The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-16
IN DETROIT.

The loss of the state automobile tax
means the almost entire stopphge OF
road bullniqg ma Michigan, according
10 sta. Highway Commissioner
Frank ~ Rogers The legislature
has made no other appropriation tOI
money
because Henry q. ChiIds. Michigan
Central railroad lHmp-tender, per-
mitted friend 10 ride 20 Chicago
on ms pass. Ghilds lost his pass, lost
ms JOB and nearly landed Ia the
House OF Correction. lie WAS ar
rested on a federal warrant, but was
- discharged. Wednesday
The Rev. "a. Lester smith, pastor 81
Central Methodist church, Win 40 90
4 scranton, Pa, sunday night. 10 meet
billy sunday, the evangelist now
holding services ln that city, and
extend 10 him The invitation OF De
tfOit protestant churches 10 come TO
this city Tor a series OF evangelistic
meetings.
An EFFORT VIII b. made tonight to form
scout council in Pontiac 60 look
after the scout troops which have
already been organized there Dr.
j. H. Sowerby Detroits field secre-
tary, viii go there 10 assist in the
work and VIII address the scouts a
rally AT the y. NJ O.. d, building
Ia Pontiac.
The Mckinley club L. planning n ban
duet 90 be held In Detroit some time
n II s
ner VIII Issue cali for meeting
4 , OF the executive committee within
week The banquet Will be similar
10 the one ~ last year. hen former
Gov, HadlcY. OF Missouri. was The
speaker Comptroller Prcndergast,
OF New York. viii probably BE- In,
vited this year,
Dntus l.. PiersOn. "a former DetrOifer,
In dead In Oakland, Fla, where he
had resided on a fruit farm for sew
eral years past Before leaving De-
10 49,. "a
with Bum sons Hardware Co, FOR
upwards of " Aears lie was about
% years old ana is survived by his /
mother. who lived with him In oak
land and one brother NJ g. Pierson,
OF Detroit.
4 A mass meeting Of United states civil
service employees and their friends
viii be held saturday evening ia the
Burns hotel. TO urge congressional !
action on the retirement bill, pro-
viding remuneration for superannu-
ated civil service men. Peter WigBle !
and Robert j, Gallagher delegates
70 the second annual convention OF
the National Association OF civil seq
vice Employees recently held In
Washington. viii speak,
Edwin Won Walden, awaiting trial ON
the charge OF holding up Night Clerk
w III. Burns IN the Hotel MetrOpOle,
!. SCOTS at rumor that he viii plead /
insanity when the case l. heaI :. next
Monday, before Judge Connolly lie /
/ saw he isn't crazy. and isn't going
40 fake insanftW. Won Walden Is
rather proud OF ms capu%ty for alb !
/. j. stnthe. the deadly esseHctA Of worm
~ wood, tie says he used 10 drink - !
A quart OF aAsinthe and . quart %
A whisky a day. and smoke about 50 /
cigarettes. too.
~. A. Campbell, OF Chicago, who has I
been searching for his missing sou f
Tor four years has arrived in De /
troit, and is watching the faces OF 4
III young men who pass him, I'm his II /
forts 20 catch a glimpse OF his long I
4 iHnInlIgll
old, disappeared from Chicago ana x
his aged father has searched every h
n where for him since, visiting many 4
cities and spending nearly all of his !
money in the search lie Says that Z
his one object in life now, rs 10 lo- |
cate his son.
WAYNE. after the departure OF the /
4 Twenty siNth regiment. have re- /
ceiNed no orders bearing on Mexican !
. service according 70 X. l., Bullard, ;
Jr, son OF Col X. l. Billiard IN i
command OF the fourth brigade OF l
the second division, In Texas city, |
Mr. Billiard said that he had heard I
nothing from his father concerning i
any orders that the brigade be pre- (
Jared for service I'm Mexico. There /
are no men here, except possibly /
members OF the hospital and supply 4
staff, who are likely TO be ordered /
out
arrested here for the Columbus pO- /
lice On charge Of homicide, was /
taken back for trial Thursday morn |
ing by Sheriff Charles Resch, OF Co
lurnbus. sheriff Resch says thtt .
krenmer killed John rrott, of CO. |
lumbus. Aug. pa 1912 crushing .
Trott's skull with a wagon spoke !
when Trott refused TO allow Pete !
to sleep in his barn. a Detroit com /
mission merchant gave Sheriff Resch /
the Information that KreamcES was !
hanging around the Eastern market, /
and Detroit police We're asked TO ar.
rest the suspect.
Auxiliary Bishop Kelly and Governor
Ferris VIII he the principal speakers
on Il program OF addresses and music I
To he given Thursday evening la the (
armory. under the auspices OF Stl
Vincent de Paul society. Bishop I
Kelly will speak on "The work OF I
ST Vincent de Paul society" and I
Governor Ferris VIII talk on Mas /
ter motives The musical and liter |
airy numbers will be given by "a I
nurfhcr Of the city's best known en- I
tertainers including Harold Jarvis,
william A. Kerr. Miss Freda Gagel, /
Miss -MarlnA-pe Deck and ALA II. |
The Business /