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The Detroit times., 1913-09-26
lEQURE MILLIONS
ERILIZE DETR0IT'S
SEWAGE, SAYS FENKELL

handling it's Investigation. II does
not say that we must do this or that
| TO prevent the pollution of the river
water Instead, II merely intimates
that the proper steps ought to be TAX
en- to prevent water pollution, and
allows the cities to come forward
and make their own propositions for
the correction of the situation.
There 10 no denying that we must
protect our water supply above all
things. I do not doubt but that the
commission will also suggest or rec
ommend the filtration OF our water
supply. To install an adequate flltra-
ton system. as 10 now being planned.
would cost the city In the neighbor-
hood OF 100000.
! The dry weather flow of sewage IN
Detroit IL abou 90,O00.000 gallons a
day. This IL merely an estimate, a.
I have no authentic data. Using
'hypo.' II would cost the city about
$500 q day for sewage sterilization
provided we had one big outlet With
the number Of small outlets we have
now II would cost much more.
Cleveland has built an experiment.
~ oteS4Ons SOOeih8 ooOuS vSVpVVVs oho
II treating about 100000 gallons OF
sewage per day.
THE question oil sewage disposal
by cities on the great lakes never at.
tracted much attention until recently.
Cities along the shores Of the lakes
and rivers have become accustomed
TO regarding the water a. the back
door instead Of the front door. In
Detroit not AZ much has been done
~ In other cities along the water
boundary to prevent pollution. Buf-
falo has been ordered by the commits
sion to do something towards purify
Ing its sewage, and Cleveland 10 now
working on . system. Detroit IL next.
and we viii be compelled to do some
thing with our sewage because Of the
down-river towns. A proposition to
purify our water and supply other
cities and towns below US with pure
water would not help the city to any
extent because the federal authorities
would still insist on the sterilization
OF sewage to prevent the pollution Of
the water flowing past these towns.
The proper disposal OF sewage 10
one Of the biggest propositions that
has confronted the city In years. and
1t will require great deal Of study
10 develop plan that will take Of the
situation. Personally, would not
care to discuss or advance any plan
for the disposal Of the city's sewage
until have gone deeper into the sub
ject."
The Detroit times., 1913-09-26
FEDERAL POWER
ASKED TO GUARD
PASSENGERS
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion May Get Power to Regu-
late Train Operation
MORGAN SCORED IN
NEW HAVEN REPORT
Blame For Loss of Fl Lives Put
Squarely up to, the Di-
rectOrs

WASHINGTON. Sept. 25.-A sui
committee OF the house interstate
commerce committee today announced
series OF hearings on a contemplat
ed measure granting the interstate
commerce commission sweeping pow
er to regulate the operation OF inter
state trains. limit their speed. specify
proper safety devices, and require
use Of steel cars.
The commission mas also beer
asked to frame n somewhat similaI
measure. Commissioner McChord
who wrote the Wallingford wreck re
port. blaming the New Haven direct
ors. II preparing II.
Rep. Stevens, of New Hampshire
chairman OF the sub committee, SAID
today that one of these bills, prob
ably the commissions. would be In
troduced within week.
The time has come for radica
Qtep-eTAnting the commission au-
operation" said Stevens.
Chairman Adamson, OF the inter
state commerce committee. said
THE report of the commission on
the Wallingford wreck, places the re
sponsibility for the 81 fatalities on
the shoulders Of the management and
directors OF the New York, New Hav
On Z Hartford railroad, beginning
with William Rockefeller and J. p
Morgan. The report says In part:
"On this directorate were and are
men whom the conhding public rec
ognixe ~ magicians In the art OF
finance and wizards In the construc
ton. operation and consolidation ol
great systems Of railroads. The pub
lie therefore rested secure that with
the knowledge of the railroad ART
possessed by such men, investments
and travel should both be safe. Ex
perience has shown that this reliance
of the public was not justified a. to
either finance or safety.
In view Of the focusing Of public
attention on the question of safety
In the operation Of this railroad and
In view Of the frequent governmental
both national and state, a.
to the causes Of and remedies for the
frequent disastrous accidents, II would
seem - II the directors themselves
would feel called upon to turn from
the consideration Of the financial
question and for q time At least give
the benefit Of their consideration and
Judgment to the question Of safety.
The directors. however. assumed
TO dispose Of their whole responsible
Ity Of this subject, and thereafter ~
Tar a. appears from the records. made
no further inquiry and took no fur
ther action, although . quick success.
sion of these disasters continued.
This typihes the whole situation.
They assumed the vote was self en-
forcing.
The president. general managers
and s0perintendents, issued orders
that all rules should be obeyed, and
that employees should take al precau-
lions for safety.
But no intelligent system was de-
vised by which to ascertain when
rules were disobeyed.
Main failure In this case began
high up In ofncial authority and Il
was not an unnatural sequence that
Il reached down to those In positions
lower In ofncial rank but still weight.
ed with great responsibility"
The Detroit times., 1913-09-26
BURGLARS STORY
NOT IMPRESSIVE
TeStifies for Insurance Concern,
But Later Is WOrsted In
Lawsuit 9.

A verdict. reached about 10 o'clock
Wednesday night. aften seven hours
elaboration by the jury In the case
Of Joseph Starikoff agains; the Ffdei
ity & Deposit Co., of Maryland, al
lowed the plaintiff $2,129.54 out Of So.
900 burglar insurance
The star witness for the defense
was John McKenna, the burglar who
committed the crime. His story was
that he took only a few small articles
from the store. Starikoff, on the 9TH
er hand, claimed that more than 3d.
900 worth OF cloth, silks and ladies'
suits, we're taken. He was supported
in this assertion by his son and
daughter, who worked In the store
The burglary was committed Jan. 80,
1912.
The Detroit times., 1913-09-26
OCT. 8 IS new
DATE SET FOR
Gilman CASE
Judge Phelan Again Puts Over
Trial at Request of Attorney
Mcnamara "
LAST POSTPONEMENT,
THE COURT INSISTS
Too Many Delays Already, He
Says, Declaring He'll Accept
No More Excuses

After James Mcnamara, attorney
for Aid. Gilman, alleged CRATER, had
talked with Judge Phelan. Thursday
morning. the court postponed the trial
OF the first Of the graft cases from
next Tuesday. TO "Wednesday. Oct. 8.
Mr.. McNamara toio Judge Phelan
that certain damage suits IN which u
railroad for which ne Is counsel Is
week: that he had been ordered to
appear In court. outside OF Detroit,
next Tuesday: and that these cases
had been pending SO long. and the
trial judges had accommodated the
parties TO them 90 many times, that
q further delay would be impossible.
Il shall be ready to try the Detroit
case, Oct. 3; II l cannot appear In
court that day, shall drop II alto
gether." Mr.. McNamarA said.
Judge Phelan replied that there has
already been too long q delay. but
that II Mr.. McNamara could not pos
sibly appear In court on Sept. 80. and
was sure that he would be ready to
proceed Oct. Q, he would grant the
postponement
There are other lawyers interested
IN this case" Judge Phelan said. II
by any chance they are unable TO APP
pear in court on that date. / shall not
allow that to be an excuse for another
postponement. II will make no differ.
ence to this court whether Mr.. Hunt
is ready or not There must be no
other delay
II Aid Gilman Is convicted. he will
lost his seat In the council, and will
also be ineligible Tor any city or state
ONCE. under the statute governing
punishment for bribery.
The Detroit times., 1913-09-26
IRREGULAR INDIAN SUM
MER WEATHER"

and Just the ideal time for the
popular d. & c. weekend ex-
cursions to Cleveland. Buffalo
and Niagara Falls. The rush
is over and you will thorough
ly enjoy every minute. Str.
City of Cleveland III. goes to
Buffalo next Saturday. $4.oo
Buffalo, $3.50 Niagara Falls,
round trip, for transportation.
Make your arrangements to-
day.
The Detroit times., 1913-09-26
WHITE WING FINDS
CHECK FOR $1,000
Honestly Turns 1t In and d. p.
w. Doesn't Even Take
His Name

This II . aFble. Also 1t happened.
White Wing employed by the d.
IP. w. found an Endorsed check for
$4,000, drawn on the Peoples State
bank, blowing about on the street. II
Was q check of the Oakland Sales Co.,
Ltd, payable to Joseph Moonie, and
signed by ]. J. Moor. The white wing
thought Of cashing the check and liv-
ing In anluence on the proceeds.
Then he thought Of honesty. His
second thought was the best; so he
turned the check into the once of the
ID. p. W., blustng like mad.
Secretary Murphy got In touch with
responsible parties, who pronounced
the check N. g., and said no wonder
it was blowing about Some school
boy. they said, must have found .
blank and filed Il out for FUN.
Moral-It IL better to be honest
than try to bunk . bank with Q bum
check.
Second MoraECame 10 indeed all
that Shakespeare said about her. The
d. p. w. couldn't oven tell the name
Of the exceptional white wing.
The Detroit times., 1913-09-26

Job Printing Done Right. Times
Printing Co. Is John r. st.
The Detroit times., 1913-09-26

With the exception Of Siberia,
Brazil and the northwestern United
States, British Columbia's timber
wealth 10 unparalleled In any other
country. A provincial forestry
branch was created In February.
1912, in Connection with the lands
department, and 10 now fully organ
lied and in active operation.
The Detroit times., 1913-09-26
~ - Outlets Into River
snt Giant Problsn n
hesylng Out international
Boards Program
nGGS POLLUTION OF
AFTER MUST BE STOPPED
M -~--~..--
1nisnisner WIN Study Situa-
Tn and Try To Work
Out Plan

Sxf1.~nneA> .x.-.,,..e,n. - 49,
Ssz .-oA " e"
IN pVine INTO the nver At De-
Uot Woold cost the city millions OF
llsrs. socefding to George H. Fen.
80 x,ar.-,..,or.. =, r,,h,,. -o...
kS5S 1850 .'
I:x sT snSanser OF the wafer
~.
( 0doral action 70 compel the CITY 70
80 enoh . step 20 prevent the pollu.
In u the river with sewage d fore
lnnoa n . report OF investiestors 10
I3 International Joint commipsion on
19 Do1Dution OF United etstes and ca.
1850 boundary waters. Detroit Il
nB1od the chief offender.
The Detroit times., 1913-09-26

0utta peroha. now obtained from
the leaves Of the caoatchouc tree, 10
said to be more durable than that oh.
tanned by tapping the trunk and II
coming into use In France for insulat.
Ing submarine cables.
The Detroit times., 1913-09-26
VIII son MAKES LIST
OF NOMINATIONS

WASHiN GTON. Sept. 25.-The
president this afternoon nominated:
To be- assistant secretary OF the
treasury. Byron r. Newton, OF New
York.
To be collector of internal revenue.
william H. l.. Pepperell. for the dis
trict Of Kansas.
To be United States Marshal. Henry
Wilson, western district of Pennsyl-
vania.
Ore, w. A. Delzell.
The Detroit times., 1913-09-26
MURPHY SHARES IN
FINE MINE PROFITS

SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. 26-J. H
GufRey. Nome merchant. and nephew
OF Col. Guffey, Democratic national
committee man from Pennsylvania
arrived here today with the news
that Charles f. Murphy, boss OF Tam
many, will snare In $250,000 earned
this year from tin mines at Cape
Prince OF Wales, Alaska william
Hartells discovered the mine, and
went to New York for financial aid
william Sulxer. whom he knew IN
Alaska, did not have the money to
invest, and introduced Bartells ia
Murphy. who put up $4,000. 49,
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-05-01
Found Valuable Treasure.

A buried treasure" story on a large
scale comes from Haslemere. Surrey.
England. A Surbition correspondent
writing in a Surrey newspaper is re-
sponsible for the details. Certain
information" he writes. regarding
some private property in the vicin-
ity of Haslemere has recently come
into my possession which l think
should be made public. Some years
ago, my informant while working on
some land. unearthed a large earth
enware jar, securely sealed. On &C
count of the great weight and curious
design he at once took it to his en-
ployer, the owner of the property. To
gether they opened 1t and found it to
be full of gold coins. The owner,
realizing that the great value Of this
find to him depended on secrecy,
promised my friend a third Of this,
and any other treasure they might
find A search was made. carried on
during the nights until recently, re-
sulting in the discovery of five more
Jars of gold and two containing an
Client jewelry of immense value. In
one of the jars a document was
found written in Latin. giving an ac-
count of the treasures. and stating
that fifty jars altogether of jewels
and gold we're hidden, being buried
in the form of a circle"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-05-01
WORLD RECORD HEN is DEAD
At Age OFFS Years Had Laid Over
$500 Eggs.

Theodosia Roosevelt, so
named because of her evident antag-
onism toward race suicide, said to
have been the oldest hen in America is
dead at the home of her owner, Mrs.
Elizabeth Grinnell, of Pasadena. She
was rs years old.
Theodosia numbered among her
friends many of the notables who have
passed their winters in Pasadena in
the last quarter century, among them
Mrs. Russell Sage, who, on her last
visit to this city, made three calls at
the Grinnell home to pet Theodosia.
The aged hen laid approximately
$500 eggs in her long and useful life,
besides mothering many broods of
incubator-hatched chickens. Statisti-
clans figure that the eggs laid by
Theodosia, at the average price of
only 25 cents a dozen, were worth
S93.75. The accepted cost of keeping
hen in these parts is 81 a year. max
ing Theodosia's net earnings s68.75.
At a capitalized value of s1.25. she
has made 5000 per cent on her valua-
tion for her owners.
Poultry experts admit their accepted
theories of the extreme egg possibili-
ties of a hen have been shattered by
the exceptional Theodosia, who in her
lifetime laid several times the number
of eggs that naturalists and poultry
college experts would have said any
hen could attain to.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-05-01
BRYAN'S TRIP TO BE HASTY
Stay in Sacramento Necessarily In
efnite-Reception Cordial.

Chicago shall go direct to Sac
ramento and return to Washington as
soon as possibly cam" said Secretary
of State Bryan here as he boarded his
train for the West. 81 cannot fore
cast how long my absence may be, but
i hope it will be short / ought to be
in Washington.
Mr.. Bryan nodded his head with en-
phasis and added: 81 hated to leave
Washington Just now. l would not
have done so if it had not been neces-
sary. These are important days at
the capital.
my mission" he said in answer to
question, "as far as my memory
goes, is without precedent. We may
create precedents in our conference,
but it would not do to speak of them
in advance"
That the secretary will have an
hospitable welcome in California was
shown in invitations he received here
by telegraph to address public bodies
in San Francisco and Sacramento.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-05-01

London - Hyde Park again was
turned into bedlam by the suffra-
gettes and their opponents last Sunday
afternoon. The women, declining to
recognize the police order that no .suf-
frage meetings were to be held in the
park, appeared in a wagon and ad-
dressed small crowd. Immediately
youths commenced to gather and an
attempt was made to drag the wagon
to the Serpentine for the purpose of
ducking the women. Mounted and
foot police interviewed just in time to
save the women from rough handling.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-05-01

misunderstanding to a report pub
lished in Berlin, an Austrian naval
division has left Trieste with 10, 900
troops, with the intention of occupy
ing Antivari Dulcigno and San Clio
vanni di Medua, and advancing
against Cettinje.
The .Strassburger Post asserts that
the German emperor has received a
telegram saying the Austrians already
have entered Montenegro. This prob
ably is premature, but little doubt is
felt that Austria is determined to
move alone unless the ambassadorial
conference at London resolves upon
European action.
Essad Pasba, the hero of Scutari,
who had picturesque and adventurous
career, made dramatic move in pro-
claiming himself king of Albania and
is said to be marching into the inter-
ior of Albania with 10000 men. He
was received with enthusiasm at
Alessio and is proceeding to Tirana to
be proclaimed and take possession.
Essad Pasha is an Albanian chief
tian of the type which earned for the
Albanians reputation for barbaric
simplicity approaching savagery. He
was always opposed to the young
Turks repressive measures in Al
bania. In Vienna and Paris his sur
render of Scutari is regarded as hav-
ing been an arranged matter with
King Nicholas, who approved his plan
to proclaim himself independent prince
of Albania.
The whole scheme of the alleged
storming of Scutari and the marching
out of Essad Pasha's army with their
arms is now regarded as a move TO de-
ceive Europe Essad is said to have
joined david Pasha's army of 5000
men, and if he has the support OF
Servia and Montenegro it will be a
severe blow for Austria
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-05-01
Socialists Are Surprised.

Brussels-More than half the Bel
gian workers who took part in the
strike for equal suffrage returned to
their employment Saturday, but the
resumption of work was irregular in
some parts of the country. Some of
the trade unions ordered their men to
begin Saturday, others on Monday,
while few are determined to remain
out several days longer.
Disagreeable surprises met the
hands who had struck at factories in
the suburbs of Brussels. When they
appeared at the gates ready to recon-
mence work, all the old employees were
refused admission and were told that
they were discharged.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-05-01

until four months ago I began giving
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound a trial and now l am in good
health. Mrs. WILLIAM H. GILL, Is
Pleasant Street, Auburn, New York.
doctors Daughter Took It."
St Cloud, Mimi was so run down
by overwork and worry that could not
stand it to have my children talk aloud
or walk heavy on the floor. One of my
friends said, Try Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, for know doc
tors daughter here in town who takes
it and she would not take it if it were
not good
at sent for the Compound at once and
kept on taking it until l was all right F"
Mrs BERTHA M. QUIcKsTADT, 727 9th
Avenue, s., St Cloud. Mimi
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound may be relied upon as the most
efficient remedy for female lila Why
don't YOU trv lit
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-05-01
Girl Saves Falling Chum.

New York-Eighteen-year-old Mar
garet Donovan was saved from 300
foot fall from the head of the Statue
of Liberty Saturday by her chum,
Gladys Revere, who caught hold of her
dress just as she was slipping from
the window ledge that surrounds Miss
Liberty's crown. Screaming for help,
Miss Revere held on to the dress with
both hands until other sightseers came
to the rescue and dragged the girl in
feet first. Miss Donovan ventured
out on the ledge on dare and became
dizzy.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-05-01
APPEALS TO HONOR
English Ambassador Makes Signif-
can't Statement in Address.
Believes United States and England
Need Never Quarrel-Pays
Tribute to Bryan.

New York-James Bryce on the eve
of his departure for home after six
years as ambassador to the United
States from Great Britain, said his
farewell to the American people in an
address here before the Pilgrims So
ciety of the United States. He re-
ferred with feeling to his cordial rela-
tons with the three presidents in
Office during his service in Washington
and said he had no words to convey his
sense of the kindness with which he
had been received in America.
Mr.. Bryce did not touch on any
issue now pending between the Amer
lean and British governments. This
statement, however, was regarded as
significant:
with good will and with convic-
ton that one of every nations highest
assets is that sense of national honor
which will make it live up to its inter
national obligation, all questions be-
tween nations can be adjusted, and
am sure that any questions between
your country and mine will be adjust
ed in that way"
Mentioning that more than a dozen
important treaties between his govern
ment and the United States had been
concluded in the last six years, Mr..
Bryce said he had come to admire not
only the brilliant gifts of former
Secretary Root, but his fairness of
mind and his genuine love of peace. "
He added that he felt sure that Mr..
Bryan "would show no less earnest
wish to work for accord and good will,
and Mr.. Bryan. indeed, has given evil
dence of this
"My mission" he said, "has been
not merely to represent my sovereign
and government for diplomatic pur-
poses, but also to bear a message of
friendship from the British to the
American people.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-05-01
High cclambia Forecast.

Wenatchee. Wash. High water
records for is years will be boken by
the Columbia river this spring. say
old river men. B. w. Jones, official
forecaster for the Columbia & Okano-
gan Steamboat company, who has ac-
curately gagged the rise of the stream
for two decades, says that the 45-foot
record of 1909 will be exceeded by 10
feet at least. The river is rising at
the rate of two feet day and is al
ready over 20 feet above low water.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-05-01
TRAVELLER RELATES HIS WOES
Experience at Russian Custom House
Worse Than Anything Experienced
Even In America.

The method OF examination OF pas
sengers' chattels by the Russian ex-
else officers is the subject OF an in
teresting article by Robert Weather
burn In THE Railway Magazine" the
New York Tribune's London CORE
spondent writes.
Describing his arrival at st. Peters
burg, Mr.. Weatherburn says: Amid
yociferations and hoarse shouting. we
at length moored alongside the quay
OF Washill Ostroff Zone of the islands
On which st. Petersburg is built. The
babel OF tongues In various languages
had almost a bewildering effect. From
this WAS aroused by the customs Of
hcials. who, selling my trunks and
boxes and demanding my passport. led
me to their superior The examina-
ton was pretty stir. and 1t included
the smelling and testing by lot OF
dirty-handed persons of certain jars
OF preserves and plum cakes which |
had taken in my baggage. and 1t was
not exactly amusing to see the hasty
and indiscriminate manner adopted in
repacking those innocent articles
Heavy boots and plum cakes, pre-
serves, writing paper and ink. well
ironed white shirts and collars, neck
ties crammed into coat sleeves-all
that had taken weeks to carefully pack
and stow away-were thrown in a
mass In box or trunk, the gaping
lids Of which, failing to reach the lock
by some inches, seemed TO remain
open mouthed In silent protest
against such Ill usage.
"Afterward the dirty hands were
held out for 'natchi,' or tea money, an
institution of which l knew more. The
quarreling of the isvostchiks. or cab
men, who, like sharks, had already
scented their prey, would at any
other time have been intensely COM
ical
After some trouble / succeeded in
getting the lids Of my boxes closed.
but not until plum cake and boot
heels. burst preserves. white shirts,
ink, castor oil and pills we're all com
mingling In one glorious state OF de-
mocracy Half an hour later found
me in the English hotel. where. after
recounting my troubles, was laughed
at, the experience being of nearly
everyday occurrence"