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The Detroit times., 1911-05-24
HURLBUT Says HE'S
READY FOR PR0EE
Will Welcome Investigation, But AL.
dermen Don't Take Lynch's
Move Seriously.

Aid. Thomas Lynch's resolution
calling for an investigation of depart
ment of parks and bouleyards Is not
taken seriously by Lynch's colleagues
In the council. The alderman has had
several squabbIes with Commissioners
Hurlbut, and II is thought that he Is
partially actuated by personal feel
ings.
II don't Bee how we can do any
thing about the matter" said Aid.
John Thompson, chairman OF the
committee on parks and bouleyards,
to which the Lynch resolution was
referred. Such resolution ought TO
carry specific charges, and this does
not. No one has seemed TO be able
to get any specific grounds from Aid.
Lynch. understand he says that The
boulevards have not been attended to
in time, and that the Belle Isle bath
house has not been opened. We can't
go ahead and recommend investiga-
tion or impeachment on any such
grounds as those. We shall take the
matter under consideration, of course,
because II has been referred TO us,
but | don't see what we can do"
I'VE allowed the boulevard to go
dusty one Sunday, because the dry
weather came earlier than usual, and
our material was not here" said Com
missioner Hurlbut. las a matter OF
fact we had no funds for this years
oiling of the boulevards, but We man
aged to get a transfer, and had the
work done before the second dusty
Sunday. AS for the bath house, the
water yesterday was Sc degrees temp
eratare at four feet depth, and 65 in
deep water. This is not warm enough
for bathing, and we had not funds to
run the bath house from May till July
1. We shall open ii June /, on bor-
rowed funds, which is the best that
can be done But IL the committee
wants to recommend an investigation,
we shall welcome IL. II can't come too
Soon for rs"
The Detroit times., 1911-05-24
MASONs ACCEPT
WRIGHT GIFT
Alma Mans Offer Of Magnificent
Home Is Accepted by Convention
In Port Huron.

PORT HURON, Mich, May 24-The
Masonic home will be located at Alma.
The magnificent offer of A. w. Wright
TO the grand lodge has been accepted.
The final vote which sustained the
committees report after long and
heated discussion on the convention
floor means that the course OF
Grand Master Swift in accepting the
deeds for the property some months
ago Is approved. Ii means that the
grand lodge will have absolute control
OF Its home and that this body ac-
quires property for 81 which con-
servative estimate values at $150,00q.
The history of the Masonic home for
the aged and dependent members il
complicated, but after months OF dis
cussion the matter has finally been
settled for all time ana Port Huron
has the honor OF being the scenc
where the final battle was waged
The original Masonic home was 10
Gated at Grand Rapids. II was erect
ed by the Masonic Home Association
and independent corporation and the
grand lodge had nothing whatever to
do with its management.
/ The Masonic Home association
found that II had white elephant on
It's hands and offered to turn the prop
erty over to various Masonic organ.
izations. The grand lodge command
cry Eastern Star and other Masonic
bodies contributed to Its support. but
the control of the Institution was
vested In board or Is members.
! On Feb. 16, 1910, the Masonic home
which was located at Grand Rapids
was destroyed by fire and tempor-
ary home was secured by using a
club house at Reeds lake. The grand
lodge officials then decided TO take
some action on securing Masonic
home which would be under the d.
rect control of that body and Grand
Master Swift appointed the following
committee: Arthur II. Hume, Owos-
So John j. Carton, Flint; Lou b.
Winsor, Reed City; George A. Arm
strong, Adrian, and +. b. Stevens,
Detroit. The grand master was also
to work with this committee.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-24
women IN Fierce
sQuABBLE OVER
F0UNDL|NG
Babe Dropped in Through Window
In Mrs. Jennie Legue's Home Is
Claimed by Neighbor, Mrs,
Lizzie Yocks.
Latter Says Child Was Intended for
Her and Calls Police, VINO Refuse
To Interfere

"A Wee mite OF humanity, one noah
old, with brown hair and dark blue
eyes. is the center of large-sized
squabble between two women. Mrs.
Jennie Legue, No. 4sl Lafayette-blvd.,
and Mrs. Lizzie Yocks, who lives next
door. which called out omeers OF ihs
ponce department and representatives
or various child-caring agencies, We'd
nesday. but. which stanos just where
1t began. Mrs. Legue has possession
OF the baby and Mrs. Yocks wants IL.
The former naturally has the adyaE-
tage and according 20 her own state
Eaent will defend her right to keep Inc
babe. to the last ditch.
The infant was left at Mrs. Legac's
Monday night, May rs, or rather it
vas showed through the window Of a
ground floor room occupied by Mr.. ana
Mrs. Green. roomers in the Legue
home. The Greens were out for tie
evening and on their return at mid
night with their own four-months-oid
infant. they stumbled over a basket
just inside their door from which Is
sued the muffled walls OF baby. Mrs.
Gieen was naturally very much ex-
cited and soon aroused the household
and the neighbors.
But-Mrs. Legue will tell the next
chapter. Listen TO her:
"Of course. Mrs. Green had her own
baby and didn't want another SO she
turned this one over to me. and as
had the same thing done to me s:x
years ago knew just what to do aud
went and done It, This boy here. =
pointing to chubby-faced, bright
eyed little chap OF six years who had
just come In from school, was sent 20
me In the same way six years ago.
Ant he credit to me and the way
can bring UP kid?
Well, when that poor mite was
thrown In our window made up My
mind 1t was meant for me TO take care
Of IL. But what dye think! Lizzie
yocks come right over ner and do
clares that baby was meant for her
and wants me TO hand IL over. Wei,
yoh can just bet I didn't seq to her.
What right have you got 70 that kidy'
and she hands me out the yarn that
she had been up to the Salvation
Army rescue home, on Forrest, and
made arrangements TO adopt the baby.
and told 'em TO leave IL on her door
step or put II through the window IL
she wasn't home. | SEE to her That's
a likely story and | don't believe no
word OF it, Anyway, I sez. what dye
want with baby anyway? and sle
up and has the nerve TO tell me she
had promised her two little girls, IL
and 13 years old, to get them BABY
to play with instead of a stuffed doll
Can you beat IL? Well. you can be-
lieve me when seq told her where
the cars stopped. I SEE to her Them
girls of yours don't know how tn
treat a rag doll so how do we think
they'll treat a real live kid?' Anyway.
sez I. you're not goin' to get this infant
for no play thing for them girls" and
she hasn't yet. and bet she don't.
neither. That kid was thrown int
the discard and Mrs. Green got hirn
and didn't want him cause she has
tContinuea ON PAGE Fourl
The Detroit times., 1911-05-24
Dispute over Burial Place.

The supreme court of the district
OF Columbia has been asked TO settle
controversy between the Detroit
relatives OF the late Mrs, Marie NJ
Owsley, formerly OF this city, and
her second husband, Frederick NJ.
Owsley, as TO the disposition of the
woman's remains. Mrs. owsley's last
will. IL Is said, requested that she be
buried beside her first husband, Will
helm Boeing, in Elmwood- cemetery,
but when she died in Washington the
remains we're placed In a receiving
vault in the Congregational cemetery
and the second husband, II is claimed.
Is not disposed TO follow out the
terms OF the will Mrs. Owsley was
the daughter Of Charles X. ortman.
OF Detroit. Her mother, Mrs. G. r.
Ortman. lives in the Algonquin apart
ments, No. 1925 Jeferson-ave. Mrs.
f. A. Gott. a sister, lives in the Pasa-
dena Rudolph Boeing, Of this city, In
n son.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-24
KNIFE is THE ONLY
|CURE FOR CANCER, /,
| SAYS SURGEON
DR.. F. B. Walker Tells Physicians at
D. C. M. Clinic Not To Hesitate
To 0perate-Delay Is FIRE.
quently Fatal.
Complete Recovery Results in 50 Per
Cent of Cases Treated in Early
Stages.

DR.. z. L. Keyes, Jr., OF New York,
whose books on kidney affections are
now being used extensively In many
OF the medical colleges OF the country.
provided a revelation for the major
ity OF the doctors in attendance at
the Wednesday morning clinic OF the
Detroit College of Medicine Alumni
association, in the amphitheater OF
ST. Mary's hospital. His surprise con-
sisted of an exploration OF portion
OF the interior of a womans stomach
with an electric lamp, by which
means the trouble from which she
was suffering was easily discernihle.
DR.. Keyes also demonstrated the
use 'of cocaine and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
as an anaestheic. He injected the
drugs into the woman patients spin,
al column, thus making the entire
lower Part Of her body insensitive 70
pain. That the anaesthetic perform
ed its work satisfactorily was evident
from the manner in which the patient
acted throughout the operation. Not
once did she vince. She didn't see
DIR. Keyes at work, however, her head
having been covered.
This was not the first time cocaine
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS was used as
an anaesthetic in Detroit. It's use
was resorted to in Harper hospital,
some time ago, In the amputation OF
mans leg. He watched the sur
geons cut off the limb, feeling the
operation no more than IL he had
been under the influence of chloro-
form or ether.
DR.. Keyes showed number OF "
ray pictures to demonstrate how GER
tain foreign substances and growths
had been located In human bodies.
Dr. F. b. Walker, OF Detroit, lec-
tured on Cancer Of the breast" and
had a woman patient for demonstrate
ing purposes. He told of the ravages
of the disease and said that II was
more deadly than tuberculosis among
women In England. according 10 sta
tistics. He urged his hearers 20
show no hesitaney in operating to re-s|
move q cancer Of the breast.
Cancers are absolutely surgical
cases, rather than medical" said DR..
Walker, 4and know Of no remedy but
the use of the knife. I want to warn
you, too, against waiting for the symp-
tom OF pain to develop before being
sure your patient has cancer OF the
breast. When the pain arrives the
growth Is generally too far adyanced
to allow a clean removal OF II.
1T Is essential that an early oper-
alton be performed, because the can
Ger is not likely to grow again II re-
moved In Its early stages. AS mat
ter of fact, IL has been shown that
<Continued on PnEe Four.b
The Detroit times., 1911-05-24
fake SLEUTH IS
DECLARED INSANE
J. M. Cody Once Created Stir by
Posing as an officer and Arrestins
DR.. Geo. A. Fritch.

John M. Cody, who flashed into the
spotlight by representing himself "a
an officer and arresting DIR. George A.
Fritch. later convicted OF manslaught-
er in connection with the death OF
Mabelle Millman, after Fritch had
been released on bail, was adjudged
insane by Judge Hubert, Wednesday
and Is now In st. Joseph's retreat,
Dearborn, where he was taken by
Deputy Sheriff Grandt.
According to Drs. Richard 8. Dupont
and William c. Martin, Cody imagines
that he Is the manager OF a railroad
In Toledo. They also testified thai
he wandered around the streets In
Detroit apparently lost and that he
thinks that he should kill one of his
brothers.
1t was midnight when Cody went to
DR.. Fritch's home with a carriage and
told the doctor that he was under ar
rest.
Fritch, who was In bed when Cody
arrived. hurriedly dressed and en-
tered Cody's carriage. After riding
through the streets for a while. Cody
suggested that they get something u
eat. They went to q down town cafe
and odered meal. When the waiter
came around with the bill, Cody said
he was broke" and that Fritch would
have to settle.
They again entered the carriage and
Cody drove TO the Michigan Central
station, where he asked Fritch for
money with which to purchase tickets.
Fritch could not understand why the
police should desire to take him out
of the city and asked the policeman
at the station to see If Cody were
really an officer.
After questioning Cody for while,
the policeman came to the conclusion
that the man was mentally unbal-
anccd and took him to the police sta
ton along with Fritch.
Cody, 1t Is said. Is an attorney, hav-
ing graduated from the law school OF
the University OF Michigan. When
the petition to have him declared In
sane was filed, an attempt was made
to locate him. After a long search In
which Sheriff George #. CASTOR and
Chief Deputy Ed. Stein participated,
he was finally located out in the
county.
When arrested. check for $1,000
which he had received from an insur-
ance company, was found on Cody.
The check was payable to the widow
OF William Mandt. of Belleville. Cody
was her attorney. She was called to
the sheriff's Office and the check was
turned over to her by Sherirf CASTOR
The Detroit times., 1911-05-24
HARDWARE MEN MEET.
One Hundred and Fifty Delegates
Here for Three-Day Session.

Hcre TOT iUrcS-ody ocsstSH.
The American Steel and Heavy
Hardware association opened three
day convention in the Hotel Pontchar-
train, Wednesday morning, and there
were more than $50 delegates, besides
q number of ladies', from all parts OF
the country in attendance. Owing TO
the absence OF President e. ID. Kim
ball, OF Chicago. on account OF illness,
the meeting was called to order by
First Vice-President e. p. Sanderson,
OF Boston. - -
The Rev. C. Hely Molony, OF Detroit,
delivered the Invocation, following
which addresses of welcome were Civ
en- by Assistant Corporation Counsel
Penniman. In the absence of the
mayor, and President Milton A. Nc
Rae on behalf OF the Board OF Com
merce. Vice-President Charles <.
Faeth, of Kansas City, Mo-. made the
response In. behalf Of the jobhers. and
Ralph c. Watrous, former lieutenant
governor of Rhode Island, made the
response for the manufacturers. After
the appointment Of special commit
tees the convention adjourned to al
low the members to have their pic
lures taken.
Wednesday afternoon, an executive
session was held and the annual re-
ports were presented. In the even
ing there will be an informal recep-
ton In the parlors OF the hotel. The
annual banquet will take place Thurs
day-evening.
The arrangements are in charge or
the local Committeeman, c. M. Roehm,
of Roehm & Dawson.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-24
BREAKS FROM STEEL TRUST.
Republic Co.'S Action May Result In
Rate War.

NEW YORK, May 24.-A general
price war in the steel industry is ex
peeted following the announcement
by the Republic Iron and Steel Co. to
day that 1t has broken away from the
steel combination and will solicit
new business on It's own terms. John
A. Topping, chairman OF the board OF
the Republic said his company has
not had fair treatment.
The action marks the smashing )i
the "Gentlemen's agreement" by
which prices have been arbitrarily
fixed. It is expected that the Repub
lie will announce a cut OF two tc
three dollars ton and that this price
will be met by the independents and
the trust,
The Detroit times., 1911-05-24
ADVERTISING TALKS
WRITTEN By
WILLIAM C. FREEMAN
No. TAB.

CAN PAPER BAGS BE AD-
VERTISED TO ADVANTAGE? :?
This question was put to me
the other day by a young man
in a large concern which manu-
features all kinds of paper bags.
told him ! believed the right
kind of ADVER TISIN G.
WOULD INCREAS E THE
SALE OF ANY PRODUCT, and,
furthermore, would BACK UP
the efforts of their SALES
MEN AND JOBBERS.
/ suggested that he TRY OUT
ADVERTISING in some terri
tories where the sales were not
proportionate to the amount of
work put into that particular
territory, and see what results
would fellow.
/ advised him to take space in
the ADVERTISING COLUMNS
OF TIL E DAHL Y NEWS
PAPERS to tell about his prod
uct, and in that way REACH
OWNERS of small stores, spe-
cialty shops and even the big
dry goods stores.
The quickest way to INTER
tc,ntinued on pare 1s)
The Detroit times., 1911-05-24
Visiting Conductors Entertained.

A party OF 140 Southern Pacific con-
ductors, from California, with their
wives arrived In Detroit, Wednesday
morning, and were entertained by the
local officials OF the Union-Southern
Pacific hines and the local chapter OF
the Order OF Railway Conductors.
The party. is returning from the an
nual convention OF the railway con
ductors recently held In Jacksonville,
Fla, and has been travelling through
the east as guests OF the road. The
party was taken around the city in
automobiles, Wednesday morning. and
on a boat ride in the afternoon. They
will leave for Chicago. over the Mich
igan Central on their special train OF
eight cars at 10 O'clock, Wednesday
night.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-24
PICK LOUISVILLE FOR 1919.
Presbyterians In Convention select
Place for Next Meeting.

ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., May pa
Louisville, KY. was today chosen as
the next meeting place by the North
ern Presbyterian general assembly.
Consummation Of the first big stride
In the movement to unite churches OF
the country OF all denominations
preaching the reformed doctrines, was
announced through telegram from
the general synod Of the Reformed
Church of America, at Canton, Ohio,
telling OF the adoption Of the plan by
the assembly for the proposed merger
The audience arose with one accord
and sang: Blessed be the tie that
binds"
The fate Of Rev. William Grant, pas
tor ofIthe First Presbyterian church
of Northumberland, Pa. on trial be-
fore the Presbyterian General Assem-
bly, on charges Of heresay, may not be
The Detroit times., 1911-05-24
CONRAD PFE|FFER
TAKEN BY DEATH
Seized, Saturday, With Ptomaine
Poisoning, Aged Brewer Fails To
Rally-Born in Germany.

Conrad Pfeiffer, president OF the c.
Pfeiffer Brewing Co., whose serious
illness was noted in The Times, Tues
day, died In his home. No. 90S Beau
fait-ave.. about o'clock, Wednesday
morning. without recovering con-
sciousness.
Mr. Pfeiffer was taken Ill Saturday.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-24
CLOUD ON TITLE.
FaIrvlsw Pumping Station Site Pur
chased at Tax Sale.

Chief Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Richard |. Lawson has discovered
that the land on which the Fairview
sewer pumping station Ii to be locat-
ed. has been purchased at tax sale
by G. II. Wiltsie. the tax title man,
OF Rochester. N. Y. the title thereby
being clouded Mr.. Lawson recon-
mended that the taxes for l90s-10, the
years covered, be cancelled at once.
The matter was referred TO the COM
mittee on taxes.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-24
Windsor Man Badly Burned.

Alex Thomas, a Negro, 60 years old.
accidentally upset a burning oil lamp
outside his home. No. 357 0oyeau-st..
windsor, late Tuesday night. and was
seriously. perhaps. fatally burned. in
trying to put out the FIRE. He is In
a Windsor hospital. The house was
DESTROYED.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-24
J. H. WRIGHT DROPS DEAD.
Gained Notoriety by Asking Bertha
Claiche to Marry Him.

FLINT, Mich. May ga dispatch
received here from Caro- states that
J. Henry Wright. who gained notori-
ETY. some years ago by interesting him
self In the welfare of Bertha Claich,
the New York white slave, by making
her an offer OF marriage, dropped dead
at his farm near there this morning.
Wright was overcome by heat the
other day and ordered to bed. He dis
obeyed his physicians and went to an
other room. He was successful con-
tractor and farmer.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-24
WIFE TELLS SHOCKING STORY.
Mrs. c. L. saIter Has Husband Ar
rested on Charge Of Beating Her.

rested on Charge Of Beating Her.
Clifford l.. Salter. a soldier. six feet
tall and bearing medals for sharp
shooting. was In police court, Wednes-
day morning. on a charge OF beating
his wife. fragile little woman weigh
ing only 10 pounds. She told shock
ing story Of abuse.
She told Police Justice Jeffries that.
Tuesday night, her husband beat her
into unconsciousness. after locking
her out Of the house. Salter says his
wife tainted when the two of them In
dulged in friendly wrestling bout
over stick OF wood. Both promised
10 produce witnesses and Justice JEFF
fries adjourned the case until May 81.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-24
Iures Wlfe to neath.

WASHINGTON. May 24.--Luring
his wife to the nth floor OF the Colo
RADIO building on the pretext OF max
ing settlement with her, Edward
Mcdonald today shot the. woman. She
died shortly afterward In the hospital.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-24
Palmer and Bullock To Go on Junket.

Palmer and Bullock 10 Go on Junket'
Deputy Controller Milton r. Palm
er and City Accountant Edward Bull
lock will leave In a few days for q
tour Of investigation OF municipal ac-
counting, partly with a view to per.
fecting the proposed triplicate order
system. They will first go TO Pitts
burg, where the triplicate order sys-
TEN, is in use, and from ther TO Wash
ington, where they will inspect the
census reports of municipal account.
ing. Mr.. Palmer will attend the ma
tional convention OF city controllers
In Washington, and will read paper,
prepared by Controller Heineman, on
Detroit's system Of requiring certl-
ficate OF the payment Of taxes before
a deed can be recorded. New York
and Philadelphia will also be visited.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-24
local Democrats Now LeaderIe...

The Democratic party In Detroit Is
almost ieaderiess for brief spell.
Mayor Thompson. Judge Connolly.
Corporation Counsel Hally and City
Physician Melody are all away on a
trip through the lakes on the steamer
John J.. Barlum.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-24
OSBORN APPROVES FlNLAY.
New York Expert VIII AppraIse Mines
In Michigan.

LANSING, Mich. May 24.--Gov. Os-
born this morning approved the APP
pofntment OF james X. Fiufay, of New
York City, as the mining engineer 10
conduct the re-appraisal OF mining
properties In this state.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-24
CAPT. HANRAHAN NEAR DEATH
Veteran Police officer Has But Few
Hours to Live.

Capt. Pierce Hanrahan. one Of the
unique characters OF the central po-
lice station, who retired recently be-
cause of advanced age, is slowly dy-
ing. Mrs. Hanrahan told The Times
over the telephone, Wednesday after
The Detroit times., 1911-05-24
known until tomorrow.
BEES0N STILL ON THE TRAIL.
Thinks He Has Glue To whereabouts
Of Miss Mary BuckteI.

Edward A. Beeson, whose solicita-
tion for the welfare OF Mary Bucktel.
who mysteriously disappeared from
Detroit several days ago, has led him
to haunt the corridors of police head
quarters. left the city, Wednesday
The Detroit times., 1911-05-24
CITIZENS FEAST PROF. JONES.
Gives Elaborate Banquet In Recognl
tlon Of His Services

YPSIEANff,, Mich, May A.-AH
elaborate banquet given in honor OF
Lewis II. Jones. president OF the Ypsi-
lanti State Normal school, last night,
testified to the high regard In which
the people of this city hold him and
the appreciation they feel for his SER
vices as head of the college.
+. z. Quigley, who has seen many
graduates from the school holding re-
sponsible positions, started the move
ment for the testimonial. Two hun.
dred and fifty sat down to the dinner.
Henry c. Rankin was toastmaster and
fitting addresses were delivered by
Prof. Edwin A. Strong, Senator Frank
T. Newton, John p. Kirk, the Rev.
William Gardam and Prof Jones.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-24
THE WEATHER.

Fer Detroit and vfcinityt Fair to-
might, followed b. Increasing cIoudi-
ness, no decided change In tempern-
.furef moderate west winds.
Lower MirhiEant Fair tonight and
WARMER I'm extreme west portions
Thursday. Increasing cloudlness. proh-
abi, followed by showers In northwest
portion.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-24

James Sims was sentenced BY Judge
Phelan. wednesday. TO serve three
years In the house OF correction, for
a vicious assault upon HIS niece
The Detroit times., 1911-05-24

One year ago today Highest tem-
pernture, 7Og lowest, s0j mean, Goy NO
precipttstiont partly cloudy skies. W
mud ~ will rise at ff08 %. m. Thursday.
The moon Will rise tonight nc 2s2i q.
mn. (1hursdnyD.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-24
MAJOR BoYNToN STRICKEN.
Founder Of the Maecabees May Not
Recover.
PORT HuRON Mich

PORT HURON, Mich. May "a
Mayor N. s. Boynton, the founder OF
the Maccabees is seriously iii at HIS
home and II is not believed that hc
will recover.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-24

TempInr and members Of the
Michigan Sovereign consistory will
attend St Peters Episcopal church.
i'm body, Thursday evening. at 1870
O'Clock. 10 attend service In COM
memoration OF the Feast OF the As
cension. The rector, the Rev. III. G..
Attwater will preach.