The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-22
WHERE LIFE is
WORTH LIVING

Relatives of Mrs. Mary Ellison, -
years old, No. - Dufneid-st, report
10 the police that she has been miss
ing from home since Monday.
IL cost he board OF health s875 more
than the x3,J0O appropriated by the
nation during the recent smallpox
scare. The board has asked the
council TO authorize the city control
Ter to take care OF the unpaid bal
the matter has been referred TO the
committee on health and city hospi-
tails.
Elizabeth Baldwin, four years Old,
6S9 Jefferson ave, was struck down
by Or. Benjamin n. Brodie's automo-
bile, Tuesday afternoon. George w.
Wright was driving The child was
playing In the street at Jefferson and
81. Aubin-aves when the accident
occurred She sustained a slight
fracture at the base OF the skull and
is In Grace hospital She Will. recov-
er. the doctors say.
Despite the fact that his license has
been taken AWAY from him. Frank
Schafran, saloonkeeper at No. lO4S
Russell-st., lis still doing business.
His license was seized by Prosecu-
tor Van Zile. after he had been found
guilty OF three violations of the War
ner-cramton liquor law. He has APP
pealed two OF his convictions and his
attorneys believe he has right 10
operate his saloon pending the out
come OF the appeals.
Michael Cortage, No. 49, i<irby-aye.
east, sent . frantic call for hcl, 90
the police Tuesday night. When the
dying squadron arrived IL found that
Mike wife had been robbed In High
land Park. On its return trip the
squadron found a man lying uncon-
scious at fAorest-ave. and RUSSELL
st He was transferred TO a hospital.
His name Is Frank Keller. and ne
works for livery at No; 1913 Larned-
hack
Edward II. Nichols, No. Az Cadillac
ave-, hied = petition m q candidate
for school Inspector In the Seven
teenth ward. Tuesday Other candi-
dates who have filed petitions since
Saturday noon are: Arthur w. Kill
patrick and Louis III, Wolfe, candi-
dates for the Republican nomination
for police justice, George f. Hutton,
candidate for rel nomination as school
inspector In the Sixth ward. and
Caspar Snitgen, candidate for re-
nomination as school Inspector In the
Fifth ward
stewart, He'll a Stewart, epgrsvers; ia
cob Zerga. q plumber, and the River
side Power Co. are being sued by
the Richmond & Backus Co. for $500
worth OF stationery ruined by water
that leaked through the floor of the
building at Griswold and Wood
bridge-sts. The engraving hrm.
the paper was stored, engaged Zrega
10 put In steam pipe, and II is
claimed he left valve open. so that
when the Riverside Power Co turn
ed on steam. the flood followed.
When the school board committee on
supplies and janitors resumed Its In
vestigation, Tuesday, Of charges that
engineers In the schools were hold
money allowed for assistants. two
engineers. Joseph Collins, OF the Tap
pan school, and Dee Hanna Of the
Craft school. came forward to de.
that they were entitled to the money
kept out for overtime services In
helping to clean UP the buildings.
There Is no rule against this prac-
tice and the members OF the commit
t&e+-theFe-stas-som justice
IN the contentious made by the engi-
neers The committee decided. how
ever, to require all engineers to file
receipts OF the amounts paid to as
Histants with the secretary, in order
TO keep a check on the payments.
Lucfus u. Wilson, secretary OF the
Hoard Of Commerce, spoke before the
Mems club of the First Presbyterian
church. Tuesday night, on "rhe COM
mission form OF government adapted
to the city of Detroit" He explained
M Mo s'f fa. Where ne lived befor rs
returning TO Detroit a short time
ago. and declared that IL was prov
Ing q success In the western city.
The city In now cleaner aud more
progressive than under the old form
OF government. he said Judge III. II.
Hatch and Jasper c. Gates, in the
discussion which followed the ad-
dress, advocated the commission
form Of government for Detroit, say
ing the present plan Is not satisfac-
tory: that there were too many
heads to the city's affairs.
TIE following committee Of Detroit
clergy was appointed I'm q meeting
of the Detroit Society for the study
and Prevention OF tuberculosis, Tues
day, to get Detroit In line for observ-
ance of Sunday, April 80. as national
anti tuberculosis day: Revs. s. =
Marquis, J. Percival Huget Myron
Adams, Lee s. McCollester, Eugene
n. Shipper, Ernest Van Dyke. r. j.
Van Antwerp. A III. Barr, +. ID. Leete
and Rabbi Leo NJ. Franklin. The plan
IL to have all OF the pastors preach
on the subject and to have II taken
up in the Sunday school exercises
and other services held during the
day The society will join with other
philanthropic organizations in the
establishment In the western part OF
the city OF a free dispensary for tu-
berculosis patients