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The Detroit times., 1908-01-20
Wall IS RENEWED
OVER WR[TCHED
TRAIN SERVICE
TAKES ENTIRE DAY FOR SOUTH
ERIN MICHIGAN FOLK TO REACH
pETRoIT-ELEcTRlc LINE PRO-
JEcT MAY BE REVIVED.

The wall that ascends TO heaven
over the- crippled passenger, freight
and mail service between Detroit and
southern Michigan is no new griev-
ance. For years the people of this
section (west OF Adrian especially
have been clamoring for the privilege
of visiting the state metropolis without
using the whole day going and coming
on accommodation trains that don't ac-
c0mmOdHte.
A year or so ago The Times renew
ed the appeal for better service-point-
ing out that a fast night service each
way between Chicago and Detroit
would take care of this populous part
OF the state very nicely. The matter
was taken up with the Detroit Board
OF Commerce and with the officials OF
the Lake Shore road, but all that came
OF Il was another train each way be-
tween Detroit and Hillsdale via Ypsi-
iantf, which Is now taken of.
The Lake Shore has terse explana-
ton OF the taking off OF this train and
the fast train west out OF Toledo at
|2:15 d. NJ 1t is that the traffic won't
stand so many trains, and the road
doesn't care TO keep them going just
to see the wheels go round.
The officials might have said that
the unified New York Central system
has other lines for taking care OF the
Toledo, Monroe and Chicago business
out OF Detroit-which may be COM
pensating reflection for the unified
system, but does the Detroit.bound
denizens OF the Lake Shore district
west OF Adrian precious little good
Naturally the thrifty towns of the
southern part of the state are in 4
state of mind on the subject. and In
Coldwater, Hillsdale and Hudson there
Is renewed interest In the project OF
carrying an electric lines east 10 Ad-
rian, where connection could be made
with fast Wabash trains for Detroit
An electric roadbed was built from
Adrian to Hudson By Toledo promoters
three years ago, but there the project
has languished from lack OF capital
The present indignation may give new
life to the undertaking IF the indigna-
ton lasts.
The suggestion has been made that
the Lake Shore might also electrify its
network OF branch lines centering at
Monroe and Lenawee Junction. This
would help amazingly. But the Lake
Shore is not evincing any tremendous
interest In the plan. Its private opin-
ion is that there are too many trolleys
singing their song now on Lake Shore
territory.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-20
UNEMPLOYED
co To CITY HALL
SEEKING WORK
WEST SIDE POLES TELL MAYOR
THEY'RE IN SORE sTRAiTs-Ex.
EcUTivE SAYS HE CANNOT
RELIEVE THEIR DISTRESS.

Over 1000 unemployed men. con-
gregated at Buchanan-st. and the
Boulevard at o'clock Monday morn
ing, and at 1890 started down Buch-
anan, marching TO Grand River and
down that avenue toward their obJec-
tive point. the city hall, attracting the
attention OF hundreds OF people along
the line OF march.
The men were without leader and
when they reached the city hall, they
conferred as to a spokesman, there be-
ing only two in the crowd that could
speak English. the majority of the
army" being Poles.
After a wait OF an hour, a leader
was finally chosen, in the person OF
John Nichcynski, OF No. 1449 Camp
behave, grocery clerk, who has been
without a position for several weeks.
Nichoynski is youth OF perhaps 81
Yeas, and speaks English fiuently
With this young man at the head a
detachment OF the army" marched
quietly into the mayors office. where
they were greeted by Secretary Kurz.
I've want work." .said the spokes-
maI. These men and their families
are starving. their grovery bills are
very large and they can get trusted
for no more. We come to you for as
sistance. You can provide some kind
of work, even IL you lay off the men
who are now working for the city and
place those men in their stead long
enough for them to earn money to buy
bread for their hungry wives and cry
ing babies. Give the men now employ
ed half the work, and these men the
other half, for a half loaf is better
than none"
We have nothing for you. gentle
men, said Secretary Kurz,. I'VE only
wish we had. 1t is not in our power
to furnish you employment. Go to tho
board of public works where they hire
laborers. We have racked our brains
to find work foSotbe unemployed"
Just after Secretary Kurz had finish
ed speaking. Mayor Thompson entered
and told the men that he could do
nothing.
circumstances will drive these men
to do something" said their leader as
the party turned to leave. I'VE will
call again tomorrow morning and hope
by that time you will have something
for at least part OF them to do
Many OF the men who formed the
army" had asked assistance and aid
from the Rev. FIR. Kieruj. OF st. Fran
els church, and the Rev. FIR. Gutow-
ski, of st. Casimir's. From their pull
pits. Sunday, the priests told the men
To meet Monday morning and select
10 delegates to call upon the mayor,
but not to go there In body. One OF
the Poles said the priests assured them
that If the delegations failed to Sc.
cure the desired work, the priests
themselves would go to the city off,
Gals to see what they could do.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-20
N IN|sTE R FALL
into WATER IN
bAPT|sTRY
REV. SAMUEL MBRiDE GETS
DUckINo, AND MAKES HURRY.
UP TRIP FOR DRY CLOTHES,
WHILE CONGREGATION WAITS.

A little mishap which occurred in
the Woodward-ave. Baptist church
Sunday morning, resulted in the Rev.
Samuel Mcbride, ID. D., of New York,
being immersed. although At Is believ-
ed that the reverend gentleman has
been regularly baptized according to
the tenets prescribed by the Baptist
religion.
DR.. Mcbride has been conducting
evangelistic services In the Woodward
church for the last two weeks, and as
Sunday morning marked the consum-
nation OF his labors in this city, he
was baptizing the converts.
The doctor had neglected to bring
with him when he came TO Detroit the
waterproof suit usually worn when
administering the sacrament, so Dor.
rowed one, which proved to be quite
small. In immerslng an unusually
large person, he slipped slightly and
received quite a drenching, so much
so that he was obliged to Sc
cure one OF the parishioner's automo.
biles, go hastily to his, hotel and
change hts clothing. He returned TO
the church, however, in time to preach,
although two OF the hymns scheduled
to come after the sermon were given
before he came into the pulpit, as time
filters. 49,.
There Is no truth In the report
that the service was delayed an hour
said the Rev. w. o. Stovall. assistant
pastor of the Woodward church Il
sat right near the baptistry when DR.
Mcbride received the ducking, but did
not know that anything had happened
until one OF the deacons whispered 10
me that he had gone to change his
clothing. SoS OF course. an explana
ton was necessary TO the congrega
ton. Other ministers have often had
some OF the baptlsmaI waters splash
on their clothing, but conducted the
services without making change
However DIR. Mcbride went to hear
Prof. MouIton lecture on The Moon
In the Church of Our Father Saturday
night and got a cold. so was fearful
or taking more by remaining In the
church with the wet clothing on"
The Detroit times., 1908-01-20
c. NICK STARK AGAIN
BEFORE FOOTLIGHTS

c. Nick Stark well-known Detroit
newspaper man who. for the past sew
en- or eight years, has been dividing
his time between the press and tho
footlights, has again broken away
from the local newspaper field to join
the James O'Neill company, which
played an engagement in the Lyceum
theater last week Mr. Stark's prin-
cipaI role with the O'Neill company,
which plays repertoire. will be that
OF Caderousse. the inn-keeper, In Monte
Cristo. The company is playing in To
ronto this week.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-20
SPECIAL MILITIA FOR
PACIFIC COAST DEFENSE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20--Stronger
defenses for the principal cities OF the
Pacific coast Is subject TO which the
war department Is giving It's atten-
ton The fact is realized that in the
event OF hostile emergency. San
Francisco, Portland and Seattle are
not as safely protected as they should
be. For the purpose or discussing
the subject, the war department re-
Gently invited to Washington the adj
jutant generals OF California, Oregon
and Washington. The scheme OF the
department is To have the various
coast states assign part OF their mill
itia permanently TO assist In coast de-
tense, as reserves and supports.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-20
DEEM ALDRICH BILL
UNWISE AND UNSOUND

CHICAGO, Jan. 20.--The resolutions
committee OF the currency commits
sion OF the American Bankers asso-
citation, issued a full report OF the
meeting OF the commission at which
the various asset currency plans now
before congress were discussed and re-
jected. The report summarizes the
commissions objections to the Aldrich
bin and to the present FowlerNbiil and
then presents a bill In 13 sections
which the commission. with the back
ing OF the association, will recon-
mend TO congress.
The Aldrich bill is declared to be
"impracticable, unwise and financial.
ly unsound~
The Detroit times., 1908-01-20
FIGHT FOR
A FAIR CHANCE
WILL SO ON
JAMES scHERMERHoRN SAYS
THERE Is A LulL JUST NOW,
BUT ONLY FOR CHANGE OF
COMMANDERS.

Discussing THE social fight for a
fair chance before the Business
Mems class OF the First Congrega.
tional church, Sunday noon, James
Schermerhorn, Of The Times. said
being a fight. Just now there was
something OF lull. Some interpreted
It to mean that the forces of social
progress were dismayed by the charge
that their warfare was too costly
that 1t was paralyzing business. More
likely, however, the temporary stay
was due to change of commanders.
One has only to recall the derision
and the scorn directed against the adj.
vocates OF fair chance a dozen
years ago, to realize how many de-
cisive battles have been won for bet.
ter social and Industrial order. To
charge at that time that there was
anything radically wrong in the dis
tribution of wealth was to bring down
upon ones head the cry Of "aEar-
chist," 'incendiarist," "fomenter Of
class hatred" and the like. Today
we are in the midst OF a great popular
demand for changed social order
socisl fight for fair chance, cap
tanned by President Roosevelt. the
man whose nomination was received
by the captains of industry with the
toast. Here's to the man we all are
for, but none OF us want" At the out
set party regularity made them for
him; fear and trembling for the SCI
curity of their peculiar operations
made them against him. II was In
keeping with the old order that q
man OF his ideals and positiveness
could never have received the nominn-
ton from the party leaders: he was
kicked upstairs into the. presidency.
But when he awaited himself OF the
opportunity of becoming the leader
of the fight for fair chance no con-
spiracy of predatory wealth could de-
feat the popular demand for his nom.
nation. which was the winning OF the
first battle for square deal.
Now the swollen fortunes are say
ing all manner OF evil against him. He
is quoted as complaining that he can
not even join In the worship OF his
church, repeating the commandment
Thou shalt not SEAL" but he is at once
accused OF starting panic In Wall-sti
\ The presidents alleged remark 10 the
railroad kings at the Gridiroh dinner
Gentlemen, L stand between you and
Continued ON Page Eighty
The Detroit times., 1908-01-20
TO KILL SELF, USES
NAIL, STICK AND GUN
fFror . Special Correspondent

OWOSSO, Mich. Jan. 20.--Louis
strauss, aged 6S. committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head.
with his old German rife. He DELHI
erately set about taking his life, driv-
ing a nail into a long stick and using
this to press the trigger of the rife.
whose muzzle he had placed under his
chin.
Strauss had been out OF work and
III and dependency led him to kill
himself. He had attempted suicide
last fall. His wife survives him.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-20
GOVERNMENT LIBELS
STEAMER BINGHAMPTON

Judge Swan Is hearing this after
noon the suit OF the United States
against the steamer Binghampton.
growing out OF the collision OF that
steamer with the survey boat Hag.
cock at ST. Clair Flats In 1906. The
Hancock was taking, soundings In 1.-The
channel, and II Is alleged That she blew
one blast to signal the Binghampton
90 go past her stern Instead both
boats kept on theft courses and the
Hancock was cut In two and sank I'M
medIately. her men narrowly escap.
ing with their lives and losing all
their property. The government asks
$4,000 damages.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-20
LIEUT.. HAZARD S
PLEA IS NOT
GUILTY"
ACCUSED FORT WAYNE OFFICER
FACES coURT-MARTiAL-MATRI
MoNIAL ENTANoLEMENTs NOT
MENTIONED IN CHARGES.

Lieut.. Russell +. Hazard, the Fort
Wayne officer who recently married
Miss May Masseth, of No. 116 Dragon
ave-. and who Is alleged to have wife
and family living in Oakland. Cal, was
placed on trial before a court-martial
at Fort Wayne. Monday morning. Haz-
card is charged with conduct unbecom-
ing an officer, forgery, embezzlement,
The Detroit times., 1908-01-20
Beats wife; Fined s2s.

Henry J. Leinhard, No. 354 Kerche-
yal-ave., drove his wife and child out
into the snow Saturday night, accord.
ing to the /testimony of DOficer r. r.
given In police court Mon.
day morning. A neighbor took. them
In and phoned for the police. -I>ein-
hard viii have TO pay SIS TO satfsfz
the demands OF justice. -.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-20

One year nEo todnyf Mnxsmum tem~
pcrnfure. SIT mtrimuns tos wean> 30f
SNOWFALL fpscIfedb, .t2t weather, cloudys
high southwest 90 west wfnds-
The sun rose ne Gr5z .. m, ard sets
nj sf3x y. M
WEATHER CONDITIONS
An srsn of low pressure overapresdS
che northwest. central ovev British Co
fuubsa. The high pressure oyerI1en the
.eufheastern states and rxteo1s noreh-
east along the Atlnnttc coast. Exeeo1>
ing the moderate deerease In preo.ure
over lower Ontario ne1 tDSe en1Peuna
porfhyxe.f. the Changes kaya kf<n
.Itohf. Tb tempcTntnre HISS r1sen a
rno<f stations over the lake rex1om om1
central valleys, sud fnlsen ever yeufe
Dnkofn. the New Enxland sfa1e9 mn&
>uvu Sruffu. t.fscWU<f< nko0t 6f0fIon~
ury temperature ~ frpeft<foz fhe onty
precipifRflon reported ~ aver the nd
die and north Pacific sfaten-
Partly ricody weather With eoattaoe4
nod~refr Temperatures y for<rnse -
this section to~fxbt and Iuce6oy& xAA
wfnts Will eenftpuc fresh qoN@Aex1y. 4
49,
@ kfexnu<4sr. Emhrsatna. - XnmnmG
The Detroit times., 1908-01-20
Will Allen Discovers
He Has Right to HObnOb
With British. AristOcracy

Will Allen. who Is visiting in Lon
don. England. writes to The Times:
THE moral condition OF old London
n rotten to the core. especially the
west end. There are thousands out Of
work and many are Starving. During
my stay here have discovered that I
am entitled to coat OF arms. being a
descendant OF nobility There was a
lord away hack somewhere In my fam
lily, emitting me to mingle with the ar
istocracy."
The Detroit times., 1908-01-20

Because of your sick wife will let
you go this time" said Justice Jeffrics
10 William Sherman, who was up In
the early session at peilee-eeHft- ae-
cused of disorderly conduct. Patrol.
man Kaiser said that Sherman was so
afYectiopate Saturday night that he in
sisted on hugging a woman who pass;
ed. William announced that he had
recollections Of many foolish things
done under the influence Of powerful
lag
The Detroit times., 1908-01-20
EIoht Killed In Georgia Wreck.

ATLANTA. Ga. Jan. 20.--Two white
men and six Negroes were instantly
killed and Is persons injured In a
wreck of a work train six miles east Of
Fairburn. on the Atlanta, Birmingham
a Atlantic railroad this morning.
II is said the train ran into a tele-
phone pole which had fallen across the
track.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-20

passing worthless checks and break
ing open and close arrest. In case OF
conviction he will be dismissed from
the army. and imprisoned.
The court was composed OF eleven
officers selected from different regi-
ments, with Lieut.Col Leonard A.,
Lowering, of the Fourth infantry, pre-
siding, and Capt. Chas. d. Roberts, of
the Seventh infantry, acting as Judge
advocate, position corresponding to
that of prosecuting attorney In Grim
inal court
The court was held in the ballroom
Of the officers' headquarters. The Of
(Coptinued On Eighth Pnge.D
The Detroit times., 1908-01-20

Charles w Merkel. of Ann Arbor.
formerly druggist In. Hnghesxilla,
Mo-, mas flied petition In bankruptcy
stating that his debts amount 10 ST.
i44.25 and that he has no real or per
sonal property.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-20
THE WEATHER

Detroit and vfcinftys Moaday nssht
and Tuesday, partly cloudy, bat ~lnght
change tn temp<rsfureS southcr1y
winds.
Lower Micbignns Fair tonight and
tuesday, moderate Temperature.
HOURLY TEMPERATURES.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-20

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. zo.-The su-
preme court today declared the two
cent rate law unconstitutional.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-20

nsslsess-iike Prfstsss. No fuss and
no feathers. The plain, neat kind. that
looks right Times Printing Co. IL
John r. st Phone ffes.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-20

what society needs Is shorter en-.
Essements and longer naarriages.
, 1908-06-08
PECULIAR CONDITION
OF THE ATMOSPHERE

Never before in the history of the
Salt Lake City station of the United
States weather bureau have such at
mospheric conditions existed as have
prevailed in this locality during the
last several weeks, says the Salt Lake
Tribune. Section Director r. J. Hyatt
says that it is impossible to account
for the p~rolongation of the low pres.
sure of this vicinity by the laws of sci
enee. He speaks of it as being one of
the freaks of nature" which are abso-
lutely beyond comprehension The
average time which 1t should take q
storm to move across the United
States is our days, but this storm has
been hanging around the plateau re-
gion for over two weeks. Another
regularity is that the usual direction
of the movement of low pressure areas
is from the northwest to the south
east, but this one, in direct opposition
to the rule. has twice Travelled east
from this locality, and each. time has
%retreatei, thus moving back toward
the west, which is unusual.
, 1908-06-08
LEFT BOARD BILL
AND FLED THE CITY,

Young Brest, who has been singing
at the Electric theater here for sew
eral weeks, suddenly left the city sat.
urday night. leaving an unpaid board
bill and perhaps other small accounts.
hBrest appeared In his first turn at the
theater that night, but when the time
for the second turn zane he was miss
ing. Mr.. Moore, the manager OF the
theater, went to Cheyenne on a train
later than the one his singer is sup
posed to have left On, and found that
the mar had spent a few hours in
Cheyenne, sleeping in the oom Of a
friend there, but when the manager
reached the Capital city his late en-
ploye had probably boarded the same
train for Denver and thus given him
the slip, 1t is not believed an effort
will be made to bring him back by ex-
tradition.
, 1908-06-08

system under which preferential
rights 2 use the lands Immediately
adjacent to their farms and ranches,
until such time as such lands might
be demanded for further settlement,
might be accorded to stockmen, Ger
tainly this is all that the great major
ity of the small ranchmen OF the state
desire. II they car obtain the exclu-
sive use OF small acres of grazing land
they will be in a position to figure
upon definite results and count upon
the permanency Of their business.
In summing up. Mr.. Mondell seems
inclined to the view that some system
of purchase whereby reasonable areas
might be passed in fee on easy terms
would be best There can be no ques-
ton but that private ownership Is the
goal to be finally reached, but pending
that Anal outcome we must have some
system that will give possession under
the law to grazing areas necessary to
the support OF the families Of small
ranchmen.
Mr.. Mondell Is himself a small cat
tleman and Is in full sympathy with
that class Of our people. but he has
been unable to reach a satisfactory
conclusion in his own mind as to the
very best disposition to be made OF the
vast rublic domain that has been given
into the keeping of the people of this
nation. That he is thoroughly honest
in his endeavor to solve this problem.
no one will deny, and the words Of
hope and encouragement given In his
letter to Mr.. Olson will be read with
interest of the people of this county
and the entire state.
, 1908-06-08
COMMON SENSE

Leads most Intelligent people 70 use oniy
medf3ines Of known ~compositlon. There.
fore Il Is that DR.. Pierce's medicines, the
makefs\4f which print every ingredient
entering hAo Them upon the bottle wrap
pers and ATTEST It's correctness under oath,
are daily grN%ing in favor. The COM
position Of Dfl Pierce,s medicines Is open
70 everybody,vDr. Pierce being DESTROYS
Of having he search Ught oil inYestIRa:
TON turned fully upon his formulR, being
eonfdent thlt The cater The coml0SfNon
pr {6ese medlcInes Is Known the morS
WILL thelr 9reat c0ratlYe NerIts be recQg-
nizedA Being wholly made q The active
medicinal principles extracted from ma
tive forest roots, BY exact processes
original with DR.. Pierce, and without the
use Of drop Of alcohol, triplereRned and
chemically pure glycerine being used In
stead In extracting and preserving the
curative virtues residing in the roots
employed, these medicines are entirely
free from the objection Of doing harm
BY creating an appetite for either al
coholic beverages or habit : forming
drugs. Examine the formula on their
bottle wfappers-the same ~ sworn to by
DR.. Pierce, and you will find that his
'Golden Medical Discovery, the great,
biood-puriher, stomach tonic and bowel
resulator-the medicine which, While not
recommended to cure consumption In IT.
advanced stages (no medicine will do that
yet does nj AL thoss catarrhal condi.
tions Of bead and throat weak stomach,
torpid ffver and bronchial troubles, weak
lungs and hang-oa-oougha,e which, II nee.
lected o. badly treated leAa up 10 and
finally terminate In cohsumption-
Take the sGolden Medical OScovervs
~ ttnss and II - not likely 70 disappofnt
you II only you give II . dAorvsgh and
f0tr trial. Don't expect mxacles., Il
won't do supexnAturaf thing. You must
exercise your patiencs and p~exsevere in it
nse for . reasonable lAgE6 u tine to get
IL fnll bens6ta The inGfedients Of which
Df. PiercoS medicines m composed have
he unqualified eudotDe0eat 81 scores Of
medical lsAdsss-beetef than any amount
Of lay, or nonrprofeassouAl. tse0moniah.
They are not given away 10 b expert.
nented With bSS aFs soA b 81 dsalSeStu
0Adloanas - EoasooAh1D pgfooA,