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Alma record., 1913-10-23
BREWSTER MILLIONS

The most interesting plays produc-
ed in recent years are those which
have been made from popular novels.
One became interested in reading a
book and the characters at times
seem as living, breathing friends. 1t
is. therefore, easy to understand how,
after having followed the adventures
Of a popular hero or heroine OF hc-
ton and having been taken into con-
hdence Of these personages that one
should have a desire to meet them,
as it were, face to face. 1t is the
one form Of familiarity that does not
breed contempt, and in renewing the
acquaintance of old friends made
over from cold type into flesh and
blood. one feels a satisfaction not
easily described 1t is something
akin to a psychological phenomenon
1t is perhaps not too much to say
that George Baar McCutcheon'
story, "Brewster's Millions" has hat
as many if not more readers thar
any American work of fiction recently
published. 1t is, therefore, natura
that the combined armies of hctior
readers and theater-goers will lool
forward to the appearance of Louis
| Nilsen in Frederic Thompson's su
perb production of this celebrated
story at the
Within the bounds of probability
Mr.. McCutcheon's story has an in
tensely fantastic scheme. 1t turn
the mad chase for dollars topsy-turv,
and disposes entirely of the almos
universal belief that money is essen
Alma record., 1913-10-23
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE

The Civic Improvement League is
kindly invited to meet with Mrs.
Francis King, on Orchard street, on
Monday afternoon, October 27th at
800 o'clock. At this, time the League
entertain the Woman's Club, the Art
Club and the Garden Club. All mem
bers of these organizations are invit-
ed to be present and hear the reports
from the Federation of Clubs that
has recently held its annual meeting
at Muskegon, Mich.
Alma record., 1913-10-23
FARMERS, ATTENTION!

Specialists were never quite so
much needed as at the present time.
and especially. is this true along agri-
cultural lines. Trained men ere in
demand everywhere and along all
lines Of this most important profes-
sion. The wide-awake young farmer
of today is ever on the lookout for
ways and means of bettering him
self and OF making a greater success
Alma record., 1913-10-23
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
Ann Arbor z. r.

The motor car north at S:55 a. M
w5il run to Mt Pleasant only.
Alma record., 1913-10-23
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to express our sincere
thanks to the friends who by their
many acts of sympathy lessened the
grief occasioned by the recent sick
ness and death of our daughter, Lor'
ma. These acts of Kindness will al
WAYS be remembered.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Peck.
Alma record., 1913-10-23
LOCAL HAP Pc N|NGS
Lyceum Course Tickets for sale at
Growers Drug Store.

Growers Drug Store.
Mrs. Fred Hamlin, of st. Louis,
was an Alma visitor Tuesday.
w. J. Melchers, of Owosso, was an
Alma visitor Thursday of last week.
Mrs. w. w. Stopple was a guest
! Of Owosso friends last Sunday.
Mrs. Dewitt Vought is seriously
i'll with nflammatory rheumatism.
Perrigo of Forest Hill offers you
fifteen per cent discount on all bug
gies.
/ Mrs. Timmick, of Greenville is the
guest of her neice, Mrs. q. Archie
Brown.
Mrs. NJ. Z. Garbutt of Detroit is
| the guest of Mr.. and Mrs Ransom
| Fraker.
The Misses Mabel Griffith and
Margaret Hall spent Thursday after
noon in Saginaw.
lack" Grover, of Elsie was in the
city Saturday and attended the Al
bion-Alma game.
Miss Mare ella Adams of Flint spent
the week end with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs d. w. Adams.
! Mrs. +. L. Convis, OF Ithaca was
the guest Of Mrs. +. ID. Handley west
of Alma last Friday.
l.. c. Stinchcomb is attending the
state meeting of the l. O. O. f., held
in Kalamazoo this week
Baked Goods sale St. Johns church
Mitchell's drug store, Saturday, Oc-
tober 5th, one p. m.
Mrs. Morrison, of Mt. Pleasant
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Sanderhoff last Tuesday.
Clarence Hulse, who has been III
the northwest for the past fifteen
months, has ret"rned home.
Miss Lois Fraker's group of the
Camp Fire girls spent pleasant
evening at her home last Friday
Miss Sarah Mcnamara is home
from an extended visit with friends
in Chicago, Niles, Kalamazoo and
Battle Creek.
w. II. Marsh and wife, OF Mt
Pleasant spent Tuesday evening II
this city the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
c. J. Brown.
The Ladies Aid society Of th'
Presbyterian church will hold bake
goods sale Saturday afternoon ii
Charles Rhodes Drug store.
p racl,nan ,&vife leave TO
morrow aorning fopDetroit wher
I they will spen the winter with thei
4 son, Marlit. at GAL Cadillac avenue
y y. 2. Cash has shipped severa
z carloads of apples from this static
q this fall He is packing in the Aim
3 Elevator company's warehouse o
q Mechanic street.
a MIR. Claude Barrett of Carrot
Y Indiana, who was the guest OF h
- cousin and wife Mr.. and Mrs. Fran
n Parker, last week and over Sunday, lie
u Monday morning for his home.
4 Miss Marie HaeAiger, dean OF W.
y men. entertained the students al
members Of the faculty at WrigI
Hall Friday evening. \ cleNcr pr
tn gram OF amusements was planned !
the hostess and Miss Coll and NJ
-, Butler assisted with music.
Mesdames Johns S. Caple repr
senting the Civic Improvement lie
tn que: +. c. Thornburgh, the Alma a
Club. and Miss Sadie Messenger, t
ds Woman's Club left Tuesday mornii
in to attend the state federation OF w
mans Clubs in Muskcgon this wee
DIR. +. c. Thornburgh, who was I
80 Gently called To- Macon, Mo, by t
illness of his aather, arrived the
twenty-four hours too late TO see J
i'll father alive He had been sick or
ID four days with kidney trouble a
IN died soon after the telegram was sc
calling his son home
Alma record., 1913-10-23

members are requested to make an
earnest effort to be present and come
prepared to meet the dues for the
year and to remit to the treasurer
for bulbs and shrubs recently dis
trbuted by the flower committee.
GARDEN CLUB OF ALMA,
1SO6t2 Mrs. l.. ]. Gardner, Sec.
Alma record., 1913-10-23
GARDEN CLUB OF ALMA.

The regular meeting Of the Garden
Club Of Alma will be held Friday
October oath, at 800 o'clock at the
home of Mrs. Francis King. All the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-12
And QUIET
All Is Harmony, International
Iy, at Mexican Capital.
Everybody Seems to Be En-
gagged in "Sawing Wood"

Washington. Aug. 12.-Charge
O'Shaughnessy cabled the state de-
partment today that the situation in
Mexico City was peaceful and quiet
His message was gratifying to admin
istration officials who desire that all
misunderstanding the Mexican gov
eminent may have as to the intentions
of the United States shall be cleared
up before any further steps are taken
in the peace policy of President Will
son.
The presentation of note repre-
senting the views of President wilson
is expected soon but the various steps
in the American government program
will be carried out gradually.
The first note will be transmitted in
duplicate to all foreign governments
represented here and will declare for
the first time in formal terms the at
titude of the administration toward
Mexico.
Administration officials who are
hoping European countries will lend
their moral support to the efforts to
adjust the Mexican situation peaceful
ly were favorably impressed with the
statement of the British government
that the recognition of Huerta had
been only a recognition of pro-
visional president pending an election"
and was done on the theory that "it
w0s likely to assist in the restoration
of order
The added comment from the Brit
ish government that France and Ger
many had recognized President Huerta
after the American am baSsador,
Henry Lane Wilson, had made a con-
gTatulatOry speech at a reception
given by President Huerta to the
diplomatic corps was received as fur
ther strengthening the view of Presi-
dent Wilson that the American am
bassador had been a persoanl factor
in the situation.
Incident Is Noted.
Washington,Aug. 12.-Japan's intima-
ton to Mexico that it would receive
General Diaz only as - private in
dividua1 attracted wide comment in
official circles at a time when nego-
atiOns are proceeding between Japan
and the United States on the California
alien land question. This action of
Japan toward Mexico was generally
construed a showing a desire by Japan
to avoid anything open to the con-
struction of being unfrienCIy to the
United States.
1t was recalled that when signifi-
canoe was recently given to the arrival
of a new Japanese minister at Mexico
City prompt disclaimer was made by
the japanese authorities that any
political Importance attached to the
event or that the new minister had
made any expression on the identity
of interests between Japan and Mex
leo. The present move is thought to
be along the same lines in keeping
Japan quite apart from any apparent
in pending political or
diplomatic questions relating to Mexico |
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BANK CALL ISSUED.
Much Additional Information Il
Asked for by Comptroller.

Washington, Aug. 12.-The comptrol-
Ter of the currency today issued a call
for a statement of the condition of all
national banks of the United States at
the close of business on Saturday, Aug
ust g.
Much additional Information is to
be obtained from the call made to-
day. The treasury department wants
to know how banks in different sec
tions are attempting to relieve the
demand for currency. Acting Comp
troller Kane issued this statement:
''AlI banks have been requested to
send in detailed statements of all
money loaned to other banks as well
as all money borrowed from other
banks in the form of re-discounts,
bills payable or in any other man
ner. The new form will enable the
comptroller to more easily determine
what sections of the country are in
need of additional circulation at stat
ed periods of the year; what banks
accomm odate their correspondents in
such sections and in addition should
also enable the comptroller to more
easily ascertain what banks borrow in
order to meet legitimate discounts and
varying conditions and what banks
should be listed as chronic borrow
ers-that is, those which borrow to
re-lend in normal times.
This amplification of reports of
conditions is in line with the policy
to obtain from those reports as much
information as possible to serve prac-
teal a well as statistical purposes
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KANSAS IS Rich
More Than 1919 Million on De-
pOsit in Banks.
According to Official State
ments for June 4.
ASSETS REACH 261 MILLION
Best June Report i'm History
of the State.
Shows Gain of 22 Million Over
June, 1912.
ASSETS REACH 261 MILLION

Figures compiled by State Bank Com
missioner Charles E. Sawyer, for the
reports of both the state and national
banks of Kansas for June 4, show that
there was $23, 100000 more on deposit
in the banks of the state than on June
IA, 1912, and that the record of the
Kansas banks for June was the best
ever made in the history of the state.
The 919 state banks and 213 national
banks on June 4, showed total deposits
of $199, ,241, 714.77, or within two million
dollars of the showing under the April
call.
The reports of the 919 state banks
showed deposits totalling Sill, ,912. 346. 36,
with deposits of $S7, ,329, 1854 in the 213
national banks of Kansas. Figures
compiled for June, 1911-12-13, show that
the report this year is the best in the
history of the state, regardless of the
short wheat crop in western Kansas
and a general tendency toward business
depression due to a dry season in the
state.
On June Z, 1911, 1888 state and ma
tiOnal banks showed deposits of s171,-
019,530.31 and total assets of S22S, 514,-
569.7S. June ID, 1912, LILO state and
national banks reporting, showed an
increase of nearly five and a half mill
lion in deposits and reached a total OF
$lI6, 43I ,265.62 deposits and total assets
of 1921, ,256, ,320.21. On June 4, this year,
1,132 state and national banks in Kan
sas responded to a simultaneous call
from the national comptroller of the
currency and the state bank commits
sioner. These banks showed a grand
total of s199, ,241, ,714.77 in deposits and
the tremendous amount of $261, ,320, ,351. z
in assets-the heaviest June showing
ever reported in Kansas.
Repeat it softly in the ears of the
first unhappy, discontented pessimistic
customer that comes into the bank
singing in a minor key" says the Kan
sas Banker in commenting on the
showing of the Kansas banks under
the June call.
Great Showing, Says Sawyer.
"It is a surprisingly good showing
for June, especially in view of general
conditions" said Bank Commissioner
Sawyer. There is almost no loss over
the April report and the 1,132 banks
show a loss of only two million in the
10 days between the April and June
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-12
FUND FOR Topeka
Santa Fe Authorizes One More
100000 Expenditure.
New Power Plant VIII Be
Erected This Fall.
COMPLETES A BIG PROGRAM
Quarter of a Million for 1918
improvements.
Rapid Growth of Shops Neces-
states the Amount.

The engineering department of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
company received authority today from
the Office of the vice president in Chi
cago to work out detailed plans for the
immediate erection of a new power
plant in the local shop district. The
construction work on the plant will
begin early this fall. When completed
it will have cost the railway company
more than 100000 and will finish the
quarter million dollar program outlined
for Topeka a few months ago.
The new power plant will be built
west of the present building used for
this purpose 1t will be constructed OF
structural steel and corrugated IRON
and will house all the boilers, pumps
and necessary machinery for the dis
tribution of heat and power among the
buildings in the shop territory
The preliminary plans for the erec-
tion of this power house have been on
file in the engineering headquarters IN
Topeka for some time. Only the d1rect
authority from Chicago remained TO
allow the completion of the details anu
the call for bids. This authority has
been received and the contract Will De
let as soon as possible.
Demand for More Power
railway shops in Topeka-the largest
in the world-in the last few years has
made it necessary for increased power
facilities. The addition of new depart
ments, the construction of new paint
shops, a motive power office building,
heating apparatus and an extension OF
the machine shop have OvertaXed the
facilities of the old power plant.
The new machinery will be the
latest in modern machine art and will
be installed at a large cost. The old
plant will be converted into an cleo
tr:cal department where the dynamo oS
and other electric power machinery
will be located.
It will cost the Santa Fe nearly
100000 for the installation of new
alternating current electric generating
apparatus in the shops and for the new
boilers, stokers and coal and ash han
ding apparatus.
The authority received today for
the construction of the power plant
addition brings the total expenditures
outlined for the Topeka shops this year
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With a Big Parade in Streets
of Denver.
THOSE IN LINE NUMBER 45, 900
In Fourteen Divisions of I,5OO
to 1000 Each.
Scores of Bands Play Airs of
the Faith.

Denver, Aug. 12.-with the grand pa
rade of $4,000 Knights Templars, the
thirty-second triennial conclaye for
merly opened in Denver this morning.
Promptly at 1890 o'clock the calls of
the buglers sounding the forward
march brought into official life the
conclave which is regarded by most
knights as the most ambitious in the
history of the order.
Ihe parade was divided into Il di-
visions with from 1900 to 1000 in each.
Escorting the knights Templars was
Sir Alexander Nisbet, director OF the
ponce with his two assistants followed
by the mounted police, and police aides
Sir John Case Denver. grand marshal
OF parade. preceded Sir Arthur II. Will
liams. chief of staff who was followed
by the grand marshaPs staff and per-
sonal aides and the aides represent
ing grand Communicates
The first division was led bv Calf
fornia No. 1, arrayed in the gorgeous
costume OF mounted Knights, on their
coal black steeds. On foot came
Trinity commandery No. A, Cincinnati.
as special escort to the Grand Master.
most Eminent Sir William BrowelI
Mel1sh, grand master of the grand en-
campment, knights Templars of the
united states of America rode in the
first carriage. Right Eminent Sir Ar
thur Macarthur. deputy grand master
OF the encampment, Most Eminent Sir
Philip ID. Gordon, supreme grand
master of the Sovereign Great Priory
K T., of Canada; Eminent Sir Lee S.
smith, grand captain general of the
grand encampment, Most Eminent Sir
William p. Ryrie past supreme grand
master of the Sovereign Grand Priory
occupied carriages behind the grand
master.
Then came the Communicates from
the various states on foot arranged in
3 divisions.
Several scores of bands interspersed
throughout the line played the martial
airs of the Templars' faith, predom-
inant among which was Coward,
Christian Soldiers"
In the afternoon Governor Elias NJ.
Ammons of Colorado addressed the
knights Templars in welcome at Eel
Jebel temple in behalf of the state and
Mayor John M. Perkins in behalf of
the city. Most Eminent Sir william
Bromwell Melish, grand master of tho
grand encampment, responded for the
Templars.
Later the grand encampment con-
vened in secret session at which only
Knights Templars who have attained
the exalted position of past grand COM
mander were eligible. With this meet
ing the business of the order was dis
cuSSed.
At night the first of the drills was
to be given by Damascus Commandery
No. AZ. Detroit at the drill stadium
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PRINTERS IN SESSION.

Nashville; Aug. 12-ReportS of sew
eral committees were submitted today
at the fifty-ninth convention of the
International Typographical union.
While the laws committee gave one
report, still another was to be heard.
Yesterdays proceeding indicate there
will be a contest in the convention
when the Seattle proposition" is con-
sidered as a special order. This pro-
posal asks for a board of directors of
20 men instead of an executive council
of three members.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-12

reports and during a period in which
Kansas bankers naturally expect a
rather heavy shrinkage in their de-
posits.''
Call was issued today by the nation
al comptroller of the currency for a
report from the national banks re-
garding their condition at the close of
business August 8. This report, it is
expected, will probably show a small
falling off in deposits as compared
with the June figures.
1t is hardly expected that call for
state bank reports will be issued at
this time, although no intimation to
that effect has been made from the
bank commissioners office. Under
their rule at least five calls are made
each year for reports from national
banks, while but four calls are re-
quired each year for statements from
the state banks.
The June report will probably be the
only combined showing for the same
date to be made by the banks of Kan
sas this year. Under their sworn
statements for June 4, the state and
national banks of Kansas showed the
following:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-12

Monday night was the third hottest
night of the season. and one of the
most u~cOmfOrtab BILE on account of the
fact that there was scarcely a breath
of air. The wind velocity was between
three and four miles hour on top
Of the Mulvane building which means
next to nothing near the ground. The
minimum temperature of the night
was 81 degre it was 9S degrees at
Z o'clock last night.
There was thunder and display of
electricity and clouds last night but no
rain.
sunny Flora the local weather
man. looks upon this clouding up habit
of the last few nights as a favorab BILE
symptom. TT first thing We know
get a good soaking. About all we have
to look forward to just now is the pre-
diction of the forecaster at Washington
that there will be showers the latter
part of the week accompanied by cooler
wea ther.
1T was the afternoon of July % that
We got our last measurable rain. The
trouble right now is an excess of sun
shine. There has been but one cloudy
day in the last forty-three days. We
are making meteorological history
right along now"
No rainfall was reported from gov
ernment stations for the twenty-four
hours ending at Z o'clock this morn
ing. An Associated Press report from
Wichita states that showers fell in
western Kansas. The report reads:
For the twelfth successive day
temperature of 101 degrees is expect
ed again today. Showers in western
Kansas last night and at Mount Hope
in Sedgwick county failed to lower the
temperature today. Last night was
hot and sultry and today is clear
again. A year ago the highest tenn
perature in this section of Kansas was
90 degrees.
The Associated Press also reported
that light showers fell at Hutchinson
and a half inch of rain a few miles
south of that city, but that the mer-
curry was as high as ever this morning.
A dispatch from st. Joseph reads:
1.-THE weather here is clear and hot
again today and farmers have almost
lost hope of saving the corn crop. Few
vegetables are to be had in market
and prices of all garden stuff are ad-
vancing daily"
Government reports show that at
several of the stations there was slight