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The Detroit times., 1914-10-23
SAYS CITY owns
ALL PAVEMENT
BETWEEN TRACKS
Lawson Cites Court Decisions
and Admission of President
Hutchins, of ID. u. X.
RULING is MADE FOR
STREET RAILWAY BOARD
Point Is Of Importance in Ap.
praisal Of the Company's
Property

In an opinion rendered the board
OF street railway commissioners.
Thursday, by Corporation Counsel
Lawson, the latter states that the
paving between tracks on all lines
within the city limits. is the prop
erty OF the city, and not OF the ID.
U. r., and he quotes Jere c. Hutchins.
president Of the d. U. r., as one au-
thority for such an opinion.
HIS communication to the board,
In answer to Its request for informa,
ton on the paving subject. necessary
to the appraisal Of the d. u. r. prop
|erty, follows:
To the Board OF Street Railway Com
missionery OF the city Of Detroit
Gentiemen-ln your communication
TO me OF the 18th Inst. you PROFOUND
this question: "Is the paving pave
menD between the tracks OF any lines
within the city limits the property OF
the street railway company"
In reply permit me to say: y
That IL. has always been the claim
OF the city that when pavement 10 once
laid In the street. no matter by whom.
and Is used by the pnblic the same as
other portions or the pavement laid
by the city In the streets.
0n 's: Of
the president OF the Detroit United
railway. giving by him In the circuit
soIrt Tor the county g Wayne II the
Co. against the common council of the
city of Detroit. In which case was In
volyed the question Of what was the
saiIway p Company con as ssW that the
pavement laid by itself did not belong
TO II, but was tax upon the company.
Mr.. Hutshins testified as follows;
paving ~ NJ. a AZ KIM 'Ae'ooe the
A-Because the paving OF the
street IL a tax in Itself, We do not
when hes son ans on sss oDS tsss
are built for the public and turned
over to the public
ANA are used used By By the The public nnSi,s
and the requirement that we shall
90 this paving 10 In the nature OF q
In addition TO this. we have the de-
cree Of the supreme court OF the state
Of Michigan In the case Of the city OF
Detroit w. Detroit United railway, liz
Mich. Iss, known as the Fort-si. rent,
that IL the railway were required by
resolution OF the common council to
remove from Forrest. Its property. IL
should restore the pavement to It's
At the bottom of paragraph g OF. said
decree this language may be found:
In removing said property from
said streets, defendant shall not
disturb the pavement thereon more
than is necessary and shall keep
ssid ,tssst open for prStte sra vel
pavement to . Mt condition for
public travel under the supervision
and to the satisfaction Of the de-
partment OF public works OF the
city OF Detroit.
This decree was affirmed by the SUI
preme court Of the United States
While the opinion Of the supreme
court Of the United States does not
touch particularly upon this point. we
may. nevertheless, regard the decree
as the very highest authority upon the
proposition.
Yours very respectfully,
RICf. ID l. LAWSON
Corporation Counsel.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-23
ODDFELLOWS TAKE
NEA CONSTITUTION
Decide to Hold Next Convention
in Bay City-Street Parade
Big Success

FLINT. Mich. Oct. 22.-(special.)
The grand lodge OF Oddfellows at
their Thursday afternoon session de-
cided that the i910 convention OF the
Grand Lodge meet In Bay City. The
lodge also adopted a new constitution.
replacing the one which has been In
force for years. and also eliminating
from the new one the clause proyid-
Ing that all past grand masters be
made permanent members of the
grand lodge.
The Oddfellow parade Thursday aft
ernoon was huge success. thousands
OF members passing In review and the
weather conditions being perfect. A
grand ball was held at the Masonic
Temple Wednesday night.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-23
BRITAIN ORDERS
OIL SHIPS RELEASE
Second Protest Transmitted To
London Within Last Two
Days

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.--Protest
against British seizure Of the Stand.
ard Oil tanker Brindella at Halifax
was made by the American govern
ment today to Great Britain. through
Ambassador Page, In London. This
protest. the second Of It's kind In two
days, contained also q request for Inn
mediate release Of the vessel.
Great Britain today ordered re-
lease OF the Standard OIL tanker
John d. Rockefeller, seized by the
British on the Orkney isles, accord
Ing 70 dispatch to the British am
bassador. transmitted to the White
House today. The release followed
this governments protest against the
seizure. Great Britain's explanation
was not entirely clear TO administra-
tion ofYicials. II stated merely that
the vessel had been seized because
II was consigned TO order"
The Detroit times., 1914-10-23
Is BOXES OF
CLOTHES SENT
TO BELCIANS
Local Committee Makes First
Shipment. Stuff Going by
Way Of Montreal
GERMANS INCLUDED
IN LIST OF DONORS
Messages From Detroiters to
Relatives Across Sea Go
81. With Supplies

Detroit IL responding literally to the
call OF the local Bsigian relief COM
mittee for clothing for the destitute
Belgian refugees IN England. More
than 10000 garments have already
been given to the cause and. Thurs
DAY afternoon, rs dig boxes, packed
70 capacity. were shipped to Montreal.
the drst lap OF the journey to London.
When the movement to aid the Bel
CLAN people first started. Mrs. Beatrice
Larned Whitney. organizer and chair
man OF the committee. estimated that
two-weeks' strenuous campaign
should produce 30 boxes Of clothing
Barely four days have elapsed since
the call for donations went out. and
II IL now estimated that 100 boxes of
clothing will have been shipped by
the end OF the week. The total dona-
lions by Oct. 81. the closing day, viii
probably reach an Amazing figure. The
committee, however, has arranged to
handle vast quantity. and, as there
ere more than 10000 homeless Bel
CLANS In England mt the present time,
there ID no probability OF an over
supply. Everyone Is urged to contrib.
ute what he can.
All nationalities are giving to tho
cause. French. English. Belgians. Ger
mans. Russians and Austrians have
brought In bundles OF clothing. Diff
ferent business houses have rendered
valuable assistance. Edison. Moore &
Co. are furnishing expert packers to
nail up the big crates. and they also
sent over three dozen comforters and
IA dozen suits of underwear. Burn
ham, Stoepel & Co. furnished num-
Der of large boxes and men to help
pack. and T. b. Rayl & Co. gave the
committee all the necessary nails,
Iron bands and other hardware re-
Quired for the Grating.
The Colonial laundry telephoned the
committee. Thursday morning. that IL
would gladly do all OF the laundry
work required without cost and Picard
Pickard. milliners, sent over big
box Of supplies AMI offered to furnish
help TO assist In the packing. The.
Ford Motor Co., the Chalmers Motor
Co. and the Arm OF Person, Hough q
Naylon have turned number OF auto
mobile trucks over to the committee
TO use o. Ion gas they desire. let
ter was received. Thursday morning.
from the school teachers OF st. Louis.
Mich. signed by Miss Belle Fenton.
notifying the committee that they
were sending biz box Of supplies by
early freight. 49,
The nfst shipment was sent directly
to the Belgian consul In Montreal. who
wired the committee. Thursday, that
he would see that It received prompt
shipment on 10 England. Each boz
contains about 20 messages from De-
troit relatives OF refugees. who hope
that the clothing may fall into the
hands Of the ones they are searching
for. Mrs. Henry Lyster, Pasadena
apartments, In enclosing a printed
card In each box on behalf of Mrs.
Prosper Soens. q woman In her EN-.
ploy, and who Is yearning for informa-
ton concerning her three little chill
The Detroit times., 1914-10-23
WHERE Are THE
FERRIS MEN OF
TWO YEARS AGO?
Many Active Workers In Former
Campaigns Missing From
Present Contest
GOVERNOR STARTS OUT
ON SPECIAL TRAIN TRIP
Defends Action in Sending Mill
tia to Copper Zone in Speech
at Midland

BAY CITY, Mich, Oct. 22.--In an
effort to reach as many people as pos
sible between now and election day.
Gov. woodbridge N. Ferris today
started on q three-day whirlwind tour
of this section OF Michigan by special
train. Mr.. Ferris viii follow the lines
OF the Grand Trunk and Pere Mar
quette railways out OF Bay City and
Port Huron.
Three-minute stops win be made In
each village along the line and the
governor will make brief addresses
from the rear platform OF the train.
Considerable comment has been oc-
casioned here by the absence from the
present campaign u some OF Gov.
Ferris most effective and forceful sup.
porters OF two years ago. The iamil-
lar faces Of Edward Frensdorf, Judge
Yaple, Judge Patrick H O'Brien, Al
fred Lucking and many others have
been conspicuous mostly for their alb
sence during the present campaign.
and the governor has been left to bear
the brunt of the battle practically
alone because of his dependence upon
the present state central committee.
which has failed signally to be there"
with support to the leader Of the
ticket.
Large crowds greeted Gov. Ferris
In Midland county, where ne made
three speeches, and In Bay. county,
where he spoke twice, wednesday. He
closed the days campaign by address
ing q big crowd In the armory here.
The big Dow chemical works at Mid
land closed down for q few minutes
while the governor spoke and later In
the afternoon he addressed q crowd
Of more than 600 on the court house
steps. Then by request Of the high
school authorities Of Midland he spoke
to the high school students.
To the employees of the chemical
works Mr.. Ferris spoke at length de-
Tending his action In sending troops
to the mining region during the strike.
when the sheriff of Houghton
county wired me that the situation
was beyond control and that life and
property was In serious danger" said
Mr.. Ferris, 81 did not hesitate for q
moment realized my duty to the
state. to the workinsman and to the
employer, and I sent the entire Ma.
uonal Guard, numbering 1000, not TO
over-awe the miners, but to protect
them and to protect the lives Of WON
en- and children and % save millions
OF dollars worth Of property from de-
struction.
you workingmen OF lower Michi-
gan can never quite comprehend the
gratitude the miners and their fam
HES have for me because Of the
course took" continued Mr.. Ferris.
81 did not realize II myself until
was In the copper country week be-
fore. last and spoke In IA places.
Whenever stopped. men. women and
children gathered around my car and
thanked me fervently for protecting
them during those perilous times. II
the laboring men Of the lower PENN
sula stand by me rs know the min
ers will In the copper region, my ma
jority will be merely . matter Of ad-
dftfon
The Detroit times., 1914-10-23

Many OF the workmen OF the vene-
tian glass factories lose their. sight
soon after their fortieth year. as the
result OF exposure to the heat and
glare Of the furnaces.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-23

dren. odela, aged II; Charlie. aged
10. and KArolina. aged eight. who
were living with relatives near Cour-
troll and are now undoubtedly among
the refugees of either England or the
Netherlands. One Belgian wrote let.
ter to the committee asking than an
effort be made 70 locate his wife
among the refugees, and each of the
boxes shipped will contain his appeal
for information.
Boy Scouts are being asked TO as
sist In the collection Of clothing for
the refugees. In call to Scoutmas-
tiers of Detroit. ]. II. Sowerby. M. d..
field secretary. says: 1T In the aim
OF our organization 10 be of service
and to be prepared. With this aim
In view we are asking each scoutmas-
ter to gather his troops at his troop
meeting place. Saturday. Oct "a.
morning or afternoon. at whatever
time best suited for him. When troop
10 assembled. to call Scout headquar-
tiers In Y. NJ. G. A. building and re-
ceivc instructions for the work Of
gathering clotlhng for the Belgian re-
lief"
The Detroit times., 1914-10-23
CROSSE lie
ASKS SEPARATION
Would Pull Away From Mon
guagon and Constitute Self as
Township

Crosse lie n In rebellion against
the township OF Monguagon. II wish.
es to secede and set up township OF
its own, and the war of secession n
now being waged before the ways and
means committee Of the board OF
supervisors.
Crosse lie residents IN large num-
pers, Thursday morning. appeared be-
that the inland 10 paying more than
her share of the taxes, and that II h
being held back by the mainland,
which comprises the balance Of Mon
guagon township. and II unable 20
make bentting civic improvements.
n The Crosse lie people cited In
staue es Of unequal taxation and gave
Il as their opinion that harmony
woulf never prevail ~ long 40 they
constituted part OF Monguagon
township. They asked the committee
to allow Crosse Isle to set up town.
ship Of its own that II might progress
unhampered by the mainland.
Mainland citizens denied that they
retarded Crosse lie improvement.
and said that even now Crosse he II
getting two-thirds Of the township
income for its improvements. Some
mainland citizens. however. did admit
the unequal taxation. and look with
some favor on the establishment Of
the separate township. z,
The only persons who voiced dc.
|cided objection to separating Crosse
lie from the rest Of the township wero
those owning property IN both placss.
They feared m increase IN taxes. The
COMMITTEES will decide the matter
within few days. ~
Regarding Wayne County's pro rata
Of the state tar this year. the super
visors ~ body accepted the decision
OF the ways and means committee
that II would be e2.l2 per $1,000. This
10 reduction Of 70 cents from last
years rates. ~
The Detroit times., 1914-10-23

sLet stuarts Calcium Wsfsrs pIvs
you . fine, clear, transparent com
plsxion, like this young Iady's."
The contain a. their main ingredi-
emit the most thorough, quick and ef-
fective blood cleanser known--calcium
stuart's Calcium Waters have not
. particle Of poison An them. They
are free from mercury, biting drugs
or venomous opiates. This n abso-
lutely guaranteed. They cannot do
any harm but they always DO good
rood that you can see In the mirror
before your own eyes IN few days
AFTER.
stuart's Calcium Waters viii make
you happy because your face will be
. welcome sight not only to yo0rself
when you look into the glass, but TO
everybody else who known you and
talks with you
You don't wsnt to walt forever and
a day to get rid Of your pfmples or
other akin eruptfons. You want to
ret rid of them right nov. Next
week you may want to 90 somewhere
where you wouldn't like TO have to
take the pimples along.
90 70 your druggist today and OBJ
tain . box OF Stuart'e Calcium Wa
fers and then watch all your lace
horrors simply fade away. They are
s6ld wherever drugs are soda Prics
So cents. A small sample poekAge
.i'' g. . 80 e. 2 80 sd$ IT, 9! 2;
The Detroit times., 1914-10-23

A sportsmen's >battalion of 400
|members 10 . uniQut Ensiish organ
isatson TO be made up exclusively Of
men q gentle birth between 70 and
IS, and TO include fox huntsfs.
|srouss sho6tsrs. golfers ~ E1ekst
The Detroit times., 1914-10-23
THREE ALLEGED
TAXI ROBBERS
/. ARE ARRAICNED
Stand Mute In Court and Are
Held in Bail Of $1,000
Each
OTHER SUSPECTS SENT
TO JAIL AS LOITERERS
Women, Nabbed When Gang Is
Rounded Up. Freed From
Lack OF Evidence

Martin Shea, Daniel McSweeney.
and Fred Wisnewski. alias K6nOski.
members Of the alleged stsxicab rob-
Der gang" were arraigned before Pc
lice Justice Carney. Thursday morn.
Ing, on charges Of robbery while
armed. They stood mute. and the
date Of their police court examination
was set for OcE Il. Bah was nxed
at $4,000, one surety. In each case.
The three are charged with hay-
ing robbed Martin @. Royce, OF No.
4s1 Canton-ave.. hrother-in-lsw Of
Kenoshi. Oct. IL. last.
Detectives Hayes, Grossman and
Plies were unable TO get conclusive
evidence against James Smith and
James Creedon, other suspects. They
were brought before Judge Connolly
in recorders court, Thursday morn
ing, under the new lettering ordi-
nance. Judge Connolly fined them
$500 each, and sent them to the Dc
stroit House of Correction for six
months. Fred Hughes, another al
legged member OF the gang, will be
ordered out Of town Thursday after
noon. according to the police. Fred
Nichols, said to have been chauffeur
of the taxicab used In the alleged rob
berries. will be charged with robbery
while armed In connection with the
Royce holdup.
Mrs. Daniel -McSweeney and Miss
Virginia Wakefield, who were arrest
ed with the men, have been released
because there was no evidence against
them.
Although detectives declare the
men have been implicated In several
robberies, they have been unable to
obtain evidence because, they say.
the victims have been flushed" with
money.
Several cases have been started
against different members Of this
gang" said Detective Hayes. whu
worked up the case which resulted
In the roundup, but In most instances
the police could get no warrant be-
cause the victim refused to prosecute.
These victims refuse to talk now.
even though the men are under ar
rest"
The Detroit times., 1914-10-23
COP RAIDS CRAP GAME;
NABS FIVE MEN AT 8 A. M.

A wire attached to the battery OF
an automobile furnished light for q
crap" game conducted In q barn In
the rear of No. 20 Fourth-st.. accord.
ing to Patrolman Graham, who raided
the place at 8 o'clock, Thursday
morning. Most OF the men who have
been casting the dice In the place
are taxicab drivers. The following
were arrested on charge Of gaming:
Edward Miller, No. 220 Howard-st.:
r. A. Priebe. No. 1876 Thirty-nrstst.:
George Swan, No. 1913 Owens-aveL
Fred Janisse, Rexford, Mich. and
Wesley Williams, of No. 400 seyburn-
ave.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-23
WELL, ANYHOW, SHE JUST
COULDN'T COME TO COURT

The following letter was received
Thursday morning. by Judge Huber,
In excuse for the non-appearance OF q
woman who was wanted to testify
in neglect case.
deer Judge
have busted mi vain. II You
dunt believe Me yu kan askke
the city posiner. he was the
posner that doped me-. now
puDge yu no that busted vain
Is aful and my blood was split
ON the moor an on tn kitchen
link. Cant talk bekause my
vain 10 BUSTED In my leg. please
exkuse me and am obliged
Yrs trulley,"
The Detroit times., 1914-10-23
PROSECUTION
FOR N. Y. EGG TRUST

NEW YORK. Oct. 22.-old Hump
ty-dumpty's celebrated fall would be
but Q curbstone Jolt compared to the
bump that AttysGen. James A. Par
sons plans to hand the egg trust---al-
legged 20 exist here now. Parsons To-
day began, before Special Referee
O'Malley, proceedings TO prove that
an egg trust does exist. n he IN sue.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-23
DUNKELBERG STARTS NEW
SUIT TO GET JOB BACK

Oliver J. Dunkelberg. former assist
ant city boiler inspector, Thursday
morning fled petition In the circuit
court asking that the common coun-
ell and the city comptroller be forced
by a writ of mandamus to .reinstate
him in his position. He declares In
his petition that he was not "dis-
charged" according to the rules OF
the department. and that he 10 en-
titled not only to HIS job but to the
salary OF the ONCE since June 80
when ne was served with notice Of
his discharge.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-23

-: ~ ., C. IS 3.s s:- r. s;r''
The Detroit times., 1914-10-23
Don't Try to
Paint PimpIes
But use stuart's Calcium Waters and
Completely Remove Them In
q Few Days.

You positively get rid OF your PIN
pies and skin eruptions by taking
Stuart's Calcium Waters.
These wonderful little. workers have
cured bad boils In three days, and
some cases Of skin disease In week.
The evening world., 1914-02-14
There's Domestic Discord in the
Blodger-Cackleberry Family
%1SxS4teS1ee1&eSSS SSSVSSs

was an imported sixteen dollar one.
you wicked. wicked grill" cried
Mrs. Blodger to her eldest daughter
And here ] come over from Phila-
delphia TO get you your fancy"
Lest the male reader be misled by
the word fancy" let II be said that
this 10 the general term women apply
to the weird plumes and antennae or
gigantic insect horns women are
wearing on their small round hats at
the present writing.
And" dry sobbed Mrs. Blodger,
and ] was risking my life right here
In this store to get you"-here she
turned to the younger daughter
chiffon taffeta suit"
"Huh!" shifted the waspish Irene.
II wouldn't have worn the thing; II
was an old style draped skirt. Iwant
q TERED dress"
A 'tiered" dress. by the way. Is that
style OF skirt that looks like q set of
Chinese gongs superimposed on each
other. Miss Irene Cackleberry had
her mind set ON Q tered gown OF
half an octave, at least.
''Oh, Ars. Jarri" cried Mrs.. Aiodrsr,
formerly Caodeberry. You can
bless. youy stars that your little girl
% 0tltt . child. ! hope you wall nevss
- UszS AssS1hAas. mn 1aIA- SSss
The evening world., 1914-02-14

you because your second husband
married you instead OF her"
There isn't going to be any second
husband" remarked Mrs. Jarr. She
might have explained this was because
OF the robust indications OF longeyitv
Mr.. Jarr's appearance betokened. or
she might have intimated that she
would mourn her departed mate like
the faithful cooling dove doth. But
there was no time for either. because
both the Miss Cackleberrys INTERRUPTED
by declaring in one breath that thew
wouldn't have married bernard Blodg-
err. gentleman loafer. II he were the
last man In the world.
swell, I'm suro this will be n warm
Ing TO you. Mrs. Jarr!" said the hockled
mother.
Mrs. Jarr shook her head to signify
II would be. when Miss Irene Cackle-
berry suggested that her mother stop
talking about the awful person she
married and give them some money.
I'm sur~ your mcther I'll! DO sny-
thing you ask. girls" interpossd Mrs.
Jarr. soothingly. II know she viii,
II you viii only b nice TO her. II she
has married Mr.. Blodger that can't
b helped now, and perhaps he would
b all you. might Wish II you were
only nice e him"
always AAaolss No. bes ~ AiWV1
The evening world., 1914-02-14

idsa Of her buying the big bully .
They are eight dollars. the good
ones. and a. It was mawTs money
know hs wouldn't wear the cotton
plush two dollar limitations. Eight
dollars for Q velvet hat tor him
And Miss Gladys Caclleberry smote
the table with her glovsd hands I'M
III the dozen bracelets on her slim
wrist tangled.
"Ain't Il dreadful. the way your
own daughters abuse you'll" snined
Mrs. Blodger. turning to Mrs. Jarr.
I'VE amt abusing you. mawr:
we're abusing him. and you know IT."
cried Miss Irene Cacklebsrry. The
idea of your buying him an eight
dollar velvet hat-you won't dispute
II 10 an eight dollar hat-when ! am
wearing my old last fails green shape
with two sixty nine cent pompons
"And when I wrote you to send me
two dollars 70 buy fancy 70 make
ever my old hat you simply wrote
ne . letter abusing the nslShbors
and asSeS sent me any tWo dollars.
Ara ~ y0u buy thA4 big ioafae Of Q
0todGe1 IN saSht dollar hAk ~
Jrsas nd. you can't deny Il Was an
~ - I. ~ - - 81 go 3 X 1
The evening world., 1914-02-14
Planting Seeds.

r.. and Mrs. Jones were very
M proud and fond Of their chick
lvX ems. Great, therefore. Wa
their conformation whom. ON coming
down the other morning for their
breakfast eggs. they noticed that .
favorits hen vas missing. relates An
swers.
TT must have been stolen" said
Jones. Just then he observed Brown
of next door digging In his garden.
Brown, who was q man OF few
words, was usually In bed at this
hour. so Jones put his head over tie
wall.
Good morning! What are you
working at 90 early In the dayT he
asked suspiciously.
planting"
"Pianting what3'' persisted Jones.
Seeds" said Brown.
There va . snort from JooeA w
had suddenly seen somseA1n&
"eSsds" he 6houtod. WHY, thA40
one Of my fowls yeuss turyiaA ~
scoundrell"
'.Thats IN sisAt-sssds AGllse'
saiA ~ lleoaio brown, - - -
UDAnA ~ I2D0DG-
The evening world., 1914-02-14

sake I'll try to treat him a. though
he were human. III even forgive the
velvet hat II mawr viii buy W some
thing"
Here comes your stepfathsr nowi
I was to meet him here" said 4rs.
Blodger. NOW be nice"
"Nics!" shouted the dear things.
Look at him! You bought HIN .
fur coat, tool"
The evening world., 1914-02-14
''"'iz n. ~ r. ~: I'd . E: z5'.' O.

tn Tow You must b nice to your
papa when We meet him"
said Mrs. Blodgsr. "Your
popa u very sensitive"
Hes NO papa OF minsi" snapped
- Irene CacklsbsFTy. II should
~ notis' addsd Aiss 0ladys CaoiEls-
bo1sy. th6 sphtsot Of thsls stspfathsr
ipg aSss1 - ealy one On whaaa
49, - - wsse = eeeord
~ 81 eo9a - elslsis said Mn.
~ go W: