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The Detroit times., 1915-04-03
BY PROF. SPADE.


II the reader tackles his backyard
garden with shirt-sleeves determine.
tion and has read this series of
articles seriously he needs NO fur.
ther guarantee of success, even
though no possesses no other knowl-
edge of farming.
The chances are he win become a
gardener and as soon as the first
plants appear above the surface. and
II his fervor serves to make him de
Hight in caring for the plot the fam
ily Is going to be well supplied with
green vegetables all summer long
and with q yield that win last far
into autumn and winter. The first
hot week usually spells success or
failure to the householder's garden,
and IL he expects any crop at all he
must step In with the determination
to eradicate the army of weeds that
suddenly spring up.
In harvesting, IL Is advisable to
pick vegetables with the dew on,
as they are superior to those picked
under a hot sun. Beans are an OK.
|ception. They may be picked dry.
Handling the vines or fruit when
wet invites rust. String beans. car.
rots, beets, corn. cucumbers, peas
rcdishes and squash are better when
picked before full-sized. Never al
low seed to ripen on the plants OF
they viii stop bearing.
Here are some Of the important
diseases Of vegetables and their
remedies:
The Detroit times., 1915-04-03

ciety. Dancing will follow the oper.
eta
The ladies auxiliary to the Web.
Pressmen and Masters union will
give masquerade dancing party.
Tuesday evening. April 9. in Pris.
matte hall
An entertainment will be given
In the Boulevard Congregational
church. Thursday evening. April 8.
by Miss Mary Lyon. reader and pi-
anist. and the Balalaika orchestra,
under the direction OF Clarence Hill.
O.
The Epsilon chapter Of Theta Sig
ma sorority will give charity tea
and sale. Saturday afternoon, April
10, the home of Mrs. j. u. Mills,
No. 317 Avery-ave. Useful articles
and homemade candy will be sold
for the benefit of the Children's Free
hospital.
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The marriage OF Miss Della l..
Pierson and Charles NJ. voelker
will be quietly celebrated Saturday
evening. by the Rev. Luther Z. Love
JOY. Dinner for the bridal party will
follow in the Hotel Statler. After
May /, the couple will be al home
at No. sol East Grand-blvd.
o.
The annual musicale of the North
western Womaa,s club, Monday az
ternoon, in Diamond temple, will
present delightful program with
the following taking part; Prof. ].
w. Holland, Miss Elsie Holland.
Mrs. Lebailey. John Dickinson, the
Misses Ruth and jeanette Fraser.
The house committee of the club
win serve tea following the concert.
o.
Detroit branch, Association OF
Collegiate Alumnae. will hold an
open meeting. Saturday afternoon,
April 10, in the College club. DR..
Mary Thompson Stevens will speak
on woman and citizenship" and
Prof. David Friday. OF the Univer
sity Of Michigan, will speak on so
cial aspects OF industrialism."
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THE philharmonic department OF
the Detroit New Century club will
give a musicale-tea, in the Fedora
ton club house, Friday afternoon
April 9, for the benefit of the kin
dergarten department of the Flor
ence Crittenton home. The program
The Detroit times., 1915-04-03

The Gamma Kappa Charity club
will give q card party Saturday al
ternoon. April 10. In the Hotel Stat
Ter.
The engagement IL announced OF
Miss Helen Owens. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Owens. TO H. Stevens
Gillespies
Mrs. Hattie L. Fox and Mrs.
Charles A. Warren. No. 7ss Cass'
ave-, have returned from two month
stay In Florida.
Miss Ann Tweedie and Miss
Gladys Mills. are guests In the Phi
Sigma Kappa house In Ann Arbor
for the weekend.
The engagement is announced OF
Miss Margaret Mercedes Mulkey,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs: Owen
Wynne Mulkey. to William Kooser
Gresh. Norristown. Pa.
HyD.tla club wiz Win meet Monday. a.
tl2:30 o'clock. in the Federation club
house for luncheon. The usual club
meeting will follow.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. Warren Snyder.
OF the Gregorian apartments, have
moved TO their summer home. Orch
ardrest, Anchorville. Lake st. Clair.
o.
Easter flowers In the Conservatives
on Belle Isle. The flowers will be
on exhibition as long as the bios
SONS last
According to report issued by
the Woman's Hospital and Infants
home. the Christmas ball given for
the. .benefit OF the institution, netted
receipts OF sL21425.
/ o.
Mrs Walter Scotten and children
left Friday for Tacoma, Wash, TO
visit friends, and will visit several
different points on the Pacific coast
before returning to Detroit.
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The annual u" hop. OF the Univer-
sity Of Detroit. will take place Mon
day evening. in Columbus temple.
Ben C. Hughes Is general chairman
OF the committee on arrangements.
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The German musical comedy. Der
Sohn auf Reisen" will be presented
Monday evening, In Harmonic hall,
under the auspices OF Harmonic So
The Detroit times., 1915-04-03
COLLEGE Y. M. C. IA.
MEN IN SESSION

YPsILANTI. Mich, April s.-Ths
annual cabinet training association
Of the College Y. M. g. A. Of Michi-
gan is in session here today. The
opening session was held Friday
evening.
Delegates from all colleges n
Michigan are gathered. The pro-
gram Friday evening was In charge
Of A. J. Elliott. international nsld
secretary Of the Y. M. G. A.; on
Saturday in charge Of H. s. Elliott.
Bible secretary. and @. 8. Hounr
shell, student secretary.
The Bible study meeting II n
charge Of l.. r.. Buell. OF Detroit.
state secretary.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-03
RECREANT LOVER
MUST BE BOARDED

MONROE, Mich. April 3.--Four
bondsmen who signed the bond of
Henry Herbst. Newport, when ar
rested on capias charge OF breach
OF promise, preferred by Miss Alvina
Labranche, Detroit, we're discharged
Saturday morning by Circuit Judge
Gilday.
Herbst is in jail. and Is not going
to pay $1,000 verdict awarded by
jury. Sheriff Cronenwett will dis
charge the prisoner next Monday un.
less his board is guaranteed by Miss
Labranche.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-03
The Confessions of a Wife
The moment looked at Dicks I,
face yesterday morning knew
had happened.

The moment I looked at Dicks
face yesterday morning knew
something had happened.
What is the matter, Dick?"
Nov Margie, don't get excited"
II won't. but tell me quickly what
Is the matter"
"All right, I'll do IL but you must
not get nervous"
For the love OF heaven. Dick.
get to t."
We'll, poor Tim Lafferty has been
knocked into 'smithereens' by an
automobile"
felt myself grow faint and pull
ed myself together with q jerk.
II must go Immediately to Annie
does she know"
Not yet, dear. Tim has been
taken to the hospital and have sent
DR.. Atwater. who knows her as well
as he does you. and a nurse up there
to break the neys to her"
But I'm going. Dick"
do you think II best? DR.. At
water and the nurse will do every.
thing that Is necessary for her."
That's just II, Dick--it's the un-
necessary things that we want at
such times. Annie has no relatives
I am her best Oldest friend; when
my mother died she took me in her
arms and let my heart beat It's sor-
row out against her dear. warm Irish
heart. No silly idea OF saving my
nerves or feelings can keep me frsm
her now"
"will Tim recovcrf" I asked az we
we're waiting for the taxi.
I'VE don't know yet. one Of his
legs IL broken and his collar bone
is dislocated and his head is hurt In
some way, he has not recovered con-
sciousness yet"
"How did II happen?"
He was trying to save an old wo-
man from being run over by the
street car" -
Good old Tim! He always had
the qualities OF the hero in him even
while idleness was sending him To
tho back room OF Tierney's saloon. /"
BY this time the taxi had arrived
and very soon I had my arms around
Annie.
II knew ye'd come. Miss Margaret
dear. I knew ye'd come II only to
tell me that the good God Is not
going to let my Tim die Just for do
ing his duty"
She looked into my face appeal
ingly and Il was not for me TO say
that many men had died at dutys
call.
II couldn't stand Il. Miss Margaret
Allana. Just couldn't stand II, ye
know, II little Tim should never see
the face OF his father"
Again she looked at me with the
tragic expression Of hope born oi
despair.
"Of course he will, my dear--oi
course he, will and won't IL be
splendid thing for young Tim to cut
his teeth on--that medal for brav
'eryf"
The Detroit times., 1915-04-03

Maggie Teyte. the operatic prima
donna. will be heard for the first
time in Detroit. is the second OF the
Mornings Musical. Friday. April 0.
at IL o'clock, In the Hotel statler.
Miss Teyte created the part OF Gin
derella" In the Metropolitan opera
house, and while a member OF the
Metropolitan company was one OF Its
most popular singers with the public.
Still In her early twenties. Miss
Tcyte brings all the charm OF youth.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-03
HOW TO MEET AND CONQUER DANGERS
THAT BESET BACKYARD FARMS

Be ans-Rust: use Bordeaux min
turs.
Lima beans Blight; Bordeaux
mixture.
Beans-Rust; use Bordeaux mix
ture.
Beets-Leaf spot; bordeaux mix.
ture
cabbase-cIub root; lime il = par
tial remedy.
Corn-Smut: cut out and burn.
Potatoes-Blight: bordeaux mir
ture.
Peas--Mildew; Bordeaux mixture.
Lettuce-Mildew; fumes OF sui
phur %
The Detroit times., 1915-04-03
Sterling Has sIo Fire.

STERLING. ILL.,, April s.-The
town hall. Masonic temple, a mo-
tion picture theater. and store
building adjoining were destroyed
by fire OF unknown origin early to-
day.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-03
The New Main Library--A Statement of Conditions

HyHE contract for the excavation and founda-
tion for the Main Library building has
u been let the work to be completed about
May lat No further contracts will be let
because there are not sufficient funds available
with which to erect library that can adequately
serve the public
The situation Is sufficiently indicated by the
following;
Ffrstt OF the total amount OF bonds author
lied by the Legislature. S250000 have not been
submitted TO the people for ratification because II
would have been Impossible TO sell them n
~ basis required by law Furthermore. this
question could not have been submitted until No
vember. 1915
seccndt The cost OF the site finally selected
has, In spite OF every precaution. reached hgure
OF tff300o.0o. while the option at one time held
by the Library Commission the old -. A. G.
property was sisQeoo.oo. In order to meet the
expressed civic ambition of the city TO acquire
Center of Arts and Letters the Library Com
mission followed the lletrolt Museum Of Art In
purpose.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-03

ence Caldwell. Mercia Beaubien,
Wesley witter. Lila Cooper. James
w. Martin and Beatrice White.
Mrs. Jessie Copley and Miss Luella
Dovey wiil play the accompani-
'ments.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-03

contemplated, should be increased This is due
TO various reasons:
The desire to house. properly. the valuable
Burton Historical Collection.
To make adequate provisions for the rap
Idly increasing demand for library fa-
cilities that will serve the many engin-
GERS, mechanics and artisans identified
with local manufacturing and Industrial
plants.
Feurtki To take advantage Of the present 10
vorable market and labor conditions, and 20 avoid
delay OF nearly two years, a Special Act OF the
Legislature has been passed. permi tting net
addition of not to exceed 100000 OF bonds 10 DE
Issued. In order 20 become operative this Special
Act win be submitted 60 the people for ratiics- %
OF the Act additional bonds can be issued only
upon the approval OF the Common Council and
the Board Of Estimates.
Firth An unfavorabIe vote will mean that
building operations will have 10 be suspended
until after November, 1910. vote I'm favor VIII
that the building operations be con-
tinued without interruption and brought TO
speedy conclusion.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-03
MUSIC

bers by DIT. Edward b. Spalding and
Charles Ogilvie Smith. the club will
render an unusually fine program
OF choruses, several OF which have
never been heard In Detroit before.
Under the direction OF Charles Fred
eric Morse. tho club Ii singing bet
ter now than ever In It's history and
has been strengthened during the
present season by the addition OF
several excellent voices. The COM
Ing concert undoubtedly will serve
TO further establish the splendid
reputation enjoyed by this we'll
known organization.
There IL the greatest interest
among the very large number of en-
thusiastic Detroit admirers OF Nine.
Anna Pavlowa. In the return en-
gagement Of that famous Russian
artist, and her company OF Russian
dancers, 20 the Lyceum theater.
Thursday afternoon. April 22. Just
one performance will be given. Two
large ballets will be presented and
a number of new advertisements.
Inquiries for seats are already pour
ing into Grinnell's box once where
the tickets will be placed on sale.
Fritz Kreisler, the famous violin
list. will give recital In Detroit.
Friday morning. May ~ in the third
and closing number In the trio Of
Mornings Musical given In the ball
room OF the Hotel Statler. These
concerts. In which Nine. Olga Sam
aroff. pianist, was heard. and Miss
Maggie Teyte. the prima donna, will
be heard Friday OF next week. were
arranged by Mrs. Joseph Bernard
Schlotman and Mrs. Robert Laugh
lin Messimer. and are under the pa
tronage OF well-known women. Fol.
lowing the concerts. a special lunch
con n served In the reception room
adjoining the ballroom. reservations
for which may be made at the hotel
desk. There were large number
OF smart parties following Nine.
samaroff's recital. every table being
taken.
David Bisphsm. the well-knowB
baritone, will give a recital Tues
day afternoon. April 8. at o'clock.
in the Garrick theater. IN conjunc-
tion with Miss Maud Renee Close,
mezzosoprano. Mr.. Bispham is we'll
known In Detroit and Is a favorite
with local concertgoers. Miss Close
is a Toledo young woman who has
The Detroit times., 1915-04-03

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The Detroit times., 1915-04-03

The tenth morning concert for
members OF .he Tuesday Musicale
will take place Tuesday, April 9. at
1880 o'clock. In the Century build
ing. The program will lie given by
Miss Frieda Gagel airs. 4. Nelson
i.iggins. Miss Margaret Mannebach.
Miss Elsie whelen. Mrs. Frederick
w. Brown. Miss Dorothy Coolidge.
Miss Marjorie Cleland aad Mrs. Ola
Dafoe Eustice.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-03

been highly successful recently on
the concert stage. She win OFFER
a group of solo numbers. and with
Mr.. Bispham will sing three duets.
Mr.. Bispham will offer groups Of
songs and several recitations to mu-
sical settings. In the rendition Of
which he is famous. woodruff Rog-
ers will play the accompaniment
Seats for the concert are on sale In
the theater box ONCE.
The last concert O; the first sea-
son of the Detroit Symphony or
chestra will take place Thursday
afternoon, April 15. In the Detroit
opera house. Conductor Weston
Gales has arranged the following
program: Overture to "Iphigenia'
tGluck): symphony In B minor
(unfinished) tSchubert); "Capric-
clio Espagnol" (Rimsky-korsakop.
Pupils of Clyde A. Nichols VIII
be presented IN song recital Tues
day evening. April 6. in Kenilworth
hall. woodward and KenIIworth-
aves. Those TO appear on the pro-
gram includes Olne Fellows, Flor.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-03


Miss Marjorie Cleland aad Mrs. Ola
Dsfoe Eustice.
Mile. Yvonne de Treville, the we'll
known coloratura soprano. will give
q costume recital, Tuesday evening.
May 4. In Arcadia. uader the aus
'pices OF Alliance Francaise. Mile.
dc Trevflle's program will embrace
music Of the seventeepth. eight.
eenth. nineteenth and twentieth
centuries. and the singer will ap-
pear In the dress Of the period from
which she takes her songs. Mile.
Dc Treviiie and Alliance Francaise
viii give the proceeds OF the con-
cert to distressed foreigners In De-
troit.
Henry J. Dotterweich. OF the De
troit Conservatory OF Music, was a
guest soloist in Ann Arbor, Thurs
day evening. playing the Beethoven
ID Flat concerto with orchestral ac-
compartment In Hill auditorium. Mr..
Dotterweich win appear with Nine.
Van vleet. 'cellist. In Battle Creek.
Tuesday evening. The following pu-
pills OF the conservatory gave the
regular wednesday afternoon con
cert: Misses Delsia Tenny. Laur.
eta Ainslee, Vera Wagner and Alva
Hart. The following younger pu.
pills OF the conservatory gave con.
cert, Saturday afternoon: Lucille
Williams. Huldah Fine. Alice Tan
ner. Ceciie lie Benf, Ruth Whiting.
Ethel Streng. Mary Uridge. Phyllis
Schultz. Lucille Memo. Esther Wood.
Tom Everitt. Howard Rasch. Flor
inc Guise. Janice Cooper. Beryl
Everitt. and Kathleen Garlick.
Miss Margaret lawson milford
contralto, will give a song recital
Tuesday evening. April 6. In the
Century building. Miss Mulford
who Is soloist In the Crosse Poiate
Evangelical church, and a well
known concert and church singer
will give the following interesting
program. with Miss Harriet Jessics
Ingersoll at the piano: "Ah! rem
dimrs fRossD; "Pur dicesti" (1667
1740 LottD; LA charmante Mar
guerite'' (oid French; "AIi thrc
the Night" toid Welsh: "Aufen
halt" (schubcrt); was list Syl
via?" (Schubert); 20 mochtest du
einmal noch singer ((Tschaikow
sky,; "wfegenlied" (Tschaikow.
sky): Nit Elm wasserlilie"
(Grieg); 20 Wounded Bird" (saar) /:
Hindu slumber Song" (ware>:
''The Sweet o. the Year" (Salter) I:
"Contentment" (Salter): Thou
Art to Me" Chadwick.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-03

The soloist IN the Detroit Museum
of Art, Sunday afternoon. will be
Miss Marie Heinemann, who VIII
sing the following group OF songs:
.The Nightingale's Song" (Nevin).
Little Gray Home In the West
Oohr), "The Happy Song Del
Riego), Miss Evangeline Starlight
will be Miss Heineman's accompan-
ist
The Detroit times., 1915-04-03

The DETROIT. LIBRARY. COMMISSION hav-
ing given careful confederation every phase
OF this matter. desires to take the Public into
It's confidence but does not hesitate 20, recou1-
mend that the Act be ratified. and that building
De erected that Will be not only adequate In sike
rss ss suitable tp foy Se csner of ss
and Letters. fl
The Detroit times., 1915-04-03

The following pupils OF the De
troit Institute OF Musical Art took
part In the weekly recital In the In
stitute. No. 50 Davenport-st. Wed.
nesday: Misses Florence Farber,
Rose waeide, Helen Anderson.
Nancy Thomas, Blanch Prindle, Bes-
sic Gillespie, Etheldreda AYES. and
Mrs. Fitzgerald. The program was
preceded by a short talk on Con.
ductine." by william Rowland.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-12-16
VIOLENT DEATHS.
One Indication is the Immediate Set.
ting In Of Rigor Morris.

One Indication IL the Immediate Set.
ting In Of Rigor Morris.
More than once the question Of
whether person has died a natural or
unnatural death turns upon something
grasped in the hand. The object is
held because the hand stiffens through
what is known as rigor mOrtis (pro-
nounced rye-gor mor-tis), stifrenins
Of the muscles Of the body after death.
Now. If person dies naturally this
stiffening of the muscles does not take
place. as rule, until two hours or
more after death, and then it comes Oil
slowly. In cases Of violent death, how
ever, rigor mOrtis sets in Immediately.
1t is through this that many a muir
derer has been caught and many 4 80
called accidental death proved to he in
territorial.
One Of the most remarkable effects Of
this sudden stiffening after death ap
pears in the account Of the charge Of
Balaclava. Captain Nolan while riding
ut the head Of the noble six hundred
had his chest torn open by Russian
shell.
A The arm be was waving in the air ut
the moment remained high uplifted.
and be retained his seat on his horse,
Witch wheeled around and nsased
u
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-12-16
The Russian Mouiiks.

After he had smashed a Russian
army and overrun province Napoleon
collected the moujiks and told them
that henceforth they belonged to him
and France. They glared at him and
gave him the lie. He shot some of
them. but the rest were adamant.
Then he had one moujik branded on
the left arm with the letter N. Now"
he said. you belong to me-" The
moujik lifted to the conqueror's face
his bloodshot eyes under his shaggy
name of hair. and then. Selling a
Ratchet, Topped off the left arm and let
the bleeding limb fall at Napoleon's
feet. THAT is yours" he growled.
"but the rest of my body and my heart
belong to holy Russia and the CARP
And from that hour Napoleon realized
what he was up against.-New York
Sun.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-12-16
Pasteur,s Tribut, to Lister.

OF all the tributes to the genius of
Lord Lister. the discoverer of antisep-
tic surgery, probably the most touch
ing was that paid to him by Pasteur,
the famous French scientist. At a
meeting of savants in Paris many
years ago Lord Lister was present.
and his brilliant achievements were
explained to the audience by Pasteur
AS he progressed in his speeeh he be-
came more and more emotional, and
at last he was SO carried away by
his own eloQuence that the tears stood
in his eyes. Finally he stepped down
from the platform. took Lord Lister.
who was in the front row of the audi
ence. by both hands. led him back on
to the platform and kissed him on both
cheeks. after the manner of the French.
in full view Of the assembly. Few
could have looked Oh unmoved at the
great Frenchman's act of homage to
the distinguished English surgeon.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-12-16
In Sympathv.

The two men had met at q dinner
party and We're talking in corner by
themselves.
You see that tall woman with the
sharp nose and the critical eye?" ask
ed one of them.
Yes" said the other quietly.
well. rye watched her for quite
awhile. She's always got her nose
into somebody's business. She's the
last woman I'D marry
(Which shows how strangely in SYM
pathy we are," said the other without
resentment. "She's the last woman /
did rry."-Exchange.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-12-16

under wire. A great economy has
been effected in the abolition of
yards and roundhousees which
were essential to successful op-
Grafton with steam locomotives.
but which are not required under
the new system of handling traf-
fic, since lectric locomotives run
over two or more divisions of 40
miles without anything more than
casual inspection and are seldom
i'm need of repairs. With the steam
locomotive it is necessary to ov-
erhaul after each division has
been covered, especially in noun
tain service, and even more es-
pecially under winter conditions
of travel.
From the point of view of the
roads patrons there can be but
one opinion as to the merits of
the new plan of operation. The
entire elimination of smoke, the
abolition of noise, the certain
maintenance of an even time
schedule in all sorts of weather,
appeal to the passenger.
For the shipper of freight
there is assurance of fast service
in the identification of the noun
tain divisions of the st. Paul be-
cause the steam engine which
lacks dependability in mountain
work during deep SHOWS and cold
weather is no longer a factor i'm
the situation.
The electric locomotive which
has supplanted that operated by
steam i'm mountain work on the
St.. Paul makes light of snow trou
BILE that often stalled it's prede-
cessor, for the reasons that it is
enormously heavier. weight 200
tons. and more powerful, being Of
1900 horsepower, as we'll as be-
cause i'm the coolest weather when
steam locomotives reach the min
imum of efficiency, the electric
locomotive on the contrary rea-
ches it's maximum of power.
At one stroke the st. Paul has
done away with SNOW trouble and
other delays incident to Indictment
weather as we'll as practically
doubling The load that can be
hauled.