The Detroit times. [volume], February 25, 1916, LAST EDITION, Image 1

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TERSE—CLEAR
Saves your time and
your eyes
SIXTEENTH YEAR. NO. 127.
VERDUN DRIVE CHECKED, SAYS
PARIS; FIGHT STILL RAGES
SMALL SCHOOL BOARD
PUN GIVEN BIG BOOST
BY VISITINS EDOCATORS
Seven Members Elect
ed at Large Called
Ideal Scheme
P. C. CLAXTON IN
LIST OF SPEAKERS
Commissioner of Edu
cation Strong Sup
porter of Reform
Detroit vu strongly urged to
adopt the small school board Plan,
with election of members from the
<|ty at large. by noted educators
attending the X K. A convention,
before the Twentieth Century club
meeting. Thursday afternoon
Not only did the women speakers,
who in superintendents of ednca
lion in their own states, urge this
policy, but the idea was given
alraM support by I>r. Philander l*
Claxton. l‘.‘ 8. commissioner of ed
ucation, who made the keynote
apeerh of the meeting
School Inspector (leorge M. Con
don, of I>etrolt, who la strongly in
favor of the small board plan, was
an interested spectator at the meet
Ing. but did not express his views.
“I believe In having a board of
education that will represent the
whole city," said I»r Claxton. "The
members should be elected from the
whole city, ami not from wards, and
the board should <’onslst of from
five to se\en members, but never
nine. The ideal board Is seven
members.'
"Some believe that It i» best to
have the board appointed by the
mayor, rather than have them elect
ed by the people," continued the
speaker, but he wan Interrupted by
c:r*e<c of "No' No"' from the audi
ence of club women pteaent, who
have had experience with the pre*
en» city ndmlnlatration attempting
to gei reform measures passed
"M> experience Ik that such a
email school board abould be elect
ed." said hr t’lavtnn. t tklng his
ri|e from the attitudi of the audi
ence. For thift statement he was
roundly cheered It was evident
that the stress of local conditions
played an Important part in the at
tltud'* of those present
Mias Mary t\ n rad ford, state
superintendent 0 school* off olo
racio. who ciime** from the state
vlifch-produced l»r Charier E. Chad
dry. the hcitoit superintendent of
school.-, made a striking ad drew*
“(Mir publU’ schools exist Just for
the nirklnt of liettei citizens, and
In that I think mu will agree with
me," laid Mia* Ftradfcrd. e
should niHke everything It. our pub
lic school s>stern subservient to the
Interests of the children of Amer
ica.
"We should no. c Ice* a lion id of
education hv wards, but i.y intelli
gent people w iio have the Interest «
of the entire eltv at heart We
want better principals, nnd the
(f'•■tinned •■* r««e fno.i
3 SHIPS ADDED TO
PACIFIC FLEET
NEW YORK. Feb. W. K.
Jlrar* nnd company, of San Francis
c,». In part control of the Pacific
.Mall Stcamahip company, last night
announced the purchase of three
large freight and pu*s«ng»r vessels
from the Roynl I)*ilch Writ Imlla
mall U. operate between San Fran
cisco and Panama »nd South Amer
ican ports
The purcha-e. It was atated, was
niade In the Interest* of the Pacific
Mall Stcamahip company. The ves
aels are the Columbia, Ecuador and
Venezuela, of P,o<n> ton* displace
tnenl. each. The Ictal expenditure
w»- estimated at s4.uoiM»f*o,
w»« said 10 Include the construction
of two additional ship* to operate
with tha float.
PRESIDENT
APPEALS TO
THE NATION
Fatal to Yield to Ger
many, He Says in
Letter
HONOR CANNOT
BE COMPROMISED
Clamor in Congress Al
layed by Execu
tive’s Stand
IIY L SITED PRESS.
WASHINGTON. Feb 25.
Pret'dent Wilson, Speaker
Clark, House Leader Kitchm
ird Chairman Flood, of the
house foreign r.ffurs committee,
went into conference over the
international situation at 9:01
a. ir.
HY UtilTEh PR HNS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.- Presi
dent Wilson today nuked congress
not to break the course of his ne
gotiations with Germany.
Having done this by letter.to Sen
ator Stone, the president took the
matter tin again tliia morning lu
conference with Hpei.Ker Clark, Deni
ocratlc I.ruder Kltehln and Chair
man Flood, of the house toreigr af
fairs committee. Postponement of
action on resolution- to wari Amer
icans off armed merchantmen! was
the probe hi* lip-hot us the confer
ence.
The president gave no evidence
of having modified Ills position as
outlined in his statement to Stone
that ihis nation would "have in hon
oi no choice n-< in what our own
course should be." if Germany
should kill or injure \merican ctll
>.:n* in her proposed campaign
agiitist nrriMi merchantmen. This
wiis 'inliotndv interpreted today as
notice to congress to the American
nation and also unequivocally to the
Centra! Powers, that h* Is pre
pared to break off diplomatic rela-
vitli the Teuton!' allies if
l i.nllniieil nn rnue Tst.l
TEUTON BANKER
SENT TO JAIL
Refuses to Answer Questions
in fimnd Jury Plot
Probe
NKW YORK. Feb. 25.—Frederick
Sin 11 worth, a German Mexican bank
cr. v*us in Jail ‘today ar. the result
of hla refua.il to answer ouestlona
before the federa. grand Jury now
imchtigaling the a leged attempts of
German agents to foment trouble
l** t ween the I’nltci. States and Mex
ico.
Stnllfortli is said to have lieen the
close a social of t nptain Fran* von
Itlntelen, rep tried head of the Ger
man propagandist!! in the United
States, now a prisoner in Great Ttrlt
ain.
On tils refusal tc answer the ques
tions put by the district attorney,
he war. cited for contempt by Fed
eral .fudge Payton Mail was do
tiled.
PHatlSh—ihi> |*isln Meat kind—(lul
Is rt«h( —Timm .to* Dept.—Salt M2M.
DETROIT TIMES
Hundreds of Thousands Attend Zeppelin Raid Funerals in Paris
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Hundreds of thousamis of Parisians attended the funeral ceremonies for the victims of the Zeppelin raids
of Jan. 30. These photographs show the enormous crowds at th» ceremonies and in the streets when the fun
eral procession passed. The photographs indicate thHt all Paris turned out.
STEAMER HITS
SAILING CRAFT
Fifty Passengers Saved in Col
lision Off Diamond Shoals,
Near Baltimore
nv : \/rru press.
BALTIMORE, Mu.. Feb. 25.—The
Merchants A Miners' vteauiahlp,
Fret on. was in a In-ad on collision
with an unknown schooner off IMu
niond Shoals during the night The
Hull Insular liner l>orotby respond
ed to wireless (alls early today and
took off all passengers and crew ex
cept several of th*• crew \.ho stuck
to the ship There were 50 pas.
setigers aboard.
The coast guard cutter Onondaga
and two merchant vessels, the City
of Atlania and the Snn Jacinto,
which picked up ilic (Teton’s wire
less call, flashed reassuring mes
sages and put on all steam toward
the position indicated in the dts
tress messages.
A dense fog hanging over the At
lantic coast today caused several
vessels to run aground. The Old
Dominion steamer Brandon arrived
today after a night aground in the
Janies river and nn unidentified ves
sel was ashore off Cape lookout.
PREDICTS FAMINE
OF GASOLINE
MINNEAPOLIS Feb. 25. Robert
Stewart, director of th>* Standard
Oil company of Indiana, appearing
at a hearing before the city council,
which lias declined to Issue permits
to the company for five more till
ing stations until the, rise in the
prl( e of gasoline ’o»d been ssttsfxc
totrlly explained, declared Thursday
that the price will c« ntlnue to rDe
and srM then- D a possll illn of a
world-wide gasoline famine
"Increases in the price of crude
oil. In the demand for gasoline and
the prices of articles tired in resin
ing processes tunc sent j.tires ski
ward," he said.
I'rlnflna —the plain nant kin*— ihnl
la rt|ht—TiiMfi J,h Dep<^—Vfata 4D*
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1916.
ASKS RULE
FOR SIZE OF
SHIPS’GUNS
Germany Wants U. S.
to Define “Defense’'
Cannon
MAY MEAN THAT
BERLIN YIELDS
Reply to U. S. on the
Way, Says Amster
dam Report
HY I \iti:i> PRESS
LONDON. Feb. 25.—Germany, in
her reply to the latest representa
tlona from America, asks the i'nii
ed States In define offensive arma
moots, according to Bn unconfirmed
Amsterdam dispatch received here
today.
The reply, it was htaled, la en
route to Washington and should be
delivered to the American state de
partment within 48. and possibly 21.
hours. Official circles here accept
ed the re;*ort ns an Indication that
Germany does not want a break
with Anierira and is prej aring to
yield.
The German foreign office, ac
cording to the Amsterdam report,
asks the I'nlted States to specify
w hat sire of a gr.n it deems neces
sary for defensive purposes. In
this manner. Amsterdam reported.
Germany hopes to force from the
American state department an ex
act definition of offensive and de
fensive armament that may prove
|( nnttaaefl »■ l’»«* Ts«).
Make >1 * f»rt*rt D«r. Taka
nonndiv lunch at Hotel Oriawold.
•«e —Aar
WAR TO END ON
APR. I MERLIN
Interned Teutons to Sail for
Home on That Date,
Berlin Asserts
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. Officers
in command of German ships in
terned at the different I’gited
States port*, have received word
from home that the European war
will be over by April 15. Their In
structions arc to prepare their ships
for sailing on that day. it is learned
here.
Germany's victories an the west
ern and near-eastern fronts are de.
scribed iia the forerunners of peace.
Odds and Ends
CHICAGO in answer to an S O.
S call Hashed from a mirror to
fraternity men. flowers and candy
began arriving today for three co-ed
scarlet fever p ilients quarantined at
a I’nlversitv of Chit ago dormitory.
CHlCAGO—Align** shot
in the heart a week ago, probably
will go through life will! the bullet
unremoved, physicians said today,
mid added th.tf Leuritke as in no
danger.
CHICAGO rite scarcity (if dye*
and not the v hlnis of fickle fashion
art* responsible for the decree Is
Mted l.v the American Association of
Hatters, meeting here, that men's
hats must be of lighter hues this sea
urn.
Women nre not (lie «*nl» h,rliln(rr<
of «|irtni(. \ xhlnv «trim ||«| of
riissc-ullh*- persuasion, ttml IDIS
sty I* . t»rnvc|i j-<uinde.| the corner
of the ?>tin*' tinnk hutlding. Thurs
day, Mint proceeded down l*'ort-et
Detroit tuns liavc heponm tdasc and
ready for nnvthina, or h*at her
*ell«e of season but queer* r titan
th*- rnau who wore a straw in Feb
ruary were the men who passed
and failed to take note.
A class reunion nnd banquet will he
held In Hotel f adlllac iS'ednesdnT,
March I, by the clans of U*l2, St.
Joseph's Commercial collene The
entertainment committee lias ,xr.
rnußeii a delightful program for
the evening, and tt 1s rxpe. ted that
the entire class wilt be present.
ROHR DF CANNON NEVER STOPS; BUNS,
OF FORTS TEAR BIG GAPS IN CHARGING
GERMAN RANKS; DEAD CARPET FIELDS
SPEEDUP
'PETTICOAT'
GRAFTGASE
Chicago Su ff ragists
Urge Prompt Ac
tion in Scandal
FEAR RESULTS
TO THE CAUSE
Will Ask Reorganiza
tion of City’s Wel
fare Bureau
TIT VSITED PRESS.
CHICAGO, Feb. 25.—Fearing that
the right of women to hold office
w'll! be judged throughout the na
tion by developments In Chicago’s
alleged petticoat politica graft scan
dal. suffrage leaders loday sought
to hasten the investigation of al
leged salary splitting charges filed
against Mrs. J,oiiise Osborne Rowe,
heed of the city welfare bureau.
Miss Mary E. McDowell, presi
dent of the Woman’s City club, to
day suggested a mass meeting of
women to plead for reorganization
of the bureau.
"The trouble with the welfare de
partment is not a ‘petticoat scan
dal.’” Miss McDowell declared. "It
Is simply a moving pin tire show
that gives dramatically the spoils
system on anew film."
Mrs. Catherine Waugh McCul
lough. the woman attorney, who has
been called the mother of suffrage
in Illinois, said:
"If any woman anywhere does
(Continued on Tnge Two.)
Engine and Two Cars Blown Across Roadbed in New Haven Wreck
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Dog matting in debris to hear voice of hit master, who wa» a passenger
A loromotlxe, » |ins , <i i Q|[rr roach snd a freight car »rn blown clear acniM ihe roadbed of the New Hlflt
Railroad in the collision at Milford, Conn . Fob. ?2. Ten persons w. re killed and many more Injured. The dos
shown was riding in a coach with his master. Hs was not hurt, hut be took a position high In the dr beta to
wait for his master'* call.
LAST EDITION
CUPID IS
FOILED BY
COURT RULE
Orlando Watkins Must
Postpone Second
Marriage
DIVORCE PAPERS
NOT REGULAR
Children Break Up El
lis Family; Hus
band Gets Divorce
Orlando E. Watkins “sweat blood”
In Judge Mandril's court, Thursday
afternoon, figuratively at least, when
the court announced it couldn’t hear
Wat kina’ sui* for divorce ugainat
Zlllah Ray Watkinft Wat kina plead
ed almost with tears in hla even, but
it was no use and he ltad to go away
without the divorce and tell n pros
pective bride of 30 days hence that
the wedding would have to be post
poned.
"I * an’t hear this case,” said
Judge Mandell. "I haven’t Jurisdic
tion, neither has any other judge.
The suit will have to be started over
again nnd the rules of practice con
formed with. Tlte affidavit cniling
for an order of service by publica
tion was sworn to two days before
the Dill for divorce was filed. Since
up suit had been started, the affi
davit was void under the law, A
case must he started before such an
affidavit is worth anything.”
The case If similar to one in
which Judge Hosiaer held up a de
(Caatlancd •» f*" ar*» Tea.)
ONE CENT,
Great Fleets of Aero
planes Struggle
High in Clouds
FRENCH BLOCK
SUPPLY TRAINS
Artillery Action Heav
iest Ever Known,
Reports Say
BF USITED PRESS.
LONDON, Fob. 25—Tho French
are now checking tho great German
drive on Verdun and appear to lw
holding their own except at a tew
minor points, according to a ’ape*
clal dispatch from Paris today.
The crown prince's legions,
sweeping southward, are none anger
heavy Are from three o t the Vardan
JSLsV: £&&
the Preach Held rsdouttg sm f
trenches In sdeanoed positions oe>
fore the fortress.
The French artillery baa mala*
talned such a heavy bombardOMllt
that the Teutons have bee& ttnty
to bring up needed supply trains
according to Paris dispatcher.'
Great battle fleets of Frafthh an|
German aeroplane* are la oonetaafc
clash high above the woods and em
gaged in hurling down bomba npo#
enemy artillery positions. t
The check reported to have beat
administered to the advancing CKmn
roans may be only temporary. All
Paris dispatches today agreed that
the titanic struggle in the Meoan
woods marks the beginning of the
Germans' greatest offensive blow
since the drive on Paris waa defeats
ed at the Marne early In the war.
One dispatch quoted from what par
ported to be an order of the day
issued by a German corps comman
der informing bis troops that they
were bent on their “last offensive
in Franc* ”
"It is probable." wired the Paris
correspondent, of the Chronicle,
(CeatteweC *n P«a« Twe.)