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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-26
OUTWARD FROM DETROIT TO
TOLEDO IS NOW IN SIGHT
Association Formed 70 Boom Plan
For Building Section Through
Monroe County.

President Milton A. ,McRae, of the
Board of Commerce, received word
from Monroe, Thursday, that the Mon
roe County Good Roads association
had been organized. F. c. Deinzer,
who sends the information. Is chair
man, and Boyer Dansard Is secretary.
Both are ex-mayors OF Monroe and
two of the committee that waited on
the Beard OF Commerce some time
ago to secure cooperation and ideas.
The main purpose OF the organiza-
ton Is to secure bond issue for the
building of highway through Mon
roe county that will connect with the
highways leading from Detroit to To-
ledo. When this has been accomplish
ed there will be 70-mile boulevard
between Detroit and Toledo. Wayne
county's brick road is completed to-
within seven miles OF the county line
and the remaining stretch will be
built by fall. Lucas county, Ohio, has
appropriated the money for the Inn
mediate building of its section OF the
Monroe associa don lio snd ltheir cam
paign before fall. and have the high
way In use before the 1912 motor sea-
son closes.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-26
MICHIGAN WOMAN IS
JAILED AS HORSE THIEF
Mrs. Rosa Berry Painted Animals SO
Owners Couldn't Recognize
Them, Say Officers.

MARION, Ind, May 25.-Follow-
Ing the arrest here of Mrs. Rosa Berry
on a charge Of horse stealing. local
authorities face one Of the most pc
culiar cases in the history OF the
state.
An artist Of ability, and with her
home flied with paintings OF animals,
the workmanship OF which il said to
rival some OF the work of Rosa Bon
heur, the Berry woman apparently Is
unable to explain 0hy she Is suspect
ed as a horse thief. The authoritieA
declare a set Of dyes was found In
Mrs. Berry's home. and that she could
take a horse, doctor 1t up and the
owner would be unable TO recognize
the animal.
Mrs. Berry lived on small farm
Just across the state line In Michi-
gan. She earned a livelihood, 1t was
supposed, by selling her wonderful
paintings of animals. Then the fire.
uuont disappearance Of horses In the
northern part of the state led to the
belief that an organized gang OF
thieves was at work, and the arrest
of Mrs. Berry followed.
Charles Berry, who asserts he Is re-
lated to Mrs. Berry, Is also under
arrest
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-26
MISSING WITNESS
BACK IN THE CITY
Mary Bucktel Wasn't Kidnapped, But
Was Merely Having Pleasant
Time at the Flats.

Mary Bucktel, Who has developed q
fond faculty for doing refined dis
appearing speciality. has been uncov.
cred, discovered and recovered. The
kidnapping mystery has been success
fully solved and the lady is occupying
sumptuous quarters In the matron's
apartments In police headquarters.
where she will be held until she ap-
pears as a witness against Frank
Chessman. In police court. Friday
morning.
While Edward A. Beeson, to whom
she was affianced and whose engage
ment ring appears to have given rise
to all these complications. was search
Ing high and low for Mary, she was
safe and sound, hot more than 40
miles from Detroit. Beeson took 4
hurried trip to Chicago. having re-
ceived a red-hot tip that the lady OF
his quest was .Quartered In a hotel
there. All the time. Mary was spend
ing a few days at the Flats.
She returned. Wednesday, and
while she was speeding to Detroit on
a Shore Line car, Beeson. the ardent
lover. was hurrying Flatward in an.
other car. They must have passed
each other on the road, Beeson play
ing a successful Gabriel to her Evan
geline.
But fost astounding thing of all,
the sparkler which disappeared from
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-26

Mary's engagement finger and which
Chessman 10 charged with having
stolen. Is back In its accustomed place
on Mary's digit.
Years and years ago. Mary and Bee
son met In a hotel In Alliance. o..
where Beeson was proprietor. and
Mary was a humble juggleH OF VI
ands. Beeson was married, but he
was so. 80 unhappy There was
divorce. Mary was wooed and won by
the impetuous Beeson. and that
treacherous engagement ring was
slipped on Mary's finger.
They have been In Detroit for some
time now. Frank Chessman entered
into Mary's life by way of the front
door OF Blossoms emporium on Wood
ward-ave Frank was an impetuous
person, also. and when he pleaded
with Mary for the loan of the ring.
Mary loaned II. When II was re-
turned to her, she made the startling
discovery that large section OF glass
had been substituted for the real gem.
She pleaded. threatened and cajoled
Chessman without avail. aud. finally.
caused his arrest. Then she disap-
peared and Beeson. haunted by the
fear that she had been kidnapped by
friends of Chessman. sought the aid
of the police.
The police are certain that Chess
mans friends were anxious to keep
Mary away utDil after the case
against Chessman was disposed OF,
bur according to Mary's own confes-
sion, she wasn't kidnapped. She Went
with Cheeseman's friends TO the Flats
after a good deal OF coaxing.
Beeson, who hung around police
headquarters all Thursday morning.
still has faith In his Mary. AS for
Mary. she guesses she will marry
Beeson after matters are properly
adjusted.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-26

anoiacs should be placed under re-
straint.
Paradoxical as Il may seem, DIR.
David Inglis, In his clinic on Treat
ment and prognosis OF paraplegia,"
produced regular giant OF a man.
who had TO quit work because OF
weakness. Because OF an affection
of the pituitary gland. the patient,
nearly seven feet tall. assumed 81
gantic proportions within a few years.
his tremendous expansion bringing on
extreme weaknesses. His hands en-
iarged TO about twice their natural
size. the right one. especially expand
Ing, and 30 large did his feet become
that only. In Chicago could he find
shoe big enough to at him. For
some years past he has worked In the
factory OF the National Can Co. or
late he has been suffering from pains
about the body and they changed from
one place to another so rapidly that
he was unable to follow them with u
hot water bottle These, DR.. lnglis
said, were lightning palms."
For the clinic of DR.. T. A. McGraw.
who talked on LESSONS of the skull
and BRAIN" a three-year-old baby
with an abnormal head was shown.
The enlargement, DR.. McGraw said.
was caussd by a superabundance or
water In the child's brain. Expert
ments were now being made by
specialist in the hope OF finding an
effective way OF relieving the brain
OF the superflous water. DR.. McGraw
said. The child's head was about
three times Its natural size.
DR.. McGraw took mp the question
of head operations and fractures. He
advised the doctors TO be very care
full In performing operations for mas
told Assesses because Of the diner
ence In the thickness OF skulls. II
was the easiest thing In the world to
chisel into the brain while perform
ing such operations, he said. He also
recommended that they look well to
fractures. such as bullet penetrations.
A bullet could pass through the skull
without leaving trace OF It's pene-
tration, he said. He also explained
that while there might be no sign or o
fracture on the outside OF the skull,
there might be an injury inside. A
concussion OF the brain, he said. was
the Earring OF the brain from one side
OF the skull to the other
BOULEVARD FROM DETROIT TO
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-26

One OF the things with which Pres
ident Taft IL charged by the progress
siyes OF his party Is the use OF federal
patronage to reward reactionary pub
lie servants who have been repudlat-
ed by the people. The latter are gen.
orally called lame ducks"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-26
NEW TRIAL DENIED.
JUDGE MandeiI Denies Fresh Hearing
In Forster VIII Case.

Judge Mandell on Thursday refused
to grant a new trial In the August
Forster will case, which he heard
about a month ago. The petition was
made on the ground that new evil
dence had been discovered by Mrs.
Anna Janke, Forsters sister, whose
demand that the last will be upheld
which made her the beneficiary was
denied. Instead, the court decided
that an earlier will. giving the bulk
OF the estate to distant relatives, was
valid. Forster was a Gratiot-aye.
merchant.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-26

P.S. Telling the merchant you
read his advertisements always
pleases him, and telling him
where you read Il helps The
Times and the cause OF clean
and honest advertising.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-26
causHEp TO pEAIH.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich, May
25.-Louis Neime was Instantly killed
Mt the Michipicoten mine when sew
eraI tons OF rock fell on him as the
result Of a dynamite blast He was
% years old and leaves a bride Of
four months In the Canadian SooL
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-26
TO HOLD COURT IN PONTIAC.
Judge Murphy VIII Try Three Cases
for Judge Smith.

Judge Murphy, Of the circuit court,
win go to Pontiac next week to sit
for Judge Smith, Of the Oakland
county court. in three cases. One OF
the cases will be civil suit resulting
from the Oxford Savings bank fail
ure. Judge Smith sentenced Cashier
liable of the bank TO ten years In
Jackson prison. The suit results
from his management OF the bank.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-26

Burrows. an assistant to Aldrich,
wellknown for his efforts az chair
man OF the committee on privileges
and elections to whitewash Lorimer
and keep that seat for the lumber
and beef trusts. having been .repudiat-
ed by the people of Michigan and sue
ceeded by progressive was rewarded
by appointment as member OF the
monetary commission with salary
Of $500 year.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-26
DIAM ON DIS

Buy . Dislhona On the Enggass
little I'd q time. md wiel ffss I'D
for you VIII own IN article Of beau
~ and value.
IL ron wfsh, you may start with
snail stone, and when ft's patd
Tor exehange a for . larger enc.
We wtii allow the fsli snsunt Won
paid In exchange.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-26
VIII Clean Title for City.

Council Committee Secretary
schreiter has secured an arrange
ment with @. II. Wiitse, who bought
a tar title on the land wanted for tho
Fairview sewer pumping station, by
which he will give up his title on the
payment OF six per cent interest.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-26

Quaint Jackets. long revers, sweep
ing lines and the raised waist line are
fairly safe predictions for the coming
months.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-12-28
liver & McKown Hardware Company
WE GIVE TRADING STAMPS


if the land is not properly prepared
and leveled for irrigation. Rough.
uneven land. it is plain to zee,
requires more water than smooth
land. for it has to be held on the
land long enough to sock up the
high spots. Careful preparation of
land is an absolute necessity if the
best use is to be secured from the
water.
(6) Kind Of crop grown whether
cultivated or non-cultivated and
length OF season that ii needs water
have a very direct bearing upon the
mount of water that will be reQuir-
ed by the crop. Spring grains, on
account of their short season o t
growth require considerably less wa
ter than alfalfa which grows from
early spring until late fall. Winter
grains, all other things being equal,
requires less irrigation than the
spring grains. because of their abili-
" TO utilize mole OF the moisture
deposited in the soil from winter
precipitation. \ crop that can be
cultivated will need considerably less
than 4 non-cultivated n because OF
the great saving that car be made
by the reduction OF the evaporation
through cultivation.
1t is as easy to apply too much W
ter as il is TO apply too little and
every bit as harmful. The expert
ments carried on this year at Good
ing show up the results OF oyer-ir-
Iigat-on very plainly. We had
p different plots OF wheat consist
ing OF 8 varieties OF ! plots each.
These were planted and handled in
exactly the same manner except
that different amounts OF water
were applied TO each plot. all three
varieties being handled alike as a
check one upon another. The wa
ter applied to each OF the three SER
les of plots was varied all the way
from nothing upon the first plot of
each series. TO an average depth Of
approximately . and one-half feet
where the greatest amount was ap-
piled. With the dry farming where
no water was applied, the yield was
approximately 1000 pounds to the
acre. AS the amount of water was
increased the yield also increased un-
til the plot receiving an application
of approximately 1t feet made q
yield of 1900 pounds per acre, after
which the yield decreased rapidly
until the plot receiving an applica-
ton of from 1.6 to 1t feet yielded
e on the average than that which
received no water at all. This
shows srriekingly the effects OF over
irrigation on wheat and shows in
addition. as do all Of the other ex-
periiments that va have carried on.
that spring grains do not require
water. Alfalfa and clover
all of the experiments
responded to the use of larger
amounts Of water and have been
found to require fully so per cent
more than grains. Space or time
will not permit ME to go more in de-.
tail in regard { the experiments
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-12-28

been trying TO work out this fea-
ture by selecting a large number OF
tracts on typical farms in different
parts of Idaho and then divide each
tract into three different parts and
apply different amounts of water TO
each one Water was measured and
varied in this on 60 differ
ent farms during 1910 and on as
many more during the past season
Several factors in regard to h use
of water have been very strongly
emphasized, the principal mes be-
ing that the amount OF water re-
quired depends upon: % The char
acter OF the soil and sub-soil. The
texture of the soil Is regards por-
oSity has more TO do with the
mount OF water used than any 9TH
er one thing and ii has been found
that adobe soils may be irrigated
with a total application of but 2 or
3 acre inches while in some instance
from l to . acre feet are required
TO spread over and thoroughly irri-
gate an acre OF very gravely soil.
At least 2-3 of this latter amour is
almost invariably wasted as it eth
er passes into the ground water or
pereolates beyond the reach OF the
plant roots. II coarse soil is under
laid with an impervious stratum,
the amount of water necessary is
materially u down, while II the
impervious stratum is lacking. some
irrigation system must be used that
will flood the ground quickly before
the W alter has time to penetrate
too deeply If a high duty is to he
secured.
CD Climatic Conditions The
annual precipitation and its season.
al distribution together with the
temperature, humidity and wind
movements. all have a very evident
effect upon the amount OF water re-
quired.
t3) Diversification of farm crops
Where a farm is all devoted TO
one crop such as grain. hay or pota-
toes, the greatest need tor water
usually falls within a comparatively
short time. and there is but little
use for il during the rest Of the
season. while by d~eyersifying his
crops, the farmers need for water
win be more constant and he is bet
ter able to make good use OF a con-
tinuous flow of the ditch throughout
the eason
(4) Use of Rotation.-It is we
known TO most irrigators hat lit
tie can be accomplished by irrigar-
ing with small heads of water. and
a much larger 3 nd better use is
secured from the water where larger
heads can be used. Rotation sys-
TENS. by means OF which a farmer
can exchange water with his neigh
Dor and use larger heads for short
er periods, are being used with
success in many localities and the
of water is very material.
t5( Preparation OF the Land
crop production can not
secured without a uniform wett-
ing OF the soil aud this Is impossible
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-12-28

Mechanical Lightning Calculator.
The clerical tans Of many of the
big insurance companies have of late
a been considerably reduced By
the employment OF mechanical calcu-
lators.
One Of these. the invention Of a Ger
man. is q compact little affair resemb-
ling & music boz II may be made 10
perform almost !nstantsneously the
most ~portentous sums IN addition.
subtraction. multiplication by one or
two factors. division. sQuanng and
cubing. II is required. for instance. to
multiply 631.s75 by s24. The first
factor is set by touching little knobs
representing 531.e75.
To multiply by the other factor you
turn a handle four times. push a long
slide n place and turn the handle
twice. then push the slide another
place onward and turn the handle nine
times The long multiplication is now
done without the possibility Of error
so far as the machine is concerned
and the dial shows 491.144.s 800. In the
same mechanical way may be done all
the other ~ar1thmetical processes. :.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-12-28

motion, while the head Of water is
reading from a vernier attached to
the rod. The rod Is run down unit
b point Of the hook Is below wa
ter and then raised slowly until the
point reaches the surface imme.
diately yer the hook.
This method eliminates the eff
feet of capillary attraction in the
rule, but is not practical for far
mers weirs on account of he ex-
pense OF installation. II care is
used, the head can be measured &C
c~urately enough for all practical
purposes with an ordinary rule in
the manner previously described.
The 0 frequent aus of error
in weir measurements is excess velo-
city of approach and this must be
guarded against by providing a good
sized pool above the weirs which
must be kept clean and free from
sediment.
"Dont's' in Regard to Weirs.
/. Do not set a weir Immediately
below a curve in the ditch, for the
curve will cause the water to flow
TO the side of the crest.
2. Do not set Immediately below
or too close to a head gate where
the water has high velocity, as by
20 doing, it WI rslse too high a
y; petty Of approach.
3. Don't allow the water below
the weir TO back up even with the
crest as it will not allow complete
contraction and will cut down the
discharge.
4. Do not set the weir in any
other way than perpendicular and
ar FlQhr an0Iac IN ~ ell. It
stream.
>. Do not attempt to use TOO
small a weir. Put in a larger weir
where the water to be measured ex-
ceeds a depth on the crest of 1-3
the crest length.
.. Do not allow the pool above
the weir to fill up with sediment,
as the resulting decrease in the cross
section will increase the velocity OF
approach.
Duty of Water.
To know the proper amount OF ir-
rigatiOn water that should be applied
to the different soils M crops in
order to make the greatest possible
yield, has always been a serious
problem to all irrigators. 1t has
always been known that in order TO
secure the biggest possible crop it
Is necessary to apply different
amounts TO different crops and to
different soils with the same crop.
but just how much this amount
should be has never been known on
ly in an indefinite way.
The Irrigation Investigations De-
partment, which l represent in the
State of Idaho. has in cooperation
with the State Engineers office,
been carrying IN a series of expert
ments for the past two years by
means of which it is hoped to deter
mine this very important factor, and
We have secured a vast amount of
data concerning it. These exper-
iments have all been carried out
on comparatively large areas and
in a practical way.
1t does not give any indication of
how much water is necessary for
maximum crop production on any
soil to merely measure the amount
that some farmer applies for the
reason that the same or a larger
crop might have been produced with
more or less water that that
which was really used, so we have
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-12-28
Duty and Measurement Of
Water for Irrigation.

Continued from page

Cippoletti weirs is
@ equals 1857 l. II 3-2
Where @ equals the number of
cubic feet per second,
l. equals the length Of crest in
feet, and H equals the depth of
water on the crest in feet, provided
the same Is measured from a point
level with the crest and up stream
from 1t at a distance equal to the
length over weirs and to reduce the
liability for error to a minimum,
tables of discharge for weirs have
been compiled. These may be Sc
cured from my office or from any
reliable book on the measurement
Of water.
Throughout all of the experiments
rDon which the weir formula is bas-
ed, certain conditions have been OBJ
served in regard to the setting and
placing of the weir and these condi-
lions must be reproduced if it is ex-
pected to secure true measurement
II these conditions are rigidly car
ried out, water can be measured
with the Cippoletti weir with an
error of less than l per cent. The
conditions apply equally to all weirs
whether triangular, rectangular or
Cippoletti.
l.. The weir box should be set
with it's floor Eel with the bot
tom of the ditch and should be leve
in al directions. The weir itstelf
should be exactly level and erpen
dicular.
2. The channel leading to the
weir should be OF uniform cross
section, or what is still better,
should gradually enlarge as the weir
is approached. The axis of the
stream should pass through the
weir and perpendicular to it; or,
in other words, the weir should be
located at right angles to the mid
die of the stream. The advancing
stream should be free from internal
o currents or eddies, as these
have an influence upon the dis
charge.
3. The water should be brought
as nearly as possible to a state of
rest before it enters the weir. An
excess velocity Of approach due to
the velocity of the advancing cur
rent will affect (increase) the dis
charge more than almost any other
thing. This velocity can be reduced
by widening and deepening the box
or pool above the weir. 1t is cal
culated that weirs 8 feet long with
a depth of water of ~ inches
should not have a greater velocity
of approach than 6 inches per Sc
cond, which amount may be allowed
to increase very slightly where a
greater depth over wider weirs are
used. By constructing the box or
pool above the weir with a cross
section at least seven times that
of the weir notch, a sufficiently
low velocity of approach is usually
4. The issuing stream of water
must have full contraction: that is,
1t must be sharp and clear cut. This
Is brought about by making the up
stream edge of the weir board as
nearly a knife edge as possible, and
by keeping the sides and bottom of
the box below the weir at a good