The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-16
IN DETROIT


Erwin r. Muir. former estimator. aad
Charles y. sehaeniing. No. D3O Me-
Clellan-aYe Republican candidates
Tor aldermen ia the new Nineteenth
ward. have MED nominating petitions
with the city clerk.
Practical demonstration by expert
statesmen and sales managers and
the actual sale OF goods by students
under the guidance ~ skilled in
structors, will he striking feature
OF the new course In salesmanshlp
Fl. Wv -
DIR. Joseph 4. DIoodgood, "a Bnitimore
cancer specialist, denounced az
r quacks some OF the men who adNer-
tise 10 cure cancer without the
knife, in an address 10 members OF
the Wayne County Nedical society.
4 he urged tie doctors to learn tho
uses OF the medicines they EMPLOY
Mrs. Mary Thompson, aged mother OF
Mrs. Mary shelton. proprietress OF
rooming house al No, $50 Mhcolnp 81,
refused 10 leave the place Wheh hIe
was discovered, early Friday even
ing. and was almost overcome py
smoke when hremen carried htI ou,.
About $500 damage was done ~ ths
blaze. which started In PIE VI
kindling in the basement
"A meeting OF creditors will be held Ina
the Office of Referee Lee hi r., 3os' sas
Monday Mo Snd morning $;a,i ~ the bid Of
LIpson & Schmidt for the properly
OF the Detroit Electrical Appliance
Co. FORREST and Fourth-ave ne ,
accounts and notes recelVaple. at an
auction sale conducted FRIDAY py
the Detroit Trust Co, trustees.
Some bold daylight burglar broke Into
Grace hospital nurses nome some
time between 4 and o'clock Friday
afternoon. entering by SIDE WIN
dow. and ransacked the room OF MISS
Catherine McGrath, a nurse. steaiim y,
two lavalleres. set with garnets anu
pearls; one jade ring, string OF
gold rosary beads, vanity case, anu
Red Cross badge, valued altosether
at about $50. Police are working on
the case.
Theodore A. Lelsen, superintendent Oh
the Detroit water board, addressing
the Boosters, club Of r,d tne a pgsr9ai
that the construction OF Il hltfalloh
plant is the only means OF properS
safeguarding, the cltyS water Sup,
would cost about s2.O0o.OOO. and that
the expense OF filtration would be
less than one-third or "A cent lot
every 1000 gallons.
State Food Inspector Dillon and Linn
men swore out warrant. Friday,
against Michael Miller. farmer
near Roseyille. Mich, chargihg MN
ing calf, less than four weeks ola.
To- Michael Klinski, DETROIT
butcher. who sold the meat az 10
less than four weeks old Is worth
less and not At for food. says the IN
spectors.
Norman Abbatoy, Howard Biann and
Hartwen DeLisle, IS-year-old youths,
pleaded guilty in Justice Jenrles
court. Friday afternoon, to charges
Of buEElarizins the tailor SaSp OF
blvd. which was broken into once
. before by Abbatoy The latter Is, a
=, brother of Lloyd Ab6atoy. serving
shooting Detectives OGrady and
Donovan when they attempted 70 ar
rest him for a series OF burglaries..
Garbage wagon drivers. sewer tunnei-
ers and bIncksmiths 10 the number
OF So. passed the civil service tests
l Friday afternoon. The mon In
charge of these three city depart
ments sized up the physical htness
{ OF the applicants and gauSed their
aptitude for work, while president
Barrus, OF the civil service commits
sion, and Secretary Fred w smith
looked over citizenship papers only
three applicants failed to pass the
examination; they could not prove
their citizenship.
11nrie MaItry and her sister, Mrs.
Christine Leen, charged with the
theft OF nearly $500 worth OF goods
from the Crowley Miner & Co. store
at Christmas time. We're bound over
To the recorders court for trial on
charge of larceny from store in the
day time after an eNanllnation be-
fore Justice stein, Friday Miss
Aialtry formerly worked in the store
and her sister accompanied her on
- the shopping trip that resulted In the
arrest of the women with SILK waists.
furs and other goods.
Supt. Thomas DolaB. of the poor com
mission. In anxious TO establish
municipal department OF social SER
vice along the lines of the poor com
missions work for the relief OF the
needy. with the elimination OF the
word poor" I'm connection with the
institution, declaring that many per-
sons IN need will not visit the poor
commission for fear OF being brand,
ed as paupers Corporation Counsel
Lawson says IL will require an
amendment to the state law To
change the name or the commission.
The Brotherhood welcome and invita-
tion committee Of 80 of the First
CONGREGATIONAL church announces
three months series OF special evan
gelistic evening services. sermons
Will be preached by the minister the
Rev. j. Percival Huget well-known
hymns will be generally sung. and
appropriate music furnished by the
church choir. The sermon topic Tor
Sunday evening will be, The Price
OF Victory" Service begins promptly
at 1880 with introductory organ
numbers by Mr.. Wolcott. Al the
morning service the theme Will be.
The place OF Christ in the saliva
ton OF the world"
The recreation com nm issiOn has direct
! ed Supt. Ira W. Jayne to nsk Cor
poration COUNSEL Lawson for a state
ment defining the commissio on
functions and it's relation 10 other
city departments. There is an ap-
parent conflict between the duties
OF the newly created eQmmi ssion
and those Of several OF the old de-
partments The commission viii
limit its sphere OF activity this year
20 such recreational work as is vol
unfairly turned over to II. Supt OF
Schools Chadsey, member OF the
commission. intimates that the
4, Cts Fairgrounds and social centers
20 the new body for supervision
John Kaiser, for the Kaiser-BIair Co.,
ciothiers, has obtained N lease for
80 years on the property on the
northeast corner OF Woodward ave.
and Watson-st from the Booth Re-
atty Co. The rental for TIE entire
term OF the lease is said to be in the
neighborhood of 100000. The cor
ner has frontage OF 80 feet on
Woodward ave, extending back on
Watson-st 201 feet. The Kaiser
Blair Co. contemplates the erection
for it's own use OF a large mercan
tile building on the Woodward-a ave.
frontage, with theater I'm the rear,
access TO which will be provided by
an arcade from Watson-st. A large
family hotel mgg be built. facing
Watson-st.. on the eastern end OF
the property.