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A Pledge for Every Page If The Time* print.* It, The Time* believes It. SEVENTEENTH YEAR. NO. 107. BERLIN WILL NAME TERMS, BUT ENTENTE MUST ASK FOR THEM BOLLING FIRM’SPEACE TIP WAS BASED ENTIRELY ON ‘gossip; declares head Amazingly Accurate Forecast of Note Wired to Brokers NEWSPAPERS HOURS BEHIND Private Line Carried Inside Information Over Country i NEW YORK. Jan " 1 ‘Rumor uni. "common 50.- p were book*'] tco«j to * biani< 1 foi t n* ■'l *i:.-< oxer*--] leak on I'rf sidcnt W ll iun’i r*<*rnt note to belligerent* T*vptte the inw udn* i's !' \ Connolly's interpretation >x!r*d from v asbingt**n to the K. I Hutton L totnpany brokerage houer oonrern ing the note on Dec 2b. t ounollv icntenda that hr had no "Inside” in formation Moreover, hr denied that R W. Bolling. president WiDon’s brother in law. and meniher of p. a (onnnllv and corn pan * , jn<> him >dv lin«* on th* message. »nd Bolling ■himself dcnle* any inside traca. On the other hand, Connolix claim* ‘Vommon goaslp" in Wash inghsn nth'*' him the n**»i« about the note which p F Hu’ton it Company t pr* ad on f.ieir *!*■*.* the afternoon before publication of the document Ftrangeiv enough. the Hutton xer loon mentioned th- id**a of h warn ing to belligerent* not to encroach on neutral right* further And. news I apery, confidentially informed of the message on tiie 20th, did not generally get thl* warning angb until the nfternt>on of Dec 21. when terpretatlon' of th not* in his “verge <*f war” .ita" , mrnt. The llutton tHegrajr came to l-ght during yesterday'- h« trinu K F. Hutton then levified that it »,ia oilglnally -ent <*ut h> A t'or.nnlly, head of the Connolly houwe, Waah tagion rorre*pond«‘nt of Hutton ‘•Hutton and Connolly were slated a;* today'* witn*«s< lief ore the «nd of the week, the Committee expert* to has*’ ae.eral tp*tarular aCrount record* of Wall M. plunger* before it. One well poxted rommltt«-cman : aid igmtl tantly today: “I wouldn't be surpri-ed If we uim aero -ontc very intei ‘ting ihing- lieiore were done'* The committee expert* to finish it- NVw York wot k Friday and It* Washington work h> the * ml of next v • -* k I Whether or not it pin* < -r»- ponsl- Tltltjr for n ]e-,k. th* eomniitte* ‘feeb f ha* don*’ a puMie <rxn< h> t how ng, first,That th** floras of the out - ■ id** public on th* lone ,«id»* are oft n mod a« th*' v#r> morn* for *hor' •perafor* to deity with a downward :jtiv«>. An<l. secondly, that th* out tide public ia practically Always "long’ while chlcflx professionals ere the only one r*«lizlng that there •• a ahort aide to the market Bernard Baruch Wall st plunger, leared SI76,'WR» plating peace hunches,’ during hi dn - * in De* cm tier, he told the prober- Tuerday. If he hntl known wha ’ was < om ng from Washing!* n. he ml, he would hav* old .ill tl.it I»»•• 20, instead of covering part of I shor •riling b” ' 'ting f S St«e| and hi profits would have beep huger. Bam* h raid compbuentlx hr had inhumation frori Washington re tardlpit the pre-id* nf* note On I tec 20 he hour hi in 17,91X1 hare* reducing hi.- short nc« cun' o 2b -Vit* The twentieth »;* the fin- before lie note wna ptshluhed in the pa ’•eta ‘FIVE AND TEN'* IN FIFTH A YEN IE NRW YORK. Jail ”1 Haughty. '!«tu*lve nfth ate. |V to b- invade*! IV h fit e land ten rent *lore A .*\n llcate haa arranged for a dilute oration and .1 dr liiv -tore ft will he opno*it< the *rk ■Uhlle Hitrarv. no' lar front the Irand f **n*ral *tttio*i N Hten aa*e ha* been obtained a' a total »nt«l of Tk«t **ll*A*A I rrlliiK After > »lir *.cn>l I, Pitvb *a«.* I|e|*| <Tr I»« f-lrl ►Adt. DEFERS ACTION ON PARKING LAW ( ounri] l.a>> Ordinance On Table After An Hour’s Discussion Final adoption, of the amended traffii ordinance, which embodie* a few of th* s*ugc*«tton:t mad* 1 ' by Commit*Moner of Police Janie-* 1 ouz en*. hut. in the main, is radically diff* rent from wha' th- commis sioner believ ed wouhl b** iflea! r* gti lation w.« put over for another work by the roiiimmi council. Tues da> ruch' T. w.* tione ,ift* r tip ald*tm- n had pent an hour argti tng variou.- 'lon.-* of the proposed «nadment without making mil' ll he*dw ay A th" ojd nance um* taken up •ection by section each was ap proved at lr**t no "hje< tl<>ns were made that would haxe necessitated changing the ordinance materially AhJ Albert T Allan, chairman of the nimmit'c" *>n traffic and poller rrg ilafion exj latned the i hanges made a.* the city clerk r« ad the amended ordinance At the conclu sion Aid Charlea W. Burton moved ♦ hat tt he laid on the table for an ■ ther ** eek ao that al’ the -ildermen might have an opportunity to read i* again. an«l -<uggest <hung**s. if ne» de*i, at next Tuesd iy'.* meeting. The onlv di-veussion of moment I was that as to the meaning of the; word "parking " Aid James Vernor ; brought up th** question as he would b** vitally affe* t* and by tTie or ] dinan* ** if “no parking" on on** *»f ' th* street.* specified meant that he would b«* prev*>nted fr«im loading) and unloading truck.- at his place of' business Ahl Allan explain* and that • th*- * «>nimittee intended n<* such re- j **triction, and a few words tn the 1 proposed enactment wpre changed at his -ugg* -tu*n so that business | houses might have fr** nc«ess to* their entrances for loading and tin-; loading Recover Body of Putnam Boy The body *\f Kr**d Putnam, 11! >*-ar- old, who w is drowned Sun da while »r>lng to *ro-- «m the ice irom Bell*- ls|e to th*’ Detroit main land, wa- rceo\er*'d Ttiendav by the police after a two day search Fires w• r* burned to break 11 p th** ire so that grappling hooks could he u*cd Sinker Snyi I iwhwr Should He Put Behind the Barb” i Uu? . H u^ . * M Sf, ftINV OSKI ~ I‘link Fisk, hi nu mh* r of c hHnking fttip of Harxfev Fisk A Sons .**ld to the "IrUk - etuiimlttec: “I h* li*‘ve lie (Thonins \\ . Dawson) should hr taken at hi* word and put behind the bars on j* basis of perjur>,‘ Law ■on had told the committee ArrhihsM \A hire, another bank* r of New Yftrk, had said Fi«k boasted he could con trol Secretary of the Treasury M* * don. DETROIT TIMES i Holland Neutrality Squad Brings Down ’Plane ■ , . Tin picture hows .1 Dorman I’okkei . giant aerop'an*’ brought to th*- ground xx recked b -h* li- t>r* *1 h> the neutrality -quad «>t Holland The pilot of the wat plan* , proh-ibly because he ioM hi.*- direction. < ro-se*j over the boundary line into Holland where soldiers and anti «*iit*titf T squads arc on watch to uphold the country neutrality. DISSENSION THREATENS “MOISTS” Many Preparing For Bolt To “Bone Dry” Faction LEGISLATORS HEAR FROM HOME Drinkers Prefer Drought To Pint-a- Month Proposition RY U\ L. i'A f.\t)\ . (Staff (’orrtsponanit Drtroit Timet) I.ANSIMJ. Mich Jan :M ton sidcration *>f th* l "bone dry" and "moist" prohibition hills now before the legislature will begin thi.- aft ernoon. following the daily session of both house- Chairmen I<ewis and Foster, of the house and senate liquor committees, haw* arranged to hn\c th**ir committees meet Joint ly on th* bills and to go over their details dally until the committee work is completed In adxan*** of the actual -tart of committer consideration the time that the committee* will require for their work before reporting out some sort of a bill can only be guessed at The average guess, however, is that the committer* should be ready to report within two weeks It being a certainty that every detail of th*’ hill that will pass th*’ hou-e. where it comes up first, will be scanned most care fuily by every member and that every one with a notion deviating in any way from wha' the bill pro vides. will try to amend it, pre liminary committee change* are noi so important at* n noriL-hUl* Sentiment still remain- divided among house member* ah-m: ti . lines indicated n these diapntrhr l.ist week following th* Introd’K tion of th*’ two varieties of prohlbi »>on hills The 'bone div-" eon tmue to appear to have ,1 shad* the best of i? In tha' th* x ar< -t,indin: for outright prohibition of intoxl cant* being used tor beverage put poses Th*' rank- of the ‘moists" are split into three -ect'ons, xvith ix«o of th* three seemingly ni«»r* wtllinc to join th* bone drvs’tban to stick xvith th* ot,hc* moists" if they cannot have ?h* 11 wav Horn** of th** "moist*' are utterly opposed to the import t'lowante for individuals in th* moi t lull of one pint of liquor. 01 on** gallon of win** or three gallons of heer a month Thr-*- opponent-* *>t :ht pioxt*|on contend Ihat -tafewide prohibition rule -hould h* merely an exic.pvion to the whole • t.i*e of she ruts- n**w goxerning th* **>un ti*’« that art* dry. They d* rlar* thrx would mu* h rather go »he |jtn It and bt* b**ne dry than to haxe th*- 'one pint per n»r*nth alh»wanre Other "moists" are opposed to th* creation of a department of prnhibi tior with a lot of lobs tn it ‘They declare tha' the prose* ut«irs and sheriff* h.ukfd up hx lb* attorney WKI)NKs I) AY . -I A M AIM .11, 1917. genera!' department, should *ec that th* are enforced Th* bon. dry- expect their ranks tci h- >w • Mec| xx;*h th* sc* moist in M.rg* n ! s. at th*' effort will he made to line tlu* moist* up as ta: a- pos ihle he lon*l Ih> hill prepared by Hi* Anti-S iloon league nttorneye xx Inch bill itielud* - noth ih*‘ pin' a in<*nt?i allowance and the provinon foi a prohibition department. Mn.-t hous** uj* mbers »r<* noting tin fa • that tlieir < orstpurnis are • ■ 1 in ‘h* p' >h I hit ion hr.* that ,«re to he passed and that th* hone dry sentiment is much mor* w id***-pr*<ad that many of them hsd suspected prior to sounding our general feeling on th*’ subject. M*>riy letters and petitions are be in:r received by members from per ons In nil parts of the state, back ns *liv» rs kinds o» i>rnhibltory leg i-latlon But there is much more ntinmnf of providin'’ Mlrhigan with a brand <>f prohibition that ready prohibits than for all other varieties put together. Popular Salesman And Entertainer Seeks Council Seat '/?*;. v. mm UISMLLS M. WATSON. Mr Watson i.- a candidate in the Fourth ward to succeed the la‘e Maurice J KeHting. having filed his Ic* it ion with th*‘ cty clerk H> Tut —been ti r*” id* nt of D* troit foi nmr* than a0 y*at-. -*nd ha - lived during nil of that tint* tn the Fourth and Sixt! xxards. For II years h* was a meinbei «>! Ihe Detroit fir* (h parllii* nt. an*! later xx as depttrv sb**rlff und* r Henry \ Dm k on anil tieorg* T (ia*ton Mt Watson i particularly xxeli known ** an *n tertainer. liaxinc gamed eou-idera hi* local fame xxuh the Elk* min strcls Mr \Ynt-on ht- a host of loyal fri* n*J- xvho ar*’ determined to land him in *he council, and already th°y are xerx active m his behalf As city *>ale.-man for the (1 A 1! Me Millan company he • n.iox -* Wi*le arquaintance. His honi* 1 at No. 9*> 1 Third axe W'll Fight For Mother * Estate \t‘r»rn<) lannis Ott ha- fllc-d no ti«« that he w 'll take an appeal trmn the probate court order probating the will ot Mrs Augu-ta Wr-ser line w hi* h left I*l .000 lu-qii'VtfP t(J each of f**ur hr**fh«r- and Meters. 7he petition for probate wa* pos*;d a D wa -ex oral month after Mr VYo-serllng 1* •leath tha' the xx'll was **fi* r<d X llml x<ini|io Itinnrr. * I I. ’i* i<> x Vi i> ni Hotel qr «wr>M PLANNED JAGS WEEK INADVANCE D. T. Jackson Looked Forward To Bouts, xSays M r ife LATTER-SEEKS SEPARATION I Failed To Get Any Joy Out of Spouse’s Sprees Daniel T Jackson was a methodi cal drinker, n forehanded battler w ith booze, xx ho tp-ed to arrange his sprees sexen days in adxance and then relish the prospect of a glee riotis "bun" all thru the week, ac cording to his wife, Mrs. KlVte F Jack*on, w h«> sought a divorce from him Tuesday, before Judge North. Mrs Jackson didn't see anything admirable in her husband's methods of hilarity. It was the misery and hardship whicn it brought that she recount***! to Judge North. "He xx ould plana week b* for** he and g* t drunk and tell me about it," she .aid. "And he always w<nt thru with ii I would have to stand the abuse. |fe would tak* it out on m* in hi.- sprees." Jackson is a structural iron work er. The couple xx ere married in 1912 and parted la t August, th*- oc casion being a drunk of her hus band lasting a week and starting wh« n h* "bad trouble on th- job." according to Mrs. Jackson, who said ■ hat he wanter to tak* it out on her S!u will get a decree. PLOTTED DEATH OFLLOYO-GEORGE Ry Kit. 1. ku:s t s ' to 7 ♦ '**/'rc«im»/ (l’’nt i 1, b • /• 1 I.ONIXiN, lar. I! A: r* of fou* prisons chiffcii v.th eon-pint y to poi>on I‘re.i.i- . it-vnl l.lox*l l orve ■ •*nm«' knt > n tO'!»; tjiru iriaig' ni* ut of tiie <;u ir** at 1 * ri> 15. OF r. DELEGATES OFF FOR CAPITAL I wenfy-five delegate* from the i»e troit Board of Comm* ice left lie • rot* f*»r Washington D C Tuesday noon in a special ear to at**»nd the xe-sion- ot 1 lie | nnerl State* ( ham hej of Comr*ierc« winch ont*-m pla'e- aetjon relative tn many que» tion.* of lin pot tanee t*» Detroit While in Washington Walter C Col**. -ee r< :.*r\ «»' th*’ Detroit iu*aiil of t on meree D. W. Schmidt, secretary of tin Americanization committee, |ol the board. .*Pd II W. Hoyt, chairman of the committee, wpi ;) i tend the session of the National Conference on Ar..er|ranl**tifm, ) The word khakt. i.r epplied *o the 1 l*»th noxx «o gene;.nix u«e«l for ml: t*ry unlfoenis. n tlerixed frxh' the Perslar 'H ak " -loaning du.«t or .. -T e« HOLLWEG WILL MAKE PROPOSITION TO GERMANY’S FOES IN REICHSTAG SPEECH TODAY,LONDON DISPATCHES ASSERT BUDGET FOR SCHOOLS IS ENORMOUS Total of Nearly Twelve Million Asked By Inspectors NINE MEMBERS REVIEW FIGURES iwtroit h.oi a school board of nine member.* Tue.*da> afternoon, when the inspectors met in special session to review the 191718 budget providing for the expenditure of al most 112.h00.000 for new school* and the maintenance of the city's educational system. More than half the members did not attend the meeting The budget as originally prepared calle for an appropriation of |10,768.441 83. The tot«.l of expenditures in the budget is $11,938.441 83, but interest on daily balance and primary school money furnish a total credit of $1 ,- 170,000. An item of $.">0,1)00 for s new heat ing plant in Central high school was adde<, to the original list, and the inspectors voted to add SIOO per year to the salaries of clerks in the board of education office A few small reductions were ordered, and when it was all over the nine man board laughed knowingly at the grim humor of one of the members who said: Well, we got. n fat chance of getting all this any way What the estimators won't do to this is a shame.'* Added burdens placed upon the school system by the recent an negations, caused a loud howl from some of the inspectors. In three ca>e>, alterations and improvements of 54,00i> each were asked for little wooden schools in ihe annexed ter ritory. !>r Charles E. Chadsey. superintendent of schools, informed the (oard that the school buddings w« r* not worth more than s.">oo The board of health ordered the iotprovenients, d*s laring that the water and sanitary systems were unhealthy. The board d'-rlded to cut out the improvement items and provide pupils with car fare, if necessary, so that they can attend recular rit\ schools. The North* m hirh school was p«-n* (I Moudty but already an item of $27,401 or. i* a-’,' 1 for furniture and fixture*. The original appropre *t on po» ufTlcient to meet all t eipurt mi n»s It* recent*!jv*« o's ?h» boa-d of health notified ihe inspectors tha» *w iniining pools in sehools are dan* 7* foils to chil*lren be-a use of ini purities in ihe wate* Sterilisation and flit rut ion v •t*m* were room mended Inspector Gordon d*n dared that he would rather abolish flm pools than put the city to *.ir!i . \ per.se, a-. iat h stent would cost abou $. o"*i. Hi* motion to * ose th* pool was defeated but final ac'lon on the itent was deferred For the me* hariit al * ncmeor the budget falls for an. tutomohile cost inc s;*f>s Below th t* rrtii i> *>fte for the purchase of three more au tomobilo* at ?7oT» *-a* h. fur the use of the assistant supe i <nt* ndchts Th* inspector® leaped upon thisdis (r.mtnatjon wttli fury. an*l when the\ go* thru shakin.’ up the item it provided that th*T assistant si. perintrndt nts should ride in the same i v ind of a tar .* e the men ham chl ensrineer will hate, if the esti mators l approve. President Mum ford and the fol lowing inspectors attended the meet “tr.p flhe phold Spalding. Komrof ■ k't Gordon, Morgan. Harms Hely red Krueger V »«r f ketee mt Balking *’"’U»d he the Motel kfinefgl sort Tiekc:sh R<th* *nr Men and We. rr»'-n ei #n and night Expert at tendants. Adv AFTERNOON EDITION VOTE DOWN CRITICS OF PEACE PLAN Democrats In Senate (Tioke Off Debate On Proposal CUMMINS SEES WAR IN PROJECT Thinks League Would Involve Nation In Dilemma WASHINGTON. Jan. 31.—'The Democratic majority in the senate late Tuesday, effectually shut off general dehate on the president's jeace program by tabling Senator Cummins* resolution vailing for open discussion by a vote of 38 to 30. One Democrat. Senator Marline, voted with the Republicans. In speaking for his resolution Senator Cummins declared that the president's pear** league idea, if worked out might put the United States in the position of fighting it self or rebelling against the world. "I believe that if this country shall do what the president pro poses, we wifi he involved either in almost continuous war waged all over the world, or we will h** en gag*wl in almost constant rebellion gains’ the authority which he pro poses to set up over us." he said. Administration “tipporter> de< l»r --*d that the vote demonstrated clear ly that the prestden*. has the unqual ified support of his party in the sen j.te and that any bgislative action which he ina> dedn necessary to forward his pv*ac*> proposals will he forthcoming. The\ .-aid that it male, rially clarified the atmosphere h> showing that the opposition to the plan came only from ihe opposite party In the senate. | ] In Limelight In the “Leak” Inquiry j . . v»*r • x- k e 7. .... ' • > • L ■s . ■ | ■ By t. wtjt- 4 Aobo '^n jygUQL.THt rgCAmwr, | II * name i* frequent!' mention* and in the peace note in\e*»l;g* lion being conducted bj7* copfre» sional committee TH I' mil f.MHt N Yr *v*ht Mile* Th*«fe* "Kiltie* * B»*n<l IV* •p' r» Piie* si f'-at ure* AH IN DETROIT: ONE CENT. British Public Not Dis posed To Ask Teuton Views WANT PEACE ONLY ON OWN TERMS Hold Both Berlin and Wilson Have Been Answered LONDON Jen 31 Germany 1s about to tell America ih:ti she is ready to formulate her peace terms if »he Allies request them, in a i oni m uni cation now on route or shortly to be sent, to Ambassador BernatorfT at Washington. Holland dispatches i today gave this .is a nett German I pea.ee move, apparently decided upon at the conference of German and Austrian royalty and officialdom at the German great, headquarters on Saturday—the kaiser's birthday. Presumably it is this now move which Is to be the topic of imperial Chancellor Ton Rethmann HoMweg’s announced speech lodav to the Ger man reichstag. Formal announce ment that he would make an ad dress was made by Berlin yesterday. These reports aroused the great est interest here today, but there was an entire lack of response to the suggestion that the Allies sub mit a formal request for Germany's peace t**rms. England and her al lies feel they have sufficiently an swered the German peace terms as well as President Wilson's sugges tions. in the three notes already written. These outlined very fully the Entente's aims and the only terms on which they would be will ing even to consider a peace. Eng land believes, moreover, a spirit of acceptance of these terms Is a pre requisite to further consideration by the Allies of any peace moves. First intimation that Germany was sending another communication to America was made (n United Press dispatches received here Mon day from Berlin. ITALIAN SLAYS HIS SON-IN-LAW Police Seek Vito Vala.ncuso For Killing of Sam Lanza In Former’s Home Family troubles, which when Sam Lan/.a married th" *tep daughter of Vito Valascuso, of No. 415 Fort-st. east, against hi* will, were brought to a tragic terming tion Tuesday nights, when Vaia. iuso shot and killed iJinza in th* latter's bom* Yalnsr’iso lef* the house lat er and has not been found According to ihe police. L&nta boarded tn he Valuer u»n rtont* f- r some time In the h*>m' va- th* adoptee da igh **r oi Vslascn*:* whom .mined an*! mart >• <! agiin.-t \ a'ascuso's wih. \ liio there v. **i e fj-equ»-nt quirt*Ms a* cordinr to the polio t.an.a icTiTain ed wi<h hi* wife's parin' until h* wa* <rde-.**; fiotti the house a«t \ »• k W hen le- »en' It♦* .o*ed he » l/Uld he um* *\ aga ,p T'iesdav nigh“’he;-e tame a (tno*'k a' 'h« door 11 was An .our ing tbs he na*l * om* bar* I* advanced into the room made * moiiop tovard ,t jj'in in hi* peck*" and i ben f e!l dead in a doorway leading into the room whete Valas cuso had been siftini the victim or a shot fred by VaUreuse ala.*ru«o .»snt tn a closet, put on hi* o'ercuat and ha' and disap peared I r ark Andrea and George * aiu«e w lio were n 'he house at *he iim“. C*r»- «l*'t*ined .«* wit- Thug* Get %2 5 from Victtrn \S ‘u’e w.tlV.ng .it and Ri vard *t» la’e Tuesday right, peter W Fepineaii. of N'o. 38K 'Tairned-st. «««’ wa* -et upon b» I to highwsy r, en wro hea' him and -obbed him . f 1.1 rHntlka—tfce pisl* isii kt»4— rk«* Is rl ( kt-rtw»« leg 4*l*