The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-08
IN DETROIT

IN DETROIT
The Central ~. 4. a. 4. viii meet
la the chapel OF the Central Metho-
dist church. Friday afternoon, Jan.
y. az D. nm. Officers viii be elected.
Supervisor stewart, of the school
h9nrd snls that his part of the
school budget VIII bee about the same
h- IL ives last year, lie VIII ask
$4,000 for repairs This is the only
estimate hat lac has YET completed.
Max Heik~. charged with attempting
tO pass "A counterfeit R2O gold piece,
was examined before United States
Commissioners Hurd. Wednesday, ana
head 10 await the action OF the grand
Jury His bond WAS liked At $500.
Papers Of administration were asked.
Wednesday,, by Mrs. August Aneldt,
divorced wife or the decorator. who
was killed by fall I'm Ann Arhor
last week. The divorced wife made
the move In behalf OF the three chill
dren OF the couple.
Emilia schmidt. OF No. 3O3G Orange
aNe.. Cleveland. has written To supt.
DOwney asking that the police try
10 locate her son. sam schmidt. "a
years OLD. who was last heard from
In Detroit. She writes that she IS
very III, and needs her son.
Claiming that ns IA result OF injuries
sustained when his motorcycle on
an automobile driven by Alexander
Pyde In July 1913 he has been un-
able 10 continue lis studies Ia Ann
Arbor. David MacTasgnrt has He'd
suit against Pyde for s. 000.
The Greeks al Detroit celebrated
Christmns daH. Wednesday,. which,
according 20 the Julian calendar
used In the Greek church falls on
Jan. :. All Greek homes aud public
places were gaily decorated and the
holiday spirit was every where mamie
tested
The annual meeting aud banquet OF
the Detroit Real Estate board viii
be held n the Hotel Pontchartrain
tonight at 80 O'clock Walter e.
PIPER. president elect, and other ON
GERS elected ~ the December meet
ing. viii be Installed several pro-
Jscts OF interest 10 local real estate
me nwil! be discussed.
In'miHration Inspector ,. 4. Hise. de-
troit ieft Tuesday. with hse Chinese
sn route &c san Francisco Tor de
Jo"tatIon. lie was accompanied by
Detective " tlliaHl- Gross ard W 4
Met rtdie several stops Will be
made On the way across the con
tinent 10 add 90 the party a special
car being provided for the Inspector
and his charges
Jan. 20 has Been set NJ the tentative
date for the opening OF the ne"
Southwestern high school. Supt
'hndsey Is trying 20 arrange tho
necessary shifts of teachers MANY
~ the faculty II the new school Will
he taken from tae central high
school About 400 students VIII he
taken from that school by the new
building which VIII accommodate
about l,200 pupils
The ID. 4. a.. q. working ON - plan 90
run ali Woodward cprs down 10 the
river and turn the Hamilton cars
down Jefferson 20 the old Mich
igan Central station. returning
hem via Grswold-st 70 Grand
Hs
Brush cars. which NOW ran north "a
Bates-st. 20 come up W oodward- (
ave, afordins better connections for
Brush-st depot passengers
IL makes "a lot OF difference sometimes
which foot the shoe II ON. a. witness
the case OF John Polbitzke. when
Margaret RAGd4--at t44as44 Al4a+ 4-t..-l &c.,
on TIE POlbitZke automobile lac
swore IL belonged 10 Ills wife hrt
when another automobile driver ran
into the ear P0lhitxe sWore the c3t
was lis and sought damages Ncw
Miss Purdy has asked for a warrant
charging Polhitzke with perjury.
City clerk Lindsay has been kept busy
explaining TO lawyers that thu new
city charter does not glN@ t-f iutSee
OF the recorders cont a t2-vegr
term. The charter prov ides that the
recorders court election be held ~
1917 and every twelfth year taere-
afttr. Bvt s. also provides that ..
1879 and every twelfth year there's
after similar election to hello.
This makes siN-year term for th.
two Judges.
Two Wills were nI~d In the probate
courr. wednesday, Th. estnte of
cyrus r.. Lothrop il given 10 his
widow by the terms Of the dead at
torreys Viii with the exception %
suitable present for an old family
servant A tCtal ~ $3.50 viii go 60
various priests according 60 tie Will +
OF Mrs. sarah Paquet who wished
masses satd FOR her husband her
son and herself The remainder ~
the estate is divided among Ave
brothers and sisters
The following Ave out OF eight cnndl-
dates who took the examinations
before the Michigan state board 81
accountants, held IN the Y. NJ G &,
Dec. &c and -, have been recon-
mended BY the board. composed Of
Frederic A. Tilton. Detroit Archi- ,
bald Broomneld. Big Rapids. ana /
purand w Springer. Ann Arbor to ,
GOV Ferris for certificates as certi-
fed public accountants. +. c. Blan-
chard. r \ stevenson, " Trinc-
ham, r H. Evans and William But
Ter
DR. ID. II. krrss. of Chicago, general
secretary Of the tnti-CiEar~tte
Ieague.of America will conduct an :
anti-cigarette campaign ia Detroit /
public schools during February. Or /
Kress viii give talks on the evils OF
cigarette smoking and The detri-
fncnt TO health and morals in the
use OF the cigarette during school .
hours. covering all OF the schools or
the city in three weeks Special
meetings will be- held in the Century
building. twice each week
Domestic difficulties Of George Stein
and his wife, Helen, eliminated,
w ednesdaN, IN the court or domestic
relations when pretty Mrs Stein
hurled herself in her husbands arms
and shrieked an appeal To be al
lowed TO retain her child The couple ]
had separated some time ago and the I
man was brought in to answer 20
complaint on non-suppoft war
rant Judge Lacy ordered him 10
pay s. "a week and the mother was
allowed To keep the child. Stein
works in a bank
The Board of Commerce committee ON
health md recreation VIII confer
with the council committee on \
health and city hospitals regarding I
plans for the proposed municipal /
incineration plant 10 to- erected on
the site recently purchased by the |
city out Mack-ave III. william /
Price. health officer Henry &.
! lin stevens and other members OF
the board committee held meet
ing Wednesday afternoon and dis \
\ cussed plans for such a plant
Following an order OF Judge Lacy, of
the domestic relations court. parties
in the divorce action OF John O. 4
Nightingale against hts wife, Sadie
waiting In anxiety the report !
of detective TO the Judge Monday
The detective is said to have skipped /
along a primrose pati Ia the wake /
Of Mrs. Nightingale who Is alleBed .
20 have developed great fondness