The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-09-13

among themselves, not TO use khaki
for uniforms For next summer a
l4-ounce grade OF blue cloth VIII be
tried as experiment Instead OF
the i6-ounce material now being
r'orn in the hot weather.
The common council Tuesday might
conf rmed the recommendation OF q
OF pensions TO the widows and chill
dren OF Detective Henry BodlIus and
Patrolman Frank Smith.
Frank Burns, I4'years old, No. 1854 Mt
IiIIiott-ave., and Leo Weise, also aged
Ia. OF No. 1l48 Mt. Elliott-ave., have
beer missing from their homes since
Sunday night. They are thought 20
be camping somewhere out Jefferson
ave. but thus far their parents have
been unable TO ind them.
A sherman ear bumped into a wagon
mt kercheyaI and Van Dyke-aycs.,
Tuesday afternoon, causing serious
injuries to two men, Roy Worts, p
years old, OF No. 10h EllZabetn-st st.
east, and Alexander Beattie. aged
20, OF No. 147 clifford-st., who were
fractured and he was sent TO ST
MaIy's hospital, Beattie was cut
about the head and was removed to
his home.
The committee ON extensions and sup
plies OF the public lighting commits
sion's proposed new $4,000 office
building, Tuesday. but no action was
taken on them. Lowest bidders were
as follows: Plumbing and heating,
sl.6s5 and sl74i, respectively. James
w. PaItlan: steel work. $3.50, Henry
II Lewis; mason work, $30.S2S. An
drew j. Smith Construction Com
pany; lathing and plastering, S1,523
]. II. Laurie: painting and glazing,
$2,O27, Brede a. Schroeder; on namen-
IA a IN
Works. roofing and sheet metal
work, $425, Noigt a Sexauer. carpen-
ter work, Ss,22S, Schmied- Sisman
Company.
So nervous IN one man I'm the west side
district supposed 60 be the STAN pln ~
ground OF a hrebug that he turned
in a fire alarm when he saw smoke
coming out of a chimney near the
corner OF Brooklyn-ave. and Locust
st. Tuesday night. The firemen
found that the occupant OF the prem
Uses had just started fire In his
furnace. Capt. Culver. OF the Trum-
bull-ave. police station. is of the
OPINION that boys have been causing
the fires as lark.
Chief Immigration Inspector G. Oliver
EriclS believes there are four differ
emit gangs OF Chinese smugglcrs al
work between this city and Windsor
The smuggling operations have Deeu
carried on extensively OF late, and
Nuiit the Immigration OFFICIALS are
constantly on the alert. IL is impos.
siblc to patrol the entire river front
All the inspectors can do Is to try
TO outguess the smugglers and be or
hand when they land their charges.
Bids have been submitted by Fred n
scbnafxriedt and Fred y. Drake fol
rcconpiling the city ordinances, end
or the recommendation of City Clerl
Nichols, the matter has been referred
to a special committee. Mr.. Nichol,
believes that the work should bs
done by Mr.. Schmalzreidt, who wal
formerly deputy city clerk, and 1,
thoroughly familiar with city Affairs
An interesting address with many sug.
Eestions practicable for Detroit, wa,
given Tuesday evening before the
Detroit Employers association nnt
invited guests, In the Stevens build.
ing, by j. II. Renshaw, director OF
the Continuation schools, OF Cincin.
natl. Mr. Renshaw showed conclu.
sitely that the work OF the contin.
uation school results in increased ef.
ftciency in the shops whose ern.
ployes are given the opportunity Il
attend the school sessions