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The Detroit times., 1913-01-17
BITTER ATTACK
MADE ON OFFICE
OF ASSESSORS
Dumping Ground for IncOmpe'
tents Collecting Political
Debts, Says Bauman
LATEST FIRING is
SUBJECT OF HOMILY
Clerk Dismissed to Create Place
for Political Henchmen
of Nagel

THE dismissal OF an experienced
clerk in the city assessors Office Tor
no other purpose than TO permit AS
SCISSOR John G. Nagel to give a job
to political henchman shows UP
the rotten state OF affairs in the as
SCISSORS Office" said Deputy City
Treasurer Bauman, Thursday There
Is more politics in the assessors OF
fee than In any other department III
the city in proportion TO its size.
Clerks have scarcely learned the
difficult work OF making up the cN
tax rolls when they are fired out and
new ones put in their places. Herbert
Young was clerk In the office since
Thompson was first mayor. He was
appointed under Democratic board.
But Mr.. Nagei had to make room for
a political friend, so out goes the OLD
experienced man and in comes new
man. 1t will take the new man
months to learn the business OF the
office. and yet they prattle about
wanting to keep up the efficiency OF
the office. II is the same whether the
Republicans or Democrats are in pow
er-the Office has always been poll
ttical dumping ground and will be so
until some radical reforms are made.
The amount OF work in the Office
Is much the same as that OF the city
ltreasurer's Office. In the last 10
years there have been no additional
clerks added to the force OF the city
t-easurer's office. but seven more
have been added TO the assessor
force The explanation for that is
that the ordinary efficiency OF a force
of the number in the assessors Of
fee is cut in two BY the everlasting
lupheaval and the substitution OF in
experienced and oft-times incom
petent political henchmen for men
who have learned the work. 1t is a
crying shame.
The papers refer 10 the board OF
tax assessors. AS a matter OF fact
the board never meets except to
continued on Page TenD
The Detroit times., 1913-01-17
FEAR EPIDEMIC
OF DISEASE in
FLOOD DISTRICT
Malaria, Scarlet Fever and Diph-
iberia Are Prevalent
Along Ohio
FORECASTER SAYS NO
RELIEF BEFORE SUNDAY
Burial Ground Is Under Deep,
Muddy Water-Many Out
Of Work

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. Ire
lief from the food conditions in the
lower Ohio river valley, which have
thrown hundreds of men and women
out of employment, and driven hun
dreds OF families from their homes,
would not be in sight befre Sunday,
according 10 Forecaster 81 and today.
Steady rains, while apparently not
affecting the AGA foot stage in the
river, was expected TO keep the
waters from receding for several
days.
Malaria. scarlet fever and diph-
iberia are quite prevalent today but
cannot be said TO have reached the
epidemic point The health authori
ties are working day and night to
prevent an outbreak OF disease. Many
doctors are making calls in boats
Albert Brady OF Oakdale, who
slept in a bed suspended from the
roof was finally driven out of his
mouse today by the high water
Ninety houses in Oakdale are com
Ipletely submerged.
Oak Hill cemetery, near here, i:
nearly surrounded by water and por
tfons OF the burial ground are under
deep muddy food. Funeral ser
vices have been suspended in Oal
Hill.
Telephone communication south
has been seriously damaged by thu
flood
Calhoun, Ky. was still cut of from
the world today, but the marooneC
families there were well proyisioneC
by the relief boat which went TO theii
aid, yesterday.
Rockport Ind. is entirely cut OF
from outside communication by raj
and wire. In score of towns. mai
carriers are making their rounds II
skiffs and delivering the post mattel
through second-story windows o
homes
No estimate OF the property dam
age was available today. No tatalitie;
were reported
The Detroit times., 1913-01-17
FATHER WINS
COURT BATTLE
OVER HUBER GIRL
Judge Van Zile Refuses Mothers
Request for Custody
of Child
DECLARES WOMAN Is
UTTERLY UNTRUTHFUL
Scores Second Hus band, BOarder
Blythe, as Wrecker of
Happy Home

Little Evelyn Huber, the six-year-
old child over whom the mother. Mrs.
Della Huber Blythe, and the father.
Edward Huber. have been waging a
desperate court battle, is to remain
in the custody OF the father, with
whom she has been since the parents
were divorced a few months ago. The
decision was handed down by Judge
Van Zile. Friday morning. After re-
viewing the ties timony the court says:
"All these facts. and others that
might be enumerated, prove 10 the
court how utterly untruthful and UNI
reliable the petitioner MRS. Huber
Blythe) is The claim Of the mother
for the custody OF her children should
always make strong appeal 10 any
court, but that claim should come
from clean hands and free from such
surroundings as despoil Ii OF its virtue.
1T seems enough that the second
T husband Blythe. should break up the
family of the defendant. Edward
Euber and deprive him OF his wife,
with whom. for fourteen years. and
more. he had lived happily, without
also depriving him OF one OF his chill
/ dren."
/ Ii would not be right at all. the
court further declared, under the cir
cumstances. 70 place the child in the
custody and care Of Blythe.
/ Mrs. Huber Blythe was divorced by
| Huber without contest on her part.
! Evelyn and another child were placed
lin the custody OF the father. The
mother afterwards got possession OF
Evelyn and refused TO give her up.
| Huber brought habeas corpus pro
ceedngs and recovered the child. Mrs.
Huber then made a fight 70 get her
back. She succeeded in getting the
case reopened. on the ground that she
was ignorant OF the fact that her hus-
band had madetcharges rejecting on
4 her character in his divorce declara-
ton
In the rehearing il transpired that
/ Mrs. Huber married Blythe three days
after she was divorced Blythe was
a boarder i'm her home.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-17
WILSON PUTS
$4,000 FORFEIT
In JEOPARDY
Objection of President-elect TO
Inaugural Ball Is Dole
full News
MERCHANTS HAVE GIVEN
TO GUARANTY FUND"
And the Ball Has Always Pulled
Out on the Expenses
of Inaugural

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-Eighty-
seven thousand good dollars jingled
In the pockets OF the inaugural COM
mittee today-and several hundred
capital business men who loaned"
the dollars listened dolefully to the
Iclink. President-elect Wilson doesn't
want an inaugural ball. and the mer.
chants and others who put up the
$S7 900 as a guaranty fund" to cover
expenses, with the positive certainty
that an inaugural ball would clear
even more than the said SS7 600
were stunned with surprise, today.
Inaugural Chairman Eustic called
a meeting OF his committee 10 con
slider the letter in which Wilson
pointed out that use OF the pension
office building, where the inaugural
balls have been held for generations,
would mean a costly stoppage OF gov.
eminent work in that bureau. that
such a function wasn't necessary -
the enjoyment OF people who came
here &c see the inauguration and that
he believed ii his duty TO have the
committee consider the feasibility
Of emitting the inaugural ball alto
gether."
The federal government defray
only the formal expenses OF the
inaugural committee. Money fol
other features OF inaugural week is
raised by subscription People who
subscribed always get their money
back, because the inaugural bal!
inaugural concerts, sale of seats in
reviewing stands and special conccs
sions always brought in elough tc
cover the expenditures.
4 Governor Wilson's stand against
the inaugural ball left the commit
tee up in the air today. With VII
sons objection TO the ball. it was be
lieved today that even il the inau
gural committee decided TO attempt
the function. measure for the loaT
OF the pension building would tail
The suggestion was made todaJ
that, instead OF hall. President .anC
Mrs. Wilson receive at a formal re
iception. to be held in the rotunda o.
the capitol
1 The inaugural ball has been fea
ture OF the induction into office o
every president since Madison. While
( open to all who could pay tho s. ad
mission -tsupper -extra9 was
generally quite society event anc
the wife OF the inaugural chairman
always had the honor, for a few mo
ments, at least. OF being the first
lady OF the land" when she led the
grand march as the new president
partner.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-17
FRENCH ELECTION
IS PRODUCTIVE
OF TWO DUELS'
POincare, Successful Candidate
Challenges Clemenceau. 4
Former Premier n
.CLEMENCEAU WRITES
AN OFFENSIVE LETTER
Supporter of Poincare Issues
Challenge, Also, to PANS
Adherent Il

JARS, Jan. I'm. Raymond
Poincare, premier, this afternoon
was elected ninth president OF tho
third republic OF France, to succeed
President Armand Falleries.
Poincare was chosen on the sec
ond ballot. after he had challenged
TO duel. NJ. Georges Clemenceau. a
former premier, and after a second
duel challenge had been sent by
Deputy Nozzle, a Poincare supporter,
10 former Minister Boncour. an adj
herent of NJ Jules Pans. secretary
OF agriculture.
Pans proved TO be Poicare's most
serious rival. but he was more than
100 votes behind the premier on the
first ballot.
Raymond Nicolas Landry Poincars
was the last prime minister to the
administration OF President Falleries,
the rNtiring chief magistrate. He was
considered one OF the greatest prem
iers France ever had.
Premier Raymond Poincare was In
suited by e-Premier George Giemen-
ceau at the opening OF the national
congress.
NJ Poincare at once appointed
Arstide BRAND, the minister OF JUS
tice and l.. l.. Klotz, minister or
finance. TO act as his seconds and TO
grange a duel
The incident between Poincare and
lClemenceau arose out OF letter sent
by the former premier TO Mr. Poin-
care. tho contents of which were con-
sidered offensive by Mr.. Polncare
The premier promptly sent his two
seconds to ask for an explanation,
and unless this should prove yatlsfac-
tory. under the customs OF France
the Incident will result In a duel.
Henri Antonin Dubost, president or
the senate, and himself a candidate
for the presidency until the Republi-
can caucus two days ago, presided
over todays election.
I NJ. Delcasse, former premier and
Jean Dupuy, editor OF lie Petit Par
iisien. were much discussed as COM
ipromise candidates should a pro-
longed deadlock arise.
Z Pa Patrie editorially suggested
saluting the new president, whoever
he may be. a la Peter Pan. IF France
Is proud of her new president, let her
run up al lAC mass anu hOl plputt
let the flags remain down"
The Versailles chateau, the meet
ing place OF the old national Assem-.
bly,, where the 500 odd senators and
deputies met to cast their votes, has
been completely renovated. II was
crowded with a most brilliant assem-
blage. Society was out en- masse, and
many stage stars were In the audi.
ence, together with practically all OF
Z, the old nobility. Paris had carnival
appearance, and every table In the
restaurants was reserved for lunch
con and dinner.
! The president for France is select.
ed for a term of seven years. He is
eligible for one reelection. but 1t is
practically an unwritten law that a
president shall not succeed himself
About all he is called upon to do Is
to live in fine palace. to entertain
land be entertained. He appoints the
premier. who really is the executive
head OF the government. The premier
selects his own cabinet.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-17
IS
DELUCED WITH
OLD-TIME FLOOD
Rain and Thaw Put Streets Tn
der Water and Fill Up
Cellars
FURNACE FIRES IN
SOME HOMES PUT OUT
Delay in Finishing Construction
of New Sewer Held Re-
spOnsible for Trouble

Another food OF the proportions OF
the usual spring deluge struck Fair
view. Friday morning, despite the
fact that the construction OF the new
sewer and pumping station was sup
posed 10 insure immunity from fur.
the trouble OF this sort. The base
ments OF hundreds OF houses In the
district east OF Dickerson-aye.. and
south OF Kerchevalave.. were hooded
with from one TO four feet OF water
and whole streets were converted
into miniature rivers.
The trouble came about through
the fact that connection had not been
district and those further west in
'Jefferson-ave., leading to the new
pumping station. said Aid. Dinge-
man, OF the Seventeenth ward. There
is a gap OF 80 feet in the pipes near
Corners creek, am told by the
city engineer that Contractor MERCER
who is building a part OF the sewer
in Jefferson-aye., is way behind the
time limit in his contract They evil
IDENTIFY didn't expect such a thaw at
this time. The gap will probably BE-
filed up by the time the spring
floods are due"
The residents OF Newport-ave. and
Oneida-aves.. suffered the most from
the food. The water rose SO high
that ii put out the fires in their fur
naces. The workmen were trying to
relieve the situation as best they
could by making some temporary ar
rangement TO let the water run into
the Jefferson-aye. sewer west OF Con-
ner's creek. The sewer is being
built in sections and the contractor
delayed making the connection OF his
finished portion to proceed with the
work further east.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-17
HOME RULE NEWS is
EXCUSE FOR SPREE

Justice Jeffries said that he could
hardly blame John r. O'Brien for. get
ting drunk on the strength OF the
news that the home rule bill for Ire
land had passed, Thursday and
O'Brien departed, happy, but George
McCutcheon, who appears often In
police court, followed.
George has always insisted that he
was OF Scotch descent. but his canny
ears heard the decision In the O'Brfen
case. and he promptly averred that he
is Irish, had been celebrating the pas
sage OF the bill, and had fallen from
grace.
Under the circumstances, Justice
Jeffries also felt justified in releasing
George.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-17
HOLD ENGINEER
IN G. 7. WRECK
Detained in Mt. Clemens Jail
Pending Investigation
Fireman Missing

MT. CLEMENS, Mich, Jan. IT,
Especial THE engineer OF the
freight engine which caused the
Grand Trunk wreck in New Haven, Is
detained In the county jail here pend
ing an investigation OF the collision
The identity OF the engineer is In
doubt. No information can be had
from the sheriff, for some reasons
but the name is given in Port Huron
at Grand Trunk headquarters as G.
Britton.
The fireman of the freight engine
Is missing and cannot be found.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-17
POWERS ADVISE
TURKEY TO SETTLE
Joint Note Recommends Cessa.
ton of Adrianople and
Aegean Islands

CONSTANTINOPLE. Jan. 1.-THE
Joint Lote from the great powers TO
Turkey. today was delivered to the
porte by the ambassadors. The note,
~ Is definitely known, while not dras-
tic. advises Turkey to accept the
terms offered by the allies, including
the cessation OF Adrianople, and the
Aegean islands.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-17
,,.,a IN v.hIte Slave Charre

sidney Carbury pleaded not guilty
when arraigned on white slave
charge before United states Commits
sioner Hurd Friday morning. and was
beld in bonds OF 81 900 for hearing Jan,
~ lie is charged with bringing wo-
man from Gary Ind. Jack McGraw,
siIas Bertrand. and Edwin Dunford, ar
sio5er Hurd on charge OF smuggling
= chinese from Windsor. Friday morn
t..s--4.IsAded guilty. and Were held In
bonds OF $4,000 each TO avail tthe ac-
-tion OF the gran jury.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-17

}. A. MeDeuEaIrs Friend. Sought.

The Ancient Order OF Cleaners
turned over 10 the polkre. Friday morn
Ing, n letter which they had received
from j. w. Barnard. OF Richardson,
N. C., asking Information concerning J.
A. McDougall. who died in Lumberton.
N. C.. Jan. IL The writer believes
that McDougall lived in Detroit, or has
relatives here. Che Cleaners do not
know why the letter was sent to them.
as they have no information concern
ing McDougall.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-17
Raclna at Lapeer splritsd.

After hesitating for some time
whether 10 race on runners or on
wheels. the Lapeer Matinee Racing
association pulled on some interest
ing contests at Lapeer yesterday.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-17
THE WEATHER

For Detroit and vicinityi Clearing
weather with snow tonight or Satur-
day; much colder tonighti tempera-
ture about 20 degreesj brisk and high
winds, dimlnishinE.
For Lower Michfgani Local SHOWS
tonIuht or Saturdays much colder;
brisk 10 high west and northwest winds
tonight.
.rnn AN,s EMPERATIRES.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-17
1rnmHy.s T'EMPERATUREs.

One year ago tOuhyI HHKhert Tent
ncratuTe, -, lowest, IL; mean, 2II
cIoudy skies, light snow 10 the depth
az slightly more than two Inches fell
durtav the middle of the day.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-17
MAKES CIGAR TO KANSAS
LEGISLATOR AN OFFENSE

TOPEKA Kas.. Jan. 17.-State
Senator Davis today introduced a bill
prohibiting lobbyists giving cigars or
dinners to Kansas legislators, or talk.
ing with members of either house
curing the session OF the legislature
The Detroit times., 1913-01-17

ROTTERDAM-G Wand Der Schu-
eren. editor. who has returned from
an overland trip from Cairo to 10
hannesburg, says he discovered race
OF giants In German East Africa
The Detroit times., 1913-01-17
FORTY FRUIT DEALERS AND
SEVEN OTHERS INDICTED
Twenty eight Are Arraigned in
Court and Stand Mute; 9th
ers to Appear Saturday
FRUIT MEN ACCUSED
OF ILLEGAL COMBINATION
List Also Includes Aid. Theisen
and "Blind Pig" and Slot
Machine Operators
FRUIT DEALERS INDICTED.

FHOlT bEALenS lNCIS e.
Abraham Jacob and Louis
Smith. OF A. Jacob q Co.; Louis
SchIappacasse and Michael Bas-
90, of L. Sehiappacasse & Co.;
Edward r. Rush and Charles J.
Matt, Of Alfred Rush Sons; Jo-
seph We'll and Lowell n. Turn
bull. Of We'll, Turnbull & Co.;
Frank M. Baldwin, Ernest kalten-
bach and Charles Feys, Of r. M.
Baldwin q Co., the above all con-
shutting the Detroit Citrus Fruit
Co., and Joe cineiailo, Sam Gen.
tile, Joe Moceri, John 3. Catalina,
Raphael March,, Philip Curro,
Charles e. Fielding, Peter Cor
nIlla, Tony Mazzola, Joe Mazzola,
=. BeilementI, Frank Bova, Ben
B. Schwartz, Michael curro, w.
o. Lane, Philip Bloomaarden.
Charles Brown, Tony Giovanni,
Louis A. Brown, Thomas Mocerl,
Tony Palmisano, calaoi Man.
nino, Vincent p. Mcdonald, Henry
p. Mcdonald, Anthony Schneider,
Guy p. Turnbuli and William 3.
Floraday. All are charged with
an illegal combination in restraint
Of trade.
OTHERS INDICTED.
n Ex-Ald. Joseph L. Theisen; &C
ceptins a bride.
Robert c. Yates and one Foss;
maintaining slot machine.
u Milo Garlvoda, operating
"olind pig
Jack Lee, attempting to kill an
officer.
Thomas Bradshaw and Herbert
Pitt, operating a "blInd pig"
Forty fruit dealers aud seven othe
men were indicted by the Wayn
county grand jury. which was dill
charged Wednesday, as appeare'
when the indictments were certified I
the recorders court Friday morning
OF the indicted frui
dealers were arraigned and stoo
mute. Pleas of not guilty were Ell
tered and they were released on sure
tics of $3.50.
The tweleve fruit dealers who di
not appear in court Friday, and tn
other men indicted, are expected I
appear Saturday morning TO plead
the charges against them. Capiase
we're issued by the court for the
arrest.
On the two indictments which wei
certified to the circuit court, no a
rests have been made YET. II Is e
pected that the persons indicted WI
be brought In some time Saturday.
The indicted fruit men who wei
absent when the indictments were res
before Judge Phelan are Ernest Ka
who Is quarantined In h
home with scarlet fever; Sam Gentil
Joe Moceri, Charles z. Fielding, Pc
er Cornilla, Moses Jacob, Frank Bow
Tony Giovanni. Thomas Moceri, Tor
Calegi Mannfno, and vi
cent p. Mcdonald.
The dealers were represented |
Attorneys Allan II. Frazer. Stewart
Griswold. Joseph T. Shiappacass
Louis Colombo and Thomas w. Payn
The fruit men were indicted on for
counts under Act No. 255 OF the Plll
lie Acts OF 1899, which forbids con
binations in restraint OF trade. Thei
combine was known as the Unite
Fruit Auction Co.
The indictment specifies that o
Ian. 1, 1912. the Ave firms constitut
Ing the Detroit Citrus Fruit Co. er
tered into an agreement with the 9th
sr dealers indicted, a copy OF whicl
Is contained in the Indictment, an,
reads as follows:
Agreement made this first day
Of January, 1912, by and between
the Detroit Citrus Fruit Co., here
(Continued ON Page TenD
The Detroit times., 1913-01-17

MIX prices in Buffalo are to be in
vestigated
The Detroit times., 1913-01-17

Job Printing Done Right. Times
IrihtiIn, N&A-1h Ichn R.-st.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-06-01
OLD MISSOl ri.

Missouri ranks as one of the first
agricultural states in the Union. Its
miles OF waving corn, acre after
acre of golden wheat and abundant
OUTPUT of zinc and lead constantly
keen its name before the public.
But il is not only its products which
make il famous. The topography of
the country Itself has furnished ma
tcrial for novclists and for writer's.
The statewide movement toward I'M
proving the road conditions has en-
ablcd tourists to view the villages Of
the mountain districts, the rolling
prairics in the north and the plains
of the west central. Always, always
these tired. dusty travellers are
greeted with a broad smile, hearty
handshakc and a pleasant drawl
peculiar only TO Missourians.
This is our own, our native land
and We are proud of il. Proud to
say, IL am from Missouri And the
reason we have TO be shown" is
because we don't believe there is
anything i'm any other state or land
that cannot be found in Missouri,
anyway something just as good or
better.
So here's to Old Missouri,
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-06-01

nrices of food commodities in that
CITY and those in small towns OF
Missouri. In an interview published
in this newspaper Lieutenant Gov
ernor Painter is quoted as saying
that one can live cheaper in st.
Louis than in the average small
town.
The reason for this Mr.. Painter
attributes to the fact that country
people do not use home products but
buv CITY goods. The farmer as well
as the man in the city," says Mr..
Painter. today is living out of a
can. You might think we who live
in the country grow tomatoes and
make our own catsup. But we
don't. We buy our catsup at the
grocer's. 1t is made in the city. And
so are the bacon and ham. And the
corn and beans that country people
eat are prepared in the city. All the
livestock in the country is shipped
to the city for slaughter and is
shipped back in the form OF meat.
No doubt there is much truth in
the Lieutenant Governor state
ments. But there are many eXcep-
tions to the conditions he mentions
Taking the rural communities as a
whole il does not seem possible that
the same wages will go as far in the
city as they will in the country.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-06-01
THE UNIyERSITY'S DEMOCRACY.

The best thing about the Cniver-
sitv of Missouri is its democracy.
Scores of boys have told us with
great pride this is a poor mans
school" The various fraternities
and sororities are well represented,
yet the ''frats' have no distinction
except what they get in scholarship
We have visited Columbia many
times and have never yet heard the
word Barb" - the term or SEMI
opprobrum applied to non-frats -
while at other universities We have
heard il within four hours after
reaching town.-IIolden Progress.