The Detroit times., 1913-01-16
IN DETROIT

made In the supreme court TO con-
Boffdute the two Fufrview fare cases.
Lawson has not determined wheth.
er he will favor or oppose the mo-
tion.
W. AIaIIoy- has sold the thrse-.tory
brick store building nt No. I2s MichI-
gan-ave- TO purchasers whose iden-
tity IL not disclosed The property
has a frontage OF 20 feet on Michl.
gsh-ave. fhe price Is given as
tbO.OO0- deal MAs-made- by Erred
c. Collins. OF the Hannah Real Estate
exchange,
Dr. John r.. Watkins, No. 10 Westmins-
ter-ave., was cut about the head and
bruised on the shoulders when his
automobile was wrecked by a Wood
ward car at Marston-ct.. early We'd
nesday evening The machine was
struck by a north bound car and the
doctor was thrown in front OF a
south bound car.
The metropolitan Police Relief assO-
citation reelected the following Offi-
GERS in "a meeting Wednesday after
noon: Detective Thomas Holland.
president; Sergt Fred j. Clark. vice.
president; Lieut. John J. Sprenger
recording secretary; Sergt. Theodore
G.. Vernier, financial secretary; Capt.
Breault. treasurer. The society has
fs25 In the treasury.
Mrs. Mary Holmes, 81 yenrs old, died
Tuesday, Ia her home, No. 90 Four
teenth ave Mrs. Holmes is sur
vived by one son and three daEh-
ters. Her late husband was chief en-
gineer or Detrott's FIRST volunteer fre
department and superintendent OF the
EHssel fho oI1 TGneral Services Services
Friday morning, at o'clock.
John NJ. Reynolds, who II alleged to
- have lad I'm hia posAessI0n seXeral
OF the money orders stolen from the
lockwood postoffice i'm December.
md taA N1Fhn h.a al YtafNf-
ed to cash one OF them, was indicted
by "a grand jury In Chicago, We'd
nesday. 1t is said that he has served
time In Jackson and Marquette pris-
ons.
Mrs. Kate OrtwIne, OF No. 734 Mt. Ell
lott-ave., and her dauEhter-in-lnw
Mrs. Marguerite Ortwine. OF No. Sill
Concord-ave, were found guilty Of
charges OF shoplifting. Wednesday
afternoon. and were each fined SIS
by Justice Jefrries, The women con-
fessed to thefts aggregating about
$3.50 from downtown stores, and the
police allege that a large quantity OF
articles found in their homes was
also stolen.
The National Municipal league
through Its secretary, Clinton Rogers
Woodruff, Philadelphia announces
. two prizes OF $50 each. 10 be given
TO the author OF the best essays or
The best sources OF city revenue"
The essays must be typewriter. In
duplicate, must not exceed 10000
words. and must be In the hands OF
Mr.. Woodruff not later than March
IL, 1qlS-netailA of the competition
may be secured from Mr.. Woodruff
Mrs. Augusta MalEahn, SO years old. of
No. 74s Farnsworth-ave. was res
cued from death by the presence OF
mind or her 24-year-old son, Arthur,
when a lamp exploded and set fire
TO the woman's clothing Wednesday
evening. Mrs Malzahn was painfully
burned about the face. neck and
hands, and her clothing was ablazc
when Arthur wrapped blanket
about her, extinguishing the blaze.
He then fought the fire. which was
threatening the house.
Mrs. Annie Il. Jennett. mother OF Car
" RE Jennett, says that she will oppose
the application OF Prof. Joseph NJ.
Miller for parole from Jackson
prison, where he is serving a life
sentence for the Staying OF the Jen-
nett girl, his former music pupil.
Mrs. Jennett says she and every
=, member OF her family will write to
" Gov. Ferris and ask him not TO pa
role Miller stating that Miller threat
ened TO kill them all II he ever got
out Mrs. Jennett says that her hus-
band died OF grief over Carries
death.
DIR. r. G. warnshuis, of Grand Rapids,
was elected secretary OF the state
Medical society in the annual meet.
ing OF the council Of the society In
the Wayne County Medical building
Wednesday, He succeeds DR.. Wilfrid
Haughey, OF Battle Creek who has
= been secretary for three years. The
annual meeting Of the society Will
be held In Flint. Sept. and 8. One
day will be devoted to matters of
public health education and the
movement to bring health officers
and the public at-large into closer
touch.
Aid. Vernon announces TINT the special
committee composed OF himself, Aid.
Jakel and Dingelnan. will meet FRI
day morning TO consider the petition
: OF Theodore L. Barry for a recount
OF the votes in the Fifth ward for
alderman candidates. Some OF the
allegations Barry makes are very
serious, and IL he has evidence. the
guilty parties should be arrested"
said Mr. Vernon. 81 don't know II
the committee will confine It's work
u recounting the votes or investi.
gate the charges OF criminal conduct
on the part OF election officers"
Attorneys Louis McClear and John A
brown petitioned Judge Connolly
Wednesday 20 give them an order fol
thu $3.50 cash office furniture and
imr ortant papers taken from w. l..
Cook n Co by Prosecutor Shepherds
raiders during the crusade against
the alleged bucket shops. Judge Con.
molly informed the attorneys that he
had no control over Shepherds law.
less" acts, though he could exercise
jurisdiction when the acts were
within the law. The attorneys an
ncunced that they would appeal tC
the supreme court for the return OF
the property.
The board OF assessors has appointed
Burdette Evans assistant TO Assessor
John Kohler. and NJ. B. Hopkins
clerk to succeed Evans. Assessor
Nagel wanted Assessor Dilworth to
Join him In firing" number OF Re-
publican clerks to take care or DEM
ocratic henchmen. but Dilworth re-
fused Kohler left the meeting, ano
when NaHel and Dilworth came out
IL was announced that only one
change would be made. Herbert
Young was let out TO make room for
friend OF Nagel's, Joseph A. Brewe.
ex-school Inspector. Young was ap-
pointed by Democratic assessors, but
in the office he was classed as a
Republican.
Frank Doran, 22-year-oId conductor on
the Harper line, and residing st No.
1911 Moran-st was nearly stranglec
to death by the trolley rope on his
car Wednesday afternoon. but was
saved by the prompt action OF Traffic
Officer Andrew Roche, stationed al
Monroe-ave. and Farmer-st The car
was rounding the curve when the
trolley slipped from the wire and
DCran was forced to climb TO the
rail OF the back platform TO adjust
IT, The power was left on by the
motorman, and a sudden jerk as the
trolley was replaced, threw Doran e