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The Detroit times., 1913-01-18
MAY EXTEND
GARMENT STRIKE
TO CHICAGO
Manufacturers Charged With
Filling Orders for New
York Houses
WAIST MAKERS ARE
GRANTED THEIR DEMANDS
Increased Pay, Better Hours and
Fire Protection for $4,000
New York Workers

CHICAGO, Jan. lS-The rumble OF
an impending strike among Chicago
garment workers. in sympathy with
the garment strike in New York "as
heard today. A meeting OF garment
workers has been called for neA'
Tuesl lay evening TO discuss a strike.
The special grievance of the Chi'
cago union is that manufacturers here
have been getting out orders for the
New York houses tied up by TIC
strike. A telegram making that charge
was received here from T. A. Rleck-
ert. president. OF the union, now III
New York.
w. cannot think OF letting our
members here work against members
OF the same international union IN
New York, and that is what is being
done" said Joseph s. Brimm, secre-
tary of the district council. or Gar'
ment Workers union here. The local
garment workers have been discon
tented since they lost their strike
two years ago and II has frequently
been rumored that they would vel
come an excuse TO go out.
NE w i Ohh, jan N'AN
OF the great garment workers strike
was settled amicably today, when the
manufacturers and employees commit
tees OF the waist and dressmakine
trade came TO an agreement under
which $4,000 workers will return tc
the shops Monday.
The strikers were granted their de
mands for general increase in wages
on a sliding scale. better hours AND
ire protection The manufacturers II
the association that agreed 10 these
terms control about 10 per cent OF the
waist and dressmaking shops affect
ed by the strike.
The remaining shops are operated
by independent manufacturers. Thell
employees will remain on strike unit
they agree to the same terms accept
ed by the association.
Outbreaks OF violence In which
strikers and their sympathizers clash
ed with the police and half dozer
girl strike pickets were arrested, wer,
early developments in the progress o
the strike today
In one disturbance I'm front OF fac
tory OF several hundred strikers EN-
gagged in near battle with the police
reserves during which heads were
dubbed right and left, and number
OF persons badly cut and bruised.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-18
FEARINCATTACK,
YOUNG WOMAN
ENDS HER LIFE
Lived in Constant Dread Since
Chased by Negroes
Last Fall
HANGS SELF FROM HOOK
WITH SASH CORD
Turned House Into Stronghold
in Vain Attempt to Con-
quer Terror

Haunted for months by terror I'm.
the constant fear that
she would some day fall victim TO a
pair of Negroes who had chased her,
last fall. Lima Lutz. strikingly pretty
seamstress, living at No 264 Erskine-
ST., ended the nightmare of her life,
Saturday morning. BY hanging her
self 10 a hook in her clothes press,
with sash cord.
Eyn~ since the attack which wreck
ed tle young woman's nervous sys-
TEN. the LutZ home had been a but
tressed stronghold at night. Miss
Lima would not stir from the house
after dark. She personally saw to II
that all doors were bolted. and the
windows fastened In addition. her
own room was tightly fastened
against intruders. bat still she lived
In a constant chill Of terror, and AZ
Is thought that the overpowering fear
finally wrecked her reason.
Saturday morning, she ate break
fast with her mother and brother and
seemed unusually happy and cheerful.
Not a word was dropped by her 10
put Der relatives OH their guard
against the tragedy that she was
planning while she chatted with them
Finishing breakfast, she left the
table. stating that she was going 70
"tidy up her room"
Her long absence, and the silence
in her room finally aroused suspicion
and her mother and brother went 10
investigate.
In the clothes press they found her
body. the rope fastened about her
neck having strangled her as she had
assumed a sitting posture, with delio
crate intent TO end her long night
mar. of fear.
Sha was &c years old.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-18
INDIANA TOWN
FLOATED AWAY
BY OHIO FLOOD
Three Kentucky Towns Are
Abandoned, Residents
Seeking Hills
MAYOR OF EVANSVILLE
RESCUES TWENTY CATS
Many Fatalities May Have Re-
suited From High Wind
All Wires Down

EVANSVILLE, Ino., Jan. IS
Houses floating down the Ohio river
Enterprise. Ind, with a population OF
200. abandoned and probably swept
away, Madisonville. Webster and
Tompkins. all on the Kentucky side.
abandoned and urgent calls Tor relet
! from dozen I<ighboring towns,
marked the flood situation here to-
day.
! That the crest has been reached
was indicated by the river stage,
stationary now "a hours, al 46.5 feet.
The worst will not be over for sew
/ eral sdays, however, as the effect oi
almost weeks steady rain will keep
( the waters high for some time.
Fatalities were certain 10 have been
caused by last nights high wind,
said experienced river men today, put
owing to the absence of ordinary
means OF communication. no confirma-
ton OF these fears could be obtained.
Wires are down Ia the seriously dam
aged districts, and train schedules
have been abandoned.
Six houses Jioated down the river,
supposedly from Enterprise, which is
believed TO have been wiped out by
the high wind and food The inhabt-
tant5 have he'd 10 houses in the hills.
The inhabitants of three Kentucky
towns are temporarily housed under
appalling conditions of overcrS yding
in Asheysburg, which lies in the Hills
of Mclean county. This place. Owens
boro and Basket, Ky. besides sew
eral smaller villages in Illinois. have
made frantic attempts TO get food
and provisions.
Eyansvilles relief arrangements
are taxed 10 the utmost and state o.
ficials are on the ground today TO
offer aid. In the emergency, bakeries
and groceries are giving TO the limit
of their resources on the city's pro-
/ mise 10 pay later.
! Twenty food victims are housed in
! No. hose house. They are score
of cats, rescued by Mayor Heilman,
himself
The Detroit times., 1913-01-18
THEATER BOUNCER is
CONVICTED AS BURGLAR

William Green. OF No us Riopelle-
St. employed as 'bouncer" in the
Gayety theater gallery and affection
ately known 10 de gang" as big
Buffalo was convicted OF a burglary
charge in Judge Phelan's court, Sat
urday, largely on the testimony OF
Leo Miotke, brought from Jackson
prison, where he is serving term OF
from one TO 10 years for the same
lob"
Miotke was the only one caught at
the time OF the burglary. as Green
and two others sought had fed.
Green was alleged TO be the pick
ct" and his defense was that he had
merely stood on nearby corner and
had nothing to do with the actual bur
glary. Miotke, however, swore that
Green was the lookout
John Laparski and Peter Gervan
are now awaiting trial in police court
on the same charge, and Miotke will
be again used against them.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-18
SEEK ITALIANS
AS SLAYERS OF
JOS. TRIMMER
Police Now Convinced That
- Companions Are Innocent
of His Death
TELL SAME TALE OF
BLOODY BATTLE IN ALLEY
Fatal Fight Starts When ftat-
ians Are Pushed From
Walk Dy ROisterers

The police announced, Saturday aft
ernoon. that. after carefully investi'
eating the death OF Joseph Trimmer,
aged 80 OF No. 1913 Adams-ave. east,
whose throat was cut in a drunken
brawl. in an alley. near Monroe-aye.
and Russell-st.. late Friday afternoon,
they are satisfied that one OF two
Italians did the deed The suspects
are unknown 20 the police.
Joseph Willissegger p years old,
OF No. 1893 Adams-aye. east. Frank
Dresden, aged 49, also living in the
same house with Willissegger, and
William Reid, %, OF No 74i Forrest.
east. who were with Trimmer, and
were suspected as having had some.
thing TO do with his death, were ar
rested but will likely be released
They were too stupefled TO give sat
isfactory account OF their actions, Fri
day night. but were clear OF mind
Saturday. Each told the police the
same story, namely. that they accom-
| panieu by Trimmer, were walking
along Monroe-ave.. in somewhat
belligerent and happy mood, and.
meeting two Italians. showed them on
| the sidewalk, with the result that one
|
attacked Trimmer The latter, they
said ran block with them, despite
the fact that his throat was cut, and
then dropped.
| Willisscgger. Dresden and Reid
dragged the bleeding form OF Trim
mer 10 James Bomarito's saloon,
Champlain and Rivardsts.. where
Dresden called up the police. The
flying squadron took Trimmer 10 st.
Mary's hospital. where he died a
few minutes later. and Detectives
Reid and Larkins took Trimmer $
three companions into custody.
Willissegger's knuckles and one
finger on his right hand were dis
located, and all three young men
were badly under the influence of
liquor.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-18
SPOOK "BIFFED"
HIM in THE EYE,
MAN DECLARES
Waterman Schwartz Exhibits
Swollen Optic to Show Female
Ghost Has Some Punch
NEIGHBORHOOD AGOG
OVER APPARlTiON
Spectre Said to Sometimes APP
pear as Huge White Cat
With Blazing Eyes

Supernatural visitations have wor-
ried a series OF watchmen in the plant
OF the Aluminium Products Co. NO
$40 Superior-st., during the past few
weeks. Former night watchmen claim
that six men In about az many weeks
have decided that they have penetrat'
ed too closely into the mysteries OF
the life 10 come. and have abandoned
their Jobs
Alex George, No. 227 Roosevelt
ave. heard the stroke of mtdt1tBfft
peal from the nearest tire-house as he
patrolled the factory one night toward
the end Of his second week on the job
Being hungry, George sat down, set
his lantern on the floor and opened
his lunch-box He had taken two bites
OF a pork-chop when he suddenly be
held. eight feet from him. an enorm
Gus white cat with blazing eyes.
George stared, and the cat stared
back. He called Pussy. pussy.
The cat continued her insolent stare
and made no move. George suddenly
saw that she was bigger cat thar
he had ever seen before. She was a:
big as a good sized hound.
"Iil not stand for this, said George
and with his lantern in one hand anC
missile in the other he started fol
tabby She sat still and watched hi:
approach He came close TO her
she was gone,
Startled and dismayed. George re
turned TO his seat and his pork-chop
and had no sooner set his lantern or
the floor than he saw the eyes OF th'
white feline. cleaning at him from
| her former station on the floor.
That was too much for Alex
George. and he quit. He was not il
| proper shape for further investiga
| (ContInued ON Page TenD
The Detroit times., 1913-01-18

Although part Of the defense OF the
indicted fruit dealers, organized under
the United Auction Sales Co. will be
that the company was organized TO
open the Detroit market 10 independ-
emit dealers. giving them an opportuE-
ity TO compete in Detroit with those
OF other cities at the present time,
and with those OF former years on the
Detroit market, serves. to show that
the fruit men will have some difficulty
I'm making gooc their claim.
Comparison OF the prices OF oranges
and lemons in Detroit and Other
cities. as quoted in the most recent
market reports available. shows
Oranges. California, per box: Cleve
land, SO to $4.25; Buffalo. SO TO $3.50;
Toledo, $2.S5 TO $3.50; Milwaukee, 81
TO $3.50 Detroit. $3.50 10 T.
Lemons, California, per box: Cleve
land, z to $3.50; Buffalo, IS to 81 so:
Toledo, 81; Milwaukee. So to $3.50;
Detroit, 81 to $3.50.
In other words, Detroit, in spite OF
the competition OF Independent deal
ers which the United Fruit Auction
Co. claims has been provided by it's
organization, is paying just as much
Cor It's California citrus fruits as the
average price in neighboring cities
Comparison of Detroit prices, as
Continued ON PAGE TepD
The Detroit times., 1913-01-18
DUPLICATION OF
PENOBSCOT PLANNED
Big Building Will Probably BE
Erected on COngresS-st. Be-
hind Present Structure

Another tall building, a duplicate
OF the Penobscot. may be built in De.
troit soon Plans are being discussed
by the Simon J. Murphy estate and
others for the erection OF a building
on Congress-st.. between Griswold and
Shelby-sts. directly in the rear Of the
Penobscot building. TO be connected
with 1t by passages across the alley.
William n. Murphy. president OF
the Simon j Murphy estate. says that
the announcement OF plans is prema-
ture: that IL may be some time before
the building is built. and Il may not
be built at all He does not deny. how
ever. that such building Is contemp-
lated The propositinn has been I'm.
dertaken very quietly. The identity
Of the other interests besides the Muir.
phy estate. which own the Penobscot
building. is unknown
The Detroit times., 1913-01-18
JUDGE MURPHY
WOULD NOT ACCEPT
Has No Desire to Preside Over
Proposed Court of DOmes-
tic Relations

Judge Alfred J. Murphy gave cut
the following statement, Saturday
morning, declining 10 be considered
for the position of judge of the
court OF domestic relations. which Is
likely to be established in Detroit:
"While appreciate the kindness
which prompted the suggestion OF
my name in Lansing. as a probable
incumbent OF the proposed court of
domestic relations. | could, under no
circumstances, accept such posi-
ton My interest in the measure
grows purely out of the real need OF
such court"
The Detroit times., 1913-01-18
URGE APPOINTMENT OF
WOOD ON FIRE BOARD

Another delegation called on
Mayor Marx, Saturday morning. to
urge the appointment of A. r.
Wood as member OF the fire commits
sion The delegation reresented the
employees OF Mr. Woods wholesale
and retail millinery store in Ora
tiot-ave. The same response was
given them that was given the dele
ga tion from the North End Taft
club-that Marx has picked another
man for the place. but will consider
Wood for some other position on one
OF the city boards.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-18
HANK O'DAY WILL WAIT
UNTIL FEB. l TO ACCEPT

CHICAGO, Jan. lS.-Hank O'Day,
whom both leagues want TO sign as
umpire. will take till Feb. to make
up his mind which one TO work for.
He said today he would not sign a
contract until them. Ban Johnson, OF
the American league, and Lynch, of
the National, have been after O'Day
for two weeks
The Detroit times., 1913-01-18

one ycnr ago tOdayi Highest tenn
u.rature 3ps lowest, 23i mean, 3Ii
sIoudy With rain which changed 60
snow at about y. n.. total amount
az rain md snow tmeltedD, 60 OF nm
.H-ftrrr-vru--S-t r~h~--of- -uwyv-Ou
the ground ne %. M.
The sun viii set ne $50 y. nv. md II
,,tII rt.e saturday nj di56 Q. m.
The moon will set nt fi2t n. m sun
day morning.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-18
COMPENSATION LAW
PROPOSED IN OHIO

COLUMBUS, o., Jan 1S--More
than $4,000 employers in every line
of business and hundreds OF thousands
OF employees in Ohio are brought un-
der the state workmen's compensa-
tion fund by bill Governor NJ. Cox
made public today. The bill is in
tended to put out OF business al! liza
tility insurance companies II will be
introduced Tuesday.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-18
BIG FOUR FLYER JUMPS
TRACK; NO ONE is HURT

SFELBYVILI.E, Ind, Jan. 49,
Running 40 miles All hour, Big Four
trair No. 35. The Chicago Flyer,
was derailed at Brookfield today by
broken wheel Passengers were
severely jolted. but none Was hurt.
All nine cars left the track. but none
overturned. Trains are running by
way or the c. II. & ID.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-18
brooklyn Leads a, elIl,ars,

GhIGAli0. lS--l.Ateae,,-
down Ia second place today. and
Brooklyn at the top in the tLree-cush.
ion tournament Iva the National Bil.
Hard league. The defeat OF the com
bined play OF I.auben and Kandul by
Frank Jones, Of Philadelphia. pushed
down the windy city team Jones
won, 90 to %.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-18
WESTERN WON'T LET
WYANDOTTE REPEAT

After having admitted the Mcmillan
High school basketball five 10 the
more select circle OF Detroit basket
ball by suffering defeat at its hands.
Western High last night refused to
allow any more admissions.
Wyandotte High wanted 10 repeat
McMillan's stunt, but Western said
no and beat the 'Dottes back by
score of 30 TO l6.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-18
THE WEATHER

For Detroit and vIcInityi saturday
nIa nj, cloudy With snow and colderi
lowest temperature about rot sunday
faIrt moderate northvesterly winds.
Iower Micbigan-Locnl SHOWS and
calder tonight, sunday GENERALLY fairi
uo,lerute northwest winds, becoming
variable -
The Detroit times., 1913-01-18
The lineup and SUMMARY:

Final score w estern. SO; Wyandotte.
le score. first half--Westcrn, 10, wy
andotte &. Fold goals Schauer .
sherman .. CHM g. Thiery, England.
Gunthe, ThCn, Melody \ Cashmere, lie
Blanc. Kunze ? Fouls-England out
.of 4. CHM out Of 4 KunZe out of
g: L. Blanc. | out OF ,; Melody, none
out OF 4 C'unthe none out Of Cash
more non. Ont Of .. Fouls committed
-Schaffer 2, sherman (, CHM ?, Thiery
g. German p C3rshmore A lie Blanc !,
Thon Observation-Disclosures - \. e.
Umpire Miller. scorer - Wheaton.
ITalyes-2O minutes
The Detroit times., 1913-01-18

Bu.ine.s-IIke Printing. No fuss ana
no feathers. The plain, neat Kind that
looks right Times Prtnting Coz 10
John r st Phi Main 149S or city 1855
The Detroit times., 1913-01-18

Saginaw High school defeated
Grand Rapids High at Saginaw last
night, "a 10 %. at basketball.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-03
IMPROVING CONVERSATION.
The Plan of Harvard Promises to Meet
"a LOng-feIt Want.


Cleveland Plain Dealer: An effort IL
afoot to teach young men in college n
higher and more critical respect for
the English language, as we'll rs III
creased facility in its use. The at
tempt, it is said, will be inaugurated
at Harvard, and Judge Robert Grant OF
Boston, jurist and novelist, Is n of
its sponsors. q
plates the establishment of ii higher
standard in W~riting-the use of clearer
simpler and more forctblc forms of c%-
preston. Following this the CONVERSE
tional tests are to be tried.
Here Is n ripe field that sorcly needs
the pruning hook. The conversation
of today, aside from the demands u
commercial transactions, Is largely
sorry mixture of t~hreadbarc common
places, of cheap slang. of tridins
themes. Of pinched v~ocabularles. The
I-should-worry line of conversation
TO vote pedantry the talk becomes
piffling. To steer clear Of the DOGGY of
boredom it bumps into inanity.
What is true of talkative young men
is quite as true of the talkative young
wonderland possibly d little more so.
The art Of chattering never was more
highly developed, and, unhappily. the
chatterers all chatter alike, They are
monOtOnous in subject, monotonous in
delivery. Their vocabularies arc alter
mated, their periods mangled.
OF course the remedy is simple, a
fact which will not. entirely commend
it to the offenders. Let them think
before they speak. Let them lit the
word to the thought. Incidentally,
they should say something worth say
ing. They should vary their delivery,
enlarge their v~ocabularies II cut out
the cheap filters. 3
Anyway, the Cambridge CONVERSE
tional movement Is headed in the right
direction. May 1t avoid being all talk
and no profit. F
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-03
WORKS ALL DAY +
And Studies at Night on Grape Nuts
Food, z

Some of the worlds great men have
worked during the day and studied
evenings to fit themselves for greater
things. But it requires a good consti-
tuition generally to do this. z.EE
A Ga. man was able to keep 1t uI
with ease after he had learned tho
sustaining power Of Grape Nuts, all
though he had failed in health before
he changed his food supply. He says.
Three years ago J had a severe at
tack Of stomach trouble which left me
unable to eat anything but bread and
water.
THE nervous strain at my office.
from 6 A. M. to 6 p. M. and improper
foods caused my health to fail rapid
". Cereal and so-called Foods were
tried without benefit until I saw
Grape-Nuts mentioned in the paper.
food and at once gained strength,
flesh and appetite. I am now able to-
work all day at the office and study at
night, without the ervo exhaustion
that was usual before / tried Grape
Nuts.
1T leaves me strengthened. refresh-
ed, satisfied; nerves quieted and toned
up, body and brain waste restored. III
would have been a living skeleton, OR
more likely a dead one by this time,
lie 1T had not been for Grape-Nuts.s'
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek. Mich. Read 1.-THE Roaa to
MELVILLE in pkgs. There's Rea-
son.
Ever read the ahoys letter. "A new
one appear from tirne to tir1e. They
are genuine. true, ard full of human
iftsrssb-Advf
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-03
LIGHTS ON QUICKSILVER.
"Fioat" System for Lighthouses o.
Coast of Scotland.

Quicksilver is used mainly, accord
Ing to the United States Geological
Survey, in the manufacture of fulmin-
ate for explosive caps, of drugs, of
electric lighting and scientific appa-
ratus and in the recovery of precious
metals, especially of gold, by amalga-
nation. An increasing demand has
been reported in manufacturers of
electric appliances. An interesting
and increasing use in Scotland is the
floating Of lights Of lighthouses upon a
body OF quicksilver. The metal is not
consumed, of course, and the loss in
use is insignificant.
Concerning this Consul Fleming
writes as follows: Quicksilver lis
used for floating the revolving lights
in lighthouses. The commissioners Of
northern lighthouses, Edinburgh, have
in their charge ninety lighthouses on
the coast OF Scotland. Up to the year
1860 the revolving lights were borne
on rollers. The float system has been
gradually introduced, however, and is
now In operation at thirty coast sta
lions and will be used at all others.
The lighting machinery rests on d
Ipontoon which runs on quicksilver iii
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-03

second prize in the northern section,
grew 75.4 bushels Of Minnesota No. II
from seed that had been previously
grown in North Dakota.
The prizes, a~ggregating 500, were
contributed by the First National
bank of Fargo, the Rogers Lumber
Co. of Minneapolis. w. G. Mcdowell
Of Marion and T.. Y. Sarics Of Hills
boro, and were to be distributed to
he thirty boys in the state producing
the highest yields of mature corn on
d measured acre. Six hundred boys
competed for these prizes. Awards
are. based on yield of air dry mature
corn at h rate Of seventy-six pounds
to h busheI. the equivalent of fifty
six pounds of shelled corn. For the
purpose Of inducing greater rivalry
h state has been divided into a
northern and southern section. each
one competing by itself.
Striking Facts.
Mature corn was considered in OBJ
tanning yield.
The corn was grown under field con-
ditiOns.
Many OF the contestants grew from
two to twenty acres.
The high yield in the southern sec
ton, 106 bushels, and that in the
norIneIn Sectlon, 10 DuSlelS, are hlStl
yields for any state.
The average yield of the winning
contestants in the southern section
was 1851 bushels per acre; in the
northern section. STA bushels per acre;
the average yield for the state is q
bushels.
Successful growers used home grown
seed, farm manur and Better Farm
ing methods.
These yields may be approximately
duplicated on much larger acreages.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-03

Continued From Page One.
first forty contestants in the northern
secion of the state produced over for
ty bushels 70 the acre. While the av-
erage yield for the thirty winners in
this contest in both sections OF the
state was sixty-seven bushels Of ma
lure corn to the acre. =
This contest shows Enthusiastically
what is possible under the climatic
conditions and with the soil that we
have in the various sections of the
state of North Dakota One feature
of the contest is especially noticeable,
that is, that all Of the winners pro-
duced their corn from home grown
seed. The greater number of them fol-
lowed methods as advocated by the
better farming association. All of
them adopted methods which might be
used on a larger field area. When it
is considered that the average yield
of the state for this year is probably
twenty-seven bushels, and is generally
less, the yields as obtained by the boys
who have entered this contest are lit
tie less than remarkable. Prizes will