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The Detroit times., 1909-12-23
PENS NOTE WITH OWN BLOOD
AFTER SHOOTING HIMSELF
Edward Kinney Sends Bullet Near His
tieart--penies Girls Story Of
Attempted Assault

BAY CITY. Mich. Dec. 23.-Edward
Kinney. 80 years old. employed as an
advertising solicitor on a local news
paper. is in Mercy hospital today
dangerously wounded, He shot him
self yesterday shortly before noon.
The police found him about O'Clock
In the afternoon after Miss Eva
Ratells, a friend OF Kinney. had told
them a story of an alleged attempted
assault upon her by kinney. He had
bled freely and upon the wall beside
the bed were the letters Xmas Celia
GOO" Celia is Kinney's wife who
WAS visiting in Detroit.
Kinney had dipped his finger in his
own blood and written the letters upon
the wall. and was evidently too weak
TO finish the good bye" he intended
TO write.
Miss Ratelle alleges that she over
took Kinney near his home; that he
asked her TO come In and take his
young daughter with her; that she
complied and that Kinney talked in
another room as IL hurrying up his
daughter Then she says he asked
her 10 step into the bedroom and as
sist the child. When she did so Kin
ney seized her. she alleges. stuffed .
towel into her mouth. put pillows over
her head and rope around her neck
! She broke away. raised a window and
sprang out, and was assisted 10 q
nearby Office by two pedestrians.
! Supt Murphy hurried down and was
f. told that a sho; had been heard in the
! house, but he took the girl 10 police
/ headquarters 10 make complaint, and
then went back TO the house and had
an officer 20 In through the window
| Kinney was still able 10 talk when
aroused. At the hospital. after being
stimulated. he declared that the girl
had gone with him willingly and that
she made no protest He says he was
| in another room when he heard the
girl scream. She got ont OF the win
dow, he says. and heard her call 70
someone outside who answered. He
saws he thought then she was giving
him away" and that he would be ac-
cussed OF a crime. His revolver lay
upon a dresser and his first thought
was TO get IL out OF sight. He was
much excited. he says. and the gun
went off. The bullet graZed his heart.
The girl says she heard knock al
the door while she was struggling with
Kinney and the latter says she be-
came frightened He denies emphati-
cally putting a rope around the girls
neck and SAYS she had IL and was jok-
ing with him when he went out OF the
room. Kinney is we'll known and has
been employed continuously on one
newspaper fifteen years. He bore
most excellent reputation.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-23
AID. TREVOR CONVERTED. {"
VIII Vote For Purchase Of Report Of
Committee Of Fifty.

Mayor Breitmeyer's statement that
he will guarantee that the city will
be under no expense in calling In the
committee OF fifty experts TO verify
their reports. except their actual ex.
penses. has apparently had consider.
able effect with the aldermen. Aid
Trevor. who voted against PURCHASING 2
the committee Of fifty report last Tues
day. has made UP his mind that tho
mayors pledge is enough to safeguard
the city.
Il shall vote for the purchase now
SAYS Trevor.
His change OF heart makes the pros
pect of Aid. Heineman's reconsidera
tion carrying next week, look very
bright.
The mayor is busy with Christmas
floral trade and has quit worrying
about the street railway question foi
few days. .-r
Il think the spirit In which the coun
ell has taken no consideration OF the
committee Of fifty. report is the best
testimonial as to the necessity for
the 'fifty's' existence" stated Frank
DANGER. a member OF the committee
If the council had begun the investi'
CATION OF the street railway question
year ago in the same spirit In which
Il handles our report II would not have
been we'll started yet. And the cost
-, oh. what II would have cost the
council"
The Detroit times., 1909-12-23
SW|TCHMEN'S
!. STRIKE MAY END
Settlement Is Expected To Be
Reached at Conference in
Minneapolis.

MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. Dec. "a
Frank L. ,Hawiey. president OF the
Switchmen's union. when shown the
report from Chicago that Vice-Presl.
dents HeDerling and Connors. of the
Switchmen's union, would be permit
ted To make a settlement with the
railroads for the switchmen i'm the
northwest. said today:
"Heberling and Connors nave abso-
lutely no authority TO make any set.
tlement for the men on strike In the
northwest. Any settlement to be made
must be made with the officials OF
the Switchmen's union now in st. Paul.
Otiicials Of the railway department OF
the American Federation OF Labor viii
confer with General Managers Slade
and CRUDE here today, and am hope
ful that an amicable agreement will
be reached at once"
resumption OF peace negotiations
and speedy settlement OF the strike
is the forecast for today. following the
return from Chicago OF Vice President
Slade. General Manager Gruber and p.
f. Richardson, secretary OF the rail
way department of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor.
While both sides are reticent as to
the probable terms of The settlement.
inquiry reveals that a compounds"
probably will be the watchword in
both camps. The switchmen's orig
inal demands can be classified as fol-
lows: Advance OF six cents an hour In
wages and double time for Sunday
and holidays and extra work over ten
hours; a raising OF the age limit TO
IS years: the substitution OF less
severe physical examination.
That the time and a half instead or
double time demand will be acceptable
TO the strikers seems certain. as this
is the compromise agreed upon by the
Buffalo md Chicago switchmen now
comforting with the railroads in Chi.
cago
The Detroit times., 1909-12-23
CALLED THEIR BABY
NASTY BOY


court for the custody OF their 4-year-
old daughter. Mrs. Smith Is also ask
ing for a divorce, while her husband
saws that all he wants is the child.
Smith was formerly a dry goods sales
man in a Detroit store, and now holds
a similar position in his home town.
Sturgis. Mrs Smith, who Is young
and decidedly pretty. is dressmaker'
She charges that her husband threat
ened TO kill her with revolver. ire
auently swore at her and called her
vile names AS a result OF her treat
ment she says she was seriously III.
The husbands attorney blamed all
the trouble 10 the fact that Mrs. smith
is OF romantic disposition.
You write poetry, do you not!" she
was asked.
Yes" she admitted.
And you think a great deal OF other
men and write love poetry. don't you!
II wrote all kinds OF poetry
And when writing don't you work
yourself into a state bordering on
frenzy?'
Mrs. Smith assured her questioner
that writing poetry was so easy for
her that II did not affect her mind
or her temper
"As matter OF fact. Mrs. Smith
YOU are dissatisfied with your husband
and have got into your head recently
that Won could have done better, and
now you want 10 try, isn't that it?
asked the attorney.
mo. that is not the trouble: my hus
band was only clerk and I didn't ex'
pect very much"
The case was continued Thursday
afternoon.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-23
DOCTORS SOCIETY FAILS.
Organizer Gets Most Of knights Of
Modern ChlvaIry Funds.

4 ALBANY, ~. Y, Dec. 23.-That
scores OF physicians in various parts
lof the country have contributed $50
each for benefit certificate In the
knights Of Modern Chivslry," with an
additional So as a fee for the title II
city Court Esculapius," or in plain
terms. medical examiner, developed
yesterday when an order was secured
In the supreme court placing Superln-
tendent Hotcbkiss OF TIE state insur-
snce department in charge OF the af-
fairs OF the organization.
The knights. p fraternal beneficiary
society with headquarters in Albany.
was organized in June by -. Ma
polecn Hicks. According to a report
OF 3 recent examination by the insur-
ance department. although S6,66j has
been paid into the order. almost
wholly by physicians. and 10 insuT-
ance benefits have been paid TO mem
bers. the society has but s1O931 in
It's treasury with apparent liabilities
of 81 1.407.O2
Tho check stubs indicate" said
Superintendent Hotchkiss last night,
that more than half the money dis
bursed apparently has been paid 10
n. Napoleon Hicks. who is the Chief
Justice of the society. At the time
of the examination which was ordered
Dec. 4. the society had 1886. 900 in In
surance in force and PCS members. all
of which are, with four exceptions. in
the 'Esculapian class
The Detroit times., 1909-12-23
LARGEST WARSHIP LAUNCHED.
utah Has the Great Displacement OF
21.825 Tons.

CAMDEN. y. J.. Dec. 2S.-The Utan'
the largest vessel in the United states
navy was successfully launched here
today. Among the guests present was
Gov William Spry, OF Utah. his wife.
daughter. and a party OF 10. Miss Mary
Alice Spry christened the boat
The Utah has displacement or
1925 tons.
The principal dimensions are as fol-
lows: Length on load water line.
$40 feet. Length over all. 52l feet s
inches. Beam over armor. ss feet
25-s inches Trial draught. 2S feet 8
inches. Trial speed, 20 "a knots.
The main armament consists OF ten
12-fach breech loading guns mounted
in Ave tirrets on the center line OF
the ship. two forward. two aft and one
amiishir,. Each turret is protected by
srmor twelve and eight Inches thick
and supplied with ammunition by cleo
tricity from the magazines and shell
rooms Immediately below. The entire
handling Of the guns Is done by cleo
tricity. For defense against torpedo
attacks there is provided battery OF
sixteen 5-inch rapid FIRE guns
The Detroit times., 1909-12-23
'GRAF TIERS ARE
( :, LET OFF EASY
Ten Former Public Officials, Who
Pleaded Guilty, and Contractors
of Youngstown Are Fined.

YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio. Dec. eS-
Youngstown generally is dissatisfied
with the punishment meted out To 10
former public officials and contractors;
who pieaieS guScy 20 graft and bribery
and We're let OF today with fines by
Judge Robinson.
Many see in the address made by the
Judge from the bench, in sentencing
the 10 men. an obvious effort 10
lameliorate the gravity OF their crimes.
he said;
The example OF these prosecutions
Is worth more than the punishment OF
any individual. believe that the ex.
tent OF these graftings are not ms
great as has generally been supposed.
In community OF great wealth
these things happen frequently. But
the testimony in these cases has shown
that there has been no greater wrongs
done than in other communities or a
like kind. | firmly believe that this
community is AZ least as honorable as
any in the world"
In addition 10 assessing the fines,
which with money 10 be repaid the
county aggregated $4,000 the court
utDIIN cu lut ~ tkNlt VI tNtNAN 'fc'N
hold any public Office. Those nned
and the amounts follow.
Sam Brunstetter. former good roads
commissioner. $4,000 John V. Wal
deck. contractor, $500; VI. r. Milligan.
contractor fne $1,000 and must repay
81. 900 TO county in addition; w w.
Kelley. contractor. $500; o. c. Starr,
road machine agent. $1,000. James ).
Price. former good roads commission
er. s3,5O0: North Newton. former good
roads commissioner. $1,000: Warren n.
Kale. former county commissioner
sl.5G0: John c. Hanni. former county
commissioner. 81 500. and George Wet
gel. former good roads commissioners,
$500.
I. II. Young, contractor acquitted on
a charge OF making false bridge esti-
mates agreed 10 pay $1,000 into the
county treasury.
All OF these who were fined couid
have been sentenced 10 from seven 70
thirty-fve years each In the peniten-
tiary
The Detroit times., 1909-12-23
SoUABBLE OVER
BELLE ISLE CASINO
tCon,inued from Page OneJ

Hurlbut with sly twinkle In his eye.
And the park commissioner is a pa
tient thinker
For persons who do not fancy the
combination meals. the old prices will
therefore. probably prevail. These in
clude such bargains as oxtail soup at
90 cents an order five cents extra IL
served with a meat order), string
beans at 20 cents a dish. etc.
Aid. Shapland began the discussion
IN the committee meeting Thursday
morning. by saying that people COM
planned of the high casino prices. He
suggested that the park commissioner
prepare a bill OF fare at popular prices
and invite bids on that basis. Straw
berries and like seasonable articles
could be left off the bill OF fare and
sold by the proprietor at his own
prices Aid Freiwald said that this
would require giving bond TO insure
quality.
"a surety bond for a hamburger
steak" inquired Aid Heineman.
Snapland then declared that Lessee
Konen had violated his contract by
selling some articles at higher prices
than specified. Aid Freiwald declared
the city was under moral obligation
TO give Konen another lease since the
casino had been turned over 10 the
lessee before IL was completed, and
while it's surroundings were mud
piles. so that his first season had been
failure.
Aid Thompson argued for city pper-
alton. but he was opposed by Aid
Heating and Shapland. who declared
that waste and trouble would result
On a vote. Thompson was the only one
for city operation. Then the vote was
taken on the proposition OF giving Ko-
nen the lease.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-23
A Magnificent Car.

Without question the most elab-
crate commercial car that has ever
heen produced Is that which is going
forward from the Rapid Motor Vehicle
Co., Pontiac, Mich, to the Dahl Floral
Co. OF Atlanta, Ga. Il is, OF course. n
very large car. with the regular
Rapid" chassis and motor power. but
n big hand-carved body. the carvings
carried out In wreaths and other f,oral
designs In profusion. Large beveled.
edge genuine French plate glass win.
dows and sliding glass doors, and the
interior is especially designed to NEE,
the requirements of the modern florist
This huge and beautiful car will cos;
something over $4,000 and will be a
great sensation on the streets OF
Atlanta.
During the past week the Rapid
Motor Vehicle Co. sold two OF thei,
big commercial power wagons 20 tho
Stroh Brewing Co. OF Detroit: ais,
three 20 one OF the leading brewerle.
OF Chicago. r-..,
The Rapid Motor Vehicle Co, o.
Pontiac, Is making the largest shin
ment OF commercial motor cars eve
made by one concern for display az th,
great automobile show I'm New Work
They will have complete representa-
sion OF the famous Rapid" CONNER
ciai motor cars. sightseeing Pullman
cars. ambulance cars. police patro
cars. IRE department cars and heav-
duty trucks. IT'S the Rapid" way I,
ido things In n thorough manner.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-23
DRY fARMING IS
GREAT SUCCESS
Makes Arid Lands of the West Bios
som, Says John 7. Burns,
Former Detroiter.

That the dry farming movement In
the western part Of the United States
Is the most momentous thing for the
benefit of humanity now before the
nation is the conviction OF John T.
Burns. former Detroit newspaper
man and now secretary of the Dry
Farming Congress. Its Importance
lies in the fact that the dry farming
method opens 10 agriculture vast
areas OF land that had been useless
under other methods. In the United
States alCnc there are 100000, ,00G
acres of land west or the Mississippi
river. which can be dry fnrmed. but
was worthless under old methods.
This discovery is of Importance not
only 10 the United States. South Az
rica has vast expanse OF veldt which
car be farined in this way; halt of
Brazil consists OF rolling savannas
that now are used only for grazing;
Hungary has other plains that Will
become fruitful when this system oil
agriculture Is taught. and other coun-
tries have more or less vacant land
awaiting the crops that can be pro-
dlced by dry farming.
The great cry everywhere is back
10 the farm" says Burns. DRY farm
ing will aid in this migration. since II
opens up a great portion OF the coun-
try that would not otherwise be useful
or fertile,
Our work is worldwide and we are
preparing for a campaign OF educa-
ton that will be- OF immense benefit
to the country. The department of
agriculture will cooperate with us in
this country"
Dry farming consists in n system Of
treatment of the soil in places where
there is a light rainfall by which the
moisture is retained and made the
most OF. Deep plowing, mulching or
the soil and other things are included
Z In the system and the products OF this
method compare very favorably with
the products or the western irrigated
lands. There is even less danger OF
crop failure than in places where
rainfall Is considerable. dry farming
advocates say. because the peril OF
rotting OF crops by excessive rain is
avoided.
Even in Michigan, New York and
New England the dry farming plan is
Of value, as the methods tend TO a
greater crop yield with adequate rain
fall. The system was first worked
out by some westerners, who were
regarded as faddists- In fact, the wes-
tern improvement association decided
that the advertising OF this plan was
dangerous because they believed II
impractical and that advertising IL
would attract many people TO settle on
arid lands, who--would starve there.
with this view. they investigated the
results of. dry farming in Colorado.
That they were astonished is to put
II mildly. They found that the claims
had not been oyerstated. The result
has been the formation OF the Dry
Farming Congress, with delegates
from most OF the states OF the union
and from number OF foreign coun-
tries. ---~.s.---i
Secretary Barns has been a rest
dent OF Colorado and Wyoming since
be left Detroit In 1901. He Is TO re-
enove to Spokane next summer IN
connection with the work OF the Dry
if,armipg Concrass
The Detroit times., 1909-12-23
STOCK MARKET
IS IRREGULAR
Price Movements Throughout the
First Hour Are Contused-Specu-
lation Centered in Reading.

NEW YORK. Dec. 23.-Rock Island
was the feature of the opening OF the
stock market. advancing l 5-S. Read
ing second preferred showed a gain oi
4 l-9: Pennsylvania was strong. These
gains were offset by heav'ness III
Western Union. Steel common anu
others.
IL a. m.-Price movements through
out the first hour were very irregular
Speculative interests was centered III
Reading. The second preferred ad'
vanced IL IL points.
Governments unchanged; others
dull and irregular.
Noon-Heavy buying OF Waoashes
made that stock the feature OF the late
forenoon trading. Rock Island ad-
vanced point and Reading second
preferred advanced points further.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-23
WAR OF WITS OVER MICHLIN.
Charge Laid Here May Keep Mar
From Johnstown Police.


The battle 10 keep Hyman Mechlin
away from the authorities OF Johns
town. Penn. has developed into war
OF wits. and just now Mechlin Is safe
in Michigan.
Mechlin is wanted In Johnstown on
a charge OF receiving stolen property.
He was arrested In Detroit recently
and the Jok~ stown authorities were
notified They were expected in De-
troit Thursday noon. but Thursday
morning Mechlin was arrested on a
capias taken out by August Schuster,
who charges him with abusive Ian
guage and with calling him a thief.
Mechlin was taken in charge by Dep
uty Rudolph Grandt and removed
from police headquarters to the
county Jail.
This SUIT Of Schuster is said 10 be
merely a move to keep Mechlin In
this state.
When the Johnstown authorities
heard Of the capias they at once ap-
piled for a writ OF habaes corpus.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-23
JUDGE CONNOLLY UPHELD.
Naming OF Boyajian Insanity CorrIs-
sion Approved BY Supreme Court.

Information has reached the record
er's court that the supreme court
Wednesday. denied a petition for a
mandamus to compel Judge Connolly
to vacate his order appointing com
mission in the case OF DR.. Boyajian
charged with murder. The court also
denied a writ Of prohibition TO restrain
Judge Connolly from the swearing the
experts so appointed, who are DR.. J
p. Kennedy and DR.. W. s. Babcock
of Detroit, and Prof. Albert NJ Bar
rett. OF Ann Arbor The decision is
regarded as highly important. as
this is the first time such a commits
sion has been appointed under the
new law.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-23
MARRIAGE LICEN SEES.

Perry u. Knapp. 5S, Toledo; Clara r.
Nichols az. Detroit.
Morgan J. Martin, 25; Wilhelmina p.
Nesse, 30.
william Wilson. - Detroit; Belle
Renwick. ls South Lyons.
BERTHE J. Abbott. 80. Annie II. Nc
Donald. 81,
Walter r.. Coogan. q, Detroit. Laura
NJ. Bell. %, Plymouth.
John C. Smltherman. %. Laura Walk
er. 80.
Willie Stoller, IS, TIilda Kesh. IS
Thomas j. Kirby. FL Anna Lovelace.
90.
John j. winters. 90; Susie B. sher-
man. 80
Henry \. Long. 81. Detroit; Grace
Head. 81. Willow.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-23
Markets and Finance

bu OF corn. ll.ees bu or oats. and f.sts
bu 90 rye. Stocks are Sls:lst ou "s
wheat. sSs.47o bu OF corn. iii,I65 bu OF
oats. and 20. s6s bu OF rye.
Wheat receipts Thursday; Mime
apoiis, 217 cars. against a26 a year age.
Duluth. 70 cars, against 90. hahsar
city. 80 cars, against 80. ST Louis o". =
GOO bH, against $4,000 hu; Winnipeg'
Wheat receipts at primary points on
Thursday. Siiooo ba'l year age flo'oVo
bu -.
P. Wheat acreage In India. s.25o.ooo
acres. an increase of 10 per cent over
a year ago.
Wheat in Liverpool closed ia@Nd
lower. and corn unchanged 10 'sd
Exports of wheat and nour Thursday
'''V' CniaAGo GRAM LETTER.
Reported for The Times by carson,
Craig A Co: Wheat--Fsirly active
pre- holiday trade. Range OF prices
Low point OF active future. May was
10 below yesterdays close while high
way over one cent above ytsteroay
last. Larger local speculators buying
on theory that rally was due after
three days continuous decline. North :
west bought back some or wheat sold
yesterday, but asserts strike near a
settlement and increase in receipts
against 292 year ago Winnipeg 2st
against $50. Southwest receipts 100000
hu, aSlnst lO9,uVV hueNtar ago no tal II
for export. Manitoba wheat and United
states export business out OF question.
Primary receipts $4,000, year ago
is0 1000.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-Wheat opened
steady to asc up. offerings light until
market touched higher figures Corn
offerings light with buying scattered.
oats steady at outset. Provisions
stronger all around.
Noon---Wheat advanced sharply. go
ing up cent all around. oats took n
little spurt in sympathy with wheat
and also advanced cent. Corn, frac-
tionally higher
Close-All grain futures closed
stronger and higher, January pork
unchanged. rest OF provisions higher.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-23
BOSTON COPPER.
BOSTON COPPER LETTER.

Reported for The Times by Hayden.
stone e. Co: Copper-The Boston cop
per share market IA displaying con-
siderable irregularity. The further de-
cline I'm North Butte and the acute
weakness in Parrott. has made for a
somewhat bearish feeling at least at
the moment. North Butte sold down
TO 50I7 loss OF points but has since
shown some rallying power. Parrott
at this writing IL offered at y. which
is decline OF points over last
nights closing Osceoia has been a
feature of strength. and at 10 is 3
points higher.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-23
STEAL FOR XMAS FEAST.

PORT HURON. Mich. Dec. pa
Especial. )-Burglars early Thursday
morning broke into Frank Brogan's
meat market and helped themselves
10 four turkeys and three chickens. II
Is presumed that they are the same
men who did the safe-cracking Job at
Memphis.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-23
81. Louis Man May Be Shot.

MEXICO CITY. Dec. 23.--Unless
the supreme court Of the republic of
Mexico interferes. Samuel l.. Hamp-
ton. a st. Louis attorney. will be shot
because he killed a negro in Mexico
two years ago. The federal court re-
fused Hampton appeal and the su.
preme court is the only hope OF the
condemned man.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-23

Henry Taylor, about 2s years old.
address unknown, is unconscious and
in critical condition I'm St. Mary's
hospital. as a result OF being thrown
from cinder wagon. which was
struck by Sherman car. at Rivard
and Macomb-s sts., Thursday noon.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-23

Reported Tor The Times by Carson.
Craig & Co: Stocks-Today's stock
market was a repetition OF the recent
narrowness and irregularity Heavi-
ness developed in steel and Copper
after a higher opening but was not re-
flected In the general rail list which
ruled during the morning session at
bout yesterdays prices. Short cover
ing and inside buying carried Rock ISL
AMI common stock sharply higher TO
49L while the preferred sold slightly
OF from the previous close D.. L. a
". advanced 10 points In addition 70
the II points gain OF yesterday. and
Rec ding second showed an extreme ad-
vance today OF l3 "A poInta.