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MILLIONS LOST ON STOCK
MARKET AS PRICES TUMBLE
Bulls Switch to Bear Side and
Pound List Down to Low
est levels
BIGGEST HOUSE BUY IN
DEMORALIZED MARKET
Rumors of Collapse of Pools and
Double-Crossing Kill
St reet
NEW YORK. Dec. 10.—The Uni
ted States Steel corporation, in
its monthly statement, issued to
day, reported unfilled orders as
of Nov. 30, of 7,852.883 tons. This
is an increase of 258,502 tons over
Oct. 31, and compares with 4,141,-
955 on Nov. 30, 1911.
I NBW YORK, Dec. 10.—Millions of
dollars of paper losses were recorded
In the stock market, today, when here
. tofore loading Intercuts connected with
the bull side, switched over to the
bear side, and aided a raid that Merit
the entire stork list crumbling down
, to new low levels for recent mouths.
Rumors of the collapse of various
pools, and of '‘double-crossing” by cer
tain leading Interests filled the air,
and the tone of the entire market was
demoralized. There was a recovery
of a point and fractions, around noon.
The market opened weak, and, for a
short time, there was a pretense of
support from the bull leaders. For
the first hour this support had a mild
ly reassuring effect on the list, but
then tjie bears gained the tipper hand,
and started pounding everything down.
The open support switched over, and
for nearly another hour, the demoral
isation held full sway. Thousands of
shares of long stock w#re uncovered
ss margin points were passed. The
greatest decline* were sustained in the
specialties. National Biscuit, with ap
parently no outward reason, rell 11
points, to 114. Bethlehem Steel drop
ped four points, to 60 V J.ehigh Val
ley. for the first time in re< ent trad
ing succumbed to the pressure, and
slumped off 2\ points, to 167. and
nearly every on© of the standard rail
road shares was off at least one point.
There was mixed up with the cell
ing movement some decidedly dis
criminating l/uying hv brokers, who
are known ♦‘o represent the higge.-t
house* on the “street,” and who have
a reputation of pulling out bargains.
This group seemed to he partial to the
standard shares, such as Reading.
Steel, rtnton Pacific and some of the
specialties.
One thing which caused trouble was
the attitude of the banka in discrim
inating regarding collateral and bor
rowers. Only gilt-edged securities
could command either a hearing or
needed money, and as a result manv
speculators were unable to keep up
their margins. Others were com
pelled to dispose of surplus bonds to
get the money to make their trades
good.
As an example r.f the heavy seliinz
movement, the report Tor the first
hour was interesting. During ffi't
period, 386.290 shares of stock were
sold, as compared with 130.210 for the
corresponding yesterday, and $777,000
in bonds, as compared with $378,000
yesterday.
The sales to noon reached 683.400
shares, the largest for two hours since
Oct. 27. 1911, and at that hour there
sere evidences of healthy buying sH
xround the room.
SENSATIONAL CASE
FINALLY ENDS
Bnyd Brow Is Convicted of
Abusing Wife’s 15-Year-
Old Sister
Boyd Brow, charged with abusing
Hilda Charbonneau, the 15-year-old
sister of hla young wife, was convicted
by a jury in Judge- Connolly’s court,
Tuesday afternoon, and was remanded
for seoteuce, later. Brow is 28 years
old The case has been a sensational
one, aud at one time it was alleged
that certain officials in the western
environs of Detroit were protecting
Brow aud preventing his arrest.
Yontb Admit* Ilurgl«r>.
Whiter ManzHmHn. an 1• ar-obl
incorrigible who recently *#*rv*Mi *(>
day. for ateallnif money fr< i hi*
mother, pleaded guilty l»*-fnr,- Justice
Htetn Tuvsilny to a charge of burglar
ising the home of Mr* Hunt© Kistler
and stealing X 0 cents Hi* plea wa*
taken a* a waiver to the recorder'*
court, and he I* held in 1100 ball for
trlaL
“FRAN"
The New Serial which begins
in The Times Thursday. Dec.
12, is by JOHN BRECKEN
BRIDGE ELSE
A ydiing girl arrives at night
at the home of the man who Is
really her father, but who hart
not known of her existence. Hy
the strength of her fee ret sh**
force* him to take her Into hl.-t
household because she “wants
to belong to aomabodv.''
Once established, *h.* under
takes to set right a situation
Intense In its possibilities. This
girl. Fran. Is the charm of n:«
extraordinary bootc; a girl
whintsienl, quaint* and shrewd,
with a srmtderfnl smile, the
highest ?count*, and a «ri n
longing for home and love
You „<»D'I describe
oFrmn any more th.*n v«m can
describe jptir
cornea «o flow, li .to human,
that analysis In Intiae^lMe
Retd the Qpcnin •
InstmUment of tl Fr*n
CITY'S BUILDING
DEPARTMENT IS
JOKEOR TRAGEDY
Hi)s No Engineer, and (). K. of
Plans Is Admittedly
Worthless
INSPECTOR TESTIFIES AT
COWHEY GARAGE INQUEST
Declares Violation of ( ode Re
sponsible for Accident -Where
Three Were Killed
(’bid Building Inspector Henry A
Dupont * testimony in the luquest
into the dcutb of the three men Killed
iu the collapse of part of the Cowhey
garage. St. Antoine and Larned-st*.,
Nov. 13, which wa* returned Tuesday
morning before Coroner Rot bather,
disclosed a pitiful condition in thr
city s butldiug depaitiuent
Mr. Dupont testified that he was al
lowed six building inspectors and no
engineer. . He said that the plans of
the Cowhey garage were accepted “be
cause they were drawn by me Gabrit 1
Reinforcement Cos.” He said that the
stresses ou the various beams had not
be* n checked. tliat the (Jabrte! com
pany was relied on to see that the de
sign was proper.
'if the Gabriel company made a
mistake, the owner would have to suf
fer?” asked Attorney Alex J. tiroes
beck, representing Thoma* Cowhey,
owner of the building.
Mr. Dupont said that he couldn’t an
swer that question.
Asa matter of fact, your O. K.
doesn't amount to anything, does it?’
continued Mr. Oroesbeck.
‘ It does not.” Mr. Dupont admitted.
' There was no checking up to see
that the beam* as designed, complied
with the code?”
"No, sir.”
“Do you mean to »ay that the city
of Detroit has no mean* of checking
these plana in its building depart
ment ?“
“It has not."
"Didn't you say you had a surplus
with which to employ an engiueer to
check up plans
“In 1911 we were allowed $1,900 for
an engineer. We couldn't get one at
that figure,” Mr. Dupont replW.
ICoßtisarS »■ Pace gimal
GILLESPIE LIKELY
TO SUCCEED CROUL
See rat* Pretty Well Settled He’ll
Be Named Police Com
missioner
; With the return to the city of
Mayor-elect Oscar B. Marx, talk Is
again revived as to who his appointees
jto public office will be. Marx him
self, declare* it is too early to dis
. cuss the appointments, but others are
| doing plenty of talking for him.
i Whether it is by political intuition
or some definite knowledge on the sub
| Jeot that they posseg*, it seems geti
| entity agreed among the city hall
! politicians, many of whom are close
to Marx, that John Gillespie will bs
the next commissioner of police.
“If Mr. Marx had to aupotnt a police
commissioner tomorrow, Mr. Gillespie
would be the commissioner,” said a
very close friend of both Marx and
Gillespie. “So far, however, it is an
open matter and conditions might
change before It Is time to make the
appointment. A great many of those
people who urged Marx by postal card
and by letter to retain Croul, really
hurt the latter’s cause. Many of them
opposed the election of Marx and
have no ‘strings’ on him. Now that
he is elected thev are trying to tell
him whom he *hall appoint.
“Under the circumstances, he 1* In
clined to consult his own feelings In
the matter, and would Just as soon ap
(►oint hi* good friend Gillespie. If he
were satisfied that by ho doing, he
could maintain the efficiency of the
department and retain popular favor.
The feellug among Marx's friends Is
that Urou! ha* the ‘goo-goo element
’buffaloed’ to this extent—there a»-e
open saloon* on Sundays and disrep
utable resorts that are violating the
law, and yet Croul is Indorsed by the
' church people of the town."
DREADNAUGHT
SINKS A STEAMER
Response Made to Wireless—No
Trace of Lost Ship nr
Bodies Found
PLYMOITH, England. !>e. 10.—
The new dreadna'ighi Ontarian, on
a trial cruise off lK*voni>ort, this af
| ternoon. collided with, and sunk .<n
unidentlfled steamer Nothing wa*
learned regarding ’he fate of the
: Hunkcn vessel * crew.
The (Vnturian wirelessed an alarm,
.saving that she was damaged about
the bows, Several craft put out for
I the scene, but no trace of the lost
boat or bodies of her crew were
l found.
The dreadnstigbt later returned to
Pl)mouth with her anchors driven
through her I>own No rescued pea
men were aboard, and the (Vnturian
officers refused all Information re
gardiug their fat*.
Ponlfr? f mi'lrrn Heel Tonight.
i Th*- r\ A nfii'lei* of In-troit will
hel,: a rne*>H*ffe In the (triawmld hot. i
iTuepiJi*v nig)*t to uigfthtxc elm
officer* f
J*»l» Printing llnsr Might. Motet
Printing Fa.. It Jaha K..«L
GOES TO PRISON
FOR 27 YEARS TO
SHIELD WOMAN
Jail-Breaker Bares Record S«
Police Will Not Hold Sweet
heart as White Slaver
CALMLY TELLS THAT
HE’S HUNTED CRIMINAL
Bill Dooley Incidentally Praises
Detroit Department a>
Best in Country
bill Dooley, burglar and pickpocket,
spent seven hours digging through the
brick walls of the jail iu Troy. N. Y.,
on the nlghi of April 25. 1912. lo save
himself from «i ceniciK-e of 20 years
at hard labor in IMutnemora peniten
tiary, to-which ht hud been sentenced
on the uay of escape, lie used a
t*tud biskHe ox At penknife and tho
stubby bandlyHi an old dustpan, and
by wprkingf from 9 o'clock at uight
until k o’clock the next morning, tun
neled through the double brick wall of
the strong-room, into the corridor, and
then through the corridor wall, seven
bricks thick. He cut a hole through
the roof, unreeled u fire hose near
the aperture, and slid down the* hose
to the ground, three stories below.-By
taking leave of the Jail in that man
ner. he added seven-and-one-half years
to hi* sentence, in the event of his
capture
In the big. back room of the local
detective bureau. Mondav afternoon,
this same Bill Dooley unmasked him
self when a frail littie woman’s nerve
started to break under the cross-ques*
tinning of detectives, and the corners
of her month drooped, and a sus
picion of tears stole into her eye*.
"Nix! Nix on breaking this little
girl’s heart anv more than it’s broken
right now,” said Dooley, w ho, up to
the moment had been known to the
local detectives only as a smiling,
adamant person of the name of Will
iam Irwin, who would confirm none
of the suspicions of the local sleuth'*,
would admit nothing, and only laughed
when they tried to quiz* him. “Just
leave this little girl out of the whol*
business, and I 'I own up right her©
that I stole the auto that you're so
anxious about And 111 go further,
and tell you, fellow* that my right
name is Barry, alias Dooley, wanted
in Troy, for breaking Jail. You've got
the circulars here. There s S2OO re
ward for me. You can have it. 111
waive the formalities and go back
Tries To Shield Girl.
Then he turned to the girl'and re
marked. as calmly as though he were
If oiillniteil on I**l
THE WEATHER
For llelrnll ting tlelnlfyi *•»«*» Sur
rlrn lair tonight or on \\ r«l nestln.tr j
mm h colder WrdurwlS) | l*rl*h and
hl k h nmlrrlj »lml*.
For I.otter Michigan* *nott Riirrlrt
Intr tonight or MedWeadojl itiuch
colder Wed»r*da.» nntl In Ihr north
and t*eaf portion tonight.
For the I pper l.gkea: High *tf«l nnd
unrOittral wlmltiutn'ot Hurries tonight
or Wrdnetiliu l colder.
For ihr lottrr l.nkrt: High annfh*
nett nod tte*l ttlnd«i anntt Riirrlrt loir
tonight or Wnlnrtilni l colder \%ed
(etilll t .
toiithnrtt •form ttornlng* continued
on lake* I'.rlr mol llntnrlo.
ti n. m -T I*l n *n , . Utl
7 a. m '> il n. m
Nam . no 12 noon :I7
R a. m Ti I' |*. in . .. . :H*
One year ngo todiiti Hliihrt* tent*
perature. Mis Inttraf, 17 s ntrnn,
rlnmh tl»lr* ttlth .Ol <tf mi Inch of rain
’I hr non %« 111 art nt li*t| p oi. nntl
rlae Wnlnrtila* at tl:Ml n. in
The moon ttlll «rt tniilgFii m Rt 27.
Rnalaena-llkr Printing. No f aid.
{no fruitier* Tile I .It l ti. lir.it ki id tint*
look* light Ttmn Printing Cos., I*
.Tohti TT -a* pti M iln ll'*V nt *M#\ ill*,
m ! more: days
I TO SHOP
% ’ T|§\7
J«T
THE DETROIT TIMES: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1912.
IT OUGHT TO OPEN WITH A RUSH
SALOON FOR EACH PITIFUL APPEAL
100 PERSONS IN ADDRESSED TO
THE WEST END FORGOTTEN CLUB
'Residents of Military-ave. Pro
test Against License for
New Drinking Place
LIQUOR DIVES KNOCK
DO IN N PROPERTY PRICES
Committee Likely to Heed Ob
jection of Home Owners—
Brewer’s Hand Seen
Residents In the neighborhood of
No. 1190 Military-ave., were again
tailed ou to defend their interests
against the encroachment of saioous,
[ Tuesday, before ihe council commit
tee on liquor regulation A delegation
| appeared before the committee tv
tight the proposed establishment of a
saloon at that number by Frank
Janderzskl The committee took the
matter under advisement, but Chair
man Kills said the petition of the sa
loonkeeper would probably be denied.
Three months ago a saloonkeeper
attempted f<> establish a suloog at
No. 1128 Military-ave. Residents In
the vicinity hired a lawyer to fight
the petition, and it was shown to the
committee that within two block* ol
the proposed saloon there were 48
other sa’oons The same reason was
given. Tuesday, for the opposition to
landerzskl * pi#cc/
I "There Is now one saloon for every
100 persons living within a radius of
a half-mile of this location.” said At
-1 torney Marry J. Lipptnan, speaking
for those who protested. "Tlv* War
ner-Cramfoii law Intended to allow
only one saloon to every s<>T> inhabit
ants. It is evident that these people
are getting more than their share of
saloon* and they want to stop It.”
I One bv one a dozen property-own
! er* in the neighborhood, mostly work
; ingtnen, arose and stated his objec
j tion. declaring the saloon would be c.
nuisance and a detriment to hi*’prop
erty.
X B. ex-alderman and
an undertaker, was spokesman for
Janderzski. v
‘We want these factories in this
neighborhood to grow and hire more
men,” he said. “If we want the city
to grow we must supply these nun
with the necessities What are then©
workmen going to do without refresh
ments?”
Konkel informed the committee
(that i man named Kronk w-as gofn*
(to operate the saloon l.ipptnan said
the applicant was evidently seeking
permission to establish the saloon on
■ false pretense*.
“Well. Kronk is going to run the
restaurant.“ said Konkel.
•C.li© n* the restaurant but not the
saloon.” chorused the protest ants.
“Oentlemen, how do you expect a
H •intliineil on Tw»l
r,OES TO PRISON TO
PROTECT SWEETHEART
r— —
V JmL
« J '' 1
t * y ' \
iti ii niMii.n
Hr'* going Inirk ttlth n • mile to arnr
«'7 1 ( tcnr« In n Vrn 1 <irk prison lit
•ate hit Itctroll ntteelheart front Ikr
••Third llrirrr," nail rttaNnetoenf In
g cell n« a ttltnr**. *rr *tor) on
Page
Deserted Mother Seeks Aid That
She May Be Reunited
With Babe
CHILDREN PLEAD FOR
VISIT FROM SANTA CLAUS
One Kiddie Writes on Behalf of
**Si\ of Is,” Who Face
Cheerless Christmas
iNMroit, Mich , Dec 9. 191?
.Mr. Thomas May,
Dear Sir—Reading The Time*. I
see you are Intelested in the poor
folks. | am so despondent I don't
care about living. 1 have a child
“two and n half ,\ears old My hus
band left me, for the sake of an
other woman a year ago last Sep
tember. He don't provide for iih.
I work for the company. Get
$7 per week and it take's every
cent for me and the baby's board,
I see the baby once a week. He
sold our furniture, what little we
had. to run away, I would lx*
happy again if 1 could get a little
money together so I could start
housekeeping and have my child
with me lam rooming now. and
away from the child makes it ho
terrible lonesome and despondent.
Please don't publish my name, for
I urn disgraced a* it is to th'nk
the baby has to be brought up
without a father, but if you have
someone to send over to the store
for further information I will.glad
ly tell you all. Oh, I pray God
will help me some way.
MRS. AONKS B
The foregoing letter was received
by The Times Forgotten club. Tues
day, and tells in stmple language the
story of a young mother deserted and
left to provide for herself and child
the best she know s how Her letter is
written on the paper of a clothing
manufacturer. Here Is a chance to
(C'ontlniirU in I'hki Ihrrri
BUSINESS NOTES
The stockholders in the Honduras
Development Cos., in which much De
troit capital is Invested, will probably
K*‘t a little money on their invest
ment when the affairs of the concern
are wound up, and the bondholders
will be paid in full, it is expected. The
i Honduras Development Cos. was or-
I ganized in Detroit about five years
j ago to develop a banana plantation in
| Honduras, but the* plantation did not
j make the profits expected. About a
, year ago the company agreed to sell
font to the United Fruit Cos. lor $275,-
ttott. but it was found that the titles
[to the property were not in shape fo* -
transfer. The company wag thrown
! into receivership in Arizona, and bv
, an arrangement with the United Fn *
I Cos., the debts affecting the title were
I paid off. Proceedings are now in pro
j press to find how much of the pur-
I chase price is coming to the Honduras
De velopment Cos. The Security Trust
Cos., of Detroit. Is the trustee for the
bonds of the* company.
The holders of first mortgage bonds
of tiie Canada Southern line, which
is owned by the Michigan Central, will
he* allowed to reinvest the proceeds oT
the* bonds which mature this year in
the* new issue* of
i dated, guaranteed the per cent "»*>-
mii gold bonds, maturing * <>« t. l,
at 105A» and interest
The gross earnings of th# Detroit
• United railroad for the* second week
ill Nove mbel w ere $ 127.04 H, as com
pared with $ for the* correspond
ing we*e*k last year.
The* fleets of the* l.ion Motor Car
Cos., of Vdrinn which Recently filed a
petition In bankruptcy, will be sold
l»o«* 20. In the* office of Herbert R.
Cl. rk. of Adrian, attorney for the corn
pany. utielei order of l>*e* K. .foslyn,
referee In bankruptcy Referee .Foslyi
also se*t |Hs* 23 as the* date* for the
sale* of the* assets of the Brubowski
Power Wagon Ce*. The* sale will be
held be the Security Trust Cos . trus-
1 1»*< for the bankrupt.
H)i<lnr«*aikr I’rlstlns- No fuss sn •
no f**nth. ra Ttie plain, neat kind that
I looks rtaht Ttm#a Prlatlai (•., 11
I John P -at Ph Main 1441 ar Cttv IS*K
EUROPEAN
WAR ALARMISTS
HAVE INNING
Austria Borrows $25,000,000 and
War Minister Has Re
signed
SUCCESSOR IS MEMBER
OK AUSTRIAN WAR PARTY
Inflammatory Hostility of Ser
vian Press Is oJined to
Signilteant Signs
PARIS, Dec. 10.—The smooth
sailing at first predicted for the
London ambassadorial conference,
set for'Friday, bid fair, today, to
be rippled by objections to some
of the proposed conferees. It was
considered most probable that
certain of the powers would ob
ject to Isvolsky. Dechoen and Cas
tillo, Pans ambassadors, respec
tively, from Russia, Germany and
Spam, as members of the Lon
don conference, on the ground
that they all formerly were for
eign ministers of their countries.
1 LONDON, Dec. in.—The alarmists
had their Inning today. With the ne
gotiation of a $25,000,000 loan by Aus
trla-Hungarv; tiie sudden resignation
us the Austrian war minister, aud
c hies of the general staff, and the in
flammatory hostility of th«* Servian
press, those pessimistic oues who fear
ed a European war had grounds for
their apprehensions. The optimists j
i who ha\e sepn peace settle like a dove ,
over Fridays peace ambassadorial 1
conference e*oul<i say little to offset
j the alarmists.
J No good explanation had been offer
ed for the resignation of General Auf- j
* fenberg, minister of war of Austria-*
Hungary, and General Schemua. chiefj
of the general staff Both said that
they resigned for personal reasons,
but coming at such a time as this,
there Is no doubt that their withdraw
,a! has a wide political significance.
It is known that General Krobatln.
under secretary of the war office, who
succeeded Auffenberg. and General
1 1 outlnueil on !•■*# ’I hr eel
RUSSIAN 'CELLIST TO
GIVE RECITALS HERE
Vladimir Dublnsky, cellist, of New
York, and formerly of the faculty oi
the Moscow conservatoire, who is in
Detroit the guest of friends fur a
week, will give a cello ret ital, Wed
nesday evening, in Temple Beth El. 1
under tlie auspices of the Woman's
auxiliary. The recital will be free to
the public. Mrs. J. F. Maurice Mac-
Farlane will sing and Mrs. Morris D.
Silver will play the accompaniments.
Mr. Dublnsky will present the follow
(ing program, beginning at 8:15
o'clock Concerto In C 4nlnor ‘Saint-j
Saent); Cantabile (Cui); "Ant Spring I
brunnon" t Davuloffi; ''Kol Nidrei' j
(Bruch): Spanish serenade (Glazown- j
off): Hungarian Rhapsodic (Popper).
Mr. Dublnsky is a native Russian
and received his mush-al education in
: Moscow and St. Petersburg. He lias
coneertlzed in Europe and played
with the large orchestras abroad and
(with the New York and Philadelphia 1
iorchestras. In Amerita. At present
[he is making his home in New York
\h Da blnakji will vim* a iscoid re
eital. Friday evening, In the Wood
ward ave Presbyterian church, to j
which the public Is invited
FINDS WEDDING IS IN
JAIL NOT HOTEL CADILLAC'!
.Justice oi the Peace Samuel E.
Jones, elected in the recent elections,
was made the victim of a mean prank,
Monday afternoon.
As he whs holding court in the
(ounty building, a man requested him
to step into a taxicab Hnd go to the
Hotel Cadillac to perform a marriage.
The Justice dtdn't hesitate to accept
ihe invitation; he dismissed the Jury
which was sitting in the case he was
hearing, and Immediately adjourned
court. The taxi whizzed away with
him—to the county jail, where the
couple awaited him. The Justice was
inclined to be nnerv at first, but real
ized It was a good-natured joke, all of
which was on him, and he made the
best of It.
The principals in the marriage were
Stephen Hedrich and Elizabeth
Brauncb.
BULL MOOSE
FLAY JUDGES
ANDCOURTS
Roosevelt Cheers Suggestion Su
preme Court of Idaho *
Wear Stripes
ENTHUSIASM THE WORD
AT CHICAGO CONFERENCE
“Teddy” Intimates Only He
Not Again Be New Party’s
Lender
CHICAGO, Dec. 10—0. K. Davis. N
Press agent for the Progressive
party national committee, endeav
ored m an interview, today, to
clear up the mystery surrounding
the eleventh hour disappearance
from the trust plank of the Pro
gressive platform of the trust leg
islation clause.
The reason it was left out was
not, as has been alleged, that
George Perkins, steel magnate and
member of the national commit
tee, didn't like it, he said, but be
cause it was not comprehensive
enough, and was ordered out by
Colonel Roosevelt and Chairman
Joseph M. Dixon. It was by a mis
take unexplainable, he said, that
the platform as presented to the
convention, and adopted, contain
ed the original clause that was
hurriedly stricken out in the
copies sent the news associations,
as soon as discovered.
CHICAGO, Dec. 10.— As uproarious I
us a nattonul convention, ns entlium I
astit as on any day during the rant I
I'uigu in which their cause came owl
j secouU best, inore than'l,l*oo Progie.il
I sixes, from all parts of the countryl
eheeied Theodore Roosevelt, shouting!
| themselves hoarse when lie etnpha I
, siz' and some particularly pointed re-1
mark in Ins ta!se to voice. 1
The nineteenth iioor of the laiSallel
was given over entirely to thtl
Progressive conference delegates. Th‘|
elevators were so clogged with visit!
ors, tlicit guests of the hosl
lelrv had smali chalice of gainliijl
their rooms. 1
Sensational attacks upon the court
ot Idaho and Kansas marked th»
opening session. The delegates cheer
ed to the echo, J. H. Gibson. of (.'aid
well, Idaho, when he shouted that tht
.supremo court of Idaho Itself shouhj
tie wearing atrip**, instead of cltin
for contempt a newspaper and me:|
who were fighting the cause of tIH
people.
And leader among those who c heer
td was Col. Roosevelt himself.
An absolute revolution In the niari
ner of raising campaign funds for i
big political party was suggested, anJ
well received bv the conference dele
gates, just before they took 30 mlri
utes for recess, this afternoon. Ds
Walter Weyl, of New York, outlined 1
proposal to make the Progressive
party the largest dues-paying mem
bershfp in the world.
"1 propose," said l>r. Weyl. *‘thnJ
the minimum dues !»♦• small, to u|
tract the largest membership, becanrj
it is numbers that we need more tha I
money.”
When Chairman Dixon announce!
(hat there would be a 30-mlnute rl
cess, and that a S6OO luncheon hal
been prepared across the hall frol
the meeting room, he also request*!
that each delegate present contribu!
30 cents for ills lunch. Col. Roosnvel
sitting dir-*etly behind the chalrmal
searched himsc If. «found two 2f>-cetl
pieces, placed them in a ronveniel
pocket, and fought ills way thronJ
the eifhiiHinatic crowd, every met!
her of which seemed to want to shall
his hand. I
Delegates quickly took thefr seat!
when the doors were opened Til
hall was filled, with the exception 1
a few scats reserved for the stafl
chairmen and the national comma
tec men Demonstrations were give!
for all the prominent men ns they rl
tered the hall.
When Mill .sane Addams enter*
there was a burst of applause. All I
the delegates stood. Oscar Straus h»
reached the center of th** null hefol
lie was discovered He was chcrrel
Tames R. Garfield was given a demol
st rat ion. Senator Dixon entered onl
a few steps before Colonel Roosevel
and cheers for the National chsirmJ
(Coot In lie. l un I'Kitr 'l'nol
Vlmn VmiNi-il -m White slater.
Isadora Snyder w.is arraigned i» f,J
Culled States CummlxsioiMi Hurd |
Tues Cay morning for .in alleged vlnV
Huh of the w »«»».- slave act. It I,
.charged that Hnyd* i brought .< womi
i from Toledo to tn-troit. He ide.idf
not guilty and hearing vriJn net fi
; I *e< .'I. with liall fi\ei| Ut H.hOO I
Nett llitoree Suit.
|. Anna Hranch stalled h suit for <1
jvurr.- Tuesday ni"tnlnr against .Ini
i Hranch, alleging nun-support. |
Doing Your Xmas
Shopping Early
Weans —
Time to enjoy the
pleasure of choosing
and giving—and con
sideration for employ
ees who bear the bur
den of taking care of
LAST
MINUTE
SHOPPING
Retail Merchants* Bureau
Detroit Board of Commerce
An sssortms.it of flri ewTds
(sls« 14x24) containing brtaf, im
prvsslT* admonitions Ilka abort
to do “that Xmaa shopping aarly"
may ba obtain#*! for display I*
atorss by making applloatloa is
tho Hstall Merchants' Burtsa
I>«trolt Board of ConussroA