The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-21
DETROIT

Requests have been made that Direc-
tor Griffith, Of the Museum Of Art,
repeat the lecture on Shakespeare
and his homeland" and this he Will
do next Sunday afternoon.
Domi1ick Di Ambri, a Iaborer, was
given a verdict for $500 against
! the d. u. X. by a jury In Judge
Brooke's division or the circuit
court Thursday afternoon. While
employed by the Trinidad Asphalt
|, Co. Di Ambri was struck by JEFF
ferson-ave. car.
Chief Justice c. 3. Grant, Justice
Frank A. Hooker and Justice Viii
liam l.. Carpenter. all OF the SUI
/ preme court, will be among the
! speakers at the annual banquet OF
the Alumni association of the De-
troit College of Law, to be held at
the Fellowcraft club Saturday night.
Seven large trunks, containing the
second lot of goods stolen from the
Babbitt-TayforsEane Co.'s skirt fac
tory a few weeks ago, arrived in
Detroit Thursday afternoon and
were taken to police headquarters.
Another Shipment, comprising the
cloth taken in the first robbery, Is
on the way.
A delegation comprising about IS
members of the Builders and Trad
ers' exchange left Detroit Friday
morning, via the Michigan Central,
TO visit the Cleveland Builders ex-
change at the latter's invitation.
The day will be given over wholly to
pleasure. One of the features will
be bowling match.
Examinations for four grades of Gus
tom service positions will be held
In Detroit. May H. Applicants must
be citizens between 81 and 55 years
OF age, and the subjects include
geography, arithmetic. writing, spell
ing and currency. Applications
must be sent to Peter Newton, Fed
eral building. Chicago.
Goldberg Bros. have thus far recover
ed about $500 worth Of property
stolen from the company by the
clerks by means OF the system re-
Gently unearthed by private detec-
lives. The goods include bed and
table linens. comfortables, towels.
rugs, curtains and crockery. About
q dozen clerks have been discharged.
In communication sent to the sher-
Iff Thursday afternoon, the county
auditors absolutely refused TO pay
any salaries to the sheriff's force
until the staff had been reduced
from 80 to 20 men. This action was
taken on the advice of Prosecuting
Attorney Yerkes, to bring to a test
the auditors authority to cut down
the sheriff's force.
r. r. Ranney, real estate dealer, has
lust returned from a trip to the
south, where he was engaged In the
swinging of q big timber deal. 1t
is understood that he Is negotiating
: the sale OF $4,000 acres OF Tonnes
see wooded land, one OF the best
timber tracts left in the south.
Ralph Loveland. of Saginaw, Is said
to be also interested I'm the deal.
The high school house Of representa-
tives had a noisy session Thursday
in trying to conduct an impeach-
ment trial OF Clerk William Gordon,
who is accused of having resorted
s TO low politics to gain Office. Don
aid Rogers, a witness. became con-
fused In his testimony and broke
through the crowd to the door In
spite of a rush to head him of. The
trial was postponed until next
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. August Schultz, Of Manlstee, was
about TO board train for her home,
Thursday. with her son, Leonard,
whom she had taken from the Field
school. when August Schultz, the