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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
sTENoGRAPHERs' CONVENTION.
FOrtieth Annual Meeting Opens To-
morrow nj Aston.

The fortieth annual convention OF the
New York State Stenographers Associa-
ton Is to be held at the Hotel Aston
tomorrow and Wednesday. Delegates
from all parts of the State and from
n%eighboring States will take part in
the meetings.
One OF the subjects to be discussed
liz the proposed merger In whole or in
part of all the shorthand associations
in the State n afiliatlon with the Ma
tional Shorthand Reporters Association,
The convention will close with a ban.
quet at the Hotel Aston on Wednesday
evening.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
BOY IN PLAY KILLS SISTER.
shotgun IL Discharged ms lie slips
ON Carpet.

FREEpoRT, l.. l., Dec. 26.-Playing
INDIAN and using n double barrelled
shotgun which he had found in a corner
of the dining room, hfteen-year-old
Michael Robuck. this afternoon shot and
killed his nine-year-old sister, Rosa. in
their home ut Smithville South. near
here.
Evidently neither OF the children
knew that the shotgun wac loaded. The
boy was handling the gun when he
slipped on the carpet and fell. As he
did so the gun was discharged and the
little girl was shot in the Jaw.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27

The receipts from tonnage duties dur
ing the year ended June 80. 1915, were
s|l,3l5,425. compared with sl,3lo,759 for
the previous year, being the largest
annual receipts from this source Ia
more thar thirty years, Receipts from
navigation fees for the year amounted
to Sl42,466, a decrease of SlO,2+7 COM
pared with last year, and collections
from navigation fines amounted to SAL
SIS. an increase of 1915 over last year.
The organization of n iitld force to
enforce laws relating TO radio commune
cation has been improved during the
year and In consequence II is possible
to carry on more fully the inspection
system through the e6oard States.
The bureau has begun 10 assemble
records OF marine casualties in which
the wireless system on ships inspected
by the Department contributed to the
saving of life and property. Incom-
plete returns for the past fiscal year
show thirty-siX such casualties. In
every instance the apparatus operated
satisfactorily, the auxiliary set taking
up the work when the main set was put
out of commission. Radio operators have
set for themselves high standards of
courage and devotion to duty.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
NOVELTY IS KEY TO
new U. s. WARSHIpS
DreadnOughts Will Have Bet.
ter Protection, Destroy.
ers More Sea Power.
INVENTIONS WELCOMED

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-1nventions o..
far reaching importance will be p-v.,
practical application in the cons,ruc.
ton Of new warships and aeroplsur. ,o-
the United states navy in the near IN.
ture, according TO the annual repor, a,
Rear Admiral u. W. Taylor. chic, n,
the naval bureau Of constructs and 70.
pair. made public tonight.
Admiral Taylor says that tn, bureau
has been giving particular attention to
the design OF a drcadnought that viii
be protected against both submarine and
air stacks. While the Admiral care.
fully conceals the details he afflrns tina,
such a design. including provision FOR
better Profession against dirsc, gunare
is to be adopted TO. the new ships. In
the same wa the chief OF IL bureau
refers TO a new type Of destroyors hav.
ing better seagoing qualities.
Admiral Taylor says that experiments
In progress at the Pensacola aeronaut'.
cal station give promise of a new tyne
OF %aeroplane OF larger size and wider
range of speed than n heretofore bull,
Construction OF an airship OF this new
design. his report says, SCOT viii be
started.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27

Tonnage enrolled and licensed for the
coasting trade on June 80. 1918, num-
ter,d 23,g07 vessels of 6.Jl1.ssb gross
tons. n decrease Of 63l vessels and 1884,
$50 gross tons since June. 1914.
During the past year unde the snip
registry act of August IL. 1914 a totai
of las vessels and OF 523 3si gross tons,
vailed at s33. 392,756 and manned by
s.14s men, were transferred from foreign
flags 10 American register. These trans
fers i'm most cases involved n change
only i'm the ownership OF record. maze
posslble by the act referred TO. when
enabled American owners to place under
their own flag ships built in foreign
| countries. $1,000,
During the year 1.l57 vessels or .2o.l2.
gross tons were built in the United
| states. compared with 1.l53 vessels Oh
a1s $50 gross tons for the previous year,
The OUTPUT is the smallest since 1898
| and was anticipated in the report fol-
last year because OF the general depres-
sion in shipbuilding and other indus
| tries prevailing in the summer n early
autumn Of 1914.
Our shipyards on the seaboard at the
| present time are busily employed n the
| OUTPUT FOR the year probably viii reach
4OO, 900 gross tons. on jun 30. 1918,
the seaboard yards reported thai sixty
two steel vessels Of 29i, l3s gross tons
were under construction or under con-
| tract to be built. "a onnase which has
| not been approached at the corresponds
ing date In the last fifteen years except
in 1901. when sixty-three vessels of 213.-
F62 gross tons were SO reported.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
on snow. Drops Dead.

William +. Mass. So. "a druggist. of
$50 Gicnmore venue East New York,
fell dead in his store yesterday after
cleaning the snow from his sidewalk.
4 physician said o~vereXer,ion SUPER
induced heart disease.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
Panama city Growing.

TN" area and population Of Panama
ch' '".r""s'd about SO per cent. IN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
Navy Divers Praised.

or the special exper,ments being nade
I'm deem sea diving the report saws Ina,
the feats omp,ished with the sal.
gazing of the submarine FL whlcb
sant i,s, .nripy i'm uonoIulu bsrbo,
nor. unnarai,elad In the his,ory NJ an r.
u,orL T,no oner.tions ipvolved loc,,irr
"a ..,.,nr q vas.a, waighirg ON ,ors
-. $50 -, ~, Goo,
- . uep'" sa,zr ~.
40. =, nas.hp,'
1910 10 - aan,ira, T,,.,o,
uu a, :, uuor,,noa co. ~.
sass '"", po.ss -,
w. -.
S'ven - w" 80, -,
Deplorins .me n.e go, TT.
sIu.oIs III rra.mnnda,,a
pInu.s $500 .ar..,.,ta,, -.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-15
SEES FUTURE FOR
NEW DISTRICT

mo better illustration OF Detroit's
growth in the past year is needed
than to see the development west
OF Hamllton-blvd. from the Grand
blvd. to Palmer park" says r. L.
Councilman. who removed his ONCE
from the Dime Bank building to his
present location on Hamilton. near
Tuxedo-ave.. over a year ago. TO be
ION the ground" and give his clients
better service.
Last year many people hesitated
to go west OF Hamilton. but those
who invested. are now making rs.
so. and in some cases an even great
er percentage on their investments"
Mr.. Councilman declares. "The three
things most necessary now TO insure
the continuance of this rapid devel-
opment are: Extensions OF water
and sewer privileges. paving of Ham
ilton north OF Webb, for which l am
now circulating petition, and ex-
tension OF the car line straight out
Hamilton-blvd. to Palmer park. Pos
sibly municipal ownership. II 1t
comes. will be the means of the lat
ter Improvement"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-15
Healthy Spring Activ-
ity Indicated By Num-
Der of Awards
APARTMENTS
IN BUILDERS LIST
Figures Being Taken
On Eloise Hospital
Building

The volume of new work coming
from the Offices of the architects
although small in character. shows
a considerable increase. according
to the weekly report OF the Builders
& Traders exchange.
Figures are being taken on q
three-story. brick and reinforced
concrete hospital building to BIZ
erected at Eloise, Michigan. for the
Wayne county poor commission from
plans prepared by Baxter, ODell
Halpin, architects.
One four-story, brick and steel, rs
apartment building. and six-story
brick and steel. Compartment struc
ture, and number OF smaller apart
ments and residences were In the
list.
A factory structure, two-story. re
inforced concrete, and large gar
age building. added to the total.
The number OF awards made dur
ing the week also showed some In
crease and indicates healthy spring
activity in local building circles.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-15

trusty rake and make the surface
OF the soil very fine. II your garden
Is rather hollow or fat the drainage
may be poor, so rake the bed up
aboIe the surrounding surface. Let
the back end of the bed be tribe
higher than the forward. These
operations will leave a little trough
{ md the bed and heavy rains will
now OF and into the troughs. II
won't do for water to collect and
stand around the roots; they won't
grow; they don't get the air, and
the first thing you know they'll rot
The above are the most important
essentials for good seed bed. We
could tell you a lot about varieties
OF seed and advise you to get fine
qualities OF seed. but as a matter OF
fact you'll go to the grocery store
and buy whatever seed the grocer
has for sale. That's what all OF us
city people do. SO what's the use OF
writing chapters on good seed. the
thing to do Is to make the best of
the seed available.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-15
MRS. STERLING
SAYS SHE'LL TRY
SUICIDE AGAIN

Brooding over the arrest Of her
husband. How ard w. Sterling. in
Philadelphia. on the charge Of forg-
cry. Mrs. Marie Sterling, second
wife of the former society man who
fell from grace. jumped from the
window Of her apartment on the
third floor. at No. 1T John R.-st.,
Friday evening. and was found un-
conscious on the sidewalk. by sever.
al men who came from L. @. Shocks
saloon. across the street.
DIR. c. r. Walsh. of No. liz Alfred.
st.. sent the injured woman to Grace
hospital. where It was found that she
was hurt about the head and back.
and probably internally injured. but
she spent a good night, Friday. and
Is reported on ths high road to re.
covery.
To Detectives Clare and Shook.
who were sent to investigate. che de-
clared that she had brooded deeply
over the disgrace Of her husbands
arrest, and the resulting publicity
into which she had been drawn. and
she declared that II she recovered,
she would make another attempt on
her life,
Sterling was arrested on the charge
OF passing a forged check for SIS on
the Pontchartrain hotel. and anoth-
er for 800 on local bank.
Detective Gerhard school has gone
TO Philadelphia with requisition pa
pers. to bring him back here.
Sterling once served term IN
Jackson prison for forgeries OF pc
pers by which he obtained abou
$4,000 from the Avery estate, In
1888. Prior to that he had been a
social leader In Detroit.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-15

these articles are being written for
a back yard, not for farm. They
are written to enable the home man
to grow rCs sonable crop on soil
which perhaps Is great deal differ-
emit from the soil on a well-cultivated
farm. We could give you whole
books OF advice that would keep you
reading from daybreak till the cows
come home, and then some.
The aim, however. of these chap
tiers on soil. seeding. fertilization
and wedding is not to be scientific,
exhaustive minute. but to tell all
the important things backyard
gardener would want to know-all
he'll absolutely need--to have a
reasonably good garden. The house
holder who will do these things
faithfully and carefully will not fail.
He may not have the lush crop a
market gardener would have, indeed
he may not have as good a garden
or as fruitful vegetables as his more
experienced neighbor, but he will
not fail.
Let's begin with the soil. Spade
deep. about a foot. Don't spade
when the soil Is SO wet that a hand
full OF II will not drop apart when
jolted. Before spading your plot
spread manure or commercial fer
tilizer which you have bought from
the seed man. II II Is possible to
get well-rotted manure don't bother
with commercial stun. II II Is pos
sible TO get strawy manure that
isn't we'll rotted we prefer even
that to the commercial fertilizer, but
dig Il in deep. II Will have rotted
considerably by the time the grow
ing roots reach H. II the manure
IL well rotted, mix II well with the
soil In spading and raking.
After spading you will find that
much OF the turned-over soil Is
lumpy underneath. Take the great
est pains to break up those Jumps.
We cannot advise you too strongly
on this point. Let no lump be as
big as a marble II you can help t..
II matters not how much work you
put into your garden during the
rest OF the season II you have not
pulverized the soil thoroughly at the
very beginning.
II your soil 10 sandy get plenty
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-15
BOYS WANT TO BE
BAD JUST LIKE
MAN IN THE BOOK

Probation Ofiicer Fred Baxter. of
the Juvenile court Il trying to round
up a bandit gang OF Ave young
sters. One Of the lads. 10 years old,
was found late Thursday night.
sleeping In an alley. He was shiver-
ing from the cold.
In the juvenile detention home,
the lad told his story to Baxter.
With his four companions. he said.
he met In secret council, In barn
on Forest-ave. east, n week ago.
They decided to form a gang" stay
away from school and away from
their homes.
I'VE wanted TO be bad. like the
men In the book" he said.
The boy who was found In the al
ley kept his pledge, and 30 far as
Baxter has been able TO learn, the
others are stu roaming about as
boy brigands.
II used to steal bread and bottles
OF milk to eat. and I'm hungry" said
the boy prisoner.
Some hot crackers and milk was
set before him.
Now tell me where the others
are" suggested Baxter.
The bandit apparently did not
hear. He consumed the steaming
food with rapidity. and then--fell
asleep.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-15
WORK MORE
PLENTIFUL
Board of Commerce
Employment Bureau
Slackens Efforts

Labors of the employment bureau
of the Board OF Commerce are de.
creasing with the approach OF
spring. according to J. J. Henkel, in
charge Of the bureau.
"our chief care consists OF the
Big Brother cases." said Mr.. Hen
kel, Saturday. I'VE are placing
these men at the rate of 20 to 80 a
day. and whereas we had about 700
on the list Mt one time, we now
have only about 100 of these cases.
The great difficulty In these cases
is that so few OF the men can read
and write. Those who can read
eren little bit are preferred by
contractors.
Mechanics, especially good me.
chanics. are finding little difficulty In
getting Jobs In Detroit at the present
time. I believe the various indus
tries could use at least 1000 more
good machine operatives. There
has been a considerable pickup In
the automobile and accessory plants
recently. On the other hand, the
demand for unskllled labor is slow"
No date has been set for the clos
ing Of the bureau. but It's activities
are gradually lessening and II will
probably not be long before II is
closed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-15
5 ARRESTED
AS ROBBERS
Gang Has Been Steal
ing From Freight
Cars, Police Say

Police declare that they have an
organized gang OF freight car robbers
In custody. In the persons of Ave
youths rounded up Friday and Sat
urday. by Detectives Mite and
Fraley. of the central bureau; Spe
cial oficer August Zielke. OF the
Grand Trunk. and Pstroimen Hertel
Weir and Koss. OF Chene station.
Casimir Binkowski. IS years old
OF No. 1879 st. AuDin-ave.. was ar
rested Friday. charged with the
theft OF several triple valves from q
freight car, and Il In said that. In a
confession, he made admissions
which caused the round up OF the
gang.
Freight cars have been plundered
systematically since last October. by
an elusive gang. and besides stealing
merchandise. the gang has stripped
the cars OF triple valves. brass jour
nails. and other fittings. 10 be sold
for few cents. while hundreds OF
dollars loss 10 the railroads resulted
The whole gang viii be turned
over to the United States court for
violating the interstate commerce
laws.
They are: Joe Rusch. and Walter
Wiikowski, Is years Old. Of No. 1873
st. Aubin.ave.; Walter Schultz, 81;
Walter Romanski, Is. and Stanley
Romanski. 20. al Of Nc. 1868 St
Aubin-ave.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-15
DRUG LAW
ISENFORCED
First Person Indicted
Under Harrison Act
Mute In Court

Samuel Rosen. the first person In
the United States to be indicted un
der the Harrison antLnarcotic act
was arraigned before Judge futile
in the federal court. Saturday morn,
ing. He stood mute and a plea OF
not guilty was entered for him, with
bail at $1,000.
Earl Thomas Baltziey. alias
Dick" Wells. also refused to plead
to an indictment charging him with
violating the white slave act by
bringing Daisy Johnson from Buf
falo to Detroit. A plea of not guilty
was entered for him and his bail was
fixed at $4,000.
Myles Drbal pleaded guilty to an
Indictment charging him with steal
ing from . sealed freight car and
the Judge sentenced him to -four
months In the House OF Correction
The court dismissed the applica
ton for a writ OF habeus corpus in
the case Of Mrs. Clara Bramley
Greenwood. who Is lighting deporta
ton. Her attorney informed the
Judge that the case had been taken
to the court OF appeals and her bond
was fixed at $500. The Immigration
authorities had made all prepare
lions to deport the woman. Sunday
Next Monday morning the grand
jury. in session two weeks, viii re
sumo its work. Some interesting
cases under the federal law protect
ing migratory game and insectivor
Gus birds are to go before the Jury
Joseph Maloof. Clyde Morton and
Maud Brownlee. indicted on white
slavery charges. will be arraignec
probably Thursday OF next week
The three are alleged to be mem
bers OF an organized gang OF white
slavers In Peoria, III.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-15
Court Denies Writ In
Fight Over Prose-
cutOr Ballots
WILL OF PEOPLE
CLEARLY STATED
Circuit Bench Refuses
to Override Peoples
Mandate

Holding that the viii of the people
was too strongly expressed to per
NIT OF any technicalities that would
tend to nulllfy their votes in the last
primaries, Circuit Judges Codd. Man
dell and Hally. Saturday morning.
denied the application OF Attorney
Robert NJ. Toms for writ OF pro-
hibition to prevent the county can.
ylssing board from counting the bal
lots cast for candidates for prose
cutting attorney whose names APP
peared on the ballot.
Toms. through Attorney Fred r.
Schmalzriedt, contended that the
election commission erred in placing
the names on the ballot, as the SUI
preme court had decided that they
should not be printed in special cleo
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-15

tons. Toms and Thomas A. Conlon
were the only candidates for the
prosecutorship nomination whose
names were not printed on the vot-
ing sheet. The official returns gave
conlon a lead OF about 200 over
Toms.
Even II the election procedure Is
held TO be Irregular" said Judge
Ccdd. in handing down the oral opin-
Ion which he and his associates had
agreed upon, "the voters OF Wayne
county should not be disfranchis-
ed. and in our opinion they should
not be over-ruled on a technically,
because they acted In good faith"
The second reason advanced was
tkat Toms had no standing In court,
in the matter at issue, because the
judges could not assume that the
vote had not been accurately count
ed and that the result of the ballot
ing would have been different. had
the letter OF the law been complied
with.
Attorney Schmalzriedt. In urgiSs
Toms molten. brought to tight the
fact that Toms. In his own precinct.
the fourth OF the Seventeenth ward
had not been credited with sing
vote in the Official count.
Mr.. Toms didn't even get the vote
he cast for himself" said Schmal
riedt. Because the election board
in the precinct turned in the votes
under the name OF Toms without
giving tire first name and the initial
the votes were rot counted"
This was cited by Schmalzriedt as
an instance OF alleged inaccuracies
OF the count. No specific charges Of
fraud were made In the argument.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-15
CLEANSE THE BLOOD
AND AVOID DISEASE

When your blood Is impure, weak.
thin aud debilitated. your system
becomes susceptible to any or all
discases.
Put your blood In good condition.
Hoods Sarsaparilla acts directly
and peculiarly on the blood--it pur-
lies, enriches and revitalixes II and
builds up the whole system.
Hoods sarsaparilla haa stood the
test OF forty. years. Get Il today.
II r. sure 70 help you.--Adv.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-15
GOES HOME TO
WIPE DISHES

CLEVELAND. o.. March IA
Gladys Evans dramatic aspirations
wero nipped in the bud when her
mother handed her a dish towel to-
day and told her to get busy. Her
mother, Mrs Thomas Evans. OF
Lakewood. who brought Gladys back
from Detroit after two weeks
search, denied Detroit dispatches
that detectives had been asked to
search for her.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-15

+. ~ AZ lAaaarc mo IL u give 1;
body. II your soil is heavy clay get
plenty OF straw manure into 1t be-
cause straw will keep II loose and
prevent IL from hardening around
the roots during the hot days. Ten
der roots won't pierce hard. lumpy
SOIL Nearly oil. city garden soil
needs lime. For Is or 20 cents you
can by a washboiler full of lime
wherever new building Is being
started. Let this slake itself in the
air and II will soon become like
-four. Before spading sift this on
the ground until the surface is en-
tirely white.
Having spaded. fortified, lined
and pulver.zei the soil got out your
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-15
TWO DIVORCES
LIMIT, SAYS COURT

Mrs. Ethel Casey. 81 years old. got
her second decree OF divorce, In cir.
cult court. Friday, and vixen Judge
Van Zlle granted Il to her. he warned
her that II would not be well for her
TO appear in divorce court again.
Don't ask me for another one.
for you won't get It." said the
Judge.
DEGREES were granted In the fol-
lowing other divorce cases: Emma
Va. Irwin J. O'Donnell, Adam VS.. Ma.
RE Hammer, Tordes vs.. Murley Rob
erts. Nina vs.. Martin b. Bradshaw,
Jacob vs.. Della Kohl. Alice vs.. Ralph
Holdridge, Anna vs.. Max Wedele,
Mary vs.. Emery Mienalks