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CdriPLETE LIST OF CONTESTANTS IN TIMES’ GREAT PRIZE VOTING CONTEST ON PAOE *
No Tainted Ada.
NINTH YEAR, NO. X33*
INAUGURAL BULL
WAS BRILLIANT
SPECTACLE
PRESIDENT AND MRS. TAFT
AROUND HALL, GREETED BY
BCORES OF WELL>WIBfc(ERS —
ROOSEVELT’S FAREWELL.
WASHINGTON, March 6.—William
Howard Taft occupies the White
House today as president oV the I'nit
ed States after,the inauguration cere
moules’yesterday. which were murred
by the fiercest snow and slcei storm
in years. The backbone of the bliz
zard Is broken toduy and before night
train and telegraph service will be
come noimal. Through the night and
eaily morning the wind blew a gale.
Theodore Roosevelt, t*x president of
the United States, was given an af
fectionate adieu as he, with Mrs.
Roosevelt, left for Oyster Hay at 3:30
yesterday afternoon. Mr. Roosevelt
was happy that he had been relieved
of his official cares. He was greatly
moved by the affectionate demonstra
lion In his honor while waiting for the
tram at the station.
“Good ?bye and good luck to you,”
were his farewell greetings to the
thousands who witnessed his depar
ture. It was a magnificent spectacle
when the great crowd waved handker
chiefs In unison and shouted ”(iood
bye, Teddy.” Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt
occupied a drawing room on the Pull
man car ’’Clytle."
Mr. Roosevelt, in conversation with
ft lends, declared that he was glad to
give up his arduous duties.
‘ My, that waft a flue inaugural ad
dress of Mr, 'raft’s,’ ’remarked Mr.
Roosevelt to Senator Root. Mr. Root
tesponded; “It wu.-> splendid.”
The inaugural ball last night repre
sented a scene of rare beauty widen
quickened every human emotion. The
vast hall in the pension building,
v. here the bail was held, resembled a
uream or fairyland. Fair women, beau
tifully gowned; men whose names aie
known In every corner of the world;
diplomats in court raiment, statesmen
ii- somber attire, and officers of the
army and navy in their gorgeous uui
.otms mingled In the lavlshly decor
ated hall. In the gallery thousands of
beautiful American girls looked down
upon the scene.
President Taft and Mrs. Taft aud
Vice President Sherman made their
way around the great bullroo m.greet- (
in by sr%res of well-wishers.
The ptesldent had a delightful ten
minute reception in his room upon his
arrival during which he greeted a num
ber of his personal friends, including
\mbassador .lusserand. of France.
Hubert, Master (’hut lie and Miss Helen
i aft. his children, and Miss Toney,
nit aged aunt, who came from New
J.ngland to attend the inauguration.
. ttd on whom, as he met her. he be
.-.towed au affectionate kiss.
Both the presidential and vice presi
dential parties were met at the door
of tne pension building by the ball re
ception committee, of which Theodore
\\\ Noyes was chairman, and escort
ed to their respective rooms, Mr. and
Mrs. Sherman arriving shortly before
y o clock and the president hiu! Mrs.
Taft half au hour Inter. There wus
a cordial and hearty greeting to the
distinguished guests by tbe vast as
semblage whenever they appeared,
ami they were kept busy In acknowl
edging the applause of the multitude
and salutations of friends.
A chance gaze upward as the prom
enade was about to conclude brough’
ihe presideut face to face with his
< lilldren who had taken seats In his
box and there was a keen manifesta
tion of pleasure and affection In his
salutations.
Ten Thousand Attend Ball.
Music was furnished by the Marine
band and by Minister's orchestra, the
termer varying its promenade selec
tion of ‘ Hall to the Chief,” with the
Star Spangled Banner.” The com*
l ositlons were especially effective and
were sweetened and mellowed by the
acoustics of the court. Dancing was
indulged In us the hours progressed,
but this was Impossible earlier in tin*
evening because of the dense crowd,
conservatively estimated at IU.UOO.
President and Mrs. Taft weut to thfc
supper In the president’s room short
ly after 10 o'clock, followed by the
vice presideut and Mrs. Sherman. By
this time the hall was so. crowded
that ouly a small space at one end
could be kept clear for dancing.
Those who could find room took
positions lu the gallery to watch the
vast assemblage ou the floor, where
people of every walk of life rubbed
elbows and made their way about the
ball as beat they could.
With the approach of midnight
there was a slightly perceptible di
minution In the number of couples on
the floor and from this hour on the
crush was gradually relieved. With
the arrival of 1U o’clock the disciples
'of Terpskbore found better oppor
tunity for dancing and the entire floor
was soon tilled with a moving mass
that, presented a brilliancy of color
and galetV seldom equaled.
Although a part of the gallery near
the president’s box had been reserved
for the distinguished guests, diplo
mats and other officials mingled with
them on the floor.
Taft Dodges Speech.
The president and Mr* Taft and the
vice ptesldent and Mrs. Sherman re
turned front the supper to their box
«• 11:30 o’clock.
The president’s party hft the pen
rlcn building shortiv bcfoie midnight,
returning to the White Mouse as thev
had come, In anew automobile
Those who occupied the president’s
box were: President Taft’s three broth
err and the women of their families:
Vice President and Sherman
(lisr. Harmon, of Ohio and s.-nat ».
O'Connell Bradley, of Kentucky.
Vice President and Mrs Sherman
r« malned for a short time after the
president had left President Taft
was given a cordial reception and the
gjeiroii STinues
Frederick Carpenter Is Private
Secretary to President Taft
■L. li
inn
Ihl* U u picture of the iunb v» lio Ink cm tl<c plm-c of Secretary l.oeb In tbn
White bouMC. lie Is Frederick Inr prulrr, uud bus been President Taft's
secretary for u lone time. * t
grace ami beauty of the bull made a
fitting close to his day. He did not
Join iu the dancing and gently refused
when called ou for u speed
INGRAM AND CLARK
ON CITY OWNERSHIP
K. K. Ingram and Attorney Joseph
H. (Mark discussed municipal owner
ship of street railways before the
Brotherhood of the Grand Kiver-ave.
Harpist church. Thursday evening.
(Mark first read a lengthy typewritten
statement of his position iu opposition
to municipal ownership of such util
ities. He then discussed the subject
Iti general at some length.
Answering the argument that cor
poration ownership of franchises
breeds corruption in politics, Clark
argued that to have corruption there
roust be public officials inviting the
giving to them of money. He then de
clared thut municipal operation would
mean turning over the- roads to just
these very officials whom the public
ownership advocates declared to be
cot nipt
Ingram answered all of Clark's urgu
nu nts saying thai privute ownership
of public utilities tends to turn th°
profits to further capitalization and
political control.
"A city should be able to operate its
c at system or any other utility cheaper
than can an individual or corporation,”
he said.
Ingram declared that the doctrine of
j üblic ownership held good w ith re
regard to street vara because they are
a monoply ami there Is not opportun
ity for competition as in other lines
such as hotels and ateambouts.
TRIES TO KILL SELF;
SAVED BY MOTHER
SAGINAW. Mich.. March s—Mrs.
Wallace Green, who lives at 901 Al
mlra-st., made a carefully planned at
tempt to commit suicide yesterday by
the chloroform route. Her mother,
who lives near, called at her daugh
ter's home und not finding her in the
lower part of the house, started to In
vestigate.
When nearing the bedroom of her
daughter sh\* detected the fumes of
chloroform and burst open the door
to find Mrs. Green lying upon the bed
unconscious, anci to all appearances
dead.
The would-be suicide clutched a bot
tle of Milorofcuni In one haud ami a
heavily saturated cloth was across
her face. The mother threw the win
dows open and hastily summoned a
doctor, who revived the daughter.
Mrs. Green repented of her act,
which she said was caused by domes
tic troubles. Her husband is an en
gineer at the Schemni brewing plant.
SIMPLE SLAB ON GRAVE
OF “BUCKSHOT DAN”
MUSKEGON. Mich.. March s—The
funeral ol I)anlei McPhait. better
known as “Buckshot Han,'' who died
his little hovel by toe Muskegon, whe re
he hue' lived for over hulf a century,
was held yesterday afternoon almost
iu the open air. His little hut was so
small thui it accommodated only the
body, the minister and u few mourn
its. The others stood In the dir.
' Buckshot’s" collie dog. his compan
ion In the later years of his life, wak
one of the mourners and denied h»st
The Canine followed the procession l >
tin (’hidester c«*meftrv. where the re
mains were laid to rest.
A slmpl* slab will mark the grave
of the famous character.
NEW CORPORATIONS.
I.ANSING. .Mich.. .March 5. -Articles
of incorporation have been filed with
the s« < ret ary of state by the follow
ing concern?-: State Bank of Augusta,
$“0,000; I. tt Jones & Sons, Kalania
!/‘to fTTTT.mrp. Gtlhnett Rovv-AirruuiM.-
■To. Grand Rapids, $35,000; Carr Tele
'phone Cos. Branch; Ontonagon Land
I wav . $1 Oitn
( hrn Merr» W lilnt* (ism.
For sal*
PRIMARY BILL BY
DICKINSON IS
PASSED
BILL IS MUTILATED WITH AMEND
9V>
MENTS AND REPRINT IS ORDER
ED FOR HOUSE’S CONSIDERA
TION NEXT WEEK.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LANSING. Mich., March 6. —The
Dickinson primary election bill was
passed yesterday by the senate. The
only ripple of excitement wus caused
by Moriarty, of Crystal Falls. In his
eflurt to strike out the mandatory
( provisions on which he uiude one of
lis roaring speeches, but to no avail.
An amendment offered by Mapes, of
Grand Rapids, to include the entire
state ticket in primary elections gave
the lu-st test of sentiment for prac
tical primaries and a good deal of
oratory followed over this proposition
for with only 2G of the? 32 senators
'present the vote stood 10 for to 16
against a state-wide ticket, but the
vote ott final passagu was simply a
matter of political record and the live
voting against it hud to do so for the
sake of consistuncy. These wero
I Bolt, of Ravenna; Moriarty, of Crystal
Falls; M&ckay, of Detroit; Taylor, of
Kalamazoo, and Whitney, ol Merrill.
As the hill w’lis considerably mutil
ated with amendments, a reprint was
ordered, and will lie ready for the
house's consideration the first of next
week, when It will again be revamped
jointly with the Colby primary bill and
will probably result In an entirely new
measure. When the house w-orka It
(out It will be up to the senate again
to accept ot reject and the final out-
I come may not be reached for some
I time. Clearly there Is a stronger feel
| lug than ever for a wide-open stale
j primary election law, mandatory on all
fimlltlcal units, parties and officers, all
lon on* primary dav, or else wipe out
' lut! w hole proposition, but with exist
ing conditions in this legislature it
appears that some kind of a primary
I lav must be retained.
Th»* senate passed the hill by Wat
iHtis. of Manchester, which prohibits
me inmates of penal institutions from
having any weapons. It is an amend
ment to the old law to make things
n .ire stringent. Convicts violating this
act get five years more tacked on to
their original sentence.
FRED’K WEDEMEYER DIES.
CHEIJ3EA, Mich, March s—Fred
erick Wedemeyer, formerly supervisor
iof Lima township, and for the past 18
years a resident of Chelsea, died at
his home after a lingering Illness He
Übves a wife and daughter. The fu
neral will be held Sunday afternoon.
Stops "Salome'* Dance.
KANSAS CITY. Mo., March 6.—The
1 circuit court enjoined Gertrude Hoff
man, the actress, from presenting her
• Sulotne" dance during the remainder
of her engagement here on the ground
(that the dance is obnoxious to public
| morals.
|
l>«-croll unrf *l<-lnlty: Friday nliPii,
lut-rcHaluK eloadla* <m» tvlin proltn •» I »
timn t aaiMrilay, eloady with *oo«« **r
rain: rhlna tritiperaiurcj moderate va
riable :a«l«.
lonrr tllcManai 1 lireoienlwy v*ei«c».-
rr wltli rain nr Minn Ime tnnlaM nr
VNlnritHi i rl<ln« temporal ore s mnder-
Nle varHhlr n!nd>.
Hn«ln e«• -11 U e rrlntlna. N? fvi a a anil
feathers. Tbs ptsm. ne»i kind r at
t.vrvk* right Time* IVlntlna Cos., No.
jl6 John R.-at. Fhon* 149 ft.
FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1909.
NEVER AAIND TAX
RATE, SAYS MAYOR
BLITHELY
I
•’WE MUST HAVE MONEY FOR
CLEANING UP PURPOSEB” HE
TELLS TAFT CLUBS AT FIRST
ANNUAL BANQUET.
In honor of Presideut Taft's Indue
tlon into office, the North Eud - Tuft
club held its first annual buuquet in
the Griswold house, Thursday night,
and the occasion was one that will
long be remembered by tbe 200 mem
bers aud guests.
It was fitting that the event shouldg
fall on the eveuing of the day of the
president's Inauguration. The club was
one of the first in the country to take
the name ot Taft, though, ut the time
of its organization no one knew who
the party's choice for the presidency
would be. The club pinned its faith
to Taft and became u prominent fac
tor in the local campaign.
A feature of the toasts was Judge
Muffin s eloquent appreciation of the
new president. In which he reviewed,
bcleffly, Taft’s public career, layiug
pattlcular stress on his record as a
Judge.
The ouly thing mentioned against
Mr. Taft In the campaign last fall was
decisions in labor cases,” said tbe
judge. “They were three iu number. 1
I have reviewed them all. and I find
that there was no Justification what
ever for the attack made on Taft be- :
cause of these decisions. Should a
man be condemned because he has en
forced the law as he found It on the
statute books?
“Taft comes to tbe office of presl-1
dent with a greater experience, a bet-1
ter training, and, in consequence of
these, u greater ability tlmu any other
president, who has preceded him, and
he stands for all that is good lu Re
publicanism today.”
Mayor Ureitmeyer was introduced
by the toastmaster. Attorney Clyde 1.
Webster, as u man who has ’’made
good” every minute since he has been
on the job.
”lt is the little things that are g«e
Ing to count iu my administration.”
he said. “The big question, that Is.
the street car question. Is in the
I hands of the Committee of f>o and 1
'am sure they will settle satisfactorily.
But some of the little things ure al
most as important as the larger prob
lems. l ant going to awlk through tbe
streets once in a hwlle and give Jake
Haarer the dickens for the things he
doesn’t do. We want money for clean
log up purposes and will Insist on
having it. Never mind the tax rate.
That isn't going to run away from
us.”
Prosecutor Van Zile paid a splendid
tribute to the club ami Its campaign
methods. Other speukers Os the even
ing were Hugh Shepherd anti Aid.
Heineman.
Lansing o Man Finds
Violin Made in 1718 and
Values It at $5,000
LANSING March 6.—George C. Mil
ler. of this city, recently purchased a
violin for a small amount, and was
greatly surprised today to find tndlca
tions that the instrument Is a St rad i |
vai lus uud was manufactured In 1718. |
Violins of this make are rare and II
Mr. Miller’s convictions are affirmed,
he has secured an instrument the val
ue of which is estimated at Sa.UOO.
The history of the instrument, ac
cording to tacts related to Mr. Miller,
Is that the Instrument was an heir
loom in a family of musicians for
more than 100 years. It finally came
Into the possession of an heir who is
addicted to drink. He failed to re
deem It from a repair shop, and the
proprietor, not recognizing the value
of the instrument, sold It for the act
ual cost of the repairs made upon it.
Henry W. Tass, Brother
Os President, Is Lawyer
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Il> iii‘( %%, i ni. itri.lkrr <• t llir |trr«l*
na* n priimlnmi flgurr In Itjr
lunuMurnllna pfrmiu*j. Mr. Taft la a
lanirr nad nar of hla lan partarr*,
Mr. W i«k«nham, ratrrrd lha calilaM
«« ailurar) -grarraL
MRS. KEPPEL TO 00 WITH KING AND _
QUEEN ON CONTINENTAL TRIP
rtelurr Sri. (irortr Kepprl ut the left, nud l.udy Surnh \\ IUOII ut tlie
rlgbl. Picture »no taken ut Kpaom. Mr*. Krpprl l„ i« «-lo«c friend us
both Kina Kdnurd und i|uern klriuiidru. Mm- Mill pr«»bnbl> Mmiinpnaf
them on their continental trip. It Im reiMurkc«l Hint ouc of the kintf’u
clonemt friend*, wm the Int* Admiral Sir llenr> Keppel,
CAPTAIN HAINS
i IS ARRAIGNED
DISTRICT ATTORNEY ASKS DATE
FOR TRIAL OF MAN WHO
KILLED ANNIS.
NEW YOKK, March G. —(’apt. Peter
C. Muins, Jr., charged with the mur
der of Wm, E. Annls at the Huyside
Yacht club last August, was taken
from his cell in the Queens county
Jail at Long island city by deputy
sheriffs today and arraigned in the su
preme court, Flushing, when District
Attorney lie Witt asked Justice Uar
reiaon to set a date for the trial early
in April.
The condition of Cupt. Mains has
improved remarkably, according to the
officials of the Queens county jail,
since the acquittal of his brother, T.
Jenkins Mains, District Attorney Lie
Witt was prepared vigorously to op
pose the appointment of any luuacy
commission to examine ('apt. Mains
as to his mental condition at the pres
ent time and so informed (.’apt. Mains’
counsel.
The district attorney declared that
in his opinion Capt. Mains is sane now
and that he was sane at the time he
shot down Aunts on the Bayalde Yacht
club float.
c Plans To Have Soldiers
Carry Same Flags ‘They
‘Bore in Civil War
KALAMAZOO, March s.—Depart
ment Commander Col. C. E. Foote, of
the (i A. K., Is Just now being over
whelmed with applications for posi
tions as flag bearers for the parade
to l»e held at the time of the statu
encampment here In June
As the old flags which saw service
during the wur are available for the
parade, there is much contention for
Opportunity to carry the emblems. The
old soldiers who acted as flag bear
ers for their regiments during the
stormy days of (»l are coming in !
strong with requests for Jobs as col
or bearer*.
i The plan of the department com j
mnnder is to have the flags carried
by th*- same soldiers who carried them ,
during the war, and an effort is being
made to locate these persons.
SMITH TO REMAIN AS
POLICE HEAD AFTER JULY
Fred W. Smith will remain as police
commissioner after July 1.
This is the rumor about the city 1
hall now. It is well kn>>wn that
Mayor Ureittneyer hopes to secure
either a special act from Lansing or;
a charter amendment changing the
control of the polite department to a
commission of four men. If he tan
get thine* started in that direction, he
will not displat e Smith by another for
tlie short intervening lime before
such a commission plan could be
worked out.
My taking this course the mayor
will avoid Interference with the many
‘lnfluenees which favor Smith’s pol
tries and will not antagonize anyone
else as no tine will tie espet iallv an*.l
huh to get the commlssionershlp for
'ouly a few months
1 llnaadrr. I tulircllaa, 2* Xuiruw
MUST EXPLAIN
MOTHER'S DEATH
OFFICERS SAY SON OF MURDER
ED WOMAN WILL BE AR
RESTED TODAY.
HOLLAND, Mich.. March 5.: —Elton
Baldwin, sen of Mrs. Mar> Baldwin,
wiP be arrested toduy, according to
Deputy Sheriff Fred Barr and Prosed!
tor Hoffman, of Allegan. The son wi.l
be asked to explain lully the circum
stances in the death of his mother,
who was found unconscious on the
floor of bet farm home two miles front
Saugutuck. south of here, early Thurs
day. She died before medical usslsl
unce arrived,
Mrs. Baldwin a son says he found
Mrs. Baldwin, who hud lived oil tin*
Whitney farm for several years, near
her Led shortly after «'• o’clock. Her
skull had been fractured in three
places, apparently by some blunt in
strument. Blood covered her head,
fare and clothing.
The son, who is said to he half
witted, tells conflicting stories of the
murder, the officers say.
Thursday evening, at the Inquest,
held at Saugutuck, he told the officers
that he und his mother had retired
Wednesday evening, he going to a
front room and she 10 one in the rear
of the house. He suid he got up about
4:3u Thursday morning und went to
Ids mother's room to call her. He told
1 her to get up and she said she would.
He built a fire anu then went to the
barn, three-quarters of a tulle uwa>. to
do Ills morning chores. He returned
an hour later, he said, and found hi
mother on the floor, tier face covered
with a white cloth and blood stream
ing down her fa< »• and on her clothing
She was still breathing. Then he ran
to the home of Albert Hurlbut. a short
distance away, and then to the home
ot Mrs. Helme Baldwin and the worn
en went to the Baldwin home, when
the aged woman was found. She die 1
soon afterward.
WIDOW OF BISHOP
POTTER DIES IN N. Y.
NEW YORK. March f> Mm. Hli/a«-|
lath Scrlven Potter, widow of Plsnop
Poller, died yesterday at her home
here Hfter an illness of several di> ■». '
She survived Hlshop Potter only eigm
months.
Mnt Potter, whose first husband,!
Alfred Corning Clurk, left her an es j
! tute of several millions, was v«r> much '
jinterested In charity, and It was
’through her interest In •liarUabU in
stitutions conducted b> tin- Protestant'
| Episcopal church that th« friendship
which first formed resulted in her
(marriage to the late Hlshop of New
York
Mis. potter had been for tears u
sufferer from bright s disease, but
nothing In her recent condition bad
prepared her relatives and frieuds for
iier death on short notice.
So confident were her nous that their
• mother was In no danger of sudden
i taking that her death found three of
jtheni abroad, two, K. Ambrose Clark
arid Stephen C. Clark, in England,
land a third Robert 8 (Mark in China J
* The fourth son. Edward S. Clark, was
; with Mrs Potter when she died. The
funeral services will lie deferred until
jlllie arrival here oT the Tw o sons now
tin England.
I A C«BB»rol«J credit Is. Ratlag^-
FIRST
EDITION
ONE CENT
Will BE BEFIEIT 8H
1150,000,000 01
END OF YEAR
CHAIRMAN TAWNEY DECLARES
GOVERNMENT’S EXPENSES
HAVE INCREASED RAPIDLY IN
PAST FIGHT YEARS.
WASHINGTON, March 6.—The sen- 4
ate met today at noon to consider the
nominations of President Taft, but the
house will not couveue again until
tiie beginning of the special session of
congress to b« called ou the 15th in
stum. The sixtieth congress ended
at noon yesterday and it glided into
the sixty hist su imperceptibly that
the change whs scarcely notfeeable.
Vice-President b'uirbauk* delivered an
address in response to resolutions
thanking him for the conduct of his
office. After adjournment the proc
lamation of t lie* president calling the
senate in extraordinary session to
consider presidential appointments
was read by (lie new vice-president,
Mr. Sherman.
Ctterly lacking In all the stlrriug
incidents usually marking the closing
of a congress, tile house at 11:59 1-2
o’clock uws declared b> Speaker Cau
nou to be adjourned without day. Hav
ing reconvened at It) o'clock in the
morning the two hours were spent lu
| cleaning up conference reports and
| passing a few hills of no great public
interest.
Speaker Cannon received a unani
mous vote of thanks which he ac
knowledged amid loud applause.
The special committee appointed to
we.it upon the president, as is the
custom, reported that he had no fur
ther communications to make. The
speuker wished the members peace,
health and prosperity and the bouse
adjourned, the members marching over
1 to tile senate.
During the sessions Chairman Taw
ney of the appropriations committee
in tlie house declared that the expendi
tures of the government have at no
time except in war increased as rap
idly as during the pust eight years, pri
marily caused by popular and execu
tive demands upon congress for ap
propriations for the exercise of rights
and functions belonging exclusively
to the states and the abnormal and
Unnecessary war expenditures in time
of pence.
Appropriations during the past eight
years, including the fiscal year, 1910,
he said, were equal to $7,007.8X9.183,
and he declared that at the end of the
present fiscal year there will be a de
ficit of $150,000,000. He severely crit
icized tiie executive branch for sub- N
mitting estimates of expenditures far
in excess of estimates of receipts.
Mr. Livingston < Georgia». the
ranking minority member of the com
mittee. characterized the appropria
tions as stupendous, Raylug they ex
ceeded those of the last sesslou by
$35,010,754 ami greater than at any
two sessions prior to 1898.
He declared congress should be
commended for the millious it had re
fused to appropriate, ’•notwithstand
ing |lie pressure brought to bear by
the executive and the badgering of in
numerable interests on all sides clam
oring to get their bands into Hie treas
ury.”
Senator Culberson submitted a
statement covering the past seven
years, stating that the Increase of ap
propriations for 1910 show an increase
over those for 1903 of over $328,000.-
000. or about 51 per cent and that the
treasury’s estimated expenditures for
1910 exceed 1902 by over $375,000,-000,
ait increase of 03 per cent in eight
1 years.
In the failure qf minority leader
Clark to present the usual resolutions
to the retiring speaker. Mr. Payne,
the majority leader, presented them
and Mr. Cannon in reply alluded to
Mr. Clark's attitude without mention
ing it specifically, and said
“After all Is said and done, in the
affairs of parties of men. what Is need
ed in the public service is virile men:
men who favor policies that they be
lieve in and hu\e the courage of their
convictions. Whether it be the ina
jortty or the minority, and a minority
virile and patriotic is as necessary as
is u majority in a government of the
people st: "Vi. mi n In p f* as
well .< In piHat** life, strike above the
belt and tell the truth.
Plays Deaf Mute But
TalKs When Officer Orders
him To Throw Up Hands
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FLINT, Mich., March 5 Under
Sheriff Frank Green returned to this
city with Charles Klness a fugitive
from Justice for two weeks, who is
wanted here on a charge of forgery.
Unless was raptured in a lumber cutup
21 miles from Indiun He had
been representing himself as a deaf
mute and had just drawn Ins pay, pre
paratory to leaving for the southern
phrt of the stale.
‘ I’m giml >ou *e git me.' said
Hines* when t a officers ordered hltu
to throw up Ills hands a-> he sat at the
breuktast table in the rue»» taut at the
camp. "I haven t had a good ulght s
sleep since l weut away."
Hint's told the officer that tha night
h* escaped from Onawuy, he walked
westward through the woods for about
3& miles He engaged hltuself to work
for a man by the name of A C. Spree
man. giving the hanie of W llilatu Beil
and pretending he was deaf and dumb.
He remained with Spreeman for »er»
oral days and then went to the lumber
camp, which was about two miles frook
Springvllle.
Coder Sheriff Green received a Up
that Hi ness whs somewhere In
north country and started on hi* 1 "
search He went to Indian river an 4
t4M*n drove the 21 miles to the lumbdfl
ramp*. * J
Job PrUIUi 4n»» rl*bt. Tl«*s Prisnl
lr, cV.. 11 John H.-SU Fheae llli I