The Yale expositor., 1920-03-11
MiChig a n
Happenings

chemistry and Richard Williams, stu
dent, were badly burned about the
body wheE a large carboy containing
sulphuric acid bursted in the labora
tory OF the Albion high school.
Saeinaw-After Is years of effort
Saginaw has voted by majority OF
nearly 4 to ! to bond for So ,5S1 00C
to build a new consolidated water
system, the source to be Saginaw bay
some 16 miles away.
Lanse-Isaac Hilma, who has lived
alone in a cabin for several years
was unsuccessful in three attempts to
commit suicide by stabbing himself
with knife. He slashed mis- stomach
chest and throat, but the wounds are
not fatal.
Saginaw. n. Smith, OF Coleman,
was found dead a few feet from the
window he was struggling to reach
and nine dodgers in the rooming house,
owned by c. A. Lilley, had narrow es-
capes from suffocation in fire which
destroyed the house.
Detroit--Three men were burned,
two seriously, when barrel OF dena-
tured alcohol exploded in the garage
of the Modern Sales CO., 33 woodward
avenue. Police say the alcohol he
came ignited while firemen were eX-
tinguishing a small blaze which broke
out in the building.
misunderstanding that no political
parties of candidates now appealing 10
the suffrage of the American people
could be depended upon to carry out
its prediction promises, the Detroit
Federation of Labor unanimously
adopted a resolution favoring the for
nation of a separate labor political
party.
Detroit-Judson Phelps, 219 Lincoln
avenue, 80 years old. has fallen heir
to approximately 100000, according
to information from Chicago, where
the $4,000. 900 estate of William p.
Cowan, Standard Oil magnate, has
been in PROBATE. There are nine heirs,
I'll cousins, and all but two living in
Michigan.
Saginaw-United States Attorney
General A. Mitchell Palmer is about
TO begin an investigation of the Mich
igan sugar beet industry, with parti-
Cular attention to the price paid to
beet growers by the manufacturers,
according to a letter from c. A. Acker-
man, Durand, manager Of the Mich.
Hrnu.aros asgnniatfnn
-Michigan's supreme court
has reversed the decision of Judge
Webster in a case involving tenants,
landlady and a verbal lease. The
high courts decision holds the prop
erty-owner to the terms of an oral
lease agreement, even though local
conditions and the skyward jump OF
rental figures tempt the owner TO
sidestep the arrangement.
Kalamazoo-Under the rule three
times and out" Dorothy Cave, 10
years old. is at the end of her mis-
fortunes. While running upstairs the
child fell and broke both bones of her
right leg. When three years old she
blinded herself in one eye by running
the point of a knife into the eyeball.
A year ago she was knocked down
and run over by an automobile.
Deiroit-Henry Russell, vice-presi-
der. anG general counsel OF the Michi-
gan Central Railway company and
well known Detroit financier, died in
the Ritz-Carlton hotel, New York city,
on the eve of his departure with his
wife to France to visit the grave OF
his son, William, who was killed two
years ago while fighting in The avia-
ton forces of the United States army.
Detroit-Burning gasoline flying in
every direction from tank which ex-
ploded in the automobile sales room
occupied by the Frank p. Gmelin COM
pany 99S Woodward avenue, quickly
set the whole Building afire and de-
stroyed property valued at about $780,
600. The greatest damage was to
automobiles, new and old, stored in
the building and valued at about
$4,000.
Grand Rapids-The Citizens and
Michigan State Telephone companies
have agreed on details by which the
territory in this state will be divided
between the two companies. The CT
items company will acquire control
of all exchanges in Grand Rapids and
much of the nearby territory. The
proposition represents on the part of
the Citizens company an investment
Of nearly $2,000.000, of which about
100000 will be expended in chang
ing systems of exchanges acquired.
Grand Rapids-Lieut.-Gov. Luren ID.
Dickinson, who made the first big at
tack on the expenditures of money in
the primary campaign on behalf Of
Truman Ii. Newberry, will not be a
witness in the trial of Senator New
berry and his l23 co-defendants on
the charge of conspiracy to violate
election laws. The announce that the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS had been released
from the subpoena and would not APP
pear as witness, came as surprise.
1t was expected that he would be a
star witness.
Observation-Disclosures to operate a
chain of stores for the sale of altar