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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-20
OEARTH OF
FUEL HITS
SCHOOLS
Dozen Will Be Closed
Unless Fuel Is
Forthcoming
HARRIS PUPILS
ARE DISMISSED

Unless sufficient supply OF coal
Is delivered at once. no less than
dozen public schools ot Detroit
VIII be forced 10 close this after.
noon or tomorrow morning.
This announcement was made
Tuesday morning by Charles A.
Gadd. business manager OF the
board OF education. and IL is be-
lieved that II forecasts confiscation
by the city. as one school Is already
closed. and Mr.. Gadd says the Unit
ed Fuel & Supply company. which
has the school fuel contract. will
make no definite promise as TO the
amount OF coal II will deliver.
The Harris school at E1lery and
Pulford-sts.. was closed Monday,
after the last shovelful OF coal had
been thrown into the furnace. Mr..
Gsdd was busy this morning, AT.
ranging for the transfer OF coal
ffom other schools 10 the Harris.
and he said he hoped TO have the
Harris open for this afternoons
classes.
We've got TO have more coal
this morning" declared Gadd. "or
some Of the schools will have 10
close this afternoon and others
will be CLOSED tomorrow. I've
talked with the United Fuel e. Sup
ply company and they promise TO
send all the coal they can. but that
certainly doesn't appear to be
CROUCH The schools hardest hit
are the big ones. including high
schools and some OF the newer ls-
room buildings"
The mayors latest stand is that
be does not wish TO seize the deal.
er's coal. but he does want TO con.
fscate carloads consigned TO brok.
ers who are not unloading the sup
ply quickly enough. To that end.
ne has arranged with the railroads
10 have a man check up all carloads
in the local yards. Carloads con.
signed 10 brokers aud marked
hold" the mayor says. will be con.
hscated. The dealers. according 10
Marx. are unloading their ship
mcnts as quickly as possible. and
.the CHIEF executivr Saws NJ wants
10 do all he can 20 facilitate the
switching OF coal cars TO dealers
sidings.
Meanwhile. no less than 900 per.
sons who had read the mayors
proclamation of last Friday. report.
cd TO the executive ONCE by tele.
phone or in person. Monday. de-
claring that they could not buy any
coal. Their names were taken and
also the names OF their dealers. The
dealers were communicated with
by members OF the mayors stan.
and In many cases temporary relief
was given.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-20
BURGLAR
RANSACKS
HEALY'S
Mean Intruder Takes
Watches of Two Girl
Stenographers
MANAGER THINKS
1T "INSIDE JOB"
Thief Frightened Away
Before He Could
Break Into Safe

A mean burglar broke into the
store OF ID. J Hesly Nos. 222.22s
Woodwardaye.. Monday night. and
stole two watches belonging TO two
OF the young lady stenographers.
He also took two powder puffs from
their desks--the mean thing.
The thief had made preparations
TO crack the safe I'm which large
sum OF money was locked. but ap.
parently was frightened Of before
he could get into the strong box.
Entrance was gained to the store
thru rear window, which the
burglar smashed open with a brick
IL was a heavy plate glass window
interviewer with wire. but the in
truder worked so quietly that the
watchmau was not alarmed
George p. Edwards. superinten-
dent OF the store. thinks the work
is that of a former employe He
says the burglar knew where 10 look
for cash and after smashing hole
in the window large enough TO sd.
nit him, be went directly TO the
balcony Offices. He opened every
desk In the place. tossing the pa.
pers around on the floor and Great
ing a great deal OF confusion which
tho Office stan was busy Tuesday
morning trying to straighten out
In two of the desks he found gold
watches left over night by the girls
and he took these together with
the powder puns which are always
near stenographer's watch In her
desk
40 far a. hasty examination
would show. he did not modest the
jewelry cases or the silyerware de-
partment altho he passed by both
20 reach tho Offices Mr. Edwards
thinks he wanted money rather
than goods The safe. which "a kept
covered a. night with n green denim
curtaTu had hesn tHmpFrrd WITH
The curtain had been removed and
there were evidences that tho in
-tryder had started 10 drill into the
combination
Had he succeeded in breaking
into the safe. the robber would
have been we'll rewarded for there
were thousands OF dollars locked
there
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-20
THE HUuAN AHC LIGHT

Nahel Burusll has perpieNed the
worlds foremost electricians Miles
Theatsr ttfe week Bargain Natl
ners' 70 and enC.--AdN
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-20

Try Our usshinE ~ the IN. Nas.s-
shuset,s Laundry Co.--NsIs 30oa--Ad
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-20

rptStinE-the rtsts nest ktna--fhst
is risht-Ti~es job D.pt~-Wstr <k1o.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-20

To give the business and profes-
sional men OF the metropolis an op-
portunity TO express their patriotic
earnestness and willln gness 10 sup
port the president in any interna-
tional crisis. the Merchants Asso-
citation OF New York is 20 hold .
luncheon meeting A. the Hotel As
tor today The meeting is 10 be az
dressed by Mayor Mitchell. Martin
W lI,tleton and United States O..
stor. elect william n. Co.,.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-20
NIGHT PROWLERS SLAY PATR0LMAN
WHO TAKES THEM BY SURPRISE; DARK
STREETS AID Them IN MAKING ESCAPE
Emil r. Schmidt, of
Grand River Station,
Is Latest Victim
ONE BULLET
PIERCES HEART

Shot once thru the heart and
four times thru the head. Patrol
man Emil r. Schmidt. attached TO
Grand River-ave. station. Was slain.
probably by burglars, Tuesday
morning At it5 O'clock adding one
more name 10 the constantly grow
ing list OF Detroit orhcers who have
given their life in performance OF
their duty
The police oficer's body was
found lying on the southbound
street car tracks az Grand River
ave and Siyteenth-sts. soon after
the shots were fred by watch
man in the Grand River postofflce
sub-station. nearby His revolver
was SIN in his bolster
Street lights in the vicinity were
not in service when the shooting
occurred and tho three persons
saw the forms Of two men fleeing
southwark on SXteenth.st.. they
were unable To give a description
According 10 the public lighting
commission. the lights are not sup
posed 10 be put ont until SIS
o'clock. The fact that they were
not In operation this morning is az.
uibuted TO some sort OF mechanical
trouble.
Police oficers were told by neigh
bors that lights In the vicinity are
frequently out during the night and
early morning. leaving streets In
utter darkness. An inquiry II be-
ing made by the police with view
of obtaining from the lighting com.
mission a more regular service as
protection for citizens.
Schmidt left the Grand River-sye
police station at "A o'clock. and was
trying store doors 20 sec II they
were locked. n Is the belief ot the
police that he surprised some men
In the act OF trying 10 break into
store and pursued them 10 the
middle OF the street. The burglars
must have turned upon him sud.
denly. Three shots were fred in
quick succession. then there was n
short interval OF silence, and two
more were fred.
Serst. A. ID. White and several
oficers from the Grand Rlverave.
station sped 10 the scene OF the
shooting In an automobile and from
police headquarters Inspector James
Mccarthy and squad OF detectives
hurried TO the place where the ON
Ger was found. They carefully er-
amlned the doors OF stores and
other buildings In the neighbor-
hood. but could hnd no evidences of
attempted burglary
Two branch banks and the coal
yards Of the Sinclair company are
ReaFhys
Walter Lumley. Of No. 1850 six.
teenth-et. an employe OF the De
troit Grocery company. saw the
flashes OF the revolver fire "a he
WAS walking toward Grand River.
ave. lie says thee shots came from
the direction OF the Sinclair com.
psny ofnces Lumlcy declares he
saw two men run southwark on Six
teenth.s,. and dart into an alley.
Schmidt resided at No. SEQ Sew.
enteenth.r. tie leaves aewife and
four children lie was appointed TO
the force sept 1, 1915.
Up 10 10 o'clock THE morning the
poisos had made no arrests in the
ease.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-20

rvfnti.s--the prst- uest ktss--tAs,
n fskt-rfnes yeh Dept>--M~fs szs.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-20

FRED BOWS
TO REAPER
General Funston Dies
Suddenly In San
Antonio
HEART FAILURE
ENDS CAREER

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Feb. 90
Suddenly stricken with an acute at
tack OF heart disease. Mai Gen
Frederick Funston. commanding tn,
southern department. United States
army. died last night in a hote
where he had been enjoying a din
ner with friends.
Earlier in the day Gen. Funston
had been In his Offices and appar
emily In his usual health. His death
came "a q profound shock 10 the
oficers and men OF the United
States forces on the border az well
a. his many friends in civil life
thruout the country.
The arduous work undergone by
Gen. Funston in directing the forces
under his command in the recen,
Mexican troubles. vs. believed IN
have undermined his constitution
Some time ago he fought or an
attack Of heart trouble similar 10
that which caused his death.
Arrangements for the funeral were
10 be completed today
Born In 1865, General Frederick
Funston first donned n uniform In
1895. wnen at the age of 81, he
Joined fllibustering expedition In
aid OF the Cuban rcvolutionists. Tn
Il; he reached the age of IS he was
q Newspaper reporter. and for few
years afterward held a minor Geld
position under the Federal depart
ment OF agriculture
Early IN life he had an ambii ion
&c enter the army by way OF West
Point, but failed towf out in a
competitive examination.
Aitho possessing no knowledge
o. military tactics he served with
distinction under the Cuban lender
Gomey and soon was appointed 10 a
responsible command among the In.
surrectos AZ the outbreak Of the
epanish-American war he was re
fused a commission with Skaters
expcditionary force but was given
command ~ ths famous Twentieth
KaKnsas regiment. with which he
WAS DESTINED 20 win renovn in The
Philippines
He was stationed In san Francisco
for a tims and there married, Miss
Ella Blankheart. OF Oakland. who
accompanied him TO the Philippines
with his command. The regiment
arrived there just in time 10 get
into the thick OF the insurrection
headed by Aguinaldo.
Funston and the Twentieth Kan.
sRs made an envlable record In tho
subsequent hard fghting and he was
rewarded with the medal of honor
and a commission as brigadler gcn.
crsl OF volunteers.
But his most enduring fame came
as q result cf his capture of Arnnnl.
DO. . daring plan. which he conceiv.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-20

CALIFORNIA; seventh National Or
ange show. for which elaborate
preparations have been made. Will
be opened today at San Bernardino.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-20

The second Wisconsin CONNER.
cial q Industrial congress will be
opened at Madison today under the
auspices OF the University OF Wis.
oonsin-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-20

gH6YF ThesiEF an o. sHfssrstl
ed today With The customary Mardi
Gras carnivals a. New Orleans. Mo.
bile Pensacola. Biloxi and other
cities OF the south
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28
RANDOM NOTES

Mrs. Ross Smith, who has been suf- fering at her home at RoebuclS from an attack of grip, will leave today for a short stay at Coden, where she goes to recuperate.
 It will be of interest to friends in the city to learn that MT. and Mrs Frazer l.. Rice of New Orleans have named their little son Frazer Lee, Jr. Mrs. Rice Will be pleasantly remembered as Miss Nemours Waddel, who spent a year in this city. where her parents for merly made their home.
 Mrs. Albert Ilillebrew of Newton is the guest of MT. and Mrs. w. D. Wood
 
 Miss Mary Ida Wood will be among the University of Alabama students who will spend Thanksgiving in the city. She will be the guest of her parents. MT and Mrs w. D. Wood, on Highland ave- nue.
 Lieut. Wadsworth Wood of the signal corps, who has been the guest of his par ents, MT. and Mrs. W. D. Wood, has returned to camp in New Jersey and is awaiting orders to be sent to the front
 
 Mrs. Joseph Minchener has returned from a visit to her daughters, Mrs. Harry Lyle and Mrs. Knox Mullin of Huntsville. During her stay she was delightfully."- entertained.
 MT. and Mrs. Ben Veil entertained at an informal luncheon yesterday at their home in honor of Senator Bankhead, who is visiting the city. Mrs. W. A. Jenkins will entertain at tea this afternoon from to o'clock hpr. in nl me a,fiv ,o Miss Gertrude Hammond of Danville Va.
 Mrs. H. H. Shell will entertain at tea this afternoon at her home on St. Charles street, from to 5 o'clock, ir honor of Mrs. Nellie McClung of Can ada, who is her guest for few days All suffragstS are invited to meet this charming visitor. The groomsmen of the Taste Marlei wedding party will entertain at a Lyric party tomorrow evening with supper af- rewards at the Tutwiler in honor oi Miss Mable Marler and MT. Guy Taste who will be married on Saturday after noon at the First Baptist church. Mr and Mrs. Harris Rutstein of Bos ton arrived last evening to attend tho wedding of their son. MT. Frank Rut. stein. While here they will be the guests of Mrs. B. Alper Mr. Charles Rustein of Boston i. among the guests to be present tomor- row at the Alper-Rutstein wedding.
 
 | Mr. and Mrs. Simon Alper of Ken 1 lucky are here to attend the Alper- Rut stein wedding this evening l Miss Anna Alper of Chattanooga is ir the city to attend the Alper- -Rutsteir wedding. Miss Alper will attend Mis- Rose Alper as her maid of honor. l Miss Ester Blitzstein of Kansas Cit, i arrived last evening to be present a the Alper- Rutstein wedding.
 Mrs John c. Turner of Anniston i the guest of MT. and Mrs. Albert Fine at Norwood
 Miss Bland Nelson, who has spent tn past few weeks east, has returned hom and is the guest of Mir. and Mrs. Fran Nelson for a few days.
 Miss Gertrude Hammond of Danvillt Va, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs w. 4 Jenkins at Norwood.
 Miss Samuel Rich is the guest of he daughter, Mrs. Lionel Veil, in Mcntgon cry.
 Mrs Frank Marler of Alexandria Tenn, and MT. Robert West of Smith
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28
ANNOUNCEMENTS

Red Cross unit No. ?. of which Mrs. John Cole is chairman, will meet this afternoon at ? o'clock at the home of Mrs l. M. Dill. All knitting taken out on November II must be brought in fin ished at this meeting.
 The Birmingham Equal Suffrage asso- citation announces that the childrens s party to be given by that association will be an event of December ), at the Hill man hotel
 There will be a meeting of the Parlia- mentary Law Study club this morning at 1o:30 o'clock at the Civic association rooms,
 There will be a called meeting of the Council of Women's clubs this morning at 10 in the commissioners rooms at the city hall. The call being made by the Study circle and seconded by the Council of Jewish Women to consider the hospital relief work at Camp Me Clellan.
 All clubs who have co-operated in the furnishing of a base hospital unit are notified that the second apportionment of their work must be returned today. Any leftover work from the first ap- portionment must be returned at the same tune.
 The receiving and inspecting commit tee will be at the Red Cross headquar- ters from 10 to o'clock today. Prompt ness is urged, as this is the final day for receiving these articles.
 The Mother Goose club will meet this morning at Il o'clock at the home of Mrs. V. T. Kissel.
 The L'Ailegro club will meet on Fri day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with Mrs. Howard Blue, 14o5 Twenty fourth street, north.
 There will be a meeting of the Bir- mingham Graded union this morning at 10 o'clock at the First Methodist church.
 The women of the Southside Baptist church announce a bazar for December and at the home of Mrs. c. H. Nabb.
 Red Cross unit of the Southside Bap- tist church will meet this afternoon at o'clock instead of Wednesday morn ing.
 Woman's Missionary society of Walker Memorial church will give a bazar at 505 Tuscaloosa avenue, in West End, Fri day and Saturday, with an oyster SUD- per Friday evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28
Sumter Cattle Bring
 Highest Market Prices
Robert Jemison, ST., of Birmingham Selects 125 Choice Steers for
 Birmingham Concern

Livingston, November 2L-(Special) Col Robert Jemison, Sr.. of Birming- ham, who is largely interested in cattle raising in Sumter county, was here and in company with his partner and mana ger w. N. Gardner, went to their ranch near Sumterville, cut out and made ready for shipment 125 head of high grade beef steers they have just sold to a feeder in Birmingham. They brought good round price, but being of good quality, combined with the fact that they were bred, dropped and raised in tick free pastures. made them worth all they brought.
 Sumter county has furnished 300 head of high-class steers to go on feed in Mississippi and other Alabama feed lots in addition to the many train loads sent to market, and large numbers being fed at home. All this is the result of rid ding the county of the cattle tick, the use of pure bred bulls thus giving the county more cattle and better cattle that can be shipped to any point in the world without restriction
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28

SO s5 asss ss :s's .s, @ss' 's.r, ''6''ss' sos:.
 wife the other day, ''to get merely by ordering it, is a real good pumpkin. Nine times out of ten unless you clearly specify what is wanted, a squash will be sent in it's place. Now, how a market man could think squash is a pumpkin, fer the life of me, I can't understand. Of course, they both belong to the goard family, but they are dis tant cousins once removed, just as cran- berries and blackberries belong to the heath family and yet are never mistaken for each other.'
 Anyone who has ever cut into real she continued, Twill never be satisfied with squash. A pumpkin can be as easily cut open with an ordinary knife as an apple, while to open squash you have to get an ax. Because they are so easily cut into various shapes, the pumpkin has become the favorite thing for jack o'-lanterns at Halloween for the children almond shaped eyes and Teddy Roosevelt teeth, amusing the children and making them very happy, but it is Thanksgiving that pumpkins are associated with more than any other season, especially in New England and even right here in the south I remember one Thanksgiving l wanted two pumpkins; one to make into pies and the other to hollow out into ba sl1ets. In response to my order, my market man sent me two huge Hubbard squashes, hard as granite, although l had asked him over the phone: Are you sure they are pumpkins and not souashes?' to which he had replied: Yes.
 .IJp in New England" the woman went on to say, ''the old rhyme, When
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28
The Thrifty Housewife Complains of the Difficulty of
 Finding Good Pumpkin For Thanksgiving Season

are busy making them for Thankssiv- ing Day"
 "I remember man who is of New England birth" she said, told .ae that when he was a boy if his motsef didn't have at least seven different kinds of pie Thanksgiving Day she would have felt ashamed to ask any body to dinner. l tried to count pp these seven different kinds and as far as can deduct they must have been mnce, apple, cranberry, custard, pump kin, squash and lemon. Down here in the south, we are not the ardent pie eaters that the New England people are and yet we are slowly coming to it. especially the pumpkin pie at Thanks giving time. No real New Engander really objects to being taunted about being brought up on pies as long as he knows that they were good pies. Naturally he recents having it said that he ate pie as a breakfast food, but oth- erwise he does not care at all about any fun being poked at him on ac- count of the habit. He will cheerfully drink with a large flagon of cider a toast on Thanksgiving Day-probaby the one Eugene Field wrote to New England which says
 "Where Hubbard squash nd huckleber-.
 ries
 Grow to powerful size,
 And everything is orthodox,
 From preachers down to pies"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28

dis, Samuel E. Clifton, Jim Webb, Rob- ert L.. Wood, Gaylesville; William B. McKerley, Lee Bolton, William F. Smith, Centre; Perry Barnes, Samuel Southern, Will c. Hanks, Cedar Bluff; T. J. Bobo, H. F. Sherbett. 0. O. Adams, Collins vile; Sam Crane, Blanche; Grady N. Miller Loop; Robert A. Jones, James, town; Bob Bullard, Lyerly, Ga.
 The store and postoffice of T. R. Snead & Co. at Forney, near the Georgia line, was broken into last night, the safe blown open and $500 of the firms money taken. The postoffice was also robbed of quantity of stamps and $40 cash. No clue to the burglars.
 The upper floor of Joe Richardson's s barn, in which he had stored a large quantity of corn, gave way last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28
TUESDAY BRIDGE CLUB

Mrs Frank Nelson entertained the Tuesday Bridge club yesterday after noon.
 The club members are: Misses Flor ence Coffin, Margaret Moore, Anito Eus- tis. Elizabeth Wyman, Beverly Leake, Ireta McCrossin, Margaret Gage, Mary Sibley, Katherine Ledbetter, Dorothy Lum. Hattie Cullom, Olivia O'Neal, Mar garet Nelson, Mrs. William Vann Bart lett Mrs Cecil Gaston, Mrs James Gar Der and Mrs. Richard Bowron.
 The additional guests were: Misses Elizabeth Hall of Maryland, Mary Ball, Gertrude Motion, Alice Bowie, Bland Tominson and Helen Eubank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28

ming at their home on south Fourteenth street. following the rehearsal for the Mcdaniel Mathews wedding in honor of their daughter. Miss Katherine Mathews, and Mir Moore McDaniel of Selma.
 The entire house was thrown open and adorned with quantities of ferns, palms and smilax, combined with cut flowers.
 At a late hour ices were served in the dining room, where the room was made most attractive with pink roses and soft shaded candles.
 The guests included the wedding party, out-of-town guests and members of the families
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28
TIRED OF LIFE Constant Backache
 and Rheumatism
Foley K;d..y Pill fixed .p r.z.. br.l.n..

Foley K;dssy Pill fixed sp Texas hrakemaa se hs's sood as ever.
 Almost down and out with kidney trouble. Rheumatism SO bad he could scarcely get up when he sat down. Back ached all the time.
 No wonder MT. F. A. Wooley. brake man on the road from Dallas to Jack son, Texas. was tired of living" tfsed." he said, T took some and after . short time was thoroughly cured and am having no more trouble.
 Your Kidney ills will disappear- and with them the backache and rheu- mntism, by the use of Foley's Kidney Pills. Once your. kidneys become strong and active, aches and pains will disappear like magic.
 There's nothing to equal the genu- inc. Will help any case of kidney or bladder trouble not beyond the reach of medicines. Contain no harmful drugs. Try thsm.
 sold everywhere
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-28

future as well as for the present. be- cause the plant is to be so constructed that in addition to 10 ways convenient for the construction of ordinary ships there are to be two within ocean-go- ing vessels as large as. or even larger than any that have crossed the At lantic, even as large as the Vaterland, can be constructed. Within another year the United States should have sup piled substantially all the needed ton mage for war purposes, and after the war we shall have a new and very great merchant marine.