The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-15

DR.. JOAN Hall, n<nb>r pssr $500.
the d. U. 4. losing $4,000 : yssr 6
the Forrest line. IL one wishes r.
ns. why aoesn't he lie scisntincally-
the lawn at noon and tell him ts~
sun isn't shining. have talked with
conductors on the Forrest line Al
most every day. and the stafemen<
fna ai me road loses $4,000 . year 4.
The wearing OF the white e.xu.ts~-
anu the holding OF special services. q
churches and sunday schools. marked
ahs observance In Detroit. sunday. 81
pastors In the pulpits OF Profesfsr,f
ana Roman Catholic churches inclu1-
Ell In their sermons tribute 10
motherhood and instruction 10 sons
ana daughters. In duty and love 20
Mother Concentration OF the
day was universal and showed that
the sentiment in favor OF Mothers
DAY has been nrmly rooted and that
OF honor In the calendar OF the year
While the opening OF the summer -
sursion season, sunday, brought
thousands OF people into Detroit from
nearby towns and as far up in the
F,aIe as Bay City, saginaw. Grand
lured thousands away from the city.
on noat and trolley. The Detroif-
boston ball game, In Bennett park
a,,racted a large number Of the en- :
cursionists while others wended their
way 10 the river and Belle Isle. De-
troiters and their Country cousinnfs
.hronged the island. the parks and
river boats. ~ "
The board OF managers OF the recently
organized Catholic setflement aano-
cation or Detroit, meets this after
noon 10 elect officers for the comfnu
year. me association has already
established home at No. 425 Larned-
81 east. and plans to establish an
other settlement In the Delray Ola
trict In September Mrs Charles w
Casgrain. former president OF the
Girls Protective league. Is the NOV
ing spirit In the new society. which
VIII emphasize the personal Clement
In phllanthropic work. The object OF
the association Is stated as follows:
ITO give personal service to the less
fortunate, TO give religious instruc-
ton and by cooperation with other
charitable agencies to work for the
betterment OF social conditions" Any
person In sympathy with the object
Is eligible for membership.
Esra Meeker, the picturesou< 0cto-
genarfnn, who has been I'm Detroit Tor
several days, with his team OF oxen
and prairie schooner" on his way
TO Washington In the interests or q
proposed appropriation to build q
national highway along the famous
oregon trail, told the story OF the
pioneers trip over the route, from
the Missouri river TO Oregon, In 1852.
in the Church OF Our Father Sunday
night His talk was illustrated with
lantern slides. Mr. Meeker was one
OF the pioneers himself. and In the
past few years he has made Sec
ond trip over the trail for the pur-
pose OF marking important poinfs
along the way and getting informa-
ton for the government In connec-
ton with the request for the appro-
prtation.
Several ID. L.. IL. employees called %
Corporation Counsel Hally, SafursIny,
to learE whether the railway has q
right TO refuse to honor employee
l-passes2en the subuFban-ears within
the city limits, and whether a SUI
burban car conductor has right 10
refuse a nickel fare from an en-
ploye while within the city limits.
Notices have been posted recently In
forming employees that their passes
will not be honored or the suburban
cars. The employees contracts with
the company call for passes on all
but suburban lines. and no discrim-
ination had been made till recently.
One employe stated that the con-
ductor of suburban car had con-
strued the ruling so strictly that he
refused to let him ride even when 4
nickel fare was rendered Corpora-
| ton Counsel Hally said he Thought
! the company could be forced to al
low all employees TO ride free on all
| cars operated within the city limitn
| The trouble arises because Of the
| overcrowding of suburban cars. and
consequent annoyance to through
| passengers