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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-11
CONGRESS PLAYING CARDS
GIVEN AWAY WITH TUXEDO

The American Tobacco Comany is,
in literal truth, giving all smokers a
chance for new deal. AS you will
notice, if you watch the newspaper
advertisements and the signs in the
dealers windows, you can get beau
tiful pack of gold edged Congress
playing cards free with every ninety
cent glass humidor of Tuxedo smok-
ing tobacco.
These cards are the well-kncwn
brand made by the u. S. Playing
Card Company and retailing every
where for fifty cents q pack. Nothing
like starting an evenings social play
with a nice clean new deck of these
well-known cards specially in a
mixed paprty, for the ladies always
appreciate new cards to play with.
The makers of Tuxedo emphasize
the fact, in giving away these cards.
that Tuxedo is really a home
smoke" and can be smoked in the
presence of ladies without giving Of
Tense It has long been the beast OF
Tuxedo men that 1t is the only to-
hacco which can be smoked in a
closed room without leaving traces OF
odor in the lace curtains, furnishings,
etc. The experiment has often beer
tried and housewives testify that
there is none of the deafness
generally noticed in the air, but that
only mild fragrance remains from
the tobacco smoke of the night be
fore.
The men who intend . surprise
I their little social card parties with
these new decks of Congress cards
tare advised to take early advantage
Of the free offer, for the offer is
qualified By the statement willie the
supply lasts Go early and be sure
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-11
MEMS MEETING AT
ST PAUL'S HALL
Organization Of Brctherhood Was
PURPOSE Of Meeting Held at
ST. PauI's Hall.

A mems meeting was held last even
ing in the hall of the ST. Paul's Evan
gelical church for the purpose OF
organizing brotherhood. A com
mittee consisting of john Heineman
j. Ludwig, George Scheli, Otto Klein
and Carl Schmidt, was named to draw
up constitution and bylaws for the
proposed organization and to call a
meeting at an early date in the future
for the purpose Of perfecting the or
ganization.
There waa.a very good attendance
at the meeting and those present were
heartily in favor of forming the organ
ization. Talks were made by Rev
Edward Jagdstein. of Warsaw; E. L
Aldrich, John Heineman, Charles
Wolfe, and others. Lunch was served
before the close of the meeting.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-11
Replace SILK and Satin.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-For the
second time in the same week big
cotton ball will be held in Washington
tonight. Following the big affair at
the willard the other night the South
ern society tonight will give big
dance in the Pan-American building.
1t is said that the costumes which,
made entirely of cotton, will be lov-
ingly fastened up by admiring maids
lust before dinner this evening, are so
beautiful that silk and satin may be
permanently relegated to the rear
when fine clothes are being considered.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-11
NOSE CLOGGED FROM
COLD OR CATARRH
Apply Cream in Nostrils To
Open Up Air Passages.

All! What relief! Your clogged
nostrils open right up, the air pas
sages OF your head are clear and you
can breathe freely. No more hawk
ing, snuffling, mucous discharge, head
ache, dryness--no struggling for
breathe at night, your cold or catarrh
is gone.
Don't stay stuffed up! Get small
bottle of Ely's Cream Balm from your
druggist now. Apply little OF this
fragrant, antiseptic cream in your nos
trils, let IT penetrate through every air
passage Of the head; scothe and heal
the swollen, inflamed mucous mem
brane, giving you instant relief. Ely
Cream Balm is just what every cold
and catarrh sufferer has been seeking.
It's just splendid.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-11
Vocational Teaching.

RICHMOND, Va Dec. IL. Special
lists in vocational education are in
session today at the annual conven-
ton Of the national society for pro-
motion of Industrial education.
feature Of the convention this year is
the calling together by United States
Commissioner Claxton of professors
from various state universities and
normal schools who are preparing vo-
cational teachers for that work.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-11

sentative Of one of the leading guide
book agencies received an order for
5000 guides OF the highways covering
middle western territory. This is a
good Indication that the people OF
New England and the east are plan
ming to invade the middle west in
droves next summer.
It Is paramount duty of the west
to make every. possible inducement
for fasteners to see America first
next summer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-11
open Game BAGS.

E. H. Harlan of the state historical
department added one suggestion:
That open game bags be required. He
objects to hunters returning with hid
den game bags.
George Bennett of Iowa City said
that to protect wild life, the hunting
spirit among the people Of Iowa must
be killed. He proposed to do this
through education and legislation.
Other subjects discussed at the
meeting were: Forest possibilities IN
Iowa." Preservation of Iowa Lakes
"Civic Improvements in Iowa. and
County PARKS"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-11

Johnnie Gordon. the president of
the Business Mems association at
Hamilton and one Of the prime NOV
ers in the factory proposition. Others
were applauded, during the revelry.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-11
State PARK and Forestry Association
Makes Effort to Secure Some
Legislation Looking to
This Matter.
TO CHANGE GAME LAWS
Suggestion Made to Put Deputy War
dens unde;. Civil Service Acts
and Insure Their Best
Efforts.

! The state Park and Forestry associa-
/ ton will make determined effort this
winter to obtain legislation looking to
the protection Of wild birds and ani-
mails and native plants will be includ-
led.
Plans for their campaign were out
| lined at their annual convention held
recently. If their efforts are sue
cessfuf the game laws Of the state will
be revolutionized
The most drastic change proposed
relates to the enforcement Of the law
The association will work for law
creating state game and fish COM
mission of perhaps five members.
These men would serve without pay
other than for their actual expenses.
It has been suggested that one memA
Der be an executive agent, another a
lawyer, one sportsman. one a/fsh
expert and the fifth an authority of
birds.
The association proposes such
commission to revise the game laws
tso that Iowa will not be without wild
life in short time.
1T also is proposed to have the state
defray the expenses of law enforce
ment. At present the money obtain
ed from fish and game licenses is used
to pay the fish and game warden and
his deputies and build up preserves.
The association would have the state
bear this expense and, require that
hn
turned into the state treasury.
T. C. STEPHENS of Sioux City struck
the keynote when he said "The wild
life belongs to the entire state The
game animals belong to the whole peo-
Iple just as much as the song birds.
1T is the duty of all to bear the cost
OF protection" j
TO insure thoroughness on the part
OF the deputy wardens who really en-
force the law, the association would
have them selected by civil service in
stead of by the warden, or politically.
as at present Mr.. Stephens called to
the attention of the association that a
deputy warden in the southwest part
Of the state had killed a deer accident
IaIly and then had tried to sell the
meat. He termed this a scandal, "a
black eye on the state Of Iowa.
DR.. B. H. Bailey of Cedar Rapids
outlined a protective program that met
with approval. He said the sugges-
tons came from Cedar Rapius
sportsman. He proposed:
That Iowa comply with the federal
migratory law.
That there be a closed season on
quail, prairie chickens and grouse for
five years.
That the bag be limited to ten birds
la day.
That the number Of woodchucks be
limited to ten season.
That the use Of automatic and re-
peating shotguns be prohibited,
That lakes be conserved for breed
ing places for wirld birds and fowls.
Alma record., 1914-05-28
THEY WILL GRADUATE
Large Class of College Stu
dents Have Completed
Course In Teacher
= Training
EXERCISES IN COLLEGE CHAPEL
Sunday Afternoon---Rev. Dunl,el of
Saginaw Will Give the
Address

\ class OF over seventy-hvc OF the
students of the Alma College are gradu-.
ates from the course in TeacherTrain-
ing, course which was adopted as a
college study this year.
Believing that more attention should
be given to religious education in dcnom-
national calleges. the subject is now re-
quired OF freshmen students and is cleo
tive with others. Realizing the benefit
to be derived from such study many
other students have chosen the work so
that eighty-two young people have re-
ceived efficient training for Sunday
School teaching.
The class was conducted by Rev. Al
fred r. Atwood of Lansing Educational
Superintendent for the Synod of'Mchi-
gan, who came TO Alma and gave three
lessons during February and March.
The graduating exercises will be held
Sunday afternoon at four o'clock in the
college chapel and the public are invited.
Rev. !. Ambrose Dunkle of Saginaw,
Moderator OF the Synod OF Michigan,
will give the principal address and the
diplomas will be presented by Rev. At
wood.
Alma record., 1914-05-28
ARCADIA FARMER DEAD
Was Born In Ionia County
Game To Gratiot z
Years Ago
ROY WHITMAN DIED THURSDAY
Was Mason, Woodman and Member
of Grange---Burial In River
side Cemetery

Roy Whitman was born in Dandy
township. lonia Co., this state, Oct. 25,
1862 When he was about y years old
his parents moved TO Portland, Mich,
where he lived until HIS marriage to Miss
Carrie Barton in 1894, when they took
up their residence on a farm in the vicin-
ity of Portland. Four children were
born TO them, two of whom died in in
fancy, and two, Esther and Russell with
their mother survive their father. Seven
years ago the family came TO this neigh
borhood, purchasing what is known as
the Rogers farm, one mile south and one
east Of Alma, where they have since
lived Mr.. Whitman had been in poor
health for two years but his condition
was not regarded as dangerous until
recently. He died Thursday, May p. at
Ann Arbor as the result OF a critical
operation The funeral occurred Sun
day at the home. conducted by Rev
Mason OF Alma and the remains were
laid 20 rest in Riverside cemetery. Beau
tiful selections were sung by the Wright
Quartette. The MaSons. Of which order
Mr.. Whitman was a member had charge
OF the services at the grave He was
also member OF the order OF Modern
Woodmen of America. and the Grange.
In the passing of Roy Whitman. his
family lose the kindest OF husbands and
fathers, the &ommunity a conscientious
upright citizen, and his friends a loyal
friend. Mr. Whitman's nature was
brave and optimistic, and in the face Of
grave peril from disease he did not lose
his customary cheerfulness but seemed
assured that all would be we'll and all is
well with him though. The hearts this
side OF the eternal sea" are burdened
with grief almost too heavy TO be borne.
The deep sympathy of all goes out to
these sorrowing ones.
Alma record., 1914-05-28
GAVE TRIUMPH
OF DAVID

The Ithaca Choral Society gave their
third concert this year and the last OF
the season in the Methodist church of
Ithaca last Friday evening.
The Choral Society was assisted by
Alma talent-Mss Mary Sharp, soprano
Miss Bonnie Fuller, soprano; Miss Har-
riet- McGreaham, contralto; r. +.
Veatch, baritone were the soloists who
gave the first part of the concert, and
the Misses Fuller and McGreaham and
Messrs. Veatch and Fannell sang a quar-
tet from Hiawatha's Wedding Feast.
The cantata, by Dudley Buck, "rhe
Triumph of David" formed the second
part and was given by the Choral So
ciety with Mr.. T. A. Fannell as director
and Miss Theo Amsbury accompanist.
The audience showed marked appreci-
alton during the concert and financially
il was a success. Under the direction
of Mr.. Fannell, the Choral Society has
grown to be a big factor in the musical
life OF Ithaca.
Alma record., 1914-05-28
SAINT LOUIS PAVEMENT
City Finds Itself 100000 Short
More Money Necessary

The St. Louis Leader of last week
had the following
AT the city council meeting last Mon
day night statement was made by City
Engineer Hull, that while the first in
stallment of the paving tax had been
paid, it had been discovered that the as
sessment which was made on the esti-
mate of the cost of paving, by Engineer
Boulay was not sufficient and that it
would be necessary to raise about $1,000
more to take care OF the shortage. In
other words, the paving tax on 22-foot
lot was placed at $l0l.00 while the ac-
tual cost was Sll200.
The matter was referred TO City At
torney Giddings 1t was the opinion
of some of the aldermen that the amount
of the shortage could be added to the
three remaining assessments to be paid
by the property owners, while others
contend that it will be necessary to raise
the amount by a special assessment and
spread the tax on the city at large, and
to be paid later.
while the deferred payments on the
paving draw per cent interest, the city
is also paying 8 per cent on the bonds.
City Attorney Giddings is of the
opinion that it will require a special as
sessment and that the amount will have
to be paid by the city at large
Alma record., 1914-05-28
PERCENTAGE BASIS
Winner of Field Day Has in Past
Been rendered Title-New
Rule This Year.
STANDING.

Teams in the Michigan intercollegiate
association start this week on the last lap
Of their schedule and interest between
now and field day at Albion next month
should center in the fight between Albion
and Hillsdale as to which will earn the
chance to participate in the finals when
the four teams standing the highest will
participate in the play-of at Albion dur
ing the track meet.
Heretofore, the winner OF the series at
the track meet was declared the state
champion but this year those games will
figure in the percentage column with the
other games played. and the champion
will be the team having the highest per-
centage when it is all over.
Alma, Olivet and Kalamazoo are well
punched for the high honors and the
fight from now on will be between Al
bion and the locals as 60 which will be
the furth team in the standing and
therefore eligible TO compete field day.
Hillsdale easily defeated Albion Satur-
day and believe they can repeat when
they journey to Albion tomorrow to play
a game recently postponed on account Of
rain
Alma record., 1914-05-28
MICHIGAN SUGAR GO.
Stockholders Meet In Sagi-
nav Monday to Elect
Directors
REPORTS OF OFFICERS MADE
General Manager Wallace and Treas
urer Douglas To Detail Con-
dition of Company

The annual meeting Of the stockhold-
ers OF the Michigan Sugar company was
held in the general offices Of the conf
pany on the fifth floor OF the EddI
building, Saginaw, starting at o'clock
Monday afternoon. There was a large
attendance, stockholders from Detroit,
Grand Rapids, Bay City and other cities
being present.
The meeting was for the purpose Of
electing Is directors, who in turn will
elect the officers. The reports for the
past year will be given to the meeting
and the condition of the company by
II. a. Douglas of Detroit, the treasurer.
General Manager Vim. II. Wallace Of
Saginaw will also give reports.
President Chas. b. Warren was in the
city Monday morning and presided at
the meeting. The present officers are:
President-Chas. B. Warren Detroit
Vice-President-Geo. B. MorlsY. Saei-.
nav.
Vice President-Gilbert w. Lee, De-
troit.
Secretary-F w. Hathaway, Detroit.
Treasurer-H. A. Douglas, Detroit.
General Manager-Wm. II. Wallace,
Saginaw
The directors are: Chas. B. Warren,
f. r. Hathaway. H. A. Douglas, Gil
bert w. Lee, Walter Parker, Henry
Butzel, Chas. Black, Lewis Jones. Chas.
II. Hodges, Geo. B. NJ. Lathrop. all of
Detroit; Vim. II. Wallace, Benton Han
chett, Watts 5. Humphrey, Geo. B. Nor
ley and John II. Qualmann OF Saginaw
c. +. Bach OF Sebewaing, Guy w. Rouse
OF Grand Rapids, and F. T. Darlington
of Bay City.
Alma record., 1914-05-28
THE APPLE RED BUGS.

Michigan has at last acquired the IA
nous red bugs of the apple that have
caused so much activity in New York.
The present spring has shown their pres
ence in the central part of the state on
apple, though just how far they have
spread, is not known. 1t was of course
to be expected that sooner or later they
would reach us and perhaps we have
escaped as long as could be expected
The first case was found by Mr.. G.. c.
Woodin, a member of the Department
of Entomology at the Agricultural Col
lege, while examining trees for scale.
The bugs are Matching out now and are
crawling about. One species is bright
red in color while the other has blacl<ish
markings. They are very small as yet
being about lilo OF an inch long. The
bugs pierce the young fruit as soon as
ii sets and either cause it TO drop or
else deform it, The leaves are also
curled by the creatures. As TO the con-
troll. tobacco preparations have proven
the most satisfactory Nicotine or nico-
tine sulphate (black leaf 400 the latter,
one TO eight hundred with little soap
added. have proven successful in killing
the nymphs, after once hatched out and
before the adult stage is reached. A
spray put on at this time has the further
advantage of killing many of the plant
lice or aphids at the same time.
X. II. PETIT
Entomologist, Experiment Station.
Alma record., 1914-05-28
THE ALMA BIRD CLUB.

The Alma Bird Club will hold its
next meeting May 50th at the Hood Mu-
scum during the forenoon, beginning at
9:50. The meeting has for its purpose
the getting acquainted with birds at close
range. 4 committee from the club will
be present and help YOU get acquainted
The committee for this occasion is Miss
Bertha McClaren, Miss Olive Smith, Mr..
II. c.. Moore and DR.. MacCurdy
Mr.. Charles Murphy has been appoint
ed by the executive committee TO act as
Press Agent for the club. He will be
glad to receive at any time records of
your observations and items Of interest
for publication
Alma record., 1914-05-28
VISITED IN MADISON, WIS.

Prof. and Mrs. A. p Cook returned
Tuesday evening from Madison, Wiscon-
sin where they visited their son, May
nard student at the university and
were also present at the annual May
Fete Friday and Saturday Among the
attractions were various dances in cos
umes on the university campus, Venetian
night with the splendid parade OF bright
ly decorated canoes and launches, its
myriad Japanese lanterns and display Of
fireworks. The regatta races between
the Agricultural, Engineering and Sci
ence and Art teams were interesting and
the VARSITY and Freshman teams. raced
Saturday morning. The Coburp P1a<ers
also gave Canterbury Pilgrims" on the
campus.
Maynard will complete his study at
the University next month but exnects
to remain in Madison in the employ Of
Sloan & Huddle. Consulting Engineers
with whom he has alrssdy spent consid-
cradle time.
Alma record., 1914-05-28
?. 0. FORGE HEARS FROM SHERL CALL|HHV
Sher Carried Mail For Several Years In this City and Was
One of the Popular Post Office EMPLOYEES
Now In Wisconsin

The following letter received by the
"post-office bunch from Sherl Callhan
and turned over to the Record. will be
read with interest by Sherls many
friends in Alma and vicinity:
Neillsville, Wis, May Il, i9i4
Post Office Bunch,
Alma, Mich,
Dear Old Pals:-
I expect YOU think have forgotten
YOU or else have forgotten how TO scrib-
bic, bat to- own up to the truth. I am
getting SD lat ] hate To- write bui when
do get started once It is just ike ms
talking never stops and YOU an know
chat IFS hard work for me to taik and
easy for mc Co cut i oui lbai never
DOB
TO bce.n with Hc icft Alma Frida
aboul noon and Got lo Edmorc that niQht
and lcfi there at g 80 the neXi morning.
Would have lcit earlier bm tried. from
$50 until 9.30 0 lhint oi some cxcasc
.o lhat ! wouldn't need to go until Mon
day as I wanted to eo trout fishing Sm-
day Brain wouldn't work o we lett
at 9:5l l-2 a. M. aud got into Grand
Rapids at IL ~ As. both a. ni and p. M.
Lett Grand Rapids az 40 got into
Alma record., 1914-05-28
MONUMENT IS HERE
Has Been Erected In River
side Cemetery
UNWILLING DECORATION DAY
Made of Granite and Is a Beautiful
Memorial To the Boys
of '61-'65

The Soldiers Monument arrived in AL
ma the last of the week and has been
erected in Riverside cemetery. The
highest point in the cemetery, a knoll
northwest OF the Post Memorial Vault
has been selected as the site for the mon
ument. The mound has been terraced
to twenty feet in diameter and enclosed
in a circle OF spiraea bushes. In the
center of this mound. facing the south,
stands the monument a beautiful gram
ite structure. On the north side of the
base is the inscription Erected and dedi-
Gated by the citizens of Alma TO the
cherished memory OF the brave men
who fought TO preserve the union OF the
states" On the south side or face OF
the monument and on the base are the
words They gave the last measure of
devotion TO their country Above this
is a shield bearing the words Liberty
and Union" and the dates "lS6llS65.' y
Half way up the column is the G. A. r.
emblem with a flag on which an eagle
is resting and surmounting the whole is
an eagle with outspread wings.
The monument adds much to the
solemn beauty OF the cemetery and is
a credit not only to the citizens who
contributed to the fund but also to those
who promoted and worked for it as we'll
as those whose memory it will perpetu-
ate. The unveiling of the monument
will take place Decoration Day.
Alma record., 1914-05-28
CHANGES POSITIONS
George S. Blesch Quits Selling Flour
and Takes Position With Big
Mountain Coal Co.

George 5. Blesch, for the past three
years with the Watson Higgins Milling
Co. OF Grand Rapids. sewers his connec-
ton with that firm June first and enters
the employ OF the Big Mountain Coal
Co., OF Welch, West Virginia. Mr..
Blcsch is recognized as one of the bet
ter statesmen now working Michigan
territory. The coal company have as
signed the entire state OF Michigan to
Mr. Blesch. who with his family will
continue to make Alma his home. The
Record wishes Mr.. Blesch the same sue
cess in his new position that he has met
with in the work done for the Watson
Higgins Milling Co.
Alma record., 1914-05-28
TWO GOOD VICTORIES
Alma Defeated Kalamazoo -Four To
Three and Ten To Nothing

Alma College defeated the Baptist lads
from Kalamazoo in a double-header
Friday and Saturday at Davis Field.
Score to 3 and 10 to 0. The winning
of these games placed Alma at the head
of the NJ. l. 4. \. The game was won
in the seventh inning Friday when the
score stood three and one in favor of
Kalamazoo, and every person on the
field. in the grandstand and on the
bleachers arose and gave vent TO en-
couraging cheers which served to light
en- the spirits of the players and they
proceeded to score three runs, placing
them in the lead which they maintained.
Conrad pitched for Kalamazoo and re-
ceived his first defeat mis- season, when
he faced Johnson Friday
Saturday Conrad again took the box
and thought that he could hold Alma to
a few runs and that his sluggers would
pound Alma's second pitcher out OF the
box, thereby winning the game. but 10
and behold, he couldn't hold Alma's bat
tiers to less than ten runs and McCloy
proved to be a trile too fast not allow
ing a single run. Nogt showed the stuff
in both games when he held every ball
that came toward the plate as we'll as
using excellent headwork in fooling the
batsmen. A series of games will be play
ed at Albion in June for exhibition be-
tween the four highest clubs. +. T.. Els
worth umpired Friday and Mallory Sat
trdav
Alma record., 1914-05-28
BAPTIST CHURCH.

]. w. Priest, Pastor, S02 Gratiot Ave.
Morning Service 10 o'clock
Rev. +. NJ Lake Baptist Superinten-
dent of Missions for Michigan will speak.
Sunday School 1:30.
Junior Union o'clock.
b. Y. p. L. 6:3O.
Topic: Bible Circulation and Christ
ian Conquest"
Leader Elsa Struble
Evening Service I 80.
Sermon by the Pastor: I'VE have
Heard Him Ourselves"
Church Prayer Meeting Thursday
night 7:30.
All are cordially invited to these SER
vices.