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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-04-05
i IN LOCAL PLA YHOUSES
T. MlI.N.

FAMILY.
Musical acts. novelties playlcts and
viii feature the Fam
lily bill next week with the top-liner-
George II. Beach and company In the
iudicrous skit. Fun In Country
school" Harrison West TRIO Will pre-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-04-05

failed TO work. Trent knocked him
down and placed him under arrest.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-04-05
WAYNE GARDENS.

the usual well-selected photo-plays
viii close the bill.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-04-05

hi bulous husband. By tamperinR with
the calendar. draping his picture In
mourning. and pretending not To no
tice his presence she tries TO make him
believe that he has died and has re-
turned To her IN spirit. She almost
succeeds. too. but I'm the moment or
victory TIE green mouse" appears and
spells II all. The piece Is presented
BY Robert Rogers and Louise Nackin-
tosh. both OF whom arc wrll-known TO
rstrot LAYERS. IN TIE way ~ thrills
thsre Will b. tn" SIS CaStillisus IN ac-
robatic novelties. the NuS-Art trio.
three talented young men In sing
ing and musical specially; iiilda Orih.
singing comedianne In brand now
sr2Es i.uFh,hs x W,,so out , o., tie
complete the bill.
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Now Up to Messrs.
WiIsonfand Bryan.

Washington, May 14.-With Gov john
sons announcement, today. that ne
would sign the California land blu IN
spite of the federal administrations APP
peal for veto on account of tue Japan
csc protest. it now becomes necessary TOR
the state department to determine wheth-
er it will proceed with the negotiations
with the Japanese government on the pa
sis of defending and sustaining the riSht
of the Californians TO deprive the. Jap
anese of the right to hold real property,
or whether ii shall concede that the act
violates the spirit if not the letter OF
the treaty with Japan in the attempt TO
find means of multiplying It.
In his messages to the Governor of Cal
ifornia, President Wilson already has
expressed the opinion that the legisla-
ton is discriminatory so that the Japan
csc contention that the act constitutes
discrimination in violation of information
al law and of the spirit of the treaty, is
powerfully Supported, and the position of
the state department made difficult
should it be found necessary to champion
the cause OF the Calisornians. The first
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magne, France, over half a century
ago and pursued classical and engi-
neering courses in the Government col
lege in Aubenas, France For two years
after his graduation he was connected
with the engineering corps of Border
ieux in the construction of bridges ana
highways. Later he entered the ciVll
engineering service OF the United
States and built the lock dam at Mt
Carmel, ILL.,, which has been consider
the best in the country.
1t was at Mt. Carmel that Petldidier
first became interested in optics as an
amateur. Before long he abandoned ms
post as civil engineer and delVed INTO
the less lucrative but more fascinating
work of making lenses for telescopes
He was called to Chicago by the INT
versity of Chicago and has contract
for making all the uniNers!ty's optical
instruments. His fame in the constftc-
ton of telescopes resulted in his being
engaged to make lenses for the LICK,
Mt Wilson, Flagstaff. and various uni
versity ebservatories. He is one OF
three men In the whole world VINO
grind parallel plates. He has one as
sistant. young man, whom he hopes
to instruct sufficiently to have the
youth succeed him in his work.-chlca-
go Tribune. ma
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Deadlock Continues
In Cincinnati Strike.

Cincinnati May 1.-THE deadlock
between the Cincinnati Traction Co,
and its striking employees continued.
tonight. after having been broken for
IA brief period, today, when the Street
Car Co. ran several cars over one of
its lines. The cars were escorted by po-
lice and detectives and carried no pas
sengers. Late in the afternoon, the
company discontinued this effort to
run its cars and service, tonight, is
again at standstill There was no
violence during the day.
A monster demonstration in which
all unions of the city would participate
is being planned for next Friday or
Saturday. The demonstration, as at
present outlined would consist of a
parade through the principal streets
and mass meeting at the Cincinnati
Baseball park, where speeches would
be made.
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thing to be done by the department. Will
be formally to inform the japanese en-
bassy of Gov Johnson's action. In the
ordinary course of the negotiations the
Japanese government would reply that
it is prevented by the Constitution of the
United States from negotiating directly
with one of the American common
wealths, it must hold the national gov
eminent responsible for anything that
may occur in California to the detriment
of Japanese residents.
Probably with these exchanges as
preliminary the two governments will be-
gin negotiations in earnest with the pur
pose of finding some way permanently TO
adjust the status of the citizens OF each
country resident in the other on a sat
isfactory basis. 1t is hoped here that
this can be accomplished automatically
by the negotiation of new treaty. If
this hope should not be realized then re-
course might be had under the terms of
the special arbitration treaty of 1908 TO
The Hague Tribunal though how the
United States government could enforce
a finding by that court adverse to the
California law. is at present a grave
problem.
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terville, Monday, Fred Russell. a
plumber. and his grandfather. Geo
Carpenter of Phillips, were thrown
from the auto, which became I'M
ageable and the machine went
over a bank, dropping IA feet into a
brook near Ghesterville. Mr.. Car
penter was not injured, but Mr.. Rus
sell had one knee badly hurt and the
doctor says he will be confined to the
house for SEINE time. The accident
was caused by break in steering
gear. At last accounts the auto was
resting quietly in the waters of the
brook.
Rear Commodore Holman Day o.;
the Portland Yacht club arrived in
Portland at 5 o'clock Tuesday eve
ming. in his new cruising powerboat,
the Davy Jones ii, which he had
brought from Long Island, n. Y,
where he bought her. on board the
new boat were Commodore Day and
Commodore Dyer, who sailed the boat
down, Capt Hendricksen of Long Is
land and Commodore Days engineer.
Commodore Day was just week in
bringing his boat from New York,
having sailed from Bay Shore, l.. l.,
on Tuesday. The yachtsmen ran into
some heavy weather, and were tied
up for three days at Woods Hole be-
fore the conditions We're suitable for
yenturing out.
Surry was visited by terrific thun-
der storm, about o'clock. Friday aft
ernoon. Lightning struck the house
of Mr.. Harden and he, his wife and
their son, Francis, were thrown to the
floor. Mrs. Harden and the boy soon
recovered, but Mr.. Harden is still in
serious condition. A large maple tree
near by was split into kindling wood
by the lightning. which ran along
wires to a house owned by Harry
Young and occupied by the physician
in Surry Considerable damage was
DONE but nobody in the Young house
was injured. Following the wires still
further, the juice entered the office
Of Capt. Mckay. proprietor of a gro~
gerry store, but no fire was set. When
he bolt hit the Harden house the oc-
,upants thought they were shot.
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road, has perfected and patented q
device by which a policeman can con-
troll the most desperate and unruly
prisoner.
The inventor describes it as IAN inn
proved electrical device for use of po-
licemen and others in making arrests,
subduing unruly persons and resisting
attacks" It consists chiefly of pair
of gloves provided with electrodes,
which may he brought in contact with
the person grasped by the hand of the
wearer. An electric current. the termi-
nails of which are formed by the elect
redes. supplies an electrical shock To
the prisoner and effectually renders
him unable to resist arrest.
The power for this instrument comes
from a battery, worn either in belt
that is provided with it OF in the peck
ct of the polceman's coat. Connected
with this device also is a small lamp
which can be held in one hand and
which receives its light from the bat
terry. BY this means both force and
light is provided.
The Lett is so fashioned as To take
the place of the regulation policeman
belt \ compact storage battery Is ear
ried on the hip, and is connected In
electric circuit by conductors with the
primary Windings of an induction coil
The secondary windings of the fnduc-
ton coil are connected by flexible, in
sulating conducting cords or cables IL
eleetrode plates located in the palms
of Il pair OF gloves tie eleetrode plates
being insulated from the gloves and
from the hands of the wearer by insu
lating disks. -Popular Electricity.
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BARRIERS vs. POLICE.
Strikers in Conflict with Policemen in
Attempt to Close Shops.

New York. May 14-Striking BARRIERS
attempting to close shops in the retail
district above and below I'D street, Tues
day, came in conflict with the police at
several places. creating excitement
among the crowds of women shoppers.
When the mob tried to rescue two men.
who were arrested police clubs swung
freely before a path was cleared to a
station house.
Later the BARRIERS augmented by sew
eral hundred sYmpathizers marched to
18th street, where stones were thrown
through barber shop windows. Mean
while a delegation of strikers visited
several hundred shops in the Bronx
where it was declared. Tuesday night,
only boss BARRIERS would be at WORK.
Wednesday. Guards have been stationed
at the larger hotels to prevent strikers
from reaching the hotel barber shops.
NJ, J. Regain and John J. Beating OF
the State Board of Mediation and Arbi-
tration took hand in the strike. late
Tuesday. and succeeded in arranging
meeting with the strike leaders, for
Wednesday morning
Mr. Regain said that the strike affected
between 700 and 1900 BARRIERS. The men
want higher pay and shorter hours
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ANATOMY OF THE OYSTER.
Oysters Hold First Place Among All
Shelifish in the Popular Esteem.

at is an astonishing Biological tact
that in some species of oyster each sex
is represented by different individual,
as in the oyster of the Atlantic Coast
of North America: while in other spe-
eies both sexes are united in one indl-
yidual-the male stage, alternating
with the female, as in the common
ovster of the Atlantic Coast of Europe
oysters are the most popular ana
most extensively eaten of all sheiifish;
economically. they are the most inn
variant of all cultivated water pro-
ducts. and. with the single exception of
the sea behring's, the most valuable OF
ali aquatic animals. Zoologically consid-
cred. oysters are lamellibranchlate iisoi-
lusks of the genus Ostrea.
In at least 35 countries oysters sup
port a special fishery, ana IN s1iiouS
other countries enter into the food sup
Dly. on the shores of all the teifPei
ate and tropical oceans ana seas oEs'-
ers occur in greater or less s,ouiiu"n.e'
hut the supply in the North aei'h'ic
exceeds that of all the other waters
combined. Not less than loo'ooo men
and women are engaged III tHe oHstei
industry, and the capital invested III
vessels, boats. apparatus, oyster ian nus
and cultural establishments
many million dollars.
The oyster crop of the Woria at me me
oresant time amounts to over f-,VoV,p'0
bushels and is valued at nearl! s-o'V""'
400. OF this output the snare Oh NV
limited States is IS per cent Oh 'he
quantity and 60 per cent. OF the value
~ the remaining portion fuzzy % per
cent of the quantity and % per cent
of the value belong to france
AT least 100 species are KNOWN with
rather wide range in size, SHAPE
hob;tc davor and food value. Some eN-
calIont species exist in the equatorial
md suh-troDical regions, but the pest
occur in temperate chimes. the NORTH
or, limits of their habitat are the Iili
oe st. Lawrence and Southern Norway
in the Atlantic, and Hokkaldo ana fu-
get Sound in the Pacific.
oysters produce an immense NUMBER
| of volIng in order to compensate iot
tbo heavy mortality that occurs al All
! stages of growth, but particularly III
! the early months 1t is an ASTONISHING
! hi,loeical fact that in some species OF
! oyster each sex is represented by q
different individual, as in the oyster OF
j the Atlantic Coast of North America
while in other species both sexes are
| united in one individual-the maze
stage alternating with the femals, ~
in the common oyster of the Atiahtie
/ Coast to Europe.
! After the oyster attains size that y
/ visible to the unaided eye 1T Is incapa
BILE of changing it's position. TINS Is N
! marked contrast with the newly borf
Young. which is a.free-swmming crea
ture, floating about with tides and cur
rents, and quite as likely to settle dowf
on a far distant bank or bar as To re-
| ;oir it's progenitors.-Nationai Geo
/ graphic Magazine.
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Another Plan to
Solidify Railroads.

New York, May 14.--Plans of the
New York Central & Hudson River
Railroad Co for the unitication of
some Of the important lines of the sys-
tenn t. simplify the corporate organ
ization and TO furnish a broader basis
for the permanent financing of inn
provements were announced Tuesday,
by j. p. Morgan & Co. A special meet
ilAg of the stockholders will be held,
June Is. for the purpose of passing
upon the plans already approved by
the board of directors.
With the approval of the New York
state public service commission, the New
York Central road has been consolidated
with, or has absorbed by merger of lines
principally in New York state which it
previously held under lease or controlled
and operated separately 1t is now de-
sired to consolidate the enlarged COM
pany with the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern Railway. more than 80 per cent.
of the stock of which the New York Cen
trail road already owns, and other New
York Central lines west of Buffalo. In
a statement issued. tonight, President w.
C. Brown of the New York Central sys-
tenn said that the road now had under
way or in prospect extensive improve
ments for increasing the number of main
tracks and terminal facilities with view
to handling additional traffic at reduced
cost.
The directors of the New York
Central Road explain that consoida-
ton with the Lake Shore is desirable
in the interests of both companies, as
thereby the properties may be oper-
ated and financed as a unit. Accord
ing to the proposed plan. the Lake
Shore stock which the New York Cen
trail owns is pledged as security for
its 81 per cent. Lake Shore collateral
bonds under an indenture which pro-
vides that a consolidation of the two
companies shall be subject to the
approval of the holders of 10 per cent.
in amount of those bonds.
AS consideration for giving such
consent, according to the announce
ment. the New York Central proposes
to offer to the consenting Dondholders
the privilege after the consolidation
of exchanging their 31a per cent.
bonds, par for par. for per cent.
bonds. These bonds will be issued
under and secured by a new mortgage
which will be a lien upon the New
York Central system including lines
recently consolidated. or merged ane
also upon its lease-hold interest in the
New York Railroad. the West Shore
Railroad and the Beech Creek Rail
road and the Troy and Greenbush
Railroad and upon three-quarters Of
the stock of the Hudson River Bridge
Co.
The total amount of bonds under the
new mortgage will not, it is stated, ex-
eeed s167. 102. 400, the aggregate of the
81 per cent. Lake Shore collaterals,
the Michigan Central Collaterals and
the dcbentures in exchange for all
three OF which only per cent. bonds
may lie issued.
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SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Discovery was made at Dexter, on
TUESDAY, that vandals had entered
Mount Pleasant cemetery in Dexter
and with hammers disfigured seore
or more of the largest monuments. An
investigation is being made, though
the authorities have no definite clew
TO the perpetrators.
The annual school census, complet-
ed, Tuesday, shows a total OF 1899
pupils of school age in. Rockland, eight
more than last year. The pupils are
divided among the wards as follows:
Ward !, 292: Ward 2, 20: Ward 3,
$3.50; Ward 4, ESQ; Ward 5. 343; Ward
6. 295: Ward 2, no.
James cullen of Spring|ale plead
ed guilty through his attorney in the
municipal court at Sanford, Tuesday
morning. 10 assault on Burton {.
chesley, also of Springvale. Cullen
paid fine of $40 and costs and agreed
to pay cost Of replacing several teeth
chesley lost in the fracas.
Andrew jackson Chase, for many
years resident Of Sebee, died. late
Sunday night. at the age of "a. For
years he conducted u general store
at Scbee and was a large property
holder lie was lifelong Democrat
and vas once the nominee of his par
~ for Congressional honors in the Attn
Maine district. He is survived by one
son. State Senator Charles J. Chase
Funeral services viii take place, on
Tussd~y afternoon. 54ssa-
While driving from Wilton to ches-
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slRMINeHAM,s ODD INDUSTRY.
Worlds Supply Of Jews Harps Manu- :
featured There for Years.

The prominence Of Birmingham in
the manufacture of guns, jewellery,
pens, and bedsteads is known all over
the world, but number of small
articles are also produced some 4 or
which are of a decidedly curious char
acter, and for which the Birmingham
maker has to some extent created his
own market.
For example, it is not generally
known that Birmingham is the princi-
pal source of the worlds supply OF
Jews harps. For so years the in
dustry has been carried on In the vi
cinity of Ashtedrow, a venerable quar-
ter of the city, by members of the
Troman family. Originally the in
dustry came from Halesowen, and the
jews harps are still made in little
home smithy strongly reminiscent OF
its Black Country origin. Great
Britain is no longer the best market,
enormous quantities being exported,
especially to half-civilizer countries.
The Zulu musician, for example, has
taken very kindly to the jews harp,
and needs q specially large size to
suit his somewhat capacious mouth
Daily Consular Reports s.ss.
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Washington, May 14.-Senate Re-
publicans began their big fight on
President Wilson's nominations,
Tuesday night, when the appoint
ment of w. J. Harris of Georgia as
director of the census, to succeed
L. Dana Durand was taken up in
executive session. For nearly five
hours. the Senate played at CROSSE ur-
pe""s en- t'c Harris nomination, with
cut ger nteifng into a discussion of
the ndcits OF The case. The Republic
cans forced roll call after roll call on
~ =, ;ons OF, procedure and in support
Il tactics which the Democrats term
Gelitory. Finally when the membership
on both sides had dwindled away to al
most nothing adjournment was taken
until Wednesday, at noon, with the
Harris nomination just where it was
when the doors were closed, shortly
before 4 o'clock.
Republican leaders have served no
tice that they expect to keep UP the
fight against the confirmation of Har-
ris until July l, at least. when Mr.
Durand has announced his intention to
quit Under the Senate rules there is
QuSSllou VI ltlelT aDllilN "
ter to their hearts content, and if
they are willing to go into long eXecu-
tive sessions day after day, they can
prevent confirmation as long as their
talking powers last
During the debate, Tuesday night
an unsuccessful attempt was made
to invoke the famous Reed rule
by which members present in the
chamber but not voting were count
ed in an attempt to disclose
quorum. This innovation brought
forth more speeches and before
the session ended most of the
Democrats and part of the Republi-
cans had spoken, although none
touched upon the nomination itself.
A minority report against Harris
was filed by Senator Townsend and
Senators La Toilette and Cummins.
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Insane Man Beats
Roommate to Death.

Gardner, Mass. May 14-Luis Cole.
an inmate of the State Hospital for the
Insane. killed John Myles, his ROOM
mate, Tuesday. beating him to death
with a mop handle.
Eotls mel came from Montague Cole
originally YVES committed to the insane
asylum at North Hampton, being
transferred to the local institution sew
erai months ago. Recently he is said
to have shown violent tendencies and
en- several occasions to have attempt
ed an assault on other patients s
Myles was in bed when he was at
tackled. Cole had been hopping the
floor of their room and turned upon his
companion when attendants who had
been watching the insane men left the
ward for few moments in order to
bring the patients their dinner.
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LARGE FAMILIES IN CHINA.
Race Suicide Not Considered Good
Form in the Celestial Kingdom.

The Chinese are proud of large
families. and a large family living
together under one roof is looked
upon as proof of the good temper and
correct course of life of its members
and as sure path to prosperity A
large family which is able to live to-
gether without dividing up the prop
erty always receives much credit and
is highly respected 1t is one of the
highest distinctions in China to have
WI Flu Tung Tang. or five genera
tons, under one roof, although such a
distinction is attained by very few.
According to a recent census the
family of Meng Yu Shin, widow, OF
the village of Maniac, in the territory
of Weihaiwei has the distinction OF
being the largest in the land. Her
family consists of Sc members, and,
with one servant, there are 81 mouths
to be fed daily.
Meng Yu Shih is Sc years old and
has nine sons and numerous grand
children and grandchildren, all
living under her roof. She has not
attained the ambition of being the
head of WI Fu T'ung Tang. but the
size OF her family has already given
her the honor and pleasure of being
the largest in China, even If she has
not five generations under one roof.
There are many households with
more than 40 members, and almost all
old and distinguished families of China
have at least 20 members. Families
of small size, or 4. are considered
rather bad form, even if they are rich
and occupying high position. Size
of family is as valuable in China as
size of strong box.-Chicago Record
Herald.