The Detroit times., 1912-11-25
IN DETROIT

Joseph McndOn addressed the Detroi
TypOthetae, Monday noon, at
luncheon held In the Penobscot Inn
Memorial services for eight member
who have died within the past yea
were held by the knights OF Colum
bus. Sunday morning. Following
mass, In the Church II Our Lady o.
the Rosary, the knights held ser
vice In Columbus temple.
state Railroad Commissioners Dickin
son, whose term expires this year, Il
mentioned as likely to be names
manager OF the Michigan state Fair
The appointment Will be made IL
the annual meeting OF the directors
OF the fair next January.
Fred 4. Avery, formerly employed as Q
mOtOrman, was arrested by Detec-
tives Baker and Seymour sunday al
ternoon on the charge OF stealing 80
from the safe In the ID. u. IL. otnces
in Birmingham. Avery denies tins
charge against him and says he car
prove an abb.
John II. Nicholson, founder of the
Gideons, a travelling mems orgnniHn-
ton, spent Sunday, in Detroit SPEAK,
ing In the morning In the united
Presbyterian church, in the AFTER
noon In the Y. NJ c. a, and IN the
evening In the Hotel GrlsWold par
- nrs. where "A meeting OF Gldeons was
held.
tion, and John Colquhoun, eN-ofncie
member OF the night police iorce
left Sunday for Indianapolis 10 ses,
tlfy I'm the dynamite cases. Ihey
were the first on the scene of the
explosion at the Detroit CITY Gas
Co.'S building In 1907. peteetI rs'
John Il. Downey and EDWARD roN
will leave Tuesday to testify as &c
the arrest of McManigal and >. ID
Mcnamara in this city.
tn. Gray estate has purchased the
property at Nos. 1924 bronuwsS
from Irwin Long. VINO secures .he
property from Charles H. Ritter, WnO
formerly held IL. The lot has 'front.'
age OF 80 feet on Broadway ana a
depth OF 100 feet, Ii Is occupied ny
a one-story building. The lease neld
by the present tenant expires IN ",
tober of next year. IL Is estimateu
that the property is worth S2'oOo
foot The deal was made by =. D.
Padberg.
when call was made for subscriptions
10 the Billy Rugh memorial fund,
Sunday evening, in the meeting OF
the Newsboys' association, In w HeSi :
mems hall, 1888 was collected, BhiS
Rugh is the newsboy or cary, lhn,,
who died recently, Following ms
heroic act OF giving OF skin TO he
grated upon a little child whose
life otherwise would have peen
taken Joseph A. Bower, assistant
secretary OF the Detroit Union trust
Co. addressed the boys.
Fire believed 90 have been started
by sparks from passing loco-
motive. did about $500 damaSe
storage Co. No. ALB Porter-st.,
carly Sunday morning. The prln-
cipal loss was the destruction OF
about $1,000 worth OF paper. stored
in the place by various newspapers.
and furnishing excellent fuel Tor the
names The fire gave the depart
ment hard battle for two hours put
the building was saved only aoout
500 damage being done TO the struc-
ture.
A gymnasium class for children has
been organized In the factory OF the
Burroughs Adding Machine co. as a
part OF the work carried on py the
"Welfare society" OF that company.
A competent instructor has been APP
pointed to take charge or the CLASS,
which will meet every Wednesuay
after school and Saturday mornings.
The members OF the class, limited 10
children from eight to IL years. are
entitled to the full privileges or the
gym" including swimming. me
class Will continue throughout the
winter months.
(tealIng u $500 automobile owned by
Fred {. Goldn-r,-of "a twenty
eighth-st.. early Sunday morning.
Charles +. Prill. 22 years old, or NO.
ga Visger-st.. and Jefferson Person.
To- OF No. 1899 Scotten-ave.. were
both injured when the machine
turned turtle near trenton. run
sustained several fractured ribs and
is I'm ST. Mary's hospital under ponce
surveillance. while Pierson, VINO es-
capped with painful bruises, Is held in
the detention home. The boys are
said TO have confessed that they In
tended to drive to Toledo with the
machine but found the trip too cold
and wer. returning TO Detroit when
the accident occurred.
n. Earle Flynn opened n four-weeks'
NJ laen ar religion
health In the North Woodward NJ.
h. church Sunday afternoon. lie VIII
lecture Monday evening and every
afternoon and evening this week eX-
cept Thursday and Saturday, In the
North Woodward church, the after
noon lectures beginning at 2:30 and
the evening talks at o'clock. when
a man prays for health he Is rob
bling himself and God OF time he
should devote TO exercise, Is part or
Mr.. Flynns philosophy. lie believes
that health and Christianity are
closely allied. He says that II Is
untrue that the sickly man with the
narrow chest and the pious manner
Is the best Christian.
IIie Graves has fled n claim for siO,-
900 damages for Injuries said to have
been received in falling through a
hole in the city dock at the foot OF
Third-ave., on Sept. "a. I'VE try TO
keep the docks in repair. but IL 10
impossible to tell what condition they
are In" said Secretary Murphy, or
the D. r. w at is only when some
one breaks through that we are
aware Of rotten planking. Tho
planks look good on top, and even
from the river they appear to be all
right on the under side. The damp
ness and fogs eat the strength out
OF the wood and though il may look
all right little strain Will cause IL
TO give way SO long as there are
wooden docks there will be trouble"
urgIars visited the office Of the John
Beyster lumber yard. No. SIS Fort
st west Saturday night. about 9:45.
and shattered the safe with a charge
of nitroglycerin. They were fright
ened away. however, without get
ting anything The SAFE contained
about 500. AZ Samuel Kernahan,
No g9l Jefferson-ave. west, was
passing the lumber office. he heard
the explosion. He called for help.
and the burglars Immediately beat
a retreat. leaving by a window,
which they had forced TO gain en-
trance They ran through the lum-
Der yard and disappeared before the
flying squadron arrived An at
tempt was made 20 rob the office a
few years ago, at which time the
alaO frightened