The Detroit times. [volume], January 27, 1912, LAST EDITION, Image 1

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DETROIT’S ONLY
PROGRESSIVE DAILY
TWELFTH YEAR, NO. 102.
ASKS COUNCIL TO DICURE
FRANCHISE OR THREE-CENT
CAR IIRIS FORFEITED
D. U. R. Nullifies Rights By
Charging Five-Cent Fare On
Hastings-St., Says McCarty
MOVES FOR NEW CHARTER
Presents Resolution Providing
for Vote On Matter In Special
Election In April
BOARD OF COMMERCE
HOLDS OBSEQUIES.
They held the obsequies la
the Board o( Commerce rooms,
Saturday noon. The three
committees which had worked
ao hard and faithfully until
“cold feet’* appeared, in the at
tempt to induce the people to
vote a 12-year franchise to the
Detroit United Railway, held a
meeting for luncheon and a dis
cussion of the reasons why they
had not been able to be
guile the voters.
The subscribers to the fund
for the purpose of scattering the
“truth” about tile franchise in
pamphlet form all over the city
and setting It forth from all
the billboards that could bo
hired for the cause, tound out
how much they would have to
pay to meet the expenses. The
total expense incurred by the
Board of Commerce was $2,900
according to a statement made
Saturday morning. This Is well
within (he amount guaranteed
by the emembera, who leut fi
nancial assistance to the deci
sively rebuked attempt to “put
over” the Thompsou-Hally fan
chise.
Aid McCarty, of the Thirteenth
ward, offered a resolution in the
adjourned meeting of the common
council, this afternoon, declaring that
the Detroit United Railway, by oper
siting Brush cars over a portion of
the Fourteenth three-cent line on Has
tings-st., on a five- cent fare basis,
Las forfeited the old Detroit Railway
ordinance aud has no further rights
under it.
The pjderman base* hia resolution
on nw. 107 of the ordinance, which
sots forth the rate of fare and pro
vides that any attempt by the grantees
or their successors to collect faros
in excess of those called for in the
ordinance shall render the latter null
and void.
Aid. McCarty also introduced a
resolution, calling a special elec
tion for April 4 for the purpose of sub
mitting to the people the question of
a general charter revision, it was
supposed that the question could uot
be submitted until the general elec
tion next fall, and Corporation Coun
sel Lawson bolds that view, but Mc-
Carty looked up the amended law
aud be Interprets It to mean that the
council can call a special election
lor this purpose if It Is so disposed.
‘Of course, I expect some opposi
tion. but I believe 1 am right and
I'm going right ahead, notwithstand
ing the corporation counsel. ’ said Mc-
Carty. “We followed Hally’s advice
and tried to amend our charter by
the piece-meal method and where did
it lead us? The supreme court held
(hat Hally was wrong and now’ we’re
right back where we started.”
Still another resolution that Aid.
McCarty offered today, is one, di
lectir.g the corporation counsel, the
police department and the health de
partment to investigate conditions on
the cars of the three-cent lines and
enter complaints against the company
tor failing to live up to the require
ments of the oidinance In this respect.
“The mayor and Judge Hally In
1 heir campaign for the franchise, said
ft was tip to the council to secure bet
ter service,” the alderman declared.
“I think It Is also up to the corpora-
Fion counsel's office, too, and 1 pro
pose to see that It gets busy.”
The meeting of the council this af
ternoon is primarily for the purpose
of canvassing the vote cast in the spe
cial election last Tuesdo.v.
TWO HURLED TO DEATH
BY SPEEDING TRAIN
BENTON HARBOR. Mich., Jan. 27-
—Two were killed and two others
mjured today when a Michigan Cen
tral passenger train, entering the
■ity struck a farmer's sleigh. The
dead are Sophia Muff 48, and her
daughter, Rose Muff, 16. The injur
ed are Herman Muff, 60, and his son,
Harold. 9. The accident occurred at
Hickory Creek Crossing where the
road cuts the tracks at a sharp curve.
Muff saw the train approaching hut
hi horses became unmanageable and
dashed on the tracks.
906,400 Jews Live In New York.
NEW YORK. Jan. 27.—The Jewish
of New York city was 90ft,-
400 on Jan. 1. according to figures
published in to day's issue of the
American Hebrew’. The same Jour
nal in 1902 computed the number as
600.000.
Giant Freighter Launched.
Anew steel freighter, the largest
steamer on the lakes, was
launched at the Great I-akes Engineer
ing Works, Saturday morning. The
new steamer, which has been named
the William P. Snyder, Jr. Is 617 fret
lone. 64 feet wide, and will carry 14.*
“IMF short tons on a draft of 10 feet
a Inches.
JOLIET. lUs —R-v. Gioiirf M. Aduin,
T'tstor of f.hv Methodist ' LplncopOl
bhurch. has inserted a two-column dis
play “ad.” In a local p«i»*»r < illinit at
tention to the spi mon he will tirlivor
tomorrow.
UFOIXETTE’S liItOTHKIt
FAVORS (JOV. WILSON
W. T. LAFOLLETTE.
MADISON. Wia., Jan. 27.—William
T. I-jiroilette, former South Dakota
railroad commissioner, w r ho told a
Woodrow Wllßon meeting that “a man
of the deep thought and mental cull
her of Wilson cannot fall to lead the
democratic party to victory’’ Is a
brother of Senator “Fighting Bob’’ j
LaFollette, the republican progressive
aspirant for presidential honors. Also
he's a democrat—a progressive demo
crat. In 1896 he deserted the republi
can party In South Dakota to support
W. J. Bryan, the type of progressive
that approached his ideal. Four years
ago he was the democratic nominee
for lieutenant governor of South Da
kota, removing to Madison later.
DETROIT UNITED STOCK
DROPS TO FIETMIK
Speculators Hammer Issues In
Montreal—Ferguson Sues
Newspaper F\>r SIOO,OOO
MONTREAL, Que., Jan. 27—Detroit
United shares were again attacked by
the bears this morning and the stock
driven down to 66. There were nu
merous sales. Somes Investors are
getting out, leuving the stork to spec
ulators who appear to be having a
lot of fun with it.
A. J. Ferguson, vice-president of
the D. U. R., has started suit against
the Montreal Herald for $11)0,000 dam
ages fur what he deems an unjustifia
ble attack on the company's financial
standing.
The annual report of ttie Detroit
United Railway which will soou be
Issued will show* that the year 1911
whs the most prosperous in the his
tory of the company, it is stated. The
net earnings after deduoting fixed
charges and reserves of $.">00,000 will
show about $1,200,000 for dividends
on the $12,600,000 Btock. This is
equivalent to 9.6 per cent. Dividends
paid during the year amount to $625.-
000. which Is five percent on the
stock.
During 1910. the company showed
a net of 7.89 per cent; for 1909. 6.16
per cent; for 1908, 4:01 per cent and
for 1907, 4.88 per rent. The company
paid dividends of 2 3-4 per rent in
1907. hut paid nothing after that un
til 1911.
REF. HENRY SAYS MONEY
TRUST WILL BE PROBED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—Assert
ing that the remarkable revelation re- I
garding the grasp of the “money
trust” on the national finances and the
industrial markets, given to
his committee yesterday by Samuel.
Untennyer were “unanswerable,”
Chairman Henry, (Dem. Texas), to
day forecasted an investigation of the
situation by a special committee of
the house.
. “I state unhesitatingly,” Henry as
serted, “that a sane investigation of
the money trust Is absolutely impera
tive at this time.”
The Henry committee is expected
to report favorably The resoumcm or
Lindbergh, (Rep. Minn.), providing
for such a probe by a special commit
tee.
“Speaking exclusively for myself,”
said Henry, “the path of duty seems
plain. The people are entitled to an
investigation of the money trust. It
must he a wise, deliberate, systematic
and effective probe. There should be
no piißsy-footlng and gun-shoeing per
formance by the trustees of the peo
ple now holding seats In this con
gress.
“The Aldrich currency plan will
come up for consideration at the next
session of congress and congress as
well as the people are entirely In the
dark as to one *slde of the currency
question. This investigation will re
veal true conditions that, must he
known before the Aldrich plan comes
before congress.
“A committee of perhaps seven rep
resentatives should do the work In be
half of the American people. They
should he brave, Incorruptible, pa
triotic. absolutely fair and strictly Ju
dicial.”
MORSE IS REMOVED
FROM PRISON HOSPITAL
ATLANTA. Ga., Jan. 27. —Charles
W. Morse, commuted convict, was re
moved from Fort McPherson hospital
at dawn today, the time being select
ed to avoid attendance of a curious
I crowd.
The former banker was taken to the
Piedmont hotel. Dr. Fowler, the heart
specialist, wrho has been in attendance
on Morse since the beginning of hla
illness, declared that his patient had
stood the trip without any apparent
ill effects.
"It ts tmimsslhle just now to pre
dict when Mr. Morse can make the
trip to Europe that he has hia heart
on,” said Fowler.
The former ire king now has a suite
of rooms. Mrs. Morse and Miss Jen
nie Morse are with him.
®he griroit ®ime£
MODERN WOOjM.N WILL
LIFT INSURANCE RATES MORE
THUN FlfTI PER CENT.
Delegates to Convention Vote to
Make New Schedule Effective
Next January
AFFECTS PRESENT RISKS
Increase In Some Instances Will
Amount to One Hundred
Per Cent
CHICAGO. Jan. 27.—8 y a majority
of 160 the delegates to the national
convention of the Modern Woodmen
of America here today adopted a res
olution which will raise all life in
surance rates from 60 to lot) per cent
over the price now being paid. The
new rates will go into effect January
1, 1913, and will affect all present
members as w’ell as those who take
out Insurance in the future.
The vote was taken after the final
arguments against the plan had been
heard today. F. O. Davis, of Califor
nia, chairman of the rate committee,
gave out a formal statement after the
vote had been announced showing the
effect of the change. He said the new
plan Is based on recommendations
made by insurance commissioners of
various states and has the endorse
ment of the national organization of
state insurance officials. The pres
ent “whole life” Insurance rate In the
Woodmen for a person 18 years old Is
60 cents a month. This will be raised
to 76 cents. The rate at 45 years Is
$1 a month; this will be raised to $2.
Corresponding Increases are shown
in the table of the committee for per
sons of all ages.
For the benefit of those who object
to the higher rates the committee an
nounced a rheaper Insurance known
as the “term plan,” will be offered.
The term plan insures a person to
the age of 60 years or beyond. If the
person carrying such Insurance llvos
through the term for which he is in
sured, the risk ceases and the transac
tion Is closed.
CAUSES ARREST OF
WIFE AND HER LOVER
William R. Fuller, an ironworker,
33 years old, and Mrs. Marie Ltnke,
36 years old, were arrested In the
Lake Shore yards Detectives Kun
kel *nd Clare, Saturday noon, w’lille
they were superintending the unload
ing of Herman Linke’s furniture,
which the pair had shipped from To
ledo, last Tuesday, when they aban
doned their respective mates and
started out on the nfflnity basis.
Fuller left his wife, ill in bed, in
Toledo, and also his young child.
Mrs. Linke left Tier husband and
one small child, taking with her a 12-
year-old daughter, a considerable
amount of cash, and all of the house
hold furniture that they had time to
pack.
Linke arrived here with Detective
Welsh, of Tolelo. to recover posses
sion of his daughter, and to see that
the elopers are taken back for trial.
He says he doesn’t care much about
the money and furniture.
DETROIT-HARBOR BEACH
LINE IS PROJECTED
In a meeting of capitalists from
Detroit, Romeo, Mt. Clemens and
several towns in the Thumb district,
held in Detroit Friday it wus de
cided to proceed at once with the
building of an electric road from De
troit to Harbor Beach, and William
S. Parker, civil engineer, was ordered
to start the preliminary work at
once.
It Is proposed to run the road
through Mt. Clemens, Romeo, Capac,
Peck, Sandusky, Bad Axe and Har
bor Beach.
DUKE OF CONNAUGHT
PASSES MONTREAL
MONTREAL, Que.,“Tan. 27—There
was no great outpouring of the curi
ous to greet the Duke and Duchess
of Connaught and their daughter,
Princess Patricia, when they arrived
here today.
The duke was accosted by newspa
per men but declared he had nothing
to say concerning hie visit to the
United States other than the state
ment he gave out before he left. New
York. After his private car had been
transferred to the C. P. R. express,
the royal party left for Ottawa.
SEVERE COLD KEEPS
BISHOP FOLEY IN ROOM
Bishop Foley has been confined to
bis room ihe past >w days with a
severe cold. The bishop will not bo
able to attend the reception planned
In his honor, and that of Auxiliary
Bishop Kelly, bj» the Knights of Co
lumbus, in Columbus temple, Monday
evening.
WAR VETERAN, 79,
W EDS LINCOLN’S COUSIN
NEW YORK. Jan. 27. —Qen. Dayld
Stuart. Gordon. 17. 8. V., and Mrs.
Belle Verder Fleming were married
here today. (Jen. Gordon is 79 nnd
his bride rtf. The bride Is a cousin of
President Lincoln and was a famous
Washington beauty during Grant's ad
ministration.- She Is a grandmother.
Novel Defense Advanced.
The defense in the case of Joseph
Moulton, on trial for shooting Pa
trolman Thomas Bolone, last Octo
ber, contends that Moulton was “no
where near the scene of the shooting
at the time It happened,” and that
he "did not Intend to,shoot the ofll
»vr.. the »hv* \'l*eing fired by Acci
dent.”
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rr|attag Ca* 19 Jonn R -su
SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1912.
ARRESTED AS SUSPECT
IN UUENO HOMICIDE CASE
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KAMI EL GUMMOLA.
Sre atory on Pune Five.
RIOMJ FIGURES IN TRE
DOWN Fill OF TAYLOR
Frenzied Young Financier Ad
mits Taking Girl With Him
When He Skipped Out
That old familiar wraith. In female
form, w'hlch drifts perseveringly Into
every story where a young man,
somebody else’s money, aud u hurried
railroad trip figure, is again haunting
the Wayne county Jail, this Mme In
the cell where 22-year-old Mark Tay
lor, contractor and financier, awaits
trial In the recorder’s court on charges
of grand larcveny and forgery, the
amount involved aggregating about
$1,600.
Taylor, a small, slender young man,
with an intellectual appearance, em
phasized perhaps, by a pair of spec
tacles. tries desperately to lay Jow
the ghost of the eternal feminine, but
It will not down.
The woman herself is now In Cali
fornia, whence Taylor recently came
with Detective Golden.
“She was stuck on me,” explains
Taylor. “She had it on nfe. She
knew my plans. You know’ how a
fellow will tell his plans to women
when he Is kind of a good fellow with
them. So I had to take her fcith me
“But. honest, she had nothing to do
with the original trouble. It wasn’t
on her account. It was sort of
frenzied finance. I guess ”
Taylor forged and cashed two
chocks, totaling $l,lOO, made out to
r Claxton Bros., sub-contractors on a
store and apartment he was building.
He also “borrowed” a S4OO check
from Daniel P. Markey, and cashed
that, for which he faces the grand
larceny charge.
“It was illegitimate, all right." said
Taylor, Saturday morning, In the
county Jail, “but you see, I expected
to get that money and to be able to
raise some more to make it good be
fore it became known, and then pny
it all back, and go ahead. But every
thing came at once and there was
nothing to It but ’blow.’ My own folks
did not know anything about the trou
ble until I was gone. But. you know ,
when you are kind of In right with a
certain bunch of women, you tell
them some things that perhaps you
hadn’t ought to.
<s‘The bunch knew that I was going.
When I left, the girl that wus stuck
on me w r as waiting at the depot, and
she went with me. If It were not for
her, they never would have found me,
till I got ready to come back and fix
things up. I know that much.”
Taylor says he had just floated a deal
for a case In San Bernardino, Cal.,
when he was arrested. He expected to
make $5,000 on the deal, and use it
to square up his affairs here.
Taylor was arraigned before Jus
tice Stein at noon, and refusing to
enter any plea, waived examination,
choosing to stand trial In the record
er’s court. His bail was fixed at
$3,000, In two sureties, In the for
gery case, and S6OO, In two sureties,
in the grand larceny case.
He eaya he haw Tropes, hut no defi
nite plans, for settling matters up.
DECISION HELD UP IN
KELLOGG CONTEMPT CASE
Frank J. Kellogg, the wealthy pat
ent medicine manufacturer, ordered
ito show cause why he should not be
punished for the non payraen* of ali
mony to his wife. Vivian, who was re
cently granted a divorce, was not pres
ent In Judge Codd’s court. Saturday,
when the case was called, but he
was represented by Attorneys Harri
son Geer and Dwight C. Revford.
The attorneys admitted that Kel
-1 logg had not paid the S6O per week
ordered by former Judge Donovan,
and claimed that he did not have to
obey the circuit court order a* the
case had been appealed. Judge Codd
vraa not prepared to pasa upon the
question at once, and asked the at
torneya to file briefs.
Robert L. Fee. the cigar manufac
turer, who had failed to pay his wife,
Rrs, the 9155 ordered by the court,
promised to settle at dim. and the
case was dropped.
THE WEATHER.
Detroit * n| t vlelnltyi N»tnril*r night
fair, rol«ler t Sunday, unsettled, proh
ahp Nnnw and rifting trmprralnrei
moderate northerly wind*.
for l.oner Michigan t Fair tonight
followed hy «»«» la early'morning ar
Snadayt atlghtly colder tonlghti ninth
ly rl«lng temperature *>unda>| moder
ate north to eaat wind*.
TODAY** TF.MIMTRATI RK.t.
« a 14 IS a. m «3
7 a. m, *4 II a. n»..,«..•« 1H
Ni. IN 14 12 noon 17
P a. 14 • P- "• is
One >ear ago today i Highest tem
pera tare, All low eat. Mi mean. *t|
,-lo«i<l > weather with rain daring the
forraooa and late at night amnnatlag
to .ta Inch.
Snn ftrti at 4110 p. m . and rlaea dan
da r at Si4l» a. m.
I Moon rlaea Saaday at I i2M a. m.
IFor TJ. 8 and Foreign FatanU go ta
Barthvl a BarthsL 17 W. Coot issa-n. 1
GLAZIER SAYS HE WILL
TRY TO PAY ALL LOSSES
AS HE LEAVES PRISON
If Health Is Recovered He Will
Strive to Recompense Chelsea
, Bank Depositors
RETURNS TO HIS HOME
Starts From Jackson After Gov.
Osborn Paroles Him Because
of Shattered Health
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
JACKSON, Mich., Jan. 27.—“1f I
recover my health, my first aim will
be to pay back every dollar that was
lost in the Chelsea hank,” said Frank
P. Glazier, former state treasurer, In
the hospital ward of Jackson prison,
Friday afternoon, shortly after re
ceiving word that he had been paroled
by Gov. Osborn, after serving about
two years of a seutence of 10 to 16
years for misappropriating state
funds which were deposited In his
Chelsea bank.
Mr. Glazier, paroled because of be
ing broken in health, was seated in
an invalid’s chair, undergoing mas
sage treatment of his face by a pris
on barber when The Times’ represen
tative called to see him. His voice
showed unmistakable ' evidences of
a breaking down of the system. While
he is fleshy and big of frame, he can
speak but little above a whisper. He
is suffering from diabetes. That he
has suffered mentally is also appar
ent; his round, puffy face is careworn
and his once Jet black hair 1b now al
most entirely gray. He Is 49 years
old.
"What I have suffered no one will
ever know’,” said Mr. Glazier In tones
which could scarcely be heard dis
tinctly two feet from his chair. “But
I would not have minded ray own suf
fering at all were it not for the
thought that my aged mother —she Is
73 —and my good wife and children
w ere bearing the brunt of my trouble.
They are the ones who have felt the
blow the keenest; In fact, it has al
most killed my mother, to say noth
ing of the terrible grief of my wife,
who has stood by me so nobly through
it all. She is the noblest woman In
the land.
“Yet I want to say that I deeply
appreciate the efforts of others who
have helped to get me paroledjftie
know that some of my friends Ifa4
I worked hard to bring about my re
lease. And I. want to Bay that I shall
do ray best to show that the governor
, has made no mistake in letting fne
out. It was, indeed, kind of the gover
' nor to show clemency, but I think,
had he known the true circumstances
In my case, he would have allowed me
Ito go before this. However, 1 am
(certainly grateful for what he has
. done. I have every reason to believe
that the people around Chelsea, those
( who lost raotflSy in the closing of the
i Chelsea bank, were willing that I
should be paroled; in fact, I am told,
that almost all of them signed a peti
tion or wrote postal cards to the gov
ernor to give me my freedom. They
j have been paid back about 80 cents
1 for every dollar they lost, and as 1
said before, I shall make a strenuous
; effort to reimburse them entirely
should I regain mv health. The state
has not lost anything. It had $685,-
000 on deposit In the Chelsea bank at
the time of the closing and has re
covered all except about $85,000. The
balance, I understand. Is to be paid
! by the sureties on my bonds, in com
pliance with a decision of the supreme
court.
“The Chelsea hank was solvent at
the time It was closed and no one
, would have lost a penny had the au
thorities allowed it to continue busi
ness. Money was scarce at the time
and it. was difficult to meet notes In
the bank. There was no Juggling or
funds in our bank, however, and the
investigations showed that there w’ns
nothing of a dishonest transaction in
IContlnned on l'«gt Three.)
JOS. WEDDA TO STEP
INTO C. A. GADD’S SHOES
City Clerk Nichols. Saturday
I morning, announced the appoint
ment of Joseph Wedda, now liquor
license and ordinance clerk in Mr.
Nichols’ office, to be chief clerk in
place of Charles Ji. Ondd, who re
signs to become secretary of the
Board of Education. The vacancy
caused by the promotion has not
been filled as yet. but Mr. Nichols
will make the appointment within a
few days.
Mr. Wedda has been in the city
clerk’s office from the beginning of
the Nichols administration in 1909.
He is a Polish-American and his pro
motion is in line with the theory of
civil service. In which Mr. Nichols
is a firm believer. It comes as a
recognition of faithful and efficient
service and means an Increase In
salary of S6OO a year for Wedda, a
boost from $1,200 to SI,BOO.
THOUSANDS FLOCK TO
AUTO SHOW IN CHICAGO
( HICAOO, Jan. 27.—The twelfth an
nual show of the National Association
jof Automobile Manufacturers, was
opened at the Coliseum and First reg
iment armory here today. The ex
hibit Is one of the most complete
eve? staged. There are over 400 ex
hibits of pleasure cars, ranging in
price from S4OO to SB,OOO and hun
dreds of truck and business ' wagons.”
Ninety-five manufacturers of pleas
ure cars are among the exhibitors.
The show has attracted a large
number of out-of-town visitors as well
as thousands of Chicagoans. It will
continue for two weeks.
WAITER IS NEW HEAD OF POLICE
MT. CLKMLN’tf. Jan. 27. —K J. Gar
vey. bead waiter a* the Park hotel,
is the new com miss toiler of police of
this eity. He says he will endeavor
to fulfill the duties of the r.fficc by a
fearless pursuit of lbs work.
EMPEROR OF GERMANY
IS 53 YEARS OLD TODAY
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M % 'M B\
JsSS£s!& s &
BERLIN, Jau. 27.—Eraperlor Wil
liam was 53 years old today. Con
gratulatory messages poured in upon
him from the heads of practically all
nations.
ALLEGED JURY FIXER HEED
HOT TESTIFY AGAINST SELF
Judge Hally Gives Important
Ruling For Defense In
Wormsdorf Case
Henry Wormsdorf. the bartender,
charged with attempting to bribe a
circuit court Juror, was placed on
triul in Judge Hally’s court, Saturday
morning, but the trial had not pro
ceeded far when the hearing was
postponed, until Monday afternoon.
Acting on the advice of his attor
ney, Thomas Mahon, Wormsdorf re
fused to answer questions, which, in
any way incriminated himself, and in
this he was sustained by Judge Hal
ly.
Wormsdorf admitted having known
John D. Rutherford, the juror, with
whom it Is alleged he plotted to “fix”
a Jury, for two years, and with hav
ing talked with him in the saloon
where he is employed aH a bartender.
He admitted, also that Rutherford
told him of the case In progress, and
that $6,500 was involved, but when
questioned as to any suggestion of
money to influence the jury, he re
mised to answ'er.
f Rutherford filed answers. Saturday,
to rhe list of questions filed by the
prosecutor, and no testimony in his
case wlty t*e faken In court. He ad
mi's talking with Wormsdorf of the
case, but says no offer of money was
made to him or by him, and that he
merely conversed of the trial in a
friendly manner.
SECOND SEIZURE BY
ITALY EXCITES FRANCE
PARIS. Jan. 27.—Rumors that
France was preparing to make a na
val demonstration against Italy,
spread through the capitrl today fol
lowing the announcement that a
regiment of infantry in Algeria was
ordered to hold Itself in readiness to
go to Tunis. Hasty repairs were also
ordered on the dreadnaught Verg
nlaud and the Toulon arsenal was no
tified to make immediate deliveries of
ammunitions to the warships.
Late today Premier Poincare wired
to Rome for an immediate explana
tion.
ROME, Jan. 27. —The French steam
er Tavlgnano, seized by Italian tor
pedo boat destroyers off Tunis, was
released this evening according to an
announcement made at the foreign of
flee. The steamer was taken to Tri
poli where she was searched. No con
traband of war being found, the gov
ernment permitted the vessel to re
turn to Tunis. It was generally ex
pected that the incident would result
In another diplomatic clash with
France.
If You Believe In Government
By the People. Enroll Today
Enroll today!
There is a strong* progressive movement sweeping the
country which has for its aim ihc control of political parties,
and, therefore, the control of government, by the rank and
file of the parties and NOT by self-appointed, selfish, bargam
driving, vote-swapping and job-swapping “LEADERS.”
'l'o brind the naming of so high a public officer as the Pres
ident of the United States more closely to the people, this
movement has for one object the presidential preference
primary.
In several states thi* year, delegates to the national con
ventions will he chosen directly by vote of the people and the
majority of Republicans and Dcmocrats-will rule on this point
in their respective parties.
The Woodrow Wilson organization of Democrats in
Michigan is making every effort to have the delegation from
this state to the Baltimore convention chosen by the whole
party in a preference primary.
These efforts may be successful.
If they should prove so and you are for Wilson, you vyill,
of course, want to avail yourself of a vote for W ilson dele
gates.
You will not be able to vote, however, UNLESS YOU
ARE ENROLLED, for which purpose the voting places
are open tomorrow. ,
If you are for Wilson as a Democrat, or for LaFollettc,
as a Republican, you are a progressive.
You want all public officers nominated by the people,
direct. \
To help nominate ANY STATE. COUNTY OR CITY
OFFICIAL in the coming primaries vou MUST BE EN
ROLLED!
S4 > ENR< >LL TODAY.
No party candidate will be placed on the ballot unless
15 jkt cent of the party vote is cast at the nominating primary.
LAST EDITION
M WILSON II BOSTON
TO SPEAK; REPUDIATES 1
MUM'S STATEMENT <
New Jersey Man Will Talk to
Harvard Democratic Club
Real Estate Men
SUPPORTERS GREET HTlf '
He Denies Emphatically That H*
Ever Asked Kentucky Editor
to Raise Funds
BOSTON, Jan. 27.— At hla head*
quarters In the Hotel Bomeraet, Gov.
Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey,
who is making his initial trip Into
conservative New England, received
a constant stream of callers today
The publication by Henry Watterson i
of a letter to Senator Tillman in
which the Kentucky editor said he
tried to interest Thomas F. Ryan in
Gov. Wilson’s campaign for president
with the knowledge of certain sup
porters of the New Jersey man, and"
the Immediate repudiation of this
statement by Gov. Wilson, added to
the interest of the visit today.
Wilson's reply to the Wattereon
statement follows:
”So far aa 1 am concerned the state
ment that Col. Wattereon was re
quested to assist in raising money in
my behalf is absolutely without foun
dation. Neither 1 or anyone anthor
izod to represent me ever made such
a request.”
Col. Watterson’s letter was sent to
Senator Tillman after Tillman stated
that he “gave Col. Watterson more
sense than try to foist off the Waiter
son-Harvey story with the material
facta concealed.” Watterson declared
that at Gov. Wilson's suggestion be
undertook to assist in raising funds
for the New Jersey man’s campaign.
“As the business proceeded,” con
tinues the letter, “the name of
Thomas F. Ryan came into my mind.
He is a democrat. He is a Virginian.
He is my friend. Knowing him to be
a disinterested man, having no ax to
grind, I hoped that I might Induce
him to help out what I believed a
worthy cause. Gov. Wilson’s man
agers were pleased with the sugges
tion. Col. Harvey had nothing what-,
ever to do with it. and as far as I
am aware, knew nothing whatever
about it.”
Gov. Wilson’s friends say that In
view of Col. Watterson's statement
that he approached Thomas F. Ryan
entirely on his own volition that there
may be gome more facta tkgt have
not been given out and which might
explain the real reason for Gov. Wil
son’s break with Harvey and Watter
son.
**l cannot in justice to myself com
ment at this time on the suggestion
made by Col. Watterson In Washing
ton that a court of honor composed
of mutual friends be named to settle
any alleged controversy among Dem
ocratic leaders.” said Gov. Wilson,
wnen he was shown a copy of the
statement In which Watterson propos
ed the court of honor.
T must have time to read the state
ment over more carefully. It is
against my practice to make any off
hand statements. Perhaps. I will
comment on the suggestion later.
Gov. Wilson had a 15-minute private
conference with Gov. Foss, today.
The governor’s plans for the day ln-
Coatlaued on Pa«e KIM,
PRISONER ALLOWED TO
VISIT DYING MOTHER
In custody of an officer, William H.
Kiilf>. an aged federal prisoner in the
House of Correction, Journeyed
to the bedside of his dying
mother in Marshall, Mich., today.
Judge Angell signed the order at the
request of Supt. McDonnell, of the
House of Correction, who represented
that the mother, who Is nearly 80
years old, had repeatedly expressed a
desire to see her son before she dies.
Kulp himself is over 60.
ONE CENT.