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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19
For Better Penmanshlp in Schools.

~ SNNhNi SSHSO'os
The state board of education would
improve penmanship among Michigan
students and has adopted a ruling
which provides that penmanship shall
be established in all state normal
schools beginning July /, 1914, and
that no student shall be excused from
taking the course unless an exception
al penman.
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton Fred l.. Keller says that the
statewide movement will be heartily
indorsed by business men.
The poor penmanship of the grad
yates of our schools has not been a
credit to the public school system Of
the state says Superintendent
Keller.
Superintendent Keller is co-operat-
ing with Mrs. Henry Hulst, president
OF the Michigan State Teachers asso-
citation In urging that a special effort
be made by schools and communities
toward a more beautiful state and
urges that the observance of Arbor
day be statewide. State Highway
Commissioner Rogers and the officials
OF various state institutions are as
sisting in the work.
Superintendent Keller said: 1T is
desired that the day be celebrated by
communities and not by schools alone.
School premises and all roads
throughout the state should be i'm
proved and beautified. Provision is
made by statute for using one-tenth
OF the road repair tax for planting.
philosophical citizens, various clubs
and associations are urged to take up
the work.
According to Superintendent Keller
the estimated value of school prop
erty both in graded and ingraded dis
tricts in 1912 was over SAC, 100000, or
nearly double the valuation of ten
years ago. The number of school
buildings constructed in 1912 was 121,
costing over $2,775,0O or an average
of $4,000. In 1902 1873 schoolhouses
were built, costing $544,00O, or an
average of $4,000.
There has been an increase OF
1920 district libraries and decrease
of 60 township libraries in the last
ten years, according TO +. l.. Keller,
superintendent of public instruction.
The number of volumes in district IL
braries and the amount paid for the
support of the libraries has nearly
doubled during the last decade.
Superintendent Keller and Mrs.
Mary Spencer, state librarian, are re-
quired by law to prepare lists of books
suitable for township and district IL
braries. These lists will be ready for
distribution in about a month and
copies will be furnished to each town
ship and school officer entrusted with
the care and custody of their respec-
tive Libraries. This law does not ap-
ply to city school and high school
libraries.
The law is without doubt one of
the most important passed by the last
legislature, said Superintendent Keel
er. NO school plant is ideal without
a library of well-selected books. The
selection of not only good books
adapted to the age of the child is
vital. The list as prepared is ar
ranged according to subject and in
dexed by both title and author"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19
Schools for M. N. C. Heads.

Oficers of the Michigan National
Guard will be sent to schools of In.
struction in various parts of the coun.
try during the next few months. The
state military board has decided to
send the cavalry officers to Fort Sheri-
dan, ILL.,, while the officers of the med
ical and signal corps will be sent TO
Fort Leavenworth. The artillery Of
ficers will go to Tobyhanna, Pa. while
the infantry officers will attend a
school at the state camp site at Gray
ling.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19
Episcopal Statistics for Diocese.

Grand Rapids, Mich.--The statistics
for the Episcopal diocese Of western
Michigan, reported Saturday for the
years just closed, show that there are
now SO clergymen members of the do
cese.
There are 81 parishes and missions.
During the year there were 436 bap-
tisms, 377 combinations and 6,Sl1
communicates. 16S marriages and 279
burials.
Attending Sunday school were 3
293 children and 264 teachers. The
contributions to the church during
the year totaled $96,479
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19
State Threshers Meet.

The eighth annual convention of the
Michigan Threshermen's association
opened in Lansing at Battery A arm.
DRY. The first session was devoted to
the business of the association and an
address of welcome by Mayor ]. q.
Reuter-. The report of Secretary-Treas-
urer f. B. Higbee, Ionia, was submit
ted and the report of the executive
board and legislative committee with
their respective recommendations
were taken under consideration.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19
Mexican Revolt

In the reported arrest at Chihuahua
city of Maj. Rodolfo Fierro. "Pancho'
Villas chief lieutenant, constitutional
lists in Juarez see the first step toward
giving Great Britain satisfaction for
the death of William S. Benton. In
formation gathered by the Carranza
commission is said to indicate that
Major Ferro was Bentons slayer.
A report from Chihuahua to Mexico
City says that the reason General Villa
continues to play for delay in the de-
livery of w. S. Benton's body is that it
was buried next door to Villas head
quarters at Juarez, and that when an
effort was made to recover the body
Villa ordered it exhumed and burned.
Reports received at Washington
from Brigadier General Bliss at FL
Paso and Consul Garrett at Laredo, re-
ceived at the war and state depart
ments cleared up the mystery in the
delivery on American soil of the body
of Clemente Vergara. They satisfied
the officials that no act had been COM
mitted by national or state agents in
violation of Mexican sovereignty.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19
Plan for Mother.

The bedtime hour was at hand, but
after usual preparations for the night
Violet hesitated over her prayers.
After a moments silence she said:
Mummy dear, are our prayers an
swered?"
why yes, dear" replied Mamma.
But what a question, dear"
Il asked because, if they are, why
do you smack me? Why don't you
pray for me to be a good girl? 1t
would be so much more comfy"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19
convIets to Operate Farm.

Warden Simpson leased the Jay r.
Lowden farm, four miles northeast OF
Jackson, and will use It in connection
with the other prison farms this year.
The lease is made with an option for
the purchase of the property. which
consists Of 215 acres. 1t will be oper-
ated by convicts.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19
Foreign

Severe lighting, in which the Italian
troops killed 263 Arabs, took place in
the neighborhood OF the oasis of Seue-
tina, Tripoli. The Italians lost two Of
ficers and AZ native soldiers killed.
The British ambassador at Pekin
notified the foreign Office at London
that the Misses Black, two mission
aries who disappeared after the sack
ing of Lachokow by Chinese brigands,
had arrived safely at Fan Cheng.
Half a dozen policemen and civil
ians were wounded in rioting at Dub
lin which broke out at a meeting of
unemployed men. Captain White,
who presided at the meeting, was ar
rested after being beaten with a
truncheon.
The training ship Wellesley, one Of
the last of Englands old-time wooden
warships, was burned in Shields har-
Dor. Only few of the boys on board
were injured. One of the lads made
a dash through the smoke and rescued
the captains baby.
Clashes between federal troops on
one side and revolutionists and strik-
ers on the other were reported from
the state Of Ceara, Brazil, where mar
tial law was proclaimed.
Five hundred Chinese brigands
swept down upon Laohokow, China, in
Hepeh province, sacked the town,
killed a foreign missionary, wounded
another and then impressed 1000
coolies to carry off their loot. Sol
diers we're sent in pursuit.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19
Fifty Cent Case to go
to Supreme Court

!: Owosso, Mich.-Odell Chap
!: man was Saturday granted a
!. verdict of so cents in municipal
!. court against the Union Tele-
!. phone Co. Chapman sued to
; collect a halgdollar the amount
!. of penalty exacted when he did
!. not pay the quarterly rental in
!. advance.
!. He alleges the charter forbids
!. the company to collect penalty
( Before the suit was started
: both parties announced the case
!: would be carried to the supreme
!. court.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19

Not every fellow with a large shoe
can leave those footprints in the
sands Of time.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19
A 7 anule.

81 regret to say that I find myself
missing"
"Ha! Then you are LOST"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19

Men are never criticised for what
they do if they never do anything.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19

In spite of the fact that ignorance
is bliss, lot of people are continually
trying TO educate us.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19

A food for sore lungs. Deans Mentholated
Cough Drops. Cure coughs, by relieving
the soreness-5c at Drug Stores.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19

Constant use will wear a thing out,
even the constant use of a friend.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19

]. F. Williams, a miner OF Bling
ham, Utah, and an unidentified man,
who were walking along the tracks OF
the Santa Fe, we're run down and
killed at Williams, Ariz., by the Cali
lfornia limited.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19

Red Cross Ball Blue, all blue best bluing
value in the whole world, makes the laun-
dress smile. Adv.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19

Putnam Fadeless Dyes color in cold
water. Adv.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19
Accidents Boards Plan MEETING.

Tentative plans for a national meet
ing OF the various state compensation
commissions, to be held in Lansing
April IA and 10, at which a permanent
national organization will be started,
have been completed by the Michigan
industrial accident board and its sec
rotary, r. L. Drake.
The subject of a national organiza-
ton was first preached by the Michi-
gan members at a meeting held by
some of the commissions in New York
year ago. Some time ago the mem
bers of the board OF this state decided
to issue a call for a meeting in Lam
sing, and see who responded.
The call was issued, and accept
ances have come from Wisconsin,
Ohio, Illinois, Connecticut, Massachu-
sets, California, Washington and Ore
gon, and from some letters received
1t is likely that most of the other
states will send some representatives,
at least.
The plans for the meeting are being
made on a large scale. The United
pbdbSS BONcIhHlSHl mas DttH dShSu W
send experts to explain the safety
first" idea, and the question of the ac-
ton Of insurance companies toward
injured employees whom they have to
take care of, will furnish the most
important question, 1t is thought, be-
fore the meeting.
Present indications are that on the
evening OF March IA a big dinner will
be given for the visitors, at which a
full representation of the Michigan
Manufacturers association, the EN-
ployers' association of Detroit and the
Detroit Accident Prevention confer
ence and the Lansing chamber Of
commerce will be asked.
The Michigan Federation OF Labor
will also send representatives.
Michigan Farmers Appreciate state
The campaign made by Michigan
agricultural college authorities for
years to persuade Michigan farmers
and others that Michigan offers
more in natural possibilities than
Canada, the irrigation countries or
any other place in the United
States is finally bearing fruit, II
is said, and this fact was evidenced
according to Dean r. s. Shaw, OF the
agricultural department, and Robert
j. Baldwin Of the extension service at
the annual farmers roundup last
week.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19

Some people count their chickens
even before they have any eggs.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19

Henry Siegel, head of department
store enterprises in New York and
Boston, and Frank S. Vogel, his part
ner. were indicted by the grand jury
at New York on charges of grand lar
ceny and violations of the banking
laws. Both men surrendered, entered
pleas of not guilty and were released
under bonds of $4,000 each
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19

A prude is generally young wom-
an who knows entirely too much.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19

Three women were nominated for
Office in Aurora, ILL.,, at the first cleo
ton in which Aurora women have had
the right to participate.
John ]. Meyers and Archie l.. Wis
ner were found guilty in the federal
court at New York of using the mails
to defraud by the sale of western min
ing stocks through A. l.. Wisner &
Company. Wisner was sentenced to
serve six years and Meyers received a
similar term and was fined $4,000.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19
Only One "BRoMo ouININE"

To get the genuine, call for full name, LAXA-
TIVE BROMO QUININE. Look for signature OF
Z. w. GROVE. Cures a Cold in One Day. 2Ss.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19

Judge c. A. Willard of the United
States district court died at his home
at Minneapolis, Mimi, aged ffty-six
He was associate justice of the su.
preme court of the Philippines from
1901 to 1909.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19

Emery Lattanner, Ohio superintend.
ent of banks. announced that the state
had taken charge of the Miners and
Mechanics bank at Jacksonville after
state examiners reported that liabill-
ties are $4,000 in excess of the as
sets.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19

An indictment was returned by the
grand jury at Omaha. Neb., against
Irving H. Baxter, formerly United
States attorney and district Judge,
charging extortion and blackmail. Two
other well-known attorneys were in
dicted for the same offense, and three
for other offenses.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19

Lieut.. John c. Porte, a retired Brit
ish naval officer, who is to pilot the
Rodman Wanamaker transatlantic
flyer, sailed from New York for Eng
land on the Lusitania, He has spent
a week with Glenn II. Curtiss at Ham
mondsport, looking over the machine
and making various suggestions as to
design and equipment.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19

George Westinghouse, aged sixty
seven. president and founder of tn,
Westinghouse Machine company, will
home Offices in Pittsburgh, died at New
York. Westinghouse was one of tn,
most noted inventors and manufactur
ers in the world.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19

DR.. James c. Bush, fifty-seven, a
dentist of Cannelton. Ind, lay down
for nap In Louisville, KY, with a
lighted cigarette in his mouth. The
bed clothing caught fire and he burned
to death.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19

William r. George. founder OF the
George Junior republic, was exon.
Grated by the board of directors of the
National Association of Junior Repub-
lies of the charges brought against
him in connection with treatment OF
certain young women members OF the
Freeville republic I'm New York state.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19

An inquiry was ordered by the SEN
ate at Washington into the reported
speech of Ambassador Page at London
scoring the Monroe doctrine.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19

Arthur Fisher, a Chicago g. North
western engineer of Pekin, ILL.,, and an
unidentified'robb are dead, two dep
uty eheriffs and a woman are wounded
and IL Mexicans are in Jail at Prince
ton as the result Of a robbery Of a Chi
cago & Northwestern freight train at
Manlius, II.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19
Personal

Capt. Cyril r. Downer of the North
amptonshire infantry regiment was
killed by a fall with his aeroplane
while flying over the infantry aero
drome on Salisbury plain, in England.
Edwin O. Stanard, president Of the
Stanard Tilton Milling company, for
mer lieutenant governor of Missouri,
and for many years a prominent St
Louisan. died at st. Louis. He was at
one time a congressman.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19
NEWS NOTES OF
GENERAL INTEREST
KERNELS cULLED FROM THE
MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS.
STORIES FROM OVER GLOBE
Items From Happenings Of World
Arranged in Their 5riefest and
Most Succinet Form for the
Busy Reader.
Washington

The president and Mrs. Wilson an
nounce the engagement of their young
est daughter, Eleanor Randolph, to the
Hon. William Gibbs McAdoo. This an
nouncement was issued at the White
House at Washington by Secretary
Tumulty.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19

The house committee at Washington
Investigating conditions in the Michl-
gan copper mine strike area returned.
and members indicated that their re-
port would denounce the mine owners
for refusing to allow their men to re-
turn TO work without renouncing their
unions.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19

Directors Of the United States Elk
press company voted at New York to
wind up its affairs and have 1t go out
of business. The success of the parcel
post and the recent order of the inter
state commerce commission resulting
in a 16 per cent. reduction in express
charges are held directly responsible
for the company's retirement from bus
mess.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19
Domestic

Willie Richie, lightweight cham
pion, defeated AID Wolgast, the former
title holder, in their ten round bout
before the Queensberry A. c. at Mil
waukee, Wis.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19

President Wilson received from
John Redmond, the Irish leader in the
British parliament box Of sham
rocks and some Irish moss. Mr.. Red
mond has been sending shamrock and
moss to the White House at Washing
ton for many years.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19

The Alaska bill providing for the
construction of a thousand miles OF
fields with the coast at an expenditure
of $35,O00000 was made ready for the
presidents signature when the senate
at Washington, by a vote of AZ to q,
adopted the conference report already
adopted by the house
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19

Secretary Bryan in an address al
Annapolis, Md, said he hoped that
not only would this country borrow
the initiative and referendum as il
had borrowed the Australian ballot
but that in time it would adopt the
postal vote. The postal vote allows
a citizen, though away from home, to
cast his vote on an election day and
have II counted
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19

Frank NJ. Ryan. president of the In
ternational Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers, and % of his
associates Whose convictions in the
labor dynamite cases were affirmed by
the Supreme court at Washington, in
tend to apply for a pardon.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-19

Under President Wilson's orders is
sued from the war department at
Washington, two additional regi-
ments of American infantry were sent
TO Eagle Pass and Laredo, Tex, to
allay fears Of Mexican raids on border
towns and banks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-21
RATE HIGH ENOUGH
Fire Insurance Companies Not
Losing Money.
Biennial Report of /. s. Lewis,
State Superintendent.

In his biennial report to the COVER
nor. Ike S. Lewis. superintendent Of
insurance. declares that the existing
fire insurance rates in Kansas are
adequate and that few IL any of the
companies doing business in this state
are losing money. Only q few COM
panies combining themselves strictly to
fire insurance business lost money last
year, the report recites.
With q reduction of nearly $1,000 a
day in fire losses last year. the pre-
miums now received in Kansas are
sufficient to meet all losses and leave
q neat dividend for the insurance COM
panies, says Lewis.
His report states that the figures
furnish little or no. foundation for the
request OF the companies for an in
crease in fire insurance rates and that
the state should fight any attempt to
boost present rates.
1t is further pointed out by Lewis
in his report that the fire insurance
companies urged the enactment OF the
state fire marshal law and argued to
the legislature that the saving in fire
losses would mean further reductions
in rates to property ownerss Instead
OF the expected reduction in rates,
Superintendent Lewis now points with
horror to the action OF the insurance
companies in asking for an increase.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-21
GOTCH FOR GOVERNOR
Iowa Republicans Have Wrestler I'm
der Consideration.

Chicago. July 21.-For governor Of
the state of Iowa-Frank Gotch of
Humboldt.
That's the way the Republican
ticket will be headed two years hence
when the gubernatorial election rolls
around in the corn state.
Know Gotch? OF course, that's the
man. Champion catch-as-catch-can
wrestler of the world. and one Of the
greatest athletes that the world ever
produced.
Strange. but true nevertheless, the
big fellow has practically given his
consent to have his name considered
by the slatemakera It ~ said now
that tho Republican leaders Of the
state believe that 0otch not only
would mako an exceptionally fine
man for the office. but would be just
a. easy winner over the Democrats
az he has been over the American
and foreign contenders for his little.
This scheme of having the famous
giant of the mat enter q strange
arena has been shaping. 1t appears.
for some time in Iowa No announce
ment Of it has been made there. but
the news leaked In Chicago when .
telegram was received here in re-
Spouse to one sent to Gotch.