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The Detroit times., 1914-10-01
DRIVERS IN AUTO
ACCIDENTS to
Be ARRESTED
Glllespie Says Hen Follow Coun-
cil's Instruction; Glad Of
Body's Backing
POLICE no THOROUGHLY
PROBE EACH MISHAP
If They Lay Blame on Autoist.
Only Court Order Can Ef-
feet Release

Drivers Of automobiles which kill
or seriously inidre persons In De
troit viii be arrested hereafter. and
held by the police until detectives
have thoroughly Investigated the ac-
cident in which they were involved
to determine II there was negligence
on the part OF the autoist. II the
driver is held 70. blame by the ON
GERS, the only method by which he
can obtain his release Is to get an
order from Judge OF the recorders
|or police court
This II the decision arrived at by
Police Commissioner Gillespie. Thurs
day morning. The adoption OF res
olution by the common council last
Tuesday. recommending that drivers
In the case Of serious accidents be
held until ordered released by q
court, prompted Gillespie to decide
upon this plan Of handling accident
cases, although he says he has had
II under consideration for several
weeks.
1T has always been the custom OF
the police department in these cases
to take only such action as IL recon-
mended by one Of the coronerB or the
prosecutor. said Commissioner GIL
'lespie. Il do not wish to criticise
the work of these ofEicials. but have
been OF the opinion for long time
that the D lice should be given q free
hand In dealing with autosists who
kill or injure pedestrians. The reso-
luti0n adopted by the council gives
me - backing and authority have
vlAnted.
dOu'f beffeve- can hold &4f
drivers who figure In accidents, ~ Ii
recommended by the council. but wo
win detxfn those whose careless drfv-
ing in the opinion Of of7cers. IL 70
sponsible for an accident. This rule
'of-xrrestiug drivers sppifss not oniv-
to those who NIL persons, but In
cases where pef1on n 20 seriously
injured that he may die
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01
HOUSE DANCES, and
HUSBAND LEAVES
Woman in Chicago Suburb
Blames Rickety Railroad For
Her Troubles

CHICAGO. Oct LA house that
dances around so Il never Is In the
same place twice In two minutes Is
unusual. But Mrs. w. #. Scott. OF
Oak Park. complained yesterday that
she has to live In one. These are the
results.
All the clocks In the house stop.
Little sleep In two years.
Cut glass bouncing on sideboards
II clatter ana clash or breaking
bric-a-brac day and ntgtk.
AND
= II ali made her 30 nervous her hus-
band went away and left her.
All these troubles Mrs. Scott Diames
on the Chicago and West Towns rail-
road for not keeping its tracks In re-
pair. She appeared before the village
board and demanded that the road be
ordered to nail down the rafting and
banging rails which she declares are
responsible for the constant vibration
OF her residence.
.It has made me SO nervous that
my husband left me and I am prac-
tically widow. she said. II could
not blame him for not being able to
live with q woman driven frantic by
such diabolical things.
"The house fattles 80 that for two
years l have been in constant dread
that II wodid fall down on me.
.One by one my cut glass dishes
leaped of the sideboard and were
smashed on the floor
TT shakes the beds 50 that ! have
not had decent sleep In two. years
and sometimes have to hold on to
the mattress to keep from being toss
ed out on the floor. !.
Even the clocks stop. II is all
the fault Of that old railroad, which
has worn out rails and cars.
"The windows and doors slam and
bang 30 that II sounds like q bedlam
let loose"
Mrs. Scott Is the wife OF a veterin.
AIRY surgeon. The board promises to
investigate her complaints.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01
And on Our Fsnth rhday we Have NO Apooges 10 Oaer
SAYS ITALY WILL
JOIN THE ALLIES
Has Understanding With Brit
aia and France, Declares Wis
iter Fnm sunny Land

After q 16-day trip aboard the Ital,
ian liner America. which left Genoa
Sept z. and which was stopped twice
en- route by British warships on the
lookout for German reservists, r. A.
Poole, italian representative Of the
Ford Motor Co, stationed In Turin.
has arrived In Detroit.
Mr.. Poole was the spokesman for
the America, being one OF the few
aboard who could speak English.
lust or Gibraltar" said Mr.. Poole,
I'VE were ordered to stop by an Eng.
lish torpedo boats The captain de-
manded To know where we were
bound and II there were any German
men aboard. To this latter question
II could, fortunately, answer no, and
we were allowed. to proceed.
There were no German men
aboard, but there was one German wo.
man who was in Mulhausen during
the severe fighting IN that city. She
told of It's capture by the French and
its recapture by the Germans In the
face OF terrific machine-gun fire
which left German dead 30 packed to-
gether that they remained In an up
right position, not having room to fall.
The woman's nerves were completely
gone; she was unable to sleep and
walked the decks moaning day and
night
"As we new the Italian colors, we
did not extinguish our lights at night,
but we passed many English merchant
ships that observed this precaution.
When on the Azores we were again
stopped and our papers inspected, this
time by the British cruiser, vindic-
tive. also served as the Americas
spokesman on this occasion"
At the outbreak Of the war Mr..
Poole and wife were In France, but
Immediately hastened back to Italy,
crossing the Alps In their Ford
through the famous Mont Cents pass
over the road built by Napoleon.
Mr.. Poole says no Italian man be-
tween the ages Of 18 and 40 II allowed
to leave the country He expects to
see Italy openly In the field on the
side Of the allies In the neHteix weeks.
and points out that Italy HID com
plete understanding with Great Brit
ain and France before the outbreak
OF war, as evidenced by the fact that
the italian government demobolixed
its- French -ffnnfier-and fhrew ita
troops on the Austrian frontier imme-
diately war between Germany and
Russia was declared He says the
Italian hatred OF the Austrians Is bit.
ter.
During the last year Mr.. Poole, who
h an Engiishman by birth, but q nat.
uralised American citizen. and whose
brother Is now at the front with the
English cavalry. has sold more than
200 Ford cars I'm italy. = = = :
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01
BULL MOOSE
CONVEl Ton IS
NO POST-bIORIE
ss .ls9 ~ N 4.
|sDsad~ Party shows @ ~
able Signs Of LIE 4 Hay
City Convention
COMPROMISE ON
PROHIBITION ISSUE
-----
Would Submit Question To Peo-
pie Baker Blocks Adop-
tion

BAY CITY, Mich, Oct. l.-(Special)
The political dope was upset to a
marked degree by the state commits,
sioner Of the National Progressive
party In this city yesterday. There
were 1900 delegates In attendance
and many visitors, attracted by the
coming OF former President Roose-
welt, took In the event. The enthu-
siasm and vim manifested on all sides
indicated that there Is not the great
disintegration OF the new party and
the going back that Ii claimed by
the Republicans. A full ticket was
placed In the field. the following be-
ing named:
GOyernor- Henry r. Pattengill. Lam
sing.
Lieutenant-governor--James N. Nc.
Bride, Burton.
g Nominated by convention:
Secretary OF state--Howard II. Bat
dorf, Battle Creek.
4 State treasurer---Frank J. Temple,
.Tecumseh.
Auditorgenerai-aeorge M. May:
ham, Paw Paw.
"A, A.torney-ssperai-c. F. o'Neil, De
A strenuous debate developed when
the plank declaring for state and ma.
tional prohibition was inserted In the
platform As submitted by the COM
mittee II declared for adoption, but
as adopted by the delegates the word
was changed to submission.
Herbert Baker, OF Cheboygan, de-
clared he would resign as the Pro
gressfve nominee for congress n the
plank advocated the adoption OF pro-
hibition. The state central commit
tee held meeting last night and
elected Charles f. Hoffman. OF Owos-
so. chairman. and r. Az Goodwin, OF
this city, secretary.
: In his address before the conven-
tion Col. Roosevelt paid high trib-
ute to the work and record Of Con.
gressInan WoodfuH, or this district.
and Macdonald. OF the Eleventh. He
said that Woodruff's efforts against
the water power monopoly commend
ed him 20 his constituency as a faith
full servant OF the district and OF the
nation. He declared that big inter
tccnsi.ped on Page Fesr.,
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01
Never Want To Take Job
Again" Declares Democratic
State Chairman
STEAM ROLLER CRUSHES
OUT ALL OPPOSITION
Machine, in Full Control of Con-
vention, Puts Through
Program
Democratic State Ticket

k<CMlO&x0 0tANs HJt0tC AAAhCt
NOMINATED IN PRIMARIES.
0ovsrnor---W oodhrldoe N. Fer
rla Bic Rapids
Lieutenant-o t-ocvernor--Judoe En-
met 1. Beach, Saginaw.
NOMINATED IN CONVENTION.
Secretary OF state--WiIliam 1
McManus, Jr,, Pctoskey.
STATE treaaurer--John r.. Rob
son, Ovid.
AudItor-1eneral--Jo John !. Camp
bell, Pigeon.
Attorney-neneraI State Sena-
tor Verne G. Annberson, slissfeld.
The unanimous reelection OF Ell
mund g. Shields, Of Howell. as chair
man OF the Democratic state central
committee for two years more. was
the overshadowing feature Of the big
gest Democratic state convention In
yUurE, nUfu In Detroit, edncsday.
Talk OF o bitter fight to the finish
on Shields, had caused the various
counties TO pour full delegations into
the convention, for the supreme test
uf Strength which had been 80 widely
talked or # ,. &
Though the organization leaders
rad Declared their calm confIdence
tn|1< 91i4ld3 voald win out, IN ~
|of kreaf tenai{y prevailed - (heIz
man was put IN nomination by Law
ton T. Hemaps, In the afternoon ses'
sion.
one could have heard g pin drop
in the convention as the roll OF the
13 districts was called, quiet response
being received from each, I'VE IN
dorse Shields or I'VE have no can
didates"s
AS the chairman Of the Thirteenth
made his reply, ending all doubt as
to night on Shields, all or the pent
up anxiety burst In one Wild cheer,
with dozens Of delegates laughing ouS
their nerves"
Chairman Shields, in HIS speech of
acceptance, plainly showed that the
tension \ had been pretty strong, be
fore that quiet anticlimax to all the
murmurings.
~ don't hardly know what to say
to you, not for your selection OF me,
but for the way II was DONE" he de
clared: II will be glad 10 take the
Office for two more years, and | VIII
work for your candidates. and for
every one OF them, butt" and his
voice rose to a shout. Il don't want
any Democrat ever to ask me TO take
the Job again. In take Il for two
years. and then I'm through
The apparently strange absence OF
any opposition to the will OF the or.
ganization forces was not hard to un.
derstand Those members Of the PRO-
gressive Democratic wing in Detroit
who had tried to force their. way into
the convention hall. without tickets
issued by the state central commit
tee. were thrown out. Not being pres
ent on the field of battle. they. natnr-
ally. could not put up any fight
There was no contest on the seat
ing Of Wayne couhty,s Organization.
tConsfnued ON Page Feur.p
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01
Messages Received in Mt. Glenn
ems Indicate That Community
Of 900 Souls is Being
Wiped Out
MT. CLEMENS FIRE
DEPARTMENT SENDS AID
Wires Now Down and Further
Details. Of Blaze Are Un-
available
MT. CINMENs. Mich.

MT. CLEMENS, Mich, Oct. A.
Especial New Haven, q village Of
about 900 souls. IL being destroyed )y
iire. according to an appeal for help
received by the local fre department
at $3.50 o'clock this morning.
Il is reported that three-fourths Of
the village has been destroyed, and
two persons are reported to have
been killed In the flames.
Wire communication between this
point and New Haven has failed, and
1t ID impossible TO obtain further de-
tails.
The local are department has start
ed Tor the village. PRICE.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01

PARIS. Oct. LIN 4 maj
turn both wings OF the 0of1
which is now slowly rotroo1
on the left and the ri.h<. 81
ments are being rushed ooot
by the French military ot1I &
has been NO let-up IL thS a
the two ends OF the wayinx M
since last Friday. At I'll n
allies have been on the
Even when forced back
weight OF numbers, they NAM
returned to the assault on6 q
temporary defeat Into pcrr
tory. At half q dozen Do111
left there are towns Nh
changed hands as many - fo
In "a hours. But today q 4 =
stated that, in the TERRITORY
the Somme and west Of the
allies are today holding ~
positions that were or1n
pied by the Germans when
battle began. N,
The German right. milffor
quarters here today declare1
shorted materially. While u
OF the line are given, it
that the Germans are I,1I1S ]
desperately 10 maintain fHSl = +
the railroad lines rllnuinx
gium. They are c0nstant1I
jected 10 fresh uress,re ~. W
fresh troopa are hpino h,1rl y Z ;
|ftur, a -xirrffiirlr- ~ 4 ,1xf Inn ~
extreme French rirhf 1fI11;|
perts here nred4cf f5e on1 "a r.
Eenf hattie about e,,ndsv o1';;
with Complete a0cces4 fo tS 81 "
that the Germana un1let ro<1
No mornihe ofYioISl efS 111
|leaue6 todav' W{lfferx
hore conf feni "A ifoelf xrifh
- 6<lon az the aAnefnl &l1}1
0roxinn o4eryv1h orc 4
/ called. however. 70 ~ 2
number of prisoners fenol
|The number for Tueadcv ~
[figures obtainabIe. Il said to
times as many az were ta1t1
severe lighting or Saturday ~
day Because or this. II 5,n<'
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01

rhree pri.es, ESQ. ens ana elo, wiil b>
Efven for The neet pvscts<ai suSeesf-
on how TO reduce the cost OF oper-
atine. Improve tho service and fn-
crease the earning capacity Of the
railroad. General Manager Prank N.
Rs' % ssj5 % n r.s.,Ssd
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01

Lea0e John NayIonPo store.
McNaughton- Mckay Electric Co, has
takenlA 20-year lease on John Naylon's
store. No. 20 Jefferson-ave. MT. Nay
Ion recently merged his business with
that Of Armstrong 4 Graham.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01

Judge stewart Hsniey. Of ske prohste
sssrrt, ss,r,. HAS np nrsssivssps letter from the
ers union IN which that organiza.
tfon strongly indOrsts his plan for
giving work 20 those who have lived
In Detroit six months or more In
Hanley made such n suggestion sew
eral days ago when ~ was announced
that thousands OF men we've fiocking
here looking for work. The letter
everything possible 60 further this
plan. 80
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01
New subdIvlsIon.

The Puritan Land Co., capitalized
at SEC. 900. will put s5 acres OF High
land Park property on the market as
a subdivision. ]. Calverts' Sons. deal
ers IN buDders' supplies. have purs
chased the land and formed tho com
pany. The land Is at Hamilton-blvd.
and the canadard.. snd formerly be-
Ilonged TO the Medbury estate.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01

yss~pk sayaer. sf No. s7a Jefferson
the auto truck he was driving for
the Edison illuminating Co had coll
lided with . telegraph pole N front.
Itofo. Ht ro n two esd tss p fPsnt ' a. y ne
|:s::: |!;!s::; g : s. :';'; 9;
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01

see Paee for announcement Of
summer Reg0rt Pfanoe Great chance
for quick buyess.-A Adv :
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01

Adois bs{ {isnsrs ips II ssltssion. wals.
qns qs. sss sle Tys s Msss s'ss s' 6ssis
Polka and latest variations ~ One Step
and Hssits{ion. ch!idre2's el>sses -
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-07
W. Y. u. SOCIETY
Is ORGANIZED

Special Dispatch 20 the IutsIiirenccr.
FAiRMONT. W. Va. Feb. G.-At "a
banquet held 40 the Fairmont Oyster
House 20 night. attended by 200 alum
nj Of the West Virginia University.
the Marion County West virginia
University Society was ORGANIZED.
Hon. George VI. Alexander was elect
Cd president. Mr. Scott q. Lowe. vice
president. and Mr w NJ Kennedy.
secretary and treasurer
Congressman ~ NJ Neelv was
toastmaeter for tho evening Ad-
dresses were heard from JudEe John
W. Mason. Prof a. j. Hare. Hon
George VI. Alexander. Director G.. u.
Titlow. Hon stephen g. Jackson. Rev.
H q Stootzer. President Thomas E.
Hodges. Dean r. g. Jone. and other
prominent men. The banquet devel-
oped the fact that fully 200 Marion
cuunty alumni OF the West Nirsiuia
University are determined to back
the biz State school in her efforts TO
make advancement along all lines.
especially in athletics during tho next
few years The alumni pledged us
hearty support to tho school jn aIT
things I'm thc future
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-07
SHOT DOWN IN
HER HOME BY
YELLED WOMAN

NEWARK. y. J.. Feb. 6.-As Mrs.
harriet Manning. 2S years old. struck
a match tonight in her parlor TO light
the room for a veiled woman who had
announced herself to Mrs. NIaunine's
mother as "A friend from PhiladeI.
phia'' she was shot down by the Wis.
itor who. when the woman had col.
lapsed against a couch. finished her
deadly work by a shot in the back
and then fled. firing twice at the dead
woman's mother and sister. who were
rushing toward the parlor. The mys.
terious woman then disappeared and
at late hour the police had not been
able TO get clue as TO her identity.
The woman asked AZ the door
whether Mrs. Manning was home.
and was invited into the parlor bv
Mrs. Harriet Cobb. mother Of the dead
woman. who then called her dauch-
ter. As the later tried to light the
lamp. she was shot down
Mrs. Cobb and her daughter favor
the theory that Mrs Manning's death
may have been the result OF iealousv.
believing that the vciled woman was
a friend OF a man whom Mrs Man
ming knew
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-07
COUNTRY IN
THE GRIP OF
COLD WAVE

CHICAGO. Feb. Ga cold wave
that held virtually the entire country
west OF the Atlantic states I'm its grip
was felt here to-day and by the end
of the week will include the states
along the eastern seabOard, according
TO the Official fOrecaster. Zero wealth
er to-day extended as far south as
Texas and in the northwest states
the mercury went to 40 below.
The cold to-day was central over
the Ohio valley. All parts OF the
country except the Atlantic states te.
ported sudden low temperatures. OBJ
servations in the eastern states were
TO the effect that the cold wave was
moving southeast while in the trans
Mississippi region another cold cen
ter seemed TO be on its way in the
same direction.
Extreme temperatures were. Havre.
Mont. AZ below; St Joseph. Mo. zero.
Denver. II below; Amarillo, Texas. 2
above, Bismarck. y. D., and Winnipeg.
Man. 30 below; Spokane. wash. Z be
low. Hemingford. Neb., Is below: Chey-
enne. WyO.. % below.
Farmers in the grain belt are gratified
By the snow as II affords protection to
winter wheat Western cattle are said
10 have been PREPARED for .hc c[ia 80
stockmen viii suffer little.
A snow and sleet storm which fer
over large portion OF Michigan to-day
Is held responsible for freight train
wreck near Saginaw, which cost three
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-07

told the committee that Il was seek.
ing 10 use "A thirteen inch gun 10
shoot canary" and that the "recoil
may be more harmful than the bull
let. He said by the terms OF the bill
autocratic power over the finances of
the United States would be vested in
the postmaster general
\ public. open market, Mr.. Conant
continued. was virtually valuable TO
the country's welfare: a market where
the poorest citizen could see for him
SELF what was the value of invest
ments. merely by looking IN daily
paper. and without which he would be
at the mercy OF designing venders OF
securities.
Urged Not TO Press Action.
The witness urged the committee
not 10 press action aimed at stock ex-
changes al this time because OF the
existing need for time to show the fun
effects OF the tariff and currency laws
recently passed. The latter. he said.
woulg remedy many of the evils as TO
loan rates and financial conditions.
George II. Kendall head OF the New
YORK banknote company. urged that
incorporation OF the New York Ex.
change be required because of its
rules barring from its lists. securities
printed by any but the American
Banknote company and its subsidiar-
les. He swore that 50 members OF the
eNNhanges were stockholders in the
Continued on Page seventeenl
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-07
New Haven Men Are
Called Criminals
SENATOR B OR All INSISTS
THEY SHOULD BE IN THE
PENITENTIARY.
lntimated Federal Government
Still Contemplates Criminal Ac-
tiOn-Report Read.

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Feb. e.
Men involved in some OF the rast
financial performances of the New
York. New Haven & Hartford Rail
road were denounced as criminals i'm
the Senate to-day Senator Borah
said they should be occupyinr neni-
tentiary cells n the charges relating
10 the corporations affairs are sub.
stantiated.
There were limitations that the
Federal government still contemplates
lnstituting criminal action against
certain individuals engaged in trans
,lohs OF the New Haven which have
been investigated by the Interstate
commerce Commission. The discus
sion arose when Senator Norris of
Nebraska. called I'D his resoIution
which would direct the commissjon
10 extend its inquiry into the New
ravens affairs. particularly with n
view. 10 ascertaining what became os
millions OF dollars OF the New Haven's
iunds declared 70 have been fraudu-
lently withheld from the railroads
stockholders.
Further investigation Desired
senator Norris insisted that further
investigation, at least might furnish
OASIS FOR proceedings by the present
management OF the New Haven TO re-
cover somethink for the widows ana
orphans who have been "plundered
heciiing circumstances disclosed a,
me interstate commerce commissIon's
report on New England railroad condi-
lions. the senator declared that tho
commission had not completed frs i'm.
VtstiEation as 10 the New Haven no.
cause II feared Il might be compelled
10 extend immunity to offenders. n
was his reading OF sections OF this re-
port that prompted Senator Borab In
assert that men. II proven guilty of
me financial transactions described
should be in the penitentiary."
senator Borah declared his faith in
in" attorney general TO push prosecu.
lions OF certain men involved in aIlog.
ed crooked New Haven deals For
him not 20 proceed on discIosures
made. OF ground for the revelations
should prove sound. he said. wouId
lay the attorney general open to i'm.
peachmcnt
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-07
Grilling by Police
ailS to Shake
Stanley's S Story

Special Dispatch 60 the Inteiligenoer.
CLEVELAND, o, Feb. e.
Norman Stanley, Of Wheeling, w.
Va, former night watchmsn on
the city hall Job, charged with
the murder Of Robert e. Mercer,
city hall basement Wednesday,
was arraigned In Municipal
Court, grilled by the police to-day
and finally was locked up In the
county jail In the cell occupied by
Frank Kinney, murderer OF Cap
tain Ralph e. Byrnes. Despite
the hot fire OF questions from In
spector Norman A. Shattuck. cap
tain OF detectives, Alfred Walk
er and Detective John T. ShibIey.
the accused man maintained his
Innocence.
All efforts OF the officers failed
10 break his story that he had
left Mercer in the Stuart office
shortly after midnight on the
morning Of December ~, and that
when he returned from rinqlnq in
his boxes, Mercer was gone,
leaving his furIined overcoat.
Inquest Disclosed Little.
The inquest conducted az the coun
~ morgue by Coroner p. j. Byrne dis
closed little more than has beer
known from the first.
Witnesses testified that Mercer wa
known to be a drinker: that he hat
gone on duty atsthe city hall severa
times while intoxicated: that the stu
poker game in the Stuart Office. tn,
day before Mercer disappeared. ende,
at 1O:f5 y. m. when the players joine,
Mercer in the saloon OF Herber
Straus on Ontario street and Iakesid,
avenue. N. w, and that Mercer ant