The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-12

Tuesday night, They're doing it
again"
ITS bad for young kids" declar'
ed grown boy They &c around
cafes and other places with their
papers and see thirgs they
shouldn't DE allowed TO soe!"
Attorney John "A. Sunday. once
a newsboy, made a speech to the
gathering. in which he promised
them that he would DO all he could
TO see that they get "A square ceal.
After The meeting adjourned. the
boys decided that no wonderful con
| cessions had been made &c them,
and the committee that was ap-
pointed To look after their interests
visited The Free Press oHicc and
conferred with Circulation Man
aged Roy r.. Hatton. H. the con
ference were number Of police in
uniform and plain clothes. After a
great deal OF talk. Mr. Hatton
agreed 10 confer with the Toys and
the other circulation managers
! some time wednesday.
Stories OF intimidation continue
! 10 come to The Times. Ed Jack.
son says he Was the victim OF an
! experience that reads like a dime
thriller, lie was selling rhe Times
near the Ford factory, be says,
when along came an auto truck
containing two men connected with
the News circulation department
and a number OF copies OF that pa
per.
Jackson says that al a signal
! from the auto nine men seized him
| and placed him ia the tuto. He
was taken TO the News office and
| submitted TO severe grilliDg, he
declares. He says he was threat
ened with bodily harm if he again
appeared in that vicinity with The
/ Times
Keep away frcm Ford's tomor-
row and Thursday. II YOU want 10
keep healthy" he alleges is the
language employed by one of the
News circulation managers Police
protection for Jackson has been
asked By The Times
Meanwhile. The Times II still
selling copies OF the paper TO the
boys az 80 cents per 100, as il has
in the past. Thu boys latest slo-
gan IL, Buy The Times, tho only
newspaper IL Detroit"
Six newspaper vendors, arrested
| Tuesday afternoon. at Woodward
! and Forest.aves., on charges OF dis
turbing the peace. went 10 police
court. Wednesday morning 10 have
their cases heard by Justice Sellers.
Attorney John 4. sunday, who Of
tered TO defend them. had decided 10
ask for jury trials. but in the mean
time +. G.. Pipp, editor.inchief OF the
Detroit News, appeared on the scene
as special envoy and diplomat.
Mr. Pipp. apparently had been in
! telephone communication with JUS.
| tice Sellers before the latter ascend.
| ed the bench. At any rate the cases
" ere not called. and 1t was learned,
in "A roundabout way, that Mr.. Pip
had obtained an adjournment until
Saturday morning.
Meanwhile. he conferred with Tom
Cole and the other defendants out
side the building, advising them 10
keep quiet for a few days and all
! will be Well
Cole says be wants 10 stand on
his own feet in the matter of his
discharge. II don't want anything
done for me that is going TO hurt
the newsboys," he said to The
! Times.
mo matter how this strike ends,
said another boy, we are going to
stand up for The Times, and we are
| going 10 push the sales OF that paper
as hard as we can. We know when
we are we'll treated, and we are not
in the habit of forgetting fair treat
ment. either. We know II is wrong
70 snatch papers out of peoples
hands, and some OF us have been
| trying 10 advise the strikers 10
avoid the rough stuff. We know The
Times is not with US in that"