The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-19
IN DETROIT

Srtnx 90 a serious break In the tur-
bine engine I'm the Rochester pow eF
house, the double header lnterur-
bans on the Flint division OF the ID.
|. r. have been suspended. and IL Is
claimed that Il will take two weeks
TO put the plant back into shape
10 handle the double header service.
dOIph Gerhard, former justice OF the
peace OF Hamtramck, and now re-
siding In this city, wants II under
stood that he Is not the Adolph Ger
hard who got into a brawl with a
teamsteT on Grntiot-ave. few days
ago and sustained a fracture OF the
skull from a heavy wagon stake,
welded by the teamster.
william ). Conway, a Cleveland team
ster, walked Into the local detective
bureau Monday night and surren-
dered as an embezzler, telling the
officers that he had collected sl5
belonging TO his employer, and had
spent II on drink. He said his
friends had helped him spend the
money. The Cleveland police were
notified.
n. Palmer, who devised n system
Of slanting business writing, which
Is supplantlng the old vertical hand
writing, spoke before the elementary
school principals OF Detroit in the
Board OF Education rooms, Monday
evening. Mr.. Palmer claimed that
the vertical system has not been sue
cessful in business and that the slant
system has many advantages over IL.
1ty Controller HeinemRn adopted q
new scheme for advertising Detroit
city bonds TO small investors, Mon
day, placing large placards In the
windows OF his office similar TO
signs: House 10 rent" or Scarlet
fever within. The signs read. be-
. troit 4 per cent municipal bonds Tor
sale" THAT ought 10 get them,
said Heineman "This is the best
advertising corner IN the city or De-
. troit."
.herIn George CASTOR will follow his
annual custom OF giving his prison
ers a IBID feed" on Thanksgiving
| day when turkey, dressing. Gran,
berry sauce. baked potatoes. and
pumpkin pie will be served to the
unfortunates who have to pass the
big feast day in the county bastile. A
. photograph concert viii be rendered
. also. giving the Thanksgiving spread
all of the trimmings OF table de
hote AFFAIR.
me first days work, Monday, OF the
Michigan Sovereign consistOry, now
. I'm reunion In the Masonic temple.
conferred degrees upon 100 candi-
dates. the largest number OF any
. class presented TO the consistory. Up
wards OF $50 Masons sat down 10 sup
| per, following the afternoons work.
II Is expected that before the con-
sistory- finishes on Thursday, when
the thirty-second degrees viii be
conferred, the candidates will number
400.
.He receivers OF the Pere Marquette
road are experimenting with gaso-
Il line cars for use on the spur lines
\ OF the railroad in the Thumb dis
II trict- One car will be put into SER
\ vice on the run between Port Hope
and Harbor Beach. n distance OF 26
miles, and II Is expected that the
service will be extended to other
branches II the test proves salts
factory. The car Is capable OF car
rying so passengers and baggage.
carl Noble, - years old, who II want
ed by the police OF Columbus, o., for
| the theft OF $3.50 and a diamond ring
from the safe OF the Virginia hotel,
| where he was employed as a bel
boy, was arrested at the Powers no
tel here by Detectives Black and
Repp Monday night. Edward Chap
man, his former chum, who disap-
peared with him, was arrested In
Chicago at about the same time. The
| pair had travelled together TO Buff
falo. but had a quarrel there and
parted company.