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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-09-06
THE AMERICAN ISSUE
September 6, 1912.

of the deficit shown the general fund
of $755I8 and only three months the good samari
tans (the saloonkeepers) paid their license fee
That saloons generally looked upon asset
of the type of haywood is shown in a statemen.
issued concerning Melrose Park the program of the
Eagles published short when put TIE
residence district of the village prohibition territory
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-09-06

The saloon educated voter is poor man to en-
trust with greater powers of citizenship.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-11
PROSECUTOR PLANS TO
PUT FEDERAL OFFICIALS
ON TRAIL OF LOAN SHARKS
Usurers Said To Have Used
Mails Improperly in Effort
To Brighten Victims
TALES OF WOE CONTINUE
No Let-Up in Stream of Visitors
to Shepherds Office-Cases
In Court Tuesday
TALES OF WOE CONTINUE

The stream Of visitors to Prosecut-
ing Attorney Shepherds once, WIN
stories OF extortion and usury at the
hands of loan sharks. shows no let
up, and Monday morning the ONCE
was filled with men and women
some young and well dressed. and
others aged and thinly clad. but al
telling the same story Of poverty and
sickness and the need Of ready money
Mr.. Shepherd expects to engage IN
his first big battle, Tuesday, wher
fifteen cases will be called in polics
court. These cases have been care
fully selected. and the prosecutor will
be sorely disappointed il he doesn''
succeed in getting convictions In al
most every one OF them.
The prosecutor has also decided up
on another plan Of attack upon the
loan men, this time through the post
office department, and government Of
ficials are already looking up the law
In the matter. Mr.. Shepherd has in
his possession several letters which
have been sent to borrowers which
are insulting and false. These let
ters in many cases were sent with
special delivery stamp attached. and
with the cunning for which the loan
shark Is noted and feared, great
many OF them were sent late at
night. One man, Monday morning.
told or getting a letter at IL o'clock
at night. and another says he was
aroused at o'clock In the morning
and given letter by q special post
once messenger. The letter was
SHOWN TO the prosecutor, and II prov
eu 10 De printed slip, made to re-
semDle court notices, worded I'm such
way as to scare the average citizen.
ouI, IN reality. meaning very little
Inc suggestion Of Postmaster HON.
or warren for the organization of a
company TO make small loans at rea.
sonaDel rates of interest, has met
Win the approval OF the prosecutor.
and conference on the propagation
VIII be held, probably Monday after.
noon. Such company in Milwaukee
does 30 per cent OF the loan business
and has proven a BLESSING.
Among the visitors to the prosacu-
ters ONCE, Monday, was Mrs. Bertha
Brown. who gained considerable
notoriey about year ago through
ner divorce suit. In which she charged
tnat her mother ran away with her
husband. Mrs. Brown said she had
been In the hands Of the loan sharks
Tor long time. She first borrowed
$40 and later $50, giving her note
Tor $1O0 for the first loan and $40 for
the second. After she had paid sos
on the first loan the notes were tal.en
up and one for $155 made, on which
she paid $48. In all she received s12O.
has paid them $133, and the company
still claims big balance.
All the visitors Monday were given
the same advice, to pay no more, and
IL suit is started Mr.. Shepherd prom.
ised his assistance.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-11
BEATS TO DEATH DOG THAT
ATTACKS HER YOUNG SON
Mrs. Joseph Formicola Metes
Out Swift Vengeance
Child Badly Hurt

Hearing her little boy, Joseph,
three years old, screaming, Mrs. Jo-
seph Formicola. No. 453 Winder-st.,
ran into the street, Sunday afternoon,
tc find a bulldog decorating the child's
left arm. She managed to separate
the ours teeth from the boys flesh,
literally parting the jaws with her
own hands, and then carried the wee
chap into the house. Leaving him
with others in the household, she
grabbed coal shovel and FASTENED
out TO mete out punishment to the
dog.
The enraged mother found the dog
where she had left 1t and she aimed
vicious blow at its head with the
shovel, striking 1t squarely between
the eyes. The dog fell from the
blow and Mrs. Formicola continued
to beat IL to death.
The owner of the dog Is not known.
A policeman took it's license number
from the tag on the collar, and the
owner will probably be located by a
reference to the police departments
license books. The dog had not been
seen In the neighborhood before.
= fhee little boys wound, which bled
profusely, was given immediate sur
gical attention, and the doctors think
he will escape serious developments
The dog 10 not thought TO have been
mad
The Detroit times., 1912-03-11
.OtTROITERS PLUNGE INTO
LAKE N AUTOMOBILE
Alvin p. Weise and Walter San
CERT Have Narrow Escape
From Death

MT CLEMENS, Mich, March H.
Alvin p. Wise and Walter Sangert
had thrilling experience Sunday
when their automobile plunged
through the ice In Lake ST. Clair op-
posite the Denmarsh hotel After
battling for some time they managed
to escape with their lives, but their
clothing was frozen to them and they
were suffering from exposure.
The two men started to return to
Detroit from Aigonac. When they
reached Anchorville the roads had
become SO bad that they decided to
try the Ice. A man said he could
pilot them safely. but when they
reached the spot near the Denmarsh
hotel the machine crashed through
the ice. The two men are trying to-
day to recover their touring car.
Weise is a cheese dealer on Gratiot-
ave.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-11
COAL STRIKE IN GERMANY AND
FRANCE MAY BEFORERUNNER
OF TIE-UP IN ALL EUROPE
Workers in Kaiser's Country
Lay Down Their Picks To
Enforce Their Demands
PRICE OF FUEL SOARING
General Walkout Would Have
An Alarming Effect on That
Section of World
PRICE OF FUEL SOARING

LONDON, March @11.-With a mil
lion coal miners striking In England.
over $4,000 out In Germany with pros
poets that their number will be
doubled within a few days and a
walkout In France, 1t was believed
here today that the entire coal sup
ply OF Europe may be tied up.
Reports from Paris stated that 60
per cent Of the miners went on q "a
hour strike today. 1t Is believed here
that this Is only the forerunner of a
general coal strike In that country.
In Germany the price OF coal Is al
ready soaring. Seventy thousand em-
ployes refused to go to work today
and the strike leaders predict that
they will be able to tie up the Ger
man industries as effectually as
have the British miners
A general coal strike in the three
countries would have an alarming ef-
feet upon Europe. The navies of the
three great powers would be rendered
practically useless and millions OF
workers, In addition to the strikers,
would be thrown out of work because
of the tie-up of the big factories.
II was believed here today the Bel
gian miners would refuse to work II
an unlimited strike was declared In
France. There is also some disaffec-
ton among the workers in South
Europe and the labor war will prob
ably spread there, the leaders say.
Under present conditions, miners
are the victims OF favoritism, bribery
and persecution because of their p0-
litical or religious opinions" accord
ing to Edward Black, organizer of the
Minimum Wage league. Black, today
declared that after five years oil III
vestigation, he was convinced a mini
mum scale was necessary to protect
the workers. In explaining the cOndi-
tions which resulted In the strike or
almost 1000, 900 men, Black said:
The collier is paid on a tonnage
rate regulated by the market price OF
coal. On Feb. 10 last, the selling
price of coal was 1910 ton, and tic
miners wages were fixed on that
basis. Who gets the difference be
tween the 1910 a ton and the $S.75
a ton which London consumers pay?
when the coal Is brought to, the
surface the miner Is paid only for
that which does not pass through tie
screen. II there Is shortage OF tim
ber he must stop work. Should the
roof fall, he must wait until the pace
is cleared. Sometimes the seam runs
thin and II Is impossible for him To
get enough clean coal to pay for lls
labor. II there Is a shortage OF trar.is
for removing the fuel, ne Is again
forced to remain idle.
Good places to work In are Sc
cured by favoritism and bribery. Nnc
man was driven out OF mine because
he protested against being forced to
work In an abnormal place where he
was only able to earn $1.s5 a week.
Continued .n Page Nine.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-11
COURTS DECISION is HARO
BLOW TO CUT RATE STORES
Chief Justice White Dissents
From Ruling on Sale of
Patented Articles
WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON, March IA
severe blow to "cut rate" stores was
delivered by the supreme court OF
the United States today, when 1t held
that the sale or use OF patented arti-
cles contrary to license restrictions
prescribed by patentees is patent in
fringements.
The opinion was In the case OF
Dick d Co., mimeograph manufactur-
ers, against Sidney Henry, a sales
agent, for use Of rivals ink on Dick
machines, contrary to the Dick r.
cense.
The public is free to take or re-
fuse the patented article" the court
said, holding Henry infringed the
Dick patent. Patents are a statutory
monopoly. Congress alone has power
to change the law to limit rights of
patentees." ~
Chief Justice White and Justice
Lamar dissented from the majority
opinion OF the court, read by Justice
Lurton. Justice Day took no part In
the case.
Chief Justice White declared in a
vigorous, dramatic opinion. that the
decision affected a multitude OF peo-
pie "and might result In evils untold. -
The decision" he said, "is not
wrong Of judicial action. but OF legis-
lative inaction, in not limiting law
The majority opinion curtails the
,sight of society. reaching into the
home OF every man."
The Detroit times., 1912-03-11
Gov OSBORN FMA SEND
ANOTHER MESSAGE ASKING
STATEWIDE PRIMARY
Present System Applies Only To
Governor and Lieutenant
Governor
BALL BILL UP TONIGHT?
opponents Get "Call Down.
From Home and Tables
May Be Turned
BALL BILL UP TONIGHT,
From Q staff oorrespondenf.

I LANSING. Mich, March 1I,--It A
anticipated that another message will
pe read from the governor after the
legislature convenes again this even
ing at o'clock and that the execu-
tive vii lask for q statewide primary
law. Under the existing primary law.
the system applies only to the govern
or and lieutenant-goyernor I'm the lisf
ol state ofhcers. AS the regular pri-
mary day does not come until August.
mere VIII be plenty of time for such
law 70 become effective without In
nictng any Immediately effective
crime against the constitution.
speculations are In order as to the
rate or the pending Ball bill which
needs three more votes to make Il
Immediately effective. According to
reports the rebels have been "hearin9
tnings and presidential preference
primary law for this year has not YET
Deen catalogued as an impossibility.
Another vote on ''immediatenes ess' =
Is hardly considered probable for to.
night. One representative Expressed
the opinion this morning that the sen
ate would not vote on the proposition
before "Wednesday. Here is q copy OF
a message received by the governor
from the lonia Sentinel published by
Gen. j. H. Kidd.
Ionia, Mich. March IL, 1912.
Hon. Chase s. Osborn,
Lansing, Mich.
f II would be deplorabie indeed II a
meagre minority of senator's deprive
the people OF Michigan OF their right
TO express their presidential preference.
No such exhibition OF the abuse OF
power should be possible in this state.
. THE IoNIA SENTINEL.
Governor Osborn has as his guests
10 members of society or u. OF M.
journalists who came over from Ann
Arbor yesterday. and will remain
over for the session this evening. The
governor Is an honorary member OF
the society.
This is apparently not Blue Mon
day" with the governor, who wears
IAN air OF aggressive optimism.
FERRIS.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-11
JUDGE PHELAN CENSURES
ID. u. r. AND JAKE HAARER

The d. u. r. "got II going and COM
ing" in Judge Phelan's session OF the
ordinance court, Monday morning.
when erring teamsters blamed tnelr
wrong doing on the corporation, and
one householder even blamed the
street car company for his failure to
provide a clean sidewalk for pedes-
trians.
Detective Peter j. Abt, OF the, ID. u.
r., had filed complaints against The
Hupp Motor Car Co., the Edison IL
Illuminating Co., and Knell & Adams,
for obstructing the passage OF street
cars, by allowing their trucks 20 0c-
cupy the tracks. Judge Phelan dis
missed the Hupp case. In the other
two cases, It was shown that the Griv.
ers had refused to get off the tracks,
and had laughed at the car crews,
which aroused the Ire OF Judge
Phelan. and he fined each driver s..
For obstructing the street car rid
ing public, not the ID. u. r." said the
Judge. The ID. ". r. throws up great
quantities Of snow. making the road
way impossible for trucks, and driv-
ing trafflc to it's own tracks. ihc
company OuBnJ 10 IemoNe lhab sho" I.
III the city had a commissioner or
public works who would force tho
company to do its duty. We wouldn't
have these complaints.
Then came Lester Mcconnell,
charged with having snow on his walk
al No. 720 Greenwood-ave. He plead.
ed that the street is narrow, and that
the ID. U. r. snowplows tossed up a
regular mountain OF snow at the edge
of his walk. Then the snow drifted
down. lie was released on suspended
sentence.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-11
SUFFRAG|STS IN LANSING
TO PRESS THEIR CAUSE
Will Urge That Amendment
Giving Women Votes Be
Submitted

A number of the prominent Detroit
men and women interested in equal
suffrage went to Lansing. Monday, to
personally back up the written resolu-
lion sent last week to Gov. Osborn
asking that arrangements be made In
tKs present special session of the
legislature to submit an equal suf-
frage amendments to the constitution.
The governor Is said to have ex.
pressed himself In favor OF bringing
mp the matter In the special session
and the Suffrage supporters say that
they have had similar assurance from
the legislators. As each seemed to
~ waiting for the other to take the
initiative the Detroiters determined
20 throw the weight of a personal ap-
peal by strong delegation.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-11
WOMAN KILLS HUSBAND
AND ENDS HER OWN LIFE
Despondent Over Continued Ill
ness, She Shoots Him and
Cuts Her Throat

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March ILL.,
Catherine Bucholzer, 25, discouraged
by continued illness, early today shot
her husband, Andrew, 28, an employe
OF welding foundry, and after cut
ting her own throat with butcher
knife, threw herself across her hus-
bands body.
Both were dead when the door was
broken in by neighbors, who had
been aroused by Mrs. Kate Herman,
mother of the wife. She had come
to spend the day. with her daughter
and could not gain admittance to the
house.
Neighbors saw the bodies lying on
the kitchen floor when they burst
into the room.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-11
REV. f D. LEETE ATTACKS
MARRIAGE SAFEGUARDS OF
. PASTORS UNION AS TOO LAX
Would Have Contracting Parties
or Witnesses Known To Of
ficiating Clergyman
ST. ELMO LEWIS SPEAKS
Says Church "Ads" To Do Most
Good Should Go On Sport
ing Page
ST. ELMO LEWIS SPEAKS

Something OF a hornets nest was
stirred up in the monthly meeting
of the Pastors union. Monday morn
ing, In the auditorium of the Y. M.
C. A., by the Rev. Frederick ID. Leete.
pastor OF the Central Methodist
church. who found fault with the
resolution adopted by the union. a
month ago, in regard to the remar-
riage of divorced people and mar
riage methods in general. After the
unions secretary, the Rev. w. B. f.
Brown, had announced that over 100
signatures had been received from
clergymen in response to 213 copies
OF the resolution sent out. Mr.. Leete
asked for permission to read a paper
he had prepared on the question. The
president, the Rev. James T. Black,
OF the Bethany Presbyterian church,
replied that there was q lot of busi-
ness coming up, and intimated that
there might not be time to hear him.
A motion was made to receive his
paper and an amendment followed
to put the matter over to the close
or the meeting. The amendment was
lost and Mr.. Leete was heard. AS
he came forward, Mr.. Black said to
him:
Name, please?"
Mr.. Leete revealed his identity and
then proceeded to read his paper. In
the course OF 1t he drew attention to
the fact 49Qcommitte appointed
to draft the resolution had left out
a clause to the effect that no clcrsy.
man should marry any persons un-
less they were known to him or
vouched for by persons whom To
knew. This clause was one of the
Daost vital considered by the commit.
tee and should have been incorpor.
ated. In the resolution, Mr.. Leete Ce-
clared. He made particular refer.
ence to the remarriage OF divorced
couples. declaring that the reunion OF
such parties in violation OF the Blbl,.
cal Injunction, was gross scanGal
and libel on Christianity"
In connection with his reference to
the remarriage OF Divorces, Mr..
Leete paid the Roman Catholics and
Episcopalians a tribute, saying they
were exercising great care In regard
to the matter. He also said that many
Methodist clergymen were taking a
firm stand against remarrying d.
Continued On Pare Nine
The Detroit times., 1912-03-11
HARMON, UNDERWOOD AND
CLARK IN COMBINATION
AGAINST WOODROW WILSON
Presidential Candidate Trust Is
Brand New Thing in Amer
u lean Politics
BIG SUMS OF MONEY SPENT
Rep. Burlson, of Texas, Says
Division of Territory Has
Been Agreed Upon

WASHINGTON, March 1l.--A presi.
Dental candidate trust is a brand
new thing In American politics, but
Representative A. 3. Buriesoi. OF
Texas. chairman OF the Democratic
caucus In. the House of Represents
tives, says II there ever was trust
in the United States. II Is the 20
litical combination of Harmon. Un-
derwood and Clark against Gov. VIII
son.
The nice understanding which
seems to exist between Gov. Harmon,
Representative Underwood and
Speaker Clark" said Mr.. Burleson to-
day. certainly has all the ear-marks
OF those old time trust fights against
a competitor when the Standard Oil
and its like went after their oppon-
ents In the days of Mark Hanna, his
proteges, and their successors.
will not charge that there have been
Gary dinners at which the line or
joint campaign has been mapped out,
but there has been a suspicious 'di-
vision OF territory and apparently q
'gentleman's agreement II wouldn't
take but a small amendment 10 The
antitrust law making 1t protect po-
litical as well as property rights. in
order to convict the whole outfit OF
The Detroit times., 1912-03-11
PRESIDENT MADERO, OF
MEXICO, IS DOOMED; ONLY
UNCLE SAM CAN SAVE HIM
The Times War Correspondent
Thinks Rebels Will Eventually
Take Mexico City
Poems DISLIKE AMERICANS
The Predominance Of American
Money Is Reason For
Their Antipathy
Poems DISLIKE AMERICANS

The Eoilowin0 dnuipHs OF the situation IN
Mezico todos 70 ltunstnatinO coming as q doe'
In the midst Of all the conJ1tctin0 dispdtches
from and about the repubhc OF the souhOesf
WILLIAM Shepherd. az STAIR Dyffer for The Times
has been fn Me1ico tt0ice during important oc-
casions toithfn the past pear. He acted as tOdy
CORE espondent during he succesVut MudeTo
revolution last spring and gained the JrfendshtD
and confidence Of Mddero and such men as
Gomez and 0roEc0 dDufu tn the tut Of 1911 he
,cas In Merico and travelled uffh Madero When
the latter campai0ned for the presidencp. 80
Shepherd understands Mericdn conditions IKE
a book.
BY WILLIAM SHEPHERD.
The doom Of President Madero in
Mexico is sealed.
This Is his plight:
His opponent is DR.. Fransisco Vas
quez Gomez, whose followers are
known as Vasquistas. Gomez was
the brains of the early part OF Ma
dero's revolution, but as soon as Ma
dero, with the overthrow of Diaz In
sight, compromised with the power
full grafters of Mexico by granting I'm
munity to Jose Limantour, the chief
OF the eientiGco ring, Gomez began
to oppose Madero.
This present revolution is only a
continuation of Gomez's opposition.
Gomez believes that. he Is fighting
Wall-st., and the money trust In both
the United States and Mexico.
The Mexican revolutionists under
Gomez are not lighting ignorantly.
This Is shown by the fact that when
Gen. Bernardo Reyes, in December,
travelled through Mexico calling upon
the poems TO rise and overthrow Ma
dero, they refused. They knew that
Reyes, famous as he was, was only
a representative Of the aristocracy.
-Aristocracy and pfutocraey and
:heir power is what the Mexican
icons sre opposing in their new revo-
luton.
Because American money predom-
mates in Mexico the peon looks upon
all Americans as villains, as oppres-
sors: therefore, in sense the pres
ent revolution is directed against
Americans.
For many months Gen. Pasqual
Orozco. who once was a storekeeper
in Chihuahua. headed the government
troops and was loyal TO Madero. But
secretly he sympathiZed with Gomez
and now that he has come out open
Iv taking with him the sympathy OF
.'latga-nart of the federal army IN
Nortern Mexico, IL looks bad for Ma
dero.
Orozco is determined to march
from Chihuahua to Mexico City, 600
Continued on Page Nine.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-11
GETS STIFF TERN FOR
CARRYING WEAPONS

Tony Lacato, arrested by Detec.
tives Rogers and Grove on the
charge OF carrying concealed weap'
ons, and later identified by little An.
geilne Colombo as the. man who had
dragged her into an alley of Brady.
St, and attacked her, was sent to the
House OF Correction, by Judge Con,
molly, Saturday, to serve not less
than a year and a half, nor more than
three years, with the maximum rec.
commended. The charge of carrying
a revolver was the only one brought
against him, as the officers felt that
the other case was not strong enough
TO warrant prosecution.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-11
GRAND RAPIDS GIRLS
ADMIT SHOPEIFTING

Catherine Bechtold and France
Platte, two pretty young women from
Grand Rapids, were arraigned before
Justice Stein, Monday morning,
charged with stealing some small ar
ticles from the Crowley, Miner q
Co.. store. Saturday night. They
pleaded guilty, but asked to be let
go. as 1t was their first offense. Each
OF them assured the Judge that sick
relatives at home needed their atten-
tlon Each of the girls had 81. and
each was fined s., ~~nfeh theyC paid.
though very reluctantly. -
The Detroit times., 1912-03-11
TWO FINED $1OO FOR
NOT. CLEANING WALKS

Two fines OF 800 each we're as
sessed by Judge Phelan, Monday
morning, against owners OF vacant
property. who failed to keep their
sidewalks clear of snow and ice. 10.
seph Rupllcki, owner OF n lot at No.
1921 Chene-st., and Joseph Kaiser,
who owns property on Grandy-ave.,
near Warren, were the ones soaked.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-11
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE
SHOCK REGISTERED

WASHINGTON, March 11.-Earth.
quake shocks OF unusual intensity
were recorded on the seismographs
of Georgetown university early today.
Father Torndorff said the first shock
came at 5:35 a. m. and continued for
rs minutes. the most marked tremor
occurring at $40. The shocks were
slightly more pronounced from east
to west and Father Torndorff esti-
mated that the earthquake was about
1000 miles distant.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-11
CUSTOMER SHOOTS
BOSTON BROKER

BOSTON, Mass. March IL
Spencer r. Hill. Of the brokerage nrm
OF Richardson. Hill q Co., was shot
IN the right breast today by Herman
Lewinski. The assailant said he had
invested money with Hill. Hills con-
dition Is not thought serious.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-11

Craydon r., Schwab. proprietor Of
tho q. T. Schwab Chandelier Co. No
25s Randolph-st.. is named defenda nj
in suit for divorce fled Monday by
his wife, who Is not yet n years OF
dren at the time OF the md1rIage. She
charges cruelty, alleging that he ne
elected her. did not provide properly
ana left her alone almost every night
Thev lived together only six months
The Detroit times., 1912-03-11
Actress Risks Lite to SAGE Her
Pet CAT In Fire In HamiIton

and members OF the Jumping Jupiter had exciting expert
today Cecil
cut on the the stairays
carried ladders
clothing and personal effects reaching the
garrsents
the girls
the ladder e cat