The Detroit times., 1909-03-26

and 1t is said that ofsen they viii
drag the child 10 mites Through the
country in search Of game. Com
plant OF the manner I'm which the
party lived was made by the Rev.
Charles Collins. OF Dearborn. The
child and her mother were brought 10
the city. and the Juvenile court ON
GERS VIII make an investigation.
police crusade against poolroOns
which harbor minors Is hearing FRUIT,
as there has been a big falling of In
the juvenile hangers-on. Special Of
tlcers Kolh and Kinney obtained a
warrant. Thursday. charging John
o'Keefe with allowing minors TO play
IN his place at No. 2l Lafayette boule-
ward. Patpolman Walsh took two
more youths out OF the place. Thurs
day afternoon. They were registered
"a Bert Huyck. No. 96l Forrest. west.
ana Bruce Huyck, No. 34s Twenty
fifth-st. They said they were cousins.
each Is years old
John Lawson. IL years old, says he will
abandon his budding career as a
slayer OF Indians and hunter OF bad
men. John Is back home at No. 557
Forest-ave. west Rfter falling into the
hands OF the police at Louisville, KY.
who found him armed with revolver,
cartridges and dime novel. He had
left Detroit several days ago. with
$40 capital and 81 desire TO see the
world. Mrs. Alex. Lawson. his mother,
forwarded enough money 10 get him
ease. with his feet under the home
dining table Is vastly superior to the
thrilling career on which he had
started
"He alth Hints" WAS the subject of a
tnlk by DIR. Guy Lincoln Keifer. the
city health officer. Thursday night. at
the dinner OF the Mems club OF the
Forrest Presbyterian church. Fifty
told OF the successful Campaign the
city health officials have waged
against smallpox. and discussed the
fight against tuberculosis. He said
the many Offices In Detroit not prop
erly ventilated are responsible for n
large number OF tuberculosis cases.
The nurses who canvass the houses
in the poor sections. IRE added are
doing noble work In reducing the
number of fatalities from the disease
Alvin Coburn. a young English pho
tographsr. has made some expert
ments with Charles l.. Freer's collec-
ton Of Whistler paintings, which Mr..
Freer has presented to the United
States government. and an illustrated
lecture on these paintings will be
given some time during April In the
Detroit Museum OF Art. Colored Ian
tern slides have been prepared for
the plates and these will be used for
the lecture on Whistler ana his work.
TO be given by Charles H. Cassin, a
New York writer and art connoisseur.
Mr.. Coburn is greatly pleased with
the result Of his work In color pho
Biography and his experiments with
the Whistler collection are particu-
larly gratifying 10 him.
Visions OF n horrible murder flashed
before the minds bf officers In the
Grand River-ave. station. Thursday
afternoon. when a report came In
over the phone that body had been
found I'm the basement OF vacant
house at No. Sol Putnam-ave. The
discovery was made by J.. II. Bastien.
Of No. ass Lincoln ave. who was
looking over the house with view
to renting It. Il was stated. Dctec-
tive Kane was hurried 10 the house.
and ne found that the "body" was
only the remains OF a skeleton. which
had been used four years before by
Frank Oakley Il medical student.
After Mr.. oakley completed his study
OF the bones he left them i'm the base
ment and none OF the occupants OF
the house since have seen III 10 move
them