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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-23
VETERAN
ATTORNEY
SUCCUMBS
Samuel w. Burroughs,
Former Prosecutor,
Dies
WAS PROMINENT
GRAND ARMY MAN
Funeral Will Be Under
J. G. A. i. lkuGplc e.,
Probably Sat t11daS
Funeral Will Be Under

Samuel w. Burroughs, Ss years
old, former prosecuting attorney
of Wayne county. and veteran Of
the Civil war, died at $3.50 o'clock,
Thursday morning, In his home, No.
1904 Trumbull-ave. He was . vic.
tim OF ncphritis.
Mr.. Burroughs had been In poor
health for more ttSn two months.
but had remained at his work
While trying a case in court, Mon
day, he collapsed and had to be
tCentinued on Page Three)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-23
BY ROBERT J. BENDER,

(Staf Correspondent Caifcd Press)
WASHINGTON, March 23.--For
the first time since the Villa man
hunt was ordered. the government
today seriously considered possible
necessity Of using the state militia
on the Mexican border.
Every available man OF the regu-
lar army may be needed by Gen.
Funston to cope with the villistas
reported reinforced by deserving
Carranzistas.
II the entire regular army now in
the United States Is thrown into
Mexico, It is believed the president
will have to call for the National
Guard, or volunteers for border pa
troll work
Reports from Gen. Funston, not
entirely authenticated. that Gen.
Luis Herrera. Carranza military
governor OF chihuahua, had desert.
ed to villa with 1000 men, present.
ed grave possibilities. officials ad.
mitted. Increasing ofiicial concern
was another report that Col. Cano
OF the Carransistas, supposed to be
fighting villa forces near Mani.
quipa. was actually parleying with
Villa with view to deserting Car
rama.
Still another rumor was that Gen.
Gavira and his command at Juarez.
opposite Ell Paso, were In a rebel.
lious mood. communication over the
international bridge being cut OF.
Yaqui Indians on the west coast
and villistas near Tampico were re-
ported active.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-23

Commission Government Is
The Only Ideal System,
Says G. S. Beadle, Student

ally favor II. but the great mass or
people know little or nothing about
Il. have suggested to the Civic
league that = campaign Of education
ne inaugurated In the schools, espe-
ciaiIy the night schools. The foreign
speaking element ought to be just
~ familiar with the principle OF
commission government as those en-
pioyed IN the downtown offices. II
we hope Ia succeed In ultimately
trying out this business-like form or
city govofhmsnt.
Under Able management the city.
tcsst1nssa - Page TNree,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-23

NEW YORK, March 23.--Police
and the district attorneys office
here today are working on two death
mysteries which may have involved
the poisoning Of three people whose
combined wealth was approximately
$1,000. 900.
John r. Peck, millionaire, OF
Grand Rapids, and his wife. are two
Of the victims. Mrs. Peck died here
Jan. 80. Her husband died March
IL. The deaths occurred in the
apartments OF their son-in.iaw, Dr.
Arthur Warren waite. No. 4sS River.
side Drive.
Traces OF arsenic poisoning were
found when Or. Otto n. Schultze. for
District Attorney Swami, completed
an autopsy on the body OF Peck at
Grand Rapids. Arsenic was revealed
in both the stomach and brain cells
Of the dead man. The body Of Mrs.
Peck was cremated.
An arrest Is expected in the Peck
case today.
The death Of Mrs. Emma Ring.
so, Is the center Of the second mys-
terry. She was the wealthy widow
Of George l.. Ring, a broker. She
died Tuesday.
Coroner Riordan is now holding up
the funeral pending an autopsy. His
suspicious were aroused by an an
onymous telephone call telling him
to look into the death. Two wit
nesses examined by the police have
stated that Mrs. Ring complained OF
being "bled for money" Her estate
is estimated at 100000.
Peck was president Of the PECK
Drug Co.. OF 1rand Rapids, and a
director OF other large corporations.
H:s fortune was estimated at Sl.-
100000. After his death his son.
Percy. OF Grand Rapids. received an
anonymous telegram suggesting that
he demand an autopsy. q
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-23
Ice Bosters Drown.

MADISON. Wis. March "a
Three men In an ice boat sailed to
their deaths In on open hole In Lake
Monona last night. They were
Walter Throl. %; Rudolph Wesselle.
"a. and Olaf Msthewson, es. Snow
a foot deep retarted the search for
the bodies. but as soon as the gale
subsidies an attempt will he made
to recover them.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-23

ITO undertake deaniteIy e prepare q
child for certain sphere In life
and to teach II only those subjects
future work is Impractical" Dr. N.
III. MacCracken. president OF vassar
college told the Twentieth Century
club members. The Psychology OF
in his attitude toward his work,
and his accomplishment OF that
work should be notice and not the
number OF problems he has solved
or the verbs correctly construed"
.sThird floor. second N0ov. state
street" D. the way one elevator hoy
in the Chamber OF Commerce build
ing announces them.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-23
THE WEATHER

Detreit and vtcinityt Thsssdsy
night fair and WARMERS Friday uu-
settled and wsrmes! probably snow
south.
Lower uirbIgrr, gaip warpwev
Thursday rlgkt; friday tacreastng
Secsi snow Or pais, moderate south
winds.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-23
Arrest of Poisoned Mil
liOnaire S0n-in-Law
Ordered
MAIDS STORY is
BASIS OF ACTION
Third Victim Believed
Slain In Alleged
Death Plot

NEW YORK, March 23.--Dis-
trict Attorney Swami today or
dered the arrest Of Or. Arthur
Warren Waite, son.in-iaw Of
John E. Peck, Grand Rapids mil.
iionaire, who died here March
II. supposedly Of arsenic pol.
soninu.
Detective Cunnim was commits
stoned to bring Waite In. The
order was given, II 10 under.
stood, after q statement had
been made to swann's secretary
by . colored maid.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-23
RUSSIANS
CONTINUE
. / OFFENSIVE
Hindenburg Attack
May Be Opening Of
Spring Drive
GERMANS SLOWLY
GAIN AT VERDUN
Losses, However, Are
Terrific, Paris
Asserts

LONDON, March 23.-The
Norwegian bark Lindfleld has
been sunk. Thirty Of her crew
were rescued and brought in
Queenstown today by the bark
Siias.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-23

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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-23

The LinheId was built in 1891
and displaced 2,276 tons. She
was registered At Porsorund,
Norway.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-23

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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-23

by growing the hair hrst. New scalp
treatment. Hotel Griswold Bart'-
Shop.-Adv.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-23
You EAT. NOT MUNICH

our 500. MONDAY lunch. Hotel Girls
wold,--Adv.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-23
MAS. MALCOLM srRAuss..

Mrs. Malcolm Strauss SHOCKED -
ciety In several cities when she 49,
In the supreme court in New Yee4l
city suit for 100000 against M
Gladys sncllenberg Sslisman, he(g
ess of Philadelphia and bride of 4'
week. for alienation OF her husbon1 a
affections. Mrs. Strauss ch4yuo
that the alienation took pIacas ~
Mr.. Strauss. an artist paints6 g.
Snellcnberg's picture. This ptct1
Of her Is a photograph Of . pelAlS~
by Leopold SciRert- 81
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-12-26
Extraordinary TailOr-H1ade
Suit and O'Coat Sale


800 PATTERNS al Greatly Reduced Prices.
In order to clear our fall winter stock of all patterns where
shortage yardage viii dispose of several hundred
off his lot consists OF
good patterns yvorsteds and simere Owing
limited amount of arage these numbers advise early
selection
and Ovcrcoat patterns Irregular So values reduced to ...c
and
COS am
%
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23

ease will result. and will grow until the
missing elements are restored, either BY
nature or by some artificial means. The
absence of any OF these inorganic salts
brings on arrangement of the stomach
This affection can be spread to any part
OF the body, and can soon affect the liver
kidneys and intestinal tract, and eventu-
ally affect the lungs.
Many testimonials are received daily from
well-known local people relative to the
wonderful curative properties of Plant
Juice. One recently from Mr.. Henry
Lockette. who resides at Bowie. Md, is
especially convincing. He said:
"I have suffered with stomach trouble
for about year. and had tried many
different medicines and was under treat
ment for months at time. but I did not
seem to get any permanent relief l be-
came so bad that l could not retain any
food in my stomach. and took nothing
but the white of an egg. 1 had dizzy
spells and was terribly nervous, I went
down in weight from 1853 pounds to 126
pounds. l had read so much about Plant
Juice that ! decided to give it a trial. 1t
helped me from the start, and now since
have taken it for several weeks l am
feeling fine; ] am not so nervous, and
have a good appetite feel sure that
Plant Juice has cured me and l am glad
to endorse it,
Such words as these and those of many
others which have been printed have
wide influence, for they come from men
of standing and integrity. who have Civ
en- Plant Juice fair trial and have been
greatly benefited.
The Plant Juice Man is at The People's
Drug Store, corner OF Seventh and e
streets northwest, where he is daily meet
Ing the local public and INTRODUCING and
explaining the merits of this remedy
Adv
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23
Belasco-"Her Soldier Boy"


Her Soldier Boy" to be given its local
premier at the Belasco Theater for three
days beginning this evening. with satur-
day matinee, promises to prove the out
standing feature OF the season in the
light-music field. With Clifton Crawford
as the star and with John Charles
Thomas, Beth Lydy, and Adele Rowland
as the featured players, the company
easily Is the most brilliant to be brought
here In many seasons. Mr.. Thomas viii
be remembered as the young baritone
who astonished blase Broadway with his
wonderful voice in Alone At Last" and
again in the gala Sullivan & Gilbert oper-
ettas; Beth Lydy for her remarkable
work IN the prima donna role of the re-
cent Shubert musical hit, THE Girl From
Brazil" and Miss Rowland, who is a
Washington girl, and always a local IA
vorite, through her triumphs in "Ka-
tinka," Nobody Home" and other mu-
steal productions.
Her Soldier Boy" is by Victor Leon.
author of the ever popular The Merry
Widow" and the music by Emmerch
Kalman, composer of ''Sart," Little Miss
Sprtngtime," and The Gay Hussars." 1t
comes here with the prestige Of great
success in Vienna and Berlin, and is en-
route to New York, where It opens i'm
medIately to remain for the rest of the
season.
Included in the supporting cast are
Cyril Chadwick, Clarence Harvey, Har-
old Wizard. Frank Ridge. Ralph Herbert.
Jack MCGOWAN, Louise Galloway, Ehz
Gergely, and Eleanor Dawn, with
beauty chorus OF nifty and a symphonic
orchestra OF thirty under the leadership
OF Augustus Barrett.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23
Gayety-B urlesaue

A new edition of the Behman show,
one Of the foremost attractions on the
Columbia circuit. is scheduled for an en-
gagement at the Gayety Theater COM
mencing with Sundays matinee. Jack
Singer who has always succeeded In
maintaining this organization among the
very best. has obtained a new book writ
ten by Junie McCree, and has so planned
the entertainment that burlesque and
vaudeville are given almost equal promi-
nence throughout the two acts and many
scenes.
Among the "headliners' are Martelle
the clever impersonator Of female types;
Ameta Pymes, whose dancing with the
Behman shows for several seasons has
been one of its most prominent assets
will be seen in several original examples
of classic terpsichore; the Bud Snyder
troupe of comedy bicyclists. who render
refreshingly new entertainment Sup
plementing these are Wilbur Dobbs, John
Cain and Blanche Newcomb and a large
chorus Of girls
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23
Cosmos-VaudeviIIe,

The Cosmos Theater, which began this
week with the presentation of a dramatic
feature in its bill. will offer next week
THE Final Arbiter," an appeal to pa
triotism and for genuine preparedness.
The lighter vaudeville numbers include
among the big acts the famous Six Har-
wards. In vocal and instrumental offer
ing; Egerottis Act Beautiful" a series
Of pretty picture poses by white horses,
dogs and hunters, and the Dancing De
FORESTS.
Other features include the CIevelands,
Hughey Blaney in descriptive songs and
stories; Hodge and Howell, and the Tel
egraph Trio. three fine singing come
dams. The film features will include in
addition to the SeligTribune and the
Pathe news weeklies, a bit of cartoon
comedy and the big photoplay, ''The
Ocean WaIf." featuring Doris Kenyon
and Carlyle Blackwell
Sundays performances begin at n. m,
and present all the current weeks attrac-
uons, the best as a whole, ever offered
at the Cosmos.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23
TRY This FOR A
COLD-IT'S fine!
Pape's Cold Compond" Ends Severe
Colds or Grippe in Few
Hours.

You can end grippe and break up
. severe cold either in head, chest,
body or limbs, by taking a dose of
Pape's Cold Compound" every two
hours until three doses are taken.
II promptly opens clogged-up nos
trils and air passages in the head.
stops nasty discharges or nose run
ming, relieves sick headache, sneezing,
soreness and stiffness
Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blowing
and snuffling! Ease your throbbinE
head-nothing else in the world gives
such prompt relief as "PApe's Cold
Compound" which costs only Is cents
at any drug store. II acts without
assistance. tastes nice, and causes no
inconvenience. Be sure you ret the
genuine.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23
Burton Holmes Lecture.

Burton Holmes will continue his series
of finely illustrated Travelogues with a
second Traveloguc Sunday night at the
New National devoted TO Canada, this
time the magnificent scenery, the good
hotels, the hunting and fishing grounds
and the sights, scenes. and activities of
life in this gigantic Switzerland of Amer
ica." being the principal theme.
No personally conducted tour with Mr.
Holmes as guide could be more varied in
interest or more beautiful to the eye.
From beholdng the placid loveliness Of
Lake Louise or the rugged and awe-in-
spring grandeur OF the Selkirks to the
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23

The comedy portion Of the bill on these
days will be Fay Tincher in THE Lady
Drummer"
On Friday and Saturday H. B. Warner,
best remembered for his success in shell
49, will lead the program in his latest
camera triumph The Vagabond Prince"
The lighter side of the bill will consist
Of Charles Murray and Louise Fazenda
in Mack Sennett's latest Keystone farce
Bombs" whose very title suggests its
laugh-compeling qualities. The Strand
symphony Orchestra will render appro-
pirate musical accomplishments
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23
Cadman and Tsianiaa Concert.

Ever since Nordica introduced and
made famous his From the Land Of the
Sky-blue Water" Cadman has held his
position as one OF the most popular of
work is exemplified in the Indian music
talk. OF which he is sole originator.
Tsianina is not a make-believe Indian
who masquerades in leather dress and
beaded moccasins when before the pub
lie. She is a full-blooded Indian aristo-
crat, descendant of the famous old Chief
Tecumseh. She has never worn the garb
OF the paleface.
Both will be seen at the National this
afternoon at 40 o'clock
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23

ADELE ROWLAND boasts of the
fact that Washington is her birth
place and pays a theatrical visit to
the old home town beginning with
tonights performance of "Her Sol
der Boy" at the Belasco.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23

rush and scurry Of Indian pony races or
the impressive ceremonies attending the
converting Of H. r. H. the Duke of Con-
naught into chief OF the Stony Indian
tribe. naturally suggests a wide horizon
Of picture making,
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23

OTIS SKINNER greets local the
aters lovers at the National next
week, this time in the guise of an
Italian organ grinder in the DRAM
atized version of Booth Tarling-
toms Mister Antonio.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23
CLAIMS He KNOWS
GOOD HEALTHNOW
Henry Lockette, of Bowie,
Md, Says Plant Juice Has
Restored His Health.

Every cell in the body contains certain
inorganic elements, the presence of which
are necessary to the proper performance
of the cells functions. When any one Of
these inorganic elements are lacking, dis
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23

Yellow Pawn" reientlessly exposes the
cruelty and inhumanity Of the third de-
gree system by which the guilt of crimi-
nails is tested by the police.
The story concerns the life OF an artist
in the fashionable Bohemian set in New
York City and deals with the love affair
between the wife of district attorney
and q famous painter. The Chinese SER
want of the artist brings about a ter
rible situation but later rectifies II.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23
Loew's Colum mbia-''The yellow
Pawn

Ihe Yellow Pawn" is the feature
photoplay at Loew's Columbia Thursday,
FRIDAY and Saturday. The production
again brings together on the screen as
co.stars Wallare Reid and Cleo Ridgley,
after an interval during which Mr., Reid
filled an engagement opposite Geraldine
tarrar and Miss Ridgley occupied a sini-
lar position with Lou Tellegen. "The
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23
NationaI-Otis Skinner,

No dramatic season in Washington is
complete without the appearance Of Otis
Skinner in a new role, for which rea-
son the announcement from the National
Theater that next weeks attraction at
that playhouse will be Mr. Skinner in
Mister Antonio" will be welcome news
to the many friends of this foremost of
American actors.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23

should have been announced as wIlfree
Lucas In "A Woman Fight" Manhattan
Madness" was the previous attraction
which ran Sunday. Monday and Tuesday
Of this week
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23

A frosted glass cone that will at any
hanging electric light shade has been
invented to difruse the otherwise glarinE
light.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23
"Her Soldier Boy," After
Brief Stay, Gives Skinner
And "Oh! Imogen FuH Sway

written to the measure of this star by
Booth Tarkngton. who is eminent as
novelist and dramatist alike. Mr.. Tar
kington has evolved another Of those ro-
bust and romantic characters which Otis
Skinner invests with so much vital charm
and artistic distinction. This Mister
Antonio" Is an itinerant italian organ
grinder-an optimist and a philosopher
who plays the good samaritan or the
knight errant on occasion with equal ia
cility and with the inherent love of
humanity as his inspiration,
His admirers declare that Skinner has
not been seen to such advantage since
'Kismet." and the new play is attract
ing the same capacity audiences that dis
tinguished the career of the Oriental
drama. The Charles Frohman manage
ment has given Mister Antonio" a splen-
did production and an able supporting
company, the same being headed by
Eleanor Woodruff, Joseph Brennan, Rob-
ert Harrison, Frances Landy, Agnes
Marc, Ernest Elton, Walter F. Scott, and
Patterson McNutt.
There will be an extra matinee on
Thanksgiving day and seats are now on
sale for the entire engagement.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23

companist, Coenraed Bos. whose won
derfully sympathetic playing on former
visits has won him such a host Of ad-
mirers.
Her program follows:
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23
"A Woman Fight" Billed

Through error in the advertisement an
nouncement was made that the attrac-
ton at the Strand Theater Yesterday and
today was Douglas. Fairbanks in
Manhattan Madness" The attraction
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23
b. F. Keith's-VaudeyiIIe.

Thanksgiving week will prove an unus-
ually eventful holiday period at the B. F.
Keith Theater, as next Wednesday night
will be Rotary Club night there, and then
on Thanksgiving Day there will be three
shows. one at ?, the second at and the
last at Sis. the full bill being presented
at each. Great attractions are guaran-
teed by the announcement which offers
for the first time here Theodore Kos
lof"s Ballet Russo, with Vlasta Maslova
and a large corps of ballerinas formerly
with the original DIaghelefr organIza-
ton.
Jack Wilson, the blackface travestist.
supported by Lillian Boardman and
Frank Hurst. will offer another chapter
of ridicule of other acts in the same bill.
Porter ]. White and company will pre-
sent The Hide-Away."
Other holiday merrymakers will be the
three Steidei brothers, James B. Dono-
van, Mons. and Mime. ALI w. Loyal, Har-
per and Marbury. Donald E. Roberts, the
pipe organ recitals and the International
News pictorial.
Next Sunday. at and 8:15 p. m, the
concluding performances of the present
weeks exceptional bill will take place
at the B. F. Keith Theater.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23
Belasco-"oh, Imogen.n

A distinctly dramatic event Of the cur
rent season is the presentation at the
Belasco Theater next week of a comedy
in three acts by Harry James Smith. en-
titled "Oh, Imogen." featuring Marie
Nordstrom in the title role.
Mr.. Smith, who was responsible for
Mrs. Bumpstead-Leigh," the most sue
cessful vehicle ever enjoyed by Mrs.
Fiske, has turned the book of time to
that yesteryear Of the early '7Vs SO filled
with tender grace of sentiment and
quaintness of characterization.
His heroine is the daughter of a re-
tired actor, who has so shielded her from
the realities OF life that she lives in a
world of her own woven of the fabric
called dreams.
Supporting Miss Nordstrom in the pre-
sentation of this delightful comedy is a
group Of player-folk whose distinction is
a guarantee OF a fawless Interpretation
of the story. The list includes Wyndham
Standing, Charles f. Werner, Ralph NJ.
Remley, Kate Mayhem, EIene Foster,
Catherine Webb and Eleanor Brady,
while Frank Mccormack is responsible
for the staging of the piece.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23
Moore. Garden-Olga Petrova.

MOOre's Garden-UlEa PetrONa.
Nine Petrova. who has been absent
from the local screen for a long while
will head the holiday program at Moore's s
Garden Theater THANKSGIVING week from
Sunday to Thursday inclusive in her
latest success Extravaganza" 1t is a
drama of modern conditions depicting
circumstances that can arise from ex-
travagance in high living. Nine. Petrova
has a rarely congenial role as the willfui
extravagant woman of the world, who
Is brought to the path of poverty through
honest true love for the man she married
A fine cast of talented players appear
in Nine. Petreva's support and they in
clude Arthur Hoops. H. Cooper Cliffe.
Mahlon Hamilton, Edward Martindale
and others.
There will be other pictorial attractions
included in the program during Nine.
Petrova's engagement.
On Friday and Saturday Margarita
Fischer, the beautiful and fascinating
screen star, will head the program in a
novel comedy drama entitled Miss
Jackie OF the Navy" in which a brave
little girl does yoeman service for her
country in its hour of need. other at
fractions will be included and special
musical Accomplishments by the Garden
symphony Orchestra will be a feature.
MOore's Strand-sir Herbert Tree.
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, the noted
English actor who has achieved wide
popularity not only in his own country
but in America as well will head the
double-feature program at Moore's
Strand Theater Sunday Monday and
Tuesday OF Thanksgiving week in a
strong. tense drama entitled "Circum-
stantial Evidence"
The comedy section of the program will
be contributed by Mack Sennett's Key
stone funmakers in "Haystacks and
Steeples."
On Wednesday and Thursday Dorothy
Gish one of the cleverest stars gracing
the screen. will be seen in a dramatic
picture entitled, "At a Boys Last Race" "