The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-13
WHER- LIFE IS
WORTH LIVING

Fred orosshuens, a conductor ON the
Michigan line, had his pocked picked
OF S17. Friday. while on mis- car.
-rhs beauty of the Home" will he the
subject OF q lecture 40 he delivered
Sunday afternoon. In branch NO. :.
public library. at Grauol-AYe. ana
Pulford-sL Miss Clara Dyer Is In
charge.
Mrs. Fred sample, of Muncie, Ind, has
brother. Charles Biddle. who was en-
ployed In a Detroit automobile rae
tory recently. His brother Is said
TO be dying, and Is asking Tor MIN
constantly.
,soath Chene car No. 800 collided with
champiain-sts, early saturday
morning, both cars being badly dam
aged Archie Mccormick, pas
senger on the Chene car was pain
fully injured about the back- lie
lives at No. 6oS Chene-st
boys association meeting, sunday
evening, in Detroit Whselmen's hall.
Little Miss Myra Belle Goldberg. a
clever entertainer, will be the tea-
ture of the program Martin conn
and John Hasten Will play cornet
duet, and the Newsooys' band VIII
contribute several selections.
As the result OF an outbreak of scar
let fever In Highland Park, Health
OFFICER n. b. Weber has ordereu
that all churches and school houses
ba fumigated Eight cases deVeI-
Cped during the As hours. ending
Saturday morning. IL Is not Hkeiy
that any church services WIZ DE heIu
Sunday None of the cases are con-
sioered serious.
sheriff Castor and three Deputies left
for jackson prison, Saturday morn
ing, with three short term prisoners.
They are: Thomas knack. freight
car burglar. who Will serve one
year; Clarence Allen. burglar. SIX
months; Carl Siekitz. embezzler six
months. and Edward Nelyea, VINO
stabbed another Belgian in night,
and must serve one year.
william Cornish, No. IG8 Cherry-st,
was run over by m American Ex-
press Co. sleigh at Woodward and
Amsterdam-aves., Friday. hut while
q traffic officer was telephoning for
a police ambulance TO take care OF
the Injured man. Cornish went home
on a street car. II was later learned
that two of his ribs were broken.
and one is thought to have pune
tured his lung.
Albert yernier, proprietor of the no
torious saloon and dance hnll at No.
1850 Mt E.lliott-ave. Just outside
the city limits, was on Friday bound
over to the circuit court by Justice
Merique to stand triaf on a charge
OF selling liquor on sunday. This -
the third charge pending against
Vernier in the circuit court. YER
tttef-is Il candidate for justice OF the
peace on the Democratic ticket.
Detroit Typographical Union, No. Is,
will hold ats annual banquet MOnd-.
Night In the Hotel Charlevoix. re-
the banquet a program OF speeches
and songs will be provided by Rev.
e L. Arnold. William Is. Thompson.
James NJ Lynch. president OF the
r. T., James Schermerhorn, charles
j. Brady. Alfred j. Murphy, Hal IL.
Smith. David Cronberger Judge Hal
ly and John McVicar.
Jerry Parent, of WsIkerviiie, was seri-
ouIy injured, perhaps fatally, by be-
inE caught In moving cable Whlle
assisting in the hlling OF an Ice
house. above Walkerville, Friday af-
telnoon. his left shoulder head and
face were horribly mutilated before
the machinery could be stopped. he
was taken TO the Hotel Dieu, wind
sor.
hold n lodge OF RENE nm brance, sun
day afternoon, in schiller hall. be-
ginning at 1880 y. n in order TO pay
tribute to eight OF the members who
passed away during the past year.
These We're Judge Morse Rohnert,
John Hart, Christopher Krebs, James
Campbell. Frank Remmert, Freder-
lex spruth, Henry NJ. Gentner and
be pronounced by Judge Alfred j.
Murphy and Judge James Phelan.
-MentaI arithmetic In the best way 20
teach that study" Deputy supt. OF
Public Instruction i. l. kecler, told
Wayne county school teachers in
meeting held Friday. Mental arith-
metic is the way the older genera
lions were taught and II beats COM
+, plicated problems every time. our
fathers and mothers were better
grounded in arithmetic than the gem.
GRAFTON now In school Will be-" Mr..
Keller deplorcd the manner In which
school discipline is set at naught by
"over-sympathy for the punished
child by those in his home"
Steve Konwieski, now In the Wayne
county jail, awaiting trial ON n
serous charge preferred by Martha
kupurska, had the girl and her
mother evicted from his home. Fri
day afternoon, and they were turned
out In the cold with no place to go.
This action was tax. after the girl
hao refused 10 marry konwieski.
Mrs. Kuturska has been acting as
housekeeper for konwieski. and IT
is said that while she was absent
from the house one day. the man at
tackled the girl. AS result OF his
cruelty. she is In serious condition.
The new committee ON streets of the
common council met, Friday morn
ing, to receive Mayor Thompson's
SpeShCalioHs AOl uiiCh PAYING NhiCI
he wants adopted for the coming
year. Ii was represented that the
specifications are now in the hands
OF the Board OF Commerce, and Will
be turned over to the committee af-
ter tho board has affixed its % Il"
Accordingly. the committee dJourn-
cd until next Monday morning. 1t Is
expected that the paving committee
OF the Board OF Commerce will look
over the specifications in the mean
time II think the Board OF Com
nerce has lot OF nerve TO butt into
this thing" said Aid. McCarty. What
license have they got TO pass on
these specifications anyway. That's
a matter that's up TO this council.
anc IL we are not competent TO do
the work that is expected Of us, we'd
better resign. and let the Board Of
Commerce do all our business"
INVENTOR OF KNIGHT