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SIXTEENTH YEAR. NO. 26 1.
Wody of Casement Is Denied to Kin
NVILSON TACKLES STRIKE CRISIS
[THREATENED STRIKE OF 400,000
RAILWAY MEN BIGGEST PROBLEM
YET FACED BY PRESIDENT WILSON
Matter Now Directly
Before Him For
Action
ASKS CONFERENCE
WITH CHAMBERS
Situation Loaded With
Political Dyna
mite
By ROBERT J BE X HER
\Btaff Corrcspundei.i L'mled Press.)
WASHINGTON, Auk. 3. Presi
dent Wilson today requt sted a con
ference with Commissioner Cham
bers, of the United State* board of
mediation and conciliation, presum
ably to discuss the threatened t-trlke
of the Big Four brotherhoods of
railway men. which would cause a
nationwide tie-up of transportation.
A problem "tremendously danger
ous in both Its economic and politi
cal aspects'’ faces Pn Id* nt Wilson
In the threatened -trike of 40O,i>VU
railway trainmen, according to ad
ministration officials today.
The matter is now directly l ofr.re
the president In th* form of a let
ter from Chairman Harry
er, of the railway commit t nlt -
ed States Chamber of Commerce
The latter urges an "inquiry on be
half of the administration to In
vestigate tin- impending crisis.
Scores of Informal requt ts for ae
tlon also have been received.
However, until the trainmen's
Strike vote in counted exported
Aug 7 —the president probably will
decide no course of action
Front an economic standpoint, the
Honllntirtl on I'ngr Ught)
First British
Wounded
'At **♦ **h fIK
IviiormoUi* rrowtlH followed the
first ambulance loaded with wound
ed soldiers from »h«* great British
drive In FYancr. An these ambu
lances left Charing Cross station
women followed and throw bouquets
Into them, covering thn wounded
EXPLAINS
BAO'PHONE
SERVICE
Uan’t Keep lip With
Growth of C ity,
Says Ollicial
HELP PROBLEM
ALSO A FACTOR
Months of Training Re
quired to Make Op
erators Efficient
While officials of the Michigan
State Telephone Cos. acknowledge
that the service in Detroit is not as
efficient as it snouid be, they prtv
i aent reasons for conditions which
j tin*) believe ought to satisfy the
most exacting subscriber.
'The marvelous growth of Detroit
j caught us In the game state of un
i preparedness ns was the case with
! other public utilities," said J. \V.
j Bradshaw, traffic superintendent.
) "The city has grown so rapidly, and
j the number of persons using tele
phones increased so enormously,
that It has been difficult for us to
keep pace with necessary new* equip
ment.
"As you will observe, when I take
you around the building. «> are con
stantly nddlng to our plant.
"Then the help problem also Is an
Important factor. New operators
(lontlnHol on I’rnr Klgk|)
RESTRICTION OF
ISLAND TRAFFIC
ISJ’OSTPONEI)
Restriction of aut< mobile traffi*?
on Belle Isle will lx- deferred tinti 1
next year because the present out
ing season has but three weeks
more to run and the city adminis
tration do«»«i no* feel warranted in
adopting hasty regulations for to
short a time.
The postponem n nt will afford op
portunity for careful study of the '
automobile problem it. the park, and i
before it Is reopened for the 1917
season, adequate limitations will be
worked out. A series of public hear
ings probably will he held during
the wlnler to get the sentiment of
tho public on what regulations
should be put In force.
This course was recommended,
Thursday, by William T Dust, com- 1
inlsslouer of paika and boulevards,
and Mayor Marx in the de
lay.
Mayor Marx expects to have def
inite traffic rules for the temporary
Belle Isle bridge ready within two
days The bridge L practically
ready within two days. Tin* bridge
is practically ready to he opened to
the public and may be put in use
by Monday.
City Engineer Hebert H. McCor
mick, Thursday, disputed reports
circulated that the temtnnm spnn
Is unsafe, and declared it afar more
sturdy structure than the old bridge
destroyed by fire. He nuid state
ments that the bridge railings are
fragile are Inaccurate, as they are
constructed by heavy timber? with
heavy wire netting strung between
the framework.
The draw will be operated by
hand for several weeks, ss it has
been found Impossible to oldnln
currnei f or the eioctr.lc apparatus
by the time the bridge Is ready for
tise
rUylhiK ■ tk> plala a.at kla4-that
to rilkt—Tksti Jab D«rt.—Mala
DETROIT TIMES
SLEUTHS
THERE WITH
BOTH FEET
Detectives Make Good
Showing In Pedal
Clinic
CHIROPODISTS
GIVE ADVICE
Foot Needs Plenty of
Air and Sunshine,
Says Expert
if Detective? William Black,
George Smith and Fred Fromms
think wiih their feet, they are
pretty good sleuths, according to
the diagnou*of foot doctors in the
clinics of the National Association
of Chiropodists, held in the ball
room of the Hotel Slatler, Thursday
morning
•Skilled chiropodists like Dr. Kmst
(Continued on I'nxr l.lglitl
WOMEN HAVE
ROWJVER BAG
Cabaret Singer Is Arrested
After Altercation In
Hotel Lobby
A silver mesh hag claimed by two
women resulted in a heated alterca
tion between Mtss Helen Smltt and
Miss Ann McCarty, the latter a cab
aret singer, in the foyer of the Ho
tel Cadillac, Saturday night, und had
its clltnax in the arrest of Miss Mc-
Carty, Thursday morning, on a
charge of larceny
Miss Smltt lost the purse, Satur
day night, .it Westwood lun.
she saw a bag hanging trom Miss
McCarty's arm that l;*>tied like the
missing article, and following the
singer from the Cadillac to a atreet
ear. snatched the bag from her.
Th-n she followed her in her auto
mobile and. obtaining her address,
made complaint in Justice Inlaw’s
court.
Miss McCarty pleaded not guilty
and examination was set for Aug.
5. Bond of ffiOO was required.
Miss Met arty slnga In the Hotel
Cadillac.
THE WEATHER.
Pol roll und vlrlnltn Thar.riav
nlshi ...... i• i. .I. probably tkandrr
aiurmo and moderate aoatbvreatorly
Mlaila.
iowrr Michigan i Probably (ban
der ■ lortim Iliarado> night and Fri
da y.
I>prr l.obeai Moderate and rnr-
Inhle «lnd« and oeenaianal thunder
• boner* Tburadn, night and Friday.
Lower l.nbeai Moderate aenthweat
and weal nlniUi fair nmtber Tbara
day nlghti Friday thunder abewera.
TOnAPI TFMI’KH %TI'RK4
0 a. m sn to a. m Nl
7 a. nt . 0H || a . at MS
* •- *** IS noon . as
TT I p. at HI
lllabeel temperature tbla date In
tbe pa*t 4| tenet. IM In Itneit,
lit In WOT.
One Vt-ar am todayi llliliett tem
pera to re. 77 1 law eat. d«i mean. 71 1
el it n.l) neither with l.ttl larbea of
rain | henty thunder tlnrm.
rtae ana ael a Tburaday nt 7i4n p.
m. nnd rl.ea nt RiSM u. mi. Friday.
The niibn aeta nt Tt.M p. m
Three thousand afreet cleaners, re
pair men, garbage collectors and
other laborers employed by the city
of Cleveland have had their pay in
creased 60 cents s <Uiy.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1916.
Casement Dies By the Noose
Roger Casement, former knight, who was hanged Thursday morning,
following conviction on the charge of treason.
REMAINING
MOOSE ARE
BAOL_YSPt.IT
Have No Program of
Action As Confer
ence Opens
MAJORITY NOT
FOR WILSON
INDIANAPOUB, Ind , Aug. 3
The three-way spilt that divides the
remaining Progressive party leaders
was emphasised today with the ar
rival of representative Bull Moose
(Contlnaed on Fife Kl*hn
SPREAD OF CAR
STRIKECERTAIN
NEW YORK, Aug 3 —Tie-up of
the 1,291 cars that operate on the
460 miles of surface tracks on the
New York city railways within 12
hours, seemed certain shortly be
fore noon today when the confer
ence, called by Mayor Mltchel, be
twen union and company represon
tatlves. failed to reach an agree
ment. Eight thousand men are nf
fccted.
Such an addition to the lines on
which strikes already have been de
dared would bring the total mileage
directly affected up to 1,010, the
number of cars up 2,148, and the
number of men to 16,800.
Recognition of the Amalgamated
Association of Street and Electric
Railway employes was the point on
which the conference struck a snag.
Union leaders insisted upon such
recognlllon. President Theodore 1’
Shonts, of the New York city rail
ways. refused to admit' even that
the men are dissatisfied.
rrlntla* —(be |>la!a aeat 111 a 4—thsf
•s right—TSiaa Jafc Dapt_Mata 4SSA.
WILL OPEN
NEW BEACH
ON MDAY
Accommodations For
100,000 Provided At
Head of Belle Isle
OLD SHELTER
IS UTILIZED
A temporary bo thing lieach that
will accommodate 100,000 persons
will be thrown open, Sunday, at the
head of lielle Isle to relieve conges
tion at the main oath house and
provide lor many who have been
forced to forego water sport.
Commissioner Duet, of the depart
ment of parks ,u>d boulevards, an
nounced, Thuroday, that the horse
shelter at the head of the inland has
been converted into dressing room
quarters, but that taithers rauat fur
nish tbelr own .swimming suits and
towels for the present.
Shallows extend <>,009 feet Into
the river at the ttmpornry beach
nnd the park commissioner pro*
notinccd it ideal ior bathing, except
for boulders which would have to be
removed were the city to decide <*n
:« permanent l>each at that point
Tram-j/ortation to the temporary
beach In afford <*d by the water
works park and Connors Creek-ave,
ferry boats, and Commissioner Du*t
announced the inland busses also
<-an reai h the head of the island
Special policemen will b« detailed
for duty at the new bath house.
The department of pnrkn ha* en
deavored to purchase enough addi
tional bathing suits to &nr.omr>odH'e
crowds nt the tip of the park, hut
Dust raid It was found impossible
to obtain a supply.
Detroit Dank Clearings,
Detroit bank clearings for Thurs
day were $9,141.403 60. Total clear
ings for 1916 to date were $1,195,-
900,276.59, as against $795,605,297.03
for the corresponding period In
1916.
U. S. SENATORS CONDEMN HANGING OF
CASEMENT; REBEL DIES BRAVELY AS
CROWDS MINGLEGROANS AND CHEERS
SUBMARINE
ELUDES FOE
WARSHIPS
Deutschland Safely At
Sea, Reports Tug
Timmins
IS SUBMERGED
AT THE CAPES
Nearest Pursuer Was
Then Five Miles
Distant
By CARL n. GROAT
(Staff t orrespondmt United Press.)
NORFOLK, Va., Aug. 3. —Some-
where in the direction of Germany,
safely past the Allied warship pa
trol, the submarine merchantman
Deutschland is boring her way
through the Atlantic toward her
home port or Bremen.
up ports coming from Hampton
Itoads indicate the pioneer stibma*
ri"'- blockade runner liar not poked
her pe-lacope aoove the water since
she submerged near th<* capes last
night. At that time the nearest
British wnrshly was five mile* dis
tant, .according to the tug Thomas
P. Timmins, which accompanied the
Deutschland aw far ns the capes.
Expectation of a thrilling chase
and perhaps some sort of a fight In
connection with the Deutschland's
departure was disappointed. Folks
on shore saw nothing and sightseers
who filled big and little harbor craft
saw little more. In the dark of the
night the Deutschland slipped out
to the boundary ed r‘ of the United
11 on (I nurd on I’ncr Flghn
BANKER SLAIN IN
BENTON HARBOR
____
Two Men Sought by Authori
ties For Death of
I’ontorao
BENTON HAKBOR. MU h . Vug
3.—Tilt men were sought by the
authorities hero today In an effort
to throw light on the killing hero
Tuesday of Ilrnrv Pontrrno, former
Chicago banker. Pontorno was
found shot to death on a lonely
I country road near here It Is be
Ueved the murder may have been
committed by so.no enraged depos
itor of Pontorno’s prl.aio bank,
v.hlrh failed In (’itlrogn last vear.
MERCURY JUMPS
TO 91, THURSDAY
Torrid weather visited Detroit
again, Thursday, before the city
scarcely had time to recover front
the fl.* heat w«ve. when the m r
cury reached DU degree. Starting
at f.N at 6 a. m., the offirlal ther
mometer, at 1 p. m. ( registered 91
degrees, and another hot spell
I seemed Imminent. *
If signs do not fall, the second
h< u* wave will be short lived, how
ever, for shortly after the noon hour.
I the* skies were blnckenlng and the
official weather prediction was a
thunder storm for this evening
I’rtnllnv —*plntn n-«l kind—that
Is ilffet—l'imr* J«»b -Male 443 M.
FRENCH WIN
IN BATTLE
AT VERDUN
Fortress Once More Is
Chief Battle
Center
BRITAIN ONCE
MORE RAIDED
Little Damage Done
By Teuton Bombs,
Is Statement
PARIS, Aug. 3<—ln air re
connaissance on the Somme
front, Sergt. Chainet, of the
French flying squad, yesterday
bagged two German aeroplanes,
making a total of eight so far
brought down by him. His ex
ploit was announced in an offi
cial statement today.
Another German aeroplane, It
was stated, was defeated in an
air combat near Chauny.
By ED. L. KEEX.
(StafJ Correspondent united Press.)
LONDON, Aug. 3. Fighting
around Verdun today again took the
renter of Interest In the daily war
reports. Frank admission was
made in the Berlin official statement
that French attacks at three points
against tbe encircling German lines
around the fortress city had been
successful.
From the Berlin and Paris war of
fice reports it appeared that the
French activity In this sector al
most partook of a general offensive
movement against the German army
of the crown prince. Berlin admit
ted French troops yesterday gained
(Continued on I’ngc (eight)
WOMAN OF 75 AND
DAUGHTER HELD
AS SHOPLIFTERS
Mrs. Frances Jenczkrwlzez, ngrti
. 73, of No. 114 RP. Joseph.gt., was nr
' rested with her daughter. An'.a, 35
years old. Wednesday afternoon. In
Crowley, Milner & Co.’s department
store hy Detective McKenzie, Roche
nnd Hurczyk, charewd with stealing
goods from the counters. When the
officers searched her home they
found goods valued nt scoo.$ c OO. The
aged woman has been arre»ted be
fore on the .-;a?ne tharro. The late
Poller Justice Gainey once rrdered i
her committed to the county house '
nt Elolse after listening to a pitiful j
tnl*■ from her about having no home.
I’rlnfliiK —the plntn neat kind—thnt ’
I* rfaht-—Tlntc, Job Pep!.— Main 47.20.
Railroads Placed Beyond
Power of States By Hughes’
Decisions; They Like Him
—DECLARES BASIL MANLY
BY BABIL M. MANLY.
Noted Economic and Political Ex
port, for The Times
<Th(s Is tha Inst In Vfsnly’s series
of artlclsf. breaking the silence of
Htlent Hughs* In these articles
Manly, by quoting verbatim fr rn
IMSCBM in't supreme renrt dsctsl ri*
of Hughs*. lava o*r* tbs actuating
principle* hy which ths mind of
Charles E Hughes operates.— Editor)
Charles K. Hughes’ decisions as
supreme court Justice and acts as
New York governor entitle him to
the railroads' support for president.
As governor he vetoed the two
cent fare and full-crew bills.
ONE CENT.
“I Died for My Coun
try,” Are Last Words
of Chief
WOMEN RIOTERS
ARE DISPERSED
Irish Kneel In Prayer
As Bell Tolls For
Leader
~
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.—”Wa
expeot barbarism from barbarU
ana,” declared Senator Martina
today, excoriating Great Britain
for its execution of Roge Casa
ment.
Senator Phelan, of California,
declared Casement had dona
nothing to condemn him In the
eyes of the world, and that the
refusal of the crown to reprieve
him had been a serious blunder.
ny U\ITED PRFSS.
LONDON, Aug. 8. —Roger Casn>
ment paid penalty for treason to*
day with his life. He was hanged
at Pentonvllle prison at 8:07 a. m.
today. Ten minutes later his hody
waa cut down, life being pronounced
extinct.
The Irish leader’s last
spoken while he waited fearless
for the drop to be sprung, were:
"I die for my country,"
The Rochdale barber, Ellh, tha ,
prison's regular executioner, sprang
the drop after he had adjusted Uu
hempen noose—not the “rilken
cord” which the for- ter knight had
hoped up to a few weeks ago would
be granted an his Instrument of
death, in accordance with the an
cient privilege granted men of liU
title.
The hanging was witnessed only
by officials of the prison A largo
crowd waited outside the grim gaol
and when the bell announced the
law’s satisfaction there were a few
cheers. Intermixed with groan*.
Several Irish women standing at
the rear oi tnc Pentonville lull at
tempted a demonstration, led by an
Irish member of parliament, but
were quickly hustled off the scene
by guards
It wa« said that Casement went
calmly to htu death, b*d by a Catho
lic priest who ministered to him
when he retlrej last night for tin*
la*t tiiue, nt 10:30. and when he
arose early today. The Irish leader
(Conltnurit on rn*«- Eight.)
Oils Cut Further.
LIMA. 0., Aug. 3.—A1l eastern
oils up and down the Ohio valley
declined 10 cents per barrel today
with Pennsylvania and Southeast
ern Ohio at 1:1.40. Kentucky olla
declined 10 cents for Somerset and
five cents for Ragland.
Printing—lke plain seat kind—lint
I* right—Time* Job Hrat.— Main lAX*.
As Justice he has concurred In de
cisions that:
(1) —State and nation can exercise
no control over railroads except In
the narrow field of tr 'portatlon.
(2) —Private shippers cannot re
cover damages when their busi
nesses sre ruined by illegal rebates.
(3) Congress and the federal
courts can wipe out stats railway
laws and commissions tbst compel
rate reductions,
(4) Railroads in determining
“reasonable ragns” ran include la
(OMltaaM ea rag* Twei