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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-31
LAYS RACE SUICIDE
TO DEADLY LUXURY

BOSTON, Oct. 30.-"Our trouble Is
not that we love children less, but
that we love oriental rugs and auto
mobiles more" says Prof. Robert j.
Sprague. of Massachusetts agricul-
lural college, Amherst.
Prof. Sprague declares that factory
regulations TO compel better ventila-
.tion and healthful conditions in gem
eral are essential. Get health, vital
ity and earning power" he says, "and
race suicide will not be pertinent
question.
The race lives in the family and
the decline OF the latter is the death
OF the former Celibacy Is the first
danger that threatens the modern
family and the knglo-Saxon race In
the United States. Celiback Is I'M
known among sayages and primitive
people. almost unheard of among the
Asiatics. very rare among the Rus
SLAMS, but most prominent In western
Europe and America. During the
southern rebellion thousands of the
best blood OF Massachusetts went to
the war never to return, and after
the close OF the struggle other thous-
ands went west 20 occupy the free
land opened TO them. These men left
spinsters at home to work out their
own lives.
Modern civilization involves con-
centrated industrialism, inequities of
wealth. extended education and de-
layed canning power on the part OF
the young men, all putting of mar
Fiage until 1t sometimes is given up
entirely"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-31
HORSES DYING; COUNCIL
TO GET BUSY ON BARN

Reused TO the necessity of taking
immediate action by the approach OF
cold weather. the committee on health
and city hospitals, OF the common
council, will meet at IL o'clock. Tues
day morning, TO take up the plans
for a new city barn at the foot of
Twenty-fourth-st, and make some
recommendation to the council. Com
missioner Haarer advertised for pro-
posals some time ago and the low
est bid was well Under the appropria-
tion. but Mayor Thompson and the
Board OF Commerce want the barn
built according to a plan that calls
for horse stalls on the second floor
and Haarer says he positively will
not stand for such barn. Something
must be done quickly, however. One
of the city horses died this morning
as a result OF being exposed to the
cold in the temporary quarters that
have been provided.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-31
.OURANT INTERESTED
IN NEW AUTO VENTURE
Little Motor Car Co. Is Organic
ed In Flint With 100000
capitalization.

FLINT. Mich. Oct 30.-The Little
Motor Car company was organized here
today with capitalization OF sl,200.-
0Oc The incorporators are: w. ii. Lat
tia, of Detroit. formerly factory man
aRer OF the Buick Motor company In
this city and .. NJ Begole and w. s.
Ballenger. president and secretary
treasurer, respectively, of the Flint
Wagon Works company. whose plant
becomes the property OF the concern
through the deal just closed.
w. c. Durant. formerly general man
ager OF me Buick Motor company the,
moving spirit in the organization OF
the-GeBeFal- Motors company and
widely known I'm automobile circles, Is
Interested In the new enterprise.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-31
MISS LAFOLLETTE
WEBS IN WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON. oct. 30.--Miss Fola
LaFollette daughter of Senator La
Toilette. OF Wisconsin, was married
yesterday, at the home OF her parents,
to George Middleton, OF New York,
Il playwright.
The wedding ceremony was private,
paut Hester, -dramatist and Miss
Mary LaFoiiette, being the attend
ants
The Rev U. G.. g. Pierce, pastor Of
All Souls Unitarian church, of which
President Taft is a member. perform.
ed the ceremony. Or. Pierce is also
chaplain OF the senate and a close
personal friend of Senator LaFollette
SIR and Mrs. Middleton went imme-
diately 10 their home In New York.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-31
HIGHLAND PARK BOYS
PLANS TO SKIP NIPPED

Two Highland Park youths, who
took sudden notion that they want
ed 10 see the world. were nabbed
inst In time by Patroiman Wigglc,
Monday morning, as they we're buy
ing tickets in the Michigan Central
oerot for St Louis.
Craydon Booth. No. PA California
ave and Earl Strohm, No. PIP Con-
recticut.ave.. are the boys They are
IA and 10 years old respectively. They
ca, ried a small suitcase between
them and had about $50 in money.
Both 60 TO the same school.
They were turned over TO Lieut..
Rreault, who sent for their parents.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-31
INQUEST BEGINS INTO
PHYSICIANS DEATH

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Oct. So
With knives, lances and surgical in
struments everywhere about the
apartment in which Dr. Helene knabe,
victim OF one of the most batting
death mysteries that has ever con-
fronted the Indianapolis police. was
found, fate is showing an ironical dis
dain in the search for the weapon
which led to the death.
Coroner Durham today announced
that a micratome knife with which IL
was believed that the woman might
either have been murdered or commit
suicide, showed no traces OF blood,
but was covered with dust. indicating
that IL had not been used for several
days. Other instruments showed no
evidence OF use.
Miss Katherine Mcpherson, Office
assistant OF the dead physician, today
was called as the first witness by the
coroner in his inquiry He said she
would likely be on the witness stand
all day.
BOSTON, Mass, Oct. 30.-Rev c.
V. T. Richeson. will know today
whether he will have to stand trial
on a charge OF numbering his former
sweetheart. l9.year-old Avis Linnell
When the special grand jury met
today there was every indication that
a finding would be returned this after
noon. Lawyers for the defense admit
ted there was but one probable out.
come OF the grand jury's delibera-
tons.
II was admitted today by Chief In.
spector Dugan that the three girls
who visited Richeson at Charles-st.
Jail Saturday night and again yester.
day afternoon are Mattresses from a
restaurant in which Richeson and
Avis Linnell are thought to have
dined on the fatal Saturday afternoon.
whether the girls were able TO recog'
nice Richeson the police would not
saw
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-31
Wreokers Ditch Traln.

FORT WORTH. Tex, Oct 30.-2A
large posse left here early today to
search for the gang OF robbers which
pulled up the spikes and removed the
rails in front OF the Fort " orth a
Denver express al Bellevue early this
morning. causing a wreck which re.
suited IN the death OF Engineer Gun.
ningham and Fireman Yates, and the
iniuty Of score OF passengers.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-31
NEW BIDS OPENED ON
~ CRE0SOTE BLOCK PLANT

New bids on furnishing the city
with a creosote block plant were
opened in the department OF public
works. Monday morning. and Grant
g. Shipley, OF Pittsburg, was found
10 be low at s24,649. The only other
bidder was the Power e. Mining Co,
OF Chicago, at s25,10O. The specifca-
tions call for a plant with capacity
Of from 40 900 TO 10000 square yards
of block per month. The speciffca-
tions first called for a plant with a
capacity-of from 10000 to $4,000
square yards. and under these the Al
Co, of Milwaukee, was
the only bidder. It's price OF s34S30,
exceeded the appropriation by S4,S30.
however, making a Reimbursement
necessary
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-31
MAY UNVEIL MAYBURY
STATUE MEMORIAL DAY

City Controller Heineman, a mem
Der OF the executive committee in
charge OF the William C. Maybury
memorial, suggests that the dedica.
ton OF the monument to Mr.. May
bury, to be erected in Grand Circus
park. be set for next Memorial day,
provided the statue is ready In time.
The suggestion has met with favor
and will be carried out If possible.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-31
erIa..een. p. II. Bay Dead.

NIAGARA FALLS, ". Y, Oct. 90
Brig. Gen. p. II. Ray, u. s. A., retired.
died, suddenly today at his home in
Youngstown, N. Y, OF heart disease.
He was born in Wisconsin in 1912. In
1861, he enlisted for service In the
civil war. He retired in 1oJu.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-31
pAl ROAD ADOPTS PHONE.

HILLSDALE. Mich. Oct. 30.-The
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
railway has ordered telephone equip
ment for the division between Hills
dale and Lansing and branch from
Homer TO Dundee. This will make
1 SEQ miles Of circuits on the line,
operated by telephone.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-31
csLEsBURc PIoNEER DEAD.

kALAMAZOO, Mich, Oct. 30.--W!n-
field Ford. aged 20 years and one Of
the best known pioneers OF Kalamazoo
county, IN dead at HIS home In Gales
hnre. Ford had been IN falling health
Tor some time, He had lived I'm this
county more than half a century.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-31

nnsfne.--iiks Prinung. No suss and
10 feathers The hlain. neat Kind that
I1nk1 right, Times Printing Co, As
<efn h-sL Pm Main itsa or City ssss.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-31

Buriness-IIke Printing. No fuss ana
no feathers The plain, neat kind that
looks right Times Printing 20, rs
John II st Ph. Main l49s. " City 3sS6.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-04
Kansas SweIters.

Kansas City, July 3.-High tenn
peeratures and higa humidity were
general throughout the southwest
today Although the mercury drop
ped a few degrees tonight, the To-
cal weather forecaster is unable to
promise any decided relief soon. In
many cities the mercury stood for
hours above the hundred mark.
At Hiawatha, Junction City. lola,
Kansas, the maximum was 110
other high marks in Kansas were;
Indepeendece, 10S; Cottonwood
Falls, LOG; Salina, Hutchinson and
Atchison, los; I1nporia and Topeka
104; Ellswoth, 101 1-2; Abilene, lo1;
Wicvhita, so.
AT Joplin, Missouri, the maximum
/ was LOT; at Sedalia, 103. This was
also Kansas City's hottest day tlis
. year. the mark being 102 1-2.
For two days in succession ths
thermometer at Muskogee, Oklaho-
ma, has registered 105. One mai
died from the effects OF the heat II
Oklahoma City. The highest tenn
perature recorded there was 80
but humidity was excessive.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-04
Deaths in New York.

New York, July 3.-The siege ol
oppressive no weather continue
throughout New York state. To max
imum of 94.5 degrees which the hot
wave officially reached here yester-
day, 1-2 degrees were added by
today's maximum of 9& recorded at
noon. To the list of 10 lives which
succumbed yesterday as many more
were added today
Up state points reported similar
weather
At the Cornelia weather station In
Ithaca. temperature of 101 degrees
the highest since the station was
established 30 years ago, was re-
ported
AT s o'clock tonight tae Official
thermometer in New York City reg
istered Sc, and there was no relief il
sight.
While 1t was the hottest July re.
corded since 1898, when 80 was reg
istered, it falls two degrees short
of September day in 1881, wher
the city's maximum was established
at 100 degrees
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-04
Ohio Breaks Records.

Columbus, July 3.--With a tenn
perature of 1922 thousands of per-
sons sweltered here today and at
least dozen prostrations resulted.
The kiosk in front of the state
house registered Ill degrees.
Twelve deaths and one suicide
brought the list of heat victims of the
last 36 hours to As, of which number
% were babies. His mind believed TO
have been affected by the heat, G. A.
Wright leaped over the railing
of the 10Th floor of the Masonic
Temple and was crushed to death
on the floor of the rotunda on the
main floor, a distance of about 200
feet.
Parks and bathing beaches drew
thousands, while in the streets suf-
fering was intensei Hundreds are
sleeping on porches, side walks and
on the roofs tonight.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-04
BIG DELEGATION
OFF TO MT. IDA
WILL CELEBRATE JULY FOURTH
AT NEIGHRoRlNG CITY IN
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
Many More Would Have Gone But for
the Reported Condition of the
Road Beyond Crystal Springs.

Mt Ida, the busy little county seat
of Montgomery county, will be the
scene today of big July Fourth cell
ebration which at least six parties
from Hot Springs will attend, and
which will be in the nature also oil
la booster meeting for the Hot
Springs Mt. Ida highway proposition,
which is now before the reople.
The judiciary was well represented
in the first auto party that left yes
Iterday morning, which was composed
Iof Chancellor Judge Henderson, Cir.
cult Judge Gotham, Circuit Clerk All
Wilmington and Alderman l..
Weaver.
Another auto was following closely
in which were Charley Dean, Sheriff
Charles Webb and son, and a son OF
Clerk All Wilmington.
Aiother party which went in other
conveyance was composed of County
Judge Thurston P. Farmer, who is
|one of the good roads enthusiasts
and who Is lending the official aid OF
Garlsnd county to the movement
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-04
,o2 at Boston

Boston, July 3.--All heat recor2 IS
OF the weather bureau were shat
teered by the not wave which encir-
cled New England today. Three
deaths and more than SO prostra
tions were reported in Boston and
suburbs alone.
The White Mountains of New
Hampshire famed for their cool
ing breezes offered little relief for
at some points the mercury register
cd 96 in the shade. At Burlington.
Vermont the weather bureau report
ed temperatures of 102, exceeding by
4 degrees the highest mark reached
during the 10 years local records
have been kept.
In Boston the official mark was
102. This was half a degree hotter
than the record of September Z, 1881,
the highest ever before recorded by
the weather bureau.
Beverly, the summer capital, swelt'
errd in temperature of l0S de-
grees. The family of the president
high above the town and favorably
situated to catch any puffs of wind
remained closely in doors through
out the day.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-04
MEXICO Still
HAS TROUBLE
NEW PARTY SPRINGS UP AND
OFFERS ARMED VIOLENCE TO
CITIZENS.
Several Wealthy Persons Are Held
for Ransom--Mexico City IN the
Throes Of a Street Car
Strike.

Juarez, Mexico, July 3.-Telegrams
received here tonight from Columbus.
New Mexico, declare that the country
south of Palomas, Mexico, is full Of
Revolutionary bands. who style them
selves Liberals or Loyals. They are
securing mounts, provisions and
money and issuing receipts in the
name of the liberal party.
Several men in that section have
been taken prisoners and held ror
large ransom.
The kilograms state that the lib
erals have several camps on the
Casas Grandes, near Lake Guazman,
land seem TO be waiting instructions
from some other locality.
They are accommodating many
horses and provisions from the farms
land ranches along the river. Tse tell
egrams say the entire section OF
country Is In turmoil.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-04
Strikes in Mexico.

Mexico City, July S.-Street car
service in the capitol was effectually
tied up at noon today by strike OF
conductors. motormen and inspect
ors.
Tonight with the exception of an
occasional car on suburban lines,
not a wheel is turning. all the meen
appear confident that by tomorrow
every car will be stopped.
The walkout Is caused by refusal
by the Tramways company to ac-
cede to demands of their employees
for an advance in wages. the right
to purchare theor uniform where
they choose. indemnity In case Of In
jury and immunity from discharge
without good cause being saown.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-04

George Schneck. Attorney l.. E.
Sawyer and Jack Goodine.
President of the state fair, Harry
Westcott, Alderman w. w. Little.
w. o. Creason and E. M. Cohen
composed another party which left
later In the afternoon.
Frank Stearns and Mayor w. w.
Waters were to have left In the af-
|ternoon earlier than this party and
make stop at Crystal for the night.
This morning Representative George
p. Whitting-on, John G.. Higgins, OF
the Sentinel Record, Ed Spear and
Cap Mellard will leave about O'Clock
in an auto and will reach the scene
of the festivities at Mt. Ida about
three hours later.
George p. Leatherman and Alder
man r. B.. Sigman left yesterday af-
|ternoon, also anticipating stop for
the night at Crystal Springs, where
they will rest horses and drive the
remainder of the route .4.ls morning.
Others reported 10 have gone were
Representative Mclaughlin, John A.
Riggs, Dave Burgaurer, Tarl and
Albert Housley, Charles G. Bryan.
Yesterday afternoon late, a tele-
phone message was received from
Circuit Clerk Alf Wilmington, who
went in one of the first auto parties,
stating they had reached Crystal
Springs one and three quarters of an
hour after leaving the court house,
which is indication that the road that
far was in good condition
Many other parties might have
made the trip to Mt. Ida to spend
July Fourth in the neighboring city
but for the report that the road was
very rough beyond Crystal Springs
but that is one of the conditions that
this booster delegation goes to cure
for by another celebration day 1t Is
believed the highway will be ii such
good condition between the cities
that the trip can be made in little
more than two hours by auto, and in
about four hours with team.
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GLORIOUS FOU1HR
AT. .WHITTINGT0N
BALL GAMES IN THE AFTER
NOON, AND OTHER ENTER
TAlNMENT THROUGH
OUT THE DAY.
Free Fireworks in the Evening, and
Most Of the Entertainments
Are Free to the Public.

July 4th will be properly cele-
brated today by both visitors and
citizens, Wilmington Park, as is
usual the case, being headquarters
for all the entertainment seekers.
Manager Owens has pre- pared many
big special features of amusement
which will be free to the public, and
the street car management will
have fast schedule on all the lines
leading to the park.
One of the big features will be a
double bill of two base ball games
in the afternoon. under the direc-
tion of Clarke, formerly of the East
ern League, who has two well Sc
lected line-ups to meet in a double
bill.
There will be several park feat
ures free to the public, and in the
evening there will be grand fire
works display which will be one ol
the most beautiful exhibited here
in many years
Secretary Fox, of the Y. NJ. C. A
aas arranged several athletic events
for the younger set which will bt
witnessed free by the crowds. Mos
of these events will take place IL
the Wilmington Park lakes ami bs
| int he nature of swimming races
and tub races and other aquatic
sports.
There have been several partie!
arranged for pionics in the country OF
the Ouaciita and about other fish
ing streams of the county, but thu
main crowd will spend its 1911 In
dependence Day at Whittingtol
Park.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-04

Washington, July "A Fourth of
July more oppressive and sweltering
than any for a decale is the forecast
by the weather bureau officials to.
night after a careful study of the
weather map.
With reports OF 104 degrees tenn
rerature in four widely separated
cities, together with score OF
other cities broillng in a tempera.
tme of 100 or higher, no nope for
relief could be discovered. Local
thunder shower may alleviate the
suffering in some sections, but they
will be showers blessed by chance,
for no indications of rain are any
where to be seen.
AT the weather bureau today the
mercury reached the SO mark at
o'clock, while two hours later the
bureau thermometer on the street
showed temperature of lot. There
were two fatalities, the first from
the heat this year.
Nine persons VINO were overcome
received treatment in hospitals
Numbers of others were given pri-
yate attention.
Louisville, KY, st. Joseph. Mo-,
Davenport, Ia, and Yuma, Ariz,
were the four cities in which the
104 mark was reached. Boston at
tained record of 102, the highest
ever reached there. like tempera-
ture being also recorded in Albany
New York, Kansas City, Concordia
Kansas, Columbus, Ohio. Parkers
burg, West Virginia, Dubuque, Ia.
DesMoines, Ia, and Fresno, Cali
fornia.
For the first time in its history
Hartford, Conn, scored 100 that re
cord being also equaIled at Fort
Wayne, Ind. Cincinnati, o., Spring
field. H., Harrisburg, Pa, Chicago
st. Louis, Indianapolis, Toledo. Ok
lahoma City, Omaha, and Fort Smith
Arkansas.
Rockliffe. Ontario. which yester-
held the record with 10S. dropped
TO SO today. along with New York
Philadelphia, Nortafeld. Vermont;
Pitsburg, Lynchburg, Va; Wichita
Kansas and Grand Rapids. Mich;
even Fatherpoint, at the mouth o.
the st. Lawrence river. boasted o.
92.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-04
los at Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, July 3.-Today was hot
ter than yesterday by degrees, ac-
cording to the weather mans gauge
and it is likely to remain so for sew
eral days. The thermometers were
"going up" all day, starting at a.
m, touching the high point of 81 at
p m. At that time the government
weather kiosk on tae street hovered
about 105. Many prostrations and
deaths are reported. the list of
dorwnings in particular being large.
100 at ST. Louis.
st. Louis, July 5.-The tempera-
ture at o'clock this evening was
100. The government steet level
kiosk recorded los at the same hour.
Eight prostraticns have been re-
ported At o'clock the temperature
was 9S.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-04

didate, and he Is also citizen of long
residence here, and a man so well
known that he will not need introduce
|tion to the voters of the township.
He has host of supporters and be-
|lieves that he will be elected to the
|office.
w. w. Dun, the other candidate
ANNOUNCED this morning, was can
ldidate in the last primary, where
there was race between four and
was a very close second to the win
|ner, which was a testimonial to his
popularity and to his political
strength. He is said to represent
the strict reform element.
There was some discussion yester-
day as to whether primary should
be called, but the time is 100 short
to hold nominating primary before
the election. and this idea win most
likely be abandoned,
The candidates will likely inaugur-
ate q strong campaign individually OF
collectively and will also present
their policies through the press.
=
The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-04

ferences of an international character
that in their nature can be adjudi.
Gated, and we have left out in this
treaty those exceptions which have
heretofore always been excluded from
arbitrable controversies. OF course
| cannot say with positiyeness thai
these treaties will all be made and
confirmed. can only say that the
prospect Of an agreement with one ot
the countries Is reasonably sure and
We have every hope as to the other
two, and that these three treaties will
be followed by many of the same
tenor with other countries IL the orig
inal three are agreed upon and con-
|firmed.
objection has been made that an
greement to arbitrate a question OF
a nations honor ought not to be en-
tered into, for the reason that when
ones honor is affected one will never
consent to have the question arbi-
trated and. therefore, that to agree to
do so in advance is to agree to do
something that one will not be will
ing to do and that one does not In
tend 10 do and therefore 1t savors OF
hypocrisy and ought to be adopted
las National policy. j cannot con-
|cede the premise of this argument.
took upon treaty of this sort as a
self denying ordinance, as a self-re-
|stricting obligation. A willingness
|of great countries like England.
France, Germany and the United
States, however, TO submit all their
differences, even honor, to an impair
tial tribunal will be step forward in
the cause of peace for the world that
can hardly he overestimated.'
The president told the bankers that
the Aldrich plan could not be re-
garded as political measure and
should have the support of men of all
political parties. He said in conclu-
sion:
| earnestly commend not only to
bankers but to newspaper men and tc
Intelligent laboring men, to business
men and to farmers. close consid-
eration of the plan and am very
certain that after they have sufficien
digested it's comparatively simple
lproblems they will see that its opera.
1tion viii tend to the encouragement
of banking equilibrium to the main.
tenance of normal business condition
Ito the constant meeting Of the pay.
roll and to the dimunition as far al
possible of the cost of the disposition
of the farmers crops"