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The Detroit times., 1917-11-20
BOOKLET TELLS
HOW ESTATES
ARE DIVIDED

What becomes OF the estate of "A
married man who dies leaving no
.lincal descendants
That Is one Of many interesting
questions touching the disposal OF
estates discussed In booklet.
Descent and Distribution OF Prop
cry of Intestatcs Under the Laws
Of Michigan" which the Detroit
Trust company has issued.
Perhaps YOU will answer prompt
Is. ~ goes 20 the widow" That
all depends II the estate does not
exceed $4,000 II does Any excess
over that amount is distributed as
follows. 10 quote from the book
ca m 81 does not exceed the sum
~ $4,000. To the widow.
fl ~ ~ exceeds tho sum or $4,000 3.
That Ruul goes 10 the widow and tho
oNcoes ls distributed as follows
IF both parents be living One
half 60 the widow and onc~half 70
the parents i'm equal shares.
Ar only one parent be living
9nc half 20 the widow and onc-half
90 the surviving parent
3-if both parents be dead and
there are brothers OF sisters living
Onc-hnlf 90 Tho widow and one-half
in equal shares ~ the brothers and
isters and tho ilncoi descendants OF
rach deceased brother and sister By
riENt - representation; :. g.. all of
the incal descendants 81 each de-
rrreed brother or sister take the
.t9re Co. be- equally divided between
them which their deceased parent
would take n living.
90 n neither father. mother,
brother nor sister be living To tho
widow uuc-half and une-hRlf In equal
shares Co the nephcws and nicces.
$50 NJ neither father. mother.
brother. sister nor children ~ any
leceassd brother or sister he living.
ru ESQ widow
Tho booklCt was drst issued in
1909 and again i'm 1912 Now the
company has found Il necessary to
print a third edition 20 meet the
demand II has been used exten.
siyoly as n reference hook by both
attorneys and laymen and in law
schools. for ~ Is az complete state
mont OF the law as IL rs possible 10
make With this book as guide
"a man can readily decide whether
u is necessary fos him 20 make n
will
The Detroit times., 1917-11-20

Defining the alarmists fears OF
japanese invasion OF this country
a8 German propaganda and drawing
an intimate picture OF the political
and economic situation In the Orient.
Don &. Seitz. publisher OF the New
York World. spoke Monday even
ing, in th" lnglesids club.
Mr. Seltz recently finished "A years
visit IN The island empire and re-
turned with a favorable impression.
As a token OF trust he was present
cd on leAving with a broad blade OF
steel, forged five centuries ago by
The MASTER Kanemoto, which Is the
Japanese custom or lnanlfesting con
tidencc In visitor.
I'm Germany. somewhere. there
must be- mass OF evil ASSOCIATED
from humanity that has spread these
hidcous things about the world" he
said referring 10 he yellow peril"
The japanese are primitive PEG
pie The empire has a population
Of 10000 600 which increases about
10 per cent each year Only - per
cent OF the area IS fertile. the rest
being sea and mountains
The people are clamoring for a
place 10 put their feet Australia
viii not admit them and they must
have an outlet But whatever ia
pan does 20 fnd space for her peo,
ole believe She viii act honOrably
and viii not attain hcr aim by-Yio-
lence or bad faith
NO one better than Japan APP
prcciatcs what America has done
for her. and no one more than ia
pan realizes what catastrophe would
have ovcntuated il the Orient had
been allowed 20 continue its locked.
in and ingrowine course.
"8ut for America the Cossack
The Detroit times., 1917-11-20
MAKE WAR
ON AUSTRIA,
u. S. URGED
Officials See Need Of
Declaration To
Control Spies

WASHINGTON. Nov 20-Posst
hnity of the United States declaring
war on Austria after congress re-
convenes was again reopened today
hy President Wilson's alien enemy
proclamation. Such "a step was held
1y many 10 be essential N the mae
ton is 20 thwart Tcuon pies A.
matters now stand only Germans
pust register and only they afo for
biddcn 10 trespass IN barred zones
about water fronts and the like
Austrans have been among the
worst offenders in spying and in
triguo. Effectively 90 cope with thc
trouble many are urging This gov.
erumenf 90 declare war against Aus.
tria The possibility that sbo may
make ihe first move because OF
American aid 10 Italy wa also fore.
seen
The reason for avoidance Of war
declaration ON Au tra s diplu.
Wafic secret The state department
answers all related impurities with
we can't discuss that Tho theory
is thar Austria weakening. vii seek
separate peace and therefore this
government wants 10 maintain Tho
forms OF peace with her
Tho presidents proclamation no.
curing German subjects 30 register
driving them from The District OF
Columbia and Tho Panama canal
zone and creating barred zones
about war property opens Che way
Tor removing many spies Aut au
thoritics suggested there is nothing
t0 prevent those men turning TO-
'hcir Austrian s,mpathizors for aid
In The work which fhcy themselves
can no longer actively carry ON
The Detroit times., 1917-11-20
HOWARD COFFIN
RE APPOINTED TO
AIRCRAFT BOARD

WASiINGION. Nov 20 K T..
Howe. international Harvester com.
pany. New York. has been appointed
so ihc new air craft production
board and Howard p Coffin reap
pointed. 30 was announced az the
White House Monday afternoon An
other civilian o. 20 be appointed By
President wilson
The Detroit times., 1917-11-20
SAM MY DIES IN
NIGHT CLASH
American and German Patrols
Meet In No Mans
Land
u y " PEGIIR.

stat Correspondent tH'fed Press
AMERICAN FIELD HEADQuAR
TIERS. FRANCE. Nov 20 One
more American soldier was killed
carly Monday morning in nght o.
tween patrols In 40 Mans land
No details were received here 70.
day
TIP until Tie encounter reported
iodny. American patrols doing nigh
scouting in trent OF the trencho
had found German PATROLS disircliu
I'd 90 offer battle during Che last fcV
days
might accommodating its ga imror
ani part OF front limo luty As soor
az N becomes dark troops ON bon
sides go over The Top 'o repair barb
cd Wire ,ntanelcmcnf buld ur
shaky cenchments and ro spy OH
the cncmN
The Detroit times., 1917-11-20

Princess AatahN o. whose Gath.
or was "a Pcnobscot chief. viii give
"a program Of Indian songs. tribal
chants, dances and legends. Tues.
day evening. in the Forcst-ave. Pres
byicfian church, assisted bv Thur
low Lienrance. pianist. composer
and student of Indian u/sic and
Hubert E Small. nuusl, aud player
OF the various curious Indian iHsfru.
menfs resembling the flute.
Princess Waiahwaso was horn
and brought up with the pcnobscol
tribe ncar Olltown. on thc Ma.nr
coast She was educated hy tht
Sisters 0f Mercy who lived In the
rcscryati0n. and later WAS sent Dob
Cambridge she speaks and sine
In her native Indian and also IN
English.
The Detroit times., 1917-11-20
8 WOMEN HELD
IN BATTLE CREEK
VICE ROUNDUP

Rattle GREEN Mich Nov 90
Eight women are in thr Battle
Greek JAN today as the result az q
vice round up Seven are held ON
di-ordorly charges. and The eighth
ie hrld on statutory charge, has-
ING been arrested while % the com.
pauy az q soldier Hitherto women
arrested in Rattle Creek vice raids
since the opening ~ Camp Custer
have been given maximum sen
tonces
The Detroit times., 1917-11-20
Henry 4. Dupont. chief inspector Of
The depn tmcnt Of hmIldInga. NV

ne ITUpONrs q no cUmpIaInts
against certain film exchanges for
violating the law covering the stor-
ing OF motion picture Aims lie
SAYS fire in the Mack building
at ~ohn r. ard Elizabeth SITS. last
Friday. has shown that too much
care cannot bc exercised where 40
much highly Iunammable material
~ stored
The Detroit times., 1917-11-20
Ninety days In the vorkhouse with
b.. ..uIlnn ~

sentence imposed on Edward J
Nolan. who admitted committing
two thcfts from the Navy Relief
society fund. contributed during
"Sousa week To imposing sen
tence Justice Sellers said "No man
who steals from hls country AZ
such time ass this deserves len
icncy Nolans home lis 80 $50
Meldrum-ave He was charged
with having stolen tie money from
the nngs n which tho spectators
threw money during the para dos.
He took S1S i'm All
The Detroit times., 1917-11-20
Howard v. bryan. snid 10 he de-
acrInr irnIn hnIh the ALnc rIcAn mud

Canadian Armies, was sentenced TO
.d day. iu the workhouse by JUS
tive SELLERS Monday on a charge
90 larceny no robbed Mrs lsa-
bclIo Thorn. Highest east after
PIE appealed o. her patriotism with
plea that hr was soldier In
uesd She rske him food and IA"
reihnd hcr
The Detroit times., 1917-11-20

i'm Hn open meeting In Board OF
Commerce. Tuesday evening, Nov
2u Mr. Dewey is o. member %
The faculty. ~ the Detroit College
% Inv and was formerly presi-
dent OF the University ~ Michigan
cmh Tho meeting will begin at
f. In the lounge roofn
The Detroit times., 1917-11-20
Michael KfIowSky, Six years old. No.
~ .GrrnscI-nNr.. smstnIned a frnc-

turs 80 the left leg and other in
i1 Monday afternoon. when he
Wns struck bY an automobile driv-
en- bV Mas London. 40 1913 Michi-
gau-aHt The accident occurred AZ
Michigan aud Junction -aves. The
Dhld is in serious condition.
The Detroit times., 1917-11-20
CAV de ". NicoIsou. son of Charles u.
Nlrnl~nn. hns been niNen = commIs

situ ns nTst lieutenant IN the coast
artillery and viii be sent to an
eastern training camp. Nh Nicol-
SON u.s. "a graduate ~ Eastern high
school. III. University ~ Michigan
and Michigan college ~ Mines.
The Detroit times., 1917-11-20
City News in Brief

when he informed the Judge that
he was an Austrian instead Of
German. The Judge granted the
decree and ordered him 90 complete
MS naturalization proceedings as
soon as possIhic lie charged that
mis- wife deserted him in 1915.
The Detroit times., 1917-11-20
Mrs. Martha Davis Dead

Funeral services viii be held.
"Wednesday ia the home No 800
Cathcrinesf. for Mrs Martha Davis.
So years old, who died sunday Mrs
Davis. who came 10 Detroit when o
child had lived In the vicinity OF
the house in which She died for up
wards OF 30 years She b. survived
by two daughters. Mrs Robert Wi
son and Miss Annie u Davis, ARD
two sons. Harry } and Luther VI.
Davis.
The Detroit times., 1917-11-20
The Past telephone exchange has
has been discarded ny the Mlchfaan

state Telephone Cos and all num-
beers listed under that name can
now be- chilled thru the Edccv
eXchanse The ufw office ls located
az Congresses and McDouCa1l-avc
Monday at midnight the new office
Went into operation n has been
found that mouosyl names. as
East West. aud Ridge. arc uusat-
istactorN because they are easily
nisundcrstond over The phone IT,
IS probable that other exchanges
Will be renamed WHOM MINES can
Doe found that viii not confuse thc
operator whom called
The Detroit times., 1917-11-20

Tampa rs to De- thc meeting place
today OF ne lwonft third annual con
ypnNon of lhp Florida Federation
90 Wompu's clubs
The Detroit times., 1917-11-20

Norfolk Va votes today on the
question Of adop'ne new city
charter providing for tho manager
ml form of gof eminent
The Detroit times., 1917-11-20

On Fridny evening. Nov. -. ~ s;i5
O'Clock IN the '. ". 4. \. auditor
lum tlc opening ~ the Emerson
efficiency class viii take place.
George o. Barber. chief of stat of
tle Emerson institute. VIII give a
talh cora increasing efficiency in
business
The Detroit times., 1917-11-20

Tho North Carolina state Liter.
ary and rIi forical association Is "a
open its eighteenth annual meeting
TODAY no RHlrirh.
The Detroit times., 1917-11-20
Fred H' f. was arrested Won

''""" ~ TIT HiNNiNhH
Central station when train frpm
Bay CITY pulled iu 10 is uId thai
he not only passed hottie of booze
around 10 q number Of soldiers iu
UNIFORM but also remarked that
he hoped the KAISER would win thn
war Tie is held for the federal
authorities. Frank Mansheld an
allen enemy. WAS required nv
Henry Bchr,ndt. United states mar
shall, 90 furnish bond for s. GOO
Monday afternoon that hc would
curb his tongue iu tho futur. lIc
IL alleged 60 have been utterinE
considerable pro-tierWan seutircut.
Mansfield has brother now aght-
inE FOR fhe Kaiser Ira the trerrtey
and another in y hospital With
wounds received whsle lighting the
Allies Marshal Bchrendt saws he
VIII have Germans who talk AGAINST
tho government intcrned in future.
The Detroit times., 1917-11-20
ChnrirS Richards. barber. No. 1850
" nrran-nAc- WI. Inok bis IIfc hn

swallow iug the contents ~ bottle
or lgir tonic iie died Monday night
Rlrh--rr1s was 80 years I'D tie
tnrk Tho tonic Saturday night.
Medical attention was being given
him fn his home when hg c0ndi-
tlnr became serious lie died in
am ambulance on tho way 90 the
Receiving hospital.
The Detroit times., 1917-11-20

samuel Grasei, who was refused
divorce iast week by Judge COiIing-
wood because he was an alien
enemy. had better luck Monday,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-22
A ConaeniaI Companion.

When I was a little girl I lived in the country and there were not any little girls to play with. So I had to amuse myself by picking flowers and playing with my dog.
 When I was seven years old I went to school which gave me great delight as I would find some new mpanionS.
 The school was a little white one about one mile from my house and there were seven pupils.
 One morning on my way to school I saw something moving in the grass and I was very much frightened, so I ran as fast as could. As I was run ming something seemed to say to me:
 You coWardi Why do you run ? Why don't you go back and see what the matter is?"
 So I immediately went back and there I found the dearest little rabbit with his left leg broken. which I sup pose some cruel boy had done with a trap.
 I took the rabbit to school with me and arrived ten minutes late, but when gave the teacher my explanation she was very much pleased and said did right. Then we tore up my handker- chief and did up the rabbits little leg.
 After school that night I took him home and have been busy caring for him ever since and find him a very cengenial companion.
 ESTHER HANSEN. Age 13.
 Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-22
Cowbird, Woodpecker, lndigobird' Kin ohird
The cbicaao stoekyards.

Dear Uncle Jed: I want to tell you about the Chicago stockyards. First, about the killing of hogs. There is a large wheel that keeps turning around and a man catches the hogs and hooks them on the wheel. Then they are swung to the top. and the only time they do. their squealing is when they are pulled up. It is said that they use every part of the pig but it's squeal
 MT. Ford has bought that squeai- using it on the cars he makes.
 When the pigs are at tine top of the wheel they slide along on q rod and man stabs the pig in the throat and he is dead. He is slid along and keeps going until he gets to place where he is going to be dressed.
 The horns and hoofs of the cows and pigs are used for making combs and various things.
 The cows are hit on the head. and it is such a tender part of the COW that they drop dead on the spot.
 They do not kill cows on Saturday.
 They are building big stockyards in Kansas City, Mo.
 EDWARD J. GRAHAM, Age Ii.
 Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-22
Thomas E. Edison.

Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio. His mother was a Scotch lady. MT. Edison was taught to read by his mother. When he was twelve years old he bacame a newsboy on the Grand Trunk railway, but he was am bilious boy and studied during his leisure time. MT. Edison was very much interested in science.
 When a young man he bought a press and learned printing and edited a paper.
 One day Mr Edison saved the life of u wealthy mans daughter. This man was very glad to teach MT. Edison, he was taught telegraphy and soon after ward he was employed by the West ern Union Photography Go. In 1879 Thomas A. Edison invented the white light. The operation of street cars by electricity was due to his invention. He improved the tele- phone and invented the phonogra ph. He is considered one of the worlds greatest inventors.
 IILLTENNE MAT1IEU, Age 12-
 Willimantic.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-22
J.coueiine RaIston.

Jacqueliae Ralston is one of my best friends. She was born on the same day as I. but one would never know 1t to look at us. I am big for my age while she is very small.
 Her name is Jacque1ine, but no one calls her that but Aunt Hepzibah, her cranky old maid aunt who thinks nick names are just scandalous. Every cre else calls her Jacky.
 She is fifteen years old and is only a little over five feet tall; She is very slim and has d wealth of golden curls. Her eyes are clear blue, but Aunt Hep zibah says:
 ssThey look 5es' like two marbles of blue chiny: notnin' pretty 'es I kin see"
 She loves outdoor sports and is an athletic girl. She can swim, dive, play baseball, basketball, tennis and is an extremely good dancer.
 One of her admirers said she looked like a wee fairy as she danced over the slippery floor in a pink taffeta dress and slippers to match. She has a sweet alto voice and sings soprano also. She is well educated.
 But best of all she likes acrobatic ure to see her hanging from the rings by one foot and turning somersaults backwards and forward: but like her best of all when I see her spinning around so fast as top on her toes.
 Everyone loves Jacky. and thinks zibah who never likes anyone and all ways has something to say about ev- eryone. She says:
 Wal, naow, some day you'll be sor- " ye never listened to your aunty. Yen be bad 'un, alters dancing and SC oh things
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-22
Colchester.
@Wawena" Big Tree, Mariposa 0rexs, Cal

- Who has not heard of the Big Trees" Of California? They are an- other proof of the fact that the west ern portion of our country is region marvelously endowed by nature. There are in the area here which has been set aside by congress flor public use, resort and recreation" more than 500 trees, which have in respect to size no rivals in the world.
 A stage coach, with driver, passen- gers and horses can be driven through the upright hollow trunk of one of these forest giants. which nevertheless is still sufficiently, alive to bear leaves on it's branches 800 feet above the ground,
 Even more enormous than those still hourishing here are some prostrate monsters, one of which must have had a circumference of 120 feet and a height of 400!
 The largest tree now standing has a circumference of about 100 feet and it's first branch (six feet in diameter) Is 200 feet from the ground! It is an extraordinary fact that the cones of these trees are no larger than walnuts, md seeds only one-fourth inch in length.
 LILLIAN M. BREHAUT.
 White Plains, N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-22
STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE
 AWAkES.
The Story of the Siikwerm.

A silkworm is not a real worm, but an insect. True worms remain worms during the whole of their life history. The common earthworm which you see upon the ground after a rain is real worm.
 The life history of an insect is not at ali like that of a worm. Each of the eggs of an insect matches into a little wormlike animal or caterpillar. After living number of days, the cater pillar changes into pupa or chrysalis In this condition 1t has a hard case and is helpless. Now it undergoes a slow change and after a time emerges as a perfect insect with wings.
 Thus we see that the insect during a part of it's life looks like a worm but during another part like very different creature.
 The dairy little caterpillar which you one day watched crawling over the ground may have been the same insect which at a later time, as a pretty butterfly, you chased over the meadows.
 Have you not seen the prettily marked cases, from one-fourti1 to three-fourths of an inch long, hanging from a board or limb? If you happen to find one at just the right time you moth or butterfly.
 In short time it's wings, which were tightly folded in the case, will be expanded and it will fly away through the air.
 This butterfly win lay eggs which will in time hatch into other cater pillars. Is not this strange story?
 The silkworm came from China It has been known there for hundreds and perhaps thousands of years. If IS now raised in many parts of the cold.
 The larva or young insect is a little caterpillar. In the earlier part of its Sc Q AYNk . A. it's hair and looks moro like a worm. This is the reason it is called the silk worm.
 The caterpillars or larvae are given all they can eat of the soft green leaves of the mulberry tree.
 Where silkworms are raised many such trees have to be cultivated to supply the necessary amount of leaves.
 The larvae are always hungry and are very great eaters. During their growth they shed their skin several times The skin does not grow with the body of the caterpillar, and when it becomes too tight it cracks and comes off, a new one having formed under it.
 When fully grown. the caterpillar spins cocoon of silk about itself the silk being taken from the lower jaw.
 It wraps itself up in about one thou sand yards of very fine thread. In this way is formed whitish or yellewief1 case which is about one inch in length Tn this case snugly tucked away the insect goes to sleep until after under going a slow change he awakes as moth and bursts.
 When the cocoons are to be used for their silk, they are not allowed to hatch. At a certain time the insect is killed and the siiken threads are un- wound. This work is done by ma 
 You can see that 1t must take many cocoons to make one yard of silk cloth. The different colors of the silk are given the thread before they are woven into cloth.
 ALICE PURCELL, Age IF.
 Colchester.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-22

high school.
 There are five girls in my class, and about forty boys who have some class es with Us.
 This semester I am having Physics Poultry. Husbandry. English, Public Speaking Hygiene, Cooking, Sewing and Music. Most of my music is about it's history and the history of the lives of the great composers We have to write different scales.
 liked my studies last semester bet ter than some of those that I am hav- ing this semester. especially chemis- try and botany.
 I live about mile and a half from Storrs and walk back and forth each day.
 : This year the girls at Storrs have a good basketball team. We have play ed two games and hope to play at least one more game. We have a first and second team. The first team is composed of all the best players, while the second team is of substitutes only. We have much fun during basketball practice. We, expect to play indoor baseball.
 ELIZABETH PARKER, Age 5.
 Mansfield.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-22
LETTERS OF AcKNoWLEDcMENT.

Jennie Dinsmore of Mausfield De- pot: received the prize book you sent me entitled Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies, think will like it because stories of gypsies usually are exciting. l thank you very much.
 Christine M. Barry of MansdIeid: I write to thank you for the prize book received. I haven't read 1t all yet; but as far as have read have found it to be very interesting.
 k Grace 5urriiI of Stafford Springs: I thank you very much for the picture prize, of twenty five cents. I was very another.
 Anna Anderson, of Norwich:-1 thank you very much for the prize book you gave me entitled. The Red Cross Girls On the French Firing Line" I think it is very nice.
 Clarence L. Maine, of North Ston- ngton:-Thanking you again for the prize book sent me-
 Isadore Rihen, of Mansfield Center: Il received the prize book in good order and thank you very much for it. My teacher found my letter in The Bulletin and brought it to school. l cut 1t out and am saving it.
 Christine eurdiel<, of Jewett City l thank you for the lovely pdize book entitled Ruth Fielding Down in Dixie" you sent me. have read it all through. I found i: very interest ing.
 Irene Stewart, of Jewett Cfty-I re- ceived the prize book you sent me en- titled Ruth Fielding of the Red NH I have read it half way through and find it very interesting. I thank you very much for it.