The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-11-06

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mortality report issued by Secretary
of State Vaughan.
This number far outnumbers deaths
from any one other disease, cancer
ranking second with 1876.
All told, there were 1901 deaths In
the state during September, as COM
pared to 6,443 births. This CORE
spends to an annual death rate of 11.9
per 1000 population and birth rate
of, 25.S.
Chance In Auto Licenses.
Radical changes in the system of
issuing license plates for automobiles
are coming to light, which seem to
presage time when license numbers
will be made perpetual. or at least
good over a period of years. Several
states have already headed In that
direction, and although Michigan has
no such plans for 1916, the change
may come year later.
Motor car owners of the Hawkeye
state beginning January 1. 1915. will
get license plates good for three
year period. The Iowa department Of
motor-vehicle registration believes
that In this move 1t IL going to make
the securing of automobile numbers
more easy for motorists than 1t has
been in previous years.
Letters are being prepared in Des
Moines which will be sent to all au-
tomobile owners. urging them to apply
for the 1916 plates before January 1.
Registration fees have not been
changed. Owners Of cars will be re.
quired to pay the fees annually. Be-
ginning with next years plate. they
will pay the fee for that year, and
on the first of each of the two sue
ceeding years they will receive notices
from the state to pay the amount re-
Quired for registration. II the car
owner does not pay within reason
able length of time the county attor-
ney will be instructed to begin action.
Sees Danger In Gasoline.
The state fire marshal's bureau Is
somewhat disturbed over advertise
ments calling the attention of Michi-
gan housewives to q method of home
dry cleaning by the combination of
certain chemicals with two gallons of
gasoline.
THE bureau takes no exception"
says Fire Marshal John T. Winship,
ito the efficiency of this as clean
ing proposition, but it is very appre-
hensive of the danger to life, should
such cleaning be undertaken within
the home. All cleaning by gasoline,
within the ordinary household, we
deem dangerous. and especially the
use of such quantity of gasoline as
two gallons"
Mr.. Winship warns the public
against all cleaning of this charac-
ter conducted excepted In the open
air. The records of the bureau show
that 20 women and children have
been sacrificed since the first of jan
uary by the careless use OF gasoline.
Old Law May Prove Costly to state.
An old statute has been discovered
which provides that the expenses of
officers who 60 to other states on ex-
tradition proceedings shall be paid by
the state unless otherwise arranged
for by the governor" The state has
never paid such expenses, because no
county has ever demanded 1t, but In
the future new blank will be used
by which counties bind themselves to
pay such expenses.
II any county wishes to present a
bill to the state for any such expense
incurred In the past, 1t has a good
chance to collect, because claim
aginst the state never outlaws.
$3.50 ,sos,2ss Securities Authorized.
During the calendar year 1914 the
Michigan railroad commission passed
upon and authorized the issuance Of
securities on the part Of corporations
doing business in the state amounting
to $23S. S0S.239. according to the report
OF the commission FOR the year 1914.
The list OF securities passed In.
cluded stocks. bonds. notes and all
other evidences of indebtedness and
the sum total IL divided as follows:
Steam and electric railroads. $202.104,-
900; lights, gas. water and power com
panies, s30,577. 500: telephone compa-
MES. $76s. 2S9; miscellaneous public
utilities, not coming under. either Of
the above three heads, $4bS,5o0.
Ex-senator Smith Dies.
Former Senator Charles Smith. dean
of the state senate for IL years. and
for four years before that q member Of
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