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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-08-05
Injunction Issued by Ohio Courts
o. Interest TO Independent
Telephone Cos.
MOST DECISIVE VICTORY WON
Judge Quail Renders Decision in Case OF
the u. s Telephone Co. VS..
Delphos Home Telephone Co.

Lima, o., July 78-Judge Quail to-
day rendered a decision in the case of
the United States Telephone Com
pany versus the Delphos Home Tele-
phone Company that is perhaps the
most important and far reaching in
its relation to the fight between the
Independents and the Bell Telephone
Company ever given out, and in sum
mary it constitutes the most decisive
victory the Independents have yet
won
The court held that the exclusive
clause Of the Independent long dis
lance company's contract was valid
and binding on the local Independent
exchange with which it was connect
ed This contract is for 90 years, and
prohibits the local independent COM
pany from giving to the Bell Company
any of its long distance business With
in its territory
The United States Telephone Com
pany Cleveland. Ohio,) is the COM
pany furnishing long distance toll
lines TO the Independent companies
in Ohio. as does the New Long Dis
lance Company Gndianapolis) in con-
Meeting local companies in those two
states.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-08-05
/ SUPERINTENDENT 5
zis-t,.
&c Mercantile Co. Being Har-
died on Up-to-Date Plan.
A Modern system.

The Lee Mercantile Company has Sc
cured Mr.. George j. Myer OF Lansing
to take charge of the dry goods depart
ment Mr.. Myer is an experienced dry
goods man and will devote his entire
time to that department of the store.
With the coming of Mr. Myer the
company has completed policy, it
started on several months ago, namely
to have a regular superintendent in
each department of its store. From
now on there will be four departments.
The four are the grocery shoe dry
goods and ladies furnishings. The sup
erintendents Of each are: John Straw
hart, grocery; L. q Parslow. shoes,
G.. J. Meyer, dry goods and Mrs. Bart
Miller, ladies furnishings
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-08-05
CLARE COUNTY

Frank Dodds, as he is known BY
his closest friends, wears well He
has fought his way up the ranks by
hard work. They who best know him
most respect him as a man Of sterling
manhood. A teacher at Farwell in
the early days when the country was
new, he is still kindly remembered
for his real worth The neighboring
township of Vernon, having case in
a United States court brought against
the township. chose Mr.. Dodds, out
OF the many attorneys available in this
locality, to safeguard the peoples in
terests. Never a chronic Office hold
er, his name has for a number of years
been before the district as the logical
successor of Congressman Darragh
and it is the gradual recognition OF
his ability that is insistent for his lead
ership OF eleventh district republican
ism Still in the prime of manhood
and possessed of an analytical, logical
mind. he is well equipped for congress
sional duties and having touched ell
bows with life as it is, has developed
from the pioneer conditions Of earlier
days, he is truly representative OF the
Shoestring district
In governmental politics Mr.. Dodds
warmly endorses progressive repub-
licanism such as Taft typifes-the
logical working out Of what
Roosevelt has so well trough hewn."
He is a man Of the people. and general
endorsement Of his candidacy is
prophetic OF a big majority in his
favor everywhere in this locality.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-08-05

and RACKS high as member OF the
bar MIR Dodds is a clean, able man
and a good lawyer and would make
splendid representative for the elev-
enth district IN congress.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-08-05

our preferences for congressman. We
have looked up this matter carefully,
have investigated the public lives OF
the candidates who are seeking the
nomination for that office, and with
out casting any reflections on the 9th
err candidate we are frank in stating
that Frank III Dodds, of Mt Pleas
ant. seem TO Us as being the best
qualified for that responsible office,
Tor we are convinced that IN MIR.
Dodds the people have a candidate
whom no man can say aught against.
We find that he is a careful, pains
tang man, looking after every detail
in business, is deep thinker, OF sound
mind and excellent judgment, and is
Independent enough TO act as he
thinks and not as some political boss
dictates. Mr.. Dodds is a lawyer of
much ability, being classed among
Michigan's best attorneys, and has
made a record TO which he can look
with pride. Heretofore in making rec
concentrations for, or making the diff
ferent appointments in which the peo-
pie in a certain community are es
pecially interested, in many cases
their wishes have been entirely ig-
nored, and some one or two who held
a little political prestige have had ev-
cry wish granted. We have every as
surance that if Mr.. Dodds is elected
to congress from this district that the
people shall be heard and their wish
es considered in all matters. 1t is
only with a feeling of pride of the
deepest sense, and affords The Times
the greatest pleasure to support such
man as Frank II. Dodds for such
an important and responsible office.
-Tustin Times.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-08-05

lest sense, Francis II. Dodds de-
serves election TO congress Such a
man will honor the district he rep
resents.
KALKAsKA COUNTY
In supporting Frank IL. Dodds, OF
Mt Pleasant, to succeed Hon.A B.
Darragh as representative in congress
from this the 18th Michigan district,
the Leader feels that it is trying
To promote the candidacy of gen.
tleman in every way well fitted for
the duties of that important place
one who will, If nominated, size up
we'll with other Michigan representa-
tiyes and give to this district the pres
tige which from its size and impor-
lance it is fully entitled. Although
comparatively a stranger to many OF
us, we find that in his own and near
by counties he stands well among
those who have known him we'll for
nearly forty years, and in that length
of time he should be, and doubtless
is, thoroughly acquainted with the
needs and interests of the large area
of country which is embraced In the
18th congressional district, and fully
it is being managed wisely and we'll.
capable of safeguarding those inter-
ests in the capacity of Its represent
alive in congress. Mr.. Dodds is about
fifty years of age and both mentally
and physically is alert and Wig
orous. He is an attorney of long ex-
perience, is man OF pleasing per-
sonality and has a clean cut manly
way that creates a favorable impress
sion upon first meeting him. and one
feels instinctively that he Is not only
a man who can be trusted, but one
who has the natural ability to cope
with any sort of an emergency that
may confront him. From what we
can learn of the gentleman and from
the two or three brief meetings we
have had with Mr.. Dodds, we feel con-
fident that he would represent us alb
ly and well, moreover that there is no
reason why he should not receive the
cordial and hearty support of the re-
publicans Of Kalkaska county at the
primary election in September. Kali
kaska Leader.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-08-05

Mrs. NJ. NJ. DAWSON, of No. $40 Gift
ford Ave. San Jose, Cal. says "The
worth Of Electric Bitters as a general
family remedy for headache, biliousness
and torpor Of the liver ard bowels is so
pronounced that / am prompted to say
a word in its favor. for the benefit of
those seeking relief from such Attic
tons. There is more health for the di-
gestive organs i'm a bottle of Electric
Bitters than in any other remedy /
know of. !" Sold under guarantee at
Geo. II. Sharrar's drug store. 500.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-08-05

- notice in a recent issue Of The
Herald statement from Francis King
Of Alma to the effect that he thinks
Mr.. Covell will carry Gratiot county
at the September primary said Judge
Kelley s. Scarf, of Gratiot. yesterday.
Il am certainly surprised that May
or King should make such a state
ment.
Il am thoroughly familiar with con-
ditions in Gratiot county, and am sure
Mr. Dodds is the choice of an over
whelming majority Of our citizens.
81 believe that Dodds sentiment is
growing every day throughout the
county and the district. and that he
will be nominated with many votes
to spare
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-08-05

Mr. w. (. Preston, Of Mt Pleas
ant, who has known Francis II.
Dodds, the Republican candidate for
congress, all his life, thus speaks Of
him
"ln all the years Of my acquaint-
ance with Francis II. Dodds I never
knew him to do a small or unmanly
thing: never heard the first whisper
Of detraction regarding him, even
among those who differed from him (:
never knew him to refuse an appeal
for assistance 10 a worthy cause. But
I have known him to do many and
countless deeds of kindness for the
oppressed; have known him to take
the part Of the helpless with no ex
pectation of reward; have known him
as a true man in the fullest sense"
To all Of that splendid tribute every
one who has known Mr. Dodds viii
say amen" "A true man In the full
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-08-05

Frank H. Dodds, of Mt. Pleasant, is
making a quiet and dignifed canvass
for nomination as Republican candi-
date for congress from the eleventh
district Mr.. Dodds is not unknown
in Osceola county, and as we have said
before is undoubtedly the choice of
our people for the place. Mr.. Dodds
is a prominent attorney, public-spir-
tied citizen and loyal gentleman, and
is fully equipped for the duties de-
volved in the makeup of an ideal
congressman At home he has the
undivided support of all men in his
ambition. and all adjoining counties
are safely his.
The Evart Review
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-08-05

The Outline says of the eleventh
district: There is not another con-
gressional district in Michigan so di-
versified in its demands or so YER
satile in its requirements. Extending
as it does from Montcalm and Gratiot
on the south to Charlevoix on the
north Ca characteristic that gives it
the name of "shoestring district" it
comprises a territory $50 miles in
length through the most fertile por-
ton of Michigan With a population
Of about 100000 people, and fostering
as it does nearly all kinds of manufac-
ture and agriculture, it is very essen
tial that its representation in congress
be one who is entirely familiar with
its many demands, and one who is
capable, If elected, in exerting the
rights of his constituents and accom-
plish the most good for the interests
OF those he represents
With this object in view. the leaders
believe it voices the sentiment OF
large majority of the Republican vot-
ers of the eleventh congressional dis
trict, when it states that it believes
Francis Fl. Dodds. OF Mt Pleasant,
the logical candidate TO succeed Mr..
Darragh in office
-Hersey Outline
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-08-05

lest sense Francis II. Dodds de-
serves election TO congress. Such a
man will honor the district he rep
resents.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-08-05
oscRoLA cruNrv

AS stated in these colytnns few
weeks ago, we would give bur readers
our best opinions in the different po-
litical lines, we are this wick stating
New-York tribune., 1908-11-12
NEW LAcKAWANNA STATION OPENED.
Edifce at Scranton Dedicated Under Auspices
of Board of Trader f. Officials Entertained.

Scranton. Penn. Nov. 11.-An affair of Importance
,o the anthracite coal region the opening o.
the new Iackawanna passenger station here to-day.
A building OF imposing dimensions the exterior Is
of Indiana limestone and the main facade strlk-
ing illustration of Renaissance architecture
The opening was celebrated by reception held at
the station under the auspices or the scranton
Board of Trade for about five hundred guests.
President ". H. Truesdale, Vice-President B. D.
Caldwell, Vice-President E. E Loomis and General
Passenger Agent George 4. Cullen, with other OF
fcials from the general offices in New York CITY,
arrived in Scranton by special rain at 1:S0 o'clock
IN the afternoon and Immediately after their ar
rival were shown through the new station Lunch
con was served to the guests, including representa-
tive citizens Scranton, members OF the board OF
Trade and officials of the city and county
Following the luncheon Colonel F. L. Hitchcoch'
president of the Board of Trade introduced j. Ben
iaoin Dimnick Mayor Of Scranton, who mace a
brief address reviewing the work which has peeh
accomplished by the I.ackawanna for the gooo oi
the CITY and congratulating the road on the ne"
station President ". H Truesdale responded, EN-
nbasizng the mutuality of interest which exists De
+ueeu the citv of Scranton and the LackaWahna
Railroad and expressing the hope that the new
station NAV be the means of binding the city OF
Scranton and the I.ackawanna even closer tosether
At 4 o'clock the building was thrown open TO the
public for inspection. Guides were on mana ~
explain its interesting features
New-York tribune., 1908-11-12
FOR FREIGHT SUBW 4Y.
u. S. {. Holds First Hearing on the
Plan of ". J. WilgHs.

The Public Service Commission held the nrst
hearing yesterday the plan or W. j. Whshs
former president of the New York Central
Railroad for a belt line freight subway sarouho
lower Manhattan. connecting with suoways uhoer
the North and East rivers to railroad terminals
and freight yards
Mr. wilgus said that the belt line would run
from the Baltimore & Ohio terminal ncrth 10 ule
West Shore terminal with functions al an 'he
intermediate railroad terminals. freight TO be car
ried in electrically driven ten-ton cars Ihere
would be a crosstown line somewhere above zou
street and subways under the principal "hoieSaie
streets south of 42d street.
Calvin Tomkins suggested as an alternative the
construction of standard freight car terminals
from a big freight yard in New Jersey over 10
BROOKLYN and Queens. 10 connect with the PENN
svlvania yards there. and with the New YORK
New Haven s. Hartford yards by way OF the pro-
nosed bridge a subway down Eleventh avenue 10
alrb street for the New York Central. running
south to St Johns Park station at grace; OF o..
surface line down Twelfth avenue from 6ttn
street to 3sth the entire strip between lsiL
and the river being given over TO the railroads Tor
freight purposes
New-York tribune., 1908-11-12
DROPS DEAD AS WIFE AWAITS HIM.
Retired Clothing Merchant Succumbs to Heart
Disease in West Street.

George F. Alter, a retired clothing hahui e.
while ON his way to meet his wife on the uptown
station of the Ninth avenue L. dropped dead
yesterday in front of No. 1Oe West street An am
bulance surgeon from Hudson Street Hospital SAID
death was due to heart disease.
Becon1ing alarmed at her husbands failure to ap-
near Mrs Alter was about TO start for her home,
No SIS ST. Nicholas avenue. when she saw a cro"o
below the CortIandt street station On inquiring
she was informed that man had just dropped
dead Knowing that her husband had for some
time suffered from heart disease, she made fur
ther inquiries.
From the description given her by policeman
she decided TO go the Church street station She
identified number OF papers and basket Whlch
he had carried as those belonging to her husband.
Resides his wife. Mr.. Alter leaves three sons and
four daughters all living at the St Nicholas avenue
address and a married daughter. Mrs. T. Feldman,
of Cincinnati. The body was later removed to the
New-York tribune., 1908-11-12
CARS ON NEW BRIDGE.
Requests of Brooklyn Companies
for Terminals Opposed.

In report on the requests OF the Brooklyn eie-
waited and street railway lines FOR rights over tle
new Manhattan Bridge and along the fiatoush
avenue extension in Brooklyn. made puohc yestei-
dav Harry P Nichols, engineer OF the bureau or
franchises of the Board of Estimate and Apportfon-
ment opposes permitting the companies 10 make
terminals of each end of the new bridge, as
planned These applications to the Board OF Esu-
mate will come up tomorrow.
The Brooklyn Union Elevated wanted two tracks
across the bridge and elevated road on the Fiat
bush avenue extension. The request was referred
TO the Public Service Commission, ard denied by
That body. The Brooklyn City Railway company
wanted build and operate double track surface
road from Fulton street and Flatbush avenue on
the extension to point in Nassau street or the
bridge plaza The Brooklyn Heights company as
lessee Of the BROOKLYN City wanted to use two
tracks across the Manhattan Bridge.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-12
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New York, Wednesday, Nov. IL, 1908.

ARRIVED.
steamer Armenian (Br Hart Liverpool 9c'oner & 81 TO
rived at the Bar 1o:45 m. 10Th o..os.r
II and Lucia November j. to Bsrher 90 IN OaiiSst
Arrived at the 9:45 m, l0th. ~. ,,
90 taf n, Prince % Colon 2s Creytown 20
November Kingston 3 to the Hamburg AIneIie
Line. with 2 passengers. mails and mdse Arrived al
steamer Panaghi l., Aiardopoulo tGreek). Mazaraks
I,rtterian, October 16 and Penarth % the SIS
steamer Hamilton. Boaz Ne%port News ana 3SoTt9a' %
Passed Quarantine 3:25 m a.,
1anejro % ara barbados November 3. Jevons
With 20 cabin steerages passengers. Palls and
rndse Arrived the Bar at 9:45 m. ION o
steamer Newiands (Brl Beevie, Huelva october %. 70
Barber & Co. copper Arrived a the Bar at
Steamer American. DeIano Porto Mexico November 2
via TeIaware Breakwater the Americ awaiian
So Co with mds.. Arrived at the Bar at 8 80 m
steamer Apache STABLES. Jacksonvile November and
Charleston the CLYDE ss Co with pessengers and
mdse Passed IN Quarantine at II 10 a IN. . 49,.
Steamer Satilla Mason. Iiunswick November TO the
brunswick &c. with mdse. Passed in Quarantine at
Steamer Evelyn. Benner Fort Tampa November with
phosphate the American Agricultural Chemical
co: vessel a H Bull & Co Passed in Sandy Hook at
steaIrer Montserrat (panl B9net Genoa 2a.
ntica cabin IS passengers
and mdse. Arrived at the Bar at 1:3o m.
steamer Mackay Bennett Br. Cablel Iarder, Halifax
November II. 10 the Commercial Cable Co Arrived at
'n sttsmer Paomn Cuban, Morton Nipe October 20 and
Porto Padre 81 to the munson IS Line with mdse At
steamer Joseph d GiorEio CNor Ashsger Port Antonio
November Atlantic Fruit ComTany, with fruit.
steamer Oceanic (Br). Haddock, Southampton and
cberboIrr November and Queenstown Q 10 the White
star with PA cabin and l5S steersee passengers
mails and mdse. Arrived the Bar at AIS
steamer Luisiana dtsD Cnrbone Genos October p and
ktetTage passengers and ndse Arrived at the Rsr AT
steapner calleron (tr, Norton 20 Rio
de Janeiro ?. and Barbados November g. 10 Busk q
New-York tribune., 1908-11-12
ROGERS ROAD ORDERS 1900 CARS.

The Tirginian Railway Company. of which H. H.
Rogers is president and practically sole owner has
rlaced an order for l59o all steel 50ton coal cars,
81 cost about 81 5000 The company only few
6ays ago ordered nineteen locomotives in Rich
-nond Within 2 short time. II is understood work
will be begun on several steel steamships Of from
oNSo 10 l2era tons capacity. which will be used
Tor Transporting TO this city and New England
Toints the high grade bitUminous coal which the
1rEjniau railway been built to carry from the
West Virginia fields TO tdewater Norfolk
New-York tribune., 1908-11-12
NEW THIRD AVENUE LINE DIRECTOR.

The stockholders Of the Third Avenue Railroad
Cernpanv al the annual meeting yesterday elected
Iulfus A Stlr-sberg a director in place OF Thomas
Hitchcock and reelected the other directors. The
earnings Of the company, il was announced. were
Increasing but the operating expenses were still
al,norn1a llv high being estimated at about So per
cent A material reduction in operating expenses
is expected from improvements made since the
fei1erShin began
New-York tribune., 1908-11-12

Jevons with passengers mails and coffee Arrived st
at $40 1oth -. -
sandy Hook. n j. Nov II: $40 m-Wind west mod
crate breeze: cloudy: thick off shore; smooth sea
SAILED
Steamers Finland Antwerp; Majestic lBr1 soutnanp
ton. Incania CBr1 Liverpool: Massia (Frl. Marsees;
Alice (4ust): Venice; Madonna Or. Marsees; Aberour
1T3r1 Melbourne Benedict (Br Wilmington. c; Italian
Prince (Brl Bahia: Camaguey Cuban) Cienfuesos; ir
cuos Charleston Fl Dorado. Galveston Monroe' Nut
folk; Creole Orleans; Sabine. Mobile
New-York tribune., 1908-11-12
RoosgvELr's woRks IN AUCTION SALE

In addition TO the 153 paintings in oil and water
color by well known American and foreign ar
lists that to be sold at the Fifth Avenue Art
Galleries, No. 546 Fifth avenue on this and to-
morrow evenings there will also be offered-to-
morrow night-a collection of art books and cata-
logues. including Roosevelt's works, in fourteen
volumes; number of editions de luxe of cata-
ogues, including the w H Stewart collection 1.-TWO
volumes), the Rosa Bonheur collection and 1.-The
Great Masters of the Louvre Gallery" in thirteen
parts.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-12
NEW WORKERS BUY SHELTER PROPERTY.

Prescott, Ariz., Nov. I.-At auction yester-
day of the properties of the bankrupt Arizona
Smelling Company, the smelling plant at Humboldt,
a number of mining claims and all other holdings
of the company were sold to Edwin S. Hooley and
Thomas Alderman, New York The purchase
price was $4,000 and the mourning of mortgages
generally stated as being about sa0OOO The con-
frmation of the sale takes place New Brunswick,
N J.. December 90
New-York tribune., 1908-11-12
MOVE BODIES OF cUsrER's SOLDIERS.

TeegTaph 70 The ITlbuneI
La Crosse Wis, Nov. IA remarkable funeral
train pssed through Grand Crossing yesterday
hound for the national cemetery at Gettysburg,
Penn The train contasned the bodies of seventy
fo,,r soldiers who were killed in Clusters last fight.
at the Little Big Horn. They were buried at that
place. and recently the bodies were exhumed, and
are now on the way to the national cemetery for
reburial There were also seventy-four tombstones,
which marked the Custer battlefield.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-12
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC

IMMATURE ALMANAC
sunrise S44 Sunset 4:45 Moon SPA "a
HIGH WATER.
AMSandy Hook 1910 Hell 1237
PM-sandy Hook 10:45 Gov Island Il 50 Hell 1:25
New-York tribune., 1908-11-12
STEAMERS AT FOREIGN PORTS.

ARRIVED.
Hamburg Nov f-Standard Ger. New York via Dautze
Santos Nov s-Grecan Prince tBr), New YORK VIA MO
Janei-o -, p-.1- "a,
Queenstown. Nov II, 100 n--lNelId Nr'A('
Liverpool. ...-
Genoa Nov e-Indiana 0taD. New York. 80,
Plymouth Nov IL 1898 ul-Adriatic tBr), NeN iorA
for CherbIurg and Southampton. .....
SAILED.
Southampton Nov IL 1890 p m-Kronprfnressin Cecie
Ger. via Cherbourg; f:2o p n l Lenton1c
3rl New via Cherbdurg and Queenstown n
Atrato (Br,, New York via Barbados, Colon Kings
ton etc. -r,- ,c.-,
Cherbourg Nov H. 2 m--hronprlhzesslh Oecie 'IS''
New York.
Calcutta. Nov 9-Heathdene CBr). New YORK
PASSED.
PrawIe Point. Nov 10-Masconomo OBr), New York for
New-York tribune., 1908-11-12
rRANsPAcIFIc MAIL

-,.,.,or ard steamer Close New York
hawaii (and specially addressed mail ior
Tapan C'orea and China) Tia san tfa s.o -
ci.eolLNippon Maru. day $50 ? M
Jepan Corea, China and Philippine Isl
ands via Vancouver and Victoria, b y ., ..,o -
India A>o'' A" o'O' y i"
Jsnsn Corea and Chins Especially ad. -, o,o -
dressed only Seattlel-lnveTlc NOV. To- o'oV III
New Zealand, Australia except Weso.
samoan 1sanas .no,ForeTic +Fo Nov. 49, $50
Tahiti and -Hss Hia+;nosa esa Nov. II $50 m
80 seat.1~Alaskan ....... H. 6:30
japan cGTea and Cnna Nov. 49,
Jaran Cores China tsTecialy ad
dressed ohN} we 't.. -. .>ssv. 1e $50 p m
Hawaii japan Corea China and Phl.lp1- ~ .oo -
nine islands VIA Franciscol-Asa NoV 10 e:3o m
fIau-a (va San Francsco Alameda Nc'- d o,"V ? IN
Japan Corea and China Via Tacona)- =. o. coz . =,
Australia except New Zealand.
Fffl Islands New Caledonia Ns ~ NJ
Tsncouver and Victoria r CDMoana NOV Z9 O-oo ? m
Hasai Guam and Philippine Islands (via - 80 -
s Transport nov. ou e-3o ? IN
New-York tribune., 1908-11-12
WIRELESS REPORTS.

The Philadelphia. reported 1870 miles Sandy
HOOK at $50 yesterday. is expected dock about
9 Saturday
La savoie, 116O miles Of Sandy Hook
at Q yesterday, is expected to dock about m
FRIDAY.
The President Lincoln reported 655 miles OF
Sandy Hook 40 yesterday is expected to dock
about Friday a m Saturday.