The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-05-11
CITY IN BRIEF

OA' II. ~. williams, FOOTBALL coach
Of the University of Minnesota, was
thrown Is feet with his automobile
when it was struck by Great North
ern passenger train at Sixth avenue
southeast yesterday. The machine
landed OH its side with DR.. Williams
partly pinned under it. He was taken
to the Northwestern hospital. 1t was
said no bones were broken and that
he was only badly bruised, although
he might have been injured intern
ally. 1t was said his escape from
death was miraculous.
The grand jury for the May term
Of the district court was sworn and
instructed by Judge Dickinson Mon
day. Benjamin F. Colline was chosen
foreman. The judge instructed the
jury only as to the statutory provi-
sions, saying that he had no other
comment to make. Harrington Beard
was excused from service because of
his being member of the school
board. Edgar Dalzell was excused by
the court subject to call, while Ellery
]. Barnes and Charles E. Catlin were
reported as not found.
A life-size statue of Colonel John
Fl. Stevens, first settler in Minneap-
oils, will be unveiled with appropriate
ceremonies today at Eleventh street
and Portland avenue, where it has
been mounted on a massive block of
granite. Newell H. Chase, 12-year-
old granddaughter of Colonel Stevens,
will lead the exercises. The monu-
ment in memory of Colonel Stevens
was made a reality as a result Of a
clause contained in the will of Mrs.
P. B. Winston, daughter who died
in this city last July. She directed
that certain sum be set aside for
the purpose.
Instead of asking salary raise for
the policemen this fall, Fred T. Will
liams, secretary to the mayor, says
he will request the board Of tax levy
to make an appropriation which will
enable the city to buy uniforms for
Its policemen. The men now buy
their own garments. Mr.. Williams
figures that not only would this be
equivalent to IS per month raise Of
salary per man but that it would pro-
mote neatness on the force. He ar
rived at this conclusion after a morn
ing spent in inspecting the uniforms
of the men Wednesday.
Sixty suits to force tenants from
rented homes and offices have been
filed in the office of James Wirten-
sohn. clerk of the municipal court, in
the last few days. Court officers said
the suits had been brought as the an
nual echo to May /, moving day in
Minneapolis. In each of them a writ
of restitution has been asked to
carry out the plans of the suits, writs
of forcible entry and unlawful detain-
er. Court clerks said such number
of suits rointed to a hard winter, in
which scores of tenants had been
thrown out Of work, their reasons to
their landlords for not having paid
their rent.
Rev. T. E. Cullen, pastor of the
Church of the Immaculate Conception,
is delivering series of sermons Sun
day evenings on church doctrines. He
spoke on marriage last Sunday, giving
an exhaustive explanation of the mar
riage rules and ceremonies relating to
one of the greatest sacraments of the
Church. Father Cullen's discourse
was most timely and was regarded as
a reply to the unwarranted structures
of the Methodist conference a few
days before on the attitude of the
Catholic church on marriages per-
formed outside her communion. Faith
er Cullen handled the subject in his
usual convincing manner.
Representatives of local freight han
dlers' unions said Monday that the
danger Of the Chicago strike extend
ing to the Twin Cities, and even to
the Pacific coast, were stronger now
than at any time since the 5000 Chi
cago freight handlers walked out and
demoralized shipping. According to
H. c. Reeves, president of one of the
local freight handlers unions, condi-
tions in Minneapolis are substantially
the same as those in Chicago. The
freight handlers want an increase in
wages, half holiday on Saturday
and double pay when obliged to work
on holidays. 1t was stated at the diff
ferent railroad offices that there we're
no signs of an impending strike among
the local freight handlers.
According to reports contained in
English newspapers, another man who
formerly lived in Minneapolis was a
victim of the Titanic disaster. The