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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-07-18
Requirements of Contract.

Ing likewise under the exclusive con-
arol and supervision of the board O!
directors.
1T is clear, therefore, that if any
~unsanitary conditions exist in the hos
= ie-y mill it is the fault of the board %
directors, and not of Mr.. Graham as
the board of directors assumes the
ri duty of supervising the mill and keep
ing it in repair, as we'll as controlling
= he\ \conTicts that work therein.
1T has never been claimed that Mr.
;jEahaE has in any wise failed to
strictly comply with his part of the
agreement, and the communication
from your excellency indicates your
opinion that we should rescind the
contract because of the unsatisfactory
ana unsanitary condition supposed tC
exist in the mill, chargable to this
board, and not to Mr.. Graham.
Sanitary oCnditi0n.
ssStrlctly in reply to your sugges-
tIfon, we would respectfully call tt
your attention that the conditions IN
and around the hosiery mill, as wei
sas those in all other departments o1
the penitentiary, are sanitary, clear
and as healthful as is possible tc
make them. In so far as concerns thu
hosiery mill, all portions of the build
ing itself are kept perfectly clean, thu
toilet arrangements are sanitary ant
the convicts are given plenty of ali
space. In fact, in so far as concerns
the health of the laborers, the condi
lions in the hosiery mill are as good
If not better, than those of any knit
ting mill or cotton mill in this Stat'
g- section. So true is this that tn
board of health itself, in their recen
Inspection, not only found no faul
with these conditions, but declared
ehat they were as good as We had in
x5icated. The hosiery mill is a bricl
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-07-18

Board of Directors of the South
Carolina Penitentiary."
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-07-18

private Industries VI ol1u11dl Cudl dOIo1
and that the danger to their health is
correspondence less.
1--WE therefore, respectfully submit
that in nowise can the hosiey mill be
considered a public nuisance and in
nowise can it be considered dangerous
to the health of it's employees, other
prisoners confined in the penitentiary
or the public at large.
Contract Binding.
"The contract with Mr. Graham was
entered into by this board under the
express authorization of the general
assembly of this State, and in their
last report to the general assembly the
legislative committee on penal anc
charitable institutions expressly found
that the price paid by Mr.. Graham fol
the services of the conVicts, was JUS
and reasonable one, and there is nc
reason for the State to make com
! plant upon this ground. The attor,
ney general and assistant attorney
! general were both with the board yes
terday, and advised us fully as to the
law involved in this matter. The
! fboard's conclusion has been reached
by applying the law so given it to the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-26
MINING EXPERT CONFERS
WITH TAX COMMISSION
James Finiay, Of New York, Outlines
Plans TO Reappraise Mineral
Wealth Of State.

LANSING, Mich. May 26.-James
Finlay, OF New York city, the mining
expert selected to re-appraise the min.
eral wealth OF the state, arrived In
Lansing this morning for conference
with the state tax commission and to
outline piads Par the work Witch will
be taken up as soon as he completes
his organization.
Mr.. Finlay said this morning that II
would require several assistant engi-
neers and corps of clerks to conduct
the clerical work. Whether or not
the headquarters will be at Lansing
has not been decided.
Unless he changes his present
plans work OF re-appraising the iron,
copper. salt and coal mines will begin
soon, while the gypsum, cement and
stone quarries will be taken up at the
same time.
Mr.. Finiay says he realizes the
enormity of the undertaking but says
that II Is his intention to make fair
and impartial appraisal, and with
competent assistants claims that his
report will be ready for the state
board OF equalization before the third
Monday OF August.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-26
DELEGATES PRAISE DETROIT.
Hardware Men Like City and Their
l. ,Trestmeat Here.

Resolutions praising Detroit and
extending thanks to the city, through
the mayor, for the manner In which
they have been entertained. were
adopted by the delegates to the con-
vention OF the heavy hardware mems
association, In the Pontchartrain, Fri.
day morning. The delegates lauded
Detroit as one of the prettiest and
most hospitable cities In the world.
Il. p. Sanderson, Of Boston, was
elected president Of the association,
Friday, and the delegates decided on
Boston as the place of meeting next
year. II was tentatively agreed 10
hold the 1915 convention in San Fran
cisco. during the Panama exposition.
Other officers elected were as foI-
lows: First vice-president, Charles r.
Faeth, Kansas City. Mo-; second vice
president, II. e. Treadway, Dubuque,
Ia; executive committee, Charles T..
Faeth, chairman; j. Henry Ruwe,
New York; A. G. Dietrich, Baltimore;
C. N. Roehm, Detroit; J. A. Gregg, st.
Paul; c. c. Lewis, Springfield, Mass;
and e. w. A. Waterhouse, San Fran
cisco. z. r. Yarnelle, OF Fort Wayne.
Ind, was appointed secretary and
treasurer by the old executive com
mittee, Wednesday.
The delegates all Clipped In to
purchase golf bag for Retiring
President Edward Kimball, OF Chi
cago. who is In poor health, and who
is seeking to regain his health on the
golf links.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-26
ARTHUR G. TUTTLE HERE.
Comes to Size Up New Job A. Dis
trIct Attorney.

Former Senator Arthur G. Tuttle,
of Lansing, who is to succeed Frank
Watson, as United States district at-
torney for this district, was in the
city, Friday, and visited the district
attorneys office with view TO talk
ing over matters connected with The
prospective change. Mr.. Tuttle's ap-
pointment is ready to be sent to the
senate, and he can take over the Of
fee within a short time II he wishes.
II wish you wouldn't put 1t that
way" he said, when asked II the mat
ter was not entirely In his hands. I
shall leave II as much up to Mr.. Wat
son as to my own wishes. We shall
talk II all over, and the arrangements
will be amicable. Mr.. Watson is from
my senatorial district and Mr.. Bland,
the assistant, is a former colleague
In the senate. II seems like a matter
all in one family. can't tell Just
how soon the change will take place"
It is understood that the time OF
the change will depend upon the ar
rangements that can be made with
Mr.. Watson TO carry on several cases
on which he has been working, chief
among them being the bathtub case,
with his conduct of which the officials
of the department OF justice are much
pleased. Mr.. Watson was not In. FRI
day
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-26
OSBORN S FRIENDS
WILL GUT BANQUET
Failure To Invite Governor To Van
zile Function To Result in Slim
Attendance.

Refusal on the part OF the execu-
tive committee OF the Detroit College
OF Law Alumni association TO invite
Gov. Osborn TO the Van Zile banquet
In the Fellowcraft club, Friday night,
seems likely 70 result in a rather slim,
attendance. Because OF the popular
ity OF Judge Van Zile with the stu.
dents IL was expected to be one of the
most largely attended affairs of the
organization, but that apathy has re-
suited. is evident I'm the announce
ment OF an officer OF the association
that only SO tickets have been sold
while $50 plates had been guaranteed
The banquet is In honor OF the
election of Judge Van Zile. who ID
dean OF the law school, TO the Wayne
circuit bench, and the suggestion tc
invite Gov. Osborn, q warm persona
friend OF the dean, came from Assist
ant Prosecuting Attorney Arthur w
Fitzpatrick. president OF the associa
ton. It was frowned upon by sew
eral members OF the executive com
mittee. because Of the action OF Gov
Osborn In vetoing the bill allowing
supreme court justices TO live else
where than in Lansing. and his sharI
criticism Of Justice John E. Bird, who
has been living In Adrian, although
he has been on the supreme cour,
bench nearly q year.
It was finally decided not to invite
the governor. and to exclude also the
supreme court Justices. Friends OF
Gov. Osborn naturally resent the
slight. and will not attend the ban
quet.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-26
FAMILY OF FRANK TANNABAUM
SHOOTING VICTIM, DESTITUTE
Assistance 10 Earnestly Sought For
the Widow and Brood Of Five
Little Children.

When Jacob Carp pulled the trigger
OF his revolver to fire on VIM. Mil
Ter, wdo Was holding him r2 sSs S.s
store at No. 130 Michigan-ave., last
Friday night, he innocently widowed
delicate mother Of five children.
The bullet struck Frank Tannabaum,
No. 100 Napoleonst., who chanced to
be passing the store, and he died as
a result of the injury. His widow and
Ave children are now destitute. Char
itably-inclined neighbors have been
assisting them thus far, and they are
In hopes that some aid will be re-
ceived from the public within the near
future.
I'VE hope" said one Of the neigh
bors to The Times, that a little fund
can be raised so that Mrs. Tannabaum
might be started In business, little
grocery store. The people Of the
neighborhood would patronize her lib
orally, and In this way she would be
able to get along very well, until the
children are old enough to work. The
eldest child is a girl Of II, but she Is
delicate and should not. be obliged TO
work. She js now working In laun-
dry, getting 81 week. The young.
est child IL four years old. Altogeth-
er. the case is about as sad one as
I have ever heard Of. The family is
certainly deserving Of help, and dc
hope some aid will be forthcoming"
Tannabaum came TO the United
States from Austria, about four years
ago. He afterwards sent for two oi
his children, and, after preparing a
home, brought his wife and three
other children here. The latter mem
bers OF the family arrived only a few
months ago. The husband and father
was an industrious and hardworklng
man. In addition to working hard al
day as laborer for the city, getting
only $40 q week, he put In Ave hours
every night working In a cafe. He
was just beginning TO get along nicely
when fate intervened and robbed him
of HIS life
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-26
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, EAGER
FOR PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
Offers $2,o00,000 For Tramwayl
Which Fall Into lts Hands In
Four Years, Says Traveller.

The corporation OF Melbourne Is
30 anxious to get control OF the cable
car system Of the city that the coun-
Gil has offered the private interests
which own 1t sz.OOo,O00 to acquire I'm
mediate control Of the property" said
N. benson, OF Melbourne, Australia,
TO The Times. IN the Hotel Pontchar-
train, Friday.
Mr.. benson is traveller for q
large machine manufacturing COM
pany of Melbourne and il here on
business.
The rights Of the tramway COM
pany to the streets OF Melbourne do
not expire for four years" Mr.. Dem
SON continued. "but the city II 30
keen to take over the property, which
falls automatically into the hands ol
the city in four years. that It Is will
ing to pay over the s2,000,000 right
now to get the system. The city
plans to do away with the cable ser
vice and electrify the different lines
We have the zone system of paying
fares. An ordinary ride costs about
four cents, but the shorter distance
one travels the less one has to pay
The lines are apparently making loi
of money"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-26
TEACHER ACCUSED
OF BEATING CHILD
Warrant Issued for Guy Bates on
Complaint Of Seven -Year-0ld
Esther Raffel.

Charged with beating Esther Raf-
fel. seven years old, pupil OF the
Logan school. Guy Bates. principal OF
the school, was named In a warrant
sworn out In police court, Friday
morning. The warrant charges as
sault and battery.
Esther Is the daughter of Ferdinand
Raffel, a juror OF the Wayne circuit
court He said that, Wednesday, the
child came home In tears, and when
she was asked what was the trouble.
showed her arms and back discolor
ed from the effects of the beating, she
declared, had been administered hef
by the principal
The child was taken before Police
Justice Stein. Friday, and showed the
discolorations to the Judge. The girl
was sent to the principals Office by
her teacher for a slight misdemeanor,
according to the girls father.
Principal Bates admits beating the
child, but says he didn't think the
punishment as severe as the bruises
on her body indicate.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-26
SAYS HUBBY ACCUSED EER OF
BEING IN LOVE WITH BRYAN
Blanche 3. Fleldhouse Declares
Spouse Was Absurdly Jealous;
Sues For Divorce.


Blanche b. Fieldhouse filed suit for
divorce, Thursday. from her hus
band, Richard, a magazine writer,
who lives in Kalamazoo. She also
entered suit against her mother-in'
law for alternating her husbands al.
fections, asking $4,000 damages
While on their honeymoon. Mrs.
Fieldhouse declares her husband ac-
cused her of being In love with the
Nebraskan. Also while viewing New
York from ''rubberneck wagon" she
happened to smile at the witty re-
marks OF "spieler" and her husband
at once accused her of being In love
with the fellow. She declares that he
was Jealous OF a very dark-complex-
ioped man they met as he himself is
blond.
According to Mrs. Fieldhouse's dec
larltion. she wore bracelet while on
their honeymoon in New York city.
Her husband asked her where she
go. Il. She replied that II was given
to her by a very dear friend, and ne
became instantly jealous. demanding
that she give 1t to a chambermaid In
the hotel.
she declares also, that while or
their honeymoon, they went TO q the
ater in New York. A man sitting mex
TO her greatly enjoyed the show. and
would look around occasionally ant
say: isn't that greatf" Her hus
band, she says, became jealous ant
forced her to move away from the
man. She also declares that he be
came jealous of one of the actor.
when she remarked that the actol
was handsome.
Mrs. Fieldhouse also declares tha
her husband was very egotistical. ant
constantly wanted her to praise hi.
talents as q writer. She says thai
when he used TO visit his club, she
would go to see some OF her friends
and when he returned. he would min
utely question her regarding the colol
OF the eyes and hair, and appearance
OF the persons she had talked with
and would demand that she tell the
exact number OF seconds she hat
talked to each.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-26
OAK AND HICKORY
WILL SOON Be GONE
Turned Goods Plants Must Go Out
of Business Within 10 Years, Says
F. A. Curtis, Chicago Expert.

walnut. ash and poplar are now
practically exhausted, commercially.
and hickory and oak will be within III
years." said f. A. Curtis, of Chicago.
chairman OF the National Hickory as
ISOLATION, to The Times, In the Hotel
Pcntchartrain. Friday morning. Mr..
Curtis came here as q delegate to the
convention OF the Bent Rim Manu-
fncturers club. He says he has made
a close study of the lumber situation
In the United States and Canada.
along with government representa-
tives. and that he knows whereof he
speaks.
Hickory and oak are getting scare
er every year." Mr.. Curtis continued,
"and 1t simply means that the manu-
facturers of turned goods must make
the best of the next 10 years. After
that they will have to go out of bust
ness, because of the absence Of hick-
ory and oak. At the present rate or
consumption, these two classes OF
wood cannot last more than decade.
and oak may not even last that long.
because of the fact that 1t is used
mere extensively than hickory.
"Just to show you how scarce hick-
cry is, I want to tell you that It sd
vanced $40 per thousand feet In price
last year. In the last three years 1t
has gone up 20 per cent on the stump
age basis, and Is due for another big
increase during the next year. At
the present time, there Is no hickory
In Michigan or Canada; all the nick
ory used around here comes from the
south.
"It takes from 70 to 100 years 70
produce q hickory tree OF commercial
size, that In, big enough to be cut
down and converted into lumber, ard
the slow growth of the tree Ii partly
responsible for the present scarcity OF
the wood. Government investigation
has shown that 4 lhiekory tree can
not possibly be Crown TO full size In
much less than q century. even under
the most favorable circumstances"
The Bent Rim Manufacturers club,
which held its meetings In the Hotel
Pontchartrain, elected the following
officers: President. r. B. Anderson,
of Toledo, o.; iirst vice-president, f.
N. Hara, Merrlton, Ont; second vice
president, James Madison. New Pales.
tine, Ind: neutrality-suspicious., III. J.
Kimble, GAINESVILLE, o.: secretary,
Hurry d. Hartley. Windsor. Ont.
The delegates represented about 80
per cent of all the turned goods man
ufacturing plants In the United States
and Canada, each OF which is esti-
mated to represent an average outlay
Of $4,000.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-26
'LOR|MER DECISION
IS LURID RECORD
Senator LaFAllette Says Honor Of
Nation Is at Stake and PleGds for
Another Investigation.

WASHINGTON, May 26.-Declar.
ing that the honor of the nation 10 at
stake and pleading for an inquiry by
five new senator's who have not yet
recorded their sentiments In the case,
Senator LaFollette concluded his
speech on the Lorimer case In the
senate today.
In asserting that new evidence com
PEELED the senate TO make second
investigation into the charges that
Lorimer was elected to the senate
from Illinois by bribery, LaFollette
said In part:
1T is a deeply significant fact that
for seventy years after this govern
ment was established. the United
States senate had never been humili-
ated by a call to investigate charge
of corruption In the election Of one OF
its members.
Since that time, eleven senators
have been summoned to the bar OF
the senate to defend the charge OF
bribery. In recent years allegations
of fraud and corruption In connection
with the election of United States
senator's have been rife In scores OF
has failed to warrant formal charges.
The decision In the Lorimer case
makes an unfortunate precedent. In
some respects it stands alone-a iurid
page in the history OF lowered sena-
torini standards.
blind indeed the men who will
not see the certain and inevitable re-
suit.
"The abolition OF caucuses and con.
ventions and the nomination or oil
candidates by direct vote, the election
of United States senator's by direct
vote, the nomination Of presidential
candidates by direct vote, the inIti
alive, the referendum and the recall
all these are but the logical outcomt
Tor the betrayal Of public trust by pub
lic officials.
There has grown up o scorn ant
Econtempt for the p3ain citizen. II ha
become common to refer TO the pee
pie as a mob and the peoples rule q
the rule OF the mob
This Is the peoples government
They will not permit organized priv
lege to destroy Its vital principle.
"They know that the initiative ant
Will plaCG tnC hohdb "
the people the power to protect them
selves against the mistakes or indif
ference OF their representatives
'"The recall will enable the peopl
to dismiss from public service q rep
resentatiye whenever he shall ceas'
to serve the public interest. TheI
no jackpot politician can hold his OF
fee in defiance OF the will OF con
stituency whose commission he hal
dishonored.
Wherever representative govern
ment fails II falls because a represent
ative proves incompetent or false to
his trust.
| call will insure reSkyrepresentative
/ government. and will prove 80 effec
tive as q check that II will rarely be
found necessary TO invoke the powers
conferred against unworthy represent
atives In any enlightened and pro
gressive commonwealth.
La Toilette concluded with an argu
ment for the adoption OF his resolu
ton and presenting many precedent
to show that the naming OF com
mittee in a resolution was not new
departure. He said that az the com
mittee on privileges and elections ha(
already tried the second, second de
cision from 1t. whatever the nature
might be misjudged.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-26
Lauds commlssIon plan.

PoUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. May 26.--
That the commission form Of govern
ment as applied to cities Is the only
way In which an absolute business
administration can be secured, was
the assertion here today Of John Mac
Vicar OF Des Moines. Addressing the
annual convention of the mayors OF
the various municipalities of this
state, he declared that the commits.
sion plan in his city had reduced tax
Icvies and placed the people in pos.
session OF the details Of the city's
business.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-26
F|NGER-PR|NT PLAN
TO BE USED HERE
TO spot CROOKS
Upper Floor Of Police Headquarters
Being Remodeled for Installation
Of Latest Equipment for Identi-
fcation of Criminals.
New Lighting System Will Permit
of the "Mugging" of Prisoners
At Night.

Within a week, the central police
station will be equipped with one OF
the most efficient and complete
bureaus OF Identification In the United
States. For the past two weeks, car
penters have been busy remodelins
the upper floor of the police head
quarters, the purpose being TO enlarge
upon the Bertillon system OF meas
urement and to install an up-to-date
fingerprint system.
The bureau will be under the gen
eral supervision of Charles Carmody
chief OF the bureau of Identification
and he will have the assistance oi
Fred Quackenbush, the city photo
grapher. Carmody has been In charge
OF the bureau for several years and
has brought II up TO a fine state of
efficiency. He has made criminals
their habits and their faces, practical
ly lifelong study, and Police Com
missioner Croul was so impressed
with his work that he made provision
for better accommodations with which
to work.
: Cooper and Hewitt lights are being
Installed In the place and mugs" oi
prisoners can now be taken at any
time of the day or night. The depart
ment was greatly handicapped In this
respect heretofore.
With the new equipment, II will
take IS minutes 20 establish the iden
tfffcation OF prisoners and enroll II on
the records OF the bureau. BY the
fngerprint system, the ends OF each
of the prisoners fingers will be Inn
printed npon aluminium. Both roll
ed impression and a fat impression
will be taken and these impressions
will be filed away, along with the
photograph and criminal history OF
the prisoner. The fngerprint system
Is one of the surest methods OF iden
tification, and while II Is still In Its
infancy, the system Is coming to be
adopted In many OF the larger cities
To make the Identification depart
ment OF the Detroit police department
more thorough and far-reaching, the
commissioner has about decided tc
have rogues' gallery In every pre-
cinct station In the city. Besides
beint ~ service TO the police
OF outside stations In speedily go
tablishing identifcations, 1t Is hgur
ed that II will be given opportunity
to study the faces OF criminals.
Il has been decided also to place
the police department museoum or
the top flowers. All property con
fiscated by the police will also be
held there.