The Yale expositor., 1920-04-01
Michigan NeWs
Tersely Told

Pontiac-George Gusik, 20 years
old, laborer, was burned TO death in
fire which destroyed the hospital
building of the Polish Seminary, at
Orchard Lake.
Mt. Clemens-The Rapid Railway
announces it has ordered 10 trains of
the car-trailer type, to be put in SER
vice this year between Detroit and
Port Huron, via Mt Clemens.
Bay City.-While pursuing a mule
Edward James Fourier, a miner
came in contact with heavily charged
electric wire in one Of the mine en-
tries and was instantly killed.
Ionia. - Harold Larson fought
through Chateau-Thierry with the Red
Arrow Division unhurt, but he fell
out OF a second.story recruiting office
while washing a window and was ser
iously injured.
Monroe.-Leases covering 500 acres
owned by farmers in Raisinville and
Ida Townships, and running to Ar
thur Coe and William NJ. George, OF
Toledo, for drilling for oil and gas
have been filed here.
Whitehall-When huge drift along
the Pere Marquette right-of-way
melted the villagers found crates OF
eggs and boxes of canned goods, be-
lieved buried in the snow during a
train wreck in blizzard.
Detroit-Champagne valued at s12,'
coo was stolen from the home OF
Stanley Zbudowski, 205O East Grand
boulevard. The 80 cases, containing
20 bottles each, were carried a block
away and loaded on q truck.
Grand Rapids-Rudolph A. Wellen-
stein, rs, noted pianist and composer,
is dead. He won considerable notorfc-
ty as a result of his hobby of smok-
ing cigars. He claimed to have swok-
ed las, 6S5 cigars in the last 81 years.
Ann Arbor-Impaled on the handle
of a piechfork, left sticking in the
ground, when he fell from hay stack.
Gottfried Schwab, Al, received fatal
injuries. The handle of the pitchfork
pierced his abdomen and he died
shortly afterward.
Detroit-Eleven crippled children
were severely bruised and shaken and
a police officer seriously injured when
patrol wagon in which the children
were being collected to go to school
was struck by an automobile driven
Inv lessee r Mcbride
Ann Arbor-Ray Ross, IS, veteran
of the Argonne, Verdun and st.
Mihiel battles in France, was almost
instantly killed when pole being
used in structural iron erection fell,
striking him in the base OF the skull
and causing a fracture.
Pontiac.-Sixteen automobiles be-
longing to the Oakland Motor Car
company burned while standing load
ed fat cars on the Grand Trunk sid
ing north of the city. Sparks from a
locomotive ignited the canvas covers
used over the machines.
Standish-The 9-year-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Bradfish, of Turner,
was accidently shot just over the eye
with a 32.caliber rifle by his brother,
who was playing with the gun. He
was rushed to Bay City hospital, where
an operation was performed.
Kalamazoo.-On the ground that wo-
men can not act as jurors until the
federal constitution has been amend
ed, Attorney Harry Howard has filed q
motion for a retrial of the case against
Glenn Townsend. who was recently
found guilty of manslaughter.
Detroit-The REMEMBERING Of the
city's dwellings as authorized by the
city council has been begun by en-
ployes OF the department Of public
works. II is estimated that at least
100000 numbers will be changed.
These numbers will not become official
until 80 days after Aug. 1.
Detroit-Headquart for the Com
nlittee OF Forty-eight has been estab-
lished in Detroit and a campaign
started to organize Michigan with a
view TO developing a new liberal pol
iLical party TO oppose the two old
parties and to support candidates to
be named by a national convention In
July.
Cadillac.-The Exchange Club has
launched a campaign for early coal
buying along the lines prescribed by
President Wilson. A committee has
been appointed to make survey OF
the fuel needed next winter. A munic'
ipal coal yard will be organized, II
local dealers cannot pledge sufficient
supplies by late summer.
Detroit-Deportatio orders for 120
partment Of justice In raids conduct
reds" arrested by officers of the de-
ed in Detroit several months ago have
finally been received by John l..
Prentis. chief immigration officer,
from the department OF labor. Wash
ington. Sixty-six orders for the re-
lease of men arrested have also been
received.
Grand Rapids.-Liquor confiscated
from whiskey runners and obtained
from other sources by the state drue
department, has been distilled by the
Grand Rapids Products company and
has produced nearly 5000 gallons Of