The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-05-17
STATE NEWS
IN BRIEF

Michigan potatoes were sold In front
Of the city hall to assist In disposing
of the states surplus crop.
Pontiac-John Miller, of Now, was
arrested on Joe Doe warrant, on the
charge of placing poison on farms In
that township, where his neighbors'
cattle could reach 1t. Several head OF
cattle were killed by the poison.
Grand Rapids-Grand Rapids got in.
to the market for a $4,000 year man.
ager when the city commission
brought down the salary of that Office
from $4,000, the sum paid Manager
Gaylord Cummin. Other city Office.
holders have had their pay reduced
and two minor Offices were combined
in an effort to cut expenses.
Caro-Celebratin a subscription of
$223,000 over a quota of $487 900 for
the third Liberty loan, 542 workers in
the Tuscola county campaign met here
In patriotic demonstration, honoring
representatives of the % townships.
each of which flies the honor flag.
Bands and state troops participated In
a parade. Prominent state men spoke.
Camp Custer-Immorality will new
er flourish in Camp Custer If the court
martial sentence Diminishing one lieu.
tenant, found guilty of grave indis-
erection, truthfully reflects the attitude
OF the authorities towards vice. The
sentence, which calls for the dishonor-
able discharge of the young officer,
has been approved by President Will
son and dismissal follows Immediately.
Holland-The Holland Rusk Co. and
the Michigan Tea Rusk Co., Holland.
are among the few baking firms in the
United States to be granted permits
by the federal food administration al
lowing exemption from the use of
wheat substitutes. Although expert
ments are being made with substitutes
| neither company has been successful
| In making rusk with anything but
| wheat.
Detroit-Mrs. Mary Frazier, Ne
gress, was killed and two men were
badly burned when Casper Laconia,
seeking a gas leak In his tenement
home at 1915 Chase street with light
ed candle caused an explosion that
blew out an entire side of the house.
Mrs. Frazier, "a years old, who resided
on the ground floor of the building,
the woman killed, had her head smash
ed by a falling beam.
Detroit-With only one another for
mourners, ten lonely unclaimed bodies
were taken in one day from the county
morgue for burial by City Undertaken
]. w. Nancy. They were the remains
of William Rivers, who died in the De-
troit house of correction; James Nc
Milan, dead Of natural causes; three
unknown men, one drowned, one killed
by train and one a victim of pneu-
monia, and five babies.
Detroit-Present indications are that
youths reaching Fl years of age will in
the future be registered for army SER
vices every 3 months. 1.-THE registra-
tions will come every 80 days after
June s." said Special Agent Fred
Thornton, of the district board. 1.-THE
government will not wait an entire
year for the men who reach 81 years
of age, but will accept them four
times year. This will give a steady
stream of men for the national army"
Detroit-From Lieutenant e. M.
Connors, of Detroit, comes the news
that the American boys were Every
much wrought up the other day over a
rumor that came up to us that our
president had been assassinated. We
thought II was true for a few hours"
writes Connors, land we just made
damn Boches hell tout de suite Tim.
mediately). Fortunately this rumor
turned out to be peculiar brand Of
German propaganda"
Lansing-"If 1t were not for our
affiliations with the A. T. and T. Co.
we would now be operated by the fed
eral courts" This startling statement
was made by Gen. Manager Geo. M.
WEIGH Of the Michigan State rele-
phone Co. before the state tax commits.
sion. According to Mr.. WEIGH the
company lost $133,000 last year and
its losses this year will be much
greater. He was opposing an increase
in the assessed value of the company's
property by the commission from $19,-
$780, 900 to $22,000,000.
Lansing-The state railroad commits
sion has rendered a decision on the
suit against the Michigan State Tele-
phone Co., at Traverse City COMPEL
ing the Bell company to make connec-
lions with Independent lines. The
companies are allowed 30 days to in
stall equipment. Each must pay for
its own equipment. Originating
charges of five cents are allowed on
toll messages of less than 20 cents
and charges of ten cents are allowed
on messages aggregating more than
20 cents. This does not include the
government tax. Both the circuit and
supreme courts of Michigan have now
upheld the railroad commissions au-
thority.
Detroit-Fourteen thousand Detroit
voun0 man ara expected tn Mace THAR