The Yale expositor., 1922-06-15

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A family automobile ride, resulted
fatally for Leslie Hudson, one year
old, and in critical injury for his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Hudson and
another little son, Leroy, 3 years old,
all of Vicksburg. The tragedy oc-
cured on the Grand Trunk crossing
when the fast afternoon train from
Chicago struck the car in which they
were riding.
Keys to the Three Rivers bank said
to have been in the possession Of
Fred Schoonmaker, former cashier
whose body was found in his cottage
four weeks ago, following the discov-
cry of $4,000 bank shortage, were
found in Is inches of water along the
shore of a lake near Three Rivers,
where the Schoonmaker cottage is
located.
G. H. Gronnett of Detroit was elect
ed president of the Michigan State
fortieth annual convention Of the or
ganization at Ann Arbor. Other Of
ficers elected were: Vice-president,
Milo Bolenbar, Sparta; second vice
president, N. B. Torpefom, Detroit;
treasurer, Ellis Faulkner, Vaudeville.
The canning factory at the School
for Girls, at Adrian, will be moved to
the Industrial School for Boys, Lam
sing, the state administrative board
decided at meeting. This is to give
the boys an opportunity to learn the
trade. Hereafter the girls at the
Adrian school will be taught only
home canning.
Splitting the difference in their
wage controversy, the Grand Rapids,
Grand Haven & Muskegon Railway
Co. and it's employees, who were on
strike, came to an agreement and
transportation on the interurban line
was resumed The new wage schedule
is AZ H. AZ IL and So IL cents an
hour
By altering it's diocesan constitution
the Western Michigan diocese of the
Episcopal church placed women on
the same basis as men as delegates to
it's convention held in Grand Rapids.
Rev. Harold Holt, Niles, was elected
to succeed Rev. J. T. Wilkinson, Man.
istee, for 10 years diocesan secretary.
Despite the fact that the assessed
valuation of Flint has been lowered
nearly 100000, the common council
announced a reduction in taxes of 81
per thousand valuation, when the rate
for this year was set at SIT. The tax
rate cut necessitated a drop in eXpen-
ditures of S425,000
A law for Certifying" all agricul-
tural lands in Michigan and making
fraudulent sales of worthless land inn
possible has been presented to Gov
ernor Groesbeck and representatives
of railroads and development bureaus
by John A. Doelle, state commissioner
of agriculture.
Tony Evanhoof, Serbian, died at
the hospital at Wakefield a short time
after he had been shot during a raid
by sheriff's officers on his home in
search of liquor The sheriff's party
declares that he attempted to attack
them while search of the house was
being made.
A. H. Burger, chairman of the Ber-
rien County Republican committee
and for many years active in
state and county politics, died at his
home at Benton Harbor after a long
illness.
After having been at large a year,
Charles A. Cake, who escaped from
the Holland police when he was ar
rested on a charge OF forgery, was
caught in Chicago and brought back.
The Michigan Securities Commits
ton of Bay City permission to place
it's stock in the market. The company
manufactures radio equipment.
Detroit's Turkish colony, in a meet.
ing in the House of the Masses, pledg-
ed $4,000 to the war orphans of Tur-
key and for the preservation of the
Islamic faith.
Detroiters will pay a tax of $22.O4
for each $1,000 of taxable property
this year, an increase of 81 cents over
the previous assessment.
Under Sheriff Aaron B. Gregg, Of
Flint, who recently handed in his rec
IGNITION to Sheriff Homer Vette, to
take effect June 10, has announced his
candidacy for sheriff on the Republi-
can ticket in the primary elections to
be held September IL.