The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-02-08
IN DETROIT

-Four DetroIters will be called ~ wit
nesses In the governments ease
against The alleged moving picture
trust ia New York which was post
poned from Thursday until Feb. 10
because Special Agent Joseph II.
Darling Is engaged in the bathtuh
case here. Mr. Darling would not
give out the names OF tic Detroiters
who will testify
Five freight ears ON the Michigan Gem
trail tracks az the DIN-aNe. crossing
We're almost totally DESTROYED with
their contents. by Ere OF mysterious
origin, Friday, ana railroad detec-
tlves are investigating. thinking thar
the blaze was inccndiary. or was
caused by cai,lcssnoss OF some way
farers VINO may have used the cars
as sleeping place.
Richard Oaten, aged IN. In.nec,or ,..
the gas compnnS, who was fatnIIS
injured by falling down the base
ment stairs In saloon at No. 900
Fort-st. wcst while repairing a
frozen pipe Friday morning, died Fri
day night In ST. Marys hospital from
fracture OF the skull Police OBJ
tained his name, Friday, as Richard
Houghton. He lived at No 1888 Elm
ct
Mad dog scares broke out In both the
east and west sides of Detroit Fri
day, when Patrofman Bert McPher-
SON. OF Scotch station. shot a sup
posedly mad dog owned by Mrs Wat
son, or No. 1858 West Jefferson ave-
and a dog belonging TO Adam Con
rad. OF No % Galster-st.. biz Carol
Coulter, aged Q, Of No. 939 Garfield
ave. and was ordered held for OBJ
servation for 40 days.
Judge Murphy has ordered a default
Jndgment of sS2,I05.lO entered Ia
favor OF the Gerald National bank,
. Philadelphia, against Albert T. r.
White, Ralph l.. AldriCh and Sidney
J.. Eastman, OF the Genesce Coal Min
Ing Co. Detroit The amount repre-
scented twelve notes OF 81 600 each
and interest given by tile coal con-
Germ No defense was offered. The
notes were overdue.
An aeropIRne which, he claims, can he
operated with safety 10 feet above
me ground Just s-W,-H az TN foftirf
attitudes, has been patented by
George w. Lynn, No. 10 Tredway-pi.
The machine is designed TO rise
straight from the ground 10 the de-
sired height. Then the "liftcrs" are
partially closed. and the plane liz
ready for horizontal progress Mr.
Lynn declares that IL is Impossible
for the aeroplane 10 turn turtle.
Miss bertha HeinEe. who formerly con-
Quoted q rooming house AT No. 3i2
st. Antoine-st. can have SIS worth
or JewelrN. stolen from her year
ngo, II she viii call at the central
station She reported the loss Jan.
Il. 1912, and through the excellent
card system employed In the lost
found, stolen and recovered bureau
In headquarters the Jewels were
found In pawn shop Friday Now
the woman is missing.
A storekeeper NJ Hastings and MInder-
sts, called the flying squadron when
his baby disappeared Friday evening
the child having wandered into the
basement OF the store The store
keeper. In dire straits. and wishing
immediate atteltion by the police
called up and reported that there
was man shot AT the corner. The
squadron made the run IN trina
less than nothing, and the relieved
father offered them a $50 bill for
their trouble Detective Sullivan in
comm and, growled, This isn't New
York"
The Casino company, operating seven
sent a communication 10 the common
the proposed ordinance compelling
the display OF 'ilre" slide before
each performance, warning the spec
tstora TO sit stll in case OF a fire
alarm. The petition requesting tho
ordinance was presented by the
Moving Picture Exhibitors league. OF
which the Casino company is not a
member The Casino company pro-
tests at what 10 terms the high
handed" procedure Of the league and
insists that the FIRE warnings con-
stantly thrown on the screen Will
only tend to make the audience un-
easy