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The Detroit times., 1908-09-21
ELECT TAFT AND
COP. CONGRESS
EXECUTIVE WRITES HIS VIEWS
TO CHAIRMAN WIN. 3.
"a MCKINLEY.

OYSTER BAY, N. Y. Sept, 2l.--In
reply to letter from William b. Nc
Kinley, chairman OF the Republican
congressional committee, President
Roosevelt has written a letter com
mending Judge Taft's candidacy and
The work of congress I'm the last seven
years.
The first part OF the letter reviews
the Important work Of congress of the
last two Republican administrations.
Then the president says:
1t Is urgently necessary, from.
the standpoint or the public In
terest, to elect Mr.. Taft. and
Republican congress which will
support him: and they seek cleo
ton Oh a platform which spe-
cificallN pledges the party. alike
In Its executive and Legislative
branches, No continue and develop
the policies which have been not
merely professed but acted upon
during these seven years. These
policies can be successfully car
ried through only by the hearty
cooperation Of the president and
congress in both its branches.
and 10 Ia therefore particularly
important that there should obtain
such harmony between them. To
fail to elect Mr.. Taft would be
calamity to the country; and 1t
would be folly, while electing him,
yet at the same time to elect
congress hostile to him. con
gress which under the influence
Of partisan leadership would be
certain TO thwart and baffie him
on every possible occasion. To
elect Mr.. Taft and at the same
time to elect congress pledged
to support him. is the only way
In which to perpetuate the policy
OF the government as now carried
on. feel that all the aid that
can be given to this policy by
every good citizen should be
given: for this Is far more than q
merely partisan matter.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-21
Man Who Nosed ont Fake
Burial of Baker Is in
Michigan On Bank Case

MUSHROOM, Mich, Sept. o.
Special flames Donovan, Chicago
capitalist who was concerned in the
Senator Platt-Mae Wood case, and
who previously figured in the Baker
burial at Big Rapids. is in Michigan,
looking after Big Rapids people who
lost money I'm the wreck of the North.
ern National bank In that city.
Baker was cashier Of the bank and
ABE" Hummcl,s New York con
vict-lawyer, sent a body purportisg to
be Bakers, to Big Rapids for burial,
SO Baker could get away, IL was al
legged, when the bank of which he
was cashier went to pieces. Donovan
refused to believe him dead and, after
two years of persistent objections, the
grave was opened and the dummy was
found. Baker Is now engaged in
Wall-st. operations.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-21
REPU BL|C AN ALL
-H|S-LIEE WOULD
BOLT WARNER
JAMES o'MEALY, Ex-sHERiFF OF
HILLsoALE COUNTY. SAYS he
THINKS TOO MUCH OF HIS PAR.
TY TO INSULT 1T.

HILLSDALE. Mich, Sept. l. .-(Spe
al.)-James O'Mealy. ex-sheriff OF
Hillsdale county. gave sample of the
sentiment In the whole southern tier
of counties when he said 10 Times
correspondent: IL have been a Re
publican all my life, and think too
much OF my party to insult 1t by con.
tinuing Warner as governor; and
believe those who have the best In
terest of our party at heart will vote
for Hemans rather than embarrasa
the party with a continuation OF the
present disreputable administration.
A representative Republican OF
.Lenawee county said to your cores
pendent:
"A revolt or stampede comes near
est expressing the situation as 10
Warner among Republicans. Men
who never split their ticket are open
ly declaring themselves against what
they term dishonesty or incompetency
or BOTH
o. B. Bowen, postmaster and presi
dent of the Bank OF Addison, is one
OF many leading Republicans to open
ly denounce Warner.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-21
TO SWITCH OFF
ELECTRIC LIGHT
TRUST
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT HAS
STARTED A FEDERAL GRAND
JURY PROBE IN SPITE OF
THREATS AND ENTREATiEs.

NEW YORK, Sept. l, The federal
"gun-shoe" investigation OF the Cen
eral Electric Co.'s management and
also has been inserting the probe into
half. dozen other electric concerns
with a view to establishing evidence
OF an unlawful combination.
II is said that enough evidence has
already been secured to warrant the
indictment Of half dozen masters
of finance. In the electrical world. -
Astounding revelations are limited
at The government Is convinced that
the electric street railway and electric
lighting business OF the country are
absolutely controlled by the trust.
More than q dozen witnesses have
already been examined by the grand
jury. The taking of further testimony
has been postponed to enable the gov
ernmentis- trust -pfebefs" 10 collect
certain documentary evidence" The
best obtainable information Is that the
grand jury will not complete Its work
until late In November.
The investigation was begun on the
OTueT Vi TTeSlutut RoOSeNcit ohu &c
now being pushed at his express com
mand, notwithstanding the emphatic
personal opposition OF men high IN the
industrial and political world. This
is said. on high authority to have de-
veloped into the attempted coercion
Fall to Bluff Roosevelt.
The advocates OF temporary delay
take the ground that inquiry during
the heat OF a presidential contest may
work untold injury to the party. They
have tried to impress on the president
that his motives will be misconstrued;
that the industrial interests will not
only become alarmed. but that the
opposition will attribute the action to
base political motives. They have
told Roosevelt that "he will catch IL
going and coming"
The president, so the authority for
this story says, has met these en-
treaties with the declaration that he
will not permit the mixing of politics
and business.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-21
LABOR IS PLEASED
At FEDS WORK
& OLUT TONS CONCERNING
TAFT AND ASKING FACTORY
PROBE ARE GRATIFYING.

LANSING. Mich, Sept. >'.-(Spe'
cial. Labor men here and through
out the state express themselves as
much pleased over the smoothness OF
procedure and harmony which charac.
terized the recent State Federation OF
Labor meeting in this city. Especial
ly are union men gratified over the
adoption of the resolutions introduced
by Messrs. Emery, McGregor and
Knott, of Detroit. attacking Taft as
an enemy of union labor and the faith
er OF government by injunction. Mr..
McGregor's resolution calling for a
grand jury Investigation Of the failure
OF the state bureau of labor TO pre-.
serve statistics Of accidents occurring
to laborers in factories between 1892
and 1905 has been the subject of much
favorable comment.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-21
CHUNKS OF GLOOM HIT
STAID OLD WASHINGTON
BY RAYM OND.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2f.-Since
Mr.. Bryan turned his footsteps east.
ward the Republicans have enjoyed
their first real scare OF the campaign
They were going along passiyely
enough for awhile, but most OF the re-
ports OF Mr.. Bryan's meetings In the
west seem to indicate that, while ne
may yet arouse as much enthusiasm
as of yore. he seems to be convincing
people better than he did In the oiden
days.
In any event the first real Bryan
scare Of the season is on, and II has
taken possession Of great many SOLID
Republicans who ought to know BET
ter.
People who have been with Mr.
Bryan during his western trip say he
can carry every state he did In lSOO
and a good many more. or course,
he will have to carry more or be hope
lessly In the rear. These enthusiasts.
some Of whom are private citizens.
some admiring Democratic politicians.
some newspaper correspondents, have
undoubtedly become impressed with
the effect of Bryan's speeches In the
west, and one man with whom l talked
insisted the Democratic candidate
would carry every doubtful state west
OF the Missouri. My informant some
what dulled the edge OF his enthusi-
asm by including pretty much all the
states west of the Missouri in the
doubtful column.
Washington Is simply filled with
rumOrs and dark forebodings as to
what Bryan Is to do in Kansas or In
Minnesota. IL Is a matter OF current
gossip today that Iowa was hopelessly
Democratic now because Gov. Cum
Minis and Maj Lacey have been pittcd
against each other for Allison's seat
in the senate. People from New York
have heard awful things of the politi-
cal stew in Indiana. and those west Of
- Michigan are Mortified at the outlook
In New Jersey.
Bryan has a fighting chance and he
Is justified In taking 1t. but political
scares like the one which has just
begun AMI seldom justified by anything
at all in the conduct OF the campaign.
Ii would be unfair to the Democrats
to suppose the Republican plurality of
four years ago Is normal one. Roose-
Welt was immensely popular In the
country and he was opposed by a
colorless candidate. II would not be
at all unreasonable to suppose a -nurh'
Der of states which were lost to Park
er might be won by Bryan by little
hard work. Allowing for the increase
in the size of the electoral college, 1t
would not be astonishing II Mr.. Bryan
should build up vote approximating
that he received In 1896.
Some OF the more democratic Ell
thusiasts take the vote OF Bryan in
1900 as the basis OF their calculations
/. At that time he carried the solid
south and received in addition 43 votes
from Nevada, Montana. Idaho, Colo
RADIO Missouri and Kentucky sTigur-
ing out these states on the new basis
of apportionment. they give Bryan To
start with 120 votes from the solid
south and AZ from the six just men
toned. That Is a fair estimate OF
the Democratic side and IL gives
Bryan a total Of 165 on the basis OF
the vote eight wears ago
The Detroit times., 1908-09-21
BRYAN SCARE HAS
REPUBLICANS ON
THE RUN
KANSAS, OHIO, INDIANA AND MIN
NESOTA SITUATIONS CAUSE
RTuRBATION-G. o. p. VIEW.
POINTS TiNoEp WITH GLOOM.

THAT A SCARE Of extensive pro-
i portions has been thrown into
the "Grand Old Party" by the coun'
try's general enthusiasm for Bryan, at
last 10 being admitted on every hand
From Kansas and indiana and from
Ohio and Minnesota especially comes
the cry:
"Look out for that man Bryant RES
carrying the country by storm"
In these four states, those who fee'
the pulse Of politics are amazed at the
surglno strength flowing Bryanward'
Gloomy forebodinos daily are ex'
presse by leading Republicans, VINO
iusubriousIy own up that bryan has
'em guessing"
In substantiation OF the Democrats
claims that a stirring Bryan revival
is In progress and that this fact sits
heavily on the Republican whips
minds, the following excerpts from
Republican viewpoints at that, are Of
fered from dispatches sent to their
various papers by three political
writers Of note:
The Detroit times., 1908-09-21

CHICAGO, Sept. 2i.-The foliowin
etter was given out by Gov. Haskell
Il Oklahoma:
william II. Hearst:
Sir--You are stating In speech
and press In substance, that IN
1899, when Atty.-Gen. Frank ..
MonDet, OF Ohio. had several cases
pending In the supreme court of
that state againts the Standard OIL
Co, that sought to influence him
TO dismiss those suits. i have said
and now repeat that your state
ment is absolutely false. and that
j never had any relations OF any
kind or character with the stand
ard Gal Co. .
our conflicting statements prove
nothing. You, as newspaper man.
may and should desire q. reputation
for truthfulness, I, as a public Of
fetal, demand that those who &C
cuse me stand forth and make their
proof You know that suit
against you for civil damage, or .
criminal prosecution IfpFf
means long delay. and affords your
character of journalism a chance TO
cover your expenses before being
called upon to settle. l do not want
your money; I simply desire to ex-
pose you to the public as false
accuser who has distorted public
records and manufactured aate-
ments for base political purposes.
For the purpose OF settling for
ever this Infamous Islander which
you are circulating in your news
paers and on the stemptl now pro-
pose that a committee of five or any
three OF them. composed of the edi-
tors of the Springfield CMass.) He
publican. the Chicago Journal. the
New York World. the indianapolis
News and the St Louis Republic,
he selected to hear you and me
under oath, and all other evidence
they may desire az To the trnfh or
falsity OF your charge at the earif-
est POSSIBLE moment. and render
their decision to the public In writ
ing. -, -
charge sustained. I shall Withdraw
from ali connection with the pres
cnf presidential campaign.
should the verdict be against
Won. as know II will be. there
need he no other penalty than the
-sghllc- contempt due every assassin
OF character.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-21
.BRITT0N SWEPT
BY $1,000 FIRE
FIVE STORES BURN IN SPITE OF
VALIANT BUCKET
BRIGADE.

BRITTON, Mich, Sept. !:.-tSpe'
cial. Fire wiped out five stores in
the village of Britton about midnight
last night. The flames started In
Maccabee hall, above one OF the
stores, and were first discovered by
the night telephone operator. The
citizens formed a bucket brigade, but
the stores could not be saved. The
stores are: Barber shop. owned by
Bert AIlen;s B. j. Beasleys furniture
store: Louis Knebush's saloon; A. Z,
brakes drug store, and G.. l.. Grip
tons hardware store.
The total loss is about $1,000, and
Is partly covered by insurance.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-21
How Much Can a Horse Kick
Without Being Kicking
Horse" in the Laws Eyes?

CHARLOTTE, Mich. Sept. 21.-
Especially Judge Smith has been
called upon TO PASS on the question az
TO how much a horse can kick with
out being kicking horse"
Harold owen. of Bellevue, bought a
horse OF VI, II. Bradley. The horse
turned out, he says. to be a prize
kicker and Owen returned the horse
and demanded the return OF the note
he had given in payment.
Bradley says the horse is not a
kicker and a legal Interpretation will
be had on the issue.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-21
HOLD GIRL AFTER THEY
DIG UP DEAD BABY

CADILLAC. Mich, Sept. 1t.-Olga
Sundberg, aged Is, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Sundberg, farmers, living 20
miles west of this city, is being held
until an investigation is made into the
death of baby, whose body was
found buried back of the barn on the
The Detroit times., 1908-09-21

the fact that Senator Foraker has new.
er been Roosevelt man nor a Taft
man. But even while advancing this
defense. the Republicans are forced
to admit 1t will hurt, just the same.
Many politicians are asking this ques-
ton: Could anything be better calcu-
lated to produce political revolution
among the masses than.
l. Immunity for the Standard Oil
Co. on its 100000 fine.
Disclosure that a leading Republi-
can senator was under pay Of the
Standard Oil Co?
The Detroit times., 1908-09-21
Anna HeId,s DAUGHTER comes

NEW YORK, Sept. ,e-On the tenth
floor Of the Ansonia hotel, a black
eyed, black-haired girl. fS years old
sat today learning the -rudiments OF
the English language. She Is the
daughter of Anna Held. the musical
comedy star, and although her mo
Their has lived In New York since 1898
the little girl never had been In this
country until few weeks ago. That
Anna Held has a daughter is a fact
that has never had any publicity in
any Biographies of Miss Held which
have been issued.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-21
Three Dying From Exploding Gas.

NEW YORK. Sept. 21.-4-Hurled
high into the air By tremendouS ex.
plosion OF gas. following the under
mining OF part OF Hudson-st.. and
the breaking of a water man, III no
boken. three men received such Ter
rife injuries early today th9t they
are rerorted to be dying In st. Mary :
hospital. The men are Robert Groin
and BENJAMIN Brasch, OF 125 hudson
ST. and VIM. Sass. OF 20 Garden-st.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-21
DEPUTY SHERIFF
CHARGED WITH THEFT

John Woznack, assistant special
agent OF the Grand Trunk railroad.
secured warrant, Saturday. charg.
ing O. +. Wilcox, a special deputy
sheriff and car CHECKER in the EN-.
ploy of the Grand frank, with steal.
ing oats from, the company's freight
cars. II is alleged that Wilcox was
doing thriving business -eatsrFe-
falling them at 40 cents per bushel, a
big cut fro mthe regular price.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-21
Auto FACTORY Increases staff.

AS a further evidence OF returning
prospcrity General Manager Mir
land. OF the Cadillac Motor Car Co.
has made the announcement that the
big plant will be run night and day
throughout the winter. and that the
working stan will be increased by L.
coo men. The night force will be com
pIete in every detail from manager
down 10 apprentices. Wholesalers re-
mort an encouraging increase in orders
from, country districts. and farmers
are said 10 have plenty of money.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-21
Miss peck Arrives SAFELY.

LIMA. Peru. Sept. 21.--Miss Annie
8. Peck. OF Providence, X. l.. the noted
mountain climber. who few weeks
ago succeeded In reaching the summit
of Mt. Huascaran. arrived here safe
and well. She will proceed at once
TO Cuzco. She encountered terrible
perils in her ascent of Huascaran and
had several miraculous escapes from
death.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-21
BRYAN SCARE IS NOT
CONFINED TO WALL-ST
BY WALTER wElLMAN.

NEW YORK, Sept. 21.-Bryan las
had his inings during the past week
Taft's turn Is to come this week. or
late the tide has been running with
Bryan. From now, on II will be just
the other wa. Such is thed iagnosis
of the situation which one gets at the
Republican headquarters
IL Is not denied by anyone that last
week was a Bryan week Apparently
the Democratic candidate has been
carrying the country by storm. II Is
undeniable that many Republicans
have been In a sort OF panic. The
Bryan scare has not been confined to
wall-st. Republicans anxiety was gen.
eral even before the most unfavorable
development of the campaign up TO
this time--thed disclosures OF Senator
Foraker's- employment by the Stand
ard oil
Notwithstanding their pessimism OF
the past week, and their deep disgust
with the Foraker affair. the Republi.
can leaders believe the tide is about
to turn. They admit the Foraker
scandal will hurt everywhere. in Ohio
particularly, but do not believe II VIII
prove fatal anywhere They point to
The Detroit times., 1908-09-21
RIVERS VICTIM
is IDENTIFIED
,undberg far

The body found. floating In the river.
Friday morning. clad all in black, was
identified, Saturday. as that of Mrs.
Pauline Slack, aged Al. OF No. 1l43
Bellevue-ave., who had been missing
since Thursday. Mrs. Slaek,s husband
died March 2S and since then she had
grieved constantly. IL Is believed she
threw herself into the river in At of
dependency. Five children survive.
Destiny Is not desire: destiny Is dill
igence.
Buriness-iiks Iriatsng. TO fuss and
no feathers. Tie plain, neat kind. that
looks right TfEaes Printing Co.. Is
-Icha- Phone 1lot,- w
The Detroit times., 1908-09-21

"As / understand 1t, the building is
to be constructed SO the hall can be
easily divided into smaller auditor
iums. There Is demand for suitable
halls for various purposes, and there
is no question in my mind but there
will be an almost constant demand for
the use Of the building for various pur.
poses.
LAS far as the control of the build
ing is concerned, think 1t should be
vested In a municipal commission, the
members of which should be appoint
ed by the mayor and confirmed by
the common council, in the same man.
ner as the members of the fire and
public lighting commissions are ap
pointed. Such commissionships should
OF course be honorary, and think our
best citizens would consider It an
honor to serve in such a capacity.
1T seems to me that IL 1t Is handled
by such a commission the rentals will
take care of the maintenance, and
also pay part of the interest on the
bonds, If 1t does not do more than
that.
II hope that the vote on the ques-
ton at the primaries next week will
be large and representative one"
The Detroit times., 1908-09-21
CONVENTION HALL
PROJECT FAVORED
BY J. |. HUDSON
SAYS 'TWouLD BE GREAT BOON
TO CITY IN MAY WAYS -
URGES LARGE VOTE IN ?RI.
MARES.

Much interest is being taken In the
convention hall bonding proposition
wnich Is TO be voted upon at the pri-
maries next Monday. Tuesday and
wednesday. The advantages which
such hall would give Detroit In Sc
curing all classes OF conventions and
In providing place for holding
large musical productions and other
entertainments, are being pointed out.
nne picture OF the convention hall
erected Ia Kansas City Is on view in
the window of Sanders candy store
on Woodward.ave. IL shows what that
city mas done to be In the forefront of
the contest TO secure conventions.
Il am very much in favor OF the
erection OF a fine convention hall in
this city. and OF having bonds issued
by the city for its construction" says
j. l.. Hudson. Il do not favor II sim
ply because 1t will bring conventions
here and help to advertise the city,
but because we need IT for ourselves.
With such hall we could have fine
musical affairs at moderate prices,
and the building of the convention
hall should appeal TO ali of our music.
loving citizens. Such a hall will also
be OF great advantage for large meet
ings and entertainments OF various
sorts
The Detroit times., 1908-09-21

no feathers.-The- plain, neat kind. that
looks right. Times Printing Co.. IS
John n. at Phone 1l9A
The Detroit times., 1908-09-21

II doesn't pay to associate with peo-
pie who make you feel cheap.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-21
THREE DANGER SPOTS
WORRYING REPUBLICANS
1v J. C.. WEIlivER.

NEW YORK, Sept. -21.-Kansas, In
diana and Ohio are the three danger
spots which just now are giving the
Republicans worry and which really
constitute the chief basis OF the Dem.
ocratic excess of confidence.
The best Information obtainable il
that Indiana, In which the conditions
a month ago were considered ,lesper.
ate by Republicans. has been improv.
ing, from the Republican viewpoint.
While conditions in Indiana have
been improving, however, those In
Kansas and Ohio have not improved
They have been getting worse al
about the same rate that Indiana At
fairs have looked up. Within three
days I have Obtained statements from
leaders in Kansas and Indiana, Re.
publicans who would not permit their
names TO be used, but who spoke with
n RI m n lxlIG
The Detroit times., 1908-09-21
Around the State
in q Hurry

Marouette-P. II. OBrien, OF Laur
ium, was nominated for congress sat
urday. by Democrats of the Twelfth
Michigan district.
-chariotte-Attorney J. B. Hendee
will in all probability be the Demo
cratic candidate for the state senate
to oppose L. ID. Dickinson, the father
of the primary law. Hendee STANDS
well in his section and declined the
nomination for Judge Of probate 10
take the stump for Hemans. which
means he will canvass the district IL
nominated.
st, cIair-In a fit OF dependency,
Herman Zaetsch jumped into the ST.
Clair river intent on drowning. Inc
water evidently was too cold ana ne
came to himself and swan to shore
Afterwards he attempted to cut his
throat His condition is serious anu
Il is believed his mind is unbalanced.
Rochcster-Caleb Sweitzer, "a, and
employed by the ID. u. X. as car
house foreman at Rochester, mas dis'
appeared and officials OF the company
can give no reason for his going away
An auditor Is going over the books, Dtt
so far has found nothing refecung
upon Sweitzer. He has been employed
| by the company for number OF years.
Charlotte names nave
been secured to submit the local OPP
ton question In this county next
spring, The petitions will be pre-
sented at the October session or the
hoard of supervisors and should any
irregularities be found. they can be
corrected in time for the January SEES
sion# This county rejected prohibition
at the last election.
cbar,otte--Supt. Zimmerman, OF the
Michigan Power Co, went over this
territory in an automobile, with view
of building power line 10 hgh' 'hs,
streets of Charlotte bellevue anu
Oliyet. The private contracts u.
BELLEVUE and Charlotte have expireu
and Oliyet Is anxious to install MOD
ern method. go
RomuIus.-The funeral OF Thomas
McClaughry, aged as, was the iarges'
ayer held here. Two years ago, MS
wife aged 81. died after a long illness
ard now their only child. a daughter
aged Is. is sick and threatened WIFI
tynhoid fever. the same disease tna'
! caused the death OF her father. Dr
PRANK d. Whltacre's wife, who be
| came III with typhoid the same tine
as Mr.. McClaughry, Is very low and
fears are entertained for her recovery
Cttixeus residing I'm the third district
IN mot fail 60 vote for George Lord for
state senator. ---
CHARLES FLOWERS
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