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The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1908-12-25
What the League Has Done

IF the Anti-Saoon League had never done anything
else has been of untold value in setting everybody to
thinking about the dangers of alcohol The following
editorial from the Springfield Qll) Journal is just
fair sample of the way are thinking and writing
nowadays extent they did before This kind
of agitation is bound to have it's efect-an effect that
will be of incalculable benefit to society in general
Read this 'sDenatured alcohol has not made much
Roadway motive power, but the goodnatured alco-
hol the illnatured alcohol the manynatured alcohol,
plain old John Bareycorn, seems to be driving good
many of the automobiles Of the land.
"a locomotive engineer who takes drink is dis
charged This is right. drink makes him undecided,
slow recognize danger uncertain as to his right and
left hands, when hesitation means a holocaust.
autost stays late at the club and leaves for home
in fifty horsepower projectile doing close harmony
with the four friends with whom he has been playing
bridge and letting John Barleycorn run the car.
TIe is dangerous inebriate than the locomotive
engineer, for he has train dispatcher to keep him
right no rails to guide his Wheels routine to follow,
no fireman to watch him, conductor to give him
orders He is flying death, menace to every person
on the road as well to himself and his friends.
1.-THE mortality from motoring accidents would be cut
down. down. down, if alcohol could be kept from rea
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1908-12-25

tionshp with the motive power Many man who seems
sober is too drunk to be trusted with machine capable
of sixty miles an hour country roads.
E'Whats the matter of rule denying motorists
license to drinking men? Why demand sobriety of loco
motive engineers who stay the rails and waive it for
motorists who and sweep and ravage the roads
travelled by everybody Wouldn't it be better for the
motorists themselves to exclude the booze ighters?''
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1908-12-25
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all the saloons that have been closed in the United
States since January l. 1908 placed side by side
counting twenty-five feet front to each saloon it would
make solid of saloons more than fifty miles long
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1908-12-25
To Aid Women and Children

The Hon. F. M. Quinn, attorney at law Vandaa, Ill,
has taken up line Of work which believe should be
encouraged viz the defending of the rights Of
and children who have been wronged through the nu
of drink the part of husbands and fathers He
giving special attention to litigation in favor of women
and children under the dram shop act for injury to their
person, property means Of support
tions also convictions of justice touching this
paratively helpless class We are glad that some one
has risen up to give it special attention. and trust
that there will be more
The Detroit times., 1908-07-23
BILLIARD PLAYER GOT
ONLY SMALL DAMAGES

PARIS, July 23.--The following ex'
ample OF SolomonIc wisdom Is the
talk OF the bouleyards:
In a cafe n customer Was playing at
billiards. and had drawn his cue back.
when he sent the butt end through q
glass behind him. | piece OF this glass
fell on one OF his heels, which was
severely injured. SO he took legal pro-
ceedings against the cafe keeper, with
claim for damages in the amount OK
81, 900
The cafe keeper retorted that short
cues were specially provided for that
side OF the billiard table, so that the
plaintiff had only himself 10 thank "
he was hurt. After consulting a
number OF billiard experts the court
has decided that there were faults on
both sides. as the player should have
been warned against the glass. while.
on the other hand, he might have
used short cue.
! So he has been allowed 800 instead
OF the much larger sum for which he
applied
The Detroit times., 1908-07-23
EVELYN WALSH M'LEAN
FORGIVEN FOR "ELOPING"

DENVER, July 23.-Evelyn Walsh.
only daughter of the Colorado million.
aire. and Edwin Mclean, OF the Gin
cinnati newspaper family Of that
name, yesterday Hoped" from VOL
hurst, the brides home, to,Denver, LIT
miles, and were quietly married at
st. Marks Episcopal church.
When the ''runaways" reached Dem
yer they confded In Mrs. Crawford
Hill, society leader, who tried TO
dissuade them, but in vain. Mrs. Hill
then called in three or four intimate
friends and the party went TO the
church, where the wedding was sol
emnized.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mclean then returned
TO Wolhurst, informed Mrs. Walsh or
what had happened. received her
blessing and left at once for Colorado
Springs.
The engagement OF Miss Walsh 10
Mr. Mclean recently was announced.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-23
SUIT STARTED TO
SETTLE MATTERS
IN DISPUTE
RECEIVER BRINGS ACTION
AGAINST HAYDEN, STONE &
CO. TO DETERMINE STATUS or
CREDITORS.

The suit begun Wednesday after
noon by Receiver Fred e. Austin
against Hayden. Stone & Co.. who
acted as the Boston agents OF Gamer
on Currie & Co, Is intended TO de-
termine all the disputed points with
regard to the failure OF the brokerage
firm II Is hoped TO prevent mum.
Der of individual suits being started.
Austin asks that an accounting be
had to determine whether a balance
is due from Cameron Currie & Co., to
Hayden. Stone Il Co.: he asks that the
rights OF stock purchasers TO treat
ment as preferred creditors be inves-
tigated and decided; that creditors be
enjoined from beginning suits except
as intervening petitioners In this case:
that the firm OF Hayden Stone & Co.
be enjoined from selling stocks held
In its possession as agent for the Cur
RE firm.
This accounting Is called for be-
cause Hayden, Stone & Co. hold Sc
curities valued at 81 $4,000 and have
claims against the account OF 81 .300
900. Were they to close out all the
stocks, the Detroiters who are seeking
to secure possession OF their stocks
would be prevented from getting their
rights.
There are said to be credits Of $780,
900 on accounts for stocks handled by
Cameron Currie & Co. and Hayden
Stone & Co.. which are due to Gus
toners who dealt on margin.
Charles Hayden. of aHyden, Stone
q Co.. was In Detroit. Wednesday, in
connection with the establishment Of
branch here and service was, had on
him In the suit.
No suit has been brought against
the New York and Chicago represen-
tatives Of the Arm of Cameron Currie
& Co, and 1t is doubtful II they can
be prevented from selling out the Cur
rie accounts. This would pool all
transactions OF individuals In one gen.
eral fund and make It difficult TO sep
arate the credits due the buyers OF
stock from the margin traders. The
Boston firm could be reached because
II has established itself here Ia the
old quarters of Cameron Currie 4 Co.
Ii was also the medium Of the largest
accounts.
No fraud or misconduct IL charged
In the bill. sr7~
The Detroit times., 1908-07-23
Around the State
in a Hurry

Bay Clty--Secretary Of State Pres
colt, formerly a Warner lieutenant
has swung over to Auditor General
Bradley's campaign for the GOVERNOR
ship.
Pontlac-Pontiac Is TO get the first
state armory under the new appropria
ton law. Bids for the construction oil
a $4,000 building will be opened al
Lansing, Aug. IL.
Saqinaw-Albert Riethmeier. post
master of the village OF Gera. Is un
der arrest charged with misappropria
ton OF $500 OF government funds. He
has beep released under 500 bonds
and bound over to the October tern
OF the district court for trial.
Lanslna-Land Commissioned Rose
Is counting arrest. III any RESPONSE
BILE person will agree TO have me ar
rested for violating the primary cleo
ton law, I will make speech for one
Of the candidates for governor. JUS
for the purpose of having the law test
ed he said. Rose does not believe {
law Is constitutional which deprives
man OF the right TO express his choice
among the candidates for governor
simply because he holds state OF
fice.
Grand RapIds-Horatio S. Earle
National Convict Labor Good Roads
association met here. About 250 per
sons. most OF them Michigan highwa!
persons, most OF them Michigan high
way commissioners, were present
They were enthusiastic and cheere'
Geo. Clapperton when he referred Y
Earle as governor. President Stowe
of the board of trade. gave an address
OF welcome. Earle said ne would ad
vocate an appropriation OF 100000 b.
the next legislature for good roads
The resolutions will recommend stat
and federal aid for good roads. com
mend the county road system an'
praise Earle's work as state highwa,
commissioner.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-23
PAVEMENT RISES IN
GREAT WAVES ON
L0NGFELL0W-AVE.
EMPHATIC DE M o INST A TON
THAT POOR QUALITY OF GRE.
osoTEp BLOCK WAS USED
HAARER's JUDGMENT RIGHT.

Timely In every way was the mis-
hap which befell the creosoted wood
block pavement on Longfellow-ave., the
and burst open the streets surface.
The Thickness lies In the fact that
the council has been bothered by the
claims OF rival creosoting companies
as to the merits OF their block. and
this incident will be taken as afford
ing a comparison of wearing condi-
TONS
II can truly be said that no such
extraordinary pavement was ever seen
In Detroit as that in Longfellow-ava.
So greatly did the recent rains swell
the WOODEN blocks that the pavement
has bulged In great waves and tun-
nels until caves are LEFT under the
surface, between blocks and concrete.
In which a child might crawl. In some
cases the water pressure has split
the blocks right through.
| When Commissioner Haarer con
demned thousands OF yards of block
furnished by the Republic Creosotins
Co.. he excepted the block to be used
on Longfellow-ave.. as he had been
told by experts that that appeared to
be about 80 per cent good as far az
the wood was concerned. They did
not test the treatment, which Is sup
posed to make the blocks waterproof
On the same day that Contractor
Ferd. Porath laid the Longfellow-ave
blocks, the make OF blocks which had
been accepted as q substitute by Com
missioner Haarer were laid on two
other streets. These blocks were not
affected In the slightest by the rain
and didn't bulge at all
The council has just appropriated
500 to investigate creosoted blocks
and this weather test. although un
expected. may save the need OF using
the money.
No demand has been made upon the
city yet for payment for the block:
which were condemned by Commits
sioner Haarer but which the makers
had insisted were all right There
are also said TO be freight and de
murrage charges of nearly $1,000 &C
cumulated against the condemned
block which were held In Delray FOL
la long time and then piled In yards
| 1t developes that Controller Dore
lmus In paying for the creosote bloc
lon Euclid-ave. did not hold back IN
five per cent required by tn contract
He has held up the amount due 70
the intersections on that street. now
ever, to force the return Of the nv,
per cent on the entire street.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-23
RUSH TUGS TO
/ RESCUE NINETEEN
GERMAN STEAMER ANUBlS
LIES WRECK ON COAST OF
CALIFORNIA.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 22.-To.
day tugs we're rushed to the scene OF
the wreck of the German steamer An,
ubis. which lies wreck Off the Cali
fornia coast and to Santa Barbara and
San Miguel to rescue 10 passengers
who are said TO be still on board.
Complete details OF the disaster are
lacking, but enough is known to stamp
ii as one of the grave sea disasters
on the Pacific coast. Wreckage floats
into shore upon the crests OF the
giant rollers as mute evidence that
the ship cannot much longer bear
the strain to which IL is subjected.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-23
FADED BOUQUET ON
ELLA MARBLES
COFFIN
TOKEN OF SENTIMENT FOUND IN
GRAVE WHEN BODY OF WOMAN
IN FENToN FARM MYSTERY is
ExHUMED.
From a Special Correspondent

From a Special correspondent.)
FLINT, Mich, July pa withered
bouquet lay atop Of the coffin of Ella
MARBLE. whose body was exhumed.
yesterday, that the mystery Of the
Fenton farm might be unraveled. Who
placed the faded token there is mat
ter Of conjecture, for II Is said that
little real sentiment has prevailed at
the Blanchard homestead, whence
James Blanchard and his housekeeper
Leila Crosselman were taken to the
Genessee county Jail on statutory
charge and under suspicion OF know
rors suspected by the girl. Annie Cros-
selman, who caused their arrest.
One woman, Leila Crosselman. is
known TO have been present when Ella
MARBLE was buried as ELLEN White,
for reasons known to Blanchard. 1t
is believed that she, In a moment OF
emotion placed the bouquet on the
rough box which held the remains OF
the woman who had once been mem.
Der OF Blanchard's household.
Grave Is Opened.
Sheriff Zimmerman and Prosecuting
Atty. Martin superintendent the open
ing of the grave. When the coffin was
brought to light, II was found that
the most rigid economy had been ex-
ercised In the burial. The coffin
which was cheap affair. was UNI
earthed at depth OF only two feet
below the surface OF the ground and
the clothing OF the corpse was Of the
cheapest texture.
The vital organs were removed and
sent to Lansing, for immediate exam
ination for poison traces.
Coroner J. d. Stuart adjourned the
inquest until Aug. 3, TO await the re-
port Of the examining chemist.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-23
QUICK FINISH
To JOHN WILLIE

NEW YORK. July 22v--It took less
than two rounds last night at the Ma
varre club for Sambo Langford to
finish Joe Willie, Chicago. and the I'm
ish acme 80 quick and Unexpectedly
that the audience was divided in opin.
ion as to whether the fight was on the
level or not. or in other words. wheth'
err John was out for keeps or just
stalling.
The fight fans that have been TAX
ing In the shows at the Navarro. club
or any other club In fact. are not
used to seeing men picked of like Mr.
Willie was pluGked last night, and II
Langford expects to make livelihood
In the fighting game he had better lei
the boys down a little easier. or he
will suddenly find himself beating II
along the dark streets a little shy II
the feed department.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-23
GREATEST 0FFEhsE
IN Man IS TO
HIT SOFT
PRESIDENT COINS cHARAcrERls-
TIC PHRASE IN PLEADING ron
STRONGER NAVY BEFORE TX.
PERTs -ATsNEwPoRr.

NEWPORT. r. l.. July 23.-Presi.
dent Roosevelt. IN making q strong APP
peal before the conference Of Amer
lean naval experts for stronger navy.
coined new phrase Indicative OF his
character and policies.
1t is:
The one unforgivable offense IN
any man Is to hit soft"
Thep resident used his new phrase
when he said in the course OF has
speech:
mo fight was ever won except BY
hitting and the one unforgivable Of
tense In any man is to hit soft. That
applies to the individual and II APP
plies to the nation--to those who ad.
vocate a coast defense navy and afe
advocating that we shall adopt a. a
national principle the principles OF
hitting soft" 4
The president declared that Inc
spoke only as a layman and that his
appeal was addressed less to thu Of
ficer preent than to theg reat bu1k Of
hi fellow countrymen out Of nav cir.
cles.
The president spoke for,fhearly 40
minutes. He was continnBdsly inter-
rupted by applause from the 200 Of
ficers who crowded the little lecture
room. At the close Of the presidents
speech there was a brief recess and
then the conference which is consid-
ering plans for the American battle
ships of the near future went into ex-
ecutive session.
The president was invited to attend
and took%a prominent part In the dis
Icussion which followed.
| Conference of Experts.
| The conference now meeting at the
naval war college has been In session
for several weeks. II is composed OF
members OF the special battleshtps
committee, the general board from
Washington, the Newport summer con-
ference which meets every year and
the STAFF of the naval war college,
headed by Rear Admiral ]. p. Mer-
rill, who is chairman of the confer
ence.
Never before In the history OF the
lnaVy have rear admirals and junior
lneutenants with all intermediate
grades met for such free discussion
and criticism of war ships construc
!, ton and armament,
II is said that the conference wal
brought about at the suggestion OF thu
president.
Here are some Of the things advo
Gated at the conference by the presi
dent:
First.class fighting navy. or none.
Fleet capable of seeking out enemy
and annihilating it
| No neaca with Insult
| Notifications for coast protection.
The physical ability 10 uphold the
| Monroe Doctrine.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-23
WANTS CASH FOR
LIGHTING PLAN
AID. HEATING WILL CONDUCT
CAMPAIGN FOR ENLARGE
MENT.

Aid Heating, OF the Fourth ward.
who has been chairman Of the pub
lie lighting committee Of the council
for several years. Is going to make
a vigorous campaign for enlargement
and betterment of the city plant when
the estimates are up next spring.
Detroit people do not fully realize
the magnificent work Of their public
lighting plant nor the unique POSI-
ton II gives Detroit among American
cities" says Heating. 1T has saved
the city an immense sum of money
since its installation and has been a
success in every way. AS an example.
the low cost of lights has allowed
us to get many more lights than we
could otherwise have hoped to get In
the outlying portions of the city. In
that way II has made the city more
attractive and safer.
yet, when II comes to getting
money for the plant. 1t is like pulling
teeth. There has been the constant
danger that the city's investment
would deterioate to point where the
cost per light would be increased.
when a private company finds that
new machinery has been on the mar.
ket that diminishes the cost OF cleo
tricity, 1t puts in that improved ma.
chinery and throws its old machin.
cry on the scrap heap. Here, the es-
timators have preferred to have the
old machinery patched UP usually.
I'VE have got appropriations now
for new engines but there is no use
I'm laying back and resting on that.
We want to bring the plant up to the
point OF greatest efficiency and econ
omy and then keep It there"
The Detroit times., 1908-07-23
BOY KILLED BY
STREET CAR
-
JOSEPH PIERCE is LATEST VIC
TIM OF "HiTCHiN0 ON"
HABIT.

Joseph Pierce, Is years old, who
lived with his parents at No. l6 Ma
varre-st.. was instantly killed shortly
after o'clock Wednesday afternoon
by being struck by street car at JEFF
ferson and Bewick-aves.
Young Pierce had "hitched on" a
west-bound car, and alighted from II
just In time to be run down by car
going in the opposite direction. His
skull was fractured and he was dead
when picked up.
Coroner Bennett was summoned and
had the boys body taken home.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-23
played Ball With Bombs.

An explosion occurred here In the
Burmount Chemical and Torpedo
works by which four foreign workmen
were seriously injured. IL was In the
mixing room, where the powder and
torpedoes are stored, and which is
separated from the main building.
Two OF the men, 1t is understood.
were playing ball with torpedoes when
one OF the balls" struck a brick wall
and exploded.
The sparks set fire TO a quantity OF
powder, and In the explosion that
followed the building was Quilted and
the men we're terribly burned.-Lans.
downe tPa.t dispatch to Philadelphia
Record
The Detroit times., 1908-07-23
His Friends.

A witty priest was once visiting
"self-made" millionaire, who took him
TO see his seldom used library.
There" said the millionaire. point
ing TO a table covered with books,
there are my best friends"
"Ah," replied the wit. IS he glanced
at the leaves, II see you don't cut
them i"-Exchange
The Detroit times., 1908-07-23
Opinions On the
Reversal Decision

LENOX, Mass, July 23.-On being
told Of the decision In the United
States court OF appeals. in the Stan
dard OIL case. Attorney-General Chas.
j. Bonaparte said:
LAS yet | am not informed as'o the
ground of the decision. and until |
am can have little to say about It.
There is one feature OF the case. how
ever, to which public attention can
be and should be called at once. A
suit Of such importance certainly ought
TO be submitted for final decision to
the supreme court Of the United
States. But since the court OF appleas
has decided, this cannot now be done.
There Is no good reason OF pjustice
or public policy why there should not
be an appeal from this decision by
the United States. But the statutes
permit none. although the congress has
been repeatedly urged by successive
attorney-generals to enact more COM
prehensive law, permitting appeals
by the government In criminal cases.
CAS- said In my last annual report.
think this gives an unreasonable
and unfair advantage to the wealthy
defendants In such cases, and | hope
the defect In the law will be remedied
at the next session OF congress"
CHICAGO. July 23.-News of the de.
cision spread like prairie fire
through the federal building, reaching
the Office OF United States Dist. Attor-
ny Edwin Sims with unwelcome speed.
He held a hurried conference with his
assistants who had aided him In the
prosecution before the district court.
after which he said:
All I can say now Is that what has
happened was not expected. How
ever, We shall make the best OF It.
Undoubtedly there will be an early
retrail of the case"
Judge Lands was unconcernedly
strolling down corridor to his cham.
bers, when a crowd of newspaper
men on their way to the court Of APP
peals greeted him.
Pm glad you boys and not myself,
have to do with that case today" he
remarked with a smile. He there up
on disappeared In his Office and after
the higher courts decision had been
announced he declared he had no COM
ment TO make.
CLEVELAND. July 23.-The first
information John ID. Rockefeller had
OF the reversal OF the S29,240. 900
Standard Oil fine at Chicago. came to
him at a farm house two miles north
OF the village of Strongsville. o.
Thank you for the news" he said.
Asked for an expression. he replied:
There Is nothing | can say,
b
FAIRvIEw. LINCOLN. Neb., July
23.-Not In some time has news OF
such importance reached here as that
containing tie announcement from
Chicago that the fine OF s29,240,000
imposed on the Standard Oil Co. by
Judge Lands has been set aside by
the appellate court William J. Bry-
an. when apprised OF the decision.
seemed astonished and was eager to
know the grounds on which II was
based. He would not, however, per-
NIT himself to be drawn into a discus.
sion Of the case.