The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-29
WHERE LIFE is
WORTH LIVING
=. w. Vaughn, No. 500 Union Trust
building, reports that his barn I'm the

=. w. Vaughn, No. 500 Union Trust
building, reports that his barn In the
rear OF No. l2S Winder st, was loot
ed OF property worth $500, including
1900 feet OF small chain. 100 small
iron wheels and number or iron
buckles
roruoratfon Counsel Hally has Joined
Aid. owen I'm going after the rail-
roads to press them for declara-
ton OF their intentions with regard
10 grade separation on the east SIDE
OF Woodward-av He wrote letters
TO the Lake Shore and Wabash rail-
roads, Thursday. asking a prompt
decision.
A tent used by the son oQGeorge w:
Koonsmnn. NO. D71 Brooklyn-nve. and
several boys OF the neighborhood
for sleeping purposes, was stolen
from the back yard OF the Koonsman
residence, Wednesday, and the police
have been asked To hunt down the
thief. The cots and bedding were
not disturbed.
Dividends ON a basis of B per cent have
been resumed by the North Ameri-
can Co, which owns a Is per cent
interest In the Detroit Edison Co.
dividend. The North American Co.
il capitalized at $50. 000.000 and It's
business is the financing OF public
utility corporations
An automobile for the use OF detcc-
lives on hurry calls late at night Will
be among the items included In the
police department budget to be sub
mitted to the board OF estimates. II
will be contcnded that great DIFF
hculty IL experienced in investigat-
ing crimes at night, when street
cars are few and far between.
FOR his alleged failure TO make resu-
Adolph Brandamour. 20 years old.
who was released from the Ionia re-
formatory eight months ago. after
serving year for grand larceny
Committed in Calumet. was arrested
In the Franklin house by Detectives
Palmer and Bodinus, Thursday night,
and Will be taken back TO Ionia TO
serve out his time. The maximum
penalty imposed was five years.
The report that the state legislature
plans nm investigation Of the book
trusts methods and also the methods
employed by school boards through
out the state I'm purchasing books. Is
received inadvertently by most OF the
local school inspectors. Inspectors
Burton and Goldberg, who are per-
soma non Rrata with the ruling fac
ton in the board OF education. hall
the news with delight. That Is just
what we need" IL their comment.
a bill has been introduced I'm congress.
by Representative DENLY 60 rccover
for George Brown Calvert, OF Detroit
e4.f3g paid as Inheritance tax on the
estate of his adopted father, Thomas
Calvert. who died in 1900. Legacies
TO adopted children were taxed
4 higher under the war revenue laws
OF 1898 tnanN the inheritances OF nat.
urai children. In this case, O. Il
Calvert had been associated with his
adopted father ga business for years
and paid the tax under protest
Michigan bean jobberr, In convention In
the Hotel Cadillac, have adopted res
olutions I'm opposition to the pure
seed bills pending I'm Lansing. They
consider the proposed legislation too
drastic. inasmuch as the obtaining OF
absolutely pure seed Is almost impos-
A
Albert y. Merritt. OF Chicago secre-
tary OF the Merchants exchange OF
that city, requesting that beans be
sold at net weight instead OF gross
weight The matter, is a technical
one. dealing with the question OF
tarss and values OF saeka,1 and no