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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-01
Children's Dresses

$500 values, White Or
candies and Voiles. $3.50
$500 values, White Or
candies and Voiles. S2.00
$500 values, White Or
CANDIES and Voiles. $3.50
$500 values, White Or
CANDIES and Voiles. $500
$500 values, White Or
CANDIES and Voiles $3.50
$500 values, White Or
CANDIES and Voiles. $500
$1,000 values, White Or
CANDIES and Voiles $500
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05
Deaths

Porter T. Mcilln. Receiving hos
pital 80 years mitral insufriciFncy,
Michael NnNirw Boulevard snnitar-
lum. % yeara hroncho pneumonia
years. fractured skull; Michal
Smngor. 1924 ST. Auhin, 70 years
clrrhosia % liver Fred g. Rehe, a.
McDougan. q years phthisia pull
monitisi O. Joseph Krug. gu Cadii-
lac, 80 years myocarditis, Anna
Busch Ss4 Eighteenth. II years
bronchial pneumonia. Agnieszka
Martyniak s5f Dequindre. 90 years
gunshot wounds: Alhin LewiekL SR-
marian hospital, rs years. lohar
pneumonia Mary Rachoeki, $50 SUI
perior. about 81 years. lobar pneu-
monia, FRANK Biscup. S73 Junction,
q years. pulmonary tuberculosis,
Della Pcrrkat Ia rper hospital, about
2b years general septicemiai Jane
Franklin. $50 Beaubien, about 81
O. Fifteenth SO years. structure OF
esophagua Leslie Vance Receiving
hospital % years. fractured skull
sta nley Gryb foot OF seventeenth
about 50 years fractured skull; Ed
ward Kohus, s4S Russell, - years
pulmonary tuberculosis, Michael
Pochnke e1S Willis east. rs years,
chronic hEonchitis Bronislaus kalad-
zew ESQ East AleXandrtne days
intestinal ConVuiEiouS, FRANCES ithl
loHinei.i. POS liuMrlA. ~ years. ADO
pieNy. Eugene NJ snyder. 1901 Wood
ward 8i yenrs, iobar pneumonla.
Florence Marguerite Bosh. 1882 Yield,
year acute entero-colttis. tredei-
lex A. Brand tQ5 watson, - years.
myochrdttfs Elcnore Wietecha $50
Frederick o wars. acute nephrits,
Jozcf Tuzcpowlcz, $50 Dear hurn
about So yfnrs. bronchO pneumonia
Virgal ~. Ward. lSs Chene. ~ years.
lohar pneumonia; poroth Emily Net
eel 500 fHiryiew months 4eriI @
intestinal Indigestion; Helen Hood
Gafatrn asa Msldrym, 66 years,
perrlcious anemia t.im0rc Sehoem-
rock. ST Mayy's hospital. 8 years APP
pendicitis. Ncil G. I'lattcry RecelY-
Inc hospital. 2f~ years. Internal In
puriea. william brigham, Harper
hospital S. years. apopleNy' Einina
Block $50 Lansing, SS yenrs. pui-
monary tuberculosis, Boleslawa Nan-
ipowski. 1853 McGraw. Ss years, To-
bar pneumonia Emily Burnett 1901
Van Dyke, 92 years paralysis
charles Gevman. 1859 Gratiot about
Al years. uremic poisoning Michael
Fehianski. 21f East Stuutla, ~
years PARALYSIS Elizabeth @lozlnsk q.
449 Superior. Sc years nrrnflt u.
Irene ~ Kurkowska, 1923 Farns-
worth. 10 DAYS acute lndiN zion
Natteo DlchoM. $50 East IAfaye tie,
veara crushing Injuries. Ellen
Margaret Afnrtin, 1881 Grand RIVER
years. diphtheria.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05
DIES WITH ARROW
POINT IN BODY

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. Sin
fight with thieving Piutes near In
dependence So years ago, Allen Con
nell Van Fleet was shot in the side
with an arrow. which ranged from
right 10 left across his back, barely
missing tho spinal column. That
Indian died with the twang Of the
bowstrings in his ears. for the
wounded man quickly apd carefully
put bullet thru his heart.
Then Van Fleet undertook TO pull
the missile out OF his own body
The wooden shaft came. but the
obsIdlan point, three inches long,
slender and sharp. stuck. Thru the
half century and more II has re-
manned.
A few DAYS ago Il was laid in the
grave with Van Fleet. who died at
his ranch home eight miles east OF
Bishop He would not permit it's re-
mcval during lie. and il will stay
with him In death Van Fleet was
81 and death was due 10 his years.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05
Thursday Livestock

Cattle were dun bat about steady
al the Detroit stockyards on Thurs
day. The run was much larger than
last week but the complicated rall
road situation caused buyers to hes
itate when asked 10 buy anything
that could not be used locally. Can
ners. many OF which are shipped TO
Chicago, we're lower, and the close
was weak for all but the best kill
ing grades, which were extremely
scarce. Veal calves touched the
high point OF the year this week
the best selling for s14 per cwt.
The demand for sheep and lambs
was extremely active, owing 10 the
fact that all outside markets came
in 10 10 90 cents higher than We'd
nesday's close The run OF sheep
and lambs was considerably larger
than last week. but the strong stu
alton In all markets made II easy
20 make clearance here.
Local packers. who declined TO
buy many hogs on Wednesday, were
ready 10 do business Thursday
morning. but the market was em-
barrassed by the difficulty expert
enced In securing cars In which TO
ship the light hogs and pigs TO
eastern points. The average quail
ity OF local hog receipts is very
-reer- RI present, p.-tFeit packers r.
ing obliged 10 purchase from 5000
TO 10000 hogs each week in west
ern markets
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05
Financial Notes

Applicat ton has boon made 10 list
the stooh OF the J. W, Murray Man
ufacturing company on the Detroit
Stock exchange The Murray com
pany Manufactures hoods tenders
and sheet metal stampings. The
capital stock at present ~ $3.50 600
The earnings in 1916 were approx
mately $4,000 The earnings IN
1917. tho company estimates. Will be
$500. 600 The company expects 20
declare 100 per cent stock dividend
sometime this month. ~ ia an
nounced. The par value OF the stock
Is $40.
The production ~ cars by tho Ford
Motor company this month IN rN-
'pected TO exceed the record 81 any
previous month in the company =
history according TO Frank T.. king
ensmith vice president. The recent
two weeks closing OF the plant, he
said had clarified traffic conditions
considerably.
Stockholders OF the Standard
Screw Products company. a Michl-
gan corporation, are 10 share In n
stock dividend Of 80 per cent pay
able To shareholders of Jan /. The
authorized capital stock Is increased
from 100000 10 s250.000. The COM
pany recently distributed an extra
cash dividend Of 90 per cent
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05
Births



!, Henry A. Flynt. 1897 Wabash
Frank schoeble, IL walorldEe Abra-
ham Bolker. $50 Ersklne. Edward r.
Derrng, Arnold G.. Schroeder Morris
Mohr Percy ID. Schand. DaYNl T..
loungbiood, VIM. II Draper james
Whalen John Pollock. pravldence
hospital Arthur kAmlrs Isl Esq
Arndt Sylvester Luce McD0u-
gall. Joseph UnEerbach. -5s Autie-
tam; Chas- Krausc. 80 Eiba. Julius
weissman, Woman's hosptaE WI
lard Hornibrock. 26l Holhronk Mi-
chael Koszy kowHl<i Al ThIrticth.
STANLEY Borclewicz. 412 Thirty arc-
ond Walter Lcwandow SKI g57 Thlr-
ty-thIrd. Henry a. lfeide CSC Cane
ton, Hymie Mclsteiu. $3.50 EraNIuut
Carlisle Koch. ia Field Edwin Rau
l4fl Holcomh, Carl II Reckung. IS
Leonard: Charles a. Johnson. 81 iIus-
pital, Hyman slatkin. 81 Wilkins
Edward NJ Dawson. Sos Y MlWau-
kee Frank Isorf, - Bognre; IRA Ma
piles. io7 Twelfth Edwin Wells 40s
Cameron. Frank Green Harper hose
pital, Lstclc DoNorritt % Palmer
re-. Gottlieb Hllke e6 Thadicus. AL
fred Rcnaud. 23ie Lafayette" Nffpk
Forcscnko, 1859 Cheue lrnac Ne1E-
acki-ii Adele gIaseph Plus so " Ia
man pL. Albert Pesterr1clN. 1908 81.
Aubin Paul Grehur COB Nsoiie Ar
drew Schumacher 32s T.oNrff Bo1os-
law k7rwoski. fH5 BiThy q Anton
enei, 900 @NfJ n. lHtrr fiNNftrI0. TT 4
Cleveland, Joe pNoreuzo. POS Fort..
I---4a4.>it A. = A.. = =. 49,
frank pomercurio. 347 Meldrum Sal
vatore Aeilu fSeia Monroe. rgracv
Eiernat. - Hammond Niada DnmvH-
novich, 1876 Russell. William UtVich.
35S Kirby r.
GIRLS
Ernest Y Bcvor .0s Heicn Helena
Ncndeprette. $40 Notrc Dame ffrr-
man ". Afclt. ie5 ST jean, David
Davis 90 W LAFAYETTE Frank GA
menti ie7 Fort r.. Joe Emaruei0 7sq
p Lafayette. Som ST nenane 1f5
Congress T. Edward Srhwallrr. Trn-
vidruce hosnltal John r. ktulsg. ESQ
Military Frank rru~rHnu '12 fn-
favctta. John Nitalc .ti Nulfsft joe
rel Sikora. in1 hammond tr-ir pi-
"a los Hawthorne. Antonio CrI fo-
foro, T2G Rlvafl Fifrio capacr 3'.
Wrt3on. Iav " FuF. f-'r Twcrtv-
fourth Glen NepJs 1892 Harper;
burton lyman. 1f0 Forrest rs Goo.
Va nDycN. 2io Glevoi. ndt Ffnest o.
kowald. 5N NNn0ArAfN roNir r,r-ri.
$50 south Albert Schwsh. 25a Wa
hash. Taure y Rarrv - Infantry
rlnas Saint 40 rHfllsfor Adam
rleee 1rf THIRTY hffh tha Fan'nn
7sa Eliot Chas Bennett l9f Fisher.
stanley rahrosii 9fs Warrtn FL.
Tos prrchke 40 Elliot grhn Iinffor-
etl - fnrNFon George Trute Wo-
.ran's hofnffai. rhas Lawrence
Noufau'E hospital jos irsFi. eif
rflurffe. fIrNfs if.Ine 1ft DtN-
con. Harry sawow. 1855 Division.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05
c. M. Subsidiaries Cut Capital.

Seven subsidiaries Of the General
Motors corporation in Michigan have
Cancelled the charters under which
they have been operating and have
filed new articles Of incorporation
the ncorporators for each company
being " c. Durant T S Merrill
and Herbert n. Rice. Each com
pany has q capital stock OF $4,000
The reduction in capital is made for
greater economies IN operation, II
is explained The companies rein
cooperating and their earlier capital
-rzations are: Buick Motor company
Flint. s2.600.O 900. General Motors
Truck company, Pontiac, s25o000.
Jackson Church-W company.
Saginaw. s25000O; Northway Motor
& Manufacturing company. Detroit,
100000; Oakland Car company OF
Michigan. Pontiac, $500 000 Odds
Motor works. Lansing. $1,000 0oo;
Weston Mott company, Flint, $1,000
600.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05
Sugar Market

sugars Detroit NhOleaalr prices
Crystale dominoes R-lb and 5-lb..
go 65. eagle tablets. sgs5, cut loaf.
$50. cubes. fTS5. xXxN powdered.
$3.50 standard powdered. g755, gran
ula ted, extra coarse, t73O: granu-
lated. fine Ia bulk. s715. granuiated.
Franulatod, 2-ib and BIB. cartons Ina
casos. $.b5, crystal domino granu-
lated. IF cases. s7.65, diamond A.
s25, eonfectioners a $40. No. 4.
8 is No. 5. $40; No 6, sT.05; No, Z.
g No. s. sss5 No. 3. $3.50. No. no.
l5. 50 TO- No IL. 1870. No. is. sG.7O.
non -caking mixture, sS26; beet gran
ulated &6.95 per 100 lbs. household
powdered. Is "a 10 case. s205. IS 70
case, ts06 per ca Sc
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05

swore quietly but emphatically that
she was thru with the path OF recti.
tude. A few days later she left
Warren, went to Erie and was
initiated by woman notorious thru.
out the east into the batting. bleed
ing, heart breaking and home rend-
Ing game that she pursued for the
next six years In Philadelphia.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05
HELP wANFED--FEMALE
TELEPHONE
OPERATORS
WANTED

Owing TO the constantly in
creasrng number of calls, we
require additional operators.
Pay while learning. Advance
ment rapid. Permanent posi-
tions. Apply between hours of
9 q. m. and 9 p. m. Operators
School, Michigan State Tele-
phone Company, corner John
K and Madison.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05
PAYS r. r. FARE
AFTER 5 YEARS

DUBLIN. Ca. Jan. Son a pas
senger train 20 Macon a woman re-
Gently paid the conductor 40 ccrfs
for ride she took 1--WE years ago.
This is for q ride took and for
which | never paid" she said Il
got on the train and for some rea-
son the conductor did not see me
until after the train had left Dub
lin
Il then paid him 81 FOR fare from
Dublin 10 my station. and said
nothing about tho so cents up TO
Dublin now want to- pay that
fare. "a n has been p load on mt
mind, and IL is nothing but rigbt
that the road should have IT,"
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05
Pennsylvania OIL Up.

PITTSBURGH Pa, Jan e.
Pennsylvania crude oil advanced TO
new high record prices today. up
TO- 1--WE and two cents per barrel, ac-
cording 20 grade.
Pennsylvania, ar s235. was up 10
cents RaEland at 81 cents, was up
two cents Others advanced five
cents
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05

MUNcIE, Ind. Jan. 5.-As
TTif;TT1s uf collecting articles OF food
for the Winter Relief association OF
this city. local motion picture the
alter Is accepting certain articles Of
food "a admission fees for children.
Potatoes, apples, oranges, eggs and
canned fruit are being accepted.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05

Rabbits are said TO he easy on the
mild weather. but al that they Also
are cleaning up fairly wei. Butter
and eggs are Arm az tho last advance
and hour prices are higher
Apples n4.5v per Dbl for
choice and s. n for fancy. =
nsnnnns Good shipping stock,
s2u2.75 buncn
Bean--Dried Limas. sHasc ID.
California Fruits-Grapes. Enper-
ors. $3.50 per drum.
CshbsEe-st5o Dbl; new Calf
fornia. .,7bH5 per crate
Cheese--M ichigan fats, 22hc; New
York. 2ic; domestic swiss. 279s3c;
imported Swiss. 5IW6Oc. WICK cream.
y 20; long horns. axe: daisies. 22%
Crnnberrie. Kowes. ,o2s1
$50 per Dbl. tS.s5 bu.
Dressed Caives--Fancy. la lsc'
No. ?, l5Qi6c per ID.
Fresh Vegetables Green peppers.
Csc basket; radishcs. 551t0c dos.;
hot house. t2da25; carrots, tl-25 per
bu.; Brussels sprouts. 200 zee at
celery, 2o@Soc doz
G."Ss Fs"ey m iS'I1 8fFF ers e1
tracted 9nI0A ID
Hay--Detroit shippers are. paying
the following prices for oaled hay IN
car lotE Z O, D. Detroit; No. ] fimo-
sIS5oala. light mlved. sls-5oa ! 4;
No timothy. 3l2nlRt No. ] mlNeu'
si2.5oala ~ 2 mixed. 500 II . IA "a
alO. wheat and oat straw. $3.50 3
per ton.
Lemon. s27sgt2s per box.
L,me- W. ~ loa'i2sS e Bssrr 100 almonds.
IsTgoc: hlberts. lsaisc; Braziis'
Orange. Nsveis. sa,75as' Florida
't o@,9n 20 s pGs per ,oo-lb. sack:
Potntoe. michigan car lots. IN
hulk 1850 so, In bags. - s5 q q
bu new Rermudas 50 per bbl s3'2S
Poultry ~ Springs zoo 2lc; light,
springs. l1dlsc. fancy hens. ls@ 40;
mediums hons Z "a 1Nc. No. roostefs.
13di4c, roosters ien izc. geese. ~ n
Gle. ducks 2ia29c, turkeys, ~ q 2sc
a zoe geese. 22d 22c ducks. % 24c,
turkeys. 2eh soc per ID.
Rabbits 81 70 per doz.
strawberrie--Flo Florida. 55H40c per
sweet potatoes-1erseys. kiln dried.
81 per crate
JoRBING PRICES
Canned Goods-hppies. 81 rs q per
gal Lima beans, yl.l0U 50. Corn
Fancy Maine. $3.50 OIL 5: standard.
81 So table beets. VI 20 ~ ! AZ ems
Fancy early June. 81 30. standards.
o. Salmon. tall. 81 as. Marrowtat
peas. 81 20 ut.25. early June. N.5O'
Gifted early June. $40 doz.
Coffee ~ santos, standard. $50 lie;
rnediu Ms q zoe. fancy, goo 22c RIO.
lax n1biSc, lib. packl4s4asz-fs u zzc'
I-lh tins. 2Sf 29c ID
Fe~d-Icbhlng prices, 1oo-lb, sacks.
bran s31. standard middiirgs. s33i
fine middlinps. s35. cracked corn sf2
coarse corn meal. Sac, corn and cat
chop, SIS ton.
FIour-JobbinF prices: Best Michi-
gan patent $500 second patent,
81 so. straight. $3.50 pure rye, $3.50.
spring patent. 5000 Dbl. In ls IN pa
per sacks
on-Raw lnseed. sioe boiled lin
seed sl03 gal. In barrel lots. Kero-
senc in IRON parrels. T.bc; red crown
gasoline. iSc gal.
Hides No l cured hides. 2icj No.
J green hides. lsc. No cured bulls
10 No. wrren BULLS. 13c, No. |
cured voAl XIII. 23c. No. ! green veal
kin 22o, No cured murra'n lsct
NJ ! green murrurW iTci No, J cured
calf. zoe; No ! green calf. ?sci No. l
horse hides. SO No horse hides so.
No tsllow, IS No. 2 ta,low. 81; No.
hides. lie on No 2 kip. and catf,
nc of sheepskin (as &c amount
wooD. soc 70 50.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05
roR sALr.-MIsCELLANEous

ORCHESTRA BEIIiS-One set OF
peagan. flat top. low pitch chro-
matte, II bars on frames 2 sets OF
week Inventory sale price. SIS.
GRfNNELL BROs' Branch. 81 Mon
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05
rrlr wANrhl,--MALn

OUR regular course reduced 10 $50.
Careful Individual instruction. Day
and nfght classes. Tools etc. furu-
ished Positions secured special
inducement for present class OF
ten men now forming. Write or
call.
NATIONAL. AUTOMOBILE SCHOOL.
1874 Woodward Detroit
ana couFnt work done
ON short notice, Can Walnut 445S-
Il
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05

phone 10 the Kyle home had been
tapped.
II IA understood that Lewis was
with one OF the Kyle sisters ~ early
IA o'clock Friday. Miss Colbert
was still alive and talking TO Po-
lice Magistrate Imber on the phone
al II o'clock that morning Sunday
according TO Miss May Kyle. Lewis
spent at their home in Germantown
and went to church
"He acted the same as usual"
the girl said. referring to Sunday
Thursday night, she said-the
night before tho crime-her two
sisters. Mabel and Ethel. went to
theater with lewis. They had
supper at a hotel and took taxi
home because Il was late.
Worries had piled up on Lewis.
one after another. In the past year
business ventures had proved fail
ures and. he was reported 90 have
been implicated in court case In
New York
That. broken IN spirit Lewis
could not stand the additional
weight OF being suspected OF homi-
eide is the theory of friends today.
Captain OF Detectives Tate adj
vsnced as a motive for the murder
an argument over money with which
10 pay the tax bill Lewis owed for
the trip 10 Germantown.
Lewis needed money" he said.
'The theory rs that he entered Miss
Colbert's apartment and asked for
assistance Then he demanded
s400 diamond ring he had given the
girl when he refused struggle
ensued and he killed her"
Detectives are now working TO
trace every move made by Lewis
after ne left Powell at the curb.
waiting for his money.
PITTSBURGH. Jan. s. - Three
members Of Pittsburgh's exclusive
social act were paying today the
toll that Maize Colbert declared In
Warren. Pa seven years ago that
she would exact from society be
cause II refused 10 accept her They
we're Wenman Lewis and his wife.
father and mother OF Bernard Yves
ley Lewis. and the widow OF the
spendthrift broker who ended his
life in an Atlantic City hotel yes
tefday
They will pay, I'll make them
or die in tho attempt" Maize is said
to have told a girl friend shortly be.
fore she LEFT Warren TO embark vii
fully upon the course that brought
death 10 her and 10 Lewis. BY
they" she meant society.
Maize was waitress In the FIX
change Hotel In Warren There she
fell in love with young million.
aire. member Of one OF the wealth
lest and most prominent families in
northwestern Pennsylvania. The
match was broken thru the inter
ference OF her fance's parents
Her friends there declare that il
was real love match-on the part
of each and probably the only sin
cere affair Of the heart that the
beauty ever had Because OF the re
fusal Of his family 10 permit the
marriage. Maize declared vengeance
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05
Odds and Ends

BAYONNE, n. A pair Of pink
satin slippers discovered beneath
her husbands bed. sent Mrs Rose
Mccarthy hustling 10 the police sta
tion. seeking a divorce.
CHICAGO--Pa Passport Clerk Thorn
as v Sell was s'unped TO-DAY when
Potter Mddlekauf globe trotter, turn.
ed down every passport offered him.
He had visited every country 80
viii spend his vacation in Panama.
BRIDGEPORT. Conn. The audi
cnce gathered To hear his speech ad-
vocating birth control had TO wait
an hour rrr iu Simon Karzoff while
he was welcoming another citizen
into the world
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05
-HEnSnXAI

NOTICE ~ any poor girl is In
trouble needing advice friend ship
or help write or call on SECEE-
TARY MARGARET nrFrY. 1917
Forrest " salvation Army
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05
Produce

Commission men continue 20 report
very firm tone In butter. eggs. poul-
try. potatoes dressed calves, and, In
fact. all farm products Receipts or
poultry on Thursday were the best
Of the week, but nevertheless every
thing was cleaned up by night. and
not feather was carried over TO
start with on Friday. The same was
true Of veal calves. and buyers were
even bidding little higher prices.
Rabbits are said TO he easy on the
mild weather. but at that they also
are cleaning up fairly well. Butter
and eggs are Arm AZ tho last advance
and hour prices are higher.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05
ONE CENT
A WORD
AND
WORTH TT

ron sALE-REsIDENCr PROPERTY
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05

Modern Bungalow, 1888
Aladdin Home, containing six rooms
and bath. Price includes all ma
terial cut-to-ft No waste OF ium-
Der. Quickly erected Complete
Information and catalogue showing
hundred other houses. at sO7
Ford bldg Phone Main $500
The Detroit times., 1917-01-05
TYneMriter BARGAINS

nc 10 SEQ. direct from factory. easy
term UNDERWOOD. r. o A L
CORONA. etc. Renting St50 up.
Largest stock in city =. S TYPE
WRITING co. Cadillac 6G9E
Campus Martius. next bet. opera
house.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-02-28

plenty Of weakened Americanism, and
what we need now Is red-blooded
men,"
Congressman Philip p. Campbell OF
Kansas predicted the District would
be "dry" by tomorrow night. He first
lauded Kansas, as being q State
which produced reformers. and stated
that twenty-seven States have follow
ed the action of Kansas in going
dry" and that by tomorrow night the
District would follow suit.
81 hope that the time will not come
when We will be engaged in war;" said
Congressman Campbell, "but IL the time
ever comes, men and women of Mis-
souri, and Kansas will do their share"
Congressman J. T. Lloyd, whose
term in Congress expires March 4. was
presented a gold watch and chain by
members Of the society for his service
OF twenty years in Congress as a rep
resentative OF Missouri.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-02-28
UKULELE LAST STRAW
When Daughters suitor Got One,
Father Left Home.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2sL-Mrs. Emily
Stewart and her husband, Charles, of
500 East Sixty-eighth street, who
have been married twenty years,
were in the domestic relations
court yesterday. Mrs. Stewart said
her husband had not lived with her
nor supported her since January 30.
Last November a young man be-
gan calling on my eldest daughter.
who is eighteen years DID," said Stew
art to Magistrate Harris. He came
every night in the week. and they
played the piano and sang in the
parlor until midnight. My room Is
next to the parlor, and I couldn't
sleep a wink until he had gone. The
gas bills were something awful. 1
stood IT until the end OF January.
Then he bought a ukulele. I'll go
to the Island, IL you say so, but I'll
be darned II I'll go back until they're
married"
He promised cheerfully to pay his
wife IS a week.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-02-28
Highest Price at Mcclure Sale
of Historical Notes and
Documents.
s5,433 FOR COLLECTION
Other Americana Offered at
Same Time Realizes
Total of $2,789.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2s.-The interest
ing historical letters and documents
collected by the late Frederick b.
Mcclure, including President Madi-
sons correspondence, were sold Mon
day night at the American Art Asso-
citation. and good prices were paid.
The leading figure was $500. given by
James F. Drake for a signed holo-
graph manuscript of John Howard
Payne's 'Home, Sweer Home"
George Washington's letter to
Madison, inviting him to Mt. Vernon,
sold to w. NJ. Hill for $3.50. c. F.
Hartman gave $50 for a letter By
the Marquis de Marbois, and ]. c. Nc
CURE paid $125 for a cane presented
by Commodore Elliot to Madison.
A. Swami, agent, paid $3.50 for an
early draft of George Washington's
Thanksgiving Day proclamation; S1f5
for a letter by Shelby. first governor
of Kentucky: $3.50 for q letter of
Thomas Psine's; $1O5 for a draft or
one of Madison's proclsmations; $255
for Miss Sally McKean's correspond
ence with Mrs. Madison; 1865 for a
John Paul Zones letter: 1905 for a
Thomas JEFFERSON letter; SlOo Tor an
Erie Canal document; S1O5 for a let
ter from President Adams, and sos
for Adams letter in regard to the
War of 1912.
The total for the Mcclure collec-
ton was S5,433.
In the group OF Americans sold at
the same time @. d. Smith bought for
S347.50 Sabin's Dictionary of Ameri-
cana" Charles Scribner's Sons gave
S160 for THE Proprietary Lands OF
New Jersey" 1747; II. J. Holmes paid
$135 for Cotton Mather's Reasonable
Religion" A. Swami, agent, gave sos
for the Alexander Hamilton broad
side, and $1sT.5O for the Rhode Island
broadside declaring the Cessation OF
ArmA- c. r. Hartman bought THE
Stamp Act" broadside, printed In New
York 1765.
The total for the Americana was
81 TS9.