The Detroit times., 1912-01-22
WHERE LIFE is
WORTH LIVING

A. II. Grifnth, director OF the Detroit
museum OF art, has submitted his
estimates for 1919 TO the city con-
troller. lie asks total OF $lS.97O
70 run the museum this year! The
largest single item Is $4,000 for sal
aries.
The Rev. Walter QusrrinEton, pastor
of the wentwOrth-st. baptist church,
Hamilton Ont, has accepted the call
10 the Fourteenth Baptist
church. Detroit IL is expected that
he will be here the latter part OF
February
City water will he at low pressure i'm
the following districts from q o'clock
Monday evening until o'clock Tues
day morning: Hastings to Cass;
Michigan. dratiot 10 Adams, IIamil-
ton-blvd 10 Oakland, North Grand
blvd. 10 city limits.
SIX horses were burned TO death I'm a
hre which destroyed a barn In the
rear OF No. l240 Jefferson-ave.. Sat-
nrday night They belonged TO John
Goodall. No. 23S Beaufait-ave., and
represented his savings OF six years.
They were not insured.
After lying unconscious all night at
the foot OF the basement stairs In
Eioyd Jacksons saloon, No 1901
Champlain-st- William Fagweather
No. i07 Helen-ave., was found by
Patrolman Uppleger, early sunday
4, morning and removed TO 81 mary
hospital. where II was found that he
and body. but will recover.
Maj. Thomas ,. Dickson, chaplain and
recreation officer at Fort Wayne, has
gone TO Fort Riley, Kan, where he
Will fill a similar position. He had
been at Fort Wayne about "A year,
but has been connected with the
Twenty-sixth infantry, now station
ed at the fort for IL years. Before
leaving, he expressed thanks TO the
citizens who had helped him with
his recreation work.
A new electric switchboard has been
Installed ON the stage OF the Garrick
theater. The new board, which was
set up following the Saturday night
performance in the theater the men
working uninterruptedly until Sun
day afternoon, has 80 switches, car
ries 24O volts OF electricity and
weighs nearly tol IL is the work
OF Ern 81 Cochrance, chief electri-
clan of the theater's stan OF stage
mechanics.
Fred A. Gilbert, - years old, agent for
the Big Four railroad, with Offices In
the Ford building, dropped dead on
Larned-st, near Woodward-ave., sun
day evening Coroner Burgess de-
cided that hemorrhages were the
of death Gilbert had lived
in Detroit for 20 years. At one time
lie was president OF the village OF
Woodmere. now part of Detroit He
is survived by his wife and three
children. living at No. SO Norman
ave
&. II. Becker, employed by the Rey-
nolds Automobile Co., starred M
hero at a fire which damaged the
plant 10 the extent OF about $4,000,
early sunday morning. Becker, saw
the flames and turned in an alarm,
then rushed back TO the burning
building, and saved the papers and
valuable correspondence from the
office. The fire spread rapidly. and
gave the department u hard battle.
Defective wiring is blamed for the
blaze.
The remains of seth T.. EBgIe. IA former
Detroit attorney, who died In south
Pasadena, Cal, Saturday, VIII be
brought to Detroit for burial Mr..
Engle. who was II years OF age had
practiced law In Detroit for 40 years.
retiring five years ago. when
stroke OF paralysis destroyed his
power OF speech. He spent the past
two years IN California with his
daughters, Orthio and Grace, both
former teachers In Detroit public
schools.
In the regular meeting Of the Detroit
NewsbDys' association, sunday even
ing. in Wheelmens hall the newsies
were given some sound advice by
former Judge III. a. Lockwood on the
necessity of acquiring an education
and the avoidance OF liquor and
tobacco. Good health, clean con-
science and an honorable occupation
are the essentials OF true happiness"
Mr.. Lockwood told the boya Music
and recitations completed the even
ing's program.
Signal Ofhcer Barncy Werminski. act
ing as first aid surgeon, saved the
lie OF Mrs. Walter Ciesinski, of No.
107 Forest-ave. east, when she swAl-
lowed quantity OF carbolic acid
with suicidal intent Sunday night.
Werminski poured clear alcohol
down the woman's throat and by
the time the ambulance arrived to
take her to Grace hospital, she was
n da Mrs. oil xtyl,g
is "a years old was despondent over
family troubles
state senator Guy A. Miller hns an
nounced HIS candidacy for the RE-
publican nomination for congress-
man in the First district, following
definite announcement from former
Congressman Edwin DENLY that nc
VIII not again seek the place Sem
ator Miller will have some lively OPP
position for the nomination. Several
ambitious young Republicans have
their eyes on the place, but are not
prepared as yet to formally an
nouncc their candidacy.
The funeral OF Peter Meier, father of
Henry j. Meier, the weil-known ar
chitect, who died Saturday in his
home, No. GIL Brush-st will be held
from the home Tuesday at o'clock
Mr.. Meier was born in Frankfort.
Germany. 50 years ago, and came TO
America with his parents when
child. For many years he was en-
gagged In the tailoring business In
Detroit He is survived by four sons
and one daughter: Henry j., Will
lam c., John H., Frederick and Mrs.
Joseph $. Rhein.
Herbert Ely has purchased from e.. VI.
Harmon and others, through Judson
'Bradway, the vacant property at the
northeast corner OF Woodward and
Smith-aves., 14S feet on Woodward.
by 200 feet on Smith. for $4,000 Mr.
Ely Is having plans prepared for n
block Of two-story brick stores,
fronting on Woodward, and contracts
VIII he awarded in few days. The
stores will be 80 feet deep and IL Is
proposed TO erect garage or an
apartment building In the rear,
fronting on Smith-ave.
Charles Sass, who kept n saloon at No.
553 Chene-st. until he was put out
OF business by Prosecutor Shepherd,
recovered his license from the prose-
cutor Saturday afternoon, with the
aid Of a writ of replevin issued by
Justice Ott Constable Romnnski and
Assistant Prosecutor Heston had a
lively tussle before the license was
recovered and Heston effectively
blocked the constable's search for
tho coveted document until Prose
cutor Shepherd could be reached by
telephone He ordered the license
turned over In accordance with the
writ
The police are investigating n hre
which partly damaged two-story
brick building at Nos. 59b-697 Beau