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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-07-27
AXE TO FALL IF
LAWS NOT 0BEYED
Health Department will En-
force Ordinances to the
Letter says DR.. Carney
FIRST WEEK BRINGS RESULTS
Instruction Cards TO be Placed in
Every House in City
Garbage Matter Settled

Continued efforts on the part of
CITY Health Commissioner Carney
resulted in the passage of third ord
nance at the regular meeting of the
council Tuesday evening. The ordin-
ance affects the disposal of stable ref
use and the proper removal of the
same at regular certified times. IL
went into immediate effect. The health
department is of the opinion that such
an ordinance will be one Of the most
beneficial to the city's health and
mean to enforce it TO the letter.
"In causing this ordinance to go in
10 immediate effect it is not the inten-
ton of the authorities to nab the
offenders before they have become ac-
auainted with the stipulations of the
law. We are going to give them
reasonable time to clean up and with
limited number of reminders. Then
the axe will fall if they give no heed
to our warnings" These statements
were made by DR.. Carney this morn
ing when discussing the situation.
During the week the disposal of the
city garbage has taken the attention
of the leaders of the campaign and
contracts were signed Wednesday with
Vern Colburn to act as city garb-
age collector. Mr.. Colburn is to have
all the garbage of the city in so far
as the department and council can
control its disposal. The contract
states that Mr.. Colburn will have the
collection of garbage in the city for
five years as long as the business is
carried on satisfactorily TO the au-
thorities.
DR.. Carney and Mr.. Colburn were
IN Grand Rapids the first of the week
making an investigation of the meth
DDS used Of that city. They state that
Alma can dispose of the garbage in
practically the same manner. Mr.
Colburn is to provide himself with
regular wagons for the collection OF
the refuse and remove IL without the
city limits. The Grand Rapids board
went into detail with Mr.. Colburn ano
gave him many valuable suggestions
regarding the garbage business, which
he will endeavor to carry out I'm the
city. Ii is the plan of the health de
partment to make a collection every
day i'm the down town districts of the
city and every other day in the resi-
Dental sections.
Within the next few days the de
partment with the assistance of th'
Civic League will place in every hous'
in the city printed instruction card
relative to the garbage situation in tn
city The stipulations on the care
state the time for collection, wher'
garbage cans are to be placed and tn
cleansing methods that will hav
to be followed out in order to max
the new system as sanitary as pos
sible. The health department ex
rects to make city canvas explaining
any part of the plan that is not under
stood.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-07-27
WANT TO CENSOR FILMS
Crusade Commences in City Against
Social Problem Plays

A crusade against the showing OF
pictures of the social prob
lem type was organized this week by
leading citizens and the suggestion
made at the meeting of the council
Tuesday night TO close the city TO
such films. Mayor Mckinney made an
investigation this week, but has made
no statements upon the matter. The
crusade is leveled at the Vaudette
theatre, which has contracted with
we'll known film concern TO produce
pictures in this city once a week. III
is stated that the city has an ordin-
ance which will cover the condition IN
case the pictures are as bad as the
complainants insinuate.
Manager Genesta made the follow
inc statement in defending his posi-
tion. 81 am not offering these pictures
to the public to create a stir IN the
city. These same pictures are SHOWN
in Saginaw and Detroit and come dl-
rect to this play house. The Michigan
Board of Censors has passed unanim-
ously on them, and no film VIII ever
be thrown on the screen unless sane
toned by the board. The public are
continually demanding social problem
PLAYS and il is in answer to tins de
mand that the management OF the
Vaudette theatre is devoting one night
week to these films. In asking that
children be left out on Monday nights,
am doing it because think they are
not old enough to appreciate the plot
of the picture. This is more of an
experiment and will continue Just as
long as the patrons Of the theatre de-
mand this class of plays"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-07-27
ALMA BIRD CLUB ORGAN
IzED BY HAROLD BAYNES
Two Years Ago Mr.. Baynes
Suggested Idea-Club Has
Grown Since

Two years ago the Alma Bird Club
was organized under the direction of
Mr. Harold Baynes, whose lecture at
that time is we'll remembered by all
who had the good fortune to hear him.
One year ago the idea of bird sane
tuary fostered by the club and given
largely over to school children of the
city for the purpose of Increasing the
interes. in birds and their protection
was received with much enthusiasm
AS a result of it all, upon petition by
the school children the city council
granted permission to the children to
use the little park opposite the union
school for this purpose. This is a
beginning, but it is only beginning.
The time is come when everyone
ought to interest himself in making out
of this beginning the thing which all
desire to sea real bird sanctuary
where the birds will have chance and
safe place in which to increase and
become more useful in their work for
us. Two things should be done toward
this end. First the school park should
have better protection and in the
spring more trees, hawthorns, dog
woods, elder bushes, and other shrubs
and wild fruit-bearing trees, should be
planted. The second thing is TO ex-
tend this work up along the river at
every possible point until the river,
] is "A continuous parkway, no mat
ter whether the city, private in
dividuals or corporations own the
grounds. Much of this ground is
not occupied because of natural
uses and for the uses which the future
citizens will be even more grateful,
than we would now be grateful if the
river were already beautiful park
way.
Mr.. Baynes is coming back to Alma
and every one of us are very much in
terested i'm what he will have to say.
We haven't forgotten him, nor what
he has done all over the country for
the birds. Let US all let him know
that we have not forgotten by what we
are trying to do and are ready to dc
i'm this game for the birds.
Alma is growing, and in this growth
why not be wise in time and add tc
the value and wealth of our city by
making it in every way, the cleanest
brightest, healthiest, town in all thi:
good land of ours-ours only if we ar,
worthy of il. If you have bought Z
vacant lot, plant trees and shrubbery
on il. This adds value TO your prop
erty, and helps the birds, which ado
millions annually to the crops of th'
J farmers and fruit growers Of thu
country, and pay their rent for al
/ we do for them by their songs an'
; company company in which we al
can have all the stock we want. b
sure you get your share. II. M. M
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-07-27

In speaking of the first week of the
Dr. Carney said: "The first
week Of the campaign has brought
several results, but in particular 1t
seems to have awakened many people
to the actual conditions of the city.
That is just the sentiment we want
aroused and if that continues as II
must Alma will be one of the clean
est cities in the state before many
months have elapsed. There are many
things that the department are anxi-
Gus to see carried out, and we hope
that as much interest will be manifest
ed by all the people as has been by
the members of the Civic League.
This city should adopt the slogan
cleanup and stay by il from now
on. The department wishes to say
that there are to be no favorites in this
fight. All that will be asked is that
everybody observe the ordinances
to the best of their ability. Results
will follow under those conditions
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-07-27
AUSTRALIANS TAKE P0lERES
BY CHARGE IN DARK
In First Real Test on Western
FrOnt-SOuthern Sea Men
Gain Glory

Frederick Palmer, the foremost au-
thority at the battle front in Europe
today gives the honor of the weeks
greatest accomplishment to the Au-
stralian troops. He has the following
interesting things to tell of the Au-
stralians:
"To the Australians is the glory
of this weeks action, which takes the
British offensive to the end of the
third week and what might be called
the third phase. Undiscovered men re-
turn from the trenches and rested
battalions take their places. Prison
ers taken in each fresh attack express
the same wonder at the persistent
hammering of the British. 1t has
gone on % hours day, the army
fighting at night as well as day.
"Pozieres will be a hard nut to
crack everybody has been saying IN
the last last few days, as he looked
at the sticks of trees and the ruins
of the knoll above Ovillers. That task
was given to the Australians early
this week.
Smooth shaven, clear cut of fea-
ture-there is no mistaken In the
Australian at the front. He wears a
SLOUGH hat while all the rest of the
British army wear caps. A rising
sun is his badge. His ways are dem
ocratic. his pay is the highest of any
, soldier in Europe, which he spends
freely. Open air men with plenty OF
initiative, some say that the dis
cipline of the Australian is poor,
Asked if he did not know is was the
duty of soldier to salute a superior
officer, an Australian relied: i am a
fighter, not soldier, sir, and absent
minded
There are many like stories. The
men had much to learn of military
formality. Some of the many critics
said the Australians were all right
for Gallipoli, but not for this kind OF
work against the Germans. Sunday
they had their first test in France
The great free limbed sons of the
southern seas, charging from theii
trenches on their venture in the dark
ness against tne new IeIHldn lIehCh
es around Pozieres, did not have
much to do at the first German trench
or at least they did it quickly. Ther
out of the confusion of the night il
Elimination of shell flashes, which Il
the hardest test for military organiza
ton. came the news, when there wa
little news from the other points of at
tack. that the Australians were pas
their objective, and then on the mail
streets of Pozieres, which is the mail
road to Bapaumo, and hugging clos
the Germans on the other side of tn
street, so that the German artiller.
could not fire.
"People had said that either tn
Austrians would get there or be kill
ed, and the surprising thing, the wound
ed, say is how few were killed.
Birdie has his plans made al
right" say the Australians. He al
ways knows about what he is doing
Birdie" is the nickname of Lieut.
Gen. Birdwood, their commander
whom they would follow throught an
hot place. His friendship with ther
conceals a steel discipline.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-07-27
FIRST ANNUAL PICNIC
Gratiot County BARRIERS Gather at
Crystal Lake for Outing

The first annual BARRIERS conven-
ton of the county was held at Crys-
tai Lake, Tuesday, with an attendance
of fifty members of the profession
and their families. Over 100 sat
down at the banquet at the Lakeside
Hotel. Officers for the ensuing year
were elected The following men were
chosen to lead the organization:
President, Edward Parker, Ithaca;
vice president, r. V. Foraut, st. Louis;
secretary and treasurer, Arthur Whit
ing, Alma. An entertainment com
mittee to manage the convention for
next year was appointed and con-
sists of John Parker, Ithaca; Will
Cuff, st. Louis and r. V. Lott, Alma.
Every shop in the county was closed
for the day.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-07-27
ADVERTISE YOUR HOME CITY
IF YOU WANT IT TO GROW
Most People Know Very Little
About Local Conditions
Get Facts About City

If you were asked by stranger to
describe the city where you live how
much could you tell him of Alma,
Michigan? How much advertising
could you do for your city by giving
the reasons for Alma being one of the
most progressive cities in the state?
The chances are the majority would
elaborate on the few things that have
accidentally come to their attention
and when the stranger took leave he
would forget that there ever was such
a town as Alma on the map.
Just as a sort of test put down the
number of miles of water mains, the
miles of cement sidewalks. How
much do our schools cost? How many
pupils are enrolled? How many
teachers are employed? What is the
assessed, valuation of our city? How
many miles of paving have we? How
many factories are in the city? How
many people are dependent upon
them? There are a great many more
questions that could be asked, but
when you commence TO pound your
brain for the answers you will realize
how little you know about the city
in which you live. If you are unable
to give the information what help
are you in advertising your home
town. A real live enthusiastic citi-
zen will never loose the opportunity
to boost his home town no matter
where he is, and the surest way to
make an impression is to be inform
ed If you want to make this town
the best in the state you have got tC
let the world know that we are awake
When you are away this summer dom
forget to advertise for Alma? If yor
haven't the information necessary cal
at this Office.
Here are a few things to thinl
about:
What have you done for Alma to
day?
Have you told any one about th'
beautiful town we have here and th'
intelligent class who make up its cit
izenry?
Have you told any one about tn
beautiful homes and attractive street
in Alma?
Have you told anyone about tn
excellent railroad service afforde
this city?
Have you told anyone that we hav
; the largest motor truck company i
, the world, located in Alma?
, Have you told anyone about tn
i numerous manufacturing concern
' that are doubling their business ever
D year?
Have you mentioned the fact I
+ anyone that 100000 has been sper
S in this city during the past six month
on buildings?
: Have you told anyone about the uI
: to-date stores in Alma?
Have you told anyone that Aim
v is clean, healthy, orderly, and a d.
y lightful place in which to live?
n If you haven't done this, you haN
:. not done your duty.
! DO it now for Alma.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-07-27
ENJOYABLE PICNIC

A very delightful picnic was en-
joyed by the alumni of Alma college,
who are in the city this summer,
President and Mrs. Crooks and sew
eral members of the faculty at the
Pines, Monday evening. About thirty
were present. Among those present
from out of the city were Rev. and
Mrs. c. w. Sidebotham of Milwaukee,
DR.. and Mrs. Fred Soule of Baltimore
and Miss Della Struthers of Pontiac.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-07-27
APPOINTED DISTRIBUTORS

c. NJ Johnson and l.. c. Stinch--
comb, both of this city, have been APP
pointed by the Kitchen Service Com
pany TO represent them throughout
the state. The Kitchen Service Com
pany are manufacturers and distribu-
tors Of "Minit" Cleansing machines
for washing and sterilizing dishes,
silver and pans. The state Offices for
this company will be maintained in
this city.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-07-27
ROGERS TO DECATUR
Former Alma College Athletic Star
Appointed Coach

Verne +. Rogers, a graduate OF
Alma college with the class of 1914,
has been appointed athletic director of
Decatur, Illinois, high school and will
commence his work there about Sept.
1st. Mr.. Rogers has been taking work
at the University of Illinois summer
school during the vacation and was
selected out of many applicants for
the position. While in college here
Mr.. Rogers took an active part in all
lines of athletics and gained an en-
viable reputation in Michigan athletic
circles.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-07-27
RACES WERE SUCCESS

A large number of horsemen and
enthusiasts spent the afternoon, to-
day. at the Alma Driving Clubs new
park on Wright avenue and saw some
real fast races. Several horses from
Ithaca. st. Louisr and Breckenridge
started. The results of the matinee
will be given in next weeks issue.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-07-27
NOTICE

Parties wishing a dray fer freight
or baggage leave word at Record
office and your wants will be cared
for. BAMBER'S DRAY LINE.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-07-27

Miss Della Struthers of Pontiac is
spending few days with Miss Maude
Hooper at her home on Philadelphia
avenue. Miss Struthers was a mem
ber of the class of 1915 of Alma
college.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-15

A little North side miss, whose
mother is dead, lives with her little
brothers and sister at the home of her
grandmother. Her father, who is
physician, has his Office and home in
another part of the city.
Surrounded by everything which
brings happiness to the heart of a
child, the little girls thoughts often
wandered to poor daddy, who was all
alone.
One day she surprised her grand
mother with the startling remark:
Grandma, / wish daddy was police
man"
"a policeman. dear! Why? Daddy
is a physician, and that is very good
profession, you know
eyes, grandma, persisted the child,
"but if daddy was policeman he
wouldn't be SO lonesome. Indianapo-
lis News.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-15

which the Nautilus in her early days did not
have If she had been equipped with periscopes
in 1866 and 1867 it is probable that she would
not have been in collision with the Columbus, the
Shannon, the Helvetia and other ocean steam
ships during those years. much to the annoyance
of their owners and the mystifcation OF the
public Also the Nautilus in her reincarnation
has wireless telegraph equipment, something
which she did not in her early days. because
Marconi had not then been born. For the rest OF
it, the Nautilus is the Nautilus still.
"A very full description of the Nautilus is con-
tanned in the log as written up by Mr.. Aronnax
from the dictation of Captain Memo. lie men,
tons that the captain showed him the plans,
sections and elevation Of the vessel; doubtless
the original drawings made by Mr.. Verne, or
perhaps tracngs of the originals. If they had
been blue prints, Mr.. Aronnax would doubtless
have spoken Of them such; but of course,
they were not, as blue prints were not in use IN
those days. The captain went on:
"'Here, NJ Aronnax, the several dimen-
sions of the boat It is an elongated cylinder
with conical ends. It is very like a cigar in
shape, shape already adopted in London in sew
eral constructions of the same sort. The length
of this cylinder, from stem to stern, is exactly
232 feet and its maximum breadth is 26 feet. It
is not built quite like your long-voyage steamers,
but it's lines are sufficiently long and it's curves
prolonged enough to allow the water to slide off
easily and oppose obstacle to it's passage.
of the water. Now, if / have made reservoirs of
a size equal to this TENTH and if fill them with
water, the boat, weighing then 1907 tons,~Wil be
completely immersed. These reservoirs are in
the lower part of the Nautilus. / turn on taps
and they FILL and the vessel sinks.
Also when I have mind to visit the depths
of the ocean, / make use Of slower but not less
infallibe means. To steer this boat following a
horizontal plan, use ordinary rudder fixed
on the back of the sternpost, and with one wheel
and some tackle to steer by. But I also make
the Nautilus rise and sink, and sink and rise by
a vertical movement by of two inclined
planes fastened to it's Sides opposite the center
of f1otation planes that move by powerful levers
from the interior If the planes are kept parallel
with boat it moves horizontally If slanted, the
Nautilus, according to this inclination and under
the influence of the screw either sinks diagonally
or rises diagonally as it suits me-
"Set aside the obvious errors in the log or in
the translation and the description of the Maui
titus might as readily pass for that of the so.
called Deutschland as any that have been printed.
Look it over in detail. The Nautilus was 232
feet long; the length of the undersea boat at
Baltimore was guessed" at anything from 200
and some odd feet to 300 feet OF course as
she has been rebuilt, the boat may have been
heightened, to suit modern IDEAS
0.But the Nautilus had coming tower, in
place of the present superstructure The beam
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-15
Biblical Geography.

A Chicago kiddie recently ''stumped'
his mother with this query:
whats the Miz?"
'The Miz, dear? I'm sure don't
know. Where did you hear about it?',
"At Sunday school. The superin-
tendent said God made heaven and
earth an all that in the Mizp
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-15
SUSPICIOUS.

81 used to think Hobbs was as hon.
est as the day, but I'm beginning to
have my doubts"
what makes you distrust him?'
II called on him yesterday and saw
four silk umbrellas in his ROOM
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-15
Highway Commissioner Resigns.

Sheboygan = G. G. Peterson, high
way commissioner of Sheboygan coun-
'ty, has rendered his resignation, to
take effect on Oct. 1, and has accept
ed the position of manager of rail-
road in Santa Domingo.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-15

Sheboygan- William Brogan, SO, a
farmer, was perhaps fatally injured
when he killed the engine of his auto
mobile on the Milwaukee tracks. Bro
gan is suffering from fracture of the
skull.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-15

sheboygan - Anton S. Polyar, 81.
stepped off an interurban car just be-
fore it stopped, fell and struck his
head on a rail and died six hours later.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-15

Wausau- William H.. Mylrea, attor-
ney general of Wisconsin from 1895 to
1897, died here following short i'll
ness. Mr., Mylrea was born on Jan. /,
1853, in Rochester, N. Y. He came to
Wisconsin with his parents Ii 1856
and to this city in 1898. He has re-
sided here, continuously except during
the time that he served as head of the
states legal department. In recent
years, Mr. Mylrea had been prominent
IN the development of upper Wiscon-
sin lands. He is survived by his
widow.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-15
Antidote for LONELINESS.

Kassagfng vibrator slightly used; ship any.
where Write Toombs WauwatOsa Wis., First answer gets It,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-09-15
Did 0u eUerread 7zOen-.
fy thousand Leagues
inner the Sea, the story
about a submarine, zOAzcb
TUES Verne 7Oy0fe forty
add years ago. Tie Ues-
set he described, "Wau-
illus, rs almosf a c0unfer-
part Of tie German
merchant submarine,
"DeufSchIund,' zVNlrh
came to tits country SEQ
eru/ zOeeks ago i

OR weeks the German undersea
boat Deutschland occupied the
first page of every newspaper
in the land, to the exclusion of
the Mexican problem and a
considerable part Of the Euro
pean war news. Her journey
across the ocean from Bremen.