Detroit Free Press from Detroit, Michigan • 5

SCHANTZ NEW Corporation Counsel TDLLERjqEAB Names Lederle As Aid PRO KtIMUXD i DAV SOLD MEAT AT LESS EIGHT SHOPLITERS GIRL DROPS CHARGE GIVEN JAIL TERMS BROTHERS REED CAROLERS AID UND OR WAR ORPHANS OR NATIONAL BODY I terms of the bill to submitted to 'the voters of I MT CLEMENS Radio Programs ana A Kirschbaata Company ine Tuxedos The 37th and Greatest Kirschbaum Tailored Will Be Announced Here in Detroit If a Kirschbaum Wait and Btiy With Confidence! 50 The ANNIS UR POST Detroit's ur Headquarters for 37 Years Chicago Auto Row Damaged by ire COURT NEW CLERK WHO TACKLESOB JAN 1 REDISTRICTING NOT ABANDONED DETROIT IS 9TH IN CITY TAXES HUSBAND BEAT 1ER SHE SAYS SMITH ANNOUNCES i 0 PROMOTIONS MISSING BOYS OUND WITH ATHER IN EAST POLITICAL OSSIP Member of Bar Aasoclatlons Its la 36 years old Uvea at 1S46 Monterey avenue and la a member of the Detroit and Michigan Bar as sociations He formerly had a law office at 301 Moffat building but will abandon his practice when he commences his new duties Monday morning He graduated from the Michigan State Normal school and the Detroit College of Law Re cently he "has been a professor of social jurisprudence in the Detroit City college Dogs ind Girl Lost in Woods After he had learned that Charles Kish 6734 West Jefferson avenue Is the sole support of his wife and six small children Judge Charles Bartlett Saturday set aside the 310V fine he Imposed on Kish and placed him on probation for two years IU was fined for violating the prohibition law Patrolmen who arrested Kish verified the story which the de fendant told the court and said that he had six children ranging In agq from 5 months to 11 years His wife appeared In court with all the children Judge Bartlett promised to help Kish get a job if the probation of ficers werjunable to do so If Mott and Baker enter the field an already complex battle will be made far more so Lieuten ant Governor Thomas Read and State Senator Charles Sllgh ate al most certain starters Secretary of State Charles DeLand has been groomed for a similar race Wil liam Potter of Hastings member of the public utilities commission Is another mentioned in this con nection and It Is said that a well known Detroiter whose friends are not yet ready to r'eveal his name will be at the post Most dopesters are now Inclined to discount the possibility of Whitney Watkins state commis sioner of agriculture making a gu bernatorial campaign claiming he will throw his support to Baker when the time comes Notwith standing the urging of many friends it Is not regarded as likely Speaker George VVcish of the house of rep resentatives will make the race The Possibility that Goverrtor Groes beck may essay a third term cam paign is one that observera have not entirely eliminated however Photo by II Lagrou JOHN A SCHAEER John A Schaefer 4544 Pennsyl vania avenue la the new clerk of Judge Charles Bartlett in re corder's court Schaefer will start work on the first of the year or the last four years since his dis charge from the navy he has been employed In the office of Godfrey relwald county treasurer Schaef er also is secretary of the Wayne County Republican club Since the 1920 primary in which Mott ran third his name frequently has been linked with the ambition to be governor but in recent months it has quietly been Inti mated he would not start in the 1924 primary Politicians however see In his Indorsement of the gaso line tax a positive indication of his supposed intention that far out weighs these negative rumors Ninety Day Sentence Meted Out to Notorious Crook George Martin 27 years' old no home known as a shoplifter of In ternational repute was sentenced to 90 days In the house of correction by Judge Charles Bartlett Satur day for larceny from a store? Mar tin regarded as a "slippery pris oner because of his many escapes from jail headed a list of eight shoplifters sentenced Saturday Otto Carlson 24 years old 630 Lafayette avenue east was fined 3175 by Judge William Heaton The same judge fined red Wilson 69 years old 5989 Lawton avenue 375 James Meehan 22 years old Phillips hotel 350 and Mary Valente 22 yeara old 3717 Rlyard street Marian Murray 23 years old 2643 Stanley Elizabeth Speaks 23 years old 2543 Stanley avenue and Annie lugglrello 26 years old 4632 Heck place $35 each for the same offense 146 children In Detroit under the ages of who are not attending school whole or part time an ex ceedingly low number in compari son with other cities This was ac complished by compelling parents sometimes through criminal pro ceedings to send their children to school' As president of the club Lederle was a leader in the successful fight for higher pay for teachers and assisted In drifting a salary schedule which is regard ed as the best In the country He was also Instrumental In the found ing of the Parental home at June tlon and Jefferson avenues where habitually truant delinquents are being treated It was through Lederle's efforts that a physical ex amination was made by board of health physicians of every boy who left school to go to work Possibility that Charles Mott of lint and Detroit may become a contender for the Republican gu bernatorial nomination Is being given due consideration In qfate po litical circles candidates for the head of the state ticket and others about ready to declare them selves have already made room for the General Motors head In what is looming up aa a 'wide open field That Mott has not gone on record as a candidate has not served to minimize the discussion of his name in thia connection especially since his recent espousal of the gasoline tax which cannot help being one of the foremost Issues of the cam paign Democrats of Shiawassee Co Seek Election Arthur Lederle for several years head of the attendance de partment of the city schools re signed that position Saturday to become an assistant corporation counsel His extensive knowledge of laws relating to education and to child labor is expected to result in his being assigned to duty as counsel of the board of education Mr Lederle has been with ths board of education for 10 years In various capacities' His most re cent post has been with the depart ment of attendance and his work there has brought him state wide recognition He developed the "child accounting system'' De troit public schools by means of which schopl authorities can be In formed of the whereabouts and activities of every child In the city between the ages of 6 and 20 yearsvery day in the year Has Enviable Record It was largely through his ef forts that Detroit's enviable posi tion In the matter of child labor was attained Todayzthere are only Chicago Dec 19 (By United The Chicago Civic opera company will start on a tour of 17 cities when the grand opera season here closes on January 26 It 1announced I Hr On January 28 the company will 'open an engagement In Boston to continue until ebruary 9 The com pany will then go to Cleveland back to Pittsburgh Detroit Cincinnati Chattanooga Tulsa Houston Dal las Los Angeles San rancisco Portland Seattle Salt Lake City Denver Wichita and Kansas City I the tour ending on March 22 Mary Garden oodor Chaliapin Rosa Raisa Claudia Muzio Edith Mason and other noted stars will appear Special to The ree rees Owosso Dec 29 Democrats' Shiawassee county meeting here riday night indorsed A Corn stock of Detroit present state cen tlonal committeemen at the election ttonal committeeman at the leection next fall By Cable to The ree Press Manila: Dec 29 Thirty one Moros were reported killed in a battle with ilipino constabulary at Malandu in Lanao Saturday According to a report received here a detachment of 6fl constabu lary men attacked the Moros under Chief Data whose men had cut the telephone wire between Malandu and Camp Kelthley The Moros were armed with spears and bolos and were 'surrounded in an aban doned cotta No casualties were reported among the constabulary The fight has fanned the fires of enmity to greater hlghts between the Moros and ilipinos and caused a grave situation in the Moro provinces Thirty One Moros Killed in Clash Wayne county Democrats profess to know of no contest brewing for membership on the national commit tee at tho forthcoming spring elec tion State Chafrman William A Comstock has been out of the city for several days and so far as is known has not announced his candi dacy for committee membership ormer Judge William Connolly the present national committeeman Is ill at his home on East Boston boulevard and his friends declare he has made no announcement re garding his plans At the lato state convention it Is recalled however Chairman Comstock Intimated1 he Is ready to relinquish his post feel ing that four years is as long as any one man should hold the chair manship ormer Judge Connolly has made It no secret for months that he is ready to yield the leader ship of his party ln Michigan In fact retire from active participa tion in politics He has been a member nf the national committee five years succeeding Wood Wayne Democrats are ready to back Comstock for the committee mem bership 1f a vacancy occurs through withdrawal Otherwise they probably would prefer to con tinue the present arrangement they "ay POSTOICE TO CLOSE ALL DEPARTMENTS JAN 1 The very nature of a Tuxedo bespeaks quality and refinement It should be the finest and best tailored garment in your wardrobe If a Kirschbaum Tuxedo you will be sure of ele gance correctness and good fit show you APPOINTED DEAN BUSINESS TRAINING COURSE Made by skilled craftsmen in the Kirsch baurn Shops by men who know their work and do it well ine unfinished pure silk satn facings rmr Tt Z3 to Motion for Dismissal Is Made by Prosecutor Refusal of the complaining wit ness lorence Sswad? to testify led to the dismissal Saturday by Judge Thomas Cotter in record court of the charge of pander ing against William and Gus Savaa brothers Motion for dismissal was made by Assistant Prosecutor Go mer Krlse Trial of the case was started last week but halted when policewomen pressing the complaint protested the proceedings were Ir regular They maintained that lorence had been released from police custody on ball secured bx Attorney Maurice Sugar without making any effort of her own to se cure here release and that It was Irregular for Sugar to represent the defendants in the trial of the action The policewomen charged that the girl was not anxious for her free dom being fearful of action the Savas brqthers might take Sugar recently was reinstated tp practice In the Michigan courts WWJ Detroit Mich 617 Meters Sunday December 80 1923 2 Orchestra Maurice Marner violinist Otto Krueger flutist and Valbert Coffey piano rederick Broa der cellist: Coffey accompanist Or chostra Herman Goldstein vloUnlst Coffey accompanist Orchestra 7:15 Annusl Christmas Carol perv Ice broadcast from St Paul's Cathedral Otto Knieaer and Vslbsrt Coffey In a flute and piano recital The Cathedral Chorlstsni 219 voices Dean Warren Bogers will give a short address Carrier Is Made Assistant Chief at Royal Oak Promotions in the Detroit postal service announced by rostmasfier John Smith Saturday contain two interesting items Vincent Pokorny 3427 Heidelberg avenue a letter carrier becomes assistant superintendent of the Royal Oak branch He is the seventh letter earner to attain a supervisory po sition since Smith became postmas ter Maurice O'Connor 3939 ourth avenue is promoted from superin tendent West ort street to as sistant superintendent of malls' Other promotions are: Grover Trombley 537" Burns avenue from superintendent Ham tramck branch to superintendent West ort station Casimer Czarnecki 6667 Wales avenue from foreman Gratiot station to super intendent Hamtramck branch John Coffey 6110 Hussar avenue for foreman West ort station to sup erintendent Royal Oak branch Ed ward Damaschke 6360 Musket street front special clerk to fore man West ort station red Mueller 1268 Dra'goon avenue fron letter carrier to carrier foreman ather of Six Granted Parole Pontiac Leads North America With Levy of $4692 Per $t000 Detroit has the ninth highest tax rate of the 12 largest American cities although 'the local rate is $2210 per 11000 of assessed valu tion a report of a national mun icipal review prepared by Rlghtor of the Detroit bureau of governmental research shows In his review Mr Rlghtor has covered 165 cities in the United States and Canada having a population of 30 000 or more or purpose of comparison Mr Rlghtor selected the It largest cities in this country and found that Chicago leads ail others with a rate of 12902 per 31000 of as sessed valuation San rancisco come twelfth with the lowest rate of any American city of any size with a rate of 31735 The figures for the other 10 cities are: ritts burgh 32741 per 31 000 Buffelo25 85' New fork 82576 Boston 32470 Philadelphia 82450 Balti more 32376 St Louis 32250 De troit 32210 Cleveland 31993 and Los Angeles 31980 To Pontlae Mich goes the honor of having the highest tax rate on the North American continent This city pays $4692 per 31000 The lowest taxed city in the county Is Birmingham Ala with a rats of 311000 per $1000 Mr Rlghtor adds: 'In compiling the data the bu reau has endeavored to make al lowance for the variable factors that Influence a tax rate the habit of assessing at less than the legal value the variation In legal values the growing practice of classifying property for purposes of taxation and the divers number of taxing units found within cities "The bureau believes the tabula tion of value If used for exactly what it purports to be but warns the reader from drawing unwar ranted conclusions without a knowledge of the peculiar condi tions existing in each city The census bureau In 1921 reports that 651 per cent of all municipal rev enue Is from the general property tax" More Than $2000 Turned Over to Community Body More than $2000 collected by the Community Christmas Carolers on Christmas eve had been turned over to the Community und up to Sat urday noon with a number of groups still to be heard front It Is estimated that the total will reach $3000 The money will be given to the Near East Relief committee to help care for 150000 orphans whose parents wfere victims of Turkish atrocities in Asia Minor Schools are leading the churches in the amount of money turned in thus far The largest amount re ceived from any organization to date is 37738 from the Keating school carolers The Palmer school Is second with 37456 and the May bury third with $6612 Of the church groups that have reported the irst Congregational Jcads with a total or $7170 Of about 100 groups that sang In Highland Park only 25 had re ported up to Saturday noon Com plete returns will be announced Chicago Dec 29 ire Saturday swept "automobile in Michi gan Avenue here causing damage estimated at $200000 The blaze for an hour threatened St I hospital with several hundred pa tients wex THE DETROIT REE PRESS SIT Meters SUNDAY DEC 30 1023 10:30 a Services of the Central Methodist Episcopal church broadcast from the church Dr Lynn Harold Hough pastor Guy ilkins orgnniat The Hudson Quartets Organ Prelude: "Cantus Ador Stoughton Anthem: "The Midnight Hour" Offertory solo: "1 ong and Dark some Was the NTtrht" Chadwick Mrs Robinson Sermon: "The Conflict of Ideals" Dr Hough Anthem: "Happy Bethlehem" Schindler Organ Postlu de: "estal March" Kreeger Victor Damico seven years old and his brother Thomas fivo years old 2941 Vinewood avenue who were reported to the police by their mother to be missing have been lo cated in Woodlawn Beaver county Pd' with their father The two boys disappeared last Thursday According to dispatches received by the Detroit police the father is returning the children to their mother's home in Detroit Lawton at Work on Bill Pre posed to Initiate Legislation New Special Session Asked The city of Detroit has not aban doned its plan to initiate legislative action to secure a legal apportion ment of the state representatlvo and Senatorial districts even though this plan involves the call Ing of a special legislative session to get the matter on the ballot Corporation Counsel Richard i Lawson Saturday announced he is making considerable progress with the draft of the proposed bill and It will be ready for submission to the new council early In the new year Circulation of tho Initiatory petitions wllj ba begun as soon aa tho council approves tho draft and Governor Alex Groesbeck will bo asked to convene the leglalaturo In another special session Coat Coaid be Held to $10000 Although there Is little hope of securing favorable legislative action on the apportionment and even though the law makers should re cant from their defiance of tho con stltutlon and pass bill tho 1 matter still would have to be re ferred to the people of the state by ballot and the constitution's Inltla tlve provision! leave no alternative if tho matter is to be given atten tion at once It la pointed out The cost of another special sston of the legislature might easily be kept down to $10090 It io declared and direct action in wiping out the biot on tho atate's record as quickly as possible Is easily worth that Carrying Into execution the plan to initiate re apportlonment legislation will be the first time recourse has been taken to the con stftutlon's initiative provisions to secure desired legislation Consti tutional amendments have been In itiated frequently but these are placed on the ballot direct by peti tion and never before has the legis lature been petitioned fo act Signers Expected 'to be Easy No difficulty is anticipated In se curing tho 45000 names needed to bring action It would be possible to secure them outside of tho city of Detroit if the legislature wants proof that the state at largo Is ready to repudiate Its constitution defying attitude The new council will contain at least one member Captain John who probably knows more about the difficulties of secur Ing equitable apportionment than any other man In Michigan Cap tain Stevenson who has just re signed as dean of the Wayne eoun delegation to the lower house has been a member of the appor tionment comntlttee In the regular as well as the special session and no law maker has devoted more time to the study of the problem or to actual effortto secure action than he It Is expected Captain Stevenson will collaborate with Corporation Counsel Lawson on the Woman Declare he Would Provoke Quarrel in Order to Abuse Her Asks Divorce Judge Harry Dingeman Satur day granted an injunction to Mrs Maude Salter tjdng up the bank accounts of her husband Silas Salter against whom she has just hied suit for divorce in tho county office Mrs Salter claims that on Novem ber 10 1923 before several guests In their home he'r husband' re marked that she ought to have a beating whereupon he pulled her hair and abused herso that the guests left the house 'She charges that on the day of their eepaiaXion December 26 1923 Salter provoked three different quarrels with her on each occasion striking and chok ing ngr Took In Boarders Claim Although he has an automobile and at least two bank accounts according' to his wife's i charge Salter gave her only $20 a week for housekeeping money and her clothes xvhlle he spent $30 a week or more on himself and his own pleasure Mrs Salter was obliged fio take in boarders to augment her Income It sne failed to account for the entire amount of 'her al lowance she charges that her hus band xvould beat her The couple who were married December 8 1908 have one son Hugh 14 years old Wife Wins Decree Mrs Clara Dixon 6038 Avery avenue was granted a divorce Sat urday morning by Judge Theodore Richter from Elmer IL Dixon on a cross bill filed December 26 1923 bill for divorce filed June 25 1921 charged cruelty nagging Mnd quarreling Whert the casexvas heard October 21 1921 Judge Richter denied the divorce and gave Mrs Dixon opportunity to file a cross bill which was not entered until the day after Christmas of this year There are two daughters Mar garet 18 years old and Anna 15 years old Mrs Dixon claimed that her hus band told her In April 1917 that he was "through" and suggested a separation He also suggested ac cording to the claim that their children live with his sister be cause he washed the elder daughter Margaret to have an education In order to realize the exent of her mother's Ignorance The Dixons were married December 25 1902 Hand separated September 19 1917 The property settlement In con nection with the decree was not made public betroit Will Hear Chicago Opera Co BETWtEN 6RAND RIVER ANO WOODWAJU) AYL Butcher With debts of $25 000 Declared Bankrupt Allegations that Walter Sple howlcz a butcher of 3344 Canlff avenue 'contracted debts for meat amounting to $25000 with various packing houses shortly before Chrletmae and that his present as sets are $1757 featured In the peti tion for Involuntary bankruptcy brought before ederal Judge Charles Simons Saturday The creditors named In the peti tion are Cudahy Bros Hammond Standish company and the Krey Racking company but Is under stood that there are 30 different firms Involved among which are Wilson Co Armour ft Co Swift Co Morris Co and the De troit Racking company Splehowlcz according to state ments mndo on behalf of the credi tors had paid hla bills regularly every week tor seven yeara up to December 10 On the following week he received delivery of meat amounting to $26000 tor which ho did not pay A subsequent Investi gation showed that his assets con slated Of $57 in the bank $1200 In accounts receivable and $500 in stock An Inquiry was set on toot and creditors claim that Spiehowics had been selling his stork at leas than cost price thus securing an enor mous turnover amounting to about $2000 a day At a meeting of creditors the case was referred to tho National Credit association "Which will col Irct evidence at to the butcher's operations with a view to further proceedings Representatives of' Armour ft Co and Swift ft Co have arrived in Detroit from Chicago Radio Tubes Repaired 20 1 301 A $3S0 $350 $275 NEW TUBES Detectors fl volts am $275 Amplifiers 6 volts am $300 Amplifiers 6 volts am pere type 201 A $350 MID WEST RADIO TUBE EXCHANGE 126 28 Confrsas Room 613 Main 3162 Detroit Mich Open to 7 Special to The res Press St Ignace Mich Dec 29 Suf fering from bitter exposure In the woods for nearly 60 hours while posses of lumber jacks and farmers searched for her Mary Mosea small 7 daughter of Peter Moses of St Ignace was back at home Saturday night Dogs which had been brought Into the search after two days futile efforts by tho posses found the girl in one of the most dense parts of the wood The girl had lost her memory during her enforced stay tn the i brushland It Is said and late Sat I rirdav mgnt she was still unable Lto give questioners Any idea of how she ca(ne to leave home TWO CHARGES AGAINST ANTON EDOR DISMISSED Thieves forced the renr door of a store at 94 Henry street riday night and got Away with $1000 worth of silk shirts and pajamas Lawrence Robertson proprietor re ported to potlco Saturday Twenty eight new police offierrt recently graduated from the police school were assigned to temporary heats Saturday afternoon They will assist In keeping tho New Year celebration orderly Lnola Wallace of the Jnaenh foundation will address the De troit Open orum In Central High school Sunday afternoon In a dis cussion of economic subjects His address Is entitled the "New Tri angle" and deals with the relation ship between capital labor and tho farmer Nathan Jacobs and Jerry Rrork were examined by Judge ritny Marsh sitting ns one man grand jury Saturday Tn connection with recent irregularities the Issuance of bonds about the courtV McKay Skillman assistant pros ecuting attorney questioned the men whose testimony was not made public THAN GOST CHARGE Appointment Is Made a Rec ognition for Distinguiihed Services to City Schools Mt Clemens Dec 29 Alfred Spens 40 years old of Halfway whoso body was found in the woods on Imcsquc Isle several days ago has been shipped here for burial The services will be held Sunday afternoon at the Clinton Grove chapel I The Mt Clemens Sugar company has finished slicing beets' nnd will finish the season's run In about two weeks The run of 67 days with 45000 tons of beets going through the hoppers Is better than the averatj season and the sugar centent is reported good The city commission riday night adopted an ordinance limiting the sneed of motor trucks with aolid tires to eight miles per hour la of all street boxen commencing at the city 6 in the evening 4:00 Radio Chapel service Iler Minot Morgan DD pastor Choir of the ort Street Presby terian church: Mrs Basil Holt aopranoi Mlns Elisabeth Raaon contralto Mil ton A rancis tenor) Dr I' Barkley bnsao II Ilnwmnn organist and di rector Anthem: 'T Am Alpha and Omega" Stainer Sermon: "Closing the Year In the Christmas Glow" Dr Morgan Anthem: Come to My Heart Lord Jeaus" Ambrose Handing down a written report on what constitutes obscene litera ture Judge Edward Jeffries Sat urday dismissed two charges against Anton edor charged with having in possession printing and distrlb utlng obscene literature edor is published of the "Sunday Star" which circulates In downtown De troit each Sunday Judge Jeffries 1 declared the question Involved in tire case not only one of the publication of indecent literature but that the freedom of the press also was concerned OaMBMH Hotel Manager Plans Many Important Innovations in Hostelry AAldltCS ve OVlldlll the Hotel Cadillac who for J5 years has ministered to the city's gourmets became manager of the Hotel fuller Saturday He imme diately began planning1 for changes aimed at making the hotel's cafe one of the best and other wise improving the hostelry's service Mr Schantx went to the Tuller with a fund of experience gleaned durirfk eight years as manager of the old Hotel Cadillac eight more years as chief steward of that hotel nnd 19 more years dating back to tbs time when he was manager of the old Orlentalhotel on Library park in 1888 During the years after ho left the Oriental hotel Mr Schantz served the public as generalissimo of the culinary department of the 4 as manager of the Detroit Boat club and in other similar capacities Epicurean Achievement The dollar dinner that in the old day's was chiefly instrumental in spreading Mr name was an epicurean achievement There were 140 items on the menu and any patron could order any or all of thoz140 dishes at the sum total of $1 under the American plan The formal opening of the Hotel fuller cafe under the new manage ment will be New Year's eve The Rubenstein and Pasternackl dance orchestra will begin a six engagement on that day The music will be a regular feature on The Detroit ree Press radio i January 1 the dancing team of Salvo and Gertrude will begin a long engagement The team comes here from the Winter Garden in New York The act will be the first of A series of high class entertain ments to be given under the Schuntz regime Cafe Decorated ZThe cafe has been decorated In a style distinctly individual and deli cately appealing Although his laurels were won largely through his skillful direc tion of the culinary department of an hotel Mr Schantz has had much experience In other lines of hotel management One of the things he plans to do Is abolish service charges which he says leave a bad teste in the mouth of a guest An other policy he will inaugurate will be that of leaving a morning news paper in each guest's room Mr Schantz succeeds roh man who is retiring INUbRSECOMSTOGK All departments of the main post office and carrier stations will be closed on New day and there will be no delivery by carriers Postmaster John Smith an nounces Special delivery servicca will be maintained aa usual and there will be a general collection 6 in the evening 7 7 Mk IB jllll A jq HubMGedrqe CKv 1 Tuesday Ml Bi io' I I zLjk 'LiA'LiacUU! ifcaA Ji 'aj 1l mta' 1 Lvta Ji a aijfa jr Bi io'.