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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-15
Wayne Delegation
AaTves, I0o Strong

BAY CITY. Mich. May 1.-THE
Wayne county delegation arrived In
Bay City at 9:25 a. m. There We're
1919 delegates on the special train.
They and their friends made up a
party of about $50. There was very
little political discussion enroute
until Judge Connolly Joined the
party at Saginaw. Connolly inform
ed the delegates what had taken
place during the morning in Bay
city and outlined the program for
the day. The Judge was greeted en-
Enthusiastically up and down the train.
Practically all the Wilson delegates
had made the trip to Bay City Tues
day and II was an organization
crowd that would not admit the pos
sibility of defeat in todays conven-
ton. Refreshments were served In
a baggage car and Schmeman's mil
ltary band helped to enliven the trip.
1t was a calm, orderly crowd.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-15
WILSON MENTOPUSH
INSTRUCTION PLANON !
FLOOR OF CONVENTION
Will Endeavor To Have Dele
gates Take Preferential
Vote On Proposal
HELME TO HEAD MOVE
FOR NEW JERSEY NAN
Suggestion Is To Instruct Michi-
gan Delegation For Man
Getting Most Votes
HELME TO HEAD MOVE
FOR NEW JERSEY NAN
From q Staff Correspondent.

BAY CITY, Mich, May 15.--Indica-
tions before the assembling of the
Democratic state convention here az
noon wehe that the vital issue OF the
session, the question OF instructing the
Michigan delegation TO the national
convention in favor of Gov. Woodrow
Wilson. Of New Jersey, would be
brought to the front Immediately az
ter the report of the committee on
credentials is adopted. II was plan
ned to do this by raising the question
on the report of the committee on
permanent organization and business.
which is usually the second report 20
be acted upon.
What amounts to preferential vote
of the convention was agreed upon by
the Wilson leaders as the best way OF
raising the Issue.
James Helme. OF Adrian. II was ex1
Dected. would be Wilson member
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-15
CONDUCTOR is
PICKED UP UNCONSCIOUS

ANN ARBOR, Mich, May 10
Thomas Higgins, of Worthwhile, a con-
ductor on the d. U. r. line, thought
he detected a fire among the rear
trucks of his car near Ypsilanu yes
terday. He leaned over the side to
take peep. while the motorman with
all the Juice at his command was reel
ing OF the miles In record time. The
car dashed past line pole Just as
Thomas stuck out his head and the
car proceeded on its way minus con-
ductor. The next car that came along
picked up the unconscious conductor
and took him back to Ypsilani where
surgeons took a few stitches In the
back OF his head and told him that he
would be able to go back to work In a
week
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-15
SIlMEN FOUND ALIVE
IN UPPER TRANSATLANTIC
Five Dead Bodies Are Also Dis
covered as Result of
Cave-In

IRoNWOOD, Mich, May 15.-Six
men were alive early today when res
cuers reached the pit In the Norrie
mine OF the Oliver Iron Mining Co.
where they expected TO find thirteen
bodies Of miners who were caught In
a cave-in. They had been imprisoned
since Tuesday morning. and were ex-
hausted. In the small space, where
they had managed to keep alive for
nearly "a hours, were the bodies OF
five of their companions. Rescuers had
taken out two bodies yesterday.
Early yesterday morning officials
gave up hope OF finding any OF the
entombed men alive. Orders were
given, however, to push the search for
their bodies as rapidly as possible, In
order to satisfy the frantic wives.
mothers, sisters and children OF the
men who had been caught under the
fall of earth.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-15

courtesy and affability. He was en-
thusiastic throughout his talk and, at
the outset, took occasion TO inform
the reporter that IL was no effort for
him to speak and eat at the same
time. Apparently he delights in talk
ing about medicine and its triumphs.
for his boyish, classic face beamed
brightly as he spoke. He Is probably
SO years old, and looks 80
Medical science has made rapid
strides during the past 10 or 20
years" said DR.. Hutchinson. zone of
the most important advances has been
in connection with tubercular trouble.
OF course, We have not found any
remedy that will reach the bacillus
itself. but we have been able to do a
lot for patients by methods OF treat
ment. Patients have been practically
cured by outdoor and diet treatment.
There Is nothing like the fresh air
treatment for tubereular patients.
They should practically live In the
fresh air: they should be out of doors
as much as possible during the day,
and get lot of fresh sir 1T night. No
one should sleep In a room where
there is not plenty OF fresh air. |
sleep with my window open every
night. and would not feel Just right II
did not have breeze blowing over
my face.
1T was a mistake for people to
think that they should go to Florida
or some other warm climate for the
cure OF lung vouble. Consumptiyes
should seek the cold climates; moth
ing will do them more good than the
cold. fresh air Consumptives can be
treated just as we'll right here In
Michigan as in any other cool climate,
provided they get the open air treat
ment and the right kind OF food. such
as milk. eggs and other healthful
things In Europe the most popular
placc for consumptlves Is Dayos, In
Engadine. northeastern corner OF
Switzerland. which is 5000 miles
above the level of the sea-"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-15
POLITICAL PARTIES MUST !
WAKE UP OR SOCIALISTS
WILL RULE, SAYS FERRIS
Big Rapids Educator Declares
Country Needs Woodrow
Wilson as Leader
SEES SIGNS OF THE TIMES
New Jersey Man Would Lead
Party To Service Which Peo-
pie Are Bound To Have
EES SIGNS OF THE TIMES

BAY CITY, Mich, May 15.--That
parties must awaken to the real needs
of the people and supply remedy
or the country will drift rapidly to. So
cialism, was the statement OF Prof.
Woodbridge N. Ferris. of Big Rarids.
at big meeting In the Lyric theater,
in the interests of Woodrow Wilson,
last night. Prof Ferris, who was
Democratic candidate for governor o.
Michigan several years aeo, said Il
Eugene v. Debs had 7EiVen Ropse-
velt's Columbus speech on "Tfe
Charter OF Democracy. q thak 2ociaiists
throughout the country would have
cheered him to the echo. The country
needs, he said. leader who can read
the signs OF the times and this man
is Woodrow Wilson.
Prof. Ferris speech follows:
Il don't appear here ttonight as q
politician or as a statesfhan but sim
ply as an American citizef, and thank
God J haven't any more at stake In
the politics OF this year than any
other American citizen has, nor any
less. II | say anything that alienates
your good will, I shall nevertheless
be glad, because what might have
to say, | believe to be true I have
been thinking a good deal on politics
In the last nine years, and have
come TO believe that We are approach
ing the most important epoch in Am
erican history There are hundreds
OF thousands Of Americans today, who
cannot distinguish the great Demo-
cratic party from the great Repubi.
can party. You cannot tell an old
Republican from an old line Demo
crat. when you meet him on the
street. I'm a Democrat and want
to see the Democratic party win, II
IL answers the peoples demands. IL
IL doesn't answer them, let 1t go to
the devil.
There is a political revolution on,
the product Of an economic revolution.
Now how many of you know what
that means? How many of you can
tell me what Is meant by the eco
nomic development since the civil
war? Let me mention Just one phase
OF 1t. At the end OF the civil war
you could count the millionaires in
Continued ON page IO).
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-15
MARYLAND DELEGATES
INSTRUCTED FOR TEDDY

BALTIMORE, Md. May 15-Sixteen
delegates. eight selected by friends OF
President Taft and eight by sup
porters OF Theodore Roosevelt, but all
instructed TO vote for Col Roosevelt
in Chicago, were elected yesterday in
the Maryland Republican convention
Although the Taft men controlled a
majority OF the 1873 delegates, so far
as their personal Affiliations were con-
ccrned, they made no effort to defeat
the instructions of the preference pri-
maries. which were for Col Roosevelt,
and a plank was put in the platform
pledging him "the undivided support"
of the Maryland delegation
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-15
FOUR ARRESTS ARE MADE
IN WHAT POLICE BELIEVE
is GIGANTIC "DOPt" PLOT
Three Clerks of Farrand, Will
liams & Clark and Druggist
L. w. Gitre Involved
STUFF STOLEN FROM FIRM
Believed To Be Ring of Drug
gists and Cheap Physicians"
Involved in Illegal Traffic

Systematic thefts OF opium and
cocaine from the wholesale drug firm
Of Farrand, Williams & Clark. led 10
the uncovering by Detective Larkins
and Reid. OF what the police believe
TO be gigantic dope" plot in which
physicians. druggists, and several
clerks of the wholesale house are i'm
plicated.
Lester w. Gitre. druggist at Mich
igan-ave. and Fourth-st., Is under ar
rest and has made a partial confes-
sion, and Edward Lacy, No. 2206
Forrest. west; Earl Pell. No. 236
Sixth-st., and Roy ColQuhoun, No
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rs Ferry-ave west, all employed in
the drug house, are said to have adj
mitted being implicated.
The thefts Of the drugs from the
wholesale house were not for the
plain purpose OF larceny, the police
declare. as Gitre paid practically the
wholesale price for the drugs when
buying them from the clerks, get
ting the mfor only so cents an ounce
less than the market price, but the
scheme, according to the police. was
to avoid the necessity for having the
sales of dope" registered, so that
Gitre's heavy sales of the drugs could
not be traced by the state pharmacal
board.
Gitre's bank book showed that he
was doing an enormous business In
(Continued on page IO.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-15

of the committee on permanent or
ganization and was expected to pro-
pose the preferential vote. either as
minority or majority report OF thar
committee. The plan was to have
poll of the convention and instruct
the Michigan delegation In favor OF
the candidate having the highest num-
Der OF votes. When two-thirds OF the
delegation at Baltimore should decide
that the cause OF Michigan's first
choice was hopeless, shift should
be made TO second choice.
Thomas Barkworth, OF Jackson.
said that several OF the Clark men had
expressed approval OF the plan but
that the Harmon Clark Underwood
leaders declined to view the scheme
with favor. Both sides continued to-
day to claim a majority Of the dele
gates before the convention assem-
bled and IL was generally conceded
that the gencralship displayed on the
floor OF the convention would have q
tremendous influence on the result
The Wilson floor leaders were
Thomas Barkworth. OF Jackson; Cir
cnit Judge p. II. o'Brien, OF Laurium:
William F. Mcknight, OF Grand
Rapids; Archie Mccall, OF Ithaca, and
A. NJ. Cummins. of Lansing.
Many county delegations held
caucuses last night and early this
morning before the district caucuses
and the bitterness OF the fight was in
dicated by an attempt made in some
of the counties including Monroe and
st. Clair to have these delegations
bound by the unit rule.
The Wilson leaders laughed at this
attempt and declared that there could
be no possibility of having the district
Continued ON Page Ten.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-15
MRS. WILLIAM SUHR
DIES AT AGE OF 100

BRIGHTON. Mich, May 15.--Mrs.
William Suhr. who on April l3 cele-
hrated the tooth anniversary OF her
birth. died yesterday at her home in
Genoa township. She had lived in
Livingstone county for 20 years, be-
ing one of the first settlers in this
part of the state Her husband, who
died several years ago. servtd 81
years as county treasurer. She Is sur
vived by three daughters, eight grand
children and is great grandchildren.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-15
ROBBERS MAY HAVE
STOLEN OVER S24O,OOO
FROM TRAIN IN SOUTH
Two Masked Men Hold Up Linn
tied Passenger and Loot
Express Car
POSSES ARE IN PURSUIT
Members of Crew Think Bandits
Obtained $240,000
In Raid
POSSES ARE IN PURSUIT

NEW ORLEANS, La, May 1.-two
masked robbers held up Queen & Cres-
cent Limited train No. 2, northbound,
near Hattiesburg, Miss. early today.
They dynamited the safe In the ex-
press car and after looting IL, escaped
on horseback One bundle taken by
the robbers is reported to have con-
tained $4,000,
The passengers on the train were
not molested. The train proceeded 10
Hattiesburg after the holdup, where
the city and county officials were noti-
fed. -.
Posses set out In pursuit of the rob-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-15

bers who are said to have fled toward
the Alabama state line.
Railroad officials in Hattiesburg
were reticent this morning as to the
amount OF loot the robbers may have
taken, but members of the train crew
say the amount may reach $24O,0O0.
One package missing contained
$4,000 and another 100000, they
say. The money is said to have been
consigned to st. Louis, New York and
Chicago banks. Posses from here had
not found trace OF the bandits at all
early hour this morning.
The express car was demolished by
charges OF dynamite.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-15
WHITE PLAGUE CAN BEST Be
FOUGHT IN COOL CLIMATES,
SAYS DR.. HUTCHINSON
Great Mistake To Flee To Flor
ida When Lungs Become
Affected
CAN'T CUT COST OF LIVING
Declares System Requires Rich,
Solid Foods and That Sub
stitutes Will Not Do
CAN'T CUT COST OF LIVING

: DIR. Woods Hutchinson, the eminent
New York physician, famed through
out the. country as a magazine writer
on medical topics, and who is to be
one OF the guests o. the Alumni So
ciety of the Detroit College OF Medi-
cine, during the annual clinic, which
opened Wednesday. morning in Harp
er hospital, was seen by The Times
while he was at breakfast in the Ho-
tel Pontchartrain cafe. and question
ed In regard to the progress OF medi-
cal science during the past decade or
So
The doctor is the personihcation OF
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-15
BANDITS KILL THEMSELVES
WHEN CAPTURE is NEAR
GARNER and Wallet Are Found
Dead After Battle With
Police and Soldiers

PARIS, May 15.-Bullet holes
found today in the left temples OF
both Octave GARNER, the real leader.
and Wallet, the last Of the notorious
auto bandits, who were found dead
after a three-hour battle with 5000
police and soldiers, led to the belief
that the two men killed themselves
when the attackinf forces entered the
Villa at Nogent, four miles from Paris
after 1t was blown up with melinite.
1t Is said that GARNER and Wallet
were planning a coup similar to that
OF March 25, when Ave OF the bandits.
in a taxicab which they stole after
killing the chauffeur. robbed the So
cietie Generals in Chantilly OF s1O,-
900 and murdered two clerks.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-15
WEARS MANS GARB TO
SPY ON SWEETHEART

A wyandotte giri dressed up In
mans attire Monday night to spy on
her sweetheart. who. she was inform
ed. was not true to her. Patrolman
wolter detected the disguise and took
her to the police station, where she
was told that there was a law against
such masquerading. She promised to
stick to her own garb In the future
and was released.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-15
THE WEATHER

For Detroit and vicinltyi Wednes-
day night and Thursdny unsettled with
show er-s moderate temperatureg mod
crate te brisk south to west Winds.
For Lower Michigan showers to-
ntgh Thursdsy generally fair.
Oae year aEo today Highest tenn
perature. S3j lowest. S3t mean, g.,
partly cloudy weather.
The sun sets nt ai45 y. m. snd rise.
Thursday at 4iI0 a. m.
The moon rises st 3fSs q. M. Thurs
day.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-15
MARKET OPENING

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE stock
market opened strong with prices
from fractions to more than a point
above yesterdays close.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-15

In the annual meeting OF the Detroit
Bar associations, u. the county build
ing. Tuesday afternoon. the follow
ing officers Were elected; President,
sidney T. Miller: first vice-president,
Robert T. Gray second vice-prcsi-
dent. Ward ~. Choate. secretary.
Harry j. bingham; treasurer, Wade
N. MlIlis
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-15
KING OF DENMARK DROPS
DEAD IN HAMBURG STREET.
HIS IDENTITY UNKNOWN
Body Lays on Slab in Hospital
Morgue For Some Time Be-
fore 1t Is Claimed
HEART FAILURE is CAUSE
Ruler, With His Family, Was On
His Way Back To Copen-
hagen From Nice

COPENHAGEN, May 49,
Prince Christian was this after
noon formally proclaimed KIM
Christian, Of Denmark.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-15

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Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-29
Local Lacnnina-

George E. Bradbury, teacher of Lat in in the Westerly High school, has resigned, to teach in the Hartford High school.
 The letter box has been changed from the railway passenger station to the corner of the temporary southern approach to the platform.
 The Connecticut suffragettes who are In town in automobiles, invaded Rhode Island Saturday afternoon and held q rally at the Plympton house at Watch Hill.
 The funeral services of Col. J. AL bert Brown, formerly of Westerly, were held at his home in Brooklyn Saturday evening. The body was cremated Sunday.
 William A. Wilcox has sold the three tenement house, 2S Stanton street. to George H. Leonard. The property was formerly owned by Mar- tin Edwards.
 Majors Nash and Babcock and the Fifth company, First Artillery district returned to Westerly Sunday after noon on steamer Westerly, from Fort Greble. where they have been on an uual torr of duty.
 Jolm H. Swain. who resigned sS principal of the Westerly high sotsool few months ago, to become superfn tendent of schools at Newmarket N H., has now secured the appointment of principal at Falmouth, Mass.
 MT. and Mrs. George H. Mcbride gave lawn party at their home iu Liberty street, FridILy evening, witt Mrs. McBride's father, John J. Mo- Gavin. of New York. as the guest ot
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-29

man in charge of the tar pot quit work
 and neglected to guard the fire under
 the pot A spark flew towards the
 coal shed and dropped at the base of
 one of the upright posts, which caught
 fire and was partially burned.
 That was all the damage. for the fire
 was extinguished by q few buckets of | water, but just to give a more fiery aspect, the clerk of a store that has back entrance near the coal shed, stretched a line of garden hose and directed stream of water upon the
 charred post until officers of the fire department arrived and declared tho fire all out and ordered the fire appa ratus back to quarters. The tall man with a camera was among the first to arrive and snapped a picture of the first fire that has been in Westerly
 for several months
 Angelo Mario of Hopkinton, the Woody Hill section, was arrested by Humane Officer Reardon, charged with cruelty to a horse which he was work
 ing, and after due notice had been serv
 ed upon him that the horse must not
 be worked until several sores on it's
 back were healed. Angelo was ar
 raigned before Clerk Clarence Elmer
 son Roche in the Third district court. in the absence of Judge Williams. An
 gelo pleaded guilty to the charge and promised never to violate any laws
 again. He paid fine of $5 and costs, which amounted to $S.S0.
 There was another fire alarm sound
 cd at half past four Sunday afternoon from box 52, corner of Main and Union streets, the most used box in the town and used many times for calling
 the tiremen 10 a small fire on the roof
 of the building, best known as the
 old Holdridge Carriage shop. As usual the fire this time was on the roof of the building. but in addition there was also fire on the roof of Councilman Maurice W. Flynn's granite cutting shed. The fire was probably from the same old cause, live sparks emitted from the stack of the H. T. Kenyon company shop in the rear. This stack is supplied with spark arrester ana every known precaution has been taken | to prevent fires from that cause. The i tiremen responded in quick time and | both fires were extinguished before ] burning through the roof The Hol- i dredge building is occupied by Will liam H. Greene. printer and a tene-
 ment on the second floor, and Russell 1 l.. Slocums auction store is on the | ground floor.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-29

The ancient Willard Tavern pror- erty at Sugar Loaf hill, Wakefield, has been purchased by Arthur W. Stedman from Mrs. Mary A. Gibbs. with Louis F. Bell and Dr. Oliver Stedman assJ- ciated with the purchase. The prop erty comprises about 30 acres of land that will. in the words of Joshua, De cut up into building lots. The old Willard Tavern is one of the land marks of Washington county and ( relic of the colonial stage coach days. It is located on the old post road and used as the stage coach road between New London and Providence, and WIS buiit over century ago by Willard EaIa1d. For many years the property was owned by the late Stephen Wright.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-29

The report that no express trains were to stop at Stonington and that the transfer coupon system, with the steamer Watch Hill for Watch Hill. after the improvements now in prog ress were completed at the Westerly railway station is denied by an of ficial of the railroad company, who says he has no knowledge of any such change being contemplated. It Is said that 1t may come to pass that the railroad company will make transfer of passengers for Watch Hill meet tho trolley line some time in the future, but that the express trains now malI- ing stops at Stonlngton will not dis continue that long established custom. These trains stop at Stonington in winter as well as summer and the ac- commodation therefore is not solely for the benefit of Watch Hill passen- gers.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-29

school departments of Grafton and
 Jpaon. His salary wfl be $1,zoe a year. Mir. De Coudres Is 34 yeats old, married, and has two children. He Is a graduate of the Cortland, N. Y, nor nal school and of Brown university. He has taught school in West Med way, Putnam, Conn. and Soufhbridge having bean sub-master of the high school in the last named town for three years He has been srperinten- dent of schools in East Hartford since 1905. He holds Massachusetts su- pezlntendenta cegttdca4as and iA s
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-29

henor. Friends were alse present from Providence and New Yerk There was music and refreshments and the grounds were prEttily illuminated.
 The prize winning draft horse of the c. W. Campbell company had close call from injury Saturday afternoon, when in Dixon square. The driver made quick turn from Broad into Hoyt street and went directly in front of an automobile with Rhode Island registry 2,s1g. The automobile struck the horse glancing blow on the left forward leg, but the dexterity of the chauffeur saved injury to the horse and other damage,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-29

WHfEr .pv want TO put your bus,- ness befuTe the public. there is nc me- dun hstkaI than kheough tha AAHaet.ns a0G aAxRRs } Rer xAA 1nhnkaD l-x 4