslnia ended in frighu"
astcr. His troops were cut TO pieces
those whose lives were spared were '"'
lated in the most barbarous fashion ,.A
The American officers were spared,
the prince himself. by way Of a spec"s =
refinement OF cruelty. had cross-'" -.
TO say, the emblem OF the Chris''"" T.
llgion-b branded on each of his ha"'
frightful stigma TO a Moslem-ana ~
owing TO this that for the remainde' ~ "a
days he was never seen anywhere W."
his hands being gloved, even Al h''" ~
As for his son, Prince Ibrahim' 10 ~
been "A source OF no end OF troup'e ,,o..
relatives: and his marriage TO no" ..nse
lem, and to an actress, is certain " ..ns
the Khedlve 10 intiict upon him ''. ,.,sA
penalty that he has already ann'' ssy.
TO a princess OF his house-ihat ~fA
expulsion from the Khedival fa'''"' shts.
the forfeiture Of all the prerosatises. .wi,h.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-24
ECONOMICS u DIPLOMACY.

The latest development of German di-
plCmacy Is particularly characteristic OF
that enterprising and businesslike power
1t is reported that henccforth there will
be appointed TO the German emba ssies
at London and Washington men whom
we may call chronological attaches. 1t
will be their province 10 observe the
progress which is made i'm the countries
to which they are sent in engineering
manufactures. inventions and Industrial
affairs in general and TO report thereon
20 their government. Such work has
hitherto been done on rare occasions
by ambassadors and ministers. but has
generally been assigned 10 consuls. by
whom II has not always been done effec-
lively. In making It a regular depart
ment OF diplomatic work. 10 be per-
formed by the attaches Of embassies, its
dignity and authority are materially en-
hanced. and we may expect a CORE
spending increase in It's effectiveness.
This is, as we have said. characteristic
Of Germany and of the superlative pa
ternalism of her government. In no
other land does the government pay so
much attention 10 industrial and com
mercial education and 10 technical train
ing in the arts and sciences There is
not trade or Il department Of industry
or commerce for which the German gov
ernment does moi provide the most thor
ough training. There can be no doubt that
tO This circumstance arp dino ia la POI.
measure the marvellous industrial and
commercial growth Of that country and
It's power to outstrip rivals which do not
resort to such means Of Developing their
efficiency. Now. having provided for do
mestic instruction, she purposes 20 learn
all that is TO be learned abroad discreet
" beginning in those two countries which
New-York tribune., 1911-04-24
THE MERRITT AuENDUENT.

The proposed amendment to the state
constitution hearing tie name or the
minority leader in the Assembly. which
is intended to open the door to the de-
velopment Of water power on stale lands
in the Adirondack region. has risen to
the surface Mt Albany. 1t will he the
subject of committee hearing on Tues
day
While II is doubtless desirable to
permit the development Of water power
in that section of the state there are sew
cral reasons why the Merritt plan should
not be adopted. The amendment does
not present proposition the results of
the approval Of which can be Dredcter-
mined 10y the average voter who will bp
called on to pass upon it. How far
does it remove the barriers To cXplOita-
lion Of state lands? The burden Of de-
cidiny whether section of public land
NAV he used for water power purposes
is placed upon the courts. 1t has been
deemed an unwisp policy TO assign to
courts duties which are not of Il legal
nature.
|
ment, i'm an indirect way. would deprive
The state of the right 10 make charge
for water concessions anywhere by linn
iting in the constitution the payment to
the state for improvements which bPne-
fit private properly "to the extent Of the
benefits received" Whether this shall
prove 10 be true or not. the fact that such
question can be raised is Il reason for
Objecting To the passage Of the amend
ment. i'm its present form. at any rate.
There is the further objection that the
point of view of its sponsor is that Of
private water power interests and not
of the people of the state. Mr. Merritt
frankly stated over his signature: my
direct personal interest I'm water storage
''is due 10 the fact that ! have been in
'tcrested in water power development
ION the Raquette River for more than
twenty years Apart from the qucs-
tiOn of ethics involved in making use OF
position as the representative of the
people 10 advance personal interests the
fact that the resolution is not drawn
primarily in the interests of the public
ought to Kill IT,
The history of the proposed amend
ment is against II. Last year group OF
carefully drawn bills which clearly pro-
tected the rights Of the people in the
Adirondacks. while accomplishing what
the water power interests have declared
they wanted. and provided for pro-
gressiye administration Of the water
power of the state. was killed, and re-
placed by the Merritt resolution. 1t Is
understood that an effort will he made
Ia reintroduce this year the bills which
were thrown ont last year TO make way
many shadows hanging over the Merritt
amendment.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-24
.JiCOB IEISLER.

The planting of two German oaks yes
ferday afternoon in city Hall Park oy
the United German Societies of the City
Of New York has again attracted atter-
ton to the services to the American col
onies of Jacob T.eisler. in whose honor
thcy were set out. That n German or
that name. who was hanged under ORA
matte circumstances in May, 169l, near
the present City Hall Park. had played
the important role ascribed To MN by
those who spoke in his praise at the
planting of the trees was news 10 many
living In New York to-day. There are
differences Of opinion regarding the
value Of his acts. but the more they are
examined In the light of contemporaries
Gus and subsequent history. the more
favorably his claims TO place in the
record are viewed.
Inheriting the democratic spirit of
Frankfort. his birthplace, Leisler had the
courage Of his convictions, and was ready
10 assume the control Of affairs at n
time when there was great uncertainty
as TO the direction European political
currents would take. indecision on the
part Of local officials and state of high
popular excitement in the colonies. 10
him belongs the credit Of organizing the
first Colonial Congress assembled on
American soil. for it was he who invited
representatives of the col MES TO meet
here 10 take measures 10 Vlthstand the
attacks of the French under Frontenac
on the northern border. That ne WAS
"iudlcially murdered as a reward for
his services In an interregnum is clear.
lie was victim Of the great social rev.
olution then In progress. IT Is. therefore,
not improper that the city should recog-
nize his claims TO remembrance.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-24
GERMAN CENSUS FIGURES
Male Population Increasing-Death
Rate Still Falling.

Berlin, April 1.-THE German imperial
census OF December, 1910, shows a curious
change in the proportion of males 10 fe-
males in the population, which is gradually
shifting to the advantage OF the male ele-
ment. Like all old and thicklv settled
countries. Germany contains an excess OF
females In its population but while In le05
there were 1883 females to every 1000
males, the proportion In 1910 has fallen IN
l,o26 TO 1000, the respective percentages Of
Increase during the five years being us ner
cent, against 6sS per cent The masculine
rredominance is being attained in spite of a
greater male death rate. which is 1S1 81
thousand against 1862 thousand wome,
lhls proportion is well illustrated IN ,bo
impefiai Family. as six Of the Empcror's
seven children and the Crown Princes frs,
three children are boys.
The German death rate continues ~ ,ou
regularly, the latest rate, III a tbonsana
IT Prussia, being tho lowest recorded ,r,.
statistics for the previous wear wers 30
thousand. and In 1902 1917. which was
the previous low record.