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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-24
ACTION ON
SUBWAY,fS
DEMANDED
Mayor Asks Aldermen
To Confer With
Car Board
SUGGESTS THEY
HIRE ENGINEER
MOnorail System Is Ex-
planned, But No
Action Taken

Mayor Marx appeared before the
common council committee on pub
lie utilities Friday afternoon and
urged that action bs taken on a plan
for a comprehensive subway system.
The mayor said he would arrange a
Joint meeting OF the council commit
tee and the street railway commits
sion for an early date. He asked the
council committee 10 cooperate with
the commission. lie suggested that
the two bodies employ consulting
engineer to assist In working out
subway plans
Members OF the COMMITTEES asked
the mayor about the Car stop ordi.
nance compelling cars to stop for
passengers which he had vetoed. The
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-24
WATER SUPPLY
PLAN APPROVED

After an all-day discussion, the De-
sex border utilities commission ri
day approved Of the plans ~ Morris
Knowles. consulting engineeF. for an
improved system OF sewage disposal
and for furnishing water to sand
wich. Sandwich West and ojibway.
The commission also adopted res
olution asking the Windsor water
commission and the walkerville Wa.
ter company TO submit rates for sup
plying from 100000 20 10000 900
gallons q day. and to report n there
Ia q possibility OF the commission
buying their plants. Engineer
Knowles recommended that the com.
mission buiid a works as soon as
economic conditions permit, and Sc
cure a water supply from TIE source
near Preche island. The eftimated
cost % the Improvement n s27s,eoo.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-24
HOUSE HONoRS
MRS. W.N. FERRIS
Adjourns For Day Out of Re,
spect To Memory; Gov
ernor 10 Attend Funeral

LANSING. Mich, March 24.-Out
Of respect for the memory OF Mrs
w. ". Ferris. wife OF the former
governor. who died Thursday morn.
ing In her home in Big Rapids. the
state house adjourned for the day
early Yesterday afternoon Gov.
crnor and Mrs. Sleeper will repre-
sent the state A. ths funeral. which
will be held Saturday in Big Replds
Lieut.-Gov Dickinson will repro.
sent the senate and Representatives
Aaron Anon, hecosta; Fred L..
Eaton. Saginaw. and Thomas Read.
Shelby. we're named TO represent the
house Suitable resolutions were
adopted In both houses.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-24

United States Gets Line on Boats.
Max Koch. city treasurer. has
provided Stanley B. Moiles. OF the
board OF Inspection OF Unitea States
recruiting stations. with lnforma-
ton as 10 the number OF privately
owned steam yachts and motor boats
In the vicinity Of Detroit The in.
formation WAS obtained presumably
at the request OF Washington on
Gals. With some difficulty Mr..
Koch prepared a list. showing the
assessed value and tonnage OF each
boat listed Formerly ali boats we're
on the city tar rolls. but some have
been removed thru the operation OF
the tonnage law.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-24
SENTRY IS SLAIN
BY PL0TTERS
Men Caught Near Coast De.
Tense Guns Fire When
Halted

PORTLAND. Me-. March 1.-TWO
iaen. supposed to have been en-.
Ceavoring to destroy one or more Of
Fort Williams i2inch guns. fatally
shot Prtvste John Poor Friday.
The men Rad gained entrance 10
The reservation and we're approach.
ing one OF the big guno wnen Poor
saw them When he attempted 70
capture them one shot him In the
groin. They then escaped.
Medical examiners today declared
the bullet was one OF heavy csliber
possibly an army revolver.
Poor died later in the port hospi.
tai.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-24
QUAKER CITY TO
HOLD WAR MEET
Plans Laid For Great Patriotic
Assembly In Independ-
ence Square

PHILADELPHIA. March IA
tremendous movement was launched
in Philadelphia today 10 hold q
huge mass meeting In Independencs
square "a a patriotic rally.
A number OF leading Philadelphia
business men are back OF the plan
and II is hkely The meeting will be
held within a few days.
-. Prominent speakers will address
the crowds. sltho no one has den
nitely been selected.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-24

mayor said he thought Il impractical
10 force a car that was already filled
TO capacity 20 stop and thus help 10
cause congestion Several of the al
dermen present said they thought
the inbound interurban cars should
be forced 60 stop for passengers. a.
II was impossible for them 10 make
5ttter time than the city cars. since
they could not pass them. Nothing
definite was done
John r. Frost president Of the
Monorail Company OF America. was
present with blue prints. diagrams
and photographs OF his type OF rail.
way. He wanted 10 be allowed 20
build three miles OF The track some.
where in the city and TO operate n
for q time, and then II n proved sat.
isfactory to sell Il TO the city and n
rot. 10 remove t. No action was
taken on his proposal beyond inYit.
Ing him 10 set up a working model
OF his system In the council cham.
Der and explaining n 10 the whole
council n such a line IL built u
probably will be on Jenerson-ave
west.
Mr.. Frost said the monorail sys
tenn was not unsighuy, like the or
binary elevated road, but when com
pleted would be a work or art and
could be installed for rs geo q mile
The monorail car operates on q raj
above the car like a cash carrier In
a store. with another track under ths
car 10 act a. q stsbilixer.
The monorail plan is strongly ad
vocated by Aid r. G. Mitter.
The committee win meet the ID
u. X. representative and With mem
bers OF the Street Car Mems unior
next Friday, 10 discuss an ordinance
compelling the cars 10 stor 10 tak'
passengers aboard.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-24
KAISER IS
RAPED IN
RE|CHSTAG
Ruler and Bethmann
HOllweg Accused of
Starting War
SOCIALISTS
LAUD RUSSIA
Amsterdam Hears of
Ant-Imperial DEM
OnstratiOn

AMSTERDAM. March 24.-ThHrs-
days debate in the German reich.
stag was featured by a bitter at
tack on Kaiser william and Chan.
cellor Won Bethmann-Hollweg. as
those who originated the war and
a Socialist demonstration lauding
Russia's throwing on the yoke OF
autocracy. according TO word re
cejved here today.
The Socialist member Kunert was
the accusss OF the kaiser and his
chief minister He arose and char
acterizsd them AZ 'or1ginators OF
the wAr." The president Of the
Reichstag Immediately called Kun
eTt 10 order. kunert continued
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-24

more moderately but hnaIly alluded
uumistakably 10 Russias recent
revolution.
you insult the farheriand." inter
Jected ViceChancellor Helfferich.
according 10 the Berlin Information
Il should be proud II there wa
such progress IN our country az the
Russian people have made" Kunert
responded.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-24

TARRYrowN. N. ye-Muckrsn-
srs have said many unkind thinGp
OF John ID. Rockefeller II rsmsino1
for his son. John D. ~. TO gss -
the public and declare him "ths
best father that ever was"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-24
GERMANY WILL
DECLARE WAR IF
II. s. SHIPS FIRE

ZURCH, March 24.-Several Ger
man newspapers received mere de-
clare that Germany will declare war
on the United States just as soon
as the hrst shot 10 fired al a German
u-boat from an American gun.
PrtuttnE--the plRin nest kisa--tknt
&C. riGht-Ttmes Job Dept.--Natn lS3oL
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-24

PriattnE---the p4aiR sest kina--thst
o. riEht--Tt-~a lob DeDtS--Mstu Ss1s.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-24

NEW Enthusiastically per-
son hiccoughs himself to dsa6A.
Three doctors gave Magistrate ~
Csbe M 10 DO n. But ne caIle1
for old-fsshloned remedies, got $50
by mai, chosen musk Of tonsuiD
and n worked.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-24
'COUlENS hF|
SELLERS Se|


Police Commissioner yanes G.
ems IL gather'ns evidences "
which he hopes 20 bring iuoso1lD'
ment proceedings 10 Dust polioc
Justice Albert v. Sellers. Ana n
Fraser. attorney for the psssss ~
Enrtment ana Otto kircAssr are ~
commissioners adviaors.
couzens blAmss he Sus<iss ~
much OF the lawIessnsss IN Dstpook
declaring be has beep too frss MD
his orders for the release Of -
and women picked up By the poaloo
Justice Sellers only conmeuf =
the commissioner action was . -,
sestion that Couxens himself ren1nn
because he has shown himself -
capable and q failure a. a pns1ce
commissioner"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-24

Reports received in the United
States Indicate that the Healdton
when attacked was actually within
the safe zone mentioned by the
German newspaper as open to her.
United Press dispatches received
from London yesterday quoted sur
yivors an saying they expected Ger
many to make JUST such denial
that the Hesldton was In the safety
none the b. Mittag mentions In the
above editorial. But all the crew
we're positive the Healdton was in
the lane in which ships we're sup
posed TO be immune from attack.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-24
BERLIN SEES NO
ACT OF war
Press and Public Justify Sink
ing of the Head
ton
BY JOHN GRANDENs

tston Correspondent United PressI
BERLIN, March 2i.-GsrmAny
cannot see why America should re-
gard the sinking Of the tanker
Heaidton ly a German submarine
a. an overt act"
Public opiniou today agreed with
this expression OF view In the news
raper IA Mittag. altho admitting
The possibility that American senti-
inent against Germany would be In
creased by destruction OF the Head
ton.
The shaking Of the American
steamer Htaldton possibly viii az
gravde Americ press pressure on
President Wilson" the editorial de
olared. land the Entente press win
doubtless assert this IL an overt
act But constituting this sinking
as a reason for war would prove
that America 10 wilfUlly seeking
such an occasion.
ut was unnecessary that the
Healdton traverse the blockade area
The vessel could nave chosen tho
open way used by acknowledgement
steamers"
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-15

Let us estimate on your Job Work
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-15
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To S. T. Anderson, E. M. Anderson, R. B. Bristow, R. J. Nugent, H. c. Edginton, Fred w. Dashby and N. T. Jolliffe, your heirs, executors, assigns or personal representa- lives:
 You and each of you are hereby notified that I have caused to be expended in labor and Improvements the sum of one hundred dollars for the year of 1916 on the Byron Association, a placer mining claim si- tuated between Rock and Lindblom creeks and recorded and more fully described in Vol. 176, Page 445 in the resords of the Cape Nome Mining and Recording Dis trict, Second Division, Territory of Alaska.
 The above amount has been ex- pended under the provisions of the law concerning annual labor upon mining claims, being the amount required to hold said claim.
 And you and each of you are further notified that if you fail to contribute your proportion of said expenditure within ninety days after the last publication of this notice, your interest in said claim will be- come the property of the under signed, your co-owner, under sec tion 2324 Revised Statutes of the United States.
 ELIZABETH JOLLIFFE
 Co-OWner. Date of first publ, April IF, 1917. Date of last publ, July IF, 1917. Let us estimate on your Job Work
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-15
NEWS ITEMS
 AND TOWN TOPICS


 Chas Dahlquist who left yester- day morning for Safety took down with him a heavy load c: fully 17OO pounds.
 The Moonlight water will be at Discovery today, some time, and in few days will be percolating through the city mains.
 Office and Residence of J. F. M'Allister, freighter and transfer, Elite Baths. Phone Red 157. Chas Killen was to leave last night for the Julian dredge to over haul the engines of that machine on Osborne creek.
 There was no meeting of the city council last night the city fathers taking lay off every Monday dur ing the good old summer time, be- ginning from yesterday.
 Harry Hepworth and Waldhelm are now shovelling the pay dump into boxes on Dry creek. Gold is no higher in value than usual, but it's all right if you have enough of it.
 Closing Out Sale. At Crooks next City Hall. All Bargains.
 It is stated that Carl Ryders has charge of the work of launching the schooner Sea Wolf near Shis- mareff, the consideration being in- timated as an interest in the boat.
 The funeral of the late Bob Horn will be held from the Undertaking parlors today at two o'clock. The deceased will be buried under the auspices of the Masons to which he belonged.
 May Day Entertainment and Big Dance, Eagle Hall Saturday night. The mail for Teller, Wales, York and Tin City will close this evening at five o'clock This is the last mail for the Port Clarence district | on the winter schedule. The mail for the Kougarok will also close this evening at five o'clock. A telegram received by loaal de- mocrats from Chas SIlzer. now de. legatc to Congress from Alaska. an- nounced that they had endorsed R.egs. of the railroad com 'isaion for the position of Governor, They went high enough, all right. |
 Worlds Star Klean Knit Under wear 10 date has not scared up in price thus far, just now it is selling at reduction at
 MISS OESTRICH STORE.
 Duffy O'Connor reports that na- tive mechanics have been over hauling his schooner the Hettie B and will have it ready to hit the water at Golovin when the ice goes out. He does not indicate what line the Hettie B will engage in.
 A letter from Kiana says that Al Thompson on Kleary, projects big work this summer and will use a steam scraper This is the introduc- tion Of machinery into the Kobuk gold belt The letter says that SC far the ptarmigan are still numb cred with the missed and one che chaco lady up there has still the first bird to see.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-15
LOCAL 24O W. F. M.

NUCAI &4U W. rs n2'
 The regular meeting of the Nome Mine Workers Union. Local No. n40, of the W. F. of M., is held every Saturday evening at 8 p. m. at Mfncr's Hall. Office hours l p. m. to 6 D. m., p. m. to p. m.
 ANDREW BECK, President.
 JOHN A. WILSON, Sec.-Treas. |.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-15
CARPENTERS AND JoINERs.

Local Union I789, Carpenters ana Eofners of America, meets every Fri aSy at Al Orland's shop Front St.
 Carpenters Headquarters, Feder- el Labor Hall. at 8 D. r1.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-15
NOTICE.
TO ALL MINE WORKERS:

secretary.
 l
 The Catholic Ladies will give an- other of their famous card socials on Friday night next where "500" and progressive whist will be en- | joyed. while the gifted ones will perform several musical selections to heighten the pleasures of the evening.
 deputy Marshal here and who is now extradition agent in Seattle, vii! arrive here on the first boats having custody of man named Wagner who was indicted by the Grand Jury for robbing the cabin of his namesake
 For Coal and General Delivery see Erickson or leave order at Mansfield Tobacco Store.
 With nary bridge to take them across, the Sandspitters unless they go the long round by the govern ment bridge across Snake river, have quite time lodging the water on Snake river. It takes them about half day to discover an irregular and meandering route across the ice which is fordable for low boots.
 The AlasFa Road Commission | Superintendent, Dan Jones, left yesterday to supervise the work of dynamiting the ice around Nome river bridge piers so that the struc- ture would not be endangered when the river broke up Some men are also employed on Peluk bridge and keeping that and other culverts which might be endangered in the general break up, safe.
 Sam Dippel who with Herman Quesky has out fine dump on the Bowery arrived in town yesterday from Dexter. The water is begin ming to seep through the snow and it will not be very long now until they are able to have it running through the boxes. Meantime the trail is holding out good and MT. Dippel says it is very good consider ing the weather that has prevailed.
 Tn these days of high costs of living ct cetera the attention may fittingly be directed to the fact that the wages from today for miners, according to the union scale is five dollars and board. It is none too much-it is not enough, for when costs of living about fifty per cent ,heaper these wages were in vogue. All mine workers should see that this wage is forthcoming,
 Joe Plein is now taking out poles in the Marshal section for the con struction of a corduroy road in that section under the Alaska Road Con- mission. It is being done by crew , of men upon a daily wage, the call for bids giving evidence of a tend ency to demand all the traffic would , bear and then some upon the part of the contractors, and the conclu- sion was reached that day work was the more economic method. A fellow miner reports the mar row escape of Thos Killeen with his band os fast bird dogs in the Vii \ cinity of Dexter few days ago when the fast ones were pulling him on skis. Tn the neighhorhood of ConnOly's camp a fox crossed the trail of the Irish settlers which true to their partial ancestry took to the fox hunt and chased over Dexter hill at Tightening speed in full cry \ with the driver still hanging on for grin death. Across the noun tain went the teams at speed would make the speed of an aero plane slower than the second com ing in comparison, they reached Cooper gulch where men and dogs got tangled in the Snow drifts ana
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-15
ORGANIZED LABOR.

WESTERN FEDERATION OF MINERS.
 Headquarters sos Railroad Build eng, Denver, Colorado. NAS.'MOYER. ERNEST MILLS. s, President. Sec.-TreAs.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-19
Bronx Resents Police Action
Grand Jury Wants Inspector
Walsh Returned to District

The Bronx County Grand Jury made
presentment yesterday in which
Police Commissioner Woods was crti-
cised for transferring Inspector Walsh
from The Bronx 10 Brooklyn. and for
consenting 70 the reinstallstion OF a
telcph one in the home Of Jacob Reich.
or Jack Sullivan" Becker case wit
ness. Il recommended the immediate
return Of Inspector Walsh.
Inspector Walsh was transferred
after he had had the telephone removed
from Reich's home. Deputy Police Com
missioner Lord subsequently signed an
order permitting the telephone com
pany TO put the instrument back. Inc
grand Jury made this statement con-
cerning the return Of the telephone:
"The explanation given FOR TINS,
action by Deputy Commissioner Lord
Is very unsatisfactory. and we request
the District Attorney TO place the eyi-
dence before another grand jury TOR
consideration"
New-York tribune., 1917-10-19
Tammany Alarmed
By Growing Strength
Of Socialist Vote

Tammany Hall is in something Of a
panic over the growth Of Socialist
strength on Manhattan Island. The
executive committee OF the Wigwam
met Al noon yesterday TO consider the
situation. and remained in session for
between three and four hours. All As
sembly districts we're represented at
the meeting by their leaders. who, IN
accordance with previous instructions
from Charles + Murphy. were prepared
with detailed reports OF the Socialist
sentiment in their districts. What
these reports indicated threw scare
into the entire Wigwam.
Every leader reported an astonishing
increase Of Socialist supporters in his
district. This was a. true OF those
talking for the centre Of the town. be
tween Fourteenth and Fifty-fourth
streets. as it was Of those who repre-
sep. the East Side and lower West
Sida IL was iu the latter sections
only however. that the increase real
~ counted. Between Third and Eighth
avenues the original number Of Social
ist votes is so small that their multi
D'ication amounts 10 very little rela-
lively. This is not true Of the East
S de. whether lower. upper or middle,
or Of the West side below Seventy
.ccond Street. There, in what are some
~ the strongest Democratic districts,
n town. the Socialist vote seems actu-
New-York tribune., 1917-10-19
Coler Gains Fail
To Alter Result
Recount Gives Riegelmann
1900 Lead; Eight In
spectors Indicted

With the completion at 10 o'clock
last night of the primary recount IN
Brooklyn bird S. Coler mad made a
net gain OF AZ votes. "a Sheriff Ed
ward Riegelmann. his principal OPP
ponent for the Democratic nomination
for Borough President. has an oftlcial
plurality of over 200 votes, the re-
suit Of the primary is not changed, ap-
parsntly.
It was considered by experts that
even if the contest we're taken into
the courts and every protest OF the
Color men granted, his total gam
would be only about $50, leaving
Riegelmann with lead OF about 800
votes.
Assistant District Attorney Martin
Conway ntimated that summonses
might be expected for certain election
of cials as result Of apparent irregu-
larities disclosed in the examination,
Four election inspectors OF the 18th
Assembly District. two Republicans and
two Democrats. we're indicted yester-
day BY the Kings County Grand Jury
in the inquiry into the primary contest
between Mitchell and Bennett. The four
indicted men had been in charge Of the
ballots in the 18th Election District Of
their Assembly district. They pleaded
guilty to one of four counts. which
charged them with violating the cleo
ton law by turning over the ballots 20
John D. Gunther, president Of the l2th
Assembly District Republican Club
VINO was not an election official. The
indicted inspectors are John +. hesrney
and Paul Dunbar, Democrats, and Al
bert Ridner and Thomas James, Repub-
licans.
Four other election inspectors, two
Republicans and two Democrats, we're
indicted in The Bronx. also as the re-
suit OF the Mitchell Bennett recount
They constituted the Board OF Elec-
tions Of the 18th Election District Of
the 6th Assembly District. They are /:
Patrick J. Gavagsn. Democrat; Bertrand
Conway, Democrat; William I. Dugan,
Republican, and John j. Hermann, Re-
publican.
Twenty election districts in Queens,
the number completed last night in tho
official recount on justice OF the Su-
preme Court and Borough President,
showed the following results:
Justice OF the Supreme Court-W Ill
lam ]. Kelly, gain 20; Richard ). New
combe. gain 5: Edward Lazansky, loss
le; Burt J. Humphrey, loss 80; George
l.. Dowling. loss IA.
Borough President-Maurice r. Con-
molly. loss as; Martin Mayer, gain Z