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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-03
STR. NORTHWEST IS
RUINED by FLAMES
IN BUFFALO
Handsome Million Dollar Passenger
Ship Of Northern Steamship Co.,
Is Lying at Bottom Of Black
wells Canal.
Fire Spreads Through Interior and
Causes Loss Estimated at Over
Half Million.

BUFFALO, N. Y, June S.-The
handsome million dollar passenger
steamer Northwest of the Northern
Steamship Co.. plying between here
and Duluth, Is lying on the bottom oi
Blackwell canal today, fire having
wrecked her interior. The total dam
age is estimated at over $bO0,0OO.
Spontaneous combustion 10. believed
10 have caused the fire.
Flames we're discovered by a watch
man at 4:30 and before the fireboats
arrived the vessel was mass OF
flames.
The steamer Northwest, the pride
of the Great Lakes" Is OF steel con
struction she was built In 1894.
Her displacement was 4,244 gross
tons, length 358 feet and beam A feet
Her crew numbered 1876 men. with a
capacity OF over 500 passengers. She
was considered one Of the most mod
ern and luxuriant passenger steamers
on fresh water. Her regular route
was between Duluth and Buffalo
Equipment and conveniences were sur
passed by few ocean-going steamers.
Captain John A. Miner Is master oi
the Northwest. He owns large farm
near Mason, Mich.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-03
b|GAM|ST GLAD s
HE'S CONVICTED
Signor Says He Wouldn't Have Ac.
cepted Acquittal Verdict Because
'Twould Have Reflected on Wife.

For a man who is on the eve Of
going to prison for a year. Lamont =
SiRnor takes a very philosophical
view of life. Friday, he was convict
ed of bigamy In Judge Phelan's
court. Saturday, he remarked almost
calmly to a Times reporter that ne
is glad 1t happened.
This Signor Is q mild-looking man.
He has not the appearance OF a per
son on whom women would lavish
their smiles.
Its like this said Slgnor. as he
stood behind the bars In the county
Jail. III the jury had come In ARD
found that | was not guilty, would
have had something to say. To shield
my first wife, the truest and best lit
tie woman in the world. would have
declared that was guilty.
You want to know why would
have done that? will tell you. He
cause my defense was contempttble
one. To free me. they tried TO show
that my first marriage was not le
gal enc Because the prosecutor Coutl
not bring the papers to show record
OF my marriage TO my first wife, the
defense tried TO show that the hrsI
marriage was not legal.
-Do you think would stand fol
that7 / may have been unfaithful u
these women. may have broken witt
my first wife. but am not such q ca,
as to put nasty suspicion on the
woman who was SO loyal and true &c
me. That is why / was all ready tC
say Gentlemen, you are wrong. am
guilty II the jury had said not
guilty
Il am we'll satisfied with my sen
tence. II was just one. Tho whole
thing has opened my eyes. When
come out OF the House or Correction
will be a bigger man and better
man for II. The thing It has shown
me most of all is what n grand thing
II 10 10 have the love and loyalty o.
true woman. When | get out, I viii
work for her and for my babies.
mo other woman shall ever inter
fere. cannot understand what waI
thinking OF. never was what they
call strong for the ladies' The sec
ond woman | married, Hazel Ely, was
entirely innocent of any wrong doing
deceived her as I, did mY ,,6rst pIi,
and I bear no malice TO her. She was
Justified In all that she did.
But want to say that AN
through with Il all. Ny wife and ba
bies will be well taken care OF while
| am serving my term and they viii
never want for anything"
Signor will not be taken to the
House OF Correction for several days
His father is on his way here from
Youngstown, o.. to see him. His moth
er Is In the city now.
Signor says he want to be set righ
on the charge that he had th,rt
wife in Honor, Mich. Judge Phelar
investigated this rumor and found Il
| untrue.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-03
DEALERS IN SURGICAL
INSTRUMENTS TO MEET HERE
Annual Convention Will Be Held In
the Cadillac For Three Days
Next Week.

The eleventh annual convention OF
the American Surgical Trade associa.
ton. will be held In the Turkish room,
OF the Hotel Cadillac. Monday, Tues
day and wednesday OF next week.
This organization had its birth In this
city through the efforts Of J. F. Hartz.
The program OF the convention In
cludes an address OF welcome by NIL
ton A. McRae, president OF the Detroit
Board OF Commerce. and visit TO the
laboratory of Parke, Davis q Co. The
association numbers among Its mem
bers about 80 per cent OF the best
dealers In surgical instruments and
supplies in the country. It's present
officers are: President, Frank III.
Thomas. Boston; vice-president. Theo-
dore Tafel, Louisville. KY; second
vice-president, l.. w. Dutro, Memphis,
Tenn: secretary, I. II. Hettinger,
Kansas City; treasurer, V. Mueller,
Chicago.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-03
TAT IN CHICAGO TO
TALK RECIPROCITY
Will Spend Busy Afternoon and
Evening in Windy City and Leave
y Sunday Morning.

CHICAGO, June 3.-President Taft
came to Chicago this afternoon as the
guest OF the Western Economic So
ciety to make a plea for the enact
ment into law Of the Canadian re-
ciprocity treaty.
The presidents supporters and the
supporters OF Canadian reciprocity
are not backward In declaring the
presidents visit Is the opening gun In
his campaign for denomination IN
1912.
President Taft went to the Lasalle
hotel to address the Irish Fellowship
Society. Later, at the Blackstone, be
received the committee In charge OF
the coming aviation meet In Chicago,
10 which he has been invited and TO
which he will be asked to extend gov
crnment cooperation.
At O'Clock he will be the guest at
4 dinner given by the officials or The
Western Economic Society.
At 8 o'clock the president will de-
liver his reciprocity speech at Orches'
ira hall, at which II IL declared the
campaign OF 1912 will be informally
inaugurated. =
Three meetings We're scheduled TO-
day, Canadian reciprocity being the
theme of all the sessions.
The first was held this morning IN
the Art Institute. the speakers being:
Prof. II. p. Willis, of George Wash
ington University; Prof. e. v. Rob
ertson, OF the University OF Mime
sofa: Rodney b. Smith, OF Chicago;
George c. White, Of Nevada, and Ex-
Governor w. ID. Hoard, OF Wisconsin.
Prof. +. II. Willis spoke on The
International Aspects Of Reciprocity
his speech being technical discus.
sion OF The Most Favored Nation
clause. He declared:
The United States has stoutly
maintained its claim that We cannot
properly be called upon to make com.
mon. even to those nations with
which we have the Most favored ma
tion' clause, the advantages accorded
10 any one unless others which de-
sire the same advantages are willing
TO extend equivalent concessions
This Interpretation will not be re-
ssR2uistsed. 3,ss 49, - ~. ..s.sati
SHOULD the United States refuse to
open negotiations for the expansion
of reciprocity agreements to othIr
nations II must expect to see the pres
ent minimum rate basis, granted by
other countries, withdrawn"
Former Governor Hoard declared
his wish to have the farmers see that
most OF the opposition TO reciprocity
is based on politics and little OF IL on
any regard for their future welfare.
President Taft will spend SATURDAY
night in Chicago and Will leave Sun
day morning on his return trip 70
Washington.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-03
MICHIGAN BANKERS WILL
MIX BUSINESS AND PLEASURE
Annual Convention Here viii Be
Featured by Trip to Buffalo and
Niagara Falls.

The annual convention OF the Michi-
can Bankers association will opcn
in Detroit. Tuesday, June .l3. with
headquarters In the Pontchartrain
hotel, and will continue for the rest
OF the week, a program which VIII
combine business and pleasure having
been arranged by the local entertain
u.ent committee.
The first day will be taken up by
an executive session and business
session. with a banquet In the even.
ing. The ladies, will he taken care, OF
in the Temple theater. wednesday
morning the business sessions will be
continued and In the afternoon auto
mobiles will be provided to take the
party around the city to visit the
points of interest, including some OF
the larger Industrial plants. In the
evening there will be ball In the
Poptchartrain.
Thursday the bankers Will leave
on the Western States for Buffalo,
stopping TO inspect the Livingstone
channel on the way. Friday will be
spent In Buffalo and at Niagara Falls.
The party will leave Buffalo at ii o.
m. Friday I.yht and will arrive In De-
troit Saturday at 2 p. IN. A special
program OF entertainment has been
provided for the boat trips. the con-
tributors to include the Orpheus club
and william Johnson. The final bus
mess session will also be held on
shipboard.
TX is expected that there will be
about four hundred In attendance at
'fh1 tsoriyentfonl. including f5U fadfeB.
The association includes bankers from
ali parts of the state.
The entertainment program is IN
charge of John II. Johnson. president
Of the Peninsular Savings bank.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-03
MISUNDERSTo0Dl-
UNAPPRECIATEDi 2
The Times VIII Make You More valu-
able TO Yourself and Others by q
Mutual Appreciation Campaign.

II you feel that you are a failure:
II you have lost faith In yourself and
In others: II you have finally deter,
mined that you are misunderstood and
your efforts unappreciated. The Times
II ready and anxious to help you III
you have ambition enough TO help
yourself by taking advantage OF an
Repeated .disappointments may have
discouraged you. but The Times In
tends to benefit you so that you Will
be no longer misunderstood. and to In
sure your appreciation by your en-
ployers and your friends.
Educators admit the school systems
OF this country have failed In their at
tempt to give their students sufncient
mastery OF the English language to
social duties.
Most OF the business men OF Detroit
have admitted and will admit that the
most needed education today among
their employees IL that which will make
them speak and write correct English.
Where one system has failed an
other will succeed. and students OF all
methods OF education declare that
master a language. and that is by
constant reference TO an authoritative
work upon the SUBJECT whenever a
word or phrase puzzles.
ciate the need of a common sense
method OF English instruction among
the people in order that they may be
helped themselves.
For this reason a dictionary distri-
button has been undertaken, and some
of the progressive merchants OF the
town have consented to establish dis
tribution depots In their stores.
The dictionary furnished Is really
more than a dictionary, as II is fully
Illustrated -by-eeloF- plates reproducing
the artistic paintings Of more than GaC
subjects, and contains In addition "a
the new words coined In recent years
the u. s. census report just tctd -
and the New Century Ready References
Library.
III you appreciate The Times appre-
citation OF you. you will clip the Ap-
probation Certificate on another page
OF this newspaper and help yourself
10 an education that Will mean money
10 you by getting a dictionary.--noi
to study. but simply refer TO as the
occasion prompts you.
DO not forget that securing a die
tionary with the Appreciation Certih.
cate Ia a vote for yourself, for Detroit
and for The Times.
Do II now.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-03
Tax Title Men Declare Truce.

A truce was declared Friday,
among the three tax title men who are
buying unredeemed taxes in the city
treasurer's Office. The parcels are
now divided between the three by
agreement, and no attempt is made to
cut the 99-year term OF lease. After
locking up the law, the leaders ex
pressed doubt as to whether leases
for such periods as 1-100 OF a second
for which some bids were made, would
constitute any cloud on the title.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-03
L0RIMER WILL FIGHT.
Message to Committee Refutes Report
That He VIII Resign.

WASHINGTON, June 3.-After the
adjournment of the senate committee
on privileges and elections today,
Chairman Dillingham;, (Repn. Yer
montJ, received a telegram from Sen
ator Lorimer, who is In Chicago, In
which he expressed the dosirc TO be
permitted to testify before the commit
tee, SO that he could refute any
charges that may be made as TO the
validity OF his election.
Among senator's Borfmer's message
expressing his willingness to be Wit
ress 10 accepted IS a decision on his
part to meet the fight against him to
the end.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-03
ADVERTISING TALKS.
WRITTEN BY
WILLIAM @. FREEMAN
No 752

No. 752.
In one of the early stories
printed in this column, 1 applied
the phrase-"A STRAIGHT
LINE is THE SHORTEST DIS
TANCE BETWEEN TWO
POINTS"-to newspaper adver-
tising. It is not an original
phrase, by any means-every-
body has used it at some time
or other.
Applied to advertising, the
point it illustrates is-BE-
TWEEN THE MANUFAC-
TURER AND THE CON
SUMER, THE STRAIGHT
LINE OF PUBLICITY (that is,
the shortest and quickest) is
THE DAILY NEWSPAPER.
When you get a collection of
daily newspapers together, such
as is represented by the news
papers printing these Advertis-
ing Stories, they give to the
tCestfsued on psEe izD
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-03
GOLDBERG VS.. CARY.
This 10 Probable llre-Up On School
Board Presidency.

DIR. Hugh Cary, school inspector
Tor the Eighteenth ward, is mention
ed az candidate for the presidency
OF the board OF education to succeed
DR.. Charles +. Kuhn, who rctires July
i. DR.. Cary's name Is presented by
members of the Martipdale faction.
although they declare thar he Is q
'middle-of-the-road" ran, and has
voted regardless OF afI'liation n. C.
Goldberg will probably De the candi-
date OF the ants.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-03
GEO. ADE HERE TONIGHT.
HumorIst viii Speak at Sigma ch
Fraternity Banquet.

George Ade. thekwell-known humor-
;st and playwright will be in Detroit.
Saturday evening, as the guest OF
honor at the annual banquet OF the
Detroit Alumni chapter Of the Sigma
Chi fraternity, inethe Hotel Pontcnar-
train. With Mr.. AIDE will come. VIII
liam A. Trimoe. of Chicago, grand
tribune os the fraternity. The other
speakers at the banquet will be Hon.
0rville s. Brumback, OF Toledo;
james A. Muir, OF Port Huron: Ber-
nard A. Weadock, assistant corporn-
ton counsel: the Rev. e. II. Pence.
OF the Fort st. Presbyterian church.
and Dion ID. Birney, OF the actiyo
chapter In Ann Arbor. which viii b
on hand In a body TO help stir thinRu
up. orla B..Taylor win act al toont-
master. The arrangements for Tho
banquet have been In the hands G
John w. stalsy, president Of ~
chapter. I.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-03
CARRIED 500 BRIBE.
Columbus Man Admits He Took Money
TO Legislator.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 3.--That
he carried 500 bribe from lobby
ist to one OF the Ohio legislators now
under indictment for alleged bribery,
is the confession which Charles w.
Kempel, clerk of the house OF repre-
sentatives, today admitted that he
made to the grand jury that Is invest-
eating bribery during the recent iegis-
lature.
Kempel stated that he gave the
grand jury the name of an Akron,
Ohio, loan agent who gave him the
500, the name Of the lobbyist who
was fighting bill to curb loan.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-03
400 Chinese Killed In Battle.

ST. PETERSBURG. June 3.-Severe
fighting has again broken out In sev-
eral provinces In southern China, ac-
cording 10 messages received here to-
day. Three hundred Chinese rebels
are reported killed In battle In
Kwang Tung province, with the loyal
troops, the latter also losing heavily.
The uprising is supposed to be a part
OF the general anti-Manchu movement.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-03
THE WEATHER.

For Detroit and vIcinityt Saturday
might and sunday, showery weather
with probably thunder saua1ist moder-
ate variable winds.
Lower Michigan showers tonight
and sunday.
For the Upper Lakssi- Moderate east
erIy Wfndst showers tonight and Sun
ssy with occasional thunder squalls.
For the Lower Lakes Moderate var
liable wfndsy rhowery weather tonight
aud sunday with occasional thunder
suualls.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-03
DOCTOR MUST PAY $500.

SAGINAW, Mich. June 3.-Lotton
Raskins, by his next frield, secured
$1,000 damages from a circuit court
Jury late Friday night because Dr. f.
w. Freeman set broken arm improp-
erly. He sued for $4,000. y
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-03
ThIef Given sIx Months.

Robert Brown was sentenced to the
House Of Correction for ak months.
by Judge Phelan. Saturday. He was
accused Of stealing about $3.50 worth
OF property and selling II TO junk deal
ers
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-03
SUICIDE IDENTIFIED.
Man Who Killed Self on Belle lsIe
Was Homer w. Gambler.

The body OF the man who commit
ted suicide on Belle Isle, Thursday
afternoon. was identified by relatives
Homer w. Gambler. 40 years old. No.
287 Forest-ave. west Dependency
over ill-health was the cause.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-03

signor Bartolotta. assisted by 1-
Anton DALEY. pianist; Miss k|i11
tainment In the House of ProvideDc1
IN behalf OF the institotIon. n>r<
Tuesday night
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-03

Jeb Printing Done Right. rimes
Printing CO., No. Is John r. ct Call
Main itss. or City sass.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-03

Bu-fne..-Iike Printing. NO russ and
no feathers. The plain. neat kind that
looks right. Ttmcr Printing &c. ft
John R-st. Pm. Main 1tss or City 1855
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-03

., os siGsis,s "SsislOS pus 8 n Sos
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-03
ronAY,s rEMPERATUREs.

One year sgO today Highest tcm-
pernture, $50 lowest 80 mean, 5fI NO
precipftstionI partly cloudy skies
The sun Will set today at 7so1 n. nm.
and "a will rise st 3t5S n. IN. sunday.
The moon will set tonight nj iai42 q.
m. Sunday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-26
AID FOR WORKING GIRLS.
Young Women'S Christian ASSO-
citation Plans New Building.

The Young Women Christian Associa-
ton has been planning tor nine years TO
erect A big boarding house for some of the
1000 women and girls who work for their
llvIngs and board IN Brooklyn. Just what
IL will mean 10 some of the young, under
paid and underfed women frcndless and
far from home and home influences. TO
have such refuge can he easily guessed
by those who have followed the articles on
female workers that have appeared so IRE
ouently Of late in various periodicals.
The proposed boarding house of the asso-
citation IL to save just such girls as Dulcie
from Just such "spenders' as Piggy. The
organization has had a boarding house for
fifteen years. bu, 1t proved too small to he
of much use II was formerly In Union
street, but last October II was moved 10
No 81, Ncvns street Tho building is an
old -fas hioned structure. which occupies a
plot Of land 20 feet long by ~ feet broad.
The land and the house belong to tho as
sociation. and some day q building Of seven
or eight stories, costing half a million and
with room for three hundred or moro girls
will take the place If the old building.
Where does the girl go from her work.
asked a leading worker Of the association
the other day Where does she go when
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-26

our building closes At night? There arc
eleven Thousand xirls living In BROOKLYN
boarding houses We would offer to those
within our reach true home not only
with food and shelter. but also with cheer
fuI surroundings and a friendly "eicone'
a, a price that Is now inadequate Tor SAFE
~ elsewhere. The hundreds OF inrnishen
room houses are frsught with danger too
frequently demonstrated 10 be ignored. we
cannot shut our eyes to the tact tha' u
the grind Of life is keener than tho prin-
cple IN endure many OF our girls VIII
tread IT'S lighted. aliuring path
"Wc are urged not 10 make 1t easier Tor
girls to leave home and come TO Inc 'i'E
10 work. II Is not for us To create an IDEAL
but 10 struggle with the actual-the count
loss women left by death. illness or deser-
lion 10 bo the brcadwinners to night TOT
themselves and Others. whose numbers are
far I'm excess Of the foolish few who come
when they might have stayed al home.
Very many girls have been sent back to
homes they should not have LETT, but inc
majority have nowhere to 20.
."Wc are urged not 10 furnish board 10
the measure of low wage. but we must
deal with the present wage with the girls
who receive too little To live cndurabl
They must be notuished 10 b" worth
higher price. To earn II and demand H.
Tho economic value ot background 10
ignorant unframed. underfed, over~orheh
wage carncrs Is afforded by such nome
as tho Young Nomen's Christian Assocla-
ton proposes, where wise counsellor
aided nv the industrial and educational
classes in tho main building. VIII tend 10
change tho unsuitable position for one
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-26
CRAWLING STONE LAKE

In the northern part of Wisconsin ia q
large lake whose waters abound IN fsh
IN this lake there f. also q larze rock
which floats about in ~ waters Th,,
rock T. held by tho Chippewa Indians as I,
sacred monument 10 the. great Nan,o.
Stories arc told generation after coneratio,
that this great rock Wa 90 me time m.
throne of the Great Spirit Here ne al,
and ruled tho people. the aniioals ~ the
forest around and tie fishes 81 tho water,
Of this lake. A. time Fon' by this roek
was gradually ing worn away aud ~
Great Spirit had 10 20 8" % nov hone
Every summer tho Indians hold dances
near the place whore tho rock stands This
they DO 20 celebrate tho tim" when 'hs
Mantle took his leave. Thcr bring fOoi
and tobacco and place them on me rock 90
If tho Great Spirit docs not get encu ri .
eat in the other World me comee down end
gets tho food that e. placed b. his former
subjects No white man i- allowed n
catch FISH in this lake for tho FISH were pTt
There hv Tho Great Spirit FOR the Indians
only. Tho rock floats about being pushed
~ tho waves hence tho name, Craving
Stone Lake Tho Red Man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-26
HOW MAYOR MCCARTHY ROSE.

a mans health often il the making OF
him" said Mayor +. II. Mccarthy ~ san
Francisco at the Willard.
ION April &. $3.50. 1as a carpenter III
Chicago | had been in i'll health for some
time. That night / went to the theatre
with two companions. After leaving th'
PLAYHOUSE W. walked through State street
and saw a sign in a railroad ticket Office.
II read: Cut rate To California-Sli 10 San
Francisco ! was greatly impressed. an"
told my friends ! would like To take the
trip. -. -.
we talked Over the matter for half an
hour and tho following day saw us on "A
train bound for thc Pacific Coast. After
arriving i'm san Francisco We decided Ia go
into tie mountains. For q week We re-
manned there Then We took In the sights
along the coast. loved California from
the moment our train crossed the state line.
After travelling alouE the coast We mn
ally decided To turn our backs forever on
Chicago and the cold lake breezes. That
was the best thing ! ever did. We procured
/ employment and remained near the Golden
Gate The next time 7 saw Chicago was
in 1000 wien on my way 10 Scranton. Penn,
to attend n labor convention. Search for
health finally resulted in nv rise in the
world
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-26

better fitting the worker. build I'D hes,,s
and courage and guidc In iunrrp~at,.
wOmonly Hays
The city recognizes industrial orsan1s.
tions that take q wom9n's working forcs
by day and leave 10 vice deliberately die.
guised AZ pleasure tho orcanIzaiion Of
play that destroys and docs not recrea,s
TO prevent cvil Is the modern social ser.
vice. The young working women need IN.
home life that will nourieh them body and
soul and create in them 70 ston1ari for
hOmes Of iheir own