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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-01-13
Which 60 well with this treatment

If you want anything this kind
Of weather telephone the order
and we will send it out by parcel
post, Black & Arnold.
+ w. E. Walton and G. H. Dutch
er attended a meeting of the
board Of directors and the annual
election Of officers Of the Far
mers Bank of Foster Friday of
last week.
Rev. R. NJ. Talbert went to
Kansas City Monday where he
underwent a surgical operation
for an affection of the throat.
His many friends hope for his
early recovery.
Robert Akrigg, rs years old,
and for many years a prominent
merchant of Rich Hill, died at
the home of his son in that city
Saturday night January 8, says
the Rich Hill Review.
Ralph Thomas and, D. L. Googe
have. rented the restaurant and
short order fixtures in the corner
room in the Opera House block
and intend to conduct q lunch
counter and short order house. 6.
Mrs. Matte Thornbrugh Mis-
es Naomi johnson and Mae
Ward of the Levy Mercantile
Company sales force spent Sun
day in Rich Hill with Mrs. viii
Fritz, who was for many years
with the Levys.
Jack E. Kingman and Miss
Bertha Ella Herndon, both OF
Rich Hill, were united in mar
riage Saturday afternoon, Janu.
airy 8, at the Recorders office in
the Court House. Judge c. ].
Henry officiating. IS
DR.. H. A. Rhoades was reflect
ed president and jess, G. Doolit-
tie cashier of the Farmers Bank
of Foster at the annual meeting
of the board of directors Of that
institution held in Foster Friday
of last week.
A. d. Matteson is the new OWN
er of the Cass County News, hav-
ing purchased the paper and TAX
en- over the management the first
Of the year. Bert knows the
work of a newspaper shop from
one end to the other and will no
doubt be a successful editor.
Have you been attending the
special Broadway features at the
Electric Theatre7 If not you are
something. Next Mon
day afternoon and night Mr.. Rc-
sier will present that famous
star Julia Dean, in the
New York success. "JudgeI
Not. +" i
Mrs. w. Mcdonald Of Joplin
arrived in the city Monday even
ing to visit her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. lib, Williams, of Roscoe.
Tex, who are the guests of J. E.
Williams and family. Mrs. Me-
Donald will be remembered by
her Butler friends as Precious
+
A. McCracken, one of the
prosperous farmers of Deepwater
township, was county seat Wis
tor Monday. Mr.. McCrackenl
,as recently added to his already |
extensive real estate holdings
md now owns one Of the best
ARMS in Bates county, and that
means as good as there ID any-
where.
Paul and Julius Levy received31
vord Monday Of the death OF
kbe He6a s brother Of Nrs. Sam I
'.eyy; NSi1k occurred At his home
= P1sAaant Hill, Sunday. Mr.
1s1o hods hesn : eifisen q Pleaa-
81 Hue - 56iaY YeAro and.wai1l
Fl 3 { vn hnsinea
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-01-13

Mrs. j. E. Talbot, widow Of the
late j. f. Talbot of this city,
died ut her home in Kansas City
Wednesday, January 5. The
body was brought to Butler Fri
day and taken direct to Oak Hin
cemetery for interment. MIRA.
Talbot was the mother 81 the late
Rudolph Talbot and was for
many years . well known resident
Of this city.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-01-13

Cooper county, outside of
Boonville, went over into the
dry column Saturday in a local
option election. The vote was
254 majority for the "drys."
Boonville is the only wet spot
left. Pilot Grove went dry by
203 to 1874. The election passed
quietly.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-01-13
Black & Arnold Clothing Co

! Black & Arnold Clothing Co.
I Ii. G. Cook made business trip
to Kansas City Monday.
| H. H. Heck, of Rich Hill, was a
county seat visitor Saturday.
! Frank Allen attended the Hess
/ funeral at Pleasant Hill Monday.
Joe Stanley a former Butler
boy, but now in Utah, is visiting
relatives in and near Butler.
Did it ever occur to you that
the North Main st. Harness Shop
made it possible for you to get
your harness oiled for Soc?
Get your overshoes and leggins
now, Black & Arnold.
Len Barber spent Sunday in
Kansas City with his wife who is
in Il hospital in that city canvales-
cling from surgical operation.
T. b. Walton, who is attending
the University of Kansas at Law
renee, kas is spending a few days
| in the city visiting home folks.
j. III. Funk returned Tuesday
from a four months visit to his
nephew, Harry H. Winsell, at
Goodland, Kas.
Now's the time to buy your
overcoat and save enough to start
bank account, Black & Arnold.
Mrs. j. b. Moore, who has been
visiting in this city at the home
of her brother, Jno. L. Herrell, has
returned to her home in Kansas
City.
For sale-Eighty acres of land
5 miles southwest of Butler on
Butler and Rich Hill road. For
particulars write j. A. Carpenter,
Brewster, HANS, r. |. Aft
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Winsell and
SON. Charles, of Goodland, Kas,.
arrived in the city Wednesday
and will spend a few days yir',
ing Mr.. Winscll's uncle, J. H.
Funk.
State Drainage Commissioner
j. II. holland has appointed High
way Engineer Jos. A. Flammang
as a delegate to the sixth annual
of the National Drainage
Congress at Carlo, His, Jan. 10,
90 and 81.
Cut prices going on. Come in
and save, Black & Arnold.
Go to the Electric Theatre next
Monday afternoon and night and
see the latest Broadway success,
Judge Not" as acted by that
famous dramatic star, Julia Dean,
under the direction of Bob Leon
ard.
The grip is no respecter of per-
Sons. According to the Jeffer-
SON City Democrat Tribune
Judge W. w. Graves of the Su-
preme Court, Warden D. C. Nc
Chung of the penitentiary and
Deputy Warden Porter R. Gilvin
md Joe Goldman are all on the
sick list, and each Of them is a
rictim Of ID grippe.
The White House Barber Shop
which is always right up to the
has installed a new cleo
tric hair drying machine, the
irst in this city. 1t is es-
adapted to drying ladies
hair. After a shampoo a current
Il electrically warmed air is
armed ON the hair which is dried
the tangles and snarls
rhich result from the old method
L drying hair with . fan. Ladies'
Fill find the White House Shop
plly prepared to do their hair
|fesning, everything ID thoroughly !
l)aan ard nnnitnrv and with four
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-01-13

When Bill Griffin, a negro,
fell Is feet down a. coal shaft
at Huntsville, crashing through
the top Of the cage, they rushed
up exciting to find him killed.
Instead, he sat IN and said. 81
don't need no doctah. Its whis-
key l need
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-01-13

The Golden City post office
was broken into some time Tues
day night, the safe blown, and .
hundred and eighty-four dollars
worth of currency and stamped
paper carried away, says the La
mar Democrat.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-01-13
MISSOURI NOTES

The largest farm loan ever
made in Linn county, the Lin
neus Bulletin relates, was filed
there last week when a deed Of
trust for $4,000 covering local
realty was recorded.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-01-13

Saturday Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.
Tresize of Schell City, celebrated
their sixty-eighth wedding anni-
versary. Both are very feeble.
A dinner was given in their
honor. Mr.. Tresize is 80 years
old and his wife 81.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-01-13

Mrs. Anna Shriver, a St. Louis
widow, who wanted to be in style
used preparation to change her
raven black tresses to Titan
red. There was poison in the dye
that entered her system through
the scalp and she died in a hos
pital.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-01-13

Robbers blew open the safe at
the depot which was also the
postoffice at Emma, Mo-, one
night last week and made away
with the total receipts of the
postoffice and depot, a grand to-
tai of three cents, according to
the Sedalia Democrat.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-01-13

Seventeen prisoners, all first
offenders, were paroled from the
state penitentiary Friday. maxi
ing total of thirtv-four that
have been paroled in the last two
days. The governor paroled
these men in part to relieve the
crowded, condit on of the prison.
1t is thought that about thirty
more will be paroled within a few
days.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-01-13

Tommy" Howard, 13 years
old was arrested at Sedalia
last week and taken to
Jefferson City Thursday charged
with completely with three other
boys in custody there in two or
more alleged attempts to wreck
the Missouri Pacific express
trains by placing distractions on
the track and throwing switches.
The hoy is said to have confessed.
He said he had seen moving-pic-
ture scenes of railway wrecks
and he and his companions decid-
ed to stage one or more of their
own. On one occasion they de-
rallied the Scenic Limited near
jefferson City, but no one was
injured. ma
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-21
DRY LAW" GETS HOTEL MAN
CALL OF Its BEING SOUNDED"
MORE RAIN, SAYS WE ATHER MAN

Saturday according
which IS all day Fri
day. viii not drop %
weather. IL Is
section
from stations follow
Yakima 30. Spokane 40 Waia Whla 30.
according the
Valdez below. Nome %
the Northern territory
Ing ~ below latest
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-21
REPUBLICANS OPPOSE ALASKA BILL

WASHINGTON 2lThe 100000 In Alaska rail-.
Thursday might off
Gillette OF Massachusetts
pushing
had OF bringing the that the
e
Pennsyivana speaking
might simultaneously roads
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-21
Children's Hair Cut
Any Style for Csc

The best place in town 10
have the little ones hair cut.
Lady BARRIERS in attendance
and they're 30 patient with the
children. Second Floor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-21

IF BILL JONES ran grocery and meat market
and you KNEW you being cheated the grocery,
would you your friends to do business the Jones
meat MARKET The Southern Pacific is cheating you 1t
doesn't thru Seattle but its allied line. the O-W,
does.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-21
MURDERER HANGED A FOLSOM

FOLSOM PRISON, Jan. 2iReto here a
10 o'clock this morning He dead IA minutes
The crime penalty
q july A. 1915
n nd six
children riding a The
mother Chavez was
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-21
SATURDAY SPECIALS
IN THE GROCERY
New Italian Chestnuts

Special at SC a Pound
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-21
Spring Lines of Soc Fiber Silk
Stockings for Women Are Here

The Round Ticket Fibre SILK
Hose for Spring have arrived.
Tsubelis" fiber silks, that look
and wear like dollar silks. have
wide flare tops. 6-thread heels
and toes. In black. white and
30 costume shades sizes s1z to
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-21
FAV0RS COMPULSORY TRAINING

WARRINGTON, Jan 2-Maj Gen w II. Carter 4. A..
before
a foreign
n
him OF the Department Hawaii
standing
each congressional district be kept training The
military
trained might be constantly n hand.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-21
REPORT JAP SOLDIERS NEAR BORDER

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2f.-Los Angeles reports that
soldiers encamped 20 miles south OF Jacumba were
army officials here today
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-21

Childrens combed cotton
School Stockings. with fine
ribbed. long elastic legs. black
or white, sizes / Tn is years.
Upper Main Floor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-21

ossip Gabriowitsch admirers with
Thursday
widely of
oil Mark
SAM al
Gablowisch.
appauded
club
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-26
TAMMANY WILL BE
LOYAL, WILSON HEARS
Murphy Said to Have Assured
the President Of Organiza-
ton Support.

WAsHINGroN. May %, - President
Wilson'S political advisers are confident
that ne will have the sincere support os
all the elements Of the New York
Democracy in the coming national cam
paign.
Assurances that have come 10 the little
coterie Of officials who are generally
regarded as the Presidents chief politi-
cal manager are regarded as sufficient
to set at rest recently circulated reports
OF a prospective lukewarnness and eve
the detection OF the Tammanr organi-
cation in the November election,
The story which has been going the
rounds among politicians and which had
been listened TO by some of the Presi-
dents friends was to the effect that
Tammany Leader Murphy and the chief
Of his organization mad decided TO throw
the Wilson Administrator ~verboar as
a means Of insuring the success OF the
organization ticket in the next city
election.
The word which has come direct 10
the White House from Mr., Murphy is
that the New York organization has no
division of sentiment in regard "a
President Wilson's candidacy.
The effect OF recent inquiries made
by Democratic leaders into politica
conditions In the Eastern States and
in certain middle Western States. in
GLIDING Illinois. has been to create the
opinion that the President In now at the
high water mark Of his popularity
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-26
SQUARE DEAL FOR COLONEL.


So far as Illinois Republicans are con-
cerned Col Roosevelt viii have a square
deal in the convention which meets in
Chicago on June United states
Senator Lawrence V sherman. ~faNorit"
son and candidate for President for AZ
least one ballot. 80 expressed himself
last night At the Waldorf-A>torid.
"%Illinois." said the senator. wants \
w.nner-not so nue. for the purpose ct
lust retiring Woodrow Wilson, but he
cause there Is widespread sentiment IN
the state for u straight GU, American
President who will restore respec: for
our country and give us real prosperity
"Theodorc Roosevelt will 80 into the
convention assured of as fair treatment
as any one ~ US that are candidates.
II tn. people desire him. hc will h.
jus, as any one else that the
peoplc want Nil bo chosen. 1t i =, fair
field and no flv"-- this year. ! have 10
comment to make a. regards the silence
OF Justice Hughes lie knows his W
bus ness best, ] take IT,
1.-TWO delegates in my state are iu-
structed for Col Roosevelt. !. myself.
although y candidate. reminded them
that i, Was their duty to east their votes
for col Roosevelt. That they Will do
| am not NOW considering the preferences
ri tho delegates in case my tame hould
b. withdrawn. hcciuse | am not consider
ing the possibility Of w.thdrd ing my
name. | may say Just this, that Illinois
desires a winner"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-26
1000 PILGRIMS PLAN
TO CALL UPON T. R..
Many Oyster Bay Residents
will Join i'm DemOnstra-
ton Tomorrow.
VISITORS TO BRING BAND

OYSTER BAY. y. V, MAY ?j-Fully
a thousand persons are expected 10 take
part in the demonstration at Sycamore
Hill on Saturday afternoon when an
army Of pilgrims is coming out to tell
Roosevelt that he Is the candidate
they want for President.
On the special train to be run from
the Long Island station In New YORK
will be Republicans from many sections
OF the country. Bull Moosers. and the
Seventh Regiment. y. q. n Y. band.
They are going to greet the Colonel as II
they were "A nominating committee
they are expecting in reply an address
which will be typically Rooseveltian all
the way through and which VIII hit
hard at Justice Hugles's silence
The men who are gathering the
clans for the march on Sycamore
Hill think their pilgrimage will help the
Colonels boom materially. IL VIII also
be in the nature of a sendof for him as
he sets out the next day for his trip
to Kansas City to deliver the Memorial
Day address there. He will stop on the
way at Chicago. where a demonstra-
ton IL being prepared for the four hours
he will he there. and on the way back
in 81. Louis TO make a speech before the
City Club a, noon on May ~.
When the residents of oyster Ray
heard OF the plans for Saturday they
Immediately set in motion IA movement
to get cut several hundred citizens to
Join I'm the demonstration SO that the
occasion will probably he the biggest
in size and enthusiasm that has stirred
the village in n long time.
Col. Roosevelt devoted most or the
waking hours to-day TO work on the
speeches NJ will make on his coming
trip. lie had a few visitors. and one or
them. Mrs. Mary Roberts Rinehart. who
came TO interview him. said that one OF
the words she wrote IN her notebook was
Cyclone That word. h" said. epit-
omized the picture she got OF the Colo
mel at york.
THE women OF the country are indif-
ferent to politics" she said. but they
are not indifferent TO patriotism. I don't
want to say whether or not ! have any
particular candidate IN mind who ! think
should he nominated at chicago. ! know
thai the womcn Of the country are for
prepa redness. Just as the women OF Bel
GUM. az well as the men. Will strive 10
get an army NJ half = million ~ soon rs
the war il over and Belgium IL rehabili
tated'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-26
u MORE FOR HUGHES.
A"ti-iB Toilette Wisconsin Dele
gates 10 support Him.

MILWAUKEE,, May Eff his posi-
ron on rational questions Is satisfac-
tory The eleven anti-La Toilette dele
gaze 20 'ho national Republican conven-
'ion 1lW Wisconsin will give Justice
HIshr. '...g votes on the first ballot for
Pcs dent.
r1s vas he decision reached this
afternoon ~ a conference attended by
~ ~ these 4 '%eratcs. Gov. Philip. after
explaining tat no embarrassing emand
would b. made upon the Justice, but de-
farlns NAT HE delegates think he
'ou!d outline his position. said
Tile r',-rv4t.un is made because JUS
woe Hugnss has given out no expression
~ public questions since he became a
Nember Of The supreme Court. We are
morally certain his position IL one which
"" car approve or we would not have
taken the acton ". did to-day"
We political significance Of the de-
c'or g that the delegates were 80 en-
hGSast.c Tor Justice Hughes that the
question ~ a second choice was hardly
& .I..CI
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-26
ANTI.PORK MEN GAIN A POINT.
Bvaaoa Rivct Item Held ~ for
Army Engineers' Advice.

WAsHfNoroS. MAY 25.--The river and
harbor bill vas before the Senate all
day. ON one vote the opponents OF the
pork barrel gained a victory. senator
kenyon's motion hat no money appro-
priated for the Brazos River in Texas be
expended until after War Department
engineers had approved the expenditure
as feasible was carried ny a vote OF 80
to 80.
On a subsequent motion to strike out
the appropriation for Trinity River IN
Texas. another historic piece ~ pork,
the opponents OF the bill failed AND the
item remains in the bill.
Senator Husting has All amendment
pending to rccommit the bill with in
structious TO reduce the total 10 $40. ooo.-
900. This Il the compromise forced bv
Senator Burton in his battle against the
measure IN the last Congress. The whole
fight will turn Tomorrow OF the motion
20 rccomrit. Opponents Of the hill be-
lievc tuey have a chance to force a re-
connmittal
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-26
JERSEY Is ROTTEN
WROTE MRS.. STOKES
Public Officials Threatened In
Letter to I. ". ".
Agitator.
MYSTERY IN WILSON NOTE

The letter sent to President Wilson
and signed with the name of Patri,li
Quinlan, I. w. ". agitator. Who Is in
Jail in Trenton. lis now said by the
prison authorities 10 have been written
by some ono else and Qunlsn's name
afiSed with a rubber stamp.
At the time tina this was made pub.
letter written by Rose Pastor Stokes
to Quinlan on April 10. in which she
said that II New Jersey did not release
him the State. and paterso OH III par
ticuiar. would I've given the time NJ
their lives. politically and industrially."
Mrs. Stokes admitted yesterday that
she had written the letter to Quinlan,
and explained that At tho time she
though; she could expose corruption on
the part OF public officials. but has since
found It impossible.
The Quinlan letter to President Will
son said that his conviction vas based
on perjurcd evidence and that his sem
tcnce to serve from two 1, seven year.
was an invasion Of his constitutional
rights. II was said IN Trenton that
the letter Mas evidently part of "a
scheme intended to terrorizc New Jcr-
sey for its failure to release Quinlan.
The letter To Quinlan from Mr.. Stokes
says IN i4trt!
"btAg iAr-Tm distressed beyond
measure at the news OF the Tsrdons
BOARD action. II Is now ny to Klcnc.t
'thc Judge who sentenced Quinlan) 10
recall II resentencc YOU. IL he does
not act fa,oribly IN the matter and ac-
cord Nntt 1l,l, measure nf ttISst,a ne
reinains to The state Of New Jersey to
do in your behalf there will lie nothing
left to do hut give JcrsCy--anI
Paterson IN partlcular-the time of their
lives, politically and industrialls. Nh"n
Mrs. sloan comes again To zee YOU shs
will ell YOU the plans ne mean 10 carry
into effect
"lf they do not at present rcpcnt their
SIN Of committing you to prison. they
s'lall rel"nt before long. and he sorry
they waited
81 hav" hecn waiting for :, long time
past To 90 IN and expose the ~r",tcnue,..
politically and otherwise. rarticui. rlr
politically. OF those so-callcd public 9th
riils. hui We have hoped Of cuur.c ihs.
they would realize the wrong 'hcv have
lone sou. Now the time Is cu,ning 70
tight the doyi with his own tire. and
they'll cc' AL that's coming +" thcm anil
the public IN New Jersey pill learn -,
much they viii never hc amenabl, 10
Their manipulations in the future. w,
are getting ready. When We are thor
If YOU must remain shut away YOU n
not stay IN prison in vain
Nrs. stokes denied that shc or .nv.
members of IN. group to which she he
longs had sigue1 gu.nlan's name to ths
b letter t" l'rcsidcn: Wilson
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-26
VERMONT IS FOR WILSON.
state Democratic Convention In
strscts Delegates for HIN.

BURLINGTON. VI. May 25.-The Demo-
cratic State convention. in session here
to-day. expressed It's approval Of the
Wilson Administration and unanimously
pledged the support Of the Democracy
Of Vermont by instructing the eight
delegates to the national convention 10
support President Wilson first. last n
all the time.
The convention WAS presided over by
the Rev. J.. H.. Reardon Of Barre. n
Catholic clergyman. who heartily in
dorsed Wilson's course in Mexico. h
delegates elected are J. l. Kennedy of
Williston. =. II. Pollard Of Caveiidish.
r. II. DUFFY Of Rutland. ". r. Pond
Of Berkshire. Elisha Bigclow OF Lyndon.
willie. O. L. Luce OF stowe. Harry
Shurtlir OF Montpelier and j. c. Durich
Of Fair Haven.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-26
MISSOURI NOT FOR T. R.
chairman Of &. u. y. Delegation A..
tscka IOI0ncI'a America MAN.

ST LnrIs. May . Roosevelt will get
~ support from the Missouri delegation
~ m" Republican national convention
IN '1."ago, according 10 otto +. Stifel.
~''l'rnap Of the Missouri delegation.
7i'el IN - reply to "A telegram from
prominent Detroit business men solicit
-" hN, SUPPORT for Roosevelt. said TO-
'Isr' that hc thought none of the Mis-
,''u delegation would be Tor Roosevelt,
MAJ the Colonel vas q responsible for the
present Democratic Administration, and
'nit II was a poor America which pos
'''s~i only one true American.
Missouri will stand for a loyal Re-
publican, a member of the Republican
parry. and not for a man who by his
"'l'"n ~ wholly responsible for the pres
'N' Democratic Administration, which
.,li"n WAS prompted by personal ambi-
Won rssdrdl.Hs of the party or the peo-
.' OF the United States" said Stifel.
''o'tNeltS Americanism depends too
""'n on what will catch he car Of the
people FOR a moment and no, on un-
se'hs' American patriotism
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-26
WILSON LEADS STRAW VOTE.
Heads Roosevelt IN . Test Made ny
. Detroit NrNspapc

DETROIT. May .1.-Detroit Democrats
are elated over tn" result ~ a straw
vote taken by = local newspaper. and
are convinced that unless something hap
pens to empty the full dinner pail no.
body can beat Wilson in the race for
the Presidential chair.
In to-day's count men In business
blocks cast Iil votes for Roosevelt. "a
for Wilson and ~ for Hughes, Wilson
has a lead over Roosevelt If l2S in
a grand total of 1855. Wilson took
the lead when the factory vote began
TO show its strength.
The tabulated vote TO date is as fol-
lows: Wilson, Sass. Roosevelt, 6.3ie
Hughes. i,7Jt.