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The Detroit times., 1913-09-19
ROOMERS HUSH OUT WHEN
SMOKE FILLS HOUSE

FirS Of unknown origin wrecked the
cisar store and novelty shop Of VIII
liam skellington. No. ITO Randolph
ot., directly across the street from
police headquarters, at l o'clock, FIJI
dy morning, doing about $500 dam
ssA exclusive Of dozens OF packages
of undelivered laundry, the loss OF
which Il borne by the individual own
0rU.
smoke flied the rooming house OF
Grs, Mary Bell, above the store. and
thoush the flames did not reach the
rooms. the occupants were In danger
az au6ocation when the ofiicers OF the
MIND squadron burst In the door, and
aSUusod the roomers.
lfrp. Dora Elliott and her seven.
snontheold babe we're asleep when
Patrolnan Huskin rushed In and car
ned them to the police matron's room.
~. J. El1lott was also taken there.
George Hopson, Graham Lockwood.
ana George Calkins. other roomers,
ned from their rooms when aroused
hY the police.
The Detroit times., 1913-09-19

Canadian day at the state fair. re-
lying on q promise Of better weather.
started out enthusiastically, Friday
morning. with good attendance, and
well sustained interest In the ex-
hibits.
The Canadian northwest has al
ready demonstrated It's agricultural
greatness by taking frst prise for
exhibits from outside the state. and
the booths which display the poo
abilities Of the limitless fertile acres
of Alberta and Saskatchewan, have
attracted much attention every day
Of the fair. Friday morning people
took special interest In the Canadian
products, and although there was Z
very evident skepticism shown when
the demonstrators tried to convince
Michigan farmers that any place In
the world was better than their own
state, there was much interest In the
possibilities Of new country for fl-
ture exploitation.
It was intended by the management
Of the fair that the whole day should
be somewhat In the nature Of q peace
celebration between the bordering
counties of the two countries, and
Senator William Alden Smith ID
scheduled for an afternoon address on
the subject Of the pleasant relations
(C0nt1nued On Page Fourteen)
The Detroit times., 1913-09-19
THINKS HE'S CHOSEN
TO KILL PRESIDENT
Insane Man Who Escaped from
st. Joseph's Retreat, Caught
Here BY Police

Obsessed with the belief that he has
been selected to assassinate Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson, Bernard VOL
fel, Is years old. escaped from st.
Joseph's retreat in Dearborn, Thurs
day afternoon. and an alarm sent to
the Detroit police resulted in his ar
rest and detention In the observation
ward in police headquarters. He was
picked up by officers OF Grand Rvsr'
ave. station.
Wolfel 10 said to have come here
from Columbus, O., and the police de-
clare that he was taken into custody,
three years ago, when he announced
that he was going to Washington to
kill President Taft, "as his frienos
had requested him to do"
City Physician George LAWN. VINO
knows Of the mans obsession. exam
ined him In police headquarters, ana
will have him sent back to the re-
treat and closely guarded.
The Detroit times., 1913-09-19
Windsor Mayor Sure Export Of
"Juice" for Municipal Pur.
poses viii Be Permitted
MATTER CONSIDERED IN
LOCAL CABINET SESSION
Parking. Of Autos and Other
Problems Are Also
Taken Up

Detroit may be able to get Niagara
power for the operation OF the public
lighting system, and. also for the
street railway syStem, when
the city acquires one. In the cab
met meeting, Thursday afternoon.
Mayor Marx read letter from Mayor
Henry Clay. of Windsor, saying he
believed Detroit could get Canadian
power for municipal purposes. The
power can be supplied more cheaply
than 1t can be produced here, accord
Ing to Mayor Clay. The power line
to Windsor will soon be completed.
Mayor Marx will investigate and
ask for q price on sufficient Juice
to operate the lighting system. It is
also possible that Niagara power may
be used to operate the filtration plant
which the water board plans to In.
stall. To operate q modern filtration
plant would require about 3.000-horse-
power, "a hours day.
Police Commissioner Gillespie
again brought up the question OF reg
ulating automobile parking in down
town streets, and proposed an ordi-
nance which may be presented In the
next meeting Of the council, prohibit
ing automobiles from standing along
the curb within Is feet of the build.
ing line at near-side stop corners.
The commissioner said It would take
the entire police force to enforce the
(Continued On Page H0uYtssn)
The Detroit times., 1913-09-19
John C. Fredericks Is Alleged to
Be Wanted n sOgdens-
burg, N. Y.
NABBED WHEN POINTED
OUT AT UNION DEPOT
Real Name Said To Be Charles
Weaver-Says He's Victim Of
Mistaken Identity

Gathering strikebreakers at the
Union depot to ship them to the Pere
Marquette shops, in Grand Rapids, to
take the place of strikers, a man CIV
ing his name as John G. Fredericks,
his residence as Cleveland, his age
as 36 years, and his occupation az an
agent, was pointed out to Detectives
Grossman and Erhard, late Thursday
night. as an embexzler from an Og-
densburg, N. Y, Insurance once, and
was placed under arrest.
]. H. Coppins, Of No. 279 Howard
st., agent for the Adams Express Co.
at the depot, pointed the man out to
the detectives.
He declared that Frederick I"
right name Is Charles Weaver. and
that he IL badly wanted In Ogdens-
burg, though he did not know the
amount Of the embeszlement.
The suspect denied that his name
was Weaver, and declared that ms.
take was being made, but Coppin in
sisted that he had known Weaver for
Is years, and was making no mistake
In the Identification.
The man was registered as John
Fredericks, alias Weaver, and the
Ogdensburg police we're notified that
he 10 being held here.
The Detroit times., 1913-09-19
Ties Explosive Around Waist,
Lies Down Beside Children,
Lights Fuse-Girl In
stantly Killed
SECOND DAUGHTER
TERRIBLY MANGLED
CkUWded Condition of the Insane
H0Apital Is Blamed for the
Tragedy

800OxnN0TON. Ind, Sept. TO-
eoepang into the bed In which his
NO daughters slept. early today.
lAck Hurst. 66. stone mason, blew
3lmsek to bits with dynamite he had
aed around his waist. and instantly
&1lled his daughter. Maude, aged 16.
The other daughter. six years Of age.
S06ered . mangled leg which had to
pc amputated later at the Blooming
ton hospital. Her recovery In doubt
3n@
ArA Hurst and their two young
boys were sleeping In another room.
end while the room was wrecked, they
escaped injury. It is believed that
made . mistake In the roomA
The crowded condition Of Indiana's
nsane hospitals u blamed for today's
tesNgedy. Hurst had been declared in
pane. and was awaiting commitment
TO q hospital. His wife feared he
would do the family violence.
The explosion took place at q. m.
Rsaotic&ily al Bloomington. includ-
ing the Indiana college settlement,
turned out In all manner OF scant at
1Are.
Mrs. Hurst and the two boys. all
|6ysterioal, we're taken out Of the
'wreckAge and cared for by neighbors.
Whe six-year.old daughter was taken
70 . hospital and placed Immediately
upon the operating table. A leg had
% be amputated. and her recovery is
doubtful
The Detroit times., 1913-09-19
After Ah-NIght BattIs, -
many Leaders Fsil II llu.t "
Necessary Votes for 49, u
msnt Of Articlss II
NEWSPAPERldAN JAILED;
HELD IN CONTElGFH
James Garrison, Who llads -
Charges Of Bribery, u Quickly
Clapped Into Cell
sy JOHN EDWIN MEv,M,

(etan corrsspendsnt United prooa)
ALBANY. N. Y. Sept. 1s--The rsa1
tight to prevent the expulsion fFoml
the governorship OF william Gul1oF
began today. The battery q No.
priced attorneys who are IN chaS6ol
OF his light, concentrated their ~
tack on the organisation Of the h1oh
court Of impeachment. Under ~
leadership Of former Judge u. Cody
Herrick, they assailed the leln11fy Ge,
the articles Of Impeachment posUo1
by the assembly. It was Z longt1Y
legal wrangie In which tn QueGtt6m
Of whether IN ofaceholder can ~ ~
moved for acts committed p8ioe ~
his taking the oath Of oznco w.
fought out. Prior to taking up tho
legality Of the entire PROCEEDINGS ~
special subcommittee reported th0:
rules OF procedure. But the impoo0hr
ment proceedings. solemn and imDrpo
sive ~ they were. were overNoln1
owed by Sensational devel0pmtlht ~
the assembly. That body hold -
all-night session In IN elIort ~
amend the articles Of impeachdmGnt
20 that they would include spocinc
charges Of usurpation Of power ~
Sulxer. such % the pardoning ~
Banker Robin and the signing ~
governor o( extradition papers. ma
for having made "innammatory an1
untrue" attacks upon legislators dur
ing his direct primary campaign. n
was unable to muster the votes and
shortly before o'clock, recessed ~
til noon, While IN attempt was mado
TO set aoseut members back to tho
city.
During the long night session ~
asseobly added to the bitter fsa11nG
that already chaxacterised thu. ai1ln
tion ~ seuding 70 eel - ~ =
(co011nuoa - HAgo Doun0onn3 IA y
The Detroit times., 1913-09-19
OPERA COMPANIES
IN MERRY SQUABBLE
Chicago and Montreal Oreanixa-
tions Wrangle Over Dates
In Detroit

There II war between the Chicago
Grand Opera company and the one
In Montreal, and Detroit n one Of tie
battlenelds. There are many others,
for the Montreal company insists that
It 10 going to appear In large cities
all the way to the Pacific coast, n
which the Chicago company
claims q its own exclusive property.
Dippeps Chicago Organisation q.
fered to play Detroit In the spring a
-1914. provide. d. suncient guarantee
were raised. While the propositIoa
was pending. the Montreal company
came in with the announcement that
1T would play here on certain dates
Detroit Isn't considered large enough,
rich enough or musical enough for
two seasons Of grand opera within .
month or two; 20 the Chicago project
languished.
This week, Arthur Pick, of the
Chicago company, dropped into De-
troit, and he had not been here long
when he began to wear q broader
smile than usual. He announced that
the Chicago company would sing IN
Detroit, with Mary Garden and Tita
Ruifo, and all the rest Of the celobrt
ties. As for the Montreal company,
II 1t played at all. II would have 70
appear In q tent. Why? Because
he, Arthur Pick. had obtained the
Washington theater In which the Mon
treal company planned to appear. for
the very nights and days on which
the Montreal people were due to sing.
1t II now the move Of the Montreal
company. Mr.. Pick insists that the
Chicago company will play Detroit.
at all hazards. 1t may cost . bit
more. Mr.. Pick says, but the Chi
cagoans plan to come with al their
big stars and q few trainloads Of
scenery. while the Montreal company
has few headliners. Who would hear
Gerville-Reache when there II . pros
pect Of Garden? That's Mr.. Picks
question; and the war 10 on.
The Detroit times., 1913-09-19
Police Find Evidence That New
York Slayer Contemplated
Many More Crimes
CARRIED SUPPLY OF
BURIAL CERTIFICATES
Detectives Believe His Victims
Might Have Rivaled Those Of
Notorious Holmes

NEW YORK, Sept. 1S.-Had Hans
Schmidt, confessed slayer Of Anna
Aumueller, forger and illegal practi.
toner, escaped detection, his list OF
victims might have rivaled that OF
H. H. Holmes, the notorious Philadel-
phia criminal, who was hanged In
1895. This was the belief expressed
by detectives, today. following anoth-
er search Of Schmidt,s trunk, which
revealed that he had q supply oi
blank death and burial certificates.
It II believed that Schmidt planned
to forge these certificates In doing
away with his victims, and In this
manner could have returned q report
to the health authorities indicating
that the person died Q natural death
This was the method of Holmes. VINO
killed at least IL persons.
The police found photographs OF
the death certificate issued for Robert
Smith, SO. who died last April. As a
priest Schmidt visited Smith twice
and offlciated at the funeral.
DR." Ernest Muret Is to be Ques-
toned, today, as to what he may know
OF this apparent scheme Of Schmidts
as well as his counterfeiting activi.
ties.
The finding of the photograph OF
the death certificate has caused the
police to believe that Schmidt was
planning to kill Miss Aumusller "a
long ago as last April.
The police, today. were still search.
ing for another man they believe may
be connected with the case, as well
az for q woman.
In addition to Murets fiat and the
rectory, where Schmidt lived, q
fourth place frequented by Schmidt
has been found. Schmidt admitted
that he rented q room In an apart
ment at 124 West Eighty-f0urth-st.
The belief Of the detectives that
Muret and Schmidt are related be-
came stronger, today, following the
receipt Of word from Aschafenberg
that persons acquainted with the fam
lily insisted that Muret was probably
Adolph Mueller, q cousin Of Schmidt
The Detroit times., 1913-09-19

V5~>sp Lakess Moderate sOutheast
- sooth wfnds shlft1ng 10 west -
1orthwest - SUPERIOR and MicnseUn>
14vs warner Friday nlght On Huren
Tswsr I.skess Moderate east 20 south
vin1os generally elOWdy Friday night
o. yeaP are toAays Highest ten
uupSfure, ooS lowest, 80 means ~
SS~S1v WITH n 1neh ~ rn1u.
ThS sun sets Friday et ssSO y -
- mooo plses Friday 1T 5soo ,. -.
Ou1PO0t an vfe1n1tys Friday night
esS06Y ool warmers saturday unsettle4,
Ss1eSoc}v ohAfeAn9 e. westerly wfnds.
loWoe nanehnga0s UlDett1ods oheweIa
rrS6ay 9eJAt = ssenseevp wsrnss ~
The Detroit times., 1913-09-19
AUTO BANDITS HAD
MADE LONG TRIP
Car Used By Byran, o., Ho]dup
Men Was Stolen In Phlla-
delphia

CAMDEN, N. j., Sept. 19.-The
mysterious theft OF big gray touring
car owned by DR.. p. N. Litchfeld, OF
this city. and stolen from in front Of
q Philadelphia cafe on Sept. 8, was
solved today when the police OF
Bryan, O.. identified 1t as the car used
by the auto bandits who yesterday
held up and robbed Herman J..
Luyties, president Of the Sanitol
Chemical company Of st. Louis. and
a party Of friends. taking jewelry and
cash valued at about $500.
Arthur Gerow, aged 20. Of New
York. and William Gerow, 20, Of
Philadelphia, were arrested near
Montpelier, o.. yesterday and are said
to have admitted the hold-up.
Robert Dwyer. aged %, Of New
York. who was capture dby Sheriff
Wineland, Of Bryan. after the former
had been wounded In q duel with the
bandits, declares that he Joined the
others at Buffalo, Sunday, believing
that he was simply going for q Joy
ride. He says he had no idea that q
hold-up was contemplated.
The Detroit times., 1913-09-19

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Sept. 19.-
Especial. Two clerks were killed
and another fatally wounded here late
Thursday afternoon when two gun
men held up the employees and robbed
the J. J. Thomson jewelry store, with
In half q block Of police headquarters.
and escaped with several thousand
dollars' worth Of gems.
The dead are:
J. N. THOMSON, 414 Cancy-st..
northeast.
known.
Probably fatally wounded:
PAUL TOWNSEND. 1915 Sibley-st.
The three clerks were talking when
two men entered the store shortly be-
fore 6 O'Clock. A soon as they were
inside the door the visitors drew re-
volvers and commanded the men to
hold up their hands. The clerks raised
their hands and the robbers march
ed them back into small watch-re-
pairing room In the rear OF the store
AS they passed through the door
Thomson turned and grappled with
the man nearest him. Az they strug-
gled the second robber fred, the bull
let striking Townsend In the neck
The robber with whom Thomson
struggled then drew his revolver and
shot Thomson through the right lung.
Thomson fell to the floor and the rob-
Der then shot Smith twice. The Sec
ond bullet penetrated the mans heart
The rpbbers then opened the cash
drawer and rifed the jewel trays,
after which they walked out into the
street and escaped The loot Is be-
lieved to be worth several thousand
dollars.
Townsend, It ID believed, will die.
He gave q complete statement. to-
gether with descriptions of his aseail-
ants, last night.
Although the crime was committed
within half q block Of police head
quarters and, in making their escape,
the robbers walked under the win
dows Of the sheriffs once, onicials
working on the case have almost no
clues.
The Detroit times., 1913-09-19
BOLD ROBBERS
SHOOT CLERKS
AND GET GEMS
Two Dead, Another Dying as Re-
suit Of Daylight Hodup In
Grand Rapids Store
CRIME Is PERPETRATED
NEAR POLICE STATION
Thomson Shop Within Half q
Block Of Headquarters and
Shadow Of Sherilf's Office

KALAMAZOO, MIoh., Sept 10.
-Four men driving IN Overland
automobile bearing the Illinois
number Of eeo67 are being detaIn-
Cd. thIs morning, by the police
pending more complete deserip-
tIons from the officers In Grand
Rapids. The four men declare
that they lsft Grand Rapids yes
terday noon and knew nothing
about the killing Of two men
there, last night, until they read
It In the newspapers thla morning.
A traffic officer saw. tho four stop
their machlne, take out . pocket
road guide and study u. He hur-
risd over 20 their machine and d.
reotsd them 10 drive around to
the police station. They did %
without objection. Police Chief
strubis,. while no 10 inclined to
think the men are not the right
ones, Will hold them during the
forenoon.
They cay they have been s'eh-
lno In the northern part OF tho
state. and cay they we're on their
way homo TO Champaign county,
lillnols.
The Detroit times., 1913-09-19

SEDALIA, Mo-. Sept. 19.-That the
$4,000 blacksmiths Of the Illinois Gen.
tral and Hartman lines. who have
been out on q strike for two years,
will ask the roads to compromise, was
predicted here, today, by vice-Presi-
dent Roy L. Horn, Of the union. who
said he intended to introduce resolu-
tions to that end. to be voted on By
blacksmiths all over the country. Sim.
liar resolutions were presented to the
convention Of blacksmiths held here.
recently.
The Detroit times., 1913-09-19

NEW YORK-Bills Of sale for S5,-
900 worth Of goods purchased abroad.
found In the stocking Of Mrs. John
McC0llough's maid, caused the GUS
toms oflicials to hold six OF Mrs. Nc
Cullough's/ trunks N
BR1DGETON, N. J.-When horse
fiddle tunes Of 81 "charivarf' seren-
aders panied Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe
Riley, the groom had them all ar
rested--although they were his best
friends.
HICAGO-Twelve red highchairu,
captured in . thieves rendezvous,
will be given TO South Chicago police
1su who report The arrival q babies.
The Detroit times., 1913-09-19
MRS. PANKHURST'S
ADVANCE AGENT IN N. Y.

NEW YORK. Sept. 1a-The White
Star liner Cedric. on quarantine,
early today, carried Miss Joan Wick
ham, Of London. advance agent OF
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, who comes
to New York In October. She has
come to arrange Mrs. Pankhursts
itinerary.
The Detroit times., 1913-09-19
DOMINION EXHIBITS
ATTRACT ATTENTION
Big Display Made from Fertile
Acres of West-Expositoin
Officers Re- Elected
Program For Saturday
Automobile and
Detroit Day

Q O ms-0ates open.
. q. m.-Boys' state fair school
begins its Anal summing up Of
the week's work.
10 q m.-Tinal i've stock 5udg-
ing.
II q. m.-Lsctures on birds BY
experts.
. p m.-Automobile races.
p. m.--Ttnal concert by Web
er's band.
1 p. m--Enal exhibits In all
buildings.
7:16 p. m.-Ttnal horse show.
0:8o-F1nal fireworks.
1880 p. m.--0ood- might and
goodbye.
The Detroit times., 1913-09-19

PITTSBURQH-A crowd Of thou
sands tied up trafhc when Wadislaw
Puvoric, an ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS en-
thusiast, pushed . pea two blocks
with q toothpick because Armstrong
lost In the primaries, "
PITTSBURGH = Charles vitous
was cleaning q revolver on the first
floor. His wife was dusting on the
second. The revolver went on, the
bullet penetrating the ceiling and
killed her.
LONDON-England drew the color
line when the guardians Of the Cam.
berwell poor refused to appoint .
Negro physjcian, though his QualiA-
The Detroit times., 1913-09-19
wiIIs Catholic Society $4,000.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. ia be-
Guest Of $50, 900 to Archbishop Prem.
defesst, for the erection Of q chapel
fpr the order Of Carmelite nuns, Is
contained In the will Of Cornelius A.
Lane. Mr.. Lane accumulated his Tor
,tuuo In the printing business.
The Detroit times., 1913-09-19

cations were much above those Of
the white applicants.
BNRLIN-Mesenger girls are the
latest innovation here. and they ap-
pear very smart, riding bicycles and
wearing blue hussar uniforms.
MARZBURG, Silesia-Horses here
are wearing trousers TO protect their
legs from new tar with which the
roads are treated.
DELANCO. N. 1.-THE w. G. +. u.
here r. trying to decide whether q
nagging wife causes q man to drink
or whether . drinking man causes .
woman 70 ne. 'AesN.s n
The Detroit times., 1913-09-19
STOCK MARKET
OPENS ACTIVE

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-There was
q fair volume Of activity at the open
ing of the stock market today, but
price changes were generally unim-
portapt.
The Detroit times., 1913-09-19

CHICAGO-Daniel Cohen's wife
laughed while he was telling . police
man he speeded his auto because she
was sick and he was hurrying for .
doctor. Her laugh cost Daniel $40.
CHICAGO O-Suspenders. worn nm
der bodices. to hold up the lingerie.
10 one Of the new things in women's
wearing apparel on exhibition at the
Dresmakers' convention here.
PrTTSBURGH-Twenty boys of
Irene Kaufman settlement and
Kingsley house. have organised q
Little NAthero' club" TO work for
reduction q infant mortality.
The Detroit times., 1913-09-19

All Rental received o. sunsaer Re
sort Rlanos allowed to purchasers at
| the BIG Sale Of RenteA and ExchangeG
p1anOs at Story q CLARK Plane Co., a.
Grand RlyeB-avA-Adv.
The Detroit times., 1913-09-19

Biz sale Of Summer Resort Pianos
now going On at story = Clark Pfane
Co.. - Grand Rlver-aves-Adv.
The Detroit times., 1913-09-19

MATINEE DANCE AT ARCADIA
Every Saturday at 2:30. Select Dancing
Nightly. A restricted place for Refined
People. Cor. Woodward and Simpson.
ADV.
The Detroit times., 1913-09-19

TANGO AND ONE-sTEP. 81 q
strasburgs, Saturday evening.-Adv.
The Detroit times., 1913-09-19
CandidateS-Read This!

There will be only one more published report
of the standing of candidates IN the Shetland
Pony Contest prior to the close Of the eveot
Read details in Contest Story on inside page. \
Contest department open till Saturday even
ing.
The Detroit times., 1913-09-19

!. cations were much above those of
the white applicants.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-25
WIDOW GE IS
WARRAN
FOR MOB.
Young Woman and Son Driven
From Beds at Midnight
by Gang,

STATESBORO. Nov 25-The en-
tire community of Meter, near here,
Is eagerly awaiting developments fol-
lowing the unmercifuI whipping Of
Mrs. NJ. J. Robertson, a widow, and
her son, night before last by a party
of seven masked men, for the arrest
OF whom Mrs. Rollerson has asked
and obtained warrants charging as
sault and battery.
Mrs. Rollerson, an attractive young
woman, came to Statesboro yester-
day, and, weeping passionately in the
office of the warrant deputy, demand
ed redress for her wrongs. She said
that at / o'clock the night before
seven masked men came to her home,
entered 1t, took her and her son from
their beds and beat them unmercifui-
ly.
81 feigned Inconsistencies" Mrs.
Rollerson said, "and they became
alarmed. They removed their masks
and l recognized them all, Then
they poured bucketfuls of water over
me to revive me"
After the whipping the men de
parted, and Mrs. Rollerson, dressing
hurriedly, followed the men TO the
town and telephoned to the Sheriff.
Later in the day she came to States
boro for the warrants.
Mrs. Robertson has been employed
as clerk in a store at Meter for sew.
eral months. Her version of the af-
fair is the only one heard thus far
and she denies emphatically having
given any occasion for the treatment
accorded her.
The warrants are expected to be
served to- day. The affair has caused
sensation, and threatening talk was
freely circulated to-day.