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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-01

A strike vote will be taken by
the street car men tomorrow. 1t
will be secret. The polls will
open at 4 a. m, and be held open
for "a hours to give everyone
chance to vote.
It is almost certain the men will
vote to strike unless the COM
panies grant the requested in
crease of a few cents day.
The men have hardly any
choice in the matter. They sim
ply cannot live on their present
wages with prices the way they
are just now.
On the companies own adrnis-
sion, the average wage of their
employees is $621 a year. That is
less than $12 week.
Think of a married man with a
family trying to live on wage of
less than $12 week!
Then think of the street car
companies declaring dividend of
11H per cent last year, and in
creasing that enormous dividend
every month.
The companies say their refusal
to increase the wage scale is final
They say they cannot afford to
increase the scale.
Is it any wonder the men are
bitter at corporations, which did
nothing but declare extra divi-
dends last year, and which now
say they cannot afford to give
them few cents more day?
DR.. August Arend, IS, retired
druggist, 1866. Lake ave., at
A..-LI t.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-01

ed suicide. They were to have
been married last night.
Kassl is at ST. Anthony's hos
pital with bullet wound in left
breast. Says the girl who was to
have been his bride accused him
of going with other women.
Mrs. Christina Erickson fatally
injured when struck by auto
driven by Walfred Erickson, 6521
S. Lincoln ST. They are not re-
lated. Erickson held by police.
Aileen Heppner, Daniel Dona-
hoe and Isaac Stieffel indicted by
grand jury in the Funk-Henning
case.
Which makes it seem even
more certain that all the big talk
about getting the man higher
up" in that case was bunk.
Aileen Heppner was first to
confess, and was just tool. Dan
iel Donahoe is an attorney who
acted for client. Stieffel is head
of detective agency, which also
acted for client.
Our states attorneys Office all
ways brings to mind the fable
about the mountain laboring and
bringing forth a mouse.
Guests at Hotel West, 800 w.
Madison ST., routed out by fire,
which broke out in basement and
spread to first floor. No one in
jured. $4,000 damage.
Mrs. Louise Lindlof wants
Col. ]. Ham Lewis to help Atty.
Remus with her defense. ]. Ham
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-07
MASTODON BONES IN
MUSEUM.

An important addition to the yer
tebratc fossil collection in the
museum has just been made, which
represents an important period in
prehistoric Michigan
Some months ago while Mr.. Bert
Smith wa, making a drainage ditch
across his fathers adjoining farm
about ,iN and hall miles southeast
of Alma, his scrapcr uncovered what
he al the time thought was the shell
OF monster turtle. He did not give
ii much attention until his pillow
brought from their resting place other
pieces of bones, which he saw were
not turtle bones, but those OF some
immense prehistoric animal long
buried beneath the decayed bed of
cgetation. and thu, suddenly brought
Ito light News of the find soon
spread and DR.. MacCurdy. upon visit
ing the ground and examining the
specimens. found them TO bc portions
az the skeleton Of Ma,todou Amcrj-
canu- the American Ma~todou.
The bones were found lying ou the
gravel bed beneath a layer oi dccaycd
peat about four feet deep Some
more wa, present beneath the muck
The bones were I'm depression, mark
ing 9u apparent inlet from the shore
of au early post-glacial lake, probably
chat of Lake Saginaw They gave
every evidence of having been scat
tered about ON the gravel on which
they were found resting. and were
later covered by the growth of vegc-
tation which gave origin to the pres
ent covering. Some OF the bones
were broken and the pieces scattered
about. The animal, with others OF its
kind. had undoubtedly ranged over
the low lying moraines and informed
late valleys and deprcsSions. extend
ing inland from the shores OF the
ancient lake That Mastodons were
at least moderately abundant at that
time in what is now central Mich
igan. is shown by the fact that the
partial remains of three have been
found in the vicinity of Alma. These
are now in the museum. and with the
assembling of certain missing parts,
it will be possible TO make complete
mount. r epresenting this remarkable
group OF animals, all the more in
teresting because OF their possible as
ISOLATION with the early traces OF the
human race on the earth. The fossil
orn OF an elk and the tooth of a
very large extinct beaver are inter
esting specimens from the same gen
eral period.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-07

which small amount Of muriatic acid
has been added. AS these pebbles are
Of all different colors and shapes the
interesting character of this surface
finish can be easily imagined; yet one
has TO see wall of these blocks to
really appreciate the beauty and char
acter OF this material
With material of this kind a house
would not need to be elaborate nor
decorated In any way to attract favor
able attention. In fact, square cut,
simple designs are most effective for
work Of this kind. This keeps the
cost down, for It Is the towers and
angles. bay windows and fancy
porches, complicated roofs, etc, that
run into money in building, without
making any reasonable return in tho
way of conveniences or utility.
This house IL almost square in it's
general outline. being 22 feet s inches
wide by 20 feet inches II has a
simple gable roof. the slope OF the
roof being toward the front. A low
dormer window breaks the line OF
this roof. A simple square porch pro-
jects in front The concrete block
wall from grade to the second floor
line is designed to have one OF these
attractive surface finishes. The sec
ond story harmonizes with this: yet.
Is lighter in effect. Cement plaster on
wood lath. divided into panels in
English pathfinder style is used for
the second story The whole building
has the appearance of durability and
! comfort. II would certainly be a de-
sirable addition to any neighborhood.
The floor plans will show the con-
venient arrangement Of this house.
The first floor is nicely laid out with
large living room, and dining-room.
kitchen, stair hall etc. There are
three good sized bedrooms and bath
on the second floor The cost of this
house using frst-class materials and
workmanship throughout is estimated
al $4,000
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-07
SURPRISE ON HURST.

Shortly after the dinner hour on
Tuesday evening, the fellows formed
in a body at Pioneer Hall and
marched down to the Hurst residence
on Grant Avenue, where they took
possession oi the house and awaited
the arrival OF Mr.. and Mrs. Hurst,
who had been invited out TO dinner,
as part OF the clever scheme for tax
ing their hosts unaware. After the
surprise had worn off, Frank pro-
ceeded to make the fellows feel at
home in the way which has made
him SO popular at all college social
functions.
Joseph Kennedy was called upon to
furnish the crowd with amusement,
and he responded with several read
ings varying from the sublime to the
ridiculous" which pleased the audi
ence and did credit to the speaker.
Yielding to the repeated demands
of the fellows. Hurst took the floor,
with his inimitable stock of Swede
stories. Responding to repeated en-
cores. he proved himself equal to the
occasion by disclosing an entirely new
brand" At the close of this he took
occasion. in an informal speech, to
thank the fellows for the travelling
bag which had been presented 10 him
the week before.
Prof. Den sford spoke next on al
ma Spirit" and the Present Needs OF
the College He pointed out that the
surest and only practical way OF
securing students was through the
undergraduates and the alumni Fol
owing this rather serious talk, 81
Buell. gave some amusing anecdotes
and "reminiscences of camp life, which
he had enjoyed with Hurst when the
latter was in charge of the y. NJ
G. A summer outing. Then Bopc
Butler gave a few selections on the
piano and the fellows were given a
! chance 10 show their musical talent in
the way OF college and popular songs
The event was brought to a fitting
close by the serving of eats and an
exhibition OF college yells
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-07

ing IL In a halfinch layer next the
lace plate OF the block machine. any
one Of the unique and artistic surface
finishes is easily obtained
One OF the most interesting OF these
surface finishers is produced with
fine pebbles. one-eighth TO one-quarter
inches in size. A layer of the mix
ture containing these pebbles is
placed quarter to half inch thick
next the face plate OF the mold with
the ordinary concrete block mixture
filling the remainder The intense
pressure is applied and the block re.
moved The end of the first day the
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-07

pressure In the molds by simple. me
chanical means. The business-like
equipment used for COMPRISING these
blocks allowed mparatively lean
mixture to be used, resulting in the
low cost block, but the extreme pres
IN extent that it is as nearly imper-
yious to water as any building mate
rial can be.
The complaint has also been made
against concrete blocks that they are
inartistic and uninteresting in APP
pearance And II must be admitted
that the old-fashioned, imitation, rock
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-07

Mr. william A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining 10 the
subject Of building for the readers OF this
paper. On account OF his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer he
Is, without doubt. the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
To William A. Radford. No. Us West
Jackson boulevard. Chicago. H.. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
The accompanying illustrations
show concrete house design, which,
although simple and inexpensive, can
be made exceedingly attractive. The
lower portions of this house, the
foundations and first story walls, are
made of concrete blocks of uniform
size; and right here is where a most
artistic and interesting effect can be
obtained by means OF a proper surface
finish on these blocks
The concrete block industry has
passed through a number of years of
experimentation. II has suffered at
the hands of Inexperienced block max
ers whose product has been used by
amateur and unskilled house design
ers, the result in general being a poor
building material used in an awkward
and inappropriate way. The little
block men have talked "cheapness"
until this fine material was in danger
Of becoming discredited for anything
but cheap work
The recent cement shows" have
proved conclusively. however that
there have been giant strides in the
concrete block industry both in the
Manufacture of the blocks and in the
methods of finishing them. and Of
using them in modern construction
The complaint has been made that
blocks absorb so much water that any
house made OF them is always very
damp At several of The exhibits.
however, demonstration concrete
blocks were made showing an absorp-
ton of less than one per cent, which
is much less than the standard grades
OF brick and building stone These
blocks were made with very wet
MIXTURE and were put under great
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-07

face finish deserved most of the hard
things said about It. The blocks that
are now being made, however. are
finished in an infinite variety of ways.
There are faces with pebbles show
ing of different sizes and colors;
there are faces formed of variously
colored sands: there are marble dust
faces and crushed granite faces In
fact. by the simple process of select
ing the material To produce the sur
face finish desired and then deposit
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-07
Precept Upon Preeept.

How dare you. sir!" excaims the
beauteous creature. after the method.
cal young man has kissed her
why, didn't you just agree with
me when ] said that | believed in a
place for everything and everything in
it's place ?"-Chicago Evening Post
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-07


State of Michigan:
A state convention OF the Republi-
cans of Michigan is hereby called to
meet at the Michigan State Armory
in the City of Bay City, on Thursday
April II. 1912, at II o'clock in the
forenoon, for the purpose OF electine
six delegates at large and six alter
nate delegates at large 10 the Repub-
Gcan National Convention TO be held
1t Chicago. June Is, 1912; also for the
purpose OF nominating fifteen candi-
dates for electors Of president and
vice president OF the United States
also for the selection OF a State Cen
trial committee and chairman there
of, and for the transaction OF such
other business as may properly come
before the convention.
Each county will be entitled 20 one
delegate for each two hundred and
fifty votes of the vote cast therein
for the Republican candidate for Sec
rotary of State at the last Presden-
tial election, and one ad itional de-
legate for a moiety of one hundred
Urder the resolution OF 85S, no de-
legate will be entitled to a seat in
the State Convention who does not
reside in the county he proposes to
represent.
The delegates from the several
counties in each Congressional Dis
trict are requested TO meet in district
caucus at 9:30 o'clock q m on the
day OF the State Convention, and Sc
iect officers as follows. To be present
ed to the State Convention tor con-
frmation:
Ono Vice President
2-One Assistant Secretary
3-Onc member of the committee
on Credentials
4-One member of the committee
on Permanent Organization
and Order Of Business.
5-One member of the committee
on Resolutions
1.-TWO members of the State Cen
trail Committee.
7-One candidate for elector
Under the call OF the Republican
National Committee. each Congress
sional District is entitled to two de-
legates and two alternate delegates
20 the National convention which de-
legates shall be chosen at least thir-
ty days before the meeting of the
National Convention.
By order of the Republican State
Cent? al Committee.
". F. KNOX, Chairman.
PAUL II. KING, Secretary
Dated at Detroit, January II, 1912.
The following is the apportionment
of delegates TO the several counties,
on the basis of the total vote cast for
the Republican candidate for Secre-
tary of State at the last Presidential
election, viz: one delegate for each
two hundred and fifty votes and one
additional delegate for a moiety of
one hundred and twenty-six votes or
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-07

WOOD FOR SALE-Have a quantity
Of wood suitable for furnace or stove use.
For sale cheap. Telephone Rell, line 81
2 long.2 short. NTH * Walstow. Alma
X. r.. ID. No 3.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-03-07

lace of the block is scrubbed with a
wire or fiber brush which brushes
away a part of the cement and sand,
leaving the pebbles exposed. The sur.
face is then frightened by being
washed over lightly with water to
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-11
WAS t
MURDER Or
SUICIDE? Z?
TWO CONFLICTING YER
Diets AS TO CAUSE OF
WOMAN'S DEATH
Special to the Daily Leader

CIlFtldi ~ lItf ltdtif A<'HANi
Muskogee Okla. July 1.-Two con-
ncting verdcts in the investigation
OF the death of Mrs. j. =. Atkins
have been rendered according TO
information received here. An in
quest held in Hughes county Last
Friday. Immediately after the death
Of Mrs. Atkins, resulted in a YER
dict which assigned the cause Of
death to suicide The coroners jury
here Tuesday decided that the dead
woman lost her life as the result
Of bullet fred by some unknown
person or persons
]. p. Atkins, husband OF the dead
woman OF Lamar and his brother
Dr. w. D, Atkins. health officer OF
Hughes county arrived here We'd
nesday afternoon Both say that
they started for Muskogee immed-
lately upon hearing that another in
quest was being held They further
say that Mrs. Atkins relatives in
this city knew Of the jury's finding
at Lamar. Mt. Atkins says that
he has spent a small fortune trying
TO restore Mrs Atkins health. that
she had little money Of her own and
that he and his wife always had
been on the best Of terms.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-11
T. R. MEN TO MEET JULY Is

Oklahoma City, July 11-While
the principal work of the statewide
Roosevelt conference held here
was the calling of a state con-
vention for July %, to meet in Ok
lahoma City, the most startling tea-
ture was the announcement that
seven fthe nominees for presiden
tial electors on the republican tick
ct have already announced that they
will vote for Roosevelt if elected
Efforts are being made to persuade
the rest to do likewise.
Frank Frantz, governor during
territorial days, presided, and. more
than 40 leading progressives were
in attendance No state ticket will
be named, the progressive republic
cans announcing that they would,
vote for the candidate most nearly,
representing their principles, no.
matter what his party.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-11
KIDNAPPED
The: GIRL
he LOVED

Muskogee, Okla July 11-War-
rants were sworn out yesterday for
the arrest OF two farmer boys who
live in the vicinity of Keefton, charg
ing them with Kidnapping Minnie
Simpson, the 15-yearold girl who
disappeared Sunday night from her
home, 324 East Broadway. The war
rants were sworn 10 by Mrs. NJ. f.
Winters, the girls mother, before
Justice Bailey and the two men are
expected to be arrested this after
loon. 1t developed yesterday that
The girl had carefully prepared TO
leave home and that instead of one
horseman being waiting for her,
there were two, one being the son
of a well known Keefton farmer and
the other a young man employed on
The place. Both horses were used in
taking the girl away from Musko-
gee, she being shifted from one ami
NAL to the other as the animals he
came tired The two bows and the
Simpson girl arrived at The farm
touse shortly after 10 O'Clock G"nday
nlght ana nc is UNDERSTOOD Ine Do1
told his father that he ana the girl
came I'm on a train Mrs. Winters
was notified yesterday morning that
her girl was ct the farm house near
Keefton and she at once had the
warrant issued. Both the young
lren bear good regulations and it was
understood today that there would be
no prosecution if the boy responsible
f"r the girl leaving home will marry
her.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-11
EDITOR
ADDRESSES
TIL: n. {. A.
INTERESTING DISCOU r S E
ON SOCIOLOGY IN RURAL
COMMUNITIES

Herbert Quick, editor of the Farm
and Fireside, of Springfield, ONO,
delivered the principal address be
fore the National Education associa-
tion at Chicago today. His subject,
The Social Center and the Ruraa
Community was intensely interest
ing In part he said:
The conscious demand for social
centers is a thing OF rather recent
growth, and has been most pro
nounced in cities. It has saKen rne
form of public promotion of debates,
literary exercises, moving picture
shows, dances, socials, and various
other assemblies, but it is broader
than any of these. 1t is at bottom
an outgrowth of the need for coop
Grafton among the people. Not CO.
operation for amusement, or socia-
bility, or instructon-bur co-opera-
tion in its deepest sense. This is
the great need OF the day.
IF the social center movement is
to take root and grow in rural COM
munities it must be different from
the same movement in the c\es,
save in this basic factor of cooper.
alton. The fern communities of
the United States will not come to-
gether for mere amusement, nor for
more instruction. The American
farmer is rather hard headed and
cynical and strongly o5jects-be-
cause he Is seUf-respecting- the
operation Of being "uplifted." His
modes Of thought are rather predom-
inantly economic. The making OF
money and the making of a living
his mind. The social center if it is
to succeed must have a basis in the
idea of cooperation, but it must be
cooperation along economic lines
rather than lines of amusement or
mere instruction
''This economic basis for social
centers is offered by the new kind
of rural school which is coming INTO
existence the school which is in all
its teaching correlated with rural
life. The word has gone forth that
the rural school must he ruraliZed.
Our arithmetic must deal with the
quantities of soil constituents, farm
inventories and the like. Every
problem must be one in scientific
rural life. Our nature studies must
deal with the COW, the hen, the hog,
the horse, and the sheep, rather
than with tropical wonders. Geog-
raphy must deal with the pflnt food
in the farm before it strays to the
capital Of the state History must
relate to movements in agriculture
The rural school becomes the
laboratory of the district. Farm
accounts must be kept there for the
district farms by the advanced Du-
pills. Comparisons viii thus disclose
the sort of farming which is most
profitable. Cows, hens. feeds seeds
and soils must be tested in this
laboratory Domestic economy must
engross the girls. And this school
will 0ecome a continuation school
for all the parents in the district.
This il has already become in such
Continued on Page TIra
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-11
TO GUST HIM IS
TO RAISE REQ FLAG
And Allow Anarchy 10 Prevail,
Saus Doomed Statesman in
Last Address

Rv Associated press.)

Washington. d c., July 11--Sen-
ator Jones finished his plea in behalf
of Senator Lorimer this morning
hush fell over the senate, when
Lorimer arose to speak in his own de-
fepse.
Lorimer looked defiant He was
hitter in his excoriation OF Chicago
newspapers, Roosevelt and the minor
ity report.
Well knowing the vote of the SEN
ate is against him and that he viii
Ge ousted Lorimer did not beseech.
but hurled defiance.
Said he:
IF the senate decides to follow the
views of the minority report 1t will
be a travesty on civilized jurispru-
dence, mockery on justice 1t win
be a declaration that the senate has
decided to follow the red flag: that
it has become an advocate of anarchy,
and has adopted the doctrine of the
recall as advocated by it's arch cham
pion."
Lorimer bitterly assailed the Chi
cago Tribune and the Daily News lie
referred TO the erroneous statements
OF news agencies and to the "con
troll of the news by Victor Lawson,
w. E Stone and Frank 3. Noyes 1t
was largely to newspaper misrepre-
sentation" that the charges against
lin We're filed
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-11
GIVEN PAROLE UNTIL
CROPS ARE HARVESTED

Oklahoma City. July 11--Because
lis family is destitute and cannot af
ford to hire this years crop harvest
Cd. Charles Kooser Of McCrtain
county. was granted parole by
Governor Cruce today, TO last only
until harvesting was accomplished.
Kooser is serving four year SEN
fence for manslaughter Before he
can leave the pententiary he must
f,rnish a bond Of $4,000 that he will
return voluntarily to the serving Of
lis sentence as soon as he has com
'pieted the necessary work on his
farm.