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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-13

SAN DIEGO, CAL, June ia mem-
DRY that spans "A century!
Charles Carroll Clusker. now 10S
years and 2 months old, Is going to
have that distinction II he lives only
q few months longer.
And there's no sign that he is going
TO die soon. for his step Is still sturdy,
his voice is strong, and the keen eyes
that twinkle as ne tells of his great
age shine with humor.
He's the oldest living Elk, and fell
low Elks are sure his memory has new
or been surpassed In modern times
What does he remember that hap
pened almost century ago?
A whipping he got in his fourth
at was back in Virginia" says the
BILE fight with little playmate, and
ed his face. Just what happened after
that IS little hazy In my mind. but
| do remember the mother OF the littIs
boy went To my mother. and told her
that | had scratched the face OF her
boy. My mother was very angry, and
whipped me. The memory OF that
Clusker is veteran OF the Mexican
and the Civil wars. and is always In
the thinning line OF veterans In tho
Memorial day parade. He enlisted in
che Confederate army, not as boz.
iEs did most Of the survivors of today,
hut when he was 40 years old, At
that time he had seen several months
of service in the fight with Mexico.
He remembers hearing many first
hand stories OF the war of 1872
Olusker was born In Madison coun
ty, Kentucky. on March q. 1910 When
IA he was a playmate OF Abraham Lin
colin
Il went with him on several SOUR
rel hunts" he says, but / never knew
him 10 harm an animal or Bird
Clunker never married. He knew
of only one woman for whom he cared
enough to marry. That was 80 years
ago, and he promised her on her death
bed that he would never we'd He
keeps bachelor hall here, spends much
Of his time reading his favorite auth
or, Shakespeare. takes a lively inter
est In civic affairs. and says he doesn't
know Just why he has lived so long.
except that he doesn't worry. He
hasn't smoked for so years, but has
drunk whiskey moderately, he says.
ever since he was q youngster.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-13
McADOO DENIES MARKETS
PROMPTED STATEMENT

WASHINGTON, June 12.-Stock
market conditions did not prompt him
to tell national banks OF the country
that he was prepared to issue $780,
100000 Of emergency currency. Sec
rotary of the Treasury McAdoo stated
today. He said he issued his state
ment reciting the preparedness OF the
treasury to distribute the emergency
currency without consulting President
Wilson
Ave, or.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-13
HOME AND FAMILY CONE NORSEMAN WHO
WOULDN'T SELL TO JOHN D. is GOING TO SEA

YONKERS, N. Y, Juno 11.-Old John
elm IL going to sea again. There Is
>thing else for the sturdy old Morse
an to do.
His home u gone, his family IS
me. His long struggle against John
Rockefeller has ended In the crush
n of the weaker man.
And 80. like his ancient Viking an.
(stors, John Nelin will fare forth and
Id his life as he began 1t.
Melin owned q little hotel at larry
wn, on the edge of Rockefeller's
xgnificent country estate. Pocantico
hills. He lived there happily with his
HE and two children. He kept a
buntry inn, overlooking Sleepy Hol-
SW. that was q quiet haven for travel
h. and q humble club house for the
bllagers. He had little garden, and
be place was pretty with trees,
hrubs and flowers.
But John d. needed more land. Pc
hntico Hills grew, year by year. to
lake room for golf links, orchards,
koves. gardens, game preserves, con-
prvatories and farm buildings. One
one, II swallowed fifty properties
hat had been independent farms or
Omes. Finally he had about 1000
cros, but that was not enough. So
ohm Melin's little domain was mark
for absorption.
DeSides, John d. did not like to have
h INN neGr his estate. II was vulgar.
IN Tia w>lAdlo apea n baron did not
st . petty freeholder for favors, or
rsat with him for his holdings. He
box what he wanted
John d. II not q medieval baron.
10 offered to buy the property. Me
n, however, refused to sell.
ROckooeT1er raised the price. but
honey wAs nothing to Melin. He
|bved his homo and would not part
nth II. And 20 for years there was
deadlock. But the contest was un-
|Qual.
helms trade fell of. and Melin
WED money. His hotel was mort
)Aged. And then, one day, the mort
|Ags was foreclosed.
The property was bought at auction
" 4 man named Nicholas, and -Meifn
Ot very much less for II than Rocke1
eIler would have paid him. So heN
as punished for his stupDornnees In
Pt selling when he had . good offcr.
her the mortgage was laid. there
sn't much left.
Pretty soon Rockefeller owned the
operty. and Melin's old home housed
me Of Rockefelier's woskmen.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-13
POLICE HUNT FOR
BOYS ABDUCTORS
Cleveland Lad Said TO Have
Been Stolen From
School

PITTSBURGH, June 12.--Beaten
and mistreated wnen ne refused TO beg
and steal, and held prisoner In an old
shanty until he escaped. Frank kess'
Ter, aged II, OF Cleveland, Ohio, was
today held in the Allegheny police
station while officers searched for two
men whom he claimed kidnapped him
from the Quincy school in Cleveland,
last Thursday.
The police are also looking for Will
lam Gloss, of Seventy-tifth-st., Cleve-
land, from whom Kessler says he be-
came separated after the pair escaped
from their captors.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-13
REARRESTED FOR Staying

LEAVENWORTH Kas., June H.
Frank H. Gordon also known as Wal.
ter Barnes. was arrested by officers
from Chicago today as he stepped
outside the gate OF the prison where
he had completed a threeyears SEN
tence. On reaching Chicago. Gordon
will be placed on trial for the killing
OF his wife and her sister. whom, It Is
alleged. he shot and killed upon their
refusal to give him money.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-13
STEAMBOAT DEATH LIST
STEADFAST AT SIN

RACINE, Wh,., June IA thor
ough scare htod.,y of the hold OF the
barge f. NJ. Peck. wrecked by a boiler
explosion yesterday. shows that there
are no more bodies aboard and the
death list remains at six
The body OF Second Engineer Bern
ard Stevenson mas not been recov-
cred. but ther els, no doubt. but that
he was blown into the river when
the smoke stack near which he was
standing was carried away
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-13
RICH PLACER STRIKE
IN THE FAR NORTH

DAWSON, Y. T., June IA rich
placer strike Is reported on the Alaska
side Of the Shushana rier, tributary to
the head waters Of the Tanana, Is
miles across the divide from Copper
Camp, at the head OF the White river.
Billy James and his partner. Mel.
son. are reported to have made the
strike. The men are said to have
panned 5000 ir few hours.
A large party left here on the steam
er Viadette for. the mouth of the White
river.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-13
6OCIAL and
PERSONAL

Peter Claver Aid society will
Friday evening. June Is, at
bck. In st. Mary's parish hall.
r.. Dana Corbln. of Chicago. ID
guest of her parents. Mr.. and
Jsmes q. Mckay. No. IS Can
ave. west.
and Mrs. n. A. Luce, accom-
led by Miss Katharine Wares
sail from New York, Saturday.
q trip to Panama.
%
81. william r. Croul. Miss Ro-
NJ Croul and Mrs. Elwood Cnoul
leave next week for Pointe aux
CUES to spend the summer.
m. edward Albert Charbonne.,u
ounces the engagement OF her sis
Miss Viola Virginia SOmmers, to
re Cummings Osterhous.
%
liss Helen Joy entertained guests
luncheon Wednesday, In her home.
srosse Pointe Shores. In honor OF
Edith Dulles, OF New York, the
1t Of Miss Margaret Longyear.
%
". Enoch Mather. No. 46 Warren
east. was reelected president OF
American dico-Pharmaceutical
Lefty for the fourth term, in the
sntsenth annual convention OF the
lety held this week, In New York.
O.
Pie annual graduating exercises of
Detroit Conservatory of Music
take place, Friday evening. June
In Central Methodist church The
II. Lester Smith, will give the
ress to the graduates and Director
ncis l. York will present the d.
mas.
Fhe marriage Of Miss Eva Linda
y, daughter of William H. Linda
y, to DR.. William Lescohier, OF
Parke, Davis & Co. laboratories,
} celebrated Thursday morning. in
family home, No. 444 Sheridan
J. Following q western trip. Dr.
Mrs. Lescohier will be at home
No. Sal Waterlooave.
%
The marriage Of Miss Clara A. Sim
|hs, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. F. J.
bmons, Of Worthwhile, to William
Greer, will take place, Thursday
kning, in the home OF the brides
|ents, In Worthwhile. The ceremony
be- performed by the Rev. j. r.
Milligan, of the Euclid-ave. Pres
|erian church, OF Cleveland - Mr.,
! Mrs. Greer Will make their home
Huntington.
commencement exercises of the
MILAN high school will be held
esday evening. June II. In the Sol
Guild hall. Warren S. Blauvelt.
the Solvay Process Co.. will give
address to the graduates and
Ire will be selections by an orches-
and songs by William r. Bartels.
lowing the program, there will be
informal reception \and dancing.
b graduates are: Grace Magde-
b Belisle, Hugh Leslie Buchanan,
thur n. Erkftz. Helene A. J. Fo-
J. Janet Mabel McFarlane. Olga
"a Magen, Irene Nitsche and David
%
rhe marriage Of Miss Frances
nice Russell. daughter of George
ward Russell, to Frank r. Verne.
a, was celebrated. Thursday after
On. in the Russell home. No. $50
The ceremony was
formed by the Rev. ]. Frederick
schen, Jr., pastor OF the Jefferson
}. Presbyterian church. Mrs. F.
,sby Doughty. a cousin OF the
de. was matron Of honor, and her
ter. Miss Marion Russell. was maid
honor. Little Miss Jean True and
IS Katherine Russell. niece and
isin of the bride. we're flower girls.
ward Linn. of Chicago, was best
n. The guests were limited to the
families and a few friends.
.. Walter Russell gave a dinner
nee for the bridal party and linn
number of guests, Wednesday
ming.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-13

NEW YORK, June l2.-Following
the receipt OF q cable repor; from
Buenos Ayres. stating that Colonel
Roosevelt was to lecture I'm Argentina
on the progress Of the United States.
II was admitted at the colonel's office
that such trip was contemplated
The present plans call for his depar-
ture this fall 1t was stated, but the
details have not yet been arranged
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-13
MINISTER QUELLS RIOT;
is PROCLAIMED HERO

DEBEQUE, Col. June l2-Rev A. r.
Glover. 90, pastor Of the First Metho-
dist church, is the hero of the hour
here today. Dropping his work OF
preparing a sermon, the pastor last
night seized an automatic revolver
and quelled riot by dozen drunken
cowboys, whom he jailed at the point
of his gun. The cowboys were fined
SO and costs each. They are on the
warpath' today, and declare they will
get Glover's scalp"
'I'll shoot on sight" the minister
said, when informed OF the threat,
and convert them in the hospital
DR.. Glover Is chairman OF the town
committee on police regulations.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-13
MciIheney Civil Service Head.

McIIheney Civil Service Head.
WASHINGTON. Ji,ne 12.--John Nc
Ilheney. of Louisiana, will doubtless
be appointed chairman OF the reorgan-
ICED civil service commission. IL was
stated at the White House today. Nc
Ilheney Is at present member of the
commission.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-13

hsr hair IN - 4Anuo
. bod 1t kspe ~
larger. csusing ~ ~
II pain. Arr : eolo
Of weeks II beolBo 60
In pimples I'll Over -
head and facs. - ~
. dght I tell yosa -
affected her syes - -
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-13

1t was hard times then for the Me-
Tin family. They went 10 Eimsford 70
live. There the elder child became
sick and died, and six months later
Mrs. Melin died OF tuberculosis in the
county aimshouse. -
Since then, Melin has lived, lonely
and despairing. in single room.
hardly able to provide for himself and
little Edith. his threeyear-old daugh-
ter.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-13

no feathers. The plain. neat kind tina
John R.-st. PHI. Main i+9s or Cir '3ss
John r. st. Phone Main 149s
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-13

F. Dudleigh Vernon. concert organ.
list, pupil of the Damrosch Institute
OF Musical Art, New York, and q
member of the American Guild of Or.
ganists. will give complimentary re
cital, Thursday evening. in Martha
Holmes Memorial Methodist church,
under the auspices OF the Mems club
OF the church. Assisting on the pro-
gram will be Mrs. w. Bertram Beer.
soprano. and Christ church male quar-
tet The concert Is free to the public.
The Independent Woman's Voters
league will hold a picnic on Belle
Isle, Friday afternoon, members to
meet at o'clock, at the skating pa
vliIO0s
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-13
CHILD NEAR[.YgR
eczema ITCEEDS
Head and Face Raw All 0vee.
Coming Out Badly. Scales Z
: Head. Simply I Sight.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
Six Weeks Sound and Well.

Coon Rapids.. Iowa.-"Whsn ~ u111
SRI was two years old thsse vaS = o1
came On her had just ab0vo ~ 1nn3n f
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-13

Dogs are to be employed as sen.
tries for the fortress of Gibraltar by
the British government.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-13

The other day the westchester So
fnfety for the prevention OF Cruelty 10
Children offered to take care OF Edith.
And because the kind folk of the So
cipty could look after his little girl
tbgtter than he could, Old John tet
them take her.
Now he is all alone. and having
lost home and happiness on land. he
liz going back to sailthe seas again
until he dies.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-13
PLAYMATE---WAS IN TWO WARS
Z REMEMBERS HAPPENINGS OF 100 YEARS AGO

Hew WE'D me KEPT
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-13

In 1916 the navy Of the United States
will rank below that OF France
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-03-07

necessary. for she at once led the way
to what she described as the second
floor front, the room in which Elser
had killed himself only the day before.
Probably she had no intention of tell
ling us this, but garrulity overcame
her caution. She had been expatiat-
ing on the advantages of the room
Heaven knows it needed an eloquent
advocate!-when suddenly she low
cred her voice to a mysterious whis-
per.
"One gentleman has occupied this
room for fourteen y~ears-ever since
I've had the house, and a fine old gen.
tleman he was, too | wouldn't have
the room vacant but what happened
to him yesterday" She let her voice
sink still lower. IF it was a couple
Of ladies looking at the o
wouldn't be telling 1t. but know you
gentlemen won't mind. 1t was in this
room yesterday Mr.. Elser killed him
self. not on the bed. but right here on
the floor. 1t was poison he took-cya-
hide of mercury, the doctor said"
You don't say" exclaimed the ip-
| spector, as If ne had heard the news
for the first time. why did he do it2'
TITS more than / can say" said Mr.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-03-07

gave him something for insomnia. He
called here at the office and | wrote
him a prescription. He was to return
in a few days for further treatment,
but he did not do So. Another time"
The doctor hesitated.
There was another time I had al
| most forgotten, a year or two before
that. He met me in the street one
day and asked what my office hours
were on Saturday. He explained that
he was the guardian of a boy who was
in a boarding-school. The child had
some slight throat trouble and he
| wished me to make an examination.
On the following Saturday he brought
the boy here, a bright little chap about
ten"
do you know the boys name? What
school did he attend?" The inspector
fired this question rapidly. but it was
quickly apparent that the doctor had
nothing more to tell, so we left.
What a wonderful man you are" |
exclaimed as the doctors door closed
behind us. How did you learn that
Doctor Berner had been called in after
Elser killed himself?"
There Is nothing wonderful about
my knowledge" answered Davis with
a laugh. What is the first thing that
people do when anything happens?
They run for the nearest doctor. Doc
tor Berner is the nearest doctor. Could
anything be simpler"
The simplicity of his logic amazed
me. 1t a like a c%onjurer's trick aft
er It has been explained. or like one of
those puzzle pictures with hidden
faces. You work hours trying to find
them, and after you have found them
you wonder how you ever happened
not to see them.
We noW> arrived at Mrs. Trask's
boarding house-one Of those dingy
eX-residences that proclaimed its ret
repression by a white slip of paper on
the door frame. | had supposed that
here, too. my friend would introduce
himself as inspector Davis" on &C
count Of the prestige it would give
him in searching the rooms, but to the
slattern maid who came to the door
| wiping her hands he merely said:
Tell your mistress a couple of gen
tlemen are inquiring about room and
board"
Mrs. Trask was the old-school board
%ing-house mistress fast disappearing
before the inroads Of the family apart
| ment hotel. Better DAYS" was writ
ten all over her, though somewhat OBJ
scured by years in boarding house
| grease. Eying us sharply through her
spectacles, she inquired how much we
we're willing to pay, meanwhile debat-
ing with herself whether 1t was neces-
! sary to ask for references.
Davis mot more than twelve dol
lars a week each" apparently con
yinced her that references were I'M
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-03-07

Trask, evidently well pleased TO talk
about the tragedy. II did everything
l could to keep him comfortable and
happy. He spent all his time here
since he gave up his office down
town. He read the papers every
morning in the parlor. Every after
noon he took "A walk. He was always
on time to his meals and there never
was a complaint out of him, On Sat
urdays he used to so up to Westches-
ter to see a boy that he was guardian
for. Every Saturday night regular he
paid his board. that is, up 20 last week
that's still owing"
Did he have any visitors"
mo, l don't recollect that there was
ever any II here to see him, though
occasionally he used to bring the boy
down here to lunch on Saturday or
Sunday. He hasn't had him here.
though, for the last three years"
Die he receive any mail?"
Amt it queer, now, that you
speak of that The first letter he had
in months came only last week. The
police found part of the envelope on
the floor beside him. Them and me
both looked through all his things, but
never a trace of the letter could we
find. | can't for the life Of me think
what he could have done With it. |
know the letter must have had some
sort Of good news for him, for after
he received it, for several days he
was as bright and clipper as could be,
more like himself han he had been
for years. Then yesterday somebody
te'ephoned to him-I don't know who
it was, for | was out marketing-and
he never had any phone calls before
that | know of. Right after lunch he
went out and was gone until after
three. Soon after he came In he
killed himself in this very room"
To my mind things were beginning
to look blacker and blacker for Gran
dali. The parallel between the cases
of Katharine and Elser was entirely
too strong for it to have been mere
coincidence. We knew it was Gran,
dali who had telephoned Katharine. 1t
"a 1SNh lN II AAtNa WIZ
Elser. There was much to be eX-
planned. What it was that had driv-
en- them both to seek death was still
a mystery to me. My mind reverted
to my original theory that there was
a child, whose existence had been
kept from the world, that was in some
way connected with the Parrish fam
lily. Old Elser was the guardian OF a
boy. Suppose this boy was the child.
It would establish a possible onnec
ton between the two suicides. 1t
would explain why Katharine might
have known old Elser yet never have
mentioned the man to Louise.
| took it for granted that Davis
would ask the landlady further about
the child. OF course, he would want
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-03-07
ECZEMA I'M RED BLOTCHES

EOS Kanter Ave, Detroit, Mich
with eczema. 1t began in my hair
first with red blotches, then scaly.
spreading to my face. The blOtches
were red on my face. dry and scaly.
not large; on my scalp they were
larger, some scabby. They came on
were all little Jumps as though full OF
shot about ~one-sixteenth of an inch
under the skin. Then they went to
the outside and between and all over
my fingers. 1t also began on the bot
toms of my feet and the calves OF my
legs, and itch. oh, my! l eve had
anything like it and hope / never will
again. The itching was terrible. Ny
hands got SO l could scarcely work.
II tried different eczema ointments
but without results. also took medi-
cine for it but it did no good. I saw
the advertisement for a sample Of
Cuticura Ointment and Soap and sent
for They did me so much good
| bought some more, using them as
per directions, and in about three
weeks was we'll again. Cuticura Soap
and Ointment entirely cured me"
(Signed) Benz. Passage, Apr. 8, 1912,
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. l., Boston"
Adv.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-03-07

My plain talk to young men in my
last article certainly brought out
many responses from young men.
take this means Of answering them
briefly, for the benefit of other young
men who did not write me. One
writer says:
II was greatly interested in your
talk to young e | wish l was
strong and well as you describe your
self to be. | am going to begin at
one and follow your advice and take
care Of myself as ! ought to. l will
quit the use of al! stimulants, tea and
coffee, go to bed early. / will take
the cold water towel bath every morn
ing. I want to live to be old and
useful. like you. And I ahall also
keep Peruna at hand. in case Of slight
ailments as they may arise. l thank
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-03-07
Bowels Get e
AS Age Advances
The First Necessity is to
Keep the Bowels Gently
Open With a Mild
Laxative Tonic

Healthy old age is SO absolutely de-.
pendent upon the condition Of the
bowels that great care should be taken
to see that they act regularly. The fact
is that as age advances the stomach
muscles become weak and inactive
and the liver does not store up the
digestion.
Some help can be obtained by eat
ing easily digested foods and by
plenty Of exercise, but this latter is
irksome to most elderly people. One
thing is certain, that a state Of con-
stipation should always be avoided as
it is dangerous to life and health. The
pest plan is to take a mild laxative
as often as is deemed necessary. But
with equal certainty it is suggested
that cathartics, purgatives, physics,
salts and pills be avoided, as they do
but temporary good and are SO harsh
as to be a shock to a delicate system.
A much better plan, and one that
thousands of elderly people are follow
ing. is to take a gentle l~axative-tonic
like DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin,
which acts as nearly like nature as is
possible. In fact, the tendency of this
remedy Is to strengthen the stomach
and bowel muscles and SO train them
to act naturally again, when medicines
of all kinds can usually be dispensed
with. This is the opinion OF many
people Of different ages, among them
Mr.. o. p. Miller, Baroda, Mich, who
writes: II am so years old and have
been constipated for many years. Since
receiving your sample bottle I have
procured two soc bottles and find tina