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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-05
The Confessions OF q Wife
A Little Business Talk With MIR. Selwln

| did not find Dick at the ONCE
and Mr.. Selwin seemed much sur
prised to see me there, as | do not
believe | have entered Dicks place
OF business more than a half a doz
oil times since We have been mar
| ried
els there anything particular you
want 10 see Richard about, Mar
garet ?" he said.
Nothing. Mr.. Selwin. except that
I I have what I consider a splendid
/ opportunity to invest part OF that
( ten thousand dollars that Aunt Mary
left me and | wanted to know IL the
money would be available today"
/ Mr.. Selwin smiled.
"You perhaps don't understand
( Mr.. Selwin. that the part OF the es'
tate left to me was mostly money
I'm the savings bank. As | under
stand II six thousand dollars was
/ In the savings bank and the other
four was in government bonds"
why don't you leave your money
in the savings bank, Margaret?
have always thought that one OF the
safest places for a woman's money
Because can only get four per
cent on savings at the bank and !
am able today to buy some munich
pal bonds that pay Ave and half
at so much below par that they will
pay me nearly six and a half per
cent until they mature 10 years dis
tant."
Dick told me the other day that
he thought you would want TO buy
some more stock In the book con-
Germ"
81 do not know why Dick should
say that, Mr.. Selwin," I said. Il
hope my voice did not express the
heat I felt at Dicks assumption OF
disposing OF my money without con-
sulting mel
I'VE have now"
you mean you have" interrupted
Mr.. Selwin. "ths stock IL all In your
name. He said this with q great
deal OF emphasis. a. though to i'm
press me with Dicks generosity In
giving me the stock. He did not
know that all the money that had
been paid for II was mins-money
that my mother had left me and
that I had earned myself-except
the dividends from the stock, which
we had applied.
"You have now" he continued,
"ten thousand dollars paid up stock
and 80 shares on which you have
paid twenty-five hundred dollars. !
think your dividends during the next
three years will take care Of this.
You. I believe, are also lending
twenty-five hundred dollars to the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-05

children. Their creative work is In
their art. Some day Mrs, Galloway
will be a great sculptor and Hermes
is writing verse that will echo down
the ages"
Now l was really interested.
DO the magazines publish it," !
asked. 81 mean Mr.. Hermes's
verses? Or can you get them in
book form? I'd love to read them
Just think. to read his wonderful
verses after having met him."
Mr.. Redmond cleared his throat.
could not understand why. but
felt he was the merest trifie uncom
Portable.
"Hermes's verse has not been pub
lished yet" he said. "It's-it's over
the heads OF the public. He reads
II to--a chosen few. He says, and
I think he is right, he would rather
know that the one or two people
who hear II understand. than TO fee
that he is casting pearls before
swine"
But how can ne DO sure" I
asked. people wouldn't understand
and appreciate H. II no editor will
buy III II thought II was quite
easy to get anything published II
II were really good"
There was an awkward pause.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-05
Beth; The Girl
WHO Went Right"
By Ethel
Lloyd
Patterson
No. 15O-Mr. "HERMES."

toward the puffy lady. How ! love
you" he cried.
The blood swept In a wave over
my throat and face. Never before
In public had heard an avowal oi
affection like this. tried to find
something to say. could not.
Still as mad over each other a.
ever" asked Mr.. Redmond non
chalantly.
Mad" exclaimed the woman
I'VE arc one and the same! Like
to the intertwisted melody of harp
and lutte shall our true wedding be!
Come. Hermes. let US dance!"
Again the Unlike tones OF the
gramophone blared forth. The
young man caught the woman BY
the hands and drew her to her feet
A moment more and they were
whirling in one OF their dances
again. I turned to Mr.. Redmond.
"Hermesr I said. what .
strange name! Is It Mr.. Hsrmes p
My escort laughed.
NO" he admitted. That's no,
his surname. It's what Mrs. Gallo
way calls him. Perhaps won't &c
into the details Just now OF why she
calls him that. They are madly in
love with each other. Isn't 1t beau
tifl?"
Are they engaged!" Queried
timidly.
was utterly at loss. II seemed
to me ! had been transported to a
foreign land among people who
spoke a foreign language.
Engaged snorted Mr.. Redmond
81 told you these people had not
stupid conventional souls like dried
beans! No! They are not engaged
Nor will they ever be. They will
never even be married. They are
free. Free as the spring and the
winds OF heaven!"
"Oh," I rejoined politely. 4
suppose that's very fine. Have the!
any children"
Mr.. Redmond flushed slightly.
"No," he said. They have nc
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-05

Mnen people bptah VI hoD NV
they always mean love which Is free
to go; never love which Ii free to
stay.
did not want to be q prude. and
| did honestly want to learn what
life was like. Wherefore. I steeled
myself to gaze upon that mad. cheap
dance at Nine. Doret's. in the base
ment restaurant TO which Mr.. Red
mond, the editor. had taken me. He
told me until could get over some
of my ridiculous conventionality.
neither !, nor my work. would
amount to anything. was intent
upon proving the Justice, or fnJus-
tice, OF such remark. And Ger
tainly." ! told myself, 1T can do
no harm to look upon anything even
though / do disapprove Of It. do
not have to take part"
SO. presently. perhaps Mr.. Red
mond felt I was moro leniently dis
posed TO his friends. Accordingly.
when ono OF the dances stopped, he
beckoned to a couple who had been
even more accented In their pos
lures and steps than the others. The
woman was a puffy looking person
of perhaps forty years. Beneath her
eyes were little bags. and the cor
ners OF her mouth bagged too. She
seemed sagging all over The man
! who accompanied her was mere
youth. An almost regularity Of fea-
ture gave him. In certain shadows,
a hint OF fnenoss. Perhaps. In the
years gone by. his eyes had held a
dream. Now he was shattered
heart and spirit-his hands trembled
and his mouth quivered weakly. At
Mr.. Redmond's gesture these two
people Joined us and was intro
duced TO them.
She's marvellous tonight" pant
ed the man as he flung himself into
chair opposite to ne. Have you
been watching her. Governor? The
ane freedom OF her every step and
gesture, There's a woman's soul
untrammelled. for you" He leaned
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-05

The muscles OF the back do the
heavy work OF the body. When they
are oyerworked or iii nourished they
ache and people who are looking for
trouble begin TO worry about their
kidneys.
packache may be due TO lumbago.
which Is rheumatism OF the muscles
OF the back, but more backaches are
caused BY overstrain, overwork and
muscle starvation due to thin blood
than by anything else.
DIR. williams Pink Pills build up
the blood and sufferers from back
ache would do well TO try this treat
ment before giving way to worry
over n fancied organic disease. Rest
and the tonic treatment with DIT.
Williams Pink Pills will correct
most forms OF backache, even rheu.
matte.
For people who work too hard or
dance too much and sleep too little.
better habits and course OF treat.
ment with DIT. Williams Pink Pills
are all that are needed to drive away
the pains and aches that are warn
ings of coming breakdown.
Two books. Building Up the
Blood" and Nervous Disorders" will
be sent free. IL you are interested, by
the DR.. williams Medicine Co, Sche-
nectady, ~. Y. You can get Dr. VIII
liams' Pink pills at she nearest drug
store cr'by mail nj so cents per box;
six boses, &2.5o.-Adv.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-05

concern on a call note at seven per
cent"
let me ask you a question, Mr..
Selwin. Would you want Mrs. Sell
win to put this ten thousand dol
lars into the company IL II had been
left her? Oh, | know that the COM
pany has made and will probably
again make so per cent on the in
vestment But IL anything should
happen to Dick and to you and the
business was carried on by stran-
gers, you see I am a minority stock
holder and | would have nothing to
say about the policy OF the COM
pany.
"Mr. Selwin, woman has really
no business In stock company
where she knows. and by the very
fact Of being woman. can know
nothing about its affairs.
Il am perfectly willing to let the
Margaret dividends as you cali
them, 90 back into the business In
the purchase OF stock. but l am not
going, to use a homely phrase. put
all my eggs into one basket"
"You are quite a business wo'
man. Margaret" he said patronizing-
ly.
mo I am not" answered. very
few are. In fact. you can almost say
no woman Is a business woman In
mans sense"
what do you mean by that?' he
asked Interestingly. 81 thought the
modern woman was sure that she
knew all about business"
1.-The modern woman has much TO
learn, Mr.. Selwin, and she knows 1t.
but the modern man has also much
to learn, and he does not seem to
appreciate the fact. The more see
OF business men and business meth
DDS the more I am filed with won.
der, not that 90 few men become
rich a. | am that 90 many acquire
. competency"
why don't you talk this to Dick.
Margaret. II would do him . lot OF
good"
els II possible that You have lived
so long and been married 90 many
years. Mr.. selwin, without knowing
that . man might possibly talk bus
mess with any other woman. but
never with his wifef"
(To Be Continued)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-05

Colorado Indians hold the ancient
cliff dwellings In great reverence,
saying that 1.-The little people" in
habit them. The red men predict
that these beings Will destroy the
government telephone lines now be-
ing built into Mesa Verde park.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-05

In the first meeting Of the season
OF the Detroit branch OF the Asso-
citation Of Collegiate Alumnae. Sat
urday afternoon. in the Federation
club house. the association voted to
join the Detroit Federation of Won
ems clubs. A. l.. Weeks. Detroit
newspaper writer on dramatic top
les. addressed the members on "A
forecast OF the theatrical season OF
1856"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-05

Reports from Is Of the principal
wine-growing centers Of that part Of
the district Of Champagne which is
as yet free from the ravages OF war
show highly favorable prospects for
this years wine yield. The grape
harvest promises to be very rich in
quality.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-05

In Frankfort, Germany, household
waste Is collected and burned in a
plant that provides steam to dyna.
mos that produce about 1,0OO-horse
power.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-05

Experiments by scientists have
shown that fruits breathe and that
cold storage delays their ripening
by causing thcm 20 breathe more
slowly than normally.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-05
"The Paris Shop of Detroit
Dress Up Week
AT THE ~
Norbro Shop
Second Floor-University Building
II f. Grand River

A NNOUNCING the formal opening of two
~ really delightful new departments and the
complete refurnishing and enlargement Of all
the others-which turns the entire Second Floor
of the University Building into Shoppers Para
disc for the Woman of Taste and Refinement. The
New Departments are the Coral Room, and the
Little Pink Corset Room-both of them being well
worth seeing. Dress Up Week Starts Wednesday,
October Sixth.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-05
HOTEL PoN SFC

the engagement Of klein's
New York Orchestra. Every man nm
artist. Opening date Oct. 4. Dancing
enthusiasts will he delighted with
this music. Reserve table enrly.-Ad.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-05

When people speak OF free love"
they always mean love which Is free
To go; never love which Is free to
stay.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-24
WOULD HAVE MAYOR
PICK SERVICE BOARD
Benjamin Marsh Makes Sug.
gcstiOn to Thompson Lcgis-
lativc Committee.

Benjamin Marsh. a lawyer. 320 Broad
way. suggested yesterday to the legisla-
tive committee headed by senator
George r. Thompson. which is collecting
ideas for desirable changes in the pres
ent law under which the Public Service
Commissions are operating. that the
Public Service Commissions for New
York city should he appointed by the
Mayor.
'eTheir appointment by the Governor"
Mr.. Marsh said, is as inappropriate as
would h. his appointment Of the several
commissioners of city departments.
Experience in New York city demon
strates. however" Mr.. Marsh continued.
that neither the Public Service Com
mission nor the Board Of Estimate and
Apportionment can he trusted to grant
franchises. This power must he left
to the voters by referendum until the
city owns. even If II does not operate. its
transit lines and other natural monopo-
lies. The Public Service Commission
and the Board of Estimate which
eran,ed the franchise FOR the dual sub
thieves. nut the results Of their action
are the same
Herbert l.. Carpenter, president of the
Fulton Street Protective League Of
Brooklyn. found fault with the Public
Service Commission and the Board OF
Estimate. particularly with George
McAneny. President Of the Board of Al
dermen. for what he called their laNity
I'm not aiding Brooklyn property owners
in the matter Of the third tracking OF the
elevated lines in Fulton street.
The committee will meet again AT the
Par Association rooms on Wednesday
next.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-24
NOGALE'S MAY FALL.
N~RStorenR's Eorccs Expected to
Surrcnder ia a. y.

FL PAso. July 23-t;en. Angeles
Villas chief ~ artillery. is hurrying
To the Mexican border to take charge
of Gov. Maytorena's forces at Nogales.
Sonora Maytorena, fortifying Nugales
has 1000 men. ten Gamer and about
sixteen machine guns. Gales. moving
his army along the Nogales-Cananet
Railroad. L. said to have 5000 men.
thirtN-four machine guns and fifteen
pieces OF field artillery.
HIS hen In Nogales. except for a
relatively narrow gap south of the town.
Firing from that direction would send
smells and bullets into American terri
tory. Because Of that danger Frederick
Simpich. American Consul. who Is on !.
vacation with his family in the Grand
canyon, received a telegram at Phoenix
ArIZ.. to-day from the State Department.
aud at once started racing his auto
mobile for his post at Nogales. 1S1 miles
across the desert and mountains of
southern Arizona. He expected to reacn
the border early { morrow morning.
Gen Gales. telegraphing from Del RI
to mis- headquarters a. Aqua prieta,
said he would capture Nogalcs to-mor-
row. IN th1t event IT h. expected that
Gov Mayturena and his forces will re-
treat across the American line ana sur
rende' 10 the Twelfth United States In
fantry. which IL on patrol du'y there.
Gen. Francisco villa is expected at
Juarez fon Chihuahua city. where .r
spent to-day. ~. viii Ice ace mpanied
10y = new financial agent. VINO II to pro-
coed To Washington.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-24
MINING MEN ACT ON
NAVAL BOARD PLAN
Engineers to Present Five
Names. From Which Two
Will BE- Selected.
FIRST TO FALL INTO LINE

The Are,i,,r Institute ~ Mining En-.
a. IT., .
~ was -" "H' :" u" VS." Nv
portant American engineering societies
To- AXE action or the invitation Of Sac
rat,rv p,uieIs in ,I.., ,wo me,bors 10
"'.'e y" NV "'" "''"' ""'"'s WIN"
mitt'c on invention. OF which Thomas
a Edison is the chairman, when q
,,e,tiu, cf ia. xo.u,r,o cor,,it,ec and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-24
FRANCES GIFT IN WASHINGTON.
Art Portfolios to Re Exhibit~d In
National Museum.

W~AsHISGToS. July 20 - Paintings,
drawings aud feelings which have been
presented to N. Government Of the
United States 10y citizens Of France in
token of their appreciation Of TIA" ac-
tion taken by Americans toward r.liev-
ing the distress occasioued 10y the war
have been received by tn" state Depart
ment.
Tn. art works are included iu three
large portfolios. handsomely hound in
the finest morocco. They embrace
eighty five drawings and paintings hN
leading artists Of France. especially pre-
pared as a gift to the United States. \
fourth portfolio contains sixty eight
autographs aud expressions OF gratitude
from leading writers.
These exhibits Will be- deposited bv
the Department Of state In the National
Gallery Of Art in Washington. where
they will be on exhibit permanently. Of
ticials of the Smithsonian Institution are
already planning a special exhibit of the
collection. and IL is stated that within
n fortnight the public will have an OPP
~portuu!ty Of viewing il.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-24

WAsHfNGroN. July 2~3.-Despite the
formal announcement made earlier in
the week by the Red cross that It would
he futile longer to continue the work OF
relief in Mexico. officials Of that society
were surprised to-day when they were
asked by President Wilson to resume
the undertaking. This will he done, al
though the conditions that prompted the
Red Cross Ia abandon relief work IN
Mexico still obtain.
The request that the Red Cross pro-
coed with it's work In Mexico was made
ference with Miss Mabel Boardman and
Gen. Devol. who has just returned from
n tour of inquiry south Of the border.
Zen. Devol reported that the military
chief,ains In Mexico had placed many
obstacles IN the way OF Red cross worl,
Ia the southern republic, and this com
bined with other embarrsssneuts
prompted the Red cross to abandon the
relief work.
The President listened to the story of
Mexico's sufferings narrated by Miss
Boardman and IN the face Of the diff
ficulties they %recounted Mr.. Wilson
asked that the society renew it's en-.
deavors. As "a result the society will
make an attempt TO collect more und
IN this country and at the same time
do its utmost TO ship supplies to tn.
points where they are most needed They
are not %sanguine that their new attemp,
will meet with success. but decided to
make 1t in view OF the insistence OF tn.
President.
After the White House cunferenc,
there were reports at the state DE
partment that In the near future AZ
important pronounCem,nt bearing OF
Mexican affairs would be- made 10y tn.
President. However. there is good rea
son 10 believe that the Mexican uues
ton viii not receive serious thought unit
the negotiations with Germany hav.
been concluded. The statement wa.
made by one official that the Mexicai
policy would not he decided upon ANAL,
until the important battle now impoud
ing near Mexico city had been fought.
The President was tod by the Re,
Cross officials tina, conditions In Mexic,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-24
CIRCUIT JURY STILL
OUT AT THREE A. M.
Talc>mrn Said to stand Eleven
to Onc-NO Indication
Of Verdict.

Al ;.ia o'cI,ck Yesterday ar.,,oo,
.
81" '"E '''"P-
troIier Edward VI Circuit WAS tried In
brooklyn for perjury had been de-
IN, RATING ,or ,x,c,iy ,,a,,,torr ,ours
- ' ~
IL was sun OUT AZ j O'Clock this morn
ing and several OF the Jurors had not. 70
hed their ,,mil.s mn, ,o .xr.o, than,
- " "e
'of several houfs.
Justice Lewis held a conference. al II
o'ti)ck with the attorneys for both
s.des as tu whether The Jurors should Ia.
locked mn FOR ,h. risbt ar sboulJ no .e,,
Il, rooms In the c.,rauIon IIr,., rha,
rrall, ler, ,h,. matte q, n, .odnro
L;,.,, ,or.n,r Of ,ha ,rr, .r,a sora
,t. - ,t, -,
80 ~ a.. ''U"'' Wv
III ~ ~ ~" " ~ Nv u''Is'"''
o''' N''"'"'"sN '"'i 'oS were sem 10
me jury room so 'h"' any OF 'he
Jurors sh"uI" income exhausted Wit
the argument thtN 'ouIh lie own
That tn" Jury stood II to ! was
generally admitted. but whether the
majorit, stood for or against the de-
PENDANT was mere conjecture. In ftc'
TIE accepted alignment was largely a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-24
NO STRIKE AT TIDEWATER co.
WORKERS 10 Return hen Quiet IL
Restored at BayOnHe.

Robert u. Benson. the president of the
Tidewater Oil Company, said Yesterday
afternoon in an interview with a Sun
reporter that the men at the Ttdewater
plant, Bayonne. are not out on strike
and never have been since its establish
ment in 1855. Mr.. Benson said that the
men were ready to return to work as
soon as quiet is restored.
or the first two days the workmen
OF the Tidewater company protected the
works against the strikers and many Of
them became exhausted from the day
and night vigil. II was then deemed
necessary to hire guards.
The first trouble at the Tidewater
plant, Mr.. Benson said. was occasioned
by the deputy sheriffs, who took refuge
IN the barrel factory of the T~idewater
plant. The strikers from the Standard
Oil works then attempted to set the bar
rel factory on hre.
Mr.. Benson SAID the men Will be paid
two weeks work owing them as soon as
the sheriff provides a place where they
may he paid with safety.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-24
10000 JOIN CLOTHING STRIKE
Jacketmnkcrs Walk Out-IO,OOO
More May Swell Ranks To-day.

Ten thousand children's jacketmakers
in the shops of the independent manu-
facturers went on strike yesterday in
accordance with the plans Of the Off
Gals OF the ~Amalgamated Clothing
Workers of America. II had been de-
cided by the officials that the strikes
should he Instituted against all manu-
facturers not joining the children's
clothing manufacturers in case they did
rot grant the demands granted by the
manufacturers on Thursday. As a re-
suit of the general strike movement.
Sidney IIillmau, president OF the Anal
gamated Clothing Workers Of America.
said Yesterday, many manufacturers
we're joining the manufacturers assoc
citation.
The strike ~ the 10000 mems cloth
ing makers employed in the independent
manufacturers shops, II was stated yes
,erday by officials of the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers will take place Mon
day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-24
THE SEAGOERS.

The American liner New York. sailing
to-day for Liverpool. has every berth
occupied, carrying in all 200 first cabin,
l75 second cabin and 225 tniI1 class
passengers. Among the cabin N"Nagcrs
are:
T.. II 4. Aldridse. Or Josenh Eldon,
Raymond X Bartlett, Mr. V u Garden,
Mr.. and Mrs Edmund Mr. and Mrs william
l.. Bayl,rs, ltannor
FREDERICK | Billing, T.. y. Oldham.
N c Gutter. II CunliH Ne Owen.
Mr. and Mrs. W. 7 william Warhcld.
Eastman. r W WhitriGsc.
Mrs, u 4 whitney.
ny the French liner LA Tourainc, for
Havre:
Iouia Carron. Or, George c smith.
Dr., and Mrs. Philip Talbot y TLvlor,
KIlroy. Mrs. Charles Niusor
" X Moore,
Ry the NorweRian-America steamship
Rergensfjord, for Bergen:
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Or James Hosan
Douglas. Mrs Henry : Lord.
Mr.. and Mrs AdAir Miss .lnscrh'n. Lord
Hickman, Miss Elizabeth Lord
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-24
U. S. TORPEDO BOAT INJURED
Attempt Ia sink Ericsson Rt Gam
den IL Rrportcd.

The Worid prints this morning under
a Philadelphia date an article TO the
following effect
officials Of the United States were in
formed tina the torpedo boat destroyer
Ericsson. tomplcta and and ready for
delivery. had been fuu Il IN a sinking
condition Wednesday morning as sin.
lay at her dock in the yard of the New
York Shipbuilding Company at Camden,
y. j
only ia" prompt action OF the officials
Of the company, vino placed their largest
pumps iN tn Ericsson, kept the decks
above WiteU. The boat was nearly sunk
10y having the set cock in her hold
opened boy ONE person who visited tin,
vessel TUESDAY might.
Boyle. the WttchMau uu duty on IN.
Ericsson. H. quoted rs saying
"Th re was absolutely nothing wrong
abou, the Ericsson 4 few minutes before
! loft hey. ! followed my usual custom
and made tine rounds of the dcstroyor
a few minute before having the yard,
Their was no water in any Of the CON
pirtmcuts nor we're there any men near
the ship. This am sure of"