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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-12-29
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The Detroit times., 1916-02-15
REP. KELLEY PINS
HIS FAITH TO
LARGER NAVY

A substantial increase IN the navy
and the strengthening OF the coast
defenses were urged by Congress
man Patrick III. Kelley. Monday
night. speaking before the North
western Womens club. in the Hotel
Cadillac.
"The navies of the European pow
ers are our only menace" he said,
"and there Is stretch OF 1000
miles before they can reach us.
With the nine dreadnoughts now un-
der construction completed We will
have naval force worthy Of the
nation
Albert 4. Sherman, school inspec-
tor from the Twelfth ward. told the
club that some action should be TAX
en TO prevent the depletion of the
teaching STATS in the city schools
When a teacher marries nowadays
her resignation is understood,
"That ruling is barbarous." said
Mr. Sherman.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-15
SCHOOL HEAD
RESIGNS JOB
Seven Teachers Also to Leave
in DOwagiac Row Over
Revival

DOwAGIAC, Mich, Feb. lS.-
supt. Peter F. Mccormick, of the
Dowagiac public schools OF this
place, has resigned and, IL Is ru'
mored. seven other teachers in sym
pathy with him,will leave the school
at the end OF the present year. The
trouble comes as the result Of diff.
ferences between Supt. Mccormick
and President Myers. OF the school
board, which started about n year
ago when Supt. Mccormick refused
to organize a chorus among the
school children to sing at revival
being held in Dowagiac. Myers
wanted the children's chorus and
the superintendent fiatly refused TO
carry out the wish OF the board
president Myers has also been op-
posed to kindergartea work in the
schools and. IL Is said. this is one OF
the things which has caused much
friction between the two. The row
has been the bitterest of its kind
ever known In this city.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-15
ART EXHIBIT
OPENS TONIGHT

The exhibition OF paintings. con
tributed by Michigan and Detroit
artists, to be sold at studio prices
for the benefit of the Children's
Free hospital and District Nurses
association. will be opened with a
reception in the Linsell studios.
Tuesday evening. to which the pub
lie is invited Among the 300 paint
ings to be displayed are two models
by Prince Paul Troubetskoy, one
Of the exquisite Sversky. in Joyous
dance, and the other OF an elephant.
whom the prince. at the time he
worked upon him, found more en-
crossing than beautiful woman
who was then posing for him.
Miss Elizabeth Loomis is chair
man OF the committee and Mrs. The
odore II. McGraw, Jr., Is assisting
her The committee is hoping that
the picture by Barlow, valued at ST.
900. will bring in returns sufficient
to meet the needs of the charities.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-15
MRS. FIELD TALKS
ON THE ANTHONY
AMENDMENT

Votes talk" declared Mrs. Sarah
Bard Field. former Detroit WON
an, who through her activity In the
west has made herself the most
powerful woman In the United
States, I'm the Board of Commerce
Monday afternoon.
'The women OF the west have
pledged themselves TO support that
party which will enfranchise the re
mainder Of the women OF the United
States" said Mrs. Field. "lr the
Democratic party fails to do II, now
that II has its chance with the
Susan p. Anthony amendment pend
ing In congress. the 100000 votes
OF western women will b. with.
drawn from the support OF that
party"
Following the luncheon, Mrs.
Field, accompanied by Miss Mar,
garet Whittemore. left for Lansing
where they spoke Monday evening
at the opening OF the Mich an Con!
gressional union headquarters in
that city. Wednesday. Mrs. Field
will eak Grand Rapids In the
celebration OF Sussn p. Anthony's
birthday. Miss whittemore will
accompany her wet to take charge
OF the work for the amendment In
Washington and Montana Mrs
Field -7ill travel throughout the
west on a lecture tour.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-15
GERMANS BUILD
n GIANT U-B0ATS
New Submarines Virtual Float
ing Forts, Britain
Hears
BY UNITED PRESS.

LONDON. Feb. l5.--New subma-
rine monsters. veritable floating
forts, will be Ased by the Germans
when they launch their campaign
against armed merchantmen two
weeks from tomorrow. according TO
the naval correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph.
They will resemble the original
American monitors. excepting that
they will possess the power OF sub,
mergence. he wrote.
Among the new vessels built In
Germany are what may best be de-
scribec as submarine monitors.
said the respondent. "They are
fairly big. Above the more or less
cylindrical hull is built a long bat
terry. well protected by armor. which
can be made completely water-tight
and extends for considerable dis
tance along the hull. In the center
Is the commanders tower, from
which orders are issued.
"The boats can be submerged
and in this condition can bring the
armored battery just above the wa
The Detroit times., 1916-02-15

or twice he toldly curicd up right
out in an open spot where the sun
shonc and pretended to be taking a
Zap. but all the time he vas watch
ing and all the time he was chuck.
ling TO himself.
she will never in the wide world
suspect / am watching her." he
thought. "She will think that | am
Just taking sun nap.
II didn't take Reddy many days to
learn all that he could learn about
Mrs. Grouse and her winter ways.
He learned where her favorite feed
Ing places were and at what time Of
day she usually visited each. He
learned her favorite resting places
and also that there wasn't chance
to hide near enough to one OF them
To catch her He found this out by
visiting each one when she was not
about. He learned. too, that Mrs.
Grouse had Just rs sharp wits in that
small pretty head of hers as he
had In his, and that she never once
forgot to watch out for danger.
There isn't much chance for me-
to catch her while she Is awake .
thought he. 1--WE got 10 catch her
asleep
So utter that Roddy watched just
at dark every night to find out JUS
where Mrs. Grouse went TO bed.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-15
NEW Y. w. C. A.
HOME TO HAVE
MANY FEATURES

The new ", w. C, A. building to
be erected on the corner OF Wither
ell-st. and Adams-ave.. will be the
last word in efficiency in social
work, a veritable plant for the turn.
ing out of modern young women OF
the highest qualities.
Educational classes will have
class rooms. the social department
will have a perfectly .quipped audi.
torium. and series of drawing rooms !;
there will be d library, rest rooms,
gymnasium. swimming pool, and
many other features that will ad.
vance the work now being done by
the organization.
The money for this mecca will
be raised by 10 teams of women. 10
teams Of men. and eight OF young
women and girls, and from March
8 to IL. 100000 will be raised. 1t Is
hoped.
Charles Sumner Ward, who has
had unfailing success in the money
raising campaigns of all the Y. M.
c. A. and Y. w. G. ~ building funds,
will be in charge, and such represen-
tative women as Mrs. George John
son. Mrs. Ralph Booth. Mrs.. Otto
Kirchner, Mrs. G. A. Newcomb, Jr.
Mrs. r. B. Jackson. Mrs. Guy l..
Kiefer. Mrs. j. II. Simpson, Mrs
A. p. Brush, Miss Josephine Clay
and Miss Helen e. Keep will be the
team leaders. In all II is expected
about 800 will participate in the
campaign.
The plan to include dormitories
has been abandoned, and the home
stead plan will be retained. AS
soon as the association building has
been paid for. a system of home.
steads will be secured in the city,
in which girls will live in the nat
ural surroundings OF family life
The Detroit times., 1916-02-15
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME.
Reddy Fox Watches Mrs. Grouse.
sY THORNTON w. ,uaoess

u
All the time he could spare from
hunting Reddy Fox he spent in watch
ing Mrs. Grouse. He was very crafty
about Il. Yes, sir. he was very, very
crafty. He wouldn't for the world
have had Mrs. Grouse suspect that
he was watching her. That was the
very last thing he wanted. You see
he had made up his mind that he
would catch Mrs. Grouse, but 10 do
IL he must lay some very clever
plans. and ~ make very clever plans
he must know all he POSSIBLY could
about Mrs. Grouse and her habits.
lie knew that II she should see he
was paying more than usual atten-
tion Ia her she would at once grow
suspicious.
She was used TO having him hunt
her In quite the ordinary way. Ever
since he could remember Reddy had
tried to catch Mrs. Grouse. II was
sort OF daily game. Whenever he
happened to be near where she
was likely to be he stole along as
softly as he knew how, which Is
very softly indeed, hoping to sur
prise her Several times he had al
most succeeded. once actually get
ting n couple Of her tail feathers. So
Il had come about that Mrs. Grouse
expected these daily visits and Red
dy was smart enough TO know that
IL he should suddenly stop them that
would make her quite as suspicious
as II would IL he was to be seen
watching her too closely,
SO he did just as ne had been In
the habit OF doing. He hunted In
the Green Forest just as he had
done all winter and tried to surprise
Mrs. Grouse just as she expected
him to. Then when he had failed
he would trot on In the direction of
the Green Meadows to look for fat
meadow mice. He knew that Mrs.
Grouse knew that this was his daily
habit. and he knew, too. that because
she lives almost wholly In the Green
Fnt tOuluHt WdtCn oit
the meadows. SO he .woald hunt
there a while and then steal back
to the Green Forest &c hide where
he could watch Mrs. Grouse and see
Just where she went and what she
aid. He wanted to fnd out II she
vent there. and just how careful she
was, and II there was any hiding
place from which he might spring
cnt and catch her.
Reddy Was smart enough to know
that II wouldn't do for her to get
the lease hint that she was being
watched, so he took the greatest
care notto 70 too near. He would
hide at q distance where he could
see and not be seen by Mrs. Grouse.
Sometimes he would stretch out be-
hind an old log and peep around
The end of II. Sometimes ne
would crawl under the low-hanging
branches of hemlock tree. Once
The Detroit times., 1916-02-15
TAPT'S LEAGUE
GETS PREFERENCE
IN THIS REPORT

The proposals of the League to
Enforce Peace. one OF which il tha,
the United States join n league oi
nations, all OF whom sfan agree to
use their joint military rorces
against any s,gnatory refusing to
submit its dispute TO court OF
council OF conciliation, before de
claring war. receive first place I'm a
report published by the National
Economic league, on behalf of 81
National council, many OF The mem
bers Of which are residents OF De
troit.
The League 10 Enforce Peace Is
the organization OF which ex-Presi.
dent Taft is head. and which was
formed by him, President Lowell,
OF Harvard, and others, in Independ.
ence hall, Philadelphia. last June.
The platform OF the TAFT league,
which is set forth in the report un.
der the head of international or
ganization. IL rs follows:
First--All justiciable questions
arising between the signatory pow.
ers. not settled by negotiation, shall.
subject To the limitations OF treaties.
be submitted to judicial tribunal
for hearing and judgment, both upon
the merits and upon any issue az
to It's jurisdit ton OF the question.
Second--All other questions aris-
ing between the signatories and not
settled by negotiation, shall he sub
mitted 10 n council OF conciliation
for hearing. consideration and rec
ommendation
Third-The signatory powers shall
jointly use forthwith both their
economic and military forces against
any one Of their number that goes
TO war, or commits acts OF hostility
against another of the signatories
before any question arising shall be
submitted as provided In the fore
going. (No provision Is made for
the enforcement OF the decree. how
ever Under the plan nations may
fight after arbitration, II dissatis-
fied.D
Fourth-Conferences between the
signatory powers shall be held from
time TO time to formulate and codify
rules Of international law. which.
unless some signatory shall signify
It's dissent within a stated period.
shall thereafter govern in the de.
clsions cf the judicial tribunal men
toned i'm article one.
Members Of the Economic leagues
national council, who have received
the report In Detroit are: DIR. Emil
Amberg. Rev G.. T. Arnold, Charles
&. Boadls, Ernest X. Benson. War.
rcn s. Blauvclt. Il. n. Butler, Law
renee Cameron Hull, William T..
January, r. st. Elmo Lewis. James
II. Mcdonald, William V. Moore,
Judge Alfred J. Murphy. II. NJ. MIN
mo, Bernard g. Selling.
other Michigan members are
Francis King, OF Alma. and Prof.
Warren r., Lombard. OF the Univer.
atty Of Michigan.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-15
CASHIER FREE
AFTER 8 YEARS

cAssoPoLIs. Mich. FEB. i5.--
tSpeciall-Ira b. Gage. one,of the OF
ficers OF the CITY bank OF Dowagiac.
which closed It's doors eight years
ago and precipitated a financial
panic throughout Cass county and
southwestern Michigan, was made a
free man in circuit court when
Judge l.. b. Desvoignes dismissed
the charge against him and released
the bond under which he had been
held 10 appear in court.
This action followed a recent de
cision of the supreme court In which
Il was shown that Judge Desvoignes
had erred in refusing change o.
venue in the case, on a motion made
at the time by Attorney James "A
Kinnane. OF Dowagiac, who then rep
resented Gage.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-15
Relds Sell Three Boats.

PORT HURON. Mich. Feb. I5.-
Captain J. II, Reid MONDAY announc'
ed that the Reid wrecking company
has sold the steamers Inland. John
sharples and J. y. Ketcham IL The
Sbarples goes 20 the Charcoal Iron
Company of america. Detroit; the
Inland. which was formerly the I. w
Nicholas. TO the Standard Shipping
company and the Ketcham TO tn,
Canadian shipping company.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-15
City News in Brief

Thc arst meeting of the ritisens'
charter revision committee hss been
called By Mayor Marx & f9r Friday snr
mally organized then. The ilrst
meeting will be held I'm the mayors
ofnce. The mayor ana corpora
ton Counsel Harry J. Dingeman
Will sit with the committee.
.. n. 0'Cesaer. Of No. sO7 Lafayette
blvd. Mss attacked hy two nen cn
Monday night near an alley at Ab-
hottest. and Third-ave., and knock.
ed 10 the pavement. He reported
TO the police that the robbers were
frightened away by several citizens
ing WAS taken from him. He re-
ceived severe scalp wound.
william u. Irwin. ~ years old. OF No.
N Pevry-sts swallowed = quantity
OF poison. The police say. In an
EFFORT to end his life. early Tues
day morning In The baitlmore lunch n
was taken TO the city receiving
hospital, where ~ Ia said he Will
recover. No reason can be found.
the police declare. for his action.
enc. q have given up Saturday mat
tae~s,- declared q premisent wc-
man whose family have been In
years. II cannot drive my car
through that Saturday afternoon
crush and have strength enough
left to get. my family TO ohuresh church on IN
clearly beyond the police at the
corner OF state and Woodward. /.
aves. The pedestrians just swift
around the cross walks. You can't
tell where they are going TO go or
when. The officers seem TO have
all they can do 90 keep the ID. w *,
and the motor ears straight. and
don't want a dead man on my con-
science"
William l.. Levy's efforts to collect
sW n note given him in part pay
ment for theater he sold To
Abram shapiro and Nathan Green
berg found sympathy with "a jury
In Judge Mandelfs court. and Mon
day afternoon he was awarded a
Judgment for $3.50. Shapiro and
Greenberg bought the Lester thea
ter. at No 372-1t Hastings,st.. from
Levy. They said he misrepresented
the possibilities of the theater and
that they lost money through
the deal. not enough people giving
~ their patronage. The jury. how
ever. considered that the picture
house was worth what they had
agreed TO ny for IL.
~As sn example Of The Kitty-knit-
ttng g-weck scatfs-for khaki-lsds In
dustry. young woman who sat
near me at the concert OF tho De-
,roit symphony orchestra the other
house. took the trenches with NY
ing coiors," remarked n man who
likes music. Throughout the con-
cert the click OF her knitting
needles followed the director :
stick. and | became so fascinated
watching the rhythmic weaving of
her ball OF yarn that completely
forgot the music ! knew this knit
ting In public fad had been burles-
qued on the staee. and that women
had actually been seen knitting In
the boxes and orchestra chairs of
New York theaters, but this was
the first time I had seen the real
thing in Detroit"
The Detroit times., 1916-02-15
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The Detroit times., 1916-02-15
Would Change seaman's Law.

WASHINGTON. Feb l6.-An
amendment to the seamen's law. re-
quiring vessels less than 800 feet
lcng to carry from four TO six life
tuoys instead OF IL. wcs introduced
Monday by Senator Fletcher on the
suggestion OF small boat owners on
the great lakes.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-15
Saves M. C.. FLYER,

HAMMOND Ind. Feb. l5.-George
Seilder while walking TO work along
the Michigan Central tracks found a
large beam living across the rails.
lie notified officials just In time to
save the east-bound flyer with 800
aboard.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-15
Iunatic Kills Iwo

MARTINSvILL-,, Ind. Feb. 15.--
Porter Bond, said to be temporarily
demented, today shot and killed
Harley Gray and Melvin Hubble at
the traction station here. All the
men came from Coal City. The
two victims we're Bonds atten.
dants.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-15

7. TOLEDO, O--Asked if she had a
motive for attempting suicide with
poison. Irene Lane, 20. said TO the
doctor: mo. you boob, / took 1t
for exercise
The Detroit times., 1916-02-15

BERLIN, O.--An epidemic OF
warts which appear on the soles of
the feet is prevalent among men
students OF Oberlin college.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-15

Next story-Mrs. Grouse Goes I,
Bed.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-15

A modified segregation system has
been started in grade room No. 240
in Eastern high school by the grade
room principal. Miss A. Currie.
Heretofore the students of the
graderoom have not been separated
at record or during their atudy pc
riocs. Under the new system the
girls and boys are seated on oppo-
site sides OF the room. This is the
first attempt at segregation in East.
ern.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-15

der TO give most OF the students o
chance to hold ONCE during the
term.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-15

CoNNELLSvILLE. Pa. - h1e
Lohr. who had seven boxes Of ~
mite caps IN his pockets. was q
down and killed by coke tr1l4
The caps. though bent by the co11
were still intact when his body IN
found.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-15
Odds and . :


sANDUsKY. O.--Ciri ~
candy stores, svstaursnts -
card shops threaten TO strike
permitted to wear shorten oktt
MARION, Ind.-Desiring 70 el
her husband. Mrs. Floyd crae
jammed a revolver into hiss
Though loaded, the gun refused
respond. The eye was damno0
considerably. however. III
The Detroit times., 1916-02-15

CHICAGO-Learni that his ~
ents were in destitute circumstaneoo
in Germany. Sol Goldsmith maIlo
them nine pounds of flour. The poo
age amounted TO $4.72. 2>
The Detroit times., 1916-02-15

Miss Isabel Shaw, OF Eastern
high. has organized her English
seventh and eighth first-hour class
into the Parliamentary Law club.
The following ofYicers were elected;
President. Lester Baker; vice-presi-
dent, Gertrude Stiles; secretary.
Herman Barcus. New officers will
be elected about every month in or
The Detroit times., 1916-02-15


Central highs house Of represen'
tatives has begun its forty-sixth
year with the following members In
Official positions: Charles p. Me-
Farlan. speaker; Kenneth II. Spain,
clerk; Harold M. Cotton, assistant
clerk; Duncan McCollum, sergeant
alarms.
New oficers OF the Adelphoi club
OF Northwestern high are: Ernest
Pierce. president; Arthur Lesher,
vice-president; william Rennie. sec
retary; Israel zimmerman. treas
urer: Mrs. Hannovan. honorary
president. The Adelphoi recently
sprang into fame by challenging the
entire school 10 debates.
Arthur Moehelmann was chosen
faculty advisor OF the house of rep
resentatives OF Eastern high, at the
last meeting of the organization. A
new roll OF members is being pre-
pared. All members not present
when the roll Is completed will be
dropped from the active member
ship list.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-15

Safety 1rst exhibitions are being
given in the various public gram
mar schools of the city by members
OF the Safety First society. Safety
FIRST models will be made by the
students for prizes being offered by
the society.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-15

Trn following officers have been
elected by the Junior Civic league
club, organized in room A OF the
Washington school: Benjamin Wa
terstonc. president: Walter Harris,
vice-president Elizabeth Quinlan,
secretary: Nathan Weingarden,
treasurer.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-15

The Washington school was pre-
sented with an American flag. Mon
day afternoon. by the women OF the
Michigan Relief corps. Lincoln ex-
ercises we're held in conjunction
with the presentation exercises.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-15

Resolved, That Michigan adopt
the short ballot system" was the
subject of discussion at the last
meeting OF the Webster Debating
club of Central high scho"l. The
Affirmative was upheld by w. Wachs
and r. Levin, and the negative by
J. Lihurt and s. Sternber~. The
result was a tie.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-04
Boy Burglar.

Milford Able, Is years old, was ar.
rested by Undersheriff Houghton,
Thursday, on charge of burglarizing
store at Perry last week. The boy
was taken to the Dorcss Home, and it
was found later that his home was in
Livingston county, his parents dead
and his guardian Fred Newman ap-
pointed by the Livingston probate court.
The Livingston county authorities were
notified and refused to take charge of
the boy. He had been with his grand
parents who were unable to control
him and had run away recently, being
caught at Battle Creek. The officials
there notified Shiawassee authorities to
get the youngster but he escaped while
they were making arrangements and
returned to Perry, where he is said to
have broken into the store secured 81. 80
in pennies, candy, gum and other
articles He took the interurban for
Owosso, spent the day there, stole a
bicycle and rode into the country where
he was captured.
The fire department YVES called at
Ids Tuesday afternoon to Harry Cum.
mings' home, Obs Stewart street. where
an overheated stove pipe caused an
incipient b.aze The damage was
slight.
The following attended the theatre
in Lansing Tuesday evening: Mrs.
Albert Todd. Mrs. George Ssckrider,
Mrs. Charles Sackrider, Mrs. Fred
Storrer, Mrs. Mabel Lingle, Mrs. F.
Cosgrove, Misses Mary Shaw, Frances
Jones and Nan Todd.
James Laverock and j. B. Mcintosh
were in Detroit Wednesday on business.