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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-13
"ITS conscience THAT
COUNTS" SAYS SCHREI]ER
AFTER UNDOSOMING SELF
"If You're All Right There, Then
Everything Else Is All
Right"
WHOLE SHINY TALE TOLD
Lays Bare Graft Plots to Prose
cutor When Urged by
Wife and Mother.
WHOLE SHINY TALE TOLD

Urged by his aged mother and by
his wife to tell the authorities aii he
knew about the city hall Doodle ring
Eddie" Schreiter, secretary OF the
common council committees, decided
the day after his arrest, July 26, 70
follow their advice But according
to statements he made, Monday after
noon, to newspaper men, when he
talked to them freely for the first time
since his arrest, the native shrewd-
ness with which he has always been
credited had by no means deserted
him In the excitement of the crisis.
Before approaching Prosecutor Hugh
Shepherd he waited a week, until Aug
3, SO that he might think over the
matter calmly ,and be in better
frame OF mind to explain everything
that the prosecutor might. want to
know.
Appearing In police court, Monday
afternoon, when Prosecutor Shepherd
asked Ipdge Jeffries for nine more
wv for a. Nfhe gre'
cases kthe [Sehre.
confession, SchreIuvr @fs composed
and dignifed and talked quite openly
to a group OF reporters while he was
awaiting the arrival of judge Jeffries.
IF you are all right here he said,
tapping his heart" then everything
else Is all right. 1t Is a mans con.
science that counts; that is where the
pressure comes"
In all the turmoil OF the arrests and
the investigation Schreiter clung to
the counsel OF his wife and his mother
and decided that the telling OF the
truth would be his biggest asset in
the predicament In which he found
himself
81 might have gone to a lawyer"
he said, but | realized that with
them everything is a matter OF busi-
Continued on Page EighO
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-13
oAkLANp pIoNEER man

PONTIAC. Mich, Aug l3-Charles
Fish. aged rs. one OF the best known
characters In Oakland county, died
Monday at the county farm. He was
totally blind Mr.. Fish has for years ar
peared at the pioneer meetings with
his fiddle Judge Stockwell. a cousin.
Is the only relative
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-13
HOMICIDE VICTIM is
BURIED IN DETROIT

SAGINAW, Mich, Aug. 13.-Mrs.
John Roseman, whose husband, a beet
weeder, was murdered on Saginaw
county farm, Sunday morning, was al
lowed to accompany the body OF her
husband to Detroit, where II was TAX
en- to No. 262 Champlain-st., Monday
night. An officer went with her. She
will be brought back to Saginaw I'm
mediately after the funeral. Wednes-
day. as her testimony forms the chief
evidence for the prosecution. The cor
onrs Jury returned a verdict that
Roseman was shot and killed oy
George Leslie.
Job Printing Done Right Times
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-13
MORkMAN kmLEn nm s.m

MUSHROOM Mich, Aug. 13-Anton
Woi1ck aged 70, a laborer was killed
here when he slipped and fell across a
buzz saw
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-13
FOURTEEN COWS JAGGED EIGHT DEAD SIX REMoRSEFUL

by an Indian chief. That night the
cubs mother walked into camp and
walked ont. taking her baby with her.
NEW YORK--Patrick Donovan was
killed BY electricity when an iron bar
with which he was removing dirt In
the trolley slot came in contact with
the Third rail"
NEW -YoRK-Iohfl Lord. Is New
Haven boy. found wandering In this
city said a man In his home town had
taken him auto riding and put him
out OF the car here,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-13
HOPE FOR LINER CORSICAN,
I|N COLLISION WITH ICEBERG,
BASED ON REDUCED SPEED
No Message From Her Since
First Wireless Recalls Silence
of the Titanic.
OFFICIALS ARE ANXIOUS
Lake Champlain Hears S. o. S.
and Hurries to Disabled
Steamer.

BOSTON, Mass, Aug. 13.-Gen-
eral Manager Bryce ,. Allan, Of
the Allan line offices here today
stated that although the Canadian
office had heard no further word
from the liner corsican, which
struck an Iceberg OFF Belle Isle,
near Newfoundland, he felt GER
tain that both steamship and pas
sengers were safe.
"From the reports received of
the accident" he said, 81 believe
that the rule Of this line to pro-
ceed with extreme caution when
In a fog or In the Vicinity Of Ice
fields prevented another horrible
marine tragedy"
MONTREAL, Que, Aug. 13.-Wire-
less stations all along the Canadian
coast today were on the lookout for
messages from the Allan Liner Cor
sican, Montreal to Liverpool, which
reported her bows stove in by COLI
sion with an iceberg. Capt. Cooks
wireless 10 the Allan line Offices sale
the damage TO the ships stem wai
above the water line; that there wal
no danger and that he was proceed
ing on his way. The Corsican lef
Montreal with 20 first-class, 81 second
class and 200 third-class passengers
Despite the reassuring messag'
from Capt. Cook, the Allan officials
remembering the long delay in re
ceiving news of the Titanic dsaste
and the conflicting reports fiashe,
from wireless station to wireless sta
tion up and down the coast, wer,
anxious to hear more from the Corst
can and eagerly awaited news
The first message from Capt. Coo
said that the Corsican had struck
low-lying berg in latitude 52.24 mort
and longitude 52.15 west. The steam
er Lake Champlain was the first Z
pick up the signal of distress and re
piled that she was hurrying to tn
rescue.
Almost Immediately came othe
messages from the Corsican Stain
that the damage was light The cal
tain reported that the stem Of the We,
Isel was only slightly above the waite
line and that she was making n
water. He added that the Corsical
would proceed to Liverpool.
That the liner was not seriousl,
damaged was attributed to the fac
that the Corsican was under reduced
speed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-13
MARKET OPENING

NEW YORK, Aug. 13.--Tn early
trading the tone OF the stock market
was strong
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-13

Rusiness-liks lsrinUEG. NO fuss and
no feathers TnA plain. neat kind that
looks right Times Printing Co., IL
John r st. Pm. Main 149s or city 33S5.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-13
TRAIN CRUSHES OUT
CAPT. ]. 7, BAKERS LIFE
Dies in Ambulance After Being
Refused at One Hospital;
Coroner Investigates.

With one leg severed and his head
and body badly cut and bruised by
a Wabash switch engine which ran
over him at the Twenty-fourth-st
crossing, Monday night, Capt. John
d. Baker, of the steamer Douglas,
was placed on board a train, and
rushed to the Union depot, whence
| he was carried on a stretcher, by Wa
bash employees, TO the Detroit sani
tarium. He was in a dying condition
at the time.
/ DIR. II. A. Osborn, In charge OF the
| Institution during the vacation Of the
! regular house physician, said that he
could not receive the injured man, as
! the hospital was full, and advised that
Capt. Baker be sent to st. Mary's hos
pital. Meanwhile, he called a police
auto, and hurried to prepare a hypo-
dermic injection, TO relieve the In
jured mans terrible sufferings.
A bystander rushed around the
corner and summoned the Michigan
ambulance, which took Capt. Baker
to st. Mary's hospital, before DR. Os-
born emerged with the medicine.
Capt. Baker died on the way 10 St.
Mary's hospital.
Coroner Burgess made thorough
investigation of the phase OF the ac-
cident dealing with the refusal of the
sanitarium doctor TO permit the
wounded man to be carried in there,
but he stated, Tuesday morning, that
it could only be termed a very unfor-
ue o" sDV. o. had
Ane.. tat
DR.. Osborn explained that he found
that a rude tourniquet made OF rope
had been applied to the stump OF the
amputated leg, and he felt unable 10
care for the man In his institution,
but thought that a hypedermic was
all that he could do for him until ne
could be rushed to the other hospltal.
Coroner Burgess says that the de
lay did not amount to more than
couple OF minutes, as the ambulance
whisked Capt. Baker away before Dr.
Osborn could hurry out with a hype-
dermic needle.
II. w. Baker, OF No. COL Baker-st,
son of Capt John ID. Baker, Is the
owner OF the Douglas, which MS
father commanded He claimed the
body in the county morgue, TUESDAY
morning, and had II sent 10 Charles
Geist's morgue where funeral ar
rangements will be made later.
Capt. Baker was on the way to MS
boat when he was struck by the train.
He was Sc years old and leaves a
widow and three sons. Willard ana
John Baker, the other two sons, are
well-known divers.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-13
FARRELL
FOR COUNTY CLERK.
OSCAR a. MARY

HAS EARNED HIS PROMOTION.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-13

Job Printing Done Right. Time
Printing Co., Is John H--st.
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WAYNE HOTEL GARDENS TONIGHT
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Job Printing Done Risht. Times
Printing Co., Is John R-st
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and disbanaeu ,neir forces3 The p,s-
ident denies emphatically that he
planned the killing, but the officers
believed It, and are evidently seeking
revenge in the reckless violence or
their behavior in the past few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-24
SHOOTING AFFAIR NEAR FARMERSV|LLE Filler Goodwin Killed and Brother Injured by
 Davis

Selma. December -(special)-Details of a fatal shooting affair which occurred near Farmersville, Lowndes county. .ate Sunday afternoon, were learned here to- day The shooting grew out of a quar- rel between number of young men of that neighborhood which occurred sev- eral weeks ago, and which was stopped by Yancey Davis Q well known resident of the neghborhood. Tn settling the dif- fculty between the several young men, Mr. Davis pulled the shirt off of young man named Goodwin, but bought him a new shirt Sunday afternoon Filler and Jesse Goodwin. brothers, left their home to go to Minter Station to get buggy which they had left there Saturday. In returning home the Godwins met Davis when the quarrel was renewed. and all three pulled pistols and began to shoot. Filler Goodwin was killed almost instantly by Davis, and his brother, Jesse was slightly injured several times. During the shooting Davis also received several slight injuries which will not prove of se- rious nature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-24
ANN|STON MAY GET
 AFREE D|SPENSARY
Step to Get Medical Dis pensary for the Poorer
 Classes Promulgated

Annston, December 23--(Speeial.)-A free medical dispensary and the employ ment of trained nurses to teach hygiene and help relieve suffering among the poorer classes in Anniston is promised as a result of an appeal made Sunday night as Parker Memorial Baptist church by Dr. T. ". Ayers. formerly citizen of this place, but for several years medical missionary in charge of a hospital and medical dispensary at Hwang-hien, China
 Immediately after his talk, Dr. Ayers was pledged by members of Parker Me- morial that they would support a trained nurse, and it is probable that the churches of the city will cooperate to maintain the proposed free dispensary in connec- ton with St. Lukes hospital, which has just been opened as a public insti.u.sen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-24
PROBES ARE UNDER
 WAY IN THE HOUSE
Seven Investigations Will Be in Progress When Con-
 gress RecOnvenes

Washington. December 2s.--An era of investigation possibly unprecedented in the history of the House will be ushe&d in when Congress reassembles in Jan uary. Memmbers of the House will divide their attention among seven distinct in vestigations, scheduled 10 begin imme- diately after the holidays They are:
 Inquiry into the so-called money trust.
 Hearings before the ways and means committee preliminary to tariff revision by the next Congress.
 The probe into the New Haven Grand Trunk railroad.
 The Judiciary committees hearing on general trust legislation
 The inquiry into the ramitications of the so-called foreign and domestic ship ping trust by the merchant marine com mittee.
 The Glass subcommittee investigation incident to tho framing of a currency bill
 The inquiry into the affairs of the office of superintendent of insurance in the District of Columbia with testimony to be taken not only in Washington, but also probably New York.
 The insurance inquiry will begin De- eenber 26 with the District of Colum- bia commissioners on the witness stand.
 These committees will endeavor to com plete their work by the end of the ses- sons It is estimated that investigations win cost in the aggregate more than $10O GOO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-24
TEXAS MAN OFFERS
 VALUABLE SEED
Thinks Shallu Will Be Great Thing for the Farmers of Alabama in
 Drouthy Sections

To the Editor of the Age Herald.
 I am sending you sample of shalla that I have been growing for three years and it has proved to be the most profitable crop that We have grown.
 It belongs to the sorghum family and should be planted and cultivated the same way. The heads are large and heavy and hang to one side of the stalk. The grain is light colored and will pop the same as popcorn, and when ground makes good bread and cakes. It makes from 50 to 75 bushels to the acre and a large amount of fine for age.
 I think this grain will be the saliva tion of the farmers in the drouthy dis tricts if they can only learn of 1t and get started to growing it, and I am willing to do my part to spread the growing of this splendid grain, and if any one would like a little of it to try and will write to me I will send him a small package by mail, for 1 know it will pay him many times over for the labor expended and start the grow ing of this wonderful good grain in his locality.
 l had almost forgotten to tell that it is the best poultry food l ever saw. We have raised chickens on it from hens lay better than any poultry food we ever tried.
 If any one should happen to write for seed kindly send postage.
 G. D. PEREGO.
 Newton, Tex, December 16, 1912.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-24
JOHN ELLIS CAUGHT
 NEAR GO0DWATER
Negro Who Escaped Clay County Jail Saturday
 Is Recaptured

Doodwater, December 23.-(Speeial.e The negro John Ellis, who has been in jail at Ashland, Clay county, since about the first of November. charged with the murder of a negro woman in Clay coun- 'ty, escaped jail Saturday night and was caught near Goodwater this morn ing by w. T. Joyner
 According to Ellis story he made his escape from the jail about o'clock Saturday night Tho door of his cell was open but just how it came to be down for the night and woke up and found the door open, he went out at the door of the cell and down stairs and found another negro in the act of crawling through d hole in the wall of the jail Just how the hole was made in the wall, or how came the cell door to be open Ellis did not know. There whom escaped.
 Ellis walked from Ashland to Good water, distance of about 23 miles, and to his wfes house about one and a half miles from Goodwater, and about S:30 in the morning Mir W. T. Joyner walked in and found him in bed
 The white people of the community where the crime was committed have been in Goodwater, where the negro has been in custody of the officers all day threatening to Lynch the negro. Sheriff Mayo, with his deputy Hom- mon, left Goodwater with Ellis to go to Ashland about o'clock, where the negro will be placed in jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-24
DENTIST STRICKEN
 W|THPARA[YS|S Dr. McWilliams of Athens in Serious COnditiOn-White
 Man Robbed

Athens, December .-(special.)-Dr ". R. McWillams, dentist and one Of the most popular citizens of Athens. was stricken with paralysis while work ing for patient in his office, and is now in very serious condition at the home of his daughter. He has been in the ac- tive practice here for 10 years.
 A white man was held up near the rail, road tank, within two blocks of the pub lie square, here Saturday night by two negroes and robbed of what money he had In his effort to defend himself he sustained a broKen arm. This is the first "hold-up' ever known in Athens.
 The city has turned the steam into one of it's large turbine sections of the now electric light plant and the other unit will be installed az rapidly as possible. When it Is ready the town will have plant of 500 horsepower, consisting of two units of 250 horsepower each that can be run separate or together. both of the latest improved turbine system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-24
For the Study of Science

From the Springfield Republican.
 An interesting scientific expedition is planned by William Warfield, son of President Warfeld of Lafayette college, who has just returned from exploring a high plateau on the borders of British Guiana and Brazil, where the little known Kaieteur Fall on the Potora river falls sheer TAI feet. He is now in Washington, and on November 2S will sail for Asia Minor for a long journey through Meso- potamia, Persia, the Caucasus and other countries about the Caspian, making ge- ological studies for thesis which he is to present to the faculty of Princeton university. When this journey is finished he will spend some time at Sardis Asia Minor. in preparing a geological report for Professor Butler of Princeton. who is conducting excavations in that interesting ancient city and has found there the larg- ast Greek temple ever excavated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-24
|MARENGO COUNTY
 NEGRO PAROLED
Governor O'Neal Reviews History of Crime Before Taking Action.
 Was Serving Life Sentence

Montgomery. December 23.-tSpecial J. Governor O'Neal today granted parole to Primus Glover a negro, who was sent ul from Marengo county several years ago to serve a term of life imprisonment fer complicity in the murder of Fred Eellis, a white man. The parole is one of the lengthiest Governor ONeal ever issued. He recounts numerous circum- stances in connection with the killing, and states that all evidence tends to show tiat Prmus Glover was 200 yards away wien Hollis was killed. and that he merely fired his pistol upon seeing his son, Ed Glove. drop to the ground. It was shown that Ed Glover did the kill ing. for which he was sentenced to serve 70 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-24
Human Hair Markets

From Popular Mechanics.
 Trade in human hair is big industry abroad, exports sometimes reaching a total of $soOo.OOo to s4,0Oo,OO0 year. Ital- ian merchants lead in the trade and ob- tain a large part of their stock from the peasant women of Italy, Switzerland and Dalmatia.
 A peculiar method is in vogue among the women of these countries in order to produce a supply of hair regularly and yet not appear to have been "shorn" at all. They cut off half of the hair at the back of the head and then twist the re- maining half over the exposed part and dress 1t in such a manner that the loss is not dscernible Twice a year the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-24
ATTEMPTS ID PASS
 FORGED CHECKS Presents Forged Checks to
 Talladega Merchants  HE EVADES ARREST
Negro Makes Trouble in Lincoln-Yal- uable P0cketbook Stolen by Negro. Talladega License Schedule
 Presented

Talladega, December 23.--(special.1- "A young white man. about 25 years of age, going under the name of Vaughan, Woods, Williams and other aliases. en- ieavored to pass several forged checks on the local merchants Saturday even ing. At the store of Kline Brothers he presented check purporting 10 be signed by Jackson Tinney Lumber com pany. but Kline Brothers refused to rash it. Both banks, the Isbell Nation al and the Talladega National. turned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-24
THREE MEN LODGED
 IN ANNISTON JAIL
Men Who Filtered Ragland Store Now in PrisOn-Christmas
 Preparations

Ragland, December 23.-(Special. )- Brown, Leunax and Hodges. the three men arrested here Saturday evening for entering the store of Gulledge & Son at Ohatchie were taken to Anniston and lodged in jail there by deputy who met the prisoners at Ohatchie. It has been ascertained that MT. Hodges home is in Anniston. All he goods stolen from Gull ledge's store are reported to have been found.
 Much preparation is being made for the Christmas tree and the programme for tomorrow evening, which is to be given for the charitable objects and the Sunday schools. The tree will be at the Methodist church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-24

for the city of Taliadega has been passed and published by the commits sioners. Under it only one occupation Is taxed $500. One only is taxed s250. Seven employments are taxed $200. Fifteen occupations will have to pay $100 to do business Thirty-six occupa- tions are in the $50 class, and 57 occu- pations are taxed s25 each. Doc.ors and lawyers pay Ss0 per year. The bootblack and the piano tuner are the only persons who can do business in Talladega for less than s10 per year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-24
Eating Horses and Dogs

FTOIH ItHIIe B.
 Dogsl The sign of horses head in front of butcher shop n Berlin means that horse meat is sold inside. There are hundreds of such signs in that city. Mrs. Elmer Black, president of the Progressive and Economic club, who has just been Investigating the cost of living in Europe, says she found the cost as high as. If not higher than, here. considering the wages paid abroad. She also says that in Ant werp she saw d hundred dogs sold as food in the public market In ono day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-24
KING IS ACQUITTED
 OF MURDER CHARGE
Man Charged With Shooting Tuscaloosa Policeman Is
 Found Not Guilty

Tuscaloosa, December fspecial)-I Tossie King, cnarged with the murder Of Policeman Mansfield. some weeks ago, was acquitted yesterday by the jury. which was out not more than an hour. The trial of King began Thursday and was concluded in remarkably short time. Judge Idaiwood delivered the charge to the jury and in less than an hour King was a free man. Owing to the prominence of Kings family the casa created much interest and the report of the jury was heard amid cheering and loud applause.
 Messrs. Joe Sax and M T. Ormand bought the corner of Broad street and of the most valuable corners in the city, hot at present occupied by business house, and it is rumored that tho pres ent owners expect to erect a handsome hotel on the site within a short time.
 Mir. A. II. Dabbs of Carrollton has ap- piled for charter for the Commercial State band of Tuscaloosa, and as soon as the necessary steps can be taken by him the charter will be granted. MT. A. Il. Dabbs is one of the best known and most successful bankers in the state.
 In the past few weeks the people of Tuscaloosa have bought over 5000 Red Cross seals, and during the next two days the, committee expects to dispose of the entire number, i0,o0O. secured by the Anti Tuberculosis association in this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-24
w. V. THACKERSON)
 WILL GET BOND
Delay in Securing Papers in Case Has Delayed Acknowledged
 With Murder

Anniston. December Special )-- Attorneys for W. V. Thackerson. who has been confined in the Calhoun coun- ty jail in default of si.000 bond for Killing Warner Richey, state that he will make the bond. and be released from custody before Christmas The papers in his case. had to be sent to Cherokee county and have been late in being returned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-24
A Society Conversation

From the Cornell Widow. He-YoG seem pensive. She--Do l? He-Yes. you do. she--I don't think that l am. He-Don't you? She-No. really I cont. He-I think you are. She-Well, I don't. He-Don't you?
 She-No. l don't.