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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-21
COURT NOT SURE OF
JURISDICTION IN CASE

Judge Hosmer spent most OF
Thursday morning trying to decide
whether he had jurisdiction in the
divorce case OF Marjorie Barriage
against her husband, John, of Flint,
or whether the case should be heard
In Genesee county.
The husband fled suit in Flint.
Dec. 21. and she started one In De
troit, Jan. Is. Mrs. Barriage Is rep
resented by Attorney Alex. Rea, by
whom she is employed as stenogra-
pher, and Deputy Sheriff Brennan
made the charge that the two con-
spired to prevent service of the hus-
bands papers upon her until after
she had filed her suit.
The question OF jurisdiction will not
be settled until the attorney from
Flint has time to file a brief.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-21
Expects To Visit This State On
His Return From Western
Trip, Which Starts Tuesday
CONTINUES FIGHT ON TAFT
Calls His Successor in Office
"Fossilized" in First Campaign
Speech in New York
rAFTs ADVISERS TELL
HIM TO STRIKE BACK

WASHINGTON. March 2lrhs
latte or personalities between
RESIDENT Taft and Theodore Roose-
sei, is now on with a vengeance
anu today the presidents adyisers
urged him to make immediate and
scathing reply TO the Rooseveif
speech OF last night.
4, Inc president hesitated to enter
.ne neid OF bitter personal criticism
opened by Roosevelt In his declara-
non non that the policy that Taft up-
no,us ~ that which every benefici-
aIy OF crooked privilege loudly ap-
Yarn put mis- political advisers
were strong in their demand thaf
loud" Ahs OUT
datts reply to the declaration
lnat ne "dlstrusts the people" was
recently prepared and -hls-poiitirai
snanasers We're insistent today that
sonething OF the sort, attackinx
Roosevelt. be put forth at once.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-21
JUDGE PHELAN WARNS
CAR CREW TO FIRE UP

Judge Phelan warned the motorman
and conductor of Jefferson line car,
in his court, Thursday, that unless
they paid little more attention to
keeping their car properly heated.
and a little less attention to ringing
up the nickles for the ID. u. r., some
body was going to go to jail in the
near future.
A cold car complaint made by
James Perrien, a travelling man, was
UP for heariHg,, and though Perrien
was out or the city, part OF the
testimony was heard.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Pen
niman declared that the car crew evil
dently expected friction from the
cash register to heat the car, as the
steve was SO cold that boy was sit
ting on II TO keep warm. The tenn
persture in the car was 16 degrees
above zero, passengers said.
The members of the car crew plead
ed that they didn't have time to keep
the stove going right, though the cash
register was kept jingling.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-21

been taken out dead Seventy-one
men are still in the mine.
Twenty bodies had been brought
from the mine early today. All were
found huddled in heaps, the men cvi-
IDENTITY having been crowded into tho
slightest crevices in the mine cor
ridors in nope OF escaping the deadly
gases and flames which swept through
the workings following the explosion.
Several bodies were found near tho
main shaft of the mine. the men hav.
ing fed before the flames and smoke
TO within striking distance OF fresh
air, only to fall suffocated. The
clothing was burned from their bodies
and all were charred beyond recogni-
ton.
When the government mine rescue
crew arrived late yesterday from Nc
Alester, one of the big fans which
was being worked full blast By the
miners, was stopped in hope OF check
ing the flames =butthey= appeared to
be spreading to practically every part
of the mine Many old miners here
suggested that possibly the entombed
men had retreated to the inneIlnost
recesses OF the mine and might be
found alive.
There were 116 men in the mine az
the time of the explosion. When the
first rescue party entered the shaft
an hour later, IL were found cropping
their way through the smoke, more
dead than alive.
There were 1l6 men in the mine
at the time of the explosion. Eleven
men were rescued alive Twenty
bodies have been taken cut and ae-
cording TO the mine records, SO men
are still imprisoned in the mine work
ings--l II is feared all-of these are
dead
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-21
BY CHAs. E. MAURER.

By CHAS. II. HAURER.
President Giens Run Coal Co., of Ohio.
In order TO understand the attitude
or The operators 10 the new demands
OF the miners, it is necessary to re.
call the history OF soft coal wage
agreements.
In the years prior to any substan-
tial agreement the condition OF the
mining industry was very unsatfsfac-
tory TO both operators and miners. a
remedy for this state OF chaos was
sought by both parties and resuitCG
in the early eighties OF the first agree
ment between operators and miners
a. Pennsylvania, Ohio. Indiana aud H.
linois.
In SO contracts were instituted,
but in 1894 these relations were ais
solved and conditions again took on
an aspect of decentralization, which
continued with numerous strikes and
lockouts till 1898.
Then the basing price of the Hook
ing district was SO cents per ton for
screened lump coal. The working day
was nine and half hours.
districts which did not recognize The
United Mine workers produced coal
much more cheaply than those dis.
tfcts which maintained contractual
relations with that organization.
To correct these harmful conditions
q joint convention OF operators anu
Iminers OF Ohio, Western Pennsy.-
vania, Indiana, Illinois, was heiG In
Chicago, January. 1898.
Then an Interstate agreement was
established. The basing price for
mining in Ohio and western Pennsyl-
vania was increased from 56 20 06
cents per ton, an eight-hour work day
was established, the first recognition
Of the eight-hour day by any large
body OF employers in the country.
The granting OF the eight-hour day
and other concessions was with the
understanding that the miners Would
give the operators OF the four con-
iracting states adequate protection
against the competition of the fields
still unorganized From year TO year
,we have called upon the miners to
fulfil that promise.
The tonnage OF the non-union feds
entering into the competitive mar
kets. particularly the tonnage OF West
Virginia, was at that time noe so
large as it was aggressive and threat
sning, being then approximately 6Oc,'
900 tons.
Since then coal from this unorsan-
Seed territory has increased to H.
OOO. 900 tons! This does not include
tonnage from the non-union Pits
burgh district.
AT the present time nearly so per
=peHHof=the= coal consumed =in=H.ese
great lakes markets OF northern Ohio,
Indiana and Michigan, Is supplied
from non-union fields.
To find a market for the union tom
uage. the owners of Ohio and Penn
sylvania mines, within the past FIVE
years, have built large coal docks to
secure markets in the upper lake
ports, but these operators now find
non-union coal rapidly commanding
(Continred On PnRe FonrJ
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-21
LEGAL AID BUREAU COULD
NOT HANDLE ELOAN SHARK OR
CHILD DISCRETION CASES
These Matters Entirely Within
Jurisdiction of Prosecuting At
torney, Latter Points Out
WRITES TO AID. Gilman
Commends General Purpose of
Schreiter's Scheme and Says
Much Good Would Result
SHEPHERD.

Prosecuting Attorney Shepherd has
sent the following letter to Aid Gin
nan, chairman of the council ways
and means committee, relative TO the
proposal to establish legal aid
bureau by the city for the handling
of cases for the poor:
Ny Dear Sir-I note in the press that
Secretary Z. r.. Schreiter has requested
of your honorable body. that you es-
tabllsh a free legal aid bureau as an
adjunct 60 the corporation counseFs
office. 1 am writing TO So that on
general principles such bureau would
be very wise and proper thing.
understand, however. that Edward
i,,Sorr P9korney' "a very capable young
some time been acting in this
capacity on behalf OF the Bar assocla-
ton OF Detroit. and has done some
very good work In this lire. Again.
] note by this communication the men
tion OF two particular branches of
work which might ordinarily come
within the Jurisdiction OF such a free
legal cid bureau. TO which l call your
First. Mr.. schreiter suggests the
work OF such bureau In cases OF child
desertlon. lie must mean to include
and wife desertion, which are covered
by the same stntsite az child desertior,
both being acts OF the legislature OF
this state. and coming entirely within
the jurisdiction OF the office of the
legal aid bureau in the city hail would
have no jurisdiction In such matters,
and could not enforce such statutes or
appear In court I'm such cases
In the second place, | note the COM
niHnieation mentions the so-eailed
loan shark business" Here again,
the statutes covering this particular
line of business, are acts of the state
il ri a Ia nA haf nVfn fal
entirely within the jurisdiction OF the
office Of prosecuting attorney. and
could not he enforced by either such
free legal aid bureau or by the corpor-
alton counsel himself, as he has no
Jurisdiction.
| am writing this letter simply to
give you. information. which know
your committee viii be glad TO receive
In making up your decision as TO the
establishment OF such a bureau There
are undoubtedly thousands OF cases
coming within the criminal Jurisdiction
OF the corporation counseIs office and
WITHIN the civil jurisdiction of all the
courts where such legal aid bureau
would be OF great service, but these
two particular instances. with regard
TO child and wife Abandonment or de-
sertion. and the handling OF the loan
shark proposition, could not be han
died by such bureau. Both are now
and will so long as j am in office. be
handled In this office. and all victims
OF the loan sharks know that thex can
receive free counsel and very material
help from this office. and as "A result
Of that knowledge on their part dozens
of them visit this office daily This
policy OF protecting these poor people
free charge will f=be continued SIX
days and nights In the week. and
twelve months in the year.
Very respectfully yours
HUGH SHEPHERD
Prosecuting Attorney
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-21
GEORGE +. REYNOLDS,
PROMINENT ELK, DEAD

George f. Reynolds, about 90 years
old, for 10 years grand secretary of
the Grand Lodge OF Elks OF the
United States, died OF pneumonia, In
st Marys hospital, Thursday morn
ing, after a weeks illness His home
was in Saginaw. where he was prom
inently connected with the Elks. lie
was also n member OF the Knights of
Pythias OF late he had been travel.
ins for a Saginaw liquor firm. At one
time he represented Detroit cigar
firm on the road. The body will like
~ be taken 10 Saginaw for burial.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-21
COURT STENOGRAPHER'S
ARM is PARALYZED

W. Scott Jones, one of the veteran
circuit court stenographers, has been
compelled 10 take a vacation for
short time because of paralysis OF the
rIaht arm. He was stricken while re-
porting case, Wednesday afternoon,
and compelled to giye UP. finding that
,e was unable to control his hand.
his physician believes a rest and
Lroper exercise will effect cure.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-21
SOFT COAL OPERATORS
BLAME WEST VIRGINIA
FOR THREATENED STRIKE
Pay is Extremely Low and Prod
uct Produced Much Cheaper
Than Elsewhere
WORKING HOURS LONG, TOO
Operators in Organized Fields
Cannot Meet Competition if
They Pay Good Wages

" the operators and B,tners Of the bffumi-
nous Geids cannot reach trdOs agreement md
coal famine comes. IL UdH be because Of the
state OF West TTgtaid Roth miners and oper-
Ptors agree 20 this
Vest TirOinia Is called The IN orn bi the side
Of the coat tndustrD." Most Of he mines. the
best IN the Worid. are owReti on the E1kias Darts
and Watson Idmiiies. Labor organizers UhO
enter this GeId are uarned 10 Keep o1. N hey
star. according 10 Tom Le,cis, e1-Dresident oJ
he United Miae Workers. ncV are sumnsriiy
deaH Uth.
1hus ud0es are ioW IN West Virginia, and
coal Is produced al from g5 10 20 cents u ton
cheaper than etse,0here. and SOLD at prices that
operators ia Other detds cannot meet II hey poy
good ra0es.
Fouopin0 Is The operators side Of the pre-
sent controversy. as set Jorth bU dn Ohio opera
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-21
HERMAN p. WEBER is
CHARGED WITH FORGERY

Henry a. Rochrtg, prominent Ger
nan citizen. swore out a warrant be
fore Justice Jeffries, Thursday. charg.
iny Herman y. Weber. also we'll
known. with forging an Endorsement
on promissory note for $1,000,
Weber. seeking To renew the note,
given to Roehrig as administrator or
an estate. was told 10 get an indorse-
ment. and returned the note with the
Endorsement of +. u. Stricken The
aute was later protested for non-pay-
inent. and Roehrig alleges that inves-
cation showed that Stricker's name
haG been forged on the note.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-21
JAMES CUSHAWAy FOIlED
TN ATTEMPT To BREAK
JAIL IN SAN FRANCISCO
Luck Goes Back On Man Who
Escaped Four Times From
Jackson Prison
PAROLED IN MICHIGAN
Notorious Prisoner May Be
Brought Back To Finish
Term in Marquette
PARoLED IN MICHIGAN

James Cushaway, who escaped four
times from Jackson prison, while serv-
ing time for highway robbery, and
whose release on parole from Mar
quette prison, after his transfer there,
caused considerable discussion, figur-
ed In sensational attempt to escape
from the Ingleside prison, San Fran
cisco. where he is serving two con-
secutive terms of six months each,
for misdemeanors. His parole from
Marquette had been granted on the
grounds that his mother was dying
and that he wanted to take her west
III an effort to restore her 10 health.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-21
SHEPHERD TOO BUSY"
TO TALK TO AUDITORS

The county auditors sent word ~
Prosecutor Shepherd to appear before
them. Thursday morning, to give his
reasons for asking for another assist
ant. hut he sent back word that he
was too busy. The real reason for MIR.
Shepherds refusal TO appear before
the board Is said TO be his dislike OF
Auditor Buhrer, following the clash
between the two several weeks ago,
when the lie was passed and names
hurled back and forth.
MIR Shepherd says he needs another
man for few months and IL one u
not allowed him by the auditors he
will pay for one out OF his own pocket
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-21
PHYSICIANS SAY AVIATOR
COFFYN WILL RECOVER

NEW YORK, March ~ Following
a careful examination surgeons at
the Presbyterian hospital decided To-
day that Aviator Frank Conyn. a..
jured in an auto accident yesterday,
sustained compound fracture OF TIC
skull. They believe he will recover.
however.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-21
"A OF lO5 MEN RESCUED
ALIVE FROM HG6HEM MfMfi
SEARCH GOES ON FOROTHERS
Seventy-one Are Still in Mine
Hope Is Held Out
For Some
20 ARE TAKEN OUT DEAD
Explosion Causes Disaster in
San Bois Workings in
Oklahoma

McCURTAIN, Okla, March 21.-
Fourteen miners were rescued alive
from the San Bois mine here this at
ternoon. Hopes have been raised that
more men are alive and cropping their
way about in the interior OF the mine.
Rescuers were working frantically
this afternoon. spurred to desperate
efforts by the pitiful appeals OF the
relatives Of the men still missing that
their loved ones be saved. Twenty
the burning mine alive. Twenty have
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-21
GRAND RAPIDS MAN
SUCCEEDS WOOLFENDEN

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, March 21.
Hugh j. Gray has been appointed
district passenger agent OF the Pere
Marquette railroad in Chicago, sue
ceeding w. G.. Woolfenden.
Gray has been with the Pere Mar
Guette Is years. He began as as
slstant rate clerk.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-21
HOUSE PASSES PRIMARY
Bill AHD= VOTES TO GIVE
IT IMMEDIATE EFFECT
Sixty-nine Representatives Cast
Ballots For Quick Action
and Twelve Dissent
LORD IN ANTI COLUMN
Rep. Flowers Meets Objections
BY Offering Resolution To
Amend Recent Law
LORD IN ANTI COLUMN
From a Staff Correspondent.

LANSING, Mich, March 21.-If the
house only had the power to pass a
bill and give II immediate effect Mich.
igan might have a presidential pri-
mary law this year.
The house by vote of 76 to Z again
passed the Ball presidential primary
bill this morning and by SO to IL voted
TO give the bill immediate effect. The
following voted against the bill: Reps.
Cummins, knight, Lord. Straight.
Warner, Willoughby, and Yaple.
The following voted against giving
the bill immediate effect: Rep. Cum
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-21
UNDERWOOD ASKS
CUT IN DUTY ON WOOL

WASHINGTON. March 2l.--A bin
reducing the duty on wool, identical
with the measure vetoed by President
Taft last summer. was introduced ia
the house today by Majority Leader
Underwood. The ways and means
committee at a meeting today ens
dorsed the measure and determined
t. again attempt 10 put II up TO the
president
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-21
COAL is SHY. RAILROAD
TO SUSPEND OPERATIONS

LONDON, March 21.--Because OF
the impossibility of getting coal to
keep the trains moving. the Great
Central railroad posted a notice to-
night announcing that il will on sun.
day suspend all operations until the
end OF the miners strike.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-21
Husband and wife Sue ID. n. nj

Mrs. Mary Lipinski and her hus-
band, John, both started suits against
the u. u. X. In the circuit court Thurs
day. claiming damages OF $4,000 each
for injuries sustained by Mrs. Lipinsli
when she was thrown from a Cross
town car on Warren-ave. west. Sept. S,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-21
N's TEMPER ATURES.

ne rnturc. 5St lowest. 3Gi mean, ~;
M rtIy cloudy weather.
The sun sets today ne 5i4J D. m. and
rises Friday NJ 5ia2 "a. m.
The moon sets tonight at DOS p. m.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-21
THE WEATHER

For Detroit md Virinit,t Thursday
ntpht and Friday generally fair md
continued coIdt moderate northrrly
winds.
For Lower MtchIgant Cloudy tonight;
Friday fnirg moderate Co brisk north
10 northwest winds.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-21

Bu-Ines.-Iik- PrintInS. no fuss and
no feathers. The plain. neat kind that
looks right Times Printing CO.. rs
John r. st Ph. Main 14ss. or City ssss.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-21

Patrick sullivan. aged so years. was
awarded n verdict OF s4.Ssb in his suit
against the II. u. N. b. jury In Judge
Van Zile's court, late "Wednesday night
Th@ platntir was one OF the victims Of
the wreck at Nack-ave. and the Belt
line more than year ago. when
Michigan Central freight train hit =
street car.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-21

For y. and Foreign Patents 70 q
Barthel n Barthe, a w Congress-st
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-21

Joh Printing Done aiEht. Time.
Printing Co.. Is John R-st
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-03

In a riot in a Southern town be-
tween negroes and whites the
whites fired their revolvers into
the air and the negroes at once
took to their heels. The next day
a plantation owner said to one of
his men: Sam, were you in the
crowd that gathered last night?"
''Yassir." did you run like the
wind, Sam? ?" mo, sir. 1 didn't
run like the wind-'deed, I didn't.
But passed two niggers that was
running like the windP' as-lr
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-03

HOW THE WAR STANDS
Conslantinople, Oct. 3.-Bul-
garian, Servian, Montenegrin
and Greek ministers presented
joint ultimatum to Turkey today.
They demand home rule for
Macedonia, Albania, Old Servia
and Crete within three days,
If at the end of three days Tur-
key has. not answered the allies
will present second three-day I'LL
timatum.
If Turkey does not yield then,
the allies will begin the war,
LaSauanna, Switzerland, Oct.
3.-Turkish and Italian represen-
tatives reached an agreement on
: main terms of peace treaty today.
May be signed any moment.
If signed, Turkey will have free
hand to deal with the quadruple
alliance of the Balkan states and
probably will be able to wipe
them up,
Vienna, Oct. a.-Turkish bat
talon crossed frontier into Ser
via. Driven back by Servian reg
iment after heavy fighting.
Belgrade, Servia, Oct, Seer
Wan government seized several
carloads of Turkish war NUM-
tions and three Turkish aero
planes.
Washington, Oct. s.-Greek
legation got cablegram from
Athens saying government has
issued order for mobilization of
4.oo.. - ;o;,, D,,1oro-,o Ca-1y;o
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-03

Consul General Botassi today
cancelled sailing orders of liner
Macedonia one hour before time
of its sailing for the Piraeus, had
passengers and cargo taken off
and sent liner to Philadelphia to
take on munitions of war. Later
it is to return here to take on all
Greeks of military age who will
offer to fight against Turkey.
London, Oct. 3.-Foreign of
flee has received cable from Sir
Gerald Lowther, British am
bassador to Turkey, saying that
Turkey will not fight unless
forced.
Sir Gerald says Sultan is will
ing to introduce reforms in Mace
donna under supervision of pow
ers, but will strike first and hard
est at Bulgaria if war comes.
All factions in Turkey are for
getting their differences and
showing fine spirit of patriotism.
Mobilization of army and recruit
ing going ahead rapidly.
Constantinople, Oct. 3.-Rou-
manian minister has assured the
Sultan that his country will re-
main absolutely neutral in the
event of war.
In a riot in a Southern town be-
t,rranr, r,anrrnac md ,1rhftor 4hn
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-13
c, & 0. AGENTS MEET
AT CLIFTON FORGE
Charles Blair Read a Paper
on the Passenger Work
of the Railroad.

T. A. Greenstreet, local freight
agent, and G. A. Blair, local ticket
agent, OF the c. & O. railroad have re-
turned from Clifton Forge, Va, where
they attended the first annual meeting
CT the agents of the Chesapeake and
Orio.
Blair read paper on the worl. of
the passenger department in which he
called attention to the work which the
department is doing and outlined i'm
provements that can be made
T he meeting was called to perfect an
organization which will be known as
the Railway Agents Asocia-
ton of the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad, and it's object will be to
better the transportation and passen-
ger service of the road Sixty-five
agents attended the meeting. General
aMnager Grice, of the road, and other
high officials were in attendance.
The convention was opened with an
address by the mayor of Clifton Forge.
The officials living west of Clifton
Forge returned home in a special train
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-13

seph Clevenger, died Thursday night
at her home at this place. She is sur
yived by her husband, one son, Dan
Clevenger of Diddridge Chapel Mrs.
Cleyenger was the daughter of L. NJ.
Jones and was born at Centerville.
Death was que to hardening of the ar
teries. The funeral will be held Sun
day morning with short services at
the home at $50 o'clock. Burial at
Doddridge Chapel at II o'clock.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-13
UNLUCKY FRIDAY
FOR FRANK SELBY

DR.. Frank Selby, a police court fire.
qUenter. considers Friday the thir-
teenth very unlucky. He was arraigned
in police court this morning on the
charge of public intoxication and or
dered TO leave the city by Mayor Zim-
norman Selby is an habitual drunk
ard and regrets very much to leave
the Quaker city where he always con-
sidered himself a welcome visitor at
the county Jail. He told the court he
would lave.