The Detroit times., 1908-12-05

MURRAY. No. oss Ciistoa-ave., sxpIod--
ed. Friday night. causing a $1,000
fire;
Hugh McDouEan will speak at the
monthly testimony meeting In Nc
Gregor mission tomorrow at 1:le p
m. and Miss Mabel Conner will sing
~ william l.. Finley, OF Oregon, will give
Museum OF Art. wednesday. Dec. 8.
at y. IN. The lecture Is free to the
public.
sustained n broken leg when he fell
down the Michigan Central tnnne.
shaft at Twelfth and Howard,sts.,
Friday noon. He was taken 10 Har-
Der hospital.
Pension Examiner Charles VI. Yeates
has returned 10 Detroit after .ee"r,
ing the arrest OF Earl Patterson, a
brakeman living In owosso, on the
charge OF fraudulently cashing pen
sion vouchers amounting 10 $50;
Rapids.
The subject of the lecture In the De-
noon, Will be "A Rambie Among the
italian People" The many lantern
slides used to illustrate IL, will give
and cities of Southern Italy at their
very-day tasks.
Cameron Currie 4 Co.'S creditors are 60
meet Dee. IL for the examination az
Louis H. Case and Cameron Currie.
1t Is expected that interesting details
Will be brought out concerning tne
identity OF persons whose inuepteu-
ness 70 Currie & Co. Is credited by
that firm with having forced II into
bankruptcy.
The University club held special
meeting Friday night and decided
to lease the old Walker homestead,
at the northeast corner OF for. o anu
The Walker estate Will spend eonsiu
@= erasie n1Sney putting nhe aasse =.
sion before June i.
George III. Carlisle, stenographer In
the circuit court, who Was ndmisedd
William II. Turner who has been
twice defeated AS candidate LOT
nomination for prosecuting attorn .I
are mentioned as candidates Tor the
position of juvenile judge. In case
such is created by the legislature as
Is generally expected.
A verdict In favor of the city was d.
rected by Judge Dodds, Friday after
noon in the case OF Charles II. Egge-
man. who sued for $4,000 for injuries
sustained when bale OF nay ieli
from the police barn on Forrest. cas-,
and landed on him. The court upheld
the contention OF Assistant Corpora
tion Counsel Atkinson that the city
could not be held liable.
Auditor Bubrer's siashing of the bill.
presented by county cons'nDieS am a1S
those officials ana constable Dan
OBrien. OF Hamtramck. threatens TO
tors right to cut Ills bills. O'Brien
also says that Buhrer needn't look
for another term in office. because
what wen DO TO him when he runs
again will be plenty
PasauaIe Felicc, an Italian. rooming
mt No. Gas RiopeIIe-st was attacked
by two countrymen, armed with re-
volver and a razor. on Riopelle-st.,
near Alfred. Friday night anu re-
ceived bad cut across the face re
accuses Pietro Christina and PAS
uuale Santella, fellow roomers, as
his ASSISTANTS. and the police are
loking for the pair Inc Two f sner
Gays ago.
Majestic tent, No. AS, IL. o. Il. VI. VI,
has elected the following omcers'
mander. H. q. Jose: lieutenant COM
nander. V. r. Frances. record keeper,
j. w. Lougheed; nnance Keeper q H.
Slocum: Chaplain. f.. =. Greece; ply
stefan, T.. w. Henderson, M d.; mas
er-at-arns " r. Jose; sergeant. w.
A. McRae: first nj. Of c.. VIM. Rich
mond: second M OF e.. +. 5. Rowley;
sentinel. Geo. Teagan. and picket,
Aug. Bootz.
James Austin. n Negro, living mt No.
2s2 GrntiOt-ave, was arrested ny
Precinct Detectives Golden and Ban
of hs wife f,' Who n, Suspects that he put
carboiic acid in bottle OF whisky
she has been in the habit of sampl-
a liberal swig. Friday morning. her
mouth and throat were painfully
burned. she investigated anu
TO have found carbolic acid In tho
booze. Then she notified the police.
superintendents, clerks and foremen OF
the department of public work. VIII
give a banquet in honor or Commls-
sioner Jacob J. Haarer In the Hotel
Ste Claire. Monday evening. The af-
fair is similar to the banquet OF the
department two years ago in being
''gridiron" affair at which minstrel
efforts and travesties OF local events
will take the place of speeches large
w. Philip Breitmeyer. mayor-elect,
has been Invited to attend the fam
lily party and witness the tun-
making.
About 40 retail druggists met I'm the
Norinnndie hotel, Friday afternoon. 10
discuss Sunday closing and appoint
ed r. a. Carmichael. leader OF the
movement chairman OF committee
of 30 to be appointed by himself TO
carry on the campaign systematicai-
~ This committee will be divided
into subcommittee OF five to work
ir different sections OF the city. Mr.;
success i'm his efforts to secure re-
duction of the hours on Sunday.
Nearly so druggists on the west side
now observe the new hours. a. m.
TO $50 u. m. and several more Will
get in line Sunday.
when the time Gomez for the revision,
In whole or part, of Detroit's charter,
IL Is expected that there VIII be
strong advocacy OF new school
board There are many advocates of
the substitution OF "a board consisting
OF members elected at large In the
city, instead OF Wdru representatives
as at present Cleveland Toledo and
other Ohio cities have boards OF
seven members, part of the board
coming up for election each year. 1t
is the custom in those cities, by party
arrangement. to have at least one
member OF the board n woman. An
thony Pratt, secretary OF the Munici-
pal league is In favor OF the smaller
board after investigating Its working
in other cities.
That there VIII be no change OF mo-
ment IN tho sugar schedule OF the
tariff except In regard to the impor
tation OF a limited amount of Philip
pine sugar free OF duty Is the opin-
ion OF Congressman j. w. Fordney,
who was IN Detroit Friday. He had
come from Washington with Mrs.
Fordney to attend the funeral Of
Mrs Gilchrist. and stopped over
few hours between trains Fordney
is confident OF the reelection OF
Uncle Joe Cannon as speaker, and
deprecates aEv talk of q clash be-
tween the speaker and the new ad-