The Yale expositor., 1922-06-15

merce Commission to prescribe the
percentage the company shall set
aside in such reserve.
An order has just been issued citing
railroads in Michigan to appear before
the public utilities commission at Ian
sing to show cause why intrastate
rates should not be cut approximately
IA per cent. The recent action by the
interstate commerce commission in
cutting interstate rates is the basis
for the state commissions action.
Samuel O'Dell, chairman of the COM
mission, said that a decision Of the
federal supreme court holds that in
terstate and intrastate rates must be
at the same level and the state is
ready to enforce this order.
Edward V. Rickenbacker, Americas
foremost ace, has started on a three
months "coast-to-coast" aerial survey
of the country. After visiting about
rs of the larger cities in the nation,
Rickenbacker will finish at Detroit
about Sept. l. Rickenbacker, on COM
pletion Of his fight, will also make a
report to the United States air serv-
ice on aeronautical conditions. Ed
ward Stinson, Lloyd Bertaud, flyers,
and Steve Hannigan, writer, will ac-
company Rickenbacker.
Michigan farmers are finding 1t as
hard to get help as in 1920, when it
was necessary to send women to the
fields to save the crops, w. A. Har-
per, of Vaudeville, secretary of the
West Michigan Holstein Breeders
association, declared. Mr.. Harper
said that $50 a month and board was
not enough to hold farmhands, now
that city conditions have afforded la
Dor abundant opportunities once
more.
Royal Oak village celebrated the
one hundredth anniversary of its
founding, with a historical pageant
given in large natural amphitheater
in Huntington Woods. Preceding the
pageant, a street parade, with dis
plays Of dress styles and vehicles of
the last century, was held. Every
store displayed relics more than 100
years old, which had connection with
the early history of the village.
The State Administrative Board
opened bids on $13,000,000 worth of
bonds to be sold to provide money for
highway purposes and retire outstand-
ing bonus and highway notes. Eight
million dollars of the amount realized
from the sale of the bonds will be
used for retiring Of notes. The re-
naming $5,OO0,OOO will go to the High.
way Department for road construc-
ton this year.
potato campaign will be conduct
ed in Kent county during the latter
part of September under the direction
Of County Agriculturalist X. K. Vim
ing along the same lines as the dairy
and alfalfa campaigns put on by the
Michigan Agricultural college in the
various counties. J. W. Weston, po-
tato extension specialist, will assist.
The Upper Peninsula association of
the American Legion is making every
effort to have its second annual con-
vention, to be held at Iron Mountain,
July 8, the largest meeting of its kind
ever held in the north country Three
thousand Legionaires and ex-service
men are expected to attend the con-
vention.
Following discovery Of IL cars OF
kerosene, purchased and sold by a
Holland oil dealer without inspection,
the state department of public safety
at Lansing announced that all oil
dealers who fail to notify the state
department of oil shipments and Sc
cure inspection will be prosecuted.
Roy Merleu, IA, son of c. A. Mer-
leu, farmer near Pine Lake, north of
Plainwell, was critically injured by a
mad bull. The boys body and face
were terribly gored. He had been
sent after the cows and had Just
started to drive the animals to the
barn when attacked.
A precedent for the disposition of
the cases pending against chiroprac-
tors, on charges of practicing medi-
cine without license was set by the
supreme court at Lansing when the
conviction of Arthur Rose, of Cadillac
chiropractor on a similar charge
was sustained.
At special election held in Boyne
Falls, the proposition to consolidate
FIVE rural schools and bring the pupils
to Boyne City was adopted by majority
Of 80. This makes seven district
schools now in the consolidation.
Reno T. Genau, Fl years old, wheels
man on the ore carrier James II. Reed,
died in an Escanaha hOsnffal 90 min