The Detroit times., 1913-04-28
m DETROIT

J. p. Patton. IN Inventor. living NJ No.
40 Grand River-ave.. has presented
Mayor Marx with the model of a
patented brake shoe for street cars
Mr.. Patton says ne will give his i'm
vention TO the city as soon as mu-
nicjpal operation OF the street rail-
way system 10 assured. r,.
Wlllian Heary, driver for samuel
n rncs , ;s:"' n. S",
lision with Fourteenth car No. 22i
IT Locust and Fffth-sts.. Saturday.
sustaining severe Injury TO his
head: He was taken to ST. Mary's
hospital in the police ambulance.
Witnesses say that the motorman
failed to ring his bell. The horses
were not hurt.
lGfs. Florence r.. Clark. q widow living
In Reya1 Oak, has appealed 10 the
Detroit police to search for her son,
William Clark, Is years old, six feet
tall and Weighing $50 pounds. The
stalwart young man left home Nov.
last. stating that he was going 10
seek work In Detroit. His mother
has never had a word from his since.
and after writing to all relatives and
covering every possible clue that she
could think of, she has asked the
police to take hand.
Charged with the theft Of ssOO worth
81 automobile parts from the Pack
ard Auto Co. William Pennington.
aged 30, Of No. 242 Jay-st.. was ar
SNrested Saturday by Detectives Boer-
@uig and Wilson. He said he was go
ing to build an auto. Arraigned be-
fore Justice Gainey. he stood mute.
and the case was set for May 2.
Percy Stevenson. charged with steal
Ing $500 worth OF magnetos from the
Brfggs-Detrotter company. offered
plea Of guilty to Judge Connolly.
The plea was taken under advise
ment. ~
Joseph Wilhelm, runaway hoy from
Columbus. o., In held by the Detroit
police pending advices from his par
snts. he was picked up at the Union
depot Saturday. Jostph, who IL 10
years old. says that he wanted To
:, quit MS Job a. an errand boy for "A
dry goods store. that his mother
would not let him. 50 he ran away.
He says he had given her every cent
OF his wages, and was penniless
when when he left home Wednesday.
He rode here on freight trains. and
was fed. he says. by section gangs
on tho way. BE says he has brother
here. Waltei Wilhelm. who IL Is, and
whose address he does not know.
Charter Cemmissioner e.. ". burton
and Corporation Counsel Lawson are
divided In their Views as TO whether
the new charter can give the women
Of Detroit the right TO vote on mu-
nicipal matters. Mr. Burton be-
lieves that IL can. Mr.. Lawson doubts
II power to insert such a provision
in the charter can be- read into the
verdier home rule bill. Bird =. CO.
Ter, municip slexpert OF New York
will be the principal speaker TO adj
dress the charter commission this
week. He will discuss many phases
Of city government. Wednesday at
ternoon at ! o'clock, In the council
chamber.
= Services Of the braseh library NJ No.
1915 WoOdward-ave. have been dis
continued while the books are being
moved into the new building, known
AZ the Henry NJ. Utley branch. on
Woodward-sve.. between Alger and
King-aveA. which will be opened in
about a month. The new library is
the hrst Carnegie branch TO he built
~ q cost of more than $4,000 The
steel magnate broke his rule when IL
, was represented to him that this Ii
brary ouid be an exceptional build
ing, and alloed the use Of SIS 900
The library will contain the usua
stack room, . lecture room, a chill
dren's room, reference and study
room, and q sun study enclosed In
glass. Architect q. a. Mueller arr
ranged for two hreplaces. Indirect
lighting In used. Miss Mary Myler
who has had charge Of the Wood
ward-ave. branch for several years
Will be librarian OF the new build
ms.