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WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 21. 1917. REHASH OF P.M.TAHELE !S SOUGHT Rep. Read Would Again Bring Ques tion Before House 1 A MANY NEW BILLS LAUNCHED Scott Has Non-Partisan Election Amend ment Ready U: H / . < ALS'QS [Stuff Cos rr etpon Jer • Detroit Tine*) KANSINC. Mull . Jan Rep fi.'vaias Head, of Oceana county, in tend* to brink 'h*- Per* Amrquett* railroftd situation n*'lot*- tl*»* legit* laturo sgatn bhir winter Mi* roxd uar figured in legUUMv e ptoce«*d mgs Uumorog tim* *. and > .11 u m ;bc hand- of receiver Hep Fl»n;d v. .1! v. K to li.ive a (OtumL-alon n.*vjcd to find how the mate ran take <»v»-r Per*' Mir rjuettc and rnr l s Hi:* move will bring up the 1-MU c*f Mate .»wn«r ship of railroad* -lua n .«n*l m > develop uq> of tim big battles of the mm ion Hen at «yt (;»■ . •_ S>ot of Detroit will brink up ,moth* i much dt* miMed pro} r>- it ion m connection with hi* char* r election bill whi'-h he plane *o introduce this afternoon Provision will be made in on* amendment for the holding of non partisan election* and the use of the preference! ballot n citbv* th«* want to up* them \noth*r amend m*Di will provide that a rhar’er commleaton may rr»n«i«i of mm members, elected at large. Instead of one member from each ward of a city Ftoth houses of the legislature re «:jm*d w*«*-lon* Inst evening The -enate had not met |aM week. m*n* h*r< being away on trip* to s’ate In-'itnflons. As on-> result of th•• Ir •.rips ih*» omnibus appropriation bill to provide the general fund of th* stale th* money needed for main feriance < xpenses, whs introduc. and Tb* omnibus bill calls for $1.3*2 |.| ?*. in 191S, and $1,472 43.*. 92 In I*ll9. .-4»nafor Janies C Wood, of Man 1-t.rjue. Introduced a Joint rent lo tion to amend the constitution so hat the fate may pay as high a $.V0(»O a year to th* secretary of state, the auditor-genera] and th. siate treasurer These three ofll « ials are held to $ ’ *.uo salaries be the constitution The Wood atnei .1 rnen* doe** not raise th* salaries b»i yfln s:v.ftfiO as the maximum salat' to he paid Secretarv Aylward of th* »rn t* and rierk Pierce of the house for inallv hied their report on the elo tion and registration laws of th* fate which *he v prepared by order of the last legislature Senator Koehler of Detroit. h. .1 his resolution reijurating congress to place an enihargo on foods!ufT p'aced on the tabl* Hep l.ew is introduced a hill »ha' would amend the present law limit ng capitol clerks to $1,200 salarlc-. >nd lift th* maximum to $1 400 ]t *!»o would raise ihc minim'im sal arie* from $*«00 to SSOn a tear hppropnat ion* of s;s.mo ,'r,r maintenance and llis.onn for n< w milages. Ik at mg plant and otli**r Improvements were asked for th* tuberculosis sgnltorlum at lfow.ll, together with a deficiency ftpprop-i a*lon o f $ :,..os An approprlati n of f2M..)9f! wa« a*k**d to build the Central Michigan sanltorlnm a* Midland where land was obtained hv the stale several years aio f. r iherrulosi* sanltorium purpose* Hep Raton of Saginaw. int*o and iced a bill taklrg the limit oft *h* number of perch fishermen nt iv #a*ch They are limited to 2f> nov It has heen computed that tie av age individual In the ch ille*d world usea eight matches a day Three millions of them are struck C *\crv niirctc of the year j lE—^^T**r r ' v■■•.• -? 1} 4 I|B K. X Isl ' j* k fl ■ Ii 1 H BMi^gfet. fl ■ ■ ■ Vj Mj gjl m '^BEjjjpr- HAMMOND BUILDING S 2. Cor. Fort and Oriawold B»r**et* UNCLE SAM HAS JOBS FOR GUARDS WASHINGTON. Jan 24 The (lilted Stai* 1 ' employment bur»*«tu Til*- da> iiuuuuui *-d that it has com with tit*- war depart m* nt to obtain * mployment for Na tional Guardsmen returning from th*- border, who may be out of wot k MRS. MARY MOODY DIES FOLLOWING BRIEF ILLNESS Mr Mary K Moody, wife of Sam ml M Mood), and an active worker in the Fir*' Preguyterlan church. dl* and Monday noon In her home No 144 l.tuhrop-ave . following a brief din* Mr-* Mood' was < hamneii of the ho»;:.* and supplies commit t*e of the young Womens hon •• . and was interested In many charila ble wntrrprU*** Her husband t eonne* *ed with tn* N> wcomb Krn'i rott company Mr- Mood) was the daughter of JoJh ph It and Jan* Sutton Ba.il. pion*« rs of Independence township. Oakland county She is survived hv th** following children Hesri* U. I, Karl John Ft, and Tw Philip i' Moody and Mrs V Ftm n«t i Funeral ••f * ice' will be held W*dn* dx\ afternoon, a' 2 o'clock. In th*' lannly residence Interment in Woodlawti cemetery will he pri V(.K Lew s Insures employes < IH7I.SK X Mich. Jan 7 Fr***l K. J.*"is load o! the concern man uf.icturlng th** Holller Fight e-*r. li a * pr**'*ni**l an insurance policy to each of his employes The poli cies toial a quar'ei of a million do! lar . and w cr< p!g* ed w ith th** Northern \-siiran*e company thr i Mrs Ffn*li Wood. l**trntt represen tati vc Homer Warr*o Recovering Homer Warren, who has been ill in his luune. No 77>* Kaa* ave . for a fortnight. Is slowly convHl**'<ing, al tho still *onfined to his room Mr. Warr*«n was threatened with bron chial pneumonia. To add still (Greater Interest to our , Annual Sale prices on many articles have been further reduced, and many additional items have been included. K.'tablishe-i Ovei 50 <;u Loans on Homes Ih i Complin) doe* not 10.-m on Commercial rif*ks. It* loan- are restricted h\ law to First Mortgages * ecu rod bv impio\*d F{«.al Estate Our method of busine- - **n.ihle* us to psv ON SAVINGS Ask for Booklet Resources over $3,200,000 Orgsmied 1M? TVntional 3goan & llnuraiment Otompaim 120-1 Farwell Itldß.. Detroit. Savings Bank Business Men's Reserves More and more, business men are seeing the advantage of having a savings account entirely apart from their business bank accounts. Moderate weekly deposits are not missed. Yet in a year or two a really valuable re serve is well u\or way. Put this Com monwealth Ftynk on your pay roll. Pay us $o or $lO a week and you will have added a feature of protection to your busi ness affairs that will give you anew sense of confidence and security. We add in t crest. A * OFFICERS .1 W Mc« At'SKY. President FRANK WOI.F, We President COMFORT A TVI.KR, VlrrPtf^idm) v UFT» If TAI-IWIT < Hfh.r* HEARING ON UTILITIES BILL. PLAN 0 pen Discussion of Measure To Be Provided LEE TO ASCERTAIN HOW CITY IS HIT General Clearing of Air Expected After Thre.shinß Out nv ii’. t .4 f,\o.\. (Staff (ones port dent Detroit Ti»im) KANSINQ, Mich. Jan. 24 The Wiley public utilities biii, of which ere has he* n much UlsCil4sioii aihr* It was mlroduced in the house, ii- to be made the feature of puldh In aring' to b* held in th* near future Assistant < orporaflon Counsel Jam**** H I er, of Detroft. her* o look into all the phases of the utili tl**s hill and to see how they affei t fhcrolt. plans to get some light -m th* eity'i* present stains and stattia iin*ler th* n< w bill, if th* let ter becomes law and to ascertain exactly what change.- should be made. The hill would transfer the pres ent “'ate railroad commission to th* 1 new public utillti** commission. Mr. J>*<- plans to ask the railroad com mission at th*- public hearings to gn * an exact statement in reg-ed to where the city's right* • nd and the state s rights b* gin in matter afC * ling public service corporai mn With this information, if it can 1 bad • xactly iNefroit officials will b< able to flniri on how th* propelled new measure will affect the city, either in the way or increasing Its powers over stre. t railways, tele phones and other public utilities or Til »ificing I*pr* >< ht power i. Also Mm air may he cleared aome what In regard to Just what are the city’s rights and powers at the pres cut time, under tbe existing Ihws. IJ. S. MAY MAKE ALL NAVY STEEL VAKHINGTON\~ Jan. 24. A fed eral steel plant, to supply, wholly or in i*att. th** n*-*ds of the United Stales navy, is "under conaldera tion*' by Ihe navv department, Sac reiary of the Navy Daniels said to the United Pr* i sa The recent pronounced underbid ding of Ani«'riran steel plants bv an llrglish firtu for th* stipidy o f trmor piercing shells, gave rise to consideration of such a project BROCHURE TELLS OF DETROIT TRUST COMPANY WORK Tbe [a-iron Trust company has issued ,t small brochure explaining Hie details of it-- function as trans- Ur agent and regi-tiar of stock in a corpora'ion Tlif trust company attends to the Issuance of the stork f ert ideates, keeping tt le*tgv*r aorount with «.** h stockholder, a record of transfers and the delivering of n*w c*rtiflca’** c Ry it 4 m -fbod of keeping a record of stie*!. »he po sibility cf an f.ver is-.ue • itber uninterulonal’y or fraudulentlv i averted. Where a t-iock is widely traded in the fun* lion of the trust company takes much de’atl and labor off the cor poratlon Miss Johnston to Lecture Vlt«s Frances Benjamin Johnston, of Vc* York city, will deliver an il lust rated le'tur* on “American Oar dens,” Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock in the Detroit Museum of Ar* fteatitiful stereopticon slide i w 111 supplen ent Miss Johnston’s I ia I k Which toil be free to th*' ptll I lir The Business of Being a Boy is n strenuous employment. Sturdy boys and girls are not built out of books alone. The best food for growing youngsters is Shredded Wheat , the w hole wheat food that builds healthy tissue, good bone and develops sound teeth and healthy gums. For breakfast or any meal, with milk or cream. Delicious with preserved fruit. , Cl* B Made at Niagara Falls, N. Y. HYOIIEI "'^•QranW Catarrh CJTJUIIN. COBIRt. (Hit Hilt mi TimiT, HMCiITIt fit Th* cm** Him* OM hiW>| M ••Uwwr* «n>#i m wtm mmmn tart <>atral ttrui I'omptiif. 1 Miitilnßhnm Drag More. “My Friends in Khaki ” " There are loads of them scattered all along the border —boys that 1 know ever and ever so well. “Some of them had written me that to see the 'Golden State Limited’ go by was one of their big daily events. p* Mitkrrrv “And so I found it. Eneampmanta at ei Paso «md ou surely ought to tell everyone Wa* prcn*da a go i ng to California this year to go one wa > »' l«*onthe "Golden State Limited" Tichala partmt tan dap and see the boys in khaki.” JeT?^ 4 * Another splendidly equipped train over the Golden State Route is the " Californian" If reflects the high-class service of the “Golden State Limited.” Both trains via the direct line of lowest altitudes the most comfortable and interest ing route to Southern California. Less thaa three day*- Chicago to #Loe Aoielea—ae extra fare. TlckrfA roMrratkma and California litem lure ou requeat Call phone or write t. OaMia, It. a. War**. Olnirnt A(t (.I'nfrul Ac-nt Ho»k lala*4 Mae*. Tartar linn, Maf»*Or RMf Majeafi. Mini: Phm* Mrs ?770 rh'itie Cherry 4441. Rack Inland F.I Pa»a Soatk weatara— 3a«tker« Pacific UtfROIT TIMES BETHLEHEM CUTS $30,000,000 DIVIDEND MELON VEW YORK Jan. 24 Directors of »li«* Rethleheni Steel Corporation Tuesday afternoon cu* a common Mock dividend melon of $30,f100,00u. They authorized a* the same time a $1 5,(KM),00() stock issue to oe offer ed to stockholders a; par thus mak ing »he < apital stock of the concern s6o,<X>o,<h>(> instead of $15,000,000. A rope of 26# large pearls former !v anm by Queen Victoria, and be queathed bv her to the Duchess oi Albany, was sold in lx>ndun recently for $13,600. Fresh from the Gardens of the finest Tea-producing country in the world. "SALAD A” TEA B 7« Sealed Packets Only. Try it—it’s delicious. BLACK GREEN or MIXED. I “Special” Features Ijl I Lead 5753 Women |Jj B To Select Gtigas H Garland Ranges |J Last Year Igfl v, v<^>« v>9 Ba Get. $6,000 Verdict For injuries received when he uas run down on his mot orey« le by an automobile driven by Mr*. Mary Jasnowskl, Walter Pulkownik, *4 years old. obtained a \erdirt of I*ooo Tuesday fn Judge North’s court. Young Pulkownik started out on the night of June 26. 1915. on hi. motorcycle Half a block from his home, at perry and Elmwood ave*.. he was struck by the Jasnowskl an tomobile. Children Ory FOR FLETCHER'? CASTO R i A I. P. NORTON QJ252 1467 Grand Phone Grand 5968 I own and conduct the largest Undertaking Establishment in Detroit and can save you more than half the high cost of a funeral. S3O A Beautiful Casket S3O This is the best broadcloth Casket ever sold in this or any other city -and never sold for less than $75. Our price is SBO. We have Caskets in the costliest woods, such as Mahogany, Circassian Walnut, Oak, etc., the finest cloths, Silk, Plush, and Metal cases at corresponding low prices. Use of our beautiful new Funeral Church FREE TO PATRONS. \ I am as near you as your Telephone- - ID MADTAy INDEPENDENT ■ ■ ■ WUK I UN, UNDERTAKER 761 Michigan Avenue VIH>#PnM w^liifldilKl I ff I|| Ji BBWR Avoid Winter’s Rigors^^^H Rnjr.y the mallow, exhilarating climate *? r 's C.’.if >i nia. Hundreds of mil.s of mac» L. .Jam n, uor r< ada, su;«rb golf conm.s, mMEHBBBBm ■( ar broad ocean b« «. has and tha Bubhma W* ’jg3Sgfifjss Siarraa to keep you in the opan amid I '■> flowers end sunshine all the while. ILA California is hut a short trip away—three day. from Chicago to either Lo. Angela* g jB JIMI or Sen Francisco on the "train of double I [• fj&M B destination” — ■ _ * The Pacific LAmitedfjr^gm 1 feS Kverr tr»\e! c-r-fort .rvl luxury ■»•' thout BIIF-vi&lfiH «nd tlie <l.»!i(fki nrflw.l *t Both t.r. ■ KfV!_L3BLBB min.i. .voids thr neonvenirni« ot loe.tln. VTiri* lu (tr.nge after ■,,<!• HlSlm OwcnpfiM /K.rar.r. frMM r.«...r le fe-fK MUMiiiii, L»i»r. t‘n» a . tar-, ■,'• • IGjL’I w Pacific Limited " . ■ StHDU Daylight departure from Chicago B Daylight arrival in California PAGE 3