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The Detroit times., 1917-01-17

because she could not pay me. She
let that beautiful thing that had
taken years TO grow no between us
wi'her and die in a month for a
Gvc-dollar DIN and ! could say moth.
ing could not Nay I'll give you
the money-comc and De my friend
again
"'lf J had felt as she did about
II would have starved until had
paid that money back or would
have said Dear can't pay that
old money and ] know you will give
10 10 me- How gladly would |
have done it for my friend who was
worth many times the amount 10
me.
"'l wish there was no such thing
in the world
"His lordship looked both per
turbcd and Interested over my dia.
tribe and then Nc said I gather
Your cousins have money
Ne, ! answered. they only want
money and They viii sacrifice every
thIne for rs requirement. Aunt
Rachel cut me OF her list and
turned me ont TO starve or worse
because she was afraid | might cost
her a dollar or two that she would
never MISS. My cousins viii no..
know me because | might cost them
he smile OF a wealthy friend and
] bowed 20 him across the table.
However Lord Beauchamp. let's
NOT talk OF my theories any more
Let's talk of something pleasant
You and your theories are the
p'easantest things ! can talk about,
Miss Newton Hatterod his lordsbir
Then nav cousins got MP 10 go
and / called raily 10 them as they
passed our table, Good bye. Ger.
trudo and Jerry Give my regards
20 Aunt Rachel
II wish Margie you could have
seen their faces They knew the
game was mp and II looks could
have killed the head waiter would
have been sending FOR the under
takrr Immediately But, Margic. !
remembered how they treated mo
and hurt me for the sake of few
paltry dollars and was glad
@Tuly Marie was a cat and
think ! am stu little bit catfish ="
Mr. and Mrs, s A Douglas AZ"
The Detroit times., 1917-01-17
IWEDDED.5e YEARS..
ALSO DETROfTERS
A HALF CENTURY

Mr.. and Mrs. August Seyfferth.
No. Sl4 Bellevue-ave., Will celebrate
their golden wedding anniversary in
Arbeiter hall. No 2l5 Russell-st,
"Wednesday evening The occasion
viii also commemorate their fiftieth
year OF residence in Detroit They
left Brandenburgh. Germany, imme-
dately after their marriage. and
their wedding journey took then
into new life within the states.
City officials and 200 friends from
different parts OF the country viii
attend the celebration. which will
begin with banquet at which the
principal speakers will be Mayor
Marx. Milton Oakman and Aid.
George Auch After the banquet
there will be a dance. in which both
Mr.. Seyfferth and Mrs Seyfferth
Will take part. I'VE are both vel
and active" said Mr. Seyfferth. who
Is. 70 years old, "and expect to live
% years longer"
Ten children and . grandchildren
are living and all will congratulate
this couple on This suspicious occa-
sion Mr. Seyfferth IS still engaged
in business with the Hugh Wallace
Tailoring company, where he has
been employed for l6 years, and de
clarcs that he will continue to work
as long as he is able He Is also a
member of the Concordia Singing
society Arbeiter society and Stadt-
ycrband
The Detroit times., 1917-01-17
WINDSOR TO HAVE
BIG REVIVAL

Windsor is 70 have bic revival
campaign and on the petition OF
seven Windsor and Walkervilla
churches which will participate the
Windsor council has granted a per
nit for n tabernacle az Pitt and
Ferry SITS. despite a vigorous pro
test by Aid. Eanser. chairman or IN
fire committee, who said he could
not approve building a ERE trap" Ia
the center OF the city. He also de
clared that he was astonished that
church representatives would ask
the aldermen TO violate their oath
of office and vote for a building that
was in direct violation OF the city
laws. The campaign will last six
weeks.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-17
" a5'sGIRJj65, B
Nursing In molokai

Dear Miss Roberts VIII sou
please tell me what requirement
would be necessary TO 90 20 the
Island OF Molokai 10 nurse the lep.
ers? | am a good domestic nurse
and have a fair education. | have
worked all my working days AT
dressmaking and would like. now 70
do something to benefit me. as
dressmaking has not. Thanking YOU
for any information, | am sincerely
youfs. NJ. A"
Your ability 10 do ordinary nurs-
ing and your education should be
sufficient for the work you want
But are you sure that YOU have
other and rarer requirements? That
YOU can stand what will probably
prove permanent exile FROM the rest
Of the world. and that you have The
strength TO undertake and carry out
work OF 50 difficult and terrible q
nature as that Of taking care OF
lepers whose one end is death?
II were you would try 10 gel
some position as a volunteer nurse
I'm home for inourables and there
lfy tIslf f tstl :st-4s " heifFsr - ~
are are flt f5r' sdch %S&. II %ddif -
far better TO go through some sucI
preliminary test and training than
10 20 straight out 10 "A place fror
which il would be practically impoa
sible 20 return What is more, il.
YOU found that you still wanted %
20. you would he Of much more use
after such work in hospital than
if you had had no such experience
II is always difficult 10 know how
we shall stand work of a dihicul.
and dangerous sort. After the traf
enthusiasm goes comes the hard
part. Ii you can find to your sat.
isfaction thar you are able TO go
on with work in an incurable home
YOU can probably trust yourself 10
do the work on Malokai.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-17
Man Undertakes Marriage Much AS
An Experience Like Going to College
Or Around World, Says Mrs. Wilcox
Matrimony for Men-ObIigations.

There are no longer any oOliga
tons In marriage. ~ W accept the
verdict ~ our most popular novel
ists dramatists and writer's OF ID.
brettos for musical comedies
These exponent Of modern phH
ogophS assume TINT 7n individual
has dsties 20 himself alone. ANA
some quite mora people arc reads
TO accept hl- opinion
Duty being discarded as a com
pcling motive of conduct. any tr
angular love affair Involving two or
more married person Is easily sct
tied on a basis OF profit and loss
In certain intellectual trra IL IS
unfhtnkab'e that three parties 20 81
love triangle should keep down the
average ~ human happiness hy do.
ing their duiy IN he traditional con.
ventional fashion when fhcy might
thru divorce and rsmarriarc, relieve
a. least two 81 The number oS their
burden ~ hcauhrcak
our rcmarkR-ly censored piciuro
play, are getting ~ thoroly accus
TONED 20 This sacrifice of one 20 Two
Fortunately fQr our ethical prac
tico and the social organization. man
never taken any Of lots arg forms too
seriously. And % be- finds 10 quito
casa 10 ho hyperion to c,4f known
variety of martial obligation -.ln tte
The Detroit times., 1917-01-17
Indignant Women Storm Office of
Prosecutor and Get Warrant for
Agent Who Sold---S-h! Read the Story

Whether YOU speak OF them as a
pair or prefer the plain singular
noun makes little difference It's all
"A mattey OF form anyway.
They're not talked about gener.
ally except in places where women
congregate FOR an intimate chat,
SO we don't know much about EN-,
and Wen start in using the collec-
tive noun
According 70 Mrs Lillian Brady
Of No. asa Dix-ave., Mrs. Jennie
Cotton called on her and told her
about these new ones They only
cost two dollars and they were won
ders Different than the kind that
are pictured in the magazines. and
oh. so much cheaper. These sold at
81 They wouldn't show thru the
waist or thru the skirt They were
comfortable and they had certain
laudable quality Of lending grace
and beauty 10 the outline.
Mrs Brady says she paid. and
they never arrived She began q
The Detroit times., 1917-01-17

HE CONFESSIONS Of A WIFE
Lives Are Given For Gold.

AS talked 10 Lord Beauchamp.
continued Paula, what had suf
fcrcd physically mentally and spir
itually becau~e the people hal
known and loved and who thought
had loved me loved only money
came wildly before me.
with the enthusiasm OF youth !
started on my hobby Dear Lord
Beauchamp, l said. we Americans
have many virtues? but We have on
terrible and objectionable vice We
Worship money Wait. | said i'm.
periously as he attempted 10 inter.
art me. 4 don. mean the things
hat money can buy moan sor.
I'D misorly alteration OF the al
mighty dollar
We Americans allow The, dol
lar 20 separate husbands and wives
and drive love from the homo We
Jet IL break mp friendships 'her
have existed for years We mako
ourselves supplcanis and toadies
simply TO bask u us silver sheen
Money money money How
much this one has and that one
has not II Is me easiest thing iu
he world 20 acquire IL one wishe-
20 give mp AN ones selfrespect for
~ And after you have .t. whar
does 10 mean Nothing
Idiots can bc worth millions
but they are idiots stjl Insane
can have vast estates bl' others
must administer them while they sir
N padded cells and gnaw their
finer ends
The murderer's money can
sometimes keep him from the cleo
nric chair but Il cannot keep from
him the white NIGHTS when De mus
live over AGAIN tho terrible past
Yes. ] love the thinrs that
money can buy , don't want go 20
hungry don't want 10 De- cold
but viii not choose my friends for
their hank account and h+Elns
chosen them ! VIII not lci the ques-
ton OF money enter oar cumrade
ship If ! have dollar ard my
friend is in need she ee' IL love
the thing that money can buy but
oh God how / hate money
Think OF q. I have known a
dear friend. who borrowed none
from me. 20 keep away from me
The Detroit times., 1917-01-17
ECONOMY IN USE OF CANNED GOODS
BIDDY BYE GIVES RECIPES FOR DESSERTS

Canned peaches or fresh sliced ap
pies may be substituted for the
pineapple.
Apricot Fluff.
Press one cupful canned apricots
thru sieve: add sugar II required.
allow one tablespoonful granulated
gelatin dissolved In one cupful boil
ing water 20 each cupful OF the
fruit pulp beat until the mixture
begins 20 thlcken. add the beaten
whites OF two eggs. turn into mold
and serve with cream and sugar.
Pear Salad
Arrange halves Of canned pears
on beds OF lettuce. Place walnut
meats or balls OF cream cheese in
the hollows OF The pears Serve
with French dressing or mayor
naise Garnish with ribbons OF can
ned red peppers
The Detroit times., 1917-01-17
SOCIETY

show They gave dinner a.
friends in the Louis XIV room OF
The hotel Friday evening
The graduating class Of the Me
Knstry school has elected as It's
president Arnold Hcincman Vice
president. Melvin lanphar, secrc-
tary and treasurer. Gladys Bondy
The Misses Alice Schwanbeck
and Irene Sullivan gave dinner
dance IN the Addison hotel. Satur-
day night, which WAS attended by
about POO OF their friends The
Louis XVI room was decorated for
the occasion.
Carl T.. Schibbye. electrical engl
ueer OF the Eastern Michigan Pow
er company. Detroit. and Miss Hazel
Frances Walker. OF windsor Will
be married in the home OF Miss
Walkers parents. no rs Cartier
pl. by the Rev W + Prescott, OF
tho Central Methodist church, Wind
sor. Wednesday They will leave
Immediately for "a weddlng trk
W6lSs .0ig tAEe thaya. .as far. as
Christiania. Norway On their re
turn they will reside In this city.
On Tuesday Jan 30. the ball com
mittce OF tho jewish old Folks
home VIII give its eighth annual
ball for the benefit OF the mainte-
nance fund In Arcadia hall An ex-
cellent program has been arranged
for The evening. includlng enter
tainmont features and dancing and
both young and old are assured n
delightful evening Mrs VI Cross
man rs chairman of the committee
In charge Of the ball The officers
Of the board are J Levin. president.
III Mayors. nrst vice president. -
Meister. second vice president 5.
Harris. treasurer. and II Buchaltcr
secretary.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-17

Fashion Art Magazine Black mirror
satin IS draped Turkish turban fash
ion over smooth satin covered
frame The brim curves out becom-
ingiy over the eyes and the black
cocque feather viii be perfectly
good style
In The middle is new spring
bonnet right from the New York
shop or Peggy Hoyt It's lavender
The Detroit times., 1917-01-17

anything az belor, dreamed OF in
his philosophy
Millions ol men are fighting and
dyiDg I'm the nlmc of duiy Million
az women 40 making love the su
pr.me sacrifice n tlt name OF duty
When man marries DE- seldom
realizes chat mmNmony Dr. going To-
las' iong time and that hc ought
90 define hs own outlook upon its
Obligations
But man UNDERTAKES marriage as
that De goes 20 college or pcrhaps.
as an OK raordmar, adventure ike.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-17

suspect that there was something
wrong She advertised in the pa
per, seeking names Of others In the
city who had bought a pair.
She says she received many re-
plies.
She held an indignation meeting
with the other women.
II had its sequel Monday In the
Office Of Assistant Prosecutor Harry
b. Keidan, who said he would rec
ommend warrant charging Mrs.
Cotton with obtaining money under
false pretenses. Mrs. Brady and
other purchasers called on Keidan
In a body
Mrs. Cotton lives at No. PA Third
50. north, Saginaw.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-17

The second of the two diplomatic
dinners OF the season is 20 be given
al the White House tonight with
the representatives OF the Central
Powers and their Allies as the
Rllests
The Detroit times., 1917-01-17

Plans TO submit a statewide pro
hibition amendment 90 the voters
OF Ohio next fall Will be considered
by the Ohio AntiSaloon league al a
conference to open today az Colum-
bus.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-17

Prominent clerical representative
Of The Episcopal church from n
dozen or more states win assemble
az Little Rock today for the annual
convention OF the southwest pro-
vince Of the denomination.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-17

straw with crown draped in gray
satin. The knotted tassel is OF sill
yer threads.
The third hat Is OF smoke gray
lustrous straw with n band and
brim facing OF salmon color satin.
The ornament is quaint thing in
Chinese design and color from which
mods a wisp of uncurled gray
ostrich.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-17

The new spring hat VIII be trim
and rather prim Theroll be "a
stick-up noddlng from the fore brim.
or patches OF colored straw cor leath-
or or felt on the crown. but never
a ribbon nor nodding plum. Here
are three leading models for 1917.
The hat az the left comes from
The Detroit times., 1917-01-17

Big hats. II you will, for the Palm
Beach belle, but Miss Stay -at-Home
will wear tiny close-ftting chapeau
when she faces February's blustery
winds. This perky bit OF early
spring millinery is charming frame
for youthful face.
II Is navy blue satin. polka dot.
ted with wide dots" OF many col.
ored straw--brick. gold. green and
red. The quill is dull bronge satin
The Detroit times., 1917-01-17

There's something tO the Easter
bat az least ton inches of brlm.
This Peggy lioyt model will shnc
az southern pleasure places before
" futtcrs back north about Easter
side. when tho very wide hrimmed
sailor will brush our little satin tuf.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-17

Printinr-the plain neat k'nd-fhnt
a. riEht--fimes job Dept.-Nnin t12o.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-17

The Inauguration OF Gov. James
f.. Ferguson. marking the beginnIne
OF his second term as chief execu-
tive or Texas. will take place today
AT Austin.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-17

Hayward chapter. No Be-. q T..
s. will give pedro party in East
ern star temple Friday evening
Jan. 10. az y o'clock
Mr. and Mrs John T Brcslin are
In New York in Hotel Aston They
are attending The automobile sho~
and the automobile salon held Ia
the hotel.
Mrs Nella Stewart stoddard and
Mrs Campbell bradshaw. OF the
Citizens Welfare league OF Mich.
gan are IN lapccr. the guests OF
Dr. and Mrs. llaines
The Turner's VIII give n blk min
strel show with a east of 40 people.
on Friday evening, Jan 26. a com
mittee OF four arc In charge OF the
entertainments and an evening 81
run Is promised
The Detroit Western High School
AANllill " ~ N'iN l.n uNlAAAA. fifiAi'A
OF officers Friday evening. Jan 10.
in the school dqncing in the gym
aastum ~ taIisHl &lf-aiHnHf are
ihylteji ta attend '-
The graduating class OF tho
CLANCY school has organized and
elected the following officers: Fred
Weyher president olive Frost.
ceprcsideut. William faster. ste
rotary and treasurer
on Friday afternoon. Jan 10. the
ladies OF he Zoar society VIII give
coffee social n ST. Johns school
hall Russell and Cbestnursts Tho
proceeds Will. go 20 the German
Protestant Home for Orphans and
Old People
Mt and Mrs r. W Lawrence are
guests in Hotel Aston, New York.
having gone there 20 attend the an
tomobne salon and tho automobile
The Detroit times., 1917-01-17

fThc rewarls" which men find.
ir matrimoay VIII bc The subject OF
lhc noxf article in fhis erles1
The Detroit times., 1917-01-17

Mr. and Mrs, s A Douglas al"
in New York.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-13
| AT THE
1T HE
Follow Me-" at the Boyd.

Miss Anna Held and company in Follow
Me-" a musical comedy in three acts, The
principals:
Denise. fortune teller. Marie Fanchonetti
JeweieR ..,...... .......... .Conny Ward
Worth Muchmore, American millionaire
Hector, Marquis de Launay. Harry Seymour
Laura, Marquise de Launay, Venita Fitzhugh
Fresco, head waiter. Leon Francol
Claire La Tour, celebrated actress of
Theater Varieties. ........,. Anna Held
Malvina, who wants to be loved
A. Knutt, poet-at-large. ..".. Lewis Seymour
Call boy .....................J Joseph Tilyon
In the "rare old, fair old golden
days, that have gone beyond recall, "
of which Raymond Hitchcock once
sang, Anna Held was our playmate;
now, sh> is Cur ally, and she is quelque
ally, too. Her face, her form, her
hair, her eyes, are those whose witch
cries and togueries won her spontane-
GUS response to that invitation, Wont
you come AL, play wiz me?" But her
heart is no longer the joyous fount
from which poured out the undiluted
pleasure of the hour. She has seen
and felt the awful tragedy that has
overwhelmed France, and try as she
will, the sal ,ess of it all tinctures in
some way her efforts at gayety.
But, when she steps out from the
frivolity of her play and her part, and
recites Thou Shalt Not Pass" then
does her L,art and the hearts of the
multitudes beat in unison, and to her
call responds that unspoken but earn
est pledge, "We will pay the debtp'
Nothing that Anna Held ever did in
the hoydenish days of the past moved
an audience as did her recitation last
night, and the tumult she excited
among those polite and Unconditional
people Who filled the seats at the
Boyd must have convinced her of Our
sincerity in lie war.
This, though, is outside and apart
from her. play Follow Me" is a
loosely built frivol, compounded of a
little light music, some lighte. COM
edy, a bit of pleasing dancing, a
chorus of pretty girls, and such N
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-13
La Toilette Denies Press
Reports; Gives TRANSCRIPT

Washington, Oct. 12.-Senator La
Toilette today presented to the SEN
ate committee investigating his St.
Paul speech, his transcript of the ad-
dress, accompanied by a letter de-
nouncing press reports as grossly
false.
The committee also received other
transcripts of the speech from the
Minnesota Public Welfare commits
sion, which made the first request for
Senator La Follette's expulsion.
The committee considered the
speeches and will meet again tomor-
row to determine whether hearings
will be held ;
In his letter to the committee to-
day, Senator La Toilette denied re-
ports that he said this country had
no grievance for war and asked for
an opportunity to examine witnesses
before the committee and to present
his own testimony regarding any
statements of fact questioned.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-13

array of gowns as properly belongs
to the domain of the society editor.
These gowns deserve attention the
fabricator of reviews of this sort is
incompetent to provide. Admiration
must hnG expression in the simple
statement that no prettier ever were
shown at an Omaha theater, and a
ore gorge picture t. C one
on >"...ch the goes down =
beyo. in alton.
Miss Held, as always, is generous Of
her ,wn efrLrts, working at all times
to please, and winning commenda-
ton in various little ways tiat are
all her own. A laughing lg in the
last act il her strongest bit. Venita
Fitzhugh, young and pretty, has a
sweet and we'll trained voice that is
heard to good advantage in several
numbers, and Miss Fanchionetti sings
we'll and tsnces effectively, Comedy of
a quiet strt and not too subtle is lib
orally rovided ~ Harry Short and
Harry d Lewis Seymour. The dane
ing speciality Of Tillyot, and
Ward is of a sort only possible to we'll
trained ,crobats. "a as such is re-
cei :. AS to the chorus, it is the
Held type, and makes the gowns re-
ferred to 'oos al the better.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-13
Half Million Men in U. S.
Under Military Training

Washington, Oct. 12.-The number
of men in Americas new army either
actually under training or ordered to
the sixteen cantonments throughout
the country totals 43l,180.
In making public these figures to,
day Secretary Baker said that the
shipments of clothing to the camps is
keeping pace witt the arrival of the
new troops. Up to October |, the
day before the second increment OF
draft men was ordered out, nearly
100000 articles of wearing apparel
and sleeping equipment had been sent
to the cantonments and shipments are
being made daily.
Camp Funston, in Kansas. has the
greatest quota of men of>any of the
camps, its numbe- being 1888.
Articles sent to cantonments for
the new men include 1,402,390 blan-
kets, 422, ,346 bed sacks, 436,749 cotton
breeches, 259,S05 woolen breeches,
267,579 cotton coats, 204,728 woolen
coats, 289,713 overcoats, 4,002,856
pieces of underclothing and 937,734
pairs of shoes.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-13
Teuton Agents Believed
To Have "Covered' Ship

A Pacific Port, Oct. 1l.-Chemicals
placed i'll the lumber cargo and con-
trived to ignite when the vessel passed
through warm temperature caused
fire aboard :he steamer Niels Mel
sen as it was steaming from Hong
Kong to Bombay on its last voyage
from this port, according to the cap
tain and crew Of the vessel, who are
here now. The vessel was damaged
to the extent of 10000 and the cargo
even more.
The captain said British officials in
Bombay surveyed the ship on its ar
rival and declared the chemicals were
placed by euton agents while it was
loading in a Pacific port last May.
The crew fought the flames thirty
hours before getting them under con-
troll
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-13
May Ask for Volunteers
To Fill Up Camp Cody

Camp Cody, Deming, N. NJ, Oct. IL
Especial Telegram COMPANY A,
Iowa engineers, arrived here early
this morning, having stopped late at
night in El Paso for refreshments.
The unit has been at Camp Dodge,
Des Moines. There were 164 officers
and men on the train. Iowa engineers,
First battalion, and the headquarters
company, supply company and Sec
ond battalion, Companies E, F, G and
Fl, Sixth Nebraska infantry, form the
Tooth engineers in the division.
Reports here indicate the early ar
rival of the First Minnesota infantry
which will become the 135th.
Volunteers may be asked for in the
five states represented here after the
5000 recruits to fill the regiments said
to be due to move from Camp Dodge
are received.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-13

lanes A. Matthews, Oklahoma City
Oklahoman, ecrctary-treasurer. The
new board of directors Included ]. M.
Annenberg, Union Star. Schnectady,
N. Y; John Toler. Atlanta Constitu-
ton; w. L. Argue, Toronto (Ont.)
Star; James Farley, Philadelphia
North american; H. P. Fris, FL 'Paso
(Tex.) Herald.
The Eew directors organized by re-
electin, J. NJ. Schmid, retiring presi-
dent, editor of the Official Bulletin.
Washington was selected as the
1918 convention city.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-13

be shown at the Strand theater the balance
OF the week, shows the panic into which
innocent onlookers are thrown during tho
terrible third degree" to which they are
subjected after a crime has been committed.
Empress-The next appearance here of
Gladys Hulette will be In her latest feature
play, "A Crooked Romance" The leading
character is a little girl who has been
brought up by her stepfather TO believe
that tho world is crooked and that crooks
are honest
Suburban-Little Thelma Salter will be
shown here today In a Triangle play called
"Slumberland," just a sweet and clean play
that will be enjoyed from one end to the
other. Saturday, William Russell in my
Fighting Gen ,ieman.