The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-16
WHERE LIFE IS
WORTH LIVING

sSsmmse' Vokes, IL years old, No. ~
rark-pi., was arrested Thursday by
detectives steinhebei ano sullivan
Oh charge OF disturbing the peace.
police that early Friday morning a
Nesro snntched' MS watch and fob At
brush and Mechanic-sts.. and ran
away lie values the watch at $50.
Fred ,. uartx. 20 years old, disappeared
from his homo az Ma. AL ErsIine-s "a.
Thursday Ills employer says the
young man has been threatening 80
shoot himself. The police are look
ing for him
The Detroit w. a. r.. q. will have q
the state Fair next week, AS usual
the tent Will be used for the distri.
button OF white ribbon literature and
the serving OF light refreshments
~. and Fred Conkiin, No. 275 Fifth
81, were arrested early Friday morn
ing and are held In the Central sta
lion as suspicious persons the po-
lice say the two were making the
rounds OF the downtown parks In
quest OF "sleepers"
water Commissioner Pound has plan
60 combine forestry education with
the Identification OF Gladwin park at
the water works. He would have
the water board plant so species OF
trees on the ground and label them
plainly. He Insists that the labels
ohoA VIC III fsnBilsI
Mrs. Frank Riley, No. $40 Toledo-avc,
was struck by the rear end OF
Mlchigan-ave. car. as IL was swing
ing around the bend at the car barns
a. Michigan and LiyernoisIayes'. late
Thursday night. Mrs. Riley's head
was cut and her shoulder dislocated.
She was taken home.
The body OF n man about 90 years old
! II held In the Wayne county morgue
for identification. Coroner Rothacher
N ri Al nor T.
ernoon. The man was employed as a
laborer on the ID. G. dock at the
foot OF Wayne-st Thursday he be-
came i'll suddenly and died.
front steps of q North Woodward
ave residence, Thursday night. lie
was In police court Friday morning.
Justice Jeffries remarked that such
Instances OF carlQssness were becom-
ing too common and lined him $2O,
with the option OF 80 days in jail.
Emma Hall and Emma Fisher, both re-
siding at No. I26 Larned-st. east,
were badly shaken up late THURSDAY
night when their taxicab was struck
by Forrest. car on Champlain-sts
near ST. Autoine-st. They were ta-
ken TO st Mary's hospital, but later
the chauffeur. also was slightly IN
tured.
The Presbyterisn Young Peoples union
81 Detroit Presbytery will hold the
second quarterly conference and So
ctal mseting In the Jeferson-aSe.
Presbyterian church, Saturday after
noon and evening, business SEES
sion will begin at o'clock; supper
Will be served at ., and at ociock
there Will be meeting open TO the
public as well as TO the members OF
the union.
a training school for nurses has been
started an connection with Providence
hospital the work OF which was for
ThnrS6aV
an address to the class OF IL younS
women by DR. Theodore McGraw on
"The. Ethics. OF nursing, sister
Elizabeth. of the hospital. viii be
head of the class. which Is open 10
young women OF any faith, who are
free TO go where they desire upon
graduation.
6aru. France. ID. York, mother of Fran
els l.. York, the well-known orgnnist
and director OF the Detroit ConserYa-
tory Of Music, died Thursday In the
home OF second son, Bertram ID.
York. No. 23l Hancock ave. west.
Mrs. York was 50 years old and the
widow OF the Rev. L. G.. York. One
daughter, Mrs. j. > Joslyn. OF Sault
Ste. Marie, also survives. Funeral
services Will be held Saturday morn
Ing. and interment VIII be in Holly.
Mich.
Charles LsndOn, II years old, No. 1910
Cadiiluc-ave., was struck by Nlchl-
gan line car while he was riding his
Bicycle on Gratiot-ave.. near Beau
bien-st Thursday afternoon. The
auto patrol took him 10 81. Marys
hospital and his condition IL said TO
be serious The boy was riding
home and m crush Of vehicles be-
came confused He rode into the
path O fine car and was tossed from
the tracks TO the curb. lighting on
his head.
william Flax, Negro, attempted the
role OF peacemaker late Thursday
evening. with the usual result The
auto patrol took him TO ST Mary s
hospital. after the belligerents he
had attempted TO separate had sue
cessfully carved him. The original
tight was between Charles Jones. also
Negro, and mis- wife Martha. In
their home at No. $50 Clinton-st
FLAX interfeIcd and Jones turned on
him. infiicting an ugly wound with
q knife. The police are stiil look
The Michigan Aero club and the De-
troit Board of Commerce have be
come interested In the Rochester-to-
Detroit aeroplane flights to be at
About $4,000 will be required. outside
of the prize money. to defray the eX-
penses incident TO the Nights.
plan probably Will he suggested
whereby this money Will be contrib
uted by the Board OF Commerce, the
Wholesalers and Manufacturers as
ISOLATION and the Detroit Hotel Men
association.
home of Sylvester Burns, No. 216
Harvey ave. Thursday. His caught
caught fire and during the excite
ment some person stole 1907 In bills
from the front bedroom. The dam
age 10 the place was $500. While
the flames ragged. Michael Melink,
boarder at the place. performed
war-dance in front, waving merry
accompaniment TO the crackle OF the
flames, with a pint bottle OF whisky.
Michael was in police court Friday
morning and Justice Jeffries fined
him So.
The beauty OF the horal display In the
different public schools visited Thurs
day and Friday by the home and
school gardening committee of the
Twentieth Century club quite aston
tion OF seeds to the pupils In the
spring made possible the brilliant
fall display. The children have
taken a marked interest In the grow
ing OF the flowers and vegetables
this year and the result, as shown In
the exhibitions now being held In the
schools, liz highly gratifying. Prizes
will be awarded for the best indi-
vidual and collective display.
Mrs.. Julia Ewart, of EIkhart, Ind.
formerly OF Detroit. now ON visit
to friends in this city. says she re-
members DR.. Harvey Crippen, now on
trial In London charged with the
murder of his actress wife, Belle Eli
more, very well. as she knew the
Crippen family in Coldwater when
she made ner home there. II have
never forgotten the name of Crippcn
nor the vision OF the little curly
headed Harvey on his way TO sun
day school, said Mrs. Ewart. II cam
not believe that this little cherub-