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The Detroit times., 1911-08-16
COUNCIL TABLES
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FROM MAYOR
Trio Of Brick Communications Re-
ceiyed in Silence-No Action on
Executives Proposal To Lift
Veto on Some Bills.
Aldermen Vote To Grant Hartman
Saloon License, Although People in
District Declared Against II.

Mayor Thompson's three communi.
cations on brick. two of which asked
for immediate action, were received
and laid on the table" by the common
council, Tuesday night, on motion OF
Aid. Theisen, chairman OF the com.
mittee on streets. There was not a
word OF discussion.
In one OF his communications the
mayor had asked the council to take
immediate steps looking toward the
purchase OF brick, guaranteed to stand
the rattler test, from the Metropoli-
tan and Big Four concerns.
The mayor can't buy any brick
for the city OF Detroit" said Public
Works Commissioner Haarer before
the meeting. THAT Is my business
and the brick are all ordered for this
season. II any attempt is made to
buy brick outside of the contracts. III
have something to say about It."
AS to the release OF the bills for
Jacksonville and Bessemer block. which
have passed the tests. the council was
equally Indifferent. The mayor had
gone 10 the trouble OF looking up the
parliamentary procedure necessary
to secure the release under the pecu-
liar circumstances existing, and AID.
Grindley made the necessary motion.
but Aid. Theisen's motion that the
matter be laid on the table was unani-
monsly adopted as an amendment
The executive veto of Champion and
Wooster bills was received, the vote
whereby the bills were approved re-
considered and the accounts laid on
the table.
A lively debate ensued over the APP
plication OF Julius Hartman to estab-
lish saloon at No. 204 Michigan-ave..
and it was finally granted by vote
OF "a TO 8. Aid. Heating, or the Fourth
ward, declared. however, that he
ould file notice OF reconsideration, so
the fight Will be renewed In the next
meeting. The liquor committee sub
mitted divided report on the propo-
sition, the majority recommending the
approval OF the application. The min
ority report was signed by Aid. Allan,
OF the Fourth ward. where the saloon
is to be located. and urged that the
application be denied.
Aid. Ellis. chairman OF the liquor
regulation committee. declared that
the only objection to the proposed ga
loon was that II was within 400 feet
OF the wilkins school, but this had
been disposed OF by the attorney-gen-
erals opinion. He intimated that u
referendum vote taken last spring on
this saloon was In the interests OF the
other saloonkeepers OF the neighbor-
hood. who wanted to keep out COM
petition.
Aid Allan declared that there are
enough saloons in the Fourth ward.
Between First and Fifth-sts., on
Michigan-ave.. there are from IL to
Is saloons. and I'think that Is quite
sufficient" he said.
II cannot understand why the chair
The Detroit times., 1911-08-16
custom Office ln.peeted.

A special commission appointed by
the United States treasury depart.
ment, composed OF Special Agent
Burton Parker, Detroit, chairman;
Special Agent Seth B. Peck, OF Cleve-
land, and Special Agent Eugene VIII
cox. OF Cincinnati, began, Tuesday
morning, an inspection OF the local
customs ONCE. The inspection, which
is made at irregular intervals, will
be unusually thorough this time and
will take In every detail OF the depart
ment as well as the personnel OF the
star
The Detroit times., 1911-08-16
Mrs. David A. pIerson Dead.

Mrs. David A. Pierson, died in her
h6me, No. 35 Blaine-ave.. Tuesday, fol-
lowing a long invalidism. Mrs. Pier
son was a native OF New York state
and had lived in Detroit for 20 years.
She was an active member Of the
Woodward-ave. Baptist church. She
is survived by her husband and four
daughters: Mrs. w. p. Holiday and
the Misses Laura. Ella and Annie Pier
son. Funeral services will be held In
the family home, Thursday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. Interment will be In
Woodlawn.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-16
Chil dren Cry
FOR FLETcHER'S
G a 9 TO RIA
Today's Band Concerts.

Schmemann's Military band, Her
man w. Schmemann. director, renders
the following program on Belle Isle
this afternoon and this evening !:
March, Guard of Honor" (Lehn-
hardt); selection from the opera
Faust" (Gounod); fantasia, "Traum-
bilder." (Lymbye); descriptive fan
tasy, THE Death of Custer" John.
SOM; overture, "Pique Dame" (Sup.
pei; melodies from The Serenade.'
(Herbert); idyl. "Manzanello,
(Robyn); Star Spangled Banner.
Frank Rose, baritone. will sing at the
evening concert.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-16
HAROLD JARVIS SINGS
At BELLE ISLE CONCERT

In return for the publics gplendid
appreciation OF the park concerts, Band
Director Schmcmann has engaged Har-
old Jarvis rs vocal soloist for the
concert TO be given at Belle Isle next
Friday evening
The Detroit times., 1911-08-16

no feathers. The pain, neat kind that
looks right Tfmes Printina Co, ~
John n. st Pm Main 1tes. or City lass.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-09-01

Another old landmark In Josephine
county gone up in smoke; this time
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. e. Gale,
which was known as the old Grow
place, on ranch below Merlin, on
the Galice road at the upper end of
Hell Gate.
The old house burned Monday at
1925 o'clock, and with Its furnish
ings was total loss. Insurance was
S1,1O0, in company represented In
Grants Pass by Frank S. Torrey The
house and contents were worth
somewhere between $4,000 and $4,-
600.
Mrs. Gale was in an upper story
room, when she heard the roar of a
blaze, She ran downstairs and out
into the yard to get garden hose
aud the the same time called Mr..
Gale Water was Immediately ap-
piled, and after few minutes they
believed they had the fire quenched
In the meantime the furniture had
been moved onto the porch. Sudden.
ly flames burst out again over the
building, and in twinkling the en-
tire house was mass of flames, and
was soon destroyed, together with the
furniture on the porch.
In addition to the loss of the fur
niture and other articles, were sever.
al valuable paintings and Mr. and
Mrs. Gales clothing. A trunk contain
ing important papers was saved.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-09-01

which became noted in this region,
and which was the one that was de-
stroyed Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones, from whom
the Tufts bought the land, lived in a
house a short distance from the
Tufts home, and were slain by In
dians in the month of October. 1855.
Mr.. Jones was killed outright by a
shot from a rifle, and Mrs. Jones was
wounded In the right shoulder. She
died two days later at the old Van
noy place, where she had been taken
on mule-back by neighbors.
Mr.. Tufts began farming on his
new purchase and, on several occa-
sions, packed in produce to miners
working in the digglngs at Kerby,
Waldo and Althouse. On one trip
he used 30 animals, packed with
green corn, vegetables and butter.
Mr.. Tufts died April 27, 1906. The
couple had not lived at the old home
for some years previous to his death,
their residence being on East D street
in this city.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-09-01
GOBE-C -CIRCLING AUTO
VISITS GRANTS PASS

DR.. Charles G. Percival. Of New
York City. and George D. Brown Of
Detroit, in the globe-glrdllng Abbott
Detroit Bulldog" automobile. which
is pathfinding new route for tho
proposed pacific international high
way, from Tia Juana. Mexico, to VAN
couver, B. c., arrived In this city
from the south at 2 p. m. Thursday
with total mileage to date of az
219.
DR., Perclval has been travelling
since last July and has been in 4s
states and three-fourths around the
border of the United States, and
spent three weeks in Mexico during
the recent rebellion.
The present run is being made un-
der the auspices of the ri Canine
Real association and Pacific Motor
ing" the oldest motor magazine on
the Pacific coast, and the idea is to
perpetuate FL Canine real or Kings
highway, the old road built over 100
years ago by the mission priests, and
which for nearly century was the
old road on the Pacific coast and the
2l missions extending from Santa
Tomas mission In Mexico, 121 miles
below San Diego, California, to San
Francisco, the old place where the
wayfarer could find rest and refresh
ment.
DIR. Perclval and Mr.. Brown con-
template visiting Alaska and will try
to drive as far north as parallel "a,
and thus obtain the honor OF having
been the first automobilists to pene-
trate the Arctic circle
For this trip the Abbott will be
equipped with front runners In place
of wheels, and special spiked tires
on the rear wheels will give traction
over snow and Ice. From Alaska the
trip will continue back to Seattle and
across Canada to Montreal and New
York City, thus completing the first
automobile trip around the borders
of the United States and into every
state.
From New York the trip will 20 TO
the lsthmus of Panama and then to
the Sandwich islands, Japan, China,
Philippines, Australia, New Zealand,
Africa, Asia and Europe, II being the
intention OF DR.. Percival to make
complete journey OF the world. which
will, II Is figured. take at least two
more years.
The idea is to make the entire trip,
which is scheduled to cover 100, 900
miles, with the same automobile,
which will be turned over at the
completion to automobile engineers
to be appointed by the American Au-
tomoblle association. who Will tear
II down and render an exhaustive re-
port, which will, II is hoped. prove
OF great value to the Industry.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-09-01
WORKMAN ON RANCH
FOUND DEAD In BED

c. j. Crowley, laborer was found
dead in bed Wednesday Morning on
the old Ditmus ranch, owned by
Cook and Woodford, and located In
the Merlin country.
DR.. Stricken, as coroner, was call
ed to the scene and states that death
was due to apoplexy.
Crowley had appeared at the ranch
in the evening two days before and
applied for work. He was assured a
job, given supper and assigned to a
room in the ranch house. Next day
he worked at digging ditehes and
proved fine workman, in fact was
so jealous In his labors that II con-
tributed to his death, believes DR..
IStricker.
That night the man ate heartily,
went to bed and died alone.
Discovery OF the death was made
by a boy who went to wake Crowley
after the man had not responded to
calls.
Deputy Sheriff Mason Of that VI
cinity was notified, and that officer
In turn notified DR.. Stricken.
The belongings OF the dead man
consist Of flve-cent piece, twopurs-
es, a tape measure In case, a pair Of
dlmunltlve earrings set with green
glass and worth only a few cents,
and a note book. The note book con-
tains an Intermittent diary, In Eng
llsh and Spanish. Written on one leaf
was: This book belongs TO Con
Crowley, bought at Haywtrds, Ala
media County, California, July T.
1910" His full name, c. j. Crowley
appeared on another leaf
The little book contained lines
showing where It's owner was at dit
ferent times aud a pathetic feature ID
that he had neatly written In the
dates from now to the end Of the
year opposite which he had expected
to record his travels or experiences
for the day.
There was not a word In the book
giving the name or names, or max
ing reference to any acquaintance OF
relative.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-09-01
NARROW ESCAPE IN
AUTOMOBILES ACCIDEDT

w, o. Miller, telegraph operator
at the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
office of this city, received word Sun
day Of an automobile accident which
occurred on the Rosoburg-Myrtlo
Creek road, In which his brother.
Southern Pacific operator at Leland,
and his sister, Mrs. Charles Engor
and two children, OF Brownsville. had
narrow escapes from serious Injury or
death.
The auto was driven by George Luz
cas- and was carrying five passengers
The other passenger besides the ones
named was George Kohlhagen OF
Roseburg.
Tho car was wrecked near Sheep
camp by the breaking Of the rear ar
lie, when the auto was descending a
grade, Lucas steered the machine
against a bank, but It failed TO stop,
swervlng back into tho road, where
II overturned.
Kohlhagen was tossed over Luacs'
head but sustained only few bruls-
es. The two children we're lmprls-
oned squarely under the car, but when
released II was found that neither
had suffered so much as a scratch.
Lucas was considerably bruised
and Mr.. Miller was unhurt. Mrs. Eng
ler'a back was painfully wrenched.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-09-01

value OF the ranch to be $4,000.
There are 80 acres of land in cult,
Vatlon and half million feet of mer-
chantable saw timber.
Inc value of the placer as a mining
proposition is unknown. The for
mer owner has been mining II in a
small way for five years. Yet while
the value of the placer is unknown,
the new owner estimates its val
ue at 500 an acre as agricultural
land.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-09-01
IRON BARS AND SAW PASSED IN.
TO HIS CELL.
STARTS TO SAW OUT BARS
Sheriff Smith Hopes to Discover Par
ties Who Supplied Murderer
With Tools.

Mike Morgan, self confessed muir
derer of John e. York, whom Nor
gan killed in camp near the City
park and threw the body into Rogue
river, has been frustrated in plot
to cut or kill his way out of the
county jail in Grants Pass.
Saturday last Sheriff Will C. Smith
made a raid on Morgan's part of the
Jail and discovered crow bar. two
other pieces OF iron and also found
where Morgan had been attempting
to cut the steel bars with hack saw.
The hack saw Morgan declared he
nag thrown down the toilet. These
articles were passed into Morgan, but
by whom and when is yet mystery.
A Courier representative discuss
ed the matter with the Sheriff last
Saturday, the day the discovery was
made, and at the request of the sher-
iii refrained from giving the matter
publicity for the reason that the sher-
iff hoped to discover the outside cul
prit. But to date no information of
value has been secured which would
lead to an arrest. Hence the matter
Is given publicity.
Morgan, realizing that he will eth
er be hanged or go to prison for lire,
in desperate plot hoped to make
h@ escape. That he would as soon
murder one Of the sheriffs deputies
or the sheriff himself, if thereby he
could regain his liberty, is a belief
among those whom have given the
matter thought. That it was a close
call it is admitted
Sheriff Smith, speaking of the mat
ter to The Courier, stated:
Confined with Morgan is young
Jeter, charged with issuing bogus
checks, and when | made the dis
covery of the irons Morgan and Jet
er each sought to blame It on the
other, and Morgan declared that 9TH
er prisoners passed in the saw and
irons. And Morgan blames the 9TH
er prisoners with informing me OF
the plot Both statements are false,
as other prisoners would have no
more opportunity to get outside the
jail to get weapons or tools than
Morgan, and as for my information
as to the fact that the irons were in
Morgan's apartment, / received the
information through an anonymous
letter. Who this anonymous writer
is have not been able to discover.
have been sweating Jeter and Nor
gan, In an effort to discover identity
Of the outside party who handed in
the saw and irons. But so far have
not been able to get line on him.
Morgan had been saving on the
steel' bars, but the saw made poor
impression on them.
when made a search found q
piece of iron about as long as a crow
bar and two other pieces Of iron
about a couple Of feet long. Morgan
declares he threw the saw into the
toilet and It went into the sewer.
II am anxious to land the criminal
who passed in that stuff, as the peni-
tentiary is yawning for such as he"
Grand juries In days past have
recommended a fence around the jail
and a residence for an officer, that
the prison could be more effectually
protected from outside sympathizers
with criminals, though to date no
steps have been taken to comply with
this recommendation
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-09-01

VIII be OF great service In developlnx
irrigation and Introducing this section
to other Chicago men OF wealth. Jose
phine county has great need OF money
to open mines. farms and other enter
prises and in this connection, these
gentlemen win be of service to US and
reap handsome profits for themselves
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-09-01
II. II. BLIyEN PURCHASES
TRAuGOTT sCHENkER RANCH

II. r. Bllven Of Grants Pass. has
purchased the Traugott schenker
ranch of so acres, also the Schenker
placer of 20 acres. both located on
Thompson creek.
Mr.. Bliyen Is much pleased with
his purchase and estimates the real
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-23
HouoHToN 5REvITIEs


j. c. Mann returned yesterday from
business visit TO Ashland
Hennessy Finnegan has returned
from Marquette college at milwaukee,
for the holidays
Thomas Mullen, manager of the Cav
& Sturgis offices. is spending the holi-
days at st. James, MINI.
William Casey" Allie arrived yes
terday from Balfour. Iowa, to spend
the holidays with his parents.
George w. Botsford of Franklin left
Yesterday for Biwabik. Mimi. to visit
with relatives during the holidays.
WI G.. Van Slyke, trustee for the
estate of f. c. Smith of Rockland
this week sold the stock to Richard
Callahan of Hancock.
S. G.. Pearce, for seceral years past
with the Markham candy factory. left
yesterday for Detroit to take q nos
tion with large candy concern there
Contracts have been signed for the
keeping open Of the township roads
near Otter Lake and Askel during the
winter. in order that children may not
be kept away from school
Announcement has been made of Tho
approaching wedding of Miss leila.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Gordon
OF Walker TO DIR. ]. T. Boyer, the form
er Ontonagon dentist, which will be
solemnized on January 10. at Mime
apolis.
Lumber operations are progressing
rapidly at Ontonagon. The jameson
and McKensie company is hauling
2. 900. 900 feet from its camps at Pattys
creek and all OF the other numbering
companies have been operating at tho
fullest possible capacity.
Meredith Randall who has represent
ed the Remington typewriter in the up
per peninsula for the past year has
been promoted TO the superintendent
CIV Of a large district in Southern Mich
iean and will transfer his headquarters
10 Lansing. Don Wilson of Negaunec
will succeed him.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-23
This Is MY s,sr BIRTHDAY"

John III. Worst, president of the
North Dakota Agricultural College and
prominently mentioned as the success
sor OF Secretary Wilson OF the United
States department of agriculture, was
born i'm Ashland County, Ohio, Deem
Der 2S, 1850. After completing his edu-
cation he became in turn country
school teacher farmer, merchant and
editor. In the early SOS he removed 10
Dakota and for six years he was SUI
perintendent OF schools of Emmons
County, North Dakota. From 1889 90
1894 he served in the state legislature
and from 1895 To 1897 he was lieuten-
ant governor. For the past fifteen
years DIR. Worst has been president of
the State Agricultural College. He has
served as president of the National
Dry Farming Congress and has a ma
tional reputation as an agricultural ex-
pert.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-23
FAyORS FEWER
HOURS OF STUDY
STATE suPT. WRIGHT EXPLAINS
NO-VAcATION PLAN MORE
FULLY. WAS MlsuN-
DERsTooD.

state superintendent of Public In
struction L. /. Wright does not take
kindly 10 certain criticisms made rela-
tive to his declaration, which he first
made In Houghton on the occasion OF
the Upper Peninsula Teachers meeting
last october. that schools should be
kept open the year round. He claims
that he has not heen understood and
issues the following statement:
Il would not like 10 have any one
think that / ann In favor OF combining
children for six days in the week and
As weeks in the year IN a crowded and
il-ventnated schoolrOom from nine
o'clock until four as at present. The
very reverse is true / am in favor OF
fewer hours Of study and recitation,
more hours of manual work and more
hours of bodily activity, physical train
ing and play under supervision.
THE academic knowledge gained in
the grade schools or I'm the high
schools for that matter is secondary
IN Importance 10 the habits that are
formed, Training is more important
than books, and skill is more import
ant than knowledge The habit OF APP
plication is a most valuable asset. A
habit is formed by doing the same
thing very many times. A child will
10 IN the habit of work II he is made
10 feel that he is expected TO work, 70
some extent at least. every work day.
The long vacation in towns is a
period Of idleness, of breaking down of
ones. The last few weeks in the
spring and the first few weeks in the
fan are less valuable than other weeks
of the school year on account of get
ting ready for and repairing the dam
age caused by the long vacation.
Il think children would be better of
and teachers would be better off If the
vacation could be shortened to about
four or six weeks in the year. Teach
ing would be a more permanent BUSH
ness. Teachers would get more money
and teaching would be more like a
permanent profession. Children would
not have less play or less rest, but ii
would be differently distributed. This
could be arranged so that it would not
be any more expensive than the pres
ent system. II the school year were
divided into four terms of u weeks
each it would be easy TO arrange
courses 50 that a child might take eth
er three or four terms a. would seem
advisable"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-23
Houehton Department

tors and when the system was opened
TO the public governors and mayors
congratulated each other and Commo-
dore Benedict on it's success. Last
April the authorities at Rio issued a
license To the American Amazon Wire
less & Telephone company To operate,
but at the end of August the company
was notified by the Brazil government
that II must shut up shop and discon-
tinue its operations on the ground that
the government OF some future time
tenn Of its own.
Commodore Benedict said before
starting that this was one of the
things he intended to look into while in
Brazil.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-23
For Baby's EyeA

Mothers. please do not send your
babies out without any shade for the
eyes. Even though II is not summer
with the sun shining In their eyes. All
sorts OF troubles result from this. eye
infiammations of many kinds. often
defective vision and nervous condi.
lions. which remain for life. II you
would try lying with the sun shining
In your eyes for an hour or so you
would soon realize how disagreeable
It is for baby In gocart or car
riage to be subjected to it.