The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-02
City News in Brief

rides a luncheon and river trips
The Detroit delegates viii leave
with the visitors on the Buffalo
boat
Thomas Tsvomey. windsor business
man, has stnrfed suit In the Ontario
supreme court 20 set aside the will
of his father. Michael TWomey. for
rner mayor OF Windsor. who left
an estate 81 about $4,000. He
3 charges that his brother. Maurice
Twomcy. 81 Windsor used undue
influence on the father when the
viii was made. The Lite Sisters
OF the Poor. Of Detroit. and other
charitable Institutions benefited by
the Will.
All spanish wnr veterans who are not
members Of camps, and who wish
10 participate IN the parade in
honor OF Secretary Of the Treasury
MrAdoo, VIII meet in The office ~
rharios 1. Bartlett, commander OF
Detroit Camp No TO- Monday and
Tuesday evenings at Z o'clock The
veterans viii assemble IN Grand
circus park at l.t5 o'clock Wednes-
day afterpoon for the parade, which
starts a. a;l5 o'clock. Il Is an
nounccd.
H.man Greenberg, Of No. cT0 Ferry
ave. east. naturnIixed Russian.
asked Henry y. Van Slembrouck.
IN charge Of naturalization work IN
the county clerks Office. 20 change
the date OF his birth on his citizen
ship papers Friday. that he might
come within the draft axe. In
stead Of being more than ~ as the
papers indicated, GrecnberE Is 20
he said As several score aliens
have wanted 60 Ret their papers
chnn-nd- that thep bag b. hAA- AFE4f-t
from registration, Mr.. Van STEM
brouck accommodated Greenberg
gladly
city Treasurer was Koch beEnn the
sale Of I0,05S parcels 90 land in the
recently annexed districts or
SprinFwells Greenfield and Ham
tramck townships because Of UNI
paid taxes. Several thousand per-
sons who own building lots in
these districts have neglected 20
pay their taxes 10 the city. appar-
entity ignorant OF the fact that city
taxes now are levied against their
property. Tax title purchasers
e were greatly in evidence Friday
and those who have not settled
their taxes viii have - bcker
with the tax title men unless they
act promptly.
Judge Arthur =. TuttIe was thanked
profu-cly by three relatives OF
Jesse J. Thompson. who pleaded
guilty 60 robbine n freight car that
was part Of an interstate shipment,
after tho court had given Nhe
months ln the House OF Correc-
ton. Friday afternoon Prior to
the arraignment they had pleaded
with the fudge for leniency and
the six months term WAS "A much
lighter sentence than might have
been imposed Thompson was mr.
rested IN 1916. released on $500 bail
and left the city lie recently was
located and brought back 10 face
trial.
aa.... 500 .atts.-. swo,.. a.. x.t..
Institutions Of the city were the
guests OF Detroit lodge ~ Flks
Friday afternoon. IN the new Elks'
temple. at the fifteenth annual May
party Entertainment features ~
various kinds were provided for
tho children. tho program closing
with the serving Of ice cream and
cake and the distribution OF boxes
81 candy. The committee OF ar
rangcmcnts included a. w Carkcck.
J. l. Doyle. Louis p. Karl. Joseph
y. Henry. Edward TssDOuccr. John
Y loherty. Mrs. A. McLoGan. Mrs.
Walter Black, Mrs. Edward JaDou-
Ger and Mrs. Joseph Mucr.
James ". Moore, Of the Temple thea
ter. has turned over HE 0o-foof
fast motor cruiser "Aithca" 10 the
" S. government for use as a pa
troll boat. The boat has been used
hy Mr. Moore as n pleasure craft
for tho last three years. and IL ht-
ted Np. TOY accommodate 10 rersonr
onN a cruiAc I'm parting with the
boat n feel as N 7 were losing an
old friend" says Nr. Moore. II
have had more real pleasure and
relaxation on that boat than In all
the rest 81 my life. am fond ~
the water and loved that boat 30
we'll that don't think I will ever
want 20 have another" The AL
thea" has been IN the government
service for the last month. hut n
nal ARA nrenents for her transfer
from Mr.. Moore we're not made un-
al Friday afternoon