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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-10

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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-10
DEFENSES
OF L. S. HIT
BY HUGHES

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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-10

A comm rieation has be~u received
ny the police from Mrs. Ida Helm.
- years .l3 q Worthwhile. asking
FOR lI. .r locating ner son IS 30 1'1
where in Illinois, Eni whom sns
nas NOT aeon Iu - years. When
the Helms moved from chicago -r
NorfNville the boy, f"en = Years
refused - ACCOMPANY tHrw ami
since then h@ has been lost frT. b
- SIX years agr fae husband ART
fa'rrr dred and Mrs Helm t= NOW
mat ..a4,t rarT..eaa.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-10
Charged with the theft Of 500 worth
Of Erocrrirs froR the GrnrrRI Lr1-

GERS CO. uy whom they were "T
pIoNel A. drivers Frank Daurlls
1Fe ~. SO 2l5 Fast i.a-r sI-st and
Marion ~ppop~r. 20. - Fou~fh-ave
pleaded guilty 20 simple laf.rr'
whom arraIgued before Police I.e.
f.re stein Wedra4d and were
placed IN six months probation ~
ter fheIr parents rsH made partial
restltuf on a. tie ,yvasrr ard bed
prom scd 20 make good Tho who'd.
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New Britain herald., 1916-11-24

aggregated 100000 rifes), the gov
| eminent paying the companies the
| amount of further expenditures which
| the companies may be required to
| make in order to complete the manu-
facture of such rifles. The companies
are to receive a profit on rifles manu-
factured by them in addition to the
| total Of 100000.
Dodge Increases His Wealth.
Marcellus Hartley Dodge owns
practically all the stock of the Rem
ington Arms-U Union Metallic Cartridge
Company, amounting to 100000
The corporation was formed last
year through q merger of the Rem
ington Arms and Ammunition and the
Clnon Metallic Cartridge Company.
He organized the Remington Arms
Company of Delaware with nominal
capital and leased factory room from
the Baldwin Locomotive Works at
Eddystone, Pa, for the purpose Of
filling contract for Lee Enfield rifles
amounting to $50, 900. He turned
the Delaware corporation and it's con-
tract over to the Midvale Steel and
Ordnance Company at its organiza-
ton, taking in return 100000 shares
Of Midvale Steel stock of $20,0O0,OOO
par value.
On announcement OF the organiza-
ton Midvale stock went from 60 to
" on the curb. Mr.. Dodge sold out
his holdings. Men in the street yes
terday estimated that if he got an
average of so for his stock, he re-
ceived more than $3O,OOO,OOO for the
Delaware concern which cost him
next to nothing.
In the excitement of early war
bride days it was estimated that the
profit on each rifle would be SIS.
Mr. Dodge is a son-in-laW Of Will
liam Rockefeller and brother n-law
of Percy A. Rockefeller, both of
whom were originally stockholders in
the Midvale concern.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24

| it is estimated the 100000, with
| what the British plants can turn out,
| will be enough.
The contracts originally involved
the expenditure of $1c0, 900. In
Ger the compromise Great Britain will
pay 100000 to the three concerns
to REIN burse them for expenditures
and will advance further sums if nee
essary to insure them against loss.
Thomas l.. Chadbourne, Jr., Of the
law firm Of Chadt>ourne & Shores, in
announcing the notifications in the
contracts said:
The Nridva:e Steel and Ordnance
Company, the Remington Acms-Union
Metallic Cartridge Company and the
Winchester Repeating Arms Com
pany, being the only three concerns
in the United States having contracts
with the British government for the
manufacture Of rifles, employed me in
the month of Septem Der to take up
with the British government the ques-
ton of securing a modification of their
contracts.
This negotiation has been con-
cluded and the meeting of minds of all
parties has been crystallizing in an
exchange of letters which provides
for the execution of contracts by
which the government will fully reim-
burse and protect each company as
to it's actual expenditures as we'll as
upon all contracts and agreements
made by the companies for the car
rying out of the contracts as soon
as the amounts due hereunder can
be ascertained, except for buildings
and fixed machinery owned by the
companies, which can be devoted to
their other uses
Each company will agree to con-
tinue manufacturing rifles for the
British government up to an aggre-
gate of 100000 for all the COM
ranies including those already deliv-
cred (the original contracts having
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24
NEW SKATING POND
IS NOW IMPROBABLE
Park Commissioners Do Not Think
Stanley Park Dam As Now Planned
Would Be Advisable

| Despite urgent protests on the
| part of the Stanley Quarter residents,
and also favorable action of the fl
nance board, it is hardly probable
that the proposed dam in the new
Stanley Park will be built this fall,
thus doing away with the probability
that this will be a skating resort this
winter. Chairman w. F. Brooks of
the park commission has stated his
position clearly, showing that it is
hardly possible to build the dam this
fall.
lat the last council meeting Coun-
Gilman G. M. Landers introduced Il
resolution asking for the construction
of such a dam at once. The matter
was referred to the finance committee
and that body authorized the park
commissioners, if they saw fit to con-
struct the dam for $1,000 and they
would be reimbursed for the same
amount either in February or March
when departmental transfers OF
funds are legal.
The resolution passed by the coun-
Gil provided that the dam might be
built in accordance with previous
plans devised by the park board Inc
previous plans provided for an earth-
en- dam with a core of concrete. When
the matter was first taken up over q
year ago $500 was asked, but the
state commission having The super
vision Of dam construction, ruled tnaC
a satisfactory dam would have TO
cost at least $1,000. The matter was
dropped. But under the provisions OF
the council resolution these plans
would have to be carried out if the
dam was built this fall.
Chairman Brooks has in mind the
construction of a new and more orn-
ate dam and he will include it In his
budget for the coming year. 1t Will
call for q dam four feet higher than
the previously recommended core
wall dam and will be finished in or
namental stone and will allow for
floral decorations. Other plans pro-
vide for converting the pond into a
swimming pool in the summer. With
these things considered, the park
board does not think it advisable TO
build hurriedly constructed dam tins
fall, especially since the cold Weath-
er might make the concrete work
faulty.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24
JUSTIFIES USE OF SUBS.
Harvard Graduate Manager Answers
Criticism in Crimson"

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. pam
swering criticism of the policy of the
Harvard football coaches in playing
a substitute eleven against Brown last
Saturday, when Harvard was defeated
Fl to 0, Fred Moore, graduate mana
ger Of athletics, stated yesterday in a
letter to the Harvard Crimson that
the plan was agreed upon with the
Brown management when the game
was arranged. The Brown manage
ment made no particular objection
to- our policy he said, although they
naturally would have preferred to
meet the first string men,
Moore stated that if the coaches
had realized the strength of Brown at
the time the schedule was made out
"the game would have been arranged
for an earlier date when first string
men could have played without TAX
ing chances of having some of them
unfit to play against Yale. However,
the fact that Brown did develop a
much more powerful team than was
anticipated did not seem to the
coaches a sufficient reason to change
their established policy"
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24
INSURED FOR $1,75O,O00
Vice President of WiIlys-Overland
Company Makes Large Sum Pay
able to Company and Family.

New York, Nov. 24.-H. T. Dunn
of Toledo, a vlce-president of the
Fisk Rubber company, has taken out
life insurance for a little more than
$1,750,000. This became know yes
terday when the last of the policies
was issued and the big transaction
became topic of discussion among
insurance men.
Rodman Wanamaker, according to
report, carries more life insurance
than this amount; John Wanamaker
is supposed to carry as much, but Mr..
Dunn nevertheless is one of t. A~Inost
heavily insured men in the world.
When it was disclosed that Tom Shev-
lin, the former Yale coach, had been
insured for 100000 not long before
his death, the fact caused considerable
comment, but Mr.. Dunn is insured for
almost twice this sum.
Part of the insurance is made out in
favor of the companies with which
Mr.. Dunn is connected. The rest is
income insurance for his wife and
daughter, paying them handsome an
nuities after his DEATH
The Toledo man is Al years old,
and five physicians who examined him
pronounced him an excellent risk.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24
BRITAIN MODIFIES
RIFLE CONTRACTS
Makers Will Not Profit But Will
Not Lose Money

New York, Nov 24-Without profit,
put likewise insured against loss the
Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company,
the Remington Arms-Union Metallic
Cartridge Company and the Winches-
ter Repeating Arms Company will
complete the manufacture of 2,OO0,-
coo rifles for the British government
as the result Of an agreement reached
yesterday.
These companies took contracts for
the manufacture of 100000 rifles, in
anticipation of large profits but in
each case the ventures turned out to
be extremely embarrassing. IT Is es-
timated they have, up to date, deliv-
cred 100000 rifles. Finding them
selves burdcned by the agreement,
they made overtures to the British
government for a modification Of the
contracts. The compromise reached
was said yesterday to 90 very salts
factory TO both parties.
A principa! advantage, it was said
""s I'laL ny tne new agreement losses
caused by the rigid inspection system
o. the British government The exact
Ing requirements Of inspectors are
given by officials Of the companies as
stho underlying causes CT their failure
\ to carry out the original terms
Rifle Becoming Obsolete.
On the other hand, the British gov
zernment is glad Of the opportunity to
zcut the contracts from 100000 rifles
zto 1000, 600, for the reason that the
increasing use Of bombs and machine
gums Is making fewer rifles wanted
lt is unlikely that any moro rifle con-
atracts Will be placed In America as
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24
RHEUMATISM
physician Believes Genuine Rem
edy for the Disease Has
Been FOund

Rheuma, the wonderful rheumatism
aremedy sold by Clark & Brainerd Co.
and all druggists, gives quicker and
#nore lasting relief than other rene
#11es costing many times as much.
Rheuma passes the deadly poison
bus secretions into the bowels and
#<idneys, from which they are quickly
@hrown off in a natural, healthy way.
n Read what a reputable physician
Jays about Rheuma: 81 have made
most careful investigation of the
Mormula employed in the manufacture
Pf Rheuma, and [ heartily recon-
mend it as a remedy for all forms of
rheumatism. [ find Rheuma far in ad-
vance of the methods generally en-
@ioyed in the treatment of rheuma-
ism, and altogether different in COM
position from the remedies USUALLY
prescribed. DIR. Lyons.
n This should give any sufferer from
rheumatism confidence to try Rheuma.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24
MADE THE POLICEMAN JUMP.

Starting to pull his duty call from
the police box at Hartford avenue and
North street about 1870 last night.
Policeman William O'Mara was
shocked to find the mechanism pos
sessed with a magnetic attraction.
Tt took little time for him to locate
the trouble and decide that there
was too much electricity for comfort.
Capt. Thomas w. Grace at headuuar-
ters was notified and warned the pa
trolmen to keep away from that To-
cality until repairs had been made.
The heavy rain is considered respon-
sible for the trouble.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24
CATHOLIC ALUMNAE MEET.

Baltimore, Nov. 24.-Representing
$4,000 members in the United States
and Canada the delegates to the sec
ond biennial convention of the Inter
national Federation of Catholic alum
nae formally opened the sessions to-
day, which will continue until Sunday
night. Cardinal Gibbons attended the
opening ceremonies and delivered a
brief address.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24
EAT STEAMED CLAIMS.

enjoyed a steamed clam menu in
their social rooms at headquarters
yesterday afternoon with a number of
guests attending. Captain Eugene
Barnes of Hook and Ladder Company
No. was chef with Edward Carlson
Of No. Company as assistant. Guests
included Chairman E. G.. Babcack of
the board of public safety, Deputy
Fire Chief William ]. Noble, Police
Captain T. w. Grace and Dwight A.
Parsons, veteran fireman and in
surance agent.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24

G. M. Grocock has a few hats
specially priced at $3.50 and $500.
He also has a splendid collection of
small hats,-just the thing for the
Yale-Harvard game,-and his assort-
ment of large dressy hats, from $12 to
$25, are without equal.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24

The policies were issued by twelve
companies, the largest risk assumed
by any one company being in the
neighborhood Of $25O,OO0. 1t took
four solid days to put Mr.. Dunn
through the physical examinations
and to attend to the mass of detail
incident upon issuing the many poll
cies.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24
GEORGETOWN WINS.

Lexington, KY, Nov. 24.-George-
town had a rather easy victory over
PENNSYLVANIA here yesterday, defeat
ing the latter by score of IL to U
in q football game replete with spec
tacular plays. The visitors goal line
however, was never seriously threat
ened.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24
The New Silver Ten Cent Pieces.

Having secured a large quantity of
the New Treasury issue of silver
dlmes Wise, Smith & Co. will include
them In making change Saturday at
the anniversary sale. The new de-
sign is very artistic, and all patrons
whose change amounts to ten cents
or over will receive one Of the new
dlmes.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24
FOOTBALLERS WANT GAME.

The Spartans A. G. football evelen
wishes to challenge any team, in the
city averaging 100 pounds. Game to
be played Saturday, November 25th,
at Bannings field, corner Whiting and
Stanley street. A. Kallerman, Mgr,
1S1 Kelsey street, phone 1850.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-01
OF POLITICAL CE.

The most significant feature of the weeks political developments was the appearance of Rev. L,cyan Bojnowski at the Fifth Ward Democratic meet ing in Skrituisky's hall last night. For mer Congressman Reilly made an in spring address on good citizenship
 but without any partisan references
 After thanking him o1 behalf of the Polish people for his opposition to the literacy test in the irnni grafton biIl
 Father Bojnowski, speaking in his own language, made sme striking and unfaVorable references to the plified in it's unjust and revengeful at titude toward him in attempting to close the artesian wells at his farm arresting him for not havng his side walk cleaned and other matters. It is evident that the outsroken state ments of Republican leaders to the effect that Father Bojnowslli has lost his influence with his people po- lltically and that he need no longer be considered as a political factor have reached Father Bojnowski and his speech last night is a notice alike to his own people and to the public that he is still to be reckoned with and that he intends to take an active part in the present campaign and in favor of the Democratic candidate.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-01

necessary assurances that they will not become burdens on the nation. This in itself is sometimes conducive to the workings of great injustice. Cases are pointed out by the Bureau of Immigration where many worthy
 people have sold their all in Europe
 to seek the opportunities of America,
 only to be turned back at the entrance
 door. Far better would it be to set up
 examining stations abroad under the supervision of the federal government where all those desiring to emigrate might make application. Better to ind out on the other side whether subjects are fit before subjectins them to the long and arduous journey over the seas in the steerage.
 The problems of immigration are upon us. true. But they are not so great as they might appear to be on the surface. If proper care and study were given to all the various details, if the Department of Labor were y set up these stations suggested for abroad, if the Bureau of Immi grafton were slightly augmented, the whole thing could be reduced to a science. tho immigra tion system the criminal records of most of the immigrants seeking surcease from sorrow within these shores are not available at the ports of entrance to the United States. It is a well known fact that many criminals gain entrance by misrepre-, sentation, by producing false evidence as to their identity, by concealing their criminal records, by throwing a veil over their past performances. There should be a way of ending all these things because such perform ances tend in the long run to have an ill-effect upon the good. honest, hard laboring people who come in through the same portals with the mean, the wicked and the low. Criminals are not wanted in any land, and the coun- tries abroad would not take much in terest in the departing breakers of law if they thought they would never return. By all means amend the pres ent immigration laws so that the fed eral authorities may deport criminal aliens. We do not want them here. We want honest, upright, good peo- pie.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-01
"DODD'S RIDE"

any moment now the flash may in over the wire that Francisco
 Mexican bandit and murderer, cen killed or captured. Four ed American cavalrymen under pmmand of Colonel George A. |are hot on his trail. The fire of old, instead of flashing down |muus continental divide astridc |nuus charger, is being carted Eh the mountains on an old wagon. He is nursing broken Fl a shattered hip. Colonel Dodd, pressing his men over a stretch |r-fve miles of mountain trail in Irnarkable time of seventeen completely routed the Villa They have been sent pell mell I'y direction, divided into little of frightened fugitives. All bs done by the American troop houts the loss of a single man @th- only four wounded, these #iouslY. Thirty -one dead Mexi- &nd a, large number of wounded 1e story for the other side.
 4her Villa is captured or not, # is near. He has been shorn of Ever. Because of his wonderful Edge of the mountain country, Enc has held forth all his life, he &e able to hide successfully in kair; but he will be never able #|D come out in the open and or 8his band. Colonel Dodd's ride & down in history as the end of # Great credit must go to our
 An troopers for this wonderful
 It will be only a matter of
 me when this punitive eXpedi-
 l return to the United States,
 wing the danger of. anything
 erveution in Mexico .Old Gen
 franza and his followers must
 at the manner in which the
 n soldiers went about their T During it afl, too, there has x clash between the Carranzis- | the Americans, as many peo-
 this soil had feared and as # q wished would happen. Thus % son administration is saved
 rther political embarrassmen 8ything begins to look rosy
 Ne4icau standpoint. The ride
 lel ,Dodd and his brave caval-
 an epoch in American his
New Britain herald., 1916-04-01
Suing the Paper. (Hartford Post. )

Every newspaper from time to time has to deal with iyate persons who threaten to bring suits for libel Occasionally a paper is sued, but 1t is seldom, because most meft who have been in the newspa per sbusiness long enough to become editors have pretty accurate knowledge as to what is libel and what isn't. Even Homer mods and sometimes the edi- tors make a mistake, but usually not. Persons who take offense at pub lished stories usually either lack the same amount of information or else their temper gets the best of their Judgment and they go off at "half cock and call on the editor with 8 a threat
 The New York Tribune. which is conducting pure advertising cam paign against adulterated goods in which spades are called spades or sometimes even referred to as "ac- cursed shovels," naturally is con- fronted with frequent threats to get even through the courts. One of these threats moved the Tribune to make a very interesting statement regarding it's policy. A certain Star
 
 and the Tribunes reply to it's threat was as follows:
 To Mir. Rawak and all other law yers who mediate libel suits against the Tribune. based on matter pub lshcd in this column a word of kindly advice, calculated to save them trouble, loss and mbarra ssment
 When direct charges against a concern are made by the Advisor they are based upon the following foundations:
 First: Through the Bureau of In NcStSatlon the Tribune has examin- cd into the advertising and merchant dlslnG methods of the concern.
 Second: It has purchased the mcr- chandiSe of the concern
 Third: It has subjected the mcr- chandise to the appraisal of experts in that specific line. who have ana lyzed it with special reference to it's value, the character of it's material and workmanship and tho degree in which 1t corresponds to the reprcsen- tations whereon it was sold. Fourth: The conclusions Of inc "N~ pcrtS arc embodied in thc matter printed in this column, and this Is raAA sssA NanAMmaA Aa&Axe AalsSsoek&4Rs
New Britain herald., 1916-04-01

by a legal firm whose standing experience in libel law is unex in the country.
 It is the glorious privilege or freeborn American lawyer to sue newspaper for libel. That you fully within your rights, MT. Rawf in threatening suit, I would be tf last to deny. But. before you or thdI Star Shoe company go further, tu~09 a whisper in your ear, warning which other Tribune readers have found it advantageous to heed:
 Stop Look. Listen!
 No other paper is engaged in jus. the sort of campaign the Tribune is waging, so no other newspaper takes jus these precautions against pub fishing Ebellous matter, but every newspaper exercises care at all times and the advice which the Tribune& gives the persons it has stirI od un, applies in a smaller way to others who contemplate "suing the paper"
New Britain herald., 1916-04-01
BACK TO THE OLD DAYS.

Because of the war abroad and the consequent lack of dye-stuffs at pres ent in America the coming year will soc practically nothing but black and white in silk goods according to he annual report of the Silk Association or America. The report says that whatever colored silk fabrics are made will be tinted with vegetable dyes. Thus do we take d hop, step. and jump back to the days of grand
 ma. When she was a girl, so we are told, all the staple goods were col pred by these dyes. The gowns she wore were handsome, too; better still
 they were more rugged, and had greater enduring powers With the reversion back to the fabrics and dyes of the good old days when quality and not quantity was the order, America may yet learn something about dress.