The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-05-27
urges SAFETY FOR
! NATIONAL BIRTHDAY
STATE FIRE MARSHAL GIVES
WARNING AGAINST FIRE
DANGER ON JULY4.
ASKS SAFE AND SANE FOURTH
Issues Annual Proclamation Directing
Peoples Attention to Deaths and
Accidents In Past Celebrations
Quotes Law Regulating Explosives.

T. Winship in his annual proclamation
urging safe and sane Fourth" re-
quests that Independence day be OBJ
served for fraternalism, for sane
amusements and for the cultivation Of
public spirit and patriotism Win
ship Issues warning to parents
against permitting their children to
handle death-dealing explosives.
Attention is directed to the 1915
celebration which resulted in 80
deaths and 1.135 accidents I'm the Unit
ed States and to the fact that since
1903 Fourth of July celebrations have
cost 1862 Hives while 42,089 persons.
mostly children, were more or less Sc
riously manned.
The fire marshal says the respon-
sibility for these accidents rests large
ly with the city governments and in
structions are given to the fire chiefs
and local officials to enforce the state
law which provides: "No person, firm
or corporation shall sell. offer for sale
or place on display within the state
OF Michigan any blank cartridge. toy
pistol, toy cannon. toy cane or toy gun
in which explosives are used, the type
OF balloon which requires fire under
meath to propel same, firecrackers ex-
ceeding two inches In length and a
half inch in diameter, torpedoes ex-
ceeding three-quarters of an inch In
diameter; any substance containing
chlorate Of potash and sulphur, or de-
vice for discharging or exploding such
substances by concussion or friction;
firecrackers of any size or fire works
which contain any explosive more
powerful than black powder Provid-
ed, that the council of any city or vii
lage may allow the public display OF
fireworks by properly qualified indi-
viduals."
Must Have Certificate. NJ
Superintendent of Public Instruc.
ton Fred l.. Keeler is informing
school officials throughout the state
that the law calls for holders OF teach
ers' certificates only to be hired as
school teachers.
In the past many teachers were
hired during the spring seas IN. Little
attention was paid to the fact that GER
tiiicates were necessary. Then 1t be-
came imperative for the teachers To
take examinations in the fall In order
to get certificates and comply with the
law. IL ID to avoid this condition wnen
the fall term starts that Mr.. Keller Ia
taking such an interest In the selec
ton Of teashers.
AT this time of year many teach
ers who have never taught before In
Michigan are selected because they
have degrees from colleges outside the
state" said Mr.. Keeler. in many
cases the possession OF letters after
ones name carries Llore weight with
some school directors than anything
else.
The laws of Michigan do not recog
nize degrees. A teacher must have
certain certificates. II. the past we
have had to take highly educated men
and women and give them examina'
tions in the fall This Is unfair to us,
unfair to the teachers who have to
spend their summer vacation making
readyyfor such test, and at the same
time can easily be avoided IL those
who hire the teachers in the spring de-
mand the certificates in the first ia,
stance" oil .egaIa
state Without Paper,
y 'ffie state Of Michigan is up against
paper famine" o2oal
Z The state printer has no paper
upon which TO print heacompiled laws
andhother bopks .which should be Is
sued and abe manufartWerse tits said,
refuse to ship paper, although II was
contracted for in advance almost a
year ago.
The, manufacturers say 2that, the
market for paper Is such that at the
present time theys can only handle
large contracts, Z and, the states con,
tract, being eom Ip,irJ ,spall, is
not being ,filled saJ tca ss-,,s, Z s,
The 'state board Of auditors agreed
TO serve notice on ali the manufactur.
ers that II paper were not forthtom-
ing at 20hce, the state ~oald go out
into the epeHc market ana buy II, 'ahd
make thei manufacturers settieif for the
differences sbetween: what ther paper
cost and the contract price.
Nearly all OF the paper was con-
traetnt .fos ahfoA ghI aassntsT In this
state, but all OF the manufacturers are
outside 81 'tRReY state. ~ I''e1ca ~
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Kslamaznoto5 Land. c op,islly Kala,,
nrnz66, acabitai stock Increased from
$4,000 to sa50.o0o.l} ia11 ''i' ~ e
Tho McMaster corporation. Detroit,
$4,000: Alan ID. McMaster. Clarence
d. Dcsjardins, Robert Loughray.