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The labor world., 1910-07-02
Is q, s. POSTAL sYsrE q
THING 10 BE PROUD or

H1lNG I. TO BE PROUD or?
Among the many American i in
lstitutions Of which Americans
like to boast on their trips abroad
or when il the company Of for
eigners is the U. S. postal system.
Il they looked close they would
see the polite foreigners turn
away for a momentary smile
but they don't see it. They are
too busy extolling the virtues Of
our wonderful republican form of
government to see anything. !
/ The fact is and it has been
said a hundred. times before
Uncle Sans postal system is a
joke. And yet when you come to
think Of it not a joke but a seri-
GUS matter-mighty serious to the
people who foot the bills and who
annually make up that deplorable
deficit. - ..:. =: !, = - .
The q. s. postal system is no
longer operated as a public in
stitution. The Big Interests oper-
ate it to facilitate their letting of
blood from the public veins. .....
Do you know, Mr. Boastful
American, that to- send eleven
pounds of merchandise by mail
from your town to the next town
ten miles away, you must divide
it into three packages and pay
$1.76 for the service. But our
government permits an Austrian
merchant to mail eleven pounds
from Austria to that same town
in one package for 36 cents.
You may believe your presi-
dent and congress-, that make
these rates, are honest and not in
auenced by the express COM
panies here, but many there are
who don't believe it.
No honest official would give
his consent to sucn extortion to
favor the express companies.
Even a president is only man,
and the one we have, while big
in avoirdupois, is of course very
human.
The millions here are compelled
to use express companies at ex-
tortionate rates, because the gov
ernment refuses to permit them
to use the postoffice facilities. at
any rate at all for eleven pounds,
and only for four at prohibitive
rates. IT, - .r: %%, . .':$ : 7~} os:.
Serve the people? No, they
were elected to serve the. corpora
tions and no act of theirs has
shown that they have any inten-
tion of serving anybody else:
You Americans are so ignorant
Of the conditions prevailing else
where that you do not know to
what extent you are robbed. II
The labor world., 1910-07-02

When things are too high, don t
reach for them-they will come
down later. .S.. = d. s.ss =s..
The labor world., 1910-07-02

The man who has never been
tempted deserves no credit for BE.
ing good. 3 n:
The labor world., 1910-07-02

Many an actress keeps . press
agent, who cant afford 4 hus-
band |.S
The labor world., 1910-07-02

You don't have to tell what a
good union man you are just play
the part. There all the honor lies.
The labor world., 1910-07-02

Don't knock a fellow behind
his back. Remember it's the lion
that thai faces you and the cur that
snaps at your heels.
The labor world., 1910-07-02

There were two big hoaxes in
the year just passed. That is
counting up to the adjournment
Of congress: \
Dr.. Cook discovered the nortl,
pole and Senator Aldrich revised
the tariff downwards. '.ss 'ss
Frankly speaking this compari.
son IS pretty tough on Doe Cook.
The labor world., 1910-07-02

Have You resolved to demand
the label on all purchases here
alfterf eft & # not do it now. .
The Detroit times., 1910-05-14
FRESHMEN WIN FROM
M. OF M. SOPHOM0REs
Heavyweight Team Pulls Rival Group
Through Icy Waters OF Huron
River In II Seconds.

ANN ARBOR. Mich, May 14.-It
took the freshman heavyweight team
just IL seconds to pull its rivals, the
sophomores, through the icy waters of
the Huron In the tug-of-war yesterday
afternoon. The two bands of tug
gers" were grouped on opposite sides
of the stream, across which q heavy
rope was stretched.
The referee fred his pistol and then
the sides began to pull. Splash! In
went the first sophomore up to his
waist. Another instant and another
man was In the water. The freshmen
we're pulling steadily. Then a-sopho-
more stubbed his toe and went out OF
sight He was helped to his feet, but
by that time the first flag was across
the river and the contest was finished.
About five thousand spectators
viewed the struggle from the banks.
They crowded the hills overlooking
the river and cheered for the victors.
The sophomores we're successful In the
lightweight event which was won after
a long struggle.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-14

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 14.-The
Cleveland Press today prints the fol-
lowing from its staff correspondent In
Washington:
The whole truth as to the circum-
stances surrounding the preparation
of the clean bill Of health which
President Taft gave 10 Secretary OF
he Interior Ballinger, in Taft's now
famous letter, bearing date OF Sept.
-. 1909. is now made public for the
first time.
For weeks there has been more
than suspicion In the minds OF the
attorneys who are prosecuting tie
Ballinger inquiry before the congress
sional committee, that Taft had very
few Of the facts before him when he
publicly exonerated Ballinger and
over his signature as president assur-
ed the American people that L nave
examined the whole record most care
fully and have reached a dehnite
conclusion"
I'D 10 witifin few days. however.
even the attorneys for the prosecution
have not guessed at the amazing truth,
which is that the president OF the
United States not only could not have
examined the whole record most care
fully" but that the very statement
which Taft Issued to the people OF the
United States, generating his secre-
tary of the interior. was prepared, IN
large measure, by Oscar LAWYER, law
officer OF the interior department, In
collaboration with Ballinger and the
high officials OF the department. Hav-
ing written their own acquittal, Bal
linger and his fellow officials present.
ed the document to the president or
the United States, and the president
adopted their decision as his own,
even to the limit of using much of
the same language.
Thus did our judicial president per.
form his great duty as judge between
the ninety million American people
and Secretary of the Interior Balm
ger In matter involving the question
ss to whether the Guggenheim- Morgan
.cantfau..d nm paue Seyen.l
The Detroit times., 1910-05-14
JURY IS UNABLE TO
AGREE IN HYDE CASE
Court Says II Will Be Kept Locked
Up Till Tuesday, II
| Necessary.

KANSAS CITY; Mo-, May 14.--Nc
verdict has yet been reached by the
jury that heard evidence In support
OF the charge that DR.. b. G.. Hyde
murdered Millionaire Thomas H.
Swope with poison.
This morning word came from the
room to the effect that the jury had
not arrived at unanimous opinion.
The jury was said to stand 10 for &C
quittal and 2 for conviction.
Mrs. Hyde was at the jail door
shortly after daylight. She did not
leave her husband until nearly a. m.
After a few hours rest she returned
exhausted A woman sympathizer
gave her a bunch of roses in the court
room yesterday. Judge Latshaw
sharply ordered the flowers removed
from the sight OF the jurors.
DR.. Hyde slept soundly In his cell.
He awoke confident and predicted his
acquittal.
AT least they will never convict
me-" he said.
At 1880 report was received from
the jury room that no agreement had
been reached and there was no pos.
sibility of an early agreement. Judge
Latshaw says he will hold the Jury
tomorrow, Monday and Tuesday unless
verdict Is reached.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-14
AUTO PLUNGES
THROUGH FENCE
Mechanician McGruds Il Seriod1ly
Hurt in Speed Contest-0ne Man
Killed Yesterday.
VERY REV. JOHN ). LAwLER.

BRIGHTON BEACH MOTOR
DRoME, N. Y. May 14.-In the thir-
teenth hour OF the automobile race,
the Cole car. No. 6, went through the
fence on the turn into the nome
stretch. Mechanician McGruder was
seriously injured, while w. Endicott,
the driver, received severely
wrenched leg and was forced to with
draw from the race. McGruder will
recover. Not two hours before Endi.
colt had sent his car through the
fence, but neither he nor his mechani-
clan had been injured
With one man dead, and another
mortally injured. the track on which
the 24-hour automobile race was be-
gun, at o'clock last night. was cut
up badly by the racing cars and more
fatal accidents We're feared by the
drivers.
William Bradley. machanician In
the Marion car No. 5, is dead, and
Jack Towers, mechanician In the
Buick No. 4, Is seriously injured, both
thoir cars having left the track and
crashed through the fence on the turn
to the back stretch, the most danger.
Gus spot on the track. The machines
were little damaged and were hauled
back on the track and continued. HUI
bert Anderson. driving the Marion,
and George Dewitt, at the wheel OF
the Buick, escaped injury In the ac-
cidents.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-14
TO CLOSE WOODWARD.
Road Beyond City TO Be Blocked
While Repairs Are Made.


The board OF county road commits.
sioners has started active work on
Woodward-ave., commencing where
the concrete road left on last year.
Various stretches of road will OF ne
cessity be blocked while the commits
sion is doing the work.
To avoid the had road OF Highland
Park. the commission suggests using
Rosedale court TO Oakland, then Oak
land to the seven-mile road, then
across the seven-mile road TO Wood
ward As soon as the stretch be-
tween the present concrete road and
the seven-mile road is finished, II will
be advisable to take what Is known
as the old Rochester road. conun-
uation OF Oakland-ave.. to the eight.
mile road, crossing on the eight-mile
road to where Woodward strikes the
Oakland county line. The concrete
road will be closed from where the
commission left off last year to the
seven-mile road for about two weeks.
The commission is prosecuting the
work vigorously SO as 70 fnconveus
ierce vehicle users as little as possible.
As quickly as other roads are closed,
mans and routes around them will be
published.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-14
KOSHER, SHOPS TO
REOPEN TONIGHT
Ghetto Butchers Say They'll Do
Good Business Despite the strik-
ers' Cooperative Place.

Every kosher butcher shop In the
Ghetto. including the cooperative
shop of BordeloR a Markoyitz, where
the strikers are buying meat at from
10 to Ia cents per pound, Will be open
cd at o'clock Saturday evening, as
soon as the Jewish Sabbath closes.
The regular butchers declare that
the evenings trade will show the
exact status of the strike. They de-
clare that their shops will do a good
business, in spite of the opposition OF
the strikers shop at No. 1872 Division
st.
I'VE are perfectly satisfied with the
new shop" said Joe Ratkovsky, a
butcher, of No 462 Hastings-st. LET
those who demand cheap meat buy
it at Bordeloff's shop. Our good Gus
toners, who never complained about
the price of meat will continue to
trade with us. and we win supply
them with meat at the old prices"
Abraham Markovitz, partner In
the cooperative shop, declares that
the threatened famine was averted.
and that the strikers shop will have
plenty of meat for sale. Saturday
night, and in the future.
Il can get all the meat they want,
and can sell It at 10, IL and IA cents,
and keep in business" said Mako
yitz.
The strikers committee has sent
an ultimatum to the butchers, an
nouncing that unless they come to
terms with the committee, and agree
to sell meat at 10, IL and IA cents, the
strikers will open four or FIVE more
shops, and put the regular butchers
out of business.
Ratkovski declares that the com
mittee also demanded payment of $50
from each of the % butchers, demand
ing the money as a bond for the per-
Torrance OF the agreement with the
strikers.
That's s1,100 that they want to
collect before they move on to some
other town and start a disturbance,
said Ratkovsky, with grin. They'll
never get ESQ from any butcher and
no butcher is going to deal with their
committee"
The Detroit times., 1910-05-14
JOHN GILLESPIE IN
HEAP OF TROUBLE
He'll Be Jailed II He Steals Seized
Automobile, and Be Jailed If
He Doesn't.
Hnv. JAs. O,REILLY.

One sample automobile is causing
a lot of worry to a great many people
in Detroit just at this time. The car
was made as q model by the watt
Motor Co., now bankrupt. Prominent
In the list OF the worried Is John Gil
lespie, proprietor of the Gillespie
Autosales Co., No. 1921 Woodward
ave.
Gillespie expects to go to jail on
account of that car. Just what court
will order his incarceration he does
not know. His is the plight OF the IN
nocent bystander who gets shot In
the progress of an ARRAY. Gillespie .
only interest Is to get the car and
then get rid of 1t.
Before the Watt company went into
bankruptcy this car was built. II was
stored with Gillespie, and, on the nj
ing of the bankruptcy petition, he
was ordered by the United States
court TO hold the car. The Detroit
Trust Co, receiver, placed it's value
at $4,000 TOR sample purposes, and
Gillespie was told to hang on to II
and produce 1t when called for.
About the same time, creditors OF
the busted" concern sued in the JUS
tice court, got judgment, and Con-
stable Witt was sent to take the car.
Gillespie was not at the garage ana
his brother David Gillespie, surrend-
cred the machine upon Wits in
sistence. Then a sheriff's sale was
held and Justice OF the Peace Louis
OFT bought the car for 1886.
All this happened more than week
nit fau
days that the trustee learned that the
car had been seized by authority OF
the state court. Then Gillespie was
served with papers requiring him 70
appear before Judge Swan in the fed
eral court, Saturday morning, and ex-
plain why he should not be guilty OF
contempt OF court. Gillespie appeared,
but to save his liberty he couldn't ex'
plain.
He was ordered to produce the car.
But can't produce II unless / steal
it from Justice OFT" pleaded Giles
pie.
Il am not advising you," retorted
Judge Swan. He postponed the hear
ing until Monday, however.
"If | steal the car from OttSl go
to jail for grand larceny" reflected
Gillespie" II don't steal 1t, go 10
Jail for contempt OF court" Repress-
ing a desire to toss coin to see
which offense he should be imprisoned
for, Gillespie got out summons for
Constable Witt to appear in the
mayors Office. There Gillespie noti-
fed him that he would hold both con-
stable and bondsmen for damages In
case the car is not returned.
81 tried to get OFT TO return the car
for the price he had paid but he would
not do So" stated Gillespie.
The proceeding is such complicat'
ed one that II will take the proceed
ings before Judge Swan, Monday, 70
determine just what will be done. II
may be that the Detroit Trust Co, as
receiver, will try to have the sale OF
the car reviewed and pronounced
void on the ground that state court
had no right to seize property held in
the custody Of a receiver in bank
ruptcy.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-14
bALL|NGER HELPED
WRITE LETTER Of
INVOCATION
Facts in Preparation Of Document
Are Given for First Time by
Washington Correspondent of
Cleveland Press.
President Taft Accepted Word Of In
terror Department and Excnerated
Its Secretary.
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
IN FAMOUS SouA8BLE

Frederick NJ. .Kerby, makes
sensational statement. giving
inside facts regarding the form
ulation OF the letter which, 1t Is
said, was used by President
Taft TO investigate Secretary OF
the Interior Ballinger.
Kerby, stenographer In Bal
fingers ONCE. says the COM
munication was prepared In
large measure by Oscar Lawler,
legal adviser OF the interior de-
partment, and that Ballinger
took part in its construction.
He declares this letter was
written in the first person and
addressed TO Ballinger through
out.
Kerby says the general ar
rangement of facts and the
order In which they come in the
presidents letter are practically
identical with the makeup or
the final Lawler draft.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-14
GRAF TIERS GIVEN
STIFF SENTENCES
Six Are Condemned To Prison and
Fined for Part They Took in
Pittsburg Bride Affair.

PITTSBURG, Pa, May 14.--One
banker and five former councilmen In
dicted for bribery In connection with
the recent graft probe, who had en-
tered nolo contendere pleas were
sentenced today in criminal court,
but the sentencing OF four others was
postponed.
Because OF illness In their families,
K. II. Jennings, president of the Co
lumbia National bank, and F. A. Grit.
nm, formerly cashier of the same In
stitution, were granted postpone
ment.
c. w. Friend. president OF the
Clinton Iron & Steel CO., will not be
sentenced for short time, pending a
further investigation of his case, and
Councilman M. l.. Swift. Jr.. will be
sentenced June /.
The following sentences were
given:
A. A. Vilsack. cashier OF the Ger
man National bank. eight months In
Jail and $4,000 fine.
Former Councilmen w. II. Weber,
six months, $500 fine; Charles Stew
art, eight months. $500 fine; Hugh
Ferguson, eight months, $500 fine;
Morris Einstein, six months, $500
fine; p. d. Kearns. four months, $3.50
fine.
A great crowd assembled In the
criminal courtroom early and watch
ed the indicted men appear. pale and
haggard.
An attempt to block further graft
prosecutions was made today when
four informations charging John f.
Klein. chief witness for the prosecu-
ton with perjury were filed In an al
derman's court in the interest of For
mer Councilman A. v. Simon, who
was convicted upon Klein's testimony.
1t Is said here today that further suits
charging perjury will be fled against
other commonwealth witnesses who
are alleged to have sworn differently
at various times.
Klein was today taken back TO the
western penitentiary. where he Is
serving a sentence for bribery.
II am going home" he declared.
AS | want to be on hand to greet
the boys in case they come down to
join u.s."
In addition to these men sentenced
today, William Brand. president of the
common council, Joseph WATSON, presl
(Continued ON Page Eighth
The Detroit times., 1910-05-14
TOLD sweetheart
IS MISSING; SHE
WEDs HIS RIVAL
J. h. Camp, Of Minneapolis, Due for
Shock When He Reaches Detroit
In Response To Phone CaIl
From Fiancee's Mother.
Wedding To Ruby Olive Pstrsquia
Set for June 90, But She JiIh Him
For Howard Carter.

With her wedding 20 J. Fl. Camp,
a Minneapolis newspaper man, set for
June 20. Miss Ruby Olive PotreQufn.
22-year-old-daughter OF Louis Petre-
gum, a real estate agent living at No.
16l Commonwealth-ave. slipped away
from home last Tuesday and was mar
ried TO Howard Carter, prominent
young Detroit broker, with ofices at
No. McGraw Bldg.
Camp. the lifted lance, In speed
Ing to Detroit, under the Impression,
cleaned from a long distance tele-
phone message from Mrs. PetreQuin,
that his sweetheart has mysteriousiy
disappeared. Meanwhile. Mrs. Petre-
gum had received telephone
message from her daughter, announc-
ing her marriage last Tuesday, In q
minister's house. to Mr.. Carter. Mrs.
Petrequin wrote long letter, Friday.
to Camp. explaining everything a.
best she could, but his first news or
his own little love tragedy win prob
ably be received when he reaches De-
troit, as he left Minneapolis before
tn letter arrived.
The members of the new Mrs. Car
ter's family are much averse to dis
cussing the affair. and declare they
do not know where she IL living,
though they believe she Is with Mr..
Carriers people In Birmingham.
Mrs. PetreQuin explained hat there
was nothing mysterious or unusual
about the case, as her daughter had
simply made up her mind that she
didn't care enough for Camp, to marry
him, and go away from Detroit. 40
she married Carter, with whom she
had been keeping company MIRA.
PetreQuin admitted that the telephone
message that she received from her
daughter was the first mixing she
had Of the marriage.
II expect Mr.. Camp to arrive here
any minute" said Mrs. Petrequin,
Saturday morning. He couldn't un-
derstand me very well over the long
distance telephone, and said that he
was coming here right away"
| "A girl has a perfect right to
change her mind said Miss Eva Pet
lrequin, sister OF Mrs. Carter. my
sister is Of age. she's %. and knows
her own mind"
Mrs. Petrequin said that Camp was
employed on the Minneapolis Times
Carter abandoned his bachelor
quarters at No. 81 Adams-ave. West,
on Tuesday. and, with his bride, took
apartments in the Charlevoix. The
couple left there Friday.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-14
NO FOUL PLAY HERE.
Heart Disease Indirectly Responsible
For Fred EIsey's Death.

Fred Elsey, 80 years old. No. 1876
McDougall-ave., was found uncon-
scious at Franklin and Adair-sts.. FRI
day morning. and died In st. Mary's
hospital, Friday night. Indications OF
a blow on the head led to the theory
that there might have been foul play.
A postmortem examination showed
that death was caused by concussion
OF the brain.
Two OF Elseys brothers assured
Coroner Bennett, Saturday, that they
did not believe the foul play theory.
They explained that he was subject
to attacks of heart disease. The
wound on the head could easily have
been received by. fall. Coroner Ben
nett inclines to the view that heart
disease caused him to fall. Precinct
Detectives Donovan and Grove in
vestigated Saturday morning and
found witnesses who saw Elsey fall.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-14
SANTIAGO, COSTA RIGA, IS
DESTROYED BY EARTHQUAKE
Number of Persons Believed to Have
Been Killed by Latest Tremors In
South America.

PORT LIMON, Costa RIGA, May IA.
Reports received here today say the
earthquake which yesterday shook
Costa RIGA destroyed the town Of San
tiago. A number OF persons are be-
ffieved to have been killed. The quake
was felt severely in San Jose. Many
buildings were destroyed, but no
deaths are reported Inhabitants Of
the town have fed from their homes
and refuse to return.
At Cartago the graves containing the
bodies of those killed In the disaster
of last week were opened up adding
to the menace OF pestilence now hover
ing over the stricken city. Slight
shocks we're felt today, but II Is now
believed the worst Is over.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-14
Charged with Abandonment.

Samuel Cooper. salesman. 35 years
old, who gives his address as No. 1877
Brewster-st., was arrested, Saturday.
by Detectives Brooks and Seymour,
on charge OF abandoning his family
In New-YeFk- eityr--It-waS- through
the efforts OF the Associated Jewish
Charities in New York that Cooper
was traced to Detroit Cooper had
$2e5 in his possession.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-14
BOY, 10, WINS PRIZE.
Spells 1,o7o Words Correctly and Gets
loving Cup.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. May 14.--(Sps-
cial. AT spelling contest held here
yesterday, Bryan Cole. a 12-year-old
boy of the Gleason district, spelled
1,070 words correctly winning q hand
some loving cup for his school. Five
other youngsters, between the ages or
8 and 13 years. spelled 1000 words
correctly. The contest was one In
which representatives from every
school in the county participated and
Is an annual event
The Detroit times., 1910-05-14
DEATH TAKES MUSICIAN.
Miss Elsa Stanley Was Social Leader
IN Ann Arbor.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. May 14-(Spe.
cisl)-Miss Elsa Stanley, daughter OF
Prof Albert A. Stanley. died this
morning after long illness. She was
a talented young woman, musician
OF no mean ability. a member Of the
faculty of the school of music and a
social leader.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-14
shoplIf,er Draws $50 Fine.

Bessie Stew, charged with shoplilt-
ing from Crowley, Miner & Co. store,
by Detectives Brooks and Seymour,
pleaded guilty when arraigned before
police Justice Stein Saturday morning.
She was fined $50. with the option OF
90 days In the House of Correction.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-14
Aeeuaed Of RuralarY.

A warrant was secured In police
court Saturday morning by H. o. LIP
pold, the dyer, against George Mont
reau, charging him with breaking and
entering. The complaint says that
Montreau walked out Of the Lippold
establishment with $50 worth OF cloth
ing.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-14
NEW CORPORATIONS.

LANSING, Mich. May 4-(specIal)
The following companies have fled
articles of incorporation with the Sec
rotary of state: J.. w. Knapp & Co,
Lansing, $4,000; r, H. Fyte & Co.,
Detroit, $4,000.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-14
SUSPECT IS IDENTIFIED.
John Kelly" 10 John cragan, Safe
Blower, Says Detective.

One Of the three men arrested last
Thursday by Deputy Sheriff Springer
on suspicion Of being safe blowers and
giving his name as John Kelly, was
identified Saturday morning by Detec-
tive Frank Wilkinson as John Cragan.
The officer says Cragan served Ave
years In the House OF Correction Tor
blowing the safe in the Ludington
postof1ce