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The Washington times., 1911-09-15
Geschickter Nearly
Recovered From Gas

Leo Geschickter, a furrier, ia Elev-
enth street northwest, had practically
recovered this morning from the ef-
fects of inhaling Illuminating gas yes
rerday. He will leave the hospital to-
morrow
The evening world., 1911-05-24
MhYDRAPPROvES
HLANTO REMOVE !
4 ASHES At NIGHT
Suggests, However, That the
Work Be Completed by Six
in the Morning.

Though II Involves an additional ar
nuai expense Of 10000. Mayor GRynor
has sent a letter to Street Cleaning
Commissioner Edwards approving his
plan TO remove ashes n garbage at
night. Tho Mayor, however. makes the
stipulation that the work must be COM
pIeted by 6 o'clock in the morning. The
Mayors letter TO Commissioner Edwards
follows.
"sir: ! have your letter explaining tint
the experiment OF removing ashes. gar
bsge and rupbish from the streets at
nights has proved successful IN the dis.
,rcts in which you ave OF late been
doing that work. and recommending
that such work BE lone In the whole
city at night hereafter. although the cost
win be Increased about tico.00 a year.
The only objections ! have received
TO such night removal ia from light sleep
era, who claim It wakes them up. on the
orher hand, the day rcmoval IL very
offensive to every one. especially when
there IL any breeze.
Il think you judgment in tho matter
IL correct, ond ] approve your recon-
mendation that the work he done by
night. In sohe whole city. ] suppose II
will take a little time 10 &c; ready. II
seems ~ fnr that the work should he
amp,eied by Fix O'Clock in the morning
II should DO actually done during ths
nieht, and no. IN the morning when early
peopaes, who constitute the majority. nre
On their way 20 work.
VERY truly yours, no
H11if - Nv. J. GAYNOR.
90 eN' Mayor"
The evening world., 1911-05-24
STIMsoN TO ATTEND FETE.
Nev secretary OF War Will re-
ccivc NJ Governors island.

The committee In charge Of .he
garden party 20 be given tomorrow on
Governors Island for the Army Re-
lief Society received word to-day that
the recently appointed Secretary OF Wa
Henry T.. sumson Will assist Gen. and
Mrs. Frederick -. Grant In receiving.
Boats wHn leave the Governors Is
land landing at South Ferry every M
teen minutes during the afternoon.
There will no an elaborate military pro
ramm and booths for flowers anJ
souvenirs and ranics.
Donations have been received from
Mrs. Henry g.. Corbin. Seth Low, Den
Thomas Hubbard. Mrs. Russell Sage
Mrs. Ebert II. Gary, Miss Helen MILF;
Gould and Miss Sophie Furnlss.
Among the others who will assist t.
receiving are Mrs Daniel Lamont, presi'
dent OF the society. Miss Gould, Mrs
Henry Bischof. Gen. Thomas Barry
Admiral n Mrs. Lcutzc, Mrs. Ulysse'
s. Grant and Loyal F%arraEut.
The evening world., 1911-05-24
DENMARK Halls OUR FLEET.
0raaa Excursion Escort VIII Guide
SNtafshfps Into Copenhagen.

coPENHAGEN. May 2a-The second
division of the United states Atlantic
isst, composed OF the louisiana, flag
ship Of Rear-Admiral Badger, the Kan
sas. the New Hampshire and the South
Carolina. arrived to-day at the asn'ng
village of Gilleleye. forty miles from ,he
Danish capital.
A feet OF excursion steamers will meet
the American squadron outside of the
harbor tomorrow and escort the visitors
10 Copenhagen. where the American
ships viii way until June /.
The evening world., 1911-05-24
ECKLES
Don't Hide Them with n Veil; Re-
move Them with the New Drug.

An eminent sun specialist recently discovered
a new dug. Othine--douhle stfcngtb-which u,
:, ,aifJuny successful IN removing freckles and
giving a Hear. BEAUTIFUL cumpleu!n that 1t Is sold
by nikcrs Of HcgonAu's under an absolute
guarantee. 10 refund the money I II falls.
Don't hide SofI freuklcs under a veil. get. an
sunce ~ pthinc aud remote them, Even the first
nights use viii show a Wonderful Improvement,
sIm- II the lighter fretklcs vanishing entirely.
II IL absolutely harmless. aud cannot injuro the
NOS, tender skin.
II, sure 10 a,k Rikef'. or Hesemau's for the
double strength Dihlne, y "a this that II sold on
Tho mpnrv.tfrk o aTantep.
The evening world., 1911-05-24
vanderbNt Horses Win.

PARIS, May A-w. X. vanderbilt's
hor6sa won avo events on the racing
card AZ Le Trmnbly to-day. Sesame
won the Prix FHvoia and Golden Sc
our1dtdrst place In the Prix Besdsnan.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-16
BAD ROADS COST
]. S. s2s0,l!0!0.l00
Director Of Public Highways Says
Mulions Would Be Saved by
Improving Them.

WARRINGTON. d. c.. Jan. le'
--Ead rcsdmaking costs as directly
$4,000, 900. q, year. Indirectly, through
unnecessary cost OF Transportation
bad roadmAkings costs US approx
mately t25o.O00.000 year.
II costs the American farmer two
or three times as much TO haul Ma
truck 10 market as it does the farmer
OF Europe, where roads are good.
In France the, highways carry one
and third times as much freight as
do the railroads.
In America 1t Is Just the other way.
The railroads carry three times as
much produce as do the public roads.
In other words, II the people OF this
country would use ordinary gumption
IN building their roads they would
be some three hundred million dol
lars better OF each year, and the rail-
roads, instead OF having the producer
ut their mercy, would be at the mercy
OF the producer.
For short hauls the motor truck
and the tractor would take the place
OF the railroad. Trains or wagons,
drawn by gasoline tractors, such as
are now being used In England and.
elsewhere In Europe, would become
the standard for interurban freight
trafic.
These facts and figures are set
| forth in an announcement just issued
by l. w. Page, director OF the United
States Office OF public roads, and
president OF the new American As
ISOLATION for Highway Improvement,
which has opened an office in Wash
ington.
Also he announces the official per-
sonnet OF the association. This an
nouncement Is rather startling, in a
way, inasmuch as the list Of officers
includes the names of the heads OF
I'VE of the biggest trunk railroads In
America, with Louis Hill Of the Great
Northern as chairman OF the board
.of directors! Since when, folks may
Fay, have Louis Hill. President Brown
81 the New York Central. President
|McCrea OF the Pennsylvania, Chair
man B. +. Yoakum of the Frisco and
President Finley of the Southern been
interested in good public roads? Ger
tainly they are not interested In pub
Tic railroads.
However, there are other folks on
the board. Director Page Ia presi-
dent; and then there are Walter
Page, editor of Worlds Work; Lee
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-16
WANT CANAL DEFENCELEss.
Richard Oiney, w. D. HoweIls and
Others Issue Statement.

BOSTON, Jan. 16.-Prominent men
and women have issued a statement
that the Panama canal should not be
fortified. They give six reasons: The
Hague conference decreed that un-
fortified coast places cannot be BON
barded in war time; the original IN
tention OF this government was to
prohibit Notifications on the canal;
England agreed to the naturalization
of the Suez canal; the United States
is too good a customer for a foreign
ration to attack; President Taft has
made IL clear that all questions should
be settled by arbitration, and the
cost OF fortifying the canal would be
about $50, 900, 900, and the annual ex-
pense of maintenance $5,000,000.
Among the sponsors of the docu-
ment are Richard Olney, former sec
rotary of state; David Starr Jordan,
president OF Leland Stanford; Jr.,
university; william Dean Howells,
author: Charles p. Anderson, Pro-
testant Episcopal bishop of Chica-
go: William III. p. Fraurce, president
of Brown university; Jane Adams,
OF Hull House, Chicago; George b.
Holt, justice of the United States
district court, and George Foster
Peabody, the New York banker.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-16
COULDN'T WORK; ENDS LIFE.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Jan. 49,
Unable to stand being a burden on
his friends, William Wright, aged 81,
committed suicide In his apartments
here yesterday, by cutting his throat
with razor. The body was found by
his landlady as she entered the room
to serve the old mans supper
Wright was one of the oldest and
best-known newspaper printers In the
state.
He left a note on the dresser OF
his room to the effect that he realiz-
ed he could no longer work and rather
than be dependent on his friends,
would take his own life.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-16
TWO MEN FATALLY HURT
BY DYNAMITE BLAST
Workman Accidentally Swings His
Pick Against Explosive in Tunnel
Under Lake Michigan.

Workman Accidentally Swings His
Pick Against Explosive In Tunnel
Under Lake Michigan.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-two men were
fatally injured and dozen others
slightly injured in a dynamite explo-
sion today In the tunnel under Lake
Michigan, being built 10 supply water
for various suburban cities.
The Fatally injured.
James Chaseleski, 80, fractured
skull. Chicago
Victor Jubkowsid, SO, skull frac-
tured, Chicago.
The workmen, % In number, had
just gone to work when Chaseleski
swung his pick against side OF the
underground cavern, a terrific explo-
sion resulting which knocked down all
OF the workmen with great force.
The uninjured workmen and those
slightly injured picked the bodies of
Chaselesh and Jubkowski up and car
ried them to the shore Of the lake, a
mile distant The two men were bur-
Tied to the hospital where II was said
they had no chance TO live.
IL Is thought the dynamite was care
lessly left in a crevice year ago
when the work OF digging the under.
ground passageway was going on.
Two years ago. shortly after the
work OF constructing the tunnel was
begun, a fire in the crib on Lake Mich
igan cost the lives of SO workmen
The fatal accident today was near the
scene Of the first catastrophe.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-16
WABASH QUITS PITTsBURG.
Will Have No Connection East q
Toledo After April 1.

~ Iofeoo AFTER April !.
PiTTsBURG, Jan. 1s.--The an
nouncefnent IL made here that the
Wabash railroad, which for the past
six years has had terminal in Pitts.
burg, viii, on April 1, sever all con-
nection with Pittsburg, also with
Wheeling, w. Va.
There was final meeting OF the
freight and passenger heads of the
Wabash, the Wheeling q Lake Erie,
the Wabash Pittsburg Terminal CO.
and the West Side Belt line In Pitta.
burg Saturday afternoon which the
announcement OF separation of the
Wabash from the last named three
was made.
The last three are and have been
FOR some time In the hands of re-
ceivers--the West Side Belt line ID
Ing In reality a part of the Wabash
Pittsburg Terminal These throe
lines combined represent about s5E.
000,0 900, and why the Wabash ana
they should have decided to separate
= not made clear, but Il il posi-.
lively announced that on and aftor
April ! the Wabash viii have no
connection east OF Toledo, Ohio--g&
Ing back practically TO its old stand
OF 10 years ago before 500 600 600
was spent constructing the so miles
OF Wabash ittsburg Terminal from,
q point on the Wheeling q La,xn
Erie into Pittsburg. That the ri.
ceifers Tor the two lines and tho
Webash proper have not gotten on
we'll together Is admitted here. but
no other reason for the dissolIr
ton D named.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-16

MUSKOGEE, Okla, Jan 16.-"In
two, three years promise you my
little Indian girl win be the greatest
soprano In the world"
II was Schumann-Heink who said
1t as she stood on the stage of Mus
kogee theater bowling to the audi
ence that had heard her and "the
little Indian girl" sing in concert to-
gether. And Nine. Schumann-Heink
had made the trip to Muskogec at her
own expense. hiring a special train
part of the way, that she might sing
at benefit concert in "the little In
dian girls" home town to help pay
for The musical education OF her Cher
pkee protege.
The little Indian girl" is Suzanne
Ia Homa, better known as Suzanne
Cobb McDaniels. for young az the girl
iS-just twcnty-two-she has been the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-16

It's a ten to one shot John Mac
Vicar. secretary of the League OF
American Municipalities, superinten-
dent of public works of Des Moines.
Ia. and recently appointed commits
sioner general of the international
municipal congress and exposition,
knows more about city government
than any other man.
Besides, John MacVicar lives In Des
Moines, Ia, pointed to by the world
as "the city free from graft" and or
iginator of the Des Moines play OF
city government by commission. Mac.
Vicar is a member of the Des Moines
city council of five.
II you want your gas rate reduced
ask John Macvicar how. He knows.
Washington, ID. c., asked him how.
He showed them, too. The capital
city was paying 81 per thousand cubic
feet. MacVicar was there four weeks.
When he left the gas rate was re.
duced to 80 cents. He did the same
thing for New York. He's trying to
do II now for Des Moines.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-16

wife OF Horace McDaniels since she
was In her teens.
Fifteen years or SO ago the little
blackhaired, dark-eyed Cherokee girl
used to sing at school entertainments
in Muskogee. And the members or her
tribe heard her with pleasure even
then. When she sang with Schumann-
Heink in Muskigee, mingled with the
audience OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS wo-
men and men in fastidious evening
dress, were hundreds of old Cherokees
roughly CARRIED. who followed every
note that "the little Cherokee girl"
sang in her voice of gold.
When the last Cherokee payment
was made at Tahlequah, Okla. q few
months ago. the older Cherokees vol.
UNFAIRLY gave a dollar each to help
pay for Suzanne LaHcma's musical
studies.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-16
STICKS TO CHARGES HE
MADE AGAINST LODGE
Congressman Ames Replies TO Roose.
veit's Letter and Calls Former
President Intruder.

veits Letter and Calls Former
President Intruder.
BOSTON. Jan. Heterogeneous
Butler Ames issued a reply last night
to former President Roosevelt who
vigorously denied certain statements
attributed to Mr.. Ames regarding the
alleged connection OF Senator eHnry
Cabot Lodge with an effort to sell
some colliers to the navy department.
Congressman Ames says In his state
ment:
II do not question your denial of
! the conversation between yourself and
Senator Lodge and the secretary of
the navy. In fact, expected you TO
do so. And a cabinet officer cannot be
expected to verify the accuracy or in.
accuracy OF a conversation with his
chief.
Il was authoritatively informed
that you did use the words have cred
tied you with; but whether you did or
not, Is OF minor importance, and this
particular part Of the controversy may
be safely left to some future time.
Has 1t occurred to you that the
denial OF those changes or an explana.
ton thereof should have been made
by Senator Lodge himself and on the
floor OF the senate for the fair name
or Massachusetts,, II not for his own?
Has 1t occurred to you that the
time and place for you to have to come
to Senator Lodges rescue was even
before you came to speak in his be-
half at the arena in Boston just before
election?
Has 1t occurred to you, or to Sen
| ator Lodge, that to thus rush to his
defense In the press on the day before
the caucus in the legislature on the
senatorial election In this state, was TO
lay yourself open to the charge, In
the minds OF some uncharitable people
at least, or trying to suppress full I'm.
formation In the matter and your
choice OF time makes the delicate CON-
pliments you pay me in your tele.
gram to Speaker Walker take on a
political rather than a personal com.
plexion?'
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-16
mueLLsR's GIANT monopLAnE.

wave" at a summer resort, but Il Il
neither. Its maker says that il will
fly.
The heftyness OF the machine In or.
pected TO withstand the suction OF
any wind short OF cyclone. Its
weight, including two engines, will
average a pound to the square foot.
In other aeroplanes the load 10 from
three TO eight pounds per square foot.
Aviator Mueller says that when his
giant monoplane gets up In the clouds
II will travel at a tremendous speed
much greater than any that has ever
before been attempted.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-16
POINTS TO WEAKNESS OF
UNITED STATES DEFENCE
Rep. McLachlan Presents Criticism of
Our Army, Written by interna.
tionaI Expert

/ =
tionaI Expert.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ia critical
estimate OF the present state Of the
national defence of the United States
was presented to the house today. in
the course Of the debate on the army
appropriation by a bill by Rep. James
McLachlan rep, CALI author OF the
famous McLachlan resolution that
elected the widely discussed, ICON.
fidential report from the secretary OF
war"
McLachlari, who is one of the mem
bers OF the house closest to the mill
tary affairs o., the nation. presented q
criticism of our army written for the
United Press by Frederick Louis
Heidekoeper, an international mill.
tary expert. II set forth that the, coun.
try Is now practically defenseiess and
would be at the mercy OF Germany,
Japan, or any other frst-class military
power that might attempt to invade
our shores.
|, The Huidekoper criticism declared,
as the advocates Of an increased ma
tional defense have commended
throughout the cement agitation, that
the army should be increased from
$4,000 to 10000, with reserve OF
250,000. This could be done. the ex-
pert asserted, for a very little more
money than the present army ,expen-
ditures. IL the proper laws \ were
passed.
II was generally declared, on the
floor of the house that the statement
presented by Rep. McLachan con-
tanned information similar TO some OF
that included In the confidential re-
port sent to the house by the secre-
tary of war, in reply to the resolution
by Rep. McLachlan demanding In
formation as TO the national defense,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-16
DROPS BABE FROM WINDOW.
Infant Lands Safely on Ground When
Fire Destroys House.

BAY CITY, Mich, Jan. 16.-Awak'
enng to find their home on fire and
escape by the stairway cut of by
smoke, Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Soroka
hastily dropped the bedding and cloth.
ing in their room into pile on tho
ground below the window and then
dropped their baby is feet below. Tho
father and mother then jumped gu;
of the same window. The baby es-
capped with but scratch. Mrs. Sor.
oka's head was bruised as she struck
the ground and her husband sprained
his knee, but neither was seriously In.
jured. The house Is located outside
the city limits and was entirely de.
etroyed. With their furniture went
Soroka's savings, a roll of bills
amounting to $500.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-16

had exploded in the stove, blowing on
the oven door.
The explanation is that the potatoes
grown here are so large and 80 much
steam accumulates when they are be-
ing baked, that they just naturally
blow up. Other residents here have
suffered similar explosions and II IL
considered safer to puncture the thick
skins before putting them In the oven.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-16

McClung, treasurer Of the United
States; President James, Of the Uni
versity OF Illinois; Senator Young, Al.
@ spalding, John a, Stewart, presi-
dent International league for high
ways Improvement, and others. 10
GLIDING several prominent antoine
bile manufacturers.
The object of the organization In
to "correlate and harmonic efforts
OF all existing organizations working
for yoad Improvement, to get uniform
ROAD legislation In every state, and
10 eek continuous and systematic
maintenance of roads" Anyone I'M
terested In good roads may become 1
member.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-16
Ex.REP. ERDMAN DEAD.
Author Of National Arbitration Act
Passes Away at 81.

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Jan. lex
Rep. C. ]. Erdman died last night at
ter a lingering illness, aged Ga years
He served two terms in congress
from the Thirteenth Pennsylvania dis
trict and was the author of the Erd
man act, which applies to arbitration
in labor disputes and which was used
several times in the past year to set
tie labor troubles.
Mr.. Erdman was graduate OF Get
tysburg college of the class OF 80
He was admitted to the Lehigh coun
ty bar in 1866 and was a leading law
yer up to the time of his illness. He
was president Of the Allen Mutual
Fire Insurance Co. and the Allen
town a. Coopersburg Turnpike Co.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-16
JUDGE JOHNSON DEAD.
Senior Jurist, Of Algoma District,
Taken by Pneumonia.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich, Jan
-(SpeciaD After suffering a few
days from pneumonia, Fred Johnson.
senior Judge Of the Algoma district
died in hospital in Sault Ste. Marie,
Ont, suddenly this morning. His wife
is regaining her health at seashore
resort. near Torquay, England.
Judge Johnson was prominent in
Canadian Masonic circles, having held
practically all Offices in Keystone lodge
during his life.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-16

VENICE, Cal. Jan. 16.-"The most
dangerous thing about tais dying
game is the wind" said A. K. Muel-
Ter, a veteran California balloonist.
Most or these accidents that have
happened were caused In large part
by the air currents which dash light
aeroplanes about as an eddy does
little canoe" ne added. ~
Starting out with that belief Muel-
Ter has built the largest aeropiane
In the world. Il is 100 feet long and
SO feet wide. At first glance IL looks
like a merry-go-round top or an ocean
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-16

w lite 0dlfflOu LII
terprise was sit
ting down to din.
ner, q terrific ex-
plosion rent the
cook stove.
The editor was
sure he had nbeled
no one in the ga
per that week, and
when he made an
Investigation, he
found that a potato
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-16
Outlaws Rob America.

PARIS, Jan. 16.-An American, CIV
Ing the name OF Harry Miller. was
found today, having been bound in
the woods near the Joinville bridge.
Miller told the police that he was at.
tackled by a band OF Apaches, who
robbed him OF 81, 900 and stripped him
OF his clothes, giving him their cast
on garments. The police are inyesti
eating.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-16
THREE SEEK JUpoEsHIP.

ST. JOHNS. Mich, Jan. 16.-(Spe
call SO far there. have been three
announcements of candidates for the
nominations OF circuit Judge for Gin
ton and Gratiot counties at the prim-
aries next March. They are John II.
Matthew and Geo. r. Stone. Demo
Gratis; and Kelley s. Scar. VINO is up
for denomination on the Republican
ticket
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-16

As his corse to the rampant We
hurried;
Not soldier discharged his fare
well shot
Ger the grave where our hero, We
buried.
mo useless coffin enclosed his
breast.
Nor in sheet nor in shroud we
wound him;
But he lay like warrior taking his
rest,
With his martial cloak around
him.
SLOWLY and sadly We laid him
down,
From the field OF his fame fresh
and CORY;
We carved not a line and we raised
not a stone;
But we left him alone with his
glory"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-16
WHERE is GUY L. DISLERY
His Wife and Baby Appeal For Him
to Come Home.

LANSING, Mich, Jan. ia pa
thetic appeal has been written to Cry
l.. Disler by his young wife TO come
home. Disler left here Oct. Is last.
sewing he was going to Detroit to
seek work.
For Gods sake write or come at
once even II you do not wish TO re-
main at home" the letter reads.
Come and see your dear old father
and your darling baby who sits upon
the floor and calls, Daddy, daddy all
day long"
The little family 10 threatened with
the loss OF their humble home because
they are unable to meet the payments
on It.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-16
election Probe To Die Into New SEQ
.-.[ ton.

PORTSM0UTH, Ohio, Jan. 1e.--
Judge A. z. Blair and County Prose
cutor Howard l. Small today announc.
I'd that probe into the conditions
surrounding the election last fall IN
0ciofo county would be started by
ne grand jury when Il convenes next
Vedneaday. Charges that scioto RI
<aIs Adams win be thoroughly gone