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The Detroit times., 1912-07-12
DIPLOMATIC STRUGGLE IN
SIGHT OVER CANAL TOLLS
Doremus May Help Iron Out
Wrinkles Caused BY Great
Britain's Protest

WASHINGTON, July 12.-The lines
are drawn for great diplomatic
struggle between the United States
and Great Britain over the question
Of whether this country may discrim
mate In favor of American vessels In
the administration of the Panama
canal. The wordy was may terminate
in the submission of the question to
the Hague tribunal.
A series of diplomatic and legisla-
tive conferences developed the fact
that the forces in the American gov
ernment which favor allowing Ameri-
can ships free passage through the
canal are in control. These forces
take the position that there is moth
ing in the Hay -Pauncefote treaty un-
der which the canal was built TO pre-
vent this concession.
Should the protest from Great Brit
ain have effect on the senate the bill
will probably go TO conference. Con
gresham Doremus. of Detroit, will
likely be named one OF the house con.
freres in defense Of free tolls for
American merchant vessels
Mr. Doremus maintains that the
ships of foreign nations are debarred
by law from participation in the trade
which is controlled automatically by
American coastwise merchant men
and that England or any other nation
cannot claim discrimination.
The diplomatic struggle was pre-
cipitated by the note from Great
Britain which claimed the proposed
canal toll system was a violation of
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty.
The Detroit times., 1912-07-12
SHEPHERDS REASONS FOR
MUNICIPAL ICE PLAN i
People Prejudiced Against Deal
ers BY Unfair Tactics and
Unreasonable Prices

What the ice dealers OF Detroit
want to bring them to a sense OF JUS
tice to the public is competition said
Prosecutor Hugh Shepherd TO The
Times, Thursday smorning while
can find no evidence OF an agreement
among them TO keep up prices, il is
evident that they are not very anxious
to take business from one another
1T is also evident that they are so
regulating the trade as TO keep up
prices. For instance. | find that
while there was ice without limit last
winter, no more Ice was harvested
than In the winter before, when there
was a scarcity. The reason or this
Is that a limited supply keeps the
price up. Then, again, | have learned
that an over-supply means a big loss,
generally. to the dealer; the ice left
over melts into solid lump. | am
told, and heavy expense is entailed
in getting il out Of the ice houses.
Il am getting complaints In my Of
fee by the scores every day against
the Ice dealers, but what can | do?
There is no evidence on which might
prosecute. The complaints are, for
Aht iuOSl part dSdluSL btINlCt. IT VI
instance, man on certain street
wanted TO get ice in the morning in
stead OF in the afternoon The com
pany he was dealing with said 1t
couldn't make the delivery in the
morning The complainants neigh
Dor was being supplied in the morning
by another company, SO he asked his
lneighbor's dealer to supply hiy as
well. This dealer asKeu wnom he had
been dealing with and when told. re-
piled that he couldn't take on another
customer
It's Just that kind OF unreasonable
ness that makes the public cry out
for an investigation OF the ice com
ranies, and It is just that sort OF treat
ment which prejudices the public
against the ice dealers What we want
Is a municipal ice plant, which will
give the public ice when Il wants II.
A municipal ice plant would not only
bring about a better service TO the
public on the part OF present dealers,
but would unquestlonably reduce the
prices which are now, am told, just
as high as they We're last summer
when ice was scarce. Ice should be
cheaper this summer, because Of the
big harvest which was available last
winter"
The Detroit times., 1912-07-12
MART|NDALE LET
QUIT M'ANDREW
HIS SUCCESSOR.
Fight of Years to Remove
School Head Results in
Triumph-1O to 8 Against
ANTS" HOLD TOGETHER;
PRESENT SOLID FRONT
Successor is Present Head of
Washington Irving Technical
School in New York

AS foreshadowed in The Times for
some time past, Wales G. Martindales
superintendent OF Detroit's public
schools for the past 10 years, was re-
moved from Office by the Board OK
Education, Thursday night, and VIM
McAndrew, principal OF the Washing
ton Irving Technical school, New
York, elected to succeed him. The
vote was as follows:
For McAndrew-Burton, Mumford.
Hunter Ellis, Condor. Kennedy. Bo-
gan. Small, Robertson, and Goldberg
10.
For Martindale - Miehm, Hely.
Nowc, Wiedeman, CharDonneau, Jef-
fries, McMichael, and Carey-S.
The ousting of Martindale was
greeted with vociferous applause by
the large number OF spectators, In
Guiding several women.
Mr. McAndrew was not a candidate
for the position. professional etiquette
preventing him from making an ap-
plication, but it is the opinion or the
members OF the board who supported
him that he will accept. He was in
receptive mood. three years ago,
when the anti-Martindale faction put
him up as a candidate against the
superintendent AT that time he re-
ceived six votes TO Martindale's Il.
Since then school board elections
have been held and the anti-Martin-
dale forces increased their strength.
Mr. McAndrew Is now receiving $4,000
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FATHER AND SON ARE
RESCUED JUST IN TIME
Ocercome By Smoke, in Stupor
as Flames Eat Way to
Sleeping Rooms

George Mayer and his 21.year-old
son, Benjamin, narrowly escaped
death from suffocation in fire which
di dabout $4,000 damage to their
home, No. sos Fourth-ave., at 2:30
o'clock, Friday morning Firemcn
who shattered the windows of the
rear bedrooms in which father ana
son were sleeping, gave them their
first knowledge OF the fire. The
house was filed with dense pail OF
smoke, which had already caused the
sleeping me nto become so stupened
that the firemen had 10 shake them
repeatedly before they could be
aroused Then they were dragged out
fthe windows to the waiting lad
ders, and half carried down TO safety
dog, shut in the house was bark
ing furiously and racing around In a
frenzy, but he failed to awake either
Of the men in the room above. He
saved himself when one of the fire.
men forced a door open.
The cause of the fire, which started
in the sitting room, could not be az
certalned. but the interior Of the
house was heavily draped with por-
there's, and maze OF pictures and
bric-a-brac, which made fine fuel for
the flames, and caused dense
smudge.
A passerby Is believed to have
turned In the alarm which caused the
timely rescue OF. the occupants.
Mrs. Mayer and her 1S-year-old
daughter were away at summer re-
sort at the time of the fire, for which
Mayer was exceedingly thankful, as
his wife was not in the best of health,
and might not have withstood the
dense smoke as we'll as the two men
did.
Five new frame houses on the east
side of Field-ave, between Harper
and Duncan-aves., being erected by
J. z. Eampman, for II. Scherer, were
swept by a. fire of supposed incen-
diary origin, Thursday night, and
damage of about 81 900 was done
The houses had recently been the
rendezvous of gang OF young men
who held drunken orgies In the
houses. but were recently chased
away by the police. II Is thought
that some Of them started the fire
The houses are Just outside the city
limits, and the local fire department
had great difficulty In making its
way to the fire, through the deep mud
OF the unpaved streets.
Residents Of the vicinity had to put
their shoulders to the wheels Of the
fire apparatus TO get the wagons
through the mud.
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ASKS THAT DEATH OF HIS
BROTHER Be INVESTIGATED
Hungarian Boarding House Boss
Found Dead in Bed-Hint
at Mystery

Coroner Buress has been asked to
hold post-mortem examination, and
make a thorough investigation Of the
death of Gyuricze Relyan, boss" OF a
big Hungarian boarding house at No.
1853 Riopelle.st. A brother OF Relyan
made the request, Friday morning,
and stated that he would be present TO
aid in the investigation.
Relyn was in the best OF health
when he went to bed Thursday night,
according 10 the brother. but died at
4 O'Clock, Friday morning. under cir.
cumstances that aroused the sus-
picions OF the brother.
Relyan worked as laborer In the
Ford Motor works, in addition to con-
ductlng the boarding house. He was
81 years old, and has a wife and
young son.
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year; the Detroit position has been
paying $4,000 for some years past,
and, by resolution of the board.
Thursday night, this salary will con-
tinue for the next three years, the
length of the superintendent's term.
In the event OF Mr.. McAndrew's re,
fusing TO come TO Detroit. Mr.. Mar.
tindale Will continue TO serve as su-
fies for the position This arrange
ment is fixed by statute.
Prior 10 the calling or the board 70.
gether Thursday night, there was a
lot OF consulting among the anti-Mar-
tindale inspectors. apparently foy the
purpose OF making Martindale's de-
feat a matter of certainty. Some OF
the "antis" were partial towards Cal
vim ~ Kendall commissioner OF edu-
cation for the state OF New Jersey,
as Martindale's successor, but they
readily swung into line for Mean
drew in order that the "anti-Martin-
dale faction" might present a solid
front Mr.. Kendall is now getting
$4,000 year in New Jersey. aud
there was some talk of the anti Mar
tindale faction seeking 70 boost the
local salary 10 a sum that would be
attractive 10 Kendall
To forestall anything OF the kinc.
Inspector McMichael, Martindale sup
porter moved, as soon as the board
meeting was called. taht the salary
of the superintendent remain at So
600 There was no opposition 10 the
motion, and the Martindale support
ers looked surprised
President Goldberg then called for
nominations for superintendent With
out delay, McNichael placed Martin
dale I'm nomination. saying be was
sure no better man than his nominee
CONTINUED on PAGE Ten
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THE WEATHER.

For Detroit and vIcinityt Friday
night fnirt saturday unsettled with
conditions favorable for fhundershoYx-
ers. -Omewbnt warmers modernte south
winds.
Lower MIchigani Unsettled with
showers tonight Saturday.
pernture, S1i lowest, 02J mean, -,
partly cloudy weather.
The sun sets MT ties d. I'M. and rises
Saturday nj 4fOS n. nm. !.
The moon rises at 2I24 q. N
The Detroit times., 1912-07-12
VICTIM OF SHOOTING
SHIELDS HIS ASSA|lANT 7
Police Unable to Get Any Light
From Italian Found in
Street

Rosi Pisano, 2years old, and llv-
ing at No. 300 Division-st., was found
lying on the sidewalk at Fort and
Hastings-sts., with a bullet wound in
his left side, when Detective Sullivan
and the flying squadron answered an
emergency call to that corner, shortly
after 6 O'Clock, Friday morning.
Pisano seemed reluctant to tell any
thing about the shooting, telling the
officers, first, that he had bem shot
by tall man, and later describing
his assailant as a short man, with
whom he had been at work, painting
a house near the place where he was
found.
He was taken to st. Mary's hos.
pital, and is said to be In no danger
Officers tried in vain to get him to
tell them who shot him and why, but
the inscvrutable son OF sunny italy
merely answered with expressly
shrugs of his shoulders that he didn't
know very much about It.
The Detroit times., 1912-07-12

chance Of his own nomination. mar
shalling all his forces, braying Tam
many and the trusts, TO rescue his
party from their domination, carrying
the convention for the adoption of the
most progressive democratic platform
yet offered. and the nomination OF the
most progressive democratic candi-
date available, was towering figure
Of moral power and patriotic devotion
70 national righteousness.
Roosevelt at Chicago, backed by
money derived from the stock water
ing operations of the steel trust and
The harvester trust. organizing what
are now confessed TO have been fake
contests as TO nearly two hundred
delegates i'm order to control the Re-
publican convention and secure his
own nomination, refusing TO aid IN
making progressive platform,
round to have the nomination or de-
stroy the Republican party, was a
most striking example of misdirected
mower and unworthy ambition.
Roosevelt had as great an opportun-
ity TO serve the progressive cause at
Chicago as Bryan had at Baltimore.
Rut Roosevelt was serving the man,
not the cause He wanted one thing
he wanted the nomination. Yet he
did not have enough votes 10 nomi-
nate himself upon any honest basis.
lie did have enough delegates in that
convention ultimately to have nom
mated a real progressive and adopted
a strong progressive platform.
He could even have nominated Had
ley on such a platform, and progress
s!ve Republicans could have support
ed Hadley in much the same spirit as
hundreds Of thousands OF them will
Continued on Page Ten)
The Detroit times., 1912-07-12
TO IMPROVE LIGHTING
SYSTEM ON BOULEVARD
New Style of Light to Be Tested
200 Additional Lamps
in Seventeenth Ward

The public lighting commission'
Thursday afternoon, authorized the
test of a new type of lamp for the
Grand-blvd., when the commissioner
discussed the inadequacy of the pres
ent lighting system on the boulevard
The foliage now prevents the lights
from Illuminating the sidewalks ana
roadway. Supt. Frank I. Mistersky
stated that he has been looking into
the merits OF six ampere lamp
which Is placed on an ornamental
standard, l5 feet above the ground.
The present lamps are OF four am
peres. The board instructed Mis-
tersky to install one of the lamps
and standards on the boulevard, as
an experiment.
The board authorized the installa-
ton of 200 additional arc lamps In
the Seventeenth ward, as provided by
the board of estimates.
The council will be informed by
the board that il will require $4,000
TO remove the poles and wires from
Jefferson-ave., from Field-aye. TO the
city limits. and string the wires Ia
alleys, paralleling Jefferson-ave,, as
requested by the council. No funds
are available for the work.
The board was not favorably III
clined toward Max Brooks offer to
pay half the cost OF installing a spe
cial type of ornamental lamp In Ar
den park The board would be put
TO an extra cost OF $3.50 year "a
supply the current for the lamps
The matter was referred to commit
tee
The board awarded the contract for
building a new sub-station in Palmer
ave-, to the A. j. Smith Construction
Co, at $13,590. The superintendent
recommended contracts for coal with
the p. Koenig Coal Co. S2.55 a ton
for lump coal. and 1920 a ton for
nut, pea and slack. Referred 10 com
mittee.
Walter Jones. assistant chief line
man, was made general foreman OF
the cable department, while HaroId
Smith was promoted 10 the position
OF assistant chief lineman Miss NJ
Nagle was appointed an assistant in
tn secretarys Office nt a salary OF
S35, and r. j. Hedges was appointed
as a clerk. salary $50.
The Detroit times., 1912-07-12
WORKMAN KILLED IN
WALKERVILLE EXPLOSION

Joseph Takacs, laborer, was killed
in a fire which partly destroyed the
Walkerville branch OF the Trussed
Concrete Steel Co., OF Detroit, late
Thursday night tank OF benzine
exploded near where Takacs was
working He had been working In the
plant but four days and was connected
with the night shift. He lived at No
100 Mercer-st., Windsor. A widow and
one son survive.
Sparks from a travelling crane are
said to have ignlted the benzine. The
flames weer confined TO the machine
shop. About 90 men were In the
building at the time. John Dawson
an employe. tried to save Takacs, but
was obliged to abandon the effort in
order to save himself.
The Detroit times., 1912-07-12
Man Is Fined S25 for Luy1ng
HuSband Asvay from Home

CHICAGO July might with the
Yourself
a6ec
established oIeary caused
him
is
evening Sunday don't him ALL
To Mrs oay right
The Detroit times., 1912-07-12

vester Co.. principal witness against
Lorimer and Hines, having charged
the latter, before a congress commit
tee. with having solicited $4,000
from him to help make up a pot OF
500. .00O used TO elect Lorimer.
The Detroit times., 1912-07-12
PRINCIPALS IN ALLEGED CONSPIRACY TO RUIN HARVESTER
HEAD WHO TESTIFIED AGAINST SENATOR LORIMEF

against Funk and OF having paid her
hundreds OF dollars TO stand for her
Part In II. John c. Henning, in whose
namo Donohoe brought the suit
against Funk. Clarence S. Funk. gen
eral manager OF the International Har-
The Detroit times., 1912-07-12
AGED MAN IS GORED TO
DEATH BY VICIOUS BULL

MIDLAND. Mich, July 12-Truman
Gibbs, a farmer OF Glendale township,
Midland county, was gored to death by
a bull on his farm yesterday after.
noon. He was 81 years old
The Detroit times., 1912-07-12
CONDEMNS LEGISLATOR
TO PRISON FOR GRAFT
Court Sentences State Senator
Huffman to Serve Three
Years

COLUMBUS, o., July Estate
Senator Isaac f. HUFFMAN, convicted
in the Ohio legislative bribery scan
dals, was sentenced today to serve
three years in the state penitentiary.
Judge Rathmell overruled Huffman s
motion for a new trial.
The Detroit times., 1912-07-12
succeeds A. piatt Andrew.

WASHINGTON, July 12.-Robert o,
Bailey. who has been assistant secre-
airy of the treasury. with supervision
over the miscellaneous bureau, has
succeeded A. Piatt Andrew, resigned,
as assistant secretary, with supervis-
ion over 81 bureaus including the in
tcrnal revenue bureau and all the
financial branches OF the government.
The Detroit times., 1912-07-12
MAYOR THOMPSON TO
RETURN HOME MONDAY

Mayor Thompson will not return
from his three-weeks' sojourn In At
lantic City until next Monday. accord
ing TO word received at his offlce.
The illness OF Mrs Thompson has
delayed his return.
The Detroit times., 1912-07-12

Busincss-Iike Printing. No fuss and
no feathers. The plain. neat kind that
looks right TImes Printing CO.. IS
John R.-st Phi Main 1898 or City 23s5
The Detroit times., 1912-07-12
LAFOLLETTE CALLS
ROOSEVELT SELF
SEEKING POLITICIAN
Striking Example of INSTRUCTED
Power, Says Wisconsin Sem
ator in Editorial
COMES OUT AGAINST
THIRD PARTY PLAN
Raps T. RS Course in Chicago
and Praises Bryan's Fight
in Baltimore

Senator LdFoEstte 0o's on record as opposed
10 the Third PurtD. The JoiiOwin0 editorial
by the senator appears In bio tUDe on the
'front.' page otLaFotiette's Weekly, tohich ioas
issued today.
The Detroit times., 1912-07-12
BY ROBERT M. LAFoLLETTE.

Mr. Roosevelt appeals TO progress
sives to join his party. ROOSEVELT
whole record demonstrates that he
has no constructive power; that he Is
progressive only in words; that he Is
ever ready TO compromise in order 70
win, regardless OF platform promises
or progressive principles.
He will not last In the end the
people OF this country will get his true
measure.
No party was ever successfully or
ganized about man. Principles and
issues must constitute the basis OF any
great movement
Bryan at Baltimore, foregoing al
The Detroit times., 1912-07-12
swINMER SINKS TO DEATu

MARC ELLTS. Mich, July l2--Charles
Decker, 81 years old. was drowned In
Pine lake two miles north OF here. yes
terday.
The Detroit times., 1912-07-12
MARKET OPENING

NEW YORK, July 12.--At the open.
ing of the stock market a moderate
demand was noticeable.
The Detroit times., 1912-07-12
Following q long illness, Mrs. John l..
RenshaM died. ThmrsdnN. In the fnm-

lly home, No. 15s Highland ave.
Highland Park Mrs Renshaw Is
survived by one son, Herbert n. Rem
shaw and three daughters Mrs wal
ter Petherick. Mrs Eugene Walker
and Miss Fylbia Renshaw. Funeral
services Will be held In the home
Saturday afternoon.
The Detroit times., 1912-07-12

TRY NEW LIFE--Relieves and Cures
Woodward and Adams-aveA
The Detroit times., 1912-07-12

Top, right-Mrs. Josephine OReilly
fleming, who confessed her husbands
suit against Clarence S. Funk, of Chi
cago, for alienation of her aeffctions,
was a fraud. Left, Miss Aileen Hepp-
ner, charged with perjuring herself
by testifying she saw Funk and Mrs
Henning together.
Bottom left to right-Daniel Dono-
hoe, attorney accused by Mrs. Hen
ming OF having framed up" the case
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-24
PROFIT SHARING IN DRAMA
Cooperative Booking Circuit Ar
ranged Covering Many Cities.

4 cooperative booking circuit IN pre-
sent high grade plays throughout the coun-
try at 10. 20 and 30 cents. is announced. L.
Lawrence Weber ls the president OF the
company. The shuberts. William A. Brady
Lew Fields, Lawrence Weber and many
others have acquired franchises and new
applications are being received every day.
At thu start at least thirty attractions
will be sent on the road, with guaranteed
time OF not less than thirty weeks The
system is to be under the management OF
a board Of censors, which will assume re-
sponsibilty for the conduct OF the theatres
and the character Of the performances.
Among the cities besides New York that
have already obtained franchises are Bos-
ton, Albany. Montreal. Troy, Schenectady,
Utica, Rochester. Cleveland Chicago. st.
Louis, Kansas City, Indianapolis Mil
waukee South Bend, Detroit. Toledo. Co
lumbus. Newark. Hoboken, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington, New Haven and
Hartford.
In the large cities the attractions will
be offered for a week and In the smaller
cities they will play only three nights The
managers Of all cities will share In the gen.
eral profits OF the company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-24
THEATRICAL NOTES.

The management OF the Winter Garden
announces that the AheaTn Troupe has beer
engaged for The Passing Show OF 1872
the next production at the Winter Garden
Tho present attraction. "Whirl of Society
will complete its long engagement next
Saturday night
During the last week several hundred
chorus girls applied for positions in Walter
Damroschs first comic opera. The Dove OF
Peace" which Is 10 be presented in the
autumn at the Broadway Theatre.
The Messrs Shubert and William A.
Brady announce that Frank Paret has been
appointed musical director for the Gilbert
& Sullivan opera Company. which Will
close It's metropolitan engagement at the
Casino Theatre this week. and will then
Immediately go on tour. The Pirs ties OF
Penzance" will be continued until and In
Guiding Wednesday evening
Harry Clay Blaney announces the tempo
rary closing. on June %, Of his Manhattan
Stock Company, now playing at the Man
haitian Opera House. for four weeks during
July. opening again about August /.
Nine. Olga Petrova, who was successful
in vaudeville last season. will sail for Eng
land tomorrow on the Campania to fill a
vaudeville engagement in London. She re-
turns to this country early in September.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-24
SET WIFE AGAINST HUSBAND
Chauffeur Sent to Jail for Con-
spring Against Employer.
fBv Telegraph to The Tribune.

10y I'itSIdpn TO Inc IIlDuH''I
Philadelphia. June 23.-Afteri conviction
and severe arraignment by the cour'
Walter Lahey. a chauffeur was sent t.
Jail for one year for conspiring, solely Tor
money, to ALLEVIATE a husband and wife by
making each believe the other was unfaith-
full
Lahey was chauffeur for William B.
Bradley, a wholesale toy dealer living in
Germantown and concocted a scheme with
another chauffeur to convince Mrs. Bradley
that her husband was visiting resort with
other women. When the wife indignantly
questioned the truth OF the statement
the man offered to take her TO the resort
where she could see for herself This offer
she accepted and paid him 500. Lahey's
accomplice. another chauffeur played SINH
larry upon the credulty Of Mr. Bradley. and
Lahey received $50 from his employer for
this service.
The man and his wife were taken sepa-
rately 10 the house. each TO spot the other.
and they fell AT once to upbrading each
other for infdelity Soon, however, they
discovered themselves TO be victims Of n
plot. but by this time the chauffeur escaped.
He was arrested the next day in the Ten
derloin spending his I'll gotten gains.
In sentencing the man the Judge said
that he could imagine no worse crime than
10 deliberately accuse man and wife Of in
fidelity for the sole purpose Of obtaining
money. He regretted that under the stat
utes he was unable TO impose a heavier
qsutcDCa