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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-20
TESTATRIX INFLUENCED;
WILL DENIED PROBATE

Holding that undue influence had
been exercised by certain OF the bene-
ficiaries under the will of Mrs. Gather
inc Killian, probate was cenied by
Judge Durfee. Wednesday morning.
The will was made in June. 1907.
and according 10 its terms the real
estate was divided in almost equal
shares among four married daughters,
of whom one. Mrs. Jennie Coon, few
years ago figured in a sensational
divorce. Two unmarried daughters,
with whom the mother resided for
more than 20 years. were left the fam
lily home on Fourteenth-ave. The mar
ried daughters were given only a life
interest in the real estate. which is
TO go 10 their children. The unmar-
ried daughters, however, were given
their share in fee, TO do with as they
pleased Mrs. Coon objected TO the
will. demanding her share of the real
estate in fee, and made the charge
that her mother had been dominated
by the unmarried sisters. In denying
probate Judge Durfee expressed the
opinion that the mother had been IN
fiuenced greatly by all the daughters
During her lifetime Mrs. Killian
made four wills, one in 1901, another
in 1905 and two in 1907. These wills
differ very little in the division of the
property 1t is probable that an ap
peal will be taken 10 the circuit court
II this Is not done probate OF the sec
ond will will be asked for.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-20
sMAN WITHOUT PARTY"
is NAMED FOR MAYOR

KALAMAZOO, Mich, March 2c-
Charles b. Hays, former Republican,
was last night nominated by the
Kalamazoo Democrats for the Office or
mayor. Homer w. Waterman, now
secretary-treasurer of the Michigan
Federation OF Labor, was nominated
FOR. treasurer.
Hays position is peculiar one. Up
TO last year he was dyed-insthe-weol
Republican. The Democrats at thut
time were without a candidate and
many of the Republicans had an axe
TO grind with Mayor Farrell. lays
accepted the nomination on the Demo
cratic ticket and then the Sociaiistic
element threw its support TO Fairth.
with the result that he was elected
The Republican party at its cen
vention tomorrow night, Is expected
to nominate Edwin Vosburg. a proni-
nent real estate dealer, and former
county clerk. His election is prac-
tically conceded.
Waterman, for city clerk, stands
the best chance OF any Of the Demo.
cratic candidates for election. lie IS
prominent in the labor movement, is
popular in the city, and can draw
support from Democrats, Republicans
and Socialists.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-20
TAFT IN ". Y. on Way
Back 10 Washington

NEW YORK, March 20.-President
Taft slept serenely from ! O'Clock IN
I'll after s o'clock today in his private
car on a siding in the upper end OF
the Grand Central station. Outside a
line OF police kept vigil and waved
back all who approached. Nearby
Secretary TO the President Hilles and
high officials of the New Haven and
the Pennsylvania railroads debated
the best means of transferring the
sleeping chief executive from the SIT
nation to where he could continue MS
Journey 10 the national capital Ialt
was ND late last night and was very
tired.
The president came over from New
England on the Federal Express Inc
railroad officials declined to take the
responsibility of transferring the car
around the city. and so ran II into the
Grand Central station, where thelf
charge would be safe. Awakened TO-
moment and asked what he wantec
done. the president referred the mat
ter TO his secretary, and dropped Dack
into a tranquil slumb-r
after discussing the matter with Inc
railroad officials. Hilles had another
nrivate car sent into the Pennsylvania
station and sent for half dozen
automobiles. When the president
awakened and dressed. the party was
taken in the machines across to the
PENNSYLVANIA and the new car was
attached 10 the first fast train for the
south
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-20
T. X. Cites Michigan
In Reply to TAFT

NEW YORK. March 20.-Col.
Roosevelt yesterday afternoon answer
ed President Tafts speech at Boston
Monday in which the preferential pr
mary was discussed as follows:
president Taft is reported as say.
ing that voluntary primaries, or as
he calls them the soap box primaries
that is the methods adopted by the
people as the only way In when 70
express their wishes when their legls-
lators deny them the opportunity TO
do SOS worse than nothing. But
the president continued TO say that he
favored a preferential primary for the
presidency. >
II am exceedingly glad that the
president has taken tnis ground, an
IL his campaign managers will sincere
ly back him in this proposition we
will be able at once to get the presi-
dental preferential primary In Mich
igan. Illinois. Maryland, District OF
Columbia and New York.
ION the fifth of this month, Mat
thew Hale, OF Boston, acting on be-
half OF the Massachusetts progressive
Republicans. who were making des
perate- fight fer the passage of the
presidential preference primary bill.
wired the president at the White
House, asking him for his moral sup
port in securing the passage of the
Massachusetts, bill
MIR. Hale referred specifically TO
the fact that the president adheEehts
I'm Massachusetts, were using every
means 10 defeat the passage OF the
bill On the sixth of March the presi-
dents secretary, Mr.. Hilles wrote 20
Mr.. Hale a brief note saying that his
message had been received. and by
direction OF Mr. Taft referred TO his
campaign manager, Mr. Mckinlei.
who al the time was doing all he could
TO defeat similar measure in Hi
nois.
Nothing farther was heard from
the president or from his campaign
manager. Mr. Mckinley, by Mr.. Hale.
or by any one else in Massachusetts
as far as ! know. and no moral aid,
comfort or support was given by the
president or his managers TO the men
I'm Massachusetts who were making g
most desperate fight 90 overcome the
efforts OF the presidents supporters in
that state to,defeat the bill
However public opinion was
aroused and the bill went through, aud
am exceedingly glad that the presi.
dent now. nearly a week after the bill
has become law. SAYS that he favors
Il aud welcomes IL.
But | earnestly hope that the prog
ident and his supporters will in the
other states support such Legislation
before u passes and not after II pass.
.es There is pending I'm the legisl..
lure in Maryland bill proyioing for
tho exact Kind OF legally slfeguartled
presidential preferential sprimarv
which the president says he fayors.
The collector of customs at Balti.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-20
CIVIC FEDERATION
TO ISSUE NEWSPAPER

The Federation OF Civic 0rganiza-
tions. which held meeting in the
Board OF Commerce rooms Tuesday
evening, has decided TO issue a
monthly paper which will be called
THE Monthly Journal, for the par
pose OF spreading the influence OF the
organization. The publication will be
in charge of committee. of which
r.. A. Lacy is chairman.
In the meeting Tuesday evening,
the federation decided TO appoint a
committee TO take steps toward re-
yising the constitution. and resolu-
ton was adopted declaring that tho
present method OF constructing bill
boards is unsightly and dangerous
and recommending the use OF all-steel
boards
An elaborate program for discus
sion. including many things of city
wide Importance, was presented by
the program committed
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-20
SCENTS PLAN TO TRIP
HIM UP IN BRICK TESTS
Haafer Tells Why Big Big -Four
Company Wasn't Given
Another Chance

Let the mayor veto the brick con-
tracts this year II he darest-I am
ready for him." said Commissioner
Haarer. Wednesday. commenting on
the fact that the council, Tuesday
night. quietly put through the brick
contracts as recommended by the com.
missioner
Mayor Thompson's secretary acted
this year as though he were an agen,
for the Big Four Brick company. .
continued Mr.. Haarer "A deliberate
attempt was made 10 trip me up in
making the awards so that the mayor
would have something TO Yell about.
Let me tell you about II.
Inspector McCabe tested the brick
submitted by the various companies.
between Feb. 10 and 81. The tests
were made In the eastern yards. Ten
brick were sent out 10 the yard AS
coming from the Big Four company.
We thought il strange that the COM
pany that made so much fuss about
not getting a contract last year
should submit only ten brick this year
III a NCol. Sent hCAdDt uOnh ~
Canton, o., where he was informed
By the men at the plant that 100 speci-
mems were sent up to Detroit. The
inspector made a test down there OF
the brick and got an abrasion ofabout
II per cent. The ten specimens SEM
TO us showed an average OF "a 1-5 per
cent After McCahe came back and
the bids were opened and became pub
lie property the remaining 80 bricks
got out TO the eastern yard in some
mysterious way.
The presumption is that these 80
brick were held back somewhere in
this city. Some one expected Jake
Haarer TO show the Big Four brick
had very much higher abrasion tesi
than the regulation "a per cent Then
they were going to spring the other
so brick on us and insist on another
test The test would show the actua!
abrasion and II would look bad for
Haarer II he threw out a low bid on
a good brick
But | saw there was a colorel
gentleman in the wood pile Secretary
Kurz was running after MeCabe. The
10 specimens were given a thorough
test and showed above the required
per centage That is why | rejectel
the bid OF $50 cents a square yard.
That is why the council committee
refused TO set aside the contracts and
give the Big Four people another test.
They were given a square deal and
the mayor can do nothing but approve
the contracts"
There Is no doubt in my mind but
that the contracts will be approved
by the mayor" said Secretary Kurz.
at the same time don't doubt. but
that the Big Four brick company
could mandamus the city and force a
test OF its brick. II God himself put
the seal OF approval on some brick
the d. p w wouldn' accept it,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-20
ANN ARBOR PEOPLE SAY
WATER PLANT IS INADEQUATE
Likely To Reject Proposal To
Buy Ii For $4,000 in
- f4ttezee H= A

ANN ARBOR, Mich. March 2O.-
Two big mass meetings held in the
last two days indicate that the advo-
Gates OF the purchase by the city Oh
the Ann Arbor Water companys plant
for something like s5S5,O0O will lose
when the matter comes TO vote on
April /.
Ann Arbor people want TO own their
water plant. but they seem TO feel
tnat an attempt is being made TO sad
die upon them plant that hes long
proved inadequate 10 the demands
made upon IL, at prohibitiye price.
The other evening the women's clubs
Ci the city called a meeting In the
Congregational church for the pur'
pose OF discussing the proposition,
anu a large crowd turned out. How
ever. the women had no voice in the
arguments, as the men present did all
the talking. Prot. IL. l.. Wilgus, Dean
v {. Vaughan. Prof. +. &. Goddard
aha Prof. Frank Leverett, OF the uni
ytrsity, made speeches in which they
attacked the proposition. and the only
person 10 advance an argument in
favor OF il was Gardner $. Williams,
the expert employed by the city 10
place a valuation on the plant.
Or. Vaughan states that the ozone
/ isnt, installed a couple OF years ago
by the company for the purpose of re-
moving impurities from the water, and
which is supposed 10 make the water
a absolutely pure, is a failure He said
taat the water is in the same condi-
tiCn today that IL was before the plant
was installed. Professor Wilgus at
tackled the proposition on the ques.
ton OF cost, and presented figures 10
show that the price asked is Excess
sive.
Last night a big massmeeting was
held in the circuit court room and
Engineer Williams was kept busy an
swering questions which were fired
at him by citizens. The meeting
lasted several hours, and was the hot
test affair OF its kind ever pulled on
ia this city. From the sentiment ex-
pressed at the meeting. II would not
surprise anybody If the city officials
called of the special election. 1t is
certain that the question of a bond
issue would have perilous time II
presented now and the city officials
may decide TO call of the election for
toe present
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-20
LaFoIleHe Wins
Oper ROOseQeH

FARGO. y. D.. March 20.--Early
morning returns from all sections u
the state mp to s o'clock today, Judi
Gated that Senator Robert NJ. LaFol-
leite has carried the North Dakota
presidential preference primaries by
majority Of about 10000 over Roose-
welt and Taft combined. His plural
ity. it is estimated. Is between l5PpO
and 10000.
III. y Tucker. chairman OF the eX-
ecutiye committee OF the North Da-
kota Progressive Republican league,
today made the following statement:
THE o'rcome OF the election was
never fin doubt i'm my mind. have
always had the greatest confidence
I'm the Judgment OF the farmers OF
North Dakota and knew they would
do their share toward having The
state declare for man of the won
derful constructive ability OF Senator
LaFollette.
cit was a glorious victory shared
by both business men and farmers
and proves the old adaRe that right
must prevail. f.aFollotte's majority
will be upwards OF 5000.
John r. Bass. who came to the
state TO take charge OF the Roose-
Welt campaign. made the following
statement before leaving for the east
today:
II have nothing TO say. The result
speaks for Itself. II Democrats had
stayed out of the Republican primary
II might have been different
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-20
SAYS POLICEMAN BEAT
HIM; ASKS DAMAGES

Still suffering from the effects of a
beating he received from two patrol
men in 1908. John SZepiepanski APP
peared in Judge Murphy's court, We'd
lcsday, as plaintiff in suit for dam
ages against Samuel Davis and Jo-
seph Evans.
April 8. 1908. the plaintiff, visited
the home OF Stephen Coralsh, at No.
lSS Thirty-fifth-st., and bought four
chickens. On the way home one of
the chickens got away, and while
chasing It the policemen appeared.
They accused Szepiepanski OF steal
ing the chickens. THe plaintiff says
that when he told them that IL they
kept out of saloons /they would not
be accusing innoceLt people. They
attacked him witty clubs, beat him
into insensibility, and took him 10 the
police station From there he was
taken TO hospital and for weeks he
-APas in critical condition
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-20
SOMETHING TERRIBLY AILS
MAN WHO HAS NO FOES
REV. GEORGE CLARN PECN
Citizen Not Worth Good Fight
seal efy=tis 6e'sg#Fgwaer-
To Blow Him Up"

The Rev. George Clark Peck, OF
New York, spoke on The briskness
OF life in his nooday Lenten ad-
dress in the Detroit opera house,
Wednesday noon. He said in part;
ours Is a rough world for inyerte-
brates. Call IL the worst possible
world, as the pessimist does, or the
best possible world. as the optinIist
does, or a very likable world, as the
meliorist does. IL is certainly brisk.
strenuous place TO live in. Nothing
goes or grows unhindered. But ioI
the law OF antagonism one could
throw a stone TO Chicago as easily as
across the street. Every harvest tield
is a sort OF Waterloo, where life and
death fight eternally. The history or
civilization is a history OF intermin-
able combat. The new railway across
the Florida Keys, the Panama canal,
the latest Swiss tunenl, are not Only
engineering triumphs nut conquests
over ancient enemies in nature oar
hospitals represent our gains against
the inveterate enemies OF the body.
But the conflict is sharper than
this. Someone says that mans worst
enemy is man. Something tcrriDgy
ails the man who has succeeded III
getting through this world without
waking up any husky foes. The citl'
zen who is not worth good hght IS
scarcely worth good gunpowder TO
blow him up. Fancy oeing red
blooded man and being able 10 set
through this world without winning az
enemy.
but the law OF antagonism goes
deeper than this. No man has com
pleted the list OF his foes until ne
has counted himself. Alexander hdd
the world at his feet while he Was
still young man, and died VIC Inh
OF the unconquered passions ot Ills
own soul. Antony met his real de-
feat not at Aetium, but when he tell
prey 10 the wiles OF Cleopatra. George
Eliot won her fight for recognition OF
her rare gifts, but somehow she lost
her greatest moral battle.
y Most OF us accept the doctrine
chat life breaks down at its weakest
point. In the soul itself. as In uln-
her and rocks, there is such quar-
ity az grain. And the old cynlclspi
that every man has his price Is mere-
ly an expressed conviction that IL
we can enter the wedge with the gram
OF a mans soul we shall split aim
wide open. But what about the cor
relate truth, that man breaks -
his strongest point? His foes shali
be they of his own household
especially his virtues The fTugal
man fails at his strongest point. shy
lock is merely frugal man grown
rank. Robert Burns went 10 pieces
az the point of his utmost lovaoie-
ness. Even the saint needs beware
lest he make his own goodness s'ft
OF fetish. A good man may ial IN
love with his own prayerfulnesS: De-
come intolerant through the graces
which ought to make him most ioV-
able
rs this hard doctrines No, II Is
splendid. The strenuousness OF
makes the thrill of II. anybody can,
without. half trying, live up to low
ideal. We live in a day OF great Oar
ing. WHY not take some chances IN
the name OF the souls greatest Was
4 -,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-20
FLAT TRANS-RIVER
PHONE RATE REFUSED

The Board of Commerce telephone
rate committee. composed OF George
HaIgreayes, y. VI. Ferry and A. III.
Zenner, OF Detroit; Mayor Walter
Chatter and j. H. Coburn. Walkerville.
aad o. f. Fleming, OF Windsor, met
IN the Office OF the Michigan State
Telephone Co. Tuesday. 10 confer
with the representatives of the latter
&C ncern and the Canadian Bell com.
pany I'm regard to the toll charge OF
five cents for connection between De
troit and Windsor,
The representatives of the tele-
phone companies stated that no offer
Of settlement would be considered
which provided for a fat rate for this
service. But firms having private
branches in Windsor or Nalkerville
can rent a private line TO connect
their branches and main office al a
fat rate
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-20

MICHIGAN BOY SCOUTS
ARE READY TO SWOOP
DOWN ON FOREST FIRES
Two Thousand Youths 6f1g HffIfzze
at Suggestion of Gov. Osborn
and Fire Warden Oates
FIRST STATE TO USE PLAN
Moral Object Is Development OF
Health and Appreciation of
Duties of Citizenship
FIRST STATE TO USE PLAN
WHAT A FOREST
( SCOUT MUST KNOW

The principles OF IRE rghting and
first aid
How TO use knife. Ratchet. ak,
shovel. mattock, fails OF brush and
blankets.
How to determine directions by
q watch.
How 10 tire various knots.
Swim 20 yards, walk a mile in IL
minutes, row boat OF paddle
canoe a mile.
The game laws.
To distinguish and name three in
digenous trees, three water plants,
three ground plants, three resident
game birds, three migratory game
birds. three game fishes and six FUR
bearing animals.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-20
GRAND TRUNK EXPLAINS
NEW SALARY SCHEDULE

The Grand Trunk railway has is
sued a statement explaining the an.
nouncement made some time ago OF
reduction in wages on the system
TO lake effect April /. The company
had published n Hist Of the employees
AFFECTED by the cut and 1t Is found
tlIat there are altogether ISL train
met, baggagemen. conductors and
brakemen who suffer. the men affect.
Cd all being on light traffic branch
lines. The schedule is merely re.
adjustment OF wages which were in.
ccnsistent and inequitable, Il Is claim
Cd
Some OF the local conductors OH the
local runs received higher wages than
Tie conductors on the international
limited and other crack trains, re
snlting from the lndiscriminnte ap.
2lication OF the schedule which was
Dnt Into effect Jan. I, 1919 The
tcaie Is simply put back to the 1911
faie for the men affected. the railway
claims
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-20

oSCODA, Mich, March 2O.-"Keep
tho right trail"
When the dry season-the season
OF forest fires In Michigan-comes on
this year, 1000 boys marshalled I'M
der the banner of the Michigan Forest
Scouts and having the above for their
motto will be in active service OF the
state. watching for the first curl OF
smoke OF an incipient Are. ready to
notify the wardeps or to beat out the
names II they be not too far advanced.
/. Thus Michigan will be the first state
In the union to put TO some practical
use the boy scout movement.
The Forest Scouts were organized
Mt the suggestion OF Gov. Chase s.
Osborn. william s. Oates, game and
frcl warden Of the state and State
Fire Marshal c. A. Palmer seized the
idea and Mr.. Oates Is now organizing
the service. (.
Companies have been organized In
Jacksonville, Oscoda, Alpena, Onway,
Cheboygan and the 500. Five hun
dred boys between the ages of and
IL years have already been enrolled.
Other companies are being organized
At least 1000 boys will be enrolled in
the Forest Scout service before the
beginning 1.-The dry season.
Te frs. co.1paoy was organized at
Csdoda, win Oscar swanson. aged 10,
as captain. This company, called the
~Wblverine," has already been hard
at work and is an4efficient fire fight
ing organization.
J, II. McGilhvray has been appoint
ell supervisor In the field and Is tray
eliiig over the northern part OF the
state organizing new companies,
The scope of the organization Is
wide. 1t is not confined TO fire fight
ing alone. The Scouts manual says.
The primary. economic object OF
this organization shall be the protec.
ton of frontier life and property and
reforestation. Is moral object, the
development OF health, chivalry and
appreciation of the duties OF citizen
ship; its general object the dissemin-
alton of knowledge or the importance
OF preyentions of forest fires TO the
boys and girls Of the state and
through them to their parents
Various medals have been provided
as reward for good service, including
hero medals for conspicuous bravery.
To become scout boy must
know woodcraft, and be trained In the
protection OF bird and animal life as
well as OF human life and property.
To secure a charter all that Is
necessary is that five or more quail.
ned applicants apply TO the field
supervisor or the head of the depart.
mefit, and that one of the applicants,
nominated by his school teacher and
elected by q majority vote of his COM
pany assume the post Of captain.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-20
AGED MAN STRUCK BY
.. AUTOMOBILE is DEAD

Thomas Hawkins, 60 years old, Of
No. A. Montcalm-st. west. died, Tues
day afternoon in st Mary's hospital.
as the result OF injuries sustained
when he was run down by an unidenti-
fed automobilist at Clifford and Mont
calmsts.. March 10.
Shock Is blamed for the aged mans
death. as the only apparent injury
that he sustained fracture OF
one arm. He was knocked down by
the automobile as he alighted from a
car
Hawkins had lived at the Montcalm.
ST. address for only week, and moth.
ing is known OF his relatives. Coroner
Rothacher ia making efforts TO locate
them. The body is held at the county
morgue