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The Detroit times., 1915-02-01
PLAN
TO HAVE 100000
VOTERS BY 1916

said Mr.. Stipp. "The Christian En-.
deavor society stands for Christian
citizenship. This organization is COM
posed of over four million OF the best
young people the world ever saw. and
the organization at the present. time
has the greatest opportunity to do
good II ever had. Only few months
ago Daniel A. Polling gave q magnifi-
cent prohibition address In Boston.
On the platform with Mr.. Polling were
DR.. Clark and Secretary Shaw. After
Mr.. Poling's address upon the issues
at stake, Mr.. Shaw arose and read
from an envelope these words. God
being my helper, no political party
that does not declare against the liquor
traffio can have my support or vote.
These words took like wildfire and II
was Immediately Endorsed by the
Christian Endeavorers pres
ent. Little did Mr.. Shaw think at that
time that these words would be coined
into q pledge. but they were. They
we're carried across the country to the
great international convention In Los
Angeles, and In a great mems meet
ing on Sunday afternoon, after an ad.
dress by Mr.. Polling, they were in
dorsed by 5000 men.
Nearly every Christian Endeavor
society took up the work at once, en-
rolling voters on this pledge. The
Prohibition party In Michigan is plan
ing to enroll 200 900 voters on this
pleege by 1916, with the great Chris
tian Endeavor society, the Epworth
lee guers, the Baptist Young Peoples
Union, the w. G. T. us and all other
temperance organization we can do
II, II we try. This Is crucial time In
tho great reform, and We must use
the twentieth century methods of do
ing things IL we ever expect to accom-
plish success In this great battle.
mot only Is Michigan working for
zoe, 900 voters enrolled by 1916, but all
over the nation we are at work for the
enrolment of 100000 voters. In
states where women vote fully 80 per
cent sign the pledge. When 5000. 900
men and women have signed this
pledge these signatures will be sub
mitted to the different political par
ties and II they do not care for the
conservation OF manhood and woman
hood enough to put prohibition
plank In one of their platforms, these
100000 men and women will come
to the Prohibition party or will or
ganise new political party with pro-
hibition In its platform and we will
capture the government.
There Is no reason why we should
not destroy the legalized liquor trafi1c
which Is the most unsafe institution
for our boys and our girls we have In
this country. We hear q great deal
In Detroit and other large cities about
Safety First This should be the
slogan Of every Christian Endeayor
society. We will never be able to ac-
complish Safety First either In De-
troit or In the United States until
every brew cry, distiilery and saloon
have been closed. And what a vi
sion Of the future we have. In that
glad day. and may God hasten that
day. when husbands viii be sober.
wives happy. children cared for. pris-
ons empty. the fountain of outrage and
moral impurity dried up. the rough
and uncpltured ways Of humanity
made smooth and this nation lifted to
a higher plane than II has ever occu-
pied before N
The Detroit times., 1915-02-01
CONFESSED THIEF
GIVEN FREEDOM
Mrs. j. w. Drummond viii Not
Prosecute Nephew Who
Stole Money

Charged with the theft of S1.s6S
from Mrs. J. w. Drummond. Of No. 39
Bethune-ave. west, two weeks ago,
Frank A. Davis. 1s-year-old nephew OF
Mrs. Drummond, had just nine cents
in cash when he was arrested. Satur-
day night, by Detectives Ellenstein
and Tremontie, while shaking dice In
the cigar stand of q Woodward-ave.
cafe.
He confessed, the police say, that
he stole $500 Of the missing money.
four $500 bills, and two $40 bills. and
he told them story of taxicab rides
and champagne for chorus girls, and
q thorough inspection OF the gay
cafes of Detroit, by himself and q
hitherto unsophisticated young woman
from Fenton, Mich, his home town.
Mrs. Drummond insists that the
whole sum of 81 1858 was taken from a
window seat In the reception hall of
her home, and the police believe that
young Davis got II ALL
Questioned again Sunday. he is said
to have confessed that he took $40.
but he insisted that was all the money
he found. He said he mailed the
money to himself, addressing the
package to Holly, Mich. where he
claimed the package, and started out
for one big time, taking the young
Fenton girl with him.
The detectives say that Davis called
taxicabs on the slightest provocation,
and spent large sums of money on
champagne, chop suey, and similar de-
lights Of the big city.
Detective Ellensteip declared, Mon
day morning. that relatives of young
Davis had held conference. and had
announced that they would not prose
cute the young man, but would give
him another chance. The police are
wondering what became Of the money
representing the difference between
$500, that Davis admits taking, and
the $1,S6S that Mrs. Drummond re-
ported stolen. but Davis was released,
before noon. when Mrs. Drummond
told the officers that she was willing
to stand the loss OF the money, rather
than break the hearts of her aged
father and her sick sister.
Her father, 20 years old, has plead
ed with her not to prosecute young
Davis. Her sister, mother Of Davis, Is
critically i'll, and Mrs. Drummond feels
that IL she insisted on prosecution, 1t
might result seriously for her sister.
"Ill stand the loss OF the money"
she said.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-01
COUNTY, JAIL
KEPT in UPROAR
BY INSANE MAN
VIM. StiIlwell Rips Up Plumb
ing and Nearly Floods
Place.
EVEN PADDED CELL
CAN'T RESTRAIN HIM
No Room For Him in Asylums
Deputies Guard Him
Every Minute.

In cell In the Wayne county jail
William Stillwell. violently insane,
has been raving, destroying property,
and attempting to injure himself since
Thursday morning, when he was TAX
en- from police court because Justice
Jeffries realized he was mentally un-
balanced and not proper person TO
be tried for violation Of the law.
The man was arrested for disturbing
the peace.
Sheriff Oakman admits Il Is cruel
to attempt to keep a person In this
mans condition in a cell In the jail.
But what can / do?" he asks.
There Is no other place where he can
be cared for. We have tried to have
him committed either to the Pontiac
asylum or to the county home In
Eloise. In each place they are crowd
ed up to their capacity now. st.
Mary's hospital cannot take him. The
police say their detention ward Is
crowded. and, what's more, they see
no reason why they should assume re-
sponsibility for cases that fall into
the hands OF the county authorities.
I've done everything could for this
man. while he has been confined In
the jail. We placed him In ward
with other prisoners at first. He be-
came SO violent that we had to keep
him by himself. Then he ripped up
the plumbing and almost flooded the
jail
IL locked him In the padded cell.
He almost tore the padding to pieces.
Had | left him there much longer, he
would have injured himself. My dep
uties have been on watch almost all
the time, trying to prevent this man
from in1uring himself. Prisoners have
been robbed of their sleep at night,
because this unfortunate person has
been raving continually.
as 1t humane treatment to leave
him In the Jail? No. am frank to
admit that II Is not. The father OF
this man has come to me and asked
that he be taken away. But we can
do no more. A cell ia no place for
such man. He should be in hos
pital, under constant guard and medi-
cal treatment. The state has no place
for him, the county has no place for
him. and the city does not want him.
1--WE have had too many cases of
this kind recently. Unless something
Is done to remedy this situation. do
not feel / should be held responsible
for insane persons who are sent to
the county jail for more than temper
airy detention"
The Detroit times., 1915-02-01
All These Men Ask Is Chance % &
Work for Selves and Fami|Ie

II you can provide work In any Of
the following worthy cases call up The
Times and get names and addresses.
lSe-This man. a laborer. II now
three months behind In payments on
the home he has been buying. He
fears that he win lose II, unless he
finds work soon. Has wife and three
children. and has gone In debt for
food. The children are In need Of
clothing.
1S7-A varnish rubber, who has
'sood references. Has been without
work two and half months, and has
a wife and two children.
18S-There Is q baby, two months
old, In this home. The father. q labor
er, was laid on three months ago. He
The Detroit times., 1915-02-01
PARADES MAIN STREET
WITH LIVE SNAKES

wALLA wALLA. Wash, Feb. L.
Alfred Book, OF Wallula, created ex-
element here when he marched down
Main-st. with one big. live rattle
snake wrapped around his neck and
three smaller ones in q tin can under
his arm. searching for a druggist who
would buy them for their oil. which
he said was valuable. He collected
q crowd and pedestrian insisted that
RATHER had bitten Book in the hand.
Two policemen took him to jail In an
express wagon and searched him, but
no signs Of snake bite were found.
A policeman stated Boock appeared
to have swallowed lots of the "cure."
Omoers searched him gingerly. as IL
was reported he had his pockets full
Of snakes. The can Of serpents was
left In the street. Patrolman Gates
killed them with q stick.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-01
His Vocabulary.

The inspector was talking about adj
verbs and adjectives. Does your
master use adverbs and adjectives?"
he asked.
"Yes, SIR" chorused the scholars.
sWell, what does he use when he
does not use adverbs and adjectives? 2"
There was q silence. Finally a lit
tie fellow put up his hand.
HE generally uses a ruler, sir"
The Detroit times., 1915-02-01
KALAMAZOO STORES
DAMAGED BY FIRE

KALAMAZOO, Mich. Feb. 1.-(Spe-
cial)-Fire early this morning threat
ened the old First National bank
building and did considerable damage
to- store belonging to the Kalamazoo
Candy kitchen and to hat store own
ed by M. w. Nelson. The fire started
under the candy store and ragged
fiercely for some time before discov-
cred. Other stores In the same block
suffered slightly from smoke. The
loss will probably amount to $4,000 or
$4,000.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-01
MRS. CARMAN TO BE
TRIED SECOND THE

MINEOLA. L. l.. FEB. l.--Mrs. Ilor.
ence Carnlan VIII be tried oocoo6
time on charge OF Staying nrs<
Louise Bailey, who was shot TO Gonth.
In DR.. Carman's once ct Freeport II,
J.. June 80, 1914. This became known
here today when District Attorney
Lewis J. Smith held long confersnce
with the husband OF the slain woman
Mrs. Carman, whose first triel re-
suited In disagreement, probably
viii face jury again IN May. :.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-01
DATE OF LEO M. FRANK
HEARING ADVANCED

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.--Granting
the motion of the attorneys for Leo M.
Frank. convicted by the Georgia
courts OF the murder NJ Mary Phagan.
the supreme court this afternoon an
nounced that II would advance the
hearing of arguments out of the regu-
lar schedule. This course was con-
CURED In by the Georgia attorneys.
Argument was set for Feb. 20.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-01
LOSES LIFE WHILE
TRYING TO SAVE OTHERS

BEAVER FALLS, Pa, Feb. Lin
tel Barstili. 35. and Giuseppe Farioli,
10, both Of Darlington, were killed
early today when the Pennsylvania
20-hour flyer from Chicago to New
York over the Fort Wayne struck and
demolished a sleigh In which they
were riding.
Lorette Gentle, %, OF New Gallilee.
Waterman at the crossing, lost his life
in an effort to stop the horse before
II reached the tracks.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-01
MICHIGAN MANS SON
GIVEN IRON CROSS

GRAND HAVEN, Feb. 1.-Fred r..
Minuth. of this city. has received a
letter saying his son. Ernest. has been
decorated with the Iron Cross. Ern-
est Minuth Is member OF the hospi-
tai corps. and IL was because of mis-
action In trying situation during
operations In Poland that he was hon.
ored.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-01

James Il. Ferguson. Texas new gov
ernor, pins his political faith to the
stork. He declares that II there were
more babies in Texas. the lone star
would be better state. "a
AS bribe TO the stork the gov
ernor offers prize OF $40 for the
FIRST pair of twins born during his adj
ministration, and $50 for the first trip
lets born In Texas during 1915.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-01
EDWIN |. THOMPSON
DIES SUDDENLY
Pioneer Lumberman Had Been
Resident of Detroit
Since 1881

Edwin L. Thompson, pioneer lum-
herman, and president OF the Detroit
Lumber Co.. died very suddenly Sat
urday evening. in his apartment In
the Hotel Addison. He had appeared
In his usual good health throu ghout
Saturday. and was at business until
late in the afternoon.
Mr.. Thompson was born in Penn
sylvania. 20 years ago. and had lived
In Detroit since 1881. Shortly after
coming to this city he founded the
Thompson Navigation Co., and later
the Detroit Lumber Co. He was q
member OF the First Presbyterian
church, the Detroit Board OF Com.
merce and Old club.
The surviving family includes Mrs.
Thompson. and two daughters, Mrs.
George G. King and Mrs. w. M,
Grant, the latter or VAUDEVILLE.
Funeral arrangements have not
been made.
The body of Mrs. Julia q. Van
Burne. widow OF William Van Burne,
who at the time of his death was
United States marshal for the De-
troit district, will be taken to Ian
sing for interment. Mrs. Van Buren,
died, Saturday, In the home Of heI
SON, William Van Buren,. No. 81
Montcalm-st. east. She was 70 years
old.
Funeral services for Louis c. Katz
fire commissioner and president OF
the Detroit Photo Engraving Co.,
who died Saturday, following Ions
illness, will be held Tuesday after
noon. in the home, No. 54s Field
ave. Detroit lodge, b. p. O. z. will
hold lodge OF sorrow in the home,
Monday evening.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-01

They Have Gaps" Number.
Cap" Hunstons real baseball rec-1
ord has come to light. An old 80
quaintance has revealed the fact that.
the new magnate once played third.
base on the Silverfoams. an amateur
nine In Cincinnati. II II asserted that
Cap could throw like Buck Weaver,S
run bases like Oscar Stanage. bat
like Miles Main and field IKE Marty
Kavanagh. IL
The Detroit times., 1915-02-01
Tinker In the canrt.

CHICAGO, Feb. Manager Think
er. OF the Chifeds. left today for New
York to alibi himself out OF charge
brought against him by Gotham
conductor. The conductor charges
Tinker's car knocked him down and
that blood poisoning has resulted.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-01

The National Civic Federation has
Instituted Inquiries into the methods
In foreign countries Of insuring wage
earners against misfortune, and az q
result the social service department
OF the federation is considering the
desirability Of recommending legisla-
ton to provide for compulsory insur-
ance for illness.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-01
The Sign Language.

tHe otyU CaHSudHc.
what" asked the Sunday-school
teacher, did Samson kill thousand
Ppilistines WITH"
No answer.
The teacher tapped his jaw.
with the jawbone OF an ass"
shouted the chorus.-Lehigll Burr.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-01
STORM PLAYS M
HAVOC WITH D. U.R.
Many Cars Put Out of Com
mission--Snow Is Outlook
For Tonight

"Old Rrobs" made up his mind sud
denly saturday night to make good on
the proverbial january thaw" and
to swoop down upon Detroit and yicin-
ity, where snow piles and extremely
low temperatures feigned. and give
the city and it's environments taste
of the heavy rainfall which prevailed
In the western states the end Of last
week.
Saturdays temperatures, which re-
mair ed at low ebb In the early hours
of the day, began climbing in the
e, ening hours, and kept steadily up
ward throughout the night and Sun
day with It's rise, II turned the snow
flakes into rain drops and the snow
banks soon became floating islands Of
ice and water dangerous TO tread upon.
Monday morning, temperatures were
somewhat lower again, but the rain
continued and the water underfoot in
creased.
reports from the northwest, north
ern Michigan and Wisconsin are MIS-
ing this morning." said the weather
man by word Of hand. for the official
telephone had succumbed to the at
mospheric conditions and displays the
sign tout Of order" "The storm dis
turbance Is central over Missouri and
will move eastward. II has caused rain
from the plains states east to the At
lantic coast, with heavy rainfall In
the southern lake regions and the
Ohio and Tennessee valleys. Rain Is
reported also on the Pacific coast The
coolest spot on the map today is Coch-
rane, Ont, where 1t is 80 degrees be-
low zero.
Cloudy weather with rain turning
to snow probably Is indicated for this
section Monday evening and Tuesday,
with no marked change in tempera-
ture.
The water and heavy slush Sunday
caused considerable trouble for the
d. u. r., and the days toll of cars out
Of commission In the Warren-ave. car
barns alone, reached "a cars. The
water causes motors to burn out and
this completely disables the cars.
Monday morning the company's
woes were added to in the slippery
condition OF the rails, the strong. cold
wind covering them with ice and sleet.
Traffic will be more or less delayed
while present weather conditions con-
tinue.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-25
GrinneIl and Vicinity.
special to- Times Republica,

Grinneu, June 25.-Miss Bessie Re
plogle. graduate of Iowa College a few
days ago, plans to go soon to corpus
Christi. Tex TO visit her father and
TO enter Columbia College In the IAN
TO get her doctors degree.
The school board of the independent
district of Grinnell has voted to put
before the people of the district, at a
special election on the 18th of August,
the proposition to bond the district for
500. 900 for the building of new
school house on the grounds at the
corner of Park street and Fourth aV-
enue The need Of more room for the
high school and of greatly enlarged IA
cilities has been felt for some years
and has now become imperative.
Mr. and Mrs. " G. Preston and fam
lily are enjoying this week visit from
Mr.. Preston's brother, G. w Preston.
and his family, whose home Is in
Avcca.
Mrs. Francis Abel has gone to spend
some months at the home of her sis
ter IN Utica n. Y, who has not been In
good health for some time.
Mr. and Mrs. j. L Fellows are enter
tanning this week Mr.. and Mrs NJ. F.
Birdsall. of Clarion.
Mr. C. A Taylor is taking a two
weeks vacation, which he spends in the
east, this being the thirtieth ami
yersary of his graduation from VIII
| liams College.
: On Tuesday might Miss Mary APP
thorp started on her return to her home
in Oshkosh, Wis, after attending the
fftieth anniversary of her graduation
from Iowa College in this city.
Mr. and Mrs H. L. Boyer are having
the pleasure of a summers visit from
Mrs. Eeyer's mother, Mrs. Edward
Johnson, Of Brooklyn. N. Y. Mrs.
johnson is accompanied by her grand
son, Edward Johnson.
Mrs z. B. Carter, Of Astoria, Ill, who
has been visiting for the past month
in this city at the home Of her friend,
Mrs William Beaton, has gone on to
the home OF her daughter in Omaha.
After filing the seven exhibition en-
gagements he has before July 4, Avi-
! a tor Robinson plans to remain close at
| home giving his immediate attention
| to the construction OF the flying ma
chimes the Grinnell Aviation Company
expect to have under contract.
| The civic league Of this city is the
| leaders and other organizations are as
sisting in the preparation Of safe anc
sane Fourth of July celebration in the
form of protest against war. The
Grinnell Commercial Club, the Daugh-
! tiers Of the American Revolution, the
Wonen's League Of Iowa College. anc
the college and the high school mems
| glee clubs are lending their best efforts
/ to make the grand peace pageant 2
success. The procession will be ar
ranged as follows: Peace herald. or
horseback, leading the procession, Mis-:
Columbia and attendant states; Liber.
ty and the nations, Camp Fire Girls
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-25

Special to imeS-RepuDl1can.
Eldora, June 25.-Mr. A. E. Veline,
superintendent of the Eldora schools,
has sold his home in the Fourth ward
to Mr.. Joseph Kramer, who will take
possession after thirty days.
Hurbert Buenther, after a week s
visit with his parents. Rev. and Mrs.
Guenther, has gone to Hampton on
business. Mr. Guenther graduated this
spring from the dental college at the
State University of Iowa but has not
yet decided where he will practice.
Homer Hall has bought the John Ely
home in the Third ward, on South
Washington street The consideration
was s3,5o0.
Miss Elsie Costello. after a short
visit with relatives. has returned to
her home in Iowa Falls Miss Costello
was accompanied by Mrs. Harry Ward,
of this city.
Mr.. Henry Thamer has returned from
two months soiourn on the Pacific
coast. He attended both expositions
and many other points of interest and
reports having had a good time.
Miss Cora Van Tiger, after visiting
her brother DR. Van Tiger. leaves for
Bucklin. Mo. where she will visit her
mother LOT lew NSehS. MISS Gil
Tiger has taught school east of town
this winter.
Mrs. A. j. HAYDEN has gone to Mar
shalltown to see her husband. who is
in the Deaconess hospital of that city.
Mr. HAYDEN has undergone several OPP
erations during his eight weeks he has
been there.
The engagement has been announced
Of Miss Ivan Bloom. of Des Moines, TO
Kent NJ Hardin Miss Bloom has had
charse of the training of the class play
and the declamatory contest OF our
high school. Mr. Hardin is a son of j.
F. Hardin, is assistant cashier OF the
Citizens Savings Bank. and also =
member of the insurance firm OF j. +.
Hardin & Son. The date for the weo.
ding has not been set.
Charles Morse, of Cincinnati, O., ar
rived in Eldora Wednesday for visit
with his brother, DR.. y. c. Morse. To-
gether the brothers expect to start the
first OF next week for points in north
ern Minnesota on a fishing excursion
and pleasure mission.
Chicken thieves are again abroad in
the land. Some entire focks have dis
appeared in a single night. All but two
Of the fine flock of blooded buff rocks
owned by Grant Tyler disappeared
Wednesday night.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-25

Boy Scouts. Uncle Sam. the Livins
Flag, Children Of the Nations. The fol-
lowing program will be given: SONG
and tableau, Columbia the Gem Of the
Ocean," presented by the Daughters OF
the American Revolution. Folk dances
and tableau, Liberty Welcoming New
Citizens" Song, America the Beauti-
full" presented by Camp Fire Girls.
Pageant Of Joy. attend by Health
and Industry. Tableau, signing OF
the Treaty." by William Penn and
the Indians" presented by Boy Scouts.
The living flag, presented by children
Of four to ten. Song, "Children of the
Nations, Rise" Song, America" by
the audience. There will be fine cos
tunes and good band music and an in
teresting day is promised. The display
will take place on Monday, July s.
AS has been the custom in Grinnell
for several years the churches will
unite during July and August in union
meetings for the Sunday evening SER
vice, to be held in the Methodist church
as the Congregational church with It's
larger seating capacity will be UNDER
going repairs and re-decoration.
There seems to be a prospect that the
Grinnell Electric and Heating Com
pany, winch ALREADY mas hellOSS, WAL
com and Brooklyn on its service lines,
will soon include Victor. A meeting
was held there this week and Manager
Utter. of this city, and two Of the east
ern official were present.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Bennett Of this
city are having the pleasure of a visit
from Mr. Benefits brother, A. L. Ben
nett, and his wife, from Hawarden.
who will spend this week with them.
The visiting brother has been to Dav-
export to attend the bankers conven-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank II. Clifford, OF the
Hotel Monroe. are again in their home
here after several weeks Of absence,
during which they have motored to the
east and over much of New England
and several other states. Mrs Clifford
Is reported to have had remarkable
gain in health by the trip.
T. j. Noll and wife have gone to
Waterloo and Cedar Falls for a few
days OF visiting.
Miss Cornelia Bartlett has returned
to her home in Chicago. after spending
a couple of weeks visiting at the home
OF her mother, Mrs. D. S. Bartlett, OF
this city