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The Washington herald., 1913-11-02

A hoarse chuckle sounded Just oveI
them. Ii was the fat bartender, with
the drinks.
They sure stung Jerry" exulted the
bartender. The stage didn't run two
years longer. The last year there was
only one stage. and Jerry drove that"
We'll, I owned the company" in
sisted Jerry, reaching greedily for his
scorpion-like liquor.
Mr.. Summer had quite a lot of po-
litical influence in those days" supple
mented Ames, again looking speculatively
into the eyes OF Dennison. He had a
right of way over his route, and he could
do almost anything he liked
81 bet I could" boasted Jerry, again
expanding his chest, which had grad
ually caved back. II had II in my right
of way that 1 could run any kind of
carriage I wanted to: stage, wagon,
buggy, anything, or I could tear up the
street and fix it TO suit myself. All the
city officials had free rides"
Graft was then in its infancy"
laughed Ames. Mr.. Summer still owns
all the stock in that company"
Jerry's chest sank in.
Much good it does me-" he regretted.
"Old Tub Warren has il in his safe over
there. He loaned me s. worth OF drinks
He's a fish-blooded man."
There was a moment of silence. in
which Jerry Summer unused on the fish
bloodedness of Tub" Warren, and Tom
Dennison waited for the next move, and
Ames fished for choice words
You have quite a collection Of rare
cid papers like that, Tom," Ames final
ly said. These might be interesting"
Yes, let's see them" agreed Denni-
son. catching his cue. The thing was as
plain as day now, and his respect for
Ames was rising in jumps.
IT don't know as Tub'n let me have
'cm without that S. speculated Jerry
with a glance at the fish-blooded bar
tender. He shook his head and sat still
There was another silence.
III lend you the s." finally offered
Ames, producing a so bill.
Jerry's eyes glistened at the sight of
the money. He took il, rose painfully,
and shuffied over to the bar.
Tub. 1 think I'll pay of my score.
and take my stock" he announced
grandly. dropping the so bill on the bar.
''Huh,'' said Tub. with a grin at the
table in the corner, and, fishing a stub
of a lead pencil from his vest pocket, he
began figuring on the back Of an old
envelope.
THAT old franchise has expired?" ques-
toned Dennison.
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stranger OF the evening. but they for
gave him, more or less, when he went
back 10 the corner table and sat down
with old Jerry Summer and the young
swell who had inquired for a stage coach
driver.
This is the man I telephoned YOU
about" announced Ames. with a pleas
ant smile at the purple-faced old rep
rebate with whom he sat. This is Jerry
Summer, and 1 am told he is the best
stage coach driver in this part of the
State"
rs that So" observed Dennison. bid
ing his time, and trying not to look his
wonder.
Il guess I'm about the only one
that's left" mouthed old Jerry, whose
swollen face was marked with d
thousand little crlss-crossed veins, and
whose heavily dubious nose told OF end
less sOdden years.
The bartender came across inquiringIy,
and cast down at old Jerry particular
ly cold stare.
dered Ames, by whose side sat a small
bottle of beer. Same for you, Mr.
Summer
Old Jerry passed up his empty whisky
glass with aIacrity.
Il recommend this bottle beer, Tom
suggested Ames. I'D also recommend
that you drink il out of the bottle"
Good idea" approved Dennison with
a laugh, as he caught sight Of the
glassware behind the sticky bar.
Mr. Summer has had years Of ex-
perience," went on Ames, looking specu-
lativeIy into Dennison's eyes. HE was
the last driver on the old Houston pike.
He's cracked his whip over four horsed
team thousands of times, from Monu-
ment Square out Baltimore Avenue, UP
Irving Road past the cemetery. and on
out the pike to Houston. He was worth
money in those days"
II bet I vast asserted Jerry, a
watery look coming into his bleary old
eyes. He had been sitting huddled in
his chair, a victim to the deathlike list
Iessness which sat on all in that place.
but now he Strengthened up, and ex-
panded his chest. and his voice took on
a better ring. They had listened to the
tales of his one-time greatness, in The
Fashion" saloon, until they would listen
no more, but here were gentlemen who
appreciated a smart man. Il owned
the stage company at the last. I saved
my money and bought stock, and then,
two years after the horse cars came in
they offered 1t to me cheap and
bought up the whole company"
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
CHAPTER Ill.

CHAPTER III.
The following night at 10 o'clock. Tom
Dennison's butler came into the library
, with the information that John Ames
was on the phone. Dennison repeated
the name twice before ne could connect
it with the good-looking young man who
had offered 10 solve his UnsOlyable prob
lem. He smiled as he went TO the phone.
He had spent a day and a half on the
puzzle of whether Ames was a crank
or a man with an idea.
rs this Mr. Dennisou?" drawled the
voice OF Ames
Yes"
I've found Jerry Summer
Who's Jerry Summer asked Denni-
son.
He's a man you want to see i'm
mediately," was the guarded answer.
Drive down at once TO The Fashion
saloon, on the corner of Fourth Street
and Smith Alley. Bring your checkbook
with you
Tom Dennison hesitated. Fourth Street
and Smiths Alley was a most unsavory
neighborhood. but. on the other hand,
Dennison was a man who had confidence
in his shoulders.
"Is it about that franchise?" he
guessed, surmising that Ames was talk
ing from n place where he might easily
be overheard.
Yes; hurry
Again there was a moment Of hesita-
ton.
Tn be right down. promised Dem
nison, and, opening the drawer Of his
library table, he slipped checkbook in
his pocket.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
CHAPTER VI.

Piainsberg blinked its eyes in annoy-
ance. Into the peace and quiet which
had prevailed on Irving Road and Ball
more Avenue for two days. there sud
denly obtruded the renewed activities OF
scrapinS and shoveling.
This began at about o'clock in the
morning, and eleven Of his trusty bench
men telephoned to BnI crscksn within
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ing over impressively: IF you succeed
in this fool proposition. you may write
your own ticket"
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
CHAPTER II.

Tom Dennison's door slammed like the
bursting of an auto tire. and there came
out a man so tall that he seemed al
most to be stoop-shouldered from pass
ing through low doorways. His hands
hung nearly to his knees, and one
shoulder was higher than the other. One
side Of his big face, too, was squinted,
as if the Jaw had been violently poked
upward and had never Strengthened down
again. His widest eye glanced fe-
rociously on John Ames as he passed,
but that was only normal with Bill
Cracken.
The boy to whom Ames had given his
card took il in to the presidents office
of the Midstate Interurban, and came
out again in a hurry.
He can't see you today" reported the
boy, who was breathing hard.
Ames smiled, and. taking another card.
wrote, beneath his name, the single word.
franchise"
The boy looked at the card dubiously.
Il don't think had better bother Mr..
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
CHAPTER ".

THE Fashion" saloon was a tumble
down grog shop, with row Of barrels
stacked against one wall. and a row of
loafers leaning against the barrels. Tan
bark had been spread on the floor, but
there were so many other things mixed
with II that Dennison felt like lifting
his trousers as he walked in.
A puffy man with a neck which start
ed to expand at his ears, was behind
the bar, and he was so fat about the
middle that his accumulation of gross
ness seemed to have pushed his eye
brows up, so that he had the effect of
perpetually staring, though his eyes were
half closed. Both the bartender and his
customers seemed shade resentful at
the intrusion OF this second weIl-dressed
The Detroit times., 1913-05-20
PETITION IN
CITY OWNERSHIP
CASE DISMISSED
Court Refuses to EnOjin Naming
of Car Board, But Decisions
Without Prejudice
LEAVES WAY OPEN
FOR FRESH LAWSUIT
Judges Unable to Reach Agree.
ment as to Disposition Of
Case on eMrits

The petition for an injunction to
restrain Mayor Marx from appointing
street railway commission under
the terms of the municipal ownership
amendment adopted by the voters of
Detroit In the election last April will
be denied by the judges Of the Wayne
circuit court.
This decision was reached, Tuesday
morning, after several conferences.
There Is a string attached to the de-
clsion, however, in that 1t Is without
prejudice" Judge Van Zile explains
that the decision Is made In this form
SO as to permit the petitioners
George Fl. Barbour, Fred T. Moran
and Charles A. Ducharme-to bring
fresh action In another form. The
members of the bench were far from
agreeing as to the disposal of the case
on its merits. and the decision for
disnaissal without prejudice is a com.
promise verdict.
A written opinion will be handed
down in day or two, probably Wed
nesday.
The municipal ownership amend
ment was attacked on the ground that
the Verdier act under which II was
submitted, is unconstitutional, particu.
larly the immediate effect feature.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-20
Battle Greek Man, Though, Up
holds Open Shop Before Man
facturers' Association
UNION LABEL COMES IN
FOR HARD CORING
objection Raised to Small Frac.
ton Passing on Fairness Of
Manufactured Articles

Moving pictures of industrial life
were shown to about 500 foremen and
workmen of Detroit plants, Monday
evening, In the convention hall OF
the Hotel Pontchartrain, as part Of
the National Association OF Manufac-
turers' plan OF education. One film
showed how q young workman dis
regarded instructions and was badly
injured. Another showed the career
Of a boy whose father forced him 70
leave school to go to work with that
of q boy who was allowed to remain
in school until he had received q fair
education. The first boy became 4
common laborer; the second was pro-
noted to responsible positions. A
third Aim showed how disastrous
fire resulted from the careless throw
ing Of a match into pile of waste.
Another film depicted the course OF
q young foreigner In steel mill. and
showed the effect OF course Of con.
tinuation school training.
Delegates to the convention attend.
ed q cabaret show, Monday evening,
(Continued on Page Eight
The Detroit times., 1913-05-20
bOILERMAKERS
TO RESUME JOBS
Strike Committee will Recon-
mend That p. NJ. Men Petit.
ton u. S. Courts

United States Judge Arthur J. Tut
lie may be called upon to decide the
differences existing between the strik.
ng Pere Marquette boilermakers. &C
fording to the decision reached at
Mondays conference In Detroit.
James p. Ryan. vice-president of the
International Brotherhood Of Boiler.
hakers; Henry M. Campbell. general
ounsel for the Pere Marquette, and
General Manager Alfred were closet.
ID for several hours, and a. q result
their deliberations recommendation
Eill be made by the strike committee
hat the men now out return to work
Immediately.
A petition setting forth their griev.
(nces will then be filed with the court
nd referred to special master, who
fill take testimony and make recon.
nendations to the court. The same
Pction, II IL announced, will be taken
~ the machinists.
The road seems to be willing to
rant the improvements asked for by
ne men but take the position that the
rage OF 81 LIZ cents an hour now be.
ng paid the boilermakers 10 the same
10 being paid by other roads oper.
ting In the same territory. The men
Re asking 80 cents.
The number Of boilermakers affect.
10 about 1875, the greater number
cling employed in shope at wyom.
-, saginaw, and st. Thomas, Ont.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-20
WAKES TO FIND
R0OMmATEDEAD.
SUICIDE VICTIM
Joseph Richards Takes Life with
Chl0rOf0rm While His Com
pani0n Sleeps
LATTER Is ALMOST
OVERCOME BY FUMES
Friends Are at Loss to Account
For Young Man Taking
His Life

Andrew Wise, 18-year-old son of
Robert Wise of No. 62S Franklin.st.,
awoke. Tuesday morning, fighting
for breath, and feeling very drowsy.
He managed to sit up in bed. and
saw his bedfellow, Joseph Richards,
also Is years old, lying dead beside
him, with a bottle Of chloroform emp
tied into the pillow In which his nose
was buried.
Wise had retired at s o'clock. Mon.
day night, finding Richards already
In bed. Richards having retired at 6
o'clock.
Richards came here recently from
Canton, Pa, and he was employed
In Parke, Davis & Co.'S plant, where
he obtained the chloroform with
which he tok his life, and which
might have eascily ended the life OF
his bedfellow, all unconscious of any
danger, at the same time.
What the motive was, IL a mystery
to the Wise family.
They declare that Richards had al.
ways been cheerful, had no bad hab-
It's, and had never spoken of being
respondent or worried about any
thing. That he was homesick seems
to be the only explanation that Cor
oner Rothacher could find
Coroner Rothacher has notified
the boys mother, and will investi.
gate further.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-20
RESUME SERVICE
ON ALL LINES
IN CINCINNATI
Street Car Men Prove Victorious
in City's Most Serious
Strike
TO WITHDRAW PETITION
FOR RECEIVER FOR LINE
Recognition of Union Principal
Contested Point Carried by
Strikers

CINCINNATI, O., May 20.-Street
car tariff, suspended almost complete
ly for nine days. was resumed today
following the signing Of an agreement
by representatives Of the Cincinnati
Traction company, and their 1000
striking employees. The settlement
was reached last night after confer.
ences lasting all day.
The strike was one Of the most seri-
GUS ever experienced here. Rioting
became so violent that troops were
asked for, and application was made
by the city for a receiver for the com.
pany. This suit. 1t Is expected, will
now be dropped. Several persons
pere injured and thousands of dollars
worth Of property destroyed in the
riots. Strike leaders claim that the
agreement was a big victory for the
union men as they gained that which
they insisted upon-recognition Of the
union and arbitration as to wages and
other differences.
The principal terms of the agree.
mcnt, besides union recognition, are
No discrimination between union
and non.union men.
All strikers to be given back old
places and employees discharged for
joining the union prior to strike to
have their cases submitted to arbitra.
ton.
The demands OF the men for 1O-hour
day and increase of five cents per
hour In wage to be submitted to arbi.
tration with promise of an increase.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-20
BALKANS SEEK
LOWER DEMANDS
Plenipotentiaries to Ask Powers
to Modify Recent Com
municati0n

LONDON, May 20.-The chiefs OF
the Balkan plenipotentiaries, now ~
London to renew the Balkan-Turkasn
peace negotiations, met privately 70
day for the purpose OF preparing re-
quest to the powers that the peace
proposals be modified in several IN
stances.
At the same time the Ambassadors
met with Sir Edward Grey at the Tor
eign office to discuss the situation. par
ticularly the Greek Representations re-
garding the Albanian frontier and the
Aegean islands.
The delegates Of Turkey and OF al
the Balkan states have been IN Lon
don since late last week for the re-
onening of the st. James palace peace
conference. but. the negotiations VIII
not begin formally until the allies anu
the powers have their final proposals
drawn up.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-20
STONES WEIGHT
BODY IN RIVER
Coroner Believes Man Whose
Corpse Was Found Near
Belle Isle Il Suicide

That the unidentified man whose
body was found OF the Insulrue dock
at Belle Isle, Monday afternoon, had
made careful and desperate prepare.
lions to end his life, was revealed
when the clothing was searched In
the county morgue, and the pockets
were found filled with stones, such
a. are found around the island. Cor.
oner Burgess believes that the man
stepped OF the dock, and that the
body anchored at the spot. Four
boys. fishing from the dock, brought
the body to the surface.
There we're no marks Of violence,
according to the coroner, who be-
lieves II q plain case Of suicide.
The body Of John Eichoff, % years
old. Of No. 225' Russell.st., was re-
covered by Harbormaster Ellison,
Monday afternoon, near the Gladwin
park dock. Eichoff fell from q yacht,
Sunday, near Peche island.
The crew Of the government tug
Don found q body floating In the
river on the head of Bois Blanc ISL
and. Monday. and sent 1t to Kemp's
undertaking rooms In Amherstb1rg.
The man was dressed in q blue
serge suit. blue sweater Jacket, and
one foot was bare. q dark gray sock
covering the other. It 10 though,
that the man fell on some boat. The
body had been In the water a long
time.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-20
VICTIM OF AUTO
ACCIDENT DEAD:
DRIVER IS HELD
Edward Frank, Nine Years Old,
Expires in Hospital From In
juries; Brother Hurt, Too
MACHINE ON WRONG SIDE
WHEN BOYS ARE STRUCK
Clarence A. Higgins, Driver,
Claims, Though, That He
Couldn't Avoid Accident

Edward Frank, 8 years old. of No
1918 Hurlbut-ave.. died at $3.50 O'Clock
Tuesday morning. in st. Mary's hos
pital. from injuries received when ne
and his brother, Henry. IL years old
were run down at Garfield and Cadii
lac-aves.. Monday afternoon, by ar
auto driven by Clarence A. Higgins, 81
years old. married, and residing at No
1852 Rohns-ave.
Higgins Is held in the Central sta
ton. and when told of the boys death
Tuesday morning, said: ~ am
awfully sorry, but I don't know how
I could have helped It. The two boys
ran right In front Of the machine
while was looking out for some 9th
er boys"
THE boys was watching were
hitching or a wagon" continued Hig.
gins. II was going north on Cadillac.
ave-, maybe Is. maybe 20 miles an
hour. turned far out, on the left
side OF the street, to pass the wagon
and avoid the boys who were hitch.
ing. Then the two boys that I struck,
jumped from the curbing. on the west
side OF the street, right In front OF
NV oAeo, oho OcAOt0 COuAO sup ! uoO
struck them.
II had slowed down at the corner,
where they are digging a ditch and
Ia man was In the way. Passing him,
and with the road clear, l opened up
on the speed, and then saw the boys
playing around the wagon. was
on. the left side Of the street, as the
police say. when the accident hap
pened, but I had been on the right
side. and turned out to avoid the
wagon and the boys"
Henry Frank was knocked down,
but escaped with some painful
bruises. and was taken home, but
Edwards danger was 80 apparent
that he was rushed to the hospital.
His skull was fractured. His rela-
tives stayed at his bedside through
the eight. but were told that there
was no hope for his recovery.
Higgins was taken into custody
by Detectives Dryer and Rick, and
brought before Assistant Prosecutor
Paul Vorheis, to whom he made his
statement. On account of the fact
that he was on the wrong side of the
street, and driving at rather high
speed. Vorheis ordered him locked
up pending the outcome of his VIC
Tins injuries.
The case will be ufrther investi-
gated.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-20
Such are Prospects, Provi1 -
Diplomatic Exchanges Fan - 4
Clarity the Situatioa ST.
fciently by August
AMBASSADORS FEELING "A
FRIENDLY TOWARDS y. 81
No Reply Expected Frum NJ.
ponese Before End
Of Week

WASHINGTON. May 20.-BoEoeo
the California anti-alien land law 49,
comes effective, In August, a6mlnj1.
tranon oficials today predicted thas
the dispute with Japan would either
be completely settled or steps taken
to test the law In the courts.
Earnes consideration Of the In
anese situation was given today ~
President Wilson and his Cab1nof.
Secretary of State Bryan reported ~
detail his conference yesterday With
Ambassador Chinda, following -
prevail of the Webb bill BY Gov. John.
SON. Of California. It became knoW1
today that all phases Of the caee, cut,
side Of the matter odlcially contained
cussed by Bryan and Chinda.
In addition to transmitting secre
tary Bryan's reply note It Was learned
today that Ambassador Chinda prirS
vately reported his personal Views of
the diplomatic tangle to his govern
ment. 1t 10 believed this report Was
colored favorably toward this gov
eminent. Bryan 1t IL known, went
into extraneous details with great
candor In his talk with Chinda.
Publicity will not be given the two
notes, 1t was declared ut the state
department, unless Japan consents.
It IL probable that none of the dipIo-
matte correspondence will be made
public until after settlement u
reached.
Secretary Bryan believed today
that q week and probably more time
will elapse before any response u
made by Japan to the note delivered
yesterday. What the Japanese ~
joinder viii 10 II purely conjectural
That the dispute will never - ~
arbitration II confidently beheved 1&
President Wilson and his advinoea
Oncials pointed out today that the
sole province of an arbitration com.
mission would be to determine wheth.
er the California law IL or u not =
violation of the treaty Of 1911. Such
a commission would probably not
have power to dictate settlement
along the lines now demanded By
Japan. II 10 contended that . COM
mission would not be given author
ity to force California to repeal the
Webb act.
A test Of the California law In the
federal courts or q flnal decision BY
the supreme court as to the eligibil
fly Of japanese to American citisen-
ship seemed to ofiicials today to b
the most likely solution Of the entire
dispute. That Japan will not 50 to
great length to expatriate her own
citizens In the United States BY In
sistetn demands for Naturalization
here was confidently believed.
Possibility of referendum In Call
fornia repeating the Webb law also
entered into the cabinets discussion
OF the question today. The deeper
and more serious undertone OF the
situation is presented in the race
question. This Ii the principal hitch,
Of which President Wilson and his
cabinet are not unmindful II japan
should choose to take the broader
stand for race and social equality.