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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
BLACK HAND GANG
STAbS ITALIAN
To DEATH
ASSASSIN LAY IN WAIT FOR VIC.
TIM AND SPRANG UPON HIM
BLACkMAlL WAS WRUNG FROM
OTHERS.

SAULT STE. MARIE. Mich. Feb,
a number OF blackmail
plots by the Black Hand society IN
tho Canadian 500. the dead body OF
Giovanni CLOTH was found on the
street today.
The snow was covered with blood
from wounds IN the neck and indica'
tions point TO a long struggle, The
police believe the murderer lay IN
walt while the victim was going home
last night and sprang upon him, and
stabbed him to death.
The crime was committed in front OF
a meat market In the west end OF
town There Is no clue 10 the murder
err. The residents In An italian tene-
ment recently reported to the police
that they had been held UP by mem
bers OF the Black Hand. and had 10
contribute money every week under
threats OF violence. II is believed Ciot-
II refused to pay and was singled out
for assassination
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
News That lie Had
Been Left $40. 600. 900
Kills New York Lawyer

NEW YORK. Feb 1.-THE news
that ne had been left fortune OF
5000 600 proved too great shock
Tor Theodore Robert Shear and be
died " heart disease following the eX-
citemeRt The large fortune had been
lCtt by John c. Packard. who went TO
California in lS49 aud left an estate
valued at $4,000. 900 Shear was a
New York LAWYER The estate Will
now so 30 his widow, two sons and a
daughter.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
is ARRESTED FOR
FATAL LEGATION FIRE

SANTIAGO. Chill, Feb - \ dras.
tic move toward the solution OF the
mysterious fire and murder in the OF.
fee OF the German legation here ou
Feb. ) has just been made in tho ar
rest at CHILEAN. capital Of the province
OF Nuhle, OF Chancellor Beckett. ~
the German legation. He was playing
baccarat al the time OF his apprc-
hensiOn.
The Office of the GERMAN legation az
Santiago was destroyed by fir cFeb
.. and in the ruins was found The
charred body OF man. II was be
Ncved at first that Beckett had per
ished In the flames. but careful
examination showed three things
that II was not Beckert. that the man
had been stabbed 20 death, and that
81. 900 had been taken from the Office
safe The murdered man was a scr-
want Of the legation
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
SLAYER SHOULD Be
FREE, SAYS JUDGE

DENVER, Col. Feb. &c. Bur
dette Bell. who shot and killed G..
Cuvlor Drury. the Cincinnati actor
and home wrecker. was found guilty
IT, the west side court OF involuntary
manslaughtor and will be sentenced to
the pepitentiary tomorrow. The pen
atty is from one TO eight years. with
every prospect that the minimum sen
tence will be imposed by Judge Shat
tuck. who expressed his regret
to the jury that they did not acquit
Bell
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
THE WEATHER.

Detroit and vicinityi Friday night,
cloudy with probably rain or snow to-
night saturday, cloudy With snow and
COLDER winds shifting TO moderate
nortberly.
Lower Micbigant Increasing cIoudi-
neas with possibly rnin or snow late to-
night or Saturdays colder saturday and
In north portion tonight; variable
Winds shifting 90 brisk northerIy.
One year ago today Maximum tenn
pernture, t6j minimum. 3OJ mean. r. I;
cloudy with trace Of rain.
sun rose ne 6t32 q. m, nnd sets mt
SOL %. m.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
TAFT APPEALS
FOR SEN. KNOX

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12-Senator
Hale has received the following tele-
gram fror President-elect Taft. dated
New Orleans, today.
II sincerely hope congress will pass
the bill 10 remove any doubt OF Knox :
eligibility. / have no doubt that the
bill to repeal the bill increasing the
salary OF the secretary OF state viii ef-
feet this purpose. and ! sincerely hopo
II Will pass. ] should regard the loss
OF Senator Knox from the first place
i'm my cabinet as public misfoT.
tune
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12

sobbed, but the warden turned
away and did not confirm or deny n
the reports. Attorney Miner ssys +
Armstrong is not rational. Miner
and Cobb will stand by and de.
fend Armstrong.
JACKSON, Mich, Feb. 12.--The be-
lief that Allen y. Armstrong, warden
of Jackson prison. is dope fiend' "a
growing hourly. This revelation has
caused great surprise In Jackson. The
people here had supported Armstrong
after he declared that he was en-
deavoring to trap" Gen. Green In the
bribery case, but sentiment Is chang
ing. With his removal from the prison
quarters, which is expected TO be
made today, Armstrong; hold on the
public sympathy loosens and he must
face the many charges made agatRst
him, with the odds on the other sido-.
His defense, no doubt. will be made
on the drug habit phase OF the case.
That Armstrong Is hopeless vic.
tim OF a drug habit is generally be-
lieved. The statement comes as an
explanation. II is even limited by his
attorneys that Armstrong is addicted
20 the drug.
A statement that tends to confirm
the belief that Armstrong is addicted
to Drugs comes from DR.. j. III. Demay.
well.known physician OF Jackson.
DIR. Demay and Armstrong attended =
wedding recently. DR.. Demay says
the warden was then under the infIu-
ence of some powerful drug. When
the warden was arrested the physician
suggested to Armstrong; attorneys
that specialist examine him.
Joseph Weinhold. an insurance
agent. who has2 been the leader OF
the Jackson county Republican organ
| !zation, was a candidate for warden OF
the Jackson prison before Armstrong.
was appointed Weinhold says he
, went to the prison to see Warden
Armstrong. The latter seized him by
the shoulders and pushed him out o:
the wardens room into the corrido..
| Weinhold says he was greatly sur
prised because he knew of no enmity
that existed between them. Vein
| hold told Armstrong; attorneys. who
questioned him. The warden denied
the incident.
John w. Miner. attorney for War
|
yesterday for Il complete inventory of
the prison affairs, and a delegation Of
state officials, headed by Assistant At
torney General McGill Immediately
left Lansing for Jackson. They arriv.
ed here at 3 o'clock yesterday after
noon and went TO the prison, where
they began the inventory work. State
Accountant Hamilton said the task
would probably require several days.
Attorneys Miner and Cobb. for Arm
strong, said there would be no objec'
ton by Armstrong TO vacate after the
receipts OF the inventory and audit
had been given him.
The prosecutors are working hard
TO get material for the grand jury
which convenes on March /. and while
evidence Is accommodating there Is q
feeling of pity for Warden Armstrong
due to the report that he Is addicted
10 the use OF morphine. The prosecu
tors say they can give out no informa
ton. They will keep all the evidence
10 be presented to the proper officials
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
NORMAL ICE SUPPLY
SEEMS ASSURED

As a result Of the cold snap OF the
past week, the prospect now Is that
the ice companies will close the win.
ter season with full storage houses.
The fee had been thick enough TO cut
on all the nearby rivers and lakes.
A large number OF men has been
sent out of the city by the various en-
ployment agencies 10 take part In this
DIRK. The state free employment
bureau alone sent out 65 this week to
Waterford. Mich.
One applicant for job. Friday, was
a huge man who must have weighed
$50 pounds. He was given a chance
at the ice-cutting but sadly passed IT
Up
That's a job for lighter man." h.;
observed
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
Alexander. UmsrrrI.. 20 Moproe.

The mean animal rainfall OF the
United states IL 80 inches. or approx
imately 2l5,000.0OO. 100000 cubic feet.
~ which one-half evaporates. one-third
flows TO the sea. and the remainder Is
or absorbed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
Must Die for CHING

NEW YORK, Feh. l2,-GiIbcrt Cole.
man. q Negro Pullman car porter OF
36 West one Hundred and Thirty
siXth-st., who stabbed his wife with
a VARYING Knife and then crushed in
hon skull with "a Hat iron on Dec ~
vas convicted Of murder in the first
degree today by jury I'm Justice Dow
mss part OF the supreme court. lie
admitted his guilt and VIII DC sen.
fenced 20 death ON Monday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
Cement Co. Files Mortoaoe.

The Marengo Portland Cement Go.
has filed with the city clerk q trust
mortgage given TO the Detroit Trust
Co. TO guarantee an issue OF $3.50 900
OF bonds.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12

New Mexico produced nearly 3.000.-
900 tons of coal last year, her mines re-
ceiving a fun quota OF miners for the
first time in several years. owing TO
the depression " the industry else.
where in the country
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
THE COMING
OF LINCOLN

Lincoln Anniversary Especially this Page by
EDWIN MARKHAM the Distinguished Author Of "The Man
With Hoe and Copyright. 1909
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
About 100 EIks from Owosso and Pint
came to Detroit. Thursday. as the

RUeStS OF me IuCAI DETERMINATION. Now
members were initiated I'm the lodge
rooms in the afternoon. and, after
supper. there was social session
for members.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12

Job Printing done right Time. pv,.,-
ting Co.. Is John R.-st Phone 1924
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
Two Gr~rt Wen

As peoplc we are indeed beyond
measure fortunate In the characters
Of the two greatest Of onr pnbiiS men.
though they differed IN externals, the
Virginia landed gentleman and the
Eentucky Lakewood sman. they were
slike in essentials they were alike IN
che great qualities which rendered each
bic to render services 10 his nation
and 10 all mankind such as no other
man OF his generation could or did
render. Eeach had lofty ideals. hut each
in striving to attain these lofty Ideals
was guided by the soundest common
sense Each possessed inficxible cour-
age In adversely. and a soul wholly I'M
spoiled by prosperity Each possessed
all The sentler virtues commonly eS-
hibited by good men who lack rugged
strength or character. Each possessed
also all The strong Qualities common v
exhibited by those towering masters %
mankind who have too often shown
themselves devoid OF so much as the
understanding OF the words by which
we signify the qualities of duty, %
mercy. OF devotion 10 the right Of
lofty disirte-est edness In battling for
thr good OF others Widely through the
rrohlenls OF TODAY diNer from the prob
lens set for solution to Washin gton
when he founded this nation 10 Lin
eisvR vet the Qualities they showed in
meeting these problem. are eynctiy the
same "a those We should show IN doing
our work today.
Lincoln saw INTO the futur" with the
prophetic INA ginstior usually vouch-
rafed only To the poet snd the seer. III
had in him all the 1ift toward great
ness Of tho visionary without any OF
the v's,onary's f,nstic'sm or egotism.
without any az the visiouary's narrow
jealousy OF the practical man and In =
ability 10 Ftriv~ In practical fashion
for the rraNrst'ou 90 an ideal Uc
'rTa the rract'cal mans hard common
sense AMI willingness 10 adapt means
- ends. hut tNe-e was In him mono ~
.h-t morbid growth of mind and soul
which blinds 80 r,snv practical mon TO
.Ne higher things or NE. No more
,,-erffcai NAV evc- lived than this
namely hackwoods idcslIst: but he had
nothing in common win those prac-
,icai men whose ~oOsr'~nces 40
,v,rncd until 'Nev fau - distinguish,
between good ard cvi' 'N'l to undc--
stand sha. s'-cn~th. ahutfv sh-ewd
,css wN~tre- ~ 'he vor1t ~ husir ess
~ ~ rolitics o-iv sr-ve - maxi thor
rossresor \ MORO rNy'cus moro cvti
,nsrrbc- ~ ~ c0u7r1"0'fv ~ fNey 2 -
no, guided and controlled nv nne arc
tiyh moral sense.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12

Jon Printing done right Times r,,ut.
tins Co., IL John N-st. Phone 14aa.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
DRUG HABIT Will
Be ARMsTRONG's
DEFENSE
THAT WARDEN is dope FIENps'
is NOW GENERALLY eELlEvEp-s'
INVENTORY OF PRISON AFFAIRS
PROCEEDS RAPIDLY.

JACKSON, Mich, Feb. To-
Attorneys Miner and Cobb, repre-
sentinq Warden Armstrong, went
20 the prison today and asked
Armstrong about the report that
he was addicted to the drug hsbtt-
Armstrong; wife and daughter
sobbed, but the warden turned
away and did not confirm or deny
the reports. Attorney Miner ssys
Armstrong is not rational. Miner
and Cobb will stand by and de.
fend Armstrong.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
lincoln ~ Example

We of this dav must try 90 solve
MANY social and industrial problems
YenAiring To M especial degree tho
combination 80 indomitable resolution
with cool headed sanitv. We can profit
Nv the wnv In which Lincoln used both
those traits hp strove for reform
We can learn much Of value from the
very attacks which following that
courrc brought upon his hond. attacks
alike nv the extremists ~ ~cvoiut ION
and bv the extremists 90 reaction TIe
,avsr wavered IN devotion TO his prIn-
cIples ~ Nis love for The union ant
In hts abtorrcnca 81 slavery Tin,Id
and lukowarn OcOple were ALWAYS de-
nounctng him because 10 was too Ok
freme. but a= matter n fact no never
want TO extremes. ~" worked steo ny
stew and becnuee of this the eNt-"m-
,sts hated and denounced him with a
fervor witch now seems tO us fan
tas.,c In its Dedication - the unreal
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12

Commercial Credit Co. Ratings
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-28
LEr Us mAvE NO rmREArs.

Reports frequently come TO This Office
that legislators are being threatened
with persecution by representatives, ~
The saloon interests IL they exercise
their own Judgment n their vote on the
temperance bills Such threats it is
claimed have been made in advance Of
any debate on the measure In the legis-
lotve chambers They generally are to
the effect that those who refuse to
~ dictated 20 and who prefer to carry
out the wishes Of their constituents
viii go down to political oblivion.
We do not know 20 what extent this
kind of Influence" b. resorted TO. or
who dares 90 try TO intimidate tho rep
rosentatives OF the people. but we know
that the report is having the effect
upon some TO make them more de-
temucd than ever TO stand by their
convictions and keep faith with the
people These are worthy of CONF
mcndation and their example should
be- omulatod.
We refuse 90 believe they win suffer
any political loss on that account The
people viii see TO that Party loyalty.
We would think. can only b. expressed
by adherence 20 the principles enun-
ciated by tho majority OF the party, and
where this loyalty is proved the ma
jouty viii not fail to recognize IT, But
be that ass IL may, man cannot ar
ford TO sell his manhood for promises
of political preferment nor give It away
under threats.
II IL Is true that such threats as those
referred TO have been made. the tactics
must Doe branded as unfair. II there
are any reasons why the saloons should
exist give them. Enumorate the many
blessings OF the barroom and make tho
necessity Of drunkenness clear; be
fair; but do not seek by threats and
promises TO influence American freemen
20 vote against their convictions IL
Is not fair 10 Is un-Americau.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-28

the individual that De be- allowed 20
drink liquor when the rumous effects
are 80 patent in the reformation and
final destruction OF mind soul and
body IN hell? tti s not true liberty no
man has any call OBJ characterize ID as
SUCH 10 is license and license is not
liberty So when Tho liquor Interests
parade themselves al the champions
Of liberty" 4 ls not true liberty but
unbudlcd license whose cause they are
urging. that Dc may put more dollars
into their pockets. while tho morale
of communities is being lowered de-
graded, Tn that their true citizenship S.
being undermined gnd destroyed %
Liberty Precious heritage of our re-
publican form of government how Oft
en- IL thy spirit soiled and besmutchcd.
and My banner of freedom dragged
in the mire by the forccs of cyl that
inspire the opposition Co clear this
Christian nation OF the scourgc OF AN
tho earth
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-28

OF the archipelago OF TERRA del Fucgo,
and his visit 10 the penal colony there.
Madgc G.. Jenison contributes an in
teresting article on 1.-THE Tenements OF
Berlin" comparing them with those OF
New York In point of sanitary improve
ment and attractiVeness OF appear
ance. Prof. Lounsbury of Yale writes
OF Archaic speech Of the Uneducated,"
and shows how idioms and lin
guistic habits die hard Shake
speare's "pericles' IS the sub
ject Of critical commentary
by Theodore Watts Dunton, with illus
tratious by Edwin A. Abbey. Edward
Hungerford describes the inner and
outer life OF a great modern railway
station in a striking article entitled
The Terminal for which drawings
have been made By Thornton Oakley
and are reproduced in tint Norman
Duncan gives fascinating account OF
"Sheikh OF et-Tih.' whom he found on
the ancient road from Jerusalem 10
Egypt. Mr.. Janvler writes new group
OF his Legends Of the City Of Mexico,
for which he gathered material direct
~ from the Mexicans themselves. And
there is an article IN this number on
'Radium and the Earth's Internal
Heat" by John Jolly, professor OF ge-
ology and mineralogy in the University
Of Dublin. which throws new light up
on an important subject Harper &
Bros, New York.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-28

nunl output of the products Of indus
tty. shorter hours. with more intense
application Tor six days in each week.
would Dee the ideal uudor our present
Organisation OF industry. Then the
vorkIngmen would each day have lci-
sure sufficient Tor sclf-improvcmcnt.
culture. and recreation at the time u is
most necessary.
We win add To- This that Do one more
holiday is desired. no name iu American
history ls more worthy of being thus
commomoDtod than that of Lincoln.
That name ls Inscribed Boo the annals 10
man m characters as bold as those
of The name of Washington, and no
honor That nosperity can bcstow upon
either De- too grcat STILL the worth of
the holiday to The people depends enc
tIrcly upon the manner of celebration.
Many of our holidays have lost their
moaning They are being Decorated
instead of observed We sincerely hope
th.s VIII not be The fate N Lincoln's
birthday.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-28
WINTER HEATH

Two conditions affecting health rec
| turn with each winter one is the
fact that windows are locked tieht.
oven in sleeping rooms and the other
| is the fact that certain diseases make
/ their annual visits at this time. Dead
air accumulates in hundreds OF offices
! whore u is doubtful if the windows arc
moved the whole winter through
Spinal meningitis. vhooping cough.
! diphtheria. and even smallpox flourish
On proportion. just what the relation
ship is between winter diseases and
winters airless houses IS a question
for the scientists and medical men to
determine.
But OF this fact everyone may bo as
sured- the lungs of the human body rec
reive into thin tissues blood that has
made ITS rounds OF the body and comes
TO them surcharged with waste matter
from used up tissues This blood comes
there expecting fresh air. JIM an pure
air there is about one part of oxygen
90 four of other gases Pure oxygen
would burn a steel spring Diluted in
the proportion Of fresh air oxygen
would purify the blood. and send it on
its way, like an empty car. to gather
another load Of waste matter from the
body's cells
But N only uead air is brcathed-and
a single person can exhaust the life Of
air enclosed in a dwelling room we're
IL Theoretically sealed. in less than an
hour-then the blood must carry fun
load back again 20 centers from which
it should be picking up fresh impu~lty.
And then the blood is ripe for the dis
ease germ. Certain corpuscles Of
healthy blood delight to battle with
disease. They are the warriors OF our
organization. ready 10 fight the invis-
ible foes that We know as germs"
Thus II is that the healthy man passes
through exposure 20 disease unframed.
while the one whose blood has been un-
fitted for combat, becomes an easy VIC
tim
For the meadoWlark that builds her
nest in the bayfield, TO be moved down
by the moving machine at the time Of
early harvest we have supreme pity.
and rejoice in the superior wisdom Of
mankind. And perhaps a day is COM
ing when people will think Of US who
shut ourselves up through the long
winter months as we now think Of the
meadowlark and her devastated nest
lings.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-28

Senator John y. smith. OF Lohl is
quoted as having made the assertion
that the majority OF the substantial
business men Of the State are against
prohibition We doubt tho absolute
correctness OF the report. Senator
Smith can hardly have meant 10 eN-
press the opinion that the majority Of
the substantial business men OF Utah
county were not represented among
the over 5000 names under the petit
tion from Utah county citizens. And
that IS the county he represents, and
the only one he needs 90 consider CO.
this matter. Senator Smith viii hardly
care 20 tell the 5000 citizens that they
have no voice in a question Of such
Importance because they are not sub
stanUal business men, Their votes are
substantial, Senator,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-28
JUST FOR FUN.

she's not handsome. Is she?"
Lord. no, Say, 10 there Was tax
uu beauty. she'd be entitled 20 PEN
sion. Cleveland Leader.
You say women are smarter than
menu
'Irs p ciuch.
Upon what grounds do you base
your opinion 90
Look eat the number OF mon they
have married Houston Post
eyes. he's her fourth husband
"Unluchv fellow
"Not "a biz OF it. Each Of his wife'a
three cN-husbauds pay her alimony and
she gives 70 am tc him. Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Mrs he Flashleigh dressing Tor char
ity bglD-I suppose nm have 10 wear
au my diamonds. Livingstone
Mr. DE Flashleigh-Do as you please,
doat, but Dr. they fatigue you, don't exc
poet nae a. lug them aromd.-Puck
"S.s. your beau believes On fairies
'io doesn't believe iu such nonsense,
anything of the kind
"Oh. yes. Doc does. He's seen fairies. I
WAS walking behind him coming from
school today and he was telling another
man about the little fairy he knew iu
tho chorus. baltimore American,
$50 sou have broken your engage
meut 90 Charley Mcpherson
"Yos . simply couldn't stand for bis
slang Why the line Of bunk that he
handed out was SD fuzzy he had mo
going half the Time L couldn't get hep
90 him al all"-Chlcago Record Her
ala.
"rhat 1lYaCious Miss Couply certainly
makes the most NJ things
what makes you think SOP"
"Why ! called on her last night and
she hasn't taken down hcr holiday
mistletoc Cleveland Leader.
"You don't nko tho way ho laughs
"N0. 10 is TOO loud aud fOrced--t0
.ay nothing NJ being hollow. Tie laughs
lkr hit congressman listening 30 tho
reading of presidential message '-
Cleveland Plain Dealer
ENa-Hany proposed while skating.
Ho knolt on the Ice ten minutes and
then / accepted him suddenly
Edna Because he told you hts heart
was melting3
Eva 30. because tho ico was MELT
ng -chicago Ncws
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-28

The News" has been requested 90
state that the woman suffrage petitions
which are being circulated iu Utah FOR
signatures should be returned % Mrs.
Emmeline u. Wells TompIeton Build
ing Salt Lake city, not later than the
FIRST week OF March. Those who are in
tercsted IN obtaining names FOR those
petitions viii please note this change Of
dates and govern themselves accord
ingly