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The Detroit times., 1913-04-21
INSIDE, DETAILS
PROVE JAPANESE
TO Be IN WRONG
Senator Birdsall Shows Alarm
ing Activities of Brown
Men in West
SLOWLY DRIVING OUT
WHITE POPULATION
Statesman Says Citizens of Col
den Gate Are Ready to
Back Up Demands

SACRAMENTO. Cal. April 2l.-Cal
ifornia's position on the anti-alien
land-owning legislation is clearly set
forth In statement given TO the
United Press today by Senator Ern
est S. Birdsall, of Placer county, who
helped frame and who introduced the
senate committees substitute bill
This proposed act is now ready fol
final action, a similar measure already
having passed the lower house of the
California legislature
BY SENATOR e. s. elRDsALL,
Of Placer County.
After years of delay In undertaking
this problem Of land ownership by
unassimilible aliens, for reasons OF
expediency, with the same excuses for
inaction offered by succeeding legis
latures, the people OF California have
become impatient OF diplomacy and
world politics and are no lontlr TO be
denied in their imperative demand.
1t must be understood at the outset
that ii is not so-called lingo" element
that is back of this anti-alien land
legislation, but first OF all the farmer
the substantial man upon whom the
state relics for the substance OF Its
life. He has set his~hand to this thing
in the same way that he grips his
plow, and he's going through with 1t
and will get relief through his legis
lative representative. or the question
will be decided directly by the initia
tive. If the anti-alien land law went
10 the people, it would pass by vote
og TO !.
The two big propositions involved
are these:
First--Have We the right to enact
such legislation? II we ehave not, then
the act would be automatically ofYset
by the constitution and existing treaty
rights.
Seconds this demand by the
whole people Of California? The lat.
est and most conclusive answer to
that is that the overwhelming vote by
which the alien land law passed the
assembly The question in the sen
ate now is, do the people want the
committee substitute as now drafted,
o. do they want II amended to exclude
European capital?
That has still to be definitely ar
ranged.
This is not hysterical outburst
lContinued ON Page EighO
The Detroit times., 1913-04-21
The WEATHER

For DetrOit and vicinityi Moaday
night and Tuesday, cloudy and unset
tiedt warmert moderate sOutherly y
Winds.
FOR Lower Mtchigani Cloudy and
warmer, probably showers In extreme
north and extreme west portions to-
night or Tuesday.
For the Upper Lakesf Brisk south
er1y Winds and cloudy weathert prob
ably showers ON superior and north
Michigan tonight or Tuesday.
For the Lower Lakest Moderate
south and southwest winds and fair
weasher tonight and probably Taesdsy y.
One year ago tOdlayi Highest tenn
perature, cit iowest. 4Ot mean. so,
partly cloudy weather with rain nt
night aDouating 70 .Ss inch.
The 0un sets at 0i10 ,. n. and rises
Guooooy af <ilO .. ~.
The Moon Rises q Use ,. -
The Detroit times., 1913-04-21
WHITE SLAVE WITNESS
ESCAPES FROM TRAIN

Dora Moore. arrested In Cham,
plain.st. resort here with Ben Levine.
alias "Bennie the Bluff." and Ethle
Levine. alias Smith. leaped from a
train while being taken To Pittsburgh
by Detective John Brophy. saturday
night. Pittsburgh police have asked
the local officers To watch for the wo-
man, who Is expected TO head for the
Canadian border. Levine is out ou
s.. 500 bail from Pittsburgh. pending
appeal of a conviction on white slave
charge. The women are Witnesses
against him. Several other counts are
pending against him.
The Detroit times., 1913-04-21
LEISHMAN ENGAGEMENT
FINALLY CONFIRMED

BERLIN. April 2l.--A local news
bureau today announced that II was
In a position 70 confirm the engage
ment OF Miss Nancy. daughter OF
United states Ambassador John O. A!
Leishman, 10 the Duke OF Croy.
The be,rothal was runored, how.
ever. months ago Al the time. IL
was not denied by either the Leish-
mans or the young duke, bur was al
lowed 10 go without confirmation. and
finally was almost forgotten II was
whispered thai the Wall.st suit
against the ambassador somewhat
cooled the young mans ardor
Miss T.eshman. with her mother
and aunt. who Ia French noble.
woman, are now in Paris
The Detroit times., 1913-04-21
GREASE CAUSES BLAZE
IN HOTEL OXFORD

fare OF grease on the kitchen
range in the second floor OF the Hotel
Oxford, Woodward-ave., and Larned.
st.. called out the down town fire ap-
paratus when a waiter pulled one OF
the Are alarm boxes. No damage was
done, and few persons In the hotel
knew anything about the Are until the
apparatus dashed ND.
The Detroit times., 1913-04-21

MAN SHOOTS SELF
DEAD IN HOME
Albert Easterky Had Frequent
Quarrels With Wife, Many
Years His Senior

Albert Easterby, 20 years old, shot
himself through the heart in his
home. No. 20 Dane-st., Monday morn
ing, following domestic troubles tina,
had caused him TO frequently threaten
TO Kill himself.
Easterby was married to woman
many years his senior, and the moth
er Of TWO grown children, one II
years old. Easterby had no children
of his own.
He was jealous Of his wife, 1t Is
said. and they had had many quar-
rels. Police are investigating.
The Detroit times., 1913-04-21
ALLEGED AUTO
BANDIT NABBED

William Mcdonald. 81 years old.
alleged TO be a leader Of the Chicago
auto bandit gang, was arrested Mon
day morning He was handed over TO
the police by James Graham with
whom he boards at No. 282 Second
ave. Graham says that his daughter
was abused by Mcdonald
The Detroit times., 1913-04-21
TWO DEAD. FOUR HURT
IN STREET BATTLE

FRANKLIN. KY. April 2i.-Two
men are dead, one fatally wounded and
three otSaTs more or less seriously
hurt, as the result OF pistol duel that
took place in >the streets of this city
late yesterday.
Judge John n. Goodnight, aged SO
years. and William Taylor. aged 40.
were slain while James Taylor. son
OF William. was fatally wounded.
II is said an alteration arose he
tween young Taylor and Sherin Gos.
sett following street fair this after.
noon.
The Detroit times., 1913-04-21
KILLS FATHER
TO SAVE FAMILY
Ohio Girl Is Held Pending Inves.
tigatiOn of Unusual
Killing

NORTH BALTIMORE. o., April Il.
-" ] had to do 1t to save mother. and
my brothers and sister" declared
Beulah Byer. II, today, who shot and
killed her father, Charles Byer, So, on
the Dyer farm yesterday. The girl
Is held In jail here.
According TO other members OF the
family, Byer, In a At of drunken rage
threatened to kill the entire family
He started upstairs for a gun. Bur
Beulah raced ahead OF him, secured
the revolver and when he attempted
to take II from her. shot him.
The Detroit times., 1913-04-21

J. Blake, biologist OF Harvard, says
the campaign against noise will event
uaily--hring about al absolutely
soundless wcfd.'
The Detroit times., 1913-04-21
VAND7KES REMAIN; BARRIERS BOOST PRICES

P1TTSBURGH-when a new spring
hat. which she had bought TO effect
reconciliation with her husband, fail.
The Detroit times., 1913-04-21

TANGO TONIGHT
At the Wayne Gardens. Detrotts new
est-dance danced properly. Nove1t1oo
galore for all.--Adv.
The Detroit times., 1913-04-21

Busisess-Iik~ Prsntiug. No fuss and
no feathers. The plain. neat kind that
looks right Ttmcs Printing Co., rs
John r. st Ph )Msfr iaaS or cry ,7es
The Detroit times., 1913-04-21

difieult 10 trim. local BARRIERS have
raised the price for cutting from 10
TO 80 cents.
The Detroit times., 1913-04-21
super.Dre adnoaht Launched.

LORIENT. France. April 2l.-The
5uper-dre adnought Provence was suc-
,essfully launched here yesterday
The Detroit times., 1913-04-21

TANGO EASY To LEARN
AID properly taught st Arcadia in oss
private Lesson for oI.6O. waits sod
Two-Step. %. GpaaA lSs..-Ady
The Detroit times., 1913-04-21

cd It's purpose. Mrs. Walter Graham
drank poison. She 10 seriously III.
The Detroit times., 1913-04-21

CAMBRIDGE. Mass.--Dr. Clarence
The Detroit times., 1913-04-21

TRENTON. ". jim order TO do
away with vandyke boards which are
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-25
AUToIST PAYS FINE.
For Driving Automobile in Reckless and
Negligent Manner.

Burlington, Oct 25.-Lester Bettinger.
proprietor OF hotel in Shelburne, paid
fine of S25 and costs of $5.l4 in Justice
j. p Ladd's court yesterday for care
lessly and negligently driving an au-
tomobile on the Shelbuffe road on the
night of October when the machine
crashed into a team, injuring Frank
E. Spear and daughters, Edith and
Helen, who We're occupants of the
wagon. Mr.. Spear had three ribs broken
and the girls were considerably bruised.
The occupants OF the carriage said
they saw the headlights of the approach
ing automobile and turned to the right
of the road, while at the same time one
of the girls held lighted lantern to the
left side of their team. In spite of the
precaution they were struck, and the
driver of the automobile was not known
for some time. Later it was learned
and Bettingcr was arrested. He pleaded
guilty to the charge.
In addition, Bettinger has settled all
the claims for damages which the
Spear family presented.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-25
"PREMEDITATED' OMITTED
From Indictment Which Charged First
Degree Murder.

Brattleboro, Oct. e5.--A curious devel-
opment of the indictment of L. A. Fos-
ter of Halifax for the murder of 0ssie
Prouty of the same town last week, gen
orally announced Thursday night as
having been for second degree murder is
that perusal of the document by at
torneys for the defense at county court
yesterday revealed that it is worded as
for first degree murder except that the
word "premeditated" is omitted.
The information Thursday night as to
the report of the grand jury was OBJ
tanned by members of the sheriff's de-
partment and attorneys for the defense
as second degree murder, a most
unusual proceeding, and the information
was obtained from one of the prosecut-
ing department Of the state who was in
position to know whereof he spoke
Attorneys here are speculating on the
complications that may arise from the
situation, possibly before the trial is
started.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-25
IN FAILING HEALTH LONG TIME.
Mrs. Elspet Mutch Died This Morning at
Home of Her Son, George.

The death of Mrs. Elspet (WilD
Mutch, widow of George Mutch of Aber-
deem, Scotland occurred at 4:l0 this
morning at the home of her son, George
Mutch, of l03 Washington street, the
cause being a general breakdown of her
health. Mrs. Mutch had not been well
for several years, and for the past six
weeks her health failed rapidly.
Mrs. Mutch was born in Metlick,
Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on November
20, 1871, the daughter Of John and
Elspet VIII. She lived in Metlck for
twenty years, when she was married to
George Mutch of the same town, and
then they went to Aberdeen to live. Mr..
Mutch died in that city "a years ago,
and in 1895 the widow came to Barre to
live with her sons, and she had been a
resident of this city since that time.
She was a member of the Congregational
church of Barre.
Mrs. Mutch leaves three sons, George,
James and Peter, all of Barre; three
brothers, John, james and William viii,
all of Aberdeen, and one sister, Mrs.
Maggie tWilll Glib of New Deer, Scot
land.
The funeral viii be held from. the
home of her son, George Mutch, l03
Washington street, Monday afternoon at
2 o'clock, and the burial will be in Hope
cemetery. Friends are requested not to
send flowers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-25
PROMINENT vERGENNEs CITIZEN.
Samuel B. Booth Died Yesterday After
Weeks Illness.

Vergennes, Oct. 25. Samuel b. Booth,
prominent citizen, died yesterday
morning at his home on Main street aft
or weeks illness, from bladder trou-
Bile, aged IA years. He had been in poor
health for a number of years, but was
able to be about his accustomed duties
until week ago. Mr.. Booth was born
in Ferrisburg in 1912 and was the son
Of Jared B. and Hannah (Adams) Booth,
one OF family of nine children, Mr..
Booth is the last of the family. Be
sides wife he leaves one nephew, Ralph
Booth, OF Ferrisburg. Mr.. Booth passed
the earlier years OF his life on his farm
in Ferrisburg. About 81 years ago he
came to this city, where he since resided.
He was man OF exemplary habits and
was member OF the Congregational
church of Ferrisburg, which he joined
in early life. He was averse to holding
office, but since he became resident OF
this city he was honored with positions
OF trust, among them being trustee
ship OF public money and membership
on the board of trustees of the Bixby
Free Memorial library fund, which posi-
tion he resigned some years ago. The
funeral viii be held at the house Mon
day afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-25
HELD COUNTY BANQUET.
Several Towns in Windsor County Repre-
sented Lass Night.

White River junction, Oct. 25.-Sev-
eral towns Of Windsor county were rep
resented last evening at the sixth an
nual dinner held at Woodstock inn under
the auspices of the Windsor county
Y. NJ. C. A. The evening opened with an
informal reception from 7:30 to s, which
was followed by dinner, participated
in by business and professional men and
their wives. An orchestra furnished
music At the postprandial exercises
the subject of discussion was "The New
Rural Leadership" Among the guests
present who spoke were Prof. L. J..
Erp OF Drew Theological seminary,
Madison, n. j., and II. w. Collingwood,
New York City. The committee in
charge Of the dinner consisted Of Dr. r..
F. Kidder, Woodstock, chairman. Ernest
j. Hewitt, South Royalton, Charles Tux
bury, Windsor; +. 5. Lee, Woodstock,
Robert f. Mech, White River Junction.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-25
FINE ATTRACTION
TO OPEN COURSE
Barre Woman's Club Presents Whites
Boston octette for Tuesday Even
ing, Oct. %.

The Barre Woman's club announces
the opening number of the lecture and
entertainment course to be concert by
Whites Boston Octette, on Tuesday
evening, Oct. 2s. This company is se-
cured through the White entertainment
bureau and severest critics place it ut
the head OF their large list of musical
attractions
The organization is composed OF So
loists occupying high salaried positions
in the larger New England churches,
artists who have appeared in oratorio at
leading festivals and are particularly
fitted for the grand ensemble. In this
concert they appear as an octette of
voices and instruments, ladies' quar-
tet, instrumental trio and soloist and
quintette of mixed voices, Music lovers
are assured program of highest ex
eellence.
Tickets, soc and 75c, for sale at
browns drug store on and after Satur
day, Oct 25.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-25
ROOSEVELT SPOKE
TO BRAZILIANS
After Spending Greater Part of Day in
Excursion Up Mountain, Where
He Had Luncheon.

Rio Janero, Oct 25.-Colonel Roose-
velt, Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Margaret
Roosevelt spent yesterday morning on
an excursion to Tijuca mountain, a peak
3,40O feet high, and had luncheon there.
In the afternoon they attended a garden
party in the botanical gardens here.
Last night Colonel Roosevelt delivered
an address before the government uni-
versity The hall was decorated with
Brazilian and American flags and flow
ers. All the notable persons OF Rio
/ Janeiro, including the president of The
republic and the members of his cahi-
net, diplomats, army and navy officers
and journalists, were present, many of
them being accompanied by their wives.
| Colonel Rooseyelt's speech frequently
evoked enthusiastic applause. When be
had concluded Senior Ramiz Galyao, the
orator of the university, responded in
an address in English, in which he well
coined the former president of the Unit
ed States to the university and present
ed him with a diploma of membership
of the institute.
| Relations between North and South
| America are certain to become much
closer in the future; the development of
South America will be the most strik
| ing growth feature of the twentieth
century as the development of North
America was the most striking growth
| feature of the nineteenth; the only de-
sire of the United States towards its
neighbors of the western world is to see
them stable, orderly and prosperous
such are the highlights of Theodore
Roosevelt's first speech in South AIneri-
ca, delivered yesterday at the govern
ment university here.
Every American nation, Colonel
Roosevelt said, had reason to eongratu-
late itself upon the stability and pros
perity of its sister nations. ANY coun-
| try, he continued, whose people con-
Quoted themselves in stable and orderly
fashion could place among its assets tile
hearty and practical friedship of the
United States Chronic wrongdoing,
however, might force ultimately in
America, as elsewhere, intervention by
some strong and stable civilized nation
in the exercise of an international police
power
"Such a duty" asserted Colonel Roose-
welt, SIS thankless, irksome and unpleas-
ant, whether it be performed by Eng
land, France or the United States;
whether in Algiers, in Egypt or on tie
Isthmus of Panama. And therefore we
all hail with delight the advent to real
power of such nations as Brazil, the Ar
gentine and Chile"
Colonel Roosevelt's address teemed
with expressions of goodwill for South
America and admiration for the prowess
ofs her leading nations in building the
foundation for their careers. Brazil and
other nations of the SOUTH he said. stood
on equal footing now with the United
States among the council of nations.
And one cardinal doctrine on which all
nations of America agreed, he asserted,
a doctrine of vital concern to the Ameri-
can family of powers, was the principle
that the western world should not be
treated as offering ground for fresh
colonization or territorial aggrandize-
ment by any Old World power.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-25
FIREBUG SET FOUR FIRES
In Attempt to Destroy Cottage at
Queen City Park.

Burlington, Oct. 25.--A fire of incen-
diary origin was set in four places in
the cottage known as the Montreal at
Queen City park yesterday afternoon,
| shortly after | o'clock, and but for the
| timely efforts OF the~-fire department
from this city would have resulted in
the destruction not only of that build
ing, but of many other neai'by cottages,
The cottage is owned by Mrs. Louise
Johnston, formerly of Montreal, and she
had left the place not more than twenty
minutes before the blaze was discovered.
The fire was set in piano and in three
different places in the basement
John w. Coffey, who is engaged in
the construction of some cement work
at the south of the park, was the first
to discover the fire, and he notified some
people in the park, who telephoned TO
Burlington for help. Chief Niles and the
auto truck made the trip to the scene
and the chiefs automobile arrived in
four minutes. At that time the interior
OF the cottage was filled with dense
black smoke, which made it impossible
to see foot ahead. Chief Niles and
Peter Ashline entered with the hand ex-
tinglishers and held their places in the
sitting atmosphere until the truck ar
rived In this manner the progress of
the fire was stopped, and when the big
chemical got to work the fire was put
out in few minutes, although it had
a good start.
On investigation it was found that
the top had been taken out of some
lamps and the oil emptied. The color
Of the smoke leads to the belief that oil
was used when the fires were started.
One fire, which was in the piano, re-
suited in the destruction of that instru-
ment, which was handsome Chickering.
The insurance on this is $500 and is
carried in the agency of H. H. Hickok.
The other three fires had been started in
the basement. There are three posts
which support the upper floor, and about
the base of each of these was piled wood
and paper. One of the emptied oil lamps
was found there. The cottage itself is
not badly damaged beyond that done by
smoke, and from the exterior shows no
sign of the fire.
The cottage is also covered by insur
ance, but the exact amount is not known.
All of the Hoors and windows were
closed with the exception of the back
door, which was left unlocked. The au-
thorities are now investigating the case.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-25
Feeble Minded Children often Are I'm.
able to Obey.

In the October American Magazine,
Arnold L. Gesell writes an interesting
article entitled, "The Village of Thous-
and Souls" 1t presents the results OF
careful examination of 220 families in
village of the middle West. The facts
brought out as to the extent of feeble
minded, insanity and alcoholism in small
towns are startling. Following is an ex-
tract:
Economic incompetence often goes by
the name of laziness, thriftlessness,
shiftlessness. In every village we find
some of this worthless sort, and they
usually get scant sympathy, and still
scanter Interpretation. Be careful of
your own diagnosis of these cases, read
er, or you may make the mistake of
the ignorant parent who actually bears
a feeble-minded child, thinking the child
will not obey, when as pure matter of
fact the child can not obey. There may
be a kind of laziness which will re-
spond to moral suasion; but there is an
other, important kind which is due to
incurable deficiency of viii. Feeble
mindedness is a blight which not only
affects the intellect, but may also weak
en- the instincts which are at the basis,
alike, of play, work. and thrift"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-25
AUTOMOBILE DESTROYED.
When Gasoline Tank Blew Up as Own
er Was Repairing Car.

Bennington, Oct. 25.-The five passen-
ger r. G. II. automobile owned by DR.
A. r. Houle, local physician, was com
pletely destroyed by fire between II
and IL o'clock Thursday night Accom-
panied by nephew. Camille Houle, the
physician was on his way from Troy
to Bennington and bad almost reached
the village when the accident happened
The electric lights had not worked
properly during the trip and about twu
miles northwest OF this village the car
was stopped for the purpose OF investl-
cation. The two men had Just stepped
from the car when the gasoline tank
blew up and in an instant the car was
wrapped in flames. The wind carried
the blaze toward the rear of the car,
which made it possible to save the front
wheel tires and the lamps. The car was
insured.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-25
BOYS THROWN INTO STREET.
When Horse Became Frightened BY the
Breaking of Thill Shackle.

While Lester Nichols and Arthur Stew
ems were driving delivery team of +
A. Nichols & Son from Academy street
into Washington street this forenoon, a
shacltle clip which held one side of the
thills to the wagon broke, causing the
horse to run away. The animal went
onto Church street and then to Pros
pect street, at rapid pace, and, com
ing TO the open plot west of the city
hall, turned sharply to the right, tip
ping the vehicle over and throwing both
the young men into the street.
Young Stevens was bruised on the
back of one hand, and young Nichols,
who seemed TO be more seriously hurt,
was taken to the office of DIR. J. II.
Woodruff, where it was found that he
was bruised and suffering from the
shock. Later the boy was taken to his
home.
After the tip-over the horse was re-
leased from the wagon and, dragging
the thills, ran down the street in the
rear of the Main street buildings as far
as the bridge over the Barre railroad
at the rear of the Gordon block. appar
emily not much the worse for its wild
canter. The wagon was badly smashed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-25
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
MAY EXPEL PUPIL
Deficiency in Studies Held to Be Lawful
Cause, According to Decision in
Massachusetts,.

Boston, Oct. 25.- School committees
may lawfully expel pupil for deficiency
in studies, according to a decision rem
dered by the supreme court in the case
of Clifton +. Barnard, who sought to
recover damages from the town Of Shell
burne for expulsion from the school OF
that town. In making its decision, the
supreme court reversed the decision OF
the superior court, which had awarded
Barnard 1926. The evidence showed the
pupil was given an opportunity for con-
tinuing his studies in another school to
enable him to reach the required stand
ard of scholarship.