The Yale expositor., 1917-04-12
MICHIGAN NEWS BRIEFS


new village park.
Russell Knisely, 2 years old, OF Al
bion, climbed up on couch 70 get
bottle of carbolic acid from win
dow sill. He drank the poison and
died.
Polish Falcons OF Saginaw notified
the government that the services OF
their 120 men who have been under
complete military drill, are available
for service.
Frank Sandhammer, Manistee coun-
ty agent, is waging a patriotic cam
paign for increased acreage OF beans
and potatoes. War acres of pota-
toes" or other crops, Is the slogan.
May Wood of Kalamazoo failed in
her tenth attempt TO Kill herself. She
was about to- jump from the East
bridge into the Kalamazoo river, when
Sergt. Ralph grabbed her skirt.
NJ. A. C. goods have organized for
war. The $50 girls enrolled in the
domestic department will start Red
Cross work and bandage making i'm
mediately upon their return from
spring vacation.
A large picture of Kaiser Wilhelm
was removed from the wall of room
in the Central school at Owosso,
where high school classes in German
assemble and was replaced with a
picture Of President Wilson.
Roy c. Zimmerman and Thomas F.
Brown, Detroit, were found in posses
sion of two dead muskrats they had
shot at Sylvan lake and were arrested.
In the Birmingham justice court they
paid fines of SIS and 1925 costs.
But for the vigilance of the janitor,
Albion college students would have
sprung a chapel time surprise in the
shape of the hanging of Senator La
Toilette in efigy. The figure was cut
down before the exercises commenced.
Mark Bacon, of Wyandotte. was the
only Michigan member of congress to
vote against the war resolution.
Twelve Michigan members voted
AYE" Rep. l.. C. Cramton, who has
been a strong pacifst in the past, sub
ordinated his personal opposition to
war in the belief that war was inevi-
table and the time had come for the
nation to present a solid front to the
enemy.
Pontiac boys who are members OF
Company K, Thirty-third Michigan In
fantry, stationed at Fort Brady, Sault
Ste. Marie, write they are more COM
fortably housed than they have been
at any time since leaving Pontiac for
Grayling last June. They now have
real beds to sleep on instead of cots
or straw hunks on the ground. They
noticed the change in climate from
FL Paso, Texas, to northern Michigan,
but are enjoying excellent health.
Prof W. w. Florer, of the German
department of the University of Mich
igan, former chairman of the Ger
man-American alliance educational
committee, will drill a company of
Michigan students to fight against
Germany. He made the offer in re-
spouse to a number of requests by
students that he aid in the military
Florer was an officer in the Indiana
national guard before coming to
Michigan.
William p. Needham formerly OF
Traverse City died at the home of his
mother in Detroit. Mr.. Needham was
a graduate of the Ypsilanti State
Normal school and the Cleary Bust
ness college, OF Ypsilanti. He or
ganized the Needham Business col
lege at Traverse City, and ran it I'M
til four years ago, when he was COM
PEELED to retire because of ill health.
He was a member Of the Knights OF
Columbus, c. M. B. A., and the Elks
of Traverse City. The body was ia
ken to Traverse City for burial
Because the government will not
allow the Ann Arbor car ferries to
carry passenger autos acfoss Lake
Michigan without making changes in
the boats, the Great Lakes Auto tour
; has been cancelled for this year. The
; tourists planned to leave Chicago and
follow the West Michigan pike to
Frankfort, then take car ferries to Me-
nominee ana tour the upper penin-
sula. Many Of those who intended
making this tour will join the West
Michigan Pike association Ia it's pill
grimage this year to Cass City,
: where a monument to "Good Roads"
Earle will be unveiled.
> What is believed to be the first
blow struck by the Industrial Workers
of the World, following threat to tie
up all industries on the iron and cop
per ranges of Michigan and Mime
sofa, came when 35 car repairers
working in the lower yards OF the Du-
luth, South Shore & Atlantic railroad
: refused to go TO work. The men said
they were striking for higher wages
: and denied any connection with the
: !. W. W., but an organizer for the