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The Detroit times., 1909-07-07

slump for some time 10 come. own.
crs vi wool are independent. encour.
aged in their position by the eager.
ness shown by buyers throughout the
season and the trmness exhibited By
the daily market, the world over.
Hogs hold up well considering the
fact that not weather learly always
diminishcs the consumption OF porx
products fully one.half. So far. IL has
been the shipping demand that has
given the market tone but this is an
uncertain element. as 1t may fall off
any day and leave the market without
support. II is very generally believed
that hogs have touched the top for the
present The cight-dollar hog is tren.
bling In the balance and dealers are
buying from hand TO mouth. The
scarcity Of fat hogs is apparent bus
prices paid for the common kind are
sure 20 ease on as soon as stubblc
hogs begin 20 come All hogs ready
for market should be sent forward
promptly. Great care should be taken
60 avoid overlooking OF cars: the loss
OF one or two. .arge IS hogs will take
the velvet out Of an entire shipment.
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.Ex dividend. 14 per cent.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

DETROIT July 7.--CiOse--Demand
for old wheat IS decreasing and inil!ers
are taking new IN preference where
they can get 10 This IL not strange
considering the difference IN price IN
favor Of the latter. Everything looked
bearish az the opening Wednesday cN-
.cepting the weather and that was bui
lfsh enough 10 spOil everything else.
10 was raining pretty Wei over the
entire harvesting acreage Of IN" dohth -
west delaying threshing, hindering thc
movement Of new wheat and doing
general damage The market had been
0versold on Tuesday by professionals
and was iu good shape for an upturn.
cash wheat was quoted 5c OF AZ the
close, which ia only nominal price az
there g. nothing doing Tie FUTURES
closed iaC higher for the day.
wheat quutatlonss-Cash NJ, ? red.
si35 July opened with an Nadvauc. or
iIc nt Sf14i5 and advanced u ; Is = /.
September ,Opened at 81 O3A and adj
Vanced to lI0a.t December opened at
S1.10R and advanced 10 ~ = No 8
red sl32, 80 ] white. 81 .3J.
Coarse grain quotations. Corn
Cash No. 2 73c No yellow. 7ic
Oats-Cash No white. cars at
58c. No white car at 5OiRc. stand
ard. cars at 52tsc. september stand
Rvc-Cash No. ,. car at ste
Reans-Cnsh. 81 40: October, t204
CloVersced-pri October. SG.S5.
March 100 bags ~ $40, August al
sike. 100 bags at Ss.25
Receipts In the Detroit market ves-
Ycrday were 2t5 bbls or Hour. With
'drawals were 9.679 bu of com Stocks
are iGi. .225 bu OF wheat. i46 900 bu ot
corn. 90 sG5 bu % o1ts. / 800 bu OF
barley and 62l bu % rye
Wheat receipts AZ ST Louis, $4,000
bu. year ago. $4,000 bu.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-07
BLAMES SCHOOL FOR
CHILDREN'S SUICIDES
French Deputy's Remarks May Cause
Change in Curriculum Of Public
Institutions

PARIS, July Not for many years
have the people OF France and partic.
ularly The citizens OF Paris. been so
aroused over problems relating to the
French children as they are today over
the alarming extent 10 which young
children between the ages of IA and IL
years have been committing suicide.
Within the past month nine children.
apparently without cause have delib.
erately put an end 10 their lives While
the police and the other public au-
thcrities We're attempting TO unearth
"a reason for the childrens mania for
self-destruction. Maurice Barres. play
wright. author and deputy represent
ing the department OF the Seine. in
which Paris IS located. made an inn
passioned speech before the cham ber
in which he blamed the whole suicidal
tendency upon the teachers in the pub
lie schools. So great was the impress
sion made by Barres' speech that all
investigation has been begun.
Whether the agitation for a change
in the curriculum OF the public
schools advocated by Barres will re-
suit in an immediate change Is NOT
known Those who have interested
themselves in the subject, however.
are certain that ii will only be mat
ter OF time when the young French
mind Will no longer be forced TO study
such works as those OF Schopenhauer,
merely to acquire a knowledge OF tn,
classics"
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Fires At 'BURGLAR,'
KILLS HIS CHILD
oix-Year-0ld Boy, Walking in Sleep,
h Shot Through Heart-Father
and Mother Frantic.

GALLON. o., July Fired klopp
shot and killed his six-year-old son
Herbert early today in the belief THAI
he was firing at burglar. The child
died I'm his fathers arms. few min
rtes later. conscious OF his parent
inconsolable grief and the terrible mis-
take.
Mrs. Klopp was awakened by the
sound OF footsteps downstairs Just u
the clock struck one. Her first thousht
was OF Herbert, who sometimes walked
in his sleep. but having satsned he4'
self that the boy could not have walk
ed downstairs without railing she
called her husband.
Aiming himself with revolver
Klopp started downstairs and discov-
cred someone moving about In the
parlor. The thought of Herbert anc
his sleep walking never occurred 10
the father.
Klopp fred four shots ia rapid sue.
cession. A cry rang ont at the third
report:
"Oh. papa, Papa. Stop"
Before Klopp could stay his trigger
finger the fourth shot exploded and tho
bullet pierced the child's heart. Ha--
old Snyder an undertaken on his way
home from the country. heard the re-
yolver shots and hurriedly summoned
Patrolman Volk Returning TO inc
house they found the father clasping
the dying boy In his arms. Beside him
was the mother speeches. from grier
The boy died while being lifted TO the
physicians operating table. klopp
told his story to the police and was
not detained.
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Truck Drivers FlQht,

The police are looking for a Grand
Trunk truck driver, name unknown.
who deserted his truck and ran away
after a fight with ABE" Schubot. a
driver for the Merchants Parcel De-
livery Co, in which he kicked Schu-
bot in the abdomen, seriously injur-
ing him. The fight occurred shortly
before o'clock Wednesday morning
in the rear OF the Murphy Power
building. where both drivers tried for
the precedence In unloading their
wagons. Schubot fell unconscious af-
ter being kicked. and was carried into
the engine room, where the enginee- :
finally revived him, after a half hour )
hard work with hot applications. The
central station patrol wagon was call
ed. but when IL arrived there was NO
trace OF the truckman. who had desert
ed his team.
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Hogs Are 1T Top Price and Ill Ready
For Market Should Be Rushed F0r0,a,;a

While the advent of western grass
cattle In the big markets uf the coun
try produced a slump in prices paid
for all the common kinds the trade
in dry-fed stock has held steady 20
strong with an undertone that argues
for stability I'm this branch of the
trade during the next 80 days. Wei
fattened. yearling stock Is leading IA
the demand. prices for this kind being
as strong as those paid for mature
steers OF heavier weight. Reports
from the western range country ind.-
cate that more cattle are Icing fed
on grass and corn this year than for
long time. These cattle are locke t!
for as soon as the bulk " the distli.
iery fed cattle are forward. The high
prices at which pork products have
been selling OF late is probably re-
sponsible for an appreciation in beef
values The average consumer will
buy beef when pork is abnormally
high and vice versa
4 Not many cattle have been placed
on feed TO be marketed In the fall, Il
beIng generally believed that prices
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By II. II. MACK.

were too high 10 admit OF a profit In
such an undertaking. The butcher has
competed so sharply with the feeder
for all OF the likely feeding cattle that
nave reached the market during the
past 90 days chat feeder buyers have
lost heart and stayed out of the game
Neai calves are active and about
steady. the warm weather helping the
demand for live calves by making IL
almost impossible 10 ship dressed
stock. For the first time in the last
SIX months, mich COWS are selling
rather slow; common COWS are ex.
tremely duh and the inquiry for the
best is none too active
The outlook for sheep ana lambs
lacks many OF the encouraging feat-
ures that have made IL a very strong
proposition during the present sea
son The southern lamb is .auch in
evidence and ;he-fa west is begin
ming TO take hand In the deal. Good
fat lambs shoulb be rushed 20 market
as there is no assurance hat the good
prices now being paid will continue cor
many days. The wool situation contin.
ues strong with no prospect of a
The Detroit times., 1909-07-07
PRESIDENT TAFT
TALKsTQ STUDENTS
Big Crowd Hears Him in Auditorium
at Cliff Haven-Executive Shakes
Hands With Squaws.
6y r. n. HAZARD.
(Staff Correspondent United Press
and Detroit Times.)

HOTEL CHAMPLAlN. " Y, July
7.-Escorted by the president Of the
United States, Gov. Hughes or Hew
York. Gov. Prouty. OF Vermont. and
scores OF celebrities. including -\Mbas-
sador Bryce of England. and Ambas-
sador Juserand. of France. the cele-
bration of the three hundredth anni-
versary OF the discovery OF Lake
Champlain moved today TO Platts-
burgh
Yesterday the pageant and the ora
tory centered around the ruins of old
Fort Ticonderoga. while tomorrow the
speechmaking Will be let loose a, bl.cl-
ington, across the lake.
The exercises today began al Clif
Haven. the Catholic summer school OF
Anne rica, where President Taft deliv-
cred an address TO the students. rhe
president was introduced 10 the o.g
crowd III the auditorium by Gov.
Hughes.
Fifty years ago." the president
said. If We had sent a representative
TO the vatican. it would have given
rise 10 severest criticism. IL fell TO my
lot 10 make an important journey some
time ago, and | claim the distinction
of being the only representative from
the United States 10 the vatican.
There | had the great pleasure 10
meet that distinguished statesman
and pontiff, Leo Mi. | had expected
10 find him only a hgureaead, whose
acts were directed by the cardinals.
was agreeably surprised 70 find h.n
al %. In active control OF the church.
he was able also to stand an address
Of 20 minutes duration and 10 make
reply that consumed fifteen min
utes. We did not succeed In settling
matters then exactly as We wished.
but We made progress. When | left
him, the pope said. You have nor
got exactly what you want in exactly
the way you want IL, but | am going
TO send. 10 the Philippines a represent
ative who will settle things in accord
ance With the wishes OF the govern
ment OF the United States. and things
were settled all right, and every qdes-
ton since then has been settled with
justice and fairness TO each side. No
bad taste has been left for either"
Following these exercises the presi-
dent and the other distinguished visit
ors inspected the wigwams OF the III
dians who are taking part in the pa
geani and shook hands with the
squaws and papooses
Then the president reviewed 4 dress
parade OF the regular troops and he
New York National guardsmen. who
are encamped at the famous old Platts-
burgh barracks.
After the dress parade, President
Taft. Gov. Hughes, Gov. Prouty. Am
bassadors Jusserand and Bryce and
others delivered speeches. euloglzing
the pioneers who blazed their way
through the forest wilds 800 years ago.
In the evening a banquet in honor
OF President Taft will be given at the
Hotel Champlain. followed by fire.
works display on the Saranac river.
Tomorrow President Taft will spend
the day in Burlington
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INHERITANCE TAX
MAY Be INCLUDED
Rumor Has II That Corporation Tax
viii Be Reduced To, One Per
Cent in Conference.

WASHINGTON. July The senate
made such rapid progress with tho
tariff bill today that Senator Aldr.ch.
shortly after noon, announced hc ex-
pected the bill would pass within
few hours.
There is n rumor I'm circulation that
when the bill goes To conference. the
corporation tax will be reduced from
two TO one per cent and that an inher-
itance tax OF the same amount viii DO
added
When the senators assembled today
to take the final votes on the .arin bill
preparatory to sending II back 10 the
house. with the hundreds OF amend
ments that have been tackled on. they
were refreshed by brisk. ccolins
breeze. and seemed In the best or
health and spirits.
Senator Aldrich was on his feet inn
mediately after routine business had
been disposed of. To announce the pro-
gram of the day. IL was his plan 10
nave all OF the amendments which had
been agreed To by the senate. sitting
as committee OF the whole. and TO
which there was no objection. adopt
cd with single vote. Senators were
invited 10 mention such OF the amend
ments as they wished 10 be made SUBJ
Ject 10 special consideration and sep
arate votes. After the committee
amendments had been disposed OF. No
said. individual senator's might pro-
pose their own amendments fer ac-
tion.
Half dozen senators arose To make
their reservations from the list OF COM
mtttee amendments and nearly an hour
was spent in setting aside paragraphs
in sections which are 10 be voted upon
separately.
Senator Bailey. of Texas. headed the
list with the request that the corpora.
tion tax provision be set aside He
Will offer the Bailey-Cummins income
tax amendment as a substitute for the
provision.
Hepburn (Rep.. Idahol reserved
zinc. and Stone tDem., MOI hides and
leather. Beveridge. OF Indiana. nam
ed watch movements. although he said
perhaps he would reach an agreement
with the finance committee on tia.
subject. He also held out steel rails.
Penrose and Oliver, of PENNSYLVANIA.
held out plate glass. and McLaurin, OF
Mississippi, farming implements
Some other reservations included:
Cotton ties and meats. sugar. wool
waste and shoddy, the Philippine Sec
ton. maximum and minimum, custom
court and countervailing duty. cellu-
loid and moving picture films, chalk,
sugar and writing paper. tariff COM
mission, mineral waters. tiles, asphalt,
earthcnware. steel plates. chrome.
models or inventions and clay glue
gypsum. figs, raisins ami currants,
flax fabrics, brushes. dolls. rubber
goods and scrap rubber.
After the various reservations had
been made. all amendments not ihus
withheld were agreed to. without op-
position
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NEM YORK. pRoDUCE.

NEW NOKk, july 1.--POrk steady.
Lard hrm. middle west spot. $l2..ou
l2.25. Sugar-isaw steady, quiet. re-
fined quiet. Conee--Rio No. on the
spot. 1izq7ssc. Tallow quiet city.
s-lGc; country 5-l6a 49, 6c.
Dressed poultry dull. weak. Live poul-
dull. weaker. full cream specials. 1874
Mi4L2c. skins specials. l0s.c, fun
skins. ease.
Coffee options opened steady, un-
changed 10 10 points advance. Butter
quiet. firm. receipts 3l.l3i: creamery.
extra. 25l2 a 20 sac. state dairy. tubs 20
q 95, imitation creamery hrsts, &c
Eggs firm. receipts 39.794 nearby
fancy white. ESQ soc: mixed do. q u q
zee fresh frsts TO extra hrsts. II y q
23isc.
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M A r l N e
VESSEL PASSAGES.
Detroit.

DETROIT. July Up: Durston.
2:10 p. m. Tuesday;
l. Scott. IL :40 last night: Pridgeon
and barge / a. m.; Rosemount. Topeka,
2: Mt. stephen, 500; Barth and barge.
Grove, 4: Barlow, 4:20. Rend. $3.50; tug
and oil barge. 7:40: VIM. Rogers, Mol.
S:l5: Nettleton. New York. 1915; HUI,
1880.
Down: Milwaukee. Tuesday noon;
Chictaw, ! p. m; Beatty l:lO; Gary.
1:l5; Grammer. PAS: Normandie. 2:50.
Eliwood, 3:45; Leland. Unadllla. 4:20.
Cole, Stackhouse. 4:40; Conestoga. :45;
Mary. s.. Richardson. $40; h. l. Wal
lace. 1880 u. IN.
McGeau, last night: Munro s15;
Sultana. 10: Sam Mitchell, Chickamau
ga. w. II. Mack. 1915, Goodyear. 1880;
Clarion Tuscarora. Tampa. Elba. IL 80;
Curry 1890: Donaldson. 2; Rensselaer,
3; Averill, Leonard, 4:l5; Murphy, Bryn
Mawr, Troy, $50, North Wind. 7:I0;
Morgan. g. Tioga. Widener. $50.
Arrived: Tionesta, 1880 y. IN.
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THOMPSON is MAYOR.
Not VIM 3. But Aid. John; Holds Job
for Day Place.

1t was Mayor Thompson" around
the city hall Wednesday morning. Not
that William b. Thompson had re-
turned TO his old apartments-no. But.
through the fact that all except a few
members OF the council had gone on
trip to Bay City. Aid. John Thomp-
son. OF the Sixth ward, was left as
ranking member OF the council and
was duly welcomed as acting mayor
when he happened into the mayorai
rooms along toward noon.
II was ali unexpected honor as far
as Aid. Thompson was concerned and
ne did rot linger long. There is new
eT anything for an acting mayor 70 do
under such circumstances and go the
acting mayor did not waste much time
on the job
The junket party left on a sUccial
electric car at I a. m. the party in
cluding Mayor Breitmeyer and Secre-
tary Van Fleet, City Clerk Nichols,
Sheriff CASTOR and other officials be-
side the aldermen. The occasion is
the homecoming celebration In Bay
City, and the Detroit officials had
made arrangements to shake hands
with the officials OF Flint and Saginaw.
en- route. This trip is not az city ex-
pense. each OF the city officers pa. ing
his own way
There was no danger OF anyone dy-
ing OF thirst on the trip. Secretary
Schreiter OF the council committees
having made provision to ward of Ian.
ger In passing through any deser,s
which might be encountered
Business-iike Printing. No fuss and
no feathers. The plain neat kind that
looks right Times Printing Co, No
Is John II st Phone 1898
The Detroit times., 1909-07-07
PRINCE OF WALES NOW
WANTS A PRESS AGENT
He Finds That In Order To Become
Popular He Must Keep in Touch
With the Public.

LONDON, July THE Prince OF
Wales is on the lookout for press
agent. for he has begun TO recognize
the fact that in order to become popu-
lar, and in order 10 persuade the puo-
lie to take real interest IN his df-
fairs, II is necessary 10 keep the news
papers well informed of everything In
teresting that he may be doing.
The king has an excellent secretary,
who answers to the description or
press agent. Lord Knollys, although
like an oyster when newspaper man
tries to elicit information which the
king would not like TO be given, can
and does supply the newspapers fegu-
larly with interesting facts relating TO
the plans and movements OF MS una
1esty.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-07
U. S. GOVERNMENT BONDS.
INDIANS WoRsHlPEo HER.

TRAVERSE CITY. Mich. July T.
Florence Katherine Miller, daughter ot
(. T.. Miller. Is dead and the Indians
are mourning She was a talented
musician and prominent in society.
Her father has hundreds Of friends
among the Indians and the red men
also worshiped Miss Miller. She died
three days before her mother
The Detroit times., 1909-07-07

O oaYTT US Cs~rLs A4kDTIs NIt.I

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. July I.
Up: Jenny North Lake. Alberta, 2
D. m Tuesday; Ed Smith. $3.50. Luzon,
8: Saranac. $50: Shenandoah. Chieftain.
$3.50.
Augustus Wolvin. Keefe. 1880 last
night; Il. Lyman Smith, ! a. m: J. J..
Brown. 3. Winona. 5: Westmount.
Hamilton. 7:30 Canadian. Holden. $50.
Weewatin. 1880
Down: Dave Mills. Anderson. $50 p.
m. Tuesday; Midland King. 3. Hanna
(smalD. 5 Pathfinder. Sycamore. VOL
win (smalD. s: Sellwood. s; Mecford. 3
Moore 10 last night ID. O. Mills. II {;
Coulby. midnight Ralph. Harold. ! a
m: Andaste, $3.50, Mariska. 1920, AS
afniboia noon
The Detroit times., 1909-07-07
Owner OF Taft Home Dies

BOSTON, July robert d. Evans
who died in the Homeopathic hospital
here last night from injuries sustain
ed when he was thrown from horse,
was worth $4,000 600 lie amassed
the greater portion Of mis- wealth IN
the mining business Mr.. Evans was
the owner OF the stephen house. a,
Beverly. occupied for the summer by
President Taft and family.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-07

Mt. CLEMENS. Mich, July THE
most daring jail delivery IN years was
pulled on last night when James
Courtney anu James Kelly, charged
with blowing the safe in the postotiice
az New Baltimore. and Jonn Clark.
charged with entering house IN the
daytime. escaped from the jail here
They sawed their way 10 liberty with
an instrument that had been SNUG
gled into the jail from the outside.
The turnkey went out for "A walk
about 10 O'clock last night. He did
not notice anything unusual when he
returned but later hole III the men >
cell. l6 by 3 inches. was found The
prisoners had emerged from their ced
into the corridor, passed downstairs
and escaped through a window. \
gasoline launch had been anchored
here from O'Clock last evening until
IL o'clock last night and this may have
some connection with the bold dash
for liberty
Justice OF the Peace Bert Munneney
saw three men walking along the
dock about IL o'clock last night. He
ulu not dttdSA uluSu sisHIhN o-NNN w 49,
observation at the time, Dut when he
learned that the three prisoners ha1
escaped, was certain that one OF the
three men was Courtney
Sensationalism marks the entire
story connected with Courtney anu
Kelley Postmaster Heath, al New
Baltimore heard noise in his place
some time ago. and looking through d
hole in the floor. saw two men working
on the safe. He secured a shotgun
and fred Courtney and Kelley were
arrested later in the Osborne house.
Detroit Courtney had bird shot III
his back.
Courtney was tried on the burglary
charge last March. The jury disagreed.
Ten stood for conviction and two for
acQuittal
The Detroit times., 1909-07-07
To Give asst Million.

CHICAGO, July 7.-Daniel X Pear
sons. OF Hinsdale. who has given away
s4.000,000. will give his last $1,000.
COO TO the various educational anl
philanthropic institutions OF the city.
When he celebrates his goth birthday
on April II he will be comparatively
poor man
The Detroit times., 1909-07-07
PRODUCE.

Handlors OF fresh fruits report a
Stacking up Ia activity for q few days.
due to tho fact that strawberry re
ccipts are lwiudling as the end Of the
season approaches. aud the demand fo~
other kands Of berries has not yet be-
come general. Prices this morning
again showed yesterdays wide range
The poultry market IL only moderately
The Detroit times., 1909-07-07
CHICAGO PRODICE.

CHICAGO. July I.--Cheese-Twi ms.
l3al3i.c. Young Americas, l4i4 "a
14ihc. Butter--Creamery extras. 25c
firsts. 23c. seconds. 22c. dairy extras,
23lHc Eggs-Firsts. leiac. seconds
1TiAc Live poultry-Turkeys l4u
lii.c. fowls. II Qlic, ducks, q
llLcs geese, SQ9 &c.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-07
G Gorge GourIay, marine engineer liv-
Ing NJ No. aSi McGrnM-nXe.. hns mnde

an affidavit TO Government 1nspec-
tors O. NJ Milne and Fred J Memo
that he has been unable TO get his
engineers license from the officers
of the Marine Engineers BENEFIT as
ISOLATION. 90 whom he entrusted H..
Other engineers who are tired % the
strike and desire To 40 hack 20 work
have made the same sort OF COM
plant The inspectors Will investi-
gate
The Detroit times., 1909-07-07
SHOOTS SELF; MAY DIE.

LUDINGTON. Mich, July John
Burns. carpenter. aged 65. attempt
ed suicide today while intoxicated. He
shot himself through the mead and Is
still alive. Domestic troubles are SAID
TO have caused the rash act Doctors
say he will die.