The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1922-10-26
Michigan
Happenings

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The chairman of the United States
tariff commission, Thomas Marvin,
has written to President M. L. Bur
ton, president OF the University OF
Michigan, asking him to recommend
to him men in the university who can
qualify as experts In working on the
tariff schedule, and In the govern
ment cost and account department.
There will be research work and field
work in this and in foreign countries.
President Burton has referred the
matter to the heads of the depart
ments In which men are trained for
work of this nature.
Circuit Judge Vanderwerp says he
| opposes a move at Muskegon to
have bill introduced in the Legisla.
ture creating another judgeship for
Muskegon County. The judge holds
that the greatest trouble at present
is getting attorneys to prepare their
cases and bring them to trial The
blocked when Judge Vanderwerp op-
posed 1t then. Judge Vanderwerp
believes Oceana County should be
taken from his circuit and added to
the Newaygo-Mecosta circuit.
Watch out, you don't know what
you got" is the message Max Wertz,
of Grand Rapids, is broadcasting
thieves who took seven guinea pigs
from a shed at his home. These
certain pigs, unlike 1913 specimens
which might have been taken with
out any danger to the thieves, happen
to have been innoculated with deadly
germs as an experiment by physi-
clans, who patronize Wertz for live
stock.
The University of Michigan has
graduated 42,198 students since 1845,
a report compiled by H. L. Sensemann
director of the university catalog,
shows. The college of Literature.
Science and the arts led in number of
graduates with 1882. Law, medicine
and engineering colleges are second,
third and fourth. There have been
1913 honorary degrees conferred By the
university.
An examination will be made into
the sanity Of Ray Purchase, who, in
a rage, dropped Clarence Van Orman,
II years old, into a vat of boiling
liquid at the plant of the Continental
Motors Corporation, at Muskegon.
Purchase is held in Jail, not being
able to procure $1,000 bail. Van Or
man is reported in a critical condi-
ton.
I'VE lived together only three
hours Joseph Fischer, of Grand
Rapids, told Judge George Weimer,
at Kalamazoo, when he came into
court with request for a reduction
of the temporary alimony he pays his
wife. The court refused to alter the
figure, but asked the attorneys to ex.
pedite hearing of the divorce case.
You could answer it just as we'll as
| could" John d. Rockefeller, Jr., said
to an interviewer who asked him To
settle the controversy as to who is the
richest man in the world. Mr.. Rookie.
Teller who arrived came to Battle
Greek for a brief rest, said that he did
not know of any way that the answer
cOuld he ascertainad
The Oakland county board Of sup er-
visors has voted to abandon the fee
system of remunerating county Off
Gals. The registrar of deeds, the coun-
ty clerk and several other officials have
worked on the fee plan, and there ha
been no way of ascertaining Their
earnings, it is said. They will be
placed on salary.
Mrs. Lena Britton, Mrs Ella Rankin
and Mrs. Blanche Claxton, OF Big
Beaver, are the first Oakland County
women to sit on d coroners Jury.
They, with three men, heard the testi-
mony at the inquest into the death of
Christian Winters, 20 years old, who
was killed when struck by d. u. r.
car.
One man was killed and several
slightly injured when a gas filled res
ervoir, in Beach street, Battle Creek,
exploded. w. M. Austin, As years
old, is dead, while three had narrow
escapes. c. d. Bronx, Samuel Blow
and Frank Barringer, all city EN-.
ployes.
Motorcycle officers in Oakland Couu.
ty arrested 1,001 automobile speeders
from April to Oct. 10, of this year.
Fines of s3,779.10 and costs of Sc.
1850 were collected and $1,406 was
left by speeders as cash bonds and
forfeited.
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