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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-26
FLORENCE BLISS IS
AGAIN In COURT
Detroit Woman Who Sued Kan
kakee Rich Man. Held on
Larceny Charge

OAKLAND. Cal. Jan. e6.-Miss
Winifred Florence Bliss. OF Detroit,
said to be worth upwards OF $4,000.
Is on trial here today on six charges
of petty larceny. preferred by Mrs.
NJ. 4. Trede. with whom Miss Bliss
formerly roomed mere. Mrs. Trede
accuses Miss Bliss OF rining her
trunks.
Following her arrest Miss Bliss
was unable to find bail and was fore
ed TO spend the night In jail.
Miss Bliss during the last nve
years has achieved considerable no
toriety through her troubles with
William A. Latham, wealthy and aged
Kankakee, H.. man, who sued her for
$500 he said he loaned her, and
whom she subsequently sued for
breach OF promise.
Latham was given a verdict for
81 .000 Miss Bliss suit collapsed
when she was arrested on charge
of perjury. A Kankakee grand jury
refused to hold her.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-26
BARNETT WOULD DOUBLE
SALARIES OF ALDERMEN

Aid. Barnett loves to furnish copy"
for the newspaper reporters. When
he meets reporter, he always
scratches his head and tries to think
OF something that will get his name
into print. Eddie" IN not bashful;
he admits that he likes publicity. The
calcium lights do not hurt his eyes.
So. Monday afternoon. when Bar
nett came upon two reporters and Aid.
John Lodge. q former newspaper man,
talking In the ONCE OF the committee
clerk, he offered his usuai salutation.
Well. boys, and you, too. Aid.
Lodge, what can do for you this
afternoon?"
Give us story. Ed" suggested
one.
The Third ward statesman scratch.
ed his head In vain. He could not
think up" q story. That N not until
Aid. John Lodge happened to suggest
that persons or bodies OF persons
wishing to appear before the commit.
tee on charter and city legislation
with proposed charter amendments
had better hustle. as the spring cleo
ton takes place April 8 and each
amendment Is required to lie on the
table 80 days before being unlimited.
Well" cried Eddie" "Pve got q
story for you boys. I'm going to ask
Corporation Counsel lawson to pre-
pare an amendment increasing the
aldermen's salaries from $1,000 to $2.-
500 q year. Now amt that good
storyT
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-26
MERGER OF METHODIST
CHURCHES EFFECTED

With the signing OF the new articles
Of Incorporation, Monday night. the
merger Of the Simpson and Taber.
nacle Methodist churches became a
fact That the union would bring re-
sults OF far greater Magnitude than
could have been a-compnsne u DIV the
churches working individually was the
keynote oil the speeches. Those who
spoke were the Rev. Howard A. Field.
pastor Of Simpson church; the Rev.
II. Fl. Hough. pastor OF the Taber1
nacle: A. r. Tull. steward or simpson,
and Gordon Fernley, steward OF Tab
oracle. The Rev. G.. b. Allen. district
superintendent, presided.
A building committee was named as
follows: William J. Coldweli, Gordon
Fernley, Edward Mclean, Elmer Hous-
er. A. 8. Pratt and A. F. Tull. The
trustees chosen are: j. 8. Vernon, G..
@. Roehm, W. 8. Thomas. 8. ID. Hun
and L. IT, Ayers, OF Simpson church;
l.. r. Thompson. Gordon c. Gage, G..
Knight. and Edward Mclean, of Tab.
ernscle church. Trustees emeritus:
2. r. Patterson, and p. M. Lesg, OF
Simpson church, and william Rath-
bone and N. Il. Hope, Of Tabernacle
church.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-26
WANTS STATE TO PAY IT'S
DEBT TO 1898 VETERANS
From o Stan Uorrespondenf.

From 9 star Correspondents.
LANSING, Mich. Jan ga bill to
provide funds for the payment OF the
states debt to its Spanish American
war veterans will be introduced by
Senator Robert f. Walter in the near
future.
The legislature. in 1903, passed q
bill making an appropriation to pay
hospital bills OF all Spanish-American
war veterans who were victims Of ma
laria and other diseases contracted
during their terms of service.
When all the claims were in II was
discovered that the appropriation was
insufficient and 60 per cent of the sum
due the veterans has remained unpaid
for IL years.
Senator Walter has procured an es-
innate of the amount required TO meet
this Indebtedness and the lowest fg.
ure placed II at $4,000. His bill will
provide $4,000 for the purpose OF
paying the debt. BAI.LENGER.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-26
nsp. Smiths Measure Designed
To Replace Law Declared
Invalid
LIGHT CARS TO PAY
LESS UNDER NEW PLAN
Toll of Csc To Be Levied For
Each 100 Pounds of Cars
Weight
IRON a stafT Correspondent

q LANSING. Mich. Jan. pa bill
designed to take the place Of the auto
mobile tax law, passed by the last
legislature and declared unconstitu-
tionai by the supreme court was In
Produced by Rep. Newell Smith, of
Grat:ot county. Monday night
Rep. Smiths bill provides for the
Imposition Of tax Of 20 cents per
horsepower on all motor vehicles pro-
PEELED by gasoline or steam and OF
800 per horsepower un those pro.
pelled by electricity. together with an
added tax Of 25 cents for each one
hundred pounds Of weight. Motor
trucks, however, are taxed but Is
cents per horsepower in addition TO
25-cent weight tax for each 100
pounds.
The weight provision is designed to
meet the objections of owners OF light
cars, who objected TO the payment OF
the same tax as owners of heavy cars
OF the same horsepoWer.-The heay-
ier cars. although OF the same power,
were more destructive TO the roads.
they contended, and should be forced
TO pay higher tax.
Should this bill pass II will enable
the highway department TO carry on,
on large scale, the provisions OF the
'Allswede trunk line highway bin, pass
ed by the last legislature. and which
has not been put into operation be-
cause OF Jack OF funds. occasioned by
the action OF the supreme court In
Il rowing out the old horsepower tax
law.
State Highway Commissioner Rog-
ers has suggested several changes In
tho law as passed by the 1913 legis-
lature and these, in the form of a
bin. win be introduced some time
this week probably late today. The
amendment win make no change in
the provisions of the law, which d.
'vtdes the state into 10 trunk line high
way districts and which provides for
payment Of double state rewards for
the construction OF good roads which
shall be q part OF the statewide sys-
tenn and Is intended simply to clear
up several ambiguous passages in the
law. which was passed hurriedly at
the close of the 1913 session.
BALLENGER.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-26
Determined Opposition to Ford
Resolution Develops in the
MANY WANT vO TIE
POSTPONED AGAIN
Chances Are That Action Will
Be Delayed Until Wednes-
day >
From a ston Correspondent.

LANSING. Mich. Jan. 26.--(Spe-
cial. with the Organization" forces
lined UP against II. Rep. Sheridan ID.
Ford's resolution asking u probe OF
the action OF the pardon board In re.
fusins a parole 20 Merle Van vorce,
Jackson prison convict. TO whose wife
former Chaplain Tougher wrote the
letters which resulted IN his dismis-
sal, will be thrown into the legisla.
tive hopper at about 3 o'clock this AFT
ernoon.
A determined effort will be made
10 postpone action on the resolution
until tomorrow. Rep, Charles Flow
ers. will, II 10 understood. move that
II be made a special order OF the day
for tomorrow. This action has been
planned, Il Is said. at the solicitation
Of several members who have ex-
pressed a desire to study the resolu-
ton at greater length before voting.
Rep. Ford Is opposed to any plan
to side-track consideration Of the mat
ter longer. and will demand a sus-
pension OF the rules and roll-call on
the adoption or rejection OF the reso-
luton today.
A similar resolution will be intro
duced In the senate, IL II said.
The real fight. however, will de-
velop In the house whore Reps. ID. III.
Hinckley. Of Petoskey. and Charles
Flowers. Of Detroit. are leading the
opposition.
Rep. Ford will, It Is believed. fail In
his attempt to obtain suspension OF
the rules as such action requires Q
two-thirds vote OF the entire house.
Not more than 80 are In attendance
today, and II II reasonably certain
that he cannot muster 81 votes. On
less there "a q sudden change Of senti-
ment, the measure will be defeated
anyway, al Il Is apparent that as the
situation now stands. not moro than
So votes at most can be obtained by
Rep. Ford and his friends.
The senate also IL opposed to the
probe. BALLENGER-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-26
SEEK DETAILS OF
. SINKING OF IDLER

NEW YORK. Jan. 26.--Efforts were
renewed today TO obtain details OF the
sinking Of the yacht Idier. on which
Il ID believed Is persons went dowi
during a heavy gale Sunday night o..
the Inner Diamond shoals, IA miles
or Cape Hatteras. The first report
Of the accident was received here
early today by wireless.
The Idler was owned by J. p. JET
ferson, OF Warren, Pa, president OF
company manufacturing gas and
steam engines. and was bound for
Havana, Cuba, where II was TO pick
up Jefferson and q party Of friends
for Q ysax,s- cruise IN southern watsrs-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-26

FEELING PINCH
OF HIGH PRICES
Food Advances 20 Per Cent In
England-Germany Acts To
Conserve Supplies
WILL CONFISCATE
ALL CEREAL HOLDINGS
Berlin Council Declares People
Do Not Use Supplies
Economically

LONDON, Jan. 26.-Food prices
have advanced 20 per cent in Eng.
land since the outbreak OF the war.
according to preliminary reports pre-
scented today to a parliamentary In
vestigating committee.
Suffering among the poor has been
further increased. investigators re-
ported. by Wholesale reductions in
salaries. Among the poorer classes
who are forced to live on a few shill.
ings q week. the food question has
reached q crisis.
The parliamentary committee organ.
ICED today and at once set about In
vestigating reports that spectators
were partially responsible for the In
creasing food prices. Following q
panicky rise at the declaration Of war
last fall. prices slumped but later be-
gan gradual advance.
Eggs have advanced ak cents o
dozen since the outbreak Of the war;
bread three cents on four-pound
loaf; beef. mutton and bacon four to
six cents q pound. and tea four cents.
The governments demands upon the
nations fuel supply has increased the
price OF coal nearly $3.50 q ton.
BERLIN (via wireless to London)
Jan. 26.-The federal council today
took energetic action to conserve Ger.
many's food supply. Following an.
nouncement that all stocks Of grain
will be seized by the government on
Feb. 1. orders were issued today To
call to all municipalities that they
should arrange to conserve supplies
of meats and provisions to prevent
any waste.
Beginning today. no business trans
actions In -four viii be permitted
Owners OF wheat. corn and hour were
instructed to file reports. showing the
amount Of their holdings. The gov.
eminent will then confiscate al their
stocks. paying q price to be deter
mined later. A central distributing
ONCE viii apportion grain and hour
among various districts according to
population
II Is evident, the council announc.
ed, that the people were not using
their food supplies economically.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-26

KALAMAZOO-Charles M. Nichols,
the Lansing attorney appointed by At
torney-G General Fellows and Judge ~
III. Stewart. to conduct the recent
grand jury investigation In this coun.
ty, will have difficulty in getting his
full bill allowed for services rendered
His bill Of $3.50 was cut over 5000 and
II IL possible that amount may be
sliced a bit more. Nichols charged
$50 per day for his work. The board
OF supervisors will allow him but 81
Whether, he will appeal to the circuit
court for aid has not been stated.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-26

where there are no smokeless factory
chimneys TO all the minds Of men
with fear OF hunger, where crowds do
not gather about hole In the ground
and watch with greedy, envious eyes
the favored sons Of fortune who got
jobs digging and shoveling, come
words OF encouragement for the un-
employed OF Detroit. II Is from the
farmer readers of The Times that Of
fers Of aid are coming. These men.
who do not know from personal ex-
perience what II means to be laid
or" or given blue envelope, are
among the first to respond to stories
OF Detroit's men of the unemployed
classes. which appear daily In The
Times. .
Here is another offer Of assistance
from q farmer:
Dear Sirs-f you can find me
a couple that Is out Of work and
would be willing to live on
farm, please let me know. They
can live at my home. The wo-
man would have to do the house
work. I would furnish every
thing they need. and would not
object to one or two children, for
l have FIVE OF my own. and am
widower. HENRY SCHULTZ.
Reading. Mich.
Some jobless men have organized
the Detroit Unemployment league, for
the purpose, they say. OF solving the
industrial problems themselves, with
out the aid OF any civic or charitable
organization. Their meeting place.
sleeping place and eating place 10 In
q hall on the second noor OF the
building at No. 342 Gratiotave. The
provisions and fuel are solicited each
day by members of the league. They
sleep on the floor.
The Times list for Tuesday:
166-A cabinet maker, who reluct-
antly admitted that he had permitted
his wife to go to work. She earns
enough to provide food for them. but
they are In debt for rent The hus-
band was laid of two months ago.
167--A youth who has had expe
rience as a drill press hand, and help
ed his father support the family. Par
ents are In debt. and the son 10 anx-
ious to get any kind Of employment
16s-This man is not in Immediate
need, but would like to obtain EN-
ployment ASA rough carpenter or gro
Gerry clerk before he becomes handi
capped with numerous debts. He has
had no work In seven weeks.
1914 screw machine hand. Owes
payments on his home, and IL almost
out OF funds. His q wife and four
children.
170-Another man who has fallen
behind In the installments due on his
property. He Is a drill press hand.
and has been without steady employ
ment four months. Has . wife and
babv 10 suppOrf
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-26
WOULD HAVE SUPREME
COURT PASS ON BILLS
From a stan Correspondent.

From q stan Correspondent.
LANSING, Mich, Jan. ga con-
stitutional amendment requiring the
supreme court TO pass upon all bills
before they are enacted into law will
be proposed by Senator Robert E.
Walter some time this week.
This piece OF legislation Is in line
with the recommendation Of Gov. Fer
ris for the appointment Of a phraseol-
ogy commission for this purpose.
In Senator Walters opinion the SUI
preme court could. In addition to pass
ing upon the phraseology OF bills, de-
termine before their passage whether
or not they were constitutional.
Six states, IL Is said, have similar
requirements in their constitutions.
sE BALLENGER.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-26
PREDICTS SUPPORT
FOR NAVAL BILL

WASHINGTON. Jan. 26.-Repre-
sentative Gardner said today he would
find more support for HIS attack on
the naval appropriation bill Friday
than he was able to rally last week
against the army bill. He predicted
the bill would provide for more than
two battleships when the house got
through with II. His fight. he added,
would be for enactment OF the gener.
al boards recommendations, including
four battleships.
Chairman Padgett. of the committee
In charge. said he sees no prospect of
changes In the bill.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-26
HOME CONCERNS WILL
SUPPLY BATHING SUITS

A. B. Stanton q Co. and George r.
Weber, Detroit manufacturers. were
awarded the contracts for furnishing
about $4,000 worth Of bathing suits
for the Belle Isle bathhouse. by the
council committee on parks and bouie-
wards, Monday afternoon. By disre-
garding Commissioner Dust's irst rec
ommendation that New iork con-
Germ be given the contract. the COM
mittee not only succeeded In patron
ling home Industry. but saved about
$4,000 on the contract The Detroit
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-26
]. r. SMITH, CARPENTER,
SOUGHT BY CHILDREN

Policemen and detectives all over
Detroit are trying to locate J. n.
Smith, a carpenter. formerly Of Chi.
cago, for the hearts OF the men on
the force have been touched by q
painfully scrawled little letter In the
detective bureau. which reads:
Dear Gentlemen: Would you
please help me find my father?
There are three of US children
and we want him, snd his name Is
J. r. Smith and he's carpenter
and our mamma Is dead, and we
waneour father, would you please
ind him!
The letter il from Sylvia Smith, Of
room %, No. 1913 South State-st.,
Chicago.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-26

Princess Manufacturing Co. made an
unsuccessful night for the contract be-
fore the committee.
Aid. Barnett revived the night for
the erection of the Kingsley memorial
shelter on the northwest corner or
the city hall. II was finally decided
to have Park Commissioners Dust In
clude In his estimates an appropria-
ton sufficient TO build shelter, The
commissioners II opposed 70 the sheb
ter. declaring II would be unsightly.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-26
YpsilanH Mayor Has
Valuable D0g---He
Brings Home Money

YPsILANTI. Mich, Jan. 26.-Nip-
per. the pedigreed French bull terrier
belonging to Mayor Tracy Towner, OF
this city, has proved himself a val
liable animal. He brings home money.
Yesterday he brought home a 81
bill, and during q recent convention
In the city he found a well-filled peck.
etbook which he carried TO his mas
ter.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-26

KAL.AMAZOO--Miss Emily Wood
bridge. sister Of Dean j. E. Wood
bridge, of Columbia university. 10 dead
at his home IN this city after q long
illness. Miss Woodbridge was born
In Toronto. Canada, and came to Kali
amasoo many years ago.
KAI.AMAZOO-Shock due to the
death of her son. Oscar Pratt, Is be-
lieved TO have caused the death Of
Mrs. Alice Burnett. The boy died
yesterday In a hospital and his mother
died last night.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-26

Piles Cures In . a. ~ Days. 4
Druggists refund money n PAZOl
OINTMENT fails to cure Itching.f
Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles,
First application gives relisf Soc
Adv
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-26
Legislative Briefs

A bill to amend the laws fixing
teachers requirements was introduced
by Rep. Charles Symonds Monday
night. Rep. Symonds would require
every teacher, In addition to passing a
satisfactory examination, to have
been a student In some state normal
school for a period OF at least six
weeks.
The city council OF Holland, Mich.
is in favor of the anti-cigarette bill In
troduced by Rep. Hulse last week.
A resolution passed by that body
was read in the house Monday night
and referred to the committee on
state affairs. BALLENGER.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-26
Interest at ~ per .nnun
PAID ON ALL DEPOSITS

STATEMENT GROWTH OF DEPOSITS AND ASSETS OF
On THE RECORDS OF TIE DEPARTMENT..
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-26

Of
Municipal Bonds Real Estate Mortgages Cash
banks.
THE ONLY STRICTLY SAVINGS BANK IN THE CITY
Open Monday Evenings from to 9 o'clock.
Send for Booklet, Banking by Mall"
2O4-2O6 GRISWOLD STREET
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-03
NEW MASTODON DISCOVERED

WASHINGTON, July 3l.-The pre-
paratorS and aids in the section OF
vertebrate palcontology Of the United
states National Museum are busy put
ting together the homes and fragments
of huge skeleton Of n mastodon re-
Gently secured near Winamac. Indiana,
by the assistant curator of fossil mann
mails. James W. Gidley.
The laboratory whore the skeleton
Is being assembled, with its corps of
earnest workers, reminds one OF a lot
of children working on n cut-up pic
turc puzzle, only the problem before
the scientist and his assistants is n
more difficult one; IL is a three dimcn-
sion puzzle with some of the pieces
missing. and others broken into many
small fragments Nevertheless, the!
are forced TO resort to a system SINH
lar to that employed on picture puA-
Zlc in many ways, for n small piece
is first examined carefully, then tried
here and there, until prcsent-eureka:
1T fits exactly, or so nearly so that
its position Is definitely determined
and then tho assemblcr taxes up
another fragment with removed IN
tcrcst
Nearly year ago mastodon skuiI
and several other bones were dug up
hy n steam shovel in the course of
constructing drainage ditch in a
swampy deposit on the farm OF III. FL.
and w. ID. Pattison, several mics
northwest OF Winamac. Ind. These
bones were generously donated TO the
United states National Museum by the
Pattison brothers. with the privilege
of making further search II desired,
and IL was soon decided that n further
search would yield valuable results.
The remains of this monster were
found in good condition. although near
the surface, having lain without being
disturbed for thousands of years III
marty deposits Of an ancient swamp.
a small appropriation was secured for
further excavation in the locality of
this find, with the result that Mr.. Gid
Icy has just returned to tho city with
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-03
News Of Fifty Years Ago

The New York World reports that the corre-
spondence between jefferson Davis at Fortress
Monroe and his senior counsel. Charles OConnor.
of New York. has come to a sudden termination.
Mr.. OConnor addressed letter Mr.. Davis.
and of course had send il opened through
the War Department. Mr. Davis replied IN the
same manner After holding the letter of Mr..
Davis for more than week after he had read H.,
with the simple Endorsement tina, he refused
to send it to Mr.. O'Connor. Mr. Davis properly
replied that If he could not communicate with
his counsel he would not write all.
The Confederate Foreign Minister, Mr. Mason
has recrosscd the Atlantic, and is in Canada
Hon. Judah T. Benjamin the Confederate Sec
rotary of State is enjoying his liberty in Paris
a Washington special dispatch says: 1T is
now certain that President Johnson viii grant
the stay of confscation proceedings in Rich
mond and other Virginia localities called for by
certain residents OF Richmond through NJ. Suit.
of the National Bank. until their several appl,-
cations for pardon shall have been decided
General BcnureEard is expected to arrive in
New York in few days. and will sail for Eu-
rope from that city Tho government has given
him permission, so it is said TO leave tho coun-
try on condition that he Will never again take
up arms against the United states. 1t is be-
licved that General BeaurcEard has been offered
ana mas accepted commission in the French
army.
General 'n,i sherman proves to be a good speaker
he rlade on his visit to Indianap polls he is re-
ported 10 have said: Il will never. never accept
a civil office and never again Will draw my.
sword IN anger lie also said: Il am distinctly
opposed to any miscellaneous minEling OF the
races. The white race must rule in ali parts
of this country. The negro should be educate
and given every privilege necessary TO his appi-
ness but the elective franchise. which is not
necessary to his happiness, should not bc OK
tended to him"
secretary Seward and family have gone TO
Cape May for rest, and again the ruinor gets
ai!oat that the secretary is soon to resign. II
is stated with some degree positivcness that
before he gets through with his stay at cape
May his resignation will be handed TO the Prcs-
dent
Mrs. Louisa Simpson. OF Alexandria, committed
suicide on Saturday last by jumping :. m a
ferry boat between Washington ana Alexandra
and drowning herself in the waters OF the po-
tomac River
IL IS reported in New York and Washington
that Horace Greeley has ceased 10 contr1! or
even to conduct, the New York Tribune.
Tho trial Of Captain Wirz on the charge Of
cruel treatment TO United States soldiers" will
be commenced in Washington this week