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The Detroit times., 1909-05-31
KOCH BLAMES ASSESSORS.
II They'd Help Tax Receipts Could Be
Ready in Advance.

City Treasurer Max c. Koch has not
been able TO have his clerks made out
advance tax receipts as was done last
wear, owing to the great amount Of
extra work which fell upon the treas
uerer's office last winter and this
spring. Last year the tax receipts
were prepared in advance for all the
wards, from the First to Tenth. in
elusive, but II Is doubtful IL this can
be done now.
IL have ont had the necessary help
from the assessors Office" says Koch.
ITO get this plan OF making out the re-
ceipts ahead in working order II would
be necessary TO have the names OF
property owners correctly on the
books. The state law provides that
the assessors shall copy the names
correctly on their books and keep
track Of all deeds filed in the register
OF deeds Office. This has not been
done. however. n we could do so. we
would get the receipts all ready ex.
cept the amount OF the tax due, and
have only that to fill In when the tax.
PAYERS come In with their money"
rhe innovation last year was the
means OF saving a great deal of time
in the rush to pay taxes.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-31
COUNT SAILS OVER
40 HOURS IN AIR
New Airship Zeppelin II" Breaks
All Records for Length of Flight
and Time in Air.

GOPPENCIN, Germany, May 81
Count Zeppelin landed here, his
flight covering 4G hours and 15 min
utes.
A defect in the mtor and lack OF
petrol compelled Count Zeppelin to
land. His fiigh- is believed to have
covered fully 900 miles, as much OF
the sailing was in a zigzag course.
Count Zeppelin's new airship. Yep.
pelin H." passed over Heilsbonn at
$40 this morning, having been in the
air at that time 35 hours and % min.
utes
The ship was headed for Friedish-
shafen, on Lake Constance, from
which place 1t started shortly before
9 O'Clock Saturday night on a cruise
which has broken all airship recorus
fer both length of flight and time In
the air
II is fully 400 miles from Friedrich
shafen TO Bitterfeld in a straight line
but allowing for deviations. II Is esti.
mated that the counts dirigible had
Travelled $50 mites when IT reacted
Bitterfeld at 1920 last evening, having
made the distance in little more than
ten hours, or at an average speed OF
more than As miles an hour.
The new achievement in aeronautics
has created intense enthusiasm all
over the empire, and the line OF the
trip furnished one continual ovation,
marred only by the disappointment
felt by the kaiser and the German cap
itol over the counts failure to make
the trip include Berlin.
The highest official line of Germany,
including the kaiser and most OF the
nobility awaited Zeppelin in Berlin last
evening and not until late at night.
when it became positively known that
the count had chosen a different route
would the crowd dispense.
The airship in which the count has
won his new honors is the one built
to replace the vessel destroyed at Ech.
terdingen last year.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-31
WANTS WEED LAW CHANGED.
Grindley Would Have Cost Of Cutting
Spread on Tax Rolls.

Spread on Tax Rolls.
A change In the weed tax law by
which the city will spread a certain
appropriation on the tax rolls for the
cutting OF weeds within the city is
proposed by Aid Grindley. Under the
home rule bill, the council can initiate
a repeal movement by proposing a
charter amendment, fixing the manner
of teending to weeds.
It costs more now for inspection,
printing and other Incidental expenses
than II does for cutting the weeds,
SAYS Grindley I'VE ought to have a
system that would be less cumbersome
and expensive. The city always loses
money now. and 1t is a drain on the
contingent fund"
Another thing that Grindley would
like to have changed is the regulation
by which big printing bills are run up
for small items that come before com
mittees. He took as an example .
petition for refunding weed tax of
$3.50. The cost of printing the notice
of the petition in the council proceed.
ings, OF the committee report upon 1t
and the final resolution disposing of
the case, amounted to about 80, in
Guiding the final inclusion of all three
in the bound proceedings.
There are hundreds OF such petty
claims brought before the council
every year in which the printing cost
is far more than the amount II the
claim. Journal Clerk INGALLS, noticed
one a few days ago In which q claim
Of Sc cents was made and the print
ing cost was more than double that
amount.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-31
ON WAY TO DECORATE
MOTHERS GRAVE; KILLED
Charles Bahney, IS Years Old, At
tempts to Board Freight Train
at Street Crossing.

CHARLOTTE, Mich. May 81
Charles Bahney, of Battle Creek.
while attempting to board a freight
train was killed at the Lansing-st.
crossing of the Michigan Central here
yesterday morning He was on his
way to spend Memorial day with his
sister, Mrs Homer Indy, of Hamlin
township. and assist her to decorate
the grave of their mother.
Bahney, who was 10 years old, came
to Charlotte from Battle Creek on an
early morning train and talked with
several about the route to Charles
worth, a small hamlet south of Eaton
Rapids on the Lake Shore. He first
thought of driving and then decided
to take a train to Eaton Rapids. No
regular train being due until 12:47 he
evidently decided to board freight
and was killed in the attempt. Both
legs were cut off and the body hor-
ribly mangled. The remains were
taken to the undertaking rooms of F.
A. Ives.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-31
R|CH'S COUNSEL
STILL CONFIDENT
Verdict That Mrs. Coryeon Was MUIR
dered Does Not Change Attitude
Prosecution Sure of Conviction.
BY GEORGE A. DAMON.
staff Correspondent, The Times.

BAY CITY, Mich. May 3l.-Not
withstanding the verdict of Coroner
Kelly's jury. tina, Mrs. Christine Cory
con Was murdered. which came as a
severe blow to the accident theory OF
the defense. and In spite of the reve-
lations involving Roland Rich's char
acter, hitherto regarded as above re-
proach, Attorney l.. p. Coumans
counsel for the accused, is none the
less hopeful that his client will be ex-
CneratCd.
Much speculation is being INDUCED
In as to what the outcome OF Rich S
police court examination will be when
IL is resumed Tuesday. There is not
the least doubt in the minds OF the
police and the prosecutor that he will
be held for trial, but Lawyer Coumans
will not concede there is not still a
chance TO liberate his client without
the necessity OF going through a long
legal fight
That Prosecutor Hitchcock will not
reveal his full hand at the eXamina-
ton. unless he is Obliged to do so, is
certain He has facts up his sleeve
the defense knows nothing of, and,
following his usual custom in impor-
tant cases. will refuse to disclose
them pTematurely. He will put in
Just enough evidence TO show proba
BILE cause for holding the defendant
and save the rest for the trial. IL
Rich is bound over 10 the higher court
the trial will probably not come off
before next term. II is the most i'm
portant case that has engaged the at
tention OF the local court in years.
and both sides will need time TO pre-
pare.
While he will admit nothing, it is
reported that the prosecutor is in pos
session of inside facts bearing direct
ly on the motive for the crime. He
has been at work night and day since
the murder, following up every posi-.
BE cue.
There have been mysterious mid.
night conferences between Mr.. Hitch
cock and others who profeSsed 20
have new Information on the mystery.
and some OF the Information CLEANED
in this way is admitted by the prose
cutor to be OF paramount importance.
Il could not reveal this Information
now without violating confidence"
CONTINUED on Page sikh
The Detroit times., 1909-05-31
TORNADO AND Fire
WRECK TOWN; 80 ]
ARE KILLED
Zephyr, Texas, Is Devastated Storm
Sweeps Down on Town and Light
ming Starts Fire Which De-
stroys Business Section.
Two Children Hurled Two Niles b
Death - Storms Path
800 Feet Wide.

|, BROWNwOOD, Tex. May 3D.
)Rescue parties are today clearing
away the debris caused by the lorna
,do and FIRE yesterday which devastat-
}eo the town OF Zephyr, in Brown
county. More than 80 persons were
killed and so others were seriously In
jured. The storm, which formed half
mile southwest of Zephyr, swept
down the village, doing the heaviest
damage In the residence and business
quarters.
Lightning struck lumber yard and
started a fire which destroyed the
whole business section. Nearly 50
houses were destroyed by the storm
and fire. The alarm was spread by
section hand, who came TO Brown
wood on hand car. The Santa Fe
railroad dispatched a relief train to
Zephyr with nine surgeons and .
score of Brownwood citizens. A sec
ond relief train was sent, loaded vita
provisions. clothing and the necessary
articles of wearing apparel
The most seriously injured have
been taken to a hospital In Temple.
Two children were found dead two
miles from Zephyr, having been blown
that distance.
While the tornado's path was 500
yards wide, the twister swept the
earth for a distance OF only about .
mile. It's fury was more terrific than
any previous one experienced In this
region.
When the first relief party reached
Zephyr. desolate scene awaited. The
hilfisdes were covered with debris In
termingled with bodies of animals and
human beings. The ruins were dimiy
lighted by burning buildings. and the
eries of the wounded, rising above tho
fscreeching of the dying storm. guided
the rescuers In their work
Human bodies were found twisted
about trees and distorted In every
conceivable shape. Survivors. mad
with grief and terror, walked the
streets almost naked crying for lost
relatives. ~
Those houses that escaped the storm
were turned into hospitals and
morgues.
Brownwood. with a splendidly organ.
ICED relief corps, has the situation well
in hand.
The known dead. c. A. Cabler and
wife, County Clerk Thad Cabler, wife
and two children, c. NJ. Carter, wif0
and child. Gertrude Houston, Oscar
Ware. wife and three children, M. q.
Simmons. wife and three children.
Mrs. w. A. Samsay and child, B. f.
Brown and wife. Mrs. Tom Hart ana
child, Gibson Cloyes.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-31

ids keep most OF their pupils until they
are through with the seventh grade.
In Quincy and Haverhill, Mass, the
children don't stop until they are in
the eighth grade.
Another test of school efficiency is:
How many children have. to repeat
their grades?"
In Somerville. Mass. only 6.5 pei
cent OF the children have to go through
q grade more than once; Camden
n. j., sends 80 per cent OF her chill
dren through her grades twice. This
means that her schools cost her 80
per cent more than they ought to.
II the average city only Is per cent
of the children are repeaters.
Attendance at school Is another test
There are very few cities in which as
many as three-fourths of the children
go to school three-fourths OF the time
In 80 American cities. Mr. Ayres
says. 1t was found that the schools OF
35 cities were improving and OF IL
cities were going backward.
Many schools were found that were
crowded in the low grades and con
tanned few pupils In the upper grades
In these schools many repeaters were
found in the lower grades. which chok
ed admission TO the school.
Mr.. Ayres says IL is wrong to blame
school ineficiency to foreigners. He
says that his figures show that the
presence OF a large foreign element
always goes with a high efficiency.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-31
MILK BETTER THAN
S|RL0|N STEAK
Twice as Much Nutriment in Former
When Compared With Beef Cost
ing Same Amount.

If you wish to be healthy and hearty
and at the same time save money
drink milk!
Scientists have been investigating
food values since the price of food
stuffs has appreciated so greatly, and
they find that milk, in addition TO the
virtue OF combining various food es'
sential In easily digested form, is
about the cheapest food there is as
prices go now.
At six to seven cents a quart the
prices that prevail in Detroit, milk is
cheaper than meat. fish, or most OF
the delicate fruits and vegetables. 1t
is as cheap as grain and contains
more easily assimilable elements.
Health Officer Kiefer has the data that
bears on the very important subject
OF food values in relation to prices.
Milk is antural and easily as
simulated food he says. 1T contains
all the necessary elements instead of
having an undue proportion of one
sort as with most other foods.
"A pound OF beef contains t,f26
calories, the units of food measure;
ment, while a quart of milk has $50
calories. At 25 cents a pound for the
sirloin beef and seven cents a quart
for milk, we get more food value from
the same money expended for milk.
Ten cents worth of milk at seven
cents a quart would give us So calories
while the same amount for sirloin
steak would give but 410 caiories.
Following out the same line of re-
search. DR.. Kiefer finds that ten cents
worth of strawberries contains 215
Galleries, and the same amount invest
ed In Goldfish gives us 220 calories
while a dime invested in choice poi-
tons of pork at % cents pound
would give us 715 calories A pound
Of mackerel contains 800 calories,
while two eggs have 1876 calories.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-31

NEW YORK, May 31.-About the
hardest thing to measure is the eff.
cheney of the public schools
Are our public schools any good
is n question that Is hard to answer
in a convincing way. Can they be
made any better? is another serious
question.
When is a school good? When is
IL bad?
Leonard +. Ayres, expert OF the Rus
sell Sage foundation, is at last finding
a measure for public schools. He has
studied the schools of 90 American
cities, and a report will shortly be
made to educators all over the coun-
try.
One OF Ayres' tests is: How strong
ly do the schools draw the children
and how long do they bold them?
The average American city carries
all its children to the sixth grade,
half OF them through the eighth grade.
and one-tenth through the nigh school.
This means that the average Ameri-
can school Is not doing all that IL is
assumed to do.
The number of pupils who drop out
before they finish the eighth grade.
is fair test OF any school system.
But how high do they go before they
begin to drop out. is another impor-
tant question. In the southern cities
many colored children drop out in the
fourth grade. In Baltimore. Camden,
n. j.. and Newark, n. j., many drop
out in the fifth grade. The Ohio cities
lost most In the sixth grade.
Minneapolis. Boston and Grand Rap
The Detroit times., 1909-05-31
TRAINS MOVE AGAIN.
Government Agents Bring About SCI.
tlement Of Strike on Georgia
Road

ATLANTA. Ga, May 31.-Trains are
moving regularly today on the Georgia
Central railroad. The strike OF white
firemen against the employment of
Negroes was settled Saturday a'tes.
noon. The settlement in favor OF tho
hlte men. was brought about at a
conference between Mr.. Knapp and Mr..
Ncill. of Washington. representing the
government. and representatives VI
the ,wo contending sides. The other
questions at issue will be submitted
10 arbitration.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-31
ON GAMBLERS TRAIL.
Police Raid Crap and Poker Games
and Make Arrests.

"Bennie" Epstein attempted to jump
for a second-story window of a house
at Adelaid and St. Antoine-sts., when
the police raided the place early Sum
day morning. and Is now laid up with
fractured ankle. the police declare.
II was a new location for the old
Phila Monte club. according to the Of
ficerE. who took 20 crap shooters out
OF the old club rooms on Grattotave.
only few months ago. Patrolman
Raymond and Sergts. Clark and Kin
ney visited the place, Sunday morning,
and arrested ten young men who had
made a wild scramble to get out when
the officers knocked.
Capt James Sprott, OF Grand River
station, celebrated his inaugural by
raiding the rooms of the Detroit Bowl
ing club. Trumbull-ave. and Assist.
where, 1t is declared, they found sew
eral members of the old Majestic
poker club busily engaged In the ritual
OF their order. Seven arrests were
made. The club used to foregather In
rooms over McKay's saloon, at No. SO
Michigan-ave., the police assert.
Capt Sprott and Precinct Detectives
Keane and Gill made the raid.
-
Alexander. Umbrellas. 26 Monpe&
The Detroit times., 1909-05-31
PARADE TO BE RE-EsTABLIsHED
sarnum & Bailey show REEVES Great
Spectacle This Season.

The Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show
on Earth, which is to exhibit in Detroit
Thursday, June II, has enlarged It's
policy this season and increased It's
generosity to the extent OF the great
est street parade in the history of the
circus business. The reinstatement of
this feature OF the days exhibition is
news that the American public will
hail with delight.
The street pageant will De so unlike
anything in this nature ever seen IN
America before as to be almost ar ef-
t;rely new form OF entertainment. With
the advantage OF many years travel
in every civilized country on earth,
and fortunes at their command, the
management will this year bring forth
wondrous free spectacle that has
required four years constant work TO
build and has been gathered from
every civilized country and many re
mote savage lands.
II is only natural TO expect that 'his
circus should have the greatest parade
I'm the world, and its novelty aud
strangCness, as well as it's wealth AMI
splendor. are the direst result ~ its
years of travel through five CONT.
nents, where 1t Is as we'll known as IN
ia own home in America. 1t has re-
CURED four years OF research In for
eign lands To gather together strange
types OF the human family, rich and
unusual vehicles OF barbarian manu
facture, floats OF European and Asiatic
design. constructed of hammered
brass and Furnished gold, massive
floats OF Italian statuary Of Fairyland
significance and costly drapings. cos
tunes and tapestry OF Oriental weav
ing. For two years. artists. mauutsc
tyrers and merchants have been work
ing day and night at the foreign GUAR
| ters at Stock on Trent. England. build
ing the equipment of this great parade
The Detroit times., 1909-05-31
CONVICTED LEADERS OF
LABOR WANT NEW, TRRAI
Arguments to BE Heard June H. In
Case Of Madden, Boyle sand
Pouchof.

CHICAGO, May 31.-Judge,McSmrley
will hear arguments June II. for n
new trial for NJ b. Madden. M. j.
Boyle and F. A. Pouchot, labor lead
ers, who were found guilty by a Jury
Saturday afternoon and fined. $500
each. They were tried on an 1ndict-
ment charging that they conspined and
extorted 81 900 from Emil K1fcxa TO
settle a strike on the plant OF the
Joseph Klicka Co.
Madden almost collapsed when, the
verdict Of guilty was returned. He
turned White and clutched. at the;arms
OF his chair for support. Boyle and
Pouohot were more composed. There
had been rumors for long time OF H.
regularities in the calling and. settling
OF strikes in Chicago. and thcscase was
bitterly fought by both sides.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-31
THREE PERSONS
ARE DROWNED
Ypsilanti Youth Takes Fatal Canoe
ing Trip-Saginaw Lad Meets Same
Fate-Painter Falls Of Dock.

YPSlLANTl. Mich, May 31.-%hile
canoeing IN the Huron river Sunday
afternoon Lotus NJ. Sleeper, Is years
old, the son OF Mrs Mary Sleeper, OF
Ypsilanti. was drowned and his conf
Eanion. Alfred Augustus. 10 years old,
had a narrow escape from the sameA
fate. The boys started up the stream,
and when near a bridge about three
miles fiom Ypsilanti their attention.
was attracted 10 a horse which wasi
frightened by the canoe. The cur
rent at this point is rapid and tibet
small boat was whjrled about, strucks
log capsized.
Only moment previously Sleeper
had remarked to his companion that
he could not swim. Augustus could
swim and made efforts to save sleep
err He showed the canoe TO the strug
Cling boy, who In his excitement tried
to climb into It, with the result that.
the frail craft was again overturned.
Again Augustus tried to reach Saeeyt-
err, but the latter sank. Augustus was
nearly exhausted himself by this 'tire.
one of his arms having recently been
hurt, but he managed to cling to the
overturned canoe until rescued.
Sieepers body was recovered "a sh ort
time later by Roy Haight andt Walter
Westfall
Sleepers mother went into the
country to visit friends and gather
wild flowers and dio not hear OF the
loss CT her son until she retu rned
home. The blow nearly prost1 ated
her. Augustus is a member OF the To-
cal NJ. NJ G. signal corps and lives in
Superior township. about three smiles
from the city.
SAGINAW, Mich. May 31.rErnest
Schulz, Is years old, son OF Henry
Schulz. No. 1876 Emily-st.. was drown
ed while canoeing near the Bristol-st.
bridge. Young Schulz and a compan-
ion named Stein turned out to avoid
the swell from a passing launch. The
Schulz boy dipped his paddle too deep
and the canoe upset. Neither boy
could swim. Schulz came up twice
and called for aid. but before help
could reach the scene he was drown
ed youngster eight years old help
ed the Stein boy out of the water.
Another drowning accident occurred
In the Saginaw river Fred Boehlke,
painter, living at No. 632 Bohelke-
ST.. stepped Off the dock accidentally
just north of the Johnson-st. bridge.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-31

W.. nOoG NDSGnV,~ IO6r.
I Here's the coolest weather station
in the country-the Mt Rose observa-
tory, 10000 feet high. In the midst OF
the Sierrss in Nevada.
No pleasant job for the men who
have 10 run IL. but the observatory
was put up there on the theory that IL
you want 10 know what the weather
is really like you've got to hunt T.
down ia it's lair.
The observers don't have 10 stay
there all the time They make a trip
from their firesiHe about once q month
and stay a week. The instruments
are self.recording. so they just tear
on the paper records and hurry back.
They have TO go on snowshoes. and
carry provisions on packs. and are fire.
quently driven back by the heavy biz.
yards and snowstorms.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-31
Mother Of Five Takes Life.

Said to have been driven despond
ent by domestic troubles, Mrs. Wilson
Barr, of No. 424 Williams-ave., swal
lowed quantity of carbolic acid, Sat
urday evening. and died in Grace am
Barr habulance on the way TO teh hos
pital. Neighbors declare that Mr.. and
Mrs. Barr had quarreled constantly
for several days. and that the woman
often complained of her usband's treat
ment OF er. Barr was sumoned to po
lice headquarters Saturday night, but
was not held. Mrs. Barr leave five
children.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-31
$4,000 FIRE LOSS.
Three Buildings Owned BY julius
Steinberu, Of Detroit. Burn.

TRAVERSE CITY. Mich. May 81
Fire that started in the barber shop
of Ira Benson yesterday morning
spread TO the two adjoining buildings,
all owned by julius SteinDerg. OF Dc
troit. The buildings arc damaged 10
the extent Of $4,000. The contents are
a total loss The losses follow:
julius Steinberg. buildings. $4,000,
Insurance $500 New York Tea Store,
r. G. Haulin, proprietor, $1,000, insur-
ance 1890; Miss c. z. McCool. mil
linery store. $1,000, insurance $500;
FIra Benson. barber. $3.50 insured; Bert
Ward. household goods. 81 900, insured
half: S. r. Somers. $500 insurance
$500. Total loss, $4,000; insurance
about half.
There were several narrow escapes
from death in the flames. the Ward
family and Mr. and Mrs. Somers es-
Gaping with scanty clothing.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-31
SAYS BATES OWES 500.

BAY CITY. Mich. May 31.-Dr. G.
T. Newkirk, of this city. says Brig
Gen. Bates owes him 500 due on a
note. long overdue Or. Newkirk says
he borrowed 500 two years ago from
his sister-in-law. Miss Anderson, To &C
commodate Gen. Bates with the loar
and that although he has written IN,
general regarding 1t, the latter has
made no response.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-31
EsRY TURNS TURTLE.

MANISAIQUE. Mich, May 31.-The
steel car ferry Ann Arbor. No. 4. in
command of Capt. Fred Robertson,
turned turtle in the loading slip and
lies on her port side In Is feet or wa
ter. Nearly half the boat is sub
merged. The accident was caused by
a string Of cars becoming uncoupled
from the locomotive.