The Detroit times., 1916-02-02
City News in Brief

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ssoS announces mn open competitive
examination for third-class steam
engineer. Feb. 20. In the postofnce
building.
Norman ID. Conger. the weather mas.
talked ON the business Of forecast
ing the weather before the New
York society OF Detroit. in the Mo.
tel Griswold. Tuesday evening. The
annual banquet will be held Feb.
rs In the Detroit Athletic club.
Two freight ears loaded with copper.
brass snd aluminium casting: -"
the siding OF the Detroit Metal Re-
nning companys plant, Lawton-ave.
and the Michigan Central railroad.
were broken open Tuesday night
and metal valued at 1886 was
taken.
Mayor Marx. Fred VI. Aigey. John
HagGerty and John u. Mackay are
being mentioned as candidates for
delegate To the Republican national
convention. Mayor Marx says he
IL not insistent about going. his
the Detroit delegation go as unit.
afternoon the eouncll com-
mittce On public utilities Will hold
public hearing on street car ex-
tensions, In the council chamber
The proposed re-routing of tn.
Grand Belt line. and the building
or an extension OF the Sherman
line In Hart-ave., Will be taken up.
Any woman around - years Of age
wishing GO marry and live near Ply.
nq'h NTH M,Sh can Nsaei Gommun'fns Ths
postmaster isn't personally inter-
ested. He has received a letter from
q ss-year-old man out Plymouth
way. The man wants the post
master TO help him nnd a wife.
church -Koing people Of West De-
troit could only show half the pep
OF the moving picture fanatics what
a blessing IL would he. I'm going
TO furnish part OF that pep while
here. and don't want any OF you
Christians to let the movie or
booze men outdistance you after
I'm gone"
City Telephone Expert Edwin r.
Burch has been given 10 days more
In which To complete the appraisal
OF the Michigan state Telephone
Co.'S property In Detroit. The rail-
road commission viii insist that the
city submit the completed apprals-
nj TO the telephone company at The
end OF that time to be checked up
before the final hearing is held IN
March.
The Detroit police have been asked
to locate two persons whose reln-
tires are dead. \ telegram from
Gagetown, Mich. makes inquiry Tor
Leo Glli. who is supposed to be
working In AN automobile factory
here. His mother is dead. Eliza
beth schultz. of Lansing; rs dead.
mother. Mrs. John schultz. Who is
supposed TO he in this city.
The ssmOyede dogs. which are Prince
Paul Troubetxkoy's constant COM
panions. are vegetarians as Wen as
the nobleman himself. and turn
away from meat In favor of bread
They are handsome animals from
siberia and naturally ferocious,
but on vegetarian diet for l6 years
they have become very gentle and
frisk about like puppies. They
have very courtly manners. and
speak" both French and Italian.
Col. q. y. shields, Of New York. edi-
tor of Shields MRgaztne, will give
AN illustrated lecture on wild
animals and birds" In the FEEDER
ond d-aves.. Monday. Feb I. at y.
M. under the auspices Of the con-
servation department.. Col. Shields
has national reputation as a
student of nature and was plo-
neer I'm conservation o. Wild ami
mails and birds
.sThe Ioaa shark II sti,l rampant In
Detroit. although we are free -
the chattel mortgage sharper. John
+. Ryan. manager OF the Provident
Loan association. told the members
OF the Political and Civic league,
Tuesday afternoon 1T is fear OF
Garnishment that will lose them
their jobs that leads many work
ingmen to the loan shark. Unscru
pulous money lenders send threat
ening letters OF seemingly legal
form To terrify the men In their
debt " they seem to become a
little slack in paying interest.
sickness more than any other cause
sends the workingman TO the loan
shark"