The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-02

VI fS-ffo, ana assets OF S246 40
ro'men John Campbell and Thoma.
10y nave retired from the uoIIee
Iorce. Mr. Campbell Will retire 10 "a
arm near Holly, Mich. JOY has been
sight '"s ese-
ohn Mccarthy, father Of Aid. Charles
mcCnrt,, L. seriously iII In the
aHily nome No lT9 Elmwood-ave
re Is "a years oil age, and because OF
ms advanced years. his recovery is
improbable
haries Hogan, No. 500 seeond-aye.,
VINO drives bakery wagon, was In
yureu Tuesday morning. when
Fourteenth-ave. car struck his rig.
at clifford and High-sts lie was
taken home In police auto.
II. Z. II. official states that there a.
NO truth la n published report that
tue hamilton- blvd. extension of the
Third-ave. line will be run OIL HaInll-
Ton only 10 the city limits and then
diverted 10 Twelfth-st. ''The road
VIII 40 where the business u.s." he
SAID welfth-st IL too far west
Tor the present extension at least"
iinnie Brown, I3-year-oId Negro girl,
was sent from an orphan asyium of
toronto, TO her uncle In Windsor.
Ihe child stepped from a train. Mon
day, expecting TO be met by her
uncle. but he was not OH hand. She
crossed 10 Detroit and was picked up
al the lnterurban depot on Griswold-
81 by Patrolman Patrick The Chill
drens Aid society OF Windsor. will
take care OF her until her relatives
are found
udge MnndeiI dismissed the divorce
ease Of Mrs. Elizabeth Coulter
against her husband, Charles, Mon
day According, to the evidence.
some woman has been playing "A joke
on Coulter by writing anonymous
letters 10 him, alleging that he was
the father OF her child. Coulter
showed the letters to his wife. who
became jealous and sued for a di-
vorce. on the stand Coulter said he
knew nothing OF the letter writer
or her child.
Edward Murney, No. 40 BrookIyn-ave.,
aged ~ years, was found dead I'm
bell Monday morning by his wife
Death resulted from heart trouble
which followed the ravages OF an In
ternnl disease from which he had
suffered for several years. Mr., Muir
4 ney. before Illness compelled his re-
tirement some years ago, was "A we'll
known milk dealer and groceryInan
on the west side Mrs. Murney and
four children survive Funeral SER
vices will be held In the home Ncd-
Desday morning, with interment I'm
Mt Elliott.
u. W. Commissioner Iinnrer viii ask
the council Tuesday night for per-
mission TO borrow sl25,OOO with
which to start paving work in adj
vance OF the appropriations which
are not available until July l. The
work started Immediately will in
clude asphalt resurfacing on Monroe
ave. from the soldiers monument TO
Randolph st. all Of Cadillac-sq., the
south side OF Jefferson-ave. from the
boulevard TO Baldwin-ave., and
Woodward ave. from Baltimore ave
TO the boulevard Several big brick
jobs are also contemplated. includ-
ing Beecher. from Baker TO the rail-
road: humboldt from Warren TO
Grand River; Kendall, from Beecher
TO Twenty-fourth, and Moran from
Ferry To Warren
Petroit unionlsts do not take kindly to
the suggestion of William ID. Hay
wood for a general strike or union
labor throughout the United states
on the day the Mcnamara brothers
are placed on trial In Los Angeles on
the charge OF dynamiting the plant
OF the Los Angeles Times. In the
opinion OF the local labor leaders this
would be "a most unwise move on the
part OF labor and would do much 10
injure the cause They brand the
suggestion as socialistic idea. In
mass meeting OF union men in So
cial Turner hall. Monday night, the
proposition of observing May l as
wage workers day was discussed
In several languages IL was the
sense of the gathering that the day
should be formally observed In De-
tFoit. starting next year
Monday was m eventual day for Rev.
A.. Homrighaus, pastor of the Mes
siah Lutheran church, West Grand
blvd and Toledo-ave. IL was his
birthday and the anniversary OF his
passionate The anniversary liz the
eighth, the number of the birthday Is
not given out. I'm not telling any
more because they won't want old
men in the pulpit said Mr.. Homrig-
haus, smiling. Another notable event
coming at the same time was the es-
tablishment OF a new mission sun
day. as an offshoot OF Messiah church.
The mission Is in building on De-
fer-st, east OF the water works, and
will have a new building on a lot at
Jefferson and Meadow Brook aves
The Rev. J. 3 Blank was Installed
as pastor sunday by Mr. Homrig-
haus the sermon being preached by
the Rev. w. r Hoppe.
RESOLUTIONS of sympathy and condol-
epce ON the death of the late Rev. IL.
t w. Webb. curate OF St Johns
Episcopal church and at one time
rector OF st. Philips church. We're
adopted By the congregation OF the
latter church. in the annual meeting
held Monday evening a copy OF the
Webb In the business reports pre-
s.nted by the vestry. the finances OF
the church were found to be In ex-
cellent shape, with a hourishing
mems club, recently formed, doing
good work. In the parish. The fol-
/ lowing church officers were chosen:
/ Chairman OF the finance committee.
4 Dir. r. A. SeaboTn: warden, $. Hunt:
4 chairman OF the committee on inter
/ Tor, Frank Smith: chairman OF com
1 mittee on exterior, Frank n. Cooper;
treasurer for missions George Full
wood: chairman OF the committee on
meetings, V. V. Pond.
The mnn who kicked about this ..dog-
goned climate" during April In re-
spectfully asked to read the meteor
illogical chart issued by the u. =.
weather office, 10 convince himself
that during the past 80 days Detroit
really was a place worth living in.
The official weather fellow solemnly
asserts that during April the tenn
peratures were above normal--the
average being 46 degrees and normal
April temperature Is only ass de-
grees There were 10 days when the
| sun shone, some time. but just three
days OF continuous effulgence. The
warmest days were the 27th. 2Sth
and 3Oth. when maximum tempe
ature OF IL degrees was reached. The
coolest day was the End, when the
mercury registered 20 degrees The
rainfall was 1922 inches and thore
/ was only one frost and one thunder
storm with no hail. sleet or fog.
! Forecaster N. Il. Conger, OF the De-
| .roit Weather office proudly decla res