The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-18
WHERE LIFE is
WORTH LIVING

The Detroit Museum of Art will be
open a. the public Fridny evening".
from 1880 to $3.50, jan 10, TO give the
people a last opportunity 20 see the
itolshOYen exhibition which has
attracted much attention.
Adam RoIIinRcr. M. ~ Freer-st. had
a reRi tnle OF woe 10 report Ia the
police, Thursday morning During
the night thieves stole iB chickens
from his coop, and also took the
whole Rollingcr family washing OF
the clothes line.
City water will he st n low pressure
from Ihursday evening at o'clock
until Friday morning at o'clock, in
the districts bounded by the follow
Ing streets: Brooklyn to Woodward;
Bagg 10 Selden; Cass 10 Melrose;
milwaukee, 10 Lakewood and Jose
phine.
Prosecutor Hugh shepherd won his
nrst criminal ease when Thomas
Rocker, a Negro. was convicted In
Judge Phelans court Wednesday on
the charge OF homicide In the second
degree Rocker shot and killed Geo.
Williams. another Negro, In a row
over woman. and pleaded self-de-
Tense.
G. D.. Watson. advertising MANAGER of
the Neutrality-suspicious. Co.. Cinciu-
natl Will address the Adcratt club
I'm the regular weekly "Target
, meeting in the club rooms. Thursday
night. His subject Will be: "Adver-
Using for the manufacturers George
w. Coleman. president OF the Associ-
ated Advertising Clubs OF America,
Will also speak.
EnroIled ON the police force just 20
years ago today, Detectives Robert
Glare. Amos Kunkel, William Graus
and Frank Lemond are having o
rather unusual joint celebration. All
four are together in the central de-
tective bureau. and are paired on
aNong themselves, Clare and skunkel
travelling together while Graus and
Lemond are the Iother pair.
Ralph NegIiofte, 10 years old, and liv-
Ing nt No. 3Ss Rowenn-st.. was pain
fully injured when he fell through
the glass door OF IA jefferson car at
Woodw ward and Jefferson -aves.,
shortly before 6 o'clock. Thursday
morning, cutting his right wrist
badly. He was taken TO the oxford
hotel. and removed from there TO st.
Mary's hospital In the police ambu-
lance
The Marquette club, organized tO pro-
mote the Interests OF the state Chris
tan Endeavor convention in Mar
quette. Mich, next August, viii hold
its first meeting of 1912 in the Cen
trail Christian church, Second and
Ledyard-sty, Friday evening. sup
per will be served at 8 O'Clock and
the Rev. c. J. Tannar will give an
address in the subsequent business
session.
Mrs. Isabella Chambers wheeler, wife
az l.. j.. Wheeler, a former resident
OF Detroit. is dead in her home In
Sterling. III. Mrs Wheeler was the
daughter of Mrs. A. j. Chambers. now
of Los Angeles, Cal. and sister of
Mrs Hattie c. Palmer. Mrs Grant III.
Winter. Miss Alice r. Chambers. ana
Miss A. Florence Chambers. all Of
Detroit. RMS. Wheeler leaves two
sons and two daughters
A meeting of the local street railway
mems union will he held In the
knights OF Equity hall at midnight.
Saturday, to take action on the 10
hour clause OF the working agree
ment entered into with the company
after the strike last fall. The agree
ment calls for period Of - hours
, during which the man may put i'm
the nine-hour working day provided
for Under the old agreement the
men were on call l2Is hours The
13-hour clause was put in under
120-day agreehent. which expires
this week.
Gustaye Dill, a saiI-maker, employed
In local awning factory, In held In
the central police s ~ on M sns-
Amelia Mills. a chambermaid in the
Flint hotel, No go Champlain-st Mrs.
Mills reported TO the police that
while she was asleep. some one en-
tered her room, early Thursday
morning, and cut out the pocket in
the skirt of her dress, which she
was wearing at the tlule, ODlalnlnE
.slS that was In the pocket. Charles G.
Styles, a roomer at the place, de-
clared that he saw Dill emerging
from the woman's room, and Dill was
arrested by officer Mccormick
The Greater East Detroit Improvement
association was organized In a meet
ing of about 100 citizens OF the old
Fairview district In the Lillbrdge
school. Wednesday night officers
being elected as follows President,
~ AYIn xyfa al mt
r. Harding; secretary, Peter OCon-l
nor; treasurer. Edward Whlnman;
legal adviser, Harry Dingeman. The
question Of joining the Federation
OF Civic Clubs was left in allegiance.
Discussion OF the street car question
was suggested by one OF the mem
bers but the meeting deemed II adj
visable TO keep puclicly mum on the
matter Privately however, mem
bers showed a sentiment against the
franchise.
To conference participated In by
Judge Murphy, County Auditor huh
rer and Assistant Prosecutor Nor-
heels, IL was decided To adopt some
plan that would relieve the county OF
the enormous expense for witness
fees during the trial OF county Grim
inal cases in the circuit court. which
In the past has run as high as $500
per day. Heretofore all the countys
criminal cases have been scheduled
for the same day, and as result
some witnesses for the prosecution.
who are paid by the county. were
compelled to-Eit= iH='.oHft= fer=twa ar
three weeks awaiting the hearing OF
the cases for which they had been
summoned. Lawyers for the defend
ants also objected vigorously to the
expense their clients were nut to as
result Of this system An attempt
will be made TO have only such cases
put on the calendar for the day as
there Is a prospect Of reaching. and
'summoninG witnesses only on the
day they will be required.