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DETROIT'S ONLY.
PROGRESSIVE DAILY
Twelfth year, no. 123.
DISASTROUS FIRE LAYS
'IN RUINS IN HOUSTON
Thousands of Persons Rendered
« Homeless By Flames
In Texas
ESTIMATED LOSS, $6,000,000
* •
Huge Charges of Dynamite Set
Off by Firemen To Check
Conflagration
HOUSTcA, Tex.. Feb. 21.— Fanned
by,a 36-mile gale, a Are Btarting In a
..mall two>atory hotel In Hardy-st., in
South Houston,* today raced through
the reHtdenoe, wholesale aud factory
districts of the town, sweeping every
linng before It. Churches, residences,
school houses. factQrlea and waro*
houses were destroyed by the Hames,
while thousands of persons were ren
dered homeless. At noon today, the
loss was estimated at $6,000,000. Ihe
burned area covers f>7 city blocks.
This afternoon every effort was be
ing made to care for the homeless.
As ,the Are spread rapidly fr.om the
district along the Southern PactAc
tracks toward the residence section,
police rußhed into homes and warned
the inmates to fiee. Several times the
firemen believed they hud the biazc
under control, only to And that the
high wind had carried burning em
ber? from the district In which they
were working and started the blaze
anew. Asa last resort, huge charges
of dynamite were placed under the
buildings In the path of the names,
nnd the Art* was thus checked.
• The* path or the Are was blocks
wide and the flames spread with such
rapidity that several times Aremen
t rvlpg to check their progress were
( at off and forced to abandon their
apparatus aud Hee. That there was
not loss of life was due to the police
who rushed ahead of the fire and
warned all inmates of the threatened
property to Hee for their lives.
• Few were permitted to save any
thing from the danger zone. Instead
he* women and children were hurried
,v the police and citizens hurriedly
messed into service to places of safe
ty in the parks and in the open spaces
•jf the town. The wind seemed to in
crease in volume as the day wore on
itid,carried the blazing embers blocks
ahead of the main body of the Are.
Citizens. with wet blankets and any
thing that could be used to dislodge
ilie Arebrands mounted to the roofs
if the frame houses everywhere and
lid their best to protect their prop
erty.
A number of factory buildings were
fitted with inflammable material in
lie pkth of the fast moving blaze atal
base burned like «o much tinder.
hnrohes and school houses were also
ousumed.
The Are Was Arst discovered at
12.30 a. m By the time the Are de-
reached the scene, the
mall hotel and two adjoining houses
were practically destroyed. The wind
(arried sparks to all parts of the
city, and St.* Patrick's Catholic
church and school were next dlscov-<
fivd.to be in flames.
Then the Are appeared In a dozen ,
»laces, converting the entire south
< ud ot the city Into a raging inferno.
The burned district is bounded by
Opelousas, Terret. Hardy and Hill
• is. The Are skipped entirely over
Sims st., although all houses on ad
joining streets were leveled.
The greatest losses were entailed
rmsitg the factory and mill owners
“tong the Southern PaclAc tracks,
vhile the los* to cotton dealers alone
, v,.eeds $2,000,000. Over 60,000 bales
if <ottor. and numerous compresses
-.ere destroyed. Among the factories
burned are:
McFadden Southern Compress ft
v . arehouse Cos., Dew Brothers Dew-
I rot Syrup Mill, Hewston ft Liggett
!.umber Cos.. Rogers Paint Cos., Mag
i alia Compress Cos.. Hudson Pencil
< 0., Houston Packing Cos., Ed. H.
Harrell, lumber yards. Standard Co
rreas, Co.-Operative Mfg. Cos., and the
Acme Mill.
GEORGE ARTLET. OF
WINDSOR, NEAR DEATH
George BartleL member of the well;
known dry goods firm of Bartlet, .\la* -
Donald ft (low, Windsor, is critically
ill .in his home. No. 42 Victoria-ave.,
Windsor. He has been unconscious
tor some days, and it was reported at
his home. Wednesday afternoon, that
death was momentarily expected.
AC.En JUROR DIES
ON HIS WAY TO COURT
*Alexander Shaw, 60 years old. a
civil war veteran and prominent
Mason and Maccabee, was stricken
\.Rh heiirt disease while riding on a
i roe st own car, at Warreti and Tlll-
T'an-oves., Wednesday morning, and
» led as was being carried Into
LoWTFs drug store, at the corner. He
a as on Ills way to the circuit court,
where be was serving as a Juror.
Passengers on the car saw the
aged man collapse In his Seat, and
hurried to bis assistance, but be was
already beyond aid. He is survived
by three daughters, living at No. 7
McArthur sf. One is a teacher In the
Harris school.
Coroner Rothacher derided that no
Inquest wa h necessary.
J«ti l*rla(taa Di»f (tight. Tlmr*
PrUUai COm la .lonn R -St.
Hugh Chalmers to Address Boston
Audience By Phone Prom Detroit
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Hugh Chalmers will make a speech
unique in the history of lecturing. Without leaving his desk, Mr. Chalmers
will address the Boston Sales Managert’ club, making his speech Into
the telephone. This will be the "longes* distance" address on record. At
tfee Boston end the speech will be transmitted Into a talking machine
which will Immediately repeat It to the resembled sales managers
The Detroit manufacturer will talk on “Salesmanship and the princi
ples of business success. ’
COL. ROOSEVELT’S HOST
DURING COLUMBUS VISIT
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» .
UR. WAtUIINUTON QLADUBN.
He la lioat to < of. Itooae«elt durluic tlie
former itrealtleot'a vlalt In 4'oluinbua
toduj.
COURT USHER TO MANDAMUS
D.U.R. TO PUT UP-TO-DATE
CARS OR THREE-CENTIIRES
City Hopes To Get Quick Action
In Suit Filed by Corpo
ration Counsel
LISTEN TO ADJECTIVES!
Present Cars Called “Superannu
ated, Filthy, Obsolete and
Crowded to Indecency”
Assistant Corporation Counsel Bern
ard Weadock Hied in Judge Hosmer's
court, early Wednesday afternoon, a
petition for a mandamus to compel
the Detroit United railway to operate
on all the so-called three-cent lines
cars of modern design, properly heat*
ed and lighted ami clean Inside and
out, as culled for In the old Detroit
railway ordinance. The company WJU
be required to show cause at an early
date why the mandamus should not
issue.
This mandamus is Intended to ac
complish what Aid. Garvey set out to
do. Tuesday night, by resolution in
the common council, and In a much
speedier manner. The resolution was
referred to the franchise committee,
but action probably will be deferred
in View of the new development.
In for the writ of
mandamus. Mr. Weadock quotes sec
tion 5, of the Detroit Railway ordi
nance. which relates to the kind of
cars to l>e provided and the condition
in which they shall be kept. Then he
setH forth:
“That said Detroit United railway.
In utter disregard of Its duties anti
obligations in section f> of said ordi
nance contained. arbitrarily and
capriciously refuses and neglects to
operate upon the Sherman line, so
called. the Crosstown line, so-called,
the Fourteenth ave. lines or routes,
so-called.,and the Sprlngwells plug, so
callcd. cars of modern design for ser
vice and comfort, heated, lighted, kept
clean inside and out and not over
crowded. but said Detroit United rail
way continues, contrary to Its duty In
the premises, to operate upon the
lines or routes above enumerated
dilapidated, old, obsolete, superan
nuated, neglected, Althy, dirty cars
having neither heat nor comfort and
intolerably overcrowded to the utmost
verge of Indecency."
ROOSEVELT'S SPEECH .
PLUSES C. A, NICHOLS
City Clerk Believes He Stands
Ready To Serve People
Again
-City Clerk Charles A. Niohols, who
Is at the head of the Roosevelt boom
in Detroit, was delighted with Col.
Roosevelt's address before the Ohio
constitutional convention.
Mr> Nichols said to The T4mes_that
he bad Tead the speech hurriedly and
he had not been able to give It much
consideration.
“It seems to me that so far as the
Rpublican party Is concerned. Mr.
Roosevelt Is the real progressive lead
er,' he said. “His fearless advocacy
of the initiative and referendum can
not but appeal to all those who have
been for years past supporters of that
idea. I think his stand shows that he
is willing at this time to be placed
before the public as an absolute pro
gressive. and I also believe that his
s|>eech indicates that If the people of
the Republican party believe In these
things he stands ready to serve as
their representative."
Tlirw OIF to Panama.
County Hoad Commissioner John 8.
lla».g< rty, former Governor Warner
ntul William A. Dohany. <truKul.it at
No. <•!».! MlrhlKMM-ave , left Tussdayi
night on n trip to Panama and t’uPa
Th< y will l»e aone about two weeks.
HRUNRINURR-WAIV OK CITY— <lAA.
®he gjelroif ftinues
y, t C. A. WILL CONTINUE
[ FI6BT TO KEEP SALOON
FROM REAR OF BUILDING
Effort Made To Have Council
Revoke Permission Given
Cottington To Transfer
CITIZENS ARE AROUSED
Aid. Vernor Heads the Fight
Against Grog-Shop, But
Gets Scant Support
Strong efforts are being made ly
officers of the Young Women’s Chris
tian association and Influential citi
zens Interested In the organization, to
have the council reconsider its adieu
of Tuesday night, In allowing Levi
Cottington to trunsfer his saloon li*
cense from the old Walker block,
which has been torn down, to No 35
Clifford-st., directly in the rear of ihe
Y. W. C. A. building. The best citi
zenship of the community is aroused
over the matter, and that the AgUt
will he renewed in the council next
Tuesday night, seems certain.
"The action taken by the aldermen
Is unfortunate and was a great dis
appointment to us," said Mrs. A. C.
Angell, who is actively identiHed with
the work of the association. “The
presence of a saloon in such a loca
tion will tend to make It more dlAl
culf for us to look after the girls who
visit our Institution on their way to
and from the building, and that is the
basis of our opposition. We certainty
hope that enough of the aldermen who
voted for the transfer, can be Induced
to change their minds to have the
action rescinded, and we are receiv
ing considerable encouragement.”
Mayor Thompson declined to be
quoted on the matter, Wednesday
morning, lie did not think it was a
matter in which he couM interfere,
expressing the opinion that the power
of veto did not apply in such a case.
111 allowing the transfer, by a vote
of 20 to y. the council disregarded a
protest bearing the signatures of no
less than 300 prominent citizens and
the objections urged by officers of
the Young Women’s Christian associ
ation before the liquor regulation
committee, Tuesday morning.
The action of the committee in
bringing the matter up Tuesday night,
after taking it under advlsjemont In
the morning, was a surprise. The re
port, favoring the transfer, was draw’n
up by Committee Clerk Schrelter dur
ing the afternoon, and was signed by
four members, Aid. Kills. Allan, Krapp
and Garvey, Just before the council
session. The report stated that the
committee, "to fortify itself In the
premises," asked tne corporation
counsel for an opinion, and !**■
formed the members that there were
no legal Impediments In the way of
establishing a saloon in the proposed
location. In the report, the commit
tee also expressed Itself as satisfied
that Mr. Cottington will conduct none
other than a first-class establishment.
Aid. Vernor tried hard to have the
matter referred back to the commit
tee for further consideration, and In
this connection he offered the peti
tion of protest, The clerk, by request
of the aldermen, read several of the
names, which Included those of J. L.
Hudson and several other business
men. Aid. Vernor’s motion was then
put to a vote and was lost, 14 to 21.
The Vernor motion was In the na
ture of an amendment to one by Aid.
Ellis, chairman of the committee, call
ing for the adoption of the report.
After the amendment had been voted
down, the original motion carried by
a vote of 26 to nine, as follows:
Yeas—Aid. Allan, Brozo, Deimel. El
lis. Garvey. Gllnnan, Gutman, Hindle
Keating, Keiisch, Koenig. Krapp, Lit
tlefield. Lynch, McCarty, Merritt,
O'Brien, Ostrowskl, Owen, Rosenthal,
Skrzyckl, Theisen. Tossy. Walsh,
Watson, and Zoeller —26.
Nays—Aid. Burton. Field. Harpfer,
Lodge, Mason. Schultz. Thompson,
Vernor, and the President —y.
That some aldermen will file a no
tice of reconsideration Is almost cer
tain. The opponents of the saloon
feel that they were shown very scant
consideration by the council and do
not propose to give up without a
fight.
There was eousifferabir qulfebong
on the part of the saloonkeepers ija
the council as. to how the name*, on
the petition should be read by the
clerk In handing up the petition,
Aid. Vernor had taken the top sheet
and placed It on the bottom, declar
ing that it belonged there.
“Read that first shcct-and the firet
name," shouted Aid. Garvey, a saloon-
Kogpur. ainl wttti ~ tTtiit lie rushed, for
ward and took It upon himself to re
store the bottom sheet to the top
The clerk then started to read off the
names and it was found that J. I*.
Hudson's name wuh at the top. Mr.
Hudson Is an active force In the Anti-
Saloon league.
PINCHOT ASKS FUNDS
TO FIGHT FOREST FIRES
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21.—Declaring
It was unwise to refuse u needed ap
propriation for fighting forest Ares,
Gifford Plnchot, through the National
Conservation Association of which he
Is president today Issued an appeal to
congress.
The agricultural bill, as cut by the
Democrats In the interest of economy
reduce the “Emergency Are fund," of
the forest service from $1,000,000 to
$200,000. Plnchot urged at least $500.-
000.
THE WEATHER.
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perature. 21 1 lowrat, 12 1 meaa, l«|
partly rlondy weather.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1912.
BLIZZARD CRIPS DETROIT ;
AND TTfREATEISTOTTEUF
STREET RAILWAY SERVICE
Wild Nor’easter Descends on
City in Early Morning and
Is Due For Stay
TEMPERATURE TO DROP
Mercury Will Probably Slip
Down to Ten Above Zero
By Night
An old-fashioned uor’easter descend
ed on sleeping Detroit, early Wed
nesday morning, catching a large por
tion of the populace unawares, ihe
air was Ailed with snow of the fine,
dry, sand-like variety, which, driven
by a high north-east wind, drifted
badly in unsheltered spots, with the
result that train and street car sched
ules were seriously Interfered with.
No tie-ups have been reported localiy,
but if the storm contineus. and tne
present indications are that it will,
both the electric and steam roads are
likely to be in bad shape before
night.
' To add to the unpleasantness the
situation, Weather Observer Conger
suys that falling temperatures are
probable. The mercury may get down
to lu above by this evening.
It is easily the worst storm of the
winter, and it Is general throughout
the southern lake region and the Ohio
valley. In Tennessee and the states
to the southward heavy rains are re
ported.
The Detroit United railway Is doing
its best to cope with the situation.
All the lines are open and fairly good
service obtains on Woodward and
Jefferson-aves., where the "T" rails
are in use. On the lines equipped
with the old grooved rails, however,
the schedules are pretty wadi shot to
pieces. The suburban cars are ex
periencing little trouble outside the
city, but are delayed by city cars In
com'ng in and going out. The Lake
Shore electric is tied up beyond To
ledo, which cuts off through interur
ban service to Cleveland from De
troit, the cars from this city turning
in Toledo.
The telegraph and telephone com
panies have experienced but little
trouble as yet, but they fear that the
high wind, together with the falling
temperatures, may do some damage
later on.
The storm Is a vindication for the
eroundhog, and a disappointment to
those who hud looked for the early
advent of spring, encouraged by the
mild weather of the past few days.
The D. U. R.’s tough battle with
the elements was officially recogniz
ed fey Judge Connolly, who declined
to take up the ordinance complaints
relative to cold cars, Wednesday
tnot ning
“The company needs every avail
able tnan in its car crews, to fight
the blizzard, more than 1 need their
testimony, today," said the Judge, as
he adjourned the cases until Friday.
The motormen azid conductors
must appear as defendants in each of
the nine cases for failing to heat
cars, as the court will attempt to
place Individual blaine for the frigid
condition of the cars.
Rail Traffic Is
Hit Hard By Storm
SAGINAW, Mich., Feb. 21.—Reports
given out at the Pere Marquette dis
trict offices say that the railroad sys
tem. in Eastern Michigan, is gripped
by the worst snow g/orm of years and
that trains from Toledo north to Hol
ly, on the Port Huron division and
in the entire Thumb district, are prac
tically held up by snow which has
drifted five feet deep.
On western lines the storm has not
Contlaued on Pace Klrvra.
SOME PRICES DECREASED
AFTER TRUST WAS FORMED
Testimony Offered in Morning
Session of Tub Trial Favor
able To Defense
_ The defense in the bathtub trust
trial had good reason to be well satis
nod with the mint or tne
irought out by the prosecution, Wed
nesday morning.
Among the witnesses called by the
government was William E. Sloan,
jobber, of Rochester, N. Y., who was
supposed to have a lot of good tna
terial against the defendants. His
testimony, however, was something
of a disappointment to the prosecu
tion, for the ngures which he hud
compiled In regard to the prices of
enameled iron ware before and after
the trust's re-sale list went Into ef
fect, June <*, 1910, could scarcely he
legarded us particularly damaging
to the defense. Asa matter of fact,
the latter was In high glee over the
showing.
Mr. Sloan, after explaining that he
rigned the agreement between the
nr ihiifacturers and the jobbers, was
asKeii by District Attorney Tuttle to
produce the com|>arattve price list
| which he had prepared lie quoted
mail) seta of figures, explaining that
there are f*H varieties of lavatory
enameled ware, and. caused quite a
little amusement in the ranks of the
and spectators when lie said
jti tha . diffurence _ kcLWium th.>
prices on them prior to June uifcl
thereafter amounted to aiA increase
ot only .02*13. He also related that
there was a decrease on sinks after
1 the re-sale price went into effect, and
that tiie increase on one grade of
not.-guaranteed and two-year-guar
en>td bathtub amounted to but
(M 126. These figures related to the
Caattaaa* aa Paa* KUvta.
Roosevelt’s Reply to Progressives:
Believed to be Bid For Nomination
pPli
4
I believe in the Initiative and the referendum, which should be
used not to destroy representative government, but to correct it
whenever it becomes misrepresentatlve. • • * * * In actual
practice it has been fount! in very many states that legislative bodies
have not been responsive to the popular will.
1 do not believe there is any great necessity for the recall as
regards short-term elective officers. ••••■»! believe it
should be generally provided, but with such restrictions as will
muke it available only when there is widespread and genuine public
feeling among a majority of the voters.
An independent and upright Judiciary which fearlessly stands
for the right, even against popular clamor, but which also under
stands and sympathizes with popular needs, is a great usset of popular
government. * • * * * I say that every Judge is bound to
consider two separate elements in his decision of a case, one the
terms of the law*, and the other the conditions of actual life to
w’hich the law is to be applied. • * • • • Justice between
man and man. between the state and its citizens, is a living thing,
whereas legalistic justice is a dead thing. • • • * * The
Judge must not do anything wroug because there is popular clamor
for it, any more than under similar 'circumstances a governor or a
legislator or a public utilities commissioner should do wrong. Each
must follow his conscience even though to do so costs him his place.
But in turn the people must follow their conscience, and when they
have definitely decided on n given policy they must have public ser
vants who will carry out that policy.
Therefore, the question of applying the recall in any shape is
one of expediency merely. Each community has a right to try the
experiment for itself in whatever shupe it pleases. * • * * *
1 do not believe in adopting the recall save as a last resort, when
it has become clearly evident that no other course will achieve the
desired result. But either the recall will have to be adopted or
else it will have to be made much easier than it now is to get rid
not merely of a bad judge but of a Judge who, however virtuous,
has grown so out of touch with social needs and facts that he is
unfit longer to render good service on the bench. • • * • •
When a Judge decides what the people as a whole can or cannot do
the people should have the right to recall that decision if they
think it wrong.
When the supreme court of the state declares a given statute
unconstitutional because it is in conflict with the state or the na
tional constitution its opinion should be subject to revision by the
people themselves. The voters should decide whether the judges'
Interpretation of the constitution is to be sustained. If it is sus
tained, w'ell and good. If not, then the popular verdict is to be
accepted as final, the decision to be treated as reversed and the con
struction of the constitution definitely decided—subject only to
action by the supreme court of the United States.
DEATH TAKES HENRY P,
GROVER WASHTENAW'S
REST KNOWN RESIDENT
Former Mayor of Ypsilanti
Passes Away at
Age of 75
WAS MICHIGAN PIONEER
Interested in Many Industri?
Activities in That Section
of State
YPSILANTI; Mich., Feb. 21.—Henry
p. Grover, one of the most prominent
residents of Washtenaw county, died
at his home here today from heart
trouble at the age of 75. Probably no
other man had done so much in the
vjwrious Hues of activity for the bet
terment of this section of the state.
Mr. Grover organized the Ypsilanti
Dress Stay Manufacturing Cos., and
was also Interested in the Scharf 1 ag.
loibcl ft Box Cos. He was vice-presi
dent of the motor railroad between
Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor years ago
and was later an official of the elcc
trh- Urn- that covered the same Jcrri
lory. Mr. Grover was formerly mayor
of Ypsilanti. and lias also controlled
the Washtenaw Daily Times. He was
born in Ontario county. N, Y.
lie Is survived by three children:
Harold \V., now in Cheboygan,
Charles W\. of Ypsilanti. and Mrs,
Kate Brooks, of Boston.
TO THEFT OF
$.-,7.', FROM EMPLOYER
The theft of s'»7."» from the safe in
Robert \V Shattuck’s motorcycle
shop, No. 862 Grand River ave.. early
Tuesday nioinlng. was cleared up
Tuesday night, when Worthington
Kemp. Employed by Sbattuck, confess
ed to Precinct Detective Pat Keane
that he had taken the money, and
told the officer where to find it.
Kemp who was married only three
weeks ago. had withstood ull efforts
of the police to make hint confess,
during the day, while he was held on
suspicion. But at night, he sent for
Detective Keane and told him every
thing.
Keane found the money cleverly
concealed over the door to a coal
shed, at Kemp's home, on Kirby ave.
Kemp, when arraigned »*»for« Jus
tice Jeffries, stood finite, and will have
an examination. Feb. 27. Ball was
fixed at SI,OOO in two sureties. Ills
aged father appeared In his son's lie
half.
RICHARD STEVENSON
LEAVES MUCH CASH
An Inventory of the estate of Rien
ard Stevenson, filed In the probate
court, Wednesday, shows that tl;e es
tHte consists of fli 1 ,*»SI cash In the
bank, ami several lots of stock, the
value of which Is not stated. „
%NO BAGGAGE,
Mala or Dlf IS.
The crook in public life is not ordinarily the
man whom the people themselves elect directly
to a highly important and responsible position.
• • • • • The professional politician and
the professional lobbyist thrive most rankly
under a system which provides a multitude of
elective officers of such divided responsibility
and of such obscurity that the public knows and
can know but little as to their duties and the
way they perform them.
1 believe in providing for direct nomination
by the people, including therein direct preferen
tial primaries for the election of delegates to
the national nominating conventions. * • *
• • The existing machinery for nominations
is cumbrous and is not designed to secure the
real expression of the popular desire.
L believe in the direct electlou of United
States senators by direct vote instead of in
directly through the legislature.
SAYS HUSBAND TRIED TO
POISON HER AND CHILDREN
Capt. W. G. Deeg Put Arsenic
In Their Coffee, Wife
Tells Court
That her husband had tried to
poison her and their children by mix
ing arsenic with the coffee wus one
of the serious charges made by Mrs.
Anna Deeg, wife of Cupt. William G.
Deeg, of the barge Houghton, Wednes
day. in Judge Codd's court, where the
parties are fighting for a divorce.
The couple have six children, and
the three youngest were compelled by
Judge Codd to leave the room while
their purents were making startling
charges against each other. All the
children seem to Bide with the mother.
Mrs. Deeg acted as cook on the ves
sel in which her husband sailed, and
she testified that several times he at
tempted to kill her. Once he pro
cured a revolver with which he said
he would shoot her, but she got it
away from him and threw it in the
river. At another time she said a
policeman disarmed him. On another
occasion arsenic was mixed with the
coffee, the wife testified, and she was
made seriously ill, us were two of the
daughters. The case will probably
last several days.
A divorce was granted to Magdaleno
U*Belle, who testified that b«u ~uab
hndj Richard T^a Belle, was serving a
term In the House of Correction.
Max Solomon testified that his wife,
Fanny, had an affinity named Dave
Korkowsky, and several witnesses cor
roborated his testimony’ One*of these
was Mrs. Goldstein. Mrs. Solomon
put In no defence, but stood out in
the cutrldor.awaiting the result of the
suit. As Mrs. Goldstein left the court
Mrs Kolomon rushed at her. rtntl
an attempt to strike her. She was
pulled away before doing any damage.
Solomon was promised a divorce.
LLOYB HALLMAN ON TRIAL
ON MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE
Court Refuses To Dismiss Case
Against Auto Driver Who
Caused Woman’s Death
IJoyd Hallman, who ran down MU*
Kinma Gibson with hiH automobile. at
Trfimbull-ave. and Spruce-st., lust
summer, causing her death, was pla< cd
on trial before Judge Connolly, on a
manslaughter charge. Wednesday
morning.
An attempt was made b> the de
fense to have the rune uismlsseo, on
TTTe 'iJTOnTuT lliftT TTi i~ It iTorui atlonia TTe
ftetive. The whole morning was given
up to arguments on that mo.lon.
which was Anally overruled by the
Judge* ami the attorneys were oidried
to proceed with the rase.
Ilaalneaa- Ilk* I’rlattag. No fun *»n<J
no feathers. The plain. nest kind that
looks right Tt»M Prlatlaa Ca, II
John R.-st. Ph Main &4M. or City SMI.
LAST EDITION
ONE CENT.
ROOSEVELT COMES ]
OUT FOR SWEEPING
REFORMMEASURES
Favors Initiative and Referen
dum and Direct Nomina
tions by People.
SOUNDS BATTLE CRY
FOR G. O. P. PROGRESSIVES
Declares For Conditional Recall
of Judges and Says: “The
People Must Rule”
COLUMBUS, 0.. Feb. 21.—“ W« pro
gressives believe that the people havo
the right, the power and the duty to
protect themselves and their oivn wel
fare; that human righta are supreme
over all other rights; that wealth
should be the servant, not the maater
of the people," said Col. Roosevelt la
an address to the Ohio constitutional
convention today. Although he did
not intimate directly or indirectly
that he was a candidate for president
again, his speech today was really a
declaration of the principles upon
which he will stand should the Chi
cago convention nominate him as the
Republican candidate.
It was estimated that more than 1,-
000 persons packed the convention
hall when Roosevelt entered.
His appearance on the floor was the
signal for a demonstration that lasted
several minutes. Cheers, the rebel
yell, handicapping and the waving of
handkerchiefs by the women all com
bined to make the greeting one of the
most demonstrative ever witnessed in
the legislative hall.
Personal friends and ardent sup
porters who have visited the former
president in New York, have stated
that he would accept the nomination
if it were tendered, and Col. Roose
velt’s utterances today were especial*,
ly Intended for the laiFollette follow
ers who have been leaning toward
him more strongly since the Wiscon
sin statesman suffered a nervous
breakdown, and it became evident
that Roosevelt was the logical man
to lead tl\a cause for the Republican
progressives. Gov. Johnson, of Cali
fornia, had been Interviewing Col.
Roosevelt In New’ York, especially m
regard to his views on the initiative,
referendum and recall. The Califor
nia progressive announced Monday
that he had shifted his support from
to Roosevelt. Col. Roose
velt’s announcement today that he
stands for the direct nominations by
the people, including direct prefer
ential primaries for the election of
delegates to the national nominating
conventions and the Initiative, refer
endum and recall. Indicates that there
has been a distinct understanding be
tween the LaFollette supporters and
the former president. Col. Roose
velt's declaration for progressive prin
ciples today is more pronounced than
ever before.
“Conservation of does not stop with
the natural resources,” continued Col.
Roosevelt today. ‘‘The principle of
making the best use of all we have
requires that we shall stop the wasto
of human welfare which flows from
the unfair use of concentrated power
and wealth in the hands of men whose
eagerness for profit binds them to the
cost of what they do. We have no
higher duty than to promote the ef
ficiency of the Individual.
‘‘l am emphatically a believer in
constitutionalism and because of this
fact. I no less emphatically protest
against any theory that would make
of the constitution a means of thwart
ing Instead of securing the absolute
right of the people to rule themselves
and to provide for their own social
and industrial wellbeing. All con
stitutions, those of the slates no leas
than that of the nation, are designed
and must be. interpreted and adminis
tered so as to fit human rights.
“It is a false constitutionalism, a
false statesmanship, to endeavor by
the exercise of a perverted ingenuity
to seem to glvo the people full power
and at the name time to trick them
out of It. Yet this is precisely what
is done Jn every case where the state
permits Its representatives, whether
«u> Uh- bemh ur in the legislature, or
in executive office, to declare Thai IT
has not the power to right grave so
cial wrongs, or that nny of the offi
cers created by the people and right
fully tl»e servants of the people can
set themselves up to be masters of
the people.
“The only prosperity worth having
is that which affects the mass of the
people. We are bound to strive for
TtTT" rr.tr —distribution —of —preipwlty
Hut it behooves us to remember that. 1
there is no use in devising methods
for the proper distribution of pros
neilty unless the prosperity is there
t > distribute. I hold It to be our duty
to see that the wage worker, the
a mail producer, the ordinary consum
er shall get their fair share of the
benefit of business prosperity.
“Therefore, I hold that he i* the
real progressive, that he is the
genume champion of the people who
endeavors to shape the policy alike
of tlio nation und of the several
states so as to encourage legitimate
and horest business at the same
time that he wars against all crook
edness snd injustice in the business
world What is needed Is. first, the
H oatla •»«■«! on • *■** K.l*k*>
ITNDERWOODl T NDERWOOD C HEMICAL
BILL PASSES HOUSE
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21.—8 y a rote
of 178 to 127, the house this
n.ton pussed the t'nderwood bill re
vising the chemical schedule of the
I’ayne-Aldnch tariff law.
iryi Brandt Should Qo Free.
ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 21— Ally
C,»... * aru*od> Ibis afternoon no.tiled
(lev. lhx, last a full pardon should
In- issued to Koike K. Brandt, as therj
Is nothing in the evtdeuce to warmul
his conviction for burglarising th«
home of his former employer. Morti
mer I * r —*• ?pi*!on la to
be sent to Dtx lata today. > |gti