The Detroit times., 1913-01-28
IN DETROIT

Walter kron IL suing the Michigan
Carriage 90, for $4,000. aud his
mother, Henrietta Kroll. wants sJ,oyO
from the same defendants. Knoll says
ne was run down and Injured %
truck belonging to the defendants.
sidney Carberry has been hound over
40 the grand jury, bail being nNed
at $1,000 after hearing ueiore
United states Commissioning Hurd on
charge OF violating the white slave
act I'm bringing his wife, who Is
known as Margaret Gordon, from
Gary. Ind. TO Detroit
The mId-wInter fair of the Crosse Isle
Farmers club Will he held during
the second week OF February. \ Tea
ture Will be the corn contest 20 be
held 81. Valentines day AT Gray
Gables. Prizes have been offered 10
exhibitors An entertainment Will be.
given in the evening.
IL. permission, Monday night, TO run
cars on Motzger-aVc. across TO Ham
nton- blvd. This line Is expected TO
relieve the traffic congestion In the
vicinity .: the Ford motor plant, the
d. u. II. planning 20 take nancy OF
the employees across MetZger-ave, TO
Hamilton-blvd. and then transport
them south on the Hamilton line.
The Greater Eastern Improvement as
sOcintiOn has prepared a petition for
that the sherman line be extended
on kerchcval-ave.. the new franchise
10 expire with the old one. The
officers or tha association are. PreSl-
dent. samuel Rradt. vicepresi-
dent. r.. r.. Halpin, secretary, Peter
Common, treasurer, h. II. Whitman.
Joseph Szwaida sued Edward Hlikn,
proprietor OF n mON ing picture hOuHe,
for $500 damages In Justice Lemke's
court. Monday, alleging that he was
beaten up I'm the theater when he
brought the attention of the man
agement TO the fact that he had torn
Ills trousers on nail while patron
-izing the show house The court d.
cided there was no cause or action.
Michael IulIo, proprietor OF n Greek
restaurant Ia CleN Gland, has asked
the local police and government ofh-
Gals 10 help him in his search for
Barbara Ross, his 20-year-old sis
ter law, who disappeared from
Cleveland Thursday night accpmpan-
ted 10y two men. lie fears that she
has fallen into the clutches OF white
slave tTafftckers. and his wife is al
most frantic over the matter.
Attorneys for the Grand Trunk rail-
rond confessed Judgment, MOndsy, In
three alleged violations OF the safety
appliance act and one under the
hours or service act Judgment was
also confessed by the Detroit, Grand
Haven a Milwaukee railroad for an
alleged violation OF the safety APP
pliance act. ana by the Wabash raj
road On a similar charge. The pleas
We're heard by Judge Sessions In the
United States district court.
The Headquarters Of the international
brotherhood of Maintenance-of- Way
Employees viii he moved from st
Louis to Detroit about April 10. A.
Is Lowe, president OF the organiZa-
ton, was In Detroit, Monday, TO make
arrangements. The headquarters VIII
be established In the Flynn house,
d.
ave, which the brotherhood acquired
ht II cost or 100000. About so people
viii be employed The brotherhood
handles about $500 900 a year, which
the Detroit banks will be asked TO
care for
The largest class In the history of the
Michigan Sovereign consistory, 2II
members. Is receiving degrees TINS
week Ia tho one hundred and six
, tccnth reunion OF the consistory, In
the Masonic temple. The fifteenth.
sixteenth. seventeenth and eigh-
tctnth degrees conferred Tuesday,
will be followed Wednesday by the
nineteenth. twentieth and twenty
NTH, with the twenty ninth and
thirty-sccond. on Thursday. Friday
evening the majority OF the class
VIII enter Moslem temple. Mystic
Shrine. The work OF the consistory
proceeds afternoon and evening.
Supper is served In the temple ban
quet hall Men prominent in Ma
sunry throughout the state. are at
tending the present reunion OF the
consistory.
Defects in the parcel post system were
discussed by n. y. Ingram In the an
nual meeting OF the Detroit Credit
Mems association. In the Elliott-TBy-
lor-Woolfenden cafe. Monday night
MIR. Ingram suggested that ia view
of the fact that he had been asked
by Congressman Doremus to appear
before a congressional committee TO
point out wherein the parcel post
system is weak, the Credit Mems
association and the Board OF Com
merce appoint Joint committee 10;
attend the session with him ana as
sist I'm the discussion Postmaster
Homer Warren and Verne "A. Washer.
superintendent OF the Detroit parcel
post, discussed the governments
latest venture, Mi Washer going
into details and answering many
questions a X French and II w
Clark read papers on Unfair dedGc-
tions," and the new president. AR
thur Johnson, delivered his inaugural
address
10 raise n large sum of money for %
so-called society for the prevention
OF white slave traffic. a well-dressed,
smooth talking young man who was
stopping In the Hotel Pontchartrain
has left the city for paths OF easier
travelling AT the same time the
business men who took advantage or
the charities Enforcement plan re-
Gently adopted by the Board OF Com
merce and the Associated Charities
are concentrating themselves that
they still retain the dollars ii'e
solicitor was after. When an un-
favorable report from the Associated
Charities OF Cincinnati. named as the
headquarters OF the organization,
was received by Secretary Howard L.
Udell. OF the Detroit Associated
Charities. the police took prompt aC-
tion toward questioning the solicitor
but found that he had already left
town. evidently discouraged by the
cold reception awarded him. Capt
Robert Palmer, OF the detective bu-
rcau. In prepared 10 take as prompt
action against anyone who solicits
money and does not show proper Gre