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Evening star., 1917-12-14
: London Continues Inactive.

LONDON, December 1.-THE stock
market continued inactive. with
dropping tendency. today. Giit-edged
securities declined early on fears Of
Increased taxation and possible de-
preciation in values. but hardened in
the afternoon. Rubber. provisions
shares and Argentine railroads Inn
proved sfractionally ON rspurchases.
Ras8i4n Issues were 4 eafiy. Monav
Ia nsoderate supply and hnrdar.
Evening star., 1917-12-14
SO PER CENT WANT PEACE.
SAYS GERMAN PAPER

LONDON, December u. Philip
scheidemann. leader of the German So
ciaiists. either is at Stockholm or on
his way there. and Pan German news
papers ask what he is going there for.
according to an Exchange Telegsap.,
dispatch from Copenhagen.
In reply Vorwaerts, tho soci.,i.t
organ, says that Herr Scheidemann Is
working for what "9s per cent OF the
German people want--nameIy. peace
Evening star., 1917-12-14
Better Tone Is Shown.

Steel common opened slightly under
yesterdays closing, improved from S0S4
to S2k. and sold off to Sl2, holding
but * net gain; American Locomotive.
Smelter. Baldwin locomotive, Crucible
Steel and Industrial Alcohol. while quiet
showed a much better tone. General
Electric was also a point higher.
A number of stocks were ex-dividend.
Bethlehem B. ex-2A. regained Y point:
Mercantile Marine, ex-10 points, lost
slightly in addition.
American Tobacco and affiliated issues.
were weak.
Liberty bonds. As. s7.16 to $3.50. while
) Y s sold at 9S.4S to $780,
Evening star., 1917-12-14
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

se CHICAGO, December 14.-opinions that
with return of normal weather the ar
rivals of corn would increase tended to-
day to ease the corn market. The fact.
however, that receipts yet continued
geage- prevented any radical decline.
Trading. nevertheless. showed more ac-
tiyity than has been the rule OF late.
opening prices. which ranged 3s of to "
advance. with January l.21M and May
1t9% TO t.19Is. were followed by a mod
crate setback all around.
= Leading. houses put considerable selling
pressure on oats and brought about de-
sided. sag in quotations. The favorite
theory was that a four-day advance in
prices was more than enough.
Big supplies of hogs at the chief pack
ing centers throughout the west made
provisions drop Pork, especially, was
Evening star., 1917-12-14

NEW YORK, December 14.-Lard--
Weaker. middle west. 2s.40ae5.5o. Other
articles unchanged.
Special Dispatch 10 Tie Star.
BALTIMORE, December II t1 pm.
1siotafEons 81 s).---Wheat--Spot No 2 red
soft %: spot No red winter, 2.24:
receipts. 1850 bushels; exports, LEG, 900
Corn--Reeeipts, 1924 bushels.
Oats-Steady. standard white, s5aS51z
sales: receipts. 90.967 bushels-
Rye-Steady: No. western export,
1-sxs receipts, s2.f0s bushels. export,
saseA0 bGeheit 4 sss f
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Dividends Declared.
On the Local Exchange.

After call today on the local stock ex-
change. forty shares of Washington
Railway and Electric preferred stock
sold at 81 y, slightly under the low rec
ord for the year. The same price was
bid for more, with higher prices asked.
Ten shares of Washington Gas sold at
54E, and $1,000 Capital Traction SIS. in
lots of $500. each sold at 9S1s. also
slightly under the recent price.
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Selling Ex-DivIdend Today.

Chandler Motor Company. 2 and / extra;
Utah Copper Company 3l.: Pan-Amer-
lean Petroleum preferred, 154-Shattuck-
red. IA Montana Power Company COM
mon, IL, and preferred. "a; American
International, 80 cents. cut: Cuban
American Sugar preferred, 1%. Ohio
Cities Gas, IA Havana Electric Light
and Power Company. SO: May Depart
ment Stores preferred, IN; Bethlehem
Steel old. 25s. and preferred. ~ Beth
leliefn Steel B, 21a. and preferred 2: Rail-
way Steel Springs common, VI; Sears
Roebuck preferred, Ia. Laclsawanna
Steel. !. and 31a extra, Pierce-Arrow
preferred 2; International Mercantile
Marine preferred, 10; American Beet
Sugar nreferred l ~, Underwood Type
writer common, y and 5 extra: South
waited Railway, ~; White Motor Com
pany. /: Public Servic Service Corpora
ton OF New Jersey; Columbia Gas, 2;
Twin City Rapid Transit. 4. American
Smeiters Securities A. IL: American
Snuff. 2; and preferred ~: Chino Cop
per, 2; Ray Copper l.. Nevada Copper,
T. International Harvester of New Jer-
sey, 2 extra; Mexican Petroleum IL !;
and preferred 2: George Heime, ~, and
extra: Loose Wiles Biscuit. lst pre-
ferred. IN; American Tobacco old and
new preferred, 11a: Lorriliard 3, and
preferred. n; American Steel Foundry
IA; Gulf States Steel. ~, and LIST pre-
ferred, IN: United Drug common. IL !:
Republic Iron and Steel preferred. I@
international Salt, 5L.
High Low
Call Money 4
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NEW YORK METAL MARkET

NEW YORK, December 14-MetaI. ex-
change quotes lead firm; spot e.55 bid /:
spelter. dull; East ST. Louis spot. $50
asked. Tin, nominal. At London-6,op
per. spot, fil0: futures. flf0; cIectroly-
tic f125. Tin--Spot, 1898 los; futures.
&2s5 los- Lead~Spot. $50 los: futures
t2s los. Spelter-Spot E54; futures, $50.
Evening star., 1917-12-14
COTTON MARKETS.

asked; No. / clover mixed. 27:oo: alsike,
81 S0
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DAIRY MARKETS.

CHICAGO. December 14.-Butter-
Higher: creamery, 3sa4Si x.
Eggs--Receipts. 5,70S cases, un-
changed.
Poatoes-Receipts. 20 cars: unchanged.
Poultry. aliye--Lower; fowls. 17a2f !;
springs. 1s1s.
NEW YORK. December 14.-Eutter--
Strong; receipts. 2.7S2 tubs; creamery
higher than extras. s0ha51: extras f92
score1. SO: firsts, 44a45: seconds. 41a431.
Eggs-Firm: receipts. 1850 cases;
fresh gathered extras. CO., extra firsts,
5Sa5s; firsts. 56a57: seconds, 52a56.
state. Pennsylvania and nearby western
hennery white. fine to fancy, 66a70:
state. Pennsylyania and nearby henncry
brown. 60a62; refrigerator special
marks. 3Sa3S y. do. hrsts. 3S1 a37 H
Cheese STEADY: receipts, f.Sfs boxes;
state Whole milk fats 23A ac3tk; do.
average run, %
Pouifry-Alive. irregular. chickens.
22ts; fowls. 25a26: turkeys. 22a23. Dress
ed. firm: chickens. 23ass: fowls. 1sa2s.
turkeys, 25a36.
Evening star., 1917-12-14
BAR SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, December 14-Bar sill
yer was quoted at ssh per ounce to-
day. an advance of !. point
LONDON, December 14.-Bar silver.
AIM per ounce. Money, per cent. Dis
count rates-Short bills. As per cent;
three-month bills. IA per cent.
Evening star., 1917-12-14

1850: cows and .heifers. 5.00a1110;
calves. 9.86a16.00.
Sheep--Recefpts. $4,000 head, weak:
wethers, s.soa13.o0; lambs. 12.5oa16s0.
Evening star., 1917-12-14
Conversion Bonds Received.

block OF conversion liberty As, one of the
first, il not the first. shipment of these
bonds to any local Institution.
New York city reported the receipt of
some OF these bonds two days ago.
The directors of the Union Trust Com
pany have voted the regular quarterly di-
vidend of y per cent. payable January
u. to shareholders of record January !,
1878. books remaining closed from Janu-
AIRY !. 1918. to January IA. inclusive.
District Bankers Association.
ssThe monthly meeting of the District
BANKERS Association will be held Mon
DAY evening at the rooms of Washing
Ton Chapter, American Institute of
Banking.
II is probable that further war saw
ings plans and considera tIon of the
next loan floatation will be the impor-
tant matters of discussion. 4
A Street Rumor.
The rumor was current on the street
Yesterday and again today that much
Of the recent heavy selling had been
for the account of very large holders.
af securities. who were getting out.
temporarily. ITO comply with section
Of the income tax law which. as inter-
Dvefed in Treasury decision zoos, makes
II explicit that in order to deduct losses
they must be actual. fixed and definite
an absolute loss and not u specuiatiye
or 1uctuating value of continued in
vestment.
But in this case there is another
feature of the tax law to the effect
that in transactions entered into for
profit and not connected with business
or trade "the loss actually sustained
during the year cannot exceed the
profits arising from such transactions"
1t would seem that such selling as
referred to. with intent to rehabilitate
ones holdings. might not be profitable.
Dividends Declared.
The regular se6i-annua1 dividend of
the Home Savings Bank, per cent. is
payable January /.
The Real Estate Title Insurance
Company will pay a regular semi-an-
nua1 dividend of 8 per cent December
81. books closing December 21.
columbia Title Insurance pays 3 per
cent semi-annuai dividend December 81.
Evening star., 1917-12-14
Fish Wharf Prices.

The following are the prevailing retail prices
Al the municipal fsh wharf and market today:
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NEW YORK. December 1.-THE cot
ton market was quiet early today. with
business probably restricted by delays
in the wire service resulting from the
storm The opening was steady at
decline Of 8 to 10 points under scat
tered realizing, with January selling off
to 1925 and March to 1882 shortly
after the call or about IL to % points
net lower Unsettled conditions in the
stock market may have contributed to
the early decline. and there was some
selling on the Increase report for the
month In domestic mill stocks of raw
cotton.
Futures opened steady: December,
1920: January. 19.40; March 23.10; May,
1888; July. 1852.
Trading continued very quiet late In the
forenoon with prices showing tendency
to. ease on under scattered local and
Wall street selling. January worked
off to 1928 and March to 28.88, or about
IA to rs points net lower.
NEW ORLEANS. December I4.-Over-
night selling orders pressed on cotton mar
ket here today around the opening and
caused fall OF II 70 10 points In the
face OF what were generally considered
bulish statistics from the census bureau
concerning American mills.
Futures opened steady. Opening bids
January, 2S.a3: March, 2s.l2: May. 2S.o1;
July, 27.s9 asked; October, 26.5l.
Evening star., 1917-12-14
GRAPHOPHONE COMPANY
NAY Be REORGANRED
BY l.. A. FLEMING.

Arrangements have been made by the
American Graphophone Company for
u:an of reorganization and exchange. ana
4 circular outlining the details OF the
plan has beer, mailed to the stockholders.
ii provides for the Incorporation in Della
y-are Of a new company to be called the
Columbia Graphophone Manufacturing
Cosnpany, authorized capital OF 10000
shares OF ~ per cent quarterly cumula-
tive preferred stock of the par value of
s1co each, and 10000 shares of common
stock with no par value.
BY reorganizing the business OF the
company under the corporation laws of
Delaware there will result substantiai
savings in state taxation.
For one share of preferred stock of
the West Virginia company to pay
either: option ta) one share or pre-
ferred stock and one-fourth of a share
of common stock OF the DeiaWare
company or: option (hl one and one
tenth of a share of common stock of
sse Delaware company
{ For one share of common stock OF
tho West Virginia company to pay
either: option (c) one share OF pre-.
ferreti stock and one-fifth of a share of
common stock of the Delaware COM
! .,any, or: option Cd one and one-twen-
tieth of Il share of the common stock
I'll me pet1Wdre company
Fractional shares will not be issued,
I.ut in lieu thereof. scrip for fractional
shares will be delivered to the stock
iiolder which will be convertible into
shares of stock by the Delaware COM
pary when accumulated to equal full
shares. or which will be received by
the Delaware company as pro rata con-
sideration for the purchase of full
shares The scrip SO issued will not
Hear dividend until converted into
stock The West Virginia company
agrees to pay all the expenses of the
5sreorga MIA ton.
The new company. after a sufficient
number OF stockholders of the~Ameri-I
can G-apiophone Company has assent
ed. Will take over the property and as
sets of the West Virginia company,
which will be dissolved. The new COM
pany will be Under the same manage
ment now in charge of the West Vir-
ginia company. The American Graphic
phone Company owns the entire stock
-of the Columbia Graphophone Company,
which stock also will be absorbed by
the Columbia Graphophone Manufac-
turing Company.
Stockholders asserting to the plan are
10 deposit their holdings with the New
York Trust Company for the purpose
af carrying out the plan of reorganiza-
tion and the exchange of stock. The
agreement and powers conferred upon
the New York Trust Company win cor,
ttnuc in force and effect until May ].
1915: unless sooner declared ineffective
by the president of the American
tiraphophone Company. who is empow-
cred at any time between February !,
1918. and May 1, 1918, to direct the New
York Trust Company to proceed with /
the transfer and exchange OF stock or
plan is abandoned and the agreement
iueffectiye
Evening star., 1917-12-14
FINANCIAL.
Important Notice

The 4 per cent converted Liberty
Bonds are here, ready for distribu-
ton
Evening star., 1917-12-14
COTTON MARKET.

Quotations furnished BY W. Hibbs { Co.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-07

never was a kiss like any other
kiss"
And DO YOU never regret the kiss
es that hRv" gone before
no. dear for go the connoisseur
the last kiss is the best 81 all And
then Dick leaned over and kissed me
That was very delicate love max
ing was ~ not. little book ! sup
pose ought o. have appreciated Il
but my rebollious thofs went specu-
latlng on what Kind ~ n kiss would
Malcolm stuart have for tho woman
hc loved You see little book NAL
COLIN stuart had never kissed me.
We were as far apart as the poles
little took could not tell Dick
what / was thinking and know un-
nsciuusly his thots were straying
back into some hidden place whcre
/ might not follow. Thu ononess II
ms IN
We came back 10 the present whom
l began 20 read M0lltes tritd rpi-
gram To be successful in marriage.
both husband and wife must be dip
l0matS which mems both husband
and wife must know when 70 lie and
what 20 lie about
hated 10 acknowledge the truth
OF THE but Dlck. was tranker and
more honest. for he remarked The
little devil I wonder what expert
ence she has had In marriage that
made her SOC II in that light"
Then you think 20 know when
and how 10 lie IL great accomplish
ment7' 7 asked
We'll" nc answered slowly. and
his mouth curled up at one corner.
you certainly know a great diplo-
mat IL supposed 20 be a very accom-
plished man"
But Dick. ] want those whom !
love 70 tell me tho truth"
You want nothing OF the kind.
Marsie You want the person YOU
love 20 tell you all the most natter-
ing things he can conceive about you
and hltho you know in your heart
they are not true you like 20 think
he believes them
Dick. 7 said solemnly. when YOU
arc sick and have time 90 think YOU
prove 20 be rather interesting"
I'D put ~ Just the other way.
Margie--heing 81 and not being able
10 work at your business is very
apt 10 make a man think OF any 1T
tie trivial subject that comes up"
Then you think lying 20 your wife
sirr'
Not ~ you are found out" said
irrepreesible Dick
The Detroit times., 1917-08-07
X. OF {. PLANNING
HUGE WAR FUND

CHICAGO. Aug Creation OF a
war fund OF $4,000. 900 for recrea.
ton centers, foreign intelligence bu.
ieaus and auditoriums. for the new
national army. is planned by tho
knights OF Columbus supreme board.
In session here today
The fund will be used 10 provide
comfort for all Sammies regardless
OF creed or color. II was announced
Supreme officers and board Nom
bers here are James 4 Flahert
supreme knight. Philadelphia: Mar
Tin II. Carmody. deputy supreme
knight, Grand Rapids. Mich: vii.
liam J Mckinley. Now Haven
Conn: Sid J. Callahan. Washing
ton, Joseph G. Pelleticr. Boston.
DR.. r. w Buckley. 81 Paul. Rev.
VI McGivney. Bridgeport. Conn.
and Thomas J Mclaughlin. Newark
y. j.,
The Detroit times., 1917-08-07

When Mrs. Gertrude Gibson Pat
ierson killed her consumptive hus
band az Denver the odds were al
against her. IT, rich man upon
whose assistance she relied was
slow in coming forward. But within
two months she was freed by the
first jury upon which she turned
the battery OF her glances, and a
Chicago lawyer. brother OF the slain
man. said In my opinion the yer
dlci means that a pretty woman can
commit homicide and get away with
IT, know from my practice that
conviction OF a woman criminal IL
alm0s impossible
Madame Caillaux, wife OF the
French minister ~ finance, frankly
admitted her guilt in the staying OF
CASTOR Calmette, editor OF the Paris
Figaro, and gave her reasons. The
French court. not less gallant than
American juries. freed her.
How far may a woman go 10 keep
her child7 That is the question Mrs,
De Saulles' eyes will ask OF the iury
Ruined honor was EN elyn Nesbits
weapon Protecting her husband
was Madame Caillaux's trump card.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-07
Society

The Misses Cora and Flora Wag-
ner. No. 100 Boson.blvd west, are
in Atlantic City
Mrs. c. Sullivan and daughter,
Dorothy, No l76 Montgomery-aye
have gone 70 Cedar Point 10 visit
friends.
Miss Ida S. Bliok and Miss Viz
ginla Blick are in Chicago.
DR.. and Mrs Edwin B. Forbes
and family have returned from camp
at Huron Blum. near Port Sanilac.
o
Mr.. and Mrs. William ] Chitten.
den, Jr, are in Poland Springs. Me.
%
Mrs. Ralph ] Moore, who has
been visiting Mrs Jane Crawford.
No AIS Csdillac-ave., and Mrs G. J
Moon, No A. I.ongfelow.ave, has
returned 10 her home In Hartford.
Conn.
Mrs. Julia F Cobb and Miss Fer
guson will leave this week for a mo-
tor trip thru the east They will
spend some time in the White noun
tains, where they have a lodge
Q
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo Scherer and
the Misses Marian and Dorothy
scherer. OF Crosse Pointe. left Mon
day for two months motoring trip
thru the east They will remain IN
Mount Washington and BRETON
Woods for some time.
o
The marriage Of Miss Margaret
May Dunlap. daughter OF Dr. and
Mrs James y. Dunlap. OF Alpena, 10
BENJAMIN Alvord Towar. son of Col.
and Mrs. A. s Towar. No. 60 Atkin.
son.ave.. will be celebrated Thurs
day. In Alpena Miss Mary Towar
has gone 10 Alpena 10 attend the
wedding
Mrs Allan Mosher. VINO Is spend.
ing the summer at the Island
house. Crosse lie, entertained %
women guests AZ bridge. Saturday AZ.
ternoon. The tables. which were
laid on the porch. held baskets OF
snapdragons and golden rod
The Detroit times., 1917-08-07
SCHOONER SUNK
IN COLLISION

The steamer E J Earring. down
bound with a cargo OF ore, collld-
ed with the schooner Belle Brown IN
the ST Clair fats channel. Monday
afternoon. ripping a great hole In
the schooner's bow The schooner
dragged itself out OF the way OF
traffic and sank about one and one.
half miles below tho lower end of
the channel
The captain and crew OF the Belle
Brown came 10 Detroit late Monday
afternoon and reported the collision
The schooner IS owned by lnElebert
eiieison, or Milwaukee She was
built IN 1873 anC has the capacity
for 2l7 gross tons She will be sal
vaged. 1t IL thought
The Detroit times., 1917-08-07

NEW YORK, Aug. THE old,
tense duel between a beautiful wo-
mans eyes and twelve good men
and true" will be fought out again
when Mrs Jack" De Saulles faces
the jury In her trial for the killing
OF her husband ~ Westbury, l.. l.,
Aug g.
But this silent contest OF chances
between the handsome Chilean wo-
man who as Blanca Errazuriz-Ver'
CARA won international fame as the
richest and most beautiful heiress
OF South America, and an American
homicide trial Jury will be more dra-
matte than any In American court
annals, except perhaps the Thaw
case scenes in which Evelyn Nesbit
battled under the cross-puestioninS
OF the merciless Jerome.
For Evelyn Nesbit's life is not at
stake. Mrs. De Saulles' life Is
In the presence OF witnesses she
shot the famous Yale quarterback
captain, former United States min
lister 10 Uruguay and socially prom
inent. ut his summer home in a
frenzy OF desperation when he re-
fused TO let her take their son with
her
Expert criminologists have always
attributed Harry Thaw's escape
from the electric chair more 10 Eve
iyn Nesblt's dramatic revelation OF
her life story than 10 the technical
defense OF emotional insanity. The
beautiful woman faced the jury and
the beautiful woman won.
This Is the almost unfailing rec
ord OF homicide trial history.
Three juries failed 10 convict Nan
Patterson. whose feminine charms
had won her place in the original
Floradora sextet. Of the Staying II
Caesar Young, a New York book
maker
The Detroit times., 1917-08-07
The Confessions of a Wife
We Do Not Want To Hear All the Truth.

Dear Mollie has written letter.
liitie book 20 be opened each day On
cur trip After breakfast each morn
ms DICK and I open the letter TOR
that day and We have a half hour =
amusement In reading and comment
ing on her cleverness
This morning the iettsr contained
Ten EpigrAms OF Interest 90 Honey
nooners
The first epigram was The man
who IN monosRmist IS pretty sure
70 be nisogynist Therefore. Oh.
bride. you viii have % choose be
tween your husband loving all wo-
men or hating ell women. which. OF
course includes YOU"
Clever. but not true was Dicks
comment
Moiliss next epigram read;
Whichever way you Judge a kiss
as naughty or nice. 20 Is at least the
most ier1ocratic thing IN the world
Il wonder II she ever told that 20
Chad sold Dick
why notT'
because Chadwick Betton is so
really hristocratic be would not Ike
his VIE 20 think even his Kisses
could be like those Of the poloi.
And yet kisses are MI alike,
Dick I said.
Never IN thousand years There
The Detroit times., 1917-08-07

Peter Rabbit stared up in the blue
blue sky watching 81 Mistah buf.
card sail round and round as only -,
II was clear 70 him that ne had
learned all that he could learn from
or MistAh BuEzard about those esSs
witch tho latter said OF MIS-. bu@
zard was caring for
He said that they arc here or
heresbouts and yet not In nest.
said Peter 10 himself hat ne
meant by that IL too much tor me,
In they are here I ought 70 be able
70 ind them Al least I ought 20
DO able 20 md Mrs Bu4lard and OF
course n md her / viii md those
eggs II seems simple enough
Peter looked this way ana that
y SoysO but mostly no ycoaaPdnt L me he rust jus,
souidn't believe that Mrs BuzEard
could be anywhere else But for All
his looking he found nothing and al
ias. rave IN The puzzle wes too
much FOR him. lie was Just about
70 start for his home In the dear
ola Rriar Patch when he heard tht
voice OF sammy lay not far on
What can't md perhaps sam
my Siph,y 'e fs% 1Sns Fs's sammy jay
cant md out n he sets out 70. Per
hnps he knows all ABOUT those eggs
~ OF Mistah Buz1Srd = now Any
way II won't do any harm 10 ask
him
So OF Peter started 20 look FOR
Sammy Jay ~ didn't take him long
To- hnd sammy. FOR the latter1s BLU"
coat 10 easy 10 see when he Is nyins
about Sammy Jay" began Peter
as soon as he was near enough. dlp
you ever hear II anybody having
ess. and no meet 20 put them M
"Certainly replied Sammy, very
promptly.
''who7" demanded Peter eagerly.
Boomer the Nighthawk for one.
replied sammy
What" cried Peter as II he
hadn't understood or al least as
he thought he hadn't understood.
There was astonishment In the very
tone OF hts voice "Doesn't Boomer
have n nest7 II he doesn't where
does Mrs Boomer lay her Eggs
"whero would she lay them. Mr.
Curiosity retorted Sammy She
LAYS them on the ground on a nat
rock. Mrs whip poof-will does the
some thing 7 supposed everybody
knew that Where have YOU been
asleep
NO. retorted Peter shortly for
10 -nfhcr upset him 20 learn that he
hadn't known these facts about two
Of hts familiar friends. But I'm not
interested IN Boomer and Whip poor
The Detroit times., 1917-08-07

Above, In two-column picture, Mrs.
Jack" Dc saulles, slayer of her hus-
band In a dspute over their child.
Below, reading downward, Evelyn
Nesblt, Nan Patterson, and Mad
anne CslllsuS, other beautiful women
whose eyes have conquered homi-
eide JurIes.