The Detroit times., 1912-10-23
IN DETROIT

The ID. p. w. as well ms contractor,
who do work for the department are
having trouble IN obtaining enough
Portland cement for sidewalks The
manufaC turers say they have all the
cement this city can use but are un-
able 40 get cars In which TO ship II
10 the city
Local police are attempting 10 had I'd
win Weir, OF Chicago, who left Hut
falo. Aug "a. with a considerable
sum OF money bound for Detroit
His mother. living at No. 4740 Lake
ave, Chicago, has had no trace OF
police TO try to fnd him. She fears
foul play.
In determining ON a man 90 appOint
as school Inspector to succeed G.. NJ
Burton, resigned. The mayor offered
the position TO Henry Ford several
weeks ago but he declined. A. Ia
Parker. formerly an official OF the
Y. M. &. A., who In now In the real
estate business. Is In receptive
telegram from Canon LeGrand,
president of the International Con-
l. Eress or Chambers of Commerce, and
M Jottrand. secretary of the organi-
zation. expressing their thanks for
the entertainment given them In De-
troit by the local organization. The
parry OF delegases sailed for home this
week.
Andrew suIik, 20 years old. OF No. ~
Otis-st., died In Grace hospital Tues
day night. OF injuries sustained In an
accident In the plant OF the Detroit
Steel Castings Co. during the after
noon. His injuries were at nrst
thought 20 be OF slight nature and
Coroner Burgess has ordered a post
mortem examination to determine
the cause OF death.
n. Il. Oids, pioneer automobile manu-
faeturer, has purchased 200 acres Of
land on Crosse lie, and IL is stated
that he will build a ine home upon
IL. The land Is known as the pucey
farm and was purchased from the
estate OF r.. A, Ducey. MIR. Olds also
purchased from A. M. Henry about
800 feet OF river frontage on Elbs
island. an extension of Crosse lie.
The cost OF the property IL given as
$4,000.
Raymond smoots, 10 years old, and
residing at No. 20 Farrand-ave., was
the victim OF mysterious assault as
he was driving wagon through the
alley In the rear OF No. SIS McClel-
lan-ave. Tuesday afternoon. The boy
was found In the alley unconscious,
and declared that some unidentified
/ person struck him on the head,
knocking him from his wagon. lie
was unable to explain the cause OF
the assault. DIR. X. Opperman. No.
2021 Jefferson ave. attended him and
sent him to his home.
Detectives Donovan and Dwyer Ieaped
from a moving Michigan ear NJ
Eighteenth-st., Tuesday night. and
captured two young men and stolen
automobile belonging to j. Henry
Ling, and taken from In front OF the
owners store on Library-ave,, Mon
day night. The prisoners gave their
names as Peter sutton, aged is, of
No. s53 Humboldt-ave., and Robert
90 No 81
had stopped TO light the lamps on the
stolen car, just as the detectives
passed the spot and recognized the
car from descriptions furnished to all
police officers.
a tip 90 the local police from the Buff
falO authorities led 20 the arrest by
Detective Frank Wilkinson, of
Archie McGillivray. 2s years old. who
an expert In diamond robberies. and
was working here in the humble oc-
cuIation of porter In the Hotel Cad
lilac. The police declare that Me-
Job was a plant" and that he was
planning to get hold OF some Jewell
er's sample case. and turn IL over to
two confederates. a man from Buff
falo and one from Niagara Falls N.
Y. The latter pair have left town.
The discovery of quantities of new au-
tomobiie accessories I'm local pawn
shops and secondhand stores, led
the police TO believe that some auto
mobile factory employe was systc-
matically thieving from the shop, and
an investigation resulted In the
arrest of oliver De Silva, R3 years
old. OF No. ISL Piquette-ave,. on a
grand larceny charge. De Silva
works in the Regal Motor Co. stock
room and when searched on suspi-
cion of being the thief, he was found
TO have a carburetor concealed on his
person. Search OF his room later re-
Il vealed several hundred dollars worth
of automobile accessories, and he was
locked up. He refused to make any
statement to the police.