The Detroit times. [volume], February 28, 1914, SIX O'CLOCK, Image 1

About The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920

Image provided by: Central Michigan University, Clark Historical Library

                
England will not accept money compensation for the slaying cm
SIX
O'CLOCK
FOURTEENTH YEAR. NO. ISO.
DRIVERS BIT UP 80-MILE CUP j
IN ANNUAL GRAND PRIX CONTES
AWSON AND HIS CROWD*.
ARE TRYING TO CONTROL
DEMOCRATS’ NOMINATION
latto* Bitter Owr CM* of
OM*or«tiM Cooawl That
Law Makoa Partiaaa Pri
nariaa OMigatory
ms JAMBS ACT TO
■ROVE ATTORNEY WRONG
fhMOPPMMO*
tdaros Fteah Attempt la Bo
lag Mado To Thwart the
Poblte WUI
Jaatftee Jeffri** disagrees violently
Ik Corporation Couanol Leweon that
prOMi primary In J**
Kg n noM-partlaaa ntootion. T&n
mratian smbml bnn prepared »
irtir nti J r — 4 providing tor e
itteen priasrj, boned on the provL
IH of the James low, and o non-par
“ttl. Lawaoo boa always boon ©P-
M 4 to aoo-parttaanohlp In dty at
h** oold Just tea Jeffries Saturday,
t would boa cinch for him and hit
Do wore, in a partloan primary m
toh only MOO or MOO Democrats
b oard**, to oontrol the nomina
atml Canon thn pooplo to vote on
Mthmooror ho and htn crowd chose
nopsinatn. Ho cftghtto bn hit, an*
I hand. Ho ban naonagnd to .get a
iMMtiiini mo a menhir* 1 law*
rVttholna" right all thn time.’
iTrsss--?
gsgsnwswwr
jiMlm JMErlno <w |la attention to
it of snotloo it of act No. lit of
o jniblie acta df ltlj—the so-called
mm act, which provides for a Par
ma primary. The onctlon pointed
it by Jootion Jeffries rondo:
-Provided, That the provisions
Os this act shall not apply to any
dty which may have pr which may
hereafter adopt a commission
term of government, or In which
dty officers are elected on a non
portloon ballot, except os the cbar
ber of s«th city may make the pro-
Visions hereof applicable.’*
Itii sebtloQ exempts Detroit, if
e are to have con-partisan elections.”
lye Justice Jeffries “It rulee out
• primary, unieaa wa want to adept
/•
Te which Mr. Lawson comes book:
JIM" NEVELS "IN WRONG"
WITH JUSTICE GAINEY
-Jim'* Nereis, Negro been of the
esood precinct dt the Third word. Is
In wrong*’ wltn ; Justloe Oalney.
PViXS pdd fl dnee. Saturday morn
ig, for throe women found guilty no
SerderUea Jnstlee Oniney found
4Blaa Stanley, oolored. guilty of
seblhi E disorderly hones, -and
aroled her to Mrs. MoOttl. probation
Moor. Novels, according to Mrs. Me*
iUL approached Lltttas and add:
Ten don't have to answer any ques*
toon: keep year mouth shut** Mrs.
EcOill reported to Justice Oniney.
II Novels Interferes with the work
f this court, I will not only ha vs him
Oft out of boro, but \ will And him
hfity of contempt of court,*' said the
isStloe.
eenoiUMs barbie shop.
Bfsae of dean, quick service: baths;
Worthing modern. 117 Woodward.—
Situations Wanted
KINDER this heading, on this page, in this spate, for a
II II f * w <**?"’ The Times offer » t° free of charge
ijwUg for Detroit’s deserving unemployed, liner advertise
ments for work. The unemployed man or woman
)mi only to come to the office of The Times, between 7:30
and t a. m., and 4 and 5:30 p. m.. and dll out a blank form
that will be furnished; to certify that he or she can give
referaoea, and certify, further, to a willingness to take a
ritntflo" outside the city, if offered.
Boxes in The Times liner office will be assigned free
of charge. / * • ‘ ,< :
Help Wanted
(KINDER this caption, on this page, and in this space,
.U || ifeo Times will print free, for a few days, the adver
lUl Usements of all persons in need of help, male or fe
male, whether In Detroit or outside of Detroit In
ao iH-f. The Times invites the co-operation of aO in an en
te take ease of deserving men and womeh out of
amMmjMt and hi serious need of employment
getroif (Eimcs
VERGARA WAS
CITIZEN OF
MEXICO
Dictator Would Deny Right of
United States To Ask For
Vengeance on Ranch
man's Slayers
MKXICO CITY, Ftb. II —The Mex
ican foreign ministry today asserted
that Clemente Vergara, killed at
Nuevo Laredo, was a Mexican clti
son, and declared the United States
was without Justification for demand
ing that One. Huerta avenge the al
leged murder.
Benor Kojas, the new foreign min
ister, said that the Huerta govern
ment would do Its beet to protect the
life and property of all non-combat
ante and to punish murderers, but de
nied that the United States was con
cerned with the death of Vergara.
Oho hundred federal soldiers of the
garrison of Chi pels, state of Oust
rt»o. mutinied early today killing the
colonel of the regimentand dolivor
m m******-
ML PABO, Texan, m. George
a Carothers, special agent es the
state department, and Charles Per
ceval, British viewcooeui, at Oalvee
ton, are both here today and are man
ifesting no Immediate Intention of go
ing to Chihuahua, Max 100, to Investi
gate the execution of William 8. Ben
ton, a British subject. Both are said
to have boon designated by their gov
ernments to accept Gen. Villa’s offer
to allow repreeeatatlvee of both coun
tries and Benton’s widow to view the
executed man's corpse. Perceval to
day continued his conferences with
B 1 Paso persons regarding Mexican
conditions Many doubt that be will
go at aIL It ie regarded as signifi
cant that he has held several meet
ings with thl leaders of the mass
meeting of protest which was held
here last week in ea effort to force
Intervention.
Oustavo Bauch, American, Is still
mtsstag, but Interest tn hla ease has
been overshadowed by the develop
ments la connection with the Benton
case.
BY JOHN K. NCVIN, ~
Staff Correspondent The United Press,
f WASHINGTON ,-D, Feb-
constitutionalist Isadora in northern
Mexico are willing to pay money dam
ages for tho death of William 8. Ben
ton. While defending Villa's artlnn la
executing the British rancher, word
reached here unofficially today that
Cammsa and hie chief advisers would
willingly cosffffiMlt tho widow should
England Indicate that such action
would aM In closing the Incident. But
It is stated from a high British source,
unices It le found that Villa's original
TRAFFIC SQUAD
TO BE DOUBLED
BYjaLLESPIE
Fifty Men WiU Be on Duty In
stead of Twenty-Five,
As Formerly
GUARDS TO BE PLACED AT
ADDITIONAL CROSSINGS
Changes Make for Greater Safe
ty—Hours of Ottcore
Rearranged
Important changes to-Ue traffic dl*
Ylaioa. effective March' 1, will double
the number of men on duty a'C Im
portant crossings la tbo downtown dl*-
trlct; will furnish traffic qffioere tor
many i?roeelnyi hitherto unguarded,
aad revolutionise the noure oc tae traf
fic officers.
Fifty men will be on duty on the
cross Inga from 4:86 until S o'clock p.
m., the rush hour. Instead of the 36
men who formerly were on duty nt
those hours.
The day shift wiU report at 7:46
o’clock In the morning. Instead of 7
o'clock, cuttiag out the 46 minutes or
duty when there wae practically noth
ing to do.
That squad consists of 36 men, who
atny on duty until 11 o'clock, when a
relief squad of 36 men eOmes on doty
aad stays until 3 o’clock. The day
squad returns nt 3, until 6:16 ooloefc,
aad at 4:30 la doubled by the 36 relief
men who work uatU 7:30 o'clock. A
sow of them wUI work oa tbo mala
crossings until 3:30.
During the rush hour the following
crossings not previously guarded will
have traffic offioera: Opera house
crossing, Woodward aad Adame, Bates
aad Joffenon, Jefferson aad 9L An
toine, Brush aad Oratlot, Beaublen
and Oratlot. library and Oratlot, Jot*
ferson and Break, Oratlot and Hast
ings. Oratlot aad Aatolae, Bates end
Farmer, Michigan and Whjrae, Mlcnt
nan and Abbott. State aad Shelby.
Fort and Shelby, Lafayette end she:*
by. Com end Orand River, Campus
Martins aad Monroe, and Woodward
aad Henry.
Two men will he at JeCoreoa aad
Wood ward** vee, instead of one: three
men at Woodwgrdnve. aad Maitet.
instead off one, and three et Wood
wtrd-ere. and Fbrtet instead of oae.
Yeung Men vs. Howell.
The Young Men's BaehetheU team
of Woodward-awe. Presbyterian
church. tonight. Howell has keen the
only deter ever the young mm this
season and a hot Sght le expected.
ANIMAL WlLTAai^s2<fc»«
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1914.
RACE RESULTS
AV CUAKUMTOR.
First Race—Purss $300; l-year-olds
and up; sailing; t furlongs; Floral
Crown, IS to 1, < to 1 and 3 to 1. won;
Theo Cook, • to 1. 3 to 1 and S to 6,
second; Old Jordan. $ to I. S to 1 and
< to i. third. Time: l.lt 4-$. Qagnant,
Sueed, Satyr, Inspector Loetrado, Our
uggst, Booth and Port Arlington also
ra §«cond Race —3-ysar-old and up;
rirss. $300; soiling; 0 furlongs: Font.
to 1. B to 3. and oven, won; Amorot,
t to I. 4 to 5. and 1 te 3, second; Pro
vince, 4 to 1. t to -5. and 3 to 0. third.
Time. 1:1* 3-5. Dally Waters, In
cision, eastern, Premier and Barium
also ran.
Third Race—-Selling; handicap; purse
$300; 3-year-olds and up; t furlongs:
Feather Dtibter, 5 to 1,3 to 1, and 4
to $, won; Coppertown. 0 to 2, 8 to R,
and 4 to 5, second; York Lnd. # to ».
1 to Wind 1 te 3, ttrtrd. 401-
Rye Straw, Parlor Boy and Flwah aleo
ran.
• Fourth Race—The. Palmetto Derby:
puree $3,000; 3-year-olds; 1 mils and
Ivan Gardner, 4 to 1, 2 to
1, and 4 to 6. WdT>~" Tnduisure. 1| ta L
4 toS and —Slo ». second; Charleston -
ian, 0 to to, 2 to 5 and 1 to S, third.
Time: 2:13 1-6. Caar Michael. Polly H.
and Deposit also ran.
Fifth Race—Helling; puree $*00; 3-
vear-olda and up; 7 furlongs: Joe Stein
12 to 1, I to 1 and R to 2. won; Sur-
? easing. 7 to 1. 5 to 3 and oven, second;
oddllng. 4 to 5, 7 to 10 and out. third.
Time: 1:11 1-6. Inferno Quean, Sher
lock Holme*. Merry Lad, Loft Fortune.
Oeprth also ran.
. AT JI'AHIS.
First Race—4-year-olds and up:
soiling; • furlongs: Daylight, * to 1.
3 to 1, and even, won; Baron Do Kalb,
4 to i, s to 5. and 4 to 5, second; Lady
RIlHe. $ to 5, 4 to 5, and 2 to 1, third.
Tlme.Sl:l3 2-5. Forron*. Leo Harrlnon
11.. Dttd Stearnss, Darky, King Utal*
wart. Cordova. Originator. Nobby, (le
lico, Maggie and Dr. J. B. Berry also
ran.
HEAVY RAIN STOPS
OPEN-AIR WORKOUT
From a Staff Correspondent.
QULFPORT, Miss- Fab. 33.—A
heavy ratn last night left the grounds
poshed and made It lmpoaatblc tor the
Tigers to get aay outdoor practice
this morning
The shies are clear today aad It la
expected that regular outdoor work
will be possible tomorrow.
Manager Jeaalngs has his men
working Indoors today. YONKBR.
TAFT DENIES HE
HAS SOLD (HRS
CINCINNATI, 0„ Pah. If.—Chart as
P. Taft, earner et the Chisago Miffin
LagaaasavEg
Werner, Now Tack hat mg—toetum.
Taft Isatswd ha had MW eeew wr
heard from Warner, who !i quoted as
saying ho mmWessd the eluh tmm
Taft far fdMfl*
SIGNS OF THE TIMBS
LATEST SPORTING NEWS
CHAMPION STARTS
TRAINING FOR AD
CHICAGO, Feb. 18.—Lou Ritchie,
brother of the Ugfetwaight champion,
busied himself today rounding up
sparring partners .who will help put
Willie Ritchie in shape for his en
counter with Ad Wolgast at Mil
waukee on March IS. The champion
will arrive here tomorrow to start
training. Wolgast will get down to
work at Milwaukee on Monday.
TOMORROW’S ENTRIES
AT JUAM.
First Raee—tolling. 8-ycar-olds, •
furlongs: x Admiral's Daughter, ft;
Ada Kennedy. >•; xThoraaa Hare, 104;
xUluata, 10c; Super!. 10Si_ Ceoi. 110i
Dalston. lit.
Second Raee—Selling, t - year-olde and
up. 7 furlongs: xChrlstephioe, »7;
Hwlsb, 104; Connaught. 107; Hardy.
101; Gen. Marchmont. lit.
Thiwi Race—l-year-olds and up.
Falaulo hsn3lclpr~T~fUTlongs: Cents rn.
#2; Boslus. Oft; Vested Rights. »i; John
Reardon, lot; Dorothy Dean, 111.
Fourth Race—t-year-olds. Chapulte
{•o handicap, value 91,000, 0 furlong*:
•Ittle Will, 18; Panhachapl. 98; Man-
Taneae, 09; Red Path, IST; Lemon Joe.
01: King Worth. lot; Any Time, 102;
Bing, 110; Florin. 110; Milton Roblee.
118; Orb, 118; Hodge. 117.
Fifth Rsce—Helling, t-yesr-olds and
up, 1 mile: Kick, 95; Ave. 9t; xFlrst
Star, 100; C. W. Kennon, 101; Maada
dero. 106; Marshall Tllghman, 105;
Swede Sam. 101; Amon, 112
Sixth Race—4-year-olds end up, l 1 .*
miles: xTshoe, 9o; Nannie IfceDe. 100;
Burnt Candle, 100: Rey, 102; Falcada,
106; xLittle Marchmont. 106.
x—Apprentice allowance claimed.
Weather, clear. Track, fast.
MONDAY’S ENTRIES
AT CMARLIMTOir.
first Raee—Purse MOO. l-year-old*
and up. selling. I furlongs: gtlfeic, 101;
xDr. Dougherty. 109; xOacnent. 191;
xTheo. Cook, 109: Plural Crown. 108;
Protagoras. 108; blek'a Put. 94; Billy
Secund Race—Purse 1809. 8-year
olde and up. celling. 8 furlongs; Dust
pan. 108; Barium. 108; Ralph Lloyd.
104; Pluvious, 108: Spellbound, 108;
Province. 109: Servlcenoe. 108; xCamel,
198: xfaetara. 88: Dollv Waters. 91.
Third Race —Puree |3«O. I -year* olde
and up. celling, 9 furlongs: Joe Finn,
94: Ryu Straw 111; xßaletgh P. D.,
lii: Gallant Boy. 94: Martre. 119;
Semiquaver. 116; Bertie, 111; Sylves
trie, lit: xtflmbue. 107.
Fourth Race— Puree fjfin, 3 year-
Ulds aud up. mile and 20 yards: Fuatb
ir Dneter. 110: Franh Hudson. 114; Boh
R.. 110; Sherlock Holmes. 99; Irish
Gentleman. 100: T-. H. Adair. 100.
Fifth Race— Purae |!M. l-yaar-olds
and up, selling, mile—x Vaster Jim,
107; xßusr Around. >0; xßaew Flakes,
192; Ix>rd Wells 111: vßanjn Jim. 98;
xOatr Pallen, ITS; Big Rock. 119:
Cnukspur. 11l Milton, B. lit; Inspect
er
Math Rare —Puree I*oo. 9-vear-oide
and up. Bulling, mile and 19 yard*:
Henry Hutchison 119: xßrando 197;
jkofiny Boy, 97; The Hurmit 99; Beech
■and, 119; Bod end Oun. ISI- Btalre.
Ill: vSepclveda. U* Pliant, lit; Ben
•dietlre 111: Jim Oalfrey, 112: Reg
man. lit
Apprentice allowance claimed.
CloWdy and f**».
gignk* Tvtn wttt he heard nt IVetet
ni Imfr/rf?"""* *
THE CLEAN NEWSPAPER
18 CARS LEAP AWAY fM§
STARTING LINE OM|
SANTA MONKAMU
SAYS EARNINGS
OFP.M.RY. ARE
INSUFFICIENT
Cam’t Poaaibly Matt Obligations
Oa Present Revenue, De
claree Official
RECEIVERS WOULD ISSUE
MORE CERTIFICATES
Propone To Raisa $12,614,894 Ta
Pay Debta and Provide Need
ed Equipment
Two courses are open to ths holder*
of $89,184,000 underlying bond* of the
Pert; Marquette system, tallowing the
order of Federal Judge Tattle that no
qioro interest 1* to be paid until the
toad la In a condition to make earn*
lugs meet operating expenaea and the
necessary renewal* and bettermenUL
These are, railroad men and financier*
believe:
Foreclosure by the holders of the
underlying bonds, thus wiping let
about $88408400 of capitalisation
planed on the road tinea the merger
otimi er. * /
Reorganisation an such n basis that
the road can be sold at abopt f38,000,-
OOP, this figure representing the urn
deriving mortgage bonds end the re*
oetvers’ debt. The holders of tho
i 9M.000.000 securities would then come
:la for e division of whatever remains
of ths purchase price, after the pro*
| tarred creditors are Raid.
I Juet whet will he done is a matter
for speculation. The receivers are
silent; the bondholders ere silent. It
is probabl* that action will be taken
only after a close study of the possi
ble effect of the court's action.
Foreclosure may take piece after In
terest of $900,000 Is dotoulted, March
1. Ths tsrms of the mortgagee allow
ths road 00 days after the date on
which Interest falls due. to make the
payment.
The Pare Marquette Is between
three flies. On one side ere Its credi
tors, clamoring for their money—tbs
bondholders, demanding that the road
pay them interest on their investment,
and other creditors to the extent of
NATAL BOX
BREAK RECORDS
More Thai Hundred Million Dol
lam Appropriated For
New Ship*
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10—Carrying
appropriations of $190,904,111 for
two new battleships, six torpedo
boat destroyers, one big sea going
torpedo submarine, three coaat de
fence submarines and four small tor
pedo boats, the annual navy appro
priation bill wms reported to the
House today.
It reduces the department esti
mates by $4*100.000. The navy in
crease authorised will cost ultimata*
ly $41418,000 for which initial ap
propriations of $17401,000 are made.
The two new dreadnoughts win cost
$10,000,000, and will be built la pri
vate yarda instead of the federal
navy yards. The three new coast
defense submarines will be built on
the Pacific coast The four small
torpedo boats are to be stationed on
ths Gulf coast.
Representatives Witherspoon, Hen
sley. Buchanan and Gray of ths
House naval committee, filed a minor
ity report today, denouncing the ap
propriations recommended an “unex
cueabla extravagance and criminal
watte'of the public funds." They
declared that the appropriation ex
ceeds the largest amount ever spent
lh one year by any other nation of
the world, and asserted that there le
no need tor construction of any more
battleships.
Among the small approprtatloas
provided for are, lor Increase of nary
chaplains from 94 to 89 and tor In
creasing the cost of the Peerl barber
dry dock, Honolulu, from $«,45*498
$• $4*888400.
The bill awthorlsee the secretary
of tho navy to report neat year re
garding the deetrahfttty of nonMWl
lag a federal ■tier plate plant of
18,818 er 9*409 tens annuel capacity.
Warns clifftsilß Ipt
o 9 cim
oka?
Wiahart Lead* tlte
Lap*
BIROMAN ATTBMP^^jJI
follow
Pullen, Andaman*
Palma Marqulg
BANTA MONICA*
2S,—Orivcr Margate
mechanician Injured.,
Injuries arc mHs*>. i ffllSl "■i
Marquis flashed
in ths thirtieth
Palma made his first Step
race to take ell. gas lmp|P ,
Marquis lad threuflgl *'HIA
second lap, end
thirty-third wee ahead
oiderahle
ovor 1 and the driver
dsn, Hsugh, wars iejuihfL.
hospitals where ii
nouncsd dthetr cendNte^^MHßß^B
other drivers were sent tti ‘
tervsis of 18 seconds.
iginal entrants in the
except the Mason car Ne. w
Carlson, driver, which wen
in the Vanderbilt cup race,
A broken crankshaft disabled "the*#l
Tcttlaff lad until the
when he developed tire trootid M
wa * compelled to stop. Wtetotit-dHi
into the teed and entered tie
four miles ahead of the
and Anderson also, passed
while he was changing t|i*g. bafjljMl
dy when h* got started
an 8o mtle clip and qutchtypnNs# •»'
close to WHhart. .01dfleteiP>§|i
Palms wore than running in slate MMjft
In the seventh lap Totlaff :gi
again compelled to step te tiNffiM
Finishing the tenth
was at tlT iu the load and
miles an hour. Pullen and
were in second and third vgpppliH|
spectively. Having again
tires, Tetolaff rapidly
leaders and was la fourth teA' A
Oldfield fifth and Do Patete ; INW
Oldfield and De Palma were evMMiqE
not showing their full speed. YdfVdKf
la the Fiat No. lg. was the flifltwWl
er to withdrawmil ukou »alvn jßtil^
. At the end of the twentMifi Jjdfl
Wlshart was still loading with IWPw
ton, Anderson, Oldfield, He NIH
nmt Marquis following In JJto-jNjMgj
named. Cooper withdrew on aeMSSiI
of valve trouble and
compelled to quit in the seviatosdflßl
because of a broken cylinder. -Jj
During the twenty-first tom AtfftgMnj
Glen Martin appeared. 'SteM
course and ssroplaned after itflH
speeding ears. He soon tlrM 4#uM
chase, however, and rstiuaigd Nfjgj
spot above ths stand wherwh* htiNtoj
ad gt an altitude of MM. to*l /j|lM
watched the race. JK
Another thrilling raafi
Ralph De Palma and Bernaw-OMMfP
similar to that of tlMWWtiii-tiliill
noon, was promised wfcMOto *MM|
•hot into the leed during fife fW(Bfifi
sixth lap. Oldfield was dte*
with Marquis third.
leading to the twenty-(hlM*li|wp|
to step to change tires and
took the lead, followed hy Ammtmm
Oldfield, De Palma and MmWmxWl.
that ordar. The earn roared toteMHE
twenty-fifth lap in the natote jMBn
but De Palaaa and Old!cte
gan te make their hid lor
and pulled awuy. ■ ~§
At the end of the twill lti|lM|
lap, De Palma was still In tte'lH
driving nearly 80 aaUea
pace waa too much tor OMititii-iMSI
gradually fell back until MnNh# j
Anderson bad passed Mm. W9* Hill
haring a hard time
lea from dropping Mm
Wlsbart wee unable te
the twsnty-eeveath tog. H* JKKBm
declared out of the race.^
SCHEDULE QT
QAMBB pfcf
Chicago. rwi is-vienfe^fe
.« ••** b
<*m ••* ttHMunmn