The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-03
IN DETROIT

Charles {. schants. who has beeu
stewart Of the Hotel Cadillac far ave
years. has resigned To become man
ager of the Detroit Boat club. Charles
c. Lamme. who has been steward In
| tho Hotel fuller, has been appointed
to succeed Nr. Schantz.
An explOsiOn Of gas I'm % suanhol~ at
teawbten-St and Grat1Ot-nvc.. sun
day noon. caused considerable excite
ment. when the iro', I'D was blown
nigh In the air. and several hundred
persons quickly gathered. but were
scattered by policemen. a..
0sx Keith. ~ years old. died suddenly
Tram heart dlaease In Grnce hospital,
where he was employed IA an atten-
dant. sunday morning. and Coroner
Burgess is trying to locate the man \
relatives. Zeith was member OF
the Marine Firemen's union.
Register of Deeds Otto stoll's report
for Februsry shows the usual TN
month OF 1919 II shows: Deeds re-
corded. 1866, an increase or 2ss;
mortgages recorded. 1882. an In
crease OF 1853 fees. $3.o9lS7, an In.
crease OF $505.6S.
The Gloria lnstitate 60. Aled articles
saturday. The company IL to con-
duct an institution for the cure of
the liquor and drug habit. The In
Hamel and A. l.. Richardson.
Otto u. DSadeII, who ran for the RE-
publican nomination for alderman
last fall In the Fifteenth ward. IL
now a candidate foi the Republican
nomination for charter comm! ssioner.
He has lived 40 years In Detroit, II
years in the Fifteenth ward. lie Is
married and has two daughters He
lives at No. 557 Holen-ave.
Williams II. Anderson. former president
- M ~.
mont association, IL a candidate for
one OF the three Republican nomina-
tions as large OF the char
ter commission. He believes In the
short ballot, partisan city
election, municipal ownership. a
small Board OF Education elected at
large. and the elimination OF party
politics. as much as possible, from
the city government
Following = nOnth's illness, Chester A.
Seekell died Of heart trouble. Sum
day. In his home. M BAL Mcclellan
ave. Mr.. Seekell was city salesman
for the Edison illuminating Co. He
! IL survived by his wife and two-year-
old son. Mr.. Scekell was a member
OF Palestine lodge. +. g. \. NJ. the
Mendelssohn club and OF the Burns
aye. Methodist church. Funeral SER
vices will be held Tuesday afternoon.
In the church. under Masonic aus
pices.
DR.. Homer e. SanOrd. Of the second
ward. has Withdrawn as a candidate
Tor school inspector on the Progress
sive ticket Albert Il. Lowrie. ap-
pointed TO nj the vacancy on the
board caused by the resignation OF
Clarence NJ. Burton, VIII have no OPP
position for reelection. DIR. SAT-
FORD entered the race To force n court
decision. WheH-A+- announced
candidacy the city clerk. on the adj
vice OF the corporation counsel re-
fused his petition and, fee. Man
a tvgt f,tta
before Judge Hally and he decided
that an election was necessary In the
Second ward After securing the de-
cision DR.. Stafford withdrew in favor
OF Mr. Lowrie.
Tsesdsy, March 4. the basket meeting
Of the state board Of the Woman's
Baptist Foreign Missionary society,
Will be held in the Woodward-ave.
Baptist church. At 1890 a. m. Mrs
+. x. Mengel will open the meeting
with devotionals. Miss Julia A.
Davis. associate superintendent of
missions, Will speak on 'Glimpses Of
the life OF David Livingston. The
afternoon session begins ut 1870 with
/ Miss Hattie Moehlmann. devotional
leader A mock trial, 1.-The Dark
Continent VS.. The Northern Baptists."
participated in by fifteen ladies. viii
be = feature of the afternoon pro-
gram. and Mrs Isauc r. Headland, of
China. will speak or Changing
China" Mrs. Headland, while in
SUln& W8S court physician TO the
late Empress DowaRcr. and exertcd
much influence in bringing about
some OF the reforms The public is
cordially invited.
Bertram &. whitney. ~ Detroit. his
brother, Fred 4. Whitmey, OF New
York. all well-known theaterical
producers and managers, Will alunch
4 big amusement enterprise In New
York, located on West Fifty ninth
st.. betweea Sixth and Seventh -aves.,
and called the Coliseum The enter
prise Will include a cafe, the man.
ogcment of which will he under the
famous Martin and the stage per-
Torrance may be enjoyed along with
course dinner or supper. The en-
tcrtainment Will include opera, drama
and vaudeville. The general admis-
sion will be so cents. with best seats
81, and the table dhotc dinner Will
be 81" said Mr.. Whitney, who re-
turned to Detroit. Saturday, from
New York, after closing up the deal
for the site. The Folies Bergere. a
similar New York ENTERPRISE failed