The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-02-14
IN DETROIT


Alfred Jsnssn, II years old, OF Trenton.
who disappeared, "Wednesday night,
after going an skating trip. Is sun
missing, and his friends believe that
he broke through the ice ana was
drowned He was employed by the
Trenton Engine works
ftckPOckets, working the oid-styie
side-door ears ON the CrOsstown line.
crowded 10 capacity, reHpcd mar
vest or S222 from two victims, Thurs-
day afternoon. James NJ. Mason, NO.
$50 Bewick-aVe., was robbed OF 400,
and G. Harrington No. 10 Baker
At. lost 81.
stanisIaus OstapowIc1. landlord of the
house at No. 90 Osborn-st. WAS stab
bed four times. ina the -Jck, side and
Thursday night Ills wounds are not
Thought dangerous. Stabish was
locked up ana ostapowicZ was sent
20 a hospital
Harry ". Ford, secretary OF the Chnl-
niers Motor CO., was the speaker he
fore the Adcraft club, Thursday
night his subject being The value
OF ideas In ADVERTISING. Mr. Ford II :
Illustrated his talk with a number or
advertisements which were success
full because they had been used at
the right time.
The apartment of n. a. keever, No.
OOS FOurteenth-ave., was rnnsncked
by burglars Thursday afternoon
while members OF the family were
absent, and, about $500 worth OF
Jewelry was stolen A clerk la the
candy store beneath the rooms heard
no sound. she said. IL Is thought
slSe leton Key was used In gaining
entrance 10 the Hat
The Grand Trunk railroad will In
crease It's fare from Detroit 10 Cbt-
cago from 50 10 $3.50, the new rate
going into effect Sunday. The Mich
igan Central has announced an lh-
crease OF % cents I'm the fare on the
N II IN he
seven and half hours. and VIII give
guarantee to arrive at destination
within 80 minutes OF schedule time.
William Witt, Jr., whose wife. Eiizn-
beth Rose Witt. disappeared JIM 80,
has almost given up hope or hndlnF
the woman after a thorough search
of ali hospitals and other places OF
refuge, where IL was thought she
might be detained Her baby daugh-
ter has been placed In home. Her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Cada,
or Crosse Isle, are both seriously i'll.
Aid. Harry Dingema will Introduce
resolution in the next meeting al the
council, asking the schpol board 70
establish night classes IN the ScrlpSs
school. seventeenth ward, for Belgian
students. The alderman has received
petition from the residents OF tue
Belgian colony in the ward as King
that the city provide means for
teaching thom the English language.
Karl Il. Lcitz, of No. 81 Highest. west,
"a. who drove his electric coupe. which
ran down and killed Harland II.
Cooley. OF Caro-. Mich. at Bagg st.
and Woodward-ave., Saturday after
noon, was absolved from all blame
by jury impaneled by Coroner Bur
CESS Thursday afternoon Leitz con-
tended that persons sitting in front
OF him obscured his view. The cor
oner's jury recommended that law
he passed forbiddinB the construC-
ton OF autos with seats in front or
the driver.
The Detroit Edison a.. announced la
it's annual report that IL would build
new power plant IN the eastern en4
OF the city, and II Is now stated
that this plant Will be built on the
tract OF % acres which was pur.
chased a short time ago by Edmund
r Paterson. OF Paterson Bros. 90.
The tract Is situated at the foot OF
Iycaste-ave.. opposite the head OF
Belle Isle, and 1t is valued at Soo.ooV.
The Edison company announces that
preliminary work on the new plant
Will be started at once.
The Michigan Retail Hardware Deal
ers' association adjourned Its three
day convention Thursday night. after
electlng the following officers: Presi-
dent Fred A. Rechlin. Bay city, vice.
president +. dickinson. 81. Joseph
secretary Arthur }; scott. Marine
troit: executive committee, Charles
Miller Flint; j ]. Nandermere. Grand
Rapids j. G. Van Male, Kalamazoo:
u. !. 7.
bel East Jordan The 1914 conyen-
tion will be held in Kalamazoo.
The Interstate ManteI and Tile Dealers
association closed it's convention I'm
Detroit, Thursday night with ban
duet i'm the Hotel Pontchartrain. In
the afternoon session New Orleans
was chosen as the place or meeting
In 1914 and the following officers
were elected: president. Robert Beck
Chicago: first vice. president. George
r. Eubanks, Atlanta; second vice.
president, r. l.. Pollyogt, ST. Louis;
treasurer. Thomas Foy. Cinclnnati'
members Of executive board, J. w.
Iangtry New York i. l.. Graf. Pitts
burgh: W. j. Northcross. Memphis
A Hood OF valentines of every sort and
description forced the postoffce
clerks to work overtime Thursday.
The work in the postofhce COM
pared with tire FHaif-at-
compared with the rush at Christmas
time. long lines waiting TO buy
stamps all day. Many OF the Nalen-
tines are postal cards which are con-
sidcred the most difficult kind or
mail 10 handle. Some attempted TO
mail valentines by parcel post, but
found after a long wait to get up 10
the window that paper valentines are
tnird-cla matter and cannot be sent
by the new branch OF the service.
/ Justice stein was frankly puzzled over
the energy expended by Mrs. sarah
Spooner and her husband IN prose
cutting Lulu chamberlain, for the al
legged THEFT or one tableClOtN, NdiucQ
at 81 ana six spoons, valued at a few
cents apiece. The Spooners keep
maternity hospital nj No. S3l Fourth
ave, and the health board alleges
that they were refused a license. in
September. 1911. The young woman
formerly worked there, and she
claims that she is being prosecuted.
1t developed that Mr.. Spooner had
traced tho womGns movements for
years back. at great expense, and
Justice Stein put the case over for
week to try to learn why
Tn, annual convention of the mort hern
division OF the Delta Tau Delta fra
ternity Will be held In Detroit Friday
and Saturday Speaker Champ Clark.
OF the national house OF representa-
tiVcs lis expected to attend the BAN
Duet which will be held In the Hotel
Cadillac Saturday night Rep. James
Mann, OF Illinois Rep ID. u. Anthony.
OF Kansas; col James II. Curtis, OF
New York president OF the naiional
fraternity: clarence Pumpley, preSl-
dent OF the northern division, ana
other noted men VIII attend. The
Ann Arbor chapter VIII come over In
body There VIII be big delega-
tions from Cincinnati Cleveland. In
dianapolis, Toledo, Grand Rapids and
Jackson.
city and county officials took the stand
In Judge ConnolIy's court. Thursday
afternoon. TO testify as 40 the neces-
sity OF new municipal court bulld-
ing. I'm the condemnation proceedings
now under way TO secure site Tor
tho nroposed structure Auditors