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The Detroit times., 1912-08-19
NILES RESIDENTS BEGIN
TO UNDO HEAVY LOSS
CAUSED BY CLOUOBURST
Hundreds of Thousands of Dam
age Is Done BY Deluge
of Rain
LIGHTNING KILLS TWO
Several Others Are Seriously In
jured When Bolt Hits Them
During Storm
LIGHTNING KILLS TWO

NILES, Mich. Aug. 19.-Residents
of Niles and vicinity began today to
undo the heavy danger caused yester-
day by a cloudburst which left a trial,
OF death and ruin within a radius OF
three miles OF this city.
Otto Seayer, "a years old, and Her
man Wilcox, 20 years old, both farm
ers, who lived near Niles, were struck
by lightning and killed, and Charles
w. Hushower, railroad official from
South Bend, and three linemen whe
were riding In an automobile, were
seriously injured by bolt Of light
ming.
The cloudburst washed out sever
railway bridges, destroyed miles o
railroad tracks, stopped street cal
traffic in Niles and other towns, held
up all trains of the Big Four and
Michigan Central and did hundreds oi
thousands of dollars damage.
The Michigan Central railroad
yards, covering six acres, were flood
ed. Michigan Central train No. g.
from New York, was delayed here six
hours and was finally sent into Chi
cago over the Lake Shore via Elkhart
The dam of the Cantrell Flour com
pany at Niles burst and the mill and
other buildings for half a mile around
were flooded. Nine cars full OF ami.
mails and effects belonging to the Tig
er Bill circus, which was TO appear al
Benton Harbor, were stalled In three
feet of water near here.
Interuban street car service be
tween Niles and st. Joseph and othe
towns was entirely stopped, and great
damage has been done to telephone
and telegraph lines.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-19
CONGRESS GREASES
WHEELS FOR AN
EARLY W|ND-UP
Adjournment BY Saturday Is
Program of Lawmakers in
Washington
POSSIBLE VETOES FROM
PRESIDENT ONLY HITCH
Important Bills Are Now Up To
Senate For Final
u Action


WASHINGTON Aug. 19.-Congress
hoped TO enter the home stretch to-
day. Adjournment by Saturday was
the program. Possible White House
vetoes were the only hitch.
Big legislative business for the
Getaway" switched today to the SEN
ate. The house is marking time. with
only trash as Majority Leader I'm
derwood expressed II. to consider this
week while action upon the important
bills Is awaited from the other side of
the capitol
Senate leaders today planned to
hustle through their work, beginning
with the budget" bill. passed Satur-
day by the house. Passage of this
measure before night was expected. It
contains the commerce court abolish
ment provision and Is scheduled for
q second presidential veto. Then the
attempt will be made, by Wednesday.
10 pass the bill over the veto. II this
program Is unsuccessful, a third bud
get bill, minus the commerce court
provision, will go through with a
whizz-
Before the president today was the
Panama canal bill, which passed the
Huuot lhAC hll was
undecided whether 10 sign or disap-
prove the measure. de believes the
free tolls provision may be in viola
tion OF the treaty agreement. A sug.
gestion which may save a possible
veto and which was discussed infor-
mally az the capitol today, was TO pass
a resolution declaring that In enact
ing the Panama bill congress had no
intention of abrogating the Hay
Pauncefote treaty.
Conferees on the army appropria-
tion bill went into secret session this
morning. expecting 10 agree upon
bill satisfactory at both the capitol
and White House before evening.
Chairman Hay, Of the house military
affairs committee, intimated today
that the house would recede from its
demands for reduction Of five cavalry
regiments, many army posts and
lengthening of the enlistment term.
Early conferences were planned on
the naval, sundry civil, and postoffice
appropriation bills. Parcels post is
the chief dispute in the postoffice
bills, and the question OF one or two
new battleships is the snag in the
naval bill. The general deficiency
Gill also remains TO be passed by the
senate.
To pass many private bills on the
unanimous consent calendar, the
house met at 10:30 instead Of noon
today.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-19
LEAPS TO DEATH IN
MIDST OF LUXURY

BOSTON, Mass, Aug. 19-The
body of Daniel Shields Cunning,
wealthy young New Yorker who
jumped from the fourth story Of the
Hotel Touraine today, lay in the city
morgue awaiting the arrival of Col.
G. p. Lawton, the young mans uncle.
from New York. Daniel Lathrop
Lawton, the dead mans cousin, who
was here with him, said that the body
will probably be sent to Albany for
burial Cummings death plunge was
caused by an epileptic At. He was a
grand nephew OF Mrs. Leland Stan
ford, founder of Leland Stanford uni
versity, OF California
The Detroit times., 1912-08-19

looks funny. but II keeps the fiies
from pestering them.
NEW YORK. Aug ia one-hour
old baby was blown out OF the win
dow, was protested by pillow, and
fell three stories TO the ground, land
Ing unhurt.
BRISTOL, Va, Aug. l9-Over In
Watusa county. North Carolina. the
grave OF a man who made a reputa-
ton for profanity during his lifetime
ie barren OF yeFdure Grass refuses to
grow on the mound.
WEST ORANGE, y. "A peculiar
maIady that sends her into sleep with
out warning, caused Miss Mary Whit
ford TO fall 90 feet over a clin. She
was only slighuy hurt.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-19

GARY, Ind. Aug. ia romance
which was almost shattered by pos
tai card came TO a happy ending In
Chicago when John Meeker. OF Gary.
was married TO Miss Josephine Kudly,
OF Chicago. The breath came during
their courtship a year ago when
Meeker sent his wife-to-be a love mis-
slve on postal card o (which was a
picture OF a Gary sand flea magnified
many times. Miss Kudly declared she
would rather live in frica than in
Gary where such insests live. II took
Meeker a whole year to impress on
the mind OF Miss KudIy that Gary was
a perfectly safe place to live.
HAMMOND. Ind, Aug. 1.-two In
diana Harbor lads, aged seven and six,
The Detroit times., 1912-08-19
FORMER MICHIGAN MAN, IN WlLEY'S
SHOES, DOESN'T LOVE FOOD DOPERS

Turn back, oh time, dozen years,
and we are In Michigan. with the leg
islature making laws 10 drive food
dopers out OF business.
Laws are no good against these
food adulterers, member from Kal-
amaZoo said. They pay their little
fines and go right along in their
nefarious trade"
Il have the remedy" announced a
bystander.
Everybody looked that way He
was young man barely out OF col
lege. holding down the Job OF state
analyst. position affording him
much work and little pay. Then he
elucidated.
Let's tell all the newspapers and
magazines about every food doping
case we find: that'll put the house
wives next TO this food adulteration
business, and II will mean pure food
quicker than any law can do II"
That youthful Solomon was DR.. Ros-
coe (. Doolittle. heir TO Doc Wiley's
shoes in the bureau OF chemistry. de-
partment OF agriculture.
SO intensely did DR.. Doolittle be-
lieve in publicity OF food doping that
he published bulletins telling about
foods being adulterated. He didn't
neglect any opportunity, however, OF
getting pure food laws jammed
through the legislature.
Eight years ago Doolittle was called
into the federal governments service
by DR.. Wiley and placed in charge
OF the New York laboratory TO exam
Inc imported food. A year ago he
moved on to Washington as a mem
ber OF the food and drug inspection
board. Now he's been appointed head
OF the pure food bureau.
He is only 38 years old. but his
prematurely grey hair and his great
knowledge of the science OF food
The Detroit times., 1912-08-19
CONTINUES LONG
SEARCH FOR PARENTS

KALAMAZOO, Mich. Aug ia
fruitless search OF years for her
father and mother has not crushed the
spirit of pretty 22-year-old Charlotte
Mcdonald, and she declares the
search will go on until she has found
them.
Miss Mcdonald, who was born in
Denver, was given into the care OF a
woman when mere child and placed
in a convent in San Antonio She re-
mained there until IL years old. Let
ters from her mother stopped coming
when she was 10 years old and she
lost all trace OF her parents. She now
heads they are in Denver and has
written the police Of that city.
WAYNE HOTEL GARDENS TONIGHT.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-19

Assistant Prosecutor Jasnowski and
Detective Arnold, OF the Burns staff.
began the days work in the enroll
ment fraud cases, Monday, by having
the sevevn notaries public. who took
the alleged fictitious enrollments,
brought 10 the prosecutors office In
charge OF detectives. AT 3 o'clock
Detectives Brooks and Fox arrived In
the prosecutors office with Ivan Hun
ter and John Steele. A half hour later
Detective Seymour came In with
Thomas L. alton. The others will be
brought in during the morning.
The detectives stated that the pur-
pose In bringing In the men was to
induce them to tell what they know
about the alleged frauds, one saying:
I'VE will put the screws to EN-" The
instructions TO the detectives were to
request the notaries to come In and
arrest them II they refused.
No warrants will be asked for to-
day in the enrolment fraud cases."
said Mr.. Jasnowski. I'VE are giving
the men a chance to explain their
connection with the AFFAIR. We want
more positive proof before We take
any action"
Mr.. Jasnowski and the detectives
we're closeted with Mr.. Dalton for
about five minutes when Mr.. Dalton
left the Office, unaccompanied.
Dalton tells US that he Is absolute
ly innocent OF any intent TO violate
the election laws said Mr.. Jasnow-
ski. He did not care to make any
other statement. He said he is ready
TO come TO the prosecutors Office any
time we telephone for him"
Detective Brooks stated that they
expected to obtain a confession from
Steele. Asked what reason he had to
believe that Steele would confess"
he refused TO say.
Hunter denies he made any con-
| fession," was suggested
That's all right" replied Brooks.
I'VE have his statement, which
amounts to the same thing. taken
before five witnesses"
| Prosecutor Shepherd arrived at 10
O'Clock and the detectives and Steele
and Hunter were 500 ncloseted up
with him. The purpose of bringing
| In Hunter the second time was to
match his statements with those Of
Steele in the expectation tina the lat
ter would confess" when he heard
Huner's statements.
| At that time no other notaries had
appeared, although Detective Arnold
stated that he had sent for the
others.
Believe me there will be no cleo
tion frauds committed In these river
precincts In the primaries" said
Arnold TO The Times. I'VE will ar
rest every man not legally enrolled
who attempts TO vote. Well have the
men down there, too, TO see that the
law senforced."
did you inquire into the legality
OF the Republican enrollments in the
river precincts?" he was asked.
Yes, we did" he replied. The
lists OF names we were furnished with
contained the Republican enrollments
as well as the Democratic. We din
not go into the Republican enroll
ments as deeply as We did into the
Democratic enrollments, but we went
far enough TO convince US that there
are many illegal Republican enroll
.nents
| Assistant Prosecutor Jasnowski and
Detectives Arnold. Fox and Brooks
continued their raid on the cheap
(Continued ON Page Eight
The Detroit times., 1912-08-19

chemistry give him rank with the old
er chemists of the country. Dr. Doo-
little processes great friendship for
DR.. Wiley, and is said 70 regard the
later as the foremost authority on
pure foods in America.
The new government chemist was
born on a farm near Fowlervtlle,
Mich. He studied chemistry under
DR.. Robert s. Kedzie. and by mixing
a little common sense with scientific
Investigations, has now a fairly good
working knowledge Of what We should
eat at the table
The Detroit times., 1912-08-19
LIFE CRUSHED OUT BY
MOUNTAIN OF ROCK

BESSEMER, Mich, Aug. 19.-Fran-
tic efforts are being made to reach the
body OF Ludwig Flpola, who was
buried by mass of rock in the Volby
mine when a big slope 20 to so feet
high fell in. The rescuers are digging
in relays OF one-hour shifts Ii will
take several days and nights TO reach
the body.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-19
PROSECUTOR GOES
ARMED THESE DAYS

Not because he expects trou-
BILE, but to be prepared If any
one drills at him from around
a corner" Prosecutor Shepherd
is carrying revolver OF big
calibre these days. The prose
cutor says he is getting a great
number OF threatening letters,
He says he Is more afraid OF
the consequences OF an investi-
CATION of the illegal enrofiments
in the river precincts than he
Is OF the aldermanic graft
probe. "You can't tell what
rough.neck is going TO take a
shot at you" he said.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-19

A rig, in which the foregoing four
men were riding, was run down by an
interurban car, bound from Toledo to
Detroit, at the Eureka-rd. crossing.
in Wyandotte, about 1l:10 O'Clock
Sunday night. LaPointe escaped by
jumping, while the other three were
almost instantly killed.
The bodies OF Maurice and Frank
were taken TO C.. E. Neuendorf's un-
takers rooms in Wyandotte, while
that OF HintZ was removed to H. F..
Thon's morgue.
The four men were on their way
to Maurice's farm when the accident
happened Maurice owned the team
and was driving He insisted on
crossing the track in front OF the car,
although II was only a few yards
away. and is said to have been COM
ing at the rate Of about 80 miles an
hour
LaPointe, realizing that the wagon
could not get over ahead OF the car,
grabbed the reins to check the horses.
Maurice, however, was determined to
clear the tracks and he clung to the
lines. LaPointe then jumped. AS he
did so the car bowled into the rig
with terrific force, killing the three
occupants and one of the two horses
and completely demolIshing the rig.
DR.. r. p. Southwood, No. IA Lin
coln-ave., and DR.. c. A. Corliss, den-
tist, both of Detroit, were passengers
on the car. and they did what they
could for Frank, the only one of the
three victims who showed any signs
of life when picked up. He died, how
ever. few moments after being lifted
from the ground.
Maurice drove into Wyandotte, Sun
day '-norning, and spent the day there.
In the evening, Frank. Hintz and La
Pointe Joined him on his return trip,
as all four lived in the same neighbor-
hood, LaPointe and Hintz boarded In
the home of Franks father, and with
young Frank. were employed by the
good roads commission.
The crossing where the tragedy
took place is not regarded as a dan
gerous one. There is slight curve
In the interurban railway tracks, but
cars can be seen, ii is said. a long
distance before reaching the crossing.
Moreover, there Is signal bell on
the crossing, which rings on the ap-
proach of a car and continues ringing
until the car goes over the crossing.
Justice Meloche has arranged to
hold an inquest, next Monday night.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-19
WHOLESALE ARRESTS
AFTER REVOLT EXPOSE

VIENNA. Aug. 19.-Following the
proclamation of martial law at Sevas-
topol and Cronstadt, the Russian po-
lice are making wholesale arrests to-
day at both places. II is said for
midatle revolutionary conspiracy mas
been uncovered In the navy.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-19

-IIultin,- -Bestoa, the
equal suffrage campaigner now i1
Detroit addressed a gathering Ur
splrituallsts. IN National Union hall
Sunday evening Following Miss
Hultins address. which was "a SUI
frage talk with a Biblical basis. Dr.
EisA,leader efthe- meeting and Ms
Iona Hooper conducted seance. but
the spirits had no helpful messa = =
for Miss Hultin, or the suffrage cam.
paign.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-19

NEW BRIGHTON, PA pet 81.
Bernard leaped on a table for piece
OF meat and upset a kerosene lamp.
causing a fire In which three children
were burned 70 death and their par
ents badly hurt.
SHARON. Pa. Aug. is.--John Nor
sans and Joe Frank will be given
hearing today on the charge OF pulling
ont half OF John Moses moustache.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. ls.--When
20 South Side matrons In The absence
OF their husbands In the mills discov-
cred that the heavy rains were food
ing the cellars OF their homes they
seized pick and shovel and quickly
built an embankment to keep the
water out.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-19
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS
JAR ARIZONA TOWNS

SANTA FE. n. NJ. Aug. l9.-Des-
patches today show that no damage
vas done by the earthquakes which
shook a number of Arizona towns,
yesterday afternoon, throwing the in
habitants into a panic OF fear. The
most severe shocks were at Gallup,
Seligman, Holbrook and Williams,
Arizona They lasted from seven TO
40 seconds.
Job Printing Don. Right Times
The Detroit times., 1912-08-19

Business-Iike Printing. NO fuss aad
no feathers. The plain. nea. kind that
looks right Times Printing Co.. L.
John X. st PHI kiain l4ss or City 3gsS.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-19
MARKET OPENING

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-The opening
tone was steady and business during
the first 15 minutes was active.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-19
THE WEATHER

For Detroit and NicInityi Unsettieu
with showers moderate southeriy
winds.
night and Tuesday.
For the Upper Lakes Moderate vari-
able winds and unsettled weather and
showers tonight and Tuesday.
For the Lower Lakes Moderate vnri-
able winds and unsettled weather and
showers tonight and Tuesday.
One year ago todRyi Highest tem-
perature, -; lowest, 67I mean, S0t
clear weather.
The sun sets Rt si3s y. IN. and rises
Tuesday at 4i43 n. nm.
The moon sets tonight at Oi5S.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-19
Three of Those Under Suspicion
Taken To Shepherds Office
BY Detectives
TOM DALTON REMAINS
ONLY FIVE MINUTES
Denies He Violated Law-Steele
and Hunter the Others
Questioned

Sam Tobin, another Of the mo-
taries under suspicion Of being
implicated in the fraudulent en-
rollments in the river precincts,
appeared In the prosecutors Office
shortly after 10 o'clock to make .
statement.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-19
THREE MEN KILLED WHEN
lNTERURBAN CAR CRASHES
INTO WAGON IN WYANDOTTE
Fred Maurice, George Frank and
Louis Hintz Are Victims of
Fatal Accident
ONE JUMPS AND ESCAPES
Fred LaPointe, Only Member of
Taylor Township Party To
Dodge Death

THE DEAD.
Fred Maurice, 80, Eureka.rd.,
Taylor township.
George Frank, %, Taylor town
ship.
Louis Hlntz, %, Taylor town.
ship.
UNlNJURED.
Fred LaPointe, Taylor town
ship.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-19

who were arrested by the police are
believed 10 hold the worlds record for
young burglars The boys made their
headquarters in cave under va.
cant store and confessed TO several
burgaries
The Detroit times., 1912-08-19

MEDORA, Kan, Aug. l9.-Follow-
ing a custom OF hls own. Farmer John
Heden's horses all wear pants, or
trousers, II that 10 better term. II
The Detroit times., 1912-08-19

BusII exs-lIke Printing. No fuss and
no feathers The plain. neat kind that
looks right Times Printing Co.. 10
Jchn Rest Ph. Main l49S or city 1888.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-19

Coliseum DancfnE Academy, opens Aug.
II. PRrtie. every Tues. Thurs. and Sat.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-19

CAMPAIGN, Ill. Aug, l9--Because
his wife objected 70 his using a me
chanical device. invented by him. at
the University OF Illinois. for spank
ing their children. Prot Dun Andrew
Abrams beat her. and she had hin az
rested He pleaded guilty and paid
fine ammounting 10 $3.50.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-19
OSCAR 4. MARX

Wayne Hotel Gardens.
Criterion Male Quartet.
OSCAR II. MARX
FOR MAYOR,
EXPE ERIENCED AND CAPABLE
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sood JON incidentally, the mas
siye Californian missed Ryans ser.
Wees Wnen preparing for the Reno
scrap II is a second Tom Sharkey
Ryan is eudeayoring to mold out OF
the husky hardhttting, game
Puobloan.
Flynn has the huild. the strength.
the punch and the heart. lie also
has enough bulk. tlynn weighed
around 2l5 when he started to get
ready for Johnson. He had visions
OF entering the ring July weighing
2oQ pounds. This idea Ryan knock
cd ont af his head as soon as ho
started WORKING with him.
III would De foolish for jim 10
scale anything like as high as 200,
stated Ryan early in the game He
is no jumbo. lie is lS5 pounder
and don't want him any heavier.
nor viii he come in any heavier.
Yes, Jim may make ISIS or probably
100. but that is the extreme limit.
Ryan is sucK on flynns willing
ness and hitting ability. But
Tommy owned a superior defensA
However. the Flynn pugilistic per,
tormance has never embraced any
marked defense. Just as Ty Coobb.
the king Of baseball, runs wild and
sardless OF what Hugh Jennings
says or thinks SO does Flynn per-
form Hos "A careful liver and good
trainer. but absolutely nothing else
but the roughng, smuggling miller.
Flynn fights 70 hit ana to hurt.
Also TO take and give He argues
that l4 Artba viii have hard
time hurting him, II comparative
ty easy time hitting hun, and thai
any time he hits the big smoke and
doesn't hurt him be won't do him
any good.
Flynn is absolutely confident as
to the result Of THE July 4 match
He doesn't see a chance for Lii
Artha Honestly, it the Puebloan
lands the victory in the big show
ne viii be better entitled to sing the
lsTold-You 50 song than any in
diyidual thar ever lived
As to Jack Johnson he is taking
the best Of care OF himself, working
far more sincerely that he did Ia
Reno when getting ready for JET
fries It Is sure thing that he IL
taking Flynn seriously, though orig
inally he didn't have The fireman
doped very high. There is no
attached TO the champions
raining. He does never less than II
miles Of roadwork daily and has NOT
missed an afternoons work in the
gymnasium since starting the work
going. Jack Ia not going to be
muqht nappne That is sure
hing @lr
This is not amiss; Here are
Thursday weights Flynn. 1885,
Johnson. 223 H.
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HOW FLYNN
AND ARTHUR
STACK Up
BY Jack johnson, heavyweight
Champion OF the World.

While figure Jim Flynn a tough
ringster. the best of the white crop.
= am confident will defeat him July
18th inside OF Is rounds When /
say that will back lFlynn to fight
any m3n in the world. were it not
Tor The fact that he has manager
and was also tied up in a match
with me, that proves what J think Of
fhlm. However. ! am sorry for his
Finish next montn After whip
FFlynn will fI2ht fight a week un-
I'til Labor day when viii retire
.Nrom the squared circle for an
time Yes, my sweeping defy in
eludes sam Langford il he and ole
Woodman his manager, can scrape
UP enough money TO give me the
right sort of a side bet.
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The awful list of injuries on a
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over against it, however is the won
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