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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-09-22
BY ROBERT M. LaFolLETTE'
~ Senator From Wisconsin.

NV political experiences began In
the summer of 1889, when + deter
mined to become a. candidate for dis
trict attorney OF Dane-co., Wisconsin.
II resulted almost Immediately In the
first OF many struggles with the boss
and the machine. was as poverty
stricken a young lawyer as ever hung
his single In the wind. ! had no
money at all.
To an impecunious young lawyer
almost without clients, the district at
torneyship Of Dane-co., paying AZ tnas
time the munificient salary OF Sooo
a year with an allowance OF 500 tor
expenses, seemed like a golden OPP
portunity.
began driving through the eoan-
try and talking with the farmers
about my candidacy.
The boss OF Dane-co. was Col. H.
w. Keyes, the postmaster OF Madison.
cannot now remember how long
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-09-22

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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-09-22

istlc background for the display OF
the handsome costumes and suits
which Elmer's carries. The aim Of
the firm II TO appeal TO al Glasses, and
tie stock includes the lowest as well
as the highest priced goods In the suit
and cloak market One can secure q
very nice cloth suit for few dollars.
or purchase a handsome and elaborate
costume for several hundreds. Every
taste and every pocketbook Is catered
TO and the firm assures the public that
the purchaser OF simple ready-to-
wear hat will be as courteously treated
as the lady who buys sealskin coat.
The first floor OF the Elmer store 10
devoted TO furs and millinery. The
latter 10 a new department and I'm adj
dition to read-towear goods. hats will
be made from materials purchased In
the department or brought In my GUS
toners. The second floor Is given
over is given over 20 suits. coats and
wraps OF all kinds and fur coats. and
the third floor TO morning. afternoon
and evening costumes and the fitting
rooms. A mezzanine on the third floor
provides room for the ofices and ex-
ira storing room for goods. A large
elevator Is one of the details which
will be appreciated by shoppers.
The finest show windows IN De-
troit'o' Is what the Elmer Arm claims
for the new store and few who pass
up and down the avenue and campus,
will dispute the assertion. There "a
about 143 feet OF window space. deep
and well-lighted and some OF the
gowns and suits shown by the wax
figures are wonderful triumphs OF the
modistes' and tailors' are. Two large
entrances are provided to the store
one on Woodward-ave., the other on
the campus. The formal fall openins
will continue throughout Saturday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-09-22
Ii TOILETTE Tells.
OF EARLY BATTLES
AGAINST BOSSES
How Struggling Young Attorney
Bucked the Machine and Won His
Political Spurs By An Appeal to
the Farmers Direct.
From Penniless Boy to District At
torney, Was Wisconsin Mans
First Leap In Life.

On the current issue or the AmeIl-
can Mag azine, published today, appears
The flrst instalment of the autoblogra.
nhv Of Robert NJ LaFollette, United
States senator from Wisconsin,. In ms
introduetion Senator LaFoilette says
that democracy and lighting so togetn-
Grand that he has written hlS nuso
forth facts about the endless stru2yle
Tor democracy. 81 trust these articles
may bo the means OF causing men 70
think as one-and 20 tight as one no
says. 49,.
Following IL n resume OF the nrst
chapter OF this autobiography. by spe-
ciai arrangement with the American
MaecMne, The Times Will prihi eN-
ccrnIs from following chapters as
they appear).
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-09-22


had been at my canvass before the
boss called me to account. | went
to the postoffice one day to get my
mail and was told that the post
master wished to see me.
"You are fooling your time away,
sir" he exclaimed roughly.
He told me ! was wasting my
money, that | had better go to work,
that / had not learned the first les
son in politics. He told me who the
next district attorney Of Dane-co.
would be--and II was not LaFollette.
Boss Reyes did not know 1t, but
opposition OF that sort was the best
service he could have rendered me. II
stirred all the fight ! had In me.
My nomination came on the fifth
ballot, and was elected by the narrow
majority of SO votes.
AS I look back on II, politics was
very different then than now. The
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-09-22
ELMER'S STORE IS
BOWER OF BEAUTY
Main Flow Banked With Flowers
For Fall Opening Place Has
Been Practically Rebuilt.

Following three months OF extensive
remodeling fthe former Wright. Kay
q Co. building at Woodward-ave- and
the Campus Martius, Elmer's cloak
and suit house has thrown open It's
doors In the annual fall opening. with
store that Is second TO none among
similar business houses In the city.
The building has been practically re-
built from roof to basement. only the
oud outer walls remaining AS a STRAIT
egic business location the Elmer store
could not be betted. II faces upon the
most prominent corner in the city,
nearly every street car line In the city
empties at its very door and its posi-
tion is such that Il Is visible to every
visitor coming from depot or boat the
moment he or she enters Woodward
ave. An electric sign which will en-
circle the entire building Is now In
course of erection and Is said by the
firm putting II up TO be the largest
sign OF its kind In the country. Al
night hundreds of electric bulbs will
blaze the name OF Elmer far and wide
To mark the building transforms,
ton and the occasion OF the fall dis
play OF suits, coats, gowns, furs and
milliner., business and personal
friends OF the Elmer firm have sent the
most beautiful floral offerings as tolt
ems OF esteem and good wishes FOR
continued business prosperity. The
main floor o. the store Is fairly banked
with flowers and the effect OF a garden
is increased in the use of quantities OF
ferns and potted plants on top Of the
fixtures.
The interior of the three floors OF
the building-the fourth u used for
stock rooms only-has been fitted up
in fixtures OF white enamel, with walls
OF old ivory and carpets OF soft green.
This decorative scheme forms an art.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-09-22

fornia, helped to open up the great
west, Jolned with pioneers OF the Mex
lean and civil wars.
Pork and beans and bareback were
eaten. Other "edibles" familiar TO
those who crossed to California on
the prairie schooner or rounded the
horn were served. The pioneers ana
veterans gathered about the camp
FIRE and recounted their experiences.
Twelve lorty-niners" attended.
The forty-niners were organized In
ls89 with over ITO members.
Those who came by train to Evans
ton said the Pullmans OF today were
less comfortable to them than tie
prairie schooner or the storm tossed
ship that rounded the horn.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-09-22
Kills NAN WHO LURKD Nh
DAUGHTER EROH 20


Wv HNA'I NWN|M wan
VIII Make No statsmsnt
MARIGoLD. Miss. Sept 81 Al
mystery surrounding the kiIl1x
J. X. Mcknight. . wealthy youn& r.
In buggy on q lonely road la4[ W.
while returning from the home -
fiancee. was cleared today whe1 I
]. l. Foley. mother Of the girl 4
United she killed McKniGht 6t1 s.
make no statement.
On the night Of the murder 4
knight brought Miss Foley M
from church about 10 o'clock He
NAMED an hour at her houe4 &
drove away, returning 1t 9 ~ 81
ramliy were still up. AZ his tnx|
ton the girl got into the busEy &
they drove down the road. ~
mother followed them and the 11c
Ing followed. Younger chIidr>n
lns IAmlly say that when the uo<1
and daughter returned. the SO y
weeping.
Mrs. Foley has been released
ball. The fact that MckniBh< G
red a revolver, led the court -
lieve she fired in self-defense. \
girl In the case II prostrated-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-09-22

did net use; no wires they did not
pull. But / carried the caucuses.
The convention was held In Dodge
Vile. was nominated on the first
ballot. They tried to beat me at the
polls by throwing support to the
Democrat, but was elected by 400
votes.
When I arrived In Washington
found myself the youngest member
OF congress. / was 20.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-09-22
SAYS CAR CREW BEAT HIM.
Julius Stelter Begins Suit Against
.. u. r. For $4,000.

Alleging that he was brutally hand
led by the crew Of a woodmere
car, following little argument over
the payment Of his fare. Julius Stelt-
or began suit against the ID. IT, r.
for $4,000 In Judge Hosmer's court,
Friday morning. The alleged assault
occurred Feb. IL, 1909.
Stelter says that he offered the con-
ductor a ticket, but the latter de-
manded cash. An argument followed
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-09-22
sen. LAFOLLETrE ON
CRIME AND THE Law

IL do not think. as / look back
over my record as district attor-
rey. that / should make as good
prosecutor now as I was then.
saw just two things then--the
law and the individual criminal,
believe ! broke the record for
convictions in Dane county
worked the sheriff half 10 death.
Since then have come TO have
3 different point OF view in re-
gard 10 crime. l see that the In
diyidual criminal Is not always
wholly to blame. that many
crimes grow directly ont OF the
sins and injustices Of society"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-09-22
koeher and Dubue Good.

Bill Byron. the Detroiter, who is
one OF the Eastern leagues stan OF
umpires, believes that President Nav
In has pair of stars in the two play
ers drafted from President Marrow's
circuit this year, namely Catcher
Kocher, of Toronto, and Pitcher Du-
buc, OF Montreal.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-09-22
EDITOR Is TOO SHORT.
so TAXES HIS LII

BLOOMINGTON, III. Sept 2x--1|
cause he was 90 much undc<1I111
Aaron Reuther, publisher Of The We
ton Record, ended his life b. shoe
ing. An article recently appearing
a Decatur paper ridicullng his hel<1
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-09-22
Cubs Play Sox.

The Cubs will play a post-season
series with the White Sox. They are,
therefore, sure of robust bank roll.
For obvious reasons the Sox were
plugging for the Cubs to lose the
championship.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-09-22

OF each dollar received By The Ga
OF New York In taxes 2 cents 50 4
public charity.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-01
Eiephant Threnodies.

The natives of certain portions Of
south central Africa, says the Duchess
of AOsta in Harper's Weekly, look on
the death Of an elephant as an event.
They attach an almost religious aspect
to it. "As soon as the animal stalked
is stretched out on the ground the
hunters climb upon the huge, still
warm body and there perform a dance,
gesticulating and shaking their guns,
accompanied by a sort of litany, in
which they extol the animal and his
qualities, his strength, his size, his
cunning; then they praise the skill of
the hunter, his prompt eye, his accu-
rate shot And this song is just muir
INJURED, as if they were afraid that if
they raised their voices they would
attract the curse of the spirit which
has just left the animal and is still
floating round him."
The Washington bee., 1911-07-01
An Open Giver,

Harold's father was in the habit of
giving 81 a Sunday to the church.
This was put in a numbered envelope
in the collection plate and the amount
credited to him on the church books.
Mr.. T. was away for the summer and
on his return inclOsed his arrears in
the envelope and intrusted it to Har,
old to put on the plate When the lit
tie boy came home from church he
said proudly, Il put an awful lot of
money on the plate this morning
mOrn'n anybody else, l guess"
"YOu got the envelope there all
right?" asked his father careIesCly, for
Harold had been almost afraid to car
ry so much money.
"Oh, yes he said, "but l took the
envelope off when got there and just
put the money on the plate in my
hand. Nobody ID have known how
much I gave if I'd left it in the en-.
VelOpe."
The Washington bee., 1911-07-01
A BAG OF GOLF CLUBS.
Philosophical Student Says They Pie
ture In Way the Various
Phases of Human Society.

Devotees of the links will be inter
ested to learn that, in the opinion of
Philosophical student of their ancient
game, bag of golf clubs is & sym
bollcal epitOme of human society.
In the front rank you have the driv-
er, smooth, polished, elegant, the aris-
tOcrat Of the circle, to whose lot falls
the SNOWY role in the days perform
an"e, who disdains to play his part on
the level of his fellows, and must have
his sphere Of operations artifcially
raised above the plane of the common
earth. The brassy is your rich com
mOner. substituting a barrier of metal
for the tee that cOnfers rank on his
social superior. After these come the
humber cleeks, lofters and mashies,
the common herd, who. like the butch
ers, shOemakers, and tillers of the
ground among human beings, have the
bulk Of the work to do, and can afford
no polish save what comes from keep
ing themselves clean, which at times
is no easy task. Apart from them all
stands the niblick, the good Samaritan
of golf, resOrted to only when the
player is in a serious difficulty. The
function of the riblick is to aid the
golfer in the day of trouble, and his
destiny, after having done his duty
In that state of life, is to be relegated
to the limbo of fOrgetfulness.-ArgO-
ua1It
The Washington bee., 1911-07-01
How Iheckcrav Worked.

If ecarte Is TO be held responsible
for Thac5cray's appearance as an au-
thor, his erratic methods of work con-
tributod equally to his early death.
He wrote invariably with the printers
devil in attendance.
Il can conceive nothing more harass-
ing in the literary way wrote Motley
to his wife in 1853. than Thackeray's
way of living from hand to mouth.
mean in regard to the way he fur
niSheS food to the printers devil.
Here he is just finishing the number
that must appear in a few days. OF
course whether III OF well, stupid or
fertile. he must produce the same
amount of fun, pathos OF. sentiment.
His gun must be regularly loaded and
discharged at command. | should
think it would wear his life out"
Motiey's fears were realized within
few yearS.-L0udon Chronicle.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-01
MODERN BUSINESS.
The Big Jobs Demand HustIsrs Who
Are Gentlemen.

The Big Jobs Demand Hustlsrs Who
Are Gentlemen.
a notable change has taken place in
American business methods within
the last decade Increasingly men Of
large affairs are asking when a young
man is recommended for a big Job, "Is
he a gentlemanP' This is significant
in two ways. 1t means that the big
business men are themselves gentle
men and like to deal with men who
speak their own language and that
American business methods have
grown to be such that the gentleman
has an advantage.
There was a time when a man who
was a hustler could be cad if he liked
and it did not hurt his chances much.
But that time has passed The big
business men Of today want young
men who are tactful, intelligent, indie
pendent, yet unaSSumin-:; who would
know how to talk to a diplomat and
be at home in a good club; who could
be trusted to behave kindly. honOrably
and discreetly II any situation of life;
who. in short, have as their ideal the
old, never changing ideal of the gen.
tleman. Not everybody can define 1t,
but everybody knows it at sight.
The gentleman, in short, can work
along the line of least resistance, and
that is why he is wanted.-BOOkkeep
The Washington bee., 1911-07-01

Alabama, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, April II, Is and 10, 1912,
little more than a year from this time,
an international conference on the
Negro. Such a conference as this
will offer the opportunity for those
engaged IN any kind of service in At
riCa, or the countries above mention
ed, to become more intimately ac-
quainted with the work and the prob
lens of Africa and these other coun-
tries. Such a meeting will be valua-
bic and helpful, also, in so far as it
will give opportunity for a general in
terChange of ideas in organizing and
systematizing the work of education
of the native peoples in Africa and
elsewhere and the preparation of
teachers for that work Wider knowl-
edge of the work that each is doing
should open means of cooperation
that do not now exist
The object of calling this confer
ence at Tuskegee Institute is to af-
ford an opportunity for studying the
methods employed in helping the Ne
gro people of the United States, with
a view of deciding to what extent
Tuskegee and Hampton methods may
be applied to conditions in these coun-
tries, as well as to conditions in AT
riCa.
1t is hoped that numbers of people
representing the different govern
ments interested in Africa and the
West Indies, as we'll as representa-
tives from the United States and the
countries of South America, will de-
eide to attend this conference. Es-
pecially is it urged that missionary
and other workers in these various
countries be present and take an act
i've part in the deliberations of the
conference.
1t is desirable, in any case, to have
al.y suggestions as to what might be
done to make the work of the con-
ference more helpful to all concerned.
The names of persons who would like
to be present, with whom you are ac-
quainted, will be appreciated, and
through you they are invited to be
present and take part in the delibera-
tiOns of the conference.
Those who come to Tuskegec prop
erly accredited will be welcomed and
entertained as guests of the institu-
ton, and will be under no expense
during their stay here.
BOOKER 7. WASHINGTON.
Principal, Tuskegee Normal and In
dustrial Institute, Tuskegee Insti-
tute, Alabama.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-01
FAMOUS SWORDS.
The Monster Weapon Used at Welsh
Eisteddfods.

The Monster Weapon Used at Welsh
Eisteddfods
The largest sword of which there is
any record is the seven foot ceremonial
sword that was made for Edward III.
and is now preserved in Westminster
abbey. Next comes the ''swOrd Of
ceremony" that is used at Welsh els
teddfods. This weapon if placed in
the hands of a modern Godfrey de
BOuillOn, who, it will be recalled, with
a two handed sword cleaved a Turk
into halves from the shoulder to the
hips, would be quite long enough for
any one who wished to put it to prac-
teal use 1t is six feet two inches in
leng n.
o. gorgeous swords which are not
so much weapons as settings for pre-
ciOus stones the most valuable in Eng
Iish is said to be the one presented by
the Egyptians to Lord WOlseley and
valued at $4,000. This sum is COM
parativeIy insignificant for bejeweled
sword if the value of the sword brought
over to Europe some years ago by the
| then shah of Persid-namely, $4,000
| be taken as a standard of what dia-
mOnd hilted weapon ought to cost.
Competent authorities on the subject
familiar with that famous weapon of
| the Persian ruler are rather Skeptical
as to the existence of the gaekwar of
BarOda's gorgeous blade, which is sup
posed to be worth more than twenty
/ swords of equal beauty ana value to
the shahs. but it is popularity supposed
that the diamonds. rubies and emeralds
with which il is thickly incruSted bring
up its value to about ,0OOOOO.-EX-
! change
The Washington bee., 1911-07-01
HIS TWO BAD DAYS.
enth Year and Undertook No Task
on Fridays and Sundays.

The belief in palmists and sOoth-
savers is not. as is sometimes sup
posed. confined to the ignorant and the
.credulOuS. Lord Byron was not a
skeptic in these matters. Just before
his death, as recorded in "ByTOn-The
Last Phase" by Richard Edgecumbe.
che said he had reflected a great deal
on a prediction which had been made
TO him when a boy Icy famed fortune
teller in Scotland. His mother, who
firmly believed in chiromancy and as
trolOgy. had sent for this person and
desired him to inform her what would
be the future destiny of her son. Hav-
ing examined attentively the palm OF
his hand, the man looked at him for
awhile steadfastly and then with
solemn voice exclaimed, Beware OF
your thirty-seventh year, my young
lord. bewarep He had entered on his
! thirty ty-seventh year on Jan. %, and 1t
was evident from the emotion with
which he related this circumstance
that the caution of the palmist had
produced a deep impression on his
! mind, which in many respects was so
superstitiOus that we thought it prop
er to accuse him of superstition. To
say the truth answered his lordship,
4 find it equally difficult to know what
| not to believe. You will,
know, ridicule my belief in lucky and
unIucky days, but no consideration can
now irduce me to undertake anything
either on a Friday or a Sunday. l am
positive it would terminate unfOrtu-
nately. Every one of my misfOrtunes-
and God knows 1 have had my share
has happened to be on one of those
| DAYS "-LOndOn GentlewOman.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-01
lie h,oroeric Cnntrouersu-

1t was about the year 1895 that the
"HOmeric controversy" began. About
that date F. A. Wolf. in his Pr0lego-
mena. argued that the Homeric poems
were composed of independent epic
songs. collected and arranged by Pei
Sistrahjs about 80 r. G. VOLTS theo-
ry created great stir among scholars
and poets ana inaugurated the fight
which enlisted most Of the learned
men Of the day Mr. Andrew Lang. in
Homer and the Epic" 1898. vigorous
ly defended the "0ne author theory.
as opposed to the idea of Wolf that
the famous poems were composed
through ages by many different per-
sons.-New York American.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-01
DIFFERENCES IN FOGS.
Sea Mist Covers Water Only, but Lon
don Fog Penstrates Rooms and
Shuts Out Light.

The fog Of London and the fog Of
the sea alike discompose traffic, and
OmnibuseS and steamships alike have
had to lay to for safety. But while
the London fog gets into your inmost
room and battles even the electric light
though the candle comes out trium-
phant curiOusly-the densest fog at
sea does not disturb the saloon or the
stateroom. Why is that?
The word ''fOg" has not been traced
farther back than the sixteenth cen
tury, but the thing was known in the
early years of the fourteenth. The
commons, with the prelates and mobiles
visiting London for the parliaments
and on other occasions, united to peti-
ton Edward l. to compel the burning
only of dry wood and charcoal, as the
growing use Of sea coal corrupted the
air with its stink and smoke, to the
great prejudice and detriment Of
health. In 1908 the king prohibited
the use of coal. Heavy ransom and
fines were inflicted for disObedienec.
In the case Of recaicitrant brewers, dy-
ers and other artifcers the furnaces
and kilns were destroyed. But the re-
strictiOn was evidently removed, for in
1903 $25O-probably equal to about
$4,000 nOw-was paid from the ex-
chequer for wood and coal for the
coronation of Edward II. - London
Graphic.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-01
Such a Bore to Dress.

A belated traveller who was COM
PEELED to stay ali night i'll a back
woods cabin says that soon after the
frugal meal a tall, gaunt youth of
eighteen and an equally sallOw and
gaunt girl of seventeen, both bare
footed. took their hats from wooden
pegs il the wall and prepared to go
out, whereupOn the mother, taking her
pipe from between her teeth. said re-
prOvingly:
Go long an wash your feet. Levi
you and Looly, both! Hain't you
'shamed to go off to an evenin' party
without washin' your feet?'
They obeyed, but as Levi took the
washpan from a bench by the door be
said with a grumble:
"Pd bout as soon stay home from a
party as to have to fix up for it.