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The Detroit times., 1909-03-05
JURY PROBES
POWER PLANT
CLERK STONE is RECALLED TO
STAND SAYS IN
CURRY is NOT FAILURE.

JACKSON, Mich, March 5.-(Spe-
cial. Prosecuting Attorney Reece
states that Attorney-General Bird has
made firm denial OF the report al
legged 10 have come from him chat
Reece had fallen down on the binder
twine liant investigation, as stated In
the uapers last night. Reece says
Bird has since called him by long dis
.ance telephone and branded the report
in question as false.
Clerk Stone, of the prison. was re-
called to the witness stand this morn
ing. He brought With him a letter file
vouchers and contracts. IL Is unter'
stood the power beating and lighting
Giant is now being investigated.
No developments Of any Importance
resulted from the testimony taken this
forenoon. Capt. Stone was on the
stand until 1880. and was followed
by Supt. Brewer. stone presented cor
respondence and shipping bills from
Hoover and Gamble OF Miamisville,
O.. verifying the sale of the machin-
cry and showing ii was shipped direct
from the factory.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-05
STATE LANDS SOLD
At 10 PER CENT
Of VALUE
CARL Il. SCHMIDT.
DETROiTER SAYS LOSS IN SIX
YEARS HAS BEEN 100000
TALKS OF CRIMINAL NEGLl0.
ENcE OF OFFICIALS"

Il notice that Land Commissioner
Russell has offered lengthy resolu-
ton asking for complete investiga-
ton OF the whole land business by the
legislature" says Carl +. Schmidt, who
was member OF the commission of in
quiry which investigated the subject
fully some time ago ana submitted
an exhaustive report Mr.. Russell
knows very we'll that IL took one whole
year OF steady work on the part OF at
least five men TO prepare the report
OF the commission OF inquiry. and thar
any investigation the members OF the
Legislature might make would develop
nothing because of the short time they
would have TO devote To the matter.
The trouble, Of course is that the
land Office has been investigated too
thoroughly, and this move is merely
subterfuge To blind the legislature.
Ii Is up to the commissioner To deny
the facts set out In our report. Spe-
cifc instances are given, showing that
the state has been absolutely robbed
OF an immense wealth because OF the
criminal negligence OF its officials
"Russelis figures as to the amount
received by the state are probably cor
rect. but when you consider that the
lands were sold for just about 10 per
cent OF their value. II shows that the
state actually lost at least 50 900. 900 In
the past six or seven years. The re-
port gives many instances where the
land was appraised by the land Office
al less than 5 per cent OF the timber
value alone. saying nothing OF the
value Of the land. On the Fl ,455 acres
II was possible for us To look into, the
average loss TO the state was 5000
rer acre, and the value OF the timber
was five times that received by the
state for the land and timber together.
Further. the report shows that less
than per cent OF the lands went tc
actual settlers, the balance going 10
spectators, many OF them not even
residents OF the state.
If the commissioner will follow out
the requirements Of the law which
says that the timber Is TO be estimated,
and a proper valuation placed ON the
lands, ia other words put the true value
on the lands. he viii find that the peo.
pie who are at present anxious to get
state lands will not mandamus him To
compel him to sell. for they wit then
be Obliged TO pay $12 per acre for land
that is only worth S12 per acre for
land and timber Ii Is the present
rnethod OF appraising the lands al less
than 10 per cent OF their value that
makes them eager TO buy some OF
them
The Detroit times., 1909-03-05
CANADIAN FARMER ON
TRIAL IN u. S. COURT

John Irwin Moore, a Canadian farm
er. was placed on trial Friday morning
In the United states district court on
"A charge OF bringing a woman into
the United States for an immoral pur-
pose The woman In the case Is Mrs.
Florence Helen Young, with whom he
tried to elope TO this country, and She
was spectator at the trial. Friday
and will be a witness later. With her
child beside her. she sat at one side
of the room. the picture OF mental
anguish.
II Moore is convicted, she will be
deported. and, her husband having left
her some time ago Will be- left PENN.
less Yet she must testify according
To the statement she made when first
arrested or be in danger OF prosecu.
ton on a perjury charge.
immigration Inspector Frick was
the first witness and told OF OBTAINING
the couple at Detroit and turning
them back Later they were arrested
al Port Huron.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-05
HAARERL LOOKS GOOD
FOR ANOTHER TERM
AS D.P:Wi HEAD
KNOCKERS ARE BUSY BUT MAY
OR SIDES WITH SSiONER
-HETHERiNGToN AND POSTAL
TO BE REAPPOINTEo.

AS the time draws nearer when
Mayor Breitmeyer must make his APP
pointments Of various commissioners,
the suspense with regard TO his
choices Is growing more acute. Ii Is
regarded as settled that NJ p. Hurl-
but will be park commissioner and
that no appointment will be made at
once for police commissioner, Com
missioner smith holding over for a
time. There has been hard fight to
prevent the naming of j. J. Haarer
for second term as public works
commissioner but the mayor has
stood firm for the appointment OF
Haarer. SO far.
Harry Z. Hetherington Is to be
rendered another term as lighting
commissioner. and Fred Postal will
have 4 chance TO serve again as poor
commissioner If he SO desires John
ID. Wiley is also expected to get an
other term on the house of correction
board.
The two problems are the vacan-
cies coming on the fire commission
and the water board. Fire Commits
sioner Moore is Republican and so
is Water Commissioner Pendleton, but
the peculiar casting OF the horoscope
OF politics about Nov. last was such
that IL is not believed that they will
remain in their present places. Leon
Fink and Louis Geist have been men
toned as possibilities for those places.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-05
JUVENILE COURT
BILL PREPARED

The bill providing for the establish
ment of a juvenile court in Wayne
county. on which Judge Rohnert has
been working for several weeks was
sent to Lansing, Thursday afternoon.
II will be introduced by Robert W.
Ogg.
The bill provides for the establish
ment OF Il -speeial juvenile court sep
arate and distinct from other courts In
all counties containing city with a
population of over 100000 In coun-
ties OF smaller population the pro
bate judge will continue TO hear ju-
venile cases, as at present
In the new bill the age at which chill
dren can be dealt with in the juvenile
court is raised TO II years. The limit
is now 16 years. Provision Is made
for the trial OF children over IA years
charged with felony. With the con-
sent OF the juvenile court Judge they
will be tried in the regular criminal
courts, but apart from adult prison
ers.
One clause provides that no children
under II are TO be carried in a patrol
wagon or other vehicles In which adult
offenders are carried, and no one un-
der II is TO be confined In a police sta
ton or Jail. There must be a place OF
confinement especially for youthful
prisoners.
The salary OF the juvenile Judge is
fixed at $500 per year and clerk
at $4,000 per year Is provided for.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-05
PAIR OF LADS
GUILTY Of FORGERY
PARENTS MAKE GOOD AMOUNT,
OF PAPER AND YOUTHFUL DE.
PENDANTS ARE FREED.

Steven Levandowsky. aged -, and
Bruno Cylhowski. aged IS. faced
Judge Rohnert in Juvenile court. Fri
day. charged with forgery. Although
Polish lads. and poorly versed In the
English language. they promptly rec
ognized check when they found one
on the sidewalk, and knew just what
TO do TO get the money
They took the paper TO the home
OF one OF the&Iads and erased the sig.
nature. Then one OF the boys signed
his own name and the other endorsed
it, In that manner $l4 was obtained
and the kids in Polish town had
good time while the money lasted.
The boys attempted To shift the
blame, both declaring that the other
had written the names. Judge Rohn-
ert called them to his desk and made
them both sign their names, and the
writing was an exact counterpart OF
the names on the note.
The parents will make good and the
boys were discharged.
4 gang or seven boys from June.
tion-ave related In detail how they
had entered several west side stores.
dHu SlOlc tdHuNs tdktSs gum anu w
cOanuts. Jay Hunt, of No. 12l Min
nie-st., and Terance White. of No 26i
Junction-ave., were the recognized
leaders of the gang, and Hunt told Of
twice entering a candy store kept by
an aged woman. while White was
twice i'm another store There was q
fearful scene when Judge Rohnert an.
nounced that all would go 10 the in
dustrial school. He later changed his
nina. and allowed the boys 10 go. but
they will have TO report regularly IN
court for few weeks
Haywood Jones, a young colored
lad. was sent 10 Lansing on the re.
quest OF his mother. She said that
while she was out washing he would
steal everything he could carry out o:
the house. and had almost cleared the
place of dishes
The Detroit times., 1909-03-05
ADM ITS He Slew
MOTHER WITH A .
RATCHET
PARENT FIRED BARN AND TRIED
TO PLACE BLAME ON HIM, MUIR
oERER SAYS. BUT OFFICERS
DOUBT 1T.

SAUGATUCK. Mich, March 81
The mystery in the death OF Mira.
Mary Baldwin who was found murder
ed In her home at her farm. two miles
east OF here, yesterday morning has
been cleared by the confession OF her
son, who after being in the sweat-box
for five hours, broke down and admit
ted that he committed the murder.
After the inquest Prosecuting At
torney Hoffman and deputy sherths
took Elton Baldwin In charge and sub
mitted MIN To a rigid cross-examina-
ton. Finally he gave up the attempt
at concealment and unblushingly told
OF his crime. He declares that he has
no remorse as his mother drove him
TO the action Here is what he said.
Lighting a lantern | went and got
the Ratchet and then crept to the door
of my mothers room. In entered. She
was sleeping. Without warning
struck her with the Ratchet on the
back of the head. She moaned, but |
kept on hitting her-for how long l
don't know-until | was satified that
she was dead. Then | rushed TO the
home of neighbor and summoned as
sistance, telling that had come home
and found her in that condition"
Mrs Mary Baldwin avs 81, and the
widow OF an old soldier who died nine
years ago. The erring and unnatural
son, Elton. aged 80. is in the Allegan
jail facing a life term In Jackson. One
other son. Frank, seems to take little
notice. Another son, Edward, OF AL.
Logan. the brightest one In the family.
is craZed with grief. Elton says his
mother burned the big barn and cattle
and tried TO place the blame on him
for which he killed her. The officers
are positive Elton set fire TO the barn.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-05
NEGOT |AT| ON
FOR PURCHASE OF
THE Lorraine
GRAY & WORCESTER TRY 40 BUY
PLACE AND PgAN TO ESTAR
LisH SWELL DRUG STORE IN
PREMISES.

If negotiations that have been on for
some days come Ia successful issue,
a model drug store comparing in It's
appointments and equipment with any
an the east, VIII soon take its place on
Woodward-aye.. in the very heart OF
the city's retail district At one time
1t looked as though the deal had been
practically closed. but some hitch
arose and just now the negotiations
are at a standstill They will prob
ably be renewed later, however.
Ever since their advent in Detroit.
through the purchase of John w.
Gray's interest In the drug firm OF
Gray q Worcester, Woodward-ave. and
Wilcoy-st, Louis X. Liggett and his
Boston associates have been on the
alert for another good opening on the
avenue. One of the places spotted
b. Mr.. Liggett was the Lorraine. in the
Majestic building. an Ideal location for
first-class drug store. fronting as IL
does on the avenue and backing up
or the Majestic arcade.
After looking the place over, Mr..
Liggett, or rather Gray & Worcester.
for the new store would be establish
ed In the company name, made the
W., ViliNb NOh
ducts the Lorraine. definite offer, and
the negotiations were on. A counter
proposition was made, IL is said, and
sooL afterwards came the hitch. There
the matter stands. Mr. Liggett return
ed To Boston. Thursday night. and at
the Gray 4 Worcester establishments
no definite information is available as
to the future plans.
Manager Patterson, of the Lorraine,
admits that negotiations have been on,
but says. however, that no deal Will
be made unless the company gets Its
price
we are not anxious 70 sell. he
said I'VE are doing splendid busi-
ness and II Ii increasing every
month"
There is no more desirable ioca-
ton on the avenue than that occupied
by the Lorraine. and for drug store or
the type planned would be just the
thing.
IL is not the intention of Gray az
Worcester to abandon the present loca-
ton If the deal goes through.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-05
CITY OWNER s HIP
MAY Be SOLUTION,
SAYS EXPERT
FAMOUS CHICAGO TRACTION MAN
DECLARES CONDITIONS IN CIT
les SIMILAR AND TELLS OF
SETTLEMENT IN HOME TOWN.

Bion j. Arnold. the traction expert
who gets retainer OF $4,000 year
from Chicago for his aid In street rail-
way matters. stopped of on his way
from New York To his home and spent
couple OF hours In consultation 9TH
Secretary Paul e. Renaud, OF the Com
mittee OF 80. he went over the var
ious street railway maps that have
been prepared and declared that there
are many conditions here similar to
those that prevailed In Chicago when
that city was seeking solution OF
her problem.
Il think that your committee plan
is very good one" he said. 1t Will
help the people OF the city to get a
comprehensive knowledge OF the prob
lem. Many elements OF your traction
problem are the same as those We had
TO consider
We had 10 think, not only OF need
ed extensions but OF immediate re-
Mobilization Your committee may do
as our civic body did in working out
a plan of eventual municipal owner
ship"
He described to Secretary Remand
the Chicago plan by which the CON
pany gets franchise which may be
terminated by purchase on the part
OF the Guy AT fixed valuation. me
Aoads there were first appraised at
tfNlr value, set down at S5O,OOUO0O,
ThN IL was agreed that any addition
of capital for entirely new lines or
equipment should be considered as eN'
ira in addition TO the price to be PAID
By the city eventually. while all I'M
provements paid for ont of earnings
are not SO considered, the price TO the
city not being raised by these latter
improvements.
The Chicago roads now have re-
Mobilization fund to take care OF re
placing old tracks and equipment.
per cent or more OF earnings going
into this fund.
II was hoped 10 have Arnold here al
the opening meeting in the council
chamber Monday evening but he VIII
be unable To appear. Another Chicago
expert will be present. however. r.
+. Ingram will be one OF the local.
speakers. and w. ID. Mahon VIII be
another If he is in town Munlclpai
ownership will be the principal topic
discussed.
Among the conservatives on the
Committee OF 80 there Is now dlspo
sition 10 give the fullest consideration
20 the arguments for municipal owner
ship.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-05
WORLD EDITOR IS
ARRA|GNEO IN NY.

NEW YORK, March 3.-Caleb M.
Van Hamm. managing editor OF tne
New York World, and the Press PUP
fishing company, under indictment In
connection with articles printed In the
World on the Panama canal, was ar
raigned before Judge Holt In the ieu'
eral circuit court today.
The Press Publishing company was
represented by Delaney Nicoll ana
John Lindsay Mr.. Van Hamm was
represented by Samuel Untermeyer.
United States District Attorney
Stimpson appeared on behalf OF the
prosecution. Judge Holt gave the de-
PENDANTS one week In which To demur
"a, the indictments or enter plea. me
indictments are voluminous, due TO
the fact that they include many CLIP
pings from the World.
Mr.. Van Hamm was paroled IN the
custody Of his counsel.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-05
ROOSEVELT MAKES
HIS DEBUT As
AN EDITOR
CERTAIN NEWsPAPERMEN SHEER
AT IDEA OF PAYING HEED TO
DICTATES OF SOUND MORALITY,
HE SAYS.

NEW YORK. March 5.-Theodore
Roosevelt has stepped out of the
White House into the editorial sane
tum In this weeks issue OF the Out
loon. with the names of the editor-in-
chief. associate managing editor, his
name appears "a contributing editor.
He contributes us first editorial to
that pubdcatioa under date OF March
), its title being Why believe In the
KIND OF journalism Tor which the out
lcok stands"
He says:
During the last few years ft~has
become lamentably evident that DER
tain daily newspapers, certain perfuu'
icals. are owned or controlled by men
OF vast wealth who have gained their
wealth in evil fashion, who desire to
stifie or twist the honest expression
OF public opinion, and who find an in
strument fit for their purpose In the
guided and purchased mendacity OF
those who edit and write for such pa
pers and periodicals.
These meen sneer at the very idea
OF paying heed To the dictates or d
sound morality: as one OF their num-
Der has cynically put it. they are con-
cerned merely with selling the public
whatever II will buy-a theory OF con-
duct which would Justly the existence
OF every keeper of an opium den. every
foul creature who ministers TO the
vices OF mankind. Here, again, II Is
perhaps not especially To the credit OF
Or. Abbott and his associates that they
have avoided this pit; fortunately, they
are SO constituted that ii is simply
all impossibility for them TO fall into II.
But they do deserve very great
credit for avoiding another type or
temptation which has much fascina-
ton for men OF cultivation and OF re-
fined taste, and which Is quite as fatal
to their usefulness as indulgence III
yellow journalism.
"A cultivated man OF good Intel
ligence, who has acquired the knack
of saying bitter things, but who lacks
the robustness which Will enable him
to feel at ease among strong men OF
action, is apt, IL his nature has In IL
anything of meanness or untruthfui-
SIS, to strive for reputation III what
Is to him the easiest way.
HE can find no work which Is easier
and less worth doing-than to SIT In
cloistered aloofness from the men VINO
wage the real and important struggles
OF life and to endeavor, by an unceas-
ing output OF SANDER In regard TO
them. to bolster up mis- own uneasy
desire to be considered superior TO
them.
Now, a paper edited by men of this
stamp does not have much popular
influence. and therefore Is less detri'
mental to the people at large than yell
low journalism but II may. To the ex-
tent OF it's power exert very real
influence for evil by the way In when
IL teaches young men OF good educa-
ton. whose talents should be at their
country's service. that decent ana up
right public men are as properly sub
iects OF foul attacks as the most de-
based corruptionist; that efficiency
and wickedness are Interchangeable
and that the corrupt attitude to adopt
in facing the giant problems OF our
great and troubled time, Is one on
sneering and supercilious untruthfui
ness"
The Detroit times., 1909-03-05
SAYS HUBBY KEEPS
TWO HOUSEHOLDS

Declaring that her common-law hus
band. Harry Hunt, divided his time
equally between her home and that OF
another alleged wife, Mabel Hunt. 10
years old, applied to Justice Jeffries
fol warrant, charging Hunt with
bigamy Justice Jeffries, after hearing
her story. issued warrant charging
assault and battery for an attack al
legged to have been made on Mrs. Hunt
Feb. 28.
Mrs. Hunt says she mas passed as
the wife OF the defendant for two
years. though no ceremony was ever
performed. Hunt, she says. showed
her what purported to ne a marriage
license anG said they were married.
hey lived happily until a month ago,
when she says, Hunt met the Walters
woman.
Mrs. Mabel Hunt works for the
Windisch Publishing Co., In the Muir.
phy Fower building. The other wom-
an works for the Princess Mfg. Co, on
the floor below.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-05
ORATORICAL TREAT
COMING TO FLINT

Mayor Breitmeyer will take part In
the opening OF the new Flint-Saginaw
lire. which will mark the completion
OF through electric interurban travel
from Detroit TO Bay City. and will
SPEAK at the banquet held In honor
of the event in Flint next Wednesday
evening. The mayor and other De
troiters will leave here Wednesday
morning in special car and will go
over the new line. returning To Flint,
where the feast and oratory will be
enjoyed.
The mayors of Saginaw. Bay city
and Flint are all down on the pro
gram for speeches.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-05
Men Fight Desperate
Duel on Top Of a
Moving Freight Train

CHICAGO March 1.-Two men
fought desperate hand.to.hand battle
on the top OF car OF moving freight
train today one was fatally stabbed
aud hurled To the ground.
IL was an unequal fight-one OF the
men the conductor. Fred Francis. was
unarmed The other. Brakeman Ed
ward Brockman. was armed with q
knife
Back and forth on the top Of the
swaying car. they struggled. the con,
ductor lighting with his bare fsti
against the weapon OF his adversary.
Repeatedly he WIS stabbed.
Finally the struggle ended. The con.
ductor. beaten, slipped and fell ant
his adversary pushed him OF the TOP
of a car 10 the ground. In falling be
narrowly missed rolling under the
wheels. He was later picked On and
hurried to hospital.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-05
MARRIAGE SWINGS
PRISON DOORS

Cupid has interviewed in behalf OF
Smith l.. Reynolds. charged with in
duciug 1G-year-old Helen Burt Richard
son To enter disorderly house on
Champlain.st James A. Millard. who
was implicated in the unpleasant case.
but was not arrested. took out H.
cense To wed the girl. Friday morn
ing. and the knot was tied by Justice
OFT early Friday afternoon. As re-
suit OF the marriage. the case against
Reynolds will probably be dismissed.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-05
SUGAR COMBINE
MUST PAY 81 $4,000

NEW YORK. March 5.-The govern
ment this afternoon won It's SUIT
against the American Sugar Refining
company, known as the sugar trust,
when a jury in the United States cir
cult court rendered verdict permit
ting Uncle Sam To recover $l34,lttO3,
the full amount sued for.
The government brought suit for the
amount. declaring that the sugar trust
had not paid customs duties because
of fraudulent weighing machines ne
Jury found the trust guilty after being
nut an hour and twenty minutes.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-05
ROOSEVELT IS TO
SAIL MARCH 23

NEW YORK, March 5.-Ex-Presl'
dent Roosevelt will leave New York
fol his African trip on March %, sail
ing on the Hamburg American line for
Naples The ex-president made this
announcement today to group or
newspaper men who called on him at
his home. Sycamore Hill. Oyster Bay.
Col Roosevelt, as he likes TO be call
ed. and Mrs. Roosevelt will remain AT
oyster Bay until his departure for
Naples He will put In his time rest
ing and living quietly as possible.
There will be no big receptions II he
can avoid them, but tomorrow he will
lreet his fellow-townsmen.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-05
BIALK HELD FOR TRIAL
ON MURDER CHARGE

Frank Bialk. charged with the muir
der Of aged Mrs. Frances Richard
Sikora in her home OH NAlexandrine.
ave. east. Feb. 20. appeared before Jus
tice Stein Friday, for examination. bur
waived examination electing to be
tried i'm the recorders court
II have no lawyer said Blalk. but
a friend has promised 10 get me one"
He was bound over without hall.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-05
MUST PAY TILTED
WOMAN FOR NURSING

A verdict for almost the full amount
OF her claim was awarded Mrs. Mary
Frazer by jury in Judge Wisners
court. Friday morning Mrs. Frazer
brought suit TO recover from victor
Morand 1890, representing money she
paid out for presents, a board Dill
for several weeks, and eight weeks
nursing.
Mrs. Frazer testified that Morand
promised to marry her and then gig
ged back, The jury awarded her sSOS.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-05
AGED Pair in Divorce Court.

Wilhelmina Czolbe and her hus-
band. Christian, both almost 40 years
OF age. are fighting for a divorce IL
Judge Mandelrs court. They were
married In 1906. and lived together
only seven months, -
The troubles of the Czolbes were
aired i'm Judge Murphy's court about
q year ago when the husband was re
fused divorce.
Since the other suit was dismissed
the husband has inherited $4,000
worth of property.