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The Detroit times., 1914-04-04
Dictator Still Denies That Tor
/. reon Has Fallen-Friends De-
clare He'll Die Fighting
Hard
CAPITAL IN STATE
q BORDERING ON PANIC
Value Of Money Drops and Feel.
ing of Fearful Uneasiness
Spreads
(stan Correspondent United Press.)

(stan Correspondent United Press.)
MEXICO CITY, April "A grim
old Indian. stoically game to the very
end, victoriano Huerta. with gritted
teeth, uniiinchingiy faced his fate to.
day, as he stoutly denied that Tore
ON had fallen or that his army had
met with losses.
There was something cruel in the
hrmness OF the man who, for more
than. year. has ruled this war-ridden
country, and who now Is In danger
Of going down amid death and de.
structiOh, just as he rose to power
over the mutilated body of Francisco
Madero.
"Torreon has not fallen. It. is q
lie," he said to all to whom he talked.
His manner was that of man WHO
expected the worst, but did not fear
1t.
It is obvious that Huerta has de-
termined to keep The news Of Velas-
co.'s defeat away from the people OF
the city as long as possible. He has
so completely CIT on all lines of CON-
municatiOn with the north that not
even couriers have been able to get
through with reports to any place
where they could be forwarded by
wire.
In cafe last evening. Gen. Huerta
met Charge O'Shaughnessy. He
greeted the American official cordial
ly and with smile said:
"Torreon has not fallen. Our men
are driving Villa back !.
4 Huerta's smile seemed to say =
This is what we wish to be known.
Kindly spread the report"
lt 10 doubtful Il the world has ever
witneeped Just such q scene as r. pre-
pehte4 Mr. today. In this fcaVital
WA1cd 4nn ssoh 70 many bloody
changes ok government. There is =
shpprcSAsd, uncertain fear Of what is
to come. Despite the secrecy Of the
government onlcials, the news from
Torreon has filtered in from the Uni
ted States In dispatches which were
Immediately classified as lies by
Huerta. The local papers are all
under Huertas domination. Yet
throughout the city there is q feeling
Of fearful uneasiness. ts
Most men who know Huerta believe
that he will die lighting. Many con-
(CootinveA sn rage NlseI
The Detroit times., 1914-04-04
INGHAM AND SHIAWASSEE
ARE BATTLE CENTEHS
Campaign FOR National Prohibi'
tion u Great Aid to Oppo-
nents Of Saloons II

Twelve Michigan counties, eight OF
them dry" and four .of them con-
tanning saloons, will hold local op-
ton elections. Monday, to. sec Iheth.
er they will be wet" or dry" for
the next two years. The nght has
been stubborn, especially, In Ingham
and ShiaWassee counties, and both
sides are Claiming victory. ~.
In InghAm county, the hght. Gen.
ters In Lansing. Gov. Ferris has used
his influence on the dry side. Ing
ham went dry" In 1910. BY vote
Of 6,572 to 6.929. Those who predict
ed . ruin Of industry were disappoint-
ed. Merchants and manufactures
and bankers were pleased with the
way. business picked up, and with the
change IN the police situation that
accompanied the closing of the bars.
But the liquor interests maintained .
'two-Year campaign, and In 1912, Ing.
ham went back Into the wet" column
by vote Of 6,632' to 6,167. Y
For the past month, the campaign
has been conducted hotly by both
sides. The "drys" will wind up their
efforts. Sunday. with a. parade in
which all the Sunday schools, mems
classes, brotherhoods and other or
ganizations inimical to liquor will
march.
A similar strugglesis 10 going on in
Owoss0. the chief city OF Shiawassee
connty.s Shiawassee held . local op.
(C~ntluueA en Pare NsSe, z.
The Detroit times., 1914-04-04
Edward Beck Tells =
Fight which Has Raru1 l
-lateSs and CouneiI III n
bsrs AZ Bos1 M q
SOLONS, TRARSW s.
BY EDITOR Rl
Attempt to Grab Franehl1ss
- Decided in MuaIsl ~
Elections Monday 81 Il

Montreal and Detroit are t6th
ing the Same fight to prot06f
rights OF their citizens from
crOachments Of grasping strGot III
companfes." said Edward Doe 0
of Beck's Weekly, Of MontxoGI
mer prominent Detroit newspop6
and IN everacttve source of &G
for the Montreal TramWayo C
The fght which Mr.. Beck
against the application az ~
troal Tramways Co. Tor = fISn{
the Estimated value OF which ~
100000. comes to = head III
when Montreal will vote q ~
chiSe issue. Mr.. Beck declare1 (
day morning that the franch1oo $
10 defeated. IA 81
Though technically undor ~
charged with criminal libel. 6n6
two other libel suits hanging pvnI<
~ the result OF his publtCaf fioR e
results. of Burns detective jlyS0
tions OF the Montreal cou1c1I
Beck dropped into Detroit, M ~
'torn00n, for business and plea4
|parently rs care-free - 4 l&HG
on vacation, when the nah ocf
freely The siInile IL good n
Beck has done considerAbl
both In the Quebec legislatuxeqo
the Montreal council. and tAe 1
very well. s' s.5:S
AZ Mr.. Beck tells II, qniGsl5 4
third-personally, like : spectatoR
|er than the principal actor in
The Detroit times., 1914-04-04
MRS. NOURSE IS
HOME; WILL NOT
IALKOF HUSBAND
Returns With Mother From Chi
cago, Where Spouse Faces
Bigamy Chare
CAME VOLUNTARILY,
SHE TELLS THE TIMES
What | WIN p in This Matter
/ In Future Ny Own Ak1ir,"
She Adds

! Mrs. Bessie Springer-Nourse former
Detroit society young woman, whose
huSband. w. X. Nourse, II under ar
rest ip Chicago, on . charge OF big
amy preferred against him BY Charles
Il. Joiner. OF Milwaukee, father OF
Grace J. Nourse, his former wife, re.
turned to Detroit with her mother.
Mrs. 0. N. Springer. Friday night.
and Is now In the home Of her par
ents at No. 34S' Larned-st. east.
To representatives. The Times
Mrs. Springer -Nourse made the fol.
lowing statement:
II do not care to dibcuss the mat
ter of the relations Of either myself
or my parents TO Mr.. NOuxSO. He IL
now under arrest In Chic6go. having
been bound over to await the action
Of the Cook county seand jury on
the charge Of biEahy preferred
against him by Mr.. Joiner. who al.
leges that he obtained his divorce
from his daughter through fraud and
that, therefore. the decree II void.
II will say this, however, every
story sent out from Chicago about
this affair is false. absolutely and en-.
tirely false. ~ ,..ss
"I~was not interviewed id Chicago.
neither did l 80 much as see repre-.
sentative Of the press. My mother
was not interviewed In that city, and
] know that Mr.. Nourse gave out no
statements to the papers. returned
with my mother Of my own free will,
but what l will do In this matter In
the future, is my own affair, and do
not care to discuss It In any manner
whatsoever"
o. M. Springer. Mrs. N0urse's faith.
or. ID still in Chicago. looking after
the case. gs
Mr.. Springer, as published in The
Times last week, is cooperating with
the fathers Of N0urse's former wives,
attempting to prove that the divorce
which was obtained from Grace Join.
|er-Nourse, in Cleveland, Is invalid and
Illegal, havins been obtained through
fraud, and that, asa result, his mar
riage to Miss Bessie Springer, was
bigamous. The bigamy warrant on
which Nourse has been bound over to
await grand jury action, II result OF
their Investigations.
It IL alleged that Nourse was not
only not resident Of Ohio In which
state he obtained his divorce. bur
that he also set up allegations which
were not true and perjured himself
In the hearing which resulted In the
issuing OF the decree.
After obtaining the alleged fraudu.
lent divorce. Nourse persuaded Miss
Bessie Springer to 20 to Chicago to
marry him.
The Detroit times., 1914-04-04
FIVE-YEAR-OLD
THREATENS COURT
Boy Shouts That He'll Lick
Stuifing" Out Of Judge
Hubert

Judge Hubert. of the juvenile court,
was reviled, Saturday, when q prts.
oner he had Just sentenced yelled at
him: Come down on that bench, and
I'll lick the stufing out Of you."
The court refused to come down
and the prisoner was borne away,
struggling and kicking. The only
thing that prevented the pugilistical
" inclined one from getting lee.
ture and stiff fine for contempt OF
court was the fact that he was fye
years old.
I'm afraid he IL going to grow IN
to be prize fighter" said the Judge
Erimly, as the yells Of the defiant Her.
bert came family from the hall.
The Detroit times., 1914-04-04
RULES AGAINST
;nORSEShOERS' ASSN
Judge Tuttle Denies Demurrer
and Gives 80 Days to
File Answers

Federal Judge Tuttle. Saturday
morning. 0verruled the demeurer OF
the defense In the case of the gov.
eminent against the Master Horse
shoers' National Protective Associa-
ton of America. charged with violat.
ing the Sherman antitrust law, and
gave the defendants 30 days in which
to hle answers to the equity charges
against them.
x The defendants set up three allega-
tions In their demurrer, the first be-
ing that the case did not properly
come under the antitrust law, the
second that charges made by the gov.
erEmcnt were too general, and the
third that the charges were multi
fari0us. Judge Tuttle held that the
conspiracy charge did not lie In the
subsequent agreements made among
tho members Of the association, but
Was based on the original attempt
made by members of the association
10 control the sale OF adjustable calks,
rubber hoof pads and drills horse
shoes, and that al parties thereafter
entering into the conspiracy were liza
hle to the charge, along with the
originators. The Judge, In overruling
this allegation, followed closely the
reasoning OF Judge Sessions in the
famous bathtub cases.
George r. Monaghan represented
the association and jeremiah G. Buck.
ley, publisher of the Horseshoers'
Jorrnal. the Michigan publication of
the association. the publication being
included In the conspiracy charge.
Attorney Henry F.. Bodman was the
speciAl representative Of the Revere
Rubber Co., the Diamond Calk &
Hcrseshoe Co. and the Rowe Calk
Coz AL members of the association.
The Firest0ne Tire & Rubber Co.,
Of Akron. o.; William Killon Z Sons
Co., Of, Boston; United States Horse
shoe Co., Of Erie, Pa, and the WAL
pole Rnbber Co., Of Boston. have
previously hled consenting DEGREES.
The Detroit times., 1914-04-04
WILKINSON'S EAGLE EYE
IS ON THE JOB STILL

Detective Frank Wilkinson's eagle
eye Is still In good working order, as
is shown by two Tampa" that he
made within the last "a hours. He
identified Joseph Moloney" arrested
by Detective Blake LOckard after q
chase, as Joseph O'Neill, we'll
known pickpocket from st. Louis. and
h~ also picked John Ragan, alias Cor
don. out of Q crowd. of men In hotel
lobby. Rxgan has long police rec
ord, and is known a. hotel sneak as
well as pickpocket.
Wilkinson had never seen Ragan
before, but picked him up from his
memory Of q police picture.
He In q sure enough camera-eye,"
Gays Ragan, of wilkinson.
The Detroit times., 1914-04-04
FORMER BAR CASHIER
ACCUSED OF THEFT

Frederick r. Stewart, former bar
cashier in the Hotel Pontchartrain,
Was arrested while at work In the De-
troit Brass works, Saturday morn.
ing, or the charge Of embezzling
$73.70 from. the hotel, March H.. He
left that day, and warrant was is-
sued for him. He is 20 years old.
and lives at No. 1866 McClellan-ave.
He worked for about three years for
the hotel and when he left, after the
shortage was discovered, he went
back to his old trade. !.
He was arrested by Detective Rob-
ert Gl0sheslky and Special Omcer Fin
nucan Of the hotel.
The Detroit times., 1914-04-04
LODGE PLAN TO
REDUCE SALOONS
LIKELY TO LOSE
Liquor Interests Seem Able to
Summon Enough Support to
Kill Measure
EVEN BURTON WILL
OPPOSE ORDINANCE
Says Whole Year Would BE Re
quired for Inquiry Before
Cutting List

A second defeat Is predicted for
the Lodge ordinance to cut the num-
ber Of saloons in Detroit to 931, the
figure set by the Warner-CramtOn
law on basis of one to each 500 OF
population. With the leaders opposed
to the measure, the rank and flle OF
the council are being lined up In op-
position to Aid. Lodge and his reform
ers.
Aid. Barnett, Jakel, O'Brien, Behlow,
Rutter and Wenxel are all saloonkeep.
ers. Aid. Skrzycki is Q brewer and
Aid. Knapp only recently retired from
partnership in q downtown cafe.
In addition to these men, represent
ing or allied to the liquor interests.
Aid. Burton. chairman Of the commit.
tee on liquor regulation; Aid. Dinge-
man, president Of the council, and
Aid. Guthard. Wartell, Nowc, Little
field. Lempke, De Galan, Dill, Goldner
and Gilman have announced them
selves as opposed to the saloon ordi.
nance.
III we cut down the saloons In De
troit. the Windsor boats will be filled
on every trip said Wenzel. what
Is the use Of driving people to Wind
sor for drinks?"
Wenzil considers this q very strong
argument against the ordinance. Sew.
eral members of the council refuse to
DISCUSS the measure, hoping that II
will never be introduced so they will
not have to declare themselves. These
aldermen live In wards where the
rough element dominates the lower
end and the high-grade people live in
the upper part. or vice versa.
Aid. Burton, chairman Of the coun.
ell committee on liquor regulation,
Continued en Page Nine)
The Detroit times., 1914-04-04

drama, with an occasional iroaic oQCneE
ment. the story II this: S
: For three years the Montreal Tfoq
ways Co., q consolidation OF the NO.:
on the island on which Montreal 6
built and on the adjacent matnl114y
has been trying TO get . 40-4ear noH
chise. The net earnings under tn14
franchise. according to the ngurpe 60
experts. would be about $400, 800 yooogS
When the consolidation waa e&octeos
the original franchises had but Aonq,
years to run, so It was up to the No
treal Tramways Co. to make neW
(COntinued On Page None).
The Detroit times., 1914-04-04
POLICE SEEK OWNER
= OF STOLEN SUGAR

Police are looking for IN owner for
four barrels, Of sugar classed az lost
or strsyed, perhaps. but probably
4 The sugar was sold TO north-end
eIccers tor . song, and Patrolman
0russron recovered II and has . sus-
rect under arrest, but the police are
trying 70 0nd , claimant for the
The Detroit times., 1914-04-04

In the Chilean Andes there is . lake
10000 feet up In the mountains. which
IL prevented only by : gSanite wan .
few feet thick from devastating the
valley below. In order to avert the
disaster engineers are draiping the
water by tunnel and expect TO supply
elsctrical current and light to all the
valley cities. Through the water toWor
which win 10 sldevelopod.
The Detroit times., 1914-04-04
THE WEATHER

Detroit asa v1eeaItys Saturday nIeht
asd Sueday. peyt1y elss6y ssd eesSls-
beeeses. ~ =
Lowee Miehlgass Geassally essuAy
Saturday s1ght and Sunday. 0ensDe e
.'seTrsf6 T"6sv:s ss,msss rEMpEnsTrnrsse H sS ses'es'
The Detroit times., 1914-04-04
GRAND JURY MAY
Be CALLED IN FLINT I!
EIectioa Scandal Threatens As
Result Of Arrest Of
Three Men

FLINT, Mich. April 3.-Charses of
attempts to corrupt the electorate
are expected today % the result OF
tl,c arrest OF three men last night FOL.
lowing session In Judge Wisuers
once. -Oflcers refuse to state what
the men are held Tor. They Ate: Nd.
ward Miller. Negro. Harry {lcQlin.
chy. chef, and Bert Proaf, = hboror.
The rumor that carries ~ nkost
weight II that which predicts The
summoring Of q grand Jury q 1nves-
tieate fraud and bribery In 'connec.
ttor with the present mayoralty cam.
paign.
Most's political opponents say that
Q blow will be directed at the local
Progressives.
s:ssk.s = bsstAsS. ~ wet cssst.sss:: ::
ANIMAL WELtAkE 60 go. -.
Hear Roetos 4. =. DuriDunv Wayne
$3.50 - Pss0sss5.S SvSss--Adv.
The Detroit times., 1914-04-04

Msss ressss 4. =. nss6lss, Wsyss
sssS:s 80. 9s.sSss,s Sls:-sss' ssc:',-
The Detroit times., 1914-04-04

s!.s.. ,z:: :::A: ac I, We:
The Detroit times., 1914-04-04
THE WEATHER.

eAyUnDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.
PARTLY CLOUDY AND CONTINl ED
COoS~ MODERATE BREEzEs.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-25

ing. Wages (which. measures and
represents the purchasing power OF
the multitudel tends steadily down.
ward. Hence the need for. unions.
If wages tended upward, there would
be no unions interest, on legitimate
capital, tends steadily lower, as CAPT
tai becomes more abundant. Rent
tends steadily higher, as land gets
scareer and ever higher In price.
There is nothing, SO irresistible as
a, tendency, and no tendency can be
COPIED with; until understood.
Land is red quantity. Labor is
not and capitas it not Both can be
and are steadily reproduced; land
cannot. There is no more land here
than when Columbus discovered this
country, but there are 100000, 900
people, Sac, 000, 000, 900 more capital
and about $50, 000, 0O0, 900 worth Of
land monopoly. Rent has got ahead
of business.
About twozhirds of our so-caIIed
national wealth Is not wealth at all.
but IS tribute levying power capital
lied into unthinkable sums ana own
cd ~ fraction Of the population.
Land values can be indefinitely IN.
lateds Labor cannot be inflated at
AL neither can capital M0n6poI1
alone ca be inflated, oYercapifalized.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-25

power of the nHsses to constantly
Iowen1exel The trade. unions are the
only agency in society today that Of
fer any resistance to this tendency
At best trade unions are weak, epheme
FeraL In no large way are they conf
petent to. operate against economic.
forces. which are at, once. invisible,
inpefsonal. INSTITUTIONAL Intangible,
subterranean, automatic, and irresisti-
BILE -
IS There are only three factors in the
production of wealth, and three only
in distribution, and the whole problem
is involved in distribution. Distribu-
ton Is wrong, thar q why times are
|hard. II m
These three factors are labor, car.
ital and eIand. They produce every
Ething and they get eyerythingss La
Dor gets wages, capital gets interest:
land gets rent. Wages, interest and
rent get 100 per cent Of everything:
lprodueedT ne it little or Ssmuch.
Wages go to labor for work done
tl che past Interest, goes to capt.
tai FER the use Of stored up work.
also done IN The past All real caSi.
tai is stored up labor. Land IS not
capital although Il rs capitalized and
yields rent. Rent goes to privilege
70 legal monopoly. which does moth
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-25
MOUNDSVIILE

Moundsville Trades & Labor AS.
sembly held a well attended meeting
Sunday, ali locals being we'll, repre-
sented, now delegates were obligated
from E'Nstrical Workers No. 141.
James W., Armstrong and from Typo
graphical No. 20 Bellaire, G. e. Had
dock.
Resolutions we're adopted thanking
Governor Hatfield for sending Labor
Commissioner Jack Nightingale to the
Labor Memorial, also the speakers
Rev. Father Flanagan, Rev. Fields,
Harry Cochran. and Walter B Hill
ton, the Quartette and the Band for
their services.
The trouble. between Cats and Gray
and the carpenters was taken up and
the Arbitration committee was order
ed to ask Business Agent Weekly to
come down and see if the matter can
not be adjusted.
Jos. A. Armstrong delegate to the
State Federation of Labor made his
report.
Brother Harry B. Clark was elected
secretary to take the place of Brother
Donley who has removed to Fairmont
to work in the glass house there.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-25

watered. There is no speculation. in
labor, nor yet in capital, but there IS
in land.
The only way to make business
good and kept good is to reverse
the present Stendency-that is, to
raise wages and lower rent. This
world take the increased wages out
of the fund which creates most Of
our milliOnaires Speculation in land
aust be destroyed.
1t is utterly impossible to have a
rosperous people and at the same
ime pay rent on $4,000, 0OO, 900,
..orth of monopoly. Our productive
Srces, are not great enough, and we
annot increase production fact en-
,ugh, and we cannot increase kETA
aough to get ahead Of monopoly, be-
cause inflated hind values are eapa-
BILE of indefinite and infinite expan-
sion. It can always get ahead and
keep ahead of business.
Monopoly produces nothing. It is
entitled to nothing. and under sane
civilization it would get nothing;
while today it gets the lions share Of
everything. The r. venues of mono
poly should be tax \ to sustain gov
sTnment and taxes upon business
should be abolished.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-25
CURRENT COMMENT

Philadelphia, An Easy Mark.
r. Philadelphia traction interests have
drawn, up an agreement which the
city, or rather the combination OF
goo-goo reformers and gangsters in
control of the city government, is
expected to swallow. The city is to
spend $45,O0O, 900 in constructing sub
ways and thep turn them over to the
traction monopoly to operate. The
traction interests agree to give some
thing in return with the usual strings
attached The presence OF these
strings makes a discussion of the
promises needless. But even if they
were not there the agreement would
only be worth to the city whatever
the company in the kindness OF its
heart would see fit to make it, That
was prNVen in the case of az agree
|ment with the same corporation made
in 1907. The city surrendered ex-
tremely valuable rights which empow-
cred it to gain possession of the lines
at any time on most favorable terms
It gave the company other valuable
privileges, j In return the company
agreed to refrain from raising it's rate
FOf fare. After the agreement had
been signed, the company raised fares
In spiteuof its agreement, by stopping
sales. of six tickets for twenty five
cents and instituting straight five
cent fares instead. The city appealed
to, the, courts, but the mathematical
education of the judges seems to have
been neglected. At any rate they held
that there. was no raise of rate in
charging five cents for what could
previously. be had for four and one
sixth. s.5
What this cooperation has done once
lit may do again. What Pennsylvania
courts have done once they may do
again. u The company has violated one
agreement. It may violate another
The courts have upheld one violation.
They may uphold another. Philadel-
phia is in bad hands when it's Mayor
and City Council are willing to trust
such interests or to depend on such
courts. to uphold contract. H.,
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-25
The causes Of hard times are eco

The causes Of hard times are ecos
nomic; they are not political ''Hard
times" is an economic phenomenon.
! The explanation is simple !. Good
times are dependent upon 4ther pur-
chasing power of the masses. It all
depends upon that, and real states
would yconcern itself with In
creasing the purchasing power of
the great mass of the people to the
highest possible point; but the econ.
ernice forces at work IN the world TO.
day tend to reduce the purchasing
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-25

Pennsylvania union mine workers
win hereafter have lawyers of their!
own, having established legal de-
partment for the members.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-25
Explaining Hard Times
Henry a, HarSinge, Chicago.

Henry q, HarStnge, Chicago. !
In the face. of the colossal and un-
pararGied productive powers Of the
twentfSths century civilization, local
causes cannet explain the commercial
depression Nor can the silly expia.
nation that s.thef democrats are In
power again, =. clear the situation. It
will only bef6g It. s
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-01-01
NOTICE or Assessment

The Watson Slough Irrigation Com.
pany. a corporation, principal place OF
business. Thomas. Idaho: Notice il
hereby given. that at meeting OF
the board Of directors Of the above
named company, held ON Saturday, the
18th. day Of Nov, 1913, At Thomas,
Idaho, assessment number 10 Of $0.14
per inch was levied on the capital
stock Of this company, which is now
due and payable to p. c. NJ Jensen,
at Thomas, Idaho,
Any stock ON which this assessment
remains unpaid ON Monday. the 22nd
day Of December, 1913, will be delin-
quent. and will be advertised for sale
according to law. '.+
P. C. M. JENSEN, Secretary,
The Watson Slough Irrigation Com.
pany. 1927 1926
Dated Nov. "a, 1913.