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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-02
ATTEMPTS TO KILL
HIMSELF IN CELL
Walter Humphrey, Accused of As.
saulting Girl. Is Cut Down in .
Nick of Time.

Mt. CLEMENS. Mich, April l.
Haunted by the charge that he as
saulted Ruth Connolly. the l5-year-old
Cleveland girl. while she was on her
way To the convent at Crosse Pointe.
Walter Humphrey. the young bellhop.
attempted 10 commit suicide in the jail
here today. The turnkey arrived just
in time To prevent him from carrying
cut his rash plan.
Sheriff Matthews had a talk with
Humphrey early this morning. The
prisoner then was respondent and
limited that he would kill himself.
Orders were given the turnkey 10 keep
a close watch and all loose articles
which might be used in suicide at
tempt were removed from Humphreys
cell.
The cot on which the prisoner
sleeps is fastened by a small chain.
Humphrey secured this. placed 1t
around his neck. fastened the end TO
a pipe at the top of his cell and was
just swinging out when the turnkey
arrived. He was cut down immediate
ly.
He was later arraigned on the war
ran. which charges that he assaulted
the Connolly girl behind a small sta
tion house on the electric road. near
Lakeside. He will appear in court
later for examination
Miss Connolly positively identified
as her assailant Walter Humphrey, the
young bellhop who is held here Eek.
Congressman NJ. 4. Foran. the girls
grandfather. who was with her at the
time OF the identification, states that
IL is the family's desire push the
case.
Peter Slavis. the conductor OF the
ID. L. r. car on which the girl rode,
appeared at the county Jail and posi-
lively identified Humphrey as the man
who left his car al Lakeside with Miss
Connolly. This is considered by the
authorities as completing a conclu
sive case against the prisoner.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-02
LAWYERS ARE AROUSED.
Judge Deuison's Order Causes Heap
Of Comment

Judge Denison's announcement in
The federal court, Thursday. that be
would insist on attorneys appearing 10
try their cases promptly. on pain OF
peremptory summons, has aroused the
lawyers Cf Detroit. All morning, Fri
day, there was a stream OF attorneys
coming into the Office OF Circuit Court
Clerk NJ. J. Cavanaugh TO inquire as
TO the scope Of Judge Denison's pro-
pouncement and 20 present their rea-
sons for wishing TO put of trial or
some cases.
81 'I~haye- case in Judge Murphy's
court. and Judge Murphy tells me he Is
not going TO let any United States
Judge Iun mis- court for him." stated
enc prominent attorney.
Il will surely be here said al
other, wnen the judges statement was
read TO min.
The fact that Judge Denison pro-
claimed the presidency of the federal
court in his remarks makes ii plain
that he expected attorneys 10 try
cases before him, rather than in the
state courts, where they had conflict
ing enga gements has caused the mos.
His position has been bota
assailed and upheld by members OF
he bar. Few there are. however. but
admit that Judge Denison's action
will tend 10 clear the federal docket
and bring about a condition OF quicker
settlement Of cases.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-02
TELLS WHY EAST RULES.
President Says II is Because Same
Men Are Kept in Congress.

WASHINGTON. April President
Taft in an address before the Ohio So
ciety OF Washington last night pointed
out that the dominating power or the
eastern states in congress lies in the
fact that they keep men in office when
they place them there. He contrasteI
the influence OF the east in legislative
affairs with that OF the west and attrl-
buted the supremacy Of the former 10
the continuous service of legislative
representatives..
Why is it," asked the president.
that the small states OF the east ex-
ercise so much power in congress? II
is not because an eastern man has
more capacity in the matter OF legis-
lation than a western man-certainly
not more than an Ohio man. IL is
because when the eastern states get
a good representative they keep him
as long as he lives, and then he has an
influence that vastly exceeds the mere
numerical representation OF popula-
ton"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-02
WORKINGMEN'S. TICKETS
MUST BE SOLD IN FAIRvIEW
Supreme Court upholds Judge Phelan
and Conviction of .. Y. r.
Stands.

LANSING. Mich. April 1.-(Spe-
cial)-rhe case OF the city OF Detroit
against he Detroit United Railway
was decided by the supreme court this
morning in favor Of the city and the
railway company will be compelled 10
sell workingmen's tickets on its lines
u Fairview.
The case grew out OF a refusal OF
the d. L. r. 10 sell workingmen's tick.
cts at the rate or eight for % Genus
en- the Fairview line The officers held
that the city limits. which were ex.
tended by act OF the legislature. di1
not affect their franchise and they re-
fused TO sell the cheaper fares. The
city secured conviction An the re-
corder's court before Judge Phelan
and the defendant was fined 500.
The case was appealed and the de-
cision was affirmed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-02
SAYS NOT GUILTY"
'T0MURDER CHARGE
Albert Wolter, Charged With Brutal
-
Staying of 15-Year-0ld Girl,
- Appears in Court.

NEW YORK, April ALBERT VOL
ter pleaded not guilty today TO the
charge of numbering Ruth Wheeler,
the l5-year-old girl whose charred
body was found on the fire escape OF
his fat last Saturday. Efforts b. his
counsel w. d. Scott. TO delay the case
by moving TO Quash the indictment
and by filing a demurrer, were checK-
ed by Judge Mulqueen.
FOLLOWING the plea Wolter was i'm
mediately returned 10 his cell IN the
tombg. His trial has been set for
Aprif-1S.
Attorney SCOTS efforts 10 retard
the case were based on two grounds.
He moved to set aside the Indictment
on the grounds that -an-u0a ulhollzsh
person. namely stenographer from
the district attorneys ofice, was IN
the grand jury room at the time the
indictment was brought and entered
demurrer on the grounds mat the
allegations made in the Indictment
did not constitute murder.
The motion was denied end t4se-sls'
murrer overruled by Judge Mulqueen.
Scott then asked leave TO present
affidaYits In support of his motion. bul
Assistant District Attorney Moss IN
rharge of the prosecution interposed
With the statement that the matter
+: was settled and that the pleading was
called for.
Wolter and his counsel whispered
together for a moment, and IN ~
swer TO the question Woiter~ spoke
quietiy, but without tremor' moi
guilty,
Speaking of the motion Of Attorney
Bcott in regard 10 the fact that an un-
authorized person was in the grand
Jury room at the time the Indictment
was drawn. Assistant District Attor-
ney Moss said:
'If such were the case the indict-'
ment could be set aside. However,
II is not the case. The stenographer
TO whom Attorney Scott evidently
refers was the regularly authorized
stenographer OF the grand jury.
IL believe that the defense Will
+ either attempt to prove an abb or
plead insanity. In either case We are
already prepared TO win the case
The police admitted today they had
been told that Elsie Schwartz, Il
year-old girl who disappeared early
last week had gone TO VOTERS fiat to
look for a position, answering letter
written by Wolter in response 10 an
ad. So far, however, no evidence has
been found TO connect Wolter with
the girls disappearance and the chief
4 efforts of the department are being
E devoted to the case in hand.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-02
Section Men CO On Strike.

BOWLING GREEN, o.. April AL
section men on the Cincinnati, Ham
ilton & Dayton lines went on strike
TO day after their demand for an in
crease In wages had been denied On
March / a demand was made on Supt.
Tuthill for an increase from $50 10
$50 for section foremen and from .
cents an hour to II 1-2 cents for the
men,. Tuthill. the latter part of the
month, offered the foremen $50 a
month, but refused an increase for the
men. The proposition was rejected.
Over 1000 men are ont today.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-02
Hall Filling oIaddina's Shoes.

William H. Hall, price expert OF tho
office. has temporarily
taken the position of chief bookkeep-
e. made vacant by the death of Frank
H. Gladding. Controller Doremus will
make no selection OF a successor 10
Gladding for some days. II is pos
sible that Aid. Heineman. who sue.
ceeds Doremus, July /, will be consult
ed in the appointment.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-02
Master pilots STRIKE.

NEW YORK, April incoming
and outgoing freight in New York, on
the Lehigh VALLEY and Baltimore &
Ohio, Central Railroad OF New Jey-
sey. Delaware, Lackawanna d West.
ern and the Arbuckle Terminal Co, Of
Brooklyn. is practically tied up today
by strike OF ej3 master pilots Of
tugboats, who quit work al midnight
last night The pilots demand an Ill
crease in wages and shorter hours Az
they are licensed by the government.
they could not strike. so each pilot
sent his resignation In.
In Switzerland education Is both
free and compulsory, and such ample
facilities are provided for all classes
that illiteracy is almost unknown.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-02
IS HELD IN $1,000 BAIL
Hastings Man Accused Of Brutality
Beating AGED Man.

HASTINGS, Mich. April 1.-(Spe-
cial) Frank Wagner, aged 81, fo-.
nerly a resident of Michigan City,
vas arrested this morning charged
With brutally beating into insensibility
H. A Stone, Of Lansing, an elderly fra.
ternal insurance man. who was found
wandering about unconscious with
blood flowing from wounds in his head
Wednesday night Wagner states
Stone insulted Mrs. Wagner two
weeks ago.
Wagner was remanded in default
.of 81 900 bail.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-02
DISCUSSES AS MAN.
ST. Louis Woman is Compelled &c
Go Back TO Skirts.

ST. LOUIS. Mo, April 1.--After liv-
ini year as a man, boarding In a
stag boarding house and working in
a downtown restaurant, Miss Frances
Hansen. -. was compelled 10 go back
to skirts today, much against her will.
Last night Miss Hansen fell from
the window in her room on the third
floor OF her boarding house. Physi-
clans discovered that "he" was a
she"
The woman says she would rather
continue dressing as a man as II made
il easier 10 make q living
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-02
An Awful Eruption

of a volcano excites brief interest, and
your interest in skin eruptions will be
as short. IL you use Bucklen's Arnica
Salve. their quickest cure. Even tho
worst boils. ulcers. or fever sores are
soon healed by It. Best for Burns.
Cuts. Bruises. Sore Lips. Chappei
Hands. Chilblains and PILES 1t gives
instant relief. CSC at E. e. Kinsel. Cen.
trail Drug Co.. Gray & Worcester.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-02
Andrew GRAY Sues b. U. 2.

Andrew Gray, former assistant city
accountant. brought suit against the
ID. U.-R., in Judge Hosmer's court, Fri
day. to recover damages for an injury
sustained in a collision between two
Fourteenth cars on Beaubien-st.. in
1907. Mr.. Gray claims to have been
thrown from his seat by the force OF
the collision and permanently injured
INTERNALLY.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-02
aahe,s Death Erees Man.

Allan L. Smith. arrested here on
complaint OF Ruth T.. Wilcox. who.
with her infant child. traced him 20
Detroit from the south. was dismissed
by Justice Jefries. Friday morning
Miss Wilcex's babe. TORN Jan. 10, diod
Wednesday making It necessary 70
drop the case.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-02
is GIVEN Is YEARS.
MI. Clemens Man Convicted of AS
saulting He Sister.in-Law.

MT. CLEMENS Mich, April l.
Matthew Smith, convicted OF making q
criminal assault OH his sisterin-law.
Adele Yennor, has been sentenced 20
10 years in prison.
Judge Golden informed Smith he
had been convicted OF a most serious
crime AMI II was IN his rover 20 give
him a life sentence. At the mention
Of this severe term. the prisoner broke
down and sobbed The court said he
took into consideration Smiths age,
p. and the possibility OF reform The
lJ-vear sentence was then imposed
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-02
LOAN MACK RELEASED.

PORT HURON, Mich April THE
federal grand jury did not consider
the evidence against John Mack, the
aged Port Huron man, arrested on the
charge OF being an accomplice in the
counterfeiting operations with Frank
Mtts, who killed himself. strong
enough. and he was discharged.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-02
% couNrIEs Musr DIG up

LANSTNG, MTcn- April I.-(Spe-
cial) -Auditor.General Fuller saws
thore are % counties which have nor
paid their state taxes and tho amount
lyet outstanding Is nearly 100000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-17
= N1
HEAT e RS
SOMBER BUT rel
THRILLING Is II
"MADAME 81

A very good house saw the, pro-
duction of Madame X at the Audi
forum theater last night and were
impressed with the admirable act
ing of the players as well as with
the emotional theme of the play IT,
self.
1.-The supreme drama of mother
love-" it has been called, and Ger
tainly the audience last evening re-
spopded fully to it's emotional tugs
at the heart strings. The picture
Of the pall.d, faded features of the
woman steepeg for 20 years in vice,
her scanned countenance framed in
a tumbled mass of tangled, dull red
hair, watching with eager, burning
eyes her son, defending this, to
him, unknown woman for whom he
felt a heart longing and whom he
labored with heart and soul to &C.
quit of the charge of murder will
long remain imprinted ON the sensi-
tive mirrors of the brain. Mother
love, that marvelously heavenly
thing, could not be obliterated even
by 20 years of the lowest and vilest
degradation and conquered in the
end.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-17
Listen, Girls, What Do
You knoU About This?

You women o. The state Of Wash
un0ton who thought that when you
oecured the right to vote you had
~ the privileges Of your husbands,
llsten: % you know that you are
etiiI tied TO your spouse's coat tails
In one respect, and In an important
respect, too7
No, you are not Independent of
him, he still has a power, polite
ally, over you that you cannot get
around. You can vote in this state,
to be sure, but supposing your hus-
band turns Canadian or Mexican?
Do you realize that you have to do
the same, unless you divorce the
brute?
Or supposing you have just come
from England or Germany with
your husband, and, coming to this
state Of Washington, have a desire
to vote. Do you realize that you
cannot do so until your husband be-
comes naturalized himself-in other
words, that YOU cannot become
naturalized?
1t Is up to the man of the house
to do so. then you can vote, but
until he chooses to naturalize him.
self you are not an American citi-
zen in this state, and no matter how
much you want to vote for Mrs. So
and So, you cannot. You can use
moral suasion, certainly, but If that
husband of yours refuses to be in
undated, you are strictly up
against it in the voting line.
Now isn't that mean? Yes. It is.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-17
NOW KANSAS GIRLS
BAR THE TIGHT WADSr

SYLVIA, Kan, Nov. 17.-An anti
tight wad club, to boycott young
men who can walk bravely by an
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-17

WANIED, A DONkEY.
WAsHlNGToN-Leo and Chap
man, in the playlet entitled
Wanted, Donkey" at the Wash
ington this week, are very clever
performers: The sketch is made at
tractive by some interesting hero
batic feats presented by Mr.. Leo.
Kitty Edwards and her hobble dress
are making a big hit. & Miss Ed
wards songs are original. e.
ORPHEUM-Mr Hymack, at the
Orpheum this week, has had the
theater going public of the cont
neht and New York guessing for
several.years and now he has Spo-
kane on his list. Quick change art
lists have been seen here before, but
no one to compare with Mr.. Hy-
mack, who makes startling changes
in the presence of the audience and
battles detection. The Marvellous
Griffith is another mysterious indi-
vidual on the bill.
s 80 -,
PANTAGES-The crowds are fill
ing the Pantages theater this week
at every performance, and also
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-17

teas and gossiping about their
friends or sitting in the fashionable
cafes downtown.
Married women do not work lust
to have more money or to accum-
ulate more property, as the Tax
payer" says they do; they work be-
cause they have to. What husband
can take care o ia home and q wife
on $S5 or 500 month and pay the
exorbitant prices asked for food
and clothing in Sunny Spokane?
A wife or Taxpayer" that can live
on the above amount is, in my esti-
nation, a Rome Beauty" and de-
serves a "Ren Rice" medal.
II this disgruntled taxpayer was
accomplished, or capable, no doubt
she would be working, too. There
IL plenty of work for capable single
girls, II they look for it. Kindly in.
form the Taxpayer" that they
won't anything by sitting back in
their rooms and paying the rent. In
this busy world We have to go after
what We want; no person will send
after US. A Married Woman land /
work, tool.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-17

ice cream parlor without inviting
their companions to . treat" has
been. formed by % girls Of the Syl.
via high school, comprising almost
the entire younger social set Of the
town. ~
A set of ironclad rules forbids the
members being seen in company
with any young men boycotted by
the club. The girls are IA to 10
years old.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-17

but try to cheer up: the injury is
to your pride mostly, you know.
Your husband can renounce his al
legiance to Uncle Sam in order to
prevent you from voting for a man,
but it is rather cumbersome
method of procedure and is not
very likely to be popular among the
masters of the home. 1t is a severe
blow, women of Washington, but it
will be remedied, no doubt. Until it
is, your spouse has a power over
you that, while not likely to be
used, is effective in that it has
spoiled your fondest dreams of po-
liticaf equality. The Press wishes
to beg your humble pardon for shat.
tering the harmonious bliss preva-
lent since the election, but condi-
lions as they really are must be
portrayed, even at the cost of shat
tered dreams.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-17
STANDING ARMY
IS TOO SMALL
(sy United Press Leased wire.)


TOLEDO, Ohio. Nov. 1.-THE
standing army of the United States
is inadequate, according to Major
General Frederick d. Grant, who is
in Toledo today. Grant declared
emphatically that the regular force
is too small to meet any contin-
gency that might arise.
I'VE should have 100000 men in
training at all times" he said.
General Grant does not believe
that the recent disturbances on the
Mexican border will have any last.
ing rsults. There is non chance.
he said, of serious differences be-
tween Mexico and the United
States.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-17

pleasing the patrons with the bill.
1t is good, diversified bill for
Apple show week. Ricccbono's
horses are appreciated for their
beauty and for their clever work,
for they dance, undress, go to bed
and offer many tricks not seen
before.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-17
ANS WEIR TO "ANOTHER
LETTER" ABOUT WOMEN

Replying to the letter of "A Tax
payer on the subject of married
women as department stores en-
ployes, as published in yesterdays
Press, "A Married Woman" writes:
Mr.. Editor-Let the married
women work if they so desire; they
are better doing that than playing
bridge, five hundred, attending pink
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-17
kIlM||l''a|!|'|

Week Com. Sunday Mat, Nov. 70
GEORGE eoNHAIR TROUPE
Six Of the Most Wonderful RisIey
Acrobats In the World.
And Six Other All Star Acts.
Matinee daily at 2:30; Admission
15c. Two shows every evening at
1880 and 8, 15c and 25c.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-17
HOLD LETTERS ONLY s DAYS

A ruling Of the postoffice depart
ment has been made to the effect
that letters containing the return
address Of the sender will be held
but five days. when no longer time
Is specified on the letter.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-17
BUSINESS CHANCES.

For Ten Days, ] can sell this 20
acres with a Groom house. big
barn, new hen house, good bear
ing orchard, 10 acres low celery
land, balance good orchard land;
can wal kto street car on dry foot
ing. Price $4,000; one half cash.
If you want home close to the
city you should see this. A. e.
Houchin, 224 Realty building.
across street from the Washington
theater. Phone M. 1887.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-17

MILFORD, Mass.-Edward J.
Byrnes, a 13-year-old lad, died last
night of injuries received in foot
ball scrimmage three months ago.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-17

Mika Tickle, Olympic Sapa-
lei;
Ask your grocer and he will
sell
you Olympic flour. The best
flour on the market. It is
perfection. Made in Spo-
kane at the Echo Mills. ~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-29
PREVENT ATTACK
ON PRESIDENT
EFFORTS TO INJECT POLITICS
INTO WATERWAYS MEETING
is UNAvAILlNG.

St. Louis, Nov 2s.-An attack on
President Taft was thwarted at the
final session of the Lakes-to-the-gulf
Deep Waterways association conven.
ton Saturday afternoon, after the
resolutions committee had asked ap.
proval of its report. Friends of the
chief executive rushed to the platform
and appealed to the delegates to elm
mate what Governor Deneen, of Hi,
nois, termed ian insult After two
hours Of warm discussion the objection
section was stricken out.
The section which cat scd the Feat
ed debate follows: "And in bitter dis
appointment and in sorrow we are
compelled to deplore the course of the
executive IN delaying the creation OF
the board provided for in tho last
rivers and harbors act, and in finally
appointing board which proved un-
friendly to our policy and our projec
despite our p; triotic effort to aid him
by information concerning these physi-
cal and commercial conditions better
known to us than to others"