The Detroit times., 1908-04-20
|uTTI LOCAL STORIES

The Anal announcement OF the pnpni
encyclfcal I'm regard TO the new mnr-
rage law was read for the third an"
last time in all Catholic churches
Sunday.
Paul schmidt, whose address In nm
known, fell from Michignn-Grati"t
car at Michigan-ave. and SlXteenlH-
st., saturday, and is In serious
Is thought he was injured internally
A sherman car jumped the track Mt
sherman and the railroad, Monday
morning, as result OF the uSrallcl
being open, and biocken tr@lnc 81, 80,
the line for some time. The car was
crowded with passengers, but no one
was injured,
Detroit Socialists met sunday ntter-
noon I'm schwankovsky's hall. Dr.
Maud Thompson spoke on Thc rlsht
to work" and j. r.. Stocker on the
mlsconception prevalent regardlnE
sociaiistic theories. A. ~ Lewis VIII
speak Thursday evening In Arpleter
hall
Joseph kochowsti, aged 10, of No. i5O
HaIe-st., was run down by switch
/, es@sho while walking along the
Mr1Tfgan Central tracks. near Joseph
Campau-ave.. Sunday afternoon: ils
left arm was so badly mangled that
amputation at the shoulder was
found necessary. Drs. Stafford and
Glemet OF St Mary's hospital per-
forming the operation. IL Is thought
the patient will recover.
Transportation problems. were dis
cussed Informally and frankly In the
Board of Commerce rooms Saturday
evening the occasion being the re-
ception TO the transportation repre-
sentatives by the transportation COM
mittee Of the board. Among the
speakers were George II. Moody, A
p Patriarche, Charles Clark. Joseph
8 HALL j. T.. Williams. George Par
ker, Nj. j. Murphy and G, r. Bielman.
A special Easter sunday program was
last night. col. o. A. James being the
speaker OF the occasion. He told
the boys the history of the nag as
well as a number OF thrilling war
stories. number of musical num-
bers were given. Philip Breitmeyel
furnished the flowers that decorated
the interior eaf the hall, ana Arthur
L. Homes presented the boys with
red carnations.
Because his wife refused to give him
money with which 10 buy nm eighth
of beer for Sunday consumption.
Ignatz Mechlinski a briokiayer, 81
+, years old, swallowed nearly two
ounces of carbolic acid In MS home.
No. 1871 st. Aubin ave. saturday
afternoon and died before East End
ambulance reached him. Mechlinski
was twice married. Besides his Wild
ow he leaves 10 children. Coroner
Bennett will hold no inquest
Tribute TO the memory Of the young
men who gave up their lives I'm the
Spanish war was eloquently made at
the memorial services held sunday
afternoon In the Light Guard arm
DRY. The hall was filled with veter-
ans OF that war and their families.
The Rev. A. III. Barr delivered the
invocations. Addresses were made by
Capt. Henry w Busch. Congressman
Edwin DENLY and Mayor w. Is;
under the auspices of Gen Henry
M. Duffield Camp No. 3, United Span
ish War Veterans.
Easter Monday In being celebrated In
the many foreign colonies OF Detroit
in a way strange to the natives.
The young men among the Poles,
Servians, Russians and Hungarians
have provided themselves with will
low switches, symbolic OF the COM
ing OF spring. and will infict chas-
tisement this morning on the young
women whom they meet. Tuesday,
90 return the compliment. In each
case, the one whipped Is bound to
make some small present to the 9TH
err. The origin of the custom is lost
I'm antiquity
Messages bearing the thought that
there n life after death were given
In the pulpits OF the various church,
es OF the city Sunday, In the pres
> ence of large congregations. Natur-
ally. the theme was handled in al
most as many ways as there are pas
tors. but I'm every case the miracle
of the resurrection, with its personal
lesson, was brought home to the
throngs who attended services Spe
cial music was furnished In churches
OF every denomination, and Easter
lilies and other spring blossoms
adorned the affairs.
Merton G.. wyIie started n commotion
!, In the meeting OF the business Mem.
class In Martha Holmes NJ r.. church.
sunday, by declaring that he below
ed the partial relaxation OF the lid
restriction on saloons was due TO an
understanding between members OF
the Committee OF 1O0." the police
commissioner and the liquor Inter-
ests. He was vigorously opposed by
g. A. Stringer and Fred A. Smart,
who commended that the men at tho
head OF the law enforcement COM
mittee would have nothing TO do