The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-17
WHERE LIFE Is
WORTH LIVING

/ WIN IA LII lING
"Ihe land OF the NiIeo will be the SUBJ
yect OF A. ~. Grifnth's Illustrated
lecture In the Museum OF Art. sun
day AFTERNOON.
Claude Worth, 10 years old. OF No. 8ss
,srhnd HiNer-nve., made "a .safe and
sane attempt at suicide, will
slrycnnlne, Friday night Several al
-niA-If+ss.sls-ttre uptoYrd-tn=tfrr
WASHINGTON garage, No. al Washing
n-blvd, and Worth swallowed the
potion In their presence. lie was i'm
mediately removed To 81. Mary's hos
pltal, In police ambulance. He will
recover.
The liquor license OF John Weisberg
NO. 1910 Chene-st.. WAS torn from
the wall OF his saloon Friday night
by Sergt. Dederich. OF Chene-st. sta
tion,- Weisberg having been twice
convicted OF violating the liquor
laws. Judge Connolly decided. IN
the case of Frank Schafran, that two
convictions automatically render q
saloon license void. and he was up
hefn by the supreme court.
Homer Converse, OF Highland Park
the young man who attempted sui
eide after his arrest for showing ar
obscene letter TO Miss May lsham
his former sweetheart. Will he
Tuesday and examined as to his san
ity. Justice Potter heard complaints
against Converse. and then decided
TO send him TO the probate court for
further examination. Part OF the evil
dence against Converse was huge
bundle of letters he had written Il
Miss lsham. These letters contain
ed many rambling statements. and
several OF them were signed pickle
Darrell"
No warrant for the arrest OF }. Frisbie
walsh, caught by sheriff CASTOR sew
eral days ago as he was about TO eX-
hibit lewd pictures TO "a gang OF men
In the Eight-Mile roadhouse out
Grand River-ave., will be issued un-
I'll after an investigation. IL has
reached the ears OF the sheriff that
pictures of the sort taken from
Walsh can be procured from a De-
troit man. and II is said that several
exhibitions have been given in De-
troit before various social clubs.
Walsh was present at confer
enoe In the prosecutors office Friday
afternoon. and pleaded that no war
rant be issued against him. claimin K
that he had been Identified with the
moving picture business for years.
had given exhibitions in local
churches and had never been mixed
up In anything OF this sort before.
Not more than seven or eight brick
manufacturers will get contracts for
furnishing the city with brick this
year, unless Public Works Commits
sioner Hearer changes his mind. and
the number may he even less. Last
year the business was distribut ed
among 10 manufacturers. but the
commissioner doubts whether that
many will be able 10 pass the tests
required by the specifications this
year. The tests are now being made
nv the department and will be finish
ed in time 10 submit a report to the
...Nn 1aWs
night The awarding Of contracts Is
entirely up 10 the commissioners as
10 the number He can contract TO
buy all his brick from one manufac-
turer IL he is so dlsposed but there
is no disposition on his part to give
anyone monopoly.
Anthony Pratti "whiIe the Detroit
Municipal league In serving ms head
Quarters and general clearing house
ia securing the petition TO the legis-
1Hrufe IN behalf OF the Initiative. ref
eTendum and recall constitutional
amendments. there are other organi-
cations equally interested and active
in this movement. These include the
Progressive Voters league. the labor
organizations. the Henry George as
sOciatlon. and the Twentieth Century
club While the Municipal league
wants To do its part I'm this move
ment. IL does not desire to monopo-
liza the field or claim credit for the
ment of which other organizations
have played as prominent. II not q
more prominent. part. This is I'm :
tended 10 correct an impression that
might be conveyed by The Times last
night that the Municipal league Is
the only organization back of this
movement"
Harry y. MaIion. formerly cashier Of
the dcfunct Munith bank, which fall
ed last fall was arrested In San
Francisco Friday. and the San Fran
cisco police have wired for instruc-
tions. on being arrested he made
an attempt TO DESTROY a letter from
George II Sweet az Detroit who was
the nominal owner of the Nunith
hank. :. Francis Walsh and the
United Rqnkers' Corporation were
involved IN the Munith bank accord
ing 70 tho testimony developed In
tho bankruptcy proceedings. and
sweet charged that Walsh was re-
srcnsihle for tho failure Mallcn
loft the state shortly after the fail
ur, ~ the bank. although there were
- charges against him until after
tho affairs had been examined IN
hapkruptcv Sweet faced the charges
ard two were dropped. while "A third
WAS Z smi Used without a trial ~ Is
douhi ful II there is any charge on
which Mallon VIII be held