The Detroit times. [volume], January 22, 1909, FIRST EDITION, Image 1

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NINTH YEAR. NO. 98-
SENATORS CAUSTIC
IN REFERRINC TO
PRESIDENT
SENATOR RAYNER SAYS AFRICAN
TRIP WILL CONDUCE TO PEACE
IN UNITED STATES—JURISTS
* GET $2,000 BOOST.
WASHINGTON, Jun. 22.—Senator
Rayner, of Muryland. commenting on
Ole presidents proponed African trip,
in the senate, yesterday ufternoon.
.aid it vsuk announced six weeks ago
that a ' great faunal naturalist was
i.'.out to proceed for a distant contin
»at In seurch of animals which so far
I avc never exicted in ull time, so far
as 1 have been able to discover.”
"I am not a game butcher, but 1
am u scut of ibUulugittL. und 1 know
a white rhinoceros or an ourung
otitung with u nost* three Inches long,
mi far us n.y researches Into natural
I I story ext* ml.”
“The senator should take care about
the statements he is making on nat
ural history.” suggested Senator
Bacon.
"You may get into the Ananias
club.” added Senatoi Bailey.
"Well, I am an expert on this par
ticular.” added the senator from
.Maryland. "1 want to say it these
animals do exist there Is no earthly
» jttbt that they will be exterminated
by this great faunal naturalist. I do
i .it object to it because I think the
donation of SJG.OUU by the Smithson
ian institute to meet the expense
< f thut expedition will be conducive
to the peace and general welfare of
the nation, temporarily, at least."
Senator Bacon, a regent of the
Smithsonian institution, explained
mat that institution had not devoted
a dollar to the proposed trip, but that
tiie money hud been procured from pri
vate sources.
Bailey’* Stinging Remark.
Senatoi Ruvner then spoke for in
creased salaries for judges ol' the fed
eral courts, the amendment under con-
being to increase the com
pensation of s-i district Judges from
y O,OOO to fk.OUU. frt* declared that th,*
federal judges would he better wliett
their appointment is taken away from
the president and insisted that under
the constitution congress has a right
io place it in the hands of the supreme
court.
Rayner declared that the president
did not go to the leaders of the .bar
oi to bar associations .to get snggea
lions for the appolntmeht of judges.
"No.” said Bailey 'he goes to thj
corporations, as a rule, for recom
mendations.”
Tillman, in a reaping voice, sug
gested that some of the judges were
on the payrolls of corporations while
they drew their salaries as Judges.
Bailey said he was sure Tillman
would wish to recalßbat charge.
T Simply have the suspicion and l
will not withdraw it," said Tillman.
Bailey, disavowing any sympathy
with the statement, said he hud no
ticed that th** corporations for 20 years
nad been extremely active in the ap
pointment of federal judges.
"If they are not on the payrolls, ’
~atd Tillman, "they huve accepteJ
> pedal coaches and gone about In
my state. 1 had a good deal of ex
perience with them in my state while
1 was governor "
Rayner said he had noticed that
Judges who had served corporations
often go against those same corpora
tions as soon as they get on th' 1
uench. ano declared that they showed
a devotion to their duties which was
not biased by any consideration.
Would Like More Money.
A lcng colloquy took place between
Halley and Hayner as to whether
judges should not fill their places for
ihe honor rather than for the salary,
i \cept that they should be
enough to support themselves and
lamllte* and to educate their ctatl
d,en. Mr. Hailey inquired whether
the senator from Maryland would not
lather have the name of Jefferson
with all his bankruptcy rather than
0 f tt Vanderbilt with a swollen pat
rimony.
The time was, said Bailey, when
Americans looked forward to educat
in* their sons and then with that
education and a good name allow
them to go out Into the w-orld and
achieve success. Now, he said, the
ideas of people had so changed that
they looked forward to giving their
boys a fortune and "the girls a dower
which may attract a brainless crown
ed head ot a nobleman from the other
>ide." He said the Increase proposed
for these Judges was only In line with
the extravagance of the times.
"I like the honor of my ancestors,
said Hayner, "but I like them to leave
me some money also. I would like
less honor and more money
The action of the senate fixing the
salary of federal circuit Judges at
SIO,OOO was reconsidered and reduced
to $9,000, w hlch represents an Increase
of $2,000, the compensation of federal
district Judges being Increased from
$6,000 to SB,OOO.
POINTS TO CHILD LABOR
IN MICHIGAN FIELDS
CHICAOO, Jan. 22. —General Secre
tary Owen R. Ixtvejoy, of New Y'ork.
speaking of the fifth annual national
Child labor conference yesterday, said
that It was not alone In enclosed
places that children were overworked.
In the berry fields of New Jersey, In
the vegetable gardens of Delaware and
Maryland, and In the sugar lw»et field*
of Michigan. Nebraska and Colorado
and In the tobacco fields of Connecti
cut, Kentcky, Virginia and Pennsyl
vania. he declared, children were em
ployed as much as 12 hour* a day.
#•% Prlatlsi done rig', l Tlmr* rial*
fa.. Ift John R -st Photo* 14*1
Alesaadsr, I mbrrlla*. M Moaro*.
sThc Iteiroii OTimcs
Consul Cheney Was
Killed as He Slept
® ,1
ijf cli
Tlm*n<- plioluitrnpbM »hu« Consul Cheney
oml Vlr». ffceii«-y, who were killed In
Ihe % uirrtenn eunwulnfe In W«-a»tun
h> I lie eurthqunke. Tlielr l»odle»ha««-
been reentered from the ruluw. Itolli
ttere found In bed. shot* In* that they
tt ere killed while they elept.
KNOX AND ROOT
j ARE SUMMONED
I WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. —Subpeuas
j have been served ou Secretary of State
! Elihu Root, Senator P. C. Knox, of
i Pennsylvania, and Assistant Attorney
]General Charles W. Russell to appear
today before ‘the federal grand jtitv
now Investigating in this city the gov
ernment's libel suit against New York
and Indianapolis publishers. Secre
tary Root will appear before the graud
jury at noon, and Mr. Knox and Mr.
■ Russell will follow.
trained Bloodhounds
Secured by Binglu.m
To Truck Criminals
NEW YORK, Jan. 22. —Two trained
bloodhounds have been secured by
oi ch r of Police Commissioner Bingham
to be used tn tracing criminals. Tin*
dogs are the pick of the kennels of
Mann lug Cleveland, a wealthy dog
fancier at Poughkeepsie, who breeds
jthem for a pastime. One of his blood
hounds. Most, is as big as u man.
j The dogs have been In the city for
Several days, and are being kept in the
! city's kennels In the Bronx. Trained
handlers are with them. It Is not safe
to loosen the dogs; they are always
handled in leash, by experienced men.
j • The dogs were shipped secretly at
' night, as it was desired to try them
I out with as little publicity as possible,
i They have been worked out over the
j roads and fields of Duchess county
and are In the pink of condition.
•Mr Cleveland has been breeding and
; walking bloodhounds for several
yearr. He has paid large sums for
trained dogs and firmly believes In
their ablllt} to trace a man when put
upor the trail at the right time.
POLICEMAN QUITS
AFTER 42 YEARS
j NEW YORK. Jan. 22.—Chief Inspee
i tor Moses \V. Cortright, "the honest
: cop," has begun a vacation. Police
j Commissioner Bingham announced,
and no man in the police department
I believes that Cortright will return to
I active police duty. He Is 69 years old
and has been a policeman for 42 years
almost to the day, naving been appoint
■ ed to the
i he will receive u pension of $2,500 a
! year—‘half pav," the commissioner
, may be pleased to call It.
BOOKS OF PRESIDENT
ARE INVESTIGATED
■ 1 ■■ ■ "■
ST. JOHNS. Jan. 22. The account.!
of A. C. Cameron, president and man
ager of the Michigan Wagon and Im
plement Cos., with offices and factory
here, are being Investigated by the
directors. A director says the books
are In a badly mixed condition. Cam
eron left for Chicago the first of the
j week. He said he Intended visiting
th Panama canal. The accounts of
Emil J. Mueller, head bookkeeper, who
accompanied Cameron, are also being
looked Into.
9UPREME COURT CASES.
LANSINO, Mich., Jarr 22 —The an
! promo court finished the rail of the
day before noon and adjoined. The
following rases were -submitted •
Gerhard vs. Ford Motor Cos.; Rich
ards vs Mlchlgnn Pressed Steel Cos.;
I.nttinyvs estsie; Harris eg.
How; 'Vchall vs. Aetna Indemnity Cos.;
Anker vs. Bchrelb; Brown vs. Spiegel.
Killackcy vs. Killackev; Granger vs.
Darling, Heese vs l.nmore; Betting
| house vb. Hettlnghouse ♦•state.
I Call for FrWay: 67. 68. 98
PLANS PROMPT AID
FOR ACCIDENT
VICTIMS
BOARD OF COMMERCE SEEKS IN
STALLATION OF "FIRST AIDS”
IN MANUFACTURING PLANTS,
WITH AMBULANCES CLOSE BY.
A movement has been inaugurated |
by the Board of Commerce to por- j
vide for more prompt aid to workmen j
injured in factories. There are cer- 1
tain, no mutter what precautions be ■
taken, to be a large number of per-!
sons hurl In the manufacturing plants
every year, and the board advocates
two methods of lessening the danger
and pain attendant uppn tardy reliet
for the injured.
At present, it is generally necessary
for the injured person to go unattend
ed for a longer or shorter time until
an ambulance can be brought to carry
him to a hospital. Some time it is 1
more than an hour before an ambu-!
lance can In* had.
One of the recommendations of the i
board, which will be worked out later. 1
1 is for the installation of first aid sup
plies in manufacturing plunts and the!
instruction of some of the employes
in first aid work. ,
In addition to this, the Board of
Commerce vvill suggest that four am- 1
hulances be located in police barns by |
the city or in tire engine houses where
ihej vvill be available to districts that)
now lack prompt service of the kind.!
These would probablj be automobile ;
ambulances and the cost of mainte- 1
nance would be more than offset, It
is believed by the relief they would ,
bring.
The Board of Commerce also ad
vises fhui there he legislation requir- ■
ing the registration of ull typhoid and i
tuberculosis cases by the attending \
physicians so that measures may he
taken to diminish danger of contagion. 1
KNOTTY POINTS IN GRADE
SEPARATION CASES
Four very important legal points
are involved in the Junction ave. grade
reparation < ases, now being argued in
I the supreme court. Corporation Hally
j appears lot the city, while one of his
1 assistants. Edmund Atkinson, is of
; counsel for the appellants, having
argued the cases in the local court i
prior to his appjolntment to his pres
ent position.
| Three appealing property-owners
cktira greater damages than they were
awarded ir. recorders court, their
claims being: American Car & Foun
dry Cos., $25,000; Union Transfer Cos ,
$12,000, and the George P. Schneider
Cos.. SII,OOO These flruis claim dam
ages for Interruption to business while
the separation was In progress, and
also claim damages for the extra
| amount It will now cost them to handle
freight. Hally contests both tbeso
claims us unfair.
On the city's side. Hally contends
that abutting property-owners are en
titled to no damages as the railroads
have a right to raise or lower their
ttacks on their own right of way as
they deem best. He also argues that
the fact that no grade line had ever
been established for Leavltt-st. and Me-
Gregor-st., at the point of intersection
! with Junction-ave., near the grade
j crossing, deprives propertyowners on
J those streets of the right to dam
ages.
The decisions on these points will
have an Important bearing on future
I grade separation cases.
LINCOLN’S CENTENNIAL
TO BE OBSERVED HERE
Feb. 12, the centennial of Abraham
Lincoln's birth, will be made a pub
lic holiday throughout Michigan, In a'l
pn.bubllliy. News to that effect is
expected from Lansing.
In any event, the day will be cele
brated In Detroit with all the cere
mony which it deserves. In a meet
ing of the Board of Commerce and
council committees, Thursday after
noon. It was decided to have the
schools closed and to organize a street
parade In which military and fraternal
organizailonf will take part.
Secretary C. B. Sawyer, of the Board
of Commerce, Is endeavoring to se
(tire a speaker of national prominence
to address a mass meeting lti the Light
Guard armory on the afternoon of that
day. A chorus of school children will
furnish par* of the music fop the ex
ercises. There will also be memorial
exercises of a patriotic nature in the
schools the afternoon of Feb. 11.
Mayor Breltmcyer Is to Issue a pro
clamation (Tiling the attention of the
citizens to tne nature of the day and
asking them to decorate their resi
dences and places of business.
RESCUER OF MISS
ELLEN STONE IS DEAD
1 ROSWELL, N. M . Jan 22.—Selim
Shakir, the guide who piloted a body
'of Turkish troops through the moun
tains of Macedonia, to rescue Miss
Ellen Stone, the American missionary,
kidnaped by bHgands and held for
i ransom, died 1r a hospital here yea
Iterday of pneumonia.
HUNDREDS REPORTED
KILLED OR INJURED
TANGIER, .Tan. 22—Hundreds of
persons are reported killed or Injure 1
by a lan ’sM 1 ' -rd a se
vere earth shock In the region e<
of Tetusai. . ,»s hav°
been destroyed
A renrrniigrniaat of salaries of the
rlrtk* In the naaeavora* nfflcr nml a Inn
In that of the city treasurer Is now
t>innn*'d In both tiffices the work
j has increased greatly und this ln
«• i »-/i bn* foTu.n i.fu.i certain of the
clerks Increases In ealury for thHie
Ia 111 be reeiimrm*nd<*d so that mi In
crease In the salary estimates for
1 both offices may be anticipated.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1909.
MORE THAN 200.000 EARTHQUAKE
REFUGEES CRY FOR ASSISTANCE
*-IT J. > '>
Thin picture *hun« Injureil mmlwir« of th« recent enrthquakr awaiting triiiiwporlniluii ut III* >1 rant mi railway *tn-
I Inn to hospital* In Home Mini n flier clllen. It l* enlliiillleil Hint more lli.'in ’JIIO.IHtO refngt-e* from Messina.
Heggio, unit the other* plucea that were ilev uwtatetl l>> the earl hgtink «• cr»- in (nytirla, tiuil other eltlea of
Southern Italy, appealing for nlil. The tuik of fiirlug for the»c v let Ini* Ik the moil stop* utlou* ever under
taken. The relief luemure* an fur hnie been wholly Inmlf ((mite, hut the ufHclnla lire eutleav orlng to control
the Mlluntlon.
CARRIERS ELECT
OLD OFEEGERS
BODY NAMES LIVINGSTONE PRES
IDENT. INSTEAD OF LEAVING
SELECTION TO DIRECTORS.
An unusual tiibute was jvaid to Pres
ident Willium Livingstone, of the Lake
Carriers' association, Thursday after
noon, in re-electing him for another
year of service. Ii is ihc custom of
the assoi lution tor the* board of dire
tors to choose all the officers.
On this occasion, however, J. C.
tivuns,.of UufTulo, rose before the di
roctois hud retired for the election
and moved that the directors ho in
structed by the* association as u whol**
to le-elect Mr. Livingstone. The mo
tion went lit rough in a hurry and the
president responded with a shor
speech of thanks.
There are no changes in the* of
cer* for the year, although sonic
changes were made in the directorate.
The following will serve another term:
J. H. Sheadle, vice president; Harvey
D. Goulder, general counsel; George
Marr, secretary ; George* P. McKay,
treasurer; A. R Rutnsejr, shipmaster
All these livu in Cleveland. Thomas
Kennedy, of Buffalo, was made grain
superintendent. New directors are; F.
W. Gilchrist, Aieppa; J. S Ashley,
Cleveland; K. T. Douglass, Buffalo; W
H McGean, Cleveland.
A commitu* of tie* Carriers w ill tak •
up the ’iiaft* r of alleged overcharge!’,
for coni us**d as fu**l by the associa
tion's fi°ef An pppeal may be taken
to the interstate commerce commis
sion
The local passengers’ line officials
are discussing the mutual lnsuranco
plan evolved by the freight carriers
and will hold a meeting to consider It.
They may put the proposition up to
the Association of Passenger Llues of
tin* Lakes.
| Marshall Alan (lets
Unique Neu spaper
From Sunny Italy
MARSHALL. Mich.. Jan. 22. —A copy
of "Koma ” a daily paper published at
Naples, dated Dee. 31. haa been re
dived by Steven Trupluno In a letter
ft uni C. C. Miller. It is the first news
paper from any city In Italy to reach
I Marshall since the ■appalling disaster
of Christmas week.
Mr. Truplano prizes the paper verv
highly as it is the first one from his
native land and printed In his own
tongue which he has seen In a ntim
, her of years He was much affc. te !
by th* harrowing accounts of tie- ter
rible destruction wrought and of tie
suffering and b<—**• of his countrymen.
The paper*is a six page five column
.affair and with the exception of the
last page which Is devoted exclusively
to advertising Is filled with dlspati te
! concerning the catastrophe The head
lines nf the earthquake extend «■ ros ■
the top of the first page and read ' Ia
dlstruxlor.e dl Me- ina e la devast,
zlone della Calabria."
Typographically the paper resemhl* *
those printed in tnl. country r-nr
ago.
If you have n friend yon would li .e
•to see win one of* the m,ignlfb<n T
prlre.- in the Detroit Times flre..t
Prize Voting Contest. c«-n ' :1.« n,i•
In at once that th»* contestant mat
cure the - prestige and Incrte-d
chances of winning that goes writ ii
, good start.
WHERE LIFE IS
WORTH LIVING
♦ 4
Holding that hot It luitl been itiilll' of
Improper conduct, mid th.«i one wit*
iim bad ua tlie other. Judge Murphy
Thursday afternoon refused a decree
1 of divorce to both Cornelius \N caver
1 unci hla wife, Henrietta.
Ur. >larr.» A. Oartleld. a »«■ «f ‘he
martyred president, who was reeeut
ly made president of Williams col
lege, will be the guest of honor nt
the annual dinner of the William*
College Alumni ttssoelutiun in the
Detroit club next Monday’ night.
It Ik the barber*' turn to be "Jacked
op,” now that the |» harm aclat a and
i veterinarians have hail their Innings
In the police court Hubert Met'oy,
of the barbers' examining board of
the state, swore <>ut a warrant,
Thursday, charging Henry J. V\ iggh\
a Batea-st barber, with plying his
trade without a cei titivate.
Controller Uorritiii* I«hk been seareh
luit the Ina to letiru where the city
will get the money to pay for the
hospital site In tin* real of t • race
hospital, which was purchased In
1905. Thu* sit* cannot be paid for
j out of the rbonds Issued for a «<>n
| taglous dtseus* hospital, as that
building will n<»w lie erected on tlie
Hamilton boulevard site. Tt Is proba
ble that tin amount needed to coin
plete the Brush st purchase will he
spread in the next year’s taxes.
Citato hospital lias offered to put
i dins* half the land mid the city may
find a purchaser for the remainder.
Corporation foiin**l llally has ren
dered no opinion to lhe rtt'cct Ihitl n
i li-\v cx tmin.ng lioitid must be select
ed to t- si rt|>pllc;tnts for tit. positions
ot a sl‘,..nt boiler Inspector*. The
hoard appointed by Prof M K Coo
i ley. of the t'nlverslty of Mtchlgiin.
i- decided to have terminated its
labors when It recommended the
1 Ctioli .• of a chief Inspector last
spring.
Hell red I'nt mlnum John I-". Webb died
'I hnrsdny nlgbl in hi* home. No, -3H
Twentieth-*!., after a long Illness
If*- Joined the force in IH7J and In his
eurli'i days distinguished himself as
a <h icetive under Capt K. I'. Culver,
now in iliaty* of Trumbull station.
Later he was assigned to duty In
; the recorder’! court, where he re
in.lllH and ilitll 1 . til' and
N oeii use for netlnn wH« Ihc verdict
rendered h> it Jury In Judge Hurlin'*
court, Thursday afternoon, In the
ras« brought by Clarence t\ I'alvln
| against I’liarbs Dndet. n saloonkeep
er Calvin was shot through the
lin'd band bv I Mobi .Jurlng a Raw In
t!,.- Intt'i « saloon at Frankmi si
m*l st Niibln nve. In March, l'"*7.
The lure jo Id Droid was instill 'd In
j th* -hooting Calvin ask'-ft for $-5,-
O.io damage*.
George VV . Itndforil. whose nuinnge
llienl of «evernl entute* Ik ..niter serti
tin\ of tin ■ Hurts. I* really si k hli
physb'iati I>i It. A Jamieson,
making .in affidavit In Judg" Mar
tilt - court Thursday aft* moon tJ.at
Nf> Itadfoid I.- suffeilng from colic,
' , and Would not be out for a week.
I Th * use of Henry J M> ler against
Itadf'ud was s< 1 for In e III* 111 Judge
Mll phys « ourt Thursday t>ut the
anroun< • lio n• was made that th<* «!•
fetid.i ti t was 111 Jtnlg' Murpliv In
s Is! •"! 1h..» leg.l pr-H's or his Ilitll KS
be pro.lu' * and On the str'-ngth of
th.- ifth lii \lt th* hearing vv 1m post
pon.d until Jan. .’►>
I ’re .1 *.-binning. n Gratiot township
wood sawyer, while working on the
f Ilf Iborire Lelfe "I flu ft .id
Z road. Tliiirmlii v fell igaltist .a
r pld \ r* .olvlng s' aft and Instantly
Ills clothing 'v is stripped from him.
having nitn V'ltimg a ti'iktl. and an
a-t"iil*hed look A blank, t whs bor
row'd f' "in " nos the horse* aml
I'r | was taken hunt' If' 'v is only
sligV.il' bruised by flo accident
llnried trensare was tli** lure tliiit drew
11 niofl "I eager, excited I'utr* to file
e l l v il iiiii'tmr /round af • Michigan
,i\< and Clippeit st., Thursday after
n x.n n.i I-• t them to • biwdnu wild
tv In *» di t. Th"., ai« a 1 wavs a
'few's .* i•' ! •' « it the dump lo'.'kitij
roil foi "llrids. nnd on* ~f these had
nil' *»v. I'd a coin that look'd just
like * dollar of f'OT j,„, t.ore .v 1
.hr hard f’nwlselv he
|.d t i P an t ..... wh«
S '..11 >1 i row.) Dump l’”f' fiwii It *v
Mahon man g»>,| t., c- t or t of t ,«
Mate . .it 'is t’ a I w -a* dug 111. and it
‘ on. pronounced It < o.int.-i foil i h
s« nt foi d-d* tlv. . -d not 111. and
|e.| Sf H 'S' 'r. t IWlti op Klnic
(tOrniOf The pile of r. f.t. In wli'.'^i
Uk- ee* mu*** e VW» fouled ..u.l
coll. f|OM Ih. :»t. \*l r ,|, , St -.v.'
Most of the Poles who found the
v. ilt h. but the tip ■ l> t - pr. .1
nnmt.d tlw; neighborhood t.» look ..ut
cl os* i v fofrountcrf.lt 1!»w7 dollars.
Job I'rlntlng «|ofic r ig' Times Print*
| lag Go., 15 John Ft-st. I'hons It'JS
HUGHES HUMES
FJL WALLIS
ALBANY, N. Y., Jnn. 22. —The notn
-1 ination of Frederick A. Wallis, of
New York, to bo state
.'or insurance. was sent to the senate
vestenluy by (Jov Hughes. The term
, is three years and t arries a salary of
$7,1*00. Hie re were but a third of
die senators present when the Wallis
nomination was received, and they
were greatly surprised. No one In
the senate chamber had ever heard
jof Mr Wallis. It Is likely that the
| nomination will be continued.
Fibhcrmen Rescue Men
Who Were Adrift in
Lake for 18 Hours
MKXOMINEE. Mich., Jun, 22- Lars
Xelifou and Fetor Anderson, of this
place. were rescued off ‘‘Chambers isl
and. Green Bay, by fishermen late
yesterday afternoon. The men had
been adrift on an Ice floe for is hours,
with death staring them In the face,
and subjected to a wind and snow
storm which was very severe The
men went out late Wednesday to lift
some nets. They had almost com
jdotod their work when a strong wind
moved the lee on which they were
standing.
JUDGE SENTENCES DRUGGIST.
SOUTH HAVEN, Mich, Jan 22. — i
Judge Desvolgnes sentenced Charles
| H 1,. Van Alatyne, druggist of this
i place, who was convicted ot keeping
a place where liquor was sold in vio
lation of the local Option law. to I*o
days in Jail and to pay the costs of j
prosecution, amounting to fto2. with
♦in days additional sentence if costs:
are not paid.
RURAL CARRIER DISAPPEARS.
ALMA, Mich.. Jan. 22 Lester ,
1 Thomas, a rural mall carrier has been]
| missing from here several days He
left for downtown Tuesday, saying lie
would return home soon. The efforts
of his wif*> to locate him have been
futile. Thomas fell heir to sl,7i"i some
time ago. He was Bf, years old
TODAYS ENTIRES.
AT NEW ORLEANS.
First race, ♦> furlongs, selling:
Hiram. 1 ot*; hr Nash, 105#; • M J.
Whelan, lul. Kinmesha 11.. In?.
Haughty, lu7
Second race, furlongs, selling:
\nJetus, 107, Mettle Firute, lus. Profit
able, 107; *Una. !*t», •Billy Strong,
102; Dorothy M . 10"; •Tapioca, si
Third r.v »•, 1 2 •Annie
Donohue, to. I'at Ornus, *Kd
dia ey, 100. TA NARUS«1 1 1 ► y Robinson, ids*,
hick Rose, 101.
Fourth racc\ f> furlongs -oiling t\
Ulanip, 1*1; Alamo. I**7. Blue Ban, 103;
•Lidv • hatema:. 100. Baby F 105;
C mail. 10?,. Hollow, lot*.
Liftft race*. 6 fcrlofigs,selling:
Qul k Spring. 01, Bon Mot. 1"h, Uo
coon. h'7 Walter McClain, in;*: Ben
Whlln ley, 106; *Red Devil, l«i4, Atn
hltlons, 11a. Joe Levy, Id*
Sixth i ia', *. furlongs. - Bing:
huivin. 1* ♦», rilff Cole, loy, Ruii *ba
100 ♦Morning light, 10L l.ychortnda.
I«♦.*,. .Manic, lof. *
• \pprent|< e allow >n e.
Weather clear; DffJCk go" i.
It th -t»» .-I*l *-r Ik h» h m.niinl run. rn
(lon "i ihr Vm rienn |««iM-tnllmi •»f
fl. n* ral HnotnVc Agents held in St
.Vcigustln. , Fla. Tt' iredav. It was .I*-
rittvd ti* »!««-• t next ' e>i '» tl Prttult,
o|»«*ntn*i on June IS, i«l"
i < •■■arc Ini < I. i.ii t •> iincioK*
FIRST
editig:
ONE CENT
REDUCES RESERVE
IN MICHIGAN
TOWNS
SENATOR ATKIN OFFERS BILL
AMENDING BANKING LAWS
WETMORE WANTS INSURANCE
AND BANKING OFFICIALS TO IN
SPECT BONDS.
LANSING. Mich., Jan. 22. —Senator
Atkin, of Croawell, introduced & bill In
the legislature yesterday amending the
banking laws by reducing the reserve
of banks in towns of less than 2,500
population from 50 to 26 per cent. Cer
tain bankets favor this bill, fearing
that burglars may raid rural banks
if deposits should ruu high. Senator
Wetmore, of Cadillac, Introduced a
bill making the state Insurance and
banking commissioners the proper au
thorities to pass on bonds furnished
by state banks. He bull
fleers have the proper data for the
luting of ImnkH and surety companies
and are in a better position to pass on
these matters than the auditor-general
or secretary of state.
The following bills were also intro
duced :
By Bates, of Moline, to prevent the
adulteration of parls green. London
purple or other drugs used as Insecti
cides. He sr.ys dealers use 50 per
cent of buckwheat which so weakens
the "dope” that spraying does no
practical yood He also ntroduced a
bill 1 reventing tile adulteration of
agricultural seeds. If tbis becomes
law seeds must he inspected under
the direction of the experimental sta
tion at the Michigan Agricultural col
lege and cannot be sold till labeled
by the proper officer.
Home Ruls Measure.
By Kowle, of Suult Ste. Marie, the
hist bill looking toward home rule un
der the new constitution, it contains
a clause providing for the
referendum and recall, grunts cities
the right to be governed by a eommis
sioti if desired, and authorizes the ap
pointment of a committee not less
than nine to prepare charters and
amendments to be submitted to a vote
of the people at auy regular election
if due within 60 days. A majority
vote adopts and iu per cent of the
voters can prevent a move to amend.
By Kline, of Addison, another pro
vision for the election of the super
intendent of public instruction as aa
operative act.
By Kingman, of Battle Creek, to
annual the act relative to fractiou en
gines on the highways. At present
only six-ton engines are permitted.
Tills will allow tor the big improved
moguls weighiug 12 1-2 tons, or any
other self-propelling affair.
By Burnaby, of Kent, to patch up
the primary election law of that coun
ty which was moved by ex Senator
Fry at the lust session. This is only
a safeguard in case there is a failure
to pass a general law.
By Wet more, to provide for the
publication, preservation and distri
bution of the "toncon" "hnauual of
1 i#o7.
Thu legislative Journals were order
cd mailed to all lecturers of state
granges.
These new bills were introduced In
[the house:
By F. C. Miller, of lonia, regulating
the sale of fruit trees und agricultural
seeds; by Chambers, of Gratiot, an
othei primary election bill; by Whel
an, of s-fliiawHHsee, to abolish the high
way commissioner’s department and
put road repairs under the county sya
teni. This would put Horatio Earle
out of a Job; by Kimmerling. of Mon
roe, amending the drain laws;' by
Austin, of Wayne, for the greater
safety of passengers and employes -on
street railways; by Flowers, of Wayne,
amending the law for better security
against the practice of attorneys go
ing on ball in cases where they are
interested.
Miller Offers Measures.
Guv Miller, of Detroit, introduced
r two hills, one to amend the law asses
sing tailroads and other transporta
tion companies; the other amends the
j law providing for suits against for
eign corporations; by Straight, of
Bninch, making an appropriation for
the st;ifc publlc x aeoofceHlmllar to the
i c.iio introduced in the senate; by
Giles, of Muskegon, amending the
highway law to cut out the cash as
sessmet^s
i Sc ntlment for a civil service law
in this state grows apace and pros
pects seem good for its adoption this
session The bill Introduced by Sen
ator Mac Kay. of Detroit, will be the
basis of such an act.
Woman Admits She
Has Three Husbands
| And Is Not Disforced
KALAMAZOO. Stub. lan. 22
Mrs. Jerome Newman win was ar
ivsted I nursilay afternoon on a
charge of big.on■ olmns having three
husband aii |( -;«ys .-be never has been
| divorced The Woman, who lives near
Gab sburg. was tttken Into custody as
.the result of a £i»ni plat lit made by .1
■ Heller, who <ivs he i- her first bus*
ba:»d \ Hfc charges that she deserted
him 'o mati v Newman, the man with
whom she was living when arrested.
Heller algo claims sue was once mar
r|. 1 io a m. ii named Williamson, who
lived in Canada.. The woman *ay»
Helb i bft h*r and she thought him
■!♦ t d She went to Uanada and mar
r|. i William*, n but grew tired of
him end re turned to Newman and her
two children She did not believe a
,|lv,, r . »> n.-cc <-:iry to remarry In C'an-
1 r , - ( TT,
( mil tor* of ( hurlrx I ncui. of Hoaitae,
ImiikriiM'i are rosl-.Mii* the prefer
• i:.,- gl\ n the l’onil*<* Savina* bonk
l>. o e’iattc'l mortgage and wrlU a*k
!m I« > sw.m to o-d*-r payment* made
t the bonk repaid to the general
| fund of lh< rotate.