The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-19

Oh AtDEEA a. AIUEEEmI WI0n-
inent building contraetor,. are urGing
his appointment TO NIL the Vacancy
on the fire commission caused by the
recent death OF Louis c: Katz- Mr.
city assessor, having been appointed
by Mayor Marx to succeed John q.
Gerald Arnold, did not side with his
to testify in behalf OF his mother
had he been called 10 the stand. All
put one daughter In the family OF
eight children were loyal to their
Mrs. ksthlees Arndt testified 4. Jpdgs
Hosmer's court. Thursday. that her
husband. Leo -. had poked their
baby with a bayonet because IL cried,
as then child. had thrown carboiic
acid at her, shot her. and cut her
with a razor. The court granted a
decree. DEGREES were granted In the
Alfred G, Lenzen: John u, VS. Edna
Carter. Minerva VS. Fred Bryan;
Neva vs.. Russell chauvin. and Corr
rine VS.. Floyd Remington.
for the Criminal Insane In ionia
from Judge Phelan's court In 1911,
when he was pronounced insane. and
escaped trial on a, charge OF at
leased from the Institution last week
as sane. and Judge Phelan promptly
decided TO try him on the pending
case. 1t IL the first instance on the
man once adtudged insane has been
brought to trial later for the crime
charged against him.
willard Gagnier waived examination
ON the charge OF Kidnapping 10-year-
old elsie Streicher. of Wyandotte
down-river suburb. Thursday after
noon. and was bound over to the
circuit court for trial. Bail was con-
with little likelihood that Gagnier
will be able to furnish II. The writ
ten report OF DIR. Albert L. French.
county physician. submitted through
showed that he had found but slight
evidence that the little girl had been
mistreated by Gagnier.
Rodney III. Brandon. seeretary-treas-
S W and r:sident ,EF governor s.no Of
and university maintained by the
Loyal Order of Moose I'm Mooseheart
ILL.,, will be the principal out
speaker at the membership supper
and fraternal banquet TO be given
by Detroit lodge. No. 160. Loyal Or
der OF Moose. saturday evening In
the Hotel Statler. Mr.. Brandon viii
also deliver an address tonight In
the Moose temple on the occasion OF
the nth number of the series OF en-
tertainments being given by Detroit
lodBe THIS season.
when John Herron. Negro. was
shown up" 20 the Detectives Thurs-
day as suspicious person picked up
by Detectives O'Grady and Coats.
Bertillon Operator Carmody took a
lens lSes i Know sSas feow III
dig UP his picture" Carmody went
to work on the matter and found q
picture OF John Edwards. sentenced
to Ionia In 1903 fsn burglary. for
at first denied his identity, but when
confronted with the Bertillon meas
urements. admitted that he was Ed
wards.
20 members Of the Builders a Trad
ers' exchange. with the following
officers: Otto Misch, gluemaster;
James j.. Hickey. first assistant glue
master; William Guthard, second as
sistant gluemaster; Fred Gaisterr.
secretary and treasurer; Joseph
Theisen. choirmaster; ID. A. MCLEOD,
pas of %iaR
w. Norton, chairman; Howard II.
Rothermel. John ODonnell, Charles
Dewitt and George Vivier. The club
is purely social organization and
for the present will meet on the first
Wednesday in the month.
The state Are marshal has put his foot
down ON the practice Of showing mo-
ton pictures in churches. halls and
otntT puDhC pidCtss WnCEC thCIC 10
no fire-proof booth, as required by
law The first church to come under
the ban IL the Forrest. Presbyterian.
which has been showing motion pic
lures In the church house. The
church officials were notified by
Deputy State Fire Marshal Thomas
G.. Schafer, Thursday, to discontinue
the practice. Mr.. Schafer says he
doesn't think church should show
motion pictures In competition with
theater that pays license. but
the real reason for putting ban on
them is their noncompliance with
the IRE laws, he declares.
All hut two Of the 10 Masonic bodies
using the Masonic temple have
pledged their moral. fraternal and
financial support to projected adj
dition to the temple on the 116-foot
vacant lot adjoining the building on
Lafayette-bl according to re-
port submitted to the board OF trus-
tees of the Masonic Temple associa-
ton, Thursday evening, by q COM
mittee headed by William III. Weth-
erbee. Not one vote was given In
favor of the proposition to sell the
land to the Michigan Sovereign Con-
sistory as a site for Scottish Rite
cathedral Plans for the addition
will be prepared at once and sub
mitted to the lodges for their APP
prevail at the earliest possible mo
ment