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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-18
I PLEAD GUILTY
IN j. s. COURT
Woman Who Violated Immi.
grafton Laws Given Two
Years; Other Sentences

Seven persons pleaded guilty to
federal indictments In Judge Tuttle's
court, Friday afternoon, and receiv.
ed sentence. Emma Foubcrt was
sent to the Detroit House OF Correc-
ton for two years for returning to
the United States after having been
deported as nm undesirable alien.
Once before the woman received a
two-year sentence for similar
offense. Roy Connors and Leonard
Scott each received sentence OF IL
months In Leavenworth prison for
violating The Mann white slave act.
Steve Wadlauski drew three months
for violation OF the car seal act. end
Charles Doerson was given the Same
dose for stealing q parcel post pack.
age. Earl Bailey. alias Eddie vii.
liams, was sentenced to serve SIX
months for violating the Harrison
anti-narcotic act, and Fred Allen,
charged with a similar oifense, re-
ceived a like senterce.
George VI. Sherbert and Theodore
Gilbert SlemeHs- indicted on shite
slavery charges, entered pleas OF
not guilty and weer held for trial.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-18
Baker Letter, Hitting
Army Bill, Is Sen
satiOn
CONGRESS DUE FOR
BUSY SESSION
s's ss '..-.e l.'-s,e
/, - $500. ~ 80 x az" ogr.~.~ SStgs'.. .
New War Secretary
Tears Hay Program
To Pieces
~ BOND p. ogooss.

(Sfof Correspondent United Press. }
WASHINGTON. March 1s.-The
preparedness fight In congress
reached climax today. With
Speaker Clark taking the floor this
afternoon and leaders of both par.
ties making nnsl set" speeches. the
resl hattie over army Reorganization
was IN fs,ll swing. =
The house was. 70 reach actual
consideration Of the Hay army pre-
pareduess measure, following the
hnale OF cratory. Passage OF the
bill. the certain target of dozens OF
amendments before next week, was
not hoped tor.
Publication OF Secretary OF War
Bakers letter to Representative
Gardner. Of Massachusetts,, openly
criticlsing the Hay bill. threw plans
Of leaders asxew. Many officials pre-
dicted shake np In the war depart
ment would result. Others believed
that possibly administration dissat.
faction with the Hay measure. both
an TO the small increase authorized
fo- The regular army and the scheme
10 federalire the state militia. was
outlined In Bakers letter.
Whether Baker acted In full
knowledge of the facts was still the
doubtful point In the controversy:
also whether his letter attacking the
Hay measure wac made with the
knowledge ana approval Of the
White House.
The letter die sputed the accuracy
of the figures by which Mr.. Hay
sought TO show that l,32i.790 men
would be- Immediately available for
e national army II the house bill
was enacted. Using the same meth
tCssssssea o. Pase severn,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-18
ONE KILLED,
SIxHuRTB BY.
'IMOTORCARS
John Litinski Is Run
Down by Reckless
Trio On East Side
POLICE MAKE
FIVE ARRESTS
Car Returning From
Funeral Overturns, Y,
Injuring Four

Fridays sunshine. bringing TT
hints of approaching spring. awok
also the joyriding tendencies in Dc
troit motorists, and before the ds.
had passed one man had been killec
six were injured and five person
lodged behind bars In the police sta
tlon.
Az he was pushing his handcar
across Trombley-ave, near Chene
st., at 8 o'clock in the evening, John
Litinski, 80 years old, OF No. 1914
McDougall-ave.. was struck and IA
tally injured by a speeding motor
car containing three men, who were
driving the machine at a high rate
OF speed. yelling and singing.
After striking the man the driver
of the death car applied more pow
er and sped away. leaving Litinsk
lying on the pavement. Witnesses
were unable to learn the number Of
the car before the driver sped away
The occupants OF the car continued
their singing, witnesses said. as II
nothing out Of the ordinary had oc
Cured.
Ltinski was conveyed to the city
receiving hospital in police ambu
lance, where he died at IL o'clock OF
fractured skull and internal in
juries. Several squads OF detectives
are searching for the occupants OF
the machine.
Five men were locked up In the
central station after the machine In
which they were riding was demol'
ished. after striking two other cars,
The police allege that John Perkins
(ContinueA - R~Us Seven.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-18
POLICE DOUBT
ROBBERY STORY

William Rathbone. 60 years old
OF No. 81 Bakerst., reported TO the
police. Saturday morning, that two
men assaulted him in front of his
home and robbed him OF $500. The
police are inclined TO doubt his
story. He had $50 in his pockets
when he reported the loss. the po-
lice say, and had been drinking.
Plckpockets stole $73 from the
pockets of Charles Bristol. OF No,
13S Second.ave.. while he was on a
Michigan.ave. car at Monroe-ave,
and Farmer-st.. early Saturday
morning.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-18
four CHILDREN
PERISH IN FIRE
Bodies of Saginaw Tots Found
Huddled Under Bed In
Home Ruins

SAGINAW, Mich. March a.
Four OF the fve children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Schmidt perished Friday
afternoon In a fire which destroyed
the Schmidt home here.
Mrs. Schmidt had gone to pay a
milk bill and the father was at
work. when the flames broke out.
The eldest child. aged eight. was in
school The Titles ones. ranging
in age from one to five years. were
frightened by the flames and hid
under a bed where their charred
bodies we're found huddled together
some hours later by nremen.
The origin OF the blaze is un-
known.
The dead children are: Ray.
mond, aged Ave and one-half years I;
Cecilia, aged three years. Gather
inc. aged two and one-half years;
Frances, aged one year,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-18
French Think Crown
Prince Will Give
Up Verdun
BERLIN SILENT
ON FIGHTING
Paris Reports All Re-
cent Attacks Broken
Down

BY CHARLES p. srEwART.
(StoT Correspondent UsSted Press.)
LONDON, March 1s.--Marked
slackening In the violence Of the
German assaults around veriun has
convinced some French military
critics that the crown priq1 10
about to abandon the offensive
This conviction was expressed for
the nrst time In several dispatches
from Paris today. Coupled with II
was the hint that final defeat for
the Teutons at verdun will be fol.
lowed shortly By . French often
sive.
All Paris dispatches reported thu
Germans showing less spirit in at.
tack than in the early days Of the
verdun offensive. Some OF the as'
sauIts are being made with little
artillery preparation. The Germans,
Paris reports, are not standing
ground under French counter at
tacks as In the days Of the first
struggles around Douaumont and
Vaux.
The belief that the crown prince
is preparing to quit the offensive
was not shared by military men
here. The Germans, they said
have pressed forward to positions
OF such character that their with
drawal at this time could only bs
effected with heavy losses. The,
(Csetssus6 % Prg< ssvea.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-18
Forsythe Urges Union
Men To Put Trust
In Savior
DRAWS LESSON
FROM LUSITANIA
F0rty-nine Persons Hit
the Trail Friday
Evening
<$ATvsHsw b
REV. ELI ,. roRsYrHE.

Labor unions we're urged TO take
Jesus Christ AZ their personal saw
Tor and a. a way OF solving all their
problems by the Rev. ELI J. For
sythe, in the Highland Park tsber-
nacle, Friday night.
THE whole world needs Jesus
Christ he said. IL read of the ac-
tivity Of labor unions and their ef.
forts at solving their own affairs
and those OF the workingmen in gen.
ern as they come up one after an.
other. II the unions OF labor would
take Christ a. their personal saviour
their problems would end quickly.
A II IL. sope Of them are making
things q whole lot worse by trying
to form a partnership with the
damnabIe saloons. as In Detroit,
Sociological problems must he
solved the same way. I see men OF
millions in Detroit making efforts
to aid humanity. and they have at.
tracted worldwide attention. II
they would use Christianity as ba-
sis many Of these problems would
be solved before breakfast.
Sin Is at the bottom OF all the
unrest. sadness and cussedness OF
the world. And I'd like to impress
upon You that everybody needs
Christ as much right now as they
dc in their dying hour.
"Tf there IL anything that makes
me sick II Is TO hear fellow get M
tCsstssuel % Psge sevens
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-18

Kind husband inaists that she e.
him In sunday turkey dinners 8G0
Grlswold. between 1870 and o;ov
IN. Ono doilsr..-Adv. 7[
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-18
u. s. Forces Now Are
Far Into Interi
Ell PASO, Texas, March l6.-
lentlessly pursuing their quarry, |
(CsntinueA - RnsU Sevsnl 4
IRISH BALLADS
HEARD BY ZOO
st. Patrick Festival Brings -
of Old Ireland to Detroit 81
For Day i

An audience of nearly 1000 heoo
Seumas McManus and Marie Nar01
talk and sing In the Detroit armoe3
Friday evening. Judge William u
Connolly presided. McManus te9I
his hearers on o Merry RAM ~
round Ireland" and Il was in6eo4
merry one. Marie Narelle 49,
soul satisfying as singer and ~
daughter, who was her sccomp4G
list, also gave several piano soaoo.
In addition to hts ramhle, ~
Manus gave a brief history Of ~
land and recited some Of HIS d@0
poetry. He inspired them Wiz
martial enthusiasm for indepG
dence Of the island. and then soot u
ed them with verses so soft ~ -
most to be lullabys. ~, =.
The most enthusiastic receptive
given Miss Marches singing. GO
all of II was wonderful, was givu0
"ODonnell Aboo," an old c..
martial ballad. ~
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-18
WILL ASK
ASQUITH TO
:TAtk.PEACE
Premier To Be Asked
As To Chance For
Conference,
WOULD TAKE IN
ALL THE POWERS
Question to Be Brought
UpIH British
Parliament

LONDON. March 1s.--Premier As
quith will be asked in commons soon
whether the government will par
ticipate In a conference Of all pow
ers to discuss peace terms. the Ex-
change Telegraph declared today.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-18
TOrreOn and e.
Grandes r e9ar .
As Danger Pom
COL DODDS NOWy
MILES INTO ME
Column III ].
Large Cities ~
Trouble Might @
San ANTONIO. Tea. 1iar1lr I

SAN ANTONIO. Ten. xarsk
Torreon II the powder barseo
northern Mexico. Casas 0tt1
may be the match. IN both e.
villa sentiment n strong. N
"A clash b6twsen vIlla \ ~ N
force Of Gen. Pefshing, new ue6 \
,utskirts Of Casas 0fanI1u. ~
stweGa these forces and VIVA r
shisstQ. wunId. n We
NJ vlIk Aaye ~ n
AZ T0rt Sam Houstdl =
ceded that the situation ~
spproachins . critical 6tRGU
events Of the next few hourv 80
dec1sfve.
Mexican agencies report ~
la II making q desperats auDoat
the poems to support him aGt
the ''gringoes." Reports % " A
effect Of this appeal are bsfng6 Z
iously awaited. !! 4
American Consul G. A.. WlIltn1
ct Torreon. who turned over Ne Z
mess Of his once to the BRITISH =
sui and departed for Laredo, I
been held at Laredo BY the .state /
partment. He IL wiring to W
ington an account Of the fsoo|
among poems In the Torrson seot1
which he reported to be str01
pro-villa.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-18

strasssrg Assessg elssses. s.
81 sss Sscs.iss.-xSs.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-18

.The Lily asa TIE Rsse.- lee11
Dolly ss the vampire. crard ctr1>
Theater. ADV. ~ M.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-18
SHOULD A WOMAN MARRY A MAN
YOUNGER THAN FIERSELF2


This is the vital question
Margie Waverly asks this
week Of q group Of her friends
in Confessions Of a Wife,"
the thrilling serial of mar
riage life appearing in The
Times. ~
WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT IT?
When Margie asks the ques-
ton, in one of the chapters of
the story soon to appear, she
starts a vital discussion
among her friends. Argu-
ments for and against are
rife. But an agreement is not
reached quickly.
The Times would like to
hear from its readers on the
subject.
What do you think about a
woman marrying a m an
younger than herself?
Would you. Mrs. Reader?
DO you think a woman
should, Mr.. Reader?
Write to the editor Of The
Times and tell just what you
think about Il.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-18

Appearance 10 . Magnet.
Wear Ballantine made clothes.--Adv.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-18
MAUDE ADAMS
MOTHER IS DEAD

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. March
lS.-Mrs. Annie Adams Kiskadden,
mother of Msude Adams. is dead
here today. Miss Adams was at the
bedside when death came.
Mrs. Kiskadien was known to the
stage as Annie Adams. She was
with Charles Frohmsn In his early
managerial days
Enjoy Lssnas ~ wsyms Gardens.
Music and moor the oes. In Detroit
ADV.
Appearance ts o Magnet.
Wear Ballantine made clothes.--Adv.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-08
Fifteenth Century Artists.

Artists III Italy In the fifteenth cen
fury were little better Oh than small
shopkeepers This IL shown by the
dowries they usually gave their daugh-
tiers. which varied from $l!O4O to 81.
OS0. and 1t IL Rented as an extraOrdf.
nary Instance that Andrea Nnntegna
gave his daughter $2.IO at the time
Of her Marringe. which was about the
close of the fifteenth century. MicheI.
angelo. Raphael and Titan were the
only pninters Of the fifteenth century
who succeeded In attaining a position
of ease Miclieiangeio at his death left
nbout S4S.OOO. besides some real estate.
to his nephew. Leonardo. Raphael's
property was estimnted to be worth
$I3I.nOO. while Durer was worth at the
time OF MIS- death only <3l.6IO. In
those days, however. pensions were
frequently given to artists by sOvef.
eigns and cities
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-08
$3.50 Reward

VIII he paid Tor information lead
anyone killing or stealing horses or
cattle belonging to members Of tin.
Piceance and Yellow Creek Stock
growers Association.
A reward Of 800 will also be paid
for information that will lead to the
conviction of anyone caught DIGGING
stock belonging TO members of said
Association.
PICEANCE AND YELLOW CREEK
SToCKGRowERs ASSOCIATION
Harry Golfer, secretary,
o2-lyr Mesker Colorado
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-08
Court Aumov.

A legal journal gives the following
instances of huinOs IN German courts:
In fterIin un lronwOrker wax sent
TO prison because be hnd inughe0 NJ
policeman. 1t appears that M thts
NAN was proceeding along street one
day his risbIlities were aroused by the
sight of II particularly stout policeman
giving chase TO d dog The offender
wns promptly haied to court and sent
up" for scundni.
A Gerinan In attempting to hoard q
moving train fractured mis- leg. After
six nIOnriis IN II hospital he was dis
charged. whereupon the state rnilway
department nj once prosecuted him for
infringement OF regulations" He was
lined sum equivalent to -.
Upon entering an omnibus man
trod TN the foot of woman. who was
10 Incens.d by the incident that she
remarked that he walked like hen.
Fol- this term OF repruncb the lady was
fined 20 marks.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-08

There are s.vrrni theories as to how
l'rnnsyivAnm came 10 liz called the
Keystone State. The one most general
~ accepted and the one most dear To
all who own PENNSYLVANIA M their M
tive state. 10 that tpnDxylvnnia decided
the great issue OF American indrpend
ence.
At the meeting Of the Continentn!
,ongress In Philadelphia July 4. 1I78.
the vote adopting the Declaration was
taken BY sntex. or the thirteen orig
inal states six had already voted In
the affirmative and six In the negative.
when the delegation from Pennsyiva-
mia came In. John Morton casting the
deciding vote In the affirmative. Thus
Pennsylvania. by her vote. decided and
was nam.d the Keystone State.
Another reason advanced is that In
constructing bridge between Penn.
xylvania avenue and Georgetown.
Washington. single arch was erected
NJ stone left from building the walls OF
tbe capitol. On the thirteen "vous-
sOirs" Or arch stones. the names Of the
thirteen stntes were engraved. Penn
syivania. failing 10 the keystone of the
arch becanie still more widely known
rs the Keystone State. Philadelphia
Press
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-08

Something like II century uxo Prus-
sia rose against Napoleon. who was al
rentiy weakened by the retreat from
Moscow. and with the help Of the Aus
trians and also OF very large body
OF Russinns managed to drive the
French army over the frontier. after
defeating II In the tremendous two day
struggle at Leipzig,
II appears TINT certain women play
ed II prominent part In this lighting
Seventeen daughters Of Prussia were
ut the front during this momentous
conflict They were most capable a
soldiers. able to command and able to
obey. us well as being capable Of With
Standing the hnrdships Of campaign
Ing. To cite some Instances. Maria
Wer,ler. n woman Of Silesia. was al
lowed to serve as q hussar In tbs
same regiment al her husha nd. who
was n wealthy landowner.
Elenora ProchnskH Is one Of the bet.
ter known OF these heroines. She en-
gagged under the name Of Carl REM
In the Light Horse when only eighteen.
and several poets have sung Of her
courage. A monument to her memory
stands In potsdam. Washington Star
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-08
Bad Habits.

Those who breakfast at S O'Clock or
later. lunch at twelve and have din
ner at six are almost certain to be-
troubled with indigestion. They do
not allow time for one meal to digest
before taking another. Not less than
five hours should elapse between
meals. IF you are troubled with indi-
gestion correct your habits and take
reasonably hope for quick recovery.
These tablets strengthen the stomach
and enable it to preform its functions
naturally. Obtaiuable everywhere.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-08
Som. National Flower.

Every one knows Ut the rose, sham
rock and thistle as the norai emblema
OF England. Ireland and Scotland and
the ieek. though not n flower. for
Wales The sugar maple leaf In the
emblem OF Canada. Other nations and
cities have all their dorai emblems.
and the lily seems to be the faVOrtte
l,niy has chosen the lily and also the
city of Florence. known affertionately
MS "Giglio." which means lily. and the
rity itself In spoken Of AZ the Flower
Of Cities and the City Of fiowers.'
France. OF course. has the My IN the
heur. de lis, Gerinnny's IL the corn
flower. while I'russia's choice h the
linden tree. and the most famous thor
uughfare In Berlin Ii known NJ the
Ontef den Linden. SPANS emblem II
the pomegrnnate. and Its wonderful
city of Granada Ii named after that
fruit. Egypt. with the gIortes Of the
Nile. appropriately chooses the lotus
Athens has the violet. while Saxony
has the sweet scented mignonette.-
i'enrsoD's Weekly.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-08
YOUNG FOLKS CORNER
Kriss Krinqle's Friend.

The sand man scowied darkiy and drew
me aside
And whispered to me In the sun sven
tide
When all were asleep
IAN enemy bitter have L. muttersd he
''I'u tell you about him II you'll promise
The secret to keep.
Long time old Kris KringIs's best friend
have been.
His love I've bsen always most anxious
to win.
But now him l hats!"
''Hate Krisf Why. you couidn'tr' ! fear
fully gasped.
'.Then quickly" l said a. his nngers
clasped,
your reason relate"
Through ages I've iaborsd." said hs
''ev'ry night
To close up the eyes Of my boys and girls
tight
with sand from my sack.
And this 10 not easy. Between you and
me.
When Jobs are In question rd much rath-
or be
Old Kris with his pack.
-Bht faithful rye been. and cannot con-
ceive
Why Kris should 80 treat me on each
Christmas eve.
Indeed. It's . shame!
For hours ! must wait until after he goes.
And then what q feat to make childrsn's
eyes clossi
He alone IL TO blamsl'
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-08
Thorn hsda. Of Yprss.

The town with the unprOnounceab BILE
name. ipres. once proved literally too
Ihorny problem for English be~ieg-
ers When Henry Spencer. bishop Of
Norwich led mis- troops against II they
tried IN vain again and again to pierce
the mnss OF thorn bushes that lined the
exterior slopes Of the ramparts: hence
the imnge Of Notre Dame.de-Thuine.
Our Lady Of the Garden" In the
Cnibedrni Of st Martin At Ypres and
also the fnir OF Thuindng. nxed for
the first Sunday In August in honOr OF
the thorn hedge that saved the city
London Opinion
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-08
Lubbock and the Bees.

10 "Ants. Bees aud Wasps" It II re
lated that one summer some fifty years
ngo Sir John LubbOck became inter
,.~ted 10 a curious parasite Of the DUN
biebee. He wished to complete his In.
v4stigntions. but ns the winter came ON
did not know where to get the bees.
80 ne advertised.
In reply to bis advertisement nun
wrote Offering MIN supply OF bees at
one and six apiece. The price was
nigh. but In the cause OF science i.ub.
lsOck did NOT demur. only when he mad
lOught all the bteH ne required ne
wrote to the man and said. Now TINT
! have had the bees. for which | am
greatly obliged. would you kindly tell
me. 10 satisfy my curiosity. how you
are able to procure them at this time
Of yearT' The man wrote back quite
rOnrteOusly. but quite firmly. saying:
Mo. Since ! Gun sell the bees at eight
.enpence ench. . think 1t pays me net.
ter TO 60 ON dong ~ than to tell any
lpody else how to procure them
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-08
SUMMONS

STATE OF COLORADO So In The
COUNTY OF RIO BLASco. So County Court
william d. Cunningham plnintin,
VS..
Harry Gordon, defendant.
The People OF the State of Colorado.
To Harry Gordon, the Defendant above
named, Greeting:
You are hereby required to appear In mn
action brought against you by the above
named plaintiff in the County Court of Rio
Blanco County, State of Colorado, and
answer the tnr rf ~ servnd dWsis
In this County; or. II served out OF this
County, or by publication. within thirty
the day OF service; or Judgment by default
will be taken against you according to the
prayer of the complaint. And II u copy of
The complaint in the above entitled action
be not served with this summons, or II the
service hereof be made out of this Stnte,
then ten days additional to the time here.
answer will be allowed before he taking of
Judgment by default MS aforesaid.
The snid action is brought TO recover
Judgment in the sum OF $sOo.,0 toget her with
interest on said sum from the LIST day OF
March, A. d. 1915, at the rate OF = per cent
per annum. Which snid sum Is due plnintif
from the defendant on the balance OF the
purchase price of improvements sold by the
plaintiff and pure chased BY The defendant
from plaintiff on the list day OF March. a. ID:
1915. And which said sum defendant agreed
TO pas, but falls and refuses to do so, ms VIII
more fully nppenr from the complaint In
said action to which reference Is here made:
a COPY OF which Is hereto attached.
And you are hereby notified that II you
fail TO appear. md to answer the snid COM
plaint as above required. the sud plaintiff
will nsk the Court to enter Judgment
against said defendant by default.
Given under my hand. a.. H. Strchike.
Clerk OF the county Court at Meeker, in snid
[sEALl A. l.. STEIILKE,
diI-js Clerk Of the County Court.