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The Detroit times., 1912-12-05
HAPPENINGS IN MICHIGAN
'PROCRESSIVES
RENEW ALLEGIANCE
Deny Desertions From Ranks
Hold Conference in Lansing,
Plan Campaign

LANSING, Micn., Dec. 5.-Thirteen
members OF the National Progressive
state central committee met In Ian
sing. "Wednesday afternoon TO renew
their allegiance TO the new political
organization and make plans for fu-
ture campaigns. Apparently the fact
that there was an unlucky number
present, did not disturb the commit
teemen and they were just as enthusi-
astic as though they had won every
ONCE at the recent election.
According TO plans outlined at the
meeting here. Wednesday afternoon
there will be a big banquet in Grand
Rapids shortly after the first OF the
Year. The Progressive leaders are op-
timistic over the future of the organ
lzation, and claim that the reports to
the effect that their members are de-
serting 10 the Republican and Demo
cratic parties are without much foun-
dation.
However, one member did admit
hat they might not poll such a big
vote at the next election without
aoosevelts popularity TO help their
dcket along. The members OF the
state central committee claim they
viii be represented by good-sized
delegation at the conference to be
reid at Chicago. They say that Pro-
gressive clubs will be organized in
every county OF the state. and that a
strong ticket will be placed In the
field at the spring election:
Those who attended were Chairman
Charles p. O'Neil, Detroit; John l.
Breck, Jackson; Robert p. Nagley.
Hillsdale; Charles Edeson. Grand
Rapids; E. +. Allen, Lansing; Sybrant
Wesseliss, Grand Rapids; w. U.
Smith. Oxford; Ira T. Sayre, Flush
ing; w. T. Pope, Bad Axe; Charles
f. Hoffman, Owosso; George b. Mil
Ter, Cadillac; DIR. Nelson ABBOT Lake
City; w. Ia Kimball, OF Marion.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-05
CARNEGIE STEEL
HEADFACES CHARGE
Is Accused by Strikers With vio-
lation of Eight-Hour
Law

PITTSBURGH. Pa. Dec. 5.-A. c.
Dlnkey. president OF the Carnegie
Steel company today has the charge
Of violating the eight-hour law In the
armor plate department OF the Home
stead Steel works. standing against
him In Justice Miller's otfce In Home
stead.
The new turn I'm the trainmen =
strike situation In the Homestead and
Braddock Mills came after Socialists
and industrial workers OF the world
lad addressed crowd OF 1900 per.
sons urging all workmen in the mills
tc ~ 9tt IN sympathetic strike.
Harry Cussick, an Edgar Thomy
son works striker made the inlorma
ton against Dinkey. The deadlock be
tween the company and the strikers
over the reinstatement OF the three
men discharged for circulating petit
tons continued today, with no sign of
either faction yielding and with the
additional menace that sympathetic
strike may be called at short notice.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-05

mach trouble as we had a year ago.
I'VE have trouble all the time. We
believe il Is the fault OF the operators
on the Main switchboard.
Only one of the business houses
called. a big department store, report
Ell that IL IL satisfied with It's service
Some typical instances OF the sort
OF service given by the Main exchange
while The Times was making the calls
on the foregoing list.
Number, please?" The Eumber was,
given. There was a wait OF about Is
seconds. Central said: Never mini.
The party has left the line and tire
call had TO be repeated
A hotel was called. and the operator
at the hotel switchboard answered.
She was asked &c ring ar Official CT
the hotel. There was no response icr
about two minutes. Finally the OPP
orator said: Hotel" Ms though sic
were receiving the call for the first
Sine
While The Times representative
was talking with the secretary OF a
bic denartment store. the connection
was twice broken and twice restorsi.
So that parts OF sentences we're lost
There were noises as II someone were
tapping on the wire.
When another number was called.
there were four repetitions OF Mum
Der please" by central before the
call was put through.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-05
1000 DEER KILLED
TOLL l9l2SEASON
Number of Animals Killed IN
Michigan Considerably Less
Than Last Year

MARQUETTE, Mich. Dec. 5.-w.
r. Oates. state game and fish war.
den. has received figures for the sea
SON on the shipment OF big game
Across the straits Of Mackinac and at
the stations where the Chicago roads
take on express matter, indicating a
kill OF 1000 deer for the hunting sea
son that closed, Saturday.
An accurate accounting of the ship
ments across the straits shows that
$3.50 deer carcasses we're sent to
lower Michigan points from the upper
peninsula. The shipments at Menom-
inee, Iron River and other stations in
the southern part OF the upper PEN
Insula to lower Michigan points, via
Chicago, amounted to 1853 carcasses.
The best information the game war.
den's department has been able to
procure, indicates that the number OF
deer killed by upper peninsula hunt
ers was considerably less than the
shipments from the upper peninsula
10 lower state points. Mr. Oates es-
Inmates that the kill by hunters In
this region was something under
1000, and about an equal number IN
the counties In the northern part OF
the lower peninsula, where the deer
hunting still continues good. TIE Kill
was considerably under that OF last
year, the conditions In the woods hav.
ing been favorable to the game and
adverse to the hunters.
In his recommendation TO the leg
isiature. In connection with the game
laws. Mr.. Oates will propose that the
department be put on q basis that
will insure an indefinite tenure OF OF
fice for men who have proved GOOD
deputies. He will urge that all SUD
ordinates employed in IL, be given
civil service status. This would en-
brace naming deputy wardens from a
list. OF men who had passed an exam
nation to show fitness for the work,
and would assure that q deputy who
attended closely to his business ana
made a good record, would be con
tinued in the service as long as his
work was satisfactory. irrespective oil
his politics.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-05
HARSH LAWS
BLAMED FOR
RENO DIVORCES
Nevada,s Governor Declares Mill
Is Distasteful to People
of His State
CORRECTION OF ABUSE
LIES IN UNIFORM CODE
Declares for Certificate of Phys
ical Fitness Before Permis-
sion to Marry

RICHMOND, Va. Dec. 5.-FOur or
i've Atlantic coast states In which
divorce laws are liquidated and cor
respondingly harsh are largely re-
sponsible for the existence Of the
Reno divorce colony. according to
Governor Oddle OF Nevada. who ad-
dressed the governors conference to-
day, pleading for uniform marriage
and divorce laws.
Oddie argued that the states CO.
operate on treatment OF marriage and
divorce in q sociological manner.
1T Is high time" he asserted,
that the courts put aside the musty
precedents which served absolutely
different conditions in time i'm
memorial. Inasmuch as the Nevada
divorce law was enacted 81 years
ago, II Is obvious that the author OF
the act had no idea OF commercial
King the dissolution Of marriage
contracts In other states.
Nevada, does not want this d.
vorce business. The result OF the re.
cent state elections show how the
people feel on the subject"
Governor eddie urged that the uni
form state law should include the
requirement that a certificate from q
physician showing physical fitness,
accompanying every application for a
marriage license and that such APP
plications be published In advance
If their granting.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-05

so. Nobody paid any attention to me.
In fact | heard very little talk about
the matter. The chase isn't very hot
yet I'll be safe long time at this
rate.
The queerest thing during the whole
day happened when I went into big
grocery store. | passed a woman who
looked Just like me, and We stared at
each other. pinched myself. Now,
IL didn't know better" I said TO my
self, II would say that was Mysteri-
Gus Minnie"
When went In | told Mr.. Agent
about H. Him." he said "Fp bet any.
thing the woman you saw is the one
who was Mysterious Minnie before
YOU. / thought she'd left town
But he stated that Il ought to make
no difference one way OF another, and
he told me to write an account OF my
days adventures for the next DAYS
papers.
That il to get people interested in
my movements
- lContinuedl
The Detroit times., 1912-12-05
OREGON-MICHIGAN
SOCIETY TO MEET HERE

LANSING, Mich, Dec. 5.--Gover-
nor Osborn has received word that
the annual reunion Of the Aichigan
Society OF Oregon will be held In Ne
troit next June.
In letter 20 Governor Osborn
Mrss Harriet Hsndee, secretary OF
the Michigan Society Of Oregon
says: Your cordial Invitation In
behalf OF all the people Of Michigan
was read to the membera OF the
Michigan Society OF Oregon at q re-
cent meeting and 500 Wolverines
Join en- sincere and hearty thanks for
your Kindness. We will do our ut
most 20 make our homecoming q
great day I'm Michigan by a grand
eernion In Detroit - i ~
I'VE intend to leave Portland
Iofned by the societies Of the state
u washington about June 2s, TO be
Ioined enroute at Salt Lake City By
the California societies, Detroit 10
be the terminal OF our special
trains"
- HAYES.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-05
PAROLED FIVE DAYS TO
VISIT HIS SICK WIFE

LANSING. Mich, Dec. 5.-(Spe-
cial Governor Osborn has paroled
Herman Swift. superintendent OF the
BuelRh Home for Boys OF Boyne City.
for ten days In order that he might
visit his wife who IL critically Ill at
Chicago, before be begins his Ave
years sentence At Ionia prison.
Swift was convicted In the circuit
court on q serious charge preferred by
some OF the youthful inmates Of the
institution at Boyne City, and his cor
viction was recently afirmed by the
supreme court. influential friends OF
Swift recently appeared before the
chief executive asking him to inter
cede IN behalf OF the accused super.
intendent but 90 far Osborn has TAX.
en- no action except to extend the time
when Swift shall begin his sentence
Friends Of swift allege he. il the. VIC
tim Of political plot. 500. s.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-05
CALLS DEFEAT
OF SUFFRAGE
AIN OUTRAGE
Gov. Osborn Bases Suspicion of
Crookedness on Slow
ness Of Returns
HOPES GUILTY WILL BE
FOUND AND PUNISHED
Effect Will. Be to Bring All Of
Good People of the State
Together

LANSING Mich, Dec. Shat the
voters OF Michigan hold the conyic
ton that they were outraged b. crook
edness In the defeat OF womnns suf-
frage In the last election was tie dec
Iaration OF Gov. Osborn before the
State Association OF Farmers clubs
here. The governor said in part:
II believe there Is deep feeling
OF outrage on the. part of all good
citizens Of Michigan, whether In fav-
OF OF woman suffrage or not, at the
apparent injustice and the very APP
p&rent crookedness that has attend
ed the defeat OF that question Ia Mica
igan. And II We can have demon,
strafed that all the bad elements In
thes state are opposed TO woman SUI
frage. ell OF the good people OF Mich.
igan will be arrayed on the other side.
In ali the history OF the state there
has been no other instance when the
ofiiciai returns OF vote have been de-
layed almost month.
I'm the days when the mail was car.
rled by post chaise, such unwarranted
delay was never known, and there Is
no excuse for 1t now. The slowness
with which the returns have been conf
ing In gives ample reason for suspi-
cion and as We so into the recount
the Euspicion is more than verified.
Even public crimes as well as pri.
vate crimes are committed that can
rot be proved. II there have been
fraudulent election returns made.
hope that this public crime, which Is
an outrage upon the citizenship of
Michigan, can be proved and the per-
petrators OF 1t punished. There have
been stories that ballots have
been found in the ballot boxes without
initials. would not wish woman
suffrage to be benefited by fraudulent
ballots and certainly do not wish 81
see II defeated by them. n woman
suffrage has been defeated by Ques-
tionable methods 1t ought to be quick.
II submitted TO the people again, an6
even II Il Is carried, as long as the
return is In doubt 1t might be the wis
est thing to submit It again In order
that there can be no question as to the
viii Of the people In regard to this
matter"
Rep. James N. Mcbride, OF Burton,
was elected president OF the Michigan
State Association OF Farmers clubs
this Afternoon, TO succeed J. ID. Lc-
land. OF Corunna. Mr.. Leland was
offered q reelection but refused.
There II q strong sentiment among
the farmers for either state owner
ship, or control, OF the state fair at
Detroit. Many members are not ad-
verse to having the state donate q
fixed sum annually. n that would give
the state supervision over the fair ia
any way.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-05
COSSlPS WARNED
BY WOMAN SLAYER
Pleads Guilty to Killing Of Wo-
man Who Talked About
Her Past

LoGANSPoRT. Ind. Dec. 5.--Mrs
elizabeth Clark Lang. who on her
wedding day, shot and killed Mrs.
Nary Couple, because the latter Cos
siped about her. pleaded guilty To
maDslaughter in court today. The
plea was made by prior agreement
vita the prosecutor, who advised the
woman 10 take her chances on the les
ser charge, rather than face an indict-
mont for first degree murder. Sen
tenCe was deferred temporarily.
Joseph Lang. the prisoners hus.
band, announced he would not object
10 his wife's plea OF guilty, but would
follow her plans no further.
I'm going TO get her OUT Of prison
and take her away and start all over, :"
he said.
You're too god for me, joe" said
Mrs. Lang. You get divorce as
saon as | am sentenced and maybe
you will fin6 some other girl who Will
not cause you trouble. Let them bury
me away In prison. Don't waste any
money hiring lawyers for me-"
A warning to gossips and a plea
for repentant women were uttered BY
Mrs. Lang. IF people knew what
harm gossip caused they would hold
their tongues she said. No matter
what q poman's past has been, [
would like to tell everyone that none
gel so had that they don't long to be
good"
The public sympathlzes with Mrs.
Lang, but strongly condemns her
father, James Clark. who. II developed
threatened his daughter with exposure
OF her past II she persisted in marry
ing Lang.
II did threaten Lizzie with ex.
posure." said Clark who is held as q
witness. ''and | am sorry. But | dill
not want her to leave me. ! believed
like she did that II Mr.. Lang kept
hearing things about her he would
leave her"
In further appeal against gossip,
Mrs. Lang said: Il entreat people
to keep their tongues of a woman
when she trying to do right, no mat
ter what her part has been. Some
times a woman does wrong and wantc
to turn around ard 20 back"
The Detroit times., 1912-12-05
BIG SLASH MADE IN
SALARIES OF ATTORNEYS

LANSING, Mich, Dec. g. -(Specia)
AT a conference between Govern ~
OshUrn, Justice John e. Bird, OF the
suufeme court, and Attorney General
Roger Wykes, II was decided to GU.
the bills OF Thomas F. Bartworth and
Otto Kirchner. for services rendered
In connection with the Michigan Ger
trail suit to $1,000 each. The attor-
neys have bills before the state board
OF auditors at present asking for SIS,
600 each.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-05


spent many sleepless nights. my back, arms
and face burning and itching: sleep was
purely and simply out OF the question.
The trouble also caused Disagreement. My
clothing iritated the breaking out.
by this time I had used several well
known remedies without success. The
trouble continued. Then I began 70 use
the sample OF Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
Within soven or eight days noticed crafty
ing results. After receiving the excellent
retums I purchased fill-slEed cake Of
Cuticura Soap and box OF Cuticura oint-
ment and In about eighteen or twenty days
my cure was complete. truthfuIly recon-
mend Cuticura Soap and Ointment to any
sufferer OF skin diseases" (signed) Miss
Katherine McCalister. Apr. II. 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment are
sold throughout the world. A single set 10
often sufficient. Liberal sample Of each
mailed free. with 32-p. skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura. Dept. T. Boston"
A%Tender-faced men should use CuticurA
Soap shaving stick. 25c. Sample free.
--advt
The Detroit times., 1912-12-05
DETROIT PHONE SERVICE
is CALLED ROTTEN"
tcontinued from Pare oneI


call. Merchants all over town are
licking. and il you promise not 10
use their names you can get them TO
tell their real opinion OF the service"
I'VE used TO have a great deal OF
trouble. and we spent considerable
tue tracing Il. People complained
that they couldn't get US 1t didn't
seem TO us that IL was, our fault. The
.tele phone company told us that we
didn't have enough lines for our ser
zee, SO we are installing new ones.
I'VE have great deal of trouble
I is being constantly reported that We
don't answer our telephone. That is
impossible, for there Is always some.
ONT here at the phone. Often il takes
us FIVE to 10 minutes TO get a num-
ber."
I'VE had such poor service that we
were forced TO make big kick. We
went to the company and saw some
of the heads. Since then our service
has been better. but the girls have
been very sassy 10 u.s."
Our service was very bad. One Of
our men who has had great deal Of
experience In telephone matters made
a study of conditions. AS result, we
had the company remodel our switch
hoard Our service Is now consider
ably better. We have hard time,
sometimes, getting the girls on the
North exchange TO answer II seems
10 JUS that one thing which exasper-
ates the public might be remedie l..
People are often told that a line Is
busy when they are very sure II
Ilsn't. The girl may meal that the
trunks are busy. not the individual
phone"
There are two periods in the day
when our telephones are kept very
Busy. II is at those times that we
have the most trouble. The service
then Is rotten. Our patrons have
made many complaints of their inaoil.
Ity TO reach us
Cur service n bad We have to
wait too long for numbers that we
call We haven't made any com.
plant. because good many of the
telephone girls trade with us and we
can't ar 'rd TO make kick"
I'VE are on the Cherry exchange
We q that we are not having as
The Detroit times., 1912-12-05
PRISON
WELCOMES BAD men
Jackson Conspirators Placed on
Same Basis as Other Con-
victs on Arrival

MARQUETTE. Mich, Dec. s.
Especial. )-Transferred from Jack
son prison. Edward billiard, Kent
county, llfer, murder in the first de-
gree; Carl LeStrange, Jackson coun-
ty, one 10 I'VE years. larceny, and
Louis Ranger, Jackson county, two
and a half to Ave years. larceny. are
now at work In the shops at the Mar
luette penitentiary. The men are
three OF the eight convicts who. fol-
lowing the work OF Burns detectives
within the walls at Jackson. were
spirited TO Detroit several weeks ago.
hidden away in police stations and
then ''sweated" in an endeavor to
learn the details OF the plots TO dy-
Mantle and burn the Institution In
which they were confined. The
sweating" process. IL appearS was
used In vain on billiard, LeStrange
and Ranger. They denied knowledge
OF any conspiracy to wreck OF burn
the jackson prison and bring about
a, general Jail delivery One of the
trio is a, Negro, and one is man of
only 20 years. The transfer was
made on the order OF Governor Os-
born. The Marquette officials were
asked IL they were willing. to receive
the men. Warden Simpson was told
TO send them along
billiard. LeStrange and Ranger
will be accorded no special treatment
At the Marquette prison. They have
been received on the same basis as
II they had been sent here by the
trial Judge, and their status VIII de-
pend entirely on the manner In
which they conduct themselves.
they have been called dangerous men
by the newspapers. despite the fact
that two Of them we're sentenced for
a MINOR offense.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-05
If / Had Eczema

ia simply wash II away with ~ :
rSs ss as s,os pPp srss sSss
.Rfpi issk 4 se-esnt bottle viii We
We cannot absoluteIy Euaran . a
cure every time. but we do ~ this:
n ne nrof reeoiaf sias 800 bof gdoes
nos q exactly - NE say ~ a. not
ron rou = cent Better try bottle
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The Detroit times., 1912-12-05
GET STATE COMMISSION
AFTER PERE MARQUETTE

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, Dee. s.
Grand Rapids commission men held a
mass meeting last night, and decided
In send an appeal 20 the Michigan rail-
road commission requesting that a
hearing be given, In protest against
the action OF the Pere Marquette rail
road in refusing to accept perisha bio
freight in less than car lots. A man
damus will also be asked to compel
the road to receive shipment
The Detroit times., 1912-12-05
AID SOUGHT FOR WIDOW
OF EISY, MILITIA vICTIM

LANSING, Mich, Dec. 5.-(special.)
William Dass. OF Grand Rapids, who
claims 20 be representative OF the
Turkish embassy. appeared before
Gov, Osborn today with a request that
the chief executive use his influence
with the next legislature TO secJire an
appropriation Tor the widow OF John
Eisy. the Syrian, who was killed by
Capt. Blackman, Of the Michigan Ma,
tional Guard during the prison riots
ut Jackson last summer. -. y. -
Gov Osborn informed Dass that In
asmuch az Capt. Blackman had been
acquitted by the military court, II
Would hardly be proper for a gov
ernor 81 the state to take this action
and he advised Dass to 30 before ths
legislature personally II he desired /,
secure an appropriation.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-05
ACTRESS PHOEBE DAVIS
DIES FROM OPERATION

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-Phoebe Dav.
is, who in private life was Mrs. Jo-
seph r. Grismer, wife OF producing
manager, is dead at her home, as the
result OF an operation performed sew
eral months ago.
Miss Davis, who was best known
by her work in Way Down East,
retired from the stage four years ago
She was born in Wales and made her
first appearance In America In 1881.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-05
ENGINEER TO VALUE
STATE MINERAL LANDS

LANSING. Mich, Dec. 5.-The state
tax commission has decided TO employ
a mining engineer to assist in the APP
pralsal OF mining property and mineral
lands OF the state. The engineer will
be employed under the direction OF
the state geologist. who will super.
wise the technical features OF the
work.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-05
MANGLED REMAINS
FOUND ON p. M TRACK

PORT HURON, Mich, Dee, 5-(sps-
ciaD-The mangied remains OF VIII
liam H. Horribly. Pere Marquette
railroad inspector. we're found in the
yards at the foot of Court-st, early
this morning The unfortunate mai
was evidently caught between two
freight cars, but there were no eye
witnesses TO the accident.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-05

IL has begun.
In the papers this morning the
Proscenium theater announced open
ing OF its Mysterious Minnie con
test and promised a reward OF S25
70 anyone who would pick her out In
the theater or In any public place. As
a condition the person doing so must
have a ticket to that days perform
ance and use these exact words: You
are Mysterious Minnie from the Pros
cenlum theater, the handsomest little
playhouse in che United States. And
TO aid Identification the advertisement
contained picture OF the LEFT ear OF
Mysterious Minnie
II made me feel queer with the Sc
cret locked up In my breast that
was Mysterious Minnie" l hated Il
start out, The thought of anybody
accosting me with You are Mysteri
ous Minnie" gave me the shivers. Bu
pshaw, 1 thought presently. they can
pick me out by an ear. And II proved
The Detroit times., 1912-12-05
CHICAGO SOCIALIST PAPER
SUSPENDS PUBLICATION

CHICAGO, Dee. 5-The Chicago
Evening World, formerly the DAILY
Socialist" has suspended publication.
owing to financial troubles. One edl-
ton was issued Wednesday In which
an appeal for assistance was printed
and when this was not forthcoming
the presses we're stopped.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-05

like red pimples. In q Few
days they spread 20 my
arms and back. They
itched and burned % badly
that | scratched them and
of course the result was
blood and matter. The
eruptIons festered. broke,
and dried UP leaving
~ slrtn 49, anA sraIv
The Detroit times., 1912-12-05

= f1ANeFNcls Mich. Dec. 9.IrThe follow !
Dorntfon with the secretary OF state
Wodnesdeys national Tent and Awning
Co. Detroit, $4,000, stockholders Finer
8 Hsnsner. cSrIlnE Could. Ed;
fn1rsass Ms 900 20 $4,000: Superior
aand 4 Gravel Co, Detroit. IncreaEe
$4,000 10 1900. 600. American Products
,v,,i,s Se- nis A Hsl. '1 n R,acr