The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-02-20


order Tor his arrest was a big sur
prise 20 him. lie Is out on ball.
Visitors' dap ina the Detroit libraries.
| held Wednesday, proved suceessfui
| IA Interesting hundreds OF people
| Special exhibits OF books were shown
iu the main library and all tho
| branches In the Herbert Bowen
branch. DiN-ave and West Grand r
blvd, "a program or music was given.
| In the Moodmere branch, No. 24Ie
| FORREST west. program was given
for 900 children In the afternoon. ana
In the evening addresses were made.
| In a program for adults, by George
NJ Condor and Pliny w. Marsh
and "a half in the workhOuse here Ton
burglary, was then paroled, ana
later broke parole and had 10 serve
two years more, was arrested as ne
stepped from the workhouse' Wed
nesday. after finishing the latter
term. capt Rlcnard Kerwin. OF Port
Huron. declares that Galbreath, whlie
out on parole, robbed a Port Huron
woman OF $1,000 worth OF lewelry.
and he was taken back Wednesday
night, TO answer that charge.
"The reform school doesnf REFORM"
said Judge Wills brown. of Charlie
vOiX, who as chairman or the Ma
tional Committee for the Advance
ment OF Equitable Parental and Edu-
Cational Proceedings for Children,
has been in Lansing TO introduce
three bills recommended by the COM
mlttee. The aim OF these bills Is 10
place In the hands Of the schools
rather than OF the courts, the cor
Tcction OF children who are truant
or incorrigibls. special school TOT
children mentally. morally or phySl-
cally deficient IL contemplated.
The employment bureau of the Univer-
sity OF Michigan Y. VI. &. 4. has writ
ton TO the Detroit Board OF Com
merce stating that II desires TO get
In. totn
Detroit which might pe able 10 en-
ploy students during the summer
months. The bureau seeks 20 ala
young men trying TO work their way
through the university by taxing ehl-
pioyn.ent during the summer monthA
and says that any employers able 10
cooperate with the bureau VIII De
aiding deserving young men. as Wen
as securing competent summer help.
Mprch 4 will he celebrated us enamel
! ration day by the Detroit pOstOfnce
clerks. because on that day the new
eisht-kour law with pay Tor over
time goes into effect The local as
sociation Will hold banquet ana
Gridiron club entertainment In the
Hotel Ste. Claire PoStoffce clerks
all over the country have been work
ing for the reform for years and are
much elated at the final success
President Levi ], Peters. OF the local
association, will act as POSTMASTER
and William III. Canavan, secretary
and treasurer or the mutual btneHt
auxiliary OF the national association,
will be one OF the speakers.
A. J. Perkins. 23 yenrs old, a driver for
the Gemmer Auto Co., and r.. &. VIII
son. aged so. 4 driver for the keaton
Auto Co, narrowly escaped death or
serious INJURY when their autos
crashed at sixteenth and Buchanan
SITS. Wednesday afternoon, dcmol-
ishing both machines. while both
drivers escaped unhurt. Emery Ah-
a .lriN ING a
owned by the Detroi. Bathtub Co,
were not so lucky when their auto
was hit by Fourteenth car at NIL
waukee-ave and Beauolen-st., Phorz
beinA seriously injured about the
body, while Abbott was bruised and
cut PhorZ was taken TO Grace hos
pital.
Judge Edgar o. Durfee, of the county
election comm lssion. Will ask the
legislature 10 amend the primary
election law so as TO provide for the
printing of only 90 per cent more
ballots than the number OF enrolled
voters instead OF so per cent more
than the number Of votes cast Tor
secretary OF state In the preVioE
election Under the preshnt law 1t
Is necessary TO print 32,ooh city Pro-
Gresslve ballots, when only S,lpe PRO
grcsslves are enrolled Separate bal
lots will be- printed for the use OF
women voting for school inspectors
In the wards where school elections
is chairman OF the new city election
commission and Guy l. ingalls, Is
secretary
Mayor Marx has received n communica-
tion from Il. }. Howcs, Haydenviiie,
o. who wants TO become the eyes
and ears" Of the Marx Idministra-
tion, at a substantial salary. The let
ter writer promises to reorSanize
departments, collect Information, fur
nisn data, suggest changes I'm meth
H.. he Individual
lcctive efficiency OF tho departments.
Investigate claims against the city
for the legal department. and In short
be utility force for the entire adj
ministration This versatile indi-
vidual suggests that ne might be able
TO accomplish other things not listed
Ia his letter, THAT fellow would
make things very easy or mighty
hard for the mayor don't know
which" said Marx, smiling. II &c
had mentioned among his many &C
complishments his method OF setting
street car questions. he might have
had a chance to climo on the city
pay roll, eh""
The Detroit public library has issued
N booklet describing the qualinca-
tons and preparation demanded OF
members OF It's STAFF. Entrance 20
its training class. except to college
graduates who are admitted without
examination. is through competi-
tive examination held I'm June. Can
didates must attain a grade OF 10 per
cent in questions on literature, his
tory and general information. APP
pliCGnts must he between the ages
OF is and 80. The apprentice class
bccins In September and ends the
following June No tuition is
charged, and the apprentices are
eligible to serve as substitutes At
$50 day at the end OF the first
month Those who prove acceptable
in the final examination are APP
pointed to the regular star. The
qualifications for library work. as
set forth By the commission are: y
complete high school course or it's
equivalent: familiarity with books;
good health courteous manner: neat
ness in appearance AMI in work: ac-
curacy. general intelli gence and good
Judgment; familiarity with az least
one foreign language desirable but
not rcCuired). Win all these quail
fcatiors ono in&5. ~ tie col-ts al
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