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The Detroit times., 1913-08-25
THEATERS
LYcEuM

LYcEUM.
The White Slave. somewhat luriC
melodrama, scored pronounced sue
cess I'm the Lyceum sunday
To devise ways in which more
climaXes could be crowded into q
short space OF time would indeed. b,
a difficult task From the time the
first curtain rises until the hero ano
heroine are happily united. the pro
duction offers one thriller after an
other In some the scenic effects
serve 10 Increase the force OF the
point al issue. Others are not Sc
successful
The story told deals with the mis-
haps, mode of living and consequent
misery endured by a white girl, bu'
believed TO be an octoroon, in the
south during the dark days proceed
ing the Civil war. An aged Judge
who has formed a strong affection fOi
the girls supposed mother, an octo
room slave. gives the pair "A place OF
honor in his home. Before he dies
he forces the mother to take an OATH
that she will never reveal the fact
that the girl is not her own. but thai
OF his dead daughter. who had been be
trayed After the Judges death anC
the girl has been sold TO "A Mississippi
slave owner. insulted repeatedly ow
ing TO her beauty. rescued by he,
northern sweetheart, wrecked in m,
middle OF the Mississippi as the pa
are trying to escape. recaptured az
they have lived for days upon an is
lated island without food or drnr
she is proven without faint of blood
and given into the tender care OF her
lover through documents that "ironed
out all questions. found ny an attor
ney in the effects OF her dead former
master
During the progress of the perform
ance colorcd quartet renders severa
musical numbers.
Leo A. Kennedy, as Clay Britton.
offered the best character work in
the east. Miss Lillian Anderson. as
Lisa, the white slave; Miss Laura
Alberta. as Nancy quadroon
housekeeper. and Allan Lee. as VIII
liam Lacey led in the other roles
The Rosary vii hold the boards
in the Lyceum next week.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-25

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Aug %
Major Dorman /. Noggle, veteran
OF the Civil war, has handled more
millions than Morgan, Rockefeller. or
any other money magnate in the
world over 1900. 000 900 dollars have
passed through his hands in the last
80 years.
And what has Major Noggle done
with all this wealth? II is all In cir
culation. Perhaps some OF il is in
the hands of Rockefeller or maybe
Carnegie. Major Noggle hasn't kept
any of il. He couldn't. IL wasn't his.
Ii belonged 10 Uncle Sam-to you and
me. For Major Noggle works in the
L. 5. mint. He is deposit weight
clerk. All the gold and silver that
goes into the mint TO be made into
coin is weighed by Major Noggle
Major Noggle came to the mint in
1874 and has been there longer than
any other employee in the service.
When | first entered the mint ser.
vice, said the Major, California and
the Comstock were al the height OF
their bonanza days ! have handled
the dust and bullion of all the cele-
The Detroit times., 1913-08-25
CHAPTER XVI.

), -
She saw Harlan coming with the
posse from the other side. Her broth
er Was running FASTER. but Aurelie was
far beyond him flying on with heT
old woodland litheness. Then an
other figure caught Janet's eye. Wi
ley Curran had leaped the fence from
among the deputies and had outstrip-
pea them. lie was shouting; and the
angle OF his course would cut Aurelie
of from the house. Janet cried out
TO him. She saw the men beyond
the house, under Harians orders,
stopping TO fire coolly deliberately
AT the window from which Lindstrom
was Kidding the deputies
Then came the crash Of a volley
louder than all else. And she saw
her brother stop short midway be
tween her and the veil OF smoke. He
was staring at patch OF color. ma
room and glistening black plumes,
AGAINST the gray OF the guns and the
. wintry woods.
In the moments intermission fol
'owiEs the volley they saw "a man
step from the door-a tall grim figure,
staggering in the acrid haze of the
powder smoke and then coming on
alone, upright, majestic.
Aurelie was flying to him. The out
! law did not stop-she flung herself
against him, clasping him. looking up;
and John merely put his stub OF an
am about the girl. holding her close
as il TO shelter her. and came on. his
Winchester swinging up TO his other
shoulder as he strobe.
He fired squarely into the line of
his advancing enemies A man drop
ped: he fired again. again, again, cool,
sure, merciless, the mutter OF pray.
or upon his lips, the pleadings OF the
girl within his ears. But he would
not stop. The God who ruled above
mans petty justice vas with him.
he had come forth to save his wife
and children from the hurricane of
bullets sliyering his home, but he
yielded nothing.
The girl clinging to him was trying
TO reach his neck. seeking to draw
him down. TO kiss his gaunt lined
cheek. II seemed And he did stop
They saw his left arm swing the rifle
down until he was clasping Aurelie
listening TO her, moved by her. Then
from the groups of men about the
cottage. who could not see what those
on this side could see. came the crash
OF another yolley From the fence
Janet saw Curran running on. reach
ing ont his hand. and then stopping
10 stare through the thickening smoke
about the cottage
Ja-et knew great silence had
come. Van Harris line OF men had
stopped They were staring all the
hundreds OF people We're staring
Janet knew I.indstrom was down, rid.
dled by the deputies behind him. And
that Anrelie had fallen not twenty
yards from her old home. The roses
she had chung TO as she ran lay red
and scattered abOnt her on the frozen
clods. Curran was kneelng by her.
And the silence held as if earth and
sky-the gray lonely land with
glint of sun through the clouds-had
hushed 10 hear. had followed TO hold
the agony that broke from Curran's
heart
When Janet and Arne reached
them. Curran had turned Aurelie's
face upward. Curran himself was
The Detroit times., 1913-08-25

brated millionaires Of that early and
picturesque time. | have weighed as
high as 81 900 900 in a day.
Il have become so accustomed 10
seeing gold in large quantities that lt
looks cheap-like SO much junk--and
! don't place any great intrinsic value
upon it,
The major sat by a truck loaded
with several thousand dollars worth
OF gold ineots. stacked up like SO much
pig iron waiting 10 be melted In an
iron foundry TO make window weights.
Most OF our gold comes from Cali
fornia and Alaska California is still
the greatest gold producing state in
the Union.
1T doesn't take very many pounds
of gold To make a man rich. because
fine gold is worth s20.67 an ounce and
standard metal brings $3.50.
Major Noggle served with Grant
during the Civil war and was in some
Of the hardest battles during that
great generals campaigns. The hard
est hghting that the major took part
in was around Richmond in the last
days of the war
The Detroit times., 1913-08-25
Sterling NOvel of The Great Middle West
The MIDLANDERS
By CHARLES TENNEY JACKSON
Author of The o Souls" othersK
oOy sla Bobb Msrnloo

! bloody from a tassel OF a wound torI
across his forehead. Men were in ain,
about the bullet-swept and bnrnin!
/ house, kicking away the barricad'
/ boxes from the door Under the win
dow tley found l.adeau dead, his lipi
! forever sealed, and in another room
lay Albert the peddler, his piteoui
| life come 10 the inevitable nothing
ness. The woman and children. bur
rowed IN the cellar. cold. starved
we're unhurt
But out on the frozen field groul
! had formed. Curran knelt TO watcl
has chiid's race, Harlan had dis
mounted and was staring. He coulC
not speak as Curran wiped the BLOOD
from his eyes and muttered
She kept crying Tor you to stop
| Couldn't you see? Couldn't You near
/ Crying TO you, Harlan, to stop. Tha
she loved you-With all her soul SHE
loSed you
The other mans lips moved use
! lt"sly Then he turned to the others
Your machine, Arne' Quick"
STOPPING ne seized the girls body
The rather clung TO her and il was
as II the TWO were fighting for hei
possession. Then Harlan whirlel
back, with the blood from her lips
staining mis- shoulder Keep back
Wiley. The maChine-quick.
Home. And as they all ran. Cur
ran trying to keep her hand in his
as 1t hung from Harans arm, the
younger man kept muttering 81
didn't know--God help me, Wiley
didn't know"
They thrust Old Michigan aside in
the car and were IN. The two men
/ seemed again struggling to hold her
as the machine ground off through
the field Janet was conscious OF
The aWed white faces-thousands OF
them, 1t seemed--along the roads 70
town. Only they knew that Mich
gan's girl was being borne from her
old home now shot-riddled and burn.
ing, and that the outlaw OF the Pocket
was dead They could not heal
Mich's bewildered mumbling in the
car, or Wiley Curran, as he shifted
his child's body from the Widening
pools OF blood on the cushions, whis-
pering: Calling to you boy. just
keep on gong calling that she loved
YOU"
The car was in the Van Hart yard
Harlan dragged his burden from them
lleni fierce with possession lie
laid her on a bed on the lower floor
before his mother knew OF their en-.
trance In the hall Janet Vance was
trying to comfort Michigan who bab.
hied on about his little girl-the little
girl he had done brought up-riyer.
They were trying TO take her away
rom hsm-they would not let hiin
touch her hand The Yankees had
Killed her someway or other.
The Judges wife touched Harlan's
shoulder as he knelt. Telephone for
the doctor" he said for Brown and
!.enberg both And a nurse. Co.
~ estopped the question on her lips
young Caesar srasping power as her
Rcman matron's pride in him would
have had She turned and went out
without word to the telephone. In
the hall she found Michigan, shaggy
animal tortured beyond further ont.
cry sWayln9 mis- head and whisper.
'ng; "BolC come-done come Lord
When She went back the TWO men
we're by Anrelies side They had
been muttering 10 each other Cur.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-25
SUNDAY ACCIDENTS
CAUSE SIX DEATHS
Entire Chicago Family Is Wiped
Out When Train Crashes
Into Auto

CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-Six persons
are dead in Chicago and vicinity, the
result of Sunday auto and motorcycle
acc !dents.
An entire family was wiped out
near ST John, Ind. when fast train
struck an auto containing eight per-
sons. Alexander Rubin. 35, his wife.
Mary, so: Mrs. Lee II. Rubin. sis
| terin-law and Eleanor. aged 1, q
daughter, were crushed TO death I'M
der the tank The other three occu-
pants of the car We're injured. All
were from Chicago.
John L. Baxter was thrown 40 feet
and killed when one OF the tires OF
bis sons motorcycle blew up.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-25

ran was staring al the younger.
You kneW-last night? How could
YOU know"
Father told me. And Tanner
We choked 1t out OF him. And 10 one
else knows. Wiley Ladeau is dead
and Tanner dares not speak I'd
swing HIM to the pen-as III drive
him out of the county" Then tlar-
lan's new-founi wonder broke again.
But your little gin. Wiley
es-God help me | let her grow
zap any way-without care. without
love. Just Nightingale own way. al
ways lever could understand Wha,
moved me so about her-the delight
she gave me And you, boy-yo
thought whispered it-"she q
come between us Why, she loved
you always-put it away in ner
mighty pride-but loved you always.
Why, with all her laughter and her
playing / never dreamed of loving
her as you did. Oh, The wonder OF il.
She led me ON to her land OF joy
Be still the younger man NUT
tered She's trying TO say some
thing Home, She home now"
.
cool. fair, listening by the bedside;
he slipped his arm down about Au-
relies head 10 watch the heck Of
crimson her lips Home, mother"
The mother put her hand upon his
shoulder; the other OH Aurelie )
brow You'd better 20 now. The
doctors are here She's shot low in
tn side Will you leave her mo-
mel
Curran was moving to the door
But Harlan as he tried to rise, found
Aurelie's fingers stealing through his
hair, he was listening TO mis- name
upon her lips.
Mrs Van Hart was with Curran as
he passed out With gesture she
held out her hand TO him. There are
things beyond us all. Mr. Curran.
Deeps of life that move and sweep
us all TO things We have never
dreamed-that we can not evade or
compromise. And so we accept-with
courage and with gladness | am
sorry-humbly sorry Will you be-
lieve me?"
He looked long at her and his face
did not soften.
word from you--a kind word
any little gracious act would have
changed II all. Would have given her
10 Harlan long ago and saved us this.
It's hard 10 forget-hs brief smile
came bitterly: All this life OF hers
that YOU held cheap, unworthy-her
love for your son kept her good and
fine and simple through il all
and that meant nothing TO you
m sorry the mother whispered.
He will have his way-and we ac.
cept Some day shall we tell her
all?"
Yes. But not now
Why not now" The mother stir.
red in the doorway
She Is not SO badly hurt. they say.
And Harlan is trying to explain.
What Is greater than the truth for
herr"
Curran stared at her. holding her
cool fingers for an instant, then look
ing in the half dark OF the room
Tell herr" he muttered Then
drew back. But a sound from within
came to him. Aurelies tired smile
had ended in sigh with Harlan's
murmurings. The physicians had
stood apart
(Continuedl
The Detroit times., 1913-08-25

Well. the special diamond ring con.
test is over and the prize Went to a
live wire candidate in the seventh
| district.
! OHM Garner is the name OF the
! Winer. and he is the leading candi
! GATE in his district in the race Tor
shetland Ponies and other prizes.
he special diamond ring contest
| commenced Monday morning, Angus,
II, ana ended aSturday evening Au,
| gust %, at o'clock The prize was
a diamond ring TO be given to the boy
or girl who turned in the greatest
amount OF money in the Shetland
/ Pony and Cart contest during the spe-
cial period mentioned.
Husting Johnnie captured the spe.
cial prize by Juggling in the handsome
sum OF $l0l during the short time
that the contest was on
We will tell you more about this
successful candidate. John Garner,
IN later issue-yery soon-so watch
for the story every day until you see
1t.
mere were other candidates who
worked hard and made a good show
ing and we are sorry that all OF them
did not win.
The eighth district. the district that
includes all territory outsied of De
rroit. has turned in considerable
money, but no one candidate sent IN
enough cash to overtake Johnnie ami
carry the diamond ring out OF De
troit
However, We want OF say to the
L.. -.
we are delighted with the good show
ing they have made and we hope they
will keep up and te their speed
and make such a in the Shet-
land Pony contest &c.. .uey will cause
the candidates OF THE seven city dis.
tricts to set up and take notice.
The pretty diamond ring, which
has been awarded to John Garner
came from the store OF Sol Sallan. the
well-known jeweler and diamond in.
porter. located at 81 Woodward-a
Watch for the story about Johnnie.
This is the first day OF the second
period in The Detroit Times Shet-
land Pony and Buggy contest. with
its total OF forty prizes.
Now, boys and girls, don't have the
notion that because this is the first
Of the second period that there is lots
Of time in this period, and that you
can afford TO take things easy or play
or loaf or dream for a while
Raelize and remember that the sec
ond period will not oe very long
not as long a. the first period
he second period starts today, Au-
gust -, ana ends with Saturday. Sep
TENDER l3-only three working weeks
Subscriptions in the second period
are worth considerably more in votes
for you than they will be in the third
and last period.
Consequently Ii is mp to you as
sensible candidates to get and keep
just awfully busy during tins weke,
next week and the week after.
Bring in every subscription you pos
sibly can while this second period
lasts, and while subscription values
'"'l ha as follows
The Detroit times., 1913-08-25
Slavery in Philippines.

WASHINGTON. Aug 25.-Not only
peonage, but chattel slavery In the
strictest sense OF the words are -four
shing today throughout the Philip
pine islands, according to "A specia
report made by Commissioner Dean {
Worcester, secretary of the interio
TO the encouragement and formerl!
of the University OF Michigan
The Detroit times., 1913-08-25
AGED Man Kills Rival.

POUGHKETPST y. Y, Aug. %
Thomas. H. Kimlin was fatally sho
by Lorenzo Barrett. near Hopewei
Junction, yesterday. and Barrett is n
jail here charged with killing.
Mrs. Catherine Ravens who was
present al the time of the shooting
il detained as a witness.
Barrett is 20 years old and Kim
lin 60
The Detroit times., 1913-08-25
Keep Your Blood Cool
by Right Kind Of Food
and Enjoy Hot Weather

It's largely matter of selecting reason
tme- time OF expansion engand Man
forth greater effort because $ n the air
bll-cauon heafo
glo) OF of
o the
The Detroit times., 1913-08-25

as Polly Footlights. the actress, and
Fom McKenna. as Daffy Bill.
The two acts are full of sparkling
songs. Strike Up a Bagpipe Tune, y
girls all dressed in kits was
elcoIed many times In the Sunday
afternoon performance. The finale
of the first act. with an ensemble OF
voices and a solo part by Violet Hill
IS, was sung with a freedom and a
H.. that won favor
The Detroit times., 1913-08-25
election Returns thursday.

Election Returns thursday.
The names of the candidates. to-
gether with the number Of votes cast
to their credit. vii be published again
Thursday OF this week
The contest department will be open
until 8 O'Clock Wednesday evening
and all votes cast up TO that time VIII
he added to the Thursday election re
turns
Keep vour eye ON the returns. ard
ii your name is low down or any
place under the ton in your district
Get huge hustle on you and see n
YOU cannot avaite TO the top
Don't be contented with being any
thing but topnotcher.
Rides.
Have Won had a ride behind one OF
the shetland Ponies
II not. have YOU made application
for ride?
Remember. that by making arrange
ments YOU can use one Of the ponies
10 drive ont and see prospective sub
scribers
Don't be bashfu about asking
When We ask you TO ask. why not
ask?
And say keep riding and walking
end running and talking and plan.
ming and hustlig al 'humpig" through
the second period and get ready for
a home stretch dash during the third
Read the contest story EVERY day.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-25
PuImotor Falls in Test.

OSSINING. n. Y, Aug. 25.-Tha
body of Nan Secor. who was lost from
her fathers yacht late yesterday at
ternoon, was found this morning not
more than dozen feet from where
the accident took place. A pulmotor
was used on the body for four hours,
but was ineffective.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-25
Hold "Societv Burolar."

ATLANTIC CITY. Aug. 25.-Charg-
ed with jewel thefts aggregating 500
000 "Baron" Harry f.. Simonin, so
cicty man and social highwayman,
was Yesterday arrested In the surf.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-25
CAVITY.

Minnie Burke, a clever little dancer
is the star attraction of the "Troca
dero Burlesquers" which opened in
the Gayety theater, sunday afternoon
She dances with vim and abandon and
manages 10 get considerable new
STUFF into several OF the many stock
terpsichorean offerings of burlesque.
Frank Finney as Sweeney. a coach
man, and Sam Adams. a six-footer
who laughs. form a good comedy
team Their repartee is unusually
clean and free from suggestive sallies
Helen Russell and Catherine Craw-
ford as two chorus ladies" made a
hit with their slang. and clever. i'm
personation OF two "souses"
The action of the piece. which con.
tains more 81 a plot than is usual in
burlesque offerings. centers around a
magic ring which brings bad luck to
all who have IT in their possession
Opportunity is created for some rath
er good scenic effects which are well
worked out.
The costumes are elaborate and the
members Of the chorus are good look
ing and well-drilled
The Detroit times., 1913-08-25

Los Angeles has just completed 4
municipal wharf 80 fee; vide ard / 600
feet lons
The Detroit times., 1913-08-25

The versatile humor Of Dan Cole
man and the musical talent of mem
b"rs Of the company supporting him
in twoact comedy farce. The
Charming Widow make the show
in the Cadillac this week one of the
hest seen there since the opening of
the house Coleman plays the part
Of Finnegan, an eXpressman who
usurps the place OF an Irish lord and
tren masquerades as woman in or
der to defeat rival sutton OF a rich
American widow. His fun is OF the
wholesome sort, and his makeup and
approximations of a society dame"
are very amusing
Alma Bauer is a good fore for him
in the part of the widow. and other
members OF the company who do
some good singing are Violet Hilsoa.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-25
Was Captured by a Hustline
Boy Candidate in the Sew
enth Pony Contest District
SPECIAL PRIZE FOR
MOST MONEY TURNED IN
This Is the First Day of Second
Period. and Candidates Are
Urged to Stay Busy

het and Ponies, equipped
wiki Carts and Harnesses.
8 Scholarships in the Business
Institute.
8 MerkeI Bicycles, either boys
or girls kind.
8 Gold Watches, boys o. girls,
Elsin or Waitham Movement.
3 Pair Of Box seats a. the
Broadway Thester Sor 10
weeks.
Evening journal., 1913-09-01

The fur used for dress trimmings
will be dyed in colors, purple being
the most popular.
Evening journal., 1913-09-01
FROM
WESTERN TRIP

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWPORT, Del, Sept. Wilmer
c. King, formerly of this town. who is
emplo-ed at Washington, d. c., has
returned from his vacation through the
west.-Mrs. Lillian Scott of Elkton is
spending some time with Mrs Mary
Smith.-Mrs George p. Frederick and
Miss Alice Frederick have returned
home from a weeks sojourn at Atlantic
City-Mrs. Enoch Smith spent last
week at Atlantic City-Alrs. Atwood
Weldin. who has been seriously i'll at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edgar
Hilyqrd of Wilmington has returned
home.-NIrs. John Miller is entertain
ing her sister, Mrs. Lillian LaFevre of
Norfolk Va.--Mrs Addie and Bertha
Smith spent Thursday in Philadelphia.
Miss Margaret Stuart who has been
spending some time with her cousin,
Miss Catherine Husson of Baltimore,
has returned to her home here.--Aliss
Alice Clark of Wilmington is visiting
Miss Mariory Stuart for a few days.
Mrs Rouch and grand daughter Mary
Ellen Smith, have returned from a
short visit in Philadelphia.--Mi Irene
Gregg spent a few days recently with
her cousin, Miss Alice Polk at Hockes-
sin.-Alrs. Craig and daughter, Vir-
ginia. of Washington, d. c., have been
spending a month as the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. James Craig of near here
William Wood of Iron Hill, Nd, is vis-
iting friends here.
Evening journal., 1913-09-01
TOWNSEND VISITORS.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
TOWNSEND, Del, Sept. Mrs.
Warren Burr and Mrs. Rawley are at
Doylestown, Pa, for a weeks visit
with relatives-Mrs. Irene Elliott and
sons of Smyrna are here for visit
with her mother, Mrs. Samuel Mer-
ritt.-Mrs. Edward Reynolds had Mrs
Mitchell of Lansdowne, Pa, for a guest
recently. - Misses Anna and Erma
Smith of Pocomoke City, Md, are stay
ing with Mrs. Roland Reynolds.-Miss
Helen Reynolds is the guest of friends
in Wilmington.--Alrs. Laura Wilson of
ElIton is here for a short visit with
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Foraker.-John
Townsend and family have Mr. and
Mrs. John Riggs Of Wilmington for
guests.-NIrs. Somers and Mrs. Groome
of Philadelphia are visitors at the home
of George Burge.-AIiss Margaret
Boehlmer has returned to Malvern, Pa,
after a summers visit with her grand
parents here.-Mrs. J. X. johnson of
Huntingdon, Pa, is the guest OF rela-
/ tives here.-Nlisses Lillian and Marian
Hart are entertaining Miss Mabel An
gelo and Miss Carrie Fetzer of Wash.
ington, d. c., and Miss Edith McDougle
of Smyrna.
Evening journal., 1913-09-01
POsTMAsTERsHIP GOES BEGGING.

GEORGETOWN. Sept. Because no
one wants to be postmaster in Will
liamsviIe the Government is going to
discontinue the postofiice. The viii
lage is a thriving one and situated
in one of the best strawberry sections
in Delaware