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The Detroit times., 1915-10-08
CLEARINGS
ARE LARGER
September Report Ex-
ceeds That of Two
Years Ago

Dun's Review for September indi-
Gates q decided trend toward normal
activity In CONNER cfai and indus
trial lines. The bank clearings Of
l23 cities show an increase of 53.S
per cent compared with the same
month last year. and i44 per cent
compared with September. 1913.
Last year. the stock exchanges were
closed during September. and this
had a marked effect on clearinss.
especially In New York city. a.
shown by . gain, this year. Of 1909
per cent In that city. That substan-
tial progress has been made. how
ever. is shown By the gain Of 241
per cent over 1918.
The gain for the entire country,
outside of Now York. was iS.s per
cent over September. 1914. ana -
per cent over September, 1919. The
average daily clearinss for the
month were Ssl2.s2S.o 900. which y
the high mark for the year.
Detroit's clearings were $i3<.s3e.-
$50, a gain Of 2o.1 per cent over 1914
and 1876 per cent over 1918. The
increase for the central western dis
trict was 1<.7 per cent over 1914
and s.5 per cent over 1919. Clsve-
lands clearings were $4,000. 900 high
er than Detroit's. and her gain was
S2.s per cent over 1914 and els per
cent over September. 1919.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-08
FORD co. FAILS
IN ATTEMPT TO
REFORM EMPLOYE

The sociological department oi
the Ford Motor Co. in a letter &c
Judge Alfred J. Murphy, frankly nd
mits that II struck hopeless task
when Il tried 10 redeem Henry n
Aubrey, a former employe.
Aubrey was arrested. Sept. 4. for
stealing and cashing 10 checks OF
fellow workers. He had had trouble
with his wife. The circumstances
surrounding the case were such tha'
the Ford Motor Co. interceded in his
behalf, obtaining for him parole
In Judge Murphy's court. He was
given back his place in the factory.
The Ford sociological department
was held responsible jointly with
the probation oficers. for his future
conduct.
Friday morning Judge Murphy re
ceived a letter stating that the com
pany could do no more for Aubrey,
Twenty days after being peroled. N
rs alleged. he again stole checks.
John r. Lee. head OF the Ford so
Geological division. assumed personal
charge OF the case. according TO the
letter. even going to Aub-ey's fam
ilv In the hope OF encouraging the
man.
Following the receipt Of the let
ter, Aubrey was rearrested. He is
held at the county jail for violatins
his parole,
The Detroit times., 1915-10-08
TRUSTED EMPLOYE
is CHARGED WITH
THEFT OF SOLDER

when Detectives Plies. Grossman.
Golden and Bandemer informed ON
cials OF the Wilson Body Co. that
they had recovered nearly 1000
pounds OF aluminium solder, stolen
from their plant. the officials were
quite surprised. - ;hey were In en-
tire ignorance OF the fact that one
OF their trusted employees had been
taking the solder home. in 2 pound
lots, for more than q year.
Peter Groshup. As years old. Of No
1924 Palmer avenue. WAS the en-
ployee. He had worked for the
body company for three years. He,
too. had q big surprise sprung on
him when he was arrested.
The detectives. searching for
plumber from Hastings ct. burgis.
ries. searched the home OF Sam
Rubinsire. peddler. at No. 252 l.e
Erskine street and found q box with
nearly 1000 pounds Of solder, hid
den under q bed. Rubinsire con
fessed to the detectives that the
stuff was stolen. and said that he
bought II in small quantities from
Groshup. He said that he had made
at least 40 trips 10 Groshup's home.
The detectives found so pounds Of
solder. ready for sale. in the attic
OF Groshup's home. Groshup Is held
on larceny charge. and Ruoinsire
Is charged with receiving stolen
property.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-08
Correspondent APP
proves Stand on
Street Car Problem
LET ID. u. X. DO
THE WORRYING"
FavOrs Nj. o. But Is
Against Pig-in-Poke
Scheme
60 fAe Editor o. TAe Times:


Every voter tn Detroit should
read the editorial in The Times OF
Wednesday, Oct 6. It IL the street
car situation analysed and simpli
fed. and the only course the people
will take. when In the coming cleo.
ton they will break with the leaders
and advocates of the proposed pur'
chase plan and bury II so deep that
II will never be resurrected
! am free 10 confess that ! have
been befogged and muddled by this
new way which is before US, OF
settling this thread-bare street car
problem. namely. to sign. seal and
deliver the papers. take over the
property without knowing what
price we are to pay for 1t. and from
which price. whatever II may be.
we have no hope OF appeal.
Municipal ownership of public
utilities is always right. but il does
not follow that municipality must
pay two prices for q worn out d.
Apidated concern such as the d. L.
r. Is, and more especially. when
such utility has been ruined fnan.
ciaffy by profit seekers, stock gam
blers and inflated values.
This street railway company soon
win have no rights In the streets OF
Detroit. why then should the people
bind themselves to pay its stagger-
ing debts. II is worse than foolish
and No one knows II better than the
d. q, R. that II may he enabled 10
uni6ad rs antidnsfed concern. 70
sefhSf With - frfyhtfnl obligations
and responsibilities upon this mu
nicipality.
BY al means let M wait. and lie,
the d. q. r. do all the worrying
until II n willing to cell its prop
erty for what Il II really worth and
no more. 80
In the meantime we have low
fares and quite passable service. SC
We refuse to worry or vote TO en-
slave Detroit knowing what Will
happen 70 the ID. U. r. In the near
, future.
JOHN A. BELL,
No. 1910 Mcclellan ave
The Detroit times., 1915-10-08
LOCAL GREEKS NOT
GOING TO WAR,
SAYS GERASIMOS

Detroit Greeks are not going TO
war; said Theo. Gerasimos, presi-
dent OF the Greek-American Cigar
Co, No. 1877 Monroe avenue. THE
Greek government has not called
men from the local colony. All army
reservists have been asked to re-
port their whereabouts to the Greek
government 30 they will be avail.
able In time Of need. The state
ment Is not true that recruiting
stations have been established In
Detroit and that local Greeks arc
fiocking to the colors Of the father
land.
Greece does not want war. King
Constantine n not pro-German. an
the Newspaper reports state. Meth
or n he against the Allies. He IL
strong for neutrality, realizing that
strictly neutral position Is best
for Greece. King Constantine knows
something about the German mill
tary system. When the Russians
were driving into Hungary and the
Germans were swayins before the
Russian drives. Greece could have
gone to the aid Of the allies and her
action might have helped to swing
the tide against the central pow
ers. But King Constantine. realis.
ing Germany's military strength.
knew that Germany was far from
being defeated and he refused to
ioIn the Allies. He IL anxious to
remain on friendly terms with an
the powers. II that Ia possible. and
kcon Greece out Of the war
Greece will nght n Bulgaria gets
too ambitious. II the Bulgarians ut.
tempt 10 seize any adjacent terri
tory. the Greeks will take up arms.
But Detroit Greeks do not look for
trouble. and they are not hocking
10 the old country TO night"
The Detroit times., 1915-10-08
ONION ODOR is
UPHELD BY COURT

The aroma OF steaming onions
came creeping down from the sec
ond floor rear. at No. I'll Forest
avenue. east, one warm day last
summer.
Mrs. Ida Wigent, the landlady.
shifted the vegetarian odor. threw
ND her hands. and wanted TO know
who could be brazen enough to cook
onions in her house.
II don't ordinarily permit house
keeping In my place" she testified,
Thursday afternoon. In Justice Mar.
schner's court. This man was sick.
took pity on him and his wife,
and permitted them. "a a special ia
tor. TO do a little cooking. And
then-they put onions on the ire"
The man in question was George
Melonowski. Mrs. Wigent sued him
for S2450. alleging the amount was
due in rent when the Melonowskis
moved. following the steaming OF
the onions.
Melonowski maintained he had a
perfect right to prepare the vege-
tables. He needed them. he said,
in his illness. as nourishlng food.
His attorney insisted that Mrs. WI.
gent violated her agreement when
she forced him TO move because OF
the incident OF the onions, and
therefore was not entitled TO the
amount she claimed due on the con-
tract.
Justice Marschner struggled with
the problem for long time. He
could ind no supreme court cases
which determined whether or not
the smell OF onions was too heavy
for light housekeeping.
1--WE eaten onions myself" he
finally concluded. Whether or not
their smell Is strong enough TO in
validate a light housekeeping con-
tract is purely a matter Of personal
opinion. The Law hasn't recognized
this odor az contract breaker.
therefore dismiss the case"
The Detroit times., 1915-10-08

Pere Marquette railway are selling
at par. but that does not change the
fact that both roads are bankrupt.
Your reporter further quotes me
AZ saying that II the circuit judges
Ak the price at 100000 after the
city had pledged itself for 3il.ooo.-
600. that I thought the city would
be out OF poke; $1,000 900.
Your reporter Is In error as To
amount. The city would be out of
pocket s14.ooo.o00. The city plant
IL mortsaged in round numbers for
SIS. 00A. 600 of which the -city-as-
sumes $1,000. 900. leaving $4,000.
600 mortgage liens ahead OF the city
which. n not paid. will be foreciosed
snd the city would lose the property
and sil.ooo. 900.
True. under the contract the ID.
u. r agrees to pay this $4,000. 900.
Blu: the d. U. r. Is bankrupt and 4
judgment against II would he worth
less.
Your reporter quotes me a. say
ing that there was danger Of the ID.
Y. r setting a 5o-year franchise.
Again he erred While not . men,
Der OF the constitutional convention
I was quite active IN getting the 50
year provision inserted-the hrst
ever put into a Michigan constitu-
tion-and I have never made any
statement that there was q posi-
bility for more than 80 years.
GEORGE WILLIAM MOORE.
Detroit, Oct. s. 1918.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-08
INVITATIONS GO
ASTRAY IN MAILS

Printed announcements for the an
pual reunion Of the Alma Mater ss-
ISOLATION OF st. Mary's academy.
Windsor, TO be held in the academy.
"wednesday. Oct 10, were mailed IN
Windsor. Thursday. Sept. 30, TO the
Windsor and Detroit members OF
the association, but up to date not
enc of the 300 or 80 cards sent TO
Detroit alumnae has been received.
The matter has been taken mp with
the postoffice authorities on both
sides OF the border by Mrs. Rather.
Inc Tcahen. No. 207 Marston-ct.,
president Of the association. but
without success In tracing the let
tiers.
We have been assured by Post
master Frank wigle, IN Windsor.
that the announcements left that
Office. and We know that all OF the
Windsor members received their
cards but mono has been delivered
In Detroit" said Mrs. Tcaheu. THE
cards were unsealed and carried one
cent postage as required, the war tar
stamp OF one cent In this case not
being necessary. according to the
Windsor postal authorities. In the
Detroit postoffice NO werc told that
he cards had not been received I'm
mat once at all We are at a loss
10 understand what could have be.
come Of 40 large number of letters
Of tie same class"
The Detroit times., 1915-10-08
FUGITIVE JUMPS
INTO ARMS OF
WAITING OFFICER

0sorgs Fslsy. alias Red" spen.
Ger. said 70 b q wsllknown pick
pocket. Jumped from Q window of
he room On the second floor 1t No.
70 AighSt. west when Detective
Ahdfew Roche entered the room to
ArrsDt rolsy and his roommate,
ThufSdAy sftsfnoon. but Rochs's
paStnsr. Frank Burcxyk, was wait
iag below the window. Foley a.
most fell into his arms, and was
quickly captured.
Meanwhile. Roche had captured
the other suspect. william Murray,
- PEARS old. Who II accused Of rob
hing . passenger on Q Wood ward
ctr, Wednesday. and slusginS the
to6o6nger n Urder 70 make his es-
sope, when detected.
Murray has IN injured hand, and
the police Siege that he suffered
~ Injury when he hit the passen-
Ssr.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-08
MUNICIPAL
BOWLERS OPEN
NEW SEASON

- The Municipal Bowling league
opened its season on the woodward
alleys. Thursday afternoon. Mayor
Marx rolled the FIRST ball. knocking
down six pins. The mayor declared
that he would be glad TO substitute
on any team during the winter see
son.
Bowling 10 good exercise. and
after the car plan 10 voted on Nov.
2 I hope TO bowl few games now
and then" said the mayor.
Last season tho mayor presented
the league with 4 silver trophy
which the 6heriff's team won.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-08
POLICE DETAIN
DRUNKEN DRIVER

With the Safety First" convsa.
ton only a few days ahead. Patrol.
men Elmer Powers and Arthur 9che-
mansky appointed themselves q
committee. on urgent business"
early Friday morning. when they
saw Sam Bittel, OF No. 1897 juno
tion-ave., trying to start his auto.
at Lafayette-ave. east and st. An
toine-st.
Mr.. Bittel was very much under
the influence OF liquor. according to
the officers. and was In no condition
TO drive an auto. 90 the policemen
took him to Contra! station and
chained up his auto until such time
AZ he might ne able 10 navigate the
machine without peril. Bittel was
released. later.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-08
G. ". MOORE
EXPLAINS
Says Times Reporter
Erred In Comment
on Speech
TO the Editor Of The Times:

TO the Editor Of The Times:
In NY "Wednesday evening address
on the stree: car question | said the
proposed plan places an sil. 900 900
mortgage on all the property in the
city.
Your reporter calls this a state
ment Of doubtful accuracy" and hs
adds that did not explain that tbs
so-called mortgage falls to becom,
operative and interest bearing un
less the municipally-run road de
faults Ia its payments.
In that statement your reporter Il
In error. The city assumes AM
aGees to pay eli 100000 of mort
cages and agrees 10 leave the re-
naming mortgages, amounting b
about $4,000. roo, on the property. a
that the city agrees TO pay 3ff 900
600 and TO take the property subjec
TO S14.000. 900 OF mortgage liens
tSee the sixth subdivision of tn
contractJ
said the d. u. r. bonds on II
city lines were selling as low 90 &c
Your reporter said that the bond
we're selling at so. The last quota
ton is 70. and before the presen
agitation started In which IL is pre-
posed TO make the city buy thes
bonds at par. the bonds were sell
ing at less than 20.
Your reporter says that 7 states
the D., Y, A. A. 4 J. bonds wer
quoted at so. I said nothing OF tn
kind. ! said the Detroit. Jackson
Chicago bonds we're selling at 81
and that 10 true. The YpsfAnn d.
vision has i've kinds OF bonds. You
reporter quotes the price Of the frs
mortgage bonds OF the Wabash ant
they are worth par, but solely be
cause Of the security. The fact that
these nrst mortgage bonds are sell
Inc at par does not change my state
msut n regard to the financial con.
difion at the d. U-R The Afst
nerfoAgs bonds Of the wobash and
The Detroit times., 1915-10-08
SEVERAL HAVE
NARROW ESCAPES
IN STREET MISHAPS

J. II. Marshall. Of No. Gil Law
ton avenue lost control OF his auto
at Maybury avenue and Mrytle st.
Thursday afternoon. and the ma
chine ran mp on the curb and struck
a tree. throwing all Ave passengers
out. though none vas seriously hurt.
Marshall and Irving Absmsonn es-
capped injury. ]. Abramsohn, OF No.
G, Division street was injured about
the legs and body and was taken TO
Harper hospital
Tony Mitchell. No. 900 81. Aubin
avenue. and Frank Hannas. No. GIL
Lawton avenue, we're bruised and
shaken ~ and we've taken To their
homes.
Thomas " Williams. 10 years old.
OF No. 346 Monroe avenue. had a
narrow escape from death when he
was rolled several feet by the fen
der OF a Sherman car. which struck
him while ne was playing in the
street at Russell and Clinton streets.
Thursday afternoon His face was
cut and bruised and his left leg in
jured. He was taken home.
Miss Mate Forey, OF No. 1862
Woodward avenue. was knocked to
the pavement. but escaped injury.
when she was struck by motor
cycle driven by Edward RIM, Of No.
203 Larned street. west. as she was
about 10 board street car at West.
minister and Woodward avenues, AZ
1880. Friday morning. RIM was
thrown from his motorcycle, and
was badly bruised about the left
side.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-08
WHEATCR0P
BEST EVER
Billion Bushel Mark Is
Topped BY u. S.
Estimates

WASHINGTON, Oct. s.-Ths 1915
American wheat crop will total
Loo .029. 900 bushels. according to
October estimates Of the depart
ment Of agriculture announced
Thursday. This estimate 10 an In
crease of 22.700.000 bushels over
the September estimates.
The 1915 corn crop Will total g.
02G, I5o. 900 bushels; the oat crop,
1,5l7.47s.000 bushels; barley, 23s..
G82, 900 bushels.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-08
Revenue Collector Sick
of 20 Years of
Fighting
ARBITRATION BY
COURT FAVORED
Has Found City Admin.
istrati0n of Water
works Clean

Il am in favor OF the proposed
d. L. r. purchase plan" says james
J. Brady, collector of internal reve
nue.. ITO my mind IL La the besi
way possible to settle the street
car fgnt that has beeu going on fol
20 years. Personally. am sick and
tired OF the fight. have reah street
car dope until am heartily sicl
Of H. Here is a chance to push ths
ID. L. r. OF the front pages of tbs
newspapers. and al the same time
give the people OF Detroit promise
OF improved street car service.
This talk about the blank-check
feature of the contract does aot a.
peal to me. When the street car
company and the railway employees
disagreed recently, how was the
matter settled? by board OF arbi-
tration. The company appointed one
member. the union another and the
two selected a third. When the
employees and the company submit
ted 10 arbitration. neither knew
what the decision OF the board
would be. but they had confidence
In the ability and honesty of the
board members 20 place their mat
tiers In the hands OF the arbiirators
and agreed to abide by the boards
ruling. Is not that the proper way
to settle dispute The city and
the ID. u. r. are much IN the same
position. They have been In dis
pute for years. What is there OBJ
jectionabIe in the ak circuit court
judges hearing the evidence o: both
sides az to the worth of the d. L.
r. property in the one-fare zone. and
then fixing the selling price?
think II IL an ideal scheme.
The people that are opposed to
the present purchase plan world be
against condemnation because they
world not trust he Jury, and they
would be against the construction
Of competing lines because they
would not trust the commission TO
build them. In other words. they
would he against municipal owner.
ship. because those are the only
three ways TO acquire the corpany's
property. OF the three. the pur.
chase plan has been selected by the
commission and their counsel as the
most feasible.
Il was born In Detroit, raised
here, and I hope 20 die In this city.
! am deeply interested In all public
issues. As member 81 the water
board. am willing 20 testify 10
the success OF municipal operation
During The time 7 have been con
nected with the board, have never
seen or heard Of any business deal
ings that were not upright and hon
est. There IL every reason TO be
lisve that the railway system car
be operated Just "a successfully n
the water board and the publ
lighting plant are being operated
A lot OF people thought that tn
city could not supply It's own waite
and light. They were afraid o
graft and political corruption. Thei
fears proved TO be unfounded.
Again want 10 say that tn
purchase plan suits me, and vii
vote for II on Nov. 2.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-08
INTEREST
+. IS GROWING
Many Discussions of
Car Settlement Plan
Scheduled

Interest in the street car cam
paign ID Increasing. greatly to the
pleasure Of the members OF the
street railway board. Who fear gen.
erd apathy among the electorate
more than they do the arguments of
The opponents Of the settlement
plAA
Improvement associations, church
% and clubs are beginning to SEIZED
~. meetings and invite speakers
Iy3ends q the settlement Will make
! special effort. In the next few
days. TO get the Polish citizens In
tneAG1sA enough to attend meetings
wheFe the plan can be explained to
then.
1Slaay's msstings are as follows:
~ AIS p. m-.. employees Of the de-
pAxtmsse q pablic works. In the
| k4Gbsgn yards. Drskine and Orleans
60 Cemnisssoaer John +. Dodge.
speaker.
AZ 3 o'clock, Fra:ernal Orders OF
Eagles. Bagg-st ard Brooklyn-ave..
Aenfy J. EikAsR. speaker.
3. ~ 4 ohclock. Boosters' club teoi-
GgtGG mo- u Catherinest.; Paul
Wos@ spsk
stmss nve oeen scneouieo
lie borrowing nees
sA 49, A.snsed ior neA'
n ony. p. m: Aooern Eio
nencs ciuo' 4. n Z. A auditorium
syor AaH Ane others. iouns
Asss oEuer, nc. - Eiisaoetn-sI. oe-
- Dn Sssae senator james
- ma speaAer rom tne
neFsnip committee;
49, - - - Ans a gfhH57AaA -
.e stt ana hoss-sss-
- ~ r1i wseoocA
= Neers'
... 81 sssocaas ~
- ~ =.
.2e - nosoveNsnf association
The Detroit times., 1915-10-08
Gave Wrong Address.

John Carter. OF No. 257 Macomb
street, says that Ace" Collins and
Norman Jones, Negroes arrested
"Wednesday on a robbery charge.
do not reside at No. ISL Macomb
st. az was stated In the papers.
Thursday. and ne wishes IN have
that correction made. as tho error
in address has caused him some an
noyance.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-08
POWYS HERE
SATURDAY EVE

John Covper Powys. ". A.. OF
Cambridge university. England. will
open the annual university exten-
sion lecture series OF the Church of
Our Father, Saturday evening. with
a lecture on England. the citadel
OF fndividualism." The lectures will
be held this year in McColiester
hall, Forestave. near Cass, a part
Of the new church property. and
will begin AZ s:15 o'clock.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-08
Punch Boards Are Taboo

Detectives Smith and Frahm. OF
the free lance squad. seized q
punch board" at the cigar stand in
the Burns hotel. Thursday after.
noon, and informed the clerk. ed.
ward siebold, that such contrivsnces
were held a. gaming devices and
would not be allowed In the city.
The same ofncers later connscated
q dice board aDd SET OF dice In
Klenk's saloon. No. 20 Michisan-ave.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-08
IIE STREET CAR FIGHT

mayor and the people may recall the
mayor every tvo.yesrs. .gto
Commlssioaer Fepkell told Of the
"a which the street railways. Y
nuaicipally owned. could render 70
TIE strsst-cleaning department and
Inc 1xvfnU % money that would re-
suit. Mr.. LAxson's address was
similar to the speeches which he
he made before during the cam
paign. Mayor Marx introduced Mr..
Dodge. and told the audience that he
favors the plan.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-08
.C.P.R.L Liner
IS ON FIRE
Empress of Britain
Badly Damaged By
Mysterious Blaze
Ry United PRESS.

By United PRESS.
LIVERPOOL. Oct. S. The En-
press OF Britain. former Canadian
Pacific liner but commandeered by
the government al the outbreak OF
the war. was towed back TO port
today, badly damaged by fre OF
unknown origin that broke out as
she was passing out OF the Mersey
late last night. She carried no
cargo.
The Empress OF Britain was re-
ported 20 be in use by the British
government as a troop ship. The
statement that she was outward
bound and carried no cargo makes
II appear probable that she was car
rying troops when the mysterious
Gre was discovered.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-08

TEKONsKA. Men, Oct. s.-Mr.
and Mrs. John Williams. who live
southeast OF Union City. are pick
ing sira wberries from their bed. The
berries are Of medium sise and hns
flavor. t
The Detroit times., 1915-10-08

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