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The Detroit times., 1913-07-12
LAD OF Il PUTS
ACID IN COFFEE
FOR HIS MOTHER
Taking Boys Place at Table All
That Save Life of Mrs.
B. B5 Formal
BOY BLAMES MISSING
BROTHER FOR HISa.ACT
Says he Was Coached to At
tempt Mothers Life-BOth
Have Bad Records

Paul Formal, IL years old, OF No. 19
Sylvan-st., is held at the detention
home following his confession that he
tried TO poison his Widowed mother,
Mrs. b. B. Formal. and his eight-year-
old brother, Conrad, by putting car
bolic acid in their coffee.
Police are looking for John Formal,
l6 years old, who disappeared from
home after Il quarrel with his mother.
and whom Paul Formal charges with
melting him 70 use the poison.
Mrs. Formal was saved from par
taking of her poisoned vIiree by a
strange freak Of fortune. She had
been painting the front steps, while
Paul prepared the coffee and served
IL. Tired out, she sat down in the
chair nearest her. at the dining table,
and quickly swallowed the cup OF COT
fee placed before her. She had taken
Paul's chair, and he had placed cup
OF pure coffee at his plate, afterward
pouring the poison into the coffee pot.
and pouring out q cup OF the poisoned
coffee for his mother, and one for MS
little brother Paul sat sulkily in his
mothers place at the table, leaving
the coffee in front OF him untouched
Conrad took sip of his coffee, and
cried that 1t burned his mouth, and
tasted funny He did not swallow
enough TO hurt him. His mother in
vestigated. smelled the acid, and then
investigated the Untouched cup thai
had been set a. her regular plac eat
the table She accused Paul OF pois-
oning the coffee He at frst denied
it, but finally admitted his deed.
He said that John, who ran away
from home, Monday. after auarrei
with his mother, returned Wednesday
and told him where the poison bottle
was, and asked him TO pour the poi
son into the coffee.
John was released from the Indus
trial school only last November. He
was sent there in July. 1911, for steal
ing money from his mother.
She Is a widow and was left with
seven children TO support. when her
husband died. Two OF the children
have since died
Mrs. Formal worked as janitress in
the city hall and In the Ford building
and other downtown Office buildings,
to earn money with which to keep
her family together. Ella and Jennie,
aged IA and 1S years, respectively, are
employed as domestics.
John, the oldest boy, had been work
ing I'm a machine shop, and was earn
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NOT QUITE READY TO INTERFERE
LOSES BOTH LEGS
UNDER TRAIN, dies
Joseph Devereaux Lies Helpless
for Three Hours Before Help
Reaches His Side

Found lying on the Grand Trunk
viaduct at Russelltst. and the North
Boulevard, shortly before midnight,
Friday, with both legs ground off be-
low the knees, Joseph Devereaux, 2s
years old, and giving Utica, N. T., as
his home. died In Grace hospital early
Saturday morning. from shock and
loss of blood II Is thought that he
fell under a train while beating his
way.
William McAndrew, OF No. 54S La
and r. r. Stone, OF No.
1885 Mack-ave., were passing under
the viaduct when they heard feeble
cries for help, coming from the via
duct, overhead
They investigated and found Dew
ereaux He said he had been lying
there, helpless, for three hours, crying
In vain for help, and growing weaker
each moment.
McAndrew said that Bevereaux had
a companion who lay near the ter
ribly injured man, sound asleep, and
did not waken until McAndrew shook
him violently
McAndrew bound up the stumps OF
the injured mans legs, and called the
police. Devereaux was taken TO Grace
hospital in police auto No. 9.
The Detroit times., 1913-07-12
SLAVERY TANCLE
IS AGAIN HERE
Fresh Partisan Outburst Brings
Claims of Upper Hand From
Both Camps

WASHINGTON, July 12.-Another
whirl at the Caminetti-McReynolds-
McNab fuss was planned by the Re-
publicans I'm the house today. The
minority planned to stir up fresh
uartisan outburst Whether quorum
was in town perplexed both sides or
the controversy.
When the house convened, It's "un'
finished business on the calendar
was the report of judiciary committee
recommending passing the resolution
of Representative Kahn, OF California.
directing Attorney General Mercy
nolds TO submit all papers bearing on
the calling off of the white slave
trials OF Drew Caminetti and Maury
Diggs OF San Francisco. Chairman
CLAYTON. of the judiciary committee.
insisted today that he would stand pa,
in choking off" discussion OF the re-
port and force its adoption.
Republican Leader Mann and Rep
resentative Kahn were equally as de.
termined to air the Caminetti case
from the floor Of the house or break
up proceedings by forcing adjourn
ment upon point of mo quorum"
The Detroit times., 1913-07-12
WEIGHTS
VICTIM OF new
HELME ATTACK
Dairy and Food Commissioner
Takes Straight From ShOul-
der to Millers
.SHOWES BIG LOSS
FOR HOUSEWIVES
Points to Provisions of New
Law as Remedy for Present
Conditions %

LANSING, Mich, July 12.-That
housewives throughout the state are
being daily beaten out Of from three
ounces to three pounds on rs per cent
of the bags and barrels of -four sold
in the state, was the startling an
nouncement included in the remarks
OF State Dairy and Fod Commissioner
Helme before the Michigan Millers
association here late yesterday
"The condition is not due to evapor-
alton either" declared the fighting
official as he drove his point home
and members of his audience moved
about uneasily in their chairs. When
the new weight and measure law goes
into effect in this state every miller
will be forced TO live up TO the stand
ard or prosecutions will follow. AS
conditions stand at present, fully rs
per cent OF the output in Michigan is
of short weight
The millers expressed perfect will
ingness TO comply with the new law
when it becomes effective.
The Detroit times., 1913-07-12
Recommendation for a Channoi
of Venue Evidence of Desire N
to Convict, is Charge Made
By Hunt VI
PROSECUTOR LANDS ON
TOP in FIRST ROUND
Sustained By Court in Conten-
tiOn That Burden of Proof
Is Upon Gilman g

Prosecutor Shepherds answer "a
the charges of Tom Glinnan's attorl
neys that the Jury commissioners had
packed the panel against the accused
alderman was attacked as "insuf8.
cient' when the hearing began. Sat-
urday morning. Judge PheIan. how.
ever, ruled that It was all that was
necessary.
Ormond F. Hunt took up the prose-
cutor's reply, charge by charge, ana
insisted that every allegation made
against the manner of drawing the
jury should be specifically answered.
Mr.. Shepherd refused to accept the
assertion OF the attorney for the de-.
fense that he was "the attorney for
the jury commission" saying that he
only helped" the commissioners
when they asked him, as attorney for
the people, how they should proceed.
Hunt went over the charges he filed.
Thursday, against the manner OF draw
ing the panel, reiterating them and a.
serting that no sufficient answer had
been made.
A reply was filed by Mr.. Hunt for
mally demanding specific denials.
Judge Phelan asked the prosecutor
to answer these arguments, and Mr..
Shepherd quoted a statute to prove
his right to give opinions and advice
to any civil officer. This, he said, had
given him authority to advise the jury
commission, on the request of the Sec
retary. Beyond telling them their le-
gal duty at the time OF drawing the
jury, Mr.. Shepherd said he had never
discussed any public matters with tho
jury commissioners. aud was In no
way acting as their attorney. FOR
+, that reason. he argued, Ii was not hts
duty to answer the allegations cate
gorically. The burden of proof rests
upon the side attacking the Jury. and
unless proof is offered the motion to
quash the jury array should be over
ruled.
The challenge to the jury. said Mr..
Shepherd. had not been supported BY
any afiidavit, and for that reason
should have no standing in court.
Judge Phelan held that the chal-
lenge must be proved by the defense.
and that the prosecutors reply Was
sufficient. He ordered the trial to
proceed.
Hunts attack upon the Jury COM
missioners began with the reading or
the affidavits fled by the commission
ers, Pontius G. Wood, M. Gore Ant,
werp. Thomas May. and Duncan Il.
Graham. in support OF a change or
vnue. In these afiidavits the commits
sioners expressed the opinion that q
change of venue should be granted.
and Mr.. Hunt drew from that the.
commissioners we're acting to secure,
a conviction OF Gilman, IL possible.
The Detroit times., 1913-07-12
BULCARS AGAIN
BADLY BEATEN
BY GREEK ARMY
Official Reports Say That King
Georges Men Have Oc-
cupied Seres
TERRIFIC TOLL is
TAKEN BEFORE RETREAT
Latest Victory Proves Crushing
Blow to the Hopes of Car
Ferdinand

ATHENS, July "Details of the
lighting about Seres received here to-
day and officially given out at the
palace, confirm the reports that the
Greeks have occupied Seres The de-
feat of the Bulgarians at that place
was effected. SO the reports OF today
read, through a brilliant strategical
movement Of the Greek trops who eff
fected a junction with the Servians,
The ocupation of Serves by Greeks
and Servians is gnal blow to the
Bulgarian arms and makes more
gloomy the hopes OF Car Ferdinand.
With the announcement OF this Ia
test reverse to the Bulgarians also
same details of bloody toll taken from
the residents of Seres just before the
Bulgarians retreated Two hundred
Greek residents, including several
high churchmen, one of them bish-
op, and a score or more Of notables.
were huddled into a small yard like
so many sheep and shot down. after
they had been subjected to unspeak-
able indignities,
TIE dispatches which tell of this
massacre. make no mention OF
women and children as having been
among those slain. o.
The tales told by the residents
when the Greeks and Servians oc-
,upied the town. were so terrible that
the Greek commander OF the sixth di-
,ision had the bodies disinterred from
graves hastily made by the Bulgar-
ians. The mutlatd forms OF the
dead bore out the stories of the mas
sacre
The Detroit times., 1913-07-12
TO EXHUbIE BODY
OF SLAIN GIRL,

WILKERBARRE. Pa. July 12.->
Encouraged by the dicision Of Alder
man Brown last night to hold Her
bert Johns, of this city, for court to-
answer the charge OF killing Alice,
Crispell. on the night of July 4, at;
Harvey's lake, District Attorney john
H. Bigelow. went into court thisi
morning. and asked permission to-
exhume the body OF the victim. He,
informed the court that the autopsy
had not been performed with vieSs
TO finding the cause OF death, and In
light OF the subsequent facts. he CON-
siders this a most important fact
The physician. admitted at the In.
quest that the openly operation per-
formed at the autopsy was with q
view 10 finding motive for the
crime. The court will hand down
decision later In the day.
The decision OF Alderman Brown
that the county detectives had made
out n prima facie case against Her
bert Johns. added TO the bitterness
which now exists between the dis
,rict attorneys Office and Coroner
Marley. The coroner, however. Is
ont OF the case and the solution and
prosecution is in the hands OF the
state police and district attorneys
ofncn
The Detroit times., 1913-07-12
Nearly 10000 Conductors and
Trainmen on FOrty-TwO Rail
Await Word to Leave
Their Work
ELEVENTH HOUR MOVE
Is ONLY SALVATION
Men to Have Representatives at
White House Monday Wheth-
er Strike is Called or Not
Facts in the Railway
Wage Controversy

Facts I'm the railway wage
controversy:
The Railroads.
Number-42.
Total mileage-About $4,000.
Total gross income-annually
-$957 100, 900.
Annual payroll. conductors
and trainmen-Approximately
SIS 100000.
Annual payroll, conductors
and trainmen. If increase were
granted-Approximately slo2,.
100000
Realm OF operations-Eigh
teen states, including the New
England group, the middle At
lantlc group. Michigan, Illinois,
Ohio. Kentucky and Indiana.
The greatest system involved
The Pennsylvania lines. with
total mileage Of ll.500. and
gross income for the fiscal year
OF 1911. 1879. Of more than
OS,VVV,VVD.
The smallest road involved
The New Jersey & New York
railroad. with a total milage OF
IS. subsidiary OF the Erie.
The Employees.
Number-About 10000
Number. that voted--75.73s.
Number in favor of striking
Conductors. l1,S08, train
-men. referring TO brakemen and
fiagmen, 60.S29.
Number opposed to striking
Conductors. LAG; trainmen.
1881.
Their principal demand
Wage increase. averaging 90
per cent.
Organizations-The Order OF
Railroad Conductors. and the
Brotherhood Of Railroad Train.
men.
Classes OF conductors and
trainmen represented-All, in
Guiding passenger, freight and r
yard workers.
The Detroit times., 1913-07-12
IRISH MIX IN
POLITICAL RIOT
Many Persons Injured When
ReyOlyers Crack Nationalist
UniOnist Battle

BELFAST. July 12.-Serious rioting
between Nationalists and Unionists
occurred here early today. Many were
injured during the fighting which last
ed for two hours. The contending
forces we're dispersed only after the
police had been REINFORCED and
charged the rioters repeatedly.
During the fighting there were scat
tering revolver shots, clubs were
welded with telling effect, and show
ers Of stones and bottles filed the air.
A heavy police guard was maintained
in the district OF the rioting for fear
OF further trouble.
The Detroit times., 1913-07-12

where he had stuck after a fall from
the roof.
NEW YORK-After parading with
them, bakers sent the Paterson strik.
ers loaf OF bread weighing $50
pounds. cake weighing $50 pounds,
and a 50-pound roll.
WINSTED. Conn.--Harry Hender-
ling. New Haven baggagemaster
celebrated when his wife left him by
trimming the house In bunting and
shooting giant firecrackers.
LONDON-When the show Come
over Here" opens in London. Anna
Held is billed 10 appear in corsetless
The Detroit times., 1913-07-12

WASHINGTON, July 12.--Jeauousy
between the senate and house lobby
committees threaten the success OF
the general probe.
With the senate in possession OF the
Mulhall papers and the confessing
colonel testifying before it's commit
tee. the house investigators, under the
leadership of Chairman Garrett, are
moving heaven and earth to check
mate the Overman delivers. AS a re-
suit the senate committee met at 3 a.
m, today, after having been forced
TO swear Aillhall at a night session
last night. The committee had re-
cessed until 1890 today, when it was
informed the house committee plan
ned a well-organized kidnapping" OF
the star witness. Chairman Overman
Immediately reconyened his commit
tee last night and began, with Mulhall
on the stand. laying the foundation
for the complete exploitation of his
sweeping charges.
AS Mulhall left the stand he was
served with a subpoena from the house
committee 10 appear before II at 9
o'clock this morning. Immediately
Overman announced that his commit
tee would meet at that hour and that
Mulhall must disregard the house sub
poena. The feeling between the two
committees is very bitter. The house
committee takes the position that, az
senators are now elected by the peo-
pie, senator is no better and has no
more power than representative.
ha IN, .
charges the house membership with
playing politics" It was pointed out
by Chairman Overman today that his
committee had all of the Mulhall pa
pers. that they had prepared them for
orderly Introduction, and that the at
tempt OF the house committee to seize
them and take the principal witness
away was "indefensible'
Mulhall put in his appearance at 9
o'clock. He was garbed in a gray
business suit with a long flowing blue
tie and carried a bundle Of letters
and papers in his hand He was ac-
companied by husky capitol police
man, his body guard.
Robert McCarter, former attorney
general OF New Jersey, who has been
retained as counsel of the N. A. NJ.
and tok seat aside the witness
stand. He was accompanied by James
A. Emery. general counsel for the n.
A. NJ, who scowled at Mulhall The
latter seemed amused at the evident
animosity OF his former boss"
The committee went into executive
session TO discuss procedure.
After the executive session, Chair
man Overman announced that it haq
been decided to permit Emery 10
make a brief statement"
The general counsel of the n. A.
NJ, said:
This a semi-public inquiry and not
a prosecuting and on behalf of the
association, | would state that we are
anxious to cooperate. AS a great
body Of business men, we want our
name, and the names of prominent
men involved by the use Of the name
of our organization, cleared. We have
retained Robert McCarter. as our
counsel. and we ask that he be ac-
corded the privilege Of cross-examina-
tion of all witnesses who testify
agains tus. We also ask the right to
call witnesses TO refute all charges
do YOU mean that you want to con-
duct this inquiry asked Cummins
"Oh. no. broke in McCarter. all
we want Is 10 assist this committee
well. we will decide that point
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PATTERSON, y. J.-William Quinn,
q Iineman. went TO sleep on top or
telegraph pole because he wanted to
get up early" He oversight and was
awakened by hook and ladder com
many.
NEW WORKINGS Ida Sbapiero. OF
Brooklyn. told a magistrate her faith
er's ghost had appeared and whis-
pered that Mrs. Clara Steiner had
stolen her diamond ring. Mrs. Steiner
was held.
NEW YORK-Firemen with a hook
flshed Hyman Katoff. s, uninjured,
from the third story level between
the walls OF a six.story apartments,
The Detroit times., 1913-07-12
THE WEATHER

For Detroit and vicinityt saturday
night unsettled weather with showcrn
and coolers sunday probably fairs Srssk
90 high ~oufhwesteriy winds.
For Lower MichtRant showers this
afternoon or tonight. coolers sunday
probably fair.
Eor the Upper Lake., Brtsk 20 hixn
west " indsi showers this nfternooa ana
touixbtt sunday probably fair. SSssh-
west storm wnrntngs are displayed.
For the Lower Iakesi Brtsk and hsn
south to west winds; thunder showers
thls afternoon and toaights sunday
probably fair. storm southwest waro-
ing- displayed mt 10 n. us. storm cco-
tered over Lake Superior @ovinx
northeast. High south asd scush~cst
winds with thunder squstls tudec0se8~
sor thi. afternoon and tonixht.
one year $50 today Highest srm-
perature. Sat lowest. az; mean. IA
NO preeiptt sttons clear skies
The sun viii set today st sso> nud
rt~~ sunday nc tso~ y. va.
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The Detroit times., 1913-07-12

NEW YORK, July 12.-The commit
tee of 900 of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen. and the Order OF
Railroad Conductors today met to
ratify the strike of their 100000
members on the AZ eastern railroads.
That the committee OF 1000 will sane
tion practically unanimously the aye
vote cast by 1874 trainmen and con-
ductors. appeared certain. The one
uncertainty today was whether the
committee would formally ratify the
walkout today or tomorrow. The
chance for an eleyenth-hour offer OF
an immediate peaceful settlement
from the railroads is remote.
The conference of the committee
of 900 was convened in the Engi-
nering societys building in West
Thirty.nlnth-st. This mornings ses-
sion was devoted to detailed consid-
Grafton Of the vote and reports from
the men who have had charge Of the
balloting.
The demands Of the conductors and
trainmen is for an average of 20 per
cent increase in wages. The average
wages now paid are, passenger con-
ductors, sl.767; passenger trainmen.
s1.O27: freight conductors, $l,3ll;
freight trainmen, ss59.s0. yard con-
ductors, s1,234.63; yard trainmen, sl''
042.
II was stated authoritatively today
that the committee of 1000 VIII later
today name subcommittee which
will attend the coming conference at
the White house on Monday, TO dis
cuss the proposed amendment TO the
Erdman act with the railway man.
ayers and President Wilson.
The Detroit times., 1913-07-12
Given Life For sIayina.

LOS ANGELES, Cal. July 12.-
James Murphy, who shot and instant.
ly killed Mrs. Irene MATHS Smith, a
chorus girl, In her apartments here
April /. was found guilty late yester-
day OF homicide in the second degree.
The Detroit times., 1913-07-12
COMMITTEES AT
WAR OVER COL.
MULHALL'S TALE
General kidnapping is Threaten.
ed to Bring Confessed Lob
byist Before House Body
HOUSE CLAIMS SAME
POWER AS SENATE
Upper House PrObers Get Shin
ing Witness on Stand and
Begin Examination

WASHINGTON, July 12.-Chalr-
man overman, Of the senate lobby
committee, today sent Chairman
r. j. Garrett, OF the house lobby
committee, a letter positively re-
fusing to release M. M. MuIhall to
the house investigators.
The Detroit times., 1913-07-12
BRICKYARD EXPLOSION
KILLS SEVEN MEN

PARIS. July 12.-Seven men were
killed and 10 injured by the explosion
Of a boiler in brickyard located In
the suburbs Of Paris today.
The Detroit times., 1913-07-12

Two cherry orchards in New South
Wales. Australia. yielded $4,000
worth OF cherries this season.
The Detroit times., 1913-07-12

Releasing spring in the handle
permits a new form of mop to be re-
versed to present clean side for
use
The Detroit times., 1913-07-12

ST. LOUIS-lf your neighbor per.
sists In shouting Il should worry,
Won are justified i'm hitting him with
q milk bottle. ST. Louis jury freed
woman who did.
The Detroit times., 1913-07-12
MARKET IMPROVES
AT THE OPENING

NEW YORK. July 12.-The market
showed Improvement at tho opening.
The Detroit times., 1913-07-12

For Fine Tailoring see J. Fred Jcn.
nings, cor. BroRdway md John H.-Ady
The Detroit times., 1913-07-12

GOWNS and net Stockings studueu
with diamonds.
PARASITIC latest In women s
fashionable bathing suits designed
here is n silk sash wrapped several
times around the waist and knotted in
front. A broad-brimmed straw hat
completes the OUTFIT.
-
CLEVELAND, O.--'Rags and back
to nature dancing" must 20. SO say
5000 Cleveland women who have in
spected the municipal bathing beach
es. where the bathers splash their
way through such movements"
The Detroit times., 1913-07-12

Job Printing Done Right. Times
Printing Co.. Is John R.-st.
The Detroit times., 1913-07-12

PORTER. Ind.--Two tramps, arrest
ed for vagrancy. we're sci iree When
tho constable learned that the lock
ON the town Jail had grown so rusty
he couldn't open w.
The Detroit times., 1913-07-12

NkRTNETTE. Wis Hiram Reeves
broke his neck and lived. hut restau-
rant sandwich gave bin ptomaine
poisoning and physicians say he can
not recover.
The Detroit times., 1913-07-12

ych Printing Done Rtahe T1Sneo
Printing Co. u John R-st
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Job Printing Done Right. Time.
printing Co. 10 John R-st.
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THE WEATHER

SATURDAY. NIGHT UNSETTLED
WEATHER., SHOWERS. GOOII.Ni
SUNDAY FAIR.
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where he had stuck after a fall from
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gowns and net stockings studded
with diamonds.