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The Detroit times., 1911-04-12
CIRCUIT JURORS
FOR MAY AND JUNE

The Wayne county jury commis.
sion, Tuesday, drew the following 10
act on the circuit Jury for the MAJ
and June session of court:
John w Mulcare. 1908 Fourteenth
ave Fred Bogart. Plymouth: August
Selke. s75 st Aubin.ave. Wilson
Beebe,. Sumpter. Joseph L. Smith. 46l
iitcher-st. Herman Krouse Sumptei
Nicholas Reichltng. 1923 ST. Aubin-ave.
Isaac Perkins, Nankin; Bert Easllck
VOLTA etl Frnhk Ray ldas will mlsra Il
Chas. Straker, John McCord Browns
town; Henry Holland. Huron. J. s. MIL
Ter. Brownstown; James i. Palmer. $40
National.aye.; John Kelland, Nankln.
q. A Kloetzel- 100 Hunt-st.; John
Smelzer. i26 Sherman-st. Alfred ~
Behlow. 66S Mack-ave. Henry Beck
Fred CORNELL. 6I7 Catherine Louis
Llchtenberg, Romulus; George Sim
ons, Livonia: Albert OFT, Romulus; Ed
ward f9st. MonguaEon; Carl Heise. LII
ave. John s. Daniels. 1901 Brooklyn
ave; Walter IL Randall. Dearborn:
George jerks, Redford: Joseph r.
cronosGe. Dearborn n Adolph Gauthh
crat Greenfield; VIM. Pohl Taylor; Ste
phen Corby. Gratiot; chas. b. Stokes.
Monguagon. Thos. Wortley, Van Buren,;
a. wtles, Canton: VIM Wallace, Dear
born, Peter Grones, Hamtramck; Fred
Bulls, 352 Fairview-ave: c. b. Bris-
tol, Worthwhile; Frank A. Labadie,
Ecorse; John +. Kerby. Crosse Pointe;
Thos. Sheahan, 256 Fourth ave. Geo
Knapp. plymouth: l. w Mueller, 69l
Brush st Thos Ouellette Monguagon; ,
VIM j. Nicband, Crosse Pointe; Fer
dinand Raffsll 33 Mgrtin-ave; A. W
Partridge, 20 Harmon-ave Robert
Stttltngton, Canton; VIM. T.. Delaney
29SA Bellevue ave. Chas E. Joop, $50
Mt. Elliott-ave; John s. Newberry, 50
Elizabeth-st r; Peter Dupont, Sr., 376
Goodwin ave Wm. Walsh. $50 Hum
boldt-ave.i Ralph r. Herrick. 35 Mont
calm-st. w; Elmer Gardner, BEDFORD.
Patrick Cogan, 627 Larned-st e WIN
Mckeogh. 4l3 Monroe-ave Dell May
naTd. Livonia; Elworth Men, Ham
tramck. August Kirchner, s77 Four
teerth ave; Andrew Travas, SIS
Chene-st Henry Engel Greenfield;
Chas. j Talbord, 1924 Mckinley ave.
John Pocock Wyandottel George F
whitaker EOS Twenty fourth
Frank Heyniger, s6s Roosevelt ave
Frank Pallister. Hamtramck; Henry
Brandan, t2i Forrest. r.: Orval Burdy.
Sumpter; Il Donoghue. SAG Congress-
81 east; Walter Nowakowski. 1900 Jo-
seph Campau-ave Edward Dujardin.
Gratiot. Thos Burke. 1ei West Grand
blvd. T. j. Bradner, Worthwhile; Geo.
4 Warner. 1919 Gilbert-st.: Andrew
Smook. asa Gratiot-ave. Nathan Pow
er, 1895 Lafayette-a William Phil
lips. Worthwhile: John Dunn, 1859 Beau
bien-st. Edward Garfield, Monguagon:
Joseph Kustens. 81 Hale-st
The Detroit times., 1911-04-12
GOV. OSBORN MEMBER
OF MARQUETTE BOARD
Adoption Of Minority Report on Flo5-
ging Would Mean His Removal,
Says Warden Russell.
(From a Staff Correspondent

LANSING. Mich. April 1.-THE mi
nority report OF the committee to in
vestigate Marquette prison, which was
printed in The Times yesterday. was
not presented to the house yesterday,
as had been intended. Reps. Straight
and Kalmbach, the trainers, found at a
late hour that the report took on the
nature OF a substitute, and that 1t
would not be In order until the main
report was under discussion. The main
report comes up on special order this
afternoon.
Warden Russell, who Is here this
week, smiled when told of the recon-
mendation that he and the board Of
control be removed.
THAT means removal of Gov. Os-
born" he said. "for Gov. Osborn is a
member OF the board"
A bill by Rep. Ogg for the abolition
of corporal punishment In state pris-
ons will be taken up as a special or
der Immediately following the discus
sion OF the reports. That latter, how
ever, will probably last into Thurs
day.
The house yesterday passed two
bills introduced by Rep. Bierd. for the
establishment OF industrial plants on
state account in both the Jackson and
Marquette state prisons. Each car
ries an appropriation OF $62,500 and is
given immediate effect.
SANFORD.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-12
DELAY DECISION
/. ON DRYS' PROTEST
Jackson Supervisors VII! Give De-
cision Monday-Thirty-one Blank
and Mutiiated Ballots Found.

JACKSON, Mich, April l2.-Ihe
board OF supervisors will give deci'
sion next Monday on the protest of
the anti-saloon forces that there were
irregularities in the recent election
The canvass reveals that there were
1865 registrations, and only 1888
voted. There were 1884 votes cast
for the continuation OF the dry regime
and 6,673 against IL, or majority Oh
80 for the vets.
Majority and minority reports were
submitted TO the supervisors by the
committee OF five which was appoint
ed 10 canvass the returns Three
members recommend that no resolu'
ton be adopted TO repeal the local.
option law, holding that the number
OF votes against prohibition Is not a
majority of the whole number OF elect
ors registered on the poll books.
The minrity report, which contained
but the figures, was voted down 10
to II. Adjournment was taken with
out voting on the majority re-
port because some OF the supervisors
who voted against the minority report
wished TO become better informed on
the law.
There were 81 blank and mutilated
ballots In the returns, which still
leaves 213 local option ballots unac-
counted for Counting the 81 blank
and mutilated ballots as In favor or
prohibition, there would still be eight
more votes against II than for IT.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-12
z MEN NARROWLY
ESCAPE DROWNING
Boat in Which Couple Are Crossing
River Upsets-Fishermen to
the Rescue

Francis Leblanc and Jean Lefevre,
two young men. living near Tecumseh,
Ont, were rescued from drowning In
the Detroit river. a quarter OF a mile
north OF Abars hotel, above Walker
vile, at $3.50 o'clock Tuesday night,
by william and Charles Hebert,
brothers.
Leblanc and Lefevre were crossing
the river TO the United States shore,
in a small sail boat, when the choppy
sea overturned their boat and they
were thrown into the river. Clad in
heavy clothing and oil skins, they
were unable TO swim to shore.
The Herbert brothers were prepar-
ing to haul in their fish net and had
gone north of their hotel in a motor
boat when they heard cries for help.
They steered their voat towards the
middle OF the stream, where Leblanc
and Lefevre were found clinging TO
their overturned craft. The men
were pulled from the water and taken
TO a farmhouse on the Canadian
shore, where they were given stimu-
lants. They were quickly revived.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-12
SELLERS CALLS
RECOUNT OFF
Gains Only % Votes IN Recount OF
IS Precincts. Leaving Jeffnes
About 1850 Ahead

Convinced that there is no possioll'
ity OF overcoming Justice Jerries
lead OF 1869, Albert +. Sellers, the
defeated Republican candidate for pc
lice justice has decided not to so
through with the recount demanded
Tuesday, and which was begun III the
city hall. Wednesday morning. &c
cordingly the recount was called on
early Wednesday afternoon.
Eighteen OF the 80 precincts III
which Sellers alleged gross errors
and frauds occurred were accounted
Wednesday morning. No evidence Oh
fraud were unearthed and what mis-
takes developed were plainly due 10
errors in judgment In Il eighteen
precincts Sellers gained AZ votes ana
Jeffries 20. making the formers net
gain OF 20 votes.
Sellers made his largest gain IN
the notorious first OF the FIRST.
Here the recount gave him is more
than he received on the original
count. In the second district OF the
Seventh ward he made net gain OF
10 votes. Jeffries gained ii IN The
first OF the sixth Nearly all the pre-
cincts recounted during the morning
were Democratic.
With reference 10 Sellers charge
that his challengers were thrown Out
OF booths. Justice Jeffries says he
knows OF no such instances and ne
does not believe the charge Well
founded.
Both Sellers and Jeffries were pres
ent. Wednesday morning, with their
attorneys. Allan p Cox represented
Sellers, while John ID. Mackay and
Louis Columbo looked after Jenries
interests. City Clerk Nichols, chair
man OF the city election commission
had charge and about 25 clerks were
employed. BY calling off the recount
Sellers will save the larger part OF
the 500 he put up with his petition.
Judge Mandell, Wednesday morn
ing, issued a writ OF mandamus COM
pelling the election board OF Ecorse
township TO recount the vote on super
visor. On the face OF the returns,
Charles Riopelle defeated Frank X.
Lafferty by one vote.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-12
SEAL OF MCHIGAN'S FIRST
CONSTITUTION IS MISSING
Discovery Is Made When Draft OF
Valuable Document Is Taken OUT
First Time In II Years.

LANSING, Mich, April l2.-Stored
away among the archives in the IRE
proof.vauit in the secretary OF states
office. is the original draft OF Miehi'
gan's first constitution. Drafted ct
the first constitutional convention
held in 1897, the document is regard
ed as a priceless relic and has been
jealously guarded from curio coliac-
tors
Tuesday afternoon for the first time
in seventeen years the tattered manu-
script was removed from the vault
and taken from it's tin case, and II
was then that a remarkable discovery
was made. The original state seal
which was affixed TO the document
when il was signed by the trainers
OF the constitution three-quarters OF a
century ago had disappeared. Whether
IL has been lost or was stolen no one
knows. but nevertheless II is missing.
and a valuable bit Of evidence which
would prove OF great worth In estub-
fishing the authenticity of the insciib
ed stamp used by the secretary Ci
state has doubtless been obliterated
for all time.
For some time IL has been known
that the state seal now In use IS mol
a replica OF the one designated Dy
the trainers of the first constitution
a slight alteration having been made
some time after the adoption OF the
constitution drawn in 1850 In 1861
there was another constitutional con
vention but the instrument of organic
H., 1fth oil
shortly after the close 81 the civil
war was apparently defective ms u
was defeated in It's adoption by AT
overwhelming majority. Nevertheless
the proposed constitution Is among
the others, locked in the vaults o.
the state department and This. too
bears a seal similar 10 the one -tha
adorned the constitution adopted II
1897.
The seal OF that date Vas similar
TO the one now in use except that
spread-eagle appeared in the place
OF bird with its wings III vertlca
position. Just who made the change
in the appearance of the state sea
Ia a problem that has not been SOLVED
by Secretary of State Martndale o.
his assistants. IL WAS evidently M
intention of the trainers OF the frs
constitution that the original sea
should be used always, out as tner'
is no provision for an official sea
on the statute books IL would b.
within the province of the secretar!
OF state to change 1t every week /
he should SO desire.
Senator Robert f. Walter has In
troduced bill in the senate, proyid
ing for a state seal. and upon th'
recommendation of Secretary Of State
Martindale. the inscribed stamp which
adorned the original constitution vii
hereafter be used II the proposed bill
/ becomes q law.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-12
GOOD 5 FRIENDS
OPPOSE RECOUNT
Evidence Fear of Result by Activi,
ties in Opposing Judge
Doncvar's Petition.
(From a Stan correspo ndent.)


LANSING. Mich. April l2.--Judgc
Donovan will be given a recount Dy
the legislature, unless a constitutional
objection is raised
His petition was presented TO the
senate by Senator George Z. Scott yes
terday, accompanied by resolution
TO grant his request. On a motion 20
suspend the rules. requiring % votes,
the senate stood Is TO 10, defeating
him. In the afternoon, Senator Guy
Miller brought the matter up again,
declaring that Judge Donovan had not
had fair show, and the senate voted
unanimously to grant the recount The
resolution was sent to the house and
was adopted there on motion OF Rep.
woodruff. OF Wayne. who got In as 4
result OF recount II was adopted
with few dissenting votes.
The constitutional question Is that
tie Legislature cannot act until the
STATE board OF canvassers has cent
in its repor, Oh tho election
There was lot OF wire pulling on
behalf OF friends Of other candidates.
notably Prosecutor Van Zile and Geo.
y Codd, In IN effort TO prevent a re-
count. They seemed 10 be fearful
that Il recount might result in pull.
ing down and possibly defeating some
OF the candidates who, on the face
OF the returns, appear to have been
elected. IL is limited that the recount
will reveal some rather interesting
information as TO the campaign meth
DDS employed by certain candidates..
II will probably show, for one thing.
large percentage of "plumpers."
or votes for one candidate. for George
Codd. as 1t was freely stated in Do
troit previous 10 election that the ID.
=. w. machine was working for
Colds. election alone SANFORD.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-12

COLUMBIA, S. c.. April 11.-Col. E.
]. Watson, commissioners of agricul-
ture for South Carolina, has a plan TO
make our consuls in Europe act as In
spectors OF emigrants. He would
have the consuls pass on the merits
OF foreigners before they start for this
country, where 1t is impossible 10 get
accurate information about them.
Col Watson has had some expert
ence in these matters. He went 20
Europe, opened emigration Offices.
loaded a steamer with worthy aliens
and sailed them right into Charleston
harbor while the New England cotton
mill owners protested in vain.
He found loophole In the contract
labor law and the law had to be
changed TO stop his bringing the for
eigners TO South Carolina by the boat
load.
Col Watson is one OF the live wires
OF South Carolina.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-12
SELLS QUART OF HIS BLOOD.
Brooklyn Man Gets s25 and Woman's
Life Is Saved.

NEW YORK, April 12.-When The
collector called for the rent at the
fat OF George ] Auen. BROOKLYN. the
money was ready last night, beca use
Allen sold cJart OF his blood for
s25 for TRANSMISSION operation at
tic Har Morias hospital.
The Alters have tcen In st!?tghten'
cd circumstances for some'in;s When
Allen saw wait ed calling foc vol
unteers TO give up Old he srid 10
his wife: We'll, kid, that looks like
bet" He was overjoyed when Sc
lected from the hundred persons will.
ing and eager to submit to the OPP
Grafton, whereby a womans life was
saved.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-12
Late Local News

The National Editorial Association OF
the United states Will hold Its an
nual convention In Detroit June II
b b Herbert, founder Of the dsso-
citation, which includes newspaper
owners and publishers in cities OF
about 5000 population throughout
the country, Is in the city making
preliminary arrangements
Secretary Wilson, OF the Board Of
Commerce, WAS the speaker mt the
monthly smoker given by King Cy-
rus Chapter Tuesday night. his topic
being What the average man can
do in civic work
The adjourned meeting Of the Detroit
Equal Suffrage association will he
held Friday afternoon, April IL. at
2.30 o'clock, in the Twentieth Cen
fury clubs building, for the election
OF additional officers.
The water board has awarded the con
tract OF auditing Its books to Ju-
Illus A. Dresser. and decided TO ask
the concurrence of the board OF esti-
mates and common council In the
issuance Of $l,000.0O0 worth OF
bonds, half OF the amount authorized
by the state legislature and the
electors of the city.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-12
SEARCHING FOR BODIES.
Arthur Smith and Philip Turner Are
Believed Drowned.

Search is being made for the bodies
of the two men supposed to have
been drowned as the result OF the
capsizing OF a canoe down the river
last Saturday. The missing men are
Arthur Smith and Philip Turner.
Wednesday morning, Coroner Roth.
acher had deputies patrol the beach
AT Gibralter in the hope of sighting
the bodies.
Turner was an expert swimmer anG
at one time belonged 10 the U. 3.
marines. His home was in Newton
Center. Mass, and the police depart
ment here received telegram from
his sister. Molly Turner, eagerly seek.
ing information.
Turner was married and had been
working in Flint.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-12
AME R|CANs EASY
FOR SW|NOlERs
South American Artist Says Big
Sums Are Paid for Poor Copies
of "Old Masters

BOSTON, April -" Americans
with fat purses are easy MARKS, y
ouote your American slang "hen
thev go 10 Europe 10 buy the "orAs
~ the old masters says Franc VIZ
lar well-known South American
artist now conducting an exhlDltloh
80 he naintings here. Continuing, NJ
Villar said: q, notd
by an American for some WORK osIen
sibly from the brush OF master ou.
i'm reality a very poor copy Oh 'ha'
masters original painting.
Ell would take only twenty years
for Americans in Europe 10 ouy up
the works of the old masters lheIe,
n they continue as at present anu
then Europeans will have TO come over
here to see real art. But the fact 70
that half the pictures wnlcn
they buy in the belief that such pro
auctions are masterpieces are taxes
pure and simple.
"It sometimes happens that the
European himself Is fooled oy MS
own countrymen, but more OFTEN ~
ia the American who Is humbugged.
II Is almost q Joke that you. Amerl-
cans should so often be caught with
fake productions of art that are Oh
fered you abroad.
II have my doubts IL the Americans
appreciate art as Europeans DO
| European will find the glortes or ma
ture enthralling and stop in pure de-
| light TO feast his eyes upon sunset.
/ for instance, while the busy Ameri-
can has hardly time for such de-
light. and hurries in his quest for the
almighty dollar
"lt is an acquired taste, in my opin-
| ion, that the American has FOR beautl'
full things. Europe, however, Is the
parent teacher of art, and American
students are apt pupils. Europe pro
duces and has produced in centuries
gone by rare masterpieces, which
she Is turning over to you Americans,
that you may better learn and ap,
preciate the true wonders OF art
THE influx of these beautiful pic
lures to America is gradually elevat
ing the world OF art here, because
when some rich man buys a genuine
old master II Is placed on exhibition,
/ and the struggling American artists,
too poor 10 travel abroad. are permit
ted to study 1t with profit.
I'm Italy and In Spain they have
laws which prevent native OF either
country from selling the work OF a
native painter. In case a poor man
owns a beautiful painting. one which
represents a high type OF art. II
comes into the possession OF the gov.
eminent after commission OF fine
arts has inspected 1t and comes to an
agreement as TO the sum that the
work is worth The man who owns
the painting is offered that sum. He
NAV take it or he may leave II, but
he cannot dispose of his picture 9th.
| erwise."
The Detroit times., 1911-04-12
EMPLOYERS OFFER CONCESSIONS
Furniture Manufacturers Willing to
Grant Wage Increase.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, April IL.
The big furniture strike which has
been imminent in this city since
April 1, will be settled II concessions
offered the $4,000 men by the manu-
facturers association are accepted by
the unions.
The manufacturers will concede to
a nlne-hour working day and grant
ten per cent raise in wages, as de-
manded by the men, together with the
recognition Of the unions.
While the wage increase will not
become Immediately effective, the
manufacturers promise to place 1t IN
operation in the fall as the summers
slump in the furniture industry is
now about due.
There is every indication that the
unions will accept The offer.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-12
SUPREME COURT CASES.

LANSING. Mich, April l2.-The
supreme court yesterday heard the
following cases, Mellish VS.. Pere Mar.
quette Il. r. Co.. I.ayzell vs.. j. II.
Sommers Coal Co, l.. Starks Co. vs.
Grand Rapids & Indiana X. r. Co,
Tierney vs.. Tierney. National Coal
Co. vs.. Cincinnati Gas. Coke, Coal
& Mining Co. Bannigan VS.. Altland
Admr, Sturges VS.. Detroit Grand
Haven n Milwaukee r. X. Co, Wa.
sey W.. whitcomb. Call for Wednes-
day, SO. So, Sc. IS. 80, "a, 100. 10l, l04,
los. 100, 10, III, il2. l13
The Detroit times., 1911-04-12
B. OF c. WINS POINT.
James Insurance Bill Will Be Made
Satisfactory, Is Promise.
(From a staff Correspondent. !

LANSING, Mich, April 12.-After
session with representatives OF the
Detroit Board OF Commerce last
night, the house committee on insur-
ance amended the James insurance
bill. so that II is declared satisfac.
tory TO all concerned.
The amendments exempt inter and
reciprocal insurance companies for
two years, with the understanding
that they will all come under the law
by that time and that II will be
amended to cover them.
An agent for 80 New England mu.
tual companies, who has been oppos.
ing the bill. sent telephone message
To Senator James yesterday that II
the bill Is not given immediate ef.
feet. but Is allowed TO take the regu.
lar course OF bills. becoming effec.
tive 90 DAYS after the adjournment
OF the legislature, his companies will
all apply for authority TO do bust.
ness in Michigan. SANFORD.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-12

the maximum compensation In case
Of death shall be raised from $4,000
to $4,000; that the maximum compen-
sation in cases where the employe is
totally disabled shall be sixty-six and
two-thirds per cent of the regular sal
airy for period OF 300 weeks, instead
cases of injury the weekly payment
shall be not more than s12 nor less
than six dollars. in place OF not more
than $40 nor less than four.
Senator Murtha, OF Detroit. a rep
resentative OF the Detroit Federation
Of Labor, declared that the bill gives
everything to the employer and prac-
tically nothing to the employee; that
Il was a one-sided contract. and that
the only way In which the question
could be properly settled was to APP
point a commission to look into IL
thoroughly Senators Mapes and Lee
raised the point that while the bill
apparently is optional, 1t will work
as compulsory measure, as employ
ers can refuse to engage men who
do not agree to work under its pro-
visions.
Senators Moriarity, James and
Fowle. the upper peninsula members.
delivered concerted orations in favor
of the bill, declar,->g II was the one
thing that would save the men who
work in the mines OF Michigan. SEN
ator Leidlein, like Murtha, declared
he had received numerous letters OF
protest from laboring men. Leidlein
moved TO kill the bill. but was UNI
successful after the upper peninsula
men had agreed to Mapes' amend
ments. Opponents of the measure de-
clare II will not be passed Wednes-
day, even though IL does carry the
amendments. SANFORD.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-12
CAPT. vANpERCOOK AFTER
PLACE ON MILITARY BOARD
Lansing Newspaper Man is Being
Doomed BY His Friends
For Appointment
(From a staff Correspondent

LANSING. Mich, April 12.-Capt.
Roy C. Vandercook. commander OF the
Lansing battery of Michigan light ar
tillery and a well-known legislative
correspondent, is expected TO be given
one of the five places on the military
board created under the new Stewart
military bill. Capt. Vandercook Is
close TO the governor. and II is known
that he can have the place II he will
take II. His friends are prodding him
to the firing line, thing they never
would have to do In a real military
action.
At the interstate camp at Sparta
last summer, Capt. vandercooks bat.
terry scored ahead Of any others from
six states. II recently was presented
nth handsome bronze trophy shield
by R. E. Odds. OF Lansing
SANFORD.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-12
oeTRolTER ENDS LIFE.

PORT HURON, Mich, April H.
Brooding over the fact that he had
not been put back to work as a con-
ductor for the Grand Trunk railroad
after the recent strike. John Melon
aid. 60 years old, ended his life by
shooting himself on the golf links
Yesterday. fIis home was In Detroit.
lie had lived in London. Ont, while
employed BY the railroad.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-12
100000 To Fight White Plague.

CHICAGO, April Thames A. Pat
ten, whose skyrocket speculations In
wheat won him the title OF wheat
king" today refused positively either
to affirm or deny the report that he
has given s2.000.000 to the North
western University to be used on a
war on tuberculosis. Despite Patten's
reticence, there is good ground for
the belief that the daring Spectator
has donated a large sum, possibly
as high as s2.000.000 to wage war
on the white plague" which last
year robbed him of his favorite broth
er. George w. Patten.