The Yale expositor., 1915-07-08

the state would provide about four big
farms, with suitable buildings so that
the prisoners could be given regular
employment, better conditions would
result. Young boys would not be
thrown in with hardened criminals in
the same manner as they are in many
of the county iails at present"
Secretary Murray also believes that
it would be good thing to change
the system of feeding prisoners. In
stead OF paying the sheriffs so much
per prisoners, Murray believes that
the sheriff should purchase the nee
essary food and have the bills for pro-
visions paid by the county. He be-
lieves that the establishment of cost
system for feeding the prisoners
would be more satisfactory than the
present plan.
According to Deputy State Fire
Marshal Samuel Robinson, the owners
of fifteen moving picture theaters
nave been arrested so far this year
for violation of the law and twelve
picture houses have been closed for
failure to comply with the orders is
sued by the fire marshals department.
In a majority of the cases arrests
were made because owners of the
theatre employed boys under the age
of eighteen years to operate the pic.
ture machines.
State Fire Marshal Winship has
obtained an opinion from Attorney
General Fellows to the effect that
property owner, on whose premises a
fire starts, due to negligence, is liable
for damages to his neighbor if the
fire damages adjoining property.
AT common Jaw one employing fire
as his agency or upon whose property
a fire has been accidentally or without
his fault started, who fails to exer-
else ordinary care under the circum-
stances to prevent its spread to neigh
boring property, or who negligently
or carelessly starts a fire, is liable for
damages to another for injury to per-
son or property of which injury such
fire or it's spread is the approximate
cause" says Attorney General Fell
lows.
Fire Marshal Winship believes that
Fellows Interpretation of the statute
will be Of material assistance in en-
forcing the state law as well as local
fire prevention ordinances.
During the past year 718 paroles
have been granted to the various pen
al institutions in Michigan. The par
don board liberated GA prisoners
while executive clemency was extend
ed in A cases by Governor Ferris,
while 1899 cases were considered by
the governor and the pardon board.
The records show that 213 prisoners
were paroled from Jackson, 81 from
the Michigan Reformatory at Ionia,
139 from the Detroit House of Cor
rection and 40 from the prison at Mar
quette.
At the beginning OF last year 5SS
men were on parole and during the
year 53S were given their final dis
charge. AS usual about one-third of
the number paroled failed to make
good and having violated the terms
of their release, were returned to
prison.
The net earnings of the paroled
men, according to reports submitted
by first friends, amounted TO $244,-
362.59. They expended S1S7,742.17,
making their net earnings S56,620.42.
The earnings of the men paroled from
Jackson amounted to s29,63136. Those
paroled from Ionia earned $97,S44, De-
troit of Correction $31,340.27 and Mar
quette $25,54696.
The total expense OF the state par
don board last year was $4,13196, of
which S2,905.0O was for compensation
and $1,22696 for travelling expenses.
Gofernor Ferris has issued the fol-
lowing proclamation:
The people of the State of Michigan
always have been subject to the raw
ages of tuberculosis, a wholly proven
table disease. This disease is the
common enemy of mankind, and is
rightly called the White Plague. The
first manifestations OF tuberculosis
are frequently overlooked The pa
tent discovers his danger when 1t
is too late. The medical fraternity
of Michigan have ii in their power to
render the State an invaluable SER
vice. Their functions are to relieve
suffering, cure disease and prevent
disease, and the greatest OF these
three is to prevent disease. Michigan
physicians are ready to encourage and
practice this form of patriotism-the
patriotism of saving their fellowmen
from this awful scourge. | suggest
that on Friday, August twentieth any
person in Michigan desiring a medi-
cal examination whereby he may as
certain whether he has any of the
symptoms of tuberculosis, may have
such examination and advice by ask
ing a physician for il.
Therefore, l, Woodbridge N. Ferris,
Governor of the State of Michigan, do
hereby designate Friday August twen-
tIeth, A. d. 1915, as tuberculosis Day