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The Detroit times., 1911-03-04
Canada Will Make Trade
Plan Open Offer to D. S.

OTTAWA. Ont. March -..---Csnada
VIII stand pat' on the reciprocity
ofer. No matter what action the
United States may take. the Dominica
parliament viii pass the agreement
as reached at Washington and Win
permit II to stand as an open olIer
to the United States.
It was said on the highest author
ity today that there will be no changes
made. While John M. Foster, consul
general to Canada from the United
States Is now In Washington to report
personally on reciprocity conditions
as they have come under his observa-
tion II is said none Of the Dominion
cabinet win 60 TO Washington to fur.
ther discus the subject. The consin6
visit to the American capitol Of Mac'
kenxie King, labor commissioner, q
10 pointed out, IN In connection win
his pet law against combines and NJ
|no connection with reciprocity.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-04
CARS TIED UP oY
BROKEN W|DE|
Many People Late Tor Wsrk - -
suit Of Accident q
woodward.

Thousands Of Dstroit's ersat orI1)
OF ONCE and shop workers, who G1
to work at o'clock, were force c.
walk part way and make excuses c.
their superiors Saturday morniu~
when the trolley wire on the Woo1
ward line got out OF order.
Two guy wires snapped at TIE 6oxn6
time, and long section OF woro w11
dropped on the track, where Il 0x6 <
cd fireworks and burned long grove
In the asphalt pavement. The c0r@
were running at closest schedule. on6
q line or them was backed up from
the park TO a point above Bagg4t
In q few minutes. M
Those who had no idea OF the mum
Der or people moved by the street
railway when they saw them carrio1
by In tightly.packed cars, were anae-
ed at the mass OF pedestrians that
streamed down the avenue.
The break was fxed remporarfly
by the repair gang, and cars Were
run by with the trolleys pulled down.
The Elizabeth-st. ~" put In for Ello'
week, was put into use, aud part ~
the cars were turned around and
sent back, the passengers being g1v4
en- carto-car transfers.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-04
MARRIED At z,
Goes TO SCHOOL
Cincinnati Girl Il Anxious To Com
plete Her Education--Has
Proved Apt Pupil.

CINCINNATI, O., March 4.--When
Carmella Altimari Stump had sounded
her words and done" her arithmetic
tables and played the handkerchief
game for exercise and done all the
other pleasant things which are part
Of the daily routine Of the jackson
school primary grade she marched In
line with her other little companions
yesterday and went home-where her
husband was waiting for her.
For Carmella, twelve-year-old pupil
of the first grade at jackson school, Is
one and the same person as Mrs. Car
mella Stump, wife Of Frank Stump,
nineteen, to whom she was married.
Both are Italians who came to this
country two years ago.
Now the question arises, can little
Carmella continue to attend school In
the baby grade or does her marriage
disqualify her?
The twelve-year-old child wife lives
with her husband, her father, mother
and three other children on the fourth
The Detroit times., 1911-03-04
KNOCKS PARCELS POST PLAN.
Senate Strikes Out Provision Provld
lnq $4,000 For Experiment.

WASHINGTON, March 4.--Plans OF
the postoffice department for the es-
tablishment of a parcels post system
as an experiment. were defeated last
night when the senate on a point OF
order raised by Senator Bailey OF
Texas, struck from the postoffice ap-
preparation bill an item OF $4,000 de-
signed 10 put into effect the proposed
system on April 1.
The plan contemplated the trans
portation in the mails OF packages not
exceeding III pounds in weight, con.
tanning no matter OF the first class
and no matter declared by law TO be
unmailable. Such transportation was
designed to be upon such rural mail
routes as the postmaster general
might prescribe. II was proposed to
report the result of the experiment. te
congress at its next session. The
proposed experiment was designed to
discover the lowest rates OF postag &c
at which the postoffice department
could carry such parcels
The Detroit times., 1911-03-04

NEW YORK, March 4.-The price
OF coffee is still going up. II costs
more today than It did year ago;
more then than year before that.
Coffee Is the one food product that
has repealed the law of supply and
demand. Since the days when Joseph
cornered the grain crop OF Egypt, no
other national food corner was ef.
fectually kept up until Brazil with the
aid of American and European inter
ests cornered the worlds coffee.
Here We see the spectacle of cof-
fee prices advancing, while In the
Morgan-Rothschild warehouses 8,000,-
900 bags of coffee are penned up.
These stored up bags would make
something like $32, 800, 100000 cups of
coffee, or over 400 for each man, wo-
man and child In the United States.
The bags IL placed end to end would
girdle the earth and leave enough to
fence In the whole of the United
States. II spread out the beans would
cover the entire New England states.
This remarkable coffee situation
dates back to 1905, when the Brazilian
state of Sac Paulo had bumper crop
of 23,000,000 bags of coffee. The prices
threatened to drop below the bottom.
The American coffee trust, including
Arbuckle, Crossman & Sielsken and
others loane dSao Paulo several mil
lions to buy up her surplus crop and
thus prevent the drop in price.
= <SBfAxilian big business interests.
most of them foreigners, saw that
with increasing crops, coffee would,
in few years, sell at few cents q
pound. Brazil produces more than 80
per cent of the coffee sold in the
world America alone consumes over
z 100000 bags annually.
SO the government of Brazil started
It's famous attempt to corner the
market First IL limited the planting
of new trees: then 1t limited the ex-
port by placing heavy export duty
upon each bag taken out Of the coun-
try.
For two years Brazil tottered under
her load, while try as best she could
she couldn't keep the crops down to
a high-price level. The government
was buying the surplus each year un-
til the money gave out. Then she cali
ed in j. Pierpont Morgan OF Wall-st.
and Rothschild & Son of Europe.
Several European financial institu-
tions came across with the balance Of
a $75,000,000 Brazilian loan. Morgan's
interests were the only American
money represented. The biggest ware
house is in America; America uses
more coffee than any other country.
The Morgan -Rothschild combination
took the task OF the Brazilian gov
ernment's shoulder in 1909, but at a
good stiff price. They insisted that
Brazil go even farther toward regu-
lating the coffee production. In ad-
dition to the export tax Brazil now
charges a surtax of 81 upon every
bag over 10000, 900 exported from Sac
Paulo A committee OF seven men
regulate the shipments, prices and
quality OF coffee sent out OF Brazil.
Six OF these men represent the Nor
gan Rothschild combination; one the
government and the planta-
ton owners.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-04
ALBION ORATOR WINS.
Harry n. Young Takes First Honors
In State Contest.

YPSILANTI. Mich, March 4.--Har.
ry II. Young. of Albion. won first hon
ors in the state intercollegiate oratori-
cal contest here last night, there be
ing nine contestants. Young's subject
was: The Inevitable Change" This
is the fourth consecutive time Albion
college has won the honor Kenneth
Van Wagenen, OF NJ. A. c.. was award.
ed second honors with his Grafton on
The Newer Justice"
In the women's contest. held yester.
day afternoon. Lillian Treadwell OF
Ypsilanu Normal was awarded first
honors with her. Strangers In Our
Midst" Second honors went 70 Sig
rid Johnson. her subject being. The
Carnage OF Peace"
More than 600 students and friends
from the various coileves were pres
ent at the contest and attended the
intercollegiate supper In the Normal
gym
The Detroit times., 1911-03-04
ADVERTISING TALKS.
WRITTEN BIZ
WILLIAM G. FREEMAN.
No 67d

The MERCHANTS ASSO-
CITATION of Little Rock, Arkan-
sas, persuaded the town council
of their city to pass an ordin-
ance to PREVENT FRAUD
AND IMPOSITION IN THE
SALE OF GOODS, WARES
AND MERCHANDISE, which
provided a punishment upon
conviction Of a fine not less than
$25 and not more than $1OO.
Last December a firm that
travels from one city to another
rented a store in Little Rock and
advertised what they termed a
RAILROAD WRECK SALE"
claiming in their advertisements
tcontinsed On Page rweive.)
The Detroit times., 1911-03-04

J. ]. Crumley Is the most posted
man in the United States. He ought
to be, for during four years he has
done little but examine posts
fence posts. He has petted and
patted and tested and tabulated ex.
actly 30,l60 fence posts. That wins
him the title Of champion fence
poster.
Mr.. Crumley is assistant In for
estry at. the Ohio station. He sight
ed the serious aspect Of the fence
post question. while other people
were still killing OF their promising
saplings for posts without thought
Of the morrow. just as they had
done for generations. He saw that
fence post material wasn't mex
haustible. He investigated posts
from Ohio to Texas and back again.
in all stages and ages, sizes and
sections. -
The result Is the first practical
table of vital statistics" relative to
fence posts.
Perhaps the most startling and
unexpected fact brought out by this
investigation is that establishing
the status Of catalpa as a post tim
ber. 1t has come to be generally
believed that catalpa ranks as q
prince Of post timbers. The federal
department of agriculture has pub
The Detroit times., 1911-03-04

floor OF tenement at S22 w. Fifth-st.
She was washing dishes when her
opinion In the matter was asked.
II was ready to pass. Want to go
back" said the child matron, tears
glistening In her dark eyes.
at Is the custom I'm our country to
marry early. Next year they will
both go back over there said the ia.
Their
The serious face. OF the child be
came even more overcast when she
heard this statement. II want to go
to school. like the teacher" she
murmured.
Carmella has proved an apt pupil,
and was about to be promoted. Supt.
Dyer has not yet fully decided what
he will do.
Il think that the child's education
must be provided for, marriage or
not" he stated. Perhaps, howevo a
this can be done best In another
class" Carmella may go TO night
school with her husband.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-04
WOMEN, BE SURE TO
REGISTER NEXT MONDAY

There will be general regis
tration Monday, March 8, for
men and women who have not
previously registered. Those
not registered will not be able
to vote In the election OF April
3, unless they are III or out OF
the city next Monday. In which
case they may swear In their
votes on election day.
II is particularly urged that
every woman who desires 10
vote In the election % school
inspectors In the first eight and
the Seventeenth wards. and thus
aid I'm giving the school board
ring a black eye. register next
Monday. Even though some
women may believe they are
entitled TO vote as the result Of
previous registration they win
remove all doubt by getting
their names on the list Mon
day. In fact women should
register In every ward 90 AZ to
be eligible 10 vote n vacancies
occur In the school board.
Women who own property and
who are thus entitled TO vote on
bonding propositions must Sc
10 II that they are registered IN
a special book provided for this
purpose az wen as In the gen
erai list OF electors Registra-
ton in the special book alone
VIII not do az these names win
not n transferred to the Gsnr
: erai st
BooShs win be open from 3 -.
the nlprninx until $40 - -
evening"
The Detroit times., 1911-03-04
PUBLIC FUNDS USED
RECKLESSLY IN TOLEDO
PayroIIs Padded, over-Payments Made
and other Juggling Found
BY Examiners.

TOLEDO, March 4.-Officeholders
were reckless with Toledo funds, &C.
cording TO the report of three state
examiners, who have been at work
nearly three years. The report was
made public yesterday. The total Of
findings for recovery by the prosecut-
ing attorney is $505.506.60 from Jan.
l, 1906, to No. 1, 1909.
Use OF fictitious names on city pay
rolls, adding. over-payment Of police
and firemen and paying for things
over and over again are among the
charges made. Members OF the park
commission. city auditor, solicitor and
two clerks Of council are among these
against whom findings were returned
The greater part Of the sum due
the city 10 accounted for IN q trans
fer OF funds. There was paid into the
city treasury $492,154.14 by the Toledo
Railway & Light Co. This sum, In.
stead OF going into the sinking fund,
as prescribed by law, was used for
current expenses. II was distributed
In various funds. BY this means, the
tax levy for expenses was kept low,
while the sinking fund levy scared.
Fhohi thCiG 10 nCiu uut tuS
city In cash $13,442.52.
Against two clerks of the council
the reported findings of more than
$4,000. Books OF the former board of
public service and park board, the re-
port states, show pay roll padding OF
$3,0S6 and 1864, respectively. Similar
fraud, II is charged, was perpetrated
In the street cleaning and garbage de-
partments.
illegal payments amounting to $780,
3S1.55 are reported Most Of these,
the report states, were made I'm eva
sion Of the law providing that no con-
tract for more than $500 can be let
without competitive bidding. Postage.
pencils and stationery were bought
to the extent of s4,46S.76, "far in ex-
cess OF the amount necessary" the
report declares. Money expended for
car care by city employees is given at
S4,709.18. which Is held excessive.
Toledo city councilmen take excep-
tion to expense bills OF the examiners
especially $4,000 for hotel and eating
accounts.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-04

Statehood for Arizona and New
Mexico.
Submission to the states of a con
stitutional amendment for an income
tax. '... t..g ..
Publicity of campaign contributions
In national and congressional cleo
tions. '...@
A $20,00O,0 900 bond issue to provide
funds for completion Of existing ir
rigation projects.
A bureau OF mines.
Authorization by statute for execu
tive Withdrawals OF land from the
public domain.
Fertilization Of the Panama canal
The Appalachian-Whit Mountain
Forest reserve bill.
Ratification by the senate Of new
treaty with Japan.
A bill to prevent white slavery.
Several of the policies urged by the
executive since his induction into OF.
fce on March 4, 1909, have not been
enacted, and now with a Democratic
house, stand small chance Of ever be.
ing written on the statute books.
Among these are:
Reform in judicial procedure, SO as
to hasten final determination OF liti.
cation.
Limitation Of the injunction.
Ship subsidy.
The Mccall bill, for reciprocity with
Canada, went through the house, and
failed in the senate.
Aside from the legislative accom-.
plishments Of the sixty-first congress.
the two years of the Taft admins.
tration have been marked with in.
cidents that will go down in history.
A Democratic house has succeeded
a Republican majority for the first
time in sixteen years.
A new non-partisan movement for
clean government, for and by the
people without the party boss, has
had it's inception and growth.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-04
TARIFF BOARD BILL
PASSES SENATE IN
EXCITING SESSION
Nlibuster Is Successfully Kept Up
During Early Morning by Owen
Against Ratification Of Constitu-
tion for New Mexico.
Vote on Tariff Commission Is Taker
by Agreement and Measure
Now Becomes Law.

WASHINGTON, March -4.=Presi.
dent Taft's permanent tariff board
bill was passed by the senate at $3.50
today by a vote Of 81 to 20. and will
now become q law as II has been ap-
proved by the house.
The roll was called while Gore
(Dem., Okla was speaking. He had
tried to offer an amendment. but
Vice-President Sherman sent the
steam roller over him in spite Of the
appeal OF Democratic leaders. Gore.
Il Is understood, wished to offer the
Canadian reciprocity agreement as
an amendment. He continued to speak.
though declared out OF order, and his
voice confiicted with that OF the clerk.
Gore apologized for interfering with
the unanimous agreement to vote at
$3.50.
Senator Bailey Dem. Tex de-
cllned to vote, serving notice that he
believed the roll was improperly
called while Gore was appealing for
recognition. Stone dem. Mo- moved
TO reconsider the vote, but a motion
by Lodge (Rep., Mass.) to table the
Stone motion was adopted. So to 22.
After considerable wrangling a recess
until 10 o'clock was taken.
BY filibuttering from a. m. until s
o'clock, Senator Owen Dem.. Okla
today prevented the ratification Of the
conservative constitution of New
Mexico and the admission Of the ter
ritory as a state.
Senator McCumber (Rep., N. d. and
Root REP, N. W early today pre-
vented the senate from considering
the house apportionment bill. provid-
ing for an increase OF membership
from 391 to 430. 1t was declared dead.
When the last day of the Sixty-First
congress dawned, both houses had
been In session almost continuously
since Friday morning, the only breaks
being brief recesses. Formal adj
journment and re-convening was
gone through ut a. m, to establish
the Legislative day" Of March
fourth. 2
Some parliamentarians alleged that
by the adjournment the retiring SEN
ators legislated themselves out OF Of
fce, as their terms expired at IL
o'clock midnight, March 8, but little
attention was paid to the matter.
Senator Beveridge (Rep., IndD.
though some of the leaders believed
he was at that moment an ex-senator.
opened the debate on the permanent
. tariff board at a. m. 1t was Bev.
eridge's last speech in the senate, and
1t was on one Of his favorite topics.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-04

lished reports ranking the catalpa
very high.
But the tale of the 30,160 posts
puts catalpa just above chestnut
with white cedar, mulberry, red ce-
dar, locust and Usage orange all
ranking higher, in ascending scale az
named.
There are fences standing today
with Usage orange posts that were
set so years ago, and 100 per cent OF
those parts are still sound. Usage
orange takes the palm.
But remember says DR.. Crumley,
that when you have said that Usage
orange Is the best available post tim
Der, all has been said that can be said
for Usage orange. Catalpa, on the 9TH
er hand, Is not only a very fair post
timber, but II Is valuable for many
other things. II makes fine finishing
lumber, the very best of fork and rake
handles, and excellent baseball bats.
Usage orange, known as "bois
dare In the southwest, where 1t Is
native, is the prickly little tree
used in the country for hedges. IL
Is extremely elastic and durable.
It's French name means literally
wood for the bow When well
seasoned 1t far outclasses the
toughest white oak In the matter
OF elasticity and durability under
great strain.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-04
POSTMASTER FOUND DEAD.

POTTERvILLE, Mich, March A.
Postmaster Nelson o. Merritt OF this
village was found dead, late yester-
day afternoon upon the floor Of the
rear room OF his ofice building.
There were no marks OF violence
upon the body and the circumstances
point to sudden death from heart
disease. Mr.. Merritt had evidently
been stricken as he was about TO
light the gas, falling over upon his
back. Mr.. Merritt was 66 years old
and veteran of the civil war.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-04
MASONIC TEMPLE scoRcHeo.

MARINE CITY, Mich, March A.
Fire broke out In Masonic temple
about $3.50 yesterday afternoon In the
floors between partitions. and the Ma
pictures Of old members that money
could not replace. The Eastern Star
lodge also suffered loss. A. b. Mul-
lens confectionery store. underneath
the hall was badly damaged by the
food of water
The Detroit times., 1911-03-04
What Congress Has Done
During Taft's Term

WASHINGTON, March Ain the
two years OF the administration OF
President Taft. the following program
Of legislation has been enacted:
The Payne-Aldrich tari law.
The railroad rate law. creating a
commerce court and revivifying the
act TO regulate commerce.
Postal savings banks.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-04
THEY ARE FIRST AIR SCOUTS
lNACTION ON MEXICAN BORDER

LAREDO. Tex. March 4.-Dodging
back and forth over the international
border isn't 30 easy now for the spry
Mexican insurrectos. since Uncle
Sans irst scout aeroplane came into
active service. This latest and big
gest OF the Wright biplanes. loaned
the government by Robert Collier,
carries two men easily, one to oper-
ate and the other to scout. and IL
capable Of 200-mile sustained flight
The Detroit times., 1911-03-04

Aviator Phil Parmelee. especially
commissioned lieutenant in the
First army aviation corps and Lieut..
B. ID. Foulois are the two men seen
In the picture. ready for a flight along
the border from Laredo to Eagle Pass.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-04
WHY COFFEE
COSTS MORE
Here's Story Of National Corner
That Brazil Has Engineered With
Assistance Of Outside Interests.
FACTS ABOUT COFFEE.

It's native to Abyssinia and
Arabia.
Trees grow Is to 20 feet high.
Leaves are evergreen and
leathery; flowers, white; ber-
ries, dark-scarlet.
The grounds are nutritious;
Asiatic people eat them.
Americans consume over nine
pounds year per capita.
A cup of coffee contains SO
per cent water and 2 per cent
nutritive material.
Roasted coffee beans contain
l per cent water and IA per
cent fat; cereal substitutes
about 6 per cent water and 31s
fat.
Trees yield first crop In third
year and live about 40 years.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-04
Pearye VIII ee, Reward.

WASHINGTON. March 4-Civil
Engineer Robert f. Peary. has receiy-
ed his long deferred reward. BY a
vote of 154 to 3 the house passed a
senate bill which proposes to retire
Peary with the rank and pay OF rear
admiral and to extend TO him the
thanks OF congress, which carries
with Il the privilege Of the senate and
house chambers.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-04
SUPREME COURT.

LANSING, MICH, March 4.-The
supreme court yesterday heard the
following cases: Leopard vs. Michigan
Central Railroad Co.; Van Dyke vs.
Mccormack; Carpenter vs. Lennane
The remaining three cases on the
docket were ordered placed at the
head OF the April docket. Court ad.
journed until Monday, when the ar
guments heretofore will be taken up
The Detroit times., 1911-03-04
NEW coRPoRATIoNs.

LANSING, Mich, March 4.-The fol-
lowing companies have filed articles
OF Incorporation with the secretary
OF state: The weis-van Wormer Co..
Monroe, $4,000; the r. G. b. Judd
Co.. Muskegon, increase from $4,000
to $4,000; the Poole Island Trap
Rock Co., Detroit and Poole Island
SIC. boo: principal stockholders. James
NJ. Young and Francis Hilton.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-04
AustrsIIa's Governor General to Quit

EMELBOURNE, Australia, March
At is announced today that the
Earl Of Dudley will retire az Cover.
nor-general OF Australia, next July,
He win be succeeded by Lord Den
ham.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-04

Polished wood buttons of cloth ana
silk colorings are In great favor for
the useful dreadnought coats.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-04
TO BAR LIQUOR.
State Fair Board Takes Extra IRE
cautions 70 Prevent Sale.

NO alcoholic beverages OF any kind
will be sold on the state fair grounds
this year. The business committees
of the fair management, in meeting,
Friday afternoon, decided that the
restaurant privileges under the grand
stand should not be let in the future
to any one holding state or federal
liquor license, thus precluding the
possibility of liquor being sold open
ly. at least, by the lessee. Last fall
temperance people complained that
near beer" was sold over the grand
stand counter.
For the convenience OF the public,
the ID. U. r. has agreed to build =
waiting room on the north side Of the
loop, outside Of the grounds, and an
interurban station IL to be provided
on Woodward-ave., where the cars
turn into the fair grounds.
Part OF the second floor of the
motor hall will be given up this year
TO an electrical display.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-04

Velvet, satin and tulle give the new
note to neck nxings, though thsy are
seemingty fncongruous and hinsuit-
able after several seasons of net and
lace.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-04

Patent Applications nied by Barsnes
The Detroit times., 1911-03-04

UMBRELLAS AZ Aiesa.asr = @.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-04

Express w.gons--Main or cssy-sa
The Detroit times., 1911-03-04

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