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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01
THINKS He PUT BULLET
INTO WOULD Be BURGLER
Meyer Ginsburg Fires Point
Blank at Man Trying To
Enter Home

Meyer Ginsburg, of No. 313 Alfred
ST., is quite sure that burglar, who
paid two visits to the Ginsburg home.
Tuesday night, is carrying a bullet
from the owners revolver, somewhere
In his anatomy.
At 10:30 o'clock, Ginsburg heard
someone trying TO raise a window, but
the y'ailr. believed to Ne q Negro. gyye
up In disgust when he found the win
dow locked.
Ginsburg, expecting return engage
ment, sat up and watched until one
o'clock, when the burglar returned
With Jimmy" The householder FIR
ed point blank at burglar, who drop
ped to the ground, but finally arose
and staggered to the back fence,
which he climbed over and disap-
peared
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01

HALIFAX, N. s., May 1.-The fu-
neral procession which is to extend
across the entire continent, started at
S:45 today when the |. c. X. express
left for the west. Relatives ana
friends OF the Titanic victims ar
rived at the depot more than an hour
before the time OF departure and
waited impatiently to begin the sad
journey home.
The body of John Jacob Astor, who
went to his doom while returning from
n honeymoon trip with his young
bride, was placed in the private car
Oceanic last night. Through the long
hours of the night, Vincent Astor his
son, sat weeping beside the caskSt.
Young Astor Is on the verge OF col
lapse.
Isidor Straus' body was placed In
an express car along with several
others. IL is in charge of Morris
Rothschild, of Philadelphia. Rcths-
child had hoped that the body OF Mrs.
Straus, who refused tS leave ner nus
band, even after she realized that it
meant death, would be among the I'M
identified forms brought in, but he
was disappointed.
Little hope had been held ont that
her body had been picked UP by the
Nina. and he decided to accompany
Straus' body home.
Other bodies on the train we're
those of Engelhart c. Otsby. OF Provi-
dence, r. l.. r. +. White. OF Boston,
ard n. J Allison, OF hesterviile,
Ont.
The work OF embalming proceeded
rapidly during the night and today.
Arrangements have beer completed
TO run number of special cars out OF
Halifax tonight. II was believed to-
day that by tomorrow night. nearly
all OF the identified bodies would be
ready for shipment
Up TO today the mourners looking
for the Straus bodies had hoped
against hope that that Of Mrs Straiis
would Re with that OF her husband
aboard Tie inorgua ship. Mach ay-Ben
nett. ,,ut The Mackay brought In Dut
four women's bodies, and a.! were
later Identified.
Capt. Larnder confidently assured
. Morris Rothschild that the II bodies
Of woInen buried az sea could not by
any possibility have included that or
Mrs. 81, aus. Seven OF the II women
committed to tie deep, were identi-
fed IA the her four, the captain
wns certain, were steSardesses IN the
Titanic.
Fears that the cruise Of the steam
Ner Minia and her search for bodies OF
Continued ON Page Fourteen.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01
G. o. p. PROGRESSIVES
OUTLINE REFORM PLANS

BATTLE CREEK, Mich, May L.
l'rogressives from every corner Of Cal
houn county met here yesterday and
organized progressive Republican
club, which is pledged TO the direct
presidential preference primary, the
initiative, referendum and the recall.
E. N. Dingley, of Kalamazoo. made a
speech in which he attacked the sen
ators who held up the presidential
preference primary bill. declaring that
IL the Republican party does not fur
nish the reforms needed some other
party will. Walter s. Powers. Battle
Creek, Jesse NJ. Hatch, OF Marshall,
and Clyde Miller, OF Newton, were
named TO formulate definite plans to
complete the organization.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01
.OELIR|OUS STUDENT
FlEES FROM HOSPITAL
Leslie Rutherford Attacks
Nurse and Escapes-Posse
Is Searching

ANN ARBOR, Mich, May Les
lie Butterfield, graduate student in
the University OF Michigan. delirious
from an attack of typhoid-pneumonia
attacked his nurse in the university
hospital this morning about o'clock
and escaped, attired only In his night
clothes. He was pursued as far as
the Huron river where all trace OF
him was lost. A posse is searching
for him.
Bntterfield | resident OF Belfast,
N. Y, and returned to Michigan this
year after graduation, to take a mas
ter's degree. He is also student In
the university school OF music, and a
tenor of no mean ability. He Is q
member OF Sinfonia Fraternity.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01
"Oh, NY God, That IS NY Uncle"
Gasbs Undeytaker Working OUer Dea1

n May IL silence death that
the bodies Of the Titanic victims lay
oh My God!
discovered that he working on the eo
Yarmouth aid the local
collins his
to Taking his instruments
the hid the
husky
the
Ny God S uncle!"
enect
he
sailed the Southampton
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01
BEER WAGON AND CAR
CRASH; MAN KILLED

Frank Steiner, driver OF Blatz
beer wagon, was fatally injured when
the vehicle was struck by Jefferson
car, near the Country club in Crosse
Pointe, Tuesday afternoon, and died
within a few minutes, in the street
car waiting room. He was thrown
headlong from his seat when the col
lision occurred.
His assistant was also thrown from
the wagon, but escaped injury by
pluckily clinging to the wagon pole
between the two frightened horses.
Steiner was 21 years old. and lived
on Louis-ave., near Holcomb.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01
TWO LIVES CRUSHED
OUT BY SPEEDING TRAIN
Woman and Man Are Struck BY
Michigan Central Express
Near Chelsea

CHELSEA, Mich. May Mrs.
Fred Niles and Charles Doud, cousins,
We're instantly killed yesterday by the
Michigan Central express at Francis
co, seven miles west OF here. They
We're standing near the westbound
track waiting for freight TO pass on
the eastbound track. when the ex-
press, running 60 miles an hour,
str,ick them. - ses>s. "a 2 ~ r.ftss'
Z Mrs. Niles leaves q husband and
three young children, while Doud was
the sole support OF an aged father
and mother
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01
THE WEATHER

For Detroit and vicinityt wednes-
dnS night and Thursday, unsettled.
probably showersI warmer tonight !
moderate sOutheriy winds.
Lower Mlehigant Local showers to-
night and Thursday.
For the Upper Lakesi Moderate
southeast and south winds, becoming
variable, with showers this afterpoop
or topightt Thursday, generally fair.
For the Lower Lakesf Modernte
winds. mostly southesstg fair except
showers late tonight or oE Thursday v
ON Erie.
One year ago todsyi Highest tenn
pernfuFe. 0si lowest. at mean, 81,
cloudy weather with rs inch OF rain.
The sun sets at ESQ D. m. and rises
Thursday nc 4f20 q. m.
The moon rises nc 7u2 y. n.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01
NAME COMMITTEE TO
SETTLE RAIL DISPUTE

NEW YORK. May 1.-The threat.
eued strike of engineers OF the 80
railroads east OF Chicago was avertej
last night by the signing of an arbitra.
ton agreement between the two com.
mittees representing the railroads and
the engineers.
The arbitration committee will con.
sist OF seven members, one from the
railroads, one from the engineers and
the other five TO be appointed by the
two. n the two fail TO agree on the
five umpires, Chief Justice White,
Commissioner OF Labor Neill and
Judge Knapp will be asked TO make
the appointments.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01
MAYOR PUSHES FIGHT
ON BAY CITY SALOONS
Keepers Threaten To Appeal
and in Meantime Licenses
Are Held Up

BAY CITY, Mich, May mo agree
ment had been reached early this
morning in the fight between Mayor
Woodruff and the council over the
saloon question. The mayor insists
that licenses be withheld from four
undesirable applicants.
Saloonmen declared they would take
the matter to the courts, and In the
meantime the mayor has instructed
the superintendent OF police TO keep
all saloons closed as none has legal
license. The mayor vetoed the action
of the council in granting permits TO
l20 saloonkeepers.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01
WILSON MEN CLAIM
MAJORITY IN CHARLOTTE

CHARLOTTE, Mich, May l.--Twen-
ty.four uninstructed delegates TO at
tend the Democratic county conven-
ton to be held In this city, Man s,
we're elected at the caucus last night.
The delegation stands about even be-
tween Clark and Wilson. The Wilson
men claim a majority.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01
CITY MUST RAISE OVER
$9,OOO,OOO BY TAXATION
Estimators Finish Work, Leav-
ing Budget Away in Excess
Of Last Years Figures

The board of estimates held its fin
al session for 1912, Tuesday afternoon.
adopting the budget as agreed on,
Monday night, without making any
changes In appropriations. Estimator
Gordon introduced resolution TO re-
instate the salary increase Of $500 for
Secretary George Walters, OF the po-
lice department, the resolution recit-
ing the fact that Commissioner Croul
had assured the committee he would
personally pay Walters the increase il
the city would not appropriate the
money. The resolution was defeated
by vote of 20 to T. Mr.. Gordon also
introduced resolution to cut the sal
ary Of the poor commissions secretary
from $4,000 to $500, the salary hav.
ing been raised by the board to $2,-
900. Secretary Prenzlauer receives an
additional $1,000 from the state and
Gordon's purpose was to put him on
salary basis of $500, the same as
the other department secretaries.
This resolution was also defeated
sought to reopen the budget.
President Backus appointed spe-
cial committee TO draw up suitable
resolutions expressing the sympathy
OF the board for Estimator Theel,
whose son died during the session.
While the board took a 10-minute
recess, Estimator Flach scored the
council for submitting sach d large
budget. President Backus appointed a
special committee, composed OF Est.
majors Craig, Porter, Phister.
Schneider and Backus, to act with the
srecial committee in investigating the
curriculum OF the public schools.
The budget, as adopted by the
board totals $4,000. .531 20. A number
OF perfunctory resolutions for bond is
sues were adopted by the board be-
fore adjournment. Following Is the
budget as allowed In comparison with
the budget of 1911:
Allowed Allowed
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01
ProhlbltionIsts Name sterIlno.

TOHI LHID, Me-, May Nv. j.
Sterling. OF Waterville. was nominated
for governor by the Prohibition state
convention held here yesterday. Tho
Prohibition party is the only one in
Maine to make nominations by the
cid convention system, as II failed 10
roll per cent OF the total vote OF the
state
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01
ARREST LEGISLATOR
ON BRIBERY CHARGE

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, May 1.-Thos. l..
Parks, member of the legislature from
Baltimore. was indicted yesterday on
the charge OF attempted bribery in
connection with the statewide local
cption fight at the last session OF the
General assembly. Hes.was released
on $4,000 ball.
Parks is accused OF having at
tempted TO bribe Delegate Calvin r.
Chew. OF Carroll county. TO absent
himself from the house on the day the
'ocal option bill came up on Its sec
end reading.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01
KILLS SELF AFTER
HE LEAVES HOSPITAL

PETOSKEY. Mich. May Capt.
Will Hurkett, aged ~. keeper OF the
Petoskey light since II was establish
ed. shot himself through the head yes
terday, less than an hour after he was
discharged from Lockwood hospital,
where he had spent three weeks suf-
fering from heart trouble.
II is believed that his illness affect
ed his mind. He Is survived by three
sons and one daughter.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01

All credits and balances have been
deducted from the above, the total be.
ing the amount to be raised by taxa.
ton. The credits and bond issues fol-
low: 100000 liquor money to poor
fund; 100000 liquor money to health
fund; $65,000 OF health fund to be bond
issue; $960,000 Board OF Education
fund to be bond issue; s1,26s, 900 pub.
lie sewer fund TO be bond issue; $780,
600 public building fund to be bond is
sue; 100000 garbage fund to be bond
issue.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01
FUNERAL PROCESSION FOR
TITANIC DEAD STARTS
ACROSS THE CONTINENT
Express Train Leaves Halifax
For West With Remains Of
Shipwreck Victims
ASTOR'S BODY TO N. Y.
Hope That Steamer Minia Will
Find Many More Bodies
Is Vague
ASToR'S BODY TO N. Y.
WORK OF REcUE SHIP.

Number OF bodies recovered. 500.
Bodies buried at sea, ll6.
Bodies brought TO Halifax, l90
Identified bodies buried at sea. 81.
Identified bodies brought TO Hall
fax 1870.
Unidentified bodies buried at sea.
So.
Unidentified bodies brought TO
Halifax, so.
Women found, To-.
Women Identified, 3.
Women buried at sea, IL a iden-
titled, unidentified).
Women brought to Halifax. 4 (all
ideutiied).
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01
SENATOR JAMES II. LEE
JOINS LAWSON'S STAFF

Corporation Counsel Lawson an
nounced. Wednesday morning, that he
mad appointed Senator James H. Lee
10 succeed Bernard F. Weadock, who
resigned from the stan because the
estimators refused to increase his
salary from $500 to $4,000.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01
MARKET OPENING

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE stock
market opened irregular with price
changes about equally divided between
gains and losses.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01

SAN FRANC1sCo--Mrs. II, Lawson
Hill. 10J years old. the oldest living
daughter OF the American revolution.
will cast her first vote In November
and she says II will be for Taft.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01
REBELS MEET CRUSHING
DEFEAT; 220 KILLED

TEPIC, Mexico, April 26, by courier
to Ell Paso, May with 220 dead
and more than this number wounded,
many of whom were unable even to
crawl from the field of battle, a bands
OF 1000 rebels, under command or
Manuel Guerrero, has been completely
routed by the garrison OF this city.
aided by the police OF the local com
mandery.
The attack began, Wednesday, April /.
"a. the rebels operating In the hills,
surrounding Topic, on the day prevt
GUS, and demanding the surrender
OF the garrison, which was under COM
mand OF Col Martin Espinoza. Wed.
nesday afternoon Col Espinoza rer
Piled to the messenger from the rebel
cEief by means OF a cannon ball which
landing on a flat-topped hill on which
number OF the rebels had gathered,
killed three OF them and wounded two
others. At In the afternoon the
rebels. leaving their horses in the hills
and crawling the several hundred
yards across the plain. attacked Tepic
from the north, east and west.
Then the battle ragged for some time
and ended with the crushing defeat OF
the rebels.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The Mex
lean governments good disposition -
not 10 be doubted wrote Henry l.
Wilson, ambassador to Mexico. In a
letter, addressed to Rep. Slayden, or
Texas, on April "a. and made public
yesterday. The letter says In part:
Referring to the published state
ment that American citizens In Mexico.
are not receiving adequate protection
and that many OF them were seeking
safety under the British and other for
eign flags, can authorize you to say
that this story and all others which
reflect upon the diligence, activity
and frmness Of our diplomatic and
consular establishments in Mexico has
not the slightest foundation In fact
and in all probability are malicious In
ventions."
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-01

Patent Applications nled by Barthel
n Barthel, 81 Congress-st. west.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-06
THEO. a. CLARKE,
Battles and Rain.

That rain followed many of the bat.
ties of our war was due not to the
effect of the discharge of firearms. but
to the fact that in the regions where
the battles occurred rain falls on an
average one day out of three and that
commanders are more inclined to move
armies and begin engagements in fair
weather In fact. while rain is in
progress such operations are common
Iy impracticable on account Of the con-
dition Of the roads. If by the regular
operations of nature rain does not fall
within two or three days after battle
it is due to the fact that drought pre-
walls. The idea of rain following bat
ties is expressed in the writings Of
Plutarch. who states his opinion that
the vapor rising from the hot breath,
blood and sweat of the struggling
masses is condensed into rain by the
conclusion of the weapons and the
hoarse cries Of the victors. In Il form
little less crude the belief that rain is
caused by battles has survived to the
present day. but it is absolutely IN
founded Willis T. Moore. ..,.,.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-06
Marie Antoinette's Prison Fare.

An interesting document has been
published-the bill of the caterers who
supplied Marie Antoinette's needs in
prison. They boarded her. it seems. for
seventy-four days at 10 francs day.
giving her for that sum coffee for
breakfast and for dinner soup. boiled
beef. fowl and dessert or. as an occa-
sional alternative. duck and pastry.
For forty-one days she had her maid
with her, and the maid was boarded
for 8 francs a day Beds. mattresses
and bed linen had to be hired, and the
charge for these was "a francs. while
the hire of bath amounted to no less
than 60 francs. The washing bill, how
ever. was only @ francs. and the loan
of books. at | franc book. came TO
not more than Is francs. The principal
other item was francs for bottle OF
dentifrice. and the total of the bill,
which the nation had to pay was l.4U!
francs-a little over f56.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-06
New SiIO, Barn and Test Crops at
ASYLUM Farm to be Inspected.

A great picnic and crop demonstra-
tiou to which all interested farmers and
families are invited, will be held on the
ASYLUM farm near GAINESVILLE, Thurs
day, September 10.
Supt Barlass is cooperating with
the College of Agriculture In applying
the methods they have worked out to
the soils and conditions of Rock county.
Alfalfa is being grown under va
riety of conditions and it is easy to see
which treatment will pay in our local
ity. Large fields of pure bred grains
have been grown during the past two
years to show the effect of breeding.
Prof. Norgord. of the College, and
others will conduct visitors over the
fields, explaining methods and letting
each one judge the results for himself.
A fine barn and concrete silo have been
built this year, and these will illustrate
a talk to be given by Prof. Ocock OF
the Agricultural Engineering depart
ment at Madison.
Coffee will be served by Supt. and
Matron Mr.. and Mrs. Barlass. Visit
ors are requested to bring picnic
lunch for the entire family. A social
time will be arranged for the hour and
opportunity for visiting will be afforded
at other times during the day.
The crops and the meeting are IN
charge of Prof. c. P. Norgord, who
will conduct visitors over the fields, ex-
planning methods and letting each one
Judge the results for himself. Other
speakers will be present to take part
in the program which will be announced
in next weeks paper.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-06
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Women Sweep the Streets.

There are many systems or street
cleaning. but probably that OF the
French government of Porto Novo. Da-
honey. West Africa, is the most econo
mical The native police examine the
streets. and at any part which requires
cleaning they stop the women and girls
who happen to be passing at the time
and order them to sweep the rubbish
into heaps n woman may be seen
hurrying along. water jar on head
child strapped on back and perhaps on
urgent business. when the native po-
liceman hands her a brush. made from
a palm tree leaf. and orders her to do
her share of sweeping. This she does
reluctantly. knowing how useless it is
to refuse. Occasionally the native re-
fuses to do this enforced labor, but in
the end the sweeping is done. for the
police possess unique powers. The men
are exempt from this unpaid work, as.
naturally, it would interfere and re-
tard the trade Of the colony.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-06
CORRESPONDENCE


Phil Coon of Milton attended church
here Sabbath day.
Several from here expect to attend
the fair at Jefferson this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Simon returned
from the east the first of the week.
Mr.. F. B. Lawton has gone to Battle
Creek, Mich, to visit his son Giles and
wife.
The Misses Ruth and Merle Stlllman
have gone to Whitewater and Palmyra
this week.
Mrs. H. E. Stone entertained her
Sabbath school class at U. l.. coon S
Monday.
Mrs. Randolph Thomas of Milton is
helping to care for her cousin, Miss
Clara Sheldon, who is sick.
Mr.. Joe White, wife and daughter
Nellie and his brother David went to
Beloit Sunday, Mr.. Kipp taking them
in his auto.
Miss Dorothy Head has gone to Mo-
line, H., to attend school the coming
year. She will stay with her sister.
Mrs. E. M. Simon.
Ray Pine and Ray Roberts of Chica-
90 are spending their vacation IN Al
bion. Raw Pine at F. B. Lawton's and
Ray Robert at Henry Kelly's.
Mrs. ]. @. Emery and Mrs. S; L.
Emery gave very pretty l O'Clock
luncheon last Tuesday for Miss Helen
Lawton. The weather man had been
dulv apprised of the event and the day
was an ideal brides day, the only. rainy
feature being the heavy shower OF glfts
which descended on the brlde-to-oe.
The house was beautifully and appro-
nriatelv decorated with flowers which
were Mrs. Simeon Babcock's gift to
Miss Lawton. the guests were all OF
the ladies of the Potter and Lawton
families. from the eldest, who is over
eighty, to the youngest, who is less
than half wear. and as each brought
their favorite recipe, from the grand
mothers brown bread to the baby's
modified milk, we are sure the new
home will be blessed with most ex-
cellent cook book A very dainty three
course luncheon was served, the guests
being seated at two large tables. The
Young people were grouped around the
bride-to-be at her table decorated in
gold and white, where dainty umbrellas
to match the table decorations showed
each her place. The older ones found
their places at the other table by their
pretty pink and white umbrellas, the
table being decorated in those colors.
Elizabeth and Dorothy Head served the
table. each daintily attired to match
her table, Elizabeth in white and Doro-
thy in pink. Out Of town guests were
Mrs. L. r. Head, Miss Margaret Head,
Catherine Head and guest, Miss Boyer,
Elizabeth Head, Elinor Head, all OF
Madison; Miss Fanny Jackson, James
vile; Mrs. D. B. Coon, Miss Rachel
Coon, Milton; Mrs. C. D. Lawton, Miss
Anna Lawton and Mrs. Elan Coon,
Milton Junction; Mrs. Josie Lawton
Freedom, Auburn; Mrs. Carroll Wal
tiers, Chicago; Miss Annie Hoen, Mrs.
T. A. Perry and Bertha Perry, Edger-
ton; Mrs. Helen Head Simon, Moline,
Ill.