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The Detroit times., 1910-03-23
Man IS
LIVING As HOBO
Edwin A. Brown, Who Is Studying
Conditions in Underworld, Reaches
San Francisco.

SAN FRAN CISCO, March %
Choosing the life of hobo" rather
than one OF ease and luxury, Edwin
A. Brown, stakeholder and official or
the New York Central Railroad Com
pany. is spending a year travelling
through the United States in the dis
guise OF an unemployed laborer, that
he may see for himself the condition
OF municipal lodging houses In all the
larger American cities.
Though his journey is but half com
pleted, Brown already has won his
way to fame by his efforts 10 establish
municipal dormatories everywhere.
This, he contends, is the only means
Of uplifting the down and outer,
as demonstrated by his own expert
ences with so-called free lodging
houses in scores OF the largest cities.
1t is the only way to help him, Brown
says, without compelling the homeless
workman to lose his self-respect.
CARRIED In a torn flannel shirt. cor
duroy trousers and shabby hat, tho
wealthy railroadman OF Denver made
his way quietly into San Francisco.
applied In vain for lodgings at free"
rooming houses, spent night on the
floor of the city prison and then made
away as quietly as he had come. con-
vinced more than ever that the capital
lists OF the nation must come to the aid
of the unemployed and homeless work
ingman.
Like most Of us railroadmen, / was
very busy with my duties" said Brown,
land with my fortune paid little heed
The Detroit times., 1910-03-23
FAMOUS ROYAL UTOPIA IS
IN DANGER OF COLLAPSE
Internal Discussions Endanger Inter
national institute of Agriculture.

MILAN. March 23.-The Interna
tional Institute Of Agriculture ut
Rome, founded by King Victor En-
manuel. with the cooperation of most
foreign governments, Is in danger of
complete collapse because of internal
difficulties.
The administration of the institute
enjoys an annual income Of 100000
wear. over third OF which comes
from the private purse of the Italian
monarch, who also erected as gift
the magnificent palace In the Borghese
Park. where the institute has its head
quarters.
The grandiose scheme was original
ly suggested TO the young king by an
enthusiastic American sociologist, and
was from the very beginning general
ly regarded as more or less Utopian
The adhesion to the idea given by so
many other nations was In the main
mark of respect toward its august
intiator. The creation Of permanent
delegates has resulted in the estab
lishment Of sort OF third Diplomatic
Corps i'm Rome. after those of the
Quirinal and Vatican. These are en-
gagged in incessant quarreling. and
the heads OF the Belgian and Ameri-
can delegations have consequently re-
signed.
Although il is alleged that the
French and Germans work well to-
gether, the British representatives are
accused of striving to maintain state
of splendid isolation. A considerable
part OF the total income Is eaten up
i'm disproportionate salaries TO the
vast staff of functionaries. among
whom the Italians complain that they
are very inadequately represented,
while the vital work of the institute,
as regards its daily information about
ruling agricultural prices in divers
parts OF both hemispheres. is actually
being obtained through epistolary cor
respondence to avoid telegraphic ex-
pense.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-23
OXFORD Wins
BIC BOAT RACE
Rows True To Form in Sixty-Seventh
Struggle, Defeating Cambridge by
Three and Half Lengths.

LONDON, March 23.-Oxford rowed
true To form today and defeated Cam
bridge In the sixty-seventh struggle
between them, by three and a half
lengths. The race was rowed on the
Thames. from Putney TO Mortlake, a
distance OF four and half miles, and
after the first mile there was never
any question as TO the result At the
first mile the lighter Cambridge men
were q quarter OF length ahead, but
they had shot their bolt In this early
squirt and began dropping behind. The
race was In many respects a repeti-
ton of last years struggle. Oxford
was a hot favorite.
The time was 20 minutes and IA sec
ondg. one minute and u seconds be-
hind the record
One of the greatest crowds that
ever lined the Tames witnessed the
struggle The dark blue OF Oxford was
largely in the ascendant, as the Ok
onians confident their crew would
win. poured out In larger numbers
than the cantab supporters.
Cambridge won the toss and chose
the MIddlesex side of the river, get
ting some slight advantage from the
wind. The Oxford boat had the Sur
rey side. The wind was not enough,
however. to rough the water, which
was another advantage to the cantabs,
as their lighter crew would have been
at disadvantage In rough water.
The average weight OF the crews
was: Oxford, 176 "a; Cambridge.
172 3-4.
The start was made at 1927. Cam
bridge began using stroke OF SO TO
Oxiord's SO, which sent the light blue
boat slightly in the lead. Oxford,
taking things easy, permitted this lead
10 be maintained throughout the first
mile, when the cantabs seemed 10 tire.
At Hammersmith's bridge. one-thi-d
of the distance TO the finish, Oxford
was leading by three-fourths OF a
length and her supporters knew moth
ing but an accident could rob her or
the race.
So sure was oxford Of the result,
that Just beyond Hammersmith's
bridge she dropped her stroke to 81
Cambridge clinging desperately TO her
initial stroke.
Cambridge made her final squirt near
the halfway point, when she succeed"
ell III cutting uOWll OAioiu ioou Va
one and bale lengths by half IA
length.
The effort told on the light blue
however. for between the halfway
point and the three-fourths station,
oxford drew steadily away and IN
creased her lead To two and three-quaI-
ter lengths.
Cambridge rowed a game race IN
the face If defeat and In the last mile
Of the race lost only three-fourths OF
d length.
The oxford crew was far stronger
physically than the Cambridge men.
The cantabs looked Is though they mad
been overworked. Their stroke, II. }.
s. Shields. was criticised for the short
stabbing thrust OF his oar, which CON-
pared more unfay orably with the enec-
tive swing of The rival stroke, Capt,
b. c. ---lr~ne. Most spectators thought
that Cap. f. G. Williams, who pulled
No. 5. should have stroked the cam
/ ridge boat
The Detroit times., 1910-03-23
MAN WHO SAVED IA UNABLE
TO SAVE HIS WIFE'S LIFE
John Jackson, Who Was Given Car
nesie Medal, Drags Her Body
From River.

PORT HURON, Mich, March 20
John Jackson, OF this city, who has
saved IA lives, was unable 10 save his
wife when she leaped into the river
last evening.
Jackson returned home about Z
o'clock and, finding his wife missing,
hurried to the Black river, Sas she had
threatened to end her life, because OF
ill-health. On reaching tie banks OF
the river. just below Tenth-st.. he
found his wife's body floating down
the stream and plunged into the water
after her He pulled the body ashore
after a struggle of IS minutes.
His cries for help attracted the at
tention OF Or. Cote, who happened II
be riding in that vicinity, and the ply
stefan went to his assistance. Al
though he worked for several MINUTES
over the woman the doctor was unable
TO revive her.
1t is thought that sickness of the
past few days caused the woman to
lose her mind. and that while under
the influence of spell she walked
to the river and hurled herself to her
death Besides the husband she Is
survived by two daughters, ages 3
and / years
About five months ago Mr. Jackson
received a Carnegie medal for his
heroic rescues and at the present time
Congressman McMorran is using his
efforts at the capitol to secure a pen
sion for him.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-23
RUNNING FOR OFFICE AS
IT'S DONE IN ARKANSAS
Representative oidfeld Tells Of Ford
ing STREAMS With Water to
His Waist Line.

WASHINGTON, March 23,-Repre-
sentative Oldfeld, OF Arkansas, who
has lust achieved notoriety by reason
of having introduced bill at the re-
quest OF Senator JEFF" Davis. In
which Davis was interested as coun-
sci. is beginning to find that remain
ing in congress is almost as hard a
proposition as getting there.
Mr.. Oldfield was telling some or his
colleagues Of the difficulties of cam
paigning I'm his sectihon of the coun-
try. He laughed at the Representa-
tives OF the cities who were Boosting
of the strenuosity of their biennial
campaigns.
Come out into my district to run
for congress-" said Oldfield, and you
will have a hard job ahead OF you. Or
course we are not bothered by Repub-
licans. Our great trouble is In getting
over the district before the nomina-
ton. The last time | ran for congress
I was on the go from early In the
morning until late at night | had TO
make a lot Of towns that are not
touched by railroads. Travelling had
to be done In a blackboard. Frequent
" we had to wade streams with the
water up around our waists. In flood
season this was more or less OF a
perilous JOB and great deal depend.
ed on the nerve of the driver.
Here was the situation. IL | and
my opponent for the Democratic nom
ination were billed to speak In the
same town on the same night | just
naturally had TO get there, regardless
of tn changer of being swept down the
river.
with good horses and a nervy
driver | got there all right. II my
opponent was less fortunate he failed
to show up. The result was that
got the votes of that town and he did
not. That being the situation | got
the best Negro driver in the state OF
Arkansas and my election was as
much due to his staying qualities a.
TO my oratory.
"You city fellows will not know
what IL means to run for congress un-
I'll you campaign as we do In Arkan'
The Detroit times., 1910-03-23
FORTUNE GOES FOR
EASTER FLOWERS
Detroiters Buying With Lavishness
Never Displayed Before-Ascen-
sion Lily Is Leader.

Beautiful fragrant flowers are In
greater demand ar Eastertide tnan "a
any other season OF the year, and at
no festival period, ecclesiastical or
secular, are flowers used In church
and home in such profusion as at
Easter. The florists windows are re-
splendent with them, at present, ana
the shops themselves are piled higa
with their colorful sweetness, While
the fresh green OF ferns and palms
but adds To their beauty.
The owners of the smart flower
shops OF Detroit seem to have We'd
with one another this Easter In the
wealth of towering plants and cut
blossoms on display, and In their ar
tistic disposal. Many OF the windows
are marvels OF originality In their
arrangement OF the lovely blooms. Shy,
little Dlue-eyed forget'me-nots, nestle
next to the delicate waxen llly-of-the-
valley, and the modest pink moss rose
bud in dainty baskets OF wood brown
and green, while the chic French gilt
has kets OF Empire design hold heaps
OF fragrant Marie Louise violets anu
the delicious purple blue Parma vlo-
lets. Old-fashioned chintZ and paper
covered boxes in the floral designs, be-
loved OF our great grandmothers, vie
in color and loneliness with the roses
they hold. Every possible continuance
to make the gift of Easter posies 20
sweetheart or friend all the more fas-
cinating, Is pressed into service by the
clever florist, and the fortunate re-
cipient of flowers this Eastertide Will
see a lavishness of expenditure thaS
BODIES i'll for the hole in the donors
pocket.
Among the Towering plants, the AS
cension lily with its fragrant, waxen
Wilderness. holds it's head proudly
above all others, with the azaleas next
In favor perhaps. In these days or
wonderful Horticulture dwarf trees Of
purple and white lilacs, apple bios
SONS, cherry blossoms and other
shrubs and trees that formerly were
confined to the outdoor garden, are
among the Easter flowers. The mod
est jonquils, daffodils and tulips are
always favorites. and many an old
fashioned person would rather have a
not OF these brightly blooming flowers
than the most expensive forced shrub.
Tall American Beauties never lose
RllHcI. anu diNllOuEll dhlOhb eAO
most expensive blooms will ever find
ready market
This Easter will go down into his
tory as one OF the most gorgeous and
prodigal I'm the history of our bust
ness" said prominent Detroit florist.
There is a tremendous demand for
flowers and plants OF all kinds and
people are buying with a lavishness
that Is in keeping with the general
prosperity OF the day. We have been
swamped with orders for several days
and by Easter Sunday the enormous
supply grown in Detroit and brought
into the city from other points VIII
likely be entirely sold. Knowing that
we could not possibly meet the de-
mand for cut flowers we have grown
an unusually large number Of Boston
and asparagus ferns which are always
liked for Eastern because OF their
fresh greenness and lasting qualities.
Easter. 1910. will be a remarkable
floral Easter for Detroit
The Detroit times., 1910-03-23

to the conditions OF the homeless and
unemployed. One night young fellow
accosted me on the street and asked
me for money to secure bed.
Abruptly | told him TO apply 70
charitable institutions. but he said
that he had already done so and could
not secure free lodging. My curios-
ity was aroused. The next night. dis
guising myself as a poverty-stricken
laborer. resolved to investigate. Inn
agine my surprise when | found that
securing free bed in that city was
impossible.
Then I decided on this trip, and
shall abandon luxuries and walt 70
enjoy my wealth until | have toured
the country In my disguise and seen
things as they really are"
The Detroit times., 1910-03-23
NURSE SAVES HER.

PONTIAC, Mich. March 23.--Mrs.
John Fox. residing out Auburn-aye.,
attempted suicide yesterday while her
nurse was absent from the sick room.
Mrs. Fox is about 81 years OF age aud
respondent. She has gained consider
ably the past few days and the nurse
felt safe in leaving her alone for 4
few minutes. As the nurse returned
to the room she found Mrs. Fox en-.
deavoring to slash her throat with q
penknife She wres,ed the knife from
Airs. Fox and found that only a slight
cut had been inflicted.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-23
DEMOCRAT wins IN
STRONG c. 0. P.
DISTRICT
E. N. Foss, One Of Country's Leading
Exponents of Reciprocity With
Canada, Defeats Republican
Candidate for Congress.
Tariff and. High Prices Are Issues IN
Contest-Result Has Sweeping
Significance.

BROCKTON, Mass. March 23.->'
Politicians are named today at the re-
markable run that was made BY
Eugene N. Foss. OF Boston, a Demo
crat, who was elected yesterday In
the Old Colony section. one of the Re-
publican strongholds, to succeed VIM.
G. Lowering in congress. Foss Is one
Of the country's leading opponents or
reciprocity with Canada. He ac-
complished what politicians call
miracle. The Republican plurality In
the last election In this district was
1i,260. Yesterday Foss won by $40.
The vote was: Eugene N. Foss. or
Boston (Dem.), 14,9S0:. William X.
Buchanan, OF Brockton (Rep.), $40.
II was the most Overwhelming do
feat that the Republicans have met
in Massachusetts since Gov. Bates
was oyerthrown by william l.. Doug
las, six years ago.
The result is considered OF more
than statewide Importance, for Mr..
Foss stumped the fourteenth district
on national questions and the people
backed him up with a whoop. II was
| the first contest to be decided by the
voters since the Payne Aldrich bin
became operative and had peculiar
interest on that account.
Mr.. Foss. who has figured In sew.
eral campaigns, first as a Republican
and latterly as Democrat with mod
crate protectionist leanings, is well
known in the northeastern states and
In Canada as champion of Canadian
reciprocity. an issue which led him to
leave the Republican party last year
and become the Democratic candidate
/ for acknowledgements He failed by
only 5000 votes to carry the state at
| shat time
The Detroit times., 1910-03-23
TO RECOVER MONEY.
Department Says $e,566 Paid For edu-
cation OF Foresters is illegal

WASHINGTON. March 23.--In re-
mort TO the senate yesterday, Score
tary Wilson. of the department of agri-
culture saws the forestry service has
expended $9.566 for the education of
foresters. All of the money was for
ealaries. except s477 for travelling ex-
penses.
There were 204 forester students
and they attended the University OF
Montana, Colorado College, Utah Agri.
culture College and University oil
Washington.
Steps have been taken to recover
the money. Secretary Wilson says, the
treasury department having declared
the payments illegal.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-23
Mrs. j. -. Mauoham Dies.

NEW YORK. March 23.--The body
OF Mrs. John II. Vaughan, wife OF a
real estate and mining man, and sis
ter OF the late Gen. George A. Custer.
who died In her apartments at the
Hotel Glendenning, yesterday, will be
taken TO Monroe. Mich, her former
home, for burial. She was a Christian
Scientist and died without medical
aid Coroner's Physician O'Hanlon.
said that the woman's death seemed
TO have been caused by cancer OF
the liver and that she probably was
in an incurable condition some time
before her death.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-23
MAY BE INSANE.

HARRINGTON. Mich. March o.
With valise I'm hand Charles Osborne
stood beside the iEterurban track, u
mile east OF here, about five hours
Yesterday. Cars stopped but Osborne
ignored them. declining 10 get aboard.
Finally q car conductor who had
PASSED him twice asked Osborne what
he was standing there for. That's M
business, retortcd Osborne. I'm paid
for standing here" Deputy Sheriff
Parish went out and took the man ~
charge. Osborne is thought to be uu-
balanced. His brother William is a
farmer near Redford.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-23
o,as Give Up Hereditary Right.

LONDON. March 23.-The house of
lords by a vote of 175 to IL last night
renounced the hereditary right TO
Iegislate. which has been a cardinal
element of the British upper house
for centuries. The occasion of the
fateful division was Lord Rosebery's
third resolution dealing with the re-
form of the house. Monday the house
agreed that reform and reconstruction
we're necessarq. The resolution which
was passed last night was;
THAT a necessary preliminary Ia
such reform and reconstruction is &C
ceptance OF the principle that posses
sion of a peerage should no longer of
itself give the right to sit and vote in
the house of lords"
The Detroit times., 1910-03-23
$1,000 FIRE In SAGINAW.

SAGINAW. Mich. March 13.-Fire
that started in the hay and feed
stables OF Jerome Bros, on South
Franklin-st, few minutes before 3
o'clock Tuesday night. swept through
three buildings OF the concern and de-
stroyed half block Of property with
in q half hours time. Most OF the fire
apparatus on the east side OF the river
was rushed TO the scene. The only
thing that prevented a big confiagra-
ton was The absence of wind. Eight
horses were burned TO death. The loss
is about $1,000 and Is confined TO
Jerome Bros. The buildings were,in-
sured
The Detroit times., 1910-03-23
SUPREME COURT.

LANSING. Mich, March 23.--The
supreme court has decided the follow
ing cases
Ryan rs. City OF Bay City was at-
firmed.
In Wilson VS.. Wilson the decree q!
the court below was modified and az
Grmed without costs.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-23
Treasury Statement.

WASHINGTON, March 23-Thc
condition of the treasury at the begin
ming Of business yesterday was as fol-
lows: Trust funds--Gold coin, SS5t.-
7S7.S69; silver dollars. s4S9.72S ,000:
silver dollars OF 1890. $3,Sl4,000; silver
certificates outstanding, $459, 73S,0O0.
General sund-Standard silver dollars
in general fund. s210G,S21; current Tia
bilities, 800, 506.Sj0; working balance
in treasury oficei $22.346.415; IN
banks to- credit of treasurer of the
United States. S35,ii7.122: subsidiary
silver coin. s2l SIS S29: minor coia,
5l.190,325. total balance In general
iund. $S1,936.2S1.
MEssENGEft-TALIC AH MAIN $50.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-23
ROOSEVELT To SEE
BOTH KING AND POPE
Careful Plans Being Made To Avoid
a Repetition of the Fairbanks
Incident.

ROME, March 23.-Work is going
ON actively on the arrangements IN
connection with Col. Roosevelts ar
rival and stay In Rome, and especial
ly with regard 10 the visits he Will
pay the king and the pope.
The Fairbanks incident provoked
by the ex-vice presidents address In
the. Methodist church and the conse-
queht canfeliatiop of his audience
kith the pope II too recent to require
recapitulation, and, as everyone can
easily understand, it has had an In
fiuence on the negotiations going on
for the settlement of Col. Roosevelt 3
plans here.
When Mrs. Roosevelt arrived In
Naples and stayed few days waiting
for the steamer which took her 10
Egypt, Ambassador Leishman went TO
Naples to discuss with her several
questions OF ceremonial and etiquette
regarding the notification OF her hus-
bands arrival in Rome to the royal
court in order that an audience with
the king could be arranged and the
duration of his stay in Rome fixed so
as TO make ii possible that the neces-
sary time should elapse between his
visit to the ruler of Italy and his re-
ception by the head OF the Roman
Catholic church.
Although the time of the year in
which Queen Helena grants audiences
is now over. ii is expected that she
will make an exception for the wife
of the ex-president OF the United
States, and that the same will be done
by Queen Dowager Margherita, who
has always had great admiration for
America and Americans, some OF
whom have become her intimate
friends.
Meanwhile Bishop Thomas Ken
nedy, the rector OF the American Col
lege. is arranging with Mgr Bisleti.
the Papal Major Domo and Master OF
the Chamber. all the details OF Col.
Roosevelt's visit to the Vatican, where
he will go, accompanied by Mrs.
Roosevelt and by all the members OF
his family and party, as Plus y. has
expressed a desire TO see them all.
After the audience with the pope they
will be received by Cardinal Merry
del Val in his own state apartment.
and will then be taken TO the Vatican
gardens, where they will be greeted
by the American who holds an I'M
portant position there. Father J. G..
Hagan, late OF the Georgetown OBJ
servatory and NV director OF that OF
the Vatican.
The American ex-president will not
be required TO follow all the compli-
Gated etiquette prescribed for the rul-
ers of countries which are Catholic or
which have representatives at both
the Quirinal and Vatican, for these
rules are severe. The ruler, sovereign,
or president is not permitted 10 go 10
the Vatican from what may be called
Italian soil but must go TO the EN-
bassy or legation of his own country
and thus start from foreign land, las
IL were, and he must not drive in the
court carriages.
Emperor William went so far as 10
bring his own guards SO as not To use
the italian ones. which was considered
an exaggeration and offended the sus
capabilities OF the Quirinal.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-23
MICHIGAN CORPORATIONS.

LANSING, Mich. March 23.-The
following companies have fled ar
ticles of incorporation with the sec
rstary OF state Pointe Aux Barqucs
and company, Detroit. $4,000; pa
son Manufacturing company, de-
troit. $4,000: Brown Construction
comrany, Detroit, $1,000: Conner
Martin company. Hoiton, $500.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-23
RUNS FOR TRAIN; DROPS DEAD.

ASHLEY. Mich March 23.-Nial A.
Brown. a prominent merchant OF Sher-
idan fell on the railroad track while
running 10 catch train at this place
Tuesday. aud expired Immediately.
over-exertion having brought on an
attack OF heart failure. He had for
merly been in business in Banniste-,
Laingsburg and Perry.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-23
Steamer ArrIves from Lake HurO

Tue small steamer j. G.. Suit arriv-
ed In Detroit from Alpena, Tuesday,
with n cargo Of hay and package
freight. and enjoys the distinction OF
being the first arrival OF the season
from a Lake Huron port. Capt. W,
J. Lock reports that he encountered
two miles OF ice In Lake Huron and
about three miles OF u in Lake St
clair. but experienced no difficulty in
getting through. According 10 the
latest report OF the weather bureau
on ice conditions, the outlook is moro
favorable for an early opening Of nav
igation than II has been in some
years.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-23
Mrs. Della brennan, mother Of William
J. Hrennnn. DEPUTY sherIn. died nt

her home. No ass Seventeenth-st.,
Tuesday. from heart trouble. She
was born i'm ireland 60 years ago and
Besides her son. william. she is sur
Vived by four other sons and three
daughters. John, Michael James
Martin and Mrs BENJAMIN Muttul.
Mrs John Attel and Miss Catharine
brennan. The funeral WIFI take place
from ST. Nincents chruch, Friday
morning.