The Detroit times., 1912-12-17
IN DETROIT

Health Officer kIefer Will discuss the
vice question before the University
club, Wednesday noon.
A freight train Jumped the track on the
ID, II. A I. road. near the Oak-st.
crossing, Wyandotte. Monday after.
. noon. Several cars were damaged.
but no one was hurt Spreading rails
caused the derailment.
while Miss Edith Coombs. OF No. Ss5
Third-aye., was on her way tO work
morning. she lost her pocketbook
4. containing $50 and some small
q change, and representing all OF her
savings. She asked the police TO
help her find II.
Clarence Lewis, 20 years old, and with
no home, gave HIS occupation as
thief" when arrested by Motorcycle
officer II. @. smith, while attempt
Ing TO sell some pocket knives on
the street. Lewis was released from
\ the workhouse last week after serV-
Ing short time for petty theft.
Fire, which II believed 40 have been
caused by defective wiring I'm wall
showcase, did about $500 damage
TO the stock OF Barnes * Co. No. 2lo
Gratiot-ave., about the same amount
TO the stock In the Dollar Hat store
at No. 2l7 Gratiot, and about Al,OOO
-
day night
The wabash railroad viii put on 10
new trains between 81. Louis, Chi-
cago. Kansas city and Detroit. all 10
run on express schedule. The trains
VIII have complete new equipment
Including electrically -lighted sleep.
Ing cars. chair cars parlor cars anu
4 lounginR cars. coaches, baggage cars
and postal cars. The truck frmes
are cast In one solid piece OF steel
and the wheels are also or sold
steel Service will start about Dec.
10.
Ignoring the fact thst the council has
adopted q resolution ordering the re-
moval OF all sidewalk stands and
showcases, the council committee on
streets Monday voted TO grant j. IL.
Lewis permission to build a showcase
o projecting 10 inches over the side
walk In front OF his store at Ran
dolph-st and Gratiot-ave. minor
tty report signed by one or two mem
bsrs OF the committee Will probably
be made to the council and precipi-
tate another war over the showcase
problem.
Il. 80. Elmo Lewis, advertising manaE-
er OF the Burroughs Adding Machine
Co, Will leave Tuesday night for
Baltimore. to attend a meeting OF
1.-The executive committee OF the As
ISOLATED Advertising Clubs OF Am
erica. The meeting is called for the
purpose OF planning the program for
tho convention to be held In Baltl-
more the second week I'm June 1918
when II Is expected that over 5000
delegates representing the advertis-
u ing interests OF the country will
meet The associated clubs have a
combined mebership OF over 10000
Facing sentence for contempt OF court
before United states Judge Arthur
futile, Edgar b. Clarkson. OF jack
a =
ternoon turning over about $4,000
worth OF property to the receiver OF
the Michigan Savings q Loan Co.
for the purpose Of paying or claims
against the defunct concern. Clark
sons attorneys made strong fight
10 avoid the signing OF the ded. and
II was not until he was called to
the bench for sentence. that he de-
other stockholders In the defunt con-
Germ who Will be compelled TO turn
over their property to the receiver
TO satisfy the judgments against
them
Jefferson Butler, secretary of the Mich
iEnn state Humane association, In OPP
\ posed to the proposition to allow the
federal government to care for Mich
iEan's forest reserve. The state now
owns b26 square miles OF land dedi-
Gated to forestry Mr. Butler be-
lieves that congress would not APP
propriate the money necessary TO the
preservation of this reserve. He
thinks the state should use II for the
propagation OF wild life. The Au-
dobon society has been asked to CO.
operate In the work. He says that
Land Commissioner Huntley Russell
and A. G. Carton, member OF the pub
lie domain commission. report that
forestry work on the state lands is
progressing favorably.
Theodore Gcrasimos, Greek patriot of
eral hundreds OF Detroit Greeks have
returned &c Hellas to fight the Turks.
has a list or so more OF his country
men who will leave within a week
| for their native land Mr.. Gerasimos
sees no intention on the part Of
Greece TO make peace with Turkey
He believes that Greece will never
agree to terms until the Moslem
menace has been removed from her
borders. THE ENJOYS In London will
postpone peace from day to day"
he says. Meanwhile Turkey is on
her knees. Her only hope Is In d.
abandonment by Turkey Of her Eu-
ropean possessions will satisfy
Greece and cause her to end the
war"
In n meeting OF the council police PEN
sion committee. Monday afternoon, IL
was decided to ask the corporation
counsel whether the widow OF po-
lice officer is entitled to pension
n when the officers death was caused
Indirectly by some accident or over
exertion I'm the departments SER
vice. The committee deferred action
on the requests for pensions for the
widows OF the late Detective Ser
geant James F. Dillon and Patrolman
James c. LaRue. Dillon DIE din 1905
and II Is said that over-exertion in
cha sing a thief year and half
previous to the time OF his death
aggravated case OF heart trouble,
which caused death. LaRue died 19
days after being struck by an auto
mobile while on his way home from
the police station. The committee
also asked the corporation counsel
TO interpret the law I'm LaRue's case,
| because he was not on duty at the
time he sustained the injury.