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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-16
FIFTY SALOONS
WILL Be FORCED
OUT OF BUSINESS
List Includes 80 voluntary
Surrenders" by Death and
Score of Undesirables
CARDS TO BE GRANTED
IN CASE OF SALES
Aid. Burton Announces Commit
tee Will Follow Precedent
Set Last Year

Approximately 30 saloons will go
out OF business May /, the council
committee on liquor regulation hay
ing practically decided to eliminate
that -nembef -as-thr- result or frs IN
yes tigation which is not yet com
pleted.
over 80 voluntary surrenders by the
death OF licensees since last May will
help the committee TO make show
ing Saloons that have given the po-
lice trouble during the year will be
denied licenses About 20 such places
have been complained against by the
police.
The committee will follow the pol
icy laid down by the committee where
sales have taken place Under the
Warner-Cramton law all such sales
should constitute a voluntary surren-
der of the license, but the members
of the committee. while admitting
kno wledge of the intent OF the law, re-
fuse to enforce the provision. Aid.
Lodge sought 10 obtain an opinion
from the corporation counsel that
would force the committee TO deny
license renewals where sales have
taken place during the year. but Cor
poration Counsel lawson. while hold
ing that a saloonkeeper has no right
to sell his license, carefully evaded
the purpose Of the resolution.
Il am content to follow the policy
of last years committee" said Aid.
Burton, chairman OF the liquor com
mittee. "If Aid. Lodge wants us TO
deny licenses where sales are known
to have taken place then he will have
TO get a supreme court decision. The
liquor committee Is making an hon
est effort to reduce the number OF sa-
IooLs by carefully investigating the
character of each applicant and elimi.
mating the so-called undesirable ones,
The committee is not attempting 10
cover up any OF its actions and / am
perfectly willing that every person In.
tercsted should know the exact, pol,
fey OF my committee. Last year, SO
-ftCenses we're denied TT the present
committee denies half that number IL
will have done good work In my opin
ion"
Frank y Htbbler. proprietor OF the
Harrington hotel on l-afayette-blyd.. Is
applying for a saloon license at Nos.
-ta-2S Charlotte-aye. William r. Ma.
lev Is also making application for "A
license for the same location. The
applications will come before the
council committee on liquor regula.
ton ar 9:30 O'Clock. Friday morning
heu hearings will be held on - 9th.
or double applications.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-16
WOOD AGAINST
DEMOCRAT WHO
WAS DRY VOTER
For Activity Against Saloon,
Lansing Man is Opposed to His
Party's Organization ~.
LEADERS PLACE SELVES
ON RECORD IN MICHIGAN
Besides, John Mcclellan, Candi-
date for POstOffice, Was
Wilson Man >,

LANSING, Mich, April 16.-(Spe-
cial.) When Postmaster-General Bus-
Lesson appointed Harris Thomas post:
master for Lansing, everybody in Ian
sing and everybody in the state &C.
quainted with Thomas knew, as they
had known for year. thatohe would
rot take the office couldn't afford TO
take 1t, as matter Of fact.
Among those who knew Thomas
could not and would not accept the
appointment if given him, were
Messrs Wood and Shields, who were,
therefore, strong in their indorse-
ments OF Thomas, who was an orig
inal man
Thomas should have the office by
all means because he was for Wilson
and because he won't accept il IL he
gets It." said Wood and Shields.
Thomas having declined the ap-
pointment, John Mcclellan. another
Wilson supporter, announced his can
didacy, and he has the solid support
OF the city committee, the county com
mttee and OF all OF the leading Dem
ocrats of Lansing.
But Messrs. Wood and Shields are
not for Mcclellan.
In fact, they are much against him.
Because.
If Mcclellan is appointed to the Of
fee, he will accept it.
That is one reason for the opposi-
tion OF the leaders OF Michigan's or.
ganization of reactionary Democrats,
and there is another.
f. o. Wood made It known while
in Lansing yesterday, that he OPP
poses Mcclellan, because in the late
bitter local option fight in Ingham
county, which closed up the saloons
in Lansing, Mcclellan was dry.
If this means anything. II must
mean that the Democratic organiza.
tion in Michigan is wet. and has So
placed itself on record
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-16
Harvester Trust Gives Away
100000 in Charity TO Inhab-
itants of Wretched, Tn
sanitary Dwellings
THOUSANDS SPENT IN
FIGHTING DISEASE
When Disease Gets Too Strong
Hold Sufferers Are Sent to !.
Sanitariums
BIZ a Times Inuestiqator.

CHICAGO. April lG-On Michigan-
ave. in Chicago, is the international
Harvester skyscraper. In a beautiful
office overlooking the glistening lax
sat G. j. Hicks, head OF the welfare
department" He boasted OF their
minimum Mage for married men
So per day. But thousands work only
part time so the average is' $3.50
year
lie told OF all the charity done by
Ihe roDn9RJ 2''s,' '"-~
great ueaI IN charity open-arr
schools. sanitariums, visiting nurses.
etc. Sherman +. Kinsley Is their
press agent aud draws So 500 q year
Would 50 per day help anyg'
asked after reading statistics show
ing the company had given away
about 100000 last year TO relieve dis
tress among its $2.perday men anh
their families.
That would do no good he said.
They don't know how to live. We
must show them how
He admitted that dividends come
before charity and all other consid-
erations. I'VE must be business-l like.
and not sentimental" he added
Before ! called on Hicks, the wei.
fare expert, | had visited homes OF
the men who live under this Harves-
ter company reign Of charity and
profits and produce a few million
aires and thousands OF paupers and
the finest machines ito save labor"
About these homes and S2-a-day
families ! wrote yesterday Most of
them need charity. Some OF them
those la dire distress-get it, The
houses-most of them-are unsani
tary, unhealthy, veritaDle disease
/ breeding spots. And the McCormicks
send visiting nurses around. Also, IL
disease gets too strong a hold, why.
there are sanitariums, supported by
the McCormicks
In one year the International Har.
vester company spent as much as
$277 7147.03. for charitable purposes,
and II spent in the same time $2tS,-
2S139 as compensation for Industrial
accidents and accident prevention. If
a man IS killed in the works, his fam
lily is given three years wages. II a
Workman has an eye gouged out, the
company hands him over three
fourths of his years wage Another
thing of which the company boasts Is
Continued ON Page Eleven
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-16
FERRIS VETO
IS OVERRIDDEN
Supervisors Reaffirm Ordinance
Fixing Salaries Of Prosecu-
tors Clerks

Reconsidering the action OF Wednes-
day, wnen the measure failed 10 pass
the Wayne county board OF superus
ors on Thursday voted unanimously 10
override the veto OF GOV Ferris OF an
ordinance TO fix the salaries OF at
taches OF the prosecutors Office For
ty.three members we're present
Adjournment was taken Immediately
after the ytte was announced.
The action OF the supervisors In
overriding the veto of the governor
viii have no effect on the legal status
tffe--c cftTt-. " trtrf1 rs nov DVrOTC M
courts
The ordinance fixes salaries OF a
stenographer and two clerks in the
prosecutors Office at $1,000 year.
whereas the state law fixes these sal
aries az 81 500.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-16
SATURDAY CLOSING
PLAN Is RENEWED
Movement Begun for Formation
of Boosters Clubs of
100000 :.

Under the leadership of +. j.
Hickey, chairman of the retail mer-
chants bureau Of the Board OF Com
merce, movement has been started
for the formation OF Boosters
club" of 100000 members, pledged
not TO shop after 6 p. m, Saturdays.
Pledge cards are being distributed,
by which signers pledge themselves
not to shop after that hour. on the
last days of the week, in order TO af-
ford "a permanent Saturday evening
holiday for all retail employees of
greater Detroit"
Furniture men, florists md bankers
have been invited TO eS,er the move
ment The furniture men will decide
in a meeting. Thursday night, wheth-
er they will close Several ministers
have promised to take part. 1t Is the
belief of the bureau that if all the
large downtown stores follow the eX-
ample set by those which began to
close last July, the movement will be
in all parts of the city
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-16
Not Single EmplOye of Ford
Receives Charity From City,
Declares Poor Superin-
tendent DOlan
HOUSES WITH BATHTUBS
FOUND EVERYWHERE
"Unwashed" l. abOrerS Now
Wear White Collars and
Clean Faces
Bl a Times InrestiaaLor

"Not q single man OF all the 10000
Ford employees is receiving, or needs,
charitable aid from tile city OF De
tro.ti"
Supt Thomas r Dolan OF the De
troit poor commission answered thus
when asked 10 tell what the S5-a-day
wage paid by Henry Ford TO his un-
skilled laborer~ had meant to the
community of which they formed
-ptst 4
"Aios4 taetQl ~ 10y
Just so many fostering sores IN the
body OF The city. Around them a
fringe OF filthy, diseasebreeding tenes
ments eats It's way into the healthy
tissue or the community, poisoning
both the slnm people themselves and
the rest of the population. But it's
different around the Ford plant.
Now let rs so out TO the neighoor-
hood of he Ford plant
Again and again, Anton. or Mike,
or whatever his name may be, leads
us. his visitors with a mysterious
smile, TO certain door. which he
flung open. And revealed-a clean
bathroom He points TO the tub.
turns on the hot water. And he, he
e. remembered is not skilled me
chanic. OF the class that might be ex-
pected to nave such "luNuries," He
IS an ordinary, unskilled elaborer. In
Other cities, with hundreds OF fellow
laboreIs. be is crowded into terrible
slums The unwashed" some people
complacently call them.
! They used to call them that in De
troit AS Henry Fords plant grew IN
aristoeratic Highland Park aristo
cratic patrons OF the Woodward-ave
street car line began TO howl that h'
was filling their nice, clean cars with
hcrdes OF his "unwashed" day labor
els.
Henry Ford made no answer But
he raised his employees wages TO s.
day And now the men who crowd
onto the Woodward-aye cars are
wearing clean clothes. with shining
white collars They are clean them
selves For they have bathrooms, al
| home. and hot water.
! Pm making men as we'll as ma
chimes now" said Henry Ford. From
| my point OF view the proflt-sharing
experiment has proved complete
and unqualified success"
! But" he was asked, could you say
CONTINUED ON Pare EieNenJ
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-16
FIGHT BITTERLY
PLAN TO CLOSE
HASTINCS-ST.
Estimator Kramer and Billy
Boushaw Put Up Battle Be-
fore Council Committee
SAY GRAND TRUNK is
TRYING TO GRAB LAND
Road Declares Property is Nee
essary as Site For New
Freight Sheds

Estimator Joseph Kramer, OF the
Third ward, his brother, Herman, end
Billy Boushaw. political bass az .the
"foist 81 ene fo;st opposed A. +.
EWateffiIi, .irafiic Commissioners OF the
Board. OF Commerce, and representa-
tiyes OF the Grand Trunk railroad
and several large Detroit concerns,
VINO appeared before the council com
mittee on street openings, Thurgday
morning in support OF petition for
permission TO close Hastings-st.,
south of Ffanklin-st
T.. r. Gilen. superintendent Of the
Grand Trunk railroad, said that his
company wanted the street closed TO
make possible the construction OF an
S00-foot freight shed and TO provide
suitable teaming facilities.
Much has been said about the
freight congestion in Detroit, he told
the aldermen The company wants
to erect large freight shed to better
handle freight and take care OF the
shippers future necessities. The
closing OF the street is necessary TO
make the freight shed a continuous
one"
Estimator Kramer protested that
the building OF the freight shed was
incidental 10 the closing OF the street.
The Grand Trunk has gobbled up
an the city property III that vicinitr
and now wants TO cut las off from the
river by closing Hastings-st," he said
There is plenty of room for the con
struction OF freight sneds on both
sides of the street. 1t is simply a
proposition TO close Hastings and At
water-sts. 10 enable the railroad to
lay spur tracks | notice that all the
representatives OF business concerns
Continued ON Page Eleven.D
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-16
Opinion Divided as TO Whether
u. S. Can Properly Comply
With StiDulatiOn-ShiDlev
Believes Crisis Averted
IN ANY EVENT, FLEET
WILL CONTINUE TRIP
MexicanS To BE Treated to Ocu-
lar Demonstration of Ameri-
can Sea Power
ToDAN's DEVELOPMENTS
IN MEXICAN SITJ ALTON

HuertR agrees to salute American
hng III his salute ~ returned.
international law authorities di-
Vlded ON question Of whether return
Of salute would not constitute rec
ognition of Huertn government.
state. department officials en-
pre- ssed optimism ON outlook for
adjustment Of situation. Refused
all definite infOrmat1Oh.
Senator ShINeIeH, chairman Of the
SENATE foreign relations committee.
believes return of saiute would not
. constitute recognition, holds there
must he >,Sner mitch prevent
ing immediate settlement.
Bpttleship fleet steaming south
ward toward TampicO.
senator Lodge dectnced n return
OF Huerta's salute would make
the nIted states Ridiculous"
Pacific coHst war vessels ordered
TO concentrates Assistant Secretary
OF the Navy Roosevelt, on the coast,
ordered To assume direct charge
there.
Mexican embassy dIscIaIms re-
ceiNing any adviees from Mexico
city.
House foreign nnalPs committee
votes I'm secret session 10 sustain"
not approve" the presidents
course with regard To the Tampico
Incident.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-16
AFTER OWNERS OF
ILLICIT RESORTS
Prominent ChicagOans Notified
They Must Eject Tenants or
BE Shown Up

CHICAGO, April l6-Twenty citi,
zens OF standins in financial and so
ciety circles were notified by the 20.
lice today that unless they eject pro
pr1etresses of disorlerly resorts from
property they own within five DAYS
their names will be made public as
defendants in suits fled by the corpo
ration counsel.
Chief OF Police Gleason took this
action on request OF Assistant Corpo
ration Counsel Reker. stationed in the
morals court Reker said he had been
unable TO persuade wealthy owners OF
property In the old red light district
to help wipe out immoral resorts,
though one house had been raided II
times.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-16
SON HELD
AS A FORGER
Rev. David Hart Cooper Goes to
Aid of Boy In Ann Arbor
Jail

ANN ARBOR. Mich. April l6.-~
Special David Hart Cooper
pastor OF the Grand Riveraye Bar
tist church. Detroit. arrived here this
morning 10 aid mis- son, John Cooper.
who is in jail charged With cashing
bad checks while passing himself as a
university student
p Cooper was arrested az the request
OF Charles Wagner haOerdasher. who
alleges that the young man cashed q
worthless check for S35 while in his
store.
Young Cooper had until recently
been travelling for 4 Chicago concern.
lie has wife and child in Denver.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-16
PAINTER Is INJURED
WHEN SCAFFOLD BREAKS

John Laser. 80 years old or No. 200
Clinord.st.. fell 30 feet To the roof OF
an adjoining building when rope on
the scaffold broke, while he was paint
ing at No. 1872 F'irst.st. Thursday noon
lie was badly injured about the back
and hips. aud was taken 10. 81. Marys
hospital in a police auto
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-16
THE WEATHER

Detroit and yicInity--Thursdny night
.ad-tari.iry- -purtiy-riUudyJ wHrmer F'FI-
day. Gentle To moderate variable
winds.
Lower MlchiRan-t nsettIed Thurs
day and Friday. Warmer Friday.
For the Upper Lnkest Moderate var
liable winds, mostly east and south
unsettled weather Thursday night aud
Friday.
For the Lower Lakest Moderate
north 90 east wIndSi unsettled Thurs
day night and Friday probably rain
or snow Thuraday night Ontario
Rnd east Erie; warmer Friday.
Highest temperature this date In
past % years. - In 1896; lowest. ~
A 1879.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-16
SUE HAMILTON FOR
$25,OOO DAMAGES

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April ia
personal suit for $4,000 damages was
filed against Earl Hamilton by the
Kansas City Federal league club today
or his jump back to organized base
ball.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-16

WASHINGTON, April l6.-Presi-
lent Huerta is willing TO fire salute
10 the American flag, If the United
States agrees TO return that salute.
Senator Shiveley. acting chairman
of the senate foreign relations com
mittee, admitted this afternoon that
he had been officially advised that
this was the answer to American de
mands transmitted today by Charge
o Shaugknessy from Mexico City
The question of whether this VIII
solve the Mexican crisis was still rem
dered acute over the further problem
of whether the United States could re-
turn Huerta's salute without othcially
recognizing the provisional govern
ment Shiveley held that IL would not
Continued on Page ElevcDo
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-16

All the produce commission houses
viii close nc noon en- Friday for the
funeral of the late u - Wiley.
which will take place from his late
residence at : p. m
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-16

SAN PEDRO, Cal, April 16.-
The South Pacific torpedo boat
flotilla Of the American Pacific
fleet cleared San Pedro harbor
early today for San Diego.
The Vessets satter undes-esdess
from Washington.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-16

BusIness-IIke Printing. No fuss and
no feathers The plaii.. neat kind that
looks right. Times Printing Co.. 13
John r. st. Phone Main 149S.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-16

WASHINGTON, April TO-
President Wilson said this after
noon that SO far as this govern
ment was concerned, all Of it's
precedents provided that where
salute was fired as an acknowledge
ment OF a wrong such salute had
always been returned.
As he put IL, this was the ac-'
ton which gentleman would
take Of touching his hat to one
who had apolooized to him.
WASHINGTON, April 16.-ln
secret session today, the house
foreign affairs committee voted TO
sustain" the president in the
Tampico incident, but refused TO
approve" his course. The COM
mittee adopted resolution unan-
imousIy using the word sustain
after Rep. Ainey and others had
delivered an ultimatum that they
would not vote for such resoIu-
tion containing the word zap
prove"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-16

For patents sno srsaemsrs- zee
gt ADV.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-16

one year aKo today; Highest tenn
pernturc, at lowest. I2t mean, 5ts
eIear weather.
The sun sets Thursday at Gu4 10. Ba
and rises Friday ne fffS n. M
The moon Rises at 2fOi n. ~. Friday
morning.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-16
THE WEATHER

THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDYg WARMER FRI
DAY. MODERATE VARIABLE WINDS.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-23
BANKER
MAKES A TOWN, AND BREAK
1T FOR REVENGE FOR DE.
FEAT OF MAYOR.

Ey Associated. Press!l i 3.
FORT SMITH. Arkansas. Jan. .:
Martin Korff, of Rola, Missouri
former bank cashier at Everto,
Arkansas pleaded guilty to en-
bezzlement of the banks funds t.
day and was sentenced to 12 yea,
in the state penitcntiary. He is sal
practically to have. made and un
made the town OF Everton. II
went there two years ago wl,en tn
place had only half dozen house
organized commercial club. form
ed the bank of Everton. and ha,
the town incorporated. He ran Il
mayor but Evcrton citizens. turne
against him us stranger" and h
was defeated. 1t was charged h
wrecked the bank because Of thi,
defeat. With the failure of tn.
bank and the arrest of Korff til,
town dwindled to village again. I,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-23
WildRioting
CONTINUED IRON Page One,

40 to II. The investigation will be
Conducted by the House committee of
lines and Mining, Of which Repre-
'entative Foster, Of Illinois, is chair
man.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-23
Beardsley Is
Giuen Hearing
AndRenanded
OUTLAW STANDS ON LEGAL
RIGHTS AND DEMANDS
TRIAL IN "a HOURS.
IS $175 AHEAD FROM SALE OIL
PHOTOGRAPHS DURING 8
DAY SIEGE.

JAMESTOWN, n. Y. IAN. ga
The Chautauqna county authoritic.
today tied up the loose ends of thu
case against Outlaw Edward Beard.
sley. '-''-'.''' - : -'..-'''....-,.-
Beardsley:is fussy prisoner. Las
might he complained of the. cold If
his cell. Today nc stood on hr
legal right to. have a hearing With
in 24..hoursS Of his arrest afndt wa
arraigned before Justice of tn
Peace Harry NJ. Young. The cas-,
was adjourned until 2 o'clock satur
day afternoon.
Eight of the Bcardsley children
were taken this afternoon to Titus
willie, Pa, by their grandmother
Edith Austin. Edna Pier. the won
an who helped Beardslcy defend tho
house on the hill, spent the nigh
in the Chautauqua county almhouse
Today the authorities examined he
muehAdtscussed bullet wound In tht
leg near the knee. The wound wa
painful but not serious. The won
mans baby accompanied the balanc
of the family TO Titusyille.
The front door OF the Beardslc.
house was brought 10 the sheriff
Office and doubtless will be "Exhibi
a" at the trial, for the first shot OF
the siege was fired through tia
door and pierced Poor ovcrseer JOIN
G. Putnam in the thigh. )
Beardsley has $175 in his poke
which he obtained from photograph:
crs for posing.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-23
; eXclusivl

prison camp at Fort Bliss exclusive
of babes in arms. This is the count
Of noses in the prison.
Tents for the volunteers who ar
rived Wednesday are being put up on
The northern part of the camp and as
soon as all Of the tents are up the
prisoners will be segregated accord
ing to their original commands. The
camp will Rcidivided into two parts,
enc to be occupied by the irregulars
of volunteers, and the other by the
regular federals. Under orders of
General Scott, General Salvador Mcr-
eado is in supreme command of the
main camp and the other officers are
IN command of their original COM
mands.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-23
MEXICANS ARE TO GET = {.
FIRST BATH I'M MONTHS
REAL TREAT COMING SATURDAY TO THE 1000 SOLDIERS AND
REFUGEES AT Fo KT BLISS CAMP

Ell PAso, Tex. Jan. e3.-The fed
sral. prisoners at the Fort Bliss prison
camp will be given their first bath in
months Saturday. The shower baths
At the camp are being erected, and
he soldiers will be lined Zip in files
and marched through the showers.
Private baths are also being ar
'anged for the women and children,
"ho will also be requirednto bathe
ach week.'iThe federal soldiers have
been in the field for months. and
ave had no Opportunity Of taking
aths except in thcnnew Rio Grande
II o;inopa u i4'H&dQ 80 "@d sis
hnl at, 9tf1 80
There are, now 4.S49 guests, of the
@nited States government In the