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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-12
Shall Girl Give Up Her Job Because
Her Employers Wife Is Jealous?
That's Do
BY IoAH MeeLoNe GIBSON.

Just why SO many women are jeal
Gus OF their husbands stenographers
has always been conundrum to me.
or course, there are some exceptions
to the rule, but from the many letters
| have gottep-trom business girls you
-I-outu mink that in the minds of most
women whose husbands keep a private
secretary OF the feminine gender a
woman stenographer is a raging lion,
going about seeking what poor, UNI
suspecting man she may deyour.
My experience With sUenographers,
and have had good dea,, has taught
me that, as class, these girls do not
nave the greatest admiration and re
spect for mere man
No woman sees more OF a mans
weakness than his stenographer Talk
about man not being hero TO his
valet; | would like TO know just what
a man is TO his stenographer
Write me, girls, what you honestly
think OF your boss. / won't abuse
your confidence, but | would like. once
and for all, to put this idea OF a man
being irresistible to the woman who
does his typewriting at rest. Also I'd
like to SOW broadcast the idea (Which
know to be faot) that few stenog-
raphers would marry their employers
II they were the only men on earth!
III | were girl in a mans Office
and | knew that his wife was jealous
of me without cause, / think I'd go
on my way without paying any atten-
ton to ii.
What do you girls do under these
circumstances?
One girl has written on this sub
ject:
my Dear Mrs. Gibson
81 am writing to ask what you
woulud do IL you knew your employ
ers wife was insanely jealous OF you?
My boss Is rather a fiirty individual
and he Is apt to say things that sound
rather silly, but | really don't think
he means anything. He always
speaks OF his wife In the highest
terms, and II you could see her you
would know that he was going
some She is regular cat and calls
him up two or three times a day. and
when he is not In she always seems
to think ! am lying about 1t. / know
he doesn't like this, and the other day
found this on my desk:
Who is 1t that my gentle wife doth
hate:
Who is 1t she oftimes berate;
Because my correspondence keeps me
late?-
Ny stenographer.'
IL think from this that my boss
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ment, however, II we don't look out
after he is apt to consider IL a ca
lamity. But II We work ye're cards
right and say a few comfortin' words
to him on how fine he is to bother
himself wild the likes OF you we can
make the whole evenin one grand
round of pleasure 10 you both, pro-
vided, We both have a good workin'
impress
well, as | was sayin'. the compli-
ments | was handin' TO Tim came asey
as he was the handsomest man In the
room. ! could see they went to his
head a little and afther the show he
said, How wud We like bowl or chop
suey, Annie"
"Td like IL, Tim; I'm powerful hun
cry Then II wus himself that es-
chorted me over TO the SWEETEST Chi
naman joint in the town and we or
dered our supper as formal and grand
as anyone.
THE bill came to siyinty cints and
Il was right here that our good time
ended. for. instead OF giving the chink
tin cints as he should, he just said
lordly like as though he was bestow.
ing the iron cross for bravery on the
field of battle. 'Kape the change.
Then forgot mesilf, Miss Mar
garet, and / tould him that IL want
ed 10 show OF IA I'D be before me
friends and not before waiter and a
Chinaman at that
81 pointed out TO him that the milk
bill was not paid and that thirty cints
was one-fffth Of IL and he said
1.-The milk bill be D."
I'VE didn't spake another word that
night. After all. though. ! am sure
I am right ! wonder, in me heart.
II IL was worth IL to spoil the whole
evening for twinty cints
Ito be Continued.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-12
"Mein Freund! Mein Freund!!"
Shouted the Friendly German Soldier He Shook the Hand the
Brisher Who Had Shot Him in Battle

LONDON, England. Dec. 1.-THE
curious mental attitude of the soldier
who makes the soldier opposite him
in the other army his deadly enemy
whom he tries his best to kill In
battle, but who makes that same en-
envy warm friend when 1t Is all
over, is illustrated by many letters
received from the front
Lieut.. j. p Pearce, aged 1S, of the
Second Essex regiment, Is a prisoner
of war in Crefeld Germany. The
following letter which he has written
home is published here:
1--WE English officers are treated
very well, indeed, here. We have
good beds and fires in the rooms,
three good meals day, and a French
soldier for a servant, and this morn
ing | had splendid hot bath. We
have roll call twice a day, at 8 a. m.
and 9:45 p. m. and lights out at
10:45, and we have large courtyard
to walk about In. We have can
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this city, denounces him for expatrl
ating himself in the following scath-
ing manner:
philip Laszlo, who owes his name.
his fame and the origin OF his
wealth TO Hungary, renounces his
birthright at a time when his country
has 20 fight for Its existence. He
leaves us to enter the ranks of our
worst enemy, OF those whose fault 1t
is that this cruel war has to be
fought. He has betrayed his country
In the moment Of extreme peril, and
sides with those who offer him gold.
Philip Laszlo, whom we were
proud to call Hungarian artist, has
ceased to exist for Hungary. Here
after we shall not think of him as a
Hungarian nor as an artist. We are
turning his pictures out of our gal
leries. where we honor the works or
Lavery, Sauter and Lawrence. Out
with the renegade"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-12
Jail YelIs Kill Sleep.

HOOPESTON, H., Dec. 12.-Chief
of Police Dixon. OF Hoopeston, will
pay the board OF George Lewis. con-
victed "bootlegger." and transporta.
ton to any city in the United States
II he can find a sheriff TO take George
off his hands.
George has a megaphone voice. AT
midnight every night when all the
lights are out and Hoopeston is
asleep, George starts yelling. He
keeps IL up until daybreak. and eiti-
zens have quit trying to sleep.
Chief Dixon carted George TO Dan
Vile, but the sheriff refused to take
him because he was committed on a
city offense.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-12
Russia Has Biggest
War Flying Machines
In the World

good deal has been heard con-.
corning the British and German aero
planes, but the great Sikorsky bi
planes used by the troops of the czar
have been overlooked
These machines. invented By a fa-
nous Russian named Sikorsky, aretbs
far the biggest aeroplanes being fowns
I'm the war--in fact. they are the larAs
est In the world. They stand 10 feet.
high, and are about 100 feet wide
The Sikorsky can carry almost az
many passengers as Zeppelin air.
ship. Twenty men can be accommo-
dated In the large passenger cabin,
which is constructed of metal and
contains numerous windows. In this
machine three engines are fitted.
which give total of nearly 1.O0V
horsepower. for. owing to the Sikorsky
biplane weighing In itself one and a
half tons, and having SO large a crew
to carry, il demands high power to-
pull IL off the ground and keep II in
the air.
The weight OF the machine has me-
cessitated an elaborate leading-chas-
sis. composed of numerous springs
and pneumatic tubes, so that the huge
biplane can alight safely on rough.
ground at speed of 60 miles an hour.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-12
LEGISLATOR NEVER
VOTED mo- ON ANY BILLS

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Dec. -.
20. j. Logan, senator-elect, has a
record the like OF which probably can
not be found in the career OF any
other man WITH legislative experience
in the state. AS a member of the
third legislature, Logan never voted
mo- on any bill that was voted upon
when he was present in the house
Every time a bill came up says
Logan. some friend OF mine in the
house told me il was a good bill and
solicited my support. and he got II.
can see no evil results from this
record. The best laws got through
and the bad ones failed | was in
good standing with my friends at
least. and had no regrets over my
actions when the session ended
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teen here, where We. can buy clothes
and anything we want. Prison fare
is very good-new rolls, and coffee,
and fresh butter. Not bad
Il had very decent guard when I
was coming up on the train; he got
me food, and when one man tried to
get in to attack me he threw him Off
the train.
IL am afraid l am out OF the firing
line until the war ends (worse luck).
am in no danger OF being shot un-
less try to bolt, which ! shan't do.
In the fight in which was SO I'M
lucky as to be taken, | shot the man
who was carrying their colors and he
wanted to have me shot, but luckily
nobody seemed TO agree with him.
The next time saw him he had been
bandaged up-he was shot through
the shoulder He had forgotten his
bad temper and dashed up and shook
me by the hand In the friendliest
manner and shouted, "Mein freund,
mien freund!"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-12
PURE BLOOD MAKES
HEALTHY PEOPLE

Hoods Sarsaparilla removes scrof7
ula, sores, boils and other eruptions.
because Mt drives out OF the blood
the humors that cause them. Erup-
tions cannot be successfully treated
with external applications. because
these cannot purify the blood.
Hoods Sarsaparilla makes rich,
red, blood perfects the digestion.
and builds up the whole system. In
sist on having Hoods. Get IL now.
ADV.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-12
The Confessions of a Wife
Annie On the Tipping Question

Just what per cent av yer in.
some do ye be thinkin, Miss Mar
garet, should be spent in the doubtful
JOY of putin on dog before the wait
er when yer husband takes y out
for plate of chop suey?'
Annie had begun on the weekly
laundry work and, as usual, / had
weekly visit while | sorted the clothes
for her. Annie and | are friends OF
about 1 8 years standing. More than
that OF any other woman friend, her
optimistic Irish philosophy interests
and instructs me.
Besides, | know that | could call
upon her for nothing that was in her
power TO give that would not be mine
for the asking. Just as she knows
that | would give her advice OF more
material comfort at any time she
asked for II.
smiled at Annie's question, for
Dick and | have had many an aTgu-
ment over the tipping question, but
as | did not answer she continued:
Tim took me the other evenin' 10
the policemen's benefit and shure.
Miss Margaret. I was that proud av
him that guess ! swelled him all
up wild me compliments
DO you know, Miss Margaret. We
can have an awful good time wild even
yer own husband If you swatch it wild
a little hattery av him on the side. "
She added slyly. the corners OF her
generous red mouth curling up show
ing her beautiful white teeth.
I'D think II was iattery enough 10
bestow my company on any man. even
my own husband. II ! were as pretty
as you are this minute. Annie"
sob. that don't count-afther yer
married. Miss Margaret Before that
he considers your prlsince a compli.
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OFFICIATES AT 1000
WEDDINGS: RETIRES

LAFAYETTE. Ind, Dec. 12.-After
serving 80 years as justice of the
peace, Capt. J. B. Shaw has retired
in favor OF Thomas E. Bridges. Shaw
was known as the marrying squire
and had officiated at 1000 weddings.
He endeavored to keep an accurate
record of all the persons he married
and says that out of the large mum
Der he married nearly one-third later
obtained divorces. Young persons
came for years from many adjoining
counties to have Capt. Shaw marry
them.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-12

Mrs. Willabelle Holman Richie,
soprano, will be the assisting so
loist OF the Sunday afternoon con-
cert. in the Garrick theater. by Ned
dermeyer's band The band will
play an arrangement OF Verdi's sell
dom heard, opera, II lombard" Sc
lections from Madame Butterfly,
gems from Herberts THE Fortune
Teller" and a number OF marches
and popular hits.
Miss Della Hagerty. talented
young Detroit. violinist. will play
several violin compositions. Sunday
afternoon, In the free musicale-lec-
ture, I'm the Museum OF Art. Miss
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else to do but to raise a crop of sus-
picions happens to ret her foolish
brain conjure you up as spoiler or
her happiness.
Just go on your way, and IL you
happen to have a sweetheart talk
about him both to Boss and Mrs.
Boss. This is known TO be quite eff
fective In cases like yours.
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:: In Local Rayhousps


been brought To America. Madge Edi-
son and company will present an orig
inal playlet "A Mexican Round-up."
that is full OF thrills The scene takes
place In Texas ranch house whore
the daughter OF the sheriff is com
PEELED To give food and drink 20 a
Mexican train robber who attacks her
and a machette duel cnsues, during
which the man backs into n bear trap
In disarmed, captured and his booty
obtained Amedlo, LseQrdianist, viii
offer a repertoire f popular and elias
sic music. Jennings and Dorman, the
English Johnnie ahd /the American
Girl are said To hage5bnc OF the fun
niest bits OF stage play in vaudeville:
and Coogan ana Cox. eccentric come
dians VIII supply more laughs. The
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says business when he wants to stay
out, and she jumps at the conclusion
that IL Is that keeps him.
"She has been so nasty lately that
| am afraid III have to quit. Advise
me what to do. MARY j."
| advise: Hold the fort IL you
have good job. don't throw it up
because some woman who has nothing
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With Jelly Girls" In Folly.
The company Is headed bv Ed Smalley,
Leonore Butler Babe Griffin, Stella
Colbert Marjorie Gomhoy and a large
chorus. a special feature OF the sew
eral vaudeville numbers will be a
series OF dances by Omar. .
FAMILY.
merry pl8yiet Rates Press
Agent presented by Catherine Ghel-
Toner and company, Will be the head
liner In the Family theater next week
Miss Cha1loner Is we'll known to Fam
lily patroEs, with whom she is a fav-
orite one OF the novelties OF the bill
viii be Madam Busse's trained dogs.
Madam Busse has spent many years
I'm the education OF her CANNES and as
result they give a performance that
Is novel and original. The Cahill sis
ters viii present "A decidedly new.aerial
trap act and Leo Miller. the gypsy vio-
lintst VIII offer an instrumental act
OF an entertaining nature. The
Steingo duo, Bulgarian singers and
dancers. present musical act. and
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-12

Hagerty VIII De accompanied by
Mrs. Clara Koehler Heberlein. Prof.
Albert B. Crittenden, OF the Univer-
sity OF Michigan will give an illus
trated lecture on Civic centers of
ancient Rome"
One OF the chief features of Mile.
Pavlowa's engagement in Detroit.
Monday afternoon and evening. Jan.
II, in the Broadway theater, will be
tie presentation. at the afternoon per-
Torrance, of the elaborate ballet Die
Puppenfee." The Fairy DolD. The
scenery OF this fantastic piece was
designed by DubritZsIy, one of the
younger Russian artists, a pupil of
the famous Bakst. The first scene
represents the interior OF Paris toy
shop, which Is visited by an English
couple and two peasants, bent on pur-
chasing some wares. Various me-
chanical dolls are shown them, and
finally Pavlowa, the fairy doll. They
go away without buying; the lights
are put out, and the fairy doll waves
her wand Instantly the scene is
transformed to fairyland. A sky filed
with comets and fiery stars looks
down on a black pool surrounded by
all sorts OF fairyland properties. The
dolls all come TO life. The chimney
sweep makes love to Pavlowa, the
fairy doll. greatly to her disgust. Jack
finds jill and dances with her. A drum
major conducts drill OF stiff-legged
soldiers A poet woos every pretty
doll that will look at him. Finally
Prince Charming aDpears and with
him the fairy doll consents to dance.
The curtain goes down with the whole
company dancing about the stage. The
usual advertisements such as the
Bacchanale and the Moment musical,
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Taste Of Forbidden Fruit The prlnci-
pal comedy roles VIII be played by
Harry lie Clair, III. W Fields and Lester
Allen. who create much fun as three
sailors stranded on a strange island.
Other wellknown burlesque players In
the company VIII lie Mile. Neola.
Midget Bauer, Martha Horton, Edward
Boyd and Roy Sears. ,horus OF
twenty vii be employed In the song
numbers. In the olio specialties VIII
be introduced by Boyd and Veola. sing
ers and dancers; Fields and Allen, IN n
skit called "Oh, You ought TO See It,"
and Hairy lie Clair. in representations
-of famous actresses. Princess olga in
the dance, The Oriental Turkish
Tangomax." Will bring the show to a
close.
FOLLY.
The Jolly CT as Wlll be the attrac-
tion in the Folly theater all next week
giving the opening performance OF
their stay, Sunday afternoon. The show
VIII consist OF two burlesques Too
Much Married" and "Sambo Islands"
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VIII De danced at both performances,
and the modern dance soiree will be
given al afternoon and evening per-
formances.
The Mendelssohn club will give the
first concert OF It's twelfth season IN
the armory. Saturday evening, Jan. 2,
presenting "The Messiah" with the
assistance OF quartet consisting 81
Evan Williams, tenor; Herbert WITH
erspoon. basso Olive Kline, ,sopfano,
and Mildred Potter, contraltp |The
Mendelssohn club grew out or tn ac-
tivities OF dozen young mem who
formed themselves into the Eaepcr
Glee club I'm the fall OF 1908, under the
direction OF DR. Cuvier X. Marshall
Within four years the membership
had increased 20 such an extent that
the name was changed TO the Men
delssohn Club of Detroit. AT the end
OF the fifth season. the first public
concert was given. In July, 1909, the
club was incorporated, and plans were
drawn for the clubhouse which the
members now enjoy. In May. 1912,
the club gave Mendelssohn's Hymn
OF Praise" with a chorus OF It's voiced
and an orchestra OF %. Last winter
THE Messiah was given. with Nine
Gadski as the principal soloist, and
In May. Rosslni's "Stabat Mater was
sung. The club plans TO establish
the custom OF singing The Messiah
each year during the Christmas sea
son
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Iudson Cole. In his monologue. will i'm
troduce some clever legerdemain The
two Zylls. Nylophone players; Duke and
Allen novelty comedy performers, and
new motion pictures Will complete the
bill
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ducers. actors and singers, each OF
whom claims that he alone is offering
the productions the public wish to see
while all berate the moving picture
industry The characters include
George NJ Cohan, Oscar Hammerstein,
David Relasco, Al Reeves Peg o. My
Heart. and others The action is rapid
and so full OF surprises that the audi
ence never knows what is coming next.
Miss HAYES and her dancing brick
tops" Will present a miniature musical
comedy "Tangoland" and there viii be
a short travesty on Three Weeks by
Miss Hayes and Mr. Sidman. Elsa May
will do n speciality Tine old Fashioned
Girl" The musical numbers. OF which
there are %. are particularly note
worthy il is claimed
For Christmas week. Ben WEIGH and
his own company Will come TO the Gay
ETY. theater rhe Twenty American
Zouaves. and an electrical novelty
The Flying stars" are features OF
the show
''The King OF the opium Ring. one
OF Charles L. Blaney y successful meio-
dramas will be the Offering OF the
Avenue PLAYERS next week in the ave-
nue. theater. Two young girls. who
have become separated, form the CEN
trail theme of the story They are Sis
ters and the daughters OF old Iron
sides" n sailor. Belle Macy, one OF the
girls has become the wife of George
Macy, known as "the king OF the opium
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GlnEry.

Opening a weeks engagement In the
Gayety theater sunday afternoon. will
come the "Follies OF the Day" with
sam Sidman, who has just returned
from London where he starred in
Hello Hagtime," and Gertrude Hayes
heading the company. They will be
seen I'm an original burlesque, What
Does the Public want The company
numbers Chester Nelson. Morton r.
Fox NiVianne Cellai. Anna Propp f.
-, Sedan, Billy Waldron. Jack McSor-
ley. John u Williams Ruth sullivan
Elsa May. Mort FoN the clark sisters.
Does the Public Want" runs
around an argument between a half
dozen New York managers and pro-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-12

musical event unique in Detroit's
history will be the sacred concert OF
Christmas carols, ancient and mod
ern, and sung in English, French, Ger
man and Latin; by the State Normal
School choir. OF Ypsilanti. Sunday
evening, in st PauPs cathedral. Fred
erick Alexander, formerly organist in
the Wcodward-ave Baptist church, and
now director OF music in the Normal
school, is director OF the choir. The
concert will be free to the public, the
expense OF bringing the choir to De
troit having been met by members OF
the Society of Arts and Crafts and
their friends. To the members of the
society and subscribers, tickets will
be issued admitting the holder to the
cathedral before O'Clock. IL applied
for in the societys rooms, No. ~
Witherell-st. Tie choir has given
programs of the carols at the holiday
season the last two years in Ypsilanti,
creating a widespread interest In their
work The assisting soloists will be
Mrs. Annis ID. Gray, contralto; VIII
liam A. Kerr, baritone; DR.. Carl Oak
man, violnist and Charles Frederic
Morse. organist.
Frederick Neddermeyer, conductor
of Neddermeyer's band has opened a
III A..
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AnII.I.Ad,

t,.e ora dancing an olio Of vaudeville
speeiaities and an oriental dancer as
apeciai attraction. will constitute the
Entertainment te be given IN the Cadh-
1ac theater next week by the @Fay
Eoster Rurlesduers." The bmlesques
are called "Cleopatra's Isle" and "A
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ring" Georgette the sister who Is un-
ifnown 20 her. falls into tile hands Of
the "Chinatown gang, but Is resc re
after many ,perilo9s eSpe.IenSss ,, Inc me
scenes of the first laid near an ocean
dccl, ON the Pacific the second In "a
Chinese laundry aud opium joint the
third representing tue iysdy.l'ies in ,ho
Sonrth I'm the home OF Wal Sing. the
chief OF the high binders
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Printing the plain neat klnd--thnt ~
right - Times Job Observation-Disclosures
1920
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Frederick Neddermeyer, conductor
of Neddermeyer's band has opened a
studio for the instruction of violin.
piano, and coaching of singers, at
No. 100 Broadway.
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TALL guys" Kennedy AMI Mac. will
orfer diVerting speciality and there
VIII be new war pictures. The Or
pheum viii continue It's policy OF Civ.
ing two-hour picture show preceding
the regular vaudeville bin each after
noon
William Shilling and n company OF
English actors VIII offer a thrilling
dramatic sketch Destiny" i'm the or
pheum theater Christmas week. The
Five Juggling Normans will be on the
same bill
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will be danced at-both performances,
and the modern dance soiree will be
given AT afternoon and evening per-
formances.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-26

had planned to go with Emma Cold
man on trip to Colorado, but had
given up the idea, believing it was
more important to keep the mind of
the younger Rockefeller on the Colo
RADIO situation.