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The Seward gateway., 1915-11-22

Second hand goods bought and sold for cash or on commission. See But tons ad Tuesdays and Fridays. 28-tf
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-22

Four good dogs and complete out fit for sale. Inquire Gateway.11-1S-6t
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-22

Best cigars and refreshments a, Terminal Bar. See ad. ll-l-tf
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-22
SISTERS ARRIVE

Sister Germaine and Sister Aloysius, who will take charge of the new hospital, arrived on the Farragut.
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-22

Long distance telephone booth at The Branch.
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-22

Ladies' and childrens' Furnishings at Butts.
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-22

Waterfll & Frazier whiskey at "The Branch"
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-22

Furnished Houses for rent. See Dougherty & Stewart.
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-22

ROME, Nov. 21.-Pope BenedlciuS is sixty-one years of age today
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-22

Meet me at The Branch
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-22

Dry goods at Butts.
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-22

Sourdoughs and Chechacos. Get ready for mushing to Matanuska by boarding at Commerce Cafe.
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-22

Fresh Bulk Oysters at Carstens.
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-22

The summers slipping away again, And winters almost here;
 The boys are coming from the hills In search of warmth and cheer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-08-05
BIG CELEBRATION AT
VESTABURG
Continued From Page u

Continued From Page II
claimed a victory
The whole program Of sports was
carried out to the minutest detail just
as >rranged with the exception of the
motor cycle race. This was omitted
simply because no contestants appear
ed. The successful and complete car
wing out OF the program is some
ching worth mentioning because it
30 often happens that there are ag-
gravating disappoinments wished OF
n holiday crowds In celebrations Of
.his nature. Not only are the COM
nIttee consisting OF Messrs. Gum
mings, Wolts and Hitler to be congra-
tulated upon this fact, but they are
to be commended for the high quality
Of the program which they did OBJ
tain.
The holiday spirit was quickened
greatly By the presence Of so many
amusements and 'Coney Island Red
Hot ETC.. stands which lined the street
from end to end. There were almost
too many Of them. There was scarce
" room to walk between them at any
place and no one Of them could do a
very big business. Then too they
were run almost entirely by outside
men, the Vestaburg merchants as a
rule not conducting them themselves.
There were the snake charmer' the
hit the bell and win fortune ma
chine which was changing most of the
time at the whim OF few of the
strong-arms of Montcalm county, the
elusive Baby Doll which tempted the
accuracy Of few local Walter john
sons and similar entertainments with
out number.
j. d. Holman, of Alma, was mar
shall of the day, and with Fred Read
| err, deputy sheriff, handled the crowd,
which was exceptionally big for Vest
aburg, without a sign of any trouble.
There was little drunkenness and q
more orderly crowd never gathered to
enjoy itself. Ginger ale and pop were
the popular liquors of the day, appar-
emily.
While all the festivities we're going
on the two bands, one from Edmore
composed entirely of Boy Scouts
about fifteen in number and the other
from vestaburg composed of similar
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-08-05
a dditional Local

Roy Gulick went to Jackson, Mon
day afternoon, to visit at the home Of
his grandmother for a few days.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Albert Hudson are
spending a short vacation at Mrs.
Hudson's parents home, near Ann
Arbor
The Illinois picnic scheduled for the
twenty first Of August, promises to
be well attended. The committee is
preparing a splendid program.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sharrar and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Parr
ard family spent Sunday at Crystal
Lake, the guests of T. A. Burt and
family.
Miss Edna ES,comber, bookkeeper
or the Gratiot County Gas CO., will
leave tomorrow for Duluth. She will
take the lake trip with party Of
Saginaw friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Sweet of Mer-
rill, were in Alma, on business, Tues
day. They had expected to move
into the house recently occupied by
E. II. Weese but have altered their
plans.
James Brennan of Chicago, an ex-
pert window sign painter did some
most excellent work for Messrs M.
Messenger, G.. V. Wright and ID. w.
Robinson, on their Superior street
stores. For each of them he painted
gold leaf art signs bearing their
names beautifully inscribed.
Rev. Wesley Sidebotham of Milwau-
kee, arrived in Alma, Monday, to
spend a few weeks vacation at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Hooper,
on Philadelphia Avenue. His wife,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-08-05

The merchant who can't afford to
advertise is certainly in hard luck.
He evidently puts his judgement up
against the most successful merchants
in the country. We challenge such a
man to show us business man who
has made success of his business,
who is a live wire and money maker,
that is not a liberal advertiser. A
business that is not worth advertising
is a poor proposition. A newspaper
is a reflection of its business men. A
live business man picking up news
paper full Of advertisements, at once
pronounces the town live one. Ii
advertising does not pay how is 1T
that our business men by their booster
advertising are reaping such benefits
each month. Some business men are
willing to let the live ones do the adj
vertising, get the people to the town
and hope to get some trade in the
shuttle. A newspaper protects its home
merchants against outside advertisers.
The Record, this week turned down a
six months contract for a Ia page
adv. because it confiicted with our
home merchants. Last week we were
offered page advertisement and re-
fused it for the same reason. These
people realize it pays and that Alma
is live town and they want portion
of the trade. The man who can not af-
ford to advertise is usually seen
standing in front of his store watch
ing who is coming out of his competi-
tors store.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-08-05

conspired to instill the hoh-
day spirit i'm everyone if such thing
were necessary. There was also tug
of war
Many Alma people attended the
celebration, among them being Mes
SIPS. Brewer, Thorp, ID. L. Johnson,
Harry Tubbs, Misses Lura Miller and
Wealtha Grain, Mr. and Mrs. j. w.
and Mr.. and Mrs Walter Robinson,
Arnold Robinson and James Stauifer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-08-05

Conditional assurances have been
received at Washington, from Great
Britain, that importation of German
sugar beet seed to plant next years
American crop, will be permitted, as
a result of informal negotiations by
the state department. Each shipment
will be considered by British officials
on its merits, and will not be molested
if three conditions imposed by Great
Britain, are met. 1t must be shown
that the seed is not available for pur-
chase only in Germany; shipments
must be made from neutral ports on
ly, and there con be no exchange of
American commodities with the Ger
man exporters. Shipments that do
not fill these conditions will be stop
ped under the order-in-council.
The agreement is expected to give
American sugar beet farmers an adj
equate supply of seed, which is pro-
duced only in Germany. Negotiations
with Germany, completed some time
ago, effected the release of sufficient
amount to supply the American de-
mand. Efforts now,will be made by
shippers to obtain shipping facilities
to bring in the cargoes and method
of certification by British consuls de-
vised to obviate examination of the
ships at sea or their detention in Brit
ish ports for that purpose.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-08-05
WHAT DO YOU WANT

About a week ago the loss OF
marcel of considerable value was adj
vertised in the want column OF the
Record. A few days later the parcel
was returned to the loser by the one
finding it. The former attributed the
speedy return to the publicity given
il in the want column, requiring an
outlay of about fifteen cents. There
were some rooms advertised in this
same way and inquiries about them
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-08-05
y. w. ROBINSO.

who was formerly Miss Essy Hooper
OF this city, arrived here a few days
before her husband
Lafayette Stevens Of Grand Rapids,
was Ina Alma, the latter part of last
week to arrange for the sale Of his
former home and property on Ely
street on the Rockingham addition. He
sold the house and lot TO J. H. McKin-
ney of the Michigan Sugar company,
who win take immediate possession.
Fe have been presented by F. H..
Doa4c with a stalk of alfalfa measur-
ine just a trihe under six feet in
length 1t was grown on a plot near
tbs Swift q Company's plant. It
mus be that Alma is as good a farm
IN city as a factory city. However,
we should prefer to boast OF the lat
tel quality
q etter received from +. J. Burr
formerly Of this place states that he
is now nicely located at Rochester, In
diana. Mr.. Burr is manager for the
Chute & Butler company, piano man
ufacturers. They have two stores, one
at Rochester and one at Warsaw, In
diana The Record will be a weekly
visitor from now on.
Richard f. Hughes, former County
Clerk, and the backbone of the good
nature department of the Ithaca,
baseball outfit, has moved with his
wife to Alma, to make this city their
home He has accepted a position
in the Office of Libby, Mcneil & Lib
by. The latter company are to be
congratulated upon having secured
him as an employee. The same goes
| for the Alma athletic teams to whom
he will undoubtedly lend his support.
j. w. Blakely, the Mutual Life In
surance representative left Wednesday
morning for Grand Rapids where he
will start hi trip to the coast to see
the Exposition and other sights in
California, in company with the other
agents who led their associates in the
various states. The schedule calls
for the leaving of Chicago this morn
| ing at ten thirty o'clock. The party
goes by the Union Pacific through
Salt Lake City direct to San Francis
co, with a couple days Of stop overs.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-08-05

numbered nearly a dozen, in less than
a week.
What do you want? Have you
something that you want to sell,
something that you want to buy or
rent-or perhaps give away? Try
the Record Want Column. AT five
cents line you can sell or buy any
thing you want.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-08-05

How would you like to sit down at
your desk, run over your accounts and
absorb the knowledge that any where
from $500 to $1,000 were due you in
sums varying from SOC to So. And
how would you like to meet these
good people day by day without their
even thinking Of Offering you the small
amount due you? And how would
you like to see these same good peo-
pie paying their bills promptly
month by month and again forgetting
yours? And wouldn't you just revel
in the knowledge that all Of these
small accounts combined if suddenly
collected up would swell your bank
account to the tune of $500 on $1,000.
AVhen you reach the point where you
ea, appreciate the grim humor of
such a condition and keep right on
sm,lin q, you viii have qualified your
self fol the life Of a country editor
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-08-05

All hunters, except Il lose who hunt
on sheir premises, must Jay license
fee of 81 each, according 20 the latest
hunting law which goes INTO effect
August oath. Under this la W 1t VIII
be necessary in the future to .pay the
above fee to the county clerk in order
to do any sort of hunting off your
own property.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-08-05

Another law which will go into eff
feet this .. ar, which viii make ex-
tensive chang es in the county clerks
Offices neceasa, V, is the absent vot-
er's act.D Undea this act, legal voters
absent from the county at elections,
will be able 70 cast their ballots
through the mats lAfidavits will be
signed and sent . the county clerks
office at least tweh days prior to the
election.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-08-05
MIDSUMMER SALE OF NEW WO

An event is
dbuert blankets
to
i big
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-09
TREE COMMITTEE MEETS
Plans For Municipal Celebration Are
Discussed.

First steps in the arrangements for
the annual municipal Christmas tree
festival were to be taken at a meeting
Of the executive committee of the af-
fair at the Chamber of Commerce
this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. A
definite date for the event naming
committees to make complete ar
rangements and a discussion of the
program that Will be given were on
schedule.
Following are the mem bers of the
executive committee that has been
appointed by the municipal recreation
committee: +. b. Barnes. chairman,
Mrs. Homer Miller, Mrs Glenn Smogor,
Miss Veva Harrison, Frederic Inger-
soil, Miss Gena Thompson, Miss Anne
DUShane, Mrs H. ID. Warner. Miss
Bernice Clark, Miss Helen Herr. Miss
ElinOr Wolf, Horace L. Greene and
Q. c. Herr.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-09
CLEMENCY ASKED
FOR DYNAM|TERS
Committee of Union Leaders
Calls on President in
Behalf of Men.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Am appeal
for executive clemency in behalf Of
the indianapolis dynamiters" now
serving sentences in various federal
penitentiaries was made today to
Pres't Wilson by committee of union
labor leaders.
recommendation against pardOns
for most of the men were made by
the department of justice some
months ago, but the way was left
open for another appeal.
All Of the men for whom the pleas
were made were sentenced in con-
nection with the famous trial at In
dianapolis growing out of the plots
of the bridge and structural iron
workers to blow up nOn-uniOn works
throughout the country. They are
Frank NJ. Ryan, Eugene Clancy John
T Butler. +. G. Webb, Michael J.
Young. Philip +. Cooley, ]. G.. Mum
sey. w. b. Brown. p. ]. Smith, Charles
NJ. Beum, w. r. Redding, Edward
Smythe, George Anderson, Ernest c..
w. Basey.
The committee which saw the presi-
dent was made up of George Fftzger-
aid of Chicago, representing the iron
workers: Arthur Holder of this city
from the American Federation Of
Labor. and ". p. Alias Of Washing
ton. representing the machinists
union.
When leaving the white house the
members of the committee said the
president did not give any indication
as to what his decision would be. He
took the matter under advisement
they said
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-09
United States viii Make No
Issue Over Charge That
Passports Were Manu-
featured by TeutCnS.
CRISIS is LIKELY TO
RESULT FROM NOTE
Further Discussions With Eng
land Would be Useless, Say
Observers = Vessel is
Seized by Germans.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-The state
department was notified today that
the French government has cOnfis-
Gated the American steamer HOusa-
tonic owned by the American Trans
Atlantic Steam ship Co, owners of the
Hooking. which was seized by the
British recently and taken TO Halifax.
The Housatonic which formerly was
the Solveig. and under Norwegian
registry, was seized by the French a
few weeks ago. The owners did not
appear in prize court, the state de-
partment was advised today, and so
the vessel was confscated.
The state department plans an i'm
mediate protest 1t Will base the pro-
test on the fact that the seizure Of
the Housatonic was being taken up
automatically by the United States
when the prize court action was taken
and for that reason the owners did not
have to appear.
The HousatOnic, like the Hooking
and other vessels recently incOrpor-
ated under the American registry by
the American transatlantic steam
ship Co.. was formerly under neu-
trail flag and could in no way be class
ed as belonging to an enemy of the
allies.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-09
MANY ARE SAVED
BY HUMAN LADDER

NEW YORK. Nov. 9.-Police Sergt
Patrick =. CHM was a hero today.
BY making a human ladder Of himself
he saved the lives of several men and
women. imperiled in n rooming house
fire early today in W. 36th ST. His
heroic work and that of several other
policemen and firemen rescued more
than score Of dodgers who otherwise
would have been incinerated.
When the fire broke out. the four
story rO9ming house was crowded with
men and women. The excitement OF
the blaze brought them TO the win
dows In their night clothes. The de-
layed arrival OF the fire department
caused a panic. and half a dozen
women were ready 10 jump from win
dow Lodges when CHM arrived on the
scene.
With men grasping his feet and
his night stick as "A lever, CHM work
ed mis- way from q window Of the adj
joining house and speCtacularly res
cued AIrs. Anna Smith.
His example was followed by other
policemen and fremen. and through
their efforts everybody was rescued
and the FIRE was saved from being a
repetition OF the Williamsburg horror
OF last Saturday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-09
Revolt in India is Feared;
Kitchener on His Way There

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3. - Lord
Kitchener. secretary for war in the
British cabinet, is now on his way to
India. where the British rule is
threatened with q critical state OF un-
rest. according to confidential inform
elton receiIed here today The state
of affairs in India is more serious, IL
was stated. than is known outside the
British foreign Office. Lord Kitchen
er is now on a mission for the British
war office. the details Of which have
been shrOuded in mystery.
According 20 information that is
said 10 have passed the strict censor
ship in India and Egypt. Prince Ma
wab. the NiZam OF Hyderabac, has
been deposcd by his people. He was
one OF the most influential Of the na-
tive princes and he YVES a staunch sup
porter of Great Britain. Many muffin
les and other forms Of unrest have
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-09
FOOTBALL TEAM MUST
APOLOGIZE OR QUIT
Principal Sims Issues Ultimatum.
Kept Student on Inter
urban Car.

Apologize or disband is the ultimat-
UNI presented to members OF the high
school football team by Prin. F.
l. Sims, following a report received by
him, that the conduct OF the players
while enroute home from the st. Jo-
seph game last Saturday was un-
gentlemanly.
The apology must be made TO Albert
j. Mcdonald. senior class president
and business manager OF the IneTlude.
or there VIII no more football.
Prin. Sims stated Tuesday morn
ing. Action Of the players i'm fOrcibly
preventing Mcdonald from alighting
at Niles in company with young
woman from that city is given as the
cause of the trouble
The Niles girl was given an oppor-
tunity 10 alight from the interurban.
but when her escort attempted to fol-
low, the passageWay was blocked. The
car then stated, and Mcdonald was
carried on in 20 South Bend Tues
day morning he asked for an apology
from the players mixed up in tie
escapade, and Prin. Sims state
ment followed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-09
ATTY. GEN. MILBURN
DIES At INDIANAPOLIS

INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 9.-Richard
NJ. MiIburn. attorney general of In
diana died early today following
few weeks illness. His home was
at Jasper. Dubois county He was
elected attorney general in 1912 on
the democratic ticket
Mr.. Alilburn. who was so years old
had been suffering from leakage Of
the heart for several months The
end came early this morning at the
Methodist Episcopal hospital where
he had been taken Monday evening. He
is survived by a widow and two chill
dren OF school age. The family resi-
dence in Indianapolis at 32O2 y
Pennsylvania ST.
Gov Ralston today was unable to
say just when he would appoint a
successor TO Mr.. Milburn whose term
in Office had one year and two months
before expiration.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-09

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9. - The
United States will not make issue with
Germany out of the charge that Amer
lean passports were manufactured by
German agents. Sec'y of State Lans-
ing made that plain today when he
said that no answer would be sent to
Germany's note, received yesterday,
denying the charge.
The entire matter will be dropped
at once. The United States ordered
Ambassador Gerard 70 make inquiries
at Berlin regarding the charge on the
strength Of statements made by Brit
ish officials that German spies had
confessed that they manufactured
fraudulent American passports. With
Germany's denial direct issue of fact
is raised between Germany and Great
Britain and the state department will
not proceed further.
Easily overshadowing all other in
ternatiOnal questions in Importance,
the probable relations between the
United States and Great Britain grow
ing out OF the American note were
today the subject OF earnest discussion
in state department and diplomatic
circles Now that the United States
has served notice on Great Britain
that her course in the past with ref
erence to Americas trade with neutral
nations has been 'unjustifiable and IL
legal" a repetition by Great Britain
of any Of the practices against which
protest has been lodged could easily
bring on a crisis.
Having warned the British govern
ment Of the law governing the seizure
of neutral shipping. the Overhauling
by the British of another vessel bound
for neutral port probably would lead
the United States TO demand disavOwal
of the act and an immediate cessa-
ton of such practices.
Observers today declared that the
American position could not be more
adequately stated Further discussion
of the question would be fruitless. they
aver. should Great Britain repeat ner
Objectionable practices. If there
should be another violation of Amer
lean rights on the high seas. il would
be time. they say, for the United
States 10 begin talking about omit
ting no word or act to preserve it's
rights as was done in the correspond
ence with Germany which resulted in
clearing up the submarine controversy.
The latest protest TO Germany on
the seizure of the American vessel
Pass Balmhamy, by a German sub
marine on the ground of illegal trans
fer from Canadian town registry prob
ably VIII not raise any serious ques-
ton. In asking for the release Of the
vessel. Ambassador Gerard was in
structed 20 impress upon the German
foreign office that the ship was Nir-
tuallv owned in the United States be-
fore her transfer and that all Of her
owners now are American citizens.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-09
CONSIDERS It DUTY
TO KILL ASSAILANT

WICHITA. Kans.. Nov. John F.
Elan, secretary OF the Van Armsdale-
Osborne Brokerage Co, today declar-
ed he Will Kill Arthur Houser. arrest
ed in indianapolis If his daughter
Identifies him as the man who attack
ed her in April, 1914, a block from
Elam's house. George Grove. who
was with the girl, was forced 10 watch
the act.
Grove and Miss Elan now are mar
ried and live on a farm near Eureka.
kans.
Elan has done more 20 capture
HOuser than any other person. he
hired several detectives and offered
several rewards He has always said
he would XIII the man who insulted
his daughter.
He took the news of Houeer's APP
ture cody and says m wants his
daughter 10 be sure OF the identified
ton. He considers II his dgty 10 Kill
the assailant.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-09
MAYOR LOSES BATTLE

CHICAGO, Nov. 9.-The first slirm-
ish between Mayor Thompson and the
city council was over today. and the
mayor was decisively whipped. The
battle followed The threats Of wet lead
ers whose ire had been aroused by the
mayors order closing the saloons on
Sundays. that Mayor ThOmpsOn's adj
ministrative program would be fought
to a finish in the city council. The
first battle was over the mayors ap-
pOintments on the board Of education.
The council turned down three out OF
seven appointments, and the name of
a fourth appOintee, w. y. Seig. the
moving picture magnate, was with
drawn before it was voted upon