The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-15
WHERE LIFE is
WORTH LIVING

Hart -. John viii deliver an nius-
rated lecture on "Beyond the Rock
les, In the Fleld-ave branch OF the
pnbiic library, Tuesday evening.
Funeral services for the late walter
Hull were held Tucsday afternoon az
MS late residence. No. IFS Watson-st
The Rev. r. III. Pence. OF the Fort st
piesbyterian church. OF which Mr.
SUM was prominent member Ofnci-
ated. The burial was private.
Albert Mcneil. proprietor Of "a nickel
odeon az No. AIS Michixau-ave.. has
p'titioncd the circuit court for an
order compelling the fire commission
rrs 10 show cause why a mandamus
should not issue requiring them 10
issue him a permit. Mcneil says he
Is being Disseminated against.
Firemen searched MR. through the shoe
store OF :. n. Taft, No. ~ Wood
ward-ave.. at 1880 o'clock Tuesday
morning In search of small blaze
which was causing considerable
smudge. They finally found the fire
In drawer In the middle or the
store. No. damage was done. An
electric lisht wire had ignited pile
of rubbish.
Judge Swan has decided that the
stenmer John 4. Gcult was entirely
at fault in the collision In the be-
troit river in 1907, by which the
steamer Byron Whitaker. loaded with
$4,000 bushels OF grain. was sunk.
ne case Will De Appeared. Inc tfhhlt
has since been sold for $4,000 and
this fund is now In the custody or
Trustee H. NJ. Gillett.
The supreme court has affirmed the
decision of Judge Murphy I'm the case
of Albert Maday against Carrie J..
Koth. which was decided In favor or
the plaintiff The full bench merely
appropriated Judge Murphy's opin-
paying the local Judge an unusual
compliment. Maday brought suit 10
COMPEL Mrs. Roth TO sell certain real
estate under "A contract.
ment Tor Bright's disease, George
Tanner of Brighton. Mich, died "A
few hours after his arrival. Mr.. Tan
haf sa centaay coming On no M,shssn
from Utica. \. Y, his birthplace,
wnen a young man. lie was 70 years
OF age aud is survived by his son.
Lewis II. Tanner. manager or the
Central Storage Co. In this city
Walter Hucictt. the Windsor cOiored
man who dived into the river early
sunday morning and risked his life
In an effort to save a drdwning wo-
the Windsor council. In meeting
OF the council Monday night com
mittee was appointed to inyestisate
the matter and report. The anair
may also re brought TO the attention
OF tile Carnegie hero commission.
To mike sure Of getting accurate farm
stntistics In connection with the cen
sus the United states census bureau
has prepared 10000 advance cop
les OF the farm schedules which Will
he distributed t0 farmers so that
they may study up on the questions
they are To be- asked and be pre-
pared TO assist the enumerators In
tlling out the census blanks. This
Is expected TO greatly facilitate the
work OF the enumerators.
"Turn TO Detroit June 20 to July u.
1870" II the slogan horn by a gum
med seal which will be sent all over
the world To advertise the coming
Cf red and white and the design car
ries five cog wheels, all turning
about Detroit as center. halt
million seals have been received from
the printer. and these will be dis
tributed free TO merchants, manufac-
turers and citizens In general VINO
Will use them on correspondence.
In strnIgh t-frOm- I he boulder talk
trail NJ. r.. church. Windsor. Monday
evening, the Rev. J. Asphalt Nc
Cuaig. Of New York. urged the me-
Cessity OF parents taking their chill
dren into their confidence on this
subject and telling them plain facts
with regard TO the evil. that they
liar conditions 'ro keep children
in Ignorance OF these great questions
Is criminal" declared Mr.. McCuaig.
Mrs. Priscilla Pn.ucci. whose husband
feared that she was the woman
drowned at the foot OF Woodward
ave. Saturday night. has been To-
Gated in St Mary's hospital, wnere
she has been patient for several
days The police are still entirely at
sea as TO the identify OF the drowned
woman Harbormaster Ellison :
search OF the docks and anchorages
along the river front has so far
proven futile The first thunderstorm
Will undoubtedly bring the body 10
the surface
The lowest price at which the city con-
tract for laying cement walks was
ever offered Ia that bid by the De-
troit Artificial stone Co, Henry Min
eel manager. for the 1910 contract OF
the department OF public works. He
Will lay the 5000 square feet or
walks and intersections which the
city will order laid this season at
SO cents for walk and ga cents Tor
Intersections Commissioner Haarer
Is going TO try 10 do away win All
worn out natural stone walks and
all delapidated board walks that re-
main in the city before next winter.
1t is an immense task, but idarer
has already done n great deal or TINS
work during his term and has I'M
proved conditions throughout the
central portion OF the city, the bad
wood walks now being almost en-
tirely I'm the outlying districts
Edward r. Wall, - years old. of No.
24O First-st., was arrested, Monday
ness but while Motorcycle ofhcer
smith was registering him IN me
central station, Il representative OF
Parker, Webb Il Co, entered and
asked to have Wall held on charge
OF larceny by conversions: wall ~
alleged to have collected SOL on some