The Detroit times. [volume], March 14, 1917, EXTRA, Page PAGE 5, Image 5

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH F4, 1917.
COUZEHS HASHISH HOPES,
BUT POLICE KEEP RICH!
OH WITH THEIR BUHCUHB
Emil Schmidt Case
Just Another Instance
of Incompetence
MEN NOW SOUGHT
HAD 3-DAYS’ START
Folic* Oommlaaltner Jam**
Coumos admitting that tb* number
of killings la Detroit daring the laet
twc months presents a deplorable
condition, defends the department's
poor work on homicide cnees by sav
ins bis men In the detective bureau
are working from 12 to 11 hour* s
day* They are doing all they v-*n.‘
the commissioner says, and then he
adds that be la hopeful that there
will be a '‘streak’’ of lucky circum
stances that will wind up the In
vestigation of these urimes about as
rapidly as they occurred
If tho Detroit detective# working
on these cases spend their time on
nil of them as they did In the brat
week of the effort to catch the slay
ers of Patrolman Bcnfl R Schmidt,
they could plug along faithfully 24
hours a day and show no better
result*.
Th* Schmidt Investigation was
I uncled, ind no one knows it bet
ter tliaii some of the veteran offi
cers who worked on U. Schmidt was
killed on a Tuesday It waa not
until Friday that the officers rilsoov
* red the wire tapping outfit '.wo
doors from the Detroit Savings hink
hragrh at Grand River- and War
len-avea. The wire-tappers are *u*
pected aa the slayers of g»«- ofll
cars
From Tuesday until Friday, tha
squad of men working on tho .a**-
derated moat of their efforts to
trying to faatan guilt on a trio of
drunks All eirrumatanoo* indicat
ed that the men who killed Schmidt
must nave taken a cool aim and
Rred accurately. The men who were
eirested bad been drunk all of the
night before, and If Schmidt had
stopped them it Is probable thst
they would have welcomed a ntffbt*
sleep in the golden rule cell rather
than try to make a getaway
Some of the ofllcrni wbo thought
the arrests were valuable ones
rotated significantly to the fact that
the men contradicted themselves
They were in such a
of mind that it la doubtful if they
knew what they were saying
At least one officer—he has done
much impoitant work for the de
partmen' during hie long term of
service—reniiaed that the depart
ment was on the wrong trail. He
didn't hesitate to say so but he
was told bv his superior to continue
to investigate in the hope of “get
ting something oo” Cl* three sue
ports
Then, three davs after the slav
mg. came the discovery us the wire
tappers' outfit, and the suspect*
were promptly released. In Hit
meantime the reel slayers had gain
ed a threeday* start.
Persons :n police headquarters
wondered what had becotne>of the
roller efficiency system when It
was announced that Dftoctites
Black ami Itkk would be sent to the
Inauguration of Pranident Wllaon
Washington to assist in protecting
• lie cpnwds against pickpockets.
Black and Hick have made enviable
records >ii tkc department, but not
as officer* whose specialty ta “lamp
tog" crooks. The Detroit depart
ment boaxt* ths services of Detec
live Frank Wilkinson who has es
tablished a country wide record as
an officer who is quick to recognise
a man from a photograph. "Spot
ting' crlti’inala has been Wilkin
won's specialty. Hs has devoted
jnars to this particular work. Wil
kinson stayed at home Jurtng the
Inaugural.
Tho the department la now 60 men
Condensed Statement of
Wayne County and Home Savings Bank
Detroit, Michigan
At the Close of Business, March 5, 1917.
RESOURCES:
Real Estate First Mortgage* $20,942,568.24
Bonds 6,353,722.51
Collateral 1/oans 8,172,613.04
Idtan* and Discounts 5,992,333.51
Hanking Houses and Branches 1,481,972.82
Cash on Hand and in Ranks 11,853,599.06
Total $54,796,809.18
LIABILITIES:
Capital Stock $ 3,000.000.00
Surplus • 3.000.000.00
I ndivtded Profits L 065.116.04
Commercial Deposits 10.082,547.80
Savings Deposits 37.646.143.34
$54,796,809.18
The Michigan National Rank of St. Clair Heights Is Owned by the
Stockholders of the Wayne County and Home Savings Bunk
short, the civil service commission
will bold no examination* for pros
pectlve police officers this month
because only five have made applt
cations At the end of the montl\
the shortage will be increased, he
cause It la known that several more
men are contemplating resigning
A jury In Judge Jefftlea court
Monday afternoon evidently placed
more faith In the words of Alex
Protick, of No. 11l Theodore-st. f
than In the testimony of offitars
wbo were prosecuting him on a
charge of grand larceny It wna
charged that Protidr stole braes vnl
ued at MlO A confession wss In
<induced, but Protlck said he had
made it only after officer* had beat
en him and twisted his wrists. The
court charged the Jury to disregard
the confession If It believed it wa#
not voluntary. The verdict was not
guilty."
ASKS COURT TO
MAKE COUZENS
CLEAN SIDEWALK
Police Commissioner Con sens’
name was brought into an ordinance
case before Judge Jeffrlf# In the re
corder's court. Tuesday. J. P. Ma
son. of Mason A Company. No St*
Holden building, has fieen haled
into court several I me* to expliin
unclean conditions of the walk on
the southeast corner of Jeffn.on
ami Connors eve* Mr. Mgson nav»
tn* ordeal of coming to court for the
condition of a walk with which (Vm
mirsioner Couxen* has more t> do
than he is weary ins him.
In a note to Judg*» Jeffries on the
hack of the summons served on
him. Mr Meson write*: "The south
east corner of Jefferson and Con
t nrs-av* belongs to the Highland
Ihtrk State bank of Detroit. See Mr.
Couse ns’
Mr. Coutens is president of ths
bank mentioned, and, as sdWi. Mr.
Mason regard* Mr Coutens as more
responsible for the condition of the
property than he.
The ra*e agalnet Mason was dls
missed.
CONDENSED STATEMENT
OF
/
Merchants National Bank
DETROIT, MICH.
Al Close of Business March 5. 1917.
RESOI RCES
IsOMn.s and Discount* $ 7,861,019.70
Bond*, Securities, etc 888,971.92
Cuntoment’ Liability under letters of credit. . 20.000.00
Overdrafts 3,171.03
( ash Resource*—
Due from Bank* $1,326,897.32
('ash on hand 763,314.47
Due from U. S. Treasurer. . 5,000.00 2,095,211.79
Total $10,868,377.44
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock $ 1.000,000.00
Surplus 250,000.00
I ndivided Profits, Net 262.505.91
Reserved for Interest 24,224.08
Reserved for Taxes 18,320.76
Letters of Credit 20,000.00
Bills Payable 350,000.00
Deposits 8,943.326.69
Total $’ 0,868,377.44
orrinca*
4»ki BallaaUM PrnMtal B»»J C. V»m*r V.oi’tN. Add.
DsvlS Orar . Vl»f-Pr»»l4*»»» Alfred T. 1-•«■«*► m W«r. mt f’re*l«a
Jtha Iraarlrr. , . V !«■•-Preside■< Henry WOex, * leaf. Caakler
Walter H Jay .... Aaaf. (aakler
DUUDCTORS
Jek« Rallaatya# David Oray
Walter O. Hrl(|i Orra I. Ha wee
Hack i ttlaen Jake f lt»naMt*
Say IC. Daaaker Kaaeaa W. I,*vli
Harare r. Dnd«e Alkwrt B. Sleeper
Jekn KndlreM Krederlrfc W. Ilmai
l umen W. (<eedes*a*k Rmll Strak
Beujaaila T. Takta
Child Disappointed
Because Judge*s Hair
Hasn't Turnmd White
Judge Hulbert’f hardest work Is
to be on kl* dignity, As judge of
the Juvenile court he has to make
his rebukes and acoldlng do the
work of sterner punishment to the
prisoners of tender years who are
brought before Mm. LJttl* Evelyn
Robinson came with her mother,
Mr* Margaret Roblnaon, to see him
about a pension Evelyn la 10 years
old, but ah* never walked until ehe
waa five, and hasn't learned yet not
to say wbahakc thinks. She took
one look at the judge and then be
gaa to chatter.
Nobody being able to understand
the girl but her mother, the court
attache* wondered what the trouble
was. Judge Hulbert inquired
“She's disappointed because you
haven't white hair,’' aaid Mrs. Rob
inaon reluctantly after the court had
pressed her to make known what the
youngster was saying.
He told her that he would be
white haired before long He might
have some the next time she came
he said
FIRE THREATENS
ENTIRE BLOCK
IN LOS ANGELES
rx>g ANOEI.ES, Cal., March 12
—Fire originating In a shampoo par
lor in the basement of the Wilson
building today, threatened the de
structlon of all buildings on the
west side of Broadway between
Fourth and Flfth-st#
Every fire company In the city
w-as called to fight the blase which
threatened to extend to the OccJ.
dental Hotel annex. Twenty worn
en were rescued from the annex
by firemen
HAGER WINS BY
THREE VOTES IN
H. P. ELECTIONS
Complete returns from the High
lnnd Park village election held
Monday, yhow Frank K Hager aln
net of the contest for the vltlffte
presidency by three Wager
received 1,194 votes recording to the
official court, while Austin received
1,191.
Auntin will probably ask for a re
count.
Harry Slrsons defeated R. M
Ford the present Incumbent for the
office of village clerk.
The two »rats In the tillage coun
ctl a ere wou ny Frnnk fadd an<9JK’
A. Rankin
WILL COMBAT
MORMONISM
Detroit Churches Will Fedsr
ste to Fight Influences
For EvU
A federation of the Protestant
churches of Detroit to combat the
many evil influence* of the city la
contemplated by the various sect*,
end a proposal to .’orm the federa
tion will be made at an earlv date
offer It has been oonatdered by the
governing bodies The federating Is
aimed particularly at Mormrmiwn.
and means will »* sought to com BA t
Its spread
"As for the Mormons, there are
two Mormon churches in Detroit
and they are proselyting as fa»t a«
they can." said Dr. W. B Garts. of
it k r
\ A ii /
iL iliittmlMlilJillMiN
Keeping Up With Uncle Sam
The commerce of the United States is growing it a phenomenal rat*.
Tonnage on the New York Central Lines has increased 76% in the
past ten years.
About $50,000,000 worth of new equipment was added last year to
take care of the increased freight and passenger traffic.
$600,000,000 has been expended since 1901 for permanent improve
ments on the
New York Central Lines
“America’* Greatest Railway System* 9
We must look ahead, plan ahead and build accordingly, to be able
to meet the demands of commerce for increased service and facilities.
This the railroad cannot do from earnings alone. New capital ii
required which will com# only as the public sees to it that ratio*
legislation, taxation and wage demands are fair, insuring a reason
able and permanent retwo on the hiveafent
V
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A Bank Statement That Any Man or Woman Can Understand
THE GERMAN AMERICAN BANK
March S, 1917.
STATEMENT
The Bank Owen to Depositor! 96,929,289.79
A cflni«rr»tiv» banker always has this ' nd*budn«ee In mind. and he ar
ruiM«s his assets so as to be able ta m**#t any faauaat for yeraaeat
For this purpose we have:
Cash 1*202,899.00
i(Void. Bank Wotee and Syecla> aad with le*al dapoattorlee returnable on
demand.
Checks on Other Banka. 237,488.28
Payable In an* day.
l oan* to Individuals and Corporations 3,’>86.304.29
We Own Bonds and Mortgage* on Real Estate 2,462.602.89
Our Branch Banking House* 161,040.31
All located In Detroit.
Total to Meet Indebtednene 97.630.328.71
This Leaves a Surplus of 707,041.92
Which become* the property of the atoobholdara after fhs debte of the
depositors era paid and la a ffuarent fund upon which wa sollait new
dcpoelte and rataln Ihoac which hare been lod***d wtth ua far many peace
Main Office: Lafayette and Griswold St
rrvt isanches in operation
Chan# and Qratiat Q rat lot and Heatlnga
Mack and Mt Clhott Woodward and IHot
•pringwall* ard Scrndala
TWO BRANCHES UNDE* CONSTRUCTION
Hamilton and Webb Jooeph C«mp«u and Nawtan
GEORGE H. k!R( HNER, President EI)M ARD YENTBCH, Coehler
DETROIT TIMES
Weetminster church. Tuesday. 'The
public la not aware of this There
I* no federal lew against poiygoaoy
The Mormon* are able to evade the
state law# thru their enormous In
fluence in matters of They
claim that they can control !1
mates politically, and it la belles
*d that they also control the Union
Pacific. Senator Frank cannon, of
Utah, formerly a Mormon, la coining
to Detroit, to acquaint the people
with the actual situation He la be
lag brougnt her* by the National
Reform vaaoriatlor, which waa
founded just after the Civil war.
(Tie of tha head* of the Mormon
Church testified before a commit
tee rarently that he was vtlll a
poly gam
Cold* Delay Justice Court*.
Justice Richter baa not been In
court since Friday, having been
threatened with pneumonia. whlA
Justice Marscbner, Tueadhv morn
ing. wa* forced to adjourn all hta
uum but ibota needing immediate
»u<ttk« and Imv» court at II
o’clock Tfeo overcrowded condition
of tka baiemaot Justice courts, m
which many people. many of thorn
suffering from fold* and catarrhal
complaints. ara hardod for several
Loops at a timo, at peers the Ju*tic%s
and oour* clorka to oolda, particu
lar!)’ at tlwa time of year *h-n the
ailment* art- so prevalent.
Man la Asphyxiated.
John Johnson 40 years old, was
found dead la bad In tha Havoy ho
tel, Tuesday morning. Coroner
Rot hoc her believes tha case to be
one of asphyxiation. The body vu
taken to tha county morgue.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTOR I A
Msttae- -TO* slala seat RUR—«k*i
h rlehf- T<»»« J«k H*t* 4SSS.
REPORT OF CONDITION
or THE
R R wiv'Old Detroit 1
KfflffimlLun
At tha Close of Bunneii March Bth, 191?
RESOITICES
Loans and (Discounts |M,SS44UI
U. •. Sonde 1M6.0u0.00
Bond* and Securities
Federal Reserve Sank Stock Subscription //t.WOJI
Boat CaUta 100.000.00
•afe Deposit Vaulta, Furniture and Fixtures 147,041.11
Customer* Liability under Letter* of Credit....... 4,SBBJS
Foreign Bill* Purchased 4JSJI
CASH RESOURCES
Due from U. 0. Treaeurer t 202^80.00
Due from Banka I.BM.TOS.M
Due from Reaarve Agente •.641.995.7S
Cash an Hand 4.038,020.02
— 110,080,041.41
004,1a MMO
LI ABILITIES
Capital Stock $ 84QBJ0BJS
Surplue Fund 2.600,000.00
Undivided Preflte. Net 540,80848
Reserved for Intereet and Taxee 200,108J0
Circulation 1,348.00040
Bond Account 200J004Q
Stile Payable with Federal Reeerva Bank.. B7BJOSJS
Lettera of Credit 4JOOJS
Foreign Billa Rediecounted 4JBIJI
O'pouU 53.47M0t.70
S44.I4SJSBJS
OFFICERS
4lea. CrPkrrtM. chairman of the Beard
Uery W • < lerfc. President
Fllllie J. Grey Vlr»-l’rr.l*»«i W. A MeWhiaaey *—- ceaMat
* T. Dtliraff Vlre-PreeMeel Klnter K. Pnrd 4m(. Oat Met
Prank G tnlik Vlr. I’rr.U.ai F* feHltl#. ~ . VPt. I'MBltt
- T - M * L "Merit K. Smith teat.
BBFra Ni MJJS • O ISP •FrPSl4s®f Jssiss 4 U 1 laoa
■dwerd C.tfahler Vice-President Mtran W. OteSa 4MtcSC
Jehe M Her. VUe Preeldeat Menr" j. arMnuwJkai cSSC
Walter G. Mrhnlsnn . |.. p.
Vlee-Preeldrel and Cashier Mgr. Ptr.lfß liefemeeßtfh
RKPORT OP (ORDITIOR or
dbtton ®nst tfonuttop
Detroit. lOkbtgan
at close of business March 6th, 1011.
tMoract*
collateral I*aaaa * >MM,aH »
■•■4s. SUrtiaaev. a>erk». ate. a.0*0.404 St
Kvrsltai* aaR nitarvi MMH 'V
Real r.etata— ItlaSr
Tssb •■ Head aa4 la B««k» * auMUM St
T*tsl .. IMIUfV S
UAiiLmaa
Capital stark, paid la tl.eaSySM M
*«rplna FVad. earned OPUM Ur'
I adlvtded resits. Mt #
First «l»rt|ac* Tr«st o*ll Sm4s ||M| K|
Trait Ikspaslts F4AfU VP
*•••* ' mjmjKt w .
board or iwaEOToasi -f
Henry M. Campbell. Chairman
Henry B Ledxard Frank W Blstr FrederickX. AlflMr
F J. Hecker Allen F Edwards Jerome H Remirk
Henry Ruesel OeraJd J McMechsa rJI7.
Charles A Ducharme J C. Hutchins hVJiTv V” RoS «Its >
Harry A Cnnant Fred T. Moran Tsmea T krlfltka
Albert L Btephena J. H Poole w HoMmWX '
Paul F Barley Hal H. Smith Arthur 0 Bishop
Burnham 6. Colburn FranctsC McMath Francis Palms
Security Trust Company
DITROrT, MICHIGAN
CONDENSED STATEMENT
do of March 6. 1917.
RCSOURCCS
Collet# ra I Loan* |1124/481.d0
Loan* on Roal lat ate «... .. MM 2,O£SjMBJt
Bonds \ ~ «*U?4.18
Bond* and MortgaQoo with State Treasurer./OA. 'OO.OO
Advanooe to Trueta ido,d4o.fS
Furniture and Fixtures aeoae l.tWlßfe
Caoh and Duo from Roaarvo A#aw4a —— VNMVMi
LfAGfLITIEa. _
Capital ...| MQ/nOflO
Surplus - - ~| -.-. T . ¥ annrtnnnf
Undivided Froflta * MMH.9
Truat Dopoafta ASOS.JSS.rB
Accrued inter eat. Taxaa. ate.. . .... RJOJt
Miiß) «r nnaKTron
EC - ? Iflir J M JoStaasß
Um W. Bewaa OWease W. Lewie
■eerr «. BrnOoH WUlaa LhNpßaa
Lee N. Betaef M. 7 Mentf
ZKeat a Oimo Chuiee OITmS
Samoa ST ■■ldee itdiai a. Fifta
Jmmmm T Wbttebemd
Cond«tMd Statantot at Comdltl— if
Itcmiiir'DasrfiNßßarc
At oloee of baelneoe March 5, 1917.
aMoratoi
C*Oatwel Uaei. Tie* ee« Dteaat ..... • IJMUR f|
I •ana m BmJ Bartata I m O fdee i.*> 4,000 M
rn*M mm R«el Mirtiiin. wttb «t*l* Treasurer aeT.lTn ee
Treat (Viayear BelKt*. .*1!!.*??! 1100.000 Id
Utibm* (e Treets ... .... 00.100 fS
(eeb te K»kt. (ease •>< Peak t%*m» 1.1 Had 04
Te«ai aixoai.iai 1 «
U4RII.ITIW
( aptiai M«e rate r» a i na.iai ee
Aerylua r«*4 1.0*0.000 ee
I eOleldeO PraOla, 'let I.IM.TTT ft
rreal Deyaalta 0.000.000 11
Am reap leteeeet *M Taira tja.aoe 10
RreereeO for IMel4ea»4a 10.00* 00
Total O'a.oni.iti Id
board or niaixTom
John H Arery Samuel T. ratifies .Tohr T Ntcholf
Thoa 3. B<»e«juett Walter I. Dunh«m ,>ante! I. Quirk. it.
MrPhrraon Bmenlnr John M I>t( >at Horae* H Rark' ae*
4r:hur M Buhl Julius H llmm Walter &•■■'(»**■
f 4 ward n «nH*r Pratt n Haiirhett Allan Phelden
Lewrrrrr K duller Julian M Ifarfla CRarle# r Aplra#
lamea CV>ua*Hß Oran P llawra K*lwtril f) 4telr
Pavld and Tarter Flfrhanl T Jor T <* Htertrf
Jamea T. I>eea!ier Wm R Kalra H»nr» O Pterens
Jamrr T. I>axle*rn Alai T Ralrlt Pf<*ne
('horlea A Dean Pldnej T M’ller H R, R aldhj
a i . • get Rood company
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