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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-11-04
Got - for A0davit.

For the affidavit in which ne charged
his father with lending thousands OF
dollars to get a nomination for friend
he received the sum OF - from the
World.
Mclaughlin said he lived at l"l West
Ninetieth street. AS lie could not re-
member when he became "A court at
tendant or when he lost that job Mr..
Whitman. reading from the affidavit. in
formed Chief Magistrate hcAdoo that
Mclaughlin got his appointment on June
|. 1907. and that he lost the position on
February 10. 1913. The former inspec-
tors son said that he knew Mr.. Mccall
we'll and had often seen him 1T his
fathers house. He said he went TO the
Office OF the World on Friday and told
certain men there the things that were
aft.rwsrd embodied in his affidavit He
said he did not ask for money and that
none was offered him. Afterward he said
that they gave him s. toward his weeks
expensea
Either ola Thursday or Wednesday. he
could not say which, he offered
the same material to the ..rshin0 hdil.
Some one wrote out his story. put II IN
the form OF an affidavit and he signed IL
lie said that he received s25 for his n.-
formation and was told that he would get
500 II the story We're used
Then ne went to fusion heshquar-
tors and told a story there. some one writ.
Ing it out in the form OF an affidavit. lie
said no offer of money was made and he
asked for none. After n" had signed the
affidavit for the World he Went to Dis
trlct Attorney Whitman's HON" and there
said it was true He testified that M.
Whitman did not Offer him money for his
information.
McI.aughlin said he had never been al
rested and that he had never been "x-
-. ,"n- ~, ,,,, o,.r,,oratIon ,nsn.c,or
for sme monrhs. and before that had
uorked In a brker's Office for seven years
IL. 10 ~ y.a,s old
After many questions tn. District At
,o,rav rot from the witness a. statement
concern,np the ph,,tograph of the check
which he alleged I'm his affidavit was for
se1 400 lie said the photograph was
black lint .xplain.d afterward that he
meant TINT the background OF it was. lie
said he remembered that 1t was "A check
OF the New York Life Insurance Company,
that sci 900 was written out and also set
down in figures and that the check, made
noy.h,. to his father was signed John
= AIcCau."
cara vou sure IT was not signed '.Iohn
4 MoCa,lc" asked Mr.. Whitman.
"I am M, sure"
.,r. y,,, sur. II was not signed bv n
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-11-04
PATENTS A GLOVE FOR X.RAYS.
Frenchman's Invention Said -
Avoid All Danger to the User.

Special TdbIs Desp0fcH 70 Tnr HrN.
PARIS. Nov. 3.--D,. Menard. director OF
th. rad!ography section of the Cochin
Hospital, has patented y glove "hch will
avert all danger to the operating
physician when using the Nrays, II ~
said that more than 500 h!sc!ans and
surgeons are victims every year of in
juries. in many cases fatal caused by the
use Of the N-ray treatment
Harry Cox. said to hav" been the
pioneer in the use of the N-rays in Eng
land, died In July. 1910. OF N-ray
dermatitis which he contracted twelve
years before. In the United States there
have been scores of cases OF surgeons
who lost their lives through their de-
votion to the cause OF science in this
manner
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-11-04
M'LAUGHLIN GOT So
FOR M'CALL ATTACK
EX-lnspcctOr's Son. at Whitman
Inquiry. Shows Strangely
Bad Memory.
TELLS or $4,000 CHECK
Changes story Of signature
Now Thinks II Was
"JOhn E. McCall."

william w Mclaughlin, Jr.. the eldest
son of the former police Inspector from
whom. according to the story told to
John A. Hennessy BY Eugene H. Wood.
money was borrowed by Edward T.. Me
Call at the time Mr.. Mccall was a can
didate for the Supreme Court bench was
questioned before Chief Magistrate Nc
Adoo yesterday. lie was asked about an
affidavit which he made last Friday to
the effect that he heard his father say
the money advanced by him was for the
purpose of securing Mr. McCall's nominal
ton.
The spectacle OF this sickiy man on
the witness stand was not pleasing. Both
Mr. Whitman and Magistrate McAdoo
found it hard to get from him intelligent
answers to their questions. The District
Attorney had 10 prompt the witness con-
stantly as to matters in which his brief
affidavit made ii appear he was we'll In
structed.
Young Mclaughlin couldn't remember
when he went to work as court
attendant and he couldn't remember
whether or not his father was
in the Pole. Department at the time
he exhibited what the young man
alleged was photograph Of a
check from the New York Life Insurance
Company. only after he had left the
stand and had seen his affidavit again
could he testify as to the only essential
thing in IT,
Any disposition there may have been to
smile when this man said that he had
been confidential attendant to Jus
tic. Of the supreme Court at a salary or
sl.S00 year was dspclled when he
recit.d in detail the circumstances under
which ne now lives. He hasn't seen his
mother In seven months, although he
lives only q short distance from the home
Of his parents. His father pays his
board and room rent and his landlady
doles ont to him his daily allowance or
IS cents.
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THE SUN WILL FLASH
RESULTS ON CANVAS

On q canvas stretched In front Of
The sun Building there will he
flashed this evening the earliest and
most accurate bulletins Of the elec.
tiOn count for the entire city.
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The Detroit times., 1913-12-20
P. M. RAILWAY
WILL CUT FORCE
OF employees
Falling Off In Business is Given
as Cause of the Reduc-
tiOn
BLAIR COMPLAINS OF
LOW FREIGHT RATES
Not Allowed to Increase Earn
ings, Although Forced to
Boost Wages, He Says

Although Pere Marquette railway Of
hcials in Detroit Offices refuse to con
firm reports that 20 per cent OF the
roads employees would be laid of TO
recoup alleged traffic losses, il was ad.
mitted, Saturday. that some cut in
the operating forces would be tpeces-
sary as a result o. a general decline In
the amount OF business handled
The year has been a bad one for
railroads generally, 1t is claimed, and
records show much smaller earnings.
a cut in the payroll is the only method
the officials see for recouping this
heavy loss. and that is the course that
Will be pursued insofar as practicable.
Officials refused to estimate the
amount OF the proposed reduction, al
though it is believed that it will be
proportionate with the losses In
CONTINUED on Page TenD
The Detroit times., 1913-12-20
SAYS
CHANGES MADE
BETTER SCHOOL
MalcOmson Admits Specifications
We're Not Followed In Con-
structiOn of NV. High
FIVE OF HOLLANDS
CHARGES DISPOSED OF
Inquiry Will be Resumed in
Night Sessions After Christ
mas Holidays

Cross-examined before the Board
OF Education, Friday afternoon, rela.
tive TO the charges OF irregularity In
the building OF the Northwestern high
school, Architect William G. Malcolm
son admitted that he had allowed con-
tractors to. substitute other methodS
OF construction for those called for
IN the specifications approved by the
school board. He defended his action,
asserting that II Is the practice Of
architects TO change specifications in
the interests OF their clients. The
changes made in this instance. he
said. resulted In better building
than otherwise would have been pos
slble
The need OF the changes was espe-
cially urgent, he argued. because OF
the rapid Improvement In methods of
construction during the time the
building was In course OF erection.
With regard 10 the first charge relat-
ing to the drop ceilings OF the struc-
ture, he told of tests by himself and
read opinions from engineers tending
TO show that the ceiling built Is bet
ter than the one ordered. He even
introduced evidence to show that it
cost the contractor $500 more than
1t would have cost to follow the spec.
ifications. Only Ave OF the charges
made by Specitl Inspector Harry Hol.
lands had been gone over when the
board adjourned till the Friday after
Christmas. The defense OF Mr.. Nal.
comson was the same in all OF the
first four
The nth. regarding the use OF
standard iLS ad OF radius brick In
the smoke stack OF the power house
on Ferry field. covered change that
was made without the architects con.
sent The contractor. Otto Misch, ad
mitted his fault in this. saying that
II was done To save time.
William II. Trayes. who conducted
Mr.. Hollands case for him. replied 20
the extended argument OF Mr. Nal
comson as 10 the quality OF the work
done that no question would be raised
on the point by him. The only thing
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The Detroit times., 1913-12-20
HARDWARE STORE
SQUABBLE IN COURT

William S. Kirk and ]. Roy Blakes-
lee, stockholders In the Wolverine
Hardware Stores Co, have filed suit
against that concern and the Fletcher
Hardware Co, together with the sew
eral officials OF the latter. TO prevent
the disposal OF the assets OF the
Wolverine company and TO obtain the
appointment OF receiver.
The complalnants allege that they
purchased stock upon approximations
that they were TO be made managers
OF stores. They say that they found
the majority OF the stock TO be con
trolled by the Fletcher company from
which goods must be purchased at
prices which forbade any profit.
A temporary injunction was grant
cd in the eAancery division OF circuit
court, restraining the officers from
dlsposing OF any of the stock at less
than market price.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-20
M'LEOD FINDS j.
BOOM GROWING
Gubernatorial Candidate Pleased
With Visit to Western Part
of State

Malcolm ] Mcleod has just re-
turned from "A trip To the western
part OF Michigan. where. he says, he
found his gubernatorial boom pro-
crossing finely, az
While In Grand Rapids. Mr. Me
cod was visited by some or the lead
Ing Republicans In that section. all
assuring the candidate that they
were With him "a the finish Mr..
Mcleod had the same experience In
number Of utheT cities visited. stii''
said he was considerable distressed
on his return home 60 ind that
some OF his fellow candidates had
been engaged In a little mud-sling-
Ing. one at the other.
Mr.. Mcleod says that tho cam
paign should be. conducted along de-
cent and wholesome lines. and that
the Iiftlng OF individual scalps can
have no other result than hurting
the chance OF the whole ticket Re.
eardless OF what others may do. SIR
Mcleod says he will make his entire
campaign on his record and viii not
Indulge in any personalities.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-20
Plan to Blow Up All Avenues of
Retreat With Dynamite
Cruisers Sent for by
Fletcher
HUERTA MAY CONFISCATE
MADERO PROPERTIES
Decree Seizing Holdings of All
RevOlutiOnists Is Daily
Expected
BY United Press stan corre,pondent

(6y United Press STAFF Correspondents, !,
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 20.--Another
determined attack on Tampico by the
rebels, heavily reinforced In numbers.
arms and ammunition, was considered
inevitable here, today. Renewed fight
ing at the seaport was expected any
hour.
Latest reports n the capital were
that the rebels. carrying eight big
guns, were advancing on Tampico.
rhe besiegers. it was semi-ofticiaIy
stated, have obtained an additional car
OF rifles and two cars OF powder, to.
sether with two cars OF dynamite and
eight locomotives Their plan is TO
blow up all means of retreat open to
he federals, which wsuld at the same
time cut of the approach Of reinforce.
ments, and then make a concerted at.
tack on the town proper
The oil companies here, through or
ders 10 their representatives at Tam.
-ptco,- have emptied al or the big Utt
tanks thcre. In anticipation OF the re-
newed attack.
The Mexican government said that
Rear Admiral Fletcher, commanding
the American squadron of Tampico
and tacitly directing the international
iieet, has orders not TO interfere In
The next assault on Tampico, and a
fight to the fln sn ) expected.
The rebel advance on Tampico is
regarded as the explanation OF yes
terday's dispatches from Vera Cruz
that Fletcher and Rear-Admiral Sir
Christopher Cradock had ordered the
Chester .and the British cruiser Sur-
folk, then off Vera Cruzs TO proceed at
once TO Tampico ~e
Emiliano Zapata. the rebel leader
who Ia camped at the very doors OF the
capital, visited Mexico City with inn
punity two or more times within the
last few days. according TO the police.
He visited an old sweetheart on
each occasion. The police have not
arrested the girl. hoping that Zapata
viii come back.
Difference OF opinion between Gen
erals Huerta and Enrique Goroztieta,
minister OF justice. Is all that With
holds a decree contiscating all the
property OF men engaged in the reto-
lution. including valuable mines, farm
and factories of the Madero family,
ana OtucTS, anu Aht ublu'uSS vi NN~
deputies jailed by Huerta. The dicta-
tor proposed the decree. it was learn
ed, but IL 81 strongly opposed by Cor
oztieta. 10 was expected. today. that
Huerta would overcome the minister's
objections and issue the decree within
a few days
The employees OF the government
usually paid on Friday, did not re
ceive their money. yesterday, but were
promised payment today The run on
The bank. of London and Mexico. which
sor time seriously threatened the IN
stitution, the biggest in Mexico, ceas-
ed when II was announced that Euro
rean banks would come to the bank
assistance.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-20
POLICEMAN IS
SHOT DOWN BY
YOUNG CANCSTER
Ernest G.. LObdell DOdges Death
by Fraction of an Inch
Wound Not Serious
FOUR ALLEGED TOUGHS
HELD AS SUSPECTS
Wounded Officers Activity in
Breaking Up Gang Believed
Motive for Attack

Patroimal Ernest G. Lobdell OF
siunt-st. station, escaped death by a
traction of an inch, when a young
sangster shot twice at him, Friday
mght. the first bullet piercing the yisc<
OF the onicer's cap. within fourth OF
IN inch of the omcers head, and the
second bullet passing through his
Ight forearm.
Four members Of a tough gang,
whose members had threatened TO
get Lobdeil, ana who had gwen his
-nEotAer. -HGnry- Lebde4t,- tt terrible
beating some time ago. mistaking him
for the policeman, were rounded up
by a big squad>Qf detectives during
the early morning hours.
The prisoners are: ALBERT kwas-
niewski, IS years old. of No. rs St.
Jpseph-st.; James Mudlon. q, No. 136
81. Joseph-st.: Hugo Hoppe, %, No.
50 Greiner-st, and Stanley Zilmanski,
16 years old, who vas sent to the de-
tention home
Lobdell was trying the door OF q
butcher shop at No. 500 Orleans-st,.
when someone stopped up behind him
and fred as the officer turned, the bul.
let going through Lobdells cap. An
other shot, and a bullet pisrcsd the
officer arm, staggering him, and pre-
venting him from drawing his own
weapon. The officer staggered, ana
the gunman fed.
Lobdell made his way TO the home
OF Frederick c. Niedemiller. No. 326
Brewster-st., and asked assistance.
Blood covered his clothing. and IT
was at first thought that he was IA
tally hurt He was rushed 10 st.
Mary's hospital, and every available
detective was put 70 work on the case.
Lobdell Ged arrested Fred Ransom,
member or the gang, for violating
his parole, Thursday Another mem
Der OF the gang. Frank Mielke, who
was arrested for the assault on Lob
delfs brother. war sent up for six
months by Judge Connolly, Friday, for
simple larceny.
The shooting is believed 70 be a dl-
rest result OF Ransoms arrest ana
Mielke's sentence
During the trial oi Henry Lobdells
assailants two women relatives OF the
young gangsters attacked Detectives
Bandemer and Kolb, in Justice Cal
ney's court room, raining blows on
Bandemer. They were promptly haled
to the bench and heavi yfned for con-
tempt of court.
Police declare that when Mrs
Nielke was approached. Friday night,
she prayed that Lobdell might die.
Inspector Downey declares that the
police have information that Mrs.
Mielke called meeting" of the gang,
Friday, and that the members men In
the alley in the rear OF her home.
The suspects will be taken before
the wounded ,atrolman, Saturday
noon.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-20
i" BUSY"
TRUCK CRUSHES OUT
LITTLE GIRLS LIFE
Phyllis Sutherland, Nine Years
Old, Instantly Killed Near
Her Home

Phyllis Sutherland, 9-year-old daugh-
ter OF james X. Sutherland, OF No.
305 Baltimore~ave. west, was run over
and almost instantly killed by a
Standard Oil Co. wagon driven by
Orla Bartlett, of No 1041 Seotten-ave.,
at Lincoln and Baltimore-aves>. late
Friday afternoon.
Bartlett, after being detained ana
questioned by the prosecutor was re-
leased, as the accident, was said to
be unavoidable. He did not know that
he had run over the little girl, and
drove on, the child having fallen be-
meath the rear wheels, and sustained
fracture OF the neck and jaw.
Fern Damon, 10 years old, OF No.
797 Lineoin-ave., was with the little
Sutherland girl. bound for the Damon
girls home, when the accident occur
red. Phyllis left her playmate and
started across the street, falling un-
der the heavy oil wagon,
The little Damon girl rushed into
Phyllis home, and told Mrs. Suther
land that her little girl had been run
over. Mrs. Sutherland did not be-
lieve .her. but went out TO investigate,
and found the dead body of her child.
surrounded by crowd of .morbidly
curious persons.
She picked up the still form and
hugged IL 10 her breast. dumb with
horror.
over the bereaved home Christ
mas tree was hidden away for the
great day when Phyllis. her eight.
year-old brother Irving. and the baby.
William, a year and half old,
should dance around 1t in glee. Christ
mars packages hidden away had
aroused the curiosity of Phyllis. and
her mother sobbed. as she gazed at
the little stfll form: She wanted TO
SEQ those presents SO badly"
Coroner Rothacher is making fur
ther Investigation OF the case.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-20
ALLEGED SWINDLER Z
NABBED BY POLICE
Intended Victim Lays Trap for
Charles Monroe and Hands
Him Over to Officers

Charles Monroe, 81 years old, ana
claiming Cleveland as his home, was
arrested by Detectives Plies and Cross
man, Friday afternoon, charged with
being one of gang OF, overlapping
swindlers who tried TO swindle De-
troiter out of $1,000, the victim max
.ng an appointment to meet Monroe
and then laying police trap for him
The detectives are now negotiating
with another man. prominent real
estate agent. who narrowly escaped De-
ing s%indled out o. $4,000 by Monroe
and his gang.
This man. the police say, entered
into an arrangement with. the swinu-
lers TO make a sure-thing investment
in Gary. Ind. whereby he was to make
about 1900 per cent on his money
and went so far rs 10 accompany tne
Gang TO a town In Ohio, where they
oyer-stepped themselves In their eager
ness. and tried 10 get him into "a
gambling game, which put him wise,
aud he returned 90 Detroit. with his
money intact.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-20
BY ROBERT L. OWEN.

Bt hObEHT L.. OWEN,
L. y. Senator from Oklahoma.
The banking and currency bill fs
the most important piece OF iesis-
iatfon since the war.
IL provides plan for concen-
trsting the reserves Of $4,000 banks
into the most gigantic banking
association In the world.
IL provides the, mobilization of
these bank reserves. thus keeping
them liquid and quickly available
into cash.
Ii provides for the issuance OF
elastic currency through federal re-
serve notes, which may be OBJ
tanned on the security of commer-
cial bills ot short maturiti~s.
Ii establishes an open discount
market. which America has never
had, and In this open discount mar
ket will be found place where
commercial bills and commercial
paper can be discounted at all times
at low rates of interest.
IL provides for safeguarding the
two per cent honda.
1t VIII stabilize the commercial,
financial and Industrial conditions
Of the United states.
II establishes foreign branch
banks to take care of our foreign
commerce.
Ii extends "a strong helping hand
to the farmers and producers Of the
country aud Will be very valuable
t0 business men as well as TO the
bankers themselves.
The system IL under the super
yisOry control OF the government
through "A federal reserve board
with full power 20 nx the interest
rates, control the elastic currency
or federal reserve notes. examine
the banks and remove officers or
directors OF amy federal reserve
bank.
The system viii start with $751;
100000 of capital. and Will I'm two
years have over e4OO.00O.0O0 Of re-
serves and probably S:0O.0qO,O00 Of
government funds distrfb bute
through from eight to twelve
banks adjusted 90 serve convent
emily and sympsthetically every
section of the country.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-20
MERGER OF BIG
BANKS PLANNED
First National and Old Detroit
National Are Likely to
Unite

Plans are under way for the merg-
ing OF the First National and the Old
Detroit National banks. Each has a
capital OF $4,000, 900, and II a merger
Is effected. the combined Institutions
would have capital and surplus OF
about $4,000 900.
Each bank has named committee
to handle negotiations looking TO an
amalgamation, but the committees
have not yet held a meeting
Not all OF the officials OF the TWO
banks concerned are in favor OF The
move and II ia said that James
Couzens and Charles II. Warren, di.
rectors OF the Old Detroit National.
have rendered their designations
The Detroit times., 1913-12-20
THE WEATHER

DrtroII aud vicinity saturday aighs
cloudy Sitb snow, COLDER SUNDAY ct~ss
aud coidcrg west shiffing ncrth~rtv
" inds.
Lower Ntchigans snow and colder
SATURDAY. ntghti snndny eleartuus
colder tn -epth and east partitions nsod-
efats- variable winds be<-onstsu brs&k
norfh~riy.
one year aga todsys Htghess sess-
p~rasure,, 3si lowest. SSt m~sa. 80
cIaudy wAsther with .o> inch ef spess.
The sun sets snturds, ne Sso3 .. -
and rises sunday at 0ssH y -
The moon rise. saturday io,3< .. -.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-20
OFFICERS AMAZED AT
TRANSFER OF PERSHING

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-Army Of
ficers who have served in the Philip
pines privately, expressed amazement
today at orders issued by the war
department transferring Brig Gen.
Pershing from command Of the troops
In Mindoro province, which Secretary
of War Garrison admitted today, In
dlcated preparations TO withdraw
troops from that section. They said
tho natives OF Mindoro are the least
civilized OF, any Of the Filipino tribes,
and predicted withdrawal OF troops
would mean another outbreak. They
poInted TO the fact that as late as last
July there was a desperate battle
with the tribesmen on the island OF
JolO.
Withdrawal OF troops and probable
establishment of a civil government
in the province. is another step In the
administration policy OF early au-
tohomy for the Philippine Islands.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-20
CHILD is CRUSHED
UNDER WHEELS OF AUTO

Charles Walters. nine years old, OF
No. 765 Twenty. was run down
by an auto, driven by August BoIa.
kowsku. No. 26 Adelaide-sta Saturday
morning, about $3.50 o'clock. at Twen-
ty-fifth and E-sts.. and internally" in
iured. Or. Thomas Henry. No 532
Twenty-third-st. who was passing at
the time, attended to the child and
carried him TO his home in his own
machine Or. Henry thinks the boy S
injuries are seriOug.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-20

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-The ad-
ministration currency reform bill, pro
posing a revision OF the financial sys'
TEN OF the United States and the Gre
alton OF regional reserve banks TO act
as stabilizing elements in the banking
and financial world. passed the senate.
last night, by vote OF 81 10 "a.
Forces that had fought together Tor
improvement and amendment OF the
measure 10 the last divided when the
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