The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-17


After his burns were dressed. he was
taken TO his home. only slight
damage was done TO the builulng
which was almost destroyed by
flames only last Friday.
Mrs. =. }. johnson, who kept n grocery
nt No. s03 FOurth-ave., for ~ years,
died Wednesday in Weston, ont, a
suburb of Toronto, after n long Ill
ness. Three weeks ago she was
taken from her home To the King
Edward sanitarium in the hopes or
-Vlvod by TIVE sons. William and Al
bert The remains Will be brought
back 10 Detroit for interment-
samuel Jean, IA laborer employed In
the construction of II new building
on Markct-str between High and
Winder-sts.. was badly injured. We'd
ncSday afternoon, when railing
beam struck him In the head. rem
dering him unconscious. 1t is reared
~ that his skull is fractured. Jean was
taken to st. Marys hospital In the
Detroit ambulance. and Is expected
to recover. lie lives at No. 1923 Null
lett-st.
Philip EnRIe, state organizer of the
Socialist party of Colorado, opened n
series OF open-air meetings In De-
troit, Wednesday night when no
spoke at Michigan-ave. and Park-st
The meetings will continue for two
weeks. Thursday night Mr. rEngie
will speak IN Pingree-sq.; Friday
night Gratiot-aVc. and Bcaubten-st st,
and Saturday and Sunday nights at
Michigan and Park All meetings
start az Z. m
a public wedding was held Wednesday
evening I'm the salvation Army cita-
del when Capt. Nellie Seymour and
Harry Knight were united In mar
rage r w Scott. the provincial
officer. performed the ceremony, and
an address was delivered by the Rev.
James -. jeffrey or the Scovel Mem
orial Presbyterian church. me groom
Is an army musician, and his bride
has for three years been an active
worker in Detroit
4 request from n T.. Herrick, hnan-
cIaI agent Of the Prohibition pnrty
In Detroit. for permission TO give
free stereopttcon lecture In Fedora
tion hall. was promptly turned down
ny tho Detroit Federation OF Labor.
Wednesday night. ON motion OF
Delegate zimmerman. OF the brew
cry workers. the secretary was In
structed to notify Mr. HerriCk Of the
action and to state that the fedora
ton IS opposed TO the Prohibition
movement
John Il. Pickering. n teamster. en-
pIoycd by Lorne n Son. contractors,
was tramplcd 20 death by his own
horses In the yards OF the Kerr En-
CINE works Walkervillc. Wednes-
day Pickering. who was AZ years
old and lived at No. l91 Sandwich
st east. Windsor. rushed to the
horses heads when the animals be
y
whistle. but was thrown 10 tho
ground and badly trampled lie was
dead when workmen picked up his
crushed body.
Ernest Currnn, for whom the police
have been searching for some time,
with warrant charging him with
non support Of his wife, walked Into
the central station. Wednesday. and
announced that he had effected n re-
Cancellation with his wife who had
written him several anectionate let
ters. He felt that that outlawed the
warrant but he was locked up. Cur
ran declared that his wife had prom
ised TO forgive him ~ he would como
back. and he stated that he was act
ing in good faith. lie was indignant
at being arrested.
An ordinance Go require nil moving van
companies to register with the city
clerk all movements OF families %
individuals whose chattels they move
will be reported out favorably by the
ordinance committee Of the COUNCIL
next week. The credit men OF the
city favor IL, and the van owners are
against 81 Corporation Counsel
Hally has decided that such an ordi-
nance would be constitutional Aid
Field Will Introduce ordinance to
have the meters OF taNicabs scaled
and placed on the rear axle 20 pre-
vent excessive charges.
A. VI. Wall, Of No. ~ ColumbIn-st.
west. and n party Of three friends
who were riding with him I'm his au-
tomobilc had narrow escapes from
death Wednesday evening. when
their auto WAS jammed between two
Woodward cars AZ tho Columbia-st
corner. Attempting 20 drive across
tho tracks ahead of a south bound
car. Mr. wall miscalculHted the dis
lance. AZ almost the same instant
TINT the SLOW moving south hound
car struck one side % tho machine
north bound car jammcd tho other
side The sides Of the machine We're
splintered but no one was hurt
The 5000 employees and friends who
embarked on Parke, Davis a Co.'S
nineteenth annual excursion 10 Sugar