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Mohave County miner., 1912-07-27

The original Yankee Doodle Stock Company will commence three nights engagement at the Elks Opera House, on Wedndsday night, July 3l. This company comes highly recom- mended by the press of the state. On Wednesday night they will present a big double opening bill the "Com- mercial Traveler", comedy drama in two acts, and "Charleys Aunt, farce comedy in one act. High class sing ing and dancing specialties are intro- duced between acts. Entire change of plays and specialties each night. Popular prices, children 25 cts, adults 50 cts.
Mohave County miner., 1912-07-27
Protesting Mine Assessments.

This week Charles Grimes and s. S. Jones, of the Tom Reed; D. R. Muir, of the Gold Road and Needles Mining x Smelling company, and John Boyle, of the Union Basin Mining company, accompanied by Supervisor J. $. With CTS, went to Phenix to meet the State Tax Commissioners and take up with them review of the tax levied against the properties of their re- spective companies. The Commission CTS heard the cases and deferred ac- tion. The companies are assessed very high, the Tom Reed having been listed at the full output of bullion, together with the Improvements at the mine. The same listment was made against the Goldroad, but the Union Basin Ion production, this being one of the base metal mines, but it was assessed at high rate on it's other improve ments. While we believe in close as- sessments of property and low tax levies, we do not believe that one class of property should bear the burden. It is pointed out that out of the whole listment of property in this county the Santa Fe railroad covers forty per cent, and the mines thirty per cent, these two items alone being placed on tire valuation. Cattle and ranch inn provements, town property, stocks of goods, and other forms of property only represent thirty per cent of the whole. This, it is claimed, is wide of equal assessment and it is on this basis that the protest is being entered by the mining companies.
Mohave County miner., 1912-07-27

In these days of high cost of living. a medicine that gets man up out of bed and able to work in few days is safe and valuable remedy. John Heath, Michigan Bar, Cal, says: q had kidney and bladder trouble for nearly six years, and was confined to my bed, unable to turn without help. Soon after I commenced using Foley Kidney Pills and was relieved at once." His example is worth follow ing. Foley Kidney Pills will do for others just as much as they have done for John Heath. Try them. For sale by H. H. Watkins, Pioneer Drugstore.
Mohave County miner., 1912-07-27

Dysentery Is always serious and often a dangerous disease, but it can be cured. Chamberlaln's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has cured it even when malignant and epidemic. For sale by all dealers.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-06
BURNS is ORDERED TO
JAIL; WRIT SAVES HIM

4 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Jan. 6.-The
Intervention OF the federal courts
this afternoon, saved Detective Burns,
who uncovered the dynamiting opera
tions of John j. Mcnamara, from be-
Ing sent TO cell in the county prison
Representatives of the Federal
Surety Co., which has been acting as
bondsmen for $4,000 for Burns who
faces a charge OF kidnapping in the In
diana courts for the alleged unlawful
removal OF McNamara from Indiana
TO California, appeared before Judge
Markey, of the Indiana courts, and
surrendered the bond. The court i'm
mediately ordered Burns into the Gus
tody OF Sheriff Woessener and direct
ed that he be placed In the county
prison pending his trial.
Burns requested that he be allowed
to go into the federal courts and sue
out writ OF habeas corpus. When
the sheriff arrived with the detective
the writ, which had been arranged for
by telephone, was waiting and a. hear
ing was Immediately held before Fed
eral Judge Anderson. The latter di-
rec;ed that Burns be released, placed
him under the custody OF the federal
courts and accepted Burns personal
bond for $1,000 for his appearance at
any time that he Is wanted.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-06
IMPROVEMENT LEAGUES
AT WAR OVER PROPERTY

The Virginia-ave. Improvement asso-
citation began suit in the circuit court,
Saturday morning, to oust the Euclid
Improvement association from strip
OF land, FIVE feet In width. at Euclid
and Woodward-aves.
The plaintiff association was organ
lied by residents of virghia-ave. for
the purpose OF erecting an ornamental
entrance to the street and establish
ing a park For this purpose so feet
of land was set aside, but when the
surveyors started to lay out the lines
they discovered, II is claimed, that the
Euclid Improvement association, an
organization OF three well-known De-
troiters, had appropriated five feet OF
land that did not belong TO them, and
had used it In the erection OF an apart
ment building. On the land in dispute
is a sidewalk and hedge. Negotiations
have been in progress for six months
In an effort to have the defendant as
sociation vacate the land. but no ac-
tion having been taken. ejectment pro-
ceedings have been started.
The Euclid association Is composed
of Thomas Neal, president 'of the
United States Motor Co.. X. Kirk
White, a wealthy manufacturer. and
j. II. Harbeck.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-06
ARMOUR'S FORMER
EMPLOYE ON STAND

CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-Wearied with
the long and devious historical fea-
lures OF the operations OF the pack
ers, District Attorney Wilkerson on
the opening Of the trial of the beef
barons" before Federal Judge Carpen-
ter today, plunged into the task or
connecting up the defendants under
the allegations of the indictments
with the long list of transactions de-
scribed as being part of the early
syndicate agreements. For this pur
pose. Jerome III. Pratt, former employe
of the Armour Co., now I'm the secret
service employ of the government was
called as witness. Today Pratt
brought the chain of evidence con-
Meeting the indicted men with the al
legged conspiracy OF the old days TO
within fourteen months of the time
covered by the indictments. This gap
the government says will also be
bridged
Pratt identified number of letters,
memoranda an. Margin instructions,
indorsed I'm the handwriting OF three
defendants, J. Ogden Armour, Arthur
Meeker and Thomas j. Connors. lie
showed correspondence fixing penal.
ties for violations on shipment agree
ments. margin price arrangements and
declared that such agreements had
been continually In effect through the
various pools and conferences until
1906.
Pratt's statements were reinforced
by series OF documents which the
attorneys introduced and read as evi-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-06

Snow, cloudy weather, and contin-
ued cold, with the thermometer daily
ing between four degrees above zero
and four below, during the different
hours OF the day and night, are the
prospects for Detroit and vicinity, dur
ing Saturday and Sunday, and condi-
Conger cannot tell what next week
will bring.
A low pressure disturbance over
Texas, spreading through the Missls-
sippi valley, and into lower Michigan.
staved on the expected drop in tenn
perature to s10 degrees below zero,
Friday night, the mercury reaching
its lowest point at two degrees below
at o'clock, Saturday morning, and
staying there until O'Clock, when IL
started to climb, reaching one degree
above at o'clock, and two above at
nine. A slight rise is expected all
through the day, but north wind.
due for the evening. will push the
mercury down again Saturday night.
- The temperatpre dropped steadily
from four degrees above zero at
o'clock Friday evening, TO- zero at
midnight, staying at one below. for
the next four hours, and then drop
ping to two below, remaining at the
mark until a. M, when the upward
climb started.
Northern Michigan, which was not
reached by the Texas disturbance, Is
still shivering under temperatures OF
from 10 to "a degrees below zero.
while zero weathoS prevails over the
extreme southern portion of the state.
wisconsin,, and westward to the Da-
kotas show from 10 to 80 degrees be-
low zero. with considerable snow over
Missouri. Arkansas, Iowa and the
northwest
The McGreCor institute housed 4SO
homeless men. Friday night, and is
Continued on page seven).
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-06

1887 and held that position until the
Peoples State bank was formed by
consolidation with the State Savings
bank In 1907. He has been vice-presi-
dent and chairman OF the board of
that institution since It's organization.
Mr.. O'Brien was closely identified
with the organization OF many Detroit
enterprises. He was president OF the
Michigan Fire and Marine Insurance
Co, treasurer and director of the
Standard Accident Insurance Co., and
treasurer and director of the Detroit
City Gas Co. He was also director
In the Peninsular Stove Co. He or
ganized the Detroit Clearing House,
and was chairman at his death.
All his life Mr.. 0'Brien was very
active in charitable organizations In
Detroit AT the time of his death he
was treasurer OF the Associated Chari-
ties and was prominent in the st. Vim
cent de Paul Society. He was at one
TIME president of the Michigan Bank
ers' association and also of the Bank
ers' club of Detroit.
Mr. O'Brien was born in County
Kerry, ireland, in 1885. and came TO
America in 1862. After working on
Continued on page seven).
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-06
WOW, BUT THE STREET !.
RAILWAY MEN ARE GOOD
AND SOUR ON THE MAYOR
Say He Deserted Them at Time
of Their Strike, in Favor of
aD. u. r. Franchise.
NOTICED GOODNESS THEN.
But Didn't Know at the Time
He Was Engaged in the
Secret Conferences.
NOTICED GOODNESS THEN.

The motormen and conductors Of
the Detroit United railway are a pret-
ty sore lot on Mayor Thompson these
days, the reason for which goes back
to the day OF the strike.
At that time there was q feeling
among the men that for a man whom
they had always given their votes and
their confidence, the mayor didn't APP
pear to be as much In sympathy with
them as they expected he would be.
His luke-warm attitude toward the
men was remarked upon at the time,
and was somewhat Puzzling to the
leaders.
and conductors that the secret nego-
tiations for the 12-year franchise were
on at that time.
They regard 1t as quite significant,
too, that the parties found In the
mayors Office when Judge Phelan and
the strike leaders called for that
memorable conference, were the same
as those who sre recognized In the
lineup now in behalf OF the franchise.
Said conductor TO The Times:
1T looks as II we broke into one of
their conferences when we called and
that the mayor was more interested
in the effect the strike would have. on
their franchise proposition that he was
over our success in getting a raise.
THE men couldn't bring themselves
to feel at the time that the mayor'had
deserted them after the way they had
always stuck by him through thick
and thin, but they feel now, and, In
fact, know that this was exactly the
case.
Detroit was a whole day without
street car service. Workingmen miss
ed a days pay and many factories suf-
fered the loss of days shut down.
With these negotiations on and the
ID. u. r. demanding at the time, such
a great concession from the city as
the expense OF the paving between its
tracks. 1t looks as II the mayor ought
to have had the cars running In 80
minutes and had he cared to repay
our association. ought TO have had our
reasonable demands complied with In
the same length 0f tire.
II am not talking for or against the
franchise. II wouldn't be healthy for
me to talk against 1t, you know. But
believe that voice the sentiment OF
the association, almost to q man, when
say that the cool attitude OF Mayor
Thompson toward us at time when
we needed him, hasT been explained
to us and In no way favorable to the
mayor"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-06
MAYOR STILL OPPOSED
TO FRANCHISES, He SAYS
Present Plan Is Effort To
"Deaden' Grant, He Says
Talks To Insurance Men.

Mayor Thompson addressed 20
agents and collectors for the Pruden-
ital Insurance Co, of America In the
offices OF the local Industrial branch,
in the McGraw building, Saturday
morning, on the invitation OF Supt.
Jesse L. Scott, and was highly pleas
ed with the reception accorded him
and his explanation of the Thomp-
SON -Hutchins franchise.
1T was one OF the most enthusias-
tic gatherings | ever attended in my
life," said his, honor to The Times,
ly received. That shows how little
II hurts a public man to have lies
printed about him.
What have you TO say about your
former anti-franchise speeches that
The Times recently reprinted" the
mayor was asked when seen In his
Office, after the meeting.
Those were good speeches. IL do
say 1t myself" answered his honor.
And I'm glad to see that The Times
Is using my old slogan, The only
good franchise is dead one, on its
editorial page. That's good line
and it's just as good today as Il was
then. | am trying to deaden the fran
chise just as rapidly as possible. and
/ think am following the only course
that will ever get us anywhere In
that direction.
"The people erected a monument
to Mayor Pingree for getting them
three-cent fares;I am condemned for
offering the people something more
than Pingree gave them. But I have
no fear of the outcome, and expect
to live in Detroit after Jan. %, no
matter what the result OF the election
may be-"
To satisfy himself as to just what
women were entitled to vote on the
street car propositions, City Clerk
Nichols, Friday, submitted number
Of questions to Corporation Counsel
lawson. The latter's replies are TO
the effect that all women holding
property jointly with their husbands
or In their own name, or are purchas-
ing property on contract, jointly or in
their own names, and are paying the
taxes, even though they have not ac-
quired title to the property, may vote.
A woman is not entitled TO a vote by
virtue OF her. dover right merely. Mr..
lawson also says that II will not be
necessary to provide separate bal
lot for women voters.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-06
GOV. WILSON LOOMS UP As
LOGICAL MAN ON EVE OF .
DEMOCRATIC MEETING
New York Supporter Says New
Jersey Man Is Gaining
Strength In All Sections.
SEEKS BRYAN'S SUPPORT.
Nebraskan Will Arrive Monday
For Committee Conference
and Jackson Day Banquet.
SEEKS BRYAN'S SUPPORT.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.--With hun
dreds OF Democrats already in Wash
ington, and more coming on every
train for the Democratic national com.
mittee meeting and the Jackson Day
banquet on Monday, II became appar-
ent today that William Jennings Bryan
Is again to be the central figure.
Among the Democrats today, the big
question was:
What Is Bryan going to do?'
The capitol and hotel corridors were
crowded with men discussing the
Peerless leader" and speculating on
which candidate for presidential hon
ors will get his support.
Probably no Democratic national
committee meeting will be so well-at-
tended as this one. for the rank and
file feel certain of Democratic victory
next fall, and they want to Judge the
lineup OF the convention by the way
the national committee shapes up.
Meantime preparations for half a
dozen minor squabbles In the commit
tee kept the members OF the organiza-
tion busy today. Two bitter contests,
one In Tennessee, where r.. e. L..
Mountrees will fight to keep his seat
from John j. Vertrees, and another in
Pennsylvania where Rep. A. Mitchell
Palmer will endeavor to GUST Bryan's
enemy of the last campaign, Col.
James NJ rGuffey, have been filed with
the committee.
The real fight, however, will un-
doubtedly come on the question Of
naming the chairman OF the committee
on arrangements for the convention.
tom" Taggart, OF Indiana, Is the only
candidate who has appeared so far.
(Continued ON Phz- SineJ
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-06
STILL HAS HAMMER
OUT FOR HURLBUT

Aid. Lynch again has his hammer
out for Park Commissioner Hurlbut.
why doesn't Hurlbut put those two
extra auto busses we allowed him last
spring into sertice?' demanded the
alderman from the Fifteenth. HE
told us he couldn't get them in time
for the summer traffic, but would use
them 10 carry the skaters to and from
the island this winter. Well, the skat.
ing seasons here and no signs OF
those busses vet. He's using the two
old ones, but they don't begin to take
care of the crowds"
Commissioner Hurlbut explained
that the work OF finishing the bodies
was unavoidably delayed and that he
expected the cars would be delivedel
almost any day now.
They will be in service an hour
after they are delivered" he added.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-06
HUMANE CONDITIONS IN
DETROIT WORST IN THE
COUNTRY SAYS MRS. FISkE
nCity Dog Pound Disgrace To
Civilization" Famous Actress
Tells Big Audience.
SUGGESTS DARK AGES"
Says She Has Discarded Furs
and Feathers Through
Love of Animals.

IN my travels throughout Ameri-
ca, have made close study OF the
humane conditions as applied TO dumb
brutes, and nowhere have found
such horrible conditions as exist in
Detroit" declared Mrs. Minnie Mad
dern Fiske. the brilliant actress, now
playing an engagement in the Detroit
opera house, speaking to large gath
ering OF women and men In the Gen.
rury auditorium, Saturday noon.
Mrs. Fiske went on TO say that In
her various visits to Detroit In past
years she had kept In close touch
with the matter, and during the past
week had fully investigated conditions
brought TO her notice and had even
taken up these conditions with Po-
lice Commissioner Croul.
Mr.. Croul was very kind and cour-
/. .teous and deplored the existence OF
the things 20 which / called his at
tention but he said he had no power
TO act In the matter" said Mrs. Fiske.
The Detroit city dog pound is dts
grace 10 civilization. The methods
used In It's conduct belong to the dark
ages. In nearly every other city OF
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-06
BISCUIT CONCERN GOES
ON FINANCIAL ROCKS

NEW YORK, Jan. Elm the United
States district court this afternoon,
Judge Hough appointed c. w Wick
ersham receiver for the properties OF
the Federal Biscuit Co. with home
offices at 100 Hudsop-st.. this city.
and with plans In a number OF eastern
states. The appointment followed the
filing of petition i'm involuntary
by the Coupe & Wilcox
Co, and two other creditors with
claims amounting TO sl,S93.s93. At.
torney Charles r. Boss, who filed the
petition told the court that the com
pany's liabilities were very large
white it's assets would not exceed
s25O.0 900. Persons interested In the
concern said they thought the liabili-
ties will exceed one million dollars.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-06
TWENTY ARE INJURED
WHEN TRAIN Is WRECKED

RED WING. Mimi, Jan. 6.--Twehty
persons were injured and 100 others
narrowly escaped death late last
night, when three coaches OF the Chi
cago & Great Western passenger train
No. ~ running between Minneapolis
and Rochester MINI. left the track
as the result-of broken rail. ten
miles from Red Wing, near Weich,
MINI. The broken rail is said to have
been caused by the severe cold
weather. The pa1for, smoking and
dining car -ruf1ed down a 30-foot en-
bankment.
Many of the injured lay exposed to
the bitter cold weather until aid ar
rived from Red Wing.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-06
JEALOUS SUITOR KILLS /.
WOMAN; SHOOTS SELF

LUDINGTON. Mich, Jan. EN-
ragged because of Mrs. Gertrude Wal
lnce's attentions to member OF a
theatrical troup. Albert Windorf- 3S
years old, shot and killed her late last
night and then sent bullet into his
own. brain. Physicians say he cannot
recover.
Mrs. Wallace kept boarding
house and Windorf stopped at her
place She was shot through the
heart as she fed from her Jealous
suitor. Mrs. Wallace leaves two chill
dren. Her husband left her three
wears ago.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-06


which i know humane and decent
-fffeAHs- aroused put helpless
animals out OF their miserable exis-
tence, but the methods In Detroit are
simply horrible and prolongg the
.wretched animals. agony. | read a
story In Detroit paper the other
day in which IL was related the es
cape of some of the animals from the
pound and of the conditions OF the
building, which In itself should be
enough TO rouse public sentiment. But
this inhumanity does not stop at dogs,
il includes horses and have seen
horses In Detroit whose helpless con-
dition and fearful treatment brought
tears 10 my eyes.
Humane society work does not ap-
peal TO the comfortable class know"
continued Mrs. Fiske, and 1t Is al
most useless TO expect the large In
purse to open their pocketbooks In be-
half Of the work, humane societies all
over the country are supported by
men aud women who can ill-afford to
give their money It is mistaken
idea that one must DE inordinately
fond OF animals to be interested In
aheir humane treatment and care. l..
who am intensely interested in the
subject. do not keep animals about
me. When one speaks TO people about
doing something TO aid dumb beasts,
one Is usually told that the world is
too busy looking after neglected chill
dren. Children, OF course, should come
first with everyone, but love for chill
dren just naturally includes love for
animals. There is room for the care
and good treatment of both"
Mrs. Fiske said that her love for
animals had caused her to discard the
wearing OF furs many years ago; also
that she never employed in her millin-
cry any feathers, wings or aigIets Of
i any kind. Saturday noon she was
simply dressed In dark velvet coat
and turban, small bunch of artificial
flowers relieving the sombreness OF
her hat, and brilliant fresh American
Beauty rose giving a touch OF color
10 her coat Confessing herself not
platform or drawing-room speaker,
Mrs. Fiske begged those present to
: relieve her of making a regular
speech" and said she would prefer
that the meeting be turned into a con-
versazione, with questions and an
swers on the topic which had brought
all together.
Assistant Humane OHicer Shearer.
of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty TO Animals. acknowledged that
all that was said in condemnation OF
Detroit by Mrs. Fiske and other wo-
men who spoke was true
II am ashamed of everything that
has ever been done In Detroit In the
name OF humane work." declared Mr.
Shearer. Conditions regarding dumb
beasts In this city are so bad that De-
troit should be called Detroit. the
brutal and not Detroit. the beauti-
full"
Mrs. George Johnston. president Of
the Twentieth Century club. was is
sued the call for the meeting to hear
Mrs. Fiske speak said that the club
would certainly take steps TO improve
existing conditions In the city. Mrs.
George O. Caron, president of the De.
troit Federation OF Women's clubs, de
clared that the inefficiency Of the pres
ent society was the strongest argu-
ment In favor OF forming another so
ciety whose membership would be up
and doing"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-06
MARTINDALE is.
ASKED TO SHOW CAUSE

LANSING, Mich, Jan. 6.--Acting
upon the advice OF the state railroad
commission, Secretary OF State Mar.
tindale refused TO accept the articles
OF incorporation of the Peninsula Pow
er Company, OF Wisconsin, and that
corporation has secured an order in
the supreme court directing the sec
retary OF state TO show cause why
articles should not be accepted. IL
is said that the company purposes
TO establish power plant at Twin
Falls