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The Detroit times., 1908-04-07
PROHIBITION WINS
IN 10 COUNTIES
OUT OF Il
MAYoRALrY ELECTIONS PRoDUc-
TIVE OF HOT Fl0HTs-"DEA.
CON" ELLIS LANDS AT GRAND
RAPlps-ATWoop DEFEATED.

That the great prohibition wave
which has been sweeping the
country has struck Michigan with
force, is apparent In the result OF
the elections yesterday. through
out the state. The Prohibition
lists were successful by decisive
majority in 10 counties out OF
the IA wherein they brought pres
sure to bear.
Prohibition won in Barry, Clin-
ton, Gratiot, Midland, Missaukee.
Oceana, Osceola. st. Joseph and
Wexford and Oakland counties. II
lost In Gladwin, Grand Traverse,
Kalamazoo
The liquor interests were victor
ious in Kalamazoo county, where
the vets" carried the city by
1,772 and the townships by
enough 10 swell the total majority
TO nearly 1000. Traverse City
went wet" and with 1t Grand
Traverse county, the prohibition
lists losing by 800. In Gladwin
county the "drys" lost by about
100 and In Cass county by 80.
Dowagiac swung the county into
the wet" list by registering ma
jority of 400 votes In favor or
continuing the saloons.
PONTIAC, Mich, April 7.-(Spt
rial. --latest reports from Oaklan
county, which at first was believed I
have gone wet" show that II is safe
~ dry" by IS majority. This close
81 saloons and one brewery.
MARQUETTE, Mich. April TO
upper Michigan's 16 incorporated eli
es IA chose mayors In municipal cleo
ions. Successful candidates were
w. l.. Middlebrook; Han
oak, A. j.; Scott; Ishpeming. f. Z
Reese: M9nomlnee, Augustus Spies
gladstone, William A. Miller. All thes
i've are Republicans. The following
4, Jesgs tt,.sS - u 90, ~ H.
island. @f,s,.& w. Murray
3essomer. John Holland: Eseanaha
VI. Perron; Iron Mountain. T. II. Bar
on; Ironwood, ID. K. Sutherland; Nor
way, Gordon Murray; Negaunee. J. II
Winter; Crystal Falls, II. b. Webb.
The Detroit times., 1908-04-07
POSTUM

Is not only free from the harmful
coffee poison, but contains the natural
phosphate Of potash found in a part Of
the wheat berry which is included in
making this famous food drink.
1t builds up broken-down brain and
nerve cells. and no one needs this
more than the chronic coffee drinker.
Ten days freedom from coffee will
show
There's Reason"
for
Postum
The Detroit times., 1908-04-07
POS

Which is made Of Clean whole wheat and contains n
CAFFEINE-the drug in coffee that causes so much trouble
The Detroit times., 1908-04-07

Kenyon Cox, the painter. is also 81,
accomplished writer. He 10 a son e;
Gen. Jacob ID. Cox. secretary Of the'
interior in President Grants first cab.
met, who, after his retirement from
the army, became a successful writer
on historical and military topics and
was for more than 20 years q com
tributor to the nation.
The Detroit times., 1908-04-07

Kirk ls II.
YPSILANTI, Mich. April s7!-Col.
John p. Kirk, Democrat, was elected
mayor by 20S majority over George
did not figure in the election. Lock
wood represented the Law and Or
der league. He is himself ProhI
bitionlst.
The Detroit times., 1908-04-07
MANY HURT As
| CAR PlUkGEs|

CHICAGO. April MANY persone
are reported injured In wreck Uf =
south side elevated train 1T 1889
o'clock this morning near the Forty
third-st. station The smoker on the
ks.E. ~ 49,. /. ~ hnl csss. =: t-1e2
jumped the stratk anu plunged hsao-
long into the baeA ,xrd cf A=Pradxke-
ave. residence.
Cries arose from the MANNED ana IN
jured and throngs OF residents dock-
ed to the scene from all direction1s
having been attracted by the terribie
noise OF the crash. 1t Is declared that
no one was killed, but the neighbor1
for the next half hour were busy car
ing for the injured.
The Detroit times., 1908-04-07

HANCOCK. Mich. April 7.-(spe.
The Detroit times., 1908-04-07

city or Adrian by over 600. Mayor
W. +. King, Sr., Democrat, was elect
ed to succeed himself by 23A over
Ladd J.. Lewis, the Republicans get,
ting nothing but treasurer on the city
ticket. The two parties broke even
on aldermen, each electing three. The
council remains z TO 8 Democratic.
Kirk To- II. r.
YPSILANTI, Mich. April s7.-Col.
John p. Kirk, Democrat, was elected
mayor by 20S majority over George
ID. Lockwood. Republican. Party lines
did not figure in the election. Lock
wood represented the Law and Or.
der league. He is himself Prohl
| bitionlst.
ST. JOSEPH, Mich, April Edgar
| Aber, Democratic nominee for mayor.
received 200 majority over c. Z. Dick
inson, Republican. The Republicans
have elected one supervisor and one
constable In the city. St Joseph de-
clared for good roads by about 800
majority.
MONROE. Mich. April 7.--Boyez
Dansard. Democrat, was reelected
mayor by sol. The Democrats also
carried the remainder or the city tick
ct. b. ]. Nichols. Republican, defeated
Supervisor s. G. HOPPER, Democrat.
| by 81 In the first ward.
CHEBOYGAN, Mich, April T.
John Noll, Democrat, was elected may
or: John Clune, Democrat, treasurer
Little interest was shown.
t-SAuLT STE MARIE. Mich. April
THE Republican city ticket was
elected by majorities ranging from az
TO 1893. The Democrats elected two
aldermen out or the four ana the coun-
ell will stand two Democrats and six
Republicans. The fight was bitter,
personalities entering into the
speeches.
Liquor Dealer Elected
OW0SSO, Mich, April Wallace
d. Burke, the Democratic candidate,
was elected mayor. having a plurality
OF 246 over Stanley E. Parkill, the
Citizens candidate. p. c. Storm, Re-
publican, was far behind. A Repub-
lican city clerk and city treasurer
were elected. Burke is a liquor deal
err. but stands for strict enforcement
OF the law.
MT. CLEMENS, Mich, April T.
Varnum j. Bowers, Democrat, was re-
elected mayor OF Mt Clemens over
Dr. Henry +. Taylor. Republican, yes
terday. by majority OF 239, carrying
With hiW the Democratic city ticket
G1sy Il. ~. ,RsssnsssstsssSs
elected two supervisors and one, alder
1lRn. In the equity the Republicans
have a majority of one on the board
OF supervisors.
MARSHALL. Mich, April Geo,
w. Leedle was elected mayor on the
Republican ticket by 10 majority.
This is the first time the Republicans
have carried the city In nine years.
The balance of the Democratic ticket
was elected. 1t was the largest vote
ever polled here.
BATTLE CREEK. Mich. April o.
Again a Socialist won a place in the
city council yesterday, Frank A. Kulp
being the successful candidate. He
defeated both Republican and Demo
cratic nominees.
HANCOCK. Mich. April 7.-(spe-
The Detroit times., 1908-04-07

MARSHALL. Mich. April Geo.
w. Leedle was elected mayor on the
Republican ticket by 10 majority.
This is the first time the Republicans
have carried the city In nine years.
The balance of the Democratic ticket
was elected. 1t was the largest vote
ever polled here.
The Detroit times., 1908-04-07

ST. JOSEPH, Mich, April Edgar
Aber, Democratic nominee for mayor.
received 200 majority over c. Z. Dick
inson, Republican. The Republicans
have elected one supervisor and one
constable In the city. st. Joseph de-
clared for good roads by about 800
majority.
The Detroit times., 1908-04-07

PETosKEY. Mich. April 7.--(spe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-04
BUSINESS IS BETTER.
So Says e. p. Ripley. President of the
Santa Ee.

New York, Dec 4-E. P Ripley.
president of the A. T. & S F. road, re-
plying to inquiries relative to the pres
ent condition of the railroad in the A.
II. & S. F. territory declared the i'm
provement made so far has been rela-
lively good.
There has been some increase on
our lines" he said Tin the general
merchandise movement but it is limited
chiefly to supplies for farming COM
3nunities. In new enterprises there has
been very little Improvement
II would not be surprised if it should
turn out that the earlier movement of
the crops this year has brought the
railroad increased business at this time
for which they will have to pay later
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-04
Paid FOrty-Eight Millions to
Roads During the Year.
SAVE MUCH LABOR.
New System Will Prove Popular
With All Lines.
Other Items of Interest in Rail-
t.S. way Circles.

A new method of payment to the
railroads for the transportation of
mails is to become effective February
i, 1909 Instead of payments for this
service quarterly, the roads are to be
paid in the same manner the govern
Rnent discharges its other obligations,
once each month
The estimated revenue paid the roads
for the year 1908 is $4s.OOO,OOO. The new
system will mean that 100000 will
be put into circulation every month in
stead of S12 000. 900 every quarter. The
payments for 1909 will be on the same
weight basis as 1908.
Although the railroads have been re-
CURED to file with the postofice depart
ment their vouchers on which the pay
ments are made monthly, the payments
were made quarterly. The new system
will save the roads a great deal of Ia
Dor, besides allowing them the use of
the money two months sooner than was
granted them under the old system.
Some time ago the American Railway
association. through F. A Delano, and
the Rock Island road, through Guy
Adams. superintendent of mails, began
a campaign for revision of the manner
of reimbursement to the roads for the
carrying of mails
Under section 1921 of the postal laws
payments We're made quarterly, and
that prevailed until the recent order,
No 563, was issued by the postmaster
general, allowing payments to be made
at the end of each month.
The government receives preferred
service from the roads in the handling
of mails, but the latter have always
been compelled to wait three months
for payment for that service.
THE government pays all of its bills
every month" said Superintendent Ad-
ans of the Rock Island mail service
upon his return from Washington, land
the roads felt that they, too, were en-
titled to monthly payments. Rural free
delivery carriers are paid monthly, with
q small original investment, While the
roads which represent an investment
of millions have waited three months
for their reimbursement. This action
of the postoffice department in granting
a change in the long existing method
is very pleasing to the carriers, as it
shows a disposition to meet on COM
mon ground for a fairer play than the
old law presented.
The position of the roads is that they
are the very life of the postal depart
1nent fnasmuch as the city carrier, |
carving the mail to residence or COM
mercial houses, and the rural delivery |
carrier, carrying the mails to farmers, |
are dependent on the railroad to bring |
to city or station his supply of mail for
delivery.
That the railroads should be careful
an their rate, advances lest a maximum /
rate law be enacted and that the ship |
pers and carriers should work more In !
Harmony, were the opinions voiced by |
7. c. Lincoln, president of the National
Industrial Traffic league.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-04
TO BETTER TRACKS.
Santa Fe Is Planning Improvements
Along Coast Lines.

San Bernardino. Cal. Dec. 4.-Ru-
mors are persistently afioat that the
Santa Fe is preparing to at once un-
dertake some extensive improvement
work on the lines in this section. The
announcement is already made that
the heavy steel will be laid on the San
Diego line, but it is believed that the
extensive work of reducing grades
and Strengthening out the curves as
well as putting in a large mileage of
new ballast will also be taken up at
once which would cause an outlay
running into the hundreds of thou
sands of dollars on that line.
But more important to San Bernar-
dino is the rumor that plans for bal
lasting the main line from Highland
Junction to the Summit with rock are
being seriously considered and that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-04
MAY USE MO. PAC. TRACKS.
Orient Wants to Run Trains TO Kan
sas City via Gould Line.

Wichita. kan. Dec 4.-The Kansas
CITY. Mexico & Orient Railroad COM
pany. it was reported yesterday, has
begun buying property on Wichita
street north from its tracks on Bailey
street to Douglas avenue, with the
ultimate purpose of laying its pas
senger tracks on this street and erect
ing a passenger depot on Wichita
street facing Douglas avenue.
1t is said that the buying of prop
erty on this street has been in pro-
eress for several days. A surveying
gang was making surveys along the
street last week. but it was not known
that it was a railroad making the sur
vey.
AS soon as the Orient secures the
right of way to Douglas avenue, it is
reported, the company will lay tracks
there and run into the Missouri Pa
cific passenger station. This could be
done by using the Missouri Pacific
switch to the Haword Mills. 1t is
probable that the company would not
be allowed to build another track
across Douglas avenue, but it would
not be necessary as long as the Mis-
souri, Pacific track could be used. The
Orient is negotiating with the Mis-
souri, Pacific for the use of the latter's
tracks from Wichita to Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-04

greater ease and the mountain trip be
made much safer and more pleasant.
Such an improvement has long been
considered by the Santa Fe but the
money for making it has never been
available. Many of the mountain
grades on other portions of the system
have been ballasted with rock and the
results have been most gratifying.
In addition to the track improve
ments the company is also considering
number of smaller improvements
here and at other points on the
division
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-04

Silk and Wosted Trousers light and dark patterns neat stripes
and conservative Styles perfectly tailored by Hart
Schaffner Marx with silk throughout if to
ask $65 so for these Trousers would d.
not be asking cent than they WORTH sDsO
The Palaces special price Saturday will be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-04

in all likelihood that improvement
will be made within few months.
cess of 100000 and will at the same
time require a considerable additional
outlay in the way of track improve
ments. etc.
With a first class rock ballast road
bed up the heavy mountain grades
trains could be handled with far
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-04
HE MISSED HIS TRAIN.
Now Oklahoma Man Is Suing RocE
Island for Damages.

Chickasha, Okla. Dec. 4.-The new
order requiring passengers to show
tickets before entering trains has
caused the Rock Island to get into
trouble
The company is made defendant in a
damage suit for SITS filed in Justice Me
Clur's court by Attorney VIM Stacey
in behalf of Grover c. Dickson.
The plaintiff elleges that on Thanks
giving day he boarded the train at
Pauls Valley for Chickasha, accom-
panied by a young lady. On arriving
at Lindsay he tried to buy a ticket. but
according to his story. the agent didn't
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-04

The roads are not likely, 1 think, to
order any large amount of new ma
terial for some time to come. I know
that on our lines we have more freight
cars than we can use and many loco
motives which are not in service.
we are making. however. relatively
larger profits on the business We are
handling"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-04

show up. He attempted to board the
train with his friend, but employees of
the company refused admittance to
him demanding that he show his
ticket.
The petition further states by reason
of this action upon the part of the rail-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-04
A Convenient main

For Topeka people who desire a full
business day in Kansas City is the
Union Pacific No. 102 which leaves To-
peka every day at $50 a. m, arriv-
can get breakfast in the diner on this
train and dinner on No. 101 which
leaves Kansas City at 6 p. m,
reaching Topeka at 1885 D. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-04

New York, Dec. Junk is to be
the inglorious end of the famous cup
defender Constitution, which has been
sold to a Broadway dealer. She has
lain at a Connecticut port ever since
her last race with the Alliance in 1908
The Constitution was built in 1901
after the second challenge of Sir
Thomas Upton came to this country
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-04

road employees the plaintiff missed the
train. which caused him to suffer hu-
initiation inconvenience and loss to the
amount sued for.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-04

DR.. Howard Johnston win speak to
men at the Majestic Sunday after
noon, December at o'clock on
Scientific Faith. Don't fail to hear
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-04

All men should hear DR.. Howard
Johnston at the Majestic Sunday,
December 6 at 3 p. m.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-09-30

and willful violation by the national
officials, to-wit. the controller of the
currency the national bank examiners
and the secretary of the treasury, in
The case of Mr. Walsh of Chicago. and
every other national bank failure for
10 years, he would have given it an
other name beside socialism. 1t would
have been a shorter and an uglier
world 1t would have been called 're-
publican anarchy" Anarchy comes
from two words, nearing no law or
without law In the Walsh case.
known to every citizen of Illinois. the
controller of the currency publicly an
nounced and gave out that his depart
ment had suffered and permitted the
banking laws as to the amount to be
borrowed by the directors and indi-
vidual corporations under the 10 per
cent rule. to be knowingly violated.
The controller made the startling con
iession in his official report of this
bank that these national banking laws
had been so long neglected by this and
the preceding administration that
Walsh was justified in assuming that
the government officials had repealed
The laws by inactivity and by granting
immunity in advance to all such law
violaters. and this astounding confes
sion in the official archives of Wash
ington is somewhat stronger than the
modern method of exposing direlec
ton. to-wit, by common notoriety'
| Before he charges socialism and pa
terualism upon the democratic party
for asking additional safeguards. We
charge the republican party with will
| fuI, continuous violating of their oatf
of Office in permitting these nationa
bank officials to ignore the statute
and loot the banks, and defraud tbs
ldepositors There are many instance.
where this legalized peculation ha!
been continued for a period of year
| under the very eyes and within the
hearing of every bank examiner o
the district.
| Mr.. Monnett said that the additiona
| safeguards of national bank guaran
tees was only one step further in TIL
line of the laws already on the statute
books, and would scarcely have beel
necessary, had a strict enforcement
aye. even a liberal enforcement of tn
existing "paternal laws" He cite
from precedent in the settlement O
the bank failure of Governor Foste
of Ohio, which estate he was attorne
for, and was very familiar with tn
Rock Island Argus., 1908-09-30
Bryan is Greeted
With Great Cheer
at the Ball Park

When the Nebraska statesman ap-
peared there was a great cheer from
every one in the big audience, and il
was some minutes before the enthusi
asm subsided sufficiently to allow the
program to go on.
AS Mr.. Bryan stepped to the front
of the platform, NJ. ]. McEniry. can
didate on the democratic ticket for
congressman, stepped forward, and as
chairman of a committee composed of
Mayor H. c. Schaffer of this city, AL
derman Day of Moline and Mr.. Nc
Entry, representing the Upper Missis-
sippi River Improvement association,
presented to Mr. Bryan the resolutions
of the river convention at Clinton,
relative 10 appropriations for deep
waterway improvements. The resolu-
tions urge an appropriation of $1,000
900 year for the upper Mississippi.
Mr.. Bryan was then introduced by
Hon. r. ]. Medill as "the next presi
dent of the United States His first
remarks, when the applause ceased
NClc iStdIlNC " ti4C itSO
lutions. He thanked the committee
heartily for presenting the resolutions
TO him. and he stated emphatically
that he is in favor of extensive inter
nal waterways improvements He con
trasted the value of the expenditure
of government money in improvement
at home. and sending great sums
| hundreds of millions-off to the fal
east TO experiment in colonialism, and
Rock Island Argus., 1908-09-30
NJ braska Statesman is Prime
pal Speaker OF Evening and
Talks to Thousands.
DISCUSSES PARTY PLATFORM
Protests Against Interference of Roose-
velt-Bank Deposit Guarantee
Monnett's Subject.

Two of the most successful political
meetings ever held in Rock Island
were those of democratic day at the
Rock Island exposition yesterday
There was a large crowd present TO
hear the afternoon addresses and in
the evening, when William J. Bryal
spoke, the Island City baseball park
wGs thronged with thousands. who
gathered from Rock Island and the
nearby places to hear the great com.
moner discuss the campaign issues. 1t
is estimated that between $4,000 and
10000 people attended the meeting.
The grand stand was full and over
flowing. and the crowds covered the
entire inside field of the park and
swept out into the grass of the out
field. Over an hour before the open
ing of the program the grounds were
packed with people. and even as cary
as o'clock there were several hur-
dred people about the park, anxious
to see and hear Mr.. Bryan
MoDnctt is Speaker.
Atv7:10 Hon. Frank S. Monnett for
mer attorney general of Ohio, appeared
on the speakers platform with S. f.
Kcnworthy. who had been delegated
by County Chairman C. J. Smith to
introduce the Ohioan. Mr.. Kenworthy
presented Mr.. Monnett as a man who
has done things. and referred TO ths
fact that Mr.. Monnett prepared the
foundation, for +ba Standard Oil nrOCp
cution that resulted in the $4,000 00(
Rock Island Argus., 1908-09-30

stands pledged to do; that is. to pun
ish every national bank examiner that
draws his salary, and neglects his
duty, when he attends the club dinner
and drinks copyrighted highballs with
the bank president at the rear of the
bank in the directors room, and en-
joys the hospitality of White steamer
automobile during the afternoon and
evening in the park. We want to
make Mr.. Banker burglar alarm to
all his neighbors banks that are per-
forming a Walsh operation or the Fos-
ter slight of hand, upon the innocent
depositors' trust funds
Mr. Monnett was also speaker of
the afternoon. delivering much the
same speech as that given in the
evening.