The Detroit times., 1914-04-21
IN DETROIT

IN DETROIT
Turning out suddenly TO avoid cOl-
llslon with another automobile, q.
+ Finney Of No, IA AleNandrine-
ave. west. drove his auto into the
front OF A MaEto's tailor shop at
No 1850 Michigan ave, Monday
night. The front OF the tailor shop
was wrec.ted and the auto was badly
damaged, bur no one was injured.
Two cheap silver watches were found
by a letter carrier In a. downtown
mall boz and have been turned over
10 Postmaster Naael The recent ac-
Atlvitles cf pickpockets have led 70
THE discovery OF many empty pocllec-
booksS and papers. Of value sirs -
the owners in letter boxes bur the
Teturns of wpt1.heS by the mail bu's
route. Is something new
FOneraI services VIII be held, Mednes-
day afternoon In the residence. Noa
las lE0quois ave. for Mrs. Margaret
4 scranton. who died, Monday, fol-
lowing a weeks illness from pneu-
monia Mrs. Scranton was born in
and had lived in Detroit since 1856.
She is survived by two daughters.
Mrs. Walter Trevor and Miss Lydia
Morris Scranton.
Frederick II. Knox. - years old. step
son OF &. VI. Barton, died, Monday,
appendicitis. Young Knox was
graduate Of Central high school In
the class OF II and attended the
University OF Michigan until i'll
health compelled him TO give up his
studies. Funeral services will be
held In the Burton home. No. ~
Brainard-st Wednesday Afternoon
Funeral services will he held In Wood
lawn chapel, Wednesday afternoon.
for William Edgell Horner, son OF
for many years "A ell-known MethO-
dist pastor in Detroit who died, sat
urday in Germantown. Pa. Mr.
Horner is survived by his mother
one brother, Simpson w. Horner. Jr,
Kansas City, and two sisters. Mrs
sherman II. Miller. Detroit, and Mrs.
William Il. Robinson, Philadelphia.
The Rev. Joseph 4. Vance, OF the First
Presby terrain church was chosen sen
the spring meeting, which began
Monday evening, in Calvary church.
The Rev William Bryant. OF Mt
Knight. assistant 10 Or. Vance. were
appointed clerks More than 90
churches are represented in the Pres
bytery which will close its spring
session Tuesday.
John smIIer. aged Waterman for the
Grand Trunk railroad. who was
stricken with paralysis while on duty
in the shanty at Fort and Dequin-
DIRE SITS, two weeks ago. died Mon
day afternoon IN Grace hospital
Miss Mabel Smiley. a daughter liv-
ing al No. 1861 Clinton-st., is try
ing 10 locate her brother. Fred Smi-
ley whom she has not heard from
in two years but who is believed TO
be In Detroit
Frederick PetOskey, who attempted 10
end his life by swallowing cnrbOlic
acid while standing beside the
casket OF his wife, who killed her
self with acid was discharged from
the hospital. Monday night and al
lowed TO return TO his home. His
sister. Helen, 20 years old. was badly
burned about the face while trying
10 wrest the bottle OF acid from him.
Her eyes were not injured, but her
face win oe SCARED by the acid
Inspecting the restaurant OF Arthur L..
Ward, mt No. 1912 Grand River-ave..
Monday Perry j. Ward, OF the state
labor commission. found evidence
that the place was "A blind pig,
and swore out a warrant against the
proprietor. before Justice Gainey. In
spector Ward noticed several empty
beer bottles i'm the restaurant and
asked one Of the mattresses 70 sell
him a bottle Of beer. She promptly
complied with the request, he al
leges.
The Pere Marquette railroad Will prob
ably default In interest payments 90
the extent OF $4,000 on May 1.
This Will be the third successive
month OF such default Receiver
Frank w Blair does not believe
that any more interest will be paid
and that the bondholders VIII be
forced 10 foreclose. Foreclosure pro-
ceedings have already been brought
ia the United states court by the
Farmers Loan & Trust Co. OF New
York hut IL is not likely that the
suit VIII be heard before October.
George ArmstronE. ~ wears old, tire Z
Of being teaSed nv all OF the humor-
lists OF Morheld. ont. his rome town
ran away. Monday, ana arrived
in Detroit determined to start an
automobile factory. and 40 back
home with rings on his fingers and
bells on his toes. and make the town
folk bow to him. and remark, There
goes that rich MIR Armstrong But
his plans were nipped by an lmmi-
grafton Inspector who met him ~
the border. and turned him over TO
Canadian officers. to be sent back
home
william 4. Brubnker. Of Detroit, and
q. A. MindIe. Of Chicago. VIII engage
In free. public debate, SUNDAY ~
ternoon AZ o'clock. In the nrmorv
on the question: Resolved. That the
prohibition OF the manufactures and
use OF intoxicating liquors for bev-
erage purposes is wrong in priuclple
unchristian IN character end power
less as a remedy for drunkenness.
MIR Brubaker, is chairman Of the
prohibition state committee. and Mr..
cIast and the. renrescntatiVe OF he
National Liquor Manufacturers and
Dealers association.
Funeral services for James VI. Richard
sou. az Cleveland formerly Of de-
troit and father OF Mrs w. y. Keen.
Of this city. were held Monday. IN
Indianapolis MIR Richardson was n
prominent member 81 Westminster
PRESBYTERIAN church during his resi-
dence In Detroit lie was national
president Of the Sons ~ the Ameri-
can Revolution ia 1qIc. and was
prominent In the anairs OF the So
q ctety in ohio. The colo~ standard of
The society was designed NV NJ
Hichardqoii lie wac 81 wears ola
ana n native cs WOlcott. y v. lie
ie survived nv his wife and four
daughters
Five public school teachers were called
before the teachers committee OF
the school board Monday evening.
aud told that unless their WORK
shows inurovement they viii be dis
missed One of them was n priuci-
pal The committee declined 10 give
out the names OF the teachers. FIJI
4 teen teachers were accented for en-
7 piovment In Detroit schools. Most
a a. .