The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-31
City News in Brief

The wemsa Tsxpsy~r.' league held
its regular monthly meeting In
the board room OF the board Of
education building "Wednesday at
ternoon.
Members OF the Detroit open forum
~nt~rtsined Dr. Harold Marshall.
director OF the Melrose. Mass.
forum. In the Board OF Commerce.
Tuesday noon.
The Detroit marine postefdc~ st go
foot OF Third-st.. formerly efneisiiy
known as station E. has o een
station" Notice has been sent 20
all vessel owners by william J.
Nagel. postmaster.
away not buy brad By the foot"
asked n heus~ke~per 30 she watched
the baker boy carrying In the long
French loaves "Over In Paris you
can buy just as much or as little
bread as you want. They cut IL
or to measure"
Thru subsidiaries In II cities and
town. the American Public utiii.
ties company sent out 2l.5TS. 900
cubic feet % gas during the week
ending Jan. 20. an Increase Of -
2s7.000 cubic feet over the corre-
spending period In 1918.
The knights Of Eauity will install
ofneers for the wear In the X. OF
preme President John A oDwyer
will conduct the ceremony. A
smoker and entertainment will fol-
low.
The nrst annual ssle~ ceuveutien Of
the representatives of the Trus-
Con laboratories OF the United
States. H. being held Ia the Hotel
satier. Delegates are here from
all over the country. Various
Trus-Con products are TO be dis
cussed during the meeting.
~ suppose we shall have 40 wait for
another thnw 60 clear on the
streets" said an auto driver We'd
nesday morning. There II Just
room enough between the car track
and the curb for a machine now.
and when you have TO stop you
climb miniature rocky mountain.
Such Is life In the city where life
IS supposed 20 be worth living
Congr~.-msa Frank ". Doremus has
s<ked Judge Connolly Co call the ~
t@ntion or young men more than
20 wears old. and who live on the
east side, 10 the fact that he can
nli some vacancies In the Annapolis
naval academy Young men who
would like 10 enter the naval
academy may get particulars from
Judge Connolly.
10 years has been attorney for the
Travellers Insurance and other In
suTance companies. and OrVtiie ".
Foster. Jr.. who has been associAt-
81 with him for the last four years.
have formed partnership for
the practice Of the law with Offices
AT No. 1854 Penobscot building
Member. OF the Builders a Traders
ExchsnE~ VIII hold the,v rn-uri
dinner Thursday. in the Hotel Tui-
Ter. &. NJ Roehm. 81 Roehm a Das-
idson. viii act as toastmaster.
Mayor Marx. Fred Guenther Judge
Alfred J. Murphy. W. g. Malcomson
and others viii he among the
guests Arrangements have been
made for cabaret entertainment
Two cases OF mushrooms aEure In ~
suit brought Tuesdry In r1rruit
court against tho Southern Pacific
and the Chicago, Milwaukee
- Paul railroads by Joseph Cohen.
who claims that his cargo Of deli
cacies spoiled thru delay In de-
livery After being In transit for
more than month the mush-
rooms were mouldy when they
r~~ched here according to- Cohen.
who asks 1900.
WHEN you walk down Woodward
ave. past business houses devoted
~ various branches Of the auto
mobile industry. you wonder how
Detroiters ever lived before tho
motor car came into existence.
SIN there are those who yearn for
the good old days when every
man who could AFFORD IL kept n nag
IN the barn. eating It's head OF. so