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The Detroit times., 1910-01-07

or the tragedy is being kept from her
lest the sad intelligence prove fatal.
Besides the widow, one son. Eugene,
aged l6. survives.
Emmett, the wounded man, Is un.
married
The Detroit truant officers are well
acquainted with two of the bandits
held In connection with the shooting
and burglary In Ypsilanti. Mccormick
and Billings both have records" hav-
Ing served terms in the reform school
al Lansing. Lieut.. Breault, head OF
the truant squad. last heard OF young
Mccormick in 1906, when he was
turned over to the Ypsilanti authori-
ties fo- burglarizing a hardware store
there. He was then IA years old and
was committed to the reform school
until he should reach the age of II.
with Mccormick In that job was n
boy named Alvin Boughner, also of
Detroit, who was likewise sent to the
reform school. The officers have never
heard OF Harrington II is possible,
they think. that this may be an as.
sumed name
foung Billings was sent to the re-
form school from Detroit April IA.
1902. for truancy. the records show.
He was released Nov. II. 1906, by
reason off his good behavior, but was
returned TO the institution the follow
ing June and finally released Dec. 10.
1907. AT that time he lived with his
parents at No. 1113 Twelfth-st. Z.
McCormick's last address. according
to the police record. was 249 National
ave.
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ANDRES--Jan. 8, Charles. beloved hus-
band Of Mary Andres. nee Kellner.
father OF Gussie p. and Elizabeth a.
Andres, age 81: Funeral from resi-
dence. 4S4 Erskine-st.. Saturday. at
1870, standard.
BAUSSNEUR--Jan. 5. 1910. Pauline
Baussneur. beloved wife of the late
John Baussneur and mother OF Henry.
Frank and William Baussneur. at
her residence. Greenfield Mich. Burial
from residences, Saturday. Jan. 8. 1910.
nj $3.50 and from 81. Mary's church.
Redford. at 10 a. M. Burial at st.
Mary's cemetery, Redford.
BENDIT-Mrs. Regina. widow OF the
late Samuel Bendit, and mother OF
Mrs. r. &. Simons, at her residence.
s52 Brush-st.. formerly OF ST. clair,
Mich. Notice OF funeral hereafter.
BRENNER--At his residence, 81 Uthes-
st. Frederick &. Brenner. aged SO.
Notice OF funeral hereafter. Saginaw
and Bay city papers please copy.
CROSSLEY--Jan. 6. 1910. Luke, hus
band Of Jane. father OF William.
I.ucie and Margaret. at hts late rest
dence. e97. Fourteenth-ave. Funeral
Saturday morning at s15 from the
residence. and from ST Vincent
church at s:30. standard time In
terment at Mt Elliott.
DOwNIE--Jan. 4. 1910. at residence. 24s
Seventeenth-st.. John, beloved hus-
James, Jane. Susan, Harriet and Mrs.
l.. r.. Williams. OF Dollar Bay Mich.
Funeral private. Kindly omit flow
ers.
EBRLdNG--Jan. s. Clara Charlotte.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM y. FbeIing. sister
OF Albert and Carl. Services at her
brothers residence. 445 Ferilnan nd .
ave. Saturday. Jan. =. at 2'p m In
terment at Woodmere.
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ANOTHER LIFE IS SACRIFICED
TO CHILD LABOR


tSontinued from Page ORe.b
being issued to him." said Mr.. John.
son. Yes, the record would be here.
This Is where they get all working
papers, in this Office"
4 The law states that no child under
IA years shall be employed at all. In.
spector Johnson said. Children be.
! tween the ages of IA and IS years
! may work, IL they have obtained pa
tpers. which are issued when the fam.
lily Is in such circumstances az to war.
rant II.
/ Harold. taken from the seventh
grade OF the Everett school, was put
: to work us assistant janitor in the
ten-cent store. His duties were clean
ing up papers, emptying waste bask-
cts, and keeping the floor clean.
IL was while attempting to operate
the elevator himself, TO take waste
basket from the frst-floor balcony to
the basement. that he met his fright
f,fl death.
The elevator was in the basement.
| The boy opened the door, and pulled
the cable. The regular elevator man
was on sick leave. but the machine
was supposed to be In charge OF VIII
liam Staples, and the coroner's clerk
was told that no one but Staples was
supposed 10 operate the elevator.
Az the machine came up, II is
thought that Harold lost his footing,
and was caught between the elevator
and the wall.
He was carried up to the third floor,
where his body broke of protruding
section of the floor. Just as Jacob
Theut. clerk. looked up the shaft
TO see where the elevator was going.
! Wilcox's body. and section OF the
broken flooring shot past Theut, and
! fell with thud I'm the well i'm the
basement. The elevator continued up-
ward. N
! Coroner Bennett SAYS that he will
make a most thorough Investigation
! into the accident itself. and also into
] the fact that the boy had no working
papers. That phase of the matter will
also be probed by Inspector Johnson.
! Harold's father. Forrest n. Wilcox,
Is now operating shooting gallery N
I Flint, Mich. says Mis-. Wilcox.
Z He does nothing at all for us she
added. He has done nothing for rs
for years. About 8 year ago he wanted
to take us to a farm in RoscommOn
county. | tried II. but he refused 10
help. and came back here on Christ
mas"
Besides Harold there are two boys
and girl in the Wilcox family. All
I live at home EI,mett. top buildes
by trade. failed TO get work In that
( line. lie started as a milk pedd,er,
hut gave that UP week ago. and be-
gan to look for higher wages. He
found no work. and little Harold was
sent out To fll the breach in-the fam
lily income.
Musa. l9-year-oid sister of Harold.
works in the Detroit Bag Co.'S factort.
Forrest. IL years old, goes to the
Everett school.
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Nathan Cohen, 40 o. years, 115 Ma
poleon: cancer.
Mary Peschalska. 81 years, 4ss Err
skine: heart dlsease.
Clara Darga,2 years, e1t Farms
worth; shock from burns.
Vincent r.. Sartorus. 10 months. ASS
Forta f.; intestinal intoNcation.
Christine e. Benn. 50 years. 213 Wa
terman; aneinia.
Marie :. Dietchendorg. month.
Hamtramck. Mich; congestion OF lungs.
Tobias Miles, 80 years, st. Mary's
hospital; hemoplegia.
Robert J. schemansky. So years, s47
McClellan: diabetes.
Leila II. Dickey, AZ years, ISL Ran
dolph: inquest pending.
Clara Bieske, years, 6S5 Theodore;
scarlet fever.
wilhelmina Markhoff. SO. years. .Har-
per hospital: nephritis
Mariana Eronxa. 50 years, 657 Ham
mond; peritonttis.
Frank Jaziorski, SO years. 5T3 wes-
ton; fracture Of skull.
Mildred FueliinG. months 642
Buchanan; pneumonia.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-07
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
INTERURRAN LINES.
. = IsE

Detroit upited Interurbsn LfnesL
FLINT AND SAGINAW LIMITEDs---
7.3s a. m, 10.3S a. m. and - p. m-.
Flint only. s:3S y. m. Locals Tor Flint.
a m and every two hours % p IN.
OK ford only IL y. m. To Romeo. s a.
m every two hours to 10 y. m, II :. IN.
ponT. HURON LTuIrEDs--7:ss a. m.
io.t5 a m, 3.45 j. m. $40 y. M; Satur-
dsvs only. i2:i5 y. m; Sundays only.
~ 70. IN. Locals for Port Huron hourly.
M TO y. M; also y. m. 10 Ma
stos cIty. To. At. Clemens. bali hour
L. 40 a. m 20 ! y m. and hourly 70
~ m. To aft Clemens via shore
line hourly. s;2s A. m. 70 sss y m.
also s,, ,,.b sbo !" "hfMrTrDs--s:so a. m. II 20
geo aud $50 p. M Locals ror
Toisdo. hourly. $50 a. M 70 s.S0 p. m
- s.90 nd II p. m. for Monroe.
asctxs son LfNITEDs--ltS a. m
80 s.45 and 6:t5 p. m Locals for
cEson. a m and every two hours
~ n. I for Ann rArbbr, a nllo ana
sourlx TO IL p. N; for plymouth end
xxoo..,hytlIe. s:s0 a. m. and hourly 70 lsSo
m: also a. m. snd II y. M. Saline
eans ansx..setse Divtslss--S-ss q. m. apo
naif-houriy 20 s:ss y. m hourly 20
psnsiae Dsvisses--s a M. haif-hourts
asrmingham onIy, II 2. M
Orchard Lake Dt~tstes-s a m. eno
hourly until IL p. m
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Edwin A. Uirich. IS; Bertha Porter
70. -
Joseph Rustom.i ?s; Agnes czapiew-
ska. 81 ao
Joseph varady. 2s; Mary keyiacs. ~
s Alexander f. Smoiboski. 81: Helen
Smolboski. 3S. oo
Irving Bassardet. 20; Ida Fenby, 20
Frank l.. Castor. 2l; Marie nun
mann. 21.
Stanisiaw Zukowski. 20; Casmirs
Staschewitz. 10.
Michael Fralowicz. 2s: Pauline Pap
ka. 20.
Carl Trenkier. 20; Helen Gurbada, 10
John Durocucryk. 25; kathazyna To-
wecka, lg.
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= = - = =
DIED.

JOHNSON--Jan. =. 1910, George. age 81
years. beloved son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
John Johnson, and brother OF sarah
Binge. Victoria Binge, Mary Watson,
Cora Watson. Emma Pesche. Minnie
Dixon. Richard and William John
son. Funeral Saturday from resi-
dence, ills Fieid-ave.. at / p. m.
husband of the late Mary Kaufman.
lather OF Carl and Fred. Funeral
from Giest Bros. Macomb-st. satur. .
day At p m plsa,e rsixsts omit owers
KELLY--Jan. 8. James Edward be
loved son OF James F. and Elizabeth
Kelly. Funeral from parents resi-
dence, 1876 Sheridsn-ase. saturday
Papl's Jesuit church at .. Funeral
car TO Mt. Olivet.
KI.EIN--At milwaukee, Wis. Dee. 81.
Peter. brother OF Mrs. Charles @.
Dixon. Jacob and Carrie Klein OF De-
McDONAI.D--Jan. 8. 1910, Angus G., be-
loved husband OF Minnie Lafferty
Mcdonald Funeral from residence
7ss Trumbul-ave., Saturday at p
MILLIGAN-Jan. A.. 1910. Mary Drusii-
la. beloved daughter of the late
Thomas c.. and Mary A. Milligan.
Funeral from residence. SO. FAR
view-ave., Saturday at S:30 q. m. and
4 to the Church OF the Annunciation al
8 o'clock. Burial private
O'MEARA-Jan. T. at Houston. Texas,
Jas p. O'Meara. beloved son OF Jo-
seph and Mary O'Meara. and brother
OF Henry, Ella. Denis and Rev w.
s. O'Meara. Of Watertown, y. ID. No
tioe Of funeral hereafter.
SCHEMANSKY-Robe J. Scheman-
sky, 947 Mcclellan AVE, Jan. 4, 1910.
age % years. beloved husband of
Minnie and father OF William, Mrs.
Albert Holstein. Mrs. Frank Migan.
Emma, Edmund, Arthur and OF late
Robert Jr. Funeral Saturday at $50
from st. Josephs church. Chicago
and Toledo papers please copy,
VAN DER VEN-Jan..6, John f.. be-
loved son OF Joseph and Agnes
Kearns Van Der Ven, aged years,
at his parents residence, 364 Hillger-
ave. Funeral private.
wHEAT-Jan. s, 1910, at his residence,
"a Edmund-pl.. Isaac &. v. Wheat. I'm
the eth year OF his age. Funeral
services Saturday at 1880 p. m.
WIEBELIAUS-Jan. 6. 1910. Casper.
beloved husband of the late Margaret
Wiebelhaus, father of Joseph. Will
fam, Theresa and Ferdinand Wiebel-
haus, aged rs years . months. Flu
neral Saturday morning, Jan. 8, at
80 from residence OF son, "A Moran
st. and at 3 o'clock from st. Eliza
beth's church. Please omit flowers.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-07
n u. r. May Escape Conviction.

Judge Phelan has found knotty
mint in the city ordinance which for
bids the turning OF street cars before
they reach their destination The or.
dinance allows OF such turning for
causes beyond the control OF the cora.
many which necessitate turning cars
70 restore deranged service. The d.
n r. NAV escape conviction In num-
ber of pending cases because OF this
loophole.N The cases tried Thursday
have TO do with Sherman car which
was marked limits" bat turned at
|coucord-ave., subjecting its passen'
gers TO great annoyance. and a Michi-
|sanave.. car which did not stop when
|signaled. M
The Detroit times., 1910-01-07
NEW coRpoRArloNs.

LANSING, Mich, Jan. 7.--(Speclail
The following companies have MED
articles OF incorporation with the sec
retary OF state: Michigan Crucipis
steel o~stings -eesa pany, Detroit, IN.
crease from $4,000 to $4,000; Bloom
field Hills company. Pontiac, 9se,sv'
Michigan Orchard company, Grsnd
Rapids, $4,000: Hancock Concrete
Hancock. $1,000; Detroit Socket com
pany, increase from $4,000 to Ao''
900.
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Has Italian colonIzation Scheme.

The Rev. Pasquale De Carlo believes
that farm life Is the. solution OF the
problem OF italian emigration 10
American cities, and is endeavoring to
interest Detroit philanthropists In n
colonization scheme, whereby a large
tract OF land between Royal Oak and
Pontiac could be secured and divided
into farms OF about 25 acres each. NJ.
De Carlo points out that thousands OF
acres OF land are abandoned every
year because of the scarcity of help,
and that ltalians being essentially de-
voted to the tilling OF the soil, would
welcome such an opportunity TO make
homes for themselves.
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"JImmw vokes Fined $50.

Jimmie" vokes. who has been in
much trouble with the police. was
fined $50 Friday. with the alternative
cf serving 80 days, for his latest es-
apade. Jimmie" with some other
bows. was running the elevator In the
Edison Illuminating Co.'S annex. and
broke the machine. Malicious destrut.
ton Of property was the charge. jus,
tice Stein imposed the sentence.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-07

Martha Jones, Negress. % years
old, and living at Nc. 12O Champlain
St, attempted 20 Lang herself with
\ bedspread In \ cell in Woodbridge
station Thursday night. She had been
arrested as a diso~derly person. Police
Surgeon Griffith Thomas cut her down
in time to save her life.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-07
ALLEN LOSES SUIT AGAINST
HUMPHREY BOOK CASE CO
Action Lies Against Men Who Sold
Him Stock. 10 Judge krappen's !

t<f~f~Hs 81
Judge Loyal f. knappen, OF Grand
Rapids. has hande, down his opinion
In the claim of Charles t. Allen
against the Humphrey Book Case Co.
of Detroit. baplSrupts. Allen bought
10000 worth OF stock In the compan?
from T.. III. Humphrey. Frank b. Moore
and c. II. Dickinson. and was given
contract whereby he could require
that his subscription he returned 10
him. lie attempted To taae advantage
of his option. announced that he was
no longer stockholder, refused TO be-
come director and tried TO get MS
money back. While ne was trying, tne
concern failed. Judge Knappen. aitsr
considering two contracts tinvoNed.
decides that Aliens recourse 10 against
the men who sold him the stock ana
not against the bankrupt estate.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-07
BIRTHS.

GIRLS.
Fitip Nadai, sos Canfield.
Emil Bloom. ss Montcalm
Lawrence ChivsIiszewski. s7l Kio
pelle.
Edward Nodrzelewski, l4e4 Chehe'
John Brzyski. 62o Hancock.
GLEN Mansfield. 1861 Russell.
Joseph Rebenstein. 569 Watson.
Frank Goodman. 7s5 Twenty-nfth.
Frank Reuter-, a Williams.
Claud Sheely, ,1s Bagg.
Arthur Covert. SO Holbrook.
Karl KiuE, s3i John r.
Grazziano Sierra. 140 Larneu.
Salvatore Kuasarano. ess Fort.
Frank Muer. S99 Larued
Frank Dyboiskf, ,639 wesson.
William Whitman. 30l DIX.
John Pruss, 635 Frederick.
Albion Smith. 259 Horton.
Ss6ess SsGrss KanssEa Wsss 50 1ss fs'%Sas srSosyn
Lee Anderson. 1853 Brush, .s
James Patterson, SO PLUM.
Martin Kobza. 1885 St. Aubfh ~
Martin Dusza. $40 Willis:
sam Lipmafi. woman's hospitai.
r Cecti Russell ss Adams
Anthony kowaiskk 7y4 Kirby
Daniel snLsa Es,ysy, Esn,an iosS AZ Hisn nshrsh'
pete ciaramitoro, asa Congress.
Reuben Nye. Els LINCOLN
Richard Taylor 769s Meldrum.
Igie s sylve,s,snr v,,..ns las 20 TISisSn wSss;%ck
Horace Gray, 531 Solvay.
James Dompier. 44s Elmwood.
Hiram Ward, 267 Fisher.
Robert Brockman, 166 Morrell.
John Harding. 294 Sheridan.
John Gruba, l114 Vinewood.
Edward Yields, zoos Brush.
Julius Wolf 104 Portland.
Frank Wade. 375 Twenty-second.
Joseph Lozom. 302 Leib.
Louis Hickox, 349 Campbell.
Wallace Glib, 100 Elizabeth.
Joseph Valentia, LAO Larned.
John Anderson, 2g7 Beaurait
The Detroit times., 1910-01-07

AmOhg the peoples OF the earth, ey'
cent those OF Australasia. the Ameri-
ans are the mcst liberal meat-eaters
The Detroit times., 1910-01-07
The.
Peoples

Advertising rates under any
classification In these columns.
one cept per word each insertion.
cash I'm advance. No advertisements
tnserted for less than 10 cents.
Persons whose names appear In
the telephone directories may have
advertisements charged at above
rates. Cai
HpME-CITY a3SE.
BELL-MAIN ll9S.
EAST SIDE.
For the convsnience oil patrons(
arrangements nave been made win
the following TO receive liner AZ
Nertiscments ct the same rate ~
charged with the home ofnce:
uougetes-EYepch Coal Co.. <sS can
hefd-aye. east
NJ; Elliott Pharmacy. Mt. Elliott ant
Gratiot-aves
y. nrown, 1853 Jefferson ave.
>. McPhersOn. 2400 Gratiot-ava. oppo'
site car barns.
WEST SIDE.
4. q. Eansor. s95 Grand Rivey-avs
Turner stanton, 1Ss Myrtse-st.
r. n. DrfseOll. AT MichiEanrave.
,. w. Millard, 14l9 Forrest. west
w. w. Rssh. bsA Michigah-ave.
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RENTS $24o PER YEAR
PRICE SIzoo

Double solid brick house on s5-foot lot:
one block from Jefferson and Chene:
act quick. See Lambrecht, Kelly a
Co. 81 Griswold-st.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-30
TOWN Of WARDNER
MENACED BY FIRE
Army of Men Battle With
Flames in Effort to
Save Camp.

SPOKANE. Wash, July 29.-Nearly
100 men are fighting 10 save the thirty
ing mining town of Wardner, Ida. The
forest fire has eaten its way toward
the town and only a mile and half
of heavily timbered hill intervenes,
Dispatches from Wallace. Ida. say that
during the past two days the heavy
winds have wrought inconceivable
damage to timber and other property in
the district Women are aiding the men
in fire fighting on Pine creek. Men are
dropping at their work, exhausted, and
the wives of the homesteaders are do.
ing what they can in checking the
flames.
James Betterton and family are re.
ported to have been living in a mine
tunnel for two days unable to venture
out on account Of the fire. A searching
party will go there as soon. as the men
can be spared.
On Pine creek back firing is being
Iried to save some of the homesteaders
timber
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-30
CAREFUL To KEEP
OUT OF THE FIGHT
Wickersham and NageI Refuse
to Mix in AIaska's PO-
liticaI Battle.

JUNEAU, Alaska. July 29.-United
States Attorney General Wickersham
and Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Nagel arc carefully avoiding any action
that would put them in the light of tax
ing part in tho bitter politica! night
that is being waged by he so.calle3
Guggenheim and ani.Guggenheim fac
tions In Alaska. At Ketchikan today, a
citizens committee, headed by the
mayor, sought an audience with the
cabinet officers, who declined to see
them. The committee had prepared to
complain to the visitors Of Alaska s
alleged wrongs,
Mayor Valentine of Juneau today re-
ceived n dispatch from Messrs. Wicker.
sham and Nagel saying that on account
of their limited stay in Alaska they
must decline the honor of reception
which Juneau was arranging, The coast
towns quite generally had appointed
committees 10 lay grievances before the
cabinet members and there is great dis
appointment over the inability of the
committees TO receive hearing At the
same time private individuals are well
come on the Albatross which is convey
Ing the visitors along the coast.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-30
A BIG SNAKE STORY
FROM BEYOND THE SNAKE

Special TO The Tribune,
HELENA. Mont. July 2S-From the
Crow Indian reservation in southeastern
able stories concerning an experience
with snake known to Montana history.
Lon o'Dell William Vaught anda party
OF Crows succeeded in capturing alive
one OF the largest snakes ever seen in
the country. The snake is OF an un-
known species. is twenty feet In length
and about ten inches in circumference
II is Of n mahogany color, with bands OF
grayg gold covering It's body at distances
of from three to four inches the bands
being connected.
The Indians at different times had told
It's home In a small canyon OF the Lit
tie Pryor mountains, and finally he and
Mr. Naught concluded to visit the VI
cinlty and see the wonder. a number of
Indians showed them the canyon and
while accompanying them over the can
yon kept we'll In the rear, After care
fully looking over the canyon, they could
find but one place where the snake could
be. II there was "A snake there, and that
was a large hole near the top OF n ledge
that showed something was In the habit
OF passing in and out. There were trails
leading In various directions from the
hole, indicating that some monster larger
than an ordinary snake was crawling over
them.
They dug a hole several feet back OF
the mouth OF the hole and intersected II
where the coils of the snake could be
seen. The disturbance caused the snake
To show fight, and II began TO blow so
that II could be heard quite a distance
and IL started to come out of the hole
The Indians got far away as possible
and Mr. Vaught turned out OF the hole
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-30

he helped TO dig, The snake started to
leave the hole and as it did so O'Dell
| threw sack In its face. which IL seized
| While the teeth OF the snake were fast
| ened In the sack O Dell threw the rest
of the sack over the reptile head and
clasped his hands about its throat Just
back Of the head. This was followed by
a short but determined struggle, during
which the snake wrapped itself about
O'Dells hips IN an endeavor To raise
him from the ground. Voueht. acting
under instructions from O Dell. seized
the snake by the tail, thus causing IL 10
loosen its grip on O'Dcll somewhat. The
tussle continued for some time. thus tir-
forced bodily into the sack
The snake. which is now on exhibition
at Laurel. Is evidently one which kills
It's prey by construction. although It's
spots are not those OF the boa constructor.
Neither is II an anaconda as It's body
is too large Mr. O'Dell. who is an eX
perienced snake manlpulator says he
does. not think the snake Is native OF
Montana, but has probably drifted here
from the Sierra Nevada mountains az
he understands several such snakes have
been seen there. He says the Indians
aver this particular snake has been in
the Pryor mountains for twenty years.
This is the only one OF its kind seen by
them
e. v Butler photographer. was in
duced TO go into room With O'Dell and
his captive in order TO secure a picture.
His snakeship was placed on a bed and
ODell never permitted his eye 10 leave
II until the reptile had been restored to
It's box The snake struck at o'Dell
once while being placed on the bed. and
was evidently getting in n bad hunior
for I'm putting him back in the box. It
wrapped its tail about O'Delrs wrist
squeezing II quite severely. ODell In
tends to, exhibit the snake throughout
the country.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-30
INDUSTRIAL FORCES TO
BATTLE WITH RAILROADS

CHICAGO. July 2e-An important
step in the organization OF power.
ful force TO battle with the railroad
interests over the matter of increas
ing freight rates was taken yesterday
at a meeting of the national industrial
committee and the committee of eleven
appointed at the big rate congress in
May. Twenty-three men, representing
6fteen cities and nearly every large
industrial interest in the north Mis-
'issippi valley, were present
1t was stated at the close of an all
lay session that it was the most har.
nonlous gathering ever held on the
subject. and that, while the divisions
were broad and extensive, the result
was perfect unanimity.
The following committee was az.
pointed TO lay the case before the in
terstate commerce commission;
+. G. Montgomery, chairman, Chi
cago.
Z. ]. McVann, Omaha
J. c. Lincoln, Omaha
z. e. Williamson. Cincinnati.
Fl G.. Barlow, Chicago.
w. P. Trickat, Minneapolis
II. G. Wilson, Kansas City.
The sentiment was expressed by the
speakers that there should be no at
tempt made to deprive the railroads of
anything that it is found they are en-
titled to. but that an effort should
be made TO prove that an increase in
rates IN all lines is not justified.