The Detroit times., 1915-03-24
MDETROIT

Loud walls viii Ee up frers aatcn,s-
council committee on parks aud
bouleVaTds u planning on cutting
big slice out or the estimate for
completing the essurfacing % the
cept the paved portions. Is in hor-
rible shape and h shunned by mo-
florists after they made trip or
two around The committee spent
all OF Tuesday on an inspection
trip. hut took no action.
AID. DtaE~s,ss. chairman OF the
council iiaa.r eemmitt~e. viii giv~
no hint a. 20 the committees at.
tituds toward George W MrCuTdy's
saloon at No. Sl Fourteenth ave a
which the church members are
again seeking 20 put out Of husi-
ness. The constant agitation
against the place u hurting the
hquot men generally aud tsley
would be glad TO see a licensc
AhhaaEh he va. horn In Detroit In
1879. Fredrrtrk Gehrk.a. of Mem
troal u having hard time Crn-
vtnetng his employers In the Can
adam city that ne t. an AT'sr's {, : n n
responsible position In the shops
~ the Canadian Pacific railway.
and along with other employee
was ordered 20 furnish syidenrg OF
neutral birth or resign He has
been unable 60 dnd any record ~
his birth IN the county clerks Of
Ace or St Aiphonsus parisn. hut
his father. Frederick Dehrken. "
81 Mo- 5t9 Forrest east hap made
AFFIDAVIT 90 his birth IN this city.
substantIated By his Eo,ifathsr. and
Gehrken hopes To satisfy his EN-
pioyers with this evidence
Postmaster >sEei has received a.tise
from the pe.tsfn~~ department. ~
Canada 81 nm increase In IN" Tees
on money orders issued In ths do.
minion Tor payment IN the United
state. The reason given ~ ihet
the persistent high premiums or
New Yori. exchange make the W
range from 10 cents on orders up
"a $40 10 IS cents on orders for
more than $50 and less than sioe
The ps.tofare department his. n"ti-
rcd Postmaster NsEci that bids Tor
supplies for the postal ser' 1,,,, 'g'
1918. will be received by the de-
partment up 70 April n The pest
master hopes 90 see Detroit manu- Z
facturers well represented I'M s
list OF successful bidders ne VIII
proyida the necessary blanks on
which bids are 10 be Submitted.
Feur eesveaties. that voted Co meet
AT. year In San frsnrisco hsrs
changed their minds ana VII Ihe,'
in Detroit. Instead. aecording 70 =.
Lee Barrett secretary 81 the n..
troit Convention and TouTist
bureau Several conventions that
were 10 meet In Toronto VIII $3.50
come TO Detroit or another OF VIZ
lake cities The latter conventions
hayr delegates of German or Aus
,rian birth who feel that their
nresence In Canada would be an .
Comfortable. High prices. lack OF
accommodations ami rear laat ..o
pleasure trip are the reasons
given for stunning san Francisco
this year Mr.. Barrett decnnes 70
give the identity OF the conN rn
tions that have thus CHOSEN pe
troit
Attorney Hal ". smith. counsel for
she Wichigan Manufacturer s--o-
citation. has written letter 10 sec
rotary J G. Hoffman. whirh nc "
sending TO members OF the assoc
zion. The letter advises the mem
hers not TO be anxious for fear that
the railroads will raise their
freigh, rates because OF the pas
sage by congress Of the Cummlns
bIii. prohibiting common carriers
from piscing a limit on their liasil-
NV Tor shipments. The vast ma
iorttv OF freight moves on a rate
based on its actual value says
Mr.. smith. We DO not think an,
time. or should be made until an
EFFORT IL made by the carriers 20
raise their rates on the pretenSe
that this law compeis IL.
D,.trs~t Attorney Clyde T. webster
viii dis~u.. the Hsrrfsos drnE nrs
and the Mann white slave act be-
fore the Metropolitan club. Wed
nesday evening. AZ No. 62 Grand
RIyers ave. VI. y. Wilson will speak
ON civic duties OF a public ser
want" There will he acts from
three vaudeville houses. The Metro
politan club will hold Its third an
nuai ball, April 20, In Arcadia.
IT'S a work OF art to make art pay.