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as 8 is and a a a a JANUARY TENTH LANSING STATE JOURNAL STATE NEWS GATHERED CORRESPONDENTS BY FROM ALL OVER BY ASSOCIATED LEASED FROM WIRE PRESS "MICHIGAN PAGE SEVEN DE WITT GRANGERS INSTALL OFFICERS Organization Holds Pleasant Social Session, Annual Banquet Special to The State Journal. DE WITT. Jan. night more than 200 were in attendance at DeWitt grange. A o'clock dinner was served in the grange dining room.

On account of the large crowd to be served, the afternoon speeches were deferred until after the installation ceremony. Following the refreshments a business session were held. Annual reports of officers for 1933 were made which showed a membership of The financial condition is good. The installation of the 1923 of- ricers took place with Mrs. Estella Dills as installing officer.

Mrs. Rolland Taylor and Jerome Dills acting as assistants and Mrs Elizabeth Munge as pianist. At the conclusion of the ceremony, Wm. Ellwanger. master of De Witt grange for the fourth consecutive year, introduced Henry N.

Webb. toastmaster. The first speaker was Frank L. Hurd, who became member of the DeWitt grange Jan. 1875.

Among those who responded were Supt. Inyck of the consolidated schools: Master Roy Reasoner and Mrs. Lulu Hart of Bath grange; deputy state master. F. M.

Stockman of Lansing, delegate to state grange: Rolland Taylor of Olive, secretary of Clinton county Pomona grange: Mrs. Trulie Leavens' of Bengal: Master George Leavens of Valley farms grange and the new official staff of DeWitt grange. MISSIONARY SOCIETY TO MEET WEDNESDAY Special to The State Journal. DEWITT. Jun.

Foreign Missionary society of the First E. church will meet with Mrs. Ella L. Lawrence at the home of Mrs. Gerda Dean.

West Main Wednesday afternoon. Jan. 17. Mrs. Sadie Trumble will be leader.

Rev. Gilbert Miles. an evangelist. will conduct a series of meetings for two weeks beginning Tuesday evening, Jan. 16, at the First tist church.

Fat That Shows Soon Disappears Prominent fat that comes stays where it is not needed a burden. hindrance to activity. a curb upon pleasure. You can take oft the fat where it shows by taking after each meal and, at bedtime. one Marmola Prescription Tablet.

These little tables are as effentive and harmless the famous Dreveription from which they take their name. Buy and try caes today. AlL druggists the world over sell them one dollar for a case or Voti can order them d'reet from the Marmoln Woodward Ave. Detroit, Mich. You can Chus say good to dieting, exerdse and tat From BROWN'S Here is the best Bedtime story ever broadcastedOUTING FLANNEL PAJAMAS, $1.95 Men! Who wear the same summer weight night clothes all year around: YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE MISSING! night--before you gO to At sleep--and in the morning before you go to breakfastthere Is nothing under the that will give you so much comfort and warmth! Try a suit tonight--or maybe you prefer night robes.

We have both kinds and they are the only, kind of night clothes to the sand man in this month and next. For a Few Days Only Outing Flannel Pajamas Choice $1.95 (Including all $2.50 and $2.75 Suits) Outing Flannel Night Shirts, $1.15 and $1.45. "Selecto" and "Faultless" Makes. AT Men's Store of Lansing" Opposite Hotel Downey TAKES 25 COMMUNITY MEMBERSHIPS ASS'N Special to The State Journal, CHARLOTTE. Jan.

-Realizing that the Community association is becoming vital factor in the civic development of Charlotte and day by day is funcbetter and better as the community of the city, Harry W. Hancock. president of the Hancock Manufacturing company, has taken out about 25 memberships in the association in addition to those carried by the company. and a portion of his employes have signed up for membership, the company. paying one -half of the dues.

The factory men plan to organize bowling teams to play against the business men and will take advantage of the other social activities of the association. C. M. HUNT TO HEAD EATON FRUIT GROWERS Special to The State Journal. EATON RAPIDS, Jan.

10-- The Eaton Rapids fruit growers met at the home of T. A. Farrand, Friday evening, and organized the Eaton Rapids Fruit Growers Co-Operative association. C. MI.

Hunt was elected preisdent of the organization, and Warren Farrand was elected secretary aland treasurer. The second meeting will be held Wednesday evening, at 7:15 o'clock. at the home of Dr. C. J.

Winder, at which time the new constitution and by will be adopted. An interesting program along the. line of fruit culture is also being prepared for this meeting. Everyone interested commercially in fruit business is invited to be present. Sunfield Council Votes To Build 16-Ft.

Road Special to The State Journhl. CHARLOTTE. Jan. last mile at the south end of the new gravel road being. constructed from state trunk line road M-16 at Carbaugh's corners south to Sunfield village extends through the town and connects a little south of it with state road M-33.

It has been a 16-foot surface. the condecided that this mile, shall have tract was let originally, a ninefoot surface on the entire eight miles of this connecting road is I called tor. but citizens of Sunfield believed this too narrow for use as 2 village street and called a joint meeting of village council, township board, and county road commission. It was then and there decided ito increase the width of the last mile to 16 feet and the extra cost will be apportioned 38 follows: Fifty per cent 011 the county, on the village and 05 on Sunfield township. Meanwhile some gravel is still being spread along the stretch north of Suntield.

despite the fact that winter has set in. There will be renewed activity early in the spring. To Erect New Service Station at Charlotte Special to The State Journal. CHARLOTTE. Jan.

FO the sum of $150. the Standard Oil company was given permission remove three trees at the corner of East Lawrence avenue and North Oliver streets, and WiLS also given permission to erect a service station at that location by the city council at last night's meeting. This will be the second service station of the Standard Oil company in Charlotte. The time for the collection of city taxes without the interest penalty was extended to Februarg 1. The renewal for 90 days of the city's note for $2.000, now due at the Eaton County Savings bank, was authorized Vermontville Masons Are Hosts at Banquet Special to The State Journal.

VERMONTVILLE. Jan. A school of instruction for the ville Masonic lodges held Vermontville, Hastings and Nashe local Masonic temple on Tuesday evening was attended by 150 members of the fraternity. Supper was served at 6:30. Grand Lecturer Frank 0.

Gilbert of Bay City was present. Rev. E. K. Lewis, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Bellevue was the speaker at the brotherhood meeting at the church.

Monday evening. A large number of men were present. Eaton Rapids News Special to The State Journal. EATON RAPIDS. Jan.

body of Mrs. Annis R. Fuller, aged 72 vears, WAS brought here from Lansing, Tuesday, for burial. Deceased was the mother of Mrs. Addie Long, of this city.

and a sister of D. J. Youngs, who lives just north of the city. The Senior class of the local high school enjoyed a class party at the home of Miss Dorothy Manning. Tuesday evening.

The Ladies History club will meet with Mrs. G. Elbert LeFever, Monday afternoon, Jan. 15. The N.

I. club will meet with Mrs. Hazel Edick on Thursday, Jan. 18. A stork shower will be given Thursday afternoon.

Jan. 11. at the home of Mrs. F. S.

Leighton, for Mrs. Elon 11. Moore and her infant daughter. A. E.

Hudson underwent, an operation at his Plain street, Wednesday morning. The members of the Summeru dale Congregational church, in Chicago, are next Sunday celebrating the 50th anniversary of the ordination of their pastor, Rev. D. P. Breed.

Rev. Breed for a number of years was pastor of the local Congregational church, and the members of the church here are sending a letter of greeting to be read at the Sunday services. CLINTON OFFICERS RAID CIDER MILL Intoxicating Liquor Found on Premises of Albert Motz of Fowler Special to The State Journal. ST. JOHNS, ClinFrank Young raided the premises Albert Motz of Fowler, last ton county officers in charge of Monday.

For a long time Mr. Motz has run a cider mill and it is claimed he has been selling intoxicating drinks for an indefinite period. The officers found twenty casks of hard cider and two barrels of 'ne. Motz was brought to St. Johns.

where he waived examination hefore Justice Steere, and was a bond for $2500 for his appearlance in circuit court. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR HOWELL BUSINESS MAN Special to The State Journal. HOWELL, services for Curran, Howsalater ell business man who died at his home here early Tuesday, will be held from the residence. 504 North State street, Thursday atternoon two o'clock, Rev. John Orr.

pastor of the Howell First Presbyterian church will officiate and burial will be in the Howell mausoleum. Mr. Curran was 45 years of age and born at Godrich, Ontario. November 3, 1877. On December 25, 1899 he was united in marriage to Miss Agnes Algie, also of Godrich, Ontario, the young couple comto Michigan and locating at Owosso immediately following their marriage and where they remained for about one year prior to coming to Howell where they have since lived.

Mr. Curran was a tailor by trade and was first employed here by the Arthur Garland Merchant Tailoring where he remained for several years before going into business for himself. He later er formed a partnership with William Brooks, Howell tailor, under the firm name of Curran and Brooks, which they carried on for several years. In the year 1915 Mr. Curran entered the grocery business here, purchasing the stock and business of Cyrus S.

and Henry J. Sweet at 104 West Grand River and which he continued up to the time of his death. Although Mg. Curran had been suffering from Brights discase for more than 2 year he was at his place of business every day up until six weeks ago when he went to Grace hospital in Detroit for treatment and returned from the hospital to his home here only last Thursday. He is survived by his wife, his mother, Mrs.

WV. H. Webster, Godrich, two sisters, Mrs. Fred Shep-Jon, herd of Godrich, and Mrs. Donley Johnston of Owen Sound, and a brother, William Webster of Godrich.

He was a member of the Howell Lodge No. 38 F. and A. M. and also of the Royal Arch Masons at Ontario, Canada.

Two Injured in Auto Accident Near Dexter Special to The State Journal. HOWELL, Jan. B. Johnson, member of the E. K.

Johnsons and Son drug company city is suffering from broken nose and a deep gash in the forehead extending into the left eyebrow. and Henry N. Carlisle, superintendent of the Borden Milk Company at this place has EL broken finger, a badly bruised leg and 3 deep cut in the throat just under the chin requiring several stitches to close. 39 result of an automobile accident which occurred just west of Dexter this morning. Mr.

CarlHisle, Mr. Johnson, John D. McPherson, and Miss Josephine Ladauceur, all of this place, had started for Ann Arbor in the Carlisle car, an Olds touring, with Mr. Carlisle driving. When nearthe village of Dexter, a truck suddenly appeared from a road and in order to prevent a collision with it Mr.

Carlisle turned his car out SO for at the opposite side of the highway it went into 2 ditch and struck 3 telephone pole. The windshield, wheels and front part of the machine were badly damaged, the occupants of the rear seat however. escaped injury. The party were taken into Dexter where transportation was secured for the return trip and all came back to their home here, and the wounds of the injured men dressed. The disabled car was taken into a Dexter garage.

BELDING PASTOR GIVES EDUCATIONAL LECTURE Special to The State Journal, OLIVET. J. Rooke, pastor of the Belding Congregational church, and a student of Olivet college, gave an address before the class in history of education, Tuesday, on Development of Christianity CAn the Intellectual showing originality and keen analysis of the subject. He said more intellectuality existsed 100 years before the establishing of the Christian church, than for 1000 years after: citing facts and authority in support of his assertions. W.

R. C. Election Special to The State Journal, MT. PLEASANT, Jan. 10-- The Women's Relief Corps held their regular meeting' on day afternoon, Jan.

6, at the Odd Fellows hall. After the meeting a pot luck supper was served at 6:00. The Relief Corps, their families, and the Grand Army were invited to enjoy this supper. At 7:30 lodge was again called to order and the installation of officers took place, after which the evening was spent with music and speaking, a special program having, been pepared for the occasion. College Lecture Interests Many Glands Keys to Character Analysis Pres.

Voelker Believes Special to The State Journal. OLIVET. Jan. President Voelker of Olivet college gave a psychological lecture and demonstration before the Vocational Guidance club Monday evening that also attracted many visitors outside of the college. Students and faculty members came to the platform as subjects for the onstration.

Dr. Voelker gave analysis of character. largely by personal appearance that amazed his audience. The keys to this analysis, according to Dr. Voelker, are the glands, 3 few of which are now known to science, and many more whose influence is still undigcovered.

each with its bearing on lives of individuals, making them normal or degenerate, according to gland control. The idea of studying young men and women through physical. mental and moral analysis has been a dream in the mind of Dr. Voelker for many years, and by this method he expects to discover special traits. SUPERVISORS MEET TO ELECT NEW OFFICIALS Special to The State Journal.

MT. PLEASANT. Jan. Robert B. McGuire of Gilmore was elected the chairmanship of the board to fill the unexpired term of Peter J.

Morrison. Mr. Morrison 8 resignation was due to his election 1L3 county treasurer. There were several committees appointed by the chair which have been kept busy preparing their reports en and recommendations for action by the whole. Supervisors Kenney and Hummell were selected to attend the state meeting to the association of supervisors, to be held in Lansing, Feb.

6, 7, and 8. The following committees were named by the chairman: Bonds, Supervisors Genuine. Knowlton and Curtiss: to settle with the treasurer: Equalization committe. to settle with the county clerk. Supervisors, Benn, Francis and Neelands.

To settle with the county road commissione. Supervisors, Hills, Robart and Nelson. To settle with the Drain Commissioner. the Drain Committee. The following vacancies in standing committees were filled by the chairman as follows: Equalization committee.

James Mogg; committees on poor, also roads and bridges, rant M. Lyon. Delos Warner was re-appointed to the position of county building janitor. VIOLATES LIQUOR LAW; DEPORTATION LIKELY Special to The State Journal. MT.

PLEASANT. Jan. Meriwether of Port Hurrepresenting the United States Bureau of Immigration, visited Mt. Pleasant, investigating In the cases of six Mexicans for whom deportation warrants will likely be asked. These natives were charged with violating the liquor law and their continued residence here will depend upon the decision of the Bureau as made after receipt of the report Inspector Meriwether.

Albert Mena. one of those re.cently taken into custody at herd when a still was raided. plead guilty and was sentenced to six months to one year at Jackson prison with a recommendation of right months. The sentence is being temporarily held up, pending the decision of deportation. Mena has had plenty of excitement life as ho was one of the soldiers in the Carranzista army, lost an arm in one Mexican revolution, and received a bullet wound in the cheek.

CAMP FIRE GIRLS HOLD CEREMONIAL SERVICE Special to The State Journal. ST. JOHNS, Jan. Ta-Ta-Pochon group of the Camp Fire Girls held a ceremonial service at the home of Billy Green on Monday evening. The service opened with a march by the camp fire girls with the guardian, Miss Stevens as their leader, and the fire sign was A song.

"Wohelo for Aye." was given by the girls, followed by the "Candle lighting The "Ode which to the Fire' was given, after honors were awarded for the previous month. Florence Clark. Doris Smith, Laurita and Edna Murray, Bertha Marriott and Georgia Smoth-1 ers were initiated. as wood gatherers, after which the ring ceremony was held. A new year's poem was read by Florence Smith, and a talk on New Years resolutions was given by the guardian.

The fire extinguishing and gown ceremonies were held, after which refreshments were served and the closing song was sung. OKEMOS GRANGE WILL HAVE NEW OFFICERS Special to The State Journal, OKEMOS, Jan. 10 Okemos Grange, No. 235. will install its newly elected officers for 1923 at the next regular meeting.

Friday eevning, Jan. 12. Mabel E. Ingham Pomona delegate to Grange will be the installing officer. The installation will be followed by an oyster and pot luck supper.

Camp Fire Girls Elect Special to The State Journal. DEWITT. Tatapoochon Camp Fire Girls, met the home of Miss Florence Baldwin, Market Monday night. regular routine of business This taken up, Miss Wilhelmina Easton resigned as treasurer and Miss Helen Reed was elected to fill the vacancy. A musical program was carried out.

The Ladies' Aid Society of the First M. E. Church will serve their January dinner in the Grange dining rooms Thursday, Jan. 25, with Mrs. Inice Forbes Mrs.

Sula Stampfly and Mrs. August Watt as committee on arrangements. REPORT OF HOWELL OFFICERS MADE Special to The State Journal. HOWELL, Jan. followIng is a statement of the work handled by ex-prosecuting attorney Glenn C.

Yelland and ex-sheriff Fred J. Teeple during their term in office. List of prosecutions: misdemeanors assault and battery 20; drunk, 52; driving while drunk, 18; reckless driving, selling cigarets to minor, stealing ride of freight train, (complaint and arrest by state police), port. disorderly, driving overtruck, 11; violation truancy law, violation dog law, gambling, 10; operating gambling den, disturbing the peace, vagrancy, using profane language in presence of women, 1: violation motor vehicle law. 229.

total 371. Felonies-murder, robbery while armed, statutory rape, taking indent liberties with female child. driving away an automobile, 1: larceny, 30: embezzlement, wife desertion, burglary, breaking and entering day time, pickpocket, receiving stolen. property, lewd and lascivious cohabition, felonious assault, passing worthless checks, 4:1 threatening to murder, violation of liquor law. 61; total, 126.

Total number arrests and prosecutions of feionies and misdemeanorg, 497: unmber tried in Circuits. court, 12; number convicted in Circult court, 10; number acquitted in Circuit court, number a settled and discontinued, 17; number digcharged at examination. number found guilty of all offenses, 467; number sentenced to State prison, 10: number sent to Ionia hospital for criminal insane, 1. Statement of to county, outside of bandit and murder trial, and excepting liquor prosecutions, costs collected, $2707.80, net balance to county in costs only aside from fines, $112.95. Fines collected, 418.

Liquor cases- -Costs collected. $1935, fines collected, $2600. Total receipts, $4535; expense to prosecute liquor cases, net balance to county in costs alone, $655.59. The two murder trials during! Sheriff Teeple's and Prosecutor Yelland's two years regime were the Willard Lawson and the Frank Graham former, who is Detroit resident, was aquitted and the latter a Brighton citizen convicted and is now serving long bandit term case in was Jackson. the longest and atThe Italian tracted the most attention of any ever tried in the Howell courts all four of the Detroit band of bandits being convicted and given long prison terms.

SUNDAY SCHOOL HEADS ELECTED AT MEETING Special to The State BATH, Jan. E. Sunday School officers were elected last week as follows: Roy soner: asst. Bert Detfeiff: secretary-treasurer, Santford Sweet; assistant -treasurer, Clara Wattling; secretary Alonzo Webster; Assistant pianist, Ester Sleight; librarian, Ronald Sweet; assistant librarian, Minnie Hall. The Crescent Class of the M.

E. Sunday school will hold their regular business and social meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Escthruth next Friday evening. SPONSOR BILL TO HELP WAR VETERANS (Continued from page 1) exact amount of wool, cotton, silk.

shoddy, fur or other materials contained therein, each material labeled according to weight. Failure of a manufacturer to comply would make him guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by fine. A bill penalizing anyone who reships unclean or unsanitary empty boxes, cans, tubes or other containers in which poultry, ani-! ice cream have been shipped and prescribing penalty for such shipment was introduced by rep. William O. Lee of Port Huron.

Th.s bill is aimed to put a stop to the practice of re-shipping such containers which attract flies and result the spreading of d.sease. The committee on public health will pass upon the measure. Mortgage Bill Sponsored. One of the first recommendations of the special committee on tax inquiry to be brought defore the legislature in the shape of a bill 19 its recommendation that the tax on all mortgages and contracts be increased from five mills at the time of recording to three mills annually. This was introduced by Rep.

Aaron W. Miles of Big Rapids and was referred to the committee! on taxation. The Michigan Real Estate association has made known its opposition to this bill and a fight prevent its passage is certain. The the association burden claims on the that bor- tel would put rower and increase the tax three times. R.

Ming of Cheboygan: introduced a bill tha tax repeal covering a tonnage on all steam vessels, boats, and other steam watercraft of registered tonnage within the state. Two amendments to the judicature act in addition to those introduced by Mr. Haight were offered by Rep. George C. Watson of Capac St.

Clair county. Would Stop U. S. Donations. ins to concurrent congress an resolution amendment propos-1 to! the constitution to prevent the United States from making loans or gifts to for other nations or the whatever, people thereof any purpose nor directly or indirectly taking part therein unless the funds or property involved are provided by voluntary contribution of the people without resort to any form of taxation.

A bill permitting banks in the state to engage in a trust business and to allow trust companies to engage in a banking business was introduced in the house by Rep. Charles res H. Culver of Detroit. Thie bi.l similar in character to the one passed in the closing days, the last legislature in the shape of a rider attached to another bill and later by Governor Groesbeck. The bill would allow banks with a capitalization of $125,000 to do a with a capitalization of but $25,000 general trust business and A banks to do a trust business only to the extent of administering estates.

Church of Officers Christ Frank McJilton Chosen Clerk By Members at Annual Meet Special to The State Journal. ST. LOUIS, Jan. the annual meeting of the Church of Christ the following officers were elected for the year: Trustees, Arthur Lane, W. J.

Wilson, Edward Soule, William McVay. Frank McJilton and Jay Smith, whose terms had not expired, complete the board. Clerk, Frank McJilton. treasurer, Vester Leonard; financial secretary, Mrs. Claud Boyles; missionary treas-1 urer, Mrs.

Jay Smith; elder, Frank McJilton: deacons, Witliam McVay. Will Wilson, C. E. Atwater, Edward Soule, and Vester Leonard; pianists, Bessie Wilson and Mrs. J.

L. Smith; chorlister, Miss Louie Griffith: assistant chorister, Bertha Wilson. The third number of the Lyceum course will take place in this city on Thursday evening, February 1, when Mr. Joseph Crowell, the character portrayalist. will appear at the high school auditorium.

The next regular business meeting of the Jolly Neighbors of the South Side will be held at the home of Mrs. W. H. Tenney on Pine street on the evening of January 22. A program will be arranged by Mrs.

A. N. Martin and Mrs. R. V.

Faurot. AGED RESIDENT DIES AT SPARROW HOSPITAL Special to The State Journal. ST. JOINS. Jan.

Austin Hunt, 82, who resided on a farm near St. Johns, died at the Sparrow hospital, in Lansing, Sunday. Mr. Hunt was born in Whitehail, New York, Jan. 10, 1840.

He was married to Maggie Patterson, and to this union two daughter were born. Abigail and Amelia, and two sons, John and William H. Mr. Hunt lived on a farm near Fowler, for about forty years, and for several years taught a district school, east of St. Johns.

He is survived by one son, William. who lived on the farm with his father, one brother. William of California, and several nieces and nephews. The funeral was held Wednesday and burial was in the Boughton cemetery. HONORARY MEMBERS HOSTS AT MEETING Special to The State Journal.

ST. JOHNS, Jan. The oyster supper, cooked and served by the men who are honorary members of the Ever Ready Circle of King's Daughters, was 2. special feature of the monthly meeting which was held in the Odd Fellow's hall on Monday evening. Every lady present was presented with a carnation.

After banquet, a very interesting program arranged by the men was given. A reading from Edgar Guest was given by George Kelly, and one was also given by Date Avery. Dan Giller. dressed in costume to represent a Jew, gave two readings representing two Jewish weddings. A reading entitled.

"My First Pair of Pants," was given by Jay Walters, and he responded to an During the program muwas furnished by an orchestra composed of Treva Chant, Aloywisins and Robert Martin, and Harold Carroll. There were about two hundred present, and during the business meeting, thirty -eight new names were received as members of the circle. The next meeting will be held the first Monday in February. RELATIVE OF EATON PEOPLE DIES SAT. Special to The State Journal.

EATON. Jan. Homer Jaques and sister, Mrs. Richard Allen were called to Grand Rapids Saturday by the death of their sister, Mra. Amanda Horton, who died following an operation.

The funwas held Monday. Mrs. Horton's husband. now dead, was a cousin of the late George B. Horton of Lenawee county.

The Woman' Home Missionary society of Center Eaton will meet Friday with Mrs. Floyd Spotts. Potluck dinner at noon. followed by business session and program 111 the afternoon. Delta Mills News Special to The State Journal.

DELTA MILLS. Jan. -Mrs. Frank Warren will entertain the M. E.

Ladies' Aid Society at dinner Wednesday, Jan. 17. School began Monday. Jan. after two weeks' vacation.

The Young Peoples Class of the M. E. Sunday school will hold a business meeting at the home of their teacher, Mrs. A. C.

Gillett, Friday evening, Jan. 12. PRES. CROOKS ATTENDS COLLEGE CONFERENCE Special to The State Journal. ALMA, Jan.

10-Pres. H. Crooks of Aima college left Tuesday for Chicago, where today and Thursday he will attend the sessions of the Presbyterian union of which he is president. The College union has a membership of more than 40 Presbyterian colleges and universities of the country. Today's sessions of the Union are being held at the Sherman Hotei.

and Thursday they will be held at the McCormick Theological seminary. Immediately following the meeting of the Union he will attend the meeting of the American Association of Colleges, which is also being held in Chicago this week. STONE AGE POTS FOUND WISLEY, and kettles of the Stone Age have been dug up near here. REPORT GIVEN OF FINANCIAL STAND. Olivet Church Women Elect Officers at Business Meeting OLIVET, Jan.

annual, meeting of the Ladies Benevolent society, Woman's Auxiliary of the Olivet Congregational church, took place Monday evening in the Sunday school room of the church. Reports were read of the various during the year and the financial condition of the society given. The amount sent to the W. H. M.

U. was $100 and $84 to the W. B. M. I.

aside from the special gifts at the Easter offering of $10 and $67 for the October Thank-offering, to the home and foreign, respectively. The balance in $178.11. the treasury Aside of from the the society usual is amount to be given to the two branches of the two missionary branches, $10 was voted for the Near East. The picture machine was established in the church by the L. B.

S. and tilms of EL high grade are shown every Tuesday evening and occasional free entertainments given, as at the recent New Year's celebration of community day. The receipts for this project are kept separate from the regular society fund, and according to report of the chairman $1087.64 has been received from this source, and $972.40 have been paid out for films and various expenses amounting in the neighborhood of $60. Officers elected are 39 follows: President. Mrs.

C. B. Allerton, vice president, Mrs. Frank Perrine; secretary, Mrs. P.

Quick; treasurer, Mrs. Lillian Wescott; relief committee, Mrs. Clyde Herrick. Mrs. Vera Kellogg and Miss Emma L.

Green: work committee, Mrs. Belle Potts, Mrs. Frank Storr, Mrs. Clyde Murray, Miss Emma Green and Mrs. Henry Lentz; home missionary committee, Mrs.

Walter Lyons, Mrs. Charles C. Sm.th and Mrs. James King: foreign missionary committee, Mrs. Frank Fulkerson, Mrs.

Carlton Austin and Mrs. La Vern Talbot. Michigan Briefs policemen do not believe that prices are on a downward trend. They were informed today that their uniforms for this year will cost ninety cents more than they cost last year. A contrast for making new uniforms was let to N.

Snellenberg, of Philadelphia. BAY CITY- -Argument for 3 trial for Stephen Madaj, now serving life imprisonment for the murder in 1916 of Franklin E. Parker, lumberman, will be heard in the supreme court tomorrow. Wil liam A. Colins former prosecuting attorney, has been named special assistant to the attorney general to argue against a re-trial.

i ANN ARBOR- Word has been received here of the death in Geryears dentist to the family of the many of Dr. Lee Watling, for many former Kaiser of Germany. Dr. Watling was a prominent dentist in this city before, going to Germany 42 years ago. MT.

CLEMENS- services for Mrs. Edith Kendrick, wife of commissioner of public safety, who died yesterday following a brief illness, will be held from the home tomorrow afternoon. Besides her husband she leaves three sons. ALBION-Donald Burns, employed at the Hayes Wheel company's plant here, is partially paralyzed, from an accident while at work. Burns feel on his spine went to sit down, on 3.

chair that. either from accident or as the result of a practical joke, had been removed. YPSILANTI-Prof. Corbin. heading of the chemistery department of is the state normal college here, died life.

yesterday after a few days illness. Shortly before Christmas he was married to Miss Agness Dodge, a teacher in the Kalamazoo high school. About ten days ago his mother died. The body will be shipped to Union City for burial. PORT was easy to get liquor in this city according to Samuel Routheau, who pleaded guilty to selling liquor after being caught in a police cleanup.

Routheat told the that if a man wanted liquor had to do was course to walk down the street with 3 white handkerchief sticking out of his pocket. He would soon be approached by a bootlegger and asked if he wanted 3 pint or a quart, Routheau said. FLINT--City Engineer, E. W. Nice, today resigned his office and has joined the long list of officials who have withdrawn from city power during the last nine months.

During the recent John Doe investigation of municipal affairs, Nice was cited for neglect of duty. owosso-William F. Gallagher, president of the State bank, resigned yesterday because of poor health. He has been presi. dent since the institution was organized in 1906.

POPPY GIRLS SENTENCED girls who collected funds for soldiers on PopDay and then stole the money were sentenced to terms in jail. DAILY OVERLAND EXPRESS Trucks make 47 citics and Towns Dally. Call Citz. 2367 Bell 1942 Both Phones PROMPT DELIVERY AT REASONABLE RATES Prizes Awarded Eaton Typewriting Students Special to The State Journal. CHARLOTTE, Jan.

lowing students of Charlotte high! school won prizes offered by the L. C. Smith Typewriter company in the December typewriting test, ac-, cording to announcement today; Verna and Dorothy Kingman, Sassamards per minute, silver pin; Gladys Parker, Gladys Dunham and Edyth Kingman, 40 words, bronze pin; Donald Trumley Newell Morris and Bernice Martin, Miss words, Florence initial Walsh certificate. has the distinction of being the only student In the high school who has had all A's (95-100) in all subjects for the first four months school year. There are 417 enrolled.

The Girls' Glee club of the school has been fortunate in securling Princess Watahwaso, popular dian songs dances at the vocalist, to stand concert of Inhigh school auditorium afternoon and evening of Wednesday, Jan. 17. DISTURBS PEACE: GETS FINE, JAIL SENTENCE Special The State Journal. to, CHARLOTTE, Jan. Winters of this city, former Battle Creek resident, was arrested last night by Sheriff Glenn Dilley for making a disturbance on Main street.

Arraigned in justice court today, Winters willingly signed the pledge for six months and wag sentenced to spend five days in jail land pay a $5 tine and $5 costs. SUPERVISORS OPPOSE TBC TEST OF CATTLE Special to. The State Journal. SHERIDAN. Jan.

large I delegation. consisting. of representatives of nearly every woman's club in the county, met with the Board of Supervisors, at Stanton land took part in the discussion of eradication of bovxine tuberculosis. A majority of the supervisors are opposed to the tubercular test and no action was taken. A.

TO HEAR TALK BY MT. PLEASANT DEAN Special to The State Journal, SHERIDAN, Jan. association will meet On Thursday afternoon in the seventh and eighth grade room. The teacher. Miss Nona Martin, will demonstrate some of the work done by her pupils by teaching one or more classes.

Miss Bertha Ronan, dean of women, of the state normal school, at Mt. Pleasant, will be the principal speaker, CHARLOTTE-CHELSEA DEBATING TEAMS MEET Special to The State Journal. CHARLOTTE. Jan. debating team from Chelsea will meet Charlotte's' aflirmative team here, Saturday, teh subject to be the joint construction of a deep here, Saturday, the subject to be waterway to the Atlantic by the United States and Canada.

The members of the Charlotte team are George Meader, Marjorie Jordan and Robert Harmon. Sheridans Club Special to The State Journal. SHERIDAN. Jan. 10.

-The Monday afternoon. Jan. 15. The Woman's Literary club will meet historical committee will be in charge of the meeting. Roll call will be an important ovent and date.

Monday evening. Jan, 15, is the date of the third, number of lecture course. The quartet, the Golden Gate, Four, will appear. They come highly recommended. Ionia voted by a large majority to bond the city for a large sum to build two more school buildings.

MAKING CONVICTS HAPPY London. -Following many years prison discontent. the broad on convicts' clothing is beabolished and prisoners' hair now being cut ag in ordinary PLAN RECEPTION FOR 'Y' WORKERS Sisters Return From Poland to Talk on Existing Foreign Conditions Special to The State Journal. OLIVET. Jan.

reception will be held Friday of the afternoon Oliver ver the church parlors Congregational church in honor of Misses Georgia and Dorothy Fly, who recently returned from War. saw. Poland, where Miss Georgia has been engaged in relief work under the Y. W. C.

A. for nearly three years. She was joined by her sister, Dorothy in July, 1921. The young women will give informal talks on conditions, as they came in contact with them in the course of their work. The reception is given under the auspices of the local, home and foreign missionary committees.

Okemos M. E. Elects Special to The State Journal. OKEMOS. Jan.

M. E. Sunday school has elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Superintendent. Jay Becker: assistant superintendent, Clarence Rumbaugh: secretary. Arthur Allen; treasurer, Harold Wilcox: Mildred chorister, Eugene Grettenberger; librarian, Orrin Grettenberger.

The Methodist L. A. will serve at the Grange hall. Thursday, Jan. 11.

LYONS PASTOR CALLED TO PORTLAND SERVICE Special to The State Journal. PORTLAND. Jan. Vincent C. Webb of Lyons, has accepted the call tendered him to become pastor of the Baptist church of Portland and began his work last Sunday.

Born. 3. few days ago to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph M.

Brown of Ann Arbor. 2 son. Mrs. Brown was formerly Miss Gladys Roe of Portland. Helvie-Heiteman Special to The State Journal.

BELLEVUE, Jan. D. Helvie, 3 farmer living northwest of town, and Miss Elizabeth Heitsman. were married last week at the Methodist parsonage by the Rev. F.

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