The Detroit times., 1914-01-03
IN DETROIT

IN DETROIT
Robert w~stfan viii discuss .rhe
wage sSstrmr sunday afternoon, At
80 o'clock. Ia Alliance hall. at "a
meeting OF Branch No. !, Detroit
socialist partt
hold "a business sss=ion ia the Burns
Motel. thls evening organ cation de
taila VIII he completed and ad
dressts VIII Dee made by Judges Lacy
and IianleY. Andrew Baird Is see
rethrS OF ths~1tew cIub
White Ecssiein, who wa. the "boy" LA
the play "A Hoy and the Law" H. az
% the principal speaker ia the
Broadway platform meeting, sunday
morning, Ia the Broadway theater
ia place of Mrs Gertrude Minore,
previously announced as the spcakeI,
y. "a. Hayes, OF the Wayne hotel and
owner az the Wayne gardens, Ia
forms The Times that the New Year 5
eve disturbance which was said 1"
brave taken place outside the Wayne.
occurred in front OF tho Standart
Bros building on Jefferson-aVe.
between First and Second-ayes.
soit was nled, FRIDAY, for r25,0vo
against George T.. Key. engineer Tor
The county road COmmisSi Oners, by
hOnstant SokOlauski lie based his
which time the gnuuIN- oluglAl2- AAI0
ran down the plaintin while he WAS
crossing the street near Jefferson
ave. and Cheue-st Tie plnntln :
les was broken.
Milton A. McHas, president Of the
board az trustees Of Harper hospital.
who is spending the winter in CALI
fOrnia with Mrs. Mcleae and his ram
ily, sent q CougrltUlatory telegram
10 his associates on the board, anu
Ia a. a al e.
formal dedication OF the new Buhl
and Hudson memorial units, opened
FOR public inspection New car dhy.
The hospital buildings Will be open
to visitors Saturday evening. from
10 10 O'Clock.
David stott has incorporated his -four
mills AS the David stoti Wills. with
the following officers president
David Stott, Vice-presideht and gen
eral manager David T.. Stott, son
OF the president. James X Laird,
secretary. Miss Bertha Stott mem
Der OF the board OF directors MI.
Stott built his nrst mill while
worry young man. on the Godfrey
farm. at Fourteenth and Grand
Eiver-aVes. The business has grown
until today the Stot mills cover
three acres. turn out 1000 barrels or
hour a day and have annual sales
OF 100000.
a. r. swan i'm charge of the Industrial
investigation being conducted by the
forest service, department OF aBricuI-
Iure, has written 70 city Engineer
Mccormick seeking information re-
harding Detroits cedar block Pare
nent The letter SAYS that the
growing use OF block wood las made
necessary government lhNestlBa-
lion 10 determine what WOODS can
be used and how they should be
treated. Very few new cedar block
paVements are being laid III DETROIT
and the old cedar paVements are
rapidly being replaced with asphalt,
brick and creosote blocks (yellow
pine blocks. treated with a special
oil preparation).
The city plan and Improvement COM
mission, Friday afternoon, tndorsed
Council President Burtcn's scheme
10 aCqAlLe- 1hn- MlGL49An-EGn LhLlA-
Grand Trunk river front properties
by condemnation II possible. Park
Commissioners Dust. who IL eN -ofhclo
a member OF the commission. made
the motion, and even Commissioner
Walter +. campbell, Of the ferry
company, who believes that the rail
roads plan never to let the property
go voted Ia favor Of the indorse-
ment The commissi ion Endorsed
prof l.. G.. Duquesne's plan OF opef-
alton for the securing OF designs FOR
the james Scott fountain.
The United states Chamber Of Conn
nIeres has notified the Detroit Hoard
of Commerce that two measures.
submitted 10 It's membership for a
referendum NOteo nave carried. one
was "a proposal for the development
OF the bureau OF foreign and domes-
tic commerce. in Secretary kedHeld )
department along lines laid down by
the secretary The secretary has
asked that special representatives.
70 be sent abroad Ia the Interests
OF American Trade, be exempted from
civil service. The other measure APP
proved was for the formation OF a
bureau OF Legislative reference and
bin drafting. To which il Is proposed
TO send all bills before they are
voted on NY congress.
Becauxe or Its enterprise in school
center work Detroit has gained
place in the list OF II cities having
some paid social center workers just
published ia report compiled by
clarence Arthur Perry. Of the Rus
sell Sage foundation department OF
recreation Concerning the social
center movement throughout the
country the Russell Sage foundation
report shows that In places where
IL has already started the rate OF
growth is much higher than the rate
ut which 1t spreads In new local.
ties. n other words, the actual re-
suits OF the social center are more
effective In getting public support
than the words OF its most en-
thusiastic champions.
Commis-ioner Dust IN planning 10
warn visitors "a Belle Isle, next sum
mer, that the bridge il about 10
swing and that they must make
tracks for the mainland. by means
OF the big iron triangle that was In
use In No. engine house. Griswold
and Clinord SITS. for nearly 90 years.
The triangle is 10 be put at the
island end of the bridge. and IL TO
be raped about 10 minutes before
closing time. The park commits
sloner believes that the noise viii
no fnV
ample warning TO visitors. The plan
has been indorsed by the city plan
and Improvement commission Mr..
DUST VIII probably ask for small