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The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
BAY CITY TO WELCOME
= PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS
sherIffs and Police Chiefs VIII Also
Meet In ConventIon--6ig
Program Arranged.

BAY CITY, Mich, June 7.-(spe-
cial. bay City Is dressed In It's best
today to welcome the sheriffs. prose-
cutting attorneys. police chiefs and
fremen OF the state for three days
convention.
The first three are In joint session
at the county building and the last
are holding forth at the city hall. The
occasion Is being made gala event.
1t also being the second annual homo
coming of Bay City "Old Boys" The
Saginaw military company and Sag
NAV naval reserves are here and milf
tary companies are coming from Flint
and Owosso while Port Huron Is ex-
pected to send its naval reserves to
join with the local companies In put
ting on military features of the elabor.
ate program OF entertainment.
The visitors will be taken for river
and bay rides and will also be given
automobile tours OF the city. Base
ball games and sports are also on the
program and a big event OF the Week
will be an industrial parade.
Thursday afternoon will be given
over to addresses and the orator OF
the day will be Phillip T. Van Ziic.
dean OF the Detroit College OF Law
and prosecuting attorney OF Wayne
country.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
FOUND UNDER BLEACHERs.
Boy Missing Two Weeks Has Bee
Hiding In Ball Park.

Sammy Neisman. IA years old, is n
sure-enough baseball fan. Ever since
the Tigers returned from the east,
Sammy has been living under the
bleachers In Bennett Park. Every
night, he concealed himself there and
after the gates were opened In the
day time, he would crawl from his
gloomy concealment and from an All.
vantageous spot cheer for his heroes.
For two weeks, the boy has been
missing from his home at No. 352
Hastings-st. The police have looked
high and low for him and Tuesday
morning, he was dragged from his hid.
ing place in the ball park
He was turned over to Lieut.
Breault. OF the tfuant squad. and later
placed in the Juvenile detention room
In the county building.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
LEMK|E CALLS
Man DIRTY CUR"
Justice Loses Temper When Losing
Litigant Threatens To Get Even
In Political Way.

Justice Felix Lemkie lost his tenn.
per, Tuesday morning, when, after he
had decided case against Henry
Japes. proprietor of sash and door
factory on st. Aubin-ave., the latter
threatened to get even politically.
You're a dirty cur" shouted the
angry justice. -
Japes brought suit against Claude
Harmon, contractor, who claimed
that some of the building material
supplied him was not up to specifica.
lions. There was a point OF law in
volved In the case and Justice Lem
kic decided against Japes.
After the case had been decided the
parties were standing about the court
room when Japes approached the JUS
tice and said:
I'll remember this when election
time comes. and I'll get even with
you. see II don't"
II was then the justice made use Of
the expression quoted.
Later the parties met In the hall
way. and the justice stepping up to
Japes, said:
During all the year have acted as
q justice | have never been threat
ened in that way before. I am sorry
for the way | spoke" and he held out
his hand. Japes took IL and after the
justice said.
Now 20 out and do all you can
against me politically. If you want to-"
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
EARTHQUAKE KILLS.
200 AND SPREADS
PANIC IN ITALY
Worst Seismic Disturbance Since
Messina Disaster Lays Section
East Of Naples in Ruins-King
Hastens To Scene.
People Are Terror-Stricken and
Thousands Are Camped in Fields,
Refusing To Return To Homes.

NAPLES. June Probably 200 per-
sons lost their lives and 100000 of
property was destroyed by an earth
quake that last night shook the town
of Avellino. so miles east of Naples.
and extended with varying severity
throughout the provinces OF Campani.
Basecilita and Calabria. The quake
was the worst since Messina was
destroyed In December. 1908.
Details have not been received ow-
ing to broken telegraph lines. and II
Is possible that the foregoing estimate
may be far too small
The general situation is so serious
that King Victor Emmanuel has gone
to the scene and the government and
Italian Red Cross society are hasten.
ing relief of provisions and tents to
the affected towns.
Besides Avellino. the towns OF
Calitri Sansossio. Vallata, Cozenza,
Castell Marie ID Stabia, Beneventoro,
Rotenza. Catanzaro. and Castelbaronia.
were all damaged. houses In several
OF these towns being RACED.
Troops have been rushed to the
scene The people are terror-stricken
and thousands are camped in the
fields. refusing to return to their
homes. The government has sent $40. :
900 to the Project of Avellino for the
immediate use Of the sufferers.
The large number of casualties Is
due to the fact that the quake occurred
while the people were In bed. The
rumbling lasted only a few seconds,
and so far as known there was but the
one seismic disturbance.
Ten bodies have been recovered at
Sansossio. and ten are known TO be
dead at Castelbaronia.
Hundreds Of persons were injured
and In scores OF cities and villages
the people were driven from their
homes. through fear and sexual dan.
ger. and are now camped In the open
country. Many fed without proper
clothing and are afraid to return to
their homes.
Professions OF terrified people are
| imploring the saints for protection
The famous Cathedral at Foggio, the
Mecca OF tourists. was damaged.
King Victor Emmanuel leftS, today
for the soene OF the quake and may
extend his trip as far south as the
Calabrian province before returning.
Official reports have been received
OF fifty deaths. The number of injur.
ed will probably run into the hun
dreds.
Parliament today voted 100000 for
the relief Of the quake sufferers. OF
this amount $4,000 was sent immedi-
ately to the Project Of Avellino.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
FIFTY" THBOWsg|
HANDS; ASKS TO
Be RELIEVED
In Letter To Council the Cemnit>u
Places Blame for Failure Of All
traction Plan on Darcroft's ~ i
fusal To Defend Report.
Asks Mayor and Aldermen 70 Iafr
Up Work and suggests Three
Plans Of Procedure. 4

AS predicted In The Times several
days ago, the committee Of nfty has
thrown up its hands. In an exhaus-
tive report to be submitted to the
common council, Tuesday evening.
along with report signed by Attor~
ney Clyde I. Webster and Engineer
Frederick w. Walker. the executive
committee OF the nifty" which IL now
the entire body to all intents and pur-
poses, asks to be relieved of further
responsibility In the matter. At the
same time the committee holds itself
In readiness to perform any further
work the council may direct.
Three plans of procedure are sug-
gested by the committee. One II that
the mayor and council proceed with
the hearing before the present board
OF arbitrators. with Mr.. Bancroft In
charge Of the engineering work for the
city. which is manifestly imposstble
In view of Mr.. Barcroft's previous
stand. The second plan suggests that
appropriation be made for new ap-
praisal, which also IL out Of the Quen-
ton. The third plan suggests the APP
pointment OF a valuation board Of
three engineers. one to be selected by
the city. another by the Detroit United
railway and the third by these two,
the engineers to have power to call in
such experts as they may deem neces-
sary. the expense to be borne equally
by the city and the company.
While it does not say so In plain
terms. the committee intimates that
1t considers the third plan the best
Of the three. Moreover. II Is dect I'D
that the ID. u. r. will consent &c '.-ss
plan II II is found impossible TO rro-
coed with the arbitration hearings.
The report places all the blame for
the failure of the arbitration plan on
Engineer Bancroft. whose refusal tn
assist the committee In the arbitra-
ton hearings Is strongly denounced.
The report, prepared after Engineer
Walker and Attorney Webster had
presented theirs to the COMMITTEES,
| (Continued ON Page Three.l
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
CLAIMS SONS BODY.
Russell 9. Ransom's Father Not
Surprised At Tragedy.

George w Ransom, father Of Rus
Sell G.. Ransom, who. Sunday after
noon, shot and killed his wife. and
then sent a bullet crashing through
his own brain, arrived In the city from
Cleveland. Tuesday morning, and
claimed the body OF his son. He VIII
take the body to Romeo, Mich. for
burial.
The father said that he was little
surprised when the news OF the
tragedy reached him. He said he had
known for some time of the young
mans habits and feared that he would
do something desperate.
Il had known that ne was a drug
fiend." the father said, and feared
something like this. started him In
business twice, but because OF his
habits both ventures were failures.
He was my boy, though. and ] VIII
give him a good burial and remember
him as ne once was.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
PROSECUTION MAKES POOR
SHOWING AGAINST KOHLER
Chairman Announces No Evidence
Has Been offered to Prove Serious
Charges Against police Chief.

CLEVELAND, o., June 7.-When
the prosecution rested its case against
Chief OF Police Kohler late yesterday
afternoon Chairman Holding an
pounced that the defense need intro
duce no evidence to disprove the
charges from 13 to 20 inclusive, as
the prosecution had offered no evil
dence to support them.
In a general way these charges Gov
er practically all OF the serious accusa-
tions OF immortality, consorting with
married women, and using improper
language In his instructions to the po-
lice force. Practically the only re-
naming charge supported by evidence
IA that OF drunkenness and associat-
ing with women OF the tenderloin.
With several witnesses from the
tenderloin waiting to testify, the
prosecution closed its case.
Chief Prosecutor Dawley had been
In evident bad humor all afternoon
because of his unsuccessful efforts 10
introduce evidence which Chairman
Holding ruled improper.
Finally when witness was called
On TO testify concerning Kohler's al
legged misconduct after the charges
had been fled, Chairman Holding
ruled out his evidence and the prose
cution rested.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
FAMOUS HISTORIAN MAY
NOT LIVE THROUGH FAY
Goodwin Smith, Who Broke His Thigh
During Winter, 10 Dying at
Home In Toronto.

TORONTO. Ont. June Goodwin
Smith. world famous author, historian,
lecturer and litterateur. Is dying at his
home here. His physicians do not be-
lieve he can live through the day. He
broke his thigh during the winter and
has never recovered from the effects
of the injury.
The noted author was born at Read
Ing. Eng, Aug. %. 1928. received his
preparatory education at Elton and was
graduated from Magdalen College, Ok
ford. wit hhigh honors.
Immediately after taking up his
residence In Canada. DR.. Smith took
many an active part In the public life
OF the dominion. being a prominent
exponent Of the idea that Canada must
ultimately merge her interests with
those of the United States. He has
written over half hundred books and
numerous magazine articles.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
THE WEATHER.

For Detroit and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
night and Wednesday, partly cloudy;
rising temperature; moderate, variable
winds.
Lower Michigan-Fair tonight md
warmer In southwest portion wednes-
day Increasing cloudfness.
For the Upper Lnkes-Light variable
winds, becoming moderate south aud
southeast late tonight and Wednesday .
fair tonightt "Wednesday, increaxinE,
Michigan and western Superior.
For the Lower Lakes-Iight TO mod
crate west winds and generally fair
weather tonight and wednesday,.
One year nRo today--Maximum tenn
perature, az, minimum, ST. mean, 5St
cloudy Weather with rain amounting
fo .23 Inch during the day. y
The sun sets tonight at 7s05. sun
rfses Wednesday ne St56 q. Nm. Moon
rises wednesday morning nc si42 q. na.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, June 7.--Flour-Quict
,2s,75q24 Lard-Firrn; middle west
spot, t12 50@I2.60 Sugar-Ray. quiet;
centrifugals SO test. s4.25; muscovado.
SO test, 1914: refined. dull; cut loaf,
s5.s5; crushed. $3.50; powdered. s5s5;
s sra, ssiS SSffeemRio c,i No
country. 6% m6Ac Hay-Stsady.
Dressed .poultry-Firm; turkeys. 1sp
1sc: chickens. 16M24c: fowls, 14di3Is 6;
spring ducklings, 20@21c. Live poul-
try--Firm; unchanged. Cheese-Dull;
weaker; state milk. new common to
special, 10015c; skins. common to spe-
Gals, 5Q12hc; full skins. pa @3hc.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
FIGHT OVER BANANAS.
Louis schiappacassee and Son and
Employe Are Arrested.

Louis Schiappacasse. ST.. and his
son. Louis. Jr.. who operate COM
mission house. became involved In an
alteration with Vincent Mcdonald.
employed by them. Monday afternoon
The argument was over the disappear
ance of a bunch OF bananas and the
argument waxed so warm that II nm
lIy resulted In blows.
sergt. Dornbrook happened along at
this juncture and arrested the trio. In
police court Tuesday morning. Justice
Jeffries found the Schiappacassees
guilty OF disturbing the peace and SUE
pended sentence.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
Talks Self Into Arrest.

John c. Bennie. a machinist, 4S
years old, No. 2511 Jefferson-ave.
talked himself into arrest Monday.
He confided to his landlady that re-
Gently he had half-killed a policeman
in Cleveland. He was arrested by
Motorcycle Offleer White. after the
landlady had notified the police. The
Cleveland police were notified and
replied that they did not want Bonnie.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
Boy Sues o. U. r. For 5000.

Joseph Monforton, aged years.
filed suit against the ID. u. r., Tues
day mroning, claiming $1,000. The
young plaintiff alleges that he was q
passenger on a car which stopped to
permit him to alight at Jefferson and
Cicotte-aves., River Rouge. He was
not given time to reach the ground, lie
says. the car starting with a jerk
which threw him to the ground. MS
left arm being broken.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN HOME.
Miss Lucy Baines Believed To Be Vic
tim Of Heart Trouble.

Mics Lucy Baines, So years old.
formerly a well-known masquerade
costumer In Detroit. was found dead
Tuesday morning In her apartments,
No. 264 Third-st. Mrs. Campbell. who
is proprietress OF the place, found her
wing on a davenport. Coroner Ben
nett was summoned and after investi-
CATION decided death was due to heart
disease.
James F. Baines. nephew. died In
windsor Sunday Of ptomaine poison
ting.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
LOUISE RUHL GETS 500.
Damage Suit Against Edmund Stroh
Settled Out Of Court.

The case of Louise Ruhl against
Edmund Stroh. son Of Bernard Stroh,
ST., OF Crosse Pointe, was settled out
of court, Tuesday morning, the plain
tiff agreeing to accept 800 I'm lieu of
all damages. The plaintiff claimed to
have been seriously injured when an
automobile driven by young Stroh
collided with an auto In which she
was riding, throwing her to the
ground and injuring her severely. The
case was first brought against Ber-
nard Stroh. Jr.. several months ago.
but he proved that he was not pres
ent and admitted that IL was his
brother who was driving the machine
that caused the accident.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
RothschiId g Brother incorporate.

Rothschild & Brother is the name
OF a company which filed articles OF
Incorporated, Tuesday. The company.
which Is capitalized at $4,000. will
take over the business OF Rothschild
IL Brother. tobacco tealers at No. II
Jefferson-ave. No cash was paid in,
the business of the old firm being
turned in at $4,000. The sharehold.
ers are Harry s. Rothschild, New
York. and Louis Rothschild, Alfred
Rothschild. Sigmund X. RothschilL
and Moses Schott. Of Detroit.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
TAFT AND RAILWAY
PRESIDENTS AGREE
Rate Increases Scheduled for June
] or After To Be Withdrawn, and
Commerce Commission Will Act
NEWS OF SETTLEMENT
SENDS STOCKS UPWARD

NEW YORK, June 7-Wsll-st. ap-
Darentiy accepted the announcer ent
that President Taft had arranged
matters satisfactorily with the
sbulp argument, for the market
opened today with m upward move
ment In prices I'm progress in all
stocks. The railway shares were
especially strOng I'm sympathy with
the LOndon market, where there
were sensational rec0veries I'm the
early dealings due TO short cover
ings from this side.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
A raid ON the Italian section Monday
night resulted I'm the arrest of ~

Italians on the charge OF selling
goods under false pretenses. 1t is
charged that the Italians had pug
chased quantities OF cheap goods and
then peddied them from house To-
house, claiming they had smuggled
the goods into the United States
and for that reason could afford TO
sell them very cheaply. IN
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. June 7.-Cattle-ReceIpts.
$500; strong; beeves, s5.75aseo; TEX
ans s5.sod7,25; westerns. s5.50Q775;
and heifers. s2sOa7fO: calves. SSw
$50. Hogs-Receipts $4,000; Zoe high
err, light. t9.15m9.45; mixed. s9.2OQ9.I0,
bs. 70 sheepmRessip Sss &C.;
900: steady; natives. $3.50 $50: west
erns, s3.5065.50; lambs, natives, 1915
as. o.; western. t5.50ds.s0,
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07

Jeh Prfstinn done right. Times
Printing Co., IS John R.-st Call Main
1875. or City sass.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07

sUNDAy-Ft-h and Chicken p,nses,
soc. prom sac TO s:3o D. NJ. A spe-
ciai Luncheon, and Dinner daily tatr-
fax Hotel. corner Bagiey and ciinofa
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07

Job PrintIse done right. Times
Printing Co.. NJ John R--st. Call Main
1lss. or City sass.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-09-25
Novelty Silk and Lir- :
en- Waists, just received
at Ansley's.
UNCLE SAM WILL SPEND
MONEY ON OLD PRISON.
Old AndorSOnviIIe to Have
More Money.

Americus is interested in the news
coming from Washington to the e.
feet that more money is to be spent
upon historic old AndersonviIIe prison.
The eighty-three acre tract embracing
the famous prison and fort, the accept
ance of which from the Womens Re-
lief Corps was authorized by congress
and the transfer negotiations carried
on at Atlantic City recently, is to be
kept by the government in the same
way as under private ownership. Tae
prison has been a fruitful sources
trouble in tracing title. The site Of
the old stockade now acquired by the
government includes the historic bur
rows made by the prisoners. The
shift of ownership means that hereaf-
ter congress must appropriate for the
maintenance of the institution Whicn
is to be kept intact as a landmark OF
tie civil war.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-09-25
llIILt ONt Is KILLED
BY BROTHER IN PLAY.
Sad Accident in ! AmeriCus
YeSte- day.
Child of Seven Years
Gets Pistol From the
Mantel and Shoots His
Baby Brother.

A deplorable accident of the kind
that elicits the sympathy of an en-
tire city occurred here shortly after
noon yesterday, resulting in the talk
ing of a baby life at the hands of a
baby brother but few years older,
while the two little ones were engaged
in play in their mothers room.
Johnny Medlin, seven years old, thus
slot dead his baby brother, aged about
twenty-five months, at their home Oh
Prince street.
A revolver lying upon the mantel a.,
tracted the attention of tire older
child, and to secure it and end tn
life of the other little one was the
work Of a moment
The children were alone in the room
at the home of their parents, Mr.. and
Cratced the attention of the older
boy, by climbing upon a chair, was
enabled to reach the pistol other
wise safely away from them.
There were no witnesses to the dis
tressing tragedy. A sharp report, o
scream, and the agonized mother rush
ed into the death chamber to find her
baby boy lying upon the floor, dyins
and the frightened Child of sevea
standing beside the weapon, whicf
he had let fall.
The deadly bullet entered the side
of the little child, ranged downward
and death resulted in few minutes
thereafter.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-09-25
BURGLAR Is FOUND ON
PORCH ON LAMAR ST.
Caught Busy at Blinds and
Gets Away.

Under the glare" of an arc light.
as well as an Americu8 are can glare,
and with the moon shining full upon
him, burglar worked busly at til
front window of the residence of Capt.
George w. Riley until frightened
away by passers-by. The hour was
early-10 o'clock-and at several
homes in the vicinity the family had
not retired for the night This bold
burglar was cutting away busily al
a closed blind, when some one saw
him and gave the alarm Probably
this successful porch climber re
turned later last night and finished
the job, as there is nothing in Amer
icus to hinder his operations, as in
dicated by the recent numerous and
outrageous burglaries perpetrated
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-09-25
Handsomest Iiae of
new Fall Clothing shown
in Americus at Ansley's
WILL CONTINUE THE PICTURES
ALONG WITH THE PLAYS
Plenty Doing at opera House Through
Season.

While the theatrical season opens
here a week hence, and many fine at
fractions are promised Americus,
there will be no cessation of the NOV
ing pictures except upon those nights
w7sn regular plays are scheduled
Manager Dudley is giving his patrons
the best in moving pictures that
Americus has ever been favored with,
and Will so continue through the
winter, Tie vaudeville features have
been eliminated, and from this date an
even better and more expensive class
of films will be shown. For this
week. the pictures, none of them more
than thirty days old, will be excep-
tionally fine, and interesting, ami
all new pictures will be presented
hereafter.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-09-25
Ansley & Wooltex.
0UITMAN TO ERECT BIG
BANK OF SIX STORIES
Sky-SCraper For HustIiOg
Georgia Town.
lspecial to Times-Recorder.l

Quitman, Ga, Sept. 24-Plans have
been accepted for the big First Ma
tional Bank building here, which will
cost 100000 and will be one of The
dnest and most modern business build
ings in Soutn Georgia, 1t will be six
stories high, of steel and reinforced
concrete. The first story of Georgia
granite.
The interior finish will be extremely
handsome, with marble wainscotings
and other beautiful and costly effects.
The first floor will be occupied by the
bank tie second to be a mezzanin1
floor with the bank offices directors
room, vaults etc.
The third floor will be occupied by
the South Georgia Railroad Co.
The building will be steam heated
with electric elevator, private tele-
phone system and every feature ol
modern office buildings. TIE roof viii
be arranged for roof garden. Bids are
to be in by Oct. 20 and work will be-
gin on the building at once.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-09-25
HOkE SMITH TO SPEAK
AT FAIRS IN STATE.
GOV.- .-EIeCt Will Address
Audiences.
Especial to Times-Recorder.)

Atlanta Ga, September 24-Goy-
ernor-elect Hoke Smiths has accepted
several invitations to make speeches
in various parts of the state during
the months of October and November.
If possible, he will defer his con-
templated business trip to New York
until November with a view to spend
ng al of the next month in Geor-
gia.
The goyernor-elect has agreed to
make speeches at the Gordon county
fair, at Calhoun; Chattooga county
fair, at Summerville; Brooks county
fair, at Quitman; Coffee county fair
1t Douglas In addition he has accept
ed invitations to attend the unveiling
of Confederate monuments at Hamil-
tom in Harris county, and Waycross
in Ware county.