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The Yale expositor., 1909-05-14
WIRELETS.

Beds and the furnishings of the Al
ton, ILL.,, pest house were stolen by
burglars who broke into the unoccu.
pied building. The city authorities now
fear an epidemic of smallpox, as it is
expected the beds and coverings will
be sold.
John Fleming, 70. Eaton, o., once
famed for his lavishness in dress, hav-
ing substituted gold coins for buttons,
has been made an inmate of the coun-
ty poor farm. Fleming formerly pos
sessed fortune, which was dissipated
largely in dress.
An unusual sentence was served in
the Louisiana penitentiary. Elmore
Williams, negro, was sentenced in
De Soto Parish to one hour in prison
for involuntary manslaughter. Will
Jams made more money in serving his
sentence than he had ever made be-
fore in his life, being given upon his
discharge the customary So in cash,
new suit of clothes and pair of
shoes.
Because he was fat and was afraid
that he could not get out of the build
ing in time, should fire break out,
was the excuse given by Henry Egg
CERT, IA weighing 965 pounds, for fail
ure to attend school, when brought
into the children's court in Brook
lyn. Harry has appeared in his fathers
freak show as the champion fat boy"
but as he is under age he was arrested
by agents of the Children's society.
He says he has never been sick in
his life, likes cold weather and knows
what 1t Is to be fat in summer time.
While 1t is a well known fact that
all OF the hair displayed by the Am
erican woman in her handsome and
stylish couture is not necessarily her
own, it is not so generally known that
much OF IL may have been grown"
In China. But Vice Consul General
Fuller, Hong Kong, reports that 204,-
ia pounds OF human hair were in
voiced for shipment to the United
States from that port last year The
year previous but 56,132 pounds hac
been exported to this country and
then came fashions edict requiring
massive headpieces. In consequence
the susplus hair of the celestial king
dom's 400,000,000 at once became a
marketable commodity.
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-14
Patton and the Wheat Market

James A. Patten passed through on
his way from his partners New Mex.
leo ranch to Chicago. Patten declared
he had bought wheat because he had
seen since last October that the supply
would not equal the demand Said
he:
"At no time have held more than
100000 bushels. II just happened
that for once in my life | was able
to predict accurately. Anyone else fol
lowing the market reports could have
done the same thing and there is no
doubt in my mind that If / had not
followed up my advantage someone
else would have done the same thing
and the same conditions would prevail
today in any case.
II did not leave Chicago because
was afraid. but simply and solely to
get away from the newspapers" said
Mr.. Patten when asked why he had
left Chicago some weeks ago. There
is not the least truth in the statement
that my life was in danger
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-14
Ahdul HamId.s MlIIIon..

Up TO the present the sum OF 81
100000 has been found In the treasury
boxes of the Imperial palace at Yildiz,
occupied before his deposition by Alb.
dull Hamld. OF this $2.500.000 Is in
cash, while s5.O00.00O is in marketable
securities equivalent to cash. Fur.
thermore, papers were found indioat'
ing that Abdul Hamid has on deposit
in Germany, England, France and the
United States upwards of $15,000,000.
1t Is understood that the cabinet
takes the attitude that all these for.
eign deposits, as well as the treasure
at Yildiz are the property Of the
state. Two courses are open to the
government respecting these foreign
deposits; one is to obtain them
through legal process, and the other
through authorization from Abdul
Hamid himself. 1t is not believed that
Abdul Hamid will refuse to direct his
agents 10 pay over these sums for the
reason that as a prisoner ii Is quite
impossible for him to make use OF
the money, while by giving II up he
may secure advantages during his
captivity and possibly a share of the
foreign deposits and investments for
his family.
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-14
stop the Pollution.

II the senate concurs In a dill
passed by the house, the practice of
polluting the streams of the state
by sewage, garbage and the refuse
from factories will be stopped. The
bill does not effect sewer systems now
in use in cities, but makes 1t manda-
tory on boards OF health to prevent
pollution OF the streams in the flu
ture. The bill was introduced by
Rep. Copley of Detroit and is re-
garded as very important measure.
Mr.. Copley has made a splendid record
the present session. In addition to
several bills pertaining to legal pro-
cedure and matters connected with
his profession of law, he is the author
OF the new automobile law which is
regarded fair and sound regulating
measure. Probably the most import
ant piece of work work to Mr.. Cop
ley's credit is an amendment to the
tax laws which enables individual
taxpayers to secure review by the
state tax commission of assessments
that are obviously unfair or where
local boards show undue discrimina
ton
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-14
Equalization Board.

The Bolt bill to create a new state
board of equalization has been
amended by the committee of the
whole, and as 1t now stands the only
change in the present law is that the
three members of the state tax com
mission are substituted on the board
for the acknowledgements, auditor
general and land commissioner.
The Ball measure calling for the
creation of a state warden's depart
ment to conduct Investigations of
fires and recommend ways to prevent
fires, has passed the house. 1t was
agreed to in the committee of the
whole on the theory that the bill re-
curing insurance agents to pay a
license will furnish the funds to pay
the expenses of the department. 1t
requires insurance agents to pay a
license fee of s. for first company and
81 for each additional company, and
renewal fee of 10 per cent.
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-14

NOhihiiSSiOhCiSh sup al 6l6cllNe ONCE
and gave notice that he would in
troduce similar amendments relative
to the railway commission members
and the highway commissioner. It is
his idea that all of these officers
should be elected directly by the
people and not be subject to appoint
ment. He has also introduced a rail
way bill which is now in the hands
OF the railway committee which pro-
vides for the steel construction of all
day passenger coaches and smoking
cars to make them comply with the
steel construction of the Pulmans. His
theory is that as nearly 80 per cent
of the people travel in the day coaches
that they are entitled to the same
protection while travelling as is af-
forded to travellers on Pullman coaches.
The bill provides that all new coaches
after January 1, 1910 shall be of this
steel construction and that all coaches
whether new or old shall be of steel
construction by January /, 1918.
Mr.. Shields position during his in
itial term clearly indicates him a rep
resentative Of the people with we'll de-
fined ideas and the courage of his con-
yiction. Personally he Is clear cut
and frank In manner and instantly
gives the impression of sincerity and
earnestness. He is generally regarded
as a conner In the political arena. and
many predict that his career will not
be confined to the half-mile tracks.
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-14
STATE BRIEFS.

Commencing May 10th, fast solid
through train will be run from Hills
dale over the Lake Shore & Michigan
Central to Detroit.
Charles Marks, Detroit machinist,
has complained to the Lansing police
that he had gone to sleep in a bill
lard hall and been touched for $25.
An organized and thorough search
has been maintained ever since the
accidental drowning OF Prof. w. S.
Sayer, OF the M. A. c., In Cedar river
week ago, but not the least trace
of the body has been found.
Margaret Selvick and Jessie Nc
Pherson, each years old, were play
ing on the bank of the river at Menom-
inee when the former lost her bal
ance and fell into the water. Jessie
without a moments hesitation, jumped
in and succeeded in dragging the other
girl to shore. Residents will make
application for a Carnegie medal for
the little heroine.
After living in the same city with
her husband, who is living with and
has had four children by another wife,
II Is alleged, Josephine Newton is SUI
ing for divorce from Louis Il. New
ton, of Grand Rapids. Mrs. Newton
No. says she was deserted seven
years ago, and since that time she
did not know of his whereabouts until
a short time ago, when Mrs Newton
No 2 sought her out and told her of
the matter.
John Mannix. who is dead at his
Some In Genesee township, was buried
in grave which he himself dug two
years ago. Mr.. Mannix az that time
was rs years old. and was impressed
with the fact that perhaps he did not
have long to live. The grave was dug
at the cemetery in Lapeer, and was
made OF unusual depth and width, and
cemented
Alice Mcclure, the woman who es-
capped from the asylum at Kalamazoo
recently, was found In the barn at
the home of her parents in Jackson
where she had made a bed and was
preparing 10 sleep for the night She
will be returned to the institution.
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-14
MICHIGAN ITEMS.

Owosso council has decided that In
order TO escape going to court through
mandamus proceedings II would grant
Anil Bellenbaum saloon license. =
Gov. Warner has appointed Probate
Judge Fred. s. Lamb, of Cadillac, cir
cult judge for the twenty-eighth Michi-
gan district TO succeed Clyde @. Chit
tenden, resigned.
Alpheus Poole, the Ypsllanti negro
who nearly beheaded his wife with a
razor, stood mute when arraigned in
circuit court and a plea of not guilty
was entered for him.
The third pair OF twins was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. John Zimmerman. OF
Saginaw. Wednesday night. The first
pair was a boy and girl, the second
two boys and the third twins also rep
resent both sexes.
John O'Connor, OF Muskegon, has
broken all fishing records by landing
56-pound muskalonge after a terrific
battle in the Muskegon river. Before
the fish was landed O'Connor's row.
boat was half filed with water.
AS the result of an alleged joke,
Norman Hagerman, a prominent farm
err is in Hastings jail, charged with
resisting and assaulting an officer
Would-be wags told the man that Con-
stable Smith was on hunt for him
and he assaulted the officer when they
met.
p. l.. Lavertu,, the young manager
of a Muskegon business house, has
confessed to appropriating over $500
OF the firms money, and gambling 1t
away He will not be arrested, but
will be given a position in another
city and chance to correct the error
he has committed.
One Albion student and two town
young men have been arrested as
result of the riot during the wet"
celebration Friday night. The student,
Dean Hudnutt, of Holland, is charged
with carrying concealed weapons. DIR.
Dickie says that he will ask that all
the city young men who attacked the
students be arrested.
The need of a census of all the civil
war veterans in the state of Michigan
is being agitated in the G.. A. X. II
it is desired to know the address of
one of the ex-soldiers, 1t is necessary,
under the present system. or rather
lack of system, to go over the entire
records of 313 posts, comprising a
Michigan membership of 10000, in or
der to find It. That is the argument
used in favor of the census.
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-14
WIRELETS.

The third and last debate between
Mayor Rose. of Milwaukee, and Presi-
lent Samuel Dickie, of Albion college,
will be held in New Orleans at a date
10 be determined by the mayor and
Chairman w. ID. Cox, of the prohibit
ton party.
Rudolph NJ. Swartz walked into a
we'll known restaurant in Nassau street
New York, and paid 30 cents for a
meal he had eaten II years ago. At
that time he was IA years old and on
his way to take a steamer to Ger
many. He stopped in the restaurant
and after finishing his meal rushed
out without thinking to pay his check.
AS he did not know the name of the
restaurant he was unable to send
the amount, but when he arrived back
he went to the restaurant and paid
what he owed.
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-14

Sixty supporters tnat nave backed his
rulings. Mr.. Baker himself is fam.
iliarly mentioned in connection with
the gavel of next session but unless
the personnel of the house changes
he will probably have to defer his
ambitions till later.
Probably no other man in the house
could have introduced a measure SO
radical and advanced In its provis-
ions as the Baker interchanging tele-
phone bill, and ever got II out of the
committee. Baker not only did this,
but he passed 1t In the house by the
sheer force OF his personality. 1t is
still In the senate and probably will
not get out unless Mr.. Baker should
become really mad and go after the
senators In earnest.
Mr.. Baker is greatly interested in
the Torrens system of land titles
and as chairman OF select committee
has furnished the legislature with a
report of the system that Is re-
garded as an important state docu.
ment.
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-14
A MISSING MAN
AND A MYSTERY
WARDEN PIERCE CLAIMS THAT
FOREST FIRE LOSS WAS
EXAGGERATED.
HUNTING A MISSING MAN
interesting Facts and Reports Gath.
cred From Various Parts Of the
State, Briefly Told.

To help along the agitation for the
creation of forest fire fighting force
under his control Game Warden
Pierce circulated a history of the for
est fires which have occurred in the
state. In 1t he gives credit to his
department for the efforts in fighting
the fires.
The opposition to the bill Is dying
out, however, and 1t is practically as
sured of passage.
In his report on the fires, Mr.. Pierce
places the losses of last fall at ST..
570,446 and SCOTS at the estimates of
federal official, who placed the
losses at $40,000,000.
The Flowers bill was sideswiped
last week because the small attend
ance might endanger its passage.
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-14
A Menomlnee Mystery.

The Menominee police believe they
may be on the point of solving a mys-
Cery involving a womans death.
The body of young woman, Minnie
Sadowski. FL, who died in Peshtigo and
whose demise had been attributed to
black diphtheria, when she was buried
in the potter's field last fall, has been
dug up on quiet Tip" and found to
have been terribly slashed.
The thick sheet wrapped about the
body was dyed crimson, and there
were long deep slashes in the neck,
breast, side and arms, as well as
bruises about the face and body. When
the coffin was dug up it was sealed,
and gave no evidences OF being lamp
cred with since the burial.
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-14
Civil Engineer Missing.

Detroit detectives are trying to To-
cate ]. S. Curtis, prominent civil en-.
gineer of Crawford, N. j., who disap-
peared from the Wayne hotel in that
city on the night of April q. The
matter was reported to the police by
a sister of the wife OF the engineer.
Curtis was on his way to Mackinac
and stopped off in Detroit. He said
that he wanted to sleep for few
hours. A call was left for p. m, but
at p. m. Curtis inquired at the hotel
office where he could find drug store.
He hasn't been seen or heard of since.
In his room were found two letters,
one to his wife. This was not finished.
In it Curtis complained of terrible
pains in his head. Curtis is about 55
years of age, has white hair and is
about feet IL inches tall.
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-14

be revoked for violation and the fee
is left at $500 as at present
In spite Of all these restrictions the
measure is said to be satisfactory to
Chairman Waters of the Committee
on liquor traffic and also to the Brew
ers' association and Ii Is expected
that the bill will pass the senate
without dissention.
II curls the hair of the druggists
by combining their sales to physicians
prescriptions which must not be re-
filled. 1t permits only citizens of the
United States to engage in the bust
ness and a license may be revoked
for two violations of the liquor laws.
1t also prohibits issuance of a license
TO an ex-convict or to a woman.
The general law for closing
throughout the state is fixed at 8 p.
m, but cities under home rule char
tiers may extend the time to midnight
To the cities is also left the priv
ilege of creating dry" residential
territory. The ratio of one saloon
TO each 500 inhabitants shall not be
exceeded and no licensee shall here
after be granted for saloon within
400 feet of a school or church. No
signs advertising liquors shall be
posted on any building occupied as a
saloon.
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-14
Detroit's Saloons.

1t has been figured that Detroit can
have no new saloons in less than 10
years, If the city grows at its present
ratio during that time. The Warner
Cramton bill, which passed Friday,
provides that there shall be no new
saloons until there are 500 persons for
each saloon. The present number of
saloons is 1887, and the population
is estimated at 100000. The popula-
ton necessary to permit any more
saloons will be S1S,500. This will not
be attained before 1928 at the present
rate of increase.
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-14
House Bills Passed.

The house has passed the senate
bill giving immediate effect to the
states right to borrow $250,000 for
term of three years.
With no opposition. the house
adopted the senate resolution fixing
May 10 as the date for ceasing work.
Field-Repealing act authorizing
payment of specific tax by waterpower
companies, and placing them under
the ad va,orem system.
Stewart-Authorizin state mill.
tary board to compensate national
guardsmen for injuries received in the
line OF duty.
Notwithstanding that per cent
highway taxes collected against any
summer resort company be expended
on highways within or leading to such
resort.
Notwithstanding Il a felony 10
make a false statement for the pur-
pose OF obtaining credit
MacKav - Permitting Protestant
Episcopal. churches to be used as
cathedrals.
Yeo-Withdrawing from sale AgrI-
cultural college land In Iosco and AL
coma counties.
Bates-Prohibiting the adultera-
tion OF paris green.
Shields-Making II an offense to re-
fuse entertainment to soldiers or sail
ors.
Sanders-Prescribin the fees to be
paid circuit court clerks and registers
In chancery.
u " CITRTISq
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-14
Hold Up Graduates.

AS last resort for breaking up the
fraternity and sorority element in the
Jackson high school, over which a
long war has been waged. the board
of education Friday night voted not to
give graduation certificates to stu
dents who are members OF the Of
Tending organizations and to refuse
credits for entrance to the university.
Some of the students parents are
threatening to take the matter up with
the state authorities.
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-14
The Book Trust.

The school book agitation was ter
minated so far as the senate is con-
cerned by the passage of the Aitkin
bill, after a wordy war between SEN
ators futile and Aitkin and it is be-
lieved there is sentiment in the
house to put it through there. Sena-
tor Aitkin contends that in his own
district the saving over the book trust
prices will be over $4,000. An at
tempt to defer the bill going into
effect till 1911 was lost by a vote of
Is to z.
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-14
The Primary Bill.

The senate has refused to concur
in the amendments made by the house
to the primary election bill. and upon
the receipt of official information to
that effect, the house directed the
speaker to name a committee of con-
ference. AS such committee, Speaker
Campbell named Representatives F..
c. Miller. Chambers and Yaple, which
is generally accepted as meaning the
presiding officer proposes TO have a
part in framing the form of the final
bill, as all three members are per-
sonal friends who will act as he ad
vises in the matter,
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-14
Killed Woodruff Bill.

The Woodruff bill providing for the
establishment of a uniform accounting
department, was killed, as we'll as
a resolution introduced by Represen-
tative Cranton, calling for the APP
pointment of a committee to call on
the supreme court and ascertain
whether the members are DESTROYS of
being allowed to remain away from
Lansing except when court is in SEES
sion. The vote was SO in favor to
AZ against.
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-14
Want More Money.

Two years ago the legislature ap-
propriated $4,000 for the erection Of
a heating and lighting plant at Jack
son prison. Now the board of con-
troll wants $4,000 more to complete
it. The house ways and means COM
mittee has allowed $4,000, having
learned that $4,000 of the appropria-
ton, two years ago, was used for the
binding Irvine plant without the con.
sent of the auditor general.
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-14
To Save Missionaries.

Two battalions OF Turkish troops ar.
rived in Mersina, Thursday. 1t is un-
derstood that strong detachment will
at once be sent up country to Hadjin
to effect the relief OF the American
women missionaries there who for
nearly fortnight have been besieged
In their mission house by horde OF
fanatical Mohammedan tribesmen
from the surrounding country.
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-14
HOUSE Aarees TO Boost.

Raises in salary for the banking
commissioner, deputy commissioners
and bank examiners were agreed to
by the house, which passed the senate
bill boosting the pay OF the commits
sioner to $4,000, that OF the deputy
TO $4,000 and the bank examiners to
from $1,000 to $4,000. according to
the length Of their services.
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-14
The Mlna Bill.

Senator Ming's liability bill has
gone through the house. It is one
of the important measures, as it abro-
gates the fellow servant doctrine so
far as railways are concerned. and
leaves the question Of comparative
negligence for the jury to determine
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-14
Prison Punishments.

The house has passed the Ogg BILL
modifying punishments in the state
prisons. 1t puts stop to handcuff-
ing convicts to their cells and pro-
hibits padding where the offense is
only failure to perform an assigned
task.
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-14
Was Opposed to Salary Boosts.

Senator Shields,
member of the Ju-
dietary and Educa-
ton Committees of
the Senate has
taken the lead in
the effort to reduce
t h e salary in
'reases asked by
he various officials
IF the state. He
ilso introduced an
| m e n d m e n [ to
make the banking
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-14

The number OF women in the harem
u ex-Sultan Abdul Hamid can be
imagined from the fact that besides
taking IL OF his wives with him TO
Saloniki and shooting another, 60 car
riages. each containing two OF three
women. have left the Yildiz in the last
Few days.
The Carnegie Hero Fund commits
sion awarded 16 bronze and seven
silver medals, $4,000 in cash and an
nuities amounting to 1925 month at
its quarterly meeting. 23 persons get
ting awards. Six OF these we're wo-
men. The rewards were for saving or
trying to save lives.
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-14
Grain, Etc.


Detroit--Wheat--Cas No. 2 red,
$1.46: July opened with an advance OF
INC at $1.1S. touched $1.1Sh and de-
clined to s1.17h September opened at
S1.09N and declined to s1.08: December
opened at s1.O7h and declined 10
sf0eh; No. 3 red. sl.4S; No. l white.
corn-cash No. 8. 7Sc; No yellow.
79c
white l car al sic; September. No. 3
PveSCash No. 2, soc bid, &C asked.
Beans-Cash. s2.52 bid; October. S2.o1
bid
Cloverseed-Prime spot. % bags at
s575: October, 100 bags at Sc S. March.
$3.50: sample. 10 bags at $5.25: sample
alsike. 5 bags at Sc
Timothy seed-Prime spot. 80 bags at
s165
Feed--In 10o-lb sacks. jobbing lots:
Bran. s2S; coarse middings. $29: fine
middlings, $50; cracked corn and coarse
cornmeal. $29; corn and oat chop. s27
per ton.
Flour-Best Michigan patent. $3.50:
ordinary patent. se.25; straight. s6.15:
clear. IS: spring patent. IS so: pure rye,
s4.55 per bbl in wood. jobbing lots.
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-14
HURRY|NG TO
CLOSE SESSION
PUSHING THE WORK TO CLEAR
UP THE CALENDARS FOR
ADJOURNMENT.
REVIEW OF THE RESULTS
There Seems to be More Snap &c the
Working Forces Just Now, and
Rapid Action on Bills.

The new liquor
regulation b Ill
which has passed
the house by a
vote of SO to 2 is
so suspiciously like
the Ormsbee bill
in it's provisions
that it seems like
an old familiar ac-
quaintance under
a new name. II
provides a license
Zee instead of a
AK so that 1t can