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The Detroit times., 1913-02-17
TWO CHILDREN AND
FATHER FEVER VICTIMS

Mrs. Albert Prieskorn, "a years old
No. 1875 Military-ave.. feels that her
cup OF woe Is Overlooking. Her hus.
band and two children have died OF
scarlet fever within the past week,
and she herself is now III, apparently
a victim OF the same disease. Mr..
Prieskorn was buried week ago to-
day, after being III only few days:
Carl, three years old. and Dorothy,
aged seven months, the couples only
children. both died. Saturday, and
were buried today in woodmere Gem
etery. beside their father. Mrs. Prizes
korn 80 Frustrated with grief. She =
being cared for by her mother, Mrs
NJ. Tiebert, No. 542 Wessonpa-ave.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-17
NILES MAN, PINCHED,
IS A WALKING STORE

KALAMAZOO, Mich, Feb. IL
Newton winburn. aged 40, OF Niles,
when arrested and taken to jail to
day. was found to be loaded down
with merchandise he bad taken rom
a store. RE will be held pending an
Investigation.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-17
FIRE STARTED WITH
GASOLINE BURNS MILL

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. Feb. II.
-(SpeciaD-The sawmill OF w. j.
Case, In Scion, burned yesterday
when the night Waterman, Frank NJ.
Shumsky, tried TO kindle fire with
gasoline. No insurance. The mill
will be rebuilt.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-17
MICHIGAN MAN
KILLED in MEXICO
r. l. Bragg, of Benton HarbOr,
Victim of Bullet Fired
in War

BENTON HARBoR. Mich. Feb. IL
Especial. )--R, |. Bragg, OF this city
was one OF the Americans killed IN
Mexico City. when the DiaE uprising
began a week ago yesterday News
10 this OBJECT reached here this morn
ing. Bragg had been operating a
sugar plantation in the state OF Vera
Cruz.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-17
FARMER MEETS DEATH
IN BARN WATER TANK

KALAMAZOO. Mich, Feb. 17.---(spe-
cial) dennis WEIGH, OF Cass county,
was found dead in the water tank,
back OF his barn on his farm. II Is
believed that he lost his balance and
fell In when cutting the ice so that
the stock might drink.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-17

william q. Rockefeller have begun
the study OF wireless telegraphy.
BOSTON, Mass, Feb. 1T.--Harvard
professors have invented chsir,
which. they say. will make sleep un.
necessary. A subject who uses the
chair, has not slept Cor 20 years
The Detroit times., 1913-02-17

TO ctrRF A coin w ONE DAY
rake LAXATIVE BHOMO ouinine TSP
, ,s eup. w GR0vE.s sisnsiuss is
on each box. 1Se.--Advt
The Detroit times., 1913-02-17

The Chinese oficial newspaper.
which has been published for fifteen
hundred years, has been put out OF
business by the new administration.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-17
ELoPE

SCRANTON, Pm. Tsb. 17.--Mr. and
Mr., Willard R, rehr are claiming q
rapid tnaifimony record. They we're
introduced. eIoped and we're married
within IS hours.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-17

pocket had been picked, Hugh Brady
followed the thief and picked hts
pocket. recovering the purse. Then
he had the professional" arrested.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-17

GREENWICH. Conn. Feb Yin.
hueneed by romantic tales Of opera
tors on ocean liners, the two sons of
The Detroit times., 1913-02-17

NEW YORK. FEB. l7--After n,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-18
PRESS HART!GAN TO
MAKE CONFESSION
Convicted PatrOlman May
Not Receive Sentence
Today

New York, March 17.-John j. Harti-
gan. the patrolman who was convicted
of perjury Saturday in the states war
fare ON the police SYSTEM" is not likely
ia receive his sentence tomorrow This
was the statement tonight of District
Attorney whitman, who hopes that Har-
tigan will turn against the System that
did not have the power to bring about
his acquittai.
Hartigan, who faces 10 years in prison,
il being pressed to make confession
He has been told that by doing this he
NAV escape with light sentence. Dis
trict Attorney Whitman, 1t Is known, Is
prepared to recommend this If Hartigan
will furnish testimony the prosecution
seeks. This includes corroboration of tes-
timony brought out during Hartigan'
trial relating to the police fund declared
10 have been raised to bribe George A.
Sipp to leave the state when he was
wanted as a witness against high officials
Among several indictments drawn by
the graft grand jury today was one ac-
ousing Jack Sullivan of persuading a
witness to leave the state six years ago
Sullivan, king of newsboys,n already
awaits trial under the same Indictment
on which Charles Becker, the police lieu
tenant and his four gun aides were sem
fenced to death for the murder of Her.
man Rosenthal The new Indictment
against sullivan is based on the story of
Rosie Hertz, convicted disorderly re-
sort keeper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-18
Will O'Neal Interfere?
Only O'Neal Can Interfere

Nothing but executive clemency can
now save Arthur Jones, Walter Jones and
Will Watson from death on the gallowS
as yesterday the supreme court of Ala
bama refused a new hearing of the ap-
peals taken from the findings of the trial
court by the three condemned men. Arthur
Jones and VIII Watson are to die next
Friday, March q, for the murder of John
Holland, negro; Walter Jones Is sentenced
to be hanged on April 4.
BY the decision of the supreme court
yesterday the last vestige of hope was
swept away SO far as the courts are con-
cerned. They have exhausted every re-
course allowed them under the law. They
have made their last appeal to the higher
court and that court says they must die
on the dates set for their execution. No
one can interfere with the mandates of
the law except Governor O'Neai.
The three men were tried separately and
each was convicted for murder and the
death penalty imposed. Appeals to the
supreme court were taken in each case.
The supreme court passed on the ap-
peals and affirmed the decision of the
lower courts. The attorneys for the de-
PENDANTS theh made application to the
supreme court for new hearing of the
cases and presented briefs contending the
supreme court ruling should be set aside
The supreme court held special session
to consider the applications for rehear-
Ing and after reviewing the papers filed
In each case saw no reason for chang
ing the decision and said the sentence
of the lower court must stand.
Arthur Jones. Walter Jones and Will
Watson were indicted for the murder OF
John Holland, a negro, at Lewisburg
Each was given separate trial with the
result that Arthur Jones and Will Watson
were sentenced to be hanged on March
p and Walter Jones given a life sentence
Later Walter Jones was tried for the
murder Of Lawrence b. Evans and found
guilty and sentenced to death. At nc
time during either trial did the Jones
boys show any emotion, but Watson was
visibly affected when the jury brought
In verdict Of guilty and fixed his pun
ishment at death
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-18
OFFERED SALE Of
VOTES FOR $1,000
Sensational Development in
Political Investigation in
New Hampshire

Concord, N. H., March T.-Gordon
Woodbury. who was candidate for
United States senator in the contest that
ended last Thursday with the choice OF
Henry f. Hollis, charged before a legisla-
tive investigating committee today that
a member of the legislature had Offered
to sell his vote and deliver three other
votes for $1,000. Two other witnesses testi-
fled that they had been improperly ap-
preached during the prolonged balloting
Woodbury. was an anti-Hollis democrat
and the support he received prevented fol
a time the election of Hollis.
He testified that a representative whom
he named called at his office and said that
il woodbury. would produce the money he
could have four votes then being cast
against him. The witness said that he
replied that he was not interested and
showed the man the door,
William d. Young, business associate
of Woodbury., told the committee that the
man mentioned by his partner had said
to him that he and two others would VOTE
for Woodbury. for 5000 each.
Representative John 5. Wheeler ol
Manchester testified that the alleged
hriber met him on a railroad train and
exbibiting a large roll of bills, offered
to nut the witness in the way of making
ss0o or 5000 at the Legislature.
The committee adjourned tonight for 9
week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-18
SPECIAL SESSION
Of THE SENATE
COMES TO CLOSE
Plans Not Completed for Di.
viding Senate Patronage.
The Party Caucus
Continues

Washington. March 1.-THE special
session of the Senate which began imme-
diately after the inauguration of Vice
President Marshall March 4, came to an
end early this afternoon. Democratic
senators had not completed their plans
for dividing Senate patronage and ar
ranging committee quarters and the party
caucus that has run through two weeks
was continued until tonight
Completion of arrangements will be
established as soon as the special tariff
session assemblies April 7.
President Wilson notified Senators
Kern and Gallinger who We're appointed
to call upon him that he had no further
business that would keep the Senate in
session. The committee waited on the
President over the telephone. and were
Informed that he was content to let
further appointments go to the extra
session of next month. The Senate
wound up its work at 2s09 o'clock and
adjourned on the motion of Senator Kern.
Democratic plans to prevent concentra-
tion of control in the Senate by giving
the majority members of any committee
power to regulate its affairs, were taken
up today in a party caucus.
Resolutions pending proposed important
changes in methods that have been fol-
lowed in selecting committee chairmen
and controlling committee meetings and
making other changes that it would make
1t impossible for Senate control to drift
into the hands of small number.
The Senate reorganization was com
pleted Saturday with the exception of
the arrangement of patronage and work
on the general resolutions. An early adj
journment of the Senate was looked for.
The caucus, however, made little pro-
gress and as the Senate met at noon adj
journed late in the day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-18
FIGHT TO SAVE CHARLTON
FROM EXTRADITION BEGINS

Washington, March 1.-THE fight u
save Porter Charlton from extradition
to italy for the murder of his wife at
Lake Como on their honeymoon, opened
today in the supreme court when attor-
neys for Charlton filed their arguments.
have received but slender increases in pay.
ably the last of April. Much OF the con-
tenton of Charlton's lawyers is To snos
ing that the United States government
has no power either by treaty or statute
to turn over to a foreign government
an American citizen to answer for an
alleged crime committed in a foreign
country.
One of the points relied upon by Charl-
toms counsel. r. Floyd Clarke, was the
failure of the Italian government to
formally demand extradition of Charlton
within 40 days of his arrest, as required
BY the treaty of 1S6s. He declared he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-18


New York. March 17.-Dr. Friederich
Friedmann is ready to treat without
charge all sufferers from tuberculosis
according to his brother. DIR. Arthur
Friedman. who today declared it was
crime not to permit him to do so.
DR.. Friedman has been refused prac-
tcal permission by the medical authors
ties Of the city to give his treatment
except in connection with certain hospi-
tails. Since his arrival here hundreds OF
sufferers have besought him to aid them.
MANY OF these people have come from
out Of town and they cannot be taken
into the city hospitals because they do
not live here" Arthur F'riedmann said.
He told OF one patient who had laid
Siege daily to Dr. Friedman at his hotel
for 10 days. This man, he said, has
! temperature Of 1O4 and 100, and Is walk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-18
FRIEDMANN READY TO
TREAT SUFFERERS FREE

ing about the streets. He may drop dead
in the street, but we cannot help him.
DR.. Friedman can treat only cases in
hospitals and those under care of gov
ernment physician. There are hundreds
of persons in New York to whom he
wants to give his treatment for the bene-
fit of humanity, but his hands are tied
He is eager to treat those patients, rich
and poor alike, without charge 1t is
a crime not to allow him to do So"
dozen persons suffering from pulmon-
ary tuberculosis received DR.. Friedmann's $
treatment at Bellevue hospital this after
noon All of them were in an advanced
stage Of the disease. Some of the scores
who waited outside in the vy<sn hope that
they might be given the treatment came
in automobiles. All were turned away
and only the cases previously selected
came to his attention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-18

made repeated unsuccessful efforts 10 pro-
cure copies of the records of the state
department on the case and that he was
not accorded proper treatment. The cor
respondence was produced at the judicial
hearings in New Jersey when Charlton
was ordered extradted.
II was argued that since Italy had re-
fused to allow her citizens TO be ex-
tradted the United States government
could not turn one OF it's citizens over
to Italy for trial and thai the provision
of the Italian penal code of 1890 prohibits
ing the extradition of its citizens nulli-
fled the treaty provision.
Mr.. Clarke contended that refusal Of
the state department during the last 10
years even to present a request to Italy
for the extradition of her citizens showed
an acquiescence in the Italian construc-
tion.
The point also was made that the New
Jersey court erred in not considering n
sanity as defense to the request for
oxtradition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-18
BUTLER COUNTY CITY IS
REPORTED SWEPT AWAY
BY RAGING TORRENTS
Property of More Than $4,000 Reported at Garland
Lives of More Than 100 Inhabitants Endangered-To
tai Loss of ALI Dwellings of City BY Rising
Waters of Sepuga

while the destruction ose partly in
undated is said to a S.nost complete.
It is reported thg = city of Georgi-
ana, which is a sb sS,tance from Car
iand,a has organF Is 0 scue parties and
donated food az o,oothing for the suf-
An appeal hs - 3 made to Governor
oNeai for a % while the state has
no fund wit q Och to meet such de-
mands the Tor has issued a state
ment calling u i the people of the state
to assist the unfortunate residents of thai
town.
Garland is in the southern portion OF
Butler coulty ON the line of the Louis
vile & Nashville railroad company.
Major J. I, Mckinney, superintendent OF
the Montgomery and Mobile division OF
the Louisville & Nashville. is in Garland
assisting the residents of that town in
saving whatever property can be Sc
cured and at the same time seeking to
re-establish railroad communications in
that section of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-18

Montgomery March l7.-(speciaD-A re-
port was received by Governor o'Neal
this afternoon to the effect that the town
Of Garland in Butler county had been
entirely swept away by the raging floods
of the Sepulga river, entailing property
loss of between $4,000 and 100000 and
endangering the lives of the 100 or more
inhabitants of that place
According to the report received at the
executive offices. eight or ten stores of
the town have been swept away, resulting
in a total loss and all the dwelling houses
of the place have from 10 to y feet
of water in them, many of them having
been washed away by the action of the
swollen river.
So far as could be learned no lives
have been lost though few of the homes
at Garland are said to be inhabitable
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-18

Washington, March 7.-6speclaD-The
Senate today confirmed the nomination
Of Peter J. Hamilton of Mobile to be
United States Judge of the district of
Porto Rico 1t developed that in the
executive session, when Mr.. Hamilton's
name was reached. that there were some
objections advanced because he had been
nominated by President Taft for the same
place and assurances were wanted that
he was a democrat.
Evidence to this effect was furnished
by Senator Johnston and he was con-
hrmed His salary will be 5000 per year.
The Senate also confirmed the nomina-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-18
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-O'Neal to make thorough probe into
convict department.
Butler county city swept away by
flood.
Militants declare war on peaceful
sisters.
Rehearings in six murder cases re-
fused.
Hamilton's appointment confirmed.
Tariff first on extra session pro-
gramme.
. Tuscaloosa not calling on Wilson for
single place.
s-Mobile high school in balance.
4-Editorial comment.
K yvilkerson here to examine books.
owl cars operated at a loss
Make formal inspection OF bouleyard
route.
6--Society.
7-Sports.
9--Markets.
10-President turns attention to New Jer-
sey situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-18
HAMILTON'S APPOINTMENT "A
AS JUDGE IN PORTO RICO
is CONFIRMED BY SENATE
Mobile Man to Be Foreign District Judge-W w Prude for
Second Lieutenant of Infantry-Dr. G J. Owens to Be
Member of Rural Credit Commission onJohh-
son and Bankhead Leave for Alabama

loosa, for appointment as second lieu
tenant of infantry. Mr.. Prude. who is
a cadet at the West Point military acad-
eniy, is in i'll health. and during the last
Congress Senator Johnston succeeded in
passing a bill making it possible for him
to be retired as second lieutenant. DR..
Clarence J. Owens, formerly of Alabama,
where he was connected with the South
eastern Agricultural college at Abheville,
was appointed by President Wilson today
as a member of the commission to visit
Europe to look into the system of rural
credits used by foreign governments
Senators Johnston and Banl<head left for
Alabama tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-18
NEGRO BRUTE is
KILLED BY OFFICER

New York. March ia negro who
accosted young woman as she
emerged from an uptown subway sta
tion early today. was shot dead by a
policeman.
The girls screams had brought the
Policeman to tho rescue, and as he in
terfered, the negro slashed him across
the face with a razor. Then the negro
ran. Weak from loss OF blood, but
determined. the policeman gave chase,
took steady aim five times, and the
fugitive dropped with four bullets IN
his body. The ncgro's name was
Daniel z. Davis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-18
LLOYD Confers with BurIeson

washington, March 7.-Representative
Lloyd of Missouri today had long con-
ference with Postmaster General Burle-
son on postal affairs. Mr.. Lloyd. who
had Just returned from 10 days trip,
told Mr.. Burleson that he had found DEM
ccrats everywhere in favor Of the Post
master Generals plan of requiring fourth
class postmasters to pass competitive
examination. -tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-18
ALL THE PRISONERS
WERE IRISHMEN

Nashville March 17-This morning Po-
lice Judge Killen. following his annual
CUSTOM visited the local police station
and announced to the prisoners that in
honor of st. Patrick's day, he would re-
lease all the Irish. Every inmate of the
prison. including some negroes. claimed
to be sons of Erin, and the entire number
were released.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-18
Crew Reported Lost

Stettin, Germany. March i7.-Fragments
of wreckage picked up today on the coast
of Norway gave conclusive evidence that
the German steamer Peruvia with its
crew of % officers and men. was lost In
storm there some time ago
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-18
ADVOCATES BILL TO
RESTRICT FASHIONS
FOR WOMEN'S 'SDRESS
Ohio Solon Would Appoint
Commission to Fix a
Limit on DecOllette
Dresses

Columbus, Ohio, March F.-Declarlns
by women on the streets and in public
places is the cause of "a great wave Of
immortality row sweeping over the coun-
try" Representative Capelle of Cincin-
natl this evening introduced a bill in the
lower house of the Ohio Legislature pro-
yiding for the appointment by the gov
ernment of commission to prescribe
the fashions to be worn by women IN
the state of Ohio"
Introduction of the measure resulted
from a charge filed with Governor Cox
today by woman who did not sign her
name that immortality is practiced by
married men in the offices of the state
house and elsewhere in the state of Ohio "
Under the provisions of the bill the
proposed commission would be compelled
to fix limits on decollette dresses so that
mot more than two inches of the neck
below the chin shall be uncovered An
other clause of the measure provides
that transparent stockings shall not be
displayed or worn in public places"
Strict Dress Provision
Another provision OF the bill states that
'it shall be unlawful to display or wear
any outer garment trimmed or COM
bined with lace, inserting or any kind
of embroidery mesh or net through which
the color or texture of the skin may be
distinguished without having the lace or
other transparent material backed with
opaque material"
Members of the proposed commission,
according to the BILL would have to be
between 30 and so years OF age. Not more
| than two OF them would have to be
married men and OF good moral charac-
| ter One would be a minister, one a
parent of not less than three children
and the third social settlement worker.
! The commission would be authorized to
"rreseribe rules and regulations for the
designing and manufacture of woman s
clothing and to prohibit such styles and
| patterns of garments as the commission
| after hearing shall deem to be detri-
mental to virtue and chastity.
The bill goes so far as to prohibit de-
partment stores from displaying un-
draped artificial figures. The bill makes
a violation of the act punishable by a
| fine of not less than s25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-18
KOHLER DISCHARGED
AS CHIEF OF THE
CLEVELAND POLICE
"GOlden Rule" Chief Found
Guilty of Serious
Charges
is WIDELY KNOWN
THROUGHOUT NATION
Found Guilty of Conduct Unbecoming
Gentleman and Officer by Civil
Service CommissiOn-Pen
sion Is Denied

Cleveland, O.. March 11-The civil serv-
ice commission tonight announced that
they had found Fred Ilohler, Golden
Rule" CHIEF of police guilty OF gross inn
morality, conduct unbecoming an officer
and gentleman and conduct subversive
department" and Immediately discharged
him from office.
The charges were filed by Mayor Baker
and the trial of the chief occupied the
whole Of last week
The charges involved alleged visits OF
Kohler TO the home OF Mrs. May Schearer
on February 2, May % and June s. 1912.
in the absence of her husband. ON the
last named date schearer testified in the
trial that he surprised Kohler and his
wife in the Schearer home
kohler attempted to prove alibis for
the first two dates and declared his mis-
sion ION the night of June 5, 1912. was an
innocent one" Schearer got a divorce
from his wife in suit in which Kohler
was named.
I'VE should add to the sentence a per-
nit to this officer to receive full pen
sion to which a retirde officer is entitled
in view Of the term and character of his
service, but we are without power to do
So said the commission.
In a statement issued last night Kohler
indicated his Willingness to resign If al
lowed to receive his full pension of SIPS
a month. If discharged his pension would
be S65 a MONTH
Attempt to Prove Alibis
Kohler is 40 years old and has been
member of the police department for "a
years and chief for 10 years His policy
of Golden Rule" first offenders and
minor offenders has made him one of
the best known police chiefs in the coun-
try. The title of BEST Chief in Amer
lea" was conferred on him by Theodore
Roosevelt on the occasion OF one of the
former President visits to Cleveland.
The commissions decision praises Koh-
lers work as police chief and says that
while in other cities police officers have
been guilty of corruption and eXtortion,
Frederick Kohler is u poor man..
Three years ago kohler was tried and
acquitted by the civil service commission
on charges of drunkenness and personal
misconduct in office.
Mayor Baker issued a statement tonight
in which lie praised Chief <ohler's rec
ord and the efficiency of the police de-
partment under him and regretted the
necessity for his separation from the de-
pa artment under such circumstances.
Kohler would say nothing about his
dismissal.