The Detroit times. [volume], March 05, 1917, AFTERNOON, Image 1

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FIVE FIREMEN DIE WHEN
FINNS FILL WITHOUT
WARNIN6 IN STORE NUffi
field’s Cloak and Suit
Cos. Store Scene of
Disastrous Fire
VICTIM DIRECTS
FRANTIC RESCUERS
Three Others Narrow
ly Mias Death; Loss
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Detroit today ta mourning the loaa
of five member* of tta Are depart
meat, whoee Uvea va encruabed oat
early Sunday morning under a raaaa
of twfated ateal and burning timber
In th# veatlbule of the flveatory
b*itldlng at No. 187 Wood ward-a va
The building waa occupied by the
Field* Cloak A Bult company, and
tIK flame* apread southward to the
R. H. Fyfe 4k Company atore. Other
Irma In tbe vicinity a'ao suffered
damage*. and It la estimated that
the total lota will be claee to
$400,000.
Three flretnen were Injured in tbe
disaster. but It waa stated In tbe
receiving hoapltal Monday morning
that they probab'y would recovar.
Battalion Chief Timothy <B. Calla
han and some of lfla men had gone
thru the building shortly before S
o'clock In tbe morn'ng, the alarm
havtae been sounded at 1:84
o'clock They wanted to cat to the
top. bat found the etalrway nailed
shut. On their way out they noted
that flan*! were shooting out from
tCmmttmw+4 ee Ng* Tw*(,
THC TIMIS WILL RBCSIVI
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR RILHF
OF DKAD FIRKMKN’S FAMILIBS
nve more of the city's aenranta.
m*mtv nos the Detroit 'fire de
partment have given their Uvea
in performance of thblr duty.
Three of the five leave wtdowa
and children. Tbe other two
have aged mothers
Fals ie* peld to the firemen of
Detroit heve not increased with
the rtetng cost of ell neceealtlee
of Ilf*. To acc mulate e gnhatan
tlal bank account would aeem ta
he a tremendous task for tbe
average member of the fire d*
pertm- nt.
Tbe city of Detroit owee it to
the depeadante of theee five
heroes to provide them with ea
mach aa the husband and fathers
would have earned bed they not
been taken a-*av so suddenly
while serving the city
Tbe Detroit Times stands ready
to atari a fund for the famlliee of
the m<»n and will be glad to take
ebarge of any contribution*.
HITCHCOCK
IS REBUKED
FOR SPEECH
IMTVor ~.to-sr«> M>.. *. . jtj
Biuy minfraj uMivert
Replies to Actor’s
Tirade
LE A VkTtHE ATER
AFTER OUTBURST
Brand* Attack On the
Evangelist As An
Insult
When e quiet appearing, well
dreeeed man sitting on the right
hand aide of the theater rose in
hte eeet Saturday evaning. in the
Detroit opera house, after Raymond
Hitchcock had been attacktug BUl>
Sunday for about 18 mlautea. and
quietly told tbe actor that be waa
making untrue statements about the
evangelist, he added "Ire never
listened to such a disgraceful Urade
a* you have poured out here to
night. It is a direct laault to re
spec tab! 1 tty and religion ." There
was a great hubbub la the audito
rium.
There waa applause and biases,
laughter end yelling, but the Inter
rupting auditor calmly held bis
ground end after a few more words
of censure to Hitchcock for hla nu
warranted attack upon Sunday
asked that thoee who agreed wilt
him In his defense of Sunday show
their colors by leaving the theater
an invitation that waa quite gener
ally accepted.
"Your pleasantries do not conceal
the fact that you are blaaeniy bias
phemtng In the presence of a rep re
tentative -Audience, " the stranger
who said he war a Billy Sunday
convert, told Hitchcock "Mr. Sun
day la net here to defend himself
He needs no defense lam apeak
tng In a spirit of fair play. You have
insulted Sunday and hla atneere fol
lowers, and aa a rebuke to yam t
shell taave the theater aad trust
'hat others will do likewise.’*
Several couple* followed hla ex
ample. Hitchcock, who had been
much censured thru out Me weeks
stay In Detroit for hla abusive at
tack on Sunday, be pleased
to call a "anrtain speech." and which
had taken up from 88 to 40 minute*
time at each performance aroord'nr
to the patleaoe of the audience we
octslderably nonp* usited by the spec
fator** words aad action. He ee
denvored to recover himself but fin
Irhed lamely end Anally went off thr
stage.
The last act of the show war
scarcely audible above the bum of
oonvereatlon. tbe audience apparent
ly preferring to dtecuse the incident
lust finished to listening to the do
lags on tbe stage.
-A terrier *•« late mr Suse teat
ststt," WM e erWrst es i etrrrt
•ve M nd*y morning me hs
tab* anything*" »ik*4 hla frlrn<*
"Me. he* ha left a let" "Whet 4*4
h* l*ave- 'll* left the front door
oeoa la th* mldet es tbs Pender
night bttasar4 and the whole faas
ilo onertr *»—■ le death.
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HE’S OFF AGAIN
NINE U. S. IMS
ARE DROWNED
NORFOLK. Va., March 8 --Small
boats and dingle* were today scour
ng the tea off Winter Quarter Shoal
near here for trace* of the pine eea
urn of the coast guard cutter Yams
craw who are believed to have per
lahed when their life boat was
swamped as they were Aghting their
way thru a choppy see to the rescue
of the stranded Texas Oil steamer
Louisiana
Small hope, however, was held out
when at daybreak ao trace of the
r.lasing men had been found
Hope la also dwindling that the
Louisiana, now Armly Axed on the
sea lashed shoals three miles north
east of Ocean City, Md . can be
saved The vessel has sprung se
rious leaks.
BRITISH GAIN
THREE MILES
LONDON, March B—Tbe British
have again advanced thetr front on
the right end left wings of tbe
gmune regions of Prance On
the Pit flank, east of Oommecourt.
the Germans gave up arc usd over
a front of two miles to an average
depth of 1.800 yards, while on the
right flank, east of Bourhaveanes;
aa attack gave the British terrain
on a from of 1.800 yards aad 178
prisoners
Heavy casualties were Inflicted on
the Germans
Try Oir WeaSla* wy rb» tb ■*■—-
rbweefte Issstn O*. S«*» asaa.—Ad
rom poa ai-bsst k. amnuiAß
roa nmooain— Ad*.
MONDAY, MA BCD S. Itl7.
INAUGURAL
THOUSANDS
BRAVE COLD
Great Throngs Line the
Stretes To See Wil
son Pass
MARSHALL TAKES
OATH FIRST
President and Mrs.
Wilson Drive to Cap
itol In Open Carriage
WASHINGTON. March 8
The weather forecaster refused
early today to change or held
out hope of change of hla pre
diction of last night for Inaug
uration weather.
This prediction was:
Rain or anew today; colder
• toward evening.
Far three eeneecutlve days
Washington hee had rain, snow
or sleet almost constantly.
Thors have bean few fair mo
menta.
BY UNWED PR EBB.
WASHINGTON. March B.—ln an
open carriage drawn by four burses,
in true colonial fashion. President
Wilson at 11 o'clock drove Urn. tba
great Iron gates of the White House,
down Pennsylvania av«.. between
massed lanes of frantic Americana,
to the capital where, after wltnespv
ing the swearing in of hie second ln
« »*Bbasl ee Few* Two*.
LABOR TO HOLD
WARMEETING
Spokesmen of 3,000,000 Wi«t
-etncrß To Gather In
WsgftiiMffton
WASHINGTON. Mar. 8— Spokes
men of more than 8.000,000 Amerl
can wage-earners have been called
to a conference her* March 12 to
determine and announcr the part
labor shall cleam In the formula
lion of policies of preps redness
aad defease In the crisis confront
ing the nation
The call, mad* public today, wa*
issued by Bam pel Gompera. presi
dent of the American Federation of
Labor, under authority of the fed
eraUon'a executive council. It went
to presidents of 100 national aad
Internationa) union* affiliated with
tbe federation, department pr**l
dents and the four great railroad
employes’ brotherhoods.
Refused ffther, Smash** Window.
A men called at John K Richard
son's drug store at No. 144* Harper
era., Sunday night about closing
time, aad asked for some ether. He
was refused For e moment the
stranger looked at the Arm clerk.
Then, without another word, he
seised a chair that wu* standing
nearby, swung it over hla head eev
eral times, and flung it thru a
larre plate glass window on the side
of tbe store. The loud crash, the
noise of falling glass, and the
screams o fthe people In the Imme
diate neighborhood at tare ted a
crowd and a policeman Tbe let
ter's arrival waa. howeevr. late. The
enr— customer area well on hi*
way
The A rat reel Inaugural proces
aion waa held at the Inauguration
of PresMaot Madison
OfCURB HAHDFUL OF MEIilHu
FrUOE 0. S. CORTEMPTIOIIaIm
OF WMLO OV OLOCKMO NM
DEADLOCK
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InUndentanSnc
Plight of U. S.
FILIBUSTER
DENOUNCED
LONDON. March R.—For the Ant
tin* today the British praaa and
public seemed to have arrived at a
full unden tan ding of the complex
position which President Wilson
faced because of the senate rules
perm itt in* filibustering. Cense
quently comment, both public and
In the British newspapers, reflect
ed a more sympathetic attitude to
ward the American executive and
hie problems than at any time in
recent weeks.
On the other band, the "handful
of senators" who blocked passage
of the armed neutrality bin In the
senate came In for universal execra
tion for "thwarting the national
will” as moat newspapers expressed
1t
Thousands of uncovered seals ear
ly today had a coat Inf of Ice and
I*l ween soin« seats were small
snowbank* fr-m three to eight
I li « hes deep.
The average Briton dnds It hard
to understand the American lefts
lative or political system and In
such a mlxup as the American sen
ate found Itself during the Inst two
days neither the British newspapers
nor the public were able to-fathom
the matter.
Dispatches detailing the close of
the congressional session, "fea
tured" hers by the newspspers.
served to clear up much of the mys
tery of the situation United Press
dispatches from Washington Satur
day and Runday aided in flvtnf the
public a clear, comprehensive view
of the dramatio close of congress
and some conception of the situs
tion In which President Wilson now
And* himself British newspapers
were chary about suggesting a "way
out" for Wilson, but most of them
seemed content to leave the proh
lera In his hands, professing tbs be
lled that the American people were
behind him In whatever be did.
A feehleeable Canity la «!• laSt a»
villa** w*»t*< ■ la
placing Its “want ad’ a itawepaper
got It under the heading of *Wtna
tion wanted* instead of “Help
wanted" Aa counties* other wo
men alert want maids, the tndlan
village matron has been kept busy
for the laet couple of days ex
p’alnlng that she doesn't want a
job In somebody's kitchen.
THOMAS A. CONLON
Republican candidate for Wayne Cir
cuit Judge. Graduate of Michigan
State N rmal Collage and T’alvar
sity of Michigan Detroit lawyer IT
veers— a#v.
rwr PAvostTh rtrnxr
Roller Skating at Wayne Roller
Rink Three sessions daily —Adv.
■oeat riMWM Mineral Roths
C*u re and skin diseases
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IIUS WIFE
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tc-jg Vomilv nMuK*^f
races Suddenly
GIRL HAS CHANCE
FOR RECOVERY
Ending family differences that be
gan 2d years ago at tbs time of bfs
daughter's birth. Herman Kneiding
bred four shots into tbs body of
his wife, killing her instantly, Sat
urday afternoon, and seriously
wounded the daughter. Martha,
when she Interfered la her mother's
behalf. The bullet entered the
daughter's body just below the
heart. She was taken to Harper
hospital. The hospital authorttim
reported Monday morning that she
has a chance for recovery.
Kneiding a carpenter. 82 yean
old. lives at No. n Fromont-pi
Neighbors claim that the couple
Quarreled frequently and usually
over the daughter. They fought for
the girl’s affections, they say, ind
whan the girl showed greater fond
ness tor her mother, the father be
came Insanely jealous. At times he
ts said to have threatened desertion
On other occasions he made hints
of violence according to the story
told by police by other children lu
(be family
The tragedy took place shortly
after 2 p. no MCnsJdlrg drew a email
tovolver from a rwrater po.kot.
and before a shout of warning from
the daughter had given Mr* Kneid
ing time to escape, four shots had
entered her body. One pierced the
throat, another the left breast, and
two the right breast She fell to
the door lifeless. Martha rushed to
her mother, and as rhe crouched be
side the uttll form the father shot
her. too. Kneiding ran from the
room to the street, and the 4ar|V
ter punned She dropped uncon
scious on the porch
Theodore Gescbke. Jiving at No
41 Fremont-pi, had heard the heated
words between Mr and Mr* Kneld
teg and the shots that followed He
grappled with the man in the yard,
and fought for the possraslrn of ihe
revolver. He finally overpowered
tbs slayer, and tork him to the
Cbene-st. station.
"I should hav« killed the whol'
family long ago* «a» nis only coin
went at the station.
When he saw his non. Irving,
Inter, he showed the first sign* cl
i motion Then be raid
"It's a lucky thti g for yon 1
didn’t have any lead left, or I'd have
got you. too ”
Two weeks before the sho-dlnt
Kneiding told officers at the Cheae
st station that his family persisted
'n persecuting him and that he ronkl
land It no longer. Mr*. Kneid'ng
»u 4< years ol*|. and was married
when It years old
Besides »be daughter, Martha,
ihers are thrss other children Irv
tng. tt years; Freda. II; sad Re
land. 11.
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Extra MNjMlh
Aa Smu At-INKI
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flii Mll rii —
Wfcfiw
the uafte*lta«* simm tottSP
the rales aai penult ram
of aa armed neutrality- bMM«|
when be calls aa eatm senten dt
congress to re-tetrad uce the UHL J*
Admitting that his bands affcJHß
turn arming merchant vesaM^ 5jK
taking ether means of pggpflK
A marten rights, tbs prssldsng iOE
lying an the senate to act "aaf M*g
the country from disaster."
la tetter e» no flatten of the Ml
group "of wilful men. reprseaactegf
no oplnloa but their own,” whe Mk
bunterad the neutrality teU te 4mm
the president has declared "the
great goverameat of the Unttpi
States is 1a a hatpten aai «te
temptible” position before the wmls»
It was the plan of aAmtetehteCMh
senate leaders to read the mate
dent's procis matte of laet night Hk
•be upper body today if It ramalM
convened In extra seas Isa teg
enough before dosing te wttegfi
the inaugural naramtmte
It is now evident the praeteg*
will call an extra i sedan of con
gress just ms soon ns the senate
now is extra session, acta upon
changing the rale of unlimited te
bate.
Until this la done the president
declared In his formal sUteosent
"The paralysis of the senate" with
“so rules by which dilatory tastte
can be prevented" would roatlaaa.
Calling attention to the fact that
“more than 600 of the Ml members*
of congre** “were ready and ante
ions to act," the president declared
nothing could be aorompUshed be*
cause s little group of 11 senators"
to determined.
The pc* ill on of the president le
ttrlklnglr set forth In the following
psnssges from his state men'
In the immediate presence of a
crisis fraught with in one subtle and
far reaching pnssibUi'lse of national
l inger than any other the govwrte
meat has known eithtn the sboto
history of itr intenutloasl relation*,
ibe congress has been unable to not
cither to safeguard the country er te
vindicate the elementary rights of
its eitiseaM."
“Altho a* * matter of fact the as
lion and the r*i ncsentaiive# of the
nation stand behind the executive
»llh unprecedented unanimity and
plrit, tbs impress too made abroad
*•111, of course, be Tat H is not so
•nd other m vain menu may act as
hey please without fear that Uti*
jovenunrn' can Jo worthing at ell
We cannot ex. e in. The ex plena
on ts im-redibis
“The senate of the United Btebes
te the only legislative l>od) la IV
world which cannot act when Hv
majority is ready for action A 11%
le group of wilful uses, repramte
nt no opinion bat their own. have
M-ndered the greot s».»crrtnedt a*
the tilted States helpless sad osa
lens pt Hue
“The remedy* There ts bat egf
remedy. The only remedy te tfete