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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-20

Ladies and gentlemen: We now
wish to present, for your inspection, a
photograph of the latest steel million
aire to get his name in the papers. He
is Edward Brown Alsop, rs years OF
age, widower two years, two tall sons
living, much gold and real estate, but
possessed. above all else, OF light
heart and a bride. Yes, this Is the
jolly old Money Bags who married
little Miss Effie Hill, aged 20 (some
say less) in New York the other day.
And here, also, is the picture OF Effie,
and very life-like picture 1t is OF the
sly young matron who skipped out at
dusk with her gay old lover, procured
the necessary papers at the city hall
and was wed without mammals knowl
edge or Auntie Winberly's consent.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-20
DU POINT TO APPEAR
TO EXPLAIN HIS BILL

Mayor Thompson Is not yet pre-
pared to give the claims and accounts
committee Of the common council an
itemized statement of A. B. duPont's
bill OF $4,000, for services rendered
the mayor and Judge Hally In the ne
gotiations for a new franchise, which
the people rejected The mayor
stated Tuesday, however, that he had
heard from Mr. DUPONT and that the
latter would appear in person before
the committee next week and explain
anything 1t wanted to know about the
bill
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-20
MICHIGAN LUMBERMEN
WIN LOWER RAIL RATES

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-The In
terstate commerce commission has
prescribed freight rate of so cents
a hundred pounds on hardwood l'lin-
Der from central freight ASSOCIATION
territory TO Pacific coast terminals
The existing rate of 80 cents was
attacked by the Michigan HARDWOOD
Manufacturers association, The or
der of reduction is directed against
all transcontinental lines.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-20
81, oncnder. sent Up.

Judges Connolly and Phelan OF the
recorders court. each sentenced three
ptisCners Tuesday. Walter Langley
convicted OF larceny. and Henry Crcm-
or and Fred Wander Weldon, convicted
az -breaking aud entering a factory,
were each sentenced 20 serve one year
in Jackson. hy. Judge Phelan. Judge
Connolly sentenced Hymen Brown to
one year for larceny. Charles AmO. one
wear for larceny. and Joseph Nigel one
year for seduction.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-20
SELLS FLOUR DIRECT
TO TOLEDO CONSUMERS

FoizEB9Ie.T, -23z-Fhe-M Mayer
WhItlock help one another" club
has taken car of -four from the
VIM Hayden Milling Co., of Tecum-
sch, Mich, and the sale opened this
afternoon.
The -four Is selling at the exact
cost of 57 cents sack or % TO 80
cents lower than 25-pound sack can
be purchased here. City employees
are given preference but none will be
refused.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-20

Hall appeared in support of the
Rainey resolution urging that the
columbia claims be submitted TO The
hague.
Secretary Hay told an American
investor in Panama that the revolu-
tionists could depend upon the sup
port OF the United States" said Hall,
who produced affidavits and docu-
lnentary evidence TO support his
statements.
why does not Secretary Knox
want this case TO go TO The Hague?'
asked Rep. Gardner. Hall replied:
"He does not want to go to the
ourt with an indefensible case, I'm
which the judges could make no de-
ision except that the United States
owes Colombia the full intrinsic
value OF the isthmus, conservatiyely
estimated at s10O.000,0 900"
President Taft isn't taking the
colombia incident seriously, accord
ing To cabinet members who went
over the Ospina case with him today.
officials say that Secretary Knox will
not visit Columbia unless formally in
yited.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-20

OF course, mamma, who comes Of q
very fine old Georgia family, knew
that love was signing twixt Eddie
Aslop and Effle. Mamma thinks that
the New York newspapers are just too
horrible to make so much Of the affair
whose business is It II Effle does
marry man old enough TO be her
great-grandfather?
Away on a honeymoon trip, now.
Matron Effie, all glowing with dia-
monds and pretty things, laughs every
time she sees a reporter. "Oh, you
naughty boys" she will say to them
You do not know how angry you
made mamma with your stories. But
| don't care. My dear husband Is aw-
fully nice to me, / can have squads
and strawberry ice for breakfast II
like. So there"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-20
MICHIGAN'S OLDEST
WOMAN LAID TO REST

CHELSEA. Mich. Feb 20.-Mrs.
Mercy Boyd, the Oldest resident Of
Washtenaw county, and believed TO
be the oldest woman in Michigan.
was buried here today She was 101
years OF age. Mrs. Boyd was born
in Kent. Putnam county, New York.
She came TO Michigan with her hus-
band in 1896, settling in Lima town
ship.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-20
DEFENSE GAINS POINT IN
BATHTUB TRUST TRIAL
Court Excludes Agreements
Made Between Manufac-
ers and Jobbers

IL was the turn of the defense to
score, Tuesday morning, In the trial or
the members OF the bathtub trust,
charged with conspiracy in restraint
of trade, Judge Angel ruling that the
prosecution has no right TO introduce
as evidence the agreements signed
between the manufacturers OF enam.
eIed iron ware and the jobbers. Ed
win p. Grosvenor, for the government,
brought up the point while ques-
tioning Edwin l.. Wayman, commits
sioner for the trust. The witness was
allowed TO identity a list of the job
bers who signed the list having been
part of the evidence used by the prose-
cution in the civil suit against the
trust, In Baltimore, and then the
prosecution attempted to produce the
agreements.
The defense objected. declaring that
the court had already ruled against
the prosecution on a similar point
Mr. Grosvenor argued that he didn't
want to submit the agreements for the
purpose OF proving the execution Of
the agreement, between the manufac-
turers and the jobbers; that he de-
sired to show intent OF conspiracy In
connection with the endeavor OF the
trust to get all the jobbers in the COM
biRatien,-------
The court, as already intimateu.
excluded the evidence. On behalf OF
Wayman. Robert B. Honeyman, for
the defense, requested the court to
allow Wayman to regain possession Of
the agreements, about 400 OF them,
which were I'm charge OF the prosecu-
ton The governments argued against
the release Of the documents, but the
(Continued on Page FourJ
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-20
GOODS STOLEN HERE
RECOVERED IN TOLEDO

A report has reached police head
quarters that the Toledo police have
recovered a large quantity OF silk re-
Gently stolen from the ffuuter q rfuH
ten store on Woodward'ave.' ana aiso
quantity OF lenses stolen from the
Independent Photo Supply 90, on
Grand Riyer-ave. Detective Ell BAKER
has gone to Toledo TO identity the
property and have it shipped back TO
Detroit.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-20

Sofia Urbanski. No. 12s Newton-st..
who aroused the sympathy OF Judge
Pholan when she appeared before him
n few weeks ago. and received $40 from
the Judge 10 buy food and clothing for
her children. whom she had failed 10
send TO school. appeared again Tues
day on the same charge. She got a
vastly different reception. Judge phe -
Ian learned that she had imposed on
hiIn al her former appearance. and this
tirnC he told her that she must eithcr
send the children TO school or 90 to
Jail lie gave her a week 10 think il
over.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-20
ORDERS DEPORTATION
OF MAN FROM DETROIT

WASHINGTON, Feb. EO.-A war
rant for deportation has been issued
by Acting Secretary Cable OF the de-
partment OF commerce and labor, In
the case of Jacob Uriash, or Urias.
of Detroit. The department states
that Uriash had become public
charge within a period OF three years
subsequent to- his arrival in the
limited States
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-20
JOBS FOUND FOR 29,40O
IN DETROIT IN 1911

LANSING. Mich, Feb. 20.-There
were 3l,204 applications for employ
ment at the Detroit Office of the free
employment bureau last year accord.
ing to the annual report filed with
Labor Commissioner Perry r. Powers
OF this number positions we're secured
for %, 400.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-20
XIII Two and steal $500.

Ell PASO. Tex. Feb. 20.--Armed ban 4.
dits attacked the store OF the Mogol-
ION Mercantile Co, at Mogollon, " NJ
. oiled G. A. Freeman. manager OF the
2 ,toro. and William Clark, clerk. and
occurred $500 I'm cash They escaped
10 the hills and today are pursued by
a large posse from silver City and the
mining camps around Mogollon.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-20
CAN'T DIVORCE WIFE
BECAUSE SHE'S STINGY

Because1a wife will not permit her
husband TO squander more than 10
cents a day. Is not sufficient grounds
for divorce, Judge Hosmer decided,
Tuesday morning. when he dismissed
the bill brought by Ben w. Yco
against his wife. Margaret.
= Yeo's only charge against his wife
was that she took charge OF the fam.
lily exchequer and doled out the
money TO him at the rate OF Is cents
per DAY. Once Yeo said he wanted y,
go TO the state fair. and his wife al.
lowed him to take 25 cents.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-20
SOCIALISTS MAY
NAME HARTMAN

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Feb. 20. -
The national convention of the So
cialist party is expected TO nominate
Job Hartman, defeated candidate for
mayor of Los Angeles. for president
when IL meets here i'm the near fn-
ture. Socialist leaders are said 10
consider Hartman the best man for
the nomination. Eugene V. Debs has
begged on.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-20
THE WEATHER.

FOR Detroit and vicinityt Tuesday
night and Wednesday. unrettItdI colder
tcnIghtt moderate north winds.
Lever MIchigani Unsettled weather
tonight md wednesdsyt colder We'd
neSday aud In southeast portion to-
nIrht, moderate north winds.
TODAN'S TEMPERATE RES
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-20
NEWSpA pAPERMAN UPHOLDS
COLOMBIA'S CONTENTION

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-That
President Roosevelt used American
warships to prevent Colombia from
Expressing the Panama revolution
]993-by means -ef-whieh- The
United States secured the Panama
anal zone-was the statement TO the
house committee on foreign affairs
made by Henry n. Hall, a newspaper
man, who was in Panama at the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-20
Conscience Stricken Man Who Stole
MuLe in CivH War Sends $500 Check
mAsu1NnrnN Feh

he stole mule
while seeyvls. Ind today sent
church seeleyye OF which
The mai conscience member
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-20

CHARLES w. wARrEN q COMPANY,
Society Stationery,
Jewellers washington Arcade.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-20

Patent Applications GIed oy Barthei
q Barthel 81 ConRress-st west
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-20

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-President
Taft today nominated Joseph NJ.
Weiss, TO be appraiser of merchandise.
Detroit. Mich, succeeding the late
Gen. Luther s. Trowbridge.
Weiss has long been prominent in
local Republican politics. In other
days he was closely associated vita
the McMillans. and says the estrangc-
ment came because he was instru.
mental In getting through the legisla-
ture the law which permitted Detroit
to establish a municipal lighting plant.
Weiss was once candidate for sheriff
but was defeated, the only member or
the Republican county ticket to so
down.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-20

Water pipes thawed by electricity
Scott Bros Electric Co. NJ or c. 2l75.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-02-29
AGAINST THE TOWN HEN.
w. r. Burnitt Seeks to Have Every
Woman Keep her Ch ckens up.

\ year or more ago, Il chicken or
diuance was proposed before the
Board of City commissioners and al
ter several discussions of the bill, it
was finally defeated. Feeling arose
rather high with many of the people
of the town. Those VINO own domes-
tic fowls and live in or near the sub
uros where there is plenty Of range
for their fowls became very angry
when the city attempts to relieve
them OF THIS one liberty. On the
other hand, the woman who lives
close in and tries to keep Il garden
and il dainty flower bed and sees the
rcSh made earth torn to pieces every
day nv the chickens of the neighbor,
this woman wants the chicken ordi-
nance and she cannot see why ii is
Uot enacted into law at once.
The ordinance will come up for
passage next Tuesday How the
Board will vote is not known.
Mr.. Burnitt proposed the ordinance
and will vote for il. Btid"man ami
Sclvid"e voted to suspend the rules
to place the ordinance upon its final
passage at the first meeting, but
whether hey meant by that vote that
they favored the ordinance is not
known. Mr.. lkard voted against sus-
pending the rules and is opposed to
the ordinance. Summing up the sit
uation as>best ii can be done, this
win he the result next Tuesday.
Bridgman will vote yes, Bulnitt
will vote yes, Hard will vote no and
Selyidge will vote no. The question
theu passes into the hands Of the
mayor and his position on that ques-
ton. is we'll known from his record
on the same question, when ii came
MP before He will vote no and the
chicken ordinance will fail of pas
sage.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-02-29

the monotony of the average home
library of twenty-five or more years
ago.
The child of that period with a
taste for reading usually found on
the home book shelves The Graver
Thoughts of Country Parson,'
The Life and State Papers Of
George Washington" and the IRA
vels of Bayard Taylor" and such
like. They We're formidable not
merely for their long words, but for
their rusty black covers that froze
the soul of young readers.
But even if Pilgrims Progress was
clad in the most austere binding,
there were golden visions within that
beguiled many stormy day and sol
emn Sunday.
There We're scenes of terror. too
To this day We can recall the old
creepy feeling every time We think
of Giant Despair, pictured forth in
the eXecrable wood cuts of an old
fashioned Pilgrims Progress as he
stretched forth his ogre like face,
skinny arms and fish-hook fingers.
10 catch frightened Christian.
Any one who needs to make much
use of the English language in his
daily work. whether as a newspaper
writer, clergyman, lawyer or h
teacher, gains insensibly the habit of
terse and graphic style from reading
book having the power of this old
classic. Take the following quota
ton, which for long years has stuck
in our mind, from Apollyn's address
to Christian:
Prepare thyself to die, for | swear
by my Internal den, that thou shalt
90 no farther. Here will | spill thy
soul"
From the standpoint of English
writing, could anything he finer that
that. What a vivid picture of mans
soul, as so weak and thin as TO be
spilled out like water by the Great
Destroyer, And what a contrast
book written in this chaste but glow
ing style forms to the dish-water lit
erature which is usually placed in
the childs hands today.
Our modern youngsters rarely see
Pilgrims Progress, save in emaScu-
lated editions with all the red bloood
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-02-29
Use Ardmoreite Want Ads.
THE DOCTOR HABIT.
And How She Overcame 1t.

When we'll selected food has helpcd
tient in sturdy health and free from
the doctor habit it is a source
OF sa sfaction to all parties. \ Chi
cago Woman says;
We have not had a doctor in the
house during all the years that we
have been using Grape-Nuts food.
Before we began. however, we mad
the doctor habit and scarcely a
week went by without a call on our
physician.
When our youngest boy arrived ,
wears ago, was very much run
down and nervous, suffering from m
digestion and almost continuous
headaches. was not abIe>to attend
jc my ordinary domestic duties and
was so nervous that could scarcely
control myself Under advice took
10 GrapeNuts.
Il am nov, and have been ever
since We began to use Grape-Nuts
food, able to do all my own work.
The dyspepsia, headaches, nervous
ness and rheumatism which used to
drive me fairly wild, have entirely
disappeared.
My husband finds that in the
night work in which he is engaged.
Grape-Nuts. food supplies him the
most wholesome, Strengthening and
satisfying lunch he ever took with
him" Name given by Postum Co..
Battle Creek. Mich.
Read the little book, The Road to
Wellville,' in pkgs. There's a rea-
SON."
Ever read the above letter? A rev
one appears from time to time. Iney
are genuine, true, and run OF human
interest.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-02-29
ENDS At ONCE ALL
STOMACH DISTRESS
A LITTLE DIAPEPSlN CURES IN
DIGESTION, GAS, HEARTBURN
OR DYSPEPSIA IN FIVE MIN
UTES.

If YOU had some Diapepsin handy
and would take a little now your
stomach distress or Indigestion
would vanish in five minutes and YOU
would feel fine.
This harmless preparation will di-
most anything YOU eat and overcome
u sour. out-or-ordeg stomach before
YOU realize it.
If Your meals don't tempt YOU. or
what little You do eat seems TO fill
you, or lays like lump of lead in
your stomach, or if YOU have heart
burn, this is a sign of Indigestion.
Ask YOUR pharmacist for 50-cent
case of Pape's Diapepsin and take a
little just as soon as YOU can. There
will be no SOUR risings, no belching
OF undigested food mixed with acid.
no stomach gas or heartburn, full
ness or heavy feeling in the stomach
Nausea, Dchlita'ing Headaches, Diz-
zness or Intestinal gripping. This VIII
all 20. and besides there will be no
uudiges,ed food left over in the stom-
ach 10 poison your breath with nause-
ous odors.
Pape's Diapepsin is certain cure
for out-of-order stomachs, because it
prevents fermentation and takes hold
of ,-or,. food and diyestS II inst the
same as if your stomach wasn't there.
Relief in five minutes from all sto-
mach misery is at any drug store
waiting for you.
These large 50-cent cases of Pape's
Diapepsin contain more than suffi-
cient to thoroughly cure almost any
case OF Dyspepsia, Indigestion or any
o,her stomach disturbance.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-02-29

arms Thought several boxes of ointment. gave
him blood medicine. and had two doctors TO
treat him, but lie ROT worse all the time. He
had II about six months when "A friend told
rnc about tutlcuTa. | sent and got bottle
Of Cutcura RcsOlVcnt. a cake Of Cutcura
Soap and Il box OF CutiCura Ointment. In
three days after using them he began TO
improve He began to take long maps and
10 stop scratching his head After taking
two bottles of Rcsolvent. two boxes of ONT
mcnt and three cakes Oi Soap he was sound
ayd well, and never had any breaking ont Of
amy kind. His hair came out In little curlS
all over his head. | don't think anything
tlsc would have cured him except Cutlcura.
u have bought CutiClra Ointment and
Soap several times since to use Tor cuts aud
sores and have never known them to fail TO
cure What ! put them on. CutiCurI Soap is
the best that | have ever used for toilet
purposes" lSigncdD Mrs. +. T.. Harmon.
X. T. ID. ,. Aioka, Tenn, Sept. 10, 1910.
Cuiicura Soap and Ointment sold through
out the world Send to Potter Drug X iru.
Corp, Dept lGB, Boston. for liberal sample
OF cuch po't-lr,c. with 32-p. book on the skin.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-02-29
PILGRIMS PROGRESS.

The gift of a memorial window to
John Bunyan, placed in Westminster
Abbey by The American Baptists.
brings back to us some OF the golden
hours OF childhood. when We reveled
n Pilgrims Progress with It's
and hills, its slippery hills,
lis dark and horrible glens, its
gloomy castles, and court yards
paved with skulls and bones.
Al this brilliancy of imasery
stands out in strong relief against
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-02-29

If Col. Roosevelt runs again for
the nomination for president and sue
ceeds he will have enjoyed an unu-
sual distinction in the number of
honors he has received at the hands
of his party. He was nominated for
mayor of New York City, when the
nomination meant a political asset,
even though he was defeated; he has
served as United States Civil Ser
vice Commits sioner. Police Commits
sioner of New York City: Assistant
Secretary of the Navy; Governor of
the state of New York: Vice-presi-
dent of the United States and seven
years in the white house as president
In addition he was given a commits
sion as Lieutenant Colonel and Col
onel in the Spanish-American war.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-02-29

Oklahoma and Texas would like to
vote for president who will run on
a platform demanding the anneXa-
tion of Mexico. Annexation by peace
able means or otherwise. Oklahoma
will furnish every soldier that is
needed 70 do the work in IS hours.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-02-29

Carter County Farmers Institute
will talk truck farming next Satur-
day The fact that one woman in
this county made last year $500 from
her garden makes this subject a very
Interesting one to the truck growers
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-02-29

Tafts effort 10 force the repubi-
can convention to name his choice
liam Howard feels himself rather sol
id with his party.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-02-29
Blamed a Good Worker.

81 blamed my heart for severe dis
tress in nv left side for two years"
writes W. Evans. Danville. Va, but
know now 1t was Indigestion. as DR..
Kings New Life Pills completely
cured me" Eest for stomach. liver
and kidney troubles, constipation.
headache or debility. 25c at Ringer
Drrg Co
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-02-29
llb1ber5Qq&{s3

The highest point Of woman's hap.
piness is reached only through moth.
erhood. In the clasping Of her child
within her arms. Yet the mother-to.
be is often fearful Of natures ordeal
and shrinks from the suffering Incl
dent to its consummation. But for
natures Ills and discomforts nature
provides remedies. and in Mothers
Friend Is to be found a medicine of
great value to every expectant mother.
1t Is an emulsion for external
application, composed OF ingredients
which act with beneficial and sooth-
ing effect on those portions of the
system involved. 1t is intended to
prepare the system for the crisis. and
thus relieve. in great part, the suffer
ing through which the mother usually
passes. The regular use Of Mothers
Friend will repay any mother in the
comfort it affords before, and the help
ful restoration to health and strength
it brings about after baby comes.
Mothers Friend
e: {: e !: !: E: ;:: :: !" l''
expectant moth
ers which contains much valuable
information. and many suggestions of
helpful nature.
BRADFIELD REGULATOR co., Atlanta. Ca
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-02-29

Will Carter county be for Teddy
or Taft? The precinct conventions
Saturday will settle that question for
the G. O. =. politicians.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-02-29

hcN would dry
up and leave a
scale. 7 hen it
would break out
a ga in an d it
rread all over his
lead. All the hair
came ont and his
head was scaly all
over. Then his
face broke out all
over in red bumps
and II kept spread
lng until II was
on his hands and
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-02-29

The city commissioners are push
in. the work of augmenting the wa
ter supply of the city with grea: act
iyity.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-02-29

The 5000 French-Canadian inhabi-
tans of the IS sand-pit connecting
Magdalen Islands who are out of
touch with the rest of the world half
the year are to have a weekly govern
ment news service by wireless.