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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-23

. CLEVELAND - Burglars tried TO
open five office safes during the night.
They succeeded In opening three and
obtained q total OF $50.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-23

NEW YORK--So keen is the rivalry
among bidders at the sale OF the art
roIIecfion OF Miss Emily Grigsby that
/4des worth only a few hundred dol
lars have been sold for 5000,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-23

NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-There was
moderate selling at the opening Of
the stock market today, causing
slight recessions.
IL a. m-The market became strong
toward the end OF the first hour.
Governments unchanged; other
bonds steady.
Noon-The tone continued strong.
and at midday stocks ranged well
above yesterdays close.
2R m.-Trading was dull In the
afternoon with price changes narrow.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-23
Markets AND FINANCE
STOCK MARKET SHAKES
Off FEELING OF ltTHARGY
Prices Range Well Above Yester-
days Close in Trading
at Midday
\. \. srock MARkEr-clo.e.

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Am c a r 52A. Am Cot oil aSls. Am
Smelt T2ls. Am Sugar 49,. Am T a I
140A, Am lob pr 1914. Am Wool 2sis
do pf ssiS, Anaconda ASA, Atch 1851
Bait a O 1854. Il n T 1sA, Can Pac
23IS. Ches a o 7sA. Chino Cop e6A
Chi x CT West IS. G, NJ a st Paul 1884,,
Chi d y 142, Col + 4 1 26r, Con Gas
lao, Corn Prod 1915. Del a Hud III.
Den & II @ 32A, Dis Sec Cor 500, Erie
3lA. do 1st pr 5laa, do I'd pr AZ. CT Nor
pr I31 y. CT Nor ore ctr 4l%, lis Cent
l41h. Int Met 1s%. do pf 5s%, Kan z
%. Leh Val 16SM, Louis 1888,
NJ. ST p a ST ste NJ r l3S, Mo Pac t0!s
Nat Lead 81. y G los, Y, q W
$751;, Nor w ass. North Pae ilsS,
Penn X II l24L. PEG q & c 1861, Ray
Cons 177s. Read xd-li4 i5I. Rep ! &
ST 26h. Rock Isl 2t1s. do pr oil. south
Pac 11Oh. South Ry asa, Texas % "a.
Union Pac 1914, U s Rub com AZ, U $
steel ssh. do pf lI1h, U Bonds lot.
Vir-Car Chem Sc. Utah Cop 65A. Wa
bash Z. do pr IsA. West Un Tel s4h,
@ NJ o ASA
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-23

Householder Tin pajamas) BY Jove,
a real burglar; say, just wait a min
ute. will you?
Burglar-While YOU call a copper?
I don't think
\IIouscholdcr--No Only while 1
call my wife. She's heard you every
night for 90 years, and it'll be a real
pleasure 60 her TO see you st last,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-23

BALTIMORE-Thom James McGiil.
= lad OF IS who had great-grand-ohil-
dren. has eloped with Miss Roberta
Roberts. lass OF 40.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-23

HARTFORD. Conn.-The turkey
rot the Boston glide" and the
rxrasshopper hug" all will be permit
ted at the Trinity college Prom" next
month. according TO announcement
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-23

CHICAGo--Charles o'Neil, IL. Is held
FOR highway robbery. With big re-
yo1ver he held up two 12-year-old boys
and relieved them of ten cents, all they
had. O'Nefl was arrested and locked up
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-23

Job Printing Done Right Tfmes
Printing Co. IL John R.-st
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-23

CHICAG0-''Smoking or chewing to-
bacco Il neither TO a persons credit
Or discredit." said Judge lands. In his
court. In refusing to consider total alb
atinence as ground for clemency TO a
prisoner.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-23

Naval seamaa skates 20 Death.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 23.--The body
)f CoNswain Carl q. Johnson, 81. OF the
Indiana, was taken from the
BACK channel at the navy yard here to-
lay. He was drowned while skating.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-23
PRODUCE.

The breaking OF the extreme cold
weather has started stun TO rolling
again and a number OF items in the
produce list are either lower or threat
ening TO decline The butter market
took a drop of three cents, which was
even more OF decline than was eN-
pected. Potatoes were let down nve
cents a bushel on larger receipts. Both
poultry and drssed calves are heavy In
tone and the latter are OF at least
cent. the weakness being more on lack
OF demand than on heavy receipts On
the other hand lemons and pineapples
are both higher and fresh fruits in
general are steady TO firm.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-23

SOB Pristf.g Do.e Right. Times
s-s-fs.r Co. Is John R-st -.....-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-23

UEIONTOwN. PA baby boy
weighing IL pounds with two large
teeth on the lower jaw was born TO
Constable and Mrs. William Belts yes
terday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-23
NEW YORK COTTON.
u. S. GOVT BONDS.

Bond quotations reported By Hayden.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-23

PHILADELPHIA - Johanna Gadski
says the following are the IA greatest
singers OF today: Caruso, Lehman.
-Heink, Amato, whitehill,
IadfOwi<er. Goritz. Homer. Dalmores
Fremstad. Matzenauer. Farrar, Bur-
Ran. and Well
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-23

TOLEDO, Jan. 23.--Wheat: Cash
sshc; May. 31.o1ss; July, ssAc. Corn
Cash. 65kc; May. s7%c; July. 67k
Sept. ssc. Oats: Cash, 51Ac: May
621o: July. 40; Sept. 42hc. Rye
and Mar. 1875: No. 2. 1925: No. 3
1910; rejected, Sass. Alsike: Prime
and Jan, s123o; Mar. s1280. limo
thy: Prime and Jan. $40: Mar. S7.45
Butter. eggs and hay: Unchanged.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-23

PITTSBURGH. Pa-Known to the
police OF a dozen cities as the ''Frfday
afternoon girl" Annie Kruger, %,
EFain Is charged with pocketpicking.
The police allege she operates only
Friday afternoons.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-23

B p0UGHKEEPsIE. N. Y-rf a ga
lconkeeper ever sells strong drink to
one or my sons surely will ind him. /"
declared Rev. Frank B. Crispel, adj
dressing q meeting OF the woman's
Christian Temperance Union.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-23

NEW YORK--A homing pigeon has
Town here from Baltimore, bearing to
John, Cardinal Farley, the greetings OF
the Catholics OF Maryland.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-23

PfTJLAnELPHIA-Mr r. BIanken-
berg. wife OF Philadelphia's mayor, Is
going TO get up a cooking contest for
sunragettes 20 show that political ac-
uvifies haven't kept them from learn
Ing bow to cook.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-23

NEW YORK-Salvatore spinelia was
sent TO prison for q year because he
was collecting 81 a week from scores
o. ignorant women for keeping the
devil ut bay"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-23

SCRANTON, Pa.--wayne county To-
day mourns fhe death OF JohI NcNa-
mara aged 100 yesrs. but boasts OF
still another centenarian. He Is
Mica5ah Wise. OF Beach Lake, los years
old, now living with his fourth wife.
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-15
President Taft Issues ProCla. tion in Which British Pro-
 test Is Ignored.
TOLL TO BE S1.2O PER TON
Estimate Made That in Twenty Years the Canal Will Be SeIf-Sustainins
 -American Ships Favored.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 hington.-Presiden Taft has is. sued proclamation fixing the rates that the foreign shipping Of the world shall pay for passage through the Panama canal. The proclamation, made under authority of the canal act passed by Congress in August, es- tablishes a merchant vessel rate of $1.20 per ton of actual carrying ca racfty, with a reduction of 40 per cent on ships in ballast.
 The provisions of the proclamation are as follows:
 1. On merchant vessels carrying passengers or cargo, $1.20 per net yes, sel ton-each 100 cubic feet-of ac- tual carrying capacity.
 ?. On vessels in ballast without passengers or cargo, 40 per cent less than the rate of tolls for vessels with passengers or cargo
 ,. Upon naval vessels other than transports, colliers, hospital ships and supply ships, 50 cents per displace- ment ton.
 i. Upon army and navy trans port, eolliers. hospital ships and sup ply ships, SEQ per net :on, the yes sels to be measured by the same rules as are employed in determining the net tonnage of merchant vessels
 The secretary of war will pro pare and prescribe such rules for the measurement of vessels and such regulations as may be necessary and proper 10 carry this proclamation into full force and effect"
 American eoastwise shipping was exempted from toll payments by Congress. It was to this provision of the act that Great Britain diplo- matically protested. No reference to the incident was made in the presi- l dents proclamation.
 American naval vessels are exempt ed without specific mention. either in the act of Congress CT the proclama- tion, because the authorities believed l it unnecessary to explain the useless ness Of payment iron. is Navy De 1 partment pocket to the one belonging l to the Treasury Department The rates named are practically the sa le as will be in force at the Suez canal next year.
 The report shows that foreign traffic of about 9,0C0.00o tons may be expected through the canal during the first two years of operation, a l traffic of more than l,000.000 tons in 1921, and 14,ooO.000 tons in 1925. Pro- lessor Johnson estimated that an in- crease of 60 per cent a decade in ton mage could be expected. making the canal self-supportirs in twenty years.
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-15
KILLED IN HOTEL ROOM
Frank Vance, Travelling Man, Slain
 During Row at Newport.

Western Newspaper Union News Serv,c.
 port.-Frank Vance. a reDresen. tative of a poultry journal published in Pine Bluff. was shot and killed in a room of the Planters Hotel in New port. F. Mayberry of Newport has been arrested charged with the kill ing. The police say he admits having fired the fatal shot, but maintains that it was an accident
 The officers believe that the shoot. ing grew out of a dispute over a crap game which had been in progress all day in the room in which the killing occurred
 Sounds of disorder coming from the room caused Ira Best of this city to burst open the door. AS he burst Into the room a shot was fired. ap- parently at Mayberry, who was stand ing in the doorway. The bullet graz ed the forehead of W. s. Thomson of Newport, one of the occupants of the room, and struck Vance sauarely In the forehead. killing him instantly.
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-15
LGY{l&1 31aESIH3 F8z xaHEs EsE
Hard to See Under Water.

There is no scientific instrument of the scope" character which enables one to see down to 50 or 60 feet under water. When the sun shines vertical ly over water. box or bucket with a glass bottom is often used to look Into the water. A cloth covering to exclude light from the box or bucket is sometimes employed. But without electric or some other light in the wa ter these devices are not very satis- factory.
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-15
EXPLOSION KILLS TWO
Three Others Hurt When Mill Near
 Pine Bluff Is Demolished
Western Newspaper Union News serv,es.

Western Newspaper CnIon News Service.
 Pine Bluff-B. E. Sanders. 56. q well-kaown timberman and mill owner of this city. and Arthur Ray, 23. q fireman were instantly killed: ". s Peacock, 40. and George Bradshaw. 90, seriosuly injured and Jim Craig. 25. painfully but not seriously hurt. when the Sanders mill. ten miles south.est of Pine Bluff. was completely demol- ished by an explosion. The bodies of Sanders and Ray were badly mutiat- ed, Rays legs being found 50 feet from the rest of his body. Craig. who vas rendered unconseious, was blown 20 feet into the air and escaped with enly slight burns
 The cause Of the accident cannot be ascertained MT Sanders. the owner of the mill, was standing near the boiler when il exploded and Ray was firing. Some of the mill employees state that the water ran low in the boiler and cold water poured into it. caused the accident Fragments of the boiler were found mile from the scene of the accident. Large pine trees one hundred yards away wero cut down by flying timbers and the smokestack was found half mile from the scene
 Sanders formerly lived at Jefferson Springs in this county and has been prominent in politics in this county for a number of years. He leaves wife and seven children. Ray was a single man Peacock and Bradshaw also have large families.
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-15
LEAPS FROM CAR WINDOW
Georgian Arrested in Arkansas for
 Old Murder, Makes Escape.

Western Newspaper T'nion News Service.
 Mena.-Fade Higgins, who was ar rested near Grannis. this county, on a warrant charging him with having committed a murder II years ago, escaped from the officer who was talk ing him back to Lawrenceville, Ga, the scene of the crime according to a report received here. Higgins made his escape by jumping from the win dow of moving train.
 Wade was arrested near Grannis, 40 miles south of here by Sheriff NJ. w. Cole of Lawrenceyille.
 Sheriff Cole said that Higgins is wanted for the murder of John Nc Clung in 1898.
 Sheriff Cole says that Higgins fled from the scene of the crime to Texas. He remained there but a short time, and then went to Oklahoma Always the officers were trailing him, but were never able to catch up with him
 A report that Higgins had been killed in the Philippines in a fight for the natives caused a temporary sus- pension of the hunt It was renewed few weeks ago, however, when the Georgia officers were informed that the fugitive had been seen in Arkan- sas.
 It is said that Higgins has wan dered from place to place in Arkansas, never staying long in one place, for always there was the haunting fear that the officers would find him. A short time ago he moved to Polk coun- ty and homesteaded 47 acres of land in wild and hilly country near Gran his. There he seemed safe for his place was five miles from a railroad. However, he was discovered, and his arrest followed
 Higgins denies that he is the man who is wanted for the Georgia murder, but Sheriff Cole says there can be no mistake.
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-15
HELD FOR KILLING B0ARDER
Wife of Alleged Slayer Recites Story
 at Inquest.

Western Newspaper Tnion News Service.
 Helena.-Nilson McAdoo. charged with shooting and killing A. D. Lu- cius, a young insurance agent. at the home of the former. was captured at Harrisburg and brought back to Helena. At the eoroner's inquest Mrs. McAdoo. wife of the alleged slav- CT. testified that Lucius had boarded with them about nine weeks, but that for some reason her husband had or dered Lueius 10 leave Thinking he was not in earnest. Lucius remained and was sitting in the room with her Mrs. McAdoo said, when her husband returned from town and calling cut, T told you to leave" fired upon him. killing him instantly
 McAdoo has been watchman at the Kentucky chair factory for some time. He is held on a charge of murder.
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-15
NO MEDICINE But Change of Food Gave Final ns"''

Most diseases start in the allnsr tary canal-stomach and bowels
 . great deal of our stomaen a.s as bowel troubles come from eauns V" much starchy and greasy food .
 The stomach does not digest aa, of the starchy food we eat-Sms bread, pastry, potatoes, oats eS .n these things are digested in the siD,s .s intestines, and if we eat too iiu.D' LA most of us do, the organs that snOu. digest this kind of food are oVefcOns by excess of work. so that ierine'', !, tion. indigestion. and long traln !" ails result. ,,ost
 Too much fat also is hard 10 uissr -, and this is changed into aciu,' ..a stomach, belching gas. and 0i0'
 heavy feeling. ,,on
 In these conditions change n .Jl indigestible foods to Grape-Nu,s ~.vips work wonders in not only fe"s V, , the distress but in builolhs " T,,a strong digestion. clear ofa'I omsp steady nerves. A Wash'
 writes: ..ssrei
 About five years ago ,udee. with bad stomach-dyspepsia', ssos tion. constipation-causeo' .v and now. from overeating s'ai'''
 greasy food u,,hosI any benefit. The doctor toiu ,A not al was no cure for me l eouia sefer. anything without suffering sT sf pain in my back and sides' a came discouraged. r-ope.Ngl'l | and I began to use it. ln ,tsr ist sDi | two weeks I began to feel 0e''a 2 sdl Inside of two months l N"s s,nee
 woman and have been ever s, sS sb |
 q can eat anything l Tlsn xsts U pleasure. We eat Grape are rsf cream for breakfast anu pOstgs fond of it. Name given 0'
 Co. Battle Greek, Mich .r,s Ba'i
 Read the little book. .raserss ?. to wellviile." in pkgs- reason" .,, s
 oae appears from time i9 spn et b'p
 ar. g9uuine. true, nH" ins. .res.. Adv-
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-15
No Stranqe-s Allowed.

Frank H. Hitchcock the postmaster general of the IT lted States. takes the deepest interest in even the smallest details of the postal service. One eve ming he was St the Union station in Washington. when he decided to go into one of the railway mailservice cars to see how the mail matter was being har dled. Being a tall man ard very athletic, he easily swung himself from the platform into the car. but he did not find it an easy matter to stay put. A burly postal clerk grabbed him " the shoulders. propelled him toward sne side door, and practi- cally elected him to the platform be- low
 -Wha> do you mean by that?" ask. ed Hitchcock indignantly.
 "I mean to keep you out of this car" replied the clerk roughly That fellow Hitchcock has given us strict orders to keep all strangers out of these cars" ."-Popular Magazine.
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-15
Mother Mistaken for Robber.

Philadelphia.-Mrs. I Rappe My CTS, wife of the proprietor of the Rap pc hotel, Greensburg. Pa. was shot by her daughter Gladys, Elizabeth Myers. 90 years old in mistake for a rebber in sleeping car on a Penn sylvania railroad train, bound for New York. She died short time later in Trenton (N Il hospital. The shooting took place when the train was passing Croyden. Pa.
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-15
Turkey to Sue for Peace.

London. Porte. on the advice of Russia, has instructed Nazim Pa sha. the Turkish commander in chief. to apply to the Bulgarian commander for an eight-day armistiee, with a view to opening direct negotiations for peace. This decision seems to show that Turkey has liti ie hoao of being able 10 hold the Tchatalia lines agains; the bulgarian advance. There Is no neWs. however. as to how The Bulgarian commander met the Turk. jsh request.
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-15
TRAVELLING MAN
 SLAIN IN HOTEL Mystery in Death of We'll Known JoneSborO Man al For
 rest City.
THREE HELD TO GRAND JURY
Men Accused of complicity in Crime Occupied Room Which Victim
 Is Known to Have Visited.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Forrest City.-Layert Mccain, a Hell-known travelling man of Jones' boro. was found dead in a room on the third floor of the Hotel Marion wita a bullet wound in his left breast, and suspicion pointed to three men with whom he was in company during the carly part of the night. The three men, Gordon D. Casteel. Jim Powers and Dan kauerauf. were examined by the eoroner's jury and bound over with out bail to await the action of the Grand Jury These three men oc- Cupied room in the hotel and Mccain was known to have been in their room earlier in the night.
 Gasteel is charged with murder, and Powers and kauerauf with being ac- cessories. Suspicion was directed to Casteel, who killed Hall Sanders, a ~ell-known young man of this city, on Christmas eve night nine years ago. Casteel was convicted of murder and after a lengthy battle in the courts was sentenced 10 serve 10 years in the penitentiary. Friends finally interced- ed and secured a pardon for him. Pow CTS is also said to have killed one man. but Kaaerauf is generally con sidered a peaceable citizen and was never known to have been in trouble before
 Mccain was 2s years old, and is sur vived by wife and little daughter. His father. Capt Charles Mccain, is director and travelling salesman for the Hamilton-Brown Shoe Company
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-15
House of Commons Disorderly.

London.-The House of Commons was the scene of riot over Premier Asquith's proposal to rescind the ac- tion recently taken. when the Union ists carried, by majority of %, Sir Frederick Banbury's amendment. de- feating the most important financial feature Of the home rule bill The Unionists refused 10 permit the de- bate and the speaker was forced to adjourn the session on account of the disorder
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-15
New Depot for Helena.

Helena--At a joint conference O, officials and stockholders of the Nils, souri and North Arkansas railroad and the Helena Business Mems League, plans for the immediate erec- tion of new depot and terminal yards were discussed. The railroad company had declined 10 erect the new depot until the business men deeded suit. able grounds upon which to erect the station. The league appointed E. C.. Homer and ]. l.. Solomon to draw up the deed for the depot site at once. Among those present at the confer ence were; EX-Gov David R. Francis chairman of the board: John Scullin president; Jesse Mcdonald, Geo. L. Sands and N. s. Holt, receivers. F. NJ. Wise. general manager: E. E. smrthe, traffic manager, and E. C.. kerens stockholder.
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-15
Would Hold International Meet.

Washington.-The international con- ference on cotton, proposed at the re- cent cotton states conference at Ra- leigh, \. C., could be made of almost incalculable value to the cotton grow ing states, according to report made by Director Galloway of the Bureau ot Plant Industry. The Raleigh meet ing participated in by the agricultural commissioners of the cotton states and tEe Association of Southern Az rieuitural Workers, asked for a con ference at Washington to devise a plan for standardizing the tare on American cotton with q view to elimi- hating the evils growing out of the present practice
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-15
Quite theThino.

T told you that if you came tomor- row morning I would give you the money for my wash. Why did you come tonight?" said Miss Philis to the daughter of her laundress
 T know you said tomorrow morn. in'," responded the girl. but me moth CT she told me to come tonight, cause she was afraid you might be gone away by tomorrow mornin'."
 "l certainly should not go without paying my laundry bill" said Miss Philis sharply. "No respectable wom- an would do such a thing
 "Oh. yes, ma'am, the ' would" re piled the child knowingly. "There'S lots of respectable lafies does"
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-15
Built Her Own Home.

Miss Francis Lyon of Westwoodhs the distinction of being the OnF woman In New England who lives n a house literally built with her ovi hands. Miss Lyons belongs to a club whose members are practcing the d0c Urine of going back to the farm. lhe club is limited to 40 members and owns property to the amount of s,ea and about 70 acres of farming land not far from Westwood Each nemN' holds deed to one acre and the osF ance of the land is held in common U be rented to any member who "ls0'' to try farming on a larger scale,
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-15
Young Girl Held for Arson

Fort Smith.-Charged with having attempted to burn the building occu. pied by the Pagan Bourland Grocery Company. Jennie Martin. a pretty E. yearold girl, was bound over to the grand jury on a charge of arson after an examination before Justice Fish. back. The girl lives with her mother In an apartment over the store and if is charged that she fired the buildine because her mother would not allow her to wear her best dress. The girl however, denied her guilt.
The Forrest City times., 1912-11-15
Enalish Stumn Sneech

A correspondent. "0ld Brinsr' sends US the following specimen Q, frenzied stump oratory: 'Felle, blokes, Thanks ter tn guv'ment ysr got yer q d'minishin' wage and yer it. tie loaf, an all that Woteher gt ter do now is ter go fer deYiEootton and local anatomy. an go it blind Loud cheers London Globe