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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-24
CHRISTMAS ship
MEANS LIGHTER
HEARTS ABROAD
Voyage of Jason Has Done Much
to Win Friendship of Europe's
People For the u. S.
LONDON TIMES EXPRESSES
A. BRITISH APPRECIATION
mo Work Like 1t in History" is
Newspapers Comment on
NJ War Charities

Millions OF Europe's war orphans
win enjoy a happier Christmas tompr-
BOW because OF the memorable voy-
age OF The Times Christmas ship, the
u & 8. Jason.
With her arrival at Salonica, Dec.
II. where presents for Servian and
Russian children were distributed, the
Jason practically completed her mis-
sion or peace and good will. Tons
OF warm clothing and toys have been
forwarded to the innocent little VIC
ums OF the great European conflict.
Government officials In each OF the
warning countries have expressed
their qualification and appreciation
for the splendid gift OF the children
OF America to the children OF Europe.
The voyage has done much TO foster
Q feeling OF warm friendship for the
United States In the hearts Of the
people OF the warning countries.
J Commenting on American war char
ftiss. among which the Christmas was
not the least, the London Times says:
In all history there has been no
work like It. Never before have We
received from another people proof
30 moving OF interest and regard.
We are not an effusive nation, but
the American self-sacrifice and warm
kindness have sunk deep into our
hearts.
eff we cannot unite today with our
American friends In great peace
celebration, we can at least bear
testimony to the unparalleled munifi.
cence Of their charity and the good
vdl they are showing to all"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-24

cause OF charity by telephone opera
tors Of the Grand and Cadillac ex-
changes. The phone girls are taking
care OF families whose names have
been furnished by the Associated
Charities.
Unmarried men of the Y. M. G. A.
have arranged to gladden. the hearts
OF about 30 poor families by present
Ing them with food and useful gifts.
Each bach" will deliver his message
of good cheer in person. The boys
department OF the Y. NJ. C. A. has or
ganized a choir, which will sing good
old Christmas songs on the streets
this evening.
The Y. NJ. G. A. and the Y. w. c. A.
will join In a party, Christmas night.
About 20 young men will be- the
guests OF as many young women. Miss
May Marsh, social secretary OF the
Y. w. G. A.. will be the guest OF the
evening Gifts will be exchanged.
and the guests will also enjoy din
ner and an entertainment.
Continental Motor Co. employees
were busy Thursday. looking after the
wants of 20 families. The workers
donated more than 500 to this cause.
All postofice stations, as well as
the main office, will close at noon,
Christmas day. The general delivery
and stamp windows viii be open from
2 until o'clock In the evening. One
delivery and one collection OF mail
will be made by carriers. The parcel
post division will endeavor to deliver
all packages by working until 6
O'clock.
In quaint, precise language and old
fashioned script. neatly printed on a
leafiet. "Ye Eliot-st. Christmasse Wait
err" have announced to I'VE folke" In
the vicinity OF Eliot-st, that a little
band, describing itself as I'VE are not
daily beggars, that beg from door to
door, but We are neighbors' children,
whom you have seen before" will sing
carols in the street. Christmas eve.
between the hours of seven and eight
by We clocks" The 'neighbors' chill
1ren" include Joseph and Thomas
Courts. Louise Fisher, Margaret and
Elizabeth Harry, Jenness and Alice
Newcomb, Katherine Sellew, Harold,
Zoe. Sylvia and Rodman Shipper,
Marjorie Weber. Ernest and Benedict
Williams and Annette Woodruff.
Ernest Williams, son of Bishop
Charles d. Williams win act as
'scrip-bearer." or collector, all money
given to be presented to the Society
'or the Prevention OF Cruelty to Chill
1ren. Last Christmas eve. Rodman
Shipper as "scrip-bearer" collected up
wards of $50 which was given to the
same charity.
Following the singing Of ''ye olde
carols" we waits" will
be given a Christmas party, In one OF
the residences Of the Eliotst neigh.
borhood.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-24
FIVE DIE WHEN
BLAZE SWEEPS
N. Y. TENEMENT
Family Wiped Out by Midnight
Fire-Cause of Blaze is
Unknown
FLAMES LEAVE FIFTY
HOMELESS IN CHICAGO
Hull House Thrown Open To
Residents of Burned Flat
Many Flee in Nightrobes

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Fiye mem.
bers OF one family were suffocated to
death early today In a fire which
started in the basement of a Ave
story tenement house at No. 316 West
Forty-ninth-st. The dead are:
Mrs. Mary Corso. Charles, 81;
Frank, 10; Harry, seven, children of
Mrs. Corso. and her eight-year-old
niece, Grace Amendele.
Arthur Corso, "a, another son, IL
night operator at the Polytechnic hos
pital and received the calls for am
balances. He did not know then that
IL was for his own family.
The fire started when nearly all
the occupants OF the house were sleep
Ing. Starting from the basement from
an unknown cause, II leaped up the
dumb waiter. 1t spread out on the
top two floors.
Grace Amendele had gone to spend
the night with her aunt and to receive
Christmas presents. The pulmotor
was used for an hour on her in an
effort to revive her.
The firemen recovered the bodies
at great risk
CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-Fifty persons,
including many women and children,
were rescued with difficulty early to-
day when fire swept four-story fat
building near Hull house Hull house
was thrown open to them and the
women. who fed In their night gowns,
were provided with clothing. The
loss was $4,000
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-24
ten OFFICERS ARE
GIVEN PROMOTIONS
Commissioner Gillespie Plays
Santa Claus and Hands Out
Fat Jobs to Men

Police Commissioners Gillespie play.
cd Santa Claus. on the night before
the night before Christmas, and hand
ed out presents to 10 officers of the
uniformed division OF the police force.
Acting Supt. John B. Downey an
nounced the promotions. Wednesday
evening.
Sergt Mark Baker and Sergt. Nor
ton M. 6chuknecht, OF the traffic d.
vision, were made lieutenants. and
Sergt. Frank J. Tischbein, Of Trum-
bull station. also received q neuten-
antcy.
Patrolman John b. Bates, of the
traffic squad; Stephen e Poole, OF
Central precinct: Irving Patterson.
of Trumbull station. and Gustave
Schink, Of Grand River station, are
made sergeants.
Charles Shaw, In charge of the
property room. was given the rank OF
detective. and Edward Hastings and
George Wilson, traffic officers, were
made probationary detectives. They
are a pair of officers who will un-
doubtedly make good in the Central
bureau.
Lieut.. John J. Springer. OF McClel-
Ian station. a veteran who has made
many friends In his 20 years Of ser
vice. petitioned for retirement. but
the request has not yet been acted
upon.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-24
GRAVEYARD GANG"
IS ROUNDED UP
Alleged Car Thieves Who Hid
Loot in Vault in Beth David
Cemetery, Under Arrest

Precinct Detectives John Neitzel
and Alfred Siska have rounded UP O
gang OF 10 alleged freight car thieves
whom the police have nicknamed
"The graveyard gang" as they hid
their plumber In a receiving vault in
Beth David cemetery, out on Van
Dyke-ave., just beyond the city limits.
Rugs, tables, chairs, whisky, gro
ceries and variety OF other loot was
found in the cemetery building. and
the detectives allege that they also
found several wagon loads Of plumber
in the home of Tony Bialkowski, q
grave digger employed at the GENE
terry and living nearby. Bialkowski
Is under arrest with the others, and
is alleged to be a. ringleader OF the
gang, which was uniformed with
clothing said TO have been stolen
from freight oars.
Monroe authorities want the men,
who will be turned over to them, to
answer charges OF breaking into cars
In Monroe.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-24
Won Hindenburg Gives Credit
For Victories In Poland to
Men In Ranks of His Army

Marshal Won Hindenburg Is an ex-
traordinary type OF man. Rugged and
vigorous, he has 30 manipulated his
numerically weaker forces over the
railroads SO as TO check the Russian
advance upon German territory
through Poland. and finally 10 hur1
them back upon their own defences.
The Germans are constantly shift
ing their forces TO deliver new blows
They forced the Slavs TO give way
for 35 miles on line running from
Lowicz and Lodz TO Cracow. The
new Russian position is but 20 miles
from Warsaw.
Field Marshal Won Htb1enburg said
there were between 20 and 40 Rus
sian army corps. (approx1mafely T.
100000 or 100000 men) opposed to
the German and Austrian line which
stretches over front OF ESQ miles.
Since Nov. IS, the Germans have cap
tured 10000 Russians.
The Russians have suffered enor-
nous losses In killed, wounded and
men taken prisoners, the feld mar
shall said. "The heavy casualtles
which they suffered In three battles
during the last four weeks resulted
-. 40 caOonihb VI INC hub7fdu Onou-
sive and resistance along the entire
line.
The Germans are now on the offen-
sive throughout the front. The Rus
SLAMS today made two counter sttaclks
but were repulsed.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg r.
now receiving attentions which come
only 70 a popular hero He receives
daily 800 or 400 letters from admir-
ers OF his military prowess. Many
OF these come from America, but
many more are from Germans ex-
pressing their gratitude for the ban
ishment of the danger OF Russian
invasion Of the fatherland. Presents
OF every description are also being
showered upon the field marshal and
me men OF his army.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-24
ASK REMOVAL OF
COMPANY MANAGER
Mayor Declares Cabaret Mana
gers Are Violating City
Building Code

Minority stockholders OF the Detroit
Steel Products Co. have filed a petit
ton In the federal court asking for an
accounting. The court is asked to
depose John @. Rumney. general man.
ager Of the concern. One OF the
charges contained In the bill Is that
money of the corporation was used
with railroad agents to influence the
purchase OF products Of the company,
and the return OF this money in the
amount OF $4,000 is asked. The petit
ton is signed by James G. Ames and
Caryl B. Young. Chicago stockholders.
The officers OF the company are:
President. Walter s. Russell; vice.
president, Robert s. Drummond; sec.
rotary, Samuel K. Pittman: treasurer,
Samuel X. Pittman.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-24
IN DETROIT

Deputy City Clerk Guy ingalls, fs nj
work redistrfctfng the new Sew
enteenth, Nineteenth and Twenty
first wards. He n trying to appor-
ton the ward territory so that no
precinct will have more than 500
voters.
David Morrison, son OF william Nor
rison. No. 7O7 Porter-st., has written
letter home telling how 256 mem
bers OF his company D.. OF the Scotch
Black Watch regiment. met death in
a charge on the German forces in
the battle Of Aisne. Sept IL. Nor
rison. an English soldier, IL COM
yalsscing in Lady Hozisr hospital.
LAnark. Scotland
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-24
GIVES CARLOAD OF
COAL TO The POOR
Edward FrensdOrf, of Hudson,
Again Helps Destitute Of
Home City

HUDSON, Mich, Dec. 24.-Follow-
ing his custom Of providing for the
needy Of HRS home city, Edward Frens-
dorf is this year giving away car
load of coal. Mr.. Frensdorf is a mem
Der OF the Jackson prison board of
control. In which capacity he gives his
services and time gratis to the state.
He was Wilson manager for Michigan
in 1912 and candidate for congress
man-at-large. and for his progressive
Democratic principles, his financial
assistance to state educational insti-
tutions and for many other acts of
charity he is one Of the best known
men In the state.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-24
Teacher Whips Three at once.

DALLAS. Tex, Dec. f--Following
the agitation In Dallas county to abol
ish the whip in the public schools,
three boys at Union academy attempt
ed TO whip their teacher, Prof. Giles
r. Hudspeth.
The teacher proved the best fighter
and mastered all three OF the boys.
Later an effort was made 10 prosecute
the teacher, but the county attorney
refused to take the affidavit.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-24
MINNESOTA MAN WINS
FRENCH HERO MEDAL

WILMAR, MINI, Dec. 24.-F. w.
Powell, son of Frederick William
Powell, Of this city, has been awarded
the "Medaillo Militaire" by the French
government. The decoration cores
ponds with the British Victoria Cross
and is awarded only for deeds Of ex-
ceptional heroism.
The younger Powell "a member
OF the Royal British Flying corps.
His father. who Is chief clerk at the
Great Northern Offices here, has re-
ceived no word from his son since the
latter went to France with the nrst
expeditionary force In August.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-24
MARX PUTS BAN ON
MOVIES" in CAFES
Mayor Declares Cabaret Manag-
ers Are Violating City Build
ing Code

Mayor Marx has informed cafe own
ers that he will not tolerate motion
pictures as a part of carbaret shows
The mayors edict, it is understood.
calls to a halt the elaborate plans OF
several cafe proprietors to Install
movie outfits. Corporation Counsel
Lawson informed the mayor that the
contemplated plans are violation OF
the building code.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-24
Cowboy Rescues Motorists.

MORRISTOWN, s. D.. Dec. 24.-To
have the engine OF their automobile
get out OF order while they were dash
Ing through prairie fire and be res
cued by an unidentified cowboy was
the thrilling experience OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Mathew and Mrs. ]. r. Ryan.
Their car stopped dead in the midst
OF the fire. when the cowboy. who
CHANGED to be near. dashed his horse
through the flames and conveyed them
to a place of safety.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-24
FINN CO. GETS
POSTOFFICE JOB
Department Approves Bid of
$49,500-Alterations Will
Start at Once

The bid OF John Finn & Co., for
making the necessary alterations to
the postofice building. mas been APP
proved by the department, and the
work will start Immediately. The
contract is for $4,000. Postmaster
Nagel has also obtained permission
from the-department to contract for
a new station on the south side Of
FOREST. between Summit and Ferdi-
nand-aves.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-24
Aorse alts Of Mans Lip.

GETTYSBURG, Pa, Dec. 24.-Ham-
ilton Bucher, OF Steinwehr-ave., VINO
is employed at the Gettysburg Ice q
Storage Co., had the misfortune 10
have his upper lip torn on when one
of their large draught horses snapped
at him, catching him by the mustache.
Mr.. Bucher lost the sight Of one eye
less than q year ago.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-24
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
GEO. HADZITS, SATURDAY

Funeral services for George Had.
zits. who died in Harper hospital
Wednesday, wiz be held Saturday aft
ernoon. in the home, No. 757 Canton
ave. Mr.. Habits was born In Hun
gary 75 years ago and came to Detroit
when % years old. For nearly half
century he was we'll known as a dry
goods merchant. The surviving fam
ily includes one son, Prof George d
Habits. Of The chair of Latin in the
University Of Pennsylvania and Mrs.
q. r.. Fischer. OF this city.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-24
so,ln To Send presdnauoht.

MADRID (via Paris). Dec. 24.--Ad-
niral Miranda, minister OF marine an
nounces that the Spanish government
win be represented at the Inaugural
ton OF, the Panama canal by a dele
cation headed by vice-Admiral Es-
trsda, o. board the dreadnsught
.Esyana.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-24

Printing the plain neat kind-that ~
right - Times Job DepertmentS-Main
ts3a
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-23
IXOnid.

Mr.. and Mrs Frank H0eft of Brown
Street were callers al the burg on We'd
nesday.
Dan Thomas of Bangor is visiting
relatives here at present.
Miss Nellie Tornow, Ocon0mowoc has
been dressmaking here the past week.
Mrs. F. F Machus visited one day last
week with Mrs. O. Fl. Wills.
Mrs. VIM. Samuel is i'll at her home
here, being under the care of DE-. Peters
of OcOnOmoW0c.
Miss Kathryn Lewis returned home
Thursday after visiting few weeks with
relatives at OcOnOmOwOc.
About forty friends and relatives OF
R. P. Lewis and family and Miss Lizzie
Jones gave them a surprise party. The
evening was spent in games and music,
after which refreshments were served.
All present spent most enjoyable eve
ming.
Mrs. John Gibson of Watertown visit
ed several days last week with her
mother, Mrs. Liza Davis.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-23
BEE-kEEPERS'
CONVENTION
Will Be Held At Madison Tuesday
and Wednesday. February
Sd and 4th.

Wisconsin is recognized as one OF the
leading states in the Union for the pro-
duction of good honey. with over 1900
bee-keepers who have over 100000 colo
nies of bees and produce annually over
100000 pounds of honey.
Bee diseases both American and
European Foul Brood are present in our
state to an alarming extent. Another
drawback to Wisconsin bookkeeping is
the problem of successful wintering. In
vestigatiOns show we lose over 10H per
cent due to poor winteriEg, and over 41
per cent due to spring dwindlings,a a total
of Is per cent in all. Come and hear
this problem discussed at the meeting.
Interest your neighbor in the meeting.
Have him come with you. The SimOns
hotel will be headquarters for all bee
keepers.
The question box will be a leading
feature, bring your questions and don't
forget to be ready with lone Important
Thing You Have Learned in Bee-Keeping
the Past Year." for you will be called on.
This meeting will be made as interest
ing as possible. Prizes will be offered
for the best papers as follows; first, S.;
second, So; third, 81, and fourth, 81.
This promises to be one of the best
meetings we have had in years and a
large and enthusiastic attendance is ex-
Dected.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-23
K, C. PROGRAM
VERY PLEASING
Miss Mary A. Doyle ard Miss
Anna F. HOldhdn Give Pro-
gram Before Bdquet.

The Knights of Columbus gave
a very pleasing free entertainment
at St. Henry hall Wednesday eve
ming after which a banquet was
held at the K. G. Lodge hall by
the knights and their friends. St.
Henry's hall was crowded and none
were disappointed in the progam.
Miss Doyle is one of the best read
ers that has ever been here and
Miss Holahan's singing was highly
pleasing. The ladies were very
ably accompanied at the piano by
Mrs. C.. A. Feist. The banquet
was an affair which will long be re-
membered by all present. Editor
J.W. Moore was POSTMASTER and
responses were given by the follow
ing: Rev Fr. Hennesey, Attorney
]. G.Conway, ]. E. Nc A dams, E.
Mangold, John Salick. Miss Doyle
also gave a reading at the banquet.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-23

ditions of the farm business. In order
to make the inventory show this it is
necessary to be conservative in all valua-
tions To be able to place an exact
value on the different items of farm
property is, of course, difficult, but for
tunately this is not absolutely necessary
for the accuracy Of the inventory as a
whole will not vary directly with the
correctness of the valuation of any one
item. If one acquaints himself with
current prices and tries to be fair in
his estimate he is not likely to be very
far off OD the value of any one item,
and what mistakes he may make viii
most likely offset one another. In case
OF the herd he may rate some of his cows
a little high, hut he is just as apt to
value other cows little too low, and
the chances are that by adding together
all of the values his result would be very
close to what the herd would sell for.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-23
WOULD PRESERVE
THE SMALL TOWN
American Fair Trade League Ur-
geS Cooperation to Fight
Mail Order Menace

Asserting that mail order competition
is the most serious business issue of the
day from the consumers standpoint" +"
and that "the catalog octopus is in con-
stantly increasing measure sucking out
the life blood of the small towns OF the
nation" Edmond A Whittier, secretary
treasurer of the American Fair Trade
League, today issues statement calling
upon consumers, retailers and other in
dependent business interests to cooper
ate in countrywide campaign of edu-
cation to "apprise the people ut large of
very plain duty" A great mass of
data has already accumulated at the
offices of the League, purporting to give
ample evidence of the "real economy of
trading at home"
LET us not be alarmists on the one
one hand nor towards on the other, says
the statement in part. This is not a
matter of theory. 1t is an actual and
stupendOus condition that faces, and
threatens to OUTAGE, the small town and
the countryside. A recent report of our
Research Bureau establishes that the
mail order houses carry on annually
twenty per cent. as much business as
that done by the country merchants of
the nation. In other words for every
dollar spent by the rural consuming
public, the town or community, or sec
tion is taxed twenty cepts. 1t is virtu
ally tax on the general resources. since
the endless chain element is missing.
Not cent of this money comes back to
the spender or to any other member of
the community, as does a, goOdly share
of all the money spent with the local
dealer. 1t is an economic fact that every
mail order purchase by citizen marks
blow at the prosperity of the COM
munity."
One feature of the Leagues education
al campaign, according to the statement,
will be through presentation of figures
aiming to show that mail order bargains
are, in very many cases, such i'll name
only" On this point, Mr.. Whittier says:
aside from the social phase is the con-
stantly increasing evidence that the con-
sumer, in perhaps majority of cases,
can trade at home and actually save
money on the years purchases.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-23
KUENzL| WINS
IMPORTANT CASE
The Decision Effects Hundreds of
Office Holders Through
out the State

Attorney Otto Kuenzli won an impor-
tant case at the circuit court at Madison
before Judge K. R. Stevens. Mr.. Kuenzli
defending Ben Marcus in the case, State
of Wisconsin ex rel Frank POstel VS.. Ben
Marcus.
The decision effects hundreds of office
holders in the state who have not taken
out their second citizenship papers. Mr..
Postel endeavored to oust Mr.. Marcus
from the office of trustee of the village
of Muscoda according to an amendment
Of the constitution which took effect
December !, 1912, since Mr. Marcus had
never taken out his second papers, His
tenure of Office up to December 1, 1912
was perfectly legal, the question arising
after that time. BY clever reasoning
Mr. Kuenzli showed the court that his
tenure of office is legal and that he
should not be ousted from office on ac-
count of the constitutional amendment
The outcome of the case was watched
with interest by office holders all over
the state who have not taken out their
second papers. Mr.. Kuenzli presented
a lengthy defense which was practically
entirely accepted by the judge, whose
opinion was given in last Saturdays
State Journal and occupied over
column.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-23
State Feeble Minded Home

Quite number of merchants are in
terested in the fact that the State may
build home for the feeble minded here,
northwest OF the city limits. Such an
institution would near considerable
trade for the merchants as the 800 in
mates would each have at least two
out of town visitors during the year
making a total of 1900 year.
Each inmate would perhaps have
several times as many making the
number run up into the thousands.
The fifty or more attendants and en-
pl0yees will be a considerable addition
to the city. But then who would be so
hard hearted and unchristianlike as to
say he doesn't want to see such an in
stitution brought here even if the city
were not the gamer?