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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-11
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Two yerdicts were returned at
the Garrick theater. Monday night.
One was that OF the stage Jury that
acquitted Robert Stafford OF the
crime OF homicide; the other YER
dict was that OF "the jury In front"
that pronounced the jessie Bon
stelle company guilty Of giving a
highly commendable performance
Of Elmer L. Reizenstein's unique
drama, ION Trial"
The play has been presented in
Detroit al top-lofty prices. but II is
doubtful IL the previous perform
ances Of Il excelled in general merit
that OF Miss Donstelle and her tai
ented associates.
AS the wife Of the defendant, the
star of the organization has role
that encompasses all shades Of emo
ton. from the innocent young girl,
joyous and buoyant over her first
real love affair and its apparently
happy elimination; the horror OF
disillusion when she finds that the
man who deceived her Is already
married; and the agony of the wo-
man on the rack when her husband
learns OF her skeleton in the clos
ct" Miss Bonstelle enacts this
exacting role with commendable
restraint, scaling the heights easily
and effectively.
As the child 1por1s, Eileen Wilson
contributed remarkable illusion.
In her little girl makeup she pre-.
sented a striking resemblance 10
the original child. Maxine Elliott
Hodges.
Corliss Giles won sympathy and
regard for his admirable portrait
ure OF the defendant. In the parts
OF the district attorney end the de.
PENDANTS counsel. those seasoned
players, Lynn Pratt and William
Pringle, gave weight and dignity to
the court room scenes. and Detroits
Lewis Weary presented the proper
judicial aspect as the Judge. VIII
liam Powell was sufficiently de-
testable az Gerald Trask and Rob
ert Adams arose TO his oppor-
tunity In the last act.
Jane Houston, Beatrice Moreland,
Milton stallard, Meta Gund. Arthur
Allen. Adams Rice and others all
fitted well into the picture.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-11
HIGHLAND PARK

Miss Agnes Brown. OF No. iss Far
with friends
Miss Ma6ie Kinner. OF No, 95s Cort-
iand-ave., entertained guests at her
end The guests were: Miss Mar
sarst Lathrup. Miss Irene seardsiey
Mrs. Hart and daughter. Dorothy.
OF No. s2s Highland-aye.. have re-
turned 10 their home after a trip to
Mr. sheriff and family have moved
from No. 70 Avalon-ave- 10 the La
Frank Langley. who is spending a
month on Lake Huron. near iexins.
his home, No. lis Highland ave.
Oscar r. Mead, OF Lothrnp-aye. 4.
Detroit. moved Monday to No. sis
Mrs CHARLES A. Hartman and Miss
are spending few days with friends
at ST Clair
M and " Mrs; Harry E A@aTsw. and
have returned from a motor trip TO
Marion. -.
Mrs Louise sumner. OF Kalamazoo,
has been visiting her grandson w.
Mr. and Mrs, Thames moved Mon
day from No. So Avalon-ave. 10 No.
ass Highland ave.
Mrs John horton and Mrs A. J.
widrig, OF Nj. Clemens, are spend
ing a few days with Mr.. and Mrs. F.
A CrandalI. % No. 50 Pasadena ave.
Miss Flora Parsons, who has been
the guest If Mrs. Ellwood Oddy; OF
No. 1875 Gerald ave. has returned To
her home IN Corunna
Mr. Kureth and family, former res
tdents Of No. 2l2 Ptlgrim-aNe., are
now making their home on the cor
ner OF Joy-rd. and Yellowstone ave.
Mrs. Adams. OF No. 200 Highland
ave. is confined 10 her home through
Miss Helen Munk. OF No. 90 Grand
ave east is making ten-day trip
through the southern part OF the
Miss Mildred Greene. Of No. -
Candlsr-ave., has returned To her
home from Pearl Beach after a short
Mr. and Mrs. T. r. ottinger. ot
streator, IN. are visiting AT No. So
Midland-aVe
Mr.. and Mrs Kersten have moved
zoe Buena Vista-ave. west
Mrs u. Lutman, Of No. 50 Waverly-
ave. has recovered from recent
Mr. and Mrs Len C shaw. OF
Tennyson-ave.. have returned 20 their
home after short stay at Lake
Orion.
Mrs. p. Bennett. Of No 40 Ferris
n
William Trewhella. OF Houghton
Mich.
Mrs George Leverance, OF Albion
ia visiting her daughter, Mrs. H. II
Humphrey. Of Gerald-ave
Mr. and Mrs Dillon and daughter
Margaret OF No - Buena Vista
ave west, left Tuesday for Mack
nav. where they will pass some
time.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry welloyer. OF
No. 70 Buena Nista-ave. west, ~
spending few weeks at Indian
stewart and Gene Petit, OF No. IS
la Belle-ave., are spending their
summer vacation with their grand
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. y. Petit, OF
Port Huron.
Miss VI. Smullen. OF Newark y. j.
is visiting Mr. and Mrs. r. Y. Clancy
OF No 23a III ahland-ave.
Charlie Grosberg. Of No. 15i Grand
blvd west. was arrested for driving
- miles an hour on woodward ave
He was hned in Justice Mar shalIs
court $40 and 81 costs.
siimen Kaleil. Of No, 320 FORREST
east. tried 10 enter street car
while In motion through a window
thus committing n state offense Tie
was nned s. costs BY Justice Mar
shall
Harry Jackson. Of No. 1913 Kars-
ley-Bt.. Flint. was arraigned Monday
in Justice I.anaRan's court and SEN
fenced 20 30 days In the Detroit house
Of correction for being drunk and
Albert Tice. Of No. fis Adeialde-s,.
was fined g. and 81 costs for driving
an automobile without a license in
Highland Park. by Justice flanagan
on Monday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-11
BIRMINGHAM

Lyle Elton ostrander. the =
montAs-old son OF Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Charles 3strander. died OF diphtheria
home Of the grandparents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Alvin Hutton. on Brown-st. The
funeral. which will be private, will
be held this morning AT the grand
parents home. Burial VIII take
Pontiac
Mrs. Walter North and daushtei
Aarguerite. Of Detroit spent sun
gay At the home Of Mrs Waite
The Masonic lodge, No. ~. r 4 a
NJ VIII hold special meeting In the
Masonic lodge, Thursday evening
Mrs. A. Fuller is Ill at Harper
Mrs. Howard Nudge and Miss LII.
liam Carter have gone to Belleviii'
TO visit Mr.: and Mrs. Glen Bingle
Mr. and Mrs Howard HIATT. OF Pom
her parents. Or. and Mrs. Frank
Shettuck. on PierCe-st
Alfred Johnson. has gone to Mt
Clsmens TO take baths.
United Presbyterian church vii
meet Thursdsy afternoon at tho
home Of Mrs. Robert Groves on Eas'
Mr. and Mrs Charles Frees. O,
Detroit, are spending the summer IL
their summer home In Troy.
owen stone has returned from
two months stay with relatives a
ScottsbuFg. Ind.
Fred Buris spent Sunday In IN
honle 90 George Jones In Rig Beaver
Mr. and Mrs r -. Putney. o.
Yale. were geusts Sunday at tn
hom- OF Mr.. and Mrs NJ Bearss OF
Puroy-st.
a free shooting exhibition by tn
worlds greatest wing and fancy
shots viii he held In. Rirmin CHAM
Wednesday afternoon. July 20
DIT. and Mrs H. n. Haynea Of I'm
lay city. are guests at the home Of
I ff--f.fF F4f-F,--F AF-aRA- Ala-
Charles r. Haynes. on Hayne>-sf
Nelson Shattuck underwent an on
grafton saturday for appendicitis N
Harper hospital in Detroit
Miss Mahle Gardner went Monda'
20 Detroit 70 spend two weeks with
her sister. Mrs II. Cook
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-11

music offered t. Of such variety as
TO appeal to sll tastes. and memo
ries OF lavender and old lace are re-
vived in the slow and graceful state
illness Of the minuet.
Charles A Loder, the weil-known
German comedian. assisted by Mary
Lytton and Frank Backus, creates
much laughter in depictipe the ex-
periences OF a befuddled party who
gets into The wrong apartment after
an overlong stay AZ the club, The
farce is called The Night Doctor,
and Loder. as Henry Aston, finds
himself assuming 10 be the doctor
called by Mrs. VIII Burns to attend
her sick child The arrival OF Friend
Husband rather mixes up the doc
tors dope
Fine vocal equipment Is disclosed
by scharff and Ramser In a roper
toire sf songs and duets. The wo-
man is handsome and sings well,
and the TIVE voices blend harmon
iously.
Arnold and Florence have a novel
equilibrium act that has real expert
ness to Il. many OF the tricks being
very dificult,
The RaNdAls, expert with rife and
pistol. offer Seventeen Minutes in
Arizona" giving an exhibition OF
trick. straight and fancy marksman-
ship that is almost incredible In its
unfaiiing accuracy
= An interesting and varied flm pro-
gram precedes and follows the vau.
devllle, offering all the latest fea-
tpras In uno,ian nictura land
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-11
MILES

The beautiful interior OF an old
colonial manor. and company Cf
capable instrumentalists. singers srd
dancers. costumed In the cusia
gowns and the satin breaches and
brocade waistcoats OF the colonial
period. made "Beaux and Bellies"
delightful offering on the Miles bill,
Monday.
The act IL deliberately staged and
offers a pleasing picture to the eye
while the musical abilities OF the
young folk who are supposed to be
attending soiree in the old manor.
are far above the ordinary. The
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-11
BOY SHOOTS SELF
LOADING GUN

YPSILANTl. Mich. July IL
Frrw Newton. aged 20, OF Superior
township, accidentally shot himself
Monday while loading double
barreIed muEzlee loader shotgun.
The top OF his head was blown on
and his death was almost instan-
tRneOus.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-11
ron BUILDING STEEL
TANKS, COUNTY BUILDING.
Offce OF Board OF County Auditors
nAfroIf Inlx q lQlA

OIuce OF bOaru OF county Auuftors.
Detroit. July g. 1915
Sealed proposals. will be received
until , o'clock y. m. Friday, July 81.
l9lG. at which time they Will he open
ed for furnishing material. building
and erecting In place two steel tanks
used In connection with the elevator
service. Wayne County Building. ac-
cording 10 speci rcations for same on
Ale in said office OF Board OF County
Auditors. a copy ~ which may be
had upon application 10 the Sec.e-
tary Of the Board The proposals shall
also cover the entire cost OF tearing
down and removing tanks now In the
County Building.
Each proposal must be accompan-
led by a certified check for three per
cent ~ the amount OF bid. condition
ed that the bidder awarded the con-
tract Will promptly enter into cor
tract and furnish bond for the fait6-
ful performance OF the contract.
Tho Board OF Auditors reserves the
right 20 reject any and all bids
THE BOARD OF COUNTY AUDITORS
By WILLIAM GrTMAN.
Chairman.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-11
CUBURBAN
y NEWS
4, P, BONDING
ISSUES CARRY
Thirty-Year ID. L. r. Fran
chise Is Also
Voted

HIGHLAND PARK. July 1l.-Eec-
tions Monday resulted in the approx
al OF every bonding and franchise
proposition put on the Ballot. and in
the election OF the following men as
a commission 10 revise the village
charter: Edwins 5. Bartlett, Elmer
B. McGaw. Pliny w. Marsh, Frank
c. Hayden and William A. RANKIN.
Bonding issues totallinS more
sions and improvements and the 30
year D. U. r. franchise for the Ham
more than 100000 for water extern
ilton line, were carried.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-11
TEMPLE

Anna Wheaton. fresh from several
seasons OF success with the London
public via the big hippodrome in
that town, is singing a lot OF new
songs by Harry Carroll. with the
composer at the piano. this week. In
the Temple. Miss Wheaton has
way all her own. and the Monday
audiences were quick TO recognize
her undoubted talent In putting a
song over.
Carroll, who has a long string OF
popular song hits TO his credit. puts
lots OF vim into the accomplishments
for Miss Wheaton, and while she
changes frocks he sings a medley OF
the ditties which have brought him
fame and shekels.
II must make Carroll awful jeal-
Gus" 10 have the nut" comedian OF
Conlin, Steel and Parks come out
right after him and sit down Ut the
piano TO rattle OF in celebrating
fashion the Carroll favorites. This
chap. in an eccentric get.up, plays
the piano cleverly, and is just as
sure OF hitting the right notes while
standing on his head, or lolling over
the instrument with bis back 70 It.,
as he IL In the ordinary way.
Zoe and Klaire Fl Rey are mar.
wells on roller skates. They perform
dificult feats on the tricky little
rollers, and gracefully dance all the
latest ballroom steps. Their act is
one OF the smartest and prettiest
seen on the Temple stage in long
time.
Unlimited applause was won by
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-11
Exposition Attracts Attention.

The Builders a Traders perma.
nent exposition on the fourth floor
Of the Penobscot building. has been
listed by the Detroit Convention and
Tourist bureau as Of one Of the
worthwhile places for convention
visitors to inspect. During the sum.
mer a great many conventions asso-
clated with the building industry
will come to Detroit Special ar
rangements will be made 10 interest
these visitors In trade exhibits.
The delegates 10 the Worlds
salesmanship congress have been
invited to visit the Builders a Trad,
ers' exposition.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-11

~ ~ 60 cents per 100 for their
sIhe Times charges US only so
0oots pr 400. the same ~ they do
~ Cher cities" said Dick English
G1lo displayed statesmanlike quail
49, h speech and logic
xhe Times" he continued,
Ftats us right"
ia WHEN e was related TO Brown
IS - Coils had been fired" from the
1907 oe woodward and Warren
x&1ua, HrUNn exclaimed:
NJ owns the corners In De
4 ~ What right has any newspa.
Il Vv - &letats who shall or shall
IA 6tnn1 & ON particlar corners!
YeuGnesto think OF 1t, my broth
n aNs Albert Kahn. owns the
Mentioned"
49,. hit NQfner gag is q monopoly, a
replied English. Louis
1; 1QGtp4 and his brother, who are
o(6tn6lsh IN the Free Press cir.
~ department. want to Gust
foo9 nswsboys. and put q lot
W. 4lgh school kids that they can
ys9 essf - their places.
xAo pApers, all but The Times,
~ No NO consideration. The
III ~ prese herds 800 boys in a lit
61(& nArruw place, with no ventila.
\ ~ We call 1t the dungeon. and"
t,Ies woeser than that" yelled a
~ tubpQEker.
~. they treat rats better than
X ~ ~ human beings" continued
B 1C1ish. when we come up for
~ out of that dungeon, they have
$3.50 ready to grab us for standing
& ~ Trent Of the building. Yes. and
. - Of the boys were Knocked I'M
eoasCious BY cops last night. They
I never listen to the boys story. A
3 G1rpulation man calls one Of them,
sn1 asks him to arrest a boy, and
/. ~ simply does a. he is requested"
+. I'VE wasn't better conditions, and
- want the police to play fair, too.
Why. there's little profit In selling
paosrs at % cents per 100. You
\ - 100 papers and you make 20
4 toa1s, and. believe me. when Q fell
3 ~ lugD around a bunch of papers,
81 bally-hos for ten or twelve
10urs. he gets pretty hungry. Why,
y want 70 eat four times . day. and
AZ ] at up al my profits"
One Of the boys said there was a
fu1nof that the Free Press and the
NewDTribune were about to form a
ecospiracy" to raise the wholesale
Dsice Of their Sunday papers to 4
etufs pr copy. with no returns;
Q1so that they were going to try to
eeop boys over 13 or IA years of
= ~ out Of the field.
1Aere was also considerable dis
Y euseion about the infants" that are
permitted to vend papers on the
A streets 1t al hours of the night
fpllee Commissioner Gillespie had
teumised that he would "curfew"
3 th6oe youngsters at o'clock D. m,
~ he hadn't started his curfev
&. ~. aaid the boys.
WY should there be papers at
\ That hour Of the night, anyway
neksd Brown.
because sporting people demand
~ 6nlldde' edition." replied .
{ uoVoboy. Those are the kind Of
81 80 nat stay out all night and
"a "a day. Even Cleveland IA,
~ oaI16oe.' and that's the slowes
80 n America"
ogoeaI Of the larger boys declar
w >Aof these young night-hawkI
~ 1eeenersted into a species o
Hne TAsv are not real sales
ooesoo. : friend Of the news
49, = 1oeuoe strsst salesman
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-11
YPSILANTT.

Prof Harlow Wood. Of Pelston. IL
among the students registered Tor
Normal summer school work.
Daniel q. South. who recently
moved from Detroit 20 this city. has
purchased the Weinberg property on
East Congress-st for si.100.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Ament and
family left this Monday morning for
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-11
Road pay. S. 500 In Fines.

The New York Central railroad
pail $4,000 In fines, Monday. after
pleading guilty in Federal Judge
Turtles court 10 two indictments
OF two Counts each. charging the
railroad with switching bills of lad
ing and paying relates 10 +, W.
Stock & Son, millers. Hillsdale,
Mich The milling company plead
ed guilty and paid a similar amount
in fines 10 the government last
week
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-11
CHAUTAUQUA
is PAYING

wYANDOTTE, July 11.-Fate OF
Chautauqua was believed settled
Monday night, when the guarantors
who promoted the weeks program.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-11

A notable conference on religion
Is to be opened at Columbia univer-
sity today Is cooperation with the
Union Theological seminary.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-11
ORpH EUM

September Morn" brilliant,
glittering. lively musical comedy
with George W, Fields and Louise
De Fogi az the stars, made the vau-
deville bill in the Orpheum theater,
Monday, stand out with more than
ordinary interest. II Is condensa-
ton OF the musical comedy which
has been seen locally. and which
ran for a year In a Chicago theater.
with the best song numbers retain
ed and the best jokes and comedy
held for retelling. The costumins
is novel and effective, and few, II
any. musical comedies in vaudeville
are so deliberately staged.
Raymond Paine and Inez Nesbitt.
In A Breezy Comedy OF Youth are
easily the next In importance. This
popular pair are Detroiters who hap
pened 10 come home Monday on a
visit, and by chance visited the Or
pheum, where both have previously
headlined. They were seized by the
management TO take place left va
cant by the illness OF another team.
Paine Is a clever comedian. with
dance numbers that are quite as
original as his stories.
Gormley and Caffrey. two aero
batic funsters who do dificult feats
without appearing 10 half Try. open
the program. Some Of their feats
are extremely hazardous. Then
come the Misses Nelson. two pretty
girls. one Of whom plays the piano
and the other the violin. Their first
local appearance was wholly sue
cessful.
Eschel Roberts. dramatic tenor
sings well and has number OF
original songs Mccormack and Irv-
Ing provide a fine singing skit, call
ed Between Decks" with the scene
placed on an ocean liner. Feature
photoplays and comedies lend fur
Their variety.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-11

In the smaller villages OF the
down river district. school elections
Monday were very unexciting. in
elected by comfortable majorities.
Selah Sanderson was reelected
in the Ford elections against Louis
Goodell, while IN Thenton. William
]. McFadden was reelected. Ecorse
also returned It's old incumbent.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-11
WYANDOTTE
ELECTS SCHOOL
INSPECTORS

WYANDOTTE. July ll-With a
record vote, among which were the
ballots OF more than 400 women. DR..
Edward VI. Megges and Howard d.
Baxter, new men in the education
al board politics. were elected to
the Board of Education by large
pluralities. OF me l214 votes cast,
Megges polled the largest number.
carrying away SIT. while Baxter was
given All. W. E. Wilson and w.
W Bishop, out for reelection, were
the last on the ticket, coming in
for 17Q and l4s ballots. respective
ly, while DR.. c. w. OIBrien and DR.
" G. G.. Nowbeer received ISL and
1876 votes, respectively
An average OF two votes a min
ute was noticed for several hours
during the day, and the commits
sioners were kept busy recording
the big poll. AS there is but one
booth. the people had to come
from all precincts, so that the large
vote is an indication OF the inter
est, in the new members Of the
board.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-11
1t Is Well Known

that the economical efficiency
of a pOwer-prOducing unit
decreases as it's size decreases
Until finally for small sizes
It becomes economically i'm.
practicable.
Conversely, the economical
efficiency increases with the
size of the unit.
This is one of the reasons
why with our great, modern
$4,000 horse power turbO-
generators we can, and &C
tually do, sell power cheaper
than the manufacturer can
produce it with his smaller
and relatively inefficient
plant.
We suggest that you have
a talk with one of our power
engineers-a telephone call
will bring him any time.
The
Detroit Edison Company
MAIN 1900
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-11
The Times Will Aid in Driving Out
Dishonest Real Estate Operators

FOLLOWING its policy clean dependable advertising
r protection for
taking and grating The Times will
Estate board wedding the undesirable
pushed themselves into the local field the hope of preyng the
uniformed the times which Detroit
The Real Estate board
integrity and depndaby in business and that the dis
honest grating operator shall be driven
heartily support this policy
Real Estate board in laying bare fraud.
Before making real purchases consult expert The Times
The entirely free readers this
Real Estate Editor
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-11

ton OF 1000 Austrian guns u, heavy
caliher has impeded their advance.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-11

RIVER ROUGE, July livery
hot contests featured the school
election in this village Monday
night, and there were but three
votes between the highest and the
defeated candidates. Both men
chosen by the electors were out
for reelection, Theo Belanger. for.
mer druggist and official, receiving
the largestballot OF 9s Isadore
Nusko, who has been a school ,rus.
tee for II years, vas elected with
96 votes. and James F. Riopelle,
the defeated candidate. received %
votes.