The Detroit times. [volume], January 26, 1909, FIRST EDITION, Page Page Four, Image 4

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ME HE KILLED
WHEN CHS CRUSH
DOWN INCLINE
COUPLING OF CABLE SLIPS AND
TIMBERS FROM CARS AND VIC
TIMS HURLED IN ALL DIREC
TIONS—TEN HURT
CUMBERLAND. Mrt. Jan. 25.
Three men were killed, 10 other* in
jured, probably fatally, today when
two cars which had been hauled up a
steep incline plane a quarter of a mile
long at the Piedmont * Georg.-*
Creek Coal Cos. mine at Pledmout, \\.
Va., dashed down the plane and col
lided with a string of care at the
bottom.
The dead are James Condry. Wil
liam Hamilton and an unidentified
Italian miner.
The seriously injured: Kltavor
Knight, two Italians, names not oh
tainable.
Thirteen men were in the two cars
that had been hauled to the top of the
ateep plane when, in some uuknuvut
manner the coupling on the cable
slipped and the cars, with their h i
man freight, dashed down to the bet
tom of lb« road. Several cars were
standing at the foot of the iacllue
and the cara crashed Into them.
Timbers fro inthe wrecked cars ami
the victims of the accident . were
hurled through the air in all direc
tions. Wheu the debris was cleared
away K was found that three men
-were dead and three others so badly
Injured that they are not eipected t >
recover.
•FOUR YEARS FOR
AN EMBEZZLER
JACKSON. Mich., Jan. 25.—(Spe
cial). —Charles E Aldrich, ex-city re
corder. who was convicted of embez
zling $13,000 from the Excelsior Build
ing and Loan association, has been
sentenced to four years in Jackson
prison, Five hundred people signed a
petition asking his discharge, as he
had paid back $5,200 to the loan asso
ciation.
VOTING MACHINE CO.
PUSHES PRODUCT
City officials ate receiving adver
tisements from a voting machine com
pany which Is about to begin a cam
paign In this city for the introduction
of its product. The asesrtion is made
that the new machines will acommc
date the largest primary ballot ever (
put up to the voters here, and it is
claimed that $27,000 annually would be
saved to the city each vear by the use
of the machines, so that they would
soon be paid for. Vexatious delays ir.
counting votes and tecounts would all
be avoided. A trial machine may De
sent here soon.
Tn Society-
Propsrafttons for the “J** hop to be
gtvsn by the class of 1910 of the De
troit College of Law, In Harmonic
hall, Feb. 5. are progressing so favor
ably that the success of the function
la'already assured. The fraternltlej
Os the college will be represented by
booths and patronesses. The older
alumni of the college have already
shown their enthuaiaatic support of
the affair by their preparations" to at
tend practically eu masse. These
alumni Include some of the most suc
cessful attorneys of the city, Includ
ing such men as Judge Alfred J. Mur
phy, of the circuit court; Judge Wll
liam F. Connolly, of the
court; Secretary of State Frederick C**
Martindale, and others who have made
names for themselves In the profec
■ton. Here are a few more of the
patronesses: Mrs. William F Con
nolly. Mrs. Henry C. Walters. Mrs.
Ervin R. Palmer, Mrs. F. C. Martin
dale, Mrs. Frank H. Dobauy, Mrs. J.
FREE
PILE
CURE
Sent to Demonstrate th» Merita of
Pyramid Pile Cure.
What it Has Done for Others, it Can
Do for You.
We have testimonial* bY the hun
dreds showing all stages, kinds and
degrees of piles which have been cur
ed by Pyramid Pile Cure
If you could read these unsolicited
letters you would no doubt go to the
nearest drug store and buy a box of
Pyramid Pile Cure at once, price fifty
cents.
We do not ask you to do this Send
us your name and address and we will
aend you a trial package by mall free
We know what the trial package
. will do. In manv cases it has enroll
plies without further treatment. If it
proves its value to you order more
from your druggist, at 50c a box This
|» fair, la It not* Simply All out free
coupon below and mall today.
FREE PACKA6E COUPON.
Fill out the* blank lines below
with your name and address*. cut
out coupon and mall to the PYRA
MID DRUG COMPANY. 190 Pyra
mid Bldg . Marshall. Mich A trial
Ktage of the great Pyramid Pile
*#. will then be sent you a» one*
ly mall, FfUHC. In plain wrapper.
Mint-
Sire*
p W *Ayr*. / f
fife City and Stats
—afch——
DUCHESS DeCHAULNES’ BABY WILL BE
CHRISTENED AMID GREAT SPLENDOR
Tbia la m picture of tbe Ducheaa du Clmulne*. »% bmt kunbaod died In I’nrla,
■ h<irfl> after they taerc married. The lutuut duke, oho burs recently.
Mill aoou be christened In l*nrla. I* ronilr.ent person- from nil pnrts of flu
rope bnve been Incited to attend tbe christening lu tbs Cbauiaens clia- i
trnu, and *reut pomp mtIII charncf •>»!-■> It.
S. McDowell. Mrs. James M. Mande
ville, Mrs. Herbert C. Munro.
The graduating exercises of the
January, 1&09, class of the Detroit
Ceutral High school will.take place
I Thursday morning at io.Jo o'clock.
The address will be delivered by Ells
worth G. Lancaster, LL. D, president
of Olivet college, on Trained to the
Hour." Music will be furnished by
the Detroit Central High School or
chestra, and Alfred Frank, violin
soloist. There hi** Us graduates iu the
class, tin largest number in the his
tory of the school.
In honor of the muety-flrst birthday
anniversary of Mrs. L. Hetfleld, a
party given recently in her home?
No. 775 Eighteenth-st, A program of.
music was followed by a short recita
tion by Mrs Hetfleld The center piece
consisted of a birthday cake with the
figures "91” on it.
The Rev J O. Calder or No. *«> Av
ery-ave. will spend the week in Hills
dale. Mich., with his daughter. Mrs.
C. A. Powell. Mrs. Calder is in Nor
wood, Ont.
“The Man
Who Stoie
The_Eartli”
By W. Holt White.
CHAPTER LV.— (Continued.)
< He felt quite sure that (.angley
' would obey his Instructions to the let
ter. and therefore he had practically
* nothing to do except consider* what
'measure ot hubbub there would be in
the morning when Paris again discov
ered that the airships were over It.
He knew the king of Balkania far
too well to imagine that his majesty,
having failed to capture him on the
doorsteps of the Grand hotel, would
content himself by nicely returning
to his rooms and Inveighing against
him in Impolite language
His majesty was too well a< qiuUntc!
with the power of the pres-, to ignore
I the tremendous assistance wM< h won and
:be given in the search tor Strong
!should he tall In the help of the news
papers.
And so Strong, as h»* sipped his
liquor ami set: led down to the quiet
enjoyment of a clear, conjured up in
his mind's ey» a picture of t e king
jdetalllr.g all the c Iteumstane* sos th'
J incident and all particulars of Strong
appearance to an en'hu. cvNiie
!or reporters.
' Stiong estimated tha* it w'nu'd r
quire at least another half bout belo
ithe Journalistic si* nth-hound- hot to
1 mention the off m p■ > ■ i . 1 \ •
ran»a<king Paris to and i n.m, ■
h*- finish* 1 hi- • gt. "m pea ■ rind
then, having *n **>l h s account and
podded ple<ir«int . , ’o the waiter
strolled on ag.ifn It: *• the busy 1;: * *
of P«.rls.
11** wa.- soridy t<ui|f i to ns* > :\n
•-•her hour (tr two amid the warmth of
a civilization w’ l n he w.,- almost n»*
glnttit gto bug* ’ M i h* «t <: nt a
iow himself to :><• p rounded aanrust
hi** better Jucgm*'!) , arid according,
hailing a fiacre he told the men lo
diiv* to the Trwadero
i, There he pui.ee and 1 1>*• plan whic hhe
he had i. lorded b ■!*•!< pa <1 off 1 t
particular cabby. and. strolling on for
*a little*, tisd, another * the eoinr.f
of the \\eimf* »u bum :.t h i'**lf, v |
befor* midnight w:i or > a. in j m.
, itig at Jimmy Cloud's do ,r
\s on the prevhi.'s cH'casion it iv.n
I Old .lohpaen who riTlrult»‘d Hin*. and
now. Htronf: f**c'ling tha r h* had tho
mr. of the home walked straight into
.Cloud's i ><>m without so much as the
i formality of a kM*ck
An»l he >;nw nf one** that he had
' nrouacd even the casual (’loud's c urler
iffy by his first visit that evening. For
, the books lbtsred around *is chair had
I boon cleared away, and In their plac *
|lh« floor w »» piled with newspaper* |
THE DETROIT TIMES: TUESDAY, JANUARY J 6. 1909.
1 opened at those pages which gave
tkrlillug, If somewhat exaggerated, ac
counts of Strong 9 exploits over Paris
in the afternoon.
Cloud looked up at him as he en*
, tered and nodded pleasantly enough.
"I have Lweu busy,” ht said “Wanted
to lee.m all the details I could of your
love-making, but uufoi tunately the pa
pers v. 4 ii notxsatisfy me on that point
1 “i cau only express the hope, ’ he
‘ continir-d. ‘ tnat you succeeded iu your
cheerful boust of going u-courtlng at
she Giand hotel. That you Reaped
! without belnj captured, 1 needn’t in
j quire. Vour presence is sufficient to
j assure me ou that point.”
t Strong thiew off his coat and lei
’himself fal! into the depths of the
| most comfortable chair he could find,
j “Yes,” he said gayly, ”1 managed to
go a-courtlug. but not altogether with
ou some interruption Asa matter of
fact, i had rather a narrow squeak."
He detailed the scene at the Grand
hotel.
“Good!’’ said Cloud when he had
finished his recital. ‘ Excellent! And
now I suppose that you have come
back for further assistance?"
Strong laughed and nodded.
“You ‘have only to command me."
said Cloud "Anything that I possibly
can do I will, though 1 really think
It is somewhat disgraceful that the
quiet and respectability of a lone
buchelor s house should be rudely up
set In this manner.”
"All I want," said Strong. Ignoring
Cloud's badinage, •Ms to lie down on a
couch somewhere and snatch a few
hours of sleep—as many hours. Indeed,
as 1 can manage, for I have not slept,
much dutlng the past week
"Then, if you will, teil Johnson to
call me at night. I shall be glad Also
I want to be furnished with aome
morning clothes. My own are hafdly
lexpectable, and I cannot walk abroad
to complete my adventures in Paris la
borrowed eveniug dress.” %
(To He Continued.|
Home-cMade Cough
Cure Is Getting
Famous.
Probably no recipe has acquir
ed more genera! use In the last
few years than the one given
below for making cough syrup
at home. The remedy is inev
pensive, easily made, pleasant
to take, and remarkably effec
tive L'se
Sugar Syrup 13 1-2 oz
-i 2oz
Put the Pine* (So cents worth!
In a pint bottle and fill up with
th** Syrup, made as follows: To
a pint of Granulated Sugar add
12 cup of water, stir nn l let
noil Just « moment. Take \
i<...spoonful every one. two or
three hours as required.
A few dose- of thU : ltuple
mixture* will unually conquer a
stubborn, deep ated cough
The effect in mi! ly - .vhooping
“cough, pain.- In th* cie.-t nnd
similar troubles is surprisingly
c.rompt.
The Granubt*d Sugar gvrup
Is u Very ..Uivl**, but effective
sHatlvc in* Plnet i* the* mo/i
valuable c mentrated tompfffaud
o» Norway White Pine Kxtracf
it ; s rich in guaia< ol and other
el< m nta which give the air of
th« pine forests itt, curative
pow**r in tuberculosis and mem
brane diseases. vTher** are
•many pine oil and pine tar prep
-a rat lons, but the r*al ph»«*x If
self is far better In this mope
All druggist., have It or wdl glad
ly g* t It for you if requested
The* recipe makes u full pint
of cough syrup enough to last
h family n long time. It Is a
very handy thing to have around
the house. If taken when the
first symptoms appear It w-ould
wipe* out nine tenths of the
trouble caused by coughs and
colds.
1/ AhJmb
These Pills Cured
This Michigan Man
of
Stomach
Trouble
Mr. Benjamin Adams, a far
mer, of R. F. D. A a I, Su an
Creek, Mich., sa^s:
• For neatly a year 1 suffered with stom
arh tiouLie. I was run down in health,
when 1 was taken sick and although 1
tried several remedies, didn't get any bet
ter. There wjj a dead, heavy feeling ir>
my stomach as though it was all tilled up.
Food did not digest but gave me very
distressing pains. My appetite was faille
good, jrrt 1 could not eat. A neighbor
urged me to try Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills
and B bought some right away. I soon
felt better and was a! !e to eat without
distresv The pills cured me entirely and
1 always recommend them very highly. *
'VM'e so promptly effective, I> Williams' Pink
Mils ros tain no h.rmful Itintu'sil* or .<piate», They
are perfe. tly sate and create no dt habit. Vve.-y
dyspeptic should read " What to Lat and How to
Eat." Write today for a free copy.
Dr. Williams’
PINK PILLS
joc per boa; 6 boxes ta.eo, at all drvggitts or from
Dr. Williams Medicine Cos., Schenettad) N Y.
ROBBERS CET
SIAESCAPE
UPLAND, Ind . Jan. 25. —The post
office at this place was robbed of sl,*
500 In i ash and s'urnps during last
night by burglar* who escaped in a
stolen rig. Although the safe was
badly wrecked no one heard the ex
plosion and the big dog which the
postmaster kept in the office gave no
alarm.
HANNAN ACQUIRES
APARTMENT HOUSES
By a deal consummated, Saturday.
W. W. liannan. of the Hannan Real
Estate Exchange, comes into posses
sion of all the Detroit Realty Cos. s
properties. Including the Pasadena
Madison and Lenox apartments, the
cafe and the rest of the prop
erty bounded by Madison ave . Wilcox
and John R.-ats and the alley. The
deal adds 11.000.0d0 to his holdings.
B ave Fire Laddies
often receive severe burns, putting
out fires, then use Bucklen’s Arnica
Salve and forget them. It aoon drives
out pain. Forvßurns. Scalds. Wounds,
Cuts and Bruises it’s earth's greatest
rrealer. Quickly cures Skin Eruptions,
Old Sores. Bolls, Ulcers, Felons; best
Pile cure made. Relief Is Instant. At
E. C. Central Drug Cos., Gray
& Worcester.
THIS FIRM GIVES SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE OF ITS FAITH
IN THE FUTURE OF THE MONROE-FARMER DISTRICT
Th> V*»!p* v S) nr f'n , Monroe-a vr
! ami Farrar -at. *'inn!inn:» that It will
ipi-ntl 'ili.OftO rebuilding anil <'iiliirgin4
it* ««iabl»ahin*nt Alb me lea**
.»f th* pi •!»• 1 1 > »im.« Ju*t tii'i'n netfbft'at -
.•■I ar <l Ar« hltect Oenrir. f» M**ori Sn**
prepared the plan* for lh«* work A*
»i l be seen from the »l)'u c pHiin*
the store frlm the outside will have a
wide of plate ala**. inst fee
on Faim<r at. and <2 on Monm* av<
This will give the (ompanji mor« show
window *pa< e than any shoe store out
side of rinmnfr'i of New York or
.Marshall Field's. of h'hlcago.
Wi «n alterations are completed that*
OR. ROLLER IS
ONLY AN EXCUSE
SEATTLE. Wash., Jan. 25 —After
muuy weeks of challenging and receiv
ing tn return, t»r. Holler, a local
phvsl< lan with u host of athletic
achievement*. finally entered the ring.
t!» Inj,’ defeated In anh nuiml bout at i
local theater by Denver Kd Martin, i
Negro. Martin, at best a second rater,
punched him almost at will
jed effectively. Prior Ao the bout Hoi!-
!er made bis usual aunoumement that
I he was Ruing after the world’s heavy
|ueiwlit championship After the con-*'
't«st uu effort was made to learn wheth
er the r’od doctor still had designs
'on Johnson s title, but he refused to
I discuss the Question.
WILLETT’S SPEECH
TO BE EXPUNGED
WASHINGTON. Jan -5. The
speech of Hep. Willett, in which h *
criticised the president, will le 61-
| punged from the record of the bouse
of representatives. The special com
mittee having the matter In char** 1
wili meet this afternoon and will de
cile when the matter shall bo re
ported to the house. It Is understood
that the Democrats will not muke a
j strenuous light to prevent actlou ou
'the speech.
RAILROAD WINS
LIVE STOCK CASE
WASHINGTON. Jan 23.—The su
preme court today In the case of the
Central Stock Yards Cos. against tie-
Louisville w Nashville railroad, in
which the stock yards company aiie-l
the railtoad to compel it to transfer
cars of live stock trom one railroad
to another, under a Kentucky statute,
declared the same to he unconstitu-
B t!.
ARREST OF WRA. J.
PALMS ORDERED
j <
William J. Palms, No. 500 Jeffor
son-ave , failed to appear In police
court Monday morning to answer a
( charge of fast autotng made more than
a month ago. the case having been
1 adjourned. Justice Jeffries declared
Mr. Palms’ sduo bond forfeited and
j ordered his arrest. The specific
. charge against him is that he ran hi 9
1 machine at the rate of 25 miles an
i hour on Woodward-ave., between Furt
:st. and Mtchtgan-ave Sergt. Fred
J Clark makes the complaint.
New Cara for Grand Trunk.
The Grand Trunk railway system H
uow putting Into service live new
coo* he* of 25 ordered for assignment
;to trains on international runs. The
[cars are known as tlrst-cluss riny
coaches, and are of the standard pat
item which the Grand Trunk operates
ion all it: through trains. The cars ar
! mounted on ?ix wheel trucks, are wide
i vestibule with steel performs, and are
I equipped w-ith high speed, quick action
air brakes. The Inside of the cars are
beautifully finished in polished mahog
any, and the constructed with the Em
pire style of roof. Seats are Grand
Trunk standard, with high backs, each i
car seating t>b people. * I
Jot* Prlntlan done right. Print
tag Cos., IS John Tt.-vt. Phore 1491
| will h* two * i t to .» to t!i' main Moor,
on* on the o;r>t .it and o;«> on I'aitnei
st. K.o '» * ntiHn« c* will .have an orna
mental glaMi .Manuita*' mid theta nil!,
h.* 411 . niifin •• on I’anner-at goir.K ♦«>
tin* la. I'irienl.’ which will he known aa
rlie itiivi'C ilooi »tr part oil r,i t There will
also i.- * 1 entrain t to tJ.e haerinelit
fro. ll tl.e inside rs t *«•* at on; and on<-
or. Monrnnmt. to t! e elevators for
the *npi r i! wr of the building whic h
will «■ j/i J for off! • pir poc a. ltulli
the M at Moot . rul the lower four will
he l.rla *d at. it furnished for sules
rfinmi The chair* will he quartered
leather upi.olatared and wtfjl he
made specially for the company*** The
*tor« will ha\e a seating capacity for
Strong Healthy Women
I* • w ° n,an '• •«'»>"* •"«! healthy in • womanly w.y, molb
crhooj mean* to her but little suffering. Iho trouble lie.
in the feet that the many women suffer from weakness ami
disease of the distinctly feminine or4anl.nl and are unfitted
for motherhood. Ihi. can be remedied.
Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription
Cure, the weaknesses and diaordera of women.
It not. directly on the delicate end important
organ, concerned in motherhood, mailing them
healthy, atrong. vigorous, virile and elastic.
I avorite Prescription" banishes the indispositions of the
period of expectancy and makes baby's advent easy and
almost painless. It quickens and vitalizes the feminine
“ r **?‘* and . io#ur «« • healthy and robust baby. Thousands of women have
testified to its marvelous merits. aav *
// Hmket W emk Women Strong. It Make% Sick Women Well.
llonest^ druggists do not offer substitutes, and urge them upon you as “ just
good. Accept no secret nostrum in place of this mam-secret remedy. It
Contains not a drop of alcohol and not a grain of habit-forming or injurious
drug*- U - pure glyceric extract of healing, native American roots.
DIAMONDS RECUT
Johu Kay & Company reeut diamonds which are poorly propor
tioned or have their facets uueveoly laid or which are too thick around
the girdle.
I’ntll very recent years comparatively little attention was given
to cutting diamonds mathematically correct, so that the large majority
of Diamonds sold up to A few years ago can he greatly Improved In
brilliancy, appearance, and their value increased by recutting.
Full information regarding recutting of diamonds may be had
upon request.
John Kay (8b Company
/ DIAMOND IMPORTERS AND CUTTERS.
Head of Grand Staircase. MAJESTIC BUILDING.
BEST PIANOS
I
—Because the/leading Manufacturers prefer to be represented by
the largest ami most successful Houses. Our Immefise business en
ables us to control the sale of such famous makes as STEINWAY,
SOMMER. STERLING. WEO.MAX, SHONTNGER ami a do*en others—
each the best in its class.
BEST VALUES
—Because of our immense purchases and sales, which enable us
* to buy at very lowest prices and sell on smallest margins. Our cus
tomers get the benefit of every dollar we save in buying and in the
many other economies of this vast business.
BEST TERMS
—Because we study the wants of our customers and arrange the
payments to suit individual requirements. Having ample capital we
are not obliged to sell our contracts to banks or money lenders, thus
our patrons deal only with us from the first payment to the receipt in
full and are assured of protection and fair treatment under all cir
cumstances.
BEST SERVICE
—Because we have the best facilities. We employ 30 Piano
Tuners and a large force of expert repairers, tone and action regula
tors, finishers, delivery men, etc. Our entire facilities are available to
our customers, to keep their instruments In first-class condition at
Reasonable rates, or to make good (under the terms of our guaranty)
anything that might prove wrong or unsatisfactory.
- . '■ ■ ■' " »
Are not the above good and sufficient reasons why you should
buy your piano of GRJXNELL BROS ? - -
GRJNNELL BROS.
MICHIGAN’S LEADING MUSIC HOUSE.
Grinnell Building, . 243-427 Woodward Avenue.
FOR BEST RESULTS ADVERTISE IN THE TIMES.
\
three v min 1 people. The nfw en
tiani * to,th<- ippt-r floor* of thAbulld-
It'K stairway and enlarged yleetelc ele
vator* to I • put In will make upper
part a modrui ofltct building.
Th« rv bus been u great deal of talk
at'".it M flii'o" a\ being given 6v«*r
t»> cheap t ’.'•«* ei *, si.ld (J. A. I»lndke.
of tbe company' to The Time* Saturday
It ha* been said In that connection
ttiNt t at < la«* of enterprise would
♦vi ritually drive mercantile business
off the atreft. That we do not believe
that. }* evidenced by our plana to en
large and remodel our establishment at
a great mil While there are several
theater» on tha Mouth aide of Monroe,
there are none r>n the north aide. Thin
*
T
I* * condition you will find in all ltrgs
cltiea Many of the leading thorough
fares arv so divided that one aide !• ,a
more valuable for retail purposes than
tho others.
\aipcy it Cos. have been planning for
two years to enlarge their business ee
tablishment anj when completed, tl »
new eslnhllshrnent will < mbody tlie
tost Idea* of the largest shoe stores in
thm country. The larger quarters are
mane necessary by the continually in
<r» using bualnsae of the Valpey Cos
This is Ihe only establishment owned
and controlled uy the Valpeg Shoe Cos.
In lu-trolt It las be#n foeated at
Monrvr-ave. and larnior-st. for nestry
twenty years