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The Detroit times., 1910-03-25
MEN ACCUSED OF
ExTORTINGs102.000
Grand Jury Tells Prosecutor To Pre-
pare Indictments Against Three in
Pittsburg Councilmanic Scandal.

! PITTSBURG. Pa. March 25.-Thc
grand Jury ip~ertigating the council
manic corruption today recommended
that District Attorney Blakeley Pre-
pare for submission to the grand jury
indictments against Charles Stewart
William Bran0 and Hugh Ferguson
charging them with having received
from six Pittsburg banks $l02, 500 In
connection with the passage of bank
repositories ordinance; and conspired
to bride other councilmen.
The names of John f. Klein and j.
c. WATSON, both former councilmen,
are omitted. according to the report.
because they confessed before tho
grand jury.
Although the charges are similar TO
previous indictments against the men.
the indictments, when prepared by TIE
district attorney. will be more CON-
plete and contain more charges. Jacob
Soffel, former councilman and member
Of the big Six" who refused to &C
cept bride Of $4,000 and which re-
suited In the money being placed la
a fund from which the costs OF de-
tense Of any member caught in any
graft probe would be paid, has been
exonerated by the grand jury. The
directors OF the six Pittsburg banks
alleged to have bribed councilmen
have been ordered to report to the
court Monday after having made an
regarding the alleged
Payment of money TO city councilmen.
The six banks named in the report
are: Farmers Deposit National bank;
Columbia National bank; Second Ma
tional bank Of Pittsburg; German Ma
tional bank of Pittsburg; German Ma
tional bank of Allegheny. and the
Workingmen's Savings and Trust Co..
OF Allegheny. The report alleges that
each bank paid s17. 500 with the ex-
ception of the last named, which paid
$4,000.
The report brands the passage OF
these bank ordinances as corrupt ana
recommends and insists that immedi-
ate legal action TO nullify the ordi-
nances naming the banks as city de-
positories be taken. The bank officials
ure also called upon to relinquish the
city deposits which they now hold.
The report declares that the grand
Jury has positive evidence that money
was paid by each of the six banks
uamed.
Fifty.six indictments were this after
noon returned against present and
former members OF the common coun-
ell here In connection with the pas
sage of the bank depository ordinance.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-25
INDUSTRIAL EVILS
BITTERLY SCORED
Big Stores That Pay Women Meager
Wages Contribute To Their Down
fall, Says Bishop Williams.

After a week OF meager attendance
at the interdenominational MONDAY
Lenten services in the Detroit opera
house. the theater was crowded, Fri.
day noon, when Bishop Charles d. VIII
liams spoke on "rhe Lesson OF Coed
Friday"
The story OF the cross is enacted
over and over again every day of our
lives and Jesus is hourly being cruel
fed In this modern world" said Bishop
Williams. THE british crowd Is still
trampling upon Him. His tender flesh
is still being pierced. taunts and revil-
ings are still being flung In His face
Don't yon know that He Is being cruel
fed cruelty by the men who grind out
the very souls OF our little children IL
the child labor factories? That He 10
crdcified when women's souls go down
to death In the unspeakable greed Of
the white slave traffic? That He IL
crucified ry the men who employ wo-
men In big department stores at the
Ilerest pittance OF wages, keep them
there behind the counters long hours Of
the day and Saturday nights until 10
o'clock, sending them out into! the
streets. with their bodies tired. thNir
souls weary, and bitterness In their
hearts In the thought that their young
lives must be so devoted to slavery
that the ordinary joys OF life are de-
MED them.
Are not these girls easy prey to
the men who offer them the means
OF recovery from physical fatigue and
make possible to them a glimpse Oh
the creature comforts every human
being Graves? Why do the4people OF
Detroit deny their great army of shop
employees the privilege and boon of
weekly half-holiday like other cities?
why do the men and women OF this
beautiful city sit back snugly and per
NIT industrial injustice. and the cruci-
fixion OF innocence? It's the selfish
ness, the greed, of the Scribes and
Pharisees who crucified Jesus. The
Son OF God always identified Himself
with the lowly, with the laboring, with
the humble. In doing unto them what
is being done today the world Is re-
enacting the scene OF the first Good
FRIDAY"
The Detroit times., 1910-03-25
E. s. wIGLE IS WITNESS.
Former Mayor Of Windsor Testlfies IN
Jennie Alexander Case.

Ernest S. Wiele. former mayor or
Windsor. was the principal witness.
Friday morning. in the trial OF the
$4,000 damage suit brought by Miss
Jennie Alexander against DIR. A. f.
Thorn psou. OF st. Clair, and ex-Sheria
Moore, OF Port Huron, in the federal
court. He testified as to the powers
o. Supt. McCallum, OF the London
asylum. with regard TO the incarcera-
ton OF Miss Alexander when she was
brought TO him as insane after being
released on probation.
Edith Godfrey. a nurse in the asy
lum. testified as to Miss AlexandeTs
eelusions during her two periods or
incarceration. She said that the plain
tin. when FIRST AZ the asylum, ima9-
ined that the water pals were filled
With dead babies that had been
drowned therein and that the place
was a peu.tentiary. On her second ap-
pearance, Miss Alexander had only de-
lusions rs TO beine prosecuted, Miss
Godfrey averred.
Judge Swan dismissed the jury Tor
a time at noon To hear arguments on
,hc part OF the defendants counsel tor
dismissal Of the case.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-25
Mt. ETNA's DEATH TOLL IN
PAST - OVER $1,000 LIVES.

CATANIA. Sicily. March 2o.-Thou
sands OF people. rendered homeless BY
the new eruption of Mount Etna
which bids fair to be the most destruc
tive Of modern times, are fleeing to
ward Catania today, the scene rival
ing that OF fifteen months ago. wher
this city became the refuge OF many
OF Messina's earthquake sufferers.
With characteristic religious zeal
the people first tried to check the nov
OF lava by the interpretation Of holy
images and relics.
The eruption increased In violence
today, six new craters opening In the
side OF the mountain.
a stream Of molten lava so feet
deep and q half-mile wide Is now
sweeping down the southern slope OF
the mountain at the rate OF 1900 feet
an hour. II has already covered niue
miles OF the slope and destroyed
either In part or In whole, the villages
OF Borello, Belpasso, San Leo, Rinazzi
Copello and Albanello. Nicolosi es
capped destruction through the fact
that the town is shut In by hills. The
AVA surrounds the hills, however, and
most OF the people of the town have
fled.
Eighteen craters are pouring out
their columns of sulphurous vapor,
stones, cinders and lava. These sepa-
rate streams run together at point q
few miles down the slope.
The ruin OF farms and the destruc-
ton OF homes has impoverished tina
entire section.
Government engineers tried In vain
today to divert the course Of tina lava
stream by building dams and digging
bitches. but the .onrush OF the molten
Hood was too rapid and swept away
the improvised obstacles.
Four detachmeats OF soldiers were
dispatched to the scene to superintend
the work Of svacuating the Threatened
towns. - ss'srsss y
Many thrilling rescues have been
reported. as in many cases the terri
fed people refused to leave their
homes until almost too late. The res.
Cuers are forced to cover their faces
with wet handkerchiefs to prevent sui
location by the sulphurous vapors.
Project Minervini. of Catania, super
intending the work of rescue, was him
self cut off by lava today and nearly
persisted before three soldiers rescued
him. The soldiers were all badly
burned.
Gen. Francisca-Nava, the aged arch
bishop Of Catanin, was thrice over.
come while administering to the suf-
ferers and was finally carried from
the scene In q state of collapse.
There have been no reports OF
deaths yet, but 1t Is feared several
persons have been cut OF and have
persisted, A numter are known to be
missing.
Relief depots have been opened hero
and an appeal has been made to tho
government to send help as speedily
as possible. The extent of the destruc-
tlon Is so great that the government
will probably have to make an ap-
Precipitation for the sufferers. as 1t did
at the time OF tho earthquake.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-25
Diamond Stolen In Saloon.

John Becker, No. 500 Jay-st., reports
&c the police that his diamond pin,
valued at s25, was stolen from him
while he vas in John ]. Bells saloon.
No. APT Maple-st., Thursday evening.
BELL is now awaiting examination In
The police court OF a charge OF as
sault with intent TO do great bodily
harm as the result of fight In his
saloon, I'm which he hit Albert Schuk-
necht in the forehead with a billiard
cue.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-25
SLIDING SCALE Of
FARES BEsTPLAN
JUDGE TAYLER.
To Give Long Term Franchises at
Arbitrary Rate Is Pure Specula-
ton, Says Cleveland Expert.
JUDGE TAYLER.

Judge Robert Walker Tayler. Of
Cleveland. author OF the plan on which
settlement OF the street railway prob
lem has been made In Cleveland. was
the principal speaker at the Board Of
Commerce luncheon In the Hotel Cad
lilac. Wednesday. AS one OF the fore
most experts In the country on trac-
ton matters, his talk was received
with the greatest interest by the large
assemblage OF public officials and BUSH
ness men who attended the luncheon.
While a United States jurist. Judge
Tayler has had the street railway Ques-
ton before him In all its phases dur
ing the 10 years of struggle In that
city. IL was while the electric rail-
ceiver that he proposed the "Tayler
plan" as a solution. This Is the plan
upon which the committee Of fifty or
dinance Is based.
Strongest OF all the points made by
Judge Tayler was that no franchise
should be given by any city for term
of years TO street railway company
at fixed and arbitrary rate OF fare.
This he classed as pure speculation.
A right and just agreement, he said,
must be based upon a fair return to
the investors In the street railway
property and no more. This can be
provided for only by sliding scale
OF fares such as Is now In effect In
Cleveland and is proposed In the COM
mittee of fifty ordinance to be intro
duced In Detroit, he insisted.
In introducing Judge Tayler. Presi-
dent e. A. Sumner. Of the Board OF
Commerce, took occasion to make
plain the position of his organization
with regard to the street railway Ques-
ton, one OF his statements being In
the nature OF criticism OF the Whole
sale & Manufacturers association. He
also referred to the Burrows incident
of the recent Governors night" say
ing: There was no intention to cast
reflection :, any public official"
"A most advantageous settlement OF
the street railway problem was pre-
sented to the city by the terms OF the
Codd ordinance" said Sumner, "and
the responsibility for the delay that
has arisn rests with the majority OF
our citizens who, unfortunately, voted
against the adoption OF that franchise.
1.-The Board of Commerce has re-
Continued ON Page Ten.)
The Detroit times., 1910-03-25
GIRL SUSPECT NAMES
HER ALLEGED ACC0MPLICE
Brother Of Katherine MANI Says He 10
In Cleveland or canada--Won't
Reveal Name.

TOLEDO. Ohio. March z5.-Ths
name OF the alleged accomplish Of
Katherine Manz. who is held on the
charge of numbering her sister Eliza
beth at Massillon, last Friday. is
known to her brother. Joseph MANI
OF Toledo.
Katherine, according to statement
made by her brother Joseph, who has
returned to Toledo from Canton,
made a confession to him and named
the accomplice during their last talk
In the Starke county jail. Joseph
says the accomplish Is either In Cleve-
land or In Canada.
II haven't even revealed the name
to my attorneys" Joseph says Kath-
crime told him. "T trust you Joe. and
want you to help hunt him down. I"
Manz says he will enlist the SER
vices OF the authorities In an effort
to locate the alleged accomplish.
Manz places every credence In his
sisters statement.
Il am sure she Is telling me the
truth when she named the accom-
plice," he said, following the inter
view In the jail.
katherine not only gave me his
name, but also furnished complete
description OF him. The identity will
not be revealed for at least week" "
Joseph added.
81 don't mind saying that the man
mentioned by Katherine has been un-
der investigation for some time. As
| understand II he had been paying
some attention to Elizabeth. l am
unable to find any motive for his con-
nection with the crime. Katherine
has been subject to spells Of incorrigi-
bility. My sisters planned to send
her to the Good Shepherd Home at
Cleveland, on Wednesday of this
week. She resented the interior
ence and possibly became angered
at Elizabeth. This might have prompt
ed her to seek revenge. She was In
her right mind when | talked to her
In the jail She says that when this
man gave her the two pills with In
structions to give them to Elizabeth
he also arranged to take her, Kath-
crime, from Massillon to Akron, and
arranged a meeting place in Canton
on the day OF the murder"
The Detroit times., 1910-03-25
12DEAD IN CHICAGO
FIRE; GIRL TAKES
DEATH LEAP
Boy Drops Lighted Match Into Can
Of Benzine and Flames Destroy
Building at Nineteenth-St. and
Fl. Wabash-Ave.
Girl Jumps From Sixth Floor
Rumors Say Death List May
Run Up To 10 or 20.
THE DEAD.

THE DEAD.
MISS ETHEL FINKELsTEIN, plunged
to her death tn an effort TO escape the
VERONICA M'GRATH.
MRS. HANNAH BURDEN, noorindy.
ROSE nRUcHE, AZ, stenographer.
GERTRuDE Quinn, 10, private sec
Rotary OF simon Fish.
LILLIAN SULLIVAN.
M,N9n nEix. s %,sn " sssss.r-
in-iaw of simon Fish.
BERT SINCLAIR, clerk.
ETHEi. ANDERSON, .tenographer.
MARY WARGO, nssorter.
The most seriously injured ares Dr.
William i<insley, badly burned . nnon,
Peterson, NJ. ID. Geiner and Isaac Fish.
CHICAGO, March 25.-Twelve per-
sons were burned to death and a num-
Der OF others were injured, none
fatally, in a fire today which destroyed
six-story building occupied by L.
Fish & Co.. furniture dealers at Nine
teenth-st. and Wabash ave. While
there are many rumors that the death
list may mount up TO l5 or ~, FIRE
Chief Koran declared at i p. IN. that
ne believed all the dead had been re-
covered. Al that hour the building
lad been entirely destroyed and moth
ing remained standing but the four
walls.
Miss Finkelstein and the other girl
Sictims were near rescue just before
Miss Finkelstein leaped to her death.
The girls were leaning out or the front
windows on the sixth floor OF the
building when the firemen put up
long ladder. Then several fremen
started up. When they were half way
a sudden explosion forced a sheet
OF flame out OF the front windows on
the fourth floor blocking their fur
Their progress. A few moments later
Miss Finkelstein jumped.
William Peterson and Johnson
Schmidt declared the fire had started
as the result OF a lighted match be-
ing dropped into can OF benzine
when boy tried to All cigar lighter.
DR.. william Kinsley was badly
burned about the face and hands
while trying to rescue Miss Finkei-
stein and the other girls. He told a
thrilling story.
when I reached the scene" he said.
"the upper floors of the building were
a mass OF flames. Hanging out OF the
windows on the sixth floor were five
or six girls screaming for help. For
Gods sake help u.s. they cried.
ran into the building and got as far as
the third floor before the fire drove
me out.
"As | came into the street again. l
saw the Finkelstein girl throw up her
hands and cry Look out and the next
moment she plunged headlong from.
the sixth floor. She struck the glass
canopy over the front entrance and
her body became lodged. When we
picked her up her face was terribly
burned and her body was badly torn
and cut.
by the time the firemen got their
ladders against the front OF the build
ing II was too late and the escape OF
the people on the sixth floor was cut
of
The Detroit times., 1910-03-25
DRIVER ADMITS THEFT.
Employe Of kraus & Fischer Tapped
Till For $50.

Joseph Schoenrath. q driver for
Kraus & Fischer. grocers at No. 1907
Hamilton-blvd.. was arrested Thursday
afternoon by Detectives Dibble and
Shepherd, OF Garfield station. and con
fessed that he had twice tapped the
till of his employers store, for total
Of $3.50. and had used the money In
paying for a motorcycle.
March Is. the cash drawer was tap
ped for $40. At that time. no definite
suspicious were entertained by the
firm, but when s120 was taken Thurs
day noon their suspicious fell upon
Schoenrath. and be was locked up. His
confession came after he was cues
toned by the officers.
Schoenrath is 20 years old. and lives
at No. 251 Garfield-ave.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-25
GIRL AND LOVER NABBED.
Toronto Man Alleged to Have Eloped
With Roomer In Home.

Alleged to have abandoned his wife
and two sick children. while his home
was nuarantined for scarlet fever, and
to have eloped with Olive Tuck. an 18-
year-old roomer In his home, George
c. Murray, % years old, is held In the
county jail here, awaiting a federal
warrant to deDort him TO Toronto.
The girl is also held for deportation.
Murray and the girl were arrested
here, last Saturday night, after living
here since Oct. 90. Murray obtained
employment as a motorman. on Nov.
/. and the couple livef at No. 932
Grand River-ave.. as man and wife.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-25
PROSECUTION" SCORES.
Establish Cunningham Told Guggen-
helm Claims Would Be Allowed.

WASHINGTON. March 25.-The
''prosecution" in the Ballinger-Pin-
chot congressional inquiry forged a
new link in their chain of evidence
today by establishing that, on Aug. II.
1907, Clarence Cunningham, promoter
for the ninety million dollar Alaskan
coal claims, wrote to Daniel Guggen-
helm, of the Neutrality-suspicious.
Syndicate that he had ben promised
by the commissioner of the land Of
fee Cat that time Ballinger) that his
claimants would receive their patents
within ninety days.
Most OF today's session was taken
up with testimony from representa-
tives of the Guggenheim syndicate as
10 the interest Of that concern In the
Cunningham claims.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-25
Friction Causes Blaze.

An electric spark, generated by rub
bling on a silk-lined coat, ignited the
gasoline-soaked garment, and a dish
of gasoline. In the tailor shop OF c..
William O'Brien. No. S73 Mack-ave.,
Friday morning. O'Brien. who was
cleaning the coat, was painfully burn
ed. The blaze did about $500 damage
to the shop before II was extinguished.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-25
Harsha Demurrer Up Monday.

Judge Swan has set Monday morn
Ing as the time for hearing arguments
on the demurrer OF Walter g. Harsha
to the suit for $4,000 brought against
him by the government to recover
money alleged TO have been wrongfully
ments have been long-deferred owing
to the dificulty In securing an agree
ment between District Attorney F. H.
Watson and Attorney Harrison Geer,
representing Harsha, as to the time.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-25
sam Laurence To Speak.

County Agent Sam Laurence will de-
liver an address on the juvenile court
and itE charges, In the BEDFORD Pres
Laurence says that he is going to touch
on Annie Karth's charges against the
Adrian industrial school, also.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-25
SAYS WOMEN CAN VOTE.

LANSING. Mich. March 25.--(Spe-
ciai )-Atty.-G Bird rendered an
opinion this morning to the effect that
the constitution of the state permits
women to vote on bond issues IL they
are taxpayers I'm the county or city
where the proposition is being submit
ted
The Detroit times., 1910-03-25
no TT NOW.

Attend that special sale OF all wool
blue and gray serge suits. made TO or
der at the wholesale price. tl2.15. Same
garment made by local tailors costs
SINGERS, IS Moaroe-ave.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-25
THE WEATHER

Detroit and vfcinityt Friday night
and Saturday, partly cloudyy colder to-
ate 90 brisk westerly winds.
Lower Michignnt Fair tonight aud
Saturdays cooler In south portion to-
night moderate west winds, becoming
variable.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-25
HEARS SCREAM, THEN SPLASH.
ship Keeper on City Of Cleveland Re-
ports Possible Drowning.

Valentine Bonner. ship keeper on
the City OF Cleveland. reported to
Patrolman George s. Mcneil, early
Friday morning, that shortly after 2
o'clock, he heard a shrill scream. and
then heard a splash. as though some
one had fallen into the river.
Mcneil investigated. but all was
quiet In the vicinity of the Second-su.
dock, where the boat Is tied up.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-25
JAYS TENPERATUREs.
NATIIRAI, sUOtLDERs

are n distinctive feature of our new
Spring suits and overcoats which we
oner In all pure wool fabrics. made to
order, sl2.75 and up.
sINGER's, IS Monroe-ays.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-25
stolkov Held For Trial.

Sveta Stojkov. Hungarian ticket
agent. was bound over to the record
ers court Friday by Justice Stein for
trial on charge of larceny by con-
version.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-25

lob Printing aOne right. Times
Printing Co.. rs John R-st Call Main
ltss. or City sssb.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-25

yob Printing Gone right. Times
y,ySrSfng Co.. rs John r. -st Call Mais
ilS8. or City Ass.
The Detroit times., 1910-03-25

Every body knows Bnthhouse Johns
song. "MIdniEht OF Love-" but not
every body knows how much trouble
this song cost May DE sousa, who
hrst snBg Johns song ON the stage in
Chicago. when she went 60 New
York. after her hit with the song
the managers there didn't wnnt saay
girls from Chicagoi" she might have
been hit In Chicago with John.
song, but she wouIdn't he In New
York. so Miss DE sousn went 20
England. and "a WASN'T long before
she WINS singing I'm musical comedie.
both tu London and Paris. IL wa.
cnsy enough 90 get back Into New
York by way OF Europe, and now She.
Go be the star I'm Henry Harris "a
skyfnrk.v
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