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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-17
DOES EFFECTIVE WORK IN
checking WHITE PLAGUE
Encouraging Reports Made in
Annual Meeting of Detroit
tuberculosis Sanatorium

Encouraging reports were present
ed in the annual meeting OF the De.
troit tuberculosis Sanatorium, Tues
day afternoon. f. B. Leland, presi-
dent, drew attention to the fact that
the hospital is a semi-charitable in
stitutlon. there being Is endowed beds
for those unable TO pay for treatment.
The sanatorium had more than paid
it's way, last year, Mr.. Leland said,
the improvements made more than
counterbalancing a deficit OF $3.550.SO
now existing.
superintendent, showed that there
are now 40 patients I'm the hos
pital, 14S having been treated during
the year. Twenty-Five died and SO
were discharged, after being helped.
The association amended the by
laws, increasing the number OF trus-
tees to 25, and the following were
elected: F. NJ. Alger, Mrs. James Ar
thur, Archibald Carey, Miss Mary
Doyle, Miss Clara f. Dyar, Mrs. Chas.
F. Hammond, DR.. Henry j. Hartz,
Raphael Herman, j. l.. Hudson, DR..
c. G. Jennings, Frank B. Leland, DR..
Herbert M. Rich, DR.. b. r. Shurly,
Mrs. f. ID. Stair, Mrs. b. c. Whitney.
f. l.. Ford, w. G. Henry, Mrs. John
7. Brodhead, Mrs. Julius Haas, Mrs.
J. T. Marx, Miss Mary Ducey, Mrs.
Herman Dey, Mrs. Willard Pope, II.
n. Torrey, William Lucking.
Inthe trustees meeting, Frank b.
Leland was reelected president: DR..
B. r. Shurly, vice-president; DR.. II.
M. Rich, secretary, and ]. l.. Hudson,
treasurer w. G. Henry was added to
the executive committee.
The Sanatorium association and the
Society for the Study and Prevention
of tuberculosis agreed to hold the
Blue Star day of 1912 on June IL.
The Society for the Study and Pre-
vention of tuberculosis held its meet
ing Immediately after that of the san
atorium. Mrs. B. c. Whitney, treas
urer. showed that the society has a
balance OF $4,660.7S in the treasury.
The total receipts were $S,S96.67, the
society's share of the tag day con-
tributions for 1911 being $5,S28.90, and
the funds from the same source in
1910 being s3,067.77. The expenses
for 1911 were $4235.S9.
Mr.. Leland asked the members Of
the two societies to attend a meeting
OF the common council committee on
public health in the city hall, Satur-
day morning, when complaints against
the erection OF the proposed school
for tuberculosis children, near Grace
hospital, are to be taken up.
BY the sale of the Red Cross stamps
the sanatorium management expects
to wipe out the present deficit The
sale of the stamps has already
brought to the treasury the sum of
s2,e67.20 and more returns are to fol-
low
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-17
WHERE LIFE is
WORTH LIVING

Chief OF Detectives Robert Palmer IA
confined 10 his home with an attack
OF acute gastritis.
The Young Mems Order Will open Its
new club rooms, NO. IDS Randolph
ST., this evening, with vaudeville
program and smoker
Daylight burglars entered the home OF
Charles Doorway, No. 1907 Howard
st. Tuesday afternoon, and stole Sl5
and lady's gold ring, set with
pearls.
Prosecutor Shepherd has decided that
saloons can remain open during the
; regular hours on Jan. %, when the
Thompson Hutchtns franchise VIII
be voted upon.
Porter Carter, 10 years old, left his
home at No. 1s7 Cass-aNe.. Monday.
10 look for work, and his failure to
return caused his father 10 ask the
police to try 10 locate him.
3. y. Leek, of jackson, Wyoming, Will
lecture In the Detroit club saturday
night on big game OF the Rocky
mountains" The lecture viii be IL
Illustrated by moving pictures.
Burns, birthday viii he observed Fri
day evening In DUfheId hall, Wood
ward-ave., when Clan Campbell gives
its Might wi Burns Rev. Mt: cam
eron's address on Burns Will be the
opening number or real old-tine
Scotch evening.
Joseph ID. Haucr, rooming at No. 1895
RuSseII-st., left $50 and a diamond
ring valued AT $40 in MS trousers
pocket when he went TO work, Tues
day, and when he returned the Nalu-
abies were missing He reported the
matter to the police
The Detroit TypOthetac, I'm Its regular
meeting and dinner In the boys' ban
Duet hall OF tho Y. Nj. G. ~, tues day
evening, listened TO an address from
the Rev. Il. II. Pence, pastor OF the
Forrest. Presbyterian church, on
Benjamin Franklin,
The Times has n communication To the
effect TINT William Jordan, late OF
Canada. lather by trade. would near
something TO his great advantage II
he will write or come TO 200 wilson
st Hamilton, Ont, as soon as pos
sible. or IL any one can give any In.
formation to above ADDRESS IL VIII
be thankfully received.
Two more Liberal offce-holders In
windsor have been dismissed by the
new Conservative government, the
victims being Peter Corbett chief or
the immigration force ana A.
Dufour. an Immigration officer,
James Austin, OF Maidstone town
slip. will succeed Corbett. while
Ernest Bondy, clerk of Sandwich
West. Will take Dufour's place.
In nm address on Chinn before the De-
trOit Presbyterinl Womcns Foreign
Missionary society, which held It's
midwiuter meeting in the Highland
Park Presbyterian church, Tuesday
Mrs. Helen Montgomery. OF Rochos-
ter, ~. Y stated that Chinese
students ranked first In the social
scale and the soldiers the lowest
In accordance with a stipulation made
In the United states district court,
Tuesday. an auditor is 10 be appoints
ed TO examine the vouchers in con-
nection with the fees collected by
Walter s.. Harsha while he was
clerk OF the United States circuit
court The report Of the auditor viii
be used in the civil suit brought
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-17
DETECTIVES LAMP MAN
WANTED IN CHICAGO

Detectives Wilson and Parker per-
formed clever bit of camping" when
they arrested Louis Moresco, alias
Morton, on charge preferred by q
young girl in Chicago.
The Italian was working at the new
Goldberg building when arrested. His
description. as sent out by the Chi
cago police. was accurate except that
IL stated that he wore a mustache.
Wilson and Parker recognized the
smooth faced employe on the new
building. and he is being held for the
Chicago police.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-17
ACTOR MANTElI TAKES
DETROIT GIRL AS BRIDE
Marries Miss Genevieve Hamper
in Pueblo-Cub Reporter
Reveals Secret

PUEBLO, Col. Jan. l7.-Robert
Bruce Mantell, the actor, and Miss
Geneyieve Hamper. a member of his
company, whose home is I'm Detroit.
were married here yesterday. Mantell
quietly secured a marriage license and
went from the office OF the county
clerk to that of the county Judge.
where his bride-to-be was waiting
The affair was conducted with the
utmost secrecy, but il leaked out
through a cub reporter who was smit-
ten by the charms of Miss Hamper,
on the stage, and followed her from
her hotel TO the court house, and
when he saw her enter the county
judges Office he stepped in, secreted
himself and witnessed the ceremony.
This is Mantells fourth marriage.
Mr., Msntell's third wife, who was
Marie Booth Russell. died at Allan
tic Highlands, on Oct. 81 last. She
was Mantells leading lady for sew
eral years, before the marriage. Man
tell married Mrs. Charlotte HUM in
Chicago, I'm 1896 She had been his
leading lady Mr.. Mantell's first wife
secured divorce from him, naming
Mrs. HUM, who was the wife of a
theatrical manager. as correspondent.
His first wife was Marie Sheldon.
Miss Genevieve Hamper, who mar
ried Robert Bruce Mantell In Pueblo.
yesterday, is "a years old, and the
daughter of Henry Hamper, OF 312
West Warren-ave. Mr.. Hamper Is
sales manager Tor the Globe Tobacco
Co
The Hamper family has lived in De-
troit about five years, coming from
Greenville, Mich Miss Hamper soon
afterward took up the study of dra-
matte art and voice culture under the
direction of A. NJ. Straub.
Mrs. Hamper says her daughter
joined the Robert Mantell company
about two years ago and was con-
slant companion to Marie Booth Rus
sell, Mr.. Mantell's third wife. Miss
Hamper began her work in dramatic
roles shortly after she joined the
company and was praised for her work
in King Lear" as Cordelia, Jessica,
in The Merchant OF Venice" and
Marie in Louis NJ"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-17

against Mr.. Harsha by the govern
ment to recover part OF the fees coll
lected. One-half OF the salary OF
the auditor will be paid by the gov
eminent, while Mr. Harsha viii pay
the balance.
Out of respect TO the memory Of Da-
via Cotton, for IL years clerk OF the
court. whose death was announced
Wednesday, the chancery court,
Judge Hosmer presiding, will close
Thursday afternoon, and Judge Hos
meT and the court attaches VIII at
tend the funeral
Max MngdaIene, druggist at No. 327
Dix-ave., reports to the police that
while he was eating supper in the
rear Of his store, Tuesday evening,
some sneak thief entered the store
and stole $l7.75 from the cash reg
lister The police were notified at
once, but Motorcycle Officer Wuest-
hon failed TO get any trace OF the
thief
Henry VI. ButxcI has forwarded 10 Capt.
Henry burgess, of the fire station
At Woodward and Westminster-aves.
a check for $50, which is 10 be ap-
piled TO the Firemen's Fund associa-
tion as a token OF his appreciation
Of the able manner in which the hre-
men under Capt Burgess handled n
fire in Mr.. Butzeps home, No. &c
Marston-st., Jan. 2.
The annual ball of Detroit lodge, No.
+shipmnsters, association, Will be
given in the Wayne pavilion We'd
nesday night. William Livingstone,
president OF the Lake Carriers as
ISOLATION, will lead the grand march.
which starts at o'clock Arrange
ments have been made for late cars
and "a special Windsor boat Will
leave the foot OF Third-st at
o'clock.
A driyerIess automobile, running wild
the western market. Tuesday
afternoon crashed into a Michigan
car demolishing the auto but doing
little damage TO the car. Several
theories are advanced for the con-
duct OF the auto the most tenable
one being that the auto heard It's
owner pricing butter and eggs, and
driven frantic by the prices, sped to
sclf-destructiop.
Joseph Gibson, 10 years old, and liv-'
ing mt No. 81 AbbOtt-st, was walking
beside his team OF horses on Jef1er-
day afternoon, when he was struck
by Chalmers motor truck and
Knocked to the pavement, his
left leg being broken, The truck
failed to stop, according to the police
report Gibson was removed to st.
Mary's hospital in police ambu-
lance
The mid-winter commencement exer-
cises I'm the Eastern High schOOi
will be held Jan. "a at o'clock In
the evening. The program Will be
as follows: March, Tinnette's or
chestra; vocal solo. Miss Lillian T..
Massnlck; commencement address.
THE Rewards of study" Prof. }. II.
Efnnger: vocal solo, Walter l. Ward I;
presentation of diplomas. by the
principal; selections from the orches-
ira.
The FeIIowcraft club held Its annual
meeting, Tuesday afternoon, and the
following were elected TO the board
OF governors: r. L. Hilton, W. H.
McBryan. w. j. Berry, Ge.rge II.
Kirschner and Harry Austin. The
other governors are +. F. Tillotson,
Wm Van Sickle John g. stuart and
Will A. Waite. The officers of the
club VIII be chosen next Tuesday
night. Reports showed the member
ship TO be 1875. an increase OF 800
during the past year.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-17
The following officers were elected In
the annunI meeting Of the MOmen,s

Hospital and Children's Home cor
poration. Tuesday afternoon: Presi-
dent. Mrs. Frederick H. Holt: first
vice-presdent, Mrs Russell \. Alger
Jr; second vice. president, Mrs.
Henry b. JOY; recording secretary.
Mrs James T. Shaw; corresponding
secretary. Mrs Maurice O Williams
treasurer. Mrs A. NJ. Low; president
OF medical board, DIR. w. T. Manton.
The institution had prosperous
year, caring for S63 infants and 500
women.
Corporal Ralph I. Labo, for nine years
n soldier In the American army, died
Tuesday in the consumptive hospital
In Fort Bayard, New Mexico. accord
ing to n telegram received by his
mother. Mrs. j. Labo, No. Front-st.
Wyandotte. He will be buried with
full military honors, but the date OF
the funeral cannot be announced un-
Ill the body arrives.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-17
Married 90 Years.

Mrs. and Mrs. John Bracht. No. AIT
Alfred-st.. are celebrating their dla-
mond wedding jubilee, having been
married 60 years, They have six chill
drer, IS grandchildren and six great
grandchildren. Mr. Bracht Is so years
old, while his wife is Sc. Tuesday was
Mr.. Bracht's birthday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-17


Henry burgess, OF the fire station
NJ Woodward and "Reminiscences,
a check for $50. which is 10 be APP
piled TO the Firemens Fund associa-
ton as a token OF his appreciation
Of the able manner in which the fire.
men under Capt. Burgess handled
fire in Mr. Butzeps home, No. &c
Marston-st., Jan. 2.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-17
Joseph Gibson. - years old, and liv-,
ing M No. % AhhOIt-sI.. WINS MnIking

beside his team OF horses on Jeffer-
son-ave., near Relvidere-ave, Tues
day afternoon. when he was struck
by a Chalmers motor truck ana
Knocked to the pavement, his
left leg being broken. The truck
failed to stop, according TO the police
report Gibson was removed to st.
Mary's hospital in police ambu-
lance.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-17
A driyerIess automobile, running wild
IN The MesIe I'm market. TMeadny

on TIC WesttFn nlHfket' Iutsu"s
afternoon crashed into a Michigan
car, demolishing the auto but doing
little damage TO the car. Several
theories are advanced for the con-
duct OF the auto, the most tenable
one being that the auto heard It's
owner pricing butter and eggs, and
driven frantic by the prices, sped to
self destruction.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-17

Viola Sheldon, popularity known as
the California nightingale with
Harry Hastings big Show which
comes to the Gayety theater next
week, is a writer of short stories dur
ing her spare moments off stage. Re-
Gently the manager of the show found
It necessary to get a new lyric on
short notice. Miss Sheldon was equal
TO the emergency and brought forth
a parody on a popular song that prov
ed an instantaneous hit.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-17
Max MugdaIene, druggist at No. 327
nI.-u.. ranarla IN the nnllcs TINT

while he was eating supper in the
rear OF his store, Tuesday evening
some sneak thief entered the store
and stole sl775 from the cash reg
once, but Motorcycle Officer Wuest-
hoff failed 10 get any trace OF the
fhinf
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-17
The mid-winter commencement exer-
cISes I'm the Eastern High school

will be held Jan. "a. at o'clock In
the evening. The program will be
as follows: March, Tinnettes or
chestra vocal solo, Miss Lillian +.
Massnick; commencement address,
THE Rewards of study" Prof. j. II.
Efnnger: vocal solo, Walter l. Ward;
presentation of diplomas, by the
principal; selections from the orches-
ira.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-17
The annual ball of Detroit lodge, No
ShIpmnsfers, association, VIII b.


given in the Wayne pavilion We'd
nesday night William Livingstone,
president OF the Lake Carriers as
ISOLATION, will lead the grand march.
which starts at . o'clock. Arrange
ments have been made for late cars
and special Windsor boat will
leave the foot OF Third-st. at 2
o'clock
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-17

m Cereal Company, Limited Battle Creek. Michigan
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-17

against Mr.. Harsha by the govern
ment to recover part OF the fees COL
lected. One-half OF the salary OF
the auditor will be paid by the gov
eminent. while Mr.. Harsha will pay
the balance.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-11
ROOF GARDEN SCHOOLS
Open Air Instruction For Children
With TuberCuIaT Tendencies

In the great cities Of this country
provision is being made for the open
air instruction Of children suspected Of
having consumptive tendencies. Care
fully wrapped in warm outer garments
the little pupils are exposed to the in
MIGRATING outdoor atmosphere during
the entire school day.
Pure, fresh air and cleanliness are
the first essentials OF the treatment Of
consumption. Prompt attention to every
incipient cold is the surest method Of
preventing the culture Of the tupereu-
lar bacillus in the throat or lungs. If
every parent could be made to appre-
ciate the Importance Of using virgin oil
or pine at the first evidence Of cold
or sore throat, ninety per cent Of our
cases of. consumption could be pre-
vented
Virgin oil Of pine is prepared by the
Leach Chemical Company, OF Clncln-
natl Ohio, and is sold by all druggists.
1t can be mixed al home, according 10
the instructions on the wrapper, and
viii cure a cold more quickly than any
patent medicine or so-called cough
remedy. Being a simple and natural
vegetable OIL il is free from all the
evils that attend the use Of drugs and
secret formulate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-11
The Cotton Gin
By REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY.

the Invention of the cotton gin had up-
on cotton culture, and, therefore M
on slavery, II is only necessary to con-
slder this single fact that in 1874
the year Of Whitney's patent the cot
ton product Of the whole country was
iess tnan q quarter OF a million pounds
Wnlie IN 1900, six years later, the prod
uct had risen to eighteen million
pounds And that was merely the be-
ginning, which was TO mount Up by
great leaps and bounds to the three
billions OF pounds in 1850.
1here was prosperity with a ven
seance- There was never anything
Ike IL, IL was wonderful King
cotton was the greatest Of mOnarchs.
and upon southern planter and north
ern trader he shOWered his riches
with a munificent prodigality. The
southern slave holder delighted with
the wealth that there was in cotton.
wanted more negro slaves, to make
more cotton, TO make more wealth, and
the founders Of the blue blood" houses
OF Massachusetts and her sister
states, and New York, kept the slave
ships busy plying between negroland
and southland-and all went merry as
a marriage bell.
OF course there had to come a reck-
oning. 1t was very cute and very nice
in Mr.. Whitney 10 invent a machine
thousand human hands, but the sequel,
the sequel
Wen, the cotaon gin is still here:
and the three billions OF pounds OF cot
ton have grown to six billions: and
the south Is still here. with more peo-
pie and more wealth than the whole
country had in 1s60-and slavery Is
would have it back again for the
world.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-11
ROSWELL HAS BIGGEST
STEER IN BABY STATE
Four Years Old, Weighs
2200 Pounds and Was
Raised on Range.

Roswell n. NJ. March 1.-THE nam
moth steer from the baby state" viii be
the latest Advertising scheme for New
Mexico, and especially for Roswell
George Slaughter had the big range
graded steer brought from over the Texas
line OF the Slaughter ranch to the New
Mexico side and had it weighed in the
city. 1t tipped the scale at 1900. a gain
OF 30 pounds in three weeks. This Is
the biggest steer ever raised in this
section. IT is now four years old and
up 20 few days ago had no other food
than the usual range.
Mr. Slaughter viii keep 10 in the new
state, and VIII show il at the ROYAL
stock show in Kansas City next Octo-
Der and al the international stock show
TO be held IN Chicago next Deem her.
Cow men seeing IL on the street said
II was the best they had ever seen Sew
eral gcod photographs OF the animal
have been taken. tt is branded the
Slaughter Long S" on the thigh
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-11

TT was one hundred and eighteen
years ago in March, 1794-that Eli
Whitney. the New England school
master. patented the cotton gin.
The Yankee pedagogue, who was at
the time down in Georgia teaching
the young idea how 10 shoot" little
realized that his invention was 10 result
in another kind Of shooting between
Georgians and New Englanders. north
erners and sOutherners; a shooting that
was TO light up half a continent with
the flames of civil war. and cost the
nation, before they were extinguished.
the lives OF & million men and the eX-
penditure Of billions OF treasure.
The cotton gin made cotton cult
ure profitable; cotton culture seemed.
in the opinion OF the southern planter
and the New England slave trader.
to necessitate negro slavery; and the
merest tyro in American history
knows that 1t was negro slavery that
brought on the war 1t is perfectly
true that the south was fighting for
the right to have negro slavery with
out dictatiOn from the north. rather
than for negro slavery itself; but II
is none the less true that but for slav-
cry there would have been no trou-
bic.
To get an idea Of the effect that
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-11
Fables of the Wise Dame
By DOROTHY DIX.

self when he had stood so much inter-
ference in his ways that 1t made him
sore, that il is the dog collar and
jumping through the hoop for mine
unless / make a stand right here for
my liberty So it is up to me to bat
IN with some sort Of counter play, for
L opine that the reason females are
so hot on reform is because their own
little games are neve- raided by men"
Therefore, the man went to his wife
and thus addressed her:
Il perceive" he said, that you are
right and that il is our duty to pass
up the frivolous pursuits we have
been following and lead the higher
lie however, do not feel that it
would be kind for me to monopolize
all the virtues and sprout angel
wings while you merely have a few
pin feathers desire, therefore, to
return some Of the good advice you
have been handing me, and help you
TO overcome some OF your faults as
you have assisted met to correct mine"
At this the wife looked surprised, but
her husband continued:
I suggest" he said, that you com
mence on your vanities, and pass UP
your high heeled satin slippers for
boots"
But" exclaimed the wife. do you
not know that 1 am possessed OF a No.
1 foot that it would be q shame TO
niue
That is true" replied the husband
but you should not indulge yourself
in such a weakness as caring how you
look, for only the good are truly beau
tful- Then you should leave off your
stays which are unhealthful and pre-
vent your breathing properly"
Not on your life" cried the wife.
FOR have a straight front figure that
makes all Of my friends green with
envy"
You must also abandon frizzing
your hair" continued the husband.
FOR II Is wrong for a creature with an
immortal soul TO waste so much time
on the curling irons"
She objects.
What" screamed the wife, ~and 60
out with my head looking like q peeled
oniOn2 Not If I was dead"
That viii be about all" said the
husband, for I see that you are steer
ing me up against a bunco PROPOSE
ton that you are not willing to back
up yourself You want to sacrifice
all my little sidestepping, but when
il comes to giving up your own in
duigences you are not in it. There Is
not enough reciprocity in this thing to
suit me. Hereafter you lead the re-