The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-03-25

ing a tire in front OF his home, 10 For
syth street, caused the death of hear
trouble OF John l.. Gregg, Sc years old
Detroit-Lighting a match to ascer
tain whether the tank of a truck con
tanned gasoline, John Cieluk, II years
old. suffered face burns when the tank
caught FIRE.
Port Huron-The plant OF Port
Huron Storage & Bean Co. was de-
stroyed by fire. The loss is $4,000
Fifteen carloads of cloverseed, -four
and feed stored In building were de-
stroyed
Detroit-Struck by a frozen clod of
earth. dislodged by an explosion at
the Ford blast furnaces, where he
was employed, Peter Potomsk, a
laborer, was killed instantly. The
blow fractured his skull.
Pontiac-The board of education has
adopted scale regulating wages OF
teachers according to their expert
ence. New teachers are to receive
$1,000 a year, and up to $500 when
they have been employed 10 years.
Hillsdale--Mrs. Charles s. Lobin-
ger, of Shanghai, China, is visiting
here. She formerly lived here and
has been in the Orient with her hus-
band, Judge Lobinger, for 16 years. 10
years in the Philippines and six years
in China.
Grand Rapids-OfIicers of farm bu-
reau organizations in seven Kent
townships have appointed a committee
to consider cooperative buying OF
farm supplies and marketing of farm
products through the Grand Rapids
Growers association.
Owosso-John Cole lost his right
arm when a stick of dynamite ex-
ploded in his hand. Six other men
were injured by the blast. They were
dynamiting ice which threatened to
carry away railroad bridge. ID. A.
Leeke who stood nearby was made
deaf.
Ann Arbor-The organization Of a
statewide women's society for work
in connection with the University
Homeopathic hospital will be preached
at the State Homeopathic society meet
ing here May 4, and work will include
the making of garments for children
patients.
Detroit-Michigan Catholics, fol-
lowing a meeting Of more than 600
priests and church workers in Knights
Of Columbus temple, launched a gig
antic campaign for $4,000 900 for the
construction OF a new seminary of the
Sacred Heart at Linwood avenue and
Joy road.
Owosso-Joseph Lorenz, lineman,
living near Jackson, received $4,000
volts of electricity in his body while
at work near Perry and survives. His
hands and one leg were badly burned
He was working on the power line
hear Perry when he grasped high
voltage cable.
Albion-The Union Steel Products
company of Albion, among the largest
manufacturers Of baking machinery in
the country, has raised its capitaliza-
ton from 100000 to 100000, the en-
tire new stock issue being taken up
by the old stockholders. A bonus plan
for employees has also been put into
effect by the company.
Grand Rapids-The Association OF
Commerce has confirmed a Washing
ton report that the government picric
acid plant property of 900 acres. two
and one-half miles south of the south.
ern city limits has been sold to a
group Of local business men who plan
to dispose of the property to indus
tries which will come to Grand
Rapids.
Traverse City-Rev. II. Ford, pas
tor Of the First Baptist church, de-
claring the public has been bled long
enough and that the time has arrived
TO call halt on the popular clamor
for higher wages, refused an increase
in salary. He says that under no cir
cumstances will he accept and recon-
mends that the money be used for re-
pairs to the church building.
DtlIOll-l W. dIluCu uleu, CldlunluB
to be liquor sleuths for the federal
government, robbed the home OF Emil
Manner, SGT Concord avenue, Of jewel,
ry and clothing valued at 1875 Once
in the house one of the thieves held
Manner up at the point of a gun while
the second ransacked the place from
cellar to attic. They were disappoint-
ed in their hunt for liquor.
Three Rivers-One man was killed
and four others seriously injured as
the result of scaffold breaking at the
new box factory of the Eddy Paper
company. The men fell 20 feet. Fred
Becker, employed as carpenter, had
his neck broken in the fall and died at
hospital. Earl Lawrence, Harry
Stoldt, G. E. Brown and John Swartz,
bricklayers, sustained severe injuries.
Detroit-Earl Eldridge, Office man.
ager of the Morton Baking company,
confessed to detectives at police head
quarters that he and John p. Winder,
% years old stole a bag containing
$J,5S7 of the company's money. Ed
ridge had previously reported 10 the