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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-18
at present located at Nos. 25s,2ss

at present located at Nos. 259-263
Gratiot-ave.
The building will be erected on the
north side OF Gratiot-ave., between
Beaubien and ST. Antoine-sts, replac-
ing the long row OF buildings known
as the Cole block. 1t will have front
age OF 1873 feet on Gratiot-ave., and
will extend back $50 feet, giving the
firm larger ground area than any
other furniture establishment in the
city has II will be of REINFORCED
concrete construction, with a white
tile exterior. and will embody every
modern and up-to-date feature that
will add In any way to the conven-
fence OF customers and employees and
facilitate the displayinf of furniture
for homes to the best advantage.
The representatives OF the Arm will
leave shortly on a tour OF inspection,
visiting all the large cities In search
OF new ideas TO incorporate in their
new building, and the results OF their
efforts In this direction will be found
when the new building is opened to
the public
One unique feature already decided
on Is photograph studio, where the
various articles advertised in the ma
pers will be photographed, and from
these photographs the newspaper cuts
Will be made. Thus every cut In the
firms advertisements will be an ex.
act reproduction Of the article adver-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-18

Installed large enough to hold our de-
livery wagons and autos. This will
permit us TO load the furniture on the
wagons inside the warehouse and will
do away with lot OF unnecessary
handling and minimize our delivery.
Both the store and warehouse will
be freproof and they will contain
every improvement known to the
builders art that will improve the
working conditions of our employees
and add to the comfort and conven-
fence OF our customers. We are not
In position TO give out any details as
to what the nature OF these features
will be. as we are gathering ideas
from all the large stores in the east
and west.
Work on the new buildings will
commence Immediately, as We hope to
occupy both the store and warehouse
this fall IL possible
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-18

as substantial purposes Is fully appre.
ciated in Detroit, as in all the pro-
gressive cities of the country, is shown
by the large number OF handsome res.
licences and factory buildings tEat
have been constructed wholly or In
part OF this material, and the present
year will show even greater vogue for
concrete construction. According to
an estimate mad erecently in the out
put OF Portland cement, the most es-
sential ingredient OF concrete, was
about 100000 barrels or upwards
of 100000 barrels.
or this vast quantity, Detroit ap-
pears to have taken Its full share and
perhaps a little more.
A type OF building that Is becoming
very popular Is the frame structure
with an exterior of stucco cement.
Many architects and builders hold
that this process, while supplying
many OF the advantages OF solid CON
crete, is much cheaper and therefore
within the reach of homebuilders who
otherwise, in view Of the great ad-
vance in the price of lumber In the
past few years and the progress of
the movement for the CONFER. alton of
our natural resources, would have
been obliged to modify their building
plans, or perhaps abandon them alto
gether.
One reason for the popularity OF
stucco work is that II may be applied
at reasonable cost to any design,
whether Queen Anne, Colonial. French
or Italian Renaissance, Elizabethan,
(Centinued ON rage Nins.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-18

tised, eliminating any possible chance
OF misrepresentation. This innova.
ton Is an evidence of the sound bust.
ness principles of this firm, whose
policy from It's infancy has been never
to misrepresent an article in its adj
vertisements either by an exaggerat-
ed picture or too lavish description.
This policy undoubtedly is one of the
factors that has attributed greatly to
the concerns enormous growth.
The rapid rise OF the firm of J..
Brushaber Sons In recent years Is
little short of marvellous. The bust
ness was established by John Brush
aber In 1870 in a small store on Ora
tiot-ave., and later was moved to
Woodward-ave. During the panic OF
1873 the Arm suffered it's first set
back, and decided to return to Ora
tiot-ave.
In 1902, John Brushaber died and
the business was taken over by
Charles and William Brushaber under
the firm name Of j. Brushaber Sons.
In 1904, the west-side branch was es-
tablished. and In short time outgrew
Its Quarters. necessitating larger
building and the present west side
store was opened last May.
During this time the east side store
was expanding. The stores on both
sides OF the original store on Gratiot-
ave., were secured, but the business
grew to such proportions that more
room was absolutely necessary, and
as there was no more space to be
had near the present quarters, Il be-
came imperative to seek another loca-
ton.
Charles Brushaber, speaking Of the
new project, said:
"A great ground area In our bust
ness Is very essential, and we were
indeed fortunate to secure a site SO
advantageous in this respect. Our
lease covers a period OF 80 years and
the rental rate is practically the same
as In our present location. We have
also secured a lease for the same
number OF years OF the property in
the Immediate rear of our new site
and will erect an immense warehouse
that will greatly facilitate and econ
omize the delivery of furniture and
permit us TO, use our entire floor space
at both stores for the displaying oil
samples only.
1T is our belief that people. In buy
Ing furniture, wish to make theil
selection from the largest possible
variety and. acting on this theory, we
VIII devote our entire store buildint
to showing different samples. no two
of which will be alike. Our reserve
stock VIII be housed in dust-proo
compartments I'm our warehouse. This
not only will AFFORD our customers the
greatest variety for selection, but
bring down the cost to them by MOI
using expensive show room space FOL
storage purposes
The warehouse will be SIX stories
high, above ground, and will be sep
arated from the store by a fireprooi
wall, but will be connected by area
ways at each floor. The fifth floor 81
the warehouse will be used AZ n finish
ing room, and will be cotered with
an immense glass dome. Here the
furniture will be collected from the
various floors and polished under nat
ural light before being delivered.
Immense freight elevators will be
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-18
bU|LO|NG PERMITS
EXCEED 100000
Reports Received By Builders &
Traders Exchange the Past Week
Show Unusual Activity for This
Time of Year.

Building operations the past week.
as reported by the Builders and Trad
ers' exchange for the building depart
ment of The Times, bear out the hope
full predictions made earlier In the
year by many architects and builders.
The daily reports received from the
architects and from other sources,
and read at the change hour" in the
exchange rooms, show that many con-
tracts were awarded during the week.
Among the larger contracts let were
the following: Mendelssohn club
building. Concord and Kercheval-aves.;
large factory building for the Bull
Malleable Co., foot of Adair-st.; ice
making building for the Pittmans Il
Dean Co., on Hastings-st.; warehouse
for the F. M. Sibley Brick Co., Jeffer-
son-ave. and Connor's creek, and the
foundation for the modern store build
ing being erected by Selling & May,
the clothiers, at the northwest cor
ner of Broadway and Grand River
ave. east. The excavation for the
last-named structure has been prac-
tically completed.
Bids were asked on several large
Jobs, including a theater, a convent,
a church, and on several large resi-
dences and apartment buildings. A
large number Of alteration jobs are
under way and In prospect. AS previ
ously announced in The Times, the
work of tearing down the old Benson
store on the east side Of Woodward
ave-, just north of Gratiot-ave., to
make way for new eight-story build
! ing for. the j. L. Hudson Co., connect
ing with its present store, has beor
started, and Is going forward rapidly
The building will be SO constructed
that II can be extended to take In the
corner OF Woodward and Gratiot-aves
! later.
The building permits for the week
as reported TO the exchange by the
department of buildings, will exceed
| S50O,O0O which il considered a re
markable showing for this time oil
/ the year.
Oficers and members OF the ex
change are pleased over the INA
adoption OF the new building code by
the common council, and Its approval
by the mayor, for the contractors as
well as the architects will now know
Just where they are al"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-18
]. bRUsHABER SONS
To BUILD FINE
NEW STORE
Enterprising Furniture Firm Will
Erect Largest Establishment OF Its
Kind in Michigan On Gratiot Ave,
Bet. Beaubien & st. Antoine-Sts.
Large Increase in Business Makes
New Location for East Side Branch
Imperative-New Warehouse, Too.

Less than a year after the opening
of their magnificent new west-side
branch, at Michigan-avs. and Ffrst-st.,
J.. Brushaber Sons, furniture dealers,
now make the announcement that
they will build the largest retail fur
niture establishment In Michigan, to
be occupied as their east-side store,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-18
Wife Got Tip Top Advice.

MY wife wanted me to take our
boy to the doctor to cure an ug;y
| OIL" writes ID. Frankel. of Stroud.
Okla. IL said put Bucklen's Arnica
Salve on It. She did so, and II. cured
the boil In a short time" Quicke st
healer OF Burns. Scalds. Cuts, Corns,
bruises, Sprains. Swellings. Bert
File cure on earth. Try 1t. Only CSC
at E. c. Kinsel, Gray 4 Wooster, Cen.
trail Drug Co.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-18
Gem EMIT OUTPUT
SHOWS GREAT
INCREASE
United States Geological Survey Es-
Inmates Production of Portland &C.
ment for 1910 at 100000 Bar
rels, As Against "a, 600. 900 in 1909.
Growing Popularity of Concrete as
Building Material Is Accountable
For Remarkable Demand.

The way In which concrete has
come to the front as a building ma
terial within the past few years, has
been little short of phenomenal. Thas
Its adaptibility for or ..,mental as well
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-26

SAVE MANY CHILDREN
One Aut0ist Ran His Car Into Tele-
graph Pole to Avoid Death
Dealing Collision.

Elgin, Ill., Aug. 25.-Two almost mi
raculous escapes from death made the
blood Jingle in the veins of 10000
people today as drivers threw discreet
ion to the wind and dashed about the
Elgin race course, breaking all course
records and finishing almost dead
heats at SO miles an hour down the
home stretch.
The history of road racing never
told Of more reckless driving with mar
rover escapes from destruction and
so negligible a list of casualties as
marked the opening day of the Elgin
National Road Races.
4 mechanician, with broken ankle,
is the only victim OF two crashes
which wrecked as many cars and a
threatened crash at the grardstand
was ayerted only by inches.
F. E. Rodina mechanician for John
Rainey in Cinco car, was thrown
from the machine and injured when
the car threw tire at the dangerous
hair pin curve, and vaulted into a
fence. Rainey escaped with a few
scratches.
Shortly before / o'clock Fred Robil-
lard, driving a Salver car, turned
Hoonbeek's corner and his machine
threw tire. AS the big car leaped
toward the North fence, Robillard
saw hundreds of women and children
from one of the schools OF Elgin VI
against the fence directly in his
path.
Shutting his eyes, he gave the whee
terrific turn and threw his machine
into a telegraph pole. Neither occu
pant of the car had time to jump The
racer wound itself around the pole
breaking the timber into three pieces
and throwing it's crew into the ditch
The lives of a score or more were saw
ed by his daring act and that neither
driver nor mechanician were hur
was taken as little short of miracle
The third thrilling Of the day came
at the finish of the Aurora Cup race
as Mortimer Roberts slowed down al
the finish in front of the grandstand
The machine took its breaks quickly
and the wheels locked Immediately IL
front of the grandstand. The Cal
carooned across the track, lunged a
the pit and Strengthened itself just as
it seemed certain to leap the pit.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-26

days on the lake in tents. Each boy
was required to cook for himself and
although they say they had plenty to
eat it is a sure thing that they are
glad to get back home for some of mo-
theirs cakes and pies.
Swimming and fishing was a great
sport for the boys and they also found
diversion in many interesting outdoor
games under the direction of Mr.. Will
son. The camp was conducted in an
excellent manner, a number of men
always being on hand News was re-
ceived each day at the local Associa-
ton and mothers were set at ease
concerning their boys each day by
calling UP at the " There were
about twenty-five boys on the camp
altogether.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-26
HEAR EVIDENCE
IN COUNTY court
SEWARD & RELZNER TO ANSWER
CITATION ORDER HERE THIS
MORNING.
MANY WITNESSES
Summoned to Testify-Magistrate
Cheek and City Officials to
Be Present.

Senyard and Belzner, local saloon
lists. who were cited to appear IN the
county, court before Judge c. NJ. Phil
not and show cause why their license
should not be revoked, it being charg-
ed that they knowingly permitted
gambling in a building occupied by
them at No. 1877 Main street, will an
swer the citation order this morning
at 10 o'clock. Attorneys Danaher and
Danaher will represent the saloonlsts
and District Attorney T. Havis Nixon
will appear for the county.
large number of witnesses have
been subpoenaed to appear and tesu-
fv in the case Among them are
Horace Holmes, of Fordyce, Ark, VIM
gave the name of R. W. Sanders
when the police raided the poker
game: Ben Harris, D. G. Wilcox, VIII
vego. s. C. Cross, Arthur Young, Bud
Royd. Patrolman Warren Williams
and Chief of Police Evan ParneA.
IT is understood that Magistrate l..
r. Cheek, in whose court charge
growing out of the raid is pending
against the saloon men, Will De pres
ont and will be governed entirely by
the testimony submitted to the coun-
tv court in disposing Of the charge
in his court. County Judge Phllpot
has invited the police committee OF
the City Council and Mayor JORDAN
To also be present and hear the tes-
t;mony. With all of the interested OF
ficials on hand it is believed that the
hearing in the county court this morn
ing will be the only one to be helo as
a result of the gambling raid, which
was made by the police.
Since the raid was made no state
ment has been volunteered by the sa-
loonists as to their contention. IL Is
stated however, that Chief OF Ponce
Parnel was asked by Mr.. Senyard
before his departure for Colorado 1ol
the summer, to keep a close Wa1cn
ON his place and if he discovered any
gambling there, to make RAID anu
prevent any further violations OF the
law in his building. 1t is stated tha'
Mr.. Senyard was assured by Cnlel
Parnell that he would do his duty and
me did. 1t is reported that Chief Par
nell will testify to this fact at the
hearing this morning.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-26
STEAMER HARDIN
STRIKES 4 SNAC
BOAT OWNED BY {. Z. PHILPOT
GOES DOWN NEAR CUM
MINIS. ARK.
IT HAS A BIG CARGO
Left Here Friday Morning For Mis-.
>issippi River to Connect
With Kate Adams.

The steamer John N. Hardin,
known to river men as THE One Arm
john which left this city yesterday
morning at II o'clock for the Missis-
sippi river, where it was to transfer
large cargo to the Steamer Kate
Adams for Memphis, struck a snag at
Cummins, Ark, thirty miles south of
Pine Bluff, yesterday evening at 6
o'clock and went down. The steamer
is owned by Clarence e. Philpot, of
this city, who is making arrangements
to send relief boat to the scene.
According to a message received in
this city shortly after the accident,
the steamer is not badly damaged, but
rests in six or seven feet of water.
1t carried among it's freight at the
time of the mishap 10000 feet of lum-
Der, 10000 brick and 300 barrels of
flour. The boat is only partially in
sured. 1t is valued at about $4,000.
| Captain Ed Bostford is the pilot,
Captain Dave Chapman, master, and
Ad Powell, clerk. No fatalities are
reported.
The Hardin has been In the Arkan-
sas river trade for many years, hav-
ing formerly been operated by the
Pine Bluff and Arkansas River Packet
Company, composed of Captain E. w.
B. Rowland and Ed Rowland Jr., of
Memphis. She has suffered many mis-
haps in past years and has frequent
ly been in accidents similar to that of
yesterday. 1t was sold at public auc-
ton in Memphis some months ago and
purchased by C. E. Philpot. Mr.. Phil
pot stated last night that he did not
think the freight on the boat was
damaged to any extent and that the
steamer would be raised in few
days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-26
substitution of some very IMPORTANT

lllJDOTIaflJ
part
! The motor in Atwoods biplane Is
practically wrecked But the biDlane
itself which has passed through such
unprecedented vicissitudes is as good
today as on the day when it began to
carry the young aviator on his flight
to New York.
:! This is a triumph for the Wright
biplane, but the most important thing
that stands out as the net result Of
Atwood's great trip is Atwood him
self. The success of his flight was
almost wholly the triumph Of an indi-
vidual. He has unusual pluck and
perseverance and he has the Won
derful daring that distinguish men
who do deeds of great bravery. But
aside from these qualities he has an
indescribable quality of indominitable
persistence. During this journey he
has scarcely ever slept more than four
hours during a night. More often he
slept only two or three hours. One
of his mechanics, Frank Lawson, sue
cumbed to the hardships OH Thurs
day and was obliged to take to his
bed
But Atwood seems brisker and
fresher since the flight is done than
when he started. His lean face shows
no signs of WEAKNESS. It has hith-
erto been held by ayiators that no man
can fly over mountain and land upon
them or between them without sus-
tanning grave injury. Atwood has
markedly demonstrated that the prop
err man can bring an aeroplane safe
ly to ground anywhere he wishes. In
these feats he has achieved the things
that Wilbur Wright and other emin-
ent aerial authorities pronounced I'M
possible.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-26

Mandy Alexander, a uegrcss who
found the gun lying along The road
way almost two miles from tho shoot
ing the next morning, added a comedy
touch to the session. When il was
time for her to go on the stand she
was found peacefully asleep under a
tree with her shoes off. Things We're
halted until she buttoned them on and
arranged her toilet She said she had
stumbled over a knot on a railroad,
had fallen and when picking herself
up had caught sight of the weapon.
On across examination she was asked
sarcastically how she stumbled
why, TO de love de Lord, Mars
Harry Smith" she replied, "did'n
YAH evan walk alond de streets up
deere in Richmond and stumle yoself?'
When Mandy was excused She turn
ed in the door of the court room and
announced: Il want ter tell vi right
har an now, Use not coming back har
no mo. Use dun"
Paul Beatte will come next and
then will be heard the story of Bcu-
Lab Binford. She probably will not be
brought out here until Monday.
Day by day, while testimony is being
heard, Young Henry Beattic is becom-
ing more and more nervous. No one
will be surprised if he broke down
completely some day perhaps during
the vital testimony Of his cousin, Paul,
tomorrow.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-26
|[NtW OF
ATWOOD FLIGHT
|.ryG AVIATOR AFTER RECORD.
.,.U1yG TRIP PLANS TO FLY
,pou OCEAN TO OCEAN.
Lp1ALs OF JOURNEY
g,,,,e Held Impossible By Ayiators
accomplished by Atwood-Ma.
chine Stood Trip Well.
fRy Arnold Kruckman)

vou York, Aug. 25.-Flying in the
.me aeroplane, driven by the same
-,.or with which he started from St.
1ouis twelve days ago, Harry N. At
,ood this afternoon splendidly finish
Il his world record breaking air jour-
Nv of 1865 miles by landing safe on
coyernor's Island, opposite Manhat-
fans famous skyscrapers.
Not only did the youthful aviator,
WIN plans to fly from coast to coast
hr the $4,000 Hearst prize, exceed
The previous record breaking cross
country flying by 1o1 miles but he
ACCOMPLISHED the feat attended by al
most incredible aerial hardships i'll %
hours and ! minutes actual flying
time The previous record OF l,l64
| miles, made by Koenig in Guechner
| in the round Germany flight, consum-
ed thirty days under conditions far
less irving than those which the Won-
=
derful American airman so plucklly
surmoHataa
Starting from the metropolis of the
Mississippi Valley at ) minutes after
O'clock on the morning of August
IA, Atwood has flown over the Misss-
sippi river, the Illinois river, Lakes
Michigan and Erie, the Mohawk river,
the Hudson and many lesser streams
and inland lakes, too numerous to
mention.
In virtually flying half way across
the American continent to his goal on
the Atlantic coast he has flown direct
ly over - ci,ies of st. Louis, Spring
field Chicago, Elkhart and Cleveland
and he has made the detours around
Erie, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse,
Utica, Schenectady, Albany and flown
the length of New York City.
Atwood during the course of his
epochial journey has driven his aero
plane over every geographical forma-
ton that is obtained in the American
continent. He has flown against winds
that blew with such velocity that his
craft almost stood still. He has stud
ded over the countrysides with winds
that drove his aeroplane so fast that he
travelled at the rate of 100 miles an
hour. He flew in sunshine, in rain
storms and with thunder and lightning
playing around his vehicle of laths
and canvas.
lie has done these things flying con-
day after day. Yet, in spite
u the fact that his machine only be-
ian to show the signs of the terrific
strain when he landed as Castleton,
lear Albany, on Wednesday, his in
llvldual pluck and perseverance, back
q by his marvellous skill as a pilot OF
If craft enabled him to finish the re-
narkable journey with not an essen
lal part of the craft changed.
Automobile drivers and railroad To-
omotive engineers will tell you that
hey have scarcely heard of a self pro-
elled vehicle that has Travelled day al
er day for 1895 miles without the
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-26
BOYS ON CAMP
RETURN HOME
Youngsters Had Big Time at Adkins
Lake But Are Glad to Be
Home Again.

Physical Director G. d. Wilson and
his bunch of tanned faced youngsters
from the local Y. NJ. C. A., returned
to their homes in this city yesterday
afternoon. after spending three days
on a camp at Adkins Lake. Though
sunburned and hungry the juniors re-
turned greatly benefited by their ex-
perience.
According to the boys, the camp
was big success. They spent three
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-26

Guy L. Stewart industrial and ag
ton Belt; Wylie Creel of the Roberts,
Johnson and Rand Shoe Company, of
st. Louis, and J. S. Wilmans, of New
port. Ark, one of the largest planters
in Arkansas, spent yesterday in the
city on their way to Lake Providence,
La, where Messrs Creel and Wilmans
have large plantation interests. They
travelled in Mr.. Stewards private car.