The Detroit times., 1914-05-05
IN DETROIT

eOnlmizsiOneF, addressed the Thir-
teenth Ward DeGalan CLUB Monday
evening. in Miller's hall. lie praised
GOV Ferris administration Aid. De-
Galan explained the proposed CHAR
ter amendments 10 the club and gave
the CHIEF arguments for ana against
them.
funeral services for Neil Grant, iO2
yrars old, who died sunday, were
held Tuesday. Mr.. Grant VINO lived
al No 1850 Michigan-ave.. had kept
meat shdp az the address named
since 1854 aud was Well known IN
the Fourteenth ward, which ne rep
resented six times as alderman
Delegates from 20 Lutheran churches
In Detroit viii attend the trtennial
national convention OF the Missouri
synod. which opens "Wednesday IN
Chicago. IN the convention "A prOpo-
sitlon 10 merge all Lutheran synods
in the United States into one body
will be taken up.
The twenIy-nrsg annual convention OF
the Air Brake association brought
railI Dad officials from most OF the
lines In the United states, Canada
and other countries TO the Hotel
Pontchartrain. Tuesday. The men
Will be in convention three days
Papers on the operation, develop
ment and care OF air brakes VIII De
read.
Resolutions of Orespect and regret were
passed by the Twentieth Century
club Monday, IGNORING the late Mrs:
Oscar a James, recently elected
president or the club, and Tor
years one OF its prominent ana ac-
tive members The funeral services
Tor Mrs. James. held Monday after
neon In the family home, No. 30 Cali
foInia ave, We're attended by large
number of Clubwomen.
Federal Judge futile has ISSUED an or
der for "A, preliminary Injunction
against the application OF the "blue
sky law" 10 four complaining cor
porations. The law Is attacked on
constitutional grounds. Tht inJunc-
tion affects suspension OF the law
with regard TO the objecung corpor-
ations until further Judication. TIE
petitioners are The Alabama y New
Orleans Transportation Co, or New
York; II. II. Rollins x sons. Foster
CO., and the Mortgage securities
Co. OF New York.
While John OIschefsky, snIOonkeeper
nt No. SS1 FOrest-nVe. east was play
ing game OF "sechs una sechslB
with julius Forkel, Monday even
ing. he was surprised To see Forkel
lay down a good hand and quietly
vanish. Looking around, he beheld
a young man with huge revolver.
Mr. OlsChefsky watched the intruder
take $3.50 from the cash register and
go out. Olschefsky notified the po-
lice, but motorcycle OthCer fQiied
10 hnd the robber
John j. oliver. of No. 46 Palmer-nVc.
east, secretary of the Michigan state
Life Insurance CO WIS i~und teA q E
was still In his hand. Mr.. Oliver,
had been an two weeks with neuritts
was SO years old. His wife. and u
daug liter. katherine. survive him.
The funeral viii take place Wednes-
day afternoon at the chapel Of W. r.
Hamilton * Co. No. 20 Elizaoeth-st
west
Frederick Petoskey died I'm -. Mnry's
hospital, Monday night, after drink
ing Carbolic acid. lie Is the third
member Of his family TO end his own
life in the past two months. Ills
father inhaled gas. ana. frederick5
wife drank Carbollc acid about two
weeks ago. ON the day OF her rus
neral, Frederick also tried To XIII
himself but he was given antidotes
and recovered. lie was IS years old,
Two children Oswald aged four and
Bernardine, TWO months old. survive.
Following out the "Safety first cam
pnIgn. Police Commissioners Gillespie
proposes TO prohibit the parking OF
autos within 40 feet OF each car
boarding corner The commissioner
also plans 10 establish safety zones
extending six feet toward the curb
from the cars waiting To take on or
discharge passengers Iron posts
will warn auto drivers OF the safety
zones The commissioner thinks that
danger to pedestrians from whiZZinB
automobiles in the downtown sec
ton viii be eliminated By his pro-
posed regulations.
Comn,Issioner Frnkcn L. seeking the
cooperation of every municipal de-
partment and priNate-owned instttu-
conduits to prevent the continual
tearing up OF streets. The commits
sioner thinks IL Is possible for the
electric and gas companies To work
in the same streets whore the de-
partment Of public works is repay
ing. The -. L. H. has promised toI
cooperate with the department in
getting all the down town street
work cleaned up before the Grand
Army OF the Republic encampmeut.
Members Of the wholesale merchnnts'
haara nj mRH af Inn srtse
Will 80 to Elkhart, Tuesday evening,
TO conduct the coo northern indiana
and southern Michigan merchants,
who have accepted the invitation OF
the Board or Commerce. TO Detroit
"Wednesday. The committee consists
OF Frank r. Bogart chairman OF the
bureau J. y. krolik chairman OF
the trade promotion committee X
W. Standart. ; I. McCornac, Fred
erick StockweH. w G. Noack,, Arthur
II. stevens, I }, Marsden. John A.
Gleeson. H. H. Helmer. Ralph Stoe
pei. IL. A Eberline and W. g Clark
Another committee viii meet the
visitors, with automobiles, at the
Michigan Central station, ana take
them To- tile Board OF commerce Tor
luncheon.
Funeral services for Max Edward
Lemke, the I5-yenr-OId lad who met
his death from tie dcciuental uts-
charge OF gun while hunting sun
day on UEion lake. near Pontiac,
will be hello Wednesday afternoon in
the family home No. l20 Berln-st..
and later In ST. Peters Lutheran
church. Young Lcmke. with mis-
cousin. August Rosin. No. IA Pres
ton-st. had gone TO Union lake 10
spend the week hunting and
fishing In dsentangling the gun
from fishing tackle in the bottom OF
the boat the gun was discharged,
young Lemke meeting instant death.
He IL survived by his mother.
Joseph Ballard. No. 35G Aiger-avc., told
the police Monday that his illness
was due TO an attempt on his WIFE
part 10 poison him. Mrs. Ballard
told officers who investigated that
she had given her husband an over
dose or medicine. and said that she
believes that her husband is men
tally unbalanced. Ballard was a fire.
man and later a policeman. lie was
badly beaten by thugs and had TO
resign from the force. lie has two
children. the elder three years old.
In ST Mary's hospital, Monday even
ing Ballard denied that he had said
that his wife had tried TO poison
him: or, IL he had said IT, he re-
marked he didn't remember II. IL Is
likely that ne Will he examined TO
see II his mind Is affected Physi-
clans found no traces OF poison.
Walter koehIer. IS years old. suspect
ed By the police Of nOrth-end rob-
berry surrendered himself Monday.
and is I'm the county Jail He says
he wants chance TO make good"
Koehler was paroled after being ar
rested last December Tor auto thiev