The Detroit times., 1913-01-23

The past year has been an active
one In the association and important
matters. particularly as regards bet
ter business legislation, have beeh
quet and annual meeting In point
OF attendance and interest VIII DC
one OF the most successful the as
ISOLATION has ever held.
Charles WorthinEtOn, charged with
bigamy. stood mute when arraiEned
court, wednesday afternoon. lis
said he was without means 20 en-
ploy counsel. and the court VIII pro
vide an attorney for him Elsie
Edelsteln, No. IS Cottage Grove-ave.
Highland Park. whom Worthin ston
Is alleged TO have married illegally
.declareA that he In being prosecuted
lust for spite" Wife No. !, who
lives in Chicago. and who caused
Worthington's arrest. 10 staying
with friends In Highland Park. pend
ing the trial OF the case.
Judge Hubert. of the Juvenile court
Prosecutor shepherd, and Officers of
the truant division In police head
quarters are all urging more drastic
laws to govern theaters and dance
halls. where minors can now &c
without their parents. and are sub
Jected 10 influences that are not ele-
waiting 10 the morals of boys and
girls. All OF the officials say the
city ordinance IL also too lax. in al
lowing many loopholes for theater
managers. and dance hall proprietors
TO escape responsibility II is pro-
posed to have tho council prepare
new ordinance.
toyed to hsnr thut Rep. Herman l..
Koehler. OF Detroit. has introduced
In the Legislature a bill TO repeal the
anti-free lunch law enacted four
years ago. The saloonkeepers, how
ever. are opposed TO the measure.
They characterize the free lunch as
nuisance They claim that those
who come TO eat are willing TO pay
for the privilege. and that those who
want TO eat but don't pay are vag-
rants. Rep Koehler believes that
the present law favors the brewers
In that II permits the giving away
OF crackers and pretZels, which he
claims are notorious thirst breeders
All women of Fl years or more,
whether or not they are property
owners. may enroll Saturday 10 vote
In the spring primary for the selection
OF candidates for school inspectors
The notices to election clerks re-
Gently sent out by the city clerks
ofrlce stated that the property quail
ncations was necessary for women TO
vote for school inspectors. DR.. Mary
Thompson stevens detected the error
In this announcement and called at
the city clerks office. Assistant Cor
poration Counsel Atkinson was call
ed In and gave an opinion 10 the eff
feet that all women may vote for
inspectors because the law gives all
the right to hUtd such Urrice.
The registration clerks Will be so in
structed by the city clerk
Col. o. A. james, who has been I'm
charge of the Detroit pension Office
since 1897, and has distributed $112.-
100000 without a single error in his
accounts. VIII be retired Jan. 81 by
the abolition OF the district pension
agencies. He Is 20 years old, but
leaves the service without a pension.
He was born In lS43; left Hillsdalc
college In 1863 TO enlist: fought I'm
the battles OF the Wilderness, Spott-
sylvanla and Cold Harbor; lost an
arm and was left for dead on the
field at Plank Road, Va. was found
In time and his life saved He was
appointed head OF the Detroit agency
By President Mckinley. was reap
pointed twice by Roosevelt and
again by Taft. Col. James says he
is reminded OF the sign which Prest-
dent Lincoln had placed on the capt.
tol when the troops were reviewed
and mustered out: There Is one
debt which this country can never
repay. and that is the debt II owes
TO It's soldiers"