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The Detroit times., 1914-05-08
JOHN SCHROEDER
CUT OFF BY DEATH
Head of Big Paint Concern Sue
cumbs TO Long Illness-Funer-
al, Monday Morning

John Schroeder, president OF the
Schroeder Paint a Glass Co. died,
Thursday. In lie family home, NO.
400 East Grand.blyd., following sew
eral months illness. Mr. schroeder
was born in Detroit SO years ago and
when 10 years old became an EN-
pIoye of the William Reid Paint 4
Glass Co, rising 10 be manager OF
the paint department later gong
into business for himself.
Mr.. Schroeder vas president Oh the
Michigan Smelling 4 Refining Co.
and belonged 10 the following or
CARNATIONS and clubs knights Oh
Columbus, G. NJ. Il. s., Elks, Royal
Arcanum, Detroit Athletic club. har.
monte, Mendelssohn club. Board OF
Commerce and Builders a Traders
exchange.
The surviving family Includes Mt
Schroeder's mother. wife, three sons
and three daughters.
Funeral services viii be held Mon
day morning. in St. Charles Roman
Catholic church.
The Detroit times., 1914-05-08
TERRE HAUTE MAYOR
FREED ON GRAFT CHARGE

TERRE HAUTE, lmd May S.--May-
or Dom NJ Roberts was a tree man
today. acquitted OF the charge OF con,
spring, 10 commit election frauds.
The Jury returned its verdict after
half an hour or elaboration. having
reached it on the first ballo, Judge
Charles NJ. Fortune. who recently dis
missed the grand jury probing eIee'
ton frauds, and who was at first &C
tive in pressing. the prosecution OF
r'oha-'A, esHe the jgry instructions
defendant
The Detroit times., 1914-05-08
II, rG-4..y0 MUST COME
DEAN MOnCEsTER!

Members OF the Michigan commaa-
derry Military order OF the Loyal
Legion OF the United States, held
their twenty-ninth annual banquet in
the Hotel Cadillac, Thursday even
ing.
They were addressed by Dean G..
Worcester, former secretary of the
interior in the Philippine islands gov
eminent who compared the Mexican
situation with that i'm the Philippines
az the outbreak OF the Spanish war.
MIR. Worcester said that armed inter
vention must come, and that he fav-
ors a suzerainty over Mexico until the
people are able 10 govern themselves.
Retiring Commander Julian G.. Dick
inson gave the address OF welcome,
and Fenton r. McCreery, OF Flint;
George l.. Garfield, and the Rev.
Thomas J. Villers were other speak
ers.
In the business session. In Mem
orial hall, Cass and Grand River
ayes, in the afternoon, the' annual
rollcall showed the death OF 20 mem
bers during the year. The following
officers were elected Commander,
Frank j. Hecker; senior vicecomman-
der Walter p. Manton; junior vice
commander, George w. Harmon; re-
corder, r w. Swift; registrar, G. L..
Williams: chancellor, Frederick Hey
ermau, treasurer, John ID. Rucker;
chaplain, George G. Wilson; members
OF the council, Benz. ID. Stafford, Colin
NJ. Stevens and Harry X. Miner. Jr9
OF Detroit James f. Breakey, OF Ann
Arbor and r. T.. Fairchild, OF Grand
Rapids
The Detroit times., 1914-05-08
.DEX-AVE. FEE
IS BIG SUCCESS
Huge Crowd Takes Part in Fes-
tivities, Featured by Two
Parades

The celebration under the auspices
OF the Dix.aye. Improvement associa'
tICn. Thursday AFTERNOON and evening,
was great success. IL is estimated
that between 25,00O and 10000 people
took part in the festivities. Every
store and home from Twenty-fourth-sL
to the stockyards was decorated win
flags, bunting and banners
Mayor Marx and Commissioners Gil
lespie rode in the evening parade
which started az Waterman-ave. ana
marched up to Twenty-tourth-st. ana
back again. One thousand business
men and residents marched In the
parade. each carrying lighted Japa'
nese lantern.
The afternoon parade was three
miles long A squad OF mounted po'
lice cleared the line OF march. Gen
eral Chairman Schneider and his
mounted aides, Or NJ w. O'Connor,
Frank Cunningham. Cass Schultz and
D. T Burns rode at the head of the
parade They were followed by a
pipe band and a tribe OF DiX-ave. In
dians" in costume for the occasion.
Mrs. l.. l.. Mallory took the part OF
Princess Yuma. a Chippewa maiden.
Then came a big band and more than
100 members OF the Railroad Fore
mems organization and brigade OF
boy. marchers. Floats, representing
everything salable on the westside,
decorated automobiles and gaily be
.dacirad daIiVarV wagons followed
Following both the afternoon and
evening parades, the merchants held
''cpeI house" In their stores.
The Detroit times., 1914-05-08

the siclles home TO the cathedral.
The body Niil be met at Washing
ton hy military guard which VIII
stand watch until Saturday morning
when burial will be In the Arlington
National cemetery. Virginia
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log in the Garrick theater Is an adept
creator OF just such types as Miss
! Robson can play. Mrs. Forbes has
+, had an interesting career which began
I in the editorial room OF new spaper.
/ After doing service as a reporter for
a number OF years Mr.. Forbes became
I press agent and was associated with
Henry w. Savage when that manager
was producing grand opera in Eng
fish. He was next engaged by the
late Henry b Harris and served him
as general press representative for a
long time His first successful play
was The Chorus Lady" written for
Rose Stahl Mr.. Forbes has a beau.
tifml estate on the Hudson river where
he spends most Of his time. now, Civ
ing comparatively little attention To
either business or playwriting, for his
royalties on his big successes have
made him very wealthy man.
In Halton Powells 1.-THE Run
aways." the Miles theater has booked
for next week the most pretentious
offering OF its current season. II is a
full-nedged musical comedy in two
acts and three scenes, with plenty OF
action, humorous situations and snap
py song and dance numbers. Earle 8.
Dewey and Mabel Rogers. Detroit
girl. head a cast OF 10, which includes
"a chorus OF 10 attractive girls. The
other acts and photo comedies will
complete the show.
"lhe Blue Bird" is winging its way
TO Detroit from a far western season
and VIII be seen i'm the Garrick thea
ter, the week OF May rs. This will be
thu third and final visit OF this famous
fairy spectacle 20 Detroit as il is TO be
withdrawn from the stage the week
after IL leaves Detroit 20 be sent 10
the Shubert play and production
storehouse, after more than usually
successful and appreciated life before
the public. The original company,
which was seen in Detroit. first, three
seasons ago. remains intact
Inaugurating new policy OF
changing the motion picture films
every day. the Broadway theater will
present "Ahsinthe." Sunday and Mon
day This picture-play was produced
in FranceAa and has for its subject mat
ter the horror aad destruction that
follows IN the wake Of the >absiuthe
1rinkeT. -,,.
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and the body OF the hero OF Gettys'
burg was ,aken 10 the Pennsylvania
terminal to be taken 10 Washington
for burial The Twelfth regiment OF
tile National Guard formed an honor
guard In the funerai procession from
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Walking 200 feet along
narrow ledge on the city hall, $50
feet above the street, three prisoners.
arrested as gun toters, hoisted them
selves TO the roof by dangling flag
star rope and escaped
The Detroit times., 1914-05-08
BODY OF SICKLES 10
LIE IN ARLINGTON

NEW YORK. Nay S.--Fnneral ser
vices for Gen. 4 e. Sickles We're
held at ST. Patricks cathedral today,
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ca, ..yS6-pteaming or. pronts.
Morris Elbloom. egg dealer woke up
in an omelet OF 5000 eggs. A Chicago,
Milwaukee x ST. Paul train had just
graZed his wagon
The Detroit times., 1914-05-08

PARIS-A Lyons laborer having
wagered a bottle OF wine that he
would commit homicide, stabbed a
<..' wprky'o-a 70 - p, drsnl %
The Detroit times., 1914-05-08
THE STAGE

The Drama League OF America
(which held is national convention IN
brio Philadelphia during the week OF April
bon 20. attended Annie Russelfs perform
nance or paul Kester's new play, fhe
/. lady in the Case Thursday evening,
l|i,f April %, and occupied the entire thea
n Ten. The first performance OF the ne"
one comedy occurred Tuesday night, April
dan 2i The league thus paid TO MISS
Cot Russell approval of her record as pro
!. Queer and artistic. and confidence in
civ, All. Kester, who has written plays
Eel for Miss Russell. Ada Rehan, Mr.. and
int MRS. Kendall, Julia Marlowe, +. h.
~ Sothern and other distinguished
4 american and English stars. MISS
wi Russell will be seen in her new play
ens MI next week in the Detroit opera
80 house Mr. Kester, who wrote Inc
N' Lady In the Case" is brother OF the
late Vaughn Kester, author OF many
aa,i popular American novels. Among
-. paul Kesters most successful play 5
NJ are when Knighthood was in Flow
49, err. Don Quixote" and Sweet Nell
Of Old Drury.
IN Belle story viii make her farewel
Ma appearance in vaudeville in the Ten
De- pic theater next week. Miss story
the IS to be prima donna OF the Montgom'
cor cry 4 Stone musical comedy organiLa-
ton next season She has been in
2 vaudeville about three years. The
era Rose OF the Mountain Trail and The
ligi Perfume OF the Flowers" are two oil
mn her new songs, just on the music
la presses. Second feature OF this bill
fer will be Charley Howard. Joe Ratiin
prs aud Dorothy Hayden, well-known mu'
SUI steal comedy folks, VINO will present
happy combination OF tune, talk AMI
tango Other acts: Harry Hayward
re and Frances Stafford in a dainty III.
eel tie novelty entitled The Devil Out
let witted" Charles Burke and Charles
o. Mcdonald. two genuine Irish come
ths dams, in "Sly Good Friend" the
pa Hockney troupe OF unicyciists from
OF Belgium, Bertee Beaumont and JACK
- Arnold in musical bits; Sylvia Loyal
~ and Der ptgeQpss .WiibuE0 G.. Sweat
'oss 49, tsat. 49, -.s@sSs mn y we
The Detroit times., 1914-05-08

James Forbes. who wrote "A Clever
|onan" for May Robson. IN which
pal eleven comediennc q nov 6Dbear-
The Press., 1914-06-17

OGaHOrO, U U U O = Monson, 3 DO 1 % 4 % -S
 Runs, J. Murphy ?, Sullivan 2 MoCarthy 2, Manning. Paddel, Web Der 3, Gilman 2, Dickey, Potter Mathewson, Barsaleau, Porteus. Sac rifice hits, Mathewson, Wise, Sulli van. Stolen bases, Webber, Gilman Green. Two-base hits, Mccarthy Dickey, Porteus, Mathewson, Potter Gilman. First base on balls, Dickey 2, Webber 3, Bardwell. Left on bases, Wise, Webber, Barsaleau, Dickey, Gilman. Struck out, Webber. Gilman, Mathewson, Wise, 0. Rourke 3, Pur cell, E. Murphy 2, Giffen, Paddel. Batter hit, Barsaleau, J. Murphy. Double play, Porteus, Barsaleau. Passed hall, Mathewson. Wild pitches, Porteus 3. Time, h. Umpire, George Miller. Attendance, 25O.
 The graduation exercises of the high school will be held at the Com ique theatre, on Friday evening at U OAOOh WAOh UAO AOAAOWAuS pHOSEdn
 Orchestra; Invocation, Rev. Lev Rees; Salntatory, Julia Eileen Si mons; Chorus, Meadow Song, "Johl Wiegand; The value of vocational Education, Margaret Carmen Des mond; Our high school, Teresa Kath erine Braun; What my high school education means to me, Angeline Sena; The opportunities of scholar, Bertha Lavinia Belcher; A few pages of Stafford history, William Witche1 Loughheed; The conservation of ou1 natural resources, Allana Mix; The passing of the class of 1914, Lucy Moore Alden; Valedictory, RutF Harriet Learned; Mixed quartet How can l leave Thee" Folk Song
 Address, MT. Clarence W. Seymour
 Awarding of diplomas, Principal H. Miles Gordy; Chorus, "All througl the night,'' David Owen; Benedic tion, Rev. F. J. O'Neill; Orchestra Lynch's orchestra will furnish music Seats will be reserved for the alumn until o'clock. The senior reception will be held at St. Edwards hall Saturday evening. The class vii receive from 8.15 until 9. .15. Tn, reception will be followed by dancing from 80 to 11.3O. Guests vii present cards of invitation at the door Alumni and members of the schoo will be admitted without card.
The Press., 1914-06-17
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Mrs William Vought of Phllndel. phia is the guest of her grandmother, Mrs. Philina Preble and cousin, Miss Harriette l.. Wier, at their home on High street. Mrs. Philina Preble celebrated her 9Oth birthday on Wed. nesday, very quietly, at the home of her granddaug Miss Harriette l.. Weir. During the day Mrs Preble received many callers, she was also the recipient of many gifts, flowers ana post cards. Mrs Preble was born in Stafford and las lived here all her life, with the exception of three years spent in Port Chester, N. Y. She enjoys excellent health
 The following applications have been made for naturalization to be Il' ard at the September term of court :: Karl H Hiding Gudmudson of Willing ton, native uf Sweden; Andrew Balazs of Willington, native of Hungary i; William Feldon of Rockville, native of Germany; Stephen Rapp of Holland, native of Hungary; Joseph Wasserman of Stafford, native of Russia; Anthony Proszienski of Rockville, native of Russia; William B. Ludlow of Tol- land, native of England; Samuel 0. Levine, Charles Levine, Jacob Levine, of Vernon, natives of Russia; Battium Chinnatti of Stafford Springs, native of Austria; Oswald Panciera of Staf. ford Springs, native of Italy.
 Louis Senechal was awarded $1G,- $40 by the jury last Saturday i'll his suit for $25, 900 against the Connec- ticut company. The amount is large, but, as according to the statement of several physicians, he will not be able to work any more, he will need it, as he has wife and three small chil- dren. The jury rendered the verdict after an hours deliberation. Attorney Berry, representing the Connecticut Company, immediately moved tat the verdict be set aside as contrary to the evidence and on the ground that the amount was excessive. This motion will be argued next week be- fore Judge Curtis. It is not only the largest amount ever awarded by al jury in an accident of such a nature in this state, but it is also the largest award of damages ever given against the Connecticut Company.
 Stafford defeated Monson Saturday
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Joseph Gilmartin and Charles Oush. man of Stonington were guests of MT. and Mrs. George Slater over Sunday.
 Mrs. George Flanagan, bookkeepel at the Rhode Island mill, has gone tC Vest Newton, Mass. for a two- weeks vacation.
 Mrs. James Secsan. the youngest daughter of MT. and Mrs. David Blackburn of Feeding Hills, Mass. is seriously ill in the Springfield hos pital.
 Ernest, 2 years and five months old son of MT. and Mrs. Umberto Revetto, died of pneumonia in the Hartford hospital last Wednesday. Burial was in St. Edwards cemetery.
The Press., 1914-06-17
HOME NEWS.
LOCAL NOTICES.

Matter under This 1ead 70 nr'9 '"F VI
 Wi jam Weyhe of Hartford an nOunces that he will be nt Miss But ter fields on School-st on Thursday after noon and evening to receive applications for lessons in the art O. singing.
 HI. M. Swartfguer, the optician, will he at Burwt lPs store next Friday.
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-01-21
TURKISH BR|GAnDS KILL
 AMERICAN CHILDREN

because of some speculation in rugs made by the officer and the American was threatened with death if he did not leave the country.
 Relying on his American citizenship Hochstader paid no attention to th" threats against his life but he ob- teined permission to send his wifeAand children to reside at the American co llege where he thought they would be out of reach of harm
 The children disappeared about a week ago and two days ago their b' dies were found near the old Roman .,uurdurt beyond the city. The throats of the children had heen cut and their bodies thrown over the stone rail "f Inc bridge.
 When the American consul was in formed of this went to the Nali or governor of the province and lodged q complaint. That official could give he consul no satisfaction and inform ed him that the Americans should take better care of their children.
 since that time none of the women
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MASKED MEN ROB
 WELLS FARGO OFFICE

uI their hands. The order heinz hacked by four murderous looking guns the express clerks obeyed OnA o. the robbers then kept the clerks covered while the other went thrnugl the safe taking the package of money which had just been deposited there.
 The men then left the office after ordering the clerks to remain where they were under penalty of instant death. AS soon as the sound of horses hoofs announced that the robbers had ridden away an alarm was given hnt the men had escapedf into the timber
 All surrounding towns have been informed of the robberly and look out will be kept for the bandits should they attempt to board any of the trains.
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Special Nugget Service.

BOONTOWN. x. D.. Jan. 20 Two masked men held up the clerks in the express office al the railroad stat ion here shortly after number twenty
 the west bound express had deposited five thousand dollars in bank notes at 2:30 this morning. The money was consigned to one of the banks of the town and had been shipp d from Chicago. so it is evident that the roh- bers must have had knowledge of it's shipment from confedcrates in the latter place. The bandits made T clean getaway with their loot hut the country is being searched by q posse and their capture is expected.
 Just after the two express clerks had deposited the money in the safe and before they could turn the com bination they were confronted by two masked men and ordered to throw
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MURDERED WIFE
 TO MARRY DAUGHTER

Two years ago Higgins married Mrs. Selma Robberts, widow who lad one child, d girl of fourteen. The family went to live in the home where the murder was committed and to all outward appearances they lived hap oily together.
 In his confession to the authorities Higgins says that he fell in love with
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dents yacht trailcd along in their wake on board the M;tyhuwcr We're Secretary of the Navy Daniels ana II party "f friends from Washington
 In spite If th- heavy sea running tk- ships nf the aivisnion ran over th.. Itcsrritcd course firing ai slIns aI the moving targets The littlc yacht l"bt well inShorr from th" baitleShips but through their claSseS the Scrrr tarv's party could watch the rythmh' fall of the twelV" and eight inch shells as they drnp,lp-d about tn, | ruN inH target
 >ft"r th. days practice was com Fl. led the hattl-ships and the yacht returned tn the inner harhor and to ni"ht th" secretary is giving Q dinner {" the admiral and captains "f tn" div ision
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was returned. For some months h. and the girl had been considering the .uestion of running away t.""thei and deserting the mother and wife.
 The intimacy between Higgins and his step daughter was not kept from the latters mother and there were st\ cra scenes" which the murderer says were caused by th mothers jcaI- usy.
 Higgins wife at last threat ened tr inform the police of his attentions tu her daughter and to have the girl st.ui tu an institution If the two did not discontinue their actions.
 Aftrr this threat which Higgins hr lieNcd the woman would carry out he began to plan some way of getting clear of his wife and marrying his st"p-d daughter.
 He could think of no better way out ,t the delemma than by killing the woman who was in the way and hr collfess-s that having first obtain"" ttc girls promise to marry him if h." was free from her mother. he then smothered his wife in her bed and buried the body in the back lot.
 The girl in the ease is being cared Tor by friends and will be placed i'll un institution after the trial at which she will he a witness for the prosecu- ton. II is admitted that she had f" knowledge of Higgins plans To murder Ter mother but had simply promised tn go away with him.
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and children connected with the mis sionary college have been allowed to leave the grounds of the institution. u. as no action was taken by the Turkish authorities to apprehend and bring to trial the perpetrators of the outrage on the family of Hochstader and as there are persistent threats made against the missionaries th.. consul has asked that a ship be sent L Beirut in order that protection may h'. furnished to he Americans
 If the feeling against the mission aT 'es spreads and the Turkish bandit wh, nfest the hills around Sutdi |, h. come effected with the popular feel against Americans fears are rxpress cG for the mission near that plac. which is isolated and is in charge of on" man who has his wife and rhil : Grcn with him and one other woma | teacher.
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CHARGED SOLDIERS
 CROSSED LINE

Tn contradiction tu th. statements $ "f the MeXicuns the soldiers who ar.. now under arrest claim that while hey Were on duty patrnllue the hor. t"r they We're fired on bV q ganu nt NeXicans and that they rode after ts"sr men thinking that they We're or the American sid" of th.. lin" Tn. soldiers claim that they Were tt no time within H mile "f thu. town If san f.liZaria and that thct did not rV,.n d'aw their weapons. much l-es fire ut the McXicans
 There has been a good q al nl trouble with smugelcrs along the hor Ger near here and it may be thH, the McNioans who rnticcd tn" patrol over tine line were merely a' ling othcrs N ho were attempting tn get goods .CrOSS
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Special Nugget Service.

Fl. iASo. Jan, 20.-Thr ch,rg. is I".''r by MrNi'i,iS of Srn r iZariu that last Saturday ten American sol. idcrs of the second cavalry crossed the international line and that in a "narr'i with some M-xicans of ih. town over the Americans attentions tn some of the young women that the s' 'dierS shot up the place. No deaths suited from the shooting and the American soldiers mounted their horses and rode away after driving all of the MeXicans into their houses
 Thcs" charges ere heinc inNrStieat .d by the officers in command If the border patrol stationed opposit" san Eliz,.ei+t-~.And- if it. is. found that thu. troopers are guilty as charged they will be severely dealt with.
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mes that Japan ts prepaElhs to all rex a considera ble portion If tn" former Chinese empire. The little country simply must have more land in order to provide for her surplus population and t is believed that this cv"ment of Jap soldiers Is pr"lim mary to t d,-''lratioi. "f cnnet2' ,'.
 f large slice of Chin
 The same re ort from Russ, inu r'ates that thl, country vie :s ti.@ responsiveness on the part .t i4..rt hs an unfriendly act and not h t'
 >'t,n,e ith the und"rst .aLing h,
 ', mates that the Russi,r f"'"'. ,', hinesr border will a, "n,- t" -r,.,.tN increased
 I'm. foreign office here cnnsidr' '". i,,.. 'l state of affairs m t Il ~". cl tica and th. possibility of H new break between Japan and Russia s'' imminent that the admiralty has been requested to at once greatly augment tt-t in oriental waters Orders hay" also h,."n issued directing several reg iments of native troops to hold them selves in readiness for inm-ciiat. or d"rs to service in China
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Special Nugget Service.


 BAIRUT. Syria. Jan. 21.-The ..m- crican consul here has wired to h.s home government for protection :or the American missionaries and .he students at the college here who ara being threatened by the Turks on a"- C unt of their harboring an Arnen!N Il student who is wanted by the authori- tics.
 The situation has become so r"rio, ; tl.at the Americans in tn. collae" ar.. j actically prisoners being afraid |" l.nN" the walls of the institution
 [ he reports of the consul sic 's th, dc;;ils of the recent murder of II ' ch:.u,en of an American LuIncd !lnrl; . s,atcr. The man has lived in Svri. th a great many years and is "rl- ployed by a large New York furni- lure house engaged in the lnporta tion of Turkish rugs. He is married to an Armenian wife and they had three children.
 Recently Hochstadcr incurred the ehlnity of one of the Turkish officials