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The Washington times., 1913-01-07
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For Futurity Today

NEW YORK, Jan. with many OF
the breeders still to be heard from, the
nominations that have been received for
the 1915 running of the Futurity OF the
Coney Island Jockey Club today. shows
q large increase over those received for
the 1913 and 1914 runnings.
The Washington times., 1913-01-07
Waivers on Miller.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. Manager
Doom has asked for waivers on Doc
Miller. the outfielder obtained by the
Phillies from the Braves last season,
fer Jack Titus.
The Washington times., 1913-01-07

The marriage of Lefty" Flynn may
mean the withdrawal of that star foot
ball player from the ranks of the Yale
eleven. This will be a great blow to
the hopes of the Ellis, for he was count
ed upon as one Of the most promising
men in the East for 1913.
The Washington times., 1913-01-07
Bresnahan wise?

Is Roger Bresnahan wise Is agreeing
to 60 with Murphy. After the mer-
cfless criticism he endured at the hands
of the Cub boss last summer, 1t Is
strange that they should get together
on a peace basis measured by the al
mighty dollar. Bresnahan would have
fitted in well with Cincinnati or Pitts
hurgh. but / can't see him leading
blissfuI existence in Chicago.
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Foster good choice.

The selection of John b. Foster, sport
Ing editor Of the Evening Telegram. as
secretary of the, New York Giants,
shows considerable wisdom on the part
of President Hampstead. Foster is one
of the best-informed baseball writer's In
the country and has always been
booster for the National League though
never allowing himself to be blinded to
the virtues of the American League. He
The Washington times., 1913-01-07
His birthday here.

Maurice Mclaughlin. who heads all
amateur tennis players of the United
States, is celebrating his birthday to-
day. He was born twenty-three years
ago at Carson City. New. He defeated
Wallace F. johnson last year for the
national championship singles and, with
Bundy. won the double titles from Lit
tie and Touchard.
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BOB THAYER's SPORTING GOSSIP
-"EVERY KNOCK IS BOOST"

should be successful secretary for the
Giants.
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Murphy better?

II the rumor is correct that Mike
Murphy has recovered his health suf-
hciently to, take up his duties as coach
at Penn. this is the best news the
Quakers could receive. With Mike on
the Job again. track titles should again
fall to the Red and Blue, for he is the
greatest coach OF all time.
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McKinnon again.

/ see that Hugh McKinnon is one
of the incorporator5 of the United
States League. He had a short and
unsuccessful career here with his out
laws last year, and should be a weight
on the shoulders of the organization.
His ignorance of baseball is profound
and he cannot possibly succeed any
where.
The Washington times., 1913-01-07

Flynn may be lost.
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TO SIGN
FOR THREE YEARS
Murphy Believes He Has Secured in Bresnahan the Right
Man for Chicago Cubs-Outbds Hermann
and Dreyfuss
BY SENATOR"

Lynch is opposed to the plan and |
lively argument is expected before ;
decision Is reached
The Washington times., 1913-01-07

Up against II.
Alma record., 1913-05-15
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
NOTES.

Next Sunday evening the Baptist,
Methodist and Presbyterian churches
will unite in the service at the NJ. Z.
church to hear special Handel prog
ram given by the choirs and choruses
of the churches of the city. The mu-
sic will be under the direction of Prof
Reese F. Veatch.
The Sunday school of the Presby-
terian church have determined to
equip an athletic field and play
ground on the vacant lot in the rear
of the church. A tennis court will be
built, swings, teter -totors and paral-
ell bars installed and a quot range
will be placed. The enthusiasm with
which everyone is responding to this
enterprise assures the success of the
venture. Just as rapidly as possible
the field will be put in shape and it
is hoped that the grounds maybecome
center of wholesome recreation and
pleasure.
Alma record., 1913-05-15
RUSH-LUIZ WEDDING
Miss Marie Lutz and Blaine Rush
Married May

Wednesday, May Z, occurred very
pretty wedding at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. William Lutz of East Alma.
The contracting parties were Miss
Marie LutZ, their daughter, and Mr..
Blaine Rush, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Rush of Arcadia. Only the inn
mediate relatives were present. AS
the wedding march was played the
young couple, accompanied by the
brother and sister of the groom, took
their place in front of the large win
dow in the parlor, and were united
in marriage by Elder Niece of St.
Louis. The short, impressive ring
ceremony was used After a shower
OF rice and congratulations the COM
pany sat down to dainty supper and
after short social visit the guests
dispersed with many best wishes for
the young couple. A reception was
held at the spacious residence of Mr..
and Mrs. John Rush of Arcadia,
Thursday evening, May s. in honor
of Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Rush. Guests
began to assemble at an early hour
and plates were laid for seventy
seven. After a very pleasant social
time the guests departed with best
wishes and leaving many pretty and
ueful presents as tokens of remem-
brance for the young couple.
Alma record., 1913-05-15

ALMA DEBATING TEAM.
Defeated at East Lansing Last Fri
day Evening.

An Alma college debating team up
holding the negative side of the ques-
ton, Resolved, that trusts should be
regulated instead of dissolved" was
defeated by the representatives OF
the Michigan Agricultural college
last Friday evening after keen for
ensic battle at Lansing. Though it
was a sharp debate with the issue in
doubt for most of the time, the agri-
culturists gradually forged ahead
toward the close OF the debate and
won a clearcut victory, The Alma
men, Clifford Carey, Sidney Cook
and Clyde Creaser, presented their
arguments fully as well as their hosts
but the Aggies had better grasp OF
the question for debate. After Mr..
Snyder the son OF the president of
the school, had opened the scrap
with a strong speech, Cook respond
ed with an argument that the people
wanted dissolution of trusts in pref
erence to regulation. In alienation,
Mr.. Marsh Of NJ. y. c. and Mr..
Carey and Mr.. Creaser of Alma con-
tinued the debate in a spirited way.
Especially good was the work of Mr..
Creaser, who put forceful array of
arguments. Snyder and Cook pre-
sented the rebuttals for the opposing
teams.
After the debate a reception was
rendered the men by President Sny-
der.
Alma record., 1913-05-15
MRS. A. /. YOUNGNA|)
For Over Thirty Years a Resident OF
Sumner
FUNERAL WEDNESDAY At HOME
Husband and Three Children Left to Mourn
Her Demise

Miss Eva Snyder was born in Len
awce county, June %, 1853, where
she grew TO Womanhood and Dec.
p, 1915, was united in marriage to
Mr.. y. Ii. Goungs. In May, 1882, in
company with her husband she came
TO Gratiot county and settled on
farm on section - Sumner town.
ship, where they have ever since re-
sided. During the past year Mrs.
loungs has been in poor health, and
April goth he was taken TO the hos
pital at Ann Arbor where it was
hoped with the additional facilities
for treatment together with the best
OF nursing that she would recover.
But despite the skill of physicians
and nurses she died at seven o'clock
Sunday evening The remains were
brought to Alma Monday, later being
removed TO her former home where
funeral services were held Wednes-
day. lnterment being made in River
side cemetery. Besides the husband,
three children, VIM. +. OF Kalamazoo,
Miss Ina who is at the family home
and Leland G.. who lives on section
13, Sumner, are left to mourn the
loss of a loving wife and faithful
mother. \ brother, George Snyder,
OF Leslie, and niece, Miss Edd
Picket OF the same village are the
remaining members of Mrs. Youngs'
immediate family.
Alma record., 1913-05-15
DEATH Of DR.. TAYLOR
Former Alma Resident Dies In SpO.
kane, Wash.

Doctor Frank Taylor, we'll known
in this vicinity, died in Spokane,
Washington, Friday, May ?, of acute
neuritis. The deceased was born in
Portland, Michigan, October 6, 1872.
He moved with his parents to Alma
and attended the Alma schools, grad
uating from the High school. He be-
gan work as a teacher and taught the
schools of Riverdale, McBain, Elwell
and Copemish. He studied medicine
at the Saginaw Medical college with
DR.. Z. T. Lamb of this city and be-
gan the practice at Shepherd. About
five years ago he went west for his
wife's health, settled at Spokane and
has been doing we'll. He was a men,
Der OF the Oddfellows and the Mac
cabees and for four years had been
president of the Michigan club of the
city, which took entire charge of the
funeral arrangements. His sudden
death at only Al years OF age comes
as a heavy blow upon his brother,
|. p Taylor of Elwell, who has al
ways held him in affectionate re-
gard and who rendered him every as
sistance and encouragement during
his school life. He leaves also an
other brother, Charles, who lives
three miles north of Elwell, a half
brother George Taylor, one and
three-fourths miles northeast of FL
well, and half-sister, Mrs. Jerome
Kinney, who lives three miles west
of Alma.
Alma record., 1913-05-15
|ANI|-SALOON LEAGUE
Representative Visits Almd-SdyS
Great Need Is Agitation.
SOCIALISTS GAINING STRENGTH
Claims Socialists and PrOgreSSlyeS the Two
Strong Factions

Rev. s. \. Dean, Field Secretary
of the Anti-Saloon League was in
town several hours Saturday and in
terviewed by the Record Mr.. Dean
is very busy man, making two
dates each week for each of ten men
now in the work in the state. Ad-
dresses were made last Sunday in
Ypslanti, Mt. Pleasant, Detroit, St.
Louis, Mason, Stockbridge, Parkin-
son and Alma and a similar number
OF towns are thus reached every
Sunday. Mr.. Dean says the great
need is more agitation and the Lea
que have harder and more work
ahead OF them, Asked about the re-
cent contests on local option said
yes we lost three counties and gained
one, bue that one was Genesee with
larger population than the three
counties which went wet, and has
within it a city larger than any of
the other three Then Genesee is a
county which has been wet and the
people voted on the question from ac-
tual experience with conditions.
When asked about results four
years hence if the Democrats make
good in their present opportunity he
said-"This country will never be sat
ished with Democratic rule, even if
it equalled the theocratic government
OF Bible times and was administered
by angels themselves, and ! am not
JUDGED against the Democratic par
dijuced against the Democratic par
ty. The great fight four years from
now will be between the Social
lists and Progressives. If the Social
lists continue to grow in numbers in
the next four years as they did in the
last four they will be a determining
factor in the next national election.
The Socialist is always talking his
propaganda. The Republican, Dem
ocrat and Progressive may be silent
everywhere on political questions, but
the Socialist is never silent. The
closing of sugar factories and other
industries are making Socialists by
the hundred every day. We must
pass through an era of Socialism.
There seems to be no way to avoid il.
Capitalism is forcing it upon us. The
most hopeful thing about the situa-
tion is that the American people are
working up and Socialism may be the
means by which the common people
rights will be established There is a
bill before the Michigan legislature
which will put teeth to the Webb
bill and prevent the shipment of IL
quors into dry counties.
Alma record., 1913-05-15
DUCK RAISING.

During the last few years, the rails
ing of ducks on central Michigan
farms has been more or less neglect
ed, so much so that poultry buyers
find it difficult to take care of their
orders for this fowl.
Swift & Company advise that last
fall they had orders at one time for
total of 100000 pounds Of dressed
ducks, and although as high as 15c
per pound was offered for ducks alive,
delivered at their plant, they were
only able to fill about 5000 pounds
OF the order. This because the ducks
were not in the country.
The demand for fancy poultry of
all kinds, for market purposes, is
rapidly increasing, on account of the
restricted areas for cattle grazing and
raising. Poultry, TO a great extent,
must replace the beef shortage.
Prices are gradually working higher
on poultry, with beneficial results to
the producer.
The producer should take advan-
tage of these conditions and improve.
his breeds, and increase his hocks.
Fine market poultry will be in de-
mand at good prices, and the old
panicky conditions when poultry sold
at 5, and : cents per pound, will
very likely never be known again.
There is a great deal OF objection
TO raising ducks, due to an erroneous
impression that they must have a
pond or running stream available.
This is not necessary. With proper
care, pasturage. housing and feeding,
all they require is clean water to-
drink.
There is also a general impression
that ducks require more feed than
any other fowl or animal, size con-
sidered, in order to get the same re-
suits in growth and gains in weight.
While undoubtedly there is some
merit in this impression - where a
proper knowledge of the handling of
ducks is not possessed-it has been
demonstrated on duck farms that the
raising of market ducks is profitable,
if judgment is used the same as on
any other crop, animal or fowl.
Farmers should investigate this
duck proposition. and Swift & Com
pany, Alma, Michigan, invite the in
quiries of all who are sincerely in
terested in getting better knowl-
edge of conditions and requirements
of duck raising and marketing.
You will find their advertisement
elsewhere in this issue, offering for
sale limited number of pens of their
pure bred Imperial Pekin ducks.
These are produced on their own
farm. without pond or river, and with
an economical equipment and feed.
Their object in selling these ducks
is to stock this country with fine.
large, quick growing and hardy
breed of ducks, for which they have
very heavy demand the year around.
Alma record., 1913-05-15
SECURED JUDGMENT
Peter Voorhees, Gets Judgement for
$2,622.4

The case of Peter Voorhees, VS.. F.
W. Hooper, Clint Nelson and Ezra
Smith, terminated Saturday afternoon
having occupied the courts attention
for the greater part of eight days
Judge Searl, in his charge to the
jury, exonerated Mr.. Smith and Mr.
Hooper from connection with the
transaction and left the jury to de-
eide whether the evidence as sub
mitted warranted Mr.. Vorhees in Sc
curing a judgment from Mr.. Nelson
After two hours deliberation the Jury
returned and rendered a verdict Civ
ing to Mr.. Voorhees, a judgment for
S2,662.14, being the amount claimed
by the plaintiff, together with five
per cent interest from date money
was said to have been paid by Mr.
Vorhees to Mr.. Nelson.
Alma record., 1913-05-15
HON. KELLY 5. SEARL
Addressed the Mems Bible Class Last
Sunday.
At THE METHODIST CHURCH
Pres hyterlan Mems Class Attended In Body
Interesting Discussion.

Judge Kelly S. Searls addressed
the Mems Bible Class OF the Meth
odist NJ. +. church last Sunday. The
young men of the Sunday school and
the men of the Presbyterian Mems
class were also made welcome. The
Judge held the audience of nearly
seventy men thoughtfully interested
throughout the hour. He spoke on
methods of studying the Old Testa-
ment and favored a more detailed
history of the Jewish nation than is
given by the study of the Interna-
tional lesson. He outlined the story
OF these people as represented by
the lives of Abraham, Jacob, Joseph,
Moses, Joshua, Saul, David, Solo
mon, the prophets and judges, as a
fitting preparation for the study of
isolated characters and an under
standing of the message of Christ as
taught in the New Testament. Pre-
sident Blaisdell of the college was
called on and after endorsing the re-
marks, Judge Searles suggested that
this teaching of the real history of
the Bible could be begun in the ear
lier grades and demonstrate in a con-
create way his intelligence to for
ward such a movement offered to do
nate $1,000 toward the establishment
of a Bible study class to be held in
Alma six mornings of each week,
where such historical instruction
could be given. Judge Searles was
asked to discuss the question of law
enforc ement and stated that he was
not permitted to do so, but would
suggest that the sheriff of the county
be petitioned to change some of his
deputies and appoint men who were
heartily in favor of law enforcement
and such men would receive the cor
dial support of all county officers.
Alma record., 1913-05-15
MRS. PRINGLE ENTERTAINED

Mrs Maynard Pringle entertained
with a series of three card parties
last week Wednesday afternoon five
hundred was played at four tables at
which Mrs. Archie Brown won the
prize. Friday afternoon there were
three tables of bridge and the prizes
were awarded to Mrs. Edna Kelley.
Saturday afternoon the guests played
bridge at four tables and Mrs. George
Moore succeeded in winning the
prize. Apple blossoms in profusion
were used at decorations throughout
the house and a dainty luncheon was
served each afternoon by the hostess.
Alma record., 1913-05-15
N US|CAL RECITAL
Next Number on the College Lecture
Course
FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 23
Mr.. Paul vanKatwilk, Pianist. Assisted by Al.
vim l.. Barton, VlOllniSt

The next number in the course OF
music recitals in the Alma college
chapel will be given on Friday, May
23, at eight o'clock, by Mr.. Paul van
Katwijk, pianist.
Mr.. van Katwijk, after graduating
at the Royal Conservatory at the
Hague, Holland, studied three years
with the great Polish master, Leo
pold Godowsky, one year on an open
free scholarship won in competition
with siXty-eight other applicants
Later he was for one year the head
of the piano department in the Ma
tional Conservatory at Helsngfors,
Finland, a position formerly held by
Busoni. For two years he was solo
pianist and accompanist on tour with
Thomson. Last September he came
quietly and unheralded to the United
States, and has been teaching in Col
umbia, Missouri, though giving few
recitals in which he has met with
great success and high praise. He
has just been appointed to the faculty
Of the we'll known Sherwood Music
School in Chicago for next year.
1t is a rare good fortune to secure
such an artist for a recital; it is made
possible only by the securing of SIM
liar dates in the same week at Hope
College and at the Mt Pleasant Nor
NAL school. Hence it is hoped that
the lovers of good music in Alma
will avail themselves OF this oppor-
tunity to hear cone of the coming
great men in the musical world
The program will be- as follows:
Gade Sonata for violin and piano
op. 21 (assisted by Mr.. Barton,
violn).
2 Chopin. Fantasy, + minor.
Barcarolle, F sharp minor.
Ballade. a fiat major.
3 Beethoven. Sonata, op. 81 A. Les
adieux( l'absence, ct lie retour
16S31764 Rameau Godowsky
Tambourin.
1653-1713 Corelli-Godowsky Pas
torale QAngelus).
166O-172S Loeilly -Godowsky. Gil
que.
Debussy Arabeske, G major.
Faure. Impromptu, F minor.
Sibelus. Nalse Triste
Van Katwijk. Kermesse.
St. Saens Rhapsodie d'Auvergne.
6 Liszt. Mephisto Valse.
Alma record., 1913-05-15
C[ARKDEAD
Mother OF Mrs. Robert ROSS-FuneF.
al Held Tuesday

Mrs. Della Clark, died Sunday
morning, May 18th, at five o'clock
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Robert Ross, on Woodbine Farm,
south of the city. Mrs. Clark had
been in poor health for number of
years, the past year she had been a
constant sufferer, and the past two
weeks was confined to her bed with
kidney trouble and Bright's disease,
which caused her death
Della Engle was born in Green
vile, Mich, December 4, 1858, and
was fifty four years of age at the
time of her death. Her early child
hood was spent in Greenville where
her father joined the army and left
for the front. During his absence
her mother died and she found a
home with friends in Mason. She
grew to womanhood, was married
before she found her father. Her first
marriage was to Stephen Dean in
1874, and they came to Alma, where
they lived twelve years, when Mr.
Dean died. She was the mother OF
two children, Oscar, who died at the
age of twenty-one and Leah, now
Mrs. Robert Ross. Six years after
Mr.. Deans death she was married TO
Mr.. Earl Clark, who died in ST Louis
in 1906, and she has since made her
home with her daughter. Besides
her daughter and son-in-law, Mrs.
Clark leaves sister Mrs. Charles
Rocks, of St. Louis and an aged
uncle, Asa Haskins, of St. Johns
The funeral services were held on
Tuesday morning at the home by
Rev. W. H. Mason and burial made
in Riverside cemetery beside the re-
mains of her husband and son.
Alma record., 1913-05-15
WILD FLOWER SHOW
Held Last Saturday Proved a Success
Many Entries

As announced last week the annual
Wild Flower show was held i'll the
High school building, Saturday, by
the Civic Improvement league. The
idea OF a spring wild flower show was
suggested in the league by Mrs. Sarah
Wright Lancashire sand the prizes
are given by her. These prizes are
for largest variety and best ar
rangement" By misunderstanding
not all of the children named the
specimens in their exhibits. Because
of this the main lesson was lost to
them and the work of the judges was
difficult; however, it made no diff
ference in the awarding of the prizes
The show was good and we'll attend
ed. The league realizes that the
wood lots and wild places are rapidly
receding from Alma and while we
look forward to many Wild Flower
shows care must be taken to con-
serve our wild flowers near us. At
80 an automobile ride was given
the children. AS they started out
some of the autos resembled the shoe
lived i'll by the famous old woman
The league wishes to thank DR.. Gill,
Mr.. +. Pollasky, Mr.. Lloyd Johnson,
Dr. Blaisdell, Mr.. G. Moore, Mr. ].
Sullivan and others who furnished
the autos and who always respond
so readily to q request for assistance
in this way
The winners of the prizes were:
First prize-Carl Wood, $1OO.
Second group (75 cents)-Russell
Murphy, Jeanie Miller.
Third group $50 cents)-Marjorie
McCurdy, Jack Rockwell, A. Gulick,
Marion Losey, Margaret Barry.
Alma record., 1913-05-15
METHODISTS GO DOWN TO
DEFEAT.
Alma Presbyterians Too Much For
Albion Baseball Nine.

For the second time this season
Alma college defeated Albion in base
ball and secured a stronger hold OF
a high place in the intercollegiate
championship race. Last Friday af-
ternoon by the score of II to 4 the
Methodists were humbled in a slug
ging match on Davis Field.
Lefty" McCloy was on the mound
for the Presbyterians and held the
visitors we'll in hand until the eighth
inning, when he loosened up Bit
and allowed the Albionites to cap
ture four hard earned runs.
A total of twenty hits were gar
nered by the hosts, with Simonton
Vogt, McCloy and Brilmyer leading
the heavy cannonading with four hits
apiece Besides holding the visitors
at bay throughout the game, McCloy
drove four of the hardest hits seen
on Davis Field in many day. Alma
II, Albion 4.
Alma record., 1913-05-15
A NARROW ESCAPE.

Rev Claude Watson. of Howard
City, son OF Rev. and Mrs. Watson,
OF Philadelphia avenue, was driving
near Coral last week with his wife
and baby in covered buggy, when
the horse became frightened and
overturned the buggy in a ditch and
breaking loose and running away.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watson were both bad
ly bruised and shaken up but the
babe was uninjured. The buggy was
badly damaged.
Alma record., 1913-05-15
STANDARD FOUNDRY
Now Running Full BlaSt-CreW Of
Fourteen Men at Work.

The Standard Foundry and Manu-
featuring Company, under the man.
agement of Mr.. Joe Wechaloe are
hustling and busy every day with a
force OF fourteen men. They run
off heat every day and have plenty
of orders ahead of them for sum-
mers work. These are the kind of
industries that make for a greater Al
ma by giving constant employment
the year round to men who become
citizens and tax paying residents.
Alma record., 1913-05-15
THE NEW SHOE STORE.

]. L. Miller & Son who have stock
ed the building recently occupied by
+. O. Grover with footwear, threw
the doors of the store open to the
public last Saturday. Both Mr. Mil
Ter and his son Ralph are familiar
with the business and intend carrying
full and complete line of gents
ladies' and children's footwear. The
store presented a neat and tidy APP
pearance and the firm invite you to
call and inspect their place of busi-
ness