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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-22
LABOR UNIONS NEEDED,
SAYS REV. FRANK PRATT
Only Way In Which Workingman
Can Protect Himself Against
Certain Capitalists.
ARGUES FOR SHORTER HOURS
Believes Resort Should BE Had to
Strike Only When All Other Means
Have Failed-British Courts l,et-
ter Than Ours.

Preaching on What Is Square
Deal for Labor" Rev. Frank Pratt in.
iercsted large congregation yester.
day morning, at II o'clock, i'm the Uni.
tartan Church. corner OF Floyd Avenue
and Harrison Street. Mr. Pratt
touched on various phases OF the la.
Dor question.
Mr. Pratt said he believed that CAPT.
tai and labor should be less antaEon.
istic. He believed in organized labor
ana said that IL he belonged to any
large class OF laborers i'll whatever
line. lie would Join Il union. II is only
IN this way, he declared, that labor
can protect itself against those cant
talists who will not give a square deal
unless forced To do SO. He declared
that he favored strikes. but thought
they should be resorted TO only as Il
last resort and when all other means
had failed. Even then, he said, the
strike should be conducted in a legal
and orderly manner.
MIR. Pratt spoke In favor OF shorter
ing man. He told OF the Improvement
along this line within the past few
years and gave the labor unions credit
for great part Of tho accomplish
mcnt. He mentioned with regret tho
defeat In Congress OF the child-labor
j.
cd ii az Il step backward.
SHORTER HOURS TO LESSEN
ARMY OF UNEMPLOYED
Labor saving machines. he said,
make for shorter hours Mr. Pratt be
lieved that with such machines, the
great problem was to lessen the size
Of the army Of the unemployed. This
he said. could be accomplished only by
shortening the hours, so tina, more
men could be employed.
The labor unions should enter poll.
tics. Mr. Pratt said. and fight for their
rights. They should see what men
stand Tor them. and support such men
He believed that the big corporations
should he forced to publish regular
statements Of their profits, go that the
laboring people could see if they were
receiving fair wage. He, declared
that corporation that could not pay
its employees Il decent living wage
had no right TO existence
Mr.. Pratt. who has spent some time
In Canada. spoke OF the difference be-
tween the American and English
courts. to the dispara cement Of the
former He believed that the English
courts dispense justice in a better In-n
ncr than the courts of this country
In England, he said. the poorest man
can get justice in the courts. where
the rulings for the most part nc said.
are impartial. In the United States.
he said. this Is not always the case.
The education OF public opinion TO
the point when IL will see the Justice
of the laborinE mans cause. Mr. Prat.
said. is necessary. Tie showed how
public opinion will force shorter hours.
better wages. the passage Of suitable
child-labor and other needed laws
Many OF the union labor leaders OF
Richmond were present and expressed
themselves as being highly pleased
with the sermon
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-22
END OF WORLD NEAR
Carlyle r. Haynes Says Death ,;r,o,,.
IN Europe WINS phophrsi.d
In the IIibIr

Carlyle B. Haynes, Of A,l.u,, .,..
last night in the City Audj,or,u,n
The Crash OF Empires" y larg. a,,si.
sence heard tho speaker. who yrorbn-
sled that the END Of the worId Is va,
FAR on. he preached from ~
prophecy In the second chapter q,
Daniel
He said that while civilization, ,.o,,
at the spectacle Of Ch.!stcndon srb
merged In bloody conflict, the st,.dc,,
OF tho Bible had heen expecting ,ue,
such death graprie between INC
greatest forces the human race Ma
produced lie urged all his hearers
TO devote their attention 70 study,nn
the. prophecies OF the Bible.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-22

The picnic for the benefit OF the Red
Cross Society work held under the
auspices of the Edelweiss Lodge at
the home Of Mrs. Bauer. stop 10. Seven
zines line. on last Tuesday and We'd
ncsday was great success There
were games and other events The
various foods served were in keeping
with an old German picnic
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-22
PRESENT GOSPEL SHIP"
Feature of Childrrn's Day Excrcisrs of
Grnce Methodtnt Church.
SUNDAY School

Grace Methodist Church Sunday
School yesterday held Children's Day
exercises. observing the day also az
the schools first anniversary. The fea-
ture of the program was a gospel
ship" which was presented by tho in
FAINT and Junior departments.
Since It's organization last May,
Grace Church congregation has wor-
SHIPPED in the Soldiers Home Chapel.
but by early fall VIII occupy it's own
building at Stuart Avenue and the
Boulevard.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-22
chesnpcakc and Ohio's Good w...

The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company's estimated earnings for tho
second week Of May were s935,3s. no
compared with sS12.4I2 last wear an
increase Of si22,912. according 10
figures made public by Comptroller T,
j.. sullivan. For the current month
the earnings were $l,T+5,742, gaining
S215,33o over the same period Of last
year
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-22
REV. Kerr n. Topper to Lecture.

Rev. Kerr Boyce Topper. y. D., J.. L.
D., OF Philadelphia, will deliver lee
ture. The humorous Side Of a Preach
er's Life. in the Grace Street Baptist
Church tonight The lecture will be
free 10 the public. but silver Offering
Will be taken for one OF the societies
of the church
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-22
ENTERTAINED At ASHEYILLE
BY RESIDENT vIRGINIANS

Al Ashevillc the Blues were enter
taincd 10y resident Virginians and were
the guests there of the proprietor Of
Grove Park Inn. hospitality that
was entirely unexpected. Captain
Cutchins referred particularly 70 the
attention shown the Blues by the JEFF
t"rson Artillery, OF Birmingham and
10 the commentators remarks made as
10 their military hearing and presence
by the officers Of the National Guard
at Georgia. Entertainment was re-
cered from Nirginians In Knoxville.
where the Blues We're met. among 9TH
'ns. by Or White. son OF Preside Mt
William II White. Of the Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
Company.
The Blues provisional company was
made ny Of thirty eight men, and Cap
tain Cutchins complimented them all
last night in the armory on their gem
eral behavior and military conduct
The Blues were accompanied as far
as Ashcriile by the Richmond Roy
Scouts. and 10 them Captain Cutchins
paid unstinted tribute. He said that
thc Richmond boys created tremend-
GUS impression and that they were
laudcd throughout their visit for their
bearing
9Th" BOY Scouts" Captain Cntchins
said. gave Richmond one Of tho best
advertisements the city ever had and
/ they dascrvc every commentator that
may be given them"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-22
Gnin in Farming. of Southern.

The estimated earnings of the South
ern Railway Company for the second
week of May were $I.336.4la. as COM
pared with sl.1l4,796 for the same week
Of last year, showing a gain OF S22l.-
G23, according TO figures made public
by Comptroller 4. Fl. Plant
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-22
Y" Address Banking Orea,,,u,,.,

u thAr!oS Alphonso Smith. OF the
Ch'EeFsi'y OF Virginia, and Ashton
S'arkc. OF this city, Will he amen ~
sneakers ~ the annual dinner Of ths
i"chmord Branch. American Institutc
.! RANKING, which viii be held at / 40
" c'"ch tomorrow night in the audi.
l'rlHn OF tn" jefferson Hotel DIR.
'p"e'as Freeman viii hc toast
master.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-22
"rwelfth Night" ON Thur.dny Evening.

We1th Night. which was to have
been given on Tuesday evening on the
lawn OF the Country Club by the Ben
Greet Players. viii he given on Thurs
day evening instead At tho conclu-
sion OF the performance there will be
dancing. The performance is one OF
the annual events at the Country Club
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-22
va RECENT PARALLEL
IN VIRGINIA DEMOCR,f

the bc!atcd entrance into ths ,,r.
~ MI. lanes, and ths swinging. "a rin,
.! substantial ORGANIZATION suppor, bns
caused situation not paralI,|cd IN
rSceh years in Virginia democracy
the Each'nond delegation, named H.
iore IN" sHr!nr primary, Was chosen
ne,ore Mr.. James announced his can.
o'hacE, when il was assumed ,y..rc
would De no contest Win ncrhane
ioot or AVe exceptions, the deieua,i6r
hahd picked b! the party autho,i-
hes' VINO 50 arranged matters ,n,,
exactly The right number OF .rGi,
dates offered, the voters h,vin. ,o
cho'cc what"ver. As the situation
STANDS the large majority o.: No i.i,h.
niond allegation is credited :. III,
aines The strong following. az Mr.
'i!ass IN This ettN nowoy.l. cnuu!a,,
Win an evident spicit of i.s,lyc.r,.,'
mas gwen some cause for tnou.,h, and
the nope has heen expressed nv some
Of the delegates credited - tho JamA.
isction tina; some urrauycIncr. n,,y
be made 10 heal ,ho breach. ana yayn
recorded vote
There have hecn sc,s-gt ..u,t;,o
suggestions OF ward meetings az ONO
demonstrations ~ behalf 90 on. or 49,.
other OF tie candidates winch ..o,,id
serve as unofficial Instructions IA ~
delegates, or al !cast an indication 81
Inc preferences Of their Cyus-tty.n,.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-22

"usic White vas arrested Yesterday
y fohccman loot on Il warrant
u'tb!hs HIM With d-frauding Howard
-|oses Of 50 automobile hire.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-22
NOT ABLE TO HEAL BREACH
OVER GLASS-JAMES ISSUE
Emhnrrn>scd Richmond Delegates Fail
IN Efforts tai OTcr Acceptable
COmprOiuisc.

tentative effort: TO heat the wide n :
ing breach over the selection of 4
National Democratic Committeeman
from Virginia. made by embarrass
hichmond delegates, who on Saturday
made all excursion TO WASHINGTON. are
reported Z" have failed The Kirb
mohdtrs are said to have propose,I MS
q compromise thar Carter Glass he
chosen for the national committee and
Tint Rorer \. james be elected state
chairman This Ny James through
his friends. il said :" have declined.
railing IN this. il was proposed tina,
lieutenant Governor l.llvson y. re-
quesied 10 retain both positions for
the present. This proposed compro-
mise IS also said 10 have failed
Mr.. Ellyson let il hc known some
time ago that he would not be n cam
didatc for er-election as national com
'nitteeman. AT shat time Mr.. C;,ass's
name was the grlr" one mentioned. and
Nj. El!yson said he presumed Mr..
Glass would be chosen as his successor
he had had the honor for some time.
ne said, and VAS willing 10 let Others
nave their chance. While Mr.. ElIyson
mas made no Statement. political COS
81" mas asserted that he VIII resign
rs State chairman after the presiden-
ia! election IN November. and before
ne formally opens his campaign for
me coTernorshlp. Gossip has IL that
IN WI" event. the State committee
would select Congressman II - Flood
US Hthtc chairman. Sir Flood - AN
;iNo"en supporter Of Congressn,nn
Glass. '''''"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-08-31
WILL BE INTERPRETER
4. +. Premises Leaves for South
America Next Week

A. f. Frentsos, who has been EN-
ployed at the Deluxe Candy company
during the summer, leaves next week
for New Orleans where he will join
a party of business men enroute for
South America. The party will con-
sist of representatives from the Conk-
lin Fountain Pen company of Toledo,
Ohio, Toledo Bridge Works, Toledo,
Ohio, and Minneapolis Steel Machin-
cry company of Minneapolis, Mime
sofa. Mr.. Frentsos will act as inter-
prefer for the party.
The trip will be formal business
undertaking for advertising purposes.
The first stop will be at Port Gallegos,
Argentine. From that city the route
will turn north into Columbia, through
the Panama canal to Walmala and in
to Southern California. From Cali
fornia the party will come east to
Minneapolis.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-08-31
ISABELLA COUNTY FAIR
viii be Grand Gala Week al MI.
Pleasant

The Isabella County fair which
opens September 5th and will con-
tinue fort our days, promises to be
one of the most attractive summer
festivals in this part of the state. The
management has been working on
the fair proposition for several months
and announces that no year has writ
messed so much enthusiasm over dis
plays and exhibits. The grounds are
being completely renovated in prepara-
ton for the opening day and several
new buildings have been erected.
Chief among the attractions will be
the aeroplane flights and balloon as
tensions daily the last three days of
the fair. Secretary Ayling announ-
ces that his contracts have been sign
ed with the aviators and that they
call for two fights daily from the
lair grounds.
Prospects for some exceptionallv
exciting races are growing brighter
and the new grand stand now i'm the
process of construction will afford
much more comfortable accomoda-
tions for the crowd. The purses
TO $2,lOO.
The premiums on horses. cattle.
sheep and swine have been made more
attractive than usual and should bring
some fine exhibits.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-08-31
CHANGE IN SEASON
New Federal Law Knocks 10 Days OF
State Time for Hunting Ducks

The state game commission was
officially notified recently of an inn
portant change in the duck shooting
laws of the United States. The noti-
fication is of an act which became op-
erative August 9th.
Duck will not be huntable in Michi-
gan September 1st as the state laws
permit and as nearly all duck hunt
ers expect. Instead it will not be
lawful to hunt duck until September
18th. The season will close the same
as provided in the Michigan statute,
december 18th.
The change of the federal law
comes after a series of changes by
congress as to migratory birds, all
of which, with the exception of this
last one, Michigan has followed with
statutes of her own. The 1915 legis-
lature changed the date of the open
season from September 18th to Sep
tember l, because congress changed
the federal law. Now congress has
changed back to the old Michigan
date once more.
The new federal law includes duck,
coots, gallinutes and all shore birds
and waterfowl with the exception of
plover and woodduck. The later can
not be hunted legally until 1918.
The game commissioners office is
trying its best to notify everybody
who hunt ducks not to sally forth on
Friday to hunt the fowl If they do
they are liable to arrest
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-08-31
WILL keep CHILDREN
FROM ATTENDING MOVIES
Authorities i'm State Cities Take
Steps to Curtail Spread of
Epidemic

Schools I'M various state cities will
not open at the usual time owing TO
the serious epidemic of infantile pa
ralysis and other cities have forbid
den children's attendance at moving
picture theaters.
Kalamazoo schools will not open
Monday and many other cities have
taken similar action. Health Officer
Leland of Kalamazoo, supposed vic
tim of the child plague, is improving.
Saginaw's mayor, Hilen f. Paddock,
has issued proclamation asking par
ents to keep all children from moving
picture houses in an effort to check
the ravages of the plague there. The
movies are believed to be one of the
worst spreading places of the disease
and the state health authorities ask
all cities to take similar action.
With the reports bringing in more
than a dozen cases day the epidemic
has assumed serious proportions in
Michigan, as the board estimates that
but half the cases are reported, owing
to the ignorance of the exact nature
OF the disease and slackness of phys
icians in making Official reports de-
spite the recent stringent ruling call
ing for the arrest and fining of de-
linquent doctors.
Bay City reported two more deaths
from the plague Thursday and Grand
Rapids reported its first adult victim.
Public funerals of victims have been
prevented through orders of strict
quarantine by state health authorities
Muskegon reported its first case
as did Hillsdale county.
Each day sees the plague reaching
some new community and the state
health authorities are at a loss as TO
what steps to take to check the dis
ease. Delaying the opending of
schools and placing a ban on movies
are the only satifscory methods which
have so far been suggested.
No action has been taken by the
ocal authorities as yet. The public
schools will open Tuesday unless or
Tered to delay for a few days because
any developments in this county. May
u Mckinney has been consulted upon
he matter and is ready to carry out
my suggestions. There have been
10 reports from the surrounding vii |
ages of any symptoms of the disease. |
-ocal health officers are making a
stringent effort to keep the people
Informed upon the matter.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-08-31
G. 0. P. PICKS
BAD AXE MAN
Sleeper Nominated for Gov
ernor with Plurality of
1896.
NAME TOWNSEND AND FORDNEY
Damon Defeats Smih in State
Senate Race-COunty OFF,
GERS RenOminated.

In one of the biggest Republican
turnouts at the poles in years Albert
f. Sleeper of Bad Axe was nominated
Tuesday for governor with plurality
OF several thousand over Frank B.
Leland of Detroit. Gerrit j. Deikema
OF Holland ran poor third and Wash
ington Gardner followed him with
trifle over $4,000 votes. This report
is the result of the vote in rs out of
S3 counties and it is expected that
Sleeper's plurality will grow when the
final returns come i'm.
Sleeper surprised the Leland men
considerable by the strength he had
in Wayne county. 1t was stated last
week by Leland men that Sleeper
would run big through the state, but
in Wayne it was thought he would re-
ceive very little support. Although
there are several Wayne county pre-
state countless. there is no fear ex-
pressed at Sleeper's headquarters that
the present plurality will bee ut
Luren d. Dickinson of Charlotte
was nominated lieutenant governor
over David +. Heineman of Detroit, his
nearest competitor. Wayne county
gave Heineman considerable support,
but the counties out in the state turn
ed the vote to Dickinson. Gordon,
Bohn and Ogg did not figure seriously
in the race
Charles +. Townsend of Jackson
was nominated for United States SEN
ator by large majority. Mr.. Town
send carried nearly every county in
the state. William II. Hill of Detroit,
who opposed Townsend, received very
little support in his own county.
Throughout the state in certain dis
tricts he made fair showing. Town
sends majority is thought to be over
$4,000.
In the Sth congressional district race
Joseph w. Fordney easily received the
nomination Of the Republican voters
over William j. Cone. Fordney's ma
jority in this county and also in the
district is conceded to be the largest
ever given a candidate. Some of the
precincts went solid for him.
The race for state senator between
John A. Damon of Weidman and
Newell Smith Of st. Louis resulted as
Damon received the nomi-
nation by respectable majority. In
Isabella county Damon was given a
majority of 700 while Mecosta gave
him over 600. Gratiot county gave
Newell Smith a slight majority, but so
slight that it made little difference in
he final count.
Harry c. Rose of Ashley received
he nomination for state representa-
i've from this county. Richard Hughes
If Ithaca and w. c. Mallory of Elwell
rave him close race in several sec
ions of the county, but it was not
strong enough to tear down the Rose
ollowing. The majority for Mr.. Rose
vas 153.
The county officers were all re-
dominated without any trouble al
hough in several of the Offices it was
that there would be some
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-08-31
ALMA GETS FIRST TASTE
Of WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Women Voters Turn Out En-
Masse and Help Pass
Bonding Issue.

Alma had her first real taste of
woman suffrage at the primaries,
Tuesday, and actually enjoyed it.
There were a few objectors, who
haven't been educated to the new
school, sort of nosing around back and
forth from the voting places, in order
to find some mistakes that the fair
ones might make, but contrary to their
expectations the ladies were prepared
and knew just how to fold that vote
right. In very few instances were
any Of the women voters asked TO re-
fold their ballots. There have been
other propositions in past years on
which the women had the right to
vote, but until Tuesday not a great
deal of interest had been manifested.
Inc issue before the people was
one that interested every property
holder and joint property holder. If
Alma turned the water and sewer
proposition down it would 90 down as
"A disgrace and every woman voter ap-
preclated that more than anyone else.
At the registration Saturday the board
was kept busy from morning until
night registering women voters and il
was conceded Saturday night that the
bonding issue would carry by a big
majority If the women used their in
fIuence at home and abroad.
1t was interesting to note the time
OF day that most of the women cast
their votes. Anti-women suffragers
have always said that if women had
the ballot the morning dishes would
never be washed until the next dav
and that on election day the house
would look like a nightmare because
the housewife had to go to the poles.
Local women took the affair as a mat
ter of course. In the morning thev
the house, did their bak-
ing and cleaning, got the head of the
family his dinner and washed the dish
es. Then near the hour of three.
dressed TO suit the occasion they sal |
led forth and swooping down upon the |
members of the election
boards, received their ballots very
graciously, voted yes for the bonding
issue and returned to their tatting.
1t didn't take them very much time
and they didn't have to seek any great |
of assistance from the board |
members as some of the regulars do.
1t was stated, Tuesday. that meals
we're served on time at every house
m the city and every house received as
much attention as usual. The men
'ather enjoyed the affair Anyway the
issue was passed and the
women voters did their part Of the
work.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-08-31
DELEGATES ELECTED
County Convention Will be Held Sep
tember 18th.

Delegates to the county convention
to be held at Ithaca, September u,
were elected at the primaries Tues
day. The delegates from the various
wards of Alma are as follows: First
ward, James Greene, +. L. Smith, c.
+. Brown; second ward, A. w. Brock.
ID. W. Adams; third ward, c. o. Ward,
Charles Plowman; fourth ward,
Francis King, Jotham Allen.
The convention will convene TO elect
nineteen delegates to the Republican
State convention at Saginaw, Septem-
Der 2S, and the selection Of county
committee.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-08-31
BEAN JOBBERS GATHER
Annual Meeting Here has Program
of Prominent Speakers

Central Michigan Bean Jobbers as
sociation will hold its annual meet
ing in Alma, Tuesday, September 3.
During the morning business ses-
sion will be held at the city hall
which will be followed by a banquet
at the Odd Fellows temple. A pro-
gram of speakers has been arranged
and some very prominent men from
within and outside the state viii be
present. Among the speakers are
Hon. F. A. Dean of Charlotte, w. /.
Nokely, general agent of the Kanawah
Dispatch, Toledo, +. A. Butterworth.
assistant general agent of the Pere
Marquett railroad, Chicago. All
parties interested in this association
are urged to come to this annual
meeting and enjoy the big banquet
that is being prepared by the local
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-08-31
G , tiot Isabella County Sun a v
Schools of for Toledo, Sept. 7

The annual Gratiot and Isabella
county Sunday school excursion is
dated for Thursday, Sept. 7, and will
take the celebrators to Ann Arbor.
Lakeland, Toledo and Whitmore Lake
for the day. The round trip from this
city is S1.50. The special train will
leave the union station at GAS o'clock
arriving in Toledo at HAS. The eve
ming train will leave Toledo at 700
o'clock sharp and will arrive in Alma
81 midnight. There will be many at
fractions in Toledo that will use up
the few hours spent in that city,
among which will be an American As
sociation league ball game between
Toledo and Milwaukee.