The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-06
Charged with the theft Of whisky and
cigars from the Baldwin hotel, where

cigars from the BALDWIN hotel, where
ho was formerly employed as por-
ter. Charles Knoll was arrested. Fri
day, BY Detectives Allen and Parker
Search OF his room revealed 10 bot
Ties OF whisky, nve empty pocket
books. quantity OF cigars and 4
fur boa
Mrs. Walter brooks received word FRI
day OF the death Of her sister-tn-law
Mrs. Lawrence w. Holt. Jr. In Bur,
lington. y. g. Mrs. Holt had been Ill
only week and was apparently I'M
proving. 50 her death comes as a
shock To- her relatives here. She
spent two months In Detroit Just a
year ago. as the guest OF Mrs
BROOKS.
The police of SinewoOd station are at
a loss "a understand how Arthur Me-
Cullough. OF No. lO4l West Grand
blvd. lost a s. bill from his trousers
pocket. while he was sleeping on the
trousers. The report says that the
bill was In the trousers pocket, that
the trousers were under Mctui-
lough's pillow. and that Mccullough =
head was on the pillow.
A party Of 81. Louis city officials and
public lighting corporation engineers
visited the Detroit munlcipal electric
lighting plant. Friday. To see II they
could CLEAN any Information use'ui
ia their problem OF lighting the cen
trail portion OF their city The party
includes J.. c. Traviila. J, =. Whyts'
H. >. Sanderson.. =, u Way. w. N.
DIXON ana j. Z. InltutTIlan
Ii IL said that about 1000 OF the 5.450
new freight ears 10 be built for the
Michigan Central, Will be manufac-
tured by the American Car n Foun-
dry Co. OF Detroit In it's Peninsular
plant. II Is figured that about one
tenth OF the $s,00O.000 which the
owners of the New York Central
lines has decided To spend for equip
ment. VIII be spent In Detroit
Mayor Brettmeyer has approved the
T1gchon plat of the Riverside drive.
which is now planned TO be $50 feet
wide along the lake. and river shore.
1t IL expected that other properly
owners Will follow the lead or the
frst ones 10 plat the driveway and
Will continue II all the way tioil
the water works to Crosse Pointe
Farms at this width. making one OF
the finest drives In the country,
steniinx "a ride On IA wagon ON her way
home from school, Thursday. eight
year-old Mary Nestor, OF No. II |
Fairview-ave.. Highland Park. lost
her hold and was caught in one or
the wheels. one leg was broken. her
face was terribly lacerated. ana sue
was bruised about the body. She
was carried to her home. Her rain
err NJ L. Nestor. Is foreman in the
city delivery department OF the post
office.
The supreme court has decided. In the
case Of Mary HALLS vs.. the Detroit
United railway, that the company rs
liable for injuries sustained by i
passenger when he is forced of an
oVercrowded car. Accordingly the
court has sustained the verdict OF
$1,000 recovered by Mary Kalis for
the death Of her son. walter. agcu
IL. from Injuries received in TINS
manner. Attorney Clarence i, Mill
gan appeared for the plaintin.
Two complete opium outfits were seized
by Detectives Wilson and Hack wnr"
they raided the house at No. loo
Iarned-st east. late Friday night.
and arrested George Randolph and
George Jones. who said they lived in
the house. The men were held as
suspicious persons. Jones wife, Mag
gle had been arrested shortly before
by the same officers At Park ana
State-sts.. when she accosted man
on the street. She was sent To WooI
bridge station.
Coroners Bennett aud burgess have
sent n communication Ia the bonrd
OF auditors demanding the privilege
of appointing the county una ~taker
They base their demand on the
ground that the work of the county
undertaken is done under the dtrec-
ton OF the coroners and that ne ~
really a part of the working force
OF the coroners' office. The auditors
haYe taken no action on the matter
as yet John Creedon is the present
county undertaken.
Alleging that Mrs. Ermine Antaya.
president and financial secretary 81
the United French Canadian societies
or the United states had $ly2O IN
death, and that the amount has not
been turned into the treasury. the
society started suit to recover
against Ell Antaya. IA son OF de-
ceased. The suit was partially tried
-L~ IN Justice SYe7igan's court. Friday al
ternoon The son disputes the claim
end says he never promised Go pay
st. as the society alleged.
George WERNER, Of Albion, says he Will
not leave the Crystal hotel, at No.
104 Gratiot- until he captures
the thief who has Systematically
robbed him during his stay there.
Werner reported To the police thas
ne had lost $40 as result OF three
visits to his room by the thief the
climax came when Werner missed
his overcoat, Friday. lie ran TO tell
the landlord about II, but when he
returned to his room. the overcoat
had been returned. too. but $40 bill
had been taken from the pocket
4 mag nincent new store, costing $780,
600 will be erected ON the site Of the
j. l.. Hudson store recently destroyed
nv fire I'm Toledo. and the Hudson Co
has already taken lease for 10
years. The store will be six stories
above the basement. and VIII be Of
reinforced concrete construction. 1t
is being built by Mrs. Nary r. Near
ing, OF Toledo. owner or the site The
Hudson Go. plans To make this one
OF the finest stores In its big chain
1t has establishments in Sandusky
Cleveland. Buffalo. and other cities
as well as In Detroit and Toledo
A class Of 81 was conducted over the
hot sands by Potentate II. ID. Rogers
and staff, OF Moslem temple. Mystic
Shrine. at the first ceremonial SEES
sion. Friday night. Members Of
Mocha temple. London, ont were
present, 90 strong. to view the phi
grimage Past Potentate William
Van Sickle was presented with Il
handsome jewel. The stars and
stripes are worked In the design 60
indicate that Mr. Van Sickle's term
was the banner year in Moslems his
tory. banquet and vaudeville
program. given by the Elks' mir
strels and performers from the va
rious theaters, closed the evening.
Once upon q time Alex Dow, now presi-
dent Of the Edison CO., was the ex-
pert OF the municipal lighting plant
Since he has left IL. Dow has many
times lifted ny his voice and Sc
marked that, when the lighting com
missioners claimed To produce lights
at extremely small cost. they were
wandering In darkness. Now the
commissioners, who have disputed
this assertion OF BOWS many times
even TO the point Of creating fiction
and having unsociable little spats.
have come around to the same point
OF view and are asking for S., 600 10
hire experts, To find out what their
lamps really cost per year anyway.
Attentive listeners might notice a
sound like subdued chuckling pro-
ceeding from behind a door labeled
President, private" In the Edison Co
offices.
John VI. kearney was awarded the arSt
prize, eold medal, In the annual
contest In oratory. held by the ora
torical association OF the Detroit Col
lege OF Law. Friday evening. in the
Central High school The medal was
the gift OF George T.. Monaghan
Kearney's Grafton was on The TN
written Law" The prize for the sec
ond best Grafton. gold medal found 3
ed I'm 1906, by Philip a McIlugh, Wda
awarded 10 John p Scallen FOR his