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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-31
DENY EMPLOYING
PROFESSIONAL WITNESS

That professional white witnesses
were employed TO testify in behalf OF
zee Sing, zee Vim and zee Do Hing
was the charge brought up by Assist
ant District Attorney Bland In the
appeal cases OF the three Chinese
against the decision Of United States
Commissioners ordering their depor;a.
/ ton. zee Nor Wah, brother OF two
OF the prisoners, was on the stand.
Did you have two professional wit.
ness. white men. testify" asked
Bland
zee Nor Wah Indignantly deniel
this. and Attorney Howell took ND
the cudgels. asserting that e rwo
Witnesses. who were sworn In Pitts.
burg. were men OF good standing. as
high as that OF the assistant district
attorney.
The witness was often interrupted
by objections OF counsel TO questions
asked but ne paid no attention what
ever. answering questions In quaint
English regardless of the storm about
| him.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-31
ANGRY SEA- Sweeps
/. LARGE SHIP FROM
STEM TO STERN
WIND BLOWS as MILES AN HOUR
AND CREW is RESCUED BY LIFE
100000.

LUDINGTON, Mich. Dec. 81
Especial. The damage to the
stranded car-ferry Pere Marquette II,
which went ashore at Big Pointe Sau-
Bile, will prove more serious than at
first supposed. II is now thought the
loss inclusive Of the wrecking bill will
reach 100000.
The Milwaukee representative OF
' Lloyds arrived today To take charge
of the wrecking operations. All day
yesterday the stranded ferry lay with
her broadside exposed TO the full fury
of the heavy westernly gale. The seas
soon flooded the decks and filled the
hold, putting out the fires and driving
! the crew To the cabins above without
! light. heat or power.
The crew put In strenuous night
aboard last night The wind blew 40
miles an hour, causing a tremendous
sea which swept the big ship from
stem to stern The force OF the waves
was sufficient 10 crowd the bOat shore
ward a distance of 300 feet. She
crossed the second bar and now rests
easily on The sandy bottom IN six rect
of water
Lifesavers went out this morning
and took the entire crew OFF with their
surfboat on orders from the owners
II will likely be several days before
the weather will permit wrecking Uper-
ations and n may be weeks before the
car-ferry Is released. Meanwhile, how
eyer. the boat is not likely To suffer
further damage unless she should list
further over seward, so as TO expose
her cabins and promenade deck to
the sea The ship is high and dry
on the beach and before she can be
released II will be- necessary to do a
lot Of dredging Thirty cars must also
be taken of the boat.
A curious coincidence of the strand
Ing is the fact that just % years ago
the steamer City of Toledo went on
the beach at the same place The rem
nants Of this ancient craft still lie on
the beach within 80 feet OF the wreck
cd Car-fgrry
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-31
LOCAL ITALIANS
TO AID IN RELIEF
WILL SEND FUNDS TO STRICKEN
coUNTRYMEN - MASS MEET
ING SUNDAY.

Detroit Italians have rallied to the
relief OF their sticken brethren in the
homeland and their feeling and SYM
pathy will be expressed and funds
collected at mass meeting TO be
held Sunday afternoon at O'Clock In
the Light Infantry armory. The
speakers will include Bishop Foley,
the Rev. A. H. Barr. w. c. Maybury
Mayor-elect Breitmeyer, Mayor
Thompson. the Rev. Fr. Cearrochi the
Rev. FIR. Beecherine. the Rev. FIR
Boschi and Joseph Schiappacasse.
The Rev Fr. Boschi, s. j., has been
selected as treasurer Of the commit
tee. and the following telegram has
been sent to the Italian Ambassador IN
Washington.
The Italians OF Detroit mourn
with Italy; relief committee
formed
! In the meeting held Wednesday az
ternoon in the home OF +. G.. Poll. NO
! 234 Randolph.st., the following com
mittee was chosen: +. @. Poll. Ferd
Inland Palma the Rev. Francis Beec
cherine. the Rev. FIR. Boschi, the Rev
| Pasquale De Carlo. Peter Pellarin
( Pietro Cardiello and Vincent Fenecn
( the latter OF Windsor, Ont.
! News OF the disaster has spread
slowly through the Sicilian and Gala
! brian colonies A great share OF the
people OF those provinces who come
| here are illterate. but the reports
! have slowly sifted through the colony
Those who have relatives in the dew.
Iastated districts are slow to give cred.
ence and reluctant TO admit that any
harm may have bcfallen their loved
ones
From the nature Of the disaster and
the manner in which the survivors
were scattered. II will never be known
exactly how many were killed. Pos
sibly the fate OF those Italians who
returned from Detroit To their old
homes will never be known TO those
who remain here.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-31
YOUTH Of IS
| STARS As FOOTPAD

Joseph Klatt. known among the
"newsies" as Army" Klatt because he
has only one arm. Is ''pinched" again.
Army" is well known to the truant
officers, for he has been In trouble fire.
quently, Notwithstanding that he Is
only l6 years old. Wednesday night, 1t
iG alleged. he held up the S.yesr-old
son Of Mrs. Constantine Moranski, Of
No. 566 Willis-ave. east, while the lad
was on his way home from an errand.
and robbed him OF pocketbook con-
tanning 81 and check for 1910. all of
which belonged 10 the boys mother.
When Army" was arrested few
hours later. the purse was found on
him. He had torn up the check and
had spent part OF the money. He VIII
be tried in the juvenile court.
Army" says he had pal in
Wednesday nights job and that he
gave the latter Accents OF the none
as his share in the "divvy." The
truant officers are looking for the
other boy. Young Klatt's home is al
No. 54S Willis-ave. east.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-31
JURY BLAMES BOY
FOR DEATH Of
FATHER
AMHERsTBURG coLoRED YOUTH
WILL BE TRIED ON MURDER
cHARoE-MEMBERs OF FAMILY
TESTIFY AGAINST HIM.

THAT he came TO his death from
shot fred from gun In the hands or
his son. William. with intent to Kill
was the verdict returned by the cor
oners jury in the inquest. into me
death of Elijah Thompson, the coloreu
farmer. killed by his son near AM
herstburg on Dec "a The inquest was
held in Amherstburg Thursday morn
ing.
Evidence as to the shooting was
given by Mrs. Thompson, several
brothers of the deceased. a brother-in-
law, and the two younger Thompson
boys who were whipped by their Ia
Their Just before he was shot.
The evidence tended TO show that
Thompson was kind TO his sons. The
two lads whipped said they were not
beaten severely and that the whip
ping didn't hurt very much
Other witnesses testified that VIII
lam was his fathers favorite, but that
he returned his parents kindness ny
continued acts OF disobedience.
The killing occurred in the Thomp'
son home between Harrow and Am
herstburg. Thompson had been away
from home, and before going put the
three boys TO work cutting wood. when
he returned he found that very niue
work had been done. and he started
to whip the boys. He finished win
the two younger, and then started IN
on william, who Is 10 years old. Inc
boy broke away. ran upstairs IN the
house and armed himself with rlne.
When the elder Thompson started up
stairs the boy fired. The bullet pass
ing clear through his fathers body.
He lived only short time.
The boy will be tried for murder
the penalty for which In Canada Is
hanging
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-31
GEN. HAMS FATHER
DIED OF INSANITY,
He DECLARES
FATHER OF T. JENKINS HAMS
WAS ON STAND ToDAY-MoTH.
Err ALSO TgsrIFlEo - pARRIN
RETAINED BY STATE.

FLUSHING, n. Y. Dec. 3l.-Gen,
Peter c. Hams, father Of T. Jenkins
Hains, who is on trial charged with
being an accessory to the killing OF
VIM. z. Annis, testified today that his
father died OF insanity in 1893. This
declaration Is along the line the de-
Tense has planned-that Capt. j. {.
Hams. Jr., was insane when he killed
Annis. and that T. Jenkins Hams cam
rot be responsible for crime com
mitted by an insane person.
The elder Hains followed his wife on
the stand Mrs Hams testified that I.
Jenkins Hams had been told TO care
for his brother, Peter c.. Jr. Mrs.
Hains started TO tell OF the captain =
peculiarities in childhood but was re-
strained by the court. After breaking
down once or twice she brought her
recital 20 the period when the captain
visited her home. She said he acted
strangely because OF domestic unhappi-
ness
An important point In her testimony
was the statement that following the
captains visit she asked Thornton TO
take care of his brother as she didn't
think II was safe for him TO go around
alone. She registered her opinion th"t
the captain was irrational. and was ex-
cused without cross-examination.
Her husband, Gen Hams, after an
swering questions as to his army rec
ord, which included service Though
the civil and Spanish wars. was asked
by Mcintyre IL he could tell OF what
his father had died.
He died OF insanity I'm Burlington
y. Y, in 1893, at "A years OF age was
the reply.
Maj Hams, brother OF T. jenkins
Hams. was on the stand earlier in the
day He told OF the captains return
from the Philippines and his inter
views with his wife in regard to the
gossip connecting her name with
Annis' without varying in any import
ant particular from the versions Of
previous witnesses. He testified that
the captains wife said: II love An
mis-. He took me to New York and !
was not 10 the mountains a all.
He said that he remembered his
brother said: my God. is that true,
Claudia" but could not recall any
thing else he said. Ke knew that he
remained pleading with her all night
and that he pct her in chafrsaasd
took her out again and asked. prayed
and pleaded with her 10 tell him the
truth.
The witness showed In a graphic
manner the way the story was tod
TO him. When asked TO tell how his
brother looked at the time, Maj. Hams
raised his trembling hands in front Of
him. his voice shook and his eyes
stared as he showed how the captain
acted. The morning after Mrs. Clau-
dia Hams confessed 10 her husband
the witness said. Gen. Hams was sum
moped
Justice Crane excused the jury to-
day and called Frederick Dewitt. who
succeeds Darrin as district attorney CT
Queens county tomorrow TO have
placed on the record the formers de
NAL that he is familiar with the case.
He then called Darrin to the bar and
told him that as his services were in
dispensible in the court he. the court.
must refuse to permit him to with
draw from IL. Darrin merely bowed
and sat down.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-31
HUTCH|NS SAID To
/. Be CONSULTING
BANKERS ABROAD
REFUNDING OF BONDS AND OF.
FER OF QUAsI-MUNiCiPAL OWN
ERsHIP BELIEVED TO BE THE
SCHEME OF o. V. r. PRESIDENT.

The story is about on Griswold-st
that the trip of Jere G. Hutchins &c
the other side of the ocean Is rot a
mere pleasure jaunt or an attempt on
the part OF the president OF the Detroit
United railway TO avoid the worry of a
series of sessions with the Breitmeyer
committee OF 80. The story now goes
that the trip Is due directly TO o de.
sire TO present a new proposition ON
the part Of the street railway company
and that Hutchins will be better able
to tell whether the new deal can he
financed when he gets back to New
York after sounding European
bankers.
The plan is said to be the refunding
or the companys bonds so that the
guished from those on the remainder
of the system. This would be prelim
mary to a proposal to have the city
guarantee the bonds on the city lines
and additional equipment and con
struction bonds. according TO the plan
followed in Chicago.
lf the deal can be swung, a proposal
may be made to the city 10 accept what
will be considered a reasonable rate
OF fare, not to be less than seven
tickets for quarter, the city to be
given a share In the profits OF the road
\ basis for such an agreement would
be a re-valuation of the lines and al
estimate Of the amount needed 10 ex
tend the lines and bring the service
mp to the wishes OF the public.
or course, the success of such a
plan would depend on the ability OF
the ID. U. r. to find foreign capital to
finance the new issue Of bonds.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-31
FIRE SWEEPS
OVER CADILLAC

CADILLAC, Mich. Dec. 3l.-Fire.
which is believed to have been caused
by defective electric light VIE In
the dental office of Dr. HI. $. Kneelard,
Iartly destroyed the Leslie frame
block in this city early this morning.
The upstairs OF the building was
wrecked, but the lower floors were
not so badly damaged. Kneeland's loss
is $1,000. w. n. McComb, $500 8.
Prescott e. Co. $4,000; Hurst Broth.
Crs, BARRIERS. 800. The loss on the
building is about $4,000. All losses are
rarity covered by insurance.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-31
NICHOLS RESIGNS;
PRAISES SMITH

c. A. Nichols, who retires from his
position as secretary Of the police dc
partment this evening has sent the
following letter To Commissioner
Smith:
Dee 3d. 1908.
Hon. Fred w Smith, Commissioner OF
Police.
STR hereby tender my resignation
as secretary OF the police departure nj
10 take eject Dec. 81, 1905. this action
boing taken by me becausc or my cleo
ton To the position 81 city clerk.
At this time ] desire 10 assure YOU
of my appreciation OF your cordial. con
siderar1On for me on all occasions
Having been constantly IN touch with
the metropolitan police department
during the past 10 years, ! hope you
Will not consider me trespaEsinR N |
remark here that I consider 10 particu-
Iarly an honor 20 have been secretary
OF the department during your admin 2
istration as commissions ] also avail
myself or the opportunitN To express
INV personal esteem and respect for
YOU CHARLES A. NICHOLS
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-31
NEGRO PRISONER
HUNG BY ARMS

James Williams, alias Walter Hall,
awaiting trial ON the charge of bur
glarizing the home Of Gilbert Sampson,
No. 32S Adelaide-st.. and attacking Mr..
and Mrs Sampson and the latter =
brother, because obstreperous in the
Jail. Thursday, and was promptly car.
ried to the dungeon and hung up ny
the arms To cool his temper. His walls
could be heard all over the place
When he agreed 10 behave he was re-
turned tn his cell.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-31
Man injured by FAN.

Thomas O'Dell, living on Roosevelt
ave. fell backward from a ladder
while working ON a new house on
Watson-sL. near Woodward-ave..
Thursday morning. and was Injured
about the head. which came In con
tact with the frozen ground. He was
taken to Grace hospital. ,,,..e. !. 80.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-31
Edwin J. kipp souoht.

Relatives OF Edwin J. Kipp. % years
old. OF st. Louis, have asked the local
police to assist in locating the young
man. who disappeared from his home
Dec. 10. As he has acquaintance in
this city. It is thought he may have
come here.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-31

One year agc tedryt Msxfmvu tenn
perature. 35i minimum, III mean. -,
clear.
sun -fo-e nc ZOO q. IA. and sets nj
f:tO y.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-31
THE WEATHER.

Detroit aud vieinityi Thursday night
rnd Friday, partly cloudy, colder to-
niubt with mtsimum between and 10,
Ii.ht westerly winds becomiPs vari-
able.
Z Lower Michigan tonight and
Friday, colder I'm east portion tonight ,
fresh northwest vinds, becoming vari.
able.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-31
81 600 FIRE LOSS

CHEBOYGAN, Mich, Dec al
Louis Littleiohn's planning mill burned
az midnight. loss $4,000 covered 10y
/ insurance
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-31
Free to Times Readers.

I'm the advertisement OF story &
Clark i'm this edition OF The Times
will be found picture puzzle. To
everyone finding seven out OF the ten
faces a portfolio containing 80 old fav.
orite songs. with music. will be sent
free Of charge. Merely mark cross
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-31

There - not single Ingredient In
strohHs Beer that ~ not positively the
highest priced In it's line. hence II
leads all other beers. Phone Main 3is
for a case.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-31

Russia's cotton croD for 1905 is esti.
mated at nearly $4,000 900 pounds. an
Increase over the previous year II
about 25,Q00.000 pounds.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-31

Alexander, Umsreiiss, - Monros.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-31

ROME, Dec. 31.--Nlnsty-ssvsn
shocks have been registered BY the
seismographs Of the government.
Three Of them were quite severe.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-30
The Stomach Does
Not Cause Dyspepsia
Neither will II Cure II Because
The Lack Of Gastric Juices
Prohibit Relief.

The stomach is q strong, powerful
organ, which is composed of muscles
of great strength. 1t is filled during
digestion with gastric juices which,
when the stomach, extending and
compressing the food, dissolve 1t and
separate the nourishment from the
waste matter. If, however, these gas
trio juices are lacking, the stomach is
not capable of digesting It's food be-
cause It has not the tools with which
to work successfully.
The gastric juices when in a perfect
state do away with all foul odors,
fermentation and decay, reduce the
food to a disintegrated mass and the
stomach then presses II into the in
testines where another form OF dl-
gestlon takes place. Then the in
testines takes from this mass of food
all that is nourishing and give It to
the blood. The waste matter Is
thrown from the system.
If instead of nourishment the in
testines receive impure deposits COM
bined with a poisonous and imperfect
gastric Juice, It can be really seen
that they must turn such imperfect
nourishment into the blood. The
blood then being unable to give each
part of the body that which 1t re-
quires, becomes impoverished and dis
ease Is spread broadcast.
Stuart's Dyspepsia tablets corrects
such a condition at once. II the gas
trio juices are lacking and imperfect
these tablets do their work just the
same. They build up the elements in
the Juice which are lacking and re-
move those elements which cause dis
turbance.
Meat. grains, fluids, vegetables and
delicacles, in fact each portion OF a
large meal have been placed in a
glass vial and Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets have dlgested them TO per-
feet fluid just as a healthy stomach
would do.
A large complex hearty meal hold
no terrors for a dyspeptic IL Stuart'i
Dyspepsia Tablets are used Abnorm-
al eating, late dinners, rich foods
cause Ill effects to the stomach, but
when Stuart's. Dyspepsia Tablets are
used one may eat when and what
one will without danger o. dyspepsia
or discomfor.
Forty thousand physicians endorse
and prescribe Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets and every druggist carries
them in stock, price soc. Send u'
your name and address and we will
send you at once by mail a sample
package free. Address f. A. Stuart
Co., 15O Stuart Bldg, Marshall, Mich
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-30
DEEP WATERWAYS
ASSOCIATION ORGANIZES

Defiance, o., Dec. 30-The pro-
jected Toledo-Chicago deep water
way Undertaking has taken definite
form in the organization here or
the Chicago -Toledo-Cincinnati Deep
Waterway association, composed of
congressman, mayors and represen-
tatives of commercial associations.
The objects of the body are to
boom the canal and eventually ask
ccngress to appropriate 100000 to
make a survey of the route, which
lies In three states.
These officers were elected: Presl-
dent, Congress man T. Ansberry, De-
flance; first vice president, Major
George b. Fox, Lockland, o.; second
vice president. Perry A. Randall, TT.
Wayne, Ind; third fourth and fifth
vice puresidents are to be chosen
from Toledo, Chicago and Cincin-
nati; secretary Thomas ]. Logan,
Ft Wayne.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-30

Here is story speaking better for
the German emperOr's goodness Of
heart than his knowledge Of the an.
cient and royal game of golf. $50 you
want ground for your golf club. Sir
FrankT said the kaiser to the British
ambassador at Berlin. I'VE haven't
got nice grass meadows round Berlin.
as you have In England. hut I'll give
you bit OF the Gruncwald," pine
forest near Berlin and great Sunday
resort Of the Berlinrrs. "Ah, sire
Sir Frank Lascellcs replied. IL am
nfraid there would hc too many trees!"
"Treesw instantly replied the empcr.
or, with bonhomie. IAN the better to
keep the sun Off ycn when you are
playing In the sum,uer!"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-30
CAN RATTLES
FOR LOOTERS
Governor Harris Says those
Found Guilty in Probe
Must 60,

Columbus, O., Dec. 30-GovernC r
Harris date last evening issued a
statement covering the investigation
whish he has been conducting for the
past three weeks with the assistance
OF Attorney General Denman, Ass!s-
tant Attorney General Miller and
other state officials,
after carefully reviewing AN of
the Testimony, including that of all
employees i'm the basement of the
State house and various junk dealers
of tGts city, Governor Harris orders
Adjutant General Critchfeld, who IS
ex offioio custodian of the State
House, employed all CT the persons
implicated to discharge them from
the service of the state,
These include Glen Weinman, chief
engineer Joseph McNIeekin, Newton
Wallace, James Minis and William
iPhillips.
The testimony showed that Vein
man had been disposing OF old junk
such as brass, pipe, old wire, and cop
per connections to junk dealers for
sevesss years past, realizing from
these Osnles approximately $50 per
year, The testimony showed further
that Weinman who has recently re-
signed divided the proceeds OF these
sales to the others named and had
failed to turn the money Over to the
State Treasury,
Two weeks ago We.mman re.lm-
ubrsed the state to the extent off
$2l2, which is shown TO be all OF
the money he has ccSleated from the
sale of state property and the Gov
ernor in his statement deplores the
fact that there Is no law to convict
any of the papties nor amy laws to
compel such witnesses as the junk
dealers mentioned. to give further
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-30
Cold STORAGE Poultry.

The state board Of health OF Massa-
chusetts has issued bulletin OH cold
storage poultry In which this advice
Is given to housekeepers: "In order to
avoid obtaining watcrloggcd and re.
frozen fowls the consumer should de
mand the frozen bird and thaw 1t him
self If thawcd quickly by immersion
In bucket of hot water It may be
eaten with impunlty and with relish
the same day 1t Is purchased, or II
hung overnight at room temperature
1t may be ready for use the day fol.
lowing"