The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-01

In both the boys and girls gym
nasiuins. and an informal dance IN
the corridors.
schwankovsky's baII was crowded 20
the stairs, Sunday evening, with
Spirituallsts who gathered TO pro-
test against the Stevenson Dill 10
prohibit the practice or clairvoyancy.
palnistry and fortune telling. which
has already passed the house OF rep
resentatives. Sam 4. Penna. a prom
inent labor leader. was chairman OF
r mad neSe v i ana "a ad1 Grace v we,e
A stowe. Drs. Trombley, Barnes and
Thomas. and others.
Armed with q heavy piece Of stove
wood, Miss Stelln Brown, of No. 81
champlaln-st. mounted guard over
he tried TO escape from the house
with some alleged stolen money.
Sunday night. Whelner had come 10
the place with Rudolph Scheffier No.
23s Grandy-ave., whom he had met
only short time previously. When
Scheffier was handed the change
OF drinks. wheIner is alleged to have
grabbed the money and started for
the door Miss Brown. waving the
stove wood. barred his way. and held
him prisoner until Detectives Parker
and Allen arrived and arrested him
President Roosevelt was held up as an
example of the Steadfast, cOueagc-
Gus people OF Dutch extraction. by
clyde "A. Burroughs, in his address
I'm the Museum OF Art. Sunday after
noon. His subject was "a. olland--
Among the People" He referred to
the constant struggle OF the people
OF Holland to prevent the sea from
robbing them OF their homes. "a fight
which has left Its stamp on the
people. producing resolute, inde-
pendent race. which has had great
influence on the world. He spoke OF
Dutch art. of their mills. their farms,
and described interestingly the lite
OF the people Director Griffith IL
stlll confined To his home with III
The funeral of Casper GilblOp. who
died Thursday evening I'm hi& home,
No. 3Og Highest east, was held Sun
day afternoon in Beth David syna-
gogue. Rabbi Levine officiating In
terment was in the Jewish cemetery
Mr.. Gilblom was born In Poland, but
came To Detroit nearly half a century
ago. and engaged In the commission
business. He retired In 1890. and
ever since that time has devoted
himself TO philanthropic work. 1t Is
said OF him that he was actively en-
gagged in over 200 charitable socie-
ties in this country and Europe. No
person was ever turned from his door
who was deserving OF his bounty.
Besides his wife. he is survived by
eight children.
Bert Il. Hosktn. ~ years old, who has
been I'll OF tonsiiitis In his home, No.
215 Calumet-ave. for several days
the house was on fire. So realistic
was his dream that he actually be-
leved the house was burning when
he awoke with start and he
the cry of Fire. Fire" Then he
jumped from second-story window
and ran a block and half to the
Grand River station In his "nlghtie'
to turn in an alarm. He was taken
home. shivering. in a patrol wagon.
and reached the house just as the
fire engines were dashlng up. DR. @.
W. StockweIl found that the lad was
none the worse for his experience.
Several women acted as Jury Ia
juvenile court saturday afternoon.
and after hearing the evidence in the
case OF Winifred Harrington, "A 10
year-old girl recommended that she
be sent TO the state school at Adrian.
Judge Rohnert accepted the sugges-
ton. She has been In the House or
the Good Shepherd for two weeks.
but objected strongly To going back
there. The girl recently came to De-
troit from Spring IIarbor TO make Il
living, az her parents are dead The
cheap theaters proved her undoing,
so fascinating did these shows prove
that she neglected her work 10 at
tend. and was unable 10 hold job.
Then she fell In with soldier from
Fort Wayne, and the police soon got
her.
BEGINNING Monday afternoon. the Mich
lynn Sovereign COnsistOry, Ancient
and Accepted Scottish Rite will hold
it's one hundred and first annual re-
union IN the Masonic temple. The
reunion will continue four days. dur
ing which time n class OF more than
100 Will be initiated into the mys-
teries OF the higher degrees OF ma
sonry. The work OF the Detroit Car
son Grand Lodge OF Perfection opens
the program. Monday. under the d.
rection OF Fred H. Warren. thrice
potent grand master The same lodge
will confer the fourth degree in the
In al H. A.
Mi Lodge OF Perfection, Toledo. VIII
exemplify the seventh and ninth de-
grees. The Toledo visitors arrived at
noon. 40 strong.
The dedication OF the Highland Park
congregational chapel. Woodward
and Davidson-aves.. took place, Sun
day. the services opening with SER
mon and the baptism OF three infants
in the morning. The sermon was
preached by the Rev. r. E. Caster.
OF the Plymouth Congregational
church. the father OF the Rev. r. W
Caster. OF the Highland Park church
In the afternoon. a fellowship meet
Ing was held at which short ad-
dresses were made by the Rev. Gaius
Glenn Atkins, ID. D.. OF the First Con-
gregational church: the Rev. William
Byron Forbush, u. D., OF the Wood
ward ave. Congregational church; the
Rev. W. H. Warren. % w the s, Fo pr, st
state superintendent OF Congrega-
tlonal church. +. u. Taylor. and
others In the evening. DR. Suther-
land preached the formal dedlcatory
sermon in the chapel.
james Nelson, of No. 4O5 Fffth-st., who
II contesting the will of his brother.
Christopher. testified In the probate
court. where depositions are being
taken TO be sent to Montana. where
deceased's property is located. Nell
son claims that his brother was In
capable OF making a Will at the time
Attorney Walter Martin drew up the
paper The will leaves all the prop
erty to Robert Nelson, another BROTH
err residing in Montana. James Nell
son testified that his brother was al
most dead when he entered the De-
troit general hospital, and was in a
stupor for days. He alleged that
Attorney Martin was In the pay OF
his brother who received the prop
erty Attorney Martin said that he
went TO the hospital at the request
OF the physician. that he didn't know
the Nelson's and drew up the Will as
instructed. He denied being lin ca
boots" with the brother who was
named IN the will. and denied ask
ing $4,000 for drawing the will. az
James Nelson testified. He said ne
had not yet received cent for his
work He admitted holding the will
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