The Yale expositor., 1920-01-29

News Brevities

Caro-Sol Burse, foreman of the
boiler room at the Caro- plant of the
Michigan Sugar company, fell dead.
Albion-Owen Cawsey YVES given
80 days in the county jail for drunk
enness, after telling the court he
drank quantity of toilet water pur-
chased in local drug store.
Ann Arbor-Funeral services for
James O'Kane one OF the four original
letter carriers appointed here 33 years
ago. were held. In all these years he
had never lost day because of sick
ness.
Birmingham-H. II. WilDraham, 2S,
1898 Northlawn boulevard, Detroit, re-
ceived a fractured skull when his
automobile was struck by ID. L. r.
car two miles south Of Birmingham.
He was taken to Providence hospital,
Detroit.
Lansing-The first candidate for the
presidential elector in this state
to file petitions asking that his name
be placed on the ballots at the presL
Dental preferential primary to be held
on April 5, is William G. Simpson, of
Ferndale, giving his postofice as
Highland Park.
Grand Rapids-Sheriff Peter Vierg-
ever is bemoaning the increased cost
OF foodstuffs which has boosted the
average cost of the prisoners meals
10 1921 cents. But he possesses a
certain amount of pride in the records
which show that the average prison
or gains 4 2-10 pounds while in jail.
Flint-A $4,000 addition to the
Genesee county jail, TO make 1t es-
cape proof, if possible, is planned by
special supervisors committee, APP
pointed to investigate Jail conditions.
John S. Chestnut, sheriff, appealed to
the board for new building after six
deliveries, in which 20 prisoners es-
capped.
Lansing-Five OF the 10 persons
whose drivers licenses should be sus-
pended according to recommendations
of Police Commissioner Inches, De-
troit. have no licenses, records OF the
department of state show. Indications
are that licenses have been loaned"
to them by others, Deputy Secretary
Frank d. Fitzgerald says.
Albion--Floyd A. Bruce, Of Elmira,
N. Y, former Albion fireman and at
present representing a big fire appa-
ratus concern in Toxic, Japan, was
the hero OF a fire which recently &C.
Cured in the Imperial hotel in that
city. According to a dispatch received
here, Bruce rescued three woman
from a window and was injured when
debris hit him ON the shoulder.
Kalamazoo-West street, one of the
main streets in Kalamazoo, will be
named Westnedge avenue in honor of
Gel. Joseph Westnedge, commander of
the 126th Infantry. The regiment,
composed OF former Western Michigan
National Guards, saw service at Cha
teau-Thierry, Argonne Forest, the
Mouse and at Sedan. Col. Westnedge
died at Nantes, France, Nov. 20, 1918.
Port HuIon-C. Harold Wills of De-
troit, of the Wills-Lee corporation,
which is carrying on the construc-
ton enterprise at Marysville, Is to
have one of the speediest boats on
the lakes. Contract for building the
craft has been let to Marine City
shipbuilder and call for a boat cap
able of making better than 90 miles
an hour. Its builders claim 1t will
travel between Detroit and Marysville
in As minutes.
Grand Rapids-Claiming that the
order will practically paralyze carload
shipments from Grand Rapids and
western Michigan, the Grand Rapids
Association of Commerce has sent a
protest to Congressman Carl Z. Mapes
against the order OF A. T. Hart, of
New York, regional director for rail
roads, that all empty box cars, except
those for perishable freight or for
less than carload merchandise, be for
warded to Chicago.
Iron Mountain-Joo Mirell, pneu-
monia patient in st. Georges hospital
here, heard the doctor tell the nurse
| to give him "shot" of vaccine. Joe
didn't know what vaccine was, but the
word shot conjured up visions of the
cold gray dawn and rifles pointing at
his breast. He decided to beat it, and
when the nurse left the ward, hurried
ly left the hospital, clad only in his
pajamas. He gave the hospital attend
ants a good run before he was recap
tured.
Bay City-In a report to be trans
mitted to the council, Frank A. Gauze,
superintendent Of schools. will point
out that the cost OF operating schools
in 1890, is Al per cent higher than
in 1915. An expenditure of $1,000 dur
ing the year for school gardens, re-
suited in the raising Of $4,000 worth
of vegetables by the school children.
Minimum salaries have been raised
from $3.50 to $3.50 and maximum sal.
aries from $3.50 to $1,000. He urges an
additional increase.
Detroit-Alleged to have posed as
| the aon Of Herbert III Hoffman nrasf