The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-26
WHERE LIFE IS
WORTH LIVING

WORTH LIVING
1ne members Of Detroit branch of the
Intsrnmakers' league will go 10 noi.
I. Blanc July 8. An unusually good pro
sIan OF games and amuscments has
been provided
saturday evening the nrst battalion Of
i"e first regiment. VI. n. e., MAI.
camp on tho Mack-ave. rifle range
so as 10 begin tarSet practice early
sunday morning.
Miss Matte Abbott, a coIored woman.
." years old, drank six ounces OF
wood alcohol. mixed with gasoline.
In her home. No. PSI Erskine st,
Friday night, because she had been
, disappointed In love. Prompt action
saved her life.
bronsed by 10 days' exposure to sun,
TIE members OF Troop ID, First Michi-
kan cavalry. returned home at 4:30
friday afternoon. They rode back
by Michigan Central Health was
good for all the troopers during the
march, and Capt Dclbridge declared
that The troop Is In better shape for
service than after the army maneu-
Ners last year.
Leo VI. ButscI, was reelected president
OF the sinckinac Island state Park
commission. In It's annual meeting
friday The other officers are Ira
A Adams. OF Bellaire. vice-president.
and Harry Coleman. OF Pontiac, sec
.retary=treasurar- ur-J-R-- Bailey.
or Mackinac Island and A, o. Jop-
ing, OF Marquette. are the other
members OF the board.
Mrs. Mary W. scnnisn, a widow, 90
years old, living at No. 1S2 Seven
feminist was robbed OF her purse.
containing 1915. by young man as
she was crossing the Michigan Cen
tral tracks at Seven'ecnth.st.. about
. o'clock Friday night. She chased
the purse snatcher half a block. then
collapsed and had TO he carried home.
The thief was about 20 years old
and wore a cap.
John Hall, of Trenton, Mich, was
taken to Soivay hospital from Ris~r
houge. Friday night. suffering from
fractured skull. lie is unconscious
ana the physicians say his condition
Is critical He arrived at River Rouge
on Michigan Central train, but the
hospital authorities have no knowl-
edge OF how he received his injuries.
The city lodges of the Order Of tho
star OF bethlehem, will exemplify the
ceremony peculiar TO this order In
comnemoration of st. Johns day un-
der the auspices OF North Star lodge.
In the hall, American Eagle temple.
Bethune-ave and Brush-st., Monday
evening June %. The ceremony Will
be followed by special drills under
the direction OF Degree Master
Shand. and musical program.
DIR. L. III. Lamb, No. % Eiixabeth-St.
west, found N man providing ON his
the fellow with his revolver. after
the prowler had refused 10 come
down. The bullet went wide and
the doctor then went up and got his
police arrived. The man gave his
name as Samuel ]. Hendricks. OF New
York. lie was locked up in the CEN
trail station for investigation.
The formal opening of the new Rush
mere club took place Saturday, with
ball game In the afternoon ball
Is scheduled for the evening. The
club cost $4,000 and stands partially
on determination of the old one that
burned last August. The directors OF
the club are; <. w kotcher. presi
dent. stephen Rowling. vice-presi-
dent; NJ Etiurfhut; seeretaryuaRd
Burden. W Il. Woodbury.. w. III. HIN.
George g. Bogue and III. G. Weber.
Mrs. Catherine Lang, so years old, Of
No. 305 McDOugnli-nve.. says she hns
not heard from her son, Henry Lang.
who went insane In street In BGI-
falo, y. Y, Friday. for 20 years.
He went away from here without
telling me where he was going and
has never written me line, said
Mrs. Lang. Her son, becoming in
sane from the heat. ran through a
Buffalo street shouting. They're al
ter me; they're after me-" He was
taken 10 the police station, and his
mental condition will be Investigated.
Charles Anderson, the Negro suspect
held I'm connection with a series of
district, was confronted. Friday. by
Fred Smith and Clarence Jackson.
the two boys who the police say.
confessed to being implicated in the
same Jobs charged up to Anderson.
The Smith boy thought he had seen
the man before. but couldn't tell
where. The Jackson boy said he had
never seen Anderson before. Both
boys were sent home with their
mothers. and Anderson was taken
back TO jail.
There will be no parade of EIks down
town saturday night. Instead, the
antlered brethren will turn out to
hold their Illuminated procession
Monday evening. the occasion being
their circus at the Detroit Athletic
club grounds out Woodward ave.
There has been a delay In the start
OF the circus from st. Louis, where
IL had been In winter quarters. and
the show Will not arrive here In time
20 be escorted to the grounds In the
manner planned II was found that
considerable official red tape had to
be unwound before menagerie
could be shipped from st. Louis in n
special train. Manager &. J. Thirty
and Exalted Ruler Il. 5. Piggins. OF
the Elks. did yeoman service In get
ting the tangles Strengthened out
The international nature of the tight
against tuberculosis Will be shown
by the lecture to be given by Lady
Aberdeen In .he Museum OF Art.
Tuesday evening Lady Aberdeen
will arrive from Toronto at 2 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon and great prepa-
rations are being made to make the
stay OF this noted woman In Detroit
pleasant one. Mrs. William A. Nc
Graw, president OF the society for
the study and Prevention OF Tuber-
culosis. has appointed a committee to
take charge OF the details OF the ar
rangements. Mayor Breitmeyer Will
attend to civic arrangements, DR..
G. G. Jennings will arrange for the
yachts to take the party to Crosse
Pointe, and Miss clara Dyar has
charge of the reception and luncheon
at the Country club. other members
OF the committee are: Charles
Moore. a. II. Griffith, Drs. +. T. f.
Stephenson and T.. x. Sheriff.. r r.
Leland. A. J. McVittie. Mesdames i.
C. whitney. c. Z. Fox and James Ar
thus and Miss Mary Doyle. President
James r. Angel ard Profs. Victor c.
Vaughn and A. s. Warthin, of the
University of Michigan. have been
invited TO be present. Lady Aber-
deem has been engaged In anti-tu-
berculosis work for long time She
is particularly anxious to meet the
Irish people OF Detroit during her
brief stay here.