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TITLED COUPLE
LEFT TITANIC
IN FIRST BOAT
Sir Cosmo and Lady Duff
Gordon Objected to Crew
Trying 10 Save Lives
of Others.
EVIDENCE GIVEN AT
BRITISH INQUIRY
Chairman Smith of Senate
Subcommittee Is Seeking
Proof That News of Dis
aster Was Suppressed.

T ONDON, May 9.-Evidence that
the doors of four water tight
bulkheads had been opened af-
ter having been closed from the
bridge was introduced today at the
British wreck commission s inquiry
into the loss Of the Titanic.
Ihls was done, according to Thomas
Dillon of the engineers staff, in order
that the engineer crew might reach the
pumps in boiler room No. 5. The men
did not 90 into boiler room No, 5 be-
| cause there was too much water there,
In fact the water was leaking through
into boiler room No. &.
Dillon said he swan about for TWEEN
ty minutes before being rescued and
saw at least 1000 other men swimming
or floating on the surface buoyed up by
life preservers. He saw no women in
the water.
Praises Ismlay.
The conduct Of j. Bruce Ismay, man
aging director Of the International Ma
rine. after the casualty was mentioned
for the first time during the British in
vestigation and was described by
James Johnson, steward, as having
been exemplary.
Johnson, who left the ship in No. 9
emergency boat, small dingy, was
asked why there was not more women
in the boat. He replied that they
would not get into it.
Mr.. lsmay, the witness said, tried to |
induce the women to enter the dingy, |
but they refused, whereupon he es-
corted them into larger boats.
"He did everything an Englishman
could do, Johnson added
Steward Johnson was asked why his
boat had not returned to the scene of
the disaster when its occupants heard
cries for help. He replied that the of
ticer in charge had asked the women if
they should return, but the women de-
cided against this course and the officer
took their advice. Under the existing
weather conditions their boat would
have held five or six more persons,
Johnson testified,
Attorney Explains.
Sir Robert Finlay, attorney for the
White Star line, explained that the
DOORS mentioned by Dillon could not be
,pened without being released from the
bridge.
The attorney for the seamen's and
5iremen S union suggested that tho
evidence that the after part of the
'hip righted itself momeptarjly after ,
he forward part bad sunk justified /
lis theory that if the bulkhead doors
lad not been opened the after part of
he ship would have remained afloat.
The attorney general, Sir Rufus !,
saacs, explained that the only evi- 9
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The Detroit times., 1912-03-12
MAYOR WOULD SECURE
MAINE MEMORIAL

Mayor Thompson will send to the
council tonight the following COM
munication, outlining plan for De-
troit to obtain relics from the battle
ship Maine.
AN effort has been made for some
time to secure for our city one of the
cannon of the ill-fated battleship
Maine However, Congressman
Doremus has announced that the can
non have already been assigned. but
that the government has preserved
other parts Of the ship entirely suit
able for memorial purposes.
The active part our citizen sol
diers and sailors took In the Spanish
American war is still fresh in our
minds, and many OF our patriotic So
cieties would like to see our city ac-
quire a relic acting as a reminder of
the direct cause of this war. think
that 1t would be perfectly appropriate
if your honorable body would adopt
a resolution requesting Messrs
Doremus and Smith TO make every
effort to obtain such relic, and as
suring them of Detroit's entire will
ingness to provide suitable site,
either In one OF our public parks or
squares, or in one Of our public build
inpa" 0s.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-12
OPENS CASE AGAINST
SUGAR TRUST OFFICIALS

NEW YORK, March 12.-District
Attorney Wise, in opening today the
governments case against the Of
ficials OF the sugar trust for alleged
criminal conspiracy, declared that he
would conclusively prove their guilt.
He made IL plain that II he secures
a conviction he will demand prison
sentences. Wise dwelt on the fact
that the individual officials and direc.
tors were indicted as well as the cor
poratfon and said that he would show
the closing of the Pennsylvania
Sugar Refining comBany's plant was
part of wicked conspiracy"
John f. Parsons. Washington IL.
Thomas, Arthur Donner, George IL.
Frazier, and Thomas b. Harmed, the
accused magnates, were all in court
wen Wise made his opening ad-
dress. Parsons was the center OF
interest. He is SO years old, and
father of the trusts" Ii is said
there is not an individual in the
United States with a more thorough
knowledge OF the law applicable to
combinations of capital than Parsons.
While represented by James Nj. Beck
and Delaney Nicoll. 1t was expected
Parsons would be the actual guiding
figure in the defense although no was
not expected to do any of the court
room talking.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-12
JUDGE ANGEL RESIGNS
FROM THE FEDERAL BENCH
Finds Work Irksome and Asks
President To Relieve Him
BY June /

The announcement of the resigna
tion of Judge Alexis C. Angel, of the
United States district court, came
from Washington, Tuesday. Asked
to confirm the report that his resigna
ton had been placed before the presi
dent, Judge Angel said:
Il have nothing to say about that
matter"
While this announcement came as
something of surprise to many
friends and associates of Judge An.
gell they knew he had been contem-
plating such a step for some time
One reason assigned for the resigna-
tiOn Is the amount OF hard -MeFk- an
tailed. The work of the court is
said to have been burdensome before
the government started the prosecu-
tion OF the bathtub trust When that
case came TO trial the court found
the duties almost unbearable. The
Judge Is said to have worked until
midnight almost every night
Neither the president, Michigan's
senators nor the department of JUS
tice had any intimation of the judges
resignation until 1t was received.
In his letter OF resignation Judge
Angel requests that his place be fill.
ed by June /. He expresses gfatifiea.
tion at the high honor bestowed on
him but says he finds the work too
much, referring especially to the
number OF criminal cases on the
docket
II is reported in Washington that
Senator Townsend favors Supreme
Court Justice Blair for the position.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-12
DEATH COMES SUDDENLY
TO MISS JENNIE M. CLARK

Miss Jennie NJ. Clark, while at WORK
in the store OF ]. A. Burns Co., Mon
lag afternoon, was suddenly stricken
With apoplexy and died shortly after
being taken to Grace hospital.
Miss Clark was head of the lace and
embroidery department in the Burns
store and was widely known to the
shopping public. For years she occu-
pied a similar position with the J. l..
Hudson company, and was copsid-
ered one OF the most competent lace
and embroidery buyers and managers
in the city. or pleasing manner, Miss
Clark was very popular with all her
customers, and her sudden death
will be shock and grief not only 10
her friends and associates but TO many
business acquaintances. Miss Clark
was 45 years old and Is survived by
two brothers, George w. Clark and
Henry l.. Clark.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-12
BENEFIT TO PUBLIC NO
EXCUSE WATSON SAYS
Agreement Made By Bathtub
Men Illegal, Government
Attorney Tells Jury

The government opened its argu-
ments in the proceedings against the
members of the bathtub trust, Tues
day morning. former District Attof-
ney Frank Fl. Watson making the first
address TO the jury.
Attorney Watson took up the his
tory OF the alleged conspiracy as de-
veloped by the testimony previous TO
the signing of the resale agreement.
These men had made up their
minds TO 40 this illegal thing, they
had agreed 10 restrain the trade In
enameled iron ware throughout the
whole country In their first meeting
In Chicago, early in March" he said
"All that was left to do was 10 az
range the details and fix the actual re.
sale prices. This was done by the
committee which met in Mt. Clemens,
April IA, 1910. Now il makes no dif-
ference what the object of these men
might have been when, they entered
into this agreement TO restrain trade
and fix prizes, II makes no difference
what benefit the public may have de-
rived as a result of the agreement, II
they committed an illegal act they
are liable for prosecution"
Attorney Watson concluded at
1870, and District Attorney Tattle
took up the argument, opening with
description of the changes in the
industrial and commercial conditions
of the country which led up TO the
necessity for the enactment OF the
Sherman law.
Court adjourned at IL o'clock. Dis
trict Attorney Tuttle continued his
argument during the afternoon ses-
The Detroit times., 1912-03-12
LABOR LEADERS, COUNSEL
ATTACK INDICTMENTS WHEN
PRISONERS ARE ARRAIGNED
Claim Bills Are Not Specific and
aThat Statute of Limitations
Nullifies Them
46 DEFENDANTS IN COURT
Court Overrules Motion To
Quash Proceedings Against
Chicago Men

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March H.
The federal government scored In
the arraignment OF the 46 defendants
III the alleged dynamiting conspiracy
here today when Federal Judge An
dorson overruled q motion to quash
the proceedings against the Ave Chi
cago labor leaders involved and j. w.
Irwin, OF Peoria, Ills.
Arguments were then commenced
on demurrers which were fled
Against all OF the 80 indictments In
the cases. The demurrers allege:
That the act OF 1866, under which
the indictments were returned, was
repealed In 1908.
Thai the indictments do not allege
tnat the acts were continued during
the time specified In the indictments.
That the statute OF limitations has
expired against the alleged offenses.
N That the indictments do not allege
that the transportation OF explosives
hkas unlawful or that the explosives
We're to be used for an unlawful pur-
pose.
Tast the indictments are not suf-
fciently specific to permit the de-
fendants 20 make q defense.
That the indictments do not show
any attempt on the part of the de-
PENDANTS to deceive the railroad COM
panies.
That IL 10 not unlawful to carry ex-
pi5sives on passenger trains.
That the defendants are not guilty.
The Chicago labor leaders In whose
behalf the motion to Quash was fled
are: James Cooney, Richard H.
ls.EaIl ID M GhNaH Ia a
Coughlin and Patrick Ryan.
Conspiracy to violate the federal
laws by the illegal transportation OF
explosives and direct implication in
the unlawful carrying OF the same
are the two charges against the men.
From three to seven counts are In
cluded in the 80 indictments. Two
years imprisonment on each court
may be levied by the court in case
Of conviction.
Nine of the 54 men indicted were
not arraigned today. They are John
j. and James b. McNamara. Eugene
A. Clancy, Olaf A. Tveitmoe. J. ]. Nc
Cray. Edward K. Phillips, John, X.
Carroll. Ortie Z, Mcslanigal and An
drew J. Kavanaugh. II
MeNamafas- are already seFF-
ing prison sentences Tor oynamltln8
in California; Clancy and Tveitmoe.
both Of San Francisco, are under IN
dictment for dynamiting In the Cali
fornia federal courts; McCray, whose
home is at Wheeling w. Va, thus far
has evaded arrest; Phillips and Car
roll are fighting extradition to this
federal district from Syracuse, \. ";
McManigal. the confessed dynamiter,
is now being used by the government
in Los Angeles, and Kavanaugh is 1T
his Springfield, Ill, home.
Federal District Attorney Charles
w. Miller, in charge of the cases for
the government, indicated to Federal
Judge A. B. Anderson. that he would
like TO have the trials set for May.
The district attorney estimates that
the trials will consume at least two
months.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-12
GRAND RAPIDS FETES
DETROIT BOOSTERS
Tour of City and Banquet by
Association of Commerce
Feature Visit
From a staff Correspondent.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, March u
The Detroit boosters on a tour OF
five cities arrived here at 1880.
The Saginaw club rendered q lunch
con at their handsome club house al
which President ). A. Cimmerer, OF
the board OF trade. delivered a cor.
dial address of welcome asserting
that Detroit was not only the finest
and most prosperous city in the
United States, but In the entire
world To this w. II. McBryan and
Charles Il. Sawyer responded in be
half of the visitors.
A. II. Zenner, chairman OF the trade
promotion committee of the Detroit
Board OF Commerce, suggested a
Michigan board OF commerce, the Off
cial head TO be located In the board
of commerce building In Detroit and
to look after matters with the rail
roads in Washington and Lansing.
An assessment OF one dollar a year
to every board of trade member in
Michigan would be levied which
would provide a fund OF $4,000 oI
$4,000 to advertise the advantage ol
Michigan as an agricultural state
The suggestion met with great
favor and state organization will
no doubt result.
This afternoon the Detroit party
was shown the marvellous automatic
switch board at the plant or the Cftt
zens' Telephone building. Grand Rap
ids has enjoyed automatic telephone
service for years, and it has proven
successful and satisfactory.
Detroit representatives OF the Mich
igan State Telephone Co. say tha.
plans are about perfected for semi.
automatic service in Detroit. The in
stallation will be gradual as II means
sending seven million dollars worth
OF equipment to the junk pile.
Tonight the Detroit party was
scheduled to dine as the guests OF thc
Grand Rapids Association OF Com.
merce, leaving for Kalamazoo at 1880
a. m. B. Is. ,.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-12
VICTIMS OF MORPHINE
END LIVES WITH POISON
Well -Groomed New York Couple
Swallow Poison in Their
Cottage at Augres

BAY CITY, Mich, March 12.-From
Augres, 60 miles north on the shore
of Saginaw Bay, comes story OF a
suicide pact, which was completed
this morning in the death OF Mrs. F.
H. Hopkins. Her husband died Sun
day night. When Hopkins died, his
wife lay In an unconscious condition
In which state she continued until
she died this morning, both cases the
result of taking poison.
A little less than year ago, Mr.
and Mrs Hopkins reached Augres, a
small town OH the shore of Saginaw
Bay. Groomed in city style they at
once became the cynosure OF the
eyes of the public. Mr.. Hopkins &c.
cepted q position as accountant for
the Cole-Grimore Mercantile Co., the
largest mercantile concern here.
During the winter, Mr.. and Mrs,
Hopkins had apartments at one ol
the hotels. In the spring they leased
a pretty cottage on Main-st., and en-
joyed IL exclusively They neither re-
ceived callers nor made calls. With
the new home in order, Mr.. Hopkins,
about month ago, resigned his posi-
ton. stating he desired a rest. TWO
weeks ago they summoned DR.. ]. X.
Petty, a prominent physician. To
hla they unfolded story to the eff:
feet that they ahad been addicted 10
the morphine habit. that his father
was a wealthy New York business
man and that prearranged by his
family the couple was to seek an
Isolated spot and take treatment with
tile object of breaking the chains OF
their bondage.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-12
10 INJURED WHEN
TRAIN is WRECKED

OAKWOOD. Wis. March 12.-Pas-
senger train No. 222, on the Chicago,
Milwaukee Il ST. Paul raf1r0ad, Mtf'
waukee to Chicago, was wrecked a
mile west OF Oakwood today. the bag
gage, mail and two day coaches piling
in the ditch. No passengers were
killed, according to information here,
but at least 10 persons were injured,
some perhaps fatally.
The parlor car and dining car re-
mained on the rails. The cause of
the wreck Is not yet known.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-12
SIX LOAN =SHIAlLERlEI.S,=ARI
CONVICTED OF USURYj TOBE
SENTENCED THIS AFTERNOON
Pair Guilty on Two Counts,
Which Carries Optional Jail
Term of,60 Days
FINES IN OTHER CASES
Defendants Prepare To Carry
Fight To Higher Court
Victims Tell Tales of Woe
FINES IN OTHER CASES

Six loan agents were convicted by
Justice Stein, Tuesday morning, on
charges of violating the law govern
ing loan agencies by charging an in
terest greater than seven per cent
and they will be sentenced during the
afternoon. Justice Stein planned to
mete out punishment to them at the
close of the morning session, but Or
mond +. Hunt, for the defense, asked
for stay until the afternoon, SO thai
he could make arrangements TO fur
nish bonds pending an appeal. The
court told him the bail would be $500
one surety, in each case. The maxi
mum sentence for the violation Is q
fine OF Sl00 for the first offense and
the same maximum fine or 60 days In
prison for more than one conviction
Two of the defendants, John J. Mur
ply, OF the Fidelity Loan Co., and
Gordon w. Quider, of the American
Loan Co, were convicted in two cases
Those convicted are:
John j. Murphy, of the Fidelity
Loan Co., two counts; Gordon w.
Quider, of the American Loan Co.
two counts Joseph A. Noelke, OF the
state Loan Co.; Ralph Frazier, of the
State Loan Co.; William Eubank, CT
the Reliance Loan Co., and Herman
G. Schilanske, of the Globe Loan Co.
Florence Phipps, of the Union Cred
II Co.. was also tried, but the court,
after hearing part of the testimony,
put the case over for a week, TO hear
from another witness.
At the close of each case, Mr..
L. III tc m q q a nn
the grounds stated before the same
court, a few days ago, namely, that
the warrants were defective. The
court overruled each request.
The first case taken up was that of
Faralo Lyburtus. carpenter. living at
No 519 st. Antoine-st., against John
J. Murphy, OF the Fidelity Loan Co.
He said he borrowed $40, for which
he was to pay $50 at the rate of $500
a month for 10 months. He signed
papers presented by Murphy, but
didn't know what they were for.
Cross-examined by MIR. Hunt, he
said he made the loan of his own
free will; that he could read and
write and knew how TO figure per-
eelitages. He said he went TO con-
suit Prosecutor Shepherd on seeing
tine news of the campaign against
the loan sharks in the newspapers,
and added that he was grateful TO
the press for taking up the matter.
Isn't 1t So" asked Mr.. Hunt, that
you simply went to see the prosecu-
tor because he said, in effect, in the
newspapers .he-MaS- The good
shepherd and would take care of the
lambs that were shorn?
Mr.. Lyburtus said that he saw no
statement of the kind In the papers
Charles Rothstein. license clerk
for the police department, testified
that the Detroit Mortgage Loan Co.
and the Michigan Mortgage Loan Co.
Continued On Pare seven.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-12
MAN MAN =MIIHI0=LEANES= =NIEE AND
nDDIES FOR YOUNG GIRL
BLAMES HALlEYS COMET
ST. Louis Slipper Salesman Meets
Affinity While Star Gazing,
and Elopement Results
ARE ARRESTED IN DETROIT
Harry B. Quigley Must Answer
Charge Of Abduction Made
BY Girls Father

The stars in their courses, say the
wise men, guide our destinies, and
Halley's comet, which approaches
within few millions OF miles of the
earth only once in 75 years, Is blam-
ed by Harry b. Quigley, slipper sales.
man, for his desertion of a wife and
TWO little boy babes, to elope from
ST Louis, Mo-, with Hazel M. Barrett
IL years old, very blase, rather pret
~ OF face and figure. and apparently
as heartless as The Woman, as por.
trayed In a local theater, this week.
In a dramatization of Kipling's i'm
mortal poem beginning, "A fool there
was"
Little Miss Barrett, who lived In
the apartment just below the .Quig
leys and was, according to her own
admission and the statement of her
lover, a daily visitor in the Quigley
nome, remarks, In very bored way,
that Mrs. Quigley Is really a fine
Hazel, is quite willing to assume the
duties of mothering Mrs. Quigley 8
two children, on account of her deep
love for their father. She has lived
with Quigley since Feb. 2S, at No,
62 Abbott-st., where the couple were
arrested, Monday afternoon.
Quigley, a blond young man with
curly hair, "a years old, and heir to
considerable money left to him by
his grandfather, says that he con-
templates throwing himself from the
Eads bridge when he is taken back
to st. Louis to answer charge OF
abduction, sworn out by Hazel's
father, Guy Barrett, Of No. 1447
Blair.ave., st, Louis.
The blond Mr.. Quigley wears a
air. and refers to his con-
templated dive from the high bridge
ne doing the Dutch" an overworked
phrase In police parlance, as doing
the Dutch" really consists of attach
ing rope to ones neck in the form
of a necktie, mounting a soap box,
and then kicking the soap box from
under ones feet. But when effects
are striven for little things make no
difference. @e
Hold up your head, kid, we're in
Michigan now, y know" said the
blond Mr.. Quigley, as his adored one
sauntered into Chief of Detectives
Palmer's Office. when we get back
to Missouri they will hang us both.
side by side"
I've got my head up, amt I?"
asked the other half of the tragedy,
as she passed melting glance to
Harry.
she nursed me when my wife
didn't pay much attention to me-" said
Quigfey. WIS hurt in a street car
accident, and this little lady took good
Continued ON Page Nine.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-12
CHARGES LITIGANT
BRIBED WITNESSES

Mrs. Matilda Papke, who recently
lost a damage suit In Justice Com
mands court, brought against
Thomas Skupny, saloonkeeper,
asked for new trial, Tuesday morn
ing, and presented TO the court an
aAlaavfftt In which IL is charged that
Skupny bribed two OF his witnesses
1t is claimed that he promised two
of his witnesses $40 each to testify
III his behalf. Skupny was in court
and denied the charge. claiming that
he paid them regular witness fees
and the amount of money they would
have earned had they worked.
The case was postponed until the
person making the affidavit can be
brought In for examination.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-12
GERMAN-AMERICAN BANK
ON 8 PER CENT BASIS

The directors OF the German -Ameri-
can bank have declared per cent
dividend for the first quarter of 1912,
putting the stock on an 8 per cent
annual basis. Previously tho stock
has been paying 6 per cent annually,
the quarterly dividends being l1a per
cent.
The German-American bank is one
OF the oldest financial institutions in
Detroit, and has been a very prosper
Gus institution. The capital stock or
the bank was raised to $250,000 a few
years ago. and the stockholders shared
in melon at that time. 1t has shown
a very satisfactory growth since then
and the increase in the dividend is a
further distribution OF the prosperity
TO the stockholders.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-12
MISS PAULINE NEWMAN
TO TALK ON LABOR TOPICS

Miss Pauline Neumann, OF Cleve-
land, will give free public talk in
ST. Matthias Episcopal church.. Tues.
day evening. on number OF matters
OF interest to students OF labor ana
sociological questions. Miss Neumann
is a member OF the Garment Work.
ers' union~an familiar with condi-
tions surrounding woman and child
labor in the factories and mills OF the
country.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-12
INVESTIGATES COAL
TIE-UP IN TOLEDO

TOLEDO, o., March 12.-The To-
lcdo railroad yards are today being
inspected by representative Of the
Interstate commerce. commission 70
determine the cause for the congcs-
ton of coal for Detroit and Michigan
points.
After an inspection here that Of
ficial will go TO Detroit TO investigate
why the roads at Detroit and other
Michigan points have been unable TO
handle coal assigned to them, and
which has been halted here TO await
their convenience.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-12
FALSE-KEY BURGLAR
p MAKES GUILTY PLEA

Thomas J. Richards, the false-key
burglar, pleaded guilty to the charge
Of robblng the residence OF Anna
Corey, No 730 Campbell-ave.. before
Judge Stein, Tuesday morning. He
was held on $4,000 bail with two sure
ties to the recorders court
Richards claims that he made his
confessions TO the jobs that he did
In Detroit with the understanding
that he would not be prosecuted on
tire focaf charges bttt wotfd br sent
back TO Joliet. Ill, TO serve out an
unexpired term. He has eight years
TO serve there. He claims that the
police have given him a raw dear
here