The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-23
WHERE LIFE is
WORTH LIVING

The EaStrrn High school Debating so
clety will present the comedy. "Lend
Me Five shillings." In tho auditor
ium OF tho school. Tuesday evening.
commencing at o'clock.
John Horvut, - Hungarian, living at
No. 10 Andsraon-ave., VINO lost a leg
while employed BY tho Detroit Cop
por q Brass Rolling Mills Co. has
settled with tho corporation for s4'6.
Hssry l.. Jacobs, Village clerk Of Ham
IancaI. whess coiIcetioa of water
rates from tho Michigan Central has
his books for examination by Pros
ecuting Attorney Van Zile or any
ono else who cares To look Into Thorn.
He says the Michigan Central pays
the same rate as any other company.
Politics IN behind the charges. Jacobs
says,
Judge Bohncrt h=s returned from a
trtp through tia east, On which he
Investigated the Juvenile court sys-
TENS IA New York. Cincinnati and
Boston. The trip was taken with
View OF obtaining information TO as
sisi In drafting new juvenile court
law for Detroit. Judge Rohncrt re-
ports conditions In Detroit much bet
ter than In other cities. The delin-
quents among the young are moro
numerous IN t2e east, and Detroit
has not such large number or
homeless aEd dependent children 70
provide fur.
for n new Riverside drive, has proven
effective. IA that John u. Tlgchon.
who owns the property Ia question,
has now Increased the width of the
drive 10 $50 seet and the new plat
will be presented and approved. This
Will set the mark for all others owa-
ing river and lake front property.
who viii be benefited by fine ave-
nue. along the water front. Tigchon
was willing TO give the wider drive
way al first. but had understood that
some property-owners baked on sucn
an arrangement
Retaliatioa IL threatened by County
Clerk Thomas =. Farrell against
Auditor Buhrer, who has challenged
Farrelfs right TO the 81 fee on nat =.
publications md the 50-cent notarlal
fee that goes with every marriage IL
cense. Farrell feels that lie has been
! singled out no such action having
been taken with regard to his prede-
cessors In the office, and he offers to
show up Buhrer's alleged eXtrava-
gance In regard to hirin OF men and
In other matters. Buhrer Is said by
FarrelHs friends 10 have opposed the
latter's nomination.
Detroit Council. No. 500, knights OF
Columbus, Initiated class OF i03
candidates Monday afternoon In the
Elks', lodge rooms. the work begin
ming at noon and continuing until I
o'clock Following the initiation. a
banquet was held In the Hotel Cadil-
lac. with Thomas May as toastmas-
ter. Responses We're made by Mar
tin v Calvin. Martin II Carmody.
James II. Lynch. Pontiac; William II.
Casey and George i. Monaghan, and
vocal selections were given by
George Abbott John Calvin and
Charles a. LaFond.
AZ banquet OF the Detroit branch of
naval reserves In the Burns hotel,
Monday evening. Comma Divie
Dutncld announced that the legisl9-
ture Will be asked this year for u
larger appropriation for the mainto-
nance OF the Michigan reserves. The
increase Is desired SO that the ic-
serves may have Today cruise
every summer instead Of an eight
day cruise formerly. Commander
Dufheld urged the members to use
their influence with legislators OF
their acquaintance and secure their
support OF the proposition.
County Chemist John r.. Clark has re-
ported To Coroner burgess that he
found no poison In the stomach of
Frank Hutchins. found dead in the
pump room or the JOY farm, on tho
Joy-rd.. near Twelfth st. more than
week ago. II was believed at the
time that Hutchings committed sui
eide. but Dr Clarks report tends to
upset this theory, and llutChiIgs
death is now more mysterious than
| ever County Physician Grimes. how
ever. Is inclined To- the belief that
death was due either to cerebral
meningitis OF congestion OF the
lungs.
ALTHOUGH IN apparent truce was
| patched mp between the taxicnb peo-
pie and the Cabmen some weeks ago.
the trouble has broken out afresh.
While the taXicabs have secured per
mits from hotels to stand in front Of
those places, the cabmen have not
secured permits and remain at their
old stand. Monday evening three
cabbics drove mp to the front OF the
Metropole and blocked the approach
so that the taNiCabs could not drive
up To the sidewalk there. They an
nounced that they would test the
city ordinance. There was a long
wordY wrangle. and IL is likely that
a test complaint will be filed
The Washington nnnI, crsnry dinner of
the Michigan society, sons Of the
American Revolution, was held IN
the Hotel Pontchartraiu. Monday
evening and was attended by near
| ~ l25 persons. Judge James O. Muir
nm spoke on Washington. the Pa
triot." and In the course Of his re-
marks said that George Washington
had no Mark Hanna" he was called
10 the presidency because Of his ST.
| perlative ability and the confidence
the people had In him" The speaker
said he hoped the time would come
when the president would be called
rather than edge his way in" Th,
Hon. H. \. Lockwood spoke on
Washington. the soldier" the Hon.
John ". Corliss. washington. tho
Statesman" and the Rev Ice = NJ
Collester Washington. the EN-
emplar.' Charles T. Baxter acted as
tonstmasteT.