The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-10-31
IN DETROIT


shaw, Ma. 542 P1tnRm-aNe., some time
"Wednesday. and stole Jewrlry valued
nt s4S. John Sokoloskl. No. s4s Med
hurry ave. reports to the police that
his brother. Joseph disappeared,
Wednesday. ana that 500 OF johns
~ money vanished from dresser
drawer at the same time Freight
car burglars stole tobacco valued at
23l, from "A Michigan Central freight
car near SylVcster-st.
Funeral services for the late Alexander
sBueI Wetmore, who died Tuesday
Were held. Thursday afternoon, IN
the WetmOrc homestead, No. % Jei-
terson-ave., with the Rev. w. -
MaNon. rector OF Christ church, ofn-
eating The pallbcarers were: ~. ~
Sanger Charles J.. Palms, Charles VI.
Parker Frederick W. Hodges, Lew rs
III. Jones, Murray " sales, John X.
Searles, Alexander Beals and FRANK
Ilamlin. the latter OF Chicago.
Employees Of the city controllers Of
nee presented DeAnis }. Cummins'
warrant clerk, with handsome
msntel clock Wednesday when he
returned from "A two-weeks honey
moon trip. Controller tleineman
made a blum" OF calling Denny on
the carpet for being away so long
when an the employees hled into the
controllers private office and Den
bny" was grilled. lielneman senttnceu
him TO serve time and Denny
was TOO overcome by the sentence TO
speak
MAI. DE Hull y. Travis, OF Flint,
members OF the state board or par
DOM have been In Detroit the past
two days, considering a score OF APP
plications OF prisoners. for parole
Major Travis says thht mlsunuer-
standings OF the parole ana the lhuv
terminate sentence laws cause much
or the admitted hostility 10 the acts
~ the pardon board. and much or tue
, public excitement over the PRISON
situation. He says that much OF the
III - ~ Il ftnA "a Al
Is unjust.
Two men named BenJamin Levi, not
related to each other, appeared be-
fore Justice Jeffries Wednesday Win
lsIdore Abraham. their chum, ali
charged with disorderly conduct In
sCcosting two girls on Gratlot-aVe.
one Benjamin Levi and Abraham
were discharged for lack OF evidence,
but when the testimony revealed
that the other Levi had roughly
grabbed one OF the girls. he was
promptly made defendant TO charge
OF assault and battery and was fined
Ss15 with TIVE option OF 30 days, on
that charge,
Frank MiekaIski, charged with aggra-
waited assault, was convicted In Judge
Phclans court Wednesday after the
jury was out but 10 minutes. Nile
Ealski shot John Cobra, during a
night at Dubois-st. and Milwaukee
ave. Sept. Is, badly injuring Cobra.
Theodore Gratowski and Frank
Smicekowski. who had been sum
moned as witnesses In the case but
failed to appear claiming that they
would lose money by leaving tneir
work TO appear In court. were fined
$40 each when brought IN on a
charge OF contempt
Detective Henry ,. W IIson, who IL how
ering between life and death In Hnr-
per hospital, following "a dangerous
operation for the removal OF a
growth, will receive a unique tribute
;. OF the regard In which he is held by
his fellow officers. Instead OF send
ing flowers or delicacies TO Wilson
the policemen and detectives have
taken up collection amounting 10
S125. and the money Will be present
ed To the officer. \ few weeks ago
Wilson. while in command or the
flying squadron. lost 1925 from his
pocket. and his comrades plan to re-
imburse him for the loss
Two weII-dressed women are said to he
making house to- house visits solicit
ing money for Providence hospital
and the authorities In the hospital
brand them as impostors. We have
authorized no one TO solicit money
for the hospital" said the superior. in
charge. Twice within an hour We'd
nesday we were called on the phone
by women whose houses these swind-
lers had visited, the ladies wanting
20 know IL the solicitors were all
right Wish to warn the public
against giving money 10 these people
or TO anyone else for Providence hos
pital When we ask public aid II IS
through accredited channels.
A recent bulletin from the postofhce
department In Washington announces
that all fourth-class matter VIII
have TO bear the new parcels post
stamps after Jan l. 1913. IL mailed
with ordinary postage stamps they
viii be held up Parcels will be mail
able only In postoffices, branch Of
lces and named stations, and each
must bear the return card OF the
sender or they viii not be accepted
Supplies OF the new postage stamps
scales and tape measures for weigh
ing and measuring the parcels un-
der the new regulation VIII be sent
out from Washington some time be-
fore the first OF next year
Before the board OF supervisors finish
ed its annual meeting Wednesday
afternoon Aid George Ellis resigned
as chairman. and Supervisor George
Burt. OF BEDFORD, was elected to the
office. Mr.. Eflis term was TO run
until October. 1913, but he wished 20
stop down and out, inasmuch as he
quits the common council at the end
OF this year and he would. therefore
no longer be legally entitled TO the
offce OF supervisor. lie explained
that IL was eNpedient 10 fill the
office Of chairman now because or
the fact that road bonds 10 the value
OF 5000 must be signed by. the
head OF the board In May. 1913
billie Il. Weston, charged with bring
ing Ethel Highland to Detroit In vlo-
lation OF the white slave act, was
arraigned before United states COM
missioner Finney Wednesday. lie
pleaded not guilty and was held In
bail OF $1,000 for hearing next week
Herbert L. Newcomb. neld under a
charge Of bringing Jennie Odell from
ST John. " r., in violation OF the
-- Immigration laws,-was arraigned be-
fore Commissioner Hurd and was
held for n hearing next week. In
81 900 bail Newcomb, II is alleged,
deserted his wife and child In 81.
John. and a warrant Is out for him
there II ne is deported from this side.
Lloyd Wyckhon, a former solicitor for
the Detroit city Gas Co., who faces
nearly score OF complaints for
continuing 20 take orders and money
for appliances after severing his
connection with the company, was
his own attorney I'm one OF the cases
v before Justice Jeffries "Wednesday.
A few days ago he was fined S25 on
another case His wife paid the fine
Then the present case was brought
and he argued for It's dismissal.
claiming that he had been sufficient
1y punished Justice Jeffries took
the matter under Amusement until
Nov H. when he will decide the
present case and also decide wheth-
er to uuash the other complaints as
requested by Wyckhon