The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-25
IN DETROIT

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The new winter semester for the Y. M.
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SIN Jan, ~. az 80 .. m. with. the
Charles A. Pace. OF the New York
dress.
Atnur Hammer, of No. 20a Riopelle-
st, who eniisted I'm the expeditfonary
Iorces IN London. Ont. and was as
signed 10 the Princess Patricia light
infantry. was one OF III men In the
regiment wounded In the fghting In
Belgium early last week. according
10 Information received here.
Funeral services were held Monday
wSt na In the home. No. i7el
neil. % years old. and a former
Msu-known physician. In Trenton.
wno retired some time ago from ac-
tise.praetiee.-B r. Hammefi ~ CUR
yived by his wife and one daughter.
Mrs Gertrude Hammell Merrill.
Hiss Annie ID. Murphy, No. 1855 Wood
wara-sve, Will give q memorial or
kan. to cost $4,000, to the Church OF
our Father. which congregation
nee on Cass-ave.. near Forest-ave.
MISS Murphy gives the organ In
memory OF her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
!. Simon j. Murphy.
emGCke0
IN the new plant Of the Detroit Lum-
:. Der CO.. West Jefferson and Junction
ayes, early Sunday morning. when
some OF the decorations for the auto
short circuit OF electricity. The
sprinklers did their work before the
nre department arrived, and only
slight damage was done.
Mrs. q. ID. Legg. wife Of Thomas VI.
Legg. died In the family home. No.
ase Lothrop-ayel sunday morning
daughters. Mrs James r. Webster
and Mrs. Nelson NJ. Gass. Funeral
services will be held In the home,
Wednesday afternoon.
narrowly escaped death when cut
ter In which he was riding was
struck by Lake Shore passenger
Sunday morning. and Pauiieski was
hurled % feet. but landed In snow
!, bank. and escaped injury. The horses
also escaped. but the cutter was re-
duced to kindling wood.
-Four 1B-year-oId boys charged with
theft eseaped from the Juvenile de-
tention home on Madison-ave.. Sat
urday, by prying the bars from q
second-story window, but three OF
the lads were soon recaptured Joe
Wroblewski. who In said TO have
planned the escape, IL still missing.
The others are: John Hamadth. Mar
tin Stevenski and Walter Kukolov-
sky.
Augusts Cook. I6 years old, who dis
appeared from her home I'm buffalo
!, several months ago. was found by
day. In the house OF Mrs. Anna de
Caire. No. 1903 Montcalm-st. east. and
was taken to the Detention home TO
await await the arrival rival Of her parents tents
ed up on n charge OF contributing TO
the delinquency Of minor. Augusta
said that her money ran out shortly
after her arrival In Detroit, and that
a girl whom she had met on the
streets suggested that she go to the
Montcalm-st. place.
Purchasing q nye-cent ctgnr from 10
seph Case. In the restaurant OF Ales
Case, at No. I3 Grand River-ave..
early Sunday morning. "a lone bandit
with plenty OF nerve whipped out q
revolver MS Case opened the cash
register, TO make change, and order
ed Case to step aside. and hold up
his hands. The command WAS obey
ed and the robber grabbed Sill. He
leyeled the revolver at two men VINO
rushed from the Kitchen when ease
yelled for help: then backed sout or
the place and ran through Grand
River-ave., distancing his pursuers.
Mrs. II. ~. Houghten. Of No. I025 Lake
shore drive, GrOsse POtnte, narrowly
escaped death under Jefferson car.
when she was struck while crossing
Griswoid st, near Larned-st.. and
feet before the car was stopped.
She escaped with slight bruises
about one hand: and went nome on
= street car wiii ns Eo1inson; ~
struck by Fort car at the Wood
ward-ave. crossing. and his collar
bone was fractured, and two ribs
broken. He was taken TO st. Mary's
hospital
Fire following nm expuosIon. the cause
Of which IL unknown, caused serious
. damage In the plant OF the Detroit
Macaroni Manufacturing Co. No. 109
Forrest. east. late Saturday night.
and the smoke drove is roomers
from the home OF Mrs. Rachel Dun
bar. next door. Mrs. Dunbar discov-
cred the fire when the noise Of the
explosion awakened her, and her son
turned in the alarm. The building
contained about $4,000 worth OF
manufactured stock. but large part
of II was removed. This Is the second
time In less than two years. that the
factory has been visited by fire.
Msrgaret Baker. II years old. Of No.
s ,ss ; S:seS below the heart. saturday
afternoon. by. Carl Hochmuth. IA
years old. OF No. 1851 Concord-ave..
while Carl and his chum. George
were foollns with rife. in carl's
back yard. Carl was holding the
rife. when his chum slapped him on
the shoulder. CARTS nuBer puiieu Tue
trigger. and the bullet crashed
through shed and struck the Baker
girl, just below the heart. She Is not
fatally wounded Hochmuth was
/. taken to the Juvenile detention home,
pending thorough Investigation.
Unfou and non-union teamsters em-
ployed on excavating jobs will de-
mand wages OF IS per day. IL was
Eighteenth and Linden-sts.. Sunday
afternoon. A committee will present
the demand to contractors this week,
and later an effort Will be made to
get an ordinance through the com
mum wage OF IS. When the wage
i. question IL disposed OF, the team
= sters propose TO take up the question
OF limiting their mileage to Is OF 20
miles a day. A petition is being cir
cuiated among the teamsters urging
used in paving
TIE European was could have been
nipped IN the bud n labor Ind been
so efficiently organized that all work
in Europe could have stopped stimuli
taneously with its outbreak. declar-
ed John f. Leheney. former vice
z president Of the Trade and Labor
Congress OF Canada, In an address on
\ Labor organizations and war" in
Turner hall. Sunday afternoon.
"Among the first to support the rul-
ers in the war movement" he said,
the governments that oppressed
them. In England. members OF par
iiamenf that held seats as represen-
tativee OF the working classes voted
10 support n war levy. Doesn't that
look a good deal like breach OF
! faithf
In. hook. Jr., has purchased from the
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