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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-20
FIVE RIDE TO THEIR DEATH
WHEN AUTO PLUNGES INTO
RIVER AT 4O-MIlE CLIP
Driver Disregards Warning of
Policeman and Machine
Goes To Bottom
LIST OF DEAD MAY BE z
Auto Leaps Through Open Draw
of 97th-st. Bridge and Sinks
in 20 Feet of Water
LIST OF DEAD MAY BE z

CHICAGO, May 20.-Pinned beucath
an overturned automobile, 20 feet be-
low the surface OF the Calumet river,
the bodies of four and possibly six
persons lay today. The body OF a
handsome young woman. about ~,
stylishly dresseG, member o. tho
gay party that plunged through the
open draw at Ninety Ycnth.st..
shortly before daylight, WIS uLidca.
uted. at a South Chicago morgue
After several hours search of tue
river bed her dress was caught N
a drag hook and her body pulled tro.n
the water. The hooks were oragS,cG
Tar down the stream from where .he
automobile plunged. but no other
bodies were found. Grapplers ia;or
We're fastened OH the sunken machine.
ana a diver went down TO find gae,h.
er the bodies were stlil pinned Scnatl.
the car or had beea carried out into
Lake Michigan by Tic strong current.
Speeding at 40 miles an hour. a
laughing, shouting crowd, burned the
pavement OF Ninety y.seyenth-st in n
large black touring car. a policeman
two blocks from the open draw bridge
shouted warning at them. Unheed.
ing the JOY party sped ON, passing two
other bluecoats who waved and shout.
ed that the bridge was open.
Near the bridge a fourth policeman
stood guard He ran into the street.
llfted his night stick and shouted. The
chauffeur saw the danger when less
than score of feet from the omen
draw. lie made quick turn With
the wheel, choosing in brief instant
10 run head-oh into q stcne abu.ment
rather than to plunge his car and its
passengers in the river. Ills action
served only to throw the car half way
around, and skidding sidewise. h.
crashed through the safety chain.
turned over in the air and the scream
Ing occupants werc sIlenced as the
water closed over them.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-20
PENNSYLVANIA DOESN'T
LIKE MICHIGAN TAX LAWS
Chief Reason For Not Building
Line To Detroit, Delega-
tion Is Told

PITTSBURGH, Pa. May 20.-Reply-
ing to the request that the Pennsyi-
vania system take steps to enter DE.
t:cit. the officials of the road stated
that the Michigan system OF taxation
was the chief reason why the road had
not extended it's lines in this state.
First Vice-President Joseph Wood,
who received the delegation from the
Detroit common council and the De-
trolt Board of Commerce said: The
Pennsylvania has been a little shy
about putting any more money into
Michigan for the lastf ew years be-
cause IL does not like the way your
railroads are taxed. Unless there :s
some change In your taxation laws we
viii nave TO think very seriously about
any further investment in Michigan.
We appreciate very much your coming
here and we appreciate fully the ;oG-
mage possibilities of Detroit. We want
our share OF II, but We do not want 10
be taxed out of existence"
The Detroit Representatives express
ed themselves as encourager by the
conference though there is not likely
TO be any decision at present.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-20
.RICHESON EXECUTION
IS SET FOR TONIGHT
Spiritual Advisers Comfort
Doomed Man During Last
Moments On Earth

BOSTON, May 2O.-An eleventh
hour reprieve from Gov. Foss is now
all that can give Clarence V. T. Richie
son the privilege OF seeing another
sunrise.
Warden Bridges, of Charlcstown
prison, Is the only man who can tell
the exact time when Richeson will
go to the chair to pay the penalty for
the murder Of Avis Linnell, OF liyan-
mis-. Early today it became known
that certain details that only are at
tended to the day before an Cxecu
ton, were arranged before the con-
demned man awoke at O'CLOCK and
the warden would not deny that Rich
eson would go to his doom shortly af
ter IL o'clock tonight.
Richeson spent most Of yesterday
with the Rev. Herbert s. Johnson ind
Rev. Herbert Stebbins, and retired
about o'clock this morning. He had
rested but little for two nights aad
easily dropped of to sleep. Mr..
Johnson stayed with him until 2 o. m,
when Mr.. Stebbins relieved him Mr..
Stebbins was himself relieved by Mr..
Johnson about d. m. When he came
from the Jail he said Richeson haG
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-20
BATTERED FINANCES OF
PERE MARQUETTE Barred
IN COURT BY RECEIVERS
Roads Obligations During Year
$5,204,000 With Only Half
That Sum Available
EQUIPMENT NEEDED. TOO
New Plant Required Immediate
ly Win Cost $2,OO0,0O0--
Where's Cash Coming From?

The affairs of the Pere Marquette
railroad were thrashed out before
Judge Angel. in the United States
district court Monday morning. The
specific petition before the court
an order authorizing
the receivers to pay the interest on
the underlying bonds OF the Chicago
C Western Michigan railroad, which
amounts to $4,000.
Explaining the affairs of the road,
Frank w. Blair, one of the receivers,
stated that the income for the year,
figuring on a five per dent increase
over the gross revenues for last year,
would be about $17,500,000, and figur-
ing the operating expenses at 76 per
cent they would amount to $13.OOO.-
900. the balance left for the payment
of interest and maturing obligations
amounting to s2,605.000. The obliga-
tions that have to be met during the
current year amount to $5,2O4,0O0,
about twice as much as the amount
available.
There. is a payment Of s5SS.000 In
terest due about July I that II Is I'm
possible TO pay out Of income. II VIII
be necessary to Issue receivers certl-
ficates II these payments are TO be
met. The outstanding claims for ma
terials and supplies amount to ST.
$50, 900, and the principal and inter
est on equipment bonds falling due
amount to $1,S40.000.
Mr.. Blair stated that the receivers
recommended the payment OF the in
terest on the Chicago & West Michi-
gan bonds only on condition that the
equipment obligations might be tskell
care of by the issue OF receivers
certificates.
Following Mr.. Blair, General Man.
ager Cotter took the stand
'Will you state what expenditures
Continued ON rake Two,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-20
WOMAN, ONCE A BANDIT,
DIES A CHURCH TOILER

ASBURY PARK, N. j.. May 10--
Mrs. Della Fox, demure little wouiS
an. who had been resident OF Asa
bury Park for the last six years. 1ur5
ing which she devoted all her time
and money &c religious work and to
the Care OF wayward girls. died pen
n:less in the Ions Branch hospital
Her last money went 70 the family
of a workman, VINO was killed by q
fallen electric wire in Asbury Park
two years ago.
Mrs. Fox WAS noted FOR her deyo-
tion 10 religion and many OF those.
who knew hcr said II late year3 she
had lived sanity ,.fe When 1t was
found that she had died with0It Law
Ing penny, he friends Immediately.
subscribed to de:ray tie funeral ex-
pcnses.
Mrs. Fox left IN AZ old room mem
olrs covering her e@fiy .ifc, life
which for wild. desperate deeds of
daring. recklessEAss and lnwlessness.
ls probably without parallel among
ncr sex. She was lie widow OF the
notorious Texas Charlie Fox, once
government scout. bat later one OF
The most vicious oi The Jesse James
gang of outlaws. Although the
memoirs are incomplcie-death hav-
ing stopped her hand--Mrs. Fox In
timatcs that she was the companion
OF Jesse James on many wild rides
and deeds OF daring.
Through n Bible stolen from read
ing room in Dallas. Tex. which sine
carried despite the protests OF her
husband. Mrs. Fox became converted
and for nearly 20 years she had been
an active Christian worker.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-20
Poor Commissioner Hall Asks
Methodist Pastors To Create
Sentiment For Scheme
PRESENT CHARITY PLAN
HAS MANY DRAWBACKS
Means Separation of Aged
Couples, and Children Reared
Without Mothers Care

Fatherless children and widows, and
aged couples VINO have met with
Teverses in the declining years OF
their lives had an enthusiastic and
forceful pleader In the person OF City
Poor Commissioner John S. Hall, who
made an address, Monday morning, IN
the Central Methodist church. before
the Methodist Preachers association.
DR.. Hall earnestly argued In favor OF
pensions, which would do away with
the necessity of widowed mothers OF
little children going out to work by. the
day and leaving their families to grow
up haphazard, with the elder children
struggling TO give proper care TO the
babies.
With the noble example In mind of
Mrs lsadore Strauss, who stoutly re-
fused to leave her aged husbands side
in the Titanic wreck, and preferred
TO die rather than be separated from
him, DR.. Hall declared that wealth or
poverty makes no difference in the
feelings of elderly couples who have
fought the battle of life side by side,
and he pleaded for change in the
poor relief system that would support
destitute old couples without separat-
ing them or sending them to an insti-
tuition.
Kansas City, he said, already has
established a widows pension system,
and so has Denmark, while SwitZer-
land and Australia have a thorough
system of caring for dependent chill
dren.
The Detroit poor commission last
week unanimously indorsed DR.. Halls
general ideas with respect to depend
ent widows, children and old couples,
and the commissioner told the clergy
men that what he wanted now was 20
arouse interest among the clergy, that
they may aid in awakening public
sentiment.
The poor commission" he said, Is
now caring for 301 widows, with 112S
chIhIten, IA years old or under, and
We are able to give these women $40
or $12 per month, or In extreme cases,
sl5. II takes no argument to prove
that with several children and such
meager income, woman is compell-
ed to go out to work, usually to DO
washing by the day And the smaller
children are necessarily left In the
care OF the larger ones.
"No,rI believe that every child born
in this republic has right TO
square deal. And 1t is not a square
deal when lad OF 10 has the respon-
sibility thrust upon him of being
little father Every child should have
a few toys and be free of care and
responsibility.
Girls who grow up under the dif-
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-20
DETROITER MAY
BE HOMICIDE VICTIM

Members Of the family OF Bernard
Rein, No 397 Meldrum-ave., fear that
he has met with foul play in San Ped.
TO, Cal, his description tallying nj.
most exactly with that of the body
found, heavily weighted, in The San
Pedro harbor. Sunday. The victim
Is thought to have been killed for his
money, and Rein is known to have
been I'm possession OF a large sum
Rein Is an inventor. He left Detroit
Feb. IL, to work for the Earl Motor
Co. of Los Angeles.
He Is GO years old. The last seen
of him was when he was in the neigh
borhood of San Pedro.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-20
FLOOD DESCENDS ON
TOWN; 5000 IN PERIL

MELVILLE, La, May 20.--Panic
reigned in Melville today as frenzied
residents sought safety from the rapid
ly rising waters pouring in from the
new Athcafalaya river crevasse. Hav-
ing ignored the warnings OF the United
States engineers, the people were
caught when the food descended upon
the town. Every street is submerged
and rescue boats are being rushed
from dozen different points.
The newest break In the levee Is 500
feet wide. About 5000 persons are I'm
peril. the water being waist deep over
territory twenty miles from the break.
All women and children In Melville
have been placed together In the up
per stories OF public buildings. The
steamer Memewisha was expected this
afternoon with barges. II is expected
the steamer will be able to take of
about 1000 OF the women and children.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-20
MAYOR HAS REPORT ON
D. P ". METHODS PREPARED
BY ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT
Goes Over Bullock's Head To
Find How Accounts Are
Kept in Haarer's Office
SOME CRITICISM is MADE
Investigator Finds Fault With
Way Assessments Are Levied
For Asphalt Repairs

Going over the head of City Ac-
countant Bullock, Mayor Thompson
has had Bullock's assistant, A. +.
Chambers, submit a report on ac-
counting methods employed in the D..
+. W., which the mayor now has to
spring or the public in due season.
Bullock was entirely unaware of the
report until Monday, and then he was
In a great quandary as to what the
mayor meant by 1t. Mayor Thomp-
son is out OF the city, but It was
learned that he had Chambers do the
work on the ground that Bullock is
too friendly with the D. p. w. The
action Is really slap at Bullock, and
II Is now taken for granted that he
viii be dropped II the appointment re-
mains with the mayor. The report
submitted by Chambers deals extern
sively with the method of keeping
records In the asphalt department
Chambers has made a number of sug-
gestlons for an improvement in the
system, and he says he always met
with rebuffs when seeking informa-
tion.
The mayor called Chambers into
his Office some time ago and talked
over the work In the d. p. W., Cham
bers having done most of the work In
the department While Chambers is
a Republican, the mayor felt he could
depend on him to submit an unbiased
report This report was submitted
several weeks ago but the mayor has
closely guarded the fact that he has
II. Among other things the report Is
said TO show that taxpayers are over
charged for maintenance of asphalt
pavlng, on the ground that II is bet
ter 10 overestimate the cost OF main
tenance, than underestimate 1t. But
the money has never reverted back
to the property owners and Chambers
criticizes the method OF handling this
surplus in the asphalt department.
There Is, hosNyer, no suggestion of
wrongdoirg in connection with the
handling OF these funds
-t.'I would rather get out OF politics
than continue In this ONCE as it is
run at the present time" said 4.
Chambers, to The Times, Monday
This Office can either be made au in
strument for good, or q roaring farce.
and II is farce at the present time.
No private corporation would conduct
its business along the methous in
practice now, and why should Il be
tolerated In city affairs? The taXpay-
ers have right to be safeguarded,
regardless OF politics"
In the city hall, It is said that
Chambers is the most unpopular city
employe today. Chambers is young,
(Continued ON Page Nine)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-20
JAMES BUMPS Is
ACQUITTED BY JURY

James Bumps, bookkeeper in f. r
Cooks livery stable. who was charged,
on purely circumstantial evidence.
with the theft OF two diamond rings,
valued at $500 from Sam Swabb. Ora.
tiot.ave. jeweler, was acquitted IN
Judge Phelan's court. Saturday. after
a long wrangle by the jury.
Swabb had given an old suit OF
clothes to the liveryman to be given
To some barnman Later he remem-
bered that the rings were in the cash
pocket.
and later released. played Sleuth. and
found the rings In the loft, in a hand.
kerchief. bearing the initials u b."
Bumps arrest followed
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-20
PRESBYTERIANS WILL
MEET IN ATLANTA NEXT

LOUISVILLE, KY. May 20.-Thc
general assembly of the Presbyterian
church In the United States of Amer
lea, today voted to meet In Atlanta,
Ca, in 1913. The southern wing OF the
church will meet there also.
The meeting of both the northern
and southern Presbyterians III At
lanta next year is expected to go far
toward bringing about closer relations
ard, perhaps union Of the churches.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-20
"lORlMER, IMMACULATE"
! is POSSIBLE TITLE AS
RESULT OF ACQUITTAl
Majority Report Says There Is
No Evidence of Corruption
in Election
mo PERSONAL GUILT"
Nothing To Show Blond Boss"
Authorized Any One To
Employ Corrupt Practices
mo PERSONAL GUILT"

WASHINGTON. May 20.--"Lori-
mer, the immaculate may be the
title bestowed on the blonde states
man from Illinois, IL the majority re-
port of the committee that investi-
gated him, submitted to the senate
today, is accepted by the senate ans
citizens In general.
Under the head. mo corruption In
his election" which ends the OIL
page report. the Ave members that
sign II solemnly aver:
I'VE are convinced that no vote
was secured for him by bribery
that whatever money White, Becke-
meyer. Link, Holtslaw. or any other
person received was not paid by any
one on Mr.. Lorimer's behalf TO Sc
cure such vote or votes for him; that
neither Edward Hines, nor anyone
else raised or contributed TO q fund
70 be used to secure his election
that his election was the logical re-
suit OF existing political conditions
In the state OF Illinois. and was free
from any corrupt practice. and there
fore we must find, and we do find,
that William Lorimer's election was
not brought about or Influenced by
corrupt methods and practices"
mo personal guilt" is the head
Ing OF paragraph which reads:
There Is absolutely no evidence
In all the testimony submitted in
timating, suggesting, or charging
that William Lorimer was person
ally guilty of any corrupt practices
In securing his election. or that he
had any knowledge OF any such cor
rupt practices, or that he authorized
anyone to employ corrupt practices
in his election"
The five senators also adopt the
doctrine Res Adjudicata urged by
Lorimer's counsel before the close of
the hearings.
Counsel raised tho contention
that all issues relating to the elec-
ton and qualifications OF William
Lorimer as senator from Illinois had
been finally determined by the sen
ate by its action on March /, 1911,'
| the report states, "and that sdeIf ndl
tJddieation and determination were
in law and justice bar to any
further proceedings designed to call
In question the legality OF Mr.. Lor-
liners election and his right to a
seat in the senate.
Your committee is OF the opinion
that all issues were finally
adjudicated by the senate March 1,
1911, ."
Public hearings occupied actually
102 working days, according TO the
report, $50 witnesses testified, end
CONTINUED ON Page Nine)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-20
TIGERS STRIKE is
SETTLED THROUGH .
NAv|N'S EFFORTS
Owner of Detroit Club Effects
Settlement After Number
of Conferences.
ASSURES PLAYERS THEY
WILL GET FAIR PLAY
Cobb Wort Be In Lineup To-
morrow, But His Case Will
BE Adjusted.

PHiLAnlJLPHIA, Pa, May 20.--
The baseball strike Is ever and the
Detroit team VIII play In the game
scheduled for Washington tomorrow.
''ry' Cobb vii! not be In the lineup.
but the strikers received the assur-
oices frcin President Navin, Of the
Detroit club. that. his case would be
adjusted as soon as possible.
He also assured them that at the
meeting OF the American league pros
idents. called for tomorrow. he would
see that the ball players were AFFORD
Ell sufficient protection against insult
IN the future.
Tie settlement OF the troublc
came about solely through the per
scna! appeal of President Navin. He
held two conferences with the players
at their hotel here and after the sec
ond meeting II was announced that
the players would resume their posi-
tions tomorrow.
Nayin and Jennings called the strik-
crs together for meeting at noon to
try TO effect a compromise.
AT the meeting "Ty" Cobb addressed
his teammates and urged them 10 re-
turn and play ball In WASHINGTON.
while he awaits the decision of Presi-
dent Johnson I'm his case.
This, the strikers refused to do.
They declared they We're ready to 20
back, but only II ::Ty' Cobb was per-
mitted to play. too.
President Navin addressed the meet
Ing. telling the men the matter was out
OF his hands. and that he stood with
President Johnson. After the meet
ing Navin returned to the Bellevue
Stratford for another conference with
Johnson.
Announcement of the settlement
came soon afterward
Cobb stated today he knew nothing
about Lucker. the spectator he attack.
ed in New York.. being cripple. He
said the man was bigger than him
| self and had his right hand il hss
/ pocket Cobb said he feared the man
was going TO pull gun.
The Detroit strikers announced to-
day that they have assurances from
every team in the American league
that they will strike II Johnson does
not rescind his action. President
Navin, OF the Detroit team, arrived
here today and went at once into con
ference with President Johnson.
The United States league wired the
Detroit team this morning, asking on
what terms they would join the or
ganization.
Nayin at once went TO the Bellevue
Stratford where he and Ban Johnson
retired for secret conference. a
sort time afterward President Me-
Aleer, of the Boston club, and Presi-
dcIt Farrell OF the New York club.
came into the hotel and waited for q
chance TO see johnson. They are
here to stand by the league president
and 10 attend the meeting OF the
American league called for tomoIrow.
TIE other magnates we're expected 70
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-20
SAYS HIS PLANS WERE
USED FOR TUNNEL SUES
John E.. Meyer Wants 100000
From Company Owning Big
River Tubes :.

Suit for 100000 was filed against
the Detroit River Tunnel Co. III the
circuit court, Monday, by John y:
Meyer. who claims to have originated
The plans and specifications ana hobs
the patents on the plans by which the
tunnel was constructed.
Meyer, who is represented by At
torneys A. f. and f. II. Sellers, claims
hat when the construction OF me tun-
rel was decided on he went to the
company with his plans and specih"a-
ticns. and several consultations were
held. Finally the plans were taken
ny the company and turned over to
Butler Bros. & Hoff, the contractors,
who undertook the work, and tie
rIaintiff claims he was promised a
iuir remuneration IL his ideas were
sdopted. The plans were never re-
turned to him, he says, and he al
,cRes that the identical theories he
advocated and the plans and specitica-
ions he arranged were carried out.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-20
LABOR LEADERS
SENTENCE COMMITTED

LONDON, May 20.--In the house Of
commons today Home Secretary Nc.
Kenna announced that the six mcnthe'
sentence imposed on Tom Mann. the
noted labor leader for incitine the
troops TO mutiny, had been Commut.
&c TO two months.
McKenna also ordered the release
frcm prison Of Guy Bowman. cIitor
of the Syndicatist, who had served
two months Of the sentence imposed
on him for utterlng incendiary Iliera.
ture.
The release of the noted labor ad.
vocates was in response TO thousands
OF petitions sent to the government,
protesting against their conviction and
sentence.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-20
WOMAN WINS FIGHT
FOR BASEBALL CLUB

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, May 2O.-Mrs.
Helene Hitchcock Robinson Britton
owner Of the st. Louis National
league team. today won her suit for
control OF the team when Circuit
Judges Grimm and Hitchcock handed
down a decision enjoining Edward
Steininger, president of the club,
fron voting or transferring stock be-
longing to Mrs. Britton or her mother.
Steninger was also ordered to issue
Mrs. Britton new certificates for the
stock she holds.
Mrs. Britton filed suit to prevent
Steininger from voting 995 shares of
stock held by her and her mother at
an erection scheduled for today.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-20
SIXTH BALLOT FAILS
TO BREAK DEADLOCK

MINNEAPOLIS MINI, May 2O.---No
election resulted fro mthe sixth ballot
for bishop taken Thursday in the
Methodist general conference and an
nounced today.
With 900 votes necessary TO elect,
the leaders were: W. o. Shepherd, Chit
cago. 423. NJ Luccock, Kansas City.
$50: Theodore Henderson, Brookdlyn,
346: r. j. Hoke, New York City, 334.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-20
TOADSTOOLS KILL TWO;
THREE OTHERS ARE ILL

CADILLAC, Mich, May 2O.-Mistak-
ing toadstools for mushrooms caused
the death OF two members OF the fam
lily OF Fred English and three other
children are seriously III. The
father and his children gathered
the toadstools in the woods Saturday
and mother served them yesterday.
The family lives on farm near Mod
derville.