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The Detroit times., 1910-02-25
FIFTY AGAINST
CITY OWNERSHIP
Mayors Organization, Finally Forced
To Show Its Hand, Declares Strong
ly for Franchise for D. U. r.

BY a decisive vote the committee or
fifty Thursday evening placed itself
squarely in opposition to municipal
ownership OF street railways. only
ID. w. Simons, f. d. Brown and John
c Cocheli voted against the adoption
OF a report which advises against mu-
nicipal ownership. Simons afterwards
changed his vote.
A step in the direction OF negotiat-
ing a settlement was made by a reso-
luton appointing the executive or the
committee of fifty. together with four
theirs TO be selected by Chairman
Eddy, as q subcommittee TO draw up
a franchise plan The resolutions
state that the committee Is TO report
back at the next meeting OF the gen
eral committee. Afterward Chairman
Eddy stated that the settlement plan
must be based upon the appraisal o.
the D U. r. property and that this
must be considered and approved by
the general committee before the sub
committee can do its work This
means another meeting or the ntty
40 soon as the Bancroft report is out
which will be some time next week.
The executive committee consists OF
Frank w Eddy. Frank II. Conant
Henry Ford. a a. Schantz, f A
Rurch. CLYDE |. Webster. Thos. f. New
ton. G. II. Barbour. NJ. ]. Murphy, Mel
vim Henry. Or. J. n Carstens and d
VI. Ireland.
President Jere c. Iutchins was
nresent at the meeting and made
short talk on the subject Of extension
which indicated that the ID. L. r. Is
not going to go ahead with any eXten'
sive plan OF new trackage until the
franchise question is settled
"lrnder conditions that will make The
large investment wise. as they may oa
laid down by the common council. We
CONTINUED ON Page SeVcnD
The Detroit times., 1910-02-25
SUBPOENAS FOR
4 IN BEEF INQUIRY
Chief Officers of Holding Company
for Beef Trust Are Summoned Be-
fore New Jersey Grand Jury.

JERSEY CITY, n. j.. Feb. 25.-Sub-
penas for the four chief officers OF the
Corporation Trust Co., OF New Jersey,
the holding company for the National
Packing Co. were issued today as the
latest move in the war OF the Hudson
county grand jury against the beef
trust Howard Wood, president; w.
II. Chesebrough, vice-president; KEN
meth McLaren, treasurer, and J. b.
Boston, secretary of the Corporation
trust, are the men summoned. 1872
The first move of the grand jury
when il meets this afternoon following
the handing down of indictments de-
clared already found, will be To obtain
the books and minutes OF the beef
trust 10 be in evidence. A definite
campaign to effect this important
step has Ueen arranged by Prosecutor
Garven The officers Of the Corpora
lion Trust Co, according TO this plan
will he questioned concerning the
whereabouts of these books and min
utes II il is found they are In the
state court order for them TO be
brought before the grand jury will b.
issued in the court OF common pleas,
IN fhe books are not in the state and
are withheld by the officers. immedi.
ate action will be instituted by Gar
ven toward the dissolution of the Co..
poration Trust Co, which would end
the operations of the trust in New
Jersey.
l.. A. Paterson. of Chicago. first
vice president Of the National Packing
Co. and General Manager Murphy, OF
the same company. who are here to
day. have expressed their willingness
70 appear before the grand jury and
answer any questions concerning the
conduct Of their concern. Neither has
hpen Subpenaed
The Detroit times., 1910-02-25
PRICES SLUMP AS
BEARS RAID LIST
Gains Are Made at Opening, But
Declines Reaching To Two Points
Are Recorded at Noon.

NEW YORK. Feb. 25.--The stock
market opened strong with gains OF
fractions To over one point in many
Issues Unusual speculative interest
centered in Pan Handle which gained
- points Amalgamated, Smelling
and Is. X. 4. were prominent. Read
ing declined about one point.
IL a. m After the first few minutes
practically all the early gains were
wiped out under small supply. Floor
gossip declared traders had engineered
q movement against shorts in Union
Pacific, Reading and Amaleamat
which had caused any strength show
ing in those issues in the last two
Gays. Governments unchanged; other
bonds firm
Practically all the speculative ele-
mept on the floor turned To the bear
side in the late forenoon and active
stocks suffered losses of | to points.
In the early afternoon they Were
slightly below yesterdays close.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-25
GUENTHER MAY LAND IT.
Said to be Leading Candidate Tor
Liohtinq Commissionership.

Frederick Guenther one or the OIL
GERS OF the Stadtyerband Detroit a
union of the German societies. has
been frequently I'm conference with the
MAYOR OF late. aud city hall gossip has
Il that he will be appointed public
lighting commissioner TO succeed Alex
ander Blain.
Friends OF Jerome A. Janisse, presi-
dent OF tho Societie Lafayette. are
also urging his selection for this
place. ] 4. Belanger has been chosen
10 present a petition in behalf OF
Janisse. this petition being signed by
many Of the most prominent Detroit
citizens Of French descent. Janissc
has been with the \. NJ Campau
Realty Co for 30 wears
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'Ex dividend. 80, per cent
NEu NnnI. pRnnIIE.

NLW INkK, TOU. 2t--IOrk II nm
Lard strong. middle west. Sl3.2"u
l3.35 Sugar-Raw, firm refined. arm.
Cofree-Rio No T. on the spot. "a 70
N7,c Tallow -City, G1s "a &c. country,
l,u7tsc. Dressed poultry, firm. Live
poultry. quiet. Checse-Firm. fun
cream specials, II y n iSc: skins. Sp"-
coffee options opened unchanged TO
10 points decline. Buttcr--l'htp, active,
receipts Obs creamery extra Sic,
state dairy, tubs. % a 29C; imitation
creamery. hrsts. 24ft25c. Eggs-liigh-
er. unsettled, receipts l2.4S3 nearby
white. fancy SIC; nearby. fancy. q u
Fi2Siac, fresh hrsts. p 29iac
The Detroit times., 1910-02-25

was shot down in cold blood and not
in self-defense.
Mrs. Hornberger has constituted
herself the avenger of her husband
After she left the stand yesterday she
sat directly facing Miss Stout watch
Ing every move she made. Miss
Stout Is expected 10 be the first wit
ness called in her own defense.
Miss Stout shot and killed Horn
berger, a picture canvasser. last sum
mer, when. she alleged. he had at
tackled her invalid sister Her sister:
refusal to accept picture he haC
brought provoked the attack, DURING
which Hornberger clutched her siste
| by the throat, she declares.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-25

CHICAGO, Feb. ga widow seek
ing vengeance for the killing of her
husband. yesterday, confronted the
girl who killed him when the taking
OF testimony began in the trial of Miss
Estelle Stout. the 1S-year-old girl
charged with numbering Henry Horn
berger.
Mrs. Hornberger was the first wit
ness called and she gave "A dramatic
recital OF how her husband left her
alive and well the morning of his
murder and how she next saw him
dead In local morgue. She was fol
lowed by a number Of neighbors OF
the Stout family who are relied upon
by the state to prove that Hornberger
The Detroit times., 1910-02-25
JAILED ON CHARGE
OF $4,000 THEFT
George w. Coleman, Alleged To
Have Plundered Cambridge Bank,
Is Arrested.

BOSTON. Mass, Feb. 25.-George
w. Coleman, accused of looting the
National City bank Of Cambridge
Mass, of amounts variously estimated
from $4,000 TO $250,000, returned
here this morning from Kansas City
and was arrested by federal officials
charged with the crime.
Taken from the train where the ar
rest was made, the twelve-dollar-a
week bookkeeper was brought TO the
federal building TO be arraigned be
fore United States Commissioned
Haines on the charge OF the larceny
OF more than 1000 from the bank
The Detroit times., 1910-02-25
Mrs. LincoIn's Testimony Taken.

The much-wanted testimony OF Mira
Mae Lincoln in the divorce case NJ
Charles w Coon against his wilo
Jennie. was taken in the form OF depo
s.tions. Thursday morning, while she
was lying III TN the Belmont hotel II
was on Mrs Lincoln's statement that
the case vas rcopened. She alleged
that they "doctored" certain bookz
which were introduced as evidence.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-25
GIRL CHARGED WITH PERJURY
JUDGE Connolly Hands Lcis Mole over
To Juvenile Court.

Lois Mole. the ll-year.old girl VINO
made seeious charges against her
father and then "gisged back Cola
rletcly when brought into court has
been handed over TO the Juvenile court
by Judge Connolly and Will have q
hearing ON the charge OF perjury.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-25
MEAT PRICES SOAR.
Advances Of From Halt 10 TWO Cents
Made in Chicago.

CHICAGO, FtD. z4.-RttaII meat
prices are soaring again.
Advances of from half a cent to two
cents pound in all classes OF meat
from sausage TO turkeys were an
nounced by butchers today. The deal
ers issued statements blaming the cold
weather primarily for the increases.
but declare that further advances
would come soon and remain In effect
probably until spring
The greatest advances were those tn
pork cuts. due principally 10 the share
advance yesterday in the prices OF
hogs at the stock Yards
The Detroit times., 1910-02-25
chnncc nt Mn,nc mn,eI.

owing to the increa scd cost OF pro-
Visions. supplies. labor. etc, the Wayne
Motel which for years has been CON
,iurted or both the American and Eu-
Tnnsan plans, VIII hereafter he con-
ilrtcd ON the European plan only The
change Will take place Friday NOM
fr.r, 18TH inst. while the rooms will be
1L-tf ged for entirely on the European
Milan. The modified a la carte service
will lie Installed In tho present Amer
fran plan dining room. mems cafe and
lunch room THO full a la carte service
VIII, also DE given in these rooms as
we'll as the ladies' and sun parlor cafes.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-25
"PRExYg is sNUeRED.

LANSING. Mich. Feb. 24-(Spe-
the first time in the his
tory of the college, the junior class
has not invited President Snyder or
Dean Gilchrist, Of The women's de-
partment. to attend the annual hop
II is said the neglect IL Intentional.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-25
culckEN THIEVES FINED.

SAGINAW. Mich. Feb. -tSpe-
cian Hector VanRyckeghem ana Gus
fave Ermegodts paid $50 apiece today
FOR stealing % chickens from farm
bouse near Hemlock In this county.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-25
THE WEATHER

Detroit und ,icinityi Friday, partly
toogy With rislnE tempcrntureI SHf-
frdny, eIaudyi probably sn0w aud
warmer; Hight To moderate variable
"A ,nds becoming southeast.
Iovrr NIcIignnl snow tonight or
Saturday; rising temperature; brisk
southeast Winds.
One wear ngO toda.; Maximum tem-
ncrnturr, ga minimum, ~; mean. 20:
t,rttIy cloudy vfth trace of SNOW dur
ing the morning.
sun rose ~ 0iil "a. m. sun SEES az
S!ts %. ui.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-25
IuJCACo pHoDICr

CHICAGO Feb 2s. iEuttcr-Crsar1-
cry. extras zoo; frsts. 21c; dairy. ~
tras.. eGc. nrsts. 24c. EgUs-prime
nrst- 26ct Grsts poo Cifcrsc--Twins.
-fG - 10 t6t. 49,, daisies. lba, 1Irisc. yutln.
Americas. 1913 nIGatc.. market steady
Live poultry Turkeys I,c. fowls. r. In
also, spring chickens. t5tam1Sc.
ducks 15ia 70 Use. geese. l0Hlic.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-25

European scientists are turning a
credulous ear 10 reports from native
sources hat a hagc monster. psssthl'
survivor of the prehistoric reptiles
Is living In lake In the interior OF
the Dark Continent. never visited 80
white men
The Detroit times., 1910-02-25
CHICAGO CHAIN

CHICAGO. FEB. Zu.--N heat opened
g., an :. g. lower all around ON heavy sell
ing ~ private wire houses. support
was weak corn started lower. trade
slow. oats steady to "A shade easier.
PROV lsIous nrmtr
The Detroit times., 1910-02-25

The German navy now has com
plete hutilla of III turbine propelled
torpedo boats. several OF which have
made better speeds than 81 knots an
hour
The Detroit times., 1910-02-25
SUGAR Prices Boosted.

w. II. Edgar & Son announced an
advance OF 10 points in sugar prices
Friday
The Detroit times., 1910-02-25

Hand grenades that will quench in
ciplcni fires may he made by filing
hin bottles With q mixture Of - parts
water 20 parts common lime and FIVE
parts salt
The Detroit times., 1910-02-25
MEssrNGER-rANic MAIN I'VE.

ON Lake Masadi. in British East
Africa. there has been discovered
large deposit OF almost pure carboa-
etc OF SOFA.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-25

job Printing Gurc right. rtme.
DRIFTING Co.. IS tohn R.-st Call Main
1895. or City 33sb,
The Detroit times., 1910-02-25

Job printing fouc rigas, Times
prIuttna Co. ~ John R.-sI call Main
l4gS or CITY 35S5
The Detroit times., 1910-02-25

Job Printing don't right. Times
Printing CO., 3 John R.-st. Call Main
1i9S. or City 1885.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-25

Commercial orcdi, Co. Ratings.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-25

BusInc~--IIi,c PrintIng. No fuss ana
no feathers. The plain. nCat Kind that
looks rirht Times Printing Co., Is
John E-st Phone 1898.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-25

dividend 81
EN dividend $L59
The Detroit times., 1910-02-25

If Times Advertisers
are not trustworthy tell
The Times.
The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-12-11

of him every step you felt the Shiny SOIL SndlnS
away under one foot and recovered only TO plunge
heavily to the dixie the other slipped from the path
Walking the slack wire had nothing on this.
We were thoroughly soaked aud mired soon aftcr
starting but after each of us had fallen rev
dozen times and rid himself OF the eXplctiyes that
came handcst we lapsed into dogGed silence. once
heard the man behind InQuring softly of The
night why, why nc had left his happy happy nome
No answer forthcoming. be amused himself by illns
off the dixie three times in many minutes
At daybreak we were up to the foothllls-and
sorry lot as we looked each other over, caked with
mud and down ut the mouth The Captain was fuss
ing around about his uniform lie Ind taken
header off the dixie his chest and he was sight
for gods and men. The strain was beginning to tell
Lieutenant r
"Will you hear TO the man| he rnsped In my car
.And we're all within half a day of judgment"
We snt In a circle the mud and ate meal of
bacon and hardtack enlivencd by Of tomatoes
some one had brought along. Nobody had much 10
say We had MI begged hard TO he taken along
that we couldn't very well make our moan about it,
OF course. that we wanted to be cool. the rain
stopped and the came blazing out.
AS we tolcd up into the foothills could see tie
path followed winding up and up ahead of us over
the green and golden slopes The place where we
were scheduled to meet old chum Lukdon lay on
plateau some miles away. just under the frownins
heights of the craggy range according to the guide
We gave little thought what might be in store for
us there the misery Of the dkes had worn us
to stupid Silence so it seemed that we had al
The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-12-11

fought so often with the troops in North Camarlnes
that he thought 1t fitting to seek leader WHO had
never opposed bim In battle.
The Principles of War.
This was all very well, but most unlikely. As a
dodge it was not worthy of the sly insurgent and
think that that thought was uppermost in the Cap
tans mind rs he fumcd the message.
Damn 1t all, suh,' he said, cant these rascals
construct better yahn?"
However, he announced that night, to great
astonishment, that we would march the next day
with fifteen Lieutenant r. undertook to re-
monstrate with him. diplomatically
ITS trap. Captain" he said
"Of cosc it Is" beloved the X. o Don't know
it's trap? Do YOU think don't know the principles
of wnh subj Why, when l was eftnant In the
light ARTILLERY we discussed all these matters. The
was a problem expoundcd:-What should be done if
the enemy took to firms Lyddite shells And the
answer was sub, TO beat him at his own game and
use fo'ty rod whSkey. Beat him at his own game,
sub I.ukdon will think we're fooled, and we
will he until he tries To spring the trap. Then he'll
know he'c caught Tahtah sub; Tahtah."
We'll perhaps that didn't send Lieutenant F.
away with 6ea In his He threw UP both hands
According TO him the Captain bent upon the de-
structiou of the command Led on by his concet and
vanity this graduate of the light artillery thought
that Gghtng II Filipino cblefain was as easy as let
The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-12-11
REGISTERING THEIR DEBTS

" REGISTERED letter is mighty effective bait The
ASeventy-eighth street woman nibbled at the first
throw
"Of course. 1t is for me-" she said THAT is my
name and that my address before l moved here"
Yes that part Of 1t Is all right" the postman ad
mltted, but il says Esq You're not esquire"
No" sighed the woman but l am sure"-
"Of course YOU sure he put in ''but l cannot
leave the letter. This is registered letter and
have to be very careful of registered mail The best
can do is to give you the and address of the
writer; then you make inquiry and ask TO have
the letter addressed properly"
The woman eyed the prosperous looking misSIye
yearhlngly but since the compromise offered was the
best bargain obtainabe she excepted It, The sua
uoh was puzZing, The nlns OF her bcnefactor was
totally unknown. Fortunately he wes situated In
uo"hto"h once building. SO Immediately after lunch
con sue attempted To cucid0te the mystery of The
registered letter Once inside the Office she rccog
nl%eu ngr correspondent the manager of concern
10 Wmcn she had owed 81 for typewritng supplies
FOR the last six months She mentioned the letter;
the man produced a bin
IL was copy OF this" he said You had moved
VIC couiu nor mud you-mefe sight part oil
courSc-stll, IN order TO keep accounts square
you undcrStand"-
The woman was so mad She wasn't sure whether she
understood or not but she paid the bill When she
hau gone the manager treated himself fresh cigar
hesSterea letters. he said "are the best detccyei
guile "pch tlo person after frequently
ana Is guilty of no greater crime than Sinking little
u"'' AN olulnary letter even though forwarded Is
'ue Pivel uuufeSs, may elicit reply. but very rev
can WituStand the appeal of registered letter -
pillE results 1t must, of course be improperly directed
SO ht Chc addrcssee cannot receive In that cast
II elet arouseS sufficient curiosity to bring the dem
qucnt uoWl mere 10 Investigate or Is returned Win I"
proper ouuress marked the envelope In eltne
event we get on the track the debtor and are pretV
sure 10 collect the money"
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ting the sizze out of 4 champagne bottle. Lieutenant
r was convinced that the end had come and the
other officers were in little better state 1t really
seemed as If the banquet soldier with his rulings and
posings was about TO make grave mistake
When the word went out to the men, however. it
aroused very different emotions The X O. had never
come so near TO being popular as lie was that night
The inoction the shipping from ambush, the damp
weeks of indoors had brought their spirits to n low
cbb. Now. with the prospect OF expedition and
real service they forgot their troubles in whoop OF
delight All wanted to go even my sick In the hos
ptal.
I'm forgive that little rooster anything If he ranges
me up near the devil who got Dnn," said Private
Davis.
There was bitterness and disappointment next morn
ing when the Captain made up his party. He picked
fifteen men from the ranks, Davis among them with
Lieutenant T. and myself p smiled sOury
when he noted this arrangement
We set out in a spell of terrific heat. The sun was
out upon world that drpped and oozcd and the hui
midity was almost unbearuble. We badly
shaken about noon when of the men went crazy.
| took him into the ambulance and kept him quiet by
humorng BIN In his vagares. 1t not a cheerful
task
Before dusk we came to Bayan. small village In
the Camarines strongly garrlsoued by detachment
of veteran troops We marched In under pa OF
smoke to find half the town burnt to the ground and
the commissary building still in flames. This was
the work of the pacific Lukdon, whose submission
we were 10 have received. He had made vicious
attack that morning and had been driven off after
three charges upon the old stone fort stout relic
the Spanish days, where the Stars and Stripes now
noated.
The commanding officer met Us at the entrance OF
the fort. We'll, Captain" he hailed; whats up?'
Our K.1O smiled around at the scene of war and
twisted his mustache. 'Why. sub. just n little OK.
ploring expedition. Wen push right on, l guess,
after n bite and rest"
We passed an endurablc evening with the officers,
though Captain B perperated several of his
worst light ahtileS' stories before going into myS
terious conference with the commander of the post
We started again at two o'clock in the morning
leaving the ambulance behind. The messenger was
stlIl our guide aud followed him out into black
chaos of peltlnG rain and slippery mud The season
had closed up ON again and to make up for time lost
the downpour was solid sheet
In the Jungle.
Rough going we found It, and worse us we pro-
eeeded The trail led through weary miles of rice
fields toward the mountains. The fields, of course.
were all under water, and marched in single file
along The dikes, keeping the uncertain path scarcely
more than foot wide, as best might Each man
could just make out the blurred bulk of the ahead
The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-12-11

This story is told by man once surgeon in
the regular army who served for four years
in the Philippines during the Spanish War
and subsequent troubles and later was attached
to the Philippine Scouts. For obvious reasons
the author desires to remain anonymous and
has concealed the names Of the officers con-
cerned. For the rest he gives true account Of
a remarkable character and great fight.
The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-12-11

Herald Co. All rights EcSerTcdl
don't know whether any OF us gave the word OF
not but do know that we all spra1g to our feet ana
drank with him. 1t only lutcr. when we broke
up for the night that began 10 cast around for an
adjustment of what had witnessed
Damned little coXcomb." grumbed Lieutenant
r TO me as we crossed the street Just some
of his internal posing"
"Ycs," 1 agreed, but It was pretty nervy, don't
you Think"
"Ncrvy nothing" snortcd p. "The thing had
happened, hadn't it? And he wasn't hurt. No. lie
just chance TO show what rll-Gred ironSidc
he was, and he played up to H."
"On Wheels"
Such was the opinion of the company when the
matter was noised around. The time had passed
when the mems conception of the Captains charac-
The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-12-11
Shows His Mettle.

The path was now difficult and rocky under foot
twisting between impenetrable walls OF foliage that
made it impossible to throw out scouts Havs and
TWO others marched ahead After them struggled
our little column, myself and the Captain at the rear
lie was in stew again about something and kept
crispinG his muStache and halng to scan the valley
below us and the opposite line of hills with his glass
We ran into it when came out upon the 1ungIed
level OF the plateau The first warning [ had wns
sharp cry from the messenger rs he caped from nv
side aud threw himself into the bushes. The Captain
whipped out an oath and his revolver and took shot
Mt him, shouting order TO close up and kneel
Then from the hcket TO the left OF tho trail burst t