The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-12
IN DETROIT

In Equity temple. with state Sena-
tor James A. Murtha as the speaker.
AfnIiated High school clubs OF De-
troit I'm the boyg branch OF the Y.
M G.; A.. Thursday evening. Judge
xatn sa S ON opppoTsuni aSc' aSo Ss
200 high school boys will attend
Attorneys Joseph A. Moynihsn and
Marvin A. smith have already been
menttoned as possible successors 20
Justice OF Peace Command. who has
been elected 20 the office OF probate
Judge The common council will MI
the vacancy caused by Judge Com
mand's elevation,
ave-, has asked the police 90 try 40
find his gray German police hound,
valued at $50. which was either lost
or stolen. Search OF all the police
stations failed TO reveal the dog. and
the officers believe that he may have
left to join the European war.
Mrs. Martha Granger was granted a
noon from %,'@ W;il,s Msd1f.d.y ssss5-
Rrominent yaehtsman. of Crosse
the case. found Granger had been
euiity OF non-support Mrs. Granger
was formerly Martha BOYLE. Granger
member OF the Detroit Yacht
We fere Marquette enters upon the
WINTER season In the best condition
IN years according To Receiver Paul
King. There are fully 1000 freight
cars cars more In use now than in July:
90 Is miles OF fence along its right
spend about $4,000 addi,ionai in this
work before the winter sets in.
Seseph Gsilippo. IS years old, Of Ann
Arbor. was arrested. "Wednesday aft
erpoon by Detective Rogers on the
charge OF passing forged check
Keeper at No. asi Mc saS@os aiS Gan
lippo says that he was given the
check by another man. and thought
y was good when he gave II to
a parcel Of $4,000 OF the Detroit Ath-
setic clubs second mortgage bonds,
iett over as a result OF shrinkage
~ subscriptions, was taken up by
nate or Akron. Ohio, w ednesday af-
ternoon. Mr.. Firestone is a non
resident member OF the club. The
Harry M. Jewett representing the
~, A. {. In the transaction.
Jacob Thiesen. 23 years old, Of War
rem. Mich, WAS struck by an auto
OF No. f4s Farnsworth- ave. We'd
nesday evening at Mt Elliott and
a snd nnrhsm- and was seriously osi,
being fractured and his body bruis-
ed. He was taken 10 Samaritan hos
pital. and Malzahn was locked up
Deputy sheriff John Rice had "a narrow
escape from appropriations by cscnp-
Ing gas. when he went TO the rescue
OF his son. Tuesday night and fell
unconscious beside the latter, who
was also In s;rpor from the fumes.
Mrs. Rice heard her husband fall TO
the floor ana rushed to the rescue,
from the gas-niled bathroom 10 the
fresh air. and obtaining the help of
neighbors in reviying them.
Lewis Lehr. OF No. Oh Trowbridge-ave.,
and Beatrice Carrie. of No. 20 Med
bury-ave,. had narrow escapes from
death when a switch engine on the
Michigan Central belt lire backed
down into the auto in which they
ing. Wednesday night. The front OF
the auto was badly damaged. and
Miss Currie was cut and injured
about the face and head. but Lehr
escaped injury.
Word has been received I'm Detroit Of
:. the death In Hnhnemsnn hospital.
Chicago. Monday. Of issac M. We'll
second principal OF the first high
school I'm this city. Mr.. Wellington
was 81 years old. For several years
after leaving Detroit he was super
visor OF schools I'm Muskegon. Sew
eral text books of which he Is the
author are widely used in the pub
lie schools OF the country.
osro Dixon, 25-year-old hog-buyer
arrest as a fugitive from justice Is
q great mistake. He was picked up
by Detectives Rogers and Kolb,.
Wednesday. Dixon says he knows
that there was trouble about some
hogs he purchased. and that We're
later found TO have been stolen. but
says he left $25 with his father to
settle the matter with the COM
plainant and believes that he was
double crossed by the old man."
The new city manual which II being
distributed by city Clerk Lindsay
contains valuable and interesting
information about Detroit and Its
government Among other things Is
published q complete list or city and
county officials. brief history OF De-
troit. telephone numbers OF the
various city offices names and loca-
tons OF the larger office buildings,
parcel post stations, public school
buildings, etc. The manual Is neat
~ printed and bound with flexible
cover.
Purse-snatchers are busy I'm Detroit
streets, and reports of 'Jobs" are
reaching the police nightly. We'd
nesday night Mrs. John Grondin. OF
No. 1877 Henry-st., reported that her
daughter was attacked by "A young
man who saw no chance to grab
from her neck, and ran. Miss An
tonia Genzach. of No. 10 Davis-pL,
was robbed of her handbag contain
ing beS0 O p her AZ yo9ns %an anS n Theo
dore-sts.
Walter Taylor. of Waterloo, Ont, who
says he spent $4,000 ON q chorus girl
OF the High links" company, and
who slept on a bare table in police
headquarters last Saturday night,
went back home Wednesday on
err. Local authorities had sent him
to Windsor. where immigration au-
thorities put him In the Windsor jail
pending the result OF request for
money from the youths father. The
money was promptly RENTED and
Walter went home.
/. Organisation of the new credit course
OF the Y. NJ. G. A. took place We'd
nesday night, under the direction OF
alton of Detroit. o. A. Montgomery.
OF Larned, Carter e. Co, will have
charge of the class in which from
rs TO 80 young men are expected to
enroll The program for the season
will begin Nov. is with "A study of
the credit man and the qualities he
should cultivate for successful credit
the Pingree Co.
The Detroit Federation Of Labor hopes
20 organise the retail clerks into q
trade union as result OF the early
closing movement An attempt will
be made to hold another mass meet
ing similar to the one held last
week In the Armory. with the back
ing OF the federation. IL Is estimat-
cd that a. union with an initial
strength Of 5000 can be organized
committee OF the federation L. work
ing to arouse enthusiasm among the
clerks for membership In such an
organization.
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