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The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
SELLS MOTHERS RUGS
WHILE PARENT is AWAY

When Mrs. George Winsom, Of No
sos Sixth-st., returned from a visit TO
New York. Tuesday, she Immediately
noticed that two rugs, valued at $50,
were missing from her home, and the
a1air was great mystery until Flos-
sic, Mrs. Winsom's 16-year-old daugh.
ter, confessed that she had sold the
rugs to secondhand dealer for S..
II got lonesome" said Flossie. II
wanted TO go TO New York TO see you,
and | didn't have any money, so I
called in secondhand man. The
first one wouldn't bpv anything. He
said was TOO young 20 sell stun from
the Aous But got another one, and
/ tolC him he could have anything he
saw in the house. He bought the
rugs, and gave me IS for them"
But just after Flossie had nego.
tiated the deal, she received tele.
gram from her mother, stating that
Mrs Winsom was coming right home,
having decided not to stay as long as
she originally planned
Mrs. Winsom and Flossie went To
the secondhand dealer and demanded
the rugs He just laughed at them
Then they notified the police, and
Detectives Mite and Fraley were sent
to see the man. who was told that II
he didn't give the rugs back. his
license would be taken away.
The rugs are back.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
OVERLAND MAIL
MAKES BIG TOTAL
Stamps Alone Cost $3.50 Per
Day-Special Service To
Trains

THE magnitude OF a manufactur-
ing business, OF which the product is
more than $4,000 motor cars in a
single year. is hard to realize" said
Chas. L. Baker, president OF the Over
land Detroit Co. Figures recently
compiled show that the mailing de-
partment OF the Willys-Overland Co,
Toledo, handles more mail per day
than many of the fourth-class post
Offices in this country. This volume
OF correspondence is necessary for
conducting the affairs of the com
pany.
'On Monday, the day of the week
on which the biggest volume OF mail
is received, 1t averages between 1000
and 5000 pieces of first-ciass mail and
the same amount OF second-class mail
and parcel post packages. Practically
all OF this mail is opened, sorted and
distributed within two hours after its
receipt at the Overland Offices. BY s
o clock every morning, each depart
ment manager has the largest part OF
the days mail on his desk
AT the Overland plant an entire
department is devoted TO the hand
ling of mail The work has been
highly systematized by the man in
charge whose position is similar to
that OF postmaster. Under his direc-
tion is a large staff OF assistants with
an equipment OF special mailing ma
chimes which seal, stamp and count
as high as $50 letters a minute, and
other facilities as efficient as those
found in the highest class govern
ment postofflces.
"A special Overland mail car trans
ports the mail between the plant and
the postoffice. making four regular
trips each day In addition to special
trips when necessary. Another car is
placed at the disposal of the mailing
department each afternoon at
o'clock. This car meets the Twenti-
eth Century Limited with all import
ant mail TO be sent TO New York and
other points in the east and abroad.
The driver must go to the depot and
place his mail bags on the cars in
person. as the train is not scheduled
TO pick up mail at Toledo.
THE outgoing Overland mail aver
ages $500 pieces OF frst5class matter
daily The third-class mail averages
between 5000 and 10000 pieces on or
dinary days; IL sometimes runs as
much as $4,000 pieces I'm a day, when
catalogues and special literature are
being sent out. the total is much high.
er. As high as $3.50 per day is spent
by the company for stamps"
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
DETROIT NURSE SUES
REGENTS FOR $4,000

Suit for $4,000 damages has been
instituted in the Washtenaw county
circuit court by Miss Mary Bancroft
OF Detroit, against the regents OF the
University of Michigan and Miss Gen
evieve Reed superintendent OF nurses
in the university's homeopathic hos
pital Miss Bancroft charges that
negligence on the part OF university
officials resulted in her becoming in
fected with blood poisoning. She is
now a patient in Grace hospital.
Miss Bancroft was a student in the
hospital for two years, and she alleges
she became infected, Feb. |. 1913
when she was ordered to bathe an in
fant suffering from eczema The baby
scratched her finger and blood poison
ing developed She charges that Miss
Reed did not instruct her how TO wash
child suffering from an infectious
malady. and did not advise her to
wear rubber gloves. as she should
have done.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
Slim PICKING
Is The PROSPECT
FOR "RELEASERS"
Pull of the Ward Politicians
Can't Be Capitalized
Any Longer
DOWNEY JOINS JEFFRIES
IN ENDING CHEAP CRAFT
Orders That Women Nabbed As
Dis0rderlies Be Set Free AS
Soon AS Registered

The professional 'releaser" who has
reaped harvest for years by obtain
Ing freedom from police cells for dis
orderiies--particularly women of the
streets-is facing lean days as the re-
suit OF the cooperation of the police
department with Justice Jeffries, in
the latters pet hobby"
Justice Jeffries established his
night police court with the avowed
intention OF putting a certain coterie
OF ward politicians and other persons
with an alleged pull" out OF the
business OF releasing women OF the
streets, who paid well for their free
dom
Justice Jeffries asked the police de-
partment for cooperation, and the
sort that he received. under the regime
OF the new superintendent. was aston
ishing even to the Judge
Sapt. Downey has issued an order
that every woman disorderly arrested
on a misdemeanor charge is to be
released as soon as registered. No
releases from any source whatever are
TO figure in their cases from now on.
Each woman is released, "by order Of
the superintendent"
The plan will cut down the income
of certain men, who have managed TO
keep just within the law in their oper-
ations, for years. Many OF the women
have stated, in past Investigations.
that they paid So or $40 for their re-
leases, TO appear In court the next
day They always appear.
The releases are given by the po-
lice department. on account of that
fact" says Supt. Downey "Thf wo-
men who promise to be I'm court the
following day. will be there, and that
answers the purpose OF the arrest. In
case they fail TO appear. bench war
rant will be issued for them, and they
will be locked up and held, and Il
will go Just so much harder with
them"
The Golden Rule system in vogue,
with regard to drunks and disorder
lies whose offenses have been OF a
minor nature, has proven a great sue
cess
Hundreds OF men who over-indulge,
are saved the disgrace OF court ap-
pearance, and consequent trouble at
hCme, in many instances They are
held until sober enough to make their
way home, and are then released.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
sues FOR $4,000
FOR WIFE'S DEATH
Holly V. Verplanck, of Lansing,
Whose Automobile Killed
Woman, is Defendant

Elias Badeau, wealthy River Rouge
grocer, has filed a suit for $4,000
damages In the Ingham county cir
cult court against Holly V. Verplanck
police and fire commissioner of Ian
sing, whose automobile ran down and
killed Mrs. Badeau at the corner OF
Congress and Griswold-sts., Detroit
on Aug. Is.
AT the time of the accident Mr.. and
Mrs. Badeau were walking south on
the west side OF Griswold-st., and just
as they were crossing Congress-st the
Verplanck automobile, bound north
on Griswold, turned west into Con.
gress and struck them. Mr.. Badeau
was knocked TO one side and only
slightly injured, but his wife was
crushed beneath the front wheels OF
the car. dying within four minutes
Verplanck was locked up at the cen.
trail station and held several hours
Assistant Prosecutor Harry Keidan
demanded that Commissioners Giles
pie release him. United States Mar
shall Henry Behrendt, friend OF Yer
planck also had a hot argument with
Commissioner Gillespie over Yer
planck's detention, and in the end the
Lansing man was released Commits
sioner Gillespie apologized TO Yer
planck for putting him in jail
Mr.. Badeau's attorneys in the dam
age suit state that they have wit
nesses TO prove that Verplanck cut
the corner directly in the rear OF an
other southbound car Attorneys
Henry Messimer of River Rouge, and
Dohany & Dohany, Of Detroit, repre-
sent Badeau
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07

Max Stier became a ruined man on
the night OF Oct. 3, 1914, at Clinton
and Hastings-sts.
He went TO the wall with much vio-
lence. and after that he went, at diff
ferent times, To the police station
police court, and finally, Tuesday aft
ernoon, he wound up In Justice OF the
Peace Richter's court.
And when Max left the justice
court, he was still In the midst OF
business ruin, for Justice Ricater had
been unable 10 see how Stier, former
lunch wagon owner, could legally sub
stantiate his claim for $3.50, which
he says he losttn hot dogs, tamales
and other things
Stier sued Wesley r. Knight. He
told the story OF his finish with much
force. knight. he said, came to him
and ordered a sandwich. Then he
got a second one. Two women
passed, and. according TO Stier, Knight
ordered tamales for them. More
women passed, said Stier. and knight
demanded tamales for all of them
The Mexican delicacies were being
passed out in large quantities
II asked him for my money more
than once, said Stier, "and finally
he raised his fist and said he would
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
THREE OHIOANS MIGHT
BE GOOD PRESIDENTS

DENVER, Col, Jan. 6.-The next
Republican candidate for president
will be an Ohioan In the opinion OF
Warren c. Harding, United States
senator-elect from that state. who Is
here today TO attend the funeral OF
his stepson. Marshal de Wolfe.
Harding names three Ohioans
Myron T. Herrick, former United
States ambassador to France: Gov
willis. and the United States Senator
Theodore Burton, as the most likely
possibilities. He believes Herrick and
Willis have the best chance.
Harding sees a new era OF prosper.
ity In the commercial gains which
will result from the European war
the unprecedented crops and the five
per cent rate increase recently grant
ed the eastern railroads by the inter.
state commerce commission. ~
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
BANDITS DEFEND
ISLAND REFUGE
Chicago Robbers Prepare To
Stand Seige by Sheriff's
Posse

CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-Determined 10
fight TO the death to eyade arrest, Jo-
seph Boyer and his brother-in-law,
Harry Shelter, all night stood guard,
rifles in hand, to prevent sheriff )
posse from approaching the ice locked
island in Rock river, where they have
barricaded themselves.
Sheriff Mackle, OF Ogle county,
holds a warrant for Boyers arrest.
Boyer was implicated in the robbery
of summer homes OF wealthy Chicago
ans at Orange. Frank Lukens and
Ed. Smith arrested yesterday, impli-
Gated Boyer in the robberies. They
turned over loot valued at 1000 TO
the police.
Learning throug1- underworld chan
nels that he was wanted. Boyer fed
TO the Rock river island where his
brother-in-law, Harry Shelter lives
with his wife and baby. When Sher-
IN Mackle and posse attempted TO
land on the island they were met
with bullets.
You'll only take me dead" yelled
Boyer, four times a graduate" OF
Joliet penitentiary "And some of
you will go with me- he concluded
grimly as he took aim and fired at
the posse. Then he fled TO the house.
The ~house commands the only ap-
prodch to the island Sheriff Mackle
said he will take his man dead or
alive today
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
CLAIMS Seeing"
INTIMATES GRAFT
Estimator Bottoms Suit Against
W. +. Walker Hinges on
Meaning of Word

Il was told | couldn't get anything
through the Board OF Estimates with
out seeing Bolton"
Does the word seeing" in this
statement imply crookedness, or does
II merely mean that Mr.. Bolton would
have TO be consulted?
Edwin &. Bolton. president Of the
Board OF Estimates, referred TO in the
statement, is suing William K. Walk
er, caterer, and former member OF the
poor commission, In the circuit court.
before Judge Mayne, claiming $4,000
damages. He charges that when
Walker made this remark, he sought
TO give the impression that seeing
meant that the plaintiff would accept
graft money.
Bolton, on the stand Wednesday
morning. testified that Walker, when
he made the statement, looked like
a wild bull
He said il in a nasty, dirty. sneak
ing way" said the president OF the
estimators. After his statement was
made public, acquaintances stopped
me on the street and made remarks
In joking way. associating me with
aldermen who had been arrested few
months before"
Walkers defense is that he meant
what he said, literally BY seeing
Bolton, he maintains. he meant that
he would have to consult him. The
differences between Bolton and Walk
er arose over 100000 appropriation
asked by the poor commission for an
additional unit To St. Mary's hospital
TO care for city patients. Bolton op.
posed the appropriation. and finally
cut it down to 100000. This money
was afterwards placed in the fund for
the construction of new hospital.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
FIRE IN SOAP FACTORY
CAUSES LOSS OF $4,000

Firemen fought desperately early
Tuesday evening TO control blaze in
the three-story building OF the Schultz
Soap Co. Twenty.third-st. and Jeffer.
son-ave. west. the big gas tanks of the
Detroit City Gas CO., Just across the
street, and the yards of the United
Fuel & Supply Co. adjoining, being
threatened with destruction by a
spread of the flames.
The fire fighters managed to con.
fine the fire to the soap company
plant, with a loss of about $4,000
Several hundred bags OF cement In
the yards of the Detroit Fuel & Sup
ply Co. were ruined by water.
A. A. Poole. engineer for the soap
company. discovered the blaze. which
Is thought to have been caused by
defective wires.
Tallow and hides valued at about
$4,000 were stored In the soap plant
but much OF the stock was saved.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
OFFICIALS OF RURAL
SCHOOLS HOLD MEETING

The annual meeting OF officers OF
the rural schools OF Wayne county
began. Wednesday morning. in a
court room in the county building,
200 representatives OF the various dis
tricts being in attendance. Z. w.
Yost, county school commissioner,
read to the meeting the report of a
survey he had made of all the schools
IN the county. with the exception OF
those OF Detroit and Wyandotte.
There are 1872 schools in the county
outside OF these two cities, and OF
this number, llS are one-room build
ings, and "a have from two 10 IL
rooms The teachers employed mum.
ber 46S
All the one-room buildings except
about 10 were scored by points. in the
survey and 5of them were credited
with 500 or more points out OF 900.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
POLICE NABBING SUSPECTS
MISTAKEN FOR BANDITS

Passengers on a Fourteenth "owl'
car at Third and Bagg-sts. went
through all the thrills OF Wild West
holdup,, early Wednesday morning,
when three men suddenly leaped from
the platform of the car, climbed on
an automobile that had whizzed up be-
side the street car. and leveled auto
matte revolvers at the three young
men in the auto The street car pas
sengers were greatly excited. A rush
toward the auto was under way when
somebody announced that the ban
dts" were Detectives Roche. Burczyk
and Dreher, and that the auto was a
police department car, stolen Tues.
day night, when Detectives Rick and
Rode left IL in front of Charles BON.
holts residence, No. 1876 Twentieth st
The three young men in the auto
were taken to police headquarters,
and registered as: James Fl. McIll-
vane, No. 1863 Fourth-ave.; John
Standel No 86 Greenwood-ave. and
David Vokes, Trumbull and Michigan.
aves.
The auto was stolen while Detec.
tiyes Rick and Rode were returning
some of the property of Miss FRANCES
Bomholt, taken for evidence when
Mrs. Carolina f. Becker was arrested
on the charge OF killing Miss Bomholt.
The siren whistle on the auto betrayed
the Joy riders, and the detectives
jumped from the street car and into
the auto as soon as they heard the
tell-tale screech OF the whistle.
The Same auto was stolen last sum.
mer. and was found abandoned In
ditch near Pontiac
The auto of Supt. John B. Downey
was stolen from In front OF police
headquarters, the day before Thanks
giving and was found abandoned
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
SUPREME COURT
PLACES FRESH
CHECK ON AUTOS
Rules That Any Violation of the
State Law is Negligence
Per Sc
REVERSES FINDING IN
CASE OF LEVIN VS.. KOPPIN
Judge Van Zile Declared To Have
Given Jury Improper
Instruction

Another decision OF the supreme
court OF Michigan fixing the extent OF
liability of automobile owners who fig.
ure In accidents, is attracting the at
Mention of judges and lawyers OF De
troit. The decision, written by JUS
tice Kuhn, reyerses the verdict OF a
jury which declared in Judge Van
Zile's court. several months ago, that
there was no cause for action in the
case OF William NJ. Levyn, ct al, vs..
Henry s. Koppin. The plaintiffs were
injured in an accident in the down
town section OF Detroit when they
were struck by an automobile driven
by Koppin, a well-known contractor
The case was reversed because
Judge Van Zile did not charge the jury
that any violation of the statute gov
erning automobile traffic is negligence
per sc, or negligence in itself. There
has been much speculation among at
torneys as TO whether a person is neg
ligent II he drives prudently and with
precaution, although technically VIC
lating the statute, or whether any
violation whatever OF the automobile
law constitutes negligence In itself.
In the Koppin trial Judge Van Zile
instructed the jury that II il found
that Koppin had used ordinary care,
prudence and precantion In driving,
this should be con ed as an ele-
ment in his favor. The court did not
instruct the jury that a violation of
the statute was negligence per Sc
Justice Kuhn, In touching upon this
problem, stated:
GAS the question of the violation of
the statute is the all important one
in the case. so far as the negligence
OF the defendant is concerned, the
plaintfff was entitled to a clear and
explicit instruction as 10 the legal eff
feet or a violation thereof by the de-
fendant. and this, In our opinion is
not found in the charge of the court
as given"
This decision, holding drivers OF
automobiles strictly TO account for all
accidents II they violate the state law
in any way, means that autoists viii
have to live up 10 the following pro.
visions OF the statute. If they are to
escape responsibility for negligence:
They shall not go more than %
miles on any highway in the state"
ne llHlt oI Spetu III tue BUSINESS
section of any Incorporated. city or
village shall be 10 miles an hour"
"The limit OF speed in any other
portion OF any incorporated city or
village shall be 10 miles an hour"
when approaching intersections of
streets. or bridges, damms, or other
crossings, the driver OF an automobile
shall reduce his speed TO 10 miles an
hour. and shall and must sound
horn or give other due warning 10 the
pedestrian, team, or other moving OBJ
pect on the road"
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
QUESTION LEGALITY OF
RECESS APPOINTMENTS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-Members
of the senate Judiciary sub,commit-
tee appointed to inquire into constitu-
tional phases OF the patronage dispute
between the senate and president, dis
cussed their task informally Tuesday
and Senator Culbertson. the chairman,
said a meeting would be called in a
day or two.
The committee is directed to ascer-
tain the constitutionality of the presi.
dent making recess appointments for
vacancies which occur when the SER
ate Is In session, as was the case In
the appointment of Edwin C.. Bland
10 be United States marshal for the
western district OF Missouri.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
LIQUOR BOARD
TO HAVE SPOTTERS
Pair of Young Men viii Keep
Tab on Saloons and
Cafes

Cafe and saloon owners had better
be on their good behavior from now
until May l. The new council com
mittee ON liquor regulation, the per-
sonnel OF which will be announced
next Tuesday night, will likely en-
ploy two young men 10 investigate
the character of cafes; especially
those in the downtown district Their
work will be of different character
than that done by a special inyesti-
gator last year and the year before.
They viii simply drift around even
ings, keeping weather eye on the
conduct OF the patrons in the cafes.
Saloons suspected or catering TO WON
en- will receive special attention. They
viii report their observations TO the
chairman OF the liquor committee.
1t lie not known what action the
committee will take to enforce the
Sunday closing law which is now be-
Ing freely violated.
All applicants for liquor licenses
viii have TO come TO the ofice OF the
city clerk TO file this year In previ-
Gus years, brewery agents and others
made practice or getting applica-
ton blanks and taxing them outside
the office 10 be filed out To prevent
petitioners from losing applications.
the fling will be done In duplicate
and each application Will be num-
bered
Charles f. McCarty, former alder
man from the Thirteenth ward, and
candidate for congress last fall, Is
being mentioned as candidate for
the job of special investigator for the
liquor committee. but IL is not likely
that the new committee win employ
a special investigator.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
MANSLAUGHTER SUSPECT
ARRESTED IN MUSKEGON

john GureckL wanted on charge
of manslaughter~ in connection with
the death OF Mike Sobol, killed, last
Saturday in saloon fight, is under
arrest in Muskegon, Mich, and an
officer will be- sent after him Wednes.
lay afternoon.
GGrecki is alleged to have knocked
Sobol down and fractured his skull,
when the latter refused 10 pay fee
OF s. for Gureckis efforts in getting
Sohol job In the Morgan & Wright
plant
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07

theater west OF New York, with the
added distinction of having all the
seats on the ground floor.
Mp. MCGEE has had "A years eH
perience in the amusement world and
entered the motion picture business
when the movies were in their in
fancy He toured the country with
Thomas A. Edison's first big venture,
Life OF an American Fireman" and
later with The Great Train Rob.
berry"
Mr. McGee has several picture sue
cesses to his credit as a producer
and has been connected with mum
Der OF the larger and successful pic
ture theaters in New York. He is a
member Of the Screen club in New
York, and promises number OF nov
elites when the Majestic opens.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
& NOUS RABBI TO
SPEAK HERE SUNDAY

DR.. Henry Berkowitz, of Philadel.
phia. president OF the Jewish Chau.
tauaua Society OF America, and author
OF "The New Religious Education .
will occupy the pulpit OF Temple Beth
FL Sunday morning. Jan. 10, his theme
being THE ruined temple OF peace. .
Dr. Berkowitz Is one OF the foremost
men I'm the American Jewish pulpit
lie IS a forceful and eloquent speaker,
and will no doubt be heard by large
congregation. The public Is cordially
invited. \tt
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07
BIG ELECTRICAL CONCERN
TO LOCATE IN DETROIT

The Remy Electric Co. OF Ander.
son, Ind. concern employing l.50O
men, is preparing TO locate in Detroit.
Property at East Grand-blvd. and Mt.
,Elliott-ave. has been purchased by the
company and work will be commenced
Immediately on the first unit OF the
Detroit plant. The site was sold by
David Brown and the price was s27..
300.
The Remy Electric Co. is capitalized
nj s1.5O0,000. II has an annual pay
roll OF $1.750 600. and its business ag-
gregates 81 100000 annually The
company is engaged in the manufac-
ture OF magnetos. marine and station.
AIRY motors and all sorts Of equipment
for automobiles and railway trains.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-07

TO WHOM IT MAY CoNCERN-Take
notice on Friday. Jan 10, 1918. at 2
o'clock y. m. at l17-l19 Michigan-ave.
in the City OF Detroit, Mich, all ar
left I'm pawn with Steinberg's Loan Of
fee, OF the city OF Detroit Mich, will
be sold AZ public auction I'm accord
ance with Chapter I'D. Section :, OF
Detroit Tor 1904, Steinberg's Loan Of
fce. by julius Steinberg.