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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-18
ANNEXATION FDEk
LOSE ANOTHER
stout PROP
Watson Ordinance Would Cover Only
Part Of Highland Park Il ths
Village Were Msrgsd With
Detroit.
Big Strip Of Territory Would p
Opened To Saloons and This 4
What the "Antis" Fight.

Examination. of the Watson ordi~
nance. on which the Highland Park
annexationists are relying 70 keep -
looms out of the village In the event q
the village being annexed to Detroit
shows that the whole Of Highland
Park will not be protected from the
invasion OF saloons. The ordinances
leaves q strip OF the village on the
east side totally unprotected In this
respect. This territory. about Q quar-
ter of q mile In width, or about one
fifth Of the total area Of the village,
begins on line about 100 feet caster
ly OF and parallel with Oakland-avo.
and extends from the present city
limits through to Palmer boulevard
the northerly boundary line Of High
land Park. The Grand Trunk railway
tracks, about q quarter OF mile east
OF Oakland-ave., IL the easterly
boundary line Of the village.
The annexationists have been point
ing out that the Watson ordinances
would completely protect the entire
village from the threatened establish
ment OF saloons In the village, should
annexation take place. and their arg'l-
ment has not been attacked by those
opposed to the scheme Of annexations
the "antis" apparently believing that
the ordinance might be a. extensive
In its scope as It's champions claimed
II was.
That the ordinance. 50 far a. Il
goes, would operate automatically
over portion OF the village. provided
the electors carry the annexation
proposition. is afiirmed by Corporation
Counsel Hally. of Detroit.
THE Watson ordinance would b
extended to take care Of Highland
Park to the extent Of the provisions
in the ordinance" said Mr.. Hally 70
The Times. II am not familiar With
ali the provisions Of the ordinances.
kbut It. will give protection to al the
Hifhland Park territory which vonl0
como within the boundaries ut 1pftn
In the ordinance. Yet the ordinance
would only give protection as 'ong -
the common council saw III let Il
stand; the council has the right 70
amend the ordinance or abolish IL en-
tirely any time"
In view OF the lack OF protection a.
forded by the Watson ordinance, the
anti-annexationist are more than
ever determined to fight the plan Of
annexation. They are convinced that
saloons will be established In the VII
lage II the scheme goes through.
The liquor committee OF the Detroit
common council claims the right TO
issue four or Ave more saloon licenses
before reaching the limit allowed BY
the warner.C Cramton law. and Il
would be possible for the COMMITTEES
to- grant a transfer Of Detroit IL
cense to the Highland Park unprotect-
ed territory at any time
The district left unprotected by the
Watson ordinance contains number
OF big factories. including the Brush
Runabout Co. and the Alden-Samp-
SON Co., both located at Oakland and
ssachusetts-aves. In these fac
tories are employed many hundreds or
men and boys. There are also many
dwellings in parts Of the unrestricted
district.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-18
L0NG-DRAWN OUT LAWSUIT
FINALLY COMES TO AN END
Commercial Milling Co. Finally Vic.
torious In Fight With Western
Union.

The case of the Commercial Mill
ing Co. against the Western Union
Telegraph Co., which has been fought
from the circuit court to the United
States supreme court, has been final
ly settled, the supreme court having
denied a petition for re-hearing.
The Commercial Milling Co. sued
for losses sustained through the Nom
delivery of a telegram. II won In
the lower court, but the case was
appealed from court to court, the
milling concern getting the last vcr-
dict. The refusal of the supreme
court to grant re-hearing exhausts
the remedies OF the defendant.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-18
MUST REDUCE employees.
Governor Osborn Tells Senate Action
Must Be Taken Al Once.
fErom . STAFF correspond ndent.)

LANSING. Mich. Jan. 1s.-(Spe-
cial) Gov. Osborn notified several
members of the senate today that ths
number OF employees must be reduced
forthwith.
The senate has 56 employees. Sena-
tor Fowle has a bill to reduce the
number to 2S, but this would not take
effect till next session. The governor
demands immediate action, which Is
causing CONSERVATION among the en-
ployes.
Senator Murtha. Of Detroit, 10 ex-
pected to make bitter attack on fhe
governor this afternoon In connection
with the nomination OF Lawton T.
Hemans as railroad commissioners.
Mnrtha will introduce a resolution
calling on the governor and George
p. Codd TO substantiate their charges
OF neglect of official duty alleged Z,
have been made against Hemans dur
ing the campaign. SANFORD.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-18
TO sEaREGATE TENDERL0IN.
Police Plans Tipped on and May Nov
Be Abandoned.

The police department Is said to
have been at work for some time on
a plan to segregate the tenderloin. de-
voting property on Howard-st. to the
purpose. The scheme leaked out, and
some of those who were next" are
said to have reaped rich harvest by
selling property in this district to re-
sort owners at exorbitant prices.
As n result OF the police plans being
tipped of the segregation scheme may
be abandoned for the present.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-18
JOHNSTON PLEADS GUILTY.
Admits EmbexzIement From K. o. Z.
M; May Be Paroled.

Cramond A. Johnston, charged with
embezzling $1,700 from Michigan
Tent, X. o. T. NJ, entered plea OF
guilty in Judge Phelans court, Wed
nesday morning. Most OF the money
Is in a bank in Pennsylvania and VIII
he transferred to Detroit on order of
Prosecutor Van Zile. -,
II is probable that Johnston Will
he paroled. as a great many mem
bers OF the order have Interested
themselves in his behalf.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-18
Detroit Bankers
Discuss Aldrich'S Plan

The announcement Of Senator Aid
rich's plan for the reform of the ma
tional banking system aroused consid-
cradle interest among Detroit bankers,
and there seems to be wide diner
ence of opinion on the way II VIII
work out. John T. Shaw, president OF
fsee story ON Page Two.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-18
THE WEATHER.

For Detroit and ,vicfnityt wedne.-
dap night and Tkursday, partly cloudy
with no decided change I'm Temperature
lowest temperature tonight betwees rs
and 20 denreest southwesterfy winds.
For Lower Michigan Fair I'm east
portion and snsw I'm west portion to-
night or Thursdayt slightly warmer to-
nfeht On the north and west portfonst
light south winds shifting Co northwest
Thursday In west portfon.
TODAY's TEMPERATURES.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-18
rs Must Die For Death POT.

TOXIC, Jan. tS.-The expected
death sentence on DIR. D. Kotoku, his
wife and twenty-three other anarch-
lists. for having conspired against the
life Of the Mikado, was passed upon
the prisoners today by Judge Joichiro
Tsuru of the supreme court.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-18
REPORTS IMMUNITY BILL.
Senator MIlier's Amsndnnapt Gives
Exemption In Trust Cases.
(From . stan correspondent.)

(From star correspondent.)
LANSING, Mich, Jan. 18.--(Spe-
ciaD--The senate Judiciary commit
lee today reported out the immunity
amendment 10 the. antitrust law In
troduced by Senator Guy Miller.
The amendment allows immunity
to-. persons who confess In trust
prosecutions. as IL the practice In
federal cases. SANFORD
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-18
HENRY CABOT LODGE.

BOSTON, Mass, Jan. 1s.-United
States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
was reelected today on Joint ballot
of the Massachusetts, legislature by
the following vote:
Lodge, 146; Whipple. 121; Guild, Il:
Thayer, 1; Ames. z; Mcbride (Social-
ist), 1: Walker, o: Lowell, 2.
Lodge WAS reelected for the fourth
time by the barc margin OF six votes,
two OF which came from Democrats.
(see story on Page Twelvs.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-18
GEORGE W. LooMER DEAD.
Former Detroit Alderman Passes
Away In Prado, Cal.

Word has reached Detroit of the
death of George w. Loomer, former
west-side alderman. and at one time
a prominent Detroit lumberman, In
Prado, Cal, Jan. 16. Mr.. Loomer left
Detroit some years ago to make his
home In the west. He Is survived by
his widow. Mrs. Mary A. Loomer and
one daughter, Mrs. Walter sutton.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-18
B0oUET FOR PHELAN.
Chorus Girls Remember Judge whe
Spoke Kindly TO Them.

Judge James Phelan, who recently
hand some kind words to say OF the
chorus girls, has received a beautiful
boquet OF roses accompanied by q
card on which was written: with
best wishes for the Judge who spoke
kindly to the C. g's." The little note
was signed "A few Of them"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-18

job Pri.asE De-e Right. rfmes
Main iiss or CITY sssG
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-18

TAxIcAB-MAIN on CrTY-Ia
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-05
lNCOMPETENCY-FAILURE.
Brains Arc a. Necessary In a Small
Store as Anywhere Else.

Brains Are a. Necessary In a Small
Store as Anywhere Else.
Are there too many small merchants?
There are II ,'ou count In the incor1-
petent ones who start in without the
requisite knowledge for success or the
capital to carry them through. Re
gardless Of what merit may be in the
field they occupy, whether there Is
population sufficient to support another
store or not, they start In, pay for
what goods they can and always find
some ambitious wholesaler who Is
anxious to extend credit. What Is the
result? Their incompetency and lack
of business training lead them into
cutting prices below the safety mark.
Their stocks are poorly assorted. They
perhaps unwisely extend credits and.
instead Of properly marking goods so
as to bring in good percentage of
profits, charge exorbitantly for one
thing and too little for something else.
Customers become dissatisfied. Some
turn their patronage to the mail order
houses, others to the nearest large
city. In the grocery line 1t can be
seen by any careful observer that the
number Of stores Is fully third
greater than they should be In the
average town. Where there are too
many stores only the we'll managed
ones win and the others fail. In busi-
ness It is the survival Of the flttest as
we'll as elsewhere.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-05
A Rossini Joke.

Rossini promised place In the
opera orchestra to trombonist and
then forgot about it. says the Musical
Courier. At one Of his dinner parties
the butler announced the visit Of this
same protege. Rossini FASTENED to wei
come him and. relieving him of his In
strument. disappeared few moments.
to return with his friend. Handing the
instrument to the trombonist with a re-
quest to let the company hear him.
Rossini prepared to listen. Trombone
to lips, the musician rose-dismay. no
sound. cheeks bulging, eyes distended.
In vain the unhappy man makes super
human efforts to produce harmonious
sounds. At last! Oh, effort supreme!
With a sound like hoarse goose
cackle there shoots from the trombone
a mass of sticky macaroni. mo harm,
my friend" said Rossini; "you have
proved yourself strong musician
And, the next day the coveted position
was offered to the trombonist-Boston
Transcript.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-05
ENLIvENED THE SCENE.
But Here's Improvisation Did Not Help
lsandsr Much.

leandsr Much.
lpnumerable are the tales OF actors
in difficulties. Here is one related Of
Christian Brandes. the dramatist. who
In his youth belonged to strolling
company which played pieces OF an
extremely primitive kind.
On one occasion the play was enti
tied Hero and Leander," the dialogue
being left pretty much to the discre-
ton of the players. 1t had been
agreed. however. that Hero was to be
coy and not confess her love for Lean
der till he had again and again ex.
pressed his readiness to be hanged.
burned and drowned In her behalf.
But the lady was soft hearted. besides
being exceedingly fond of Brandes,
nor could she listen unmoved to the
first passionate pleadings of the youth:
who explained that he had swum
across the Hellespont to see her. MY
dear Leander." she exclaimed. II can
not resist you. Accept my hand and
my heart"
Leander knew not what to say. All
his prepared phrases were useless.
The manager came to his aid with a
loud whisper addressed 70 Hero. "ln
the fends name. improvise a few
words and retire"
The poor girl, turning to the audi.
ence. repeated her lesson. I'm the
flend's name. l improvise few words
and retire." and then tripped of the
stage. greatly relieved. d.-London Graph
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-05
ONT- FREDERICK COUNTY, MD, THURSDAY OCTOBER s. 1911
ANCIENT ARITHMETIC.
Problems SohooIboys Had to solv,
Thirty. six Centuries Auo.

Problems sohooIboys Had to Solve
Thirty-si Centuries Ago.
There is a ray Of vindlctive comfort
for the modern schoolboy In the fact
that for over 5000 years his schoolboy
progenitors have been worried by just
such problems in arithmetic as annoy
him most = Il
Among the archaeological discoveries
made In Egypt IL papyrus roll. in
excellent condition. daring from about
100 B. C. This roll. which had
long heading beginning. Directions
how to attain the knowledge Of all
dark things" proves beyond doubt that
the Egyptians Of that time had a
thorough knowledge Of the elements
Of arithmetic.
Numerous examples show that their
principal operations with units and
fractions were made by means Of ad.
dition and multiplication. Subtrac.
tion and division were not known in
their present form. but correct results
were obtained nevertheless.
Equations are also found In the papy-
rus. Here IL one that brings the Egyp-
tian schoolboy home to US:
Ten measures Of barley are to be di.
vided among ten persons In such man.
ner that each subsequent person shall
receive one-eighth less than the one
before him.
Another example given Is: There are
A.r.
each cat has eaten seven mice; each
mouse has eaten Seven grains Of bar.
ley: each grain of barley would have
yielded seven measures Of barley.
how much barley has been lost?
The papyrus also contains the calcu
lation of the area Of circle. attempts
to square the circle and finally cGicula-
tiOns of the cubic measurements Of
pyramids. York Tribune.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-05
European Civilization.

The first pavements in Paris were
Laid about the year 1900; In London.
about 1417. Berlin was without pave
ments far into the seventeenth CEN
tury. No houses had glass windows
before the twelfth century. and as late
rs the fourteenth century anything
might be thrown out Of the windows
of Paris and London after three times
calling out. Look out! Shirts were
not known until the time OF the cru
saders. and the fine clothes which la
dies and gentlemen wore were seldom
washed. but only occasionally scent
ed" So late as 1850 there were to be
found in Paris but three carriages.
while In England coaches date from
1880. Forks were unknown. and table
manners were exceedingly ''unsightly."
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-05
A SECRET LIBRARY.

important Papers That Were Stored
Away by Queen Victoria.
Within the walls Of Buckingham pal
ace and constructed on the "strong
room" principle Is room known as
the "secret library" and In this are
stored documents and private letters
which were they sent forth to the
world would doubtless set the whole
universe talking.
From the very commencement OF her
reign Queen Victoria assiduously
stored away In nice order all family
and other important papers. her only
assistant in this duty being a secre-
tary. who entered her service within
fourteen years of her accession to the
throne and who retained his place un-
til her majesty's death. though he him.
self hud no access to nine-tenths OF
the papers which are docketed. the
late queen alone retaining the keys of
the safes and cabinets In which her
"secret library" was contained.
Just before her death her majesty
added to the list of her papers batch
of letters Of the most private and con-
fidential kind addressed by the late
prince consort to his brother. the Duke
Ernest of Coburg. and 1t Is well as
certaincd fact that when possible she
acquired every scrap written by her
late consort to bis private friends, 1t
IL said by those who are qualified to
surmise that the "secret library" not
only tells Of royal marriages. births
and deaths. but that 1t Is virtually the
private history of Europe during the
last half of the nineteenth century,
London Tit Bits.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-05
CREEPING CACTUS.
Curious Plants That Will Travel
Across q Desert.

Curious Plants That Will Travel
Across Desert.
'The isolation of the desert lowlands
of Lower California, combined with
alterations Of long continued droughts
and heavy rains, has resulted In the
development of the richest and most
extraordinary desert fora In the
world" says e. W. Nelson in the Ma.
tional Geographic Magazine.
"Cactuses Of many kinds abound.
varying from giants standing with
massive Huted trunks fifty to sixty
feet tall to little struggling stemmed
species too weak to hold themselves
upright. The fruit Of many Of these
cactuses is edible and much sought for
by birds and mammals. They were
once one of the main crops Of the In.
dams who lived in this arid region.
The cactus forests often form thorny
jungles through which it is impossible
to pass.
AFTER months among these thorny
plants we supposed we had seen them
in all their eccentric variations OF
forms. One morning. however, while
crossing the Llano de Yrais, in front
of Magdulena bay. rode out from a
dense growth of bushes into IN open
area and pulled up my horse In amaze
ment at sight Of the most extraordi-
dinary of them all. Before me was
great bed Of the creeping devil cactus.
which nppeared like a swarm of gigan-
tic caterpillars creeping In all direc-
tions. These plants actually travel
away from the common center OF the
group, and saw many single sections
twenty or thirty yards away from the
Others. The part of the stem resting
on the ground sends down rootlets.
and the older stems die in the rear at
about the same rate as they grow In
front, SO they slowly move away from
the colony across the flats where they
live"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-05
BEAUTIFYING THE CITY.
Wonderful Results From Contest In
San Antonio, Tex.

wonderful Results FROM Sontese VI
San Antonio, Tex.
A most interesting contest In city
Identification has come to close with
the decision Of committee as to who
were the winners in beautiful yard
contest, conducted by the Real Estate
Exchange of San Antonio, Tex.
More than 100 residents entered this
contest, some entering the front yard.
some the back yard and others the
entire premises. AS soon as the an
nouncement was made that prizes
would be offered for the best kept
lawn much interest was manifested In
the work. Many who were not regu-
larly entered caught the spirit of Inn
provement. and the result is there has
been an effort all over the city to
beautify home surroundings.
No civic improvement work ever un'
dertaken in San Antonio has attracted
such general attention and been OF
more actual benefit.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-05
Sunljah, and Germs.

Here Is an instructive experiment
made recently on the effects Of sun
lisht. Some germs of the terrible dis
ease, anthrax. were sown on two
plates Of gelatin. and while one plate
was kept in the dark the other was
placed in the sunlight. The germs
grew, and at the end Of ten minutes
there were 800 colonies or groups in
the sunshine plate and 400 colonies In
the dark plate.
One hour later the result was. In
the sunshine plate. none: in the dark
plate. 1890 No disease germ thrives
In sunlight.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-05
jUDICIOUS TREE MOVING
AND THE BARREN SUBURB
Defects Of Nature Corrected by Care.
fuI Business Men.

In the promiscuous development OF
land for use US home sites many blum
ders have been made. but none perhaps
has as seriously affected some places
which have fallen to the lot OF I'm
provers" In the periphery Of the city
as has the lack Of judgment In the
treatment Of trees found on the place.
As a rule. the careful developer OF
land will follow the lines laid down by
nature as closely as possible unless 1t
nepessitates an undue expenditure. but
the majority. who see in their land
nothing but the money that can be got
out of It by cutting 1t up into building
lots. give majestic trees and their USE
fulness In landscape effects no thought
otuer than that they will mean an ex-
pense to cut down.
1t Is here that damage Is done
which years could not repair were 1t
not for the fact that through expert
ence after considerable experimenting
1t IL possible to transplant MANY va
rieties Of trees. some as old as u CEN
tury.
Because Of the advance made by
landscape artists many mistakes OF
this nature have been possible Of cor
rection, and II Is likely that none would
have occurred IL the slightest consid-
Grafton had been given to the fact that
tree and even puny shrubbery are
more often than not the means OF
adding to the value Of suburban
property.
It is possible that the vandalism. for
srch might be termed the unnecessary
destruction Of plant life. has occurred
principally among those having no ex-
perlenre with the country. who saw no
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-05
Occupation of idols.

Some strange occupations figure on
Indian census schedules. At the last
census in many villages Of Haidarabad
and the central provinces enthusiastic
and devout enumerators returned the
village shrines and temples as ''occu-
pied houses" The occupant was the
idol, whose occupation was stated as
granting boons and blessings. living
on contributions from the tenants"
Other callings returned on the sched-
ules include collectors of edible birds
nests. receivers of stolen goods.
witches, wizards and COW poisoners.-
Pail Mall Gazette.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-05
MAKING CHILDREN BEHAVE.
Society Formed In New York to Stop
Playing In Streets.

ooCiety FORMED IN Nc" IOTN ~ otoP
Playing In Streets.
A society has been started In New
York the object of which Is to form the
city children into an organization
pledged to avoid playing in the streets
and to encourage them by giving
badges for good behavior and adher'
ence to the rules.
The rules of the society. to which all
members must agree. are:
To use the nearest Playground: not
to play ball or other games In which
missiles are thrown on the streets: to
refrain from hitching on to vehicles
and from jumping Off or on street
cars: not to throw stones at autOno-
biles. cars or wagons: to cross the
streets only by crOsswalks; to help to
keep the streets clean: to refrain from
throwing paper or refuse or building
bonfires, on the streets.
These pledges must be signed by the
child and countersigned by the par
ents After three months the child. II
he has obeyed the rules. will be given
q badge. and special badges will be
awarded for good conduct.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-05

value In trees. when the plans for the
building site development were ordered
and had them removed because they
stood In the way of stalking out a $50
or 500 lot.
Acres of such places. after passing
through the. hands Of speculators. op-
orators. and then finally reaching the
producer. for such Is the proper term
for the developer. have been made at.
tractive home places by the simple
process of planting young and old
trees. shrubs. and a little application
of landscnpe art.