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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-12
DR.. FRITCRS WIFE
SUES FOR DIVORCE
Case, Called But Postponed for
Two Weeks, Will Not
BE Contested

Judge Van Zile, I'm the divorce ses-
sion. Saturday morning. created
sensation ny calling the case OF Mar
garet vs.. George A. Fritch. The case.
filed five months ago, had been sup
pressed. and few people knew of Ats
existence. DR.. Fritch was sentenced
TO Jackson prison, about three years
ago, to serve 10 years, for perform
ing q criminal operation that led TO
the death Of Maybelle Millman. Later
he was granted q new trial and vas
acquitted. The papers on file say that
the doctor was married In Blenheim.
Ont, March 13.1S95. and that he de.
serted his wife, Jan. -l5,- 1904. Mrs.
Fritch IL said to be In Detroit. work
ing for her living. Attorney William
Campbell, representing Mrs. Fritch.
had the case put over for two weeks.
DEGREES were granted IN the follow
Ing cases: ~.. .-
I Florence vs. George Persons ;,
Daisy VS.. Robert Streeter: Ida l.. W.
John McCabe; Mary vs.. William Re-
sico: Beulah Va. Clare Waldridge;
Allen A. vs.. Ida Mark; Myrtle VS..
Ellsworth Ellis; Clara vs.. Frank Os.
born; Saadi vs.. Sfahomet Musselman:
Frsd VS.. .Fanny--N'esley:- Edward W.
Nora Thaens; Carl VS.. Marie Lehner:
Catherine vs.. John Karczewski; Der
nice w. James l.. Hite; .Dennison d
vs.. Edith Hayes: Anne Jane VI. Alb
bolt Trsyer. and Margaret vs.. Ray
mond Bowers.
The case of Edna vs.. George Sny
der was held up TO have the bill O.
the complainant amended.
An adjournment was taken In tn,
case of Fred J. vs.. Jessie NJ. Smith
which was heard In part.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-12
WASTE CAUSED
BY DUPLICATION
OF ICE DELIVERY
&C. A. DEAN.
Dealer Says Every Firm in the
q City Operates in Some
Blocks
THIS HELPS TO KEEP
UP PRICE, HE CLAIMS
Insists There's No Combine in
Detr0it-Further Boost in
Rates improbable

Has the price OF ice gone up. or
hasn't II? Charles A. Dean. presi-
dent and treasurer of the Pittmans
& Dean Co., says that the price ia
the housewife is no higher than II
was last year. while the wholesale
rate has Increased SO cents q ton.
~. B. Kirk. vice-president of tbs
Peoples Ice Co.. says that the retail
price Is two cents per 10 pounds
higher this year than last.
THE price this year Ia 40 cents
per 100 pounds. where last year II
was SS cents" said Mr. Kirk. THE
railroads raised their rates 40 per
cent. and we had to grant our
drivers an increase In wages. That
explains the rise in price
Mr.. Deans scale Is the same -
that of the Peoples Ice Co.. but Mr..
Dean says that 1t II no advance over
the 1912 price.
1T has been bad season for ice, y
said Mr.. Dean. Nobody can tell
what the loss by breakage will be
this summer. A great deal Of ice
was cut this year at thickness of
eight to nine inches. instead OF 16
inches. Whether this Ice will stand
shipment without great deal OF
breakage 10 more than can tell.
Detroit Is more fortunate than
many cities, however. New York, for
instance, is In bad shape. A great
deal of that city's Ice comes from the
Hudson river, and the season was 80
mild that very little could be harvest
ed. Bad conditions prevail through.
out the east.
year by year. the situation In De-
troit becomes worse. The problem of
distribution IL the big factor that we
are up against. Competition In the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-12
GOV. FERRIS PARDONS
FLINT LIFE CONVICT

FLINT, Mich. May 10.--Robert
McComb, who was sent to jackson
prison for life for the Staying Of
John Irwin, In 1907. has been par
doned by Governor Ferris, accord
ing to word received from Lansing
last night.
The pardon carries with IL the
condition that McComb must report
satisfactory to the warden for the
next Ave years.
The "unwritten law" defense was
invoked at McComb's trial, he hav-
ing shot Irwin because of the latter's
alleged attention to McComb's wike.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-12
prooldsnt Wilson vlslte Nj. vsrnon
WASHINGTON, May 1O.-Presiden,

WASHINGTON, May 10.-Presidenf
Wilson, accompanied by Mrs. Wilson
Inc their three daughters. motored "a
Mount Vernon today. This WA the
arst visit to this historic spot made
n the pFesident since he, came TO
Vashington and was taken In pursu.
)noo q hls plan 70 make Saturday \
oot lay - much - possible.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-12
SUNDAY BAND CONCERTS II
WILL START JUN \

Band concerts on Belle 1alo, !
start sunday. June =. SchmennN11
military band will again be Glvsn IN
contract by Park Commissioners Huy3
but.
Sunday concerts Will. be given o.
the island the first three Sundayy -
June. the regular band colSoft
schedule starting on June -. ~
ending on Labor day, Sept. 4. Dullv
day concerts Will be given throuGh
the month Of September.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-12
LANSING DEM. LEADER
CONFERS WITH BEAKES
BY RAYMOND PULLMAN,
Times WASHINGTON Bureau

WASHINGTON, May 10.-Judge C..
p. Black, one OF the Wilson League
Democrats from Lansing. 10 visiting
Washington. He called on Represen-
tative Beakes this morning and will
doubtless see other leaders before no
returns to Michigan.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-12

EOR CLEvELAND, PlTT3DUnH11l
o Sa al pern s4. e so1 csv :na ~ 81
burgh. $3.50: lower berth 91.e0. uD1o9'
berth a.: whole room y3.Se. N y. &. N
FO1 BUFFALO AND ALL H0UY4U
EAST, daily, 8 p. m. sl&
ron ALFENA. MACSxINAC - VA
PORTS. Monday. p. M; Friday go
.. m. ~ fle
WEEKEND EXCUnSyON9 uvuu4
falo. $3.50 Niagara ralle--rou16 tSoV~~'
for transporta tion--retusnln0 IN t1no'
for business Monday.
jestic bldg. 1877 Woodward-ava. ~,
GrisW0ld-st. E
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-12
CRABOWSKI CREDITORS
WILL GET DIVIDEND

Referee In Bankruptcy Joslyn, on
Saturday. ordered q payment OF a 20
|por cent dividend to the CREDITOR of
The Brabowfki Power Wagon company
ESTATE who did not receive the 20 per
lent dividend declared by the SOCIAL.
- croditors' committee. The amount
% b diahursod IL about $500.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-12
r. A. conIon 10 DELEGATE.

Attorney Thomas A. Conlon has
gone to Dallas, Tex, as q representa-
tive to the Imperial council. Ancient
Arabic order Of Mobiles Of the Mystic
Shrine. which 10 about to begin its
sessions.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-12
Hero,a Mother rh.nk. Frlen,

Hero's Mother Thanks Friends.
Mrs. M. M. Shea, mother of the late
Fireman Timothy o. Shea. wishes to
thank the friends. and especially the
thize with her In her recent bereave
ment
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-30

The last report from Charleston shows
Darst is sitting tight that the witness fees
allowed to Guy B. Bddinger has been
bddinger is the detective who the
atve oroers His testimony convicted testimony
the trials Webster Court House probably been failure
Two OF these bride takers
tesmony they will probably be acquitted they
Will be convicted Motions for
cases OF the five convicted IL granted
testimony Will again be needed Without his testimony
who are undoubtedly guilty testimony
there is no reasonable hope OF their acqua
careful competent and honesr Judge issued war
rant for Bddinger fees That judge thoroughly
formed OF the facts of the He work thar Bddnpr
did He knew the value of the circumstances
under which done and it fairly assumed tina; that
judge knew his business.
Even if he did business what power n there =,
either Colonel Abraham Lilly the attorney general Hon ohn
Sherman Darst his his allowance %
witness H. on account OF their act the further OF this
court should De hamPed IT men who undoubtedly guilty of
crime against the people Of Virginia ESCAPE
Colonel Lilly and Auditor Dars willing assume
for the result
These questions which Ineigencer trusts tb. ~
men have carefully considered
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-30
DAVIS STARTS FIGHT AGAINST
Chiffon FOR SEAT IN SENATE
babies and sewing patches on the
seats OF trousers to bother very much
about the Panama Canal.
SUFFERS CASE.

Governor Sulzer. OF New York.
promises TO go before the people with
speeches uncovering the Tammany
conspiracy against him. Unfortunate
ly for Sulzer. II will not help his case
To uncover Tammany Everybody
knows that Tammany is bad. Every
body knows that Sulzer had a quarrel
with Tammany. Everybody knows that
Tammany has determined TO crush
Sulzer. II possible. but Tammany can
not crush Sulzer without Suffers as
sistance Only by exposing Suffers
own acts can Sulzer be hurt: and only
by freeing himself from blame can
Sulzer he saved II will not acquit
Sulzer n prove Tammany's corrup-
ton. He has been chosen governor
OF r grea' State He f. IN a position
OF honor and trust He must show
that he is worthy OF honor and trust
70 remain in that position.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-30
LAUNDERED MONEY

Laundered money If pronounced Just
ne good as new bills fresh from the
printer. according 10 a report lust
made 70 the United States Treasurer
II 80. much ~ the excuse for tho cir
culation ~ dirty money disappears.
Leaving ont OF the consideration tho
chances FOR spreading diseases. what
sense o. pleasure 81 gives one 20 70.
ceive payment IN clean. fresh bills
Any bank or mercantile concern that
takes extra pains 70 distribute clean
money whenever possible gives real
pleasure. which may have some com
mercial value
Y has sometimes heen said that the
greater use ~ gold coins IN Europe
has tendency 20 promote economical
habits Tho pieces make such mn.
steal Jingle and look 20 shiny that the
money does not bum is way on ~
The pocket IN FAST. = saerns ton nrc'
~ 10 spend Perhaps a greater use
n clean bills would also have sirni.
lar effect
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-30

TO make. he will have the cordial
support Of the national administra-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-30
ANOTHER CONGRESSIONAL sUe
CESTION.

4 Brooke county contributor suR-
gests new candidate for the Repub-
ican nomination for Congress IN the
person ~ Mr William Banfeld. gen
eral superintendent Of the big Foiians.
bee mills
Mr Banneld Is an experienced man
ufacturer and a high grade business
man. Throughout this section ~ West
Virginia his name is synonym for
square dealing and for high standard
% conducf. Mr Banheid g. intimately
acquainted with The Industrial condl-
lions ~ This section. and would make
an ideal representative % the First
district ln Congress Should no DC.
"a" ~ be p candidate. no viii nm.
doubtediy have very fsrering sup
port
Republican, cannot Pail ~ notice
with qualification The abundance ~
rood Congregational timber 10 he first
district N .arge number o. Tho ield
INK business men 0f tho district have
apparently been considered by Roppb
Iicsns for This nomination ANY one
~ them would make a gppd and avail
ah." candidate There la much mate
rial ~ choose from. and from this
ablndancr a IappJ nomination .s cor.
Tain
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-30
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
An Interesting Letter of Sixty Years Ago.
By E. J. Edwards

Recently I asked Theodore n. Vail.
who has become a prominent In asso-
citation with the development OF the
telephone and telegraph. II I had been
correctly Informed that he was a son
OF Alfred Vail. who was associated
with Professor Morse In the invention
and early commercial development OF
the electric telegraph.
Il have heard that there is an i'm
preston abroad that l am a son OF the
man OF whom you speak," said Mr..
Vail. but II is not correct Alfred
Vail was a cousin OF mine. He was a
son OF Judge Vail. OF Morristowu. y.
j."
l said that had been informed that
Alfred Vail was entitled to far more
credit SO far as the commercial prac-
ticabflity OF Professor Morse's inven-
lion was concerned than had been
given to him.
For instance" said I. the late
General Thomas T. Eckert. who. dur
ing war days, was conspicuously en-.
ployed as chief telegrapher in the war
department at Washington, and who
afterward became president OF one OF
the great telegraph companies, once
told me that Alfred Vail. and not Pro
lessor Morse. was the Inventor OF the
dot-and-dash symbols which made the
Morse telegraph instrument CONNER
cially practicable"
President Vail did not reply directly
TO this remark. There has recently
come to light large number OF let
ters. documents and records which.
read to-day. are of extraordinary in
terest. since they tell OF the electric
telegraph and the easy building OF the
telegraph plants" he said.
These letters and other documents
are to be thoroughly edited and pre-
pared. although | do not know wheth-
er they will be published for general
circulation or not. They may be fled
for private circulation.
AS an example OF how interesting
some OF these letters are | will tell
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-30

100 million women IN America ae
cording fo Nrs Mary Wright sewaI
~ lndiauapoiis. arc against Tho form
cation o. the Panama canal Mrs
S"'alI mad" 'his Interesting state
mont ho'or" Tho Hague Peace Con
gross % is lu-' fb's .orr ~ hys'oria
chat occasionally leads us to doubt me
fifd"rn OF female participation in pub.
Do affair Two million women IN tho
United states have NOT protested
galus' the fprfincatlon ~ mo Panama
Canal aud i' Dol rcrv doubtful n tro
IIi"n women. or one tenth - that
number how" given rho matter ~ mo
Panama Canal fortfnoaflon Tho rIight.
OF Thought Most American women
ar" Too busy cooking dinners. washing
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-30
TIE PANAMA CANAL

col David GaHard vino. n.ri ,o
'.i G'''halt na. been chiefly respon
Obj" '9r the .i.,.. ..l' CONSTRUCTION o.
.'" Panama Canal .s tHr author ~ ZOO
interesting In'ervep d.s,rIr'i.. %
'h' HiilcY.fi's encountered in rts.
great work foI GsWt-G ssr-,..se
'he opinion 'Haf rr construction ~ a
go i"veI canal would have been AL
imp''sihIHf Tho great ruIrhra cut
I' eight fv' f'rf above 200 .oea. pr.
~ ihf greatest dimru'ies u tho o.,
hh r"re' rlc'.on has resulted from
'mm"nH" sIps ~ SLIDES nm OBJ. .iiea
~ This cut srG from ff. inward n-,
le''i'n ~ 'h' R'akeHrd strata 900 tho
b't"m ~ canal IN ofhos words
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-30
Give The CHILD'S
FOOT A CHANCE

Do not confne and cramp it in
an Improperly designed shoe. A
good shoe should contain the fol-
lowing features
] Proper shaped sole. The
shape nature has given us can
not be improved upon.
2 FleNihility. This encourages
the InsoleS Of the foot 10 exercises
which Is as necessary 10 II as TO
the other parts Of the body 70 re-
main strong and healthy.
3. Best material and work.
manshir This insures shoe
which will wear we'll and look well
VI ~. & W Nature Share Shoes
include the above features and
are scientifically designed and CON
structcd 20 10 the foot OF the
growing child
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-30

you from memory what one OF them
winch came under my eye recently
contains II was written I think. lust
AFTER the completion OF the telegraph
line from Baltimore TO New York. You
doubtless know that the first telegraph
line was built from Baltimore to Wash
ington. Alfred Vail sent from Balti-
more the first message and Professor
Morse received II at Washington. The
success OF that demonstration made IL
possible TO secure the capital needed
Tor the extension of the line from Bal
imore to New York.
AS remember the letter ~ WINS
written by Professor Morse some
months after the New York and Wash.
ington line by way OF Baltimore had
been opened for business When 1
reflect upon the magnitude OF the tele-
graph business OF to-day and what. in
fact. II became only a few wears after
this line was opened the comparison
which Professor Morse's letter makes
possible seems to me extraordinarily
interesting.
Professor Morse wrote the letter
10 friend TO express his delight over
the commercial returns obtained in
the first few months OF the operation
of the telegraph line. He says that
the company has done very well. in.
deed. that he is glad to be able to
say that Its business had been suf-
ncient TO meet all the expenses of op-
Grating the line and TO pay his own
salary as president and that OF one
or two OF the other executive officers
That was the first Informal report OF
the commercial results OF the installa-
ton OF the Morse telegraph line be-
tween Washington and New York a
ilttie over sixty years ago"
Copyright. 1918. by f. ]. Edwards
All rights reserved).
Tomorrow Mr.. Edwards will tell OF
An Early Opinion OF the Panama
Canal"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-30
ADMINISTRATION is BEHIND HIM
AND Chiffon is WORRIED.
Rope to sidetrsek Movement With
Appointment to Bench for Life.
Washington Gossip.
BY CHARLES BRooKs snr1rH
WASHINGTON. ID q go =,

WASHINGTON. ID. &. Aug g.-
While the big guns who run our ma.
tonal politics were this week wrest.
ing with Mexico. currency and the
tarlh. the statesmen who are here
from West Virginia busted them
selves with playing politics which al.
feet the state. and they played # I'D
one side and down the other. entered
into agreements. in one case went
through the solemn ceremony OF bury
ins the Ratchet al least temporarily,
Republican pOstmasters. and manru-
vered for position in a little s,tto
that is not scheduled TO be- pulled on
until 1916. the same having to do
with who Is to wear the senatorial
tOga which now costumes one chi
ton. On the minority party side
there was some political business 10
attend to. too. and the Republican
delegation says Senator GOn buckled
up 20 % and discharged IL on a
fri' ndly and amIcdblc basis. the most
important item being the reelection
al Congressman Hughes 70 mem Der
ship on thu confessional campaign
committee
Is Suspicious
Since Davis appointment TO BE- so
licltor general OF the United States.
Chiffon and his friends have not been
able 20 disguise IN, fact that they
are not only suspicious that Davis IL
framing up 10 run for the United
states senate. but they are also PLAIN
ly Jealous Of hls great influence with
the president 40 less successful are
Davis and his friends IN 20 conduct
Ing th' mselycs a. 10 make the Chfl-
ron suspicious unwarrented on the
contrary 10 conversation and 90 pri-
yafc letters. there is to b. fOund
ample evidence that tho close friends
~ Davis ar doing. even a. this early
dat. what they can do 70 encourage
20 sentiment favorable 20 him az the
par'v's choice 20 succeed Chuton
That tho plan has already material.
ICED IN West virginia is shown by
tho receipt % letters here telling OF
The activitiee along this line Of no'
only members 81 the Davis organiza.
lion Boo ths First district. but Of reia.
tivee. 40 we'll Therefore. 70 would
seem that Chiffon has clear riChf
and title 20 b. suspicious ~ DAVIS
and 20 fear that Davis a. quietly lay
ing his plans 10 take over Chilton-s
job 10 is believed h're. and acrt.
"uslv discus rod. that II this BE- the
play tho ClarksburE man has started
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-30
UNCLE WALT: The Poet PHILOSOPHER.


> q
uo<en hor1erS hunted a
played among the garden little harm ON nimb
cp eet, legs each hoped around the other
'''O' 'tN' eve and hy The farmer they
went cracking hf. The farmer 10 town that
aIu 'a'u 10 Grocer Ware Gra>shorTcr, hay
W zen thousand there The groccr Srrcad the I'm
opers are on deck Ihcv farmers shoes and ,
o neck The printer Of c Weekly did Justice In ,hc
nc st ms huhbhng fancy wort the countrv rsc
"t Hc country went the shout
IN hoppe' ate his barn and confcds low Tbcv e,r
around IN such cloud that they the sun and eastern
es S~ofc aloud that the L., 49,
'an surveyed the country vde those horpcrs
c'' now "eY had multiplied few hours the, frortd
round and Sportcd n hay filed the air u,,b 49, 80,
ana men hey flew snd husky rc lived ON ,d 800,
Geo ia ana near and people said help on that
mighty queer" ''' '""' country $
Copyright 1919 George Matthew AdsuA1
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-30

IN" enormous weight Of earth on each
side OF the cut has forced up the bro
ken strata In the bottom ~ the canal
while the lateral pressure being 70
duced has allowed immense quanti,ie.
OF earth 10 slip into the canal proper
During the month Of May hftyfour per
cent or the entire excavation was dine
n these slides and buckles So far
'hey have added over twenty million
cubic yards m 'he material I'm the
'liebra Cut alone 70 g. tho opinion
NJ col Gailiard. and with him the OK
perienced engineers ~ tho canal com.
pany agree. that these dimcuI,ies
would have been enormously Increased
n an efort had been made 10 lower
mo Culobra Cut IN The sea Lowell The
can7l would not have been CONNECTED
either In reasonable time or ~ rsa.
sonable expense
10 View ~ The decided difference %
opinion among expert engineer con.
c'rninr fh" type ~ rho canal the
opinion ~ col Gaulsrd o. this time
Del ~ great interest When the con.
s'rIr'i0n NJ the canal was Grst consld
cred. many engineer favored sea Lowell
construction Had We undertaken fo
build sea Lowell canal Tho whole On
i'rprla" might have proven a costly
failure
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-30

Copyright. 1918. by f. ]. Edwards.
All rights reserved).
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-30

Tomorrow Mr.. Edwards will tell OF
An Early Opinion OF the Panama
Canal"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-30
Wilson to Help Davis.

"HsOn 10 feip DAVIS.
u is said on creditable authority
that the President and the congress-
men have talked IL over and have
pretty satisfactory agreement that II
Davis continues to show strength
with the rank and file Ia West Viz
ginia the administration will help
him by giving him prominence in
national way. as well as making him
the distributor OF patronage in that
state. Aside from President Wilson's
admiration FOR Davis talents as
lawyer and his personality. Il is stat
I'd that the President. as the leader
~ his party. thinks 70 best that an
end be put TO the long drawn out in
ternecine strife between the Chiffon
and McGraw factions. and that with
such a man .- Davis out for the sen.
atorship h. will appeal to "a very
larg" element ~ Democracy which.
The President has been informed and
believe. is tired OF this factionallsm
and would Ike 10 see an end put &c
u hy the defeat Of both Chiffon and
McGraw and the elevation 10 party
(conunusd on Eleventh PAgsJ
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-30

Many modest people Feel that II 10
not proper N speak NJ white slaves.
mo owners ~ whom heartily endorse
This sentiment
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-30

u is hoped that Prince Abort ruler
~ Monte Carlo. won't be demoralized
BE- venturinE near Wall street