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The Detroit times., 1909-01-07
In Society

Mrs b. c. Whitney went TO New
York Wednesday 10 attend the Nation.
al convention of the Daughters OF
1912.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hilsendegan en-.
tertained at dinner Tuesday evening
in honor OF Mr.. and Mrs. Decatur Par
sons. of New York. afterwards giving
a box party for their guests in the De-
troit opera house.
A moving picture entertainment, ac-
companied by illustrated solos. will be
given for the soldiers in the Army 4.
NJ. c. A. in Fort Wayne. Friday even
ing. Miss Elizabeth Suns, soprano,
and Mrs. G. w. Houge, pianist, will
furnish the musical numbers.
The Talk OF the Town" one OF the
Oost successful musical medleys OF
the season, will be given in the Ligi
Guard armory the evenings OF Feb.
and .. under the auspices OF the
Franklin-St. Settlement Day Nursery
and kindergarten The coach, Donald
Macdonald, man OF varied talents
and wide experience. has given this
production with great success at Sher-
rvs in New York and other places. The
choruses songs and dances will be
given by the young people. who made
such success in the Franklin Street
Settlement vaudeville performance
last spring, and by other local talent
The Detroit times., 1909-01-07
RETR|AL Of OIL
CASE DEMANDED

CHICAGO. Jan. 6.-United states
District Attorney Edwin w. Sims aud
special government attorney James
H. Wilkerson thfs afternoon went be
fore Judge X NJ. lands, in the fed
eral court. and asked that the famous
500 40. 900 Standard oil case reversed
by the United states circuit court OF
appeals be Immediately set Tor re-
trial before him.
This move by Attorney Sims result
ed from orders received from Attor'
ney-General Bonaparte instructlng
him 10 proceed with the prosecution
OF the oil trus; on charges OF rebates.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-07
Don't Get a Divorce.

A western Judge granted "A divorce
on account of illtemper and bad
breath. ID. Kings New Life Pills
would have prevented II. They cure
Constipation. causing bad breath and
Liver Trouble. the ill-temper, dispei
colds. Danish headaches. conquer
chills. At T.. c. kinsel. Central Drug
Co. Gray e. Worcester.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-07
Wright Not Alarmed.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-Justice
Wright, who sentenced Gompers. Nit
chell and Morrison. says he Is not
alarmed by the hundreds OF threaten
ing. letters he has received Il have
not been measured for my shroud. nor
can say ! am afraid to go home in
tho dark" he said.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-07

An electric attachment for rural
free delivery boxes rings bell in the
owners house when mail is deposited
in the box.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-07

An electric light socket that locks
with n key has been devised 20 pre-
: went theft of bulbs.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-07

bons Nm. case 4 iittle girl comes TO
town
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-02
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS.

The other day the New York
World made timely citation of the
opinion OF Thomas jefferson on the
inestimable value of the freedom of
the press. In the same spirit, If not
in identical language. wrote Lelome
the Swiss publieist in his work on
the British constitution at the time
of the great controversy ON tbe law
of libel. which ended in the complete
establishment of the freedom of the
press in the British islands. We
quote the following passage:
In short. whoever considers what
it is that constitutes the moving prin-
ciple of what we call great l,fl rs
and the invincible sensibility of man
to the opinion of his fellow creatures
were possible for the liberty of the
press TO exist in a despotic govern
ment and what is not less difficulty
for it to exist without changing the
constitution, this liberty of the press
would alone form counterpoise TO
the power of the prince. IT, for ex-
ample. in an empire of the east
sanctuary could be found which. rem
dered respectable by the ancient re-
ligion of the people. might insure
safety to those who should bring
thither observations or any kind, and
that from thence printed papers
should issue which in their daily APP
pearance should examine and freely
discuss the conduct of the Cadis, the
Grand Visier and the Sultan himself,
that would introduce Immediately
some degree of liberty
Inns ana hihureu passa&tS rom
Delome were frequently quoted by
British patriots in their memorable
struggle for freedom of the press
with George Ill and his minister's
They are not without their occasional
relevancy even in the twentieth CEN
fury in this land of liberty.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-02

longer than the earthquake. During
all the time We were in the harbOr
of Messina our vessels shiyered in
termittently as though shaken by
some huge marine monster.
Il could relate pathetic stories
without number. Under some wreck
age enclosed in a kind of little cub
byhole and protected by two heavy
beams. | discovered two little babies
safe and uninjured They were COM
Portable as possible and laughing and
playing with the buttons on their
clothes. We found no trace of their
parents. who undoubtedly lost their
lives. II made a terrible impression
to see the bereaved children. Many
of the little ones live while their pa
rents are dead. while we saw many
mothers with dead babes in their
arms.
1T was also indescribably painful
to see many who had gone crazy
from grief They searched aimless-
ly for their loved ones, keeping up
the quest even after they had been
brought on board the ship.
The foreign Office has completed
final arrangements for l.. c. Girls
com, the ambassador, 10 leave Ma
pies tomorrow on board an Italian
steamer for Messina. Mr.. Girls
CONS purpose is 10 gather informa-
ton regarding the fate of Americans
who are supposed TO have been in
Calabria and Sicily at the time of
the disaster.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-02

PALMERO. Jan. survivors of
the destruction of Reggie are be-
ginning to arrive here. They all tell
the same story of horror indescriba-
BILE. For two entire days the sur
vivors were cut off from the outer
world Looters took possession of
the ruins and ultimately respectable
citizens were forced to arm them
selves and fight for food to escape
starvation. The station master al
Reggie says that Immediately after
the first shock chasm eighty feet
wide was opened in the earth. From
this there gushed forth a food of
boiling water, some jets rising to the
height of an ordinary house. Many
injured persons in this vicinity were
horribly scalded. As the station
master made his way to piece of
safety, he saw human limbs sticking
out from under the masses of ruins.
FrenZied relatives strove TO remove
their dead ones from the fallen ma
sonry while shrieks and imprecation
from the miserable fugitives. rushing
half naked and bleeding through the
streets, filled the air.
Inc sea inundated the squares of
Reggie 1t destroyed countless or
ange groves. The houses of peas
ants have entirely disappeared, the
reeeding waters leaving them buried
in mire.
Corpses were encountered every
where in the city.
At Sbarre Superiore, the suryiv-
ors of the disaster surround every
body who goes by. crying out: we
are starving; in Gods name. give us
food" but the passersby have no
food to give.
The village of Misitano is no more
and hundreds of dead bodies are de-
composing in the streets.
At Reggie attempts are being
made to seek out and free those who
are still living and the bodies of the
dead are being covered with de-
bris The rescuers are forced 10
guard themselves against the on
slaught of hundreds of dogs, raging
with hunger. The dead in Reggie
are mutilated and distorted. their
faces set in expressionless terror.
Many of the injured surely will die.
They appear demented. One man
who had but one arm. came out of a
ruined house and started CHASTITY
dance. He cried out that the Whole
thing was only dream. that leg
gio was safe and that his wife and
children were uninjured and peace
fully sleeping in their beds.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-02
MANY CLAIMS JUMPED.
Number of People Who Went Out
Confused as To Location.

From all accounts there were a
number of properties of more or less
value which We're jumped Thursday
night. That many of these locations
will hold there is no doubt. but there
we're some jumped for which patents
had already been issued. Quite a
number of people who Went out TO
do little jumping, were not posted
as to the exact location OF the
ground that they intended to locate.
ana as consequence they had a mid
night walk for nothing. Most of
these took their bearings from the
dinerent maps, thinking that they
couiu walk 10 the ground they had
in view, bun they found out that II
would have been a wise move to have
looked over TIE ground and not the
maps before sarting ont TO make
locations.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-02

institutions, seven We're killed in
stantly. OF 60 pupils all are dead ex-
cept II, while all the servants in
the convent perished.
The Liparian islands lie to the
north of the northeast section of 81
oily. The group consists of numer-
Gus islands, the seven principal ones
being Stromboli, Panaria, Salina, Lii
paria, Culcano, Filicudi and Alcudi
The group is part in the province of
Messina.
The climate is highly salubrious.
and the land is we'll cultivated and
yields grapes, cotton and olives. The
islands also are known as the Aeo-
lian islands, and, according TO fable,
Aeoleus held the winds imprisoned
in the caverns and released them at
his pleasure. Here, also, Vulcan
forged his bolts
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-02
in New York Herald.

nor Haskell was in conference al
Independence. Kan. last June with
a representative of the Standard Oil
interests. The editor SAYS that the
statement was sent ont by the Associ-
ated Press, used in all the Oklahoma
papers and believed by him, but he
is now convinced that a mistake was
modea and desires 10 SET himself
right regardless of the outcome of
the pending lible suit.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-02

There is growing impression that
when Mr.. Taft carries out some of
the policies of his predecessor he will
merely dump them on the ash pile
indianapolis News.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-02
FROM OTHER VIEWPOINTS.

Knox is not large man physically
but the Pennsylvania legislature will
have a hard job in finding senator
big enough TO fill his shoes Wash
ington Post.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-02

The United States soldier who re-
tired with savings amounting to over
$4,000 from his pay should write a
book. His advice on how 10 put aside
competence out of a small income
would be eminently practical New
York Tribune.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-02

Mr.. Hartman stomach got out of
sorts with him. and stoes went off
sharply on the report of his illness.
A man who has 10 digest new rail
road or two every quarter cant be
too careful what else he introduces
into his system.-W Washington Times.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-02

The difference between hunting
eanvasback ducks and Venezuelan
ships of war is that the canvesback is
more difficult TO bag, but woth more
when You get him. Louisville Courier
Journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-02

NAPLES, Jan. NAPLES is fast
filling up with refugees from Gala
bria and Sicily. Signor Birot the
mayor of Bheseia, was visiting in
Messina, and was buried under the
ruins of the building for several
hours. The ~ year old son of Prof.
Cabin saved himself and sister and
mother, who were buried under a
mass of wreckage.
A newspaper man who left Mes
sina shortly before the catastrophe,
turned back when he learned what
had happened. He was stopped in
the outskirts by heaps of ruins. He
met people running wildly and cry
ing for help. Everywhere he en-
countered half clad unfortunates
fleeing through the night under pelt-
ing rain. He passed a cemetery and
saw that many graves had burst
open. Arriving at his own house. he
found ii destroyed and his young
wife dead under the ruins.
Russian sailors dug out 81 100000
from the ruins of the Bank of Sicily
and handed the treasure over to the
Italian naval commander Two Rus
sian sailors alone, at the risk of their
own lives, saved l persons.
Sailors from the foreign warships
had gathered together three hundred
wounded and We're caring for them
in the public garden at Messina. Sud
denly the improvised hospital caught
fire and the sailors. with difficulty,
saved 200 of their patients 1t is
feared the others persisted
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-02

Meat may cause crime. saps a
writer for vegetarian periodical. Il
does. As witness the robbery of the
people by the Meat Trust.-Rieh-
mond News Leader.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-02
WOOD YARD.

Dillon wood yard in front Spokane
house, or phone 6SX, Veteran saloon.
Dry wood So a cord. sawed or split
and sawed.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-02
ODDS AND ENDS.

Nebraska woman has sued man
for $4,000 because he told about
kissing her
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-02

ROME, Jan 1.-The commander
of the Russian cruiser, Admiral
Makaharoff, which arrived at Naples
yesterday with refugees from Mes
sina, says of the earthquake:
Hearing of the disaster, | hurried
TO Messina. The city was literally
nothing but heap of ruins. Every
building there has collapsed. but in
many cases the outward shells re-
main standing. and as a result the
general contour of the city is less
changed than might be expected. This
is particularly true of the sea front.
In spite of what has been said, the
form of the Strait of Messina shows
little, ii any, change.
The harbor is filed with refuse
of every kind, and at one end lies the
wreck of sunken steamer.
1T is impossible to give even a
faint idea of the desolation of the
scene Every now and then we
heard the crash of falling floors and
walls. This constitutes the greatest
danger TO the rescuers. II is not
safe TO approach any standing ma
sonry. Men from my vessel had
many narrow escapes, and | saw sev-
'i"i 'Niliblt dtClutllS ~ DIdNt lldl-
ian soldiers who we're doing more
than their duty.
We lost no time in setting about
the work OF rescue. We established
an open air hospital on the shore,
where We received and treated a
thousand persons, women and chill
dren. We also saved the safe of
The Bank OF Sicily, with its treasure.
Il estimated the deaths at Mes
sina conservatiyely at 10000. The
mind shrinks from contemplation of
the present condition of the city.
that there are thousands of persons
still alive in the rnins and that count
less numbers must die.
The tidal wave lasted much
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-02

\ Union soldier, George Middleton,
of Chicago, has sent to Colonel W. b.
Haldeman. of Louisville. Ky, con-
tribution of $50 toward propos 4
monument to General II. Morgan, Z
famous Confederate calvalry leade
Mr. Middleton served through tie
war as private in Company f. Third
Regiment. Indiana Cavelry. He Is
now welthy theatrical manager
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-02
RESCUE WORK
IS DIFFICULT

CONTINUED from page one)
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-02

The Republican Oklahama Tim
has retracted the charge that Cow
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-16
WILLIAMS SENT
Up FOR 70 YEARS

Convicted by jury after less than
Il half hours celebration OF burglariz
ing the home OF Gilbert Sampson, Dec
10. James Williams. alias Walter Hall,
the Negro who has been on trial for
the past two days. was Immediately
sentenced by Judge Connolly to not
less than 10 years in Marquette prison,
with the recommendation that he be
kept 20 years. the maximum period
The Judge regretted that he could not
make the sentence more severe and
denounced Hall AZ the most danger.
Gus and INSCRIPTIONS prisoner that
had ever faced him
Hall according To the testimony not
only broke into tho Sampson home. on
Adelaide-st, but, when detected,
viciously attacked Mr.. and Mrs Samp-
son and Max Simon, boarder, with a
hammer. inilicting severe injuries
Williams had nothing to say except to
request that he be sent to Ionia in.
stead of Marquette.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-16
Passenger CoIIides Head.On With
Freight in Colorado Mountains
Passenger Crew Tries to
Make Wrong Siding.

GLENWOOD SPRINGS. Col, Jan.
l6.-Fifty persons are believed TO have
been killed and more than 80 injured.
some OF them fatally, in Il head-on col
lision on the Denver and Rio Grande
between passenger train No. west
bound, and a double-header freight at
Dotsero. 20 miles east of here. A
search OF the wreckage up to an early
hour today has resulted in the recov-
cry OF 20 bodies, many OF which are
mutilated beyond recognition.
In a day coach containing 90 pas
sengers only one person SO far has
been identified as escaping unhurt, a
woman as yet unidentified Is wander
ing in the snow. craZed by fright.
The passenger train crashed into the
head engine OF the freight train while
blind siding. The chair car and the
first passenger coach were wrecked IL
was from these two cars that the dead
and injured were taken.
The day coach was telescoped. IL
was in this coach that 60 persons are
believed TO have been killed or in
jured as none but the crazed woman
Is known TO have escaped uninjured.
For hours following the wreck no
assistance could be secured for the
dying or seriously injured owing 10 the
delay in the arrival Of the relief train
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-16
FIFTY ARE KILLED WHEN
TRAINS CRASH IN CANYON

ing this estimate by 8 per cent addi'
lional
in other words. IL is probable that
these Is concerns directly or indirect
ly control developed waterpower ana
power sites equal 10
more than 33 per cent of the total wa
ter power In use.
Movement in Infancy.
This astonishing consolidation has
taken place practically within the last
five Years. The movement Is still In
its infancy. and unless IL is controlled
the history of the oil industry Will
be repeated in the hydro-electric pow
er industry, with results far more OPP
pressive and disastrous for the people.
II is true that the great bulk Of our
potential water power is as yet un'
developed, but the sites which are
now controlled By combinations are
those which offer the greatest advant'
ages and therefore holds a strategic po-
sition. This is certain to be strength
ened by the increasing demand for
power and the extension OF long-dis-
lance transmission.
1T is, In my opinion. relatively un-
important for us 10 know whether or
not the promoters OF this particular
project are affiliated with any OF these
great corporations. II we make an un'
conditional grant e. this grantee, our
control over ii ceases. He, or any
purchaser from him, will be free To
sell his rights To any one OF them at
pleasure The time to attach condi-
lions and prevent monopoly Is. when a
grant is made"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-16

Groans from the wreckage Of the
two coaches greeted the ears of the
uninjured passengers as soon as they
emerged In safety after a severe jolt
ing and TO their heroic efforts many
OF the Injured passengers today owe
their lives
The wreck was due TO an attempt
on the part OF the crew of the passen-
ger train to make siding beyond
that at which they were ordered 10
meet the freight.
The freight train had 80 minutes in
which 10 make the siding and had al.
most reached ii when the passenger
came through a little cut from an OBJ
sCured angle and crashed full head
on, striking the freight at a tangent.
the latter tearing through the two
coaches at il crossed the switch. One
of the crew OF the passenger train
declared that his train was going at
a good rate OF speed when II reached
the siding at Dotsero and he supposed
that the engineer of the passenger had
assumed that the freight had taken
the siding. When he discovered the
mistake and saw his danger he was
going too rapidly to stop his train. ac-
cording TO his theory
The engineer OF the passenger train,
however, stuck to his post to the end
and his was among the first of the bod
les to be taken out of the wreck
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-16
GEORGE TURNER is
NOT PLAYING "POLONIUS"

10 the Editor Of The Times:
In The Times review OF Hamlet. .
played on Tuesday night. there are
s"yera, lines devoted to George Tur.
uer as "PoloniIs." beg to state that
the part of 'pclonius" was played by
Walter Campbell. and George Turner
played the parts Of "Rosencrantz" and
First Grave Digger" My name was
OF the program, as | PLAYED the part
OF "Polonius" all season. but two
weeks ago Mr.. Bcndsten left the com
panJ and changes were made, and |
was put into the parts have named
above II possible. should like to
have this fact mentioned in your val
uaoie paper. as the article may do @
considerable harm. have always re-
ceived good notices for my perform
ance Of "Polonius." Thanking you m
advance, | beg 10 remain. yours truly.
GEORGE TURNER.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-16
O|Ck|N SON WILL
OFFER PRIMARY
MEASURE
ADMINISTRATION is BACK OF
BILL WHICH WILL BE INTRO
DUCED NEXT WEEk-cURTlS
BUSY ON POWER MERGER.
From a staff correspondent.l

LANSING, Jan. 15.-Fighting ma
terial will be added Monday night in
the senate when Dickinson, of Eaton
county. will introduce his primary
election bill which is being reviewed
by Attorney General Bird today who
will endeavor to straighten out all
the legal kinks.
When this is before the senate as an
effset To the Collins primary measure
and the two come up for action even
In the committee. factlonal animus is
expected to develop because the Dick
inson bill is looked upon as the add
ministration measure while the Col
Inns bill will rally the Warnerites
into the same old boxer solidity.
However. al present, the ants APP
pear too small for any serious trou
BILE
The legislators long to get away on
"a Dig junket trip over the state. but
1t is feared that some time must
elapse before it can be brought about.
The hitch in getting their pay 10
the main obstacle and an effort Will
be made to place each members name
on the regular state payroll instead
OF drawing on the instalment plan
every 10 days
Fixing the salary proposition can
hardly be brought about next week
and as the members want money be.
fore going ont on the Jolly" trip the
junkct may not materialiZe TIL next
month
H. : Earle. state highway commits
sioner appears to have no hesitation
I'm asking the Legislature for big
chunks of money to conduct his de-
partment. He will ask for an appro-
priation OF s2l5,00O this year and $500.
900 To tide over next year.
Attorney General Bird is preparing
legal advise for the legislature along
the lines of its duty In making laws 10
conform with the new constitutions.
The communication Will be exhaustive
and viii more clearly show the vast
amount of labor the members must
70 through
Rep. ID. 4. Curtiss. OF Detroit. re-
mains al his post OF duty over the
week end adjournment. lining up the
work for investigating the water pow.
YER merger Monday night. he says.
each member viii have a blank on
which TO give the water power facili-
ties Ia his district then the work Will
begin uu this data.
Tho measure To stO the sale OF
public Lands will be pushed through
the house at an emergency case, then
robled through the senate at liely
pace and next week there will be
something doing that may cause the
merger people 10 take notice.
There will De- the usual fight and
arguments this session over the mort
gage tax problem. Rep. Davis believes
that all credits should be exempt from
taxation. TO tax them is simply double
taxation fills bill already before the
house provides no taxes for credits.
The house viii praobably pass his
present bill the only danger is in the
senate which killed IL last session.
job PRINTING done right Time. rriat-