The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-04-01

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to statistics complied by Auditor Gen
eral Fuller. from me reports OF county
treasurers. In the same length OF
time, however, the taxes from this
source in Michigan decreased $1,256.,
664.33. due principally to the adoption
of local option in many counties where
the saloons and breweries formerly
did business. ~
In 1907, according to Auditor Gen.
eral Fuller's figures, the total revenue
from liquor taxes was $2,964 .293.99.
In 1908 the total was $2.698,922 In
1909 the amount was $2.451,S27.75;
1910. s2.179. S02.96; 1911, $2.1SS,127,9s;
1912, s2,O57, 4O2.29; 1918, 1898. 1927;
1914. $1.sl5.312.s2; s1915. $1,70S.62s.6S
In the lower peninsula the money
received from saloon licenses Is divid.
ed evenly. 80 per cent going to the
municipality in which the saloon OPP
crates. and the remaining 80 per cent
going to the county. In the upper
peninsula the county receives the en-
tire amount
In 1907 local option had been adopt
ed by just one county in the state,
that county being Van Buren,. The
records of the auditor generals Office
show that in 1907, Michigan with a
population of 2,S10,172, maintained S.
$50 saloons. In 1908 the counties Of
Barry, Clinton, Gratiot, Midland. Mis-
saukee, Oakland, Oceana, St. Joseph
and Wexford joined Van Buren, in vot-
ing out the saloons and the number
Of retail liquor establishments was re-
duced to $500.
Last year there were 3.40S retail
liquor establishments in Michigan.
Sixty-two breweries we're in operation
and &c warehouses where liquor was
sold at wholesale. were licensed under
the state law.
Wayne county leads the list with
1,514 saloons while Lake county had
but two retail liquor establishments,
the smallest number of any county in
the state. In 1907 Wayne county had
1871 licensed saloons.
Eight years ago the population of
the SO wet counties was 2,495,245 and
the population of Van Buren,, the sim
gle dry county, was 1896. Last year
nearly so per cent Of the population
OF Michigan was located in dry terri
tory. Using the federal census OF
1910 as basis, the total population
in the 40 wet counties was 1862 1858
while the total population of the 4S
dry counties was 1,147,919.
Wayne. Saginaw, Bay, Kent and sew
eral other thickly-populated counties
are wet and it is these centers of pop
ulation that places the population in
favor OF the vets.
Based on the 1910 census the mum
Der of people to each saloon in the
40 wet counties last year follows:
Ontonagon, one saloon for each 270;
Baraga 27S, Gogebic 315. Delta 317
Dickinson 1886. Wayne 1913. Schoolcraft
361. Mackinac $40. Crawford 1856. Me
nominee AIT. Bay 432, Marquette 4s2
Houghton 495, Luce 500, Macomb 534
Montmorency $50, Alger SAT, Saginaw
ISL, Washtenaw 553, Keneenaw 500
Chippewa 627. st. Clair 63S, Manistes
651 Kent 7SS, Pressure Isle S04, Mon
roe 866, Alpena 908, Huron 1868. Lee
lanau 1860, Grand Traverse, 1851
Otsego 1910. Ottawa 1873, Iosco 1,
1893, jackson 1,444, Arenac 1906, Oge
NAV 2,224. Clare 1910. Lake 2.469.
Pneumonia Heads List.
| tuberculosis was second in the lis
of diseases claiming the greatest mum
Der of human lives in Michigan durins
February. Pneumonia led with 4O3
tuberculosis cost 270 lives. The NOR
tally statement. issued by the secre
tary of state, shows 3,781 deaths ant
6,543 births occurred during tn,
month. Influenza was third with II,
and cancer fourth with 209. One hun
dred and sixty-two died by violence.
The yearly average of deaths IL
Michigan is 1914 per 1000 estimated
population. The birth rate is 26.1O
Roscommon county led in the number
of deaths in February with 1873 PEI
1000. Pressure Isle, with ass, had tn,
| greatest birth record. Mackinac coun
| TVS death rate was the lowest.
Favor Trained NEEDLES.
| DR.. VIM. De Kleine, who heads thu
Michigan tuberculosis fight, is Of thu
| opinion that health officer shoult
be physician trained In public healtl
He is urging the appointment OF mel
of that type in Michigan cities.
| Many Michigan cities are contem
plating the appointment Of full-tim'
health officers as q result OF thu
J present campaign. "All these mel
should have a wide grasp OF socia
conditions, as well as technical med
ical knowledge" says Doctor d.
Kleine. I'm other words. they shoult
be sociologists in addition to beinl
physicians"
G. o. p. to Meet March 20.
Gilman Dame. chairman Of the Re
publican state central committee. an
nounced that the committee woul'
meet in Lansing Tuesday, March "a
Naming of the date for the state con
vcntion, apportionment of delegate
and other matters are expected to b.