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COnPLETE LIST OP CONTESTANTS IN TIMES’ GREAT PRIZE VOTING CONTEST ON PAOB §
No Tainted Ads.
NINTH YEAR, NO. 133-
PRES. TAFT SAYS HE WILL PURSUE—
POLICIES OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT
TAFT AND SHERMAN
SWORN INTO OFFICE
IN SENATE
FIERCE SNOW AND SLEET STORM
MARS INAUGURATION CERE
MONIES—PART OF THE PARADE
IS ABANDONED.
<| NEW VultK, March 4. There 1» J 1
\ a strong piobublllty that If Thro i 1
(dot* Kuuii-vt-U uI liny, man- i 1
\ ug. i tw get holne tonight. lie wl Ii
Sdoit L> leg powti Report* from i[
\ Oyit«i Buy ami oil L*>ng Island \
Ji tuwnn art- that mighty a nou iblfis \
i are piling op uIon k the roads and
i plenty of them in th.- lona »ti*.-toh
]i of three mile* from Oyster Bay stu- \
( i tlon to Roosevelt s home. \
i 1 So hea\j mi.- these drift* that /
i| many automobile parti*** hu\e been , 1
i ( compelled to uhitrtdoii their rna- i
i, chines and hire farmers' wagon* to
i, reai li tin railroad stations Trol i 1
<i ley set vice on both the north and i 1
1 Mouth shores l* tied Up. I
'| it was expected that Ml. House /
\ velt would r* .o h ttyslei May ahoul i
i li o\ lock t ii now i
S no certainty of Ills reaching home
Ji before tomorrow .
WASHINGTON, March 4 - William
Howard Tult wag Inaugurated pre. i
deni of the l lilted States in the sen
ate chamber ot the capltol. at noun
today. The teirifl* storm which ha
raged in Washington for twenty four
hours made the outside cer* mouy im
possiole. The parade also was pruc
tieallv abandoned, leaving only uu es
cort lor President Taft back to the
White House.
Inauguration day was ushered In
with a fierce snow and sleet storm
The storm was punctuated by flushed
of lightning and thuuder. It struck
Washington In its worst fury shortly
after midnight and the national Capi
tol was cut off for some time from the
outside world so far as wire communi
cation was concerned.
The wires of both the Western
Union and the Postal Telegraph com
panies. after having given trouble all
night, went down completely under the
strain. Even the 10/al weather bureau
Could not g*-t reports of Washington
weather conditions.
Trains hearing visitors from the
southwest, west and north weie snow
bound and many could not reach the
capital in time for the purade. Penn
svlvania-ave. was filled with snow and
slush. The snow alternated with rain
fall during the night and early morn
ing, and was accompanied by peals of
thunder and flashes of lightning, 't
was one of the most remarkable me-j
teorologlcal demonstrations ever wit- j
pegged.
Mr. Taft said he did not mind the
snow an«i wind In 'he leas:, but Sena
lor Knox, in charge of tin* program,
declared It would be unwise to sub
ject the aged chief justice and older
members of the senate to such severe
weather.
As soon as the newly made president
had completed his address lie was es
corted to his carriage by the commit
tee and driven buck to the White
House, his carnage being surrounded
by Troop A., of Ulevelund. mounted,
it was announced that President Taft
would review the parade at hast iu
part and that that feature would not
be abandoned although It was greatly
curtailed. few of the political marching
clubs caring to negotiate the heavy go
iug, the snow being almost to a mans
knees in the streets. The military
and the marines and blue jackets,
however, took their places in the line.
It was ten forty five o’clock when
Messrs. Roosevelt and Taft reached
ihe capltol. They were In a closed car
ilage, accompanied by secret service
men, and memoers of the committee
of arrangements.
The ceremony of Inaugurating the I
president followed the inauguration of
the vice-president, In the senate cham
ber, and was witnessed by a brilliant
assemblage.
A picturesque feature of every in-
Luguratiou was witnessed, this being
ihe appearance of the ambassadors
and ministers from foreign nations.
With all the pomp and < eremony In-,
clileni to court etiuuette at home they *
came Into the room, their resplend
ent and myriad-colored garments ]
forming an attractive picture of color
against the decorous black of the:
American dignitaries Hbout them. The '
diplomats took the place of honor as
signed them.
Following them, in the order named, i
came the members of the cabinet; the
delegation of visiting governors; the
admiral of the navy and his aide; the j
chief of the army and his Hide; officers
or army aud navy, who by name have
(i'ontllip on r««» Sexea.l
TWO DETROIT ESTATES
PAY INHERITANCE TAX
A receipt showing that the estate of
the late A. Judsou Burt paid an in
heritance tax of 91.229.51 was filed in
probate court Wednesday, The as j
ypsainent was paid on property valued
at $129,422 30.
The estate of the late William E. .
Qulnby has recently paid a similar tax <
amounting to $2.323 84 on an estate'
valued at $244,614.27.
Job Prlaflos done right, lime* Print*
tog Cos., 16 John R -at. Phene 1486.
Ipeiroif
WM. h. TAFT, OF OHIO, AND JAS. S. SHERMAN, OF NEW YORK
BECOME PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT TODAY
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I*let urea aIIM|..J|3aaSMMN Taft, of Ohio, uad J:tiar» *<-U«•<>!«■ raft Sherman. of trw York, wlio wrrr elected president and vlce-pre*ldeiit of tl»e l oiled
State*. Tbolr Induction into 4* filer today Tn Y% nntilngrton, brniglu 200.000 « Ullur* ti* the nntlitnnl t-npllttl. Mr. Tuft wa* formerly a Jurist la t'lu
elnuutl, later ndv o*-nt**-iernnnl of the I tilted .-Mate*, »jo% Muur-fearra I of the Philippine*. uad »ri*reti»i-| r of nur, lie la a gratlnate from Yale.
Ylr. Sherman na« formerly rangrtatmaa from New York. Ife la a atNleattinn of grt-ni ability.
SH! MAYOR HOLDS
BREATH AS TIFT
IS SWORN IN
SILENCE IN CITY HALL AT
PSYCHOLOGICAL MOMENT IS
BREITMEYER COUP—COLD WA
TER TOAST IMPRESSIVE SCENE.
For five minutes, Thursday noon,
ihe machinery of the city government
was nr a standstill in accordance with
Mayor Breltmeyer's request for a sus
pension of business as u mark of te
spoct to President Tuft, at the time
w iiei. the oath of office was scheduled
to be administered. In every city
tfflee, even those under Democratic
control, the mayor's request was
heeded.
Up to within a minute or two of the
appointed time, 12: lu, the mayor was
engaged In earnest consultation with
a delegation of contractors, and it
looked as though the mayor was going
ti* forget a!! alx/iit the proclamation
as far a° his own observance of it was
concerned. But presently the door
swing open, th*- contractors filed out
ami the mayor, in the presence of Sec
retary Van Fleet and a few friends
who had dropped In. drank ad» .ir
water toast to ’’peace, progress ami
prosperity" and a successful admin
istra; ton.
Ulty Controller Dorenius. although
a Demot rat, paused iu the signing of
a big uunch of bonds and sent word to
his clerks to follow his example.
In the schools and in many public
placer throughout the city the inaug
uration was similarly observed an l
not u few toasts were drunk In down
town burs.
Mayor Breltmeyer sent the follow
ing telegram to President Taft during
the forenoon:
On behalf of the people of De
troit I extend to you their sincere
felicitations upon your elevation
to the most important public office
In the world and their most hearty
wishes for peace, progress and
prosperity under your administra
tion.
STEPHENSON
IS RE-ELECTED
MADISON, Wls., March 4.—United
States Senator Isaac Stephenson was
re-elected at noon today by the legis
lature In Joint session. Mr. Stephen
son received 63 votes.
Soaking a cheap lead pencil in lin
seed oil will Improve its writing qua.-
itJes and make its sharpening more
eary.
PRIMARY RILL
IS ACREED TO
I
Committee of whole consid
ers MEASURE BY DICKINSON
ISCHANGED MATERIALLY.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LANSING, March 4. —The Dickluson
primary election bill was under fire till
noon wlu-n it was finally agreed to in
commltte* of the whole but pending
concurrence to the bill a« amended
ih* senate adjourned for dinner. Dh’k
inson says the material changes made
in the hill are u« follows: Circuit court
judges may be nominated by direr'
vote on petition thereofT; submission
of direct vote made mandatory on
counties not now under the system;
question to tie put up to the voters ou
first Monday in April, 191 U; district
nominations made mandatory in cltle*
of more than 7U.00U population; op
tional statement by legislature candi
dates re I itive to support of candidates
so: United States senators stricken
out.
WOMAN KILLED
BY BURGLARS
SAUGATUCK, Mich.. March 4.
Mrs. Harry Baldwin, a widow living
tw’o miles east of here, was found
d<ad in her home with two bullets In
her tight temple, this morning. She
was evidently killed by burglars as the
house was completely ransacked. Her
body was discovered by her son.
Several barns have been fired in this
vicinity lately and much excitement is
created bv today’s murder mystery.
N. Y. BANKER
KILLS RIMSELE
NEW YORK, March 4K. (’. Hoi
lins. head of the banking firm of F
l\ Hollins & Cos., with offices at No.
II Wall «t., committed suicide today Ht
his home. 621 West 138th-st., by inhal
ing Illuminating gas At the offices of
Mr. Hollins it was stated that the only
cause the suicide was ill healtlt
countr7es~mobilize
TROOPS FOR CONFLICT
SAUNA CRUZ. Mexico, March 4
i Nicaragua and Salvador are mobilis
ing troops for war. The Salvadorean
warship Presldente has sailed under
sealed orders, presumably to bombard
Nicaraguan ports.
THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1909.
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FOREMAN OF TWINE
PLANT .IS CALLED
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»appears before grand jury
IN PRISON INQUIRY—RUMOR
OF IMMUNITY DENIED
JACKSON, Mich., March 4. (Spe
cial.) —Prosecuting Attorney Keecu
and Attorney Hark worth both deny th<j
rumor that the matter of calling ex
Warden Armstrong as a witness b
fort the grand jmy upon promise of
immuuity from prosecution is being
tenously coushlered. They state if
any him h thing occurs It in some tiling
beyond their knowledge, and Warden
Armstrong states he has not agreed to
any such proposition.
He does not say, however, thut the
matter has not been discus led. Fore
'mail Myer ol the twine plant was
: called as u witness this morning.
From those who ure In close touch
will, the grand jury investlgutic u it
Is lentied the state practically lies
made no headway toward convincing
the jury that an Indictment again:. t
any one should he returned.
Profs. Allen and Anderson, of the
mechanical engineering staff, state uni
versity, are here as witnesses before
the grand Jury today. Allen was eu
gaged hy the- prison board, together
with Prof V rent more to inspect the
prison machinery.
SCORES PRISON
CONTRACT LABOR
J.ANBINH, Mich March 4. — (Spe
cial.)—At a public bearing before the
Jackson prison house committee today
.on the bill by K«-p darken, or De-
I trolt, to abolish c onvict labor by con
tract, Hal H Smith, of Detroit, lu
supporting the measure, scored the
I prison c ontract labor system severely,
calling It a menace to free labor and
a breeder of dishonesty whieh should
I be wiped off the statute books,
| Ham penna, of Detroit, also spoke
j vigorously for the bill and against the
(system. Sentiment Is growing in fav
; or of the measure.,
Alleged Forger Locked Up.
Charles Esper. charged with paas
ing a forged check on William Anklin.
a grocer at Hunt-st. and Joseph Cam*
pau-ave.. was arr»*sted by betectlvsi
j Golden and Bandenier. Thursday, on
a CHpias Issued by Justice Stein Me
had failed to appear after being releas
ed on ball. Esper was first arrested
Jan. 8. when sifting as a Juror In the
i c ircuit court lie was released on
i bail and failed to return.
Look Itliurtlf, we nsk no sudden or
thoughtless purrhaso. Don't tide* our
word, but Inquire when you order. It
IwllJ he Stroll • Beer. Pbwns Mata SIS
for s cm*.
MOTHERS' LEAGUE
! T0 KEEP UP SCHOOL
i BOARO EIGHT
ORGANIZATION MAINTAINED AND
WOMEN WILL KEEP ON HUST
LING—FLAG INCIDENT AIDED IN
LEONARD’S DOWNFALL.
"The women of the Fourteeuth
ward, or at least, a goodly portion of
them, feel that they ure avenged on
Hupt. Martindale and Inspector
uni for ih* ir insult iug attitude in con
nection with the flag incident some
time ago.’’ says Mrs. Evelyn L’reus
ere. chairman of the Mothers' league,
who led the tight among the women
in the primaries last Monday.
!t was Mrs Creusete, representing
the Women’s Relief corps, who made
the tender of the American flags to the
schools, and who was rebuffed.
"We consider it a stinging rebuke to
Mr. Leonard for the unpatriotic atti
tude he took in regard to the presen
tation of the flags," says Mrs. Creus
ere. "We felt that lie as inspector
from the Fourteenth ward, should have
been one of the first to see that the
flags were presented. because the
Western high school Is iu our ward
His Interest should have been with
the school and not with the suporlu
tendenf. The flag incident aroused
th** women of our ward more than any
thing else. Many of them called me
tip by 'phone and I explained It fully
to them at numerous homes and at
various times, so that there was a
complete understanding of his action
in upholding Mr Martindale.
"While this was the principal cause,
there were many other reasons why
we felt that w«- could not consistently
support Mr Leonard, and which made
us determined to make an active cam
paign this year. We carried on a cam
paign of education by means of print
ed pamphlets, showing up his record,
and what it meant to the taxpayers
It wiitlnued on Tat* Mi.l
1,000 LUES LOST
ON CANTON RIVER
VICTORIA, B. <’, March 4 —One
thousand lives were lost on the (’an
ion rl\er near Hong Kong as the re
sult of the overturning of a kerosene
lamp on a flower boat, wrhich wat*
chained to other vessels.
The fire spread rapidly t.» the other
ships and resulted In one of the wurtl
disasters known In the \ trinity of
long Kong
The news (if the < atastrophe was
brought to this < ity by the Akrirch
Main, which hu* Just docked at this
port
Will Prosecute Lawless Corporations
But Encourages Business Interests
Pursuing Progressive Methods.
-Urges Tariff Readjustment
At Early Date.
WASHINGTON, March 4.—Presi
dent Taft, after his inauguration in
tin seuate chamber today, delivered
lilk inaugural addreas. He declared
he would pursue the policies of *Theo
dore Roosevelt, enforcing the law
against the lawlessness and abuses of
power of the great combinations of
capital invested in railroads and in
dustrial enterprises carrying ou inter
state commerce.
President Taft assured the business
interests of the country, however, that
he means to encourage those pursu
ing proper aud progressive methods.
He says the revision of the tariff
should secure an adequate revenue
and adjust the duties in such a man
ner as to afTord to labor aud to all
Industries in this country protection
by tariff equal to the cost of produc
tion abroad aud tho cost of produc
tion here. President Tuft urges the
readjustment of the tarifT at an early
date so business conditions may be
come normal. His speech follows:
My Fellow Citizens Any «>n« who
take* th»- outh 1 have Just taken, must
(eel u heavy weight of responsibility.
If not. he has no conception of the
powers and doth* of the office upon
which Ji** Is about to enter, or tie is
lacking In a proper sense of the obliga
tion Which the oath Impose*.
The office of an Inaugural address is
to give a summary outline of the main
policies of the new- administration, so
fai us they can be anticipated. I have
had the honor to be one <*f the advisers
of my distinguished predecessor, and.
as such, to hold up ids hands in the
reforms he ha* Initiated.
I should not be untrue to myself, to
my promises and to the declarations of
the party platform upon which I was
elected to office, If I did not mukc the.
maintenance and enforcement of those
reforms a most Important feature of
my administration They were direct
ed to the suppression of ttie lawless
ness and abuses of power of the great
combinations of capital Invested tn
railroads and Industrial enterprises
carrying on Interstate commerce.
The stops which my predecessor took
and the legislation passed on his rec
ommendation have accomplished much,
have caused a general hult in the
vi• lous policies which created popular
alarm, and have brought about, tn the
business affected, a much higher regard
for existing law.
To render the reforms lasting, how
ever. and to secure at the suine tiino
freedom from alarm on tin* part of
those pursuing proper and progressive
business methods, further legislative
and executive action are needed Re
'lief of the railroads from certain re
strictions of the anti trust law have
been urged by my predecessor and will
1 be urged by m«
On the other Imnd, the udmlnlstra
PROTEST IS MADE
BY SPIRITUALISTS
HEARING IS HELD BEFORE JOINT
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON
SEN. ANHUT’S MEASURE.
(From 4 Staff Correspondent.)
EANaiNG, Mich.. March 4—(Spe
cial.) —A lurge delegation of spiritual
ists wtre given a hearing by the Joint
legislative committee on the hill to
prohibit the practice of palmistry,
clairvoyant e and otih r similar devices
for gain, Introduced by deuator An
hut of Detroit.
Geo. B. Warne, of Chicago, president
of the National Bpli Ituallsts associa
tion. spoke against the bill, quoting
legal decisions which hold this society
Is entitled to the same standing be
fore the law as all other religious de
nominations. The hearing will lie con
tinued tonight when K. W. Sprague.
Sam Hernia and Ed. S Groce, all or
Detroit, and slate* committee men of
the society will speak against the
measure*. Mrs. E Snow Hoyt, of Bat
tle Greek, president of tin* slut** so
dtty, is present, aud will speak against
rht hill at the hearing this evening
Impottor Swindle* Grocer*
A "phony" agent for the brunch of
fice of the ’ll. J Heinz Hlrklo company
at No. 81 Macomb xt . Is reaping a
harvest from small groceries In the
Polish district. He collected sls each
from Mrs Ostrowski. No 746 B< hanan
»t.. and Mrs Toblnn, No. 865 Guilin*
st Officials of the company state that
their regular man is sick, and that the
alleged collector is an Impontor.
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Friday I rlnlng irmpmitiirr Friday nail
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lag light anti xarlahlr.
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LAST
EDITION
ONE CENT
tlon U pledged to legislation looking
to a proper federal supervision and ra
ni fiction to prevent excessive issue of
bond* and stocks by companies owning
and operating Interstate commerce rail*
roads
Then. too. a reorganization of thn
department of Justice, of the bureau
of corporations in the department of
commerce and labor, and of the Inter
state commerce commission, looking to
effective co-operation of these agen
cies, is needed to secure a more rapid
and certain enforcement of the laws
affecting Interstate railroads and In
dustrial combinations.
To Mafeguurd l.egltluiatr Business.
I hope to be able to submit, at lha
first regular session of the incoming „
congress, in December next, definite
suggestions In respect to the needed
amendments to the anti-trust and in
terstate commerce law. and the changes
required In the executive departments
concerned In their enforcement.
II Is believed that wllb (be ckaagee
to be reeoiumraded, Americas baelaese
can be aeeared of that measure of sta
bility nod certainty In respect ta than*
things tbnt ntny be done nnd those that
nrc prohibited, which Is essential to tho
life and growth of all business. Nsch
a plan must Include the right af tha
people to at nil themselves of thasa
methods of coiublalng capital and ef
fort deemed necessary to reach the
highest degree of economic efficiency,
at the su me time differentiating be
tween combinations based upon legiti
mate economic reasons und those
formed with the Intent of ereutlag mo
nopolies nnd nrtlflclally controlling
prices.
The work of formulating Into prac
tical ehapo auch changes is creative
work of the highest order, and requires
all the deliberation possible in the in
terval. 1 believe that the amendments
to be proposed are Just as necessary
In the protection of legitimate business
aw In the clinching of the reforms
which properly bear the name of my
predecessor.
\r matter of most pressing Import;
anca la the revision of the tariff. In
accordance with the promises of the
platform upon which 1 was elected, I
shall call congress Into extra session,
to meet on the fifteenth day of March.
In order that consideration may be St
once given to a bill revising ths Ding
ley act.
This «li on Id secure an adequate rev
enue and adjust the duftee la auch a
manner ■■ to afford to labor aad to all
Industries In tills country, wbetber of
the farm, mine or factory, pro lectio*
by tariff equal to the difference be
tween the cost of produetlou abroad
and the coat of product 100 here, and
have a provision which shall put Into
force, upon executive determination of
certain facte, a higher or Bnaaluvune
tariff ngalnet those couutrtee whose
trade pulley toward ue equitably re
quires such discrimination.
It is thought that there has been
su< h a change In conditions since tho
enactment or the Dlngley act. drafted
(Continued on Page Sovea.)
TRIES TO CARRY
OFF YOUNC GIRL
CHILD SCREAMS WHEN MAN
SEIZES HER; SUSPECT ARREST
ED AND IDENTIFIED.
While walktug on Buchauau-st., near
Grand Rlver-ave., about 7:30 o’clock.
Wednesday eveulng, Lillian Bernie, 14
years old, of No 29 Mulberry-pl., was
seized by a uihu, who started to car
r> her uway. Tbe girl screamed lusti
ly and tbe man, after vainly trylug to
• inlet tier with pi utilises of candy,
finally dropped her and ran.
The girl reported the incideut to
tlie police of Grand River station and
Precinct Detecilve Ed Gill picked up
Sam Ni< hols, aged 4u, who was loiter
ing in the neighborhood of Buchanan
nuu Grand River. He was positively
ldtiutfi«-d by the Bernle girl and Jus
tice JefTries, Thursday. Issued a war
lunt charging him with assault and
battery.
Nichols was In the police court. Tues
day, charged with disorderly conduct
and v as fined s.<, with the alternative
o' 10 days in the works. His fine was
paid by a aalooukeeper.
Nichols was arralguei before Jus
tice Stein at noon. He declared that
be knew nothing of the charge against
him. and that he was ‘either drunk
or crary." Justice Stein adjourned
the case to March S.
CLAIMS DAMAGES FOR
RAZING OF BUILDING
Asa sequel to the tearing down of
the building at No. 914 Chene-st., last
January, b> the foreigners of the
northeastern part of the city, the Kk
h. rdt-Be kei Brewing Cos. filed suit
for di mages in the circuit court,
Thursday, against Clinton J. Kdga>.
Veronica Hlrsch. Louis Schmid, the
Schmid Slsman Cos. und Ignatius Lerch
enfeld.
The building was leased to the brew
ing company by Veronica Hlrsch in
1907 foi live years. It was sublet to
Vincent Farwona. who handled the Ek
hutdt-Be« ker Brewing Co.’s beer. Lat
er the premises were sold to Ignatius
Feichenfeld and b) him to Clinton J.
Edgar. The plaintiffs claim that thsaa
sales and transfers wers part of a
scheme to them out of the leaae.
and that the defendants finally, oa
Jan. 16. had the building torm dowa
and carried away.