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The Detroit times., 1914-12-08
The Confessions OF a Wife
Mary Makes Splendid Shopkeeper

said | was 10 be kept IN charge, and
until they told me | was not doing
right ! should run the business as |
thought best | think I was right 10
say this, for the sales have enlarged
surprisingly since took hold OF IL.
He sneeringly said he had noticed
number OF the men about town had
become alaTmingly studious OF late"
MARY biushed slightly. "Of course,
can't turn any man away who wants
10 buy books, Margie. but the two big
sales | have made, both reaching TO
over a thousand dollars, have been
made To women, and they were both
80 pleased, One OF them sent me
these violets this morning with the
prettiest little note. You see, | stock
ed her library for her she had never
read very much, but they have sud
denly come into money and | have
made g good customer"
Where did you get your knowl.
edge of books. Nary" | asked. some.
what astonished that an ex-chorus girl
should blossom out as student IL
was not at all according to the pop.
ular tradition.
My father was a great student and
Tore / was seven. BY the time he died
my taste was formed. While the 9th.
er girls were out having what they
called "a good time" was usually In
my room reading"
you are very wonderful girl, my
dear sister, said as | put my arm
about her. To my surprise she burst
into tears. "Oh, Margie, Margie,
seem to have much such mess OF my
HE. went into the chorus when my
father died. for / did not know what
else to do Margie, had never had
sweetheart in my life when | met
Jack. and | know now that my soul
was crying out for its mate.
Jack. as you know, is handsome
and he was devoted to me. He piled
me with those attentions that a man
supposedly reserves only for the girl
ne loves and intends TO marry.
loved him uLreservedly and, although
II may be called unwomanly to say It.
! would have given myself to him as
unreservedly, but he insisted upon
marrying me secretly. | wanted to
wait, but he Insisted and I loved him"
(To Be Continued
The Detroit times., 1914-12-08

the auxiliary members to send a gift
Tor man, woman or child, to be placed
on the tree. Handkerchiefs, ties, caps,
SOCKS. stockings, tops, aprons, sweat
ers or any gift that is practical and
useful Will be appreciated. All dona-
tons should be sent to Sister Camil-
la. at the hospital. A special commit
tee will provide entertainment during
the afternoon and evening hours.
o.
Mrs. b. r. East presented petition
TO the Northwestern Woman's club,
Monday afternoon. In Diamond temple,
asking that the club members afflx
their names and send the petition to
the police department Of Detroit urg.
ing that prompt action be taken to
suppress Washers" on the streets OF
the city. The evil is said to be ram
pant at present and respectable wo-
men lind II unsafe to be alone on the
streets because of the annoying re-
marks and actions OF CORNER loafers !"
A. Z. Carton, OF Lansing, addressed
the club on What the public domain
commission Is doing along conserya-
, ton lines" and Clyde Nichols. sang
troup Of songs delightfully."-, Mrs. Jes-
sic Copley playing the accompani.
ments.
Gov. Woodbridge N. Ferris WILL be
guest OF honor and speaker at the
annual banquet of the Detroit Ferris
club, to be held In the Hotel Ste.
Claire, Saturday evening, Dec. 12.
Prof. {. A. Massalink, acting head OF
the Ferris institute during Mr.. Fer
ris' stay In Office In Lansing, will be
on the speakers list also. Prof. w.
II. St Peter will be POSTMASTER. The
club, which has passed the 50O.mem.
bership mark; recently elected the fol.
lowing officers: President, Edwin b.
Kelley; vioe-president, Miss Clara
oAll secretary. A. E. Fox; treasurer.
A. o. Briggs.
The first meeting Of the season OF
Alliance Franchise. will be held Wed.
nesday evening, In the Hotel Pont.
chartrain green room. The program
VIII include recitations, monologues
and causeries, by M. Gustaye ROLAND.
OF Chicago, and there will be music
by M. Marius Amiel. tenor; Miss Ruth
MaZurette, harpist, and Miss Esther
Mazurette, violinist NJ. Eugene
Brieux, famous French author and
playwright, now In America, will he
guest OF the alliance later In the
season.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-08

1 dropped In at the bookshop this
morning.
Mary looked surprisingly pretty as
entered She was gowned in plain,
little, black frock with white turn
over CUTS and collar, the oTf note OF
distinction being a bunch pf fresh
violets at her belt. | was wondering
who gave them TO her when she look
ed up with perfectly dazzling smile.
(Mary's teeth and smile are the pref.
test things about herr
81 tell you I'm glad to see you, Mar
gle"
"You know how busy I've been,
Mary"
You don't need to apologize, dear
girl. | know about all the things you
have been through, and kept out OF
II because | knew that | could not
help you. | also know, dear, that II |
had needed you you would have been
on the spot"
Dad and Dick say you are the best
little bookshop-keeper in the bust
ness"
Did they say that?" asked Mary,
and again that exquisite smile glori-
fed her face.
81 can't tell you how good Dick has
been To me. He has gone over the
books with me daily and showed me
just how 10 keep things straight. or
course. the bookkeeper is all right, but
wanted to know about IT,
AT first the clerks were a little
adverse TO taking orders from me, but
Dick settled that. Since Jack got well
he has only been here occasionally
after the first two or three days"
"Margie," continued Mary. rather
breathlessly, after she had shut the
door of the little cubby she called her
Office, 81 have not told this to anyone
but Jack and have had a perfectly
dreadful quarrel over the business. He
wanted TO overdraw his drawing ac-
count (He had done this TO the ex-
tent OF 500 before he was sick.) |
told him that he could only draw 800
a month and that the other fifty would
have to apply on his debt TO the Arm.
"He-he almost struck me he was
SO angry and asked me when | was
made guardian Of his business and his
money.
II told him that both Dick and Dad
The Detroit times., 1914-12-08
Accused Girl Reveals Double Killing AS White Slave Plot
Macauso in o
az NORMAN ROSE.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Dec. S.-"They
wanted Luigis sisters! His sisters
ire pretty girls, They wanted them
Tor white slaves! That was why they
killed Luigi"
Maria Macaluso's dark eyes blazed,
her slight form shook with emotion
As she gave the police their first real
elew to the slayers of Luigi Macaiuso,
whose still-warm body, rammed into
barrel, was found in lonely section
bf Long Island City.
The girl whispered forth her story.
hs though fearing that the very stones
BIZ the gloomy Tombs cell in which she
Sat might open and blaze forth death
the red and wanton pistol-death With
which the "gargsters" OF New York's
eas. side lay low their victims.
For six months Maria Macaluso has
lain in a cell. charged with the Staying
pf Giuseppe Marino. who was found
shot TO death in a fiat in East Thir-
teenthist.
1T was the gang who killed Giusep.
net was the gang who killed Luigi"
khe hcarsely declared Luigi was my
cousin. Ever since was arrested,
after the killing OF Giuseppe, he has
been trying 10 get me To tell the po-
lice about the gang. He sent me a
note, when I was in the hospital, beg
kging me TO tell all ! know about the
white slaves and about how the gang
killed Giuseppe.
"Tt was for robbery they killed
Giuseppe. They stole 500 from his
body. They were going 10 cut Off his
arms and legs, and put him I'm bag
and throw him In the river But they
Thought the police were coming and
they ran away, Then they said TO
me. 'Yon must say that you killed
jCiuscppe. because he made you "A
white slave, II or don't we VIII kill
|you as we killed him"
'T was afraid | knew they would
Xiii me. so 7 told the police ! killed
|Giuseppe But | did no.! only said
so because ! was not so afraid OF the
electric chair as 7 was OF the gang
But now they have killed Luigi.
will tell. | do not care what happens,
AFTER Giuseppe was killed they put
pistols TO my head to make me prom
Use 10 confess I had slain him.
|stamped my foot and said would not \,
and one Of them drove . knife into
|my leg, n had not promised I
would be dead and my body would
have been found ina barrel or in the
river. NV
Luigi wanted to be good He want
ed to 90 straight. He tried to keep
The Detroit times., 1914-12-08

st. Mary's auxiliary will arrange
Christmas tree and entertainment for
the unfortunstes in ST. Mary's hospi.
tai A \mammoth tree will be deco
rated and anyone interested in max
ing Christmas a day Of forgetfulness
OF pain, sorrow and need. Is asked BY
The Detroit times., 1914-12-08
SOCIAL and
PERSONAL

Miss Lillian Cox. of Toronto, Is the
guest OF Mrs Charles Johnson, Chal-
mers-ave.
The Detroit Dyers' and Cleaners as
ISOLATION will give banquet for $50
members in the Hotel Cadillac. We'd
nesday evening.
The First Presbyterian church an
nual fair and supper will be held in
the institute building, Thursday, Dec.
10. Supper will be served from $50
to 1880 o'clock.
A Christmas party for the Grace
Whitney Hoff league OF the Y. W. c..
A, will take place Wednesday even
ing. In the league room In the asso-
citation building.
The Young Peoples society Of St.
Mathews German Evangelical church
will present the college comedy. The
Sophomore Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings, in the church house,
Conrad and Stuart-aves.
o.
Liberty w. G. T. u. will meet Wed
nesday afternoon. In the home OF Mrs.
J. j Spangler. No. 1912 Wabash-ave.
Reports OF the national W. e. T. U.
convention recently held In Atlanta,
and musical numbers will be given.
The crippled children OF the city
will be the guests Of the Broadway
theater management, Wednesday at.
ternoon. TO see the motion pictures
ION Belgian Battlenelds," now being
shown In that theater.
Edward b. Underwood, OF New
York, will give talk on "The civic
responsibility OF woman" before the
Equal Suffrage league of Wayne coun-
~, in suffrage headquarters, Wednes-
day afternoon Mrs. Wilbur Brother.
ton will be the hostess OF the after
noon tea to follow
Miss Arvilla Roeser, pupil OF Guy
Bcvier Williams, OF the Detroit In
stitute OF Musical Art, will give an
invitational graduation recital in I'm
manuel Presbyterian church chapel,
Friday evening, Dec. II. Miss May
Dohorty. soprano. will sing, accom-
panied by Mrs. NJ. ID. Bentley
%
Detroit Women Writer'S club will
hold debate Tuesday evening, In
the Utley branch library which will
be open TO the public. The debate
will be, Resolved. That the moving
picture shows do more harm than
good Mrs. Nichols, Mrs. Bather and
Mrs. Miller will uphold the anirma
tive. and Mrs. Sellers. Mrs. Wolf
lschlager and Miss Clara r. Dyar. the
negative. Judge Henry s. Hubert
Leslie Potter and J. f. LAYTON viii
be the judges.
St Mary's auxiliary will arrange a
| Christmas tree and entertainment for
the upfortunstes in ST. Marys hospi.
tal. A mammoth tree will be deco
rated and anyone interested in max
ing Christmas day OF forgetfulness
OF pain, sorrow and need. Is asked BY
The Detroit times., 1914-12-08
PUDDING POINTERS
BY CAROLINE coE.

The plum pudding for Christmas
|hould be made NOW and put away
IN closely covered jars TO "ripen."
The bread crumbs TO be used in
|he turkey dressing may be saved for
|everal days before Christmas, so
that they will be perfectly dry when
made into dressing.
II isn't well to make big plum pud-
lings. The pound baking powder
bans make fine size--and will serve
|ix bountifully; be sure the can does
bot leak.
Long boiling improves the pudding.
Che pudding bag has been sup
The Detroit times., 1914-12-08

Miss Lillian Cox, of Toronto. Is the
guest OF Mrs. Charles Johnson. Chal'
mers-ave.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-08

The egg-the mellow egg of cold
storage vintage mayhap-is Dame
Fashions latest model for hairdress-
Ing; and the newest twist, the very
latest fun In the hairdresser's art. is
the oval, close-fltting egg twist"
1t was at the annual convention of
that the new twist" was
hatched, and, though other modes
The French twist. the Russian roll
Ind the Chicago fuff"-offered com
petition, they were all tossed, so to
|peak. into the bureau drawer and
The newly-hatched "egg twist" went
khirping on It's way TO popularity.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-08

The First Presbyterian church an
nual fair and supper will be held in
the institute building, Thursday, Dec.
10 Supper will be served from $50
to 1880 o'clock.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-08
MRS. LYLE SAYS
TWAS not DUE
TO "JUST SPITE"
Holds no Enmity Toward Ten
ally Residents Who Don't
Like Chimes
MANY SECULAR TUNES
IN THE REPERTOIRE
Has Determined What She Will
Do, Regardless of Vice
ChancellOr's Decision

NEW YORK, Dec. SEATED IN
her stately old mansion at Ienany'
n. j., a few days ago, Mrs. Julla Ger
trude Lyle, widow OF multl-mlllon-
aire John S. Lyle, talked with re-
porter about the now famous chimes
erected by her as a memorial 10 hef
husband and which are now silent
pending a decision by Vice-Chancellor
Lewis as To whether they constitute
nuisance. After hearing a mass OF
testimony from Mrs. Lyle's neighbors
for and against the chimes the vice
chancellor has taken briefs OF the OPP
posing counsel and will hand down
his decision on Dec. Z.
81 am GLAD to have chance to say
that | have been much misguided IN
the newspapers" said Mrs. Lyle. OF
course. | can express no opinion con-
corning the merits OF the case before
Vice. Chancellor Lewis pending his de-
cision, but / do wish TO correct some
statements attributed 10 me BY re-
porters.
Il never said that the movement
against the chimes was due to Just
spite | have no right TO say that.
am sorry that some of nay neighbors
feel the way they do about the music,
but | suppose they don't like it--well,
Just because they don't, ! hold no
enmity toward any one and this
whole affair has saddened me. The
trouble began while | was abroad
and | was keenly hurt when | came
home and learned that so much fric-
ton had been caused by the bells.
Another misstatement is that secu-
lar tunes are nevre played. Many OF
them are played | am Scotch and
love Scotch music. l am especially
fond OF Annie Laurie and Robin
Adair. At least one-third OF the
pieces transposed for the chimes are
secular, many being patriotic. But
the religious tunes have been most
frequent because | like them most,
and until this recent criticism
thought every one else liked them
too
ITO Judge from some OF the news
paper accounts the entire oratorio of
Elijah has been played continuously
day and night. That is absurd. Of
coursefi. The selection played is He,
Watching Over Israel The clock in
the chimes tower plays this automati-
on the quarter hour, four on the half
hour, six on the third-Quarter and
the entire theme on the hour. This
Elijah selection is the only one that
can be played by the clock. All the
others must be played by levers.
which Will play anything.
MY chimes were made especially
for me and are not duplicates OF the
Westminster chimes or Of any others.
There are nine bells. The highest key
is + to F, with one and two fats.
Hundreds of people have called their
music beautiful and soothing, and
believe many have found them to be
a spiritual help.
II choose chimes as memorial TO
my husband because he loved them
so much. have enjoyed them espe-
cially in the early evening. How
ever, when | heard that some of my
neighbors were annoyed l had the
The Detroit times., 1914-12-08
HOUSEHOLD HELPS

To remove stains from knife
handles and also to keep the ivory
from turning yellow. rub the handles
we'll with a cut lemon: afterward
wash well in soap and water and dry
Immediately. This removes the
stains and keeps the ivory a good
color
The Detroit times., 1914-12-08

The egg twist" is modification
OF the popular French twist" The
crown OF glory" is piled on the head /;
the point of the glistening peak is
placed just opposite the point of the
chin; the hair is patted down close
to the head until It forms perfect
oval. as egg-like an "egg" as ever
sheltered an Easter chick.
The French twist or the ste.
Gene" style of hairdressing ran sec
ond in popularity to the egg twist, .
hut every model shown in the con-
vention exhibit proved that The close
fitting, high arrangement is the cor
rect thing in coiffures.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-08

planted by the pudding can"-long
boiling in cloth allows much of the
spice and flavor to boil away. My
grandmother always made plum pud-
ding sauce OF some OF the water in
which she boiled the pudding.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-08

away from the gunner. But they
kept watch on him. One night they
say &c him. Luigi, will you give us
your sisters?' He has two sisters, and
they are both pretty-very pretty.
Luigi. he tell them no. they cannot
have his sisters~-he will sooner, die
than give them his sisters.
so he does die. The police find
him in the barrel"
Maria relapsed into silence. Only
The Detroit times., 1914-12-08

10 years old. she is looking straight
az death. She has told the police
things she knows that may lead to
the finding OF the gangsters who killed
her cousin. She has "squealed, and
the pistols have been loaded that viii
MAKE known the gangs swift punish
ment for "squealing" once Maria has
left the shelter OF the great gray
prison.
= Only there Is she safe.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-08

10 clean collars on mems coats.
instead OF hemming a silence cloth,
buttonhole 1t. A hem makes a ridge.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-30
CHAPTER I-Continued.

While Rosalie lie Grange was pre-
pairing to move the invalid on the top
floor. the police and the Coroner
Strengthened out affairs a little. There
was much man in Tommy North. II
he had played the craven in the first
rush of his gruesome discovery, ii was
because he had wakened to that state
of tense depression which comes with
the sudden departure of drunkenness.
He became defiant now; whereupon
the police began to bully. While they
were trying to make Mrs. Moore ad-
NIT that she had not seen Tommy
North come up the stairs. a detective
sergeant put a sneering question to
her
aWell, who else could have done It?
Who else has been here?"
And the inrush of memory brought
little shrek from Mrs. Moore.
"Mr Wade-the gentleman who
called tonight" she cried. All at
once her suspicious left the branded
Mr.. North. Mr.. Wade had come late
in the evening-and that, in the doc
tors opinion, was just about the time
when Captain Hanska must have died.
Mr.. Wade had called two or three
times before, always at night. Trem-
bling, she found his card, Lawrence
Wade, Curfew Club" in the plated
tray at the hall door. Suddenly Miss
Harding, who had been refusing all
light on the events Of the evening.
gave a little shrek.
why, they were quarreling when
went" she cried. Then she stopped,
as though fearful OF her own words
The police turned on her. In tumble
of words and emotions, she told what
she knew. Mr.. Wades late call, the
high words, the fact that none mad
heard a sound from Captain Hanska's
room after Wade left the house-that
was enough for the Coroner and the
detectives. They packed Tommy
North-sober, pale, but now thorough
ly collected-into the patrol wagon.
sent the hue and cry to the Curfew
Club after MIR. Wade. put the house
under guard, and called their days
work done.
And the rest of the Moore establish
ment, having 9rst received dreadful
warning concerning the fate OF abb
sconding witnesses. finished that un-
easy night under the ministrations OF
Rosalie lie Grange at 442.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-30

as Norcross. My rule was always
straight sitting at two dollars head,
an no extras. | faxed 'em, OF course.
But heartened 'em up. l handed 'em
good advice. | kept silly fool girls
from goin' TO the bad. gave weepy
old widows the only real recreation
they ever had. An here, right at the
end. comes an honest piece of money
so big that l could have played crook;
ed all my life. an never even got a
chance at anythln' like It, An last
Mach come into my money. closed
up shop an sold my test books an
stopped this medium business. an
started to be lady. Six thousand a
year amt too much to do that job in
New York. even when you don't have
10 pay house rent.
There was six months income wait.
ing for me when the lawyers settled
everything up, an ! put that into
things that wanted all my life.
1T wasn't till last week that
looked myself over an found | wasn't
happy. To make no bones OF II, bein
n real lady-which I'd wanted to be all
my life-jest bored me to death. Well
last week | set down and had a good
long dispute with myself. You cant
20 back to the business says |. Rosa
lie lie Grange. you've got Jest what
you've always wanted. an yet yor
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-30
Safest Place for Jewels.

A few years ago one often heard
that women who possessed jewels OF
value ws.re becoming afraid" to wear
them owing to the risks which ac-
companied displaying their property
in public. 1t became the custom to
seek some place Of security where the
more precious possessions could be
deposited Jewels were banked" or
committed to the protection of safes
and strong rooms. But gradually the
sense OF security has in some degree
departed. The modern woman has no
capacity for matching the resourceful
ingenuity of the modern thief. The
most astounding cases of jewel rob-
berry show that no precaution Is be-
yond being intelligently anticipated.
After all, 1t is not surprising that those
who possess jewels of value are begin
ming to realize again that their safest
place is that for which they were In.
tended and are wearing them moro
than ever
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-30
CHAPTER II.
The Chief.

Inspector Martin McGee, the middle
aged solid executive Of the New York
detectives, sat in his businesslike Of
fee running over the reports on the
Hanska murder, now less than a cal
endar day old but already the subject
OF those innumerable extras which the
newsboys were shouting under his
windows. Nothing in the formal doc.
uments before him served to give him
any new light. Lawrence Wade-that
looked like the man. Wade was miss
ing from the Curfew Club when the
police arrived; however. through the
good memories of a taxicab driver and
ticket seller he had been traced to
Boston and there arrested in the very
act of engaging European passage.
The formal documents in the Han
ska case interested Inspector McGee
less, great deal less, than an infor;
NAL verbal report made that morning
by the sergeant in command of the
reserves.
1--WE didn't know nothing about her.
Chief" he said, except that she had
an order from you telling us to keep
our hooks off her. Forgot the name
something French with LIE behind
It, 1t was all right, wasn't it?"
Inspector MCGEE understood at
once; and the information brought a
little thrill. He had given only two
such papers in his career; and the
other was held by man. So Rosalie
lie Grange had bobbed up again-Rosa-
lie lie Grange. trance, test and clair
voyant medium, follower OF a small
half-criminal trade but friend of so
ciety against larger criminals. How
curiously that woman had glanced in
and out of his life. and what luck she
had brought!
AS he bent over his desk in unac-
customed meditation. the doorman
brought a card-"Mme. Rosalie lie
Grange"-and behind him she ap-
peared
We'll, Welt" exclaimed Martin Nc.
Gee, rising as though TO some great
parsonage, back againl Say, you
Just couldn't keep out OF big doings
could you? And how pretty you look
--prettier and prettier all the time
What hauled you into the Hanska
case?"
IL amt in the Hanska case at ALL >
responded Rosalie lie Grange. answer
ing his second question first, "at least
not deep, Martin McGee" She flashed
upon him her dimples. snapped al
him her great gray eyes.
Nearly everybody that's lived Ions