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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-04
AFTER
43 YEARS, SEES
STRANGE WORLD
Autos, Skyscrapers, Telephones,
Talking Pictures, Make Won.
drOus Fairyland
HE CAN SCARCE BELIEVE
HIS OWN EYES AND EARS
Prison Officials Believe Man
Will Want to Return to
Jail

COLUMBUS. O., Oct. 3.-One of the
emancipation Day pardons granted by
GOV. Cox released John Taborn, Della
ware county murderer, and he became
Tree man for the first time in AZ
years. During his entire term In
prison he was outside the walls but
once. and then ony for q little while.
Jonn TabOrn entered the prison on
Aug. l6. 1870. at the age of 20. He
comes out at Sc Ito start all over
again" as he said. His shoulders
were bowed with the weight of years
ana hard labor, but his mind and eyes
were clear. He looked about him with
wonder at a world which long had
oeen growing toward a new develop
ment.
Living in the heart of q city. lie had
never ridden In q street car. never
talked over telephone, never seen q
skyscraper. never ridden In an elevat.
or, never seen moving picture or an
arc light or bicycle or an automobile.
he mad never heard photograph. Az
Tor aeroplanes and wireless teleg-
raphy. he could not even imagine
them, he said, though he had seen a
picture OF an aeroplane In q book,
once.
From his seat In the prison yard,
where he sat day by day after age pre-
vented him from doing the hard work
OF the prison. the old prisoner had
watched the skyline change over the
top OF the prison wall. He saw sky
scrapers poke their tops over the edge
OF the wall and wondered at them and
the manner Of their construction. He
wondered often, he said, at what kind
or people were doing these things, but
guards told him little, and about the
only Information he received of the
world outside came from new prison
ers. During his term he watched 3d.
65S OF them come and go. After the
first few years no friends came to see
him, though attempts had been made
to obtain q pardon for him.
Begged for q Guide.
When Warden p. E. Thomas carried
his pardon to him the old prisoner re-
ceived the news stolidly, but he lost
no time in DOMINIC the blue serge suit
given to each prisoner leaving the in
stitution. accepted a purse of $50
which prisoners made up for him, and
thanked them and the warden for the
$50 given him by the state. But as he
started from the prison his nerve fall
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-04
ABBEY APPEALS
TO FERRIS FOR
MORE SOLDIERS
Asks Permission to Call Out the
Houghton Company In Case
Of More Ri0ting
GOVERNOR SAYS HE WILL
SEN MEN IF NECESSARY
Executive Will Hold Conference
With Adjt.- Gen. Vandercock
This Afternoon

LANSING, Mich, Oct 3.-(Special)
"A telegram has been received at the
executive Office from General +. L.
Abbey. stating that continued disturb
Ances created by strikers In the cop
per country necessitated more troops.
The general asks permission to call
On the Houghton company In case or
On emergency. The governor left for
Detroit. this morning, before the teie-
gram from Gen. Abbey arrived.
CALUMET. Mich, Oct. 3.-(SpeciaD
Although General p. l.. Abbey. in
charge Of the troops In the strike dis
trict. stated, this morning, that he
did not believe 1t would be necessary
to call out additional troops to cope
with the situation. he telegraphed to
Governor Ferris. this afternoon, stat
Ing that the continuous disturbances
since the dissolution OF the injunction,
last Tuesday, necessitated more
troops. and asking permission to call
out the Houghton company in case OF
more trouble. General Abbey's appeal
for more troops is believed to be
merely q precautionary measure, as
the strikers have been unusually quiet
today. II Is believed that he desires
permission to call the troops from the
neighboring cities without delay in
case of q serious outbreak. which Is
feared at any time.
With additional cavalry and more
deputies stationed at Ahmeek and
Allouez. this morning. the situa-
ton In Keweenaw county was quieter
than 1t has been any time this week.
The appeal for assistance sent the
governor last night b. Sheriff Hep
pling. Of Keweenaw county, had q
good effect too. The gunner we're
not all In evidence this morning and
the crowds of strikers went no fur
Their than to boot and hiss the men
going to work under protection Of
deputies and troops. At Quincy.
Houghton county, where strikers at
tempted to prevent men going to
work, four arrests were made and the
mob was dispersed by soldiers.
Gen. Abbey took command Of the
Keweenaw situation today, the gov
ernor ordering him to render every
possible assistance to the Keweenaw
authorities.
Sheriff Heppling, following the
Quieting Of the mobs of strikers at
Auouex and Ahmeek, and Manager
Smith Of the Ahmeek Mining Co.. con-
ferred with Gen. Abbey at Calumet.
Prosecutor Hamilton. Of Keweenaw
county. denied this morning that he
had wired the governor for troops,
but said the telegram merely asked
for assistance. The removal of Sher-
IL Heppling who Is alleged to have
made q mess of handling his Office
since the calling Of the strike. may
be asked.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-04

warden at the penitentiary over The
telephone. II seemed that the old man
would never tire OF seeing new OBJ
jects. He stood for "a hour Wetchine
the crowds ON the sidowalks. =.
After eating the first square meal
he had had for - year," Il was with
reluctance that he climbed ON the nrst
electric car he was ever on to take
him back to Delaware. once his home.
and where he was convicted Of killing
q man In quarrel over q mouth
harp.
Later Taborn will go to Cass county,
Mich. where he lived as q boy. and he
hopes to find some Of his friends
there. Eventually he intends to 10 to
Hillsboro, N. c., where he has been
promised work at his trade of machin-
list. He IL also shoemaker, but he
will be unable to work much ut this
due to an accident In prison.
Taborn leaves the penitentiary with
q record for good behavior that In un-
eQualed In prison history. During his
entire confinement he was not once re-
ported for breach Of rules or misbe-
havior Of any sort. He asked but one
favor during~his term. and that was
during the only time In which he was
outside the walls. Because Of his age
former Warden Jones once took him
to the prison farms fifteen miles from
Columbus. and he was there for three
days. At the end OF that time, though
he was placed on his honor and allow.
ed the freedom of the entire place, he
asked to be taken back to the peniten-
tiary, because 1T seemed more like
home, and 1t was too lonesome In the
country" During his trips to and
from the penitentiary he saw only q
little Of the outskirt Of the city.
When he left the penitentiary final
ly he asked II he would be allowed to
come back and live II he so desired
This Is not allowable under the laws
He was offered q pardon by Gov. Har
mon on condition that he 60 TO the
Soldiers Home In Dayton and stay
there, but he declined. He served
two years In the Union army a. "
drummer boy during the Civil war
He is still we'll preserved and hia
sight IL as good as ever. He made
many friends In prison, and as the
confdant of prisoners he pyo6abl,
knows the straight" story OF many 81
them.
Because Of his friendships In the
prison and the fact that he will prob
ably find it hard to become accustomed
to new conditions. It IL believed BY
the prison authorities that II will no!
be long before he will be back asking
for q home there.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-04
MARSHAL SHOT BY
ARKANSAS BANDITS
Desperados Hold Whole Town nj
Bay With Rifles Stolen
From Store

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Oct. Six
bandits robbed the bank Of Fulton
early today, holding the whole town
at bay with Winchesters stolen from
q local hardware store. Six charges
OF nitroglycerine failed to open the
money chest. and the robbers e.
capped with only, $40 In pennies.
City Marshal Tom Logan was shot
and seriously wounded By q sentry
Henry Wilson, citizen. was captured
and used by the robbers as shield
to cover their retreat.
Bloodhounds and q posse are on
their trail. Officials believe the same
gang robbed the State bank OF Oar
danelle, Wednesday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-04
ENGINEER SITS.
SEEELESS AT POST
Heavy Express Train Runs For
Miles Without Guiding Hand
+. at Throttle

J0HNSTOwN, Pa, Oct 3.-While
Metropolitan express, one of the fast.
80 trains on the Pennsylvania rail.
road, sped through the Conemaugh
yards. early this morning. the engin-
60. John Sloane, aged as, OF 1873
0ordon-st, Pittsburgh, was uncon-
oojous. His fireman. Mckee Ullery,
Investigated and found Sloane had q
hole In his forehead. Ullery stopped
the train and had the engineer re-
moved 70 the Cambria, hospital, this
city. Mr.. Sloan has regaineo con-
0c1ousness, but does not know what
struck him. His condition 10 critical.
TIE hole In his head IL about the size
o1 the head Of q hammer. Metropoli-
tan express leaves Pittsburgh at IL
D. m, and does not stop In Johnstown.
Sloane does not know how far his
train ran without q guiding hand. His
fireman became suspicious when the
express did not slow up for the many
switches in the Conemaugh yards.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-04

ed him. and he asked that some one
from the prison might go with him
and remain with him until he got
used to things"
Warden Thomas delegated his score
tary. Frank O'Bleness. to accompany
him, and together they rode up the
street In the prison automobile. II was
Taborn's first automobile ride and In
the first one he had ever seen. As he
rode along the paved streets, new to
him. the old man leaned out of the
side of the machine. His eyes drank
In everything. He was SO deeply In
terested that he did not hear several
remarks addressed to him. but he said
little. He asked to be taken to the
governor that he might thank him for
his pardon before he did anything
else. NJ
Gov Cox received him with interest
and questioned him closely:
"You went to the penitentiary the
same year that l was born" the gov
ernor remarked.
In reply to the governors questions
Taborn said he had no relatives liv-
ing; no personal property and no
friends whose whereabouts he knew,
or In fact. whether they were living or
dead. He thanked the governor with
tears In his eyes. turned away and
then returned to thank him again.
Next he was taken for walk about
the streets. He was like child. His
eyes wandered everywhere and he was
constantly in peoples way. Unaccus-
toned noises made him start with al
most catlike quickness. He gazed In
awe at skyscrapers In the business
section and finally asked to be taken
through one. Going in he became tan
gled up in revolving door and had to
be extricated He got on an elevator
and rode up several stories before be-
ing aware that 1t had moved. He did
not know how to find his way out OF
the building.
TabOn breathed q sigh Of relief
when he got on solid ground again
He had been no higher In the air than
the second story Of building since
his imprisonment.
People Have Changed.
ITS hard to explain" he said
Everything looks so strange. People
seem to move about faster than wheI
! went to prison. They move different
ly and more bueinesslike. My. How
much faster business must be conduct
ed! There are SO many automobiles
and they travel so fast That's wha,
surprises me most--so many autOmo
biles. When people got around In my
day 1t was with horses and buggies
and only few people had them. Now
everybody seems to have automobiles
heard In prison that the world was
moving faster: now know 1t.
People seem to be more particular
In their dress and actions. The gen
eral run Of people look like they have
more sense than In my time. That H.
they look more intelligent, especially
the women. Women look q whole lot
more businesslike than when I went
to prison. can't explain It very we'll
but somehow 1t seems to be a differ
ent sort Of q world, doing things In q
different way"
Taborn was taken through several
stores, and there everything In turn
excited his wonder It was a fairyland
for him. He said he was sure the
world had improved more than twice
as much In the 50 years since he had
seen 1t than in the % years he had
lived before he was sentenced. He
could scarcely believe his own enses
when he was taken to see the moving
pictures that talked" His eyes open
ed In wonder as he talked to the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-04

Better salss II ven &
stocks, more activity 9 ~
stock narkst and highof
commodities n Dea8al ae&
In the monthly trAde leot
National Bank o. CoumoEe1v
sued. Imports are bettec
1911. but 10000, OoA 1ohlo
1919. This 10 cauoo0 lGYU
lesser importation Of f0Oo ~
the expectation Of which thG0o
4 large gain over last year. II
port says:
For the month Of August 49,
failures numbered 1.14y, the oouQ
month since Augusf Of laat X1rxs.
the total number was Liza fp&
bilittes were nearly @11,oOe. - ~
Ing those Of any previous mQofW
March. This large liability 9GN4v
due TO several heavy failure4 -
cd that business failures were un0
ally numerous this year. but b e. (
be noted that the number of -
failures for 1919 to date - tyoxN
than for the same period OF lae4 X
mSs : .Ssr e. 1r.sssr q tot sas ssa
shSy onoW oAVesOs SSses ss@~sSsSeSrI ~
last year a. most Of the fsl1uroD u
ing the latter part Of lol3 Woeo g
Germs Of small calib0r. w
There was during August = coQoo4
, able decline In bank clear1uoo ~
pared with the previous August T.
outside OF New York, the early q
of September showed an incfongo.
comparing bank clearang0 for this On
NOR with those Of last year. Wo o.
distorted view because. - sbovo r.
toned. business during the $500
months Of 1871 WAS unusualIy ~
ana Ear above the average, Il ~
possible for bank exchanges TOR b.
10 eruxl those of 1919 atthouoh L
probable that they VIII - eome
less. s
There 10 every indication az tneeo
ting strength in the steel married
prlces have Armed mp. Buying Il
good value and 10 nearer to pro4p0
now than for some time past. H.
filled tonnage Of the steeel corpoGuo
At the close Of last month onoXp(
slight decline compared With The n
vious month. but II believed to
Increased since Sept. 4. The uN4l
tonnage 1T the end Of Ssptembeg T.
equal or slightly exceed that AZ
close OF August. The same conel
apply 70 the principal tndep~o4
sfeei cOmpani0o.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-04

A Kentucky court recently took up
the vexed question Of spelling. A
school superintendent marked pupil
only 26 per cent on his spelling; the
court examiners appointed marked the
same pupils answers with a rating OF
SIS per cent The difference arose In
this way. The superintendent found
only five words out Of 20 spelled cor
rectly. The court examiners made al
lowances for photography that came
close to It," For instance, "protec-
ton" would be marked 100, "protec-
shun" 70, and "protekshun" 60.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-04
FIFTEEN JEWS INJURED
WHILE AT WORSHIP

NEW YORK. Oct. 3.-When q bal
cony In Jewish synagogue ct 81
East 106th-st collapsed during wor.
ship. today, 10 persons were injured.
none fatally. The edifice was crowd
ed and the gallery held fully double
its normal capacity. Fortunately only
portion of the gallery fell. otherwise
fatalities must have occurred.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-04
Boy Burglar Arrested.

James High, alias Jimmy Reardon.
boy burglar. who plundered more
than a score of Detroit homes, and
was arrested last July, was sen.
fenced by Judge Connolly, Thursday
afternoon. to serve not less than six
months, nor more than Ave years, In
the House Of Correction. Judge Con-
molly recommended that he serve nine
months.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-04
CHARGES FRIEND WITH \
FORGING $225 CHIC

Miss Dora Plints. Of No. l16 49,
iaide-st.. swore out warrant. IAm
day, charging her friend. Mr.. g
Bowlin. with q passing forged c.
for 1926 on her. Miss Pllntz indcg~4
the check for Mrs. Bowlin. Il N~(
supposed to be drawn BY H 9. Nc
erts, Of Oakland, Ill. Miss Pllnts VI
informed that her bank had ChAxU1
the check and protest fees to her o
count, 90 the check was . fOreotJ1
Mrs. Bowlin Is said to'be IN Kan1n
City.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-04

SALISBURY, Eng, Oct. 3.-Major
q. G. Merrick, IN army aviator OF
the royal flying squadron, was in
stantly killed. this afternoon. while
0Hins over salisbury Plain. NANt "
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-04

London has q fireboat which throN
a ton and half Of water each minut~
There is q collection Of $500 do11
In the National museum At Washim1
ton. n
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
MYSTERY MANS
NAME To STAY
SECRET ALWAYS
Operation on Brain Fails to Re-
veal Identity of 81. C. R."
Has Baffled Surgeons,

ROCHESTER,, MINI. July 10
That y. c. R." the mystery patient
in the Rochester State Hospital, will
never know who he is nor will the
world, unless friends Of olden days
come to the rescue, and that he will
never again speak, is the verdict Of
the surgeons. following a remarkab Bile
operation performed upon the brain.
1T is problema teal that the opera
ton will accomplish it's purpose" said
G. C. Heyerdale, first assistant super
intendent of the State Hospital. after
leaving the operating room.
The opening Of the skull revealed
large area of degenerated brain
cells covering the centers of speech
and memory, and an unusually large
cyst containing fluid was removed.
This would Indicate that in times
past y. c. R." probably suffered a
hemorrhage of the brain, which could
have been the result of a stroke Of
apoplexy or an injury inflicted upon
the skull or brain. The unusually
large area of degeneration discour-
ages any hope that the memory will
ever be restored or speech recovered.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
MAN SWALLOWS
MINNOWS, WHICH
Up TROUT
Farmer Drinks From Stream and
Then Turns Table on Jonah by
Letting Fish Escape.

BENTON HARBOR, MICH; July 10.
The biblical story of Jonah and the
whale isn't in it with the case of Paul
Nickels, a farmer residing east Of
Benton Harbor
Nickels has turned out to be a hu-
man aquarium. Fast failing in health
and with his physicians predicting
that he could not live, he suffered
from a battling stomach complaint.
Nickels was seized with a violent
coughing spell, during which he
coughed up a six-inch trout, perfectly
developed and living. The farmer
yesterday was again seized with a
coughing spell and emitted three other
fish, each three inches in length.
Now, instead of dying, Nickels will
live. local physicians say.
Across the farmers acres a brook
threads it's way Often when work.
ing in his fields Nickels would go to
the stream and, kneeling down TO the
water, would slake his thirst. 1t is
supposed that in drinking from the
brook he swallowed several tiny min
nows and that despite their change
Of habit lived and thrived. All the
fish Nickels Coughed up were brook
trout.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
Gets Blow Intended
For His Twin Brother
Chicago Youth Struck When Angry
Swain AVenges Pleasantly His
Duplicate Was Guilty OF.

CHICAGO, July Is.-William and
Otto Andler. of 1851 North Whipple
Street. are twins William passed a
pleasantly about a lass who was going
her way with one William Dieverkoru.
Sudden anger surged through Die
verkorn. but he held himself in check
and escorted the young woman home.
Then he came back. met Andler on
the street an gave him a Earring wal
lop.
AndleT soon discovered that the
blow was meant for his brother and
that Dieverkorn got mixed IN the de
livery Of the goods.
Otto Andler refused to rest on this
explanation. He caused the arrest of
DieverkoTu, and il came out in court
how William got the laugh, otto goj
the punch and DieverkOrn gut the
hook.
Judge Sabith inspected the twins.
said he couldn't see any difference
and dismissed the case. warning Die
verkorn TO be more discriminating in
the future.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
PERSEVERANCE
WINSFOR SHOW
At KNOXVILLE
Conservation Exposition Will Open
September | Free of Debt
and Complete.

KNOXVILLE. July 19.-In an au-
thorized interview r. A Wright, pres
ident of the National Conservation
Exposition to be held in this city
from September l to November ].
makes the statement that the ex-
position will open its gates on Sep
TENDER l complete to the last detail
and that the exposition will be opened
absolutely free of debt Of any kind.
So far as is known, this win set
record for eXpOsitions anywhere
The financing of the project in the
face of number of disappointments
is something in which the officers
and directors of the exposition take
pride
AT the time the exposition project
was first preached" says President
Wrights statement, ut was expected
that the Congress of the United
States would appropriate $3.50. 600 for
large exposition building. Through
the action of one Knoxville man and
Of two or three congressman this
appropriation was defeated in the last
days of the last Congress. But the
United States Government will be
represented at the exposition by suit
able exhibits from its various depart
ments- The defeating Of the appro-
pIldllOn Dill VIII make no adherence
in the size or the quality Of the Gov
eminent displays.
Il have waited so that l might be
sure Of my ground in making the
statement that the exposition will be
complete on the opening day. and that
1t will be absolutely free of debt on
that day.
The exhibit space under cover has
been increased more than four times
what 1t was at former eXpositions and
the Midway and outdoor space have
been increased more than five times
that heretofore used. The success of
the exposition is assured. II will be
the greatest exposition ever held in
the South"
Five large exposition buildings
have been added to the plant of the
old Appalachian Exposition, and four
Of these are finished to the last nail;
the fifth is under roof A new Mid
way street, with over a mile of 'front.'
age, has been constructed. Only last
week II was found necessary to add
10000 square feet Of space to the
grounds in order that all applicants
for outdoor space might be taken
care of.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
Concrete Patch Put
On Rivers Bottom
Engineers Employ Novel Method Of
Keeping Texas Stream From
Habit of Losing Itself.

MARTINDALE, TEXAS, July 10
1t has been found necessary to put an
other patch on the bed of the Blanco
River. This stream has a remark
able way of losing itself, and in or
der to restore it to it's surface chan
mel a concrete patch has been placed
upon the holes through which it dis
appears.
For many years 1t has been empty
ing portions of its flow into small
holes in its bed, but it was not until
about year ago that the entire bot
tom, so to speak, dropped out at a
point near San Marcos. In one night
the river below that point went dry.
1t had had a width of nearly 200
feet and was flowing a strong cur
rent until the sudden disappearance
of the water.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20

on the part Of the Bridgeport girl
Miss Mcintyre masquerading as
Lawrence Dessing" was a devoted
lover. and every night found Law
renee Dosing at the home of Miss
Aiken.
Last Sunday night while "Dessing
and Miss Aiken were sitting on the
front porch of the latter's home PEN
dleton appeared and demanded to
know why another had usurped his
place. Miss Aiken angrily dismissed
Peudleton and ordered him never to
call on her again. She then confessed
her love to her companion, the pseu-
do "Desslng." Miss Mcintyre. dressed
i'm gown of the latest mode last
night met Miss Aiken in this city
Before Miss Aiken could speak the
North Wheeling girl told her how she
had revenged herself
In a moment the girls We're fighting
and We're separated by the police