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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07
SIMPLE INAUGURATION
Pomp and Ceremony Abol-
ished
STATE OFFICERS SWORN IN
Quietest January First Lansing Has
Ever Witnessed

The quietest and simplest inaugural
exercises ever held in the history of
the state took place at Lansing Fri
day, January l. All ceremony used in
former inaugurations was dispensed
with entirely, with the exception of
The firing Of salute Of seventeen
guns, in charge of the First Michigan
Field artillery.
The salute was fired at noon just
as Chief Justice Flavius l.. Brooke
Of the supreme court had finished the
administration of the oath of Office to
Governor Ferris, who is now on his
second term. Loren ID. Dickinson, of
Charlotte was then duly inaugurated
as lieutenant governor. The new pre-
siding officer of the senate formerly
represented Eaton, Barry and Clinton
districts in the senate for four years.
The only remaining new officer to be
sworn in was Coleman c. Vaughan Of
St. Johns, who is the new secretary of
state. Secretary of State Vaughan
is not stranger at the capitol, hav-
ing represented the same senatorial
district as the lieutenant governor
Vaughan is one of the prominent Re-
publcans of the state, serving as
chairman of the Clinton county Re-
publican committee for about % years.
The state officers who entered upon
their second term are State Treasurer
John w. Haarer of Ann Arbor and At
torney General Grant Fellows of Hud-
son. Auditor General o. B. Fuller,
who has been in office for several years
begins another term. Practically all
of the deputies at the capitol are to
remain.
The following appointments have
been made by Governor Woodbridge n.
Ferris and will be sent to the senate
for confirmation at the beginning of
the session:
Archibald Broomfeld, Big Rapids,
reappointed member of state board of
accountancy, term expires Jan. l.,
1918.
Philip Eichhorn, Port Huron, reap
pointed member board of control Of
the School for the Blind at Lansing,
term expires Dec. 81, 1920.
A. A. Sherman, Coldwater, member
board of control of the state public
school at Coldwater, term expires Dec.
81, 1920.
James w. Helme, Adrain, reappoint-
ed dairy and food commissioner. Term
expires Dec. 81, 1916.
Orlando +. Barnes, Roscommon, re-
appointed member Of state board of
tax commissioners. Term expires on
Jan. 6, 1921.
Cassius l.. Glasgow, Nashville, re-
appointed railroad commissioner. Term
expires Jan. Is, 1921.
John T. Winship, Saginaw, reap
pointed insurance commissioner. Term
expires June 30, 1917.
James V. Cunningham, Detroit, re-
appointed commissioner of labor. Term
expires June 30, 1917.
William p. Nisbitt, Big Rapids, re-
appointed private secretary to COVER
nor.
T.. Clark Austin, Battle Creek, re-
appointed executive clerk.
John Bohent of Lansing, member OF
board of control of Industrial School
for Boys. Term expires Dec. 81, 1920
Succeeds II. II. Larned.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07

served as a supervisor for the town in
the years of 1902 and 8, again serv-
ing in 1910-l1-l2-13, serving as chair
man of the board in 1912.
Mr.. Case has owned a farm in
Emerson for many years, clearing the
land himself. From 1891 to 1896 he
sailed on the Great Lakes as a second
mate for the firm of Moore and Bar
stow, who operated several merchan-
disc steamers at that time. Politically
he is a strong republican.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07
PROMINENT BUSINESS
MAN SERIOUSLY ILL

The many friends of c. A. Sawkins
will be grieved to hear of his illness
which for several days was thought
to be very serious. At present he is
at the Park house at st. Louis. 1t is
hoped that he will be able to return
to his work within a month. Mr..
Sawkins has been in i'll health for
some time. He is one of the promi-
nent business men of Alma, owning
and managing the c. A. Sawkins R-
ano Company for many years.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07

ALL SERENE AT THE COURT HOUSE THE NEWLY ELECTED ARE
STARTED IN THEIR UNDER THE
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07

the Ferris Institute at Big Rapids for
two years.
In 1898 in Otsego Comfy, and in
1903 taught in the Washington town
ship school. The occupation of the
new drain commissioner has been that
of farmer and contractor for county
drains. His long experience in the
contract work for the county drains
leaves no doubts as to his ability to
successfully fill his new office.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07

weeks visit with friends in Grand
Rapids and Newaygo.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Eicher of Alma,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Saxton, Jr., of Bay
City and Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Saxton Of
Sumner spent New Years with r. c.
Saxton and wife.
About 60 of the friends and neigh
bors gathered at the home of Archie
McFaul January 2 in honor of Mr..
and Mrs. Guy Hibner.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07
DAVIS SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Mrs. II. Stadlberger spent the Xmas
holidays with relatives in Canada.
Mrs. Semer Hustled is in Detroit for
a few days visiting her daughter, Mrs.
J. Guernsey.
Mrs. Orlin Fletcher returned last
Wednesday after pleasant visit with
her mott Ter, at Battle Creek.
Mrs. iris Felch is making a two
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07
WARRANTS ISSUED
FOR FERRET OWNERS

Deputy State Game Warden A. j.
Murphy has taken out several war
rants for parties using ferrets in Ora
tiot county. 1t seems that there are a
great many in the county who have
been using them. II is the intention
of Game Warden Murphy to lessen the
number in some degree.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07
NEWELL BRADFORD

Newell Bradford, the new sheriff of
Gratiot County, was born in Wheeler
township in 1872, and has spent prac-
tically all of his life in this county. He
served as highway commissioner for
six years, and as the supervisor of
Wheeler township for the past two
years.
The number of votes cast in his dis
trict at the time of his election were
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07
BIRD ]. TUCKER

Bird j. Tucker, register of deeds,
who has just commenced another term
of Office, has occupied the present
position since 1913, and resident of
the county since 1874. Born in Lapeer
in 1858, for some years lived at Sum-
ner, where he was merchandise
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07
ERVA R. LAYCOCK

Erva r. Laycock, newly elected
drain commissioner, was born in Full
ton township August 6, 1873, and with
the exception of two years has been a
resident of the county from that time
He attended the Fulton schools and
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07

has spent practically all of his life in
the county since that date.
He graduated from. the Ithaca High
School in 1901, and from Alma Col
lege in 1906. After leaving Alma he
spent two years teaching in the sub
urban schools, and was principal Of
the Carson City schools for one sem
ester. Served on the Board of County
Examiners from 1906 to 1907, and was
an instructor at Alma College from
January 1911 to June 1911, when he
secured his present position as the
county commissioner of schools.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07
BERNIE L. CASE

Bernie L. Case, the new County
Clerk, was born in Lorraine County,
Ohio, in 1872. Obtained his education
at the Ohio schools. and at the age of
fifteen years moved to Emerson, where
he has lived up to the present time.
Occupied several political positions
while there, serving as the township
clerk for two years, 1899 to 1900, and
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07
HOWARD A. POTTER

Howard A. Potter, the county com
missioner of schools, was born in
1878, in Eaton County, just about
west of Grand Ledge. His parents re-
moved to Gratiot County in 1880, and
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07

completion Of the course was without
funds so he again taught school until
the debt had been paid and secured
enough money to buy a law library.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07

salesman, occupying a similar posi-
ton at Riverdale for two years.
For about twenty years he was a
resident of Alma, and while living
here travelled for an outside concern.
When he entered the office at Ithaca
he established his home in that city.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07
COBURN-LAPAUGH

Ellis l.. Coburn of Seville township
and Laura F. Lapaugh of Sumner were
married at the Methodist Episcopal
church by Rev. Brownwell Sunday af-
ternoon.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07
ORA L. SMITH

Ora l.. Smith, the newly elected
county prosecutor, is a staunch re-
publican and a lawyer Of no little ex-
perience. He attended the Normal
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07

school at Ypsilanti and the University
of Michigan, and before entering the
bar was engaged as a school teacher
and principal.
Evening journal., 1915-03-17

Cholera infantum, one OF the most
common ailments Of very young chill
dren, is prevalent at the timc these
poisonous fly killers are used. Most
Of the children are too young to tell
the cause of their Illness and unless
seen taking the poison. arsenical pois-
oning may not be suspected.
Arsenical fly killers are commonly
placed within the reach OF young chill
dren AS sugar is used with the ar
senic for the purpose of drawing the
flies. the arsenical fly killers in what
ever form are extremely dangerous to
children. Many more deaths are caus-
ed by them than were caused by the
PHOSPHORUS match, which practically
has been abolished because of the IA
talities to children. No deadly poi
son is so commonly put within the
reach of children as rs arsenic for
killing flies.
AS there are effective and safe meth
DDS of killing flies there is no excuse
for using poisonous fly killers of any
kind. The use in the house of poisons
of any kind is dangerous, but all other
poisons combined do not present the
same dangers 10 children as do the
poisonous fly killers. rhe little ones
should be protected from this really
grave and eXceedinly common dan
ger.
Evening journal., 1915-03-17
men lose
JOBS With COUNTY

The Levy Court started reirench-
ment yesterday afternoon i'm the Third
street bridge and State highways
projects by dispensing with the SER
vices of William Simmons and John
Levy. Mr. Simmons was inspector at
the Third street bridge and Mr.. Levy
was the State highway supervisor.
The men had been receiving $3.50
day.
Upon motion OF Mr Scott tho con-
tract for laying the water main at the
Third street bridge for S2.42O was
awarded 10 Pugh and Hubbard, Of
Philadelphia.
Mr.. Burris opposed the award of the
contract TO an outsider.
On motion of Mr. Burris. County
Engineer Wilson was authorized to
advertise for bids for the construction
of ice tenders for Third street bridge.
The question of paving a sidewalk
at the southern approach of Eleventh
street bridge was postponed for
further discussion until Thursday.
The request of the LOYAL Order Of
Moose for the use of the courthouse
lawn during its carnival from May 1
to May , was made but held I'D be-
cause of the probability that the
streets would be torn up by the Street
and Sewer Department at that time.
Evening journal., 1915-03-17
Forced PENNSY
TO BUY B., c. ga.
Captain Thompson Tells the
Story of Sale to
|. c. C.
RATE SLASHING
REFERRED TOO

WASHINGTON, March 17.--In
testimony before the Interstate Com
morce Commission in connection with
the commissions investigation to de-
termine whether or not railroads own
ing steamship lines on the Chesapeake
Bay shall be allowed to retain them
under the terms of the Panama Canal
act, Captain Willard Thomson, vice
president and geenral manager of
the Baltimore, Chesapeake and At
lantic Railroad and the Maryland, Vir-
ginia and Delaware Railroad with
their allied steamship lines, declared
that the b. c. and A., after the Penn
sylvania Railroad had refused to buy
II in 1896, slashed rates i'm order to
induce the sale. Captain Thomson
said that after the rates had been
cut on the Eastern Shore, the Penn
sylvania "reconsidered" its refusal TO
make the purchase and did buy the
b. G. and A. line and its steamship.
Captain Thomson denied that the
Pennsylvania had fastened mo-
nopoly of railroad rates upon the
Eastern Shore. and that any such
charge was false
Rates" said he, do not worry
the producer and shipper as much
as markets. The Pennsylvania has
opened up the markets Of the East
and New England to the Eastern
Shore farmer and producer. with its
through rates and quick delivery.
and that is what the producer, as
well as the consumer. wants"
George T. Ogden. general freight
agent of the Pennsylvania, and Turn
bull Murdoch, of the Pennsylvania,
testified as to rates between Baltimore
and the Eastern Shore. Mr.. Ogden
cOntended that the rates we're water
| competitive rates.
A. L. Beck, of the Baltimore Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associ-
alton. in examining the witnesses
sought to show that the Pennsylva-
MAS ownership of the bay steam
snip lines was not in the public in
torest of Baltimore and that this
ownership stified competitive rates
Evening journal., 1915-03-17
MAKING SURVEY OF
The COUNTY FARMS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK, March 17-At the meet
ing of the New Century Club this
week Mrs. Armstrong read paper
on Recent Notable Plays A let
ter was received from Dean Winifred
J. Robinson. of the Women's College
thanking the club for recent gift
OF money for the purchasing Of books
for the Women's College library.
The three county agricultural
agents of Delaware are working in
cooperation with f. A. Brown and
H. f. Keyes. farm demonstrators in
the Bureau of Farm Management of
the United States Department OF
Agriculture. in making a farm sur
vey of Delaware. The work has been
started in the vicinity of Middle
town
For three years the department OF
plant pathology OF Delaware College
has been carrying on an extensive in
vestigation on diseases of the sweet
potato. Much has already been ac-
complished in establishing the exact
causes of the different troubles and in
determining the most effective meth
cd Of treatment
Evening journal., 1915-03-17
new SIX PAW SHOW
here ON march 26, 27

Everything is nearing readiness for
the performances of the Six Paw cir
Gus which will take place at the Y. NJ.
c. A. gymnasium on Friday and Sat
urday nights. March 26 and q.
The members of the gymnasium
classes have been practicing faithful
~ and performances this year, will
equal If not excel tho past efforts Of
the members The Six Paw manage
ment has made a step forward this
year and has as an added attraction a
big concert which will take place af-
ter the show in the gymnasium. The
concert will be in the form of a min
strel show with J. Gilbert Craig as in
terlocutor. and Warren Lafferty, John
Pierson. Dudley Gray and Bayard Car
ter as the end men. The piano VIII De
played by John Hayes. The chorus
will be made IN of some of the Des'
singers in the boys department,
among whom are Henry Marston, Ash
ton Shellady, Wendell Gray, George
GRAY Carter. Clarence Mckay, George
McManus, Preston Rutter Willard
Rutter. George Tinsman, Noble Gruob,
Charles Reissman, Donald Stowe and
Herbert Kirk.
The indoor circus Of the Y. NJ. c. A.
has made many friends in the past
four years and from the way requests
for tickets are coming in there VIII
be more friends than usual this year.
There will be the usual variety oil
acts including club swinging, gymnas-
tics. tumbling. pyramids, aeriallsts
and OF course large number OF run
nv clowns TO amuse the old and young
The Boy Scouts will put on a spec
tacle showing scenes depicting lite
ON hike. Troop viii be in charge
of Scout Master Watson and Assis-
tant Scout Master J. Wallace Ialley
Some one has inquired if the SiS
Paw Circus carries band. General
Manager Meissner answered elhphati-
cally. yes sir. In fact the circus car,
ries two bands. The regular concer'
circus band of 10 pieces is in charge
of Bandmastcr Talley, who has beer
drilling his associates for weeks get
ting them iu shape for the fifth an
nuaI tour of the circus. The othol
band is known a the clown band
Dud Gray is the leader.
Evening journal., 1915-03-17
HIGM sCn0OL GLASS RAkE.

Preparations for the bake to be
held next Saturday by the High
School graduating class are about
complete. The proceeds are to go to-
ward defraying the expenses TO be in
CURED in the spring exercises Of the
class and the work is being heartily
entered into.
The present plan is for stand to
be placed in each market. during the
market hours. with pies, cakes and
candies on sale at moderate prices
As yet no locations for these stands
have been acquired, but they will be
announced later. The outlook is that
the stands will fairly overflow with
the handiwork Of the girls domestic
science and the cooperation of tho
public is all that is desired TO make
the affair a complete success.
Evening journal., 1915-03-17
Most Old People
Are COnSiipated

The wear of years impairs the
action of the bowels. With advanc
ing age people are disposed to re-
stricted activity and exercise, which
is responsible for the constipated
condition of most old folks. The
digestive organs are more sensitive
to the demands made upon them
and rebel more quickly.
A mild, effective remedy for con-
stipation, and one that is especially
suited to the needs of elderly peo-
pie, women and children. is the
combination of simple laxative
herbs with pepsin that is sold in
drug stores under the name of DR..
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin A free
trial bottle can be obtained by writ
ing to Dr w. b. caldwell ASP
Washington St. Monticello. Ills.
Evening journal., 1915-03-17
SHAD IN RIVER,
A SIGN OF Spring
New Castle Fishermen Make
Ready to Dip Their
Nets
COLLEGE DEAN
ADDRESSES CLUB

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. March L. Shad
fishermen are ready for the season and
are waiting for a few days fine weather
before they dip their nets. They have
learned that Conrad and John Iacharics,
of Port Penn. who have been fishing
down the bay, have sold over 500 worth
of shad so far this season. II shad are
running in the boy il viii not be long
before New ,astlc fishermen try their
luck. There will be about the same
number of nets from here as in former
years. But the fishermen are not san
uunc over the season because propaga-
ton of the shad has bccn neglected.
Nictrolas, Records Bridgcvatcr
The New Century Club last evening
had the pleasure oi listening to an adj
dress by Miss Nmifrcd }. Robinson
dean of the Noman's College at New
ark.
Tho funeral of Mrs. adelaide Grimes
Cooper, of Cordo,a. Md, took place to-
day. with intcrment in this city.
Mrs. White, South Fourth street. I,
critically IN and lcr children were sum
moncd last evening 10 her bedside.
The funeral of Mrs. Comfort 4. Stcr
ling. of Kirkwood, takes place tomor
row with services in Mt Lebanon
Church Red Lion. and interment in tho
cemetery at that place.
The New Castle Equal Suffrage Asso-
citation will hold meeting this after
noon at the home of Mrs. Charles viii
lis.
Several members of the New Century
Club will 60 to Delaware City on Fri
day afternoon TO be tho guests of the
New Century Club there.
Dr. Draper, of Wilmington, is in at
tendance on Mrs. Joseph Herman, who
has been very sick for a week.
Evening journal., 1915-03-17
SIX YOUNG MEN
AFTER Police JOBS
Commission Receives Un-
usually Large Number of
Applications But DeierS
Appointment
APPRECIATE THE
STREET CAPTURE

Although no action was taken by
the members of the Board Of Police
Commissioners yesterday toward fill
ing the vacancy on the force caused
by the murder of Patrolman Francis
\. Tierney. the fact that the posi-
tion of patrolman is arduous ana
dangerous. appears not TO be a de-
torrent to other young men. Yesterday
the Commissioners received applica-
tions from six young men for places
on the force. those who filed applica-
tion being William A. Hunter, No.
l72l Rodney street; Michael J. Ma
honey, No. 45 Ivy Road; James A.
Sweeney No. 425 North Jackson
street; George r. Clarkson. No. 219
North Connell street; Gilbert Dill. Of
Blue Ball; John r. Devine, No. 1895
Apple street One of the applicants
said he was born in the year 1919.
Az this was mistake. his papers will
have 10 be corrected before they can
be filed with the others which the
board ordered stored away for future
reference.
The Commissioners received a
check Of 500 from the trusetccs of the
New Castle County Workhouso, which
was made payable TO the police PEN
sion fund II was explained i'm a
letter accompanying the check that
the trustees were pleased with the
capture of Cornelius G. Street. the
escaped burglar, and II was thought
just TO send the check TO the local
Police Department
Tho Commissioners we're informed
that il would cost $500 to rebuild
the police patrol. and the company
Offering to do the work claimed il
would take about three weeks. They
also agreed to hire a machine TO the
Department for that period for 500.
Il was decided to have an expert 20
over the machine and determine just
what Is needed in the way of repairs.
Tho patrol wagon has been in the
department about three years. Il was
a rebuilt machine, but during the
three years of hard service il has
travelled more than $4,000 miles and
tho cost Of repairs has amounted only
10 S3lO.33 When rebuilt. il will be
as good as a new car and good for
another 10000 miles according TO a
representative of the firm
The Farmers Bank Informed the
commission that Kemp Burgess has
LETT their service as a special officer
and they asked that his commission
he transferred TO Daniel f. DouRherty
This matter was LETT TO Chief Of 20
lice George Black
The fines collected in the City Cour
last week amounted TO s16260 Dur
ing the week nineteen prisoners wer,
committed 10 the workhOusc.
Evening journal., 1915-03-17
ENDLESS CHAIN OBSOLETE.

The Charles Warner Company here
after will unload its sand barges with
a derrick and scoop. The endless
chain on which were buckets and by
which means the sand for years was
unloaded viii be removed. Men
shoyelod the sand into these buck
cts and as the endless chain passed
over a wheel the sand was dumped
into the bins.
Evening journal., 1915-03-17
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Evening journal., 1915-03-17
GRANTS LETTERS ON ESTATES.

Register of Wills Isaac r. Brown
has issued letters of administration
C. {. a. on the estate of Mary A. Fitz-
patrick to William II. Gibbons; let
ters testamentary on the estate of
Sarah T. Hillos 10 William S. and Jo-
seph T. Hilles: letters of administra-
tion on the estate OF Alexander s.
Ward to Howard NJ. Ward. and letters
of administration on the estate of VIII
liam Jordan to Mary Berry.
Evening journal., 1915-03-17
Ouch! Lame BACK,
RUB LUNBAGO OR
BACKACHE AWAY
Rub pain right out with small trial
bottle Of old ''St. Jacobs Oi.-

Kidneys cause Backache? No?
They have no nerves. therefore can
not cause pain. Listonl Your back
ache is caused by lumbago. sciatica
or a strain. and the quickest relief is
soothing. penetrating "St. Jacobs Oil,
Rub it right on your painful back.
and instantly the soreness. stiffness
and lameness disappears. Don't stay
crippled! Get a small trial bottle OF
"St. Jacobs Oil' from your druggist
and timber up. A moment after it is
applied you'll wonder what became
OF the backache or lumbago pain.
Rub old, honest "St Jacobs Oil"
whenever you have sciatica neuralgia.
rheumatism or sprains, as it is abso-
lutcly harmless and doesn't burn the
skin.