The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-18

gymnasium, Thursday evening at
ture Will be The Reign OF Terror"
IL is not necessary To have an invita-
ton or ticket OF admission as the lee
ed is invited. These lectures are OF
special interest 10 teachers and stu
dnts and an unusual opportunity IS
offered TO hear Father stritch. who
is gifted orator and lecturer.
school Ins pector Munford has nled no
tice that he will move 10 reconsider
the vote whereby the board OF edu-
cation entered into a contract with
the Michigan Auxiliary Fire Alarm
60. for the installation OF 2s2 auxil-
iary alarm In the schools for $5.363
which sum includes periodical in
spection. Inspector Burton, who Will
support the motion. says he has been
Informed that the board has simply
leased the boxes for one year. where
as he supposed. and was so informed
by Inspectors George and Hutton. he
says, that the board was purchasing
them.
The Michigan Press association will
hold IL. annual meeting I'm Flint,
Feb. rs and &c. Aside from the pa
pers which will be presented. and
the regular business meetings. visits
will be made To the Oak Grove sani-
forum. the Buick autombile plant
and the Michigan School for the Deaf.
where luncheon will be served. The
headquarters Will be at the Dresden
hotel and the meeting Will close
WITH u banquet III tnal ana
theater party The members VIII
discuss the Pacific coast trip which
IL planned for the latter part OF
June.
strated that HIS reign OF a week II to
be social administration" also. by
giving a little dinner In the Har-
monte. Wednesday evening, TO the
Secretary Fred Van Fleet acted as
POSTMASTER. and Police Secretary
George A. Walters was sergeant at
arms. After a notable spread. there
was talking all around, and the act
ing mayor told the newspaper men Of
the care he took In making up his
committees To play no favorites and
To give each alderman the work on
committees best suited to him.
The Rev. William byron Forbush, pas
tor OF the WOodward-ave. COngreRa-
tional church. in his talk before the
Anti-gloom" society OF his congre-
that as beauty specific cheeriness
has no equal. and that worry Is a
selfish state OF mind. Worry is
characterized bs fixed ideas" said
not sleep. we have insomnia. OF
when we imagine we are going to
take cold we usually do. IL can be
stopped by the power OF the mind
evening. DR.. Forbush will talk on
The Merchant OF Venice"
A small hand stood Richard Murphy In
good stead when he was being taken
to the house OF correction, Wednes-
day, To serve sentence OF IS days
for begging In Rochester. Mich. Muir
ply and :-one J. Mitchell. also under
sentence for begging. were being
conveyed 10 the institution by Dep
uty Sheriff Hammond, OF Rochester.
Murphy and Mitchell. handcuffed to-
gether, Were walking ahead OF the
deputy. When within "A block OF the
house of correction. Murphy managed
to slip out of the bracelet" and took
10 his heels. Mitchell followed his
example, but was soon caught by
Hammond Murphy is still at large.
The Young Wom~h's Chrkstian nssOcia-
ton viii hold open house, Friday af-
ternoon and evening in celebration
OF its sixteenth anniversary: Al
strangers interested in the work will
be welcomed. Tea will be served in
the afternoon from 1 until 8 o'clock
being hostcsses. An Informal recep-
ton will be held at 1880 In the even
Ing. and the program Will commence
at S:15. Addresses will be given by
the Rev. A. III. Barr OF the Jefferson
ave. presbyterian church. and by
Miss Elizabeth Wilson. one of the
national secretaries OF the Y. W
c. A.
of Milton Onkman for county aud
itor has been issued by Henry b.
Van Slambrouck Henry Van Ler-
berghe and Polydore Matyn. These
explain that Oakman would have
done more for the Belgians In the
way OF appointments. had the race
not been divided by factions. The
frst-named signer is deputy sher-
IN Edward Barnett is campaigning
hard for John G. Lodge for the Re-
publican nomination for county aud
itor. and predicts that Lodge Will get
big majority In the Third ward In
the primary. State Senator John u.
Mackay is also said to be taking
quiet interest in behalf OF his legis-
lative colleague. Lodge.
The recently organized association of
moving picture show men has a night
on its hands already. In the organ
iZation meeting held short time
ago, in the Burns hotel. one OF the
exhibitors declared that the show
men must stand together to fight
against legislation forbidding tho at
tendance OF minors. Now Aid. Gin
nan is having prepared an ordinance
forbidding the nlckelodeon proprie-
tors to admit children under Is years
or age unless accompanied by their
parents. The measure also provides
for police censorship OF the pictures.
Gilman declares that young people
now go to these shows and remain
all afternoon or evening and that
some OF the pictures are not what
they should be.
of state tax lands so that
the untitled acres which have revert
ed To. the state on tax titles may be
made fertile. viii be advocated by
the wholesalers association OF De-
troit. The trade promotion commit
tee OF that body has asked each one
OF the 1876 firms In the association TO
write personal letters to state sena-
tors and representatives asking that
measures be taken to attract settlers
to the state. This policy was adopted
on the suggestion OF n. Patriarche
assistant to the president OF the Pere
Marquette. who addressed the Whole
salers. "wednesday. He declared that
large areas revert to the state every
year and that these lands are unoc-
cupied because no effort is made to
effect their sale.
The sides OF a new French automo.
bile ambulance are curtained instead
of being made solid, so that more than
the usual amount OF light and air can
he admitted whan nncaaanr.