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SHOES FREE. ART CALENDARS WITH EVERY SI.OO PURCHASE.
Factory Shoe Sale
Our "FACTORY SHOE SALE" opened an instantaneous success. But why shouldn't
It when we offer such surprising Bargains at Jl'/a*** 7'/*<•» 4Mr, <!!>«•, shc,
*l.l U, *l.sc:t, 11.a.1. *1.11.1, *2.an. *2. n.n? If you spend u cent for Men's,
Women's, or Children's Shoes elsewheie while this Sale is in progress won't get
your
Women’s $2.50 Fur Trimmed Juliets $1.35
Men's and Women's $2.50 Shoes $1.95
Men’s and Women’s $3.00 Shoes $2.35
Men’s and Women’s $3.50 Shoes $2.95
RICHARDS & HUET7ER
?32 and 254 Randolph. Cor. Macomb. “Plngre# Bquars.”
WEAVE STRONG CASE
AROUND BLACK
HAND SUSPECT
POLICE BELIEVE THEY CAN CON-J
NECT SAM LAFATA WITH SER
IES OF LOCAL OUTRAGES—WAR
RANT CHARGES ROBBERY.
The '‘Black Hand squad,” composed
of Patrolman Harry Kinney, ix>ula
Oldanl and Alex. Tremonte, has made
good. After several weeks of uutlr
itiK effort on the part of these men, in
a persistent campaign against Black
Hand desperadoes wtio terrorized the
local Italian colony, a warrant was is
sued by Justice Jeffries, Wednesday
morning, for Sum Latulu, one of the
numerous suspects rounded up by the
trio, charging him with robbery, ('apt.
Paker. of the ceutral precinct, be
lieves he has a strong case against the
man and, if convicted, he is liable to
a maximum penalty of 15 years' im
prisonment. I.utatu, in the opinion
of the officers, was one of the most
, active participants in the attempted
I Black Hand outrages of a few months
\ ago, and the authorship of the only
Itwo Black Hand letters received in
'this city since these officers started
'their investigations is charged up to
him,
Lafata’s ulleged victim, in this in
stance, was Frank Barone, an indus
trious Italian bricklayer, who, the po
lice say, was literally scared out ot
town by Lafata, who pursued him
to Grand Rapids, where tin* family is
now living. Barone is now detained in
police headquarters us a witness
against l.atata. The specific charge
against the latter. Is the robbery of
$25. secured by means of threats, it is
alleged.
Lufata, the police assert, began his
operations against Barone by going to
his home as a boarder, and in this way
learned of his industrious habits, lie
remained but a short time. Soon af
ter he left Barone received a Black
Hand letter demanding SSOO and lui
fata called to collect the money. It Is
not believed that lafata wrote this
letter but simply acted as agent for
a gang of blackmailers. Barone theu
lived on Hastings-st. I.afata, however,
hunted him out and Barone was foorc
ed to move again. This performance
was repeated several times, Barone
finally moving to No. 142 Mncomb-st.
But I.afata was not to be lost. Pres
ently he bobbed up again and this
time, the police declare, Barone, now
thoroughly frightened, gave up $25.
Then he moved to Grand Rapids, but
almost before he could get settled La
fata, like a Nemesis, once more ap
peared on the scene, demanding more
money, it is alleged. l,afatu was ar
rested soon afterwards.
Special Officer Kinney ran across
I.afata in Coldwater, Mich., while
looking for unother man. Frank Bru
no. lafata had gone there In the in
terest of some friends who were in
trouble with tiie local authorities and
when Kinney surprised him in his
room was writing a letter on the letter
head of the sheriff of the county,
which he had taken from the sheriff s
office. The writing has since been
compared with that of the two Black
Hand letters received in Detroit re
cently and corresponds exactly. These
letters were addressed to Melo Lafata,
a grocer at No. 219 Champlalnat.,
who, by the way, is no relation to the
prisoner, and G. Cossora, Nos. 71-73
St. Antolne-st. They were mailed
from Batavia. Mich., u town not far
from Coldwater, and In them the wri
ter states that while no more demands
will be ready for money the recipi
ents and their families are marked for
destruction.
lafata is futher connected with the
authorship of these letters by a mem
orandum book found in his posses
sion. One page shows a gun, another
a dagger, and in still another part of
the book are the Nos. ”219” und “71-
73." evidently referring to the ad
dresses of M. I.afata arid G. Cossora.
The writing is the same us in the let
ters.
Kinney left I.afata In the Jail in
Coldwater for half an hour while he
got his dinner and during that halt
hour, It developed later, I.afata stole
a pair of socks belonging to one of the
Jail officials. The socks were subse
quently found In I.afata's pocket.
"If he’d stayed there long enough he
ROSY AND PLUMP
Good Health From Ria n t Food.
"It’s not anew food to me.” remark- 1
ed a Va. mau, In speaking of Grape-
Nuts.
“About twelve months ago my wife-i
was In vef> bad health, could not keep
anything on her stomach The doctor
recommended milk, half water, but it
was not sufficiently nourishing,
"A friend of mine told me one day
to try Grape-Nuts and cream. The re
suit wa.s really marvelous. My wife
soon regained her usual Htreugth and
todnv Is as rosy and plump ns when
a girl of sixteen.
"These are plain fac.s and nothing
I could say In praise of Grape-Nuts
would exaggerate in the least, thd
value of this great food.”
Name given by Poatum Cos., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Weil
vllle," in pkgs. "There's a Reason."
Ever read the above letter? Anew
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
Interer*
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SAM I.AFATA.
l*oil«*e brlktr they kutr ilronv on***
1. It m 1 11* I HlMck IlHud tuipri-l, Hull
liMvr *eeured u tiurrani fur him.
might have got away with the Jail,”!
was Kinney's observation.
Lafuta is the prisoner who escaped
from the central station about three
weeks ago by passing as another sus
pect who was about to be released,
lie was found later in Grand Rapids
and brought back. He has been in
custody ever since. It was while he
was in Grand Rapids after that '
Officer Kinney learned of his perse- j
cut ion of Barone and this information
led to the Issuance of the warrant,
Wednesday.
laifaia Is 22 years old and a Sicilian, j
He was "mugged” by Police Photog-!
iapher Caimody Wednesday morning. I
When arraigned before Justice Stein, 1
demanded an examination
which was set for Jan. 15. Ball was
fixed at $2,000 with two sureties.
SUES FOR SIO,OOO
FOR DEATH OF BOY
Joseph Leone, father of little Pas-J
quale Leone, aged 4 years, who was |
run over and killed by one of Charles
gchuknecht'a coal wagons, on Ersklne
st.. In May, 1907, is suing for damages
in Judge Mandell’s court. He asks
SIO,OOO.
An eye witness of the accident tes
tified that the little fellow was rolling
a hoop, which wont against one of the
horses. The animal knocked the boy
down and under the wheels, the first
passing over his legs and the second
over his cheat, crushing his life out
instantly. The witness said the driver
of the wagon was watching a ball
game In progress on the street und.
knew nothing of the accident until he
had passed over the boy. The plalntlfT
claims negligence.
BACKED BY LAW,
ALLEN DEFIES THOMPSON
An injunction was issued by Judge
Murphy. Tuesday afternoon, restrain
ing former Mayor Thompson from
tearing out the stairway in the build
ing occupied by Will Allen's Industrial
hotel at Nos. 49-51 Cadlllac-sq. Allen
was ordered out of the place by Cir
cuit. Court Commissioner Niched, on
complaint of Thompson, owner of the
building, who has leased it to the
Sehroeder Paint & Glass Cos.
When men appeared to throw Alb n
out he warned them that in the S'»o
mattresses there might be small pox ;
and he was sure there was vermin of
almost every description. Then the
men fled. The ex mayor's next step
was to attack the stairway, but this
was stopped by the court action.
Allen Is negotiating for anew build
ing. but until he gets It he objects to
turning his boarders out Into the cold.
ALD. ZINfTsAYS HE
WONT BE FIGUREHEAD
Herman K. Zink does not Intend *o
become a wooden man or a figurehead
merely because he has been elected
president of the council.
"It is my Intention to attend as
many committee meetings as possi
ble,” he declares, "and to keep iu
touch with all the work of the council.
Then I shall be in a position to take
the Jioor und argue on lm|>ortant ques
tions as I have always done. 1 do not
intend to desert the interests of my
ward because of my election to the
chair. ’
The ablerinanir recounts, which be
gan Wednesday afternoon and are due
I to run along until next Monday, may
1 cause some changes it. the committees.
;In case Aid. Walsh should lose *o
\ Frank J. Mason, the* latter would not
1 get Walsh’s committee appointments,
but anew deal would be made.
Walsh's committee chairmanship
would go to Aid. Trevor, who has ue**u
left out In the distribution of suc’.i
plums. The same sort of contingency
would arise in case Hiram I* Rose
should regain his s*a» from the Six
teenth ward or Fred Mnhn be counted
i in from the Fifth ward
John W. Lambert Arranged
i John W. Lamtiert. arrested Saturday
on a serious charge involving 14-year
old Catherine* Leslie, whom he repre
sented as his adopted daughter, was
j arraigned in police court, Wednesday
afternoon, cm a warrant sworn out by
the girl's mother, Mrs. Carrie Leslie.
: Ills examination was set for Jan. 19
and bail placed at $3,000, two sureties.
iThe girl Is detained as a witness.
THE DETROIT TIMES: THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1909.
BUHRER IN CHARGE
OF TREASURER’S
OFFICE PROBE
STAFF OF FIVE ACCOUNTANTS
WILL WORK UNDER DIRECTION
OF COUNTY AUDITOR—WILL
MEAN BIG SAVING.
Court (*•-.,-W \ fi'iSr'*
and a staff of five assistants started
of the books of the treasurer of Wayne
county, utuhoiized after the defalca
tion of former Cashier Schulte.
The performance of the work under ,
Mr. Buhrer’s charge will mean a sav-1
1 ing to the county of at least S3O per
day. Under the lowest figure submit
ted by any firm of chartered accounts, ,
the audit would ha\e cost $55 per day.
while with Mr. Buhrer and five assist
ants, the expense will uut run more
than $25 per duy.
The men elected to assist Mr. Buhr
er are thoroughly acquainted with the
office, and have served from five to
twelve years in that department.
CLOCKTfOPSWHEK
THOMPSON LEAVES
When Mayor Thompson left the
mayor's office, the big clock In the
city hall corridor stopped.
That was Just a coincidence but It
set tongues wagging all day and city j
employes and miscellaneous idlers
gathered In the corridors and dis
cussed the odd occurrence as they
watched the men busy upon ladders
fixing the clock.
The change in mayors took plate
shortly after 10 o’clock Tuesday morn
! ing. The ex-mayor stopped to hear
i some of the congratulatory speeches
;in favor of his successful rival and
then went out quietly.
As he did so, the clock stopped at
10:23. -
WARRANTS ISSUED FOR
ALLEGED TRUCK THIEVES
Warrants were Issued by Justice
Jeffries Wednesday afternoon, against
John Porter and Gerald Tuohey,
charged with stealing 5,000 cigars be
longing to the American Tobacco Cos.
from the Lewis Truck and Cartage
Cos., end against Duncan Eichen,
f charged with stealing a fur overcoat
from the American Express Cos. All
are alleged to have been members of
a gang that was engaged in wholesale
thettH from trucks. No warrant was
asked against Hnrry Toote, who, ac
cording to the police, confessed to
stealing the cigars in company with
Porter and Tuohey and selling them
to Ixmls Kerman, bartender for Frank
Hibbler. He will probably be used as
a witness ugainst the others, but
whether he escapes prosecution e
malus to be seen.
Porter and Tuohey will be given a
herring Jan. 22. The bail of each was
fixed at SSOO, two sureties. Eichen a
examination was set for Jan. 19 and
bail fixed at SI,OOO with two sureties.
It is now announced that Korinan
will not be prosecuted on a charge of
receiving stolon property. The police
say his release by Justice Stein on
SI,OOO ball, Monday night, interfered
with the work of gathering evidence
uuainst him.
HOPE TO FIND MISSING
MAN IS ABANDONED
PONTIAC, Mich., Jan. 13.—Hope of
finding James Purdy, of Columblavllle,
who disappeared In November, 1907,
has been given up by George and John
Purdy, of Birmingham, brothers of the
missing man. The three brothers
were in the stuck business and James
started to the Soo to buy cattle. He
carried a large sum of money and ii
is feared has met with foul play.
-
EVANS SAYS JAPANESE
WILL FIGHT RUSSIA
BOSTON, Jan. 13 —Rear Admiral
Kobley D. Evans, delivered his lec-
I ture on the fleet cruise last night bo-
I fore an audience composed largely ot
Boston society women. The lecturer
sat while talking. He said the Jap
anese do not want to fight the United
States because they will have to fight
for their lives when the "Russian
bear" comes to be fought again.
FAT AND THE DIREGTOIRE
; Tii** coming reason will t>»- a l.ixnl
ern- for fat ladio*. The cJlr* rtolr** mode
endorsers already lift scornful «•>#*
brows at such’n nlstnui ms bulgy
, hip* Fat, In snort, wh»-re*«M-v**r It
may be deposited, has merited great
1 condemnation end Is anathema In
1 ('h>< rtgo« »e. It s got to go.
Many mind* many method*. 1.
Kx«tc|*,«. 2. Dieting 3 Worrying, t
Tight ls< ing f,. M.trmola All thc-<-
are suggested, but not nil should be
! adopted. Kot Instance. I nn<l ? are not
cmsv, while 3 at.d I ure not hygienic
Thus we *ct them on one side and <on
sider Marrnola.
W lint Is It? A harm!*** nowder of*,
tnlralile of any good druggist, which,
win n mixed u t* ounce Fluid n»-
trn«t Cascara Aromatic and **s ounce*
Peppermint Water and taken after
meals :tnd at bedtime will, without
causing an> inner disturbances or out
ward flesh wrinkling, reduce the Syce**
fle*b. proportional* l\ are! uniformly If
| to H ounces a day
WM. 6. THOMPSON!
GOES BACK TO
MEAT BLOCK i
“IT’S NOT SO DIFFERENT,” SAYS
EX-MAYOR, PRIVATE CITIZEN
FOR FIRST TIME IN YEARS
BREITMEYER HAS BUSY DAY.
Mayor Breitmeyer's first business |
clav us mayor was devoted largely to i
a (ontinuatlon of the informal recep-1
tion will oh took up most of his tim* 1 ,1
Tuesday. Old friends and new kept |
dropping lu and there was a constant
tuln of congratulations. Among the
visitors was Daniel J. Campau, former
Democratic national committeeman,
who wisned him well.
On his desk, when the new mayor
arrived, were a pile of paving nirJ
sewer bonds which he signed, these
being the first official papers to re
ceive his signature. The mayor had
two pens to choose between for this
business, one having been presented
by the Florists' club ami tile other
coming Wednesday morning from the
Chianti club, a social organization to
which the major belongs. This latter
pen is a beautiful gold tlligree affair
of very artistic design.
Commissioner of Public Works
Haarer personally attended , to the
work of rehabilitating the offices after
the crush of Tuesday. He perched on j
a ladder and extracted tucks, where
flags had been hung, as if he got more
fun out of being boss of the city hall
liian anything else.
A force of florists and helpers work
ed all morning,dismantling the decora
tions, some of the plants going back
to Belle Isle and others to private j
stores from which they had come.
A letter came to the new mayor
from Mrs. Charles Callff, of Muskegon,
asking him to look up the present
whereabouts of Mrs. V. Mansfield.
The letter says: "Tell her she has a
pruving mother now who prays every
night for her lost one.”
A sympathetic neighbor of Mrs.
Wilson Johnson, No. 35 Thirtieth-st..
wrote the mayor, asking him to call
on Mrs. Johnson, who has five chil
dren. The letter states tiat the father
of the family went away 12 weeks ago
and that the woman has had a great
deal of trouble since then and has
been unsuccessful In her efforts to
put her offsprings In an orphan asy
lum.
Ex-Mayor Thompson spent hls first
day as an ex-offlctal in u way that wras
almost as exciting to him. He was in
court during the morning contesting a
suit with Biother Will Allen over rent
and lease matters affecting the latter's
occupancy of the mission building on
Cadlllac-sq. When he got back to hls
butcher shop it was for only a few
minutes. He shook hands with some
fri» nds that happened to pass his Btall
in the central market. Hls reception
was almost as large as Breltmeyer's in
the city hall.
"I have been getting back Into the
old harness for a couple of months,”
declared the mayor. "So It's not so
different.”
COOKING SCHOOIT
ATTRACTS MANY WOMEN
Dozens of Detroit housewives are
attending the afternoon lectures in
cookery being given by Mrs. Bertha
HufTuer on the seventh floor of the
J. D. Hudson store, and at each ics
son are learning how to prepure ilie
most delectable dishes, as well as the
more substantial foodb.
The department was crowded Tues
day afternoon when Mrs. HafTtier an
nounced that planked steak would be
the subject discussed, and there were
many who declared they had never
attempted to prepare one or else had
not had satisfactory u results. Mrs
Haffner told the ladies that planking
was the easiest way to prepare a
steak.
"Have your oven thoroughly heated,
as well as the plank, before placing
the steak In the oven.” the and« mon
strator Informed the ladies.* For a
two inch steak, to have It rare, re
quires about 12 minutes, and about
15 minutes to be medium. Put no sea
soning on the meal until after it Is
done, or at least, until all the pores J
are closed by the heut. Do not put a j
fork through the center of your meet
when turning It, as this allows the |
Julies to escape and make It tough”;
When the steak was broiled. Mrs.
Haffner garnished it with mashed po
tatoes pressed through a muslin pas- i
try bag, the potatoes being deftly |
turned Into lose-ahaped figures. Some
of the potatoes used in the roses were
tinted pink with a vegetable coloring.
, making a decidedly pleasing effect.
The whole was then returned to the ,
j oven where It was allowed to brown,!
land then further garnished with rad
-1 Ishes cut, to resemble tiny water |
lilies, and sprigs of parsley.
S( veral church organizations of wo
men ate Interested In a contest being
conducted by Mrs. Haffner, the society
securing the largest number of orders |
for a flour being given a prize. The
ladles of the Church of Our Father
were present Tuesday afternoon and
served sandwiches, fruit salad and cof
fee at an almost nominal cost.
LEARNS HIS FAMILY
KILLED IN EARTHQUAKE
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.—Oulseppl
Pollfolroni. a Pittsburg banker, r«*-
I turned to this country today on the
I steamer Regini De Italians Mr. PoiF
| folrotil went to Italy originally to bring
I hls family to thin country, but upon
i reaching Calabria found they had
j been killed in the earthquake. He Im
mediately returned to this city.
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A Horrible Hold-Up.
"About ten years ago my brother
was heb, up' in his work, health ami
happiness by what was believed to be
1 hopeless Consumption,” writes W. R
l.ipscomb, of Washington. N. C. “Hu
took all kinds of remedies and tr*»a»
meat from several doctors, but found
no help till he used Dr. King's New
Discovery and was wholly cured or
six liottb He is a well man Unlay."
It * qoi< k to relieve and the surest
nr* for weak or sore lungs, Hem
orrhages, Coughs and Colds, Bion
fhPls, I.a Orlpne. Asthma and all
Bronchial affections. Guaranteed by
■ E. C. Klnsol. Central Drug Cos, Gray
| Worcester.
When Breitmeyer Is
Away, This Man Will
Hold Down Mayor’s Chair
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HHKM.4N F. /.INK.
Hr Is thr new prraltlent of thr common
i'uuuHl, and baa iiiutlr a *<>"<• alart
by iiuhilum conmill grurrally run
atderrd aalUrnolury.
HASIO LOVE FOB
JUDCE CONNOLLY
NEGRO BURGLAR SUSPECT
WOULD RATHER BE TRIED
BY JUDGE PHELAN.
When James Williams, alias Walter
Hall, wus brought before Judge Con
nolly, Wednesday morning, fur trial
on the charge of burglarizing ibe
home of Gilbert Sampson, No. 32h
Adelaide si., some weeks ago, when, it
is alleged, he viciously attacked Mr.
and Mrs. Sampson and Max Slmou, a
boarder, with a hammer, he eutered
u vigorous protest,
”1 don't want to be tried by you,
Judge Connolly," he said. "I want
to lie tried by Judge Phelan.
Judge Connolly ignored the protest
and ordered the trial to proceed. A
jury was secured utter Denton Guin
ness, counsel lor the defense, hail ex
hausted all hls peremptory challenges,
and the taking of testimony was be
gun Wednesday afternoon.
Williams claims that he was un
justly sentenced to 30 days Imprison
ment by Judge Connolly on one occa
sion for an offense of which he was
not guilty. However, the court hud
nothing to do wUh the conviction and
those familiar with the case say that
Williams was fortunate to get off
with 30 days. Williams a lift) objected
to the appointment of Mr. Guinness
as hls attorney, saying that he did
not want a lawyer unless he could be
tried In Judge Phelan’s court.
FREED ON ONE CHARGE,
BUT GOES TO PRISON
William Jobe, 21 years old, giving
hls address as No. 7SO Eighteenth-st.,
was urrested In police court by De
tective Cotter, Wednesday noon, im
mediately after Justice Stein had dis
missed a charge of simple larceny
against him. He Is wanted for vio
lating hls parole from Jackson prison,
grunted after he hail served elgl't
months of an indeterminate sentence
for breaking and entering a house In
Mt. Clemens. He must now serve
live years.
Jobe was employed until recently In
a restaurant out North Woodward. He
was given 30 lunches to deliver In
the neighborhood one noon and sl.2'
with which to make change. He failed
lo return and was arrested Tuesday
on a iharge of simple larceny.
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FURS!
TH£ ENTIRE atmosphere of our. store is
' !'tf\ JUST TEEM,NC W,TH bargains.
fjlmm SPECIAL! fspECIALM SPECIAL!
m/ v While They Lest ===== ———i ALL DAY
W\ % MV y ni . A . 8:30 to II Only T . f
I Immense Blk. As*- j 7 ( Large Jap Lynx
y I mMKm I atic Lynx Genuine Jap Mink j Shawl Collars and
\ \Vo / ffR '!f Shawls, worth Muffs, worthsis.i ; Sable Cony
vv W? /If It l\\\ $15.00 — £1 Pellerines, xx, ‘ r ' h
MAH ii 2= I s 2=
Jjitt TIME HAS COME—JUST THINK SSfiV
only Large /IT 52.50
Shawls, with heads and tails Oa 9 W SISOO Chinchilla
Set I»Ik. < icnuinr I'ox. Large'S 7 /Z
Rug Muff and Shawl Collar / 1 J 1/ $3.98
Genuine Blue WSr T ‘ aM,l,i,,r $Q QQ $15.00 S.berian
Wolf Throw — Blue Wolf m if Squirrel Sets—
s3.9B 2 Set«» only worth 530.n0, t icnuine $"7 /T
$35.00 Genuine Fox Set. Mink Muff and Throw M m
Tab Effect— sl6 50 Set of
c q qq I onl\ jo-Inch Near-Seal Coat— $0 CL* 00 Genuine Sable
worth SK-.ia, O O Squirr *'
$20.00 Large Brook (Pieced)—
Mmk Rug Muff— t only 50-Inch Near-Sea* Coat— <k /T .00
$6«50 ‘ t
98c 50c sl-50 $3.50
DR. KUHN ADMITS
CERTIFICATE DF -
DEATH IS FALSE
SAYS HE ACCEDED TO PLEADINGS
OF RELATIVES SO THEY MIGHT
COLLECT INSURANCE LODGE
| FIGHTS CLAIM.
That he tumle out a false certificate,
of death Is the admission made by
Dr. Charles F. Kuhu In an affidavit
tiled Wednesday morning in the cuse
brought by the Woodmen of America,
who seek to prevent Frank and Julia
| Takubowskl, of No. 747 Farnsworth
ave,, from collecting |I,OOO insurance
on the life of their brother, Vincent,
I who died Dec. 2ti, 11407.
In the certificate made out by Dr.
Kunn. he gives the cause of death as
acute anemia. He also says he hail
attended Takubowskl but a few weeks
before he died, and that no other ill
ness contributed to the young mans
deatii thut he knew of.
In the affidavit Dr. Kuhu admits
that he had treated Takubowskl for
tuberculosis for two years before he
died, ami knows the man died of tu
berculosis of the intestines. He
claims to have known that Takubow*
skl contracted tuberculosis in the
Philippines, where he served as a sol
died, and admits that he operated
upon him In Grace hospital for tuber
culosis of the elbow. He say the
certificate was made out lu the home
of deceased In the presence of hts rel
atives. The doctor says he was urged
by the undertaker and the relatives
to name some other disease as the
cause of death, because if the truth
were known they would be unable to
collect the insurance. Contrary to his
better Judgment and on the spur of
the moment he did as requested, the
doctor says.
Takubowskl was insured under a
policy which was void In case he died
of tuberculosis.
SDLDIERSIINCH
MAY BE ENDED
One of the many problems that will
arise until the new constitution has
been fully interpreted by the courts
| has coruT up In consideration of the
case of E. Moyer, discharged from the
'park department a short time ago
Moyer claims that he should not have
'been discharged, except for cause, on
i account of being a war veteran, it is
' now a question as to whether this luw
is abrogated by a section of the con
stitution which reads:
All political power Is inherent in
the people. Government is insti
tuted for their equal benefit, se
curity and protection.
It Is argued that a luw which gives
privileges to old soldiers which are
not accorded to others, Is in contra
vention of this section. Corporation
Counsel Hally has tie- matter under
consideration now.
WOULD DODGE PAYING
FOR SIDEWALKS
Mnssie W. Scovel and Andrew
Smith claim that in 1887 they donated
a strip of land 200 feet wide and 2.208
feet in length, extending from Tier
nan toad to McGruw-ave., for boule-
yard purposes, in return for an agree.
Intent that they would never be called
upon to pay for any improvements
made. Some years after the transfer
was made, they allege, they were call
ed upon to put down a cement walk,
! which they refused to do. Thereupon
j the city did the work, and sent in a
I bill for s32*>. Wednesday morning
| Scovel and Smith petitioned the cir
cuit court for an injunction restrain
ing Ford I). C. Hlnohman, city park
commissioner and City Treasurer Max
Koch from collecting the umouut
claimed.
Cold in Wisconsin?
Take It From "Wolf’
That It Certainly Is
Wolfgang Feller, so well known to
Detroiters as -Wolf,” of fish, frog and
chicken fame, he having catered to ,
them so long up on the Canadian shorn
of Duke St. Clair, hfcs Just returned
with his wife from a visit with rela
tives of Mrs. Feller In northern Wis
consin.
“Wolf" has stoked a stove against
the breezes off at. Clair for 20
w Inters and left his home to go fur
ther than Detroit for the second time
In 20 years with an Idea that he knew
what cold weather was like.
While In Appleton, Wls., "Wolf*
consulted a thermometer and noticed
that It registered 34 degrees below
!zero.
He took another look to satisfy him
self that the thing wasn't upside down
and Immediately hurried Inside a hotel
where he sat close to the stove.
A native strolled in and saluting
another \iHager, remarked:
"A bit cold today."
Another native entered and after a
“howdy” all around to those in the
! l.olpl observed:
"A bit cooler out.”
This was too much for “Wolf."
"Gentleman," said the famed host of
Sandwich Fast, “If ever It should get
(teal cold up this way, and you want a
|man to keep a fire going for you, I'll
take the Job and 1 won’t leave It,
I either."
I That night as “Wolf” was rolling
| out of the Arctic regions of the Mid
jdle West, the porter caine to his sleep
ing ear berth and awoke him.
! “What Is it?" asked “Wolf."
I "Your receipt, sir," said the porter. *
"You needn’t have bothered about
1 that," said “Wolf.” “You couldn't get
me out of here If I hadn’t paid. I’m
'actually warm for the first time since
1 struck Wisconsin."
MAN WASTED FEW
WORDS ON will;
In the name of God 1 leave all
I posses to my wife.
JAMES C. ROMINE.
June 11. 1908.
These words constitute the will of
James C. Romine, filed in the probate
court, Wednesday morning. It Is said
to be the shortest document of its
kind ever filed In Wayne county, it
wns written on a small sheet of cheap
writing paper.
Mr. Romine died Oct. 22, 1908, leav
ing personal property valued at 52.000.
c/ln Excellent c ßecipe for j|
Obstinate Coughs.
An obstinate cough is about as dis
agreeable an ailment as a person could
have, and has many dangerous fea
tures. The battle with such an ag
gravation can be won within a few
hours by utilizing the simple home
recipe given below.
Granulated Sugar Syrup 13 i-2oi
Pinex 2 1-2 oz.
Take a pint of Granulated Sugar,
add one-half cup water, stir and let
boil Just a moment. Put the 2 1-2 oz.
of Pinex in a pint bottle and fill It up
with tiie Syrup. Shake well and take
a teaspoonful every one, two or three
hours. Well corked, it keeps perfectly.
The Granulated Sugar used will cost
you about 4 cents and the Pinex 50
cents. The recipe makes a full piqt of
cough syrup, enough to last u long
time. The same amount of ready-made
[ < ough syrup would cost you about
; $2.60.
It Is not. hard to understand the ef
fectiveness of this simple remedy
when the curative qualities of the in
gredients are explained. The Syrup
Is an excellent sedative. Pinex is the
most valuable concentrated compound
of Norway White Pine Extract, and
contains all the natural elements
which make the air of the pine for
ests so effective In curing membrane
diseases.
In making this remedy ut home, do
1 not expect good results by using any
of the weaker pine oils or pine tar
preparations. Get the real Pinex itself.
If your druggist does not have it, he
will gladly get it for you if you ask
him.
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