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The Detroit times., 1911-04-04
TRAIN KILLS AGED WOMAN.
Mrs. Clara Lee is Hurled 40 Feet
Against Box Car.

ST. JOHN, Mich. April Airs.
Clara Lee. while crossing the tracks
OF the Grand Trunk railway yester-
day afternoon, was struck by local
freight and hurled a distance OF 40
feet against a box Car standing on
another track. She was picked up
In an unconscious condition and with.
nut rallying, died two hours later.
Mrs. Lee had crossed the track
hundreds Of times, but today failed
10 hear the shouts of the fiagman
and was struck by the pilot just as
she was stepping over the second rail
The skull was crushed, several bones
broken and the body terribly bruised
The son, r. p. Lee, with whom she
lived, is a large stakeholder in and
manager Of the Parr Lumber com.
pany. Mrs. Lee was 81 years old and
devoted member OF the Baptist
church.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04
SESSION END NEAR;
BILLS P|L|NG UP
House Adjourns After Short Night
Session-Senate Makes More
Work for the Printer.

(ErOm a stan
LANSING Mich, April 4.-Wlth
the longest order OF business In the
history OF the legislature, comprising
as bills on third reading and 81 on
general order, the house adjourned
last night after disposing OF five or
six bills, one of which was put over
and TWO killed. The Miller banking
bill and bill Incorporating the city
OF iceland In Ottawa county, were the
ones passed.
Rep. Flowers forestalled efforts or
Detroit laundrymen TO suspend the
54-hour women labor law during the
summer months for the benefit OF De-
troit laundrymen. He introduced a
4S-hour bill.
Gov. Osborn's measure for a com
mission of three TO investigate gem
eral taxation conditipns came back
from the senate with some slight
amendments, extending the time for
reporting, and was temper lily
stalled, not enough members being
present TO muster 81 10 concur in the
amendments. IL was tabled till some
of the members return from home,
where they have been attending 10 the
local elections.
Despite the fact that the state
printers are overburdened with work.
bills continue TO pour into the SEN
ate. Senator Fowle introduced an I'm
portant measure Monday night, Great
ing a board OF prison industries to
institute a system Of employing the
convicts of the state. whereby most
OF their labor will go towards manu-
featuring necessities for the state in
stitutions and doing other work for
the state, instead OF working on con-
tracts made by the state.
Senator Moriarity put in two bills,
one holding boards OF directors OF
mercantile companies liable for all
shortages in cases where they have
failed TO file their report with the Sec
rotary OF the state as provided by
law: the other amends the laws so
that justices of the supreme court need
not reside in Lansing permanently
during their incumbency.
A teachers retirement bill, similar
to the one introduced in the house,
was put in by Senator Mapes, IN hopes
Of having it passed before the end OF
the session.
ocndlOT FOSleT DlN
an amendment TO the liquor
laws which provides that druggists
not holding United States licenses are
not required to make reports OF liquor
sales.
At the request of many Detroit
businessmen, Senator Lee introduced
a bill extending the time given per-
sons entering into partnership to
file their annual reports.
Many bills were cleaned OF the
senate boards during Monday nights
session. Among those which passed
on third reading were: The Kingman
bill, licensing institutions caring for
homeless and destitute men; Senator
Taylor's bill authorizing the state 10
condemn private property for public
use; the Vanderwerp bill fixing heavy
penalties for persons not admitted TO
the bar who represent themselves as
attorneys: Senator MilleF's bill au-
thorizing the secretary OF the state to
appoint an assistant corporation clerk.
SANFORD.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04

JUNEAU, Alaska, April 4.-To the
faithfulness Of broken-down Mala-
mute sleigh dog, Andre La Selle, fur
trader on the Innoko river, owes the
life Of his 5-year-old son. Pierre.
The canine veteran, toothless and
crippled. was unable TO hold his own
with the traders pack. He made
friends with La Selle's child The
native dogs OF Alaska rarely show
friendliness, and the unusual attach
ment so interested the trader that he
refused TO kill the animal.
One day little Pierre and his dog
companion we're In boat that had
been drawn up on the bank. The ris-
ing water set the craft afloat and II
drifted a mile down the river where
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04

IL lodged in a mass OF driftwood.
The child's absence was noticed and
hurried search made. La Selle and
his wife were frantic with fear when
they saw the old dog leap into the
water from the opposite bank and
fight his way across the river.
The trader padded out TO meet the
dog. which Immediately started swim
ming down stream. He followed and
found the lost youngster, when the
drift was breaking up and the boat
In danger Of starting down river again.
II there had been any chance OF
La Selle killing the dog that chance
vanished when he realized that TO the
broken down veteran he owed the life
of his little boy.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04
LABOR TO PROTEST AGAINST
FACTORY CONDITIONS IN N. Y.
Police Permit Permission For Demon
stratIon Against sweatshops in
That City.

NEW YORK, April Apparently
realizing that the labor unions were
determined to parade, as a protest
against dangerous workshop condi-
tons in this city, the authorities an
nounced today that permission for
the demonstration had been granted
Ii will take place tomorrow after
noon.
1t will be impossible to hold the
parade in connection with the burial
OF the nine unidentified victims OF the
Asch building factory fire. Giving
as an excuse that he feared the pres
ence OF the hearses containing the un-
known dead would have a tendency
TO cause 'riotous demonstrations"
Commissioner of Charities Michael j..
Drummond today said that ne would
have the bodies buried under his d.
rection in a city-owned plot in Green
wood cemetery. Monsignor William J.
White, a Catholic; Rev. DR.. William
M. Morrison, Episcopal; and Rabbi
J. l.. Magnes, Jewish. will officiate
at the cemetery, the services TO be
held tomorrow afternoon at the same
hour the public demonstration is TAX.
ing place in Manhattan.
To emphasize their grief and deter
mination that the factories OF the
city shall be made safe, the labor
unions have determined 10 carry baE-
ners and mourning devices but not
TO have music. One parade will move
through the downtown section. IL
will be composed of the east side
unions. Another will proceed through
the uptown section and eventually
both will be united TO march past the
building where 143 persons lost their
lives. In addition TO the labor unions.
a delegation OF suffragettes has APP
piled for place in the line.
Self preservation the first law OF ma
ture? Nonsensei Laziness Is first.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04

vi AAluAaAha hS 49,
red the state from
one end TO the 9TH
err with graft
prosecutions an d
things Of that sort.
Forcing the resig-
nation of some
state officers, and
recovering thou
sands OF dollars to
the state. He hates
whisky as he does
Dixen - he says
they're both the
, q m Q. anyway
and made the leg
Islature put
through a local OPP
ton bill, under
which whole slices
81 fnjisny have
been made dry.
He's forty-eight
voars old today
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04

An excellent method OF cooling a
hot forehead is TO apply little eau
de cologne or methylated spirit and
then to fan the forehead briskly. This
causes the spirit TO evaporate and
leaves the forehead as cold as II ice
had been applied
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04

PHILADELPHIA-Dr. Moses Stearn,
many times candidate for mayor OF
Philadelphia, sees In the Harem skirt
the moral uplift OF the human race,
the physical betterment Of womanhood
and the reduced cost OF living. The
future woman he says will also wear
sandals and suspenders and discard
corsets.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04
Hoods
'Sarsaparilla

d the most effective medicine for
he complete publication OF the
blood and the complete renova-
ton of the whole system. Take
N his spring.
Get Il today In usual liquid form or
'chocolated tablets called Sarsatabs.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04

NEW YORK-Dayid MacFayden and
bis pretty young wife have started
from Coney Island for San Francisco
In a prairie schooner. They are must
clans and will give concerts enroute.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04
Late Telegraph News

AN A-Excommunication for
wearers of the Harem skirt has been
ordered by the Right Rev. Gonzales
Estrada, bishop OF Havana.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04

CORDELE, Cav. s. Jones, the
Peanut King is believed to be dying
from strychnine blown into his eyes
and nostrils while he was sprinkling
peanut seeds.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04

the vitiated atmosphere contains dis
ease germs which there is no sun
TO dispel
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04

DANBURY, Gonna letter mailed
in Geneva, N. Y, 70 years ago to o. s.
Paddock, OF Yonkers, n. Y, has just
been delivered TO the latter's sister.
having been mislaid in the postofice.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04

TRENTON, N. J.-Assemblyman Nc
Gowan has introduced a bill penaliz-
ing wearers OF long hatpins.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04

Think OF the fun Adam missed by
never having been a kid.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04

PATERSON. n. 1.-THE only re-
naming pawnshop in town is soon to
be closed as the result OF a reform
wave.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04

UTICA, n. Y.-At points in the
Adirondacks the thermometer Is be-
low zero and there are five feet OF
snow.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04
OUR DAILY BIRTHDAY PARTY.

You know this ]. Frank Hanly Is
!, considerable person. As governor
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04

Self preservation the first law OF ma.
ture? Nonsensei Laziness Is first.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10
FREE ADM|SS|ONOF PAPER IS CLAIMED Nations Inquiring About
 Reciprocity MIR. TAFT WILL DECIDE Is no Precedent by Which He Can Make His Ruling-May Be
 Taken to the Courts if
 Decided Adversely
MIR. TAFT WILL DECIDE

Washington. November 9.-Governments of Europe are claiming the treaty right of the free admission into the United States of wood pulp and print and oth- CT paper from their respective eoun- tries Norway and Sweden and it IS said Germany also have formally in- volSed the most favored nation clause of their respective commercial treaties with this country by reason of the fact that wood pulp and it's products are now coming across the border from Canada into the United States free of duty
 The secretaries of state and the treas ury and the Attorney General are con- sidering the matter, which will soon ee laid before the President.
 As the point involved is an interpre- tation of treaty rights the problem will be solved by the executive although it is admitted importers may resort to courts if the Presidents decision is ad- verse.
 Canada enjoys this tariff advantage un- der section of the reciprocity agree ment the only operative clause of the proposed pact.
 In the past few weeks a number of importers of paper have claimed rree entry at the customs house on the At lantic coast. The treasury department instructed the collectors to impose the usual duty and forward to Washing ton all protests. These have been pill ing up until now there is a number await ing the decision of the government.
 According to customs experts there is no precedent in American commercial re- lations to govern a decision. Soon after the reciprocity agreement was signed by the United States and Canada there was received from one European country, pre- sumably Germany, an inquiry as tc whether the most favored national clause would automatically lower the tariff bars to the world in case the pact was rat flied.
 This was met with the statement that the consistent policy of the United States had been to regard reciprocity arrange ments as bargains where duties were abolished or lowered in consideration of similar treatment by the other party It was declared consequently favored na- tion clause treatment could not be toler- ated and the only way the imports from other countries would be affected was through similar reciprocal treaties. The rejection of reciprocity by Canada changes the entire situation as this coun- try cannot now put forward the the ory of bargain. In considering the mat ter it is pointed out that one question | which will be considered is whether a country can grant tariff concessions to | a contiguous nation in discrimination | against countries over the sea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10
ASUBST|TUTEF0R
 RUBBER IS FOUND

Lawrence, Kan, November 9-The heretofore worthless osage orange, the hard, green fruit of the common road side hedge, may be used to replenish the worlds rubber stock, according to an- nouncement made today by Prof. w. II. Emerson and C. l.. Reese, a fellow in chemistry at the University of Kansas.
 Our experiments have not gone so far as to show that osage oranges will take the place of rubber Professor Elm erson said. There is no doubt, however, that the clements of rubber are pres ent and the material we are experiment. ing with may displace rubber or it may be mixed with rubber to improve it's quality"
 It is the milky substance exuding from the hedge balls that has had the atten- tion of the chemists. This sap, they say has characteristics similar to those of rubber tree sap. By the addition of other components during manufacture the chem ists believe a very good substitute for rubber can be obtained from the osage orange.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10
STATEMENT ISSUED
 BY P. c. BOWMAN

Col. P. G. Bowman last night issued the following statement:
 q notice in some of the public prints the statement that in my speech next Tuesday night I will take up nothing which occurred prior to January 1, 1911 I want to say that will make this speech on my own responsibility and my friends arc not authorized to say what l will discuss.
 ''T reserve the right to say what I choose. whether it be in connection with the campaign leading up to Governor O'Neal's election or whether it be about the campaign against the amendment
 No one has the right to put any limit on what l shall say and in this matter shall use my own judgment
 Notwithstanding the rumors to the contrary, if l am alive and able to reach the theatre, l will deliver the speech I have planned next Tuesday night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10
WILL CONSOLIDATE
 RELIGIOUS PAPERS

Charlotte, N. C.. November 9.-The con- solidatior Of the North Carolina Christian Advoc ate and the Raleigh Christian An- vocate, two leading organs of the Motho- dist church in North Carolina, was today decided or by the Methodist conference Tn session a Statesvile. Rev H. NJ Flair was recommended as the editor of the consolidated periodical.
 Di. G. Sexton addressed the conference in behalf of the great central church which the Methodists propose to erect at Washington and the conference pledged S50c0 as it's share to the building fund.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10
DEAN EXAMINED
 IN BRIBERY CASE

Valparaiso, Ind, November 9.-T B. Dean of Louisville was on the stand ali day in the trial of C. E. Williston, city engineer of Gary, Ind, charged with having accepted from Dean a bribe in connection with a Gary heating fran chise.
 He said that he had submitted a fran chise and that it was held up and that he gave Williston 5000 to use his in luenee in his behalf. He said part of the money was paid in room in a hotel in which a dictograph had been arranged and a stenographer made record of what she heard over the ma chine. These notes were ruled out to- Gay but the state hopes to get them into the evidence. tomorrow.
 Dean denied he was a detective. The defense tried to connect Dean with what was alleged to be questionable transac tions in Kentucky, but failed to elicit Cirect evidence of a damaging nature The cross-examinaton of Dean will be continued tomorrow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10
ID MERGE LINES OF
 NEW YORK CENTRAL

Chicago, November 9.-Rumors of merger of all the New York Central rail- road lines under one financial and oper- ating management attended the visit to this city today of William C. Brown, president of the lines, and William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., Harold Vanderbilt, w. H. Newman, Marvin Huggitt, H. B. Ledyard, c. F. Daily and o. E. Scharff. None of the visitors would discuss the report, though they intimated it had been heard before. They said their chief ob ject was to visit the lines operated un- der the control of the New York Gen. tral, but to what end they declined to say. Such reorganization of the rail- roads reported would be one of the largest readjustments of railroad finances ever attempted in the country, in the opinion of Chicago railroad men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10
GARBAGE. WORKERS
 ARE OUT ON STRIKE

New York, November 9.-Big William Edwards, street commissioner, who went through many scrimmage as Prince ton football star, sought today to break through the line of 2500 striking garbage collectors, and was promptly downed. With 30 strikebreakers and a squad of policemen as interference, Edwards at tempted to move some of the garbage carts idle by the principal streets, but the men refused and he received riotous treatment from strikers and sympa- thizers.
 Four policemen were knocked down and the strikebreakers put to rout. Efforts to move garbage were abandoned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10
.ST. LOUIS MEN
 VISIT SELMA
MissOurians Arrive on a
 Special Train
LEAVE FOR MERIDIAN
Elks Will Observe the Annual Lodge of Sorrow" on December 3-Ser- mons for Boys Sunday-Asks
 for Naturalization Papers

Selma, November 9.-(speciaD.-Thes spe- cial train over the Western Railway or Alabama from Montgomery containing large number of the members of the st. Louis Sales Managers association reach ed here this morning about f:SO O'CLOCK and for about two hours and hall the party stormed Selma and received most cordial welcome from the business men of this city The St. Louis boosters" were met at the Union passenger sta- tion upon the arrival of the train by large delegation from the Selma Cham bor of Commerce.
 The visit of the St. Louis business men proved most pleasant occasion and they were give a cordial welcome by the busi- ness men of this city.
 After spending about two hours in sel- ma the special train of the St. Louis party was taken in charge by the South- ern railway and carried to Unionto@n, Demopolis and Meridian. The. party made a stop of about an hour each at Union- town and Demopolis and spent tonight in Meridian.
 Tn accordance with the regulations of the order on Sunday, December 3, Sel- ma Lodge No. 167, B. P. 0. Elks will ob- serve the annual Lodge of Sorrow The Selma lodge is among the oldest lodges of the order in the United States, there now being something like 1900 lodges. During tie Lodge of Sorrow memorials to two members who have died during the past year will be read.
 Rabbi Ehrenreich of Montgomery will deliver the principal eulogy. Dr. Ehren- reich is the chaplain of the Montgomery lc6ge of Elks and is a particularly elo- quent speaker, we'll versed in the .enets of the order. The exercises this year will be public and will be held at the Acade- my of Music and will be attended by a large number of the friends of the or der
 The pastor of every chuch in Selma mas been requested to preach a sermon next Sunday morning especially for men and boys.
 Tn the United States court now in ses. sion there has come up more than ordi- nary interest in the matter of issuance Of naturalization papers. One resident of Selma applied for the right of American citizenship and upon his sponsor being questioned it was brought out that he had been convicted "only'' three times in the state courts of violations of the laws of the country. The presiding judge did not think that he would make a good citizen and refused to issue the proper l qualifications.
 Perhaps the most interesting incident relative to the issuance of naturalization papers was when a wealthy and highly respected citizen went to testify to the | character of another citizen, a new conner who wanted to be vested with the rights of citizenship. Upon the usual questions being asked it was brought out that the witness himself had never been naturaliz- | ed although he had live some 50 years in this country and in that time had held cffice under the municipality and exer- eised the right of citizenship scores of 1 times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10
Italians Captured

White Plains, N. r., November 9-A p0sse made up of farmers, laborers and the sheriffs men today captured four ltaiiars in connection with the murder Of 1Trs Henry Hall this morning, wife of tLe Superintendent of the New York aqueduct near Yorkton. Mrs. Hall was stabbed fsvtce in the heart and robbed of s7O at her home The four men were rushed to 'f1<e '1cfl here. There were fears of mob
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10
NEGRO POPULATION HAS NOT INCREASED Preliminary Statement ls-
 sued by Durand WHITES OF THE SOUTH In Nearly Every Southern State the Whites Have a Higher Rate
 of Increase Than
 the Negroes
WHITES OF THE SOUTH

Washington, November 9.-The director of the census issued today preliminary statement of the white and negro popu- letion of continental United States, as shawn bv the returns of the thirteenth decennial census. taken as of. April 10, 1910 These figures have been prepared under the supervision of MT. William U, Hunt. chief statistician for population III the bureau of the census, and are subject to later revision
 According to the returns of the thir- teenth census the population of cohu- rental United States Ghat is, excluding Alaska. Porto Rico and other outlying nossessions). which was 91,972,2 ,266 in 19lo ,s suh-divided as to color. as follows; White. s1. 732, ,6S7, or Ss.9 per cent; negro e.s2s. .294, or. 1O.7 per cent; all other per sons, Qndians, Chinese. Japanese etc'}' H1,2s5, or O.4 per cent. These figures TOT 1e1d are compared with similar figures for each of the three preceding federal cens1ses in table below.
 At each succeeding federal census here considered, the white population has con stituted a somewhat larger percentage or the total pobulation with a corresponding decrease in the percentage for the negro population. The whites now cohstitite Sss per cent of the total populauoh' as compared with s6.5 per cent 1n leso' whereas. the negroes now constitute only 1o.7 per cent of the total population as compared with 13.1 per cent in lsso'
 The following table shows the decennlai increase in the white and negro popula- lion of continental United States since 1sso In figuring the increase from lSSo to 1seo the population Q17,36S whites and k. 636 negroes) specially enumerated Ill Indian tellitory and on Indian reserVa- tions in I6sO is excluded, as similar figures for 1880 are not available.