davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
ARBOR DAY GENERALLY
OBSERVED IN DETROIT
Tree Planting and Lectures On
Bird Life Feature School
Exercises

Almost every school child In Detroit
participated in the planting of a SHRUB
CT tree, Friday morning, in observance
OF Arbor and Bird day.
Through the generosity OF Benjamin
! Siegel, 100000 20-inch high silver
maple trees We're given 10 the children
10 be planted and in most OF the
| schools arrangements had been made
among teachers and pupils for other
trees and shrubs. that practical OBJ
servance OF the day might be made.
! The planting exercises took place In
the school yards shortly after school
assembled. During the regular session
| the children listened 10 stories from
the teachers regarding the significance
OF the day and what IL means 10 pres
ent and future generations, In the con-
servatlon OF tree and bird life. Many
classes were taken to nearby woods
and fields TO study simple principles
or forestration and 10 lear nat first
hand something about the birds that
chirp so gaily among the slowly-bud-
ding trees. these spring mornings.
Jefferson Butler. OF the Michigan
Audubon society. spoke on bird life in
"a number OF the schools. He is a
strong advocate OF the bill now before
congress placing bird protection under
the Jurisdiction OF the United States
department OF agriculture. instead OF
giving the individual states power 60
lcgislate in the matter The commit
tee in charge OF the bill reported ii
out favorably, and Mr. Butler is of the
opinion that the law-making bodies
Va uin In h.a Hnh hn
birds ere worth $500. 100000 a year to
Butler declares.
Not 10 be outdone by the children,
many fathers and mothers and grown
UP brothers and sisters made IL point
Friday To plant a new shrub or tree
or flower OF some kin din the back
yard or around the front porch The
severity OF the past winter devastated
many a cherished fruit tree and flower
ing shrub. and Arbor day provided just
the necessary spur to the amateur
gardener or householder 10 replace the
dead bush with another, young and
vigorous. All over the city spades
were busily at work, and II is safe 10
say that through the efforts Of lovers
Of flowers and shrubs and civic i'm
provement enthusiasts, Detrit will be
prettier city In her back yards dur
ing 1912 than ever before. The con-
servation OF bird life which has been
so much urged recently by the Michi-
gan Audubon society and other So
cieties and individuals Is also getting
fine start and many are the little
when boxes 10 be found perched on
the washing" poles Or placed high
on the backyard fence safe from the
proving OF the alley cat. where these
pretty birds may find a home
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
BY HARRIET QUINCY.

Directly i took my seat in the
Bleriot knew | would be all right
she was q beauty! | felt perfectly
at home. set my course over Dover
Castle, and had my first surprise In
4 few minutes. When the machine
rose everything was beautifully still
and calm, but once over the castle
! and we ran into the most exciting
gusty winds.
But l was up and away over the
channel before they had time to do
me any harm. And then me for Calais
as hard as | could pelt! The chan
mel no doubt, looked very fine, but
was not out for admiring the view
Just then
| let the Bleriot go for all she was
worth, and then, 'slap.bang," ! hit a
fog-bank head-on In about ten Sec
onds hadn't the remotest idea where
| was. | Just couldn't go laundering
on through that horrible fog, so |
sent the Bleriot up until was 2,OOO
feet high.
Below me land suddenly appeared!
On the left / saw town standing
out, and took this TO be Calais. So
swung off promptly to the right,
comfortably thinking that should
strike the flying ground all right.
There were the most beautiful
green fields below me, but they look
ed so nice and compact and so well
laid out that l simply couldn't COME
down on them and tear them up. So
I cut back, and finally landed on the
beach.
The place turned out to be a little
fishing village called Eguihen. | had
climbed safely out OF the machine
and was congratulating myself in a
self-satisfied way when over the top
OF the beach there came suddenly
running a host of the quaintest
figures, each carrying. as subse-
qGently discovered, pailful OF
worms.
They all stopped short. about 20
yards away, and we respectfully ad.
mired each other for some minutes
Then we both started TO speak al
once
After a bit gathered that they
they were all fishermen-were hail
ing me as the first woman TO fly the
Channel II was very. very nice OF
them, but what l wanted most was
to send a telegram of to my mother,
telling OF my safe arrival
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
ALLEGED CARD SHARPS
ARE GIVEN FREEDOM

Edward Stuart and Abe Levine
proprietors OF the cigar stand in
Armstrong; saloon, No. SO Wood
ward-aye.. charged with maintaining
a gaming room where they bea
Amilo Gardner out OF 81 600 in few
hours, were dismissed by Justice
Stein, Friday, Gardner failing TO APP
pear against them.
Gardner is the middle-aged Ohio
man who was found by his son, brok-
en-down from carousal, and minus
some $4,000 inr cash, which he said
had been taken from him by sure
thing" gamblers.
The police later learned that
Gardner was accustomed to losing
money In gambling resorts.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
VIOLET STULZ TOO ILL
TO APPEAR IN COURT

Violet Stulz, aged Ii, OF No. l.
Adams-aye east. who was attackeC
In her bedroom recently. was too Il
to appear against Joseph Jacques,
roomer in the Stulz home. charged
with the attack, when his case was
called. Friday Justice Stein adjourn
ed the case until May 10.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04

Bulgarian embroidery bands done
In bright colors appear upon a little
girls best dress for summer days.
Hand work further appears in the
drawn work that runs down each
pleat and upon the blouse. The little
dress Is made out OF coarse butchers
linen.
The skirt ends IN hem FIVE inches
deep. The drawn work on the skirt
stops at the hem
The embroidered banda finish the
blouse at the guimpe and the sleeves.
The yoke is OF all over Hamburg and
the sleeves end with this trimming.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
AT ~ SUES FOR DIVORCE.
Woman Asks Dissolution OF Marriage
20 Man az Years Old.

ELYRIA, o., May 3.---Mrs. Hen.
rietta Frank Gatz. 20 years old, who
Inherited a Sl5,5OO farm from her first
husband when he died FIVE years ago,
has begun sui, for a divorce from
Frank Gatz. A. years old. whom sh"
married in Cleveland in April. 1909.
AT the time OF her marriage. Mr.
Cats three children began an actio
in the probate court 10 have theit
mother declared incompetent The
suit was withdrawn when she divided
her farm near Amherst among The
sons and daughter all OF whom az,
older than their steptather
Gatz denies his wife's charges.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
GIRL Is Welded FOR SPITE.
Wouidnt Dance With Husband Day
After-He Asks Divorce

BOSTON, Mass, May 3.-When
Norman r. Innis, OF Cambridge, elop-
ed, at the age Of Is years, with a girl
sweetheart year younger, he thought
they were both quite romantic. Now
he knows differently.
Il only married you TO spite another
fellow" she told him the day after.
according to what he, in turn, told
Judge Quinn In the divorce court.
II and my wife were married IN
1907" he explained further. 1T was a
secret, only the bridesmaid being a
confidante. l left my bride at her
home that night. The next night |
met her At q dance and she refused to
dance with me. Then she told me
about the other fellow
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04

more given birth to crowded com
munity life, the rights and privileges
once deemed essential TO the perfect
liberty OF the individual are often
found TO stand In the way OF public
welfare and TO breed wrong and In
justice TO the community at large.
In a word, the impervious and com
pick problems OF great cities have
come suddenly upon people whose
fundamental law was designed for a
rural or semi-rural state.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
'HOW I FLEW ACROSS
ENGLISH CHANNEL GIRL
FROM U. S. TELLS OF FEAT
Miss Harriet Quimby, of Cali
fornia, Is Crowned EN-
press of the Air"
WAS DETROIT VISITOR
Came To This City Several
Years Ago When State Fair
Was in Progress

Miss Harriet Quimby. an American
girl. recently startled Europe by flying
alone and unaided across the English
channel France and Great Britain
have crowned her empress OF the
Air." and have given her precedence
over ali their birdwomen. Miss quinn
by IL a Californian by birth, and a
New Yorker by adoption. Miss Quimby
was a visitor In Detroit at the state
fatr several years ago.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
MAKE A NOTE OF THIS"

Next d. & c, Line steamer to
Buffalo is Saturday, May 4, 5
p. m. Daily service in effect
out Of Detroit commencing
Monday, May 9.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
CHIEF JUSTICE OF GREAT STATE DECLARES
FOR THE RECALL OF JUDGES

JUSTICE JOHN 3. WlNsLoW,
Of
circuit Judge Years; Lawyer for 81
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04

Bustne.s-IIke Printing. No fuss an1
no feathers The plain. neat KIM tha'
Jocks riCht Times PriutlnG 80. 10
John r. st Main ltps or CITY ssts'
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04

Bob Printing Done HtGbt Time.
Prfntfng Co. Is John R-sL
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04

whats all that racket in the next
room, little gfrir.
That's pop giving Willie a sound
whipping"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04

ses Prfssi.s pos. EIght Tims.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04

THE DAYLIGHT STORE-With plain
ures you can easily see the goods and
make your own comparison of our low
prices. Be YOUR own Judge
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-11
BOXING NOTES.

Young Dyson and Charley Griffin are
scheduled for bout at Marieville. r..
l.. May 21
Young Britt and Tommy Houck have
been matched to box in Baltimore next
Tuesday night
Willie Beecher and Phil Cross have
signed 10 box in New York, next
Wednesday, night.
II o. Brown of New York and
Youns Jack O'Brien have been booked
for bout in Philadelphia. May %.
The bout between Harry Lewis and
George Carpenter, which has been post
poned several times by the Paris pro-
fnoter. IS billed to take place, May %
rhe bout scheduled between Young
O'Neil and Peck Lefayor of Brockton
called Off. O'Neil refusing because of
a disagreement with the management
Gov Mcdonald of New Mexico de-
clares nc will not let the Johnson and
Flynn bout lake place in that state IL
il Is possible. If there is no law 10
prevent il. h. says he will have one
passed that VIII enable him to stop H.
Tom Jones, manager of AID Wolgast.
said, Thursday, that he would accept
the offer by the Garden A. c. of New
York to guarantee the lightweight
champion purse of $4,000 for 10
round bout with Paeky Mcfarland, on
condition that Mcfarland weigh in at
123 pounds before the bout Jones said
his only open date was June /. and
that he had wired the. club to that eff
feet
Buck Grouse ard his manager, jim
my Mason left Boston, Thursday aft
ernoon, for Fall River and from that
city will return to their home in Pitts
burg. According to Manager Mason.
the matchmaker of the Pilgrim A. A.
offered Grouse another match with
Houck, to lake place at the club, next
Tuesday night Though the induce
ments were good, Manager Mason de-
cided not to accept il, as he figures
that Grouse win have TO engage in sew
eral shorter bouts before he would be
right again.
In private gymnasium fitted up In
one of the most prominent residences
In Flint, Mich. with only one woman
and man as referee present, Myrtle
Havers, 10, of Flint knocked out Mabel
Williams. %, Of Grand Rapids, in the
seventh round of a scheduled 10-round
fight and won the girls championship
of Michigan, Wednesday, night The
two fought with eight-ounce gloves and
under straight Queensberry rules Miss
Williams. who has been known as the
best woman boxer in Michigan for
several years. was knocked into dream
land with a stiff uppercut. after she
had severely punished Miss Havers in
the early part of the seventh.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-11
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Features of the Days Dealings in All
the Leading Stocks.

New York. May 10--The day In the
Stock Exchange was marked by unusual
apathy for the greater part of the SEES
sion and few important price changes
until the very close the movement was
peffunctOry and professional throughout,
the Inertia resulting chiefly from the fact
that neither bulls nor bears displayed
any great amount of Initiative, except
in certain issues which lack pubic foi-
lowing. Tobacco stocks were quite ac-
tive with rise of s. points in American
bred securities on the exchange end In
the open market. American Can achiev-
ed a new distinction by selling higher
than before. the preferred going TO III
and the common to AZ is.
Sales at noon We're little over 200. 900
shares of which four issues-United
States Steel, Reading, Amalgamated Cop-
per and Union Pacific-contributed over
noon was relieved by occasional spells
Of moderate activity which, however
made little impression on quoted values
except in the case of Lehigh Valley and
some of the more dominant speculative
issues. including American Beet Sugar,
AIlis Chalmers preferred, Railway Steel
Springs and Bethlehem Steel preferred.
Later prices of other and more active
stocks hardened, but the limit of dullness
for the session was then attained. The
closing was duh but strong, with many
net gains of point or two In the active
group and as much as three points in
Developments of the day included the
report of the United States Steel Cor
poration for April, It's untitled tonnage"
for that month being 100000 tons greater
than in March, thereby exceeding gem
eral expectations: reports of another In
crease in prices by one of the more inn
portant Of the Steel Corporations ad-
movement pointing to large gain by
local institutions,
There were advices from Philadelphia
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-11
Bates. although cor

been misleading. Bates. although con-
ceded the pennant by many, will
doubtless have to reckon with the Uni
versity of Maine And it is never safe
to prophesy just what viii be I'M
earthed down on Whittier field
Colby, too, once had aspirations for
at least third place--her position In
the meet. last year. owing TO the fact
that Gates. her half-miler, who easily
won the event last year, is under the
DOCTORS care and may possibly not
run, her hopes have been shattered to
the last degree. Colby, doubtless will
feel justly proud. if she comes oui
with the eight points accredited to her
by the Lewiston Journal
Nardinni, the winner of the first
places III the 100, 22o and the broad
last year. viii run again. Last Sat
urday, he did the 100 at 10 fiat Sam
Herrick will also try out in the high
jump. Colby hopes to take second
or third i'm some of the other events
and that is about all.
The squad with Coach Adams and
Manager Wells, left on the afternoon
train for Bruins wick The student body
win go on the Colby Maine special
which leaves Wate~ville at 8 o'clock
They will be in charge of Cheer Lead
err Nashburn, II. The College Band
viii also accompany the students.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-11
Dope for the Meet Held
Saturday on Whittier Field.

Bowdoin, Farnsworth OF Colby and
Washburn of Maine viii fight out third
place in the high hurdles, and Hough-
ton of Bowdoin and Rogall of Colby in
the low hurdles
{ Faulkner of Bowdoln has made the best
mark in the broad jump, this year. al
though Nardini of Colby the winer of
the event last :fear. and Mcfarland of
Bo~doin If he completes, may ontleap
HIM. Bartlett of Bates, who made a
record OF Il feet, inches last week,
and Skolfeld of Maine who took second
saturday, may place
The high jump record of TT. in.
is likely to go by The board kempton
of Bates and Herrick and Wood of Col
by have all been jumping consistently
near the > II. $ in. mark, this spring.
Other good men In the event are Green
OF Bowdon, who took third last year,
and Warden of Maine.
Rogers of Maine is looked on as n
sure winner in the pole vault, with Her
rick of Colby and Thomas of Maine
likely 10 take the other two places.
Another record is likely to go in the
shot put. as Shepard of Bates has all
the season been getting the lG pound
weight out better than 43 feet. Shep-
herd of Maine, the winner last year,
took this event in the reeent dual meet
with Colby. and Cove of Bates, who
took third place last year will
probably take w the rest of the
points. Kern Is Bowdoins best man in
this event.
Bailey, Maine's big Freshman who
threw the hammer 1876 feet against Col
by, Saturday, should take the hammer
throw without trouble. Shepherd of
Maine, Lewis of Bowdoin, Leavitt of
Bates and Tibbetts of Colby viii also be
in the competition.
The first two places i'm the discuss
should go. to Bates, rs Cove and Shep-
herd are throwing around 129 and l25
feet respectively Shepherd of Maine
looks good for third place. unless lib
belts of Colby springs a surprise.
This would seem To give the meet TO
Bates by margin of five or six points
oyer Maine. Bowdoin Will probably be
good third with Colby fourth
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-11

Bowdoin looks good for third place
although her six veterans only took ten
points last year But several Of these
veterans have made a great deal better
showing in practice meets, this yeaf
and a number of good recruits have
shown up in the large squad out this
spring Colby pins her faith on Mar
DIM and Herrick. hut she has been
weakened BIZ the loss of Gates. star
half miller Who is laid up.
The l0e-yd. dash will furnish one of
The prettiest races of the day between
Nardini of Colby. winner of that event
last year who has been running in 10
seconds fiat this spring, and Mckinney
of Bowdoin and Deering of Maine. Ne
yers of Bates may also figure.
In the e20-yd dash Nardini Will pre-
baby be the victor. None of the other
point winners of last year are entered.
Captain cole of Bowdon, who took sec
ond two years ago, has been expected
to figure but owing TO strained tendon
the chances are he will not be a formi-
dable competitor Nevers of Bates, and
Deering and Skolfield of Maine will
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-11
BATES COLLEGE.
Special Train Will Take Team and
Students to Brunswick.

Lewiston, Me, May -(SpeciaD.-A
special train has been chartered to
take the track team and student body
to Brunswick, Saturday. The train will
leave Lewiston at $40 A. NJ, arriving
in brunswick in time for the prelimi-
naries which will begin at 10 o'clock.
The team has not been on the track,
this week on account of bad weather,
bat every man is in good condition.
The following men of the team will be
taken: Capt. Blanchard. 70. Bartlette.
70: Hooper, II; Woodman, Is; Kidder,
10; Deering. 10: Thompson, rs; Hous-
ton. 10; Cove, '1s;; Shepard, 10;
kempton, 10: Drake, IA; Stinson. IA;
Leavitt, IA: Nevers. IA: Baker. IA;
Parker, IA; Lee. IA; Ellis. IA; Small,
Ii; NASH Is.
Bates "a defeated South Portland
High school to 3. Friday. on Garcelon
field
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-11

Brunswick. Me, May 10.--tSpeeiaD.--
II IS generally expected that Bates VIII
be the winner of the 18th annual meet
Of the Maine Intercollegiate Athletic
Association which viii be held on the
Whittier Athletic field, Saturday, al
though the men al The University feel
that their team viii give the Bates
team big night for that honored place.
perhaps come out ahead
Bates still has five veterans who cap
tured % points in the meet last year
held at WatervilIe, And it is proba-
bic that these men Will do better work
this year than they did last They are
captain Blanchard, Cove, shepard,
Woedman, ard Kempton. Besides these
men there is a large stock OF new ma
terial which is likely to show up we'll,
on the day of the meet
OF the men who were on Maine's
winning squad. last year. there are six
left in college and these men are look
Ell to for places IA the distance runs and
the field events, These men took q of
Maines Al points last spring.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-11
The Entries.

The entries for the meet follow
1oo-yard dash--Bowdoin Cole Hinch.
Mckenney. Roberts. Faulkner, Walker;
Bates. Baker, Thompson. Nevers, Nash,
Small, McNish: Colby Good, Lord,
Mills. Dunn, Nardni, Goldthwaite;
Maine, Deering. Donahue FogIer. Lit
tleheld. McAlary.
220-yard DASH Bowdoin. Cole. Walker.
Hneh. stone. MiHiin. Roberts. Bates,
Baker. Thompson, Nevers. Nash. Small
McNish. Colby, Good. Lord, Mills
Small. Nardini. Goldthwaite; Maine.
Beering. Donahue. Fogler. Littlefeld,
McAlary.
4io-yard DASH Bowdoin. Haskell.
Gray, Adams. Cole. Mari. Hinch. Bates,
Baker. Thompson. Deering. Houston.
Ellis, Pike. James. Colby, Small,
Dunn. Adams. Bowen. Mills. Murphy
Maine, Littlefield. sheffield. McAlary.
SS6-yard -Bowdoin. Emery. Will
son, Mari, Timberlake. MeWilliams.
shackford Bates. Deering. Houston.
/ Ellis, Matthew'S. pike. James. Colby,
Yeaton, Small. Reynolds, Pratt, Gates.
Diummond. 4 Name. Morris. Wardwell.
Clark, Towner
Mile run Bowdoin. Hall. Emery.
Skillin. Payson Garland Rodick. Bates.
Parker, Sawyer, kidder, Tibbetts, Deer
ing, James; Colby. Reyes, Reynolds.
Woodward; Maine. Houghton. Towner.
Hosmer.
Two mile Bowdoin. Tarbox. Hail.
Bacon. Emery. Fimberlake. Haskell
Bates. Parker. SAWYER. Kidder. lib
belts. Deering, James. Colby. Kennedy.
Farrar; Maine. Patterson. Power. Hos
mer Houghton.
High hurdles-Bowdoin. Mcfarland.
Houghton. c. Brown. Jones. Floyd.
Donahue; BATES. Blanchard woodman.
Bartlett; Colby, Hill. ROYAL. Farms
worth: Maine. Morse. st. Onge. Fergu-
son.
Pole -Bowdoin, F. p. McKen-
ney, Chase, j. Brown. Kern Moulton,
Cole; Bates. Barker. Stinson. Bartlett.
Woodman. Crandlemire; Colby, Her
rick. G. Pratt, Royal: Maine. Rogers,
Thomas.
Hig jamp-Bowdoin, Greene. Hough-
ton, Faulkner. Mifiiin. c. Brown. Floyd:
Bates. keinpton. Drake, WoQdr1afi.
Bartlett. Colby, g. Pratt, Iferrick.
Wood: Maine, worden.
Broad jump-Bowdoin Faulkner,
Floyd G. Brown. Cole, Mcfarland,
Marsh; Bates. Thompson, Bartlett.
Leavftt. Keaney. Lee; Colby, Stoughton.
Nardini. Dunn; Maine, Skolfield.
Hammer throw Bowdoin. Simpson,
Lewis, Wood. Austin, Driscoll, Park
hurst Bates. sHooper. Leavitt, Cove.
Shepard, Bolster; Colby, Tibbetts
Laid. Maine. Shepard, Bailey.
Throwing DEMONSTRATION, Driscoll.
Parkharst, Kennedy. ]. Brown. Shack
ford Payson: Rates. Cove, Shepard.
Delano, i.eavitt; Colby. Beach. Keppie,
Tibbctts; Maine. Shtepard Smiley,
Skolfieid.
Putting shot-Bowdoin, Kern, Faux
nor; Bates. shepard, Cove, Hooper.
Leavitt. Delano; Colby. Beach. lib
belts. pelano; Maine, Shepard. Skol-
field. Cavanaugh
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-11
Morris and PeIkey Draw.

North Adams, May l0.-Andy Nor
ris of Boston and Arthur Pell<y of
Chicopee boxed a 10-round draw before
the Western Gateway Club in this city,
last evening.
ever advantage Pelky had i'm the ex-
changes, Morris made up for by ag-
gressiyeness The Boston man forced
the milling in nearly every round, but
as he came in. Paiky frequently hand
ed him straight jabs for the face. Nor
ris made play for the stomach, but
his rival succeeded in blocking his
leads as a rnie.