The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-16
IN DETROIT

IN A~L@ ANNA
Pred johnson, III years old, of No. 100
JOnes-st.. swallowed carboIic acid in
an attempt TO de F.iday night but
Was rushed 20 81 Marys hospital
and viii recover. The cause OF his
act was not learned.
The mai count of the contents OF all
boxes used I'm the Van Leuyen
Browne Hospital school for Crippled
Friday and rhe total amount A.
sf72S.sS. The expenses were s220.74.
|,rhe following committee ON InternR-
tiOnaI legislation was appointed Fri
day by the executive committee OF
the Detroit Board OF Commerce:
Henry II. JOY, chairman: James In
gIis. Herbert w Alden. Alvin Knob
l0ch and George Hargreaves.
A Detroit woman giving her name as
Nrs. Cora O'DOnneII and giving the
fake" address OF No, ZIG Jones-st.,
was I'm Windsor police court Friday,
Frank Lees restaurant on Sandwich
ST. with four Chinese. Lee was fined
$50, the other Chinese were fined IS
each. and the woman was release
on suspended sentence, on her prom
Is 10 leave Canada and keep out.
Marie Mcbride, Negroes. % years old.
Hud giving her address as No. I67
Mullett-st' "sprang new one on
they arrested her on suspicion. as
she was flirting with a white man az
o'clock Saturday morning She
said; TIN a missionary. and ] was
trying to make a convert" She was
registered AS a missionary, also as
a suspicious person.
A divorce granted stephen q.
Douglas, n salesman living NJ - VT.
Vernon ave. Friday nv Judge Codd
on grounds OF deserton. from his
wife Etrulia. known TO theatrical
fame as Truly Shattuck The case
was not contested. the actress being
on her way TO Europe Nelly NJ.
Brown, former maid for Mrs. Douglas
was the only witness I'm addition to
douglas himself
An tncendinry ~ blamed for small
blaze IN two piles Of awnings. I'm
front OF the West side Tent & AVN
ing Co. No. S62 MichlRan-Rve.. at
80 o'clock. SATURDAY morning. Each
or the piles Of awnings was hlaZin 2
when the fire was discovered. and the
niles were ten feet apart william
russell OF the firm. reports to the
police that he suspects man whom
he recently discharged for drinking
mayor George y. Ellis, OF Grand
Rapids, u In Detroit. not ms can
didate for the Republican nomination
Tor governor, but as grand worthy
patron or the Eastern star. He is
engaged in installing several new
chapters in Detroit II don't care TO
discuss politics while ! am on fra
ternal business" said Mayor Ellis
"Tll he back in couple OF weeks
IN the interest OF my campaign. and
I'll keep busy until the primary is
over"
Argument In the case Of the Detroit
against Matthew Finn, broker 70
FORCE his acceptance OF water bonds
70 the value Of $500 900 were heard
Friday before Judges Hosmer Codd
a gfs.t, hn11 ~,
for few days. Finn agreed to- take
the bonds portion OF So. 900 600
issue. but when the legality Of the
issue was raised he refused The
case will he appealed. no matter what
the decision is
Nellie Winters. who figured ms the
"afhdaNi maker" In the war between
former Prosecutor Shepherd and Aid.
Barnett. was carried from a taxicab
into her home at No. 100 sixteenth
ST. early Saturday morning delir-
iously raving about three men hav-
Ing, drugged ner I'm the effort to
make her SIGN more afhdavits. She
sald the men had forced drinks upon
\her Police Surgeon Thomas found
that she had not been drugged. and
police learned that Nellie had made
cafe appointment during the even
ing
Herman schultz. OF Windsor. left his
two little daughters, aged four and
SIN years. in his wagon near Avery
ave and Lysander-st., Friday after
noon, and the horse became frightcn-
ed and ran away. The little girls
chung To the sides Of the wagon and
screamed. but a young man jumped
out In the roadway. stopped the run
away and handed the little girls
over TO their father. who had fran
tically pursued. The hero OF the af-
fair gave his name as Thomas w.
Brown and said he was Boston
travelling man.
The divorce troubles OF ". y. Navarro,
aged hotelkeeper, OF Monroe. Will
continue TO be told next week before
Judge Hosmer Fridays hearing con-
sisted mainly ~ examination OF
many neighbors as 10 the old mans
character His wife accuses him OF
drunkenness and cruelty. The wit
nesses called were inclined 10 favor
Grandpa Navarro. and denied see
ing him under the influence OF intoNi-
cants. Mrs. Anu Durocher. an elder
~ woman. testified that the aged
inn -keeper had offered her beer and
made improper advances.
To apply American methods In China,
:. {. bcunE. \. VI. L. A. secretary In
Canton, China. is in Detroit studying
the plan of operation used here. lie
has been in this country for eight
months, visiting various associations
In the larger cities, and VIII remain
about four months longer after
which he will return I'm time to as
sist In the dedication of a new build
ing now being erected there at a
cost OF $4,000 including the site.
Mr. Leung says there is tremen-
dous field i'm China for Y. NJ. G. A.
work. and that In the very near flu
ture the six secretaries in Canton
four Chinese and two American-will
need assistance. The Canton organi-
zation now has 700 members
In the " VI. &. 4. building Friday
evening the class I'm real estate sales
manship finished Its 80 weeks course
I'm banquet The speakers OF the
evening we're members OF the Detroit
Real Estate board, the body that
outlined the course and the members
OF which have appeared before the
class as lecturers. Following were
among the speakers: George T. Ba-
G. Shipman. Walter G. Piper, Charles
A. Knapp. Homer Warren, Charles w.
Hockett. Edward A. Loveley. a. \.
Moore. Henry Plass, Robert VI. Grind
ley. Richard Lambrecht. H y Borg
1 man Judson Broadway. G. M.~Burton,
r.. n. Bessenger. \. Emery and F. y.
Tyrrell. the instructor.
The Republican county committee de-
cided, Friday. that Wayne county "
to be represented in the Republican
welfare conference. May &c. BY 536
delegates The city Will send 100
and the townships 1876. Two SUBJ com
mittees will name the delegates. The
city's representatives Will be chosen
by John W. smith John Nergouw.
Frank W. Patton. James ". BaNne
and Raymond r. Van SICKLE. The
township delegates VIII be named ny
Arthur BaisIey. OF Wyandotte; lgna-
thus SalliOtte Of ECOrsp and Peter