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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-14
PrOhibitiOnists Win
Victory In Commit
tee of Whole
MURTHA TRIES TO
KILL MEASURE
Detroit Senator's Eff
forts Defeated After
Debate
From a stan Correspondent.

LANSING, Mich. April 1i.-After
an hour and 40 minutes OF spirited
and often bitter debate in commit.
tee OF the whole the senate Tuesday
afternoon placed its mark Of ap-
proval on the Straight bill. providing
for submission or statewide prohibit
tion to the electors OF Michigan In
November. 1915.
The debate early resolved itself
into a battle OF wits and votes be-
tween Senator Henry f. Straight, or
Coldwater. author OF the bill, and
Senator James Murtha, Of Detroit.
acknowledged "wet" leader, with
Murtha having the wit and Straight
the votes.
Under the pre,ense OF making the
bill more dry" Senator Murtha and
his associates made valiant at
tempt 10 attach amendments so
drastic az 10 make the bill !mpossi.
bic Of acceptance by Michigan elect
ors or score OF amendments pro-
posed by Senator Murtha only two
stuck. One. an entirely now sec
tion. provided method whereby
heirs and relatives OF persons in.
jured or who inJure others while i'm.
toxicated may take legal steps to
collect damages. The other pro.
hibits druggists from filling physi.
clans liquor prescriptions more
than once. Both these clauses are
part OF the present local option law.
Senator Straight was aided in his
fight by Senators John A. Damon. OF
Mt. Pleasant. and Charles w. Foster,
OF Lansing. while Senators James
Wood. OF Manistioue: was Murtha's
principal aide.
Senator Murtha cenrercd his rrin.
cipal fight upon amendments prohib
iting the use OF Liquor and making II
a misdemeanor to have Il In ones
possession. lie presented four
amendments TO section one, all car
rying the same meaning. but differ
ing IN pbraseoloFv. All were de
feated but the fourth and that threw
n real scare into the ''drys." lacking
but one vote of passage. This. by
the way. was the only time during
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-14

the session that all 81 OF the SEN
ators present voted on any phase
OF the bill.
Senator Murtba declared that his
fight was to smoke out the man
who, under the guise of being pro
hibitipnist. Is indulging In secret
tippling.'
"In order to accomplish what this
bill seeks to accomplish you must
prohibit the individual from drink,
ine." said Senator Murtha. That,
and that alone. is the object Of my
amendments"
Senator Straight retorted that II
was perfectly apparent what Mr..
Murtha wished TO do--namely 10 kill
the bill Some day me may be
able TO reach such a state OF affairs,
but the senator from Detroit knows
well enough that no such bill could
pass at this time" he said.
Senator Wood made two ineffect.
nal attempts to provide for payment
Of $500 license fee by druggists and
Senator Murtha's attempt to prevent
the sale of patent medicines contain
ing more than two per cent OF al
cohol was defeated by close vote
No attempt to change the date OF
(Continuea ON Page Two.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-14
STIFF REPLY
TOGERMANY
Next u. S. Note Will
Not Mince Words,
Say Officials

WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE
German foreign office is expected to
assume full responsibility for the
note accusing the United States OF
violating the spirit OF neutrality.
Unofiicial dispatches reaching the
state department indicated this to-
day Ambassador Gerard's report
has not arrived. however, so Presi-
dent Wilson has ordered that ofl-
cials refrain from comment.
Because the charges affect Ameri.
can integrity. the president himself
will prepare the reply.
II is not expected that the answer
Will characterize the German pro-
test as an "unfriendly utterance' but
cabinet officials familiar WIFI the
matter say II will show. by the plain
ness with which the German con-
tentions will be refuted. that this
is exactly the Interpretation the
president and his advisers have
placed upon H.
Until Ambassador Gerard has com
pIeted his inquiries. however the
United States cannot act.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-14

nabas church. renewed his protest
against George McCurdy's saloon at
No. sol Fourteenth-ave,; adioining
the church property. II was refer
red to the liquor committee. Aid.
Dingeman. chairman of the liquor
committee. is making an effort to
transfer McCurdy's saloon TO an
other location. The alderman intro
duced an ordinance, Tuesday night.
lifting the restriction on Grand
River-aye.. near Lorraine.st. This
is in the Twelfth ward. and as both
aldermen from that ward strenu-
ously object to lifting the restric-
tion. Il Is not likely that the ordi-
nance will be adopted. Aid. Dinge-
man said the object of his ordinance
was TO allow McCurdy TO transfer.
The council received commun.
ication from the mayor announcing
the reappointment of Thomas Bos'
quette as fire commissioner, and
another appointing Henry Komroi-
sky as "Al" Kunz's successor on the
school board.
The council. by a vote OF 25 10 l6.
authorized the department OF pub
lic works to permit Daniel Lewis to
build an areaway with a stairway
extending three feet six inches over
the lot line at No. ass Brush-st. Aid.
Lodge made his usual fight against
the granting OF a special street priv
ilege in violation OF the city charter.
and announced after the vote was
taken that he was pleased to note
that six more aldermen had joined
him in his fight against special priv
ileges.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-14
SLAv LOSS 100000, SAYS
BERLIN; GAIN 10 MILES,
PETROGRAD ASSERTION
MARKETS
N. Y. OPENING.

NEW YORK. April l4-Stock
prices generally showed increases
all along the line at the opening OF
the market today. Bethlehem Steel
common, the sensation of yester.
days market. showed a gain OF three
and four points In early sales, sell
ing at 1928 and l29.
After Is minutes OF selling. Beth
lehem Steel jumped up to l4b. an
Increase OF 20 over yesterdays close.
At the optning there was a rush
to recover stocks by those who had
been scared BY the violent break In
Bethlehem late yesterday. Trading
was unusually active. United States
Steel opened at 5s and advanced to
sc 5-s. gain OF l-2 on Tuesdays
close
The acrobatics of bethlehem Steel
had little effect on the general mar
ket. Prices held firm during the
first hour After selling up to l45.
Bethlehem countered real selling
and dropped 20 1871. Maxwell No
tors was strong advancing 2 "a to
Sc.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-14
Series of Battles
Shaking Mexico

WASHINGTON. April l4.--A
series OF distinct engagements.
some of which assume the proper
tions Of real pitched battles, are In
progress in Mexico. Represents
tives here OF both factions admit
the fghting will decide whether Car
rama can break the villa control
Of the north and regain Mexico
City.
The biggest fight 10 at Celaya-
where villa, with more than 10000
men, and Gen. Felipe Angeles, with
most OF the villa artillery, are at
tacking Obregon.
At Matamoras the attacking vii
listas have brought up heavy rein
forcements and are attacking the
Carranzistas from the west and
south. American cavalrymen are on
guard about Brownsville.
South OF Neuvo Laredo. at Huisa-
chita, the Carranzistas are pursu-
ing the villistas defeated In FRI
days and Saturdays fighting. Re
ports indicate that this Ia war Of
determination, Gen. Herrera's troops
having summarily shot 200 villista
prisoners and killed all the wound
ed.
The villistas are again trying to
retake Tuxpam. south OF Tampico.
in the center OF the oil territory.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-14
BLIND BOY
| VICTOR AS
MUSICIAN
Wins First Place In
Michigan Pianists'
Contest
TWO DETROITERS
ARE SUCCESSFUL
Adjudged Best In Vo.
cal and Violin Com
petitions

John Alexander Meldrum. OF Ann
Arbor. blind from birth. won the
first place in the competition OF
Michigan pianists for selection as
soloists to appear on the American
day program In the ninth biennial
festival OF the National Federation
OF Musical clubs, to be held in Los
Angeles, June "a TO July 2. which
competition took place, Tuesday. in
the Century building. in this city,
under tho auspices OF committee
from the Tuesday Musicale, which
Detroit club belongs TO the national
federation
The contestants were known only
by number. and the five judges--Mrs
Eleanor Hazard Peocock. George
Shorthand Kempton. Mrs. Louis Uns,
worth Cragg, Or. Earl c. Barkley
and Edward Kreiner did not know
that his or her neighbor would serve
on the judges committee until the
hour for the competition. The con
ttstdHAS sdHB VI pay tu VI Sut Stdk'
OF the Century aiElit6rium. the
judges sitting In an adjoiQing room
beyond sight OF the performer or
the platform. Mr.. Meldrum's blind
ness was not known until after the
award was made. He reads music
from raised type and is considered
an unusually gifted musician. He 10
pupil Of Prof Lockwood. of the
University School OF Music, Ann Ar
bor
The pianlsts were called upon "a
play from memory one composition
by Beethoven or Bach: one by
Chopin or SchGmann; one by Ed.
ward MacDowell. and, IL requested,
one by Liszt or other modern com.
poser. The judges considered by
points every detail Of equipment
necessary for a concert pianist. Miss
Sylvia Simons. of Detroit. received
honorable mention in the piano class
there being just nine points differ
tContipuea ON Page TwoJ
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-14
GIRL SUES
TIP TRUST
A ks $4,000 From
Holders of Check
Room Rake Off

CHICAGO, April 14.-Its time the
gullible public was tipped on to
what goes with the dimes and quar-.
ters IL pays to have its hats and
coets checked. according TO Mary
Hudwagnor. coin magnet, who today
came TO the front as Joan OF Arc
to long suffering public She an.
nounced she would hle suit for sl0..
900 against the tipping trust" and
expose It's methods for ousting her
from her stand in the Cafe Du Lac.
The trust" she says, is composed
OF three men-Bernard Neuberger
Jacques Rousso and AL. weisberg--
and controls every big concession In
Chicago. with the exception Of the
Congress and Auditorium hotels
She AYERS the trust pays the pretty
check girls from 50 TO $40 a week
and takes the rest. The annual
earnings OF the trust. she says. is
s100. 900.
Not only In Chicago is the trust
in power. according 10 Mary. but IL
has concessions in New York. San
Francisco. Detroit, Toledo. Louis.
Vile. Milwaukee, and most OF the
Michigan summer resorts.
The trust pays big money for It's
concessions, she says. paying the
La Sale hotel $1,000 a year. and
other big hotels in proportion.
There Is no chance. to knock
down on the trust. AYERS Mary. for
Il provides the employees with skin
tight suits with no pockets and high
collars so tight that the thinnest
dime would have to be swallowed TO
ret N doun ths neck.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-14
CANADA PROBES
WAR GRAFT

OTTAWA. Ont. April 14.--Rsvela
tions OF graft on a scale unprece
dented in the public life of the do
minlon have dwnrfed the interest ir
the progress OF the war.
Acting upon orders from the gov
ernment TO investigate charges
without fear or favor parliamentary
committees have brought to light a
series OF alleged scandals. In con
nection with the filling Of war con
tracts. that have awakened n blaze
OF the fercest Indignation from Hal
flax TO Vancouver.
The redeeming feature OF the sit
uatlon Is the fact that not breath
OF suspicion rests against a member
OF the government. which seems tc
have been the victim OF a patronage
and middleman system. long In
vogue In dominion party politics.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-14

PETRoGRAD. April 1.-THE Rus.
rian right wing In the Carpathians
has advanced 10 miles into Hungary
n the last few days OF fghting. and
. now in position TO strike at the
Railway leading south through the
.upkow pass. according TO dis.
patches TO the. war once today.
The Slav advance In this region
has again been halted. pending the
outcome OF the frce struggle for the
Jsxok pass. TO the north the Ger.
mans are pressing nearer the Rus.
ian positions In Poland, particular.
y north OF the vistula. Fighting Is
koing on north OF Bukowina. AT
heariy every sector OF the 500 mile
battle front the opposing armies are
Again in clash.
The decisive gain by the Russian
Fight wing was made with compare.
lively slight losses. While one Slay
4rmy held in check the Austrian
|orces around Bartfeld. second
orce moved southwark from Svid.
TX penetrating 10 beyond Stropko.
Eight miles 10 the east OF this
Russian army is the important rail.
say leading south through Nero
ADORE into the heart OF Hungary
BY an eight-miie advance over the
hungarian plain the Slays could
eixe the railway and force the Aus
rian army OF Gen. Borievietch 10 re.
Ire eastward in the direction OF
szok. Hut further progress south
I the Dukla. without decisive vic.
pry at the Uszok pass, would en-.
anger the Slav line OF communica.
lon.
Terrific lighting is going on In the
sxok region where the mountain
asses are still clogged with snow.
Whole companies have perished by
harching on steep precipices
hasked by the snow. Hand TO hand
ombats and fierce struggles be
ween squads Of Russians and Aus
to-Germans make the fighting In
his region duplicate OF that in
be vosges mountains along the
rench battle line.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-14
FATE OF LAY
UP TO JURY
Verdict In KazOO En-.
beZZlement Case,
Matter of Hours

KALAMAZOO, Mich. April a.
(Special)-The fate OF George Lay
rests with jury In circuit court to-
day Lay who was former vice-pres.
ident and sales manager OF the
Michigan Buggy Co. has been on
trial for nearly two weeks on a
charge of embezzlement. Judge
Waiter North. OF Calhoun county.
gave his charge to the jury this
morning. n is expected that a
verdict will be reached before night.
Lays brother. Frank n. Lay, Jr., was
convicted of emberzlement two
weeks ago.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-14
Ships Damaged BIZ
Turk FORTS Fire
BY ED. Z. KEEN.

STAT Correspondent United Press.)
LONDON, April 1.-TWO allied
arships were severly damaged by
Fe from the Turkish forts In the
bmbardment OF the Dardanelles on
onday. according to dispatches
-om ConstantinopIe today passed
y the press bureau as without con-
rmation. A British cruiser. the
urkish war once announced. was
u By several shells and torpedo
pat was Damaged
The admiralty has issued no
Fatement regarding the lombard
ent The ofiicisl statement from
pnstantinople and unofficIal reports
om Sofa and the island OF Tene-
bs indicate that the attack was re.
imed on larger scale than has
ZEN developed since the sinking
three allied battleships on March
The Turkish war once announced
Pat several enemy ships entered
Se strait and participated In the
Pmbardment. The attack was en-.
rely unsuccessful. according 10 the
tcsstisseA % Psse Twe)
E7,Se. We, r.yss us~ses s.s -
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-14
WHEAT.

CHICAGO. April 1.-THE wheat
Ing sharply higher at the opening.
when they were up I &c. &C and u &
above yesterdays close, strong ca
bles and good buying were respon-
sihle Later there was sharp reces-
sion and then again a buying move
ment sent prices slightly higher
Corn was up Y a. hc for May and
July and down &c for September AT
the opening There was not much
activity. prices generally responding
tn price changes in wheat
oats were easier and n shade lower
with the buying scattered.
Provisions were lower on larger re-
ceipts
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-14
THE WEATHER

Detroit and vicinfty, wednesday
night- and Thursday, fair and WARM
ert moderate southeriy winds.
Lower Michigan! Partly cloudy.
Wednesday NIGHTS Thursday rtsing
temperaturet moderate 10 fresh
southeast 10 south wfnds.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-14
Outcome of Struggle
Still Hinges On
Uszak Pass
CASUALTIES ARE
UNPRECEDENTED
Whole CO m pani e s
March Blindly Into
Hidden Precipices

BERLIN tvIa Wireless to
sayVITle, L. -, April i4.-Rus-
sian losses In the fighting for
the csrpathian passes since the
beginning OF the war total at
least 100000, according to a
semi-offieisi statement given out
here today. The official Rus
sian figures. the statemen, said,
show that since the beginning
Of the war the Russians have
lost 7t,6os officers.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-14
TODAY'S GAMES.
National league

Brooklyn at New York. clear.
Philadelphia at Boston, clear.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati. clear.
81. Louis at Chicago, clear
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-14
American League

Boston at Philadelphia. clear.
New York at Washington, clear
Cleveland at Detroit. clear.
Chioago at 81. Louis, clear.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-14

LONDON, April l4S-Emperor viii
liam and Crown Prince Frederick
William visited Brussels last satur-
day and later went TO Antwerp and
inspected the German submarine
works at Hoboken. says the Daily
Telegraph's Boulogne correspondent.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-14
HAIL OF MISSILES FROM ACROSS
FALL IN BROWNSVILLE
General Funston on Way to
Border City---FOrce May
Be Necessary to Stop
Firing

WASHINGTON, April 14.-Mexcan fighting threatened
Brownsville Texas seriously today that Gen. Funston
his there from Fort Sam Houston he notified the
department.
battle ragged all of Tuesday about Matamoras and along
the river bank to point mile west Of Brownsville Funston
reported Gen. Villa he sad had two field guns the ground
and had dropped 20 shells into Matamoras.
What more serious, rifle bullets had fallen the
United States side of the border the Brownsville pumping
station.
Funston intended to demand that this cease but the su
gle thought to be desperate that doubt
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-14

Chinese consider IL impolits ~
wear spectscles in company.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-14

whether he would be needed,
unless he resorted to forcible
measures.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-04-16

the proposition go. If Oroville is
off the diamond this season it will be
the first year since the town was laid
out, and the population is going to
miss a great deal of amusement dur
ing the summer For say what you
will there is no sport that SO appeals
to the people as a good ball game, and
a club that can put up good game
is the only kind Oroville has ever had
At the trial held last Thursday af-
ternoon in which one Buchanan was
alleged to have assaulted one Ella
Marsh there was the most wonderful
exhibition of befogged memory that
has ever been witnessed in a police
court case in this place. From the
testimony of the doctor called in Miss
Marsh was undoubtedly the victim of
an assault, judging from the presence
OF scalp wound and vast flow of
blood. Yet none of the four witnesses
could remember that blow had been
struck, and three of said witnesses
failed to see any signs of gore upon
the womans person. The only con-
ciusion that Judge Ferguson could
reach on the particular point as to the
injury was that the sufferer must have
gone out in the dark and stepped on
herself.
H. N. Martin, accompanied by Judge
F. N. c. Baske, of Davenport, and two
other friends, came in by auto from
Republic Saturday evening, and con-
tinued on down the valley Sunday.
Mr.. Martin is an old resident of Daven-
port and one of the leading members
OF the Lincoln county bar. On the trip
Mr.. Martin celebrated his 50th BIRTH
day, which causes yours truly to feel
that he is getting well along in the
seer and yellow leaf, as he first knew
Mr.. Martin when that gentleman was
only broth of boy, and now he has
reached an age when he can be class
ed among the ancients. Mr.. Baske,
who has had the distinction of serv-
ing as superior Judge, we knew when
he was but an infant, and it Is pleas
ure to note the success he has made
ia his chosen profession.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-04-16

The Bartells have several other pros
pective buyers on the string, who have
a hankering for Studebaker.
Mrs. J. w. Gilmore arrived from
Spokane Monday for the purpose OF
disposing of what she could of her
household goods, and packing the res
idue for shipment to Spokane, where
Mr.. Gilmore now has steady employ
ment. The Gilmores still have inter-
ests here, and if the irrigation pro-
ject should be carried out they would
probably return to make this their
permanent home, ard they have many
friends here who trust that their re-
turn will not be long postponed
The Tonasket ball club had sweet
revenge Sunday when 1t won against
the Oroville school club by a score of
S to 10. 1t was the third game be-
tween the two towns and the f.st
that Tonasket has succeeded in cop
pering. The locals claim that the
visitors rang in lot of star players
outside of the school, but there had to
be some excuse for the defeat. II is
a mighty unresourceful club that can
not conjure up some reason why the
other fellows made the most runs.
Ben e. Burr, civil engineer con-
nected with the Great Northern, was
in town Friday last. He has been as
signed to do valuation work for the
railroad between Nelson and Night
hawk, and will be engaged on the
read for several months, during which
time he will make his headquarters in
Oroville with his family. Mr.. Burr
was connected with the engineering
department of the road when the orig
inal survey OF the line was made
across the valley, and has many &C
Quaintances among old timers who are
pleased to see him return, even If It
is for only short time.
A number of fans about town are
anxious to see a ball club organized
here, but the sinews necessary to sup
port an organization of the kind seems
to be so scarce in the community that
1t Is somewhat doubtful if the neces-
sary amount could be secured to make
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-28
DON'T WANT TO WORK
Woman and Daughter Find 1t Easier
to Graft Than Labor.

Two women, mother and her
daughter left Topeka today for Okla
homa, who are living examples that
it is easier to not work than to work.
Tuesday one of the women applied at
the Provident association for money
to take her to a certain Oklahoma
town. The car fare was refused by
the association as the woman could
had no evident means of support in
that city, and the association knew
that the Oklahoma Provident associa-
ton would simply have to pay her car
fare back The woman went to see
another party who gave her the money
for the fare.
Three years ago the younger wom-
an, who is a competent Stenographer,
started mailing letters to governors of
different states and other prominent
people over the United States asking
for help. Many people gave them
money and others referred them to
the Provident association.
The local charity organization Sc
cured the younger woman a job and
offered to take care of her mother,
suggesting that the couple get cheaper
rooms. The job was spurned and the
younger woman did not wish to have
anything to do with the Provident as
ISOLATION as cit dealt with people be-
low her class"
1t was easier to have prominent peo-
pie and politicians mail her cash in
reply to her clever wheedling letters.
The begging notes were sent to people
all over America.