The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-12
City News in Brief

TIE heat wave brought out scores oi
h.ther.. Tuesday nisht. along ths
with persons going swimming
! Motor boats ard canoes we're also
In evidence, Not Few MADE
an excuse for seeking the water
TO keep cool
| While attempting 10 board q brush-
90. car near Brush and <twster-
ST. Tuesday, Carl Markowitz, ."
was thrown 10 the pavement and
suffered a severe scalp wound
Physicians in the city hospital fear
| that he has conclusion OF the
brain. His condition II serious.
| IL smoking In court L. under the ban.
the shedding OF coats Ii not
Lawyers. jurors and spectators IN
Justice Felix A. A. Lemkie's court.
sleeves. and were unmolested by
Balnn Webster l. Campbell I'D
Ike 20 get In the shirt waist CON
tiugent myself said Campbell
The Central Miehigan-aYe. Improve
mcnt association and the Myrtle
and BaNer-sts. Improvement hsso-
citation Will give joint picnic on
THURSDAY. July ls, 10 Iashmoo
park The committee on arrSnge-
ments INCLUDES Louis Jacobson
John Paddock, John {. NAgel. L.
J. Raier. r. Ritter, =. J. Mathews
and {. W. Formell
Half OF the battalion of the Michi-
gan naval brigade win take their
annual cruise in the Great Lakes
district. sailing on the L =. = Don
Juan de Austria Friday morning
The other half will participate IN
an Atlantic cruise, In which there
will be nine battleShips and 1000
militiamen. This division VIII leave
from Philadelphia.
Owing 10 the -hnliowness of the
chnnnel near owen park for the
big boats OF the White star line,
the boat announced TO stop there
Thursday morning. at $50 O'Clock.
for ST. Charles parish excursion
lists. will leave instead from the
Griswold-st. dock at the same hour.
The excursion is the annual all
day picnic of the parish TO Sugar
island
More than 100 wRterme Ions were
scattered about the street at Grand
River-ave and Third-st-, Tuesday
morning, when fruit wagon driv-
en- by benjamin Stetnhauser. No
ga Watson-st.. was struck by n
motor truck owned by the shannon
Trucking Co. The accident was
caused by the failure OF the truck
brakes to work. according 10 the
police report.
A fourth fire within two weeks In
the vicinity OF No. 596 Forrest.
east. was responded 10 by the de-
partment early Wednesday morn
ing. The police believe all the
fires were OF an incendiary origin
and thorough investigation - u
be conducted. The latest IRE re-
suited In the burning Of four horses
and other property valued at about
$1,000. The place belonged 20 sam |
Bappa, lie told the police that he |
had received several threatening
letters recently.
party of $50 Detroit and Michigan |
men. women and children In charge |
OF the Rev. r. ] Van Antwerp. Of |
the Church OF Our Lady OF the Ro- |
sary. left Tuesday on a pilgrimage |
70 Ste. Anne de Beaupre. in Que
bee. The party took the city 81 |
Detroit Ill 10 Buffalo. the itinerary |
TO include Niagara Falls. Toronto. |
and through Lake Ontario and the |
81 Lawrence river 10 Montreal and |
Quebec city. From the latter city |
special trains will convey the party |
10 the famous shrine.
Detroit Audubon society, In it's effort |
to protect birds, Will post through |
out the city, especially In the for |
elEn populated districts, copies. |
printed in various languages. OF the |
state law protecting birds. This |
law provides that any person hav- |
Ing in his possession. catching or |
killing any wild song bird. or other |
wild bird not a game bird. shall BE- /
liable TO a fine OF from $40 20 500 |
or imprisonment in the Detroit |
fine and imprisonment