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The Detroit times., 1915-03-02

Ultimatum OF the city OF Detroit
TO the street railway company
Give the people eight tickets for o
quarter and pay the city what you
owe for rentals and taxes, or get on
the streets where your franchises
have expired.
Ultimatum OF the street railroad
company TO the City or Detroit
Pay us 1--WE cents for ride or we
VIII stop our cars on streets where
you claim our rights have termin-
a,ed and let the people walk, the ter.
riers, let them walk!
At this warlike juncture appears
4 President James Couzens OF the
Board OF Commerce and member OF
I, the street railway commission.
lie proposes compromise on the
I basis OF even.tickers-for-a-qu
and the building OF much.needed ex.
tensions pending the taking over OF
the street railways by the city.
The city. mindful OF It's obligation
to provide transportation facilities
tho following morning for the great
army OF toilers. assents TO the peace
( terms, The corporation, serene In
i It's fancied strategic advantage,
! stands pat.
Then the automobile concern that
Il am connected with will place a
thournnd cars at the disposal OF De-
tioit," said Citizen Couzon5 to the
company very quietly. The traction
confereees said they would think Il
over. TIE fact that Mr.. Coayens
and his associG es were producing
+, circulatory facilities at the rate OF n
thousand cars day. ard the further
fact that they ALWAYS have the
change 10 take over the whole trac-
ton outfit II the fancy seized them.
were conducive 10 reflection On the
part OF the street railway People. In
the hush OF the fading day, or ear
ler, they said they would accept
the Couzens compromise.
Citizen couzchs confessed after.
| ward that he pledged the rsc OF one
thousand automobiles without con.
sulting the president OF his company,
but when that official hear of II no
said. Sure thing-the city could
have them, and more. TOO"
Detroit's rejoicing over the Couz.
ems compromise had scarcely died
away when the city found itself face
10 face with the necessity OF stop.
ping work on new school buildings
and other public improvements. be
cause the local banks would not buy
the municipality four per cent
bonds.
Mr.. Couzens said he Thought that.
porchancc, he could devise G solution
OF the difficulty. Before the day was
over the city controller got word
that the president OF Mr.. Couzens'
company would take n million dol
lars worth OF the bonds at any time
he was ready to deliver item. Again
The Detroit times., 1915-03-02
WEBSTER SCHOOL

Editorial staH--Ckief. Martin Green
assistant chief, Helen Robertsj a.
seciates. Helen MenseiburEer. Les
s. ter n Is.ai, E ss S.y.ser H s9
old smeeds. Collier smith. Heleu
kyser. George steinbricker. Del
vert sixvy.
Although the children did not like
II because they could not have a
holiday Monday. they had a fine
time. The pupils OF rooms A. p and
c celebrated washington's birthday
by singing patriotic songs. and read.
ing selections pertaining to the life
OF Washington and the Revolution.
airy war. The little ones In the kin.
dergarten made paper hats and car.
ried little flags. Instead of the
usual recess they walked around the
school block, enjoying IL very much.
The boys of room G have elected
the following as heads of athletic
sports: Harold wendt, manager;
Burley Paine. assistant; Leslie
Mitchell, captain.
Francis West, OF room II, Is con.
! fined to her home on account OF Ill
ness.
Folk dancing Is receiving its share
OF attention. The girls elected from
rooms A. b and G to act as cap
tains are: Helen Roberts. room A;
Blanche Perrault. room B.; Phoebe
vorce and Esther Carroll. room c.
Clarence Lucas, OF room b. was
! pallbearer at the funeral OF one OF
his friends. Tuesday, Feb. 20.
Marion Griffiths, Of room c, Is
home with the humps.
Miss Ackerson, OF McDonal, H.
is residing with Mrs. Smeed. No, GIG
Baker-st., while attending the Reed
Stammering school.
Mrs. Baker, OF No. COL Baker-st
gave party on Washington's birth
day. and celebrated her fftieth birth
day. The house was decorated In
red, white, and blue. and dainty
lunch was served, with appropriate
fnvors.
! The teachers OF rooms NJ. N and
p enjoyed an afternoon visiting the
Mari school. while three teachers
from Martindale Normal substitut
ed In their places.
During the pleasant weather the
pupils OF Webster have had sidewalk
recess. Which consists In walking
around the block.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-02

upon opulence as luxurious relax.
alton. Well. II isn't the carnegie
worry about the disgrace OF dying
rich that disturbs. tin truth. moth
ing vexes the serenity OF Citizen
Couzens, charter member OF the
Don't Worry Guild.) He would just
naturally like to side-step the soul
whitening process Of living solely for
wealth-getting after he has reached
the age OF 40.
The president OF the company,
Henry Ford. being equally contempt
uoTs Of great riches. and equally So
licitous ABOUT making public service
and social justice splendid ty-prod'
ucts Of the Ford prosperity, these
two taciturn men fired the shot that
was heard around the world when
they announced that they would dis.
tribute one-half OF the 1914 pro
estimated at Si0.0O0,000, among their
10000 employees, and fix the mini
mum wage NJ IS a day.
Replying TO the plant Of capital.
ASm tudl ~ was economically uio
concerting to pay the man who
sweeps out s. day, Mr.. Couzens
made striking contribution TO the
epigrams Of Industrial progress when
ne observed. 1T costs as much,
have observed. to support the family
of the janitor as II does the family
Of the mechanic"
Practicing what he breaches, this
philippe. let loose by Mr.. Couxens at
meeting Of the Board OF Commerce
to consider the relief OF the unem.
ployed gave some Of his fellow-capi.
talists a caught-in.the.act sensation:
AT a time when there are thousands
OF unemployed In the city whose
families are crying for bread. some
Of you employers will be found in
Florida or California playing golf.
Would 1t not be far more humani.
tartan for you 10 do a little personal
work at home ut times when you are
needed?"
The Detroit times., 1915-03-02

leased from the town OF Fairfield
$500 feet of shore property. facing
Long Island Sound, the lease TO run
200 years, on condition that 1900
feet be thrown open as a public
park and the other GOO feet be used
for club purposes. Already the club
members have expended $4,000 In
filling one hole on the property,
which is a picturesque combination
OF high and low land. The members
expect to expend about 100000
more in fitting UP the grounds. They
are not land promoters and do not
expect to benefit re-eNral'v. accord
ing to Attorney Perry's statement to
the committee.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-02
MAINE ICE
HARVEST BEGUN

BANGOR. Me-, March 2-Orders
have been received by the Main rep
resentative of the American Ice
Company to have all OF its houses
in this state filled at once and har-
vesting already has begun.
Twenty years ago this order would
have meant the cutting OF not less
than 100000 tons OF ice-possibly
100000 tons-and the employment
OF 5000 to 1000 men and 500 to
The Detroit times., 1915-03-02
BY Webster.

pany has obtained temporary in
junction restraining the city from
enforcing amendments to the Public
Hack ordinance. The company con
tends the amendments confiscate its
property by making 1t do business
at losing rate. and changing its
metres.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-02
FARRAND SCHOOL

.
Editevssi stan--chi~s, Charles Res
Nsriss Reed. Jask Treble. James
neksixAt Carl bstty. Helen Car
In mos. OF the rooms the last
period. on washington's birthday.
was spent In having entertainments.
The. large feature was a debate
which was given In room A. The
subject under discussion was. -"Re-
solved. That Lincoln was greater
than Washington and did more for
his country" The contestants were
Ralph Aronstam. Eli Gross. Molly
Ghinnason. and Mary Burnof on the
Affirmative. and Charles Rosenzweig.
Harold Harris. John Jacoby. and
Howard Porter on the negative. No
decision was made. and, had one
been. probably neither side would
have won by large majority, for
probably never had Farrand pupils
witnessed such n hot" debate In
their own building. And II wa hot
In every sense OF that word. For
that matter, so we're the debaters.
Though beads OF perspiration stood
out on their foreheads, they would
plunge into the fray, never to say
. "die," and UNFOLDING to the farthest
extreme. the side they thought was
just. Summing up. the debate was
q success, and more. The next sub
jects TO be debated on are. RE
solved. That the United States
lhould increas eits armament, aud
the immigration question. the exact
resolution OF which. will be decided
later. The debates will take place
in March. and promise to equal. II
not excel. the previous one. for ar
dor In debating Is growing rapidly.
But, ''nuf ced' about debating.
The BIT reading class has been dl.
vided. One section Is reading wild
erness Ways" the other. "A Won
der Book"
We extend our deepest sympathies
! 60 Miss Emma Hemenway, Far
rand teacher. who was lately bereft
OF her father.
The domestic science classes that
work ut the Farrand school are very
sorry 10 have their teacher. Miss
Maude Fraser. leave them. They
are consoled. however. by the fact
that before she left she promised
20 come hack before the end OF the
term. Don't forget your promise.
Miss Fraser.
Tuesday last. because OF teach.
crs' meeting. room b dismissed at
ESQ o'clock.
There Is much evidence OF base
ball fever among the boys. They
play bal! at recess and after SCI DOL
hours whenever the weather Is pro
pitious.
Mr.. Pearl gave lecture on ath-
ietics. which the girls. as well as
the boys. enjoyed.
A great many Farrand pupils at
tended the concert given by the De-
troit symphony orchestra ut Ceu-
trail high school Those who attend
! cd were dismissed at o'clock. and
enjoyed the concert immensely.
There IL rumor abroad that Far
rand may start Boy Scout troop.
The girls are having folk dances.
under the supervision Of Miss Wolf
schlager.
The A room pupils wrote compost.
tons entitled Our flag"
Last. but not least. our baseball
team Il getting along finely. Like
~ candidates are developing, and
the team is beginning to work in
unison.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-02
FIRM FIGHTS
NEW YORK'S
HACK LAW

NEW YORK, March. 2.-The Ma
son-Seaman Transportation com
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-18
PLANS MADE To
FEED TEUTONS
MOVEMENT STARTED IN U. S. TO
AID CIVILIANS IN GERMANY.
PROVIDE BRANCH COMMITTEES
Meeting Held in New York by Physi
clans, CIergymen and Prominent
Women. Or. Henry j. Wolf
Is Made Chairman.

New York. NOV. lT.-An organized
movement to aid the civilian pOpula-
ton of Germany and Austria by send
ing fOo6 from the United States was
launched here by a citizens commit
tee for food shipments" consisting Of
As physicians, clcrgymcn and promi
ncnt women. The organization has
provided for branch committees
throughout the country. DR.. Henry
J. Wolf is chairman OF the com.
mttee
The committees announcement says.
Americas position with reference
to the central powers, esnecially Ger
many. is peculiar. Germany has for
many years depended upon US for
large quantities OF lard and wheat, and
is the principal purchaser of our cot
tonseed meal for the support Of her
vast herds of cattle. The shutting CT
of our exports of cOttonseed meal cur.
tailed the milk supply and created
problems in the feeding of children
that are now becoming increasingly
acute.
Our government has declared that
the present English blockade is in
effective, illegal and indefeusible and
that it is entirely within the rights OF
any citizen of the United States to
deal with civilian Germans in food
stuffs, and these rights are not mere
~ privileges. Our obligations to Ger.
many as a customer in the past and
the future and innumerable ties of
relationship and sympathy impose a
duty upon US to live up to our rights,
because shipments of foodstuffs, while
a matter of profitable commerce TOR
us, may become to many of our friends
a matter of life and death"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-18
ARE FIGATING TOGETHER NOW
French and British are Now Side by
Side. Russia and Italy
Join.

Paris, NOV 1.-THE French and the
British are lighting together as one
nov, Hitherto they have fought sep
arately and Independently Russia AMI
Italy are TO combine with them as
speedily as they can. Most of the
British arrangements have been per-
fected today. 5000.
At the meeting today there were
Primer Asquith Minister of munitions
Lord George. first lord oil the admir-,
atty Balfour. foreign secretary Sir
Ed Gray. PRIMER BRAND, Gallieni, war
minister. minister of the marine LaCa
IN and General Joffre Of France.
OF the English group three of the
five members are of the British innei
war council of the cabinet French
represented as nearly az possible the
corresponding French offices.
Conference began early today anC
this afternoon it was about over
Special meetings will have to be call
ed in accordance with the new deyel
iopments of the war.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-18
DUST EXPLOSION
IMPRISONS MEN
MINERS CAUGHT
IN WASHINGTON MINE.
LITTLE HOPES OF BEING ALIVE
Main Shaft Hoist House, Timbers and
Debris Thrown High in Air. TeIe-
phone Lines in the Mine
Are Wrecked.

Seattle, Wash, Nov. II. Thirty
four men were imprisoned last even
ing in the Northwestern Impro vement
company's coal mine at RaVensdale
thirty-five miles south OF Seattle, as
the result of an explosion of coal dust
in the main slope. Four men have
been removed by a rescue team sent
by the United States bureau of mines
nom Seattle. One was dead but the
others were revived by the use of pull
motors.
Rescue parties were working indus.
triously to reach the thirty men still
unaccounted for. who are believed en-.
tombed in the third level.
The explosion blew the top off the
main hoist house, sending fire. tim
bers and debris high into the air. The
explosion wrecked the telephone lines
throughout the mine, making it i'm
possible TO communicate with the in
terror workings.
The ventilating system rema ined in
working order, however. and the first
level was cleared of gas, but because
of the debris. the lower levels could
not be purified. The first level was I'LL
~ WIN uCpi ~ IL WOO lCdi Su
bridges below the second level were
destroyed. The body of the foreman
was recovered a little later, making
the total of known dead four. while
three injured were tescuGl and TWEEN
tyseVen men still were missing.
Most of the men were married and
had large families.
The third level i'm which the men
were entombed is 1900 feet below the
surface. Rescuers who succeeded in
reaching the third level through an
auxiliary shaft found that the level
was burning. The intense heat and
thick black smoke made it impossible
for the rescuers to penetrate further
than the foreman's office at the en-
trance to the workings. Debris was
founl piled to the ceiling of the level.
Yalls had crumbled and roofs fall.
". in as a result of the expression.
Foreman Kane's body was found seat.
ed in a chair in front of his desk. He
had been buried to death.
Superintendent Il. d. Scott. who is
directing the rescue work said he be-
lieyed there was no hope that any Of
the missing men would be found alive.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-18
FOOD ROITS ARE REPORTED
London Hears of Them in Berlin.
Italian Passenger Steamer is
Sunk by Submarine.

London, Nov. II. - Frequent food
riots in Berlin. Ring leaders were
threatened to be shot If they cOntin-
ued says a Copenhagen report.
italian Steamer Sunk.
Rome Nov. 1.-THE Italian passen.
ger steamer. Bormida, 1900 ton, has
bee nsunk by an Austrian submarine
while on the way back from Africa.
All on board are reported saved.
Bio Battle at Strumitza.
SalOniki. Nov. IA big battle rag.
es about StrumnitZa. Strong Bulgarian
forces are engaged with big body OF
British and French.
Submarine is Sunk.
Rome. Nov. 17.-FollOwing reports
of heavy caDonading off Sandman
coast where it is reported that an
Italian torpedo boat chased and sunk
an Austrian submarine.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-18
TO PROTEST RURAL CHANGES
People Along Routes Do Not Take
Kindly to the Work of Men
in Washington.

ESSEX. Ia. MOI Hit is IikeI!
that wave of Indignation and pro
test will issue from Page county whcI
the results of rural route changes il
this county are learned.
In orders received here yeste rdal
morning, route number from Esse>
is heightened from twenty.OnC t.
twenty-seven and one-half miles
Route number l is made to transfer
and detour around couple Of new
sections In so doing it must pass
up nine farmers in one mile These
farmers will all have to 80 up tc
one-halt mile now 40 get their mail
1t is thought that there are not nine
new people on the addition TO this
troutC. 80 3qJ-
The changing OF routes in this
county by men IN Washington using
nothing but maps is certain to bring
as much griet to the patrons Of the
mail routes as has resulted elsewhere
over the country in the last few
months.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-18
j. s. MAY CONVOY
MERCHANT SHIPS
WAsHINGToNs PATIENCE is Elk,
HAUsTED BY sRITAlN's ACTS.
WILL NOT ASK SAFE CONDUCT
Reported Syndicate viii Charter
Fleet of Vessels to Garry GooGs
From Rotterdam to
America.

Washington. Nov IL State depart
ment officials make no effort to con
ceal the fact that the United States
faces q serious controversy with Great
Britain on account of continued Brit
ish interference WITH American com
meTce with neutrals. The patience nI
officials has been exhausted on &C
count of the failure of the British al
miralty to cease OBTAINING American
ships, despite representations ana
neutrality-suspicious. alike through
the British embassy here and Ambas
sador Page in London.
May Charter Ships.
State department officials look with
favor upon a plan to organize a syn
dictate to charter American vessels for
Rotterdam to bring out the millions OF
dollars worth Of goods at that port
consigned TO American importers
There was a disposition in some quar-
tiers to insist on u convoy for these
vessels by American warships as o
EARNING TO Great Britain that the time
FOR further meddlirg has passed.
The announcement from the state
department that the United States win
decline to ask safe-cOnduct from Great
Britain for American vessels plying
between neutral ports is taken in ship
ping circles as a firm indication that
the United States will hereafter di-
rect its own affairs at sea.
Won't Ask safe-Conduct.
This latest determination became
known in connection with the case OF
the Winnebago of the American Trans.
atlantic company. The owners of the
vessel had filed with the state depart
ment affidavit that all OF the stock IN
the vessel was American-owned and
asked that safe-conduct be procured
from Great Britain for the passage of
the ship from BuenOs Aires to New
York. But officials declared that IL the
vessel Is American owned no permits.
sion will be sought from any other
nation for her TO use the seas. This
was interpreted as meaning but one
thing--tbat naval convoy will be Civ
en- American ships If necessary.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-18
FIRE At CLINTON
LOSS IS S25O,OOO
FARM HAND AT MALVERN IN JAIL
ON SERIOUS CHARGE.
SIX B0OTLtGGERS AT GRINNELL
Young Girl From Near Hamilton is
Missing. Missing Veteran of
Waterloo Has Been Locat.
ed. A Coming Horse.

Clinton, Nov. 17.--Fire that destroy.
ed the Shall-HutchinsOn candy factory
the T. NJ Gobble wholesale grocery
AMI grocery of the Clinton company
was discovered at o'clock this morn.
ing.
When discovered the three big
buildings were ablaze and the. fire.
men had hard work in checking the
flames. For a time the business Sec
ton and residences were threatened.
The loss was $250,O0O covered by in
surance. The cause of the fire Is un-
known. Late this morning the flames
were under control and on further de-
Struction was caused.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-18
In Jail On Serious Charge.

Council Bluffs, Nov. 17.--Luther
Coy, aged 40, was lodged in Jail here
under default OF $1,000 bond, for al
legged assault with intent to commit
rape, commitment being made by
Justice r. l.. Hammond of Malvern.
Coy was formerly employed on the
farm of Edward Shoemaker in Mills
county. lie was discharged and be-
fore leaving the place, it is alleged,
watched until Mrs. Shoemaker had
gone to Imogene when he entered the
house and terrorized Miss Bertha
Shoemaker, aged II, and a younger
sister, attacking Miss Bertha with an
AK when she fed with the baby and
tried to reach neighbours house, but
desisted when she plead for her life.
Coy also broke the door of the room
where the children had taken refuge,
using the ak. The younger sister
managed to escape and hide in an up
stairs room. Coy was caught at lmo
gene.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-18
THREE AMERICANS ARE SLAIN
Reported Killed in Interior of Mexico
Settlers Are in Fear OF
Indian Attacks.

TCpolobampo. Siualoa, Mexico, via
Radio to San Francisco. Nov. H.
Three Americans were killed in the
interior recently. according to ad-
vices received here. and settlers
around Los Mochis were reported to
fear attacks by Mayo Indians who are
on the war path. The Carranza
garrison, it was said. was ordered to
leave there Tor operations against
Villa troops near San Bias. A re
quest for protection for Los MoChis
was made recently to General Die
gueZ, Carran2a commander of troops
in Sianola and southern Sonora, BY
Admiral Cameron McR. Winslow.
The Americans reported killed
were Maurice Free ard Charles Colds,
borough, slain November 4, at Ba,
teve, and ". s. Windham, killed by
cattle rustlers at Quimichis, 1epic.