The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-03-13
NEchifsn News
Tersely Told


Latin-American trade situation before
the Association of Commerce. Assist
ant Secretary of Commerce Edwin +.
Sweet, predicted great future Tor
American trade In South America
There is no room for doubt that we
are going to have q great trade win
South America" he said. Europe
will be unable to supply those coun-
tries with merchandise after the war-
The question is whether or not our
manufacturers will see their chance.
Trade follows investments, 30 our
financiers must invest in South Amer
lea, as England and Germany did be-
fore they became established
jackson. Prosecuting Attorney ".
E. Bailey, police officers and the
coroner began an investigation
into the circumstances surrounding
the death of Edward Fahey, who died
in the cell block ut the police station
shortly after an assault alleged to
have been made by John Murphy, q
fellow prisoner. An attorney disclosed
a congestion in the heart and the rup-
ture of an artery which leads to It.
Murphy denies that he attacked Fa-
hey, although there are several wit
nesses who assert they saw the as
sault. All inmates of the cell block
are being held at the county jail as
witnesses.
MISUNDERSTANDING the question
Resolved, That the United States
should subsidize its merchant ma
rine." the debating team OF the
Michigan State Normal college. Ypsi-
lanti, decisively defeated the team
from the Central State Normal at Mt.
Pleasant. The Mt. Pleasant team. com
posed Of Richard Pooh, Martin Vein
lander and Walter Hindes, had the
negative. and the Ypsilanti team, com
posed of H. Ray Russell. Philip Boyce
and George C. Quinnell. had the af-
firmative. The judges were Profs. Rob
ert Crane and w. r. HUMPHREYS of the
University of Michigan and Attorney
Jacob Fahrner of Ann Arbor.
Lansing.-Battle Creek won the
1916 convention of the Michigan
Grocers and General Dealers associ-
alton. The following officers were
chosen: President, William McMorris,
Bay City; first vice-president, j. A.
Lake, Petoskey; second vice-president,
w. j. Cusick, Detroit; treasurer. C.
w. Grolde. Flint; executive committee,
Charles wellman, Port Huron; Victor
]. latham. Saginaw; M. L. lie Bats,
Bay City; George w. Faulman. De
troit. and L. Eager. Cadillac.
Calumet-Fully 10000 Finnish mine
workmen from .Baraga, Ontanagon
Houghton and Keweenaw counties re
sponded to the call of the local Fin
niBh miners committee to attend the
mass meeting and parade in Calumet
on Sunday in protest against activ
tiles of labor agitators and so-called
red" Socialists. who are charged
with creating the impression among
mine operators that the Finnish EN-
ployees are unreliable.
Manistee.-william Wente. sixty.
seven, honored citizen and one OF
the most eminent Masonic dignitaries
died at his home here after q short
illness. Mr.. Wente came to Man.
istee in 1866. was one OF the city'i
foremost citizens for half century
served as councilman. mayor and pres
ident of the school board. In hi
honor flags on public schools we're al
half-mast. He was grand treasurer Of
the Masonic grand lodge of Michigan
'Caro.-George w. Van syckle. one
of the few remaining pioneers of early
Michigan, is dead at his home a
Caro- He was ninety-six years old
Born = Warren county. May 4. 1873
he came to Michigan In 1847 with
his wife and four children, and located
IN Oakland county, at Charleston. neal
his elder brother, Capt. Joseph Val
| Syckle.
Recommendations made a ricf
haul in Kalamazoo. From the resi-
dence Of William Bray more thar
one thousand dollars worth OF Jewel
ry and other valuable articles wer,
taken. In two other homes none!
and jewelry valued at more than fiv,
hundred dollars were obtained.
Grand Rapids.-Forty local PASTOR
of several denominations vote,
unanimously to invite Rev. William A
(Billy) Sunday. the famous evangelist
to conduct a revival campaign mex
year. Five ministers have been name,
a committee to go to Winona Lake
Ind. and confer with Sunday.
Battle Creek.--Members OF the BAT
tie Creek Ministerial association
voted to launch = campaign TO
the elimination of vice in the city
While the local ordinances are consid
cred more rigid than those OF man.
cities. they now are commonly disre
earded in the city. It 10 charged
Ludington-Henry Rath. seventy
dropped dead ut his home as he cam,
in from the street Surviving are
widow. three sons and . daughter
Ann Arbor.-Rev. Floyd d. Douglas
OF Urbana. Ill. has been called to tn
pastorate Of the Congregational churcl
here by an overwhelming majority.
Petoskey.-While smoke complete