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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-21
DON'T REFUSE NEW
COLD COINS; THEY
|. ARE REAL MONEY
DESIGN, IN WHICH EAGLE AP.
PEARS IN lLL-FiTTiNG TROUS-
ERs. ARoUsEs SUSPICION
BANKERS HAVING TROUBLES.

There Is no clamor OF artistic ap-
probation from the great public over
the design of the new golo coins of
the 1908 mintage which are just get
ting into circulation through the loca!
banks. These coins were shipped In
in several shipments of many thou
sands of dollars for the Christmas
trade.
They kick on the shape OF the
eagle, which appears 10 be weariuG
,illfitting trousers. on the cooks of the
Indian and on the looks OF the coin
altogether" says William Sherwood
OF the Dime Savings banl, No one
seems to like the new design, but
they all take the money"
1T seems to worry people quite a
bit to notice the difference IN these
coins" says Fred c. Hart. OF the
Michigan Savings bank. Many peo
pie look the coins over as II they were
not sure about them. Th5v look for
the 'In God We Trust" and when
they see that. It's all rig1t. Those
coins which did not have the motto
were called in"
81 handed some OF the new fve-dol-
lar pieces TO a man the other day
and he studied them and finally ill
auired. What Is this?'" says Chas.
A. Warren, OF the Dime bank. II TOLD
him they were the new coins. new
design and all that.
Money. oh. huh! wac all he said
and he put them in his pocket as II
| he did not want TO look j. them
One banker who sent ono OF the
new coins TO 4 friend aoout 10 he
married accompanied II with this mes
sage This coin signifies the state
Of a man before and afte- marriage.
Before he is married. he Is proud as
an eagle. but, after marriags, he gots
TO he a regular Indian"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-21
ROBBERS LOCK OFFICER
IN HOME AND ESCAPE

MT. CLEMENS. Mich. Dec. 21.--It
has been learned that robbers entered
the home OF Matthew Slush. million.
eire railroad man. last Friday, and
packed many valuable paintings. brio,
a-brac and costly curtains valued at
$4,000. Policeman Bombay had been
tipped OF and went tn the home. The
robbers locked him in and escaped
with the booty
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-21
Feathers are Garbage,
Haliy's Ruling on
Ticklish Question

Feathers are garbage under the law.
even IL they come In wagonloads. So
says Corporation Counsel Hally after
looking up all the legal authorities
The precise reason for this decision
is that the garbage division Of the de-
partment OF public works has heen
wailing strenuously because OF the
demands made 10 haul away feathers
In truckloads from the wholesale poul.
try markets. At this gladstone sea
son, the stock OF feathers IL particu.
larry large. and II has been no light
Job to carry the accumulations away.
Supt Aldrich appealed for s/ruling.
claiming that such Accommodations OF
feathers came under the same head
as building materials dumped In the
street The legal department holds
otherwise. however. interpreting the
city ordinance 20 mean that feathers
are included as animal matter"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-21
Near-Maple Syrup Seized,

IL the members OF the United
States marshal's staff are not touch
ed with the sweetness Of the Christ
mas spiriyit is a wonder. Early Mon.
day morning they seized 81 biz cases
OF near.maple syrup which will be
held pending proceedings in the fed
eral court The syrup is called Map
Ieine" and Is product o: Washing
ton. The pure food department made
complaint Of misbranding, alleging
that the name appeared to be de
rlvative OF maple, indicating the tree
and syrup Of that name. while the
syrup itself showed no such deriva.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-21

FLUSHING, NJ w Dec. -Z1s-~Weo.
Vim. e. Annis, wife Of the nurdoro0
cIubman, again took the witness stand
this afternoon. M ..
NEW YORK. Dec. 2i-Ths A.
nouncement that Mrs. William e. An
mis- would take the witness stand and
directly accuse Thornton Jenkins
Hams OF menacing her and others
with his revolver when sins sought TO
save her husband from the fury Of
Capt. Peter G. Hams, was made to-
day. 49,
There was another interesting de-
velopment In the famous trial today
when District Attorney Ira q. Darrtn
informed the newspaper reporters IN
attendance that he had written ost .
letter of resignation to the governor
and was about to send II In whnn
friends dissuaded him.
Because Of the criticism Of my
handling the case" Mr.. Darrin aaid.
II felt that It was only right that
should resign and give some one elss
an opportunity to conduct the prose
cution OF the Hams brotherr. wruts
out my resignation on Saturday and
was about to mail 1t to the governor.
when some friends | had consulted
about the matter dissuadeG me-. On
their advice | have DECIDED TO re-
main in office and conduct the case
TO the end"
Looking for Witness.
The lawyers for the deiense began
q search today for Charles Garvan.
| former steward at the Bayside Yacht
club. The Hams lawyers were ID.
formed that Caravan could tell many
details OF remarkable story Of the
relations between Annis and Mrs.
Hams.
Charles II. Roberts. the most I'm
portant witness IN the case against
r. jenkins Hams, OH trial az an &C.
cessory to the shooting OF VIM. r. An
mis- by Capt. Peter G. Hams, was
called by the state at the opening Of
the second week OF the case.
To M. Darrin the witness said
that he had known Annis for two
years and had belonged to the Bayside
Yacht club for six years.
Roberts recited how he reached Bay
side on the I 10 train the afteruepas ~
the shooting. He rode In the stage
with Mrs. Annis and members OF the
club. but was unable to- say that he
saw Martin Ollura. the boy who drove
the Hams brothers to the yacht club.
This prevented the state from showing
the events preceding the shooting. and
Thornton Hams smiled his apprecia-
ton. The witness fixed the shooting
on his arrival at the club. at 2:16 or
2:20 p. m. He went down to the hoaS
to time proposed race. he said.
! Il saw Mr.. Birchfield and Mr.. An
drews on the float. but cannot say
that I saw either Capt. Hams or the
defendant before the shooting began
Roberts testified.
He conversed with Andrews on the
float.
Asked what he saw. heard and did
at the first shot. he replied:
Il was at the foot OF the gangvay
and Anuis' boat was making q landing
at the south side Of the float. A shot
rang out and I heard Mrs. Aunis
Continued On Pase Nins.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-21
LIFTS QUARANTINE
EXCEPT IN FEW
COUNTIES
ONLY THOSE INFECTED BY CAT
TIE PLAGUE WILL REMAIN
. UNDER BAN, SECRETARY WILL
y SON PROMISES REP. GARDNER.

: WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Dec. 2l.-.
Especial. Before leaving for home to-
day Representative Gardner had long
interview with Secretary of Agricul-
,ure Wilson on tho quarantine ques.
ton. The secretary agreed he would
at once lift the quarantine on hay aud
cattle In all OF Michigan excepting the
four or FIVE counties most infected and
where the trouble started.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-21
NOT GUILTY OF
DOPING WIFE'S LIQUOR

Judge Phelan directed verdict OF
not guilty, Monday noon. Tia the case
of James Austin, the Nec'o charged
with mingling carbolic acid with
whisky with intent to Xii his wife.
There was no evidence tending to
connect Austin with the placing OF
the acid ~ the bottle and Austin was
shown to be man of good reputation
Assistant Prosecutor Crosse himself
asked that the court direct a verdict.
Austin faced lite sentence in the
event Of conviction.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-21
4 TO Is YEARS FOR
BREAKING PAROLE

Martin Duver. one of the four men
recently rounded up In the House or
All Nations on suspicion of being i'm
plicated I'm the robbery OF 20 pairs OF
shoes from the Richards 4. Huetter
Co. was sentenced TO JACKSON prison
for not less than liz nor more than
IL years. by Judge Connolly, Monday
for breaking his parole Duver was
convicted OF breaking into a factory
several months ago. but Judge Con.
molly gave him aoniher chance. The
court now recommends hat he he
kept the ull period OF Is Years
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-21
Third Attempt Fails.

CHICAGO. Dec. 21.-Mrs. Florence
wilhelm. "a years old. early today. for
the third time the police say. at
tempted 10 commit suicide by taking
poison.
The woman was brought out OF dan.
ger and refused to tell the police wiz
she attempted 10 take her life. Her
husband. who found her unconscious.
refused To reveal the contents OF the
note which the woman wrote.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-21
Erank 3. Hibbler Sued.

The firm of Hudson a. Symington
has brought suit for S297l3 against
Frank p. HibbIer. claiming that SUR
as the balance due on carpets. rugs.
etc. for the Hotel Harrington. Of which
Hibbler IL manager
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-21
ACCIDENT LAYS UP
JUSTICE De CAV

Justice DeGaw slipped on step at
his home. Saturday, and sprained his
ankle so severely that be Is now con
fined 10 his bed. His physician re.
ports that II will be month before be
can appear in court
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-21
Grocer Files MORTGAGE.

William o. Keith has filed mort.
gage for s1.945.5S in favor OF Howard
e. Marshall. in the city clerks Office.
lie conducts grocery at No. 100
Adams-ave. west
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-21
THE WEATHER.

Detroit mud vicinity Monday night
mad Tuesday, partly cIoudyJ colder to-
nights warmer Tuesday, light 10 fresh
westerly winds.
Lower Michigant Fair tonight aud
Tuesdays colder tontRhtt warmer Tues
day; HIGHT northwest shifting TO south
west winds. III
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-21

The management or the Hotel Pont.
Chartrain invites their patrons TO
make table reservations for the New
Years Eve festivities.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-21

one year aEo today Maximum tenn
rerAture. Az ninimun'. 7Ti mean. No,
cloudy.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-21

Bicycles and monographs i,-
Xmas. Metzge1, asz Woodward.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-21

Jon Printing done right. Times Print-
tpg Co, ~ Joha R,>st. Phone itea.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-21
IS WORRIED
BY TESTIMONY
OF SHOOTING
RELATES STORY WHOM
SHOWS THAT CAPT. Hama
WAS IN SOUND MIND WHEN ~
KILLED ANNis. al

FLUSHING, NJ. w., Dec. 2t.--A1es.
Vim. e. Annis, wife Of the nsundoro6
eIubman, again took the witness stand
this afternoon. :.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-21

uoTRIY TrNpERaTUREs
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-21

Ais.anasI Umbrellas. ~ ns.r.>
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1908-02-01
STARTING THE CAMPAIGN.

Secretary Calderwood and VIM. A. Rice.
9th Congressional district organizer, held
legislative conventions in Wilkin, Otter
tail, Clay, Norman and Polk counties be-
tween the 9Th and 18th insts The Clay
county convention occurred at Campbell
where A. H. Merrill Of Wolverton was
nominated. Geo. A. Paulson, Henning,
had been put in the field in Ottertail
county and Halvor Thompson, Underwood,
who polled over 1900 votes in the last
campaign was made his running mate.
DR.. R. Patterson, GAINESVILLE, was nomi-
mated at the Glyndon convention and
Chris. L. Sulerud, Halstad, at the con-
vention held at that place. The Crook
ston convention decided to nominate a
ticket and a convention will be held for
that purpose within a month.
Sec Calderwood spoke recently at
Hamline University under the auspices
Of the University Prohibition League.
He made a call for. young men to work
for the State Committee during the sum-
mer months. Mr. Rice is now working
Iowa and Nebraska in the interest of the
Intercollegiate Prohibition Association.
He expects to dig out some good men
for the 1908 campaigns Of the various
states.
George L. Briggs and N. B. Eldredge
have been campaigning in Waseca and
Dodge counties. Nominating conventions
will be held in those districts soon.
Ernest e. Day, organizer Of the 9Th
Congressional District, Is lining up his
forces in fine shape.
g.. E. Lobeck is doing big work on the
platform as usual.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1908-02-01
OWATONNA'S SHAME.

Henry Krier, an Owatonna saloon
keeper, was robbed and murdered In
1903 by three of his customers who
were hardly more than Of age, John
and Henry Nelson and young Sutton.
John and Sutton died in the Saltwater
prison some time since and Henry, the
last of the quartet, on the 18th of the
present month. This illustrates the
truth that the way of transgressors is
hard
Owatonna has never atOned for the
crime of causing these murders by
licensing her murder-mills. She clings
to her legalized filth as dog returns
to his vomit. And her license system
has borne other evil fruit, as was in
evitable. The public conscience, when
willingly debauched by saloonkeepers'
gold, will not shrink from giving au-
thOrity to shameless exhibitions such
as have disgraced the streets of that
beautiful city of churches and schools.
And Owatonnas shame is also Min
nesota's shame and the nations shame.
And in. spite of these awful facts hun
dreds of thousands Of otherwise clean
citizens are now wondering as they
read the daily press whether they will
have an opportunity to vote in Novem-
Der for this or for that man as the
candidate of one big party or the
other, both of which are committed
by their record of many years to the
physical and moral murder of our peo-
pie.
But the number of those who will
"faII in" when the license party bands
begin to play is not as large as it was.
AND THE CAMPAIGN OF 1908 MAY
WITNESS THE BEGINNING OF THE
END OF THE MURDEROUS SA-
LOOM.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1908-02-01
Editors Say-So

Kansas Prohibitionist: The people Of
corporations of the country, but they are
beginning to have a determination that
the public shall not be robbed by the
corporations.
The Scintillator (Colorado): Temper
ance men supported certain Legislative
candidates last fall in order to get a local
option law and got Simon Guggenheim,
too! You pays your money and takes
Minneapolis Journal bad" negroes,
driven out of the south by prohibition,
are reported to be coming north in the
spring. If the razor negro gives the
north prohibition, his mission in the
scheme of things will begin to be dimly
graSped.
The People, Weather representations
for 1908: Prolonged dry spell in south
eastern sections: area of low barometer
may strike Washington, D. c.; unprevail-
ing wind from Louisville's model License
Hexamer,. Of Philadelphia; local disturb
storm.
N. w. Coaldealers Journal: 1t is
noticeable that business men are looking
at the influence of the saloon from q
much different angle than they used to
do. 1t has become business proposition
Commercial temperance sentiment is
developing at a very rapid rate. The sa-
loon business Is being voted out in the
mining towns because the absence Of the
| saloon tends to better labor conditions.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1908-02-01
just a Word

The success and enlargement of the
Prohibition Party and its work is far
circulation of the Prohibition Party
papers than upon any or all the other
elements that make up the party life
J. B. Cranfill.
Don't let the white people say that
the colored people aren't doing anything
to suppress the Infamous liquor business"
said Frederick l.. McGhee. in an address
before the State Federation of Colored
Women's Club at st. Paul this month.
The speaker is an eloquent attorney, a
colored man, a Catholic and a Democrat.
The committeeman should see that
every Prohibitionist in his precinct or
township gets some Prohibition paper,
and wherever possible a paper wisely
selected should be sent regularly to the
"hopefuls" Especially should he ar
range through the county committee or
by direct solicitation that every minister
should receive one Prohibition paper at
least.-Ex-State Chairman Mccartney, Of
Ohio.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1908-02-01
TO OUR NEW SUBSCRIBERS.

We extend a welcome to the 5000
families of readers who have joined
our Public Veal family during the past
year or so. The Prohibition cause is
distinctly advanced through your hav-
ing put yourself into such touch with
the great movement as will enable you
to take more intelligent and there
fore more effective part in the warfare
against the saloon.
We hope you will want our paper
until the end of the conflict. We shall
try to make that kind of a paper.
Even from business standpoint we
need your assistance. In order to
bring our paper to your attention and
induce you to join us, we offered a
large commission to as many solicitors
as desired remuneration and presented
you with a beautiful premium, the
commission and premium in most
cases amounting to more than the sub
scription price which we charged you.
The time for the renewal of these
new subscriptions has begun and the
arrival Of each month will bring sew
eral hundred recent subscribers to the
date OF the expiration of their subscrip-
ton. So far mere handful have writ
ten us, stop my paper. Some have
renewed their subscription. We earn
estly hope to receive the prompt re-
newal of the remainder. We have
enough new subscribers to inaugurate
a new epoch in the office of The Public
Veal, If you will simply see to it that
your subscription is kept paid a year
in advance. OF course we hope for
more than this from the new members
OF our family. We also hope you will
from time to time speak a good word
Tor our paper to your friends and in.
vite them to subscribe. But II you
should only remit US the subscription
price promptly, you will greatly
strengthen our hands for the fight in
which you and we are engaged.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1908-02-01
THE PUBLIC VEAL.

to Montana. On arriving at Willmar
he left his overcoat in the car, started
for a drink which he didn't get and
was left at Willmar. He then stole an
overcoat and was nabbed by the sher-
if.
Raymond is the only license town
in the county. This editor has for
years owed it a grudge for thus dis
gracing his mothers maiden name.
However Sheriff Bonde has put on the
lid there and the council has therefore
discharged its only policeman.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1908-02-01

Does any sensible man organize a
crusade against his hardware dealer or
dynamite the bak e-shop where he buys
his bread? Then if he wants to down his
saloonkeeper, why not take the only de-
cent way and stay away from his sa-
loon Both Sides.
Staying away from the saloon is not
the only way to oppose the business
but it is very sensible and practical
one as far as it goes. But If one
should learn that the merchant of
whom he had been accustomed to buy
his razors and nails was supplying
rioters with firearms and ammunition
or should catch his bun merchant put
ting arsenic instead Of yeast into his
goods, how long would he be organic
ing a crusade against these alleged
merchants or even putting some dyna-
mite where it would be good for what
allied them.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1908-02-01
IN THE RIGHT COMPANY.

The position of Both Sides on a
given question isn't matter of any
particular Importance. It is somewhat
interesting, however, to know how
that saloon organ looks upon the social
evil and to note the company in
which it places it. Speaking of the
saloon and the social evil it says:
THE strongest argument for the per-
mission of both is the natural demand
for them. Both meet specific demands
Of certain human natures and they
ought to be permissible under wise
restrictions.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1908-02-01
y
You are Invited
to subscribe for
The Public Veal
IF NOT ALREADY ON OUR LIST.

If NOT ALREADY ON OUR LIST.
The great conflict with the saloon is
on. No state will surpass Minnesota
in the spIendor of achievement. The
State Prohibition Committee, publish
ers Of this paper, have begun the most
determined and hopeful struggle in the
splendid history Of the Prohibition par
ty for the control of the Lower House
of the next Legislature. Legislative
candidates are being nominated al.
ready and our splendid commonwealth
will soon be shaken from side to side
with the thunder of the conflict.
Every issue of our paper will be
packed to the gunwaIes with news
from the front. You can't afford to de-
prive yourself of single number. 1t
will be fun to be alive this year-if you
are reading The Public Veal.
Neither can our cause afford to have
you without the cheering news which
The Public Veal will bring you from
your comrades up and down the line Of
battle.
Twenty-Five cents year-that's the
price. Think of it! We have added
$500 new subscribers to the Public
Veal family in the last year. We
want to add YOUR name to our list
THIS WEEK.. May we not do so?
Draft, money-order, coin or postage
stamps.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1908-02-01
PINcHING THE BOOZERS.

Read in The Modern Woodman and
other organs of the fraternal benefici-
airy orders the reports of the meetings
of their executive committees. Note
the time and attention given to the
demands by drinkers and saloonkeep-
ers for restoration to membership and
to the claims of the heirs of such for
the benefits due to members who die
while in regular standing. The whole
thing reads like the report Of Prohi-
bitiOn convention.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1908-02-01
SALOONS CAMPAIGN OF EDUcA.
TION

AS one outcome apparently of the
recent decision of those engaged in
the liquor traffic and allied industries
to begin campaign of education"
the ST. Paul postoffice has received
and sent over the state thousands of
copies of two leaflets, bearing no
printers imprint, opposing county op-
ton. The cry of alarm which rings
all through the document is: County
Option Means Prohibition. We "guess"
that's So
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1908-02-01
PROHIBITION SHERIFF IN ACTION

There was not a criminal case on
the docket at the last term Of the dis
trict court of Kandiyohi county. The
expense to the taxpayers of the county
for boarding the county's prisoners
from October 1907 to January 1908 was
the enormous sum Of $1.14.
There are now three boarders at
Sheriff Bonde's hotel. One is charged
with selling liquor without a license.
The second got loaded up with booze
at Litchfield. The third was en- route
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1908-02-01
PRoHIsITIoNIsTs ON TIME.

The Prohfbittonists Of st. Paul were
the only party which filed it's list of
candidates for appointment as judges at
the approaching city election within the
time required by law.
The Democratic majority of the coun-
Gil then rejected both the Democratic
and Republican lists and allowed the
several aldermen zen to make up the list in
case lists are not submitted by the city
committees Of the parties. The law how
ever, provides that not more than two
judges OF. any one party shall serve in
any precinct. Sixty-one Prohibitionists
were appointed in the 119 precincts The
Republicans got bare &c. several wards
having only one Republican Judge in the
entire ward The modest Democrats
gobbled 231.
The Republicans took their case to
court but gained nothing by it. for while
the Democrats were very hoggish, their
conduct was legal. The Prohibs are not
who have never missed an opportunity to
pinch the cold-water party.