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The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
TRAvERs IS DISMISSED.
Detroiter 10 Let Out After inyestiss
ton BY postal inspectors.

WASHINGTON. March Arthur
NJ. Travers. Of Detroit. chief clerk to
the third assistant postmaster-general
and for 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 a 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
ins the records In his Office. declare
the inspectors, The value of the
stamps which we're supposedly de-
stroyed, exceeded 10000, but the
government will suffer no pecuniary
loss.
Late yesterday Travers was arrest
ed by officers from the United States
districr attorneys Office on the charge
of violating the postal laws. which
provide that no officer Of the postof-
Ace 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-
tcndent Of Transportation III. o. Hal
stead, General Master Mechanic VIM.
Bougkton, 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 In to find out just how
many Improvements recommended by
the district division heads will be
carried out.
President Cotter stated here that
the entire plan had been settled and
that the system was ready TO go ahead
with It's several million dollar expend-
lures. After visiting the Saginaw
property, he stated that a new freight
warehouse. double tracks for Is miles
tc Bridgeport, besides another addi-
ton to the machine shop, all costing
about 100000 would be built, and that
the recommendation Of Supt. Mer-
rick, of this division, would be car
ried out.
The party left here for Ludington.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
ELECTION
TO Be NEXT step
California Insurgents Want Elector-
ate 10 Choose U. s. Senators
by Oregon Plan.

SACRAMENTO, Cal. March L.
The next advance OF insurgency IN
California viii be toward the direct
election OF United States senators.
This Is announced by Gov. Johnson.
Vigorous and determined as ever
after the battle over the recall. the
administration forces are lining up in
the legislature TO establish the Oregon
plan In California by an amendment
to 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 will
now be directed toward establishing
it.
What has come to be known as
the Oregon Plan" continued the gov
ernor, is the only real system for
the election OF senators by direct vote.
II Is true, California took long
stride toward popular government
when the present direct primary law
was adopted. This law has some
defects. The difficulty of becoming q
candidate for public ONCE is one Of
them.
Even with the imperfections OF the
present law corrected, however, the
important question OF dealing with
the candidacy for United States sen
ator would remain. For a quarter OF
q century a popular demand has been
expressed that United States sena-
tors should be elected by direct vote
Of the people. Yet Notwithstanding
this demand. We have been unable TO
amend the Federal Constitution which
requires United States senators shall
be elected by state legislatures. The
result Is that the people in more than
half the states are stirred up TO effect
the desired result by indirection.
II firmly believe that nine out OF
ten voters In California desire the
electorate directly to choose United
States senators, and IL they possessed
the power they would remove the
election wholly from the legislature.
I'VE shall urge upon the legisla
ture. therefore, the necessity OF sc
amending the present law that there
shall be state wide advisory vote
upon United States senators. The
logical result of a popular desire to
elect United States senators by direct
vote is that the direct election shall
be Of any person who may be a can.
didate. regardless OF his party afilia,
tons. For this reason we are urging
the adoption Of the. Oregon Plan. as
IL is called. whereby the candidate
receiving the highest number OF votes
10 ultimately selected.
The Oregon Plan Is our next bust.
ness. Ii Is important"
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
GOV. OSBORN HOOPS IT.
Left In Road by Charger, Walks
Many Miles Into Lansing.
(Fron q star Correspondenp.

(Fron . stan Correspondenp.
LANSING, Mich, March "A few
personal friends of Gov Osborn. who
know his athletic tendencies and his
fondness for walking, are having a
laugh over q piece OF forced pedes-
trianism which the governor INDUCED
in Sunday afternoon.
Coy. Osborn has a spirited steed
here for saddle purposes. and keeps
1t at McKercher Bros livery stable.
Sunday, he went out for long gallop
to look over the country surrounding
the capital. About two hours later,
riderless horse was caught by some
boys near the city limits. and was led
TO the stable. Some time afterward,
tall figure In riding boots strobe into
the Downey house.
Gov. Osborn explained to the livery
stable people.-so they say, that he dis
mounted to adjust stirrup. The gov
ernor walked Ave miles, and told his
friends that he enjoyed the scenery.
He has not volunteered any informa.
ton to the press. SANFORD.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
SAYS SHE pERJUREp SELF
IN sToCKDALE WILL CASE
Mrs. Betsy Llnooin's Admission May
Result In Loss Of $4,000 to
Harper hospital.

FLINT, Mich, March THE con-
fession OF Mrs. Betsy Lincoln, In cir
cult court. yesterday, may reopen the
famous Mrs. Mary stockdale will con-
test. and may result In the loss TO
Flint OF $54,Oo0 and $4,000 20 Harper
hospital. Detroit. as well as other De-
quests to public and charitable insti'
tutions IN the state.
Mrs. Stockdale died some years ago
and the only will found was one made
In 1888, but II was claimed that she
had made a later will containing q
provision bequeathing 10 the city OF
Flint $4,000. II was practically on
Mrs. Iincoln's testimony alone that
the existence OF the alleged later vii
was shown. She testified that she had
seen IL and heard II read. Chiefly on
the strength OF her testimony the de-
cision was rendered admitting the
lost will to probate, although II was
not produced.
In her sworn confession and state
ment, Mrs. Lincoln, who Is so years
old, declares that the testimony she
gave was untrue. She now declares
tnAt S0e HcNef ehW VI ucoiu VI ohVeh
er will and that she perjured herself
for financial benefit offered her by
persons interested In proving the
existence OF the alleged later win"
Following the confession OF Mrs.
Lincoln, the attorneys for the lega-
tees and the attorneys for the Stock
dale heirs-at-law made q formal de-
mand upon the common council to-
night for the return OF the $4,000
already paid to the city as part OF Its
alleged beQuest.
In der sworn statement to Judge
Wisner Mrs. Lincoln gave names OF
persons who she alleges induced her
to testify to having personal knowl-
edge Of Mrs. Stockdale having made
a later win, but these names are not
made public.
The news of Mrs. Lincoln's comics
sion has caused q great sensation in
the city. Just what court action will
be taken In the matter is not known
at this time. but II IL thought that
Mrs. Lincoln's action will result in re-
opening the litigation which had been
thrashed through the courts for sew
eral years.
Devere Hall. of Bay City, Is attor-
ney for the city Ia the case.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
RAILROADS MUST OBEY.
Interstate Commerce Commission De-
iivers Ultimatum.

iivers Ultimatum.
WASHINGTON, March THE
presidents of four great eastern rail-
roads yesterday, pleaded vainly for
lnore 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; VIII
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. G. 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
postpone their 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 K must be denied"
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
RAILROADS AND PEOPLE
GETTING CLOSER TOGETHER
Adverse Decisions Declares Judge
Lovett Of the Hartman Lines,
Are Only Incidents.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.-Judge
Robert 8. Loyett, president OF the
Hartman system, today asserted that
the only danger To railroads from
state and national regulating bodies
lay In continued hostility, which he
believes will always be prevented by
the common sense or the people.
Adverse decisions now and then ne
characterized as mere Incidents,
and while he thought they might
Brighten investors for the time being,
they do not make II 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 $50.000.000 bond loan In
France.
81 do not decry the regulation OF
railroads." he said "One decision
may, for the time being. brighten In
vestors. One decision against the rail
roads Is a mere incident. II may SO
say.
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 q
series OF adverse decisions.
'Of course, a hostile decisions may
for a time make Ii difficult to get
loans. l do not say IL will make 1t
impossible to get money. / am a hard
man to discourage. l 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.
In the past few years, In my opin-
ion, the people and the roads have
been coming closer together than
ever, with q proper recognition OF
the rights and duties Of each other,
Justice must be the end aimed for by
both. This IL 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 IL hampered In
opportunity for achievement by reason
OF great combinations OF wealth.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
A VERY FINE LOTION
FOR THE COMPLEXION

"A new and delightfully."- pleasin
complexion lotion is fast finding favoI
among women" writes Mrs. Mae
Martyr. authority on beauty topics,
"and while Il Is only a simple. mex
pensive spurmax solution, 1t Is very
fine for shiny. rough or muddy com
plexion and does not rub OF or show
like powder.
, To make this lotion get ounces
spurmax at any drug store and dis.
solve II In l-2 pint hot water. adding
2 teaspoonfuls glycerine. When ap.
piled TO the face. neck and arms II
gives the skin a healthy. youthful
tone and smooth. velvety appearance
not possible with powder or rouge.
IL IL the finest skin whitener and COM
plexion beautiner ] ever used"
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
TWO SLAYERS EXECUTED.
They Terrorixed Lynn, Mass, and
Killed Merchant and Policeman.

BOSTON. March 7.-Andrei Ipsen,
10, and wassali Ivankowski, %, two OF
the three Lithuanian bandits. who ter
rorized LYNN on June rs last, killing
Thomas A. Landrigan, a shoe manu-
facturer and Policeman James II. Car
roll, were execute dtoday.
The trio held up Landrigan after
he had drawn $3.50 from the bank and
killed both the manufacturer and the
policeman who was acting as body.
guard SEEKING the bag or money
they fed through the city pursued by
police and citizens. In tire running
fight one OF the bandits known only
as Joe was killed and the other two
we're wounded and captured.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
ERE LOSS is 500. 600.

BATTLE CREEK. Mich, March p
Fire which destroyed the original
building Of the Quaker Goats Co. here.
but spared the five-story annex,
caused loss OF $4,000 this morning.
The brick building was four stories
high.
The Is night employees waited too
too long before sending In an alarm
after discovering the fire and by the
time the city's four engine companies
had arrived. the only thought was OF
saving the big annex In which the fire.
men were successful. The building
will be regretted. the loss being
covered by insurance.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
MAJ. 2. X. soLEAU DEAD.

MONROE, Mich. March 7.--Maj.
Francis X. Soleau. rs, lifelong
French resident of this city, and q
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 Front-st..
and held many political Offices. He IL
survived by his widow, one son and
two daughters.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
AVIATOR WINS $4,000:
Ice With Passenger to Mountain
Peak, $50 Miles Distant.

Sc Paris, March 7.--Eugene Renaux
.oday new In biplane. with M. Sem
|pQue a. q passenger, from st. Cloud,
= Paris suburb. to the highest peak OF
- Puy De Dome Mountains, ESQ
Dlles distant. He made the fight
nth only one stop In i've hours and
hlrty minutes, thereby winning the
Iichelfn prize OF $4,000, the terms OF
1nich required the flight to be made
- - noui o.~sS @as y@-~~
f; The peak on which Renaux landed
Il l,806 feet high. The landing place
4as only few yards square and ex-
ceedtngly rough. The machine alight-
"a. however. without injury. Even a
broken wire would have barred Rem
11x from claiming the prize.
Henaux beat Henri weymann and
Alfred Leblanc, who travelled the
<Uate In an automobile.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
WOMAN ENDS HER LIFE.

& KALAMAZOO, Mich, March L.
discouraged because OF domestic
Iroubles. Mrs. Adelpha Wood, aged SO
<oars, committed suicide by taking
orbolic acid yesterday morning at
atwood Park. a local summer amuse-
mt place. Following quarrel with
~ children the woman went TO the
Drk xnd seating herself upon a
ocE. swallowed the contents of two
IkIoe of carbolic acid. The family
ovod here but short time ago from
nrcellus, Mich.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
GELS as. COO vERpIcT.

ITHACA. Mich, March AFTER
two hours elaboration the jury In
the circuit court. gave K. G. Earring
ton $1,000 damages against the p.
NJ. r. r., for the loss OF a foot while
he was working for the Michigan
Sugar Co. at Alma. He sued for
$4,000
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
TWO Women Perlsh ln Elre.

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 M. Barnes, New, York,
and Mrs. q. G. Pettis. New Haven.
Conn. Howard Whitmore. clerk OF
the hotel. and Mrs. w. r. Youland,
wife Of the manager. received seri.
Gus burns y
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
SHOT TO DEATH BY MOB.
ksntucI<y Farmer Was Charged With
Numbering He Mother-ln.Law.

BOWLING GREEN, KY. March T.
Little effort win be made, It was con-
ceded today, to prosecute the men,
Ders OF the mob who last night shot
md killed Woods Ayers, prominent
5srmer, who was let out OF jail on
4oayy bond last fan after a jury had
nned to reach verdict on a charge
~ numbering his motherin.law. Ayres
Mas riding home last night when he
1as met by 100 Warren and Allen
|ounty citizens and his body riddled
18th bullets. His horse escaped un.
prt and its arrival home with the
loodstained saddle was the first init.
Uotion his family had Of the tragedy.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
E10CRlIs NAME
|Dlfs COMMITTEES.
- Henry, Of Texas Is Chosen
ohairnsn- House chairmanships
Also Agreed Upon.

WASHINGTON, March This
ulss committee, one Of the most pow
f orful or the house committees OF the
eixtysecond congress. with Rep
robert l. Henry, OF Waco, Texas
"a its head. was formally created
81 the new house ways and
means committee at It's first meet
kg today. The following were an
+ nuunced as the seven Democratic
f members OF the committee: Robert
\ Ioe Henry, Texas; Edward w. Pou'
. nmithneld. N. c.; Thomas w. Hard
|. wick. Sandersville, Ga; Augustus "
ytanley. Henderson, KY; Finis J. Gar
+ rst. Dresden, Tenn; Martin ID. Foster
I. Olney. H.: and Matthew X. Denver,
Wilmington, o. -,
The committee will consist OF IL
members. The four Republican mem
Z hers will be chosen by the hepupn-
cans later ON, along with the other
/. J2epublican personnel OF committees
~ the new house. The ways and
means committee, which Is charged
under caucus dictum, with the rune
lion of selecting the committees, Is
not empowered to name the chair
nan. but Il recommended to the new
(, rules committee that II elect MT
Henry as chairman, which ID tanta
+ mount TO designation at this time.
N The members of the rules commit
Zee were named In the order or their
1eniority OF service.
q II was learned that the tentative
lineup by the new Democratic ways
md means committee for house com
mitfee chairmanships Is as follows:
r ARrfculture--Burle Texas.
Appropriations - Fitzgerald, New
fork.
Banking and Currency - Pujo,
Census Wilson, Pennsylvania.
X (,laims--Goldfogie, New York.
District of Columbia--Johnson,k Ken
1ncky.
-Rncker, Missouri.
s Foreign Affairs--Fiood, Virginia
q 1mmigration-Burk Alabama.
Indian airs-Stephens. Texas
v Industrial Arts and Expeditions
3 He6in, Alabama.
h Insular Aifairs--,Jones, Virginia.
*||I1XUI8IHlAlc SouiuiCiNS SAeN~aS~N
md very uncertain.
Invalid Pensions Undecided.
Irrigation-Smi Texas.
+ Judiciary-C Clayton. Alabama.
Labor Undecided.
5 Library--Talbott, Maryland.
"a Merchant Marine Undecided.
Military Affairs-Hay, Virginia.
Mtlitia--Floyd. Arkansas.
Mines and Mining---Foste Illinois.
Naval Affairs-Padgett. Tennessee.
N Patents Undecided. r
Pensions Richardson. Alabama
Poetofices Missouri
Public Buildings Sheppard, Texas.
Public Lands Robinson, Arkansas.
Civil Service Reform - Goodwin
North Carolina
Revision OF the laws-watkins
1o1ioiana- -Ds ~ -
Rivers and Harbors-Moon. Tennes.
4 Rules Henry, Texas.
N Territories-Sulzer. New York.
War Claims Sims. Tennessee
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
SUPREME COURT.

LANSING, Mich. March 1.-The
supreme court yesterday heard the
following cases; Painter VS.. Libanon
company; people VS. Sharrer; Win.
cent VS.. Evans; Brown VS.. Fuller:
Smith vs.. auditor-generaL Court ad-
journed for the term
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07

bill to amend the election laws so
that In case of emergency, elections
OF circuit judges and members OF the
legislature, there should be pri-
mary. At present, EMERGENCY candi'
dates are nominated by convention
and ften elected at primary, as N
the case OF Rep. David Fitzgibbon OF
SANFORD.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
ANARCHIST KILLS SELF.
He 10 Believed 60 Have Been Sent
70 Assa ssinate kinQ Alfonso.

ALCAZAR, De SAN. JUAN, Spain,
March IA heavily armed anarchist
named Ventura Carbonall, arrested ut
the railway station here, just before
the arrival of King Alfonso, committed
suicide in jail by hanging.
His suicide convlnces the police
that he was commissioned to kill the
king and feared the vengeance of his
comrades over his failure
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
Hoods
SarsapariIIa

Will purify your blood, clear your
complexion, restore your appetite,
relieve your tired feeling, build
you up. Be sure to take it this
spring.
Get II In usual liquid form or chooo-
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
se.42 WAGE FARMERS.
Number Increases From 1880 II
1909, Says Labor Commissioner.

LANSING. Mich, March 7.--Statis-
tics compiled by the labor commits
sicner. show the number OF wage
earners In Michigan has increased
from 1880 in 1909 to S9,472 In 1910,
while there has been an average in
crease in wages from $1.99 to s2.04.
That there has also been IN in.
crease In the number of institutions
employing wage earners. il shown by
the report. In 1909 there were 2,15S
and in 1910 there were 2,245. The
number Of women employees has in.
creased from 11,429 to 12,457.
Flint Is the only city in the list that
has been prepared so far where de
cided decrease In the number OF en-
pioyes Is shown.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
Falls Victim To Thieves.

8. w. Bends, Of Coal City, Ala. has
q 1us,ifable grievance. Two thieves
stole his health for twelve years.
They were liver end kidney trouble
Teen DR.. Kings New Life Pills thrut.
tied them. He's well now. Unriyalaa
for Constipation, Malaria. Headache.
Dyspepsia 25c e. c. Kinsel, Gray
4 Wooster. Central Drug Co.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
pstroIter Kills Himself.

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico.
March 7.--Benjam J. Ball, civil engt
neer Of Detroit, committed suicide yes
terday by cutting his wrist, A note
addressed to his wife explains that
he was respondent owing to ill-health.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
LAWS pooLRooM CLOSES.

XPSILANTI. Mich, March 7.--By
|1or Of Prosecuting Attorney Burke.
Ann Arbor, the Warren Lewis pool.
M whic has caused the authorities
>ble for months. went out OF exist.
~ yesterday. The proprietor was
Prod 20 cut out all wires and re-
~ al paraphernalia connected
y the business. The order was
1pIled with and patrons OF the con.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07
veteran Government empioye Dead.

WASHINGTON. March AFTER as
years OF continuous service In gov.
eminent employ. r. !. Willis. II. vet
eran of the civil war. dropped dead at
lis desk In the war department yes
terday
The Detroit times., 1911-03-07

10 PREVENT THE GRIP.
LAXATIVE BRoMo QUININE removes
20 cause There In only one "BROMO
|Q1NINE. Look for signature OF ID. w.
The evening world., 1911-09-07
THOMAS S|NN0TT
IS IMAM WHO LOST
S10,102 IN SUBWAY
Hotel Proprietor Has Been Of.
fering $1,000 Reward, but
Finder Hasn't Appeared

The loser OF The bis sum OF money
who has been advertising for several
days and offering $1,000 reward for It's
return Is Thonas Sinnott. proprietor of
a hotel at No. %, West Th.rty-eighth
Street. The sum los. was $40. 100.
S!nnott lost the money on Sunday
night last while at the Ninety-sixth
stree. subway station. There were ten
$1,000 bills. two $50 bills and one - bill
In an envelope. making a nat package.
The hotel man ala not discover his loss
until he mad boarded a train. lie hur-
riel back 90 tho subway station and
made a vain search FOR some trace OF
the money. Wishing to conceal his
Identity. Sinnott reported his los,
through his lawyer. T. Davenport OF
No. 90 william street.
Inspector Hughes was notified. bul
the Central Office men assigned TO tn,
case have been unable to learn any
thing. Mr.. Davenport has been con
Quoting a personal investigation anl
last night went to Rochester in respons
to a telegram telling him he might learr
something ot the missing money IN tina
city. The loo reward offered for tn,
return of the money was made early II
the weel,. but did not succeed IN bring
ing the hinder OF the $4,000 envelope /,
iignt.