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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-17

William Rock and Frances White
have been added 10 the cast OF the
Ziegfeld Follies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-17

The exact date Of the closing OF
Ramona" the film spectacle at the
Forty-fourth Street Theatre, is an
nounced as Sunday evening, May 20
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-17

The date Of Thomas Di1on's and Vic
TOT Herbert's operate movie, The
Fall of a Nation" Is set for Tuesday
evening. June 6, at the Liberty Theatre.
"SvbilS closes the previous Saturday
night.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-31
CONDOR BEATS
NOBLE ASHLEY
School Inspector Wins In
Fourth Senatorial District;
Old Legislators Successful

But one man who was member
Cf the state legislature last year 6
certain not 10 be returned. Noble
Ashley. representative IN the last
legislature. tried NTH primaries
TO switch 10 tho state senate and
WAS defeated for the nomination in
the Fourth district by School In
spectpr George NJ Condor, Herman
kochler. who was a representative
at the last session, also decided It.
switch from the house 10 the senate
and he was successful. defeating
four other candidates ir the First
district.
There are just three candidate
for each branch Of the legislature
who have not already served in
those bodies. Men who Will be
strangers in-the house, II elected
are raubc, Toepel and Wool. while
the senate will greet for the first
time. II they are successful. Koehle-
Condonand Hanlcy.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-31
Judge Connolly Beats
Hampton Six to One
In Light Vote
SIX ALDERMEN
LOSE IN PRIMARY
Two RecOunts Probable
AS Result of Close
Contests

Though there are still missing re-
turns from a few scattered districts
In the city and county, the vote to
all intents and purposes is complete.
The struggling vote that will find
its way to headquarters could not
change any OF the results on either
the city or county ticket as an
nounced Wednesday.
Late returns served TO increase
the pluralities OF those nominated.
Final figures show that Mayor Marx
won the nomination over DIVE b.
Duffield by 9.745. and Judge Con
molly. In light Democratic vote,
defeated Charles s. Hampton nearly
six TO one, the score being S,7ls TO
1929. The small Democratic vote
was due 10 the entire lack OF CON
tests in that parts. Very few OF the
candidates had any opposition at
all. and others only of the mildest
nature
Complete figures show that County
Treasurer Stein won an easy vic.
tory over Henry Dickson in the race
tCcstinued on Page Two)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-31
Townsend Wins Sena-
torial Race By Big
Majority
DICKINSON FOR
1T. GOVERNOR
Beakes Leading In Sec
Ond District
Contest

Albert E. Sleeper, Of Bad Axe
has been nominated for governor
on the Republican ticket by a plu.
rality of approximately 5000 over
Frank b. Leland. the Wayne county
candidate. Complete returns from
rs counties available Thursday
morning and partial returns from
40 others out OF the SO in Michigan
gave Sleeper S5,l91; Leland. H..
$50: Diekema. 34.143, and Gardner.
30,406.
Wesselus polled a scattering vote
and was not serious factor in the
race.
The territory from which returns
are now available comprise practi.
cally all the populous communities
CONTINUED on Page TwoJ
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-31
Won WALDENTO
STAY IN FRISCO

According 10 Detective Inspector
Edward Fox, the local police prob
ably Will take no steps 10 secure the
return 10 Michigan Of Edwin Won
Walden, the "Metropole hotel ban.
dit" whose arrest In SEN Francisco.
Cal. Wednesday, added another
chapter TO his sensstlonl al career of
crime, during which he has kept
the police departments Of several
cities busy, following his first es-
capadc in this city.
His attempt 10 purloin SIS, 900
from the Anglo-California bank Of
the Pacific coast metropolia was sim
liar IN many respects 10 the Metro.
pole hotel robbery In 1914 when. at
the point OF n revolver he held up
W H. Burns. clerk IT. The hotel.
securing S352.2). then. nourishing
his weapon. forced a taxi-cab chauf
fer TO drive him to the east end of
the city. Trace OF hirl was lost
by the police until his arreat later
in Dayton, O., Tor taking part in a
shooting ARRAY.
lie was brought 10 Detroit and
sentenced TO 10 years in Ionia re-
fcrmatory. In July, 1916. I've escaped
from that institution and had not
been heard OF until his arrest in
San Francisco.
The local police believe that his
very probable conviction for We'd
nesday's San Francisco AFFAIR viii
Keep him in jail for a number of
years. II is possible however that
the warden OF Ionia reformstory
may take some steps toward having
the youthful bandit returned TO this
state
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-31
Neutral Premier Re.
signs Post As Ru-
mania Enters
VENIZELOS is
NOW MAN OF HOUKS
His Return As Head o.
Government Is u,
Probable
BY UNITED PRESS.

LONDON, Aug. 31.The Greek seoVs
eminent has been thrown into chaoo
by the resignation Of Premier zaSp
mis-, while rumors are in circulnp
ton that King Constantine has Aels
said an Athens dispatch today.
Zaimis. who became head Of ~
Greek cabinet on June "a, resigned
because of Rumania's entrances iuto
the war the dispatch said. He -
formed King Constantine two w@e1yp
ago that he would not attsmpt ~
direct the affaifaT Of governnnent0(
the Balkan situation was made mes
complicated by declaration Of Wnr
from Rumania ~
Reports that King Constantine hmg
fed his capital and taken ref1oe
with German escort of UhIans q
Larissa, $50 miles north OF AthS06,
have not been confirmed The ~.
port was first telegraphed 10 Londen
by the British Official press reprsDeur
tative with the Allied forces at b.
lonika, who telegraphed. Also. ~
port that the Allies landed a str0ag
force at Paraesus. eight miles fro0
Athens, which was engaged by. Q
Greek army near King Constantins's
country house at Tatoi Several
Greek princes have fallen, the dis
patch said.
Earlier dispatches from Athens
(Continued on Page Twe)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-31
Election Commission
Amendment Adopted
Ri Large Majority
TERMS OF OFFICE
AR ENLIGHTENED
Hospital Appropriation
Measure To Be Re-
sumbitted

Voters In Tuesdays primary
struck hard al ward bossism bv
their adoption Of the charter amend.
ment for an election commission
The amendment was adopted by 4
vote OF 2i,l62 TO 1854. majority
of l0.S0S.
Adoption Of this amendment
means that ward bosses will no
longer control elections through ap-
pointment Of registrars and inspect
ors. This power Is transferred from
each separate district to an election
commission TO consist OF the record
er. president Of the civil service
commission, city clerk. corporation
counsel and senior police Justice.
who will appoint officials for all pre-
cincts In Detroit Thus II IL plan
ned 10 divest the ward boss OF an
invaluable tool in the uptuildIng of
political machines.
The election commission amend.
ment was the center of hard fight
and much bitter feeling. The com.
mon council refused 10 vote for sub.
mission OF the amendment but It
went on the ballot through initia.
tory petition.
or the eight amendment voted on,
one was defeated and another Is in.
operative. because Gov. Ferris refus-
cd to sanction II by a vote Of o..
240 TO 16.507. the electors turned
CContinued on Page Two.D
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-31
Eastern Lines Will Not
Take Passengers For
Long Trips
PARTIAL EMBARGO
ON ALL FREIGHT
VacatiOnists fastening
To Homes From
Resorts
BY UNITED PRESS.

NEW YORK. Aug 3l.-The
threatened strike effective Monday.
today had reached forward and its
effects were being felt In partial
tieup Of transportation three days
In advance Of the scheduled walk
out of 100000 trainmen.
Many eastern railroads today re.
fused to sell passenger tickets for
trips which would not be completed
by Labor day. the Pennsylvania
clampcd an embargo on munitions
shipments. freight shipments OF all
kinds were under partial embargo,
depending on their destination. and
Zig ocean shipping lines reported the
impending strike threatens 10 fprcC
idleness along the waterfront. "
Railroads report heavy trafiic in.
bound. OF vacationeTs returning TO
the city Outbound passenger traftic
was by no means stopped. but per
sons leaving the city did so warned
by railroads that schedules would
be subject TO change next week.
Among the travellers who feel the
restrictions today are many union
men who had planned labor day
trips. but who abandoned them vii.
lingly.
From large manufacturing con
Germs in New York and In other
large cities came reports that short
tCoptinued on Page TwoJ
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-31
EstimatOrs Not Dis
posed To Give Up
Without Struggle
NEARLY ALL ARE
RE-NOMIN.ATED
H. II. Dickinson Leads
List of EstimatOrs-
at-Large

Nominees for the defunct board OF
estimates may not give up without
legal fight The body TO which
they seek membership has been
abolished by charter amendment
adopted in the Tuesday primary. but
the men nominated for the board
while II was being wiped ont. may
contend that they must he allowed
10 go on the ballot in November and
serve out their terms
Corporation Counsel Dingemau
says the choice Of estimators Is now
futile. as the board is legally abol.
ished.
With practically all returns in, n.
II. Dickinson got the most votes for
estimator at-largc. lie has 20265.
Edward r Nichols comes next with
1873. and Mark A Gardner third,
with 1924. Standish Backus IL a
close fourth with only II votes less
than Gardner. and the last Of the
five estimators at-large is Milton r.
Palmer. with a vote OF l6.Si5.
Rackus and Gardner were estima.
tors-at-large on the present board
and Nichols was its president. Pal
mer was a Fourth ward estimator
Abolition OF the board OF esu.
mates occasioned no surprise Even
the members foresaw the end. for
only half OF them attended a recent
OCoptinued on Page TwoJ
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-31
Eight-HOur Law Now
Would Satisfy the
Unions
IT'S PASSAGE CAN
BE EXPEDITED
Revocation of Strike
Order Confidently
Predicted
BIZ j. u. YODER.

(SfoT Correspondent United Press
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9Th,
railroads strike situation has. In the
opinion of administration and con
gressional leaders. changed over
night from one OF pessimism to one
of hope that paralyzation OF the ma
tons business will al least be post
poned
The biggest factor In this sudden
turn for the better was the state
ment made public today OF w G.
Ice. head OF the trainmen's broth
erhood. that enactment OF the eight
hour law proposed by President WI
son will OF itself prevent the SEIZED
uled strike OF 100000 railroad EN-
ployes.
This statement was expected e
be tho central issue AZ today's hear
ings OF the interstate commerce
committee which convened AT 9
o'clock In the senate Office building
brotherhood leaders. It was believed
would formally make this promise
during tho first three hours OF hear
mss when the trainmen have their
first inning.
The situation as II stands now
contains about the following proba
bilities
While the senate committee hear
ings are on or no later than tomor
row. the house Is likely TO put
through the eighthour law This
belief was based on the expressed
attitude OF Democratic House Lead
er kitchin, and Judge Adamson
chairman OF the house interstate
commerce committee.
Before Lees announcement. Kitch.
In and Adamson had declared they
would certainly pass al least this
one suggestion OF the president, and
put'it up TO The senate.
While some opposition was ex-
pecied 10 an eight-hour law in Ger.
tain quarters. senate leaders de-
CContinued on Page Two)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-31

Prirtire-the plain neat kind--thst
o. right-Times Job Dept Main 452o.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-31
GERMANS
REPULSED
IN LORRAINE
Paris Reports Calm On
Balance of Western
Front

PARIS. Aug. 31.-The Germans
attempted bold stroke in the Par.
roy forest, in Lorraine. last night.
but were Immediately thrown ont
OF French trench they had pene.
trated. II was officially announced
today The night was calm on the
greater part OF the front.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-31

While some opposition was OK.
pecied 10 an eight.hour law in Ger.
tain quarters. senate leaders de-
IContinued on Page Twoo
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-23
MEETING OF DAVIDSON
COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Nashville, Tenn, March 1S.-With-
out a ripple to disturb the calm and
placid waters. and in about ten min
utes of time, the Davidson county
democratic executive committee met
at the court house at noon and
adopted a plan by which delegates
are to be sent to the state convention
from Davidson county.
In the plan presented by Mr.. Ollie
NJ. Golden, seconded by Mr.. w. G.
Woodfn, and adopted without dis
senting vote, an election was called
in the county for March so, 1916, at
which time delegates will be selected
to the county convention to be hello
at noon April / at the court house
At this convention the ninety-five del
egates that Davidson is entitled tt
at the state convention will be elect
ed. There was no effort made to of
fer resolutions endorsing any candi
date and the committee adjourned in
mediately upon adopting the plal
and selecting the subcommittee.
A large audience was in attendanc
as it was expected some hot doing
would be in evidence. Much amust
Iment was evidenced at the smooth
ness with which everything went of
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-23
MOTION PICTURE CAMERA WILL
TAKE PICTURES OF SPECIAL
TRAIN HERE.
THIS SPECIAL PICTURE
WILL BE SHOWN HERE LATER As
SOUVENIR OF TRIP.

That Knoxville business men never
let an opportunity pass to please
their friends and customers is shown
by the recent announcement that
they have, at great expense, engaged
a well-known motion picture maker
to accompany them on their first
Trade Trip, TO make pictures of the
Special" from the time it leaves the
depot at Knoxville until it returns.
Pictures will be made of the crowds
that greet the Trade Trip Party al
every stop of the train, and many
pictures will be taken of the streets
and business houses in cities visited
Many pictures will be made here
and the Knoxville party has ex,
pressed wish that as many people
arrange to be in the picture as pos
sible, as the pictures will not only
be shown in Knoxville, but will also
be shown here and in all of the 9th
err towns visited, as well.
As the trade trip special will stoI
in 43 towns in Tennessee, Kentucky
Virginia and North Carolina, thu
pictures will prove big advertise
ment for Johnson City if a goot
showing is made. Everybody shoul'
turn out and give the Special"
rousing welcome, and make the bes
possible showing for our town.
The picture, which will be betweel
two and three thousand feet i
length, will be shown here in. a fey
weeks after the pictures are made
The exact date and place will be ar
nounced later.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-23
MAN FOR MAN AND SHIP FOR
SHIP is THAT OF UNITED
STATES.
PRAISE GIVEN HAR1WICk
SUPPORTS HIS BILL TO EXTEND
MILITARY INSTRUCTION.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March IS
Senator Hardwick, addressing the
senate today, praised the United
States navy as the best in the world
man for man and ship for ship. He
spoke in support of his bill extend
ing military instruction in schools
and colleges as the best solution OF
what he termed the most trouble
some and most important question
of any preparedness SYSTEM creation
of military reserve.
The Hardwick bill contemplates
the appropriation of $20,000,000 for
the payment of officers as instruct
ors for military drill and equipment
of students. There are nearly 1000,
900 boys over Is years of age in the
schools and colleges, he said, and
their training would create a large
intelligent reserve force and improve
their standards.
Senator Hardwick announced him
self in favor of any system of pre-
paredness calculated to put the Uni
ted States in a position to defend it.
self against any foe.
Il believe a great deal of misappre'
hension exists among the people as
TO the real strength and relative rank
of the American navy he continued
"On the most respectable and reliable
authority / venture to say that the
American navy, already in gun pow.
er and displacement ranks third and
81 4ol caonnd nlonn in
case the German navy suffers mate
rally from the present war; and also
that our navy is, man for man, gun
for gun and ship for ship the best
in the world.
THAT it is somewhat top-heavy
with battleships, l believe, but that
congress may provide proper and
well balanced plan to increase its
efficiency by providing the necessary
cruisers, tenders, coalers, aircraft
and other auxiliary service, as well as
to secure the necessary men to man
the ships, is both my hope and my
belief.
"A reasonable plan to increase the
strength and efficiency of the navy
ought to be the task of the immedi'
ate present, with a view to putting
our navy indisputably in the second
place of the navies of the world as
/ to size and strength and first among
them, as to efficiency and morale.
I'm addition to this program be.
! lieye that our coast defenses should
be materially improved and strength
ened end a reasonable increase il
the size of our standing army is de-
sirable."
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-23
AMMT NITION BEING DAILY
SMUGGLED INTO MEXICO

lei Paso, March 20.-Ammunition
is being smuggled across the border
into Mexico daily, according TO
statement made here from an au-
thOritative source. The maker of the
statement gave the information in
his possession to the government
authorities. He refused to allow his
name to be used:
Il know" he said, that the mill
tary and federal authorities are do
ing everything in their power to stop
the traffic and they are being aided
in every way possible by the various
local authorities, but the smuggling
| is still going. on. With about 1900
miles of frontier by far the greater
part of which runs through lonely
uninhabited places, it is well nigh
| impossible to completely stop this
traffic with the handful of men the
government and border states have
at their disposal. / only hope there
are no Americans involved in it. II
there are, they ought to be hanged
in public"
Americans from Mexico express
the conviction that the Villistas OF
any other bands of insurrectionist'
will not have their operations cur
tailed by lack of ammunition. The!
assert that a generous share of tn
vast tide of cartridges and other mu
nitions that flowed into Mexico from
the United States, Japan, German
= and other sources during the las
, five years, has been cached in vari
/, Gus parts of the country. under tn
t control of one or the other of the VI
e rious factional chiefs.
n The large quantities of rifles, an
G lmunition and even a few machin
n guns are hidden in or around I
: Paso is a report that has many bt
levers here, although it is scoute
by the police and military official
There is, however, no question til;
uneasiness is growing here over Il
attitude and temper of the Mexican
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-23
FOUR RECRUITING STATIONS
RE-OPENED FOR L. :. ARMY

Recruiting for the United States
army is expected to be brisk in the
Knoxville district for a while, and a
number of men are expected to be
enlisted, following the reopening Of
the auxiliary recruiting stations yes
terday at Chattanooga, Johnson City,
Middlesboro and Corbin.
An increase in the number Of APP
plcants has been noticed at the
Knoxville recruiting station during
the past few days. Eight applicants
werc examined Monday and two Of
them were accepted for svice in the
army. Captain Thomas NJ. Moody.
officer in charge Of the local district.
expects a decided increase in the
number of applicants since the open
ing of the auxiliary stations.
Thomas +. Garden, Of Harrison
Tenn, and Harry Mckinney Lane, OF
lockwood, were accepted at th(
Knoxville station yesterday Ray re
cruits accepted here will be sent tC
Columbus, Ohio. Captain Moody vii
resume his trips to the stations re
Opened. Those reopened yesterda!
had been closed for a year, and dur
ing that time Knoxville was the onl.
place in the district whore recruit
we're aSssptsd.-.~JoufnalTribuIS.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-23
WHERE OlR FAMILY
NAMES CAME FROM

Once upon a time given names
were the only names in use. One
was Tom, Dick or Harry and that
was all there was about it. Our
present surnames arose from nick
names. Thus Tom the Taylor be-
came in time Tom Taylor and his
descendants used Taylor as family
name. The most familiar of cur
surnames were taken from the occ'l-
pations of our fOrefathers, as Smiths,
Bakers, Brewers, etc. Many men,
moving to new towns, had tie name
of the place from which they had
come fastened upon them. Others
took names like Pope, King. and
Bishop, from playing those parts in
plays. Hogg and Bacon are simp e.
Purcell developed from pourcel,
meaning little pig. Gait and Grice are
old dialect words of the same mean
ing. Tod meant fox, Fitchie WAS
pole cat, and so the keen student OF
language traces the beginnings of
our names in the old dialects. Some
of the nicknames were originally dis
tinctly uncomplimentary, as Seely for
silly, Cameron for crooked nose. and
Kennedy for ugly head. Grace dc
veloped from gras or fat.-Thc Amer
lean Boy.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-23
KNOXVHLE'S LEADING
HOTEL IS BURNED

Knoxville, Tenn, March 21.-The
Hotel Imperial, located at the corner
of Gay street and Clinch avenue, was
badly damaged by fire which origi-
mated 4 few minutes before midnight.
Shortly after O'Clock the walls
began falling, spreading the fire to
the front portion of the building.
which the firemen had fought so
hard to save. The structure is totally
destroyed and a loss of between 5000,
600 and $250,000 inflicted. Two fire
mon were caught by one of the fall
ing walls and severely injured.
The hotel was filed with guests.
names of about rs people appearing
on today's register, but so far as is
known no one was painfully in
iured, although there were a number
of narrow escapes.
The building was a four-story
brick having $50 rooms. 1t has been
rlmodeled several times, but there
has been discussion for some months
of tearing it down and replacing it
with a modern skyscrapor.