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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-13
CHICAGO MAN HEADS
WESTERN STAR ORDER

N. T. Bremen, of Chicago, was re
elected grand master Of the Indepen
dent Western Star order, Jewish fra
ternal and insurance association, IN
the closing session of It's convention
In the Hotel Cadillac, "wednesday
morning. Other oficers were elected
as follows: vice-grand masters. M
Levy. Cincinnati; Leo Wolfson, New
York: @. Roth. st. Louis; 8. Noso
ritzky. Detroit, and 8. Sack, Philadel
phia; deputy grand masters, s. Co
hen, Toledo, o.: ID. Steiner, Youngs
town, o.; M. Rosenbloom, Pittsburgh
grand secretary, I. Shapiro. Chicago;
grand treasurer. d. Askin. Chicago;
endowment treasurer. H. Weiss, Chi
cago.
A near-riot occurred In Tuesday
evenings session, when an attemp
was made to reduce the insurance
benefits In the order to new members
Grand Master Bremen, In his annua
report. recommended that, while thu
insurance policy has value Of $500
nothing should be paid II member
should die within the first year, ant
only 800 II they should die with,
the second.
For hours the question was argued
and finally II was amended, 500 be
ing paid for the first year, and 500
for the second, the full policy Of $50
being paid II members died ate
that. A rising vote was challenged
and II was finally necessary to vot
by ballot to Quell the disturbance.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-13
CARRANzA READY TO
ENTER CAPITAL
All Battleships To Be With
drawn from Vera Cruz With.
in Two Weeks
WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-Mes
sages received by Secretary Bryan to-
day Indicate that the actual transfer
Of the Mexican government to Gen
eral Carranza Is soon to be made and
that the first chief Of the constitu-
tionalists Is about to enter Mexico
City.
State department dispatches today
stated that the Brazilian minister and
the governor of the province OF Mex
leo had left the capital to meet Car
rama. Previous dispatches indicated
Provisional President Carbajaps re-
tirement TO Vera Cruz. 1t was as
sumed that the visit of the governor
and the Brazilian minister, who has
been acting for the United States, In
the last step in the transfer Of power
In Mexico.
fecretary Daniels will withdraw all
battleships from Vera Cruz within
two weeks II present plans are car.
ried out.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-13
BOOST in FOOD
PRICES TO HIT
POOR HARDEST
Increases Come First in Staples
Which They Are Accustomed
To Use

The price Of sugar continued its
course upward by jumping hair cent
a pound to $7.75 a hundred, Wednes-
day morning. The price OF other
foodstuffs were not affected locally,
although some were reported higher
on the New York market. Brokers
In both New York and Chicago have
sent warnings TO their customers In
Detroit OF probable future advances,
especially In canned goods OF all
sorts, dried fruits. beans. peas and
similar products.
In these communications the gen.
eral trend Of opinion Is that Europe
Is starting In on war OF at least
several months duration. and that II
such Ia the case, prices will 90 to un.
precedented figures,
The burden OF the higher cost Of
living promises to rest heaviest on
the poor and people Of moderate
means because the changes are In
the common necessities of life. Roll
ed oats, poor mans dish. are one
OF the products which have risen.
They are selling for $40 a barrel,
where a week ago the price was
S440. II Is predictedsby some deal.
ers that they will go to IS barrel.
r. T. French q Co., OF Rochester.
N. Y, one of the largest importers
and manufacturers OF spices ia this
country, 10 sponsor for the statement
that raw mustard seeds have gone up
las per cent since the war broke out.
This II IL said, will mean an advance
OF 500 per cent in the ground mus
tard.
The retail grocers are very much
at loss how to meet the situation.
Frank Mcmillan. Of the G.. q r. Nc
MILAN Co., one of the downtown
stores, went TO New York to get bet
ter In touch with affairs Of the trade,
Tuesday.
"The situation IL much worse than
any OF us expected II to be-" said
the manager Of the grocery depart
ment Of the store, Wednesday. When
the prices Of different articles started
going up. We disregarded them and
have done SO all along except where
we had to lay in new stocks Of goods.
We have here something like 5000
items to deal with. II we tried to
shift each one Of them with the mar
ket. our retail price list would never
be Of any value.
I'VE are In hopes the situation will
become more settled soon so that we
can make some establishments and
get out q new price list. but that is Q
hard proposition as long as the mar
ket Ia SO unsettled"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-13
COMMAND MEETS
THE MEANEST man
Confers Title on Pole Who Tries
To Wiring Money From
Young Girl

my personal opinion Of you IL that
you are the meanest man that ever
lived" said Justice Command. Wed
nesday morning. as he looked at Paul
Dem bieki. the plaintiff In SIC suit
against Sally Redzieska. Is years old,
OF No. 121 Grayling-ave.
Testimony showed that three years
ago Sally. then little girl OF Is, was
working IN q cigar factory for $3.50
week. She was unable to speak
much English and when Dembicki OF.
fered her q room In his home for
$3.50 a week with meals. In return
for her help with the work after the
factory closed. she accepted his offer:
She stayed for three weeks and
paid him all but $3.50, she said, and
then. her sister falling Ill, she left A
little later she paid him the $3.50.
But Dembecki was not satisfied. He
claimed she was to have stayed eight
weeks and he swore she had not paid
him anything.
"why did you wait three years to
get this money!" he was asked.
"well. thought I could make her
pay without going to law and costing
me money"
Investigation showed that the man
10 wealthy, owns three houses valued
at $4,000, and has bank account.
This court IL not made for the pur-
pose Of letting men like you prosecute
little GIRLS" said Justice Command.
you are In fine business. Here this
little girl 10 making So o week In q
cigar factory, and that IL all she has
to clothe and feed herself. You sit
back, do no work. live on your money
and yet want to deprive her Of neces-
stiles to put more money In your
pocket You are the sort Of thing
that makes real man ashamed OF
You lose"
The man turned and muttered
about q vote.
"To hell with your vote and your
friends votes" reared Judge Com
mand. In fine temper. IF need
the assistance Of men like you don't
want to be elected"
And the court room spectators
cheered.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-13
INTERNATIONAL
HARVESTER co. IS
DECLARED TRUST
Sderal Court Orders It's Disco
Iution Within 80 Days Into
Three Parts
ADVANCED GROUND
TAKEN BY THE COURT
InterIocking Directorate Barred
In Reorganization Of Big
Concern

ST. PAUL. Aug. 1.-THE Interna'
1lonal Harvester Co. was declared a
1rust In restraint OF trade and ordered
TO dissolve into at least three differ
/. ent parts within 80 by q majority OF
the three judges Of the United States
circuit court. who rendered their de-
.cision today. Judge Walter II. San.
born. OF st. Paul. .dissented.
The majority opinion was that the
company, which was formed from five
concerns. was from Its organization,
I Ia 1902, In restraint Of trade. The
court declared. however, that while
! the international controlled from 80
20 IS per cent of the trade In agricul-
tural Implements, It's treatment OF
6mkIler competitors In general has
been fair and just.
K The opinion was prepared by Judge
Walter I. Smith. Of Council Bluffs.
Iowa, and concurred In by Judge Will
Ham @. Hook, Of Leavenworth, Kas.
u his dissenting opinion. Judge San
horn maintained that the company
Aad not been engaged In any "unrea-
ooven years before the suit was iled,
April 80, 1912.
IN directing the dissolution of the
Harvester trust" the court took ad-
'yonoed ground. directing not only that
tho corporation should be dissolved
md it, properties divided among at
j1est three different corporations, but
Hat the three corporations so formed
0hou1d be OF about equal size and
without single common stakeholder.
II no previous antitrust decision,
- q said, has the court gone 30 far.
- the Northern Securities case, the
QDtome court merely directed d.
11on Of the stock. In the Union Pa
Bouthern Pacific merger de-
l11on, the court ordered the South
"a Pacific stock, amounting TO As per
mt of the whole, to be sold among
U<Diders, rs some Of the individual
O1on Pacific stockholders already
- acquired some Southern Pacific
The court. however, ruled today
NJ e m appeal II taken TO the Uni
III States bupreme court. the order
dissolve within 80 days does not
Tie decision today was based upon
ol4mes Of evidence taken at hear
~ ccnducted BY the government in
NERAL cities and containing 10000
nd pages. George w. Perkins,
New York, and Thomas d. Jones,
91tcoEos whose nomination to the
1(gol reserve board was withdrawn
s9o14ont Wilson, were among the
kvl6Qal defendants named.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-13

About town this week some of the
.boys" who knew Detroit In the old
days are finding some sport In bet
ting how long It has been since
Charlie Diamond last appeared pro-
REASONABLY In this city. Charlie and
his harp were favorites In the old
Wonderland, and also In the Detroit
opera house In the days when Tony
Pastor was making annual visits
there. He Is back In town this week,
with his harp, and Is one of the fea-
lures of the bill in the Miles theater.
With him are his wife and daughter,
the former an accomplished saxo-
phone soloist and the latter q harpist
OF unusual talent.
For the benefit OF those who used
to know him, and to settle few bets.
Mr. Diamond stated that II has been
at least 16 years since his last visit.
On the stage he looks much the same.
say his old admirers, as in his youth,
and how he can play that Irish harp
OF his. the only genuine Irish harp
on the vaudeville stage, he asserts.
II was made for him specially In Bel
fast. and he holds II above price. TO
see him dance an Irish Jig to his own
accompaniment Is q rare treat
Since he last played Detroit, Mr..
Diamond has been all over the world.
He and his family returned only two
months ago from Australia, and are
booked for an exclusive tour Of the
new Miles circuit. Mrs. Diamond, on
the program as Miss Beatrice, is q
woman OF many personal charms. with
q distinguished stage presence, and
wears her beautiful gowns with much
grace. Her daughter. Carlena, 10 q
second edition of Mrs. Diamond. And
the three constitute one OF the most
interesting families that has ever
played the local boards.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-13
MCLEOD ADDRESSES
FORD FACTORY WORKERS

Malcolmn j. Mcleod, candidate for
the Republican nomination for con-
gress In the new Thirteenth district,
held one OF the biggest meetings OF
the campaign at the Ford factory,
Wednesday. A great crowd of work
ers gathered outside the main en-.
trance, and Mr.. Mcleod held their
attention while he explained his ef.
forts in behalf of labor while In the
legislature and as labor commits
sioner.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-13
81 DISSOLUTION
OF CAP COMPANY
jcrity Of Stockholders Of
1estic Concern Garry Trou-
bles To Court

little inside history on the sub
O. high finance" and how great
nom little acorns grow was
nght to light. Wednesday morning,
. suit fled BY the majority OF the
khoIders In the Majestic Cap Man
omx1ne Co. According to the De
- the company was formed sew.
yoafB ago by Adolf Wolfgang,
D(gs A1nsterwald, David Lang and
~ Golden. They capitalized at
30. but only $4,000 In cash was
- md the rest was paid for with
p1ssery notes to be settled out OF
w Dronts
re petition alleges that Golden
appointed manager and secre
u. The business nourished until Il
- doing : gross Of over 100000 q
u. AZ this time, Il 10 set forth
IN went to his partners and de
~ ~ business was falling be
md more capital was needed
ogod - supply it II they would
= pqDqr he had drawn up. They
D1 ond signed, only ito ind out,
~ tE1t they had turned the
oq4t Of the cash, business,
u on6 everything else into the
C ool6Gn.
~ strange thing happened,
Ia ~. with the same territory,
\ same u1mber or trgveifuy men,
= same general market conditions
II ~ aa1ne number OF orders the
ecgy bee4n to lose money. They
that. Golden had the books and
~ eow-was totals. The losses
49, Dolly and the plaintiffs
eoees &Aat ID the three partners,
800 an accounting. They didn't
- ond now they have asked the
~ court - appoint Q receiver and
.elvs ~ corporation.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-13
HREE POLICEMEN
DRAW PUNISHMENT

rotrolman winfred Kelly, OF the
1nto6 division. whose revolver
\ nom hh pocket as he was alight-
nom street car. and injured q
D1nger IN the leg, was sentenced
F 0crnmioetoner Gillespie, Tuesday,
- 1oDrlmanded by the superin-
~ TOR failing TO ogey q general
~ that policemen must always
~ empty chamber under the
1Gr u their revolvers.
Folnan Edward Livernois loses
~ leave Of absence for being
1teG While on duty.
l1n1n Maurice o'Donneil. OF
station. loses two days
"a uoglecting HIS beat, By
- much time in an engine
4
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-13
E. l. PICKELL IS
SERIOUSLY ILL
insurance Man Suffers From
Braemic Poisoning Since
April

e. L Pickell, No. los Burlingams-
ave.. Insurance agent. with an once
In the Chamber OF Commerce build
Ing. is very III with uraemic poison
Ing. His friends ana relatives are
hopeful OF his recovery, although at
tending physicians consider his con.
ditipn very grave. Mr.. Pickell has
been too Ill to engage In business
since last April.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-13

The janitors OF many large ONCE
buildings now clean the floors with q
convenient, compact and virtually au-
tomato machine. II consists Of Q
fat carriage few inches In length
and width, mounted on wheels fitted
with noiseless ball bearings. The
lower part OF the carriage contains
detachable revolving brushes driven
by an electric motor. The machine
has a handle like that OF lawn
mower, and since II weighs at most
only 80 pounds, workman can east
ly push II over polished surface
The brushes clean the floors thor.
oughly In one-fifth the time required
by ordinary hand labor. and leave
them polished. The necessary cleo
trio current costs about cent an
hour.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-13
Shdssburgs Famous Cathedral

One thousand years old. In the war
Of 1870. strassburo, with lie aarrlson
Of 1900 French soldiers, surrendered
10 the Germans after = sleos Of seven
weeks. IL ID now strongly parrlsoned
by Germany.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-13
Girl Robs sensfactrs

Miss Thelme Dale. CT No. 1s Co
lumbia-st east. reported to the DO.
lice. Wednesday. that girl she had
befriended, left her room. Monday.
with all of Miss Dale's best clothes.
including her red tago cape. green
silk umbrella. white suit, black silk
dress, green silk pettiooat and other
articles. "And took that girl In out
OF the rain when she didn't have a
cent" said Miss Dale. Indignantly.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-13

The safety FIRST" idea which has re-
Gently come into general practice on
most American roads Is an old one In
Germany and other European coun-
tries where the practice extends to
every form Of industry as well as the
railroads.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-13

Russia has 464,5oO.oOO acres of for
est. That Is to say, more than one
third OF the whole country is covered
by trees.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-13
AUSTIN CONFIRMED IN
BATTLE CREEK p. o.

WASHINGTON Aug. 1.-THE SEN
ate today confirmed the nomination
OF Ed Austin for the postmastership
at Battle Creek.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-13

GRAND RAPIDs--while leading a
horse from the skids. Joseph II.
Conkljn, OF Cincinnati. superintend-
emit OF the stock hospital OF the Hag.
enbeck-W circus, was struck by
70 q. X. q l. passenger train here this
morning and instantly killed
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-13
Maid Accused Of Theft.

Katie Kanya. 17-year-olo maid in
the Henry Clay apartments. No. 81
Center-st, was arrested by Detectives
Roche and Burczyk, Wednesday, on
the charge OF stealing "a from one
of the tenants. The girl Is said to
have confessed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-13

Sob Printing Done Right. Tlns
Printing Co., Is John Pest
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-21

take big boost in this city April 80 if
the plans formulated are carried out. A
food sale has been arranged, the largest
ever held in this city, it being planned
TO serve 1900 people during the after
non and evening. A short play is to be
given in the afternoon, under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Kate Terrill, the Woman's
club is to conduct JapaLese tea room,
the proceeds To be turned into the re-
tirement fund, and in the evening a
humorous play will be given, followed by
folk dancing. There are also to be booths
with good display of novelties, food,
popcorn and other articles. which will
represent a county fair.
Charles NJ. Trombly of taiS city and
Miss Honora 6. Mccarthy, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Mccarthy, OF
Mortified, were married yesterday at
st. Johns church in Northfeld by Rev.
FIR. j. B. MeGarry. After the ceremony
3 wedding breakfast was served at the
home of the brides parents. After
two weeks honeymoon, Mr.. and Mrs.
Trombly will reside in Bare, where the
groom is employed as a polsher in a
granite shed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-21
TALK OF THE TOWN

Renfrew Devonshire cloths lsc at
Knights.
Ten dozen white long silk gloves, $l.00
kind, to sell at 75c, at Vaughan's.
Did you get one Of those sl.50 silk
pettieoats for Sl.o0, at Yaughan's?
The concert at the Congregational
church Wednesday evening will com
mence at 1880 o'clock.
son was born Saturday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Allen of 80 Park street
The child has been named Sherwood
Lynn Allen.
Smith & Dashner, real estate agents,
have sold for Mrs. E. NJ. Tayntor her
two tenement house and large lot of
land known as 6l Warren street this
city. The purchaser is George Ciadialli
who will move to the place soon and
win occupy one tenement and rent the
other.
A number OF the younger members
of Ruth chapter, o. E. s., gave an en-
ioyabe dancing party in the Masonic
barracks last evening. Thirty-fve cou
pies We're present and excellent music
for the dancers was furnished by Miss
Walker and Albert +. Scott. The party
grew out of supper given by st. Aide
mar commandery last January when a
deputation of young women from the
Eastern Star order had charge of the
table service. A buffet luncheon of
punch and waters, coffee and sandwiches,
brought the affair to close.
Early this evening the Barre Board of
Trade will meet in the Vincitia club
rooms for its annual business meeting.
There will be an election of officers and
other important business will be con-
sidered, Immediately after the business
session there will be an entertainment
and program of speech making, to which
members of the club as well as Board
OF Trade members have been invited.
The principal speaker is President John
NJ. Thomas of Middlehury college, who
viii reply to the critical report of the
Carnegie Foundation on Vermont's edu-
cational system. 1t is expected that
President Thomas will speak on the re-
port and its relation to higher education
in the state. During the evening a rep
resentative of the city council and mem
bers of semi-civic organizations will be
called upon for minute talks. Mu-
sic will be furnished by the Orpheus
quartet and a buffet luncheon will bring
the affair to a close.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-21
TALK OF THE TOWN

Bed spreads 81 to $500 at Knights.
Come here for your coats and skirts
at Naughans.
Sale children's wash dresses 25e, zoe
40c, 75e up, at Naughan's.
Black Cat 25c hose warranted to out.
last any other Csc hose.
The McWhorter Co. are showing this
season large assortment of mems suits
bearing the union label, at prices from
$1,000 to $1,000
The Barre Woman's club will hold a
dancing party Wednesday evening OF
this week in Rowland hall. Club mem
bers and their friends are urged to pat
ronize this dance.
Court Barre, No. 3,3l7, l. O. f., will
hold dance Tuesday evening, April 81
Dancing from TO II p. m. Bruce's
orchestra viii furnish music. Come and
have good time. Per committee.
Auction sale Tomorrow of the big Jer-
sey herd for Frank T. Hutchinson of
Worcester. A good bunch of stock and
on the main highway from Montpelier
to Worcester Corner. G. F. Smith, auc-
tioneer.
All persons subject to taxation in the
city of Barre are warned that their lists
must be filed with the assessors of the
city of Barre on or before the Goth day
of April, as per section 543 of the public
statutes.
If you wish to know the correct way
to massage out the wrinkles, call up
Russell's Red Cross pharmacy and a
beauty specialist from Boston will call
on you, give you free massage and
demonstrate tile correct use OF creams
and leave you some samples.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-21
TALK OF THE TOWN

See Abbott's 25c Black Cat hose.
| Visit our corset department; extra
values; at Vaughan's.
| Table of 25c wash goods this week at
l5c yard at Vaughans.
Want to buy 100 head of cattle to
turn out. H. j. Smith, 367 North Main
street.--Advt.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
are asked to let Mrs. S. n. Parker or
Mrs. +. G. Rowland know to-day where
to call for any articles which they may
contribute for the rummage sale.
The public is asked to bear in mind
the rummage sale to be held in the
empty store over Miers' barber shop on
Wednesday, April %, afternoon and
evening.
"The Club Women on Social Better
ment" will be the subject of a lecture
by Miss Caroline Crawford of New York,
formerly dean of women at Middlebury
college, before the Barre Woman's club
in Rowland hall this evening Tuesday
at 8 o'clock. The club extends cordial
invitation to all teachers of the city
schools to attend this lecture. The date
announced in Mondays Times was incor-
rect.
At the funeral services of Mrs. Alezzio
De Battista, which were held at 20
George street Monday afternoon, the
following young men from Barre Town
acted as bearers: Mario Gemmni, An
tonic Groneo, Giovanni, Coluccio, Domen-
leo Cistti, r. Compana and Giovanni
Groneseo. There was a large offering
of flowers and many attended from the
deceased's home in East Barre. Burial
was in the Catholic cemetery on Beck
ley street.
The captious critic, whose anonymous
letter takes The Times to task for end
ing with a proposition certain SEN
tence in the days news, is reminded
that this newspaper, any newspaper, or
any individual has ample precedent in
so completing sentence. For authority
the purist is referred to the works of
Pollock, Coleridge, DIR. johnson, Thad-
deus Stevens, and Horace Greeley, and
very considerable following OF con-
temporary granmarians. These preee-
dents are cited solely for the purpose
of iustifyng the prepostional ending
wherever it may be used in other places
In connection with The Times item, it
may be mentioned in passing that
proposition was not used in the sentence
ending.