The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-05-26
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George II spsIdinx, assistant to Lieut.
Col. G. M. Townsend, in charge of the
u. S. engineering division. with head
quarters IN Detroit has been pro-
NOTED from lieutenant to captain.
The contest for preeident of the board
great interest. DR.. Hugh Cary, OF
tho Eighteenth ward. says he Is a
candidate In opposition to Charles j.
George. but he Is making no cam
paign.
Elsie Patch, sentenced to Eerve 20 days
by Justice JeYries, Friday, has been
released by Judge Rohnert on pcti-
ton OF some OF the jail deputies who
dangerous one. She says that her
mother Is very III in Decatur. Ill.
and Will try to get money to go to
join hor.
The Peoples state bank has notified
the county auditors that 1t win pay
only 2 per cent instead of 2h per
cont on deposits by the county after
July 1. No action has been taken by
the other banks. which are deposit
tories. Auditor Buhrer ascribes the
cut In interest to the effort made by
City Treasurer Koch to have the In
terest paid by the city increased to.
that paid to the county. the bank
eQualizing down instead of UP.
An Injunction WINS issued by Judge
Rohncrt Monday afternoon restrnin-
ing II. ID. White, clothing dealer.
from using the union label illegally.
Anthony Kallek.. business agent for
tho Garment Makers union. testified
that he went to White for a suit bat
refused to have one without union
label. He said the salesman handed
MIN a label and told him to sew IL
on himself. This he refused TO do.
and the label was attached in the
store.
George w. Stockwel1. secretary fire
ductors are more honest than the
public is disposed to credit them
with being. This talk about their
robbing the company by exchanging
transfers Is foolish. as the checking
system would catch such graft at
once, the conductors having To make
report every half-trip on the num-
Der OF transfers given and received.
i saw 81 man give con two trans
fers yesterday but instead OF ring
ing up one fare and knocking down
a nickel. the conductor rang up TWO
fares"
A party of Mississippi bankers and
their ladies To the number of 90 were
entertained in Detroit MONDAY by
and the Packard Ford, Cadillac and
Wayne automobile companies. They
Were breakfasted In the Pontchar-
train and then visited the Burroughs
plant, after which they visited the
local banks and then took luncheon
at the Country club. The afternoon
was taken w. with an auto trip
about the city and then supper was
served in Belle Isle casino. after
which the visitors took their train
for Chicago.
trict associations when the East
Grand Boulevard Improvement asso-
citation was organized Monday even
ing with the following officers:
james inglis. president. r. c. Baker.
vice president; Walter Toepel sec
rotary treasurer. IL VIII work In
accord with the city Service league
The association. besides encouraging
the Improvement of property In the
district, will work for better police
protection, care OF shrubs and trees
and OF the roadways and VIII Work
against the dust nuisance and auto
scorching.
The restoration of modern railronding
between iIilisdale and Detroit, ON
the Lake Shore via Hpsilantt, does
not let the towns east of Hillsdale
on the Old Poad out OF the woods.
1t still takes the best part OF day
for the people OF Adrian Cadmus.
Clayton, Hudson. Pittsford and Owos-
so. 10 get over and back from their
state metropolis That is, II would
II they had the strength and grace
to visit the state metropolis. Under
the circumstances, they prefer TO so
to Toledo. and Detroit is the loser by
reason OF the Lake shores ancient
service on this part OF the line.
The annual oratoricnl contest OF the
Detroit College of Law Will be held
Thursday evening at o'clock In the
Central High school auditorium. rho
Frank Sibley. James II. Lee, Harry
W. stone Francis T. McGann and
John NJ. Kearney. Music Will be fur
nished by the Central High school
orchestra and by the College Of Law
Glee club. The Judges on thought
and composition will be James Scher-
merhorn. Prof. A. III. Griffith. and TX.
NJ. Nimmo. and on delivery. Hon.
George Hosmer. William G. Maybury
and o. F. Hunt. The public Is IN
vited.
The silver jubilee of the Catholic Or
Ter of Foresters was celebrated Mon
day evening I'm the Light Guard arm
ory. some 1900 people being present.
Among those who delivered addresses
was Bishop Foley, who spoke on
1.-The church and societies" He said
that the order OF Foresters had been
fostered from the beginning by the
church other speakers were Judge
Alfred J. Murphy. the Rev. NJ ].
Striteh. s. j. Mayor Thompson: the
OBren, representative OF the high
court in Chicago. and Daniel c. Grob-
bel. the Michigan state chief ranger.
The order new has 600 courts and
a total membership OF $4,000.
Financial troubles have prompted r. n.
Nudge, No. $50 Wabnsh-ave., to
threaten to disclose Masonic secrets
IL not given aid. He claims to be a
also a member or the National Con-
sistory and the Shrine. Local Ma
sonic officials state. however. that
Nudge. in their opinion; Is an Inn
Mason. Nudge Is painter and his
wife has been I'll In the Boulevard
sanitarihm where she underwent an
operation, Or A. secIsrss m ,hs, mead OF
was made only for her board while
there. and that she is Ito be dis
charged as no longer seriously III.
The sanitarium people sympathize