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The Detroit times., 1911-03-21
DR.. WASHINGTON SAYS
ATTACK WAS UNCALLED FOR
Says He Was Looking For Auditor Of
Tuskegee institute When Car
penter Assailed Him.

NEW YORK, March 20-ChargeC
with assault on Booker t. Washing
ton. the Negro educator. Albert VI
rich, carpenter, was arraigned IL
the West Side police court today. vi
rich, who is white, insisted that Wash
ington had been lettering In the hall
way Of his home, No. liz West Sixty
third-st.. that he had spoken to his
wife and that he, installing the foun
der OF Tuskegee for "Peeping Tom
had beaten him. When Washington
fed through Central Park West, vi.
rich pursued him and beat him more
. before policeman took the pair to a
police station.
DIR. Washington today made a de-
tailed explanation of his presence in
the house on West Sixty-third-st He
said that he had run when attacked
by Ulrich because he was much
larger man than he, and he feared be-
ing murdered"
II had gone to this house to find
ID. c. Smith, auditor of Tuskegee in
stftute," said Washington, but I did
not recall the name OF the family he
was visiting, neither was | quite sure
OF the address. was looking at
the names on the letter boxes when
8 1 was assaulted"
DIR. Washington was suffering con-
siderably from his injuries today. His
scalp was cut In two places, his right
ear was split. and his face was badly
bruised.
Mrs. Ulrich accompanied her hus-
band to court and said she would be
witness In his defense.
Il can't understand why the charge
against my husband was entertained
and his charge against this man
thrown out. am the cause of it all.
The first time went out OF our house
last night, this man Washington was
in the vestibule. Fifteen minutes later
II came back and when went out the
second time he addressed me-"
DR.. Washington said he had not
spoken to Mrs. Ulrich at all There
are no Negroes living in the house in
which the assault was committed.
Ulrich was held by Magistrate Cor
nell I'm $1,000 bail for examination to-
morrow.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-21
UNION STOCK YARDS.
CLEVELAND.
PRODUCE.

The produce market yielded but little
this morning OF interest 10 buyers
There is an abundant supply OF fresh
vegetables and an excellent demand
but there were no receipts OF poultry
calves, etc, and very few eggs on the
early deliveries. Some dealers were
Elgin butter market today. but opinion
was not unanimous. For some reason
there has been a scarcity OF strawber-
ries for the past day or SO Prices
here have not been advanced as Yet,
but are looking higher
AppIes-Greenings $3.50; Baldwins
S4.5OG06: Steers red. s6@6.5O per Dbl
Bsnanas-Good shipping stock. sl6J
9225.
Bean.-Dried Lima. So a &c per 10.
CeIcry-Florida, ~. 25 a. ESQ per crate.
Csuiinower - California. s22bWZ75
PEE Observation-Disclosures hats, old. i50Isc;
late made. l3U 14c; York state HATS.
old. l6d1sc: late made. ;3Wl4c; do
nestle Swiss. 1s4 zoe; black Swiss. 10
burger. I40I7c. brick cheese. l41s "
Ice.
Cranberries = Late Howes $40 per
pn;e.wPersisn. 50sc per Id; Fards.
t0ihHllc per ID.
Dressed Calves - Fancy. Io0llc 10:
common. SnSc per 10.
Finnnn Hnddies-Sia ~ &c per 10.
Figs-Imported.- new. l1Qt6c per 10;
California. 35c per Id.
FRESH VEGETABLE. = cueu i,i6' nat nat
house. f2a1Sc ID: head lettuce, 81. $50
hamper; radishes. dollhouse, goa 25c.
green pepper. coo Do" basket car
rots. soc per bu; rutapagas. 4Oc per bu,
Su: tnrnIps. sos per bu; tomatoes. s.
basket crates, So, soc basket. pie
plant. 40a4 5c bunch; spinach, S1l5
per hamper; green beans. s3.5O94 per
The Detroit times., 1911-03-21
FIRE DEPARTMENT BUSY.
Series Of Small BIazes Keeps LAD
dies" On the Jump.


dies" On the Jump.
Fire visited the grocery store and
dwelling of John Leug, No. l01 Till.
man-ave.. early Monday morning Mr..
Leug and members OF his family were
driven 10 the street. but no one was
injured. The building. which was
owned by William Daley, No. 1872
Twcntieth-st., is damaged TO the ex-
tent of $500.
A defective chimney caused a $500
fire in the double fiat at No. l20-122
Twenty eighth-st., Sunday. The fats
were occupied by John Schofield and
Henry .Tzsrup.
The National Candy Co, Nos. 37-45
Woodbridge east. suffered $4,000
loss, Sunday night. The damage was
confined TO the shipping room.
ID. j. Cheyne, immigration officer,
discovered a fire in the factory of the
STANDARD Paint e. Varnish Co, on
Crawford-ave., Windsor. early Mon
day morning. Hard work by the fire
department held the blaze in check.
The damage IL 81 500
The Detroit times., 1911-03-21
TRY TO BLOW UP HOME.
Black Hand Flends Again At Work.
Latest Attempt Is Failure.

After an unwonted inactivity of sey.
eral days, Detroit BLACK Hand" rep.
resentatiyes created "a stir, Sunday
night, by attempting TO blow mp the
home OF John Lurito, wholesale frui:
dealer. who lives at No. 346 Cham.
plalnrst. The Lucito house and the
home OF Mrs. Mary Proctor, No. $50
Champlain-st, were both damaged by
the explosion, and frightened inmates
scurried to the street
Lucito has been the recipient o.
several extortionate letters and these
have been turned over to the police
The police are hard at work, but
seem to have no clues upon which &C
work
The Detroit times., 1911-03-21
CHICAGO GRAIN LETTER.

NeppTIeu TOT The Times BY TaIne,
Weber a. Co. March 20:
There was early buyfng OF wheat on
unfavorable crop reports from west :
ern kansas John lnglis sent rather
Ties north or Wichita. Much OF the
wheat bought on early bulge sold out
on reaction. Decrease in Minneapolis
bushels Another cut OF zoe Is report
ed in spring wheat flour w r.. White,
OF Darrell 4 Co, just back from WI
chlta. says the portion OF Kansas he
crossed looks like a garden Northwest
elevator people are receiving com
plants OF dust storms from points IN
the spring wheat country. There has
been good buying OF May wheat at
times and considerable selling pressure
IN new crop months at the same time
The Detroit times., 1911-03-21

"Of all the music ~ the world, APP
plause is the sweetest TO the actress
ears says Vesta Victoria, the dis.
tinguished English singing come
dienne, who, with her company of in
ternational players, opens a week S
engagement in the Detroit opera
house, Monday evening IF il were
not for glory In the theatrical bust.
ness there would be few actresses. II
there were no such thing as applause
and there was no way to tell whether
you were being appreciated or not,
the ranks OF the profession would.
am confident, dwindle In "a very short
time. The fact that there is general
demonstration when the audience is
pleased is also very useful 10 an artis,
i'm getting an idea of what kind OF en-
tertainment is desired For instance
was very timid about doing any
character songs at first was accus
toned to singing all my songs in ;
severely proper evening gown, and
hesitated a long time before changing
my methods. But. reasoned, II
am portraying the character OF ser
want. why wouldn't II make the char
acter all the stronger II | dressed
Ike a slavey? After ! had banished
all my doubts. I did n that way and
found had the real idea at last"
The Detroit times., 1911-03-21
RUNAWAY BOYS NABBED,
Police Pick Up Pair Who skippe,
From Home IN Toledo.

John Meadon, rs years old. and
Earl Truman, &c. Toledo boys. were
picked up in the Michigan Central
railroad yards, Sunday night, and
brought to police headquarters. They
admitted running away from their
homes and beating their way to De
troll on q freight train.
Harry Pollock. IL years old. No.
I1e Naple-st., Is the Detroit repre-
sentative Of the Sabbsth Wanderlust
society He was captured in a local
lunch room All the boys will be sent
The Detroit times., 1911-03-21
BICYCLIsT STRUCK BY CAR.
Feared That Thomas Kraft ls-FataII
Injured.

Struck by a Michigan car at Ora
tiot and Van Dyke-aves., Monday
morning. as he was riding bicycle
across the tracks, Thomas Kraft, 20
years old, residing in Leesville, was
so badly injured that it is feared he
will die. He is in st. Mary's hos
pital with a fractured skull and other
crushing injuries.
Witnesses say Kraft was riding be
hind Mt. Clemens car and suddenly
crossed the tracks in the path of a
car bound in an opposite direction.
An auto patrol took him TO the hos
pital
The Detroit times., 1911-03-21
Col. Green Gets Many ProposaIs.

NEW YORK, March 1s.-The adj
mission that he might marry il the
right girl presented herself has
brought Col. Edward II. X. Green, son
OF Hetty Green. hundreds of propos-
ais They come from all sections.
Do any OF them want TO marry for
money? Why. the very idea.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-21
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. March 2O-Flour: Dull
and unchanged. Pork quiet; mess.
So, Lard. Dull; middle west spot,
trifugal. SO test. SO SO: muscovado, 50
test, sass: refined. frm. cut loaf SIS. go:
crushed. $3.50; powdered. $3.50; granu-
lated, $3.50. Coffee: Rio No ! on spot.
12%s dl2izc. Tallow. Dull: city, 6hc,
country. 81. g6+c. Hay: Firm: prime
sll0: No. 3, 721 n soc; clover. $50
y211c Dressed poultry: Weak: tur-
12@l6c; ducks. lsc. Live poultry:
steady; geese, 10c; ducks. sc; fowls.
is y c a Ice; turkeys. l3c: roosters, loo.
Cheese: Irregular; state milk. common
TO specials. so Ice. skins. common TO
specials, 34 lie: fun skins. 242iac
Butter Weak; receipts. 4,475. cream
cry extra, 24ac. state dairy tubs. Is a
24c: imitation creamery firsts. la Sc.
Eggs: Quiet. receipts. 2l.525: nearby
white fancy. 2lG22c. nearby mixed
fancy. 1SG 19c; fresh hrsts. liza zoe,
The Detroit times., 1911-03-21

WASHINGTON, March 20.--Ad.
jutant General Ainsworth today said
that limitations had lot been remov-
ed fDbm instructions 10 recruiting Of
ficeE and that his reports showed no
great increase of enlistments since
the Texas "Maneuvers" were ordered
He added. however, That the recruit.
ing officers are always busily engaged
in seeking men, and that the reports
are satisfactory
The Detroit times., 1911-03-21
TAFT TALKS WITH
O|Az AMBASSADOR
Says Whole Situation Will Be Dis.
cussed by Cabinet Tuesday, and
Statement May Be Issued.

MEXICO CITY. March 90
Minister OF Finance Jose Limsn-
tour, arrived here today and was
greeted at the train by a large
crowd, including many prominent
governmental officials. He went
at once to his home and will call
Upon President Diaz later.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-21
TOM L. JOHNSON BETTER.
Physicians Hold Out Little Hope Fol
His Ultimate Recovery

CLEVELAND. Ohio. March 20
Former Mayor Tom l.. Johnson, who
last week suffered severe relapse
following a long decline from cirrho-
sis OF the liver. was today greatly
improved lie slept nine hours last
night and was able today to take
solid nourishment Attending physi-
clans, however, still hold out little
hope for his ultimate recovery.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-21
LIVE STOCK.
EAST BUFFALO-Openinx
Dunning a stevens Live stock Report

EAST BUFFALO. y. Y. March 20
Cattle: Receipts. $50 cars: market.
slow. loc lower; export steers. 5000
steers, $5.s5 a rs; best LOO to 1900
Id. shipping steers, s5.40Q610; medium
and butcher steers. s525q5.65: light
trimmers, ,275G3.io; heifers, $3.50
0.es; feeding steers. st:40a5;25: stock
ers and springers, s35 80.
Hogs: Receipts. 50 cars, lower:
heavy. ;5g7Io: workers.. ,72507so;
Sheep: Receipts, 80 cars, higher. top
yeariings .5ssgsss. h wesSer. ' s. $50 Is a.
Ca Calves: ,sa Ss 80
EAST BUFFALO-CIose.
EAST BUFFALo, y. ". March 20
slow and lower; prime steers. 5000
$50; butcher grades, S525 $3.50; cows.
500 $50. Calves: Receipts, 1900 head:
market, slow and lower. Gull to choice.
S5.5O49. Sheep and lambs: Receipts.
1000 head: market, active and 15g csc
higher; choice lambs, $T47.25; Gull TO
fair, s5geI9' yearlings. IS. q 6 %
head; market. active and loo lower:
workers. 81 500 40; pigs. $3.50; mixed.
SI.l00T.20. heavy. s7.05I7i0; roughs.
s6qt.25; stays, s47595.25.
UNION STOCK YARDS.
UNION STOCK YARDS, CHICAGO.
March 20-Hogs: Receipts, $4,000
market. dull; mixed and butchers. So so
y $50. good heavy, S6.40D6.S0: rough
heavy. $64oqG65: light, S6.7Om7: pigs.
s650G7. Cattle: Receipts, $4,000; mar
ket, steady. beeyes, S515Q6S5; cows
and heifcrs. s260q5.s5; stockers and
feeders, s4G5.75; Texans. $4,000 60 /;
calves. s6.25 gs.5O. Sheep: Receipts.
81 1000; market. steady; native. S3W5.1O;
western. f3.25a5.l0: lambs. $5Q6.sO:
CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND. March 20.--Hogs: Re-
ceipts, $500; 10U25c lower: heayies,
SIS SOaT. mixed. y715; workers.. $3.50;
pigs and lights. 1925. Cattle: Re-
ceipts, 40 cars; steady TO Csc lower
Sheep and lambs Receipts, Is cars
$3.50 top. Calves Receipts. G5O; $3.50
top
The Detroit times., 1911-03-21
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

CHICAGO, March 20.--Butter: EX-
tras. 25c: hrsts. 2lc; dairy extras 2lc;
firsts. lSc. Eggs: Prime firsts. Is l2c
Cheese: Skins llla ml2c; young Am
ericas. 13L d131sc. Live poultry:
Fowls 13 y n l4c; ducks. Ice; geese. IL
m1ll2c
The Detroit times., 1911-03-21
BUTTER Nd EGGS.

Butter - Extras. 26c hrsts, csc:
dairy. Ice; packing stock. 1870 10.
Eggs-Current receipts, cases includ-
ed. Ice doz Receipts on Monday were
sSy cases
The Detroit times., 1911-03-21
NEW YORK MONEY,

NEW YORK, March 20-Money on
call. 2ia per cent. Time money, so
81. per cent for six months Bar sill
yer. London. 24ii pence; New York,
52Sc:. Demand sterling. si.ss.3o9
The Detroit times., 1911-03-21
Markets and Finance
Quotations by Hayd
March lk IQIIs

NC May and July corn OF &C. May
and July oats on &C. Provisions lower.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-21
THE ARMADA SAVINGS BANK.

The Armada Savings Bank OF A.
mada, Mich, having sold it's banking
house and transferred large part OF
Its business TO THE ARMADA STATE
BANK, and the stockholders of the said
Armada Savings Bank having voted TO
liquidate. notice OF which liquidation
has been duly given to TIE Commis-
sioner OF the Ranking Department OF
the State OF Michigan. now therefore
by authority OF the Board II Directors
NOTICE Is hereby given that all per,
sons having claims OF any kind against
said Armada Savings Bank are re-
qucsted 10 present their claims 10 the
Undersigned at the old banking houJe
or said bank, In Armada. Mich, on or
before March 3ath. 1911
Dated Jan. p, 1911
JAMES II. MCDONALD.
BERT G.. PRESTON
Liduidating Committee
The Detroit times., 1911-03-21
NEN YORK COTTON.
U. S. GOVT BONDS.

Bond quotations reported by Hayden.
stone & Co, March 20:
The Detroit times., 1911-03-21
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

an sales. a7s.sOO share
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-16
WANT TENNESSEE
 RIVER IMPROVED

Florence, November 15.-(Special.)-T Commercial club gave n smoker to tho prominent business men of Florence at the l.. r. hall recently in order to lay before them the conditions relative to the immediate opening of the Tennessee river for navigable purposes between Riyerton, which Is now the head of navlgation and the point to where the railroad bridge spans the river near Florence. MT. c. ". Ashcraft, the mayor, had a complete map of the river between the two points named and explained by following tho current where greatest Instructions were and estimating the cost of removal in such an exhaustive manner that the ead- ing business men grasped the situation thoroughly aind became enthusiastic over the proposed method of inducing the gov- eriment engineers 10 take up the work at once.
 An appropriation of $300,000 has been made 10 make navigation of the Tennes- see river at this point possible
 A committee was arranged to secure funds to meet the expenses of q delesa- ton to Washington 10 lay this matter be- lore the engineers. and induce them 10 commence work at an early date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-16
r. [. ST. JOHN MAY
 RUN FOR CONGRESS

Culman, November 15,-(special.)-IIon. r. E. St. John, one of Cullman's most prominent attorneys is being strongly urged by his friends to make the race for congressman from the state at large. MT. St. John has not yet given his con sent to do so, but has the matter under serious consideration, and it is believed that within a short time he will consent to make the race. In speaking of the matter MT. St. John said:
 "I have had many flattering induce ments to make the race for congressman from the state at large, as also I have been greatly encouraged to run In the primary for the nomination for Congress from the Seventh district I have not thoroughly made up my mind as to just what I shall do, however, in case l make the race for either place, l intend to make the fight of my life and intend to enter the campaign with a view to Win ning the victory"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-16
 MEET IN DECATUR Large Attendance at Meet ing of Alabama Synod.
 Dr. Webb Presides

Decatur, November 15.-(Speeial )-The Alabama synod met here this morning In the First Presbyterian church with Dr. Webb of Talladega as moderator There is a large attendance and much interest is being manifested in the meet ing.
 This morning the moderator appoint ed his various committees and during th4 day reports were received from these committees representing the various churches of the synod.
 During today's session able addresses were delivered by Dr. T. Whaling, pres ident of the Theological seminary at Co- Clumbia, S. C.; Dr. Brown of the Amer ican Bible society, and Dr. Chester of Nashville
 Tonight was devoted to a synodical communion service and a large congre- gation was in attendance.
 The weather is ideal and many peo- pie of the two Decaturs are attending these services.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-16
FOR REBUILDING
 < % OFRURAL SCHOOLS
Matter Discussed at the Meeting of the Lee County Trustees
 ait Opelika

Dpelilza, November 15.-(Special.)-Con- iderabe interest was aroused in the cake baking contest at a local grocer's, there being a large number of contestants. Prizes were awarded as follows: Mrs. E J. Sffrrms, first; Mrs. George r. liar lson, second; Mrs. Js g..: Glenn, third; Aass Kate Webb, fonffh.2 Another inter e5ting event was the contest at2Auburn tfie next day, the winners being Mrs. Will more first; Mrs. 1ngram,- second; Mrs. Thgpen, third.
 Mrs. B. B. Ross of Auburn, state pres ident of the Alabama U. D. C.. and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-16
MIR. A. c. M'MILLAN
 DIES IN SUMTER
Genuinely Loved and Admired Citizen Passes Away in Livingston
 Yesterday

g Livingston. November 15.-(Special) )-- MT. A. C. McMillan, thc most genuinely loved and admired citizen of Sumter county, died at his home in Livingston "Wednesday morning at o'clock. MT. Me Milan has been in bad health for the past two years and has been confined to his bed for several weeks, the end hav- ing been momentarily expected since last Saturday Interment will be at Brewers vile Thursday morning at II o'clock. MT. McMilan was 5S years old and had never married
 For many years MT. McMillan was in the mercantile business and he organized the bank of McMllan & Co.,, the first bank in Sumter county. His agricultural interests are among the largest in Sum- ter and for many years been called the best man in the county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-16
BALDWIN CONTAINS
 VALUABLE SOIL

Bay AIinette November 15.-(Special.) )- The United States bureau of agriculture's bureau of soils is sending out the latest and best soil survey of Baldwin county that has ever been gotten up for the county and settles authentically all dis putes regarding the various soils and uses thereof in the various parts of the county
 The total acreage of the various soils in the county reaches 1t0l4,40o, of which amount the far. greater proportion is tilabe The county is given as being 72 miles long and from 20 to 30 miles wide Bay Minette is found to be the highest point on any railroad in the coun- ty being 2GS feet. with Perdido station, Loxley. Robertsdae, Summerdale and Foley each falling below the county seat in their height above sea level. The rer- ritory north of Bay Minette which is known as the central divide and from which elevation the land slopes both ways includes much broken land through which many streams pass. To the south of Bay Minette and along the divide is run the Bay Minette and Fort Morgan road, the land slopng with the southern trand of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-16
PRETTY WEDDING
 IN GREENSBORO
Miss Lily Christian Becomes. the Bride of MT. J.eA-. Hines Wednesday


 : Greensboro November 15.--(Special.)- )- This afternoon at o'clock marriage of usunusal interest was solemnized in the Methodist church, the Rev. R. A. Moody pronouneing impressively the ceremony uniting MT. James Alexander Hines of Lafayette ana Miss Lily Christian of this place.
 The church was beautifully decorated with palms and chrysanthemums. Pre- ceding the ceremony Mrs. Thomas F. Knight sang most effectively, 70 Fair, o Sweet and Holy" and +'Without Thee"
 Miss McMillan, organlst, rendered Men, delssohn's wedding march, while the ush- CTS were J. J. Christian, Theodore Jack, C. T. Stollenwerck, E. s. Jack, F. D. Gulley and Lewis Turpin.
 MT. John Denson of OpelilSa was best man, and the brides only attendant was her sister, Miss Grace Christian, who was maid of honor.
 She wore a white serge gown trimmed with Irish lace and carried a cluster of yellow chrysanthemums. The bride, Typical southern girl, was attended by her uncle, Judge w. O. Christian who gave her in marriage. She wore a smart and dainty gown Of white silk marquisette over satin, garnitufed with rose point lace and hand embroidery. picture hat of white beaver with band of ostrich feathers was most becoming, and she carried a shower of brides roses and lilies of the valley.
 MT. and Mrs. Hines left on the evening train for bridal trip, after which they will he domiciled in their pretty new home at Lafayette.
 Among the out of town guests at the wedding Mrs s. II. Oliver and Miss May Oliver of Lafayette, sisters of the groom; Dr. and Mrs Dickinson, Messrs. Denson and Hollingsworth of Opelilxa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-16
.CULLMAN ANXIOUS
 FOR AN ELECTION

Cullman, November 15.-(Special)-lt is said that when the checking of the peti- tion calling for an election on the local op tion question has been completed, that it will be found to contain sufficient num- Der of signers to warrant the calling of an election. It is estimated that the pe- tition will contain more than l401 quali- fled electors, more than 200 above the re- quired number to make the 45 per cent of the qualified voters taking the last gen eral election d basis
 1t is not officially announced as yet, but it is stated on good authority that the election will be called and held on the 23d of December two days before Christi mas day.