The Detroit times., 1916-12-07
City News in Brief

Despite Commissioaer Cou.sns' or
drr> Tar the enforcement OF the
Lfttieneld ordinance. passed To- stop
th. jeopardt2utIon ~ tho lives ~
street car riders by automobiles
nany motorists stiil 20 WhtzZing
past atopped street cars Women
motorists Ira particular, IL - main
tained hy observers of traffic con
ditions offend in this respect.
'PrnctIcaI household chemistry and
how ~ Affects Hfe" was the sub
iect o. talk by Prof &. \, Doty.
~ the Detroit college OF Medicine.
before the conservation and home
economies department ~ the De
troit Federation of Women's clubs.
"Wednesday afternoon.
Thieves entered the Liggett DRUG
rompnny's store at No. ITD Wood
WArd-aVe.. Wednesday night and
stole ~ bottles OF perfume
While wheeling her baby In buggy
at CnsGrain-sve. sud Forrest. We'd
nesday afternoon, Mrs. X. 9. Hor-
ton. 80. 16 CRsRrainave.. was at
tackled by Young man who tired
20 grab the baby from the cRrria ge
Mrs. Horton screamed and the man
ran away Later otto Eisen oach,
ne Years old. was identified by Mrs
Horton as tho assailant and sent
90 the detention home.
stephen uuHar. "a years old, owner
OF roominE house at No. s+2
Franklin St, IL In the receiving
hospital suffering from cuts about
the head and other Injuries which
ne sustained in querrel with John
and Mike Bogiin and Frank Fentos,
roomers in Muzar'- house. The
three We're arrested. charged with
f"lunlous assault.
Charles Clements. proprietor Of a bnr-
her shop In the wetropoIe hotel
wa acquitted bV Judge SELLERS in
police court Wednesday afternoon.
~ the charge that he kept his
barber shop open on sunday.
several men entered the home OF
Maria COiumbO. ~ year, old. Chest
nut-st. at o'clock Wedne sda y
morning. and kidnapped her while
she was talking TO her mother and
two sisters. The men stepped into
an automobile with the girl and
disappeared The police have been
unable 10 obtain a description OF
the man
Mayor Msrx leaves TONIGHT for New
York where he win attend to some
business ana IRIS and incidently give
time 10 subway and traIic affairs.
Accompanying the mayor viii be
charles r CNppert, member OF TN"
nre commission Robert Oakmsn.
water commissioner John Gillespie
and George r CASTOR.
Dea ective- u rimm~l and shaw arrest
cd ,. ". RYAN "wednesday for the
Saginaw police. He ~ wanted IN
that city FOR tho larceny % 500.
Captain Baskins of the Saginaw
police. took Ryan with him 10 Ss gi-
nav, Wednesday evening.
Michael Tursss. - years old. giving
Windsor a. his home, decided that
- cents was enough TO pay for a
hair cat. and when barber at No
10 Randolph-st st. charged him 25
cents for one. Wednesday after
noon. ne showed his displensuro nv
breaking window Turass was
locked up as a disorderlN person.
Twenty-three warrants were sworn
out ny patroimen In police court,
Wednesday, for the arrest OF
motorists who have exceeded the
speed limit A warrant was also
issued for the arrest OF Wilfred
Perauet. No 2312 Lafayette blvd.
charged with uulawfully driving
away an automobile.
II the council does not pass the
ordinance giving the health depart
ment control over the snitation
and ventilation % theaterr other
means VIII be taken 90 enforce
health rules according 20 Or. VIII
liam III. Price. city health officer
The proposed ordinance introduced
thru ar Price Is being vigorously
attacked bv owners cf motion pic
ture theaters one OF the chief
causes - complaint ~ that the
ordinance. II passed. would make ~
violation az law TO heat a the
atcr with q stove.
Detroit will have better winter than
any other large city In the country
after IT'S experimental ni'ratiOn
plant is placed iu operation next
January. according to Theodore a
Icis"n. engineer OF the water
board. who addressed members 70
tho Detroit Federation 81 Women s
clubs " Atueeday Dvtrotts source
of supply is 40 much freer from
impurities than that - other cities
that the additional precaution ~
scIeuti0r Hltrhtion will ma kC this
city's water standard for other
n