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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21
133 KILLED BY TROLLEY
AND STEAM ROADS IN YEAR
Reports Filled With State Railroad
Commission Shows State Has
| 85 Lines.

LANSING, Mich, June 20.-Rail
roads form a big feature in the busi-
ness and financial life OF the state. &C
cording to figures which have been
compiled for the annual report OF The
Ltate railway commission. The stats
tics show that the state has Sc steam
roads. with 1861 miles Of track in
operation. and 10 electric railroads
whose total mileage Is 1.26s. The cost
OF the steam roa1s. less two or three
who did not furnish this data. was
1888, 672,5 42.57, and the cost OF the
electric roads up to June 80. 1909. was
$50, sol ,664.S6.
The steam roads have outstanding
stock OF the par value Of $676,62C,
1853 and shares In their treasures
20 the par value Of $5,573, 3S7.71. Their
funded debt amounts 70 s895,023,
353.77 and they paid dividends amount
ing to $27,3S6.014 Their receipts from
passenger business are shown to DO
sl3,S07, 1924 and their freight re-
year there were II passengers killed,
2l0 injured, 70 employees killed and
l pa injured.
Fifty-one roads which made reports
relative to their employees show 1856
general officers, whose average daily
wage is 1881; other officers number
ESQ. and their daily wage scale aver
ages 1854; office clerks number 1852.
at an average daily wage of $1.42;
station agents number $500, at an
average daily wage OF s1.S9; other
station men number $3.50, at an aver
age daily wage of s1.72; the engine
men number 3,424. their scale being
s409; there are 1880 firemen, whose
average daily wages are 1884. and g..
400 conductors, whose daily wages
average 1910; other trainmen number
5,372. their wage being s2.3s, while
the average daily wages OF 1,724 dis
patchers and telegraph operators are
$3.50. The total gives an army corps
OF 30,209 railroad men employed on
the steam lines of Michigan.
The report will show that the cleo.
| trio roads OF the state have stock out.
standing to the par value OF S3S.sos..
100. Their dividends last year amount.
ed TO $90,901.79.
There are 1853 employees on the
electric lines of the state, including
9S general officers, 223 clerks, with
20 superintendent and 3,O9s employ
es in the maintenance and 3 71S EN-
ployes in the transportation depart
ment. There are 1,726 passenger cars
and 544 other cars In nee on these
roads
During the year electric roads killed
43 persons and injured 375. Ninety
were killed by the steam roads, end
over 400 hurt.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21
CAN'T AGREE ON
ALASKA CASE
Members of Committee Appointed To
Investigate Affairs Submit
Conflicting Reports.

WASHINGTON. June 20.-Confiict-
ing formal reports were submitted 10
the senate judiciary committee today
by the subcommittee appointed TO IN
vestigate affairs in Alaska. The mem
bers OF the subcommittee are Nelson
(Rep., MIMI. Borah (Rep., ldaho)
and Overman (Dem., N CO. Ihey
" ere unable to agree. so each OF them
made a statement To the general com
mittee today OF his views.
An issue for a fight was presenter
by President Taft when he sent to the
senate the nomination OF John Rust
gard TO be district attorney. and Il. L.
Faulkner, TO be United States marshal
In Alaska. District Attorney j. J.
boyce and Marshal ID. A. Sutherland,
who had been relieved by the presi'
dent. at once demanded an investiga'
ton. They charged hat their re-
noval was a part Of the plan OF the
Neutrality-suspicious. syndicate TO con
troll Alaska. Trey claimed that be-
cause they prosecuted gun man
employed by the Guggenheims, VINO
had shot two men In a contest over
a railroad grade. their officiai fate had
been sealed.
They alleged that the whole AFFAIR
was a plot to make the Guggenheims
dictators Of Alaska and that IL had
the approval OF Gov. w. E Clark. OK
Gov. W. B. Hoggatt and National
Committeeman Shackleford.
Afidavits were flied in an effort 70
chow that unless check was applied
Alaska would soon be simply Gug-
genheim province. They would own
the choicest OF its treasures, II was
alleged. and would control not only
the administrative government, bur
the courts.
Strong denials of the charges were
entered by Clark, Hoggatt and
Shackleford. Contradictions in the
testimony had a varying effect on the
members of the committee. Nelson
favored report recommending the
confirmation OF Rustgard and Faulk.
ner. Borah and Overman were OPP
posed TO confirmation, but did not fully
agree in their views. AS q result OF
the disagreement each member OF the
subcommittee told tine judiciary COM
mittee plainly of his opinion OF what
the senate should do.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21
JAPANESE IS NABBED ON
CHARGE OF Staying WOMAN
He 10 Arrested on Charge Of Killing
Woman, Whose Body Was Found
IN Trunk

DENVER, Colo, June 20.-Chief Of
Police Armstrong stated today that
he believed a concerted effort was
being made by certain local Japanese
to shield Genkyo Mitizunga. the Japar-
csc youth accused Of numbering Mrs.
Catherine Wilson, whose mutilated
body was found examined into a trunk
in her home last month. Two dale.
tives having the Japanese In custody
will arrive here this afternoon from
McCook. Neb., where Mitizunga was
arrested.
Chief Armstrong declares he has a
strong circumstantiai case. The police
are said TO have witnesses who will
testify that Mitizunga talked to them
of a quarrel with woman and admit
ted that he was wanted Tor murder
The police are also gaid to have evi'
dence that Mitizunga left Denver IN
disguise the night of the Wilson muir
der
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21
Clean I'D for Elks' Meeting,

ID. p. w. Commissioner Haarer sent
notice, Monday, to all superintendents
in charge OF street work down town.
TO the ID. u. r. and to all contractors
engaged in building work which en-.
croaches on downtown streets that
work murt be cleaned up in the best
possible manner before the Elks' con.
vention. SO far as can be avoided no
rubbish will be allowed On the streets
during the week.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21
WRIGHT BROTHERS HAVE NEW
WAY OF MEASURING ALTITUDE

INDIANAPOLIS, June 20-The
Wright brothers have novel and in
genious method of determining the al
titude of a Wright biplane. The In
strument is as simple as 1t is ingen-
ious. consisting of little bit of tin
with little projecting spikes or prongs
and a common yardstick. such as de-
partment stores give away as adver-
tisements The tin Is bent about the
yardstick so that II slips easily from
end to end.
The photograph shows Wilbur
Wright using this instrument In meas
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21
SAYS STEEL PLANT IN OHIO
IS HUMAN BUTCHER SHOP"
Austro- hungarian Counsel Begins
campaionto Check Increasing Num-
Der Of Deaths Among Workmen.


CLEVELAND. O.. June 20.-Ernest
Ludwig. Austro- Hungarian consul, to-
Gay announced that he was planning
to conduct Attorney General Denman
and J. G.. Kearps, state Inspector OF
workshops and factories, on a tour uf
inspection through foundries at South
Columbus as a feature OF his crusade
against the enormous loss OF life
among his countrymen employed in
steel mills.
Consul Ludwig declares he has IN
his possession the afildayits OF nifty
workmen at The Buckeye Steel Cast
ings plant at South Columbus. describ-
ing IL as a human butcher shop" Ac.
cording to these afidavits. ll6 work
men have been Eilled or injured there
since 1907.
Incredible things happen at the
plant" one OF the sworn statements
declares. mo precautions are taken
to prevent accidents and the workmen
are treated like beasts and not human
beings The swinging crane kills every
man standing near H." '~''
The afldavit declares further tina:
drivers of the crane have become so
heartless that they laugh when mar
Is crushed to death
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21

pers. Lieut.. Gov. Robert s. Murphy
also pened headquarters today and
he is prepared to make fight TO beat
Tener.
Great interest attaches to the atti-
'tude which the Allegheny county dele
CATION, tn Original Knox men, VIII
assume. Mayor William A. Magee OF
Pfttsburg who heads the delegation.
has been determined to make a Tight
Penrose. but whether he will
P.'see the light" is .conjectural.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21

When buying stair carpets provide
at least half yard longer than is
actually required, to permit of chang
ing the tread from time TO time When
laying the carpet for the first time
have the surplus half yard at the top.
After the first time it is taken up.
when relaying It pull 1t over the step
q few inches, and so on until the sur
plus half yard is all at the bottom.
Then the carpet can be reversed and
the process repeated, with the result
that some years will be added to the
life of the carpet.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21
MINERS MAY BE ENT0MpED.
Searching Parties Driven Back 3.
Gas After Explosion.

HALIFAX. n. s., June 20.-Follow-
ing a mine explosion in the Chigentico
coal mines of the Maritime Coal &
Power Co. today. II is reported that a
number of the night shift Is entombed.
Searching parties who tried TO go
into the mine we're driven back by
gas and 1t will be impossible to
search the lower levels until the fire
Is extinguished.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21
Traffic Rules vioIators in Court.

A number OF cases involving viola
tions OF the traffic rules were heard
by Judge Phelan, Monday morning. In
disposing OF the case against Guy Nc
Intyre, accused of Gisregarding the on
GERS signal at Woodward and Jeffer-
son-aves.. the court opined that thsre
should be two officers on that corner
during the busy hours. rraffic there
increases during the summer months.
Mcintyre pleaded that he misunder-
stood the signal. The court suspended
sentence.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21
WaddelI Is suspended.

ST. LOUIS. Mo, June 20.-"Rube"
Waddell, who has not pitched full
nine-inning game this season has
been suspended without pay until he
Is in condition 10 work. His days in
the big league seem to be over. The
"Rube" says he is going TO Nevada
for the big fight
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21
COL. ROOSEVELT MINGLEs
WITH CROWDS IN NEW YORK
There's Teddy" People Shout and
Start for Hlm-He Smiles and
Walks On.

NEW YORK. June 20.-Col Roose-
Welt came to New York today from
Oyster Bav and elbowed his way
through crowds that gathered TO
rubber" at him. He first went 10
the Outlook Office and then meandered
over to Scribner's TO have consulta-
ton regarding the publication OF his
African stories in book form. The
crowd had a good look at the former
president when he left Scribners Of
fee. He started UP Fifth-ave., accom-
panied by a friend and near Twenty
second-st. saw trafic policeman
whom he knew. Roosevelt started
diagonally across the street and
grasped the hand of the officer. shak-
ing IL warmly. Passersby recognized
him, a shout went up: There's Ted
dy; There he Isl" and people started
for the colonel from every quarter.
He smiled a characteristic smile AMI
walked on. He entered a hat store
on Fifth-ave., above Twenty-second-st.
and replaced his silk hat with a straw
one.
News that Roosevelt was in the
store spread rapidly and soon there
was a crowd of nearly thousand peo-
pie crowding the sidewalk.
A mounted policeman galloped up
and as Roosevelt emerged through the
door he attempted TO make a lane
for the ex-president. Roosevelt ell
bowed crowd and policeman to one
side and stepping on at brisk pace.
soon distanced the better part of the
mob.
Many tried to shake hands with
him, one or two women looked as If
they were about TO 'Hobsonize" him
but he kept on 10 Twentyfourth-st.
walked across to Fourth-ave. and was
soon back in the Outlook building.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21

The visitor TO the insane asylum
was watching an attendant with a
mop who was following one of the
women patients around
"You see," said the attendant. this
patient insists on writing bad words
on the floor. | have to go along after
her and wipe them out"
Yes, the spiteful thing" said the
woman. But I'm two damns and one
hell ahead Of him Just the same"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21
Fined SOS For beating Con.

Benjamin W. Wojenchowski. arrest.
ed. Sunday night. and charged wltn
beating Doornfan William Pfeiffcr, OF
the Chene-st. police station. was fined
s26. with the option of so days In the
House of Correction by Police Justice
Stein, Monday morning. Pfeiffer was
able to appear in court
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21
SENATOR, PENBosE. WILL
DOMINATE CONVENTION
Withdrawal Of Secretary Knox From
Gubernatorlal Field Throws op-
position Into Confusion.

. HARRISBURG, Pa. June 20.-The
withdrawal OF Secretary OF state
Knox as gubernatorial possibility.
al the instance Of President Taft, has
thrown the anttPenrose- faction into
confusion. and today IL appears that
xhe senator's. forces will have little
trouble dominating the convention.
The concensus OF opinion today
picks Congressman John X. Tener, OF
Washington county, as the logical
Penrose man for governor. His head
quarters were opened here today and
Boies Penrose himself will be an
hand 10 see that his candidacy pros
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21
Casting the Taxes.

Accountants In the assessors office
are busy casting up tax amounts, pro-
paratory TO turning the books over
to the city treasurer, July l. Multiply
ing by the tax rate Of 1887 with three
or four additional decimal places
would be an endless task. II is obviat-
ed by Arthur z. Gregg. craftsman m
the ONCE, who spent Sunday making
up a chart. giving the taxes on all
sums from $40 to $1.605. BY adding
decimal places, this can be used up
TO sl,605,OOO In previous years, the
treasurer's force copied descriptions
ION the receipts before the date for
paying taxes. This was found lmprac.
ticable. and will not be done this
year.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21

This is said to be the tune the old
COW died on:
He took. up his fiddle, and played her
q tune, .
Consider. good COW. consider.
This isn't the time for grass TO
grow
Consider, good COW. consider.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21
MERTON
the
THIRD
RENDER
eor /
BY PROD scharrrR

By FRED ScHHEFER.
Not long since I dropt a farthing
into the tin cup OF blind mendicant.
Today perceived II still there. For
what dost thou wait, my good mann
quoth I. Il dostest wait for some one
to tell me what It U.s." Quoth he.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-15
THINKS ENEMIES
BEFOULEO MILK
Dairy Co. Official Says Negro
Driver May Have Been
Nictimized.

The mystery as 10 how Tornado
hyde found it's way into 81 gallons of
milk shipped to a local dairy company
grew less dark, but more confusing
Wednesday morning. when one of the
officials of the dairy company sug-
gested that the driver of the wagon
had been approached by an enemy OF
the dairyman shipper and persuaded
to desert his wagon while en- route
from the dairy farm TO the station.
While he was absent. according TO
this hypothesis, a quantity of forr'as-
dehyde was poured in the milk.
II this was not the case. there re-
mains but two parties who. so far as
is known, can be guilty. One of these
two is the shipper, who says he does
not even know what formaldehvde Is,
and whom Health Officer Levy be-
lieces. The other is the purchasing
dairy company.
The latter company as proof OF ITS
innocence makes the statement tha'
had ii not been for thin, the pres
ence of preservative in the milk would
never have been discovered, They
claim that the president OF the com
pany called up DIR. Levy on the tele-
phone Immediately after the milk was
delivered asking that an inspector be
sent to take sample.
At that time it was only suspected
that the milk was below the reo~.rs
ments in milk and oils. 1t was rs a
result of this call for an inspector rhs
formaldehyde was discovered,
Had we SO wished we could have
delivered that milk to our customers
and no one would have ever been the
wiser" said an official OF the dairy
company when seen Wednesday morn
ing.
We certainly must be held blame
less. We are just as anxious to have
pure milk as is the Health Depart
ment
Since DIR. Levy is so certain the
shipper himself Is innocent, the thing
must have been the work Of en- smics
who took advantage OF the ignorance
NJ the negro driver"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-15
THOMPSON USED
VILE LANGUAGE
So Witnesses Testify in Harris
Murder Case Now on
Trial.
WIDOW PUT On STAND
Mr.. Strother Swears He Heard
ditor Threatcf~tc Cut Pro.
fessor's Throat.

Especial to The Richmond Nirginian,)
MANASSAS. june 1s.--There was a
craning Il necks in the court room this
morning. In the Harris Murder trial
when the wife of the dead editor took
the stand. Her testimony. contrary to
expectations. and: of hut, little import
ance. 1has. Hathaway, q member ~
grand jury that indicted Harris con-
tradicted Maxhiner in his denial that
Harris sought his aid to avoid a diff .
Guilty with Thompson. This contradic-
ton was supported by Post Master
Grayson, OF Warrenton. who said that
Maxhlner asserted In the crowd at the
scene of the tragedy that his services
had been sought by Harris TO avoid
tn impending alteration
Miss s. G. Kalter, a teacher In the
warrenton high school stated that
with Miss Strother, Miss Maphis, an
other lady and Prof. Harris, she we<
TO the depot on the evening OF the
tragedy. for the purpose Of taking the
train for her home in Cuipeper; that
abusive language by Thompson to-
wards Harris was made In her hearing
also in the hearing of Prot. Harris,
who made no resentment. The ties
timony Of Miss Walter was corrcbor-
ated by the other ladies present.
Miss strother Testified that Prot,
Harris accompanied her home and
asked her at the gate If she had
heard TIE vile language used al the
depot by Thompson. Upon replying
that she had. Prof. Harris remarked;
"A man who would use saeh lam
gtlage In the presence of iaeicx ought
20 be shot Miss Sfrother testified
TO having been walking upon several
occasions with Prof. Harris. and
would Invariably cross the street TO
avoid meeting Thompson.
When asked by Mr. Bird il she
remembered the language used by
that she did. and could repeat II II
required to do so, though she pre-
fesxed not 70. She denied that Har-
ris said at the gate OF her home; IF
he uses such insulting language again
10 me. will shoot him
1t was about ten minutes to 7
o'clock said the witness, wins n
Prot. HarrT ~ me. and went IN
the direction of his home"
III. V. Teasley's evidence in the
former trial was read by consent and
stated in substance that he was at
Fishers bar the afternoon OF tho
TRACED and heard Thompson say. Il
will CIT his damned throat" tmean-
ing Harris and repeating the threat
several times.
A. {. Strother. commissioned OF
revenue for Fauquier county. was at
the scene of the tragedy and heard
Continued on sixth Page)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-15
BOY IS MISSING
FROM HIS HOME
Mrs. Alice Todd Calls Upon the
Police TO Locate Sixteen
Year Old Youth.

With tears streaming down her face
Mrs. Alice Todd. of 1877 West Cary
street, sat in the Office of Chief of
Police Werner Wednesday morning
and begged that her sixteen-year-old
son. Harry. be located. Since early
in the day OF Tuesday he has been
missing. and the distracted mother
fears he has been drowned in the
river. where he often went on fish
ing expeditions.
Notices were sent to every city in
the State asking the police to locate
the boy. He is small for his age.
and has never left home before. His
brother. boy of fourteen or fifteen,
was sent to the reformatory some
weeks ago, and since that time Harry
has been telling his friends that he
Intended leaving home and hiding
himself In some out of the way place.
Each day he would go fishing. and his
mother has humored him in many re-
spects.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-15
AVIATOR CURTISS
GETS FIRST BLOOD
injunction Against Him. by
Wright Dismissed Until Final
Settlement.

NEW YORK, June l5.--Foreign
aviators may be reckoned with in
flights in this country shortly. as a
result of the vacation of the temper
airy injunctions obtained by Wright
against Curtiss and Louis Palhan by
the United States Circuit Court of APP
peals, pending trial OF the suits. II
will not be necessary for aviators to
now put up bonds, which it is expected,
! that many entries for the numerous
prize flights planned for the near flu
I ture.
Glenn Curtiss said to- day; Il never
had any doubt what the result would
be-"
Capt. Baldwin said: 'Tf it wasn't for
the Wrights we wouldn't be flying as
We are to- day. The government should
pension them and turn their patents
over TO the public"
The dismissal of the injunction does
not mean the end of the Wright ac-
ton against Curtiss. That will be
tried on its merit as Il suit for dam
age for the infringement OF the basic
patents the Wrights claim upon all
aeroplancs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-15
NEW BERN WILL
CELEBRATE DAY
To Observe Two Hundredth An
niversary of Founding-Set
Aside Home Coming Week.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
NEW BERN. N. c.. June 15.--Pre-
parations are being made here for the
celebration OF the two hundredth an
niversary of the founding of New
Bern. From July IS to July so will
be set aside as home coming week,
and during that time 1t is desired
that as many as possible OF the ex-
patriate citizens OF New Bern return
here to participate in the celebratiun.
This city was founded by Christie
pher de Graffenried in ITO. A great
deal of interest Ii being manifested
by those in the surrounding counties.
and the State flremen's tournament
will be held here during home coming
week. which will add additional at
traction to the occasion.