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The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-09-29
FATE HALE

While waiting for employment at the
gate of the Greai Lakes Steel COTpOr-
alton OH Monday morning. Fate Hale
was stricken suddenly and died His
Ii, NE was AT 2S13 Van Alstyne bOule-
ward He was ;I3 years of age
Surviving are his wife. Gladys. and
two SONS, Fred and Claude, all of Wy
andotte.
Funeral services We're held at the
Nixon funeral home yesterday after
noon, with burial in Ferndale GENE
tery
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-09-29
CATHERINE CAMERON

Mrs Catherine Cameron. wife of
Robert Cameron, died suddenly ut her
home, 1919 Kentucky. Detroit, OH Sat
urday. She is survived by her husband
and the following children: Ernest
Cameron. Mrs. Melvin Smith and Mrs.
Allison Poleski of WyandOtte. Mrs.
Robert Raine of Dearborn. Mrs. Albert
Kalie and Catherine Cameron Of De
troit, and Robert Cameron of Mis-
souri,.
Funeral services We're held at the
Nixon funeral home on Tuesday after
noon.
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made and provided.
On the question, Shall this Ordin-
ance now pass" the following vote
was recorded
Roll Call.
Yeas: Councilmen George G.. Benin.
Louis w. Benin. Brohl Mason. Wagar.
Wagner.
Nays: None.
/ hereby approve the foregoing Or
dinance this 10Th day of September.
1899.
T. A. Davis,
Mayor.
Lawrence j. LaCourse,
City Clerk.
i. Lawrence J. LaCOurSe. Clerk Of
the City Of WyandOtte, hereby certify
that the foregoing ordinance was duly
PASSED by the Council of the City of
Wyandotte ON the 10Th day Of Septem-
her, 1899.
LAWRENCE J. LaCOURSE.
Sow City Clerk.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-09-29
ARNOLD RACPP

Arnold Raupp. the -year-old son
of Mrs Leonard Raupp. died al the
family home, 1910 High street. EcOrse.
Sept. 20, of heart ailment. Besides
his mother he l. survived 10y the fol
lowing brothers and sisters: Leonard
l.. Raupp of COldwater. Norman j..
Richard oliver. Rita Rose, Marion Ce-
ellie. Roger H., Esther Angeline. Har-
old. Thomas, RuS>el. Lorraine and
james.
The funeral took place from ST.
FranviS Xavier church. EcorSe, last
Saturday morning 1T O'clock, with
burial iii EcOrSe cemetery.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-09-29
Careenins Car Hits
Station Wall

While T. ]. Hewlett Of 3S32 River
side drive. Trenton. was driving north
on Biddle avenue Monday night, an
other car cut in front of him and he
struck the curb. lost control and
crashed into a gas station az 4G44 Bid
die 200 feet away from where he first
lost control The south wall of the sta
ton. which is operated by Earl sir
Ne j03 Clinton street. was knocked i'll.
A tire on the car and a bumper were
damaged.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-09-29
Automobile Employment

Analysis of the case history Of 400
men In one automobile plant whose
department was eliminated by ma
chine advances showed that 391, or
30 per cent, were transferred to new
jobs; 80, or 8 per cent, quit to take
other jobs outside, and only go, or IL
per cent, were found UNACCEPTABLE
and had to be laid off.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-09-29
Obituary.
CASS KARPINSKI

Cass karpinski died AT his home,
III Grove street last Saturday. The
following children survive: John Kar-
pinski, Mrs. Florence Habel and tour
grandchildren. The funeral took place
from the residence at 3 80 and from
st. JOseph's church at 9 a. M, yester-
day morning Burial was IN M: Car
mel cemetery.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-09-29
WyandOtte in
Years Gone By
40 YEARS AGO

~ YEARS AGO
As the result Of a majority vote by
the congregation, it was decided 10
build the new Polish Catholic church
at the corner Of Ninth street aud Su-
periOr avenue.
Organizers Of the new City hospital
chose DIR. III. Holden Of Trenton as one
Of the directors.
Mrs. Joseph SchweiSS who had lived
in WyandOtte and Vicinity for % years
died at her home on Superior avenue.
Edward Ford presented Emergency
hospital with fine horse-drawn ambu-
lance built 10y Studebaker Bros. 90,
and The Herald bOasted that there
was nothing 10 equal il in Detroit.
Emergency hospital treated ~ patients
III single week.
The Eureka Iron and Steel works
decided To build its OWN sidewalks ON
Biddle avenue in front Of the mills.
The cOmpany's superintendent declar-
ed that he could accomplish more for
50 than the city could for $50.
Henry ROehrig, William Gartner
and August Loeffler gave TWO lots to
ward the construction of new Polish
church in New Jerusalem" as the
settlement west of the railroads was
called 40 years ago.
Justice of the Peace Chris. Thiede
found that it didn't pay 10 play the
Good Samaritan. He allowed a plaster
er To occupy part of his bedroom in
the rear of court quarters. In the
morning the plasterer was found miss
ing, also $:J4 of the justices money.
p YEARS AGO
Ford touring cars were selling at
$3.50 and rOadSters M $40 in Septem-
Der, 1914.
The contract for paving Oak street
with cement west of the railroads to
Thirteenth street was let 10 X. ID. Bak-
er 4 Co at ii price Of S13.O6I-22.
The entire stock of the Tilden Saw
Company was bought 10y James T. cur
RE. who announced that the factory
would be moved To Detroit.
twenty-five years ago this week the
Michigan Alkali base ball team was
touring northern Michigan.
4 Wyandu,ie man waS found guilty
Of selling liquor without license. and
another fellow was convicted of run
ming II blind pig OH Il house boat III
the Detroit river.
In ShOOtin" tournament at Detroit.
DR. William ii Honor of this city
Won thc state championship with II
shots at 1000 yards.
The WyandOtte Arheiter society
took part in benefit concert at De
trOit 10 raise funds for the relief of
soldiers families in Germany.
Preparations were being made III the
churches to hold prayers for peace IN
warriors Europe.
The first foot ball game of the 1914
season was played ut the City park.
with Wyandotte and Highland Park
school teams as the contestants.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-09-29
Olympic Glider Tests

In 1910, for the first time in the
history of the Olympic games, Gid
ing will be admitted to competition.
The maximum wing span is said to
have been fixed at Is meters for
the standard type of glider, with
which the worlds foremost pilots of
motorless aircraft will compete.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-09-29
VIRGIL WALKER, JR-

Virgil Walker. Jr.. the four months
old son Of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Walker
Bowers, died at the Wyandotte General
hospital Monday of heart ailment.
The funeral was conducted at the II.
r. Thon Go. funeral home. Tuesday
morning. The remains were taken to
81. Louis, Mo, for burial.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-09-29
WEED CUTTING
CHARGES CANCELLED

Acting upon recommendation of
the weed cutting committee. the COun-
ell Tuesday night cancelled the assess
ments against IL WyandOtte property
owners The Total Of the assessments
was $3.50.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-09-29
Louisiana Rice Travels

Rice from Louisiana has become
an International food records of the
Port of Lake Charles show. The
Louisiana-produced crop is shipped
to France, England, Belgium and
Greece. The Greeks used it extern
sively, especially in pilafi, q meat
stew.
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Another crowd Of rowdies and
plug-uglies was responsible for the
Northern Liberty riot, three years
later, in which seven men were killed
and q wounded. when they were
fired upon by marines, who had
been ordered to the scene Of the
riot at Seventh and K streets NV.
Near the center Of Louisiana ave:
nue., on the south side, was for
many years a public pump of spa
water, which was regarded as Of
highly medicinal quality and which
was carried by residents to all parts
Of the city.
The commission business was es-
tablished on Louisiana avenue in
about 1850, by one Of the dealers in
fruits and vegetables who had a
stand in the nearby Center Market.
He was known as French John"
at first, but later as Cheap John"
and he met with such success that
he gave up the market stand and
devoted all his time to his store.
On the Tenth street side of the
Justice Building resided, prior to
1861. Samuel c. Dawson, a con-
stable and tailor. and his family.
and Mrs. S. j. Hutchins. On the
south side of Louisiana avenue near
Tenth street, J. Moore conducted
the bacon business. and near the
corner OF Ninth street was ]. Shat
fer & Sons leather store. On c
street were the boarding houses of
Mrs. L. Kicker, Mrs. Dom and Mrs.
harden.
OF course, the most interesting
structure in this area was the old
Ford's Opera House, which stood on
the southwest corner of Ninth and
G streets. maybe 100 feet back from
Ninth street. Its south side was
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on Louisiana avenue. The land
upon which it was built was owned
by David Burnes at the time the
10 miles square hereabout was Sc
lected for the Nations Capital.
Thomas Law, who married Mrs.
Washington's granddaughter, and
w. H. Dorsey early became owners
in this block. James Croggon, in
writing for The Star a number Of
years ago. had this to say OF the
theater site:
James Moore, who was a promi.
nent dealer in bacon and lard as
early as 1910, owned the eastern
portion Of the square on which is
now located the Majestic Theater,
and several years after, the west
end of the square. In 1924 the
value OF the ground was from 10
to Is cents. The theater site was
owned by Col. Peter Force, who
had on 1t brick building valued
at $500. The lower portion was
used in part for shoemaking and
other shops, and here Mr.. James
johnson. an ex-lieutenant of DO
lice, was employed about the year
1890 The upper portion was the
coach shop of Mr.. Peck for a long
period.
Later the original building made
way for larger structure, which in
the late 40S became the coach fac
tory of Haslup & weldon, and a
portion Of the ground floor was
given to the manufacture Of horse
shoe nails. Subsequently the upper
portion became a gymnasium, first
under the management of Prof.
Sharretts and next Prof. Jardine,
both Of New York, and for a few
season 1t was well patronized by the
lovers OF athletic sports. Then Will
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denly surrounded the watch box OF
the night Waterman, and passed a
cord, such as is used for clothes
lines, around the box, and piled
stones against the door, calling to
the man within that if he kept quiet
he would not be injured. At the
same time they pasted pieces Of
newspapers on the two or three win
dow openings that commanded the
particular shed containing the fated
block. so as to prevent the watch
man from seeing their operations.
They then removed one of the
strips in front Of the place where
the block stood, and passing in and
out by the opening carried 1t of
by placing 1t on a handcart used
about the premises. There is no
doubt they took the block to the
river side, not less than a quarter
Of a mile off, and pitched it over
the steep bank upon the river beach,
where they enjoyed favorable OPP
portunity of breaking it up undis-
covered. or boating it off into the
river, which they probably did after
defacing it.
"All this went on, it seems, with
out effective remonstrance from the
Waterman. although he had with
him a doubled shotgun loaded
with buckshot, and the operations
at the shed were within easy shot.
AS for the FASTING on the windows,
there was nothing in that, for they
slid up and down like the sashes
OF an omnibus These proceedings,
the Waterman says, took place about
half past l.; but he gave no notice
OF it to the family residing at the
Monument until 4. For these and
other similar reasons he has been
suspended"
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by Messrs. Haslup g. Weldon, about
the year 1850, as coach factory and
subsequently as gymnasium. About
Is years ago the building was pur-
chased by Messrs. Thomas Berry and
Francis Mohun and after the gym
nasium had disbanded it was used
for several years as q storeroom and
for other purposes. During the war
it was fitted up and run as a varie-
ties theater, but was closed after
the war, and Messrs. Berry and Wall,
the latter gentleman having secured
Mr.. Mohun's interest in the prem
ises, used it as storeroom for fur
niture.
About six years ago these gentle
men, thinking it could be used to
better advantage. made certain nee
essary improvements and repairs and
it was opened under the name of
Wallis Opera House. The theater
was leased to H. B. Phillips, who
opened the palace with. Rosetta
and a full dramatic company. WAL
ZACH and Davenport came next and,
under the management of Humph-
rey Bland, now dead, a round of the
characters peculiar to those emf
dent actors, assisted by Rose Eytinge,
was played. 1t was leased to San
derson & Barton during the season
OF 1859 and after that Mr.. Thad-
deus Barton was, up to the close of
the season of 1901. the principal
lessee. While he was manager very
eminent histrionic names appeared
upon the boards of Walls Opera
House, among them Nine. Marie
Seebach, Mrs. Scott Siddons and
Mrs. Fred w. Lander: also the Mrs.
James Oates and Lisa Lever bur-
lesque operate companies, Kelly and
Leon, the Walhalla troupe, Bryant's
MINISTRIES, etc. At the beginning Of
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By James Nevin Miller

If the worlds present stores of
coal and oil were gone, could the
suns rays be utilized to advantage
as a substitute for heat and power?
Yes, says DR.. Charles G. Abbot,
secretary of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition, who is universally recog-
nized as the worlds greatest expert
on solar radiation. He furthermore
explains that the city Of the future
say about 1000 A. D.-could util-
ize solar energy to run trains, supply
lighting and provide steam for run
ming the machines Of industry.
So much nonsense has been writ
ten on this highly debatable subject
that the distinguished scientist be-
lieves 1t is high time the real truth
were told. DR.. Abbot describes some
Of his looking inventions for
utilizing solar power for cooking,
distilling water and other practical
purposes and blasts a number Of
popular fallacies about his favorite
subject. He explains:
After 80 years spent in studying
this fascinating subject in WASH
mgton, on the Pacific Coast and in
remote sections Of the globe, where
Old Soils rays are at their strongest
intensity, I am convinced that at
least IS per cent Of the suns energy
can be translated into heat and
power for human utilization.
During this time I have de-
veloped various types OF machinery
and devices for translating sun
power into steam power. My gen
eral method, used in Washington,
Florida and California, Is to cap
ture the suns rays by means Of
trough-shaped mirrors that can be
turned so they will constantly face
the sun. They are surfaced with
a highly polished, non-tarnishing
aluminium alloy"
His Finest Example.
Probably Americas finest expert
mental collector Of sun rays is the
one built by DR.. Abbot within the
high-fenced Enclosure just west of
the Smithsonian Museum. Three
unit mirrors are mounted in q
frame, with their axes pointing
eastward and in such a fashion that
the frame may be rotated by hand
to follow the march Of the sun. The
heated liquid from all three mirrors
Is circulated through well-insulated
| tubes to q steam boiler above, where
steam Is raised at 174 pounds pres
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this season 1t was leased by Mr.. J.
G. Saville. lessee of the National,
and has only been occupied about
three weeks in that time. Arrange
ments, however. had been completed
between Mr.. Saville and Manager
Rlsley for reopening next Monday"
Public Buildings Work.
Thomas Berry, who was w. l..
Walls father-in-law and partner in
operating the theater, was the owner
OF the theater property at the time
1t was destroyed. He was an early
stone cutter and a well-known con-
tractor and builder of his day, and
1t is said it was under his direction
that the Patent ONCE and some of
the other public buildings were con-
structed. In 1843 he lived on the
north side of New York avenue be-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets NV, and in 1850 he had his
marble yard on the north side of E
street near Fourteenth. After the
theater fire he rebuilt the walls of
the building, and the roof and floor,
and then turned it over to John T.
Ford, who leased the property for 10
years. Mr.. Ford finished this build
ing as a theater and on February %,
1873, opened it as Walls New Opera
House, with Joseph Jefferson in
RIP Van Wrinkle as the attraction.
Charlotte Cusnman in Meg Mer-
rifles and other plays. followed JEFF
ferson; then came Agnes Ethel in
''Frou Frou' and Buffalo Bill will
liam F. Cody, with Texas Jack, fol-
lowed later in the season with
Scouts of the Prairie" beginning
with the comedy, Jennie Lind"
(Jennie Leatherlungs).
After this theater ceased to be
Ford's Opera House. it was known
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How much energy does the sun
lose in this prodigal way? Every
year it loses heat equivalent to 400
billions of trillions of tons of anthra-
cite coal. OF this prodigtous amount,
the earth intercepts the equivalent
Of 200 billions of tons. Compared
merely with the small portion of
solar radiation intercepted by the
earth, the total yearly consumption
Of coal for heat, light and power in
the United States is trifling-only
500 millions of tons.
This leads to the NATURAL inquiry
why do we depend on coal, oil and
water for power when the sun
is furnishing the earth so incom-
parably much more for nothing?
There are two reasons. In the first
place, clouds and night interrupt
the continuity of the supply and
cut it of just at those times when
we need power badly. Even during
the day the rays alter very much
their intensity because they shine
through great thicknesses of the
atmosphere in the early morning
and the late afternoon. Night also
varies greatly in length between
summer and winter in the temperate
zones, where the most power is
used; unfortunately, night is longest
in winter. when we need most power.
Loss Unavoidable.
Secondly, though sun rays cost
nothing to produce, they may cost
much to capture. If their energy
could be fully utilized 1t would re-
quire only about q square yard for
one horsepower. But the losses I'm.
avoidable In using sun rays for
power are 30 great that they are
not employed on . large scale to-
day. However, it will be recalled
that an enormous solar power in
stallation was used for many years
near Cairo. Egypt, to pump water
from the Nile for irrigation pur-
poses. The principle utilized was
the same as that used in my solar
cooker.
THE destiny of civilization Is
grounded by and reflects the amount
OF available energy. When our pres
ent supply Of coal and oil Is ex.
hausted, the daily ration Of solar en-
ergy will represent almost the en-
tire means Of livelihood; our mush-
room civilization must pass like the
historic empires Of the past, and we
may expect the temperance in the
world once more Of galley slaves and
serfs."
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at and Power May Come From Harvesting RAYS of Sun

sure to the square inch. This is
suhclent for generating one-half
horsepower. About Is per cent of
the solar energy received by the
mirrors may be converted into me-
chanical work for practical pur-
poses, DR.. Abbot says.
Another recent invention of the
Smithsonian executive Is a sun
cooker that will bake gingerbread
even IN midwinter. The apparatus
is a square oven, composed mostly
OF aluminium so it can be easily
transported to any spot where it can
best focus and collect the suns rays.
Not once does the oven have to be
opened to determine whether the
gingerbread is done. A special
thermometer tells the story.
Then there's DIR. Abbot,s TOY
solar cooker" It is especially val
liable for purifying water, having
been tested thoroughly for this pur-
pose by the inventor at Lake Placid
IN recent months. It will distill
up to three gallons Of water q day.
Did you ever stop to consider"
asks DR.. Abbot, that, directly or
indirectly, our most important in
terests depend upon the suns rays?
They keep the earth warm enough
to sustain life. All growth In plants
depends upon the application Of
solar energy, for our atmosphere is
the source Of carbon, which is q
powerful plant constituent. The
tr1h1ng percentage Of carbon and
gas contained in air is the essen
tial food Of fruits, vegetables and
trees, but 1t cannot nourish them
without the help Of radiation.
Solar Heat Important.
"The heat, power and energy in
daily use by the world today is prin-
cipally derived from solar radiation.
Solar heat evaporates the oceans,
drives the clouds inland, precipitates
the rain and snow, and thus main
tains the worlds hydroelectric power
sources. Enormous as these are,
they are nevertheless insignificant
compared with the power derived
from oil and coal OIL, the less i'm
portant Of these two sources, comes
mainly from animal life that was
sustained ages ago by the vegetation
fed by the prehistoric sun. Coal, on
the other hand, is the end product
of decomposition Of vegetation. The
gigantic deposits Of coal, which are
now the worlds chief sources Of
power, represent only. q tiny per-
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ture could, If necessary, draw most
of its heat and power from the sun.
Even today it would be possible to
utilize sun rays to develop central
power units to operate many of our
railroads, power companies and ma
chimes of industry. 1t would be nec-
essary merely to substitute the sun s
power and heat for the coal and
steam power and heat now in actual
operation.
It Is well known, points out DR..
Abbot that the wasted solar energy
in deserts. is thousands Of times
more than all the power require
ments Of the world. II this energy
could be maintained constantly
without interruption, it could be
made to compete on equal terms
with coal at about s. . ton. It must
be remembered that solar radiation
is interrupted by night and by
clouds. An eficient power or heat
storage would have to be provided
If large power plants were to be used.
Explains DR.. Abbot:
I'VE measure the suns heat In
terms Of Galleries. The heat Of
solar radiation near noon on clear
days is approximately IL calories
per square centimeter per minute.
To state the matter in more COM
mon terms, the solar radiation, II
transferred completely into work,
would produce roughly one horse
power per square yard whenever the
sun Is high In the sky.
1T requires 8 minutes for the
suns rays to reach the earth, travel
ing $4,000 miles per second. The
earth is about 5000 miles in diameter
and $4,000 miles In circumference.
Hence at the equator its surface
passes under the solar beam at about
1000 miles an hour.
"Darting along at 1000 miles an
hour, three times as fast as q racing
airplane, the earth's surface never
has time to reach . constant tenn
perature under solar heating.
II despair Of giving you a real
idea Of the immensely Of the suns
heat and the amount Of energy it
continually emits.
THE sun shines nearly equally in
every direction, and for aught we
know. the rays 1t is sending out at
this instant, II they hit nothing, may
60 on and on for q million years Or
even forever, covering 10000 miles
on their Journey every single second
they travel.