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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-07-27


Lightning Thursday morning did
quite little damage i'm this vicinity
to the telephone lines and it also done
damage TO the Wright school house.
Miss Sadie Gerard of Lansing, who
has been visiting her parents, VIM.
Gerard and wife, has returned TO that
city to take up her work again.
Mrs. II. J. Hyde and Mrs. Ed Ferris
were guests of Mrs r. Gee in Ithaca
the last of the week.
Mrs. Kate Sargaent of Union City
visited with her cousin, Mrs. II. j.
Hyde, this last week.
Mrs. VIM. Veeder of Clare spent
Saturday and Sunday with her hus-
bands parents, Milton Veeder and
wife.
Mrs. J. Tibbits was in st. Louis on
Saturday on business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ellis attended
the wedding of Miss Alexandelna Nc
Intosh and Alex Lynch in Saginaw,
Friday evening, about 40 attended.
They will take three weeks trip
trough the state of New York then
they will return to make Saginaw
their future home.
Friends and neighbors gave Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Ferris a party, Saturday eve
ming, to remind they that they had
been married thirty years. About
twenty-five attended and a royal good
time has been reported
Archie Johnson of Alma made a
business trip in this vicinity on Sat
urday. Archie was formerly of this
vicinity, having spent his boyhood
days here.
Frank Ellis, while i'm Saginaw this
list week, had the misfortune to lose
his pocket book with eight dollars in
money.
Frank Whtcraft and family and
Claude Church and family autoed to
Harrison where they spent Saturday
and Sunday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-07-27

I'm presenting Percy MacKaye's
Sanctuary" the Redpath Chau-
tauquss are privileged to ofrer
an attraction OF more than pass
ing interest. Two years ago In Meri-
dan, n. H., under the patronage OF
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and a very dis
tinguished committee, was presented
for the first time masque written by
Percy MacKaye and dedicated to
Ernest Harold Baynes, the naturalist.
IL will be recalled that the daughter
Of President and Mrs. Wilson. Miss
Eleanor, took one OF the leading parts.
Percy MacKaye IL one OF the fore
most OF the younger school Of Ameri-
can dramstists. His St Louis pageant
last year and his Shakespeare memo
rial pageant for New York City last
April were notable literary achieve
nsnts. In Sanctuary" Mr.. MacKaye
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-07-27

vented process for throwing pictures
directly on the air without the aid OF
screen an illusory effect OF fitting
birds OF beautiful plumage will add
greatly to ones appreciation of this
masque. In fact, il Will set new
prec edent In Chautauqua stage set
ting.
At the close OF an old English
masque the actors and many Of the
spectators came trooping on the stage
In grand finale of merriment, which
was the signal for the breaking up OF
all formalities. We shall carry out
this pleasing feature by having a good
~ number OF local children mount the
platform dressed to represent the diff
ferent bird spirits, and thus the
masque will come to an appropriate
close This production 10 staged for
the Redpsth Chautauaaas by Kstba.
rine s. Brown-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-07-27

Feel mean, cross, ugly, sore at your
self and every one else. Do you know
what is wrong? Your stomach is out
of whack, HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea will put it back. Taken tonight,
tomorrow be right. Don't wait. Soc
Tea or tablets. Look-Paterson Drug
Co.-Adv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-07-27
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Fred John Anderson, 80, Alma
Henrietta Graves, "a, Alma
Dwight w. Robinson, 80, Alma
Eathel l.. Bennett, 26, Alma
Lawrence B. France, 20, Midland
Matte LaMay, 81, Breckenridge.
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-28
TIME BOMB CAUSES
 DEATH AND PANIC
FIVE KILLED AND TWENTY-ONE INJURED-BUILDiN ARE
 WRECKED.

San Francisco.-Five persons were killed and 21 were injured in the ex- plosion of timed bomb in the course of a preparedness parade here. It was said the dead may number eight.
 The Grand Army of the Republic was forming at the place where the bomb exploded. The veterans ap- peared in the parade unperturbed
 The bomb, made of nails, cartridges and dynamite, was placed in suit case in front of a saloon before which hundreds of persons were crowded. The building was wrecked and stores across the street nearly demolished. Persons, cut, half blinded, ran madly through the crowd, and others, panic stricken, stumbled over the bodies of the dead and injured, piling up heaps on the streets.
 Warning that an explosion would occur had been sent out by postcards to hundreds of persons. Small atten- tion was paid to the cards, although every precautbon was taken by the authorities in policing the right of way.
 Veterans of the famous First Call fornia Volunteers were passing Stuart Street when the explosion shook the ground. The blare of bands and the thunder of dram corps drowned the thunder of the explosion.
 Four men and small girl were killed. The dead: William Turnbull, H. Winner, c. Lawler, L. H. Sanborn, alameda. The girl has not yet been identified
 Blood and flesh, spattered across the sidewalk and among the specta- tors, made a hideous spectacle. Many persons collapsed or fought their way out. The police broke through the crowd with their clubs and cordoned the place. The building against which the bomb was placed was demolished. The parade was not interrupted
 The bomb, concealed in a suit case full of cartridges, sprayed the crowd as with shrapnel. Dozens of shells sprinkled the ground nearby, and the effective ones did most of the damage.
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-28
J. S. ID PURCHASE
 THE DANISH INDIES
FEW MINOR DETAILS REMAIN TO COMPLETE NEGOTIATIONS
 OF A TREATY.
S25, 100000 IS THE PRICE
St. croix, St. Thomas and St. John Lie Due East of Porto Rico and Their Value to U. s. Is Strategic
 From a Military Viewpoint.

Washington.-Offi announcement was made at the White House that negotiations have practically been completed for the purchase of the Danish West Indies by the United States from Denmark for $25000,000
 A treaty closing the transaction was signed and sent immediately to the Senate.
 While details of the treaty were not given out, it is understood that the United States would come into complete possession of the islands. Word has been received from Den mark that the treaty is practically certain of being ratified by the Danish parliament and it is understood that the Washington administration hopes that it will be ratified at this session of Congress.
 The three islands of the Danish West Indies-St. Croix, St Thomas and St. John-lie due east of Porto Rico and their value to the United States is strategic from a military point of view The harbors of St. Thomas and St. Croix are of first importance to the american navy and St Thomas itself lies in the lane of shipping from Europe to the Panama Canal. Important German, French and English mail companies have coaling stations there.
 The acquisition of the islands by the United States has been the sub ject of unsuccessful diplomatic nego- tiations since the Civil War and at one time Denmark offered the islands for $5,000,000 The United States Senate ratified the treaty, but the Danish Senate defeated it, largely be- cause of the opposition of Danish aris- tocrats, which still is said to exist It is said that If the proposed treaty is ratified by both governments the transfer will be submitted to the peo- pie of the islands. In the first nego- tiation in 1865 they approved a change.
 The three islands of St. Croix, St. Thomas and St John, in the order of their size and population, were discov- cred by Columbus in 1493. Spanish, British, French, Dutch and Danish flags have fioated over one or all of the islands at various times.
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-28
MEXICAN SNIPERS
 FIRE ON MILITIA
MASSACHUSETTS, GUARDSMEN RETURNEB FIRE ACROSS
 BORDER.

Fl Paso, Texas.-Gen Bell notified Gen. Gonzales, commandant at Juarez, that hls reports indicated that six out laws, Villa sympathizers, have been responsible for the recent exchanges of shots between Massachusetts na- tional guardsmen in this vicinity and Mexieans south of the frontier. These outlaws, Gen. Bells information sad, have rendezvous on the Island" bit of Mexican territory few miles below Fl Paso. He suggested that Gen. Gonzales take steps to break up the band.
 Both Gen. Bell and Gen. Gonzales continued their investigations of shots between outposts of the Ninth Massa- chusetts Infantry and reports that the Americans had crossed into Mexican territory. During the day the two commanders exchanged views several times through Andres Garcia, Mexican consul at Fl Paso, with a view to elim- mating the sniping below El Paso
 Gen. Gonzales and MT Garcia an- nounced that they had protested to Gen. Bell against the conduct of the militiamen, who, they saiu, crossed in- to Mexican territory in violation of Mexican rights and shot up without provocation number of homes on the Mexican side of the border.
 Gen. Bell said, however, that MT. Garcia had communicated with him by telephone, and that he did not re- member the conversation in the na- ture of protest, but rather notiti- cation that the Mexican authorities were willing to cooperate in every way to clirainate possible chances Of friction between the two commanders.
 Gen. Bell added that Brig. Gen. Le- roy Sweetzer, commanding the Massa- chusetts troops. reported that the Mexcans fired first.
 In regard to the protest, Gen. Bell said
 Our men have orders to shoot back when shot at. They will be punished if they are guilty of shooting first. But their instructions are to answer any fire. And the sooner that the Mexicans learn that they canSot snipe with impunity the better it will be for both sides.
 "As to crossing the international line, if it can be shown that any of our men have done so in defiance of my orders they will be punished"
 Gen. Bell also stated that the Mexi- can authorities at Guadalupe had vol untarily informed him that the two horses and mules taken from Key holds ranch, near Fabens, Texas, by Mexican thieves, will be returned to the owner.
 In his protest to Gen. Bell, Gen. Gonzales affirmed that no Mexican sol diers are stationed in the neighbor- hood of the island and that he had no information of outlaws or smugglers being in that region. Gen. Gonzafes said the judge of letters of the Juarez court has been assigned to make a thorough investigation of the shooting and the reported crossing of Ameri- can troops.
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-28
p. O. to Cd Iect Checks.

Washington-To perfect the feaT eral neserve Boards country-wiu'' system for collection of bank cnechs at par, which went into effect Jnis 15, Postmaster General Burleson' As the request of the Reserve Board, ao thorized all postmasters to recels0 checks from federal reserve panhs drawn up on state banks which sie not members of the system, and dlrecs, ed them to make collections. Tnis i to facilitate collections in places where there are no member banke
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-28
22 DIE IN TUNNEL
 BY GAS EXPLOSION
FOUR INVESTIGATIONS STARTED INTO DISASTER AT cLEvE.
 LAND.
TEN BODIES ARE RECOVERED
Two Rescue Parties Trying to Get .a Scene of Explosion Killed By Dead Iy Fumes-Cave in Where
 First Explosion Occurred.

leveland.-Federal officials inve<. tigating the waterworks tunnel disas- ter which cost 22 lives, ordered all at- tempts to reach the bodies of F men in the tunnel abandoned. Tests of ths gas in the tunnel showed that it was highly explosive and the officials fear ed a second explosion. An attempt will be made to pump out the gas so that the work of recovering the bod ies may progress.
 All hope that any of the 12 men trapped in the tunnel are alive was abandoned. Ten bodies, those of mem bers of two rescue parties which tried to reach the ~oomed men, but them selves succumbed to the deadly gas. were recovered. Eight injured men. also members of rescue parties, will recover
 Four investigations-city, county. state and federal-will be started te determine the cause of the explosion near the five-mile crib end of the tun- nel last night.
 The efforts of Gustav c. Van Duzen, superintendent of waterworks con struction, and the members of the tive rescue parties, to reach the men i'm prisoned without gas helmets or pull motors increased the death list. 4 third rescue party equipped with the safety devices entered the tunnel and recovered the rescuers, ten of whom were dead. Van Duzen was among the rescuers revived.
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-28
Many Return to Mexico.

Laredo, Tex-The tide of trava across the international bridge nere again has turned southward and TOT every American refugee reaching tho border from interior Mexico, three are entering Mexico to reengage m pursuits hastily abandoned recently when war appeared imminent.
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-28
Arkansas Is pronned.

St. Joseph, Mo-Before adjourning after two days session here, direc- tors of the Jefferson Highway Assocla- tion voted to drop the states of Ar kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota from membership in the association. As now located, the high way does not traverse any of these states. The next meeting of the as- sociation will be in Muskogee, Okla. in October.
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-28
Cane cron prosnents

Washington-The Louisiana field agent of the Bureau of Crop Estimates places the cane acreage of Louisiana this year at about 15 per cent above 1915, when about 183,00O acres were harvested and 275,O0O,O0O pounds of sugar made. The condition of the crop July l was 10 per cent above the 10-year average, while last year about harvest time it was 24 per cent below the 1O-year average.
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-28
Plan Musketry School.

Lawton, Okla-A special term Of the school of musketry of the United States army, for instruction in the use of machine guns, will start August 20 at Fort Sill. Officers from many divisions of the army and those IN charge of machine gun companies Of the National Guard are expected to attend
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-28
Strike Vote Beino Taken.

St. Louis.-The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees are taking strike vote against the Mis- souri Pacific railroad following the announcement of John J. Keegan, a representative of the United States labor commissioner, that he had failed in his efforts to mediate the differ ences between the brotherhood and the railroad
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-28
Reserve Bank Statement.

Washington-The total reserve Of the federal reserve system showed a falling off of over $23.000,000 in the week ending July IA, and the total re- sources were nearly SS,000,000 less than the previous week. A statement by the Federal Reserve Board today showed a total reserve of $400, ,482, ,0Ou. total resources of $639, ,649, 900 and to- tai earning assets of $1S9,657, ,0O0.
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-28
Many Checks Protested.

Washington. of nearly 10,O00,- 900 depositors who have maintained checking accounts in national banks, there has been an average of 1,039 pro- tested checks received daily for the last three months, an average daily total of $141,500, according to figures by the comptroller of the currency. Overdrafts in all national banks amounted to s6,994,00O on May 12.
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-28
Shoot at Three Mexicans.

Brownsville, Tex.-The Illinois cav airy regiment doing border palfsA duty in this section was given it's hfse thrill of excitement when sentry oA A troop, guarding the local eiee'ise light plant, reported he had excnansr ed shots with three armed Mex'cans- No one was hit.
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-28
Another Note of Credit.

London.-Another vote of credif will be asked for, the premier inform ed the House of Commons. It will be the eleventh since the outbreak of the war ana probably will be for 3O0,OUu- 900 pounds, the same amount as the last one. This will bring up the total for the war to 2,6S2,OO0.O0O pounds, or about $13,410, 0,000,0O0.
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-28
Auto Bandits Rob Bank

Bonner Springs. Kan.-Three men drove up in front of Linwood State Bank, covered T. W. Martin, the cashier, with reyolvers, gathered up s1,5OO and escaped in their automo- bile
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-28
Class of 1888 Called.

Paris.-The government has called to the colors part of the class of lSSS-that is, alen from 47 to AS years of age, except those in munition fac tories, and, for the present, farmers and farm laborers who now are busy with the harvest.
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-28
Nenotiations Proaress.

Washington.-Pre negot% tions between Acting Secretary Polk and Eliseo Arredondon, Mexican am bassador designate, for peaceful set clement of border difficulties progress ed so well that a formal announce ment of the course to be followed M expected soon.
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-28
u. S. Anti-Alrcraft Guns.

Washington. Construction Of enough high power anti-aircraft guns to supply all active battleships and cruisers of the navy has been com pleted Experts believe the new weapons to be the longest range gun of that type in the world
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-28
Bandits Muntion Short.

Fl Paso.-Because of shortage of ammunition, Villas bandits fear to att tempt stand against the government troops, which are pressing them hard in the vicinity of Rosario on the Rio Florida, according to private dis patches here. It is said scarcity of food is handicapping both outlaws and Carranzistas.
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-28
s2. 500. 900 Suit Filed.

St. Louis.-Suit for s2,5OO,O ,OOO against John T. Milliken, St. Louis oil man, and eight Oklahoma oil cor porations was brought in the Circuit Court by M. s. Isheralood and E. c. Mathews. Kansas City brokers.
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-28
To Save Militia Vote.

Washington.-Bil to enable volun- teer soldiers absent from home on duty to vote by mail in presidential and congressional elections were in- troduced by Representatives Sloan of Nebraska and Smith of Idaho.
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-28
Mastodon Is Discovered.

New York.-The skeleton of a mas todon has been discovered by Dr. G. L. Watso,, of Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D C., in the Liberty swamp of Ontagamie county.
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-28
Approves New oil Leases.

Washington.-Secr Lane an- nounced approval of oil and gas leases recently disposed of at auction em- bracing Osage Indian lands in Okla, homa.
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-28
75 Cases in Mississippi.

Jackson, Mihs.-There are 75 cases of infantile paralysis in 26 counties of Mississippi, according to Dr. Willis Valley, state sanitary inspector. Only few deatbs have occurred.
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-28
31.o18 in Canal Zane

Washington.-The canal zone's pop ulation is 31,01S, said consular re- port received, giving a census just taken by the police and fire division. American residents number 14,7S6.
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-28
Church Piano Is Stolen

Chicago. Robbers backed a dray up to the door of the Sixth Congrega- tlonal church of Oak Park and stole the church's new s4OO piano.
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-28

Sergius Sazonoff, Russian minister of foreign affairs, has resigned He Is succeeded by Boris Vladismirovitch Sumner. the premier, who has taken over the office.
The Pulaskian., 1916-07-28

Anthony, Jr., the 18-month-old son of Anthony Tell, choked to death on a stick of candy at the home of his par ents on the South Side at Chicago.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-07
for yourself:

for yourself:
"Are women interested in avoiding
double chins and purple faces? If they
are, can tell them how to keep young
After had talked fifteen years to my
wife she became willing to live my
way. put pair d. scales in her bath
room and told her to reduce her food
until her weight reached a cetain point
and never to let her weight get above
that point.
MRS. Edison is 25 years older than
our daughter. When mother and
daughter are out together, those who
do not know them often take them for
sisters. Can anything be more. con-
elusive than that?
"To eat little is not in itself enough.
One must also sleep little. Mrs. Edi-
son can now get along with as little
sleep as I can. She never sleeps more
than four or five hours d night"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-07
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9
THE IDLER.
o o @ o o @ @ o o o o o o o o o 8

o o @ @ 8 @ @ o o o o O 9 o o o @
In one of my recent contributions
to this column 1 quoted little poem
in which the sentiment was expressed
that there were two kinds Of people
in the world, those who lean and those
who lift, or words to that effect, as
we'll as l can recall the story. l have
not the paper before me, but the SEN
timent is true and was beautifully ex-
pressed. And, by the way, if am not
mistaken that IS the poem that the
printer or the editor or somebody
about the office balled up. l reckon
that expresses what want to say.
Anyway the last lines were somewhat
mixed, and I did not keep a copy. l
read the other day prose poem on the
same subject, which expresses the
same idea a little differently, and I
wart to give that 70 you also. This
article is headed, (Which Are You"
When you read it want you to answer
the question for yourself, and l would
be glad to have some Of the answers
sent TO me- And then ! had another
idea expressed in some quotation
which made, that the man who thinks
stands alone. or words to that effect
You know, it is a queer thing to me, or
l think so, l am getting so that mem
ory does not seem to be as good as it
used to be. I am afraid that am get
ting to be a little like Mr.. Jiggs in
Bringing Up Father" There are
three things can't remember, and l
have forgotten what the third is. am
afraid that it is evidence that am not
as young as once was. In fact, not
as young as-well, there is fine op-
portunity in this day for young peo-
pie, and sometimes I wish I had lived
away back yonder before the war, and
then sometimes feel that would just
like to be about sweet sixteen now,
and that if 1 was, I would turn things
wrong side up, or upside down, and 10
great things before I reached my four
score and ten, or even before 1 reach
ed three score and ten. But I have
wandered away of from the subject, or
at least, what I started out to do.
Well, here is the prose poem: :.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-07
A MERCILESS JUDGE
One Who Shows No Favor.

A merciless judge is Father Time.
Before him the weak and the wanting
go to the wall Only the truth can
stand. For years the following state
ment from a NeWberry resident has
withstood this sternest of all tests.
David A. Rivers, ice dealer, Route
No. 3, A Mill House, NeWberry, says:
my kidneys were out Of order and the
kidney secretions were unnatural and
contained sediment. My back ached
and / mad severe pains across my
sides. I finally began taking Doan' s
Kidney Pills and they made me feel
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-07
@Fatty' a York County BOy9

One of the best known comedians
of the movies is FATTY" Arbuckle,
known in che moving picture world as
Roscoe Arbuckle. He has appeared in
the films CT various big picture makers
and is almost as we'll known as Char
IS Chaplin and considerably less OBJ
noxious to the better class of people
than Chaplin. The Herald is informed
upon what appears to be reliable au-
thority that Fatty Arbuckle is a
native of York county. having been