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The Detroit times., 1917-01-18
JURY SECURED
IN FULLER CASE

Judge Kelly S Scarf struck &C
'the millionaire jury" Wednesdal
morning. selecting - men who will
make mp the most representative
tury that has served in the Wayne
county courts in years They are 70
sii on a condemnation suit started
by Tho New York Central railroad
against Mrs Elizabeth fuller the
owner 81 strip Of property az pi
quette-ave. and RuSscll-st Those
remaining after counsel for the con.
testing psr'ies had eliminated .
dozen OF The panel OF - men. were:
Manson A. Moore Joseph Z Roach
Conrad Netting. Guy $ Greene
Robert " Grndley John J Bar
lum. Fred Postal William B Greg
Org Philip nrei'meycr. Henry J.
Guihard Frank p Fu,chak and vii.
liam Schneider
After preliminary hearing. IN
which Witnesses for the railroad
testified that they attempted with.
ont success 90 open negotiations
with Mrs fuller. and. that cerii.
fed check for s10o.oo0 for the prop.
eriy had been offered her 4, her
residence at the Hotel CharlevoIx.
Judge Scarf allowed the condemna.
ton proceedings
The Detroit times., 1917-01-18

, ends certainly cannot feel very
happy when he sees some chit OF a
girl or a young chap with a hand.
some face and dancing legs able 10
throw every artistic tradition OF the
drama TO the winds while he is sac.
rilc"d 10 make the managerial hoii.
day more complete.
Mercy said Paula as she paused
FOR breath. here have been giving
you the inside dope as Emma would
say. Of tho stage, and started in
10 tell yqn about our leaving for
Philadelphia
Ruth Dayton especially did not
want To go on the road and she
looked ~ mo SO peculiarly when I
told her I'd he mighty glad 10 get
away from New York
Why. they say. Paula. she said.
that nice. much tubbed.loolSing
English lord Is desperately In love
with you and that the stage is
again going 10 give wife to- Brit.
icii
Now. my dear Ruth. you know
better than that exclaimed. L
confess ! have been flirting with
him q little. but II was more to
devil Aunt Rachel and the girls than
anything else. lie IL a nice chap.
isn't hc7 hut somehow. DON
seom 10 take To these nice chaps.
You have met Jen Perygreen
haven't you. Ruth Well, think
Jen quite the incest chap know.
and he has the advantage over me
lod' OF being an American. but even
at that can't see dear old Jen as
husband Perhaps II Is because
! am welded TO my art added
rather flippantly.
No dear. answered Ruth Day,
ton quietly ~ is not becatsc YOU
are welded IA your art.
What Is n them I asked in
amazcment
Wy dear girl. surely You don't
have 10 ask me that, was her am.
biguous reply"
ITO BE ContinucdD
The Detroit times., 1917-01-18

OF The shed behind Bowscr Gettine
hold OF the edge OF the pan With
SER teeth She pulled it back with
hcr around the corner, and ont OF
i-ht n She made any hoise Bow
ser didn't hear H. He was makiu.
too much noise himself. and was
TOO excited Presently Reddy heard
the sound of an opcnine door. Mrs.
Brown was cominc 20 see what all
the fuss was about : ike flash
f,trrl
am Mrs Brown saw was Bowscr
tugang az bis chain a. ne Nhined
and yolped ovcitediy
~ guess b. must have seen a
stray car or something said Mrs.
Brown. and went back to lhe house,
for % was cold outside. Bowser
continued 80 whine and tue az hts
chain Cor few minutes Then Le
gave il up. and gro6Hnc deep in
his throat turned TO cat his dinner.
Bu' There wasn't any dinner a.
had disappeared pan and an Bow
cr couldn't understand D. al all
Back of the shed Granny and
Bcddy Fox lirkel tha pan clean
licked it untl j.. was polished rnea
With !.irle Azl- of saosfptiop and
every once in whilc II chuckl.
they lo,ted happily home
The Detroit times., 1917-01-18
DIVORCES WIFE
WHO TORE SHIRT,
SCRATCHED FACE

Harry Lawrence, real estate
salesman OF middle wears, came be-
fore Judge Tucker Tuesday 10 free
himself from Mrs Sadie Lawrence.
who. he says. scratched his face.
tore hts shirts 10 shreds and finally
disappeared with his little son.
Lawrence looked amply able 10
take care Of himself, but he said
that his wife tore the shirts off his
back, and when she wasn't hysteri.
cal, she was sulky I'm July. 1911,
she locked him out OF the house he
said, and when ne returned the next
day she had gone away. Altho he
has searched in Chicago and Kansas
City. he has been unable 10 find her
Lawrence got a decree
DEGREES were granted in the cases
of Blanch VS.. Frank Johnson
George VS.. Sylvia Villas; Belle IS.
Floyd Stevens; Clara rs. Horace T.
Williamson. Jessie VS. Robert Misen-
or; Vance vs.. jeanette Eberhardt.
and Cora vs.. Thomas r Taylor.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-18
ARREST REVEALS
JEKYLL-HYDE
LIFE HISTORY

KALAMAZOO. Mich, Jan. IL
one OF The strangcst Jekyll and
Hyde stories in ,he criminal bis
tory OF Michigan was brought y
light here today when Sheriff Eaton
brought back from Detroit. Frank
Dyson. IS. former Scotland Yard
detective later rescue mission
worker in New York. and finally
auditor for the Monarch Paper com
pany. OF Kalamazoo one of the lars-
est paper corporations in the world.
Dyson was arrested by Sheriff
Eaton, late yesterday afternoon at
No l45 Hancock.ave. west. in De-
troit on charge OF having de
serted his American wife and son,
aged nine. in Kalamazoo Altho
left stranded without funds in the
Bnrd ok hotel here three weeks ago
pride sealed the woman's lips until
destliution compelled her TO seek
the assistance OF the authorities.
When arrested. Dyson protested
his innocence. declaring that he WAS
IN Detroit preparatory 10 taking
soon a course in the Moody Bible
institute in Chicago, with the oh
ject OF entering the ministry.
Thc1b6oks Of the Monarch Paper
company audited shortly after by
sons disappearance three weeH-
ago We're found IN perfect order
but Mrs Dyson charges her husband
swindled her out OF securities
amounting TO about $4,000
The Detroit times., 1917-01-18
Society

D. NJ Newbro has gone to New
York.
Mr.. ana Mrs y. {. Bennett are
guests in the Monterey hotel, New
York
4. c. Randall. formerly OF THE
city. now of Duluth. is a guest In
the fuller hotel
Carl ". Green WHO has been at
tending the automobile show in New
York. has returned
o
Star Council. No. 50. Royal Area
mum, will give pedro party TO It's
members and friends az 9 30 o'clock
Friday evening in the Elks' temple.
%
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Orrin Dodd,
Of Monroe, announce the engagement
Of their sister, Rosalind Ruth Bishop
10 Conrad John Netting. Jrr of this
city
o
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Bryan and
Miss Zachereder. of Crosse lie. have
gone 10 New Orleans and from there
viii go to California where they Will
remain until spring.
The first annual party Of the Dc
troit Fortnightly club Will be held in
knights OF Columbus hall Friday
evening, Jan 10 Besides dancing
there will be an entertaining pro-
gram which will include string
tcxtcttc from the University OF
Michigan. Tickets may be secured
OF Joseph Walker. No 2o2 Palmer
building.
The Detroit Western High school
Alumni association Is making spe.
Cial arrangements for the classes
which viii hold their hfth. tenth and
fifteenth reunions az the dinner
dance which will be- given in Psles.
tine lodge house. "Wednesday even
ing. Jan - Tickets VIII be on sale
at Grinnells music store from Jan.
- 20 -
The Detroit times., 1917-01-18
THE CONFESSIONS Or. A WIFE
The Puzzle of Love Is Marriage.

For some reason said Paula
"altho our play was proving great
success. Ne could not extend The
engagement any longer Already
yc had heightened our stay twice
and had played % weeks instead OF
10 for which vs. first contracted
Another production vas clamor.
ing for its rights 90 our PLAYHOUSE
and We could not find an idle tho.
alter IN New Yorh When arrived
a. tho theatcr one night, saw thu
order posted
Owing 20 the inability Of the
manager 20 got . iheater In Now
York, the members Of the Woman
He Chose company. VII leave for
Philadelphia next sunday az p
m.
AS usual everyone was greatly
excited in the week that followed.
Many had 10 shut up or sublet
apartments Some OF the people did
not want TO leave New York and
oiNfIN N'if tltN 10 kOs
Even was quite surprised a.
Earnest had not told me wor I
about H. This moving OF actors and
actresses like pawns on chess
board II ono " the peculiar ways
OF doing business in The thcater.
II remember dear friend OF
mine who was n splendid actor. a
leading man Of parts, who would
say whenever he started out to oh
tain an engagement. I'm going to
stop this business, Paula. and got 4
job in butcher shop There. n 7
once demonstrated that could cut
a beefsteak or sell sausage I'd be-
taken at my proper valuation. but
IN the theatrical profession each
time eo after Job nothing that
I have done before counts, ! am
treated absolutely like newcom.
or
This 81 course docs not apply to
the stars. hut In n way. that makes
tho system 30 much worse. 4 spleen
did actor who knows he has the
technique OF the stage at his finger
The Detroit times., 1917-01-18
Veteran Police Officer
Stricken AS He
Stokes Furnace
WAS FRIEND OF
LATE AID. HEATING
Had Expressed Wish
His End Might Come
In Same Way

Inspector Patrick Hogan. mem.
BIER OF the Detroit police department
for 42 years. dropped dead in the
basement of his home, No 500 Field
ave "Wednesday morning, at 10. Is
O'CLOCK.
A set OF strange and coincidcntal
circumstance connect tho sudden
end OF Inspector Hogan with he
death OF his intimate friend. the
late Aid. Maurice Kcating Aid
Heating died one week ago shortly
after O'Clock in the afternoon
Inspector Hogan was then IN. hay
ing been given leave from his
duties as head OF the seventh or
Thene-st police station
so Heating is dead. no police
veteran remarked to his wife We'll
when 90, I'd like 70 drop OF The
same way suddenly
Hogan vas coalng bis furnace
when he toppled over and died with.
ou' uttcrine a word
Because his condition had not i'm
proved during tho last few days. Dr
Eugene Smith. Jra police physician
was asked Tuesday 90 call az the
Hogan homo As he drove up Wed
nesday in his automobile he me.
Mrs. Hogan coming down lhc steps
Of her home. crvs-S etHa her his-
band had collapsed The physician
rushed downstairs but Dee Inspector
was dead when b., reached BIS ..ae
Heart failure was the cause
Hogan became member OF the
police department June co. 1875 he
was made sergeant In 1857 and
six years later was promoted 20 ths
rank OF lieutenant In 1910 be- be-
came captain and on Jan 1915
he was promoted to an Inspector
shin He 9. survived Ivy widow
and three daughters
The Detroit times., 1917-01-18

Reddy 10 do his part ont he walked
and sat down RICH in front ~
Bowscr and crinned az him Bow
ser started for minute as ii a.
doubted his own eyes. Such impu-
dcnce, Bowscr growled Then
with yelp he sprang towards
Rcddy Now the chain that he'd
him was long. but Reddy had taken
care not TO get too near and OF
course. Bowser couldn't reach 1ml
He tugged with ali his nigh and
yelled and barked frantically bul
Reddy just sat there and gr,nnod in
the most provoking way. II was
great fun 10 tease Bowser this way,
Meanwhile old Granny Fox mad
stolen out from around the corner
The Detroit times., 1917-01-18
ASKS REVISION OF
BUILDING CODE

That the building code should be
rewritten was he opinion Of the
common council expressed in a res
Oluiion offered hy Aid. Kronk. OF the
Sixteenth ward in the meeting
Tuesday night Il Is the wish Of
the council 70 have a building code
simple enough for every person t.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-18
RALPH STOEPEI.
SUCCEEDS FATHER

Ralph Stoepel whose father Fred
orlck {. Stocpcl president 90 Burn.
ham. Stoepel q Company died Jan
:. has been elected head of The con.
Germ. The Younger Mr. Stoepei ha
been connected with tho huaincsa
for ~ years and has worked indi
triously. The directors elected the
following officers TUESDAY Rice
". Miner, New York vice president
Frank Martin. treasurer Peter
A. Macdonald. secretary and James
Wilson. chairman of the board
other members of The board are ~
bert n Munger Kansas city.
Charles V Taylor. OF Pontiac. and
three officers 81 the concern
The Detroit times., 1917-01-18

Bowser the Hound dearly loves
TO hunt just for the pleasure OF the
chase. II isn't 50 much the desire
TO kill rs il II the pleasure OF using
that wonderful nose of his. and th''
excitement OF trying TO catch some
one. especially Granny or Reddy
Fox. Since Farmer Browns Boy
had put away his dreadful gun be
cause. you know he no longer want.
ed 10 kill the little people OF the
Green Forest and the Green Mead
oNs. bat rather 10 make them his
friends. Bovser had missed the eY.
citing hunts he used to enjoy 50
much with Farmer Browns Boy.
So Rowser had formed the habit 81
slipping away alone for hunt
every once in while When Farm.
er Browns Boy discovered this h.
got a chain and chained Bowser 10
his little house 10 keep him froul
running away and hunting on the
sly.
or course Bowser wasn't kept
chained all the time. Oh. my. no
When his master was about where
he could keep an eve on Bowser he
would let him go free. But wher-
ever he was going away and didn't
want Bowser TO go with him he
would chain Bowser up Now Bow.
ser always had one good big meal
day. To be sure he got scraps OF
bone now and then beside. but
once a day he had one good big meal
served TO him on big tin pan II
he happened to be chained II was
brought out TO him. II he wasn't
chained il was given to him out.
side the kitchen door Granny Fox
knew all about this, Sly old Granny
makes IL her business to know the
affairs OF other people around her
because there Is no telling when
such knowledge may be Of use 10
her So Granny had watched Bow
ser the Hound when he and his
master had no idea at all that she
was anywhere about. and she had
found out his ways. the usual hour
for his dinner and just how far
that chain would allow him 10 go
II was these things which she had
stored away In that shrewd old
head OF hers that made her so sure
that she and Reddy could take Bow.
sew's dinner away from him.
II was just about Bowser's din
ner time when Granny and Reddy
trottcd across the snow-coyercd
fields and crept behind the barn M.
al they could peep around the cor
ner. No one was in sight. not ever
Bowser, who was inside his warn.
little house az the. end OF the long
shed at the back OF Farmer Browns
house. Granny saw that he was
chained and a sly grin crept over
her face.
You stay right here and watch
until his dinner is brought out To
him. said she to Reddy AS soon
AZ whoever brings II has gone back
To the house you walk right out
where Bowser will see you 40 tho
sight OF you he'll forget all about
his dinner. sit right down where
he can sec you and stay there until
you sec that have got that din
ner or until you hear somebody
coming. for you know Bowser will
make a great racket Then You
slip around back OF the barn and
join me back Of that shed"
SO Reddy sat down TO watch AMI
Granny left him. by and by Mrs.
Brown came out of tho house with a
pan full of good things She put
II down in front OF Bowser's little
house and called 10 him. Then she
turned and hurried back. for IL was
very cold Bowster came out OF
his little house. yawncd and
stretched lazily. II was time tor
The Detroit times., 1917-01-18

understand aud by having such a
code IL Is believed that the building
OF the city may be carried on with.
oW battles. charges OF graft. incon.
Yenience and scandals.
II is the purpose ~ the council
as we'll as that Of the building and
civil service commissions 10 have
the code revised and made simple
enough so that It will not be din
cult 10 understand what II means
The Detroit times., 1917-01-18
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME

By THORNTON ". BTRGESS

tcopyriTht lels by =. " Bnrgessl
The Detroit times., 1917-01-18

Neyt story Old Man Coyote Doc
a Little Thinking
The Detroit times., 1917-01-18
BURROUGHS GIVES
200 PER CENT
STOCK DIVIDEND

Tho Burroughs Adding Machine
company has declared 300 pc cont
ock dividend This equal TO the
payment Of sll0l0oun 10 Tire stock
holders n increases the capits i'm.
ton from S. 300 00o TO s16.50o 600.
The stock dividend was paid on, Of
the surplus
The Detroit times., 1917-01-18
colts Lose Star.

Jack Mark star guard 81 the
Northwestern high school basket.
ball team. Is out for several weeks
ms the result OF floating cartilage.
Tho team Is badly crippled by the
absence of The big fellow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-09
NCE Is MAKING FILM
FOR NAVY RECRUITING
Metro Adopts wartime" Menu
as Lesson in Economy to
Other Firms
BY the Photoplay Editor

As already noted in this column, the
ordinarily frivolous movie press repre-
sentatives are feeling wars finger on their
wrists. The material being turned out these
days is IN many Instances, as different as
can he from the old. sensational, often
laughablc stuff. The head vampires pet
skeleton and the ingenue's latest mode OF
hair curling are forgotten. Reality has
at last come INTO It's own. for the nonce.
The following interesting article comes
from the Western Triangle offices:
For ten days a corps of directors and
camera men sent out by Thomas H. Gnce
has been working at the United States
naval training station at Goat island, In
san Francisco Bay. on the hlm to he pre-
scented To the United States Government as
a patriotN Eft to assist In the recruiting
for the navy
This is the first and only film ever
made that shows In complete detail just
exactly what Uncle sam does when he takes
a sturdy young American In civilian ClOthe =
from his civilian environment and turns
him into an able seaman ana hrst-cla s.
lighting man Snoa'.
Captain DurleL lu command " the train
ing station, and the 1900 apprentice sailors
in the three separate training camps es.
tablshed on tHat island, together with Lieu
tenant Commander ShUur. Lieutenant Cad
dis and chief Bos MS Mate Miller. who Is
the adjutant acting under ingtructcns from
the Navy Department at Washington
adopted the regular program fcr the week
to the necessities Of the rlm and provided
apprentice seamen by sections and con-
panies and battalons to Illustrate the va
rious phases of training.
This film will show every step taken In
4 stritinsly original way IA a result o!
scenario that has been developed by lnce
himself, I'm consultation with Government
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-09

line in Ohio and in Rhode island and other
states have this right?
A-Because the legislators OF those
states said they could
Q.-Are these women any different from
the women of Pennsylvania?
y. Not that any one knows Of.
WHAT WOULD THEY SAY?
q. Suppose the legislators of Pennsylva-
mia passed the presidential suffrage bill.
what would they say then to their constitu-
ents?
\. The legislators could say, I'VE see no
difference between the women of our State
and those across our state line In Ohio we
see no ference between the women In our
state and those In Rhode Island We have a
right to grant them this privilege. Suffrage
elsewhere. so far as we can see, has not
changed the women, has not changed any.
thing for the worse, and giving the women
OF other States suffrage was only carrying
out the principles OF democracy Women,
a very large number of women. have come
to us asking us to make II poss BILE for them
to have voice in the government which
governs them and which they help to sup
port. We are glad we had the privilege OF
having granted them what they asked
Many. many men, II was shown in 1915,
believed women should be enfranchised
BY granting presidential suffrage to women
we Know we are acting as great many
citizens Of Pennsylvania would have us act
We do not believe the opposition to suf.
frage for women ia founded upon any good
or log cal premises and knowing of wha'
the opposition consists we have acted as we
believed wise, generous and just. We have
given women the right to vote for presl-
Dental electors in 1920 and thereafter II
we find there are any evil effects from out
action, the Constitution OF the United states
In this case. holds that what we have giver
we can take away"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-09
NEEDLEW0RK GUILD HAS
MEMBERSHIP Of 100000
Big Organization of American
Women Was Founded in Phila-
delphia 80 Years Ago

Thirty-two years ago the National Nee
dlework Guild of America came into being
in Philadelphia
The woman who founded It. Mrs. John
Wood stewart Of Glen Ridge y. J., has
been guest in this city during the last
week the thirty-second anniversary OF the
formation Of the organization, which has
grown until 1t now has 100000 members In
nearly every state in the Union
Mrs. Stewart Is modest about the fact
that she is responsible for the phenomenal
growth of the organizat ion. She does not
are to talk Of herself
ain my own home" she answered to the
question. Where was the Needlework
Guild Of America started" and then added .
Thirteenth and oxford streets this city"
II began with a half dozen girls. some
of whom are still active and loys mem.
bers Of the guild, according to Mrs. stew
art She says she started II az result of
the work which the Needlework Guild was
doing In England, and through the inspira-
tton OF the founder In that country, Lady
Wolverton.
The Necdlework Guild of America aims
to give aid and relief III times Of calamity
or war II has always been In the fore
front In aiding people az they go out Of
: the hospitals In furnishing clothing for
little babies whose parents are unable to
provide for them. II has always been
ready To do any and everything It could to
reduce human suffering
The women in the Needlework Guild of
America pledge themselves to give at least
two new garments a year to the Organi2a
tion and also give of their time to sew
on other things. They raise money for
the things they make
The Red Cross and the Needlework Guild
work together To- reduce the needs among
the soldiers and their orphans and widows
\ joint letter has been issued by Eliot
WadSwOrth, of Wa sh hinrtOu II G. acting
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-09
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES

Samuel S; Bell; 74o y. 2G,h ST.. and Jane A. e
william a. Sest9T' I'VE 2Sas x 4 10th st. and Lillian
rhema. hs Mscrs fS1s Nioig' st reer st. and Emma
hfS:G$ !Fs;f IA 'rSs1!''E Rs:s st. and
MFiFs fsfG%lIs Res%ihe c9Hr Is4s puned st.. and
GusnS Klein hn' ass aasssw2S ss ssny sna Ps
,,tnli gnerite -, A Rngpel S2ss S G5th st.
N!laaS Mafy Easar 5issr,'2 as2i W FL Sergeant st. and
A.. FrederIck Leopold, 5ioi Wayne ave. and
syas Il bun nGSS W1Hg WySa s Tnd and H2rnr
ASi Hss '$ $.}:r:as s%1 s!$, soTsssf and
ndasIs% EfsSeif h,ms: %PP wiaSsahEgtoT nS
PeiSrr HSSz,;ggd]a 1929 y a4th st" and Lucy e
Joseph 4, sherman, II. :, 5,h St, and Rebecca
robH beHGr%Pg T. Msnpllsn iH' ss,! 2's Broad
NJ Macy, 23+2 5. Broad 81
Edwin R. Clay, l3ls Butler st., and Jane NJ
Gustav sawrowsky, iO1i Parr,sn st, and Anna
Price. 1oli Parrish
trfdesSSE soay j. NmGsn N%msir emporium Pa and Myrtle
Fred IT. NswmSn ssa <. 10th St. and Anna
0rsn astG RdmaH n, c2Tl!Ss 7i s.rsa,r st m,
Jnsinska,, .755 Sergeant At
Oscar s.efel. SO Snyder ave. and Rose Pit.
IsIaSr. Actor; 245a Percy St, and Elsie Weiss,
'"ms1 Fssc FSs sns wse $GH Asnm"s0 s ave- and Mary
william Rsylqr, Rs3 p,,Aa n? n, 18th St, and May
dFGrSs GI Shea. ouinSy oSHSs Mass fS" N'"" and Julia
H1r E.es oEs%% Efo%n 'S*5 #@. Gs%S.dfs G.H st. and
Harry scsatS sy1 y sl3rSIr E STcgm ST. and Maria"
McDevitt. 5l2O Whitby ave
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-09

trlbuted here. thousands were sent to Eu-
rope Some were distributed through the
Nccdlework Guild representative in Lyons
Mime. Joseph Guedy.
We must not, as an organization, fan
the people in the United states, who are
depending ON us" said Mrs stewart ~
am as patriotic as any one, but we must
not forget the homes and the hospitals and
the mothers and the babies In this country
Plenty ot people are working for the
soldiers and the sailors. We can do that
too. But We must just double our efforts IN
these times and aid both
The food question will AFFECT the health
~ the people who arc left az home" She
added I'm fact, food is So high now that
We wonder what the poor people are eating
70 get enough nourishment. Don't let the
Nccdlework Guild fail now in i's mission
Remember, we must not slight the people
who are depending on ns TO help them