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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-22
TAX REFORM
ADVOCATES. MEET
IN LANSING

LANSING. Mich, April 21.-Six-
ty tax reformers from all parts OF
the state were expected here for
sessions OF the Michigan Tax Re-
form conference at the Chamber OF
Commerce, Wednesday afternoon.
Addresses by Gov. Ferris and Mayor
J. q. Reuter- were scheruled for the
opening session. while the feature OF
the afternoon Is an address by Prof.
Louis ]. Johnson. OF Harvard uni.
versity, on Tax plumbers and their
remedy"
A discussion OF the question.
What is the matter with Michigan
tax laws?" will be discussed from
the standpoint OF business by r. r.
Ingram. OF Detroit: Labor" by G.
8. BeadIe. OF Detroit, and "AgricuI.
ture." by J. w. Helme.
Tonight at 1880. w. 8. Blauvelt. OF
Detroit, will preside. The program
will consist OF a. symposium on
What can be done to improve our
tar laws" The various departments
OF the subject will be discussed. as
follows.
by the Individual" Henry c. l..
Forler. Detroit: by society" A.
Laurence Smith. Detroit. by news.
papers and associations: David
Gibson. Cleveland: by state organ.
ixation." Judge Grennell. Waterford;
by amending the constitution
through an Initiative petition for
home rule in taxation" by DR..
George II. Sherman. OF Detroit.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-22
TAXATION BODY
STILL ARGUING
From a .star Correspondent.

LANSING. Mich. April 2i.--Arsu.
ment as TO whether or not the state
tax commission should review It's
own findings had not been complet.
ed when the noon recess was taken
in the hous today. The discussion
arose over the Peterman bill. which
provides that the suditor-general.
secretary OF the public domain com
mission and three members OF the
state tax commission shall act as q
board OF equalization. The clause
providing for three members OF the
tar commission gives that body a
majority OF the board and practical
~ places the commissioners In the
position OF equaliring their own
work.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-22
Big Wage Increase An
nOunced By Across
River Plant
MINIMUM TO BE
so CENTS AN HOUR
Plan Modelled Some.
what After That of
Parent Concern

The Ford Motor company Of Can
ada. the main plant Of which Is To-
Gated In Ford, Ont, announced.
"Wednesday noon, a sweeping ad.
vance in wages, effective April 16.
Following In general way the
policy OF the parent concern In De-
troit and also the policies of Henry
Ford. the company is voluntarily In.
creasing the wages of Its employees
and reducing their working hours to
a basis Of eight hours per day or IS
hours per week. Nine hours Is the
present working day.
All employees In the employ OF the
company for SIX months or more
VIII receive a minimum wage OF soc
per hour. or 81 per day. This, will
mean that the average laborer now
employed by the company, receiving
S0c per hour will Immediately re-
ceive an increase In his earnings OF
sSS per month. The scale as adopt
ed increases the wages OF all en-
ployes anywhere from 16 to so per
cent, the higher priced men, how
ever. not receiving the same advance
as the present lower wage earners.
As large percentage OF the en-
ployes are receiving now less than
40 cents per hour, these will all
benefit and all get increased earn
ings anywhere from SIS to $40 per
month.
The company employs at the pres
ent time about 2.400 persons, scat.
tered among its factory in Ford.
and its nine branches located in the
principal cities In the dominion.
All OF the employees who have
been withc the company for six
months or more will be entitled to
participate from April &c and other
employees just as soon as they have
been with the. company a period Of
six months Will be Immediately ad
yanced to the new scale OF wages.
The company imposes no difficult
conditions upon its employees be-
they viii be eligible TO the wage in
crease. the whole idea OF the
advance being to benefit in particu.
lar. the present low-priced men.
While the high-priced mechanics re-
| eeiye moro or less benefit from the
scheme, vet the company is particu-
larly anxious to increase the income
OF the average laborer or wage earn
er so that he will from now on be
in position to enjoy the ordinary
comforts of life.
Investigators. doctors and other
Necessary help will be engaged to
work among the employees to aid
them 10 improve their condition,
totL mentally and physically.
The plan Is not identical with that
OF the parent concern in Detroit.
The latter being much older and hav.
ms greater resources pays a mini.
Mum wage Of IS per day. The plan
Of the Canadian company, however.
comparatively speaking gives e very
handsome return to all of It's work.
ing men and with slight variations
in the general plan Of the parent
company.
II is estimated that this advance
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-22

in wages will distribute amongst the
Ford employees In Canada approx
mately. In addition TO the wages
which they are already receiving. an
extra wage OF $4,000 per month. or
100000 per year.
At the present time the company
Is shipping about 100 automobiles
per day, operating It's plant 10 full
capacity. No additional help Will
be required.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-22
FIRING ON u. S.
AVIATOR ASSUMES
SERIOUS ASPECT

WASHINGTON. April 21.-war
Secretary Garrison this afternoon
received from Gen. Funston a report
concerning the airing by Mexicans
on a United States army aeroplane
near Brownsville.
The secretary said he would not
make II public for IL hours. but re-
fused to explain the delay.
Despite optimistic unofiiciaf ac-
counts OF the incident from Browns
vile. this action on his part was
generally interpreted as indicating
that the affair was very serious.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-22
"WAR HEROES" IN
DANGER OF DEATH
BY THE GAS ROUTE

There will be whole lot OF war
heroes that will die OF gas II they
are not decorated with the order OF
the brass heart before May l." says
Charles Rothstein.
Maybe word OK warning will
save the lives of Count Zeppelin.
Gen. Kitchener. Gen. Joffre. Gen
Won Kluck. and some OF the 9TH
ers."
Rothstein is the license clerk In
police headquarters. and is particu-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-22
HELME'S NAME
GOES TO SENATE

LANSING. Mich. April 21.--Gov.
Ferris will send the name of James
Helme, reappointed state dairy and
food commissioned. to the senate to
morrow morning.
The appointment will be reporte
out Immediately and the hight. IL
there is one, will be staged On the
floor of the upper house.
The name Of Andrew Short. ap-
pointed TO membership in the board
OF Newberry hospital will also
presented tomorrow
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-22
WOMAN is
ELECTED MAYOR
IN ILLINOIS

WARREN, ILL.,. April 21.-warren
IL the FIRST city in Illinois to have
q mayoress. She is Mrs. A. ID. Can
field. ~. elected yesterday by the
small margin OF four votes. War.
rem has population OF 1900,
Grandma" Garfield. az the may
Dress 10 popularity known, has been
an ardent suffragist during the 80
years she has been milliner here.
Her defeated competitor is Daniel
staver.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-22
GAGNIER TRIAL
NOT YET STARTED

The trial Of willard Gasnier.
charged with kidnapping Elsie
streicher. 10 years old. Of wyan.
dotte, did not start. Wednesday
morning. AZ was planned. Judge
Van zile. who II hearing criminal
cases, was engaged IN another trial,
when Gagnier was brought 10 the
county building from the jail. II IL
possible the trial will start this sft.
ernoon.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-22
FEAR FOUR MEN
DIED IN FLAMES

DECATUR, Ill. April 2i.--The fact
that three OF the guests registered at
he Decatur hotel, destroyed by fire
early today, are missing. leads to the
belief that they may have persisted
In the flames.
They are:
w. II. Biuedon. Chicago.
w. G. Graham. Decatur.
J. Feisner. st. Louis.
One Of the guests who escaped de-
clared today that he saw Graham fall
into the flames.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-22


quarters, he had not mentioned the
second stop, at which the woman
alighted.
'lf didn't mention II, it was un-
intentional"
Not because you didn't know
about the second stop until your
talk in Attorney Leete's office?"
mo. sir"
Mr.. Keidan read Vallade's state
ment, In which he said three men
and an old woman got of. and that
he helped the woman TO alight
II don't remember touching the
lady" said Vallade. II was under
great strain when l made that
statement. remember better
now"
did you say. I thought she was
going TO fall. and helped he
on"
Il don't remember. II did,
didn't remember right. | have re
membered better since then"
Did you help her of. or didn't
your"
We'll. let II go at that, that
helped her on"
Vallade said that II took him TIL
Friday afternoon after he had made
two statements. to realize that he
had not told the prosecutor about
the second stop.
II was excited and hadn't slept,
was mis- excuse.
With the dilapidated controller
box. Vallade and Westover demon
strsted their relative positions or
the platform.
I'VE were both trying TO get the
reverse handle" he said.
Juror Frank Shefferly asked;
"You we're grabbing for handle
Isn't 1t possible that you got holc
OF the controller by mistake. and
pulled it,"
81 might have" vallade replied
Il don't know"
Westover. denied that he hat
reached for the reverse.
"My right hand was on the lever
that closes the door and never
took II on" he insisted. 18th,
brakes were on and the car didnt
drift"
He said that vallade had reached
for the reverse lever with his lef
hand. vallade insisted that hi
reached with his right.
Il know you didn't" asserted
Westover.
well, now, we seem to be al
mixed up about this Vallade said
ruefully.
Vallade said that the brakes mus
have been of, otherwise there would
have been a blowout when the pow
er was applied
Al this point, a ID. U. r. car SINH
lar to the one that was wrecked
was brought to Cadillac-sq. anC
court was transferred to it. to al
low vallade and Westover to give ;
better demonstration OF their &C
tions.
vallade insisted, and apparentl!
was borne out by conditions. that !
would have been almost impossible
for him to have reached Westover'
arm, so as to move the controller
when he reached for the revers
lever. He also won his contention
that the air was of, since severa
attempts were made TO start the ca
with the brakes set. and all OF then
failed to move II more than a few
inches. However. the fuse did no
blow out, as Vallade had said
would.
Adjournment was taken until i
o'clock, Thursday morning, whel
the crew OF the freight train will b.
quizzed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-22
PHONE STATION
THIEF is SENT UP

Donald Murphy was sent to the
workhouse by Justice Stein. We'd
nesdsy. to serve so days, in default
Of payment OF q $50 nne for robbing
pay station telephone booth In q
saloon on 81. Aubinave.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-22

For Zoe or CSC you can obtain
medicine for constipation. bilious
ness, stomach, liver and bowel
trouble which will be worth dollars
IN improved health and feelings,
Try .Blsckburn's cascaRoyal-Pilis
Just oncs and provo its-Adv.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-22
OAKLAND COUNTY DRY
ONCE MORE, THIS Time
FOR keeps, BY rs VOTES

MRS. W. 8. HEFFERAN. of
IN Chicago. vice-president OF
the Drama League OF America
which In holding It's fifth annual
convention In the Hotel Statler.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-22

Antwerp. one OF the four largest
'pbrts in tn eworld, is SO miles from
the sea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-19

utensils. in the living apartments there are old chairs, tables and pictures, while some examples of ancient beds have been placed in the bedrooms.
 There is one in the so-called ghost room," on the second floor where, ac- cording to tradition. the Duke ot New castle saw his spook. Since the install lation of this ancient bed, which future American visitors will see, the room may be assumed to have not one only, but two spectral inhabitants. For the early seventeenth century bedstead is associated with a grim legend. It was at Offerton hall, Derbyshire, until 1S77 having been removed there go years previously from Tunstead. he story goes that at one time the beustead be- longed to an old miser known as "Old Dicky of Tunstead,' who kept his money in a curious little recess at the head of the bed which visitors to Boiling can see today. It is said that the miser was killed one night while resisting thieves who had discovered where he kept his money. The legend is that anyone daring enough to try the experiment alone Is able, if the light of the full moon be allowed to fall into the cavity, to see the form of the old misers skull there, but whether or not any bold Bradfordian has yet tested the truth of this is not on the record.
 So far as can be discovered not one portrait of any of the Bollings exists
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-19
BOILING MARRIED GRANDDAUGHTER
 OF POCAHONTAS
One of the Ancient Homes Is Now a Museum and Other Is Headquarters for Golf Club
By HAYDEN CHURCH

Bradford (Yorkshire), December 6. Special Correspondence.) )-It seems high 1y probable, though as yet no public an- ncuncement to that effect has been made, that among the wedding presents that will flow in upon Mrs. Galt, President Wilson's bride-to-be, from all over the world, there will be one from the city of Bradford in commemoration of the intimate fashion in which Mrs. Galt's remarkable ancestry is linked with this famous center of Britain's wool industry.
 Meanwhile the good folk of Bradford are hoping that as soon as the thins becomes possible, the President and his bride will pay visit to this part of the west Riding of Yorkshire" as it is called, and make pilgrimages to two his- toric old mansions here which always will be associated with Mrs. Galts Eng fish forbears. Hoping, too, that many Of the lady's fellow countrymen. having learned that new American shrines'' ex- ist here for the patriotic traveller. will flock to Bradford to inspect them as well as the many other impressing sights which this famous industrial town has to offer. Up to now the American tour ist in Bradford has been a rare bird, though, in normal times, thousands of them visit the adjacent country of the sisters Bronte, but if, when this cruel war is over, enterprising American 'trp- rers" should begin to turn their faces toward the City of Wool they will be well rewarded for the journey and may De sure of a hearty welcome-especlally II they are accompanied by plenty Of cash, and spend it with American prodigality.
 What is the connection between the Presidents bride and Bradford? Merely the fact that the Boiling family, or Whlcn she is a member, began up here, and that the former Miss Edith Bolling'S real ancestral home, or homes, for there are two of them, may be seen here today. Since the engagement of Mrs. Gait to the President of the United tSates was an- nounced. much has naturally been made in the press on both sides of the water of her descent from Pocahontas, the la nous Indiapeprincess but Of the Engnsn side of he" ancestry, far too little has been written. For this is really the most interesting "side" of the house, it's his- tory covering centuries, and centuries big with happenings, too, whereas the story of Pocahontas is, after all, little more than an episode, albeit one of the most picturesque in American history.
 Not sllntiE Mrs. Galt's engagement to the American President was made known did one person in thousand Tn Brad ford (and there are some 100000 here), so much as know that an American branch of the most famous family in local history even existed. But since 1t became known that, prior to her first marriage, she was a Boiling of Virginia, and that the Virginia Bollings were di- rect lsinsmen of the famous Bollings of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-19

There are couple of panel portraits in the ghost room" which were at first thought to be those of Rosamund Boiling and her husband, Sir Richard Tempest, but, alas, 1t has since been discovered that they are merely painted over earlier portraits of some othe5 and unimportanA personages. There is however, a whole collection of Inter- esting oil portraits by famous masters one, by Sir Peter Lely, representing Charles II. and another that Duke ot Newcastle who besieged Bradford in -1643. and meanwhile occupied Boiling hall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-19
Massing German Troops

Geneva, December 1S.-(VIa Paris.l Masses of German troops have passed through Rhine towns towards the western frontier recently. according to news that has reached here since the reopening of the frontier at Con- stance and the I.indau frontier The frontier is still closed at Basic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-19
LEWIS ELECTED TO
 CAPTAIN ENSLEY

Eddie Lewis was elected captain of the Ensley High school football team for 1916 at a banquet of the team on Friday night. Lewis plays fullback and has played on the team but one year.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-10-15

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF OHIO.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-10-15


XII OF the constitution of the
state of Ohio, by the addition of
section to be designated sec
tion II of article XII, relative
to the exemption of bonds from
taxation.
Be it resolved by the General Assem-
bly, OF the State of Ohio, Three-fifths
OF the members elected to both houses
CUncurrlng therein:
That there shall be submitted to the
electors OF this state in the manner
provided by law, on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday In November
1915, Il proposal to supplement article
XII by an additional section to be des-
ignated section ~, article XII Of the
constitution OF OHIO to read as follows
Section IL Bonds OF the state OF
Ohio, or OF any subdivision or district
thereof authorized by law TO issue
bonds, issued on or after January J.
1916, shan be exempt from taxation.
BE it further resolved That at sucn
election above referred to this supple
ment shall be placed on the official
ballot, in the manner provided by law
and designated as follows. ITO EX-
IGMPT BONDS ISSUED ON OR AFTER
JANUARY /, 1916, OF THE STATE OF
OHIO. OR ANY SUBDIVISION OR
DISTRICT THEREOF AUTHORIZED
BY LAW TO ISSUE BONDS, FROM
TAXATION or in other language suf-
ficiently clear to designate it. If
adopted this supplement shall take eff
feet on the first day of January, 1916.
Speaker OF the House
of Representatives
c. J. HOWARD,
President pro tenn of the Senate
Adopted April II, 1915.
United States of America.
State of Ohio.
Office OF the Secretary OF State.
l, Q. q. HILDEBRANT, Secretary of
State of the State of Ohio, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is an eXem-
plifled copy, carefully compared by me
with the original rolls now on file in
as Secretary of State and found to be
true and correct, of Joint resolution,
adopted by the General Assembly of
the State of Ohio, on the 18th day Of
flee on the 2Sth day OF April, A. ID.
1916, entitled Joint Resolution to
Amend Article XII of the Constitution
OF Ohio by the adoption of Section H."
In Testimony Whereof, l have here
unto subscribed my name, and affixed
bus. Ohio, this 25th day of June, A. ID.
1915.
C. @. HILDEBRANT,
Secretary of State
OF PUBLICATION.
Department of Public Printing of Ohio
Publication of the above proposed
amendment to the Constitution of
Ohio. under Section of an act en-
titled, An act relating to certain pro-
posed amendments to the Constitution
Of Ohio and the publication thereof,
passed by the General Assembly OF
Ohio, April 2S, 1913, and as amended
April 25, 1915, is authorized by the De-
partment Of Public Printing of the
State of Ohio
JOE Z. CROSS.
Supervisor of Public Printing.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-10-15

that their committee is circulating
petition throughout the Miami
Valley asking that Gordon Rentsch-
Ter be removed from the conserven
cy committee for the action he has
taken against the molders of Ham
ilton.
Representative Mcmahon of the
International Machinists' Union at
tended the meeting and was called
on to give the delegates little talk.
He thanked the council for the
courtesy extended him.
The secretary was instructed to
send a postal to all members of the
Executive Committee and ask them
TO attend next meeting night, 7:l5.
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-10-15

COMMON Pleas Judge Nippert of
Cincinnati issued an injunction
against two butchers who were
carrying banners iu front of two
meat stores and advertising them
as unfair. When asked if the in
junction restrained every member
of the union, the Judge replied that
''it restrained the whole world "
Judge IMPORT is not in class by
himself by any means, there are a
heap of other judges who think
they have the same power as this
man, but behold there is time
coming when injunction judges will
be thing Of the past at least as
far as organized labor is concerned.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-10-15
X . = It BR
Local Organizers and Busi-
ness Agents.

Charles E. Vaughn, A. F. Of L.
Residence, 721 Buckeye Stree
Home Phone 800 A.
Timothy Rowan, Internationa
Molders' Union, Residence, 939
Central Ave, Bell Phore 403 x.
VIM. w. Finfrock, Painters
Decorators and Paper Hangers
Union, No 1876. Residence 308 S.
Second Street. Bell Phone 1896 L.
w. R Smith, Paper Makers I'm
ion, Residence, Hotel DeArmond.
Home Phone 81. Bell Phone 81.
Swain B. Corson, Carpenters
and Joipers' Union, No. 637, Resi-
dence 107 Brosey Ave, Bell Phone
1851.
Thomas Welsh, Business Agent
Ba,tenders' Union, 524 So. 9Th ST.
DAYTON OHIO.
Ben Closterman, PoJ1shers.
j. F. Eichorn, Bartenders, Z
Market street.
W. J. Gregg, Hosting Engineers
Il w. Great Miami Boulevard.
VIM Schneberger Cigarmake1s'
125 Samuel street.
George Richardson, Teamsters'
80 Wayne, Ave, Bell Phone 54l
Home Phone 2541.
Earl Nyswander, Carpenters 25
N. Main street.
Geo. Lorah, Plumbers corner
Washington and Main, street
Plumbers Hall.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-10-15
IOINT RESOLuTION.

Proposing a supplement to article
XII OF the constitution of the
state of Ohio, by the addition of
a section to be designated sec
tion II Of article XII, relative
to the exemption of bonds from
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-10-15
Accept Eight Day.

Springfield, Mass. Oct. 10. Re,
duction of working hours from "a
to 48 per week has been made, it
is stated by the United States En-
velope company, Powers Paper
company and the Birnie Paper
company, there by averting strikes.
Subsidiary plants of these concerns
located in nearby cities, will be af-
fected by the new rule, which pro
vides for the I'D wage rates.