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The Detroit times., 1912-10-21
BATTLE ROUGH
SEAS TWO DAYS
Three Men. Given Up as Lost
Arrive in the 500 in Grip
pied Launch

sAULT STE. MARIE. Mich, Oct. ..
while members Of the crew Of .
tug chartered for the occasion were
preparing to resume their search OF
ST. Mary's passage for Dr. Alfred
Lemon. Frank Oster and Joseph
Hobbs, all OF this city, the three men
reached here this morning In their
crippled launch In which they have
battled with the elements on Lake
Superior for the last two days.
Several days ago they felt for
Parisian Island at the lower end OF
Lake superior to look over mining
claim. Shortly after they had set out
10 return home heavy seas crippled
their engine and they padded back
10 shelter.
Making temporary repairs they
started out again Thursday afternoon.
once again the seas crippled their
little craft and using a blanket for Q
sail they drifted helplessly about In
the storm and the engine was again
repaired. Although all three men
were considerably weakened they
we're little the worse for their ex-
perience.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21
KICKED TODEATH BY
RUNAWAY HORSES
Arthur Sherwood is Dead and
His Wife May Die From
Her Injuries

KALAMAZOO. Mich. Oct. 21.-Ar-
thur Sherwood. saloonkeeper. died this
morning as the result OF being step
ped on by q horse yesterday when .
team he was driving ran away. Mrs.
Sherwood who was also badly injured
may not recover.
The team after II became frighten-
ed in some way started TO run but
when the buggy turned over. the
horses turned and trampled on Sher-
wood and hln wife who were caught
In the broken buggy. One Of the
horses was killed.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21
OFFER ENTHUSES
MILITARY men
Members Of State Board Con-
slider ProiFer Of Site for N.
N. G. Maneuyers
(. From Z STAFF Corrsspondsnf.

LANSING, Mich, Oct. 21.-Mem-
hers Of the state military hoard and
oflcers OF the national guard who
went to Crawling last week and Ia,
npected the tract OF land which r.
Hanson, wealthy lumberman Of
that city olEers the state as q per
nanent camp site for the militia, are
enthunlasilc over the proposition and
there u = possibility that the oIker
VIII not 70 unheeded.
rhe tract, which includes about ID. 900
acres OF cutover timber land, Ii locat.
"a "a Crawford county. II Is valued At
from IS TO SO per acre. In its center
a located . magnificent lake, whose
waters are the playground for thou
sands Of Wild foul during the spring
and fa1l of the year. Deer, and prac.
kIcally every kind OF game find q
refuge from the hunter In the timber
ntIIl standing on the Blk tract OF land
that SURROUNDS the lake.
Without affecting It's natural beau.
~ or Its usefulness as game pre-
serve, the members Of the state mill
Inry board are Of the opinion that Il
can be transformed into one Of the
most magnihcent camp sites In the
country.
Most of this land was purchased BY
Hanson from the state more than Q
quarter OF century ago, and the tim
Bar which he cut from the many acres
Welded him fortune Some time
ago. Ne conceived the idea that Il
would he nice thing to return this
land to the state to be used as Q park
o. 3 game preserve, but when II was
PROPOSED that he turn the land over
10 the state 10 be used as fngfeuver
ground. be Immediately accepted the
SUGGESTION and placed the matter be-
fore the military board.
Portage lake is entirely surrounded
~ the land which Hanson proposes
10 turn over 10 the tise 6f thn state
troops Hack frorn the lake stretches
miles of land veil suited FOR mnn-
noYef1. held hring and blyouac
camps while the state forestry re-
fery3 u $4,000 acres, Just three miles
- the south Affords unlimited poa-
eibiI'fies Ia the way OF field work
Capt n. IL Wells. the reNfihr army
olIctf Who has bean detailed by the
federal gOvernmentSas instructor and
Inspector OF the Michieah National
Guard. was q s-nember- OF the -party
. that innpected the proposed site. and
he Dtononnced 4 one or the. finest
Et had ever seen
Il has not yet been determined
what action will be taken relatiYa TO
ne oifer OF Mr.. Hanson. The land
- oiiered TO tine state with mo- U-rondi.
IIon1 imposed Owing To-. the fact
that much land In the vicinity Is
rapidly being cleared for farming pur-
no1ed. Hnnson's tract which 10 nov
worth 100000, Is rapidly Increasing
n value. The people OF Grayling are
anthueinstic over the proposal %
bfinE the state troops to Crawford
county and are willing 20 do any
thing Al their power to secure the
camp site
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21
G. o. P. ELECTORAL CAN
DIDATE OUT FOR WILSON

CHICAGO. III. Oct. 21.--The wilson
National Progressive Republican
league obtained a recruit from the Re
publican electoral ticket OF wiscon.
sin today.
Y M. Thomas. of Ladysmith, Wis,
Candidate for elector, joined the
iegane and gave out statement say.
rg that he would vote for President
Taft In the electoral college II elect
ec, but personally he would cast HIS
ballot at the polls for Gov. wilson. The
&c flowing Is his statement:
"As nominee for presidential
eiector OF the Eleventh Congression-
a. district on the Republican ticket.
whom will cast the electoral bal
lot IL elected. Under existing politil
cal conditions, the voters should know
my position on this question.
Some newspapers have quoted me
as saying would vote for Roosevelt.
IN this have been misquotcd. am
a Progressive Republican. but not Of
the eleventh hour, Boil Moose, Roosel
Wit, anything-for-Office variety. II r
am elected as presidentiel electof ]
shall take Il for granted that the
voters OF This district favor the cleo
ton OF william II. Taft for president
and shall Gust my electoral ballot Tor
him.
I'm making the above statement i.
however. reserve the right as q griys
ate citizen to, and shall cast my indi,
yidual ballot for woodrow Wilson, the
only truly consistent progressive nom
.fnee for president"
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21
HOLDS
LEAD in POLL
ON PRESIDENCY
Roosevelt is Gaining Ground,
But Change After Attack Is
Not Enough to Win
ONLY THREE STATES
FOR PRESIDENT TAFT
Chicago Record Herald Makes
Nation Wide Canvass on
Political Situation

CHICAGO, Oct. 2l.--Gov. wilson's
strength increased rather than dimin.
ished; Roosevelt gaining. ground, but
still In second place; Taft running
third. but with apparent accessions
OF strength-this Is the situation In
cicated by the Record Heralds ma
tion-wide political canvass published
here today. In the last week states
that had been listed as doubtful gave
signs OF erystalizing sentiment, and
from this both Wilson and Roosevelt
profited. Between them the battle
sI.l, lies for the present.
The second week before election
day dawns with Q new unknown fac.
tor in the situation-the question oil
what viii be the effect OF the at.
tempted assassination or Colonel
Roosevelt In shaping sentiment among
the electorate. With the coloners
wound six days old. surface indi'
cations are that the deed OF the
mailman Schrank has not changed
the political outlook to the extent
first thought by the politicians.
II Ia too early TO gauge the eject
by the straw ballot tables, but II ap
pears that although Roosevelt II gain
ing sympathetic votes. the relative
standing or the candidates In the
electoral college has not been chang
ed materially.
For the present the calculations OF
:he political managers have been
somewhat upset, campaign plans have
been altered, tactics changed In
some states where the progressive
rarfv was Ia0Ufng n has bean re-
ylvifed: in other states where the
contest is close II has apparently
been strengthened. while in states
where Roosevelt has the advantage
ever his adversaries his probable
pluralities have apparently increased
The straw ballots collected to date
IN the national political poll indicate
that at present the relative strength
of the three rivals In the electoral
college Is as follows:
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21
CRUSADE RAISES
STANDARD OF MILK:


BATTLE CREEK, Mich, Oct 21.-
Several daifymen who have faIlen be
low the tests required BY the board
of health have gone out OF business
rather than meet the eitys require
montn. y. ~.
The campaign Tor pure milk In Bat
to Creek has been 20 successful that
the tests have been abandoned for
the present The last samples taken
we're so freg from bacteria that
Health Oficer II. Bowers conclud-
"a 10 halt the crusade. Samples viii
be collected from time to lime, how
ever, IN an effort to keep the product
q = high standard
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21
|LUCKING AND MALONE
SPEAK IN GRAND RAPIDS

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. Oct. 21.--
Alfred Lacking, OF Detroit. Demo
cratic candidate for United States
senator, ana Dudley Field Malone, Of
New York, spoke at O. political rally
here Saturday night.
Mr.. Malone praised GOV. wilson
ard NJ. Lncking dealt With the public
recora --ofA Senator william Alden
Smith. saying ne IL. part or the regu-
lar Republican -orgRnixation and that
he must stand or fall with the system
.of which he is q part MT. Lacking
made. II plain that he does not inject
personalities into his campaign
He discussed the Republ[
car party and its record.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21
MEXICAN REGULARS
JOIN DIAZ REVOLT

VERA CRUZ. Oct. 21.--The soldiers
OF the Twenty-hrst battalion, garrison
ing Fort Uluoa. located on an island
In the local harbor. have reyolted and
Joined the revolutionary forces Of
Felix Diaz.
The gunboats Bravo and Morelos
opened nre on the refugees, killing
several and wounding others The
soldiers OF the Fort Uluoa garrison
remained inert. refusing TO return the
fire Of their comrades. The situation
at the island ID especially serious az
Fort Uluoa is also used a. q peni.
tentiary.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21
PAwNRROKERS FAIL
TO RESCIND ORDINANCE

An attempt to rescind the ordinance
passed several months ago, prohibit
ing pawnshops holding auctions after
a D. m, was made by pawnbrokers
before the council committee on ordi-
nances, Monday, but was unsuccess-
ful for the time being. the COMMITTEES
taking the pawnbrokers' protest un-
der advisement. A committee repre-
senting the Detroit Retail jewelers.
association resisted the efforts OF the
pawnbrokers.
The petition, signed by nine pawn
brokers. N presented to the commit
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21
DEER HUNTER is
SHOT ACCIDENTALLY

sAULT STE. MARIE, Mich, Oct.
21.-When John Mclean was acc,.
dentally shot by Martin Roe. his
iriend, while the two were hunting
IN the woods near Rudyard this morn
ing, the FIRST hunting accident OF the
season In this vicinity was recorded.
The shot shattered the right hip
bone. Mclean will recover.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21
SECRETARY WILSON TO
SPEAK IN MICHIGAN

WASHINGTON, oct. 21.--Secretary
wiIeon OF the department Of agricul-
ture. left yesterday for the middle
west TO deliver q series OF political
speeches. He viii open his campaign
In Michigan today and before the
election will speak In several western
and northwestern states, Including
lows, his home state.
Mr.. Wilson said today IL was not
the intention Of President Taft TO an
nornce a successor 10 Dr. Harvey w.
Wiley as chief OF the bureau OF chem
.stry until after election.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21
GIRLS DRESS CATCHES
FIRE AND SHE MAY DIE

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Oct. III
While playing around bonfire Sun
day night Owenna Moon. IA years old
was perhaps fatally burned when heI
dress caught fire. She Is believed "a
be dying In local hospital.
She ran three blocks, but the
prompt action OF q blacksmith, who
threw water over the girl who was
by this time a pillar OF fame. pre-
vented her from inhaling the flames
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21
TWO HURLED TO DEATH
BY PASSENGER TRAIN

LANSING, Mich, Oct. 21---In step
'rIpg out Of the way or a westbound
freight train on the Grand Trunk
road near the Seagsr engine works
Saturday, Lee Millard, ~, son oi
Prank Millard, chief clerk OF the
state railroad comuiission. ana Car.
lisle Pincknsy, AN. U. r. motorman,
were struck by an eastbound passen-
ger train. They were thrown under
-tha frsight- Several cars passed over
their bodies. The Millard boy was =
nephew OF former Governor Warner.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21
-FOUR IN FIELD FOR
STATE GRANGE MASTEF

LANSING, - lfieh.y Oct 2l.--Four
tandIdntAs are in the field for elec.
hon as master or the state Grange.
Ihty are Herbert Baker, speaker OF
The house of Representatives; N. p.
|InIl. OF Dimondale. the present In
tnmbent: Tax Commissioner George
b. Horton aud Mr.. Ketchum.
h n reported that Horton has ap
.nttIed 10 Hull to withdraw from the
Inntest IN his favor, Baker and
|,tfchum seemingly being In favor
81 Horton. II 10 understood that Hull
does not take kindly to the proposal
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21
ACCUSED EMBEZZLER
ISLOCATED IN WEST

ADRIAN, Mich, oct 21.--After
several months search, Sheriff
Knowles has located w. Al. Maynard
|n Lincoln, Neb. II IL charged that
Maynard established an once here,
<olIocied several hundred dollars for
local merchants and failed to turn
over the money. H. 8. Rose. local
merchant who lost $500. accompanied
ne sherif vest 70 make the identif-
cation.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21
BE- sealded 10 paaht

ALMoNT, Mich. Oct. 21.-While
Jerry Carter, aged So, a pioneer resi-.
dtnt Of this city was entering the
boiler room OF the Almont Electric
Light plant. Sunday night, the exhaust
pipe burst enveloping him In hot steam
which quickly filled the room and
being unable to reach the door he
was scalded TO death. E"#E
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21

Wilson second.
ApaiyEing the returns on the sur
face, Taft got eos per cent Of the
total vote at aWtervliet: Wilson. sos
per cent; Roosevelt. 42.4 per cent;
Chain, So per cent. and Debs, 81
per cent Taft's vote In the state on
this percentage would be 11O.6S1:
Wilson's 164.s7s, and Roosevelt's 22S,
e22.
or course. these figures merely
show the trend OF the farming vote
with the Watervliet fair poll az q
basas. However, In Berrien county
IL Is said various cities win give vii
son large pluralities and Offset the
progressive strength In Wateryliet
and surrounding territory Moreover
there IL talk that Taft Republicans al
the last moment may desert camp
and 60 to Wilson, believing that
Roosevelt viii win II they don't From
all these angles, therefore. the fight
In Michigan may be considered fair
iy close. Legislativeiy and guberna
torially, the Democrats are conceded
a good chance TO win. This would
mean the choice ar Alfred Lucking tc
succeed william Alden Smith In tht
United States senate and OF Ferris
TO 20 to Lansing as chief executive
n Roosevelt defeats TAFT this time
1t will mean that q remarkable politi
cal revolution has taken place IN
Michigan. For. II Taft fails, he vii
be the first Republican presidentia
nominee who has lost the state since
the birth OF the property In 1854 No
on.y that. but Mr. Taft himself car
ried Michigan In 1908 by $4,000 and
Roosevelt, as q hide-bound Republi
oan. took the state In 1904 by 229. 900
For the Republicans to lose with sucf
records behind them seems improb
able. But since then Democrats. who
were divided, have joined together
and are solid for the New Jersey gov
oinod. and Rooseyelt's advent has pui
the old party Of Lincoln into tive
distinct entities. with the standpat ol
old-time element seemingly In thu
minority.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21
Momnn h. Hnrt nm NO.

REED CITY, Mich, Oct 2'--whiIe
,pnning ss miles an hour lpassengsr
track half mile south OF this city
saturday. Mrs F. Brink. an invalid
from iceland. Mich. who was on cot
ih the baggage car. wes seriously In.
lured. She was brought to the hospital
here. The train bumped along the ties
tearing mp 900 feet Of track
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21
II Total electoral college. 1890.
Necessary 20 elect. ct..............

Although Col Roosevelt seems IN
the lead In Michigan, the fight In still
on and by election day the rough
rider may be outdistanced by either
|of the other candidates All parties
are down to nghting trim and are do
Ing everything In their power to cor
raj the needed plurality. The Re
pnblicans are thoroughly scared and
for the first time within the memory
OF the present generation are wagine
"a hard night In the upper peninsula
Heretofore the section above the
straits has been allowed to 90 by de-
fault. II invariably turned out com
Portable Republican plurality.
That the Republicans are fearful
OF this territory shows their general
alarm. They have cast aside their
lass:tude and, forgetting the tremen.
dous Republican pluralities given
Roosevelt eight years ago and Taft
four years ago. they are aiming 70
edge in . winner by any number.
Meanwhile. the third party lgQSe .
little the best. This Is accounted for
on the score OF Roosevelt's great pop.
ularity here. the antpathy Of the
agricultural element to Taft becauee
of his Canadian reciprocity propagan.
da. the resultant swing OF this vote
to the colonel, and the desire OF .
part OF the populace for q new deal
Taft 10 expected to gain scme dur
ing the remaining days OF the cam
paign. Gov. Wilson seems rather
strong in all sections, possibly except
ing the upper peninsula, and his lead
ers claim he II bound to acquire
backing as time passes. OF course,
the rough-rider's chieftains claim
everything In sight--and with some
basis--but impartial observers say II
votes 60 to Taft and Wilson they are
coming from Roosevelt's adherents
who earlier In the campaign had sour
ried from the old camp into the new.
BY simple mathematics either
Roosevelt or Wilson can be declared
the indicated winner in Michigan
with the straw yotef taken by the
Record-Herald an a basis. On the
face OF the returns Roosevelt has an
Indicated plurality OF 21,O56; on ths
percentage OF change, from party e
party, Wilson would win by 1852
Up to date the number Of straw votes
is 3,sss. OF which Roosevelt received
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21
TO HOLD MEMORIAL
SERVICE FOR J. L. HUDSON

A memorial service for the late J,
IL. Hudson will be held, Sunday after
noon. at o'clock. In the Central
Methodist church, under the auspices
OF the Y. M. G. A land other organiza-
tions TO which Mr.. Hudson belonged
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21
GREAT TRoNG ATTENDS FUNERAL OF GARYs NEwsBoY HERO

h met
rs er1 In heNr
bra. ssS pess aa
q to
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tha W. Ae Able ssars~ .sa.n.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21

KALAdAZOO. Mich, Oct. 21.--John
Lamb. nreman employed In one Of
the paper mills or this city, was fright
fully burned BY escaping steam when
Unknown causes. He was hurried 70
thc hospital. where II was stated his
burns would not be fatal. Little dam
age was done 20 the boiler room.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21

10 cUnn a coin IN ONE DAY
|.&t LAXATIVE BROMo ouInine Tab
|.|. nfAERinfs refund money II II fails
|1 cure * vi. GROVES signature il
es each box. ass-
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21

BERLIN. oct. Ala balloon en-
ploded while sailing through a thun.
der-storm over Grossenhein. yester-
day. The two occupants, Lieutenant
stichier, and Engineer Goehricke.
were killed
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21

muri.ess-irkr 1-rfntIng. 30 russ ana
No feathers The plain, neat kind That
iooks right Ttuaes pvinting CO.. 10
Ishn R-st pm. Main tIss or City sass
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21

1859: Wilson. L2ss: Taft. l.0iS;
Debs. 212. and chafn. Al. About
100 votes divide Roosevelt and Will
son. whereas Wilson. who Il second.
Is only 400 votes ahead Of Taft.
A good line on the farmer vote
was obtained at the street fair at
wateryliet. wednesday. Oct. f6.
when special poll under careful sii-
pervision was taken. Wateryiiet Is
In the northern corner Of Berrien
county. but the fair attracted visit
ors. chiefly farmers. from Cass, Van
Buren and more distant counties.
Cities like st. Joe. Benton Harbor,
Niles. Hartford. Kalamazoo and
others OF smaller size--also many
towns and villages Of the fruit belt
were well represented.
The total vote, chiefly tillers OF
the soil. was s2T, divided as follows:
Pct.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21

up the successful two-act. iive-wire
show, -Kiss Me-"
In The second act, Besse Rosa and
Billie Arlington and company make .
big hit with the gong. Mellow, Mel
ody." W
The show has to do with sadness
'cf Ky Umsky," when his beautiful
wife refuses to kiss him. The nrst
scene is '.Iky's'' chateau in Dieppe
France. the next the custom house In
Port Said -aand then--the Khedive's
palace and gardens In Cairo.
The scene ofEthe second act u the
Holies Bergere Cabaret on the Cam
pus Eiysees, Paris. Sounds hne. looks
fine. In this act -Iky" and his wife
are reunited.
A number or excellent features are
brought out during the action Of the
show. There II Stef Anderson. who
dances In the character role Of q
Spanish fiirt. and Mile. Ozora, who In
troduces an Arabian dance In the last
scene OF the first act. In the second
scene, In Port Said. q panel comes out
| OF the stone wall OF the ancient Gus
| tom house, and there are displayed
living models: depictins famous
J paintings. ssss
Florence Bennett Il easily the
bright particular star OF the show,
possessed OF 4 beauty that II above
the average Of burlesque queens. A
'Tky'sv wife athe enchantress" has
ample opportunity to display her
charms.
There IL sweep and dash through.
out the show, something doing every
minute. The chorus Is well trained,
goes through a neverending change
OF maneuvers and .is equipped with Q
good supply of handsome costumes.
Next week. Charles Robinson's
..Rnhinann Crnaoe Girls"
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21
AvENUE.

Billy watson's Beef Trust Burles-
quers," who live up-to their name 70
the extent that the stage OF the Ave
nEe theater fairly creaks when the
chorus IL on the boards. are the at
traction, this week, In the Woodward'
ave. showhouse, and In spite OF the
aggregate and individual size Of the
performers. there II speed and light
aess about the show that bellies its
tonnage. 1tt
Margaret Newell. dashing little
snubrstte, is the one exception to the
heavyweight class. and with the whole
snow acting as her collective foil
she naturally makes quite an impres.
sion.
Watson and Billy Suencer, In the
suise OF German and Irishman. re
spectiyely. furnish plenty Of comedy,
some OF II rather heavy, but all oi
ii suficient to get them much ap'
plf use from an, audience kept In high
good humor
The Detroit times., 1912-10-21

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The Detroit times., 1912-10-21

/
Loking upon the farmer vote az
the predominating one in the Woly-
crime state and basing general aver
ages OF the watervliet poll by two
methods OF analysis. Roosevelt would
carry the state. On percentage OF
change OF vote from party to party.
the Progressive leader would have an
Indicated plurelity OF 14,411. with
Wilson second. On basis Of face OF
the straw vote returns the rough
riders plurality would be 64.24s.
While some Republicans admitted
they we're voting for the colonel
through sympathy with him In hts
'affiiction. the number who said this
was small. possibly one man I'm so.
Furthermore, .he talk was that this
sentimental support probably would
be almost cipher by the time cleo
tion day rolled around. provided. of
course, the colonel recovered from
the effects OF the bullet and aid not
linger In serious state.
ynasmuch sas the percentage OF
change method OF computation Is
considered the more accurate. the
wateryelt poll will be shown In fig-
ures from that angle az follows:
TAFT las Wilson ..... 1Sl
Roosevelt ...... .ase chahn ........ 20
DiSs Indicated division q Of yot. isi,:
total Indicated
Rep. Dem. Soc. vote, vote 1912;
Sa..R.ii T sss u: s.: s.: " s.ss s.ss ssis.;
Dsbs IS Ts.O alS is.l3e