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The Detroit times., 1912-02-10
GERMANY JOINS HANDS
WITH UNITED STATES
IN FAR EASTERN CRISIS
Kaiser's Government Feels Iso-
lated After England and
Other Powers Combine
TO MAINTAIN OPEN DOOR
Cologne Gazette Praises "Splen-
did Attitude" of Washington
in Diplomatic Exchanges

BERLIN, Feb. 10.-With the
dawning public realization that this
weeks exchange OF notes between the
United States and Germany, seeking
TO protect the Chinese open door, Is
probably the most important step
ever taken in the direction OF Ger
man-American diplomatic co-opera-
ton, the German foreign office,
through Assistant Foreign Secretary
Zimmerman, today gave the United
Press statement OF the attitude OF
the German government.
The action of the United States
and Germany in joining hands to
preserve neutrality in China is now
recognized as an epoch making diplo-
matte achievement, in view OF the
fact that IL is the most important
move ever made Jointly by the two
nations
While the foreign office naturally
will not comment on the diplomatic
phase of the situation, II Is apparent
that the kaiser's government is graf
flied at the success of Count Won
Bernstorff in securing the co-opera-
tion of the American state depart
ment. The genral impression here
Is that Germany is now In thorough
accord with American diplomacy. The
comment OF Berlin newspapers is dis
tinctly favorable to the action of Am
bassador Bernstorff and Secretary of
State Knox.
Secretary Of State Knox's answer
to Count Won Bernstorffs inquiry
concerning Americas attitude toward
China has caused great satisfaction
to Germany.
THE scope and object of the eX
change of notes were to make II
known that the preservation of neu-
trality by all powers toward Chinese
events, is necessary in the mutual in
terests of both countries.
THE note of Secretary Knox con-
tains valuable promises given by the
powers to prevent Intervention as
long as possible and In case expected
Continued on Page Eight)
The Detroit times., 1912-02-10
MERCURY DIPS TO twelve
below, ESTABLISHING NEW
LOCAL RECORD FOR SEASON
But Cheer Up, Warmer Weather
Is Hurrying This Way
q From Montana
DUE TO ARRIVE TONIGHT
Detroit Fares Better Than Other
Parts Of State-32 Below
. in the 800"
HOURLY TEMPERAruREs.

Have courage. Warmer weather Il
on the way and Is due to arrive Sat
urday night. In fact it's getting
warmer" already IL was only foui
below at IL o'clock, the mercury hav
ing risen eight degrees In two hours
from the low mark of IL below. BY
| o'clock in the afternoon tho mercury
lad crawled up TO within one degree
of the zero mark and was still going
This la the record for the winter
Really. and is the coldest weather
Detroit has experienced since Feb. IA
1905. when the mercury hit 10 below
IN the official tube. IL does not come
1Iywhere near the low mark for the
Detroit bureau. however, which is "a
:egrees, recorded in December, 1872
I;ut no one Is going TO be disappointed
ecause no records have been broken.
; IT'S quite cold enough for the man
who foots the coal bills. and even the
coal man is willing to admit that l2
below Is cold enough for all practical
purposes.
Detroit is fortunate compared with
some of the cities In the state. The
eldest point in the state was the 500,
where the government thermometer
iropped to 80 below. Lansing and
; ioughton each report "a below; Al
The Detroit times., 1912-02-10
DELEGATES ONLY AIM
OF THE WILSON FORCES
Woodrow Wilson League Not
Aiming To Displace National
Committeeman Wood

S. w. Beakes, of An Arbor, secre-
tary OF the Woodrow Wilson League
OF Michigan, and who was present
at the meeting of the campaign COM
mittee at Kalamazoo yesterday, was
seen at the league headquarters In
the Telegraph building this morning
and questioned In regard toSthe re
port Of hostilities on the occasion oi
the gathering of the Wilsonites In
the celery city.
THE Wilson comittee was organ
lied for one purpose only and that
was the securing of delegates from
Michigan for Governor Wilson, and
there Is not, and so far as | know,
there never has been, any idea of
making any attack on the state Dem
ocratic organization.
This organization has stated TO us
that they are not working for the
candidacy OF any man for the presi-
dency and we believe they are truth
full men, said Mr.. Beakes. 1.-THE
committee is not seeking any per-
sonal preferment for any of its men,
bers. It's sole object is to secure a
Wilson delegation and there was no
luih dI NHC BOlu6 any
further than this"
How about the report that an at
tempt was made to indorse Mr.. Nc
knight in place of T.. O.. Wood as
national committeeman? Secretary
Beakes was asked.
81 can truthfully say that in all
the time / was in Kalamazoo didn't [
hear Mr.. Meningitis name mentioned
in connection with the national com
mitteemanship. We were not there
for the purpose of selecting q ma
tional committeeman"
Mr.. Beakes said the members OF
the conference were a unit in the
matter of favoring the presidential
primary and he reports feeling OF
confidence that majority of the
Democrats of Michigan want the
nomination of Wilson.
The Kalamazoo meeting was oharac.
teriZed by enthusiasm, optimism and
harmony. More than twenty members
of-ths-eomalittse- present from
various parts of the state TO transact
business and make plans for a vigor.
lCOntlnued on Page Elghto
The Detroit times., 1912-02-10
.BUHRER INVITES SHEPHERD
TO PRODUCE PROOF OF
SERIOUS CHARGES MADE
Its Your Duty To Public To
Substantiate Accusations If
You Can," Says Auditor
TALKS OF VICE RAIDS
Declares Hes Investigating
Story That Prosecutors Trips
Are Just "Four-Flushes"

Prosecuting Attorney Shepherds
statement, handed out Friday, in
which he made insulting charges
against County Auditor Charles A.
Buhrer, rejecting upon his character
both as a citizen and public official,
drew from Mr.. Buhrer, Saturday, a
hot reply, to which the auditor ar
fixed his signature.
When Buhrer's statement was
shown to Prosecutor Shepherd he
broke forth in TRADE against the
county auditor In which he made all
sorts of charges, but he cooled of sud-
denly, declared he had nothing to say,
and would make no reply.
II developed Saturday morning that
the inoffensive little society blue
book, which was the cause OF all the
trouble between the two county Of
ficials, had been paid for by Mr.. Shep-
herd out OF his own pocket, after he
saw IL was impossible TO get the ac-
count past Auditor Buhrer. Shepherd
says he has also paid out Of his own
salary the account OF $50 presented
by Mason L. Brown for surveying, and
bill OF $50 for office furniture.
IL wanted that blue book to look
up the names of the officers OF the
Yondotega and Detroit clubs" Mr..
Shepherd said. Since Mr.. Buhrer
won't let the county pay for 1t. will,
and II will be here for the use OF the
county"
did you plan a raid on the Yondo-
tega club?" Mr.. Shepherd was asked
20 forgot that; those clubs are not
dens of vice." was the answer.
Buhrers statement, addressed to
Hon. Hugh Shepherd" follows in
part:
II have before me your statement
given the newspapers, in which you
make some very grave charges
against me. both as a citizen and a
pnbiic official, which, II true, renders
me wholly unfit to serve the people
of this community In any capacity. 1t
does not seem credible that you would
make these charges without proof TO
substantiate them and | believe, that
as the gfegnl representative OF this
county. you owe 1t to the public to
give them whatever evidence you
may have to justify the charges you
have made. They are so silly, so far
fetched and so at variance with the
truth that | doubt that even you be-
lieye any one OF them to be true. But
IL you do and have the proof, | now
demand that you give the same the
widest publicity.
life time, and do not believe, for the
great majority of the people. that
lContInued ON page -.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-10
LADY CLaIR-ERSKINE
WEBS ARMY OFFICER

LONDON, Feb. 10.-Society crowd
ed the exclusive Guards Chapel to-
day when Lady Rosabelle ST. Clair
Erskine, daughter OF the Earl OF
Rosslyn, was married to Lieut..
David Bingham, of the Coldstream
Guards, grandson Of the Earl OF
Lucan.
The brides father, the Earl OF
Rosslyn, was a war correspondent in
South Africa and achieved some
fame as a playwright and actor. A
few years ago he tried to recoup the
family losses at Monte Carlo, but
went broke. He maintained that his
system was all right and that II he
had sufficient funds he would have
broken the bank. Sir Hiram Maxim
representing the bank, gave the Ear
a chance To try out his theory with
stage money and Broke" him seY.
eral times over.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-10
HERBERT h. SMITH, TRUST
SMASHER, TO SPEAK HERE

Herbert Knox Smith, United States
commissioner of corporations, will
speak to the members of the Michi-
gan Manufacturers association, Mon
day evening, at the banquet in the
Hotel Cadillac, on the subject of cor
porate taxation. This subject Is In
Iteresting lust now i'm Michigan, in
view of the proposed corporate ex-
cess tax. and Mr., Smith is especially
qualified to discuss it, because he has
recently made thorough nvestiga-
ms-ef-eerporate
alton in Michigan and number OF
other states.
Mr. Smith! as commissioner OF cor
pora tions, came into the public eye
especially in connection with his re-
port on the steel trust and Is recog-
nfzed as one OF the men upon Mhom
the government relies for Information
i'm the problem of handling corpora
lions and corporate combinations. lie
has personaliy conducted the gather
ING of evidence for the prosecution OF
the trusts under the Sherman Act and
was largely instrumental In securing
the dissolution DEGREES In the stan
dard OIL and Tobacco Trust cases
His work has been under the per
sonal direction of the president.
Mr.. Smith has been connected Win
the department of commerce and Ia
bor ever since 1t was organized. he
Is a graduate Of Yale.
Senator Townsend will also talk TO
tho manufacturers, Monday evening,
his subject being, The attitude OF
the government toward trusts: Ac-
ceptances have been received from
oee- manufacturers, -
The Detroit times., 1912-02-10
SUPREME COURT RULES
AGAINST G. w. RADFORD

LANSING, Mich. Feb. 10.--In an
opinion rendered this morning, the
supreme court affirmed the decision
OF the circuit court of Wayne county
in the disbarment of George w. Rad
ford, who for several years was a
member OF the Wayne County bar.
The proceedings were taken at the
recommendation OF the Detroit bar
association and we're conducted un-
der the direction OF the circuit court
of Wayne county. That court ap-
pointed two members OF the Detroit
bar association as friends OF the
court 10 prefer and prosecute charges
against Radford.
The specifications are printed in
fun and charge Radford with disre-
garding the orders of the probate
court In the administration Of several
estates OF which he had been appoint
ed executor.
The opinion was written by Judge
Stone and is signed by Judges Brooke,
Moore, Blair and Steere.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-10
PETER DART CAN'T
KEEP OUT OF TROUBLE

Peter Dart, Is years old, was sent
TO the House OF Correction to serve
six months for breaking his parole.
Dart was paroled by Judge Connol-
ly, following his conviction on the
charge of breaking into freight cars.
He promised to keep away from a
certain sang with which he associat-
ed, at Michigan-ave. and Seventeenth
st. Parole Agent Venn found him re-
Gently. lettering on the same old cor
ner with the same old gang, and as
warning, had him put in jail for
nine days. A few days after his re.
lease. ne was back there again. and
was taken before Judge Connolly. who
REPEATED the Euine-day Jail treatment
TIC day after his release. he was
back in bis old haunts, and this time
the Judge sent him uR
The Detroit times., 1912-02-10

)ena, %; Port Huron. %; Marquette,
8: Grand Rapids, 16; Grand Haven
is: unofficial reports from Saginaw
md Bad Axe give minimum tempera'
tures of 80 and 26 below, respectively
lrhe Saginaw report says that all low
temperature records there were
Eroken. the temperatures averaging
20 below from o'clock Friday night
10 s o'clock Saturday morning. II is
the coldest weather in Alpena since
1894. Below zero temperatures have
prevailed there since Thursday after
noon.
The warmer weather promised by
the weather man is coming from
western Montana, where the mercury
is reported as being above the freez
ing point. The cold area embraces
the entire lake region and extends
westward almost to the Mississippi
Beyond that point II Is warming up.
In Detroit, the mercury began hit
ting the toboggan early Friday even
ing and shot from l above at 2 O'Clock
10 IL below at s. a. MT was a bad
night to be out, and the attendance
sContinued on Page Three.D
The Detroit times., 1912-02-10
so MINERS RESCUED
AFTER "a HOURS

-fASr rft5f7fc+, -tff., r-eD. I0.-Fifty
miners were released from the shaft
CT the Fairmount Coal Company's mine
near here early today after they had
been imprisoned for nearly twenty
hours.
The men We're imprisoned when n
portion of the hoisting machinery
broke down. The ladder escapes
we're impossible because OF the water
which had frozen over the~1nanholes.
Gangs OF rescuers had worked all
night ehoppipg away the ice from
the entrances to allow escape. The
eEtembed men suffered severely from
exposure. but otherwise were none the
worse for their experience,
The Detroit times., 1912-02-10
SAYS STEEL TRUST
KEPT BLACKLIST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-That the
steel trust kept blacklist" of
men discharged from the mills on ac.
count OF their labor union activity or
for cause and that no man thus listed
could get job with the steel firms,
was the testimony before the Stanley
committee today given by j. II. Seides,
reporter OF the- Pittsburgh tcader.
The witness declined to say where
he had seen the list. bat when threat.
ened by the committee, finally assert
ed that the city editor of his paper.
H. A. Eagle, had shown 1t TO him.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-10

What strikes me about our day II
! that everything is new. Some men
haven't discovered 1t, but the fac'
Is so.
Everything is new and therefore
every question must be approached
/ from new angle and naturally with
new men. For example, the great
question of conservation Is not mere
ly to keep our forests renewed. oui
water supply protected against fur'
ther depreciation, and our mines
from waste. That Is only the obvious
superficial part of conservation. The
real thing that we have to conserve
| in America is the American people
! their energy, their capacity to hope
and to achieve Our task is to see
that a great and ardent people are
not depressed.
Sometimes when | talk with man
ufacturers | realize how true ii, is
that they study every piece of ma
chinery that they are dealing with
except the human machine. A man
will dismiss an employe IL he over
drives a delicate machine. Yet he
will not dismiss a superintendent If
he puts an intolerable strain upon
the muscles, nerves and spirits of the
workman.
| say conservation in America is a
new question, because the intolera-
bic pressure OF economic conditions
never rested upon America before, as
now rests upon 1t, and we have got
TO lift and relieve that pressure in
order TO release America again for
the kind of achievement that has
made her distinguished.
What disturbs this nation most is
the slow. steady, as 1t were, inevita-
BILE disappearance Of the elements of
competition which regulated prices
and at thesame,time 90 great sim
ilarity OF manufactures that we have
got vastly more than we can use for
ourselves and must, unless we suffer
severe contraction, have relief in for
eign markets. And so our trade Is
fairly bursting its jacket, and the
value is mounting until Ii has to find
an outlet over the wall of the tariff,
and II is very difficult TO make an
outlet without making an inlet.
We are building the Panama canal
for the English and the Germans. NOT
TO send through II 1t VIII be n long
time before America uses that canal
FOR the carrying trade of the world.
while we are shifting our own
currents we are not preparing our
selves TO take advantage of the
hanged conditions OF the world, and
here we sit crying out against
change when the world is changing
under our feet. Progressiveness
means not getting caught standing
sui when everything else is moving.
| Ahother thing that is changed is
the Whole business system of the
country, and our laws have not been
changed since 1t began changing.
Know what flag live under. |
happen TO Know what the flag of the
Continued on Page seven.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-10
WTTHDRAWS CHARGE
AGAINST TEACHER

Principal +. w. Lomprey, Of the
Bishop ungraded school, will not have
% stand a police court trial on the
rharge OF assault and battery made
by Mrs. Anna Butler, Negress. liv-
lns at No. 289 Brady-st. An armistice
was reached in a discussion before
he police justice, Saturday.
Mrs. Butler will remove her chill.
drep. from the Bishop school. and
lend them to the Lincoln school
where she figures that the color line
sould not be drawn. under that name
nlateN She charges Lomprey with dis
elimination. and may yet lay charges
against him before the school board
The Detroit times., 1912-02-10
GOV. OSBORN AND OTHERS
LAUNCH ROOSEVELT BOOM
Supporters of Former President
Meet in Chicago To Ar
range Campaign Plans

CHICAGO, Feb. 10.-Declaring that
Theodore Roosevelt will lead the re-
publican party to victory in the ma
t:onal campaign this fall, several hun
dred supporters OF the former presi-
dent, from all parts of the country
gathered here today for national
conference. Their purpose was to
give political expression to the
Roosevelt sentiment" which they say
is evident in every stae and to launch
a campaign for his nomination.
The delegates submitted reports of
the interest OF their constituents on
the question of Roosevelt's candidacy
"The expressions OF sentiment"
were preceded by addresses by half a
dozen governors, who are pledged to
forward the Roosevelt movement.
Chairman Alexander III. Revell, of
the Roosevelt committee, announced
that the meeting could be executive
and all persons not formally invited
by the committee or vouched for by
the Roosevelt supporters would be ex-
cluded.
In opening the conference Edwin
w. Sims, declared the meeting had
been called for the purpose Of taking
some concerted action on the ques-
tion Of placing Col. Roosevelt in the
fietd as a candidate.
THE conditions which the party
faces this year." he said requires the
leadership OF a strong man, one whose
politics are we'll known and can be
subscribed TO by all shades of repub.
leans. There is one such man in the
party. He does not seek the office. In
organizing this committee and calling
this conference we have made no ef-
fort to secure the sanction of Col
Roosevelt. II Is entirely an indie
pendent spontaneous movement.
I'VE demand quick independent ac-
tion necessary, for we saw the party
torn by internal dissensions and di-
vided by factions. We believe that
republicans feel that Roosevelt and
the Roosevelt policies are broad
enough to reunite the party md en-
able 1t TO present solid front this
fall.
THAT Roosevelt will accept the call
OF the people, We have no doubt. Our
task is to induce him to accept by
showing that the demand for him Is
general.
Gov. Chase s. Osborn, of Michigan.
followed with an address describing
the Republican demand for Roose-
velt's candidacy in Michigan.
The conference is entirely volun-
tary and in many respects differs
! -tha-usual- political gathering.
As outlined BY Secretary Edwin w.
Continued ON Page Eight
The Detroit times., 1912-02-10
D. U. r. HAS ONLY THREE
DAYS COAL SUPPLY.

With the mercury below zero,
the Detroit United Railway
comes forward with the cheer
ing announcement that ii has
only a three days. sarpiy@of
coal on hand and no Immediate
prospect OF getting any more.
I'VE have men out trying to
secure coal but without success
as yet" said an official OF the
ID. U. r. Saturday morning.
THE railroads are simply up
against 1t, and unless relief
comes very quickly we will be
unable to heat our cars when
,the present supply is ex-
hausted."
Evon as tt ffffs the cars are not
warm. Were the cold snap TO
continue and the ID. u. II. should
not succeed in laying in fresh
supply of coal the conditions
would be insufferable.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-10
TRAIN RUNS DOWN GIRL
WITH FOOT CAUGHT IN FROG
Marie Allan, IL Years Old, Un-
able To Free Self, Suffers
Loss of Leg

With her left foot held fast in a
frob on the Grand Trunk tracks, on
Dequindre-st, between Division and
Adelaide-sts., Saturday HoQh, train
bore down on Marie Allan, II years
old, No. 366 Brewster-st. Her leg was
cut off between the knee and ankle.
She was taken to St. NTary's hospital
in the auto patrol of the Hnnt-st. sta
tion. She was walking on the tracks
at the time of the accident, her foot
getting caught in the frog as she at
tempted to get out OF the way of the
train
The Detroit times., 1912-02-10
COAL FAMINE NEAR IN
WAFERVEfET AND lansing

LANSING, Mich, Feb. 10.-The
state Railroad Commission received
word from Watervleit. Van Buren,
county, this morning that the coal
supply in that town is exhausted and
the commission Is asked to use its
influence with the transportation
companies TO relieve the situation.
The city OF Lansing is also in
danger OF a coal famine, IL was re-
ported this morning mat there was
hardly enough on hand to last a
week -----z-
The Detroit times., 1912-02-10
DYNAMITE CAPIASES
ARE PLACED IN MAILS

-fNbttT4rorrs, md, Feb. ~
Final copies or the dynamitIng in
dIctments, accompanied by capiases.
we're placed in the mails here today.
BY tho federal authorities. The ar
rests OF the members OF the alleged
conspiracy are expected next Monday
or Tuesday.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-10
POSTMASTER ACCUSED
OF $4,000 SHORTAGE

SAULT STE MARIE. Mich, Feb.
lO.-A. e. Shafferd, postmaster for
the last two years at Raber, is a pris-
oner today In the county Jail. He
was bound over TO the United States
district court under $4,000 bonds TO
answer a charge of embezzllng s.. 600.
His arrest was asked by Adam Otto,
a postoffice Inspector,
The Detroit times., 1912-02-10

"TomY swan. well-known restaura-
teur. who has been In the West Sdc
hospital FOR SOME DAYS. suffering from
IaralysiS Is resting comfortably, blt
his attendants say there ts nItle hope
of i1ts being able 10 walk agaln. uis
IowSt limbs are paralyxed His brain
OF nix time reading and copvorkln<
with friends
The Detroit times., 1912-02-10
FOLK VIRTUALLY QUITS
PRESIDENTIAL RACE

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 10.-Joseph
W. FOLK, former governor of Missouri,
virtually withdrew from the presi.
Dental race today when he agreed to
vote the entire Missouri delegation
for Speaker Champ Clark as long as
Clark thinks he has chance to win
the Democratic presidential nomin-
alton at Baltimore.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-10
,g.J Man Tries Suicide.

Living alone In n little dwelling in
the rear of No ass Hibbard-ave.. and
suffering SO badly from asthma that he
cr Md not sleep. Fred Tellman. 72 years
old. turned on four burners in his gas
range. Saturday morning. Members
OF The raTnTTY rfvfnV III the Trout part
Of the house noticed the odor of gas.
and notified the police. who broke
down the door Tellman was uncon-
scious and almost dcati-btt WIZ re-
yivcd by the clear frosty air.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-10
Commute. Negro woman. sentence.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-Mattte Io-
max, the Negro murderess. will not
hang on Feb. 10. President Taft toda =
ordered that her execution be post
taken on recommendation of Attorney
General Wlckersham. and was gener-
ally believed here to mean that the
woman Mill- subsequently he pardonc1-
The Detroit times., 1912-02-10
1HL WEATHER.

For Detroit md vicinltys Saturday,
night and sunday unsettled, probabIy y
with light snow and rising tcmper.-
ture; light to moderate variable wind.
becoming south.
Lower NichiGnni Light snow fonIaht
and sunday, rising temperature.
One year ago todayi Highest tenn
perature. @5i lowest, 15i mean, ~,
cloudy weather Win HIGHT trace of
snow during the day.
The SUI sets at Ass y. m. and rise.
sunday uf 6i34 n. m.
The moon rises nt :sO4 n. nm. sunday.
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