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The Detroit times., 1916-07-17
0RPE1 FOUND
NOT GUILTY
Jury Decides Marion Lambert
Committed Suicide in
Helms Woods

wAUKDGAN. Ill. July l7.--Wii-
liam orpet. University OF Wisconsin
student, late Saturday night, was
acquitted OF the Staying OF Marion
Lambert.
The Jury decided the girl com
mitted suicide. The trial had lasted
six weeks. The jury took four bal
lots. the FIRST being IL to for ac-
quittal
As the jury hled into the room
ready TO read the verdict, Orpet
paled perceptibly. and watched with
extreme anxiety the foreman. AZ
the word mot" was framed, he
ieaped 10 his feet, and threw his
arms around his mothers neck. A
few hours later he was speeding for
his fathers home, free for the nrst
time since Feb. II.
The Lambert girl WAS found dead
In Helms woods. Feb. 10.
The case attracted considerable
attention.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-17
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WASHINGTON.

Dustin Farnum is as great screen
play favorite as his brother, Will
liam. and in the movie founded on
the life story Of Davy Crockett he
scores another hit this week. in the
Washington.
Those familiar with Davy's his
tory know that he led a most adyen-
turous and exciting life in the days
when California was frontier. The
episodes chosen 10 make the screen
play have been placed in a back
ground OF magnificent scenery, so
that aside from tho dramatic inter
est OF the story. the eye is pleased
with the fine photography and the
wonderful panorama Of mountains
canyon and scenic grandeur OF the
Golden state.
There is a pretty and romantic
story running through the play with
pavy and Eleanor Vaughn. the lat
ter enacted by Winnifred Kingston
as the troubled and harrassed bu'
finally nappE loFeiH.
The play abounds in thrills ana
stirring events. all OF which require
elaborate and apparently highiy
sensational and dangerous staging.
In addition 20 "Davy Crockett
the Washington program for the
week presents Burton Holmes
travelogue, organ and orchestra So
lections, and Songs by Barron ana
McGnire. and new Casey com
edy. featuring Johnny and Emma
Ray. The Twilight sleep" pictures
accompanied by the lecture by Mrs
Robert p. Liggett, OF ST. Paul, WIZ
continue to be given at l ana
o'clock every afternoon this week
The Detroit times., 1916-07-17
Deny His Peace Talk
Has Weakened
Position
NO FEAR FOR
MILITARY FUTURE
Confidence Strength
ems in Outcome of
Allied Offensive
6Y CARL W. AcKERmAN.

BERLIN, July l7.-Leading Ger
man newspapers are now rallying to
the support of Chancellor Won Beth
mann Hollweg. who has been under
attack by the advocates of unre-
stricted summarizing.
They deny that tile chancellor's
peace discus sions have weakened
the position of Germany and reas.
sert their confidence in the defeat
OF the present allied offensive. The
Lokal Arzeiger, commenting upon
the foreign press Interpretation OF
the chaneellor's opposition tC an.
nexation OF Belgium. declared to-
day:
1T is absolutely grctesque to con
slider the chancelIor's position as in
dicating a fear OF the military flu
ture. Every judicicus minded Ger
man has streng thened his conf
dence in the outcome of the allied
offensive"
The Cologne Gazette and other
leading journals are outspoken in
their iaith in Won 0ethmann. Holl-
veg They declare it would be an
insane move TO swap horse in the
middle of the stream"
For the most part prominent Ger
mans are not discussing peace at
this til1e, preferring TO await the
outcome of the allied offensive.
All the critics believe that the
British will be- unable to recover
from their early failures to make
great Roadway. though il ic realized
that the fighting Is lot over. The
Cologne Gazette points out, for in-
stance. that the british have huge
reserves in Flanders, enatiing them
10 attack continually with fresh
troops.
Mai MoTaht. referring to the oper-
atoms az Verdun, declares that the
Germans viii continue 10 follow
their present policy Of defense by
attack.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-17
Death By Disease Has
Been Cut to Mini
mum
SHOWS WHAT
CAN BE DONE
Health Board Urges
General Adoption of
Army Measures

LANSING, Mich. July lit is
estimated that the National Guard
members who have gone 10 the
Mexican border have at least rs per
cent less cause for apprehension
that they viii fall victims TO any OF
the diseases that cut down many
times more soldiers in the Spanish
American war than bullets than
those who went TO Cuba Is years
ago. Typhoid fever and dysentery
are practically unknown now be-
cause of the publication of the wa
ter, vaccination OF soldiers and the
elimination of flies through camp
aanitation. Also because of vaccina-
ton. smallpox is practically I'M
known, and most of the other pre-
ventable diseases are similarly held
In leash In camp
II methods OF this kind will prac-
tically eliminate preventable disease
from the army, II Is argued by the
Michigan state board Of health Off
ciaIs that similar methods In com
munity life would have to some ex-
tent similar results. Yet II 10 esti-
mated that Michigan loses each
year from 5000 to 10000 citizens
1hrough preventable diseases. To
ctt this death rate by 75 per cent.
- 10 done In the army, or even by
SO per cent, strenuous measures,
such as brought these good results
IN camp. are necessary. The eoun-
ties and cities In Michigan must
organize on a health basis and must
rot let health take care of itself.
- n IN many cases now done. II
y asserted by health officials.
The state board of health's tuber-
culOsis survey Is one of Michigan's
attempts to put system into fight
Ing preventable disease. According
70 those directing this movement, it
a not meant to be merely an iso-
lated attempt 10 curb one disease,
hut rather to be an object lesson
ce what the proper methods can dc
f0r the elimination or the checking
Of all great preventable diseases. As
such, 1t 10 declared. II will mean
much more than saving people from
the rayages Of tuberculosis. 1t will
mean inspiring the people Of Michi
ram with an ambition to organize
effectively against all preventablt
diseAse.
The necessity Of periodic physica
examination Of all persons. thos'
who are well and those who are III
\ which IL constantly being urged II
the state board Of health tubercu
4 losis survey as a means Of curbini
The Detroit times., 1916-07-17
n. W. HARRIS,
CHICAGO, DIES
Banker and PhilanthrOpist
Succumbs After Two
Months Illness

CHICAGO, July in. w. Har-
ris. 10, Chicago banker and philan-
thropist. was dead at his home here
today after an Illness OF two months
of heart and kidney trouble.
Harris was president and active
head OF the Harris Trust ana Say
ings bank. Chicago. president CT the
New York house OF Harris. Forbes
and company. and OF the Boston
house OF y. ". Harris and company,
and was a director of the American
Telegraph AMI Telephone company
For 80 years Harris was 4 trustee
of Northwestern university 10 which
he gave large donations.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-17
and AT the same time an example OF
deal summer costuming.

and at the same time an example OF
IDEAL summer costuming.
The favorites OF the company pre-
sent an act entitled Detroit Jus
tice." Jimmie Cooper scores another
hit this week In the role OF the
prosecuting attorney, where he has
fun play 10 use his strong voice ana
terrifying abilities. Sam Carlton 10
Officer SOS. while w. n. Truehart
works hard as Lawyer Baum. Jack
Hubb. another pillar Of strength In
the company. Is Mr., FitS.
AT Palm Beach" Is the title OF
the second section OF the burlesque.
II has as much summer atmosphere
as the olio skit. The girls prance
about in frolicsome fashion and
sing several tuneful chorus numbers.
Dollie Morrissey IL as effective as
ever. while Connie Fuller ana
Frances Detray make song hits.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-17
COMMISSION,
IF NAMED, MAY
MEET IN DETROIT

Should a joint high commission
representing the United States gov
eminent ana The defacto govern
meRt of Mexico be appointed TO
formulate a plan for The permanent
relief Of border difficulties il Is very
likely that the meeting would be
held in Detroit. according TO J. Lee
Barrett, secretary of the Detroit
Convention bureau. who says that al
ready 2 formal invitation has gone
70 Washington IN Tie name of De
troit.
Mr.. Barrett declares hat he has
the as urance OF high officials in
Washington that Detioit's invitation
will receive much favorable consid.
GRAFTON in the event the commission
Is named.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-17
SKIP-STOP
SAVES TIME

Sunday was the first day OF the
new skip-stop plan on WOODWARD
and Jcrerson-aves Few complaints
we're heard from intending passen'
gers who were left on nonstop cor
pers. Police Commissioners Giles
pie il asking the business men am
property owners along JEFFERSON
and Wood ward TO suspend judgment
until the plan is given a fair trial
n II Is successful on the two main
thoroughfares, the skip'stop plan
will spread to other lines. Tne
street cars on woodwar'l-aye. show
a saving OF eight minutes on their
new schedule.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-17
MAZE STIc.

DetroIters hooked TO the Majestic
Sunday. TO see william ;, hart I'D
THE Apostle OF Vengeance" new
screen drama that is staged In the
Kentucky mountains, with moon.
sinners and feudists as the principal
characters.
"The Apostle Of Vengeance was
written by Monte NJ. katterlonh'
The story details how Hart Is taken
from his home in the KENTUCKY
mountains when boy and raised III
ouie, atmosphere OF the New Eng
land states. Just as he Is enterlhs
on his life's work he receives ie'
tor from his sister telling him ina,
his father has been slain and an Ola
feud renewed. Hart responds TO the
call OF the blood and returns 70
the district only TO fall In love WIN
the daughter OF the man whose
brother shot his father. He en-
deavors TO bring about n peacetm
settlement OF the affair and is ostra-
clzed by all factions.
Then events occur which cause MN
TO take part. There are many hgni
scenes in which the "pacihst u
the victor. Hart has the support
OF a number Of well-known players
Including Marvel Stafford. a we'll
known child actress.
Billie Burke appears In the motion
n,cture novel, 'Gloria's Romance.
Henry santrey sings several new
songs. Besides a Mutt and Jen
comedy and a travelogue. there also
is the topical review, which includes
the arrival OF the German submarine
a, Norfolk and President Wilson
visit IN Detroit.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-17
GOLFING
CLUB is PLANNED

GREENsBURG, Pa. July H.
Golfers here are dissatisfied and
new club is In the making today.
They are not complaining about
poor courses. but the presence OF
women on them. Women talk so
much II Is disconcerting." one male
expert said. The new club will be
for men only.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-17
TWO DROWNED
MUSHROOM

SKEGON. Mich. July 17.-Joe
Bezyerek, 35 years old, and Clar-
ence Gaines, %. we're drowned, Sun
day, in Mona Lake within a few
hours OF each other. Cafes was
from Chicago The former was
drowned when he rocked the boat.
and fell into the water. Gaines lost
his life trying to learn TO swim.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-17

law. was highly commended. Sol
Giers on leave 10 the city have been
able TO visit saloons without re
straint, hut were compelled 10 be in
camp at 9 O'Clock. rhe camp sa-
loon was open until 10 o'clock and
later, and cases Of drunkenness, not
particularly among the members of
the Thirty-frst, we're not uncommon.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-17
WILSON SIGNS
CREDITS BILL
Measure Provides System of
Land Mortgage Banks For
Long Time Loans

WASHINGTON. July I7.--Accom
panying the act with speech. pay
ing tribute 20 thC tanners OF the
countT.. President Wilson today
signed the rural credits bill II pro-
vides establishment Of &! stem OF
land mortgage BANKS IN handle long
time mortgage loans TO farmers.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-17
PUPILS OF FORD
SCHOOL GIVE
DEMONSTRATION

Leo Schnoor. assisted BY Fred
erick Stewart, gave demonstration
OF the methods used in the Ford
English school. Sunday evening. be
fore members OF the Wayne I'm
provelnent association 1T Orleans
and Jarned-sts.
Several pupils demonstrated their
proficiency by reading from a chart
and giving definitions in English,
after which several members OF the
association commended MIR. Schnoor
for the progress of the work of his
pupils
In closing the program Mr..
Schnoor spoke on The Ford Spirit"
and the class sang America
The Detroit times., 1916-07-17
CADILLAC.

Hot weather burlesque Is provided
in the Cadillac. this week, with the
ollo act entitled Nude Truth the
most seasonable high-temperature
Offering. Loud applause greeted
this number. The young woman In
the act gave an acceptable dance
The Detroit times., 1916-07-17

ORANGE, N. Thieves worked
long 10 crack the safe OF Philip Tim
son, in his home-and got one dam
aged dress suit ose-of II for their
pains.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-17
six Drowned In Chicago.

JGuICAGo. July 17.--six persons
lost their lives by drowning at chi.
cage beaches and neighDorins TO
sorts Sunday Two others dien
from the heat
The Detroit times., 1916-07-17
FREES
TWO CONVICTS

MARQUETTE. Mich, July IL
Dominic I-acaria, sent up from
Houghton in 1914 for second de
gree homicide, and Walter Hopper
sent here from ottawa county in
1911. for similar offenEe, were To-
leased, Saturday. Dy Gov. Ferris
after he rad heard 80 applications
for clemCnCy.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-17
Flats Canal Deepened.

Government dredge7 recently
completed their work of deepening
the st. Clair fats canal and. accordo
ing 10 information supplied the
Lake Carriers association by the
government engineers. freight yes
sci may now load IL inches deeper
than formerly.
AS a consequence of the deepen
ing Of the canal the recommended
loading depth OF beats continuing
to Lake Erie Is 20 feet, 10 inches
On an average ships may now car
~ 500 tons TO a trip more than
heretofore.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-17

NEW YORK-Two men whom the
police say confessed to robbery OF
cottage at Readville. Mass. picked
out Detective Reilly, OF all New
York's seven millions, as the one TO
whom they tried TO sell the loot.
Reilly pinched the duo.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-17

CHICAGO-Mrs. Alvira Plat, ~,
Marshfeld, o.. expected to celebrat
her sons birthday with him here
today. She came to Chicago Satur.
day, and was found dead in her
bed at hotel, Sunday.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-17

SALEM. O.-Because OF a water
shortage, all women Will be de-
prived OF the amusement OF scrub.
bling porches.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-17

The young condor does not fly
until It's first year.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-17

CHICAGO--Tweive hundred Chi.
cago police deHed Chief Healey and
joined an athletic club. Healey says
he will FIRE" them from the force
II they don't quit the club.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-17
Odds and Ends

CHICAGO--Mrs. Rose Capitanalis,
blind. cannot benefit by pension
laws which allow blind persons $3.50
a year, because she married a for.
eigner. 80 she's going to sue for di-
vorce and get her citizenship back.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-26
That Made Them Pay.

A small tradesman once put up the
Following sign in his shop: please
don't ask for credit, as a refusal often
onends" Finding that this had little
erect and that his credit book was at
tanning great proportions, he resolved
on trying another plan. and Immediate
~ nxed up another notice in place of
the former one: THE names and adj
dresses of all those who buy goods at
this shop. and don't pay for them. can
De seen in the credit book on payment
Oh Zee OF ten cents" The result was
miraculous. Not only did the curious
pay their ten cents by the dozen, but
tnose owing accounts speedily settled
tnem until the credit book was a thing
Of the past.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-26
Forming Habits.

We believe in the greatest freedom
for the youth; we believe in a happy
environment that will create noble
characters; we believe the spirit of
the boy should be held sacred and d.
rected toward the achievement of
higher things in life than social gos-
sip and amusement, and we believe
that the encouragement of pool play
ing as an adjunct of the public schools,
1t makes no difference how many
boards of education, committees, pub
lie meetings, may favor it, is a mis-
take. The idea that we must resort
to games to hold the boys to their
school work carries with 1t the i'm
preston that our school methods are
wrong, and there can be no other JUS
tification Of pool playing in school
rooms than that impression. Educa-
ton should be given worldwide room.
1t should be as free as the air on the
prairies. 1t should never be contracted
to a habit-forming amusement in re-
Spouse to the exactions of this ma
terialistic age.-Columbus CO.. Jour
nal,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-26
CHAPTER
~ 49, XXTV1


Alan was struggling back from coma.
He muttered, he talked, he awoke.
Lieber found his sunken eyes, the pu-
pills appearing almost concave, fixed
on him with seeing gaze. 1t was like
resurrection. A spirit had come down
upon the body. Eye to eye, mouth to
mouth, heart to heart, it had given
sight, breath, life.
The eyes closed. Lieber hurried
away. From the kitchen he brought
a bowl of broth. 1t was steaming and
filled the room with an odor of rich
essence. 1t was in itself concentra.
ton of life. The bowl was emptied.
Alan sank back into the pillows. His
eyes wandered wistfully over the bare
walls, the high thing of the strange
room. Il would have, great godsl but
one short hour of native air-let me
but die at home,'" he murmured and
Lieber heard
The words clutched at his own heart
but he answered cheerfully, You shall.
my boy, you shall die at home If Won
like, but you're going to have years 70
think 1t over. Sleep, that's the word.
And sleep it is" he added to himself
as Alan's eyes closed and his chest be.
gan to rise and fall in healthy breath
ing. Lieber held his wrist. The mise
was taking on strength.
Alan was still sleeping when Gerry
arrived. Lieber looked up. SURPRISED
You've come all the way back From
Fazenda Flores?
Gerry nodded. How is he? Has
he come to, yet?"
Yes" said Lieber in low, modu.
lated tone. He came to, all right But
the fights not over yet. Fever goes
and comes, you know. II another ma
oxysm seizes him, he'll not have tha
strength to pull through. It's oues.
ton of hours now"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-26

and picked up the board. He took it
into his private room, propped 1t up
against some books on the table and
sat before 1t with his face dropped
in his hands. To his closed eyes the
words seemed no longer carved in
wood. Against the inward darkness
OF his brain they shone out In points
of light He could not shut them out.
"Qui de nous ma pas eu sa terre
promise. son jour d'extase. ct sa fin en-
exil?'
At shutdown Lieber came out to his
patient. He had him moved, settle
and all, into room whose windows
opened upon the yeranda. Lieber sat
beside him and nursed him through the
long, hot night To the dizziness of
his hand had been added tenderness,
and into his face new determination
had come--a resolve to win Alan's
battle for him whatever the odds.
Gerry did not sleep that night. He
lay on the little extra bed he had made
upon his sons arrival and, propping
himself on his elbow, gazed around
him. The moon shone through great
cracks In the warped shutters and
filed the room with a glow that, as his
eyes dilated, became revealing light,
In one corner was an iron wash-stand
with its vessels of coarse enameled
metal, recent purchase. In another
corner stood grotesque clothes-rack
1t looked like young pine with irreg-
ular branches and 'op Topped of. On
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-26
REVEAL TREND OF CURRENTS
Travel of Bottles Dropped Into the.
Ocean Convey Information to the
Navy Departments.

The photographic bureau Of the
navy department is always Interested
in endeavors to ascertain, by meansl
of bottle messages, information as to-
the movements Of the oceans. These
bottles contain papers that have been
dropped overheard from vessels in
many places, to drift at the mercy of
the winds and waves. Many Of them
have been found and picked up either
in the open sea or on shores where
they have been stranded.
Knowing from their records where
the bottles had been thrown over
board, the bureau has been able to
trace, in a general way, the path they
must have followed in order to reach
the places where they were found.
In one report alone there were pub
lished the adventures of over one hum
dred bottles.
Being partially filled with air and
then securely corked, the bottles float
on the surface of the water and go
wherever the wind and the current of
the sea carry them. Each bottle con-
tains record of the place and the
date of its starting. Some of those
found have foated for many months,
and sometimes years, and have trav-
eled thousands of miles.
1t has been found that bottles
dropped overheard between the shores
of the United States and England or
France usually travel toward the
northeast, following the course of that
great river in the Atlantic ocean, the
gulf stream. Bottles started of the.
coasts of Spain and Africa travel, as
rule, westward until they arrive
among the West India islands. Along
the European side of the ocean the
bottle takes a southerly course and
along the American side a northerlyi
course.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-26

aoryo
Today and
ofAnDays


here" he said, springing up the steps
and sweeping saddle harness and
some old magazines Off great raw
hide settle on the veranda.
They laid the sick man on the settle
and Lieber started to strip him with
gentle, deft hands. Kemp strobe for
ward and helped but Gerry stood by,
powerless to move. He had recognized
Alan, the man he had sworn to break
IL ever he met him. Somebody else
had broken Alan, terribly. pitIessly
Gerry's eyes shrank from the sight. A
lump came into his throat. Alan was
dead. Alan with whom he had wan
dered barefoot through those quiet
lanes OF home, with whom he had
fished and swum, and once had
fought. What little fury Alan had
been In that boys battle! 1t had not
been fought to finish. On one i'm
pulse they had stopped and looked at
each other and turned away, ashamed
to shake hands.
Lieber, once heavy, fiorid and clum-
sy, was transformed. He worked
quickly, with sure hands. The body
lay stripped on the settle. Under il
still lay the hammock and dusty blan-
kets. The pillows and board had
been tossed on the floor. Lieber ex-
amined his patient infinitely, without
haste. The spleen was frightfully dis
tended and pushed out across the alb
domen. He could feel Its hard, I'M
yielding margins. The feet were swol-
len. The face was yellow with the
sickly gray-yellow of nodded straw
Coma had set In.
Lieber dragged a great medicine
chest out from his room. With alcohol
he rapidly washed out the Justified
nostrils OF the stricken man and
bathed his face and then the limbs and
body. Then he took out hypodermiC