The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-15

EAteasive impvevenssts have been
Savior. OF which the Rev. DTaytOn
W. Blsske IL rector. A massive
Gothic vestibule will be among the
betterments.
Edward Fetter.. 90 years old. was
feasd dead On bed In hi. homo. No.
$40 Brush-st.. Wednesday night
Coroner Rothacher pronounced
death due 10 natural causes. Mr.
Fetters was cousin OF Edward
A. Fetters. Detroit florist.
Increased sface work and changes In
the city engineers efnce incident
10 the large amount OF sewer work
contemplated for the coming sum
XddI,ion. I 10 m. .no.n..rs stan
and several office changes were
granted by the common council
Tuesday night. and tho funds re-
auired were transferred.
TIE eesneii hss granted the transfer
Of $4,000 TO the fsnd for the cree
the city receiving hospital with
the s4S. 900 that the board OF health
now has on hand for this addition.
the work will be started at once.
The building OF the nurses home
will greatly lessen the congestion
In the hospital building. where the
nurses have been living.
Pile drivers hsve been ststisned st
several pofnts along the riversiae
poration In oiibway for the con-
struetion OF docks. which 10 TO be
commenced soon. The corporation
10 planning new sewerage and wa
tate transactions followed the ar
rival OF the pile drivers. IL IL said.
TIE "ceurtesy" system OF bringing
offenders inte recorders court 20
answer TO violations OF the trafnc
ordinances didn't show up partieu-
that tho idea was given a tryout.
or IS persons given notices 20 ap-
pear. only 20 were on hand. Be
tween now and Saturday all who
failed 10 appear will be summoned
In the usual manner.
Rsehars Jsseph. 81 Ne. 1874 Niehi-
Gss-sve.. insisted that he Wouldn't
clean the cellar under his barber
shop. even for President Wilson.
much less for the board OF health.
~ Jail. however. he told Recorder
Connolly Wednesday that he would
clean up before Friday. He was
released.
Esvin Hswissd BIsshaeia. widely
known ne . murui painter. will
troit Museum OF Art next Monday.
at o'clock. Mr. Blashneid has
been visiting Cincinnati. Chat
tanooga kansas City. Madison and
HIS lecture In Detroit will be on
Modern Tendencies In Art
Becssss the new ssnieipsi esuyt
suiIaisg IL .ssrtnF, ee.y'eti:n.
psrtment OF public works. has ask
duties of purchasing agent 20 those
OF the present carstaker of the
municipal court bsildinGs. The
commissioner has requested the al
$4,000 q year. which has been auth
orixed.
Mem b~rs 81 the DetrOft Ames1eansss-
ton executive committee which
met with Miss Anne Rhodes. OF
New York. expert In the National
AUGMENTATION committee. We'd
nesdsy. made plans TO give 5000
foreign women OF Detroit an OPP
portunity to attend the afternoon
and night class In the Detroit
schools.
-If sny ese needs . little extra
fyesA ssr." ssiA Mr.: r.ultanser
"Wednesday evening. let him wait
for Log Cabin car out near Pal
mer park around o'clock In the
evening. And ~ he wants TO catch
a train on the Michigan Central.
let him hire q taxicAb. for the
tination before the car marked
depot comes along"
Just Why SOC yeusg men. whose
trousers are too shsrt anyway,
feel impelled to turn them up q
few inches these cold mornings Is
problem which some ono may
be able to solve" said the crouch.
Perhaps Il IL for the same rea-
son that girls wear fur rugs about
their shoulders on hot summer
days while perspiring humanity Is
suffering from the humidity"
old soldier. VI. previously have
been enemptes from paying taxes
on their homesteads now face the
possibility OF being assessed. Their
property has been exempted In the
pact TO the amount OF $1,000 when
the assessment was less than ga
900. with tho higher rate ordered
by the tax commission 10 IL proba-
bic that many OF the valuations
Will be boosted about $4,000. which
makes the exemption clause in
valid.
In ante of thu high eat Af -Ii~t~s,
which dsusied the price of vaIen-
tines. the usual number were sent
thru tho malls In Detroit yester-
Nothing can dsmp Sen ,h Do. sraor Of
love- the poet declares. and We
will go without food before the es-
lestfal IRE will be quenched.' In
mostly Of the oid-fashioned va
riety-lace paper on fragile under
pinnings. poised oupids. etc.
C"pt. Aivfn Hicks. veteran police ct
feer. whe 10 the mayors special
hodyguard. II collector and custo-
dian OF the many picture relics
that and their way TO the walls OF
the mayors domain. He has scout
ed for months In order 20 get like
nesses OF some OF Detroits mayors
back IN the early days. His latest
stunt YES s, to h"ys Rrs..rved pic;
Detroit In 1898 which had become
rather shoddy from hanging for
many years on the office walls. He
has had ~ retouched and reframed.
The German merfesn hank. In the
neGrsw building. has hung over
lined In electric bulbs. Edward
Yentsch. cashier. explained thar
the name OF the Institution had
been the subject ~ some comment
aimee the diplomatic rupture be-
tween the United States and Ger
many. and the. Gag was displayed
60 emphasize the fact that the bank
and all connected with IL are true
Americans
Members OF the Miekissr Retail
Hardware Dealers sssocfstfss
held an exhibit OF their wares open
TO the public In the Armory wed
nesday night and q great many
In stove pipes. garden hose and
tea STEAMERS AZ the business SEES
sion In Hotel statler. Wednesday
afternoon addresses were made nv
Horstio Earle ~ Detroit. and y
r. Moon Of Chicago The annual
neetins will continue all week
q. W. Dfrkinser. general msrsser