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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-25

end fuinllment The title OF the play
Il the name BY which the rendezvous
OF the criminal Iang r. known. For his
las resorted 10 the street gamin. who
Also assists In several OF the big
climaxes. The heart Interest centers
tive. at whom the criminals strike In
-eAdeareF- te-wafn- scare on the
IA tier. In the end. however, the gane.
as ruch OF IL as remains. IL brought to
M nL
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-25

deviiIe. She IL an attractive young
woman who Is known as America
challenge lady diver" and IL Is said
that she has a large repertory OF fancy
stunts which she does In the water In
spite OF this chilly weather, Mermalda
has been compared favorabiy with An-
nette Kellermann.- the-Anstralinn
champion. One OF the biggest COMEDY
features OF the new bill VIII be Irving
Jones, the celebrated coiored entertain :
err, who has long been a favorite In
Detroit vaudeville theaters Mr.. Jones
will bring a number OF new songs
which will illustrate his peculiar and
somewhat grotesaue humor. A pretty
act Is promised by the Lovett quintet.
Scotch performers. who VIII oner CHAR
acteristic dances and music on the
pipes. Herley q Herley will contribute
novelty Italian songs and the motion
(Continued ON page 81
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-25

the Lafayette .heater, Sunday after
noon. The play concerns the Efforts OF
a detective TO run down a desperate
hand OF criminals. The situations are
said TO be not only exciting and hair
raising In their daring and perilous-
ness. but unique In their construction
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07

Patton, August Hertz, Alexander
b. c. Hardy, Charles G. White,
Edgar A. Davis, Gladys II. Bur
CESS, John III. Patton, Elmer c.
Calvert; Wilmit r. Robinson,
William w. Kelly, Nora K. Rob
son, Byron Burch, Henry w. Hard
ing, Charles +. Rood, William III.
Hoyt, Clara Gibson.
That after the formation of the
said unlawful conspiracy, Wilbur
w. McAlpine, Albert ii. Roehm,
Frank B. Andrus, Arthur l..
Holmes, George w. Ross. Nc
Curdty c. LeBeau and John M.
Bushnell did unlawfully on June
II, 1908, file 81 coal land declar-
atory statements as locators of
said coal claims with the names
of the following persons:
"amford A. Robb, James Craig,
John S. Hall, William G.. Patter-
son, George e. Eason, Minnie w.
Ball, Jessie M. Pearson, e. Yost,
Albert E. Bigelow, M. H. Hunt,
Addie Alvord, Michael Demery.
Clarence Z. Anderson, Irving j.
Rowland. Reginald Hulin, Hanna
l.. White, Ambrose e. Palmer,
Frederick III. Leverenz, Edwards
!. #. Chapman, McCurdy G. Lea-.
Beau, Charles w. High, Julia J.
Andrus, John M. Clifford, William
Munroe, John +. Deacon, Arthur
f. Schreiter, Mable G. Lowrie,
Christian Leech, Clayton A. Spald-
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
DIRECT ELECTION
| TO Be NEXT sT[I
California Insurgents Want Eleofer,
ate to Choose U. 8. Senator,
by Oregon Plan.

SACRAMENTO, Cal, March ~
The next advance of insurgency q
California will be toward the dikoc<
election OF United States senators.
This Is announced by Gov. Johnoon.
Vigorous and determined q ever
after the battle over the recall, the
administration forces are lining up n
the legislature to establish the Oregon
plan In California by an amendmonf
10 the present direct primary law.
What's next?" Johnson was asked.
The Oregon Plan for the election
OF United States senators by direct
vote OF the people. We're ready for
II In California. Our efforts viii
now be directed toward establishing
1t. +
What has come to be known e
the Oregon Plan," continued the eov-
ernor, is the only real system for
the election OF senators by direct vote.
It Is true, California took lone.
stride toward popular governmenf
when the present direct primary law
was adopted. This law has some
defects. The difficulty OF becominx =
candidate for public ONCE is one az.
them. TI
Even with the imperfections OF the|
present law corrected, however. the.
important question OF dealing WIN
the candidacy for United States ror1-
ator would remain. For q quarter of
a century popular demand has been
expressed that United States sens
tors should be elected by direct vote
OF the people. Yet notwfthstandinx
this demand. we have been unable %
amend the Federal Constitution which
requires United States senators shall
De elected by state legislatures. The
result 10 that the people In more thnn.
half the states are stirred up to eject
the desired result by indirection.
Il firmly believe that nine out II
ten voters In California desire the
electorate directly to choose United
States senators, and II they possesaed
the power they would remove the
election wholly from the Legislatures
We shall urge upon the legislar
ture, therefore, the necessity OF %
amending the present law that there
shall be q state wide advisory vote
upon United States senators. The
logical result Of popular desire to
elect United States senators by direct
vote 10 that the direct election shall
be OF any person who may be = can
didate, regardless OF his party ANN
tions. For this reason We are ur1f64
the adoption OF the sOrs3on plan. -,
IL IL called, whereby the candidates
receiving the highest number OF vote
10 ultimately selected.
The Oregon Plan IA our next busl-
ness. 1t is important I.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
TRAvERS is DISMISSED.
Detroiter Is Let Out After Investiga-
ton BY Postal inspectors.

WASHINGTON, March Arthur
M. Travers, OF Detroit, chief clerk to
the third assistant postmaster-general
and for a time acting as assistant to
Postmaster-General Hitchcock, was
yesterday dismissed from the govern
ment service.
Travers' dismissal was the result OF
an investigation by postal inspectors
occupying more than year. Accord
ing to the inspectors, Travers con-
fessed he had manipulated certain
rare stamps SO as TO create fictitious
market values. He also admits chang
ing the records i'm his office, declare
the inspectors. The value of the
stamps which were supposedly de-
stroyed, exceeded $4,000, but the
government will suffer no pecuniary
loss.
Late yesterday Travers was arrest
ed BY officers from the United States
district attorneys Office on the charge
of violating the postal laws, which
provide that no officer of the postof-
flee department shall sell any postage
stamps for more or less than their
face value
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
OFFICIALS INSPECT RAILROAD.
Pere Marquette Men Will Make Trip
over the Entire System.

SAGINAW. Mich, March 7.--Presi-
dent William c. Cotter, General Su-
perintendent w. ID. Trump, Superin-
tendent of Transportation II. o. Hal
stead, General Master Mechanic VIM.
BPoughton, Chief Engineer j. F.
Deimling and other Pere Marquette
department heads and officials visited
Saginaw yesterday on an inspection
trip which Will cover every bit OF
trackage which the road possesses
end which Is to find out just how
many improvements recommended by
the district division heads will be
csrried out.
President Cotter stated here that
the entire plan had been settled and
that the system was ready to 60 ahead
with its several }smillion dollar expend.
itures. After visiting the Saginaw
property, he stated that new freight
warehouse, double tracks for 10 miles
to Bridgeport, besides another addi-
tion to the machine shop, all costing
about S300,00O would be built, and that
the recommendations of Supt. Mer-
rick, of this division. would be car
ried out.
The party left here for Ludington.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07

Puts Up at Hotel, Puffs clsarsttes
and Cuts Dash TIL Arrested
Papa Was "Too Strict"

WASHINGTON, March 7.--Because
her father was "too strict Esther
Watson. q sixteen-year-old PhiladeI-
phia girl clipped on her curls. traded
her skirts for trousers and came to
Washington week ago, registering at'
downtown hotel
She met some girls and became
quite q beau" She took her girl
friends to dances and theaters. She
puffed cigarettes In the hotel lobby
and seemed to be highly happy.
Esther Is at the House OF Detenr
ton now, waiting for her papa 20
come from Philadelphia to take her
home. The Washington police BE-:
came suspicious and arrested her.
Her nerve seemed to leave in Hash.
And tucking her little suit case under.
her arm while big tears rolled down
her pink cheeks she was led ifnon-
imously out OF the hotel.
I'm only girl and that's why the
police arrested me-" she said. "Tf +
was a boy they wouldn't bother me.
Gee, | wish / was really a boyl"
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
RAILROADS MUST OBEY.
Interstate Commerce Commission De-
iivers uItimatum.

WARRINGTON, March THE
presidents of four great eastern rail-
roads yesterday, pleaded vainly for
more time in which to cancel their
schedules as required by the recent
date decisions of the interstate com
merce commission. The commission
informed them that the terms Of its
decision would have to be obeyed to
the letter not later than March 10.
The plea was made by Presidents
McCrea, of the Pennsylvania; Will
lard, of the Baltimore & Ohio; I'm
derwood, of the Erie. and Brown, Of
the New York Central.
The commission replied with the
following statement:
Hon, w. c. Brown, president OF
the New York Central: The commit
tee of which you are chairman, re-
quests that the defendant carriers in
the eastern rate case be allowed to
postpon etheir tariffs of advanced
rates until Nov. /, instead Of cancel
ing the same as now required by the
decision of the commission. After
consideration OF the reasons adduced
in support of the request, those mem
hers OF the commission In Washing
ton are unanimously of the opinion
that IL must be denied"
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
ADVERTISING TALKS.
WRITTEN By
WILLIAM &. FREEMAN.
No GIG.


The following heading recent
ly appeared in the news columns
of several newspapers:
ALL WOOL MEANS MORE
NOW"
The story related how a
wholesaler had sold to a manu-
facturer some cloth that was
marked ALL WOOL, and which,
upon examination, showed that
it was composed of wool and
cotton.
The manufacturer returned
the cloth to the wholesaler on
the ground that 1T WAS NOT
AS REPRESENTED to him,
whereupon the wholesaler sued
the manufacturer.
The case was taken into court.
The defense of the wholesaler
was that trade custom" of long
standing standardized the prac-
tice of marking as all wool goods
that were really composed in
part of other materials.
Several prominent manufac-
turers were summoned as wit
nesses in the case.
They all testified that great
fContinued on Page Ten.p
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
RAILROADS AND PEOPLE
GETTING CLOSER TOGETHER
Adverse Decisions Declares Judge
Lovett of the Hartman Lines,
Are Only Incidents.

Are Only Incidents.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.-Judge
Robert s. Lovett, president OF the
Hartman system, today asserted that
the only danger to railroads from
lay in continued hostility, which he
believes will always be prevented by
the common sense of the people,
Adverse decisions now and then he
characterized as mere incidents,
and while he thought they might
frighten investors for the time being
they do not make it impossible for
the roads to get loans. Then Judge
Lovett, who arrived here yesterday
on his annual tour OF inspection, an
nounced that the Central Pacific had
just placed a $4,000. 900 bond loan In
France.
Il do not decry the regulation OF
railroads." he said. "One decision
may, for the time being. frighten In
vestors. One decision against the rail
roads is mere incident, IL I may &C
"Let me explain. One or two de-
cisions against the roads do no
permanent harm. provided the regu-
lating body's general policy does not
Indicate or manifest hostility by a
series of adverse decisions.
"Of course. a hostile decisions may
for time make it difficult to get
loans. l do not say II will make it
impossible to get money. / am hard
man to discourage. / always have
much faith in the common sense Of
the people.
The railroads form one OF the
most important business factors or
the country and in the last analysis
their interests and those of the people
are one. The railroad cannot prosper
without the community is In good
business condition, and both should
work in harmony to attain the maxi
mum OF good results for both
I'm the past few years, In my opin-
ion, the people and the roads have
been coming closer together than
ever, with proper recognition OF
the rights and duties OF each other.
Justice must be the end aimed for by
both. This Is the cure for the situa-
ton for both the investor and the pub
lie at large"
Judge Lovett does not think the
young man OF today Is hampered In
opportunity for achievement by reason
of great combinations OF wealth.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
DEMOCRATS NAME
RULES COMMITTEE
Rep. Henry, Of Texas, Is Chosen
Chairman-House Chairmanships
Also Agreed Upon.

WASHINGTON, March THE
rules committee, one OF the most pow
erful OF the house committees OF the
sixty-second congress. with Rep.
Robert L. Henry, OF Waco, Texas,
at Its head. was formally created
by the new house ways and
means committee at its first meet
ing today The following were an
nounced as the seven Democratic
members OF the committees: Robert
Lee Henry, Texas: Edward w. Pou.
Smithfield. N. c.: Thomas w. Hard
wick, Sandersville, Ca; Augustus o.
Stanley, Henderson, KY. Finis j. Gar
ret, Dresden, Tenn; Martin ID. Foster,
Olney, H.: and Matthew r. Denver,
Wilmington, o.
The committee will consist Of IL
members. The four Republican mem
bers will be chosen by the Republi
cans later on. along with the other
Republican personnel OF committees
of the new house. The ways and
means committee, which Is charged
under caucus dictum, with the func
tion of selecting the committees, Is
not empowered to name the cnalr'
man, but II recommended to the new
rules committee that 1t elect Mr.
Henry as chairman, which Is tanta'
mount to designation at this time.
The members of the rules commit
tee were named in the order OF their
seniority of service.
II was learned that the tentative
lineup by the new Democratic ways
and means committee for house com
mittee chairmanships is as follows:
Agriculture-Burleso Texas.
Appropriations Fitzgerald, New
York.
Banking and Currency - Pujo,
Louisiana.
Census-Wilson, Pennsylvania.
Claims--Goldfogle New York.
District of Columbia--Johnson, Ken
lucky.
Elections-Rucker, Missouri,
Foreign Affairs-Flood, Virginia.
Immigration-Burk Alabama.
Indian Affairs-Stephens, Texas
Industrial Arts and Expositions--
Hefiin, Alabama.
Insular Affairs-Jones, Virginia.
Interstate Commerce - Undecided
and very uncertain.
Invalid Pensions Undecided.
Irrigation-Smith. Texas.
Judiciary--C Clayton, Alabama.
49, Labor Undecided.
Lfbrary--Talbott, Maryland
Merchant Marine--Undecided
Military AffaiSHay, Virginia.
Militia--F1oyd. Arkansas.
Mines and Mining-Foster Illinois.
Naval Affairs-Padgett, Tennessee.
Patents--Undecided
Observation-Disclosures Alabama.
Postoffices-Lloyd, Missouri.
Public Buildings-Sheppard Texas.
Public Lands-Robinson, Arkansas.
Civil Service Reform - Goodwin,
North Carolina.
Revision of the laws-Watkins,
Louisiana.
Rivers and Harbors-Moon, Tennes-
see.
Rules-Henry, Texas.
! Territories-Sulzer, New York.
War Claims-Sims. Tennessee.
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ing, William F. Hurd, Joseph r.
Drake, Augustus II. Toole, Fred
S. Mickey, Reinhard Kleinpell,
Allison ii. Hazelton, Daniel ].
O'Connor, Charles E. Boyce.
That after the formation Of said
unlawful conspiracy the said John
M. Bushnell did corruptly on
March 12, 1908, in. Chicago sign
his name to a certain Letter and
did deposit 1t In the poctoffice in
an envelope addressed TO Mr.. p.
M. Mullen, received u. s. land
office, juneau, Alaska, which let
ter Is In words and figures as fol-
lows:
Dear Sir-Enclosed find Sc in
payment TO rrecord OF G. II. Luck
ow and Cyrus Roeber, which kind
ly acknowledge and return certih-
cations TO me at 300 oakley-blvd.,
Yours truly,
j. M BUSHNELL,
Arthur L. Holmes, one of the six
Detroiters indicted, says that the mat
ter OF inyescting in Alaska lands was
first presented to him In 1905 by A. J
M. Hosom, of Seattle; j. M. Bushnell
OF Chicago, and Wilbur w. McAlpine
of Detroit. He paid the promoters
$500 for a location certificate and he
was to pay the government $40 an
acre for such lands as were patented
Afterwards the Michigan-Alaska De.
velopment Co. was organized by the
promoters and Mr.. Holmes was later
elected president of the corporation.
Mr.. Holmes declares that the oper.
ations Of the company have always
been open and above board; that
there was at no time any desire or
attempt on the part of the Michigan.
Alaska Development Co. TO defraud
the government or any individual. The
company, he says, courts the fullest
OF the matter and has
nothing to fear from results.
George w. Ross and Albert H.
Roehm also said they have nothing
to fear that the company did nothing
against the laws of the country.
A dispatch from Chicago says Bush.
nell Is in Seattle,
The investigation which led up ia
the returning OF the indictments was
started by the United States govern
ment four years ago. but has been car
ried on with greater vigor during the
past few months, NV
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
WOULD LEAVE HOME.
Vernon Butler Begs Court to Name
Guardian For Heir.

Additional testimony in the case or
Vernon Butler. 10 years old. who ran
away from his father, John Butler.
and his step-mother, and took refuge
with his foster parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Coleman, of Highland Park, Will
be heard in Judge Hulbert's court.
Tuesday afternoon. The boy ia now In
the custody of his father.
The evidence heard Monday after
noon showed that the father had not
beaten or mistreated the boy. Mrs.
Coleman testified that the boys Ia
ther had drawn up a paper eight
years ago giving her fun possession
OF Vernon. AT the close OF court the
boy slipped up to Judge Hubert and
begged the court TO place him under
Mrs. Coleman's care.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
FIRE Loss is 500. 900.

BATTLE CREEK. Mich. March L.
Fire early yesterday mornink broke
out In the drying room Of the local
plant OF the Quaker Oats Co Within
an hour the rood had fallen in and the
four-story building will be total loss.
The property loss will be about $780,
900. A stiff breeze Is blowing ham
pering the work of the hremen.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
WOMAN ENDS HER LIFE.

KALAMAZOO, Mich, March L.
discouraged because of domestic
troubles, Mrs. Adelpha Wood, aged SO
years, committed suicide by taking
oarbolic acid yesterday morning at
Oakwood Park, a local summer amuse-
ment place. Following a quarrel with
her children the woman went to the
rark and seating herself upon a
bench, swallowed the contents OF two
bottles of carbolic acid. The family
rloved here but short time ago from
Marcellus, Mich.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
PLOTTED AGAINST TAFT.
Prisoner Declares He Has Straight
Tip From Anarchists.


SPOKANE. Wash, March Cap
tured just when alleged plans for as
sassinating Mayor N. s. Pratt were
almost ready, John Steele and Stuart
Moffett, now in the city jail. are held
by tho police as the probable muir
derers OF Capt. John T. Sullivan and
alleged accomplices In a plot to kill
President Taft.
This is the gist of statement of
Martin J. Burns, captain Of detec-
tives, issued after conference with
Chief of Police Doust The arrest OF
the two men was made Friday night.
Friday night" said Capt. Burns,
"our men heard Steele report to Moi
fett after a visit to the Pratt home
Steele said the house was guarded
day and night.
He told the group around him an.
other night that he was high enough
up In Anarchist circles to know that
President Taft would be killed as
soon as he left Washington after con-
gress closed"
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
LEWIS PooLRooM CLOSES.

YPSILANTI, Mich. March by
order of Prosecuting Attorney Burke,
OF Ann Arbor, the Warren Lewis pool
room whic has caused the authorities
trouble for months, went out of exist
ence yesterday. The proprietor was
ordered TO cut out all wires and re-
move all paraphernalia connected
with the business. The order was
compiled with and patrons of the con.
Germ notified.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07

-SAN FRANCISCO, March 7.--Fong
YEP, the only Chinese aviator, has
gone back to China to give demon
stratiOns before the chiefs of the
Chinese army.
Fong Yee Is one of the most re-
markable of the many Americanized
Chinese. He was educated at an
Eastern college and graduated with
honors, making advanced electrical
science his study. While at college
he showed much interest in the de-
velopments of wireless telegraphy and
perfected a number OF improvements
in apparatus.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
Two Women Perish In Fire.

LAKEvIEw, N. c., March 1.-Two
women lost their lives early yesterday
In fire which destroyed the new
Loeb Crystal hotel, tourist resort.
just opened this season. The dead
are Miss Anna NJ. Barnes, New York,
and Mrs. G. G.. Pettis, New Haven,
Conn. Howard Whitmore. clerk of
the hotel, and Mrs. w. f. Youland.
wife of the manager, received seri-
Gus burns.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
GELS IS. VERDICT.

ITHACA. Mich. March 7.-After
two hours deliberation the jury in
the circuit court. gave <. G. Earring
ton $4,000 damages against the p.
NJ. r. r.. for the loss of foot while
he was working for the Michigan
Sugar Co., at Alma. He sued for
s25, 900
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
MAJ. =. X. soLEAU DEAD.

MONRoE. Mich, March Mai.
Francis X. Soleau, 75. a lifelong
French resident OF this city. and a
major of the Fifteenth Michigan Vol
unteer infantry. is dead. at his home
in the Fourth ward. He was for many
years prominently identified with the
grocery business on West Frontst..
and held many political offices. He is
survived by his widow, one son and
two daughters.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
SUPREME COURT.

LANSING. Mich. March THE
supreme court yesterday heard the
following cases: Painter vs.. Libanon
company; people VS.. Sharrer; Vim
cent VS.. Evans; Brown VS.. Fuller;
Smith VS.. auditor-general. Court ad-
journed for the term.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07

After his graduation he came to
San Francisco. Here he made a num-
ber of records In wireless receiving
and transmission. He perfected a
very compact long distance field wire
less apparatus.
When the aviation fever struck the
country. Fong Yee was one of the
first to begin individual and independ-
ent experiments. He constructed a
biplane after a special pattern and
made a number of successful flights
with 1t. SO remarkable was his work
that the Chinese government made
him an offer to demonstrate his BIZ
plane at Pekin.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
ME FOR TWO WEEKS sLEEP!'
Speaker Champ Clark Says He's Go
inq To Take Vacation.

WASHINGTON, March 7.-"Me for
two weeks Sleep" said Speaker-to-be
Champ Clark, as he left the White
House yesterday, after calling on the
president Clark said he was going
TO take vacation before beginning
work I'm the new house.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07

The Detroit Life underwriters asso-
citation held its regular monthly din-
ner I'm the Griswold house, Monday
night, the guest Of honor being Calvin
A. Palmer. state commissioners OF In
surance. Other speakers were H. WI
bert Spence. local manager OF the
Mutual Life Insurance Co: Charles 3.
White. assistant general manager Of
the Northwestern Mutual, and Walter
Thompson. general agent for the
travellers association. A. c. Utter. 81
the firm OF Utter q Thompson. state
agents for the New England Life In
snrance CO., mas been elected sscr4
tary-trcasurer OF the association
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petroIter Kills tiImseIf.

ALBUQUERQUE. New Mexico
March 7.--Benjamin ]. Ball, civil eng1-
neer OF Detroit, committed suicide zee
terday by cutting his wrist A note
addressed to his wife explains that
he was despondent owing TO ill-heaith-
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07

Jos Prinfiae Done aisAt. Tim~-
Main iiss. or City lass.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07

WASHINGTON. March AFTER 4t
years of continuous service in gov
ernment employ. r. I. Willis. Tl. a vet
eran OF the civil war. dropped dead al
his desk In the war department yes
terday.