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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-23
ALEXANDRIA HONORS
GEORGE WASHINGTON

ALEXANDRIA. Va. Feb. 23.-The
highest onicials of the government
and Of Masonry gathered here today
to honor Washington. President VII.
SON. who came here from Washing.
ton on the yacht Sylph. reviewed the
exercises from special grandstand.
Today's festivities we're part Of the
fourth annual convention OF the
George Warrington Masonic National
Memorial association, which convened
Saturday, and will adjourn tomorrow.
Washington was = charter member Of
the Masonic lodge still In existence In
this old-fashioned virginia city.
A reception to vice-President Mar.
shall and banquet to which he il to
be the guest Of honor will be held this
afternoon and tonight.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-23
BURGLARS WARN
VICTIM TOO LATE
Leave Message With Neighbol
Telling Him To Keep the
Doors Locked

BEILEvILlE, n. j.. Feb. ga
When Charles T. Burke, of No. 1873
Academy-st., came home about 8
o'clock he caught sight Of two men
standing In the shadow of the stoop
at the door of Charles James. No. 1855,
and stopped In front OF the James
gate.
Are you Mr.. james," called out
Que Of the men. Mr.. Burke explained
that he was neighbor.
Well" said the man. will you tell
Mr.. James that We viii meet him to-
morrow 1t the corner Of Market and
Broad-sts., Newark, between IL and /!
And please tell him to keep his front
door locked In the future. II we had
been burglars we could have cleaned
out the house"
Yesterday morning Mr.. Burke went
over to give his message to Mr..
James. The latter listened calmly.
and then Informed Mr.. Burke that he
hadn't the faintest idea who the two
strangers might be. but that some
body had cleaned out the house the
previous night. having taken more
than 81 200 worth OF jewelry.
The same burglars. IL Il supposed.
also visited the homes Of Robert An.
derson and william 8. Hamlin. near
by. From Mr.. Hamlin they took lit
tie of value except q revolver and q
new ten-trip communication ticket to
New Y0rk-on the Erie.
Mr. James didn't keep his appoint.
ment In Newark.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-23

he pro duceo motion pictures.
please aud as long a. you please"
Early the next day, Duncan. a. good
as his word. piled us all-actors, cam
era men, carpenters and ME-into q
big touring car, and started out to
work!
Our destination was the big open-air
platform. the clever use Of which has
made Duncan . different moving pic
ture producer.
Sitting down beside his faithful COM
era. "curly-haireG BILLY" leading man.
business manager and general direc-
tor of the Arizona Selig Polyscope
Producing Co.. told how he can erect
almost any kind Of an interior at =
moments notice. with the use Of .
few boards. He showed me how he
changes the appearance Of these
boards. using them over and over. BY
painting them different color, or COW
ering them with cheap paper.
There's lot Of fun living out here
In the pines" concluded Duncan.
"But sometimes get mighty lone
some for the busy streets OF . real
city"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-23
RELATIVES WILL NOT
AID ACCUSED YOUTH

Gordon Browne, 17-year-old SON Of q
trained nurse residing ut No. 112 Wat
son-st.. b held II the Central station
charged with having purchased shirts,
neckties. travelling cases. an overcoat
and other articles. worth about Sis,
and charging them to the account OF
his uncle. q dentist.
The latter declared. Monday. that he
would not prosecute the youth. nor
would he help him out Of his difncuity.
Il will certainly not pay the bills
that he ran In nI yname. and X the
store where he purchased the goods
wants to prosecute him, he will have
to take care Of himself" said the den
list.
Young Browne roomed with some
other youths on Brush-st., and u said
! to have furnished them with AVell
neckwear and other apparel
His friends Ned before the exposure
came. and could not be located by the
police.
Brownies mother says she will not
intercede In her sons behalf, a. he
has had every advantage, and should
have known better than to be guilty
OF such conduct.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-23
EYE, EAR, NOSE DOCTORS
HOLD CLINICS HERE

About 100 members Of the middle
west section OF the American Rhino-
Logical, LaFyasologieal and Geological
society, are In Detroit, Monday, the
guests OF the Wayne County Medical
society. Clinics on eye. ear, nose and
throat are being held In Harper hospi-
tai. In the evening the visitors will
Be entertained at dinner In the Wayne
county s0ciety's club rooms. No. 80
HIgh-st. east. DR. Burt II. Shurty, OF
Detroit, IL vice-president Of the ma
tional society, and chairman OF the
middle west section, and DR.. Henry J.
Harts and DR.. Ray Conner. wellknown
Detroit physicians. are members OF
the society.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-23

Believing that humane treatment o
animals will follow wider public
knowledge. the Animal Welfare com
mittee, In q campaign of education II
distributing a great amount of liter
ature throughout the city.
The following Is the lesson OF
overlooking the horse and is an ex
cerpt from Bishop on Statutor,
Crime" believed to be sound la"
the world over
Must an animal be worked unti
he breaks a blood vessel or drops
dead, before the law takes cogniz
ance? Is the horse to be strained
| or worked to the extreme limit o.
| his strength, before such strainine
or working becomes cruelty (tha'
| Is, before The act Of his master Do
comes overlooking Can an ex
pert, or any number OF experts. SAY
what Is the limit OF strength or en-
durance OF any horse. simply by know
/ ing his weight? II seems to me tina,
these questions can be easily an
swered.
Horses. like men, are OF diner
ent ages, constitutions. temperaments
formation. and degrees OF strength
One horse. just like one man, may bt
twice az fast, twice as tough. twice a
strong, as another Of precisely the
same weight; and inasmuch as horses
like men, are liable TO great variety
of sicknesses and suffer just like mer
from previous overworiing and from
heat. want Of proper rest, food, wa
ter, shelter and care. 1t follows that
the same horse, like the same man
may be able to perform without In
Jury more labor In one day than an
other.
Can a thousand experts prove that
men of a given weight or size are
equally competent. ON every day Of
the year. to perform q given labor!
Can their testimony establish how
much of load q man Of given weight
should carry, and how far he should
carry II on q given day. without re.
gard to whether the man IL old o.
young. sick or well. strong or weak,
ed. fulfilled or starved. or the day hot
or Zelda And dees net precisely the
same reason apply to the horse-that
what one horse can do one day has
no force in showing what anotheI
ought to do on another day. unless
YOU know the weather. age. strength,
toughness and bodily condition Of the
two to be precisely similar? say.
then, that IL 1t just IS impossible for
any number of experts. knowing only
the weight or size Of horse and
nothing Of his age. health. strength.
toughness and bodily condition. to es-
tablish what Is, or Is not, overloading
him. as 1t would be. knowing only the
size or weight Of man. and nothing
of bis age, health, strength, tough
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-23
HOPE TO DISCREDIT
BUFFUM CONFESSION

LITTLE VALLEY. N. Y, Feb. 49,
When the trial of Mrs. Cynthia But.
FUN for the staying OF her husband.
as resumed here today the defense
was banking strongly on Its ability
to rend the chain Of circumstantiAi
evidence that Special Prosecutor Cole
In iLdustriously weaving about the
accused woman.
Attorney Collins for the defense has
apparently established that the autop-
yy and chemical analysis on Buium's
BODY was incomplete. He IL now pre-
pairing to attack private detectives
whom the prosecution will put on the
hand. This attack win open with the
presentation of MrD. Buffum's COMES
sion"
Collins claims 1t Was obtained by
false promises and after the woman
had been worn down by third de-
gree methods.
Il was necessary to station deputy
sheriffs ut the doors Of the court
house at noon 80 great was the crowd
seeking admission.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-23
SILK STOCKINGS GET
GIRL INTO TROUBLE

Leila Allie, 10 years old. Of No. 40
Howard-st., was arrested. Sunday
night, while sitting In box In the
Palace theater with q young man
whose name IL given az Clarence. and
though Leila Is charged with the theft
of q pair Of silk stockings, the polics
are satisfied that the young man was
a big factor In the AFFAIR. Bertha
Scott. also 10 years old. and also
rooming at the Howard-st. address. u
the complainant who alleges that
Leila took her silk stockings. Police
say that Clarence was also the per-
sonal property of Bertha ct one time.
and that Leila took him, too. Leila
was sent TO the Canneld station on
simple larceny charge.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-23
RELEASED FROM PRISON,
PAIR ARE REARRESTED

Released from the House Of Correc.
ton, Monday. after serving terms OF
80 and 80 days, respectively. George
A. Woodwork. petty thief. and Ed
ward NJ. Young. rooming house sneak
thief, were met at the door by de-
tectives, and taken to police head
quarters.
Woodwork. who Is 81 years old,
served his time for stealing So from
10 roommate. and Is now wanted for
stealing q diamond pin from another
man. Young, matrimonial adven-
turer. was arrested shortly after his
marriage to o widow to whom he
posed as a wealthy drover. When he
was caught robbing roomfng house.
his bride said she was through with
him. He Is now to be prosecuted on
another charge Of theft, from q differ
emit ro0ming house.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-23

I'm barred from the council chamber.
I VA tried. convicted: ssntenceo AND
Io1seutsd. . you might SAY. without
the osoistance OF the clergy or the BEN
eat of hearing. Aid. Vernon was mis-.
taken IN his facts. BY the way, all
this viii come out next Wednesday
morning when am TO be tried In po-
lice court From there the case lover
. hotel bill) viii 60 to q court OF
record.
"Well. good-day gentlemen: this IL
the longest hearing and the most cour.
teous treatment that l ever received
from n Detroit council committee. ]
think should have properly appeared
before the committee on franchises,
but you gentlemen have been kind to
me. Thank you
Then Marcus passed out copies OF
his Lincoln Memorial day address. Al
the door OF the committee room he
turned and smiled.
Il guess put one over on you this
time. boys" he said. and the alder
men wondered.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-23

00seC0U bVtuO WsOo VSsOO WV
pie stood at the hotel cigar stand.
shaking dice with the man behind the
showcaSe, Two Of them were girls;
one q brunette dressed In bright Mex.
lean coIOrs; tho other brOwn-haired
girl wearing short. divided corduroy
riding skirt and flannel shirtwaist.
The third was rather small man
whose face was buried somewhere
between q hugo sombrero and red
bandana.
walked up to the clerk and In al.
most the same breath, said: Il
want q room. Do you know where
William Duncan can be found?"
Right here you are" he answered.
handing me q pen to register. "and
right over there you'll find Duncan.
reckon" he added. This hotel ID
his headquarters. you know"
"You Just struck II lucky" sang out
william Duncan. a. he turned from
the piano In the second floor parlor
and grasped my hand In regular Arr
roma grip. BEEN showing for week.
So all hands had to lay or and You
can talk to us all ~ much as you
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-23
Horses Are Able to Tell
When They Are Overloaded

ness. or bodily condition. to establish
what is or is not an overload for him.
How, then. are We to determine
when a horse la overloaded? JUST
exactly and precisely as we deter
mine when a man Is overloaded
First, we are TO take his own evidence
Ii man stops and says, Il am over.
loaded, ] am working too hard. l feel
that the task put upon me Is TOO
heavy--that Ia evidence. So when
the horse ordinarily kind and willing
to pull comes with q heavy load to 9
rise of land and. after one or two CT
forts, stops and says, as plainly al
words can speak IL, II am overload
ed. ! am working too hard. feel that
the task put upon me 10 too heavy
that Is evidence; and there Is no court
or jury, or man with the heart OF Y
man, who will not recognize 1t as
such. Besides, the signs OF overwors
are Just as visible In the horse as tne
man. No magistrate or jury would
have any difiiculty In deciding In his
own mind whether q case to which his
attention might be attracted IN our
public streets was or was not q case
Of cruelty.
rs not, then, the testimony Of com
petent, intelligent and credible BY
ISLANDERS, who see how the horse
looks and acts and his bodily condi
ton, health and capability to perform
the labor required, the best evidences
that can possibly be obtained!
Where can you get better? And when
disinterested and intelligent VIII.
nesees. who are present and see and
hear all that Is said and done In q
given case, voluntarily leave their or
binary avocations and come into court
TO testify that they are fully satished
that the case II clear case OF cruet'
ty. can such evidence be overbal'
anced By that of any number OF ex'
perts who are not present, see notn'
ing that occurs. know nothing OF the
age. health. strength or bodily con.
dition Of the horse at the time and
who base their calculations simply
upon the avoirdup0is weight OF the
animal? Il ia perfectly evident then
say. that the highest and best EVIL
dence which any court or jury can
ask or possibly obtain In . case OF
overlooking, overworRing, or over
-dFaviHx 70 the evidence Of the horse
himself, as interpreted by those pres
emit when the cruelty IL indicted.
Cruelty begins very far short OF
taking the extreme strength OF the
animal. God has given to men and
animals an excess Of strength, to be
carefully and used occa'
sionally. But to task that strength,
to its full limit unnecessarily ID
against nature. breaks down the man
or the animal before his time. and 10
q cruelty against which men, having
speech and reason. may protect them
selves, but against which animals.
having reason but no speech. must
look 70 them for protection"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-23
MAKES "CRIME MAP"
WITH COLORED PEGS

Police Commissioners Gillespie ha1
finished his crime chart of Detroit
map showing various crimes and
trafic accidents by means OF vari
colored pegs.
Honiicides are shown by Violet
pegs: refontous assaults, BY green
pegs; hold-ups, By red pegs; ROD
berries In residences, by black pegs
and IN business places by yellow pegs
pickpocket jobs, by pink peks. and
scenes Of gang activities by gray
pegs.
The chart IL to be sent TO all sta
tions, and particular attention Will b
given to districts where the pegs
cluster too thickly.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-23
BANANA-FED TARANTULA
BITES GROCER ON ARM

Ralph Raymond, ~ years old. man
agor Of grocery at No. 49s Baker.
ST.. was bitten on the arm BY . taran.
tuIa. which crawIed out Of . bunch Of
bananas, Saturday. His arm has
swollen and he Is under . physicians
care. ntsA
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-23
JUDGE PHELAN'S SISTER
IS CLOSE TO DEATH

Miss Josephine Phelan. sister Of
Judge Phelan, is not expected to live
through the day. She was stricken
with paralysis in her home. No. 206
Wsbash-ave., Saturday morning. Miss
Phelan has been unconscious since
Sunday, and DR.. Daniel IaFerte. who
IL attendeding her. has given up hope
FOR her recovery. Miss Phelan Is SO
years old, and has been keeping house
for her brother for many years. The
Judge has remained at her bedside
since the hour he was called from
court by the news Of her illness.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-23

CORNING. N. T., Feb. 23.-Harry i.
Edwards. rs. night clerk Of the Wells.
Fargo Express Co. here. was shot and
killed early today by David Dunn.
when he refused to hand over money
demanded by Dunn. After Edwards
body was found bloodhound was put
on the trail Of the murderer and Dunn
was tracked to his boarding house.
where he was arrested.
Dunn was formerly employed as an
extra clerk In the express ONCE.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-23
Eteneh7aesa f,auade
The Diamond Sport

Baseball h being invaded and quiet
Nv appropriated by the French Cana
dams. A few years ago there were
only ave or six Frenchmen IN the
game. During the last four seasons
the Frenchmen have been calmly
moving into baseball by hundreds, un.
I'll, In many little leagues. there are
more Of them than there are either
Irish or Germans. These fellows are
staIwart, wide-buI1t men. strong and
hardy. good batters, good mechanical
flelders, well-behaved and content
with rather small salaries.
The minor league list shows that
the French invasion n something ter
|rfhc just on the names now listed.
while scores Of the Canadians haze
either shortened or Anglicixed their
names--like Boutillier. the French
man signed by the Cardinals. plays
under the name Of Butler" Rather
curious that nobody has raised yell
about "the Gallo peril" isn't Il?
Here's q few Of the French names,
culled hurriedly from the Farrell list.
and IL II isn't convincer what could
be:
international Leagus--LAlonge, Bou-
cher. vsrbout. Caporal. Mortsetts, Par
,ent. Capron, LATTE, FabriQue.
american Associstion- Bonnin. Lal-
| i beau. Dsvoss. SssSesss.
Western League--0aspar. Chellette.
Southern Lehgue-M arceau, Aartsl,
os N S 0riet Rsulet c.nor.
Caporal. Papalau. .Decher.
! Eastern observation-disclosures Ia
guer. Duchesnil. Demott. Gsnest. Ger
Three-I League--Boucher. Trettsr
Central Observation-Disclosures, LeJuene.
Texas League-Dobard. Chappsile.
New England League-Rufrange
/. Breymaier. Lavigne. Degroff.
Northwestern League---0irot. Cad
Miscsns,n Illinois Leasue--cnou-
Canadian League--chapdelains. De-
neau: Leciair, Case. Clermont. La
south Atlantic Leasu. = Dedon.
Virginia League--0aston. Chastant.
LAVAL. Leshire.
South Michigan League--Cote.
Genital Association-La Sale, An
\ gerer, Chellette. Deross. Gelsin.
Illinois Missouri League--saiiiard,
Texas- okiaho ma--Bodet, Psloquet.
Union ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Perrins.
n OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Ramago.
Western Tri-state--0ard. Lodel. Var.
\ Michigan state--Bonine. Barte,,e.
Io!lIon. Blanqus. Tenant. Aystts.
BORDER Leaguo-- Gallant. 0ascon
AIaIet Losanssr. Robidoux. Breysr
Ns6sSska state---Bersa Heriot
j N4y9nofp League-Men1eco, Ciothier
1917 kla1etts. 6Aeein. Urban. Lev.
4 kA6sGs-L aAAm boise Provost. Muri.
II New Yerh~How Jersey---Dufresne
Nc4M4pe. 4o4hier. RulIer.
North cArol'ns-- Barbara. DeIonger.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-23
PUBLIC HEARING ON
STREET TANK STATIONS

The council committee on streets
will hold a public hearing regarding
the proposal to remove all gasoline
tanks from the streets, In the com
mon council chamber, next Monday
morning at IL o'clock.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-23
Elnds ON spread About.

When Motorcycle Ohlcer Henry
Smith responded to q IRE alarm from
0ussie Tilk's rooming house q No. 50
LArned-st., Sunday night, he found
that Kerosene had been poured on
the stair carpet and two bottles that
had held the oil were found empty.
The blaze did about SIS damage. No
one In the house could offer any OK.
PLANTATION 30 TO how the oil happened
to he scattered around % oaSoleooly.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-23
Reeovers From RAZOR sIash.

Mrs. William Boyd, who was slashed
with razor by George Oils. her bar.
Der lover. is expected to leave st.
Mary's hospital In q few days, as she
Is almost fully recovered. The body
of Oils. who killed himself with poison.
Is still held In the county morgue.
awaiting inquiries from relatives.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-23
win Survive PoIson Dose.

William Alexander. &c years old, OF
No. Ais Greeley.st.. swallowed poison.
Sunday afternoon. while Respondent
over troubles that he said were purely
personal In their nature. lie was taken
to Grace hospital and will recover. He
would not discuss the cause Of his at
tempt at suicide.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-23

CHICHESTER. Eng. Feb. 23.--E. n.
Haynes was instantly killed here this
Afternoon in the fall Of Lieut.. Ronald
Kemp's biplane. Kemp, military fly.
or. was seriously hurt. Haynes went
up ~ Kemps passenger and the ma
chine turned turtle n a air Doekot.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-23
POLICE LOOKING FOR :
MAN FROM SHAMOKIN

Police have been asked TO try to
locate Howard 8. Smith. Of Shame
kin, Pa. who came to Detroit Jan. 16.
to SEX work. and has not been heard
from since, He Is 80 years old.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-23
Famed Actor and Producer
- Discovered In Arizona
~ GERTRUDE N. PRICE.

William Duncan--Prescott. Artz.
With this rather indefinite address
In mind. l stepped OF the train. into
nearly q foot or snow and the most
buoyant air ever breathed. In search
of the man whose reputation has been
won by making moving pictnres In the
great outdoors OF Arixonn.
The hotel scene was more western
than anything I can remember "ous
west" on the Pacific coast. Three per
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-23

CLEVELAND.
O,-Feb.- a8.-Receipts
1000 head: market. l0c higher: mixed
yorksrs and Pig: ss.1s: heavier, %.
lower. sheep and lambs: Recsipt:. IL
cars; g top. Calves: Receipts, $50
head; $3.50 top.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-23

Many FIELDS
I1TEIARY EFFORT


$500 % hear Marcus 1T length
"a 10 tho moot OF his Opp0r
~ ~ tho outset he Was apollo
NJ t1ang compelled 70 intrvde
fine * the committee mem
hoco NJ council BY reeolneton
~ nom ne council chambel
X f16e 81" on the arrangement
W IN itaiument Of Visiting mem
q no q. =. \. executive commit
ypgNl Wookh ago
nnnfleuacn. nv proposition Il
I K 1Inpo tAkc6 - your beautiful
u0fr01t that you have got e
n ~ 2 tnsisted Marcus.
m letter and = proposed SUB
1inaneS TINT would like to
Sht before this committee In
o>ce Way. u II = request for q
lxAnehise. represent . re
ny &uonpany TINT has sufncienl
~ nuar1ntee the successful
SoIlro Of any contract entered
II III The city"
X eo1ane tried to have the mat
tfo1 Ia the franchise commit
r. III a dead committee. but
~ no shrewd for that.
propO1tfion has to do with Q
~ the streets and the coun-
1i1ttoo on otreets certainly has
ft6o orer the Streets" he In
3s ~Ax1.- ~ -. r..vnr tho cttv
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-23
CMICA0O PROvIsION laARlkET.

CHICA0o. Feb: 2s-Butter: Extras,
:sAc: srsts. :sgssMc; dairy sxtras. %
sio s'a s. ss0 ,sc E c.s:. ora r%s
17hc; young Americas. 1Skc. Pota-
toes: Michigan. es073c: wisconsin. IS
012o; Minnesota. es072c. Lave poui-
try: Fowls. 10kc; ducks, $50 l6c;
geese. lac: chickens (springers). i5Kc;
turkeys, l7c
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-23

~ '1,ooo tons Of SCOT settle month
ye1an the 1iS square miles OF
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-23
CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO. Feb. 23.--BecausS to-
day was set for formal celebration OF
Washington's birthday. there was no
session OF the Chicago grain market