The Detroit times., 1913-03-14
IN DETROIT

| y chiidrcn's roam OF The pubic library.
| saturday. afternoon. Marcel
O'Clock His subject VIII be The
copper mines ~ Michigan"
kHr~e new divorce eases. us follows,
were started. Thursday, Wax vs..
Fannie Saperstcin. descrtion: Louis
VS.. Alice May Brosdwell. desertion.
and Minnie ~. Ernest Ouellette,
cruelty
rhe no divisions Of the 4. q. II. will
march Ia bod. sunday morning to
our Lady OF llclp church, where "a
special mass viii be celebrated at
$50 o'clock. In the evening the or
der Will give an irish entertainment
In the Detroit opera house.
Funeral services for Joseph McCusker,
. resident "f the west side for 10
years. viii he held Saturday morn
ing In Holy Redeemer church. Mr..
McCusker was connected with the
Angelus and was one OF the oldest
members or the &. NJ Il. A. Six
children survive.
anAOnK the ports along the Canadian
frontier FOR 1917, f1gures having been
issued by the department OF com
merce. The total exports were $685.
36s.soS. Buffalo stood first as an ex-
porting point Detroit imports were
$S.l0y.663. ranking sixth among the
frontier points.
Judge Hubert and Fred liutxeil. vice.
president Boys Home and dArcnm,
bal association viii be the principal
speakers In the meeting or the De-
troit Civic Uplift league In the
Elliott Taylor w oolfenden cafe, Fri
day, at $50, p. IN. The subject ls
Juvenile delinquency" All members
OF the league and their friends are
invited.
Friday Will he the very last day Of
school In the Lincoln school, Brady
and ST. Anteine-sts., which Is 10 be
torn down, to be replaced by "a mod
ern l6-room school TO be called the
MARI. The pupils Will be sent TO
the George school. AleXandrine-ave.
and Russell st, after the Easter
vacation. The Lincoln school was
erected in 1856 and has eight rooms.
who left all Of her property, = FIAT
building on Concord ave. worth
about 5000. to "A sister, Mrs. John
Sloan. was admitted to probate by
Judne Durfee, Thursday afternoon.
Relatives tried 10 haze the document
set aside on the ground that undue
Influence had been exercised over the
tcstatrix. but it's probate was urged
by the latter's son, Attorney Thos
Marshall.
james Talvey, Ght-year-old son OF
Daniel ~ Talvey Of No. 1925 Fourth
ave. was attacked by tall. slim
well dressed young man at Ferry
as the lad was on his way home
from school The boy declared that
the stranger put hand over MS
mouth and led him down Cass ave.
but nj Hancock-ave. policeman
happened along. and the fellow fled.
Oseph Raymack, Of No. OBI Mckinley
ave., reports 10 the police that he
was accosted by Negro at Cham-
plain and Brush-sts. carly Friday
morning and that while he was
- Inc Int N
Negro some money to get place 10
sleep. the ungrateful fellow sudden
ly hit him in the jaw. He says he
turned 10 run, but faced two white
men with leveled revolvers, who rob-
bed him or $50 in cash and gold
watch and chain.
he retailers murenu OF the Hoard Of
Commerce Will hold Its annual meet
Ing and banquet in the Griswold
hotel, Tuesday evening. March IS. at
$50, and "A big entertainment pro-
gram II being arranged to follow the
business meeting. James Schermer-
horn Will be the principal speaker
and there will be number OF others.
Eleven members OF the executive
committee Will be elected. ten for
the two-year term and one for one
year TO FIJI a vacancy.
AdGe futile, sitting In admiralty, held
that the city Of Detroit was not IL
able for the damage sustained by
the SCnOOneE ddIld Mdliln W men
bumped into Belle Isle bridge during
storm on Nov. &c. 1906. He ruled
that the bridge tender acted wisely
In refusing TO swing the bridge in
the storm. and that the fretug James
Elliott did all In it's power to aid the
Maria Martin. Capt John j. Dor
rngton. owner Of the Maria Martin.
sued for $1,000 damages.
alph Stnssner, arrested by PATROL
man Frank Clutch on JenersOn-ave.,
Thursday night, while giving his
money away to passing pedestrians.
told the officer that ne had been
studying too hard, and felt peculiar
in the head. He was sent TO the
observation ward OF st. Mary's hos
pital A letter from his father. Dan
lei T.. Stassner, merchant tailor OF
Brooklyn. was found In his pockets
and he also had ticket to New
York and several dollars which the
officer prevented -fFeHs-sax!n8
away.
Increasing q large gathering I'm the
W O0dw ard-ave. baptist church house
Thursday evening. the Rev. William
Spurgeon.. Of London. Eng. who Is
giving series Of special addresses
IN this church. made a plea for the
rekindiing OF the family altar. Dr.
Spurgeon urged the reading OF the
Bible instead Of the empty fiction or
the day. Friday evening Or. spur.
Welsh quartet. which sang In the
great Welsh revival. will give sew
oral selections.
nnley II. Johns, q well-knOwn stock
actor, whose former home was In
Detroit, 10 dead In Portland, Ore, the
result OF injuries received when run
down by an automobile. Mr. Johns
recently had been playing with the
Seattle Stock company, a 1avor1te
organization on the coast. He was
member Of the Livingstone stock
company, which occupied the old La
fayette theater several years ago re
IL survived by his wife, who lives In
San Francisco. his parents. one
brother and three sisters. The body
will be brought to Detroit for burlaI
and funeral services will be held In
the home OF Mr. Johns sister. Mrs.
W. w. England. In Wyandotte.
housing conditions in Detroit are
better than they are I'm the other big
cities OF the great lakes. said X e.
Todd, housing specialist, In meet
ing OF the Detroit Uublic Health
league. In the Wayne County Medi-
oal associations building, Thursday
night There are TOO many people
living in one room in various parts
Of the foreign quarter. and this con-
other problem that Is liable to arise
- tho construction OF buildings
which will occupy every Inch OF the
lot, az land rises In value and econ
Omy prompts landlords to take ad-
vantage Of all the land they own.
lrs. Mary Young and her two children,
one Of whom IL four year. old, were
sheltered In the matron's department
IN police headquarters Thursday
night, after they had been turned
out OF their home-a barn In the
rear Of No. 1873 I.arned-st west: Mrs.