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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-02-05
THE NEW REPUBLIC.
Promise Of the United States Made
Good and Cuba 10 Free.

After more than two years In the
drydock of American Intervention the
Cuban ship of state overhauled and
repaired OF the damages OF the revo-
luton OF 1906, was launched at noon
Thursday when Gen. Jose Miguel Go
mez took the oath OF Office as presi-
dent of the republic on a balcony OF
the palace.
AS the ceremony was completed a
new silk flag fiuttered from the pal
ace, the Cabanas started firing sa-
lutte OF Fl guns. In which the Maine
and Mississippi joined, the band play
ed the Himno de Bavamo and the
crowd cheered madly. while the steam
boats In the harbor screeched and
rockets were discharged from all
sides OF the plaza
Mr.. Magoon was the first to con-
gratulate the new president. He en-
braced Gen. Gomez in true Cuban
stvle and called out to the crowd,
viva la Republica" Then President
Gomez and the others of the party
re-entered the red room, where Mr..
Magoon read a proclamation issued
by President Roosevelt, turning over
the government and declaring his adj
ministration ended
President Gomez replied briefly,
saying, in regard 10 taking the oath
on the balcony. which was an innova-
ton suggested by Mr. Magoon:
"The special publicity which has
been given the taking OF this oath
gratifies the vehement desire OF my
own soul to assure you thus directly
that in the discharge OF the duties
with which you have honored me
will be inspired with high spirit OF
Justice and a lively desire to achieve
for the good of all. Long live the
republic of Cuba. Long live the Uni
! ted States of America"
| Upon the conclusion Of the ceremo
MES Mr.. Magoon FASTENED from the
palace, accompanied by nearly every
one who had attended them. He
walked through the lines of Cubar
soldiers. who saluted him, while the
crowd cheered. President Come;
walked by his side. AS they passed
along flowers were showered upoI
them by many OF the spectators.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-02-05
Japanese student Abused.

Another international Japanese in
cident may grow out OF the insults
offered to a Japanese student by sew
eral undergraduates of the University
of California
II seems that the students were dis
cussing the anti-aliens bill before the
California legislature when Kenji Ka.
nebo passed by. His appearance seem.
ed TO excite those who had advocated
Japanese exclusion and they banged
him over the head smashing his hat
slapped his face and generally trough
housed"
KENT Kanebo is a graduate of Toxic
university. He is taking an advanced
course at the University of California
Last year he served as Interpreter
with the Japanese consulate in San
Francisco.
The Japanese OF Berkeley will carry
the matter before the Japanese consul
at San Francisco.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-02-05
The Junkets.

The joir, committee of the two
houses appointed to investigate the
water power properties of the state,
DEVELOPED and undeveloped and the
methods various persons and compa.
MES have used and are using to COB
BILE up these properties, left for the
upper peninsula. Saturday night. the
Legislature having adjourned to Feb
ruary 9.
They will spend all the week there
visiting the 500, Escanaba. Menom-
inee and pei laps one or two other
places. John B. Craddock, one of the
experts of the federal department of
commerce and labor has been de-
tailed to accompany the committee.
An official stenographer will also go
along.
There will he three junket parties.
The fisheries committees of both
houses left Detroit Saturday morning
on its tour of the state in the private
car of the fish committee. aud the
regular institutional junket left Grand
Rapids Monday morning. They will
all go by different routes. out some
where in the upper peninsula they will
cross trails and will come back to-
gether.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-02-05
The Deficit and lakes.

The ways and means committee OF
the house has framed up its program
relative to the budget for this session
for the expenses of state government.
AS soon as the estimates of the vari-
GUS state institutions and state de-
partments have been prepared and
furnished to the committee a schedule
will be prepared. At the head of the
sheet will be placed the amount neces-
sary to take care of the deficit exist
ing in the state treasury, which will
amount to more than a million dollars
at the end of this year. Below that
will be placed the amounts asked by
the various departments of state and
the institutions, the total will be
added and then the committee will be-
gin pruning to reduce the amount to
a reasonable tax levy.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-02-05
SENATE DolNcs.

The committee on state affairs has
decided to report out the Mackinaw
Park appropriation Of $4,000 for two
years and permit the board to draw
pay for more than seven days. 1t is
said that the senate will concur in
this recommendation.
The bill submitted by the board OF
education ma ting the salary of super
intendent of public Instruction $4,000,
deputy $500 and supervisors OF rural
schools $4,000, was passed after a
sharp clash by a vote of Is to ~.
Incidentally 1t was shown in this de-
bate that Michigan has 1908 school
districts and Al training schools. II
has still to make its way through the
house.
The senate has passed a bill appro-
priating $500 for the Michigan Dairy
man Association.
Senator Fox came through with n
bill to tax mortgages the same as real
estate with the hope of reaching
money loaners who loan money in
Michigan and then claim a residence
outside the state.
Senator Ming introduced bill to do
away with brain storms. Ii provided
that wherever the defendants attor.
ney claims the prisoner committed the
crime during 1T of insanity he must
first show that the prisoner was
known TO have had insane periods
prior to the crime
Senator Smiths bill was passed TO
protect taxpayers who have paid their
tax but never received the proper
credit.
Representative Wood. OF Jackson.
has introduced a bill which will be OF
general interest throughout the state.
II places tuberculosis in the category
OF contagious diseases and giving
boards of health and local health Off
GERS general control of II. Provision
is made for microscopical examina,
ton. and also for isolation In certain
cases. II is understood that the meas
ure meets with the approval OF the
state board of health. and little later
arrangements will be made TO have
some specialists deliver lecture on
the treatment OF the disease for the
benefit of the members OF the legisla.
ture. ID. q. CURTISS.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-02-05
A Man Wanted.

Arthur Vissers, Grand Rapids most
married man, is on his way to San
Antonio, with a bride said to be
worth $4,000 in her own right.
These are anxious to know his ex.
act whereabouts:
A divorced wife, to whom he owes
alimony.
A girl who threatens to sue for
breach of promise.
Officers with bench warrant for
contempt of court in failing to pay
alimony.
Other officers with bench warrants
for contempt in marrying again, de.
spite the courts orders.
"Vissers won't care for any OF them
guys" said William Devries, who
claims to be his next friend
They can't make a monkey out Of
him while that girl with $4,000 is
backing him"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-02-05
MICHIGAN ITEMS.


William Stebbins, a Battle Creek
a $1,000 legacy from his mother, but
will give no reason.
The spring weather of the past
week has put a stop to numbering OPP
erations. The snow is entirely gone
and all the camps are compelled to
let their men go.
Claus Van Derwell, who Is afflicted
with a rare form of insanity, was ad-
mitted to the Kalamazoo asylum Tues
day. He refuses to eat, drink or
speak. II left alone and watched he
will stand for hours without moving.
He is kept alive by forcing food and
drink into his mouth.
To bring the United States forestry
products laboratory to Michigan. up
to-date $4,000 has been subscribed.
OF this amount 10000 comes from
Saginaw. The goal Is $4,000. Dean
Cooley will go to Washington to con-
fer on the proposition, which must
be decided by Feb 1.
The Escanaba Timber Land Co. sold
to the William Bonifas Lumber Co
$4,000 acres of land in Gogebic and
COunNltS lOi P1NofVNVs ibAS
is the largest timber land deal in up.
per Michigan for years. The Bonifas
concern will now build new town
near Watersmeet and erect mills.
N. w. Halsey & Co., of Chicago,
who purchased $4,000 Pontiac armory
bonds at $500 premium. have notified
the city clerk that the bonds were
Illegally issued. Their attorney de-
clares that the legislature has not
power to authorize municipalities and
counties to issue armory bonds. Such
action has been held unconstitutional
In Ohio.
Oceana county authorities discov
cred conditions OF abject poverty in
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Hut
son. three miles from the village OF
Ferry. The family OF 13 were living
in one room and four OF them had
been stricken with typhoid fever. The
remaining nine were almost without
food when discovered. A temporary
hospital has been erected on their
little five-acre farm.
When the children assembled in the
village school at Ogdensburg and the
teacher Miss Ella Preston, failed to
make her appearance, an investiga-
ton was started. 1t resulted in the
discovery that Miss Preston was mar
ried at Cincinnati during the Christ
mas vacation TO J. p Monroe. an in
structor in a Traverse City business
college Yielding to the pleadings of
her husband, she had quit her school
and gone to Traverse City to live
with him.
Huge crowds attended the local op-
ton meetings in the Battle Creek
churches Sunday. Practically every
place of worship in the city had a
meeting. At the Independent Congre-
gational church, noted for its conser-
vativeness, Rev. George w. Morrow,
of Detroit, president of the Michigan
Anti-Saloon League, spoke. In the
evening, Mrs. E. l.. Calkins, state
chairman of the w. c. T. L., addressed
several hundred women at the Presby-
terian church.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-02-05
Exaggerated Values.

In the house Representative Ogg in
troduced a resolution to investigate
the question of the price paid both in
cities and rural districts of the state
for school books. The senate had al
ready appointed a similar committee
but the house thought the matter
should first go to the committee on
education and it was so referred. 1t
is freely charged that gross exagger.
alton OF value are prevalent in the
purchase OF school books and ii is
expected some sort of reform can be
accomplished. The book trust is said
10 he one OF the strongest of all com.
hines
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-02-05
CoIby's Bill,

Representative S. F. Colby, of
Wayne, introduced bill in the house
Tuesday evening evidently intended
TO put the local option counties of the
state on a beer basis. IL would pro-
hibit the sale in those counties of
wine or vinous liquors containing more
than 10 per cent OF alcohol, of cider
containing more than per cent of
alcohol, and of beer containing more
than per cent, in other respects his
bill is similar to the present local OPP
tion law of the state. OF all the liquor
legislation which has been before the
Michigan legislature during the years
At has been in existence, it is said that
this is the most novel. All kinds OF
schemes have been proposed to lessen
the effect OF the anti-liquor sentiment,
but no one has previously made a pro-
posal similar to Colhy's. 1t is a rather
new venture for this legislator He
has fathered primary bills galore, nu.
merous anti-cigarette bills and many
other moral and state-savings meas
ures. Following is a tabulation show.
ing the percentage of alcohol in vari-
Gus liquors, on which the percentages
are based Whiskey 600 proof, 50
brandy, AZ; rum, so; gin, so; sherry
wine, IS; claret wine, 6; Rheinish
wines, to 10; champagne, z to a.
port wine, to IS; blackberry wine,
10 to 20; light domestic wines, 6 to
IL; cider, to So American brewed
beer leverage 3h). ~ to 4; ale, to
6. Most hard cider it is said when 1t
reaches that age which makes its
flavor popular, contains more than Z
per cent of alcohol
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-02-05
"rbe Farmers, cIubv

The Farmers Club of the legisla-
ture at its last meeting adopted by
laws to govern the organization, and
under them the executive committee
is given considerable power in repre-
senting the club relative to legislative
matters. Considerable time was de-
voted to discussion Of the matter
of road tax laws. The farmers, at
least many OF them, believe a farmer
should be allowed to work out his
road tax providing he will work when
the highway commissioner calls upon
him, otherwise make him pay cash.
IL is also proposed to divide up the
counties into districts. No action was
taken by the club relative to the mat.
ter which will come up for further
consideration.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-02-05
That Waterway. Treaty.

There Is growing feeling that the
senate will adopt an amendment 10
the waterways treaty which will
make the use Of the waters In the
Sault Ste. Marie for power or other
purposes subject to the necessities OF
navigation. And to give the privilege
of use OF the waters for private or
public purposes only on the basis of
territorial ownership. This amend.
ment will be satisfactory 10 Senator
Smith, who is its sponsor.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-02-05
Remarkable Reconciliation.

The British domains of South AT
RIGA, so recently the scene Of bitter
war between English and Dutch, are
now the stage of movement for I'M
ity which promises to be one of the
most remarkable reconciiations in his
tory and to add TO the British empire
great federation, ranking almost
with Australia and Canada In import
ance.
Representatives of four colonies
the TransYaal, Cape Colony, Natal and
Orange River state-have been in con-
ference for several weeks attempting
to form a plan of union. The confer
ence. which is called the closer union
convention, met first at Durham and
afterwards at Cape Town, where its
sessions are now being held.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-02-05
Gray Wants Capitol Enlarged.

Another effort is being made to sc.
cure addition TO the state capitol.
Representative Gray, Of Lansing. in
troduced a bill providing for an APP
preparation of 100000 for that pur-
pose The bill is similar to the one
introduced two years ago except that
the pay of members of the commits
sion. who will have the construction
in charge. is reduced from 81 to So
a day, and provides for paying the Sec
rotary SO a dav. and Superintendent
of construction 81 a dav for time actu-
ally devoted 10 the building under the
contract. The bill went to the COM
mittee on public buildings, where it
will probably remain.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-02-05
Judnes, Residences.

Among the bills of the week, in
which public interest centers, was
that OF Representative Ogg, of Detroit,
amending the act under which the
supreme court of the state was organ
lied many years ago. This act re-
quired the supreme court judges TO
make their residence in Lansing. 1t
is stated that Judge Carpenter recent
~ resigned from the supreme court
on account of this mandatory pro-
vision. and that Judge Brooke recent.
ly elected, having stated that he in.
tended to continue his residence in
Detroit, the auditor general had de-
clined to order his salary to be paid.
Representative Ogg's bill will repeal
that portion of the act requiring the
residence in Lansing as a qualifica-
tion to holding the Office.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-02-05

Senate leaders have drafted bill
for the settlement of the Brownsville
question, which meets with the ap-
prevail Of President Roosevelt and SEN
ator Foraker.
II provides for the appointment of
a commission Of general officers to
consider al applications OF the dis
charged negro soldiers for re-enlist.
ment In the event of the commission
finding no evidence to connect the ap-
plicant for re-enlistment with the
brownsville ARRAY. the applicant is TO
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-02-05
oaicials of che Southern MlchIgan

Officials of the Southern Michigan
-ailway have discovered oonspir-
ncy among some of it's linemen to
steal copper wire. Hundreds of
pounds of the wire which cost 19
cents n pound were found buried in
brush heap near Berrien Springs.
II is said that the stealing has bean
going on for a year.
The historical documents of Henry
Willis, originator of the project to
bui'd canal from Lake Michigan TO
lake Erie, have been unearthed. They
were prepared during the '70s. The
cost OF the canal is estimated at 81
754,S60 The figures will be used by
those who are now pushing the pro-
feet.
A new record for the opening OF the
winning season was established
Tuesday when w. F. Burnham and
w. r. Leslie, athletes employed at the
Battle Creek sanitarium. went swim
ming In Lake Goguac They swan
for considerable distance. climbed
up on the ice and sat down TO rest.
end then swan back. Both declared
that the water was fine
The father OF Christian Bean, the
young man from st. Joseph who was
murdered probably by hoboes. in
Hutchinson. Kas.. when the body ar.
rived Wednesday. solemnly swore to
sDend every cent necessary for the
tracking down OF his sons ASSISTANTS.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-02-05
PROPOSED LAWS
ARE COMING IN
SOME BILLS THAT WILL MAKE
BOOZE. VENDORS TAKE
NOTICE.
THE SCHOOL BOOK TRUST
The Farmer Legislators Form a Club
A New Election BilI-All the Mat
tiers of Interest From the Capitol.
Especial Correspondence.)
Lansing. Mich. Feb. l. 19(

i<ohoAhS, hiNiis, iObs II LOVVs
A measure revising the general
liquor law has been introduced by
Representative Ormsbee and is said
TO be the bill on which the big fight
will be made in the legislature. The
law, which follows the old statute
10 a considerable extent, contains
many features which are absolutely
new:
First, The revoking of license of
any saloon keeper who shall have
been three times convicted of Grim
inal infraction of the laws;
Second, No licenses shall be grant
ed to any saloonkeeper who is not a
citizen of the United States;
Third, The same law that applies
TO saloonkeepers in regard to obtain
ing licenses shall be strictly enforced
concerning so-called social clubs;
Fourth, Druggists will be obliged
TO take out q license the same as a
saloonkeeper II their business in any
way conflicts with the spirit of the
law;
Fifth, Every personal bondsman
must qualify in the sum of three thous-
and dollars with every additional
bond signed by the same person.
The provision for allowing saloon
keepers TO take out the bonds from a
bonding company organized under the
laws of the state is retained. The law
fixes the hour of closing throughout
the state at. 8 p. m, and orders clos
ing on every Sunday and legal holi-
day and election day. These provi-
sions, however, are subject to being
voted upon by the people, and the
principle of home rule predominates
throughout the bill.
A new local option measure also
follows the present law quite closely,
excepting a few important changes,
chief of which is making a township,
village or city the unit instead of
the county as at present. 1t also pro
vides that the elections to determine
local option shall be held at the time
of the general elections and at no
other times. 1t contains a strong
search and seizure section, giving the
broadest power TO compliments and
officers. II permits the filing of petit
tions every two years, but no oftener,
and repeats the present local option
law, in it's entirety. II is in many
ways stronger than the present meas
ure, the chief difference as above
stated being in allowing cities, vii
lagos and townships to vote as unit
instead of counties.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-02-05
Weeds Political Gamblers.

Six hundred Cuban government en-
ployes have already been discharged
by the new administration, either as
incompetent or supernumeraries. Pres.
ident Gomez declares the wedding out
will continue until all government Of
fees are in competent hands. 1t de-
veloped today that the amount Of
money turned over to the new govern
ment by Gov. Magoon was $1,000, 1000.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-02-05
kaiser,s Birthday.

The fiftieth anniversary of the birth
OF Emperor William was celebrated
Wednesday In an unusual manner All
the crowned heads OF the German
states. excepting the aged Luitpold,
present their congratulations. The
city was decorated with flags and
preparations were made for an illum-
nation In the evening on an uncom.
mon scale.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-02-05
Crushed His Head.

Jerome Evans, %, was instantly
killed at Handy Bros mine near Ak
ron. In spite of warnings he stood
on a beam under a weigh pan and
when 1900 pounds of coal were
dumped on the pan, 1t tripped and
caught Evans head between its edge
and n timber.
No one witnessed the accident. The
failure of machinery TO work first at
tracted attention. Evans had been
employed one month, wheeling slack
10 the boiler. He was single and
leaves five brothers. ris e.s
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-02-05
Newherrx Goes.

Truman H. Newberry is not to be a
member OF President Taft's cabinet
unless Taft changes his mind between
now and March 4, This information
has come definitely to some mem.
bers OF the Michigan delegation direct,
along with an expression of keen re.
greet on the part OF the president-elect
that he has been unable to follow his
own inclinations in the matter.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-02-05
Here's Another Election ain

Still another election bill has ap-
peared, which was introduced by Sen.
ator Mckay, under which no corpo-
ration or association doing business in
the state will be allowed to contribute
TO the campaign fund of any candidate
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-02-05

Judge Wright of the District OF
Columbia supreme court has assessed
the $500 costs in the recent con-
tempt case against Samuel Gompers,
John Mitchell and Frank Morrison OF
the Federation of Labor, against the
labor leaders The trio received Jail
sentences out of the case.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-02-05

Friends OF William l.. Clements are
booming him for state regent. Frank
w. Fletcher, Of Alpena, isn't running
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-02-05
Grain, Etc.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. No. red.
.OS: May opened without change at
sl.0sh, gained nc. dropped to the
opening. advanced to s1.os% and closed
at s109H July opened at 81. OIL. touch
ed s1.0iA, declined &c and, advanced
to S1.01 n: September opened at s7&c
and closed at 7he; No. red. s1.o5
Corn-Cash No. 3. 1 car at s2c: No. 3
yellow cars at 63c.
oats-cash No. white. 1 car at
53Lc: May. 53hc.
Rye-Cash No 2, 7Sc
Beans--Cash and February. t225 bid;
MAY $3.50 bid.
Cloverseed-Prime spot, as bags at
$3.50: March. 200 bags at s5.55 sample.
81 bags at $500, 80 at s5.25. is at S. Is
at s475: sample alsike. IL bags at
Timothy seed-Prime spot. $50 bags
Barley-Best sample. ,1.25G1.so per
cwt
Feed-In 1oo-lb sacks. jobbing lots.
Bran. s24; coarse middlings, t26: nne
middlings S26: cracked corn and coarse
cornmeal. $3.50 per ton.
Flour-Michigan patent. best, fs.7s;
clear. IS per Dbl in wood