The Detroit times., 1908-05-18
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Overheard about the Annie smith ease
ON a street car; "Nou never dOut
want nothin' TO do with, SIGH women
nohow
That Canada has the best railway SER
vice on earth In proportion tn aren
and population was the statement OF
Hon r. Il. Sutherland, OF Windsor
speaker OF the Canadian house OF
commons. at the Adcraft banquet in
the Hotel fuller. Saturday night He
described the new railway projects
which are opening up great farming
districts TO cultivation. c. r. Bel
man also spoke.
Clifford, the 4-year-oId son OF Amiel
Nnntnis. of WalkerviIle, was 40 seri-
ously burned while playing about
bonfire in an alley near his home,
Sunday morning. Frightened by HE
cries OF agony several children with
whom Clifford was playing ran away.
He was found writhing under
ing still ablage.
Mrs. Catherine Quirk. mother OF
Michael QuIrk. driven of the Central
police patrol wagon. died sunday In
the home OF her son. No. S23 FIJI
feminist. Mrs. Quirk was 20 years
old and had lived in Detroit So years
She was a prominent member OF 81,
Vincents church and attended ser
vices there regularly until her last
illness since the death OF her hus-
band 80 years ago she had resided
with her son.
The first death in Detroit as a result
Saturday, when Irene Edith Creadle,
aged is. of No 272 Grand River-ave.,
passed away. She was injured on May
.. when she fell at Third-ave. and
Bagg-st wrenching her back. The
next day she took four-mile run on
her skates. and on her return was
taken violently Ill. A consultation
OF six physicians failed to reveal The
nature OF the girls injury.
Detroiters turned out en- masse for the
FIRST warm sunday of the season and
with recreation seekers bound for
parks and resorts. Belle Isle was
thronged with thousands who had
not made the trip to the 9ity,s pleas,
the steamboat lines are running on
regular schedule now and the hotels
and cottages at the Flats and other
pleasure resorts are being opened.
The state convention OF the G.. A. ".
will be held in Detroit, June 1915,
and the local committee is busily en-
gagged In preparing for the event. AZ
the same time the women's Relief
Corps and the Ladies' OF the @. A. r..
will convene the former In the
Cadillac and the latter in the fuller.
The morning OF June is, the W. Z.
G, VIII present to the three high
schools OF the city large American
flags. q custom that is followed in
all towns in which these conventions
are held.
John Porter, a young man weII-known
to the police, II under arrest charged
with breaking and entering the barn
OF the East End ambulance In the
rear OF No 1853 Congress-st east.
early Saturday morning. Peter Abt.
manager OF the the company. heard
the man come I'm. but supposed il
was one OF his drivers. He called the
1rlVarfa In
swer, went down TO Investigate. He
found Porter crouchlng in the dark.
Abt srappled with him and after
throwing him out i'm the alley held
him until help came.
A W. c. Il. L. institute will be held In
the Central Methodist church chapel.
Tuesday. beginning at 10 o'clock in
the morning and. continuing all day
There will be discussions OF the
methods OF work, the feature OF the
AFTERNOON program to be an address
by, Mrs. Mary E. Teats. OF Los An
geles. on The new crusade" An ad-
dress will also be given by the Rev.
William Byron Forbush. D. D.. of
the Woodward Congregational
church, on The present duty OF the
church towards temperance reform
The public is invited
Rev. GaIus Glenn Atkins, pastor FIRST
congregational churchi A city whose
distinctive civic note is the absence
OF real moral earnestness whose SUI
prCme civic ambition is to grow
faster than Milwaukee and have g.
cent car fares and whose citizens
generally leave to Its officials, with
out rebuke or much concern, the null
lincation OF its laws, is pretty apt to
have just the petty nauseating scan
dals which at present fiji our local
papers. Detroit needs a baptism of
moral eaTnestness Where there IL
no vision the people perish"
German Socialists TO the number of
200 held their May day celebration
A~halIpF
Thompson was the chief speaker and
she dwclt largely upon the apparent
indifference OF national and local
rulers to the conditions OF the poor
Beside roasting President Roosevelt
for his denunciation OF socialism as
spreading class hatred. she went aft
er the Detroit aldermen for not pro-
viding municipal lodging houses for
the poor She also argued in behalf
OF the ballot for women Gustave
Herzig spoke on General Socialistic
progression"
The recent national resources conyen-
ton La Washington furnished
theme for the Sunday morning dis
course OF the Rev w. u. Forbush in
the Woodward ave. Congregationai
church He spoke OF the situation OF a
country not century and half old
finding itself In danger or the Inn,
poyerishment OF It's natural wealth.
The men who have proven them
selves heroes In this crisis are not
the statesmen or captains OF indus
try. he declared. but scientists such
as Pinchot. Burbank and Babcock.
who have studied deeply economic
matters and found ways to conserve
and increase our resources
The arst session of the Independent
order B'n,i Birth district convention
opened sunday in Temple Beth Ell a
number or addresses being given in
which were told the history OF %
years OF charitable works. and the
story OF the founding OF schools aid
d. .I..waN 4s4.~N
parts OF the world In the evening
the program consisted OF addresses
and musical program, while In the
afternoon. the women OF the delega-
ton were given an automobile trip
around tfTr city OFFICERS were eject
ed as follows. President. Gus NJ
Greenabaum. FIRST vice. president,
Jonas Wei. second vice-presldcnt
Adolph Welner. secretary. A. B Seol-