Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 6, 1912, Page 12

English Suffragettes Deter: mined to Win Ballot. | LONDON IN STATE OF SIEGE Demonstrations Have Grown Beyond | Control of the Police and Proprie-| tors of Big Stores Have Special | Guards or Board Up Windows—Wo- | men Cheer Proposal to Burn Down the Royal Palace. | London, March 6.—One million ae-| woted women, firm in the belief that, they have been refused rights guaran- teed them months ago by Premier As-; quith and the present British govern-; ment, and stung to anger by the calm refusal of Asquith and his colleagues to grant them a hearing, have brought about a situation that threatens to overshadow the great labor troubles. The demonstrations of the women advocates of equal suffrage have reached a point where the police can mo longer prevent nor control them. Violence of a type peculiarly aggra- vating has been ordered by the lead- ers and wholesale arrests, instead of | checking it, have merely enhanced the determination of the women. There is grave danger that the out- come will be bloodshed. It is known} thet Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst and! ethers of the leaders of the ultra mili- tant body hope that this will come. As she was led away to her cell last week Mrs. Pankhurst declared the e@ause would have been advanced ten | years had she been killed. “It will take martyrs to stir the eountry to a realization of our bitter determination,” she cried at the meet- ing that preceded the demonstration | that began the present fight. | Will Continue to Be Militant. “We will be militant until we gain eur rights,” said the leaders. “If our methods are not strong enough there are otners in reserve.” And the women who utter these sen- | timents are not the rabble of the East End. They are the representative wo- | men of London. Mrs. Pethick Law- rence, highly educated, a powerful platform speaker and an editor of! note, made this prediction: j “We will terrorize this country or we will get our rights,” she cried, and an audience of gentle women, refined and most of them wealthy in their wn right, cheered her statements to the ecno. “if we have to, we will burn down the royal palace itself,” declared Mrs. Lawrence again, and that incendiary sentiment likewise received a cheer- ing welcome from the women listen- ers. The city looks as if it were in a state of siege. Nearly every big store | window is boarded up. The banks maintain special guards outside to; keep the women away. The entire metropolitan police is on continua! duty. Every one is kept moving and women suspected of planning violence | are rushed to the police station to be searched. IN PREPARATION FOR STRIKE Anthracite Coai Operators Storing Up | Supplies. Wiikesbarre, Pa., March 6.—It is es- timated here that the anthracite coal eperators have about 6,000,060 tons of oa] in storage in preparation for a strike, which may come when the ex- isting agreement expires on March 31. There is also about 2,000,000 tons in New York city, almost half a million tons above the norma! supply. Most of the railroads have about a month’ supply in hand. SHIPPING TRUST INQUIRY Resolution Adopted Directs investiga tion of Combine’s Activities. Washington, March 6—A prebe of the activities of the shipping trust was directed by the house when it adopted practically unanimously a resolution directing the merchant ma- rime and fisheries committee to pro- ceed at once to an investigation of the contro! of shipping by the for- eign ship combine. Voung Hughes Heads Taft Club. ‘Gambridge, Mass.,March 6.—Charies Hughes, Jr., son of Justice Hughes of the United States supreme eourt and a member of the Harvard law school, is the president of the mewly formed William Howard Taft eleb of Harvard. The organisation has 200 members, with Horace J. Smith of Denver as vice president and Samue! M. Rinaker of Beatrice, Neb., as secretary treasurer. Aged Bachelor Ends Life. Melrose, Mass., March 6.—Iliness ‘and despondency caused Orrin Brown, the oldest resident of this section, to end his own life. He shot himself through the head with a pistol which ‘me carried through the Civil war. Brown wes ninety-three years old and ‘ia bachelor. No woman had crossed threshold of his little homestead | T88eouUs twenty years. He left a large es- DUTCOME MAY “INTERVENTION IN BE BLOODSHED CHINA POSSIBLE es ues het w osc m Powers May Take Action to. Restore Order. HANCHUS — HOPEFLI Said to Be Planning a Movement for | the Restoration of the Ancient Dynasty—Japanese Guard at Pekinc Reinforced by Twelve Hundrec Picked Men From Port Arthur. Tokio, March 6.—Grave apprehen sion is felt here over the Chinese -sit uation. Despite the quieting down of Peking, Tientsin and the central prov- inces there is a widespread beliel , among Japanese familiar with the sit ‘ wation that at most there is only a lull | in the campaign of murder and rapine Yuan Shi Kai, it is declared here, has utterly failed as an administrator. The entire Chinese army, it is said, is demoralized, Yuan Shi Kai’s person al bodyguard no longer fears him ané his officers are more concerned witb filling their private purses than with attempting to restore order. tion, it is said, the republican leaders have failed to keep their promises to their troops and the latter, practical- ly without money and with back pay for months due and no prospect of getting any of it, are wavering in their | allegiance. Many who could aid in restoring the government have taken a position of aloofness because they are not in sympathy with the new republic. They demand the restoration of the mon- | archy. The Manchus are reported to . be planning 2 movement to restore the | If this movement be- ! eomes formidable foreign intervention | ancient dynasty. must come. The Japanese legation guard in Pe- king was reinforced by 1,200 picked | Men taken from the Port Arthur gar- tison. These men are all tried vet- erans, who can be depended on in any emergency. The Japanese government has communicated with the powers and has olfered to send an army corps to keep order in China if needed. It is | not believed here, however, that the powers will take advantage of this of- fer because of the prevailing impres- sion that Japan’s designs on China are | Rot entirely humantarian. FOREIGN TROOPS AT TIENTSIN international Force There to Be Largely Augmented. Tientsin, States gunboats have been ordered to proceed to Taku, at the mouth of the Peiho, thirty miles to the southeast | of this city. Three battalions of Japanese troops are expected to arrive here shortiy to | reinforce the international garrison. The German troops, which have | been acting as a protective force along | the railroad between Poitang and Tangshan, on the line from Tientsin | to Chinwangtao, have been withdrawn to Tientsin, as it is considered by the foreign commandants that stronger forces than are at present available here are required. As the Peiho is mow open to traffic the railroad guards between Tientsin and Shanhaikwan, on the Manchurian border, are no | longer essential for the preservation | of communication between Peking and the sea. Reports persist in Chinese circles that a body of native troops is ad- vancing on Tientsin, but no confirma- tion of the rumor has been obtained. The city generally is quiet, but de- capitations take place daily. Many of the shops have put up signs reading: | “Already looted. Now empty.” Many Killed at. Waihaiwei. Weihaiwei, China, March 6.—It is estimated that 1,000 peopie were killed | in the course of the recent fighting be- tween the republicans and the villag- ers outside the British concessions here. The republican troops are now ; in complete contro] of the situation. Forty Christians Massacred. Peking, March 6.—A letter from a missionary at Hwanghsien, near Chi- fu, states that the imperial troops put out the eyes of forty Obristian con- verts and beheaded them, saying that they were naturally rebels. STANDS BY THE COMMISSION Commerce Court Refuses Injunction of Order on Coal Rates. Washington, March 6—An order was issued by the commerce court de- nying the application for an injunc- tion against an order of the interstate commerce commission fixing reason- able rates for the transportation of bituminous coal from Mlinois mines to Chicago and points beyond, includ- ing Milwaukee. Coercion to Defeat Primary. Lansing, Mich., March 6.—Governor Chase S. Osborn sent a message to the legislature, which is in special ses- sion for the purpose of enacting a presidential primary law, calling the | eee of the members to the “out- of coercion and in- timidation” which he charges are be- ‘ag used to defeat the proposed law. In addi- } March 6—Two United | ‘ABOUT THE STATE Minnesota Readers. LOOK INTO HEALTH OF REDS, State to Investigate Conditions on the | Chippewa Indian Reservation at White Earth. A state investigation of the health | conditions among the Chippewas of | | the White Earth reservation has been begun. | board of health is to be sent to White Barth to study the situation, govern- ment statistics have been asked for the use of the state board of health | and on March 19 the state board will | listen to reports and discuss the sit- { uation with a view to taking steps to i prevent the spread of disease from | the reservation. Plans will also be discussed for co-operating with the government health authorities on the reservation. | Dr. H. M. Bracken, secretary of the state health board, has returned from | a short visit to Chicago to find a let- ter from Governor Hberhart suggest- } ing that a special meeting of the board be called to discuss the White | Barth situation. As Dr. Bracken wishes to gather material for presen- ' tation to the board the situation will | mot be discussed until the regular | meeting March 19. Dr. Bracken has ‘already written Commissioner ef In- | dian Affairs R. G. Valentine and Rep- | | Tesentative J. M. Graham, chairman of | the congressional ‘investigating com- / mittee, asking for copies of reports | concerning conditions. He said he | would send a special agent to the res- ervation in the near future. HOSPITAL FOR CHIPPEWAS Bill Introduced in Congress by Rep- resentative Miller. Representative C. B. Miller of Du- iluth has introduced a Dill in con- gress for the establishment of a hospi- tal for the Chippewas of Minnesota to | cost $100,000. The bill provides that | the hospital shall be open to all the Chippewas of Minnesota and is to be under the control of a board of five governors, three to be appointed by | the governor of Minnesota, one by the | secretary of the interior and one to | be chosen by the Indians. The bill provides that one part of | the hospital be devoted to the care of H tuberculosis patients, one part to other ; Contagious diseases and one part to ; Patients suffering from old age, disa- | bility or other bodily infirmities. Ad- mission to the hospital woukd be upon | order of a majority of the board of | governors. The hospital is to be in charge of a | physician who is to receive a salary | of $2,500 a year. |MILLARD HALL DESTROYED Fire at Minnesota “U” Causes Loss of $200,000. Fire practically destroyed Millard | Hall, used by the College of Dentistry | at the state university. The loss will exceed $290,000. For the time being 240 dental stu- | dents are deprived of classroom and ! laboratory privileges and a part of the pharmacy siudents also will suffer | inconvenience. The loss to the building itself is \ Placed at $150,000. The equipment of | the college, worth more than $25,000, \4s either destroyed or damaged. The | Mbrary also was damaged by water. A | large collection of medicine, stored in the west end of the hall, was de- | stroyed. In the west half of the build- ing, which is an absolute wreck, were | the offices of Dean Owre and Dr. Eéd- ; gar Brown. Both men will suffer com- | paratively insignificant losses. The 240 dental students will suffer a joss | of about $150 apiece in instruments. | HICCOUGHS CAUSE OF DEATH Minneapolis Man Suffered From Nerv- ous Spasms Five Days. ; _Hiccoughing caused the death of , William Brady, Minneapolis saloon j keeper, according to a death certifi- cate filed by his attending physician. Brady was forty-three years of age, Br. Nootnagle gave lobar pneumo- ' Bia as a contributing cause. He said | that five cays prior to death his pa- ; tient began te hiccough. Efforts to | help him were futile and he gradually | grew weaier until he died. { Democrats Meet March 19. | D. D. Daly of Minneapolis, acting | chairman of the Democratic state com- | mittee mittee, issued a call for the commit- |tee to meet March 19 at the Hotel | Saint Paul at St. Paul. tee then will fix the date and place ‘and basis of apportionment for the | state convention, which will elect dele- | gates to the Democratic national con- | vention. i Oil Warehouse Destroyed. Fire that started from an explosion | aid about $40,000 damage to the plant jot the Standard Oj] company at Minneapolis. It consumed one ware- ‘house stored with benzine, gasoline. | lubricating oi] and kerosene, and figimasbened to destroy another ware- , house, the administration building and ‘five large tanks. An expert from the state | The commit. | (POLICE MEADS QUIT 1088 Nee te ree en ere ce Resign. Chief John J. O'Connor and Assist. | from the St. Pan! police department. i Chief O’Connor assicned as the ‘cause the fact that he has been “re- | peatedly humiliated and insulted. by | the police board.” Republicans say the ‘move is a polit- ; |ieal one, designed to disorganize the | (department and aid the Democratic H ticket at the spring municipal elec- | } Many other members of the depart- | ; ment are said to be contemplating re- |signing. The chief says he has ad-| | Vised them al! to stay. It is known that Chief O’Connor and | | captain Clark have both applied for police pensions. Their applications \ | have already been filed with the trus- | tees of the police retirement fund. TAWNEY DENIES T THE REPORT | | Will Not Manage Taft’ Taft’s Campaign in Minnesota. Former Representative James A. j | Tawney of Winona positively declares that he will not be President | Taft's campaign manager in Minne sota, as reported in the Twin City | papers. Mr. Tawney says that “the burden of the campaign will fall upon the St. Paul Taft club which, it is ex- pected, will be reorganized so as to cover the whole state. Plans already are made for opening headquarters in | St. Paul, he said, and it is probable that headquarters also will be opened at Minneapolis. i Mr. Tawney declared that his other duties prevent him from giving the time to the Taft cause that would be required if he were to take charge of the campaign. ANOTHER INDIAN PROBE PROPOSED Will Go Deeper Into White Earth Mfairs. Another investigation of the admin- istration of the White Earth Indian reservation in this state is contem- plated by the committee on Indian af- fairs of the house. This investiga- tion, if authorized, will be more sweeping and thorough than that now in progress by the special committee of which Representative Graham of Milinois is chairman. It will cover the activities of Judge M. C. Burch of the department of jus- tice and other officials of that depart- ment who, it is charged by Repre- sentative Clarence B. Miller and other members of the Minnesota delegation, prompted the Graham inquiry in order to distract public attention from al- leged blunders made by Judge Burch and his associates. The proposed inquiry is authorized in a resolution introduced by Repre sentative Stephens of Nebraska. INDICT RAILWAY OFFICIALS > vou Prescri plion Is next of importance to the doctor's orders. Prompt- ness means that we have the freshest and latest drags right here in the compounding department and that there is no need for unnecessary waiting. Efficiency signifies that the very highest skill is used in filling your prescriptions. The combination of these two things is of the greatest consequence in effecting a cure. Ask your doctor:. .-...., Besides a well eaciniee GSeeepeareticg! ic riecteancit we have a large stock of all the acta carried ~ every firsf class drug store . (ASCA MERCANTILE OMPANY THE BIG 1} GRAND RAPIDS THE pent STORE OF MINN. QUALITY HOUSE WIRING AND FIXTURE HANGING A SPECIALTY Electrical Supplies and Machinery WwW. N. DELCOUR ELETRICAL CONTRACTOR Leave Orders at HARDWARE DEP’TMENT Henry Hughes @ Co. P. O. BOX 154 Grand Rapids, Miv SUPERFLUOUS HAIR, MOLES, WARTS Permanently removed by electricity. Exclusive specialist, expert operator. MISS AMES, 425 Lindley-Skiles Building, 620 1-2 Nicollet, Minne- | apolis, Minnesota, Phones: Main 414, Center 3330. Recommendation of Attorney General of Minnesota. Indictment and speedy trial of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railway officials who are responsible for the Odessa (Minn) wreck, in which ten persons were killed, was recommended to the county attorney of Big Stone county by Attorney Gen- eral Smith Mr. Smith also advised the attorney that the railroad officials should be in- dicted once and only once for killing the ten persens. It would not be law- ful, he said, to indict them on the the- ory that the killing of each person con- stituted a separate offense. All were killed by the same act. DUMAS SEEKS ENDORSEMENT Mayor of Cass Lake Files for Re nomination. Statewide interest atiaches to the political situation in Case Lake be- cause Mayor D. F. Dumas is a candi- date to succeed himself. It appears Nkely his opponent will be A. W. Johnson, vice president of the Com- mercial club. Several others have been mentioned, but have withdrawn in favor of Mr. Johnson. The town 4s stirred gp as never before and the eontest will be one of the hardest in its history. State Railroads Earn $91,769,006. The thirty-five railwayeuteing: busi- mess in this state had a gross in- come in 1911 of $91,269,086.18, or $6,- 633,000 less than in 1920,:mecopding to the compiete returns of the tax com- mission. The railway’s gross earnings tax for the year will be $3,670,760.25, a decrease of $226,331.49. Second Mayor ef Duluth Dead. Clinton Markell, eighty years old, second mayor of Duluth, died at Pasa- dena, Cal. Mr. Markell had lived in Duluth since 1869. Previous to that time he lived in Superior, Wis., going there in 1853. Death was due to old age. Trust Demurrers Overruled. Boston, March 3.—The demurrers of the indictec @fficials of the United Shce Machinery company, charged [with violation of the Sherman act, were overruled by Judge Putpam in the United States district court Dear Amy:- In reply to your Letter asking me-where to furnish your new home, J advise you Ly att means to go where'd do, and buy everything you want from them. Jhey do an absaluiely honesi furniture business. Shey sell you fuanitunre, correct in style, and thai which is put together so it won't come apart. The prices they make are S've Looked akound. In haste, Your pat, Lou. ®. S.-By all means, Amy, get your furniture and Augs faom F, E. REUSSWIG FURNITURE and UNDERTAKING low, J know. Ses Cine cAI AS A BRM EPL