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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-23
ANOTHER MAY
QUIT CABINET
President Taft Believed To Be Plan
ming on Adding Another Progress.
sive To Official Family.

WASHINGTON. May 22.-The res.
ignation OF another member of Pres.
ident Taft's cabinet within the near
future, 10 make way for progress
siye OF the Fisher or Stimson type,
was predicted by insurgent leaders
today.
The belief was expressed private.
~ that the president had reached
the conclusion that his political sta
tus would be improved by the addi.
ton OF another progressive to his
cabinet.
The newcomer is TO take the place
OF one OF the more conservative,
probably Secretary Knox or Secre-
tary MacVeagh.
II is said Knox's dollar diplomacy
will be made the target for the Dem
-eeFatie sharpshooters In the coming
campaign. MacVeagh's resignation
has been rumored frequently but con-
sistently denied. II is believed he
wishes to give his time to his big
personal interests. II is reported that
Secretary Nagel may retire. He gave
up lucrative practice of law in st.
Louis and is said to have sustained
heavy personal loss through his
service In the cabinet
-Coincidentally, II is said that Pres
ident Taft has taken new political
adviser in Secretary OF the Interior
Fisher, who favors course calculat-
ed 10 win support OF all but the more
radical progressives. II is said that
Fisher was largely responsible for
the appointment of Stimson as secre-
tary OF war.
The new turn of affairs is not view.
ed with glee by the LaFollette fac
ton OF the progressives. II is even
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-23

One of the developments OF Gov. Os-
born'D visit 60 Washington last week
Is tho leaking out OF the fact that
new Progressive Republican league
the purpose OF which will be to boom
President Tafts candidacy for a sec
ond term. Is In process OF formation
and that Gov. Osborn will be q prom
inent figure In II. The governor IL
vice president OF the original Pro-
gressive Republican league. but he
Is no longer In sympathy with Its
purpose. which, II now develops Is
to secure the nomination OF Senator
LaFollete for president In 1912 Gov
Osborn is Arm supporter OF Presi-
dent Taft. He refused to discuss
the rumor from Washington to tho
effect that he MAY become O member
of Taft,s cabinet.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-23
TRAv4LERs GUIDE
DETROIT UNITED INTERURBAN


JACKSON KALAMAZOO LIMITEDS
$40 a. m. every two hours &c i:10 p.
M: Jackson Lansing Limited, 6:10 p.
m Jackson locals, a. M, every two
hours to u. m. Ann Arbor only, g \.
IL p. m. To Worthwhile. ESQ a m, hour
~ 10 $3.50 y m, 1880 y, m, D. m. IL D.
m. Saline cars from fPsilanti.
WYANDOTTE DIN.--5.33 a. m; half
hourly TO S:S3 p. m; hourly TO 11.sb
y. IN.
hourly to IL p. IN.
FLINT-SAGlNAW LIMITEDS-s:s5 o.
m. and every two hours to Gas D, m.
Flint locals. I a. m, every two hours to
y. m; north OF oxford Sundays only,
IL r. IN. To Romeo, a. m. q. m.
every two hours to 10 p. m, IL d. m.
PORT HURON LlMfTEDS-7:1s a.
m. every two hours to 7:l5 p. m, SUM-
days, IL y. lin Algonac limited daily
except Sunday. 5:l5 y. m Through To-
calls. 6 a m. hourly TOT p. m. 3 D. IN.
Marine City, 8 p. M; Mt. Clemens locals
half hourly TO p, m. hourly TO IL D.
m. Mt Clemens via shore Line. e:2s a.
m. hourly to 1928 y. m.
TOLEDO LIMlTEDS-T:s0 n m.
every two hours To 1:30 y. m. Through
locals. 8 a. m, hourly to 3 D. m. Mon
roe only 10 p. m, II y. m.
PONTIAC LIMITEDS-7:15 and T.4S
n. m, Ais, 5:I5, 5:45 and sis %. m. ex-
cept Saturday afternoon and Sunday.
Locals half hourly 20 T:45 D. m. sac p.
m. hourly TO 1880 u. m. IL p. m. Bfr- y
ming ham only, IL D. m.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-23
Queer News Items.

Bayonne boy who struck his grand
mother sent to Jail until she asks his
release.
Brooklyn judge declares that old
men are oppressed by young wives.
Comfortable chairs removed from
Baltimore city hall to keep clerks
from doing.
Pennsylvania sold three barrels
of condemned sauerkraut to a blind
man; got fined for II.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-23
,rof. Grimm OF Eor Boston

Director Griffith. OF the Detroit Mus
cum OF Art, left for Boston. Monday
afternoon, 10 attend the convention OF
the American Association OF Museums.
He Will read a paper. Wednesday. on
How TO make museums valuable 10
the people"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-23

Mr.. G.. N Lingham. for over TWO
years The National Cash Register
Companys district manager IN De
troit, has been appointed Foreis,i
Manager. OF that Company. Ills heau'
quarters hereafter will be In Dayton
Ohio.
The new Foreign Managers promo
ton was announced at an enthusiastic
convention OF National Cash Register
tales agents held at Detroit last week.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-23
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Santo Furturice, 81; .Carnela Cam
pest, Is.
Joseph Catch. 40; Polagia Zabjel.
ska, 20.
Stanislaus Zanacki, %! Pelegia
Baransky, "a
Marcel Baeckeroot, 20: Katherine
Bennett, 20.
Anthony Ricca, 81; Fanny Tome.
eek, %.
Bernard ]. Workman, 20; vernan-
ditL Vollmers, %.
Edward Flemming, 81; Carrie Bop
pre-, 90.
Frank H. Kelsey, "a, Detroit;
Blanche Williams, %, Genesee. Mich.
Terry Walsh. 30; Anna Cole, 10
Lawrence Puvnicki, 20; Tracy
Groth, 49,
Thomas Diliberti, %; Rosa Turtur-
ice, II.
Lorenz 9Jasianowicz, rs! Veronica
Trusins, 10.
Anthony Nowak. 30; Theodosia
Janiak, q.
William wanki. %; Amelia Kna-
chinska, 90
Percy Nelghill, %; Alma Lietke, 20.
Giuseppe lncanto, %; vincepzo
Caruso, IT,
Ignace sevatis, 20! Mollie Planta.
10.
John ]. Huntoon, %, Detroit; Mary
NJ. Ellenburger, 20, Toledo.
Harry Kowalsky, "a; Sophia euro
lewska, 10.
William S. Moore, &c; Della Pallis-
ter, e..
Paul Koch, %; Frieda Kali, %
George +. Jones. %; Ella Binkel-
man, Is.
Theodore Dansczuk; Rose Yaremc.
zu)x, 22.
John Joblinski, %; Agnes Rogorza,
Is
Andrew Taja, 80; Katherine sabo
81.
Antoni Baron, "a; Frances Lurzn-
ski, "a
viucenty ostrowieeskl, %; verna
Kubath, 10.
Karol Kopoc. %; Eva skalmanska,
10
Otto oberstaedt, %; Hattie Kruger,
81.
Emery Andrus. %, Detroit: Viola
Arden. IS, Port Hur "
Albert A. Hall, "a; Louise NaAtais
-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-23

David Stott has added another piece
of downtown property to his large
real estate holdings, buying SO feet on
Broadway between Gratiot and Grand
River-aves., from the Murphy estate.
The price announced is $125,000. This
Is the second big deal to be made by
Mr.. Stott within week, the other
being the purchase Of the Peter Smitl
property at Gratiot and Farmer. for
$3.50, 000
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-23
ANNOUNCEMENT.
NOTICF

Bankers and Business
Men--Please do not recognize any per-
son or persons soliciting advertising
or funds In the name OF organized
labor unless they have credentials
bearing the seal OF the Detroit Fed
Grafton OF Labor. BY order OF the
Labor Day COMMITTEES. Detroit FEEDER
alton OF Labor
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-23
ILLUMINATION.
ILLUMINATION

EXALTED FRATERNITY of the lie lie
ILLUMINATE. f.: the study OF SOUL
science. or DIVINE ILLuMINA-
veIopment OF the physical. mental
and SPIRITUAL. giving balance and
harmony and making FOR success in
the material. mental and SPIRIT
vited TO call this week from Q TO IL
and no s. or by appointment MISS
SoUTHARD. 80 ciinord-st. Phone
M soss.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-23

He was a member last year and
was going at more than a Hundred
Point gait this year.
He has been student OF the cash
register business ever since he has
been with the Company, and splen.
did future is predicted for him as dis.
trict manager.
Several officers Of the Company
were I'm attendance at the convention
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-23
SCH nT sE}3.

po TS. south sss .as, .ss. s.g d o s
y. m Fare to Cleveland, ~. PfttsbnrK.
(5.S5. Lower berth. $50: upper berth.
u, whole room. t3.b0
For Alpenn. Mnckinac and Way FeRfs
Mondays . p M Fridays 0:a0 a. m.
for Buffalo aud the East-wesk@
days. 500 p. m: Sundays and hoiidayA
81 100 y. IN.
Week-End Exeur-I... every satur-
day Cleveland. 1850; BufrAfo f1ka.
Niagara Falls. 400. Round trip re-
turning In time for business Monday.
taT Woodward w.. ia Gvs~r~ts st
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-23

Bradstreets index OF commodity
prices shows that the decline In COM
mon commodities Is sill In progress.
The figure stands at S.45S6 for May
/, as against S.5223 the previous
month, and s.03 for the corresponding
month last year.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-23

Is. as Puiford. Rosina,
aged 81 years, beloved mother OF
Eva, Emil and Jacob and Mrs. l.,
day at 2 y. m. Burial At Elmwood-
FLEETHAM--Saturd May 20 Safan.
widow OF the late George w Fleet
ham. mother OF George H. Fleetham.
Funeral from the chapel OF Grace a.
Mailman, 33l Jefferson ave, Tuesday
at I o'clock. Funeral car 10 Ever
green cemetery
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-23

A meeting Of bondholders of the De-
troit Salt Co. will be held Wednes.
day afternoon, in the Offices OF the
Security Trust Co.. to consider var
ious matters in connection with the
receivership. The receiver has asked
for permission to close down the Wa
bash plant of the company.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-23
BUSINESS NOTES.

e. w. Gregory is receiving figures
on two-story addition to the Charles
hotel on Farmer-st.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-23

~ hzrf foot OF 0rtBWofd-st
Fort PORT HURON way pcrfA steam
err Iei,ves daily. t:3o 2. m: SondayA
a m and Fac y m
For TOLEDO, steamer leaves daily So
D. m; sundaya 500 p m
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-23

LOST at Majestic theater, gold brooch
with name. Gertrude Pearl Cissne;
return TO 323 r. Congress-st.; liberal
reward.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-23

LOST-In vicinity OF Joseph
Campau-ave. and Fort-st. small
brown and black terrier. Re-
ward if returned to 2I2 Joseph
Campau.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-23
wANTED-AGENTs

WANTED-AGENTS.
AGENTS WANTED everywhere TO sell
household specialties; easy sales;
many repeat orders. Write at once
for full particulars. The Carver Sup
ply Co. 1929 s. Main st. Kokomo Ind
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-23
LOST AND FOTND.

ROOMS--Furniture for rooms complete
81 week. Sumner Co. Mich. and 4th.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-23

VIII exchange house painting or
decorating for secondhand au-
tomobile or horse. Phone Del.
639; Cedar Gas.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-23

wANTED-MrscELL
HIGHEST prices paid furniture, stoves.
carpets Lapham.232 Graf Cherry io7
HORSES and cows removed promptly.
Millenbach Bros Phone w. 1OS-915.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-23

wANTED--rc EXCHANGE.
VIII exchange house and sign
painting or decorating for good
horse and wagon. Phone Del.
63o; Cedar o35.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-14
OREGON SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
Full Text Published b, Courtesy Of p Turner Reporter Of the
Supreme Court

exclusive power and authority on be-
half Of the city to perform all execu-
tive functions OF the city In the Or
ganlzatlon, management and control
Of the fire department Of said city
and all powers and the duties incl
dent to or connected with the ap-
pointment. regulation and govern
ment OF the fire department Of said
city shall be exclusively vested In
said boards" Further, 1t was made
their duty within the said city Of
Portland to organize, govern and
maintain for effective service the fire
department OF the city Of Portland
and to provide and main
tain suitable apparatus for extin-
guishment Of fires and the protection
OF property endangered thereby"
The board was also required to hold
their stated meetings at such times
as they should fix upon by vote at a
room 10 be. provided for by the com
mon council and to keep a record Of
all their proceedings. The testimony
shows that some officer of the plain
tiff company was present at the
meetings Of the board Of fire COM
ms5loners above referred to and had
full knowledge Of the action of the
board No further steps looking to
the formation Of a contract were ever
taken either on behalf of the plain
tiff or OF the city Without further
order or action Of the board, how
ever, the superintendent Of the fire
alarm telegraph, an employe OF the
board and afterwards superintendent
OF the plaintiff company, attached
the wires of the city telegraphis fire
alarm to the boxes of the plaintiff
company. None of these boxes were
established IN the streets of the de-
fendant city until after the board of
fire commissioners had ceased to ex-
list, the charter under which they had
authority having been superseded by
the present charter voted upon at
the election in June, 1902, and which
went into effect January 20. 1903
From time to time as its business
and patrons increased the plaintiff
continued to establish its boxes un-
I'll a total Of % were installed in
various parts of the city of Port
land and all Of these were connected
with the city fire alarm telegraph.
The municipality afterwards deter
mined to abandon the overhead wire
system in certain districts of the
town and to adopt underground con-
duits. In pursuance of that purpose
the officers in charge of the fire de-
partment were proceeding to discon-
meet the wires of the plaintiff COM
pany from the overhead wires and to
take down the overhead system. To
prevent that action this suit was in
stltuted In addition to a general de-
NAL the defendants lnterposed a de-
fense that the board Of fire commits
slonors had no power to enter into a
contract such as is alleged by the
plalntitf and further, that the con-
tract is void, not being writing as
required by the city's charter. The
circuit court granted preliminary
Injunction which, after hearing the
suit, was made perpetual and the
defendants appealed
Burnett ]. The principal ques-
ton to be determined is whether the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-14

National Automatic Fire Alarm Co.
'. City Of Portland, ct al, Multno-
nah County.
National Automatic Fire Alarm
Company, Of Oregon, a corporation,
respondent. v. The City Of Portland,
a municipal corporation, David
Campbell and Chas. A. Sayarlan, ap-
pellants. Appeal from the circuit
court for Mulmomah county. Hon.
John s. Coke, Judge Argued and
submitted June q, 1911. Kollock &
Zollinger and II. w. Hogue for re-
spondent Frank s. Grant and VIM.
c. Benbow for appellants. Burnett,
j. Reversed and dismissed.
The plaintiff corporation is the
owner and operator Of an electric
contriyance designed 10 furnish pri-
yate parties with a means of giving
alarms Of fire as an adjunct to the
string TO attach It's device to the cleo
string to attach It's device to the cleo
trio fire alarm apparatus Of the city
OF Portland, the plaintiff, on August
9, 1902, addressed this communica-
ton 10 the board Of fire commission
eras: we desire to establish in ad-
diton to our automatic apparatus
system Of auxiliary FIRE alarm boxes.
To install plant Of this kind so as
TO give good and efficient service It
is necessary that we shall be per-
mitted to auxillarize the said alarm
boxes, and we respectfully ask per-
mission to Install and operate a sys-
TEN OF this kind This communlca-
ton was laid on the table at meet
Ing OF the board Of fire commission
ers held September 2, 1902. On No
yember 5, 1902, the record Of the
bOad OF fire commissioners shows
that the communication from the
National Automatic Fire Alarm com
pany, laid on the table September
bth, was taken up and Secretary
Goode and Agent Coffee appeared be-
fore the board. After a fun discus
sion of the subiect-matter of the
communication. II was agreed that If
upon thorough investigation by the
chief and superintendent of the fire
alarm telegraph Il was deemed ad-
vlsable, the system of auxiliary nre
alarm boxes should be adopted by
this department The next and only
remaining record relating to the
matter appears in the Journal of the
commissioners on January 8, 1903. as
follows. "On motion Of commission
or Eyerdlng II was ordered that the
board enter into and make con-
tract with the National Automatic
Fire Alarm company for a system
OF auxiliary fire alarm boxes. said
contract to be satisfactory when
submitted The board of fire com
mlssloners here referred to was an
adjunct Of the system Of government
ot the city Of Portland under tho
charter Of 1903, embodied in the act
TO incorporate the city of Portland
and to provide charter therefor
and for the repeal Of all acts ar
parts OF acts In conflict Herewith
MED IN the Office Of the secretary of
STATE October II 1898. Under c6an-
ter of that act the board Of nro
commissioners had "full. comnlete
ana exclusive power and authority
on behalf OF the city to perform Mi
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-14

while such agreement is incomplete.
Thus where they intend that their
verbal negotiations shall be reduced
IN writing as the evidence of the
terms of their agreement there Is
nothing binding upon them until the
writing is executed Cyc. $50;
Wills V. Carpenter, 70 Mr.. 80; Shep-
ard V. Carpenter, "a MINI. 153; Sib-
ley Y. FELTON,, 156 Mass. 273; Hodges
V. Sublett, 81 Ala. 5SS; Spinney v.
Downing. 1OS Cal. 666; Ferre Canal
Co. V. Burgin, 1O6 La 3O9; Edge
moor Bridge Works v. County of
Bristol 10 Mass. 52S; Mcdonald v
Bewick, 81 Mich. 70; Peoples R. R.
Y. Memphis R. R., 10 Wall 90.
Within the doctrine of Falls City
Lumber Company V. Watkins, supra,
whatever the plaintiff did under these
circumstances in establishing its fire
alarm system, it did at its own risk.
The validity of its license depends
upon the act of the superintendent
of the city's fire alarm telegraph, al
terwards its own superintendent in
connecting the city system with the
boxes of the plaintiff If he had been
the agent of some private party with
whom the plaintiff had dealt, this act
might have been set down as within
the apparent scope Of his authority
although in excess of his real au-
thority and so have bound his prin-
cipal; but this rule does not apply
to municipal corporations in its un-
confined significance A person deal
ing with the agent of a public cor
pOration must know the bounds of
the authority of such agent for it is
provided by the law establishing the
corporation. Moreover, the officers
of the plaintiff were present at the
meeting of the board of fire commits
sioners and knew what had tran
spired. They knew also, or should
have known, what the record of the
commissioners disclosed on that sub
ject They had no right, therefore,
to rely upon the act of the citys en-
ployee in connecting up the city sys-
TEN with its boxes, an act which was
more for the benefit of the plaintiff
than of the city. 1t IS claimed that
the plaintiff had the same right as
any citizen of Portland to spring an
alarm in ease of fire, using the citys
fire alarm telegraph for that pur-
pose, but a citizen has no vested
right to use the appliances of the
city to send an alarm of fire. The
city has the police power to regulate
the manner in which fire alarms
may be given so far as the ap-
pliances organized by the city are
concerned
1t is the same authority which is
exercised by the city in keeping the
streets clear adjacent to a fire and
giving the right of way to fire en-
gines proceeding to a fire. No tight
of the plaintiff analogous to the priv
ilege given to a citizen to send IN an
alarm is violated by any act of the
city alleged in the complaint, At
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-14

are those of the Portland Automatic
Fire Alarm Company and not the
National Automatic Fire Alarm
Company. The evident purpose OF
the reports in question was to give
information OF places where nre
alarms might be turned in and does
not constitute an admission that any
Of the boxes are the property OF the
City Of Portland. Still further, with
out reference to the city, it was nee
essary for the plaintiff company TO
establish those very boxes for the
prosecution OF its business and they
were quite as much for its own con-
venience as for the convenience Of
the city. It cannot be said, there
fore, that the action Of the plaintin
in establishing the boxes constituted
any consideration for the alleged IL
cense. No other consideration is
even intimated in any Of the testi-
mony.
Was there an oral agreement for
any license? Laying aside the ques-
tion that the board of fire commits
sioners had no authority to make a
contract also disregarding the re-
quirement of the charter that the
board should keep a record Of its
proceedings and considering the
plaintiff on the one hand and the
city on the other as natural persons
doing the same acts before men
toned, it is plain that they contem-
plated further action before a con-
tract was established and that moth
ing more has been shown than mere
negotiations.
The last utterance of the board
was that it enter into and make a
contract with the plaintiff for a sys-
tenn Of auxiliary fire alarm boxes,
said contract to be satisfactory
when submitted" No contract, how
ever, was ever submitted. 1t is
plain from that language that the
minds of the parties had not fully
and finally met upon any distinct
proposition The plaintiff was not
bound to do anything. For that mat
ter. it was left at liberty to with
draw its system of auxiliary fire
alarms at its pleasure. No time was
specified for the life of such a con-
tract; no terms were agreed upon
as to when or in what manner the
wires could be connected with the
system of the city or how it should
be managed or controlled whether
by the city or by the plaintiff. The
oral testimony of the witnesses
Fliedner, EveTding and Campbell,
the two former being fire commits
sioners and the latter the chief of
the fire department all shows that it
was understood and agreed that
written contract should be prepared
and submitted by the plaintiff before
the transaction should be considered
closed.
Where parties are merely nego-
tiating as to the terms of an agree
ment to be entered into between
them there is no meeting of minds
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-14
He FEARS FOR LIFE
THEY FOR THEIR WAGES

Warrants of arrests charging John
Kiss and Joe Ambros, two Italians,
with making threats to kill another
were issued by Judge Webster yes
terday and both are now lodged in
the county Jail pending a hearing on
the charge. The complaint made
against them is preferred by S. J..
TasseL who operates the stone quar-
ry, and according to his story the
two have been dissatisfied with work
ing conditions there and have been
making threats against him.
The Italians, however, tell a diff
ferent story. They say that they
we're promised steady work from
Tassel, and that he failed to keep his
promise. They further say that af-
ter he discharged them he has failed
to pay them, and that the whole
trouble is caused because they de-
manded their pay from him They
say that for several days they have
been endeayoring to get their money
but that on each time he would put
them off on one preteXt or another,
On the strength of getting steady
employment they invested in a camp
ing outfit and also groceries valued
at S32.
The officers state that several days
ago the two came there and told him
they were unable to get their pay
from Tassel.