The Detroit times., 1910-09-01
WHERE LIFE is
WORTH LIVING

Receipts of the Detroit postofnce for
August were s3s,323.23 In excess Of
those for the same month last year.
The Increase In especially notable for
the reason that August IL usually
the dullest month OF the year.
Wooden pipes ms-d In the first Detre.t
water systcm. mere than s5 Year,
west. meas First-st wednesday. The
pipes were made OF tamarack logs
and were In good state OF preser-
walton.
Donate DaImonte. Wednesday, swore
out . capiss for sabstino ID Merle,
whom he charges with having slash
ed his right arm so badly that ann
putation was necessary Daimonte
WAS al me msrio
him OF paying attention 10 Mrs. III
Merlo.
None Of three new schoois now In pro-
cess Of erection Will be ready for
opening this fall The Maybury
IS not likely that either the new
Nichols or the Clippert school will
be ready for use before september,
1911 Delay I'm securing sites Is re-
sponsible.
After listening 40 the complaint of
Mrs. Henry Herman, No. 7I Markey-
ST.. against her husband. Wcdnes-
day. Police Justice stein changed the
complaint OF assault and battery TO
non-support. so that he could send
the man to the House OF Correction,
where part OF his earnings viii be
turned back To his family
Vincent Le.uchosskL Hungarian gro-
Ger at No. ios Dearborn-nve., de-
40 seriously without provocation.
that he Is confined to his home. lie
says he was returning from weo'
dina at Junction-ave. and Plumer-st
lar dn ~ nj Ia
quietly along. when. he declares. the
two policemen stopped him ana
jumped on him.
Ben Marcus, 10 years old, No. 100 Clin-
t0n-ave., was discovered by q police
man In John Verbiest's saloon at No.
232 Randolph-st.. early thursday
morning. He was taken TO the cen
trail station, where he Is heid as a
suspicious person. He declared re
keeps the fruit stand in front OF the
saloon. He said he thought he heard
rat in the Verbiest saloon and
climbed over the partition to see IL
he could Kill the animal
mon council committees, will be
candidate for the secretaryship of the
League OF American Municipalities
next year. A Schreiter boom was
started in the st. Paul convention,
recently closed, and developed con-
adorable strength, but Eddie's
not muster sufficient strength to
turn the rick then. The boom fol-
lowed Schreiters paper on Detroits
system OF paving and grade separa-
ton, which made decided hit with
the delegates.
J. Barry Mahool, mayor OF baltimore.
PASSED through Detroit, "Wednesday
on his way home from the annual
meeting OF the League OF American
Municipalities and dropped In to pay
his respects to Mayor Breitmeyer.
Mr.. Mahool is an enthusiastic advo-
cate OF home rule for cities and his
paper on this subject was one or the
hits OF the recent convention. lie
introduced a resolution, which was
adopted. urging national legislation
streams from which drinking water
IL supplied.
Rather than spend the night nonting
about Lake 80. Clair In ~ disabled
launch. Theodore Thiery. No. al Illi-
nois-st, abandoned his boat and
with his three companions was taken
on board the steamer Tashmoo.
"Wednesday night The men had
engine became disabled. and after
floating about for several hours the
boat drifted into the path OF the.
high at the time and II was with
considerable difficulty they were
lifted aboard. The captain refused
TO tow the launch.
About $50 memberA or the Eastern
Michigan Press association will be
the guests OF Fred Postal. president
OF the Michigan state Fair. at an out
Ing and dinner, Friday. This Is Mr..
Postafs last year as president of the
fair for he will not be a candidate
Tor re election Before stepping down
from the office he wants to show his
apprcciation OF the excellent support
that has been given his adnlnistra-
ton by the state nress and takes
this means OF expressing It, The
visitors will be taken for an automo-
bile ride about the city and to Belle
Isle in the afternoon. Dinner Will
he served In the Griswold house at
g o'clock after which the tables viii
he moved to one side and dancing
will he In order
Two Negroes narrowly escaped serious
injury, Wednesday night, mt the
hands OF an excited mob or white
men. Henry and Joseph Brown. the
Negroes, who are brothers. got into
an alteration with couple or
whites on Monroe-ave. and Ran
dolph-st The white men finally at
tucked the two and the Brown broth
ers ran The white men pursued
them and soon an excited mob was
IN pursuit The Negroes were caught
mt Brush and Champlain- SITS. Tho
timely appearance OF Patrolman
Willis Alexander prevented trouble
He drew revolver and threatened
TO shoot the first man who started
trouble The crowd dispersed and
the Negroes were taken TO the Gen.
trail station One of them received
n slight stab wound during the trou-
BILE This was dressed by Police sur
geon Thomas. and the Brown boys
went home.