The Detroit times., 1909-12-03


VIII be possible To figure tho mortal
ity rate in different callings
Andrew D.. lone, who says he IN ~ wait
cr, with uO home. IN the latest Of m
long String OF victims OF tehc hair
brush in the Hotel Ste Claire The
Ialr- brush, valued at 80 cents swings
lhnotentiy nom chain IN the WASH
room II has been there a long time.
aId VIII Sc" much more service It's
predecessors used TO disappear at the
rate OF two week Then the hotel
ADVANCEMENT connected the brush wit n
a burglar alarm. After that. 4, sent
steady string Of victims over to
police Ecadquarters Andrew is the
latest 10 try 10 elope with the alarm
brush.
Two suits for damages nvrrer.tipu
si20O0 were filed against the Dia-
mond Match 90 Thursday afternoon
by Fred Cornelius. aged ~ Cornelius
alleges That when only Is years OF
age he was put 10 work In the sui
Phur room and as a result hts teeth
brcAmo d"cayed and decorated. and
had 20 he removed or, hlled For this
hc asks $4,000. He also charges that
the foreman sent him into an iron
HNc TO hammer ont the kinks. The
air was so impure that he nearly
tainted. and IN sCranbling out he cut
his hand so severely that IL is almost
helpless He values the hand at
10000.
Charges Of brutality by police officers,
made by >aioonIS"epcr William VI Lc-
mauski. OF No. 2f9 McKinstry-aVe..
are TO he thoroughly Investigated
l.er1anslti alleges that sergeant and
-FOUR patrolm"n from Scotch station
visited his Saloon SATURDAY night. told
MIN they had heard I've was going TO
hold rattle, and then attacked and
beat him. Ills face was badly
bruised I:.emanski was arrested for
= breach az the peace. and offered the
above explanation 10 Justice JcffrieS.
WEo dismissed the ease. and suggest
I'd an stigatiou. Supt. DowncN
saws that he can hardly credit the
tale. but viii investigate.
There u now prospect that the Hotel
PobtchartraiD ease. which has been
OF tftal IA tn" United states CirC nit
court since the FIRST Tuesday I'm No
yemucr, VIA be concluded rcyt week.
Tic attorneys are now discussing
legal points and IL is believed that
no moro testimony viii loo put in. Ar
EumCuis To the jury viii he made
next week. Tho evidence has been
SO voluminouS tlHt II IS likely II
VIII take tho jury considc rahle time
10 roach n verdict Following the
Pontchdrtrain case the government
VIII prosecute a number % COM
plants against Michigan railroads
for failing TO comply with the fed
eral law governing safety appliances
on cars
action of the school board In making
telephone contracts with both tho
Michigan and Home companies He
Informed Inspectors Goldberg. Mum
ford. burton, schultz and Robertson
90 this decision after u conference
with Assistant Corporation Counsel
Atkinson. The mayor IS opposed,
however 20 the Offer OF a SIS tele-
phone rate 10 school inspectors. In
case tho board of education votes to
take advantage Of this offer a veto
will result Inspector Mumford de-
clares that lac will bring bribery
charges against any member OF the
hoard who accepts "A reduced rate
from either telephone company
Despite the fact that the famous neck
Incc OF pearls valued NJ S25.OOO. which
Mrs Fremont Il CheshrouEh. OF Ros-
ton. and we'll known IN Detroit was
accused or smuggling into America
from Europe last summer has heen
seized by the United States govern
mcnt prosecution VIII proceed
against Mrs Chesbrough Collector
Loeb. OF New YORK, says the Ches-
hroughS gave him an imitation neck
lace instead Of the real article. but he
finally got the original and Is deter
mined to night the case through. Mrs.
Cheshrough has relatives ana friends
in Detroit The affair has seriously
undermined her health ana she is
threatened with nervous break
down at her home In Brookline Mass.
writ of replcvin was Issued Thurs
l'breSenting the Cincinnati Credit
Co. RECEIVERS AZ pianos seized at No
3tl Woodward ave for city Treas
urer Koch TO secure payment yaf per
sonal taxes OF the r j. Schwaukov-
sky CO. Bond In the sum OF $4,000
was given To insure tho city against
Toss. This case Is being made test
one by the city treasurer. In case he
succeeds In collecting these back
taxes ia this way. he will go after
other persons and firms who have not
paid personal taxes and will make
seizures OF property 20 compel paw
mont was the custom before Koch
took ofilct tn have special personal
tax collectors. but he is doing the
work with his own STAFF and with the
assistance of the corporation coun-
-reIs office.
y. Hines. chairman Of the
siOnCrs. has an Idea which he would
Ike TO see tried out ny the state I'm
connection with tho good roads move
mont Ito has made some study OF
the bridges and culverts throughout
tho state Che most expensive portion
~ the roadway. and finds that u has
been the custom to build these in
anything hut rhe most permanent
manucr and according TO designs
furnished 10y the contractors, so that
their maintenance mounts up la a
few years TO the cost ~ permanent
concrete bridge As no secs g. the
engineering department In tho state
highway comm issioncr's office who
should draft plans fuf all bridges to
bc built, the designs being generally
very similar Specifications could
then lac sent 10 all probable bidders
aud the competition thus Increased
20 the benefit Of the towns and town
s4ips- building the bridges and cul-
verts
In the order Of their importance.