The Yale expositor., 1922-12-28

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Willis Baldwin and Ira G.. Humphrey,
ON behalf of IL residents of Monroe
against the Detroit, Monroe & Toledo
Shore line electric railroad to re-
cover from the company for an al
legged overcharge in railway fare.
The claims total s266,1OO The action
is based on alleged overcharges In
1918 and 1919. 1t is said the state
statute provides penalty OF 500 for
each overcharge.
Joseph Morrow, Flint, former First
ward alderman, recently convicted on
two different charges of embezzle-
ment, sentenced by Judge E. d. Black
to pay a $4,000 fine or spend from one
to ten years In Jackson prison, will
appeal to the supreme court. Nor
row was convicted of selling 250 gal
Ions of city-owned motor oil to Frank
Pratt, oil station proprietor, at too
small a price. He went to Jail, pend
ing his appeal.
AhelhAao AAdeobANA4Ab 4hAbhS6OAt Ae|o
set a record for tardy complaints.
Mr.. Hagstrom appeared before the
city commission and made a COM
plant, declaring that the street COM
missioner had removed the greater
portion of his front yard. Question
ing developed that the alleged injus-
tice was done in 1891. Mayor Lange-
land told Mr.. Hagstrom he did not be-
lieve the commission desired to go
back that far.
The Michigan State Gamers asso-
citation meeting in Grand Rapids,
elected William McEwing, Of South
Haven, president elevating him from
the vice-presidency. Other officers
chosen follow; Vice-president, Ben.
jamin Mott, Grand Rapids; secretary,
DR.. A. R. Todd, Grand Rapids; exc
cutive committee, Howard Morgan,
Traverse City; w. A. Godfrey, Benton
Harbor, and Dan Gerber, Fremont.
The Reserve Officers Training
| OOTDSt VI Tue ~ ulN Gl blly OA AhlChl6dlli
is to have new, olive green uniforms
"a combination of utility and good
appearance. Trousers of ordinary
mufti patterns will take the place of
puttees and breeches. The coat, in
stead of being buttoned to the neck,
is cut with lapels in the English fash.
ion, and the back is belted, much like
the popular sport coat.
The steamer Munising, up-bound
light, which was sheltered at Mack
inaw City, lost both anchors, the an
chor chains breaking where they
crossed the steamers sharp stem.
Then she would swing about in the
strong wind then blowing. The yes
sci proceeded to Chicago without an.
chors.
A fellowship in metallurgy, for
which the board of regents of the Uni
versity Of Michigan has provided $3.50
annually, has been established for
eligible graduate students Luman
Y. Deuchler, B. S. E.. is the appointee
for 1929. He is working on "The
Physical Properties of Cartridge
Brass"
The appeal of Mrs. Matte Kirby
of Hudson, from the verdict of guilty
of manslaughter, returned by Len
awee circuit court jury at Adrian,
year ago, will be heard by the su
preme court, during its January term
1.-THE Huron" Ypsilanti's new $780,
900 hotel, will be opened January /,
with an informal reception. Invita-
tions to attend are being mailed out
to the 600 stockholders.
Checks amounting to 100000 have
been mailed out by the Owosso Sugar
company to farmers for beets deliver
ed up to November 80.
The charter commissioners have be-
gun actual work on drafting the new
charter for Marshall.
]. Sumner Hamlin has been named
postmaster of Eaton Rapids.
The Cincinnati Northern railroad.