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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-28

The Milwaukee Journal says: with
some odd 5000 votes necessary to get
on a school board ticket. after 10000
or $4,000 votes are cast, we are not
getting exactly>a majority primary"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-28

The X-ray has divulged that Jack
.Johnson's skull is three-fourths of an
inch thick When he butts in it means
something.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-28

The Japanese Of Seattle propose to
60 without food to raise funds for the
famine stricken in China. That is too
Christian for them to be regarded as
heather in future.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-28

The primary elections out west are
much like eastern caucuses, for they
do not call out a fair-sized minority
vote.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-28

West Africa has fine parcels post,
and free, America is waiting because
congress cannot break away from its
old customs
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-28

There are times when the citizen
who makes two hollyhocks grow where
only one grew before attracts more
attention than the grower of grass.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-28

From the Toledo Blade: Governor
Baldwin of Connecticut says all news
papers publish lies. or course they do
They often print what politicians say
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-28

The sixteen thousand barrels of
whiskey that burned in Pennsylvania
did not, burn out any stomachs. They
might have done worse.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-28

The governor Of Maine gives the
legislature a negative compliment: He
thinks they should feel proud to think
they have done nothing foolish
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-28

The feminine Representatives of the
Salvation Army cannot be charged
with being in the rush at the millinery
sales.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-28

A bill has been introduced into the
Wisconsin legislature for the creation
~ a commission to promote matrf
rnony. 1t misht De worth all it cost.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-28

Some prominent Americans do- not
appear to have anything to do but to
keep a war cloud in the sky; and some
of them make a living in this way
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-28

The high cost Of living is considera-
bly, reduced by consulting The Bnlle-
tin advertisements and learning when
and where to buy.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-28
False Any Way.

The Texas legislature proposes to do
away with hubble skirts, false hair
and false teeth. fAle-but enough sof
these Wild West impreba ilitdes.--
Jacksonville Times Union. <,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-28

The passing Of the Missouri Pacific
from the hands Of the Gpulds into the
control Of 'sbankit1r interests" marks
the end OF another railroad dynasty.
Ordinarily the transfer occurs at death,
az with the Hartman properties. The
present case Is notable as one of en-
forced aabdic&tion during life.
In either instance the event is sig-
nificant of the new order Of things in
railroad administration. It is no longer
a day OF railroad kings. though Mr.. Hill
remains as an example of the old re-
gime. But generally individual abe0-
lutism in railroad control has gone
along with the era which witnessed its
extraordinary development. Except for
Mr.. Hill, no professional railroad man
today dominates q great railroad sys-
tenn as Garrett dominated the Ba1ti-
mora and Ohio and william II. Wander
bilt the Central No railroad president
exercises anything comparable with
Tom Scott's arbitrary rule of the Penn
sylvania.
To the monarchy has succeeded the
oligarchy OF banking interests and ex-
ecutive committees, and cou1aciis Of
ten govern where once the doge was
supreme. Sonething has no doubt
been lost to the romance of raiiroad
fortunes In America by the change.
But the effect IL to increase the sta
bility of the roads through the larger
resources Of capital at their command.
New York World.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-28

Who started this deforestatfon
Washington---w ashfnstpn Herald.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-20
HIGHLAND PARK
ANNEXATION OFF
Supervisors Discover Injunction Pre-.
venting Consideration Of the Mat
ter--Kills Plan For Year.

Highland Park will not become part
of Detroit this year. This was finally
determined in a meeting OF the board
OF supervisors, Monday noon, when
attention was called to the fact that
the board has been restrained by In.
junction from taking any action on
the annexation matter.
The fact that the supervisors were
enjoined from considering the matter
was a great surprise to all parties
concerned, and even to the circuit
court judges.
Thursday last, Attorney Robert E.
Barber, representing the anti-annex-
ationists, petitioned Judge Murphy for
an order to show cause why the su
pervisors should not be restrained
from meeting, but he did not at that
time ask for a restraining order
Judge Murphy expressed his willing
ness to grant the order to show cause
making il returnable Saturday. Mr.
Barber then returned to his office to
prepare the order, and In making II
out, inserted restraining order to
the effect that the supervisors were
not to consider the matter until the
further order of the court.
When Mr.. Barber returned to the
court to get Judge Murphy's sigma
ture, he found that the judge mad
gone to a funeral, so he presented
the order to Judge Donovan. Mr.
Barber informed Judge Donovan that
II was the order consented to by Judge
Murphy, and Judge Donovan at once
affixed his signature. Judge Donovan
says he was not aware that there was
a restraining clause in the order, TAX
ing Mr.. Barber's word for II that II
was an order to show cause. Assist
ant Prosecutor Aldrich, who was pres
sent at the interview with Judge Muir
ply, says his impression was that
Judge Murphy consented to an order
TO show cause only, and nothing was
said of restraining clause.
The division Of the circuit court
Judges, Saturday, when they split
evenly, left the order in force, and II
was not until the supervisors net
that they learned that they could not
legally discuss the matter.
A hurry-up call was sent to the
Judges to meet at noon, Monday, 10
take some action at once, but they
declined to meet again, and the an
nexation proposal is of for the pres
ent.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-20
ADVERTISING TALKS.
WRITTEN By
WILLIAM G. FREEMAN.
No. 663.

THE STEIN-BLOCH CO.
signs are becoming numerous in
clothing stores in New York and
other cities, which leads to this
thought:
Why don't they FORTIFY
their general publicity, which is
good, by ADVERTISING in
LOCAL NEWSPAPERS?
This company has, for several
seasons, printed their trade an
nouncements in publications like
the Saturday Evening Post" "
which is an excellent idea,
spending, l should say, about
$4,000 a year.
Stein-Bloch clothes have fine
reputation. They have been
made, from the beginning, on q
very high standard. That is a
great FOUNDATION on which
to build an advertising campaign
in newspapers.
In every city where Stein
Bloch signs appear from one to
(Continued on page 49,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-20
TOO MUCH SPENT
ON CITY CHURCHES
Gov. Osborn Declares Too Much At
tention Is Paid To Fashion While
Country Ministers Are Neglected.

LANSING, Mich, Feb. 20.-(Spe-
cial. Objectionable churches were
handed a solar plexus by Governor Os-
born this morning In red-hot COM
munication sent out I'm response to q
letter received from f. M. Barton, the
publisher of a religious paper In Cleve-
land.
A few days ago Barton wrote Gov
ernor Osborn that ministers were paid
on an average a salary that would
hardly pay the salary OF an ordinary
laboring man and asked whether the
devil had decided to cripple the infiu-
ence OF the church by causing mem
bers to withhold adequate support for
their pastors.
Governor Osborn's reply, which Is
to be read before convention In
Cleveland, is as follows:
IL am In full sympathy with the
work of the Christian church, but /
am not in sympathy with any move
ment that will tend to commercialize
It, believe that adequate salaries
should be paid preachers, and further
believe that II less money were paid
out for fashionable churches in great
cities, and a fairer provision made
for fund that would insure better
remuneration TO preachers In small
communities throughout the world.
much good would result.
The big preacher In the big church
does not reach the masses.
1.-The preachers In the little churches
throughout the country reach the peo-
pie. not only In the sense OF numbers
but also In the sense that they are the
people whose hearts are not calloused
by mammon. The masses OF our
country offer the best held for the
growth OF religion
You ask In one paragraph OF your
interesting letter: Has the devil de-
cided that he can cripple the. church
most effectively by causing members
to withhold adequate support for their
pastors?'
"The devil will have crippled the
church forever IL you put church work
on a financial basis. He has crippled
II now by making for condition OF
fashion and fastidiousness and unne-
cessary elegance and luxury In mill
ions of dollars worth OF big city
churches. Quit building sumptuous
sanctuaries and distribute the money
that the Christian people are willing
to give over the land to the needy
minister. And finally, house Christian
people for worship In simple places
where all will feel a welcome. and
where there will be more attention to
the eternal love that Christ taught,
and less attention to the style of gown
and cut OF garment.
You are at liberty TO make such
use OF these sentiments as you wish. "
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-20
BRICK DEALER LAYS
CHARGES Be 0 R {
MAYOR THOMPSON
E. ]. Schairo Says Product Rejected
In Ohio City Was Sold To Detroit
Through Thomas Bros. and
Used in Streets.
Offer of $1,000 Toward Cost of In.
vestigation Is Made--Contracts
Not Yet Approved.

That Thomas Bros, through whose
agency a large part of the brick used
by Detroit is sold, receive 81 to $1.5O
7 a thousand commission on this bust
ness, while, in other cases, the COM
mission is as low as so cents; that
brick that had been rejected In
Urichsville, o., were sold on Detroit
through Thomas Bros. and were af-
that, under the present system in
vogue in the department Of public
works, there Is no certainty that a
brick concern will be called on to
furnish brick even though 1t has a
contract-these were some Of the
charges made by f. j. Schairo, secre-
tary of the Detroit Brick Sales Co.,
TO Mayor Thompson, Monday noon.
Mr.. Schairo, as told in The Times,
complained to the mayor, Saturday,
that he did not get a square deal
in connection with the awarding OF
contracts for 100000 brick by the
department of works. His visit, Mon
day noon, followed a conference held
during the morning in the Office OF
the Detroit Brick Sales Co., which
was attended by representatives of
the various brick companies the pro-
ducts OF which are handled by the
Detroit Sales concern. Accompanying
Mr.. Schairo, on his visit to the mayor,
were G.. o. French, secretary and
treasurer of the Big Four Brick Co.,
and p. B. Belden, of Canton, o., pres
ident of the Detroit Brick Sales Co.
and general manager OF the Canton
Pressed Brick Co.
Mayor Thompson has not yet ap-
proved the contracts, which the coun-
ell confirmed last Tuesday night on
recommendation of the committee on
streets. He has taken the matter un-
der advisement until Tuesday after
noon. There is possibility that lie
may recommend an investigation of
the charges made by Mr.. Schairo, but
he will give no hint as to his inten-
tions In the matter.
II would be willing % put up ST.
900 of the Detroit Brick Sales Co. 8
money to investigate the brick situa-
ton here in Detroit, and would con-
slider IL money well spent" said Mr..
Belden
Commissioner Haarer's plan of en-
tering into contracts with 10 con-
Germs for 100000 brick more or
less" from each was new one on Mr..
Belden.
Under that system, the commits
sioner is the absolute czar,' he said.
"A contract for million brick more
or less may mean a million and a
half or 100000, or il may mean only
few thousand; that is entirely mp
TO the commissioner"
Mr. Schairo claimed that Thomas
Bros. represent six of the ten firms
who were the successful bidders on
brick this year. or the remaining
four. three OF them are not In a posi-
tion to furnish 100000 brick each, he
said Thus the greater part of the
brick furnished the city is supplied
through this one firm he claimed
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-20
TUG TRUST HEARING RESUMED
sandusky and Toledo Witnesses Tes-
tfy In Maumee City.

TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 20.-That the
government expects to show that the
tugmen's union Is in league with the
Great Lakes Towing Co., in its ef-
fort to destroy competition in YES
sci towing on the lakes. was the
declaration of United States District
Attorney w. l.. Day, In the tug
trust" investigation here today.
Witnesses from Sandusky and To
ledo testified that ten years ago there
were many tugs engaged in vessel
towing in these ports, but that now
nearly all the work is done by the
Great Lakes Co.
Witnesses testified that when they
did towing they were told by the
manager OF the Great Lakes Co here
that they did not charge half enough.
Capt John Boucher, Toledo. testi-
fed that he was forced to give up a
towing job because the tugmen's
union insisted on his having two fire
men on his small tug.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-20
NATION. BIC CITIES
EXCEPTED, ''DRY"
IN ID YEARS
IL -ROBT. n. GLENN.
Sentiment for Local Option Making
Great Strides, Says Former Gov
ernor o. North Carolina in Mich
igan for Stumping Tour.
Points To His Own State as Evidence
That Absence of Saloon Brings
Prosperity.
-RoBT. n. GLENN.

"The whole United States, with The
exception of the large cities Will be
dry In 10 years." said Robert b.
Glenn. former governor OF North Car
DINA, who Is TO stump Michigan Tor
the Anti-Saloon league, to The Times.
Monday. Il feel safe In making this
prediction In view of the way the SEN
timent for local option Is growing.
have travelled a great deal ABOUT the
country within the past few months,
and | find that the temperance feei-
ing 10 strong, with the belief general
that statewide local option all over
the country Is coming. Why, the
LIQUOR men admit that themselves. But
here's something that puzzles me. H..
as the liquor men say, there has been
an increased consumption OF liquor In
dry places, why, in the name OF
heaven. do they fight local option?
There is no consistency In their argu-
ments and action. While they claim
bigger business under local option,
yet they are spending big sums TO
fight 1t. The situation seems strange.
but, really, the fact of the matter Is
that the liquor men are lying: they
are not doing more business under To-
cal option.
'T have said that look for nation
wide local option, minus the big cities,
within 10 years. Now | say that with
all seriousness, being firmly con-
vinced that such conditions will be
brought about within the ;ime specl-
fed. More than that. expect to see
congress then take hold OF the liquor
question and institute legislation
which will make the entire nation
dry. | feel sure that The sentiment
for local option will be so strong in
10 years that the people will demand
nationwide temperance LEGISLATION. IL
Is certainly coming. Why shouldn't
Il come? The whole country will be
better under dry conditions. Liquor
does no man any good 1t probably
makes him feel big while II is in him,
but that's all. took few drinks
myself when | was young and foolish
and rememntr that fol: as though
owred everything In sight while had
..ha liquor In me. | have Ioug since
seen the folly OF the use Of liquor and
I never intend TO touch another drop
the remainder of my life,
"Men are beginning to see that
liquor does them no good. They are
realizing that the employer of labor
wants men whose brain is not clouded
with liquor. men who can be depended
on when they are wanted. The rail
roads nowadays are tolerating no
drinking among employees, and the
same temperate habits are being in
tContiuued ON Page Fifteen.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-20
CRUSH F|LIBUSTER
BY GIVING DEMs.
VETO POWER
House Leaders Block Fight Against
Claims Bill After Picturesque
Struggle Which Tied Up Bus
mess Three DAYS.
Bennett and Gardner, Foes of Reci-
procity, Wanted Taft To Garry Out
Extra Session Threat.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-By turn
Ing over TO the house Democrats q
practical veto power on eveiy bill to
be passed at this session OF congress,
house leaders today blocked the fili-
buster against the claims bill which
for three days tied up business and
threatened an extra session.
By vote of 173 to 43 the house
adopted gag rule which will result
In the consideration OF bills from now
until the session ends under "suspen-
sion Of the rules" In order to take
up bills In this manner, however,
two-thirds vote to suspend the rules
on each individual measure win be
necessary. The Democrats. as q re-
suit, can absolutely prevent consider
alton Of any bill. 1t will be in pos
sible to amend on the floor a single
one OF the five big appropriation bills
which the house still has to consider,
but the Democrats can force commit
tee amendments by refusing to allow
consideration.
Immediately after the rule was
passed the house took up by two
thirds vote the war claims bill which
has been under consideration since
early Sunday. Forty minutes debate
on each bill will be the limit or
discussion and no bill will take more
than an hour and half on the floor.
After all interested had threshed
out their views, the house with a bor-
ed air, passed the war claims meas
ure with scarcely murmur. Camp
bell, (Repn., Kas.). tried to demand
roll-call on the vote, but he was
unable to secure enough seconds.
Within the next ten minutes the
house sent the District of Columbia
appropriation bill back to conference
and Immediately afterwards under
suspension took up the bill creating
q national park on Chicamauga bat
tlefield.
| The activity of Bennett (Repn.. N
IY), and Gardner, Repn.. Massl,
sworn enemies of reciprocity, today
indicated that they were anxious to
give President Taft an opportunity
to carry out his extra session threat
Surprise was caused by the an
nouncement by Uncle Joe" Cannon
that he was against the filibuster.
II had been reported and generally
believed that he was In sympathy
with the plan. But during confer
ence on the compromise rule, Can
non became excited and declared:
II have no desire to stay here for
another session Immediately after
March L."
Bennett and Gardner forced a call
Of the house and after the usual
wrangling the body went into com
mittee Of the whole"'to discuss the
Law bill. carrying war claims only,
which was substituted for the omni-
bus claims bill early Sunday morning.
Another attempt was made to frame
an agreement, and leaders went into
conference shortly before noon, when
the filibuster had been In effect for
seventy-four hours. including two re-
cesses.
Technically, It was still Friday in
the house, for the Legislative day.
was continued by recess until Satur-
day, extended through a thirty-hour
session until Sunday afternoon, when
1t was again continued by recess until
(Continaed ON page ID.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-20
RULES AGAINST RAILROAD.
Supreme Court Says Leasing Of Pri
vate Property To Shipper Unfair.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-That the
leasing of private property by rail-
roads to shipper constitutes an an
due or unreasonable advantage over
other shippers. was the decision to-
day OF the supreme court of the Uai-
ted States, In the case of the Southern
Pacific Terminal Co and the South
ern Pacific Co. against the interstate
commerce commission.
The terminal company leased 4. II.
Young a wharf at Galveston, and did
not therefore exact wharfage charges
for handling cotton and cotton pro
ducts he shipped from Galveston.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-20
BATHER ACCUSED
BY mrs. CARTON
Real Motive For Attempted Murder
of Woman's Husband By Her
Step-Father Revealed.

According to statement by Mrs
Fred Carton. whose husband was rid
died by bullets fired by her STEP
father, George r. Bather, last Friday,
Bather had a motive for his insane
attack.
Bather has persistently said his
reason for shooting Carton was that
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-20
May Abolish Pension Agencies.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.-Presideni
Taft, II was reported In the senate to
day, will abolish a dozen of the eight.
cen pension agencies in the country
by executive order. The house ellmin-
ated seventeen agencies from the pen.
sion appropriation bill, leaving only
one agency, In Washington. The sen.
ate committee on pensions restored
all the agencies. II was said that the
house would not protest because ol
the assurance that the president will
apply the ak.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-20
plsmisses Bucks Stove civil Case.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-The civil
suit involving difficulties between the
Bucks Stove 4 Range Co. OF st. Louis
and the American Federation of La
Dor. was dismissed by the supreme
court of the United States this after
noon, on the ground that the issue
had been settled out of court, and IL
was a Moot case The decision had
nothing whatever to do with the Grim
inal cases in which Samuel Gompers,
John Mitchell and Frank Morrison
are charged with contempt
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-20
Can't Give Transportation For ads

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.--That rail-
roads under the Elkins and Hepburn
railway acts, cannot legally exchange
free transportation for advertising
space i'm newspapers and magazines
was the decision OF the supreme court
of the United States today in the test
case brought against the Chicago, In
dianapolis & Louisville Ry. Co. by the
government.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-20
MAJOR JOHN c. BURST DEAD.
Veteran o. Cuban War Had Been
Treasurer of Lansing Two Terms.

LANSING. Mich, Feb. 20.-(Spe-
cial.) Mai. John C. burst, of the Sec
ond regiment, NJ. N. c., died Of heart
trouble at his home In this city. Sun
day evening, aged 40. He had been a
member Of the National Guard 21
years. and served as lieutenant In the
Thirty-first Michigan during the Span
ish-American war.
He has served two terms as city
treasurer OF Lansing, in Democratic
administrations.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-20
TO BOOST vENN'S SALARY.
Supervisors Committee Wants
Raised to $1,000.

The ways and means committee oil
the supervisors met after the adjourn
ment OF the board. Monday, and de-
cided to recommend that the salary of
Probation Officer William H. Venn be
raised from $1,000 to $1,000 a year,
and TO protest against the bill intre-
duced In the legislature providing for
separate Juvenile court for Wayne
county.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-20

Ono yenr aRO tOdnyi HiRhest tem-
pcrature. 10, lowest. Iig mean, 20; pre-
rtpItatIon, .OG inch. tmeited saowb 9
partIy cloudy skies.
The suu VIII set TO-DAY at 5iII y. M,
and "a will rise Tuesday 90 $40 q. ~.
The moon will rise tonight at ~ q.
nm. (Tuesday.D
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-20
TO DEATH BY HORSE.
Charles Steiner Victim Of Accident;
Coroners' Office Not Notified.

Charles Steiner. an employe OF the
Wagner Baking Co., was crushed In a
stall by horse. and died from his in
juries in Grace hospital last Thursday.
The coroner's Office was not notified
until Monday morning. when the In
formation came through the board OF
health Coroner Burgess Is investi-
eating. Steiner's address has not been
learned by the coroner.