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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
OEPlOREsHYsTER|A
| ON TREATMENT OF
CRIMINALS
Former Warden Van Evera, Of Mar.
quette Penitentiary, Says Prisoners
Are Better Treated Than Free :
Laborers Of State.
Declares Corporal Punishment Is Alb
solutely Necessary in Some Cases
To Preserve Discipline.

MARQUETTE, Mich, March g.
John X. Van Evera OF this city, Q
y former warden OF the Marquette
4 prison, who resigned the office to 20
: into business. but who, ever since his
Sconnection with the institution, has
I maintained q live interest in matters
OF penology and methods Of prison ad
ministration and discipline, has just
made public a letter on the subject
kof the Ogg bill, now pending in the
Legislature at Lansing and which calls
{ for the prohibition OF all forms oi
rcorporal punishment in Michigan
prisons.
He emphatically dissents from the
-purpose of the bill and takes issue
with Its advocates. His letter Is OF
Interest generally. It follows:
The so-called Ogg bill, which pro-
<hibits the use OF corporal punishment,
Inland cuffs, etc, in the penal institu-
tions OF Michigan, is the latest mani
Hesitation Of a maudlin sentimentality
which Is rapidly making the prisons
Of the state about the most desirable
[places of residence. II Is a strange
thing that when a man has demon
strated, by criminal actions, that he
is no longer a safe man to leave at
large and is committed by a court OF
justice to a ter min prison, he I'm
mediately becomes the object OF ex-
solicitude on the part OF q GER
tain class of people.
The hysteria which is developing
regarding the treatment OF criminals
reminds me very much Of an attack
which was made few years ago upon
Superintendent Brockway, Of the e.
mira IN. W .reformatory. A great
furore was raised about the brutality
of Brockway and his treatment of
young men who were sent to his re.
|formatory for correctin. In the In
vestigation which followed, Superin-
Brockway defended vigorous
.ly and successfully corporal punish
<ment. There has never been in this
country more successful reformer
of incorrigible youth than Brockway,
and when he died he stood at the top
as q reformer and Is recognized and
acknowledged as the most successful
man We have ever had in that line OF
business.
During that investigatin, Bishop
|Potter (than whom, perhaps, no more
/philanthropic man ever nVed), In an
|interview on the subject of corporal
punishment, said: There are men
who can only be made to understand
that that state has laws, which must
be obeyed. through their hides, and
when such a man is met, the only
way to inspire him with a wholesome
respect for the laws, rules and regula-
tions gverning a community Is
Through his hide and in this Bishop
Potter uttered a truth. and demon
strated that in addition to being g
man widely known as a philanthropist
he was also a man who knew some
thing about human nature.
why all this sentimentality regard
ing the correction, discipline and man
agement Of men who have been con-
victed Of crimes? 1t Is rare, indeed,
that man ever gets into ne Of our
prisons who Is not Justly and proper
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
GUSTAV E. KIssEL DYING.
Streak Of IlI.Luck Follows Officials OF
Sugar Trust.


NEW YORK, March 6.-Attention
was again directed today to the pc
culiar fate that seems to hover over
the men responsible for the big sugar
trust when It was stated at the Pres
byterian hospital that there is little
hope for the. recovery OF Gustav e.
Kissel. He was for years the secret
financial agent OF the trust and 10 now
under indictment for restraining in
terstate commerce in connection with
the grab of the Pennsylvania Refinery
plant. .r":t
Since the original sugar scandal
leaked out and seven high officials OF
the trust have died, one suddenly un
der mysterious circumstances and two
by their own hand. They were Henry
o. Havemeyer, founder of the trust
who died. very suddenly after he
learned the federal officials were in
vestigating the concern; George F.
Graham, and Frank Nipple, who killed
themselves; II. X. Pomeroy, w. F..
Osborne, Michael Corduza and Nathan
Guilford.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
LOCUST ARMY TO
sW00P DOWN ON US
Squeventy Million Of EN- Are Com
ing, But We're Glad They Have
No Appetite.
WASHINGTON, March ella, dis

WASHINGTON, March ella, dis
patches from the front!
Direct from Uncle Jimmy Wilson.
The enemy's coming-seventy mil
lion Of 'em.
It's the 17-year locust, and he's com
ing with all his brothers and sisters.
The whole locust family will swarm
through the atmosphere from the At
lantic to the Pacific.
But don't be alarmed. Mr.. Locust
the kind old soul, isn't going TO do
more than a nickel's worth OF damage.
He's not like the grasshopper locust,
who eats up a million dollars worth
OF farm stun for breakfast. Apparent
ly he lives more on air than green
stun The only permanent result OF
the invasion of 1911 will be that the
farmers hogs will get some good To-
Gust hams when the locust family
kicks the bucket, and they won't lost
very long, anyway; take Uncle Jim
my's department OF agriculture for II.
And then, too. the 17.year locust
comes every year. Paradoxical, per-
haps, but there are IL broods OF the
l7-year locust, each brood having It's
own year in which to appear. Yet this
Is to be our greatest locust year. for
one OF the most numerous OF the IT.
year broods, and the second largest OF
the 13-year broods, are to appear to-
gether.
In his youth the cicada, as the
scientific sharks call him, is nothing
but a measly grub, living In the
ground. Some evening In May he will
begin to tunnel upward. Instinct
strikes all his brothers and sisters at
about the same time with the result
that the ground is fairly covered with
them. One on top of the ground there
is no hesitation. Each grub makes
wild dash for the nearest tree, grabs
onto good leaf or twig, and waits.
In an hour or so he begins to split
open, and In few hours he pops out,
creamy white bug, but when morn
ing comes he has taken on his natural
red and brown color.
The male locusts soon discover
unfortunately for your sleep-that
they carry drums on their chests
hollows covered with stretched mem
branes. BY moving his wlngs- the lof
Gust buChp ILLS uAuhAhCou III ohN 0ess
making q riiaddening racket, but the
female cicada thinks 1t is the sweetest
music ever. In fact, it's the love
song Of locust land.
The next thing to happen is that
the female begins to lay eggs. The
egg laying apparatus is a perfect drill.
consisting OF hollow spike. fitted
with cutting edges at the end. Mrs.
Locust presses this bill into the bark
of twig and the edges begin cutting.
When the incision Is deep enough.
the eggs drop down the tube. About
500 eggs will be laid by one female
locust in a season.
In six or seven weeks these eggs
hatch lively little buggs. With a re-
markable instinct they run to the TN
derside of the twig and let go, falling
to the ground They burrow into the
earth, where they sleep for II years
to emerge again as grubs.
And SO ad infinitum.
In the meantime the old folk-the
full grown locust-die Of old age or
disease and fall to the ground for the
hogs and birds to feed on.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
DIR. AKED, DISAPPOINTED,
WOULD QUIT JOHN D.'s CHURCH
ssys so.ozaisd apsssprisss He Hoped
to Lead Are Only Drsams. May
0o'to frisco.

S2yw 0oeoAuv0 9yvYItw0o To HOt0o
to Lead Are Only Dreams. May
oo'to 'Frisco. ~.
NEW YORK, March 6.-Frankly
stating the disappointment he had ex
perienced in his ministry to the
wealthy congregation OF the Fifth
Avenue Baptist church, the Rev.
Charles F. Aked formally announced
from his pulpit, yesterday. that he
had received unanimous and en-
tional church of San Francisco, and
said he had been unable to find any
good reason why he should not ac-
cept.
I He regretfully acknowledged his
fears that the great enterprises which
he had hoped to lead as pastor OF one
of the wealthiest churches In America,
popularity known as the John d..
Rockefeller church, were only such
stun as dreams are made Of" Not
withstanding the $4,000 salary Offer
ed him when he came here from Penn
broke chapel In Liverpool, Eng, bare
ly four years ago, and the recent In
crease to $4,000, or his ties Of friend
ship in the metropolis, he did not
see how he could contemplate per-
manent ministry here under present
conditions. He chafed under the fall
ure OF the church to provide larger
edifice and to undertake larger enter
prises: 80 far as we can see today"
he declared, there is no future for
this church or for my ministry"
He gave the Fifth-ave. congregation
ten days of grace In which to con-
slider the situation, before he should
say definitely whether he would ac-
cept the call to the Pacific coast.
LET those who love me, pray for
me-" he continued, that / may make
no mistake through erring judgment,
and for this church that 1t may both
interpret and accomplish the purposes
OF Jesus Christ, our Lord.
81 owe something to the men and
women of England who loved me and
believed In me, who believed In me
when to the tens of thousands Of the
free churchmen In England II looked
as though I were deserting them In
the hour of need" the statement said.
II believed the best work OF my life
would be done beneath the American
flag and in association with ,Ameri.
can churches. could give myself TO
a great work with deathless passion.
But such a work does not seem pos
sible In this church"
To the. admonitious that he should
have patience for the evolution of the
great things, Dr.. Aked replied that
such an attitude calls for "the high
est type, of enthusiasm, the .enthusi-
asm, which illumines detail and
makes drudgery divine. Does such a
spirit exist in our church," he asked.
1T is for you to say, not me"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
WOMAN CANDIDATE POPULAR.

FOWLERvfLLE. Mich, March g.
Miss Maude BENJAMIN, who was nom
mated for school commissioners BY the
Demo cratic county convention last
week to al a vacancy. IL gaining much
support. Miss BENJAMIN teaches
school three and onc-half miles west
Of rowlervilie, and walks both ways
every day, 90 as to be NJ. nonie AMI
keep house for her father. Her op-
pcnent 10 soi y Monk.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06

SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.-Be-
fore Young China" gets through with
It's work the regent and baby emperor
of the fiowery kingdom may be as sick
as was old Abdul Hamid when the
Young Turks completed their job.
Although for countless centuries the
Chinese women, have been kept very
much in the background, they are now
coming to the front In the cause OF
POLITICAL freedom, for their country.
Two OF the pioneers In this movement,
who seem likely to go down In history
as liberators are Mrs. Jow Jung and
Miss Bork Min Low, both leading spir-
its In the Young China" movement
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
sheehan Refuses to Quit.

NEW YORK, March 6.-After con
sultation with his Tammany support
ers, William F. Sheehan issued a
statement yesterday in which he &C
cuses Gov. Dix Of "obstructing the
election of the regularly chosen can
didate Of the party for United States
senator" and says that he will not
withdraw as the Democratic caucus
nominee.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
ADMITS THEFT; KILLS SELF.


CLEVELAND. O., March 6.--Wheu
DR.. c. M. Simpson returned to Cleye-
land yesterday afternoon from . trip
to the Isle Of Pines, he found his A.
sistant, John J. Ryan, "a years old
dead in the office. Beside the body
was DR.. simpsons empty safe. $500
in jewels and $500 In checks missing.
Ryan ended his life by taking
chlorofrm In a pitcher OF wine, with
morphine tablets dissolved In II, and
then inhaling gas. He left q note con-
Tossing to the robbery. The suicide
is thought to have taken place within
the last two days.
The police recovered part OF the
Jewels from young woman to whom
Ryan was said to have been engaged.
She said she had no knowledge OF the
theft and Ryan did not tell her where
he secured the jewelry.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
WOMEN, BE SURE TO
REGISTER TODAY

There will be general regis
tration Monday, March 6, for
men and women who have not
previously registered. Those
not registered will not be able
to vote In the election Of April
3, unless they are Ill or out of
the city next Monday, in which
case they may swear In their
votes on election day.
II Is particularly urged that
every woman who desires to
vote in the election of school
inspectors in the first eight and
the Seventeenth wards, and thus
aid in giving the school board
ring a black eye, register next
Monday. Even though some
women may believe they are
entitled to vote as the result OF
previous registration they will
remove all doubt by getting
their names on the list, Mon
day. In fact women should
register in every ward so as to
be eligible to vote II vacancies
occur in the school board.
Women who own property and
who are thus entitled to vote on
bonding propositions must see
to II that they are registered In
a special. book provided for this
purpose as well as In the gen
eral list Of electors. Registra-
tion In the special book alone
will not do as these names will
not be transferred to the gen.
eral list.
Booths will be open from 8 in
the morniug until $3.50 in the
evening.
The following formal notice
has been issued by representa-
tives OF the various organiza-
tions in Detroit interested In
Woman Suffrage
To every woman in Detroit:
Knowing that you are deeply
interested in our public schools,
to which the education of our
children is intrusted, we the
undersigned earnestly urge that
you express this interest by
going to the election booths to
register, Monday, March 6, that
you may cast vote for school
inspector In the election on
Monday, April 3.
II you have property assess.
ed for taxes, register also in
a second book, as the Consti-
tuition Of our state, provides
that you may vote on any"ques.
ton that involves the direct
expenditure Of public money, OF
the issue of bonds"
NETTIE CLARK CARON,
CARRIE II. JOHNSTON,
CLARA b. ARTHUR,
MARY THOMPSON STE
VEINS,
CARRIE oosTDYcK.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
SCORES ANSWER
40 FOR 1 N|FE


William Henry Tappen II In hog(
luck No sooner did his I'D To- 1
wife appear In The Times, last voc1
than he lost his happy home with ~
mother and married sister at No III
MRgnoliarst. They ordered him 60
More than that. they refueed - ~
ceive the food of letters which CO..
from girls who applied and sro et>II
applying TO be made Mro. TopDo1L
Their letters were not even taken ont
Of the hands Of the postman. b
I'VE just simply told the mall ma
to take the letters back where - Go<
them" said Tappen's sister to . Timoo
reporter. who called at her home -
fnd out how william Henry Wa fnz<
ing In his hunt for bride. I'VE wor9
greatly displeased with Williams 81
vertising for q wife, and we told him
to get out"
Have you any idea where he f.
now?" she was asked.
NNo, and we don't care where ho
is: he In big enough and old enough
to look out for himself. But he Ger
tainly couldn't support wife: why,
he can scarcely support himself. Ho
had no right, anyway, to 60 and od-
vertise for wife. I'm sure there are
lots OF girls he could get without ad-'
vertising for them. He has diBgraco1
us all by his 'ad.' and we don't want
him around here at all. II he comes
back, wen order him to leave"
That all the giSls didn't send their
home address, is evidenced by the.
the fact that The Times received tdd
following:
Detroit, Mich. March 2. 1911.
The Detr OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Detroit Times. Detroit. d
Mich:
Gentlemen-would like to put
in an application for housekeeper 4
at the farm of Mr. William Henry
Tappen, as / am very fond Of
fresh country air. do not think, 4
though, I am just the sort of wife
he desires, AZ am about i've
feet, two inches tall. and weigh
| 140 pounds. He also states that
/ his future companion must be q
blonde. As to the blonde ques-
/ ton, am afraid ] am barred, - I
my hair In red and he says that
he detests that shade. or course,
! this question might only hare re-
ferred to clothing. I always wear
very quiet and soothing colors.
/ My parents are both German,
though speak English very well.
as l have had grammer school
] eduaction and have worked for
several years. also have small
bank account and would be very
willing to help lift the mortgage.
I do not Ike the Idea of carrying
the water, though, and would sug-
gest well be dug near the house
to make work easier.
am good housekeeper and q
good cook OF plain. good food.
and would be willing to learn to
cook daintier dishes, had the j
chance.
The only objection that worry
about 10 my red hair, and would
like to know II this Oh objection
bale. Yours matrimonially,
AUGUSTA LINDKE.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
ploNEER loNIA oRocER pEAp.

IONA, Mich, March 6.-George ~
Phelps, pioneer grocer and one OF the
Oldest and best-known citizens OF this
city, died yesterday, following an III
ness OF several weeks. He was the
senior member of the firm OF q. ".
Phelps & Son, and had lived here the
greater part Of his II years. He was
a member Of the board OF trade and
had served as alderman Although.
never a seeker for public ONCE, be
took lively interest In public al
fairs. He was an active worker ~
the Presbyterian church and political
ly q Republican.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06

The other night each made her
maiden speech for Chinese liberty and
the abolishment Of the Manchu dy-
nasty. So unusual was the idea OF q
Chinese woman speaking in public that
the announcement drew large crowd.
Miss Bork Min Low teaches GLASS
of young revolutionists. She Is q
graduate OF Canton (China) Normal
school and Is well versed In history
and political economy.
Mrs. Jow Jung lives In Oakland and
is the wife OF well-to-do merchant
there. She Is graduate OF Stanford
university and has taken an active in.
terest In the suffraget cause.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
y. N. c. A. TO RAISE $4,000.

KALAMAZOO, Mich, March g.
With big mass meeting In theater
yesterday afternoon and special ser.
vices in every Kalamazoo church to
night, campaign to secure $4,000
for new Y. NJ. @. A. building was
started. The campaign will last just
one week The Y M. G. A. building
was burned two months ago after
three efforts had been made to SET 1t
on FIRE.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
GROUND 10 DEATH.

JACKSON, Mich. March s.--Robsrt
8. Acton, No. ga Deyo-st-. a Michigan
Central freight conductor, WAS killed
near Colon yesterday, while attempts
ing to step from a coal TO iat car
He missed his footing and fell uncer
the wheels. The body was brought 70
Jackson this afternoon. II was
frightfully mutilated. He left wieow
and three children. He was about ~
wears old and well known In railroad
circles
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
wife Slayer Given Death Sentences

wILKESBARRE, Pa, March g.
Following an opinion by the court
refusing him new trial. George Ma
rion, New York theatrical man. who
shot and killed his common law wife
I'm the Office OF the Chief of police
OF this city over year ago. was sen.
fenced to be hanged by Joige Fer.
ris, Saturday,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
TOLEDO YEaas SUSPECTED.
Packages Taken From Brighton Post.
office Found By Trslnman.

BRIGHTON, Mich, March 6.-Two
or three packages OF postoffice In.
voices taken from the postoffice here
when II was robbed last week, were
found In box car at Plymouth. Sat
urday night. by Pere Marquette
trainman.
The packages were the same sire
and appearance as packages OF $50
hills, and were evidently grabbed as
rich prizes by the burglars before
they were frightened away. The fact
OF their being found at Plymouth
leads officials to think the job was
done by some OF the Toledo gang OF
yeggs.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06

Ell PASO, Tex. March 6.-It's real
fun to be a wounded insurrecto, pro.
vided you can have heaps OF care
and attention from pretty, smiling. ad.
miring senoritas. That's what the pa
tients in the improvised insurrecto
hospital here think. Diaz's soldiers
don't shoot straight, anyhow, SO most
Of the wounds aren't very serious.
And how the nurses do adore the
wounded heroes Of the insurrecto
cause, brought over the border one
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
Mrs. w. L. DOUGLAS Dies.

BROCKTON, Mass, March 6.-Mrs.
Naomi Augusta Douglas. wife OF for
mer Gov. william l.. Douglas. died at
her home here last night, after an Ill
ness Of long standing.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
k,,,.d While stesIIne Ride.

CHICAGO, March e.--struck By The
unrishts OF q bridge as they ven
stealing a ride ON q cattle car. Ae4
peterson, "a. was fatally injurv1 q
his brother. Raymond. %. in4nx
killed Saturday. Their father
gust Peterson. went insane when ~
heard OF the accident
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06
CLANCY GETS PLUM.
Reporter Selected 40 Secretary by
Congressman Dotemus.

Robert H. Clancy. court reporter for
the Detroit News. has been selected
by Congressman Frank e. Doremus
as his secretary. Mr.. Clancy was
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06

or two at a time under the Red Cross
protection since the first operation
around Juarez. The nurses are all
from the best Mexican families in FL
Paso and gladly give their services.
The hospital is maintained at the ex-
pense of provisional government.
Most of the 16 wounded officers and
men will rejoin Orozco's forces soon
south Of Juarez, fit and ready again
to pick off a rurale wherever one
shows his face.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-06

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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-12-21
Local News

w. A. Tribble. of Crookston, j,
here today.
o. P. Oseth was in from Bigwood.
yesterday.
Mr.. Thompson, Jr., of Alvarado
was in Warren yesterday.
The weather is just fine and so is
the sleighing. Can't be improved
upon.
C. II. Lindberg has returned from
Grand Forks, where he has spent a
! few weeks
Edwin Wahlund returned home yes.
terday from months visit in the
twin cities.
In looking over the Xmas displays
in the city, Ho1m's Jewelry store is
second to none.
Miss Martha Mcrtenson, who is
teaching at Holt, is back to spend
her holiday vacation here.
Mrs. R. E. Kezar and Miss Lucy
Kezar are still at Middle River visit.
ing relatives and friends.
Mrs. John Johnson, wife of the
section foreman at Radium and her
daughter, were in Warren Tuesday.
Miss Anna Abrahamson returned
from Hamline University last Satur.
to spend the holiday vacation at
home.
If you have any more money than
you need, put it on deposit with the
Swedish American State Bank
M Olson, Cashier.
Sam Larson has bought N. E. By
strom's residence property on the
east side and will move to town some
time during the winter.
The best gift you can buy for
Christmas fine pair of shoes and
slippers Different styles and prices
Buy them at Fred Swanson's.
| Westberg brothers, A. G. Nybladh
S. F. Swenson and F. A. Anderson
are among the Vega farmers who
have attended to business here the
past few days.
| Ole Torgerson is one of our sue
cessful Illinois farmers near town
His barley. yielded 60 bushels to the
acre and brought him twice ovel
what he paid for the land.
s. = 4 + II = = =
The Swedish American Bank
+ wishes you a Merry Christmas.
Il If you run short Of change dur
ing the holidays, we have got it
and can help you out.
L. NJ. Olson, Cash.
! $; i s \ : = = s. = Y y
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-12-21

Farrell, the Jeweler, has a very
large and well selected holiday stock.
Call and see if you cannot use some
of the beautiful and useful things he
offers at reasonable prices.