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The Detroit times., 1912-12-11
BAKER MAY Be
GRANGE HEAD If
KETCHAM FAILS
Compromise Is Looked for if
Hastings Man Lacks
Majority
OVERTHROW OF ADVISORY
ACTION BEING SOUGHT
Restoration of Changers Insur-
ance Policy.Is Conyen-
ton Feature

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich, Dec. H..
Interest In the state grange conven-
ton today lies chiefly in the attempt
OF \, l.. Delamarter To secure the res
toration OF his insurance policy In the
Patrons Fire Insurance company. The
committee consisting or three mem
bers appointed by himself and three
by President Reynolds. with seventh
man to be appointed by these six, will
meet this afternoon To hear the evil
dence upon which the policy was can
celled and make It's report TO the pol
icy holders. Feeling over the matter
ii most bitter and both sides declare
they win show up some sensational
matters in connection with the con-
duct Of the company.
In the grange itself the attempt Is
being made to find some way by which
the result OF the advisory election or
master which resulted In the choice
OF John G. Ketcham. OF Hastings, may
be oyerthrown, There are those who
are betting that Ketchan Will not be
elected as II Is necessary for him 70
secure majority OF the votes cast.
With both the Progressiyes and reac-
tionaries dissatisfied II is doubtful II
Ketcham can get majority. although
he may get a plurality. n this should
be the result oR-the 1rsLl lot a goot
chance for a -aompFomise--caRdi date-
would appear Herbert r.. Baker is
looking out for Snch a chance. as ia
c, 8 Bartlett, Isytw. oyiatt and Thorn
az II. McNaughton. ~
Where the thing .Rin ahally land Is
question. Baker is-Aot aad 10 look
ing for chAnee to start something
like his sensational battle of a-Year
ago. should the opportunity be pre-
scented he will cause an vxplosfur
greater than he caused at that time.
This battle will be fought out tomor.
row
The Detroit times., 1912-12-11
POWERS PREPARE
TO DISCUSS PEACE
Austria and Servia Far Apart
as London Conference
Nears

LONDON, Dec. 1l.--With the Balkan
peace conference two days on. those
In best position to speak with author.
ity. today were confident that peace
tor all Europe would be brought about
with little, IL any, difficulty.
Plenipotentaries OF the warning ma
tons arrived during the day, and prep
arations for the negotiations practical.
ly were completed.
The Remuneration by Turkey OF all
territory now occupied by troops OF
the allies, and the adjustment OF. Ger.
tain religious matters, and Ottoman
crown lands In European Turkey, Il Is
believed, would be the basis on which
the ENJOYS would confer. This was
taken to mean that the Turkey would
retain Adrianople. Scutari and Janina
as those cities have not been caatured
From Vienna came . report that II
Navokovitch, ServianG ex-premier and
envoy TO the London conference, pass
Ing through Vienna, told q newspaper
correspondent that the differences be.
tween Austria and Seryia were so
great that II was hardly possible that
they could be bridged.
A Prague dispatch said that the
Austrian minister at Belgrade today
would present to Servia O somewhat
caustic note, prepared by his govern.
ment, inquiring how Servia intends to
bring her policy in line with that OF
Austria-Hungary The note, It was
added, would not be considered as an
ultimatum.
Rates OF war insurance on property
In Galicia again were advanced by the
brokers.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-11
Gen. SICKLES IS
SHORT IN ACCOUNT
New York Monument Commits
sion Is Shy Many Thou
sands of Dollars

NEW YORK, Dec. lit developed
today, following the announcement
that the funds OF the state monument
commission are many thousands OF
dollars short, that its chairman, Gen.
Daniel Z. Sickles, has been relieved
OF his Office. being succeeded by Col.
Lewis r. Stegman. OF Brooklyn. Gen.
Sickles has promised to make good
the entire shortage, variously esti.
mated from $27. 900 10 $4,000, by Dec.
20. II that Is not done, It was stated
on authority, today, the attorney-gen-
eral will institute civil actions
against all OF the members of the
commission, to recover the money, on
the ground that they were negligent in
their duties.
All of the members of the commits
sion united today in declaring that
Gen. Slckles has had complete charge
OF the funds, and they had no method
OF knowing what he was doing. He,
himself, told them, they declared. that
his private and public funds had be
come mixed up, and that there was
no fraud. He said that he viii be
able to make the shortage good.
Whether any other than civil &C
ton has been considered by the state
officials Is not known. All decline to
make any further statements. pend
ing the accounting the veteran has
promised to make by the 10Th.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-11
WELL-KNOWN MINISTER
IS TAKEN BY DEATH

= HILLsDALE. Mich. Dec. l1-lSpe-
ciaLl--Rsy.-C. H. Jackson. rather OF
Secretary G. A. Jackson, OF Hillsdale
college. died very suddenly following
a stroke OF apoplexy al the home or
his, SON. He had just started TO 90 out
TO feed the chickens when he was
seized with the stroke and died short
ly afterwards. He was born in Arcade,
n. u, In 1894. but early came to Mich.
igan and after graduating from Hills
dale college, filed many pastorates.
he is survived by q wife who helped
celebrate their fiftieth wedding ami
versary- last year and the one son.
The remains will be taken to Hume,
y. Y, for burial
The Detroit times., 1912-12-11
WYANDOTTE POULTRY
SHOW HAS BIG LIST

WYANDOTTE, Mich, Dec. 1.-THE
annual oxidation OF the Wyandotte
Poultry association opened today at
Arbeiter hall with the largest list OF
entries in the history OF the associa.
ton over 200 being entered, with a
few late arrivals yet to scar from.
There are twice as many entries
from Detroit fanciers than in any other
year. and the list shows birds from
all orer the down.river district, Mon
roe, Toledo. and other points
The prizes are many and varied
Judge Wise, OF Lansing will SCORE the
birds.
The show closes sunday evening.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-11
HYDE, SENTENCED,
RELEASED ON BAIL
Former New York Chamberlain
Is Given Minimum of
Two Years

NEW YORK, Dec. 11.--Justice Con,
In the supreme court, today. sentenced
former City Chamberlain Charles H.
Hyde, recently convicted OF extorting
bride from the Northern bank for
the benefit Of the bankrupt Carnegie
Trust company, to serve not less than
two years. and not more than three
years and six months In Sing Sing
prison. The court Immediately freed
Hyde on ball OF $4,000, pending argu.
ment on a certificate OF reasonable
doubt regarding the legality Of his con.
viction.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-11
SCHOOL BOARD IS
NOW UNDER PROBE
Grand Jury Hears Testimony of
Several Inspectors; Milk
Trust Inquiry Ends

Investigation OF the Board of Educa
ton was begun by the grand jury,
Wednesday morning Just what
feature of the boards work Is being
inquired into has thus far been kept
a secret. Three members of the board
President Hiram G. Goldberg, Samuel
G. Mumford and Scott Hunter and
Clarence NJ. Burton, former mem.
Der. were called as witnesses during
the morning and were closeted with
the inquisitors for upwards OF two
hours
With the examination of Alfred
Easter, general manager OF the De.
troit Creamery Co., and William ].
Kennedy, secretary and treasurer OF
Towar's Wayne County Creamery Co..
Tuesday afternoon. the jury is sup.
posed to have concluded its inquiry
into. the alleged milk trust"
Frank ]. Towar, of the Towar com
pany. was also subpened, but was in
formed on coming to the jury room
that his testimony was not needed.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-11
BIZ TRACKS LEAD TO OUTFIT OF coUN7ERFEI7ERs|~

ADAMS. Mas Dec. liza scared
rabbit led four hunters to the discov.
ery Of : counterfeiting outfit on one
d the abandoned farms in a wild part
Of Hoosac mountain. John Wolfe,
Julian Lane. Frank Greninguay and
n MiHnault chased a rabbit iato a
hole under an old storpp. While try
fnn "a dig out their quarry the hsn..
ef1 unoarthed ave inoulds for quarters
stamped uItn no date of 1909 and
Ino h1ot ~ metal cut the are OF,
dimes ~ ~ aikmpst. N Zach -bas
The Detroit times., 1912-12-11
CELEBRATE SIXTY-FIRST
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

HlLLSDALE. Mich, Dec. 11.-(Spe-
cial.)-Mr. and Mrs. John s. Lewis,
OF Jonesyille, yesterday celebrated
their sixty-hrst wedding anniversary
Mr.. Lewis has resided almost. contin-
uously In Jonesville since 1916, al
though he was one OF the forty.
miner" and was away for a time to
hunt gold in California, driving across
the plains with an OK team. Mrs.
Lewis IL q direct descendant of John
Alden and Priscilla, In the eighth gen.
Grafton Mr.. Lewis Is SO years OF age
and his wife II ~.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-11
MICHIGAN NEWS
SEARCH WOMANS
CELLAR FOR BODY
Lansing Police Suspect Con-
fessed Homicide OF
Second Crime

LANSING, MICH. Dec. l0.--Aecord-
Ing 10 the police, Mrs. Mary Lucas
has confessed TO the killing Of Mrs
Pauline Finget. The police are dig
ging in the cellar OF Mrs. Lucas home
in the hope OF finding the body OF
Carl Miller, former sewer contractor
from Ft. Scott, Seb., who myteriously
disappeared few years ago, Quick
lime and a battered suit case were
discovered in the cellar,
The Detroit times., 1912-12-11
TOWNSVILLE DEALER
PUT WATER IN THE MILK

HILLSDALE. Mich, Dec. 11.-(spe-
ciaL Deputy State Dairy Commits
sioner Charles E. Teall. OF Milan,
hauled Alfred Godfrey, OF Jonesville,
before Justice Weaver In this city on
the change Of watering HIS milk. God
frey pleaded guilty and paid fine of
$40 and cost Of So.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-11
a REAL OPPORTUNITY.
To Buy a Sensible, servIceable Xmas
Gift For "Hlm."

Surely nothing could be more &C
ceptable to him" as Christmas re
membrance than a fur or fur-lineC
overcoat. and readers Of The Times
contemplating purchase In the
line. should not fail to visit Berman's
at No. 100 Woodward. No store IL
Michigan has larger or more varied
line. and the price range IL such al
to at all purses.
, In making these large purchases
Mr.. Berman was able to make such !
saving that a new record has beer
made In the retailing of merchandise
OF this class In Detroit. and although
hundreds have taken advantage o.
the great savings In price, so large
is this stores supply that all sizes o.
persons and purses are still assureS
OF a satisfactory selection.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-11
WOMAN SUES CITY OF
HILLSDALE FOR $4,000

HILLSDALE, Mich, Dec. 11.--(Spe-
cial Mrs. Martha Murray, widow Of
Edward j. Murray, who was killed two
years ago At the municipal power
plant plant by the caving In OF wall
that was being torn down, has pre-
scented claim against the city for
10000 damages.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-11

MARSHALL, Mich. Dec. l1.--Charles
Mccomher. Battle Creek druggist. was
convicted In the circuit court here OF
selling liquor to trade by the drink.
OF his drug store. where he carried
on this business.
yern Glanfield, 10-year-old boy. was
the chief witness for the prosecution.
He testified today that his father had
pure ha sed two drinks and had paid for
them He accompanied his father TO
the drug store on the day II was raided
by the police.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-11

WASHINGTON. Dec. lin declIn.
ing TO allow new organization 10
use his name. Gov.-elect Sulzer said
no mans reputation Ia safe while he
lives. He advised the use of the name
OF man dead 100 years.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-11

is TO be cooked on the fire and lot IN
water used TO cool AZ come 10 bOi
IL lisa good plan TO have the recepI
tacies good and hot and then pour 4
the stun to be cooked. with the watd
boiling. Put on the tops OF the cyliu
ders. cover the whole thing with stra
or hay and clamp down the lid OF IN
box with sash clamps The food wi
continue 20 cook until the Jars an
taken from the straw.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-11
BOY LOSES HIS LIFE
CROSSING THIN ICE

BAY CITY, Mich, Dec. 1l.--Nicbo.
las Lazerski. IS. son of a Beaver
township farmer. attempted to cross
the Kawkawlin river on the Ice, and
was drowned
The Detroit times., 1912-12-11

COLOGNE. Dec. ll.--Richard Beck.
man Is building a hydro-aeroplane OF
extraordinary size. In which he says
ne wilt cross the Atlantic In As hours.
starting from. the Azores and landing
At Halifax.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-11

COLDS CAUSE HEADACHE AND GRIP
LAXATIVE BROMo Quintne removes
fbe canae. There n only One "BROMO
oTJTNTNE Look for signature OF n.
W GROVE. 2bc.--Advt.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-11
MARINE
VESSEL PASSAGES.

DETROIT. Dec 11.--Up; Alpena,
noon Tuesday: Nye. D. m.
.hrdlu aoifwy auop auop auop auopiu
Gettysburg, 1O:45 p. m; owen. Wyan-
dotte. gao a. m; Capt. Wilson, L. c.
smith, 10:4O
Down: Carnegie, Hines, noon Tues
day; Oscoda, 1870 y. m. ]. g. Ford.
l2:4o; s. s. Curry. /. Ashland, ]. l.
Case, 1880.
Hines and barges (cleaNed), s:15 d.
m; sawyer and barges (cleared). $40:
Paine. 10;40: Ball Bros. 1880
The 500.
sAULT STE. MARIE. Mich, Dec. IL.
Up. North Lake, noon Tuesday.
kenora. midnight; Omega, a m.
Butler, IL.
Down; Turret Chief, midnight; Lake
land, 7'30 a m; Ball. 5:30 D. m.
Socapa, II p. m. last night: Pal
poonge, a. m. Keewatin, 10 Light
south wind, showing
The Detroit times., 1912-12-11

Kansas woman Jurors the other day
opened their deliberations with pray
er.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-11

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1I.--Post.
master Thomas b. smith has gone to
Washington, to find out II chickens
turkeys. butter and eggs will be al.
lowed transportation in the new par.
cells post.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-11

PARIS. Dec. 11.--A seulptured mar
bio clock. OF the Louis XVI. period,
brought 1852 al Hotel Dronot auc-
ton, and the porcelain collection OF
MSrius Bernhard, realized S52,663.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-11

Judge Mandell. at the request Of an
attorney representing a Jewish society.
has set aside divorce granted 10
Wolf Miner, last June. The attorney
represented that VOLTS wife. Ida, had
no money to engage counsel to put In
defense against her husbands appIi-
cation for the divorce. and that, for
that reason she allowed him to secure
IL without contest. She was In New
York when the case was heard She
now seeks to get support from him
Judge Mandell will hear the reopened
case at an early date
The Detroit times., 1912-12-11

There are e.345.5S2 pupils in the
schools in India Only 100000 girls.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-11

Springfield. Mo-, Is to have a farm.
ers agricultural study institute 10
last a month. All branches OF farm
ing will be studied.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-11

LONDON. Dec 1.-THE coming OF
age Of John lauder. son OF Harry Lau-
der. the Scotch comedian. was cele-
bFatsd With dinner at Dunoon, at
which the town ofiicials and Clergy.
nan Harn Enaata. - 80.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-11

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE In.
terstate Commerce commission today
suspended, until March 81, proposed
export rates OF l6 IL cents per lot,
pounds on oil cake, oil meal. screen.
ings and fiaxseed, over the Missouri
Pacific railway, from st. Paul and
Minneapolis. to gulf ports.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-11

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 11.--society
~o~'en 80 irving to reduce the high
cost OF living BY selling eggs at "a
q, 1G-rn. Representatives OF
hundred clubs are backing the en-
tsrpriss.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-11

was material for $1,000 worth OF coin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
A Fish With a Lant.rn.

No. matter what animals or groups of animals are studied, it will always be, found that their leading physical traits are exactly adapted to their hab- its and conditions. A striking illus tration of this fact is afforded by the torch fish. This is a deep sea fish that carries on its nose something like a short, thin bone, which it can illumi- nate with a phosphorescent light or .extinguish at pleasure. It does not use this lantern to guide it on its way in the depths of the ocean or to enable it to see what is going on in the neigh borhood. The light is put to a more practical use. When the fish feels hun gry it lights up to attract smaller fish. They dart for the fight and find them selves in the capacious mouth of the fish How the lantern is lighted and exhnguished is not yet clearly under stood.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
A Verx Lucky Smoke.

A curious story comes from Vienna. A young man, the representative of a famous firm, who carried a large sum of money with him. spent the night at hotel at Pressburg. According to his usual custom, he remained some time smoking in bed Suddenly the burn ing cigar fell to the floor. He bent over to extinguish it when he saw a hand project from under the bed and put out the fire. It made him very uncomfortable, and he lay for fifteen minutes thinking Then he said aloud: How very cold it isl I must get my fur coat" Jumping out of bed he ran to the door, opened it and shouted for help, and the robber was caught He confessed his crime and then added that he had been fireman formerly and could not resist the impulse to ex- tinguish the burning cigar. =
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
Antiquity of the Saw.

The saw is the earliest. tool that has been traced in Egyptian history. It was found first in the form of notch ed bronze knife in the third dynasty, or about 5000 years before the Chris tian era, and was followed in the fourth and fifth dynasties by larger toothed saws, which were used by carpenters, but there are no dated specimens until the seventh century before the Chris fian era, when the Assyrians used iron saws The first knives on record were made out of flint and were in fact saws with minute teeth. They prob ably were used for cutting up animals. as the teeth would break away even on soft wood. Rasps, which are but n form of saw, were first made of sheets of bronze, punched and coiled round, but the Assyrians in the seventh cen tury used the straight rasp made of Iron similar to the modern type. In the present day the saw IS probably used more than any other tool. It has taken three distinct forms for the working of both wood and metal-the straight saw, the band saw and the circular saw.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
Fortune Telling.

Fortune telling is almost as old as the human race. We have no knowl- edge of the time when or place where 1t originated. We only know that the practice was in vogue as far back as we can go. Some claim that 1t had its beginning with the Chaldean astrolo- gers, who claimed that they were able to foretel1. the future by aid of the planets, The oldest of the nations were familiar with the practice, and by the gypsies it has been carried all oveE the world. It is perfectly natural for man to want to know about tomor- row and next year, and it required but little effort on his part to listen to for tune tellers. To this day the business is carried on with profit by the gypsies and others who impose upon the ere dulity of the superstitious,-New York American. ae&a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
Head Hunters of the Philippines.

Cautiously enough, the head hunting peoples of the Philippines are appar- ently limited to northern Luzon. None of the warlike hill tribes 1nhabIting other parts of the archipelago are known to take the heads of their vic tfms. The explanation of their head hunting customs which is given by the Negritos of northeastern Luzon is very simple. They believe that each family must take at least one head a year or suffer misfortune in the form of sick ness; wounds, starvation or death Their victims are always beheaded with bOlos. Heads fire buried in the ground under the houses" of the men who take them. Plates or ollas are placed oyer the spots where the heads are buried and possibly contain offer fngs to, evil spirits. The houses under which heads are buried are then aban- doned and their supposedly fortunate owners look forward to a period free from death. sickness or injury and to success in their hunting and fishing National Geographic Magazine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
SIMPLE EXPLANATIONS I :.
 OF ELECTRIC FACTS

... Wheneversyou ask an electrical en-
 gtneer question he seizes a pad and draws a picture. This is getting the cart before the horse. The picture is a graphic representation of an idea You have to comprehend the idea before you can grasp the significance of the picture.
 Electricity is far more definite science than that of steam power. The public has learned from constant repetition that about 90 per ,cent@ of. to run steam engine is wasted.e la an electrical ma achine the waste is. far
 less and the apount of energy. that
 is generated can be measured far more accurately. S't='
 Electric generators are machines to transform mechanical power fnto.eieeA
 generate electric current when driven
 by mechanical power. They are run
 by steam engines. turbines, gas en- zines or some other form of mechani- cal power called prime movers The
 generator is constructed to transform
 the amount of mechanical power that IA generator run by a.ten horse power.
 eng1nes-t for instance, will transform
 ten horse power of. energy, less a
 small percentage (about 10 per cent.)
 lost in the process. Electrical en-
 gineers don't usually say that gen
 orator transforms ten horse power. Their measure of energy Cor power1
 is the ki1ewatt which is equal to- one and ~a1 third horse power So1 they say that the generator transform sew. en and a half kilowatts, which is, the equivalent of ten horse power. Why
 should this change in nomenclature
 be any more confusing than to say that one inch is equal to two and a
 half cefitin eters? s- 1rs s-.- fss Mention the action of electric tcurs-1 rent to a neophyte,- and he imnaedi-: ately assumes a look of blank per-
 p!exity- Yet the fundame ental facts about electric. current are extremely
 simple. An electric current will not
 move unless it can move in a com plete circuit and get back where it came from. This, is why it is safer for a man handling electric cur rent to work with one hand behind
 his back. He is then not likely. to
 touch it in two places, and thus. eom5
 plete a circuit through himself, E1ec-
 tr1c current may be said to have ex- actly the same sort of intelligence as a. child epIayfng puss-i -thezeorn CT. The child will not leave the corner 1t
 occupies until it sees corner free for 1t to go to. By likenins the electric circuit to the piping system which leads the water to wash basin and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
A RoedIess Land.

Russia is almost q roadless land. It is .inconceivable to the foreign visitor who has ever left the beaten track of the railways in Russia how a great em- pfre can have ssubsisted so long and so without even a pretense at roads. The secret lies in the fact that for i've or six months in the year nature herself provides roads over the greater part of Russia - admirable smooth, giassy roodways over hard worn snow. The traffic Is further cheapened oyer these roads by the sub stitution rf sledge runner for the wheel and axle: This brings the cost of land carriage as near the cheapness of water borne freight as possible. and it is the prtncipal reason why Russia in the twentieth century is still road less land.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
The Eanxaahaok.

Of all the wild fowl family the can vasback duck is easily the king. Its aesh is matchless in sweet flavor un- less 1t be by that of the redhead, and the extremely high price of 1t shows how precious and rare it has become. Not many years ago there was little difficulty in procuring good bag of this bird on the shores of the Chesapeake, where it feeds upon the wild celery that gives distinction to its desh Today the capvasback is a rara avis. indeed. It is going the way of all flesh. only faster than most. and its assappearance will be. unlike that of the dodo, a gustatory calamity Its
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19

ed man, with courteous address was wont to walk up and down the princf- pal streets of the city. Whenever he met a stranger who looked hopeful to him he would approach the man, and with the most delightfully."- frank man ner he would ask:
 My dear sir, have you confidence enough in me, an entire stranger tO you, to lend me $5 for an hour or two?' s
 And it is said that the man made an extremely good living by this very sim pie means.-New York Sun