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The Detroit times., 1915-07-01

Perhaps you don't know just why
II is that certain Detroit merchants
and citizens who pay rent or taxes
and do q legitimate business are 20
strong in their opposition to fly.by-
night dealers In cheap jewelry and
other merchandise who conduct auc-
tons on the down town streets Of
the city.
Take. for instance, the experience
of Joe Cape. Of No. 296 Wilkins-st.
Joe isn't particularly interested In
the work Of the merchants who con
duct a legitimate business. He 10
thinking more Of s. bill which
was taken from him. Tuesday after.
noon.
He came into The Times once.
carrying In his hand q handkerchief
In which he had something tied. On
his face he wore the expression Of
one who had suffered much and saw
little hope OF recovering what he
had lost. Joe united the handksr.
chief. very carefully. Out dropped
two watches. chain and tive
rings. And here's Joe's story. not In
his own words. because he hasn't
mastered the English tongue - yst:
II was standing on Randolph-st.,
near the 81. Clair hotel. wstchins
the street cars 80 around the
curve. said nothing to anyone. A
man came up TO me. and graboed
me by the arm. He started leading
me to . jsweiry store. I didn't
know what hs wanted. - I weat
aleag. A. We came " ~ eoc., tAi1
The Detroit times., 1915-07-01
H. p. Hetheringt0n
Passes Away in Har-
per Hospital
HAD LIVED HERE
NEARLY 40 YEARS
Long Regarded One of
States Ablest News
papermen

Henry Patrick Hetherington, man.
aging editor OF the Detroit Journal.
and one OF the best known newspa-
per editors In the country. died
Wednesday afternoon, at 1:20
o'clock. in Harper hospital, follow.
ing several weeks brave fight for
life.
Mr.. Hetherington was taken to
the hospital May 10. to undergo an
operation. This was successfully
performed. but long period OF ILL.,
health had so weakened his system
that he failed to recuperate in
strength. In the last week. Mr..
Hetherington had been unable to
take nourishment and for several
days his hold upon life had been
slight.
Mr.. Hetherington was born In
Hamilton, Ont. March II. 1859, the
son of James and Catherine Frazer
Hefherington. sturdy Scotch Presby-
terrain folk. He was educated In
the public schools of Hamilton. and
In 1877 came to Detroit, obtaining
employment on the old Detroit Post
a. q proofreader. In 1885 he be-
came q proofreader on the Evening
News, and his marked ability,
which developed until he became
known a. one of the best all.round
newspapermen In the country.
caused p. G. Baker. then managing
editor Of the News. to. make him
city editor. a position he held until
1898. when William Livingstone.
owner Of the Journal. secured Mr..
Hetherinston's services for the city
editors desk OF that paper.
With Mr.. Livingstone's sale OF
the Journal to group of capitalists
In 1902. the question came up of
appointing managing editor and
the unanimous choice fell upon Mr..
Hetherinston.
For the last several years Mr..
Hetherington had personally direct.
cd the policy Of every department OF
the paper. He was noted for his
extreme patience In dealing with
any situation which came up at his
own desk, or In any part Of the es-
adjustment: for his kindliness and
consideration to employees. and to
all with whom he came In contact.
Among the employees OF the Journal.
Mr.. Hetherington was not only re.
spected and honored but loved for
his unvarying gentleness, his fair
treatment and complete justice.
Despite q physical disab ility suf-
fercd In boyhood and which at times
caused extreme pain. and nervous
stomach ailment which developed
In recent years. Mr.. Hetherington
Was indefatieable at his work and
X 10 conceded by those who knew
him best that too close application
to the business details connected
with the editing and publishing Of
q metropolitan daily newspaper
shortened his life.
Mr.. Hetherington was of q retir.
ins nature and. social activities held
no lure for him. He was fond of
music and the drama and books.
and enjoyed converting with friends
and acouaintances IN . quiet In.
formal way. He belonged to the
Detroit club and wss . well-known
0euyo q ne club q the luncheon
The Detroit times., 1915-07-01

. person to watch over tAs $500
sions and interests Of he gTa1f
mother, the Marquise de Chastulle.
There are letters from . number
OF distinguished persons Of the M
poleonic era. and an especially I'M
portant series Of extracts from the
"Moniteur" end other newspapers
during 1914 and 1915. - wen - =
few artistic souvenirs Of Napoleon
and his family. fs
Interesting letters from Sir Walter
Scott and Carlyle were also included
In the sale.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-01
new TRIAL
IS DENIED
Judge Murphy Rules
Against Former Pros
ecut0r Shepherd

Holding that q prosecuting attor'
ney IL not entitled to the protection
OF his once when he excedes his
authority, Judge Murphy, Wednes.
day morning. denied new trial to
Hugh Shepherd. former prosecutor.
against whom John II. Schneider re.
covered q verdict for false arrest.
about two months ago. Schneider's
home was raided during Shepherds
anti.vice campaign.
Shepherd and his attorneys main
tanned that the verdict against him
was not legal because. In directing
the raid upon the Schneider home.
he vas acting within the range OF HE
duties and was not answerable In
damages for the exercise Of the dis.
erection reposed in him.
Judge Murphy. in his opinion. uses
the following language:
THE investigation OF alleged
crimes by the prosecuting attorney.
through private individuals. the &C
csptApe@ Of their reports 40 basic
information upon which n issued q
psfsmptory order to the police to ar-
rest. without warrant. the suspected
criminals. finds no statutory sanction
in the prescribed powers and duties
Of prosecuting attorney.
ri hs proceed under such course
Of action. he does 20 1T the same
peril a. does the unofacial citizen.
His once IL not q cloak TO protect
him from liability for . wrong there.
By resulting TO IN innocent person
subjected to q false arrest. The stat.
ute GAofds no such robe Of immunity
for Il neither delegates any such
duty nor grants any such power. The
principles Of law applicable 10 the
situation were. IN my opinion. cor.
rsctly given in the charge to the
jury"
The private citisens who gave the
information resulting In the raid
upon. the Schneider home. and who
~ tferred to IN the courts opinion.
WI said to be members Of Miss
JanS Adams vice investigating com
mittse. Il was admitted during the
trial that the investigators from Chr
cago 'e0t mixed up IN their addresses.
and gave the number Of the schnet
der home, thinking II val . resort
several blocks away. ~
0hepbsrd. during the trial, was
repee4ented By Attorney Robert
Toms who hes bsen nominated for
rUcorder On the Republican ticket.
The North sea. COVERING An ARA
The Detroit times., 1915-07-01
j. S. SHORT $5O,OOO,0OO
THROUGH REv VENUE Loss
DUE TO EUR0PE'S WAR

hour. For several years he was .
member of the public lighting com.
mission.
Mr.. Hetherington u survived by
his wife. Lulah @. Roganni Hether-
ington, one daughter. Miss Grace M
Hetherinston. and three sons: Fran
els l.. Donald A.. and Paul Hether-
ington.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-01
ENCOURAGEMENT

Percy--Do you know, WEAKLY
have half . mind to kiss you, Misc
Babydoll?
Miss B.--Tee.hee! Well, it's bet.
ter to do things by halves than not
TO do them at all.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-01
DUTCH LINER
IN COLLISION

LONDON. June 30.-The Holland.
American liner Nieuw Amsterdam.
bound for Rotterdam. collided with
an unidentified steamer on Deal this
morning and was damaged In the
port quarter. The injury to the
steamer that rammed her IL un-
known.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-01
DANCE THE ONE-STEP
AND FOX TROT

to your hearts content on ID. q G,
matinee lake ride. Steamer City Of
Detroit III. Monday. July 5. i;3o 10 5
p. IN. Eartern time. The floor Of the
condition. Music by shocks famous
orchestra. Tickets soc. No crowdine.
limited number of tickets for safe.
Boat leaves Third-ave. wharf.--Adv.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-01
A SAFE AND SANE FOURTH

T. guaranteed by taking in D. q g.
urday. July 5 and Sunday. July 1. s.
Buffalo. $3.50 Niagara Falls. $3.50
Cleveland round trip for, transporta
tion--leavirg Saturday. July 3, back
home early Tuesday morning. Get
your reservations todAy.-Adv.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-01

the North sea. GOVERNS IN area
e ri. 900 square miles. has its
usontest depth Of 1000 feet Gear
4 lfmeoo1k. AtA. 4ts ~, ~ 't'.-s
The Detroit times., 1915-07-01

Miss Emma M. Y. Austin left
Wednesday for Wyoming to spend
two months on the Eaton ranch.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-01
GERMAN SOCIALISTS
DEMAND PEACE, I'm NAME
OF COMMON HUMANITY"

uENRY r. HETHERINGTON.
i i managing editor Of the De-
troit Journal. who died In Harper
hospital. Wednesday afternoon.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-26
Pittsburgh fire
PROBE IS STARTED
Officers Try to Place Re-
sponsibliity for Loss
of 13 Lives.

spITTssuRGA. Oct. 26.-Eonr 4 In
yestigationsswere set onsroot here to.
day;ii an; effort to, place responsibility
for the fire at the Union Psperbox
Company factory yesterday. which
caused the loss CT ,13 lives aud serious
injuries TO a score OF others. Coroner
Samuel c. Jamison, who called his ell.
tire office force 10 the work, declared
no inquest would be held until all Of
the injured had sufficiently recovered
to give, testimony in court.
District Attorney r. j. Jackson and
County Fire Marshal Thomas P. Farr
also Instituted investigations while
the police and fire inquiry ordered by
Mayor Armstrong was being pushed
with all possible speed.
At the hospital II was stated that
the death of Gertrude Niedt. one OF
The factory girls who jumped from the
third floor TO the walk was hourly ex.
pected. She sustained many broken
bones and severe injuries to her head.
George f.. Woods, who also jumped,
was another victim said to be in crit.
ical condition. Both legs were bro.
ken and physicians feared he sus.
tanned internal injuries, Theiremain-
der OF the injured were reported to
be in . satisfactory. condition, though
1t will be weeks before some OF them
are able TO leave. the hospital.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-26
EVIDENCE HEARD
n. COUNTY
I. AGAINST U. 5.
Damage Asked for Loss Sus-
tained When Locks
Were Built.
SAY ROADS WERE RUINED
County is Entitled to About
$4,000 Witnesses
Assert.

The county OF Marion completed its
evidence yesterday afternoon In the
.SlG5,000 damage suit entered against
the United States in the Federal Court
Of Claims 10 secure reimbursement
for bridges and roads flooded by the
waters OF the Monongahela river when
locks and dams were constructed In
1903. s5..
j. Harwood Graves, assistant attor.
ney general for the United States,
came to- Fairmont from Washington,
D. c., yesterday to represent the Fed.
eral government In the hearing which
was held in the Marion County Court
room before Special Commissioner
Curt Amos, appointed seyera years
ago 10 take evidence In the case.
Attorney Waitman Fl. Conaway.
specia | attorney. appointed three
years ago 10 represent Marion county
In the controversy, produced u mum.
ber OF strong witnesses for the coun:
ty yesterday and proved damage
which will entitle the county, II is be.
lieved, TO about $4,000 compensation
from the Federal government.
Among the witnesses who testified
at the hearing. which lasted during
the greater part Of yesterday, being
completed last evening. were County
Engineer Frank Wilfong. Mr.. Arm.
strong. special engineer for the coun.
ty; John Phillips. former clerk Of the
county court. and W. E. Johnston.
local photographer.
OF special interest were score or
more OF large photographs showing
damage done to bridges and roads In
the low lying country along the east
side OF the Monongahela river In Win.
field and Union districts.
Assistant Attorney General Graves
stated last night that as yet he was
unable to say what evidence, II any,
the Federal government would at,
tempt to produce to Offset the strong
case prepared for the county by At
torney Conaway. Every effort is being
made to push the case to decision
before the Court Of Claims in Wash.
ington and 1t is believed that sub.
stantial sum may be realized by the
county.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-26
THREE millions NJ
involved IN DEAL.
Traction Company to Pay
Both Stock and Cash for
Gas Holdings.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 2G.-The Monon.
gahela Yalleye!IracriOn Company, has
:agye va 10 ps 70 airlloyt 8
Company for It's hoidlngs,, the Rsale of
%hicn have Just been anlolncea, $423,.
1851 IN cash, $92S, 15v in its PREFER.
ed stock and $l,7S2 .037.50 in lis com.
mon stock. On this basis. each share
or the Fairmont Gas preferred, par
$50, will receive $7.5U IN cash, $50 in
The traction company preferred amt
$3.50 In the traction company com.
mon stock, also par $50, will receive
$3.50 In cash anu $40 in the traction
company common stock.
The preferred stockholders OF this
Fairmont Gas Company will receive
the usual dividcnd, which has just
been declared. This is payable No,
yemEer 20 10 stockholders OF record
November l2.
The Monongahela Valley Traction
Company agrees TO begin payment OF
divioenas on Its common stock in
January at the rate OF per cent u
year. fhe payment OF this dividend,
as well US that OF per cent on It's
preferred stock, will be made in quar-.
terly disbursements from that date,
On the completion of this deal the
Monongahela Valley Traction Com
pany will have outstanding S5,000.000
OF bonds, s2,7s7,150 OF preferred
stock and S6,7S2,037.5V in common
stock. @
The deal took the financial district
somewhat by surprise, but the eX.
change is generally regarded as fair
one. BY controlling the gas company,
operating In the same territory, 1t Is
said a material reduction can be made
in the overhead charges OF the Mo.
nougahela Valley Traction Company.
The feature OF most interest is the
TACT that It almost at once turns the
common stock Of the Fairmont Gas
Company from non-dividend payer
into the dividend paying list OF securi.
ties. The shares of both companies
are largely held in Baltimore and the
gas company was almost wholly
financed from this city.
The capitalization OF the company
Is S2,000,000 OF common stock and
$72S,150 OF preferred. The last nam.
ed stock was recently reduced from
$780, 900, the company having bought
and Cancelled the balance OF this stock
from It's earnings. l,..
After the announcement of the deal
the shares Of the Fairmont Gas Com.
pany were in request at 80, though
they have been selling at this level for
some days, the buying having evident
ly been by some interest which had
an inkling Of what was going on. The
common stock of Nthe '"Monongahela
Valley Traction Company was bid for
at 60, but there were no offerings.
The stock Is said to be very closely
held and 1t has rarely come on the
market. 80,
This is looked upon as one Of the
most important financial deals put
through this market for some time.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-26
FARMER CHARGED
WITH PISTOL T01ING
Bradford shaffer Alleged to
Have Fired Gun at
Neighbor.

Bradford Shalfer,i a farmer who re-
sides five miles from Manningtor, ls
taa tiialS today be fore Judge George
Az Vincent In intermediate court On "a
charge OF violating thet state pistol
toting law. %n =
Shaffer is. accused OF having fred
a revolver three times at \. E.''Tootl'
man as the result OF @ dispute aver
the pasture fora horse. A bitter neigh.
borhod quarrel which might have re.
suited in the serious injury or the
death OF several persons was aired
before jury during the trial. The
jury hearing the case includes Charles
Haver, NJ. NJ. Hawkins. kinsey Kuhn,
J. L. Knight. W. D.. Michael, E. Will
Miller, W. c. Harris, William S. Pit.
yer. George L ,Baliah. James Michael,
Foster K. Heck and F. B. Tenant.
According 10 the testimony offered
In the case, Shafer sold a tract OF
20 acres Of farm land FIVE miles from
Warrington to Lon ,Snodgrass, who III
turn sold II 10 A. E. Toothman. In
October, 1914, ShaTler, who alleges he
reserved certain rights Of removing
crops and Slsturage. turned horse
into o field on the land
Foolhman, who claims that Shaffer
had no right to pasture his stock on
the land at that time objected to the
presence OF The horse in the field and
started across corn field towards
the field in which the animal was pas.
turing with the intention OF placing
the horse in his barn until Shaffer
came after It..
A number of men husking corn and
other neighbors who had gathered in
anticipation of the quarrel corroborate
the contention OF the State that Shat.
fer fired three times at Toothman,
each shot, however, going wide of tho
mark. 81
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-26
PORTER CHARLTON is
CONVICTED BY JURY.
American 4 is Sentenced to
Six Years and Eight
Months in Prison.

E. COMO, Italy, Oct. 2s.-Porter Charl.
ton, the young American was found
guilty Of the murder OF his wife, Mary
Scott Charlton He was sentenced to
six years and five months in prison.
I AS Charlton has already served
more than. FIVE! years in prison. the
sentence Is considered equivalent to
setting him free. ',
i, Crown Prosecutor Signor Mellini, in
his argument to the Jury, bitterly ar.
raigned the prisoner. Signor Mellini
categorically' denied the arguments Of
the defense that Charlton was mental.
ly unbalanced whenJhe beat his wife
to death with a mallet and that he
had provocation.
The Prosecutor ipsinuated that
Charlton had married the victim for
her savings and that he had appro.
priated her Jewels after killing her.
Concluding, he demanded heavy sen.
tence,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-26
Business Men Discuss Pro-
ject of Big Dam in
Mountains.
--
WOULD REDUCE RATES.
Pure Liquid at Small Cost
Would Make City Big
j D .'s& + aetory 9 enter. 7'.s''s'.

A project for the construction OF an
extensive supplementary water sys-
ten to provide water for the boilers
OF manufacturing plants in Fairmont
and vicinity is being discussed by
business men of the city and vicinity.
The city. the county and perhaps the
state may be asked to aid In carrying
out the project which It's friends say
would make this city the greatest
manufacturing center in the State.
The project involves the construc.
ton OF a big dam far up the Tyga.ts
Valley river IN the foothills OF the
Blue Ridge mountains at an elevation
so great that the water will flow into
Fairmont by gravity without pump
Ing. From the great elevated reser-
yoir created by this dam according to
promoters of the plan 10inch aque-
duct will be constructed into Fair
mont with laterals 10 the various fac
tories. In order to get sufficient ele.
walton to allow the water to flow
through this proposed aqueduct with
ont pumping II will be necessary, en-
Glneers say, 10 construct the dam
about eight miles up the river valley.
Water in the local rivers In the i'm.
mediate vicinity OF Fairmont is so
polluted with acids and other impurl.
tics that It is practically useless for
manufacturing purposes, as 1t destroys
the tubes In The boilers. being q con.
slant source OF expense in this re.
spect. In addition there is the great
cost Of lifting the water from the
river 10 the factories by means Of
pumps.
AS result Of these conditions in
the rivers In the immediate vicinity
OF F'airmont most OF ~the local fac
tories buy water furnished by the city
water plant from the Tygarts Valley
river aud pumped several miles by the
city, great expense after being sub
jected 10 costly purifying process.
The city pumping station Is already
Continued on mage ten.l
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-26
7N0E0NGAHE[A valley TRACTlONC0,
70 PURCHASE FA|RnONT GAS Co.
Robinson Resigns
From Supreme Court

CHARLESTON. Oct. 2s.-Judge Ira
z. Robinson. president OF the West
Virginia Supreme Court, today an.
nounced from the bench that he had
sent his resignation to Governor Hat.
field and Immediately left the court
room. His place was taken by Judge
George Poflenbarger, wno by reason OF
his long service. became president OF
the Court The Court denied the peti.
tion for q writ Of error in the case OF
q. Leo We'll against Judge Henry X.
Black OF the Intermediate court of
kanawha County. on which an appeal
was to be taken to the Supreme Court
Of the United States. The Court re-
ceived an application for reheariMg
OF the Williamson charter case involv-
ing the constitutionality OF the act
which gave that city a commission
form OF government.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-26
Bomb Was
Part Of Theatre Play
tBy Associated Press ]


NEW YORK. Oct 26.-A possible
panic in London theatre during the
last Zeppelin raid was averted
through the audience mistaking the
explosion Of q bomb dropped nearby
for bit of stage realism, according
to Colin A. Cockburn, of Toronto, Can
ada, who arrived here today on the
steamship Tuscania from Liverpool.
MIR. Cockburn was In a theatre on the
night Of October 13. He said Yep.
pelin bomb exploded close to the thea.
tire, but an auto on the stage had
just been cranked and the audience
thought it was cleverly arranged
back fire OF the motor. Laughs greet
ed the explosion and the audience re.
mained ignorant OF the air raid until
tho close Of the play.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-26
Directors TO Act on Resolu-
tion at Meeting on
November "a.
TRANSFER BIG GAS FIELD
Holdings Consist of $4,000
Acres Of Land and 80
Producing Wells.

"A By an order Of the board OF directors
OF the company a special meeting Of
athe stockholders OF the Monongahela
Valley Traction Company has been
called for the morning of November
"a 10 consider and act upon a reso.
luton then and there offered author.
izing the purchase OF all the property
and assets Of the Fairmont Gas Com.
pany.
There can be little doubt as TO the
actual consummatIon OF this deal. 1t
has undoubtedly been under consider.
alton for some time, as the game peo.
pie control both companies. When the
meeting actually comes into session.
for the purpose Of considering the pro,
position It will be passed through.
That there will be any lasting or
Substantial benefits gained by such
merger remains to be seen. OF course
there will be certain corporate bene.
fits perhaps OF minor importance to
the general public, but US TO what
Fairmont is TO gain by such trans.
action remains Tor the future to tell.
1.-The Times this morning stated that
a merger OF the two companies woulu
bring cheaper fuel for manufacturing
purposes to Fa!rmont and intimatel
that this would tend to build up and
develop Fairrnont. There can be no
doubt that cheaper gas for Fairmont,
greater development of the gas fields,
lconseryation OF the gas supply, ETC.,
would be OF great benefit to sa,rlnont.
blst how much Is the gas rate to be-.
reduced 4 10 4 the. manuIaetar.nss saeon.,
Germs i4f
& IT. is said that gas rate OF seven
and Eone.half cents, instead OF eight
cents, WILL be given to the manutac.
fturers OF Fairmont. Some drop! Half
accent. or course, that Is better thai
nothing, but nothing to brag about
and not enough 10 bring amy new tirmS
to this city, which IS what Is needed
for Fairmont's prosperity.
4 Clarksburs, which has a gas rate OF
ifolr cents for the manufacturing firms,
has an interesting dispute with the
gas company OF that city. The gas
company petitioned the Public Service
Commission at Charleston to allow
them to raise the rate to SIX cents
Instead OF four. 1t Just took the Clarks.
burg Chamber OF Commerce about
five minutes to get busy and HE a
stiff protest to the commission against
any such action, showing that such
a move would be fatal TO the pros.
perity OF the community.
The question Of the increase in the
rate for the C!arl;sburg gas is still
pending. Let US suppose that the gas
company at Ciarksburg is allowed to
increase the rate 10 six cents from
four cents, and let the rate OF Fair.
mont gas be brought down from eight
cents to seven aud one:halt cents, as
the morning paper stated the new mer.
ger would accomplish. What chance
would Fairmont, with its seven and
one.half cent rate have against Clarks.
burg with its six cent rate, In compe.
tition for new business?
The barrier against Fairmont would
still be so high that II would be i'm.
possible for any manufacturing firm 10
d fraat,,na1 ~.