The Detroit times., 1912-12-14
IN DETROIT

BLANKS, etc. may pe optein'u 49,"
board In room lO2. postofnce build
ing.
The TRANSFORMATION club will hold q
special meeting in the Hotel Cadil-
lac Saturday evening, 10 discuss the
plan of securing club rooms The
plan includes the doubling OF the
membership dues A committee has
been working on the plan for some
time and will report to tie meeting
Saturday evening
Charles Glenn. - years old, OF No. 900
Gray ave, died in Grace hospital Fri
day afternoon from fracture OF the
skull. sustained when he fell from a
Scaffold at the Chalmers Motor Car
Co. plant Thursday. His young
widow claimed the body and VIII
take IL TO his former home In Wood
stock. Va. for burial
Mrs. John w. Ashbaugh, IL years OId.
died. Friday, In the home OF her
daughter. Mrs. +. T. Child, No. 1873
webb-ave.. Highland Park. Mrs.
Ashbaugh was the widow OF the late
Rev. ]. w. Ashbaugh, a Baptist min
lister Her son. the Rev. A. ASH
baugh, OF Milwaukee, Will take the
body to Malone. n. Y, for interment
Funeral services for the late Henry
Malpass will be held from the NAL
pass home. In Highland Park. Mon
day afternoon Mr. Maipass was
stricken with apopleXy while stand :
ing ON the street, In front OF the
Chamber OF Commerce building, ana
died, Thursday. In his home. lie was
55 years old Mrs. Malpass. four sons
and two daughters, survive.
Estimator Thomas q. Craig IL . eandi-
daie for president OF the board OF
estimates In opposition TO Estimator
Arthur Gordon. Gordon claims that
he has 80 OF the IL estimators pledg
ed to vote for him, and that craig
said he would vote for him. craig,
\ "A h. No ~ "A "A -
himself Estimators Holton and
Nichols are also candidates for the
Office.
'THs cOnxress OF the western High
school voted Friday night for gov
eminent ownership OF mines. after
listening to a debate between q.
stedman, G. Owen. II. stevens and =.
Wilson for the bill. and b. Lasky. l.
Seig. II. PRrzens and +. Cartwright
large audience. The Misses Diliaway
and Mosher played selections Tor
piano. cello and violin.
eTank NaHeaski, who was shot by John
MarEyowski, HIS cousin, while the
two were drinking together In sd
loon on the night OF Dec. 3. died
Friday afternoon In st. Mary's hospi-
tai. MRrzyowski claims that the
shooting was accidental. and stated
that he was demonstrating to Ma
zeaski how firearms should be used,
when the revolver was discharged.
He II still held by the police, who
VIII make "a thorough investigation
before further action. Nazeaskfs
widow came here from Chicago to
claim the body.
Of the death and burial,
In the Philippine islaads, of Edward
II. Walker, have been received ~
his mother. Mrs. Francis G. walker
No. sac Porter-st Mr.. walker was
30 years old and died Oct. q, on a
hospital ship at Olongopo. Philippine
islands He was buried with mali.
tary honors. Thirteen years ago,
Mr. Walker enlisted In tho Fourth
hospital corps, U. s. A, and went to
the Philippines where. later. he
Joined the constabulary and subse-
Quently entered the navy. Besides
his mother, Mr.. walker IL survived
by two brothers and one sister.
been In session since Tuesday, took n
recess Friday afternoon and Will not
meet again until Monday afternoon
At lao o'clock. II is expected that
ments found during the week at that
time The jury VIII be able TO nnish
its work next week. II Is believed.
and VIII not have to sit during holi-
day week. Assistant District Attor-
ney Bland has had entire charge OF
presenting the cases to the grand
jury as District Attorney clyde l.
Webster Is engaged In preparing for
Charles r. DeWoody or the depart
ment of Justice.
he ID. u. II. has ordered 81 new cars,
announcing that the cost Will be
$4,000. Fifty OF the cars Will be
OF the prepayment. folding step type.
the same as In use on the Wood
wGrd-ave. line. 1t Is this type which
has been criticised because OF the
danger to women in alighting from
the steps Several serious accidents
W a. 4
dresses have caught in the step. Ten
OF the cars are OF the interuroan
tySe, now used between Detroit and
Cleveland. and three others are OF
the type now used between Detroit
and Pontiac. They will be used on
these branches The cars for inter-
urban service cost $4,000 each.
least two members Of the new Mich
the introduction OF bills providing
for initiative and referendum. Rep.
Frederick Woodwork. OF CaseviHe.
Republican, expects to introduce
bill on the hrst day when bills are
In order. w. Frank James, or Han
Dock who was an ardent advocate or
the initiative and referendum In the
last session. will also present bill.
Senator Murtha, who has hitherto
been opposed to such legislation, says
he will stand by the Democratic
platform and vote for II. IL Is be-
iieved that the Progressive strength
or the Legislature Is buIHCleHl W
carry such a measure
lyestigation OF the death OF August
MIlocke. caught In q nywheel In tho
Cadillac Motor Car Co. plant Thurs
day afternoon. and who died while
being taken 10 a hospital, satisfied
Coroner Burgess that disobedience or
one OF the orders OF the testing shop
was the cause OF the accident. MI
locke an expert In testing out new
cars, went into the shop TO repair
spring from car he had been test
Ing. and he wore long coat into
the shop, against the orders posted
there The coat became caught In a
hywheel and Milocke was thrown
against an iron beam and then to
the floor. He was 30 years old and
leaves a widow and one son at No.
542 Mack-ave.
Ia. Gutman has filed notice OF recon
Alteration of the action Of the cOun-
oil last Tuesday night In authorizing
the payment OF $4,000 TO Edward III,
Bennett the Chicago engineer, who
II preparing plans for rearranging
the streets Of Detroit under a $4,000
contract with the city plan and i'm
provement commission. Bennett has
already been paid 81 500 and recently
the commission approved another bill
for $4,000. Frederick T. Bancroft, a
member OF the commission. declared
In a meeting OF the commission that
and that not half the work called
for In the contract had been done,
although the commission has auth
orized the payment OF nearly all the
money called for in the contract.
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