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The Detroit times., 1917-05-19
Miss LaRose Keeps
Mouth Closed; She's
A Stronghold Artist

"She IL the only woman OF my
acquaintance that can keep her
mouth shut" Is the way Manager
Robinson. OF the John Robinson cir
Gus. describes Miss Mabel LaRose.
Miss TARose. is. in circus parIance.
"A strong Jaw artist" Gripping a
leather thong between her teeth she
Is drawn 10 the top ~ tho canvas
20 perform her feats She refuses
to have a net spread under her 10
break a possible fall.
So far this season Miss LARose
has not been injured. but N she
should ever opeh her mouth while
up doing her act. we'll
The John Robinson circus will
reach Detroit early Sunday morn.
ing for performances Monday and
Tuesday. May II and %. on the JET.
ferson ave. grounds Monday morn.
ing the street parade will leave the
tents promptly az o'clock and will
reach the business portion OF the
city A. 10. The opening perform.
anoe will be given at 2 o'clock Mon
day afternoon 49, -
The Detroit times., 1917-05-19
c. G. ARDUSSI
SUCCUMBS
Well-Known Italian Cafe Pro-
prietor Expires After Four
Months Illness

Constance G.. Ardussi, known
among hundreds OF friends as
Con, died Saturday morning in his
home. No. 313 Monroe-ave, follow
ing an illness OF four months. with
dropsy Ardussi conducted an ltal-
ian cafe at the Monroe address
for rs years. He was IS years old
He was prominent in political and
fraternal circles and berriended hun
dreds OF Italians during the first
days OF their life in the new land.
Ardussi was born in Tonno. Italy.
His father died when he Was baby
His mothers death left him an or.
phsn At the age OF eight years.
Since that time ne has made his
way in the world alone.
Mr. Ardussi Is survived by his
widow and two children. Alice and
Herbert. and two brothers. c. d.
Ardussi. OF Detroit. and John AT.
dussi. OF Saginaw He was a mem
Dor Of the Msccsbees lafayette so.
ciety, and OF the Star OF Italy. and
was president OF the last named
The Detroit times., 1917-05-19
FARMER KILLED;
WOMAN is SHOT

LAPEER. Mich. May 1e-Anger
ed because his housekeeper. Mrs
Marta Moe. widow with two chill
dren, left him TO keep house for
Paul Brietzke, q farmer living near
INLAY City. Ira Slack. day lsborer.
OF Romeo, Thursday night shot and
killed Brietzke and fatally wounded
Mrs Moe.
Slack. about a week ago. learned
from Mrs Noes 11.year-old dangh
ter the location Of the rooms occu
pied by her mother, and also the 10
cation OF Brietzke's room. Thurs
day, II Is alleged, he went to Almon,
where he bought a revolver and a
pair OF tennis shoes. remarking
that he had some gum shoe work
10 do"
That night according 70 Mrs
Noes children. they were awakened
by some one entering the front door
Ethel. tho eldest ran out OF her
room and saw Slack graphing with
Brietzke. As the men rolled about
on the floor Slack shot bis opponent
thru the abdomen.
Mrs Moe raised chair 10 strike
slack and Slack shot her thru the
right temple
The slayer then hed
II was half an hour before the
children could muster courage 20
go for help.
Slack Is stiTl Al large
The Detroit times., 1917-05-19
BORDEN WANTS
CONSUMPTION
Bill Win Re introduced In
Canadian Parliament
At Once

OTTAWA. May TO- In AT address
10 parliament late Friday. Premier
Sir Robert Borden announced that
Tho government would introduce a
bin providing for compulsory mill
tary service under ths selective
draft system.
II f. proposed. TIA premier said
70 raise from $4,000 10 100, 600 men
at onCe 10 make good The wastage
IN the Canadian divisions now In the
field.
SIR Wilfrid Laurier, leader OF the
opposition. declared that Canada
must remain in the war 10 the end
and that while he was not prepered
to commit the opposition part TO un.
qualified support Of the proposed
government measure, but that II
would receive full and fair consid-
Grafton
The Detroit times., 1917-05-19
W. a. ManSA- assistant to the vice
president OF the Baltimore a Ohio

May % The rules governing this
nation wide contest are simple but
comprehensive and are now in the
hands Of each participant They
were formulated by Road Engineer
Ray Mcnamara. who has put into
them his wide experience in econo-
mical car.running All OF the Max
wcll distributors and dealers com
letting more than 2s000 cars will
take part in the drive are most on
thusiastic and are sparing no effort
10 win one Of the valuable prizes
offered Several classes have been
arranged 60 that an may start on
an even basis In addition 70 the
prizes IN gold, totaling $4,000, the
winner viii Be awarded the gold and
silver national championship Max
we'll gasoline economy cup.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-19
FIREMAN PUTS
LIFE SAVINGS
IN SCHOOL BONDS

Detroit school bonds. now being
solo over the counter by City Treas
.urer Max Koch. are proving a popu-
lar investment for the public Sales
FRIDAY amounted 70 $4,000. max
ing a total Of s250.000 worth dis
posed OF 10 date The Issue amounts
10 t9eo 600
Patrick Connolly, a Waterman FOR
the fro department. followed the
example set BY Chief James G.
Broderick Thursday. and bought
three Of the bonds Connolly, &C
companied by his wife. pushed s3.-
900 IN cash thru the city trcasurer's
window and said that the money
represented their life's savings
The Detroit times., 1917-05-19
eoy's Leo eone In Am.

CUMBERLAND, Md, May ia
bone taken from his leg was placed
in the arm OF Linden Gump. is years
old. son Of Jacob Gump. Manns
Choice. Pa. az the Western Mary.
land hospital here Tho boy Is TO
covering
The other day young Gump fell
from sled and broke his arm Fol
lowing an X-ray examination. eight
inches Of the injured bone was re-
moved by DR. Arthur " Hawkins,
assisted by Or william a Oracle
and Or William r. Hodges and the
bone from the leg substituted
Young Gump is n student OF the
Bedford high school
The Detroit times., 1917-05-19
WILL RECRUIT
FARMER ARMY
Michigan Manufacturers To
Furnish Employees To
Harvest Crops

Michigan manufacturers have
pledged their earnest cooperation
with the state food preparednes
board in recruiting an army OF farm
workers from the factories TO har
vest all Michigan crops
The pledge came at the four
teenth annual convention Of the
Michigan Manufacturers association
in the Hotel Pontchartrain Friday
afternoon
William K Prudden, OF Lansinc.
member OF the food preparedness
board and also a past president OF
the manufacturers association, I'm
troduced a resolution at the close
OF a talk. urging employers 20 Fur
nish employees wherever they could
be spared for work on the farms
II was adopted unanimously
More acreage has been urged on
the farmers. according TO Mr. Prud
den. and crop prospects are the
best
THE farmers need labor most OF
ALL" be said. and II is M 20 the
factories and shops 70 help them.
A number Of our board members
have already canvassed some OF the
big auto plants OF Detroit whore
they succeeded in enlisting large
number OF men who have had farm
experience and could be spared
Potato land around Calumet Is be
ing so extensively utilized that. e.
is being predicted that enough po-
tatoes TO feed the state viii be
raised IN that region this summer;
Albert r Petermann. of Calumet
told the convention.
O. l. GLASGOW, chairman ~ the
state railroad commission gave
some interesting data calculated TO
answer the attacks OF those who
would abolish the state railway
commissions.
Officers were elected as follows
President II. G. Cornelius. Grand
Rapids. FIRST vice president. n j.
Mailery. Flint second vice presi-
dent. Walter s. Russell Detroit;
The Detroit times., 1917-05-19

Milo semipros 60 TO Wyandotte
Heights today TO meet tho River
view A. c., Of Sihley Mich Man
aged, Alfrdd Coles will send Ham
mopd TO The mound with Pepper
Young doing the receiving These
players be az Wllfrcd Coles resi-
dence. No $50 Fifteenth-st, at n 30
o'clock Sunday Young Hammond.
I.ackaye. Becker. Grussey. Fleish-
mans Drank. Meisgsdes and Scorer
Cotter Decoration day is open 20
Rochester. Redford. Carlton. Utica
or any other good teams. Address
wilfred Coles residence, No. 536
Fifteenth-sL - ----------1---
The Detroit times., 1917-05-19
City News in Brief

Hasen =. PtnKree Camp No. 3. Unit
ed spanish War Veterans. will or
gRntze a company ~ home guards
al IT'S next meeting on the night
OF June A. In the q. A r. hall
The committee on real estate aud
school buildings Of the hoard Of
education Friday afternoon auth
oridcd architects 60 prepare plans
for the new unit 60 Cass Technical
High school
warrant was issued Friday for Dr.
Mark Carpenter. an osteoPath,
charging him with failure 20 re-
port Co tho board az health a case
81 diphtheria The patient was Al
ma Hilliker. three years old.
~ wonder what viii come mp In this
bed" said city man ~ he at
tempted to spade up the back Of a
city lot and eNhumed an assortment
OF tin cans. rags. bricks, stones,
Clods. old shoes and broken crock
cry.
Look ~ that thing, Just made 90 ALL
men snd destroy property said n
woman IN awe stricken tones as she
cared on torpedo lying on eNhihi-
ton i'm Wood ward-avo. window
Friday. Many persons crowded
about the window turnout the day
and viewed the object
acYea. We used 20 get some fresh air
In here" said an sRed clerk In the
basement department OF large
retail. store, Friday. but they had
10 store those boxes up over those
shelves you see. and that cut on
our little chance for breath OF
heaven and he smiled patiently
The nr~t annual Informal banquet Of
the Detroit steel Trenting Re-
search club will be held Saturday
evening MAY g. At s 20 o'clock in
the Hotel Ststler Prof Bradley
Stoughton, secretary ~ the Am
srtcAn institute ~ Mining EnEi-
neers, Will be the guest OF honor
and speaker
}. y. Wright. leader Of the Pnthhnd-
ers' club. desires 90 md place In
the country where young man
slightly sub-normal mentally. but
capable OF good work and % fol-
lowing directions can md employ
ment and a home The man IS most
anxious 10 get ont ~ town and IL
worthy ~ help.
W u Newell. Dible tencher. win
give ~ series of lectures on "rbe
Pihte, and these days In st. An
drews hall. beginning saturday
might at 1't5 and nightly TN We'd
nesday sunday evening he Will
preach on THE Armagcddon war
All lectures are free 20 the public
Detroit CouHc4I No. q. Tnited COM
merciaI Traveller. viii meet sat
urdsy evening In the Elks temple
30 arrange for attendance AZ the
grand council meeting ~ Raw CitV
next month The Detroit council
has Endorsed Lou Rurch. a former
member ~ the Legislature, for the
office - grand treasurer
John kllnger. George EIehenbnur
md Joseph Ferguson. all Of Ham
trsmck enlisted together i'm the
navy 80 that they would be to-
Erthrr and wouldn get so lone
some Friday night the young
men were ordered into service but
they 20 20 three different places
Klingcr goes 20 Chicago. Eichen-
haur 20 Brooklyn and Ferguson 10
Norfolk
The Detroit times., 1917-05-19
COLONEL
BARLOW
RESIGNS
Commander of Thirty
first Regiment Nears
Age Limit
THINKS 1T FAIR
TO NEW LEADER
Lieut.. Col. Pack, of
Ann ArbOr, Succeeds
to Command

Col Walter Barlow, commanding
officer ~ Detroit's regiment OF in
fantry, the Thirty-hrst Michigan. Sat
urday rendered his resignation TO
the adjutant general OF Michigan.
tie requests that il take immediate
effect.
II Col Barlow were 70 have retain
I'd his command, he would auto
matically have TO retire Sept 20.
1918. because OF having reached tho
age OF 81 years ~ believes that he
Is best serving the .nterests~Of the
state and national governments by
relinquishing his commission now,
giving his successor. = ieut- Col. Am
brose C. Pack, Of Ann Arbor. the
benefit Of the training and expert
ence he will receive between now
and the time the regiment is sent
70 France. If such a move is con
tcmplated
Major George c Waldo custodian
Of the Detroit armory and command
ing officer Of the FIRST battalion will
by seniority become lieutenantcol
onel Of the regiment.
Capt A C. Wilson. Of company J..
OF Ann Arhor will gain the rank Of
major and command the first bat
talon Captain Wilson formerly
was a major in the national guard.
5ut accepted the rank Of captain in
order 10 command the Ann Arbor
company
Excerpts from Colonel Barlow's
resignation statement 10 the ad
iutant.general are as follows
have given the subject ~ my
r~slQuation careful thought and
study and am ~ the opinion that IL
would not be fair and right 90 the
state and federal government for me
90 withhold my resignation from The
service any longer when n is con
coded hv all persons that Y VIII be
practically one wear heforr our
tr1ons can he >nlly and properly
equipped and trained for over sea 8
crv's" N they are - be calico lnt
tho federal service for that duty.
um 90 no opinion that by the
time the Thirty FIRST Michigan IN
fartrv is recruited 20 FUN war
STRENGTH nnd fully equipped and
rrorerl, trained for over soas sor-
vfco chat vill have arrived at tho
are.of "a years and VIII bo ~ rcc-
eeeItv required to retire from active
military service on account cf haV-
inC arrived AZ that age.
IL is not therefore fair and right
for me 20 put the state and federal
EuvrruTo0t 90 tho expense - fhr
training course FOR overseas service
sn far as J am ccrcernrd. Nvh~n a.
the END - the training course ]
would be able 70 render the gene
eral government scarcely any wf''-
tarv service Whatsocver on account
~ having arrived ~ the age limit
for military service. under the laws
rules and regulations % tho sfafs
and federal Eos eminent r rs liee-
-Vvike not-fair and right ~ mv sH
c~seor In oface. as the commanding
officer ~ the regiment. 90 retain m1
office I'm the regiment until 7 arm
forced 20 retire bv reason of having
arrived az tho age limit FOR military
service He should have the Full
heneht and experience 81 the train.
ing period 70 fully prepare the reEi-
uent for overseas service. - The
rgiuent II to he called by thu fed-
eral government for that DUTY ard
the regiment should 10 into tire fed
eral service with full cowpi went
or officers for overseas service,
The Detroit times., 1917-05-19
EX-OFFICER
is SHOT AS
BURGLAR
Former Deputy Sheriff
Ignores Orders
to Halt

One Of two men suspected az burg
lars was shot by police early eatur-
day IN chase along GratiotavA.
following their a, .smpt 20 eVAds ar
rest Re Is Russell Morszn. rs. a
former deputy sheriff Of ERsttngz.
Mich. The other. Howard Kelly 81.
OF Buffalo. surrendered when ha aAR
bis companion fan.
Patrolnen Naier and Bomkufcsw-
ski stopped the pair ~ GratiotAya
and Brushst and demanded 70
know where tbsy had obtained the
bundle Of clothing MORGAN was cexN
/ rying Instead OF replying both
TUNED and fed
When the fugitives ignored repeat
cd commands TO halt. Mater fred.
The bullet struck Horeau tn the left
hip.
Moreau was removed 20 RecstvinR
hospital His condition "a not s6ri-
Gus. Kelly is under arrest on a
charge OF breaking and entertng. He
is said by police 70 have adnitted
that he and MoreAu stole the cloth
ing from a dry cleaning establish
ment at No 24oT woodward-ava.
John Wade. 81 No. 27S Ropeile-
St.. was shot IN the abdomen Fri
day night in soufhs at Russell and
Mullett-sts., by man said by po-
lice 10 be Albert RoundA Both ere
Negroes.
Wade was removed to Receiving
hospital IN a serious condition
Rounds was arrested
J.
Radcliffe college girls have taken
The Detroit times., 1917-05-19
WEADOCK
PLEADS FOR
CAR BOARD
ID. u. X. Attorney Says
Company Has Too
Many Bosses
URGES BODY OF
RAIL EXPERTS
Regulation Must Be
Put en- Business
Basis, He Says

Declaring that the D T. r was
being damned from day TO day for
conditions forced upon it against
its will. that Il was being harassed
by no less than 1876 public bodies
with legal power OF railway regula
ton. and that " cannot stand the
burden OF increased wages and still
live. Bernard F Weadock. attorney
for the railway. told the arbitration
board Friday that the time had
come when tho city's muddled and
aging street car problem should be
placed in tho hands OF a commission
OF experienced men who would have
full power 10 control every problem
affecting the employers as well as
employees
The diNcult problem OF furnish
ing enough cars on limited trackage
10 meet the public demands during
the rush hours was responsible for
the swing runs to which the men
are objecting, said Weadock.
yet. when NC have tried 10 ex.
tend our facilities said the attor
uey the people have told ms time
and time again that We cannot and
shall not and viii not do that Let
the responsibility rest where u be
longs, instead Of damning US FOR
Il. from day 10 day
"The y L r has exactly 1876
bosses. ranging from the federal in
terstate commerce commis sion.
down thru state boards In Michigan
and Ohio. city councils, and village
officials We must meet their regu.
lstions. tho some of them are made
hy men who know nothing OF the in
trioacies OF railway transportation.
Some Of these regulations have cost
US thousands upon thousands OF dol
lars. We have no redress The point
has come whore this company can
not stand an additional burden and
still live
~ ,ou gentlemen decide that We
will have 10 meet the demands Of
these men. you should provide us
also with the means by which We
can meet them
Either the state or the city OF
Detroit or both will have TO create
railway commission which will
tell Us what 20 do, when 30 do II.
and how To do g. And in creating
this commission. let &c be composed
OF men who UNDERESTIMATE railway
business The problem ~ regula
ton must be put on sensible and
solid basis TO do away, once and
for all time. with this constant bick.
ertng and Interference
Weadock again brought forth Ak
ures. this time 10 show that the in
crease in the surplus OF the com.
pany each year was always less
than the increase in wages, that
the men prosrered not only when
the company did but in lean years
He declared the demands for
higher wages and shorter hours. II
granted, would cost the company
t3.5l2.65s year
1T IL matter Of life and death
for the company he said
" y Mahon. head OF the street
railway mems union made A brief
closing address
Judson Grenell. chairman OF the
board. then closed the public hear
ing He will prepare a tentative
proposition Of settlement and pres
ent n Wednesday to the two other
members OF the board Judge Ed
ward J Jefries and John A. Rus
sell After that the board will start
working on an agreement
The Detroit times., 1917-05-19
TO COMPETE FOR
MONEY AND CUP

flooded with entries from every
state in the union and from many
Of the Canadian provinces. the home
once OF the Maxwell Motor com.
pany has completed all plans for the
national Maxwell economy proof
day, to be observed wednesday,
The Detroit times., 1917-05-19

state bird day" will be observed
IN Massachusetts, today under the
auspices Of the State grange. the
Audubon societies. and other organ
izations interested in the preserva.
ton Of the wild birds.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-19

YPSuANTI. Mich. May 1e.-The
Ypsi Normals easily beat the Mt
Pleasant Normal baseball team. s
70 /. IN game here Friday.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-19

4 woman who formerly Was COW
girl I'm Buffalo Biirs Wild West cir
Gus iE among the betrotters who ~
trying 90 do her bit for her eoun-
try She enn shoot we'll having
spent her girlhood on the western
plains She offers to shoulder
rife. operate machine KUN. do
messenger service or cook. Just go
she can 10 20 the front
,. 4. Clever. OF Wayne. clerk for cir
cult Court Com missioner Nichoi,
has hen which he considers some
thing Of honapza IN these high
cost ~ living days. Tn" nrn lays
large cgRs rho biggest 20 tete bo-
Ing one that nra sures seFrn ana
seven etEhths inches by six and
hair inches according 90 Mr.. GLOW
or The hen T. Rhode Island red
Good roads for 500 miles thru Mich
iEnn ~ns the plan advocated by
Prank r Rogers state HIGHWAY
commissioner AZ smoker OF the
Wolverine club Friday night He
outlined the road building con
templated ny his department Pro
fessors Riggs and Cox. OF the TINT
verSity ~ Michigan, told ~ the uni
versitv's efforts 20 encourage high
way building
Complete sets OF nnEs OF the allied
nntions nrr the latest fad of the pm
triotic ladies who are organisms
TOT nAtlNnAl 0eINnhe hnN 0Oink fNfN
Cross work Just inside the glass
or more than one electric coupe
may be seen a row 81 little SILK
flags with the variagated colors
OF the allied powers Ribbon with
the allied colors a pa tr otto embel-
lishment copied from Canada, also
has made its appearance.
memorial resolution on the death
Of Charles Artcmas Kent, n leader
among Detroit lawyers who died
May Z, was passed hy the Detroit
Bar association at rs annual meet
ing In the BOARD OF Commerce Of
hcers ~ the association reelected
FOR the coming year were Frank
n Eamhn. president. Henry O.
Walters. hrst vice president Ar
thur Webster second vice presi-
dent. Wade Mills treasurer and
stewart Hanley, secretary
NO ono need worry nbout where 10
locate doctor" said man Eianc-
ing down the roster IN the David
whitney building There are over
200 ~ ON IN here No matter
whats the mAtte~ with you. you
ought 10 he able 20 got set az
again and mo- matter what time
81 day. IS some OF EN- ought 20 be
on deck They ought 60 have a
central telephone with sort Of
clearing house arrangement So
that a man with "A brokein leg
that man With broken leg
nose and throat specialist
W. ". Mansa. assistant to the vice
president OF tho Baltimore a Ohio
railroad company has isstTed In
structlNe pamphlets which are be
Ing distributed thru the various
agencies 90 me company one rs
entitled "WHr food and the cost
NJ living n outlines briehy the
duties falling on each citizen ~
conserve the food supply The
other ~ on the culture ~ the vcre-
tnhie garden with special instruc-
lions ON onion and potato growing
The booklets are being diFtrihuted
IN Detroit BY - T.. Norman. at
NJ % Forrest west
The Detroit times., 1917-05-19

Radcliffe college girls have taken
to farming.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-19

anywhere Near Detroit-and the ONLY lake land
that you can buy any reasonable priceis that of
The Detroit times., 1917-05-19
John kilnger. George EIehrnhnur
md Insenh Errru.nn ali ~ Ham

fTeTOF- 0nTTefed !" Eaf1HT IN thf
navy go that they would De to-
grthrr and wouldu got go lone
some. FRIDAY night the young
men were ordered into service but
they 60 10 three different places
Klinger goes 20 Chicago. Etchen
haur 20 Brooklyn and Ferguson 20
Norfolk
The Detroit times., 1917-05-19

}. y. Wright. leader of the Pathhnd-
ers' club. desires 90 md place In
the country where young man.
slightly SUBJ normal mentally. but
capable OF good work and OF fol-
lowing directions can find employ
mcnt and a home The man Is most
anxious 20 get out ~ town and IL
worthy az hrlp
The Detroit times., 1917-05-19

President r. g. Cornelius. Grand
Rapids FIRST president. H. j.
Mallery. Flint. second vice-presi-
dent. Walter s Russell Detroit;
The Detroit times., 1917-05-19

W. II Newell. Dible teacher. viii
give series Of lectures on "rbe
bible, and these days in ST. An
drews hall. beginning saturday
night at 1st5 and nightly till We'd
nesdav sunday evening he Will
preach on The Armageddon war
All lectures are free 20 tho public
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1917-03-02
PROPOSITION FANATICS,

The men who administer the great
railroad systems Of the country. the
heads of Industrial corporations, the
managers of baseball teams, the train
ers Of prize-Hghters and football
squads, and many others to be found
In unexpected places, whom time
would fail us to mention-these are
''the whirling dervishes Of prohibition
fanaticism," says Rev. Matt. s. Hughes
In his new book, ''The Logic OF Prohi-
bition." "The genuine fanatics are
these people who, In increasing num-
bers, for various reasons, insist that
men shall not drink under such PEN
allies as they are able to visit upon
them. They are" he says, leagues
w advance Of oil the cranks who vote
to abolish the traffic. These latter
are only asking that the state forbid
the distiller and brewer to manufac-
ture and the saloonkeeper and barten-
der to sell; the real fanatics issue or
ders to American citizens prohibiting
the drinking Of liquor" There IL fan
aticism. too, Mr.. Hughes points out,
among the crowned heads and the war
generals Of Europe. And there are
some fanatical prohibitionists Of the
extreme type even among the saloon
keepers-that II to say, they will not
allow their bartenders to drink"