The Detroit times., 1909-12-25
WHERE LIFE 70
WORTH LIVING

Mayor Wtgie, of Windsor, sud mayor
Brcitmeyer, of Detroit exchanged In
ternational courtesies Friday In send
ing Christmas wishes and holiday
greetings TO each other and to the
people OF the cities they represent.
address as No. $50 Lafayette-blvd.
A Christmas sift OF u 900 was given by
the ID. u. II. 90 the Detroit rubercu.
checks also were sent from Henry u.
Joy for $500. Charles u. Warren for
800 and Kenneth Anderson t25.
bringing the total amount TO date
Isaac Worden. wanted on charge Of
stealtug $50 overcoat belonging 10
Thomas Hunter. from Hunter
Hunters Office. was arrested Friday
night by Charles Carmody, OF the ue-
tective bureau. Carmody was DOING
some Christmas shopping when ne
spotted" Worden. Worden gave MS
Romano Bsti.ta, No. Il2 Catherine ST.,
was locked up Christmas eve, when
he violated all OF the tenents of the
season by going out after Thomas
Maggie. No. 243 clinton-st,: with a
big revolver. Maggio refused to
cred one good punch to Romano's eye
and Romano dropped the revolver
Maggie then turned his assailant
over to the police.
GhOWOo Oh OcNOut WoTenbVSTn
those churches In which midnight
mass was celebrated Friday mid
night. the crush at ST Aloysius ex-
tending to every nook and corner OF
the edifice and many were unable To
get inside the doors. In every IN
stance the Christmas decorations
were elaborate and beautiful and
the music special feature Follow
ing the masses at midnight morning
masses began at o'clock and con-
tinued until noon.
N. w. knights, No. "a Edmund-pl., md
u. r. johnson, connected with the
United Manufacturers. No. 295 Jeffer-
son-ave. had a narrow escape when
Woodward car crashed into the side
OF the automobile In which they were
riding, In front OF the Hotel Pont-
chartrain. Friday night. The ma
chine, new one which Mr.. Knights
purchased only a week ago. was
tance OF 90 feet. but IL remained
upright and neither OF the men was
injured.
Anthony Baumgnrtner died Friday In
the home of a daughter. No. a26 Ian
sing ave, after a six weeks illness
from rheumatism. Mr. Baumgartner
was born In Hamtramck In 1899. was
farmer by occupation ana had occu-
township. He was Il brother or the
Rev. Fr. Baumgartner, chancellor OF
the Roman Catholic diocese OF De-
troit and Is survived by his widow,
10 children and SIS grandchildren. The
funeral will be held Tuesday morn
ing from Assumption church, Con-
nor's Creek.
Capt. A. q. WinterhaIter. u. =. A., Of
Detroit, has been appointed to sue
ceed Capt. w. L. Chambers as COM
mander OF the u. =. :. Louisiana. The
latter goes to Washington Capt
Winterhalter is graduate of De-
troit high school and the Annapolis
naval academy For some time past
he has acted az hydrographer OF the
l. xlA In. IN Il nFf To- iG
mother and sister Mrs. Louise and
Miss Lillian Winterhalter. reside in
the Alfred apartments in this city.
The captain is expected home on a
visit shortly.
The members of the Detroit branch Of
the He'd Cross society who have
worked so hard and faithfully in the
sale OF the Christmas stamps and
post cards, say the receipts this year
will exceed all previous records
when all returns are In the books OF
the local branch will be sent to
Washington to be audited in the war
department which has immediate SUI
pcrvision OF all Red Cross work. The
fundsoare distributed from Washing
ton headquarters In compliance with
the suggestions which accompany
each cltys report.
Attorneys Proctor ~ Owen and VI. }.
Lehman have nled "a petition In the
circuit court asking leave to take an
appeal In the case OF Charles J. Skef-
nngton against the Russell Wheel N
Foundry Go. to recover damages
growing out OF the loss OF an eye In
the companys factory. This was the
case In which owen was recently CEN
sured for neglecting to take an APP
peal and was ordered to return the
fees he had accepted from the plain
tiff The time limit within which an
appeal may be legally made has ex-
pired. hence the petition. IL VIII be
argued Jan. 3.
yohn Blessed a Son. Erocers nj Wood
a
Christmas favor for good customer,
Friday, on fake telephone order
and were stung for 1926 on "a box of
bricks. A man who gave the good
customers name. asked the firm to
deliver big box TO IT, n. Hovey
No. S25 Cass-ave., another good Gus
toner. They agreed to deliver II, if
IL were taken To their store big
box marked auto gear" was deliv-
cred at Blesseds, and they advanced
s6.25 charges to the teamster. When
he said he had ordered no auto gear.
and the box was found TO be filled
with bricks. OF course the good GUS
toner knew nothing of the fake or
der.
William II. wilcox. n Philadelphia man.
who has been watching for ave days
near the general delivery window OF
the postoffice in the hope that his
son Julius would call for letter
awaiting him there, has given up his
vigil and left for his home, convinced
that his son, who ran away nearly
two weeks ago. is not in Detroit The
boy wrote home few days after
leaving Philadelphia, saying that he
wanted S14 with which to come home
Instead of sending the money, the
father came here himself. julius Will
cox is Is years OF age and was en-
ployed by an express company In
Philadelphia. His father lis shoe
dealer The general delivery clerks
will notify the father IL his son ap
pears here.
There L. mo- Immediate prospect of the
building of n west side bath house,
although bonds to the amount or 340,-
900 were authorized for that purpose
last spring. Ii happened. however
that bonds were authorized in excess
of the bonding limit OF the city. and
the bath house cannot be built until
IL is determined what other bonds
shall not be issued. In all probabil-
ity the aldermen and estimators Will
decide to rescind the authorization OF
the voting machine bonds and this
will allow of the issue OF those for
the bath house. Controller Doremus
took the matter of overbonding up
with Corporation Counsel Hally some
time ago, and Commissioner Haarer.
also Investigated. IL was decided
not to take any steps toward build
ing the bath house for the present
The decision Of the majority OF the
board Of assessOrs, that II to sny, Az
SCISSORS Doran and Nagel, to appoint
ship I'm their office Jan. l. renders
even more certain the cleaning out
OF the assessors office July l next
when Mayor Breitmeyer Will gain
control OF the office through appoint
ing n successor to Assessor Doran.
Lanes appointment was decided on
last July and announced some weeks
ago. Following the action OF the as