The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-08
City News in Brief

opener and packer In the customs
service will be held at the post
office In Detroit Dec. s.
Elmer TeckmAn. No. 1925 GratIot-
ave-. accidentally shot his father,
Ernest. - years old. In NO. tl8
Gratiot-aVe., w ednesday night. The
man was taken 70 Receiving hospi-
tai. suffering from flesh wound.
They were examining a revolver.
Benjamin ". Gordon. nm attorney of
Whiting. Ind, has been appointed
by Walter q. Piper 10 take charge
OF his insurance department. the
change having become effective
Nov. L. lie IS a graduate OF tho
University 81 Detroit and tho Uni
Nersfty OF Michigan. and has been
practicing law for several years.
The Tippecanoe Athletic club adopt
ed new bylaws "wednesday night.
In a meeting In Hotel Statler. Plo-
ncer members not paid up by Nov
10 will be suspended. 10 "a am
nounced The club now has a mem
bership of i.t0S and seeks 20 make
II $500 by Nov. -, the date Of the
annual meeting.
Holder. OF tickets for the concert ny
Efrem ZimbnIist. the VioliniSt, on
Thursday evening In the armOry
will have 90 pay the war tax or
10 per cent The concert IS the
third number in tho Philharmonic
course The tax must be paid AZ
the door by holders ~ course tick
cts or when tickets are purchased
NJ the box office In Hudson's music
store the tax is paid there aud the
ticket so stamped.
ter OF Mrs. y. u. Franklin. No. 100
Gladstone ave .--wh0 died Wednes-
day. IN SauIt Ste Marie viii be
brought 20 Detroit for interment
in Woodlawn cemetery, Friday
Mrs HAST Is survived by her moth
er two brothers Charles and Harry
Franklin. and two sisters, Mrs.
Kathryn Thorp and Mrs Q. :. Hoag.
all OF Detroit
George 4. Prcscott. Michigan food
dictator. has issued warning 20
Detroit people against an impostor
who is going around collecting
funds ostensihiy for food conser-
walton work Mr. Prescott SAYS the
man has been working IN BAY city.
Royal oak and Detroit Walter a,
Saner. OF Royal oak, recently gave
the mn n 81 The plea liz that he is
engaged by the govcrumont that
he gets no salary. hut must pay
his assistants from funds he coli
leCts.
Can't Dewitt W. Chamberlain. son Of
Lewis Chamberlnin, of Detroit, has
been promoted 60 major iu Inc reg
ular army his father IA been inc
formed Major Chamberlain is now
on duty with the quartermaeters
corps IN tine transport sery ice at an
Atlantic port He is graduate ~
Central high school and has been
IN the army service since the be-
ginning OF the Sp8nl sh- American
war. His father WAS hrst lieuten-
mt and adjutant OF the Twenty
fourth Mich gan infantry
Librarian Adam Strohm paid his SEQ
ond visit 10 Judge Connolly's grand
fury Wednesday afternoon. and
spent more than n hour in Tho in
qusition cham her T. ThIerv
and r. :. Piggius. members OF the
library commission also were called
as witnesses William Collins
ledger clerk in the Fupplv yards Of
the water board. was called We'd
nesday afternoon. other witnesses
were John NJ McKerchy. formerly
connected with one OF the rity's
largest building companies and
Detective Sergeant Edward Mite
Fully 20 Polish men and women
allied Mayor Mnrx's office Wcdnea-
day afternoon. complaining u
alleged overcharging and other un-
professional conduct on the part OF