The Yale expositor., 1911-07-13

ment, Will hencefOrth De muSlcal Ill
rector of the institution. Mr.. Jackson
has been with the conservatory about
a year and half. Hugh Johnson, who
has been taking care of the business
end of affairs since April. has been
made business manager. +. l.. Abel
will retain his position as general
manager, but will pay less attention
to details. The change is largely due
to desire on Mr. Abel's part to be
relieved of the heavy grind of the
entire management Of big con-
servatory.
Saginaw. - The entire course of
study for the West Side public
schools has been revised to meet the
new conditions which will come about
with the completion of the Arthur
Hill trade school. From the first to
the twelfth grades the studies have
been revised. Forestry will be intro
duced in addition to the trades which
will be taught, and arrangements have
been made to prepare the pupil for
the new marine school. A two and a
four-year course have been provided.
When through the graduates will be
fitted for the merchant marine. For
the four-year course the pupil must
have passed the eighth grade and be
at least fourteen years of age.
Ann Arbor. John Kowolopolis,
the Greek restauranteur who got
into the limelight three months
age because he held a lad named
Nicholl in peonage, Is again In the
clutches of the law, this time because
an investigation by the United States
immigration officers has brought out
the fact that he was three times ar.
rested in Greece and served time for
dangerous assaults there. Immigra.
ton Inspector Leonard Coyne of De.
troit placed him under arrest, and he
will undoubtedly be deported shortly.
Lansing-In an opinion furnished
the prosecution attorney of WeX-
ford county, the attorney general
holds that townships which issued
bonds to pay for good roads previous
to the adoption of the county road
system under the act passed by the
last legislature, are entitled to a re
turn of the county road tax paid to
their counties until the bonds are
paid. Two townships in Wexford
county issued bonds in 1910 with
which to build state reward roads.
Kalamazoo.-Sterling Keller, who
choked his wife to death and then
attempted to commit suicide by
cutting his throat and wrists, in cir.
cult court pleaded guilty to murder
in tt second degree. Keller claims
that while he intended to whip his
wife, that he did not intend to kill
her. He choked her more than he in.
tended to, he said. Keller Is only
twenty-three years old and his wife
was thirty-eight. Her marriage to
Keller last year was her fourth.
Kalamazoo.-Walter Coe, believed
to be the Oldest continuous resi-
dent of this county, died in Bor-
CESS hospital as the result Of being
overcome by the heat. Coe lived in
the country and was in excellent
health before being overcome. In
1S40 he went TO California to hunt
gold, making the trip by mule team.
Returning to his old home the next
year, he never moved away from 1t.
'He was eighty-three years old.
Lansing.-State Fire Marshal G.
A. Palmer has designated July
25 as cleanup day." and has
sent out circular letter to all fire
chiefs, presidents of villages and dep
uty fire marshals asking their coop
Grafton. The idea is to have a gen.
eral cleaning up of all Easements, al
legs and hazardous buildings, in or
der to lessen the danger Of fire from
such sources.
Sturgis.- The dining hall and
hospital of the Howe military
academy, about six miles from Stur-
gis, was totally destroyed by fire
with an approximate loss Of $4,000,
partly covered by insurance. Five
men were overcome by heat and
smoke, but no one was dangerously
hurt. There is no doubt the fire
started from defective fiue. Fire
companies were sent from Sturgis
and Lagrange, but arrived to late.
Owosso.-Orvie Angus, a painter
living here, has begun suit
against the Ann Arbor railroad for
5000 damages for alleged perma-
nent injury to his health while work
ing in the company's shops. He was
employed painting engines while they
were still hot. Ill-smelling fumes
arose as the paint was applied and
as the building was not ventilated
enough to carry the fumes away. An
gus was compelled to inhale them.
Brighton.-Rev. William NJ. Ryan.
ordained to the priesthood In De-
troit, celebrated In this city In st.
Patricks Catholic church his first
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