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The Detroit times., 1915-11-27

Five deaths from street accidents
have occurred in the last As hours,
three OF them since early Friday
afternoon Police officials are
stirred by the unprecedented mum.
ber of fatalities. which are occur
ring in spite OF the present wide.
spread safety campaign. Four per.
sons are under arrest. charged with
reckless driving. and two OF these.
alleged 10 have been intoxicated.
were at the wheel of@a~-Yssc cffsslf4ysss
that is believed 20 have causedfthe
death OF David Kingston and in
.uries TO two young women.
Miss Belinda Dyer. hit by an auto
in which three men were carousing
at Fort and Twelfth-sts. about 10
o'clock, Friday night. was carried
more than a block on the fender of
the machine, before she fell OF. and
was picked up. unconscious, by spec
tators. who obtained the number OF
Continued ON PsEe ThreeJ
The Detroit times., 1915-11-27
CITY IS
SUSTAINED
Women Taxpayers Fail
in Attempt to Kill
Civil Service

Judge Codd. Saturday morning.
dismissed the action brought by
Jessie B. Mcdonald OF the Women
Taxpayers league TO declare In
valid the charter amendment pro-
vidng salaries for the members Of
the civil service commission.
Tho women sought TO have the
law set aside because women tax
payers did not have vote on H..
Judge Codd did not render written
opinion. lie declared from the
bench that II the women taxpayers
had any standing in court II was
in a bill to enioin the election be-
fore II WIS held.
He could not presume to say, he
declared. that had women taxpayers
been given an opportunity 10 vote
they would have done so. or that
the result would have been any dif.
ferent had they done so. There
WAS as fair a presumption OF part
OF them voting for the amendment
as for al Of them voting against II,
he thought.
The action was dismissed without
costs 10 either side.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-27
Adventure, Diplomacy
and Warfare Also
Figure
PLOTS ENOUGH
FOR II NOVELS
"The Papers" in Case
Found in Belly of
a Shark
BY UNITED PRESS

NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-Stories OF
stolid diplomacy will vie with blus-
tering tales OF daring that smack OF
the piracy days OF the old Spanish
main. when square jawed sons OF
the sea, consular agents and govern
ment customs officials are called by
the government next week TO close
the case against directors OF the
Hamburg American line.
Federal attorneys still have a doz-
en- or more important witnesses. It
seemed likely today that the de-
fense may close it's case with a
mere statement, without putting any
witnesses on the stand
Tales OF romance, adventure. Dip
lomacy and warfare sufficient TO fur
nish plots for a dozen novels have
figured in the trial so far. Sea cap
tains who scurried TO safety while
cruisers battled, sailors who dream
ed OF wealth and becoming chummy
with the kaiser officials who block
ed attempts OF little tramp steam
crs TO bring precious fuel TO Ger
man raiders. and even the melo-dra-
matte recovery of valuable papers
from the belly OF shark, have made
the trial a picture story OF romance
The sea captains who command
tContinued on PAGE IenD
The Detroit times., 1915-11-27
Mayor Wants Citizens
to Keep Tab on
All Shows
POLICE TO USE
SQUAD OF CENSORS
All Complaints Made
Will Be Promptly
Investigated

Mayor Marx asks the public to
cooperate with the police commits
sion and the mayors Office In rails
ing the standard Of all Detroit the
aters, including the motion picture
houses. This will not interfere With
the work of the vigilance commit.
tee appointed by Bishop Williams
TO cleanse the local stage.
The mayor has asked Police COM
missioner Gillespie to detail a squad
Of police officers TO visit all the the
aters and submit daily reports to
the mayors Office lnasmuch as
there are more than 200 theaters in
Detroit, II will he impossible for
the police officers 10 watch all the
theaters all the time. and for this
reason the mayor Is asking the pub
lie to cooperate in this latest re-
form movement which got its inn
petus In the public meeting held In
the mayors Office Wednesday OF
this week.
Persons seeing anything ob1ec-
tionahle on the stage or on the
screen are requested 10 telephone
TO the mayors Office. giving the
name and location OF the theatsr,
together with the nature Of the Of
Tending feature. The police depart
ment will also accept similar com
plants. Police officers will he De.
tailed at once 10 investigate all tele-
phone complaints, and If the inves
tigation warrants, the Objectionable
feature will be ordered removed i'm
mcdiately. Where the violation is
found 10 be OF a vicious nature,
steps Will be taken TO punish the
proprietor OF the theater.
Mayor Marx does not think that
much trouble will be experienced In
keeping the motion picture ipuses
in line, since the proprietors have
always manifested willingness 10
cooperate with the public officials
in keeping up the high moral stand.
ard Of the movies"
The Detroit times., 1915-11-27
IA THEIR REACHES CITY IN
TINE TO SAVE HIS DAUGHTER;
MARY GOES BACK TO FARM

For two hours. Saturday morning.
nm aged man waited In the free
lance room, at police headquarters.
for HIS daughter. Mary, whom police
detectives took into custody. Fri.
day night. and sent 20 the women's
detention station.
And when Mary, a girl OF IS
years. was led into the presence of
her father. there was such a touch
ing scene that even police officers,
accustomed IA they are TO cases OF
this nature, were forced TO turn
their heads.
II was not many weeks ago that
Mary. according 10 the story told
the officers by the father. Henry
soussaine, left a good home on his
The Detroit times., 1915-11-27

But union hours is union hours.
The first violin and the bass vioi
and the clarinet and piccolo could
not be induced to stifie yawns and
blow Hitting measures after ? o'clock
unless
Well, young Edsel Fird is most
enthusiastic fox.trotter and his girl
friends are just the sweetest ana
prettiest OF debutantes, and he could
not bear 10 see tiny. weeny cloud
Of disappointment on their fair
faces So
Up he goes TO the orchestra lead
er. turns his dress clothes pockets
inside out, makes arrangements to-
supplement the silver and bills with.
a check and straightway the magic
name Of Ford and the Ford cash
proves an elixir OF musical life 20
the players. so for one hour and .
haIf longer the young people danced
while young Ford paid the piper
The Detroit times., 1915-11-27

BALTIMORE. Md. Nov, II
Aenr, Ford announced here today,
after his visit 10 Cardinal Gibbons.
shat he will carry his peace plans
into the schools and colleges of the
country
Mature minds are not rs clear
and simple as those Of childhood"
he said Suppose school children
should go home and ask of their
fathers. Why do men hgbt7' what
could the afthers say"
Ford probably viii give prizes for
school children essays. He said to-
day he will write to college daily
editors asking them 10 give notice
of his offor 10 take 10 Europe the
student in each college who in the
past year has stood the firmest for
peace and snti.preparedness.
Ford Was told he was being at
tackled as an advertiser" and his
plan as cheap gallery play.
Maybe so" he said Possibly a
man who works and hopes 20 end
the greatest human suffering in his.
tory IL an advertiser Maybe the
fCestinued an rnEe Ten.)
The Detroit times., 1915-11-27
Prosecutor Has New
Evidence Against
Auto Driver
RAN DOWN
AGED TEAMSTER
Witnesses Say Car Was
Speeding Before
Crash

Assistant Prosecutor Robert T.
Speed says he win ask the police to
arrest Alvah b. Frederick, son of
Prof Oliver c. Frederick, on the
strength OF further evidence which
has developed regarding the acci-
dent, Thanksgiving afternoon. when
the autopobile driven by the young
man struck and killed Albert ]. Hop
kins, teamster, on Hamilton-blvd.
When the young man was examin-
ed after the accident he insisted that
the machine was going not more
than two or three miles an hour
when Hopkins was struck. and the
young man and woman who were in
the machine with him corroborated
the story.
Witnesses have no wappeared who
have made written statements to
the prosecutor that the machine was
going az 90 or % miles an hour at
the time of the accident: that II
had been racing with a street car.
One witness says in his statement
that young Frederick was trying TO
reach the crossing at Clairemont to
get on the street car tracks ahead
OF the car. because there were some
people waiting to get on the car.
The statements are by people who
were eve witnesses 10 the accident.
They say that Hopkins was driving
along in his wagon when man on
the other side OF the street who evi.
IDENTIFY knew him and wanted to talk
with him beckoned 20 him. At that
the witnesses say Hopkins stopped
his wagon. climbed down and start
ed across the street and that Fred
erick was going so fast he could
not stop after the old man stepped
out from behind his team.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-27
Woman Charges Hus-
band Tried to Evade
AlimOny
is MAKING
GOOD MONEY
Milton SIN it h Will
Have to Explain to
Judge HOsmer

There's something wrong with
this case somewhere" declared At
torney w. Payne in Judge Hosmer's
court. Saturday morning, "and |
wish your honor would give me an
adjournment until can get my
client in here and take his testimony
II lac has done anything to.eyade the
payment OF Just and fair alimony
10 his wife III withdraw from the
case"
The court had been hearing te-ti.
mony on the affairs of Milton Smith,
being sued by his wife, Hazel l..
Smith for divorce. She wanted ali
mony. and testified on the stand that
she had not had a cent from her hus-
band for about a month. She fur
ther testified, and was corroborated
by niece who took the stand, that
on the final breakup Of the home
her husband came with a moving
van and took away most OF the fur
niture, leaving her to go home to
her mother because she had no 9TH
e. place to go.
She further said that her husband
told ner then that he had transfer
red his business, a boarding stable
for horses, to his partner and fixed
everything so that "the Harrisons,
meaning herself and her parents,
would get none of his money.
Testimony was offered by the
wife, her father and a friend OF the
family TO the effect that Smith had
said the boarding stable had a gross
income Of about $500 a month and
that he and his partner split profit
amount to about 5000 or $4,000 an
nually.
The wife also testified that she
had drawn 5000 from the bank and
given IL 10 her husband to help in
the purchase OF an automobile which
Smith is now operating himself for
the ]. II Hudson Co. at a price Of
$40 per day. A representative OF the
Hudson Co. confirmed the fact OF
Smiths employment and declared
his company had considered Smith
a member Of the firm he claims he
got ont Of
Smith Will have TO appear before
Judge Hosmer, Tuesday afternoon,
and il he cannot show that his sell
ing out his business was a legiti-
mate transaction and not done to
evade his wifc's alimony claim. ne
will be I'm a fine fx( because his at
torney has promised 10 quit and the
court could be depended on to soak
him hard.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-27
Girl BANDITS
SENT TO PRISON

CHICAGO. Nov. 27.--Two mere
slips OF girls. 10 years OF age. today
left for the state penitentiary ia
serve from one to IL years. They
were convicted as auto bandits
rhey are Harriet Mclean and Ia
verne Neillis With Harry Caruso
and Frank Meade they stole an au
tomobile and stuck up one saloon
and with the same two men and two
others the girls directed the holdur
OF three other saloons. Meade and
Caruso turned states evidence.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-27
We're Glad to Do Our
Part Angelina; Here's
Hoping Papa Sees This

Mayor Marx has received the fol-
lowing letter from a nine-year-old
Italian girl in Buffalo, who wants
her father TO rome home Christ
mas:
Dear Hon. Mayor,
Please ask the newspaper OF your
city, Italian and English, 10 tell my
pa to come home TO me. | am his
little girl and he never saw me. 1
am nine years old and want papa
home Christmas. He works in your
city in a big machine automobile
shop. cry and pray 10 God to
bring my father home TO me. love
my papa and | look al his picture
every night so I will know him
when he comes home TO me, Please
God, bless Mr.. Mayor and the news
papers too. remain,
Yours respectfully,
ANGELINA PERECRINE,
AZ Front-ave."
The Detroit times., 1915-11-27

farm. between Utica and Mt. Glenn
ems. and came 10 Detroit for EN-
ployment
When police detectives raided a
house at No. 20 Slbley-st. Friday
night. Mary was found with a mum
Der OF dlsorderly women. who had
been ordered ont OF the city by the
police court Justices.
Mary is not bad girl" Lieut..
Kinney informed the aged father,
but II would not have been long
before she would have been, had
you not come here TO take her back
10 q good home"
Tho girl assured her father thai
she stood ready 20 return 10 the
little farm. and was through with
the city life and why's.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-27

ON ANCONA
Message of Ambassa-
dor Page En- Route
to Washington

ROME. Nov 2s.-DelayedJ -
American Ambassador Page dis
patched q report on the Ancona
case to Washington today
Dr Cecilc Greil. the American
woman survivor of the catastrophe,
who has furnished the only entirely
disinterested account OF the aifair
rs expected to arrive here tonight
from Tripoli, where she was land
cd with many other passengers and
members OF the lost ships crew.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-27
DIR. LAWTON TO
HAVE HEARING IN
DRUG CASE, DEC. a

Or. Daniel G.. Lawton, arrested for
alleged violations of the Harrison
anti-narcotlc act, was arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioner
Hurd, Friday afternoon, and ordered
held udder $4,000 bail TO await ex-
animation, Dec. T. The doctor was
unable TO prodCce bail forthwith and
spent the night in the county jail.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-27
Dr.. Lawson Released.

lJr Daniel G.. Lawson. arrested for
alleged violations Of the Harrison
MrtI.narCotic act. was released under
bonds. Saturday morning after
spending the night In the county
Jail Allan L. Lamphere and Charles
Baker signed his bonds In the sum
OF $4,000.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-27

p. Stoughton Holborn. OF OK.
ford university. VIII lecture Satur-
lay evening. in McCollester hall.
Church 81 Our Father on so
crates. Or. Holborn was 10 have
lociured In Detroit a week ago. hut
was unable to keep the engagement
on account OF Illness.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-27
Castle Roo; for Bullets.

BASrT. Switzerland, via Paris,
Nov. 27-The copper roof IL being
taken from the imperial castle az
Donaueschingen. Germany, and Will
he used in the manufacture OF muni
tions OF war. This roof weighs many
tons.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-27
A. Moore, HOward-st.,
Barber Was CarOus-
ing With Friends
INJURED WOMAN
CLINGS TO FENDER
Five Deaths in 48
Hours Stir Police
to Action
Autos Two-Day Death Toll

Albert }. Hopkins, aged 0d, No.
n5S ktrby-avr, west.
Robert Souiier. nged 81, No, 2aS
Maanolia-nye.
Raymond Nureli, aged 10, No.
z0a uaIe-st.
Daniel ". Kingston. aged -,
No. AZ Putaam-Rye
John Schroeder, aged q, No. ~
Porter-rt.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-27

1Hotr Rt the poutchSrtrsipf Another
one just as good sunday evening
from 90 . o'clock. Nov. 2s and every
sunday and holiday after that during
tho winter Same price-s1.5 so. Rest
orchestra in town. Dancing after
theatcr as popular as ever Tables
rcserN cd ADV
The Detroit times., 1915-11-27
RD ED. T.. KEEN

(Stdf Correspondent United Press.)
LONDON, Nov. 27.-"Watch Rus
sia!"
This is the word that came today
from reliable source. II lent
strength to the rumors that have
been circulating among military
men for several days that the east
ern front will produce one OF the
Continued on Page TenD.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-27

BERLIN (Via Savville Wireless)
Nov. 27.--Serb prisoners in German,
Austrian and Bulgarian hands now
number 1Ol 900, headquarters re-
ports to the war office announce to-
day.
Capture OF Pristina and Mitrovitza
gave the invaders possession OF the
last section of the Uskub- Mitrovltza
railroad
With the Teutonic conquest Of the
Black Birds plain. 1000 Germans and
Austrians whoh the Serbs had cap
tured were released. the Serbs aban-
doning them in their flight, the state.
ment said.
Dynamiting by the Serbs Of the
blast furnaces. shops and workmen's s
homes belonging 10 a French copper
CContinued ON rage TenD.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-27
Seeks Young Minds in
Which to Plant Anti
War Idea
SCHOLARS MAY
GO ON VOYAGE
Also Considers Giving
Prizes for Essays
On Peace

NEW YORK. Nov. 27.-About
20 prominent persons have ac-
eepted Henry Ford's invitation
to make the trip to Europe on
his peace ship, u was announced
this afternoon. The rsmes may
be made public when Ford re-
turns from Baltimore this even
ING
The Detroit times., 1915-11-27
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

are good days 10 see Damaged Goods
At Grand Circus theater. 30i Wood
ward. Come before it " too tate
VIII tot appear at any other theator.
seven reels, From ? a. ~. 20 ! y. m.
Children not allow ad.--Adv
The Detroit times., 1915-11-27

Highest temperature this date In
past 81 years, 65 In 1se6y lowest, Is
I'm 1896 and 1908
One year ago todayi Highest tes.-
persture, 5OI lowest, 3Oy mean, 4Oi
partly cloudy weather
The sun sets Saturday ne sos ID. m.
and sunday at 7i37 n. m.
The moon rises Saturday at 1Ot11 n.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-27

BERLIN (vla sayvilIe Wire
less), Nov. U.--Contrsdlctinu
allied assertions that Greece and
the entente powers have reach.
ed an agreement, Athens die
patches In the Frankfurter
Zeituns today declare Lord
kitchener's mission failed and
that the Greeks now expect an
ultimstum and withdrawal Of
the Allies diplomatic represent
atlves.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-27
B erIin Gives Total
Taken Since War
Began
TEUTONS CONTROL
BLACK BIRDS PLAIN
Serbian General Says
They Used Knives
in Darkness

BERLIN. (via London), Nov.
27-Germans engaged in pur.
suit Of the Serbs toward the
Monteneerin border have now
occupied .he heights on the left
bank OF the Sitnlca river. west
Of Pristina. the war office an.
nounced this afternoon. The
position Is the last one where
there was thought to be any
likelihood Of a Serbian stand.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-27
CONFESSES
TO SPYING
But Sleuth Denies He
Planted Bombs for
Germans

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov 27.-Ad.
mittedly German agent spying on
tho Allies activities I'm the United
States, Charles I. Crowley was
slated today for a hearing Dec. 3
on charges Of plotting 70 dynamite
Allies supply ships and destroy
American munition factories. These
charges Crowley and his lawyers
emphatically denied. Crowley was
at liberty today under $4,000 bonds.
Federal officials who caused Crow.
ley's arrest limited that a woman
assisted Crowley. That he double:
crossed" the German consul In San
Francisco, his employer. was also
intlmated by federal officials. hint.
ing that Crowley collected moneys
for bomb plots never executed
The Detroit times., 1915-11-27
Former Prosecutor Dies.

REED CITY, Mich. Nov 27-B. ".
Savidge late prosecuting attorney Of
Osceola county died nj his home
here this morning after lingering ill.,
ness
The Detroit times., 1915-11-27

LONDON, Nov. 27.--The Nor.
wealan steamship kIar has been
sunk by submarine. Eight OF
the crew were landed today.
The klar was Of only 518 tons.
II sailed from Christiana.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-27

Prfnting-she pIHiD neat kind--that
o. rtRht--TiD,cS lob Deut Main fS20
The Detroit times., 1915-11-27
KITCHENER'S VISIT TO /
ROME REPORTED TOHAVEl /
SWUNG ITALY into LINE
THE WEATHER

Detroit and vicfnityt Saturday
night cloudy aud coidert sunday y
partly cloudy. fresh westerly winds.
Lower MichiEani Partly cloudy
saturday night and sunday, some
what colder.
Upper Lakesi Fresh northwest to
west winds and cloudy weather SAT-
urday night and Sunday not much
change In temperature.
Lower Lakesi Fresh northwest
winds Saturday night and sunday
LhtD and colder tonightb Sunday part
IL cloudy
The Detroit times., 1915-11-27

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 27.-Ths
French soldier whose confession
to he German military authori-
ties led to the arrest Of Miss
Edith cavelI, the English nures,
whom the Germans executed a
Brussels, committed suIcldo
Thursday by hanging himselS
In a military prison. according
to advices from the Belgian cap
ltaI today.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-27
Will Cease Playing
Lone Hand Against
Austrians
NEW OFFENSIVES
ARE UNDER WAY
Russians to Move on
Prussia, British
on Bulgaria IS

LONDON, Ncv. 27.-rhat
Italy, which has hitherto played
practically q lone hand In the
European war. Will cooperate
fully with the entente powers
henceforward, 10 confidently ss-
peeted here today a. q sequel
&c Lord kitchener's visit 20
Rome.
The Allies did not greatly
feel the need Of italian aid us-
I'll the German drive throuas
the Balkans began. Owing both
to ltaly's geographical position
and to the fact that she can
spare a large number Of troops
for a new campaign, her assist.
ance In the near east would
now, however, be valuable.
II Is to enlist italian aid that
II 10 believed Kitchener 10 In
Italy, and the opinion 10 uen.
eral here that he will be suc.
cessfui.
Diplomats say that the main
thing will be to satisfy the Itai-
Ians that they will get the pos
sessions they want on the Bal.
kan peninsula and In Asia
Minor even though the Greeks
should tardlly join the Allies.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-01
HE BEE. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER /, 1915

accountable to no one Bound by no oath
OF office. removable by no one.
Il don't criticise the men OF the invisible
government. How can 1? l have known
them all. and among them have been
some OF my dearest friends
both Parties Alike,
Both parties are alike. All parties
are alike. The system extends through all.
Nv hat the instinct Of the democracy Of
our state has seen in this government is
that different standard of morality Is
applied to the conduct OF affairs Of state
than that which is applied in private
affairs
Il deny that we cannot change It.
assert that this perversi5n OF democracy
can be changed as truly as the atmos-
phere which made the CrNd : Mott '.'
scandal possible in the congress OF the
United States was blown away by tue
orce OF public opinion
1--WE can take this one step toward not
robbng tho people of their part In gov
eminent but toward robblng an irrespon-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-01

the days Of Fenton and Conkling and
Arthur and Cornell and Platt, from the
days Of David y. Hnl. down to the pres
ent time the government OF the state
has presented two different lines OF ac-
tivity. one OF the constitutional and stat
utory officers OF the state and the other
OF party lenders-they call them party
bosses,
They are called the systematic in
visible government For / don't remem-
Der how many years, Mr.. Conkling was
the supreme ruler i'm this state; the gov
ernor did not count legislatures did not
count And i'm a great outburst OF public
rage he was pulled down.
Then Mr. Plat ruled the state for
nigh upon twenty years. And the p.tal
was not here; Il was at az Broadway,
with Mr., Plat and his lieutenants,
And there Is today throughout this
state a deep and sullen resentment at be-
ing governed thus by men not Of the peo-
pies choosing.
The party leader is selected by no one,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-01
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