Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-09
The Election Results

the Election Results
n ESULTs of Detroits Spring election were not par
N tcularly surprising
In the six units of the courts Of Wayne County
tanning nearly 40 judges only one incumbent was
displaced
This shows that the people of Detroit and Wayne
County wary of small states endorsed by special
privilege groups 1t shows they look unfavoraby
called 'plunker' candidates. II shows that they want
judges who will be judges for all of the people Appar
emily they satisfied the present judges are that kind
of judges.
There will be two new members in the Circuit Court.
One of them Thomas J. Murphy. is former circuit judge
with fine record His return to that bench undoubtedly
will be gratifying his fellow jurists, it was to the
public who returned him.
The other newcomer is Lila Neuenfelt, municipal
judge of Dearborn
Miss Neuenfelt will be the first ever to sit on
circuit bench in Michigan She will bring charm to the
austere precincts of the Wayne Circuit Court
A MONG several propositions submitted to thevoters
n perhaps the most important to approval were the
two state constitutional amendments which provide that
only registered sign petitions for constitutional
amendments and initiative and referendum proposals
Passage of these amendments definite improve
ment in governmental machinery They should con-
stitue the entering wedge for further legislation until
ultimately all petitions may be checked to validity
That would do away great extent with the rotten
petition racket which fourshes today where obviously
petitions showed Drazeny election
and the election officials poWeress 60 beyond their
face to prove forgery and fictitious signatures
DEFEAT of the proposal to purchase the Michigan
l. Consolidated Gas Company foregone conclu-
sion to the people abruptly and with too little
time for adequate study
Sponsored by the City Council and vehementy urged
bv that BODY it was doomed the moment the Herman
Gardens housing scandal broke with the resultant indc
ment of three members of the council.
The gas company yesterday promised better service
tic
Detroit gas stand to benefit substantially
A PPRovAL of the charter amendment permitting
n municipality owned parking lots opens avenue of
interesting experiment The amendment inspired by
complaints against the conduct of privately
owned parking lets downtown
Authority granted by the amendment allows the city
to buy and maintain parking lots for the public con-
venence 1t is contemplated that these lots will fringe
the loop district debated with feeder bus serv
ice from the lots to the loop center.
Should the experiment relieve the present frghtful
parking congestion in the loop it will be Godsend
DOLCE COMMISSIONER EAMAN a signal vic
tory against such supposedly potent foes the De-
troit Citizens League and the Detroit Bureau of
Governmental Research in reganing permission to run
his department pretty much he wants to far con-
promotions and retrements
The Times feels Commissioner Eaman won the fight
largely on his personal integrity
The Times supported the merit board plan which the
voters dtched Monday That because of wholesale
retirements forced by previous administration through
political pressure Commissioner Eaman is firm enough
advocate of civil principles to evolve safe
guard against wanton firing of key police officials for
political If he establishes such safeguard the
department morale will stiffen
FINALLY. the Times is glad Detroit voted against the
l retail sale of liquor Sunday
The vote didn't anything much because IT was
purely advisory and would have have been ratified by
the State Legislature.
But il would be an afront to MANY sincere church
goers
It would have added valuable ammunition to the
dot
bring prohibition back to Michigan.
BAERlNG DOWN ON The NEWS:
Those We're fhp DNys
By ARTHUR BUGS" BAER