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The Detroit times., 1913-02-18
FORGETS D -RAELER,
CAR Is WRECKED
Owl Trolley Smashes Into Pole
and MOtorman StebbinS Suf-
fers Serious Injury

Isidore Stebbins. motorman OF the
owl car on the Harper line, forgot
all about the derailer at the Michigan
Central belt line crossing, in his
anxiety TO get his car into the barn
at 3 o'clock. Monday morning, and as
result, he is in st. Mays hospital.
with a broken shoulder and bad
bruises about his body, while the car
is a wreck, and one perfectly good
telegraph pole is out of commission.
Stebbins. who is 40 years old, ana
lives az No. 1929 Holcomb-ave., can
thank his lucky stars that he is not
in the morgue.
The car plunged into the pole with
sufficient speed to snap il off, short,
and the front vestibule was reduced
to kindling wood Stebbins being
tossed in one direction while the
stove was hurled clear across the
street, in the other direction.
A police auto removed Stebbins TO
the hospital, where it is said he will
recover.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18

wish you would say so now" re-
marked Secretary Reeves.
Don't fear. would" replied the
mayor. IL don't intend to 20 behina
anybody's back TO make my answers :
Reeves appeared uneasy because
several newspaper reporters we're
present. Several times he halted his
words and then explained that he did
not care To make particular state
ments when the Representatives OF the
press were present. Mayor Marx
smiled and shook his head when
Reeves asked II It would not be pos
sible To hold a private conference.
Il made il rule when | came into
the Office that all conferences would
be open to the public said the
mayor.
Those present at the conference
were: L. S. Reeves, Stanley Ander-
son, John Clarken, Garrett F. Burns,
Alpheus A. Poole. Henry Hummer
field. Charles Mackey OF the Detroit
Federation OF Labor, and Claude o.
Taylor. president. and II. F. Water
man, secretary OF the Michigan Fed
Grafton OF Labor.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18
WINDSOR PLANS TO
EXTEND BOUNDARIES

Steps were taken by Windsor's city
council. Monday night, TO extend the
southerly city limits some distance be-
yond the Tecumseh-rd.. the present
boundary, it being the belief OF the
aldermen that the present growth Of
the municipality warrants the extern
sion.
The council granted an extension OF
the water mains TO the site OF the pro-
posed factory OF the Remington Arms
Union Metallic Cartridge Co, which
has purchased large tract OF land
Just outside the city. II is proposed
70 include this property in the extend.
ed corporation limits.
A grant OF $1,000 was made TO the
Children's Aid Society for the care OF
neglected children.
A memorial is to be submitted TO
the Ontario government asking for
special legislation to keep the Wind
sor polls open until 1880 p. m, instead
OF closing at 5, as at present. The nd
ditional time is intended TO benefit
worhngmen who now have TO lose
time TO vote.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18
LOWEST BIDDERS
ON ASPHALT TO
Be TURNED DOWN
Expert Proctor Says He's Pay
ing More Attention to Quail
ity Than Price
EXPECTS BIG HOWL:
READY TO MEET 1T
Intimates Council Must Back
Him Up or Get Someone to
Take His Place

Clarence Proctor, the city's asphalt
expert. will submit bids for 5000 tons
of asphalt, valued at about $4,000, TO
the common council Tuesday night.
He expects there will be howl from
several OF the asphalt companies be-
cause the lowest bidders on original
cost were not selected, in every case.
The city's expert says he Is ready
and willing to defend his selections
before the council, and he intimated
that II the city would not back him
In operating his own department, the
Job would be open TO somebody else.
II have been employed by the city
for 10 years and the results from the
asphalt work have been good said
Proctor
IF am TO continue as the city's
expert then ] want the authority TO
select my own materials. I split the
bids several ways, not because OF any
favoritism on my part, but because J
know the material can use with con
iidence.
In selecting the bids | did not
allow myself to be governed solely By
the figures on first cost. ! figured on
the ability OF the companies TO ship
the stun when we want 4 and on the
maintenance. ! prefer natural asphal:
tor the city's work"
IF put down an asphalt pavement
that Is not good in year, then l am
blamed for t.. That is the reason ]
want the authority to select materials.
want good material or / cannot DE-
the work, that is all there Is to It.
II am prepared to give the 'sor"
companies a fight on this proposition.
Ny work is clean and above board. !
have been accused Of being a graf:ei
and OF favoring certain companies, but
my record is a clean one and chat
lenge any man or company to attack
it."
Commissioner Haarer supports Proc
tor in his contention.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18
SHOOTS
LOVER, THENENDS
HER own LIFE
Mrs. Kate Lurden Jealous When
Geo. Williams Walks With
Girl Friend
FIRST ATTEMPTS TO
BLIND HIM WITH ACID
Makes Own Death Sure BY
Swallowing Poison Before
Using Pistol

Mrs. Kate Lurden ended her life
with poison and pistol shot Mon.
day night. after dashing carbolc acid
INTO the face OF her alleged lover
George Williams, OF No. GAG Gilhar,.
St, and following him as he ead %
his home, where she fired a hnrat
into his shoulder. then nlacino ,ha
revolver TO her own temple. infictin0
a wound from which she died AT mid,
night. In Solvay hospital. The man
will recover.
Mrs. Lurden, an attractive yopnx
woman of % years, has been
estranged for several months from
her husband, whom she is suing for
divorce. She lived at No. 1898 MIL
tary-ave.. and had for some time
kept company" with Williams. who
Is % years old.
Crazed with jealousy when she saw
Williams walking with lsyear-oln
Elizabeth Hewett, OF No. Sic liver,
nois-ave., late Sunday night. after
Williams had called on Mrs. IIurden,
the latter accosted her alleged lover
and struck him a singing blow In
her face. exclaiming, so I've found
you out. have To-
williams replied: Well, I'm no,
your husband, and I'm through with
you"
From that time, It Is thought, the
enraged woman planned her dramatic
crime.
Shortly after $3.50 o'clock, Monday
evening. Williams staggered into the
home OF Mrs. b. ID. Fuller. where he
rooms, holding his hands over his
face, and crying out that Mrs. Lurder
had thrown acid into his face. He
went TO his room, and a momen.
later, the woman came 10 the door
and when admitted by Mrs. Fuller
went direct TO Williams room. Hel
lips were burned and she was Keeling
from the effects OF carbolic acid
which she had drunk, after throwing
half OF the contents OF the bottle into
Williams, face.
There was short alteration a,
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18
FELLOWS DELAYS
CITY OWNERSHIP
Ruling Against Immediate Eff.
feet for Verdier Bill Affects
Local Situation

The opinion OF Atty. Gen. Grant Eel
lows that the legislature has no au.
thority to give immediate effect to the
Verdier home rule bill precludes the
possibility OF submitting the municipal
ownership proposition In the spring
election.
Mayor Marx. who favors the Yer
der bill, says that prominent attor-
neys disagree with Fellows, but Cor
poration Counsel Lawson, who with
the encouragement framed a new
home rule giving Detroit the right 10
municipality own and operate a street
railway system, says that the legislat-
ors seem TO agree with the opinion Of
the encouragement
The Lawson-Fellows home rule bill,
which is a revision of the old bill with
the addition OF various important fea-
lures, will go before a committee In
Lansing, Tuesday evening The Vcr-
der bill ia an amendment to the pres
ent home rule bill
Mayor Marx said. Tuesday, thu.
while both the Verdier and the Law
son home rule bills were ostensibly
the same In purpose. they were net
the same in intent. He refused to 60
into detail as to what he meant.
Under either bill. however, ii would
be impossible 10 submit the municipal
ownership plan to the people until o.
days after the adjournment OF the leg.
islature, now that the attornev-gen-
eral holds that the Verdier bill cannot
be given immediate effect.
That means a special election reIt
summer them said Mayor Marx 1T
might be a good thing TO have the
municipal ownership proposition TAX
en- UP at special election 80 as not
TO confuse il with other issues, not
90 important"
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18
WOMAN SWINDLED IN
BOGUS CHECK GAME

Mrs w Badgely, Of No. 44e
Sixth-st.. was induced TO cash a
bogus check for $40 for young man
who adopted a clever ruse, Monday
afternoon. The young man rushed
into her store, hatless. and said that
nearby druggist had sent him 10
get the check cashed. She gave him
the money, but later grew suspicious
and telephoned TO the druggist. who
was Of course, in ignorance OF the
affair, Police were unable to get
any trace OF the swindler.
Burglars entered the home OF VIII
liam Brown. No. 669 Vinewood-aye
in broad daylight, Monday. while
members OF the family were absent
and stole 500 In cash and a suit OF
clothes.
Charles keusch. No. $50 Maybury
Grand-ave., reports that pickpockets
robbed him OF a $40 pay check and
81 cents in cash while he was riding
on "A Crosstown car.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18

she reached williams room, and then
three shots rang out. Williams was
found on the floor. with a bullet
wound In his shoulder, and Mrs. Lur-
den lay beside him, with blood fiow-
ing from a wound In her temple. She
never recovered consciousness.
II was at first thought that Williams
had been blin1ed by the acid, but
surgeons In Solyay hospital declare
that his sight will not be impaired.
Mrs. Lurden's body was taken TO
the county morgue, while Coroner
conducts an investigation,
as 10 what disposition 10 make OF IL.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18
TAFT WILL GET MORE
THAN FOOTBALL COACH

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Feb. 1s.-wn-
liam II. Taft. professor OF Tan. 5000
4 year; Howard Jones. football coach.
$4,000 a year
These are the two new entries 10
go upon the books Of Yale university
within a few months. Professor
Taft. with a 36-year record as distia-
guished alumnHs and master OF law,
will get but $1,000 a year moro than
Coach Jones, four years a gridiron
hero, and just i've years out OF col
lege.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18
YOUTH INSTANTLY
KILLED BY TRAIN

Stanislaus Galus, 6 years old OF
No. 351 Wesson-ave.. was instantly
Central train at Junction-ave.. Mon
day afternoon, while taking a short
cut by crawling under a standing
train. AS he emerged from beneath
the cars he was struck by the west
bound train.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18
INAUGURATED
PRESIDENT OF FRANCE

PARIS, Feb. 1s.--Tn the palace or
the Elysces, Raymond Poincare-"the
square point"-today was inaugurated
as president OF the third French re.
public, succeeding Armand Fallieres.
PolnCaIe was elected president,
Jan. Il, by Il special Legislature. con
vened at Versailles lis inaueurs.
ton today was in the official resi-.
dence OF the chief executive
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18
Eiames scorch Laundry.

A brisk blaze OF unknown oriGin
did about $4,000 damage to the Re
liable Laundry Co. building. No &C.
Adelaide-st.. shortly before o'clock
Tuesday morning. most % the damage
being TO articles sent 10 be Numbered.
The fire started on the ground foor.
and was discovered BY neighbors, who
turned In the alarm.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18
CHYCAGO OVEN SPELL The MEA DOWN ON~ACRLl1ONYOUs.

have bceh exhausted. and the courts
are temporarily out OF business.
NEW YORK. Feb 1S.-"To get rid
Of bis mother.in-lav Francis G. Dale
tied Tin cans TO her bed. told risaue
stories and fed the cat before al;
lowing her TO cat Mrs Dale is suing
tor divorce.
NEW YORK. Feb. sy--For the first
time In his life, Col Roosevelt ap
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18

CHICAGO, Feb. 49," Acrimoni-
ous.- stumped the men. and "Arma-
Eeddon- the women at a spelling bee
held BY an Evanston club. The wom-
en- stood better than the men ana
won.
WHITE PLAINS. y. Y. Feb. 49,
The legal machinery Of Westchester
county has been so extensively used
IN tia last sir months, that funds
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18
c. NJ. r. Gets EIectrIe line.

The Canadian Northern railway has
acquired the Chatham, Wallace burg
a Lake Erie Electric railway by pIr-
chasing 100000 worth OF the com
pany's bonds. II is understood that
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18

the new owners plan to uss ne prop
erty az a link for line through west.
ern Ontario. including Windsor.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18

CHICAGO. Feb. Minnie John.
son. oft alone b. her mother be-
came respondent. and swallowed poi.
son. - vas SO lonesome nobody
loved me-, che cried atl The hospital
and then died
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18

Philadelphia Presbyterians are cam.
paigllhg 70 increase Sunday school
attendance 20 per cent
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18

peared as a barker" in recommend
ing TO the public a new set OF moving
pictureg. showing his big game hunts
ia Africa
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18

NEW YORK. Feb 1s..A Young
woman, REGISTERING for the English
course ~ Columbia university. sent =
cheek FOR $50 20 William shake,
pesre TO pay her tuition.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18

CHICAGO, Feb. 1S.--A vendetta
growing out OF the making OF wed.
ding dress. led 20 the murder O,
Samuel Cosimano. shot by AN I'M
known man hiding behind a post.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18
Newton AnniS Fur Sale
IN THE FUR & COLD STORAGE BUILDING, 239 WOODWARD
Car Service Hampered
Car Service Hampere'
By Congestion

CARS COME IN
COMPARATIVELY
a
S
HAS ALL HOLD
THE THOUSANDS WANT THE CARS AT SAME MOMENTS
uuttfuly
il i o it S al
exceedingly questionable
NJ proposition invoved
rush
yfoe
O
a This makes
tbound Brush Should
combine be a
Jefferson for
andG Shelby
of the
during the rush 1T WAS FOUND THAT
othe unable through on time
ssIBIE CONDITIONS
need or NOR.
by the city hall or go through the
on. working in Highland living
by the
~. 90, Grand
shoudno be obnge 10 through the Campus
NOPE CARS CANNOT PRESENT
The
LINE LYING BEYOND THE POINTS
CONGESTION
1h strength o chains measured by is
DETROIT UNITED RAILWAY
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18
The military board OF inquiry which
has Investigated the death of Pri-

N1IC JOtNNN W. FHEIVII :, u VIIV
Twenty-sixth infantry. whose body
was found in the river Sunday. Will
rcport Tuesday afternoon that he
came 70 his death by accidental
drowning An autopsy. held Monday,
failed 70 reveal any wound that
might be responsible for his death.
An attempt will he made, by means
az a report To the war department.
10 clear Fnglert OF the charge OF de-
sGrtion which was entered against
his name after his disappearance two
months ago. Unless relatives In Lock
Haven, Pa. claim the body, II VIII
be buried here with military honors.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-19
RUbE SCHUER SOLD TO THE CA|AN7S:
JOHN NCRAW PAYS $4,000 FOR Him
Dick Kinsella, Scout For New York Team, Completed the
Deal Yesterday-Saw Twirler Work at Winona-To be
Delivered August 15-Hails From Garrison, N. D.

Superior. Wis.,. June 19.-Rube
Schauer. Superior's sensational recruit
pitcher. has been sold I the New
York Nationals for $4,000. An
nouncement of his sale to the Giants
was made by President w. j. Sommer
Of the Superior Baseball association
yesterday. The deal was completed
by wire yesterday, the offer and &C
ceptance being made by Dick kinsel-
la Of Springfield, Ill.,, representing
Manager McGraw.
The deal provides an immediate
payment of $4,000 and $4,000 on de-
livery August Is.
The purchase price is n Of the
largest e. paid for a bush league
player. The contamination Of the
deal puts an end to negotiations which
Bill Sommer has conducted since the
Chicago Cubs made a bid for the SER
vices Of the local crack slabbist sew
eral weeks ago. No less than six
major leaguers and several minor
league clubs have been after RUDE.
The sale is the most notable h a
has ever been made in this section
since Superior has been in organized
baseball.
Schauer halls from Garrison, n: D..
where he pitched Independent ball.
He was tipped of to Fred Curtis be-
fore the opening OF the season and re-
ported at La Crosse when training
commenced. From the start his work
was sensational and since the season
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-19
RIVAL COLLEGE CREWS IN LIVELY PRACTICE OVER PoUcaKEGPs1E RACING COURSE

The athletic docket among the east
ern colleges will be cleared up for
1913 when the poughkeepste regatta
is run of this coming Saturday. It 10
the last big event on the c~ollesiate
program and much interest IL eeihS
manifested particularly because two
western crews will be entered.
Washington and Wisconsin are the
colleges that have sent shells to tho
big water and It IL to there that
experts look to humble the Cornell
varsity.
To date the 1thacans have practical.
ly rowed away with everything In the
east, barring Columbia, whom they
will meet for the first time this year.
II either Of the western crews can stop
Cornell it appears as If that seheel
will cop the race.
However. a truthful comparison Of
h respective merits Of colleges Is
almost impossible even though, on
paper, Cornell is conceded the victory.
In the triangular race between Har-
ward, Pennsylvania and Princeton re-
Gently, the Crimson beat Pennsylva-
MIA and was in turn defeated by tho
Tigers.
Five days later in a t~hree.corner.
ed event between Columbia, Prince
ton and the Navy, Columbia lost to
the Navy which was, in turn, beaten
by the New Workers. Meanwhile Cor
nell vas giving Harvard the worst lac
ing of her career on Cayuga lake.
The upshot would seem to be that
Columbia is the one to take the meas
ure of the Ithacans If neither Wiscon-
sin nor Washington can do it.
One thing is certain. Columbia is
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-19
TO
BE RAISED JUNE %

Duluth, Mimi, June 1s.-At a. meet
ing of several Of the baseball directors
Of the Duluth Baseball association,
pennant day was fixed for June %.
Virginia will he the team to oppose
the White Sox on the day the 4on-
falon is unfurled from the big staff
out In center field, and It Is planned
to have RUDE Waddell pitch. This
will mark the first appearance Of the
season Of Virginia on the home
grounds and also the first appearance
OF the famous Waddell, and possibly
also the last.
Flag raising day will be n Of the
big events Of the entire baseball sea-
son. AS the day set aside for this
!ofting OF n calico COPIED in the
International comes upon Saturday,
when most Of the wholesale houses OF
the city are closed for the afternoon.
1t is believed that all Of the regulars
OF n city will not be compelled to
have been planned. -
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-19

opened his remarkable performance
has attracted widespread attention.
kinsella was at Winona when RUDE
pitched and Immediately wanted to
close with Sommer. Sommer made
him two propositions. providing he ac-
cepted at noon yesterday. John Nc
Graw, who is at Cincinnati asked for
an extension of the time until next
sunday when the New York boss plan
ned to make a personal inspection OF
Schauer. Sommer refused to extend
the time and kinsella Immediately
wired back acceptance of the terms
made by Sommer.
Schauer has pitched three one-hit
games this season. In his last stellar
exhibition ne was robbed of a no-hit
game by a Texas leag,ler in the ninth
inning at Grand Forks. He leads the
league in strike-outs and general eff
cheney.
The price paid by the Giants is the
highest ever given for a player in
Class c or under. When Sommer and
kinsella were dickering " Schauer
the Giant scout opined that Bill should
be offering his nerve for sale instead
of Schauer. Kinsella being Of the
opinion that the Sommer brand of
brass was the most expensive comrno-
dity in the market. The best previous
price for a player in Glass c or less
was $4,000 according to Kinsella and
he should know. having the reputation
OF being the most generous spender in
scoutdom.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-19

hind, u when Steen came in his team
was n run to the good. Steen only
had to hold this advantage for three
innings. Falkenberg pitched six in
tell you. Now, 1 do not know how
the matter will be decided. But If 1t
We're left to me I should give it to
~Falkenberg. He really had more to
do in assuring the victory than had
Steen, and the fact that he did double
the work should favor him."
Now there you are. Evans is as
wise as they come. He used good
sound common sense in his argu-
ments. But still at the same time
arises the question Of technicality.
And technically cost the Giants a
pennant in 1908. it will be remember
ed. John Heydler. of the National
league. decided just such a question in
v Of Vanguard last year when the
Giant star was making his record run.
Heydler. by the way. last year
evolved a very good scheme for the
compilation of pitching statistics. 1t
Is likely that this season he will use
this method entirely. doing away with
the unsatisfactory system now in use
Of ranking the pitchers according to
new plan takes into account the win
ming percentage Of the club; the err
rors made behind the pitcher, the
earned runs, the percentage Of base
hits, bases IN. balls, wild pitches and
every other conceivable angle in his
new system or reckoning. Mr.. Heyd-
Ter tried his scheme for his own per-
sonal entertainment last year, and
finds hat it Is proving itself far more
reliable than the old style SO far as
this years work is concerned.
Frank Chances struggle to rebuild
the New York Americans is fully APP
preciated by New York fandom. The
Peerless Leader is going about his task
in a manner that will show results in
the near future. He has gone right to
the root of a long-standing evil and
Is %plucking the trouble-makers re-
gardless Of sentiment. In Kidding him
self Of Hal Chase the p. l.. accom-
plished a move that both Stallings and
Wolverton begged Farrell to make.
Chase always was a trouble-maker,
and as such genuinely despised by his
teammates. Had this canker to the
welfare Of harmony been removed
when Stallings first suggested it the
Highlanders might now have been a
champion instead of a tail-end aggre-
CATION. When Stallings was thrown
out his club knew pretty well how to
play the game. The best players he
boosted then-men like Cree. Wolter.
Daniels, Sweeney and Ford-seem to
have forgotten all they ever knew in
the ~dissentions and go-as-you-please
style of the past two seasons.