The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-01

sorts OF suggestions have been made
toward broadening the scope ot thf
proposed investigation. one OF theh
Is that the justice courts be includeo
in the inquiry.
Oryice II. Leonard Inns been offered the
position OF supervisor OF the censu,
in the nrst congressional district oi
Michigan next year. by Congressman
Denly He has not accepted as yet
IL ia likely that he VIII do so, how
ever. as the work does not materially
interfere with his business az asen'
for the National Surety Co. OF New
York Mr. Leonard was formerly
United states marshal 10 the fedora.
court in China. He ID neighoor 81
George Il. YerkeE who handled the
state census Ave years ago.
James II. Cullen, Charles w. CasGrain
and stewart Hnniey, three OF the
city's well-known attorneys, nav.
joined forces under the nrn name y,
cullen. Casgrain 4 Hanley and viii
engage In the general practice or law
i'm the Union Trust building, suite
Nos COS 500 Mr. Cullen was former
IL of tho firm OF Dickinson, steven
son. cullen. Warren & Bntzel. M
Casgrain was formerly city attorney
and Mr.. Hanley was an assistan'
prosecuting attorney under George
+. Robson and later unGer George ID
Ycrkcs.
Motorman Thomas r. soienu. of the
Baker line. saved the life OF three
vear-OM Joe" RonatZ. or No. 900
Chene-st when the little fellow ran
in front OF Solsau's car AZ Canileld-
ave. and Chen"-s Wednesday after-
noon Soeau threw on the air
brakes with such force that pas
sengers were badly shaken up. Al
the same instant lie dropped the
fender. and little Joe was scooped up
and given ride FOR few feet un-
I'll the car came to stop. lie was
f.r FaNxr hrlt mn
his head.
Legislative matters were discussed ny
the Detroit Federation OF Labor at
its meeting, wednesday night Thc
federation registered protest
against the bill relating 20 the reg
istration. licensing and examination
OF marine engineers. The union men
particularly object 10 the clause re-
quiring steam engineer to give %
days notice before quitting his JOB.
The convict and child labor bills
Were also discussed, and the tedera :
tion voiced its approval OF the bill
10 do away with running boards on
street cars
His dogs natural aversion for police
men has resulted I'm "a complaint he
ing lodged against Charles u. Har-
rington. No 80 Avery-aVe.. In the re-
corders court Patrolman charles
Boucher. Of the Grand River station,
was recently bitten by the animal
after Il was "sicked' on by llarring-
Now Harrington Is charged with
ha~horing vicious canine aud tho
case VIII be threshed out In the re-
corders court Monday Mr.. Harrlng-
ton recently sent communication TO
the papers defending his dog.
There ERE two steven CahIIis In De-
trOit, one Of them crook with n
bad record. and the other respected
citizen, and as n result OF the form
er's bad reputa don and similarity
IN features as we'll as in names. the
other Cahil has had embarrassing
experiences. The two are first
uncle and both arc % years old.
stephen CahilL gentleman, lives At
No 355 Canton ave. lie has often
thought of changing his hrst name.
he says. but has RETAINED from doing
So out OF respect for his uncle =
memory.
Archie Arthur. No. IL UammOnd-ave.,
who left the city n month Rgo after
susptClon in connection with two
thefts had fallen on him, returned.
Wednesday. and was arrested by De
tectives Parker and Allen Arthur
was employed I'm rooming house Mt
Va. li3 Lafayette blvd. when n dia-
mond and pearl ring. valued at $40.
was stolen from the room OF Miss
olive Robinson, n stenographer. lie
is also alleged TO have stolen gold
watch from Miss Butler. First and
Howard-sts. Both pieces of jewciry
had been pawned by Arthur the po-
AFTER n thorough examination the AM
herstburR authorities are satished
that Fireman Conway. whose body
was found in the Detroit river at
Amherstburg. March 20. came To his
death as the result OF a fall. followed
by exposure. The postmortem dis
closed that the man was not drowned
the doctors expressing the opinion
that he was dead before he struc k
the water. The authorities found
marks to indicate that Conway fell
over stone wall. and blood stains
indicate that he was injured. Blood
stains on the platform OF nearby
boat house. show that Conway sat
on the platform. and there died OF
his injury and exposure, his body
falling !nto the river.
officials of four cities I'm which voting
machines are used have written 10
Aid. Reinhardt, chairman of the
council committee that il Investigate
ing the mechanical election devices.
heartily commencing the machines.
Election Commissioner III. A. Nichols
OF Rochester. y. Y. writes the long
est precinct In Rochcster voted 955
have been in use in that city since
1898, and would not be discarded now
under any circumstances. The larg
est Dreclnc tin Rochester voted 9S5
votes in $50 minutes without any
trouble, sometimes as many as n
dozen within n minute. There are
SIS machines I'm the city. and Nichols
says they have more than paid for
themselves In various savings.
Noble q Co.'s warehouse. at the foot
of First-st., md Schinmnn a Freer-
er's junk shop. No. los Division st.
were both entered by providers who
broke the outside locks shortly be-
fore midnight. Wednesday. In the
junk shop, the thieves stole 500
pounds OF copper wire. valued at
about SEQ. James III. Stewart en-
ployed by Noble & Co. has a sleep
ing apartment In the place bat he
did not enter IL until early Thursday
morning, when he found that some
one had broken panel In the inner
door. and gained access to the stair
way and to his room. The office OF
the firm had been ransacked hut
nothing was missing A revolver
was stolen from Stewards room
Hurry bridges. of Windsor. son Of Aid,
Fhx bridges, engineered the capture
OF two men. Friday afternoon whom
he found stealing timber from the
Belle Isle Ice Co.'S premises above
Walkcrville. The men were towing
the timber across the river with n
row boat when first seen. and Harry
roWcd after them Commenting on
the heavy load they were towing, he
asked where they were going TO land.
They told him at the foot OF st Au-
hin-av Then Harry rowed to Belle
Isle. ran across the bridge. found a
policeman and reached the foot OF St
loading the, timber on wagon I'm
Elmwood stations they gave their
names ms william Kfnsla and Will
lam Dcpcw. They Will be taken 10
Windsor for trial