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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-06
COMMITTEE
GETS READY TO PROBE
NEW YORK GRAFT CHARGES
Nine Members Are Appointed To
Dig To Bottom of Scandal
Affecting Police
INQUIRY TO BE SEARCHING
lieut. Pecker's Friends Urge
DCons.
Littleton AS Counsel

NEW YORK, Aug 6.-The alder
manic committee OF nine named to
probe. the wholesale police graft
charges growing out OF the murder
three weeks ago OF gambler Herman
Rosenthal and to inquire into the
workings of the alleged System" to-
day considered the selection OF coun-
sci TO supervise the inquiry. Corpora
tton Counsel Watson, whom Mayor
Gaynor desired TO conduct the investi-
CATION and TO whom some Of the alder
men objected Informed the city faith
ers that the duties of his office made
II imperative that he keep In touch
with every aldermanic inquiry OF such
nature and that he would be glad
10 cooperate with any special counsel
the investigators might wish TO en-
ploy.
That the probe of the police depart
ment will be searching and thorough
one, possibly more merciless than the
Lexow inquiry, is assured. The nine
men appointed on the committee in
clude both Republicans and Demo
Gratis, Tammany and anti-Tammany
Gaynor and Commissioner Waldo.
With his third arraignment on a
charge OF murder in the first degree
for procuring the assassination OF his
friend and alleged partner Rosenthal
set for tomorrow, Lieut.. Charles Beck
er today was In doubt as TO who
would defend him. John F. Mcintyre
and Congressman Martin w. Littleton
were under consideration, the former
the choice of the lieutenant's wife
while his political friends, it was said,
urged that Littleton be retained Rob-
ert III. Elder, former district attorney
for Brooklyn and Kings county,
who yesterday appeared in the case.
withdrew in few hours and would
not discuss the matter.
The board of aldermen yesterday
afternoon adopted resolution pro-
viding for an investigation of the po.
lice department in connection with the
gambling scandal
The resolution, offered by Alderman
Curran. Republican, was supported by
the Tammany members and was unan-
imously adopted. there being 20 alder
men in attendance. Mayor Gaynor
was not present. The resolution car
rled with II an appropriation OF $25,-
600 for the investigation and the aid
ermen voted TO authorize the comp
troller Immediately to issue municipal
bonds TO cover the amount. The reso.
luton follows:
Resolved, That special com
mittee OF nine members elected to
the board of aldermen be appoint
ed TO inquire whether the laws
and ordinances of the city relat-
ing TO the police department of
the city of New York are being
faithfully observed and whether
the duties of the officers of such
department are being faithfully
discharged and to examine and
report whether there are any un-
necessary, inefficient or unfit en-
ployes of said department and
generally in respect to all matters
which will conduce to the orderly
and economical administration of
the department aforesaid.
Aldermen Ripley, Folks, Bowling,
Hamilton, Esterbrook, Shipley, Ken.
ny and Smith were appointed on the
committee and Alderman Curran was
made chairman.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-06
THREE ARE VICTIMS
OF AUTO ACCIDENTS

Three persons were slightly injur
ed in automobile accidents, Monday
Stephen Sovorski, No. 9S Cortland
ave. was struck by an auto driven
by j. W. Martin, No. 1890 Bellevue
ave-, while crossing Solvay-ave., and
sustained a fracture of the right leg.
He was taken to Solvay hospital.
Emil Welner, IA years old, and liv-
ing at No l59 Wilkins'st, was injur-
ed about the foot when run over by
an unidentified autoist on the Cam
pus.
Adam Polska, No. 765 Twenty-third-
ST., lodged one auto at Dubois-st. and
Jefferson-ave.. and jumped sqrarely
In front Of a machine, driven by j. G..
Mckay, No. AZ Lothrop-ave. He es-
capped with several painful bruises.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-06
DETROIT COUPLE
FLEE FROM MEXICO

Ell PASO, Tex, Aug. 6.-Among
the hundreds OF refugees who fed
from Mexico TO escape the wrath OF
the rebels are Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Bak-
er of Detroit. Mr.. Baker was station
ed in Mexico for a Detroit house and
remained as long as the revolution.
lists would permit The depredations
became so pronounced. however. that
the couple were forced 10 fee 10 the
United States.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-06
AMERICAN MARINES
LAND IN NICARAGUA

WASHINGTON Aug. 6.--Fearing
violence to Americans and American
interests as the result OF the outbreak
between Nicaragua and Costa Rica,
100 United States marines have been
quartered in the American legation
at Managua.
The action OF Commander Terhune
followed complaints from the Ameri-
can company owning and operating
the railroad line from Corinto to
Granada and the steamships on the
inland waters, Lakes Managua and
Nicaragu.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-06
e,,dsriok cronenwett Buried.

Funeral services for the late Fred.
erick Cronenwett were held Tuesday
afterpot IA. in his late home. No Ola
Michigan. ave. under the auspices OF
Palestine lodge, r. e. A. NJ, Mr.
Croncnwett. who died. Sunday morn
ing. following an illness OF two
month";. was wellknown In German
circles cf the city, aud was a char'
ter .loIutcr OF tho German statesmen
association. He was also member
OF Palestine lodge and OF the Odd
Fellows Two brothers and two sis
ters .divIve. George w, Cronenwett.
Chicnso: Albert j. Cronenwett, De
troit. Miss Marie Cronenwett. De
troIt. aud Mrs. c. u. Grove. Lansing.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-06
rodaY,s Band Concerts.

Scheman's military band will play
the following program, Tuesday al.
ternoon, in Palmer park, and Tues
day evening. in Clark park, with
Thomas Lahey, baritone, soloist 7
the evening concert: March. Get In
Line" Scouton); waltz, "Circe" (Lam-
5ert): overture, Jolly Robbers
(Suppe); Irish overture, "Humors or
Donnybrook" (VoltD; medley, The
Delight" (O'Hare); selection from
"El Captain" (Sousa) Dance of the
Hours" from la Gioconda" (Pon'
chiellD.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-06
FILES CHARGES AGAINST
FIRE COMMISSIONERS

LANSING, Aug. 6-The city coun,
Gil by vote Of to last night ap-
pointed committee of five aldermen
TO intervigate the fire and police com
missioners.
ID. E. Burbank, former member OF
the fire department, filed the charges
against the following members !:
Hiram Rickerd, lumber dealer; John
Bonnet, manugacturer; Edward Smith,
James Edmunds, John Wilson and
Holly Verplant.
The allegations charge general in
efficiency.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-06
GOV. WILSON TO MEET
HIS RUNNING MATE
Will Spend Evening With Thom-
as r. Marshall, Vice-Pres-
idential Nominee

SEAGIRT, n. j., Aug. Gov. Will
son got up with the sun today in prep
aration for a strenuous day OF state
and political business. At s o'clock
he started on 50-mile auto jaunt 10
Trenton for his weekly visit TO the
capitol.
Wilson expected to receive dele
cation OF about 100 Delaware Demo
Gratis, and to hold conference with
Gov Emmett O'Neal OF Alabama.
The governor is scheduled TO spend
the evening with Gov Marshall, of
Indiana, the vice-presidential nom
inee
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-06
THREE BOYS, MISSING
WEEK, ARE FOUND

SAGINAW, Mich. Aug. 6-Fred c..
and Clare Wellington and Alpheus
Moore, nigh schoo, boys, Of Saginaw
We're found at Linwood, Mich, on
Saginaw Bay, this morning, after be-
ing missed since week ago, when
they lCft Lore in small fat bottom
ed boat. They had been given mp for
lost an the bay.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-06
THREE CRASH TO GROUND
WHEN BEAM BREAKS

SAGINAW. Mich. Aug. 6.-George
Timons, Edward Dent and Sam Gross.
of Merrill. were thrown so feet TO the
groLnd when beam broke at barn
raising at Thomas Moran's, Monday
afternoon. Timons' nose was crush
ed and his shoulder broken; Dent
hai his shoulder dislocated and-was
internally injured and Gross was in
te-nary hurt. All will live.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-06

Coroner Probes Houekeeper's Death.
Sc A pot-mortem examination OF the
body of Margaret Dennis, found dead
in bed in the home Of Joeph jamie
son, Sandwich, for whom she We act
ing as housekeeper, last Saturday,
failed to show that anything but ma
tural causes were responsible for her
death Coroner Labelle. of Windsor,
however, will hold an inquest. IN the
hope of learning something about her
identity. She is supposed to have liv-
ed in Detroit. She had been with Mr..
Jameson but day. having come TO
him in answer 10 an advertisement
for a housekeeper.
Job Printing Done Right. Times
Printing CO.. - John R.-st-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-06
KING PETER SUFFERS
GENERAL BREAKDOWN

BELGRADE, Servia, Aug. 6.-King
Peters condition is admitted to be
serious today. A consultation of doc
tors has been held and a specialist
probably will be sent from Vienna.
He is suffering from a general break
down
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-06
srnsk RRlhns rRlpLErs.

KALAMAZOO Aug 6.-The stork
brought triplets 10 the home OF Mr.
and Mrs John Schuring in Portage
township, yesterday. The mother and
triplcts are doing nicely.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-06
BISHOP LUDDEN
is TAKEN BY DEATH

SYRACUSE. N. Y, Aug. 6.-BIshop
Patrick A. Ludden. Catholic. OF the
Syracuse diocese. died at sos a. m.
today after a lingering illness.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-06
MIkado's Funeral. Sept. 13.

TOXIC, Aug. 6.-The late mikados S
funeral ceremonies will be held here
on the night of Sept. 13, II was an
nounced today. He will be buried at
Kioto the next night.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-06

Patent Applications filed by BartheI
A Barthel, 81 congress-st west
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-06
MARKET OPENING

NEW YORK, Aug. 6.--The stock
market opened Irregular,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-06

Job Printing Done Right. Tfmes
prIutfnr Co. IL John R.-st-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-06
AN ALMOST FoR-
 GOTTEN TRAGEDY.

Two years ago today Mary Critten- den Scott Castle Charlton was slain at Lake Como, Italy, where she had gone on a honeymoon trip with her twenty-year-old husband: Porter Charlton. Simultaneously the boy dis appeared, and for time it was thought that he too had been done away with Four days after the crime the body of the woman was found in a trunk sunk in the lake. tspolatoff, a Russian secret service agent and a friend of the couple, was arrested, but o3, 1910, Charlton arrived in Hobok- en. N. J., and was arrested. He con fesse6 that he had murdered his wife. Italy then demanded his extradltion, and there followed a. legal battle that has not yet ended. Whether Porter his crime-which, in Italy, would not be merciful death, but solitary con- finement in a dungeon-is question able The career of the woman wrose checkered life came to so tragic an end was in many ways a married at San Jose, Cal, to Neville IT. Castle, a San Francisco lawyer. Their married life was not e happy one and in 1901 Mrs. Castle went to New York ana appeared on the vaudeville stage. In 1909, on Aug. ,, While the IaSnionaDie were para0inS in the peacock alley" of the Wal dorf-Astoria, she fired a bullet from a small revolver at William B. Craig, an attorney she, had known from childhood. The bullet was deflected by q silver cased fountain pen, and Craig was not seriously wounded. Through the influence of Mrs. Castles brother, Capt. Henry H. Scott. of the United States Army, the affair was hushed up. Soon after Mr. Castle ob- tained divorce, and on March 12,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-06
TROLLEYMEN'S
 DEMANDS

The action of the four Massachu- setts unions of trolleymen indicate that a strike may be called unless con- cessicns in wages and working condi- tions are made by the Connecticut Company and its subsidiaries. But the men are not precipitate. They appear to be willing to negotiate, or to arbitrate. before resorting to means by which the public would be vastly lncunvenienced.
 In one matter the men seem to be fully justified, and that is in demand ing a uniform scale. It has been a common practice to keep the trolley men divided by maintaining different rates of pay for the same work, on different parts of a system. This makes cooperation among the men, for their common advantage more diff fcult. and results in condition not equitable to the men.
 The demand for increased pay seems also to be well founded, and such as the companies would have little difficulty in meeting if they had not indulged in a carnival of security issues.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-06
.EXONERATES GOMPERS
 IN DARROW TRIAL
District Attorney Says There Was No Intent to Accuse A. F. of IL.
 Officials.

Los Angeles, June 6-District Attor- ney John D. Fredericks was fined $25 and Attorney H. H. Appel $5 for con- tempt of court by Judge Hutton. fol- lowing an exciting clash between op- posing counsel in the trial of Clarence s. Darrow, yesterday afternoon.
 The controversy; which occurred while the defence was objecting to the introduction of the checks drawn by Frank Morrison, secretary of the American Federation of Labor, in fla yor of Clarence S. Darrow, nearly ended in a fist fight between Appel and F,redericks.
 Darrow, addressing the court for the first time since his trial began, an nounced that he would admit the au- thenticity of the signatures of himself and Morrison to checks drawn on the McNamara defence fund. This brought out sarcastic reply from At torney Fredericks and some uncom- plimentary remarks were exchanged.
 Earlier in the hearing Assistant Dis trict Attorney Ford exonerated Sam uel Gompers, president of the Amer ican Federation of Labor, of guilty knowledge of jury corruption.
 ssIt is unfortunate that the impress sion was given,'' said MT. Ford, 'that we intended to cast any reflections upon MT. Gompers, Mir. Morrison or any other official of the American Federa ton Of Labor In producing the ledger account of Morrison as ,cus- todian of the McNamara defence fund in Washington we only intend to prove that large sums of money were withdrawn and sent to MT. Dar- row.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-06

race have deteriorated mentally, mor- ally and physically. To state fact briefly: the Indian is gradually being starved to death, in many localities, while his own funds and those ap- propriated for his upkeep by the gov ernment, are being used without his consent to pay vast army of Indian bureau employees whose principal work is to draw their own pay while watch ing the Indian sink deeper and deeper into his misery.
 Chairman Graham, of the Commit tee on Expenditures in the Interior Department, who has been investigat- ing the Indian situation for the past year, has made a number. of import ant disclosures, and with the conven- ing of the next Congress he will seek to have laws passed for the relief of these Indians.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-06
MIR. DIVERS VIEWS

MT. Dwyer's remarks upon the cleo ton of MT. Bent are quite to the point. They entirely dispose of the charges that have been made that he had been guilty of "treachery to his friends MT. Dwyer has a clear conception of the truth that leadership implies a duty to those, led, and he indicates clearly that his attitude toward the town chairmanship was dictated sole ly by his desire to have the Democrat ic party enter the presidential election in Bridgeport with the greatest pos sible chance of a victory. This he headship of the party in the hands of an experienced man, as MT. Bent was and is. Most Democrats will agree that MT. Dwyer'A course was wise. MT. Dwyer presents the view of the man who is in politics for the pleasure of the thing and for the good that he can do, as opposed to the view of those who practice the game flor what there is in it.'s
 ue resents the domination of par ties by cliques of office holders, rath- ar than by party voters, and he takes a view of party duty that is commend able. He puts it this way:
 ''I think we are coming to the day of the workingman in politics, and getting away from the job holders running everything. The ordinary man wants good city government, be- cause he gets more for less money. He doesn't want the city 8 money vast ed,5 nor the city's work neglected, .tnd generally speaking he would be bet ter pleased if the fellows who get the jobs on his vote would attend to their work and leave politics to the voters at least the bossing and leadership part of it. The city expects the same as any other employer. It wants per- formance from the people it hires and pays.
 MT. Dwyer is a progressive. He puts the modern doctrine of govern ment into terse language. Govern vent by the people, not government by job holders is what is wanted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-06
CORPUS CHRISTI FESTIVAL
 WILL BE CELEBRATED TODAY

Today is Corpus Christi Day, one of the most splendid festivals of the Roman Catholic Church. Numerous and resplendent will be the observ- ances of the day, for the feast is one of the flowers and gay colors and is distinguished for its magnificent pro- sessions. Old Seville, in Spain, is the city most celebrated for its Corpus Christi ceremonials, while perhaps the most novel and interesting of the days observances takes place annually on the Indian reservation at Kesnena, Wis, on the Menominee, where Uncle Sam's redskin wards, under the direc- tion of priests and nuns, will march in a gay procession. Corpus Christi Day was instituted by Pope Urban w, in 1264, in honor of the Consec- rated Host. The day appointed for it's celebration was the Thursday af- ter Trinity Sunday. In, France the festival is generally observed as the Fete Dieu, under which Eame it is known to the French peoples of Quebec and other sections of Ameri- ca, while in Germany the festival is called the Fronleichnamsfest. The feast is in honor of the eucharist and of the church's belief in the doctrine of transsu substantiation.
 In Catholic lands the Corpus Christ; proccssl 1n passedithrough the streets of the cities, but in Protestant coun- tries it is confined to church yards or te-the church itself. In Seville the ohservant has for years taken the form of a great festival of flowers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-06

Such a system would make the may or the dominating head of the school system.
 Who makes policemen? Is it not the mayor? Who makes firemen? The mayor 9ces. Who puts the men to work on the streets? Once more, the mayor. Should he name the teach CTS also? . 4
 Let us not, dear MT. Mayor, have any more solemn nonsense about the mayor making school board appoint ments to take the schools out of poli- tics. The actual facts of mayoral and political practice are too we'll known.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-06
THE SHIPWRECK.
(By Cora Hartman.)

Written for The Farmer) If we could live a thousand years My Masters, it were a pity to die so The sad partings, the heart-stabbing
 , tears, The hopeless plunge intothe icy flow. Or could we say .'if' we should die, It would be. sad to lose the chance to To yak yak the. the earth under the sweet To hold all that love and friendship
 give. But Oh! we know that all must die, Must go back to the God that gave.
 ana deny Him when He gives us sudden death
 and the grave? Was He no less their God, then? Knowing His splendid Heaven to be
 so near. When those heroes died (Thank Heav-
 en, there were such men) Proudly, calmly, showing no fear ''No greater love hath man shown Than to lay down this life for his
 friend'' The bitter struggle-then "The Great
 White Throne And Heaven forever and ever with
 out end. I know not why, it should be so. This bitter lesson to us below. That some should stay and some
 should go (But they are safe in Heaven I know.) The Master Weaver at his loom, Weaves some, glorious pattern of rare
 beauty, That distorted and monstrous in the Appears to His humble helper at his
 duty. And so-with His splendid Heaven so
 near, And so soon to see His face, These heroes died, forever endeared- And remembered by their race. And "I know not where His islands lift Their fonded palms in air, I only know, they can not drift. Beyond His love and care"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-06
Letter to. West End Lumber Go.
Bridgeport. Conn.


 Dear Sirs: Messrs Leachman & Edel1n, Grafton, w Va, had been sell ing paint, which they thought well of; and this had occurred.
 They had sold a customer IS gal Ions of it to paint his house. A few years later, they sold the same man Devoe lead-and-zinc the same number of gallons to paint the same house; He had gallons left
 The point of the tale is: II gallons Devoe paints an 1S-gallon house. Of course, that isn't all.
 Why does II gallons Devoe go as far as Is gallons of other paint? Be- cause it is all paint, all true, no sham, and full measure.
 But that isn't all. Devoe lasts longer. Nd, no; you haven't got to wait ten years to find that out. Ten thousand people know it. We've got their names. Our agents know them they think a heap of Devoe. There's no difficulty in showing your towns people what to expect of Devoe. s10 will paint $15 house.; and the painful last twice as long.
 Yours truly
 F w DEvOE & co B New York Hubbell & Wade sells our paint.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-06
SCHOOLS AND POLITICS

A little paragraph in the message of his honor the mayor deserves some further attention.
 "I believe" he says, "that the mem- bers of the Board of Education should be appointed by the. mayor, and not be the product of party manipulation at party caucuses and conventions.''
 We are inclined to agree with the mayor about the impropriety of non,- nations to the boapd of education be- ing manipulated in conventions, but that the mayor, now or hefeafter, would be a higher origin for these nomination, we cannot conceive.
 The surest way to thrust an ap- pointment into politics is to give it to the mayor. The very safest way to keep the schools out of politics is to keep the Board of Education as an iu- dependent body, elected and organized for the one purpose of conducting the school system.
 It will appear from scrutiny of the work of this board, organized even un- the method of choosing members, that it stands. upon a, higher plane than any other public department
 Its members have great permanen- cy in office. Fire boards come and go, commissions Aux and flow, but the Board of Education has upon it at all times, under the convention system, many experienced men upon it.
 It maintains superintendent who is of long service and experience. It instituted civil service and the merit system among its employees long be- fore those things were attempted to be applied elsewhere. The very appoint ment of teachers to the schools is un- der the strongest kind of merit sys- tenn, a system based upon the rank of the emp1oye in the schools in which her training as a teacher was acquir- ed.
 The schools have been conducted at a very moderate expense, estimated by the cost of furnishing the same ser vice elsewhere. It would be out If the frying pan into the fire to give school board appointments to the mayor; to give the school patronage into the hands of the mayor.
 A member of the school board un- der the present system makes his rec ord by doing good work upon it.
 Appointed by the mayor he would be expected to do what the mayor re- quired rather than what the schools needed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-06
SITUATION IN CHICAGO

The situation in Chicago Is tense. The tenor of circumstance appears to show that Roosevelt has not acquired q clear plurality of the national con- venticn. and that he may not expect to get it by way of help from the na- tional committee through the seating of his contesting delegations. Almost anything may happen in the case of a. politician as agile and experienced as MT Roosevelt, but for the present it seems more likely that the Taft alterations will be seated.