The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-18

Irhe ChIIdren's Free hospital Is fortu-
ate in having secured the services
lof Mrs r L. Harris as superintend-
cnt. she has been connected with
HerPeT hs ssBBnoi fa 70 sargs g sn ne
a graduate OF the New York Infirm-
ary for Women and Children and
has had much experience In hospi-
tails In the east, especially among
.children. and so is peculiarly fitted
for that work In the Chlldren's Free
hospital
Prof. ~. ID. Curtis, OF Lick observatory,
California, L. visiting his mother.
Mrs sarah - curtis, and his broth
er. w 7. Curtis Prof curtis is on
his way TO New York whence he
viii sail for Russia 20 make obser-.
vations OF the total eclipse OF the
graduated from the Detroit high
school In 1889. Later he taught al
zebra and English when the school
was in the old Biddle house lie has
been on eclipse observing expeditions
60 Sumatra and Labrador.
Miss sarah shannon. of Detroit. who
was transferred 90 Washington w hen
the pension agency here was abolish
ed, has been dismissed. Her salary
here was $1,000; Il was cut TO 81 zoe
when she was taken 10 Washington,
and then TO $500 Department heads
say that the demotions and final dis
missal We're due TO failing health.
| Her Detroit friends are surprised at
4 the news. They say that her bad
health was due 20 overwurk in the
goVeruW ont service.
IA large party 90 Detroit Rotary club
members went "a Toledo, Thursday,
10 Join Toledo ROtarians on special
train for the national meeting %
| Rotary clubs. i'm Houston, Tex. the
week II june - a devious route 20
the Texan city and return has been
.luVk fN.s 4 ~ Eau o. ~ Il 4
much Of the country as possible, and
the trip viii last about three weeks,
| The special train Is called the
Tango special" because OF the spe-
cIal facilities arranged for dancing.
Md. O'Brien IL preparing an ordinance.
copied after measure recently
passed in Chicago, TO prevent the
crowdng OF street cars. The meas
ure will not be "A great deal Inherent
from the proposed Barnett-Penni-
man ordinance. discarded several
months ago. except that II VIII pro-
vide for zone system in regulating
the number OF passengers to be car
'ried In a car The use OF the zone
system will prevent the street car
company from leaving people stand
ing on street corners during rush
hours the alderman states. He has
not vet worked out the details Of
his ordinance, but he expects 20 nave
Il ready for the council next week
Nv alter Kruch, ~ years old, Of No. $50
on the streets for the ID. j.. w
week ago. told his wife he had been
| discharged and later kissed her and
his two year-old girl good-b bye, told
them ne was going out 10 seek
work and has not come back For
several days the wife grieved for
him as dead. feeling that he had
probably ended his life IN some
tragic fashion, but as the days pass
cd and no trace OF his body was
found. she decided that he had aban-
doned her. Then she went TO Jus.
tlce Stein and swore out warrant
charging Walter with non-support
Louis NebSa, 80 years old. OF No. IS
nrBdy-st.. WINS locked up In the de-
| tcht'Cn room in police headquarters
Tuesday night after leading his wife
into the station by the wrist, and
demanding that she be locked up
for trying TO poison him The wo-
man. terrified, explained TO the 20,
. lice that she couldn't understand
her husbands strange actions. lie
was placed IN cell and she was
allowed Ia 60. Investigation showed
that Nebsa had been ovemcome by
the heat at Belle Isle last week and
had been acting strangely since. He
was allowed TO go home "Wednesday
when he seemed TO have recovered
his mental balance.
Ia nve-year lease has been taken by
the DETROIT Rubber Go. ON the four
story building at Nos. S1S3 West
| Jefferson The lease ~ given by
Mrs Sarah Lovett and W w. Lovett.
The deal was negotiated through the
| Hannah Real Estate exchange. David
| Stott Is reported 20 have received
Sc 600 foot for his property at No.
42 Michigan-ave. comprising almost
81 feet OF frontage on the north side
| OF the avenue just east OF Shelby st.
| The land Is occupied by hve- STORY
mercantile building. The sale was
| made through the Office Of WEIGH
Bros The name OF the purchaser is
| not disclosed.
|COI Oscar A. James, exalted ruler Of
Detroit lodge of EIks, and for 20
years we'll known TO Detroiters as
local pension agent: has good cause
TO remember the date or June 22
for Il was 40 years ago on that date
that ne lost his right arm In the
Civil war in the battle OF Fort Ma
lore as a member OF Co. 4. Fourth
Michigan infantry, His comrades
~errt-h4ng -the-Aeld after the hattie
found n body which they believed to
he that OF Sergt James, and buried
the Same, sending word TO the young
soldiers family In Hillsdale. Mich.
When James received honorable dis
charge in the fall Of 1858 and re-
turned 10 his home. he had great
difficulty in convincing many per-
sons OF his Identity.
The Adams Express Co. Will take over
the Pere Marquette express business,
T weSnesday. in Chicago. by General
Manager Curtis. Of the Adams com
pany. The Adams concern also
secured the express business OF the
United States Express Co over the
Lake shore and the Delaware. Lack
awanna e Western. The contracts
become effective. July l. when the
United states Co goes out Of bust
hess The change gives the Adams
Express Co "a steam road into De-
troit which II has never had before
The company has come in. hitherto.
over the Toledo interurban lines
The company will not take over the
equipment OF the United states EN
press Co. but will substitute new
eauipment The. working force viii
he Increased.
MAI. William ". Oates, state game and
ash warden. viii manage Alex
Groesbeck's campaign for the Re-
publican nomination for governor
according to word from Marquette
Lieut. Gov. John @ Ross viii spend
a large part OF his time in July and
August In Detroit. where he mas
promised 10 make several speeches
In behalf OF Malcolm J. Mcleod for
the Republican nomination for con-
eress I'm the Thirteenth district
The Association Of General baggage
Agents, In annual convention In De-
troit. went 20 Port Huron. Thursda"
on the steamer Tashmoo. Business
sessions are being held on board the
boat The American Transtermen's
association Is holding convention
Il IN the Hotel fuller. The transfer