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The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
GOv. OSBORN FLAYs
RECIPROCITY FOES
Tells Taft Those in Washington
To Protest Do Not Reflect Dom
inant Sentiment.

LANSING, Mich, May 15.-Gover.
nor Osborn came out strong for reci-
procity today and in advocating the
measure sent the following telegram
to President Taft:
Hon. William Howard Taft,
Washington, ID. G.
When will the vote on reciprocity
probably be taken In the senate? II
can be of the slightest service in
favor OF the treaty / will go to Wash
ington. The alleged representatives
of the farmers OF Michigan who have
been in Washington giving their
views do not reflect, In my opinion,
the dominant sentiment of Michigan
and do not represent all of the farm
ers by any means. l am full mem
ber of the Michigan Grange and know
something of the farmer sentiment
The Michigan farmers are patriotic
and hold national welfare above dol
lars. as has been often proven. In
this instance there is no evidence
that there are dollars at stake and
the national welfare is unquestion-
ably involved.
(Signed.) CHASE s. OSBORN.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
SAYS IS PERiLs
BEsET COUNT TRY
Liquor Traffic, Divorce and Municipal
Misrule in List Cited By Rev.
Wilbur F. Crafts

The Rev. Wilbur r. Crafts, Phi. d.
OF the National Reform bureau, Wash
ington. spoke before the Pastors
union, in the Y. NJ. C. A. auditorium.
Monday morning, on National hopes
and perils' He said In part
Il shall touch on many reforms in a
survey Of National perils and hopes.
In measuring both | shall use as a
touchstone the very golden text or
Washington's farewell address. 1t is
substantially true that virtue or
morality is necessary spring OF pop
ular government Whatever corrupts
that spring count peril. 1t has
been shadowed since the Civil war by
13 clouds OF increasing evils, some or
them cyclonic. Here Is the dark roll:
Consumption OF liquors, murders, d.
vorces, lynchings, labor riots, munich
pal misrule, Sabbath-breaking. impur-
ity, yellow Journalism. brutal sports,
graft, judicial maladministration and
lawlessness.
in nine OF these evils We beat the
world, that Is, the so-called Chris
tian nations, namely: Murders. d.
vorces, lynchings, labor riots, muni-
cipal corruption, yellow journalism,
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
ON TRAIL OF HOOKING VALLEY
II. A. Van Auken Says Road Over.
charged on Coal Shipments.

In letter to the Interstate Com
merce commission, Monday, Harry A.
Van Auken, local manager Of the Con-
tinental Coal Co., accuses the Hooking
Valley Railway Co. of rank overcharge
in shipments OF coal from Ohio to-
points in Michigan. Two instances
are cited, for which he has the freight
bills In one case a shipment is
given on the bill as $500 pounds and
is charged at 100000, the rate being
$3.50 ton, making between 50 and
$40 overcharge. In the other case, the
railway scales give the weight at Ga
700 and the shipment Is given at 100,-
900 pounds at $1.65 a ton.
Van Auken points to the fact that
the Hooking Valley was recently fined
for collusion with the Sunday Creek
Coal Co. to the detriment Of smaller
shippers of coal. He Is determined to
find whether similar tactics are being
employed with his concern.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
LOWER BIDS PROMISED.
Paving Jobs Will Be Readvertlsed d
$1,000 Guarantee Check Appears.

~ V'~~~ SSe' ehheS SHCSN fNPPCdTt.
IL some person, unnamed, comes
before the common council Tues
day night with a certified check OF
$1,000, II Is possible that the bid
OF j. 5. Affeld on paving five
stretches OF street Will be held up
and the streets will be re-advertised.
Affeld was the lowest bidder, and
the streets committee last week rec
ommended that his bids be accepted,
the total amount being about $50, 900.
Aid. Ostrowsh asked that the bids
be held up for one week, but the
committee could not see IL that way.
The council put the matter over, how
ever Monday. Aid. Gilman said
that party whose name could not
be given at present would put up a
check for $1,000 as a guarantee that
a lower bid would be secured IL the
work were re-advertised. The matter
was held up pending the appearance
of the check at the council meeting
Tuesday night. Aid. Merritt objected
to the procedure as unfair to Affeld.
saying that the would-be bidder had
exercised bad faith with the city in
not submitting his lower bid earlier.
Ii was stated, however, that this had
been done in the past.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
GOES TO DEATH
BY Gas ROUTE
Nathan Zemon Asphyxiates Self,
Leaving Note in Which He As
sails Family.

Fallen men, Is the theme about
which Nathan lemons disordered
mind revolved. After indicting a dis.
jointed note, full OF bitterness against
his wife and family, and expressing
the hope that his inheritance he left
for men who suffer for nothing what
ever, he set about to end his life In
a most deliberate manner. His life
less body was found In bed, Monday
morning, on the fourth floor Of the
rooming house at No 158 Adams-aye.
east.
A rubber hose attached to a gas jet
at one end of the room, extended to
his bed at the other end. The hose
was held securely In his mouth by a
stout shoestring that was tied about
his head. One hand held a stout
cord. the other end OF which was tied
about the cock OF the gas Jet. With
his cord, he had opened the gas Jet
after he retired The windows Of his
room were flung wide open. so thai
other roomers would not be incon
venienced by the odor of the gas.
Following Is the letter he left:
Detroit may tell my whole fam
lily to go to hell. Poor people can
never get anything OF them.
Capt. Mcdonnell, please see to me
there with $110. Tell DR.. Hirsch-
man to bury me and tell Keidan
family and my wife to go to hell.
| suffered much which is the
cause OF my act.
The inheritance | possess leave
for home for fallen men. There
are lot of men suffer for nothing
at all. Let II be under Christian
management
Zemon was an optician and was so
years old. Roomers where he lived
say he was a convert to the New
Thought church. Among his effects
was found q new copy OF the New
Testament. Also there were several
notations of his own concerning spirit
ualism.
Coroner Rothacher learned that Ze
mons wife lives In New York city
and that he has several sons. He for
merly was an inmate OF an insane
asylum In New York, but relatives
brought him here. At one time, he
was reputed to be wealthy, but finan
cial reverses are thought to have dis
arranged his mind.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
TALKS OF KINDERGARTEN.
Mrs. Emma latham Gives Interest
ing Address at w. c. r. U.
Institute.

Confessing that when she was a
little girl she always dreaded to hear
her mother advocate the cause OF
temperance or woman suffrage and
that since she, had acquired knowl-
edge and understanding with years,
she felt that whenever she spoke In
behalf of either cause, she honored
her mothers memory, Mrs. Emma
latham told those in attendance at
the W. c. T. U. institute, In the Cen
trail Methodist chapel, Monday morn
ing, that she felt honored in being
permitted to address them on the
topic The ethics OF the kindergar-
ten"
Mrs. latham Is a well-known prin-
cipal Of kindergarten work and be-
lieves fully In the truth of her open
ing statement that "the kindergarten
claims to lay the foundation for ev-
cry profession and science"
kindergarten principles are those
OF truth, beauty and usefulness
said Mrs. latham. 1T makes for prin-
ciple and right living. Play is the
child's natural world. In nature ev-
cry good and desirable thing has a
correlation, so the kindergarten
teaches continuity, order, neatness,
concentration. We never do anything
in the kindergarten without a rea-
son. In the use of the simplest prin-
ciples in an object or song or rhyme
there is good and sufficient reason
back of It. Some one has said. AS
flowers are to the garden so are
children to the world The kinder.
garten is the place in which the seed
is planted that later grows into good
boy and girl citizens"
The institute devoted the rest OF
the morning hours to lessons in the
duties of w. G. T. u. officers and
parliamentary drill. Those present
took luncheon together in the chapel
dining room and the afternoon pro
gram had for Its chief feature an
address by the Rev. Wilbur F.
Crafts. of Washington, ID. C..
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
HARTMAN TO GET LICENSE.
Not Too Close to the Wilkins School,
Attorney General Rules.

Prosecuting Attorney Van Zfle for
warded to Secretary Schreiter, Of the
council committees, Monday, an opin-
ion OF the attorney general which per-
mits Joseph Hartman to open a saloon
at No. 204 Michigan-ave. Objection
was made on the ground that the pro-
posed saloon was within 400 feet In
a direct line from the Wilkins school.
which Is on Porter-st., between Sec
ond and Third-sts., thus violating the
provisions of the Warner-Cramton law.
There was a contest as to whether the
measurement should be taken IN q
straight line, or on the line OF the
street.
The attorney generals opinion lays
down the rule that the measurement
must be taken along the center OF the
street, starting from point In front
OF the door Of the saloon and running
to a point In the center OF the street
opposite the school or church door.
This makes the saloon $40 feet from
the school In one direction, and $40
feet in the other. Chairman Ellis said
in view of the opinion, the license
would probably be granted.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
BEER IS SOLD ON
RIFLE RANCE OUT
MACK-AvE.
Wink To the '"Barkeep" Produces
Liquor-Place Has No License
and No Pretense Is Made of
Sunday Closing.
Several Near-Accidents Result From
Carless Handling of Guns by
Tipsy Marksmen.

Upcle Sam Is apt TO interfere with
saap enjoyed by the ground-keeper
at the Michigan state rifle range out
Mack-ave., when he finds that beer 10
freely sold TO the men about to han.
die deadly weapons. At one side or
the cozy eating-house which has been
established on the grounds is a bar,
over which refreshments are pushed
without regard 10 the Sunday closing
law or the requirement for a license.
There Is no pretense OF near-beer. IL
Is OF brew that Is well-known in De-
troit, and is sold in the original bot
ties.
Suffers camps were allowed last
year in the neighborhood Of the range.
one being on the premises, and near
beer could be obtained which satisfied
all the requirements of the malt-lover
except the label. The rule was en-
forced, however. that marksmen
should not stop at the tent while on
their way to the range.
This year, the demand for some
thing to take the dust out OF the
throat after long tramp from Jeffer-
son-ave. has led to the establishment
OF a thirst parior on the ground.
Tables occupy most of the building.
and you can get stew or dish or
scrambled farm eggs that is worth
while going out for The beer comes
with the meal, If sou want 1t. and a
of the marksmen seem to
want 1t. or you may buy II over the
bar The bar-keeper does nSt have 1t
on display, and il you ask him what
he has, he will run over list of soft
drinks, dwelling especially on a long
list of different kinds Of pop. All the
time. he is Watching your eye for a
wink. When he gets that, the bottle
comes from under the bar.
Red liquor Is not sold. and there is
some sort OF limit as to the number or
bottles that go to any one person.
there is a conviviality
about a crowd in the eating house
that Is not the result of coffee drink
ing.
Mack-ave. range did not have an
last year. although 1t Ia said
that several were narrowly averted.
One or two of these were due to guard
members stopping at Jcfferson-ave.
road houses before going to the range.
II was said by members at the Ma
tional Guard, Sunday, that beer sell
ing on the grounds would be stopped.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
AUTO ACCIDENT
RESULTS IN DEATH
M. P. 0'Donnell, Fort Wayne Soldier
Struck by Machine, Is Found
Dead in Bed.

Martin p. O'Donnell, 36 years old. a
private in the Twenty-sixth Infantry,
Fort Wayne, was found dead in bed
Monday morning by his comrades, the
direct result Of an automobile acct
dent Sunday night. O'Donnell was
struck by big touring car at Military
and West Jefferson-aves. Passersby
assisted him to the barracks where his
comrades gave him aid and intended
taking him TO the post hospital. When
he revived and declared that he was
all right and did not wish TO 90 to
the hospital. O'Donnell retired and
his comrades paid no more attention
TO him until this morning when he
was found dead.
Coroner Burgess declared that
ODonnelfs right chest was caved in
and that he died from internal hem
orrhages. O'Donnell's home was No.
436 Second-ave., Watervliet, n. Y. Wit
nesses of the accident say that the
machine, which was running rapidly,
did not stop after hitting O'Donnell.
Mrs. Charles ID. Jones and her two
sons, who live in Cincinnati, were in
jured, Sunday, when the taxicab In
which they were riding was struck
by Jefferson-ave. car, at Grand
River-ave. and Orchard-st. Francis
Jones, one of the sons, received a
serious scalp wound.
While on the East Grand-blvd Sun.
day night, a buggy, in which Miles
Kelly and Miss Josephine Phillips, No.
1896 st. Aubin-ave., were riding was
struck by an automobile The buggy
was overturned and its occupants
bruised and cut
August Buttows. boy living at No.
n Malta-st., was injured, last Friday,
at Ash-st. and Humboldt-ave.. by be-
ing run down by an automobile. The
men in the auto had his injuries dress
ed and then took him to his home
They evidently were afraid of the
wrath OF the boys parents, because
they did not enter his home, but left
him lying on the front lawn, where he,
was found by his father. \
Carl Rose. No. l2S Monroeave.. and
Blanche May, living on Champlain-st.,
were thrown from a buggy. Sunday
evening, when their horse became
frightened and dashed into the curb
ing at Fisher and Jefferson-aves. Both
were badly bruised.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15

A majority OF the common council
committee on ordinances, Monday
morning, practically voted for con-
tinuation OF the slaughter OF citizens
by reckless automobile drivers by re-
fusing to incorporate In the new
vehicle ordinance, Aid Littlefield' S
proposed measure, requiring all auto
drivers TO come TO a full stop on APP
preaching standing street cars that
are taking on or letting off passen-
gers.
Aid John Lodge, of the First ward,
was the only member who stood out
for the Littleiield provision, and he
will bring the issue squarely before
the council Tuesday night with a
minority report, recommending that
rach a clause be inserted, Public sen
timent Is SO strongly in favor OF this
plan OF putting stop TO the slaughter
that IL is believed the council will not
dare ignore II.
The members OF the committee who
voted 10 cut out the Littlefield pro-
vision were: Aid. Allan, chairman,
himself an automobile owner; Aid.
Hindle, Brozo, Garvey and Schultz.
Instead OF requiring drivers to stop
on approaching all standing street
cars the majority Of the committee
favored section prepared by Assis-
tant Corporation Counsel Lawson "a
a substitute. compelling all drivers
10 keep six feet clear OF the runnfng
board OF a street car In passing the
latter. and, where II Is impossible to
comply with that rule TO bring their
cars TO a stop This would make II
necessary to stop on all the narrow
streets where there are street car
lines, but would permit the slaughter
10 go on on Woodward, Jefferson
Michigan, Grand River and certain
portions OF Gratiot-ave., the very
streets where a stringent regulation
is most needed. The substitute was
strongly favored by Police Commits
sioner Croul and Aid. Allan.
City Clerk Nichols called attention
10 the fact that the six-foot regula-
tion had been on the books for two
wears and had never been enforced
In fact. the commissioner had rslD'
liclv declared that he could not en-
force II. Mr.. Nichols predicted that
the commissioner would meet with
no better success IL 1t were incorpor-
ated In the present ordinance.
Then the commissioner. uncon'
sciously perhaps, paid high comph-
ment 70 the Littlefield ordinance.
"The agitation over the Littleheld
ordinance has had a mighty good ef'
feet ON the conduct OF the drivers,
said he. They are all growing more
careful. My men are doing goou
work. too. | have no less than 2oo
complaints against auto drivers and
there are some of our best citizens IN
the list"
Aid. Garvey moved that the suosi-
tute section stand and the motion was
supported Aid. Lodge moved as an
amendment that the Littleheid pro
Vision be inserted, but there was no
snnnort and the amendment was not
Aid Lodge declared that the indi.
4 vidnal tests that had been made OF
the battlefield ordinance were or little
vaIue in determining how 1t would
work out II all drivers were compeiie"
"The only way to find out whether
,t.s a good ordinance is to put II into
oneration and try It out for month
or two" he said III 1t doesn't WORK
,Coutinued on Page EtEhtJ
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
FAST TRAIN DERAILED.
Three Passengers Seriously Injured
Near Youngstown.

Inree passengers seriously injured
Near Youngstown.
YOUNGSTOWN, o., May 15.-While
running one-half mile Of Niles juno
tion early today the Chicago Express
on the Baltimore & Ohio line was de-
rallied and bumped over the ties for
a distance OF 400 feet before IL was
brought to standstill. Three pas
sengers were seriously injured and a
number badly shaken up and bruised.
The injured:
H. l.. Erie, 80, No. 335 Carpenter-st.,
Philadelphia, injured I'm back.
Thomas Cain, 33, Alexandria. Ind,
injured in back.
Mrs. John Gates. address unknown,
bruised about the neck and legs.
The injured we're removed to the
Youngstown hospital.
The cause OF the derailment has not
yet been learned. That 1t did not re-
suit In more serious consequences was
due 10 the slow rate Of speed at which
the train was running and the action
OF Engineer Delo in sticking TO his
post and bringing the engine to a
stop.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
PRIZES FOR CLEAN YARDS.
School Children VIII Compete II
Housing Commission Badges.

Supt. Martindale. of the public
schools. has issued a circular to the
principals OF the grammar grade
schools, advising them that the hous-
ing-commission has planned to award
badges to school boys and girls who
place the back yards Of their homes
in a clean and tidy condition. He also
suggests that the teachers appoint
Trustworthy boys to act as inspectors
in the matter. There is only limited
number OF badges and the boys and
girls who secure a favorable report
first on their yards will get the prizes.
The competition is confined TO the
grammar grades
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
WIRELESS MAN LOSES.
Supreme Court Holds Christopher c
Wilson Guilty Of Contempt.

WASHINGTON, May 15.-A de-
cision holding Christopher c. Wilson.
president of the United Wireless Co.
guilty OF contembpt OF court was
handed down by the supreme court OF
the United States this afternoon as a
result Of Wilson's refusal to produce
the books OF the company before a
federal grand jury which was investi-
eating the charge that the company
was using the malls for fraudulent
purposes.
A powerful new weapon was
granted the government by the court
In holding that II was no defense TO
claim self-incrimination as an excuse
for refusing to produce the books OF a
corporation when ordered to do so by
court.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
EDITORS TO VISIT MACKINAC.
Eastern Michigan Press Association
Plans Annual outing.

HARBOR Beach Mich, May 15.-
President Browne, OF the Eastern
Michigan Press association, will go
to Mackinac Island this month to
make arrangements for the annual
outing of members of the association
next month.
The editors will leave Detroit on
the ID. & c. line, Friday, June %, at
$50 a. m. and will return TO Detroit,
Tuesday, June q, at $3.50 a. IN.
A circular has been sent to the
members giving chunks of fact" for
the outing.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
ADVERTISING TALKS.
WRITTEN BIZ
WILLIAM @. FREEMAN
NO. 735.

WILLIAM R. HOTCHklN,
who is advertising director OF
the Gimbel Bros. store, does not
believe in THEORETICAL or
SCIENTIFIC advertising.
" He holds fast to the good old
advertising doctrine that you
must convince the purchaser AT
HOME before a sale can be
made.
In other words, Mr.. Hotchkin
thinks that the advertising copy
of a firm must be POWER
Full enough to convince-to
CREATE A DESIRE TO PUR-
sCHASE before a man or woman
leaves the home.
When the man or woman re-
tContinued In Page Ten)
Commercial Credit Co., Ratings.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
PROPOSES THAT CITY BUILD
GARBAGE RECEPTACLES
Frank AIdrich Has Scheme For Solv-
Ing Problem Of Keeping
Alleys Clean.

Frank Aldrich, OF the Department
OF Public Works, submitted plan to
the Board OF Commerce sanitation
committee, Monday noon, to solve the
alley cleaning problem. Aldrich pro.
poses that the city build brick or ce-
ment garbage receptacles for each
house, the cost to be assessed to the
taxpayers as the cost Of the sidewalks
is assessed, or as an alternative that
the city build two or three boxes in
every alley for general use and make
the householders pay a fine or go to
Jail IL the alleys In the rear Of their
premises are found dirty.
No action was taken on the sugges.
ton.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15

graft, judicial maladministration and
general lawlessness. We have TO go
outside OF Christendom, to Japan, TO
find country with so large pro
portion of marriages wrecked by di.
vorce. We have to go again outside
of Christendom to find in China an
other nation with so much graft and
judicial maladministration. have as
sumed that Spain is lower in brutal
sports, but | am not sure that the
(Continued ON Page EigbtJ
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
Committee Cuts Out OF New 0rdi.
nance Safety Provision That Ma
chimes Stop on Approaching
Halted Street Cars.
Aid. Lodge Will Carry Fight To the
Council, Determined That Lives
Be Protected.
ROAD COMMISSION
On sCORCHERs' TRAIL

Since the crusade against reck-
less automobilists has been started
TN Detroit. many OF these gentry
including testers. have taken - the
county roads TO Indulge IN their
Tastime. The speed limit on county
roads is 25 miles an hour. but this
limit is being fractured TO such an
extent that the county road COM
mission has determined TO make an
example OF testers and others using
Michigan, Gratiot. Grand River. MI;
elliott, Mack. River. Fort. and
Woodward roads for testing tracks.
Men are being stationed on these
roads, and Will make complaints be-
fore justices OF the peace against
people exceeding the speed limit
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
WORKMAN GROUND TO DEATH.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich, May
l5.-After both his legs were cut OF
by a moving coke car, James Stani-
law died this morning in the Cana.
dian 500. Stanilaw was standing on
the top OF a pile of coke when he
missed his footing and fell. Two cars
passed over his legs. He arrived
from Russia a month ago and was
preparing a home for his wife and
family. who were to sail from Rus
STA at the end OF this week.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
THE WEATHER.

For Detroit md vicinityi showers
Monday night md Tuesday with warm
err Monday night moderate 60 brisk
southwest winds.
Lower Michigani showers tonight
and Tuesdayy warmer In southeast por-
tion tonight.
WIND FORECASTS.
For the Upper Lakes Moderate varl-
able winds ON Michigan aud Huron
moderate east aud northeast ON su-
periori unsettled weather with show
ers tonight and Tuesday.
For the Lower Lakesi Moderate 10
brisk south and southwest winds, and
unsettled weather with showers to-
night or Tuesday,
asNsn Isss
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
scorchers Draw Fines.

Judge Phelan heard about so com
plants against persons violating the
automobile ordinances, Monday morn
ing. Most Of those he allowed to so
with n warning. but In few In
stances, where the violation was flag
rant. he fined the violators S.. Geo.
Homeier was fined SIS by Police JUS
tice Jeffries for exceeding the speed
limit on Belle Isle.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
Customs Appraisers To Meet Here.

The board Of general appraisers OF
the customers service will commence
q session In Detroit, Tuesday, for the
hearing OF complaints OF over valua-
tion for imports at this port. This is
the first meeting OF the board In De-
troit since the creation OF the new
customs court, and appeals from the
boards decisions will go directly to
the court The board consists OF nine
members. and has It's headquarters at
New York.