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The Detroit times., 1914-12-28
800 MEN CROWD
INTO B. OF C.,
SEEKING WORK
List of Job-Hunters Has In
creased Rapidly In the Last
Two Weeks
MOST OF THEM ARE
WITHOUT TRADES
Foreigners, Too, Are In Major
ity-Indexed According to
Necessities

About 500 men crowded into the
Detroit Board OF Commerce, Monday
morning, in search Of work. The host
OF men out Of jobs and who have ap-
pealed to the board for relief, has In
creased 80 rapidly that the committee
In charge OF the unemployed problem
has been forced to extend Its system
OF registering and classifying the APP
plicants.
When the doors OF the auditorium
were thrown open. Monday, the place
was soon packed with men OF almost
every class. There were hundreds
who could not speak English There
were men OF intelligence, masters OF
trades or professions, who seemed
out of place In the masses OF com
mon laborers. Secretary Byres III.
Gitchell, and Vice-President Charles
II. Clifford. who are in charge of the
relief work for the unemployed, de-
cided TO separate the English speak
ing from the non-English speaking
The foreigners. mostly Greeks.
Seryians. Turks and Poles, were given
the entire balcony and large com
mittee room. The others, most OF
whom are native Americans. were
segregated on the lower floor.
Twelve interpreters have been en-
gagged to receive applications and reg
lister men who do not speak English
Most OF the foreigners are laborers
without a trade. The Americans are
mostly mechanics. According TO Mr.
Gitchell, the real problem which con
fronts the board, is that of the com
mon laborer.
"Of the calls received from en-
ployers." he said, most are for skilled
workmen. What is to be done with
the hundreds OF common laborers Is
a question. 'Ice-cutting probably Will
take care OF some. But the demand
for unskilled labor is not nearly great
enough to care for the large number
OF this class OF men who have come
to the Board OF Commerce for aid"
J. ]. Henkel. OF the Ford Motor
Co. who was sent by Henry Ford. TO
the Board OF Commerce. 20 assist In
looking after the unemployed II OF
the opinion that many employment
fConttnued on Page NInel
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28
General Gains Are Noted In
Stock Prices,
However
SECURITY ADVANCES
AID WHOLE MARKET
Steel Moves Upward-Wheat
Again Makes A New
High Record


Evening Pest Company
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S-The two
most important events OF the day
were the striking decline in foreign
exchange rates, to the lowest level
touched for year, and the very gen.
eral gains In prices on the stock ex-
change, with net Canadian advances
OF from to 1-2 points. The up
ward movement OF security prices
was we'll sustained and while IL was
not on very large volume OF bust.
ness i'm most of the active shares and
notably those in which the public is
often interested. This advance nat
urally led TO better sentiment and
helped the whole market. Strength
was pronounced In such stocks as
Union Pacific, ST. Paul. Atchison.
Northern Pacific. Penna and some OF
the copper shares. The movement in
United States Steel attracted general
attention with good buying on the adj
vance. In the last hour the market
held its strength. and most OF the
standard shares sold at or near their
high level for the day. There was no
news 10 affect the market other than
the rather vague report that some OF
the buying orders were OF European
origin. There was nothing. however.
on which TO base such stories. On
the other hand there we're no selling
orders to speak OF from abroad. Read.
ing was one OF the strongest stocks
at the close. Wheat again made a
new high record and there was some
excited trading at Chicago.
The decline in sterling exchange
was the feature OF the day. The
movement reflected large offerings OF
bills by various banking interests
which had accumulated exchange In
anticipation OF having broad de-
mand for II In connection with meet.
ing the end of the year remittances.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28
MRS. LITTLE ASKS FOR
STATEMENT OF BIRTH

CINCINNATI, o., Dec. 2s.--Mrs. Al
ma Little, of Detroit, "the woman
without race" here today inter
viewed Mrs. Luella Jefferson to OBJ
tain, an AFFIDAVIT swearing Mrs. Little
is of white parentage and not OF Ne
gro blood as claimed by her husband,
a Detroit druggist. suing her for d.
vorce. Mrs. Little swears Mrs Jeffer
son Is her foster mother and that
that she was given into the care OF
Mrs. Jefferson's affidavit will show
Mrs. Jefferson In Denver when six
weeks old. She leaves for Denver to-
night TO secure additional afidavits
She has been on similar mission in
Canada.
Reconciliation with her husband.
Mrs. Little stated. was doubtful even
after she had established her parent
age.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28
TIMES LOWEST ON
COUNTY PRINTING.

The Detroit Times was the lowest
bidder for county printing according
10 proposals submitted TO the board 81
county auditors. Saturday. for pub
fishing the bi-monthly statement OF
expenditures, county treasurer's liquor
report, etc The Times bid was 20
cents per inch per newspaper column.
two inches wide and fourteen lines.
agate measure. The Tribune and Free
Press bid the same. SLIP. the Journal
1926. and the News sl.S2.
As the award goes TO two dailies.
the Tribune and Free Press are tied
for second place.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28
Claimed That Shooting Followed
Refusal To Cease Firing At
Ducks After Season
Had Expired
WALTER SMITH, LAKE
FIREMAN, is SLAIN
Charles Dorsch Is In Hospital
With Bullet Hole in Breast as
Result of Act

BUFFALO. N. Y. Dec. 2s.-Fired on
by Canadian soldiers as their boats
were approaching the Canadian shore
OF the Niagara river, near Fort Erie
today, Walter Smith, O lake fireman,
Of Buffalo. 10 dead with bullet hole
through his head, and Charles Dorsch,
also OF this city, Ii OF the General
hospital with bullet wound In the
breast.
Smith and Dorsch engaged boats at
Mutz Brothers ferry this morning.
saying they were going duck hunting.
They were warned regarding the TAX
ing Of firearms into Canadian waters.
From reports received from the
Canadian border, Provincial Police
Oficer Thomas Delaney called on
Smith and Dorsch to desist shooting,
the duck season having closed Dec.
10. They declined and continued
shooting at ducks. Delaney is then
said to have called upon a corporal
and two privates of the Forty-fourth
battalion OF the Canadian militia to
shoot the men. Several shots were
fired while the hunters attempted to
pull the boat to the American shore.
Both men fell to the bottom OF the
boat and the little craft drifted down;
the river until picked up by Cana
dian fishermen.
Capt. Norman Fife, In charge OF the
militia detachment at Bridgeburg. re-
fused to discuss the shooting. The
American vice-consul. J. B. Curtis at
Fort Erie, has sent a statement TO
Secretary OF State Bryan. Curtis VIII
also attend the inquest late today be-
fore Coroner Mencke.
Federal District Attorney John ID.
Linn declared his opinion was that
the whole matter would be hand
led by the diplomats at Washington
and not through his Office here.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2S.-Firing by
the Canadian patrol upon American
duck hunters upon Lake Erie VIII not
become a matter for official consider
alton until protest and an official re-
port are received, state department
officials declared today. Neither the
state department nor British Ambas-
sador Spring.Rice had official advices
regarding the incident.
Activities OF Canadian troops along
the American boundary were dis
cussed by the two governments during
the early part OF the war. A gentle
mans agreement" was then reached
providing strict immunity OF the Unit
ed States and it's citizens from indis-
eliminate firf1g.
II the killing on Lake Erie today or
one American hunter and fatal wound
ing OF another Is brought before the
administration officially 1t is regarded
certain that apologies from Canada
will be Immediately forthcoming.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28
GRANT REVIEW
in FRANK CASE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s-Justice
Lamar of the supreme court today
granted the application OF Leo NJ.
Frank of Atlanta for review OF the
court Of his CONVICTION OF numbering
Mary Phagan.
Lamar's action automatically stays
execution OF Frank. scheduled for
January %.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28
Dundee May Meet White

NEW YORK, Dec. 2SAlf Johnny
Dundee's hands are uninJured at the
OF his bout with Leach
Cross at the Empire A. c., here Jan.
8, he will be signed to meet Charley
White at Milwaukee some time In the
middle OF January, Dundee's manager
announced ~tDdar.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28
AID. REID, LAME DUCK,
AVOIDS CITY Hall.

Aid. Archie NJ. Reid. of the FIT
teenth ward, IL one Of the few lame
ducks" In the council who has absent
ed himself from the city hall since
his defeat In the primaries last fall
Reds conduct has occasioncd com
mont among the other aldermen.
George Ellis. who succeeds Aid. Reid.
was formerly member OF the coun.
lcil and IL popular among tn prsssn1
hambern-
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28
MAN HANGS SELF
In WORKHCUSE
James Gray Was Serving Term
of Thirty Days For Drunk
enness

Workhouse guards found James
Gray. so years old, dead In his cell,
Sunday night, with rope, torn from
his cot, fastened around his neck in
moose, and tied to the framework
of the cot, which stood on end.
Gray was sent to the House OF Cor.
rection. Dec. 10, to serve 30 days for
being drunk. He roomed at No. 81
Madison-ave.
The man had 50 in his pockets
when arrested. and bank book that
he. carried. showed a balance OF SIT,
but he chose to go to the workhouse
rather than pay fine OF $40.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28
THE WEATHER

ana Tuesday cloudy. probably snow
nurrfest moderate temperature, mod
crate southerly winds.
Lever Michigan CLOUDY Monday
nightt Tuesday probably snow hurriest
moderate temperature, moderate Go
sow" r"p~v,s TEMPERArUsEs
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28
Inhn aenp h a Daddy.

John Repp. member OF the city
clerks staff, passed around cigars,
Monday morning. The occasion was
the arrival OF q 12-pound baby girl In
his home.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28

Vow can they do n Tor afty cents,
That's what they all say when they
have tried our MONDAY lunch. --.feteI
Girls woids-Adv
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28

The Gillespie traffic ordinance,
which Is the old Littlefleld ordinance
revised and added to, will be submit
ted to the council committee on ordi.
nances. Tuesday mernIng, N special
meeting. Commissioner Gillespie, who
has been working on the measure for
several months and has gathered in
formation on regulation Of traffic In
nearly all the large cities in the coun
try. thinks that he has at last solved
a perplexing problem.
The proposed ordinance provides
that Automobiles must stop with street
cars on Woodward and Jefferson-aves.
and on all other streets not wide
enough to permit the passing OF stand.
ing cars with at least six feet clear
ance. The commissioner also pro-
poses TO compel automobiles to park
parallel with the curb, and remain not
more than 80 minutes at any one
place: 10 force all vehicles to carry
lights and to penalize autoists for
driving on safety zones. The speed
limit is fixed at 10 miles downtown
and Is miles outside the mile circle.
The commissioner intends to have
printed a digest of street regulatory
measures for public distribution.
Necessity for the big Safety First"
campaign that is being waged by De-
troit's prominent citizens, is grimly
shown in the police reports of acci-
dents for the IL months OF 1914, dur
ing which period 20 persons were kill.
ed In traffic accidents. and 4.107 in
jured.
Automobiles killed 33 and injured
2,022. Street cars killed Ia and injured
1866. Railroad trains took Ia lives
and injured 70. Motorcycles killed Ave,
and injured 2l5. Motorcycles figured
in 90 accidents. none fatal. Other
vehicles killed four persons and In
jured $40.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28

Messenger Service.
Call Cadillac 1sO.-Adv.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28

Printing the plata seat ki.d--thst n
risht = Times Job INSTRUMENTATION
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28

Printing the plain neat kind-thnt is
right - Times Job DepartmentS--Main
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28
POLICE HEAD
PLANS TO MAKE
STREETS SAFER
Drafts New Traffic Ordinance
Designed to Put Check
On Autos
MUST STOP WITH CARS
ON MAIN THOROUGHFARES
Proposes Penalty For Driving on
Safety Zones-Measure
Comes Up Tuesday

The police department is pre-
pairing to place danger signs at
every street intersection where
cars cross, to warn autoists, and
prevent auto-street car collisions.
Several hundred metal standards
like the "safety zone" signs, will
be distributed around the city.
They will bear the sign, printed
In red: "Dangerl Street car
CROSSING"
The standards will be placed at
the right side OF the street, about
100 feet from the crossing.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-28
THE WEATHER.

CLOUDY, PROBABLY SNOW FLuR-
hiEsJ MoDERATE TEMPERATURE.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-07

The goat of Malta is again under the ban, having a while ago been impli- cated in an outbreak of Matese fever among the French troops in Algeria. Sejournant, military veterinary Sur- geon, took advantage of the occasion to study the conditions of the outbreak and reports through the annals of the Pasteur Institute. The research showed that despit the interdiction that has been fairly universal against the goat, there were in the villag es in which the soldiers lived a number of the species. most of them imported from Spain. As in the case of typhoid Dr. Sejournant finds here an allied microbe Micrococcus para -melitensis, which is concerned in a fever similar to the disease of Malta Both, how ever, do not usually run together.
 It appears from this work that as the Malta fever is endemic in Algeria, the mere prohibition of the goat is not now sufficient. He suggests that there be a quarantine or prohibition of all cattle from Spain, since it appears that tine domestic animals or at least their stables may harbor the germs for considerable lengths of time. Dr. Lutz pronounces against the use of raw milk.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-07

Michael Angelo or Raphael, just as it is impossible to imagine the thumb print of Rodin, Bonnat, or Harpignies successfully copied by the clever work shops of Montmartre. These three artists. when interviewed on the sub ject, were enthusiastically in favor of the immediate adoption of thumb prints for their signature by all art Ists.
 Let there be a sworn model of each artists thumb-print deposited in the archives of the Ecole des Beaux- x-Arts," said one of them. "A copy of all the thumb prints of artistic celebrities can then be supplied to dealers and GUS todians of museums"
 This is well enough for painters. but how about scuIptors and etchers? A sculptor cannot very well leave the print of his thumb on molten bronze before 1t cools. nor can an etcher i'm press it on a copper plate. It is sug- gested that they should use a specially prepared and indelible gold powder with which they could leave the inn print of their thumb on the base of statue or on & metal plate. At any rate, something will have to be found to prevent the indefinite production of masterpieces by masters when they are dead.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-07
GRAND ARMY.

l Members of Merriam post, G. A. R. l in Meriden have been disturbed for several days owing to reports that have been sent in to them from all over the state informing them of the impoSi- tion being made on the public by per sons trying to collect in behalf of the post which 1t is represented considers | it necessary to solicit in order to raise the required funds for entertaining the grand encampment.
 This method of raising monye seems to have been most successful in Bridge port and Hartford. In Hartford, if rumors which have come to the ears of General A. A. Hay may be believed two very prominent citizens were in duced to part with $10 apiece, when a man supposed to be a representative of the post showed a letter bearing the signature of Assistant Adjutant Gen eral May. The two men approached Mayor Cheney and ex-Governor Morg- an G. Bulkeley. Both Of these men are old-time friends of Mir May.
 MT. May morning said that if any such document was presented s>bearing g his signature 1t was a forgery and that if the parties using such a letter or claiming to represent the Grand Army in any way were caught they would be punished to the full extent of the law.
 As a warning against those who claim to be representatives of the c. A. R.. Department Commander James R. Sloane has prepared the following letter which will be sent broadcast:
 HEADQUARTERS
 Department of Connections G. A. R.
 Meriden, Feb. 2s, 1914 Special order No
 It has been brought to the atten- tion of the department commander that certain persons have been solici- ting funds for the purpose of defraying expenses of the coming Grand Army
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-07
White-Greenhaioh,
RICHMOND
Thank Offering Meeting Of w. C.
 U.-Florida Tourists Return,

The Clark's Mills W. c. T. U held a thank offering meeting Wednesday afternoon at the home of Miss Mary L. Hoxie at Shamrock. The following programnA Was carried out: Singing, scripture reading by the vice president, Mrs, w. F. Kimber singing, There Will Dawn a Golden Morrow. The roll call was responded to by the mem. befs reading verses from the Bible. Reading of the minutes by the seere- tary. Miss Mary Hoxie: treasursr's re- port read and approved; reading the state presidents letter, Mrs George James, Mrs. Ge5rge Whitferd; read ing report from the executive board. Mrs w. J. Dawiey Mrs Everett Pct : ter sole, Kathleen MaVeurneeeH, Mrs
 Charles Shepard The following were elected delegates to the South District convention at Carolina; Mrs ". r. Mrs. Nj. H. James, Mrs. c.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-07
INDEPENDENT FoREsTERs.

Court Norwich. No. 1889 met in the Bill. block Monday evening. It was reported from ethe dance committee that good results were realized, and it was decided to have another dance in the near future at which it is ex- pected that some of the high officers will be present. Besides transacting the regular business five applications were received and two candidates were initiated.
 The Foresters of America with an aggregation of 250000 members in the United States will hold a biennial court session in San Francisco in 1915. Brother representatives will be pres ent from all over the country and the California brothers are raising a very large fund to be used in entertaining the visitors. The visitors will be talk en to all the places of interest in San FTancico and the convention will be held in the municipal auditorium which is in the course of construction and will cost one million dollars.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-07
roads communication which will cover

roads communication which will cover the entire country.
 Difference of opinion in the roads question no is simply from the method of approach" comments the A. A. A. president, for all are agreed that a comprehensive plan necessarily must embrace. insofar as it is possible 70 do so. both the bis roads and the little roads which connect even the back roads farm with the nearest market place. What the farms on the back roads produce counts as substantial percentage of the total food supply of the whole country.
 Tt is nothing more than a simple case of self preservation on the part of the urban dweller to see to it that every load of farm products possible reaches the consumer as cheaply as possible. Keep it in mind that he is the man who pays the cost of trans port. The country dweller and the city resident are plainly interdepen- dent. One class raises or manufac- lures what the other must have in or der to exist: Farm products to the market place, and the manufactured articles from the market place to the farm.
 Tn a scientific distribution of the cost of road construction and mainte- nance all four civil subdivisions must be concerned. It is plainly a logical sequence that the township and county units should look to the state, not only to be relieved to the extent of those roads which assume an inter county character, but also added cooperation in connection with the smaller market laterals and township feeders.
 If the state-a part of the country -findS that it must have financial CO., operation from the central source, a large part of the money could most economically be expended on the most used commercial roads connecting with similar roads in the adjoining states. All of which simply means that the state would then have a greater amount of money to distribute through it's county and township units on those
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-07
Washington County, R. !.
 HOPKINTON
Town Council in session-chiesgo Owner Looking After Summer Homo White Greenhalgh Wedding.

The town council held it's monthly session at the town hall Monday after noon, with all the members present. Bills were ordered paid to the amount of $95.75. The sum of S40g was allotted to each of the four highway districts of the town out of the annual appro- priation for repairs.
 Probate Business.
 At the session of the probate court the will of Hannah McInnes Palmer deceased. was proved, allowed and or dered recorded Thomas Hope and Robert B. Meicle were confirmed as executors and David J. Naylor, Henry L. Harrington and Oscar I. Wells were appointed appraisers of the personal property
 At the first and final account of Henry H. Crandall, administrator on the estate of Mary $. Champlin, de- ceased was examined. allowed and or dered recorded, and the administrator was directed to distribute the balance in his hands amongst the next of kin.
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas Hope and Rev. H. l.. Harrington of Potter Hill and Albert S. Wood of Hope Valley were business callers at the town hall Mon day. also Judge Oliver Williams of Westerly.
 Arthur Mills has purchased the farm of Elmer Lanphear near Canonchet.
 Summer Home Twice Entered
 William S. NIellen of Chicago was in town Sunday looking after his summer home, which has been broken into twite during the winter A graphaphone and several records are missing
 MT. and Mrs. Victor Crandall of Woonsecket were guests, at the home of Deacon Roger ". Lewis, last week.
 Damage by the Gale.
 The wind of Sunday afternoon did some damage in this vicinity. A large quantity of boards was blown off the barn of Jason P. S. Brown, the barn on the land of Amelia Crandall Witter was twisted partly off it's foundation, and some tin roofing removed from the home of Isabella $. Hull.
 White-Greenhaieh
 At the home of Joseph White of Ash away Saturday evening his youngest son, Clarence White, was united in marriage with Grace l.. Greenhalgh. The bride wore white pongee cut en train and carried a bouquet of lilies Miss Laura Macfomber played a wed- ding march. After the ceremony a buffet lunch was served and music and social period was enjoyed by the large number of relatives and friends assembled. Many useful and valuable presents we're received by the bride.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-07
OWLS.

Norwich Nest, No. 1896 had a. very active meeting in Owls hall on Tues day evening with an exceptionally large attendance President NJ. B. Johnson called the business meeting to order and presided in the chair throughout the meeting The entertainment conn- mittee announced that plans are un- derway for a smoker and Ladies night in the near future. A concert will also be given at the same time by the Plaut and Cadden's victrola The date set will be announced at the next meeting. At the next meeting it is hoped that there will be a good attendance as an initiation will take place.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-07
Art and Finoer-Prints.

M. Bertillon's last service to law and order was directed to disturb the ille- gitimate trade in spurious pictures and works of art. Thumb prints will here after be the rule. instead of signatures, more or less cryptic. with brush or pencil. NJ Bertillon declared that if artists will only sign their pictures with the impress of their thumb or forefinger the authenticity of their works will be insured for ever. Had the great artists of the past done this there would now be no controversy over their works. 1t would be impos- sible to mistake q thumb print of