The Yale expositor., 1922-11-02


r Todd. Grand Rapids, secretary OF
tho Michigan Gamers association.
who adds there are a Few small oper-
ators who have lost money this year
because OF lack OF cost accounting
The semi-annual meeting OF the state
association scheduled for November
81. at Grand Rapids, has been post
poned until later in the month because
Of the convention of the western Mich
igan Gamers the same week.
An extensive road building program
for 1923--one that will give Michigan
better through state trunk lines than
ever before-is planned by the state
highway department A total Of 1888
miles OF highway will be built in 1923,
according to present estimates. This
will be divided as follows: 2S2.3I
miles of pavement: S0.S5 miles OF
stone (macadam); 449.5 miles u
gravel. aud 1905 miles OF grading AMI
culvert work. The total estimated
cost is S14.522,300.
Judge Frank L. Covert in circuit
court in Pontiac expressed disapproval
Of the kangaroo court" as an institI-
ton in the county Jail. Wilfred Grit
fifth was before the court charged with
failure to pay alimoney to his divorced
wife. Griffith said the Kangaroo court
had taken IS as contribution" while
he was in Jail. The circuit judge over
ruled the decision OF the Kangaroo
Judge and ordered return OF the money
and its payment to Mr.. Griffith.
The fast army aeroplanes used in
the Pulitzer air races at Selfridge fielG
near Mt. Clemens, are being packed in
readiness for shipment to McCook
field, Dayton O., where they will un'
dergo a further testing at the Army
Air service engineering field. II Is
said by army officers that the win
ming planes, which travelled more
than 200 miles an hour, will be fitted
out as regular pursuit ships for expert.
mental work.
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! the legal background of public health,
The Sheppard.Towner law and the pre-
vention OF goitre, will occupy a large
share OF the program for the second
annual conference OF health officers
and public health nurses to be held in
Lansing Dec. to s under the auspices
of the Michigan Department OF Health
IN cooperation with the Michigan Pub
lie Health Association.
Seven brands of Yuletide posters
and several million Christmasa seals
are going out from the Office Of the
Michigan tuberculosis association at
Lansing to its affiliated county organ
izations. In all, the state association
will handle 100000 of the health
seals. The largest single order in the
state Is from Detroit, which last yea
took 10000, 900 seals and this year or.
dered 21.000.O00.
Five tractor plows are ready to bat
! tie snow on Kent county's roads next
winter. The last one, recently pur.
chased from the government at low
price, was set up few days ago
V.shape plows are to be placed on the
! front Of these tractors and road Off
Gals promise the worst snow thai
! ever has covered Kent county can be
effectively removed with this combina-
ton.
Tentative plans for an All-Michigan
horse show, to be held at M. A. &. DIT
East Lansing in the spring, now are
being made by Lieutenant Colonel T.
L. Sherburne, commandant of the r.
o. T. c. Invitations TO enter mounts
will be extended TO riding and hum
clubs. mounted National Guard orgaL-
| izations of the state, state constabW-
ary and all individuals interested.
Thomas L. Handy, railroad builder
| and operator, coal operator and manu-
facturer and one of the men who, In
the last SO years, has had a great deal
to do with the development OF Bay
City. died at his home there after ali
illness of several weeks. Handy came
to Bay City about 1885, as youth ant
engaged in the box manufacturing bus
mess.
In response TO the expression Of the
community, Representative Cramton
named Gertrude Moffatt, of Sandusky,
acting postmaster of that city. John
Moffett, AZ years old, had been ap-
pointed to the Office and was to have
taken It over October 16. He was
stricken with typhoid fever and died
October II.
Charles Cross, former Oakland
County sheriff, must pay $500 to Wal