The Detroit times. [volume], March 24, 1917, 4 O'CLOCK, Page PAGE 9, Image 9

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SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1»1T.
SUFFRAGE
DOLL CM!
IS HELD UP
House Recess Prevents
Vote On Bill This
Week
prisonTarm
MEASURE PASSED
Encounters Stiff Oppo
sition From Rural
Members
- BY W. L. OALNOX.
{BUTT Correspondent Detroit Timet)
LANSING, Mich. March 14-A.
aooo aa adjournment had been
taken la the bouae yesterday out of
respect to the memory of Mrs.
Wood bridge N. Perris, Rep Charles
Flowers became the center of a
crowd of entry women. Some were
present to listen to the house de
bate and act upon tbs Flowers Jotut
r< solution to have another vote on
full women s suffrage in November,
I*ll Other* wanted to watch the
fate of the teachers' pension bill.
Tbs women were more than disap
pointed when they found that the
suffrage resolution, the first one on
the calendar for action, now goes
over to neat week.
Rep Plawera himself had been
dubious as to the chances of the
suffrage resolution, which needs 17
votes to pass, when only about 10
of the 100 members of the house
were present.
During the day the bouse passed
eight bills on third reading, five of
them being appropriation bills for
state last Hut ions The daily battle,
which bae become a feature of
hcraee sessions was over the Brow
er Mil to appropriate money with
which to buy 1.400 acres of land
north of the city of Jackson for ah
extension of the Jackson prtaon
farm system
Rep C J Reed, of Jackson coup
ty, lad tke tight against the bill.
Some of the older farmer oietnbgfi
hacked him Rep Brower, of Jack
soa City, declared that not to pass
the Mil would mean a step back
ward la prison reform work Rep.
Joaea end Jerome, of Detroit, the
first a member of the prison com
mtttee and the latter chairman of
the ways and means committee
which allowed the appropriation,
spoke strongly for the bill. Oa final
rail cell It passed. 87 to 2t. Rep.
Brower then asked for sn Immediate
effect clause requtring s two-thirds
vote It was lost, only <2 voting
for It. Brower obtained a reroaetd
erst ion end declared that the state
would ioee money on optlone unless
the MU was given immediate es
feet Rep Jerome made the pies
stronger and on a second vote the
ole use received 47 rotes, the etact
number required to pass it.
Another battle was staged over
the bill to require that railroads
must give men a hearing before die
charging them on the complaints of
“•potters ‘ producing the latter
against the accused employs at the
hearing The bill Anally was passed.
72 to 11.
The Welsh btU to provide that
counties may establish work farms
for short term prisoners brought on
sn echo of the Jackson prison farm
fight. Rep. Root offered amend
mtats to include workshops and
factories along with farms In coun
ties adopting the plan In a ear
castle speech be declared that
farmers should not be the only ones
rr hnve prison com petition.
Rep. Welsh surprised Root and
other* by accepting the amend
ments and declaring they mads his
b!ll even better.
This will give the prisoners work
to do when the snow Is on the
ground and there Is nothing doing
or the farm " he said
With the ground eut from under
H em by this move .the hill’s oppo
nents said nothing, and the bill
went thru wtth roll coll attached.
Senator fk-ott has Introduced a
p*lr of proposed constitutional
amendments In the senate to pro
vide that eitlea may extend over
ounty lines and to provide for teas
tlon under such circumstance* The
amendments are designed to pave
the way for the possible annexation
by Detroit In tbe future of Royal
Oak and adjoining land In Oakland
county, north of tha present city
limits
WATER SUPPLY
PLAN APPROVED
After an all-day dlacnaaion. tha Ha
km bonter atlHtte* coimniaMoti m
day appromd of tha plana of tforrui
Knowlaa. consulting far an
• mprovad ayotum of aaoagc dtapoaal
and for furnlabtng water to Sand
olrb. Sandwlrb Want and OJiboay
Tho ro mmlmi on alao adopt ad a raw
olutloo asking tha Wlndaor watar
etna mission and tba Walkarallia Wa
ter rooipaar to anbnHt rataa for awp
plying from 1.000.00 ff to 1000,000
cal lon* a day, and to raport If tbara
la a poaaiblllty of (ba commission
‘wiring thalr planta. Engineer
Knowlaa rocommended that tha com
relation build a work* a* noon a*
'■ronomia condition* parmP, and *e
cure a watar supply from tha source
ran? poar.be la land Ttia aatlaiatad
r oat of tea tea proromant la 1171.00#
BERLIN SEES NO
ACT OF WAR
Preno and Public Justify Sink
ing of the Heald
ton
BY ftTUX ORA SDKSB
{Hoff Correspondent United Free* )
• BRIAN, \ March 24 —Germany
cannot aee why Amerkvi should re
gard ibe sinking of the tanker
jfealdtoo Ly a German submarine
as an "overt act.’*
Public opinion today agreed with
this expresalon of view in the nows
l aper Bx Mil tag. altho admitting
(be possibility that American senti
ment against German J would be In
creased by destruction of Jhe Honio
ton
“The sinking of tha Amertonn
steamer Htsldton possibly will ag
gravate American preas pressure on
President Wilson.” tbe editorial da
clared, and'the Bn rente pees* will
doubtless assert this Is an ‘overt
act * But construing this sinking
as a reason for wur would provs
that America is wilfully seeking
eucb an occasion.
“It was Unnecessary that the
Healdton traverse tbe blockade area.
Tbe vessel could nave chosen the
open way used by Holland American
steamers.'*
Reports received in the United
Pistes indicate that the Healdton
y hen attacked wa* actually' within
tbe safe rone mentioned by the
German newspaper ss open to her.
United Preas dispatches received
from lxmdon yesterday quoted sur
vivors as saying they expected Ger
many to make Just such a denial
that the Healdton was lo the safety
cone the Bx Mlt tag mentions In th#
above editorial But all the crew
• ere positive the Healdton was in
the lane In which rhips were sup
posed to be immune from attack
HOUSE HONORS
MRS. WJL FERRIS
Adjourns For Day Out of Re
sped To Memory; Gov
ernor to Attend Funeral
LANSING, Mich, March 24.—Out
of rso peer for the memory of Mrs
W. U. Fhrrls, wife of the firmer
governor, mho died Thursday mom
log In her home in Big Rapid*, the
state house adjourned for the day
early yesterday afternoon Gov
«raor and Mrs Sleeper will r* pre
vent the state at. the funeral, which
will bo held Saturday in Big Rapids
Ueut -Gov. Dickineon will rvpre
sent the senate and Representatives
Aaron Amoa. Mecosta Fred 1..
Eaton Saginaw, ams Thomas Read.
Shelby, were named to represent tbe
house Suitable revolutions were
adopted In both houses
A Copper Story
Worthy of Your
Attention
READ ALL
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and talk with
Mr. Gowman.
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and appreciate the result.
KAISER IS
RAPPEO IN
REICHSTAG
Ruler and Bethmann
Hollweg Accused of
Starting War
SOCIALISTS
LAUD RUSSIA
Amsterdam Hears of
Anti-Imperial Dem
onstration
AMSTERDAM March 24—Thurs
day's debate In the Oermaa relch
stag waa featured by a bitter at
tack on Kaiser William and Chan
celior 0 von Bethmann-Hollweg. as
“those who originated the war* 1 and
a Socialist demonstration lauding
Russia's throwing off the voke of
autocracy, according to word re
coived here today.
The Socialist member Kunert was
the accuser of the kaiser sod hi*
chief minister He arose and char
a derived them as “originators of
the war” The preoident of the
Reichtfag immediately called Kuo
ert to order. Kunert continued
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ripping Springs Copper
W OF ARIZONA
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This Stock Haa Advanced 26% In the Past Few Days and Will Advance 25% In a
Very Few Daya, A PRODUCING PROPERTY DEMANDS IT
wink* l ®*., Aril - M>reh "• 1917 -
Twt (Sup't of Pearl Croup Mine) writes:
NOT I: Ownr 1,000 foot of drifting has boon oom
v We have a molybdenum mine now, have enough to com- p i o t*d. ail in high gmdo cappar aiivar ore; a month ngo
mence milling; will continue drifting awhile, then sink* leasers wa cammanaag awoowwi iwq moiybdonum (worm S2M par
are shipping copper ore now. v powmfl. It hat learaa—d In quantity until wa ean na*
• \ state amphotfoelly that wa haws a molybdanum min# in
J. W. BAND HAUER addition to our big oop par mlno. I
L This Is a Producing Mine—We Are Not Looking For a Mine —WE HAV EIT A
Estimated Over $1,000,000 of Ore Now In Sight—So Rich That Two A I
Outfits of Leasers Are Making Big Money After Paying Our
We Are Operating In Harmony With Laws and
Requirements
Your Closest Scrutiny Invited
BUY THIS STOCK. BUY IT NOW.
OETROIT TIMES'
more moderately but finally alluded
unmistakably to Russia's recent
r* volution
"You insult the fachetiaad.’’ inter
jerted VtcwOiancollor Helffertch.
according to th* Berlin Information.
*T should be proud If there was
such progress In oar country as th#
Russian people have made,** Kunert
responded
QUAKER CITY TO
HOLD WAR MEET
■- ■■
Plans For Grant Patriotic
Assembly In Indopead*
ence Square
PHILADELPHIA March 24 —A
tremendous movement waa launched
In Philadelphia today to hold a
huge mans ideating ta Independence
square as a patriotic rally.
A number of leading Philadelphia
bust sees men are back of tbe plan
and It la likely the meeting will bo
held within a few days.
Prominent speaker* will sddreeo
th* crowds, altho no one has defi
nitely been selected.
GERMANY WILL
DECLARE WAR IF
U. S. SHIPS FIRE
7TTTUOH, March 24. -Bevem! Ger
man newspapers received here de
clare that Germ an v win declare war
on the United Btates just as soon
as the first shot Is flted at a German
U-boat from an American gun
Pristine—«S» plain Aral klaS--fkit
la fiaht—Tla»* J*k Wat a 4*l*
ACTION ON
SUBWAY IS
DEMANDED
% "baa.
Mayor Asks Aldermen
To Confer With
Car Board
suggeststhey
HIRE ENGINEER
Monorail System Is Ex
plained, But No
Action Taken
Mayor Marx appeared before tbe
MOmmon council committee on pub
lie utilities Friday afternoon and
urged that action be taken on a plan
for a comprehensive subway system
The mayor said he would arrange a
joint meeting of ih* council commit
tee and th* street railway commit
slon for an early date. He asked the
council committee to co-operate with
the commission. He suggested that
the two bodies employ a consulting
engineer to assist In working out
subway plans
Members of the commute* seised
the mayor about tb* car stop ordl
nance compelling cars to stop for
passsnger* which he had vetoed The
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▼ALUBB OTBK POUR PBET OP Till ABOUT Oil FIFTH AS
A. WAtltß,
•van.vrrr ~ aasraus*
mayor said he thought It tmpractlaal
to force a car that was alreaiy filled
to capacity to stop and thus help to
cause congestion. Several of th* ai
dermen present said they thought
the Inbound Interurban cars should
be forced to stop for passengers as
1t was impossible for them to raak*
better time than the eity cars, since
they could not pas* them. Nothing
definite was done.
John F Frost, president of the
Monorail Company of America, was
present wtth blue prints, diagrams
and photographs of his type of rail
way H* wanted to be allowed to
build three mile* of th* track aome
where in tbe city and to operate it
for a time, and then If it proved eat
lafactory to sell It to the city and If
not. to remove It. No action wa*
taken on hie proposal beyond Invit
ing him to set up a working model
of his system in tbe council chain
her and explaining It to th* whole
council. If auch a line la built it
probably will be on Jefferson-av*.
west.
Mr FToet said the monorail ays
tern was not unsightly, like the or
dinary elevated rood, but when com
plated would be a work of art and
could 1 ”!* Installed for 78.000 a mtl#
The monorail car operates on a rail
above the car like a cash carrier in
a store, with another track under the
car to act as a sfabtltner
The monorail plan la strongly ad
vocated by Aid R O Mltter
The committee will meet th# D
U. R representatives and with mem
bars of the Street Car Men’s union
next Friday, to discuss an ordinance
compelling the cars to stop to take
passengers aboard.
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SENTRT IS SLAIN
BY PLOTTERS
Men ( aught Near Coast Do
ffßM Gam Fire When
Halted
roan-ANI). Me , March 14.—Two
men. supposed to have boon en
deavoring to destroy one or more of
Oort Williams' lJincb runs, filially
iLot Private Joba Poor Friday
The men bad rained entrance to
ihe reservation and were approach
inr one of the big gun- wnen Poor
»aw them When he at tempted to
capture them one shot him la the
groin. They then escaped.
Medtcel examiners today declared
the bullet aa* one of heavy caliber.
- possibly sn army revolver
Poor died later In the port hospt
tal.
United States Gets Line on Seats.
Max Koch, city treasurer, has
provided Stanley B. Mollee, of the
board of inspection of United States
recruiting s'aUons, with infoima
tton aa to the number at privately
on ned steam yachts and motor boats
in the vicinity of Detroit. The In
formation was obtained presui la-bly
j at the request of Washington ol!l
clals. Willi some difficulty Mr.
| Koch prepared n list, showing the
! assessed vLlue and tonnage of each
boat listed Formerly all boats were
on the city tax rolls, but some have
been removed thru the operation of
the tonnage law
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Business Houses
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Police < owßUmr Mmy •mISS
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Police in miss loner JonMB CMP J|
ens is nrberlaf evldsm— wlflfcll
which be hopes to bring tmpMßfebW
ruent proceedings to oust PaMpga
Justice Ali en r Seilers AUna JL |
Fraser, attorney tor the pnMnn ip I
i'nrtmstt and Otto Kirchonv npp tft*J
com n. ias loner's ad r loom. *
fouxene blames the Jontioe fff j
much of the lawieesnenn la Dettofe ’
a eel a ring be ha* be-o too trm wHft J
his orders for the relenoo at soli *
and women picked up by the pOttOO. 3
Justice Be!letV only comaae* m \
the com a is« loner's action was a no 0» 1
gestlon that Oousens himself resign '
"because he has whown himself to- t
capable and a failure as a pettne v ‘
1 nm ml sal oner • .
TAfUITTOWjf, ft, T —Mttckrafe*
era have said many unkind thtagf
of John D Rockefeller. It remained
for his son. John D Jr., to get In
the public and declare him "th#
best father that ever was.**
VBW YORK Occasionally a pep
son hiccoughs himself to deetfL
Three doctor* gave Magistrate Mb*
Cabe np to do It. Rut he ca!i«|||
for old fashioned remedies, got SH
by rati, chosen musk of ronqate
end ft worked.
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and essential business interests of
the community. It aims to co-
I operate with every other business
interest in bringing increased pros
perity to our city. Our clients find*
us always desirous of extending
them every legitimate banking
facility.
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