The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-09
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W. 4. Leach. one of the most resource
fui OF the Hearst publishers or push
ers, - IN Detroit Tor "A couple days
He has been in Los Angeles for the
past ak months. looking after IN"
Hearst publication there, Keeping a
Geographic grip the while upon MS
earlier love. the Chicago American
Sidney Spraguc returned to his home
nj No. AIT sixth-st., Friday, with his
three ycar-old daughter Fannie, and
explained that he mad not kidnapped
her. that ne had Just taken her out
for an airing. Mrs Sprague was
fearful that her husband intended
KIDNAPPING the child. and had war
rant sworn out for his arrest
Mrs. Mary Grant, widow of Archibald
Grant. an old resident of Detroit, died
Friday in her home, No. l6l Wood
ward-ave.. aged - years. Death was
due to heart failure. Mrs. Grant
spent Thursday evening with several
members OF her family. apparently in
the best of health. so that her death
less than a day later, came as great
shock
william, Howard Taft will pay n vnca-
tion visit To Detroit the last week Of
next August, during the convention
OF the American Bar association. The
president viii he fishing at Middle
Bass island about that time and VIII
be brought here on yacht. Among
others who viii attend will be Alton
II. Parker OF New York, once can
didate for the presidency. Judge
TAFT IS a prominent member OF the
kenneth stevens won the berger medal
offered by Attorney Emanuel ". Ber-
ger i'm the oratorical contest in
the Central High school house Of rep
resentatlves Friday night. when the
question was debated OF whether the
tariff should be reduced 10 basis or
revenue only. BY "A vote OF the house
OF 2S To I. the question was decided
in the negative, and the bill lost. An
audience OF about 1900 people lis
tened To the speakers
LII syaen t Lad In hsua
In the mayors office, has had n busy
time with the chattel mortgage loan
sharks and employment agencles
during his four years tenure or OF
fee In the past two years he has
adjusted sol mortgage loan cases
and secured settlements amounting
claims Of s9L66S.2j. He also closed
up four employment agencies and Sc
cured refunds OF sb4s 70 customers
OF those concerns.
Catherine koers, aged IL, of No. i3o
Bakcr-st.. admitted I'm the juvenile
court, Friday afternoon. that she had
dressed In boys clothes ana with
another Girl and boy had broken
into the Pitcher school and spent the
night there. She was sent To the
House nr the Good shepherd for a
week. after which she VIII probably
bc sent to Adrian. Anna JaX, aged
10. refused 20 go home with her
father. August Jax OF 30. - tarr.
ave. Hamtramck. and Judge Rohnert
sent her tn Adrian. Her rather Tor.
merry kept a saloon i'm Detroit. and
II was stated in court that ne per-
nlittcd her TO tend bar.
Propert -owncrs who live near the W.
rIous street openings md grade sep
aratlons that have been made the past
year can blame those improvements
IL they find their tax assessments
largely Increased during the coming
year For the wntchful assessors
have been busily looking out for the
testimony in these cases. and wher-
ever the facts produced have shown
that tho actual values were greater
than the assessed values IN any To-
calttv alterations have been made In
the rolls There have been so many
OF these openings and separations
lately that n fair index has beon had
as 10 values in n great many locali-
ties.
That the Republican city committee has
bren stirred 10 action by the promi-
paIgn by the Wayne County Repub-
iican club was shown when the for
mcr body had It's organization meet
inc Friday night I'm the Griswold
house II was decided that the com
mitee begin now<on scheme OF or
oopizatIou Tor TIE battle OF 1910.
monthly meetings being held and the
committee Keeping In constant touch
with rho ward and precinct commit
tees ard the workers or the party.
Tho party was held under the au-
snices OF the old committee and the
old ncruhcrs were made honorary
members OF the new committee. Chalr-
man Rondeau Bunnell presided Va
rious members declared that the
committee has fallen into inactivity.
snf insisted that II should be the