The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-22

1000. has purchased. through Homer
Warren a. Co, the residence oil Z.
Swan, No. 112 Delaware ave. FOR
$1,000. Max Beaudry. OF Grand Rap
ids. is another outside CAPITALIST who
has decided to locate In Detroit. he
is a member of the firm of Beaudry
& sons. which recently bought ~
acres OF land on the Pere Marquette,
north OF Michigan ave. for "a large
branch plant OF the Michigan Iroh
* Metal Co.
Peter SEEKER, OF Marine City, has filed N
petition la bankruptcy. He lnys his
ruin to the wiles of W. l.. Wilson,
who sold him stock in the United
Home Protectors fraternity, and also
IN the Eappin Gold Mining Co.
VI. w. wilkins, of California. national
organizer of the Socialist party, Will
speak ON socialism In sohwah-
kovsky.s hall. sunday afternoon n.,
day evening. April CO. Admission Is
free.
The Rev. James T.. Jacklin, associate
editor of the Michigan Christian Adj
vocatc, and one OF the delegates to
the Methodist Episcopal general con
ference to he held in Baltimore, May
6. says that there is a movement on
foot TO amalgamate the Methodist
Episcopal church and the Methodist
Episcopal church south.
Hoyt POST and Henry VI. Butxei, execu-
tors of the estate of Isabelle Lands
berg. have asked the probate cours
for permission to sell 2,i00 shares of
stock in l.. Black & Co. at &c 2-3, TO
cledr up the indebtedness OF the es-
tate. The Will provides that the stock
shall not he sold for less than par.
1t is claimed taht the price offered
is all that the stock Is worth.
Inspector Williamson, OF the board OF
health. Inspected NIL the hospitals and
old peoples homes or the city recent
ly. following out the request or the
Pastors union. He found that sani-
tary conditions We're ont all that they
might be in some places, and ordered
changes. Most of the places were
pronounced to be correctly run.
Strict rules have been laid down b.
the board for hospitals.
John McDermid, aged SO, NO. If5 Bag
Iey-ave.. and Fred Doherty, aged 80.
living on Eighteenth near Fort,
were badly battered up In street
fight in front OF the Salvation Army
citadel on Michigan-ave., Tuesday
evening, and both had to go to
Emergency hospital for treatment.
Doherty says he was pounced upon
by gang of toughs without pro-
vocation. He received two scalp
wounds and several teeth Were
knocked out. McDermid went TO his
rescue and received almost as bad
drubbing.
or the 1900 labor union men In De-
troit. only $50 attended meeting
Tuesday night in Turner hall, called
for the purpose OF endorsing the
policy OF Samuel Gompers. whose aim
is TO defeat the present administra-
tion at the polls, unless IL pass an
amendment TO the Sherman antitrust
law. exempting labor unions from It's
provisions. resolution denouncinS
the recent decision OF the supreme
court was adopted. but there was no
indication that the members expect
anything from thSr-resolution. Tho
discussion was unusually mild.
The board OF directors OF the Young
IL.
special meeting Tuesday evening and
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: John B. Howarth. pres
ident; A. Z. F. White, vice presI-
Harry L. Pierson. corresponding Sec
rotary; Robert NJ. Tug. recording sec
rotary: r. b. Tannahiil. treasurer.
The following new members were
Wilton, Grace -Harbor Lumber Co: ].
r. Howard. secretary treasurer Pere
Marquette railroad: Walter Smith.
Citizens Savings bank.
of Polish residents of De-
troit celebrated "Dyngus,o an ancient
custom. Tuesday. the men throwing
water on the feminine members OF
their nationality. birch switches also
being used In the jollification when
ever the women appeared. "Dyngus"
originated in the ninth century. when,
Ii Is said, there were so many I'M
converted Poles that the clergy were
believed that by throwing water over
the heads OF sinners II would have
the same effect as the sacrament OF
baptism. Switches were also used on
those who refused the water ordeal
Mrs. Lillian Hula. the I7-yenr-oId bride
of Edward Hulx, attended the Whit
ney theater. Tuesday afternoon. at
tired In a decolette gown, and Joseph
Levata, an Italian, who sat imme-
diately behind her in the balcony
could not resist the temptation 10
gently caress the exposed portion of
the lady's shoulders. When he sought
to use them for a pillow. Mrs. Hula
Indignantly shook him on and re
ported his conduct to her husband
who stood talking 10 a friend I'm the
rear OF the theater. HUH straight
way planted his fist in the Italians
cheek. whereupon Lavata is alleged
to have pulled a dirk. Several men
jumped 10 the husbands aid and La
VITA hurriedly left the place, pursued
by an angry crowd. He was cap-
tured later by Patrolman Tom Rear
don IN the rear of his bone, No. l37
Larned-st. east No weapon was
found on him when he Was searched
In central station. and he was re
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