The Wyandotte herald., December 27, 1940, Image 4

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Doctor Explodes Causes
For High Blood Fressure
•: is popular these days to at
tr 1 ute the increasing incidence of
arterial hypertension—high blood
y rcssure—to the mad. dizzy pace of
this mcdern life of ours.
But an eminent specialist believes
r.c such thing. He says the com
plexity and chaos of modern livmg
may accentuate the condition bui
not directly cause it. He hope
that medical science will in the ver>
r.t ar future perfect a substance
which, when injected into the blood
stream, will bring pressure down to
normal or at least reduce it below
the danger point.
The doctor is I)r. Soma Weiss,
Physician in chief at tne Peter Bent
Brigham hospital at Boston, Mass.,
ar,d a professor of medicine at Har
vard university.
The care-free Southern darky,
without a care m«the world, joyous
from dawn until dusk, is as suscepti
ble to high blood pressure, he says,
as the big hard-riding executive with
* carload of troubles and a battery
of telephones always before him.
In small villages,** he says,
where life is quiet and excitement
fare, high blood pressure is as fre
< uently found as in the larger cen
ters of population Life may be
psychically more intense in cities,
but not necessarily harder. Hyper
tension is not caused by psychic in
tensity, although psychic intensity
may accentuate it.”
He goes even further. He doubts
t l iat hypertension cases are becom
ing alarmingly more numerous.
That they appear to have become
more numerous, he thinks, may be
somewhat due to the fact that people
live longer and have an opportunity
?* develop the disease.
Hypertension, he says, is caused
- mere are exceptions—by the pres
i nee in the blood of a chemical sub
stance produced by the kidneys.
This substance, the nature of which
is not yet known, causes a constric
t>on of the blood vessels. There are
two general sets of conditions that
bring about this action of the kid
i.evs. he says—a malfunction of cer
tain glands and a malfunction of
t ic kidney itself, both of which arise
out of progressive degenerative
processes. Hypertension may also
bo caused mechanically, he says, by
overweight. In this instance the
blood vessels are constricted by the
body itself, but reduction of weight
generally corrects the condition.
‘God Bless America’ Is
Song of Peace, Thanks
“God Bless America!”—lrving
Berlin's ringing anthem—is sweep
ing the country. - ,
If things go from bad to worse
in Europe it is a song that may
sweep the world.
It is not an anthem of war—but
of peace and thanksgiving.
Irving Berlin has himself just es
tablished a trust fund providing that
all royalties from “God Bless Amer
ica!'' be used among the youth of
this country for patriotic purposes.
The Boy Scouts and the Girl
Seouts of America are the first or
ganizations to be selected by the
trustees.
The history of “God Bless Amer
ica!” is rather unusual.
It was first written by Mr. Berlin
in 1917. but we w r ere so busy in
Europe that he did not publish it
until 1938.
Kate Smith sang it on the radio—
and it instantly answered the pro
found. unspoken yearnings of mil
lions of Americans.
“God Bless America!*’
That is what millions in Europe
are saying under their breaths.
Let all Americans shout it to the
heavens.
Many Owl Species
Owls range in size from five inches
to two feet, and in color may be
brown, gray, spotted, striped, red,
or w’hite like an Arctic owl. Scien
tists have discovered that their col
ors may be altered in captivity by a
controlled diet. Females are larger
than the males. There are 16 species
of owls in North America.
The Barn Owl. famed as the mon
kev-faced owl, is the headline win
ner. but is not actually rare. Their
babies are amazingly ugly. At the
end of a month they have lost most
of their ungainly appearance. With
soft freckled, tan breasts and gray
and cream cloaks, they reach a very
solemn looking adolescence.
The great horned owl is the most
powerful, often catching hares. The
long eared owl, with his long ear
tuffs, is the most handsome. He it
fond of frequenting abandoned
houses and emitting ghostly
screams.
Machine Stops Fain
Research work in its program to
aid cancer is being conducted at the
Swedish hospital, in Seattle, with its
new invention. “Human Refrigera
tor,’* Dr. N. A. Johnson has an
nounced.
The apparatus, invented by Or.
Temple Fay. head of the neurology
department. Temple university, ip
row available to patients. The mech
anism lowers bodily temperature to
a point where metabolism almost
ceases, inducing a condition similar
to that of hibernating animals.
The method was developed to end
pain caused by secondary cancerous
growth and beneficial effects have
been noted in treatment of narcotic
addicts and sufferers of acute ma
nia. it is sa d.
Justice Jest
By THAYER WALDO
(McClure Syndicate—W’NU Service !
TP HE lady speared a pickled onion
* and nibbled it appraisingly.
'Delightful!** she pronounced. “I
c <>: pliment your taste, Burton, dear.
Tricv do go well with sherry.”
The large man at her left nodded
somewhat curtly. '
“Yes, yes. Prunella; quite so. But
’hat’s a trifle irrelevant just now’.
Mortimer and I have weighty mat
ters to discuss. Haven’t we, old
boy?”
Across the table from him the
party's third member seemed almost
to start.
“Eh?” he jerked; then: “Oh, ab
solutely! I should say—a great
many.”
Huffily the hostess inquired:
“Well, am I to take that as a hint
to retire?”
“Not at all, my dove,” said Bur
ton; “on the contrary. I tvas merely
about to suggest that you listen w ith
attentive silence to our talk.
“As the producer of this play of
yours, I wished to go over some of
the details with you.”
“You—ah—you mean there are
some things in the script you want
to change?”
“Most emphatically not!” The
bulky gentleman flicked one thick
liand in a gesture of reproof.
“I see. Yes; of course. Were
there—did you have any particular
scenes in mind?”
“Glad you asked that!” Burton
boomed heartily. “Just the point I
was coming to. Yes, there’s one
bit I particularly feel we w’ould do
well to examine. I refer to the se
quence in which Sir Cholmondelcv
Twerp-Gerald is given the poisoned
wine by Horatio Steele.”
“In that.” the other went on im
oerturbably. “I will insist that you
achieve a masterpiece. It has sus
pense. dramatic force, and. above
ill. justice triumphant.”
He looked at each of them w r ith
eyes enthusiastically aglow, then re
sun ted:
“Think of it—at last we are to
nave in the theater an enactment
»! civilized yet perfect revenge. It
•us remained for Mortimer Frent
rup, the outstanding playwright of
this age, to deal with the problem
m a wholly satisfactory manner. I
am more than proud to be instru
mental in offering this magnificent
example of right conduct to hus
bands everywhere.”
He paused, glanced at the wine
glasses of the other two, and said
solicitously:
“Come—l didn’t realize we were
running dry. Prunella, ring for
Quint and have him bring more
sherry.”
Mortimer’s mouth opened twice
before words came.
“Not—not for me,” he managed
finally.
“Nonsense!” Burton scoffed. “We
mustn’t neglect conviviality. Ring,
my dear.”
After a quick glance to her right,
Prunella obeyed. The butler ap
peared almost at once, carrying a
tray which held two Spanish-labeled
bottles.
“Fill the glasses.” Burton direct
ed; “the same as before.”
It was performed and the man
went out.
“A toast!” said Burton, “to the
success of a fine and noble work,
in which w r e all believe most sin
cerely!”
All joined, in varying degrees of
exuberance. After that the host
placed elbows upon the table and
renewed his monologue.
“Somehow’, I just can’t put aside
that incident. It has become, be
yond ail comparable passages in
literature, a living, vital tiling to
me. Suppose for instance—just to
illustrate my point, of course--that
we three were involved in the situa
tion your play presents, Mortimer.
Imagine my satisfaction as the out
raged one in hitting upon that
scheme of vengeance. Really, I
want you to enter into the spirit of
the thing, to conceive for the mo
ment of yourselves as the charac
ters. Mortimer, picture if you can,
my supreme delight if I were sitting
here possessed of the knowledge that
the wine you just took contained a
deadly poison!”
One hoarse and barely articulate
cry came from the man opposite;
then he swayed and toppled to the
floor, inert. Instantly Burton sprang
up
“There!” he bellowed, facing the
aghast Prunella. “I knew it could
be done!”
Greedily he drained the glass. An
expression coupling surprise with
pain overswept his countenance,
very gracefully he collapsed,
stretching well across beside Prunel
la's chair and said:
“Pardon me, ma’am, but there is
no cause for alarm. Some months
ago a violent passion for you was
bom in my breast. Since then I
have observed your favor divided
equally between these two gentle
men, so I thought some way to dis
pose of them both. Fortunately your
husband left a copy of the other
gentfenten’s play on the library
table. I read it and gained my in
spiratkfci. Poison waa in both their
drinks tonight.”
The producer chuckled and rose.
“Okay, boya.” he agreed; “the
skit suite me. You can put it in the
picture, rffeht after Bong Croaabow'a
number where he sage “You Horrid
Wbman.”
THE Clff COUNCIL
KegOlar r ***!&* Q* jke Council of
thi* Citj of Wyandotte, the Honorable
Mayo. Louie W. Behm presiding
(Roll Call. > ‘
Present: CouncUaMß Behm. Brolil,
Mason, Sk-bnltt, Wegar, Wagner
Absent: None. . * 6
Minutes. .•« *
Motion by ( ocmeftman Wagner sui>-
l*,rt.d by l ouncltnoAn Mason, Unit Uie
reading of the minute* of the last
nn-eting be dispensed with and the
-nine stand ikpprovtd ajs recorded
U-as: Councilman Behm, Brobl
Mason, Schultz, Wager, Wagner.
Na\s: Nou«. -
l ut inished Business.
iK<-solution of &be Municipal Service
Commission, dated December bth, ac
cepting 1 lie bid of the Westinghouse
Kbctrie and Mfig. Company f ur the
purchase and installation of a Turbo-
Genera tor luit
Unfinished Business.
Resolution of the Municipal Service
('<*umission dated December 9th, ac
cepting the bid Of the George E. Gen
tile Motor Rules for a Mack BFU
Heavy Duty Line Truck.
Referred to Council. ,
opinion from City Attorney Freder
irk J. Gartner relative to the sale of
Ihe Public Library property.
Referred to Council.
{{(•consideration of public library
pru|ierty sole
Presentation of Petitions.
Wyandotte, Mioh., Dec. 23, 1940.
To the Honorable, the City Council of
1 Ik* City of Wyandotte.
1 Jen Llomen :
We the undersigned citizens most
resiiectfully petition your Honorable
Body to decline and refuse the recoin
mondation of the Buard of Education
lor the sale of the pnopetty commonly
know n as Hie Wyandotte Library.
•Sign'd by Herbert Gonley and 6b
others^
Received and placed on file.
Communications and Reports from
City and Other Officials.
Copy of the minutes of the regular
mewing of the Public Welfare C<sn
mission of Hie City of Wywndotte held
1 11 November 271 th, 14440.
Received aud placed on file.
Report fyixu the Commissioner of
Health of all calls made, complaints
investigated and so forth, for the per
ind Com November 1 to December 1,
1940.
Reeoivcd aud pk*ced on file.
Christinas Greetings and Best Wish
e> for the coming year from the Inter
nnli"U:i! Association of File Fighters
Local No. LA.O.F.
Received and placed on file.
Copy of the minutes of the meeting
of tin- Municipal Service Commission
of the (7ty of Wyandotte held an De
. ember 9th, ts4o.
Received aud placed on file.
Honorable Mayor and Council,
City of Wyandotte.
• icntlemeu:
Will you kindly provide $2,000.00 to
care for the overdraft in the sidewalk
rc\l«nir accounts?
Respectfully submitted.
P. W. Llddb?, (Tty Engineer.
Referred to Connell.
Honorable Mayor and Councllmeii,
city of Wyandotte..
Gentlemen;
1 herewith .submit U> you a report
of fines, fees and costa collected, to
gether with a list off all pending cases
prior to November Ist. ID4O.
Criminal (.Vises -- 182.00
Disposed of Pending (Vises 28.50
Collected from County Audi
tors . 2726
Total 237.75
Sincerely youia,
Joseph F. Kulash,
Court Clerk.
Received and placed on file.
The Honorable,; T - .
The Mayor and City Council,
City of Wyandotte.
Gentlemen
After viewing the condition of some
of our fire bpse, we deem it necessary
to replace approximately five hunchred
feet .We.’have' been replacing
approximately fiye hundred feet of
Ihyso per year hut 'satoe of the hose
now in use is over fcwfcnty years old.
thus making it unsafe to uae for fire
protection. »*c‘ /
We request - that your Honorable
Body transfer SX4IUIO to that account
for the purchrfse of Ohe above men
tioned hose. f '* , -
We feel ttvit, |H*rhop» some of the
old hose could lie used by other de
pa rUnents iit the city f foe instance, the
I‘ark or Sower 1 >epu r intents.
Hoping this mdHs’wittl your approv
al. we are. ‘ } •
Very truly joois.
Board of Pollen and Fire Com
unssUmeiS.
•Ihtlpn F.- .Wahowiak.
Secretary.
Referred to Quimu^DL'
Honorable Mayor jtrut .Council..
City of Wyandotte., .:/?'■
Gcnrinmeu: , C f
Tlk* following n 1 e the reports-ou the
two pHtitiorin for *| refer
nil to this office by Council absolu
tion of lH*cember lttjfc, ©40.4 V./ 1 .
Thirteenth frobi Ford Avenue
to Alkali, there are ft3&-40feet.bf a*
>s‘s«nble fiontage; there att-’lraHd aig
natures for 51*3.00 feet dr ft r&*k*tAge
of 26.&1
Sycamorv; Street freau 14th to 17th
Streets, there a-i* feet of *«-
sessable frontage on which there are
valid signatures CftriMßMO fqN or a
pemmtage i€ 33.25. > '.,i ’
On both these petitipad some signa
tures were disallowed b«t had they
iieen allowed the percentage would
have been less than tiff per.cent.
Respectfully, ,
Edward W.
Ctty Assessor.
Referred to Speebi 1 Aawaskrtnt and
V\T>A Committee
Honorable Mayor and ComVeiL
of Wyandotte. ' V
Gentlemen: -
•Rehitive to the .petition ter the pav
iiw. trrading and curbing of # ayraiioic
Street fn»m 1 4th Street to ITtt Rtrwi
-lud referred to me I bog to ‘report as
follows : , •' ‘-'i '
The totiil frontage involved Is 1831.0
!inea’. f**et of whnii llfo.o feel W
l»rescnhd In the pi*tition. or 83.11 pW
cent. » 4 ,«.' •
- yißhjpedfuJlj submitted.
I F. W. UddU.
City BngintH-r.
Referred to tifK-chil Assetfeouent and
WBA Cwmnittu*.
Honorable Mayor und Council,
City* of Wyandotte.
Gentlemen:
Relative tO v the petition for the grad
ing, paving and curbing of l.'ith Street
from Ford Avenue to Alkali Stu*«t.
and refepted to this Department, I
beg to report as follows:
The total frontage involved is 1933.4
lineal fetJ, of which 720.0 lineal feet
are reftfeawited in tiie petition, or
37.24 per testy
Respect fully submitted.
F. W. Liddle,
City Engineer.
Refertpd to sjiecial Assessment and
WPA Camtttttr*
Honoraftie Mayor and
cVwiunon Council
Gentlemen:
Special Committee btgs to report as
follows:
1. The City Engineer through the
Sewer Committee, proved according
to newer plan submitted to WPA to
take oaie ty lots and 9 of Abbott and
Beymer’a Wjkndotte Subdivision.
2. The atr Attorney shall secure
title to alley htok of Eureka frootage,
and is further instructed to quit
claim deed the 'o&ter property which
was erroneously deeded on the west
side otf Lot 9 of Abbott and Beymer’s
Wyandotte Stibdi vision
Special Committee
Ernest 8.. Schultz, Chairman.
John J. Wbgner.
George Behm
Refer led to Connell.
Notice from the Public Service
Commission of the State of Michigan,
of hearing In the matter of the peti
tion of Duncan C. MoOrea to investi
gate the rates and charges of the
Michigan Consolidated Gas Company
in the Detroit District
Received and placed on file.
Honorable Mayor *nd Council,
City of Wyandotte, Michigan.
Gentlemen:--
I hereby presept to you for your
consideration the statement of Cash
and Bank Fund* and Budget Appropri
ations for the month of November,
1944). and also for the period from
<k-r<*l>er 1. 1040 to November 30. 1!M0.
Respectfully submitted,
Lawience J. laiCburse,
City Clerk.
Received and placed on file.
Bills and Accounts. .
Welfare Warrants in amount o!
MXtt.lii.
Referred to Ohundl.
Wyandotte, Mich., 23, 10 UK
To the Honorable Mayor and
Gouncilmen,
ticutlemen:
The following claims have been ex
a mined, jjiidited and found to be cor
rect :
1 therefore recommend that they bt
;.pproved and payment made.
Respectfully submitted,
Lawrence J. La Course,
City Clerk.
Michigan Beil Telephone 00. 19K.43
Eln-rts Bros. Company 388.64
National Colortype 00. —,_ T 21.04
Western Outaphtoe Oprp. lB.OO
Wyandotte I*wmt Products — : 16.2 b
Morris Birnbaum ——26.91
Service Office Supply ... 49
I>ept. of Municipal Service r 100.20
Harlev Davidson Motorcycle
00. I LOO
Wyandotte KcpLacemeni,Parts 11.84
F. W. Ginael 00. 70.06
Gendelman and Nathan Iron
and Metal Co. 176.00
The I’arsons 00. ; 73.60
Wolf Sanitary Wiping Cfoth
Co. 2L78
West End 17.00
Semite Coal Co. —106.00
Wallace Roofing Oo '— 25.00
Miller Products 00. 2C60
Murray W. .Sales and
Wyandotte Ornamental' Jfea r- --•
Shop , — :1-V 22.00
Pennsylvania Salt _ . 75.60
J. T. Wing and Co. 3.72
J. I Holcomb Mfg. Co. —174»0
Public Works - 3woo
Wyandotte Broom Wotto i-i’ * , 2.00
Standard Mailing Equipment
• Co. * 10.56
H. It Edwards and Co. > 17.64
H. and G. Cartage Op. , J®>
Frisch Brothers . • v 9-34
Municipal Finance Officers’
Association . i
Uiiderwvxid Elliott; FtaheT Qo.• 16.00
Michigan Spring and Bamftor.
Bernice 0.64
Gregory Mayer and Thhgt J& .96
Hickey Coal Co. dT-J- * 7-60
J. D. Haven and Bon ' * 36.68
Claude Fitzgerald
Warren J. Highy „ 13.09
The G. A. Ingram Co V 4.67
Mtch. Dept. of Health 209
Fred Ilowarth Lumber Qk —, £.20
Wyandotte Motor Males- —\ M®
Bob Boyers Co. —2-
Olias. P. Hactott Pfefe-^-'
Standard Oil Company,
RaiUwa y Express Agenttr
TogeVs Super Serrfefe & I*-*
Pardo Auto Salea
Gonn» Bros., Inc.
Geo. W. Sell .. TJKO9
J. A L-itta „;u— 'toLfi
\fi<-hijr?> n Koundatlwn On w iL-*
Truck Hire: 4J
L. O. Slocum ; y ~ -r. IftM
Henry Schwart* —9
Ralph Wobroek 0
>f«nk B'i**h
Mike Shook J»?46‘
Joseph Shook —• HMaO.
Joseph Morsette
Bill Smith *ltoo
Walter N« reski 72,^0
Eli Remiud ‘ 700
Vk* PA. - ,*, *’ 1* 4 •
l*dbllc Bldgs
Sewers ■—■■■■ y ß ***’*i
Parks
Bwotntion. by
Wagner.
Resolved: By the City Ceuhcil of
the City of t the City
cleak he and is and
directed to rh^
approved aceounUs as submitted at this
session.
1 move tlie aiKijitiou of the forego
ing reryolution.
Councilman John J. Wagner
by. t%»iiu<'ihnan Wagar.
Veas: Coun<‘ilmen Behm. Brolil.
Mason. Schultx. Wagar. Wagner
Nays: None,
ltevess
Reconvening.
Roll Call
Present: Goun»*ilne*n Behm. Brohl,
Mason. Schultz, Wagar. Wagner.
Absent: None.
Resolutions.
Wyamlottc. Mieh.. lkv j:{. nun.
Resolution, by t'oitia-iliium John J
Wagner.
Resolvi-<l Uy tin- fily Goimcil of the
{ it.' - «»f Wyaiidotte. that tin* rity < U rk
b«- and he:oby i> authorize!! to draw
warrant on ih«. Gity Treasurer, from
the pro{*>r funds, in paymmt <»f W«‘l
fare War:ants in amount of Ss«»*.l4.
I move the adoption »»f the forego
ing resolution.
<jouueiUuan John J. Wagner.
Snpixtrted |»y ('ouucilman Wagar.
leas: Couucilnnu Behm. Brohl,
Mason. Schultz, Wagar, Wagner.
Nays: Noue.
Wyandotte. Mich. Iks* 23. 1940.
ilfesolution. by ('outnilmau John J.
Wagner.
Resolved by the <’ity Oouucil «»f the
City of Wyandotte, that tin* city Glerk
lie and liertbv is authorized lo
ter from tin* Contingent Fund $340.00
to the Purehaae »»f Permanent Ei|uiie
nwnt Account in the budget of tin*
Fire Department, to provide for the
purebaae of .*4IO f<*et t»f fin* hose, as
pet the request of the Boat'd of Police
and Fire Commissioners iu their com
munication of December 2<>. 1940.
1 move the adoption of the forego
ing resolution.
4’ouncilman John J. Wagner.
Supported by Coiiucilmau Mason.
Yeas: Council men ik.*o. Behm. Brohl,
Mason, Sebultz, Wagtr, Wagner.
Nays: None.
Wyandotte. Mich., Dee. 23. 1940.
Resolution, by Councilman Joltn J.
Wagner.
Ueukdved by the City Couueil of the
ihty of Wyamlotte, that the City Clerk
l»e and heiehy is authorised to trans
fer Two Thousand Dollars tS2,OUO.UOi
tfrom Contingent Fund of the City
to the S|H*i-ial Bank A<x*omit in the
Sidewalk Itepair A«*eisint of the City,
as i**r the request of the ('itj Engin
eer in his litter of even date
1 move the adoption of the forego
ing resolution.
Councilman John J. Wagner.
Supported by Coiincilamn Sc hultz.
Yeas: Cotinciliueu Behm i’.tubl.
Mason, Sell 11 It/.. Wkig.tr, W.uji-t.
Nays: None.
Wyamjolte. Mii h.. Dts- 'S’. Itib*
Resolution, by < oiiuciluian John .1
Wsigner.
Resol\«*ti bv tin* City Cotim-il of the
tfity of Wyamlotte. tliat the Muuiei]»al
Service D* and hen by
are authorized ti* accept the hid of
George (ienthe Motor Stiles, on Mack
HFU Heavy Duty Line Titick. at a
prw*e of $3:411.0(1 and the old F«*d»»ral
triM*k No. 71.1, as per the reciuiimenda
tions of the Municipal Service t'om
mission in their resolution of Decent
* ber 9th, 1940.
I move the ailoption of forego
ing resolution.
Councilman John .1. Wagner.
Supported by Councilman Sehulta
Yeas: OoumiUuen Behm. Mason.
Schultz, Wagar, W’agner.
Nay«: OouneilflVuu Brohl.
W’yaQdotte, Mich., Dec. 23. 1940.
tße»oLutiou. hy Councilman Johu J.
Wagner.
IHeeolved by the City Council of the
Oifiy of Wyjindotte. that the City En
gfineer and City Attorney be and the>
hereby ore instructed to prepare plans
and deed of alley opening aml sewer
project in Lob* 8 and 9 of Abbott and
Bejrmet’s Wyandotte Sll tail vision, as
raooottseiidud i>y ibe Sfiecml Commit
tee and submit same buck to this
Council fur final approval.
I move the adoption of the foreto
ld reaohit iou.
Cotmciliiran John .!. Wagner.
Supported by Councilman Schultz.
Yeas: (Ymoeilmeti Behm. Brohl,
Maaou. Schultz, Wagar. Wagner.
Nays: None.
Wyandotte, Mich.. I>ec. 23. 1940.
Refioßition. by Councilman John J
Wagner.
Beooived by the City Council of tin*
City of Wyandotte, that the resolution
of this Council dated ivecender 3.
1040. denying the r cv*>mmendations of
thf* Board of Education on tho »ile of
the property known as the IBrblir Li
brary site, and also the resolution i»f
Decendk*r 3. 1040. n*je< , ting the offer
of Max Migdoll for the purchase of
the pttWic library site be und they
hereby are rescinded, as [>er the re
consideration motion carried at the
ropular Oournii meeting of l>ecember
10th, 1940
I move the adoption of the forego
ing “resolution
Councilman John J. Wagner.
Supported by <'4Miuciitnan Wagar.
Yeas: OounciLmen Moson. Brohl.
Wagar. Wagner.
Nays 1 Betun. Schultz.
Wyandotte. Mich.. Dec. 23. 1040.
Resolution, by Councilman Johu J.
Wagner.
tttecpQtved by the City Council of the
City of Wyandotte that the bid of Max
Mifdoll for the purchase of the pro
perty ckMrtbad as:
Lots 21, 22, 23 and 24 or Eureka
'Won and Steel Works Ke-subdlvision
df ‘Block 32.
■hat. aecordtog to the phi t of record in
|Re office tt the Register of Deeds
for Wayne County, in Ltber 22 of
Plats on pace 49
at a pride of 090-000.00 submitted No
imfer Iff, 1540; be and the same is
Imda accepted as per thoTeqiveHt and
rrrrnMmdiitlnn of the Board of Edu
cation in their ooirtmunicHtion of De
drmber 3.1040.
Be U further resolved that the May
or and City Cloifc be and they hereby
are authorized to execute a land con
tract and a aonveying said
property to Max,Mig**>U according to
bis fonnai bid when »ame has been
prepared and approved by the City
Attorney.
I move the adoption of the forego
ing reeoiottou.
OnincUman John J. Wagner.
Supported by OomxiLn»in Mason.
Yeas: Cooaciltnen Brohl, Maboq.
Wagar. WacneT.
Nays: Coum ilinen It* hm. S<*lnilt».
Adjourum^nt.
Motion to adjourn until Monday ev
ening. Ihcember 39th. HM9. by 4*!Min-.
oilman Wcignei. suiHNXied by I’outadl
man Wagar.
Y’eus: Coducilimm IVdiin, Brohl,
Mason. Sehultz. Wagar. Wagner
Nays: None.
LAWRENCE J U-iCOI RSK.
City Clerk.
Once Bashful Man
On Hunger Strike
Persistent Swain in Long
Siege to Win Blonde.
CLAYTON, MO—Melvin F. MiL
ler, 30 years pld, a scissors grind
er and self-ordained preacher, was
on a hunger strike in the village
lockup recently, his latest antic in
a 12-year-old campaign to win the
love of Edith Perkins, 31, a blonde
stenographer.
He wasted the first six years of
his courtship because of bashful
ness. He said it took him that long
to obtain courage to ask for a date.
She went to cnurch with him and
refused to see him again. During
the last six years he has been more
courageous in his pursuit.
He was arrested last October and
jailed for disturbing the peace,
again recently for having chained
himself to a tree for three days two
blocks from Miss Perkins’ home
and, as neighbors complained,
“barking like a dog ’’
“I haven’t eaten in five days,’’ he
said, “and I won’t eat a bite until
she comes to see me and brings me
food with her own hands,’’ he said.
Miss Perkins, who can cook,
learned at the home of her parents
of Miller’s strike. She was unsym
pathetic.
“Nuts.” she said.
Miller weighs 210. pounds and is
six feet tall. He described himself
as “sort of a minister’’ for the Good
Samaritan army.
When he chained himself to the
tree Miss Perkins, notified by neigh
bors. summoned Constable Charles
Adams, who found Miller in a pup
tent beside the tree. One end of the
chain was padlocked to his neck,
the other to the tree. The keyhole
of the padlocks were filled with ce
ment.
Adams filed the chains, took
Miller to jail, and asked Miss Per
kins w hat charges she wanted to file.
She said she didn’t know and didn't
care.
“But.” she added, “if you don’t
keep him away from me. I’ll take
matters into my own hands. All I
want is to be left alone. He’s been :
bothering me for 12 years.’’
Miller said he would never give
up his attempts to win Miss Per
kins. “She said she wouldn’t go »
out with me if I were the last man ?
on earth,” he said. “Well, I’rn not,
so I figure that gives me a chance.”
Miner in Quiver Seeks
Ghost and Finds Bear
NORANDA, QUE. A supersti- 1
tious miner looked for a ghost and i
found a bear. j
Abie Wilev employed by Golcondal
Mines in Duparquet township, beard 1
strange noises emanating nightly*
from a spot close to the kitchen
door wrhere a pile of empty can/
had accumulated. So one night h<
stayed up to investigate.
Eventually, the rattling and shuf
fling began, broken at intervals by
the sound of a can striking a rock
The ghost-laying Wile elevated
himself from his hiding place an*
saw not Hamlet's ghost outlined;
against the eejiej?rsen of the north
ern lights, but a Canadian bear
eagerly licking the interior of a to
mato can.
Deaf for Over a Year,
Girl’s Hearing Restored
GRAFTON, W. Y’A.—Totally deaf
for 13 months, 18-year-old Eloise
Lockard fainted with joy when her
hearing suddenly and unaccountably
returned.
Miss Lotkard’s father. Police
Carptain A. E. Lockard, told how the
family was spending a quiet evening
at home with Eloise keeping abreast
of the conversation by lip reading.
Suddenly she asked a brother:
“What did you say? I believe I
heard you.’'
He repeated the statement and
Eloise collapsed.
Key in Other Trousers,
Firemen Save the Day
BUTTE. MONT.—The versatility
of the Bi.tte fire department *mmm
demonstrated again, when loafed
resident advised them that
changing trousers he had left the
key to the house “in the other trous
ers’* inside and that the door locfcsd
itself aromatically as he went qpt.
The fire department placed a fed.
der for th 9 man, and he did- hta
own “second story work’* of enter
ing the house and getting the key.
Borglara Crack Open Safa
V BOUNTIFUL, UTAH.-The bur
gtars who tore the door a ft a safe
in a Bountiful furniture store—then
fQtn>d the safe unlocked—must be
coming back. Marshal Ercell Hep
worth said the only loot ofTthe
night's work was a slip of paper
containing the safe’s combination.