The Detroit times., 1911-06-19
WHERE LIFE is
WORTH LIVING

night. and was arrested as a burglar
He says that he fell into the place
through an areaway In the alley.
Fire and water did damage estimated
a. $4,000, In the department. store Of
BARNES A CO.. No. zlb-2ls Gratiot
ave. early Sunday morning.
Joseph Ropeorokswski, - years old
West Wyandotte, was toying with q
revolver, Sunday afternoon, and Ac-
cidentally discharged Il. The bullet
went through his head. He was ia.
ken 10 Emergency hospital. Ford. and
may not live
Julius Ixopietx, II years old, No. 2ss
| Jay-st, IL reported 60 the police "a
| missing since June q. His wife says
| he drew $1,000 out Of the bank be-
fore he disappeared.
Charged with crlminaIIy assauitinl
two young girls whom he had lured
into a box car, Henry Mahoney. 81
years old. No. iss Lyman-pl was ar
| rested. Sunday. Complaint will be
made against him IN the police court
The Detroit-Grand Rapids excursion
train ON the Pore Marquette line,
Sunday, was delayed two hours be-
cause OF a wreck near Plymouth.
where. at a. m. freight train ran
into the caboose OF another. Nobody
was hurt.
Mrs. Lena Frank, wife OF DIR. simon
Frank, M. GOO woOdward-aye., died
Sunday. aged 30 She was the moth
err OF eight children. i've OF whom sur
yive her. The funeral Will be held
from the home Wednesday at y. m.
Hen Caldwell, 20 years old, and Myrtle
central police station. as suspicious
persons Detectives Wilson and
Black say they come from Chicago
and that the man sold his wife to u
disorderly house here for $40.
Capt. III. &. MeCalIum, assistant In
nj hs.ll In hs Ixasu ull
OF the United States steamboat in
spection service, has been promoted
TO the inspectorship In Toledo, TO
MI the vacancy made by the trans
fer OF Capt G. A. Potter TO the Os-
wego, n. Y. office.
The funeral of Comfort ID Farr, who
WAS engaged In the slate roofing
business and was member or De-
troit Commandery and tne Michigan
Sovereign consistory, Will be held
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. from
the residence. No. 11it Third-ave.
The commandery and consistory will
have charge OF the obsequies
David Druch, No. zoe Moatcaim-st.
east, waa wheeling his six-months-
old baby In "A carriage near his home.
Sunday. when a runaway horse dash
ed into him. The baby carriage was
smashed to bits, but the child mirac-
slightly injured oliver Mum. No
1853 Townscnd-aye.. who was driving
the rig. was thrown out and bruised
Horace Allen Alden, formerly well
known In eastern railroad circles a.
superintendent Of the New England
branch of the G. II. r., died, sunday,
in his home, No. "A Prentiss-ave. Mr.
Alden had lived In Detroit the past
two years. He Is survived by his
wife and two sons, III. w. Alden. No
33 Warren-ave east, and Frank
Alden, Canton, O. The body will be
taken to st. Johnsbury. VT. for In
terment
A meeting OF the Highland Park Civic
club will be held In the stevens
school. Tuesday evening; at o'clock
when plans for the equipment and
organization OF The new high school
Will be made. Parents OF children
now In the grammar grades are cs-
pecially requested TO be present. SUI
perintendent OF Schools Harris and
Walter Conely, secretary or he board
OF education. will speak. and Robert
r Barber, attorney for the board.
will lead the discussion.
ID. Il. w. Commissioner Haarer has
finally found the brick RATHER which
was shipped from Columbus, o., June
g. The commissioner expected the
machine'to come by the Grand Trunk
railway. but IL was shipped by the
Michigan Central, and had been lying
in the station four or fiye days be-
fore discovered. The machine will
be set up In the eastern yard and put
to use as soon as concrete founda-
ton can be built for IL.
Patrolman McGuigun probably saved
I5-year-old Lila Curn, of 81. Clair,
Mich. from committing suicide. last
Saturday, when he observed her act
ing suspiciously. on CadillAc-sq He
followed her to her room on Third
ave 1t developed that the girl ran
away from home, Ma 2, The girl
sations against the man who en-
pIoyed her, but he says IL IL an at
tempt to blackmail him. He bears
good reputation When the nni g,rl was
was found I'm her clothes.
Andrew Carnegie's. secretary has In
formed the Detroit library commits
sion that Mr.. Carnegie has approved
the plans for three bGanch Libraries
submitted some time ago. and has
placed to the credit of the library
commission. in a New York bank
the sum OF $4,000. to provide for
the erection OF the buildings. Work
will be started almost Immediately
it is understood. Six more branches
and main library building are TO
be erected, but the plans have not
branches viii be located at Wood
ward and King ayes; Warren-ave
and the Boulevard and on Dix-ave
In a charming dress OF ocean blue, the
quarterly number of "Sail Ho,' pub
lished I'm the interests Of the naval
militia of the great lakes, Isl Just
out, and, as usual, Its pages arefflled
with articles of interests II the
sailor boys" An interesting and
delightful article on THE American
navy In the far east" Is contributed
by NJ Hubert O'BrIen, former Smar-
shall OF the United States count In
Shanghai, China. and a second Timely
and practical article on The max
ing OF a naval reserve man" Is from
the pen OF Lieut.. c. b. Lundy. OF the
Michigan Naval Brigade. Several
Who I'm the naval militia" with an
excellent half-tone portrait ofNpivie
Bethune Duffeld. Items of news
from various divisions and some good
lads" make up the magazine.
Attorney Charles y. Abbott, Of Detroit,
was surprised, while visiting Mar
quette prison on the recent Board
OF Commerce cruise to find that AL
len Mcdonald sent up nearly Is
years ago, convicted of assaulting a
young girl near Standish, Arenac
county, was still -prisoner,-As
prosecutor OF Ogemdw county. Mr..
Abbott represented the people In Nc
Donald's third trial, the Que that re-
suited In conviction, the case hav-
ing been removed from Arenac
evidence was by no means conclu-
give and Abbott willingly assisted
friends of the convicted man In an
effort to obtain pardon six years
ago. He supposed that the pardon
had been granted. and when he found
Mcdonald still a prisoner he decided
TO renew his efforts to secure a par
don. IL Is probable that the pardon
board will give McDonald's case a