The Detroit times., 1917-02-01

Miss Bessye Barnett will give vocal
selections. accompanied by Miss
Gertrude Beisman on the ukalele.
Admission Is free.
That the msrket for wayne county
resl estate ts stiii sctfve 10 iudi-
Gated by the report OF otto Stoll.
register OF deeds for January. For
the month there were 1908 deeds
MED. or nearly 1000 more than for
the same month last year. 1nere
were 3.osi mortgages. or ss9 more
than , for the preceding January,
amounted to ss.Tstis. an increase
OF ti.ss1ei.
TIE ks.sss club Of Detroit will heis
hs fesrth sanusi seetisg Friday
night In the pafiors of the Wood
ward-ave. Presbyterian church.
Frank T. Lodge will be among the
guests OF honor and will deliver
a speech. IAEht refreshments will
be served and officers will be
elected for the ensuing year. Ma
tives OF the sun Flower state now
living or visiting In Detroit are
welcome.
Postmaster WiIiisn ,. Nasei was sd-
vtsed wednesday. that motion pie
ture iims may now be admitted 10
the mails The postmasters are
directed 10 give particular atten-
ton TO the transmission OF the
nlms. and consult with exhibitors
and exchange managers as 10 the
best means OF obtai ning effective
service. Because OF the imam
mable nature OF the MINIS. they
have been barred from the mails
until the present.
Win Regulation psndtnG 20 In
crease the numb< OF circuit judges
because OF the continually increas-
ing amount OF litigation. q record
"A aaf
day In the county clerks ofnce.
Forty-two new cases were started.
the average I'm the past having
been 20 and 80 day. While AZ
cases were Med. only ~ cases
were wound up In the courts.
W. " Males and others. who early
last summer paid ss,so7 from their
completion OF the temporary Belle
Isle bridge under the bid OF the
Gambler Dredge a Dock company.
have applied TO the council COM
mittee on ways and means for re-
endorsement. Mayor Marx has In
rnittee that he believes Mr.. Kales
and his associates should be paid
the money. inasmuch as the dona-
ton was a public-s spirited act that
prevented delay In the bridges
construction.
wesi~y md Nett Durham. II and ~
years old. r~spectively, and sons Of
Mrs. Elizabeth Durham. No. sSs
Lorraine have erts biished
new record for misfortunes The
two youngsters. typical American
boys In every way have suffered
seven fractures of either arms or
legs in the last four years. about
one TO every six months Broken
arms and legs are but small part
OF the familys misfortune. \ few
years ago the father died. Last
week Neil suffered another fall on
a slippery walk and has frac-
tured arm. The home took nre
last Tuesday. and was badly dam
aged.
Michigan Authovs' league nnd err
sanizer OF the league In this state.
has been asked 10 resign all off,
cisl connection with the league by
Its parent body. the Authors
League Of America. Mr.. Zeigen
natly declines. lie says that the
Michigan authors don't care a snap
OF their ringers for the national
league, and would just as soon not
belong to ". but that inssmuch as
the national body has accepted the
membership fees OF the Michigan
body 10 the extent ot, 1850 he
guesses the charter cannot legally
be cancelled. Some time ago the
national league notified the Michi-
gan league IL was fired.
A jury which took ID upon itself 40
split q verdict. brought q ruling OF
the supreme court Wednesday
which set aside it's decision. The
Law says that co-defendants must
settle Judgment between them
selves. while ~ jury In Judge Codd =
court awarded $1,000 against the II.
I H.. and $1,000 against N" Good
Roads Construction company In
favor az " iliism Rathbone. Rath-
bone was hurt tn a collision be-
tween an interurban car and
steam follcr near Mari sNille In
lnVs KAthbon. presented himself
"Wednesday In Judze Colds court
- have a verdict rendered within
the law.
temple. Mystic shrine. viii
initiate a tRrRe class OF candidates
into the temple Friday evening.
under the direction OF PotentRte
William u. Wood. Several hum
dred Shriners and their ladies from
other cities Will be the guests OF
Moslem for the ceremonies While
the initiation IL taxing place. the
ladies will be entertained at
theater party In the Wa shington.
10 see Annette KellermRnn I'm "A
Daughter OF the Gods" At IL
o'clock all will Join in dancing
party and supper IN the Hotel
Statler. A banquet at o'clock
will pTecede the initiation ceremo-
nial In the Masonic temple.
Friend. OF clara ward. or the Pria-
cess Ckimsy. who died recently In
Italy. are Indignant about q story
that appeared In Detroit paper
10 the effect that she was buried In
the Potters field. A close friend
OF the family IN responsible for
"a a. nFtnENQa
was buried as she lived and In
strict keeping with her extravs-
CANT mode OF life. Instructions
were sent 20 the American consul
In Venice. together with unlimited
funds. by American relatives, and
the consul personally supervised
the obsequies which took place In
Padua, Italy. The will OF the prtn-
cess r. on nle In Chicago where
}her estate IL now being prooated.
al m hers Of the Thirty-arst MicAi-.
eaa iafautry, recently mustered
out OF the United states after
seven months OF Mexican border
duty. who have been taken Into
the government employ In the De-
troit postoY sce, have a tendency 10
SOLDIER on the job, Postmaster
william J. NaGel says. II have
found that many OF the boys don't
like work." said the postmaster.
II have obtained some very good
motor truck drivers from among
the members OF the regiment A.
long ks they are on the drivers
seat they seem 20 he content but
when asked TO get down and rustic
q few mail bags and parcels. IL an
entirely different proposition How
ever. a fow are meeting the re-
quirements Of the service sats-
fsctorlly.'