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The Detroit times., 1914-10-30
FERRIS ADMITS HE
DIDN'T READ BILLS
In Letter Written In 1913 Says;
Shave Signed But Is Bills On
Basis OF Own Opinion"

When Chase 8. Osborn charged
Gov. Ferris with signing bills with
out drst familiarizing himself with
their contents, the state executive
made haste TO deny the accusation.
Then the good. gray governor" be
gan TO cast about among his once ef.
fects TO see whether or not there
was any evidence that he actually
had done so. He found q copy Of q
letter which he had written to Sen
ator H. e. Straight. Of Coldwater, In
response to query about q certain
appropriation measure.
"Huh! That's bad" mused the
e. g. g." Wonder II Straight still
has that letter? Might make me look
bad II that showed up
So. II. I. 4, T." sat himself down and
wrote letter to Senator Straight
asking II he still had the letter, and
II he had, would he please send It to
him.
Senator Straight had Il, to be sure
But he didn't send II to the governor
He mailed him copy Of II. and. by
the same mail, sent another copy Il
Gilman M. Dame, chairman of the
Republican state central committee
Gov. Ferris, In his speeches In De
troit continued to deny Mr.. Osborn's
charge, protesting unfairness on the
part OF his opponent. Just to end the
argument. here's the letter In which
the governor admits that he dug
up" q copy OF bill already signed Ia
find out what II contained, and In
which he very frankly states that he
had signed but rs bills on the basis
OF his own opinion:
State OF Michigan.
Executive Chamber, Lansing.
Woodbridge N. Ferris,
My Dear Mr.. Straight have your
! letter OF May Is. I am going to Ash
my stenographer to dig up senate bill
No. 161, enrolled act No. Ill, for spe.
cial study. The bill has been signed.
have signed less than IS bills on
the basis of my own opinion alone
Mighty glad to hear from you. am
going to add footnote to this letter
as my Interpretation OF the FIRST four
teen words. ! presume you viii be
glad Tor a "learnedg" opinion.
the poetry. am fond Of poetry. es-
get along without rhyme and even
without rythm IL IL says something.
! have long suspected that you were In
touch with writer's OF the Ella Wheeles
Wilcox and Brand whitlock style.
Cordially yours,
WOODBRIDGE N FERRIS.
p. ST. have read the fourteen.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-30
WANTS $4,000 FOR
MISSING TOOTH
Dentist Drops It, Mrs Slaman
Swallows 1t, and Complica-
tions Follow

For mere tooth the upper bi-0usr
|pid or Mrs. Elsie seaman has caused
. great deal Of trouble. and although
gone forever. IL san causing trouble
and has its memory tangled up In the
machinery Of the Wayne county
courts.
Mrs. Seaman was Miss Elsie McIn-
tosh three years ago, and. was ma
tive Of "bonny Scotland" She came
to America and discovered three
things. maple syrup. husband and
the value OF civil action In the courts
of Michigan.
The maple syrup started the trou-
BILE. 1t made her "toofies" ache and
she fied to q dentist. The dentist
was DR.. Samuel Straight He tinker.
ed around inside her mouth as u the
habit Of dentists and she sQuirmed
and said "ouch" from time to time
and everything went along In the reg.
ular order until
Well. Elsie says that the tooth in
question slipped out Of the doctors
hand just at O time when her cpl
CLOTHS was In receptive mood and
down It popped. It didn't follow the
line Of least resistance, a. would be
expected. Instead II took q crook
and dropped into her left lung,
A lung IL no place for q Homeless
tooth, Mrs. Seaman said. BY the
way, Mrs. Seaman II young and
pretty and the jury was extremely In
terested In her testimony. This tooth
fused great deal down In the lung
until finally q couple Of pneumonia
germs came along and q few days
later Mrs. Seaman went TO the hos
pital. The doctors came In and talk
cd about the case and then went
downstairs to sharpen their knives
and things and told the head nurse
to get the operating room ready.
Mrs. Seaman started to cough
about this time and out popped the
tooth. The nurse seized the thing
and put Il carefully away, 20 very
carefully that she couldn't find II
again when she wanted It. II has
never been found.
After Mrs. Seaman got out Of the
hospital and got to thinking the mat
ter over she went to q lawyer and q
suit for $4,000 against the dentist fol-
lowed. Il II being tried before Judge
Collingwood. One Of the most inter
esting parts of the trial IL the un-
conscious clasping Of their collective
jow by the jury as the testimony
went on to tell about aching teeth
and forceps and other tools Of the
dental profession.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-30
40 PATROLMEN
PUT OFF FORCE
Commissioner Gillespie VIII
Swear in Twenty New Men
Saturday

The dismissal Of about 40 patrol
men during the last few months has
made II necessary for Police Com
missioner Gillespie TO place several
new men on the force. Twenty new
officers will be sworn In Saturday,
and next week i've more will take
the oath.
No less than 40 men have lost their
Jobs as patrolmen during the last
two months. according to Secretary
Walters. 0ne-hah of this number
have fallen by the wayside because
of their inability to Withstand the
temptations of the saloon. Ten have
been dropped as the result of the In
vestigation into civil service records.
which showed that q score Of officers
had given false statements as to their
age.
The civil service investigation as
yet Is not complete. and II Ii consid-
cred probable that about 10 more may
be dropped within the next few
weeks.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-30
DUTCH GIRL MAKES
TRIP ON NERVE
Crosses Ocean as St0waway on
Passenger Liner to Meet
Brother Here

Pretty 1s-year-old Annie Blommers
left her home In Rotterdam, Neither.
lands, for Detroit two weeks ago with
nothing but the clothes she wore and
10 pocket handkerchief. She had no
money, no ticket and no baggage, yet
she travelled first-class all the way and
arrived In Detroit with $40.
Unable to get work In her home
the girl concealed herself In q dark
closet on the steamer Hamburg, wait
ed until the vessel was far out to sea
and then presented herself to the
captain. telling him that she desired
to 60 to her brother In Detroit, where
she hoped to be able to make q GOOD
living.
Her pleasant address won the cap
tain's heart and he gave her q good
stateroom and permitted her to sat
at his own table. The passengers
collected purse OF $50 for her.
When Armies brother, Charles
Blommer. of No. 416 Cameron-ave.. re-
ceived word few days ago from the
immigration authorities that his sis
ter Annie was In New York and ready
to come to, Detroit whenever he sent
the necessary fare, he couldn't be-
lieve It. However, he sent the re-
Quired sum to see what would hap
pen and much to his Amusement little
Annie few into his arms on sched-
uled time at the Union depot Tues
day.
Everybody treated me splendidly,"
said Annie in Dutch II had plenty
to eat and fine place to sleep. I
never supposed people could be so
kind. We were obliged to travel care
fully through the English channel be-
cause Of the floating mines, but we
did not meet any warships."
II have enrolled In the night school
here, and am learning to speak Eng.
lish," she continued. "and az soon ss
! learn the language, will get q DO
sition as q stenographer. I have held
positions a. stenographer In Rotter-
dam, but the war has interferred 30
with business there. that work Is
very scarce.s
The Detroit times., 1914-10-30
FINDS ONE FARMER OUT
Or THREE LOSES MONTY

WICHITA, Kas.. Oct 30.-A Ioea
for more efficiency In the business Of
farming was made In an address be-
fore the International Dry Farming
Congress here by Thomas Cooper, d.
rector Of the South Dakota Expert
ment Station
Estimates indicate that the aver.
age farmer In this country receives
45 to 90 cents from each dollar ex.
pended by the consumer" he said.
while farmers In most European
countries receive so to SIS cents.
I'm an investigation OF groups OF
farms located In Indiana. Illinois and
Iowa II was found that one farmer
out of every % received labor income
OF more than $4,000 year; one Of
every three paid for the privilege of
working; that IL. after deducting 5 per
cent interest on their investment they
lost money"
The Detroit times., 1914-10-30

Mendeli Lachbiler, Of No. see Hib-
bard-ave., was arrested, Thursday
night, for speeding his automobile,
by Motorcycle Feltentragen. It n al.
legged that he was going 81 miles an
hour on Woodward-ave.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-30

Business-like Printing. No fuss ana
no feathers. The plain, neat kind that
looks right Times Printing Co.. Is
John R-st Phone Main 14sS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-05
GEORGE W. PERKINS
FAYORS POLICY OF
LIVE AND LET LIVE
Tells Civic Federation Busi-
ness and Social Ills Cannot
Be Eradicated by Legisla.
ton.

NEW YORK. Dec, Sin opening to.
days session Of the 18th annual meet
Ing of the National Civic Federation
George w. Perkins. chairman Of the So
clal Insurance Department, said:
"a specific question under considera-
| tion by tho department is;
SHOULD there bo systematic scheme
| Of compulsory sickness insurance advo
Gated for State legislation in the United
states2
with respect to this subject the COM
mittee holds that we should resist any
spirit of impatience in America to copy
these doubtful experiments. but should
urge a policy of watchful waiting until
their results become certain"
Speaking on the subject of "The Work
ers Fair Share" Mr.. Perkins said:
"one would think from much OF the
discussion OF the day and many of the
magazine and newspaper articles that are
appearing that the problem of capital
and labor is the result OF the tariff, giant
corporations, etc. In my Judgment this
Is not the case. These are In reality
but minor causes. The main cause Is
directly traceable to the enormous ex-
pansion that has taken place during the
last half century in our educational sys-
tem-a system divided into two branches (;
first. the education that comes from the
public schools. the university, the text
book, the lecture room; second, the all
most broader education that has come to
us in the last half of the century through
the extraordinary improvements in meth
DDS of ntercommunication, especially
methods of intercommunicating thoughts
and ideas.
mo matter how small tho amount of
money that a man has in a business, so
long as II is real interest, a genuine
investment that has not been given to
him as a gratuity, but has been earned
by him actually, he will feel the re-
sponsibllty of proprietorship; and the
same impulse will govern his actions as
would govern the impulse of others hav-
ing very much larger sums invested.
'I believe they are likewise wrong when
they tell us that the tariff is respon-
slble for those corporations, for improved
intercommunication and not the tariff
is the chief factor in the maintenance
of the so-called trusts,
81 believe that no one OF average in
telligence really thinks that II the pres
ent Congress gave us free trade today
single so-called trust would dissolve to-
morrow.
81 believe that the chief cause of cor
porations is found in modern methods
of ntcrcommunication, and that you can
only get rid of them by eradlcating the
cause, which, of course, we are not
going TO do,
1.-The hope of the future, for the work
er's fair share as we'll as for capitals
fair protection, is in a live and let live
policy. where cooperation and emulation
will give to each the protection to which
1t is fairly entitled and bring about a
more equal distribution OF the abundance
of good things with which the Lord in
His mercy has blessed our matchless
country"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-05
CITY'C DEATH RATE
LEAPS ALMOST 26
PER CENT. In WEEK
General Diseases Principal
Cause for High Mortality.
Epidemics of Children's
Diseases Increasing.

The death rate in Philadelphia in
creased almost 25 per cent. this week
over the record Of last week and the
corresponding week OF last year. There
were 565 deaths during the last seven
days.
The 462 deaths last week were the same
number reported in the week ending De-
cember 6, 1913
The high death rate this week was due
principally to high mortality In heart
disease, Bright's disease and other gem
efal diseases. Contagious diseases caused
1870 deaths, slightly more than the normal
number.
Epidemics OF children's diseases are i'm
creaslng. Last weeks new cases OF con-
tagious diseases reported were chicken-
pox, 1s3; diphtheria, So: measles, "a:
mumps, %; scarlet fever, IS. Thirty-nine
new cases Of pneumonia were reported.
JOG Of tuberculosis and IL Of typhoid fever.
The health officials regard tho epidemic
Of children's diseases as not an unusual
condition at this season of the year.
Thirty-four OF the new cases Of measles
and 20 Of chickenpox are in the 10Th Ward.
Ward.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-05
ONE-HALF AS MANY
HOMICIDES HERE AS
IN NEW YORK CITY
Record of Three Months
Shows That IS Persons
Came to Violent End in
Philadelphia in That Time

With Is homicides in the months of
September, October and November, Phila-
delphia's record shows hardly more than
half as many crimes per thousand pop
ulation as were committed in New York
city in the same period.
During the three months In New York
73 persons died from violence. During
the present year New York's record
shows more homicides for the three
phia for the first II months of 1914 Since
January, 1914, there have been SO deaths
by violence as shown by the record clos
ing December /.
Several of the homicIdes within the last
three months excited great interest, On
November 1S the killing of 8-year-old
Albert Kraft started a three-day hunt
for his murderer. The last homicide in
November was that in which Morris G..
Condor was shot at the Hotel Adelphla
by a New York gunman named Fritz
Coppello. Mr.. Condor. who was presi-
dent OF H. b. Underwood & Co., died
Thursday night at the Jefferson Hos
pital.
Since the Condor shooting two men
have been added to the murder" squad
of Citv Hall detectives. In New York,
according to Detective Andrew Emanuel.
head of the Philadelphia squad. 100 de-
tectives are employed on the homicide
squad. Detectives Emanuel, William J..
Belshaw and Jerry Geonitti have hunted
Philadelphia slayers since January. A
week ago Detectives William ]. Callahan
and William Mahoney were assigned TO
the homicide squad. For the 81 homi-
cides in Philadelphia since January l..
1914. 80 men were arrested and accused
OF the crimes. Only three of the crimes
yet remain unsolved.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-05

The Pennsylvania Railroad has provided comprehensive
and adequate suburban train svce at frequent hours during
the day and night with hghass modern train equipment to
and from all stations in this suburban field, bringing it at all
times within close communication with the heart Of the city.
The low rates Of fare maintained, the hghclas service
and the various forms of Communication tickets provided
features which must prove attractive to the suburban deer
well materially aid in the further development Of this
entire region
AS special accommodating feature for suburbanites,
the Pennsylvania Railroad carries free Of cost for holders of
Communication tickets from Philadelphia TO the stations called
for their tickets sixty pounds less Of marketing and
vegetables also bread in bags baskets and butter n kettles
and tubs wien intended strictly Tor family This
supplied to all stations within thirty mleso Philadelphia
TO which Communication tickets Sold except the Cape
May Division of the West Jersey & Seashore Railroad
which marketing will not be carried free to stations beyond
Glassboro Swedesboro.
For the weekend pleasure seeker those in search of
vacation place of sojourn during the heated months
there will be found in the following pages much valuable nor
nation carefully coated the of hotels and board
ing houses, their capacity and rates.
To the busy city Of affairs the toer in the various
municipal marts Of trade, this book of carefully compiled
information is submitted that it may reveal to him the
perhaps hitherto unknown Joys of suburban life the
venence Of rural residence along the lines OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
The map specially prepared and published as part of
this book will to indicate clearly the location Of each
station to which reference is made.
For further information if desired, address D. N. Bell,
General Passenger Agent Broad Street Station Philadelphia
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-05
PATIENTS RIB BROKEN
Injury Found on Blockley Inmate,
Who Died From Tuberculosis.

An inmate of the Philadelphia Hospital
died at that institution early this. morn
ing from tuberculosis and a fractured
rib, and investigation is now being made
by Deputy Coroner Rowland to deter
mine how the man came by his injury.
The dead man was Max Henderson, 60
years old. He had been confined at
Blockley in the insane ward, for the
last three years.
DR.. j. A. Jackson of the hospital. noti-
fed the Coroner of the death today. He
said he did not know how Henderson's
rib was broken. Rowland Immediately
began an investigation. Attendants at
the institution will be questioned,
Several patients have died at Blockley
within the last few years partly or who'll
ly as the result of rough handling by
keepers, according to testimony brought
out in different Investigations.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-05
TOWERS OF FRUIT GREET
THR0NGS AT FOOD SHOW
"Everybody's Day" Sees Terminal
Market Packed to It's Doors.

~NNA bOOy 10y SSSo "a 4AAAANNA
Market Packed to It's Doors.
The usual great crowds that surge
through the Reading Terminal Market
Saturdays are augmented today by many
hundred of persons who are helping deal
ers celebrated "Everybody's Day" as the
fourth OF the annual food exposition.
They have come to buy, but they have
also come to admire and to learn some-
thing OF the market organization.
The visitors are not disappointed.
Around every exhibit stand groups of
men and women discussing with animation
the displays and the unusual features.
The fruit exhibits perhaps are attract
ing most attention today The great
banks of apples, grapes and other fruits
are striking.
Yes, we certainly are rushed" said
A. NJ. Repetto, a fruit dealer. Every
one seems to want to get the same thing
at the same time, but we are glad OF IT,
This Just shows what an exposition of
this Kind can do for people enterprising
enough to organize one. We have al
ways had quality in this market, but
now we have both quality and service,
thanks to the new free delivery system.
Bringing the people here in this manner
acquaints them with the possibilities or
the service we can give them under the
new conditions"
Speaking further on this point. James
V. Spatola. OF Felix Spatola & Sons. who
are staging huge fruit display. said:
Il think the greatest results OF this
exposition will not be felt at once. OF
course, the crowds come now to see
the displays, but 1t Is the gradual growth
of business which will hnd it's way to
this market that will really count 1t
Is the greatest market of its kind in
this country-not only the biggest. but
the best-but it is going to be still better -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-05
ONE 'zUDoRA' PUZZLE SOLVED
"Mystery of Sleeping House" Starts
Monday in Evening Ledger.

THE Mystery OF the Spotted Collar"
In Harold MacGrath's famous detective
story. "zudora," is wound up today In
the EVENING LEDGER. This exciting
novel of mystery and adventure is run
ming exclusively in tho EVENING LEDGER
beginning Monday. The Mystery OF the
Sleeping House." replste with character
puzzles, will run daily.
Readers are finding the story twios as
interesting by seeing the film produo-
uons. A list OF the motion picture thea
tres featuring "Zudora' is to be found
in the EVENING LEDdER's photopiay col
umns. Everywhere "zudora" Is being
hailed as the masterpiece OF MacGrath.
More exciting than his "Kathlyn," his
million Dollar Mystery" or his THE
Man on the Box" the story could not
fail to attract widespread attention from
lovers OF good fiction, and especially those
who like detective tales.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-05
BOYS PROMISE TO JOIN
SCOUTS WINS RELEASE
Larceny of Chairs Forgiven When
They Tell Court Their Intention.


Four boys. arraigned In Juvenile Court
for larceny of furniture, which they used
to equip a clubhouse, were discharged
when they expressed their willingness to
join a troop of Boy Scouts.
The boys, William Miller, Is years old,
2l03 South Sd street; William Kohlen-
burgh, 13 years old, Front street and
Oregon avenue; Edward Thinker 13
years old, STEMS lane and Stonehouse
lane, and william Booth, II years old, of
2l49 South Sd street, admitted taking three
chairs from the offices of the Great South
ern Smelling and Refining Company,
Swanson and Ritner streets, to equip a
clubhouse in a small building owned by
the father of Kohlenburgh.
Miss Kelly, a probation officer, found
the boys story was true, and interested
the Rev. David Leyshon, pastor OF the
Congregational Church at street and
Snyder avenue, n directing figure in a
troop of Boy Scouts. The pastor ap-
peared in court and interceded for the
boys.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-05
POLICE INDICTED FOR GRAFT
Bills Returned Against Members of
Chicago Department.

CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-Police Captain
John ]. Halpin. until few weeks ago
head OF the Chicago detective depart
ment; Lieutenant John II. Tobin. former
assistant chief of the detective depart
ment. and Detective Sergeant Walter
OBrien were named in indictments re-
turned today by a Grand Jury investi-
eating charges OF wholesale graft in the
police department.
Halpin was accused OF bribery and
operating a confidence game. TObln and
O'Brien were indicted on charges OF OPP
Grating a confidence game
Other indictments are expected next
week.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-05
MARRIED AT E1KToN
Ten Couples Arrive at Gretna Green
on Honeymoon Express.

ELKToN, Nd, Dec. 5.-Ten couples
came here on the noon train today. OBJ
tained marriage licenses and were we'd
They were:
William Cottell and Anna ]. Miller.
Joseph Beach and Matte r. Jones,
Charles II. Ball and Emily C. Huhn.
James w. Hooper and Mary Renninger.
John F. Dougherty and Mary @. No
Carthy, Howard Mullen and Frances b..
McBryde, all OF Philadelphia; Charles E.
Drebes and Mabel MacMullen, Doyles-
town John NJ. Meredith and Mary M.
Fickes, Coatesville; James L. Geiger and
Emma B. Brady, Reading, and William
w. Croft and Katherine Beneaue. Con-
shohocken, Pa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-05
GIRL PLAYS DETECTIVE
Orders Arrest of Two Women She
Follows From Store.

A girl clerk in a Jewelry store acted
as detective and helped trail two women,
who were held today in $500 bail each
by Magistrate Morris, OF the 18th and
Oxford streets station, for further hear
ing Tuesday.
Miss Elsie Stockler followed the two
women last night after they had left
the jewelry store of Mrs. John Dotter.
1887 Columbia avenue, where she is em-
ployed, and ordered their arrest The
women are accused OF taking jewelry
and two caps from another store. They
described themselves as Lilly Stratford,
25 years old. 1924 North 10th street. and
Alice West, "a years old, 724 Wallace
street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-05
DR.BERKow1Tz's ANN1vERsARY

The Rev. Or. Henry BeFkowitz spoke
this morning in the Rodeph shalom Syn
agogue. Broad and Mount Vernon streets,
on the 2d anniversary OF the beginning
OF his service as rabbi OF the congrega-
tion. His theme was 'srhe Ideal Con-
gregation."
Throughout the morning Doctor Berko-
witz was kept busy receiving congratu-
lations from friends, who called or sent
messages by telephone or by mail.