The Detroit times., 1908-05-05
LITTLE LOCAL STORIES

w. T. Kearns. n stereotyper, won the
e9ntest for the honor Of representinE
the local stereotypers union AT the
convention 10 be held In Boston In
August.
japan II becoming n good customer OF
Detroit. as the April export records
show The island kingdom bought
more than $4,000 worth or medicine
from this city In April.
Detroit union men are complaining Tint
alien labor In being employed Ia
erecting the addition TO the sta e
. asylum in Pontiac. Ii Is said That %
Italian laborers are at work on the
heating plant.
tab ON the saloons these days. ~ a
secret meeting in the y. NJ. G. A last
week. so men volunteered 10 act as
spies on the saloons and report vio-
lations of the law.
Police Justice Jeffriesi ~ will he Just
"a glad as anyone when this grind
| jury investigation IL ended, but there
Is no telling when that VIII De, one
thing is certain, L do not propose 20
n QUIT until l reach the bottom or tie
mess
C~orwe Humbert, candidate for register
| of deedsi IL nm finding out that ruin
ming for a political ofnct Is soins" ~ !,
expensive. l am besieged every DAY
by advertising solicitors. and nave
my hand in my pocket nearly all the
time"
by n ruling OF the state insurance CON-
missioner In regard to Its tnxnble
property which the local taxing OF
ffcers are bound to accept, the as
sessment of the Michigan Mutual IN
surance Co. has been reduced si"VoV
10 $228,S5O.
| Constant q. Arduzzi. assistant county
clerk and leader among the Italians
1T will now be IN order Tor some
one TO start the report that our new
fraternal society. organized sunday;
J. Is black hand society. ! think J
know the Italians as well as any man
in the city, and know there are no
black hands in Detroit"
Judge RoIfin II. Person, who was ASSOC
ciated with the prosecuting nttorney
OF Ingham county during the grand
jury Investigation when the business
transactions Of Frank j. Glazier, Tor
mer state treasurer. were probed,
says the prosecution Is ready 10 20
moi expect II Will be possible TO get
Glazier into court next term.
". q. Thomas. paving material con-
tractors ~The construction of the
new public lighting commission DOCK
is good start toward beautifying
Detroits river front III VIII be an
example to others owning property
along the river to erect COCKS ' na'
miration, instead OF the hideous pill
ing creations that line our river
front now"
So far there has been no rush of De-
froiters TO net on the list Of those
who will cultivate the potato patches
OF the city this summer. In fact the
lists are blank Aithongh the iana;
and nothing required OF the cultiva-
tors but their labor. while they would
get the full return. the idle families
OF the city have shown no disposition
TO get hoes and spades and turn
farmers
BIZ f. not likely That Julius Bermas and
Louis solomon Will be prosecuted fcs
receiving the goods stolen by billy
McHale and his gang from the Bah
bitt-Taylor Lane Co... owing TO the
fact that the thieves refuse TO testify
mony, the police say, conviction
would be impossible. However, Pros
scutor Yerkes will investigate the
matter thoroughly before reaching
decision.
The third trial OF Joseph schultz
charged with the murder of Alton
Cameron. called for Monday after
noon, has been postponed until June
ants health ia such that the excite
ment of the trial would likely result
IN his death. The testimony to this
and George A. Fritch was corroborat-
ed by County Physicians Grimes and
stapieton. The prosecuting attorneys
office declines to drop the case.
After vsinly lighting extrsditios, &
Edward vogt, wanted I'm this city ON
charge OF perjury In connection
with his divorce suit. was brought
back from Cleveland, Monday. by De.
tectives kunkel and McCarty, and
was locked up In the central station
IL is charged that Vogt swore falsely
that he had lived In Detroit two
years. Vogt says he can prove thai
he was q bona-hde resident OF ths
city for more than two years Hs
obtained decree In March. 1906
B. walter Dohany, assistant corporatfor
counseIf ~ think that step. shouis
be taken to correct the mistake made
this year I'm cutting out the appro.