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Grade Separation.

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen--Your Committee on
that in accordance with the agreement
entered into between the City of De-
troit and Edward II. viger for the ex
1910. pp. i1isaS1 the p city has executed
a deed TO said Viger and said viger
has In turn executed deed to the
City Of the lands In said agreement de-
Your Committee also report that In
accordance with a written proposition
OF said Edward X. yiger &C. c. j.. 1910,
Katie x. viser. his wife, have Executed
release running to the City OF all
damages or claims OF damages that
have or may result to lots I6. II and
Loranger Farm south OF Chicago road.
situated on the east side OF Twentieth
street In this City, said release being
In words and figures as follows:
For a valuable consideration to US
In hand. paid by the City of Detroit,
the receipt OF which In hereby ac-
knowledged, We. the undersigned. do
the City OF Detroit from any damage
or claims OF damage that may be as
serted by US or our heirs or assigns
against said City on account OF the
property described as follows:
Lots 16. IL and Is. OF wildwood 8
subdivision of the west part Of the
Loranger Farm, south OF the Chicago
Road, located on the east side OF
Twentieth street. between Michigan
avenue and Rose street:
And We also waive any damage or
claims OF damage that we have or may
hereafter sustain on account OF the
separation OF the grades at OF near
above described property, which In
any way affects the same
EDWARD II. vIGER (I. 81.
KATIE A VIGER IL 81.
In presence Of
THOS. IT. LEETE. Jr.,
HAROLD II. VIGER
State Of Michigan. County OF Wayne
on this 18th day OF April. A. ID
1911, before me. a Notary Public M
and for said County, personally APP
peared Edward X. Viger and Katie A
Viger. his wife. TO me known TO be
the persons described In and who
executed the foregoing instrument and
who severally acknowledged said tn
strument for and with the intents and
purposes therein set forth.
THOS. It. LEETE. Jr..
Notary Public, Wayne County. Mich
My commission expires January 10
1914.
Your committee therefore recon.
mend that tho release executed by Ed
ward r. viger and wife to the City Of
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Heating, Keusch. Koenig. Kraop, Lit.
tlefeld, Lodge, Lynch, McCarty. Mason.
Rosenthal. Schultz. sirzycki. Vernon
Walsh, Watson. Zoeller. and the Presi-
dent--29.
Nays-None.
BY Aid. Schultz: ~
ty that the members OF the Council,
who are located In the rear or the,
Council Chamber. can hear the reading
OF the Proceedings by the City Clerkbs
which Is largely caused through the
general disturbance on the floor and
the gathering OF innumerable In
dividuals in the rear OF the Council
Chamber who are In no wise officially
connected with the City government,
therefore be IL ~
Resolved, that the president be re-,
Quested TO cause the Sargeant-at-Arms
except city ofiiciais as designated Sn-
der Rule 80 of the rules governing
this Council -,
Referred to Committee on Rules.
BY Aid. Keusch: "a
Resolved That the Department OF
Public Works be. and Is hereby direct.
ed. 10 construct cement sidewalks In
tha-Naeant spaee-between- present.
walk and curb on the n. w. corner OF
Jefferson and Field avenues for dis
lance OF 40 feet from the north line
OF the intersection on Jefferson ave.
nue., and also in the space between tho
sidewalk and curb on the N 2. corner
OF Jefferson and Field avenues. ex-
tending for a distance OF 25 feet east
erly OF the intersection line OF Field
avenue, the expense thereof TO be paid
out OF surplus moneys General Road
Fund f
Adopted.
EIGHTEENTH WARD.
BY Aid Zoeller:
Resolved. That the Department OF
uublic Works be and IL hereby re-
auested TO notify the property owners
on the east and west sides OF Central
avenue between Ferndale avenue ana
Dix, TO construct sidewalks In front OF
their respective properties ~
Adopted.
BOARD Of Review.
In accordance with the request OF
Assessors, the chair appointed the Tax
Committee n special committee on Re-
view OF the Assessment Roll
And the Council then adjourned.
WILLIAM GUTMAN.
CHARLES A. NICHOLS.
City Clerk.
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ton kept his place then among the
Hargises, while White quit them to
become q witness for the state.
The killing of John Abner natural
ly arrayed White against the murder
ers of his brother-in-law. When ia
son Deaton was accused of being one
Of these. the enmity between the two
men was quite as naturally increased.
With Deaton still member Of the
Hargis faction, Devil Anse" must
expect to be called to account by
those warriors since he shot Deaton
and Begley down.
The only thing. therefore, that will
stand In the way Of reopening OF
the Hargis-C ockrill feud would be q
refusal OF the Whites to take up
Devil Anse's" quarrel. Under the
circumstances that seems q remote
possibility,
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Street Openings.

To the Honorable the Common Councii:
y Gentlemen-Your Committee on
Street Openings, TO whom was refer
red petition OF August Paschke ct al.
for vacation of certain public alleys.
and also portions OF Kirby and Ferry
avenues. lying west OF Bellevue ave-
nue., respectfully report that we have
had the same under consideration:
have made a personal inspection OF
teh premises and beg leave to state
that we can see no reason for with
holding favorable action on the petit
ton as IL Is the desire of the owners
OF the property to use said property
for manufacturing purposes, and In
view thereof your Committee recon-
mend the adoption OF the following
resolution
Respectfully submitted.
CHAS. w BURTON.
VIM. r. ZOELLER,
JAMES VERNON.
JOHN T. THOMPSON
W. H. G.. HINDLE.
Accepted. and on leave, the follow
ing resolution was offered:
BY Aid. Burton:
Resolved. That "AIl that part of
Kirby avenue lying west of Bellevue
avenue, Gray's Sub. Of part of Lots .
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Resolutions and Ordinances.
SECOND WARD.

Resolutions and Ordinances
SECOND WARD.
BY Aid. Burton:
Resolved That the Department OF
r sssS y, woG draw be- Sna as upon
City Treasurer In favor OF the Fort
Street Union Depot Co. for the sum
OF $500. being the amount OF re1unu
to which they are entitled on Permit
No. 1880. which permit has been lost.
Adopted as follows:
Yeas-Ald. Allan, Brozo. Burton, Del
met, Efiis, Field GtttteiessI Ili'ttt.-5
Heating. Keusch, Koenig, Knapp. Lit
tleneld, Lodge, Lynch, McCarty. Mason
Merritt, oBrien. Ostrow ski. owen.
Rosenthal, Schultz, skrzycki, Vernon.
Walsh, Watson. zoeller, and the Presi-
Nays-None.
BY Aid. Burton:
Resolved, That the Department of
be and they are hereby requested to
consider the necessity OF repaving the
alley In the block bounded by Park,
clifford. Adams and Elizabeth with
brick on concrete foundation, on ac-
count OF It's unsanitary condition, In
accordance with an ordinance entitled
An Ordinance to provide for the grad
paving OF alleys In the City of De-
troit."
Adopted.
Resolved. That permission be and Is
hereby granted TO William Pawling, 81
West Columbia street, to check auto
mobiles at Bennett Park.
Referred TO Committee on Streets
FOURTH WARD.
BY Aid Heating.
Resolved. That Blanch Lamkin he
permitted To remove outside showcase
from 81 Michigan avenue TO l6s Grand
River avenue.
Referred TO Committee on Streets.
FIFTH WARD
BY Aid Rosenthal.
Resolved. That permission be and Is
hereby granted TO Manuel Chatlin. 22g
r. Columbia street, 20 check automobiles
at Bennett Park
Referred Co Committee on Streets.
EIGHTH WARD.
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BRIGAND CHEF FREE M
AFTER AZ YEARS. IN JAZZ
carbone Had Earned Friends by Ace
bling the Rich and sparing ot
the Poor IA

the Poor. ~
ROME, April 19.-Alfonse Carb0nec
famous italian brigand, whose ex@
ploits nearly half q century ago terroEe'
lied the mountain villages Of Avellino
and whose sentence Of death was com
muted to penal servitude for life, hag
Just been pardoned after forty-two
years Imprisonment. Carbone proved
himself model convict.
His story was one Of romance. A
head of q lawless gang who lived nv
brigandage, he had sworn vengeauoo
against the law for the life sentence
passed on his brother, and when only.
twenty he joined the band Of the cel0s
brated brigade Pico, whose place he
filed a. chief on Pico's death. His reck-
less daring and chivalry In refusing to
a certain popularity among the rude
and scattered population OF his native
province.
Carbone leaves his captivity q white
haired and gentle old man with q soft
voice, mild eyes, the opposite In al
respects of what would be expected
from his calling. Interviewed, he ask
ed that a veil might be drawn over
the past Il have always been an hon.
est man." he said, "and these mem
cries are painful. l never hurt q wo-
man or child and I was once q youth
full OF life and hope. with q good
future before me-"
One day Carbone's gang held up q
commercial traveller who had $4,000 IN
his portfolio. The captive begged with
tears for the sake OF his wife and child
that he might not be deprived Of HIS
all. Carbone had him set at liberty
and refused to take cent. On the
same expedition his men fell In with
a well known baron whose ranson1
cost him $4,000.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-19
sOAPMAKERS CONTRACT
FOR 500 WILD HORSES
Thousands Of Them, Scrubs, Roaming
tho San Bernardlno Desert
VIII Bring % q Head.

SAN BERNARDINO, Cal, April 10
Within the ensuing few months 500
head of wild horses on the San Ber-
nardino desert will have been trans
formed into cakes Of soap and be In
use in the homes Of Los Angeles City
and County.
Felipe Quiroz and George Tyler
have contracted with Los Angeles
soap factories for the sale Of bunch
OF several thousand mustangs that
now roam the region between Victor
VILE and Holcomb Valley. The horses
are to be sold for IS head to the
soap manufacturers and preparations
are being made to round up the ami
mails and ship them to Los Angeles.
Most OF the horses are scrubs and
useless for anything but cattle driv-
ing on the desert.
One band, however. is led by o
steel gray stallion, to capture which
repeated efforts have been made. Tho
animal escapes to the lava beds at
the first sign of the approach OF man
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down in the street, within a stones
throw.


uo"H III the stTHet, Witnln bIone
throw.
Bound In a Feud Alliance.
When Curtis Jet was called to the
stand he told Of finding Judge Hargis,
Sheriff Callahan and John Abner sit
ting together In Judge Hargis's store
discussing the killing of DR.. Cox,
whose life had been forfeited as a
result Of the killing of Benjamin Har-
gis. Abner's presence in the group
was the second link In the chain that
should have bound Devil Anse" to
the Hargis cause.
In spite Of the danger In which
his brother and his brother-in-law had
been placed, however, Devil Anse"
turned states evidence when Judge
Hargis and Sheriff Callahan were
brought to trial for having planned
the Cox and Marcum killings. Tom
prison for life. but John Abner was
acquitted.
Marcum's killing had been the thir-
ty-eighth in the feud in Is months.
Judge Hargis and Sheriff Callahan
were acquitted of the charges laid
against them as q result OF the muir
der of the attorney, and with that the
killing started anew. James q. Dea-
ton was the first Of the new series.
Soon Robert Callahan announced an
attempt on his own life.
That announcement was one of the
strangest incidents Of the Hargis-C Cal
lahan feud. II was not believed al
first. but Callahan had been desper.
ately wounded. although by whom
was never determined. Since that
time several other attempts on his
life have been made, and II was only
a few weeks ago that the sheriff an.
nounced his intention OF leaving
Breathitt county, even though 1t would
look as II he were quitting under fire
Judge Hargis has also been taken
from the leaders Of the feud. He
was shot by his own son. and with
the departure of Edward Callahan by
his own choice there will come a re
alignment of the forces.
Deaton and White had been friends
until the Hargls-Calahan trial. Dea
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Licenses.

Licenses.
To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen--Your Committee on LII
censes to whom was referred petition
OF Louis K. Van Hoffman for refund
of part OF moneys paid for Liquor LII
cense respectfully report that this matter
properly comes under the Jurisdiction
OF the Committee on Liquor Regula-
ton, and we. therefore, recommend
the reference of said petition 10 said
Committee.
Respectfully submitted,
CHAS. z. MCCARTHY,
GEORGE A. OWEN,
ID. ROSENTHAL,
STEPHEN =. SKRZYCKL
Accepted and adopted as follows:
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COMMON COUNCIL
rRnM Tile sAME-

FROM THE SAME.
To the Honorable the Common Councli;
Ways and Means. TO whom was refer
red the petition or Detroit, Toledo a
ironton Ry. Co. asking permission TO
nle a substitute bond. respectfully re-
port than ON January gath, 1871. pc
titioners caused TO be filed with the
\ city In pursuance or resolution,
adopted by the Common Council on
Jan. II. 1911. granting to petitioner
the right 20 construct certain side
track across Mackie street, certain
bond In the penal sum OF $4,000 where
in the Massachusetts Bonding Co.
was surety; that said Bonding Co. Is
DESTROYS OF withdrawing as such sure
~; that said Bonding Co. Is desirous
OF withdrawing as such surety as said
Company does not furnish bonds for
perpetual grants, and In considerations
OF being granted authority to with
draw. petitioners file new bond or
the American Bonding Co. OF Baiu.
state that we can see no objection
TO the granting OF this permit and
we. therefore, recommend the adop-
ton OF the following resolution.
Respectfully submitted.
ALBERT II. ALLAN.
JOHN c. LODGE.
VIM KOENIG.
HERMAN SCHULTZ.
A. j. WALSH.
Accepted. and on leave, the follow
ing resolution was offered.
by Alu. Aildns
Resolved, That the bond filed by the
Massachusetts, Bonding Co, covering
permit granted TO the Detroit. To-
ledo a. Ironton Railway Co. to con-
struct certain sidetrack across
Mackie street. be and the same Is here
By cancelled and the City Controller
be and Is hereby directed TO return
said bond to the Detroit, Toledo a.
Ironton Ry. Co. and be II further
Resolved. That the bond hled by the
American Bonding CO., OF Baltimore
in the penal sum OF $1,000. covering
the same sidetrack, be accepted and
approved In lieu thereon.
Adopted as follows:
Yeas-Aid. Allan. Brozo. Burton, Del
mel. Ellis, Field, Grindley. Hindie,
Heating. Keusch, Koenig, Knapp. lit
tlefield. Lodge. Lynch, McCarty. Mason.
Merritt O'Brien. Ostro k owen
Rosenthal, Schultz, Skrzycki. Vernon,
Walsh. Watson, Zoeller. and the Presi-
dent-29.
Nays-None.
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FROM THE SAME.


To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen - Your Committee on
Ways and Means, TO whom was re-
ferred the communication from the
City Clerk transmitting formal ac-
ceptance from the Michigan Central
X. H. Co., OF an ordinance entitled AN
Ordinance to provide for yacating GER
tain streets and alleys. for changing
and establishing the grade of certain
streets and for other purposes APP
proved Sept. %. 1909, etc. also bond
In the sum OF $500. 900 for faithful COM
pletion of the work, also bond in the
sum of SIS. goo for the faithful perform
ance of certain other duties, also war
ranty deed OF several parcels OF prop
erty which IL decided TO tho City of De-
troit, and also check for $4,000 given
TO the City of Detroit in accordance
with the terms and provisions OF said
ordinance. respectfully report that we
have had same under consideration and
beg leave 10 state that said documents
nave not been accepted and approved
owing to the fact that the Corpora
tion Counsel has not been able TO GER
tify as TO the title Of the property. but
under date OF the 18th inst. your com
mittee II In receipt Of a commupica-
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And payable this month without ~
centage. Pay promptly and oxre "
crowds OF the last days - = M
BENZ. y. ouIsXs 20
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and defies the expeditions that have
been sent out to run him into . cor
raj 3t'
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lion from the Corporation Counsel
calling attention TO the fling OF the
above documents and In which the Cor
poration Counsel says:
The deeds have been Endorsed as
correct In form and execution. but the
title has not been passed upon due TO
the fact that the abstracts were not
Med. The reading OF these abstracts
would be an exceedingly ardnous un-
dertaking and would. 4 believe, In view
OF the provisions OF the ordinance and
In the light or the deposit and the
bond. be an unnecessary Undertaking
Section l6 OF the ordinance provides
that In the event OF the failure OF the
NJ. G. X. X. 10 carry out Its contract
with respect TO the depot. the streets
are 10 revert To the City OF Detroit
and their previous condition In TO be
restored. TO the satisfaction OF tho De-
partment OF Public-Works.
This. together with the guarantee OF
the company, satisfies me that there Is
no occasion for holding the deeds
longer, and IL this is satisfactory TO
your body, ! recommend the accept
ance OF the deeds"
Your committee are satisfied to ac-
cept the recommendation OF the Cor
poration Counsel and therefore recon-
mend that the acceptance of the ordi-
nance and also the bonds be accepted
and approved and that the warranty
deed be accepted and approved and re-
corded. and We therefore recommend
the adoption OF the following resoiu-
ton
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-11-23
.DOINCS IN THE
CIRCUIT COURT
Election Fraud Cases We're Dismissed
Mamie Riley to Go On Trial
Next Wednesday.

The First ward election fraud cases,
in which three judges and two clerks
we're charged with further irregulari-
ties, after having been acquitted of al
legged election frauds at the last term
Of court, Rave been dismissed by Dts
trict Attorney T. Havis Nixon. Mr..
Nixon informed Judge Grace that IN
less he could go into the ballot box
of the first ward he realized that it
would be impossible to get convic-
ton In any of the cases and for that
reason he dismissed them.
The trial of ]. w. Robinson, white
man, charged with murder in the first
degree, for the killing of Singer
sewing machine agent at Altheimel
some months ago, Will be called fol
trial next Monday. Msmie Riley
charged with manslaughter, will HI
tried next Wednesday, The woman
shot and killed former Patrolmal
John Wilson. colored, in his saloo,
on Fourth avenue SOME months ago
She was tried at the last term of cour.
but the jury was unable to render
verdict.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-11-23
NICHOLS TO HANG
ON JANUARY 5
Nan Who Murdered His Wife by
Slashing Her Throat is Sentenced
to Death by Judge Grace in
Circuit Court.

W. T. Nichols, who murdered his
wife, Mrs. Minnie E. Nichols by siasa-
Ing her throat with a pocket knife
when she went to her home on the
Waeren road near this city on the af-
ternoon of September 16 to get her
children, awarded to- her by the chan
cerv court where divorce case was
pending, was today sentenced to be
hanged by Judge A. B. Grace, in the
Jefferson circuit court. The d2te for
his execution was fixed for January
s. Nichols was convicted of first
degi ee murder charge by a jury on
October 90. lie is in the county jail
here.
Judge Grace passed sentence OH Nj
chols after his attorney, J. M. Shaw
had filed a motion for a new trial and
It was denied. Many grounds were
stated as reasons for another hearing
for the defendant, one of which was
the allegation of the attorney that the
fact had never been proven during the
trial that the crime was committed in
Jefferson county Evidence was in
troduced during the trial, however.
showing that the crime was commit
ted in Niven township, which the court
held sufficient along that line. Judge
Grace said that he did not believe the
Supreme Court would grsnt a new
trial on such technicality. The ats
torney for Nichols also excepted OH
the ground that Judge Grace had not
granted his client change of venue.
When Nichols was brought into
court he displayed much nervousness.
He shows the effects of his confinc
ment and is in weakened condition
When he was asked if he h. any rea-
SONS to give why sentence should NOT
be passed, Nichols, standing ant
trembling, said: cali l have to say
Judge, is that there was great pre-
judice against me when I was tri Il
for the killing, as the people did no
understand the circumstances whicl
eaa1sed me to Do n"
Judge Gree iaformed the prisone
tkaa twelve men, without prejudice
had declared him guilty of murder il
the first degree. He then pronounce,
the sentence and remanded Nichols t
jail, to be kept there until January {
1912, on which day he must be take
from the Jail and hanged by the nee
/ until he is dead. adding "and may Go
have mercy on your soul" Nichol
stood sdotionless until Judge Gree
<s<uO1d him to take his seat again.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-11-23
FOR
]. j. HUGHES
Governor Donagley Will BE Asked TO
Return Haynes, Ark, Man to Ten
nessee City For Trial.

Memphis, Tenn, Nov 22-Requis,-
ton for the return of J. J. Hughes
from the state of Arkansas has been
issued by Governor Hooper. The docu
ment was received by Attorney Gene:-
al Estes Wednesday afternoon AMI
was mailed to Governor Donaghey at
once. 1t recites the fact that Hughes
is a fugitive from justice from Ten
nessee, char ged with murder In the
first degree and calls on the governo.
of Arkansas under the provision Of
the Federal constitution providing for
the extrad.tion of fugitives between
the states, to issue an order for his
return 1t is now considered within
the bounds of probability that Cover
nor Donaghey will refuse to honor
the requisition. 1t is believed that
Hughes will not return voluntarily as
soon as he hears that the requisition
has been issued.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-11-23

LITTLE mad DOG
BITES SEVEN PERSONS
Scotch Terrier Suffering From Rabies
Causes Uneasiness to Member
mt Memphis.

Memphis, Tenn, Nov. 22.-Driven
mad by incessant teasing at the
hands of small boy, small Scotch
terrier has bitten seven persons liv-
ing in the suburbs of Memphis, and
they are believed to>have been infect
ed with rabies.
Four of the victims age members OF
one family. Sunday the rabid dog
attacked Mrs. Benjamin Graham and
her little son, inflicting small gashes
The animal was taken Immediately
to veterinarian and it's head taken
tc the office Of DR.. Louis Leroy for
examination. Positive signs of rabies
were found, it declared. The victims
were notified of the startling dis
covery that the dog was mad and
Immediately arranged for taking the
Pasteur treatment.
None of the victims have shown
any signs of infection yet and it is
hoped there will be no further COM
plications.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-11-23
WIFE LEFT Him.:
IS GIVEN DIVORCE
EI0pcment of Mrs. L. 4. Whitehead is
Recalled When Husband Gets
Divorce in Court Here.

P. A. Whitehead, manager on J. w.
Jones plantation at Hannaberry, was
yesterday granted an absolute divorce
from his wife, Mrs. Blanche Wright
Whitehead, by Judge J. NJ. Elliott in
the Jefferson chancery court. The
court also gave him the custody OF
their two little children, boy and a
girl. The couple were married in this
city seven years ago and lived for 3,
number of years at Hannaberry,
where Mr.. Whitehead still makes his
home.
Whitehead was given a divorce on
the ground Of desertion several
months ago Mrs. Whitehead left Han
naberry in company with T. G. Amos,
at that time a bookkeeper in M.
Jones employ. She took her little
girl with her and for some days it was
thought that they had been kidnapped
Amos did not leave the plantation I'M
til two or three days after Mrs. White
head left, but the woman admit ID
when found at Shreveport, La, that
she and Amos he'd planned to meet III
Louisiana and elope. The little CIR
was taken from her and brought back
to her father here. Mrs. Whitehead
never returned to this city. She i
believed to be with Amos out West.