The Detroit times., 1912-01-03
WHERE LIFE is
WORTH LIVING

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John n. Baglcy, member of the De-
troit Beard OF Health for a number
OF years. has resigned, because, he
explains. he had served as long as
he cared TO. GOV. Osborn has ap-
pointed samuel T. Douglas TO sue
coed him
Highland Park village council decided.
Tuesday night, To divide the corpor-
alton into two precincts, because or
the growth Of the place. The d.
vision Will be made at Cottage Grove
ard Pasadena-aVes., one precinct
running north and the other south.
Police CopnIssioner Frank II. CrouI's
automobile was run down by a JEFF
ftrson line car at JEFFERSON ana
McDougall- aves.. on Tuesday even
ing and badly damaged The ma
chine was being taken 10 garage
by Charles b. Gardner No. 2ea
was not In his car when the accident
occurred.
ark aldermen, who recently visited
Detroit TO inspect the city markets
and public lighting plant TO the
Newark council, is highly compli-
mentary TO Detroit and Its officials
The visitors appear to have been
greatly Impressed with the way the
municipality owned public utilities
arc conducted.
In the annual business meeting OF tue
Detroit shipnnsttTs' ciub held Tues
day night, the following otnCers Wese
elected: President, William IL, HON
man: first vice-president charles
Autterson; second vico-presldent'
William Yates; treasurer, -.
, Raker; secretary, charles Merck Sr
marshal r. ogden; warden. George
Talbot: chaplain. II. W. HUDSON, ana
sentinel, u c. Maddox.
A small panic was created among ten
ants of the Ford building, late Tues
day afternoon. when several nun ho
basement caught IRE. Dense clouds
OF smoke poured up the stairway
:, and through the elevator shatts ana
there was general rush Tor the
exIfs EMPLOYEES OF. the building
quickly eNtinRMsned the blaae WIN
hand grenades. No person was III
Jured
In m .tntIsticaI report Just issued by
the Roman catholic diocese OF De-
troit which comprises the counties
OF the iower peninsula, II is shown
TINT there are 10000 Cathollcs III
the diocese, the estimate based upon
the rate OF five persons 10 famlly.
This is a gain OF $4,000 in two years.
In the city OF Detroit there are az
churches and 20 resident priests -
parochial schools and 25,oOO pupils
enrolled
Eor t... first time in Wayne county's
history the county clerks office has
been made sci" sustaining. Figures
complied by county Clerk farreil
shows that during the past four
months TIE fees collected nave ca
ceedcd the expenses By $1,000. De-
spite the increase in county business
AZ costs less to run the office now
than II did four years ago When
Mr. Farrell drst took charge OF the
office he asked FOR sSS,000. and this
wear he asked fer only $4,000.
jacob Snuskc, 81 years old, No. 1888
wfIlis-aye. east, died, Tuesdny, In a
police ambulance, while being trans
fcrred 10 ST Mary's hospital from his
home where he had swallowed car
bollc acid. lie had been married less
than year, and had mad several vto-
/. lent ouarrels with his wife, the re-
suit OF his heavy drinking. her rela-
tives say. Tuesday he took her Wen
ding ring and pawned IL Tor Sl.30-
He came home late in the afternoon
and repaired Ia his room, where ne
drank poison.
Motorcycle officer Frurfp, OF the
Chrne-st. station. attempted 90 sep
arate two men who were tghting. at
l.eland-st aud Mitchell ave Tuesday
night and they both turned on him.
His blouse was torn and ne Was
bruised about the face. before he
could draw his billy. With this
weapon. he struck one of the men
uNTT hIlOthlnk- hlul uoh u.
The other fellow ran away The man
who was Knocked down was
rested. lie gave his name as VIII
liam Miner. OF Rochester, y. Y.
In spe cini tribute to the memory az the
/. Inte Underwood Armstrong, who for
90 years had been an active member
OF ST Johns Episcopal church. holy
comm union followed the reading OF
the service for the dead, in that
churcn "Wednesday morning MIR
Armstrong died Saturday, following
several weeks illness. tie was rs
years old. ana "a native OF stockton,
Eng For years Mr.. Armstrong was
known as the oldest contractor and
tuildcr in the city ana bore an ex-
ceptional business reputation. He is
survived by one son. Arthur X. Arm
strong. and one daughter, Miss Lii
liar Armstrong. lie was a member
and Detroit commandery. knights
Templar. Interment was smade "a
Elnwood
The Detroit builders q Traders
eschsnEe held It's annual meet
Ing on Tuesday afternoon. and
George u. Mutt George "a clip
pert. Michael Finn and Charles
n Goodenow were elected directors
for two-year terms. succeeding Mar
tin n Burkheiser. Martin SchoIl Jr..
A T. Ternes and G. !. Netting The
exchange adopted amendments to the
bylaws one OF which gives the d.
rectors power To reprimand. suspend
or eXpel anyN merdbeF for-condnct
considered Improper. dIshonorable or
prejudicial 10 the welfare OF the ex-
change, and the other broadens the
scope OF the membership The an
nual reports OF the officers showed
the exchange to be in prosperous
condition Secretary Charles A BO-
wen reported that the membership
Increased from "a to $40 during the
year.