The Detroit times., 1913-05-03
M DETROIT

The Michigan Railway Guide for May
In an sale at the usual places. This
Issue contains tho Grand Trunk
changes.
Fair has completed It's premium list
for the fall exhibition, which 10 TO
take place this year from sept. Is
TO 20. Prizes TO the extent OF 100000
are to be offered.
The council committee On grade sep
aration Will hold q meeting next
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock to
confer with the Grand Trunk officials
over the separation or the Dequin-
dre-st grades the Gratiot-ave.
crossing being especially dangerous.
The Detroit Hoard Of Commerce has
invited the National Chamber Of
Commerce. composed OF the cham
bers OF all the large cities In the
country TO hold it's annual meeting
I'm Detroit in October. Plans are
ference OF the chamber OF commerce
OF Cleveland, Pittsburgh. Buffalo and
Detroit at about the same time The
Chicago Chamber OF Commerce Is ex-
pected to return in October the visit
paid It's members by the Detroit
Board OF Commerce.
The Pennsylvania railroad IL expected
10 decide next week whether IL Will
take control OF the D., +. Il J and
thus enter Detroit Several officials
of the Pennsylvania railroad. repre-
sentatives OF the Central Trust Co..
which purchased the Ohio southern
division, and Detroiters. including
A T Waterfall. traffic commissioners
| OF the Board OF Commerce, went over
the road this week. II Is reported
that there is a disagreement as to
the terms by which the Pennsyiva-
MIA may acquire the road.
sheriff Milton Oakman, believing that
Young men confined In the county
Jail while awaiting trial should have
some form OF physical exercise. mas
| decided 10 install few pieces or
gymnasium equipment in the jail
yard. and the prisoners, unconvicted
and not charged with too serious an
offense. will be allowed to disport
themselves an hour or so each Gay
The sheriff also plans TO allow the
men 10 play baseball. guard VIII
watch them, but the sheriff doesn't
think anybody Will ever make an
attempt TO get away.
Judge Durfee has denied petition 20
have the will of the late Mrs. Fred
erica Weber filed for probate The
will which leaves the bulk or her
| estate, about $4,000. TO an evangelcai
association. was made shortly be1ore
her death and her relatives. who
protested the probate OF the docu-
I ment. contended that the testatrix
was under the influence OF drugs. ad-
ministered TO alleviate pain, when
she decided away her property She
made former will. in which the
relatives were more literally remem-
bered and the heirs Will be heard
on a petition to have this one pro-
bated. some time in August.
About rs secretaries Of ~ many boards
Of commerce Of Michigan cities are
holding sessions in the Cadillac no.
tel. The May meeting OF the Michi-
gan Association Of Commercial Sec
retaries began Friday. Secretary +.
c. Butler. OF the Kalamazoo Com
mercial club. told OF scheme OF that
organization for bringing factories
| 10 Kalamazoo. on the discovery that
Kalamazoo led the world in the
| manufacture OF book paper. word
was sent TO the plants that supply
the paper mills that unless they es-
| tablished factories in Kalamazoo, the
| people OF that city would found fac
| tories OF their own and drive the
! foreign houses out. The plan, Mr..
! Butler said. had been successful IN
bringing at least one factory 10
Kalamazoo. Lee B. Pierce. Of rGand
Rapids, and II c. Hutton. OF Lud-
| ington. were other speakers. The
| sessions Will conclude Saturday
| night.