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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-03-27
NEWS FROM THE:
STATE CAPITOL
ODELL FREE TEXT BOOK MEAS
URE is REPORTED OUT IN
THE SENATE.
UNIFORM TEXT BOOK BILL FAILS
IN THE HOUSE.
The Committee Of the Whole Ap-
proves Law to Prohibit Extension
Of Credit In the Selling Of
Liquor by Retail.
10y Gurd M. Hayes.l

When the uniform text book bill
known as the Young-Dunn measure
was under consideration in the house
there was an equal division when the
vote was taken, each side mastering
AZ votes, and as a result the PROPOSE
ton has been tabled ready to be taken
up at some future date. but it is evil
dent that the chances Of it's passage
hinge largely on the success of the
free text book legislation which is
now pending.
Almost Simultaneously with the fail
ure OF the uniform text book bill in
the house, the senate committee on
education was reporting out the Odell
free text book bill. Supplementary to
the Odell bill is measure introduced
by Senator King which demands that
text book companies selling their
wares in Michigan must give suitable
bond to give Michigan a price as low
as any other state or community. The
enemies Of the uniform text book bill
have urged the free text book meas
ure and for the first the in years
there is a chance for ser..us consider
alton OF such proposal. Friends of
uniformity as a general thing do not
oppose the free text book suggestion
If it can be put through and the sit
uation seems to have reached show
down in which il will be demonstrated
for all time when the demand for
text book legislation is in the interests
Of the consumer.
Rep. Fitzgerald, of Kalamazoo. made
stirring speech against the uniform
bill when it came up for consideration
on third reading. Rep. Charles NJ. Nc
Bride, of Holland, also opposed it.
There were moro than dozen
speeches pro and con until Rep. Nank
finally SUGGESTED that there had been
enough oratory and it would be well
for the house to vote on the bill. Hav-
ing failed to obtain the necessary 81
or more the measure was declared
defeated. Rep. Dunn, however, moved
for a reconsideration of the vote and
had the measure tabled in order that
il might be available at any time when
the chances seemed better for its
passage.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-03-27
Mr.. Stevens on p. NJ. Debt.

That innocent stockholders would
suffer and the reputation of the state
would be blighted if the state made
q reduction by force in the debt of
the Pere Marquette railroad was the
declaration made by Frederick w.
Stevens. former general counsel for
the road and now with j. =. Morgan
& Co, at the close of Fridays tes-
'timony before the legislative commit
tee investigating the increase Of the
funded debt of the Pere Marquette
from $25,OOO,OO0 to $7O,O00,O 900 in IA
years.
He said that all of the stock issued
by the Pere Marquette had the stamp
of approval of the state Of Michigan
uopn it and was bought by the hold
ers with the assurance of it's legal
ity. II the state attempted a force
full reduction Of the debt, the common
stock would be the first item that
would have to be reduced. next would
be the 100000 in debentures issued
TO the stockholders who contributed
that sum to the road in 1904, and
next would come the $S,000,000 in
notes issued in 1911 to defray legiti-
mate expenses, making a total Of close
to $39,000,000, all of which would
come from people WHO had acted in
good faith with the road.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-03-27

The house has voiced It's disapproval
OF any proposal designed 20 curtail the
constitutional privilege of it's mem
bers OF introducing bills. Rep. Skeels
introduced a concurrent resolution
recommending that no bills be intro
duced after April 5. Under the rules it
must lie on the table five days and
only 81 votes could be mustered to
suspend the rules and put the resolu-
ton on it's immediate passage.
Nearly 700 bills have been put in on
the house side and they are still COM
Ing. Many of them are duplicates or
near duplicates and great proportion
cover grund similar to that in at least
three other measures.
The primary election system is said
to be responsible for the overwhelm-
ing number of bills. Every man realiz-
ing he must go back to face the peo-
pie OF his district is anxious to gain
honors in a personal way. Each view
honors in a personal way. Each vie
with his colleague in being first in and
in getting first consideration by the
committees and the legislative sessions
of the past four years have developed
largely into a bitter race on the part
of the members to get individual meas
rres considered and passed.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-03-27

At conference of the progressive
party leaders of Eaton county 1t was
decided to put city and county ticket
In the field this spring.
Germans of eastern Michigan will
gather in Port Huron this summer to
participate in a mammoth celebration,
under the auspices of the local Ger
man Aid society.
The committee appointed by the
board of directors of the Saginaw
West Side Rescue mission to investi-
gate rumors current regarding Supt.
George Newberry, of the mission, have
made their report. They exonerate Mr..
Newberry.
William Hinton is detained by State
Trespass Agent Woodbury. on the
charge of removing timber from state
lands in the vicinity of Harrietta.
Battle Creek is to adopt a howell
plan of advertising, in form of giving
q bouquet of sweet peas, pansies or
some other seasonable flower to every
woman passenger on TRANS passing
through the city.
Contracts have been let for tho con.
structic1 of the new high school, at
Petosley, and work will begin as soon
as the weather permits. The building
Will cost $ST72O.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-03-27
GRAINS, ETC.

Wheat-Cash No. red, $1.0S; May
opened with an advance of lac at
$1.05 3-4 and advanced to $1.O6 IL;
July opened at 92 3-4, advanced to 80
and closed at 92 "a; September open
ed at so 1-2 and closed at the same
figure; No. white, $1.O5.
Corn-Cash No. 3, car at so Ice;
No. 3 yellow, 2 cars at 81 l-2c; No.
4 yellow. soc.
Oats-Standard oats, 341.2c; No.
) white oats. 2 cars at 80 1.2c; No, 4
white, 80 1-2c asked; sample, 1 car at
SIC.
Rye-Cash No. ., &c.
Beans-Immediate and prompt ship
ment, $1.S0; May, $1.OO.
Glover seed-Prime spot, 90 bags at
s11.6O; sample, 20 bags at 81, "a
at $1O.25, IA at 1925; prime alsike.
$3.50; sample alsike, Il bags at
$11.5O, 8 at $1O.25.
Timothy seed-Prime spot, 100 bags
at $1.70.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-03-27
Rain Saves Scores.
No Juetice in Rsssemer.

w. j. Haggerson, a justice Of the
peace, in Bessemer, for the last Is
years, filed his resignation with the
city council and it was promptly ac-
cepted. Charges against him had been
filed with the governor, which, upon
investigation, were substantiated, and
a peremptory notice to either resign
or be removed followed.
The city's other justice, Andrew An
derson, also resigned a month ago,
which leaves the city without any
justice at all until after this spring
election.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-03-27
Boy Electrocuted.

George Morris, aged "a, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Emerson Morris, of Carmel
was almost instantly killed at the
Charlotte plant of the Commonwealth
Power Co. He was taking the temper
allure OF the oil tank when he received
shock of $500 volts. A similar acct
dent at the plant a few days ago
nearly cost the life of Marco Martin,
of Jackson, another employee, who re-
ceived 1890 volts.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-03-27
The Eaton Case.

More testimony showing that Mrs
Jennie Eaton, widow Of Rear Admiral
Joseph G. Eaton, whom she is accused
of having poisoned, possessed what
may have been hallucination in re.
gard to his .dabbling with. deadly
drugs. has been brought out.
Charles +. Nordstrom, a private de-
4eeuve, says that last June Mrs. Eaton
made an effort to engage him to
shadow her husband and obtain evil
denee for his arrest upon the ground
that the admiral was trying to poison
his family. Mrs. Eaton is held as the
pois0aer of the rear admiral.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-03-27
PRODUCTS OF THE FARM.

Apples Baldwin, s2.50@2
greening, $2.5O@2.75: spy, $2.75@3:
steel Red. $3@3.50; common, 75c@
$3.50 per Dbl.
Cabbage-Home-grown, si@1.2s per
Dbl.
Dressed hogs-Light t.9101.2c:
heavy, 8Q9c per ID.
Dressed calves--Choice, 14Q141.2c:
fancy, 1915 1-2c per 10.
Potatoes-Michigan, car lots in
sacks, 43@45c; store lots 45@5Oc
per blu.
Honey-Choice to fancy white comb.
1S@19c; amber, 14@16c; extracted.
8 1-2@1Oc per ID.
Dressed Poultry-Spring chickens.
16@17c; hens, 16@17c; old ROSTERS.
11@12c; turkeys, 21@22c; ducks, TO
1Sc; geese, 14@15c per ID.
Live Poultry-Spring chickens. 16 IL
@17c; hens, 16 1-2Q17c; No. 2 hens,
11@12c; old ROSTERS, 10@11c: tur.
keys, 17020c; geese, 12@14c; ducks,
16@17c per ID.
Hay-Carlot, track Detroit: No.
timothy, $1S.50014; No. timothy,
$11Q12; light mixed, $12.50913; No.
/ mixed, SHOE; rye straw, 5000:
wheat and oat straw, SSQS.5O per ton.
Onions-45G50c per blu.
Cheese-Wholesale lots: Michigan
flats, new, Ia 1905 1.2c; Michigan
flats, old, 17@17 1-2c; New York flats,
new, 17@17 lac; New York flats, old,
Is 1-2@19c; brick cream, Is 1-2Q1Gc;
limburger, IS 1903 1-2c; domestic
Swiss, 22G24c; imported Swiss, ESQ
zoe; block Swiss, 20 1-2@22c per N.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-03-27
MANY LIVES ARE LOST AND TOWNS ARE LAID IN
RUINS BY DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO.
OMAHA AND TERRE HAUTE SUFFER HEAVILY
FROM RAGING ELEMENTS.
Fires Follow Wind in Stricken Cities and Destruction by Fire
Is Great Owing to Inability of the FIemen to
Work Effectively During the Storm

A terrific windstorm causing wide
spread destruction and loss of life and
practically wrecking the already de-
moralized telegraph service ragged
over the central west and middle
states late Sunday.
Reports from Nebraska, Kansas,
Iowa and Indiana indicate heavy dam
age, but owing to the wreclling of the
telegraph lines, the reports are frag-
mentary and lacking in detail.
Omaha, Berlin, Ashland and Yutan,
Neb.-the latter towns near Omaha
Marshalltown, Ackley, Woodbine and
Carroll, Iowa; Terre Haute, Ind, and
Abilene, Kan, are places from which
scattering messages carrying news of
grave destruction have been received.
The death list at Yutan was placed
at Is and the injured at so.
For more than four hours no word
was received from stricken Omaha.
Late bulletins report that half the
city was swept by tornado. All wires
were down, and Berlin, neighboring
town, was said to be in flames. The
message was received over single
long distance telephone wire, which
worked at intervals.
Terre Haute Hard Hit.
Terre Haute, Ind, suffered severely.
Scores of persons were injured, an
unknown number were overwhelmed
in the ruins of houses blown down
by the wind, and many fires were
started in different parts of the city.
First reports from Nebraska were
that the towns visited by the storm
had been wiped out and that the wreck
age was on fie. Trains loaded with
Tescuers, nurses and physicians were
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-03-27

In committee of the whole the SEN
ate has agreed to the Burke bill which
has passed the house, prohibiting cred
1t being extended in the sale of liquors
to- the bill but not of a character that
will change it's purpose and as there
was no opposition in sight, it is prob
able that the bill will be before the
few days.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-03-27

Announcement has been made that
the Pere Marquette system will lay III
miles OF new rails this spring and sum-
mer. New stations will be built at
Port Huron and Valley Center, and an
addition at Alma.
Mrs. Louis Christiancy, of Lansing,
was probably fatally burned, when
she mistook a can of gasoline for ker-
osene, and poured the contents onto a
fire. Her clothes were nearly burned
from her body before the fire was ex-
tingushed. She was taken to a hos.
pital, where It is believed she will die.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-03-27
Funeral Of King Georue.

The funeral of the late King George,
1t is officially announced, will take
place March 80.
A funeral service for the late King
George of Greece was held Saturday at
the Greek church In London. 1t was
attended by representatives of King
George of England, Queen Mother
Alexandra and most of the members
of the diplomatic corps. ..
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-03-27
THE MARKETS.
Live Stock, Grain and General Farm
Produce.

Detroit Cattle-Trade was not as
brisk as it was a week ago, and every
thing with the exception of bulls was
10 to 20 cents lower, bulls selling fully
as well. Several buyers from the coun-
try were on hand looking for some
thing to feed, and a few loads went
back to the farmers. Mich cows and
springers averaged about So per head
lower Receipts, 565; market 10 to 15c
lower than last week, We quote best
steers, $8@S.25; steers and heifers,
1000 to 1900, S750@8; steers and
heifers, 800 to 1000, $7@75O; steers
and heifers, that are fat, 500 to 700 So
OF; choice fat cows, $6@6.25; good
fat cows, $5.25@6; common COWS,
$4.50@4.75; Gamers, $3.75@4.25;
choice heavy bulls, $6.50@7; fair to
good bolognas, bulls, $5.75@6.25; stock
bulls, $5.25@5.75; mixers, large, young
medium age, s5O@75; common milk
ers, S55@65.
Veal calves-Receipts, 1888; market
strong, last weeks close; best $l1@
1850; others, 5000; mich cows and
springers steady.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, 1,103;
market steady at last weeks prices;
best lambs, 1915; fair to good lambs,
$80S.50; light to common lambs,
$6.75@7.506 yearlings, $7.75QS.10; fair
to good sheep, $5.25@5.5O; culls and
common, S3.75@450.
Hogs-Receipts, ga; market steady
at last weeks close. Range Of price:
Light to good butchers, $9.15@9.20;
pigs, $685. mixed, $9.10@9.15; stays,
one-third off.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-03-27
The Balkan War.

The developments of the last week
appear to make the conclusion of the
Balkan war a matter of only few
days.
Turkey, having no hopes of obtain
ing more money, has entrusted her in
terests to the good Offices of the pow
ers, and the allies have accepted the
powers offer of mediation.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-03-27
Weather Man Resiuns.

Willis l.. Moore, chief of the weather
bureau, resigned.
Secretary Houston accepted the
resignation, after a talk with President
Wilson, to become effective July 81.
Professor Moore is democrat and
was candidate for appointment as
secretary of agriculture.
Secretary Houston explained that
the office was not covered by civil
service and was presidential appoint
ment.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-03-27

Farmers who desire to select some
euphonious name for their country
places will be allowed TO have these
tiles registered with county clerks and
protected from some other farmer in
the neighborhood selecting the same
title for his farm. The Toilette bill
passed by the house which gives
county clerks fee OF so cents for
registering the title was agreed to in
the senate, and without any comment
to indicate the senate is disposed to
be unfriendly to the measure. Another
bill that has received favorable con-
sideration was the Foote bill allowing
counties to establish sinking fund
commissions to have charge OF such
funds raised to meet any bonded in
debtedness Of a county.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-03-27

East Buffalo, Cattle-Receipts, 145
cars; market 10000 lower; best 1850
to 1,500-fb steers, $S.65@S.90; good
to prime 1900 to 1,300-fb steers, $685.
@S.60; good to prime LOO to 1,2O0-rb
steers, $S@8.25; coarse, plainish, LOO
to 1,200-ib steers, $7.50@7S5; medium
butcher steers, 1000 to LOO TBS,
$7.5O@S; butcher steers, $50 to 1000
lbs. $7@7.50; light butcher steers,
$6.50@7.25; best fat cows, $3.50
1925; butcher cows. $5.25@625; light
butcher cows, $4.50@5.25; cutters,
$4.25@4.75; trimmers, $3.25@375; best
fat heifers, $6@G.25; stock heifers, S.
Q6; best feeding steers, $7@75O; light
, common stockers, $6,50G6.75; prime
export bulls. $7@Z25; best butcher
bulls, S6.5097; bologna bulls, $3.50
6.25; stock bulls, $5Q550; best milk
ers and springers, $65080; common
to fair kind do, $4,000.
Hogs-Receipts, 20 cars; market Is
Q25c higher; heavy, $96009.65; mix.
ed, $9.60Q9,70; workers. and pigs,
$9.7O@9.75; roughs, $S.5O@S.75; stays,
$7@S.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts 70 cars;
market slow; top lambs, $90925; culls
to fair, 5000; yearlings, $S@S.50;
wethers, $7@7.35; ewes, S6Q675;
Calves-$5@13.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-03-27

Rep. Pray, of Eaton county. has in
troduced bill intended to fit in with
the Webb interstate shipment act re-
Gently passed by congress. The Webb
act does not absolutely prohibit the
shipment of liquor from a wet state
to dry state, but rather takes away
the protection the United States gov
eminent has heretofore given inter-
state shipments of liquor even after
they entered the state and until act
ually delivered to the consignee. Now
the state can control all intrastate
shipments Of liquors.
The purpose of the bill, introduced
by Rep. Pray is to prevent shipments
Of liquor whether intrastate or inter
state to persons who hold U. s. inter
nal revenue receipts, druggists OF
course, excepted. 1t also prohibits
persons and transportation companies
from keeping liquors at any other
place than a private residence. and
contains regulations to prevent ship
ments in violation of the spirit of the
bill. The bill is not aimed at the per-
son who gets liquor for personal or
family use, but the one intends to vio-
late the law.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-03-27

struggling toward the scene, being
compelled to feel their way without
running orders, owing to the paralysis
of the telegraph service.
Iowa Escapes Worst.
The loss of life and property in
Iowa was less severe, according to
messages from the swept district. Dust
storms, rain, hail and tremendous
electrical disturbances prevailed over
Kansas and Nebraska the greater part
Of the day. Where railroad service
was impossible motor cars were press
ed into service and surgeons and sup
plies were rushed to the wrecked
towns at the best speed possible over
the washed out roads.
With no warning the terrific gale
swept down upon the district. Parts
of the Root Glass company's plant
were fattened. The end of the foundry
room of the Garland factory, a solid
brick wall Is inches thick, was caved
in. Brick and stone structures suf-
fered alike.
Lightning set FIRE to many houses.
Men, women and children were
crushed to death in bed. Some es-
capped to the cellars. Whole structures
were blown away by the force Of the
wind. The manned were rushed to hos
pitfalls as fast as they were extricated.
Rain Saves Scores.
Difficulty was experienced in obtain
ing doctors and the firemen were vi
able to cope with the flames which
swept the district. The heavy down.
pour Of rain is all that prevented
scores OF injured from being burned
in the dzbris Of their homes.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-03-27

Should the people of Michigan de-
sire to adopt the recall to apply to all
officials. except judges Of courts Of
record, the opportunity is at hand. The
senate and the house got together on
the proposition Tuesday afternoon
and Secretary of State Martndale
rushed the resolution TO the printers
in order to hurry the necessary for
malities through and get the proposed
constitutional amendment on the bal
lot for consideration at the coming
spring election.
In the senate there was war
of words and efforts to obstruct
with parliamentary tactics. but in the
by unanimous vote, while In the
house only seven members 90 into the
record in opposition. Those seven were
Representatives Edwards, OF Hough-
ton: Fitzgerald. OF Kalamazoo; Flow
ers, OF Detroit; Griggs, Of Oakland;
Morgan, OF Marquette; Palmer. OF De-
troit, and Newell Smith. OF Gratiot.
AS passed the proposed amendment to
the constitution requires 20 per cent
petitions, and in determining whether
sufficient number OF names have been
secured to require vote on the ques-
ton of recalling a public official, the
basis will be the count on governor at
the last preceding election.
Secretary of State Martindale, per-
sonally conducted the certifying out Of
the amendments to the county clerks
and sat up greater portion Of the
night In order that the work might be
completed in time. There will be six
to the constitution to be
voted upon this spring and the attor-
ney generals department has ruled
that each amendment shall be printed
upon separate ballot.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-03-27

Teachers and school officers from all
the principal cities of the state gath
cred in Lansing to participate in the
big public hearing before the joint
educational committee of the house
and senate on the question Of the
teachers retirement fund bill.
The teachers pension proposal has
inspired one Of the most persistent
obbies ever sent to Lansing. The mem
bers are flooded with petitions by the
thousands and personal letters are
coming in on every mail to the mem
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-03-27

Senator Robert Walter, chairman Of
the fish committee appointed to meet
with the Wisconsin legislature to
frame uniform fish legislation for Lake
Michigan, has just received word from
the game warden of Wisconsin, COM
mending the Clark commercial fish
cries bill which just passed the house.
The Wisconsin expert says it is the
best measure Of It's kind he has ever
seen bearing on lake fisheries and will
ask the Wisconsin legislature to adopt
it for that state as the basis for uni.
form fish laws.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-03-27

Rep. Arthur Odell's celebrated bill
which provides for the sterilization Of
the mentally deficient, has passed
both ethe house and the senate and IL
ready for the signature of Gov. Ferris.
The chief executive has read the
measure and declares that he will ap-
prove 1t.
The senate's amendments to the
measure were of little Importance as
affecting the bill. Rep. Odell said the
senate had improved the proposal in
the few amendments it had attached
and made it broader in his applica-
ton. The only material change pro-
vides for the adjudication of the pro-
posal to sterilize in any case where
the relatives or guardian may see fit
10 enter objection.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-03-27

Flint. James Roberts, eighty
years old, was instantly killed
when he was struck by Grand
Trunk passenger train running so
miles an hour through the village of
DAWSON east Of here. Roberts. who
was deaf, had habit of walking on
the tracks every day in pleasant
weather. He was a Civil war veteran
and had lived In Dawson 60 years.
There were scarcely any wounds on
his body.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-03-27

wagiac.-Immediatel following
the services held at the Evangeli-
cal Lutheran church on Mill street
the pastor, Rev. J. ]. Rookie Of.
fered his resignation to the congrega-
ton. 1t was accepted and Rev. Roe
kle at once accepted passionate in
Plymouth, which was recently offered
him.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-03-27

Standish Donnie Gulah, living a
mile east Of town. is dead from
the results of injuries received
while working IL the woods up north
about a month ago. He was brought
to his home here and was thought to
be recovering, but had relapse and
sank rapidly.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-03-27

Saginaw-Fire threatened to
wipe out the wholesae district
and caused a $4,000 loss. to the
Valley City Spice mills, owned by Lee
& Cady Of Detroit. Carlisle's tannery
offices and I2zo's commission house
were damaged by water. The losses
are almost all covered by insurance.