The Detroit times., 1917-02-16

sevral tons of IN stun That ~
was highly valuable was indicated
by the fact that two mysterious
looking strangers stood by trying
10 look unroncerned. but their hip
pockets huiged ominouslN. And the
mineral was hard and OF furnace
size.
All Detroit women's organizations
have been invited 60 send one dele
gate each 10 serve on the WoInn
Americanlzation committee. which
viii hold "A meeting In the Twen-
tieth Century club next ThursdAy.
Miss Anne Rhodes, OF New YORK.
Addressed the Twentieth Century
club Thursday. and appealed 10 all
women 90 help the foreign women
In their midst. declaring that by so
doing they could best assist their
country IN the present critical slit
uation. The executive committee
viii meet at i2:3O p. m. Friday IN
the Federated clubs building, sec
ond and Hancock aves.
Complaints by the dosen are being
made 60 the mayors Office daily BY
persons who have been unable 20
obtain coal from their dealers. and
who seek the mayors assistance In
bringing the dealers. railroads.
mine owners or nobody TO time.
some cases ot actual suferins
have come 10 light within the last
few days. The mayor gets blamed
for everything. including the coal
shortage. says Capt. Al Hicks ln
charge OF the mayors office. Last
summer ;Sn me- ,s, Z was tho same wey WIN I'm
mayor was At fault Judging from
the telephone complaints"
For . fair price, which is not stated.
Frank Springer. OF Oakley. Mich,
will furnish the city OF Detroit a
white-headed eagle that measures
- a
wings In letter 70 Mayor Marx.
Springer says that the rare speci-
men was caught in trap by his
son. but was unintured. He does
not want 20 set tho bird free. he
SAYS. especially In n farming com
munity. and must either Kill ~ or
give II 20 city for roological
exhibition. The mayor will take
up the matter ~ the purchase or
the hrd with the department. OF
parks and boulevards when he ar
rives home from Lansing Friday.
Not for centurfe. will the United
states be able 90 solve the secret.
OF German dye making. Herbert
r. Dow. president OF the Dow
Chemical company ot Midland. told
Detroit chemists THURSDAY niTht
Manufacturing dyes 10 like max
ina any other product and there
are lots OF tricks In the trade" he
OF which Mr. Dow IL the founder
controls a considerable proportion
of the American supply OF chemi-
calls II has specialized IN lines
for which this country was former
ly dependent on Germany and has
discovered the process of nakins
"synthetic- dyes The addres,
was given before the Detroit 40
eiety OF chemists In the stevens
building.
Thursday was the tenth birthday OF
pretty little Dorothy, who attends
a school out woodward-av Har-
~. one cf her classmates. remem- =
4 bered the Anniversary and bought
her a penny birthday card. but was
too shy TO present ~ In person,
Instead he passed ~ 20 James. the
boy who sits In front OF him. with
instructions 20 pass II along 10
Dorothy. when the card left Har-
rvs hands ~ contained these
words TO Dorothy. from Harry
James glanced ~ over and addeR n
word. then slipped II along TO the
next boy. Finally u reached Dor
othy. bearing this inscription; ITO
Dorothy from Harry. and James,
and Thomas, and Richard. and
Archibald. and William. and Ar
thur and Timothy"