The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-24

suit OF him, when Harper. driving
at fair rate or speed south on
Woodward-ave was caught In
pocket By the sudden OF inc
auto His motorcycle was demol-
ished. but Harper escaped win ohiE
few bruises.
Many Detroiters do not know th"t, DC,
eide the system of fire bydrants All
through the city and the extra ser
vice mains In the downtown scclioh,
the city has an auxiliary supply ior
emergency use In the shape OF unuer
ground cisterns in different portions
OF the city When one or these wa
uncovered IN the excavation Tor tue
Elliott Taylor w oolfenden co. stor.
at Woodward-ave. ana Henry 81, IL
was a cause ot wonderment 10 the nun
dreds OF people who stop each day
TO glance at the work. These cisttihs
are used In cases where NEARBY
hydrant has become useless throuBH
breakage or freezing or where there
are not sufficient hydrants in it's vi
entity 20 supply the engines WORKING
on a fire. This particular cisterh ~
IL feet In diameter and 10 feet IN
height and holds a large quantity or
water To lay the foundations OF the
new building IL was necessary 10 cut
out a section from the inner wal 81
the cistern and this will be carefully
replaced as 10 leave the reservoir
In condition for service
Peace has been made between the De-
trott Federation of Labor ana the
brewers. and the trade unions VIII
not invite Prohibition speakers 70 ad-
dress their meetings on the liquor
question This threat had been made
when the brewers did not recognize
some OF the metal -wor king trades,
but the brewery unions belonging TO
the Federation protested against
their being injured by any movement
against their employers Al the Fcd-
Grafton meeting. "Wednesday night. -
was announced that brewery cin-
ployes would be responsible for the
employment OF only union men In
extra work about the brewericg.
Kate Ryrie, who rs Vice president OF
the Federation. presided at the meci
ing in the absence OF President JOIN.
j Scannell who is in Syracuse,
Y, attending the national convention
OF the boot and shoe workers. re
port was brought in from the Metal
Polshers 10 the effect that the Art
Stove Co. has not yet signed tbc
agreement 10 which all the other
TO employ union labor and pay union
wages.
Too busiIy engaged in preventing
runaway 10 hold on Ia his a-yenr-oid
daughter. Evelyn. when the morse
which he was driving plunged about
between n street car and deep mole
in the pavement. John l.. Surline. or
No 2477 Forrest west. was force1
TO gaze helplessly on, While inc cp III
under the heavy wheels, which
passed over her body BY pure goou
fortune the child escaped without
any broken bones. and lnternal IN
juries. which were at first feared
have failed 10 develop. She is ex-
pectcd 70 recover. Surllne and the
little girl were riding in n spring
.wagon-At- Bates and -Randolph-sts',
w.pen a street car suddenly blocked
their path the horse SHE'D INTO
deep hole in the pavement SurIlnS
released hts hold on the little glri;
hon 1g on
check tho frightened horse, when the
wagon bumped into the depression
and the little girl fell from her SGT
She was carried into ponce hchuqunI
80 and a hurry call brought East
End ambulance. which conveyed her
70 the Chtldren's Free hospital