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The Detroit times., 1911-04-22

AN ORDINANCE to regulate the. oper-,
alton OF ferry boats engaged In the
business OF carrying and transports
ing persons and property to and from
the City OF DETROIT TO Belle Isle
Park. TO the opposite shore. or any
other point
II is hereby ordained by the People
Section l. That. for the safety or
the public. every person, hrm or cor
poration operating or causing TO De
operated ferry boats engaged In the
business OF carrying persons TO ana
from the City of Detroit to Belle Isle
Park, to the opposite shore, or any
other point, shall provide each ana
every ferry boat so operated with good
and sufficient barriers to be placed ON
each side OF the gang plank when
such ferry boat has made landing for
the purpose of discharging or receiving
or property
Sec 2. Any violation or or failure
to comply with the provisions OF this
ordinance shall be punished by nno
not 10 exceed $500 and costs. and In
the imposition OF any such nne ana
costs the Court may make fusther
sentence that in default OF the pay
ment thereof, the offender be commit
ted to the Detroit House OF CorrecIion
for any period or time not exceeding
six months.
Sec g. This ordinance shall take
effect.
Approved March 81, 1911.
WILLIAM Il. THOMPSON,
Attest:
CHAS. A. NICHOLS.
city Clerk. ts53)
(Offcial papers please copy)
The Detroit times., 1911-04-22
TO APPEAL FROM
CODO'S DECISION
Auto Damage Suit Should Have Gone
To Jury Is Contention of Attorney
For Plaintiff.

An appeal in the case OF Oakley
Brown VS.. the Gillespie Auto Sales
Co, which was dismissed by Judge
Codd after instructing the jury TO re-
turn a verdict OF no cause for action.
is being prepared by Attorney Walter
Trevor and will be filed In the state
supreme court in few days.
Brown testified that he was riding
east on Jefferson-ave. on a bicycle and
had reached the center OF the boult-
ward approaching the Belle Isle bridge
when an automobile belonging TO the
Gillespie company crossed Jefferson
ave. and collided with him. He says
the automobile, when stopped, was
in a few feet of the Jefferson-ave. end
OF the flower bed in the boulevard.
According 10 Brown, he was riding
slowly at the time in order TO avoid
colliding with pedestrians. The plain
tiff alleged that no sound or warn
ing was given by the driver OF the
automobile.
After hearing the testimony of the
plaintiff. Judge Codd refused to al
low the defense to introduce any evil
dence, but gave his instructions TO
the jury. The appeal is being made
on the grounds that il is the duty or
the jury to determine whether the
accident was due TO negligence on
the part OF the plaintiff as is provided
in the law. according to Attorney
Trevor.
Brown sued for $4,000 damages,
alleging that his injuries would pre-
vent him from working the rest OF
his life.
Judge Codd directed verdict
In favor OF the ID. U. R., on the
grounds OF contributory negligence. in
the case of Augustus Witchner, against
the company for $1,000 damages, for
injuries received by being struck by
car at Beaubien and Clinton SITS.
Washington l. Robinson, attorney
for Whitchers, declared Saturday
that the case would be- appealed at
once to the supreme court Attorney
A. B. Hall represented the d. u. r.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-22
TO BE CALLED IN LoRIMER CASE.
c. r. Wiehe Is Said To Have Given
$4,000 70 "SIush Fund"

SPRINGFIELD, H., April &c. F.
Wiche. OF Chicago, charged In testi-
mony with having given $4,000 TO
the alleged 100000 "slush fund" for
the election of Senator William Lori
mer will be summoned to appear be-
fore the Helm senatorial committee,
investigating Lorimer's election.
A number OF process servers left
today to seek men who are wanted
as witnesses here next Tuesday.
Their names are withheld but II is
knovn that Wiehe. John NJ PETERS,
former secretary to ex-United States
senator Albert ] Hopkins. and for
NOR state Senator Mccormick, all Of
whom were mentioned Thursday, have
been summoned II is also reported
that Col. Ira Copely az Aurora. for.
mer United States Marshal Charles
Uinch and United states District At
torney Northcutt. both OF Springfield,
will he called.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-22
ORDINANCE No. aIs.

AN ORDINANCE to prohibit the sale
and use in the City OF detroit OF
blank cartridges, blank cartridge pis-
tolls toy cannons. toy pistols, nre-
crackers OF any size loaded with
dynamite or any other high explo-
sive, potash and sulphur tablets or
pellets cane ammunition or canes
used for exploding same. or any
hrecracker exceeding three Inches In
length by one-half inch In diameter
H. il hereby ordained by the People
of the City OF Detroit:
Section / That hereafter IL shall
be unlawful for any person or persons.
firm or corporation to sell or onsr Tor
sale o rto use IN the Slty OF Det ,S
pistols, toy cannons, toy pistols, ire.
crackers OF any size loaded with dyna-
mite or any other high explosive. pot
ash and sulphur tablets or pelIets, sane
inc same or any hrecracker exceeding
three inches in length by one-half
inch in diameter
Sec 2 Hereafter IL shall be un.
awful for any person or persons at
any time within the City OF Detroit TO
Mace on the rail OF any street railway
or steam railroad any cap. cracker or
tent that II be discharged and explod-
ed by the passage OF any street car or
steam car or other vehicle over the
Snc Hereafter II shall be un-
lawful for any person or persons. firm
or CORPORATION CO give pyrotechnic dis
'oiays in public places within the City
~ Detroit. Provided. that the Common
Council OF the City OF Detroit may
Grant permission TO any person or per-
sons hrm or corporation TO give pyro-
technic displays within the City of De-
croft upon such terms and under such
as the Common Council
.r,sv : deem advisable and prescribe
provide further. that any person may
giye fireworks display In front or his
Swn premises without obtaining per-
NIT ,,..,,r -, ,h. o.o,,
tons 81 this ordinance shall be pun
tsSSd bv a fine not 10 exceed Three
Hundred Dollars and costs. and In the
i,nrositiou OF such fine and costs the
Tnnrt may make a further sentences
~, tbe offender be Imprisoned In the
po,rctt House OF Correction or In the
Eonnty Jaii. until such nne and costs
~ nsid Provided. however. that the
,arns Of such imprisonment shall not
exceed six months .A.u 49,.
Immediate effect. -. a.
VIM h THOMPSON,
Mayor.
cHAs. a NICHOLS. ,
City Clerk. sso
The Detroit times., 1911-04-22
COLLEGE MAN IS
NEEDED IN POLITICS
Ambassador Bryce Tells Him That's
Where He Belongs-Reccmmends
Municipal Ownership.

Ambassador James Bryce left De-
troit early this morning for New
York, after expressing himself as
highly pleased with the reception
that had been accorded him in De-
troit and the opportunities of speak
ing TO the representative citizens of
the city.
Friday evening, Ambassador Bryce
was the guest OF the University club,
speaking informally on American
Universities. Mr.. Bryce said: Amer
lean universities are doing great
work In assisting to raise the stan
dard OF American politics. Graduates
OF universities should enter politics
and become good square politicians.
A marked difference exists between
the colleges of today and the Ameii-
can colleges as | found them on my
first visit TO America. To see Tie
University OF Michigan today and ste
II as | first did. one must stop for a
moment and wonder at its progress.
The co-educational feature OF 80 many
American universities is also a not
able feature"
Concluding his speech before the
Board of Commerce, Friday, Ambas-
sador Bryce said There is a great
question of what work the city ought
to undertake. The first question a
city must determine in undertaking
an enterprise is whether 1t has the
men to do the work. The second ques-
ton is whether the work is one which
the CITY can do better than a private
corporation. So far as We have gone
in England we have done better with
the street railway corporations than
the private corporations did. We
have given either better serice OF
lower rates and sometimes both. The
third question Is whether 1t is well TO
supercede private enterprise. You 90
not want to destroy individual oppor-
tunity, private initiative and the
spirit of self-help. | think that so
years hence these problems Will be
in large measure solved through
public spirit"
The Detroit times., 1911-04-22
TAFT SAYS HE HAS GRANTED
NO MONOPOLY IN ALASKA
Asserts Controller Railroad Co. Swore
II Had No Connection with
other Interests.


WASHINGTON, April PA gen.
eral declaimer will be the answer oil
the administration to the charge that
IL has granted the Guggenheims In
Alaska the only available natural out
let OF transportation from the great
coal fields TO tidewater.
II Is believed President Taft VIII
personally prepare the answer to Sen
ator LaFollette's resolution. The ad-
ministration will contend that II has
not granted a monopoly and that the
Controller Railroad and Navigation
Co. swore that Il had no connection
with any other interests.
The president will assert that the
matter was considered exhaustively
in both the agricultural and interior
departments and was discussed by the
cabinet.
The Alaska law provides that no
patent shall be issued TO tide water
lands where they front more than
100 rods on the water, and that there
shall be so rods intervening along the
water front between entries. The pat
ents 10 the Controller Bay railroad
were issued under this law and the
administration will contend that there
can be no monopoly under Its pro-
visions. II is understood that the cab
met today discussed the form OF the
reply.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-22
ENGINE TURNS OVER; 2 KILLED.
Engineer and Fireman Are Crushed
To Death Near kaIkaska.

KALKASKA, Mich. April 22.-Pin-
ned beneath their engine which fell
into a ditch and turned completely
over while making steep grade on
the narrow gauge railway, seven miles
south of here, Robert Helsel, 46, en-
gineer, and Herbert Parker 30, fire.
man, were crushed to death.
The engine was pulling long train
and had backed down the grade sew
eral times in an attempt to make q
start which would carry the train
over the hill. A full head OF steam
was put on for the final effort and
when half way up the grade the en-
CINE fell into the ditch, turning COM
pletely over. Both men were pinned
beneath the engine. Helseps head
was crushed to jelly and Parker's
chest was flattened.
Helsei leaves a widow and four
children, while Parker is survived by
his widow and two children.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-22
MYSTERY Wells DEATH OF
MAN IN WOMAN'S HOME
Wealthy Manufactures ls Dead As
Result of Fire and Woman Is
Not Expected To Live.

PARKERSBURG, w. Va, April %.
w. Z. Curry, wealthy chair manu-
facturer of this city, is dead, and
Mrs. w. E. Caskey, wife of the pro-
prietor of fashionable restaurant, is
dying OF burns sustained in the Cas-
key apartments. Firemen rushing
through the halls OF the fiat, stumbled
over the body of Curry. In another
room they discovered Mrs. Caskey
nearly dead from burns. On Curry's
head was wound, made apparently
by some sharp steel instrument and
the upper part of his body was COW
cred with blood. v
Curry was rushed to st. Joseph's
hospital but died there shortly after
his arrival. Mrs. Caskey is in the
same institution and physicians say
she cannot recover.
William Caskey, aged about 81. a
son of the woman, is said to have dis
covered the fire. According to the
story he told the police today, he
was attending a dance at gentle
mans club near his home, and ran
over to his house between dances to
procure q collar for the one he wore
had wilted.
Caskey says the house was afirc
when he arrived. and he Immediately
rang in an alarm.
1t Is said that just before Curry
died. he offered AN explanation of his
presence in the building. He said
while he was passing the apartments
he discovered smoke and flames and
rushed upstairs to rescue anyone who
might be within. The heat and smoke
was too much for him and he sank
exhausted, he claimed.
Curry is one OF the best known man
ufacturers In this city. He Is about
SO years OF age. He has seven chill
dren. Mrs. Caskey is a woman or
unusual beauty She is also about so.
Besides her son William, she has a
married daughter living here. Her
husband is at present absent from
the city.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-22
TEARS FREE HUSBANDS.
Two Men, In Jail On Complaint Of
Wives, Released.

Two luckless husbands, who have
been in Jail, awaiting trial on charges
OF non-suppoIt, were released by Po-
lice Justice Stein, Saturday. after
their fearful wives pleaded with the
court to have the husbands released.
There is a little romance in the case
of Elmer Thompson, whose wife, Ne
Ia, secured his release.
The Thompsons were married two
years ago, in Windsor. Shortly after
wards, he deserted her. A former suit
or for the woman's hand then took q
kindly interest in her and spent much
OF his time in her company. One
night, the sutton purchased tickets
for the theater and he and Mrs.
Thompson were just entering the lob
by, when they came face to face with
Thompson. the husband.
The lover very CALAMITY turned the
theater coupons over to the long-lost
husband This kindly act resulted In
reconciliation for the Thompsons,
but the husband later became afflict-
ed with wanderlust again and disap-
peared for the second time. His wife
then swore out warrant for non
support. Thompson was arrested re-
Gently and was held in the county jail,
until Saturday when Mrs. Thompson
relented.
Mrs. Minnie Bennett sought an in
terview with Justice Stein Saturday,
and pleaded for her husband, Thomas.
whom she had arrested several days
ago on charge of non-support. She
told the Judge she has sick child
at home, and that the baby is con-
stantly asking for its papa. Thomas
was much affected when he learned
the baby is iii and upon his promise
to do better, he was released.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-22

Ordi.ssss No an.
AN ORDINANCE 10 amend Section 3 a.
an Ordinances entitled IAN ordiu1noo
prescribing certain limits within ne
which spiritpous. Intoxicating .or
malt liquors are sold as bovsr4ge
shall not hereafter be esta blishe1
soseasins or malt a iiquo P' soiS sSsrs
In. and 20 repeal all ordinances In
consistent herewith" Approved Jan
z; A. u. 1905 as amended
of the City OF Detroit: VI
Section 4 That Section 3 or an or
dinance entitled IAN Ordinance pre-
seribing certain limits within the City
OF Detroit where saloons In which
spirituous. Intoxicating or malt liquors
are sold as beverage, shall not Mere-
after be established and mafntameQ.
liquors sold therein. and TO repeal all
ordinances inconsistent herewith. APP
proved Jan. 2. 1908. as amended. be
ana the same Is hereby amended -
az TO read as follows:
Sec. g. No saloon where spirituous.
intoxicating or malt liquors are sold 41
beverage shall hereafter be estab-
ilshed and maintained within the ter
ritory within the City OF Detroit de-
scribed as follows: All that portion
OF the City bounded on the north bx
the northerly City limits: on the eoGI
by a line commencing on the cent
-
intersection OF the northeriy city Inn
Its; thence southerly along the center
line OF Wilson avenue, extended. TO
the center line OF Seward ayenue.
thence easterly along the center line
OF Seward avenue TO the center line OF
Greenfield avenue. extended. TO the
center line of Trumbull avenue, where
same intersects Holden avenue; thence
southerly along the center line OF
Trumbull avenue 10 a point 100 feet
distant northerly from the n0rtherty
line OF Grand River avenue to the CEN
ter line OF Wabash avenue. extended.
to the northerly City limits.
Excepting so much of said herein
restricted portion as Is bounded as foi-
lows:
commencing at a point at the In
tersection of the center lines Of Kirby
avenue west and Twelfth street; thence
southerly along the center line OF
Twelfth street TO point ~ feet
southeriy from the center line Of Kfr-
by avenue west; thence westerly par
allel with the center line of Kirby
line of the public alley irst west Of
Twelfth street; thence northeriy along
the center line OF said public alley 90
q point where the center line or SAID
public alley intersects the center lire
OF Kirby avenue west; thence EASTERN
along the center line OF said Kirby
avenue west to the place OF beginning'
Sec q This Ordinance IL to take Inn
mediate effect
Approved April 2. 1911.
wM b. THOMPSON.
Attest:
CHAs. A. NICHOLS.
City Clerk. (355)
(offciai papers please copy).
The Detroit times., 1911-04-22
Ordinances No. s1s.

AN ORDINANCE to amend section J
of Chapter 40 OF the Compiled Ordt-
nances OF the City of Detroit OK
1904
IL Is hereby ordained by the people
OF the City OF Detroit:
Section l. That Section ] OF Chapter
40 OF the Compiled Ordinances OF the
City OF Detroit CT 1904. be, and the
same is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Sec l. No board or commission
Of the City OF Detroit shall pay to any
laborer or workman working for such
board or commission a sum less than
two dollars per day: and whenever the
city OF Detroit or any board or com
mission of said City of Detroit shall
employ any laborer or workman, the
minimum wage shall be not less than
two dollars per day for eight hours
Sec. 2. This ordinance shall take fm-
mediate effect.
Approved April 2, 1911.
VIM b. THOMPSON.
Mayor
Attest:
CHAS. A. NICHOLS.
City Clerk (35e)
(offcial papers please COPY.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-22
FREIGHTERs PASS DETROIT.
New Willis L. King Among First OF
Season On River.

Many package freight steamers are
already on the lakes. The freighters
Rochester and Chicago passed up
Friday on their first trips OF the sea-
son, bound for Chicago with light
cargoes. The big steamer p. p. Nil
Ter passed up Friday afternoon. close
ly followed by the steamers Reynolds
and Capt. Thomas Wilson.
The steamer Tuscarora. package
freighter of the Lehigh Valley line,
passed down Friday afternoon. She
Is the first cownbound boat of that
feet to pass this season.
The steamer Willis l.. King. in
charge of Capt. Tom Simmons, went
up Friday afternoon on her first trip,
with a cargo Of coal from Toledo. She
was completed last fall at the Ecorse
yard of the Great Lakes Engineering
Co., and is one Of the largest boats
on the lakes.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-22
GETS MICHIGAN CORRECTIONS.
Independent Lines VIII Enter Chicago
ADDING 100000 instruments.

CHICAGO. April 22.-Judge Kohl
satt, OF the United States circuit
court, has signed an order authorizing
the receivers of the Interstate lnde-
pendent Telephone & Telegraph co.
to enter into a traffic agreement,
which means Chicago will have con-
nections with 100000 instruments
in the middle west
Connections will be made with the
IA. 900 telephones OF the Tunnel COM
pany now in operation in the stock
Yards district and in other sections OF
Chicago, with twenty-none exchanges
of the Interstate company in Illinois.
with the exchanges OF the Kinloch
company I'm St. Louis and with 100
other Independent exchanges in lndi-
ana, Kentucky Ohio Michigan Mis-
souri, Tennessee Iowa Wisconsin and
Minnesota. The Illinois exchanges In
clude those at Springfield, Peoria, Jol-
let Aurora, Elgin, Sterling and Nor
rison.
The receivers OF the Tunnel com
many are Charles G.. Dawes and David
II Forgan and the Interstate company
receivers are Fred A. Dolph and VIII
liam G.. .Niblack OF Chicago and San
ford w. Ladd Of Detroit
The Detroit times., 1911-04-22
Capt. wilkinson Buried.

Funeral services for Capt. John
wilkinson, commander of the steamer
Columbia, of the Ferry Co.'s fleet,
were held in Windsor, Friday. The
burial took place in st. Johns GENE
terry, Sandwich. The active pallbear-
ers were: Capt. John Dempsteadt,
Detroit; II. ID. Drake, Walkerville;
Capt. John Ferguson, Capt. Peter
williams, A. ID. Bowlby and C. e.
Park, of Windsor. The funeral was
under the auspices Of Windsor lodge,
A. f. & A. NJ, of which the captain
was a postmaster. Fairbanks post.
G.. A. r., Detroit, to which the cap
tain belonged, was represented by 10
or 20 veterans.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-22
Steal Trunk contaInIna $4,000.

CHICAGO. April 22.-No trace has
yet been found of the thieves who
yesterday stole a trunk containing
100000 worth of watch cases from an
express wagon in the very heart OF
the business district of Chicago. De
tectives believe the theft was the
work of a well organized band of rob-
bers who have trailed the trunk all
over the country, waiting for favor
able opportunity TO seize IL.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-22
CHILD KILLED BY TRUCK.
Four-Year-Oid Mary DanieIski Dies
on Way TO Hospital.

Mary Danielski, four years old, No.
124 Superior-st., was run over by a
one-horse truck on Superior-st., be-
tween Hastings and st. Antoine-sts..
Friday evening. The little girl was so
badly injured that she died on her
way to the hospital In an auto patrol.
The driver OF the truck is Joseph w.
Smith, No. 237 Superior-st. Coroner
Burgess is investigating.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-22
SLEW UNCLE TO GET 500.

MO, Mich, April 22-verne e. Err
win, who broke down and made con-
fession that he killed his uncle, Jacob
Mcintyre and taken 500 in cash from
him, has been held TO the circuit court
for murder. Mcintyre was found dead
in a swamp a month age. his shotgun
lying beside him. His body was later
exhumed and Ervin's arrest followed.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-22
Million Tons Of Gre Sold.

CLEVELAND, April 22.-Pittsburg
reports say the Snyder interests have
closed q sale of $4,000 tons OF Lake
Superior iron ore at so cents under
the 1910 prices. A Cleveland shipper
has announced the sale OF $4,000 tons
on the same basis. 1t Is said that
over a million tons OF ore have been
sold on the 1911 basis.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-22
Mayor Thompson received a wi

Mayor Thompson received a wire,
Saturday. from Daniel J. Keefe, com
missioner OF immigration, stating that
francesca Russo would be allowed to
enter this country. Russo Is deaf
mute, and would be excluded under
the regulations. His father is Grail
ano Russo. who runs shoe store at
No. 6S4 Russell-st. The family is
prosperous, and the mayor has given
assurances that the young man never
would become a public charge.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-22
NEW CORPORATIONS.

LANSING. Mich. April 22.-The
following companies have fled ar
ticIes OF incorporation with the secre-
tarv OF state: Big Rapids Electric
company. Big Rapids, increase from
S35. 600 10 $4,000: Hine Lumber COM
many. Bay City. $4,000.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-22
COLD BUT CLEAR WEATHER.
Chicago Has snowstorm Coming, But
Game May Be Played.

Although there is snowstorm pre-
dcted. the weather in Chicago, thls
morning, Is cold but clear, and there
seems TO be a fair chance of playing
the game scheduled between the Sox
and Tigers,
Manager Jennings renewed his pre-
diction that, in case play should not
be prevented, Willett would be the
pitcher who would ascend the sleb
for the Tigers.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-22
VESSEL PASSAGES.
DefrOit.

Up: Northern Light. 10:40 Friday
night: Cornelius 1910 "a. m; Al Mar
shall. 2:20. Townsend. $40; Coffnber-
ry, 4:4O; r. s. Warner. 1920: Gould. y:
Augustine, $50: Flagg, 3. A. II. Ames.
40: French. 1910; Bethlehem. il:10.
Down Buckley, 800 Friday night;
Gordon, 1890: G. Neff, 1870 a. m:
Owego, 9:15: viking. 1915.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-22
PROMISE HAS NARROW ESCAPE
Steering Gear Goes Wrong as Car
Ferry Is Bearnlnq Down.

The steering gear on the steamer
Promise was broken while that ferry
boat was midstream, late Friday after
noon. While the boat was helpless. a
c. p. r. car ferry almost ran II down.
A panic among the passengers was
narrowly averted. After great deal
of difficulty the landing on the Wind
sor side was finally reached.