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DETROIT’S ONLY , PROGRESSIVE DAILY TWELFTH YEAR, NO. 15 2. EIGHTY-THREE MEN TRIPPED BY BUST HUM MINE Ten Workmen Are Taken Out Alive and Rescuers Try To Reach Others DEADLY AFTER-DAMP PENETRATES CHAMBERS Whether Any of the Victims Are Alive Is Problem- L*« atic&l WELCH, W. Va.. March 26.—Eish ty-three men *rc. entombed In the mine of the United States Coal Ac Coke Cos., at Jed, three miles from here. An explosion of gas occurred at 7:30 this morning. Eighty-six men were then at work. Only three of the num ber were able to reach the outside. Ten more men were rescued alive from the mine this afternoon, making 13 saved of the 86 men in the mine when the explosion occurred. Que dead body was taken out. Following the explosion, after damp penetrated the entire workings und it was impossible for any imme diate rescue work to be started. Deputy State Mine Inspector Ar thur Mitchell arrived from Bluefleld an hour after the explosion occurred. Miners who had worked during the night and. were then in their homes were brought to the mine and organ ized into rescue parties. An appeal for help to the United States bureau of mines has been sent. It is expected that Chief Holmes of the bureau of mines, will be rushed here with the government rescoe ?rew, which is equipped with an ap paratus to ehable men to enter all parts of the workings. Whether any of the other men \re alive is problematical. Experi enced miners say that there is a •hance that some may have eedtped he explosion and reached a part of he mine not penetrated by the after lamp. The Jed mine worked day and i.ight shifts, employing In all about !.'»C men, both whites and Negroes. It a shaft mine and has been op erated on a non-union basis. The 150 ( mployes with their families compris ed practically the entire population of the town of Jed. When the news of the explosion spread this morning, women and chil dren gathered at the mouth of the •mine, terror-stricken for the safety of the entombed men. Nearly all of the men in the mine are married, 'i heir families refused to leave the shaft, hysterically urging the rescue Turtles to greater efforts. it is not thought that auy part of the workings is on fire. Some smoke *tnd fumes issued from the mine opening immediately after the ex plosion, but now that this has disap peared, there is nothing to indicate ilames inside The blast was of such terrific force that it is believed a considerable part of the workings must have been wrecked. The men had been In the mine lees than an hour when the explosion oc curred. This would hardly have al lowed all of them to reach their working places. Miners say that •hose men who had reached their roomb or pockets, had the best hnnee of escape from death from the ?xplosioif. Each *<>f these rooms or pockets, was accessible only from the small opening which open oil the main en tries. By closing this opening the men could exist upon the air then in the room for a short time, and the closed opening would prevent the deadly af terdamp from reaching them. TO URGE LICENSE FOR PROVIDENT LOAN CO. J. L. Hudson called at the city had, Tuesday morning, to consult with Ifi. !t. Schrelter, council committee sec retary'. with reference to the letter written by Prosecutor Shepherd to the council concerning the Provident lx>an Cos. The loan company submit ted Its bond and applied ror a license as the law provides, and the council referred the application to the prose cutor for his approval in accordanco with the new policy to inquire in-o the business of the loan agencies be fore Issuing licenses. • The company complies with every requirement of the law, said Mr. Hudson. "We have a perfect right to employ 11. A. Cone, to whom the prosecutor takes exception, or any other man to x manage our business Mr. Hudson's views will »** pre sented to tdie committee when it con siders the application for a 1 Identic. TWO KILLED, SIX MISSING IN EXPLOSION CHICAGO, March 26. —A furnace In a foundry of the McCormick Har vester Works in Blue Island blew up today and demolished the building. Two bodies have been recovered: four injured were taken to hospitals and six men arc missing. Men Have Thrilling Experience When Live Wires Charge Smokestack BATTLE CREEK, Mich., March 26.—Few* workmen have had nar rower escapes front death than Clifford MeCuen, Rdw. J., Don. and Charles \lorse, and John Reed, when live wires fell over the Snug restaurant ind charged the smokestack the men were hoisting. MeCuen was forced •o haffg to a wooden railing by one hand for ten minutes, in imminent langer of death by electrocution or by falling. Finally the Citizens I-Xectrlc Cos. turned off the power and the men were all released. How any of them escaped electrocution Is a miracle, for every piece of metal on the roof was ablaze. All the men refused to return to work. PRESIDING JUDGE IN PACKERS’ TKIAI. mk V ' V ' . 1 ' 2H U. A. CARFKXTRR. lie prralilrtl at the trial of the tea t'hl eaitu parkera Mho have beea acquit ted by a Jury. CHARGES tit THICK AHD FIST BETWEEN TIFT AND ROOSEVELT FORCES IH N. Y. Each Side Charges Lavish Ex penditure of Money To Control Primaries DELEGATES TO BE ELECTED Battle Is On in Empire State For Envoys To National Republican Convention NEW YORK. March 26.—The chatge that the Roosevelt followers were spending at today’s primaries in New York county more money than had ever been used at a primary elec tion before, even by Tammany Hall, was made this afternoon by Samuel Koenig, chairman of tlie New County Republican committee. He alleged that from confidential reports in his possession lie knew the Roosevelt forces had “distributed $75,000 in this county alone," *and that they were also "speudlug money lavishly every where in the state where thero were contests." Koenig’s statement was laughed at by the Roosevelt leaders, who said tliat the "shoe* was on the other foot," and that the Taft men were the ones who were spending the money. Interest centered only In the Repub lican contests. The party elects di rectly its district delegates to the na tional convention at Chicago, the Democrats referring that action to the state convention to be held here next month. President Taft will get the dele gates from 24 districts In whtch then? are no contests, or 48 delegates In all, while Roosevelt will get the two dele gates from William L. Ward's district, which la uncontested. The regular organization was also claiming today every distilct of the 18 in which there Is a contest. Privately, however, the organization leaders conceded eight to Roosevelt. “This primary’ law in the state of New York is a wicked farce." eielalin ed Col. Roosevelt today after receiv ing a report from the committee look ing after his Interests at this after noon s primaries. “They can change holiest inspec tors." the contributing editor coil tinned, “whenever they please. We have no polite protection, no chance for an honest count or anything." He would make no predictions. Roosevelt Forces Bolt Convention INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 26 Two sets of delegates at large frem Indiana will ask seats in the Repub lican national convention. One set is Instructed to vote for President Taft and the other for Col. Roose velt for the presidential nomination. Thus* ended one of the stormiest Re publican state conventions in Indiana political history here today. The Roosevelt delegates bolted the Continued on Piur Ton, PLANS DISCUSSED FOR NAVIN FIELD OPENING The Board of Commerce committee which has charge of arrangements for the program in connection with the opening of Navin field, held a meet ing in the board rooms, Tuesday i»odu, to discuss plans. Brown's Bribery Case On. The case against Robert Brown, selling agent for the Acme White l.ead works, charged with bribery' Ir. connection with his alleged gift of s7l to Fred Fritzen, superintendent Oi the painting and trimming department of the R-M F plant No. 1, was begun before Justice Stein, Tuesday morn ing. and is still In progress. Fritzen testified that Brown agreed to give him 10 per cent of the value of all the goods which Brown's firm placed In plant No. 1 of the K-M-F Cos. , ®he Mroil sitmes TUFT RECOMMENDS CUT IN COTTON DOTIES ANIi ASKS FUNDS FOR TARIFF BOARD Democrats Fight Plan To Give More Money, and Fight For Existence Is On MESSAGE TO CONGRESS - ■■ 0 Experts Submit Report on Con ditions in Industry Here and Abroad WASHINGTON, Varch 26.—A rec ohiinendation for. downward revision of cotton duties and a demand for further funds for the tariff hoard, were contained in a message sent to congress today by President Taft, transmitting the board's report on cotton. The message was a vigorous de fense of the tariff board and a de mand for an emergency appropriation of s2o,ohu u month for the board to continue its work. In the house, the Democrats have practically detor- Sera* In Wullsftoa, D. C., when the baSlea of the last of the hattleahlp Malae victim* were eacorteU to Arlington cemetery with Imposing honor*. mined that all appropriations UJr the board will be cut off, and the presi dent’s message was tlie opening gun for the fight for its existence. The report itself was a detailed discus sion of conditions in the cotton in dustry here and abroad, but the labor element of cotton production received little attention. The conclusions reached by the beard, were: “On account of the different mill methods in this country, the domestic labor cost of weaving on a large va riety of plain fabrics of wide con sumption is reduced below the for eign cost. Except in the case ot a few special fubrlcs. and In the case of various manufactured article*, some of which were produced in this country to a very slight extent, the American industry supplies practical ly the whole consumption.’ Mill prices are in many cases as low in this coun try as in the world's markets. Wbeie (Continued om Pa*e Three.) ROOSEVELT FOLK Hill KOI FIGHT HAGGERTT “He Promises To Be Fair, and We Take Him at His Word,” Says Nichols • John fl. Haggerty, temporary chair man of the Wayne county Republican convention has assured the friends of Col. Roosevelt that he will be fair,” said City Clerk Nichols, Roosevelt boomer, Tuesday morning. “Mr. Hag gerty has the reputation of be»ug a man of his word and we have taken him at his word. If we have tho dele gates to the convention, we don't want them unseated by a credentials com mittee picked by Taft people. We have received the promise of Mr. Haggerty to play fair in this respect, and we have no reason to attempt to unseat him as temporary chairman. “The entire fight is conducted by Roosevelt’s friends. We are not in any other battle, notwithstanding the cunning efforts of the Taft organs to Introduce the question of the gover norship. “We don’t like the convention sys tem. We believe all the people should have the right to say who shall he their candidate for president, but we are going to make the best of the convention plan and do our level best to obtain the delegates. But even If we succeed in getting the delegates, which I predict we shall, I would still he opposed to the convention sys tem.’’ Mr. Nichols announced that Col. Roosevelt will arrive in Detroit at g:3G o'clock Saturday evening, and speak in the Light Guard armory. Be yond this no plans have yet been pre pared for his reception. IliialaeaN-llkr Prlntias. No fuss and no feather* The plain, neat kind that locka right Tlmea Printing Ca, 11 John H-st. Main 14*1 or City Sill. Funeral Parade For Flic Last of The Marne Heroes TUKSDAY. MARCH 2U. 1912. ANALISIS REVEALS DEFECTS IN WHEN MAINS AS CAUSE OFTNE FREQUENT BREAKS Presence of Too Much Phospho rus and Silicon Makes Pipes Brittle at Low Temperature TIMES HAS TEST MADE A Chemists’ Report To Be Sub mitted at Inquiry Before Board This Afternoon The board of water commissioners meeting, Tuesday afternoou, to ex amine into the cause of the breakage of water mains, will have before it the result of a chemical analysis ot the pipe which shows it to be detec tive. To get at the facts and determine if the pipe itself was at fault, Flic Times, Monday, submitted a portion of the pipe which broke near Glad win park, to the Detroit Testing lab oratory. 'The analysis, made by ex perts, showed too high a percentage of phosphorus aud silicon in the pipe, causing it to be away below standard in strength, in fact, as one engineer put it, "unfit to be used in the streets for water mains.’’_This analysis con tinned one made several days ago of a portion of broken water main. On the same day that the analysis was made for The Times, an analysis was also made of samples of broken tualns submitted by the water com missioners. Separate tests were made on each specimen submitted, aud it is understood that all showed prac tically the same defect, an overabun dance of phosphorus and silicon, mak ing the pipe very brittle at low tem- Coaflnucd on mu* Two. RAILROADS LOSE FIGHT FOR HIGHER LEMON RATES WASHINGTON, March 26.—Main taining its previous position the inter state commerce commission in a de cision today refused to sanction the Increased lemon rate from California to Colorado, Utah, Montana and other western states, and ordered that $1 per hundred pounds should hereafter be maintained. The railroads attempt ed to exact $1.15. ADV ERTISING TALKS. W rlftrn by WILLIAM O. PKBRMAX Today* I stop writing daily Ad vertising Talks. I think they have served their purpose, j _ This is Advertising Talk No. 1,000. Talk No. 1 appeared in the New York Evening Mail Jan uary 2, 1900. Not a single publication day has been missed in three years, two months, twenty-six days. Since August 1, 1910, Adver tising Talks have appeared every week day in an average of fifty daily newspapers. Each Talk has averaged 450 words, so 450,000 words have been written on the subject of advertising—enough to fill nine ordinary books of 50,000 words each. How would you like to have it on your mind to write 450 words on the same subject every week day for three years, two months, twenty-six days? It has been a work with a good purpose, even though it has not !always been the best work. WOULD THAT EVER Y IVVORD WRITTEN COULD HAVE BEEN A REAL MES SAGE! How’ever, if only ten per cent C*allanrd on P«gr T**l»*. * | .fob Printing Hone flight. Tlmra Prlrtlng C IS John R.-*t. Job Printing IV.ne Right. Tlmra Printing C#.. IS Jonn R-lt SENATORS BRADLEt AND VANOERWtRP SWITCH TO EQUAL SUFFRAGE CAUSE One More Vote 1h Needed For Proposition, Which May Gome Up Today MRS. RUSSELL PLEASED Grand Rapids Woman Is In State Capital Winning Recruits To Plan From a Staff Correspondent. LANSING. Mich., March 26.—Sena tor Bradley gave it out this morning that he and Senator Vanderwerp have changed on the woman’s suffrage proposition and would vote for It. Os the 19 votes In favor or the measure that came up at the first session, but one more vote is needed. It-is thought probable that the question will again come up today. Mrs. Huntley Russell, prominent Grand Rupids equal suffrage expon ent, is here again to win new recruits for her cause. She was delighted when Informed that Senator Bradley und Vanderwerp had conn* afross Into camp. She thought with this rein forcement added to what tlie women had would make a surplus of two more than the needed 22. Senator Fowle arrived from thq north this morning and made one more vote for the presidential pri mary and double suffifige. The house received a very big bunch of petitions from various parts of the state this morning asking for favorable action on the proposed anM-liquor legislation. Chairman Bail of the insurance coni* miner reported <nn the Knight saloon bonding bill amended to provide that any bonding company could be organ ized in Michigan with a paid in cap ital. of lluo.oou, and compete with the Michigan Bonding Company, and that the fee charged for writing saloon Imnds should be $8 a thousand. This bill opens wide the game for competi- Contlnurd on I'age Mine. WILSON LLADS ALL HIS RIVALS, DECLARES BEAKES Secretary of Michigan League Comments on Victory in Pennsylvania “The Clark supporters may take what satisfaction they can net out of tile claim that lie is ahead in the race for delegates so far, but there have been more delegates selected in Penn sylvania shun ail the other Demo* cratic candidates can show," said S VV. Beakcn. secretary of the Michigan Woodrow Wilson league. “The last day for filing names for delegates for the PenriKyhaniu primaries to be held April 13 was Saturday and there was only one district where there was a contest. Wilson men were the only ones named on the ticket in all tie test. That moans that Pen nay Ivan las 76 votes will be rast for Womlrow Wil son in the Baltimore convention and puts Wilson in the lead with more d«*legates actually instructed for him than all the other candidates put to gether.’' REP. SMITH WANTS ALRKTLTt RAL EXPERT From a Special Forrepponilent. WASHINGTON, March 2U.—Con gtessmun Samuel* W. Smith is endeav oring to secure from the department of agriculture a matt for experimental agricultural work and also to finish the soil survey In his district. The congressman said that he se cured a partial promise and believed that the department would grant his request. Senator Wm. Alden Smith went *n Philadelphia today to attend the fu neral of Congressman Bingham, who died l.iMt week. Senator Smith will represent the state of Michigan in the congressional delegation whbh was selected to attend the funeral SCOTT. ONE'OK DEFENDANTS IN CASE AGAINST PACKERS! J. »(il)K.\ AKMOI 11. One of Ike defendant* la Ike govern ment ■ null again*! ten I’klcagn {•acker* nklfh ka« resulted In n v*e dlet of “not guilty.*' FIERCE BATTLE WILL RAGE IN COUNCIL TONIGHT OVER CHARTER REVISION PLAN “D. U. R. Aldermen” To Fight Hard Against Proposal To Hold Special Election FEAR PUBLIC OWNERSHIP Glinnan and Lodge Will Lead Rival Forces; Bo£h Claim Victory “If the council votes Tuesday night to submit the question of charter re vision in a special election, June 12, and a test case is made of the con stitutionality of the home rule act of 1911, 1 will go into court and tight Just as strongly us I know how to up hold the action of the council," de clared Corporation Counsel Tuesday morning. “1 will stand back of my opinion that a special election would be valid, regardless of what my personal views may be as to the advisability of submitting the question before the regular November election. And I will do all in my power to get a decision lrotn tbe court at the earli est possible opportunity.“ The all-absorbing topic in the city hall, Tuesday, was the probable line up of the aldermen on tbe question of a special charter election in the meeting of the council. Tuesday night All the so-called 1). IT. R. alder*m A n were on Hand bright and early. They moved in and out of the committee room and around the corridors button holing their colleagues in a desperato i effort to obtain 12 aldermen to vote { against the special election. The rea olution providing for a special elec tion requires a two-thirds vote of the council, consisting of 26 members. Aid. Frey Is 100 Hi to attend the meet ing, and 12 votes would kill the spe cial election plan. Publicity Agent Van Zandt, of the 1). IT.l T . It., was present consulting with ills friends about the* probable result, giving evi dence of the fact that the D. D. If. is vitally concerned in the matter. Aid. John C. Hodge, chairman or the council committee on charter and city legislation, also put in an appear ance. He is the only member of the committee who will report against the special election. He will probaidy lead the tight of the “untis" ou the lloor of the council. Lodge claims to have the following aldermen with him: Owen, Watson, Garvey, Merritt. Deimel, Broze, O’Brien, Lynch, llarpfer, Mason and Keusth. “I do not care what the aldermen who oppose the special election claim." said Aid. Glinnan. Tuesday morning.' "We will tight It out oh 'be Moor of the council, and I believe we will win. I cannot see how some or the aldermen whom the opposition claims, can dare vote against the ex pressed wish of the people for the submission of the charter revision plan at the very earliest possible op portunity. it Is an attempt to delay the day when Detroit can get muni cipal ownership, and every o, “’ ‘ ,r ! those aldermen who votes against the f Continued «»n •*•«»■ Sends Runaway Boy Home. The city hall custodian found a small boy shivering in the cold, Mon da evening, just outside the building I Occasionally he would enter and I warm himself. The boy was Victor ! p { ,rl. aged 17, and he had ruu away from his parents in McKeesport, Pa. Ho was promptly turned over to Sergeant Hicks, who telegraphed to Iks father. Within two hours the fatner had wired the money for the j ijo v’k return. “I won’t have to go j hoinc the way I came." said the boy i as Hicks handed him a ticket. I ntARt.K* U. WtHKKX A COMPANY F.apert* on I’lutlniim Work. Jetteler*—-XX a*hla*ton Arcaitf. Shepherd H T iliing to Re Permanent “ Friend of The Court" A bill for S.AO we* presented to the county auditor* by Attorney William Fit*patrick, Tu< sday morninß. for his service as friend of the ••oiirt in the disbarment proceedings against Attorney George \V. Radford. Tins led to an ‘nvestlgatlon on the part of Auditor Robertson. and he learned that the proceedings against Radford have tost the taxpayer* cC Wayne county more than $4,600. Feeling that this wraa a work that should be handled by the prasscstor .Mr. Robeitaon took the matter up with Prosecutor Shepherd. and the latter promised that hereafter he would act as friend of the court If It met the approval of the circuit tourt judge* Mr. Shepherd was waked to conduct the proceed I HRs against Attorney John W. Goodaon, for which Willing Van Dyke was appointed, Tuesday morning, and he refused, claiming ha did not have the time. Now that he baa tbn help of anew assistant ha say* he will have plenty of time. LAST EDITION ONE CENT. "NOT GUILTY," IS JURY'S VERDICT IN PACKERS’ TRIAL Ten Chicago Men Had Been Aa* cused of Violating Sherman Anti-Trust Law ■" ■■ GOVERNMENT’S FIGHT OF TEN YEARS FAILS >■ *&■ Defendants Are Set Free Im mediately After Decision . Is Announced CHICAGO, March 26.—“ Not guilty,” the verdict returned by a Jury after 18 hours’ deliberation In the case of the packers, whom It took the govern ment ten years to bring to the bar of justice, has marked with failure tbe first attempt of the administration to apply the criminal provisions of the Sherman anti-trust law to the men be* hind tbe "big business" of the corn* try. » The charge repeatedly drilled at the jurors and at the court by the pack* era' attorneys that regulation of busV ness cau have nothing in common with criminal Jurisprudence apparent ly prevailed with the Jurors. None of the Jurors would discuss the deliberations that took place la the Jury room or their reasons for returning the verdict. They had agreed, they said, that the nature of their discussions should be kept se> cret. , The jury’s verdict was returned at 12:15. The defendants were Immediately discharged by the court. They are 1-oula F. Swift, Edward F. Swift* Charles H. Swift, Francis A. Fowler, the Swift group; J. Ogden Armour* Arthur Meeker, Thomas J. Connors, the Armour group; Edward Morris, Ix>ulß H. Heyman. the Morris group, and Edward Tllden, head of the Na tional Packing Cos. When the clerk pronounced the words "Not guilty,” all the defendants were in court aud scores of lawyers and spectators crowded about the packers and congratulated them. The ten millionaires were given a recep tion in the courtroom. No one heard the words of Judge Carpenter from the bench; "The jury is discharged with the thanks of the court. "The defendants are discharged." Judge Carpenter, while the excite ment was at its height, adjourned court and retired to his chambers. “We are pleased with the result, of course,” said Attorney John 8. Miller, leading counsel for the packers. “But what other verdict could there bs There was no evidence of any illegal combination. There was no Illegal combination. The government’s own case showed that. There is no law Continued on race Klevem. ATTORNEY HAWLEY, RUN DOWN BY AUTO, SUES Attorney William Hawley Is plain tiff in a »datnag'! suit against Victor 11. Cohen, which began before a jury in Judge Mandell’s court, Tuesday morning. The plaintiff is suing for SIO,OOO, claiming he was run down and permanently injured by the de fendant's auto on Gratiot-ave., in front of the J. 1,. Hudson Co.’s store in August, IDlO.t His foot was crush ed and the bones broken, resulting in permanent lameness. TRAVEIfTOO MUCH, SAYS LADY WARWICK I-ONDON, March 26.—Lady War wick, in a wireless message to the Daily Express, says: ‘ Trax'ellng in America too strenu ous. Am avoiding breakdown. Ba sides, I am needed for home affairs.— Warwick." This is the first official explanation of why she left America, where she was booked for extensive ieclur* tours. TAFT NAMES DEWEY POSTMASTER AT OWOSSO WASHINGTON, March 26.—Presi dent Taft today nominated Edwin O. Dewey, as postmaster at Owosao, Hit h. 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