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The Detroit times., 1912-12-03
after agreeing upon formal pro-
6edure plans.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3-For the
ninth time in the history OF the United
States, its most plenary power-im
parchment proceedings-was exercis-
ed today by the senate.
Robert w. Archibald, associate JUS
tice OF the new commerce court, was
the defendant. His Impeachment trial
began, with q committee OF seven rep
resentatives acting as prosecutors.
"Misbehavior and misdemeanors" In
office were the formal charges against
Judge Archibald The indictment, pre-
scented by the house, consists OF thir-
teen articles, most scathing ant bit
ter arraignment OF the federal Judge
Use OF his office for personal profit
is the substance OF all OF the charges
against the defendant He Is charged
with attempting to float deals IN
refuse coal deposits In Pennsylvania,
through railroad officials. and also i'm
proper receipt of favors from attor-
neys before his court.
Sweeping denial OF wrong-doing was
made by Judge Archibald to every one
of the thirteen charges against him.
He contends that no improper motive
can be predicated from any OF his acts.
private or official, and that he never
gained or sought to profit by improper
use OF his office.
When the senate met today 1t was
planned to devote from two to four
hours daily to taking testimony OF the
100 witnesses who will be called for
both the government and the defense.
About 70 witnesses were before the
house judiciary committee when the
impeachment charge was under in
vestigation. At those hearings Judge
Archibald, by force c: precedents,
could not and did not submit any evj-
dence or offer testimony OF any wit
nesses. He did not take the stand
himself. Whether he will testify be-
fore the senate has not been disclosed.
The impeachment trial today was
the first held I'm the senate since Judge
Swayne, federal district Judge in Flor.
ida, was tried and acquitted in 1905.
Custer OF Archibald will require a
vote OF two-thirds OF the senators, al.
though a majority only of the house
was required for his impeachment.
Todays trial had It's inception in a
complaint filed last February before
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
htHIy ID. meyer, ny william L. Do
land. president and general manager
Of the Marian Coal Co., Of Scranton.
Pa. Boland told Meyer that he fear
ed Archibald had been or was inter
ested in aiding certain railroads In
Boland's litigation with the carriers.
Commissioner Meyer reported Bo-
lands complaint to Attorney-General
Wickersham, who caused an investiga-
ton TO be made by Wrisley Brown,
special assistant. On the strength of
Browns report, Attorney-General
Wickersham, reported the circum-
stances to President Taft. On April
20, 1912, the president sent a special
message to the house, laying all of
the evidence before the house for its
action. The house judiciary commit
tee. on May Z. began the investigation,
concluded June 4, and on July s, rec
commended that Archibald be i'm.
peached.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-03
JUDGE PRELAN TO BE
ASKED TO CHANGE RULING
(Continued from Page one)

latest move on the part OF the defense
being considered more In line with
preparations for an appeal
Mcnamara goes back to Blackstone
in his effort TO prove that the consti-
tuition OF Michigan does not permit
the Legislature to pass an act provid-
ing for Z change OF venue. The basic
law in this state on the subject is the
same as the old common law OF Eng
land, he contends. which did not per-
NIT such changes Of venue.
McNamara's trump card is the de-
cision Of the late Judge Cooley In the
case or Swart vs.. Klmball. The Mich
igan legislature passed an act in 1857
for the protection OF public lands, and
among other things attempted TO give
the encouragement the power TO des.
ignate In which county an alleged
trespasse' on public lands should be
tried.
This law" says Mr.. Mcnamara In
his brief. apparently changed the
venue In all criminal cases where a
trespass was committed upon state
The Detroit times., 1912-12-03

nounces their presence TO the sena.
tors, who until then are not officially
aware OF their being In the chamber
The sergeant-of-arms cries the trial
thus
Hear ye! Hear ye! Hear We.
All persons will keep silence, on pain
OF Imprisonment, while the house OF
representatives 10 exhibiting to the
senate OF the United States articles oil
impeachment against Robert w. Arch
bald, United States circuit Judge"
Chairman Clayton. OF the house
prosecuting managers, reads the ar
ucles. These articles having been
carefully prepared by tho best lawyers
n the house, are Immediately at
tackled by the best lawyers In the sen.
ate. III no big flaw Is found the sen.
ate orders them printed and sets a
date for the trial to begin, and sends
word TO Chief Justice White to CONS
over and administer the oath required
by the constitution TO each senator
That being done, the accused Is sum
moned, and comes to the chamber
with his lawyers. BY that time the
senate room Is packed so full with
up against the walls.
Commerce Court Judge Now On Trial.
Then the trial starts In good earn
est. The presiding officer bosses mat.
tiers as much as the rest OF the law.
yer-senators will let him. and spe.
cial senate committee composed OF
Clark (Wyo.). Nelson (Minn), Dill
ingham (Vt.l. Bacon (Ga), and Cul'
berson (TexD, looks up precedents
and takes care that the house isn't
putting something over on the senate
When witnesses are through tell
Ing all they know, Judge Archbalds
lawyers and the lawyers of the house
will argue the case. The senators
will then ballot. II twothirds vote
guilty the judge will be removed from
the bench.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-03

cult court bench in December. 1910,
court Feb. 1, 1911. His term on the
commerce court expires Feb. /, 1915.
Today's proceedings in opening OF
the trial were purely perfunetory. The
house managers" OF the trial, as they
are known, consisted OF the commit
tee OF seven members OF the house
judiciary committee. They appeared
and announced their readiness 10 pro-
coed. Rep. Henry d. Clayton (Dem.,
Ala), chairman OF the judiciary COM
mittee, heads the house prosecutors.
Other managers" are Rep Webb,
Dem, N. c.. Rep. Floyd (Dem., Mo-
Rep. Davis (Dem., w. Va, Rep. Ster-
ling (Rep., Ill, Rep. Norris (Rep.,
Neb.), and Rep. Rowland .(Rep., Cali
Wrisley Brown, special assistant to
the encouragement, has also been
designated by the department or JUS
tice TO aid the house managers.
Judge Archibald was represented to-
day by an array of counsel, four in
number. Judge A. Y. Worthington,
prominent supreme court and federal
practitioner, is chief counsel. Three
Pennsylvania attorneys are assistants.
The Judge and the Case.
Robert Woodrow Archibald was born
Sept 10. 184S, at Carbonate, Pa, and
admitted TO bar OF Pennsylvania,
1873. He married Elizabeth B. Can
non. Oxford, N. Y, 1875. He was
Judge common pleas court In Scranton,
Pa, 1858; presiding Judge in the 45th
district OF Pennsylvania, l8S8-190l;
United States district Judge for 1901
1910, and a United States circuit
judge, sitting on commerce court
bench, appointed December. 1910.
He was a member of the Quay ma
chine, and is now member OF Sen
ator Penrose's machine.
In 1908 when a partner in the Amity
Coal Co, he was charged by the su-
preme court Of Pennsylvania with so
conducting his business that It was a
fraud on the public
In 1911 he let off the members OF
the wire trust pool with small fines
and was severely censured by Atty
Gen. Wickersham.
In the same year he sent Dionysius
Polla, Greek smuggler, to Jail for
three months for bringing In $1,000
worth Of goods, and let off Hugo Ros-
enberg, an alleged $1,400,000 SNUG.
gler, with $4,000 fine.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-03

lands IL was an attempt on the part
or the legislative branch OF the gov.
eminent TO change the old common
law which had been engrafted In the
constitution Of this state. II the pros
ecuuon had a right to a change oil
venue, then the legislature had a right
to pass such a law. IL not prohibited
by the constitution OF the state OF
Michigan"
He then cites the decision OF Judge
Cooley. holding thar law TO be uncon-
stituuonal In which the judge revert
ed TO the common law of England.
Judge Cooley concluded with the fol-
lowing: We have not the slightest
hesitation in declaring that the act
OF 1851 30 far as II undertakes TO au-
thorize a trial in some other county
than that OF the alleged offense, is op-
pressiye, unwarranted by the consti-
tuition and utterly void. But plain as
this Is, IL is no palmer than that the
poor and insufficient provision II
makes for the protection OF accused
parties was not observed in this case
The act was considered oppressive
for the reason given in another parI
of the decision which Is also consid-
cred applicable TO the present case
and which Is as follows: "A citizen
Is arrested on criminal accusation
and carried or TO a distant p--t OF
the state for trial. II he is poor anC
relies upon many witnesses for his
exculpation, this will almost OF neces
sity put il out of his power to make 9
| complete defense; IL he is a man o.
4 AAa 70 fhn AnfAnaa nAiOh
ruin him. But q disadvantage quite
as great as the want OF means Is like
ly To be experienced in the fact tina
the accused is away from his friends
and among strangers who VIII know
Of him only this: That he Is under ar
rest upon presumptive proof or beinl
a felon. OF what avail Ia man
good reputation under such circum
stances. when the very accuse
ton among strangers will necessaril.
fix upon him a strong suspicionf"
A meeting or all attorneys for thu
aldermen charged with bribery ant
conspiracy, mas been called for
| O'Clock, Tuesday afternoon, In the
ofice OF Attorney Ormund f. Hunt, IL
the Penobscot building. The chang
of venue proposition, and the attitude
OF the different defendants on tina
matter will be the subject for discus
sion.
Up to date. the only attorneys VIII
have taken any active interest In tn
order shifting the cases from Detroi
to Mt. Clemens, have been McNamar
& Scallen, representing Aid. Gilman
Tossy. Ostrowski, and Walsh; Hunt
representing Aid. Rosenthal. ana A,
torney Murtha, representing Ad
| Theisen.
The meeting OF attorneys, called 10
Tuesday afternoon, is to be a "gettc
gether" affair in the effort to presen
a solid front on all OF the cases In
volved.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-03
Ho0O They Proceed 10
mpeach a Federa/Jndge

The house OF representatives pre-
pares and votes the articles of i'm
parchment against federal Official
II acts as a sort o; a grand jury In
the matter. The present house did
that in the Archibald case last spring
and early summer. The senate Is the
court that conducts the trial OF the
charges.
The house having appointed a com
mittee to manage the prosecution
consisting OF Representatives Clayton
(Ala.), Webb IN. c., Davis CIV. Va,
Floyd (Ark), Democrats, and Sterling
Qll.), Rowland co., and Norris
tNeb.) Republicans, this body ap
pears before the bar OF the senate.
The assistant sergeant-of-arms an
The Detroit times., 1912-12-03
ARCHIBALD
IMPEACHMENT
TRIAL BEGINS
Most Plenary Power of United
States Is Invoked for
Ninth Time
USE OF OFFICE FOR PER
SONAL PROFIT CHARGED
Two-Thirds Vote of Senate Is
Necessary to Gust
Accused
OTHER IMPEAcHMENTs.

William Blount, senator from
Tennessee, 1878; for conspir-
ing to transfer New Orleans
from Spain TO Great Britain;
acquitted.
John Pickering, U. s. district
Judge. 1903; drunkenness and
profanity; convicted and re-
moved from office.
Samuel Chase, u. s. Judge,
1S04-05; acquitted.
James II. Peck, U. s. district
Judge, 1880; arbitrary conduct;
acquitted.
West II. Humphreys, U. s
district judge, 1852; rebellion;
convicted.
Andrew Johnson, president,
1868; high crimes and misde'
meanors; acquitted
w. W. Belknap, secretary OF
war, 1875; for receiving money
from post-traders among the
Indians; acquitted.
Charles Swayne, u. s. dis
trict judge, 1905; high crimes,
misdemeano-s In ofiice, and
abuse OF judicial power; acQut
ted.
In nil, the senate has tried
eight officials, five judges, and
convicted but two, one for re
bellion and the other for pro
family and drunkenness.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-03

! erly gains two feet six inches in 80
feet
AS a majority OF close decisions at
first would be won by a runner gain
ing half second, Hoskins' tip will be
appreciated.
One photograph shows Bescher at
top speed. in good form. lie runs
upon his toes. leaning forward. using
his hands 10 pull himself like a sprin.
ter The line OF his body is straight.
he lifts his knee high, TO shoot his
foot forward. and does not lift his
driving foot high enough as il leaves
the ground to cause drag
The other photograph shows Win
Campbell, noted as sprinter, in
ragged form. His body l. bent back
knife fashion; his right foot is lifted
so high and his right arm swing back
so far that they drag" him. He is
running hat-footed.
With baseball so highly developed.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-03
NEGRO WHO SHOT AT
POLICEMAN GOES FREE

John Lee, Negro, charged with at
tempting to shoot Patrolman william
pauphinnais when the latter was
trying TO take Lees daughter out II
her home, as a di9orderly person, was
discharged by Justice Jeffries, Tues.
day.
Nine adjournments OF the case nave
so far been granted, and the judte
lie also expressed the belief that II
the assailant had been a white man,
the case would have been dropped
long ago. and accused the officers Of
drawing color line.
Lee became enraged when the po-
lice entered his house In search Of
his daughter, whom they accused OF
enticing a white man into the place
The Detroit times., 1912-12-03

vert the entire Rcd-leg outfit next
spring.
PLAYERS as a rule cut their stride"
says Hoskins. They pull back their
foot as they are about to place II on
the ground. instead of shooting it for.
ward. as sprinters are taught"
In the diagram, the dotted lines
show now Bescher. by shooting for
ward his feet, covers the same dis
lance In one stride less than the run
ner who cuts his stride, as shown by
the solid line.
The diagram OF feet, arranged by
Hoskins, shows now the player who
puts mis- feet down properly gains
something at each stride, over the
man who turns his toe at an angle.
Hoskins figures a player takes 15
strides OF six feet each, between
bases, and that the man running prop.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-03
LOCAL STOCK EXCHANGE
SHOWS UNSTEADINESS

Unsteadiness was evident on the
Detroit Stock exchange. Tuesday. ana
there were seveitll losses through the
list. Cities Service common, which
has been weakening recently, dropped
of two points more TO 10S bid, with
offerings at 112. The preferred was
bit stronger. the bid going up halt
to seq. other utility issues were
quiet. Detroit Edison was ofered al
1872. while the bid stood at 100 IL
Standard Screw common was let down
two points to 70 asked, with no sup
port. General Motors common was
easier, the bid dro<?ing OF TO 36, and
the preferred was down a hair TO
II 1-2 bid, with offerings at 70 l-2.
I,ozier Motor was offered two points
lower TO 3S without bringing out any
bids. United States Radiator common
was firmer at 10 IA asked, and the
bid for the preferred was up a couple
OF points to as, with offerings at 40. A
bid OF IA for Mexican Crude Rubber
appeared. American Lumber was five
cents higher TO 80 bid, and Wolverine
Portland Cement was quarter higher
to 4 1-2 with stock at 1-2. Security
Trust stock jumped up seven points To
235 bid with no stock offered. PENN
sular State was a point higher to 208.
Offering OF National Bank OF Com
merce were two points lower to 2l0
with bids withdrawn.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-03

Base runners are born, but they
can be manufactured. according to
George Hoskins, trainer OF the Cincin-
nAu Reds, who declares only two Ma
1onal leaguers run properly.
Before he joined the Reds, Hoskins
trained track athletes at Bucknell
university. and the Pittsburgh Ath-
lstio club.
, Bob Bescher, star base runner OF
the Reds, and Bill Kelley. Pittsburgh
catcher, formerly With St Paul, are
the players Hoskins picks as near
perfec TURNER'S. Such men as Hans
Wagner, Win Campbell, Hans Dobert
and Fred Merkle, noted sprinters, run
Incorrectly.
Hoskins maintains that about one
man IN 100 knows how to run and that
the average ball player can reduce his
time between bases a half second by
shanging his style. He hopes 70 con
The Detroit times., 1912-12-03
DIRECT ELECTION
BILL THE SENATE
Provides for Election Of Presi-
dent and Vice-President
by Popular Vote

WASHINGTON, Dec. a-Proeeed-
ing unaer special order of business.
the mousse got down TO work with vim
To-Day, beginning consideration OF The
Adamson bin for physical valuation
Of railroads,
Such al inquiry" Representative
Sims. OF Tennessee. explained, ~vm
show the manipulation OF finances
that have occurred In railroad deals
and will give the public the benefit
OF system OF rates based purely on
the actual valuation OF the roads"
Senator Works. OF California. intro
duced In the senate today a Joint reso-
luton proposing constitutional amend
ments that shall provide for the cleo
ton OF the president and viceprssi-
dent by direct vote OF the people.
His plan provides that returns from
each state on the vote on all candi-
dates for these Offices shall be certi-
fed to the secretary OF states OF the
United States by Jan. 1. following the
regular election and by him sent TO
the president OF the senate by Feb. 1,
when the election OF the candidates re-
oeiying the highest vote for the two
offices shall be officially announced.
The resolution went TO the judiciary
committee.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-Simultaneous
with the introduction In congress OF
resolution demanding an investiga,
ton or the secret agreement between
the Grand Trunk and the New Haven
railway systems, whereby the latter
organization was to retain its monop.
oly of transportation in New England
federal grand jury inquiry into the
| agreement was started here today. In.
vested with the utmost secrecy the
December grand jury took up consid
| Grafton OF the combination which II
has been alleged Is In criminal viola.
! ton OF the Sherman antitrust law
and OF the regulations OF the inter
state commerce commission.
Four witnesses were examined. II
was learned that three OF them were
Vice-President f. II. Fitzhugh OF the
Grand Trunk; Thomas z. Byrnes
vicepresident of the New York. New
Haven & Hartford, and Alexander H.
Cochrane, director Of the latter sys-
tenn
IL was reported that a subpoena serv
[, er had been sent to New England to
subpoena officials of both roads, but
under instructions from Washington
| to give out no information.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-03
In It's report the judiciary commit

In its report the judiciary commit
tee said:
Your committee is OF the opinion
hat Judge Archbald's sense OF moral
responsibility has become deadened
He has prostituted his high ONCE 10,
ersonal profit He has attempted BIZ
yarious transactions to commercialize
his potentially as Judge. He has
shown an overweaning iesire to make
gainful bargain with persons having
cases before Elm or likely to have
cases before him. He has degraded
his high ONCE and destroyed the conf
dence OF the public in his judicial In
tegrity. He has forfeited the condi-
ton upon which he holds his commits
SION (good behavior) and should be
removed from office by impeachment.
This committee report was unan-
imous. The vote OF the house to Ale
The Detroit times., 1912-12-03

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. s.
Promptly at 1880 this afternoon
the senate resolved itself into a
high court Of impeachment to try
Commerce Court Judge Archibald
for alleged misconduct In office.
Senator Bacon, who was acting az
president protein, formally de-
olared the senate q court. The
court adjourned ak minutes later,
The Detroit times., 1912-12-03
STALLS ORDERED FROM
ANN ARBOR SALOONS

ANN ARBOR. Mich, Dec. 3.--(Spe-
cial Alleging that complaint has
Dor saloons. and that II is also charged
that girls and women are served with
liquor in them, Prosecutor Burke this
morning issued an order for the re-
moval OF all stalls from the saloons.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-03

Fitzwater-st. Methodist chapel, Phil
adelphia. has been sold to Negro Bap-
lists.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-03

A motor-driven dredge Is reclalming
two miles OF new shore line for East
St Louis, III.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-03

little things count, and Hoskins' idea
TO cut "A half second from the time
going to first, seems worthy OF con
sideration.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-03

p. SIZZLING tho merchant you
read his advertisements always
pleases him, and telling him
where you read Il helps The
Times and the cause Of clean and
honest advertising.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-09-12
Mrs. pepys' Temper.

Being at supper my wife did say
something that caused me to oppose
her In. She used the word devil, which
vexed me, and, among other things, |
said l would not have her to use that
word, upon which she took me up most
scornfully, which, before Ashwell and
the rest OF the world. l know not now
adays how 10 check, rs | would here
tofore, for less than that would have
made me strike her. SO that l fear
without great discretion | shall go ear
TO lose, too. my command over her. and
nothing do II more than giving her this
occasion of dancing and other pleas
ures, whereby her mind is taken up
from her business and finds other
sweets besides pleasing of me, and so
makes her that she begins not at all
TO take pleasure in me or study to
please me ms heretofore. Diary of
Samuel Pepys.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-09-12
AIion Scared by q Mouse.

In the Berlin zoo a house was put In
the cage Of a lion to test whether. as
the old stories assert, there was a nat
ural affection between them. The ex-
pertinent was rather astonishing. The
lion saw the mouse before he was fair
ly through the bars and was after him
instantly. Away wen the little Eel
low, squeaking In fright. When he had
gone a few yards the lion headed him
Off, and this was repeated until the
mouse stood still. The lion hen stood
over him, studying him with interest,
and presently he brought his paw down
on the mouse, but so gently that 1t was
not injured in the least. Then the
lion played with the mouse, nov let
ting him run a few inches and stop
ping him again. Suddenly the mouse
changed his tactics and instead Of run
ming when the l,cu lifted his paw
sprapg straight at the big animals
head. The lion, terrified, gave a great
leap backward and roared in extreme
fright, while the little mouse made his
escape. or the two the lion was the
more frightened.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-09-12
SchilIer's Revenge.

When Schiller was a boy at school
he was tormented by a Swiss tutor
named Kuplig, who came from the
Grisons canton. Years later, when the
poet wrote The Robbers" he reveng-
ed himself on Kuplig and the Grisons
by introducing this little speech: ITO
be a scamp you must have genius.
Moreover, a special climate Is needed
for the growth Of scamps, and to
prove this l recommend you to visit
the Grisons canton. 1t Is the verita-
BILE Athens Of modern rascality." In
the later editions Of THE Robbers"
this quaint bit Of spleen does not APP
pear. 1t is suggested that Schiller
was not moved to expunge 1t by any
remorseful feeling, but by a very forci-
BILE protest from the residents Of the
abused canton against this calumny.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-09-12
Two Tales Of Maeready.

1t Is 0 always we'll to strut and
fret ones little hour upon the stage
too realistically. Macready, who threw
himself into his acting heart and soul,
used to tell funny stories about the
effect Of his easy. colloquial manner
upon the players collected for his com
pany in small provincial towns. Once
In the play Of william Tell" he turn
ed to one OF these stupid rustics and
put the question. do you shootT' so
naturally that the mar was quite
thrown Off his guard and, to his hor-
ror, replied, "A little, sir. but I've new
er had a go with one OF them cross
bows" Another time in "Virginius" be
asked, do you wait for me to lead
Virginia in. or will you do so?' only
to be greeted Unexpectedly by the ac-
tor who played Icilius with, "Why,
really, sir, l don't care-just as you
do it in London"