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SIX O’CLOCK VounTE E N T II V EAK. NO. 9X. INDICTMENT OF CHICAGO PACKERS MAY RESULT FROM JURY PROBE SMART SET DEPLORE ACT OF SHEPHERD letter Object to Edict that Sons and Daughters Must Not Frequent Places Serving Liquor “SOCIAL CALAMITY” IS WAIL OF LEADERS Prosecutor Answers He'll En force Law Regardless of Whom It Affects The second chapter in tin- campaign at Prosecutor Shepherd u» rid tin uses and saloon-. of Wayne county r*f minors wa* opened Wednesday aft •inoou, uud coutlmied Thur day. The chapter was as unexpected as t U startling. Over a score of saloon-owners and use proprietors have railed either n person or by telephone to assure he prosecutor thht they ure in tavor f the proposed campaign and will do oil lu their power to I mt tin* iw is enforced. Uetweeu cal!; from -a loon men ame calls from men and women, the termer being much in the majority, 1 who are regarded as shining light in Detroit social circles, protesting against tiie campaign, or that part of if which would bar the daughters ot the rich from the high-cl us* hotel and case diuing rooms were liquor is served. “I was astounded," >aid the prose cutor. Thursday. "1 expected pro tests from the saloon non and aid and praise from the men 'an<J women who are Huppos*d to be at the head •r the social, artistic and intellectual . ft* of the city, file saloon men with out an exception that have called me ihvc* assured me of their support In •Very detail. “What can l think when both men rnd women call tut up and after giv ug me names that I know art* fami nes of the city's highest social life, make violent, protests. Mothers ot daughters and runs that are not 21 . me called up and declared that their chUdK'ii had planned dinners, lunch ons and other social aifuir* in tlie ity’s leading hotels aud that to fore* them to remove wines, from the men 1 would be held little less than a social c.iclamlty. "Due girl told nit* that I should use common sense in enforcing the law. '•'None of our set become intoxlrut *d.’ she said, ‘and we ate not of the * lass that the law Is trying to reach. I have ordered wlues for u dinner I am iving Suturday at a hotel. I uni .-ure you will not object if some of uy guests art* under 21 The younger ot lias been invited.' "! told her that If wine was served n girls under 21, whether guests of h rself or her parents in a public hotel, that I would take action regard ess of who her parents ji'e. “A father, and a well-known man in the artistic life of tho city, said intended taking his son and two daughters to the theater Saturday l ight and after the theater intended ..ining in a case. The children ure all under 21 and he wanted to know It they con'd have wine. 1 told him 'no. Ik* protested violently against what ho called my high-handedness. I tried o e plain to him that it was not mo but the law that must he obeyed." Araniig the letter-, received by the prosecutor in connection with hlo campaign is the following: I lead your piece in the news papers and must write and tell you that if you carry on this work it will he one of the great est things that has been done f- r the young people of the county. I am a workin,, girl and have no home. atuT. of course. I am out a teat deal and in n position to o\» what others are doing. ! am past 30 years and go to cafe*, etc . and have supper and drink a little. *1 have thought some times it was none of rny business, and again, when I sec «ome young folks 1 would like to do some thing to keep them straight. I have three glr! friends right now that are going to these places that I cannot tell anything to So you see 1 am int» i« I ;iin well acquainted with the city and know that this is one of the gtea» evils of the country not only here but all over. I have been to Chicago and west to El I’aso and have seen a goqd bit of the inside of life. I send my regards and hope you succeed In this work, and anything I can do to assist . you would be glad to do if you \ let me know. THE WEATHER Detroit *nd » trinity) Thnr*rti»» fight, Krnrmllv fi'lrl Friday «*i*r«llrd. trvbabh «nnn muil wurmi-fi modernt* iklfUas l«» ■oul*wr«# uud wiMl. Innrr VI l< Hlicmii i I nlr|Hr.l Ili n r »«• n y nl«h« nn* Friday, |»r«hii!»ly | fVNrsirr Friday'| mu«l»f»0 w lada, hr iumlnK Itlghrtt lfnn»n#tiirr fbt* data In paat 13 >a«r«. «*-’ In l*»»%eat. In I MCI. Oaf »nr no todati Hl*hrat Irm gftalarr, XI; tonnl, 21; menn, 2N| ,-lrar Sfdkor, Ipjetruit LAKE CARRIERS HADPROSPEROUS SEASONJN 1913 Business Records Shattered, the Only Drawback Be inn Disas trous Storm in November PRESIDENT LIVINGSTONE READS ANNEAL REPORT Senator Townsend Will Be the ( hies Speaker at Bauquet in Cadillac Tonight A seasou of unusual prosperity, end ed by the most disastrous storm in the history of the great lakes, wa-. the subject of the annual report of President William Livingstone, read 1 1 fore the Lake Carriers’ association, in its meeting In the Hotel Cadillac, Ihurcday morning. "In volume of business, the year ha-* shattered all records," aald Pro i dent Livingstone "More ore. coal and grain were moved than have ever been moved before, and the rates were such tnat the business was pr< f liablv bandied. In addition, stager of v liter imd gnat-ly improved, so that the* modern • artier was enabled to carry u few Hundred tons extra per trip. Dit.pt.lcn at Loth loading and unloading duetts was excellent am. tho vessels enjoyed a setnewhat low er rote of insurance. ''The ore* movement totalled 49,070,- I7S gross tons, which was 1.034,701 tons more than the movement of 1312. "While no handling or unloading ; records were broken during the year, it can safely b« said that tin* trade | improves annually in efficiency. The jtonnage handled was enormous, heavi er than if has ever been before; every ishlp that was fit for service was in jc nimlHslon. Every vessel carried i j somewhat larger cargo i-bao fTtmal, and yet, notwithstanding tin* extra strain on the do< k*. the average de tention in port was but slightly In creased over that of IWI2. The ma -4 font In tint on I’nitr Klrtrfl BL/ZE IN GARAGE; DAMAGE IS $4,000 Two automobiles and a motorcycle were destroyed, and total damage of • about 94,000 done, by Are resulting from an overheated oven in the ! building occupied by y the Canfield Oarage Cos., S»o. 71* Canfleld-avc. »ast. Thursday morning. Hot asnes set fire to Frank Snow gold's resilience q No. 51R Cass-ave but only slight dam. ge v as done. ► The Waldrof apartments Nos. 710- 728 Cass-ave, had an incipient fire when rubbish In the has* tnent under No. 724 became ignited. Only nominal damage was done, and oc cupants of the building stayed in their fiats. Statistics show that In 1300 in the Cnited State* there were f»2 beef cat tle for each JO" population, now there are 37 cattle to each 100 of • population. TIIURS I) AY, JA N UAR Y 11, 1911. GILLESPIE IS ARTFUL DODGER ON SUNDAY W Says He Doesn’t Know Whether Saloon Men Are Cracking it or Not HESITATES ON SENDING BLACKLIST TO COUNCIL Wants Assurance That Places Reported Against Will Be Denied Licenses Charles A. Nichols, former city clerk, wifi agai.i br engaged as tpecial investigator for the coun cil committee on liquor regula tion. His fine work last spring made it possible for the council to eliminate 92 saloons. He will begin his work of in vestigation immediately, although the new liquor committee will not meet for several weeks. Aid. Burton, chairman of the commit tee, leaves the city next week on a Florida fishing trip. He ex pects to remain in Crystal Falls, Fla , until the latter part of Feb ruary. "Mr. Nichols knows ju9t what 3hould be done, as he has gone over the ground before”, said Aid. Burton. "I have every con ' fidence in his ability as an in* vestigator and I will not trouble myself about that end of the work 39 he knows more about it I than I do. As 90on as I return from Florida, the committee will begin working on the saloon ap plications." Police Commissioner John Olllespie' eonfmses that tin* police department win have little information of itn • portanee to give to the council com mittee on liquor regulation this year. The commissioner de lures that 1110*1 of th<* saloonkeepers are well-behaved, |( ODllniit-il mo I‘inr illevrn) WOOD’S MAN QU TS CITY JOB UNDER FIRE I BAULT STK. MAPIE, Mich., Jan. j 22. —John H. More, who was decid ed upon recently for n position in ,the internal revenue service, for iwhith j»la< e he was recommended by {National Committeeman K. <). ; Wood, was recently forced out of of ' fl< e as police commissioner by charge* of a serious natftre brought against hint, resigning under fire. It was charged In affidavits tfll*d with the common council kgainst More that he* was u frequenter of i house of ill-repute which flourished 1 under his administration, and that Ihe gat e the protection of his office, also/ to a gambling house. Progressive Democrats of this -county are much Incensed over C'ont i mltteeman Wood's recommendation, | and Intend to block confirmation of l if they can “LEST WE FORGET” WOULD SIGN CONTRACTS WITH PLAYERS EARLY j j American Association Members Itelieve This Only Way To Block Federal League J 1 ONLY ‘•ROUTINE BUSINESS CONSIDERED I Somers Refuses to Discuss I*ro posed Removal of Toledo Ulub To C leveland CHICAGO, Jan. 22. —Members of ttu» American Association aUsebull league who arrived here today for tho annual meeting called by President Ghivington were careful to state be fore ttie*\ went Into executive ses sion that "only routine business” was to be considered. Several magnates who commented upon the activities of the Federal league were agreed that "so far the new organization has conducted it’s campaign according to the rules of the game." None would permit him self t<> > quott and but it wh-/-admit ted the Federal* have "thrown a scare” mio the ranks of organized baseball. TV one line of action association members believe is the only effective way ot blocking the efforts of tho Fid* ~s to sign contract with players enriy and be careful not to advance too much salary at the start. The first buxines-, to be considered KdiK whs the annual reports of tho condition -#! the curious club* in the H.iscx ml ion. Representative* present today were Repiesentatlves present today were: Toledo C. W. Sommers and Georg • \vtth. Minneapolis Mike t’nntillon. St. Paul- Uav l.eehan and William Free). _ Milwaukte - H. Tlmmey utid Harry Clark. Colnmbuf E. M. Schoenborn and Robert Quinn. Kan a** City—George Tebeau. Indianapolis J C McGill and Jack Hendricks Louisville- Ed Wat hen and Tom Barker. President Somers of the Cleveland Naps today refused to either confirm or deny a report circulated at the American association's annual meet ing here today, that lie is consid ering removing the Toledo clufb of the Vmeriran association to Cleve land. Somei * is a heayv stockholder in th* Toledo club, and it is u i\id that t..e mdd hens h:i\o been heavy loser* ft •'».* rejmrted tliat the ttansfer might t»e made \,i an attempt to forestall the itoralbillty that the Federal* might place a cull* In Cleve land St* 1915 If the Toronto or H if* silo rlul'S fail as moi\ makers this year. I ANIMAL WELE ARL LATEST SPORTING NEWS RACE RESULTS IT CIIAKLK9TO.\. First Race -Stlllng, purse »3v>e. '• J yeai -olds and up, ib furluiins. ' 0111- . mg Coon, 7 to 2. 7 to 0 and 7 to C. won, Thi-o. Cook, S to 1, ■'! to 1 «nd k 1 to 5, second. Molsant, 3 to 1, 0 .* and 3to j, ttiird. Time, 1.10 1---. -h \urora, Klein Beat hey. surpass, <’h r.*> Svt-d. Bobby Cook, Fasces, Jennie WellH, Hans Crook, Fawn, Elsie Hern don, Gadv Etna, PrtHugonas ul»<> run Second Race Selling ;;-y ear-olds and | up, 6 furlongs: Ry«- Straw, ti to 1, to 1 and t-ven, won; I »r. Kendall, t‘ to I 1, 6 to 5 and 3 to 1», second, laiui.i. 11 Ito 10. 1 to : and 1 to 5, third Time. Je/.all, (Jolllwogg, Belle Terre, Nilrose and Barium also ran. Ttilid Race Selling, purse #:0o. i j year-olds and upci'j furlongs S\i -1 v*'*tri», 6 to a, 1 to 3 and out, won;- : Kthelburg 11, 10 to 1, l to 1 and : to . second; Black Chief, 7 to 7 to and 3 to 5. third Time, 1;»» 1-0. Corn Cracker, Juaquirn, Jacob Bunn, lrlsti tow n. Satyr, Auto Maid and Vote* n«*o j run. Fourth Race t’leinson handlcup, pur*.- 1.100. 3-> ear-olds and up, fur longs Prince Jlerini*, l to 1, 610 0 and 3 to 0, won Brave Cunarder, *'» to I, ; tu I and even, second; Coy, <J to ], J to 1 and even, third. Time. 1:14 3-0. Monocacy, Sherwood, Coun terpart. ’ Deposit, Johti P. Nixon atid Cuugh Hill also rail vi ji tin;/. First Ra< »• 3 1 * furlongs. 2 year olds Barbarlta. 2 to 1, 4 t<* 0 and 1 to ii t.. .1. _■ to 1 ind j even, second; Yale, 2 to 1, 4 to 5 and 1 to I, third Time. .42- 1 Wahnlrftv 1 Smuggles, Ormeail. Category, lllmya' I.iiss, \sa Herndon and Lain Beniol 'also ran BRENNAN WILL STICK WITH FEDERAL ('LI B i CHICAGO. Jan. 22. Manager Joel Tinker or tlu* Chicago fotlay gave out a copy of a telegram he re ceived from Ad Brennan, former iuem- J t*-r of tlu* Phillies, in which Bren -1 nan denies lie will play w ith the Phillies ;uid d**< lares he will stick with tli** Federal*. *'i was misled. But will \»t|ck with you. When can I xee you," r**ads Brennan’s telegram, sent from tho , I BiligliHtn hotel, Kansas City. With it Brennan wired a cop> of what I‘urports to be a telegram lie leeeivcd from Bill Killlft r, reported to have repudiated his Federal con- ; tract and to have returned to the Philadelphia camp. This telegram irom Kll lifer to P.t*nnan reads; ‘ I have stood oitt Would adviso, you to ink** contract offered by Mr Baker. Wire me nt once.— Killlfer." ATTORNEY ALEXANDER AND WITNESS FIGHT Sidney Alexander, attorney, en- > ga'4*-d in a brief hqt strenuous flstlc encount«*r, Thursday morning, on the' lawn of th» County building v.ith Joseph Burke, a witness in a stilt that bad lu*t been decided against Alex ander’s client in Justice Commands court, County building attaches tailed to separate the two and the police w*-re 1 called No arrests were made. Girl Accuses Employer. William A. I>kvi!„ is years old, and giving his addres* as tbs New Morton hotel, tvat arraigned be lore Justice Gainey, 1 hurs ay, <n a charge of a neHous nature, preferred by Ktta Mr- Culluni. Ih-year-old clerk in his cm -1 ploy, who alleges that Ik, attacked her lln his oilice .He 1 leaded not gulitv, and wait sent to jaP hi default of 11 j o<u* bail with two sureties, to await I etamiua.ion, Jan 27. THE CLEAN NEWSPAPER ONE CENT ALLEGED REBATE ON BEEF SHIPMENTS INVESTIGATED BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SOCIETY WILL VIEW CARS OF ! SHOW TONIGHT Thursday is Set Aside for the Elite in Social and Business World at Exhibit l ATTENDANCE FIGURES PROMISE BROKEN RECORDS I Battle of the Fours and Sixes Goes Merrily on—State Vis itors Expected Detroit's most successful auto mo-! , bile sliow, the thirteenth unnaal event ! under the auspices of the Detroit Automobile Dealers’ association, i’s go ! mg to w ind up in whirlwind fashion. I Instead ol u decrease In the attend lance along in tin* middle of the week, as has been custumuo, the attendance {grows every day and every existing doubt regarding a record attendance for the week was dispelled by the I Wednesday night crowd which approx : imuted 30,000 people. No such Wed nesday night attendance was ever known l»efore and never wa*s dreamed lof by the D. A. D. A. members. Thursday night is Society night, |und at any show in the country, tha r j means an increased attendance and iof the very best people, the leaders lot society aud business life Friday and Saturday, the two closing days, are always large, as the visitors in tlu* citv do. not come until toward Die close. Especially is this the case this* year, for the Chicago show comes next week and hundreds are stopping over iit De troit for one or two days to view the spectacle us created by the deal ers of the city known as the hub of automobile Industry. All day long on Wednesday the aisles were tilled with interested In vestigators of the 1914 cars and, as the week advances, the *uley are in creasing, for many who have spent several days investigating, have made up their mind and are booking their order, believing it wise owing to the decreased production of some makers at the time when affairs admittedly did not look so bright in the auto mobile world. The week’s attendance will come very close to the 200,000 mark, for (Continued on l*«u«- lent STOCK MARKET i SHOWS GAINS Today’s Close Marked By \ io lent Activity Around High est Prices (Copyright, 1914, Dy the New York Evening Post Cos i NEW YORK. Jan. 22.- Whether in fluenced chiefly by the continuing spread of cheerfulness over political and industrial affair*, or by the re duc'ion of theii »Aclal mteb by near ly all the great bunks of Europe, to day's stock market broadened in a • somewhat remarkable degree it op* n -led Pttl*. chunged. but at onciTT’be "in —to ris* on heavy buying urd****. largely lrom outside purchaser* Ap parently, thi* demand wa* accompa nied bv similarly ajtivc buying for the account of professional operators who lately sold. Combined, th***e in- I Alienees resulted in an upward move ment of prices, which, while not at all of sensational proportions, was sustained throughout the five hours of business, on a total volume of trans actions not matched since the day of fcollapving prices and forced liquida tion. when the market touched bottom on June 10, after Rs six months' de cline Today’s market closed around highest price*, with a rather violent actlvl*;v which suggested that the week's pare of recovery had been {lathei tov\ lively to contlnuA up checked. \ < RISIS AVERTED IN BRITISH CABINET LONDON. Jan 22.-- Expectations 'Hat a cabinet < rDl* would result from th** dispute over the admiralty s naval estimates for 1914 were dis pelled this afternoon when Winston Churchill, first Lord of the admiralty, and David l.loyri George, chancellor of the exchequer, emerged amicably from a two-hour cabinet session. The pair wen arm In arm and smiling l.lovdGeo' o;>:»o-''d 'll 1 irchill * navai program and a wss .liclpated. _ SIX o’clock! Alleged Violations of Commerce Laws to lie Made Subject of Sweeping Examination In Chicago SWIFTS, ARMOt RS AND RAILROADS INVOLVED Owosso, Michigan Case Now Being Considered By Gov ernment Inquisitors n CHICAGO, .Jau. 22 —Federal grann Jury i uvea ligation into alleged rebat ing that may result in the indictment of several high officials of big Chicago packing house's was started today hjr District Attorney Wilkerson and Kd ,gur K. Gann, attorney for tlie stare commerce commission, i Officers of Swift <v Cos., the Armour Packing Cos., the Kckhart Milling Ca.. and ,of the Wabash, Chicago and Northwestern. Pennsylvania and Grand Trunk were summoned to te»vL* fy today. \ score of officials of othgyr toad's will he brought before the grand Jury it was announced. ! Investigation in connection with a shipment of beef by Swift & Cos. to 'Owosso, Mich., wax begun today. The ! government alleges that the railroad t granted the packing bouse Arm a re jbajo- of about SSO a car, Attorneys tor Swift & Cos. declared the alleged rebale resulted from a mistake in cla* situation. TOMORROW’S ENTRIES %T Jl 4K£Z. First Ifa< e Selling. 3-year-olds, 7 furlong* xVa-Va, 103; xAngie l>„ t<»3; Mystic Hoy. His; Austrl, 103; At tica, 10*. Largo, 103, Bertha V., 103. Yu-llv-Ylp, 103. Kick. 110; Patrick F*s 110; I runcis, JlO: Meshuch, 113; L>al*-j t"ii, li;i Second Ha •• Selling, A-year-iyUa* and un. rtlli* ' and mures, mile; xUnal-, g.i. 33, xPhillistlna. 38. Florence Birch, 103, Hose » »'Nell, 1«3; Fries*. 103;i Startler, in';. trsuln Emma, 103. xMa. ! ile «'<• khlll, 1 ui», x Hazel <\, 105; \Star; Bertu, 105, Sadie Shapiro, 110; Down-' l ln ml, 110, Pretty Hale. 110; Helen v Hawk ins. 110. Third Hui<- -Purse, 3-year-old*, i furlong* Kislund. 100. Big Lung**. !t*o C'hupadero, luJ Wild Horse, lOf: Mvl*. I<>s; lanlel, 110. Fool O'Fortune, 113; Othello, 115. Fourth Hare- 2-year-olds and up: Zacatrae hundlcup, 7 furlongs: Milton ftoblee. :♦ 7 . c«>|. Murchtnont, 10$; Truly. 110; Mlmorioso, 11 4. Fifth lltue selling, 4-year-olds and up, f> furlong*: \l-Vrrona, 105. xB it . Stone, 107, Jewel of Asia, 107; Eye White. 107 Lady Pender, 107; Colquitt, i ion Cans pa, 110; Cloak, lit); Arbutug, Min; S'nleHia, 110, Princess Industry, 110; Thistle Belle, 100. Zulu, 112; Fly ing. 112; Kamaev, 112. Sixth Hue- Selling, 4-year-olds and up. mile xHusky Lady. 104; Ray, l Ok; Transparent 107>; Ocean Queen, 10% Acumen. 112. Weather, i lear; track, fast. xApprentice allowance claimed \l ni tHH.R«TON. Fn i !!«■ i- Purse $J00; 3-year-oMg, mai«li-ns •.i-llir.k: <: furlongs LaJni us Kirkcaldy, 109; Colfax, 105; Belle of N’oriu indv, 101; Mike Cohen, 101: Malik, 1 OH. Caraquet, 105; xMagle Star. 96. thletic Oirl. 103; Good Will. 103. Second Htici Purse S3OO. 3-y*ar- I'lds, maidens, selling, t 5 furlongs' x Lit no* wood. IrtK, Baby Sister. Pd: Kittle rmitn. 110; single Ray. 10$; tOallunt Hnv. 102 Bundle of Rags ’*B. x'l lie Parson, OS; Water Lad. lid; Pescortr. 103 Third Hne 'Purse s3*o, 4-year-olds rtnd up Helling, )? furlongs Reach Sand 11Tr<v Weight. 112; Turkey In tin- straw, 11 7i Gulden FFuce. 111: i'loral Crou i, 115 xOld Hank, 107; 14 | Salprell't. Yankee Pooh. lift xCnjd. Jinks Jo 7, Sagur. 115; Coni I tar Caon ils Plain Ann 1-10; P.atoucß i- * Prospect iM Fourth Race—Purse $350, S-year-olds and ufc/selling, 7 furlongs Roval Me nu 11"; Vne.»n, 107. Satnn. f »s; Star xetres* 10* Vig-oi'a, s 3; FI Wah, 101: llnnd Day, 95. x Fifth Rn Purse S3OO. 4-vrar-old* aid up. selling, mile xOur Xugret. l ' Torn Kinlr, 112; Benodiotlna, 115. xCynosure. 107. Sana Bernard. 113; Woodcraft, 112 Yankee Pooh 113: I Bench Sand. U.V L. M Krkert. 112. Sixth Race- Purse s‘n't. 4-vear-'old* It> I ut> selling mile Michael Angela 11'* c tllci. it It-! fV-i 112: Bara i r>mee, 11 !. Stcalnway, 107 xßonnt# FI else, to. Kiel. l«t. Oagnnnt. 14)3; Eaton. 115. Weather, clear; trick, fast. | x Apprentice allowance claimed. VOTE TODAY ON - ALASKA ROAD WASHINGTON Jan. 2?.— Parage ‘of the hill providing for the construc tion of railroad* by the government in Alaska wan anticipated when tfco senate met tods* ender an agreement to begin voting it • o’clock. It was ex l**cte I that th#> roll-call on passage of the measure would be reached song time tonlrht. IV.it *hwtler With a small addition of cna» r< being used to some eiteny jin Sweden for l<»comottve firing. For p»4rSlkfU *4O Hnnhrl A *3 «*•«