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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-26
BODY WITH LEGS
SEVERED FOUND !
IN WOODS
Nude Corpse of Unknown Man Dis
covered in Highland Park-Victim
Probably Murdered Elsewhere
and Remains Taken There.
Indications Are That Death Occurred
Several Days Ago-Police and
Sheriff at Work On Case.

What undoubtedly was a murder :
came TO light quite by accident, Sun,
day afternoon. when Harry s. Lee. No..
lS7 Webb-Gve.. an da friend, III. 8.
Bergen, came upon the dead body, abb
solutely nude, OF a man, apparently
between 50 and 40 years old, in
clump OF bushes near patch OF woods
q quarter o; mil ewest of Hamilton-
blvd, and two blocks north of the.
city limits, In Highland Park, about 3
o'clock, Sunday afternoon. The mans (
legs had been cleanly cut or chopped
of at the knees, and Ia yclose to the
body. and the head was cut and
bruised. Coroner Burgess had the,
body removed to the county morgue,
where il awaits Identification Both.
the police and Sheriff Gaston's men
are at work on the case.
A dog was really the cause OF the
crime being revealed Mr.. Lee and
his friend were In search OF wood for
his fireplace. The former was draw
ing his little daughter in a sled and
was accompanied by his dog, King.
Nearing the patch OF woods, which Is
not far from the nearly completed tu-
berculosis sanatorium, the men no
ticed that King was pointing. The
men visited the spot indicated by the
animal, and there found the body, half
buried by the snow.
Detectives Bodinus aud Reed, who
came in response to Mr.. Lees call,
were OF tn eopinion that the crime had
occurred elsewhere and that the body
had been carried to this spot for the
Ia Aa nVrIxr N q
could be judged. death occurred sew
eral days ago. There was no snow
under the body.
The mutilated condition OF the body
seems to leave no DOUBT that the man
was murdered. There were gashes In
each of the temples, there is the i'm
print Of a fnger-nail In the left hams
and marks on the neck indicate that
the man might have been choked.
The body is that of man about
5 feet s inches in height and weigh
ing 100 pounds. The hair is light, the
head slightly bald and the eyes brown.
There is bullet scar on the inside OF
the left foot.
OF the men reported missing to the
police within the past few weeks, the
descriptions of three of them fit that
OF the murder victim in general
way. The one that comes nearest Is
that of William O'Connor. who was re-
ported by his wife as having disap-
peared from his home, No. 26S Linz
wood-ave., Dee. s.
Others recently reported as missing
are: Oscar Heino, aged AZ, NO. 5ol
Clinton-ave.. Leonard Mitchell, aged
rs. of Monroe. and John Makowski,
aged 80, No. 476 Colins-st.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-26
BOMBS EXPLODED.
Police Blame Feud Among Gamblers
In Harlem.

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.--As the cul-
mlnation, the police say, of feud or
long stnading among Harlem gamo-
lers, two dynamite bombs were ex-
ploded within five minutes or each
other early yesterday morning in yes
tibules of Harlem houses. Several
thousand dollars in damage was done.
Both bombs went off shortly before
3 o'clock. n block apart. in 116th-st.
On one side OF the place OF the first
expiosion Is new social club and on
the other a dance hall. The windows
in these buildings were shattered
and the club members and bevy or
dancers were thrown into confusion.
Before the surprise of the explosion
had disappeared there came another
more violent crash a block away. 1t
blew away both the inner and outer
floors OF the building and routed near
by residents from their beds.
Both places are near a club which
was raided not long ago by Deputy
Commissioner Driscoll After the
raid the commissioner announced
that gamblers had raised a fund OF
$4,000 TO kill him
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-26
BANDIT ROBS TRAIN.
Collects Money and Watches From
More Than 100 Passengers.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec. ga
bandit celebrated Christmas night by
going through a Missouri Pacific rail
road train and holding up more than
100 passengers. from whom he took
money and watches.
The man boarded the train, which
was bound from ST. Joseph TO St
Louis, in Leavenworth Junction, In
the outskirts Of Leavenworth, Kan
sas, and left it in Northwestern juno.
ton in Kansas City, Kansas. after
getting a large amount of money and
valuables and shooting one man who
attempted TO resist him
AS the train pulled out Of LeaVen-
worth Junction, the roDber opened the
rear door OF the Pullman car and con-
fronted the astonishcd crew and pas
sengers with revolver. Then he
robbed them, one by one. Cautioning
the conductor and porter TO keep still
he went through The car. taking up q
collection OF watches and wallets.
Finishing with the Pullman lac con-
tinued through the chair cars and the
smoking car until he had held UP
every passenger.
The train was in charge of CcF
ductor MAY who, with his brakeman
and porter, was forced 10 put up mis-
hands and give up his money. BY the
time the man had finished his work,
the train had reached Northwestern
Junction. Here he dropped from the
steps Of the smoking car and disap.
.peared. It took the rohber about %
minutes TO 90 the job.
The railroad officials say the man
who was shot was nor seriously in
jured. II is not known how much
money the bandit got.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-26
BLAME LABOR FOR EXPLOSION
THAT DAMAGES IRON WORKS
Company Officials Tell Police Il Is
Due to Strike of Employees, But
Workmen's Official Denies.

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 26.-The
Llewllyn Iron works were partly
wrecked by an explosion, presumably
OF dynamite, early yesterday. The
force of the explosion tore out the
front OF the building, smashed win
dows for more than block and
awakened persons more than two
miles away. The night Waterman was
slightly injured.
A hole IS inches deep and about
six feet in diameter bears witness to
the force OF the explosion. About %
feet of the front of the main build
ing. threestory frame structure,
was shot to pieces and it's contents
of furniture and paraphernalia were
piled together in apparent ruin.
The heavy machinery of the build
ing apparently was unchanged.
J. T. Asbury, Waterman, was seat
ed in the Office, 80 feet from the cen
ter of the explosion. He was buried
under mass Of debris, but was
dragged out by Policeman Cahill,
who was in front OF the office at the
time. With the exception of a cut
on the right hand and an abrasion of
hurt
The Llwellyn Iron Works has long
been prominent in the fight against
the recognition of union labor in this
city and is one of the concerns in
volved in the metal workers strike
which went into effect June /. The
strike has been characterized by great
bitterness on both sides.
The strike was called originally to
enforce a demand for an eight-hour
day for all metal workers and a uni
form wage of so cents an hour. The
struggle was precipitated by a notice
from the men engaged in the metal
trades in San Francisco that the en-
ployes there had made concessions
to their employees on condition that
they should not thereby be placed at
disadvantage in competition with
non-union Los Angeles firms.
officials of the Llewllyn company
are of the opinion that the supposed
effort to destroy their plant is the
outgrowth of their differences with
labor and the police are working on
this theory.
Fred c. Wheeler, president OF the
Los Angeles Central Labor Council,
said:
The fact that the Llewllyn iron
works is in warfare with organized
labor is all that our enemies need TO
en0eavor 10 lay this outrage ut our
door. Every true friend Of the cause
of labor knows that violence Injuries
our cause more than those against
whom it may be directed.
ITO those who would seek to fasten
upon us any responsibility for such a
crime. we of the Los Angeles Labor
council, are able to make answer by
uefying any one to point out any
time in our 60 years of existence
when we have ever advocated other
than peaceable measures for the ac-
complishment of our just ends
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-26
SECOND VICTIM DEAD.
Father and Daughter Killed BY Train
Mother Very Low.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Dec. 20
Llewellyn Lawrence, aged 40, the
farmer whose rig was struck at
Leutzs crossing, near Nashville, Sat
urday afternoon. died Sunday noon
in Butterworth hospital in this city,
making a second fatality of the ac-
cident which occurred when a Michi-
gan Central train crashed into the
rig and hruled its six occupants, all
members of one family. into a ditch.
Ruby, the 13-year-old daughter. sue
cumbed to her injuries on a train TO
Grand Rapids.
Mrs. Della Lawrence, the mother,
is lying in a critical condition in the
local hospital and her injuries may
prove fatal. The other occupants OF
the buggy, two sons and two daugh-
tiers. will recover The family was
returning from a Christmas visit in
Vermontville. The curtains of the
rig were drawn and they did not see
the approach of the train.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-26
chaerin Leads TO Boys Death.

CLEVELAND. Dec. &c - Ralph
Shannon, 10 years old, died at his
home here yesterday in commissions,
resulting from an attempt to hang him.
self because his mother would not al
low him to go to a moving picture
show. The child wished TO go to the
show yesterday afternoon, and when
his mother told him he must stay
at home. he went to a woodshed in
the rear of the house and tried TO
hang himself with skate strap.
After he had fastened the strap
so that his feet barely touched the
ground he became frightened and
screamed for help. His mother res
cued him, but the boy went from one
convulsion into another and died
late YESTERDAY
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-26
IN SOCIETY

Star assembly, No. 9, Order OF the
Amaranth, has elected the following
officers for 1911: President, A. c.
Burgis; vice-president, Albert STANCE
past president, George II. Mckay,
chaplain, II. +. Proepke; recording
secretary, Adolph G.. Bethe; financial
secretary, Joseph =. Schefges; treas
urer. ii. Hatzenbuhler; guide, w. j.
Witt; guard, Edward Rick; sentry,
Walter +. Fettig; medical examiners,
DR.. Charles +. Kuhn and DR.. Robert
I. Taepert; trustees, Eugene Haw-
ring, Conrad NEEDING, and Charles
Vermberger. The assembly will give
the annual masquerade ball in Turner
hall, Saturday, Jan. q.
o
Shapero tent, No. TAT, X. o. r. NJ
NJ, has elected the following officers
for 1911: Commander, |. Schorr;
ieutcnant-commande All. Warten
berg: record keeper, l.. Art; inan
cial keeper, Philip Stark; physician
DR.. A. e. Bernstein.
Dinner Will be served in the Fellow.
craft club. Monday evening. for mem
bers, ladies and guests, followed by
informal dancing.
Gen. Henry NJ Dufiield camp, L. $.
w. V. has elected the following Off
GERS for 1911: Commander, Thos. w.
Payne; senior vice-commander. Roy
W. Logan: junior vlCe-commander.
Starr A. Voght; officer OF the day.
Alexander Boppre; officer of the
guard. Geo. Donahue; chaplain, Martin
k Whelan; surgeon. Or. Vernon j..
trustee 0hree years term, ,
Emil \. Laurence.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Baker and chill.
dren, David and Bernice, of No. 1852
Russell-st., are spending the Christ.
mas holidays in Chicago.
The annual Childrens festival Of
the Harmonic society will be held in
Harmonic hall Monday afternoon. at
8 o'clock. After the distribution Of
gifts from a monster Christmas tree
and n program Of games and music,
supper will be served from . TO $50
o'clock.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-26
COOK HOUSE IN ANN ARB0R
IS RAZED BY $4,000 FIRE
Flames Early Sunday Morning Prac-
ticsIIy Destroyed IL Occupants
Rescued From Balcony.

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Dec. 26.-The
Cook house was almost totally de-
stroyed by fire yesterday morning. Sew
eral employees sleeping on the fourth
floor narrowly escaped with their
lives, clad in night gowns. That there
were no fatalities may be due to the
fact that il was Christmas morning
and the travelling public was spending
the holiday at home. AS it was, the
five house guests had no difficulty in
getting out. though not all of them
obtained their belongings
l.. +. Burke. the proprietor of the
hotel, came here from Lansing and
took the hotel after il had gone into
the hands OF the receiver last June.
Saturday night he was relieving the
night clerk, and about o'clock he
went into the dining room Tor a
lunch. He smelled smoke and at once
started for the basement, where the
odor seemed To come from. There he
found the cellar filled with smoke
and was driven back. After turning
in an alarm he rushed to the fourth
floor and awakened the hotel en-
ployes, who were asleep there, while
another aroused the house guests.
Many of the girls were taken off a
balcony by the firemen, as was also
the wife OF the proprietor, and they
suffered greatly from the cold before
they could be gotten to a neighboring
hotel. The personal effects of the
maids were entirely destroyed. as was
everything in the rear OF the building
The front of the house suffered less,
and the greater damage there is due
to water and smoke.
The roughly estimated damage to
the building is $4,000, while the loss
to Mr.. Burke on the contents, IL is
thought, will amount to about SIS, 900
the building, and. ii is said, was fair
ly well insured, while the loss to Mr..
Burke will be almost total, as his in
surance was not heavy.
Since Mr.. Burke came here last
June he has been refurnishing the
rooms, and much OF the furniture
and all the bedding and linen were
new. Whether the house will be re-
built is a question.
Shortly after the Cook house fire
was discovered, another fire broke
out in the north side in a two-story
double house. Neither of the two
companies could be spared from the
first fire, as il looked for a time as
though the neighboring blocks might
not be saved, and so the dwelling
house burned to the ground, two fam
lilies being driven out.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-26
P. 0. DEPARTMENT EXPLAINS.
Says Congestion Of Mails is Not Un
usual For This Time of Year.


WASHINGTON Dec. 26.-Com-
plants have reached the postofiice de-
partment OF n congestion Of mail at
large eastern cities. Postal officials
claim that this is not an unusual
condition at this season OF the year,
when such a large percentage OF the
population become contributors 10 the
mails. II was also said at the depart
ment that large proportion OF Christ
mas packages are mailed at the last
moment, and even under normal con-
ditions they could not reach their
destinations at the time figured on
by the senders. AS a result, the ON
Gals say, there is good deal OF criti-
cism at each holiday season on ac-
count Of late delivery OF mail.
So far as the officials will admit
there is no unusual congestion at the
present time. The statement made at
the department day or two ago that
within the past year the department
has appointed 1900 additional clerks
and 1000 additional carriers to enlarge
the working corps in city postofflces
TO receive the holiday jam postmas
ters were instructed 10 keep their let
ter carriers busy all day delivering as
much as possible Of the packages and
other matter Of a holiday nature that
had been mailed at the last moment.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-26
ADVERTISING TALKS
WRITTEN By
WILLIAM c, FREEMAN.
No. 615.


The publisher of newspaper
of national reputation was once
asked by the publisher of a
newspaper in a small eastern
city if he had accepted the ad-
vertisement of a company that
was selling stock for an impos-
sible scheme. The publisher of
the big newspaper wired back
something liket the following:
UR ADV ERTISIN G
SPACE is SOLD AT A FIXED
PRICE and it is no concern of
ours what advertisers use in the
space they buy"
The agency that was placing
the advertising in question had
tried to get the publisher of the
Continued on page 81
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-26
THREE HURT IN CRASH.

TRAVERSE CITY. Mich. Dec. %.
An extra stone train and passenger
No. 3. which left here At 10 o'clock.
Saturday night. came together north
Of Alden. The engines were badly
damaged Fireman Weir. Engineer
Michael McNcrney OF Grand Rapids,
and Baggageman r. &. Bliss, OF Pc
toskey. OF No. 3. were hurt, though
not seriously No one was on the
extra Two passengers were badly
shaken up, hut not seriously injured.
The cause OF the accident was not
given ont \ special train took the
passengers TO PetOskey
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-26
OUR HERITAGE
SELLS FOR SONG
We Are Exporting To Europe Phos-
pilates Which We Can Never
Get Back.

NEW YORK, Dec ga bushel of
wheat and its straw contains one
third OF a pound of phosphorus. A
bushel OF corn. with cob and stalk.
contains one-fourth OF pound OF
phosphorus.
There il less than a ton OF phos-
phorus in an acre of the average vir-
gin land OF this country, counting as
deep as the plough goes, say seven
inches.
Every crop takes some OF this
phosphorus away. IL takes nitrogen
and carbon and other things away.
too, but these things will drift back,
in the course of natural processes.
Phosphorus doesn't come back. 1t
must be put back.
Forty-fve years of ordinary cult
walton will reduce the production of
an acre OF land from so bushels of
corn TO 40 or less. No matter how
much nitrogen is supplied, no matter
how much potassium, etc. the land
continues to decrease in productive
ness If no phosphates are supplied.
For every crop takes a certain
amount of phosphates from the earth.
Now phosphates are not easily
supplied The common sources.
bone dust or waste fish, are not
available In unlimited quantities. The
only source from which phosphorus
can come in any great quantity is
phosphate rock.
Inasmuch, then, as this is an agri-
cultural nation, fundamentally, our
supply of phosphate rock is one of
our most precious possessions What
arc we doing TO conserve this pre-
clous heritage?
In the past 90 years we have sold
10 Europe practically all our avail
able supply of II per cent phosphate
rock-15.000,00 tons The wheat
that we have raised in that time has
phosphorus as we have exported in
this vast total OF rock.
We are selling our precious herit-
age of phosphorus for mess OF pot
tage
There is now available in the east
ern states no II per cent phosphate
rock, and only enough of 60 per cent
rock to suffice for the needs of a few
years. There are deposits of the rock
in Wyoming, Idaho and Utah, but
these beds have not yet been de-
veloped.
It's not so much of a joke as
would first appear when biologists
and agricultural experts tell us that
this suicidal expectation of phos-
phates has a marked bearing on the
increased "cost of living" that has
been under discussion for the past
year. For If it takes just as much
work to raise 40 bushels of corn to
the acre today as it took to raise so
bushels when the land was virgin in
phosphorus, other things being equal,
the price of corn now should be
twice what il was then. And it's the
reduction of phosphorus that makes
the difference.
So. while We are hitting at the
tariff and other factors that make for
the increased cost of living, we
should also figure on some way to
keep our phosphorus at home. One
noted American geologist advocates
the prohibition Of the expectation Of
phosphate rock.
It's time we were beginning to
apply conservation" policies TO our
phosphates as well as to our forests.
For phosphates, unlike forests, don't
grow, except in the bone and flesh OF
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-26
sunkist ORANGES For Christmas.

An extra supply OF the famous Sun
kist Oranges are now in the hands of
all retail dealers for Christmas traG-:
Sunkist Oranges are the finest pro.
duct of the finest groves in California.
They are better than usual at this
time of the year, and as they make d
very acceptable Christmas present, and
the prices are reasonable. there will
be a large demand for this luscious
fruit.
If you will read the advertisements
of Sunkist Oranges, You viii note
their special premium offers. These
premiums make very acceptable pres.
ents.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-26
KILLED sY OWN GUN.

LANSING. Mich. Dec GA weeks
search ended yesterday morning
when two members ol the Harugari
aociety. German organization. dis
covered the body OF Kurt Hoschel.
a8ea -. % yuuug German, who left
thi. CITY. Lass sunday 10 hunt in
Chambers marsh about nine miles
nom here Hoschel evidently acct
IDENTITY shot himself when he leaned
against a tree One barrel OF 4
dluble-barrelpd shotgun was dis
,iarged. the charge having entered
his heart
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-26
Es.Mayor Killed in Fire.

DRESDEN, Ont. Dec. 2G.-One man
was killed and 100000 worth OF prop
erty was destroyed by fire yesterday.
I ne blaze started in c A. Jeffrey's
store and spread 90 adjoin.
ing buildings. An explosion blew out
the front of Robert Athens grocery
store, killing G.. v Hicks. former
mayor. and seriously injuring the Rev.
G.. II. Long. a Methodist minister
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-26
MICHIGAN Man At New Post.

ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 26.-Cap-
tain Nathan X. Averill, the newly
appointed military attache at 81.
Petersburg, arrived yesterday. Cap
tain Averill, who is native OF Mich
igan, succeeds Major stephen l.. II.
Slocum, who goes TO London.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-26
DEATH TAKES EATON PIONEER.

EATON RAPIDS, Mich, Dec. 70
Mrs. Maria Gum, one Of the best
known pioneer residents OF this Sec
ton. is dead at her home here,
aged SO years She had resided in
Eaton Rapids the greater portion OF
her life.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-26
AGED MAN FOUND DEAD.

PONTIAC, Mich, Dee. 2G.--When
Mrs. Evans. a neighbor of stephen
Parker. residing at Amy. three miles
east of Pontiac. knocked at Parkers
door she received no response. Peer.
ING through the bedroom window she
saw Parker in bed. Help was sum
moned aud the door broken in. Park
er was dead and Coroner Farmer de-
cided death was due to natural causes
He was 70 years old.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-26

Dancing ut Coliseum. PARTIES every
Mon, Thurs, sat. Mat. Amas afternoon.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-26

job Printing D--~ Right. Times
Printing Co., No 10 John R-st. Cali
Main 1923. or CITY s3s5.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-26

TTMPPET TAC AtAIexanher& CO.,
~ h ID III A<El > &C Noura9-avc.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-26
t.rorrr Andrew Lewis addressed the
NrMshnNs - nssncIntlon, sunday even

irg aud announced that he would
rtVc "a prize OF s25 To the boy at
tanning the highest state OF perfscr
tior The details OF the contest win
Doe announced later. HoratiO :. Earle
presided 1nd on behalf OF tiit man
arcuieut presented each boy with a
EpN az candy The program was
given bv David Silvcrman and the
Misses Belle and Ethel Siivcrman.
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