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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-23
A Pre- MiIIeninI Bible conference Will
he held I'm the Central Pres D. &c rim
MURPHY GIVES REASONS
FOR USE OF TRUCKS

Perhaps no commercial wagon ex-
pert In the country has been more
concise in giving good reasons for
Investigating and using the motor
truck than Gleason Murphy, vice
president of General Motors Truck
company. He insists that the follow
ing are telling points and is direct
ing them at the minds OF hundreds
of business men:
Because II will increase the effici~
enSy of your delivery system.
because 1t will give you prestige.
Because IL will help 10 increase
yonr business.
because you will be able to cover
a large territory in given time.
Because the motor truck will work
for YOU every day in the year.
Because the efficiency OF your en-
tire organization is judged by the
way you deliver your goods
Because the motor truck is not az
fected BY the elements or cold
Because you are able TO get I'M
biased opinions from manufacturers.
Because you can make a thorough
investigation of both the gasoline
and electric systems.
Because the market affords wide
ran.,e of capacities and bodies both
in electric and gasoline types.
Because the motor truck is GER
ta'nty, having reached standardized
ton that insures it's everyday use.
Because up TO Jan. /, 1912, 100000
600 worth of trucks had been sold
since the inception of the industry.
Pecause the motor truck Is now APP
plicable to nearly all businesses,
owing TO the wide range of body de-
signs built and the mechanical equip
ment
Because each motor truck takes
the place OF two or three teams and
as many wagons. depending largely
on the routing and extent OF your de-
livery system
Because the motor truck will car
ry loads and negotiate hills that
horses are unable 10 do.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-23
TO OBJECT TO FURTHER
DIVERSION OF WATER

Lake vessel interests will be rep
resented at public hearing In
Washington. next Wednesday. when
Chicago authorities will ask for per-
mission TO divert 10000 cubic feet OF
water per second for drainage pur-
poses, I'm addition to the 1850 feet
already used Vigorous opposition
will probably develop. as il is feared
thai any further diversion OF water
will still further lower lake levels
and greatly hamper navigation. Lake
levelg have been falling steadily for
years, and are now lower than in
1896. the lowest recorded since
1860 The Canadian authorities have
notified the-t-fited- that they
will protest against any further di.
version OF water from the great lakes.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-23
HOUSEKEEPER is SUED
FOR AN ACCOUNTING

Francis II. Warren, administrator
OF the estate of the late John T..
Glaze, filed suit in the circuit court,
Friday, against Anna Maria Martin,
who acted as housekeeper for Glaze
sometime before he died, demanding
an accounting of his estate. 1t is al
legged that Glaze left considerable
property but that it has all disap-
peared, leaving nothing to distribute
among the heirs.
Glaze was the owner of a prosper
Gus rooming house. had bank &C
count OF 81 800, and number fvaiu-
able diamonds. 1t is claimed that
shortly before his death the defend
ant withdrew $500 from the bank on
an order from Glaze. 1t is also
claimed that on the day he died she
went to the bank. represented herself
as Glaze's mother and withdrew the
balance OF the account.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-23
SEE SCHEME TO DEFEAT
Gov WOODROW WILSON
WITH FAvOR|TE SONS
Friends of New Jersey Candidate
Think Cid r Hse=May=Re=
Employed
SEVEN IN THE FIELD NOW
Several of, These Permit Use of
Names With Sincere Hope
of Winning
SEVEN IN THE FIELD NOW

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.--Managers.
OF Gov. Woodrow Wilson's presiden-
tial campaign believe they have dis
covered a plan of the opposition to
prevent his nomination by bringing
enough favorite sons into the field
TO control the Baltimore convention.
This is a plan of campaign frequently
resorted 10 in both political parties
and sometimes it has been success
full.
An effort in that direction was
made In 1904, when Mr.. Roosevelt,
then president, was seeking nomina'
ton. Among the favorite sons at that
time we're J. G. Cannon. speaker; c..
w. Fairbanks. vice-president, and r.
c. Knox. senator. Mr.. Roosevelt was
however nominated by practically
unanimous vote. few struggling
delegates. headed by the delegates
from Wisconsin, supporting Senator
l.aFolIette. At an earlier day, the
fayorite son idea contributed to the
defeat OF General Grant, when he was
seeking a third nomination ir 1880.
The presence of seven or eight
men as candidates gives, some color
TO the present contention Not Fall OF
these candidates have appeared
primarily with view to defeating
Governor Wilson. On the contrary,
some OF them have been in the race
as long as he has been. But of course
10 the extent that they will get dele
gates who otherwise might go to
Governor Wilson, they will impede
his candidacy.
The candidacy of Mayor Gaynor OF
New York city is probably directed
suuarely against Governor Wilson.
Mr. Gaynor is presumably the choice
of Tammanv Hall until the way is
open to deliver the conservative vote
OF the convention in mass against
Governor Wilson, assuming the in
ability OF Governor Harmon to win.
Mayor Gaynor is favorite son candi-
date in the sense in which that term
is usually used. So is Senator Mar
tin of Virginia, who, IL is understood,
will go 10 the convention with the
vote of Virginia behind him, provided
the Wilson following in the state is
un!mportant enough TO make such a
course possible.
II Virginia were left TO itself. IL is
quite certain that it would support
Governor Wilson. The remaining fav-
orite son is Gov. Simeon +. Baldwin
of Connecticut. He may not remain
in the race; indeed, he is not yet for
nally in it. But 1t is known that he
has been encouraged to become a
candidate.
The tendency of the field to unite
against Governor Wilson will become
iluch more apparent than at present.
il the Wilson. boom should continue
TO develop strength.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-23
INVESTIGATES
EDITH LOVEJOY'S DEATli

Coroner Rothacher has teiegraphed
t. Marine City, TO the parents of
Edith Lovejoy, who was found frozen
and dying in an alley in the rear OF
No. 1917 Fort-st. east. Thursday, and
who passed away in the police am
bulance. Meanwhile, the unfortunate
woman's body lies in the county
a large bruise on the chin may in
diclte that she was roughly dealt
With before her death. though II is
possible that the bruise was caused
by fall. ~
Coroner Rothacher has sent the
dead woman's stomach to County
Chemist Clark for analysis, though IL
is believed that alcoholism was re-
sponsible for her helpless condition,
which led to her pitiful death.
A post norton examination show
ed that the woman's heart was in
bad condition, probably due to al
cohclic excuses.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-23
STILL AFTER PHONE
SERVICE AT FLAT RATE

Windsor and Walkerville council
and board of trade representatives
appointed a committee, Thursday
Night, to confer with the Detroit Board
of Commerce in the hope OF inducing
the Michigan State Telephone Co. to
furnish a fat rate for trans.river tele-
phonic communication The Bell
Telephone Co. OF Canada, has fatty
refused TO grant the request. insisting
that a nickel rate shall rule for every
call made to Detroit by Windsor sub
scrlbers
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-23
HON. burned In Earl, MornInr.

\ frame house, owned and occupied
b. a butcher named Smith. just east Of
the Gratiot-ave. car barns. In Beesvillc.
was burned 20 the ground about 40
o'clock Friday morning Mr.. Smith was
alone in the house. his wifs and family
being awaySon q visit. Motorman Abe"
Golwater saw the flames from the car
barns and was the first TO notify smith
that his home was burning. Smith got
out safely, but had To rropc his way
through dense smoke. He wanted 10
-rezEIiler- lha-llnuSa a-ss.St--effte-
nture. and the men attracted by-IL.s
fire had difficulty in persuading him
no; TO- The cause ~ the FIRE ~ not
known
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-23

Job Printing Done Night Ttmes
Printing Co. Is John st
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-23
Hiss stokes AssniIanis on Stage.

CLEVELAND, Feb 23.-Lilliqn Gra-
ham and Ethel Conrad, recently acquit-
teu In New York Of shooting w. II. -.
Stokes. and since that time members Of
a burlesque troupe. have given up their
enGGg ment with the company and
returned TO Philadelphia. Kisses and
other disturbing annoyances during
their turns on the stage, proved too
much for the show girls. Wednesday
night. ihst after the girls had finished
singing, they were greeted with Kisses
After leaving the stage Miss Graham
tainted and the two could not go on
for their second song.
Job Printing Done Righs. Times
Printing CO.. I 5 John R.-st
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-23

After Glaze's death the diamonds
could not be found, and the woman
claims that he sold them. She retains
possession Of the rooming house,
claiming it is hers. and she also has
a watch. which the administrators
claims belonged 10 Glaze. The de-
PENDANT says she gave 1t 10 him and
took IL back after his death.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-23
No flag noated from the city HALL nsg-
alan IhuradnN I'm honor of the nm
WE WANT TO KNOW

II you do not receive the De-
rot Times regularly call Main
1898 and ask for the circulation
department.. Information regard
ing irregular delivery VIII re-
e prompt attention.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-23

Beach
befor
SOUTH Those the photograph from left right Mrs
Phlander
and the
their
he
Central American waters When the secretary vent board he
Shortly
while
admirals which
reftted for his
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-23
Tue Alumni association of the Detroit
Central high school has started an

The Alumni association OF the Detroit
Central high school has started an
active campaign on behalf OF the
proposed purchase OF the detroit
athletic club grounds on Woodward
ave. by the Board OF Education. Let
tiers are being sent TO all Central
high alumni in the city, urging them
to use their influence with their al
dermen and estimators TO secure an
appropriation for the purchase.
A Pre- MIIIeniaI Bible conference will
he held In the Central Presby terrain
church, Friday afternoon and even
iDg. the principal speaker to be the
Rev James Douglas. Of Alberta can
ada The Rev A G. Manson presldes
at the afternoon meeting at O'Clock
the devotional service OF which VIII
be led by the Rev +. Dewey Ehle,
OF the Warren-ave Baptist church
ana DR. Douglas will speak on This
same Jesus will SO come. In the
evening at 1880 o'clock the Rev. Mar
Gus Scott Will preside. and the Rev.
Il. A. Lankin. of the Hudson-ave.
Baptist church, will lead the devo.
uonal service. DR. Douglas VIII
conduct n round table conference on
The second coming OF Christ The
mems chorus OF the Woodward-ave
Presbyterian church will sing,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12
ERUPTION LIKE PIMPLES

Wathena, Kan.-"My child's scalp
trouble became so bad that / was
ashamed to have anyone see him. His
head had a solid scab on it. He also
had a terrible breaking out on his face
which was gradually growing worse.
The eruption was like pimples which
developed into sores when he scratch
ed, which he did almost constantly.
Baby would almost scratch himself
raw.
Il had used several different kinds
Of salve, none of them helping in the
least bit, when l saw the Cuticura ad-
vertisement in the paper and it made
me think of the good results my sister
had when she used 1t for her children.
l had only used Cut;cura Soap and
Ointment about two weeks before l
noticed that the sores were almost en-
tirely gone, and it must have been a
month or six weeks be was troubled
before l began the treatment. He
would get easy when I would put the
Cuticura Ointment on him. Cuticura
Soap and Ointment completely cured
him and he has a clear complexion
now" (signed) Mrs. w. H. Hughes,
Dec. 81, 1911.
Cuticur2 Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L. Boston"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12
ANGRY FISH BITES ANGLER
Brooklyn Man, the Sufferer, Sends
Head to Pasteur Institute, Fear
Ing Rabies.

Whether a fish can have dydro-
phobia is a question that FREQ
Henry of Hancock street, Brooklyn,
would like to have settled, and foi
that reason he has sent to the Pas
teur institute in New York the head
OF pickerel that bit him at Swarts
wood lake recently, says Newton IN.
J)s correspondent Of the New York
Press. Henry was fishing in a boat
that was trifle leaky and he took on
his shoes and socks. His first catch
was pickerel weighing three pounds.
When he yanked the fish it Topped
around in the bottom of the boat in
a lively fashion.
AS Henry was batting up again he
felt sharp pain in one of his feet,
and, looking down, saw that the pick
erel had made jump and fastened
its teeth in his toe. He tried to kick
the fish away, but the pickerel held
on and Henry had to use the handle
Of his landing net to pry open the
fish's jaws before he got free Of It.
The toe started to swell where the
teeth had punctured it, and Henry be-
came worried. He says he thinks 1t
possible that the pickerel may have
had hydrophobia and as a precaution.
airy measure, he sent the head to the
Pasteur institute.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12

jects for a considerable distance, and
will travel at least 20 miles, so that
they could be received and recorded
by a suitable apparatus at that dis
tance, and would be able to travel
at least five miles and send back to
the ship a reflected echo that would
be stro2g enough to be detected"
Sir Hiram point out that in pro-
viding a ship with sixth sense"
three distinct devices must be COM
bined: one for producing and sending
out the necessary sound waves, one
for receiving the reflected waves and
making them audible by ringing bells
and another apparatus for recording
the amplitude of the waves Here is
his description of the apparatus he
has invented:
For producing the vibrations of
waves prefer to use modified form
of siren, the disk being rotated at a
suitable speed by a motor of some
kind. preferably an electric motor.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12
Only Decoration That the British Sol
dlers Value Highly Is the
"vlctorla Cross"

The fact that there are no fewer
than $4,000 medals stored at Wool
wich awaiting claimants causes one
to wonder whether the soldier puts so
high value on medals as is usually
supposed.
Nearly all Of these medals are for
the Boer war, and there is special
government department with a staff
of clerks endeavoring to trace the
owners. Besides these Boer war
medals, there are 1000 medals for the
Zulu war which, have never been
claimed, and even to this day belated
claims are still put in for medals for
the Crimea and Indian mutiny.
A short time ago, for example, a
veteran named James Crystal applied
for and received a medal for Afghan
istan, after lapse Of thirty years.
Most of the Boer war medals at
Woolwich belong to irregulars, who
Joined on the outbreak of the war,
and, after It was over, scattered all
over the world. But many regulars
have not troubled to claim the medal,
alleging that 1t is too cheap, and con-
sidering that 100000 of the medals
were struck, II is certainly never like
1y to become rarity
Before the days Of Waterloo very
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12

few medals were issued. The first
medal ever issued was that given to
the Elizabethan seamen who defeated
the Armada, and the earliest military
decoration was a silver badge issued
by Charles in 1643 for presentation
to soldiers who had distinguished
themselves in forlorn hopes. ...
Waterloo was the first occasion
when there was a general issue of
medals. and since that time, instead
of issuing too few medals, England
has gone, perhaps to the other ex-
treme. Soldiers point out that the
same decoration is awarded to the
man who has been fighting at the
front and carrying his life in his
hands for months, as to the man in a
regiment which has never stirred
from the base Of operations or so
much as seen the enemy.
Every effort is made by the author
tiles to see that medals reach their
owners, and If the owner of medal
happens to be dead. the medal is for
warded to his next of kin. Yet there
are still large numbers unclaimed,
and according to the regulations now
IN force, at the end of ten years
time the medals will be broken up
and the silver debited to the mint.
The Victoria Cross, Of course. is a
decoration OF quite another character,
and a soldier would as soon think of
parting with his life as with his Vic
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12

instead OF ringing . ben II produces
a diagram Of the disturbances In the
aIr-that is, when there is no noise
except that due to the action OF the
ship or the sea waves. a wRvy line
is produced, but whenever the Vibrs-
tions sent out by the vibrator strike
an object and return, the waVy line
on the paper becomes very much In
creased In amplitude, so as to be cas-
lily observed. and the distance that the
object is from the ship can be meas
ured by the length of the paper strip
between the giving off Of the vibra-
tions and the receiving Of the echo;
therefore, the distance can be de-
termined with a considerable degree
Of nicely, and the size Of the object
may be determined by the amplitude
of the waves that return.
The inventor says that the appara-
tus for producing the atmospheric
vibrations should be placed we'll for
ward on the main deck of the ship
or in any position where it can be
turned about from port to starboard.
1t should be secured to the deck very
firmly, and connected, by means OF
three-inch pipe, with a high-pres.
| sure boiler. A straightaway valve
should be placed in the pipe near
the boiler, and some means should
be found of preventing the accumula
tion of water in the pipe leading tc
the apparatus.
Except in foggy or stormy weather
the apparatus would be merely orna
mental, of course, until it were uset
for communicating with other ships
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12

great amplitude and power they are
able to travel over great distances,
and when they come in contact with
a body the waves are reflected back
to the ship in the same manner that
sound would be reflected back, but
this echo would not be audible to the
human ear.
Il therefore provide an apparatus
which might be considered as an arti-
fetal ear. 1t is provided with a large
diaphragm tightly drawn over a
drum-shaped cylinder, and so ar
ranged that the atmospheric pressure
is always the same on both sides,
quite irrespective of any air blast. 1t
is therefore always able to vibrate
freely in response to the waves of the
echo, and it's vibrations are made to
open and close certain electrical cir
scuits which ring series Of bells OF
various sizes. If, for example, the
object is very small or at very great
distance from the ship, very small
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12

Diligent search is being made at
Florence, Italy, for the will of Robert
Browning, son of the famous poet,
but so far it has not been found. The
fact that there apparently is no will
is causing considerable gossip, as
the property, of which there is a good
deal, both in Asolo and Florence,
will pass to his wife, who was Miss
Coddington of New York and from
whom he lived apart for years, owing
to incompatibility of temper.
Browning's property in Florence il
cluded Cass Guidi, where he spent HIS
childhood days. When his mother
died the pra1eGty passed out of the
family, aGd was acquired b. him a
few years ago.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12
Parthenon In Danger of Collapse.

Parthenon IN hanger OF Collapse,
A shock will be given to lovers of
antiquity by the suggestion made In
the Revue des Beaux Arts that the
Parthenon is in serious danger of col
lapse. Witn,1 the las. twnnty years
tie columns seem to have lost their
rigidity, and unless the work of
strengthening the foundations is taken
in hand disaster may follow. The
cause of the threatened collapse is
the removal by archeologists Of
sculptcred ruins of an earlier temple
on the Acropolis which served as
foundations for the Parthenon, and
which have been taken to various mu-
seums for display and preservation.
No effective precautions were taken to
replace these relics by fresh masonry.
Modern Greece has no money to spare
for the necessary work of restoration,
hut it should not be difficult for those
countries which have benefited from
the spoliation of the treasures OF Ath-
eLs to raise funds to prevent the de.
struction Of one Of the wonders of
the world Westminster Gazette.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-09-12

Briefly stated, he wishes TO proVlue
ships With a sixth sense" repre-
sented by an apparatus that will send
out vibrations and record minutely
the echoes caused by them If they
strike against any hard object near
the ship = an iceberg, for example.
Sir Hiram got his idea of this sixth
sense from the bat, which, according
to him and other scientists, possesses
such q sense, and is able by means OF
it to find it's way about in the dark
with perfect ease.
The inventor explains his invention
in a pamphlet just published by him
in London. "The wreck of the Titantic
was a severe and painful shock to US
ALL" he writes. II asked myself: Has
science reached the end of its tether!
Is there no possible means OF avoid
ing such a deplorable loss Of life and
property At the end of four hours
it occurred to me that ships could be
provided with what might be ap-
propriately called a sixth sense, that
would detect large objects IN their
immediate vicinity without the aid
of a searchlight."
Then Sir Hiram set to work to
study the bats peculiar possession
In an endeavor to apply 1t to prevent
ing marine collisions, and soon hit
upon the idea which he now makes
public. Before describing the new
Maxim apparatus it Is well to set
down what he has to say about that
which inspired 1t, the sixth sense of
the bat
Every naturalist that has either
experimental on bats or writes on
the subject" he says, seems to ad-
NIT that the extraordinary append
ages attached to the bats face are
organs of perception more or less
allied to the sense of feeling, but
not one of them, so far as l can learn,
has ever suggested that these organs
are for the purpose Of receiving the
echo from the vibrations of the wings.
think was the first to discover this.
The inventor goes on to show that
the wings of the bat are extremely
sensitive and very we'll provided with
nerves, which is also true of the va
rious organs Of the bats face. These
nerves, he maintains, are intimately
connected with each other and with
the brain. Thus bat, flying about
in total darkness, seers out, by
means of it's wings, series of pulsa-
tions or wave-like sound waves, but
too low to be considered a sound.
These waves. striking against all
surrounding objects, are reflected
and light are, and these reflections
of the vibrations, being received by
the sensitive organs on the face OF
the bat, enable 1t to Judge the dis.
tance to any object by the lapse of
time between the sending out and
the receiving of the waves.
Coming, then, to his collision-pre'
venter, Sir Hiram says:
Suppose now that we construct an
apparatus that will produce atmo
spheric vibrations of about the same
frequency as those produced by the
bat, but instead Of using the infini
tesimal amount Of energy employed
by the bat. we use 200 or 300-horse
power-that is, we send out waves
that have an amplitude and energy al
least 100000 times as great as those
sent out by the bat. These vibra
tions, although of great energy, will
not be audible to our ears, but they
will shake up and agitate light OBJ