The Detroit times., 1917-12-17
City News in Brief

49, - -
Frederick q. uubbz- patroIman. who
shot and allied Edward BreNTn in a
IsarutI-Et resort April lt was
GraUtr. new trial Saturdaf, by
Judge 3enries
Between 80 and 80 men. mS.t OF
tLtn n, or drnTt age. entered the police
school Monday. 60 take tuiiuiuE for
police dufN. It IL. the largest lass
lu months Police heads fear that
most ~ them VIII De drafted bee
tore they graduate. These men
hevD success -fully passed tho Divii
service examination.
Charged with shopilftiuE. two wo-
men md a man were taken from
their apartment on cREs-Ave- 0y
Detectives Cotter and D'hCefe, oat-
turday night Two trunks contain
ing the spuils ~ department store
counters were found and connsca-
ted The women are known as
LILLIAN Reid. 3s years old, and Arda
Klchm. 80. and The man is Charles
Reid LnliGn's husband.
since 30 many thousands Of Detroit
homes have been coRIicsN, the lob
hies of the hotels of the city. which
are opcn 10 the public have been
crowded with men seeking o. keep
warm. and 20 have an hours cosy
spauC- with the evening paper Tho
h9tel iohbfes are warm com Sorta ble
places wcil-lighted and well-heat-
cd. ana are becoming quite tho most
popular rendezvous In tho city.
Fred Parmeter was sentenced 10 SIX
months In the work house by Judge
Jcfrries Saturday for driving away
an automobile. This IL tho third
ttfup.Ic has been convicted FOR driv-
ing away machines. a sentence of
rs daye iu the wOrkhouFe was I'M
posed on Rryan NcByrd for shoot
Ing william Maslco in tho leg SIX
months earn vii ho served hy John
r Loclarrlla and Charles Carnegha
f.r tling plumbing fixtures
Activities OF Naval ReIief week. which
wnH marked ny the visit OF Sousa's
band from the Great Lakes naval
training station auxiliary of tho
fcr thc Michigan auxiliary OF the
Naval Relief societv. II rs on-
rouucrt The gross receipts were
S12hta32 and eNpenditureg were
$1Gl5t6. Most of this sum went
20 dtfray tho expenses ~ the band
The hparCis report was read iu
meeting OF the auxiliary. SunauF
Thrift stamps are "a he distributed
~ holiday gifts to every employe
- trr N9tr-tlc thcnter next week
instead ~ gold pieces T. IS be-
loycd hat many other Detroit the
aters business houses, factories
and corporatluns VIII follow suit
A few weeks ago government ofd-
Cialf 'n washington made the sug-
Ecstipn that tho purchase of thrift
stamps and their distribution as
christmas presents would help win
tho war and would prove an in
centve % many 20 save more.
H. y. OIds. automobile manufactures.
Of Lansing, has offered 60 iEnRce
Jan Paderew ski. famous Polish
pianist. tho use or 1000 acres at
Oldsuar Fla free OF charge. aR
efFo the FnHra ~ : n Nn0
Poles Paderew ski has raised 90
iEEt Germany. Ot1swar was
named fur Nr Olds. The town and
the farm property owned by the
Reolds Farms company aro located
on Tampa Bay. about ID miles west
~ Tampa There are railroad facil-
itieF and @ good automobile rond.
poEtmaster NnEcI ~ piRnnfnr 20 eS-
tnbilSh n littic pOstoffice on wheels
20 operate between Detroit
Toledo and way ports The postal
authorities in Wash n gton arc now
&. establishing suCh motor car aer-
vice in various parts ~ The cpun-
try and I Foefrnaater NaEel nnds
that the roads hetween here and
Toledo viii permit the plan wil+-be
put iute effect The driver ot the
motor truck will not only deliver
and collect mail in tho Villages
thru which he pGsseA but VII Eoll
stamps ana Issue and cash money
orders
Corporation Counsel DinwrntRn says
he viii ole suit IN the recorders
court e. compel the ID. II r. "a Nlo
wi.h The city complete achednles of
t.fs ~ trims ana mum ber OF cars
employed On each linz 'u ihT city.
The council asked for tho iuforma-
tlon two weeks ago hut the - I.
r. hn refused ~ The sNlf is ex
pected 90 estpb'lsh the legality OF
the city ordinance re0uirfnC the
r.Ntt4t tY Furnish the inforna-
it0n The purpose iE - discover
whether the railway hr4 improved
service as required by fhc council
Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon in uansiiton's chapel,
40 TOO Casa-ave. f0r Mra NsERl"
Dc Heas tiArper "a ruemhor ~ the
family of Count De Hsss 30 Alsl -o-
f.orro inc whose family "oRt ~
arms .s thc Same as thar nf fNe 'ity
81 Florence ITALY Mrs iisrpeI
was . UrHuHdnughtfr ~ General
DE ffass or MeNi ienu war fame and
uieee " l'rank nq iaE1. ho for
wears rrprcHent~d the United SfHfEs
Ia Jerusalem Mr. Harper iH aIr-
ViV+' bF her husband and hy ONE
dauGi t.r Mrs Emma Twcedr with
Wh1u sl.r made h-r home and ONE
son William. sloan
Mrs. WAY Mathews. Nevres-. -. drop
ped dead iu her honir No. trt tlln-
f1u-at saturday night. while llr
r. 80 -tamprd of thc hon' fh board
was attempting to vacciunfo hor hN
force The woman pleaded she unt
o. weak heart and refused ta faIfr
the treatment While fhe phyai-
clan was attempting to FaCciuate
ler shc f@if dead Coroner lIerk
Crcedou said d~nth ,gaa duo o.
heart failure. l1r St1hYrd was ac-
cuTupnntrf hv "a uul|rrrr1T and