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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-03-15
THETFORD CENTER

Byron Forsyth and Miss Hazel
Grinnell were the guests Of Hazel
and Marjory Sanford Sunday.
Mrs. Belle Geiger has returned
home from few days visit at Da-
vison.
The social circle met at the home
Of Mrs. Harley Butler.
Miss Lizzie Wing spent Sunday
with Mrs. Inez Geiger.
The w. c. T. U. met at the home
of Mrs. +. Barker Friday evening
After the business meeting social
hour was spent. Refreshments
were served. The next meeting
will be held at the home of Mrs. A.
M. WILDER. Everybody is welcome
Several from here attended the
miscellaneous shower given in
honor of Miss Mabel Brabazon al
the home of Mrs. Bessie Beckwith
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Tcnny OF
Dawson spent Monday and Tues
day with Joseph Wadsworth and
family.
Pete Mcdonald was in Flint
Tuesday on business.
Miss Winifred Holden spent Sun.
day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Albert J. Holden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Cook and
daughter Mabel spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Holden.
Duane Sturet who has been quite
sick is some better.
A surprise party was given Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Scott Saturday
evening.
Mrs. John Mcdonald spen'
Thursday afternoon with hcl
grandmother, Mrs. George Blaine.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-03-15
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
WEDDING A PRETTY AFFAIR

On Monday afternoon, March
nth the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
J. Brabazon of Thetford was the
scene of very pretty event, when
their daughter, Mabelle A. was un-
tied in marriage to Mr.. Neal Gal
braith also of Thetford. AT three
O'Clock as the wedding march was
rendered by Miss Venra Lembach,
the couple took their places under
the wedding bell in front of an en-
.bankment of ferns and geraniums,
where the ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Arthur Beedon of
Otisville.
Congratulations and rice fol-
lowed the ceremony, after which
refreshments were served by Miss
Verna Lembach, Miss Pernie Davis,
Fiske Brown and Clinton BrabazoD
brother of the bride.
About fifty guests were present
from Clifford, Fairgrove, Otisvillc,
Flint and Clio.
The bride and groom are most
popular young people and their
many friends extend their heaFtiesi
"bcst wishes" They were the re-
cipients Of many beautiful and USE
full wedding gifts.
The nth of March 1912 was one
to be remembered by the Brabazon
family, it being the 34ih wedding
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. Bra
bacon, the 9th anniversary of tie
marriage Of the brides sister Eva
and was also the brides 22d birth,
day.
After a short wedding trip, Mr.
and Mrs. Galbraith will be at homs
to their friends on the W. A
Burch farm in East Thetford.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-03-15
NORTHWEST THETFORD

Mrs. Lloyd Hummer is spending
a few days in Mt. Morris with her
aunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Burgess and
son Reuben spent Sunday with
Isadore Breand of Montrose.
Mr.. Allen Youngs of Clinton
county is visiting friends in this
vicinity in few days.
David Brooks has sold his farm
and is thinking of going to Clio to
live. x
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hummer and
Fred s.. Willing and family spent
Sunday with Samuel S. Williams
and family.
Joseph Arnold and Laura Leon
ard and daughter spent Sunday
with Burton Leonard and wife.
Miss Celia Hummer spent Sus
day with her parents.
Win Clark has moved into Dick
Crawford's tenant house.
Miss Leila Leonard spent Ssn-
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Leon
ard Jr.
Mr.. Frank williams and Lila
Crawford spent Sum ~ evening
with Mr. and Mrs. Burtoa Leonard.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-03-15
Later Discoveries

Some of the "wets" now claim
TO have discovered that the law
provides that village ordinance
may be repealed by majority vote
of the council, and that in case OF
a tie the president may cast the de-
Gliding vote.
BY authority of one OF The legal
minds Of the town, we learn that
the law relating to village ordi-
nances may be enacted, amended
and repealed by majority vote of
the council" but that the section
|relatingto ordinances makes no spe-
cific provision as to whether or not
the president may cast the deciding
vote in case of a tie.
This question Of the right OF the
president to vote seems to be the
point the whole thing hinges on.
On being asked about this matter.
John w. Hurd, the newly elected
president, stated that the opinion
of the village council would be OBJ
tanned before any action was taken.
Mr.. Hurd stated that, in case OF a
tie vote in the council, he would
vote in favor of repeating the ordi-
nance relating to saloons if il was
decided he had the right TO do so.
He also expressed the opinion that
The ordinance would be repealed
any way as he believed that al least
one of the old members OF The
town council could be converted.
He says he believes that local
option is farce and that THE
stuff will be sold here anyway
more, if anything, when the Town
is supposed to be dry He also
thinks that, as long as liquor is
sold here, the village might as well
have the benefit Of the license mon
ey to help pay for improvements
the village expenses.
Another of Mr.. Hurd's statements
was to the effect that: Even ii we
do have a saloon here man does
not have to drink the blamed stun
unles he wants to, thank God" He,
as we'll as others who favor having
a saloon here, does not believe in
drinking, but he does believe that
as long as the traffic is carried on
il ought to be made to pay part OF
the villageexpe nses.
"Irrigation" is still the leading
question Of the day in Clio.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-03-15
High School Lyceum Contest

The first entertainment of the
four which will be given by the
high school pupils in their Lyceum
contest, took place in the high
school auditorium on Tuesday
evening.
That there is much interest in
this friendly contest is evidenced
by the fact that the first entertaiT-
ment was attended by an audience
which taxed the auditorium to its
utmost capacity.
Last Tuesdays entertainment
was arranged and given by the
side which is under the leadership
of Vernon Swihart. The entire
program wa sarranged by the pu-
pills themselves, and all those who
took part acquitted themselves in a
very pleasing and creditable man
ner.
The program was as follows:
Song, Soldiers Chorus" Faust
opening remarks, Supt. f. r. Meth
ercott; monologue, Lyle Brown; di,
alogue, "The Arkansas Traveller"
dramatis personae The native,
John Fox; eastern judge, Steven
Hopkins; western lawyer, Fred
Runnells; recitation, Zita Carroll;
Selection from Goldsmith's "She
Stoops to Conquer" dramatis per-
sonae-Mr. Hastings, Howard Sc
cor; Mr.. Hardcastle, Steven Hop
kins; Mrs. Hardcastle, Evelyn
Green; Tony Lumpkin, Vernon
Swiharl; piano solo, Floyd Hamer
reading, Ethel Brewer; monologue,
Vernon Swihart; dialogue, "Mys-
tery," dramaiis personae- Bcb
Armbruster, Jerome Marvin; Cor
don Strong, Charles Goodrich;
Amy Lovekin, Kathryn Dunning;
Nan Eager, Eleanor Field; Rose
Grady, Ethel Brewer; chorus, "The
Blue and the Gold;" recitation,
Laura Marvin; tableaux, "Hiawa-
tha."
The next entertainment will he
given by the side which is led by
Leslie Runnells, and they will use
every effort to outdo their oppon-
ents. The date has not yet bttn
decided upon but will be announc-
ed later.
The judges Of the contest are
Charles G. Matzen, E E. Huyck and
b. S. Jennings.
Both sides wish to thank the
general public for the great inter.
est they have shown and for the
large attendance. 1t Is hoped that
there will be a full house at the
other three entertainments of the
course as the interest Is bound to
become greater as the contest pro-
gresses.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-03-15
.ANDSLIDE FOR The "PEEPUL'
in MONDAYS ELECTION
Entire Ticket is Successful by
Large Pluralities

lie work; all these are ideas which
it would be well for the board of
trustees to put in practice.
In picking their nominees for the
various offices, all three parties
made careful selection so that
their adherents could vote their
party ticket with a good grace, and
that this is true is shown by the
large number of straight votes
cast.
The complete vote cast was as
follows: for president: John w.
Hurd, Peoples, 1928; Michael c.
Doyle, Citizens, 95; Herbert F. Bo-
dine, Socialist, 20; clerk: John Z.
Barnard, Peoples, 129; Henry j.
Reinig Jr., Citizens, 9S; Sterling
]. Wickham, Socialist, 10; treas
urer: Calvin w. Jobson, p. 1872;
Chas. E. Taylor, C. 81; VIM. II,
Stout, S. 13; trustees: Bert E. Con
lee, p. 140; Vim. English, p. 1873;
Chas. w. Taylor, p. 1873; Byron S
Jennings, C. 81; VIM. G. Goodrich
c. o.; Lester A. Wright, c. 90; Ed.
ward w. Hymen, S. II; Leroy Mac
inness, S. 13; Thos. ]. Henderson
S. II; assessor: Fred Sturdivant, P
140; James j. Jones, c. 81; Chas
f. Blackstone, S. 13.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-03-15
County Line

Geo. w. Heath spent Wednesday
in Frankenmouth.
Mr. and. Mrs. CLANCY Bates Cf
Clio visited their daughter Mrs.
Clyde Rose, last week
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Alger and
daughter Thelma of Saginaw visit
ed her father, Sunday.
Jno. Courtney spent a few days
Of the past week in Blackmar.
Mrs. A. J. Fox visited her aunt
Mrs. Ella Jones for few days OF
the past week
Chas. Downs spent Thursday in
Frankenmuth.
John Diamond was in Franken
muth, Friday.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-03-15
EAST ARBELA

II. d. Pike and A. C. Tracy were
at Flint, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brewer
Mrs. Jane Mcdonald, Mrs. H. E
Monroe were in Flint Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Guthrie
visited Mr.. and Mrs. John Dancer
a few days the past week.
Mary Pike of Detroit Is visiting
her father and family and other
friends this week.
Lucy Brewer is visiting friends
at Holly this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duane Baldwin and
son visited his sister, Mrs. Fred
Wildfong and family Sunday.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-03-15

Services, Sunday March IL: class
meeting, 9:30; public worship 10;
Sunday school at II a. M; Epworth
League at 6 and evening service at
2 D. m. Services will continue ev-
cry evening during the week at 7
o'clock. Helpers to assist will come
during the week and everybod-
terested is invited TO be prD
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-03-15

reefs, a systematic method ol
disposing of refuse and garbage;
Better equipment for the health
officer; the eight hour day and
minimum wage of two dollars per
Nay for laborers engaged in pub
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-03-15
AUCTroNEERING

II experience counts for any
thing in the Auctioneering line, my
twenty years Of success ought to
count some.
Before having your sale see,
write or phone me for date and
rates.
WIN. MUTTON,
Flushing, Mich.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-03-15
Notes

The tohic for next Sunday even
ing is Success Worth Having and
Not wotth Having Dan. 4:28-37.
Leader, Dr. Neelands.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-03-15

Vienna Chapter, No. 2SS.
o. Z S. will give an Easter Tea,
Wednesday evening, April 3rd, at
the Masonic Hall.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-04-22
EOUR TORNADOS VISIT
CENTRAL KANSAS COUNTRY

Kansas city, Mo, April 2l.--Three
person are known 10 have lost Their
lives IN the four tornadoes that late
Saturday visited localities in south and
central Kansas.
A. Broyles was killed when ~ twist
er destroyed his farm home near
Waldron Harper county. Preckep
kottal and bis granddaughter, Mary
Kottal, aged 4. are dead. They Were
Killed In the storm az Bison. Rush
county. Mrs. James carroll. OF Chit
cago. II daughter of kottal. and Phil
lip Scheneran, are believed To have
been fatally inquired.
Il accume Known today that
tornado did considerable damage 20
farm buildings near Caney, Montgom-
cry county, after visiting copan. an
oil town in oklahoma, near the KAN
sas line, where II struck al 10 o'clock.
There 1t Killed girl named bittleton
ana injured twenty-five other persons.
4 race between a Missouri Pacific
train and the funnel-shaped cloud
was feature of the storm that struck
Nashville. kingman county. Engineer
Fred Mclean and Fireman ID. v.
Walker. on the train. saw the twister
approaching and threw on all possible
speed Ia an effort To get uut of It's
path. The storm crossed the track
only three telegraph poles behind tho
train.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-04-22
FEDERAL INVESTIGATION
CONTINUES IN WASHINGTON

Washington, April 2l.--The fedora
investigation of the sinking of tn,
itanic will he continued here tomor-
row at the capital
j. Bruce Ismay. managing director
OF the White star line; p. A. s. Frank
lin, vice president. and thirty-seven
members OF the lost liners crew, ar
rived here tonight to continue testi-
mony before the senate b-commit-
tee. of which Senator william Alden
Smith, of Michigan. is chairman.
Mr. lsmay denied today that he had
made any protest to the British am
bassador. Mr. Bryce. because of the
holding of members of the Titanic's
crew as witnesses. and added that ne
had come to Washington to co-opera,t
with the investigating committee ia
any way he could. He added that ne
had not talked with Huntington Will
son. the acting secretary of state
about the question. The hearings viii
be resumed tomorrow morning.
Assurances of the cooperation Of
the French government with the
United States further to safeguard hu-
man life at sea were today extended
by Ambassador Jusserand To senator
Smith.
Ignoring formalities of proceeding
through the state department. Am
bdsshuof j JnSSerand called In person
upon the chairman. The visit of the
ambassa dor received much attention
Jusserand told the Michi-
gan senator that he called to express
his qualification at what had been ac-
oomplished by the Investigation and
To make assurances OF the desire OF
the French government to co-opernte
In improving conditions at sea The
am bassador asked for any suggestions
looking toward an immediate ina
provement in the system OF protc =
tion for passengers.
Two suggestions were made by Sch
ator smith. The nrst was. that every
ship should not only be equipped with
wireless. but that every ship should
have two operators. one constantly on
duty. The other suggestion was. that
there should be additional life saving
on board ocean liners. in
Guiding life boat accommodations f.f
every passenger.
7 ain proceeding on the theory
that Whist We will obtain will De ~
10 them - 10 Us. he said
Major Arthur Peuchen. Of Toronto.
Canada. has notified Senator Smith
that he will be In Washington tonor-
lc,niinn.si "n PAGE Two, column 80
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-04-22
CARTER PRAISES CONDUCT
OF j. BRUCE ISMAN

Philadelphia, April 81. - William
X. Carter, when shown the Ismay
statement, corroborated the White
Star line official. Mr.. Carter said:
The statements which have been
made by many persons regarding Mr.
ismay's conduct are an Injustice to
him. While the life boat containing
myself and lsmaN was moving away
from the Titan't, Ismay rowed with
two seamcn and myself until we
sighted the Carpathia.
THE women that were In the boat
We're from the steerage with their
children. ! guess there were about
forty or them. Mr.. Ismay and myself
and. several of the officers walked
up and down-the deck crying, are
there any more women here We
called for several minutes and got no
answer. one of the officers then de-
clared that If we wanted To we could
get into the boat If we took the
place OF the seamen. He gave us
this preference because we were
among the first class passengers.
Mr.. Ismay called again and again
and after we got no reply we entered
the boat. We took the oars and
roWed with the two seamen. We
were about "A mile away from the Ii
tanic when she went down. Mr.. Is
may did not turn and look, but in
stead was very quiet pulling on the
oars. | desire To correct what has
been said about him. ue was per-
fectly cool and collected and aided
great deal in keeping the women from
the steerage quiet. ! will probably
be called before the senate investl-
eating committee. and / can gay that
Mr.. Ismay only left the boat after he
saw there Were no more women on
the deck. He called and So did !,
and We found none"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-04-22
MANY BODIES ARE SEEN
ABOUT WRECK SCENE

Halifax. y. \, Aprii 21.--Confirma-
tiun of reports that numerous bodie,
OF victims Of the Titanic dis lister Were
afioat in the vicinity OF the wreck
wns received tonight in n wireless.
dispatch from the steamship Bremen
tia ihe Sable Island and Camperdown
wireless stations.
Tue message reads:
The steamer Bremen. bound sor
New York and the steamer Rhei1
DsSsed on saturday afternoon in 42.I0
north latitude aud t9.20 west iongi-
tude In the Deighborhood Of three
large fceberzs. sighted numerous
piccss OF wreckaee and a great num-
bcr OF human bodies with life prescrv-
ers on. foating Ia the sea. sight I'd
an,l spoke the cable steamer Mackay-
fcnnett on the way to recover the
flos-iing bodies
tsigned) CAPTAIN PREAGER.'
No direct word has been received
here up 20 late hour tonight from
the steamer Mackay- Bennett in con
firination II the reports from -
Johns. y. r.. that sixty-four or more
i'odies had been recovered. but from
the fact thar large number wer
seen last night and that the Mackay
l.ennetf now T. in the vicinity. il j.
believed that the searchers probably
have met with success.
Tn cable steamer probably H. un-
ssile to communicate with Cape Race
whi'h j. SEQ miles away. becnuse it,
wireless range l. only about two han
dre1 miles.
The steamer Empress 81 Ireland.
which sailed last night for IiyeriIoo..
ssris IN the morning ~hcnld be near
enough % speak the Mncksy'- fscnn-ft
fs--isai.iN fn relag ashore any
news she may have.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-04-22
BOATS COLLIDE IN
MEXICAN
GULF
Mallory Liner Denver, Rams
Morgan Freighter, El Sud, in
Fog; Both Come Into Calves
ton Under Own Steam

| IBy Morning Journal special I.cared Wire, ]
Galveston, Tex, April 21--A cost
| ly. but far from disastrous collision
| between the incoming Mallory liner
! Denver seven days out from New
York with twenty-one cabin passen-
gers and the outbound New York
Morgan line freighter. El sud, occurr-
cd in dense fog saturday. Both boats
reached Galveston today under their
own steam, the Denver dischargins
her passengers safely.
According to Captain staples. of
tha Denver. he was coming In on hulf
speed ana had steered far 10 star
board To avoid the outbound boats.
The FL sud however, appeared To
have put across her bow and was
rammed in her port side near the
forward hatch. more than half way
through the vessel and from deck 10
keel
Some Of the crew of FL Sud jumped
overheard ana others put Off In boats.
while for a time panic reicned on the
Denver All but one boat load OF the
FL Sud's crew returned when they
saw the vessel was seaworthy, the
one boat being picked up by the Dem
yer as she lay at anchor To give as
sistance.
Captain Forbes of the I'll sud said
he aard the Denvers whistles, but
they sounded to him on his port side
until too late to get out OF the way.
The FL sud was able to reach the
Southern Pacific docks with the aid
of two tugs and the pilot boat Texas.
She is now lying about thirty feet In
the water and the extent of damage
tc her has not been determined.
Much of the cargo of cotton, lum-
ber. mohair. hops and wine is dam
aged or lost.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-04-22
ROOSEVELT BEATS TAFT
5 TO | IN NEBRASKA

Lincoln Neb., April 2i.--Correetet
tabulations Of the presidential prefer.
cncc vote, including returns from $50
precincts, give;
Roosevelt. Sl.242; Taft, 1882 La.
Toilette. 1o.2T9 Clark. 1901; Har'
mon, 11.241: Wilson, $500,
1t is believed that this includes
eighty per cent OF the vote OF IN,
state.
Congressman George w. Norris con.
tinues 10 lead senator Norris w
Brown FOR the republican senatorial
nomination, the vote from $40 pre-
cincts being;
Brown, 21,05l: Norris. 23.75S.
Democratic senatorial figures from
719 precincts are:
Thompson, 1875; Shallenherser
l3.414.
state Senator Moorehead has de-
feated X. l.. Metcalfe for the demo
cratic gubernatorial nomination
Mooreh ead received l5,lST votes IN
732 precincts. To l2,SSs for Metcalte
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-04-22

under the thwarts in the bottom of
the boat. The distance that the boat
mad TO be lowered into the water was.
! should estimate about twenty feet.
Mr. Carter and did not get into
the boat until after they had begun TO
lower II away. When the boat reacht Il
the water l helped row IT, pushing the
oar from me as sat. This is the ex-
planation OF the fact that my back
was to the sinking steamer. The boat
would have accommodated certainly
SIX more passengers in addition il
there had been any on the deck 10 go.
These facts can be substantiated by
w. Il. Carter, of Philadelphia, who
got in at the time did and was row.
ing the boat with me. / hope | need
not say that neither Mr.. Carter nor
myself would for one moment have
thought of getting into the boat If
there had been any women to 20 in
1t, nor should | have done so If | n,,I
thought by remaining on the ship /
could have been of the slightest
further assistance.
1T is impossible for me to answer
every false statement. rumor or in
Nention that has appeared in the
newspapers. am prepared to an
swer any question that may be ask ed
other responsible person. shall
therefore, make no further staten snt
of this kind except to explain the
messages that | sent from the car
patnla. These messages have been
completely misunderstood.
An inference has been drawn that
was anxious to avoid the senate
committee when / reached New York.
had not the slightest idea that any
inquiry was contemplated until +
reached New York and had no intl-
nation of 1t until the Carplthia
reached her dock. in New YORK On
Thursday night when / was informed
BY Senators Smith and Newlands of
the appointment of the special COM
mittee to hold the inquiry.
The only purpose / had in send.
ing these messages was to express my
desire to have the crew returned to
their~homes in England for their own
ben at the earliest possible mo-
men4and | also was naturally anxious
to return to my family. but left the
matter of my return entirely to our
representative in New York. I deeply
regret that | am compelled TO make
any personal statement when my
whole thought is on the horror of the
disaster. In building the Titanic, 1t
was the hope of my assistants and
myself that we had built vessel
which could not be destroyed by the
perils of the sea or the dangers of
The event has proved the
futility of that idea The lesson of
compartments has bee.,
learned and we must in future depend
upon life boats and life RATS