The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-08
WHERE LIFE is
WORTH LIVING

Temperature nc Belle Isle bath house
.t e'eioek' Air, S4I water, usI
The Burns hotel tailor shop, run nv. N.
Wooiman, was broken into Wednes-
Gay night, and robbed OF $3.50 worth
OF clothes. including one woman's
gown.
Albert stangiewiez, saIoonkeeper M
NO. Ds2 Harper-ave., undertook 90
plead his own case in Judge Phelan's
court. Wednesday. Albert's elo-
quenee was a sad mixture OF English
and Polish. and the jury found him
euiity OF keeping open on Sunday. He
was fined SIS.
Representative from the y.r,ou. .o-
eieties OF ~. Johns Episcopal church
met "Wednesday evening, in the par
Ism ouse, Tor sort OF conference on
the work or the past six months. Re-
ports made showed that never In the
history OF the church had there been
more Jealous endeavor and salts
factory results.
Capt. Bert Girardin, OF the central DO
lice station, entertained 70 prospec-
tive patrolmen In police headquar-
nrst squad OF the $50 men allowed
commissioner Croul. Supt. Downey
says the civil service examinations
will be rigid, and that IL will take
several weeks TO select $50 men from
the big Hst-of applicants.
SaeoD uotustein was found not guilty
of abandoning his family, when he
was tried In Judge Phelan's court.
Wednesday His wife. who had him
brought back from Chicago by de-
tective. was largely responsible for
change OF heart and declared her
husband did not abandon his family,
greatly to the disgust OF the court
and the prosecutor.
81 predict an assessment Increase of
S:s,OO0,OOo,' says Assessor John
Nagel. III this Is realized, the tax
rate will not be more than s18.25. On
land and buildings alone, the eastern
assessment district, extending from
the Third to the Seventeenth wards,
inclusive. Will show an increase OF
yl0.lt4,000. and there will be a heavy
increase on personal property. The
Seventeenth ward alone furnishes an
increase or s6,l6l,27o."
James Remington, No. ~ Cadiiisc-sq.,
hred two shots mt n man who was
trying TO get into his room, Wednss-
day night. Neither bullet took effect
and the supposed burglar beat a
hasty retreat. He Skinned down
telegraph pole and was captured ny
a citizen, who turned him over 10 the
police. lie gave his name as James
Miller. Fred Patrick and Henry
Johnson, who were lettering In the
neighborhood. also>were arrested.
Charles Athsrton, IL years old, No. 40
Baldwin-aSe., and Herman Reiger, is
years old, No 10 Henry-st,, ran away
from their homes last Sunday, and
We're caught In Chicago, Wednesday.
The parents OF both boys were no
titled and the father of the Atherton
lad lost no time In wiring money for
the return trip TO his errant son
According to the police Reiser's
father was not ready TO send the re-
turn cash on to his son. but opnled
that the lad could get home the same
way he got TO Chicago.
u. y. District Attorney Watson In look
Ing up the federal law for Park
Commissioner HurlDut. to see what
can be done toward regulating house
boats around Belle Isle. The house
boats are run up on the mud bottom
around the island. and the owners In
some cases render themselves great
annoyance to the park keepers There
Is no harbor line around the island
and so IL Is a question whether the
federal authorities can Regulate
them. District Attorney Watson VIII
write to the government for further
light.
The convention of the American surg
teal Trade association came to nm
end ~ ednesday- afternoon, -with-t the
election of officers. The association
selected Rochester, N. Y. as the place
of meeting next year. Retiring Pres
ident r. III. Thomas, OF Boston. was
presented with gold watch and
fOD Inc new OIuceTS are fEes'-
dent Thomas Stoddart, Buffalo; first
vice-president, J. L. Dougherty, New
York; second vice president. George
M Marsh, Baltimore; secretary, w. J.
Ingram. Toronto; treasurer, V. Muel-
Ter. Chicago.
To bring the young people of the de-
nation into closer touch with the
Detroit Baptist association, IL was
decided in a meeting Of the associa-
ton, Wednesday. in the stanton Park
Baptist church. to make the Is. Y. 4.
T., part OF the organization, and.
in future, the union will have the
privilege OF sending not less than
two delegates TO the annual associa-
ton meeting for every sub-union In
its membership, Officers OF the as
ISOLATION elected for the ensuing year
follow: Moderator. the Rev. X. M.
Traver, of Pontiac; vice-moderator.
the Rev. w. II Adams. Detroit;
clerk. c. G.. Morse, Detroit; treas
urer, w. +. Brown. Detroit. The ia 2
meeting will be held in the First
Baptist church. Port Huron.