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The Detroit times., 1915-12-18

couldn't have suited him better. II
you had been there when he made
mis- first leap out into the snow you
would nave understood right away
why ho was go well pleased His
coat was as white as the snow He
was all white except the tip OF his
tail. ard tina. was black. II was
Shadow the Weasel
Now Of all the hunters of the
Green Forest there is none smarter,
none more eager. none more tireless
han Shadow the Weasel. Reddy
Fox and Old Man Coyote and Hooty
the Owl hunt TO fill their stomachs.
and when they have their stomachs
full they stop hunting. But Shadow
hunts for the pure joy OF hunting.
When lie has killed as much as he
can eat he does not stop. Oh, my,
not. He keeps right or hunting He
is like great many two-legged hunt
ers. IT Is for this that he Is so
feared and hated by the little people
of the Green Forest.
Now as he bounded along in long
leaps there was fierce JOY in his
heart With everything white he
could be even boldeT than usual. for
in his pure white coat no. even the
wrathful eyes OF HCoty the Owl,
the one enemy he really feared.
would he likely TO see him. II was
very convenient that white coat. He
ran swiftly with long bounds, stop
ping only to investigate the old logs
and stumps and brush piles that he
came to- Each OF these he examin-
cd very carefully. There might be
Woodmouse hiding there, and
Shadow is too good a hunter to be
careless.
So presently. he came to the tracks
Of Peter Rabbit For just second
Shadow smellel OF the tracks with
his keen little nose. thar which
there Ia no keener. His eyes bright
cncd with eagerness. Hal" said
Shadow. "He PASSED here not YER,
lorr ago. Nothing would or could
suit mo better for dinner than Peter
Rabbit. This cold air makes ms
hungry. He doesn't know an
about: unless Reddy Fox or OLE
Man Coyote happens to give him
scare before | catch up with him i
ought not to be a long chase"
II was we'll for Whitefoot the
woodp,ouse that Shadow had found
Peters tracks after they left
Whitefoot's hidlng place. instead oil
before. He "a such a slim fellow
that he could have and would have
slipped in at the little doorway and
maze an end OF whitefoot Presently
Shadow came 10 the place where
Peter had followed the tracks OF
Happy Jack Squirrel. Hello" ex-
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18
CLARK THOUGHT
TO BE IN MEXICO

James c. Clark, "the Pontchar-
train bandit" probably is in Mexico,
aand Is believed TO have made his
way there after a sensational escape
from federal guards on train while
he was being taken from the peni-
tentiary at LeaveGworth, Kan, to
Portland. Ore, to testify. according
to Detective Lieut.. John Reid, who
arrived home, Friday, from Port
land, where he had been called as a
witness against Clark and two of
his alleged confederates.
Clark has made good the boast he
made before Federal Judge Tuttle
that ne would be at liberty In six
months time. He was sentenced
for fve years on conviction OF forg-
ing stolen money orders.
Late I'm April, Clark escaped from
the city after he had forced the driv-
er OF an auto 10 take him at high
epeed through crowded traffic. He
was caught in Port Huron as he was
stepping from a train.
Clark, the officers say, has escaped
from Sing Sing and San Quentin
prisons, and Is believed to be one OF
the smoothest criminals In the coun-
try.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18
MICH. BRANCH OF
AUTHORS LEAGUE
BEING FORMED

Definite plans now are said TO be
under way for the organization OF
Michigan branch Of the Authors
League of America. Frederic Zei-
gen. poet and novelist. is at the
head OF arrangements for the Michi'
gan organization, and back of him
are such members Of the national
body as Rex Beach, Robert w.
Chambers, winston Churchill, Jack
London and others. The Michigan
branch Is TO be known as the Auth
ors' League Of Michigan. The ma
tional body, with its state subdivi.
sions afYiliated, purposes working
for the benefit of writers of all
branches Of the writing profession.
finding markets. protecting copy
rights, detecting plagiarism and in
all other respects putting the auth
ors in a position of general cooper
atioL for their protection and the
promotion OF their interests
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18
Wayne County and
Home Opens New
Quarters Monday
INSTITUTION is
MODEL OF KIND
Its Ten Floors Are De-
voted Exclusively
to Banking

AT the close OF business Satur.
day the Wayne County & Home
Savings bank closed on its custom
ers for the last time the door they
have been accustomed to enter and
on Monday morning the bank. en-.
tirely moved and settled. will open
for business in It's new home at
the corner of Griswold.st and Mich
igan.ave. The old banking Offices
OF the Wayne County on Congress
street and the temporary quarters
In the Hammond building, in use
since the old building was torn
down. will have been permanently
abandoned and the bank will be in
full use OF the most modern bank
ing building In this part OF the
country.
The final completion and occu-
pancy OF the magnificent new build
ing marks an important epoch in
the business histories OF the three
banks which are consolidated. the
old Wayne County. the Home and
the Michigan Savings banks. And
incidentally il furnishes proof OF
the wisdom OF the consultations.
in that such a building would not
have been possible for any one OF
the institutions alone for many
years. II ever.
No detail has been spared 10 make
the new building the most modern
and efficient OF its kind. II is en-
tirely fireprooi. Floors. walls. door
and window castings. desks. chairs,
filing cabinets--all are OF steel, mar
BILE, bronze or concrete. The only
wood in the building Is In the tables
in the board rooms and n very few
small pieces of furniture,
No boilers or furnaces are In the
building, all power being electrical
and all heat coming from outside
The entire building Is ventilated
with washed air. A complete inter
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME.
The White Hunter.

claimed Shadow. HAS that fellow
returned TO the Green Forest? III
just keep an eye open for him here
after"
Then lie paid no more attention 10
Happy Jacks tracks, but kept right
on after Peter. Presently he came
to the tracks rt Jimmy Skunk. He
knew right away whose tracks they
.gere. You know Jimmy Is a cousin
TO Shadow. When he saw those
tracks be scowled. He and Jimmy
are not on the best OF terms. Be
sides, at first ne thought Jimmy was
following Peter, and that would up
set his plans. But In few minutes
he saw that Peter had been follow
ing Jimmy and that made him easier
in mind. He felt still better when
Jimmy's tracks ended at the hole
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18
1915 TO SET
new RECORD
Building Figures Have
Already Passed All
Previous Totals

The high building record of 1913
has already been surpas by 1919
figures. with the latter half of the
month of December to be heard
from.
The list OF new work coming from
the ofiices of the architects during
the week added materially to the
aggregate. and included many good
sized projects, according TO the re-
port of the Builders q Traders ex-
change.
A two-story brick and steel thea
ter, store and office building, a
three-story brick and steel store and
apartment building, a two-story
brick and tile hall structure, and r
variety OF other new work went TO
make up the list.
The contracts awarded were
numerous and important, indicating
that the contractors will attempt to
push new construction as fast as
the weather will permit.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18
POLICE PURCHASE
TWO HUPMOBILES

]. Ed Bliel, manager of the Gras-
ser Moter Car Co., Hupmobile dis
tributors for Detroit and lower
Michigan, has just delivered two
model "N' Hupmobiles TO the po-
lice department for the use Of po-
lice officials.
One of these machines is being
used by George A. Walters, secre-
tary of the department. and the 9TH
er by Capt. julius Killing, Secretary
Walters is usin ghis car in carrying
out the work Of the commission
from the secretary's Office, while
Capt. King is using the other car
for his work on Belle Isle.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18

of course. does not include the
personnel of the branches.
The eighth floor is given over TO
records, archives. stationery and
supply rooms. This naturally sug'
gests the old-time attic where con-
fusion runs riot and the fire OF mys'
terious origin loves to start, This
attic 10 OF a different sort. Every
thing is iron. steel and concrete, ex'
cept the books, records and sup
plies. Space Is also given here
and In the sub basement 10 machin'
cry necessary TO the heating, venti'
lation and uttered water systems.
The building Is. therefore, 10 stor'
ies-eight above and two below the
surface.
One OF the features of greatest
interest to the depositors OF the
bank are the money and security
vaults built to safeguard the bank s
and the publics valuables against
destruction by FIRE. water or from
attacks from mobs or burglars.
They are the most formidable In
Detroit and Michigan and have no
superior anywhere.
r. A. Strauss, of Chicago. vault
engineer. had the designing and sup
ervision of installation. The Diebold
Safe and Lock Co.. OF Canton, D..
built the vaults. the contract ex'
ceeding S125.0o0. the largest bank
order given In the United States
for years.
The largest Is the safe deposit
vault In the basement. built with
one main and one emergency en-
trance door. The main entrance
door Is 10 inches thick, built OF
drill.proof chrome steel, upon which
are mounted "a locking bolts. each
of which is four inches in diameter
and weighs approximately So
pounds. This door is secured with
double combination locks and quad.
ruple time locks. which absolutely
prevent the opening OF the door by
any person or persons until the
predetermined time controlled by
the time locks. This door weighs
a, 900 pounds and with It's frame.
"a, 900 pounds. The door Is hung on
double acting hinge the weight Of
which is over 1000 pounds. The
bearings upon which the door Is
supported have been so finely con
structed that the door can be swung
on fits hinge by child.
The vault room Is lined and pro-
tected with three-inch thick solid
chrome steel, which is proof against
tools and explosives. Surrounding
this heavy steel armor have been
built concrete walls ~ inches thick.
heavily reinforced by ponderous
steel netting made OF heavy inter
locked steel bars, so that II Is I'M
possible to destroy the concrete oy
Are or explosives.
The interior OF the vault has been
equipped with more than 5000 safe
deposit boxes Of various sizes to
supply the needs Of the modest as
we'll as the more wealthy. Each
box has the latest double lock guar
anteeing absolute safety and pri-
vacy to the contents. The interior
Of the vault is finished in polished
solid bronze.
Adjoining the safe deposit vault
is the trunk storage vault which is
equipped with a solid burglar and
Ere proof entrance door.
Adjoining the trunk vault Is the
bond and reserve vault. built OF
chrome steel similarly as described
for the safe deposit vault.
In addition each floor has its own
vault. similar TO. but none as large
as the safety deposit vault.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18

communicating system knits the
whole stan together. from President
Haass to the messenger kids. First
there is the complete telephone sys.
TEN, with a private switchboard. as
big and as bvsy as. many small
city. Then there Is a complete tel
autograph system, by which the tel.
lers communicate with the book.
keepers without the customer being
the wiser There are also call bell
systems and special calls for every
purpose, including buttons In the
tellers' cages. which will summon
special officers In cases OF neces-
sity on few seconds notice.
Some OF the work of the bank
has been carried on In the new
building for some time. but the bulk
of the moving was done Saturday
afternoon. President Haass and
Cashier Eckert have made head.
quarters in the new building for
some days.
Although all the officers of the
bank have followed the new build
ing with the keenest interest, the
proudest man In town IL Frank H..
Croul. who was chairman OF the
bank boards building committee
and has almost followed every steel
beam and floor tile into place. Those
who have been inside II are willing
to admit that he has right to be
proud of the building.
Architecturally the exterior has
followed the Florentine models OF
the Renaissance. Italian palaces
and modern banking buildings. one
might naturally think, have little In
common. and yet the art details In
door and window openings. the or
namental metal work In the grills
and decorative lanterns. the carved
keystones. floral cornice-all these
and other features are patterned
In Florence of the 18th century.
The main entrance on Michigan.
ave. opens into generous lobby.
Two elevators and a stairway lead
to safe deposit vaults and rooms
in the basement. the commercial
department on the second floor. the
mortgage and bond department on
the fourth floor. and other floors. To
the right is the general switchboard.
by the chief operator OF which, In
d moment. any officer can be To-
Gated.
Leading directly from the main
entrance lobby Is the banking Of
flee Of the savings department. This
great room Is lined on three sides
with the various departments neces-
sary 10 handling savings accounts.
A counter.barrier of marble and or.
namental bronze separates the pub
lie from the cages of the tellers. At
the Michigan-ave. and Griswold-st.
corner Of the room is portion re-
served for the use OF the ladies.
where their business may be trans
acted apart from the rest. In close
proximity with the ladies' depart
ment Is a rest room with maid.
provided for their convenience and
comfort
The second floor, which Is treat
ed as mezzanine floor OF full
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.

About the time that Peter Rabbit
had reached the Green Forest that
right afler the first snow. a slim,
trim little fellow yawned, rubbed his
eyes, yawned again, stretched, and
then abruptly made up his mind that
to do some hunting. He scrambled
up to the doorway OF his home,
which was In snug hollow under
The roots OF an old tree In the Green
Forest, and thrust his head out. The
ground was white; the trees were
white; everything was white. He
smiled as he sat there looking out
at the white world, and his smile
was crafty, cruel. hungry smile.
That white world just suited him. II
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18
CHAUFFEURS
ORGANIZE FOR
"SAFETY FIRST

A very general movement for
Safety hrst" among chauifeurs. for
the protection Of life and limb, has
been started. The Automobile Chauf
feurs association. recently incorpo-
rated. is providing new club rooms
for it's members. and a technical H.
brary on gas engines, electric bat.
teries snd ALL subjects bearing on
automobiles. Experts will be invit-
ed to give chalk talks and lecture
on interesting topics to auto men.
A study Of trafic laws and rules
and all city ordinances and regula-
tons will be made. and copies kept
on Ole locally. To this end their
"Year book distributed free. will
contain articles by leading writer's
and experts and a complete reprint
OF Michigan statutes on the auto.
the bylaws OF the organization and
valuable hints on the driving and
care OF cars.
To bring their members together
socially, the Automobile Chauffeurs'
association will give Safety first
ball in Schiller hall. Monday even
ing, Dec. 20. 1915.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18
HORSE DIES WITH
HIS BOOTS ON

BROwNSTOwN, Ind, Dec. N.-G.!
J. REYNOLDS, OF Medora, . mall err
rier, has lost faithful horse. 81
died standing on It's feet after more!
than IL years work In the yuf01'
muii service. During this time 81
travelled 103,S33 miles and hanle4
$4,000 pieces of mail. ss
The horse, according to the ownoxs|
was about SO years old. Reyn0i1o|
says at the close of the civil war ~:
1866 the animal was a three-yeare1d'
jumper on q Texas racetrack.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18


height. Is devoted to the business
OF the commercial department. BY
tn use OF a central light we'll open
ing down into the savings depart
ment, the two floors are brought
into close association. The disposi'
tion of the various banking depart
ments on this floor Is greatly simi-
lar 10 that on the first floor. Marble
and bronze counter-barr OF the
type used in the savings depart.
ment are here duplicated. The sides
OF the room are lined with the desns
of the bank offictais, and the wick
cts OF the several tellers. while the
central light well IL bordered on
two sides with check desks. The
color scheme OF the first floor Is
carried out. in the second floor. Pink
marble in the walls, piers and coun'
ters. ornamental chandeliers. and
cream ceiling divided into Golfers
and decorated In dull gold.
The Wayne County Savings Bank
in it's old Congress-st. building. was
the first in Detroit to install a safe
deposit department. This new
equipment. OF which there is nothing
superior anywhere. Is located In the
basement. which may be reached by
either the stairway or the elevators.
Heavy gates sclose of the lobby from
the three great vaults, which oc-
cupy large part of the floor space.
Provision has been made here for
coupon rooms, committee rooms and
trunk rooms. all for the convenience
of the depositors. The same amount
of care in decorative details 80 evi-
dent In the first and second floors
Is here repeated.
The third floor, with the exception
OF the lobby, Is unfinished and is
reserved for the future expansion
of the bank.
The fourth floor accommodates the
mortgage and bond department and
is equipped with all the conven'
fences necessary to the transaction
OF its business. A law Office and
library is provided for the bank q
counsel. This floor. as have all the
other banking floors. has It's own
vault, this one especially equipped
for the safe keeping of the over
10000 OF mortgages owned by the
bank.
The fifth floor. like the third, has
been provided for the future growth
OF the bank. For the present II Is
equipped for the use OF the over
flow of the accounting department.
The bank has set aside certain
portion OF this floor for women 8
retiring and rest rooms.
The sixth floor holds the account
ing department and the beautiful
directors room and adjoining execu.
tive committee rooms; the central
distributing station for the pneu.
matte tube carrier system. which
has stations throughout the bust.
ness part OF the building. There is
also a room where the extensive
detail and clearings from the
branches, OF which there are IL, To-
Gated at important strategic busi'
ness centers throughout the city is
handled.
The seventh floor has been set
apart for the employes-their spa
cious dining room, assembly or
lounging room. the library and the
mems smoking room. The officers
also have special dining room
but generally this is not used, as
the organization is a very demo
cratic one. on the dining room
Is model kitchen, with storage
rooms and pentries il may sur
prise some % know that about l25
persons are served daily here. This,
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18

under the old stump where Jimmy
had made his home for the winter
Shadow sniffed at the doorway ana
then showed all his sharp teeth lns
an ugly snarl. Hes down In there
and I'm glad Of that" he muttereo, !,
and then with longer bounds thao'
ever he kept on after Peter.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18

NEW QUARTERS OF the
~ Wayne County ard Home
Savings bank at the northeast
corner OF Michigan-ave. and Girls
wold-st.. which will be opened TO
the public. Monday morning. The
building comprises 10 floors, eight
above and two below ground. and
will be devoted entirely 10 bank
ing purposes It's equipment Is
complete and modern 10 the
minute.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18

The encouragement OF New York
state is handling s.233 cases, involv-
ing over sl5o.ooc. 900 in money and
property.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18
NAIss IDA MAY SWIFT. heir

l'l ess to the Swift Packing Co.
millions. becomes the bride OF
Count James Minotte next month.
Count Minotte is business man.
As head OF the South American
branch OF the Guaranty Trust Co.
bank in New York he Is well
known in the business world. He
has an historic estate in Venice.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18


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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1915-08-24
Stcrartet Cpfooclie.

Seleipnen er en- pionnberlig Sp.
iinoelie. Set piier felgenoe SiItorie
ira @arifall, bpcr Der er Ilfobol-
forbllo.
Sro paa en- Heltaurant fomnler Ell
@iGit og beitiQer Wiobag. Snoen
ban iaar Sllpperl, u%noerbanoler ban
meb aellleren on, Ell lioen Gram.
Senne iparer u~bpnbprlig:
Set gaar life, Oct er fprbllbt."
@iGiten maotte altiaa iloa iig neo
pcO Sllppen lioen lit iGopanlige lille
@los. &eaneren fonliner pg beoer
8iGiten fomme / Selcipnen. Sic
item er iorbolliet. San err rctop ipr
ieritc Gang / lit Sip fonmet til @ar-
id)oll, o9 iaa er Der nogen, iom pi!
tale neo bum / S%eleionen! Sull
protelterer, Sieueren nloa bnpe ia.
get fell, ingen / oen iremnleoe gp
pibite ON baln o. |. b.
Wen aelneren f%aitbolber, 10 Der
itoo npgen og penteoc bom / Selefo-
nerl.
Stror efter penote @i9iten tilba-
&c ira Sclefonfioifcn, Itrpger fig ON
Wunoen pg flyer: "Wfaa le9 telc-
iollere Ell Sang ill.,"
Voa bans Hegning itoo ser iel9en-
be Yoiter:
80 1eleioner 1 Nllbel, Ell Sllppc
20 &opef 0. |. b.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1915-08-24

Ia bette bar DR.. Clubs ierite
@eieg i Seras, par Oct life frit ior
at nogen al os bar uguoelige NOT til
Of snlte, at ri maatte faa / oct mino-
ite ct Tar Gage al oroentlig 5eras.
Sommerpeir. SITE ioroi ri pnifeoe
noget ipecielt onot oper DR.. Stub,
belIer life ioroi at oct er iaa fret
feli9t parnlt / 3eras, iom mango
tror, men oct piloe 10 pGret rent for
galt ON Ioftoren ifulbe maottet gaa
tilboee til Winneiota meo ben Sore
itiaing, at / 3eras mao man gaa
me6 Sperfrof mibt paa Sommeren.
Get er nof en- goo Gel parmere /
Seras emo set er / W~inneiota - BET
er Innot nof, men muoboloeli9t er oct
paa lnngt n9r life.
Rupel - port Gnife blep opiplot
% Ri fit ct Nar rigtig parme Gage.
@i peo life, bpao DIR. Stub fslte
eaer t9nftc ON oisie Gage, men lao
blot iom hi funbe %ifisnne, iaa bar
ban baaoe "Gagens 9proe os Sebe"
nleget gobt.
aneoaenoe apIineen her / @os-
qite-Talen fan BET iiges, at Norlfer-
ne Der bar faaet ct eoot Ior. ai
Speoe, SABRE og @ais tit man gien-
neminitIis goo Spit. 9omuIoen To-
Der ct rineligt llbbptte, enoifjsnt
lloiieterne til rimeligt Warfeo pao
@omlloen er life lpie.
Is s ett.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1915-08-24
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hpi / Xuitcm."'

Sra NorNirnufriae ifriper Ell
aorrciponbcnt iii Gain GrpreiS":
e cr N~oriUrbclilc Sc SfiIoriuacr.
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Sen Nnmp. iom innbt Steb pcb @on
y S0pt lipc ier Net betpoelile
Slag iorriAc %er0nl. "a Srauif.
mUn0cnc gior0c liz I'll &crrc opcr
Here plNtiIc tpitc Stillinger % ian-
Ac0c omtrcut $50 Mano nnoer ct
g%IimTnbe u0iert Sremitoo.
S%uiterne bIep orepct bort ira line
Stptterlrapc. ioct bisic bIeu oper.
buuQct mco Ell &agI al @lp o.
Staol. ion1 0ioroe oct albelcS
unullil al holoe Dem. SfriNtuiS
blcp Nienoeu tpungen tilbaae ueS-
oper ell @affcifraanina ion nNen'
ii! pnr bearTniet al III beI MHnr.
Ser fiTmpcec sc Ell Iortpiiet Scamp,
itrit mo0 NrnnltmUnocnc o. tilllut
moo %hperau0rc, "a Sien0enS Nl0
IaQt0c Dem iaa trt lamnrlL AZ bOcr
modttc iorieIe al berae Sipet, ionl
bcoll ban tml0c. l,u ioa Sc iranlfc
- Miuimetcr% anuoncr @eoclfn.
Sra nrrt Solo ipnebe Sc iii Suo.
bolo uo oper &c t1ttc tpife IiScliu'
ger. Sopcber % 9ennrr ilei
gluten, inotiI Ssocus StiIbco lasoC
ia oper Sienbens H9tfer.