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The Detroit times., 1911-06-14
DEPLORES LACK OF
RESPECT FOR FLAG
Col. Booth Also Says That "Star
spangled Banner Is Received With
"Contemptuous Indifference.

Because he resented the "contemptu-
GUS indifference" shown toward the
Star Spangled Banner" by the audi
ences at the band corcerts given at
Fort Wayne. Col. c. A. Booth, OF the
Twenty-sixth infantry told the audi
ence gathered In the Detroit opera
house, Wednesday noon for the OBJ
servance of Flag day, that recently he
gave orders that the national anthem
should not be played hereafter.
1T Is a deplorable fact that when
bodies marching in public procession
carrying the flag of our country pass
along the streets not one man In ten
thousand removes his hat or shows
any mark of respect to his country's
flag" declared Col. Booth. The same
contemptuous indifference is manifest.
ed when The Star Spangled Banner is
played, for instead of the listeners ris-
Ing TO their feet In respectful homage
they are busily engaged in collecting
their personal belongings and hiking
for the door or the street car or what
ever II may be that Is to take them
away most quickly from the sound OF
the music or sight OF the flag. | hope
the day will come. In America, when
respect to the flag and the anthem
will be universal and the person who
does not show II will be made conspic-
uous."
The Rev. Lee s. McCollester, who
followed Col. Booth in the brief exer.
cises, said he did not believe people
meant to be discourteous or disrespect-
full but that the American attitude OF
always being In a hurry was responsi-
BILE for the apparent lack of appre-
citation of the anthem.
In taking the place at moments
notice of Judge George p. Codd, ex-
Judge C. ]. Reilly paid graceful COM
pliment to Mrs. B. c. Whitney through
whose efforts the annual Flag day OBJ
seryance Ia held and to whose gener.
osity the public is indebted for the
use Of the Detroit opera house for
the exercises.
Mrs. Whitney is unfagging in her
zeal to instill and uphold love of coun-
try and flag with young and old and
Detroit owes much to this gracious
and capable lady for her splendid work
In the patriotic societies to which she
belongs" declared the brave soldier,
gallantiy bowling to Mrs. Whitney who
sat in a box.
Thomas Barlum said a few brief
words in place OF Mayor Thompson.
who was unable to be present. The
Central High school glee club sang
Marching Through Georgia" and "The
Star Spangled Banner at the opening
and close Of the program.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-14
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP VOTE
NEXT FALL rs PROBABLE
Proposal Can be Submitted II Three
Fourths Of the Aldermen SO
Elect.

Providing the Hally amendments to
the home rule law are sufficient to
'overcome the objections OF the su-
preme court in the previous munich
pal ownership attempt. 1t seems GER
tain that the Gilman municipal own
ership resolution will bring vote
of the people some time next fall.
Either that or a number Of the alder
men will be placed In the position or
violating their prediction pledges.
All 36 aldermen are in some way
on record as favoring vote by the
people on municipal ownership. Even
after the Michigan senate had done
its worst to the home rule amend
ments. 1t was made possible to sub
nit municipal ownership amend
ment to a city charter by a three
fourths vote Of the aldermen. This.
it is freely predicted, will be easily
obtained
The Gilman resolution calls for a
charter amendment exactly similar
to the Moore municipal ownership
amendment, which was pending In
court at the time the aldermen were
making campaign promises.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-14
NJ 'CARTY ROLLED
At Fixes TALK
Says Preacher Insults City Officials
When He Refers To City's Politics
as Rotten"

The Rev. Maurice p. Fixes arraign'
ment of the politicians Of Detroit In
his sermon in the Woodward-ave. Bap-
tist church. Sunday evening. brought
a rise from Aid. Charles McCarty,
of the Thirteenth ward. Wednesday
morning. The statement TO which
McCarty takes particular exception
was:
don't want any young man.
to map out a political career IL
he wants to be honest and clean.
| know what I am talking about
when I say that the rottenness
of politics in this town Is stencil
In the nostrils Of heaven. IL
1t should make every citizen OF
Detroit ashamed of himself and
turn his face toward Windsor.
-, tsFhat ,s--sins taik-~from minister
of the gospel. isn't it?" declared Nc
Carly with warmth "A man who will
make a remark like that Is SO narrow
cut his brain with q razor. There
Is not a city In the country as free
from graft as Detroit, and nowhere is
there cleaner body OF men In charge
OF city's affairs. II Mr.. Fixes wants
to better the conditions he complains
of. why doesn't he instruct the young
men to take an active part in politics
with view to purifying public life,
instead Of warning the young men 10
keep away?
"Dr. Fixes has insulted every city
official in Detroit and |, for one, re-
sent his remarks. 1 am not CRATER
and do not propose to let his state
ment go unchallenged.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-14
GRosscUP OFFERS SOLUTION.
Would Pass Laws Regulating DlvE
dends Of Corporations.

IOWA CITY, Iowa. June 14.-"Even
as now interpreted by the supreme
court OF the United States, the Sher-
man antitrust law Is inadequate and
insufficient to meet the Just COM
plants OF the ordinary man against
the trusts and combinations Of CAPT
tai" said Judge Peter s. Grosscup.
OF the United States circuit court OF
appeals, OF Chicago. In delivering the
annual address at the commencement
exercises at the state university here
today. Then he offered solution or
his own. His new method is to Rec
ognize combinations OF capital and
monopolies as conditions that now ex-
ist. Then square the law to the facts
as they are and as a condition Of al
lowing trusts and combinations to do
business In the future, pass laws regu-
lating their dividends, this to be Sc
cured by federal inspection Of books
and regulation"
The Detroit times., 1911-06-14
PRATT SCANTs WASTE.
Thinks D. p. w. Could Dispense With
Services Of Six Men.

Secretary Anthony Pratt. Of the
Municipal league, has put up to the
u. p. w. proposition to save the
city $3.50 a year on bills for street
flushing. Pratt says that six men
are kept for the sole purpose OF turn
Ing hydrant gates for the filing OF the
Is street fiushers. He figures that
II each wagon driver we're given a
hydrant key, he coulu turn the gate
himself without losing any time. The
hydrant turner's get $3.50 day each.
which, for seven days week, "a
weeks in year. would amount to
$2.520.
Secretary Murphy. Of the D. p. W..
told Pratt that the obstacle TO this
plan would be that the fiusher teams
are not owned by the city, that the
drivers are employees OF the team own
ers, and that the water commissioners
would not allow anyone but an EN-.
ploye to have charge of the hydrant
keys, Secretary Murphy says that
the men 90 other work besides attend
ing to the hydrants.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-14
PARKER TRIES TO ESCAPE.
Convict From Detroit Makes unsuc-
cessfui Break for Liberty.

MARQUETTE, Mich. June 14.--Har-
ry Parker, sentenced with Harry
Johnson to serve life Imprisonment
for the murder OF Joseph Meyer In
his pawn shop, Monroe-ave., Detroit,
Aug. 28, 1905, made an unsuccessful
attempt TO break out OF the prison
yard, about a. m. He scaled the
wall by means of rope and stats,
which he nailed to the wall as he
climbed Warden Russell happened to
be on the outside OF the wall when
Parker reached the summit and calm.
ly advised Parker TO retreat. Parker
did so. He had left the warden
note, saying "he was sorry to go. but
disliked serving time. as he was no
murderer" He admitted he didn't
have the commercial genius OF Jean
Vatican, but said he would emulate
him as we'll as he could. and was sure
God would bless him.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-14
TO ABOLISH BRICK
FOR PAVEMENTS
This May Be One Result Of Mayor
Haarer Row-Executive Has
Expert at Work.

The present controversy between
Mayor Thompson and Public Works
Commissioner Haarer over the paving
brick that are going into the city's
streets may result, ultimately, In the
abolition of brick as a paving ma
terfal. Washington, ID. c.. and other
eastern cities have discarded Ii In
favor OF asphalt and asphalt block.
with good results. Brick has always
been fruitful source OF trouble, and.
according to experts, its value as a
paving material has been greatly
overestimated.
Mayor Thompson has been looking
into the subject pretty thoroughly and
has been greatly impressed by some
OF the arguments he has heard
against the use OF brick for paving
streets. He believes il would be more
economical In the long run to lay con.
crete pavements on the order OF the
roads being built by the county road
commission, and the pavements
would present surface far superior
to that OF brick for driving purposes
For residence streets he regards ere
osote block as the ideal paving ma
terial
The trouble with brick pave
men Is that, when one brick drops
down below the surface OF the pave
ment. there Is bound to be hole.
said Capt. j. Fl. Poole, consulting
engineer with Offices in the Ford
building. Every wagon wheel thai
comes along knocks against the ex
posed edge OF the brick next to the
one that has dropped down and. nc
matter how good the brick may be
1t Is going to wear away. Thus one
brick after another yields and, In
time, there Is a good-sized hole
Capt. Poole has been employed by
the mayor in investigating certain
paving materials other than brick
that are being used on certain jot
In this city and will make report
to the council on the matter In thu
near future. This was one OF tn,
things the mayors secretary, Ernes
w. Kurz. had In mind, Tuesday night
when he told several aldermen tina
the mayor had some other matters VI
his sleeve with regard to Haarer.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-14
THE PROFESSORS MYSTERY

This serial by Wells Hastings Brian Hooker will be-
gin in The Times, Monday The book has just been
published by The Bobbs-Merri Co. The New York Sun
says of il: ------ --44--
Decidedly attractive. The young who gives up
trip Europe in order chase pretty face that he in
window has the right spirit of adventure and deserves
succeed The reader who begins it is likely read the
book through and to enjoy it.
Says the Boston Globe:
Unlike most plots the reader in advance guess
shrewdly how the story coming The sustained in
Of the book makes absobngthe puzzle continues
to the last chapter; indeed to the last page.
For cean wholesome story, yet full OF heart interest
and mystery, The Times recommends this serial
BE SURE TO GET THE OPENING INSTALLMENT
The Detroit times., 1911-06-14
ADVERTISING TALKS.
WRITTEN BIZ
WILLIAM c. FREEMAN
No. 761.

No. tel.
Who can doubt the POWER
OF A NEWSPAPER-even y
newspaper with a comparatively
small circulation in a large COM
munity?
A recent example of this
power was furnished in New
York when THE EVENING
MAIL conducted d MODIFIED
MARATHON race, in which
1,078 contestants took part.
The facts about this race were
not printed in any other news
paper but The Evening Mail.
MAYOR GAYNOR gave the
race his sanction and the Police
Department was instructed to
keep the route clear of traffic.
THE CONTESTANTS CAME,
tContinued ON psE. M
The Detroit times., 1911-06-14
WILL ExHUME BODY.
Body Of Edgar 8. Way VIII BE Exam
lned by Authorities.

DELAWARE, o., June 14.-That the
body OF Edgar Is. Way. frat husband
or Mrs. Jessie Way-Henkle, who is un-
der arrest charged with administering
arsenic to her pretty 21-year-old step
daughter. Merle Henkle, will be ex-
humed at once and an analysis made
of the internal organs was announced
today by County Detective Mathews
Way. who was 81 years old, is buried
at Wheeling, w. Va, where he died
under peculiar circumstances April 19,
1909. He was linotype operator by
trade and was seized suddenly with
convulsions from which he died the
next day. His death at that time was
attributed to lead poisoning, contract
ed through the metal used in his
trade
The Detroit times., 1911-06-14
CLAIMS TO HAVE LEFT HOME
--z DURING MENTAL ALTERATION
John J. Nelson, Caught In Cleveland,
ls Accused Of Abandoning Wife
and Baby.

John ]. Nelson, So years old, pros
porous looking man, was arraigned in
police court, Wednesday morning, on
charge of abandoning his wife and
baby. He was brought back from
Cleveland during a mental alteration.
He says he came to his senses there
and found himself without money or
baggage. In a letter to his wife's
father, he said:
Il guess I've gone completely out OF
my head | find myself in Cleveland
without baggage or money. | wanted
to see you and deed over a lot to my
wife before pass over the river"
II was this letter that led to Mel
sons arrest.
Nelson was arraigned before Police
Justice Jeffries, Wednesday, and
pleaded not guilty. His examination
was fixed for June 16.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-14
TEMPLARs PICK DETROIT.
VIII Hold Next Years convsntlon IN
This City.

SAGINAW, Mich, June 14.--Detroit
has been awarded the 1912 concinvc
Of the grand commandery. Michigan
Knights Templar.
The conclave came TO a close thil
afternoon with the election Of the fol-
lowing officers: Grand commander.
Charles III. Kessier, Detroit: deputy.
grand commander, George +. Camp
bell, 0wosso: grand gensralissiuo.
Charles Z. Hiscock, Ann Arbors:
grand captain general, Gordon Camp-
bell. Calumet; grand senior warden
George l.. Harvey, Port Huron; gran1
junior warden, Fred A. Aldric1.
FlintS grand prelate. Charles A. t<1
pincott, Flint: grand treasurer. Cha
II. Pomeroy, Saginaw: grand recor<
er, Henry l.. Anthony, Sturgis. 1ron1
standard bearer. Mark ID. <or<I1
Grand Rapids: grand sword o<nr1<.
Charles II. Patterson. Jackson, grad
warden. C. s. Rankin. knl1zno 500
John Q. Fry. OF Detroit. ~zo a.
pointed grand captain of the nunrl
John c. Watson. eminent CONS 1n<~r
OF ithaca No. 30. prevented rr131
masters jewel 70 re<irinz 0ron1
The Detroit times., 1911-06-14
INJURIES PROVE FATAL.
Mrs. Annie kosut. Struck b. Switch
ENGINE. 10 Dead.

Mrs. Annie Kogut. 26 years old. No.
276 Wesson-ave,, died In Solvay Gen
eral hospital, Wednesday morning. as
the result Of having her lett arm
torn of at the shoulder. last Satur-
day morning. She was walking down
the Michigan Central tracks, pick
Ing up coal when a switch engine
struck her. Coroner Rothacher Is In
vestigeting.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-14
ACCUSED OF FORGERY.
Charles L. Mcdonald Brought Back
From Hamilton, Ont.

Charles L. Mcdonald, 20 years old.
was brought to Detroit from Hamil-
ton, Ont, by Detectives Brooks and
Seymour, Wednesday morning. and
locked up In the central station, on a
charge Of forgery. He Is accused or
passing forged check for $40 on
Charles Abbs. No. % woodward-ave
Mcdonald says he Is the son OF a
Hamilton minister. He had just
served a jail term in Hamilton when
he was rearrested. He Is a dapper
young man and says he was employed
as a bookkeeper.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-14
WORN payo suaaested.

Park Commissioner Hurlbut says
that there are millions of the worm
family that should be exterminated
by concerted effort of citizens. Tho
commissioner suggests one particular
day be set aside for citizens to sally
forth iwth brooms, hose, spraying ap
paratus and torches and chase the
pests from their shade trees.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-14
CATCHES JUST ONE FISH.
But August Beeker's Sport Lands
Him In Court.

On complaint of Game Warden
Daniel, August Becker was In Police
Justice Jeffries court, Wednesday,
charged with catching undersized bass
in the Detroit river. II was shown
that he had shared one solitary bass,
eight and half inches long. The
court expressed his sympathy that
BECKER had caught but one lone fish
and then had to submit to the humili-
alton of being hailed to court.
\The case was adjourned a week, to
give time to look up the law regard.
ing the catching OF undersized FISH
With hook and line. The court
thinks\ \the law applies only to per-
sons who are using nets.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-14
PIass pleads Guilty.

BOSTON. June 14.-Rev. Norman
Piass, Superintendent Charles II.
Brooks and John l. Traphagen. for
mer officers OF the Redeemable Invest
ment Co. charged with using the
mails TO defraud. today pleaded guilty
to Ave counts In two indictments.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-14
JUDGE CoDD FINDS FOR D. U. R.
Says Accident Victim Should Have
Looked Out for Car.

Judge Codd directed verdict In
favor of the defendant. Tuesday af-
ternoon. In the case of Ida Van Walk
enheFg VS.. the D. u r. The court
held that she was guilty OF contribu-
tory negligence. The plaintiff al
legged that she was struck by street
car at Woodward and Virginia-aves.
and seriously injured. Basing his de-
cision upon one made by the supreme
court, Judge Codd held that the wo-
man should have looked around the
end OF the car from which she had
just alighted TO see II another car
was approaching on the opposite
track
The Detroit times., 1911-06-14
CAN'T DISCHARGE VETERAN.
Christ Holden Retains Job at Aquar
ium, In Defiance Of Hurlbut.

tum, IN DeHance OF f1uriputs
Because he is Spanish War vet
eran, Christ Holden will retain his
position as fireman at the Belle Isle
aquarium until Commission Hurlbut
shall see At 10 bring charges and
they have been heard by the mayor.
Holden had trouble with the en-
gineer and Commission Hurlbut "flr-
ed him.
Holden retained Attorney Walter
Trevor, who called the attention OF
the commissioner to Act NO. 329,
public acts of 1907, protecting Span
ish war veterans In municipal employ
from summary dismissal. Assistant
Corporation Counsel Walter Barlow,
Tuesday afternoon, informed the
commissioner that he must be bound
by this law.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-14
Beach Wants pIxldend,.

Elmer II. Beach began mandamus
proceedings. Wednesday, against the
Business Mans Publishing Co, Ltd
to have A. w. Knapp. secretary and
general manager OF the company,
show cause why Beach should not be
allowed to examine the company's
books. According to Beach, he owns
30 OF the 1000 shares issued by the
company. but has not received any
dividends.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-14
DEFECTIVE WIRING BLAMED.
Caused Death Of Andrew Scott u
steel Springs Co. Plant.

A jury In Coroner Rothacher's court
returned the following verdict, Wed
nesday morning. in the inquest Into
the death of Andrew Scott, at the
plant of the Railway Steel Springs
Co, Hubbard and Michigan-aves.:
THE cause of his fall being a'shock
he received from an electric wire
which was defective In its insulation.
Two men fell from the same beam
inside Of "a hours and both died as
O result. H
II developed In the testimony that
Scott's death was due TO his attention
to duty. His employers say he was
a valuable man. He shad worked
nights a long time and when the
company learned that he would be OF
more service In the day time, he was
given a day job as electrician.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-14
PRESIDENT NAMES TUrrLE.
Non,Inatss Him v. 8. Attorney for
Eastern District Of Michigan.

WASHINGTON. June 14.-President
Taft today nominated Arthur j. Tuttle
TO be United States attorney for the
eastern district OF Michigan.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-14
THE WEATHER.

For Detroit and yieinityt "Wednesday
ninht and Thursday, fairt no material
change I'm temperatureJ light 60 mod
crate westerly winds, beeoming VAR
In bile.
Lower Michigan Fair tonight a.d
Thursday.
For the Upper Lskesi Light Co mod
crate northwest 60 north wtndst fair
tonight and Thursdsy.
For the Lower Lakes Moderate
northwest winds and generally fair to-
night and Thursday.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-14

One year sRo todsyt Highest tem-
p~rature, sai lowest, e., Uesn, -. Part
Is cloudy skies with light shower dur
ing afterneoni precipitation, .o1 OF IN
inch.
The moon viii rise tonight st fof11.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-14

Job Printing Done Uight. Times
PriatIng Co. No Is John Rat. Call
Main it9s. or CITY a3sh
The Detroit times., 1911-06-14

TAxIcAB-mAIN on cITY-ls.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-14

UMBRELLAS {" . s';ss:s.- ..:s..-...' 4 o. :
The Detroit times., 1911-06-14

roDAY's qEMrERArUREs.
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-18
SAYS HUSBANDS A THIEF.
Mrs. kropf Makes Strong Come-Bach
In Divorce Suit.

That her husband stole provisions
from the Y. M. C. A.. where he was
employed as a janitor, and brought
them home, forcing her to eat them
and that he also stole clothing, gloves
and other articles from the building
were the charges made by Mrs. Mary
Kropf when her husbands suit for di
vorce was resumed In Judge Murfin's
court, Wednesday morning.
She also declared that he was sc
stingy that he would not give a post
age stamp for a letter to her mother
who lives in Europe. She said that
he used to tell her that once a year
was often enough to write to her
mother.
Mrs. Kropt testified that he threat
ened to kill her IL she told anyone
that he stole.
Louis Cser, a dapper looking little
fellow, about rs years old, who was
named as Mrs. Kropfs affinity by her
husband. denied that he had ever paid
any particular attention to the wo
man, although he had met her al
dances in Delray.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-18
FLYING SQUADRON PROPOSED
FOR THE SEWER DEPARTMENT
Chief Inspector Dunn Works Out Plan
For Handling Emergency Calls
Promptly.

A flying squadron for the quick
remedy Of sewer troubles Is contem'
plated by Peter Dunn. chief inspector
as soon as he gets the automobile al
lowed him by the board OF estimates
The plan Is to get a runabout with
a deck on 1t, and equip II with Ian.
terms. ropes, shovels. picks and barri,
cades and other appliances used In
emergency sewer work. This would
be kept at the city hall in the day
time and at Mr.. Dunn's residence, No.
301 Kirby-ave. west, at night, and
could be summoned by telephone.
Mr.. Dunn says that with this equip.
ment. he could be at any point In the
city with three assistants in As min
utes, day or night, whereas with the
old equipment II was sometimes three
or four hours. A portable telephone
would keep him in touch with the de-
partment while out on the job.