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Page Two two MORE GO TO DEATH IN THE RIVER Joteph Wilkie. Youth ol Sev enteen. and toseph Bower smith Are Drowned While in SwimminK HEROIC EFFORTS MADE TO RESCUE FORMER Companion. Who Goes to Hi* As r' 9 aiatance. Nearly Loses Own Life —Bodies Recovered Ths Detroit river claimed more victim*. Saturday. Joseph Wilkie, IT years old, ami ID- Ulg on Buchanan at . was drowned while swimming iu a deep slip n* a> the foot of Hibbard-ave, Saturday morning, in spite of heroic effort* at rescue made by Garda Belong aged 19, of No. 990 llaneockave west, who struggled with the drowning youth v an attempt to save him, was dragged gnder the water twice, and finally was forced to struggle fi*e of Wilkies grip and swim ashore, where tie • exhausted while Wilkie sank to lus death. Frank Sepker. ol No Twenty third-si., was also swimming it. the slip at the time Wilkie was only a novice at swim ming, and when ha started across the slip, against the advice of his eoinpan lona, he got half way and sank crying for help Belong Immediately swain to the rescue, but was unable to do anything with the drowning youth, and "us forced to battle with him, finally, to •are his own life Harbormaser Kling recovered the body within a half hour. Coroner Rothacher had it removed to the coun ty morgue and is investigating Becoming entangled in some weeds while swimming at the foot of Rum macher-ave., near the Edison com pany’s power house. Saturday morn ing, Joseph Bowyrsmitb, 3*’> years old. of No. 149 Spring wells-ave . was una ble to extricate himself and sank to his death. He Is married, and leaves three small children John Pelz, of No. 32 Jerome st., re covered the body, which was turned over to Coroner Rothacher BROTHER AND SISTER BATTLE WITH ACID Throw Fiery Fluid in Mad Fight in Home—Both Are In Hospital Frank Yanski, 28 years old. and his sister. .Mrs Chales Paget, aged 24. both residing at No. 291 Junctlon ave., fought a duel with cabolic ucid. tn their home. Saturday noon, when they got Into a fight over Mrs Paget's picture. The woman seised a bottle of the fiery acid and dushed It into Yanski’s face. Almost blinded by the acid, he battled with her for possession of it. and tossed what was left into her face. Both were badly burned and were taken to St. Mary » hospital in a po lice auto. CANDIDATE DIES, VOTES COUNTED FOR HIM HICKMAN, Ky., Aug. 2.—Friend* of the late Judge H. F Hemley today are casting their ballots for him as a candidate for county attornev at the primary Just as they had intended to do before the news of his death on Thursday night, when he fell with his horse over an embankment, spread through the county. They declare votes for a dead man are cast as the best tribute the> could make to his memory and that if he receives a winning vote the\ expect Governor McCreary to appoint soin** one in his place. CAN PAY ’PHONE BILLS IN EXPRESS OFFICES The attention of all telephone sub scribers is directed to a plan. Just adopted by the Michigan State Tele phone company, whereby subscribers may aave themselves the inconven ience of coming downtown to pav their telephone bills. \i ,i charge of five cents to the subscriber, the American and National Express company s an t their branches will accept payments 'for telephone rentals and tolls it t* thought that many people w|| wish to avail themselves of the opportunity to pay their bills without coming downtown. The branch agencies of tr.e express companies are numerous and there Is an agency In almost every ’<> caltty of the city. The express companies cannot nr cept part payment on telephone : ,c counta. Bills must be paid in rull and paid during the discount period I'he telephone company will also continue the present arrangements for pay ments at its office* NINTH CINCINNATI ’DROME VICTIM DIES CINCINNATI. 0. Aug. 2 -The death list In the Lagoon park motor drome horror reached nine today, .with the death of Michael Carney, of Lima. Ohio, at St. Elizabeths hos pital in Covington, Ky. Two other victims of the accident are believed to be dying They are Mrs Matilda Ptirhtman and Orville Hart. Waman’a Electric Coupe Stolen. l>etectlve Bert Dwyer Is lnve#ti K «f: Ing the theft of Mrs Robert l„ Mark er’e electric coupe from In front of tb* Psatbirot building, late Friday night. No Here of the auto btv been bv the i»eltv'». it ,v e.a a iLpirnthyA /Vfci* coupe and borne it ,S’o M. s Barker iivas igl No Farnsworth-are TAYLOR CANDY CO. REOPENS PLANT Reorganization «>l Bailie Creek Concern Makes Resumption Possible | BATTLE t lillKK. Mlcli., Aug. 2 - (Although reported a- faring oank ruptcy through the ads ol minor stockholders, the lavlbr Bros Candy Cos. will reopen it> factory here. Mon day morning, wall l people at wo k and 150 more waiting the order to re sutne their position* The approval of bond* to keep the industry uilo.it is responsible for the reopening Four new directors have been ap pointed. as follows. Charles F. Hlg gin>, vice president o. tb*- Metropoli tan State bunk, Detroit: James K. Leahy. merchant, Detroit; James G Heedner. wholesaler Rattle Creek, and Robert K. Staebler, »>t rh»- Kahuna/' ' and (irund Rapid* Pupei Box com panle*. President Staebier, yesterday, issued a statement in which he suld that had It not been foi the hastv action or certain stockholders no trouble would have b**en experienced GUILTY OF CONTEMPT, ESCAPES PUNISHMENT ! • John II Kane, being sued by hi* wife for divorce, was found gulltv Jot contempt of court, by Judge Mur j phy. Saturday for failuie to pay em porarv alimony as ordered, and for fit' violation of an injunction gra:. June 24, forbidding his molestation of !iis wife When tdaced on the stand and questioned with regard to hi* ac tions. Katie made sensational charges • Involving his questioner. Frunk H j Martin. Mr* Kane's atomnev. The witness also told graphically j of a risr right Indulged in recently be 'tween himself and Martin in f ront of the home of his wlfe’p parents where she is now living. Kane said he is now earning only $lO a week, while his wife l* getting more than SSO a month He agreed, however, to pay $2.50 a week for the ; support of their daughter, aged tour, 'and the judge suspended sentence on | him. WEST \ IRGINIA MINERS RETURN TO WORK CHARLESTON W Va . Aug 2 All the locals of the United Mine Worker* on Cabin < reek and Coal riv er except the one at Obley today have ratified the agreement In settlement of the coal miners' strike. At Ohlev ratification was defeated by a vote of 2u to 19 Union leaders believe the men will reverse that ac tion Meanwhile, the mines affected will resume work. Sagmaw Girl Ends Life. BAY CITY. Mich.. Aug 2—(Spe tidi.i- Tenna Cross, aged lb, com mitted suicide this morning by taking carbolic add at the home of Mr*. Alexander Lemj/ke, where she room ed She left no explanation of her act. The girl’s mother. Mrs Lucy Cross, lives here, and say* tha’ the father deserted them when the girl was a baby They formerly lived at Akron, Mich. MILLER PROPERTY 1 SELLS RAPIDLY In every direction the demand for Detroit real estate continues to ex ceed the supply. While the volume! of sales in the northern and eastern sections of the i :ty is setting new records, there is no greater activity I tba nthat in evidence out Gtand Klv- i er-ave. One of the most recent subdivisions which has been platted out Grand j River way is the J. i* Miller, for which Sherwood Bros, are exclusive sales agents Over sls.o'*) worth of the property was sold In the first t.wo ! weeks the subdivision was on the market The lots front on wide and park like streets restricted to private resi dences. with six ioo ; sidewalks, shade trees being furnished. Other ad vantages offered by the owner* are electric light privileges for every j home builder and ornamental en- i trances. There is already a school house on the grounds The soil is a sandy loam, high and dry, well adapt- ! ed to gardening, it is claimed I’e property which may be reached by the interurban Giand River ars. is a Tollga’e atop No .‘f, a :i“» minute | ride from the city hall, the tare being five cents p SUFI R \(;e SPEC I u. WILL HE SOLD HERE 111 a meeting of „(afe and lw al suffragists Friday afternoon, arrange ments were made tor tht distribu lion in \!i* iiigan of the wufTran*' spe ] vial to be issued by Illinois suffra- Kisf* in Chicago, .Momiav Aug. 11. j telling how limited siiffiage was won In that state I h*- s ile of the pub Meat ion will take place in Detroit, Aug 12. '*** K- I* Hall U chairman of ihe committee on arraiLgen,eiitar She is assisted bv Mr* Max B.dliri Mrs k i I’ Mu’ bailer. Mrs Josephine Ke.'l atid Mrs. (} Dalle; For the state, Mrs Clara M Arthur. Mrs. Edna Watt <iud Mrs T Greenwood will a<T Stations for the distribution will be at Sheehan's, Macauiey's and tue Majestic newspaper stands I he gem-tal manager of the spec ial iPlfTrage edition will be Gracf. Wilbur I rout, assisted by Alice li. Curtis Margaret It hobyn*? \V ill be UrUertiH Ing nianAger and Harrlette l,i\Xor Treadwell circulation manager A circulation of SUO.oon is anticipated. < opies will be M *»nt al4 over ihe ( j V , ill/ed world The proceed* will be used to fur ther tlie work of the Michigan Suf frage association. Cuts Express ‘’Velvet ” •san Francisco, \ug 2 me l*ta»e railroad cornmlaslon of Califor ,n a ordered reductions late yesterdav <n the express rates of Wells, Fargo * * °. to a rut of IToO.uikJ from pifcteut MQuuai revenues IHt DETROIT TIMES MONDAY. A CGI'S J 4\ 1913 PLAN FEDERAL PROBE OF COPPER - MINERS’ STRIKE Union Official*. Meeting Hm\ Will \>k Department of Com merce To Investigate SEND MAN TO ( Al l MET TO STUDY Si l l ATION i Local Conference on P. M. Strike—Other Matter* Com ing Up Incidentally International official* of the labor union* involved in the i’ere Marquee** | strike, who have been meeting in De troit sii.ee Wednesday, have become : very much interested in the strike »t the miners in the Calumet copper country, and have determined to muK*. levtirv effort possible to have Is: tike investigated by the federal de partment of commerce and labor For the purpose oi deviling **onie way oi doing this ite men met. Satur .duy noon, it; conference in the odUts ,01 Attorney A Kntenza. who r»-pre i sent* tne union* Attending th< tuee' j ilig were Wiiilnm H Johnston. NA'asu 'ngtun. P. C international president of h>* Machinists union. Mat tin F Ryan. Kansas City. Mo . g**neral presi dent of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen 1 A Franklin Kansas City, Kan., international president ot tne -Boilermakers’ union . William H R»>- | nemus, grand deputy of th<- Railway ■ Carmen. and a half dozen organizer- I of the different unions | William F Kramer. International secretary and treasurer of the boiler makers. who has also been attending the conferences in Petrolt. left. Sat urday morning, for Calumet to make a personal study of the situation there, and the other officials are considering following his example, i The men came to Detroit for a ; meeting w ith the receivers of the Pere Marquette, but declare that a hearing .has been denied them In this, they say. the board of receivers has taken I the same position as has been assumed I bv the mine operators in the Calumet strike They ore also discussing the possi bility of causing federal interference In the railway strike ESPLANADE SUIT TO CIRCUIT COURT Will Be Tried There, Instead of In Recorders, Because Law Is Broader Assistant Corporation Counsel Ed mund Atkinson made preparations, Saturday morning to withdraw tna condemnation proceedings in connec tion with the esplauade plan for the new Michigan Central depot, from the recorders court, and Institute proceed ings In tne Wayne circuit court, w here he claims the law covering condemna tion proceedings of the character in voked is broader. STEIN HOLDS SEVERAL I. W. W. AGITATORS Twenty-two 1 W \V, agitators, ar reoted Friday night for disturbing the peace by speaking in the streets, were arraigned before Justice Stein, iu po lice court. Suturdav morning. Must of the men. nearly all of whom were foreigner*, were released, but several ol the ringleader? were held to enable the Judge to arrlv at a de cision as to what ;» best to do with them . The I. \\* W. agitators are plan ning another meeting for Saturday night and Police Commissioner Gilles pie sav« the police will he on hand io oreak it up Hereafter all avlla tor* attested will he charged under a city ordinance, which prohibits speaking In the streets without a per mit Divortes annually average seven ty three to each 100. Odd of popula tion In the United States In Aus tria the average is one The public debt of thf- country per capita at Its last »ah illation was $ 1 o 7 t J«»h I* rliif Imu ll.iii* Mtahi. Time* I’rlntlriK I 0.. IS IO -. I; » Hickey’s For Quality SUITS Sin I |i to SIM for SUITS sl^ Ip to *•"• fur SUITS S9O I p In *M» for v These prices do not tell the whole story. You mud consider actual vaults— tl e «t\lt tht llnkt v tjualuv « i materials ajul aor kruanship that go with these figures Then you will ap predate the full merit of rhis offer 1 realize its money-baving'importance to you l know It i H BEST of alt I,’learanee Hales ALL Men's Union Sunts — 1 4 Off. ALL Men s Straw Hats— i 2 Off. I hla alttrr rlu»r« lit H I*. M, *dtur(tlMi Otitflttera 201-203 Woodwardav« CEASE HUNT FOR RUMSEY THIEVES Rather Than Find Servants Were Dishonest Sleuth.** Are ( ailed Oil N ARRAG ANSKTT IM. r, R I. Aug 2 Despairing of ever recovering any of the jewelry, worth sl2d,dt)d. stolen from his villa here, Charles C. Rum sey today dismissed the corps of prt vote detectives whose work since tne theft wa* discovered early this wt»eg has resulted in utter.,failure Kuinsy s decision to give up the jew dry of his wife as gone torever was followed bv the report, today, of the robbery of the home of Rrander Matthews, the author, at a time when a veritable hoide ot police and dete< tives were working on the Ruinsty case and on the theft at the .loan H Ifanan cottage, where jewelry to the value o’ slso.odd was stolen about the same tme the Ruoisey place was looted. Mrs llauan now savs she believes the Job was .tn inside" one, and sue. too. rather than learn one of her em ployes is dUhonest,” has called off the army of sleuths ( ROM I) \\ AT(TIES BUFFALO MAN SI AN N. \ . GIRL NEW YORK, Aug 2 lu the midst oi th«* crowd ai Fifth ave and Thir tieth st . Ahialuim Kink, of Buffalo, today shot and tatall.v wounded Bes sie Silverman, of this city, and then turning the revolver upon himself, sent u bullet into hi* brian The shoot ing occurred in front of the Holland house on the Thirtieth street side, and taused Cue greatest excitement In the throngs on the sidewalks and passing lu automobiles BROTHER OF FRED POSTAL IS DEAD Frank S. Postal \\a* Prominent Citizen ol Evart — Helped Build Town E\ ART, Mich , Aug 2.—Frank f*. Postal, brother of Fred Postal, of De troit, is dead at his home on Spring Hill farm, near this village. Mr Pos tal was proprietor of the Evart house and was prominent in the upbuilding o; the village. He was president or the Evart Savings bank and a large stockholder iu various local industries A widow and four children survive him. CHICAGO POLICEWOMAN READY FOR DUTY CHICAGO, Aug 2. — Ten police wo men eight of Uimti widow* and the other two "Misses —will go on duty at Chicago bathing beaches and park* Monday as tegular members of the ‘ force’’ at $75 a month. The new "coppers’’ will all be ’ plain clothes wotneu ’ The ordinance that created the new position in the de partment failed to carry any appro priation for uniforms and Mayor Har rison. who made the appointments, declared his belief that the new offi ccr* would »hy at gold braid and epau lets. MAN S GALLANTRY MAY COST HIM HIS LIFE K AI-A MAZ GO Mich . Aug 2—IS |.e - cial) Jan Vanroekel, a laborer, 1* in Borgeus hospital suffering from *evere Injuries received in an elevator. Van roekel stepped aside to let a woman enter the elevator, in some way the cage shot up. and he was caught and frightfully crushed $50,000.00 of Park Grounds -GRIX’S HOME PARK Fifty Thousand Dollars worth of land will be made into beauti ful park grounds on Grix's Home Park, right along Woodward avenue, and directly facing the magnificent old Palmer Park, 1 \ mile north from the entrance, thereby making this part of Woodward avenue the most beautiful street in the city. It will also provide the resi dents of Grtx's Home Park with a most desirable and ideal ap proach to their homes, arid add to the healthy and handsome sur roundings of their property. PERFECT TITLE. r* /"AT T'T' On Woodward Cars Marked “Woodlawn” or “Fairground.” * Cars Stop at The Big Sign Marked “GRIX'S HOME PARK" SALESMEN ON THE (JROCNDS TODAY AND EVERY DAY CALL OR WRITE WILL ST. JOHN & CO. 1010 PENOBSCOT BUILDING / j. / //CHERRY 3460 BRUSHING OFF STREET STANDS TOBE SOME JOB If’ Law’s Enforced Encroaching Husiness Blocks \Nill He Af fected, Says Gillespie niEN HOW AHOI’T THE AHE A WAYS? HE ASKS ' Willing To Take Action. How ex er, As Soon As I enkell Says the Word A-k and wlivn he expected u> c-utorce the eidmance forbidding owners ol street stands troui using the fit) side .walks. Police Commissioner Gitiespie said. Saturday, that t»n•* o tin uigs* s' questions taut Detroit has to taro It* 1 vomeaied in that seemingly trivial ordinance, but that if D I’ W Com missioner Fenkell would send a re quest to the polio*' to ' lose up street stands, action would be tuken imme diately . Vccurding to Commissioner Gilles pie» diagnosis of the street stand di* eas*. It is as malignant an affliction as the D I Ft h possession ol the streets It that ordinance is enforced, some hi* business nun will have to shave off part of their building* »hat are built on city sidewalk*." *aiu the coin niissiotter. "Then, too. how about the basement stores and business pla< * « that extend undet the sidewalks, on city property? I think, myself, tha* they all ought to b<* required to pui a rental to the city, it only a nominal 'rental, but enough to show 'ha* Do trolt waives no rights to ownership of her sidewalk spaces If Detroit ever builds a subway, as It will have to »ome time, these basement areas un der the sidewalks are going to cause a heap of trouble. A men'hant who has been in adverse possession o! the sidewalk space for years will mak< a fight for damages if the subway cuts I through his store space.” 1 Long ago the council ordered stands ‘off the streets The CadiUac-sq stands | were probable rhe principal cause 01 the action Hut action was deferred by the police until anew 0 H. W. commissioner took office. Commissioner Gillespie was asked why something was nor done since Fenkell took office He said he had no orders from Fenkell ‘‘l know a big fruit dealer in this town who contends that he has had • possession of the sidewalk befoie jISK)7. when there was no law again.-d it. and he savs he will claim that h< owns 'he space now, said Comtnis sioner Gillespie It may sound funny but It is so \nd 1 know that that little question of stand# is going to prove a big question as soon as action • is started to get rid of them " BRINGS SON, SI’SPEOTED OF THEFT, TO POLICE Learning that his son, Roy, iged 20. vvas wanted in connection with the theft of an automobile. Richard Mitchell, of No. 211 Twentv-secondsC, brought the young man to the deteo tle bureau. Saturday morning, and gave him up to the police. Roy is alleged to have been one of five youths who went for a joy-ride in an auto owned by A Kirchner, of No Hf>4 Oratiot-avM. The machine was recovered to Fort Huron, and | James Perry was arrested there and brought back here for trial Hu«lne**i-lll»r Prtuil«iit. No ru*s nn l Ijo feathers Tile plain, nenf kind *h t looks right limes I’rlntlnu Cos.. t» I Tnhn R -st PI one Main 14''" Given to the Residents of For Years We Have Dealt in the Highest Class of Property in Detroit. Hundreds of Satisfied Clients, Owning the Most Beautiful Homes in the City are Giving Us Their Utmost Confidence Today. EASY TERMS. MAN STRI’CK BY TRAIN ESC’APES WITH BRLISES George Whet nor, SB years old. ot No. t %• , is one ol those persons re i« rred io as *h** possessor ot a charm id life. He whs hurled several feet by i locomotive at the Michigan Cen tral crossing and the West Gruud hlvd , Friday afternoon, and escaped with painful cuts and bruises about the head and taco \n auto putrol took liim to the city physician’s office, where his injuries were dressed and he went home. TWO INJURED IN D.O. CRASH I’xvo Sections of Interurban Lim ited Collide Near Village of Ortonville ORTONVII.I.K, Mich., Aug 2 -Two p.mte ug* rs were seriously hurt here when tae second section of u Flint limited «tt the I). C. R collided with tl." ho onil suction Just south of tlua village, yesterday. Mrs. James Ken ;i r. of Saginaw, sustained a broken le-,. and .las Lutes, of West Hrunch, dislocated his should* r The tnotorman of the second car w:is nnc.loe to stop quicklv enough t*.» prevent the collision owning t oa steep gi adc SI ES POWER COMPANY FOR $ 15,000 DAMAGES OWOSSO. Mich, Aug 2 (Special! L/r.t I. Ingeiaoll, a resident ot Per ■ r>. today began suit again*, the Com* -miners I'ower Cos. for flii.dUU. Inger soil claims that m June, IHI2. he was passing under a tree in Perry in which a dm man tor the company was trim ming and that a large limb which ho I .oi cut off fell, striking hint *»n the head He has been rendered *1«* *t by Go* blow he claims, and is unable to w nrk DAILY BALLOT Good for 10 Votes In The Detroit Times Boys’ and Girls’ Pony and Cart Contest Name Address District No. Not Good Unless Received at the Office of The Times by August 15 This coupon will count ton votes when properly tilled out and sent to the Contest Manager of The Times, on or before the expiration date. Coupons must be neatly trimmed and put in package with num ber of votes written on top Telephone Bills MAY BE PAID AT AMERICAN EX PRESS COMPANY AND THE NATION AL EXPRESS COMPANY OFFICES. FOR PARTICU LARS SEE NOTICE EN CLOSED WITH YOCR Al GI ST TELE PHONE BILL. MICHIGAN STATE TELEPHONE COMPANY C. S. SLACK, Commercial Manager YOUNG ELOPERS TELL SAD TALE Rock* in Hu* Path of True Love For South Bend Couple, Now Arrested NII.KS. Mich., Aug. 2. -Mildred Cayman, aged 18, ami Raymond Fair child, 17. both of South Rend. Iml. who arc alleged to have been living to gether Since April In a little cottage near Mu* town of Bertrand, were »»r --restod Friday, In sheriff Fran*. Mildred told tin* officers that her mother hud attempted to force her into a marriage with a wealthy man of :>0 She loved Raymond and the puir ran away together. Roth got work on farms and they were getting along nicely and preparing to get legally married when the law inter fered. It 1* likely thut a formal marriage will terminate their troubles. HURLED 50 FEET, BOYS ARE UNHURT Automobile Struck by Pere Mur* quelle* Flyer, But Occu pants Escape CHXNI' RAPIDS Mil’ll.. Aug. 2.-- Milton Leach, aged IP. and Stanley H-u pei. I-*., narrow l) escaped deuili ' last night at Grumlville when then automobile was struck by a Pere Mar : quelle passenger train, i The mtomobib* was thrown -Id feet and both boy* were burled in it-* wreckage Harper was uninjured while Leach escaped,, with a few w<» mds on ihe head The ear, v, hich was reduced to junk purchased bv Leach's father Ft! dav morning Each lot is located on high and dry ground and 100 feet frontage is the general rule, thereby pro viding for 40x50 feet of open air space, so necessary to a house for the most ideal kind of home-mak ing. All up-to-date restrictions have been placed on these beautiful avenues, which will boast of big ger and more imposing lawns than even the now famous Indian Village. All the property is also within the city fare limit (5 cents). HIGH CLASS RESTRICTIONS