The Detroit times., 1912-10-24
IN DETROIT

. civil service examination for stemO-
ry.se viii fnd be hsIc IL the oE f.dsrs asId
building, Nov. l6. TO provide a list
OF eligibles for appointment The
examination IL open 10 men and
women Applications may be Med TO
Paul weisdoI. OF No. 4s0 Gratiot-ave.,
was injured about the back and legs
when he was thrown from motor
truck driven by George Bittle. OF No.
Isl Grandy-ave, who attempted to
cross Woodward-aye,, near Putnam.
In front OF a Woodward line car. The
truck was damaged 10 the extent OF
about $500 weisdol was taken TO
his home In police auto,
IL is reported from baltimore that
lifted up by party OF Greeks
Tor service In the present war
With Turkey. The vessel has been
purchased from Henry Iitner.s
put her into commission again. She
was built twenty years ago. but has
boen out OF commission two years
Three months ago she was sold as
william shaw, q teamster. II being
sought by the police ON the charge
OF embezEling about t42 from the
General Grocer Co, for which he
worked one day. lie was sent out
Monday. with c. o. ID. orders TO the
amount named. and failed to turn In
the money, though he In alleged to
have made the collections, and re-
turned the wagon To the barn. He
has disappeared from his home on
Howard-st
The annual meeting OF the Ford Motor
Co. Will be held, Thursday afternoon,
but IL Is stated that nothing beyond
routine matters will come up. There
Will be no changes In the officers or
directors OF the company There has
been some talk of melon In the
form OF a generous dividend TO be
authorized In this meeting, but oin-
cials of the company state that no
such action is contemplated at this
time.
Police Commissioner CrouI has issued
warning TO parents OF small boys
who are using the latest craze or
boydom-a new tangled wagon"
with roller skates for wheels long,
narrow board for the body. and
soap box. upright, for steering
thronged, In some OF the residence
districts, with the little wagons. and
the police commissioner fears that
many accidents will result. unless the
boys are kept on the sidewalks with
their odd vehicles. -. ...
Police Lieut.. August DOrnbrook, op
duty In the central station, had
planned to steal a march on his fel-
low officers by being quietly married
TO Miss Clara Bergeman, OF Ham
tramck, Wednesday evening. Some
OF the sleuths affiliated with him
heard OF the project, however. and
ceremonies started. Dornbrook is ex-
ceedingly popular with his fellows.
and hilarity reigned at the surprise
party that they rendered him I'M
mediately after the wedding cerc-
mony. .
Andrew Weiss, interpreter of the
Hungarian tongue, gave Judge Con-
molly a distinct shock when he de-
manded $40 a day for his services
charged with shooting John Sebas-
tyan, I'm a saloon row. Sept 10. The
court declined to pay the amount.
Interpreters usually receive So a day
for their work In the recorders
court. A jury to try CASIO was OBJ
tained, Wednesday afternoon, and
the trial Is In progress.
apartment nat at No. sore West
Grand blvd, the Arlington Black
wood, prevented what might have
been a disastrous fire. at o'clock,
Wednesday night. The blaze origin
ated In the apartment OF Bernard
Wilson, the family being absent at
the time. A. S. Lewis. In the fiat be-
low, saw flames eating their way
through tho ceiling and turned in an
alarm. The blaze was quickly ex-
tlnguished by the fire department.,
the damage being held down to about
sfoO.
|ix hundred people inspected the new
Cass Technical Nigh school, wednes-
dEy night. and listened to q talk by
Supt Charles r. Chadsey, who out
lined the schools night and contin-
uation, courses and told OF It's place
In Detrolts system OF education
Supt. Chadsey laid particular en-
phasis on the continuation school,
where apprentices are taught theory
as we'll as practice, attending school
one afternoon a week instead OF re-
porting to the plant, and drawing
pay just the same as though they
had worked. He showed the success
OF this scheme In Munich.
/. ID. Hamel, representing the depart
ment Of the interior. r. In Detroit I'm
conference with District Attorney
Clyde /. Webster on the Alaskan land
cases, which will come up In the Mo-
vember term or court. Indictments
were laid against one Chicago man
and six Detrolters In connection with
some alleged fraudulent entries OF
Alaskan lands and they will be tried
Jointly on n criminal charge OF con-
spiracy. Civil action for the cancel
lation OF the claims Is In progress.
The men under indictment are w.
w McAlpine, Arthur l.. Holmes. r.
y. Andrus. NJ. c. Lebeau. A. IT.
Roehm and q. w. Ross, of Detroit
and John Bushnell. OF Chicago. 1t Is
expected that the case will be
brought to trial before Judge Clar-
ence w. Sessions sometime In Janu-
ary. ......