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The Detroit times., 1912-09-05
ENGINEER DEALS DEATH
BLOW TO TRAIN ROBBER
Knocks Down Bandit With
Brass Torch After Passen-
gers Pockets Are Rifled

NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. g.
Howard K. Edwards, 80, the bandit
who, single-handed, held up a Louis
Vile q Nashville railroad New York
limited within the city limits of New
Orleans, last night. was brought here
from Bay st. Louis, Miss, whittier he
had been taken for medical attention
after being knocked down with a
brass torch by the engineer.
The bandit will not live, according
to physicians. His skull was frac-
tured. Edwards regained conscious
ness for a few minutes this morning.
and admitted he held up a freight
train by mistake, Tuesday night. He
is from Jupiter, Florida. He denied
being implicated in the Hattiesburg
robbery In which bandits got away
WITH over 100000, and are stttt III
large. Their success set him TO think
ing of holding up the train. said Ed
wards.
The lone train robber stopped
the train and rified the mail car Of
registered letters. He then went
through the five Pullmans and CON-
manded the passengers to give up
their money, refusing watches and
jewelIy. AS he ordered the traiu
started and was about to leave 1t, the
engineer knocked him out.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05
FUGITIVE. FOR YEAR,
BOYD BROW ARRESTED
Preparing to Elope With Wife's
Young Sister When Po-
lice Nab Him

A fugitive from justice since June,
1911. travelling all over the country
and successfully lodging all efforts
to arrest him. Boyd Brow was ar
rested In the Union depot, wednes-
day night, while attempting TO run
away with the young girl whose
charges against him caused one OF
the most sensational cases In Wayne
county.
The girl. Hilda Charbonneau, now
about II years old, Is a sister of
Brow's wife When she was IL
years old, she went to live with
Brow and her sister, and Brow later
abandoned his wife in Trenton,
brought the child sister to Detroit,
and lived with her here, while po-
lice and his relatives looked for the
pair In vain, They lived together
for nearly four years, and before
Hilda was 16 years old, a child was
born to the pair.
Neighbors finally called the atten-
ton OF the authorities to the strange
pair. Brow being 80 years old. Pend
Ing Investigation, Judge Hubert
sent the girl, to the House OF Provi-
dence, but Brow later got her away
from there, and spirited her away.
An investigation and a warrant for
Brow, followed. Brow skipped, and
II developed that a deputy sheriff
and his wife had assisted him In
getting the girl away from the In
stitution, and spiriting her to a
house where Brow met her.
f.,x In I,tn
was followed by tour through New
York, Montana, Missouri, and all over
the east and west, the authorities oc-
casionally getting trace OF him only to
learn that he had departed, when the
train became hot.
Meanwhile, Hilda, the mans alleged
victim, was sent TO the house OF the
Good Shepherd by Judge Hubert. and
was there nearly year. Then her
mother retained Attorney Louis Nc
Clear to get her out. She was releas-
ed. six weeks ago. Soon after, she re-
ceived letter from Brow, asking her
TO go away with his again. He said
that he would meet her in the barn
near her home and would elope with
her.
She notified Attorney McClear and
was advised to make arrangements TO
go with Brow, who would be arrested
as he tried 10 meet her. She arrang-
ed TO meet him at the Union depot,
Wednesday night. They were TO go
TO Toronto Spd live.
At the stallion, as Brow stepped up
TO meet Hllda- he was seized by be
tectives Steinhabel and Golden and
taken 70 police headquarrers.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05
BANQUET WITH GRIMY
TOlLtRS IN NEW YORK
fftSfESS G00VH gov WILSON
Proofreader Quizzes Nominee
About Organized Labor as
Feast Goes on
RETURNS TO SEA GIRT
Journeyman Horseshoer, Brick
: layer and Other Workingmen
Attend Dollar Dinner
RETURNS TO SEA GIRT

NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-Gov. WILL
son. as he started back to Sea Girt
today, was In high good klmor over
last nights Dollar dinner" on the
seast side.
He still was chuckling over his feat
0f dSng justice TO every course OF the
perfectly good meal while with his
right ear ne listened to the political
talk OF Acting National Chairman
McAdoo. and with his left he paid
equal attention TO John N. Bogart,
q proofreader, who quizzed him
about organized labor. Bogart organ
lied the Workingmen's Wilson and
Marshall club, which gave the din
, ner.
The governor said II was Just the
kind OF elbow-rubbing crowd he de-
lighted In. At one table were Mrs.
j. Borden Hartman, and her guests,
several OF New York's wealthiest wo-
men, who had come up from Newport
especially for the dinner. AT the next
table sat banker In evening clothes
on whose right was a barorer IN
J store clothes" who tucked his nap.
kin into his collar, and on whose left
was Negro workingman.
At the governors own table, gag
Ing across al the evening gowns and
dress coats, rubbing shoulders with
"hand-me-downs" and muslin frocks,
sat William Slattery, journeyman
! horscshoer; Harry Cole, bricklay.
er; big Bill Edwards, street com
missioner, and a laborer with a cot.
ton bandage about his head.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05
u WITH INITIALS IN EYES PHYSICIANS BAFFLED

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 5.-Physi-
clans at the Jefferson Medical college
are attempting to explain the phe-
nomena OF initials continually mir
rored In the retina OF the eyes of two
year-old John Dugan of No. 1922 North
Sixteenth-st., this city.
Mirrored in his eyes are two dis
tinct letters OF typographical design,
each a quarter OF an inch high. They
are the Initials OF the name decided
upon by the boys parents before he
was born. That name was John Dn-
gan, the name the boy now bears.
In the middle OF Johns right eye,
as II imbedded In the iris by the hand
of q fanatic master surgeon is the
print OF the type ~" In the left eye
Is similarly set his other initia, 3D."
BOSTON. Mass, Sept. B.-Rella
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05
LOCAL POLICE ENTERTAIN
NATIONAL CHAMPION OF
lO-YEAR-OlD RUkAWAYS
Little Ethel Tage Has Made Her
Getaway" From Cleveland
Dozen Times
NABBED ON BOAT HERE
Finally Tells Name After Sulk-
ing for Hours and is Sent
Back Home

All unaware OF the distinction OF
their guest, the Detroit police, on
Wednesday entertained national
champion, but without even discover
ing the laurel crown, shipped their
prize away again.
To the local officers, the big cap
ture looked only like very sulky lit
tie girl OF 10 years, who wouldn't talk,
wouldn't smile, and wouldn't even tell
her name or address to the truant
officers. She was taken from the
Cleveland boat, Wednesday morning,
the boat crews suspicions being
aroused at the spectacle Of one OF
such tender years travelling, apparent
ly alone and unchaperoned, from
Cleveland to Detroit. She was turned
over TO a policeman, who took her TO
the Office of Capt. Charles Breault, In
charge Of the truant squad.
Capt. Breault Is unusually success
ful In drawing interesting narratives
from Juveniles, but this little girl
only pouted when he questioned her
She fatty refused to tell her name.
"One would think that such a little
girl. a stranger In a strange town
would be little bit frightened and
might even cry a little, but this one
didn't" said Capt. Breault, in telling
about 1t. "All that she would say was
that she had run away from Cleveland
with two older girls. Not for hours
after che was locked up, would she
tell her name. Finally she said her
name was Ethel Tage, and that she
was from Cleveland"
Meanwhile. the police had received
word that Miss Ethel, a ward OF the
court, had skipped" from Cleveland
They were notified OF her arrest, and
wired back to send Ethel back on the
night boat and that probation officer
would meet her at the dock, Thursday
morning. Truant Oflcer Erhardt took
hef TO the boat, and placed her In
charge OF the crew for the trip.
Then II transpired that Ethel has
rull away fEem- Cleveland ne less than
dozen times In the last two years,
an6 Is regarded as a strong contender
for championship honors In the run
away stakes for 10-year-olds.
AS her record was not known here,
no band escoJted her TO the boat, but
she left as quietly as any ordinary
citizen might have done.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05
WILL EnDEAVOR TO SOLVE
MYSTERY IN DEATH OF TWO
Austria and Great Britain Asks
Inquiry Into Passing Away
Of Man and Woman

NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-The district
attorney ordered searching investi-
CATION into the death OF Mrs. Alice
KiDnan, client of Burton w. Gib-
SON, whose murdered body was found
In her Bronx home in 1905. The in
vestiSation resulted from the request
by the Austro-Hungarian consul for
probe Of the alleged drowning July
IL OF Mrs. Rusena Menachik Szabo,
a client of Gibson; and the simultan-
eous request by the British consul
general for an inquiry into the mys-
terious disappearance OF John Rice
O'Neill, young Irishman, also a
client OF Gibson.
Gibson was away on q motor trip
when the counsel for the Austro-Huu-
garian consul filed with Surrogate
Fowler request that the consul be
substituted for Gibson as executor of
the $4,000 estate of Mrs. Szabo.
Mrs. Szabo was drowned In Green.
wood Lake, where she went In com
pany with Gibson. He produced a will
making him administrator OF her es-
tate, and leaving her property to her
mother, who is said to be dead.
O'Neill lost leg and obtained $10,-
900 damages. His relatives claim he
was last seen alive In Gibsons Office
Mrs. Kinnan's mother had $780,.
900 estate and Gibson exhibited an
alleged will In which. the property
was bequeatfed 10 him. He and Mrs
Kinlan frequently quarreled and
when she was found dead, he was ar.
rested but subsequently released
When Mrs. Kinnan's mother died. the
surrogate refused to admit Gibson q
alleged will to probate.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05
MOB STORMS JAIL TO
LYNCH PRISONER AND
FINDS An EMPTY cell
Man Accused Of Attempted At
tack is Spirited Away
by Sheriff
THE MOB THEN DISBANDS
Alleged Assailant Sought by
Mob is Being Closely
Guarded in Hills
THE MOB THEN DISBANDs

BLUEFIELD, w. Va, Sept. o.
Waller Johnson, Negro, accused OF
trying to attack Nita White. IA, ana
who narrowly escaped being lynch
ed :ast night, was guarded today In
tn. aills by officers, safe from MOB
violence. Just before three hundred
enrazed men stormed the jail at
Pripc ceton, fifteen miles from here
last night, johnson was spirited away
on horseback by Sheriff Ellison ann
scvs raj deputies, when the mob reach
ed the jail Johnson was demanded,
and deputies did not resist the search
ing OF the cells by the excited men.
Realizing that they had been out
witted by the officers, the members
or the mob scattered and today tho
feeling was much subdued.
Negroes in Princeton, which is the
seat OF this county, were badly
frightened and remained off the
streets last night. One Nego was
beaten seveely when he agued with
whites.
The police arrested three Negroes,
onet of whom, Walter Johnson was
parity identified by the girl. Excite.
ment ran high and mob OF angered
citizens gathered around the jail.
planning to lynch the prisoner. By
a rdse. the sheriff aided by other Of
ficers and detectives hurried the pris-
oners to automobiles and they were
hustled out OF town to Princeton, the
county seat 13 miles from Bluefields.
Three hundred men, heavily armed,
later left Bluefelds for Princeton,
with avowed intentions Of lynching
Johnson. At Princeton, they We're
met by another large crowd OF arm
ed citizens. II is said, and the county
jai walls stormed, the interior Cf
which was completely wrecked In an
attempt to locate their victim.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05
ROMANCE FADES WHEN
PROSPERITY COMES TO
MICHIGAN GRIT S S "tP0tt0''
Annie Raffleson Hurls Acid Into
Face of Man Who Cast
Her Aside
COURT SETS HER FREE
Tells Story of Struggles to Help
Him so He Might Lead
Her to Altar

CHICAGO, Sept. 5.-The other day
little Jewish girl. with the face oi
Madonna, meeting her lover on the
street, dashed vitriol In his face.
When she was arraigned In cour'
for her act, q crime that might have
sent her to the penitentiary. the Judge
set her free. For she told a story
OF love and sacrifice that brought
tears TO the eyes OF judge and prose
cutor, and appealed to a higher law
than man has made.
This Is her story:
Annie Raffleson first looked Ro
nance IN the face when she was six
teen. To her fathers farm In Che
boygan, Mich, came q Russian peas
ant boy named Abraham Milzenmach-
er
He was hungry and penniless. An.
ME gave him food and her father
gave him employment He wore old,
ill-ftting clothes, and had the slouch
of the peasant. but the romantic girl
looked deeper and saw strength and
fineness and beauty.
"Ah, he was beautiful" she told
Judge Hines. "Afterward called
him my Apollo"
Then began Annie Raffleson's six
years of sacrifice.
II loved him the moment saw
him." she said. ''and / gave my life
to him.
He could not even speak English.
taught 1t to him. I taught him the
A B. C's. l taught him to read and
write and figure. When his days
work on the farm was done, we would
sit together by lamplight, far into the
night.
'He was eager to learn. and was
SO happy TO help him We went
through the primary school books,
and soon he was able to enter the
higher grades of the country school.
still helped him with his lessons at
night, and he made rapid progress.
He loved me then. The lessons
were mixed with kisses. For both of
US life was full Of sunshine.
\ rTogether we plsnned for my Apol.
le's f1tnre,l He was 70 be physician,
But I had taught him all knew We
decided that he should 90 to Chicago
and study in the night schools-then
tcontinueS on Page Eighf)
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LYNCH CASE UNFINISHED
ATTORNEY DECLARES HE'LL
! tMPfteH BRtRH0HiSS S STORY
Moloney Will Attack Detectives
Testimony in Hard Fight
to Free Defendant
CLASHES WITH SHEPHERD
Alderman's Counsel Accuses
Prosecutor Of "Four-Flush-
ing" for Political Effect

The case of Aid. Lynch, charged
with agreeing to accept bribe. and
unfinished from Tuesday, was not dis
posed of In police court, Wednesday
afternoon. After An hours session.
during which Detective Brennon was
recalled to the stand by Prosecutor
Shepherd, the latter moved to have
Lynch bound over TO the recorders
court.
Attorney John e. Moloney, counsel
for Lynch, then made countermo-
tion to have Lynch dismissed. Dur
ing his argument, Moloney declared
that the court had nothing against
Lynch but the unsubstantiated state
ment Of the detective as to a vague
conversation over the telephone. He
said that II the court were disposed
to give any credence to Brennon's
statement, he could impeach the de-
tective's story. The court took up
Moloney on that proposition and ad-
journed the case until Thursday OF
next week TO give him chance to
bring on witnesses.
The examination of Lynch, though
brief. was featured by a hot clash
between Moloney and Prosecutor
Shepherd during which Moloney de-
clared that the prosecutor was -four
flushing" and prosecuting" an inno-
cent man for political effect" Shep-
herd was considerably agitated but he
restrained himself and merely said
Nonsense"
e. r. Schreiter, Jr., was In the build
ing just prior to the examination, and
1t was expected that he would be a
witness, but the prosecutor decided
at the last moment to save his testi-
mony for the recorders court and de-
pend on the testimony Of Brennon TO
have Lynch bound over.
mo further testimony Is needed"
said Special Counsel wilkins, Rter
adjournment. "All we had to do was
to show a probable case and make an
issue of fact for a jury TO determine.
We have done that"
Lynch To Go On Stand.
Moloney expected Schreiter to be
on the stand during the Afternoon,
and he had not summoned his Wit
nesses, a bartender and patron In
Lynch's saloon who overheard the
conversation between Lynch and Bren-
non. Moloney said that when the
examination is resumed next week he
will also put Lynch on the stand to
refute Brennon's testimony.
When the case was called at p.
m, Wednesday, Shepherd put Bren-
non on the stand and read excerpts
from the transcript of Brennon's test
imony, Tuesday, asking the detective
questions with reference to his for
.mer statements which would serve to
make this testimony clearer This was
done, probably, because Brennon, af-
ter the examination, Tuesday, declared
(Contisuea on P.ge EightI
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05
DETROIT WOMAN SUES
FOR $4,000 HEART BALM

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 5.--Alleging
that he Tilted her after she accepted
his offer of marriage, Mrs. Gertrude
S. Slater, daughter OF Darius Mclean.
OF 154 Myrtle-st., Detroit, has filed
suit for $4,000, against George J.
Johnson, a coffee broker, at the door
OF whose home she attempted to com
NIT suicide recently.
Mrs. Slater's attorney says he will
produce 200 letters which she says
are only part Of Johnson's CORES
pondence with her.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05
Roosevelt PuG in
Busy Day in Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. 5.-Cof.
Roosevelt lived the strenuous life to-
day between conferences Minnesota
state Progressive leaders addresses at
the state fair and automobile rides.
Arriving shortly after o'clock, the
colonel had not dressed when a band
and an enthusiastic crowd OF admirers
lined up about his private car and
yelled for Teddy"
The colonel's program today includ-
ed conferences with Bull Moosers at
tContinued on Pare EiEhD
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05
SAILORS MUTINY AND
lombard SEBASTOPOI

LONDON, Sept. 5.--A private tele.
gram from Sebastopol reports a mu-
Tiny OF the crews OF the Black Sea
squadron, according to the CONSTANT
hople correspondent of the Chronicle.
The warships bombarded the forts,
which replied vigorously and sank
one o. the attacking vessels.
The heavy gun fire continued as the
dispatch left. II Is stated that one
cruiser escaped and reached Burg
has, Bulgaria.
No confirmation OF this report has
reached here from other sources.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05
FIREMAN is MANGLEO
WHEN TRUCKS COLLIDE
Ira Welsh Has Two Legs Broken
While Responding to
Fire Alarm

FLINT, Mich. Sept. 6.-Ira WEIGH
a pipeman, had both legs broken be
tween the knee and ankle when two
heavy motor trucks OF the Central
Fire Co. crashed together while re
spending to an alarm late last night
The machines were running close to
gether at a high rate OF speed and
as they neared the Saginaw-st. cross
ing OF the Pere Marquette, an ap
preaching train caused the first truck
to slow down.
The second was unable to stop In
time and crashed into the rear OF the
other. Welch, who was riding on the
rear step of the first car. was caught
before he could jump clear. Both ma
chimes were badly damaged. Oren
Parkhurst, who was riding with Welch
escaped with minor injuries.
Both men had just recovered from
injuries received In the blaze which
destroyed the Administration build
ing of the Michigan School for the
Deaf several months ago. At that
time Welch fell from ladder strik
ing on his head, while rarkhurst was
struck In the eye by flying brand.
ppsspess.lIhe f-rintSns. No fuss ano
ne feathers. The plain. neat kind this
III prlmffn2 Co.. III
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05

DUNDEE. Scotland. Sept. 5.-Prof.
Edward A. Schaefer. Of Edinburgh uni
versity, told the British Association
for the Advancement Of Science that
science can produce life but cannot
prevent death
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05
THE WEATHER

For Detroit and vicinityi Thursday
night and Friday unsettIedt NO marked
change In temperaturet moderate
southerly winds.
For Lower MichIgant Fair In south,
I'm north portion to-
night or Friday. -
For the Upper Jakest Moderate
south and southwest wlndst thunder
showers tonight and Friday, except fair
on south Michigan.
For the Lower Lakesf Moderate
soufh aud southwest windst fair ON
Eriey thundershowers ON Ontario to-
night or Friday.
One year ago todayt Highest tenn
pernture. Tot lowest, 81, mean, e9t
cloudy weather with .O7 inch OF rain
during the day.
rhe suu sets Ht Q y. m. nnd rises FRI
day at 5s02 q. m.
The moon rises st 1880 D. m.
WAYNE GARDENS CAFE
straub Sisters Orchestra.
Busmess-rfRs Printing. no fuss ana
no feathers The plain. neat kird that
looks right Times prtntfnR- -Co-sb
John R.-st Pm Main 1tes or City fask.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05

Burglars blew up DR.. Lewis Alder
mans safe, stole his silverw&re, cloth
ing and Jewelry and ate lunch in his
dining room while four servants, the
doctor and his wife slept
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05

GENOA. Sept. 5.--Because he asked
them 20 pay their fares three thugs
shot a street car conductor dead.
Later they killed two policemen. One
thug was also slain before the other
two were captured.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05
GEE! IT'S COLD OUT WEST;
THREE INCHES OF SNOW

CARSON CITY, New, Sept. 5.-The
earliest autumn snowfall in 25 years
today has covered the range west OF
here 10 a depth OF several inches.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05

FORT WORTH, Tex, Sept 5.-Be-
cause her husband hugged her so free
quently that Il became embarrassing,
Mrs. Laura Seaman wants divorce.
"A month OF honeymoon spooning is
enough" she.declares.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05

CINCINNATI, o.. Sept s.--Clayton
Smith plunged into the river to res
cue his two sons aged and :. After
saving the younger boy, Smith return
ed to save the older, Both father and
soa became exhausted and were
drowned.
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Nominated For oovernor.

COLUMBUS, o., Sept. 5.--Arthur L.
Garfgord, OF Elyria. was nominated for
governor here today by the Ohio con.
vention of the Progressive party.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05

HUNTINGTON. w Va, Sept g.
After Goff Yates had failed in his elop-
ment plans, Ethel Byrd, his hance,
took his mothers auto, called for him.
and whirled him 70 Ohio. where they
were married
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05
THE CANDIDATES TODAY.

RepublicanPresident Taft, In
Washington, planned TO go 70
New York, there to board the
Mayfiower with Chairman Hi
les for q trip TO New London,
Conn.
Democratic-Gov. Wilson, af-
ter a night In New York, re-
turned TO Sea Girt.
Progressive-Col Roosevelt
spent the day In ST Paul. with
a side trip to Minneapolis.
PrChibition-Eugene w. Chas-
In toured eight towns In The
vicinity OF Waterville, Maine.
in an automobile. He was &C.
companied by the Prohibition
candidate for governor.
Socialist-Eugene V. Debs
arrived at San Francisco and
will sreak there tonight, leav-
ing later for Los Angeles.
..~s-se.. nhHhf. TInnI
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05

a phonograph record of II made. and
sent II to his friend, Arthur Erisman
Erisrnas eloped with the girl in a
month.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05

CINCINNATI. o., Sept. 5.--As soon
as Ohio voters adopted the initiative
ard referendum and minimum wage
amendments 10 the consultation. W. J.
Wichgar announced he would remove
his Cincinnati Shoe 90. from the
state.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05

BUDAPEST, Sept. 5.--Snatched into
the air BY dirigibIe balloon they
we're trying to hold down, three sol
diers fell. one after another. 20 death.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05

BusIness-Iilxe Printing. No fuss md
no feathers The plain neat -kind-thet
locks right Times Printing CO.. ls
John r. -st PHI Main 14sS or City 1885
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BROWNSVILLE n. Y, Sept s.
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MARKET OPENING

NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-The market
,ened firm.
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Bssspess.lEhe f-rintins. No fuss ano
ne feathers. The plain. neat kind thst
locks right Times PRINTING Co.. 10
Jehn R.-st Pm. Main i4ss or City sSsb.
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: Sob PRINTING poss s-Rswht. Tim,
ppfntfnn Co.. % John H--sf.
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BOSTON. Mass. Sept s.-Rslla
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Joh printing Done RiEkt. rtnes
prir ting Co, Is John n 81
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lMICHJGAN'S FIRST
PROGRESSIVE DAHL