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The Detroit times., 1913-12-24
HAPPY CHILDREN
HEAR MUSIC AND
EAT ice CREAM
Detroit Review Club Gives
Christmas Program for 200
Riddles
FAR TOO ECSTATIC TO
CLAP THEIR HANDS
Bays and Girls Gaze at Perform.
ers and Concentrate Thoughts
on Eats"

Dazed by an aIT0moBiTe ride and
the prospect of ice cream, 200 boys
and girls sat in the broadway theater
Tuesday morning, in a semi-hypnottc
state, and listened to a Christmas ell,
tertainment provided by the Detroit
Review cluo.
The children began to arrive shortly
after 8 o'clock They came in all
sorts of vehicles, from auto trucks to
iimousines. \ little thing like wet
snow meant nothing 10 them They
piled into the theater In droves, ana
/ We're herded into seats before their
| bewilderment at their surroundings
could make them rambunctious.
| Many did not arrive on time. For
an hour after the show began, the
doors would open to admit little John.
ny, who had Sadie by one mitten and
Sammy by the coat-tail. Places were
found for ell Some came under the
escort of nurses ana some came with
out any visible escort save their own
nerve. and probably we're orphans and
public charges only for the occasion.
! The guardians sat with the children
and led the applause for the boys and
girls had the ice cream on their minds
and were far too excited 10 spend their
time clapping their hands.
Mrs r S. Leonard president of the
Detroit Review club, announced the
numbers from the platform. There
was Billy Fletcher, boy soprano, and
Dorothy Mills. also soprano but not
boyish and Louis Wittelsberger wac
played a cornet They were given
great attention by the highly interest
ed audience. Then Mrs. Eleanor EIaz-
zard PeocoCk gave her kid" stunt
keeping the boys and girls in merri
ment for nearly an hour She was as
sisted By Mrs Lille Gubrandsen
Moore at The plane. Then Santa Claus
himself appeared ana was greeted With
roars lie said something about ice
cream, and there was more roaring.
Gustave Frohman's company, which is
playing at the Broadway, presented its
act
Then came the ice cream. II was
supplied by the Towar Wayne County
creamery The children -this provided
for came from the following organiZa-
tons:
Michigan Childreu's Home society,
Italian institute, West Side settlement
Ford repuDlic-whose boys had mum.
Der OF yells and cheers. and made
themselves heard in organized volume
after each number-Catholic Settle
ment association. Felician Sisters,
Florence Crittenton mission. St Fran
els Home for Boys, St Agnes home,
Protestant Orphan asylum. House OF
Providence. United Jewisa charities,
Wayne County Detention home, East
Side settlement, Franklin-st. settle.
ment, the Hungarian mission. OF Del
ray, and tn eHomo OF the FrieIdless.
When it was all over, the children
were returned in the vehicles which
brought them.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-24

The accomplishment
OF this purpose has
resulted in the build
ing of modern baker
les, in the invention Of
new machin cry, in
the exercise of un-
ceasing care, in the
selection of finest in
gradients.
The perfect products
Of tn G N ational
Biscuit Com pany
are delivered toyou in
perfect condition
some in packages
with the famous In
e.r-seal Trade Mark,
some in attra ctive
small tins and some
from the ia miliar
glass-front cans. =
The Detroit times., 1913-12-24

Business-like Printing. No fuss and
no feathers The plain. neat kind that
looks right Times Printing CO., 10
John R.-st Phone Main 1898
The Detroit times., 1913-12-24
NATIONAL
BISCUIT
COMPANY
Always look for that name
POLICE GUARD FOR
SCHOOL BOARD
Hot Time, Expected in Chicago
When Attempt is Made to
Restore Mrs. Young

CHICAGO, Dec. 23-Policemen
We're stationed in the Board of Edu
cation rooms today TO prevent trouble
when the school board meets late this
afternoon and supporters OF Mrs. Ella
Flagg Young attempt to bring about
reinstatement as superintendent
Of schools
Four opponents Of Mrs. Young
ousted from the board by Mayor Har
Tison in obedience 10 public senti
ment, will demand their right to par
ticipate In the meeting. The police
are under orders to remove them
from the room and permit the seat
Ing OF the new members appointed
by the mayor.
President Reinberg declared today
that If the new members are seated
Mrs. Young viii have majority oil
at least two.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-24
TEN TINES AND OUT
FOR ERNEST LANGLOIS

Ten times Ernest Ianglois, who
was before Judge Lacy, Tuesday,
charged with non-support. has been
separated from his wife Emilia. only
to be reconciled each time
Cant you try II again the judge
asked Mrs. Langlois.
No" she answered, 1T is better
for him and for me that we live
apart"
What about your three little chill.
dren2 VIII It be better fol. them"
Yes; my father will give item a
good home. He has 10 children of his
own, but he never will turn me or
my children out"
Ernest was sentenced TO 80 days
in the House Of Correction unless he
gives bond OF $500 that he VIII pay
his wife 81 week for one year.
He has been in court before. re-
emily. The probation department OBJ
tanned work for him but he lost the
place after few days by going 70
work drunk at $50 in the morning.
This court Is not a guardian of the
morals OF any man" asserted the
Judge in passing sentence, but the
man who drinks at $50 in the morn
ing "a unworthy OF trust
The Detroit times., 1913-12-24
WRITES LETTER
TOSUSPECTSAND
POLICE GET HIM
Charles Matthews Interest i'm
the Neville Pair Soon Lands
Him in Cell
GUEST~IN P0NTCHARTRAIN
WpPH CASH CAPITAL OF So
Note to New York Friend Gives
Fairly Good Tip on Gentle
mans Occupation

charfrs Matrhuvs,- atfag MCCOrd,
alias Madden. a guest In the Hotel
Pontchartrain, was arrested In his
room there, Tuesday morning, by De.
tectives Reid and Mite. and is now
staying in cell No. 10, In the central
station, as a pickpocket suspect. Mr.
Matthews viii be sent around 70 tho
:. various stations 10 be gazed upon by
he different police officers OF the city.
Ihey are all trying 10 figure out how
Mr.. Matthews, with SO IN his jeans,
elects 10 stop in the best hotels Mr.
Matthews says that's easy. Il can
get the money" is his reply TO that
query.
A letter that he had just finished
writing to friend in New York city
was seized by the detectives II gives
hem a good idea OF how Matthews
expected 10 get the money.
Il hear that this is pretty good
own Matthews writes, and that
tlere are lot OF the boys here OF
course. they are all pretty busy at
this time OF the year. and / haven't
seen many Of them. | was down TO
Toledo for a few days. Met Joe Web
Der there"
Joe, alias "Bridgey" Weber has
been arrested here several times as
pickpocket.
Mr.. Matthews also wrote that he
was sorry 10 learn that Jim" was
staying In New York, and that Yin
had better come TO Detroit. as he had
gotten off pretty easy last time in New
: York and might know what would
happen to him IL he were caught
again.
Matthews arrest occurred when he
sent little note to Joseph Neville
arrested In h6lse on Howardst,
with Neya Neville. as suspected dope
peddlers, sneak thieves and pick
pockets The note stated that Mr.
Matthews would be glad TO receive
Mr. Neville in his room in the Pont
chartrain. The letter reached the po-
lice. II happens that Mr. and Mrs
Neville are held, in spite Of their ef.
fort 70 gain liberty on writs OF habeas
corpus
Attorneys Dalton and Mahon who
obtained the writs for the TWO Ne
villes, and also for Charles Corneille.
George Preston, and Tom Wilson all
held as dips professed great indg-
nation over the tactics of the detec-
tlves.
They are defying the laws and the
courts the way they arrest these PEG
pie, and rearrest them as fast as they
are liberated" the attorneys told
Judge Connolly.
Then they demanded that the judge
admonish the detectives not TO arrest
the suspects as they stepped from the
court room. The Judge smiled, and
said. Nay. nay using the legal
phraseology.
It's all matter of viewpoint Chief
OF Detectives Palmer says that it's
a shame sthe way lawyers get wrlts
OF habeas corpus just as soon as a
pickpocket is arrested. He says they
are running the writ OF habeas corpus
into the ground.
But when Joseph and Neya and the
other suspects walked out OF Judge
Connolly's court, freed, OF necessity,
on the writs, they were promptly ar
rested at the door by detectives and
taken back 10 headquarters.
"Ill go to jail myself before I'll let
these dips pour into this city reap
a harvest, and then try TO run the
town" says Capt. Palmer
The Detroit times., 1913-12-24

the plaintiff as an expert accountant,
and who testified IN the bankruptcy
proceedings OF Cameron Currie & Co,
IN l4nA, ~ = representative of the re.
ceiver was on the stand Alex r.
Groesbeck. Mr. Miller's attorney,
spent much time trying 10 learn from
him how much the defunct brokerage
firm paid 20 the bank for the accom-.
mediation claimed
This the witness declared he had
been unable 20 tell from examination
OF the Currie firms books Mr.. Groes.
beck declared his intention of asking
for the production OF the books OF the
Peoples State bank ia court 10 Oh.
tain the information ne desires.
The attorneys for the Peoples state
bank are opposing the efforts OF the
defense 20 bring into the case the
history OF the Cameron Currie q Co
failure. 10 is their contention that
the suit Is merely one 20 recover The
face value OF S8,526.S7 and interest on
check given by Miller to the brok
erage firm which the bank cashed and
The Detroit times., 1913-12-24
A persistent
purpose
to produce
perfect
biscuit

N ational Biscuit
Company is inspired
by a persistent pur-
pose to produce per-
feet biscuit and 10 de-
liver them in perfect
condition.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-24
TRIES TO DRAG in
CURRIE FAILURE
Miller Would Rehash Busted
Brokers' Troubles i'm Resist
ing Check-Payment

Testimony was introduced Tues.
day. in the suit of the Peoples State
bank against Guy A. Miller, which is
being tried in the circuit court before
Judge Hally. 70 show that the bank
extended 20 Cameron Currie & Co.
credit 10 the. extent of 81, 900. 900
which Mr.. Miller and his counsel
claim the firm should not have had,
under good business practice.
Frank IL. Macpherson. OF Macpher-
son, Weiss e. Co, who is retained by
The Detroit times., 1913-12-24
FAILS IN SEARCH FOR
son; BECOMES ILL

All efforts by the police 10 find the
Detroit son OF Gus Charter, IS years
old. Who came all the way from Du-
luth Mimi, 10 spend Christmas with
his son, have proven futile, and the
old man, broken-hearted. has become
i'll. I'm spit OF effcYts made by the POI
lice or the centryi station 70 comfort
and care Cor him The son, Nelson
had moved from the address which
the old nan had. when the elder Char
rier arrived here.
Job Printing r~oH< <iEht. Times
Printing CO. 10 John R-sI
The Detroit times., 1913-12-24

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Dec. 23-Fire
early today, Quilted the jobbing house
of the Laid company, dealers In mil
and plumbing supplies Adjoinine
buildings were also damaged The
loss will be $3.50 600.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-24

now holds as an innocent purchaser
The defendant asserts in the nrst
place that he did not get the stocks
for which the check was given, and,
further, that the connection of Nhe
plainfrf With the firm 20 which the
check was given depriyes IL OF the>
right 10 recover.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
THE "BLuE SKY" LAW,

One OF the laws en- acted by the Thir-
teenth assembly proposes to protect
Montana citizens against fake invest.
ment schemes. The necessity for such
legislation was suggested by com.
plants that q number of smooth So
licitors had reapcd q rich harvest in
some parts of the state, the worthless
nature of their stock not being known
to those who purchased it.
The Montana ''blue sky" law. &C.
cording to some authorities, applies
only to investments companies and stock
brokers who are simply the agents OF
concerns that may Issue stock. 1t is
claimed that an incorporated com.
pany that sells It's stock direct to 10.
vestors is not affected by the law, and
that protection to the public against
dishonest outfits of that kind is no,
provided in the measure. If that is the
situ alton, the next legislative assem-.
Div should amend the law in a way
that will make it effective against
frauds of every kind.
1t 10 provided in the new law that /,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
Expect High Water.

HELENA, April l4.-Hlgher water
than usual 10 looked for in Montana
this spring II the weather turns warm
in the mountains. District engineer
William A. Lamb, in charge Of the
water resources branch of the geoloRi.
cal survey says reports made to him
are that the snow fall in the mountains
this past winter was above normal.
Reports brought in from Mays.
Vile, from the Big Blackfoot country
and other regions are to the same ef.
feet. Old-timers assert they can't re.
member when o. much snow fell ~
during this winter just ended.
Mr.. Lamb returned this week from
northern Montana and had the some.
what unique experience of enjoying in
April . 40.mile sleigh ride. 1t was
from Babb, in the St. Mary lakes
country, acros the Blaekfeet reserva-
ton to Browning.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
Held Up Bank Cashier.

GLASGOW, April hilary Powell.
q homest.ader north of this city,
created q ensation here by holding
up the First National bank. he
had issued checks on the Fret N alton
al for various amounts from $3.50 to
81, 200 and signed his mothers name
TO them. The checks went through
the Glasgow National bank and when
returned to the First Nations al back, it
refused pay ment on the grounds that
the name on the checks had been
forged.
A warrant was issued for Powell,
but before he could be arrested he
had gone to the First National bank
and levelled a gun At the cashier and
compelled him to 60 to the telephone
and call up the Glasgow National and
tell them that the Fret National
would honor Powell's checks up to
Is, ZOO. Powell then got out of town
before the officers could be called, but
later in the afternoon they captured
him hiding in Q forest near Glasgow.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
Optimistic View Of Wool Market.

HELENA, April 14.-"Considering
the condition of the trade, the condi-
ton of the clip and the decreased mum.
OF sheep there are in the United States
l do not expect to see the price OF wool
60 lower than it has been for the last
three years." said United States Mar.
shal William Lindsay today. Mr..
Lindsay IL q of the large sheepmen
of the state.
"Prices for the last three years have
been down to q free-wool basis" he
continued, land for this reason sheep
men should not be Influenced by any
change in the tariff. They should not
allow the arguments that the wool
buyers will advance to cause them to
accept any lower prices than they have
been getting.
1.-The wool lofts in the east are
empty, the manufacturing plants are
pretty we'll employed and conditions
general are such that prices should
not go lower.
"It should not be forgotten either
that every body looked for raw hides
TO drop when the tariff was removed.
Instead, however, the prices of hides
advanced, and so did the price Of
Shoes"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
Petitions Against Boxing Law

HELENA, April II. - Though petit
tons from Is counties have been filed
in the Office of the secretary Of state
IN opposition to the Kiley boxing law,
there are not enough signatures to sus-
pend the operation OF the law, which
will 60 into effect tomorrow. To sus-
pend the law it IL necessary to u
the sign atures Of 2.0ll voters, distrib-
uted over q majority of the counties.
The total Of the sign atures so far filed
is 3,O68. As the law now stands it is
operative, but the opponents OF the
measure have Eve more months in
which to get signatures to suspend,
but ia the meantime bouts under the
law may be held.
In order to have the law submitted
at the next general election for ap.
proval or rejection the opponents of
the measure must secure 4,Ol6 signa-
lures of Montana voters distributed
over two.6fths of the counties.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
Making Soil More Productive
Hoke Smith In Leelie'e.

James J. Hill Of the Crest Northern
railway, has done wonders for the
northwestern farmer. Lsst fall he
had his agricultural experts gather
soil from about 500 farms. These
soils we're transported to St. Paul,
analy zed and doctored with the salts
they we're found lacking in.
Mr.. Hill then turned the greenhouse
of his st. Paul home into q wheat
field. The soils as taken from the
farms were seeded to wheat and the
same soils after being replenished
also were planted to wheat. The ex.
detrimental work proved q revelation.
In every instance the yield was nearly
doubled where the soils had been
treated with the phosphates, nitrates,
potash etc.
So now the farmers OF the northwes,
realize more than ever that the ''em-
pire builder" 10 not . mere theorist In
the preaching Of soil conserv alton and
scientific intensive farming.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
shall be unlawful for any invest.

shall be unlawful for any invest.
ment company or stock broker or any
representative thereof, to sell, offer
for sale, take subscriptions for or
negotiate for the sale 10 any manner
whatsoever, Of any stocks, bonds or
other securities Of any kind or char
acter, other than those exempted from
the provisions hereof by the defni.
lions herein provided, without . per.
nit from the state investment commits
sioner as hereina after provided.
Before securing such permit It shall
be ssry for each and every in
vestment company to file in the Office
Of the investment commissioner, to.
gether with such other informatio and
documents as said investment commits.
sioner shall seem necessary 10 each
case, to wit:
/. An itemized statement Of its &C.
tual financial condition and the
amount of it, properties and lisbili.
ties.
2. A copy Of all contracts, bonds
or other securities which It proposes
to make with or sell to its contribu-
tors.
3. Sample copies OF al literature
or advertising matter used or to be
used by such investment company.
4. A copy of its constitution and
bylaws, or articles Of co.psrtnership
or association.
5. If it shall be an incorpors ted
Investment company, it shall also file
q copy of its charter, and II It be q
foreign investment company, such
copy ehall bear the certificate of the
secretary Of state, or other state officer
having custody of such records, that
It is q true, complete and correct
copy.
1t is also provided that the "blue
sky" law shall not take effect until
January l, 1914. This gives an
"open season" Of several months
during which slick swindlers may
endeavor to sell worthless securities
to an innocent and con6ding public.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
Walsh Has Them Guessing.

According to q w ashinRton special
to the Standard, democratic leaders
of the senate would give . great deal
to know what course Senator Walsh
Of Montana, intends to pursue with
regard to the Underwood bill. They
recognize that he 10 not satisfied with
either the sugar or wool provisions
and would prefer to see q certain am
cunt OF duty on both commodities.
But they do not know whether, hold
ing the views he does, he would be
willing to go into caucus and bind
himself to vote for whatev yer bill may
be approved by the majority of the
n ate caucus, especially as 1t now
Seems probable that the caucus will
indorse the Underwood bill substan-
TALLY as 1t now stands.
Leaders are aware that the two
senators from Louisiana will not bind
themselves.in caucus because of the
sugar provision and they are trying
to ascertain whether or not enough
other senator's, who dislike certain
provisions of the bill, will join the
Louisiana senator's and form a COM
bin ation which will make it impossible
to push the Underwood bill through
the sen ate in the shape In which it
passes the house.
Any fveIdemocrat!c senators acting
with the republicans q force amend.
ments to the Underwood bill and the
leaders are anxious to fnd tut whether
or not Senator Walsh will 20 to the
extent of joining such q combination
PreviouslylSenator Walsh expressed
his belief that both sugar and wool
should DO made e producers, bu,
II 10 not known whether he will sur
render his lbelief and vote for the bill
or vote according to his personal
opinion, regardless Of caucus results,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
A Quintet Of Infants

ITHACA. N. Y. April ia quintet
of infants was born recently TO Mrs.
Charles Smith OF Dandy. 9 few
miles south of here. Mrs. Smith
writes her nephew, Robert Wafer, q
prominent Ithaca street railway of.
fetal, that the five are we'll and heal.
thy and the physician expects them to
live. 1t Is said that the birth of quin-
tuplets has been recorded in this coun-
try only three times.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1918.
UNFAIR TO MONTANA.

Among recent press dispatches from
Washington 10 the statement that Sens.
tor Walsh and Representatives Evans
aud Stout, Of Montana, are not salts.
fed with come of the provisions of the
Underwood tariff bill. 1t is also
stated that Senator Myers has no seri.
Gus objection to the measure. and will
support it in any shape that meets
with the approval of democr attic lead.
ers.
The position taken by Senator
Walsh and Representative Evans and
Stout appears to be justified by the
unfsirness of the Underwood bill, az
it affects Montana products. 1t does
not ''square'' with the platform de.
clarations of their party. At the
Baltimore convention, the political
party to which the Montana congress.
sional observation-disclosures adopted q
platform which declared that: "Our
system Of tariff taxation is intim stely
connected with the business of the
country and We favor the ultimate At
tsinment Of the principles We advo.
cate by legislation that will not in.
lure or destroy legitimate industry"
The Underwood!bill however, aims
. solar plexus blowaat legitimate in
dustries in which thousands of Mon.
tana citizens ne engaged. Agricul-
tural pursuit., stock raising, the beet
sugar industry, the!mining and lum.
Der interests are directly menaced by
the proposed changes In the tariff
law, and any injury suffered by Mon.
tana citizens engaged in these voca.
tions will, in some ldegree. extend to
the general community.
In defense ofitlower duties on ag-
ricultural products it is announced
that %''protection.to:the farmer would
be cut throughout by more than so per
cent. ia an effort to reduce the cost
Of food" This explanation assumes
that the farmers of Montana and other
states are becoming wealthy at the
expense of their fellow citizens-th at
they are getting too much for their
products. This theory does not
square with thelsscertained fact that
the producer already gets the small
end of the business, the high cost OF
living being due to the tolls levied
upon commodities during their trans.
fer from the farmer TO the consumer.
In other features that affect Mon.
tsns products, the Underwood bill il
grossly unfair to legitimate industries
ia this state. Their products are
brought into sharp competition with
lower cost commodities from al parts
OF the world, while)msny of the arti'
Giles Montana citizens are compelled
70 purchase are given protection
egsingt ruinous composition. This
unjust determination will not appeal
30 Montana citizens q an inducemen,
to repeat the v~erdicQgiven at the polls
last November.
Senator Walsh and Representa-.
tives Evans and Stout are sufficiently
familiar with Montana conditions to
know that the Underwood bill, in its
present form, is unfair to legitima ate
industries In which thousands of their
nstituents are engaged. They will
doubtless endesvOr to secure q
''square deal" for these industries,
but should these efforts fail of success
they will certainly face q very embar-
RAISING attn atiOn
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
Notice to Stockmen.

The annual meeting Of the North
Montana Roundup association will
be held at Fort Benton, Montana,
on Tuesday, April %, 1918, CON-
mencing at 1870 p. m. A full At.
tend ance of members of tho associa-
ton is desired.
CHAs. II. GREEN, President.
T. A. CUMMINGS, Secretary.