The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24
WHERE LIFE ID
WORTH LIVING

or m. lust returned from
ssn HOSE Cal, where he attendGo
funeral OF his brother Ma,,ed Nov.
an Deceased was son OF MT. anu
Mrs. James Mcqueen. ana NATIVE
OF Detroit.
Not 4 solitary member OF tne JUL" A.,
education put In nm appearance In
the hoard rooms. Thursday niSnt, ~
the regular meeting was OF Necessary
called OF. Supt. Martindaie anu 80
rotary Lee waited around TOT sun.
time for the inspectors 10 appear ou'
their vigil was useless
To take care of the extra christmas
,rrffic police CommtssiODer Croul nns
temporarily enlarged the usa nor
souad TO take cnre OF crossings not
ordinarily policed. The commission
or expresses himself as well pleased
with the work OF his men AT the
crossings.
Tn. Michigan Puget sound Lumber Co..
NJ which q. u. Taylor. Of Detroit, u
secretarv. has filed notice In Lansing
OF an increase In stock from *oo,v"v
to s1,25o,ooo The company ps1pr mill
in the business center or Nictoria,
B. G., and $4,000 acres OF TIMBER ianu
near navigable water In Brltlsh ~
lumbia.
ruav. Rohuert. Thursday afternoon, d.
rected n verdict I'm favor Of the de-
PENDANTS in the case Of Christian w.
Ammer against the proprietors or .ne
Griswsld ho oe;,ns as Am elevator eon
iuctor in the hotel. the cage feli
from the NTH moor. to tho basement
aud that he was injured severeiy.
A report will q" ,, to the n sS"T Tue.S"y
evening recommending the cohnrm-
alton OF n contract with Shoup
Maurer. for the building OF a PARK
department barn on Jones-st, pc
tween Third and Fourth-sts.. at
$685. This barn is 10 be on the ste
OF the whitman truck yard. IN whlch
little Helen Brown was murdered re-
Gently.
The sale Of the Red Cros" Christmas
stamps and postcards has reached al.
most double the proportions or iast
year. and as the Detroit soris' ss,,e
bids fair TO run close to $4,000. The
money will be expended TOT the tu
bercular poor. Mrs. X. Med. cam
pau. who has had the sale In charge,
wishes to thank her able assistants
on the different committees and the
public for the support and generous
help given
Articles of association have been Med
IN Lansing by two new firms that
will locate in Detroit. They are the
Watkinson Dust PROOF WINDOW
Shade Co. capitalized at 100000 ana a60
The Delta Bed Co. has increased Its
capital stock from 81 900 to s9,oVo;
and the Auto Automatic Wind Shleid
Co, from sO,VVV w viV'VVN'
More than n dozen druggists In various
parts OF the state, who have been
charged with or convicted or violat-
ing the liquor and local option laws.
state pharmacy board in the Hotel
Ste Claire. Dec. 2S 1t Is not likely
that any licenses will be revoked.
but the druggists Will be given 10
understand that they must live up
to tho law I'm the future III they wish
to remain in business.
In denying the petition Of DIR. B0ya-
jian's attorneys for mandnmus 20
compel Judge Connolly to vacate his
order appointing commission or eX-
perts to testify In the Boyatian muir
der case, the supreme court did not
pass on the constitutionality or the
act under which the lower court pro-
ceeded This question. the supreme
court held, could not be passed upon
except in tho regular procedure OF
appeal in the event OF the Doctors
conviction.
st. Clair Flats jewellers. In n meeting
in the Cadillac hotel, Thursday night,
drew up memorial TO be submitted
TO the state board OF control COM
mending the secretary OF state. the
commissioner OF the state land office
and the auditor general for their de
votion to the interests OF the state
and the protection OF it's citizens" and
urging that they make preparations
to defend their action In awarding
certificates TO owners or Fiats lands
ings Instituted by Atty.-Gen. Bird
About 200 persons were present.
william Schuette, Jr.. 10 supertntc mt
Of the eastern yard. department of
public works. he Is also a member
OF tho firm OF william Schuette e.
Sons, which has been awarded
contract for furnishing the health de-
partment with provisions for the
contagious disease hospital Assist
ant Corporation Counsel Lawson has
just informed Controller Doremus
that the combination is contrary To
the provisions OF the charter For
this reason the health board contract
is invalid. Lawson holds that
Schuette is an officer OF the city In
the meaning OF the charter. which
provides that no city official shall