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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-13
CLOTHING. NEEDED
more THAN MONEY
Local Relief Agencies Get This Word
From Fire District Common
Council Appropriates $4,000.

\ The common council met In spe-
cial session, Thursday morning, at
the request OF Mayor Thompson, and
appropriated $4,000 for the relief of
the homeless residents of the Ere
swept districts of Michigan This,
with the $3.50 left from the relief
work in 1908, makes over $1,000
available Immediately, and more will
be provided, II needed. II may not
be necessary to touch even the $3,-
600, however, for those who were
driven out OF Oscoda and Au Sable
and the surrounding country are now
widely scattered and many of them
may never return to that section II
Is not certain as yet whether the
towns destroyed will be rebuilt.
From Au Sable, Charles b. Sawyer,
secretary OF the old relief committee,
which has been revived by the mayor
for the present emergency, wires the
mayor and J. L. Hudson, chairman Of
the committee, that clothing il most
needed and cautions them to 60 slow
In the collection OF funds.
Immediately on receipt OF the tele-
grams, Mr.. Hudson called q meeting
of the committee in the mayors Of
fee apd 1t was decided to forward a
shipment of clothing to Au Sable at
once. Mr.. Hudson and Milton A. Nc.
Rae, president of the Board OF Com
merce, Immediately visited a local
factory and selected 100 suits of light
clothing for men and an equal num-
Der OF garments for women and ex.
(Continned ON Page Eightl
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-13
LaF0LLETTE RAPs TAFT
FOR HIS BROKEN PLEDGES
Declares President Has Sacrificed
Progressive Policies to AtdrIchism
and Reactlonaries."

WASHINGTON July n3.--Caustic
criticism OF President Taft for mot
keeping his PROMISES" adding be-
trayal to betrayal" during his admin
istration and Sacrificing progressive
policies to Aldrichism and the reac-
tionaries," with bitter denunciation
OF the Canadian reciprocity agree
ment, was made TO the senate today
by Senator LaFollette (Rep., Wis.,.
The speech bristled with invective
and satire.
Canadian reciprocity, LaFollette as
serted, violated every principle of
reciprocity heretofore expressed In
Republican platforms, and violated
every tariff pledge In the platform
upon which Taft was elected presi-
dent.
"It promises to reduce duties for
the benefit OF the people," he said.
"It reduces duties, the effect OF which
can never reach the people, but II
does reduce them for the millers, the
packers, Standard OIL, the brewers,
the coal companies, and In some
measure for the already grossly over
protected interests,
1T Is nothing that II pretends to be
and processes to be nothing that IL
Is. II is a little brother to the Payne
Aldrich bill, the greatest legislative
wrong inflicted upon the American
people In half century"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-13
ADVERTISING TALKS
WRITTEN BY
WILLIAM C. FREEMAN.
No. 7S6.

MR.. GERRIT FORT, Pas
senger Traffic Manager of the
Union Pacific and Oregon Short
Line Railways, is an enthusi-
astic believer in ACCURATE
and CONVINCING ADVERTIS-
ING COPY. Not only does he
believe, but he practices what
he breaches.
His roads and those affiliated
with them WILL SPEND THIS
YEAR IN ADVERTISING of all
kinds $1,000, ,000-over a half
million of which comes directly
under his personal supervision.
Mr.. Fort does not intend that
any advertising put out by him
SHALL MISREPRESENT IN
ANY WAY ANYTHING THAT
is TO BE. TOLD TO THE PUB
Lie about the service rendered
by the passenger trains that
operate under his direction.
AS an illustration of how in
tense he is on the subject of
truthful advertising, which he
claims, and rightly SO, is fffE
MOST EFFECTIVE ADVER-
TISING, let me state here that
a phrase that had been used for
a long time in the advertising
of the Union Pacific has been
eliminated from future copy be-
cause it was susceptible to
wrong construction.
The phrase read:
"THE BEST DINING CARS
IN THE WORLD"
tcoats.sss on Page Ts.-l
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-13
SELLING LIQUOR
ON CREDIT, THEFT
Thos. Flockhart's Opinion Of Saloon
keeper Who Takes Money Of One
Under Whisky's Influence.

Selling liquor on credit to a man
who is already under its influence and
does not know what he Is doing is
only once removed from stealing
said Thomas A. Flockhart before the
Milwaukee Junction Manufacturers'
association at their quarterly meeting
at the Detroit Motor Boat club, We'd
nesday eyening.
Mr.. Flockhart urged that the man
ufacturers start movement to get a
law prohibiting the selling OF liquor
In retail quantities on credit.
Such a law Is in operation In NJ
Jersey and Pennsylvania said MT.
Flockhart. "A saloonkeeper knows
that he can get his money under the
garnishment laws II the man he sells
to has a Job. II we can prevent sell
ing drinks on credit we can prevent q
greet deal of harm
The 100 manufacturers represented
at the meeting endorsed Mr Flock
hart's views andNa committee was ap-
pointed to investigate methods Of get
ting such law before the Legislature.
The aid of the Employers association
will be enlisted.
Secretary Lucius e. Wilson OF the
Board of Commerce spoke on the In
fluence OF the factory in city-building
and told the manufacturers that the
solution Of the cost OF living problem
lay in the increase of the efficiency or
the workman both on the farm and In
the factory.
Several other matters relating TO
the interests Of the manufacturers in
the Milwaukee Junction district were
brought up and referred to committees
for action.
The party went up the river on the
steamer Alex. J. Sullivan and dinner
was served at the Detroit Motor Boat
cluh
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-13
JURY IND|CTS
0LEO MAKERS
q. s. Revenue Officers Are Also Ac-
cused of Conspiring To Defraud
Government.

CHICAGO, July 1S.-Indictments,
charging conspiracy to defraud the
United States government OF taxes on
oleomargarine, were returned by a
special federal grand jury today
against three United States revenue
offlcers and II officers and employees OF
two OF the largest "oleo'' factories In
the United States.
Officers and employees OF the "oIeo-
factory OF Congressman William j..
Moxley, OF Illinois, are among those
indicted.
The indicted revenue officials are:
Frank T.. Cadiezel, government rev.
enue agent; l.. A. Larue, former
deputy revenue collector and Harry
Oldham, special employe In the rev.
enue department.
These three government officials are
charged with accepting numerous
bribes from manufacturers to conniye
with the alleged conpirators to de-
fraud the government.
The indicted manufacturers, officers
and employees are:
John II. Jelke, president OF John f..
Jelke and Co.; Francis M. Lowry, sec
retary; w. M. Steele, manager, and
Harvey p. Mcfarland. shipping clerk
of the Jelke firm; William p. Jackson.
manager of the George p. Braun Co.;
Hugh ID. Cameron, William l.. Lillard,
Fred Rapp, L. b. Tullis and o. s.
Martin, all employees OF these two
firms, and the following officers and
employees of the firm OF William j.
Moxley and Co.: y
John Dadie, Thomas w. Dudman,
Charles j. Johnson, Thomas English,
Clarence M. Wolf, Frank II. Harding,
James +. Ryan, Michael Keene. Abner
B. Mize, william l.. Lillard, Daniel
Dorsey, ]. b. Lindsay and l.. B. Tullis.
All are charged with conspiracy to
defraud the government of revenue
tax Of ten cents on a pound on an i'm.
mense quantity of colored oleomargar-
Inc.
The grand jury returned special
report, notifying federal Judge lands.
before the indictments were returned,
that Henry Coyne, revenue agent.
had in some way obtained list OF the
persons indicted two weeks before the
indictments were returned in open
court, and had shown the list. They
ask that Coyne be punished for con-
tempt. OF court.
Judge Landis Immediately cited
Coyne to appear later and explain his
possession Of the grand jury secrets,
intimating that severe punishment for
contempt OF court was sure to follow
II he could learn the source OF the
leak.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-13

, COBALT. Ont. July 13.--With the
death list already exceeding the three
hundred mark and property damage
reaching into the millions. the tires
in the Porcupine district are still dew
astating miles of country.
Many OF the richest mining houses
In the Porcupine region have been
completely wiped out and their oper-
ating forces have met death In the
flames which, famed by winds, are
rushing like lightning through the
thousands OF acres OF heavily timber
ed lands that stretch northward and
westward from Porcupine Lake.
II will be several days before the
death list and property loss can be
learned with any degree OF accuracy
but indications today are that the
tory OF the Dominion.
Employed In the Dome mines were
800 workmen, When the fire reached
the scene the entire property was
surrounded SO quickly that the only
means OF escape was down the shafts.
The outside shaft was fully timbered
and II caught fire after thirty foreign
ers took refuge within.
All lost their lives, their bodies now
being piled on the first level. accord
Ing to Manager Meek, who escaped.
The fate OF the others Is In doubt :
AT West Dome all hands took refuge
In the shafts and perished. Refugees
from Preston East Dome, who reach.
ed there after the fire passed, descend
ed by means OF chain ladders. Hair
way down to the first level they found
the body Of Mrs. Angus Burt. She
had smothered to death clinging to
the ladder. On the level below were
found the bodies Of Manager Weiss,
his wife and daughter, his stan and
those OF twenty-seven foreigners.
There are probably many other
bodies here, as OF the force OF "a in
this property only three have since
been heard from.
Miraculous escapes are reported
from many OF the destroyed mining
properties. At Preston East Dome the
men crawied down an untimbered
shaft. They took water and food with
them and by burrowing In the earth
managed to live until the force or the
flames had passed.
Other refugees took to the creeks
and small lakes and lay in the g,if-e
until the fire leaped over their heads.
(Contiuued ON Pase Nfne.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-13
fires IN ONTARIO
SPREADING; OVER
800 PERISH
Flames Are Sweeping Through Thou
sands Of Acres Of Heavily Timbered
Lands That Stretch Northward
and Westward From Porcupine.
Thirty Refugees Enter Mine for
Safety and Meet Tragic Death as
Fire Rushes Upon Them.
THE KNOWN DEAD.

Az West Dome-17 foreigners en-
trapped and smothered q. death In
the West Dome Mining Co.'s shafti
Assayer Angus Butt and wifeI Nam
ager Robert A. Weiss, wife nnd
fhree-year-oid daughterp Chief Car
penter James Mcqueen and Wifet
Capt. Jack Hamilton.
AZ United Porcupine mine-Fire-
man and three w0rkmen.
Al Philadelphia mine--Capt. Geo.
Dunbar and four others.
At the Dome mine--3O taborers cut
on I'm shaft and smothered.
Drowned I'm Porcupine Lake--Na-
than Haas, Andrew Larme, Marvin
strain, VIM. A. Moore and II. y.
Mondue, all OF Spokane, Wash.
In addition upwards OF 400. set
tiers, their wives and families. who
had small clearings fn the section
swept by the IRE, are missing, and
n r. certain the death list there r.
very great.
Mines reported completely or
partly observation-disclosures, Preston
East Dome, North Dome, vipOnd,
Foley O'Drien. Phiiadelphia, United
Pereupfne. standard Imperial West
Dome, Success, Eidorado Porcupine.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-13
DIR. WILEY DEF|ES
HIS ENEMIES
Committee From Agriculture Depart
ment Formulate Charges and De-
mands His Removal.

WASHINGTON. July Is. Il
wouldn't advise anyone to wait around
my ONCE to see me put out: there's
no telling how long that will be-"
This was all the militant attitude
assumed by DIR. Harvey w. Wiley. the
governments chief chemist. relentless
prosecutor OF food adulterators ana
quacks would say today when asked
as to the report that his Official head
was about to fall in the basket on
account of alleged irregularities" In
administration.
4 The doctor was fighting mad today
over the latest reports of his decapita-
tion. The charges against him, as
formulated by the department or agri-
culture committee on personnel and
approved by Attorney General Wick
ersham, are that together with DR.. w.
ID. Bigelow. assistant chief or the
bureau of chemistry, and l.. IT. kebIer.
chief of the drug laboratory, he en-
tered into secret arrangement with
Or. II. III. Rusby, head OF the New
York College Of Pharmacy whereby
Rusby was to receive yearly salary
OF $1,000 for services rendered for per-
haps eighty days The law provides
that employees receiving yearly salar.
les must work exclusively for Uncle
Sam.
The committee on personnel rec
commended that Wiley and Bigelow be
permitted to resign; that Rusby be
discharged, and Kebler reduced from
an executive place. This recommend
alton was concurred In by Attorney
General wfckersham. The papers In
the case are now before President
Taft.
Secretary Wilson would only mere
iy admit that the matter has only
gone half way
II is now In the hands OF the presi-
dent" he said. Until he acts, nothing
further can be given out"
"All | know is that copy OF the
charges was served on me about q
week ago." said DR.. Wiley, and j
will make reply to them through the
secretary TO the president. Until the
latter sees At to make the statement
public. I have nothing further to say
In the matter"
DR.. Wiley has been the object OF
a relentless campaign OF prosecu-
.tion by the Interests which he has
antagonized by his feariessness In ad.
ministering the national pure food
and drug law. Great pressure has
been exerted number OF times to
secure his removal y
Wiley's enemies scored q partial
victory when President Roosevelt ap-
pointed the so-called referee board, a
sort Of court of appeals for those
who were aggrieved at the chief
chemists decisions. AT the time
this board overruled him on the ben
zoate OF soda controversy, there was a
persistent report that he would be
discharged for too much zeal" The
board has no legal status.
Wiley's decree In -four bleaching
cases. and his campaign against the
patent medicine -quacks, marked him
for bitter denunciation.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-13
LACK Of POETIC
SOUL AND GLOOM
Peter Romanski Sleeps in Freight
Car Instead of Park and Is Jailed
Judge Phelan Moralizes on Case.

Perhaps 1t was the name OF the
prisoner that inspired Judge Pheian
to poetry. Peter Romanski. that was
It, an appelation calculated to stir the
most calloused soul to fanciful flights.
AT any rate, the Judge was surely In
spired, Thursday morning. when
Frank turned classic countenance to-
ward him and waited to her his doom.
It was poem In prose that fell from
the judicial lips and In rhetorical
spurts, the court paid most graceful
compliment to the accomplishments
OF his friend, Park Commissioner HurL
but.
Young Romanski was convicted or
breaking into freight cars. and in his
defense he said he merely went to the
freight cars to sleep.
"Ah. my boy. then you do not ap-
preciate natures Beauties" said the
Judge. you never allow your soul
to commune with the great outdoors.
Don't you know that we have beauti-
ful park here, and that our park com.
missioner stands at the entrance to II
and greets lost souls like you and
leads them to their reward and to
their rest?
! THAT desire to sleep upon the rail-.
road tracks, you must Danish from
your system. You must cultivate ma.
ture. Let the blue skies be your COW
eriEgs, the velvet greensward your
couch. The sweet song OF birds
should be your morning alarm clock,
while, with their vesper song, they
would lull you to your rest at night"
The judges fine sarcasm was utter
ly lost upon Romanski, but It was
keenly appreciated by persons In the
audience, who smiled broadly. The
Judge sentenced Romanski to serve go
days In the Detroit house of correc-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-13
PROBES WORLDWIDE TRUST.
President TAFT investigates oarry's n
transitional Combine.

WASHINGTON. July 13.--Former
Judge z. II. Gary's worldwide steel
trust is being investigated by the de-
partment OF justice.
President Taft made this statement
TO Henry Martin and Cotter Bride.
treasurer and secretary Of the Anti
Frrst -ieeeue. today Nhen theY called
to urge the government 10 investi-
gate the combine recently formed at
Rrussels
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-13
AUToIsTs GROUND TO DEATH.
Man and Woman Killed at Grade
Crossing.

HEMPSTEAD, N. Y, July 13.-
Frank p. Jordan and Miss Edith John
stone were killed and the Misses Mil
dred Hope, and Louise tombstone
were badly injured when an automo-
bile I'm which they were riding was
demolished at gradecrossing near
here by a construction train on the
New York and North Shore Traction
company's lines today. Jordan is
cousin of Mrs. Frances Hodgson Bur-
nett, the authoress, who owned the
automobile and Il was at first report
ed that she was among the victims.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-13
PARoLED MEN DO WELL.
Agent venn's Annual Report Shows
Ex-convlcts Appreciate Liberty.

Parole Agent William II. venn has
finished his report for the fiscal year
ended June 80, and the brightest fea-
ture Of II is the evidence OF economy
as shown by the parole system. Dur
ing the year, paroled men have earn
ed s62,7S4.34 and have given to their
families s37,951.69.
In the past IL months 34S men have
been cared for al the parole agents
ONCE, and the number discharged
from parole was 104. Only AZ paroled
men violated their paroles and 20 OF
these were for failure TO report
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-13
Two Get divorces.

Marie Fish was granted divorce
from her husband. Walter, by Judge
Codd, Thursday. She alleged that
her husband pawned her jewelry and
that. she was forced to work In order
to earn money with which to pay his
debts.
Clarence Stoflet, OF lockwood.
Mich, was granted divorce from his
wife, Josephine. on grounds OF deser-
ton.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-13
fire Affects Three Stocks.

Fire In the millinery and dressmak-
ing establishment OF Mrs Itelaine
Goodel. No. 404 Michigan-ave., did
damage estimated at $1,000, Thursday
morning. The fire spread TO the jew
elry store of L. Beresch. No. 406
Michigan-ave.. and also damaged the
rug and carpet store of Mrs. Mary
Darby, second floor OF the building.
The total damage Is $1,000.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-13
INSULTS MUST STOP.
Judge Places Restraining Hand on
Boys Who Offend Pedestrians.

Five boys, including 14-year-old
lad from jamaica, the latter brought
to this country as a servant by James
L. TaBois. wealthy planter and sur
veyor, who Is now visiting his daugh-
ter at No. 1909 Sixteenth-st., we're
placed under the care OF the juvenile
court, Thursday, by Judge Hubert.
PatroIman ID. III. Schunk. of the flying
squadron, reported that the boys made
insulting remarks TO pedestrians In
the neighborhood of Linwood-st and
Grand boulevard, June 26. Mr.. Ta-
Bois plans to take his young servant
back to Jamaica In the fall.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-13
(From q stan Corresponds dent. J

(From q Staff Correspondcnt)
BAY CITY. Mich. July 13.-The con-
ditions in the fire-swept district Of
oscoda and Au Sable are vastly
changed this morning.
Those who are still left in the local
ity are just awakening as one would
following q picturesque dream, not
yet able to realize the full import o.
the terrible situation.
Families that we're separated dur
ing the mad rush for safety are being
reunited and In many instances the
hearts OF the strongest men melt
when a mother or father fushes our
and clasps some member OF the family
whose fate had been unknown. There
are still great many missing ana
great anxiety II felt
The residence of Congressman Loud
and brothers now presents sorrow-
ful appearance. The occupants IN
each case We'd with each other tor
places OF safety.
Many touching Instances are con-
stantly brought 10 light. One girl
about II years old and a member or
a large family of children grabbed .
sleeping baby from Its cradle and In
spite OF the efforts of many fleeing
men and women to relieve her OF her
burden, walked the street, constantly
lodging here and there, and was found
after the flames had subsidized cling
ing to her charge although unable 70
walk.
Fhe remaining members of the fam
lily have not yet been located. In
spite of the chaotic conditions and
haste In leaving their burning homes
there was always thought for the wei
fare OF the sick and infirm.
Two young girls OF the wellto-do
class ran nearly block and entered
the house of an old man so badly
crippled with rheumatism that he was
confined to his bed. They picked him
up bodily and carried him TO place
of safety.
One man evidently stranger In the
town overlook woman struggling
with baby In her arms and leading
another one who was barely able TO
walk. Het relieved the mother or the
older child and In the rush he became
separated and up TO late hour was
still in possession OF the child, not be-
ing able TO fnd out who It belonged to-
East Tawas is bearing the burden OF
caring for $50 of the refugees. The
more deserving are being cared for
I'm private residences, as far as Il pos
sible. but the great majority are
sleeping In churches. schoolhouses
and halls and there was great suffer.
ing last night on account or the cold
winds which blew In from the lake.
The 0ddfellows and Maccabees are
feeding the entire crowd in the Mac
cabee hall, the women OF the town
taking turns cooking and waiting
upon the tables.
There are great many children IN
East Tawas who have no idea as 70
the whereabouts of their parents. In
one family there is no trace or either
father or mother The only bit OF wear
(Continued on page o..
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-13

One year ngo today Highest tenn
perature, 7Dy lowest temperature, sot
mean, co. clear weather.
sun sets tonight at 7S0z and rises
Friday nj 4t0o a. m. ~
Moon rises at $50 ,. -.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-13
THE WEATHER.

For Detroit and vfcinftyt Thursdny
liable winds.
For Lower .sIfehigani Fair weather
with moderate Temperatures tenisht and
Friday.
For the Upper and Lower Lakest
Light co moderate west winds and fair
weather Tonight and Friday
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-13
HEAT vlcIlM DEAD.

SAGINAW, Mich, July ts.-ponIcI
Grabmeyer. so years old. died to1ar
from the effects OF being prostratcd ~
heat during the intense hot spell I.s<
week.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-13
WHOLE FAMILY KILLED.
Woman Pours oil In Holes to XIII
Bugs and Explosion Follows.

GRAND JUNCTION, COL, July 1s.
20. J. Williams, pumpman on the
Rio Grande Western. his wife and
three small daughters are dead today
as the result of gasoline explosion
ut Ruby, Col
Mrs. Williams attempted TO clear
out bugs which had infested the
house by pouring gasoline in the
.ofaoks-of- -tha- -docr- ---
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-13
JuIlus serman Is sued.

Abraham selwyanski. through his
attorney. II. p. Wilson, filed suit to
recover $4,000 damages FROM Julius
Berman. a well.known local politician,
Thursday. According to selwyanski,
Berman attacked him and beat him
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-13
o. U. 3. oNers It,s LInes.

General Manager T. w. Brooks, OF
the ID. U. r., announces that the ID.
u. r. lines are at the disposal OF the
Are sufferers, either for the convey
ance OF victims or the transportation
of supplies.