The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-06
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John Mara, - years old. No. 80. Penn
ssiSnnia-nNe., felI from the scanoid
OF building At No. 2l6 Brewster-st.,
friday afternoon, and was badly In
JuIed lie was taken home In an
auto patrol
Thieves tried 60 effect entrance into
the establishments OF Daniel DE
Witt, No. 1906 .Gratiot-aVe and DR.
Edmund Niertel, No 80 Chene- ST,
II Friday night In both cases they
We're frightened away.
The body OF Arthur smith, of Flint,
drowned near Crosse lie, when the
canoe In which he was riding was
overturned, about a month ago. was
recovered. Friday afternoon. Identi-
ncatlon was made through letters In
the pocket
Hatless, shoeIess and contless, William
Green, 10 yenrs old, wns found siuni-
berinS on lawn at Jefferson-dye.
ana 81. Antoine-s st. early Saturday
morning. lie told the police he has
no home and he was brought - the
central police station.
Tive Baker street ears colIided ON a
switch at Chene-st. and Garheid-aye.,
Friday night. inturing three persons
They are: Leo Emery, No. S95 Pr
, quetteave.. Lena Gleny. Jos. Cam
pau-ave. near Milwaukee ave. and
Frank Citllerski. No. 1894 St Aubin-
ave
Charles Orgeck, No. 100 HaItiner-sye.,
ratter IN his barn, Friday. Temper
airy insanity. caused by illness, Is
given as the cause OF the act Jus
sary Orgcck is survived by his wife
and four children
Joseph Davie, pnroIed I'm Judge Con-
noiiy's court, Friday, In connection
with a charge OF breaking into Wa
bash freight cars. was Immediately
re-arrested on an old warrant, issued
by Justice Burke. OF River Rouge.
charging similar offense to that
on which he was paroled.
Probate Judge Henry y. Hubert has
granted the petition of II. 4. HOugh-
ten. representing himself and other
sons OF, the late Henry {, Houghten,
asking for the distribution OF 1000
shares of the stock IN his fathers
company. An offer to take over the
business had been made by the e. IL
Little Co. and Mrs. Houghten, the
widow, after signing an option. ask
ed 10 be released The sons wished
the distribution so that they might
be placed in position TO deal with
the Little Co AS all the indebted
ness OF the Houghten estate had been
paid, Judge Hubert said he could
see no objection TO the distribution
OF the shares.
Write of habeas corpus were served
Friday ON 4. w. Jayne, attorney of
the Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty TO Children. and on the mat
ron OF the soctety's shelter home, for
the delivery OF Jessie Beelby or Rus
ton. and her sister Irene. II Is said
the children We're delivered TO the
home voluntarily by the mother. Mrs.
Francis Beelby. who signed waiver
or her rights TO them She now
wishes to get the children back.
Judge Mandell issued the writs upon
the application OF Thomas l.. Penni-
man, assistant corporation counsel
who was ordered by Mayor Thomp-
son TO act in the matter after Mrs
Beelby had appealed to him.
Patrons of the Fourteenth-aye. line on
Beaubien-st. have been subjected to
endless annoyance all winter Dy the
action OF the officials In turning cars
marked Through" sending them
across Forest-ave. and UP Hastings
st. and forcing the passengers TO
take car to car transfer The eN-
cuse Is made that cars are held up
at the railroad crossing, so that they
are unable TO make schedule. some
times the passengers have been com
PEELED TO wait 10 or 90 minutes In the
cold or rain, and TO lose time in get
ting TO work. The city charter re-
quires crew TO run car TO the
destination or over the route marked
on it's front; but protests are disre-
garded. railway officials promise
that the condition will be remedied
as soon az the Beaubien-st. grade
SEPARATION Is completed
Controller David T.. Heineman In ad-
dressing letters 10 the fiscal officers
OF all the larger cities in the coun-
try. asking for Information to De
used In the preparation OF an ordi-
nance changing the system OF audit
ing vouchers for city supplies and
contracts. At present department
heads who want supplies get re-
QUESTION and the bill is sent TO the
controller for his approval This
gives no opportunity Tor discretion
as TO whether the article should be
purchased at the price asked. Under
the new system the requisition would
20 TO the controller. and he would
ascertain the price at which the ar
ticle ought to be purchased, and
would set a limit before the order
was issued IL Is thought that large
saving could be effected In the course
OF the year, and the controller could
also tell how much was outstanding
for current expenses without walt
Ing for the bills to be sent In.