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The Detroit times., 1916-10-14
HILLGER'S LOTS
SELLING PA ST

The contention Of tho real estate
mon Of Detroit that there is an In
leased interes- IN good subdivision
ropcrty is eloGucu'ly borne ont by
Tho opening Of one ~ the largest
propositions o. the year by William
Uingcr.
More than ZOO lots ont OF l.45i
iu ms last Detroit Development Co
subdivision have already been sold
altho the property was placed on
the market only q short time ago.
The crowd which beseiFed the
companv's Offices on the opening
day was so large that the sales
force was unable to give their AT.
tention 10 all he property seekers,
many being compelled TO leave with
out a chance 10 buy
The property is advantageously
situated in the East Jefferson-ave.
district. within the seven-mile circle
and short distance beyond the
east sides great industrial center.
THE sales this week show that
the 40-foot lots are the favorites
among the buyers" said Mr. Hill.
ger THE price does not make as
much difference 10 the purchaser
az the size OF the lot because our
$500 lots sold in the same proper.
ton as did those costing $3.50. What
the people demand now is plenty OF
room and that is what they are get
ting on our Deyonshire Bucking-
ham. Canterbury and Bedford rds
All OF the lots are 40 feet wide
thruout"
The Detroit times., 1916-10-14
MANY SEE HOW
TIRES ARE MADE
Exhibit of Raw Materials Is
Made 81 akron: Confer
ence of Managers

An elaborate exhibit tracing
Goodyear rue. and ..acr products
OF the compsu, rom Tho trop.ca.
ipeIss 90 'he finished product
ready for service. was one o. Tho
most interesting and instructive fea.
lures of he Goodyear Tire & Rub.
Der companys district and branr'
managers conference held at tl,
Akron factory last week
on the same floor with the con.
ference room the cowpany's expert.
had artistically arranged most
comprehensive layout OF the entire
Goodyear line, IN a series Of 10 IN
dividual exhibits Seven OF these
were given over TO the display OF
pneumatic automobile tires, solid
tires, tubes. tire savers, motorcycle
and bicycle tires, aeronautic sup
plies and mechanical goods The
other three displayed special fea
lures of the chemical. service and
raw materials departments.
In each Of the individual exhibits
the particular product shown was
traced through the successive steps
IN the process Of manufacture. Tn
usually interesting and perhaps the
most educational OF all was the raw
naterials display IN which were
shown specimens OF every kind OF
crude rubber. and samples OF the
numerous kinds OF cotton fabric. en-.
terinE into the making OF Good
year goods This display included
a section % rubber tree showing
how rubber Is taken In liquid form,
from the tree through incisions in
the bark. and traced each step In
the production OF fabric, from the
cotton plant 10 the finest grades Of
duck
The Detroit times., 1916-10-14
FREE LANCERS
RAID TWO CLUBS

Eighteen cases OF beer and some
bottled goods were conhscated by
free lance officers. Saturday morn
Iug. when a raid was made on the
Walters club A. No PAS Randolph
81. 4 warraL a TO be issued for
the arrest Of Babe" Brown, the
proprietor
Harris & Davis. proprietors OF the
chi Lomonto club. No 60 Monroe
ave. will also have TO appear In
court 10 answer charges Of selling
liquor without 4 license as a result
OF raid made on the club early
Saturday when u cases OF 1eer and
several bottles OF whisky were
seized
The Detroit times., 1916-10-14
Member of \ eutra |
Conference In De-
trOit Gives Views
KAISER WISHES TO
DICTATE TERMS
Large Indemnity Also
Part of the TeutOns'
Program

John D Barry, OF San Francisco,
;g'hor md journalist and a member
81. fao NeUtral conference which was
,ao oug-oHth OF the Ford Peace cX-
r'tf.or. 4as .usf arrived from Ber.
In and be- -ug.l of The Detroit Ath
l-tic club.
Mr. Barry went 10 Germany from
Stockholm for The purro- 8 of study
ue va" conditions and Judging for
himself D, attitude of mind toward
Amerios held generally by the Ger
mans
Germany is ready FOR peace. "
said Nr Barry "but IT. wishes TO
dictate terms which include large
indcmni'ics saying that this is only
lIst and fair to its people who have
lost sc much thru the wal One Of
tho curious things it intends to de-
wand Is that II may 10 positively
secured from attack by or thru Bel
EiIm, point Of Wow which II IL
hard for Americans 70 understand
Another curious thing Is the really
tender feeling she holds toward
Franc, feeling by the way, not
wholly reciprocated'
NJ Barry continued
Tho feeling one has in Germany r.
that tho IA ser is absolutely sincere
In l'~ belief that he is doing he he It
iu the power OF man 60 do Cor his
people one also feels that he Is not
1T,
extreme Wilitartsts and that Beth
Uarr-iI 0llweE IL also much opposed
20 the mercilesS warfare which this
partN believes necessary IN order to
stop 'hn war Bethmann- HOllweg
has been obliged 90 yield 10 some ~
rho demands ~ the nilithry party IN
order 90 hold hS position and does
70 I'm the b"lief that ultimately he
Will poo able 10 help Germany moro ht
continuing his work rather than he
sH(rlDnte1 rs one chosen by these
apostles ~ The most Niol'nt and radi-
cal warfare
The Germans are inclined 10 feel
nitt'f toward the Americans They
think that We hsN. dlscrlminat ed
against them. Rut MAMMALIAN Hsr-
dom. editor = the 2 ykunft whose
paper has nc~n lately again sun
pressed ON account ~ Us pcac" talk.
aRys that President wilson has hcen
RICH uu every point and Hardens in
0H"nD' I'm and out "t Germany IS
enormous
Tho Germans believe that America
Germany and the war bN the EuElish
ir"sa They aay that a. long "a 90
wears pCp tho students OF oxford and
cambridge were debating he menace
= German wilitari~m with view TO
future wa declaring that Cor
many b policy Wa 80 conquer fhe
world According Z" tho Germans. the
mtlitarlsw So much criticised, was
The Detroit times., 1916-10-14
DEPUTIES FOIL
JAIL DELIVERY
Prisoners Pry Bricks From
Walls Of Wayne County
Lookup

Pulling bricks from wall ~ the
an escape. II became known FRIDAY
Automobile thieves, petty larceny
offenders and men held as Witnesses
made up most OF the delegation
which attempted 10 leave sheriff
Oakmans accommodations these
less seasoned criminals being plac-
cd in the most insecure quarters or
the lookup Two night deputies
spoiled the jail delivery after
enough bricks had been removed 10
make a good.sized hole, but not
enough 10 allow the escape OF the
prisoners The hospital was used
for confinement because OF the
crowded condition OF the jail.
The Detroit times., 1916-10-14
Cleanse the Blood
and Avoid Disease

When your blood is impure. weak.
thin and debiItated. your system be.
comes susceptible TO any or all dis.
eases.
Put your blood in good condition.
Hoods Sarsaparilla acts directly
and peculiarly on the blood ii puri-
fees. enriches and revltalizes n and
builds up the whole system
Hoods Sarsaparilla has stood the
test of forty years. Get 1t TODAY. II
In sure TO help you.--Adv.
The Detroit times., 1916-10-14
OLD DETROIT
EXPRESS AGENT
DIES IN ERIE

ERIE, Pa. Oct.-I4- James How
hnd 80, for 40 years an employe
~ tho Adams Express Co. az De.
troit died just after arriving here
early today for his FIRST visit to his
old home In 40 years Rowland
was accompanied by his sister, Mrs.
Anna Hliu Of Washington, ID. g.
The Detroit times., 1916-10-14
About 100 members af the Wholesale
MnrrhnnI., Lnrrn.L - III. la rnN 4
"TemperRnce l. the eNrrriSe 81 mod
cL-.Ilnn IN III. IL .-..L LhIL.

and HhstiuenCr from the use OF that
which vs. bad. rs the definition s
smith former Toledo saloon
keeper. gave 90 an audience 81 Chic
cagu Pneumatic Tool company en-
Floyes. Friday noon All lnipNlr
eating liquor should he avoided FOR
Temperance means self-cpntrol aud
alcohol deprlyes Il man 81 self-con-
troll
The Detroit times., 1916-10-14
Says Police Start
Gambling Crusade"
Every Few Months
SUNDAY SALOON
SAFE, HE THINKS
Connolly Says Mayor
Has to Patch His
Record Frequently

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% mo manner in v,airh MD, WI
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announced n Wound ac. n has boon
the g.. '.m of fh, police departing
Of 'hr pr.,ru administration 90 b..
cue Au 'd.'' o. n-' gambling a0oa
'F'i} 81, months.
Speaking Of me sunday clot'n.
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ho said
iir declared that tho mayor h'.
t"ll Poo ""N.I run on DIS record
Nv. ...'. 3. ''' ll''. as IN" '..1 '..
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mo. ..f ,cU ,orf.o corrri.
tioppr .na tha new commissions.
las 20 new policy" m. caadlGat,
wont ON Pm" administration IT,
conscious OF Tho fact ,ha'. u h'.
u''h "''7a' '-i''.l'' "' ,"'. ''"
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clean N'h 'h' issuance ~ Hn Co.,
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Eols MO d''l" 'rouhl" n has Il
ne" policy WITH mo closing order
and IN. F'No'lus '' .furI We E''
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Audiences Arc aro.
Idgo connolly Vas greeted bt
bIg audiences In AN of tho r,cc,
tres bo addressed His rnorar,
-ook him from rho extreme south
west n Tho CITY Or,h,e hall Spring.
weIis.ave and Forrest. 10 tho OK
trene rorthcaetorn section ~
Chcnc. and Trombly.ayc whore
no addressed crowd in Forosters'
hail Ills 0rsf address was dcuv.
The Detroit times., 1916-10-14
hnrles onuEbIood. 30 years old. M
w. I.nIk nI-mNr-. l.lmaIcr D.L.r-

OF lotsDl 100 a. e.r ~ r,rtr I0
" '' t"r Bros lunch fo1n $50 81
fr0iioi-oFc, early SATURDAY. morn
ing and zen 20 tho apor uncGr .
Fc. Gus after drinking ~ He wa
,eF@n 20 '' 1000. Wing hospital but
dol I'm few minutes OI n new.
paper IN tho dead man r..s .t
WI -Gnd . note reading "Npft|..
q. - fguug h'pod. 40 rs Waterloo
aN" NourEhioot was married
The Detroit times., 1916-10-14
WINDOW WASHER
FATALLY HURT IN
ONE-STORY FALL

Theodore Hass, % years old, OF
40. "a Bagg-st, was probably ia
tally injured when, while washing
o'clock, on the second floor OF the
kresge building Park. blvd. and Ad
ams-ave.. he fell 10 the pavement
He suffered internal injuries and a
fractured skull and is IN a serious
condition in the city hospital
Tencentenary SUNDAY wifi he oh.
served tomorrow I'm Congregational
churches thruout the United States
The Detroit times., 1916-10-14
1hc mn.1 srn.ntInnnI annnnncrmrnt

TIE most sensational announcement
ln Ns1F- VIII occupy rHR'- d" anu -.
section &. ~ tho. Ere. fr"s5. ana
pages and D. rcul estate section, ~
f.c Sew. rrInuu, tomorrow morn
ina I.raf fu 10. Haaj ~ Adv.
John GIN. NJ. iiiI MichIEan-nN~.. felt
hand 10 his pocket white viewing
NrHE.u- picture 'u n. Wn-''WN
SHOW Friday evening GIN hung on
e. the hand and called tn" house
detective vino arrested William
Nphfds. gf wears ola 80. 90 CIR
f..t ave. CON suspicion.
CInrcpcc :. Dnrrow, famous labor
union attorney viii speak on Pro
hIhitlun menace 90 lH nur. IN tho
Detroit opera huuae. sunday AFTER
NOON gt r.rIurN. under the
auspIces Of CjEarWnkers' union No
Edgar =. Hohcr'~. ncv!l' elected sen
crHI manager Of the StormfeltI-
lrXrl.r Real Estate company. T. n
day uISh' ga" banquet 20 ~"
officers ~ the company m inc
Statler hotct Edward a Loveley,
vice. uresiicrf ~ the company. act
cd As toasfmuster
Penny lunches viii he served during
tho fall aud winter In the M"rlel
school urf"H a." HH'p|.r" ~ lnF
child WCit4r. department ~ IN"
Dcirof Tcdar3ttou - Womcn's
clubs 8 woman has tcor engaged
~ cook tho food. and member or
M" department wIIl supeIVis" the
daily lunch
accompanied b. Mrs. ~. 4. Hedges.
VIII entertain the NewshHve NH-o.
cation ~rrlIy evening AZ inc r'El.
,er meeting In ~" NoIL -" 80
First Louis G0f'1ciH and Rem
u.. gr~H.. yli give to-rtuuto
talks ON tho presidential rond
Ola f.a %. - ~ 'rr pr .am
will uT,r SONGS and rr~Ifa'.0us Pc.
10
The Detroit times., 1916-10-14
City News in Brief

Four new members are 90 he added
90 the Executives club 81 the De
tfolt BOARD az tOUUerr'. anil me"
club S activities enlarged as tho ie-
suit of tho recent Iurt"as" in dues
About 100 members of the hoIesale
Merchants buTenu 90 the Detroit
Fuhrd nf 'Hwn'rtr arc expected p"
60 ON the trad. rNirusfpu trlU 20
Monrne. Tuesday The IstruIters
are 20 Boo entertained bH tho Mon
roe Rrard ~ commerce aua the
Merchants and Manufacturers az.
ISOLATION. Ih, u'teRaHOu VIII
maxi" the nip on a special car
which viii leave tho Ffrst-st sid
Ing between Iurt ana Lafayette
ave a. 3..a &C. m
The Detroit times., 1916-10-14

PrintinE-tSe PIain neat kind--that
- rtGht--TinBss job ne-t---Mafo sS2n
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-16
SPEED UP MAKING
OF TWO VESSELS
House Naval Committee Would APP
propriatc $60O,OOO to Improve
Building Yards.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Ito speed
up construction at the Mare Island
and New York navy yards of battle
ships Nos 43 and A, the house naval
committee ordered reported favorabIy
today a proposal to divert $500 900
from appropriation for the ships for
use i'm enlarging building slips and
other work preparatory to laying the
keels Of the new vessels
Mare island would get $500, 600 for
this purpose, ana it is estimated that
the Keel of the battleship could be
laid in September or October
New York would get 100000 for in
creasing the facilities employed i'm the
building of the battleshtp California,
which will be launched in August or
September. Double shifts of men will
go to work on the California as soon
as the weather permits
Contracts for the structural steel
armor and minor engines for ships
As and A. have been let and the de
partment is preparing specifications
for the main engines and electrical
equipment. Both ships Will be cleo
triCIlly driven.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-16
MOVE MANY OUT OF DANGER.
Launches Busy Near Evansville Res
Cuing Families.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. IL
Launches today were busy in the
Ohio river below this city taking
families from houses threatened by
the rising water. According to re,
ports received here, twenty-five fam
lilies We're removed from homes in
the vicinity of Mount Vernon, Ind.
The river was at AZ feet and has be-
gun to encroach on outlying resi-
denCe SECTIONS
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-16
SENIORS PUT THEIR
STUNT OVER ANYHOW
Waited Until the Cops Were Gone,
Then Went Back to High
school Building.

Despite the valiant efforts OF the
police department to stay their en-
thusasm. body of high school
seniors invaded the building Thurs
day night and performed the yearly
ceremony of inscribng their class
insignia In the assembly hall, hoisting
three class pennants on the top Of
the building and dotting the build
ing with red stickers on which was
imprinted Seniors. 1916"
Less damage was done than is
usually the case and it is improbable
that the faculty will take any drastic
action as has been done in previous
years. The police, having been
tipped" to the arrangements, made
a call to the building and succeeded
in ousting the upper -classmen. Either
before this or after, the ends were
accomplished and the seniors ad-
journed to the home Of one Of the
members for an evening Of entertain
ment
"NIOON NSIIIN T." INDICTMENTS.
Federal Grand Jury at Fort Smith
still Grinding Away.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-16
PROMINENT BANKERS INDICTED.
Democratic National Committeeman
of West Virginia Faces Charge.

GRAFTON. w. Va, Jan. 14.-Col.
John 4. McGraw, Democratic ma
uonal committeeman from West Viz
ginia. and Charles r. Durbin were
indicted today by the ground jury
which has been investigating the clos
ing of the Grafton bank here. Colonel
McGraw was one of the organizers
and Mr.. Durbin was a former prcsi-
dent of the institution. The national
committeeman was indicted on a
felony charge of three counts alleg-
ing that he aided Mr.. Durbin in COM
mittng felonies, and the former pres
ident was indicted on three separate
charges of embeZzlement Colonel
McGraw at once pleaded not guilty
and filed bond Of $1,000.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-16

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. ll.-Fedcral
authorities here stated today that the
man arrested under the name of Fred
Leslie in Chattanooga today is sus-
Ioctcd IF being c. A. Brown. alias
Sellers, under indictment in Denver on
a charge OF cashing forged checks
while representing himself 10 be an
army or navy officer.
According to the authorities Brown
also is suspected in connection with
similar check forgeries in Chicago.
Los Angeles and other western cities.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-16
BURTON At OKLAHOMA CITY
"Tradc Relations with South Amer
lea" to he Ills Subject.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 14.-Fol-
lowing his address at Topeka, Kan.
Senator Burton of Ohio will come to
oklahoma City and address the
chamber of commerce at its annual
banquet February /. according to an
nouncemeut from the officers of the
chamber of commerce. Senator Bur
ton will deliver his address on Trade
Relations With South America" both
at Topeka and oklahoma City. lie
recently visited Kansas City and
spoke on this subject. Senator Bur
ton is considered the best posted man
to discuss these conditions, and the
local commercial organization con-
siders it fortunate that they were
able to induce the senator to come to
this city.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-16

is not expected 90 result In a protest
from the state department Officials
said today that as the removal oc-
CURED i'm British territorial waters
and Clark was released after a BRIEF
examination, the British authorities
apparently had acted within their
rights.
The principle that any nation may
dctliu for examination any suspected
alien I'm its territory or territorial
waters has long been established in
international law.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-16

volumnous indictments were re-
turned today by the United States
grand Jury in connection with the So
called "moOnshiue" whisky frauds
which already have resulted In five
penitentlary sentences and the indict-
ment Of more than twenty persons.
The character Of the indictments and
the defendants were not made public.
A capias warrant was issued today
for Guy Hartman of Kansas City and
Fort smith. Hartman disappeared
after his arrest last June and for
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-16

Chairman Tillman Would Have Off
Gers in Readiness.

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA. - Chair
man Tillman of the senate naval com
mittee today introduced bill TO cre-
ate a United states naval reserve Of
ficers of which would not be above
the grade of lieutenant-c commander.
Enlistment would be open to any eli
giblo American and for term of
four years and in time of war officers
and men would receive the same pay
nn Tho rcrulnr navy
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-16
Ucrrick Seek, Scnator.Lip.

CLEVELAND, Jan. H.-Myron T.
Herrick. former ambassador TO
France, tonight announced his Dandi-
daCy for United States senator from
Ohio, subject to the Republican pri-
marieS
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-16
OKLAHOMA OFFICERS
kIDNAP FARMER ON 4
CHARGE OF ROBBERY

MENA, Ark. Jan. 14.-Grady
Garden. freed by a justice Of the
peace Of charges Of bank rob-
berry, was met by oklahoma Of
ficers at the courtroom door here
late today and rushed across
the state line to Oklahoma be-
fore his attorney could overtake
him with writ of habeas
corpus. Garden was charged
with participation in the robbery
OF a bank in Heavener, Okla,
but the justice decided that the
evidence presented by the Okla
homa representatives when they
appeared with requisitiOn papers,
was insufficient. In the chase
that ensued when Garden, a
mountain farmer Of this county,
was forced into a carriage which
departed westward at gallop,
Gardens attorney on horseback
was outdistanced after delaying
long enough to obtain a legal
weapon to force his clients re-
lease.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-16
HAD RIGHT TO REMOVE HIM
state Department viii Not Protest
Against lCt of British.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Ii.-Removal
of Albert Clark, private in the
United States army, from the Amer
lean steamer Santa Marta at Jamaica,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-16

feited a bond of $4,000. He is
charged with conspiracy and bribery
of a federal official.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-16
"MoONsHINE INDICTMENTS

Federal Grand jury at Fort Smith
still Grinding Away.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-16

ThD cooperation which the com
d. Irp, received from the business con
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-18
COLLUM THANKST
WORK OF BOOSTERS

The work of the Third Agricultural
District Fair is going steadily on. The
fence for the grounds has arrived and
Mr.. j. M Collum, Principal of the A.
&. NJ. College, kindly consented to assist
the fair, it being on the grounds Of the
college, by receiving this big shipment
Of fencing, posts and gates and having
them hauled out to the grounds.
The following letter was received by
Secretary Hyman from Mr. Collum and
is highly appreciated by every mem
Der of the Chamber of Commerce:
81 have been out of the city for sew
eral days anud upon my return foun
your letter and a card stating that the
wire for the fair grounds was at the
depot. l have just drawn voucher
for the amount of the freight and will
get 1t out of the depot some time dur
ing the day, am thinking.
81 wish to state further that had the
author of Rip Van Winkle waited until
today to have written his famous tale
and had come to Americus to find a
plot, he would have found little mater
ial, for you have already cropped the
old gentleman's beard and he will not
be allowed to sleep so long as the hero
in the story slept. | think you can do
anything you undertake to do. Success
to you and my hearty cooperation.
Yours respectfully,
]. M. COLLUM."