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The Detroit times., 1915-07-23
Launch Plans for Per-
manent Home With
Pool and Gym
MANY HAVE MADE
GREAT RECORDS
Eight Are Members of
World Life Saving
Alliance

Detroit's women swimmers are am.
bitious.
They have formed the woman's
Aquatic club, with = charter mem
bership Of 15 and q pledged mem
bership Of 80. and they are on their
way toward . club house which will
have q tank - good ~ that Of the
Detroit Athletic club. and gym
nahum facilities and . big room for
dances and Fellowship gatherings.
Any woman over lS can Join tho
club. provided she can take care Of
herself In water over her head. Most
Of The charter members can do more
than that. They are among the
most accomplished swimmers in
Michigan, and have records to
prove It.
The club II nov seeking q proper
list Of patronesses. When they
have been secured. . campaign will
be launched to get the necessary
funds for . club house. The clubs
plan u modest. IL wants . club
house On any piece Of inexpensive
property that is within access Of .
street car line. II doesn't feel that
the Hotel Pontchartrain will have
to be moved TO make . place for
lts building. What the club wants
10 . tank, arst Of ALA place to
swim in. and TO teach others to
swim.
FOR that 10 tc be one Of the clubs
main features--instruction In swim
ming. Every member is pledged to
help any girl or woman who wants
to learn to swim. When the club
house II secured. the plans include
instruction In swimming. under ex-
pert teachers. every -noming in the
week. and at least two evenings.
Tho novices will pay q small fee 70!
this instruction. 90 that the club
win not be out Of pocket The gym.
nasium will also be open, and In.
struction will be given in various
branches Of athletics. There viii
be fortnightly parties In the gym
nasium. for members and their
friends, with dancing: and when the
rooms are not In use by members.
they can be rented to other organ
isations for meetings and entertain
ments.
The members of the club are en-
thusiastic In their belief that swim
ming 10 the finest sport In the world,
The Detroit times., 1915-07-23
GOES TO PRISON
FOR 21a YEARS

Jack DALEY. convicted OF assault
with intent to rob. was sentenced
by Judge Connolly, Thursday. to
serve two and one-half years In
jackson prison. with Ave years ~
the maximum term. DALEY hit his
victim on the head with a club.
Pater Palovich and velco SinaGor-
II. charged with stealing $3.50 from
some Hungarians who roomed at
the same west side house with
them. were sent to the House OF
Correction for nine months each.
The money was recovered.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-23
Exchange Shots With
Guards From Behind !,
Barricades
PEACE IN SIGHT
IN Bird DGEPORT
Big Concessions to
Workers Now Seem
Probable

BAYONNE, N. j., July 23.-After
a night broken by the intermittent
spit OF rife and revolver fire, Bay
onne today entered on the third day
OF q strike that in bloodiness COM
pares only with that of Ludlow,
Colo.
Strikers began gathering about
the Standard OIL Co.'s Tidewater
plant at dawn today. shielding them.
selves from the guards rifles be-
hind sheds and the high board fence
that was splintered by the incessant
fnsillade OF late yesterday.
The guards were barricaded be-
hind q 10-foot concrete wall. The
strikers were sheltered behind a
fence 100 yards away. The fire of
the guards raked a 30-foot strip Of
Twenty-second-st., the heart OF the
strike zone with withering leaden
hail. That 3O-foot strip was mo
mans land" over which but few
Of the hardy ones dared cross.
Small children, however. played
about the danger zone, peering
around corners and enjoying the
"fun" immensely. The police made
no effort to stop the firing, or TO
get the children out Of the way. II
was here that two men fell dead
and q half dozen others dropped
from the fire of the company's
guards.
The authorities today admitted
they did not know how many had
been injured. The tenements OF
the strikers are almost within the
shadows of the plant walls. and II
is thought many more were hit and
Instead of being hurried TO the hos
(Cestinsed On Page TvoJ
May Ne change IN weathes.
but no change In quality OF Grfswold
Eoonday Lunch. boc-Adv.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-23

Evevy Cemsevt SD LesssY.
possible Will be found at the Wayne
msSt and expert attendants. Open
6ay and nighL--Adv,
The Detroit times., 1915-07-23
BULLETS FLY ALL NIGHT
IN STREETS OF BAYONNE::
STRIKERS ERECT FORTS
SNEAK THIEVES
GETS 80 DAYS

Sending two store sneak thieves
to the House of Correction for terms
of 80 days each. Thursday, Justice
Sellers remarked that he was going
to try to put stop to thefts OF
the sort. Charles Ryan was found
guilty Of stealing from a store on
Macomb-st.. and James Murray was
convicted Of stealing from the New
comb -Endicott Co. store.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-23
Triple Tragedy Here
Work Of Chester Hall,
Grand Rapids
TRIO VISITING
IN DETROIT HOME
Slayer Angered Be-
cause Step-son Would
Not Get Job

Crazed with anger because his
step-son would not 80 TO work,
while his own son was holding = IS
y day job in the Ford plant Chester
Hall. So years old. shot and killed
his stsp-son. and his wife. and then
blew on his own head with . shot
gun, In the home Of his son. Roy
Hall, No. S61 Senecaave. shortly
aftsr s o'clock. Friday morning.
Hall had come here from his home
In Grand Rapids. about two weeks
ago. with his wife. to visit Ut Roy
halrs home.
His step-son. Henry Towers, IL
ysars old. arrived here Monday.
Shortly after Roy Hall had left for
his work in the Ford plant, Friday.
the elder Hall got into an alterca-
tion with his wife. Anna. 80 years
old, and his step-son. because the lat
tor was '1oaAng around instead Of
.working."
Mrs. Roy Hall was ordered to
leave the house when she tried to
stop the quarrel.
"You get out Of the house before
lose my temper" said Hall.
Mrs. Hall ent TO the home Of .
ueishbor, two doors away, leaving
her two little babes, aged two and
four years. sleeping peacefully in .
front bedroom. adjoining the parior
OF the Hall cottage.
A moment later . neighbor heard
Ave revolver shots in rapid success
sion; then. sitter short interval.
the dull roar of . shot gun.
Mrs.. Roy Hall had called the DO
lice whom she FIRST arrived In the
nsashbors home. fearing that her
fatber-in-law contemplated violence
Of some sort. though she did not
dream of what his plans were.
When Motorcycle Omcer John
Hsfron and serst. Louis Faas srriv.
ved from Chene station. they found
Mrs. Anna Hall lying dead. in the
kitchen, with q bullet through her
head. while Henry Towers. her son.
lay nearby. shot through the head
ana the body.
Hall was found In . bedroom ad-
Joining the kitchen. He had placed
the mussle OF . shot gun In his
mouth, and pulled the trtgser, blow
ing the top of his head on.
Mrs. Roy Halls habies had slept
through all Of the tragedy, and were
unharmed.
Roy Hall was Immediately notified
20 return TO his home, from the fac.
tory.
Detectives Hayes and Bolone were
whisssd to the house by Driver
Charles Donovan. Of the flyer. and
Coroner Rothacher was also notined.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-23

May Ne Change In weather,
but no change In quality OF Griswoid
MONDAY Lunch; 5oc.-Adv.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-23

The performance at the Broadway
Strand theater this week In most ex-
srsordinary. The great photoPley.
1T ht az Ms,sip snS r,,..r rcs assseompsnIsd by
ran. wakes such an ideal combina-
ton that the patrons Of the Broad
way strand are seeing . - show at
the usual Herand prices.--Adv.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-23

European factories that make arti
fetal butter with cocoanut oil As q
base turn out about 100000
pounds weekly.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-02-25
LORD BRYCE ON READING
Only Literature That Stimulates
Thought, He Considers, Is
Worth Consideration.

Lord Bryce, speaking in London on
a popular occasion just before the
war, said what the schools and uni
versities ought to do was to cultivate
the habit Of thinking. They spent a
good deal of time on reading, espe-
cially on reading newspapers, but that
did not mean thinking They spent a
great deal Of time on business, but a
great deal Of business effort was COM
paratively mechanical and rule Of
thumb.
What he meant was something diff
eerent-that they should apply their
minds to questions which did not con.
Germ their business, but in which, as
good citizens and intelligent human
beings, they ought to be occupied,
Public Opinion says
There was a good deal Of fiction well
worth reading, but no work Of fiction
was worth reading if it did not set
them thinking, and unless it was a
book which contained vivid character
reflections and suggestions, which
were worth pondering over, and pic
lures of manners of society, whether
Of old times or Of today. Anything
which stimulated their thought was
worth reading. If one cultivated the
books which stimulated the habit o1
thinking one had a source Of pleasure
that went On continuously throughout
life.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-02-25
Gris-Gris, the War Cat,

When the French government was
transferred to Bordeaux, and the start
Of President Pofncare and his cabinet
was to be made in automobiles, Girls
Girls, the presidents favorite cat, was
right on the spot and waiting to go,
though there was a great deal Of lug
gage and weighty affairs CT war to be
thought Of. She was irresistible and,
her qualities as a traveller being well
known, she formed part OF the dis
tinguished party.
Gris-Gris is a magnifcent-looking
Sfamese cat, who understands French
and knows her France we'll, as she has
often made journeys with her master.
During the past winter she made the
journey with him by train to Nice,
and when the train stopped at Cannes
the mayor, on entering the salon to
greet the president, was much aston
ished to find him caressing the purring g
cat, who had just finished her break
fast of milk out of President Poin-
cares own saucer
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-02-25
FLEE BEFORE GERMANS.
Porulcrs Towns in Eastern War Zone
Emptied OF People.

PoruIcus Towns in Eastern War Zone
Emptied OF People.
PetrOgrad, via London-The Ger
man advance from East Prussia upon
the towns Of Kovno and Grodno ap-
pears designed to cut the railroad
communications to Warsaw. rather
than to an effort to take the Russian
fortified positions in that territory.
Along the line from Plock to Me
men, about 200 miles in length, there
has been intermittent fighting. From
all the towns in this district. the
most popuious Of the empire, the civil
population is fleeing, thronsing the
highways and railroads.
The German advance guards are
reported to have proceedd from Au-
gustowo towards the railroad be-
tween Grodno and Bialystok and to
have reached within II miles Of the
former place, where they are said to
have been checked by the Russ ians
The Germans also are reported to
be attempting to break through be
tween Kovno and Grodno, taking ad
vantage of the frozen AugustowC
marshes and Niemen River, and fac
ing the possibility of an early thaw
which might leave them at the mercy
Of the Russians.
The line to the north CT Warsaw
Of Blonck. Nowo-Gorgiewsk and Sc
rock, is well defended.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-02-25
ARE USEFUL AS REPORTERS
Foreign Education to the
National Capital.

That many of the United States Dip
lomat1c and consular representatives
abroad have rendered very real serv-
eign educational movements is a fact
to which tribute is paid in bulletin
issued by the bureau of education of
the United States department of the
interior at Washington, the New York
Times observes. The bureau acknowl-
edges that it counts on these repre-
sentatives for considerable part Of
1t publishes each year for the sake of
American educators who cannot &C
abroad but who must know what other
countries are doing educationally.
Recently Ambassador Joseph E. Will
lard furnished the bureau of education
with statement of educational condi-
tions in Spain, which contained val
liable information concerning the char
acter of university instruction in that
country, especially in medicine. State
ments on industrial education have
been sent in by consuls at Erfurt
Nuremberg, Frankfort and Cologne
These include reports on schools for
builders, courses for master crafts
men," the Trade institute at Cologne
and special schools for fruit growing
Special information On the socia
welfare work that is now a prominent
feature Of school activities in Eng
land and Scotland has been sent in By
consuls in those countries. Much O
| this information is SO new that it has
| scarcely begun to find it's way int
printed reports.
! In Central and South America, Uni
! ted States consuls keep the bureau in
formed Of changes in educationa
policy as indicated in presidentia
| messages, DEGREES and the like. Mucl
Of the information thus obtaine,
throws light on current American
| problems.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-02-25
BRITAIN SUMMONS
HUNGER AS AN ALLY
NAVAL WAR ZONE METHODS ARE
NECESSARY FOR NATIONAL
PRESERVATION.
THE GERMANS WANT FOOD
II United States Will Furnish Them
and Refuse Allies Then All viii
Be Well.

Berlin, via London.-Germany's re-
ply to the protest Of the United States
against designation Of a naval war
ed in the most friendly terms, but
firmly maintains the position of Ger
many as already announced
The note, which has been trans
mitted to Washington through the
American Embassy, explains that Ger
many's action was made necessary by
Great Britain's policy of attempting
to cut off the food supply of the Ger
man civil population by method
never recognized in International law.
England's course in ordering mer-
chantmen to fly neutral flags, equip
ping them with artillery and ordering
them to destroy submarines, Germany
contends, renders nugatory the right
of search and gives Germany the
right to attack English shipping
The reply closes with the express
sion Of hope that the United States
may prevail upon Great Britain ''tc
return to the principles Of interna,ion
al law recognized prior to the cut
break of the war" and in particular
obtain observance Of the Declaration
Of London. II this were done, thu
note explains, Germany would recog
nize in this, says the reply an invalu
able sesvice toward a more humane
conduct Of the war and would act il
accordance with the new situa tior
thus created.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-02-25
AMERICAN STEAMER
EVELYN BLOWN UP
CARRYING COTTON FOR BREMEN
SHE STRIKES MINE IN THE
NORTH SEA.
WAS NOT IN NEW WAR ZONE
First Government Insured Vessel
Lost.-Ssnsation Results From the
News at Washington.

Bremen.-The American steamer
Evelyn which sailed from New York
January 20 with a cotton cargo for
Bremen was sunk by a mine off Bork-
um Island in the North Sea.
The vessels captain and 27 of her
crew were saved.
The nationality of the mine which
destroyed the Evelyn has not been
established
The Evelyn is the first American
vessel to meet with disaster as a re-
suit of sea warfare of the Euro
pean nations. She does not sink with
man admiralty's decree. Borkum ISL
and lies directly off the German coast
at the mouth of the Ems River and is
German territory.
Maritime records give the compile
ment Of the Evelyn at Is men so that
1t is probable that all on board the
vessel was rescued.
The Evelyn was a single screw,
steel steamship and was commanded
by Captain Smith. She belonged to
Harriss, Irby & Vose of New York.
She was 252 feet long and 1,185 tons
net She was built in Southampton
England in 1888.
Washington.-The United States
government was advised officially OF
the destruction Of the first American
vessel on the high seas since the out
break of the European war.
After a conference with President
| Wilson, Secretary Bryan cabled Am
bassador Page at London and Ambas
sador Gerard at Berlin to make an
exhaustive inquiry as to the facts
and, if the crew was landed in either
Of their respective jurisdictions, te
furnish every care and convenience
to Captain Smith and his men.
Although the extent of the see
zones Of war proclaimed by Germany
vas never defined exactly. the Bor
'-rm Islands are considered far dis
~ from the danger areas Of sui
'~o- The waters of the vicini,
.1a1 for defer i've purposee ant
!; f,eruorv always has piloted incoming
sti1s through.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-02-25
War Makes CHANCES.

A curious coincidence is reported
from South Africa, where General
SHUTS, as minister OF defense, is ar
ranging for the defense Of Port Mol
10th and the copper mines at Ookiep
against a possible raid from German
Southwest Africa. 1t was in this dis
trict that General SHUTS himself led
a most daring raid III the last weeks OF
the Boer war. He suddenly appeared
cut Of the desert country TO the east
at the head Of a mounted force and
summoned Ookiep to surrender. Colo
mel Shelton successfully defended the
little town, but the Beers destroyed
the railway that connects it with Pert
Nolloth and did some damage to block
houses. A relief force from Port Nol-
10th raised the siege and a few days
later the dashing Boer leader himself
appeared at Port Nolloth to join in the
negotiations for peace.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-02-25
WILSON OPENS *. oSiTio:l.
President Touched Button and Set
Monster Event in Motion.

President Touched Button and Set.
Monster Event in Motion.
San Francisco.-An electric spark Of
enormous potential, jumping across
he continent, opened the Panama-Pa-
Life International Exposition at noon,
Pacific coast time. In the white house
at Washington, President Wilson
PRESSED button and the serials Of the
5reat government radio station at Ar
lington in response sent a vibration to
q commercial station on San Francisco
bay. From there the message was
-elayed by wire to a receiving instru-
ment on the exposition grounds.
AS soon as the signal was received
the wheels began to turn, and the
fountains to play; the gates swung
open, and a procession Of citizens
with the mayor at their head, marched
into the grounds.
At the same time, President Charles
G. Moore of the exposition, inform ed
President Wilson over telephone
line that the wireless fash had been
received and the exposition had open
ed In return President Wilson sent
his greetings and good wishes. Brie1
ceremonies of dedication and accept
ance followed.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-02-25
Steal Safe From Train.

Richmond Va-Two men bcar.t. Il
the first section OF train No 81 OF the
Richmond. Fredericks burg and Pcto-
mac Railroad Company, due here al
1890 O'Clock in the morning. and after
overp owering the express messengers
threw the safe from the doorway aad
escaped on a heavy grade running up
to Franconit g short distance north OF
Fredericksburg. It is bei;eTed that
the men boarded the train in Wash
ingtou While the train was nearing
Franconio they entered the car and
held up the messengers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-02-25
Washinqtcn Plate to White House.

Washington. = Miss Mary Gusts
Lee, daughter of Robert T. Lee. has
presented to Miss Margaret Wilson,
for the White House collection Of pres
identical chinaware. q plate Of the
George Washington dinner set 1t is
one OF a set presented to General and
Mrs Washington by American Officers
Of the Society OF the Cincinnati, found
ed at Annapolis III 1888 by American
and French officers VINO served il the
Revolution The plate. considered in
many respects the most valuable piece
in the collection.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-02-25
Euiocies on Senator eacon.

Observation-Disclosures were deliver
ed in the house on the late Senator
Bacon of Georgia. Representative
Adamscn portrayed the greatness OF
he position Senator Bacon held in
public life Representative Parks re-
viewed the Senator's achievements,
and said he was one of the potential
figures in American history and one
of the great constitutional authorities
Of Congress and conspicuous in mould
ing A:ne1lca foreign relations. Rep
resentative Hughes eulogized Senator
Bacon's character and personality.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-02-25
GERMANS TORPEDO
FRENCH STEAMER
ONE BOAT STRUCK MINE IN
ENGLISH CHANNEL AND AN
OTHER WAS ToRPEDoED.
ACTIVE IN new WAR ZONE
President Wilson and Cabinet Discuss
Dangers to American Vessels
Caused by New War Zone.

ngtOn.-President Wilson and
his cabinet discussed at length dan.
gers to American vessels and com.
merce growing out of the reiterated
determination of the German govern
| ment to wage a submarine and mine
warfare on enemy's vessels and dis
claiming responsibility for what may
happened to neutral vessels venturing
into the new sea war zones.
| Struck BY Mine.
Dover-The Norwegian tank steam
ship Belridge, which sailed from New
Orleans January % and Newport
News February 5 for Amsterdam
struck mine off Dover She was
| beached near here.
| 1t was first reported she was only
slightly damaged by the explosion, but
| later it was learned there had been
fear Of her going down. Her fore.
| peak and her forehold are filled with
| water and her forelock is awash.
The pilot on board and IS men Of
her crew have been landed.
| French Steamer Torpedoed.
| Dieppe, France, via Paris.--A Ger
J man submarine torpedOed without
warning the French steamer Dinorah
from Havre for Dunkirk, at point 16
miles Off Dieppe.
| The Dinorah did not sing but was
towed into Dieppe. No mention is
made Of the loss Of. any Of her crew.
plate On the port side Of the
! steamer below the warterline was
stoved in by the torpedo. She man
aged to keep afoat by hard pumping,
word Of the occurrence was taken into
Dieppe by fishing boats and assistance
! for the Dinorah was promptly sent
out. Her cargo will be discharged
| here.
The presence Of a German subma;ne
off Cape ALLY was reported four days
ago. The daily steam traffic service
between Diepre and England has been
suspended.
WILSON OPENS EE. cSiTio:t.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-02-25
Canal Tolls Reduced 20 Per Cent.

Panama-Under instructions of Sec
retary Garrison changes are being
prepared in the regulations for COM
putation of Panama Canal tolls which,
it is estimated, will decrease revenues
from the classes Of freight affected
approximately 20 per cent. 1t was dis
covered that the fixing Of tolls under
the Panama Canal rules at $1.20 a ton
was Illegal, the rate being greater
than that sanctioned by law. This
arose from the differences between a
ton as defined by the Canal rules and
a registered United States ton.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-02-25
No Mail Lost.

Washington. - Although Unitec
States mail is going directly or indi-
rectly to every country in the world
so far not on bag has been lost
through the activities of European
war fleets. In fact, postoffice depart
ment officials said, no American mail
has gone down with a merchantmen
destroyed by a warship within the
past hundred years. Postmaster Gen
eral Burleson said he expected no III
terference with mail service to result
from Germany's sea war zone procla
nation