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The Detroit times., 1910-09-09
THREE MEN GAVE LIVES
TO SAVE u. S. BATTLESHIp
Witnesses Testify Sacrifice Was
Necessary to Prevent Terrible
Explosion On North Dakota.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Sept. g.
That it was necessary to sacrifice the
lives OF the three men who died on
the battleship North Dakota, yester-
day, to save the ship from an ex-
plosion of the magazines. was the
testimony of several members Of the
crew before the naval board OF in
Quiry on the hospital ship Solace, to-
day.
The witnesses comprised all of the
injured who were able to testify. All
declared the men were not killed by
fire, but drowned. The victims were
overcome by fumes and gases, they
said, and hence unable to save them
selves when the room was flooded
Knowing that the men were un-
conscious, several heroic attempts
were made to rescue them, sailors
plunging into the burning room in an
attempt to drag their comrades to
safety, but each time driven back by
the flames.
The North Kakota is now anchored
just off Old Point Comfort. All of
the injured are reported to be doing
well.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09

LUDINGTON. Mich, Sept. "a
wireless report received here at noon
says all the crew of the Pere Mar
quette car ferry No. IS, which sank
last night, were saved, but seven OF
the officers were drowned. +. J.
Young, chief steward; James Fay
Cook and Seymour Cochrane, pas
sengers. are among those who are re-
ported to have been rescued.
AT o'clock this morning the wire
less operator at Ludington picked up
flash from car ferry Pere MarQuetto
No. IL, which was about midway BE-
tween Ludington and Milwaukee, stat
ing that the ferry was disabled and
sinking
The c. @. ID. message was repeated
for over an hour, and another car fer
ry was sent from Ludington to render
assistance. At 1880 o'clock, however.
wireless report from car ferry No.
IL reached Ludington stating that No.
IL had gone down in 500 feet of water,
but that nearly all hands on board,
including a crew of So and three pas
sengers had been saved. Further par
ticulars will not be available until IL
reaches this port some time today.
No. Is left Ludington bound for
Milwaukee at 1880 o'clock last night.
The weather was bad but not consid-
cred dangerous for a hardy craft.
Nothing Is known concerning the
cause OF the accident, which repre-
sents the greatest loss that has occur
red on Lake Michigan in 20 years.
No. Is was built at Cleveland nine
years ago and was valued at $400, 200.
Her cargo consisting OF 20 cars load
ed with coal and valuable machinery
and merchandise was valued at 1885,
900.
The boat was insured by Lloyds for
nearly her full value while the cargo
is fully covered by blanket policy.
No. Is was inspected by govern
ment officials yesterday who pro-
nounced the boat In first-class condi-
ton She was commanded by the
veteran car ferry navigator, Captain
Peter Kitty, with Ross Leedham as
chief engineer and Steve Sczpanek
purser
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09
GIRL OF IS HAS
PARAM0UR Of 45
Disgusting Case Brought To Atten-
ton of Juvenile Court-Girl
Sent To Adrian.

Friday was girls day I'm the juve-
nile court, and the cries and sobs OF
the unfortunaees sentenced to the In
dustrial School for Girls in Adrian re-
sounded throughout the county build
ing.
The most pitiful case was that Of a
15-year-old girl whose Christian name
Is Florence. Her mother has been In
the hospital for months. and as a re-
suit the girl has had pretty much her
own way, and become very hayward.
She took up with a man OF As years,
and she told the judge of number
OF places he had taken her, and tho
way In which he had treated her.
After some questioning Florence ad-
mitted that she knew the man lived
with another woman at the time he
was going with her. Attorney Min
mock was an interested spectator at
the hearing, and when asked to tell
whom he represented, replied that he
had been retained by friend OF the
girl
II want to state right here that
didn't retain him." the girls father
spoke up"
and / didn't either" the girl said.
81 never saw him before"
After some questioning, Minnock ad-
mitted that he was retained by the
man Florence had named as her COM
panion. While the trial was In prog
ress this man walked about the CORR
doris of the county building. waiting
to see what was done with his victim.
She was sent to Adrian.
Several other girls were sent to the
same institution.
Three little girls from Porter-st.
were before the judge. charged with
beating larger girls.
The three were placed on probation
In charge of Miss Freeman.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09
TRAINS IN COLLISION.
Passenger Dashes Into Freight Near
Sturgis-TWo Trainmen Hurt.

STURGIS, Mich, Sept. Grand
Rapids and Indiana passenger train
No. 3, due here at S:12 last night, col
lided with a freight train at Howe. six
miles south of Sturgis. The freight
had orders to sidetrack, but failed to
do so.
The passenger engine was put out
of commission. and two cars OF lum-
Der and merchandise were demolished.
The passenger was running 80 miles
an hour when the wreck occurred
Conductor Evans and Engineer Garri-
son, of the passenger, were badly In.
jured.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09
SHERIFF BOB" CHAMBER
IS IN HEAP OF TROUBLE
Cavalieri's Bridegroom Looks Greatly
Worried and Friends Believe Their
Romance 10 Shattered.

NEW YORK, Sept 9.--Well-nigh
hysterical, his clothing disheveled and
plainly in perturbed state of mind.
Sheriff Bob" Chanler of Poughkeep-
sic. husband of Lima Cavalieri, the
French opera singer, arrived today
after a hurried trip from Paris. The
report that he and his bride have al
ready parted, despite the denial by
Mrs. Chanler, In Paris, was generally
credited by Chanler's friends after
they saw his strange appearance. All
his fun and enthusiasm was missing
and when seen in the apartment of
his friend, George Christian, he was
shouting as the reporter entered
II am through, | am through. | tell
you"
When asked about his reported
separation, Chanler said.
You have come 10 ask about my
private affairs, but will tell you
nothing. It's nobody's business, my
private affairs. I can keep my BUSH
ness to myself, also my troubles il |
have any"
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09
PUTS 1T UP TO HALLY.
Committee Asks " Appraisal Data Can
Be Recovered From Bancroft.

Secretary Schreiter, of the common
council committees. will send COM
munication to the corporation counsel
Friday afternoon, asking if there is
any process by which Engineer Bar
croft can he compelled to turn over
to the city the detail work OF the ID.
u. r. appraisal which he made for
the committee of fifty. Several men,
bers Of the franchise committee are
in favor of trying to get these details,
whether another engineer is engaged
or not. declaring that they are the
city's property.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09
TRAFFIC SHOWS INCREASE.
Tonnage In August at 500 10 Larger
Than Year Aqo-

Statistics on August traffic through
the American and Canadian canals at
the 500 show a decrease as compared
with July, but an increase over Au-
gust last year. The American canal
had 2.116 passages, with an aggregate
net tonnage of 4,443.s37. The Cana
dian canal had a net tonnage OF 3,251.-
S51. making total OF 7,6S5,6ss as COM
pared with 7,S76.45s In July and 7,071,-
201 In August, 1903.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09
WIFE AND MOTHER ACCUSE MAN
says He Has Failed To Support For.
mer; Warrant Issued.

The usual order of things was re-
versed Friday morning when Mrs.
Martha Abraham, accompanied by her
husbands mother, appeared In police
court and asked for a warrant. charg-
ing her husband with non-support.
The husbands mother also accused
her son OF gross neglect OF the wife,
and the warrant was issued
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09


MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Sept. g.
Senator Knute Nelson. chairman of the
Ballinger investigating committee,
bolted the sessions today.
He left the committee room at the
West hotel at 11:20, saying that he
would return In minute. An hour
later Secretary Sleman entered and
handed each OF the ave waiting CON-
mittee members a notice from the
senator adjeurning the investigation
to 10 q. m. next Tuesday at the Audi
forum Annex, Chicago.
Senator Root IL due TO arrive in
time for session Monday. The line
I'D expected then is: Nelson, Mccall,
DENLY, Sutherland, Olmsted and Root
fo. Ballinger; James. Fletcher, Gra-
ham. Purcell and Madison against Bal
linger.
Olmsted Is due to arrive tonight
When the committee met this morn
ing, Mccall, DENLY and Sutherland
were absent, though they were all In
the West hotel,
The four Democratic members, with
Madison, the progressive Republican.
and Senator Nelson in the chair, went
The entire morning session was con-
sumed in negotiating with the three
absentees, seeking to induce their at
tendance. c. l.. Stewart was dispatched
to their room with various messages,
to which Messrs. Sutherland, Mccall
and DENLY replied by suggesting that
the committee adjourn to Chicago,
where Senator Root might meet with
them. They defended their absence
OH the plea that they desired a full
attendance of committee members
now in this country.
The anttBallinger majority there
upon attempted to induce Chairman
Nelson to order the absentees to be
brought In under arrest.
w. II. Grimshaw, United States mar
shall for Minnesota, sat just outside
the door ready to act, but Senator
Nelson declined to order the arrests
on the ground that he had no author
ity. At 1850 a recess was taken.
Senator Nelson, who left the room at
the same time, ostensibly to return in
a few minutes, delayed his return so
long that 1t was suspected that he mad
Joined the boilers. After waiting half
an hour for him, some OF the other
members of the committee accepted
this view and left the committee room.
That at least one of the Republican
members of the Ballinger-Pinchot con-
gressional investigating committee,
and probably others, would refuse TO
meet with Democrats at the session
set for today was indicated In state
ment made last night by Representa-
tive DENLY Of Michigan. While Mr..
DENLY would not talk OF the matter
this was the inference drawn and con-
firmed to the letter.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09
Fishing Tug and Seven
Missing in Lake Erie

ASHTABULA, Ohio, Sept. 9.-Fear
prevails here today that the fishing
tug Ciscoe, Of Cleveland, was lost in
the Northwestern which swept Lake
Erie yesterday and last night.
The Ciscoe left Ashtabula Harbor
at 10 a. IN. yesterday to pull nets 16
miles out in Lake Erie and was ex-
pected back yesterday afternoon, but
has not been heard from, either by
the tugs Office in Cleveland or sew
eral ports between Cleveland and
Erie.
The Ciscoe was commanded by
Capt. Murdoch McIvver of Cleveland,
and carried a crew OF six Cleveland
men
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09
Press Provided For at the Fair.

The state fair management has ar
ranged comfortable press headquar-
tiers for the newspaper men Of the
state in the Michigan building on the
fair grounds, to be known this year
as the administration building. Desks,
telephones, telegraph service and
every convenience will be provided.
On Tuesday, Editors day, the press OF
the state will be invited TO attend the
fair as guests Of the fair management.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09
WOMAN DENIES DRINKING.
Thinks II Strange That POLES Insult
"RespectibIe Bodies IN Parks.

"shure, tings has came to a foine
pass. when respectable bodies can't
sit in the public parks without being
insulted by tn p'lice." quoth Mrs.
Catherine McFall, in police court, FRI
day morning.
Patrolman Walter Kawalski found
the lady enjoying a nap Thursday
afternoon. She wouldn't go home and
when the officer telephoned her hus-
band. that individual said he didn't
want 10 have anything to do with her.
Mrs. McFall denied the allegation
that size had been drinking and Jus
tice Jeffries put her case over until
Saturday.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09
THE WEATHER.

For Detroit and vicinityi Friday
might and saturday, fair, cooler to-
night; moderate norther1y winds.
For Lower Micbigant Fair tonight
with frostj Saturday, fair.
WIND FORECASTS.
For the Upper Lakes Moderate
northwest winds becoming Hight and
variable tonight and Saturday. fair
weathert all warnings lowered at 10
a. I'm.
For the Lower Lakes Moderate TO
brisk northwest winds tonight and
Saturday; fair weather.
TODAY,S TEMPERATIRES
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09

SPREE COSTS HIS LIFE.
Ann Arbor Man Falls on Broken Bot
tie and Bleeds to Death.

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Sept. 9.-(Spe-
cial) CHARLES Lohrke, aged so, Is
dead as the result Of drunken spree
Some time last night he fell on a
broken bottle in his room and slowly
bled to death.
The room was in frightful condi-
ton when neighbors broke into the
house this morning pools of blood in.
dicating where Lohrke had fallen in
his efforts to reach the door.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09
FIRE EATS UP SOS. 600.

MARQUETTE, Mich, Sept. Sire
at Big Bay. Marquette county, de-
stroyed the planning mill and one hun
dred thousand feet OF lumber owned
by the Lake Independence Lumber
company. Loss $4,000.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09

urge them to capitalize their brains
and their energy and ambition, is the
one great argument. Make them see
before all else that now, today, they
can create a definite and sure estate,
that Is indisputable. safe, conserva-
tive; and that that estate, being con-
verted, at death. into cash without
discount, may save their other III
vestments from sacrifice and forced
sales"
The morning program also included
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09

One yenr ago todayt MAXIMUM tenn
'persture, G7J minimum, 5ei mean, 81
clouds weather with showers during
the sfternoont rainfall, .O2 inch.
sun sets tonight at 5;52 u. I'm. sun
rises saturday at 5iO7 q. nm.
Moon sets tonight ut DrOG .. M.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09

III you order a Home Telephone be-
fore o'clock on sept 10 your name
will appear I'm tho September issue OF
the Directory. which closes on that
date
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09
ROOT HAsTENs TO
BAlL|NGER's AID
Secretary's Friends, Including Con-
gresham DENLY, Remain Away
and Meeting Is Adjourned.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Sept. 9.
Senator Nelson, chairman of the
BaIIlnger investigating committee,
has called off the meetings Of the
committee here and has ordered
q meeting In the Auditorium An
mex hotel In Chicago for next
Tuesday at 10 q. m. Anti-Baliin-
ger members declared they are
legally In session a. the commit
tee, and will continue their deIib-
erations here. They declare they
will not attend the Chicago meet
ina but will remain In session In
Minneapolis and make their re-
port.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09

IL you order a Home Telephone be-
fore 5 O'Clock on Sept 10. your name
will appear i'm the September issue OF
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09
SEVEN Re PORTED
DROWNED IS GAR
FERRY SINKS
Pere Marquette Boat No. Is Hlaaheo
c. Q. D. Message for Assistance
As She Becomes Disabled n
Middle of Lake Michigan. II
Officers Go Down With Ship Nora
Than Fifty Others Are Taken
OF By Another Ferry.

MILWAUKEE,, Sept. s.-A die
patch from ManItowoc this after
noon says that q wireless from
car ferry No. ~ states that the
crew OF No. 10 were picked up
and all officers are lost.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09

If you order a Home Telephone he
fore o'clock on Sept. 10. your name
Will appear In the september issue OF
the Directory. which closes on that
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09

Sob Printing Done Right. Tines
Prtstiss Co., l5 John R.-st Call Main
1885. or City sssS.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09

IIuppeIlAe AT ALEXANDER a CO,
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09

E.pre.. wsgons-Main or City n.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-09

cs--srss., Green's c. ass,ssA
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-25

rain. which makes total OF seven
inches that has fallen this month This
insures good range conditions as-well
as all late crops.
Rev. B. l. James. presiding elder Of
the Albuquerque district of the Meth
odist church, preached in Portales last
Sunday.
J. 5. Fitzhugh, of Clovis, was here
looking after his farm under the irri
cation project
w. \. FoyI. cashier of the Clovis
National bank, came down Tor the
water carnival
Mrs. w r. Chambers and baby have
arrived from Ohio to join Mr. Cham
bers. who is opera ting engineer at the
irrigation plant.
Mrs. w. L. Linkart and children have
returned from Altus. Okla, where they
have been visiting. Her father. w NJ
Mitchell. returned with her for a visit
Walton Lightfoot has taken a posi-
ton as stenographer in albuquerque.
Mrs. Arthur Jones and her mother.
Mrs r. ". Hughes, are visiting in
Higgins. Tex
Street Improvement in Portales con-
tinues. some good work having been
done on the square.
Mrs. Loud and daughter, Miss Ruby.
are visiting in Central Texas.
A A Beeman. cashier of the First
National bank Of Elida, and his wife.
spent few days visiting J. P. Stone
and wife.
T. J. Molinarf has recently received
two appointments from Gov. Mills. He
has been appointed delegate to the
National irrigation congress. which
meets September 20 at Pueblo. Colo.
also delegate to the National good
roads association. which meets at
Niagara FAILS October %.
John 2. White of Chicago. spoke
here.
The Bridge Whist club was recently
entertained by Mrs. Ed J. Neer. in
honor of a visiting friend. Delicious
refreshments were Served
A benevolent association has been
organized in Portales. Officers have
been elected, committees appointed and
active work begun.
Portales boasts another newspaper,
the Roosevelt County Democrat, with
John Z. Morrison as editor
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-25

dals in the administration OF the CO.
IOnial office had a marked effect upon
the last general elections for the Reich-
stag. But more than any other one thing,
the bold defiance of the government by
Macmillan Harden, the fearless Berlin
editor, has contributed toward the sue
cess of the Independent press move
ment- Harden invaded the sacred pre-
cincts of the imperial castle and laid
bare the unspeakable scandals of the
Camarilla which surrounded the person
of the emperor. The revelations made
at his trial shocked the whole world,
but assured the success of his crusade.
Ne independent Papers.
But there are as yet few intrepid souls
dom still is heavy upon the land and no
newspaper dareS to be truly independent.
As il is every newspaper has TO employ
what is called a sitting editor" an
editor who does no work, but who is
willing in case of trouble to admit that
he is the editor of the paper and there
fore 10 go to Jail No newspaper staff
is complete without its professional Jail
bird editor There is an increasing
popular demand for true freedom Of the
press, but as the people never have
known what real free press is, they
are not shouting themselves hoarse over
the question The German press is
century behind that of England or
America
Tomorrow-The Educational System
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-25

Of New Mexico. 1 would hardly be-
lieve the worst enemy of Gen. Viljoen
will say he is not one of the most
staunch. progressive as we'll as one of
the most liberal men that ever lived in
our part of the valley, and II would
add greatly TO our community to have
more men like him.
H. r. Hannum.
The Las Cruces Situation.
Las Cruces, \. NJ, Aug. "a
Editor FL Paso Herald:
Correspondence relative 10 political
affairs in this county which has ap-
peared in your paper recently, has been
exceedingly one-sided and unfair to the
regular Republican Organization of this
county Certain insurgents boIted a
regular Republican primary held in
precinct 90 OF this town on the 18th
instant and on the Goth instant, fused
with the Democratic party and placed
in the field under the name of "PeO-
pies party four candidates for dele
gates to the constitutional convention
which is TO convene at Santa Fe on
Oct. Sd next, said ticket consisting of
two boiling Republicans and two Demo-
Gratis.
During the past ten days, there has
been no fair and impartial report of the
political proceedings by the regular Re
publicans of this county.
Las Cruces. N NJ, Aug %.
Editor Ell Paso Herald:
I enclose clipping from the Las Cruces
Citizen, which has caused considerable
comment here, most of it being adverse
to the article. TIE Las Cruces column
in The Herald has been free from any
thing which could cause this charge and
1 believe an answer from The Herald is
dua its Subscribers here
c. D. Case.
CThe clipping referred TO is as fol-
Iows):
cit becomes more apparent every day
that the Ell PasO newspapers are en-
gagged in a systematic effort to boost
certain candidates IN New Mexico at so
much per- Doubtless this is a legiti-
mate enough method of advertising, and
daily newspapers must have an income,
but the employment of foreign news
papers to boost any mans candidacy is
a very doubtful propriety and the Citi-
zen predicts that in the end the men
selected to fill the important places in
the state of New Mexico will be chosen
without outside assistance or interfer-
ence. A few people might be fooled by
the method of advertising referred to.
but the effort is too plain to deceive
many"
CThe above article calls for no ex-
PLANTATION or-defense from The Herald,
since the charge. so far as this paper
is concerned, is absolutely baseless. The
Herald's attitude is wholly independent
and impartial, and has no desire to
boost certain candidates. for any Of
flee in New Mexico. beyond the express
sion of hope that the best men will be
sent 10 the constitutional convention
and 10 the national ongress.-Edit0rD
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-25
Little Editorials By Herald Readers

gin with there are no public lands for
sale IN Mexico an executive decree
that was promulgated in July, 1909,
retiring all vacant and public lands
from sale. pending their resurvey and
classified ton and the enactment Of a
law creating q forest reserve Since
that decree no action has been taken,
and when tie resUrvey does begin it
will certainly require some years for
completion. so there is no immediate
prospect of any of these lands being
ON the market.
Those who did undertake TO avail
themselves Of the opportunity to Sc
cure public lands before that decree
found that the process was anything
but simple and easy. AS no compre-
hensive survey of any state had ever
been made, only such lands as had
been sold being surveyed, and no gen
eral map was made Of such surveys,
there, was an utter lack Of accurate
data as to the location of vacant lands.
The prospective buyer simply had to
select a locality in which he thought
vacant lands existed, and employ a
titled surveyor at his own expense to
find them He usually found that all
the land in every community had
claimants. squatters who could prove
possession for from one to six genera
lions, and were entitled to their land
free, but in many cases had failed TO
take the necessary steps to have title
issued AS against these squatters.
the burden Of proof was on the out
side buyer.
If he did not become discouraged
and abandon his effort, he might Ill
timately prove that some Of the squat
tiers Were claiming much more than
the 5000 hectaras to which they were
entitled, and the remainder, of the
grant was open to denouncement by
him, his next difficulty being to satisfy
the squatter's claim in locating his
land so as to leave any that was de-
sirable, the squatter having the first
choice. Every mOVe in this matter had
to be performed in legal way and
required much time and expense and
it was often found that when one did
secure his land il had cost him more
than he could have bought the adjoin-
ing land for from those whose titles
had been confirmed when the proceed
ings were less expensive. The writer
participated in the working out Of
some Of these titles when the price to