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The farmer and mechanic., 1909-10-26
Year.
Escapes.

Usually about one half as many ~
escape are recapturcd This Year
nineteen have been aptured-thc
greatest percentage III ten years
Prof. Holt says the people are tired
Of cOnvictS esca ping. We are, too and
yet convicts will not always be good:
and guards, like professors, are i'm
perfect in wisdom, forethought ana
care. Prof. Holt intimates that guards
are paid to permit escapes. He will
greatly serve the State if he will speci-
fy what guards, or in any way put us
on the track Of any corruption what
soever. No information has ever
reached me throwing suspicion OF any
such conduct on the part OF any
guard. If there is any truth in any
such intimation the public ought to
have the facts. No man i'll the State
will be gladder than myself to know
the truth or quicker to act upon it.
While our guards may not have had
the opportunities which Professor
guards who can prove just az good
character and who are just as much
above bribe taking as he.
Professor Holt is right in saying
'there are things more important
than making the States Prison self
supporting" The authorities keep
those things in view; but they do not
glad to say that we have fair crops on
the State farm, and it now looks as
if the farms will make some money
this year, Notwithstanding the freshet
again destroyed the corn crop, estl-
mated at twenty thousand bushels.
If Professor Holt has shown as
much interest in his own county CON
victs as he seems to have in the States
Prison, he may have succeeded III
having the Guilford county convicts
perfect, and perfect men for Their
guards. and yet now and then prison
ers escape from Guilford county au-
thorites.
Doubtless Professor Holt is "d0in"
a lot Of thinking, and lot Of talking.
but he is doing it at long range and III
ignorance; otherwise, reputable gen
ueman as he is, he could not nave
written as he did write: that law
breaker looks upon confinement in tht
States Prison as something Of Joke.
There are men in the States Prison .e-
ShreWd as he, serving terms, who q"
not regard it as q joke, but nla|"c
their sense of humOr is not as Keen
as his. However, should Professor
Holt unfortunately enter the stat
Prison for safe-keeping, I think nc
will be safely kept, notwithstanc.h .h-
his opinions of the management or mis-
highly developed sense OF humoI
j. j. LAUGHINGHOlS 81.
The farmer and mechanic., 1909-10-26
GOOD FARMING IN COLUMBUS
MIR. Hooks Started on Rental Land
and Now Makes Money ON 500 Acres
OF Land He Owns
(WhiteVIIIe NeWS-ReDOrte e

(N nlteVIlle News ReDOrter)
Sunday Dr. Maxwell had call to
see a patient, and we took drive
with him about six miles into the
country, the doctor dropping us at our
friend, Mr.. George Hooks. and who
is one Of our most prosperous farm
erS, owning 500 acres Of fine land Mr.
Hooks has q very fine crop. We saw
a field of corn, planted after oats had
been cut and which we think will
make 80 bushels per acre. He has
another field Of very fine corn. on
which not a pound of manure was
used and the crop only given two
plOWings. 1t Will not cost exceediup
10 cents bushel to make this corn,
and it shows what Columbus county
land can do. Mr. Hooks says when
flrSt married he STAR life with Gut
a dollar on rental land, and for several
years ploWed a steer, ad then pur-
chased q small mule. He made IA
crops With this mule. and last week
sold it. the animal being y years old
The farmer and mechanic., 1909-10-26

applause or popular derision, which
changes at the first breeze that
fans whteher it be laden
Win pestiIence or actually
Is happy medium between these
extremes Of passionate enconium and
fiery detraction which calm, penetrat-
ing. Judicious admiration may attain
admit that the exceptionable
great poems Of Byron to me to
be rather misairected and its faults
reviewed rather than clothed with the
hideous deforynity and foul diabolsm
given 70 them by enemies and unsat-
1sf1eG debators. Few facts have dis
played III his writings a greater ad-
miration for what is genuinely good
and beautiful. Their image is stamped
with the colorS OF fervent and deep
sincerity upon most of his writings,
especially those that brought him dis
tInction. The mark he wore some
times was that of Mephistopoholese.
but the features which he conceded
were not so far off from the inca
menLs Of an Archangel. I know that
to the casual reader such language
Will seem offensive. repugnant, il not
apocryphal and hideous, but to him
who has With a sincere. even devout
purpose cndeaVored to sound his great
depths With Il plummet of truth and
candor, that declaration will appear
but the Just and willing recognition
OF genius Of noble gifts and quail
ties
The above was written some weeks
since before I became too unweIl to
complete what / purpoSed saying.
That Byron was indeed very gifted
genius no one with poetic taste and
sensibiity can well deny. He was
horn in 1883 and died in 1924 aged
thirty-siX. Ifc was contemporary with
several richly endowed English poets
--hamely: Wordsworth, Coleridge,
eats, Shelley and Scott. No modern
nation pro badly ever produced so
many poets Of most manifest and or
i9inal powers in the same length Of
time, as these six very richly endowed
LnglISh masters of great inventive
and success. That is the way it looks
10 me as an old reader of verse. I
may mention that j began to read
Byron when ] was not more than fif-
teen years OF age, and he remained
my faVOrltC poet until ] fell in love
with Shakespeare and Milton and
later learned to truly love Alfred Ten
GySOn, who has been one of my three
greatest faVOrtes among all poets,
including Homer EaSchuylus and the
Othef great masters, and Dante and
Goethe. j have not been an excessive
reader Of Byron since I was probably
thirty years Of age. But | am glad to
qualities and superb creative genius
III spite OF age and infirmities
Most critics think "Childe Harold's
FlSllmaSe' finished in 1918 his most
itdffllfabIG and finished production
tt WAS written III Genava and Vienna
1Ahl"h@ ms tragedies possibly his two
pest are Cain" and "Manford" In
The farmer and mechanic., 1909-10-26
ESCAPES FROM PRISON
Superintendent Laughinqhousa
Replies to Professor Holt
Inc Guaros are Honest Men. Bnt
They Are Not Pcrfcct-Chare,
Taking Brides Should MOI Re NJ,
Without Furnishing the Exideno,

10 the Editor: In your last sundavs
issue Mr.. Martin II. Holt in an arrfol,
intended as criticism Of the "presa,-
States Prison authorities" and which
with great glee published in the
Greensboro News, asked me to civ.
the number Of escapes from the States
Prison in the past ten years. Anotbar
paper, commenting on it with absoluta
disregard OF truth, stated that mott,
is withheld by the authorities
| herein give Prof. Holt the in
formation desired, with the suggestio,
that he might have obtained it beforn
assailing his friends, and would ba,.s
done so if he deserved the praise for
accuracy and conservatism which tho
Republican organ gives him The ra-
ports have been regularly printed as-
cOrding to law.
The following shows the cscanas
from the States Prison for the Ia.t
ten years, each prison year ending No.
vember 30th:
The farmer and mechanic., 1909-10-26
Crops Short i'll Northampton aH'
Bertie.
Roanoke ChoWan Tin

tRoanokc ChoWan TimeS.i
The money crops Of this sectl9l III
being harvested and marketed an" .'
IS found that the crops are short. per-
haps not over fifty per cent OF an ~
erage crop Of cotton and peanuts e--~
15 per cent of corn. The nigh p.'.o
Of cotton and cotton seed make up '''
part the shortage in cotton. buI '-,
indications are that the peanut it-iI-.
Will not fare so we'll. This Is a 5.
Gus condition that confrOntS the -N'
mers. There are SO few factories Va
cleaners that the peanut farmer j.
the mercy OF few men and VIII !.
t. accept such price as is oiIfE"1.
Keep the stock on hand. DIE"l~-
farming appears to be the best
ton Of the problem and now II
time to begin by putting Ie"
IN small grain.
The farmer and mechanic., 1909-10-26
I'D Rather Die. Doctor

than have my feet cut Off said NJ. L.
Bingham, Of PrincevilIe. Ill "Rut
you'll die from gangrene (Which had
eaten AWAY eight toes) if YOU don't"
said all the doctors. Instead he
used Bucklen's Arnica Salve till Who'll
" cured. Its cures of Eczema Fever
Sores. Boiis, Burns and Piles astonnd
the world. 25c. at all druggists
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-28
WHITE STAR LINE
SUES ITALIAN CD.
FOR 100000
ENTIRE BLAME FOR SINKING OF
STEAMSHIP REPUBLIC PLACED
ON FLoRlDA's cREW-FLoRIpAl
RUNNING AT TOP SPEED.

NEW YORK, Jan. 28.-The Oceanic
Steam Navigation company, limited
(The White Star Line, owner OF the
steamship Republic, this afternoon
filed In the United States district court
a libel suit for 100000 against the
Italian interests which own the steam.
ship Florida. The action was brought
by Robinson, Biddle and Benedict, at
torneys for the White Star line.
liz the papers which the White Star
people filed with the court they gave,
for the first time, their official version
OF the collision, placing the entire
blame upon the Florida's crew.
In describing the collision, the
claimant says
About $40 a. n. a signal OF one
whistle was heard and reported on
the Republics port bow Immediately
the orders stop and full speed as
tern were given to the engine room
and the helm was ported. These or
ders were ut once obeyed and at the
same time d signal OF three whistles
were given. Shortly afterwards there
was made out broad off the the Re-
public's port side, the loom OF a mum
Der OF bright lights, apparently from
large vessel (Which proved TO be
the Florida), both OF whose side lights
soon came into view The Florida
was bearing down on the Republic at
high speed, threatening to strike the
Republic a right angle blow amldships.
In the effort to escape the blow the
master put the engines OF the Republs
ahead. hut the Florida came on at a
high rate of speed apparently swing.
ing under starboard helm, and
crashed headon into the port side OF
the Republic, penetrating into the en-
CINE room
The White Star company credits the
Florida with the full blame for the
collision In hese words:
The collision aforesaid and the
damage resulting therefrom occurred
without any fault or negligence on the
part OF the libellant or those in charge
- the Republic. but were wholly due
to the faults OF the Florida. in that she
did not keep a proper course; did not
keep out of'tho way OF the Republic.
whose course shd was CROSSING. had
lao sufficient lookout did not give
proper whistles or signals. did not
give proper heed to the whistles or
lights OF tho Republic. failed by her
whistles 10 indicate her changes OF
helm was proceeding at an immoder.
ate rate OF speed. did not stop her en-.
gines on first hearing the Republic :
whistles. did not seasouably take
steps to avoid the Republic: did not
seasonably blow. stop or back: did not
port her helm. hut instead starboarded
her helm. thereby thwarting all Ell
forts OF the Republic 10 avoid her. AMI
in other faults and neglects which will
be shown AZ the trial hereof"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-28
MEYERS PROMISED
$4,000 BY RADFORO,
SAY WITNESSES
DAUGHTERS AND SoN-lN-LAW OF
AGED ARCHITECT GIVE TESTl-
MoNY FAVORABLE TO Him.
PLAINTIFF is ILL.

Testimony more favorable to Col.
K. K. Myers, the aged architect who Is
suing Attorney George w. Radford
for an accounting OF the money col
lected on a judgment OF 81 900 assign
ed to him for collection. was given IN
Judge Murphy's court. Thursday
morning, The witnesses were Miss Ju-
liza f. Myers and Mrs. Mary NJ. Gill
man, daughters of the plaintiff. and
Baxter H. Gilman. son-in-law.
Col. Myers was still on the stand
under REORGANIZATION when court
adjourned Wednesday afternoon, but
was not able to continue his testimony
Thursday morning. although he was
an interested spectator in court.
Miss Myers, who lives with her par
ents at No. 1872 Second-ave., testified
that she had been present at several
conversations between her father and
Attorney Radford, and had heard the
latter say many times that her father
would receive a tidy sum, at least
several thousand dollars from the
judgment against Lucerne county.
Pa"
Just before the case was tried In
Scranton" the witness said, II remem-
Der Mr.. Radford coming to our home
TO talk over the business. My mother
and my sister, Mrs. Gilman. were
present. | asked Mr. Radford what
father would receive from the judg-
ment. and he said he could not tell
exactly. 1t would depend on the costs,
but it would be several thousand dol.
lars"
Mrs. Gilman. who lives at No. 623
Second-ave., gave much the same tes-
timony as her sister. She mentioned
several conversations with Radford,
when. she alleges. he told her and
others in her presence, that Col My.
ers would receive between $4,000 and
CONTINUED on Page Eighth
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-28
HARPER HOSPITAL
As UNIVERSITY
ADJUNCT
TRUSTEES DISCUSS PROPOSE.
TiON, AND PLAN MAY BE WORK.
Ed ouT-DR. METcALF HAS RE-
ORGANIZATION SCHEME.

A reorganization OF Harper hospital,
which might even mean Its inclusion
as an adjunct TO the University or
Michigan. was discussed by the trus-
tees, Wednesday evening. DR.. Will
lam F. Metcalf appeared before the
board and gave ut length his reasons
for such reorganization.
The fact was developed definitely
that some OF the subscriptions to the
fund for building new hospital were
turned In with the understanding that
there will be a change in the policy OF
the hospital. This will be considered
by the board in making its decision In
the February meeting hen the make
up Of the stan for the coming year
will be fixed
DIR. Metcalf did not criticize the hos
pital as curative institution, but de-
clared that II should be a scientific and
educational establishment as well. IL
was also stated that the Detroit Cor
lege OF Medicine has too large a
measure OF control at the present
time.
While these arguments were heard
by the trustees and the matters dis
cussed In some detail. no vote was
taken to indicate the future trend OF
policy.
The trustees of Harper hospital now
hope that events may so shape them
selves that the institution may be
utilized by the state university. This
could be done by having the medical
students spend their first two years
I'm Ann Arbor and their remaining
years of study In Detroit. where the
hospital would furnish the clinical IA
cilities necessary to the best educa'
tional work, and which are harder TO
obtain In a small city.
meeting was held recently at
when this plan was discussed by
some OF the Harper hospital trustees
and university officials. The Harper
hospital officials offered to turn over
their charge to the university but this
offer was not accepted. although 1t
may be brought up again later.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-28
WOULD GIVE FIVE
VALUABLE RIGHTS
FOR $500
WATER POWER COMMITTEE WILL
HOLD UP FRANCHISES TO EAST
ERN MICHIGAN POWER coos
CODA SUPERVISOR IS ouizzED.
(From a star Correspondent

LANSING. Mich, Jan. 28.--Alex.
ander Bisland, chairman OF the board
of supervisors OF Oscoda county. who
arrived in Lansing today. In answer
TO subpoena from the legislative wa
ter power merger investigating CON-
mittee. was thoroughly questioned by
the inquiry committee today about the
proposed water power franchises to
be granted by the Oscoda supervisors,
1t was brought out that Ave valuable
franchises would be sold to the East
ern Michigan Power Co for 500 with
permission to start work within 4
year.
The damage to lands overlooked by
dams would be arbitrated by two men
appointed by the power company. two
by the supervisors and the NTH select
ed by these four The dam on which
work must start In the year limit II
indefinite, but is understood by Bis
land to be at Milo, the county seat.
This was doubted by 8. G. Hough-
ton, the power company's At
torney. who was present. and said
IL could be the Mic or the st. Louis
dam. Only imperfect copies Of the
franchise were brought to the commit
tee. No bonds are required OF tho
power company and when Rep. ID. z.
Curtiss asked II there should not be
a $4,000 bond Bisland said the COM
pany was only capitalized ut $4,000.
He was then asked IL he thought $40.
600 enough TO back franchises worth
million or more. The supervisor
seemed perplexed. When Bisland and
Attorney Houghton were asked by
Rep. Yaple to hold the matter up for
time they both desired Immediate
completion OF the franchise. Nothing
definite was settled. but Curtiss,
Yaple and Senator Anhut said steps
should be taken to get the original
franchise copy and stop further prog
ress till II Is known what Is best TO
do for the protection Of the people OF
| Oscoda county and vicinity.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-28
TINES LINCOLN
CONTEST CREATES
MUCH INTEREST
INQUIRIES POUR IN FROM PROS
PEcTIvE COMPETITORS SOME
SUGGESTIONS AS TO SUBJECT
MATTER OF ESSAYS.

Evidences that the announcement,
In Tuesdays issue of The Times. offer
ing $50 In prizes for the best eight es-
says on Lincoln. has aroused the in
terest Of school boys and girls through
out the city, are already at hand In
the form OF numerous inquiries from
pupils eager to enter the competition.
In the interest OF these and all other
prospective competitors, The Times
suggests. as a good way to begin the
task, brief study Of Lincoln's ca
Ieer. Books on the subject are avail
able In the public library and all the
branch libraries, not TO mention the
thousands of volumes on Lincoln scat
tered through the city's homes. There
are the magazines. also. There is no
dearth Of material on which to draw
for information.
The application Of Lincoln's Ideas
and methods to present day problems
ought not to be a difficult task HIS
conduct as chief executive through
the trying civil war period furnishes
splendid example Of the mans
strength of character and his ability
to deal with big questions. What
then, would be his attitude toward
the law-defying trusts that have
sprung up since his administration II
he were alive and In President Roose-
velt's shoes today? How would he
deal with corruptionists In high
places? What would have been mis-
course in the Brownsville incident.
which cost the Republican admins
tration many Negro votes In the last
campaign? These are only few or
the questions that arise when the stu
dent has once entered into q discus
sion of the subject. Many more Will
present themselves as one delves into
ii further. In fact, SO numerous are
the problems confronting the chief ex-
ecutive of the present day that 1t be-
hooves US to warn competitors not TO
attempt to dispose Of them all.
In this connection. The Times de-
sires 10 announce that the essays
should not exceed 500 words and must
be written In ink on one side OF the
paper only. Essays not conforming
to these conditions will not be consid.
cred. This Ia the only fair way.
Neither will any compositions, be con.
sidered unless the conditions imposed
In Tuesdays announcement are fol-
lowed That Is, each essay must be
accompanied by slip OF paper filled
out as designated and bearing the
signature and address of the contest
ants teacher.
All communications should be ad-
dressed to the Editor of the Lincoln
Contest, Detroit Times. Essays are
to be in not later than Feb. 10.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-28
SKINNED ON HORSE
DEAL, SAYS MAN

Perry Duffy, of Corunna. Mich, &C
cempanied by Assistant Prosecutor j.
II. Collins, of Shiawassee county. Wis
tied police court, Thursday noon, and
secured a warrant from Justice Jen-
ries, charging Louis McGrory, Harold
McGrory and Joseph ID. Reed, local
horse traders, with conspiracy TO de-
defraud There Is possibility that
Uncle Sam may take a hand In the
present case. Duffy came TO Detroit
in response to an advertisement In
local paper and this fact may bring
the case under the federal statutes
inasmuch as the papers were circulat-
ed in the mails.
Duffy says he parted with SIS cash
and a horse worth $3.50 In return for
TWO horses represented to be sound.
but which proved to be nothing more
than skates" One was blind and
the other had fits, he claims.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-28
BILL AIMS At
. CAPT. HAMS CASE

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan 28.-Assem-
blyman CULVER today introduced ali
amendment to the penal code by pro-
viding that person who kills an
other while insane is guilty OF MUIR
der in the second degree, and Is to be
punished by Imprisonment for life.
Such imprisonment Is TO be In a state
lunatic asylum. The bill repeats the
present law which relates to acquittal
upon the ground OF insanity.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-28
GERMAN COUNT
IS ARRESTED

CHICAGO, Jan. 2S.-Charles Won
Muster, who asserts he Is a German
count. was arrested today on charge
OF grand larceny preferred by New
York woman who alleges he stole $500
from her. He was arrested by detec-
ives who traced his baggage from the
Bismarck hotel.
The woman whom he Is alleged to
have victimized, Is Mrs. julius Dannay,
212 twenty-second-st., New York. Ii
Is declared he obtained the money In
a real estate transaction. Won Muster
Is Impressive in appearance and has
a disnified bearing.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-28
TRAIN RObbER
GETS LIFE TERM

HELENA, Mont, Jan. 2s.-Judge
Hunt. in the federal court today SEN
fenced George Frankhauser, the con-
victed train robber, to the military
prison at Fort Leavenworth for the
balance of his natural life.
Frankhauser was protangonist In
the sensational robbery of a Great
Northern train year ago In which
SAC, 900 were stolen from registered
mail sack on this charge and that
OF placing the life OF custodian OF
the mails in jeopardy Frankhauser
was indicted. Hence the severe sen
tence
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-28
MAYOR DEF|ES
POWER COMPANY

BAY CITY, Mich. Jan. 2S.-Mayor
Gustave Hine. OF this city. declares
as long as ne is mayor there viii be
no franchises granted TO enable pub
lie service corporations to sell bonds.
He says the Eastern Michigan Power
Co. will not be allowed TO do business
In Bay City unless II offers lower rates
for power and light than are now re-
ceived from the city plant. Thief ran
chise sought is worth between $4,000
and 100000 and the city must get
some compensation.
Mayor Hines statement Is an an
swer To an attack upon him by rep
resentative OF the power company. who
declared the mayor stands In the way
OF progress.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-28
CHEAl is GUILTY.

OwOsSO. Mich, Jan. 2s.-Roy
Cheal, who was arrested charged with
shooting at the city marshal. with a
revolver, after his wife had taken
their child from the Cheal home. has
been found guilty OF intent To do great
bodily harm less than murder The
Jury, I'm view Of the mitigating CIR
cumstances, recommended leniency.
Cheal alleges that his child was kid.
naped.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-28
WETHINGTON CASE
TO JURY, FRIDAY

The trial of Carl Wellington.
charged with shooting Ed. Powers. 10
nearing an end In Judge Phelan's
court Taking of testimony was con-
Guided Thursday noon, when court ad-
journed until Friday morning The
case will then be submitted to the
jury II was planned To take the jury
TO the scene Of the shooting during
the afternoon. but the jurors had no
desire to go over the ground and tho
trip was abandoned.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-28
TORCH APPLIED
To RESIDENCE

PORT HURON. Mich, Jan. 2S.--
Especial while ex-Policeman John
Ostic was watching for lumber thieves
at another home owned by him near
Keewahdin Beach. his Eggleston-st.
house was totally destroyed by fire
OF unknown origin early this morning.
1t Is believed that the building was
burned by an incendiary and today
Sheriff Wagenseil and the police are
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-28
CHILD BURNED;
LIKELY TO DIE

While playing about bonfire In
the street near her home. early Thurs
day afternoon, Stella Surinek. i've
years old. No. 695 Concord-ave.. fell
into the fire and was SO seriously
burned that she will probably die. She
was taken to the Children's Free hos
pital in East End ambulance.