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The Detroit times., 1914-06-15
KONORS ARE PAID
TO OLD GLORY
Impressive Flag Day Exercises
Held in Opera House Under
Elks' Auspices

Flags floated over many homes.
stores, office buildings and factories
Sunday, for II was Flag day, the one
hundred and thirr-seyenth anniver-
sary OF the unfurling OF the first
American banner
The official civic celebration was
held under the auspices OF Detroit
lodge OF Elks. in the armory, Sunday
afternoon. The hall was filed Every
one wore a little flag. and large ban
ners were displayed on the platform
and were suspended from the root
Orders Members OF patriotic organ
izations filled the boxes and had sec
tons on the floor assigned 10 them
The lodge marched to the platform
as Green's orchestra played the Cor.
onation march from Meyerbeers lie
Prophet Col o. A. James, exalted
ruler, gave an address OF welcome
Mayor Marx spoke on the patriotic
meaning OF the day chorus OF
children from the Webster school
sang THE Star Spangled Banner,
and the audience Joined in the last
lines.
Officers OF Detroit lodge gave part
OF the Elks' ritual, the support OF the
flag Then the officers erected a lib
erty bell OF flowers on the altar.
Chaplain John f. Doherty prayed.
The Mendelssohn quartet sang Near
er. My God, TO Thee" John NJ. Swee.
ney gave history OF the flag The
school children sang Annie Laurie.
Alex j. Groesbeck. speaking for the
Elks, gave a tribute 20 the flag The
Rev James NJ Barkley who was a
confederate soldier, glorihed the flag
against which he once fought. and
the audience applauded wildly as he
concluded and the band played
Dixie" Lieut.Gov John @. Ross de-
livered a patriotic address on the sig
nifcance OF the flag Miss Sylbella
III. Albrecht recited The vision OF
an old soldier" accompanied by Miss
Florence Albrecht on the piano Har-
old Jarvis sang "RecessionaI and
My Own United States" The Fair.
banks post quartet also sang AT the
conclusion OF the exercises the audi
ence rose and sang America"
The Detroit times., 1914-06-15
RESINOL MAKES
QUICK WORK OF
SKIN HUM0RS

There's world of comfore Tor tor
tured skins in warm bath with Res
mol SOAP and simple application OF
that soothing. antiseptlc heslhoi
Ointment, In a MOMENT all itch
siuq and burning are gone, healing
begins. and soon the skin Is free
from the unsightly. tormenting erup-
ton. Doctors everywhere prescribe
ResinoI freely and hare done SO for
ninteeu years, therefore IT is not an
experiment but a treatment Of tested
and proven value Isn't that the
kind OF treatment YOt want2
Resinol, Ointment (50c and SLQO}
and Resinol Soap (25c). are also
speedily effective for pimples, black
heads. dandruff sores and many
forms OF piles Sold by all druggists.
For trial free, write TO Dept 21-R,
ResInol. Baltimore, Md. Insist on
getting real Resinol, not something
claimed TO be lust as good. ADV.
The Detroit times., 1914-06-15

cuddled up between Jonathan and
Dave. and began 20 cry
What makes you cry, dear?" AXIS
Dave IA
She said nothing.
Often" says nice old Jointly, al
ways ready with oil on the water
women cry for-joy."
"Yes!" sobs Evelyn.
And, IL has been a very happy day,
hasn't II, sister, dear?" says old Co
Hath.
Evelyn mods and slips an arm about
each OF the boys. "a
The sun was just setting. We we're
driving toward H. The three faces
were before me. joins was white
with the eyes staring and the HANDS
clenched
Evelyn was scared--and breathing
hard and fast-harder and faster an
we got nearer home. Her hands were
clenched. too-and unconsciously she
drew the boys as hard 20 her as she
could as ~ they were both to pro-
tect her from something,
Dawes face was full OF pure--al-,
most childish-joy, Just nothing
but joy, He was singing-all alone
this time But he had a bully Dig
tenor voice and liked TO hear him.
The nearest neighbors didn't.
Dear Evellna,
Sweet Evelina
BY love for you shall never, never.
die"
Then. night fell At the last
could stIll see the eyes OF Jon and
Evelyn staring out OF the dusk. And
Dawes voice, softer and softer. kept
on singing;
My love FOR you shall never
never die"
So we came home. II was very
dark. The hireland told us 10 stand
still and hold the horses till he got
a lantern. My boys stood. one on
each side OF EVELYN. Dave was sing.
ing the last strain:
never, never diei" ~
We started away 10 the house as
soon as the hireland got his lantern
going. Evelyn left the boys and took
my arm For some reason we were
all very quiet II was queer
I thought ! saw several shadows
move away from the house In the
darkness.
What Is that, Evelyn" asks.
Men What are they doing here?"
was a little excited
Evelyn quiets me and says:
(continued.)
job PrIntIus Done Right. Times
Printing Co. 10 John R.-st
The Detroit times., 1914-06-15
DECLARES SCHOOLS
ARE "UNORGANIZED"
New Haven Rector Says Eastern
Colleges Are Ruled by
PlutOcrats

NEW HAVEN, Conn, June 49,
"The great trouble with most Of our
eastern colleges today is that they
are Morganized through and through,
said Rev Or. George Chalmers Rich
mond rector OF St Johns church
Philadelphia, in commencement
week sermon here yesterday in St
James church.
For years they have stood humbly
at the altar of American finance and
waited for the yearly dole from Nor.
gan, Rockefeller, Carnegie and the
rest OF our American plutocracy.
mo great prophetic voice ever
goes forth from President Hadley in
behalf OF greater Democratic pro
gress. II wouldn't do. Mr.. Rookie
Teller wouldn't like t."
The Detroit times., 1914-06-15
HARVEST HAND SPECIALS
SENT TO WHEAT BELT

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 15.-
Harvest hand specials" carrying
hundreds OF men to the Oklahoma and
southern Kansas wheat belt, left here
TODAY at intervals Of few hours. one
special, made up OF 10 coaches, left
Wichita. carving 900 men 10 coun-
ties along the Santa Fe line.
Churches in the wheat belt we're
all but deserted yesterday, while
binders were busy everywhere. AZ
Abilene some trouble was expert
enced with a crowd OF incoming har.
vest hands who went on strike ana
demanded more than $3.50 day
They were driven out of town by the
marshal.
The Detroit times., 1914-06-15
CROOKS PUT IN
BUSY WEEKEND
DepredatiOns Range From Safe,
Cracking to RObbing Sleeper
on Dock

Burglars attempted TO pry open the
safe in Charles kruegers coal office,
No. $50 Michigan-aye, some time be-
tween Saturday night and Monday
morning, evidences Of the job being
found when the Office was opened,
Monday morning. Nothing was taken
Victor Schultz, OF No. 367 St Jo-
seph-st., awakened Monday morning,
10 ind that his trousers were missing
from-the chair beside his bed He
found the trousers in the yard. later,
but SIS was missing from the peck.
cts The hshpole burglar is sus,
pected.
Mrs. Anna Snelgrove, mistress OF a
rooming house at No 53 Plum-st.
had S2l5 in the house. Sunday, and
il worried her considerably She
tried several hiding places TOR the
money, and finally decided on the
space between her bed and the mat
tress as the safest place Somebody
got the money, she told the police.
The eight-year old son OF Mrs Mary
Krause, OF No. 303 McClellan0ve..
slept soundly while burglar ran
sacked his room, Sunday night Mrs.
Krause found the dining room win
dow. pried OPEN investigated and
found that $l7 in cash and 500 worth
OF jewelry had been taken from tho
bedroom
Henry Rose. OF Highland Park. fell
asleep on the dock at the foot OF
Woodward.ave, Sunday afternoon,
and reported later that someone
touched him for SEQ
Henry Millenbach, No. fs1 AIDE
laide-st., fell asleep al Gladwin park,
and reports that he was robbed OF
SIS
The Detroit times., 1914-06-15
500 BOY SCOUTS GIVE
FINE EXHIBITION

Eight hundred Boy Scouts PARTED.
pated in the annual field day contests
OF the Scouts of Detroit, Saturday az
ternoon, on the athletic field of De
troit University school. They built
fires without matches scaled a nine
foot wall, gave first aid to the injured.
boiled water. and engaged in a dis
lance and direction-judging contest.
while a large gallery OF spectators
applauded them and grew as excited
as the scouts themselves
The Scripps troop won the first
prize, a silver loving cup. and a spe-
cial silk banner for drilling. The
troop OF the Fort-st. Presbyterian
church took second place They were
tied by the scouts OF the Brewster
Congregational church, who lost on
the toss OF a coin. Clarence McMfl-
Ian. OF the Forrest Presbyterian
church troop. made fire by friction in
80 seconds The Scripps team Of
eight Scouts scaled the wall in 2s2
seconds. The Garfield school team
won the water-boiling contest in five
minutes, "a seconds.
The Detroit times., 1914-06-15
REAL ESTATE MAN
HANGS HIMSELF
Louis SOlOvich Believed TO Have
Been Mentally Deranged
by Illness

Believed TO have been deranged by
which had caused him 10 be
operated on twice, recently. Louis
Soloyich, as years Old real estate
dealer residing at No 21S Frederick
ST., hanged himself 10 a rafter in the
barn in the rear OF his residence.
some time Sunday night, his body
being found early Monday morning.
He leaves his widow and six children
Solovich had tied a clothesline
around his neck. made the other end
fast to a rafter. while standing on a
chair and then kicked the chair from
under him.
Coroner Rothacher decided that no
inquest was necessary.
The Detroit times., 1914-06-15
THE STAGE
DgrRolr OPERA HOUSE.

OG MI " OTEnH TlSOSGs
"Neptune's Daughter with Annette
Kellerman its leading figure, began
the last week of its engagement, in
the Detroit opera house Sunday.
This remarkable fairy photodrama
OF the deep seas has attracted more
than usual notice during its stay In
the Detroit. and persons who have
seen 1t once are SO fascinated by its
picturesqueness that frequent sub
sequent visits have been paid to the
theater to see it all over again.
"Neptunes Daughter is one OF the
most beautiful most elaborate and
striking movies ever produced. The
Detroit engagement will close Sun
day evening, June 81.
The Detroit times., 1914-06-15
VIII.
(Continued.)

The sweet way he talked TO her
OF the things they were 10 do the
happiness they were 10 have Pres
emily. like she didn't know she was
doing IL, Evelyn inched mp and hung
her arm in Dawes, as happy as he.
You have no idea and am too poor a
scholar TO tell II, lie had won her
like with magic felt that she would
follow Dave, like a dog 20 the ends
OF the world. Her master had come.
and what am ! TO teach you in
return for all these beautiful things
asks Evelyn, at Last
Many. many more things than |
can teach you cousin, dear says
Dave, taking her face in his hands
and questioning her eyes. Some
| can not tell you now, because they
have taken no form save great JOY.
Some are too dear To speak Of yet.
But. / know, already, that | shall be
graver, kinder more considerate OF
others. Perhaps you may even teach
me, out OF your own sad lot what
sorrow is. Now | do not know it. You
hardly believe that. and I'm ashamed
to confess it, But daddy and Jon
have kept all sorrow from me, while
Won have probably had my share.
Perhaps | can help to tighten yours.
Or bear them with you. | wonder
why I'm so serious? never was be-
fore, was |. daddy
Take care. Davy, says |, You're
going might fast And there's rap
! ids in the river below you, Meb0y
! falls"
| wonder IL he heard me2 | think
not But that was funny--wasn't it?
To think OF that!
Come, help me to find JOINTLY
he says to Evelyn.
| She'd inohed up so close to him
that, | suppose, il would have been
hard to get closer. But the moment
ne asks her TO help hunt Jon she
smiles and gives him her hand and
they start away
Now, amt woman funny?
| thought when Dave said that about
taking her to Jon she would be scared
and guilty and not go. Not at all
She never thought about that. In fact
this Evelyn that Dave had discovered
was entirely new-eyen to herself,
think. Who'd have thought OF the
same Evelyn who Numbered 10 Jon
that night, about the great cause, for
getting all about it--and Jon, tool
the minute Dave takes hold OF he1
| hands!
Before they got out OF sight heard
Dave say:
And, then, Wen get married."
yes" says Evelyn, as happy as he
| "And live happy ever after"
For ever and ever" laughs Eve
Ign.
Well, as you can see, they weren'
wasting a minute.
Presently | hears EN- all three com
ing up from the barn together, where
| suppose, they had found Jon. Eve
| Ign was between the two. Dave wal
swinging her one hand and singing:
Dear Evelina,
Sweet Evelina,
My love for you shall never. never
die"
Jon looked as joyous as any oil
Ithem-holding Evelyn's other hand
stiff and solemn But, somehow,
pitied him. And II was strange. ar
terward, that ! always thought OF
my two boys as poor old Jon and
happy little Dave. Sorry for the one
and glad for the other.
And that was my trouble-seeing
my two boys in love with one girl
and that one girl in love with only
one OF them, What was / to do?
What | might do for Dave would be
against Jon-and vice versa. So
did nothing; couldn't. My hands
tod
The Detroit times., 1914-06-15
GARRIck

Pictures OF the war in the Balkans
were shown Sunday afternoon and
evening, in the Garrick theater, and
will remain on view there until
Thursday evening The pictures are
said TO have been taken at the com.
mand Of the king OF Greece. and by
special request of the German EN-
peror. we're shown in Berlin before
being brought to America. The pic
lures are declared to be the first or
iginal pictures of actual warfare ever
taken on a battlefield
The Detroit times., 1914-06-15
WORKMAN INJURED
WHEN TIMBER FALLS

Joseph I.ockhart. a stone mason's
helper. employed on the new Hotel
Statler. was struck on the shoulder
and slightly injured when piece OF
timber fell from the second story OF
tho new building, Monday morning.
He was taken 10 st. Mary.s hospi'
tall where his injuries we're found to
be slight. He will be able to return
TO work. Tuesday. II is said
Several other men were standing
near Lockhart when the heavy timber
fell. but no one else was injured.
NEW YORK Milton Noltarih
poured three pints of benZine over his
clothing and face, struck match ana
iumped from the roof, a blazing comet.
The Detroit times., 1914-06-15
"WAR"
Copyright 1913
The Bobbs Merrill Company
By
John
Luther
Long

cAclteu ABOUT IL IN way l never aa"
before
"ItT take us all day to 30 and
come" says l.
IAN the better" says she, "Betsyll
bring all OF her best pies-and leave
the armies TO do without them for
one day Let US hurry 10 get on
early"
rs Betsy TO go too?' asks |
Every body-even the hireland!"
cries Evelyn, dancing-crazy- with
unusual excitement.
wasn't exactly pleased 10 eat ants
with my pie. But Dave and Jon didn't
care for a few ants more or less
IL Evelyn went with 'em. Betsy was
against me, saying that the idea
was providential. inasmuch as she
had baked a fine lot Of gooseberry
pies! And not a soldier had come
after EN- yet.
But said no!-and put my foot
down, and Evelyn said yes and puts
hers down.
And so II stood-both stubborn.
Then Evelyn backed down herself
sudden.
"No. we won't 60" she says I'm
L
won't do it,
And she starts away to the house.
and up 10 her room ! saw her look
out the window and swing her arms.
But she had hardly reached Il be
fore she came running back scared
and excited, saying:
"Yes-come on. We got to go. It's
orders"
Don't you feel well. Evelyn"
asks Jon.
NO" says Evelyn, then, yes"
Wed better not CO." says Jon.
81 don't know what to dol don't
know what-yes, we've got to do H.
II disobey-"
She didn't waver any more. But |
was still stubborn. Though after
Betsy said gooseberry pies had
wobbled.
ct hardly thing there will be any
left, after. the picnic" says Betsy.
and that she had about used up the
crop.
That finished me. Gooseberry pies
---Betsy's tind-with molasses in
stead OF sugar in--was my besetting
sin from my youth up The boys
mother used to set 'em up for me
when ! went to see her nights, to
catch me, Well, they done it-not
withstanding many a colic-and the
Jamaica ginger she gave me for the
way home. And she had taught
Betsy 10 make EN- her way. So
went on that picnic just to get a
! last piece of gooseberry pie! And
II was the last for years to come.
Eight miles going and eight miles
coming for three--uo four, pieces or
| pie-and a pain. What do you think
OF that for an old fool But wasn't
so old then as | am now-though
even now fall 10 gooseberry pie.
The hireland filled the hay wagon
with straw. and we all sat on the bot
| tom. / never saw Dave so happy
! He just stretched out in the hay with
| his back against the seat aside oil
Evelyn, and enjoyed her And she
| seemed 10 enjoy Dave Though now
and then a funny scare would come
over her face like she remembered
something and she would look back
the way we had come For, as we
were climbing upward most OF the
time, you could look back at our
house a couple miles OF the way. She
made Jon come to her other side.
And once I heard her whisper,
when she was scared that way;
ooh, God | hope they won't! |
hope they can't"
Wont and can't what?" asks |.
Beat mel"
Right away she laughs-and begins
a game with old JOINTLY
It's piling hand on top OF one an
other and pulling them from under
and getting caught and kissed 1t
didn't take John long TO catch her
for she was always looking back that
way.
Kiss her. JOINTLY" laughs Dave,
and Jon he kissed the hand he had
caught.
The Detroit times., 1914-06-15
.YcEuM.

The Holden Players opened a mid
summer engagement in the Lyceum,
Sunday evening, with a well-present-
ed version OF The Penalty" 1t is
a Difficult; play for a stock company
and its demands on emotional acting
are many and continuous. The Ho.-
den Players proved their popularity
by giving a performance that brought
them many curtain calls and enthusi-
astic applause.
The play deals with the trials OF "A
young man in love with society
bud whose mother is the social die
tator of the smart set. The fact thai
his parents are divorced causes the
first cloud 90 arise, and when his
prospective mOther-inlaw hears that
the youths mother has lived as the
mistress OF a wealthy man and that
her former husband has blackmailed
her on his discovery OF the affair, she
forbids the marriage OF her daughter
into family with such a skeleton
In the closet.
The boy rushes off 10 demand ex.
plantations OF his father and attempts
TO shoot him The wife and mother
attempts TO interfere and IN the
struggle the revolver is exploded and
the blackmailing father goes to hrs
death The mother then pays. the
penalty by taking her own life.
Airing Alcine. a Detroit boy. imper-
sonates the s6aG IN clean cut, az.
cisive way that delights the audience
Grace Hamilton the society bud is
sweet and pretty. and gives her lines
with a nice appeal TO sympathy. Mar
garet Neville does the mother who
went astray with an artistic appre-
citation of her lines and a strong emo
tional grasp on TIE climaxes. other
members OF the company give capable
support.
AVENUE.
The Permanent Players OF the Ave.
The Detroit times., 1914-06-15
BROADWAY.

In the Broadway theater. Sunday,
the Biblical photo-drama, Creation, =
began the last two weeks OF It's en-
gagement. The first part OF the film
was put on view Sunday and will re-
main until Thursday when it will be
changed to the second part, with the
third part coming Sunday. June -,
and the fourth and last part. Thurs
day, June %. Creation" is absolute
ly free to the public, and all seats are
free.
Ii is said by those in charge OF
Creation" that during its stay in De-
troit, upwards of 10000 persons have
visited the Broadway TO see the film.
The Detroit times., 1914-06-15

nue. theater entered upos- another
successful week when Deserted al
the Altar was presented twice, sun
day The locale of the play is the
Adirondack MOUNTAINS and New York.
Owing 70 the sudden indisposition
OF Roy Walling. the leading man or
the company Fred c. Ford imper-
sonated Frank Creighton. and again
gave evidence 10 his home folk OF
his splendid equipment for stock act
ing Mr. Walling. II is expected VIII
resume his position early I'm the
week.
Miss Jane Babcock. the leading
woman, made a winsome Nellie Dor
sey, the daughter OF that gruff north
woods type. Bill Dorsey. the Adiron-
dack guide This latter character was
impersonated by George Earle with
effectiveness Milton Mobiles, Jr., as
the secret service man, disguised as
soap agent, evoked much merri-
ment by a clever Interpretation OF
his lines. OF course. Russell Brady
impersonates Paul Darrow the vii
lain, and this Interpretation OF the
role proved as forceful a bit OF acting
as he has been called upon 10 do in
many weeks Bob Homberg, as Muck
McCafferty, the newsboy, introduces
a singing specially which was
stamped with the approval Of the
audience in the form of much APP.
plause.
Other players, who also contribut-
ed TO the success Of the piece. were
Ruth Amos as Mamie Reilly; Lynda
Earle. as Mrs. Burgoyne; Angela
Brasch as Janey Pettis, a mountain
rustic; Pearl Charlton Seward, as
Mrs. Dorsey and A. W. Lewis as
Nanny Woods.
The management announces an
other reception on the stage, Thurs
day afternoon. Tea will be served.
For the following week dramatic.
alton OF Victoria Cross's novel, "Life's
Shop Window" is promised
The Detroit times., 1914-06-15

A kindly old German unfolds
stirring tale of the strife
ridden sixties, full of the
fire of patriotism and love.
The Detroit times., 1914-06-15
CADILLAC.

Eddie Dale, the funny little Dutch
man, is happy addition TO the com
edy department OF the Cadillac Stock
Co This weeks offering consists OF
two musical comedies and Princess
Tokeyta. an Oriental dancer. In the
first act, "A Booming Town Eddie
Dale, Harry LeVan and NJ. ] Kelly
have a grand old time as alternate
proprietors OF saloon business that
ought to, but does not pay. The
comedians also have the assistance
OF handsome singing chorus to
carry the entertainment over the arid
spots.
"A Dashing Widow" is offered as
the second burletta. Miss Ainsworth,
a local girl, has the leading part She
is assisted by Miss Mears, Miss Wal
lace, Miss Lorraine, and Eddie Dale
and Frank Goldie. The oriental
dance closes the performance.
The Detroit times., 1914-06-15
eAYETY.

Boisterous Babe La Tour is the star
in the Gayety this week. and she
romped and sang her way into the
enthusiastic approval OF the Sunday
afternoon audience The little come
diennes eccentric dancing and the
abandon of her songs brought round
after round Of applause throughout
two burlettas, The Girl from Al
bany" and The Road Agent
Tommy Martelle, female imperson-
ator, was also well received, and not
even Julian Eltinge has much "on'
Tommy when il comes TO counterfeit
ing feminine charms. Ameta Pynes
well-known to summer audiences OF
the Gayety, is as popular as ever. and
there are several new favorites, in
GLIDING Miss June Mills and Nellie
Florede
The chorus has much work TO do
and its members perform their evolu-
tions and sing their numbers with a
vim which does much 10 enhance the
work OF the principals.
The Detroit times., 1914-06-15
CHAPT Err x.
The Picnic,

One day Evelyn proposed that we
all have a picnic TO Rostrom Rock
over there But she was trombly and
The Detroit times., 1914-06-15

AVENUE.
The Permanent Players Of the Ave