The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-04
WHERE LIFE is
WORTH LIVING

The water hoard has LAID on about 100
men, who, Ia IL said, have been car
rled ON the rolls for several weeks.
although there has been practically
nothing 10 do.
J. VI. Quinn. NO. 5I2 Grand Rixer-.ye..
told the police, Friday night, that he
was robbed or s7S in cash. on a Ba-
ker car at ,Gratiot-ave. and Ran
dolph.st. He says a'man jostled him
and picked his pocket
The Detroit police have received cir
cuiars from the New York depart
ment, concerning the mysterious dis
appearance OF Miss Dorothy II. G.
Arnold. The circulars are adorned
with a number OF Miss Arpold's most
fetching photographs.
becsuse of the dissatisfaction caused
ny hs decision Ia grant supt. Harris
and -four of the 20 teachers an In
crease In pay, the Highland Park
board OF education. decided, Friday
night, TO cut out all increases. Now
everybody appears 90 be satisfied. in
Guiding even the teachers affected.
Five great-grandsons and one grand
neral or Of ss Mrs SONIA s che scs s
knecht. held saturday afternoon from
the residence OF Charles Schuknecht,
No. los Hunt-st. Mrs. Schuknecht
had been resident OF Detroit So
years and was well known among
the German citizens.
A large delegation OF Detroit lumber
men VIII leave at ss3O o'clock. Tues
gay ,sy morhnng. IN special car over
Bay City. where they will attend the
mid. winter meeting OF the Michigan
Retail Lumber Dealers association.
Several important matters are TO be
considered and officers will be elect
ed for the year.
Mary ". Ladach, widow of Joseph r..
i.adach, killed by the explosion OF
am ammonia tank on July IA. 1909
hurg Sons Co: In Judge Hosmer's
court. Friday afternoon, for SIC, 0O0
I.edach was employed In the defen-
dants junk yard. and was ordered to
reduce the tank 10 scrap iron. When
he struck IL with a sledgs II en-
ploded.
Pstroiman Msftre, OF the windsor
police force, arrested two Detroit
men on ferry bont on suspicion OF
robbing Henry Johnson. a former d.
u. r. employe. In the Harendeen no.
tel. Windsor. The pair dumped $500
worth OF jewels and money into the
river river to avoid detection Most of the
ed are Ross Simpson, q. and Fred
Beers. 10.
,. II. Weiss, q resident OF Detroit for
% years, and the nrst man 10 cs-
died. Friday. In his home. No. So
Leicester-st. from heart trouble. Flo
was born In Germany 70 years ago,
and came 10 America at the age OF
music store I'm the Merrill block, on
Woodward-avc, where the Avenue
theater Is now located, MRS. Weiss
and five children survive. The flu
o'clock from the family home.
In his annual report, Dr. Charles r.
Kuhn, president of the board Of edu-
cation. VIII make a number Of rec
concentrations, including the follow
ing: Substitution OF rubber-tipped
chairs and tables for present desks
In school rooms: disqualification OF
teachers for physical defects; pro-
service and moral requirements for
janitors. and examination OF all
children starting school, that the
normal children may be separated
DIR. Kuhn's principal objection TO the
desks Is that they are cramped for
the older boys and girls. while, In
many INSTANCES the feet of the
floor.
T.. n. Leseure, of Danvtile, H., broth
err al DIR. Oscar l.. Leseure, OF De-
troit. and president or the Danviile
HSSaa tr ssnn Tor MT GsMsns
Uncle Joe" Cannon. and takes a
leading part In the political affairs
legged wholesale bribery scandal IL
now under investigation. Mr.. Le-
Seure Is interested In Detroit real
estate. and II was while In the city
looking after his interests that ne
was taken Ill
Residents OF HOward-st. held nm In
dignation meeting I'm Prizniatic hall,
Friday night, 70 protest against Po-
lice Commissioner Croufs contem-
plated plan OF segregating the red
light district 10y compelling all the
proprietors or resorts to move to
IIoward-st. About rs were present.
and remarks were made by the Rev.
Edward II Pence, OF the Fort -st.
Presbyterian church, and William
ii. Maybury. Formal resolution We're
adopted and II was the sense OF the
meeting that II any attempt Is made
TO put the plan into effect the courts
should be asked TO interfere.
Ira W. Jayne, superintendent OF the
society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Children, Is drafting a bill 10 be
presented TO the present Legislature
with regard TO the public care or
homeless children and the placing or
them In private homes In preference
to public Institutions. request for
an appropriation for the creation OF
board 10 carry on the work, L. also
TO be made. A plan similar TO this
is now In vogue In Massachusctts.
and Is said TO have worked out ad-
mirably, with saving to the state
and a great advantage TO the chill
dren.
CLcSaiier I'ietro CardielIo, consular
agent for Italy, in Detroit, brands
as false the stories In circulation as
10 the existence OF cholera In Italy.
He says the incorrectness OF these
rumors has been proven over and
over again and declares that at the
present time Italy Is free OF cholera
and all kindred contagious diseases.
Mr.. Cardicllo says these reports
come from inspired sources and are
circulated for Interior purposes. The
Italians are fearful that the rumors
will keep Americans away from their
exposition. which Will open in April.
Preparations have been under way
for this event for go years.
aThe Buddhism that exists In Tibet IL
of very degraded form and the Idols
and pictures In the monasteries ana
homes are OF such character trat
they could not be brought into Amer
lea" said DR. A. F. shelton, OF Ba-
tang, Thibet, who labors in that FAR
off country an a missionary for the
Central Christian church. OF Detroit.
and IL now In the city the guest OF
the Rev. C. j. Tannar, pastor or that
church Conversion OF ThibetianS TO
Christianity is slow but we are max
inc progress about 200 having come
10 us and broken their idols" Dr.
shelton says that IL Is as difficult as
ever to enter I-hasa. the capital and
sacred city or Thibet. as the Chi
nese British and Russians combine
to keep others out.
OUR DAILY BIRTHDAY PARTY.