The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-08

the girls. In the Eastern High. Miss
Marjorie Nicholson led the girls and
in her argument showed how, step
by step. women had risen from bona
age imposed on her by men until she
managed To rise superior to her en-
vironment and 20 force concessions
from her master. Miss Grace Hatch.
Miss MeSweeney and Miss McLaugh-
Nicho Olson Miss as Edith Moiiss and
Miss Bertha Hartwig debated, defeat
ing Roy ogden. Jacob Miller ana
Horace Ohlmacher
The reorganization plan recomme AIDED
By the medical STAN Of Harper hos
pital Will be submitted To the board
OF trustees. Tuesday evening. The
plan calls for Ave divisions with u
are In turn divided into departments
under the control of the respective
chairmen There will be surgical
medical and genealogical depart
ments. department for the treat
ment OF diseases or the eye. ear,
nose and throat. and a research de-
partment Under the proposed plan.
the chief of stan Will act in concert
with the heads OF departments but
Will not hold the balance OF power
Frank A. Van Husan. aged 05, OF No.
3Ii Cass-ayc., died In Grace hospital
ambulance late Saturday afternoon
OF injuries sustained when he was
run down by a delivery wagon driven
by Louis r. Burns, OF No. 2s6 La
Salle-ave. Mr.. Van Husan had spent
the afternoon with his wife and two
daughters. and was on his way to his
boarding house. when at Grand Riv-
crave. and Washington blvd. he
stepped from the curb In front OF
the wagon. Van Husan IL survived
by two daughters. Mrs. Albert f.
Sellers, OF No. $50 Atkinson-ave.. and
Mrs. George w. Clark. OF No. 142 At
kinson-ave.., and son. Frank. OF
cided that an inquest was unneces-
sary.
Rep. Il. \. Ogg, OF Detroit. who II ON
the Legislative committee On city cor
porations declares that that commit
tee viii consider all home rule bills
that are sent In but Will draft its
own measure. taking the best points
from the various measures submitted.
lie states strongly majority or the
members OF the committee are de-
termined to get home rule bill
through at this session. T.. j. Nj.
fially Is Incorporating In his draft OF
home rule bill. section covering
increases In the boundaries OF cities
b. which future annexations can be
governed. In the meantime the
Highland Park annexation bill has
been completed and turned over to
Senator Smell TO introduce in the leg
islature.
Mrs. Elizabeth Courtenay, mother OF
George Courtenay, weli-known
newspaper man OF this city. died
sunday afternoon in the home OF her
sister-in-iaw, Mrs. Ellen Harvey. No.
709 Forrest. east. Mrs. courtenay
had been an invalid for a number OF
years and had been confined to her
bed since Thursday. She was 6S
years old and native OF Tyrone,
Ireland. In early life she removed
to Canada and lived for some years
in York Mills, a suburb OF Toronto.
Later she moved TO Stratford and
still later lived with her son In
Windsor. Her husband died many
"A Al
the Church of England The funeral
Will be neld Tuesday from Mrs, Har-
vty's residence lnterment viii be In
Windsor Grove cemetery.
An appeal has been made by the M
tionRI Council of Women of Italy, for
contributions OF clothing or money
for the care OF the orphans of Sicily
and Cdlabria. The president or the
council. the contessa Spalletti Ras-
poni has gone TO Naples TO render
all the assistance possible under the
circumstances. but writes that 1t ~
almost impossible TO describe the
awful conditions and need OF that
country. Any donations, either cloth
ing or money. may be sent 10 the
corresponding secretary or the United
states Council OF Women, Mrs. LII
liam NJ HOLSTER. No. 317 Kirby-hve.
west. Detroit or the treasurer. Mrs.
NJ Josie Nelson. Union city. Ind. who
will see that they are forwarded TO
the president OF the council.
Coroners Bennett and Burgess have
drafted n bill which they will have
introduced into the Legislature at the
present session. The bill is designed
To give the coroners more power, an
increased salary. and place them in
entire charge OF the morgue. taking
IL out OF the hands OF the auditors.
The bill provides for an increase IN
salary from $1,000 TO $500; that
each coroner shall appoint his own
clerk who Will receive H,2OU per
year. instead Of $1,000 as at present;
places the coroners In entire charge
OF the morgue. empowers them TO
employ ar undertaken and ambu-
lance driver. and gives them author,
ity to make arrests when criminal
action is suspected. Auditor Buhrer
remarked when he heard OF the BILL
that Coroner Bennett wouldn't get a
very warm reception at Lansing be-
cause OF his activity in school board
politics.
The mere fact TINT man has been
president Of the United states, docs
not entitlc him TO any more rights
and privileges as a private citizen
than those enjoyed by any other pri-
vate citizen. This is the moral or a
little incident in which President
Roosevelt and Archibald q. Ellair
Dtroit broker recently figured. MIR.
Ellair sails for Europe, March 20 on
the steamer Hamburg. OF the Ham
burg American line, In company with
Charles w. DeRekowskt relative.
AT the same time and on the same
shin Mr.. Roosevelt embarks Tor
Africa to hunt big game. MIR. Roose,
Welt desired the apartments reserved
some time ago by MIR. Ellair and re-
Gently the Hamburg American line
wired the local agent To see III the
latter could not be induced to take
other quarters. Mr.. Ella!r and Mi
DeRekoWskt went over the situation
thoroughly and finally concluded not
to relinquish their apartments, not
even to accommodate the eN-presi-