The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-07-29
IN DETROIT

Police Sergt. Constantln Schick, who
retired after ~ years at service ON
the force, was cnticed back 10 ELM
wood station. sunday night. on pre-
text OF extra duty. and was pre-
scented with gold watch by the men
OF that precinct.
Edward Jones, arrested here ON re-
quest ~ the Milwaukee police, was
taken bnCk 60 Milwaukee. sunday, fby
Detective O'BriCn lie is charged
with obtaining $500 from barber on
worthless check, by representing
that he had $4,000 on deposit In the
bank on which the check was drawn.
samuel Harris, SaIoonkeeper at Alf-
red aud -. AntOine-sts.. has gone
TO Meredith. \. H., IL bring home the
remains OF his son, Herman, rs years
old. who was drowned Saturday when
hat boat In which he and two
other men were fishing. capsized.
one Of Harris companions was also
drowned.
A girl baby. ahout a month old, wns
left In rocker ON the pOrch of ID.
w SimCns' home, No. ~ Erskine- st.
carly sunday morning. The child's
cries awakened the Simons household
and the whole neighborhood. MT.
Slmons didn't want TO Keep the lttl"
one. having children or MS own. SO
the police took IL 10 the Florence
Crittenton home. There was moth
ing about the baby TO reveal It's
Identity.
OvercrOMdI of the Fourteenth line
ears. forcing passengers 90 ride out
side the platform rail, Ia blamed Tor
the serious injuries OF william
Kaiser. 14-year-old son OF Joseph
Kaiser, of No. sos Garaeld-ave-, sat
urday night The boy, with Others.
was clinging TO the platform ran
when another car is said 20 have
bumped the car on which he was rid
ing, crushing his right foot so badly
that amputation Will be necessary
Fred Meiser, proprietor of the Milo
moving picture theater az No, 40
Michigan-aVe.. prevented panic IN
his showhouse sunday afternoon, by
calmly advising the audience OF n
small fire next door. and cautioning
them TO file out quietly. which they
did before the engines dashed up,
The fire was I'm the clothing store or
l. Coskey. No. AIS Michigan-aYe.. and
its cause is being investigated by the
fire marshal only about 500 dam
age was done.
W. 4. SomerNiIIe, former Detroit news
paper man. now living In Chicago,
and Charles Stewart, OF Sandwich.
were rescued from drowning in the
river near Sandwich, saturday night.
by Edward Cheetham, OF No. SO AM
herst-st.. and his daughter \ motor
boat i'm which Somerville and stewart
were riding on the river. suddenly
dlvcd for the bottom. but was
brought 10 the surface by It's air
TANKS. ana the TWO men GlNHE W VIZ
Boat for an hour and half before
Cheetham and Miss Cheetham saw
treir predicament, and went 10 the
rescue.
The cornerstone of the Amity Island
View OddfeIlows' temple, ParkyieW
and KeTcheVal- aves., was laid. sun
day afternoon by Mai Gen Fred w
Davis Col. q A. James delivered an
address on The principles OF odd
fellowship" and John Smith. charter
member, spoke on Membership OF
the fraternity" The box which was
placed under the cornerstone con-
tanned the enrolment OF the lodge.
daily papers and copper plate. on
which were the names OF Maj. Gen.
Fred w. Davis, Gov. Osborn and
President Taft large gathering
witnessed the ceremonies
Negroes and whites had a desperate
battle ON the steamer Put-In-Bny. at
the foot of First-st.. at midnight, sat
urday, when Charles Brown. a Negro
cook, struck the engineer OF the boat
on the head with an iron bar. precip,-
tating riot. When Brown was
elected and beaten, other Negro EN-
ployes on the boat took "a hand IN
rived the white members OF the crew
hard the Negroes backed up I'm the
stern OF the lower deck. playing the
fire hose upon them with quoting
effect. Brown was taken into Gus
toby before the riot was quelled.
State-room doors in the crews guar
ters were broken in, and many OF
the combatants were suffering from,
broken heads when the police arriV ed.