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The Detroit times., 1914-10-31
Let We BE Fair.
To the Editor OF The Times:

To the Editor OF The Times:
About q year ago my attention was
called to your efforts for clean jour
nalism, for equal suffrage and for the
suppression Of the liquor business.
At that time, I proposed to be one OF
10 men present to give the Times
81 trial subscription. ! have been q
subscriber since that date. and have
been very much gratified with the
refreshing editorials which have ap-
peared upon sundry topics and occar
sions, and I desire to think you Tor
your fearless stand for better morals
I'm the state Of Michigan.
Permit me to call your attention to
the cartoon by May In the. issue OF
Oct %, In the publication OF which
you have done yourself. the people OF
the state, and the great institution.
the Michigan Agricultural college. q
grave injustice owing to 90 promi-
nently Haunting an untruth-
The N. A. G. has no $4,000 audi
torium. nor any other auditorium wor-
thy Of such q dignified name.
Your cartoonist would also have 1t
appear TO the people Of the state that
the only use for an auditorium at the
N. A. G. would be to provide the jani-
tor Q soft snap.
The socalled gymnasium Of the car
toon In actually an armory consisting
of four upholstered brick walls. q
good roof, and a good floor; erected
In 1885 TO meet the needs Of the stu
dent body. numbering at that time q
total of 173. whereas In 1913 the stu
dent body totaled 2,010. There IL no
place where the entire student body
can assemble, no matter what the oc-
casion.
The management Of the institution
has made that building answer as q
meeting place for q score or more OF
college activities, from military drill
to public graduation exercises and
farmers institutes, until in despera-
ton and their resourcefulness they
have been driven out Of doors to cir
Gus tents loaned at great expense for
the commencement week. or to the
stock pavilion" where q fresh layer
Of sawdust Is spread for the occasion
Of the annual May festival. Here the
artists lavish their charms within
walls which but yesterday resounded
to the bleat Of sheep, the sQueal OF
swine or the below Of cattle.
Trusting that you may find q way
to correct this erronerous impression.
In justice to your readers and the M.
A. c., am, Yours truly,
CHACE NEWMAN.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-31
From Another
Point of NieW

New York prohibits ROSTERS In the
city limits. They would start crow
ing at just about the time the average
New Yorker would be going to bed.
An Atlantic City man went to jail
rather than tell the name OF an un-
licensed dealer who supplied him with
liquor. Guess where he will head for
when he gets out.
A man In Maine reports the discov-
cry Of q fish which gives an electric
shock. The man In Maine IL the one
who ought TO be reported.
For purposes OF Safety First" we
suggest to our fellow-citixens that the
back gate and the back porch steps
be taken into the cellar.
Aid. Owen Is mystified over the
receipt Of three one-dollar bills In
his mail. He says II he could learn
who sent them he would return them.
Well, alderman. we suppose We might
az well own UP to our little joke.
1t II just as well, perhaps, that the
verdict Of the jury In the Gilman
case was not guilty, precluding an APP
peal The Lords prayer was intro
duced In the case and our supreme
court might have pronounced II I'M
constitutional.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-31
Let the People Rule---And Write

ness. This Is your Inheritance; your
own possession which is beyond as.
sail. The Times has revolted against
some Of your Inconsistencies. which
are real; those infirmities to which
we are all prone. As far as the liquor
men ere concerned. believe they are
supporting you Mr.. Ferris. simply
upon general principles.
The Detroit Times Is q publication
after my own heart; and am bold to
say II viii ever be found putting up
an aggressive fight In defense OF the
jewel OF fair play.
In Judging q periodical 40 to its
motive or its worthiness, the only
criterion you can go by - the DON
duct Of its lifetime.
Up In the north pine woods-the
haunts OF "The Sage Of the Soo'--
viii be found Just as pure and
straight-nbered gubernatorial timber
as viii ever be found within the hem
lock forests of Ferris.
GEORGE J. BARRIE.
Bad Axe. Mich. Oct. 20. 1914.
Bouquet and 1rickbat-Thanksi
70 the Editor of The Times:
Your editorial Thomas A Edison's
success" In Mondays Times was
grand, and is worthy Of being framed
and hung on the wall Of every school
room throughout the land.
On the other hand. I am sorry TO
note the manner In which You have
cartooned Gov. Ferris--ridicule never
yet won q vote or converted SIN
ner.
The world admires o man who Is q
success regardless Of what the success
may consist.
Ex-Gov. Osborn started life az one
of the poorest Of poor boys and step
by step climbed up the ladder Of sue
cess by sheer force OF wilLpower with
q determination to succeed.
Probably there Is not another man
In Michigan so well qualified to NIL
the gubernatorial chair as Chase Os-
born. He knows from personal ex-
perience what the laborer, the me-
chanic the clerk the salesman, the
printer and the employer has to con-
tend with. !.
His exposition on the South Ameri-
can trade from q personal knowledge
of its people and conditions was an
eye-opener for those who have been
following newspaper reports only.
am convinced that Mr.. Osborn's
desire to again I'LL the governors
chair. II that he may serve the whole
people and from the fact that the
Interests" (who regrettably control
the so-called Republican press) are 90
bitterly arrayed against him is all the
more reason why the people-the com
mon people. as Lincoln was pleased to
call them-should vote for him.
And here Is hoping that when the
votes have all been counted Chase 8.
Osborn will be found to have been
elected governor.
CHAs. p. WARREN.
Detroit, Oct. 20. 1914. 312 Lncoln-ave.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-31

TO ths Editor of The Times:
The caricaturing Of Gov. Ferris by
The Times II causing much criticism
Of its course by its subscribers. Since
time immemorial, the license TO carl
cature has been accorded the press.
by the public; and cannot see where
in The Times has grievously abused
this privilege.
Gov. Ferris, The Times has made
no assault upon your moral WORTH
The Detroit times., 1914-10-31
TRAPPED

Madge--Is It true that there IL q
fool in every family?
Clarence-Most certainly. Why do
you ask?
Madge--I just happened to remem.
Der that you're the only member OF
your family.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-31
fY7E TINES is GLAD TT WASNTLET
. mon THE Gilman BRIBERY CASE

AID acquitted Of the charge that he ac-
>cpked 81, 600 for his vote in the common council.
E this he has probably pouy thanked the lawyers who defended
He should have thanked them fight made in
ny fight which put up for Gilman
70 Attorney McNamars had the law at the tip OF his
upon every points involved most comph
whose plea before the jury classic Gilman
Iieulnrly indebted.
Gilman thanked the jury
Judge Phelan thank that al Of his rights under mp
M pansng safeguarded in the oonduct the
80 and in the charge to the jury.
making acquitted alderman shoud not forget
1lhnt he il deeply indebted to LAWS DELAY.
Guilty innocent trapped not trapped when the private detec
No. Of Ford building that July
lburnoon years ago. they had the goods him.
They $1,000 in marked taken BY himself from his
They had his words accepting money white BY
ooans 81 the dcagraph
M They had his voice the dicaphone
people commonwealth given their choice Of shnddeng
innocent from
= term n prison. a. they may view the outcome.
Jail deiverr in community IL Old Techni
% whose aid the clever lawyer stay justice almost indefinitely
M many times cheat it altogether.
and the peoples lawyers tried their hardest protect the Gn
against delay and out Of the atmosphere Of local poll
- but the possibilities to the dsfense too much for these
nnat omdals
Ihe Times quickly absolves such citsens Thompson
~ mayor william Dyke prominent attorney and highly
s Green buns Of fine public spirit and
~ stt integrity charge that they cnspired to get" Aid
fnnan or any other alderman.
Tie Times believes proceeded the best Of faith to
y whether it, aldermen to Be trusted
III municipal adan than ct issue and still ct ISSUE
&nSolving sacred rights.
We they animated by political reasonsWE
uoW or NO BETTER USE WHICH POLITICS COULD BE PUT
HAu 10 EXPOSE THIEVES DISHONESTY IN THE PUBLIC SER
Im
THE SECURITY OF OUR CITY GOVERNMENT AND ALL GOVERN
LIT DEPEHD6 HONESTY OUR PUBLIC MEN AND HONESTY
- THE CONDUCT OF OUR PUBLIC AFFAIRS
he Times question the in which these men
Int about IT to test the reliability Of the aldermen.
they did they exposed both themselves and honest mem
~ council and other honest in the community
~ tsachsry and to the MAKE GOOD 0N
<U JOB
M people Detroit detectives great
in taxe fu purposes such PRIVATE detectives hired md
11uusht here for
~ ng happened Gilman result thu LAWS
1ELAx
81 The dictagraph reports lost
~ The dctaphone didn't work
private falling finally ap-
witnesses Cor the defense selling their testimony the highest
niadG.
The Gilman mudded
Presenting Attorney Shepherd right
Present Prosecuting Attorney did expected
- winding mp, when the had been already lost
Between the beginning and the wndup the pieces
81 The thing that settled It the LAWS DELAY.
The Times glad had the other than that
1nysd spectator.
"A n
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-07
CONTINUED RAINS
PARALYZED ROADS
Landslides and Washouts Have Gut
Several Towns From Rail
Communication.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l ]
TACOMA, Wash, Jan. THE pro-
tracted rainfall on the western slope
of the Cascade range has practically
paralyzed railroad traffic In western
ond southwestern Washington, accord
ing to advices from many sections to-
day. A dozen landslides and wash
cuts are reported
Aberdeen and Hoquiam are entirely
cut off from rail communication. No
relief is IN sight as the weather bureau
predicts twenty-four hours more OF
rain. Landslides between Ridgetielc
and Vancouver, Wash, have blocked
the railroad tracks at several points
The electric line between Chehahs
and Centralia has suspended opera
tions on account of foods. A mill
dam at Doty went out during the
night and 100000 feet of logs went
down a small stream, sweeping every
thing before them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-07
FORD WAGES
ALLURING
Thousands of Unemployed Men
Are Tumbling Into Detroit
in Search of So Per
Day Jobs.

UNITED Press Leased a . service.1
DETROIT, Mich, 7.-Drawn
here by announcer : of the $1o,-
100000 profit shgl g plan Of the
Ford Motor CO., s. u, thousands OF
unemployed y ms from cities
throughout the .1ddle west began ar
irving in Detroit today, all anxious to
WELD broom in the Ford plant at
minimum salary of SIS for an eight
hour day. The outsiders Joined the
army OF surging thousands that again
today camped In front Of the Ford
company's gates in Highland park,
suburb, and shared their disappoint-
ment when company officials ordered
the mo work" sign displayed. Fear
ing that If any jobs were given out,
the unsuccessful seekers for work
would crush through the factory
doors and real rioting result, police
advised the Ford officials to withhold
all Jobs for at least week until To-
cal labor circles has quieted to, some
/ extent. The officers of the company
today were almost swamped under
! flood of messages from all sections OF
the world, congratulating Henry Ford,
head of the concern, upon the inaug-
uration of the most gigantic profit
sharing scheme ever attempted Many
great factory heads wired requests for
detailed information relative to the
working OF the plan. Bankers estimate
today that the United States govern,
ment would lose 100000 this year in
the income take as result of the
transfer of s10,ooo,ooo from dividends
to wages.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-07
BLIGHTED ROMANCE
ENDS IN DEATHS
Three People Found In Hotel Room
with Bullet Holes In Their
Temples.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
LOS ANGELES, Calf, Jan. IA
blighted romance is believed today
to have been responsible for the
deaths of Mrs. Mary Cox, her daugh-
ter Florence, IL, and man believed
to be William Melton, real estate
broker, who were found dead shortly
after midnight in room in the hotel
Vladimar Each body had bullet
wound in the temple Basing their
Judgment on the positions of the
bodies, the police believe the woman
shot the girl and then the man and
then committed suicide. Hotel at
taches do not agree to this, believing
the man shot the woman and the
girl. The hotel proprietor heard the
girl cry: He shot my mother" after
one shot had been fred. Immediately
there were two more shots In rapid
succession.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-07
EXECUTION
OF MEXICANS
Sixty-five Rebels Shot Since
Sunday, Not Including
Wounded Slain on
Battlefield.
UNITED Press Leased wire servlce.l

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
PRESIDE, Texas, Jan. Rein
forced by the arrival OF 1900 troops
under General Herrera, General Or,
tegas' rebel army closed in on Ojin-
aga, Mexico, across the border from
here, during the night. A number of
federal scouting parties were cut off
and 1t was expected the battle which
ceased Monday after continuing eight
days. would be raging again by noon.
IT is reported that General Francisco
Villa, rebel commander In chief,
reached the battle field early today,
but this cannot be confirmed. Villa
will arrive soon. however, and take
personal command
Reports by federal petty officers to-
day show sixty-fve rebel prisoners
have been executed since Sunday
night. Forty-flve were shot Monday
and eighteen Tuesday, to say nothing
of the seriously wounded rebels who
were shot on the field by burial
parties sent out to pick UP the dead
and put the wounded out of their
misery
The total number of wounded TAX
en- care of in the Red Cross hospital
is 162, OF whom 100 were federals.
The smallpox situation is improved, SO
far as Preside Is concerned and the
Idisease is not spreading as rapidly a.
Iojinaga as at first feared. Only three
cases are reported on the American
side and these have been isolated.
Best estimates are that approx
imately 75o have been killed SO far
during the siege of ojinaga. OF these,
$50 were rebels. This number does
not include the rebel wounded. killed
IEy federals after the rebel army had
retreated.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-07
ONE WAY TO
SETTLE STRIKE
Mine Owners Asked to Adopt Union
Scale of So for an EishS
Hour Day.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. !
CHICAGO, JAN President Q. HI.
Mover of the Western Federation OF
Miners today reiterated his previous
statement that the strike of copper
miners at Calumet, Mich, will be call
ed off If the mine ownsrs adopt the
union scale of So for an eight hour
day and agree to permit the men to
return to work without discriminating
against those who are members OF
the union. Unless this offer Is ac-
cepted, federation offtc ais will rec
ommend to Michigan labor heads that
a statewide strike of organized work
ers in Michigan be called.
This announcement was made to-
day following conference Of officers
of the Western Federation Of Miners
here last night. Meyer was con
fined to his room today and his ply.
sician ordered him to take com
plete rest for two days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-07
MAKE ATTEMPT
TO SEE THE KING
Women Who Want the Vote Will
Protest Against Torture
TO, Prisoners.

- :
limited Press Leased Wire Servfce.1 j
LONDON, Jan. THE Women's
Social and Political Union today an
nounced they are organizing depu-
tation to make another attempt to see
the king and present formal protest
against the alleged torturing of wom-
en- prisoners. Incidentally they will
demand the vote.
"The ministers having degraded
themselves by cruelty and treachery," I"
the statement says, "the Women's
Social and Political Union desires no
further interviews with them. There
fore we will directly approach the king
as the head of the nation. The doc
trine that the king must be approach
ed only through his ministers applies
only to men. 1t has no reai validity
in the women's case.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-07
No Official Authority.

LONDON. Jan. There is official
authority for the statement that Sir
Lionel Garden has not been removed
as minister at Mexico City and that
theru is no immedia.e intention OF
transferring him to another post
This announcement was made today
by the Exchange Telegraph of Lon.
don, which prefaced the statement
with an explanation that It had thor
oughly investigated the Garden re-
ports at the foreign Office.
A high official of the foreign office
today gave tho United Press this off,
cial statement:
"The foreign Office authorizes de-
NAL of the report that Sir Lionel Car
den is removed from the ministry al
Mexico City or that he has resigned
Any statement Of that nature Is pre-
mature and unauthorized.
Ii was unofficially intimated az ths
foreign once that Garden has beer
considered for the post at Rio dc
Janeiro. No decision in the matter
has been made by Sir Edward Ora,
and the transfer If made at all, woult
not occur for two or three months
perhaps longer. The Rio post pays
more than the Mexico City ministry
Garden is understood to want th'
place.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-07
Weather condltIons.

The pressure is low along the en-
tire northern boundary this morn ng,
with depression central in the north
western and northeastern states, the
former attended by heavy rain and
the latter by light snow.
Cloudy weather continues from the
Mississippi river eastward, while the
weather is generally fair from the
Rockies to the Mississippi.
High pressure in the central gulf is
causing mild temperature in all dis
tricts except the southern states,
where 1t remains cool, and freezing
temperature is reported at Jackson
vile, Fla. last night
Conditions indicate cloudy weather
with moderate temperature for this
section tonight and Thursday
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-07
GOVERNOR URGES ECONOMY IN
MESSAGE TO TAMMANY SENATE

clynn's message. He urged the Tam
yoanv senate and republican assem-
hlv to abolish luxuries and sinecures
and stop vicious and foolish leg
islation.
1--WE cannot naturally increase our
receipts, we must decrease expend,'
lures" he declared. :.
It is evident that the governor viii
veto appropriations for everything ex-
cept for necessities.
(,lynn declared unless New York at
ence begins to retrench, 1t will be
compelled within Ave years to raise
bv direct taxation over slo.ooo,ooo a
sar more than It does at present.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-07
Heir Is SOUGHT.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
PITTSBURGH, Pa, jan 7.-Acting
upon information confirmed in a let
ter from Mrs. c. H. Macdonald OF
brisbane. Australia. to Pittsburgh
newspaper. police were searching to-
day for George Grant Washington,
one OF the heirs to half million dol
lar estate. Mrs. MacDonald, his half
sister. stated he was kidnapped by can,
nlbals with whom he lived for fifteen
wears and then came to the United
States with a party OF Egyptians
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-07
THAW HEARINGS
ARE RESUMED
Question Now is Whether He
is Too Crazy to be
Released on
Bond.
JEROME ON THE JOB
Is Given Opportunity to Appear Friday
and Tell Why He Wants
Harry Kept in
jail.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
CONCORD, N. H., Jan. THE pub
lie hearing to determine whether
Harry K. Thaw shall be admitted to
bail adjourned shortly before noon
today without decision. The state OF
New York called no witnesses.
The Thaw commission wired VIM.
t. Jerome, special deputy attorney
general for New York that 1t desires
cooperation of all parties concerned
in the collection of evidence.
The telegram read: IF you feel
that you have material facts, but not
opinions, bearing on Thaw's mental
condition, we shall be pleased to have
you submit them to the commission
Friday at II o'clock"
Answering a question put by Gen
eral Frank s. Streeter. chairman OF
the commission. Sheriff H. A. Drew
and Special officer John B. Stevens.
the only witnesses called, declared
they had never heard Thaw speak OF
his wife, Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, In a
detrimental manner.
Harry Thaw and his mother sat In
the court room while their attorneys
1 called the officers as witnesses, an6
I heard them testify that they hat
never known the prisoner to show
signs of Irritation or any menta
traits indicating that he is danger
4 ,ous. The hearing today was yer,
ibrief. Marshal E. P. Mute, who wa
unable to be present today may tes
/ tify before private session of tn
commission at Streeter's home to
morrow. If Jerome responds to tn
4 commissions telegram by presentin
7 evidence the hearing Friday will ais
be private one.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-07
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Cloudy
tonight and Thursday. Moderate tenn
perature. Moderate south to south
west winds.
For Illinois: Cloudy north and fair
south portion tonight and Thursday
Moderate temperature. Moderate
southwest winds. 4
For Iowa: Cloudy tonight and
Thursday. Moderate temperature.
MoGsrate south to southwest winds.
For Missouri Fair tonight and
Thursday. Moderate temperature
Moderate northwest winds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-07
Seven Auto Bandits,

/ United Press Leased Wire Service
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Jan. 7.-Seven
auto bandits during the night held up
George Maylor, taking his overcoat
when they found he had no money;
broke into the Waters Pierce Case
line Supply House and replenished
their supply and stole several bottles
of whisky from Thomas Moekler's sa-
loon, throwing the empty bottles
through the saloon window. They es.
capped across Mckinley bridge, ignor.
ing policemen's shots.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-07
Chamberlain to Retire.

GUnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
LONDON, Jan. 7.-Joseph Cham
berlain today announced his retire
ment from parliament at the next
general elections because OF Ill
health. He has represented the West
Birmingham district since 1885 and
form arly was colonial secretary. He
is seventy seven years old and has
been Ill for many months
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-07
GREEK CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
PROVES TO BE BLOODY AFFAIR

Yfte Radovich was kicked and
trampled to death and Joe Bogoyich
has six inch knife wound in the left
side over the kidneys.
Power street, largely occupied by
foreigners, was the scene of the trag-
edy and the trouble was started when
the Greeks were attacked by Monten-
egrins, Austrians and Italians. City
and county officials have issued an
edict that no:liquor is to be delivered
TO the foreign settlements by express
companies until the riot and celebra.
tion is over.