The Times Herald from Port Huron, Michigan • Page 1

ri nrnniv. XUATIX 1, 1913 IO PAG ES TODAY PRICE TWO CENTS II UK OX, 3IICIIIC1AX, IVEDXESDAT, II tit ri II il If. i wv iA ssr mm mwv -m nv "SP fapids, Mich. ID IS HIST BffilCffiMT TIE LAST 22 VEfiES Woodbridoc N. Ferris Is Inducted Into Ollicc Today In The Presence ol A Ilcne Crowd JEW i Also Pl.

of Enlhnsiastic Friends Ferris taBehal of Slate To Parly RGB) BY Message, Shorten NO OSTENTATION TilARKS TDE (HimONY i jo Be PrpPnfrfU Salute of Seventeen Guns Signalizes His Entry Into The Manv L3VS KlHIfnln- Mr-Y Executive Chair As Man Who WiU Guide The Destinies ol State Next Two Years In! te without rrd A pi. 'Or tetlnn 1 OI eriu parti -irn Of the aovernor two anernoon sirli Grand Rapids, and Saginaw brought big deb pat ions of admiring enthusiastic democrats her for th Inaugural. With the Detroit delegation was a band and Governor Ferrk must have felt the Interest of the entira state in hia Inaugural, the showing, ot enthusiasm and spirit, being such as would please any man. The governor was easily the trtkln figure of the coterie gathered on the Dreaaed In black, tall and quiet la manner, with hia gray hair, marking him even in the crowd, there waa 110 question as to hia being the governor and he aeemed to appreciate tha th nfl Mm are rprnt: in r. Present! ng and efficiently ln tjj it ourhl three E-rt legislature i Jays Parties Relent prim nm says should r.

tme or, reM upon thre law. and th le trial lh IWZ. ana i he people friendshlf no longer wining rust i lit jrTro a uuru. ima i most "mcers. stat candidate.

urmsned nublic 'r au ppr amendment to utJon to provide 1 nited star. I-anaing. Jan. 1. Wood-bridge N.

Ferris, of Eir Rapid, dfra-00 rat. took the oath of office and be-, came governor of Michigan at noon today. The ceremony took place on the east porch of the capital baiid-Irg, with a huge crowd of enthusiastic friends, partymen and citiiena, thronging the rapitoi lawn to witness the induction of the first democratic executive in Michigan in 2 3 years. With him were the state officers elected on the republican ticket, members of his famtiy and a goodly number of legislators who delayed attending the opening ceremonies of their neysion. to participate ln honoring the new governor.

Chief Justice Steere administered the oath of office, and when the new governor and the state ofTicerw had signified their promise -v serve the pople well and faithful's, a salute of eevtnteen guns boomd Jt by the First BattaSlon li waa the first time that an executive taken hia oath on the porch Mnce tjovemr 1 'ingree. There was no attempt at ostentation. Governor Ferris and hia family came to the capitol from the Hotel Downey tn automobiles at going to the ''cutlve office, where the other state gathered and the party went uown to the front of the ca pttot for the brif ceremony. It waa Impressive and dignified when the members cf the new state administration raised their hands ind swore to sup port the constitution. For two days previous Michigan people had been gathering here for the event and to- day special trains from Detroit.

All Members nrrziai -nrPTP of the propo general constl- irw election of in people. direct vote ve to fmprov wiuot brl nt of the Auitml. ill in pri it some of the nt-. attract i oallot. and prom-h attention.

Taxa- systems "on CAPTAIN LOSES "Wt afmn tern nrodirs mentioned mat. POSa that atft-ntlon. and he r-m. broaden railroad fommliwlon rt as a public utilities ifirtiilafure Kurernor nrira ik maklr aiiernpt too muoh and advise winimr orwottf uniform rXrtK better whnni books, -wn as radial w.t inino of selecting oojtrrts. with city sho.

the flirf-r' i Ive i(ow-r o-i, super-sory thm. sehfols I IntPndfr. in the hands of i amily Wave A Mew Year 13flrx strange coincidence marks Passing ox ur. and mrs. iu J.

Douglas, At Lapeer This Morning a su per il! i or th T-rlilatire: j- "TIM i vv 1 1 -j- i a. t.h p.r;i I US to Itia 'arty that aj onicis.1 reure- great polit 1 1 1 incriTnt-o represent LTl rrtie to work arij leed. colleagues efDclently ends. We our effort i the nts firt and our par Sisf- are secondair. ran Sent VJ eat pleasure In fnonmL iif measures that I con.m.nd have rommmd-d -rtion 0f the people fr at I'rioiary I a it reereoy of our l-atiof t'ln of our liberty sort ik.

i- provides tht thf. -hi 'violate. Our rrowm lates the- fundmi.it.i providing that .1 this town honnl tn ie helonrs. be nnhUHf WiUir? I Politic EYCOA U' i ULUldl i i In v.t... V.

I careful that an an CK VERDICT viiicmi -OR PATROLMAN -IMISSIONKHS llIXinKKATK lS THAN Tt: MIMTF.S AT TIUAL OV IISTIXS. AIUJES OP imi'TAMTY liOiVIXST DltrhlA f.X A HI ivi: arh BIT HIIORT SHIFT IS M.l)i: tF WIIOLL MATT Kit. AftfT having ls than rn minutes. mrmwr! vn onimlsslon. who had resolved thm-lves Into a jury to har charges of mpropr tlist-harge of duty mad ir.st ratrolman Thomas llnsting-.

returnfd a verdict completely exonerating the offer. The hcsrlnR was hrld In the council chamber at 3 o'clock yesterilay afterntwrn and lasted for ov- ier an hour. The decision of tli mm-I misstoners removes any stain BKSlnst the efficiency of Hasting? as an oltl- cer. live were examined and when the commissioners reure.j in secret session, it wa for the considera tion of a quar.tity of contradictory evi dence. HfranurK me 1 1 ity pn the street, but Mr.

Hastings ami Mex M. (3rMne could testuy ann tiiries tcld by these men were direct ly opposite. Mr. Hastings orreretj two witnesses to tie affair insiue me pout office to refute the testimony of Greene. The complaint against ffTicer Hastings had been made by of Police Man who ha.I been informed of the cruelty rliarsed.

According to the statement made to the chief. Hastings, hile escorting I-rank Law rence to the station a week ago Saturday morning, exhibited undue force toward the (Continued on Page Five. BREAK INTO FIHGE'S HOME OriTCIATS ARK CONVIXCKD THAT Wf. ROCKEIT.M.ER IS FVADlXi; FROCKSS SIIRVKRS. 5Vw York.

Jan. 1. After an alb ntgnt watch by 4 5 deputy sergeams-at arms, of congress, at the Tarry-town and Fifth avenue homes of VCm. Rockefeller, it was declared today that a formal woti! be made to congress that Mr. Rockefeller was deliberately evading the process servers, who seek to subpoena him tefore the Fulo committee at isnmgion which la Investigating the "money trust." It is 4 4 days today since the subpoena for Mr.

Iluckefeller ne.1 Charles f. RiddeU. sergeant at- srm of the hnuse of resreentatjees. tiat as foot! as he could get Into "communication with Chairman Fwjo nnnlri submit eddenc that Mr. Rockefeller delirately evading service.

If the house were convinced by the eviderife, it would be within Its powers to tn attachment enableinmg Arms Ktddei to break tnt ller homes to fnd The re night a IaB. Vmh-A ti i g-f Il I riyt- that last w- OA -i Dr. and Mrs. K. J.

Douglas, aged 74 and years respectively, died at their home ln Lapeer this morning, both from natural causes. With the deaths of these aged and prominent reople, passes the last of a family, all members of which have died on New Yeer's morning. Dr. Douglas died at 12:10 this morning while at 4 o'clock Mrt. Douglas passed away.

Mrs. Douglas had been ailing front infirmities for several weeks. Ijast evening physl- Dr. Douglas that his wife" had I.ukC able physlcially as Thnnfti weakened -1 wsBBSfew "sa llaTll 'ff I rPfiVSTV at any time in mrTvMrom the shock Immediately and were of the sad news while ts1. ringing a blowing and hells TAXICRB BERVJ TIED UP INLOND London, Jan.

1. An almost complete- tie-tip of taxlcab service In Ixmdon was effected today, when the drivers carried oyt tha strike they voted lM night. It was estimated that taxiral stood idle in their earares during the day, the only 4 I h.rF.RK 420 BIRTHS ASP AT1IS. AtTOUDIXO TO STATISTICS. Tnicnr or casks or hf.i.p AT IOOR OITTCK tOTAI 1.2:3.

MMiin 1x1: disasthois oviviliM IIM uiin inr. r.ifi FIRKl ILIU rdred twenjy babes were rt Huron during tne year Fnlir rding to the statistics given born in of City Health Ofarer deaths durine the similar ed This shows the 1912 a' the of. Cote. Th outdistanced th man period totil by 40. White the strk to each sex have not th the hnueht that the Trad- exceeds been tabulated, it number of girl bauie that of bovs.

The great necessity 01 tne main tenance of the county poor office wa rhown by the tabulation last evening the number of cases of hlp given from the offk-e of th poor commissioner during pat year. During that period 1,223 r-iutsution sups were issued giving food, clothing, fuel, medicine, to thoe in need. In a number of cases fcia was ivii which could not be included In thes figures. No announcement or tne amount expended for charitable pur poses Is obtainable until of the annual report at th making the end of the fiscal year, in April. The 1.223 cases of relief work are declared to be but a small representa tion of the total number ot rases which relief has bten extended at the expense of the county.

Kach of the supervisors is authoriied to issue orders for food, cloihinsr. fuel. in cases where relief is needed. No record of the torsi expenditure tlnough channels will be possible uctll the annual reports are la-sued. Not a day paras aft ihe beginning of the cold season that the office is not besieged by from three to twe-ntv oersons -begging relief.

All case are investigated as a safeguard arainsc any imposition upon th county's generosity. Thus far this winter the pleas for artstance have been comparatively light. Fes or Fire Alarms. Durtng the year of l12. the -various fire departments of the city responded to 115 alarms cf fire.

This figure shows a decrease of nine alarms over the previous year. The city has been fortunate during the pant tffhe months in regard to fires. There was but one biax in which an especially large loss was realized, and that was the one which swept the I'ort tturon ana Thresher company entailing damages totaling approximately JH.oao. Sev-t Continued on Page 1 oree.fr CASTRO WILL CO rACKTQ EUfiDPE CXwTLCOME VISITOR TO SAIL FOR HAMBrRG PEOBABLY NEXT SATVKDAY. Ner York.

Jan. 1. Gen. Opriaro Castro, angered at the hostility shown him here, wishes to retcrn to Eurvp by a German steamer. His "requeirt" will be readily granted by the authorities at Washington, according to a frFpstctk- tn caoital.

and tf uare wcr 1 responsibilities he waa taxing on. aa the people displayed their Interest in him. He made no speech but return-ed to the executive office which i be tha scene hia labors for tha next two years, and this afternoon is to recetva with tiovernor Osborti tha legislator and other csUtsena who eare to call. This eeanlnjr tha fel reception in which twe tadla will participate will tak place, and ttiat mill conclude, the reremeny Incident to the inauguration of tiovernor Far rts. Of the ether rtata officer iwern In.

Lieutenant Governor Rosa la entertlng on hl second term; Secretary of Ptate Martlndale and Auditor General Fuller are entering upon their third terms, while Land Commissioner A. C. Carton and State Treasurer J. C. Haarer, a re receiving their' promotion for aervleea well performed, both? having been deputleg in the departments of which they now become tha heads.

VANDERCOOK. of This welcome to the new year. Teaa than four hours later, Mrs. Douglas passed away. Dr.

Douglas was tha first dentist In the vicinity ef Lapeer. For yearn he had practiced ln that city and until the time of his death was active In a business way. Tha aged couple wera among the best known tn that vicinity and for years were prominent In social and educational circles. Two years ago. the only eon, Klton.

died on New Year's morning cf natural causes. Bight years ago an adopted son. Justine White. wan drowned In Saginaw Hay, very member of the family has died upon tha first dsy of a new year. Funeral arrangements hav aot, been announced yet.

taxlcabs running being tha fej ed by individual The trouble Inability of claim, to -rofl table. app.rTt-u thl ed a great lately few oil been able to I other hand tl they are ur.all der the agree their own pf price of petrol the drivers, thl not pay. ever told hurh a partisan ki. 7 Iansins; as siioh a only ehansre his label on of the year as provided yi I widest that rest rafi-, r0 on' the mj'iro a full a at the nrimirr in Continued on pa. four) VKssr.i, with or no ahoaiu Loxti ovr.u-Dii; storm Pt.

Johns. NT. Jan. 1. With th hurricane, which has pwept the New-foundland coat for nearly a week still the steamer Nevada, hound from St.

Johns for Sydney. C. is reported Ion a- overdue. She has on board a crew of thirty. Word of drowning- of four f.herj astern Coat, was received ncre r.iKht.

The schooner Ambition, bound for Halifax, put into the- little, port tf Ft. Lawrence, and reported that her captain (had been washed overboard and drowned. Kallway trains are frreatly delayed Kv the storm- SWttCOME FOR EAR WHISTI.FS blow rruiousLY AXT LS Cl.AXG WITH VX-A ATI 1)1 SCO I A Many Dance Out the Old Year. While In Many Private Homes, Cele brations Are Held Whistles blew, bells rang. horns tooted and crowds checreti ana cheered themselves hoarse as the clocks announced the arrival of 12 o'clock midnight.

and a new year. The noisy celebration started svera minutes before the midnight hour. In some sections cf the city and continued for a short time into the new year. The picht was ft, busy one so cially, a score of public ana pruatr events having been enjoyed. Few there were who out not par ticipate In some sort or a watcn garnering.

At the Klks hail one of the hlireest social everts since tne open ing of the temple was enjoyed; th Credent cluo entertainer iv cu- rle ot the Masonic tempse; over dv assembled at Society hall as guest of the. I'vthian Social club; thw Uiid rei lows received nnotner large assemo-lage and there were numerous private fathering in homes and smaller halls. Nearly every steamer and tug equipr! with even the most diminl-tive whistles Joined ln the noisefest. For several minutes the discordant notes were almost deafening and nor within several miles of the city could doubt that Port Huron was appropriately receiving the new year. Never has there been a more ord erly New Year celebrated in the city.

There was not an arrest for drunken ness or any other offense made by the police during the entir evening and no complaints were received. In the past, the New Year's eve and morning arreyts for Intoxication have been even greater than at any time daring the entire year. With such a record ta launch the new year. Chief Mar has expressed optimism tn the belief that th" "w-ater wstron" pledge has been made bv all who heretofore have been off this conveyance. iE WEsTHERI Bp tkt Jresa.) Detroit.

Jan. 1. Forecast: Micbaan Lv-al snows to- poruna, wa. wt. to oaii.

aal! of at of WDIES ENTER CHURCH and lira nd Uh VTrasnn. sonfi nut Scsvit Are Surxlncd. innatl. X. Jan.

1. a trio rowdies, armed with revolv-vaded Corpus Christ! church at rt. across the river from natt. early today, and by WHO a Drandishlnjr their weapons a small ra-Sc ams sevemi -1 worships kA early nif ITIi. 711 arted to were7Uf tn by the vaice of' Von Wehv li The ft? m-the rong-erauo t-i-founded I'l that tana, and a 4 Rgh 1 thetn.

xy mll- the Astorvof love and mystery will start in serial form in The Times-Herald on I Ime ei rs In Thursday jag. A Close -i'hunt Will Rci 1 Cfes i Hly Thh Hly ence tkt Am ft At cetoo. X. Jf. Js I and thift -en t.

-NTineteeet RTt-eted by ay as his 4. 1 Be sure to read thl opening chapters) No tiore thrilling 1 oner ji rembiaatift-i- delighted lion, will rsed. of tr.e ich the 1 a 3 fS this I MUlllwTJ, -nstdred i tut It ni I nave thrtsush rtsr said orne poo4 inectbY Sion re i the fe- 1 V' Ult was if a. i ine eAW residency i.rtt '1 I uj jail 1 if years a jCrot i A. -nr.

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