The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-16
IN DETROIT

.ited states Judge Clarence w. SEES
sions, of Grand Rapids, Will hold
court I'm Brtrott frcNt-week,E taktns
up the cases against Harry Freeman
William Anderson. John Clysdale
Fred O'Neil. and Orla LaTour, all
charged with Chinese smuggling.
me thief. who was evidently pre-
pairing for hard winter, broke a
-atore, No 1913 81. Aubin-ave.. Fri-
day. and helped himself To a pair OF
winter gloves. "a heavy mufher, and
several pairs OF woolen socks Moth
ing else was taken.
,rones Burgess IL investigating the
denth Of John shesteriI. ~ years old,
Yht is said to have been mentally
Unbalanced for some time. The man
drank "A quantity OF carbolic acid at
Garteld-ave. and Orleans-st., Friday
nisht, and died on the way TO Grace
hospital He lived at No. SCI Or
lenns-st.
enry Hess. OF the Libby Glass Works,
Toledo, Ohio, talked before the De-
troit Engineering society on Glass
FRIDAY evening, In the regular meet
ing of the organization in the De-
tfoit Wheelman's club. Mr.. Hess
traced the history OF glass manufac-
ture from the days OF the Egyptians
and his talk was illustrated by sam
Piles and stereopticon views. light
luncheon was served after the paper.
the taking OF testimony ON the Du-
luth south shore and Atlantic Sen
eoard railroad case. 10 restrain the
Extension TO the two-cent fare law.
which has been in progress before
Especial Master Herbert l.. Baker,
was discontinued Saturday after n
session lasting more than a week.
The case will be resumed in Mar
20 ri tn
there will be further hearings In De-
croft
be Detroit City Gas 90. gave q buffet
lunch to about 125 employees Friday
evening General Manager Butter
worth spoke 20 them on the deslr-
liability OF cooperation and courteous
treatment OF the public. explaining
that the franchise held by the COM
pany liz no more than an agreement
10 faithfully serve the public. De-
detrimental chiefs also spoke. SINH
Ar meetings. Will be held every two
weeks.
early three-fourths OF the railway
mail clerks In the Detroit district
under Chief Clerk III. A. Durkee have
received salary increase OF 500
. per year as a result OF the reclassi-
1cation OF the railway mail service,
and the rest will get increased pay
LATTER Jan. I. Three grades OF runs
are made under the classification and
Increases come automatically with
each class. while further increases
may be earned on merit.
A. Stricken, No. 800 " LiiIibridge-
st., IN the proud possessor of n vio-
Hin, which, he says, is q Stradivar-
. ius, made I'm 1922. and valued at
.325.000. The instrument was brought
| 10 this country from Germany many
years aRe-and- recently came into
L. al 81 T. nf
Harrisburg Pa, from whom IL was
bought by Strickler for 81. The lat
. ter plans TO have the violin played
upon In the Miles theater at an early
date.
kderr have been sent into Washing
Hon by Postmaster Homer Warren.
|calling for 312700 OF the new parcels
Ipcst stamps In various denomina-
|tions in preparation for the new SER
Twice which will be started Jan. i.
Ia dozen scales have been ordered TO
handle the business In the main OF
lace. and the various stations. 80
|Yhr there has been little definite In
formation sent out concerning the
NEW service. and postal employees as
|wen as merchants and manufactur-
|ers who expect TO use the parceis
|post are waiting for the regulations
OF the department
|khor 90 the memory 81 Gen. Henry
Nj. DufneId was pntd IN Tue We ~ ~
building by II. NJ Dufheld camp,
Spanish War Veterans. Friday night
|CoI. Frank ]. Hecker told OF the es-
TEEN I'm which he held Gen. Dufneid,
whom. he said he loved like brotn-
er. Tears hlled the eyes or many
veterans as Col. Hecker concluded.
Former Judge william ". Carpenter
spoke OF Gen. Dufheld's loyalty 20
his friends, and said that he might
have had even higher honors " II
had not been for his devotion 10
Those whom he loved. Gen. &. w.
|Iarrah was chairman OF the gather
ling.
eward l.. Merriam, general counseI
for the Pere Marquette railroad, and
H o Halsted, superintendent or me
Detroit division OF the road, testihed
IN Toledo before Edgar b. Hender-
son. special examiner for the Inter
state commerce commission, on IN"
alleged discriminatory frei
charges on brick between Detroit
and Toledo A. Patrlarche. former
yice-pre sident OF the Pere Mar
oOeffe also tpStffed-It- TWAS claimed
that the Pere Marquette made spe-
cjal rate IN brick for John s. HaE-
yerty. a Detroit contractor. me
railroad denies the charge claiming
that the rate given Haggerty was
the one published.