The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-05


st,tution OF religion. but is the means
nv which we get at 1t. Reason is
constitued factor in religion itseLi.
But few understand religion as the
scholar understands " Dr. Wehies
spoke In the church Monday noon on
.The Positive Basis OF Religion In
Human Nature" He will speak Wed !,
nesday noon on The Fundamental
Truth I'm Christianity.
The alleged abuse OF .nn ~ no.
"a Russeli-st. led to n bloody SHOOT
ing and stabbing ARRAY on Cnase,st..
near Riopelle. Saturday night when
Tofinio Diculo was stabbed In the
throat. the left cheek and twice IN
the head Fred Bascagno. father OF
the girl Is held In the central STA
tion on the charge OF uolhs 'ne s'ai
bling. while a third man Is fugi-
tive Nita Coseio charged with nav
ing assaulted the child, was iockeo
up in Elmwood station carrier IN tne
evening. while the girl was taken TO
police headquarters as wltness
Bascagno. Diculo and the other man
became involved In 0uarrel over
the case and the bloody anray toi-
lowed.
Lending retail jewelers. along Wood
ward-sve., are talking OF forming .
social organization similar 10 the "a
Karat club OF New YORK. ~ is
MANNED to make the organization
social one with a trade basis. lunch
cons being given at stated Intervals
and occasional banduets, with noted
speakers present TO discuss supJec.s
There Is now a Jewelers. Board or
Trade which includes the manuiac,
turing and wholesale jewelers. and
opticians but the retailers have no
association. other than that many OF
them belong to the Order Of Kukus. O.
social order for all branches OF the
trade. meeting will be held In the
near future to further consider plans
for the new organization.
The HnIIy home rule bill will 20 to the
legislature, Tuesday. Detrofts cor
poration counsel has practically nm
ished the draft OF his measure. and
IL will go out to the solons for con-
sideration Immediately. This bill Is
on the lines OF the ideas adopted in
the home rule conference here
week ago. with some application
suggestions for a home rule bill were
received by Hally, Saturday. from
Grand Rapids committee represent
ing the city and public bodies. This
set OF suggestions calls for bill OF
the simplest sort comforting on the
cities all powers possible. especial
mention being made OF the need for
broad land condemnation power
and also Of a provision giving cities
the right to reject the state primary
law.
DIR. WiIfred T.. Grenfel1, q missionary
whose work among the fishermen Of
Labrador has attracted great atten-
ton, told some OF his experiences In
the frozen country In the Sunday at
ternoon services In the Y. M. Z. a.
DIR. Grenfell made no attempt to con-
ceal his pride when he told his hear
ers that he had succeeded In driving
the saloons from the Atlantic coast
in Labrador and for some distance
along the coast OF Newfoundland, and
fisher folk. for the most part. now
take home to their families the
money that used to be squandered
over the bars. He also spoke enter
tainingly of his fight against dis
ease. immortality and other conditions
that need remedying. The lecture
was profusely illustrated with col
cred slides.
That the contract for painting Belle
Isle bridge differed from the adver-
tisement and specifications for the
painting was the claim made by Mat
thew McAlonan In meeting OF the
council committee on ways and
means McAlonan 10 bondsman for
John Donneliy. who threw up the
contract after he found that he could
not do the work for the $4,000 bid
read but could find nothing to sub
stantiate McAlonan's claim. Frank
q. Curtis. who had painted the bridge
three times. testified that much more
was asked from the contractor on
this Job than had ever been the case
before. IL was shown that Donnelly
had expected TO paint the bridge in
Just the same manner that Curtis had
done. but found himself n loser when
the contract was strictly enforced
Controller Doremus. Assistant Cor
porntion Counsel Lawson and COM
missioner Haarer were all called in
and. while they were all sorry for
the bondsmah who has 20 suffer for
Donnely's misleading Of the contract.
they could see no way to relieve him.