The Detroit times., 1913-09-11
IN DETROIT

"prmctlcat Hints to POotOfmce Patrons"
In the title Of u book Of ~ pages is-
sued Thursday by the local branch
of the United National Association
OF Postoffce Clerks. The book has
been compiled for Detroit business
firms. II contains the regulations OF
the Detroit postoffice and schedule
OF the arrival and departure OF mails.
With much other Information that
.as~s xsS~.S,,, - .-,sst.>S $780, I-.s-.-.sd1
heard of the disappearanee from
Lansing OF one Samuel Abraham. who
Borrowed $500 violin and failed TO
return II. and then Abelow notified
the Detroit police that he had de-
cided that Abraham Is fakir, Abra-
ham arrealed TO the associated char
tiles III Lansing to help him get a
TO raise money to take him to Chi,
cago. He took the violin with him
when he left Abelew says that
Abraham got 345 violin from him
the same way.
Henry }. vente. = resident Of Detroit
for nearly % years. and for 81 years
employed by the American Express
Co. until ill-health forced retire
T Ns o died. wsss Mn In e s,s
born in Germany. He was chart
member OF st. Boniface's church.
where the funeral services Will be
vIved by two daughters. Mrs. John
r. Preston and Mrs. n. II. Stilwell.
Thc Board Of Education In In dispute
with Controller Engel regarding Its
right to transfer funds. The Board
OF Estimates granted $4,000 for the
purchase of land adjacent to the Nor
veil school Another and more ac-
ceptable piece OF property has been
board wants TO buy II. Its resolu-
ton 10 purchase was vetoed by
Mayor Marx on the advice of Con-
troller Engel that the additional
hx. fVu afar rod
the building fund Inspector Mum
ford. OF the school board, holds that
the transfer is justifiable. and says
that the board Is supported by pre-
cedent 1t is possible that the courts
Will be called on to straighten out
the matter.
Members Of the Detroit Federation Of
Labor are opposed to the calling Of .
pass a compulsory arbitration act.
President Kummerfeld says that the
workers, as a rule. get the worst OF
arbitration samuel T ,slI o OF the !,
sorry arbitration has been tried in
Canada, and that the workers have
invariably received the short end of
are in favcr OF a state arbitration
board which would act II both sides
decided to. refer their grievances to
II. In it's meeting. "Wednesday even.
ing. the federation appointed Samu, i
Tobin, Frank Martell and David Jones
delegates to the state convention In
Kalamazoo, which opens next Tues
ton Will begin work for a statewide
eight-hOur law, to be obtained
through the initiative. The copper
miners strike will also be discussed
John Dupe. Of No. go Ciark-ave., ared
three shot. NJ =. I,t, nei.sa I,
Clark-ave., late Wednesday night,
when Kutaselki walked through the
back yard Of his home. and was mis-
taken for a prowler by his neighbour.
one OF the bullets pierced Kutaseiki's
ear. INJECTING a slight wound. Dupe
was arrested for Investigation.
AutOmebile owners who have been ms
fng space In front Of the old sad the
new efderal buildings to park their
elsewhere, as federal officials, in
Guiding those In the u. s. appraiser
office In the old building, and espe-
cially the parcel post division in the
postoffce building. have decided to
take strings 1T measures to bar pri-
vate cars from interfering with the
business OF the government. II In
parked around the postoffice pre-
vents the coming and going OF the
parcel post machines and trucks. and
the nuisance has become SO great,
officials have decided to temporize
no longer. and have asked, the police
department to remove all machines
found around either the old or the
new federal buildings.
Francis McAneny. n years old. arrest
ed In Wlikesbarre, Pa, On the charge
of stealing an auto from the Stude-
baker corporation, and brought here
for trial. says he just had to steal
the auto to make good his promise to
his 1Gncee, a Wilkesbarre girl, whom
says he had $3.50 when he wrote to
her that he would have an automo-
mobile when they were married. He
then went to the races at Windsor.
he says, and lost all Of his money.
To carry out the automobile prom
Use. he says, he took the machine and
drove to Wilkesbarre to see his
sweetheart. Mr.. McAneny te--s q
thrilling story of his trip. with
phrases about how he was "beset vy
dangers" followed by a Nemesis.
stun
Police are searchlng for q Negro who
aed from q posse Of citlsens. after
attempting TO drag two little girls
into an alley u near Hastings an; nmc
Dorothy KAUFMAN, 10 years old. OF
No. SO Division ST.. and Anna Weitz-
man. aged seven, OF No. ais Alfred
= at were accosted on the street by
the Negro, who offered them ~hve
cents IL they would accompany him.
The little girls were walking With
him, near tho alley, when he sud.
denly grabbed the& Kaizman girl and
ATTEMPTED to force handkerchief
screamed and the Negro fed ~ .
orowd gathered.