The Detroit times., 1908-12-09

choice for a representative on May
or-elect Breitmeyers street railway
committee. The executive board OF
the association will meet Thursday
evening and a selection made OF the
man men whom the conductors
and motormen would prefer TO have
voice their opinions. The men nave
already made known their desire Tor
90 per cent increase In wages and
shorter hours.
auainted I'm tho Eleventh ward and
had taken part In many political
eeampaigns. died. Tuesday. In ~,
was 80 years OF age and had been
bookkeeper with various concerns.
He is survived by his mother. who
several brothers and sisters. Fu-
neral services were conducted by
Rev. Wermes from St. Josephs
church Wednesday morning.
A consignment of Red Cross stamps To
be sold for the benefit of the nsti-
tuberculosis fund. is expected to
reach Detroit either Wednesday or
Thursday: after which the r,,d sale VIII
the committee In charge. j. l.. Hud-
son promised to take 1000 stamps for
his own use This means 500 for
the fund. The committee has moved
TO Offices In the Union Trust build
ing. and will hold meetings daily at
IL o'clock In the morning and at
In the afternoon.
John White, vessel reporter In the en-
ploy OF the WestcOtt Reporting Co..
narrowly escaped death. Monday.
when his rowboat was caught be-
tween the ferry Excelsior and the
wharf at the foot OF Woodward-ave.
White was standing up when his
craft was caught. and he had bare
ly time TO throw himself into the
bottom Of his boat when the steam
er crashed against the dock. The
stern OF the rowboat was crushed.
and White saved himself from
ducking in the Icy water by scramb-
ling to pile and from there to the
of the hrst panel of Jurors TO serve
in the new county building In 1902,
held their sixth annual reunion in
the county auditors office Tuesday
afternoon. The original panel con-
sisted OF So men. Of whom 65 are
stu living. Officers elected were:
President, Fred T. Hall yice-presi-
rotary. Joseph H. Rumney. Detroit:
treasurer, Ernest L. Reschke. De-
troit. After supper at the Wis.
a theater party in the Temple as
guests OF Auditor Oakman.
Theosophy will be explained I'm a ser
ie. of lecture. to be given I.
ers. national lecturer of the Theo-
sophical society. the first lecture
taking place Wednesday evening
,"Theosophy Is a coordination OF re-
ficts with no religion and approves
them all Man IL. not has. soul
as we'll as body; Death is a mere
shifting OF consciousness. We do
not acknowledge heredity. The
family Is composed OF individuals
whose souls naturally drift together
owing to the definite us,. acts Of those those
entifc evidence OF future life" IL
the title OF the first lecture.
Agnes Battenfcid, who, according 10
the story told by her husband. Will
lam, in divorce court. Monday fed
him on limbcrCer cheese and pump
ernickle bread when he was Ill. and
told what she would do with his life
Insurance when he was laid away In
the cemetery. came to court Tuesday
afternoon. and told Judge Muffin thai
she knew nothing OF the hearing un-
I'll she saw II In the papers. She was
served with the original papers In the
case. and these were given to law
yer with instructions TO guard her
interests. She said she had heard
nothing OF the case since. Mrs. Bat
tenfeid said she could live with her
husband II his mother would let
them. The fudge agreed to hold the
case over until she could prepare a
defense
Arrested while IN he'd I'm his room Mt
No. 202 Congress-st. east. John Hen
derson. OF Toledo. who says he Is
general superintendent or To-
cent restaurant I'm this city. asked
Detectives High and Larkins to eN-
cuse him while he made his toilet.
The officers were astonished to see
Henderson first carefully massage
his face. then apply little rouge,
and. to top of with. n dash OF sweet
scented powder. This done Hender-
son willingly accompanied the de-
teetives to police headqua rters. where
he was registered on charge OF
non-support. He was taken back 10
Toledo on warrant secured by hts
wife who found him at the Con-
gress-st address last Monday. in
company with n woman. Henderson
was arrested at that time. but re-
leased until the wife should secure
warrant Henderson explains the
other woman's presence In his room
by saying that she simply called to
borrow some OF his powder. He IL
~ years old.
The attempt OF young Detroit wo-
man, whose mother lives I'm Windsor
TO smuggle a Jar of pickles. resulted
in her temporary detention and the
creating OF lively scene in lower
Woodward ave. Tuc~tiuy afternoon
When the customs officers called her
into the office at the dock. noticing
bulge In her jacket. the would be
smuggler became hysterical. From
some things which she said the GUS