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The Detroit times., 1915-10-25

jail Dispatches from Guelph state
that Respa WAS threatened with
solitary confinement, after he had
been a.. dl:eoysrsd dsss .ns picking the lock
The WslI-st. Journal. IN giving par
tlal repert of the bssiness 0f the
Pere Marquette for the past year.
declares II to be the greatest year
scit OF ti.i5s. sos for last year was
reduced to yi.421.i97 Gross reve-
nues showed an increase OF 6.6 per
cent and operating expenses de-
crease Of 25.b per cent.
Persess who are unable te mark
thels eva hallstA Will ssve q hard
chase plan. Nov. 2. II the letter Of
the election law 10 followed.
provision In the Scott bill says that
special questions shall be read to
nsr Indicated" Since the contract
and the charter amendment Will be
printed In full on the ballot. IL
would require about an hour TO
read the ballot to an assisted voter.
which is about 10 times the length
OF time allowed by law for the
marking Of . ballot.
Fuaesal services for Cspt. J. ~.
morning. In his home. No: 1870
Ci.irmoInsAyei nsia after frem ,ss ss'rf homie M,
ssins In Yp.iisnti. c; Capt. Wood.
man Was n civil war veteran. hav-
ing enlisted In ls6: In the Twenty
ed till the end OF the war. He was
n member OF the Detroit post.
Loyal Legion and OF Phoenix lodge,
Il. 4 A. NJ. of Ypsilanti. His wife
and one son. Frank w. woooman.
OF Detroit. survive him.
"a Ill
Capt. Cochran. Johnny Mauib~tscb.
Lewis Reiman and Philip O. Bar
telmc. all of the University OF
Michigan football team and athletic
department. will be the speakers
at the second annual banquet OF
the AFFILIATED High, School Clubs OF
Detroit. I'm Association hall. at the
Y NJ. c. a., on Tuesday evening.
following q supper at o'clock.
Tickets for et0 places Mt table have
have been invited to sit In the gall
lery following the dinner and hear
the high school yells and the uni
versity mems talks
About 800 Hmngartans. who gathered
In the home of George Shoemaker,
spend Sunday In feasting and
prayer. did more feasting than
praying. when Sheriff Milton Oak
man and regiment OF deputies ar
rived. late In the evening, IN re-
eponse TO couple OF riot calls,
they found II necessary TO put the
religious gathering under military
discipline. They confscated two
full kegs Of beer. and forced mem
bers of the orchestra to cease blow
ing Beer bottles were flying
through the air when the officers
arrived SO far as could be learned
on one was badly injured.
The arst class ever Eraduated from
The Chndsen's Free Hospital train
ing school for nurses Will hold US
graduating exercises In the Wayne
County NJ Medicaf association, Friday
evening Mrs. Ahner l.. Larned
president OF the hospital viii
preside. and addresses will b,
delivered by the Rev. Samuel :
Marquis and Miss Mary Wheeler
superintendent OF the Illinois
Training School for Nurses OF the
Cook county hospital, In Chicago
Mrs. Meta Goebel owen Will sinn
group OF songs. The graduatinr
class consists OF Cynthia Harrie
Calkins. Mabel Ruth Fountaine
Leila Gertrude Greenman and Sign'
Alvera Schwartz.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-25
BANKRUPT NERVES

Each Of us has certain supply OF
nervous energy. Every act. even
every thought. uses up some part OF
this energy. During rest and sleep
the supply 10 increased by the blood
which gets the needed elements from
the air va breathe and the food we
eat
Your nervous energy is like a
bank account. II you use II up fast
er than you add to II you overdraw
your account. Neurasthenia is the
name given to nervous bankruptcy.
II means that the power to recuper-
ate In gone.
The blood can be built up so that
II will increase the supply OF needed
elements to the wasted nerves and
this 10 the only way that the nerves
can be reached. DIR. Williams Pink
Pills are a tonic that especially
builds up the nerves because they
supply to the blood the elements thar
tho nerves need. Many nervous dis
orders. sometimes chronic ones. have
yielded to this tonic treatment with
Dr. williams Pink Pills when other
methods failed to give relief. They
are certainly worthy OF trial In
every case Of weak nerves and thin
blood.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold
by druggists everywhere or will be
sent BY mail postpaid on receipt OF
price. so cents per box, six boxes
$3.50 By the DR.. Williams Medicine
Co. Schenectady. N. Y. Write today
for free book on the nerves.--Adv.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-25

to give any address. 10 in Samart'
tan hospital with . fractured Jaw
and . slight fracture Of the skull.
the result. he says. Of IN attack
made on him by three highwaymen
at midnight. near Jos. Campau-ave.
and East 0rand-blvd. The police do
not place much credence In Gutz'
story that he was robbed Of S76. be-
iieving that he was injured In q
nght.
John Chold, of No. s2s Belmont
ave., Highland Park. was taken to
the Highland Park police station
early Sunday morning. suffering
with eight stab wounds In his back.
Chold said he was attacked at The
odore-st. and Grandy-ave. The po'
lice are endesvoring to connect the
Gutz and Chold stories.
Three highwaymen attacked Pc
ter Cohecoh. Of No. rs ingersoii-
ave., at Gilbert-st. and southern
ave-, early Sunday morning. One
confronted him with . revolver
while the other two rined his pock'
cts. They obtained $36. Cohecoh
gave the police . description OF the
men. whom he said were not mask
ed.
John Panesievics. 30 years old, oi
No. S9e Frederick-st.. was on his
way home from Q dance. Sunday
morning. and under the influence Of
liquor, when three men attacked and
robbed him of $50. Friends found
the man lying on the walk In
semi-conscious condition, and tool
him to his home.
The police believe the same trio
held up and robbed Robert L. Kret
singer, of No. 2s5 Porter-st.. ir
Tenth-st.. between Porter and La
brosse-sts.. Saturday night. The,
took $40 from him, two Of the mel
pointing revolyers at him while th'
others went through his pockets.
Henry Burstenmacher, of No. 144'
Michigan-ave.. was on . Fourteenth
car at 9 o'clock Saturday night
when pickpockets stole pocketbool
containing $500 and $500 worth o
The Detroit times., 1915-10-25

notes. The theft occurred near
Hastings-st.
Pickpockets. working on a south
bound Baker car at o'clock. sun
day afternoon. took $7.s2 from
James NJ. Thorp. of No. S92 Med
bury-ave.. between Medbury and
Willis-ave.
Two men accosted Joseph Esk. OF
No. 937 Twenty-fourth-st.. at IL
o'clock. Sunday night near Grand
River and the viaduct. They told
him to turn over his money. and,
when he refused to do their bidding,
they assaulted him and took $50
and his gold watch.
Orville Foreman. of No. 1910
Brooklyn-ave., was robbed or SIG al
Sixth and Plum-sts.. by three men
Saturday night. Sam Cohen, OF No
l75 Illinois-st., was attacked by two
men at Illinois and st. Antoinette
SITS. and robbed OF a small amount
OF money.
Beaten by thugs when he refused
TO give them money. William Alling
ham. OF No. 3s5 Parkvfewave., had
narrowing experience. The attack
occurred on Eighth-st.. between La
fayette-blvd. and Fort-st. Allingham
yelled police" when one of the
men pointed a revolver at him, and
the other struck him In the face
Obtaining no money, the holdur
men disappeared.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-25
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Cerp0ratl0a Counsel Donacmss has
Mled IN answer % the petition for
an Injunction Of the ID. u. y,
which seeks TO restrain the city
from tearing up tracks built by the
taiiway for Its Trumbull line loop,
on Stanley-ave. Dingemau MAIN
tsins that the plaintiff has ample
space for the loop In front OF It's
car barns at the end OF the line.
and does not have to extend the
track to- Stanley-ave.
The ltallsns Of Dssrsst are 10 have
. sew paPeeAteo scheeo In the par.
ish Of the Holy. Family, OF when
\ rsdro party VII I,s be given fym;,y Thuss- Ss,,.
FOR, and Hs:tins:-st.. Sy q.
sunday school. A. this party 10
rather 10 arouse interest In the
new work then 10 raise FUNDS; only
1As New. LsSis y. Pstnsest. whose
other cities caused ssnsations, was
acquitted In Newark, N. j.. Satur..
day, OF arson. lie was charged
With having burned the chrissian
IL was pastor. Mr.. Patmont has
accepted a post in the faculty OF
the National Christian Missionary
bible college. In Minnesota. ac-
eording To a dispatch from Mil
waukee.
Chssses Resps. Of Detroit. charged
with c~aDlictty IN WiaAs"s ns@
waikerville dynamite plots. has
already tried TO escape fr~r the
prison In Guelph. Ont. 10 which
place he was removed last Monday.
after officials OF the Canadian
government discovered what tncy
believed was German American
plot ca free him from sandwich
The Detroit times., 1915-10-25
Citizens Are Beaten As
Well As Robbed
By Thugs
SEVERAL "JOBS"
LAID TO ONE GANG
Pickpockets Continue
Their Activities On
Street Cars

Hold.up men pursued their work
boldly. Saturday and Sunday nights.
and an unusually large number OF
victims reported losses to the po-
lice. Several we're beaten by the
thugs and are in the hospital. One
trio OF men are suspected OF sew
eral hold-ups. and the police are
making determined effort TO locate
them.
Pharis Freely. OF No. 10l Victor
ave-, Highland Park, was on his
way home from downtown at 2:3O
o'clock. Monday morning, when he
was attacked and beaten by three
masked men OH Hamilton-blvd., near
Philadelphia-ave. None was armed
he told the police. He gave them
S25 and his watch.
James Gutz, who has been unable
The Detroit times., 1915-10-25
SEVEN TEACHERS
IN ONE FAMILY

wORTHINGTON. Ind, Oct. SS.-'
Lewis Williams. q retired farmer,
and his wife, who live in the south
west part of the town, have nve
daughters and two sons who are
school teachers. The children ARE:
Joseph A. Williams, on the Depart
ment OF Philosophy and Physiology,
State Normal School. Superior. Wis.
Paul e. Williams. principal of the
high school at Comstock, Wis; Mary
r. Williams, Supervisor Of Art and
The Detroit times., 1915-10-25

Antoinest. was the unhappy holder
of a hunting license. he got mi'.ed
up. when he arrived at the county
clerks ofiice, and didn't know what
he had done until after his brother.
William. had passed through the
ceremony successfully. The priest
then called upon Softer for his IL.
cense.
Softer made q frenzied dash to
the county building. to fnd It clos
ed. of course. His brideto-be is
Ethel Tarpin. His brother William
took as his wife Marion varapanou
The Detroit times., 1915-10-25
Double Wedding OFF
n hen Groom, Flashes
License 10 Hunt Deer

The annual revival OF the Great
Matrimonial Mishap, In which q
groom gets a license to shoot deer
instead Of a document that permits
him to take unto himself a bride,
was staged Sunday afternoon. In the
Greek Orthodox church. The 1919
edition Of the popular misunder-
standing interrupted double mar
riage.
Softer George, OF No. 1856 1-2 st.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-21

Totals ...............ziofO,VV o'ioSVVV
The greatest falling off in stocks in
storage, It will be noted, is in oats. of
these there being 1,25O.OOO bushels less than
on this date last year.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-21
SUES OFFICER FOR
POKE In THE NOSE
Christ Jensen Wants Five Thou
sand for Blow He Said Was De-
livered by Leroy Wade.
SUFFERED MENTAL ANGUISH

Five thousand dollars is the price
which Chris Jensen. a dairyman, has
demanded In district court that Leroy
Wade. a police officer. pay for the
privilege of inflicting one blow with
clenched fist upon his nose.
wRde's fist and Jensens nose collided
on the morning of December I, accordins
to the petition, when Jensen was driving
team down Jeavenworth street. The
officer It is alleged. stopped Jensen In
the belief that the latter was a man for
whom he had warrant. Jensen jumped
down from his wagon seat and after a
short conversation, the following events
happened, according TO the plaintiff q
petition:
The said Leroy Wade did then and
there assault, bruise, strike and injure
and break the nose OF this plaintiff. by
reason whereof. said plaintiff shed and
lost a large quantity OF blood"
In addition 20 the physical suffering
caused by the below Jensen requests
damages for mental anguish. alleging
that he was brought into ridicule. con.
tempt. disgrace ana criticism" ms "A result,
Of the encounter with the officer.
Also suffers Mental Anguish.
Wade, Jensen alleges. was dressed "
plain clothes and wore no visibles badge
OF his office
The plaintiff asks Judgment for ti.OoO
the amount OF WRdes bond, against
surety company and a $4,000 judgmcn
against the officer.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-21
FOUR GOULD ROADS
ARE NOW DISTINCT
Segregation Of Missouri Pacific,
Iron Mountain Rio Grande and
Western Pacific Complete.
JOINT OFFICE IS ABANDONED

Word has come to the Missouri
Pacific offices in Omaha that the
segregation of the Missouri Pacific.
the Iron Mountain, the Denver & Rio
Grande and the Western Pacific
roads is complete, As result Joint
office will not be maintained after
the first of the year.
The Missouri Pacific and the Iron
Mountain viii continue TO occupy tho
offices at Fifteenth and Farnam. and the
Denver & Rio Grando and Western Pa
cific will have to get new quarters, After
the date named agents and employees OF
the Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain
will have no connection with the Denver
& Rio Grande and the Western Pacific,
except In the matter Of selling tickets
over the two western lines. This privilege,
however. will be extended TO the Rock
Island and Burlington and not controlled
entirely by the Missouri Pacific
To some extent traffic arrangements
between the Missouri Pacific and Iron
Mountain will be maintained with the
Denver & Rio Grande and the Western
Pacific. but the four roads will not con-
tinue to be members Of the one family,
1t Is asserted that the Denver 4 Ri7
Grande will continue TO be controlled By
the Gould interests. but that the othc,
roads will be practically outside the fold
and managed by interests that are moi
tied up with the Goulds.
In Omaha the same agents and Interests
that formerly have represented the foui
roads will continue with the Missouri
Pacific and Iron Mountain, dropping on
Of The representation OF the Denver 8
Rio Grande and the Western Pacific.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-21

account of there being insufficient YES
sells to handle the export business that
has been piling up along the Atlantic
coast for weeks"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-21
Wheat Prices Are
Up, Even Though
Receipts Are Large

With heavy receipts and a big gain
in the price of wheat the Omaha market
was one of more than usual activity
Wheat receipts were 147 carloads. with
prices ranging from IS cents to S1.11 per
bushel, an advance of cents over Sat-
urdays prices.
Corn was cents up to a cent lower.
the prices ranging from "a to SO cents
per bushel, the last named price being
paid for grain of last years crop. Re-
ceipts were IA carloads.
Oats were a cent up. selling at s6 to
S9h cents. with thirty-eight carloads on
the market.
Grain stocks in storage gained consider
able during the last week. being now but
LOS, 900 bushels less than on the corre-
spending date of last year. In bushels
grain stocks in storage in Omaha ele-
vators now and last year at this time:
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-21
FORBES OF THE MARYLAND
VISITING OLD FRIENDS HERE

c. w. Forbes Of Council Bluffs visited
his old shipmate, Bsun's Mate Richard
Dixon. at the local navy recruiting sta
ton. Forbes is at his home on forty days
furlough from his ship. the Maryland,
which is at Mare Island, San Francisco.
He and Dixon were together on this ship
for two years.
1--WE brought back the three submarines
of the f type from Honolulu after the
sinking OF the one in which the crew lost
their lives" he said. I'VE also carried
the pontoons and other apparatus TO
Honolulu for use in raising the sunke /
submarine"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-21
MOhler Says East
Expects Business
to Keep Growing

President A. l.. Mohler of the Union
Pacific is back from a business trip to
New York, where he went to confer with
officials of the system. Mr. Mohler was
in New York City during the recent bliz-
card that swept the east. He found the
storm very severe and the snowfall heavy.
especially up state As to business mat
tiers. Mr.. Mohler said:
I'm New York City in financial circles
the feeling is the most optimistic in years.
The idea seems to be that there is going
to be a continuation of improved condi-
lions.
THE freight congestion continues on
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-21
BURLINGTON COMPLETES
ITS WEND0VER CUTOFF

The Burlington has completed work on
the Wendover cutoff and now freight
trains are being run over the new line
from Guernsey across to Wendover, in
stead Of around by Hartville Junction.
The Wendover cutoff, which has been
in course of construction for more than
a year, is on the Burlington's Casper
line about twenty-five miles over the Ne
braska state line in Wyoming. 1t is eight
and one-half miles in length and is a sue
cession Of tunnels through the mountains
The cutoff is one of the units in the
Omaha Montana short line. that when
completed will mean water grade from
the Rocky mountains to the Missouri
river.
1t is not likely that through passenger
service from Omaha will go onto the new
line before next spring.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-21

child. who would otherwise fan to be
remembered by Santa Claus. The Christ
mas tree and decorations at the First
Presbyterian church entertainment VIII
also be used again at the church's Pierce
street mission. known az Grace chapel
Gifts brought by the merubors will be
distributed through the City Mission.
Two Christmas Dreams" an INTEREST
ing playlot. will be presented by the chill
dren. The Identity Of Santa Claus will
be kept secret until afterward. He will
present candy TO the children. The com
mittee in charge OF the entertainment in
cludes George Scott. chairman; Miss
Marie Berry and Miss Elizabeth Kiewit.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-21

Timely '''Hs~ IN or Eating,
Christmas. New Years and other feast
days cause many disturbed digestions
The stomach and bowels should not De
permitted to remain eiogged up. for in
digestion and constipation are often fol-
lowed by serious diseases. resulting from
undigested poisonous waste matter. Foley
Csthartic Tablets should be in every
home. ready for use. No gripping; no I'M
pleasant after effect Relieve distress
after eating. regulate bowels. sweeten
stomach and tone gp the liver. SOLD
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ment.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-21
THREE WANT TO HANDLE
THE GARBAGE OF OMAHA

City Commissioner Kugel will advertise
for proposals for handling of garbage
during 1916. He has received three propo-
sitions from persons who want the con-
tract. One man wants the contract for
gathering and disposal while another
man wants TO take the garbage from the
city at convenient points
The city commissioners discussed the
matter in executive session. Indications
are the city will not discontinue the pres
ent plan Of gathering the garbage under
municipal direction.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-21
Gets Six Months for
Breaking Girls Jaw

James Ford, sol North sixteenth street.
was sentenced to six months In the
county Jail by Police Judge Foster. for
striking and breaking the law OF Annie
Kelley. Annie asserted that Ford, TO
whom she had given SIT in two days, met
her on the street and because she had
not made more money for him. struck
her. Annie was attended by DIR. Charles
Zlmmerer, who said she was suffering
from a compond fracture OF the jaw
Ford is well built. while the woman he
struck weighs less than 100 pounds. He
was sentenced to ninety days. on a charge
of being vagrant and ninety days on a
charge of assault and battery.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-21
WOMAN WILL HAVE
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Associated Charities Finds Work
for Young Woman Who Con-
templated Killing Self.
MANY OTHERS ARE HELPED

A rather unusual case was brought
to the attention of Secretary Doane
OF the Associated Charities, the per-
son being a young woman who was
respondent and in a mood which in
dicated she contemplated taking her
life. She called at the charities of
flee and asked for Mrs. Doane.
Would YOU kill yourself for a
MANI" asked the woman.
81 should say not; there are too
many men," replied Mrs Doane.
Then the caller told her story. saying
she had looked forward to a happy
Christmas and her husband left her.
Mrs. Doane cheered the woman by ar
ranging for meals and finding her work
to do. The woman finally said she saw
silver lining and declared sine had lots
to live for. after all.
Sent TO the Country.
Another case of Christmas cheer re-
ferred to a young man who had just
been sent from a local hospital. where
he was attended for appendicitis. He
wanted to get to a place where ne could
recuperate. Through Mrs. Doane and
Captain Kline a place was found for him
in the country near Omaha and he said
he believed he would have a merry
Christmas
A boy has been sent TO his mother at
Guthrie. Okl.. where he will be received
like the prodigal of old
The secretary of the charities receives
all sorts of letters and many callers. A
recent letter was from a woman who
asked for 81 worth of coal and some
groceries for Christmas A South Side
mother wrote she had five children, one
a paralytic girl years of age. and the
father i'll. She asked for a remembrance
for the children.
w. s. Desch OF Central City sent 81
toward The Bees Christmas fund being
distributed by the Associated Charities.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-21
RIFLE CAFE AND CARRY
LOOT AWAY IN MOTOR CAR

Sunday night an automobile was seen
to back up 10 Billy Holmes cafe at 1922
Capitol avenue and several individuals
load II with acce ssories OF the place Both
doors were left open. and when the
proprietor came to work in the morning
he discovered that he had been robbed.
Beer bottles were strewn all over the
floor.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-21

INVOLVED IN NEW YORK PUBLIC SERVICE SCAN
DAL-Sidney G. Johnson Walter D. Updegraff and Rob-
er ogate Wood who accused of attempting bride
a commissioner
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-21
Sunday School Will
Make Gifts to Poor
Children of Omaha

Giving rather than receiving will be the
spirit OF the Christmas celebration by
tho First Presbyterian Sunday school. to
be held Wednesday evening at $50 o'clock
In the Young Mems Christian association
auditorium.
As is customary with the school, each
member will bring some gift for a poor
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-21
BOUND OVER FOR TAKING
PURSE AND FIFTY CENTS

Sam Jackson, colored. charged with
snatching a purse containing 80 cents
from a woman In the Brandeis Stores.
was bound over TO the district court with
bonds fixed at 81 600 He pleaded guilty.
Ed Williams, cOlored. who stole an UNI
brella from the same stores, was fined
$40 and costs. Special officer L. T. Finn
made both arrests
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-21
Mrs. Ehrenpfort
Dies at the Age
Of Eighty Years

Mrs. Henry Ehrenpfort. 1896 South
Eleventh street. died at o'clock Monday
morning at her home. aged so years, nine
months and fourteen days. She yielded 20
the debility of old age, and slept away
peacefully with no struggle.
Mrs Ehrenpfort was born in Germany,
She is one OF the pioneers In Omaha. She
Is survived by her husband, Henry
Ehrenpfort. who has for the last few
weeks been confined to sanitarium al
Council Bluffs. with an affection of the
mind. On account of his own condition ne
wife.
A For Sale ad will turn secondhand
furniture into cash