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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-18
MOST ANYTHING.

Please, why Is problem always
"knotty?"
The steerage passenger who was
operated on and sewed with the f.
string of a violin. arrived in New York
ut as a fiddle"
They're coming in fast. Two more
entries for the Rara Avis stakes:
The man who can let IL alone or
not. as he wants to-" that does want
to-
A mother who hasn't the cutest
baby in the world.
A good substitute for aerial pro-
iectiles in warfare might be for the
airman himself to drop on the deck OF
the vessel with a Ratchet and chop a
hole in the deck.
The yarn cap is now the style, nut
what has become OF the old-fashioned
woman that could knit them?
Which has nothing TO do with the
fact that 60 tons Of water a month
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-18
Bio Realty Deal Put THROUGH.

William w. Johnston, broker In
stores and factories. In the Hammond
building. made what he called three
base hit. Saturday, by closing up a
deal for the purchase Of the property
at Nos. 153-163 Gratiotave., and Nos.
144-4S Madison-ave., from the Cole
Realty Co., by Mrs. Mary v. Gambler
and Mrs. Gertrude Gambler Gage, and
the lease by them for 80 years to J..
Brushaber's Sons, as the site for their
new building.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-18
BUYS QUEEN QUALITY STORE.

shoe Business Passes to n. @. Shock.
ey, Former Manager.
n. G. Shockey. manager OF the
Queen Quality Shoe Co. returned, Sat-
urday, from Boston, where he pur-
chased the stock, store and fixtures OF
the business at No 215 Woodward
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-18
EDITORIALS BY THE PEOPLE

of opinion
full nd free from
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-18
Socialist Replies to Fr. stritch.

OOITdUsk ''SF'N@ - -
To the Editor of The Times: Rev.
FIR. Stritch says Socialism is opposed
TO property rights and individual
freedom. This is untrue. Socialism
guarantees to every individual the
full product OF his own labor, which
Is much more than he gets at the
present time.
He says. Socialism supports free
love, sexual freedom, adultery and d.
vorce, and seeks TO destroy religion.
II he knows anything about Socialism
he knows this Is false. IL he does not
know he has no right to pose as a
teacher.
defy him TO produce single para
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-18

Resolved, BY the League OF Mlen''
can Municipalities In special session
assembled, that there be prepared TOT
oresentation to the state Legislature
an amendment to the home rule pH''
or by separate bill, or both. empower
inc the cities TO amend their existing
charters without holding charter
convention for the purpose Of making
a general charter revision ano 'u''
ther
Resolved, That the officers OF the
league be and are hereby directed TO
prepare and transmit to the governor
and each house Of the legislature
cory Of said bill, together with a pray
appear before she legislature In sup
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-18
WITH THE WHISPERS.

plus scores were as follows I'm the
Saturday game OF the Detroit Whist
North and south--Mrs. w. b. Bat
teile and Mrs L. s. Crawford. 3-5
! Mrs II. H. w Bright and Thomas Wat
son, 3-5: Mrs. r. J. Memo and Mrs
| r. H. Slick. S-5.
East and west--Mrs s. a. Commons
and n E. W Bright, 2-5. Mrs. NJ. X
Bennett and r. q. Bates, 22-5.
Scores at the Lincoln's birthday
North and south--Mr and Mrs. a. c.
steliwagen. 1919: Mrs. G. y. Bielman
and c. w. Rogers 3l-e; Mrs VI: TX.
nennett and IL - Marks. l-9; Mrs
n j Stout and Mrs. q. J. Kastenberg
sl-9; Mr.. and Mrs a. ID. Dresback: l-g
East and west--Mr. and Mrs. !. ~
Horan, SO; Mr.. and Mrs. {. H. Niles
bs-e: Mrs r. L. Brown and Mrs. A "
Branham, So; Mrs. a. II. Sage and a
l.. Drury, So.
! There will be a matinee game Wash.
| ineton's birthday. starting promptly al
$40 IL IL desired TO make this game
the social and financial success or the
season.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-18
ADVERTISING TALKS.

Continued from Page one)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-18
You Can Help Get
What You Want By
GOING TO LANSING!
There Shouts BE a TralnIoad o.
Detroit Citizens In Lansing the
Day the Home Rule Bill
4 Comes Up In the Leg
lslature.

port said
be every
way
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-18

which has nothing to do with the
fact that 60 tons Of water month
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-05-31
To the Democratic Press.
To be continued

The people of Kentucky can
have insured to them when the
next session of the Legislature
ends, good roads, good school
buildings bipartisan control of
the penitentiaries, the power to
revise the tax system, if they
see fit, the overthrow of the
lobby and the other reforms of
which the State stands in such
sore need, if every Democrat
newspaper in Kentucky will de-
mand and secure from the Demo-
cratic candidate in it's legislative
district a pledge as to the way in
which his vote, in the event that
he is elected, will be cast on the
following measures:
1. State aid for good roads.
2. The right of the counties to
issue bonds to build schoolhouses.
3. A bipartisan board of con-
troll for the States penal institu-
lions, appointed by the Cover
nor, and approved by the Senate,
in the place of the political ma
chine and lobby now constituted
by the Board of Penitentiary
Commissioners maintained at
the States expense. The aboli-
ton of the contract labor system.
The employment Of the convicts
in the building of roads.
4, The overthrow of the lobby
by the use of the initiative and
referendum, if it can be accom-
plished in no other way.
! 5. State inspection of State
banks.
6. Popular election of United
j States Senators.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-05-31
Program.

Program of Sunday school con-
vention of Magisterial district
No. 3. to be held at Chenille
Sunday afternoon June 4th.
l. The purpose of this conven-
tor, NJ. E. Blair.
2. How secure attendance, G..
W. Turner.
3. Relation of the Sunday
School to the church, Rev. G. R.
Abrell and M. E. Blair.
A. Duties of Sunday school
teachers, Burton Yates and J.W.
Marshall.
5. What the Sunday school is
doing for our country, Rev. G.
w. Collins and ]. V. Dudley.
6. Duties of parents toward
the Sunday school, Matthew Tay-
lor and Luther Williams.
z. The Sunday school as a
social Factor, Ebert Webb and
John Jones.
Sunday schools of this district
are urgently requested to make
reports at this convention.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-05-31

not feeling we'll, but went to my
wagon and loaded my gun full.
| felt that l could only fire one
shot so l wanted it to count, but
everything was quiet through
the night and as soon as it was
light enough to see the teams,
we hitched them to the wagons
and passed through camp. We
never saw any of them after that.
We moved up the river about
ten miles from Fl. Man and
crossed. To do so, we used
doubled teams, IL yoke to a wa
gon. The river was about waist
deep and a fourth of a mile wide.
The snow and ice had just come
down from the mountains so the
water was very cold, We had
to make two trips each to get
them all over, The sun was hot
but we got chilled through. When
we were all over, the boss gave
us a chance to drink some of his
brandy and none of us refused.
Here we rested until night and
then moved across a country, dry
and barren, without water or
grass for our cattle. We travel
ed 60 miles in this way and new
or unlocked our teams for two
days and nights and when we
reached the Cinnamon river, the
cattle were just tagged out, but
here we had plenty of water for
them and for ourselves. Some
of our men on this long journey
would go to sleep while walking.
One man went to sleep and
started away from the road and
we could not wake him until we
shook him. A few Of the cattle
drank so much water, they died
in a short time.
To be continued
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-05-31

z. A primary for the nominal
ton Of all State officers by both
parties, the expense to be met by
the State, the poor man to be
given an equal chance with the
rich in offering for office.
8. A constitutional amendment
giving the people the right, if
they so desire, to revise the tax
system.
9. The removal, by law, of the
peace officer who fails to protect
his prisoner.
The Times here pledges itself
to put these questions directly
up to every legislative candidate
who announces in Louisville or
of Jefferson county. 1t now puts
these questions directly to Sem
ator McCreary and to Mr..
Adams, the candidates for the
Democratic nomination for the
governorship. 1t will make
known their response or their
failure to respond. 1t requests
of them to answer before the
day set for the primary.
The one and only time in which
the people control the politicians
is when the politicians are de-
pendent on the people for nomi-
nation and election. The one
and only time in which the peo-
pie have the power to exact
pledges is before nomination and
election. The man who goes to
Frankfort unpledged is free to
make his own terms. The man
who goes pledged cannot escape
responsibility if his pledges are
violated.
There have been strong forces
at work in both parties to keep
Kentucky illiterate, her roads
unbuilt, her prisons the richest
spoil in a system of spoils, her
taxes oppressive, her elections
the prey Of the powerful, her
lack of law and order a byword
for others, a curse to herself.
Strong forces will be needed to
right these wrongs. The Times
as a Democratic newspaper be-
lieves that the Democratic press
and the people of Kentucky
possess the power requisite. AS
a Democratic Newspaper, it calls
on Thorn to exercise it, before
the power is taken from them by
their failure to act.-Louisville
Times.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-05-31
A PIONEER JOURNEY.
Uncle Ben Carter Writes of Wagon
Journey to the Southwest.
Made in 1851.


For his burial we placed the
body on an undressed bur dry
buffalo skin and lowered it into
the grave by holding to the legs
of the skin. We folded the skin
over the body and placed his
hat over the face. We filled the
grave half full of dirt, then put
in large log to keep wolves
from disturbing the body. Sew
eral of us had light attacks of
cholera, | among others.
Near here we saw the bodies
of 16 buffaloes scattered over
about four acres Of ground. We
found that they had been killed
by arrows and lances and the In
dams had cut the tongues from
all that | examined. We also
saw a great pile of mules which
had been frozen to death during
a blizzard. | counted the heads
and found that there were about
seventy-fve. On the return
trip, we observed that the bodies
lay in straight rows.
Twill now relate an incident
that occurred, but in connection
with it, | cannot describe my
feelings. We were camped near
the Pawnee river, and about
shutdown, we saw about quar-
ter of a mile from us, some rs or
100 Indians on their ponies. We
had just begun unyoking our
teams and the order was given
to do so quickly, but l became so
weak | could scarcely unyoke and
it seemed impossible for me to
get my gun, and was ready if
they came nearer. They started
for us but stopped when about
half way from camp and had
another parley and then began
moving in squads until they sur
rounded our camp. They were
angry and looked savage. They
rode without saddle or bride and
guided their ponies perfectly by
the motion of their bodies. They
were armed with bows, arrows
and lances. About dark they
left us but we made all prep.
arations for trouble the next
morning and placed a double
guard on hsrseback, around our
cattle that night. | was placed
to guard part of the cattle, but
in some way got lost during the
night and did not know where
camp was as we never had lights
in camp at night, so | had nc
means of determining. | GER
tainly thought of home and "OlG
Kentuck." | stayed with my
part of the herd and just before
day some of the boys found me
and it was just sunrise when we
reached camp, but we were no
bothered by the Indians as W.
had expected.
When we got to the great benz
on the Arkansas river we wer'
about half way to Santa Fe
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-05-31
then called Fort Man. Here l

then called Fort Man. Here
saw the greatest sight of my life.
The two regiments of soldiers
referred to were at this fort.
All among them now seemed
we'll. Here also, were Indians to
the number of 10000. Their
tents covered about 80 acres of
ground. They claim 1000 war
riors. the others being women
and children. We corralled our
wagons near the fort in order to
get dinner. We found the In
dians very angry. They had
stolen a mule from the soldiers,
and Col. Sumner, the command
er of the regiment, had sent or
ders to their chief that unless
the mule was given up by GER
tain hour, he would turn the bat
teries on them, so they surrend-
cred him. One Indian told us by
signs and by words that they in
tended to scalp all the pale faces
as soon as the sun went down.
This Indian while imparting this
information, sat on the ground
and leaned against the creased
hub of my wagon and as his
blanket slipped down to his
waist, he soon found his back
was covered with axle grease.
He became very angry and made
good use of our language when
| it came to swearing. Just at
this time, two Indian boys came
gallOping up to my wagon.
They stopped and took aim at
me with their bows and arrows.
sprang from the ground where
| had been sitting and was ready
for them in an instant. At this
they turned their ponies and
rode off, shouting and laughing.
These indians had met here in
tending to 60 to Fort Kearney to
make a treaty with the whites
and to receive presents from
them, and they now made prep.
arations to start. 1t was inter.
esting to see the manner in
which they travelled and carried
their camping outfit. They took
their longest tent poles and fas.
tened them to the shoulders OF
the ponies, two or three poles or
each side. The other end of the
pole was on the ground. Their
behind the pony, they tied g
large basket to the poles. These
baskets were made of bark. ir
size about five feet long, two
and a half feet deep and three
wide. These were filled with
children, packed in so tight thai
not one could fall out, generally
s or 10 in a basket. They were
from three to eight years old anC
were as happy as any children
ever saw. They wore no clothes
of any description, Hundreds o.
ponies were fixed up in this way
They had no drivers but thu
nootharS of tho childron who rodt
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-05-31
L0yn0n'S Conference
June 8 1911.

l:oo p. m. DeVouonai II. McBeah
las Z" The Why and How Of the Layman Missionary
Movement C. o. Moss and C. W. Pansburn
I23O Its Progress F. R. Wnhey and R. r. Moss
245 The Grace Of Literally O. Beham and C. w. Dillon
Is The General Outlook Gov j. R. F1ndman W. S KNIGHT
$50 " Election Of Delegates to the Annual Conference
l. l. Huse. P. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-02

citizen who has taken much interest in postal matters.
 "A certain amount of Sunday work will always be necessary in large cities, but this can be reduced one-half without ma- terial inconvenience to the public. In two cities-Detroit and Richmond-the post office Is closed all day Sunday. and only those who have lock boxes can get any mail. Detroit led the way and Rich mond has just followed. l predict that inside of a year nearly all the postof- fees in the United States will be closed on Sunday. In this connection it is of in terest to know that Princeton has always been such Sunday observing place that no mail, SO far back as I can remember, has been received there or dispatched from the postoffice on the Lords day.
 Tt would be out of the question for large commercial cities to have their postoffices stop handling all mail on Sun day, but unnecessary postal business should be dispensed with everywhere, not only becaues Sunday is day especial ly set apart by many people as day of rest and worship, but because the greater respect the public shows for Sun day as an institution, the better will be our American citizenship
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-02
Direct Election In the Next Congress

The resolution proposing an amend ment to the constitution so as to pro- vide that senators be elected by direct vote of the people was voted down in the Senate. 'Fifty-four senators-stood for the resolution including Messrs. Bailey and Culberson of Texas, Clarke and Davis of Arkansas, Gore and Owen of Oklahoma, Paynter of Kentucky, Martin of Virginia, Oyerman and Sim mons of North Carolina, Smith of South Carolina, Taylor of Tennessee and Rayner and Smith of Maryland.
 Thirty-three senators voted against it, thus postponing, but not defeating the proposition by four votes. A two- thirds vote is necessary to carry q constitutional proposition. The Suth- erland amendment(nduced no douot Messrs Bacon of Georgia, Money and Percy of Mississippi Taliaferro of Florida and Tillman of South Carolina to vote against it.
 The proposition will be introduced in the next Congress and it's passage by it is undoubted. More than tour from Lame Duck Alley will not then have chance to vote against direct action by the people. The vote on Tuesday is evidence of the increasing popularity of the proposition. It must in fact be passed if the country is to tion which the states would soon call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-02

call has been criticized as subjecting officials too much to the whims Of the voters: but experience in this country has not shown that this power will be used in any but extreme cases, largely owing to the large percentage of voters who must appeal for the recall : In Tacoma there is, however, move ment to recall the entire board, and in Seattle and Los Angeles mayors have been thrown out, but neither Lad nor has the commission form of gov ernment.
 The movement is sweeping east ward rapidly and many cities in both New York and New Jersey are seeking the new plan for governing cities. Most American cities need reform of some sort, and they are turning to the commission plan as the most available and efficient one in sight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-02
PRECURSOR OF PANcHENKo

From Chronicle and Comment in the
 March Bookman.
 The extraordinary case of pr. Pan chenko. the St. Petersburg physician, who Las recently confessed to a series of mur- ders by means of inoculating his victims with the germs of fatal diseases, was an- ticipated IS years ago in the. late r. Marion Crawfords "Pietro Ghisleri." When writing that story Mir Crawford was for a time in doubt as to the manner in which the death of Lord Herbert Ar den should be brought about. Finally he hit upon the idea of the table napkins infected with the germs of scarlet fever. To him the device seemed somewhat ex- travagant and far fetched, and it was eventually subjected to some rather sn. percilious comment on the part of the professional reviewers. Some years after the writing of the novel, however, Europe was startled by the case of a French physician living near Paris. This man was a bacteriologist of considerable inn rortance. possessed of an exceedingly at inent social standing. A time came, how ever. when surous stories began to be nc Cised about. Tie physician had been in the habit of entertaining his friends with great hospitality, but it was noticed that after eating his dinners some one guest would die of virulent malady. In one case 1t was cholera, in another scaplel fever. in another smallpox. At length matters came to Q lead. The physician i, el1n t.;v caIf fr,. he could be brought to trial At ?. subse- quent investisatioi,. however, his servant who was implicated to certain degree confessed that his master, who had pe- come danceraus maniac, had been ir the haEit before ca oh of his dinners of in fecting with ihe bacili of these diseases the food or the wine of some particular
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-02
Chicago's Mayoralty Contest

The first primary in mayoralty contest has been held in Chicago. It called out a large vote and the re- suit in both parties is considered sat, isfactory.
 In the republican primary Charles F. Merriam, professor of political eco monies of the University of Chicago was nominated easily defeating half a dozen opponents. Merriam is a mem- Der of the city council, and he has gained some reputation as the head of the commission that investigated the citys purchasing system. He wills poll a portion of the independent as well as the republican vote.
 But his opponent is to be Carter Ii. Harrison, who knows a thing or two about politics, and the people of Chi cago hold him in high esteem. His father was assassinated after serving as mayor of the city, and the younger Harrison has been mayor fonr times. He Is seeking a fifth term and there is no unwritten law against any num- Der of terms in that office in Chicago.
 The race between Merriam and liar rison will be warmly contested, and Chicago will get a good mayor in any event. Harrison was crowded close in the primary by former Mayor Dunne, but Harrison boiled 55,Goo votes and Merriam's vote was 54,229. harrison stands to win judging by the vote boiled in the primaries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-02
AN APACHE-PROOF SAFE
From Harper's Weekly.

From HdrperS weekly.
 Years ago in the west, when the gov ernment sent out safes for the use of it's army paymasters in remote districts, 1t was the custom for the paymasters in cav airy service to ride in an ambulance with the safe, escorted by a guard of six mounted men.
 On one occasion such guard was at lacked by q large force of Apache h. dians. Two men were killed and the Indians captured the ambulance with the safe..- This safe contained about ssGS0 in greenbacks, and it weighed some 400 pounds and had a combination lock-
 Now the Indians in question had never seen safe at close charters until this one happened along, but they knew that it contained money. Also they wanted that money.
 They first pounded off the knobs with stones, under the Impression that the door could then be pried open. Their at- tempt was, of course, a failure. The next step was to try their tomahawks ons the chilled steel, in the hope that a hole might be cut in it. This means, too, proved or no dVdu so they ueteTHllHcu lo try fire. Accordingly, they gave the safe a three-hour roasting. Luckily for the government, it was fre-proof. They threw big rocks upon it while it was hot, but they were as far from the money as ever.
 Next the Apaches dragged the safe up the side of Q mountain and tumbled it over a preclpice 200 feet high. They ex- pected, of course to see it burst open5 but the only damage was slight injury to one of the wheels. The safe was left soaking in the river for three or four days, and great was the Indians disap- pointment at finding themselves still baff1led.
 Then they tried gunpowder. but know ing nothing of the art of blasting. they brought about an explosion that burned half a dozen warriors and left the safe none the worse.
 The Indians worked oyer that safe, off and on, for a month or more, but failed to get at the inside. Finally, in disgust they left it in deep ravine. Fourteen months later. when peace came, the army accidentally found the safe. It was lying in the bed of creek with great pile of driftwood around it.. It was a sad looking safe, but when opened showed it's contents intact.