The Detroit times., 1917-03-13
City News in Brief

tobacco that the deprivation Of IL
during the hours that they are on
duty IL a hardship.
oaIy four time. .snee January, Ieia.
hsve 8emk<Fs ef the Detroit police
department drawn their monthly
pay checks without having IS de-
Quoted as their assessment 20 the
Metropolitan Police Life Insurance
association. the police department
organization which pays death
dement's 20 the dependents OF ofn-
cers Three death BENEFITS OF $500
At the end OF this month and the
third viii be met In April
stnee the nrrt ef this year oez deaths
have been investigsted ~ the eer-
oners office and Indications are
that the coroners and three Assist
ants will DO more work this year
the coroner's Office. Automobile
accidents. slayings and suicides I'm
increased numbers. and the great
est number OF sudden natural
a constantly growing community,
have set the new record.
~ believe that the esantry has plenty
Of food ~ the people cssIa only get
AZ H." said a housewife. Monday.
1T r. stored up In elevators and
prices. that's all. See how fast
they got a trainioad OF nour from
Minneapolis when the riots oc-
cured In New York. Riots will be
the only. remedy left the people
soon. and then they'll say we are
law-breakers and eriminAla II
makes me sick"
Ferry girls belonging 90 the GiYts'
Friendly society, an EgiseoDsi or
ganizstion. are taking the hospital
course for Red Cross work IN De-
aWtN ~ nNR
employed in business Offices. The
society has formed a club for the
purpose OF assisting tho Pathnnd-
ers club. that organization which
s h.. srsn IN. e eSss,r1 IN and r:Ss.
the prisoners 90 become self-rs-
liant. law-ablding citi1ens
Frank y. Cannon. who wen statekeoS
for Utah and was the hrst Unitea
States senator from that state, and
James s. Martin, general super
association. will come 20 Detroit
Sunday 90 speak In Emmanuel Pres
byterian church on ''Mormonlsm
and poiysamy." Former Senator
Cannon made the upbullding OF the
Mormon church his ssriy NE . wors,
when II adopted tenets OF polyg-
amy. 20 which he could not sub
scribe The meeting will take
place at 3 D. m
The city hall elevator. that antfxusted
ptece Of mechanism thst stands I'm
the center OF the still more ancient
city building. had another spAsm
Of ats and starts. with q green
man In charge, the elevator started
upward from the third moor. altho
~ was the operators intention that
"a should 20 down He gave the
lever a quick Jab and II dropped
% feet while women screamed and
men shouted instructions at the
operator. Then OF a sudden II
seemed 20 hit something between
the FIRST and second floors and came
TO a stop 90 suddenly that passen-
gers thought they had reached the
Basement
Henry Leach, % troop We \. Bey
seoass OF America. was raised Go
the rank OF Star Scout at the
annual review Of the troop In the
FORREST Presbyterian church Mon
day night This title IL given only
20 those who have attained the
badges and ave other badges for
special merit, which means about
four years work. There are three
star scouts now In this troop. the
others being John J. Super. scout
master and Clarence Mcmillan.
chief patrol leader. The troop now
has IS members. The program for
the evening included an exhibition
OF scout work and a review OF the
troop by A Douglas JAMESON
scout commissioner OF Detroit and
H. l.. Eddy. national held scout
commissioner.