The Detroit times., 1917-02-10
City News in Brief


Prof. o. n. scott save the ath o. 81.
Nertising In the Detroit Board OF
Commerce Friday evening. lie
talked on proper preparation OF
copy.
a portrait OF the late Dr. Lucien
Kills, former school inspector. viii
be presented 10 the Ellis school.
named for the doctor. next Thur
Gay at =. m Principal Arthur y.
Nichols and the teachers OF the
D school are arranging the program.
The law arm OF McHuEh. o'NeiIl a
Lee has dissolved pertnership and
has been succeeded by hcHugh
Lee. II IL announced by the partners
Philip A McHugh and Benedict VI.
Lac. Charles 4. O'Neill viii carry
on an Independent practice.
George Disgmsn. county Surveyor. ..
tie only eounty Office holder who
has his wife for an assistant. Mrs.
Dingman occupies the fourth floor
with her surveyor husband and at
tends TO the clerical end OF his
work.
Detroit branch. No. 4. OF the National
Associstton OF Letter Carriers. will
meet saturday night In q. A. r.
nall The carriers will decide upon
their summer headgear and will
make nominations for the office OF
financial secretary. made vacant by
the resignation or Fred C. Rea.
Action Will be taken also on the
formation % Detroit council OF
postal employees
hut one applicant. Clarence w. Hub
bell, now servfng 80 temporary city
engineer. has made known u the
civil service commission n desire to
take the examination for that posi-
uon set for Feb. rs. NJ HuhheIl
was appointed TO succeed Robert
AaIN aNaaNm
lions are being prepared bv Dean
Mortimer r. Cooley. OF the Univgr-
sity Of Michigan.
Police Cemmi.siouer Cou.~p. has
asked the common council for per-
mission 10 transfer from the police
pay roll fund ss.T3b to meet other
expenses ~ the department He
VIII spend $500 for new truck
TO replace one that was demoliEh
ed In collision with n railroad
train at Fort and Dequindre- sta
several months ago.
An Inspection OF the Thirty -ar~t
Michigan infantry ne the Detroit
armory with be made Feb. 20 by
Major Heidi Y. * army. Notices
have been sent out TO members OF
the regiment. recently returned
from the Mexican boruer. request
ing that they attend all three drills
before the visit OF the inspecting
oHicer.
clyde Z. webster. former United
states district attorney. nied his
ju o,n"i Friday pe With County 1 clesS
Oakman and paid his fee Of So so.
lie In the first OF the numerous Re-
publican candidates 10 nle. Judge
George q Hosmer. who IL a Demo-
petition was nled with the clerk.
He maid his fee n week
.Lineeis nisht- will be celebrated by
the Detroit Newsboys nssocfn tion
In their hall. No. 40 First-st..
Sunday night. at Z 30 o'clock. Col
o. A. James will relate some ~ the
events on the Gettysburg battle
fieId Mrs winthrop =. Victor. n
favorite among the boys. Will give
readings on the life % Lincoln.
The boys also will take part in an
oratorical contest. In which cash
prizes viii be offered. The public
Is invited.
philosophy department. of the Unit
yersity OF Michigan. lectured on
the European war In Temple Beth
FL Friday night. He declared that
he thought social conditions In
Railroad development. he said. had
nut a premium on land values and
had built up the two classes OF
landowners and peasantry. be-
tween which there always was
CONFLICT
Baby carriages come under the same
rules as automobiles I'm Commi.-
sioner CouIens proposed trafnc
ordinance. Parking a perameula-
restricted district Is strictly
against the city law. according 20
Couzens. and mothers who refuse
10 heed the warning may come out
49,
and the carriage gone. and then
learn that the cqulpage, with Its
contents has been impounded In
the police station.
Two turbine engines. each with n
capacity OF $4,000 horsepower, will
be tho FIRST mechanical Installation
in the new Ford Motor company
Plant In Delray according to
superintendent Of Electricity Fred
erick. OF the Ford company. who
spoke before the National Associa-
ton % Stationary Engineers Fri
cay night Every other obstacle
To- the work on thA plant has been
removed save the dredging Of
River Rouge. matter now before
the government.
Ale xpnder Berkmsp. author Of sTri.-
on Memoirs of an Anarchist" and
editor Of The Blast" OF San
Francisco. win speak in Turner
hall No. iSs Sherman-st Tuesday
wednesday night MACS meeting
viii he held In Moose temple under
the auspices OF the Detroit Work
crE' Defense league. The speakers
viii he Mr. Berknan. A. u prash-
ner and James Henderson. Maurice
Sugar Detroit attorney. will pre-
side
Police inspectors. u~utensnts and
serEesnts ere being drilled In fhe
use ~ machine riot guns by In
sp"ctor william =. Rutledge in the
assembly hall 81 tho Hunt ~. po-
lice station. The officers In turn
will teach the men In their com
nRnds not only how to use ma
chine guns. but they will put them
thru regular course OF military
training. The officers are being
taught together so that the In
structions they give their men Will
he uniform all over the city.
The regtm~ntst band of the Thirty
second Michigan infantry nc Fort
Wayne paid an official call to the
members ~ tho Two Hundred and
Forty-nrst battalion. Canadian ex-
pedltionary forces. in windsor. Fri
day. The United States hand
headed procession OF Canadian
soldlera and were checred and
applauded as they proceeded thru
the windsor streets. Tho Michi-
gan men were entertained NJ din
ner. and later played before the
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