The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-18
IN DETROIT

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Curt Augustine, - years old. aud Emil
Csrey, both IiVing la the \. VI. 4. :.
were padding across Lake Okonoka
at Belle Isle, sunday afternoon when
their canoe capsized. Augustine VINO
cannot swim, was saved By Carey; an
excellent swimmer, carey holding
his friends head above water until
rescuers arrived
The annual meeting OF the Detroit So
cIcty for the study and Prevention
OF Tuberculosis viii be held IN par
lor X OF the Hotel Pontchartrain
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock, Re
ports OF committees will be heard,
four trustees will be elected. and
other business Will be transacted.
George CaphrO. OF Jacksonville, Fla,
Was held up by three men and rob
bed OF SIS near the depot Sunday
night, while taking a little walk
until his train for a small town In
the state started lie was unable TO
continue his journey and was given
shelter by the police until he could
raise some money
Probationary PatroIman John ~. Hun
ter, graduated from the police school
only a week ago, was shot through
one toe early sunday morning, When
his revolver fell out OF his pocket as
he was taking out his keys to turn
In his signal from tile box at cath
crime and RlIssel-sts. lie was taken
TO ST, Mary's hospital and later re-
moved TO his home
Police CommIssioner Gillespie per-
sOnally led raid Saturday night ON
the house at No. 1863 Alfred-st-
where IL Negroes and six Negresses
were taken Into custody Carl Bell
who. with his wife leases the house
attempted To escape while being
taken I'm a patrol TO the station. He
attacked signal Officer Green, but
was oYerpowered after a struggle,
Mrs. Lillian Williams. Of No. SIS
"A.
No. 241 First-st, were thrown from
an auto In which they were riding.
at Mlchigan-aVe. ana FiTst-st., sun
day evening, when the machine was
struck by one driven BY Albert \.
sampson, OF No. $50 Beauben-st.
Mrs. Williams husband Edward Will
liams. was driving the auto. Both
women were Injured but VIII re-
cover.
Memorial services for the four mem-
beers OF q. VI. poe post. &. 4. IA. who
have died since June, 1913, were held
in Memorial hall, Cass and Grand
RiNer-aVes., sunday afternoon, -
comrades OF the deceased gathering
there TO do honor 10 their memory.
The Rev. David Hart Cooper, pastor
OF Grand River-ave, Baptist church,
preached the sermon, which followed
the lines laid down In the g. \. II
ritual Commander III. a. Davis, OF
the post, presided. The Women's Re
lief Corps, No. 3, held memorial ser
vices In conjunction with the @. A II
members.
Miss Marjorie keenR. Is-yenr-oId
daughter of 4. W. heenn, cashier Of
the water board. awoke from stunt
her. sunday evening TO see a stout
man bending over the dressing case
In her room, and sweeping her Jew
elry into his pockets. she screamed,
and the intruder plunged through
the window. headforemost. she says,
and disappeared. The iewelry. valued
AT about $500 went with him. The
keena home is at No. 1S5 kirby-ave
NJ a. H.. a.
room, and rushed in 20 his daugh-r
ters room when she screamed lie
FOUND cigar stub on the window
sill. az the only clue TO the burglar.
Freight traffic of the Pere Marquette
rniiroad during March showed loss
OF Sl5,22S compared with that Of
March, 1919. There was gain OF
$4,000 in all commodities but coal.
but in this item there was falling
OF OF SOLO The road handled
1897 carloads Of freight this March,
against 1915 a year ago. The de
crease IN revenue Is explained by
difference In classification of the
freight The total net operating
3S2.639. while the total operating
expense increased Sl46 491. Part or
the. expense has gone into rehabili-
tation.
Hnzy spring weather, not too warm for
comfort, brought thousands OF people
into the open sunday. Belle Isle
was thronged, and Palmer park was
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play. Wonderful color harmonies
were seen everywhere, for several
hundred women were abroad wear
ing blue. yellow. green and red all
at once, In the woods children gath
cred violets and jacks in the pull
pit. and little birds flew about and
caused considerable wonder as to
what they might be Henry Ford's
imported songsters seem 10 be
spreading about the country: for
Palmer park visitors were amazed
sunday at seeing some peculiar vart-
ties OF warblers or sparrows which
are apparently not listed as Ameri-
can birds The baseball diamonds
on Belle Isle were all occupied sun
day afternoon Considerable difh-
Guilty was experienced by automo-
There was congestion at both en-
frances and the traffic officers had
their hands full.
"Tammany VIII never regain Its grip
ON New York city" says Frank T..
POLK, corporation counsel or New
York, who is the guest OF l.. III. Me-
MILAN, In Crosse Pointe Farms MIR
Polk Is the man who stopped the
bullet intended for Mayor Mitchell
a few weeks ago. Slight scars on
his face indicate where the bullet
entered and went out He has fully
recovered from the wound. 1T VIII
take lot OF lighting before Tam
many Is destroyed" continued Mr..
Polk The organization still con-
trolls n little patronage from Gov.
Glynn But the voting population
of New York is changing rapidly
The residents OF the borough out
side Manhattan watch the tax rate