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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-05-14
NAY FESTIVAL OVER
Proved to be Musical Success
From Start to Finish
H|AWATHA, ROSE MAIDEN
Artists Concerts Were Three At
fractions -Messrs. Veatch and
Fannell, Conductors

The Annual May Festival. which be-
gan Tuesday evening with the produc-
ton of "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast" "
and the concert given by the Alma Col
lege Orchestra, marked the launching
of movement in keeping with the abil-
ity and reputation of Alma musical tai
ent.
The Alma College Orchestra gave
the first part of the program consisting
OF four movements of the Luigini
Egyptian dances, the Setette from Luz
cia, the Prize Song from the Maester-
singers, Brahms Fifth Hungarian
Dance and the Poet and Peasant by Sup
pc. The organization boasts some real
musicians among the individual members
and was augmented by several players
rom neighboring cities including Messrs
]. w. Melchers of Owosso, cello Floyd
Oswald OF Merrill, drums; Smith of
Saginaw, flute; Buckborough of Mt
Pleasant, violin, and Burhaus of Owos-
so. clarinet. Responding almost instnc-
lively to the leadership of the conduct
or, Reese +. Veatch, the orchestra salts
fed the varied tastes of the audience.
Part two, "Hiawatha's Wedding
Feast" by Coleridge Taylor, was given
by the Alma Choral Club and was alsc
conducted by Mr.. Veatch. In this can.
tata the principal characters OF the we'll
known poem are introduced in song ant
the dances of Pau-Puk- the stor.
les of Iagoo, and the songs of Chiobia-
bos are all told i'll distinctive rhythm
I"Onawayl Awake" the beautiful tenor
solo, was sung by Mr.. T. A. flannel
with his usual characteristic ease anc
| finish.
Wednesday afternoon the Artists
Concert was we'll attended and the fol
lowing program was given:
(a) Communion (No. p ...... Guilman
(b) Prayer and Cradle Song 49,.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-05-14
ACCEPTS A POSITION IN
WASHINGTON.

George Brilmeyer, graduate of Alma
College with the class of 1913, has ac-
cepted a position as teacher of biology
in the Catholic University of America
at Washington, ID. C.. and will begin
his new work with the opening of the
University in the fall. Mr. Brilmcyer
has been teaching in the High School of
Galva, Illinois, the past year.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-05-14
NOTICE TO LADIES.

Mr.. l.. Grumbach, a practical furrier,
will be with Robinson's Dry Goods Store
for few weeks, and ladies having fur
garments to repair, remodel or refine,
can have the work done here. Mr.. Grum-
bach comes highly recommended, his
work is satisfactory in every way. and
his prices are very reasonable. X
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-05-14
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR OF
STATE MEET IN LANSING
For April. 1914.

The forty-ninth annual conclave of
the Knights Templar communicates of
the state will be held in Lansing June 2,
3 and 4. Forty-nine communicates will
attend. AS usual one of the big feat
ures of the conclave will be the plumed
parade which always attracts wide at
tention. The line of march will be
larger this year than ever before, it is
expected.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-05-14
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION

The firm composed of T.. B. Berman
and Joseph Berman, doing business in
Alma under the firm name of Berman
Bros, has been dissolved. +. B. Berman
buying Joseph Bermans interest in the
firm, and taking into partnership with
him his father. Ephraim Berman, and
his brother Harry F. Berman. The new
firm pay all debts and collect all accounts
contracted prior to March 10, 1914. The
new firm will be known as L. Berman
& Sons.
f.. B. BERMAN,
los RERMAN
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-05-14
BARN BURNS
WITH CONTENTS

The barn on the Perry Smith farm,
located three miles south of this city,
was destroyed by fire Friday afternoon.
All that was saved was one span Of
horses. The cause of the fire is un-
known.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-05-14
+. B. BERMAN,
JOS. BERMAN.

Alma and St. Louis High Schools have
received invitations to the St. Johns In
vitation meet 10 be held at St. Johns
on the 23rd OF this month.
Charles Goggin and Al Beason are
trout fishing near Cadillac.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-05-14
PARCEL POST.

During fifteen days in April the parcel
post department at the Alma postoffice
handled COS parcels weighing 1900
pounds and two ounces. the postage on
which amounted to S56.63. Alma people
arc evidently users of the parcel post.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-05-14

= King leaves tomorrow with a
apids friends for the
Kalkaska for a trout
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-05-14

Alonzo Lutz was absent from school
Friday afternoon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01
ASKS PUBLIC TO BE PATIENT.
President Of Merchants Line Says
All Precautions We're Taken,

BALTIMORE, Jan. 3l.--In an address to
the public asking that a verdict bc with
held until all the facts bearing on the
steamship collision are known, President
Whitney OF the Merchants and Miners
Transportation Company declared to day
that every precaution suggested by proper
steamship and merchant marine prac-
tice, as well AS those required by law,
was observed In the manning and equip
ment of the Nantucket. lie then says
The damage to the Nantucket was
slight, as. while her stem was twisted, no
leaks occurred her collision bulkhead
held and upon discharging her cargo II
was found that she had not taken In any
water. and was able to proceed on her
voyage to Baltimore.
There IL no peril that n seaman breads
more than Il thick fog, and while devices
are In use--namely, the submarine bell
by which during thick weather vessels
can pick UP lightships which are also
equipped with submarine bells, no device
as yet has been successfully invented by
which ships can communicate with each
other under the water which il the only
reliable communication that can be de-
pended upon I'm thick weather
In this connection ! would state that
this company liz experimenting with de-
vice which II successful will enable vessels
to communicate with each other under
the water the same as they now can
communicate with lghtships, which ex-
perments II successful viii under certain
conditions of the weather be as valua BILE
to the safe navigation of vessels as the
wireless has proved to be under all con
ditions," -,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01
JELLEFF'S FIANCEE COLLAPSES
Miss Margaret OROurke suffers
a Double Bereavement.

SoNKERs. Jan. 3l.-Miss Margaret
oRourkc OF 96 Mclean avenue IL pros
trated tonight hy the death of Charles
Marshall Jelleff. the theatrical man, who
persisted in the sinking OF the Old
Dominion liner Monroe. She and Mr. Jel-
leff were engaged TO be married IN June.
News OF his death reached her only
twenty-four hours after her brother.
Thomas ORourke. president OF the
ORourke Contracting Company. suddenly
died OF apoplexy. Miss ORourke man
aged with difficulty to attend her
brothers. funeral in St Mary's Church
to-day and then she collapsed.
Miss O'Rourke who Is very pretty and
23 years old, met Mr.. JellefY when he
was treasurer of the Warburton Theatre
In this city. Their engagement had been
announced and IA date In June picked for
the wedding She did not know that Mr..
Jellen and his company We're on the way
north. Her relatives had been notified
however, and were cooperating with him
to make his next visit a complete sur
prise.
When news of the disaster came yester-
day and Mr. ,Iclleffs name was seen
among the lost Miss O'Rourke refused TO
believe that he had persisted.
I'm sure he will he found alive some
where" she said. Not until to-day, when
news OF his death was fully confirmed
did she give up hopes
Miss O'Rourke is "A daughter Of Mrs
Margaret O'Rourke and the late Edward
ORourke. n wealthy contractor She
lives with her mother.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01
LINER SINKS TUG, TWO DROWNED
COnchO Rams Water boat Near Lib
erty Island.

The little water tug William Dinsdale,
bound down the bay, found herself under
the bows OF the Mallory liner Concho
bound for Galveston. of Liberty Island
yesterday afternoon. 4 thick fog nesting
close 10 the surface may have obscured
the Dnsdale, which Is only fifty -seven
feet long, from the vision OF Capt. Young
OF the Concho Capt, William Hollins OF
the tug let his whistle scream, but appar-
emily the officers on the bridge of the
liner did not hear II.
In moment the cutwater OF the
Concho hit the tiny ship on the stern and
she slowed around ana was rolled under
the big ships forefoot.
Capt. Hollins jumped from the pilot
house and swan out from the liner. He
grabbed a pieoe OF wreckage from the top
OF the pilot house, held on and looked for
signs or his engineer, John Z. Mahoney.
and his deckhand Gustave Page, He saw
nothing except bits OF wreckage The
Dinsdale's hull had vanished
Capt, Arthur Martin ~ the tug w. ].
Rudolph, which had been coaling the
steamship Atlas Off Liberty. cast OF his
lines and headed for the water boat skip
per, who was near exhaustion. and hauled
him aboard, He said that the engineer
Mahoney, who lived In Brooklyn and who
10 survived by his wife and five children,
was undoubtedly lost with the deckhand.
also Brooklyn man and married.
The Concho later made report by
wireless Of the accident, saying: "Collided
with small steam lighter on Liberty
Island and lighter sank" From this
message 1t seems likely that the lookouts
of the concho got II mere glimpse OF the
water boat. mistaking her for n lighter
Tho foncho was merely scratched and
proceeded,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01

the twenty one year old chief wireless
operator OF the Monroe who gave his life
belt TO woman who was saved and lost
his own life. were grieving IN their home
at 49i Jackson avenue, The HronN.
The kuehns refused to give up the
thought of ever seeing their son again
and forced themselves TO hope that lie
might have been picked IN by vessel
my Ferdinand was n wonderful. boy"
Mrs. kuehn said. lie WAS splendid
specimen Of manhood. and 1t would be
just like him TO give his life preserver 10
woman"
Among the Monroe disaster victims WAS
Mrs. Dorothy Bremen of III Ocean ave-
nue.. Jersey City. who is known on the
stage as Dolly Gibson. She had recently
been playing for the movies and was
returning home from Norfolk in company
with Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Ray
Mrs. Bremen made her home with her
mother, Mr.. Catherine Healing. With
the latter is the actresses eight-year-
daughter. Martha Bremen. who sat at the
window all day yesterday waiting for her
mother to return. She had not been told
that she is moth.rltss
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01
PEG POST POLICEMAN TARGET.
Arrests Man who Was Pelting Him
With bricks From Roof.

While on ixed post at Morris and
Washington streets last night Patrolman
Hofgren Of the Greenwich street station
had his attention forcibly drawn to a man
on the roof Of IA Norris street. opposite
The man was astride the ridge OF the
roof Of the three story tenement and was
tearing bricks and mortar from the partly
demolished chimney and throwing them
at the policeman One Of the missiles tore
through iiofgren's cap. He ran into the
hall OF the tenement and nabbed a man
who was running toward a back door
In the Greenwich street station the
prisoner who refused to give either name
or address, but was recognized by ono of
the patrolmen as Dewey McDonold. WAS
held on a charge OF attempted felonious
assault
Last Friday morning an unknown man
telephoned the station house ana asked
for Patrolman Hofgren, but without walt
Ing said he wished TO advise the pa
trolman 70 look out for his life.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01
REPORT EXPECTED TOMORROW
Supervising Inspector Uhler In Com.
munication with TapIey.

WAsHISGToN. Jan. 3l.--At the offices Of
the steamboat inspection service here II
was said to-day at the close OF business
that no report had been received from In
spector Tapley ON the ramming of the
Monroe by the Nantucket but that a writ
ten report would probably be received
some time Monday.
Supervising Inspector George Thler had
been IN telephone communication with In
speCtor Tapley, had been assured that a
fun Investigation was under way and that
sfdavits had been taken to accompany
the report
Gen. Uhler and other officials of the SER
vice declined To make any comment on
the accident pending the receipt OF the
official report II IN expected that the re-
port of the board at Norfolk will FIX the
responsibility for the disaster.
One Of the points to be determined by
the Federal investigators OF the Monroe
steamship disaster Is whether or not the
Nantucket was on her proper course.
Underwriters ana officers of the Old
Dominion Line think II strange that the
Nantucket should have approached the
Monroe almost at right angles when her
course al the point where the collision
occurred should have been parallel to that
taken by the Monroe.
Another matter to be taken up is the
speed of the Nantucket at the time of
the collision Naval officers and steam
ship men who have been interviewed here
cannot understand how the Monroe could
have sunk in ten or twelve minutes II
the Nantucket had been going AT reduced
speed b"cause Of the fog, az the sunken
steamship herself was doing,
II. D. Walker q; New York. president
sui general manager Of the Old Domln-
ION steamship Company aud owner OF
tho Monroe, Is believed Ia have presented
,.r.",u farts TO the department. OF Com
"A
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01
new TYPEOF PUBLIC
MEN NOW, SAYS FORT
Ex-Governor Tells Maritime
Association Affairs VIII
Become Better.
LAUDS PRESIDENT WILSON
Collector Of Port Malone Save
New York Business Men
Are Honest.
LAUDS PRESIDENT WILSON

Ex-Ciov. j. Franklin Fort Of Ncu .i.,
sey told members of the Maritime A..
ISOLATION Of the Port OF New York VIII,
held their tenth annual dinner last nigh,
at the Waldorf, that a new type 81 pub.
lie man has appeared. Whether or M,
temporary business depression sets 4,
because Of the change, he said. eventually
affairs must become better because In.
new type OF public servant has thai sol.
object as his aim.
There were 700 members OF the a.
ISOLATION present 10 hear Gov. For,
among them important men in the trada
Some of the men who sat at the seventy
tables In the grand ballroom were Jane,
J. Byrne. Fred n. Dalzell, =. A. S. Frank
lin. John II. Gregory Edgar r. LucAon.
bach, Harry Rascovar and Arthur :
Somera At the guests table, stretched
out on either side of Toastmaster William
Simmons, were Dudley Field Malone. u
Otto Wittpenn, Naval Officer OF the Port;
Judge Thomas l.. Chatfeld. Congressman
Joseph A. Goulden. Judge Peter Schmuoh,
Father John p Chadwick. Capt. Albert
0ieaves, Commandant of the BROOKLYN
navy yard Col. w. NJ Black OF the I'm.
sineers Corps. Senator John +. Malone.
Or. Edward Deems chaplain OF s,ton
Snug HarOOr; Jonn r. VIII, superV1Sor ~
anchorages, and Capt. Edmund r. Dick.
ins OF the Coast and Geodetic Survey.
"A new type OF public servant has de-
veloped," said Mr.. Fort, linen whose so's
aim 10 tho betterment OF all the people.
Woodrow Wilson 10 one. although I havs
never voted for him and don't believe 7
would under any circumstances. Whit
man, right here in the city. Is another.
Whatever distrust one may have %
Wilson'S methods. tell you. from M
knowledge OF the man. that his sole aim
In life il TO do the best he can for all the
people. He says nothing, pays no at,en-
ton except to the business In hand and
works away, let the chips fall where thoy
may
Dudley Field Malone was cheered when
he said he wanted to come face 20 fac.
with tho men whose problems are his
problemz
81 believe the Collector OF tho po-, OF
New York should ne available 70 the bust
ness mon OF the city without having Four
or i've mon at his outer door, two or three
at his inner door and two or three private
secretaries to stop the man who gets
through the two doors" he said. 81 au
anxious to have close and harmonious 70.
lationship with the men who do business
In this port"
Mr.. Malone said he believes the age NJ
the prosecution of the business man .
past and Vhat he believes the business men
OF New York are honest.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01

The fremen were carried out SO fast
that the ambulance crews from the Re-
cept!on. Harlem and Flower hospitals
found II difficult TO handle them. Lieut.,
tonlon Of engine company No. 80 was
found apparently dead lie was rushed
to Flower Hospital There the doctors
worked over him for half an hour before
they revived him.
James Mcdonald OF No 90 Engine was
picked up limp aud Unconscious and hur-
ried to the Reception Hospital. John
Macklin and James johnson OF 80 Engine
were kceled over The members OF ~
Engine received rough usage Patrick
Golden. John Mcclure, William smith
Philip Mcclure and Joseph Flanagan.
all o! that company, were treated by the
pulmotor. John Reason or - Engine,
Charles Gebhart of a and Conrad Frank
Of 20 Engine all had occasion to thank
the pulmotor crews for their lives
Henry Gocckler OF 50 Engine was
Caught In a billow of smoke. lost his hold
and dropped from the second floor. strik-
ing his chin and dislocating his left
shoulder blade. He was sent home.
The smoke affected Mrs. Edna Schwartz
Of 200 East Nlnety-eighth street She
was removed from her home with her
baby. two days old. to the Reception
Hospital
More than 200 police reserves under
the command OF Police Inspector Cahalane
struggled to keep back the crowd. Sur
face cars on Third avenue were stopped
for four hours and part OF the power was
cut Off OF the elevated, SO that the station
at Ninety ninth street was dark.
chief Kenlon prevented the blaze from
getting above the third floor, but 1t was
four hours before single fireman dared
go inside the building. only four men
and one woman were in the building al
the time the fire was discovered. They
got out quickly, The force OF 200 girls
had quit work AT noon.
The damage vas estimated at between
200 and $4,000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01
WOMAN LEAPS TO HER DEATH,
Hospital Patient Jumps From Third
story window.

Miss Anna Tulers, 40 wears old, Of lOa
Essex street, Jersey city, II patient in the
Jersey tity HOSPITAL, won't Violently in
sane last night and Jumped out Of u third
story window,
She struck headforemost on the tagging
and was Instantly killed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01
4 Re na rk y BILE Month,

The month will be remembered In me.
teoroloriCal chronicles as one OF almost
Infinite variety. The combined hurries OF
several days gave a snowfall of only
fraction more than nm inch. This Is not
record, but Is pretty close to one. In
January, 1903, there were 20.3 Inches of
snow and In January, 1890, there was a
mere trace. Unless the snow makers get
IA move ON IN the next two months this
winter season will be DISTINGUISHED for
Its lack OF snow men and snow women and
the pas,ime of shedding within the limits
OF the boroughs.
Tho highest temperature OF the month
occurred on Friday afternoon, when the
mercury went up to the overcoatlcss
maximum OF 5S degrees. but last year
on January IL. the maximum exceeded
this by three degrees and the mean tenn
pcratura for January, 1890 was iO2
One day in that unusually warm month
the mercury created the January high
record OF CO degrees.
The latest January appeared to have
been much wetter than the average be-
cause the water came nearly all within
n week; but the precipitation for the
month 379 inches might be called about
normal, Forecaster Scarr said
The extreme variability OF the weather
the Forecaster said. was what made the
month seem very improper, erratic and
disagreeable. II might be classified as
the most, or one of the most, unsteady
of Januaries. II had one day when IN.
mercury dropped to 3 below zero and
that was the coolest but one on record
hereabouts, But the warm DAYS that
came along recently put the average
close to the normal
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01
NJ. DE LARA DECORATED.
sps nish Composer Receives Legion
81 Honor Cross.
Special Cable Despatch TO THE Suv

special Cdbie Despatch TO THE SuH
PARIS. Jan. 3l.--lsidore de Lara. the
composer. has received the decoration OF
the Legion OF Honor.
NJ. de Lara was born in London In 1850.
Among his principal works are '"rhe
Light OF ASIA, "Messaline," lyric
tragedy in four acts, and "Sariga." which
he finished in 1906.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01
Mr.. Marlow's Narrative.


George NJ. NARROW was met at the sta
ton by Edward +. Finley and Miss Dor
othy Daily. He went to Mr.. Finleys hom.
at 232 West Thirty-eighth street.
Mr. NARROW said that he was aroused
by his cabin mate. Mr.. Lewis another
member of the Macaria company. who
said there had been an accident Lewis
ran out into the darkness and NARROW
saw him no more.
Il put on two life preservers." Mr.. Mar
low said. land managed to crawl on my
hands and knees to the deck which was
then almost perpendicular with the water
The Nantucket was then backing away
| saw negro deckhand leap from the
Monroe to the Nantuckets deck. The
Nantucket backed away a considerable
distance.
With a number Of others I clung to
the hull until II was almost level with the
sea and then fearing would be drawn
down with the suction when she sank
pushed of
James Moore. the leading man in our
company. grabbed me while was I'm the
water and We hoated around for half
an hour. ! saw Mr.. Harrington, who had
no life preserver, keeping his wife afioat.
Several nfeboats circled around us, but
didn't see us before we were picked up
We were almost frozen
When saw Charles NJ JellifYe. who
wrote the play In which our company was
appearing. Just before he disappeared he
did not have life preserver"
George Williamson In telling Of the ex-
perience of his brother and brother in
law said that he saw only one person, a
young chap who lost his head. try to get
into lifehoat before the women were
taken in. An officer blocked his way and
the offender did not persist
The Monroe settled stern first" he
said, driving those who remained on
deck to the top of the bow. We slid into
the water about midshps and the ship
sank under us We didn't have time to
put on many clothes, and so we were not
hampered. We were all close together
when we came to the surface
IAN empty lifeboat was near us and we
climbed into 1t. Then we rowed around
picking up floating men and women The
Nantucket took us aboard in about half
an hour.
Before we left the ship l heard a
negro start to sing Nearer. MY God, to
Thee but nobody Joined In with him
After few bars the hymn died away"
Joy In Capt, Johnson's Home.
There was Joy In the homs OF Capt
Edward H. Johnson. skipper of tho
steamer Monroe, at 24Ss Seventh avenu-,
yesterday when Mrs johnson received the
following telegram from her husband
Federal investigation shows that am
not TO blame for the collision, I sounded
two blasts for right OF way. but got no
answer, Expect me home Sunday.
EDWARD"
The captain has two children. Estelis,
Q years old, and Edward, Jr,, q years old,
whose happiness knew no bounds when
their mother told them their daddy would
hc home to-day
a, the time the small Johnsons were
dancing and singing Or sheer Joy the
mother and father OF Ferdinand ]. kuehn,