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The Detroit times., 1911-09-09
ODDS AND ENDS
FROM THE WIRES

HUNNEWELL, Kas.-It cost $40 for
Hunnewen people to learn they can't
play cards on Sunday while Mrs. Ella
Wilson, In mayor. Four young men
were fined $40 each because they
thought they could
NEW YoRK-There win be no hell
cafes" In New York. The secretary
Of state refused to permit the hell
certificate OF incorporation to be 10
sued.
PITTSBURG, PA panic started
In a nickelodeon when q chunk Of plas
ter fell from the ceiling. but Police
man Benson laughed 80 loudly at the
mad scramble that the audience for
got the scare.
KITTANNr10. Pa.-Saying he wish
ed to be tried and acquitted by jury
George Golden, who shot and killed
his wife, thinking she was burglar
demanded that he be indicted for muir
der.
BALTIMORE-Because they spent
30 much money for trinkets abroad
that they could not pay the duties
Masses Annie, Marie and Carrie Schue
Ter were released, promising to pay
later.
CTuCAGO-Mrs. Jennie Dill and
Mrs. Rose westernen. clairvoyants
Razed into the crystal for the last time
and predicted they would do no more
necromancing. The Judge accepted
the prophecy.
CHICAGO-A big dog with a wire
around him and an ''in bond" tag on
his collar IL held at the customs house
The Detroit times., 1911-09-09


and who was in
surging out there
In the tall grass
when most OF the
rest of us were
still clinging to the
belief that the G.
o. p. was respon-
sible for the sun
shine-all except
those who thought
the De m ocratic
platform regulated
the annual fall of
rain. In those days
II was rich sport
to make fun OF the
9 Q n a tors long
beard. That was
The Detroit times., 1911-09-09
HE'S A GOOD FELLOW, "BUTp
By J. Fred Jennings.

met a man the other day
"a friend. you askf No, just pass
erby.)
'How's Bill?" l asked with question
ing look.
"oh. Bill? He's doing fairly well.
But"
passed along and wondered why
This man should answer me that
way,
For Bills man who has some fall
ings, tho
His virtues are az golden and as pure.
In cleric's garb. in cap or bell
We find those men who're prone 70
tell
or virtues all their own, as well
AS damning others by faint praise,
with IFS" and BUTTS" and other
phrase
Cursed with the wire Of hell.
Let those who live In house of glass
Cast not a stone for fear 1t pass
Through their own house,
But rather Cake HIM by the hand,
The finest fellow In the land.
No IFS" or BUTTS" be on the
square;
Don't knock. but boost and boost for
fair.
The angel death came by one day
And took the BUTTS" along the way.
And when they reached the golden
shore
They found, alas, they were too late
To gain admittance through the gate.
Saint Peter viewed the motley
throng
with stern disdain. for not among
The carrion crew was there drop OF
heavenly dew,
OF charity. or love for fellow men.
These words they heard with trem-
bling fear:
no IFS or BUTTS can enter here
Below with youi"
The Detroit times., 1911-09-09
av IupcE r. M. wANAMAkER.


(Ohio IL In the midst Of battle
over the selection Of delegates for
constitutional convention. Progress
sives of all parties are lined up to
] fight for an up-to-date constitution
| providing for the initiative, the refer
endum and the recall. All the stand
pat leaders OF the state. backed by
the big money interests. are fighting
to secure new constitution as reac'
tionary as may be. Judge Wanamak
er, who writes this article, is one OF
the leaders on the progressive side.
The rights named in the Declare
ton of Independence are purely per
sonal-"Life. Liberty. and the Pursuit
Of Happiness" Neither the word
property" nor the word corpora
ton" is mentioned in the Declaration
nor In the original Constitution
Some Of you may be surprised 81
that.
For half a century the ]. p. Nor
gans and their kind have sought by
legislative act, executive order and
judicial Interpretation to insert these
words property" and corporation,
not to an equal but to a supreme
place In our fundamental law.
And this Ia the contest Of today.
Under the original plan OF govern
ment which I'VE, the people" estab
lished, there was the enactment OF
law by public assembly and by repre-
sentatives, the execution OF law b.
mayors, governors and presidents and
the Interpretation of law by the peo
pies Observation-Disclosures and
ma gistrates.
| The whole progressive movement
10 not one to destroy representative
government, but to preserve and pro
mote II and to make 1t truly represen
tative of the peoples will.
There has been recognized Tho
right to petition-which is not obliga
tory upon the officers addressed; the
right to impeach-which Is a recall
but which IL uncertain, technical anc
rarely effective, and the right to in
vestigate, which Ii really no remedy
and has degenerated into white
wash"
That these ways are wholly made
Il Quhl0 10 BhoWh W NOAoe~AS e~~e%~-~
that attaches to the public service
Legislation, executive and judicial. Al
elected or appointed officer can be
tray his trust and be reasonably safe
from punishment Hence the need o.
recall in a more direct and effective
form than by impeachment.
Suppose you were trying to sci
stock In a corporation and II wal
known that every foreman. manager
oficer and director was TO serve {
definite term of service no matter
how inefficient, incompetent corrupI
or unfaithfuI he might be, would any
body invest money In 1T
II II 10 wise in private business tt
keep the right to discharge the Of
ficers, why not in the conduct Of pub
lie business7 What IL the difference
II public officer has the right u
resign and compel his employer-th'
The Detroit times., 1911-09-09
A POEM A DAY.


THE MAIN TROUBLE.
There's lots o things that children has
TO do most every day,
AAAs , never beln' impuhlits IN whas
An never eatin' with n nofsa M.
plaHuing little grin,
VI "A ,h faces at 'sm. or a-puiiin' &C
An ] souI kdd Ss as good as pie. an most
III could Just remember 10 rernemhar
what TO do.
a boy ne knows sn tn proper things. bus
wy. like as not hts memory An nun
Mn galley-west.
An so his folks they scold at him an.
send him or to bed
buhchuse somepin' he has dona or
somepin' he has said.
Why cant they understand that h
wonld always be polite
AZ ne could Just remember to remember
Rememberin' IL easy, tho---tust 10 70.
member things!
fou know It's time TO get right up
right when tn cali-beIl rinRs.
but who'd get up at all II nothin' said
twas time TO walker
You See there's lots o. bothers--an' the
difference they makel
Ia De IN banner boy OF all. do right
II could just remember 20 remember
what TO do.
II i could Just remember TO remember
when should,
wy. then most any one can see I
always would be good,
But WheE keep forgettin' TO remom-
Der how TO act
/ don't think I need all the blame. am
that's certain facti
I'd be al good as any one on earth. no
matter who.
II I could just remember 20 remembsr
what TO do. -
Wilbur D. Nesbit. in Harper's Maga-
zine.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-09
From Another Point of View

then.
president just possibly observe that his ad
mnstration has not grown up with the country
with duties
$1,000 cut duties prosecutor
Sir Wind
his behalf Of reciprocity by knocking 1t
Ohio shed when he had to part with the
which
II doess
.
tie the knot for
Joiner"
Henry Clay
/
knowing much he would have bet
of course, how much he would have
The Detroit times., 1911-09-09
ADVERTISING TALKS

tcentt.usa frsn Paes o.sJ !,
through parades and brass bands
and fireworks, and speeches
from platforms or the tail end o.
carts?
IL / understand the law cor
rectly a newspaper advertising
man is not permitted to APP
proach a candidate for Office for
the purpose of PERSUADING
HIM TO ADVERTISE his quail
fications for the office he, seeks.
What an absurdityi
Suppose man-a GOOD man
seeks to be elected Mayor Of
Trenton!
WHY SHOULD HE NOT BE
ASKED TO ADVERTISE In
Trenton newspapers? If some
live newspaper man should be
able to make a suggestion to him
how to ADVERTISE ADVAN-
TAGEOUSLY, and he wanted to
do so, why should the news
paper man be subject to punish
ment?
As a matter of fact, If the
greater part Of the money ex-
pended for campaign purposes
was used in buying STRAIGHT
OUT ADVERTISING in NEWS
p AP ERS - ADVERTISING
THAT APPEALED TO THE
GOOD SENSE OF THE PEG
PLE-there would be less dis
turbance at election time, and
the people would go to the polls
quietly and vote for the man
who had MOST IMPRESSED
them, and then the man elected,
nine times out of ten, would be
the best man for the Office.
tTo be eontfnseaS
The Detroit times., 1911-09-09
THE RECALL IS SIMPLY
COMMON SENSE

public-to find a new employee. has
not the employer-the public-the
right TO discharge-recall-the ON.
ciali Why should the contract be
binding on one side only? Is II be-
cause the officeholders originally
made the laws to govern their own
employment?
II 10 said that the recall will make
public officers play TO "the frenzy OF
the mob" but this can be no more
true OF recall election than OF an
election In the first instance. He who
makes this objection really denies in
the people the capability to elect any
officer. or course, this IL absurd.
II is said that the people will make
mistakes In the recall-will recall
good men. Probably they will. and the
greater the probability IL the greater
the chance that they will make mis-
takes In electing their oficsrs In the
first place.
But the same people will be less
liable to make q mistake In recall
election where they are considering
man on the record he has made and
his official conduct than they will IN
originally electing him. In private
business does not the employer act
on surer knowledge when he pro-
mote or discharges q man who has
worked for him and whose fitness for
his Job has been tested, than he does
when he originally hires the man
often ION triap-in the FIRST place?
And why should the rule be any
different In the matter Of men en-
ployed to transact public business:
Let US remember that man 10
still q man whether he sit In CON
gress, on the bench, or In a gorgeous
chair, and that he Ii an employe and
IL working for his employers just AZ
surely II he 10 making, Interpreting
or executing laws az II he were max
ing machinery or testing Il In q fac
tory OF operating II.
II we remember that the public
service and private service are essen
TALLY the same. the recall loses its
terrors and becomes Q simple and
rational thing.
But many who agree that the re-
call would be good AZ applied to law
makers and executive officers, hesl
tate when II 10 proposed to apply II
to judges. I am q judge myself, sit
ting on a bench In an Ohio court, and
tomorrow I will consider, In another
article, the matter OF the recall OF
judges.
fMonday Judge Wanamaker will
discuss the Recall Of Judges In The
Timea)
The Detroit times., 1911-09-09

that the gentleman from Illinois 10
out Of order"
How am I out OF orderr yelled
the man from Illinois.
Probably veterinary surgeon
could tell you" answered Johnson,
and that was parliamentary enough
70 stay on the record.
Monthly.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-09

much easier than answering his ar
guments. PETER was one OF the men;
who dared to change parties as often
as the parties failed to come up tOl
his ideals of right and wrong. in q
time when a political "turn-coatsrS
was held In contempt by the good
party man. the political boss, and tho
big business interests.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-09
he Point OF Death
Beside the Road That
Rich Sons Travel
The Hloht owIo shriesed over the
Little Chesterfield Courthouse
When Henry Clay RsattIs
Heard That "Murdsr
VIII Out"


Beattiss wife stepped night
che was going to her doom and by his hand
The deed inspired by
world
cruel bOodd and oowardy murder those who have
followed the satisfied that mistake been made
The bright lights Rhmonds cafes Beatt
brightly the wine flows and the glasses nk mey,
only emphasize the gloom and grief that down the head
q rich father whose devotion has him worthy better
There roads which figure story will close when
the electric current has done Its work
township maps highway commits
iones, though much travelled by rich
Harry Thaw passed down it a madhOuse.
Henry Clay Beatte passed to by
And with his side he trusting but unknowng
dreaming wife
spot they simply a slight
It Is toll OH 50 costly travel
money, cradle Of luxury
dwarfed ambition and the lack Of incentive to toll
Ih first mepOs brings dissipation and from there the way
4 downhn
There are dhouses here-ded stopping places
route to perditiOn.
There are white gents upon ws
poison him and drug his brain.
There are scarlet painted always
the joy-rde
They nothing nothing matter where
the road ends
only brings THEM they accurately
where some Thaw Beattie started them.
three sign posts at the last crossroads
They are SORROW! RUIN! DEATH!
VA
The Beate probably attracted the most attention Of
Of its kind sincet Thaw trial
The public read it eagerly
There are many why the had
ID pn the details chief which, Of the fact
that there another woman" in the case
This woman Richmonds underworld Is now in New
York
Bate viii 20 chair for his part in their illicit rela-
lions
The woman herself further by posing for moving
picture life that has just closed the
quaint little where the sentence death was
pronounced night shekd in the overhanging trees
reading public further attracted by the brave efforts ana tne
,acrifce Of the believing father to save his
That Beatie deceived parent there il little doubt
At the conclusion lying story the stand the father
oo the boy kissed him expression OF hs fan In
the truth Of his testimony.
INT the retributive justice and got It.
member Of family Of Virginia" Virginia gentleman
hr known the sons their chivay toward women
Il not often found facing Of death for the unlawful taking
a life OF for an against Of his mothers
shot," said Beatte to the jury i put my
arm around he and drew her head upon my shoulder
He was talking then o impress IL true Vnginians
hut he was he that night and asked to hnd
M blood stains there he telling the truth
They not there
And once again that "hURDER WILL ouF
81
The Detroit times., 1911-09-09
out Of Order.

Champ Clark loves to tell how In
fhe heat Of debate Congressman
Johnson. OF Indiana, called an Illinois
representative q jackass. The express
sion was supplementary, and in re-
traction, johnson said:
sshilew I withdraw the unfortunate
word, yet, Mr.. Speaker, must admit
The Detroit times., 1911-09-09

(Monday Judge Wanamaker viii
discuss the Recall Of Judges In The
Timea.)
The Detroit times., 1911-09-09

On the Great Lakes between this
country and Canada the handling OF
coal Is a main feature. About four
teen million tons passed through the
500 canal In 1910.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-09
Suggestions.

I'VE all have to have Latin mot
TO for our theses. Could you suggest
one for O paper on ocean travelf
Sure. Sic transit. baltimore
American.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-09

Henry Clay Beattie, IT., has been
declared guilty Of the killing Of his
wife--of murder in the first degree
and sentenced to death in the
electric chair for his crime.
he said a strange man appeared
at the side of their auto on lonely
road in Virginia, and with a shot
gun shot her dead.
This verdict means that when
The Detroit times., 1911-09-09
ToDAY's BIRTHDAY PARTY.

Eighty years old tomorrow IN VIII.
liam A. PETER, former Populist soma
for from Kansaa 10
The Detroit times., 1911-09-09

CHCAGo--A big dog with wire
around him and an in bond tag on
his collar IL held at the customs house.
He came from Canada, his owner 10
lost, and the appraisers are worried
because he eats 80 cents worth OF
food q day.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-22
CHARGED WITH KILLING SON
Polish Laborer at Neenah Is Under
Arrest, Accused of Beating His
Baby Boy to Death.

Menasha.-John Sokolosski, a
Polish laborer, is under arrest here,
charged with the brutal murder of
his little son, three and a half years
old. 1t is alleged that the father
kicked the child to death. The boy
died while the mother was away
from home. The father reported
that the child had been climbing up
on a woodpile and had fallen, sus-
tanning injuries from which he died
Immediately.
Neighbors became suspicious, the
district attorney was called from
Oshkosh, an investigation made, and
it was determined that it would have
been impossible for the child to have
sustained the injuries received had
he fallen from the woodpile, as
claimed by the father. A post NOR
tenn examination disclosed that the
child's skull was fractured and his
body badly bruised in many places,
as though terrible blows had been in
f1lcted upon him. So powerful were
the blows that the childs intestines
were found to have been ruptured
District Attorney Daniel Mcdonald
ordered the fathers arrest on a MUIR
der charge. Neighbors say that So
kolosski had taken an almost insane
dislike toward the child and had sew
eral times in their hearing threat
ened to kill him
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-22
RECEIVER FOR BIG CONCERN
John R. Davis Lumber Company Goes
into Liquidation Upon Order of
Court-Assets, So, 100000.

Madison.-The John R. Davis
Lumber company of Phillips, one of
the largest Wisconsin lumber cor
porations, is in the hands of the Cen
trail Wisconsin Trust company of
Madison as receiver. The receiver
ship was ordered by Judge A. L. San
born in federal court State Senator
A. w. Sanborn of Ashland is named
as receiver with the trust company.
The assets of the company, accord
ing to statement appended to the
letter, have been appraised 81 So
036, 604.30 and the liabilities in
trust deeds or mortgages on its prop
erty, an Indebtedness on a land con-
tract and an unsecured Indebtedness
to the sum of $4,000 Mr. Davis
says that on a conservative basis, he
considers the property of the COM
pany is worth $2,50O,OOO if properly
managed
The creditors are asked in the cir
cular to appoint a committee to in
Vestlgate fully the financial condition
OF the company and to advise with
the receivers as to the best method
OF handling the company's property
IN order that the most may be real
lied from it.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-22
GRANGE SOCIETY OFFICERS
State Convention at Oshkosh Closes
With Election-ParceIs Post
Plan Is lndorsed.

Oshkosh.-The Wisconsin State
grange closed its annual convention
by the election of the following Off
GERS for the ensuing year:
Master, Fl. M. Culbertson, Medina:
overseer, Herman hide, Neenah; lee
turer, Mrs. Marcia Hewlett, Osh-
kosh; steward, M. J. Killing, Poy-
gan; chaplain, A. G. Powers, Beloit;
treasurer, A. J. Cross, Allenville; sec
rotary, w. G. Jamison, Appleton;
gatekeeper, G. d. Wood, Appleton;
ceres, Mrs. Della Culbertson, Me-
dina; pomona, Miss Laura Grundy,
Clemansville; fora, Mrs. Minnie
Streckendack, Green Bay; lady as
slstant steward, Mrs Emma hide,
Neenah; assistant, Almond King,
Omro; member executive committee,
three years, George r. Schaeffer, APP
pleton; information agent, H. NJ Gull
bertsOn, Medina
The grange passed a resolution in
favor of the parcels post and a reso-
luton OF commentator to Senator
La Toilette for the work he has done
IN congress for the farmers and for
his opposition TO the reciprocity
treaty.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-22
SAYS STATE LOANS ILLEGAL
Special Elections Required Before
Counties May Borrow Funds.
Rules Attorney General.

Madison. = Notwithstanding the
fact that the state has loaned to
counties some 100000 upon appli-
cations by county boards, authorized
by a three-fourths vote of such
boards, the attorney general now
holds, in an opinion by Asst. Atty.
Gen. w. w. Gilman, that the making
of such loans from the trust funds is
not legal, inasmuch as in no instance
was the question of making appliea-
ton by the county board submitted
to vote Of the people of the county.
The question arose out of the ap-
plication of Jefferson county for a
loan of SIS, 1000. The opinion, hold
ing that the matter must first be
submitted to a vote of the people of
that county, practically precludes
the making OF the loan, for with the
calling Of special election on the
question nothing would be gained
from the low rate of interest exacted
by the state
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-22
FREE SHOW GIRLS
OF MURDER CHARGE
Assailants of Millionaire Stokes
Are Acquitted.
JURY OUT ONLY ONE HOUR
Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad Be-
come Hysterical When Verdict
Is Returned-Piaintiff De-
nounced by Prosecutor.

New York-A verdict of mot
guilty" was returned freeing Lii
liam Graham and Ethel Conrad Of
criminal charges on which they had
been held since last June for shooting
the millionaire sportsman and hotel
proprietor, w. e. d. Stokes. The jury
reached it's verdict in slightly less
than an hours deliberation-58 min
utes to be exact
When the verdict was announced
the girls became hysterical. Miss
Graham fell into the arms Of Miss
Conrad and they were locked In
fearful embrace when friends rushed
to their aid. After holding trium-
plant reception in the courtroom they
were escorted from the criminal
court building by a cheering crowd
In his charge to the jury Judge
Marcus eliminated the attempted
murder charge from the indictment,
restricting the jury to the charges OF
assault with intent to kill and as
sault with intent to do bodily harm.
His contention was that the shooting
In the Varuna apartment on the night
Of June was not premeditated.
The closing plea of Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Buckner was vicious
attack on the girls and denunciation
of Stokes. Of the latter he said
1T makes no difference whether
you like Stokes or not. | don't like
him. I'm glad he isn't my father.
My father is a minister of the Gospel
and stands for everything Stokes
isn't. This has nothing to do with
the case, however The fact remains
that Stokes was willy old man who
knew better than to get himself into
a breach of promise suit. There was
not an element of love in the whole
affair. 1t was lust on Stokes part
and on Miss Graham's part it was
lucre."
The girls plea was extortion, pure
and simple. he declared, with Ethel
Conrad. "a wildcat and kitten" as the
prime mover. He said the whole cpl
sode was Matchmaking scheme and
heaped all the blame on Miss Con-
rad, whom he described as 1.-The most
remarkable woman [ have ever met,
the most astounding combination of
a wildcat and kitten the world has
known in many years-and only nine
teen years old"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-22
New Recruiting System.

Madison-Pursuan to the request
of the war department a system of
war recruiting has been adopted for
the Wisconsin National guard. The
first lieutenant of each company is
detailed as recruiting officer for the
company with which he is on duty
carefully the provisions of the laws
and regulations of the Wisconsin ma
tional guard, governing enlistments
and the physical examination blank
for recruits. They must keep in
formed as to the medical corps off,
GERS at their company station and
have all recruits for war examined
by them
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-22
SEARCH FOR DYNAMITERS,
AIDS IS BEGUN BY JURY
Federal Body at indianapolis Begins
Investigation of Source From
Whence Money Came.

indianapolis, Ind.-District Attorney
Charles w. Miller began a direct at
tack on the heart of the alleged dyna
mite conspiracy
The federal grand jury commenced
its investigation of the sources of
money supplied the McNarnaras and
others to purchase and carry about the
country the explosives b2 which more
than one hundred structures were
wrecked.
Mrs. Andrew J. Hull, now of Kim
ball, Neb., who, as Miss Edith Wine
brenner, was bcokkeeper for the Inter
national Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers, and who
was familiar with its money receipts
and disbursements, was closely ques-
toned by Mr.. Miller. Stubs of check
books and accounts of the association
during the five years were investi-
gated by the grand jury.
That records were kept of some of
the money paid out was indicated in
part of the confession, in which
MECHANICAL tells of his complaint of
the small pay he received before he
dealt directly with Mcnamara.
Most of the jury's attention was ia
ken up with outlining the inyestiga-
ton, how far it was to go and the
number and character of the witnesses
to be called.