The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-04

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The public night schools will reopen
heA, Monday after vacation OF two
weeks There are accommodations
Tor several new pupils.
Through Finland 90 81. Peter.burxY
WI be the subject of Prof. A ~.
. biHhth's lecture In the auditorium
OF the Museum OF Art, sunday after
noon at $3.50. IL Will be the first OF
Two talks on Russia.
The program for the sunday night
meeting OF the NewsbOyS assocla-
uon IN Detroit Wheelmen hall Will
include an address by DIR. r. h
Johnson. and a short talk by Arzy
Levin. former newsboy, and now
student In the Michigan Agrlcul-
tnral college. The newsies Will as
sist IN entertaining with solos and
ueclamations. President John l..
Dexter VIII preside.
The Board OF Commerce has invited
Judge y. III. Gary, chairman of the
united states Steel Corporation, and
James j. Hin, the railroad magnate
or the northwest TO speak before the
board AT some date 10 be arranged
at their convenience The directors
have also authorized the plans for
the laying OF the corner stone of the
new building under construction at
Nayne-st and Lafayette blvd. The
cornerstone Will be laid In about
three weeks. IL is expected.
OF the - little children In the Van
LcuNen browne HOspitnI-SchOoI for
crippled Children, seven have scar
let fever and half dozen more are
sick with chickenpox. The Detroit
bcard OF Health is sending eggs.
butter. bread and lard To the hospi
tal-school each week. and Mrs. John
Hager. OF Crosse Pointe. a member
OF the Detroit Association for the
Aid OF Sick and Crippled Children
VII defray the expense OF the milk
bill during January.
The Transportation club of Detroit
In he 81 1af
urday evening for a luncheon and
smoker and vaudeville entertain
ment. Nominations for officers for
the year will be reported by the
nominating committee, There are
three candidates In the field for the
presidency and an interesting cam
paign Is expected to develop. The
candidates are Frank Dowle, general
agent for the Erie railroad: George
Harness general agent for the North
ern Pacific and Sid Jones. CONNER
clal agent for the Lackawanna
The Michigan supreme court has grant
ed the petition OF the Detroit United
railway on writ OF error in tho
FalrXleW rental case, and IL will now
go TO the United States supreme
court. The point involved is the coll
lection OF an extra fare from passen-
gers riding beyond The old CITY nm
It's out Jefrerson-avc: also the col
lection OF an extra fare between the
old and new city limits on Grand
River-ave.
Court Grand River, No. q, Foresters OF
America, has elected the foIIov,na
officers for 1913: Chief ranger Jas.
Robertson senior ranger, David
SuhbleS; financial secretary Jas. T.
Knight; treasurer. John Black re-
cording secretary, John L. Rowland:
senior warden, David q. Thompson;
Junior warden, Donald Cattenack;
senior guard, Thomas Green; junior
Arthur Dun; physician. DR.. II. NJ
Hart. trustees. John W. Harrison,
John Lindsay and David b. Ross.
Edward n. Hines was hOnOred with the
Craftsmanship Of the county road
commission in It's annual meeting.
Friday, ami the following office and
working stan was reappointed: Ell
mer G. Rice secretary; Harry But
Ter. bcokkeeper. James Taylor. gem
eral clerk. George S. Dingman
George Key and George r.. Buriey
engineers; Joseph Greenburg assist
ant engineer: Miss Ciaribel ODon-
awarded n contract for 100000 bar
rels or cement To the Universal Port
land Cement Co. Chicago, at sos
net per barrel, with allowance FOR
return OF sacks
Private Peter johnson Of Company X,
rwenty-sIxth infuntry, Fort Wayne,
who died Thursday from pneumonia In
the post hospital. was buried Satur-
day with military honors. In the
absence OF the regiments chaplain
Anthony Day Army Y. NJ G. A. sec
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vices In the post hall, after which
the body was placed on "A gun car
rage and accompanied by funeral
cortege OF officers and soldiers, was
taken to Woodmere cemetery for in
torment. Private Johnson within
few days would have completed six
years OF honorable service as a sol
der. three OF which he served In the
Philippines.
The following toast list has been pre-
pared for the complimentary dinner
10 be rendered federal judges and
members OF the Michigan supreme
court by the Detroit Bar association
In the Hotel Pontchartrain tonight: !
The president" Judge Arthur g.
penison; The federal bench" Judge
Judge Joseph b Moore; The Bar
association as protector" Henry VI.
Campbell The bar Of so years ago"
tion OF the law" Charles a. Kent:
"The people-the court Of final APP
peal" James r. Keena Otto Kirch- |
ner is to be POSTMASTER.
The success of the free sunday inter-
noon musIcnIes and entertainment n
for employed women and their es-
corts. I'm the Century building. which
were begun last winter and contip
ued the present gCTgOn, undUr tho |
auspices OF the Twentieth Century
club has started second movement
among the club women, that OF hold
Ing free dances In the club build !
H u
OF an executive committee. the mat !
ter was discussed. and Mrs George
Johnston was appointed chairman OF
committee to formulate plan for
the dances. TO be presented for APP
prevail to the entire club membership |
Thursday Jan. 10.
All the government departments hav-
ing offices In Detroit report q big
increase In receipts for December, az
compared with the same month In
the preceding year. The revenue
from the sale Of stamps registry
and money orders for December was
s26S.O0 against $2449233G for the
, corresponding month OF 1911. The In |
ternal revenue department showed |
receipts of 1921 $50 during Deem !
her compared with s513102 for the
same month I'm 1911. The revenue on
tobacco amounted to s145.S75.95 for
the month on beer s113640 and on
cigars S70.27i.42 The customs de-
partment showed an income of S214,- !
s75ss a gain OF s26,517
with the advent OF the new yenr sew
eral important changes have taken :
place In the advertising department !
OF the Burroughs Adding Machine
company Ward Gavett assistant ad- /
vertising manager for the last year
under T.. ST. Elmo Lewis. has re-
signed 10 become snles manager OF !
the company's branch office. In Osh-
kosh Wis. Chas. e. Casey. who has
been head or the copy department
and periodical advertising during the
last year, becomes assistant advcrtis-
ing manager, J. X. Worden. who has
been superintendent OF printing.