The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-02
WHERE LIFE IS
WORTH LIVING

Some New Years ceIebrator sent N
careless bullet whixEiag through %
Wood No. 6l6 Beaubien-st Airs
Wood narrowly escaped being struck
Mrs. Ellen uuicahy and her daughter
returned from church "a their bome
at No. ISl MOnroe-aVe, SUNDAY nighr
In time to prevent the place from
being ransacked by "a burglar lie
jumped out che window and escaped
before tho nying squadron arrived
Detectives Wilson and Hack aud Pa
troimnn Mark Baker gathered ~
men and four " omen In "A raid on a
resort at No. ss COngress-st east.
Sunday morning. Two OF the girls
are OF tender age
Another dynaiaiting case disturbed the
Italian district saturday night, when
an attempt was made 20 blow up the
residence or August Nitale No. 307
Congress-st. east The explosion was
slight and did little damage The
Whales all escaped. The police are
investigating.
There weie 2,i58 fires In Detroit dur
Ing 1910, with a. total lass of si,-
O04,9OO. The insurance was greatly
In excess OF the loss These ngures
do not include the TAFT building
nre saturday night, when caused n
loss OF 100000 fhe losses for the
year are about equal 10 those In
1909
Jnntes fset nv
dressed the Newsboys sunday night
on The boys chance" George An
drew Lewis made the announceme nj
that he would give prize OF $50 ANA
silver cup TO the boy attaining the
highest standard In membership.
Miss Myra Belle Goldberg assisted Ia
the program.
: John 4. Catalan, since 1870 senior
member of the drug firm OF Catalan
Bros, Wyandotte. has made a/pres-
ent To his nephew, John +. Mciner-
"A Int. In l..
business. IN recognition OF the lat
ter's faithful service. Mr.. Mclner-
ney entered the employ of the firm
In 1882. and has been with IL ever
The French baptist church, Canton and
>erchrvni-aves., han been converted
into an English speaking congrega-
ton. and the French pastor. the Rev.
Paul y, Cayer, has resigned to ac-
cept the pastorate OF the church In
Fowleryille Mich. The French Bap-
fist church was fiourishng society
for many years. but recently the
younger element In the eoIsrega-
ton has been working 70 have the
French language discarded.
Benno Herman. Of the Diamond Power
specinit. Co., No. ~ First-st.. died
saturday, In the home Of his broth
en- No. 93 King ave. lie had been
i'll for more than year. lie leaves
two brothers. Or. $ J. and Raphael
Herman The funeral Tuesday af-
ternoon, will be under the auspices
OF oriental lodge. Dr, Eugene T.
shipper Of the First Unitarian
church will deliver an address
Rowland VI. Common. who has acted as
village attorney for Highland Park,
has obtained writ of mandamus to
compel the village council 10 show
cause why 1t should not allow his
deposcd by the village president r.
- Peterson, but claims he was IN
gagged by resolution Of the council
and that the president had no power
TO discharge him He presented his
bill for work up TO Dee /. but IL was
not allowed.
Wayne county Jail, was Informed
Saturday night that his father, John
Boyd; It lifer In Jackson prison. hal
Warner and viii be given his free
dom in Two years The son has
never seen his father, rs he was
TO prison Daniel Boyd recently
pleaded guilty To embeZZling 500
from c. c. Card. Of the Card Lum-
Der Co.
District headquarters of the estern
Union Telegraph co. have been
moved from Cleveland to Detroit.
with II. J. kinnucan in charge as
nucan was formerly division general
agent, having left the employ Of the
Postal Telegraph Co to accept the
position only few weeks ago. y.
T.. Campbell, who was chief clerk
under Mr.. Kinnucan, when the latter
was district superintendent for the
Postal at this point. succeeds 6. II.
Cadwallader as local manager for
the Western Union. The offices Win
be located on the third floor of the
Telegraph building.
Charles O'Dette la POInte, perhaps the
oldest resident OF Detroit, celebrated
his hundredth birthday, sunday ia
his home. No. 1867 Russell-st Gath
cred in the home were children,
grandchildren and one great grand
child The old man still talks in
terestingly Of his service in the
French army and OF his experience
In Northern Michigan in the days
when the state was wilderness. lie
is enjoying excellent health and
promises to see several more ami
versaries. His father died at the
age OF l04 and his mother at 1913.
Peter Macarthur, n weii-known Ium-
herman, died Saturday In his home.
No SOS Jefferson-ave., after an ILL
ness OF six weeks. He was SO years
old Mr. Macarthur had been en-
gagged in the lumber business for 40
years. and formerly was associated
with his brothers. John and AleNan-
der. both OF whom are now deceased
The firm is still known as MacArth-
vi Bros Co, Ltd, with head offices
in Toronto. Mr. Macarthur had been
I'm sole charge OF the business since
the death of his brothers. One other
brother, Or. Robert y. Macarthur. Of
Chicago. survives. Deceased leaves
three sons. Percy, Peter and Robert
u The funeral will be held from
the residence this afternoon, with
interment in Woodmere
~ssy, whnt you will about the destruc-
tive tendencies of modern liberalism.
fl is the liberal church that liz maxi
Ing the world better and brighter
and more worth living in" said Rab
bi Leo NJ. Franklin in his address In
Temple Beth FL, Sunday. Rabbi
Franklin took for his subject. Less
ing's book, Nathan the Wise and
drew a comparison between the fan
atheism and the charitable liberal
NJ oh IA "a ter am
tile various social classes Of the pres
ent time. For fanaticism, for ig-
norance. for superstition. there cta
be no future" said Rabbi Franklin.
Times tomorrow belongs to the men
and the creed that recognize In hu-
manity unit and in every man the