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The Detroit times., 1915-12-18
Chicago Mayor Makes
Serious Charges
Against Police
FORCE STINKS,"
HE DECLARES
Intimates PatrOlman
Was Slain AS Result
of Plot
BY UNITED PRESS.

CHICAGO, Dec. IS Openly
charging the police department with
grating, shielding criminals. insult
ordination and inefficiency, Mayor
William III. Thompson today de-
clared he wouldn't he surprised il
Patrolman John c. Burke was killed
as result OF foul plct.'
Burke was shot to death Thurs
day afternoon in battle with a
holdup man said to have been re-.
ceiving police protection
Thompso on today was expected to
appoint Nicholas Hunt, former po-
lice inspector, and now a private
detective, as chief OF detectives 10
succeed Capt. John j. lialpin. who
was convicted recently of grating.
THE police department stinks,' .
said Thompson tQgay I'm going
after IL and will clean IT out il II
costs ME my life"
Thompson declared Chief Healy
has been making an honest effort
to clean up the department, and will
be backed 10 the limit
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18
BY J. W. T. MASON.
'ritten for The UnIteN Press)


NEW YORK Dec /4s.-Reports
that the Germans are preparing to
develop a new Offensive against
Egypt are probaBly true. There
seems little dy,bt but that large
Turkish force4pare being concentrat-
ed about Bethlehem, Nazareth ana
Jerusalem, snd it is fair inference
that the army Is TO be used against
Egypt. rsther tLan that 1t is to push
on &gdad.
Itss far more important for the
TWks to gain foothold in Egypt
thnp tc drive the British out of the
KardeQ of Eden, and tie Germans
'unquesttUnably are encouraging the
Ottomans to expect the objective
before the Teutons themselves is TO
strike a blow AT the British er>Sire
and this can only be done with any
prospect OF success. by invading
Egypt Every indication suggests
therefore that the Germans and
Turks are planning TO flaunch a
major offensive against the defenses
alonog the SueE canal.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18
THE EUROPEAN CONFLICT
AS SEEN FROM DAY TO DAY

The chances of success are not
favorable TO the assailants. The
most persistent lesson of the war
has been the "nperiority of defensive
fighting over offensive. The British
ought to have a large advantage be-
cause of the fact, which should be
tlrthcr increased because of the COM
munication difficulties that must at
tend any approach upon Egypt from
the east. The desert of the Sinai
peninsula, 100 miles wide, must be
crossed by the invaders and the mill
tary problems of the sands have new
er vet been solved.
Two possibilities exist of a favor
able outcome Tor the kaiser and sui
tan. The British may underrate the
strength and tenacity of their en-
emy. as they so often have done
hitherto and may lose Egypt through
delaying the dispatch Of sufficient
force for its defense. There are a
number of indications, however, that
tsis error Is not being committed
and that immense concentrations OF
troops have already been made in
Egypt.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18
CLEVELAND WOMEN s UCCEED
AS MECHANICS; OPERATE
HUGE MACHINE TOOLS

women are accustomed to manual
labor In the fields.
Due TO the labor shortage here,
where 5000 skilled mechanics are
needed, and to the decrease In i'm
migration Adams declared he was
employing as fast as he can find
them, women constitutionally fitted
to operate machines: and that 9th.
er employers were doing the same.
At drilling. punching and trimming
presses. Adams company now en-
ploys l60 women. They are running
machines formerly operated by men
and doing better work, Adams says
These women, recruited from the
ranks of Polacks, Lithuanians, Slavs
and Hungarians. average S1.75 per
day for eight hours work. Some
OF them are married, their husbands
working In other parts of the shops.
Others get married and keep on
working. Their average age Is about
% years.
Inspection of the rooms where
the women were employed showed
good light, heat and ventilation.
Foremen were close by to adjust any
machine that might get out of order.
Comparing conditions surrounding
the women employed at the heavy
machines. with hundred steno-
graphevs in a nearby Office. Adams
said women trades-workers got a
greater financial return for their
efforts because. unlike the steno-
graphers. they had no social stand
ards to maintain.
Every employer takes away a
part of the wage he pays a steno-
grapher, because he requires her TO
dress neatly and properly" Adams
said. I'VE don't care how our vo-
men macbinists dress. However.
they dress very well as class.
their standard OF living Is not low,
and many OF them have very re-
spectacle bank accounts"
"Stenographers do well TO keep
clear of the credit man."
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18
Trolley Is Knocked
From Tracks BY
Force of Collision
DRIVER HAS
DISAPPEARED
Olive Jones, Normal
Student, Most Seri-
Ously Injured

Four passengers in n Fourteenth
car were injured and a woman taxi
rider was painfully cut and bruised
when a speeding taxi hit the rear
end OF the street car at Adelaide
and Beaubien.sts.. about S o'clock.
Saturday morning. knocking the car
of the track aud nearly upsetting
IL.
The police have learned that How
ard Van Grift. aged 25, married. and
living in No. 285 Brooklyn-ave.. was
the driver OF the taxi. Van Grift dis
appeared after the accident. and be.
fore the police could trace him he
had returned &c his home, packed
his clothes and left.
The street car was crowded with
passengers going to work, and the
occupants became panic-stricken
when the crash came, the car lurch-
ing over to the curblng where II
stood on beam-end. The rattle of
broken glass and the noise made by
one of the air tanks when il let 90
threw some OF the passengers into
a frenzy OF fear. There was n wild
rush for the exits.
When the police arrived they
found the following passengers in
jured badly enough to require medi
cal attention Beatrice Quinlar,
No. So Alfred.st. Daisy Rothste.n,
No. POI Hancock-ave. east; Hattie
Rubinowitz. No. 256 Theodore-st.
and Nathalie Glaser. No. 151 Gar
feld-ave. All four were cut and
bruised. They were taken to the
city receiving hospital in police
autos. Other passengers less seri-
ously hurt, we're able to continue
on their way to work.
The driver of the taxicab jumped
from his math!ne and disappeared
when TIE collision occurred. The
taxi. license No 9219s. owned by the
williams Taxi Co. on East Lafayette
ave, skidded nearly half a block
after striking the street car.
The occupant. later identified in
Harper hospital as Olive Jones, aged
a3. student In the Ypsilanti Normal
school. was found lying on the floor
OF the taxi, stunned and bleeding
from several cuts about her face
and neck. At the hospital II is said
her condition is not serious.
The police are looking for the taxi
driver, whose last name is said to
he Howard.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18
BY UNITED PRESS.

CLEVELAND, o., Dec. $50
many hundreds OF women machin.
lists and mechanics have been de-
veloped I'm this and otner American
industrial centers since the Euro
pean war doomed business and cut
OF immigration. that the American
woman's invasion OF the mechanical
trades threatens to vie with the In.
vasion Of the same field by women
nj Europe.
Thousands OF women have been
employed for years on light mechan-
ical tasks In this country. but skill
ed women mechanics manipulating
giant steel latches, punches. drills.
trimming presses and other heavy
machinery. Is believed to be an in
dustrial innovation In America.
This at least Is true In Cleveland
which, with other cities Is riding the
crest Of the prosperity wave started
by huge war orders from the allies.
The cause Is twofold: there Is a
labor shortage and women are moro
efficient In certain mechanical work
Whether women will continue
their invasion OF jobs formerly filed
by men Is. many manufacturers say.
one OF the big factors to be rcck-
oned with afte rthe war Is over.
Such Is the belief expressed by
Edgar +. Adams. superintendent Of a
Cleveland hardware manufacturing
company. one OF the largest OF It's
kind In America. He declared today
that women mechanics have begun
permanent invasion OF mems
places in factories.
As women and girls have sup
planted men at typewriters. behind
department store counters and In
the textile and canning Industries,
so will they take mems places 1T all
machines where dexterity and con
siderable muscle is needed, Adams
believes. Az first these women
workers will be recruited mostly
from those immigrant races. whose
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18

asainst tho I.aFoilette Seamen's
law. The committee is composed
president of the conference. chair
densburg. % asa \ n2's % C. Sss'at X Dewitt, II os sf
Sandusky. O.; James Pierce, OF Buf-
commissioner OF the Detroi, Board
or Commerce
A class of 1000 candidates was initi-
ated Into the mysteries OF shadu-
khan Grotto, No. 40, in a special
ceremonial session In the Lyceum
theater. Friday night The work
der the direction of Prophet oliver
Iabadie. and was witnessed by
Grand Monarch VIM. III. Snyder. OF
Elmira, " Y. and Monarch Harry
NJ. Ordway. OF Aryan Grotto. Chi
cago. The supreme council of the
order meets In Detroit next June.
and from 1000 to $4,000 members
are expected TO attend.
-rsver~ necessary that she snnoint his
hesd with oil. that she bsthe his
brow and face with scented waters
the most exquisite ointments. Mrs.
Clara Frank said concerning her
husband. Horace w Clark, IN ASK
Ing Judge Murphy TSrv for had divSrss Sess
married week she said. when he
told her she'd have to give him his
nightly bath. Franks marital phil
osophy. she said. was. "the oftener
you beat your wife, the more she'll
love. honor and obey you" The
court gave her the decree.
The following officers have been
elected by the Detroit Bsrms club
for the ensuing year: President.
George A. Watts: vice-president. w
A. v. Edward and James c. Robert
son: secretary, Charles r.. Lo~;
treasurer. James cunningham; trus;
tee. Thomas White. The club will
tion OF the anniversary Of the birth
OF Robert Burns. Among subscribe
ers TO the Burns statue fund dur
ing the past week were NJ. f..
Farr. $40: W r. Carnegie. So. James
Elliott, f5: James Milroy. IS: Cam
eron Currte. -. and many smaller
donations
have arrested John DeGrost. 81
years old. at Windsor. and now they
are trying To verify DeGrosts
statement that he and the woman
taken with him are husband and
wife, II she is. she's a bigamist.
according to William X. Demmons,
Civn war veteran. for she was
alleges that when he returned to
his home in Detroit recently. after
three months in hospital, his
wife was gone. and so was the FUR
niturc. Mrs. Demmons returned to
Detroit with her husband after he
I'm Windsor. The authorities be-
lieve DeGroat lied about the mar
riage. and they have little else
against him with which 10 b-ing
prosecution. so II is believed he
will he released.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18

worth Of silks and W0olens. wss
driven away from No; les wilkins
Morris Harris, was In his home at
supper. The horse and wagon were
valued at $500.
Mayor MARI, Friday afternoon. re-
place at No. "a Monroe-ave.. with
out allowing the customary hear
ing. The mayor acted on informa.
tion furnished him by the police.
He had previously warned the pro-
Hprietors. The license was held by
the Ptngree Square Amusement Co.
Location OF q thester on k~rchevsI-
ave. scros. the alley from the B~u-
lah Baptist church. Is being fought
. vigorously by members OF the con-
EregRtion OF the church. More
than 1000 signatures have been OBJ
tained 10 a petition objecting to
Kercheval-ava. business men are
members OF the company that pro-
poses to build the playhouse.
a. NJ. koebei. so years old. of No. at
ford Laundry Co. was injured Fri
day night when the auto he was
driving collided with an auto driven
by Glenn j. Moore, OF No. 4se Cam
bury-ave. Koebel suffered frac-
ture OF the left leg when he was
thrown from his machine by the
impact. He Is I'm Grace hospital.
IL NO 4oNcTmaent ueparument VIII
issue an order prohibiting lake vcs-
sells from dumping sewage in the
vicinity OF the city intake pipe,
Congressman Frank r. Doremus
will Introduce an act In congress to
govern the situation. Mayor Marx
and Water Commissioners Robert
Oakman took the natter up with
the congressman during their re-
cent visit In Washington.
Sunday afternoon Raymond wyer. d.
rector OF the uackiey Arr gallery,
the Detroit Museum OF Art on Art
and its significance" Mr.. Myers
was greatly enjoyed. The talk will
he illustrated with stereopticon
slides. Preceding the lecture
Henry II. Mccaw. viollnist. will play
the following group: ,Cazonetta,'
Burieigh: Miss Sarah McCaw. ac-
companist
Two persons were injured In two sep
srate accidents at the Anderson
Forge Co.'S plant. at Connors and
Jefferson -aves. about o'clock Fri
day night Alfred Taber. 36 years
old. OF No. 47s Whitman-ave., suf-
fered a crushed hand. which was
caught by the accidental operation
OF a drop hammer. fellow. work,
man. Michael Zagor. IS. of No. st3
franklin st. Is In the city hospital
with a crushed right foot. which
was smashed by falling piece OF
steel.
rhc executive committee Of the Great
Lakes waterways conference, In
it's session. Friday. appointed
committee to present to congress
the protest OF waterways men
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18
THE WHOLE BODY
NEEDS PURE BLOOD

The bones, the muscles. and all
the organs OF the body depend for
their strength and tone and healthy
action on pure blood.
Hoods Sarsaparilla makes pure
blood. II is positively unequaled in
the treatment of scrofula, catarrh,
rheumatism, dyspepsia, loss of ap-
petite, that tired feeling. There is
no other medicine like IL. Be sure to
get Hoods and get II today. Il Is
sold by all druggists.-Adv.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18
DEFAMATION
CONTEST is WON
BY A. DAVIDOW

The third annual defamation con.
test for the ninth and tenth grades
Of Central high, was held Friday. In
the auditorium OF the school. Abra.
haEi Davidow was awarded the frst
prize. gold medal. and Eleanor
Conlon won the silver medal. Mr..
Mcfarland. OF the faculty. acted as
chairman, and Miss I. Fraser rem
dered several solos on the cello, ac'
conlpanied by Roy Ellis. musical d.
rector OF the school.
The Judges were Mrs. Nellie Peck
Saunders, Mrs. John r. Ickler, and
Arthur G.. Barnard.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18
TO INSPECT
FILM PLAY
Mayors Secretary in
Chicago to See Birth
of a Nation"

Edward T. Fitzgerald. mayors
secretary, has gone to Chicago to
view "The Birth OF Nation" the
motion picture spectacle against
which there has been considerable
protest. Delegations of Negroes
and others have visited Mayor Marx
and petitioned him not to allow the
picture to be displayed in Detroit.
On Secretary F1tzgerald's report
will depend the mayors decision
as to whether or not the picture
can be shown In Detroit. The
mayors secretary is a keen motion
picture critic.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18
ODDS and ENDS

NEW YORK-What is a cabaret?
License commissioners say it's a
theatrical performance and owner
of The gilded parlors of drink and
dance say 'taint. The court will de-
eide IN a license suit.
NEW YORK--If you've a habit OF
throwing your wife in the river and
dragging her astern from your row
boa, by a tow line. you'd better
stop II. Mrs. James II. Kile won a
separation on those grounds.
CHICAGO-Frank Fishmeyer grab
bed gun but didn't shoot for fear
of spelling overcoats two men select
ed in his store and ran out without
paving for.
LONDON--lIere is what a mill.
tary surgeon "excavated' from
wound in the thigh of a British Off
Ger who fell 1T Loos:
Blade of pocket knife.
Bone handle of the same knife.
Button from the victims trousers.
Screw ring from the head of a Ger
inan shell.
The wound fully exposed the
femoral artery. but did not break It.
The patient will recover.
Printing--tke. plain neat kiBd--thst
In right-rtmes Job Dept.--Main lS1O
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18
FORMS ORCHESTR
OF BOY STUDEN16

Saul Abramowitz, a talented vlo
liinst and student Of Central ht0
school, has organized boys stri1
orchestra, to be composed OF ~
lins. violas, cellos, double haAoQ
and harps. and to be known aa "Ie
Beethoven string orchestra" a.
members Of the orchestra are et
the greater part high school Gtl
dents. Mr.. Abramowftz has O.
tanned the use Of the Hebrew III
stitute for rehearsals. and n plnc
ming to hold a concert there Jan. ~
Principal Mckenzie, OF Central high;
has sanctioned the use OF the ax14l
torium in the school for conceC
purposes.
The following are the memb&s1
of the orchestra: Saul Abram0!
WITT, director: Frederick zeress
concert master; Manuel WolnQG'
Maurice Hyman, Reuben DrevEo
julius Goldstein. Harold Ekelmadi
Ephraim Levin. Ezra Lipkin, HaroIq
Raphael and Donald Munro.
Female dogs are the safest from
madness. A hundred male dogs o.
mad TO IA female CANNES.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18

+. A. Williams. of Riggsville. Me-.
recently bought 2 house which had
been vacant several years. In re-
modelling the chimney he found an
immerse amount of honey stored
there. IL was in 10 layers. eight
feet long, from ? to 13 inches wide
and two and one-half inches thick.
Each layer averaged IS 1-2 pounds
and the total weight was 1S9 pounds
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18
In the Original

George Ade was in Germany one
summer and met German profess
sor. "Mr. Ade" inquired the pro-
fessor. have your works been trans
lated into German"
mo" Ade replied, "thy haven't
been translated into English yet
Saturday Evening Post.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18
BUSY SCHOOL DAYS IN DETROIT
IN he o. Junior IN
~ HERMAN BARCUs rinChi "a

without labor no glorious vic
tor yis won," was the motto chosen
by the graduating class in Eastern
high. at the last meeting of the
class The class colors chosen were
coral and silver. The following
students were appointed honorary
officers: Florence Orni iorff, his
torian: G.. Baxter, prophet; G. Lees
man. prophecies; Elsie Erley, vale
iictorian; Charles Aldrich. toast
master.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18

Rats are described by soldiers
along the western front as worse
than the enemy" Bicycle tires for
soup, the contents of a first aid
package as hors d'ouvres, and for
the roast course couple OF pairs OF
boots look like corned beef and cab
bage to the rodents.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18

Two additions have Deen made to
the stan of the Student" Central
highs paper, they being Roy Pot
finger. contributing editor. and Jo-
seph Vance, sporting editor.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18

IS SCALDED
Crown Sheet of Loco
motive Gives Way
i'm Yards

William Mccarthy. aged 2S, living
at No. ITO Fort-st. west. lies I'm Har-
per hospital seriously injured due
10 a curious accident. Saturday
morning, in the Pera Marquette
yards where he Is foreman. He
was standing near locomotive,
when the crown sheet OF the boiler
blew out. fracturihg his arm and
scalding him badly about the body.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18

non-nembers were invited. The in
novation proved to be a decided sue
cess, there being a variety OF en-.
tertaining subjects brought before
the member5.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18

The Eastern High Debating sooi-
ETY. held its weekly meeting, We'd
nesday. presenting a unique pro.
gram for the edification OF the
members. Instead of having the
weekly debate on the program, the
organization held a social to which
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18

Dndley Buck, of house 275. Cen
tral high school. was awarded the
prize for the best article Oh Pub
lie Speaking" offered by the edi-
torial staff OF the Student" ST.
mon Levin, of the same house. came
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18
The
Wayne County and
Home Savings Bank
Announces the opening of
ITS NEW OFFICES AND
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS

Monday December 10th, 1915, Corner Of .
Michigan Avenue and Griswold Street, where
the business formerly transacted in it's offices
in the Hammond Building and in the Wayne
County Bank Building will hereafter be con-
Quoted.
You are cordially invited to inspect this beauti-
full building and it's modern equipment.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18
MilIInokett Sold

PORT HURON, Mich. Dec. 1S.-
II was announced here today that
Howard l.. Shaw. OF Bay City, had
sold the steamer Millinokett TO the
Cambria Steel Co, OF Pittsburgh.
The vessel will be used exclusively
I'm the iron ore trade.
The consideration Is not given.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18
Sad, But Safe

why do ye look so sorrowful,
Dennis?"
81 just hear.r-d wan man call an
other liar, and the man that was
called a liar said the other man
would have u apologize, or there
would be fight"
And why should that make YOU
look sad?"
The ether man apologized"-
Tit-Bits. ~
A family of II. all able to piGkIcot-
ton, paid Hillsboro, Tex. VISIT re-
Gently. In this family are foF twins
and one set of triplets. leayIig eight
singles besides the parentsa Mr.. and
Mrs. Joel. The Joels gather two
tales OF the fleecy staple y day.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18

House 175, in Central high, will
hold an election. Monday. for stu
dent council. TO be composed OF a
member of each grade room class
Nominations have already been
made by petition. and all indica
tions point to close race.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18

An automobile museum has been
established in London. where there
are exhibited gasoline cars made
as carly as 1895. steam tricycle..
made IN 1891, and one OF the earliest
steam cars. made In 1860.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18
Ford City Chief Under Fire.

Reeve Charles Montreuil, execu.
tive head OF Ford City, Ont, is con.
ducting an investigation Of graft
charges against the chief OF police
OF the town, Edward Morand. The
chiefs accusers. IL Is said. charge
that he arrested various citizens OF
Ford City without cause. then ex-
torted money from them to give
them freedom without trial that
they might avoid scandal.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18

second with an essay, which ran
close to the prize winners COMO.
sition
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18

Printing--tke. plain neat kisd--thst
In rfxht-rfmes Job Dept.--Msin 4570.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-06
CONDITIONS ON A. C.L.
SYSTEM ARE GOOD

Jacksonville, Sept. 6-W. J. Craig.
passenger traffic manager for the At
lantic Coast Line railroad, and E.
M. North, assistant general pas
senger agent at Savannah, reached
the city yesterday morning for a
conference on general conditions of
the Florida division, with A. w.
Fritot, division passenger agent
They left last night for the North.
Mr.. Craig going to Wilmington, his
home
I'VE devoted the majority of our
conference to discussion of i'm
proving the Atlantic Coast Line ser.
vice." said Mr.. Fritot After we
talked over general affairs Mr.
Craig brought down a note of op-
timism with him in declaring that
he believed we will have a general
exodus of Northern tourists to Flor
ida this winter. He has been re-
Gently been over the larger portion
OF the system and he reports condi-
tions altogether good everywhere he
has been.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-06
POLICE IN JAX MAKE WAR
ON ALL DOPE FIENDS

Jacksonville, Sept. 6-The police
department has begun a relentless
campaign against dope fiends," as
Chief F. c. Roach is determined to
rid the city of such characters.
Charged with the drug habit, .
the following were arrested yester-
day: Mary. Carter, 954 Ward
street; Helen Tilley, $40 Ward
street; Doris Hall, 942 Ward street,
and 7. NJ. Marquax, of 1904 1-2
Davis street. All are white and all
were arrested by Police Detective w.
J Upton
Henry Benton, 739 West Duval
street, and Alex Dean, of 723 Albert
street, charged with violating the
federal. anti-narcotic law, were turn
ed over to federal authorities yesstnr-
day to receive hearings. Both are
young white men.
DR.. j. Fl. Smith, weIl-known
negro physician, who lives at AL
West Beaver street, is held under
bond by government authorities. Or.
Smith was arrested Wednesday
night on the charge of violating the
recently passed Harrison law.
II is said that the women now held
in jail may be sent to the city prison
farm for cure