The Detroit times., 1917-03-15

observes NJ n~ns~r~ Of the De-
troit Board Of Commerce and their
families In the auditorium OF the
board building Friday. students
OF the Detroit high schools also
will be present MOVING pictures
OF life AT the university. together
with pictures OF prominent univer-
sity men and athletic sports. are a
part OF the program. The speaker
will be Prof. John Y. Brurnm. OF the
historic department The Univer-
sity dlee club will furnish part or
the musical program.
TIE pxs~ssesi vniue 90 the work Of
the smnnteipai y~creation eommis-
sion was defended Wedne Sday BY
Ira W. Jayne. chairman OF the COM
mission. who spoke before tho sales
force OF the II A. Jones Real iss-
tate company At their weekly meet
ing In Hotel fuller. MI Jayne
told the real estate men that the
recreation commission was safe
guarding the future morals OF the
city and hence its real estate val
uea. He also spoke I'm favor OF
court OF domestic relations for the
city.
Mary Lepps brought q HANDBAG fall
Of her hair 60 Justice sellers court
"wednesday Her husband had
pulled "a from her head. she said.
John Leppa. the husband, on the
other hand. wanted the judge tp
feel the hairless bumps on his head
where he said his wife had hit him
with a poker and humps OF coal
Mary charged John with not sup
porting herself and her SIX child
rem. Justice Sellers eNtraSted
promise on both sides 20 let the
others hair alone and put Leppa
on probation for six months.
Tn. ar.s number Of 'srhe ruNPayer.r
n new political paper. O. out. n f.
published BY the Taxpayers asso-
citation. N Will be published month
~ from the office % tho Taxpay-
ers' Publishing company. No. SIS
penobscot building. The little pub
lication 10 conducted by the officers
az the assoc alton. who are Richard
Halson. president. Frederick +. Mc.
Cain. secretary, and George ~
KeyAa treasurer. The purpose -
20 urge such legislation and gov
eminent ss will tend 60 keep taNee
down. The paper says Of ITSELF
that ~ IL mon partisan and non
sectarian.
young person whs moved into
aoun f-p proof downtown apartment
60 escape the y. Y. ". fed into tho
office this morning, and described
his new plight as follows II am
bounded on the north BY a phonp-
graph. which comes 90 bat every
evening with the Marsella ise. on
the south 'bv Die Wncht Am
Rhine on the west hy a hallway
fuit ~ slnr0r ming doors. ON the east
by courtyard fuil - amorous
cats uuH tin cans. Above me Is
man who has wch kpcvn Tor syn
copated melodies There is ONLY
ono place 60 So.
The use Of the y. ". G. a. indoor
rtnr range has been given 60 ser
Eeant Wedge. 81 the United states
Marine corps. recruiting station
No. 3. Monroe-ave.. where aiming,
triCwer pulling and lectures on
rife shooting viii be the principal
activities. Many women have APP
iarv win be formed for them Al
some future time 70 ia proposed
that this club shall shoot against
other organizations for trophy
Mary uarines already experts,
have made good records with the
heavy army rife. Notwithstanding
it's heavy reccil.
-Thr norsats are morr than mere
grower. Of dowerS these days.
said woman with an eye for
beauty. They are real artists. Just
look at their Windows They have
arranged their offerings with ex-
ouisite taste and rare simplicity.
They also have little scenes which
remind one OF fairy tales There
IL one now In the window OF one OF
IN. beet known florists. II reminds
one Of Eve In the Garden OF Eden
And there II man further up
town who arranEes his flowers on
black velvet background and does
other original things all very
charming. I always look out for
-
On the top OF refrtrer.fsr On q vir-
Gfnis Psrk Residence the ether
morning stood n whisky bottle with
a glass beside II. and card lean
ing up against the bottle, which
read Help yourself. Mr.. Iceman.
q testotallsr at that. 30 he pounded
around On the deserted kitchen un-
tiI a maid appeared. when he de-
msnded his tickets instead OF the
profrered booEe. The man learned
that ~ had been the regular Gus
tom In this particular residence 10
treat" the ieeman. And the ice
man on that delivery route was dis
charged Saturday for habitual
drunkenness and failure 20 make
bis calls
Cost 90 runssns tke sssy In IsIT-Is
VIII be sh~ws ~ D~y cent. more
than year ago. city officials say.
from 10 20 20 per cent. higher than
last year. mainly because Of in
creased cost OF labor and materials
Bids for all work contemplated by
the city for the ensuing year are
uniformly higher than those OF
1915. Sewer bids opened wednes-
day by the department OF public
works were 30 per cent higher
than the price charged for the same
class OF work str months ago. The
FIRE dsoartment asks 10 per cent
more. the department Of public
works 20 per cent. the water de-
partment ~ per cent. and the board
OF education is per cent.
while Mrs. Anna Msy Haines told
Judge Miner % the ahortcomia9s
81 her husband. Harry Haines
from whom she sought a divorce
"wednesday. the most interested lis
tensr was one Albert II. Craven
Craven didn't want 20 see the suit
miecRrry. Before the ink from
Judge Miners pen was dry on the
decree Craven accompanied the
newly made Divorce triumphantly
20 the marriage license clerks Of
nee Then they went down another
floor 20 Justice Marachner's Office
and were married. In her divorce
suit Mrs Haines charged her hus-
hand with bignmy. She had had
him Jailed IN Canada, she said and
he deserted her on hts release. She