The Yale expositor., 1916-03-30
MICHIGAN NEWS BRIEFS

miChlSdu library Will re SldIbeu III
May.
Morenci business men have organ
lied the Morenci Bushes Mems asso-
citation to boost local industries and
trade.
Women may be given representa-
ton on the student council, the self
government board of University OF
Michigan students.
Encouraging reports regarding the
result of treatment for tuberculosis
victims recommended by the state
board of health are being received.
More than $50 Michigan teachers
have enrolled for the annual short
term institute at the educational de-
partment of the University of Michi-
gan.
Tentative plans prepared by the
war department suggests Ludington
as site for the location of a bust
ness mems military training camp
this summer.
The u. of NJ. senate council, highest
faculty body, has gone on record as
favoring the summer military camps
for students, and Michigan men will
be urged to attend.
An oil painting of the late Justice
Aaron V. McAlvay, of Manistee, will
be presented to the supreme court on
the opening day OF the April term by
the Ingham County Bar association.
Because the Mackinac Transports
ton Co changed its port of hail from
Mackinaw City to st. Ignace, Mack
NAV county has received $82560 from
the state treasurer as tax under the
tonnage act.
Joseph Broda, OF Muskegon, was
taken into custody by inspectors fight
ing the local scarlet fever epidemic
He is the second alleged quarantine
breaker captured. There are two cases
in his home.
Measles has hit Detroit hard. There
were 167 cases reported last week
with two deaths, according 10 the
bulletin issued by the board Of
health. The week previous there were
200 cases and six deaths.
Saginaw's NJ. N. G. company has
issued a call for volunteers to bring
the command up TO war footing OF
$50 men. There are now "a men and
three officers. The company expects
to be called to Mexico soon.
Jews of Saginaw at a meeting last
week raised 800 a minute for u
minutes-S 81 ,20O-for the relief of the
Jews suffering in Europe. Rabbi
Franklin. of Detroit. spoke and con
Quoted the work of raising the money.
A warning has been issued blythe
Lenawee county from Adrian locality.
Seed oats tested at NJ. A. c. have
shown low termination. The wet sea
sou OF 1915 is given as the cause.
The statement advises that extreme
care should be taken to prevent poor
results.
Buildings outrivaling the ones
which were burned in every respect
will take their place on the NJ. A. c.
campus as soon their construction can
be accomplished, said George w.
Bissel head of the NJ. A. c. engin-
ering department, in an address in
Detroit.
Women in IA southern Michigan
cities and towns will be taught new
tricks in putting up preserves" dur
ing the course of a campaign which
will be conducted in April by repre-
of the home economics ex-
tension staff of the Michigan Agricul-
tural college.
Estimating the 1916 production of
copper for the Lake Superior district
from the accomplishments of the big
producing companies and the smaller
producers for last year. with what
these mines and the newer producers
are expected to do this year, total
OF 25O, 100000 pounds of refined metal
is predicted,
Scales which bob up and down for
some time before coming to rest are
to be condemned by the state sealer
of weights and measures. Burr Fl. Lin
coin has notified scale manufacturers
that he will not allow such devices to
be used Investigation revealed that
the practice of guessing" where the
jumping arrow would stop was quite
general.
The heavy snowfall, general over the
lake region last week, brought with
II the loss of hundreds of thousands
OF dollars in prospective business to
lake shippers as the snow, on top
OF heavy ice has set back the open
ing OF navigation for at least two
weeks, it is figured, thereby prevent
ing ore carriers picking up extra
grain business before their ore con-
tracts go into effect.
A month ago IL was believed by
both the "wets" and the "drys" OF
Wexford county that this springs To-
cal option campaign would be the
ouietest in the history of the county